#nara nexomon 2

[tulipsnflowers]

A quick doodle, just something I wanted to do 0 rhyme or reason

[glitchven]

Ok so i was just playing nexomon 1 and i finally got to grundas nightmare and look

Normal landscape, right? but look closer

Its literally a mural of Nara!!!!!!!

I cant really tell whats going on in the left side of the picture but on the right it clearly shows Nara running, so im just sayinggggggg, what if its supposed to depict Nara running away from Omnicron during the war between humans and nexomon???

[player-1]

Nexolord & co. shenanigans (Nexomon 1)

It's honestly been a long time coming, though mostly for the nostalgia and hype for Nexomon 3, but I figured I would look back in the story for any context clues to Nexolord/Metta's personality and abilities mentioned from his siblings, Overseers, or anyone unlucky enough to get on his bad side. Obviously it's going to be a massive list (with some spoilers for to Micromon and Extinction), but here goes!

First off, there's no real timeline on how long Metta's been Nexolord or when he started his Omnicron revival plan into action, but I'll put in a generous estimate of 2-3 years before the main story since he already put way too much fear into people's hearts to go against his authority until MC went ham on his master plan. Same goes for him commissioning MC's parents to build the resurrection machine and revive Omnicron for real.

For Overseers, I would assume that ex-Nexolord Remus originally had Hilda, Khan, and Jack until Metta took the title (and adding five more to spread out his influence). But it's also funny to assume that Metta indirectly assigned his siblings/Champions to a certain Overseer that either complement or conflict their personalities...You know, for shits and giggles. -Fenrir/Fona -> Ivan & Ira (Fiery spirit and moderately irrational) -Nadine/Ventra -> Remus (Unstoppable force vs. Immovable object) -Merida/Arqua -> Hendrick (90% charm and 10% backstabber) -Zetta/Luxa -> Spencer (Snotty rich kid with inflated ego) -Ulrich/Grunda -> Jack (Reliable leader but goes against authority to protect his people (Mostly connected to Netherworld Ulrich)) Nexolord/Metta -> Glacia (Cold-blooded tactician with an extreme ego trip) -Deena/Nara -> Khan ("Subtly" associating the family traitor as a wild savage who only cares about the world and harmony over complete authority...Harsh, even for a kids game)

Metta's childhood in the Frozen Tundra was already going to be shrouded in mystery from the get-go (and obviously exclude flashbacks in-game to avoid spoiling his identity), but he left a pretty deep impact on the three people he interacted with in the past (Glacia, Juliet, and Malk). -First, Juliet's a fangirl for him, so much so that she'll completely ignore his plan to destroy humanity if it meant getting a sliver of attention from him or one-up Glacia as Overseer. She also believes that he's a vampire (either when they were kids or into adulthood) and regularly reads cheesy YA vampire novels that she "accidentally" leaves on her kitchen table for someone to notice. -Glacia is 110% loyal to Metta and will gladly brag to anyone she meets on how she's the most "true and loyal Overseer" there is. Also, she's the only Overseer who's aware that the Champions are Omnicron's children (minus Remus figuring it out through context clues), so she somehow earned Metta's trust to learn that fact as well (though whether she knew Metta's true form too is up for debate). -Finally Malk "I taught [the Nexolord] everything I know" Micromon is either the best/worst person to be Metta's tutor (re: legit father-figure) to make him become the little tyrant he is now. Whether it's to fuel Metta's already-burning hatred for humans (being a sentient AI that destroyed Project Pixekai in revenge of the programmers who created him), teaching him useful skills to gain control over others as a leader (master manipulator, master technician, and more!), or giving Metta the emotional support he never had from his siblings or dad (headcanons galore!). Also love the little gimmick that Malk's name isn't shown to the MC since he doesn't properly introduce himself to them; only Metta calls him by name once when they're the only ones in a room or during Malk's last hurrah speech before MC fights Omnicron and disappearing for good. Also, Malk mentions meeting a younger Nexolord/Metta sometime after busting out of Pixekai and adjusting to human life, so he might've tried disguising himself long before they teamed up. Now I want to know if Metta first learned that Malk wasn't human or vice versa, but I would love to know what babey Nexolord looked like before he went anime villain mode. :)

