#mod celeste answers

[righteousness-and-tea]

You think all DR characters would be fine with their S/O smoking weed? Even Taka? I imagine he’d start LOSIN it. Not a request, mb

Okay, so I know that there are several instances where characters could have different thoughts on it, but... honestly, I think Taka would be one of those kids raised on DARE who just changes his opinion when more info is available to him, haha. I mean he wouldn't do it himself but, he'd educate himself. He seems like the type of guy who tries not to judge without reason to me! But mostly, I meant it as a blanket tolerance/acceptance statement lol. -Mod Celeste

[temper-temper]

What is Celeste's favorite adventure that she's been on?

I’m sure she is bias towards the adventures she’s had with Fell (of @flashtheponyofwind) But she also loves to remember sailing around the world as an apprentice navigator

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

Dodge tanks are technically speaking, the characters that can't necessarily take a hit nor need to be the strongest in damaging but have so much ability to dodge attack thanks to high evasion that they can basically solo every battle. Imagine a whole army gets aggro'd/taunted by this tiny fucker. They all attack him and they effing miss like crazy cuz they can hit him for shit. Welp. They wasted their turns. Now he's just gonna take his time dealing consistent damage in a game of attrition.

//Then yeah, my answers of Peko and Celeste remain the same.

-Mod

[eggcrackerbracket]

Hi!

I have some announcements to make,

Firstly, I'm currently visiting family right now so the bracket may be up later than I expected, sorry about that (I'll still try and answer any of your asks as best as I can).

Secondly, I can't tag for shit, (I am very new to tumblr) so I don't know what character specific tags to use so let me know if there are any specific tags to use.

Thirdly, I'm proud to reveal the pairs competing in this bracket, in no specific order (sorry there are no pictures):

Dave Strider (Homestuck) & Stiles (Teen Wolf)

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase) & Elizabeth (Visual Prison)

Link (Legend of Zelda) & Sabi Mehboob (Sort Of)

Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High Host Club) & Bill (Promethea)

Howl (Howl's Moving Castle) & Shiver (Splatoon)

Kris (Deltarune) & Franken Stein (Soul Eater)

Mettaton (Undertale) & Harrowhark (The Locked Tomb)

Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson) & Arya Stark (A Song of Fire and Ice)

Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4) & Yuri Rurikawa (Act Addict Actors!)

Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2) & Sokka (Avatar: the Last Airbender)

Zuko (Avatar: the Last Airbender) & Pidge Gunderson (Voltron)

Hiccup (How to Train your Dragon) & Princess Mononoke (Princess Mononoke)

Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom) & Angel Demon (Chainsaw Man)

Hunter (The Owl House) & Seadall (Fire Emblem)

Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) & Conel.EXE (Megaman Battle Network)

Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) & Garmadon (Ninjajo)

Jim Jimenez (Our Flag Means Death) & Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)

Stevonnie (Steven Universe) & Aubrey (OMORI)

Gonzo (The Muppets) & Sapphire (Princess Knight)

Allen Walker (D. Gray Man) & Raven (Teen Titans)

Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet) & Spock (Star Trek)

Madeline (Celeste) & Oliver Swift (Dialtown)

L Lawliet (Death Note) & Larry Needlemeyer (Amazing World of Gumball)

Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) & Helia (Winx Club)

Zagreus (Hades) & Yami Yugi (Yugioh)

Lake (Infinity Train) & Kitty Pryde (Marvel comics)

Sherlock Holmes (Various Sources) & Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)

Ed (Cowboy Bebop) & Boyd (Ducktales)

Mulan (Mulan) & Bow (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Fionna the Human (Adventure Time) & Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

Inosuke Hashibara (Demon Slayer) & Emily (Thomas and Friends)

ENA (ENA) & Joey/Rojo (Ben 10)

Marshall Lee (Adventure Time) & Alonzo (Cats)

Aziraphale (Good Omens) & Marcy Wu (Amphibia)

Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) & Bee (Bee and Puppycat)

Stanford pines (Gravity Falls) & Yakko Warner (Animaniacs)

Bridget (Guilty Gear) & Ema Skye (Ace Attorney)

Testament (Guilty Gear) & Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)

Nagisa (Assassination Classroom) & Allison (The Breakfast Club)

Dirk Strider (Homestuck) & Klaus (Umbrella Academy)

Ghost (Call of Duty) & Sebastian (Stardew Valley)

Grell Sutcliff (Black Butler) & Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Ping (Mulan) & Kaoru Sakurayashiki (Sk8 the Infinity)

