#mda spoilers

[hopeymchope]

Dominic in "Rain Code" - As both representation and bizarrely unused potential red herring.

As a follow-up to this post I made weeks ago about Servan from Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, I wanted to note a couple of things in regards to Dominic Fulltank.

Until @gunthatshootsennui (great name btw) said this, I literally didn't realize that Dominic was a black man. Because he looks So heavily artificial and covered in bullshit that I legit thought he was wearing some kind of full-face leather mask instead of having any visible skin???

"Dominic Fulltank" sounds like an early-development WIP name for Dom from Fast & Furious. Dom Fulltank, a criminal street racer being investigated by undercover cop Brian Gaspedal.

Yeah, idk wtf I was smoking there. Maybe the big logo stamped on his head threw me off. But... yeah, he's clearly just a black guy. And @gunthatshootsennui is 100% right that Dominic makes for pretty shitty representation seeing as he's a near-mute big dumb hulk of a man. :( Servan is far better, frankly — yes, even considering his donut lips.

However, there's something ELSE about Dominic that really bothered me: Why the hell didn't Yuma ever look into or even ASK what the hell Dominic's deal was??

I have to get into RAIN CODE STORY SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT to explain what I mean and why it drives me so crazy.

By the time our hero meets Dominic in the game, he's mostly trying to learn more about "homunculi." But by this point, Yuma knows nothing about them EXCEPT:

Homunculi are artificially made people.

Amaterasu Corporation has supposedly/maybe secretly created some of them in Kanai Ward.

And it is in THAT fucking context when suddenly Yuma is introduced to a super-strong cybernetic Darth Vader-lookin' motherfucker who obediently follows the orders of an Amaterasu Corporation peacekeeper.

....do you see what I'm getting at here? Is it obvious enough??

I was absolutely SCREAMING at Yuma at this point. He should 100% be like "Hey wait — is that dude one of the 'homunculi'?! Because like, he's an artificial man? Who works for Amaterasu and seems to be controlled by them?!?!"

Based on the knowledge he has, that is THE MOST LOGICAL CONCLUSION ANYONE WOULD REACH upon seeing this fucking freak for the first time. And I know what you're thinking: Dominic is hardly what one would envision when one things of the mythical concept of a homunculus as WE understand it. WE'D never immediately expect a homunculus to be some kind of part-robot creature, right? But remember: When "homunculi" are first brought up, Yuma acts as though he's never heard the term (or perhaps he just has no memory of it due to his amnesia). He is given a very limited definition at that point. And by that definition, he should ABSOLUTELY mention the possibility here... right?

This is the ONE time I can remember feeling clearly disappointed by the writing in MDA.

Of course, in reality, Dominic's "artificial-ness" wasn't supposed to ever be any kind of hint towards the homunculi, because the writing team had an entirely different vision of what "homunculus" meant to them in this universe. And their definition would ultimately be much more based on our existing mythological meaning of the term. And because of that, maybe it never occurred to them how well our crabby Fulltank-Kun fit the provided clues. But it sure seems like it should've been noticed by some member of the dev team at SOME point. You feel?

[solns]

THE LINE DELIVERY LMAO

[cr4zedf0x]

Blinking 👁️👁️

I tried to make animation after a long time :P

[tansu32024]

The last battle of Yuma and Makoto on Chapt.5.

⚠raincode SPOILERS⚠

Yuma always seeks the truth even if they were cruel things.

Makoto's thought was also the same as Yuma until he knew there was no perfect solution to save Kanai Ward.

Makoto tries to reach his hand for a solution key even though he already knows there's no way to solve the Kanai Ward's case. That's because he really loves the city and the people better than any other person, and he really wants to protect and save Kanai Ward's people from the bottom of his heart...😭

This is what I wanted to draw！

⚠unmasked Makoto below⚠

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The rest are all doodles.

[vvemo]

anemic vampire nation rise

[desuhiko--thunderbolt]

I wanted to do something similar in blender, I hope it turned out well

[apoplecticgalaxy]

is this anything

[frenchyfoxy]

More Yuma and Shinigami!!!!! I have a random thought to share below, but it contains spoilers for chapter 5, so beware!

So you know how Yuma has to get his solution blade from Shinigami's mouth?

And you know how Makoto has a solution blade in chapter 5's Mystery Labyrinth?

Yeah uh, where the hell did he get that?

[springriceblossom413]

finished!! and i think i spent more time on the background than vivia himself lmfao also minor spoilers if you pay attention to the papers on the right (chap 4: the chief's wife and you know who)

[elysiandxyz]

Imagine being a devoted Theater kid by heart and decide; “Hey, I have a new hyperfixation, and I love musicals. Why not combine them both?”

INTRODUCING

WDO: A Mysteriful Musical!

Brought to you by: Aphmeow2300 and a person I would have to keep anonymous because I’m not quite sure if they’re comfortable.

This project has been in the works for I think 2 weeks now. Might as well show everyone! This is a project for fun, I hope this idea will spring into a reality someday.

