#forest slugger the brave

[fort-new-dawn]

Sunrise and Forest Slugger

One of the two notable Terra Equus that came to the new continent, New Dawn, both friends since foalhood, Sunrise is the daughter of a very wealthy farmer and Forest is a renown Trailblazer.

While Sunrise doesn't hate the fact that she came from a wealthy, hardworking family, it does get a little irritating hearing people question over and over again if she's up for any task that has her using even a little of her strength. She's a Clydesdale Terra for Earthsoil's sake, she was literally born for hard work. It is, of course, one of the biggest reasons why she rarely wears anything too fancy. Her simple purple dress is just fine.

Her real dream, was to actually be a Trailblazer like her dear friend.

Basically an adventurers guild, Trailblazers are the Terra Equus' biggest providers of new lands, medicines, protection, technology, and anything that continues progress. And Sunrise wanted to explore, leading her to New Dawn.

Forest, on the other hoof, was born a Fell Pony, the exact opposite in strength and power as his dear friend. While all Terra are known for both strength and speed, the truth is that sometimes a Terra is given one power over the other. While Sunrise was given strength, he was given speed. He's a bit sarcastic, and tends to be a little bit of a downer if the cards are stacked against him, but he does try to be a good Trailblazer. A great tracker, and amazing cartographer, he was a perfect choice for the New World's colony.

Two perfect candidates for the Heart of the Hero; one with the heart of a servant, and another with a brave heart

[shemakesmusic-uk]

Four years ago, Speedy Ortiz leader Sadie Dupuis released a full-length debut, Slugger, under her solo moniker Sad13. Then, back in June, she announced a sophomore outing called Haunted Painting. The latest preview of Haunted Painting is called 'Oops…!' Here’s what Dupuis had to say about it: "We recorded 'Oops…!' at New Monkey, which was Elliott Smith’s studio. This one has a magic drum sound — thanks entirely to engineer Sarah Tudzin (of Illuminati Hotties notoriety), and Zoë Brecher’s impeccable playing. Just before writing it, on tour with CHVRCHES, a venue employee became physically and verbally violent with one of my Speedy Ortiz bandmates. He directed his fake apology at me instead of the person he harmed, presumably because I am smaller and present feminine. My vengeance complex kicked in and I got a scary adrenaline high making sure this unsafe person was removed from the show. While I’m glad I have protective instincts, I wrote the song to process ways in which I’ve used people’s assumptions about me and my body to wield my own version of toxic masculinity. Kimber-Lee Alston, who directed remotely via Zoom, turned this story and song into an allegory about a 1950s prom queen vampire who lures in her bad boy victims with delicious, blood-filled treats." Musically, 'Oops…!' sits between the poppiest ends of Dupuis’ Sad13 songwriting and the more rock-oriented side of her work with Speedy Ortiz. [via Stereogum]

Lola Young has unveiled a powerful new video for latest track ‘Woman’. As Lola explains when opening up the video - “what you’re about to see is woman in all their glory, in all their pain, unapologetic in their self-love and unashamed in this moment of vanity”. Taking striking visuals and combining it with Lola’s standout voice - the results are a must-watch. Speaking about the video, Lola explains: “I wanted to make this video because I believe women are all undeniably strong, sexy, free, brave, vulnerable, raw and powerful and that we do not have to hide away. We do not have to remain unseen, our bodies should never be sexualised or a taboo conversation, or only seen through the male gaze. We have the ability to normalise our bodies being on show, and accept them for their differences, as It’s important to remember those differences are currently often shamed. I pushed for the women in the video being fully nude and the energy on set because of that was insane. I have never felt more empowered in my life. Nipples, bums, rolls, stretch marks, cellulite, all of these things are beautiful along with the ‘perfect’ body. This is my personal experience of being a woman, hopefully other women will have their own take on what it means to them”. [via Dork]

'Rivers' is the new single by the musical project of Alexandra Duparc — SKANDRA. This song is a story we have each possibly lived inside. But it’s not one you easily wish to remember. It is a toxic setting wherein who you love is eating away at you and you’re not able to break away. The very muse you draw so much from is the same one that hurts you even while you sleep. 'Rivers' takes you on a journey through the looking-glass both in sentiment and aurally. With synthetic pops, energetic picks, and rhythmic beats, the song will peacefully make your ears and mind, alike, buzz with nostalgia, and fills them with hope for a better future.

Taking a leap from the Broadway stage to the recording studio is singer-songwriter Sophia Anne Caruso with her debut tune 'Toys'. Teaming up with Empire The Sun’s Nick Littlemore, Sophia’s sweet angelic vocals guide us through this sombre piano melody as she confesses her innermost thoughts and feelings. With raw emotion and a captivating presence, Sophia wanders through ruins of a castle and forest for a stirring cinematic video. The poetic song follows up from the actor’s performance in the Tony-nominated Broadway production of the cult classic Beetlejuice, where she stared as the gothic teenage physic medium Lydia. While she may have conquered the stage with her incandescent performances, the singer is ready to take on the next challenge and we’re excited to see where the next chapter will take her. [via Wonderland]

Tāmaki Makaurau’s Valkyrie are back with a brand new track ‘Good Thing’, their most infectious bop of a track yet (really �� try not to dance to this, we dare you), accompanied by a vivacious and decadently alluring video directed by Shae Sterling. The track is written about the sexiness of Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, and is overflowing with good vibes and energy. Speaking of the idea behind ‘Good Thing’, Valkyrie’s front woman Omer Gilroy says, "Imagine being stuck in isolated nature for a week, surrounded by the Beatles, the Stones and Jimi Hendrix... No cell service, just vinyls of the classics and friends. We had a good thing going and what you hear in the song is how we felt while writing it."