Eijiro Kirishima (My Hero Academia) & Kou Seiya (Sailor Moon)

Hawks (My Hero Academia) & Axel (Kingdom Hearts)

Blackbeard (Our Flag Means Death) & Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Princess Ozma (Oz) & Princess Peach (Mario Series)

Team Rocket (Pokemon)

Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekiai) & Wade Wilson (Marvel comics)

Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena) & Rodrick Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Crona Gorgon (Soul Eater) & Shuichi Saihara (Danganronpa)

Luz (The Owl House) & Spamton (Deltarune)

Morpheus, Dream of the Endless (The Sandman) & Barney Guttman (Dead end Paranormal Park)

Mad Mew Mew (Undertale) & Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad)

Cecil Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale) & Trunks (DBZ)

Sheik (Legend of Zelda) & JFK (Clone High)

Kara Zor-El (DC comics) & Legoshi (Beastars)

Wheatley (Portal 2) & Fluttershy (MLP)

Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion) & The green M&M (M&M’s)

Yellow (Pokemon Adventures) & Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia)

Yukiko Amagi (Persona 4) & Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Peppino (Pizza Tower) & Jason Todd (DC comics)

Mahiru Koizumi (Danganronpa) & Megamind (Megamind)

Itsuka Kendo (My Hero Academia) & Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)

-Mod Sky

[favretheundead]

celeste difficulty is silly. the main game is hard; and the mods get ridiculous

there are 7 primary difficulty levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, expert, grandmaster, virtuoso, and celestial.

base game ranges from low beginner to high intermediate, so you know the higher difficulties get effed.

representative maps for each difficulty:

beginner - summit a-side, from vanilla. if you know anything about Celeste, you know it's a hard game, and it only get's harder from here on out.

intermediate - farewell, also from vanilla. most people, upon being told that 9a is intermediate, ask how. the answer is there's so much room for difficulty not explored in vanilla.

advanced - glyph, a modded campaign of low advanced difficulty. advanced takes the mechanics in vanilla, and takes them to new levels.

expert - monika's d-sides, a modded campaign based on the vanilla levels, but much harder. expert is precise (but there is still a significant amount of leniency left) i reccomend getting this good.

grandmaster - glyph d-side is a good introduction to the difficulty; vivid abyss is a good representation of the difficulty (be warned, vivid abyss's moon berry is virtuoso difficulty) grandmaster can be a time investment

virtuoso - this is where things get mad. Darkmoon ruins is a good introduction to the difficulty (DMR has six checkpoints: three expert, two grandmaster, and one virtuoso); more representative maps are Mauve and MOCE // CPCL

celestial - this difficulty has two good maps: avian ascension and MOCE // LXVI. just watch a clear of LXVI. it's insane

[wayfayrr]

Hey there, gonna hit you with lots of questions at once.

Are you part of any other fandoms?

What kind of games do you play mostly? Names or genre, whichever you prefer.

Which Zelda game got you into the franchise? Or well was your first? And was that long ago or recently?

And do you watch anime? If so which?

Apologies if you already answered any of these before. I'm just curious and maybe others are too. Please don't feel pressured to answer them soon or at all.

Have a nice day/evening!

:0c well I'm happy to answer them for you <3

I'm not really active in any, the closest one would be destiny but I stopped posting for that a while back. Fandoms can be pretty intimidating to me and zelda is where I feel comfortable tbh

I really like indie games generally but the genres vary a lot, Celeste and stardew are huge comfort games for me but I have a lot of others too. I'll drop some names in the tags as recommendations - they're all pretty affordable and are value tbh (celese and stardew especially with how many mods there are)

I don't actually remember a time where I didn't love the games?? My dad was into them way before I was born and I guess it got passed on dfvdsvfc I think the first one I played myself was Twilight Princess? either that or oot and that would have been about 13/14 years ago now?

not really, I used to but now I tend to watch youtube instead - komi can't communicate is the only one I really watch anymore cause she kinda reminds me of myself at times (I do have some comfort animes that I won't share though)

and no I don't think I've answered any of them, least not on tumblr :3c it was a fun little QnA though - so thank you for it!!!

[corviknight-appreciator]

Hello rotomblr!

You can call me Persephone. I use she/her.

I’ve been lurking for a bit, and was recently convinced to make an account by the local weatherboy since I’m the only one whose internet connects to other dimensions, apparently.

I’m from another world. I reserve the right to not answer questions about this depending on what they are.