Metta definitely was the one who gave his siblings their fake Champion names, mostly on the joke of Fona/Fenrir being Metta's guard-dog for a good chunk of the story (even accompanying him to Grunda's grave and keep a eye on Overseer Jack for the excavation). Besides that, it makes sense for Metta to have every opportunity to make a jab at his siblings and put them in their place in the current hierarchy. -Fenrir: Marsh/Fen-dweller, Norse mythos wolf that would bring disaster during Ragnarok and was bound by a chain shaped like a silk ribbon. [Similar motif to Nexomon Fenrir to have giant prison cuffs on his wrists and collar-like design on his shirt.] -Nadine: Hope (French), messenger/admonitory or showerer of blessings (Arabic), "the courage of a bear" (Russian) [Latter fits cause of her assigned Overseer being Remus and her tendency to put combat first over talking.] -Merida: Pearl (Mairead, Celtic), "one who achieved a high place of honor" (Latin), "a chaste girl" or "like a mother" (Persian) [Persian seems more ironic since Merida's nice when she gets attention but throws a major hissy fit if embarrassed or mocked.] -Zetta: Inquiry or quest (Greek ztsis), "a person that is intellectually curious and has a thirst for knowledge" [Mostly ironic since Zetta's dumb as a brick and has a love for shiny things.] -Ulrich: Noble or regal ruler, noble/rich heritage (Old German) [Grunda never had the chance to get a Champion name (until Netherworld), but it's interesting how his Nightmare makes him the ruler/guardian of Solus Desert and protects his people from the big bad Nexolord Remus...At least he got his priorities straight?] -Deena: Valley, church leader, spear ruler (Hebrew/Old English/Old German); "compromising, passive, and more likely to stay in the background rather than front and center" (myfirstname.rocks) [Even if she was a major part of Ulzar's fame, Deena keeps herself as inconspicuous as possible to ensure the MC's success too. Definitely didn't want to be caught up in the family drama again, you know? :)]

It is somewhat confirmed in the Netherworld end-story that Nexonium/Nexomite is more commonly found in the literal afterlife than in the normal world (and stupidly expensive too), and it also has the ability to incapacitate any Nexomon in its vicinity (when powered by a NexoCore) or keep a Nightmare running without a Warden to guard it. So who's to say that Metta used Nexonium to create the Nexocore, easily violating Ziegler's rule of keeping the dead dead and creating a power source that won't get traced back to him (you know, since he commissioned MC's parents to make it?). And it also shows that Metta had Nexonium stowed away in his old house, most likely studying its components in there or in the bunker.

And last but not least, it's not exactly confirmed if Metta actually sacrificed himself to revive Omnicron like the rest of Champions; he doesn't have a personal Nightmare like the other four (+Grunda/Ulrich), and you only get to find Metta's true form after the Netherworld story (ie. Killing Omnicron for real, dooming the current Nexomon species to extinction, and making a bridge between the Netherworld and real world to finish loose ends). Speaking of bridge, it's also confirmed in Extinction that just after MC destroyed Omnicron's soul, Venefelis was unleashed with the single goal to kill Hilda; unintentionally serving as the bridge for the Nexomon War and the future to come in Nexomon: Extinction. ...Also the MC (The Ghost of Nexomon Past) gets Metta's jacket and was buried in it pre-Extinction, so I'm betting the madlad did the blanket dog trick and it somehow worked against the MC and Nara. I mean, Metta's about the size of a bowling ball (five-pin/duckpin maybe?) so he might've had a chance to pull it off when MC was distracted by Omnicron and he just assumed the guy was gone for good.

Anywho, that's all I have for now, hope you enjoyed!

[nayvwriter]

Also Deena and James to get that ready here

(For the 2 character ask game)

Okay. Been procrastinating this because I don't feel like I can answer it well, but (talking sternly to the perfectionism) some answer is better than none and this ask game is for rambles anyway.

(nexomon spoilers)

(For those not in the know, James is a common fan-created human name for Metta.)

So! Deena, aka Nara, fourth child of Omnicron, and James aka Metta, seventh child of Omnicron.

Siblings! But since Metta's the youngest, there's no telling how long they had together before Nara switched sides. I tend to think that they started to know each other, cared about each other, but most of their time together was ripped away by Omnicron.

I also have this headcanon that Metta cares deeply about his sister. He cares about all his siblings, but there's some - protective instinct, with Nara. Even after all she's done against him, he can't easily let it go.

It might be because he's seen her hurt. I have this headcanon that I wrote into a fic and then internalised into my personal canon - the big pivot point of Nara's split was when Omnicron tried to kill her for disloyalty.

Whether she actually was disloyal or not before being forced to switch sides is largely irrelevant to this - though perhaps, it had been Metta that Omnicron worried about, before Nara showed a little too much sympathy for humanity. Perhaps Nara unintentionally took the punishment that Metta nearly had.

Omnicron struck out at her, left her dying on the floor - and Metta saw. And when Omnicron had left... he went to her. Metta had all his sibling's powers - and he used Nara's power to save her life.

They never spoke of it again. Metta went right back to his father, and Nara joined the humans.

Then when Ulzar went on his crusade, Metta was nowhere to be found. Saving himself? Planning ahead to the resurrection? Or... not wanting to face his sister on the battlefield?

This is all headcanon, of course. But you do have to wonder how come Metta survived Ulzar's crusade - he had to have survived, surely, to be able to resurrect his siblings and father in N1.