Two weeks after Kylie Minogue released her new song 'Say Something,' the singer has paired the single with a sparkling video directed by Sophie Muller. Keeping with the Disco theme of her new album and song’s lyrics, the visual finds Minogue and her dancers grooving to 'Say Something' in front of an interstellar backdrop, with the pop singer sometimes delivering the track from atop a horse statue. “We’re a million miles apart/In a thousand ways,” Minogue sings on the upbeat, introspective track. “Baby you can light up the dark/Like a solar-scape.” [via Rolling Stone]

Los Angeles' DeathbyRomy makes dark, gothic pop with a theatrical edge; the 20-year-old's debut album, 2018's Monsters, is filled with brooding electronic beats as she waxes poetic about her many failed loves, complete with features from Lil B, Yung Bans, and Cuban Doll. DeathbyRomy's most recent single, 'Fiending For A Lover,' though, shows the young artist making a pivot into brighter, more straightforward pop with its upbeat, maximalist production and an intro that feels like a nod to the TikTok famous 'Lalala.' NYLON premiered the song's video, a quarantine-filmed visual that includes a Mean Girls-esque burn book, and the singer dressed to the nines in Harajuku fashion. Lounging in the maximalist pink interiors of her room, the young artist fantasizes about wanting to be tied down again, even if it ends up kind of toxic: "Something in the way you hurt me/ I love it though it's quite unnerving." "This song was inspired by feeling locked up during this quarantine," Romy writes of the song in an email. "An overall sense of lingering mania and being the hopeless romantic I am; I’ve been fantasizing more than ever about my imaginary boyfriend. There may also have been a crush or two who inspired the song….(sneaky smile)." [via NYLON]

Rising South London singer Greentea Peng has unveiled the brand new visuals for her latest track ‘Hu Man’. Shot by Felix Brady, Greentea Peng says of the new song, “YOU man, me man, WE MAN. Hu Man is an exploration of self and our attachment to identity, especially in this modern age. Hu Man is a war cry from the battlefield of mind, calling to the divine Mother to take this ego, take this head, to remove all these words and man made constructs and take me, take us, back to centre. Back to oneness, forward to unity. In Lak’ech Ala K’in, I am you you are me, is a Mayan saying I encountered during a Ceremony in Mexico and it’s stayed with me always. I find it very fitting for the times we find ourselves in, such shifting paradigms. Hu Man is an offering of peace and healing to the collective in these intense times, and I pray it takes people inside themselves if for only just a moment.” [via DIY]

[kaaramel]

let’s crack open everyone’s character examine strings

eta: okay, think i caught everything

several of other people’s lines for winona feel really.. unpolished, to me. i haven’t seen any that were straight lifted from the generic ‘player’ lines but i wouldn’t be surprised if they’ll eventually be tightened up? or maybe my expectations are too high

WILSON

GENERIC = "Hey [Wilson]! How ya doin'?" ATTACKER = "Hands to yourself, bucko!" MURDERER = "Mad scientist! Get'em!" REVIVER = "You're good people, scientist." GHOST = "Stop whinin', [Wilson], it's just a scratch!" FIRESTARTER = "You better not have singed any of my projects, scientist."

elsewhere winona refers to wilson as ‘that egghead’ but it doesn’t read with particular malice to me

GENERIC = "Good day to you, [Winona]!" ATTACKER = "[Winona] is a safety hazard." MURDERER = "It ends here, [Winona]!" REVIVER = "It's pretty handy having you around, [Winona]." GHOST = "That probably threw a wrench into her plans." FIRESTARTER = "Things are burning up at the factory today.”

whee, puns

also, welcome to the first of many references to factory fires

WOLFGANG

GENERIC = "How you doin', big guy?" ATTACKER = "I wouldn't wanna catch the business end of those mitts!" MURDERER = "Watch out! He's got a taste fer blood now!" REVIVER = "You're just a big softie, aintcha?" GHOST = "Walk it off, big guy!" FIRESTARTER = "Was that fire an accident, [Wolfgang]?"

‘walk it off’ He’s Dead Winona

GENERIC = "Is fixing lady, [Winona]! Hello!" ATTACKER = “[Winona] is breaking things!" MURDERER = “[Winona] broke our friend!" REVIVER = "[Winona] is kind lady." GHOST = "Wolfgang will fix [Winona] with heart." FIRESTARTER = "[Winona]'s fires is make Wolfgang nervous."

MAXWELL

GENERIC = "So... [Maxwell]." ATTACKER = "Don't make me noogie you, [Maxwell]." MURDERER = "How many lives you plannin' on ruinin', [Maxwell]?" REVIVER = "Nice job, ya big walnut." GHOST = "I could just leave you like this, hey?" FIRESTARTER = "Mysterious fires follow you like a plague, [Maxwell]."

not especially fond of maxwell.