I might post pictures of my team, if I feel like it and they do something particularly cute

Please do not send me pictures of fire or open flames. This is a hard boundary.

Icon from the game Coronet

Sometimes one of my rivals posts on here, because he can also access multiversal internet when basically no one else can. He uses purple.

[OOC info below, updated 4/8]

OOC: mun uses they/it. This blog takes place after the main game (update 2/22 now postgame too!) of Shield. Persephone has been isekai’d from another media, but that’s not her actual name. She likes her internet anonymity for a few reasons! The icon for this blog is from Celeste, which I hc in the pokemon world is called Coronet.

I am going to be sporadic for a bit! In universe let’s blame this on the gym challenge, but I have some irl responsibilities. I’ll try my best to interact though.

Generally up for interactions, but might stay away from high-stakes pokereality stuff on account of “I think I’d prefer any high-stakes stuff on the pokeblog to be local to Persephone’s current dimension”.

She will treat sentient pokemon, hybrids, and eebydeebys completely normally. This does not register to her as potentially weird at all. So feel free to interact with those accounts!

Pelipper Mail is on (with ooc limits on what I’ll accept, but feel free to be menacing if you want). Musharna Mail is OFF for the duration of the “dream goes on” arc. Magic anons inactive.

If you think you know Persephone’s deal, or would like to know it, feel free to dm me about it because she definitely isn’t going to tell you if she can avoid it.

Please tell me if you’d like anything tagged!

Mod and muse are both adults, but no nsfw anyways please.

Ooc tags are: pokemon irl, rotomblr, pokeblogging, anything for blacklist so it’s easier for people to track, arc tags (“dream goes on”, “back in the future”, “balcony horse arc” (which I started on a whim oops), and muse mixup madness tags/the tags I decided on for if I bring the AU Persephones back for events, etc. if it doesn’t look like someone rambling in tags it probably is ooc) and //anything that starts with two slashes like this

[puppetchamber]

@eliias-bouchard

to answer your Qs

I have legitimately only modded one other game in my life and it was freelancer(3d space sim) like 10-15 years ago. I actually wanted to shove Celeste into rain world for the lols but that looked significantly(ha!) harder to do anything more complex than re-texture artificer using texture mods.

Lonn(celeste mapping) + Everest(modding) are excellent for celeste. RW does not have anything that good. Not really a coder. I can do a little if the documentation is good.

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textures:

I actually did not rip anything other than color scheme and that was eyedroppered from those screen shots taken from the big RW mapping project. all those sprites are handmade. they are extremely eyeballed. but They are not traced/ripped, plus I wanted them to feel more like they fit in celeste-world. If I just straight ripped them wouldn't be quite as fun and would have been a lot more of a pain to deal with.

I do use the 0x0ade layouts because it's easier to wrap my brain around. this is one of the girder textures.

how everything is laid out: https://github.com/EverestAPI/Resources/wiki/Custom-Tilesets

for that white bg there's actually two sets of six sheets like this(one dark white and the other cave white) to create that bg,

there's 7 for the foreground legit same tilesets recolored for each.

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anyway Celeste uses 2 layers for sprites, technically, theoretically. in practice you can use decals which are just non collision textures so in theory its 4+ because you can stack decals on top of each other and move them off grid by CTRL-drag

1.foreground decal

2. foreground block(what celeste walks on)

3. background decal

4. background block(behind celeste)

there's also the styleground(2d parallax skyboxy-like thing) behind everything which have layers too but frankly I've messed around a little and the little doccumentation I've read is not super clear. luckily rw doesn't exactly have extreme backgrounds except for like 2 rooms in wall and a couple in outer expanse.

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Not sure what you mean by slime unless you mean the little dangly dead plant things or the ripples on the storage tank texture that one's a little off still. needs some work.

Or the particles emitted by the Squidcada(retextured jellyfish) that I have no idea how to remove.

but seriously I have like less than 10 hours experience modding this game, but I'm having a blast figuring out stuff.

I have learned two things.

one. celeste's engine adds these weird black outlines to object sprites

two: mapmaking for this game is hard when you still haven't beaten farewell and don't know how many tiles a dash is long by anything other than instinct.

[moonsinkfoxgirl]

Woe, prime numbers be upon thee

2) Do you like playing with mods?

Not usually no, but rn I'm playing Wind Waker with that really cute girl link mod, which is the only good method of playing that game and I will never play a Zelda game ever again without.

