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repeter2017-03-14 07:09 pm
twelfthspark) wrote in repeter2017-03-14 07:09 pm
Q&A Meme
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oops i should add a header in here for vague ffxv spoilers
That being said, there was definitely a lot of brainstorming that went into figuring out exactly what I wanted to do when it came to AUing him. The main issue that he was... well, a villain in the game, and therefore carried with him a lot of nasty character traits. But as a character he also had a past where he started out as a nice, sympathetic ruler and a healer -- and so I decided to go with that as an AU starting point, especially since it felt like the more natural way to begin.
BASICALLY I WANTED TO REFLECT HIS CANON, which meant that I wanted him to start as a relatively decent individual and with regains, potentially slowly revert back to his darker, bitter self. I had trouble figuring out his career path as a result, but finally decided on being a law professor? Since it reflected his political tendencies in canon (at least in the sense of knowing the ins and outs of law), but leaned more towards helping others learn and just... being not as big of an apathetic jerk to people.
SOMETIMES I STILL FEEL LIKE HIS AU HISTORY IS TOO BARE BONES but I'm generally satisfied with the result! Being in Recollé has really given me the fun opportunity to play out scenarios I'd never get to with an OU version.
wow this was tl;dr i'm sorry??
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i'm glad you brought up the villain thing though because i wanted to ask about that. obviously there's just going to be differences between and au and ou but recolle, being a reincarnation au of sorts, kind of falls in between; do you think ardyn will eventually fall in the vein of being a villain again? or is it a little bit difficult to predict at the moment?
also i don't mind tl;dr at all! the meme is great for that. GIVE ME IT
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THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION and I've thought about it a lot? Ardyn has lived for 37 years in Recolle's "reality", and in those 37 years he hasn't had to suffer through the same trauma and endless burdens that he experienced in OU. As a result, he's actually a lot closer to how he was as a healer in his OU, as opposed to being the villain.
But while he won't get all of his earth-shattering regains at once (I'd like to play it as a somewhat slow burn, but I suppose this depends on what actually happens in-game), the biggest hurdle to overcome is that he has... literally thousands of years worth of memories and emotion that will come basically rushing back into him. And 2000+ vs 37? His current life is going to have a hard time putting up a fight; I like to think of it as a scale, and unfortunately(??) his OU side has a lot more weight to it.
So while I can say he will definitely take a very biased swing towards heading back into villain territory, this also heavily depends on his close CR! A lot of what he didn't have in OU, he has the potential to have here. (A family, for instance, that didn't toss him to the curb. People that he might be able to actually lean on, etc etc.) It's going to be a constant push and pull of "well, I have a nice life here, I have people that care about me, I shouldn't be so bitter" versus "I'm still feeling the wrongs and anger/spite of my past life, these thousands of years worth of memories are making me borderline apathetic again" type deal. If that makes sense? On the flip side, if he has CR that pushes him to be more of an antagonist, he can head in that direction too.
But basically, yes, he probably will become more villain-y at first. I DO like drama and pain, so that'll probably be a thing that'll happen; whether or not he manages to slowly vacillate back to something less extreme and more in the middle remains to be seen! I would certainly not be against it if it happened! In fact, I think it would be more interesting from a character development standpoint if it did... it would just be a goal that would take a lot of work to achieve, and probably a massive strain on his CR.
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What CR has surprised you the most in Recolle so far, and why? Whether positive or negative, doesn't matter!
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i think one of the funnest things about playing a villain in a game like this is seeing how far their cr can take them. there's obviously a similar aspect for heroes, but the stakes are a lot... the word i want to use is higher for villains. the chance at redemption often ends up being very much a hot button topic in these situations and it's fantastic, i think. i'm really excited to see where ardyn goes; you've done a genuinely stand up job with him thus far, blending his au and his ou in such a way that it's very easy to see that this is ardyn. as such, seeing where you take him is just A BLAST and. again, i can't wait.
HM... if i can be a little general, here, jade's respect for all the adults she knows has surprised me the most. it's not something i really expected because, forgive me if you're homestuck familiar, but in canon jade grew up alone. no family and potentially no friends, she had to rely on herself. there aren't any authority figures for her, aside from her. deceased grandfather who is somehow stuffed look please dont ask its homestuck. she seems to have a rocky relationship mostly because she's projecting a lot of her insecurity regarding his death on him, so that's all i really hard for reference in game. but likely due to the fact she DID NOT GROW UP. ON HER OWN ON AN ISLAND lmao, jade has a lot more understanding of certain social cues like respecting your elders, teachers, etc. it's been interesting to work with!
ardyn's done a lot of really excellent stuff in game but i'm curious to know if there's anything in particular you wanted to do with him, whether it's something silly or serious! aaaand, why is it that you want to play out that scenario?