RED_CAP = "Let Max try it first." MAXWELL = "Well, you're a tall piece of work." MAXWELLHEAD = "You don't scare me." SHADOWDIGGER = "Too lazy to do your own chores, Max?" BEEMINE_MAXWELL = "That guy's got no concern for others. Pfft." TWIGGY_OLD = "Looks like that two-bit magician."

STATUEMAXWELL = "So THIS is "Maxy"."

‘maxy’ is how charlie referred to him, in the william carter puzzles

GENERIC = "Greetings, Ms. [Winona].”, ATTACKER = "[Winona] has been roughhousing like a commoner.", MURDERER = "You've engineered your own demise!", REVIVER = "[Winona] expertly uses all tools at her disposal.", GHOST = "My, you're looking spirited today, [Winona].", FIRESTARTER = "It's not wise to start factory fires, [Winona]."

considering what she insinuates about you, it may not be wise to taunt her about factory fires, max!

WX78

GENERIC = "C'mon, [WX-78]! Justa [sic] tiny peek under the hood!" ATTACKER = "Yeesh. They're on the fritz again." MURDERER = "I'll reset you to factory standards, bot." REVIVER = "Ha! The bucket'o'bolts has feelings after all!" GHOST = "Incredible! You gotta tell me how that works, [WX-78]!" FIRESTARTER = "Your logic lets you set fires, [WX-78]? Why?”

(coughs, points at wx’s canon pronouns) anyway i love this interaction

TRINKET_11 [Lying Robot] = "Maybe this bot'll let me poke around its insides." BLOWDART_YELLOW = "I'm gonna shoot this at the bot's butt.”

GENERIC = "DETECTING... [WINONA]!" ATTACKER = "THAT [WINONA] IS A DISASSEMBLY WORKER" MURDERER = "NO CONSTRUCTION. ONLY DESTRUCTION" REVIVER = " [WINONA] IS A VALUABLE MINION" GHOST = "HOW WILL YOU FIX THIS, [WINONA]?" FIRESTARTER = "HAHA. THIS ORGANIC HAS BEEN BURNING THINGS"

WILLOW

GENERIC = "Good ta see ya, [Willow]!" ATTACKER = "Yer a workplace hazard, [Willow]." MURDERER = "She's mad! Get'er!" REVIVER = "Knew I could count on you, [Willow]." GHOST = "Ha! You're a disaster, [Willow]." FIRESTARTER = "Business as usual."

BERNIE_INACTIVE = BROKEN = "He's a bit of a fixer-upper." GENERIC = "This little guy's been well loved." BERNIE_ACTIVE = "Is he clockwork? Can I peek inside?"

LIGHTER  = "Neat little gizmo there."

GENERIC = "Hi [Winona]!" ATTACKER = "Too rough, [Winona]! Jeez!" MURDERER = "Murderer! Now you burn!" REVIVER = "[Winona] never gives up on anyone." GHOST = "A heart sure would come in handy!"  FIRESTARTER = "Nice fire, [Winona] !"

WENDY

GENERIC = "Hey there, [Wendy]." ATTACKER = "Woah there, slugger!" MURDERER = "She's not playin'! Murderer!" REVIVER = "You got a sharp mind in that noggin, [Wendy]." GHOST = "I hope you left the other guy lookin' worse." FIRESTARTER = "Anythin' you wanna tell me about that fire, kiddo?"

yall should know this by now but the fastest way to my heart for a DS character is to be cute with the kids

ABIGAIL = "How are you, boo?" ABIGAILHEART = "No one should ever lose a sister."

DDD:

GENERIC = "How do you do, [Winona]?" ATTACKER = "There is anger in [Winona]'s heart." MURDERER = "Abigail and I are going to have fun with you!" REVIVER = "Hi [Winona]. Abigail says "thank-you"." GHOST = "You can't escape that way, [Winona]. I've tried." FIRESTARTER = "Is fire important in your line of work...?"

meanwhile: terrifying as usual

WOODIE

GENERIC = "You down ta chop some trees for me later, [Woodie]?" ATTACKER = "Watch where you're swingin' that thing, [Woodie]!" MURDERER = "Yikes! Axe murderer!" REVIVER = "You're a good, honest guy, [Woodie]." GHOST = "You're fine, [Woodie], I've seen worse." BEAVER = "Well ain't that somethin'." BEAVERGHOST = "You're just a walkin' disaster, ain'tcha, [Woodie]?" FIRESTARTER = "You're gonna start a forest fire, [Woodie]!"

“i’ve seen worse” h e ‘ s  d e a d  w i n o n a

LUCY = "You're alright for an axe."

for an axe...

GENERIC = "[Winona]! Hey there bud!" ATTACKER = "[Winona] is getting too big for her britches." MURDERER = "You're on the chopping block now, [Winona]!" REVIVER = "I knew we were gonna get along." GHOST = "Yer looking a little pale, [Winona]." FIRESTARTER = “[Winona] betrays the forest!"

WICKERBOTTOM

GENERIC = "How's life treatin' ya, grams?" ATTACKER = "Yeesh, that ol' librarian packs a punch!" MURDERER = "Watch out! Grams is on a rampage!" REVIVER = "Don't worry grams, I won't read too much into it. Ha!" GHOST = "You're a tough one, [Wickerbottom], I'll give ya that." FIRESTARTER = "A fire? Here I thought you were responsible, grams."

grams..................