DISCLAIMER: THIS PROJECT IS STILL IN THE WORKS! IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PITCH IN WITH IDEAS PLEASE COME BY IN THE COMMENTS AND SUGGEST! THIS PROJECT IS GONNA TAKE A HELL OF A WHILE. SINCE I HAVE SCHOOL ALL THE HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED AND CREDITED!

- WDO: A Mysteriful Musical will have a Discord server! But for now I’m starting at the blueprint section of this project.

- If you would like to pitch in and help, DM me on Discord! aphmeow2300 (You can help with songs, instrumentals, events, scripts, etc!)

——

# REDO INFO

- This musical will be built like Heathers, it will have dialogue in between songs.

- Most songs are gonna be shortened to 2 Minutes while the most Plot Driven ones can has to 3-4 depending on which songs work.

Total Song count: 63

Reprise song count: 1

Duet Count: 23

Multicharacter songs count: 13

Solos count: 27

- DLCS will end off as a special edition but is apart of the lore still!

- Some ships will be canon here!

- Instead of removing the gunshot gabs entirely, in the prologue will be solos of all the characters and their personality summed up.

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SONG LIST (Lyrics and All!)

# EMOJI KEY:

☑️ = Full Lyrics of song is Done

🎶 = Multi-character Duet Song (Trio songs count, Songs with Duets but with another person as the background vocals doesn't count)

🎵 = Duet Song

🎼 = Solo

CHARACTER KEY:

Yuma = YK

Shinigami = S

Yakou = YF

Desuhiko = D

Vivia = V

Halara = H

Fubuki = F

Makoto = M

Yomi = YH

Kurumi = K

SONGS IN ORDER:

# Chapter 0

**Opening song: A Death God by your side:** ☑️ 🎼

**Who are you?:** ☑️ 🎵 S,YK

*MYSTERY LABYRINTH*

**Let me show you the way!:** 🎼S, YK

**Deep Fried Puzzle** 🎵 S, YK

--

**Taking a step into Kanai Ward:** 🎼 YF

# PROLOGUE

**Ways of a Detective:** 🎶 ALL NDA

**Money Runs the World:**🎼 H

**Matchboy:**🎼 D

**1 Heart, 2 Heart, 3 hearts, 4:**🎼 F

**A Story to Tell:**🎼 V

# CHAPTER 1:

**An Expensive Task:** 🎵 H, YK

**Devils Authority:** 🎶 H, YK, S, OTHERS.

*MYSTERY LABYRINTH*

**A Lucky Gamble:**🎼 H

**A nail in the Coffin:** 🎶 H, YK, S

# CHAPTER 2

**The Informants always right!:** 🎵 K,YK (S in the background vocals)

**Recruiting the Flirt:** 🎵 D, YK

**Let's get Girly!:** 🎵 D, YK

**A Shameful Disguise:**🎼 YK

**Undercover:** 🎶 D, YK, S, K, OTHERS

*MYSTERY LABYRINTH*

**A star upon the Spotlight:**🎼 D

**Theatrical Suicide:** 🎶 D,YK, S

# CHAPTER 3

**Masked:**🎼 M

**Resistance:** 🎶 YK, S, OTHERS

**Accidental Troublemaker:**🎼 YK

**Focus:** 🎵 YK, F

*MYSTERY LABYRINTH*

**An Adventurers Rare Encounter!:**🎼 F

**Drowning Yourselves in Insults:** 🎵 S, F, YK AS SUPPORT

**Ticking Time Bomb:** 🎶 S, F, YK

# INTERMISSION

**Tugging at my Heart Strings:** 🎵 YK, D

**Amnesiac’s Love Crisis:**🎼 YK

**Hidden Key to my Heart:** 🎵 D, YK

**Strike of Jealousy:** 🎼 D

**Eclipse Interlude** 🎵 YK, D

**The Flame You Lit Inside Me:** 🎵 YF, V

# CHAPTER 4:

**Illegally Steering:** 🎵 M, YK

**Red Head’s Revenge:** 🎶 YH, M, YK

**Worthless Trainee:** 🎼YK

**Saved by the Bell:** 🎶 YK, D, YF

**Companion-Bot:**🎶 YK, D, F

**A Detective's Lie:** 🎼 YF

**A tearful Farewell:** 🎶 ALL NDA

**Threatening Projection:** 🎵 V, YK

*MYSTERY LABYRINTH*

**In Defense:**🎼 V

**Breaking Point:**🎼 YK

**A Chief’s Duty:** 🎶 Y, V, YK, S (VIVIA DOESNT SING, HE FIGHTS YUMA WITH A VIOLIN SOLO WHILE YAKOU ACTUALLY SINGS TO YUMA)

