#kryptonverse

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This is a random question, because I recently got back into DragonBall, but if the krypton verse were somehow subjected to a Tournament of Power like in DBS, which ten fighters would be most likely selected. If it makes it easier, we can just say whoever is picking the team is lazy like Beerus and just picks the obvious candidates instead of scouring the depths of your various fandoms.

(in case you don’t know what I’m talking about, the rules are that the teams fight on a big arena in the Void. You’re out if you are knocked out, and it’s actually a battle royal instead of a tournament, No killing, no weapons (though that one can be ignored) and since the definition of god is a bit tricky, we’ll just say that no one involved in the management of the universe can compete, someone like Thor is fine. Also no restoratives like healing potions or temporary enhancements.

I'll pick only from "confirmed" characters (already appeared or were mentioned).

Supergirl, Thor, The Hulk, Captain Marvel, Ben 10 (I'm assuming the temporary enhancements rule means external stuff, since I know the various Saiyan forms are allowed, and Ben's transformations have become a part of him as bearer of the Omnitrix, till he dies), Broly, She-Ra, Vilgax, Doctor Strange, and probably Doctor Doom himself.

Honorable mentions include Sailor Moon (I think she might be too inconsistent for a dedicated tournament setting), Danny Phantom (incredible utility, but lacking in physical strength and durability), Iron Man (till he's got an adamantium suit or something, he's kind of a glass canon among the heavy hitters, and also I'm not sure his suit would be allowed to begin with), Gwen Tennyson (if she'd mastered her Anodite powers at the time), Hercules (if they figure out a way for him to be able to fight off Earth), and Thanos (if he can be somehow convinced, lol).

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I know the point of the universal meld was to keep them as close to canon as possible, but has there been any noticeable change in some characters thanks to the fusion or any obvious butterfly effect?

Some off the top of my head.

Regarding the world:

-SHIELD is a lot bigger and has more influence in the Kverse than it did in the MCU, for better or worse. There's any number of hidden projects and weapons derived from non-Marvel entities and concepts that I haven't even alluded to yet.

-There's a similar story with SWORD, though this is more due to the relationship with the Kree Empire through Hala. Abigail's been able to procure a lot of goodies that, even if they can't propel Earth centuries ahead, should at least give us a decent edge in a fight if the worst comes to pass.

-The Moon is a lot more storied, having housed the Silver Millenium, the Inhuman realm of Attilan, Pink Diamond's original base of operations, a SWORD base, and now a Bounty Hunter's Guild outpost throughout its history.

-There's obviously a lot more magical stuff in general, of all sorts, but also a lot more backlash towards it from scared, mundane humans. Even now, there's oodles more magical beings than there ever were in the MCU, but they exist in insular communities, largely cut off from one another, thanks to centuries of anti-magic crusades courtesy of groups like the Forever Knights and their allies.

-It felt like the Masters of the Mystic Arts were pretty isolated sorcerer monks in the MCU with little, if any connection to the other magical spheres. They serve a more SHIELD-like role in the Kverse - just, y'know, not nearly as militaristic - providing much needed diplomacy and conflict resolution between the isolated magical realms and protecting them from factions that would seek their destruction. They're kinda like Jedi before the Clone Wars (and with some of the same flaws, too).

Regarding the characters:

-An important part of Kara's story is figuring out she's actually underpowered, and really, subconsciously holding herself back from the true strength and wide range of abilities of a Kryptonian under yellow sun conditions. You might infer that she was initially mirroring the perceived power level of the world around her (though there's some standouts, certainly).

-Tony's at least partially connected to a bunch of non-Marvel figures simply by virtue of being born into incredible wealth. All rich people know each other, on some level. I'd say he's also a little less reckless and short-sighted (but more paranoid), just because he's more aware of just how many powerful figures could easily change the status quo - good, bad, and everything in between. He'd be less inclined to go out in a blaze of fire, at least until he's reasonably sure other people could pick up the torch.

-While not fully tethered to Earth like the Olympians are, Thor's a lot more of an actual god than he is in the MCU. He can feel the belief directed at him, even if it doesn't sustain him, for example, and more generally I've strived to move away from the "Asgard and the Nine Realms aren't actually magic, just really advanced tech" angle of the earlier phases in the MCU. There's a high (equivalent) tech level, don't get me wrong, but their powers are magical in nature first and foremost.

-I think Steve's a little less jaded about the modern world, but also less patient with people who would do it harm, intentionally or otherwise. Like, I don't think Nick Fury would find it prudent to show him a secret helicarrier armada, for example, even to gain his trust. He's inspired by people living their truth and embracing each other in a way that would be pretty unimaginable in the 40s, but disappointed at authority figures for running a society no less unbalanced and disjointed than he left it (just in different ways).

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Almost done with the first Magnus Chase book, I find it interesting that there's kind of...an intriguing ugliness to it that isn't really there in the other Riordanverse books I've read. It feels a little more willing to engage with the weirdness, the cruelty, the lack of empathy often found in mythology, but also in modern society.

Didn't really expect that side of it (which, in retrospect, I should've, with its whole "homeless teen protagonist that dies in the first few dozen pages" premise)

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Would the screams of the Titans affect the other Kverse magics?