BOOK_BIRDS = "I was never much of a book learner." BOOK_TENTACLES = "I'm not really a "book smarts" kind of gal." BOOK_GARDENING = "I prefer to learn from experience." BOOK_SLEEP = "I already know how to sleep, thanks." BOOK_BRIMSTONE = "I prefer hands-on learning."

GENERIC = "Ah, greetings dear [Winona]!", ATTACKER = "Rather crass wouldn't you say, [Winona]?" MURDERER = "I'll not tolerate such behaviour!" REVIVER = "[Winona] is quite the Jane of all trades." GHOST = "Tsk. Were you wearing your hardhat, dear?" FIRESTARTER = "That was certainly not a regulation fire, dear."

tiny, tiny nitpick: ‘behaviour’ is the british/commonwealth spelling. i have no idea if it was on purpose - elsewhere she uses ‘color’, etc

also there’s no hardhat item, but they sure do keep referencing it around her.

WES

GENERIC = "Don't worry [Wes], I can talk enough for two. Ha!" ATTACKER = "Didn't know ya had it in ya, [Wes]!" MURDERER = "Killer mime! I'll have nightmares tonight!" REVIVER = "Thanks for the assist, [Wes]." GHOST = "Let's getcha back on your feet, [Wes]." FIRESTARTER = "You responsible for that fire there, [Wes]?"

killer.. mime....

BALLOONS_EMPTY = "No fun without Wes."

WEBBER

GENERIC = "How's life treating ya, kiddo?" ATTACKER = "Yeesh, kid, dial it back!" MURDERER = "Killer spider! Get it!" REVIVER = "You did good, kid." GHOST = "You'll be fine, kid, yer a boxer." FIRESTARTER = "Alright, [Webber]. Why'd ya set the fire?"

WEBBERSKULL = "I swear the kid'd lose his head if it weren't... wait."

again, really cute EXCEPT FOR ‘KILLER SPIDER’ WHICH KILLS THIS LIZ....

in general she doesn’t like spiders :< i don’t expect her to, they’re trying to eat her face, but it makes me sad anyway

GENERIC = "Hi [Winona]! Build anything neat today?" ATTACKER = "Don't do hits, [Winona]!" MURDERER = "We didn't wanna have to do this!" REVIVER = "[Winona] keeps us all together!" GHOST = "Aw, I'm sorry that happened to you, [Winona]." FIRESTARTER = "Don't light fires, [Winona]!"

such a sweet kid

WIGFRID

GENERIC = "Hey, [Wigfrid]! Arm wrestle rematch later?" ATTACKER = "Woah! Watch that right hook, [Wigfrid]!" MURDERER = "Takin' the warrior thing too far, [Wigfrid]!" REVIVER = "That was good work there, [Wigfrid]." GHOST = "Well that just won't do at all!" FIRESTARTER = "Quit startin' fires, [Wigfrid]!”

SPEAR_WATHGRITHR = "This would never pass inspection." WATHGRITHRHAT = "Surprisingly practical."

GENERIC = "Greetings, brave [Winona]!" ATTACKER = "Dost thou test me, [Winona]?" MURDERER = "I shall unleash Ragnarok upon thee!" REVIVER = "[Winona] is guided by Brokkr." GHOST = "[Winona] hath fallen in battle! A heart!" FIRESTARTER = "[Winona]'s flames could temper steel."

stealing from wikipedia: “In Norse mythology, Brokkr (Old Norse "the one who works with metal fragments; blacksmith",[1] anglicized Brokk) is a dwarf...”

to paraphrase the wiki, apologies if this is inaccurate, but brokkr bet against loki that his family could build more beautiful things than the dwarves loki favored, and he worked the bellows while his brother made several artifacts including Mjollnir, even when loki took the forms of various biting insects to try n distract him. and won the bet

WINONA

GENERIC = "That's a good lookin' gal!" ATTACKER = "Ooo, I'm gonna disassemble you." MURDERER = "Pfft! I'd never murder so openly!" REVIVER = "I owe ya one, [Winona]." GHOST = "That is not a good look on you, [Winona]." FIRESTARTER = "Haven't we lost enough to fires, [Winona]?"

CHARLIE

ASSUMING THAT winona is indeed charlie’s sister. it seems likely to me. if absolutely nothing else, they know each other well.

ANNOUNCE_CHARLIE = "C-Charlie?", ANNOUNCE_CHARLIE_MISSED = "Ha! I know all your moves!", --Winona gets one free hit from Charlie ANNOUNCE_CHARLIE_ATTACK = "Yeow! Rude!" ROSE = "Not sure how to feel about that..."

marble ‘muse’ statues: TYPE2 = "We thought she was gone..." TYPE1 = "This is too strange."

MANDRAKE_ACTIVE = "This is exactly what having a little sister's like."

ABIGAILHEART = "No one should ever lose a sister."

(campfire/endothermic fire) OUT = "My sister was afraid of the dark."

WILDLY DISTRESSING

[pof203]

Persona 5 Arena character profiles

I know I just said this may not happen, but after writing that last post, I just couldn’t help it.

This post talks about the characters, their Personas, weapons, and (if I’m able to put it) moves. Enough talk, let’s get into it.

WARNING: This could get a bit long and may contain spoilers.  

