#benitioite

[macisart]

Here come the fusions

A redraw @i-dont-sell-urls / @mathriseheaven

Original under the cut

May, 2017

[averagelydrawnblackmore]

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Fusion Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmFWSK0aGXU

(He’s a “male” gem I swear!! You can blame the sissiness to Aventurine!!(???)

Since Aventurine has as deep respect and care for Celestine their fusion is one of the most stable Aventurine can get, also Benitoite is almost 10 feet tall

((Also…That triangle in the front is not a “bikini” is just a triangle shaped fabric…)))

[toshipingu]

Chevalier is not a shitty war strategist

I saw someone say Chevalier is a bad war strategist. It is time I avenge my unconventional husband.

DISCLAMER: THIS IS SIMPLIFIED HEADCANON. It is NOT entirely based off real events!

Note that the Ikemen Prince game is not focused on war strategy and that there is probably much more going on under the table. The game is a very romanticized view of life so I will try to make this a bit more believable.

I am modelling their relationship similar to Italy, UK, France + Germany in World War 2. It’s a bit more realistic compared to the ultimately simplified ass version in Ikeprince. (I have too much time on my hands today lol). But the map is almost the same just flipped about 90 degrees clockwise.

The technology is VERY demoted compared to in real life WW2. Read more for paragraphs of this...history war stuff I am oddly passionate about :D

Apologies for the bad English and unorganized text...I don’t wanna invest too much time into this. And this is just for fun; don’t take it seriously!!

** this is very simplified!!! The relationship is not exactly the same in real life. I meant the geography is slightly similar in MY rotated map. I’m writing about literal fictional characters so I’m altering the comparison to the 4 European countries as much as I want -- this is NOT canon :)

I thought it’d be easier for people to compare it to the game if the map was slightly similar to ours in real life. The ‘history’ is EXTREMELY simplified. I am comparing the CONFLICT between the countries and have still changed it up a bit i.e. The geographical ‘Italy’/Benitoite never siding with Germany/Obsidian when in reality there existed the Tripartite Pact with Japan as well in which I have omitted. There is no mention of specific historical details - I only took small chunks from history books and videos since it’s easier to explain!!!

I am NOT a historian. This is obviously simplified to the level of  the game’s flowery explanations. It’s basically CARTOONISH so take it with a  grain of salt 🤦‍♀️

 Chevalier’s War Strategy: To declare war on Obsidian.

Ignoring the existence of powerful countries similar to Japan, Russia, China and America, this war is simpler. I will be localizing the war at only this area.

1. Simplified descriptions of the countries:

Jade is a neutral UK without their naval fleet. 

Benitoite is an upgraded and allied version of Italy (Italians were cowards in war) +  naval fleet. 

Rhodolite is a smaller France. 

Obsidian is an agriculturally poor Germany. Just a military-rich but people-poor country if that makes sense.

Take into account that a powerful country should also have a prospering population, not just fancy war weapons.

Benitoite and Jade are neutral.

Also, war is not a beautiful thing. And men back then were merciless as hecc.

2. Situation

Here Obsidian has no allies whereas in WW2 Italy was a (bad) ally to Germany.

The country/countries Obsidian is currently trying to colonize is similar to Poland (a small and poorly equipped country at the time.)

There is a naturally impenetrable ‘border’ between Rhodolite, Benitioite and Obsidian. This is incredibly convenient for Rhodolite and Bentioite.

3. Likely scenario

Looking at the map the first thing that comes to mind is: Why don’t Jade and Obsidian just take over Rhodolite and (maybe) Benitoite (totally possible)?

You will see that Jade is a very important piece of the puzzle here.

--> Jade is a neutral country which can not be threatened or attacked under the law of war. But Jade can still choose who to side with if they want. It would benefit Obsidian greatly if they sided with Jade so they have 2 borders to penetrate through instead of the half mountain covered border between Rhodolite and Obsidian.

--> Obsidian can ‘ask’ Jade to join forces with them, or Obsidian can try to force Jade to side with them. Declaring war or attacking Jade is a big NONO idea because it would automatically lead to international action against Obsidian for attacking a neutral country - here, Obsidian's power can't oppose international war backlash. Furthermore, severing trade relations with Jade is catastrophic for the not-so-prosperous Obsidian. IDK what other countries Obsidian is trading with but it’s probably not as important as trade with Jade. I assume Obsidian also steals from other countries they conquered so keep in mind that they are still incredibly powerful.