It wouldn't completely cancel them out, like it does for the Collectors, but a Titan's scream would have a disruptive effect if it directly interacts with other kinds of magic, yeah. Sorta like having an orchestra playing music with all the instruments in unison and suddenly some guy in the audience brings out a trombone they've never played in their life and starts belting out discordant noises.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, but part of my "homework" during this impromptu hiatus has been to define and set in stone what the various schools and styles of magic in the Kverse are (sorry, anon who sent that ask back in december, I promise I didn't ignore you), the various sapient and non-sapient magical creatures that exist in the setting, and as many notable interactions between them as I can identify. Questions like this one help with that, so please don't hesitate to ask!

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If Prime chipped all five Paladins, would the Lions obey him?

Cool question; I think the Lions are definitely independent and powerful enough to shrug off any direct psionic assault through the pilot-Lion bond, but they would probably not refuse their pilots’ commands unless it went directly against their ethos. Like, they could be used to cause destruction, but not kill innocents.

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You have any plans involving a certain triangle statue in the Oregon woods?

Plans? Yes. Bill Cipher returning as a major antagonist? Not so much.

I've mentioned before that I feel like the Pines have more than earned the right to not have to worry about Bill coming back for revenge, and I stand by that. I've also said I'm not sure I could do a proper Bill Cipher justice to begin with, and I stand by that, too.

I did not originally intend to bring Bill back to any semblance of life, to be honest with you - I have more than enough Big Bads on the horizon. That being said, with the new info on Bill's fate, I've adjusted my plans a little bit. Should be interesting!

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If Galactus's form changes depending on who sees him, can you tell us what he would look like for some of the main Kverse species?

It varies wildly, but his presence typically evokes the image of an executioner, an arbiter of fate, apex predators, and/or the risen dead. Humans are lucky in that regard, haha - Galactus just looks to us like a guy who decapitates cosmic deities for a living.

Transformers might straight-up see Unicron reborn; a surviving Petrosapiens would see a gaunt giant of crystal shards, each of which is an agonizing Petrosapiens, as if the crust of Petropia had regained a semblance of life and shucked off the planet. The Asari see a specter of terrible beauty, an Ardat-Yakshi of titanic proportions and terrifying allure. An Ectonurite would see a fulgurant star in the shape of an infant. Serpents, arachnids, skeletons, gaping maws full of jagged teeth, and even black holes with extra steps are common visages.

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Obscure X-Men question, but does Dazzler exist in the K-Verse? Been reading her recent comic and just wondered if there's a mutant popstar in K-Verse.

She does! She's a pop star here, too - one of the very few "visible" mutants outside of Genosha. Technically, she's a criminal - using her powers during her shows is illegal in most countries without a ton of red tape, at the very least - but she's rich and popular enough that no one's willing to risk a legal spectacle (and, potentially, legal precedent for Mutants to use their powers whenever, outside Genosha and other Mutant designated spaces).

Some might argue she's something of a socio-political leader in her own right, just by changing public perception on Mutants, but it's unclear whether or not it's intentional on her part.

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Once Galactus materializes, could a Stone kill him (or at least as close you can get with someone like him)?

Wound him enough to temporarily fend him off, maybe, but not kill him. You'd need all 6 for that, and it would not be a good idea.

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Since you're taking from the game Hades for the characterization of the chthonic gods, how different was the titanomachy for the Percy Jackson universe? Since in canon some chthonic gods, such as Hecate, were allied with Chronos... did best sleepy boi Hypnos betray the House of Hades? 👀

Well, remember that the events of Hades (and, I imagine, Hades II) took place in the past, some three-thousand years ago; personalities and attitudes can change, especially if - like many gods, Olympian and Chthonic - who joined Kronos' side, you've been neglected and mistreated as part of Zeus' preferred status quo. You'll also recall that most of the traitor gods were forgiven and allowed to rejoin under Percy's new status quo. The Greek gods are just one enormous, incredibly dysfunctional extended family.

Anyway, to your question, Hypnos didn't betray anyone, his son Morpheus did! Even if he was one of the unhappy campers among the minor Olympians and the Chthonic gods that considered joining Kronos' army - which I could see - Hypnos is just really conflict-averse (unlike Somnus, that guy is killer).

Frankly I think the most interesting prospect would be Melinoe, who's kind of a villain in PJO canon and canonically took Kronos' side; I'll have to see what her characterization and arc is like in Hades II, but it'd be kinda cool if I could work her into that antagonistic role without compromising what she was like as a heroic protagonist - especially since she'd be joining her ultimate antagonist this time around.

Can't really say one way or the other until I play the game, though!

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Given that Natalie Tennyson works for the LIFE Foundation (or will soon), does that indicate we may see characters from Sony's Spider-Man Universe?

Some concepts and ideas from it here and there, but - even though I’ve more or less enjoyed the movies for what they are - the actual stories and most of the characterizations aren’t really what I want in the Kverse. Just as an example, the Venom Symbiote will have a more comics-aligned origin (though I wouldn’t go so far as to call it comics-accurate!)