Persona 3

Makoto Yuki

Title: The Messiah of Strings

Weapon: One handed sword

Arcana: Judgement

Persona: Messiah

Instant Kill: Hientou

Theme: Mass Destruction

Voice: Yuri Lowenthal

Mitsuru Kirijo

Title: The Imperious Queen of Extinctions 

Weapon: Rapiers

Arcana: The Empress

Persona: Artemisia

Instant Kill: Niflheim

Theme: Missions for the Brilliant Executioner

Voice: Tara Platt

Akihiko Sanada

Title: The Two-Fisted Protein Junkie

Weapon: Boxing Gloves (Boxing)

Arcana: The Emperor

Persona: Caesar

Instant Kill: Earth Braker

Theme: The Wondering Wolf

Voice: Liam O’Brian

Aigis

Title: The Heartless Armed Angel

Weapon: Firearms

Arcana: The Chariot

Persona: Athena, Palladion (Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: Heritage Liberator Palladion

Theme: A Heartful Cry

Voice: Karen Strassman

Yukari Takeba

Title: The Unslightly Pink Sniper

Weapon: Bow & Arrow

Arcana: The Lovers

Persona: Isis

Instant Kill: Final Feather⭐Arrow

Theme: Pink Sniper

Voice: Michelle Ruff

Junpei Iori

Title: The Mighty Strike-Out Slugger

Weapon: Baseball Bat and Baseball

Arcana: The Magician

Persona: Trismegistus

Instant Kill: Explosive Level-Up Grand Slam

Theme: Mr. Easy-Going

Voice: Vic Mignogna

Ken Amada & Koromaru

Title: The Pretentious Tenderfoot Dou

Weapon: Long Spear (Ken), Knife (Koromaru)

Arcana: Justice (Ken), Strength (Koromaru)

Persona: Kala-Nemi (Ken), Cerberus (Koromaru)

Instant Kill: Baptism of Light and Darkness

Theme: Youthful Spirit

Voice: Cindy Robinson

DLC:

Shinjiro Aragaki

Title: The Hellish Chef Under the Moonlight

Weapon: Battle Ax

Arcana: The Hierophant

Persona: Castor

Instant Kill: Stardrop

Theme: Mass Destruction (Persona 3 FES)

Voice: Grant George

Minako Yuki

Title: The Princess of Strings

Weapon: Naginata

Arcana: The Fool

Persona: Orpheus Telos

Instant Kill: Victory Cry

Theme: A Way of Life

Voice: Laura Bailey

Metis

Title: The Underworld Metal Butterfly

Weapon: Battle Ax

Arcana: The Hierophant

Persona: Psyche

Instant Kill: Danse Des Papillons

Theme: P3 FES

Voice: Stephanie Sheh

Ryoji Mochizuki

Title: The Beautiful Death for Love

Weapon: Scythe

Arcana: The Wheel of Fortune

Persona: Orpheus

Instant Kill: Song of Rebirth 

Theme: Burn My Dread

Voice: Yuri Lowenthal

Elizabeth

Title: The Lethal Elevator Attendant

Weapon: Tome and Tarot Cards

Arcana: Death, The Fool

Persona: Thanatos

Instant Kill: Megidolaon

Theme: The Battle for Everyone’s Souls

Voice: Tara Platt

Theodore

Title: The All Simple Butler In Blue

Weapon: Tome and Tarot Cards

Arcana: The Devil

Persona: Lilith, Abaddon, Beelzebub (Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: Spin Slash

Theme: Electronica in Velvet Room

Voice: Travis Willingham

Persona 4

Yu Narukami

Title: The Sister Complex Kingpin of Steel

Weapon: Two-Handed Sword

Arcana: The World

Persona: Izanagi-no-Okami

Instant Kill: Myriad Truths

Theme: Reach Out To The Truth

Voice: Johnny Yong Bosch

Yosuke Hanamura

Title: Captain Ressentiment

Weapon: Kunai

Arcana: The Magician

Persona: Takehaya Susano-o (replacing Jiraiya)

Instant Kill: Brave Blade

Theme: The Hero from Junes

Voice: Yuri Lowenthal

Chie Satonaka

Title: The Spunky Dragon with Deadly Legs

Weapon: Greaves (self taught Kung Fu)

Arcana: The Chariot

Persona: Haraedo-no-Okami (replacing Tomoe)

Instant Kill: Galactic Punt

Theme: Like a Dragon

Voice: Erin Fitzgerald

Yukiko Amagi

Title: The Unconquerable Snow Black

Weapon: Fan

Arcana: The High Priestess

Persona: Sumeo-Okami (replacing Konohana Sakuya)

Instant Kill: Full Bloom

Theme: Princess Amagi

Voice: Amanda Winn-Lee

Kanji Tatsumi

Title: The Bloodcurdling Beefcake Emperor

Weapon: Blunt Object

Arcana: The Emperor

Persona: Takeji Zaiten (replacing Take-Mikazuchi)

Instant Kill: The Man Series: Brofist

Theme: A Pure-Hearted Beast

Voice: Matthew Mercer

Rise Kujikawa

Title: The Scandalous Superstar Idol

Weapon: Microphone

Arcana: The Lovers

Persona: Kouzeon (replacing Himiko)