--> ‘Asking’ Jade to join forces is a risk. Obsidian has no way of really knowing whether or not Jade would agree to this unless Obsidian causes or if there exists some (staged) bitterness between Jade and Rhodolite - unlikely as Obsidian is still trying to colonize other countries - and Rhodolite seems pretty chill with Jade.

Chevalier is correct: currently, it is the perfect time to declare war on Obsidian

--> Obsidian is currently, actively trying to colonize Rhodolite. It is inappropriate of Rhodolite to just sit there. Chevalier will have to act quickly before Obsidians ‘centuries ahead technology’ actually gets on the battlefield (still currently fighting with swords...machinery under development). Also note that Obsidian would probably be relatively exhausted (i.e. resources used) from battling another war with the so called small country

This is the best time for Rhodolite to fight back before Obsidian becomes more powerful.

--> Assuming that Obsidian is the only colonizing power of the 4, colonizers would look very BAD in this situation. Obsidian is basically a war bully, and EVERY surrounding country (not just Rhodolite) is under their threat, including Jade. Yes I know it’s against the laws of war to attack a neutral country but keep in mind that Obsidian is the only colonizer here. Colonizers conquer and exploit .

4. Antiwar faction and unstable government

--> Anti-war faction: Target Chevalier’s faction only. A small part of the (indecisive, rich and selfish) population as we have seen in Chevalier’s route. They are scared but they still mostly understand Chevalier’s motives. I was really confused when they wanted Rhodolite to quite literally surrender to Obsidian. Giving yourself to a colonizing country is not stopping war...but letting them exploit your land, resources, people etc. The princes were not talking gibberish when they said that letting Obsidian in would turn the citizens of Rhodolite into slaves.

5. No King??

--> By the time the Belle selection is over, Obsidian would probably be done with their colonizing up there, but it is possible that they could still be preoccupied.

Note that Obsidian used up resources to fight that particular war and should be relatively exhausted (requiring time to recover)

Having no King doesn’t seem like a big problem on the surface -- because it probably isn’t really in Rhodolite. The king is forma power and the final military decision should be made by him-- if Chevalier becomes King this becomes straightforward. 

BUT, say no king has been chosen yet and Rhodolite is on thin-ice with Obsidian. The decision sits with the princes and (maybe Sariel sorta). 

Keeping the dead King secret is possible if Sariel does his magical demon silencing shit. I think it is very likely that Leon’s faction would listen to Chevalier -- because realistically speaking, a country must take defense AND offense against a colonizer. Leon’s ideology of being defensive only will not work. It would only corner them.

I’m not going to expand on this point because it’s so freaking complicated. Dead King does not mean dead millitary tho.

6. Declaring war

--> Obsidian declaring full-ass war on Rhodolite is not a good idea especially if Jade still has great relationship with Rhodolite.

In this instance, to allow development and safety of Jade itself, it’s very likely that Jade would side with Rhodolite to keep trades up with rich countries like Benitoite (which is Rhodolite’s ally) and Rhodolite itself, instead of siding with an exploiting conquerer with poor land and bad primary resources like Obsidian. But I still assume Obsidian has other types of resources i.e. coal and fossil fuels that would come into great use during the industrial revolution.

--> Rhodolite, Benitoite and (very likely) Jade declaring war on Obsidian: Forcing Obsidian into submission is still a full fledged war, and it is likely that Rhodolite would be able to persuade Jade into allying with them. 3 good millitary forces vs 1 great advanced colonizer. Forcing Obsidian into submission means they three countries could also take advantage of Obsidian's existing natural resources, military supplies and advanced technologies to develop themselves. 

Note that I assume all countries have relatively similar war tactics and intellegence and strategy.

7. conclusion

Declaring war on Obsidian isn’t a terrible idea. 

And we could see that Chevalier lowkey is pretty unmoved about casualties (on the surface) if it means protecting Rhodolite.

Chevalier’s war strategy isn’t bad (I guess).

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(Mass casualties for all choices)

If you read until here, you’re nuts but thanks. I am relieved to get this 20 minute rant off of my chest.

Sorry for the bad English and disorganization 

[aryntos]

Could you describe Benitioite's personality?

Yeah! She is cool relaxed and super chill. She can get crazy mad, cry like a baby and be super weird. But mostly she is just like:“what’s up?”