3) Do you like to get 100% achievements?

When a game is good then that's a lot of fun, so yes, but depending on how much work it is I will also often just not^^

5) Games you’ve played in the past 12 months that you really enjoyed?

Oh that's one hell of a long period...in no particular order, favorites in bold:

Nier Automata; 20 Minutes till Dawn; Merchant of the Skies; Maiden & Spell; Rusted Moss; Timberborn; Journey; Hades; Ikenfell; Yomawari, Shinyomawari; Helen's Mysterious Castle; Spiritfarer; Lost Ruins; Celeste; Summon Night - Swordcraft Story 2; Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura Eternal Heart; The Legend of Zelda - Wind Waker HD; Touhou - Embodiment of Scarlet Devil; Minoria; Dark Souls; Gris

Probably not a complete list (this is way too hard to assemble, and also doesn't include VNs which would like double it.

7) A series you’ve lost interest in?

already answered^^

11) A game location you really like

The second floor of Helen's Mysterious Castle is really nice^^

13) A series you’ve enjoyed since your early days of gaming and still enjoy to this day whether it still has games coming out or is one you return to?

Already answered as number 14 by mistake lol, the prime numbers have truly gone out of control

17) Pick a series you like. What was the first game you played for it? Was it a good starting point? Would it still be a good starting point now?

uhhh, I started playing Yomawari with the first game and while the second had a much gayer story the first one was more fun to 100%, and it definitely was a good starting point^^

19) A game you didn’t finish but would like to get back to or restart someday

Spiritfarer, I tried it twice now but the game starts becoming a slog with so much less interesting characters and soooooo much more busywork midway through it's kind of very difficult. (at least it's a lot of busywork for people with my kind of must do as much as possible autism)

23) A game ending that’s really stuck with you

The way the sense of achievement resonates with its story just burned Celeste's ending into my brain despite the fact that arguably not much happens in it.

29) Mario or Sonic?

Never played a sonic game, so Mario^^

31) On average do you have one game or multiple games going?

Kind of multiple, I often have one I play myself, while there's one I stream for my gf, plus some others on-hold.

37) Speedruns?

Fun to watch sometimes, not fun to play. Also much prefer like challenge runs that aren't speed based? They're usually more interesting in the ways they break games.

41) Best game currently on the market?

What does this mean 'currently'? Steam sells most games all the time. And what they don't (or even if depending) you buy for the price of waving a pirate flag.

In any case it's Celeste^^ As for games that came out this year it's Rusted Moss^^

43) Favorite cosplayer?

The only connection I have to cosplay is that I could imagine going to an anime convention in a maid outfit if I had some guy or butch lesbian I trust to come with as a body guard.

47) Most tragic gaming death?

Shinyomawari ;_;

53) Do you like dialog options in games?

If they're well made, sure^^ If they're ''we are giving you morality points for not being a caricature of evil'' then uh no.

[vixletserenity]

🎮🎧

Ask the mun stuff- accepting

🎧 — do you write while listening to music/podcasts/videos/etc, or do you need total silence?

I definitely have something playing while writing! Most of the time it's songs that I listen to that get me into the writing notch for Celeste. Other times I'm just listening to videos that make me laugh or something just as background noise.

🎮 — favorite video game(s)?

Kinda already answered that in this post. Though I also love playing the PC port of Project Diva Mega39s; there's a mod I have for that game that'll get an update soon so I'm keeping my eye out for that.

[pokebloggingnetwork]

@the-pokemon-research-duo

CHARACTERS:

Name: Camille Pronouns/Terms of Address: She/they, professor Age: 34 Occupation: Pokemon professor/researcher of a new region Pokemon:

Ninetails(Mister Fluffles)

Alolan Ninetails(Miss Fluffles)

Vulpix(Bob)

Alolan Vulpix(Cloud)

Alolan Vulpix(Cream)

Current Region: Region yet to be named. Preferred Type: N/A Appearance:

(both were made using picrews)

Name: Celeste Pronouns/Terms of Address: She/her Age: 16 Occupation: Trainer, professor's assistant Pokemon:

Litten

Absol

Joltik

Current Region: yet to be named. Preferred Type: Dark and bug Appearance/Distinguishing Traits:

MOD:

Name/Nickname: Kuro, Burrito Follows From: enraged fanby and co Pronouns/Terms of Address: any besides it/itself Adult or Minor?: Adult Other: Please feel free to send in asks! Just don't forget to specify who you are addressing it to unless you are fine with either of the two answering. This blog also uses the roleplay tag, rather than pokeblogging. This will be updated in the near future, so please bear with me for a bit.

