#im told that its bog standard gameplay wise but since i dont play mobile games it wasnt boring to me

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hi :] I’ve seen a couple posts from you about ROR Hostile Worlds (specifically High Court characters I think?) and it’s gotten me really curious about them. Since the game died so fast I have no idea where to go to learn about anyone, so is there any place you’d suggest looking? I really only give a shit about the Court characters 💔

Oh buddy, you asked the right person for this.

I've played HW through and through multiple times over in it's short lifespan Canada experienced. Unfortunately, I never recorded the mission lore so a lot of it is lost to me. What I do have is the HC survivor logs, though.

Arti's log confirms that she's a researcher type of character, though that seems like it undermines her "Herald of the High Court" title in RoR2.

Dutchess is a diplomat from the House Beyond; her house is not expressly confirmed but due to her bodyguard being confirmed to be HB we can reasonably imply that it's the most likely candidate for Dutchess' affiliation.

Despite saying that she has a scepter, the scepter is merely a magical AoE effect. She uses two pistols and all of Commando's animations. Tragically, she was the most boring character to play due to having two AoEs and a basic dash.

Sharpshooter, unlike the others, effortlessly tells us things about herself and the world of RoR. Each word in her log serves a purpose, and is a reminder that there's still a really good writing team somewhere in here. Sharps is a spy who volunteered herself to go on a mission. That alone tells us that she has agency, perhaps due to the honors that she's received. If "every stripe decorating her armor" means those rings of gold (hard to imagine its any other element, we also know that Arti has honors too, and curiously that the other 3 court characters lack those kinds of awards, as their gold is not in rings. And of course, from her we also know that the Court is big enough and separate enough that parts of them spy on each other.

I must add, Sharpshooter's head-on angle was the worst choice for her promo art. Her helmet is very fitting of a Court character when viewed from literally any other angle, and it doesn't even infringe on Arti's territory with it's design.

Valkyrie my wife, take me to Valhalla, or at least walk me to Hel so that I have something to reflect back on during eternal boredom.

Valk had what was the most fun moveset in my opinion, having a projectile that heals you when you go and pick it up. She encouraged risky play, which really fit her namesake in my opinion. Valk has canonically been on Petrichor, and lost her faith to some degree. With Seeker's log in RoR2, I can't help but make connections. Will she be reconditioned if Dutchess is to meet her? Did that "Blight" have anything to do with her revelations? Was this disillusionment just disgust at Arti's and Seeker's initial assignment on Petrichor? Also, what the hell does she mean by "find a new home"? There's few civilizations in the Procyon system, just some research/mining colonies that likely require employment to live in, and the Wraks. Is she seeking out a life in the junkyard? Would make sense if she doesn't want to be reconditioned, though we don't yet know exactly what it means.

I saved the worst for last. Vanguard is boring. Big guy, big gun. They couldn't even give him a sword, how rude. Vanguard is Dutchess' former bodyguard, and is devoutly loyal to the House Beyond. His logbook just says he helps her. Yipee. Wahoo. Im enthralled. When the promo images were first released, Vanguard was compared to the two robots and most people thought he was one of them until they deciphered the cluttered mess of a model he has. He lacks an interesting silhouette from the shoulders down, and playing him is always without satisfaction. How fitting, for the clunkiest-looking character to play clunkily. While his design is boring, from the shoulders up he is very important. to the cohesion of the new Court characters. One must take notice of Dutchess' crown, Sharpshooter's visor, and the mantle Vanguard wears on his back. Vlakyrie is the odd one out of the new Court characters, but honestly a sword would look awkward and couldn't fit with her creative moveset. Such cohesion makes a splitting image of Providence, at least of his head. It's why I give my Valk a cape; I think she deserves to be included in that symbolism.