**Dear Vivia:** 🎵 YF, V

**Fountain Full of Guilt:**🎼 YK

**Leniency:** 🎵 S, YF

# Chapter 5

**Is This All a Joke?:** 🎼 YK

**Breaking Point Reprise:**🎼 YK

**Thank You:** 🎵 YK, YF

**Our Final Dance:** 🎵 YK, S

*MYSTERY LABYRINTH*

**Homunculi's Lullaby:**🎼 YK (MAKOTO AS BACKGROUND VOCALS)

**Let's play Charades:** 🎵 M, YK

**Identity Thief:**🎼YK

**Take a chance:**🎼 S (Yuma as background duet)

**Lets play charades Reprise:** 🎵 M, YK

**Dewdrop Downfall** 🎵 M, YK

**It’s been fun:** 🎵 M, YK, S

**Seal the Deal:** 🎵 S, YK

# Epilogue

**Forgotten solution:**🎼 YK

**It's Time to say Goodbye:** 🎶 ALL NDA + KURUMI

**A Peaceful Death:**🎼 S

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INSTRUMENTALS AND NEW THEMES

# Main themes

A Merciful God - Shinigami’s Theme

Amnesiac’s Burned Memory - Yuma’s theme

A Detective’s Spotlight - Desuhiko’s theme

A Detective's Call - Yakou’s Theme

Dissociation - Vivia’s Theme

Timeless Melody - Fubuki’s Theme (Sounds like a music box and intro and outro can include reversing and replaying the music box)

Cats got my tongue - Halara’s theme

A mysterious Masquarade - Makoto’s theme

Despising Detectives - Yomi’s theme

Secrets Unveiled - Kurumi’s theme

Reminisce - Number One’s theme

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Duets and general Instrumentals

A Nightowl’s soft Lullaby - Played when Vivia and Yakou are together

Shinigami Solo Theme: A farewell to your Mentor (Specifically played in chapter 5)

Twimare’s Tango - Vivia and Halara’s duet theme (Harp and Violin)

Intro game Music Reprise & Remix

A mysterious masquarade - Chapter 3 BEGINNING

Feeling rather blue - Chapter 4

A mysterious masquarade reprise - Chapter 5

Amnesiac’s Final Decision - Chapter 5 (played while Yumas dialogue to choose)

Windy Nostalgia - Kuruma's Theme

A Haunting recall - instrumental when N1 has deja vu about Shinigami

Rain rain goodbye, may we meet again someday - Ending Kokobolt theme

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Honestly everything’s all over the place, and I want this to be a really well made project. Though schools in the way. Thank you for your time for me to introduce this very underworked project!~

[kawaiiwaifu-theartist]

Day 2: Rain of Rain Code Week.

(This Entry will contain spoilers for post-game and imagining of mine. Be warned)

At top of Kanai Tower. Makoto was listening to the several calls he gotten by the Unified Government, answering them and talking with them even. Explaining and suggesting ideas for the betterment and development of Kanai Ward.

There, someone knocked at the door. The CEO looked over to who could it be now as he spoke to them "You can come in." Having finished talking on a call, letting the person in as it was a white haired boy with a kitsune mask on.

"Um, Mr. Makoto. Can I talk with you please?" They asked, heading over to the couch carefully and removing their mask of theirs, showing eyes of green as they sat down. "Ah, Cessair. Good Rain to you, I suppose your doing well as the new Section Chief?" Makoto asked to him.

He nodded in response to the CEO as he replied "I am, but um... can I ask of something?" This made Makoto curious, what did Cessair want to ask about? "Hm? Sure. Go on, I can wait."

"Um... Can I ask about the rain? Why would it always rain but not snow, you can control it. Right?" The new section chief said as it made the bleached blonde was surprised by the question that was asked to him. Thinking about it for awhile on the answer to it.

Makoto nodded as he responded with a answer to the question "Oh, that's quite easy. The rain clouds are usually used to let the citizens of Kanai Ward live normally due to what they are. Though, I could try with changing the weather while making sure to keep them away from the sun's ray and light." He then continued as he questioned back "Why do you ask though? Is something on your mind?"

Cessair thought for awhile, being reminded of why he wanted to ask about it as spoke "O-Oh, it's because... I wanted to let the others enjoy what winter is like, since it was a long time I experienced it here in Kanai Ward during December." The CEO nodded while listening "I see..."

"I could temporarily let it snow for the time being, would it work with you?" Makoto asked as the new section chief nodded in agreement "Yeah. It's.. Fine that way." The CEO smiled to the response "Ok then. I'll get to work on that one then."

[solns]

man this game rly wants to sell shinigami as best girl or something

i personally prefer her purple gremlin form 😔

[cr4zedf0x]

(A drawing I made but only decided to post here now)

Two totally different characters with the same name

A drawing based on a meme (which BTW, the meme is not mine) (Credits ahead)

(Spoiler forward)

Inspiration:

Meme made by @/danganonrepeat on Instagram

[irldrfan]

I still often wonder why Fubuki had to describe their hand holding like that to Kurumi.

[vvemo]

halara pookie

[desuhiko--thunderbolt]

Shachi when he shows Yuma resistance

I have no idea what to post anymore, sorry