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[righteousness-and-tea]

Not really a request, but what do you think would be mikan's reaction to me just showing up and giving her a cupcake?

I think she'd probably react very strongly-- it's likely she doesn't receive acts of kindness very often! Probably something along the lines of "For me? Are you sure?" And plenty of gracious thank yous. Please, give her many cupcakes. -Mod Celeste

[temper-temper]

How would Jetstream and her S/O handle being parents in the first year of their daughter being born?

I feel like Merlin would be over the moon but nervous while Jetstream would try to be calm and collected... until her hormones get the better of her and she gets snappy with her husband. It's okay thought Merlin totally understands. Celeste is a pretty chill baby though so after the first few months I feel everyone would settle into a routine... until Celeste is old enough to go sailing and leave them for a few years.

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

Since we’re talking about versus stuff, mod. If there was a free 4 all for each DR cast (1 2 3 v3 and UDG) which character from each cast would win the fight?

//Good question actually, because it can kind of change in the context of Survivor or canon. A few of the answers are fairly obvious though.

//I'm not gonna ever do this as a Death Battle, so I guess I can answer here.

//For DR1, it’s really difficult to determine based on the circumstances. Hifumi, Sayaka, and Chihiro are immediately out because none of them have shown any meaningful defensive or offensive capabilities besides Sayaka trying to attack Leon, which backfired massively. Largely the reason why the three of them are always left out of the team fights unless the situation is desperate, i.e the fight with Celeste.

//Celeste and Hiro are out for the same reason, because without any tools, and that stupid dress augmentation in Survivor in Celeste’s case, they’re kind of boned. And as shown, in a free for all situation, it’s easily countered anyway. Then Leon, because while he is decently strong, he has no training or experience. Hina is the same case, but she gets a little bit above him because I feel like she would have picked up some martial skills and tips from Sakura, and I do feel like she could take a person out with a well-aimed kick.

//I do think that Byakuya might have learned some self-defence moves earlier in his life, but I doubt he’s ever needed to capitalise off them in a meaningful way. At least not compared to Kyoko or Taka, whose career paths probably put them in danger sometimes, and they need to know these moves to defend themselves. So after them, Makoto and Mondo stand a better chance because Mondo’s been in fights ever since he was young and definitely knows his way around them, and Survivor Makoto has had formal training from the ultimate soldier herself, which at least puts him on a level where he might be able to defend himself for a substantial amount of time, but not enough to net him a win.

//Toko/Genocide Jack I think barely misses the top spot, because while they have a lot of experience killing, and are generally really stupid busted at their best; being able to dodge lightning and stuff, she never does well in fights where she has to go against someone of equal power and skill to herself. At least not with Komaru backing her up. I.e. Narumi Osone.

//Sakura is the obvious pick for the winner, but I don’t know if there’s ever been a point in time where Sakura has been shown to be able to take down multiple opponents at a time. In fact, there is an unused execution for her which shows that happening. She gets attacked by a bunch of enemies in the same vein as Peko’d execution and becomes overwhelmed, so clearly she doesn’t do too well in group fights. Still, presumably those enemies are about as strong as Monokuma, and the rest of the DR1 cast certainly aren’t. So I doubt it would be too much of an issue for her.

//Mukuro is a contender, and she’s definitely on the same level as Sakura AND has fought 100 Monokuma’s off by herself with a makeshift weapon. The only reason I still think Sakura wins is because Mukuro had no hesitation when it came to fighting the Monokuma’s, but wasn’t confident about her chances against Sakura alone. Sure, part of that may have been Mukuro trying to prioritise Makoto’s safety, but if it came down to the two of them, Sakura is used to fighting opponents on equal footing, and Mukuro typically isn’t.

//However, it’s important to note that Junko subjugated BOTH of them through manipulation and blackmail, and brought these two titans to their knees one way or any other. And did the same inadvertently through the killing game.

//The most physically powerful member of Class 78 is Sakura, but the most universally powerful is Junko. But if this is a free for all fight to the death with little room for tricks and everyone is bare handed, I’m gonna give it to Sakura, but Mukuro is a very close contender.