And now we do look at n1. Metta's enacting a plan, and Deena clearly knows some of it. She finds a champion, makes sure they don't get themselves killed - I think this method of working through other people is just something Deena does, rather than anything to do with Metta.

But it is interesting to compare and contrast.

Metta's got a certain charisma, and he's not against making other people do the work for him, but when it comes down to it he'll put himself in the starring role. Don't have to worry about people messing stuff up then. He becomes Nexolord, he helps build the resurrection machine... he's always personally involved.

Deena, on the other hand? She always chooses others to do her work, but guides them from behind - and she has a hard time trusting anything she hasn't planned out herself, much like Metta likes to be personally involved. Like Metta, Deena takes a human form; unlike Metta, she doesn't personally get involved in the fighting.

Not until n2, which shows she's clearly capable of being a Tamer, she just... chose not to in n1. What was the reason? Not trusting herself? Not liking to fight? Or... not wanting to face her brother on the battlefield?

(^blatantly pointing at potential parallels)

Deena still chooses to work against Metta. Of course she does - he's trying to resurrect Omnicron. (Though I do have to wonder how she found this out. Or indeed - how much she found out?)

Metta? When he came up with his plan - did he know Nara was still around? Did he know she'd try to stop him? How would he not?

After n1, I think Metta vanishes again. Nara hopes he's okay, and just pulling something similar to what he did in Ulzar's time - obviously Metta potentially coming out of the woodwork with a world domination plan is not good, but... that's her brother. Even after all he's done, she can't stop caring.

They're siblings and they care about each other, but they barely had any time together, and most of their relationship is spent carefully avoiding one another and/or working against one another. It'd be interesting to see them forced to come face to face.

So yeah! Thank you very much for the ask, this was fun and I rambled way more than I thought I would, even if much of it is headcanon-based - it's possible.

[tulipsnflowers]

They surely have to have something of her as well, you know?

[tulipsnflowers]

So , uh, hi? I blame @chaos-era and @nayvwriter for this one. Quickly ( n poorly) made PMV! Wooo!!

[tulipsnflowers]

Okay, I'll bite. Deena. Go ahead.

You're just shooting fish in a barrel. Well except there you have the slightest chance of missing.

Massive spoilers for the whole nexomon series. I mean it

Before I begin madness, Deena is Omnicron's fourth child. Nara of the forest. She doesn't have a two word title like the rest cuz she did revive Omnicron. So it's free real estate.

Formalities done with? Yes? Alright:

I am not well about her. At all.

She helps you in n1, reveals herself to be Nara at the end. In n2 she hides it till frozen(where she dies) , turns out to be your mom in Lateria, nothing till revival.

Okay. Okay, I-

First of all. I truly to believe in n2 while she has definitely changed from the literal war at least a little bit, she's definitely playing an act when it comes to how much. I mean, once you go Omnisun and revive her she actually smiles for the first time and it made my heart into a puddle when I replayed. She's genuinely happy<3

Innnn n1 her siblings don't recognize her somehow. Well, Merida mentions her in her nightmare with something like "not without traitors on this side" or something like that, it's been a bit since I read her dialogue

Which. Can Deena interact with her siblings more, PLEASE. She gets 1 interaction with Fenrir, and that's IT. And that's in n2!

There is not a singular part of my soul I would not turn over for James and Deena to talk. Actually have a conversation. Please.

Because they're almost opposites to one another and I really need to see how that would go. Grudges, guilt, and so on. PLEASE.

And to again hit the fish in the barel...

Deena. Deena, darling, can we talk about your problem solving abilites?

Pre n1, even if you didn't team up with Ulzar(which is up to interpretation, but most people say yes), you still allowed your siblings to be actually killed. For humanity. It was probably a necessary step, but with that you nuked your relationships with them at least temporarily.

In n1, in Lateria, you do leave the room. You speak as we are about to fight Grunda, your sprite is in the room. But whoops once he's dead you are gone! No sprite, absolutely no talking until you head outside of the chamber. Coincidence? Probably, but this is my brainrot I will accept it as canon.

In n1 endgame, after killing Omnicron, you literally say almost word for word you will stay and watch your father's soul for an eternity. Deena. No. Just because you're related to Omnicron, does in fact not mean, you should spend an ETERNITY in the netherworld. Ziegler's there and it is stated the wardens do not like you. The most entertainment you could humanly get is probably with Miriam. Deena, we don't do that-

And in n1 POST GAME, when Omnicron is bluffing when he says "if you destroy my soul all nexomon will slowly die", she doesn't deny it. If she knew it was a lie, she probably would have said so. But no. She says something like " You need to. That soul is also the source of great evil. " which, without knowing he's bluffing. Deena. Deena are we going to talk about that, are all? No? What do you mean no. We can't just glance over you essentially being willing to die-

And THEN, as if everything else was not enough, in n2, you are fully willing to hand your child over to Grunda(who's doing great with it, btw), but like. That has got to hurt. Especially after having OMNICRON as a parent. She definitely did not feel good about it I am not taking any arguments about the opposite.

