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Things have already gotten out of hand.
Jul. 21st, 2010 12:45 pmI'm not giving up Monster Collection Chronicles entirely, and I do appreciate everything Chelle has taught me about writing and Mon Colle Knights. To do that would disappoint her and Jake, and I've got stuff in place such as Mondo & Rockna's BIG Date and this entry about part 2, which would require that the events of that ficseries happen.
At this point, though, I don't know whether the ficseries will still be a sequel to the Mon Colle Knights anime or just a different version of it. The latter case is always true between anime and manga counterparts of any given series. As much as I'd like it to be a continuation (and some things in BIG Date assumes that it is), one thing Chelle told me would practically render the events impossible is that if there was any trouble from the likes of Warp or even Pfizgiy, all it would take for the Saint Star Dragon to appear would to get some people of all elements to gather and have six angels summon the dragon, and there is pretty much nothing it can't contend with.
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If it's an alternate version, some stuff will hold true about it. For example:
-the Knights will meet many of the same people as in the anime.
-they'd still be able to summon monsters if the need arises.
-Rockna would still have her sixth sense activated, and yes, it would become problematic for her as time goes on. (Not sure what purpose this served, other than eliminating the need for contracts w/ monsters and allowing her to speak with them.)
-The battle against Redda and Oroboros would still take place. Rockna would still be trapped inside the Dread Dragon, to be saved. (No such thing did happen in the manga, but I don't intend to deny the fact that it did happen in the anime.)
However, some other things that will be different from the anime:
-Twelve members, each with an elemental weapon and the powers contained w/i their given weapon.
-No cartoon physics.
-The Saint Star Dragon will not exist.
-Tanaka does not exist. Eccentro and co. just act on their own, if they even do appear at all.
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How to begin? Well, for one thing, I would still like Mondo and Rockna to live separately from the Knights that McKnight is in charge of. One important fact from the anime (which is why MCC would originally have been a sequel) was that Midori and Katsuo already went to live somewhere else before Ichirobei gained access into Mon World. That makes Katsuo a special case, so if the first fic is just its own arc instead of part 2 of the Mon World saga, that means that Midori and Katsuo would have to wait until mid-fic to enter.
(But then again, we have season 1 of Digimon, where Kari didn't join the party until mid-season. That is a possibility w/ Katsuo, but not confirmed yet.)
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Why do I even plan on writing this ficseries? Well, for one thing, I want something that would somewhat resemble an RPG, but with more realistic physics and interaction. For another thing, whenever I listen to a kick-ass video game song that I like, I don't have any solid material for it to go with, just a setting and random bits of action that I mentally make up as I go along. (Though, I never try to associate such music with anything other people write, so maybe the potential existence of the ficseries is why I like that kind of music, instead of the other way around. Could that be?) But possibly most importantly, I think it's that I'd like something solid to look back to as an accomplishment (as opposed to yet another game, where you play and have fun killing things, and then forget most of what happened).
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Oh, and on one more thing, training. Chelle did criticize Eragon for having a protagonist who masters a sword in a matter of months, even though there are lots of stuff where the main characters don't even need to train with their newfound weapons or skills at all.
I did tell Chelle that for the first fic, the Knights would still be poorly skilled with their weapons even when it comes time to fight Warp, but would become much better with them during the second and fourth fics (years after the first fic ends). However, for BIG Date to take place would essentially require that they have unlocked their special techniques during the first fic. To have the Knights initially suck at handling their weapons, still suck further into the fic, and then suddenly unlock some special power with them... wouldn't that seem a bit awkward?
Well, at the very least, they should each have learned a few spells each before realizing the powers. And to be fair, most of these powers would in turn require practice before they really become useful. For example, with Speed, you'd need to make judgments as to what to hop over or sidestep so you don't trip or crash. With Growth, you need to be careful not to step on anything or anyone, and not to fall down anywhere inconvenient. And Radar might initially give the user an overload of information, if there's too much stuff or too many people in the user's vicinity.
At this point, though, I don't know whether the ficseries will still be a sequel to the Mon Colle Knights anime or just a different version of it. The latter case is always true between anime and manga counterparts of any given series. As much as I'd like it to be a continuation (and some things in BIG Date assumes that it is), one thing Chelle told me would practically render the events impossible is that if there was any trouble from the likes of Warp or even Pfizgiy, all it would take for the Saint Star Dragon to appear would to get some people of all elements to gather and have six angels summon the dragon, and there is pretty much nothing it can't contend with.
-----
If it's an alternate version, some stuff will hold true about it. For example:
-the Knights will meet many of the same people as in the anime.
-they'd still be able to summon monsters if the need arises.
-Rockna would still have her sixth sense activated, and yes, it would become problematic for her as time goes on. (Not sure what purpose this served, other than eliminating the need for contracts w/ monsters and allowing her to speak with them.)
-The battle against Redda and Oroboros would still take place. Rockna would still be trapped inside the Dread Dragon, to be saved. (No such thing did happen in the manga, but I don't intend to deny the fact that it did happen in the anime.)
However, some other things that will be different from the anime:
-Twelve members, each with an elemental weapon and the powers contained w/i their given weapon.
-No cartoon physics.
-The Saint Star Dragon will not exist.
-Tanaka does not exist. Eccentro and co. just act on their own, if they even do appear at all.
-----
How to begin? Well, for one thing, I would still like Mondo and Rockna to live separately from the Knights that McKnight is in charge of. One important fact from the anime (which is why MCC would originally have been a sequel) was that Midori and Katsuo already went to live somewhere else before Ichirobei gained access into Mon World. That makes Katsuo a special case, so if the first fic is just its own arc instead of part 2 of the Mon World saga, that means that Midori and Katsuo would have to wait until mid-fic to enter.
(But then again, we have season 1 of Digimon, where Kari didn't join the party until mid-season. That is a possibility w/ Katsuo, but not confirmed yet.)
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Why do I even plan on writing this ficseries? Well, for one thing, I want something that would somewhat resemble an RPG, but with more realistic physics and interaction. For another thing, whenever I listen to a kick-ass video game song that I like, I don't have any solid material for it to go with, just a setting and random bits of action that I mentally make up as I go along. (Though, I never try to associate such music with anything other people write, so maybe the potential existence of the ficseries is why I like that kind of music, instead of the other way around. Could that be?) But possibly most importantly, I think it's that I'd like something solid to look back to as an accomplishment (as opposed to yet another game, where you play and have fun killing things, and then forget most of what happened).
-----
Oh, and on one more thing, training. Chelle did criticize Eragon for having a protagonist who masters a sword in a matter of months, even though there are lots of stuff where the main characters don't even need to train with their newfound weapons or skills at all.
I did tell Chelle that for the first fic, the Knights would still be poorly skilled with their weapons even when it comes time to fight Warp, but would become much better with them during the second and fourth fics (years after the first fic ends). However, for BIG Date to take place would essentially require that they have unlocked their special techniques during the first fic. To have the Knights initially suck at handling their weapons, still suck further into the fic, and then suddenly unlock some special power with them... wouldn't that seem a bit awkward?
Well, at the very least, they should each have learned a few spells each before realizing the powers. And to be fair, most of these powers would in turn require practice before they really become useful. For example, with Speed, you'd need to make judgments as to what to hop over or sidestep so you don't trip or crash. With Growth, you need to be careful not to step on anything or anyone, and not to fall down anywhere inconvenient. And Radar might initially give the user an overload of information, if there's too much stuff or too many people in the user's vicinity.