//For the second game, I shouldn't have to explain who takes it, because it's so bleedingly obvious, but for a general breakdown though, Teruteru, Mahiru, Hiyoko, and Chiaki are all out, because Chiaki doesn't have a physical body, and wouldn't be able to fight with it even if she did, and the others have next to know combat experience, or physical manpower. Hiyoko did get a good hit in on Nagito once, but the only reason why they were able to take him on then is because Mikan had already weakened him, and it was a 6 on one essentially.

//Kazuichi gets a better advantage than them, as does Ibuki, but mainly thanks to the fact that they have good tools, like the machine gun arm and the flamethrower guitar, plus Ibuki could use her music to disorient people like she did in DR3. However, without the tools, they're both kind of sitting ducks, and the only thing that keeps them above the one's I've just mentioned is the fact that they have a bit more stamina.

//Above them, I would say Fuyuhiko and Ryuji/Imposter, because unlike all the others I've just mentioned, I imagine they both have some genuine fighting experience. After all, being a Yakuza is a life threatening career, and he must have learned to defend himself at some point. However, it's clear that Peko does most of the heavy lifting for him, and in the face of most of the other people in this fight, Fuyuhiko is kind of dead weight. And as for Ryuji, while he's definitely mobile and knows his way around a sword, he has so little screentime that it's hard to glean what his actual capabilities are. He might have dressed and wielded the same weapon as Munakata, but I doubt Ryuji has any skills that would net him a higher spot on the ranking.

//The next one's out I would say are Gundham, then Mikan. Gundham has proven to be able to take Mechamaru in a fight, and yeah, while he won with a sneaky tactic, he still faced Nekomaru down in the funhouse, AND his Dark Devas and animals would be allowed here. But I still think they wouldn't be enough to net him a win. As for Mikan, I know that sometimes I make her appear extremely OP, and I know that we all agree the logistics behind Case 3 are extremely dumb, but they still happened, and having that kind of speed, precision, and power is somewhat integral in a fight. But in a free for all, her lack of general experience, as well as the general weight of all her tools, would slow her down enough for her weaknesses to be exploited.

//My next to slots are kind of a close call, but I'm going to say that Akane is the next one out. Akane is insanely strong, especially if you give her Seiko's doping medicine that she used in DR3, but the fact that she barely tends to strategize really sets her back. With a decent plan, she might actually get a few slots higher, but she's too dumb for that. On the other hand, Sonia, while not as physically strong, could beat her in strategics. While we never see her fight in the main series, Sonia says that everybody in Novoselic is trained in military tactics from youth, and no doubt that would include her. In Survivor, she also knows how to use a sword, ride a tank, and can use a variety of firearms. So yeah, she is shockingly busted for this kind of fight.

//Still, with that said, Peko and Nekomaru have both dealt with this kind of stuff, and they are clearly stronger, being in the upper echelon of power for the group, and the clear runners up. Nekomaru is a bruiser, like Akane, but actually has a decent amount of intelligence that would back him up, despite being a goofball most of the time. He knows his way around a fight, and the best strategies to net a win, and Peko, who has been trained in swordplay since birth, and is almost fast as lightning, can do just as much damage as Sonia with her one weapon.

//Still, as strong as Peko and Nekomaru are, the clear winners of this fight are the Ultimate Hope's. And between Nagito and Hajime, we've already seen that Hajime is LEAGUES stronger, and it's only because he holds back so he doesn't hurt anybody around him. Take away that morality, and he could annihilate everybody. And while Nagito's Ultimate Luck presents a difficulty, Hajime has that too, so it kind of cancels out. So yeah, easy dub, Hajime takes this one.

//Thankfully, Ultra Despair Girls doesn't have a huge roster, so I can get through this one quickly.

//If we are counting Toko/Genocide Jack, she takes the fight, because as I mentioned before, she is surprisingly busted. NOT counting Toko though, it comes down to Komaru, who is clearly a similar level of speed and precision, being able to keep up with Toko, or Monaca because of her unmatched genius.

//But seeing as Komaru did beat Monaca, I think we can give this one to Komaru ultimately. The other characters simply aren't worth talking about.

//DRV3 is easily the hardest of all them though, because counting Survivor, this group is the most physically overpowered of the lot, and almost all of them are capable of kicking ass in a fight. So I'm gonna try and go through them one by one.

//Himiko is the clear loser of the fight though, because she's the only one of them who doesn't have any kind of physical or mental stamina, and if not for her puppet form, she wouldn't be capable of landing a punch, much less dealing damage. And I don't want to count her capabilities as a puppet as part of her kit, because ultimately, that's not Himiko herself, and it doesn't help her net a win.