Instant Kill: True ♥ Story 

Theme: Twinkle★Star

Voice: Ashly Burch

Naoto Shirogane

Title: The 2000 IQ Killjoy Detective

Weapon: Pistol

Arcana: The Wheel of Fortune

Persona: Yamato Sumeragi (replacing Sukuna-Hikona)

Instant Kill: Judge of Hell

Theme: Seeker of Truth

Voice: Valerie Arem

Teddie

Title: The Beast in Heat

Weapon: Claws

Arcana: The Star

Persona: Kamui-Moshiri (replacing Kintoki-Douji) 

Instant Kill: Kamui Kablooey

Theme: Teddie Circus 

Voice: Sam Riegel

Ryotaro & Nanako Dojima

Title: Mister E and his Magical Detective

Weapon: Gun (Dojima), Magnifying Glass (Nanako)

Arcana: The Hierophant (Dojima), Justice (Nanako)

Persona: Each other

Instant Kill: Family Solution

Theme: Koisuru Meitantei

Voice: J. B. Blanc (Dojima), Karen Strassman (Nanako)

DLC

Margret

Title: The Sadistic Stud-Keeping Secretary

Weapon: Tome and Tarot Cards

Arcana: The Empress

Persona: Cu Chulainn, Yoshitsune, Ardha, Helel (Instant Kill only) 

Instant Kill: Morning Star

Theme: A Poem for Everyone’s Souls

Voice: Marisha Ray

Marie

Title: The Antisocial Poet of the Hollow Forest 

Weapon: Bag

Arcana: Aeon

Persona: Kaguya

Instant Kill: Musubi no Ikazuchi

Theme: XOXO For You

Voice: Eden Riegel

Tohru Adachi

Title: The Egocentric Police Dick

Weapon: Pistol

Arcana: Jester

Persona: Magatsu-Izanagi

Instant Kill: Yomi Drop

Theme: Fool or Clown? 

Voice: Johnny Yong Bosch 

Persona 4 Arena

Labrys

Title: Yasogami’s Steel Council President

Weapon: Double Ended Axe

Arcana: The Wheel of Fortune

Persona: Ariadne

Instant Kill: Weaver’s Art: Inquisition 

Theme: Spirited Girl

Voice: Cindy Robinson

Sho Minazuki

Title: The Rule-Smashing Pun Machine

Weapon: Twin Blades

Arcana: The Moon

Persona: Tsukiyomi

Instant Kill: God and Demon Annihilation  

Theme: The Joker

Voice: Todd Haberkorn

Persona 5

Akira Kurusu/Joker

Title: The Trickster Who Flies For Justice

Weapon: Knives, Handguns

Arcana: The Fool

Persona: Arsene, Satanael (Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: Sinful Shell

Theme: Last Surpise 

Voice: Xander Mobus (Ben Disken if Mobus is unavailable)

Ryuji Sakamoto/Skull

Title: The Pirate of the Track

Weapon: Bludgeons, Shotguns

Arcana: The Chariot 

Persona: Captain Kidd

Instant Kill: Skull of Rebellion

Theme: Full Sail Athlete

Voice: Max Mittelman

Ann Takamaki/Panther

Title: The Sassy Kitty Actress

Weapon: Whip, Submachine Guns 

Arcana: The Lovers

Persona: Carmen

Instant Kill: Blazing Hell

Theme: Red Hot Panther

Voice: Erika Harlacher

Yusuke Kitagawa/Fox

Title: The Brush Wielding Samurai

Weapon: Katanas, Assault Rifles 

Arcana: The Emperor

Persona: Goemon

Instant Kill: Kōri no Hyōgen

Theme: 9 Tails

Voice: Matthew Mercer

Makoto Niijima/Queen

Title: The Biker President of Pain

Weapon: Tekko, Revolvers

Arcana: The High Priestess

Persona: Johanna 

Instant Kill: Atomic Flare

Theme: Queen of Spikes

Voice: Charami Leigh

Futaba Sakura

Title: Princess Lovecraft

Weapon: Curry Ladle, Taser Gun

Arcana: The Hermit

Persona: Necronomicon

Instant Kill: Cry of the Old Ones

Theme: All Seeing Saucer

Voice: Erica Lindbeck

Haru Okumura/Noir

Title: The Countess Who Dishonors

Weapon: Axes, Grenade Launchers

Arcana: The Empress

Persona: Milady

Instant Kill: One-shot Kill

Theme: Beauty Theif

Voice: Xanthe Huynh

Morgana/Mona

Title: The Four Wheel Pussy Treasure Hunter

Weapon: Curved Swords, Slingshots

Arcana: The Magician

Persona: Zorro

Instant Kill: Fight for Liberty

Theme: Cat Bus Speeding

Voice: Cassandra Morris

Yuuki Mishima/Anon

Title: The Self-appointed Public Relations Officer

Weapon: Baton, Volleyballs

Arcana: The Moon

Persona: Tsukiyomi Picaro 

Instant Kill: Purgatorial Wing 

Theme: Beneath the Mask (Remix) 

Voice: Sean Chiplock 

DLC

Goro Akechi/Cow/Black Mask (BM in Desperation Mode only)

Title: The Fallen Trickster Detective

Weapon: Laser Saber, Serrated Sword (Desperation Mode only), Ray Gun, Silenced Pistol (Desperation Mode only)

Arcana: Justice

Persona: Robin Hood, Loki (Desperation Mode and Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: Laevatein