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Wait... what would a reignited Great War look like? What glorious tribute to Unicron could the Autobots and Decepticons unleash if the fighting picks up on a galactic scale? (And would D&R think it better that the Cybertronian crossfire burns away the Black Order or just retcon Cybertron out?)

It would be like the difference in scale and intensity between the Galactic Civil War and the Clone Wars. Not to belittle the Autobot-Decepticon conflict at all, but I think that even though it’s not a bloodless (energon-less?) conflict in the slightest, and despite the bitter grudges accrued and held by both sides, an outside observer could fairly easily glean that the two factions are not actually trying to exterminate the other. I think you’d be able to tell that, even through the hatred and rage, both Optimus Prime and Megatron still hope to lead/rule an unbroken people.

The conflict is, at its core, about uniting the entire species under one single banner, one ideology. That’s not the sort of war you win by simply throwing warships and hordes of troops at each other. There’s constant skirmishes all over, to be sure, and now that the Decepticons have “won”, the Autobots are persecuted all over the galaxy, but there’s as much (if not more) propaganda and winning over the hearts and minds of unaffiliated Cybertronians as there is shooting blasters and punching the headlights off a bot with the “wrong” insignia.

If the Decepticons and Autobots ever truly gave up on that hope, they would unleash their worst weapons of war, conscripting and fielding untold numbers of troops, subjugating the colonies into one final, devastating match-up. The war would rapidly spill beyond Cybertronian borders, as such a change in the war would quickly consume their already dwindling resources, forcing them to seek - or more practically, convert - energon out in the wider galaxy, ripping through comparatively fragile organic civilizations and forcing the galaxy’s major factions to respond in kind. It goes without saying for Optimus, but even Megatron, tyrant that he is, doesn’t want that kind of future. It’s something that they could never come back from as a species, regardless of the outcome, and they both know it.

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Gen Rex does shave the capitulation that the Nanite Event would have had to happen yet not affect Earth extremely. Ironically enough, this was kinda answered in the more child friendly Ben 10 reboot where the event did happen, but the nanites are more dormant and haven't caused any mass monstrous mutations.

I think I'd rather keep the mutations as they are in the OG but limit the affected area - either one big region or several smaller areas spread out around the globe. I know this would go against the "anyone could turn into an EVO" premise, but I just don't see such a massive shift in the status quo meshing well with the established Kverse.

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Could someone with technopathy control or affect synthetic species?

If their bodies are technological in nature, then yes, to a certain extent depending on the species. Synthetic is a catch-all term for artificially created species - Petrosapiens are synthetic, for example, but a technopath couldn't control them because their bodies, while inorganic, are not made of tech.

A technopath could control Geth platforms, for example, as they're merely robots piloted by the actual Geth, which are basically all software. They could partially control a Cybertronian, though their massive size and complexity would prove a challenge to all but the most powerful. They couldn't control a Galvanic Mechamorph, or at least not for very long, because they're technopaths themselves.

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Building off that question about Kara and the Stones, how would Krypton react if Kara saved them at the cost of being in a new universe? I'm particularly interested in what a general with a fetish for making people kneel would think of a galaxy with so many warlords and powerful beings.

I think there was a really big split between Krypton's military and the more science-minded rulers of the Empire; Zod was...Zod, of course, but him and his forces were trying to lead an expansion that no one back home really wanted or cared for. He was a vestige from earlier times, when Krypton sought to be the top dogs in their sector - a drive that slowly vanished, as they realized the galaxy was a lot more dangerous than initially anticipated.

(basically, they figured out that it was a bad idea to get too big and draw Apokolips' attention)

By the time of Krypton's end, many of the warmongers - Zod included - had been imprisoned in the Phantom Zone, and the Empire had pretty much completely withdrawn to their heavily fortified homeworld. This proved a fatal error, as the overcrowded world soon began having trouble with resource scarcity, brewing a civil war that turned bloody as soon as it became clear that Krypton had mere hours left before detonation.

That's the world Kara knew, and likely the one she would bring into the Kverse; I think that split would only grow more notorious, as Zod's loyalists would attempt to make a splash in their new environment, establishing a foothold for later expansion, while the ruling class would see the Black Order, the Phalanx, etc., and it would only reinforce their belief in keeping to themselves. I wouldn't be surprised to see a schism amongst Kryptonians, maybe even provoking the military into striking out on their own.

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Porfavor dime señor Darth como reaccióno zagreues a los eventos de Percy Jackson en especial los de el primer libro

(Transl.)

Q: How did Zagreus react to the events of Percy Jackson (especially from the first book)?

Truth be told, Zagreus isn’t ever super in tune with current events - he spends the vast majority of his time fighting his way through the Underworld, with only brief pit stops at the House of Hades. I would assume he was fairly surprised about the theft of Hades’ Helm, and somewhat shocked to find out he had demigod siblings, but he excels at rolling with the punches (usually literally). Bound to the Underworld (and without the special permission that occassionally allows Hades to be above the surface for short stints) he could do nothing about Kronos or Gaea, so he simply enjoyed the small expansion to his family and hoped the topsiders would be able to sort things out.