//Angie and Kiyo are next because, in Angie's case, she is good with a blade, and managed to take on Sonia. But Sonia is very clearly the more tactical genius between them, and Angie wins most of her fights through manipulation rather than physical confrontation. Nevertheless, she isn't nearly as good at this as Kokichi. As for Kiyo, I imagine he probably has some sword skills due to his focus on the katana in V3, and his anthropological knowledge covering many kinds of cultural marial arts. The reason he falls so low is because I'm not certain he would be able to apply them.

//Next I would say Kaito and Ryoma because both of them have been shown to be very physically capable, but at the same time, they severely lack any sorts of tools besides their own fists, and in Ryoma's case, a tennis racket and ball.

//Which is nothing compared to our A-listers, which consists of Kokichi, Kirumi, Miu, Tenko, Gonta, and Maki. Kokichi is out next, because, while yes, he is ingenious and manipulative, and he could steer events to turn the tide in his favor like he did in V3, he lacks tools compared to the others here, and the V3 characters are so used to him, most of them wouldn't fall for any of his traps anyway, especially not Shuichi. It's not like he could goad people into picking each other off anyway, because this is a free for all, and there's no guarantee he'd be able to take out whoever remains once the numbers start dwindling, and his only real weapon is a pair of guns, which ironically, are not a guaranteed win. Kirumi is highly intelligent, but again, lacks tools that would help her net a win, and though she's most definitely trained in hand-to-hand combat, everybody above her either overpowers her, outranks her, or has some tools or equipment that she simply cannot answer against.

//While I don't think Miu is as intellectual as Kokichi, it's an indisputable fact that her inventions REALLY bump her up in this ranking, especially the electrobombs and electrohammer which can disable other tech like Kaede's Mozart Mk2, Shuichi and Rantaro's Symmetra Matrix, Tsumugi's Nanokumas, and just Keebo in general. The big problem is that characters like Maki and Tenko, who overpower her without tech that she can exploit, and Gonta who can just straight up tank the physical damage; plus every character I've just listed is way faster than Miu, and speed and precision is kind of the deciding factor on these inventions working. Tech and tools are a MASSIVE part to play in this fight, and unfortunately, though Miu has many, none of them net her a win. As for Maki, Gonta and Tenko, it's a close call, but I think I'm going to have to give this one to Maki. In terms of power, I think Tenko and Gonta are stronger, but though Neo Aikido allows for the use of weapons, and Maki isn't as adept at hand-to-hand combat as Tenko is, Maki has more tools, equipment, and ways to net a kill that Tenko can't actively counter against. If this was a one-on-one confrontation, Tenko might stand a chance, but in a free-for-all where everything is automatically haywire, Maki has a much bigger advantage using every distraction she can. And also, both of them have way more experience than Gonta does in a fight, which makes him easily exploitable.

//That leaves 5 more characters; Shuichi, Kaede, Rantaro, Keebo, and Tsumugi.

//Of this group, I think the first one out is Keebo. His robotic body gives him a significant physical edge, and he possesses superhuman strength, speed, and durability, allowing him to perform feats none of the other characters can. His body includes sensors, communication devices, high-powered energy blasters, a rocket launcher, thrusters for flight, and many others, which made him capable of keeping up with even Nagito as an Ultimate Hope. However, the reason he falls flat is because SO many of the other characters have counters to his kit, and being a robot, one well-timed EMP can take him out with relative ease. And Miu and Kaede are packing heat in that regard. Plus, Keebo's body has also been shown to be really fragile and easily breakable by superpowers like Nagito, which many of the characters here can match, so if they can get the jump on him, he's going down quickly.

//And as good as Keebo's tech is, the sad reality is that the Symmetra Matrix is just WAY too powerful a weapon for him to counter.

//The Matrix is essentially a poor man’s Green Lantern Ring. It transforms light into tangible constructs, enabling its bearer to create anything they can imagine, from weapons and tools to complex machinery and even entire environments, and it can be used for incredible mobility, as well as a means of blocking any attack thrown at you. It DOES have a battery life, but it's one that is easily recharged, and rarely runs out anyway. Its adaptability makes it a universal tool, capable of addressing any challenge, limited only by the user's imagination and intellect; something that Shuichi and Rantaro both have in spades. I can't possibly say which of them is better at using the Matrix though, so they get to share a pedastal here.