Theme: Ark

Voice: Robbie Daymond

Lavenza

Title: The Elegant Warden Princess 

Weapon: Tome and Tarot Cards

Arcana: Strength

Persona: Kelpie, Oni, Rakshasa, Valkyrie, Siegfried, Zaou-Gogen (Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: Vorpal Blade

Theme: Freedom for Everyone’s Souls 

Voice: Carrie Keranen

Masayoshi Shido

Title: The Demonic Seafaring Prime Minister 

Weapon: Cutlass, Bazooka

Arcana: Hunger

Persona: Samael, Yaldabaoth (Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: Rays of Control 

Theme: Rivers in the Desert 

Voice: Keith Silverstein

Other DLCs

Zen & Rei

Game origin: Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth 

Title: The Afterlife Sweethearts

Weapon: Double Crossbows

Arcana: The Tower

Persona: Each other

Instant Kill: Soul Slice

Theme: Maze of Life

Voice: Keith Silverstein (Zen), Ashly Burch (Rei)

Vincent Brooks

Game origin: Catherine

Title: The Two-Timing King of Bachelors 

Weapon: Pillow, Cellphone, Sword

Arcana: The Fool

Persona: Jonny Ariga, Orlando Haddick, Toby Nebbins, Catherine (Succubus), Shadow of Vincent (Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: LOVE IS OVER

Theme: YO

Voice: Troy Baker (Vincent), Travis Willingham (Jonny), Liam O’Brian (Orlando), Yuri Lowenthal (Toby), Laura Bailey (Catherine)

Katherine McBride

Game origin: Catherine

Title: The Blue Nail Empress

Weapon: Fork

Arcana: The Lovers

Persona: Ishtar

Instant Kill: Fist of Grudge

Theme: Hen to Hen 

Voice: Michelle Ruff

Thomas Mutton/Boss

Game origin: Catherine

Title: The Shepard of the Tower

Weapon: Gavel, Revolver

Arcana: The Tower

Persona: Dumuzid, Asteroth (Instant Kill only)

Instant Kill: Wrath of Judgment

Theme: It’s a Golden Show

Voice: Kirk Thornton

That’s the characters. I hope you like it. Thank you.

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Welcome to Atlanta, where the marketers market: Inside SunTrust Park, the Braves’ stunning new stadium

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — SunTrust Park, the still-under-warranty home of the Atlanta Braves, presents a simple truth: you can have one hell of a fine time here without ever seeing a single live pitch. Whether that fills you with excitement or regret probably depends on how old you were the first time you brought your smartphone to a ballgame.

There’s no doubt that SunTrust Park, which opens for regular-season duty Friday, is a beautiful facility. Brickwork, forest-green seats and navy blue accents highlight impeccable sightlines and an intimate feel; if it’s not already the ideal image of a ballpark, it’s going to be in the conversation.

But this is also a shrine to Brands as well as Braves, a place where every delight has its price, a place where there’s always a little bit better time waiting on the next level … if you’re willing to pay up. It’s also impossible to even consider SunTrust Park without considering the conditions under which it was born … and the conditions which you’ll endure getting here.

Still, in these turbulent and negative times, let’s go positivity-first. For its most obvious purpose — giving baseball fans an opportunity to watch baseball — this is a damn near flawless facility. SunTrust Park seats 41,149, roughly a 20 percent drop from Turner Field’s capacity. The seats are terraced in five sections rather than three, with the net result being fewer seats tucked under overhangs and more seats closer to the field. Where many stadiums have rows of seats that extend outward from the field into infinity, the terraces at SunTrust Park form more of an enclosing wall. If and when the Braves can rally their fans, they’ll have a hell of a home-field advantage. (Until then, Cubs, Red Sox and Yankees bandwagoners will have the run of the joint.)

SunTrust Park is ready for its close-up. (Yahoo Sports)

SunTrust Park features Braves history around every turn, from the bat Hank Aaron used to hit home run No. 715 to the brace Sid Bream wore as he trundled around third base to win the 1992 National League Championship Series. Braves players must pass the long list of Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winners. There’s even a Braves alumni lounge tucked away on the suite level, where the many former Braves who live in the area can hang out when they’re in the park. Current players get the luxury of theater seating, wide lockers and a pool table in their clubhouse. The team takes care of its own.

The team takes care of its field, too; we’re a long way from the days when the Braves had to share a stadium with the Falcons, the occasional soccer club, and whatever turf-shredding motocross event came to town while the ballclub was on a road trip. The grass resembles the greens at Augusta National; the infield dirt is as delicate as Himalayan salt. You cringe at the thought of the first pitcher scuffing up the mound, the first baserunner carving a trench en route to second base.

There are fun quirks beyond, as well. My personal favorite: the strip of brick wall that runs above the padding along the right-field fence. It’ll require right fielders to play NASA scientist on the fly, judging the angle and velocity of fly balls and either reel in the highlight catch or risk a bases-clearing carom off the bricks. You can imagine that fence coming into play on a chilly October night, a highlight that hasn’t happened for a playoff-level team that doesn’t yet exist.

But this place does that to you. SunTrust Park isn’t authentic — no stadium that’s younger than the milk in your fridge could be “authentic” — but it gives such a convincing appearance of authenticity that you feel like you’ve been here before. Start with the fact that this place bears more than a passing resemblance to the joint it’s replacing, from the brick façade to the color scheme to the locations of some key holdover clubs and brands. It’s as if Turner Field lost a few pounds, hit the gym, had a bit of work done and moved out to the suburbs.

Not a bad spot to watch a ballgame. (Yahoo Sports)

From there, note all the many elements that SunTrust Park has poached from other stadiums: the Monument Garden, the center-field fountain, the glassed-in walkway allowing high-roller fans to watch the players taking batting practice beneath the stadium, the right-field party area separated from the playing field itself by only a chain-link fence. You may have seen one or more of them before, but you’ve never seen them all together. It’s the Avengers Theory of stadium construction, and you can’t deny it’s an effective strategy.

The Braves roiled the entire city of Atlanta three years ago when they announced they’d be leaving Turner Field after just 17 seasons, then roiled their new hosts in Cobb County when county leaders pushed through approval of the project in just two weeks, without a public vote. But if the Braves can pull off what they’re trying to do — a $1.1 billion development that includes the stadium, a mixed-use retail/residential development, a concert hall, and more, all owned by the ballclub — this will be a model of 21st century sports team economics.

Plus, there are clearly plenty of brands that want in on the action. Standing at field level, you have no less than 22 different brands ranging from lawn-care products to potato chips to heath care facilities to auto manufacturers, all adorning every visible flat surface and a dozen elevated ones.

Look, we’re all living in a sponsor-driven world here; you’ve had to scroll past or around or through half a dozen sponsors on this article, too. But the relentless nature of sponsorship at SunTrust Park pummels you to the point that you stop even wondering why, say, SunTrust would think it’s a good idea to have kiosks teaching people about financial literacy at baseball games, the one place you usually go to escape such day-to-day concerns.

Good times await on the SunTrust Park rooftop. (Yahoo Sports)

For all the wonders of SunTrust Park — and there are many, including the rooftop hangout site that features couches and foosball tables — there’s also the not-insignificant matter of actually getting to the stadium. Traffic in Atlanta was a nightmare long before a chunk of one of the city’s central highways collapsed recently, and SunTrust sits right at the elbow of two of Atlanta’s busiest megahighways. (Though, given how much concern about traffic woes revolves around this new park, it’s a touch ironic that the Interstate 85 collapse would have had a much worse effect on Turner Field traffic than SunTrust.)

The traffic at SunTrust is a locals-only matter, so unless you’re living here or planning to come to a game — in which case you should have started driving yesterday — the streams of headlights and brake lights around the stadium won’t much matter to you. But here’s where we start to see the subtle shift from sports as an on-demand experience to an appointment-driven one. The Braves are hammering home the point that fans have to plan ahead — hence all the nearby entertainment/dining options — to avoid hours of seething rage behind the wheel. The days of rolling over to the ballpark on a whim are, apparently, as much a part of history as the Glavine/Smoltz/Maddux rotation. Uber and Waze are now the masters of this realm.

The app-centered economy dominates SunTrust. Parents used to reserving Disney rides weeks ahead of their visit will have no problem reserving time on the zipline and rock climbing wall the day before their game. Millennials accustomed to living life through a smartphone screen will have no problem adjusting to the routine of, say, purchasing their tickets through one app, purchasing parking through another, getting a ride to the park via a third, and navigating the ballpark through a fourth.

For many, even most, fans, all this connectivity won’t diminish their game-day enjoyment. SunTrust Park is so wired that, according to primo sponsor Xfinity, every single person in a sold-out stadium will be able to watch a video simultaneously. The hyperconnected nature of SunTrust Park thus allows fans to enjoy live baseball as one more experience amid a curated buffet of entertainment options. If you live your life one app at a time, SunTrust Park presents an ideal content experience.

The simple fact is that this is an impressive stadium �� more than half a billion dollars goes a long way aesthetically — that will provide you a carefully curated afternoon of Baseball-Themed Entertainment. It’s worth a visit for stadium road-trippers, if only to see what’s coming next to your town.

I’ll bring my kids here, and they’ll have a hell of a time, and I will too, because baseball rules. And I’ll try to keep all of us off the zip lines and away from the carnival games and out of the concession lines and away from the exhibits and off our damn phones long enough to, you know, watch some actual baseball.

And then it will be up to the Braves to win … or, in the brand-driven parlance of the times, deliver an epic, bleeding-edge content experience via continuous, sustained deployment of mobile assets in a bid for world-class lower-tier scoreboard activation.

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Jay Busbee is a writer for Yahoo Sports and the author of EARNHARDT NATION, on sale now at Amazon or wherever books are sold. Contact him at jay.busbee@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter or on Facebook.

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Terra Equus, of the Soil

Terra Equus (or Terra for short) hail from the continent of Golden Field. They are a strong and hearty Alo (the common name for all Terra, Pegasi, and Unicorns), known for their speed and way with the land.

Before the start of the story, Sunrise and Forest Slugger were (and are) foalhood best friends, and were chosen to be apart of the colonization efforts for the recently discovered continent of New Dawn. Forest was chosen for the fact that he was a Trailblazer (basically an explorer), and Sunrise... well let's just say she bullied the stallion picking the colonizers to let her join. Being friends with everyone tends to have it's perks.

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Here's a height chart for the Hearts of the Hero