//But unfortunately, while the Matrix is amazing, Kaede and Tsumugi's respective weapons; the Mozart Mk2 and the Nanokumas, are better. The Nanokuma's do very much the same thing as the Matrix, and are capable of shapeshifting Tsumugi's body parts into weapons, and making her perpetually bulletproof. And also, while the Symmetra definitely helped Shuichi fight back against Tsumugi, it was NOT powerful enough to actually defeat the Nanokuma's.

//Also, Tsumugi is generally able to use the Nanokuma's to repair herself if she loses limbs. The first thing she does with it, in fact, is cut herself in half, and stitch herself back together good as new. So any kind of damage that the other characters CAN do is almost instantaneously repaired.

//So ultimately, this long, difficult clash of tech and power, ironically, comes down between Kaede and Tsumugi as the last women standing. As for which one of them nets a win?

//I'm gonna give this match to Kaede, and for one simple reason...Hacking Mode.

//As covered in Kaede's Death Battle, the Hacking Mode of the Mozart Mk2 functions exactly the same as Komaru's Hacking Gun from Ultra Despair Girls. Though she never really uses it in the main story of Survivor, Kaede has access to all the bullets, on top of the other modes of her weapon being different kinds of javelin/spear.

//This fact single handedly means Kaede outmatches or overpowers Tsumugi's Nanokuma's, Shuichi and Rantaro's Symmetra Matrix, and ALL of Miu and Keebo's tech! After all, there is no way the Nanokuma's are resistant to the Hacking Gun, because Miu's Electrobombs disable them easily. And just by shooting Tsumugi once, the hacking gun could disable the entire Nanokuma system before they have a chance to duplicate and protect Tsumugi from lethal damage

//Also, the Hacking Mode aside, the Mozart Mark 2...is just a PREPOSTEROUSLY good weapon!

//It's definitely possible for Shuichi or Miu to hack into the Mozart and disable it, but the fact that Kaede can fly on the weapon at twice the speed of a bullet means there is no way they are getting that opportunity.

//And with the kill mode alone, the spear is capable of downing giant robots like Himiko's Titan puppet, and the Exisal robots, with COMPLETE ease. The exisals, which might I remind you, are at least as strong as Monokuma is in the Killing Game, i.e. the version that went toe to toe with Sakura.

//This means that if Kaede outspeeds them (which she definitely does) she could kill Maki, Tenko, Gonta, and everybody else in this battle in a SINGLE STRIKE!

//Of course, the big weakness with the Mozart Mk2 is that if Kaede somehow misplaces the glove that she controls it with, it doesn't become nearly as versatile, and she isn't capable of controlling it while airborne, which severely limits her chances. HOWEVER, due to how incredibly fast, agile, and adept Kaede is at taking down several targets, none of the others here are probably going to get the opportunity to swipe it. Especially since there are no friends in this game.

//It might be a little biased, I will admit, but I personally had no idea how clutch this weapon was going to be, and ultimately, Kaede wins this free for all because of it.

//However, if we are talking non-survivor feats, the winner is Maki, for the reasons that I already kind of mentioned earlier.

-Mod

[patricia-taxxon]

im asking myself, in the universe that I came into this game late & started my celeste modding hobby with strawberry jam, would I make a 50 minute video essay about it? i'll ask again once i've subjected myself to the freaky difficult stuff, but right now the answer is no.

i have been ragging a little hard on strawberry jam but honestly i should restate that Paint is a fuckin miracle, it escaped the celeste mod meta and simply offered its own chapter in what feels like a commercial title, it's beautiful to look at, the only criticism i have is that its story is severely undercooked but then again so was Celeste's so I can't fault it too hard.

[wayfayrr]

For the ask game! 17, 18 and 40!

17 - What do you do when writing gets difficult? - probably not the answer people want to hear but I usually play games dscsdv, I've been playing through the strawberry jam mod for Celeste recently and would recommend that game in general to anyone really (madeline/badelines relationship is just like four and shadow and I <3 it)

18 - Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles? - It depends on the fic actually, some I named before for example cannibros was just a discord joke name with my wife that eventually got written as a collab. whereas most of my other fics if they were given a title were named after writing based on what they're about and if I could come up with a stupid pun in most cases side-eyes I would dye for you

40 - If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you like to see? - honestly getting any fanart is just the best thing in itself and I love seeing anything that's been made. but for a fic I'd like to see, and scene? the cannibros. everything in that is just crack that was so fun to write and I love how we wrote the chain in it with Sky and Cal being my personal faves - Twi and Sage competing for that tho. The confrontation of Cal and Wild is just <33