And as a cherry on the TOP. She dies. Now, Xanders may be buff, but he probably couldn't have beaten Deena if she gave it her all. My belief. But issue, this is an enclosed space. And plants are very sharp and hurt very much! If she did give it her all, what is she actually hurt Solus? Alternatively, she's probably still weak from well, giving birth to Solus. Are we noticing a theme in what Deena does, perhaps? Just a little one?

Seriously. She has got to stop saving the world over her own well-being/self. Deena you need a hug and hot cocoa gosh darn it.

- Bonus mini rant! -

Besides, I am so worried about her in n3. Why?

Well. Lets see. She keeps loosing more and more as the series progresses as a. But as b and c..

So, we have a cycle of: Humans v nexo and Deena switching sides. Monsters are in the lead? Deena's going against Omnicron. Humans are in the lead? Let her deal with Vados in a convoluted plan.

Following this pattern, ladies and gentlemen, what do we get for the next game?

Combine THAT, with the lack of choice being a theme(as a person I follow pointed out) sure, Blue messed up killing Omnicron, but what choice did they really have? He was evil, he was going to end the world. There was only one, even with bad consequences.

And then, Amelie, what choice did she really have? I mean, I hate her, but your people are dying gosh darn it. You have to try and stop it somehow, you don't really have a choice less it goes into shit.

Solus had to revive Tyrants, sure it was a bad thing but how else were they supposed to stop Vados? That's their friends, and people on both sides. What choice did they have, really?

Abyssals are also a very prominent example, with them having obviously no fricking choice to do nothing.

So. Combine the two, and you get....

Granted, I pray I'm incorrect. She needs a god damn nap. And hot cocoa.

-Bonus rant over-

All of this is to say, I love her a lot. She's such a great character and I just wish for her siblings and her to talk more. And for Solus and her to hug, preferably. It would be appreciated.

Oh and, I dislike her n2 design somewhat. Simple reason, she has 3 goddamn butt flowers. And NO moving green parts! Why??? That was like a staple of Omnicron's children!

I fixed it, there ya go.

Of course this is my subjective opinion and so on, but hey

Oh and ALSO! Personal reason why she couldn't become the ruler of Nexomon: she was weak to wind and fire, simple as that. She needs to get all of her siblings' gifts but she couldn't possibly do those two because how is she supposed to control either at all?

It's why Solus can, they have two weaknesses, one being ghost, and both also being super effective against. So they might have some trouble with those ones, but they are chilling (remember, their weakness to plants is one sided)

Alright. I think that's everything about this plant deer? Eh, most things anyway

[nayvwriter]

2 person rant: Deena and Amelie^^

Okay so my first attempt at this fell victim to Tech Issues (it was only a paragraph in though) so I'm trying again.

(Nexomon Extinction spoilers)

THOSE TWO. Listen, I love Amelie and Lydia, you know I do. But Amelie and Deena? Gosh, the parallels!

As has been pointed out before, basically the plot of the game is Solus vs Vados. Deena's child versus Amelie's machine - except that Deena didn't exactly raise Solus, did she? Heck, Amelie probably put more care into Vados than Deena did into Solus, at least directly.

Deena created Solus for a purpose, like Amelie created Vados for a purpose. The same purpose - to stop the Tyrant Wars. They just have different ideas about how to do that.

Because Deena, as per usual, thinks she's the only one who can fix this, via making a convoluted plan, and doesn't tell anyone about it. You can understand why, though - gestures at Xanders. I do, however, believe that if Deena had told Amelie the truth all those years ago, Amelie could have been on her side. But Amelie doesn't have the information Deena does.

And Amelie also thinks she, or rather Vados, is the only one who can fix this. But not for the same reasons as Deena - rather, it's not that she thinks no-one else could, it's that she thinks no-one else can in time. And she doesn't believe Solus can do it. (How much does Amelie really know about Solus in the end?)

And Amelie's tired of fighting. But she'll keep going, to save her people. And Deena's tired too, she's been doing this for millenia, but - for humanity. They both want the same thing, but they're in opposition about how to get it, and that shows through their children.

Their creations, for this purpose, no matter the cost. Their plans, that they barely told anyone about. One is an ally and one an antagonist - but they both did the same thing, in the end.

It's not about their relationship so much, it's about the parallels.

But if we do look at their potential relationship for a second... these similarities can also tie in interestingly with Deena's character, because she can't really judge Amelie without judging herself. If you've been here for a while, you've probably heard my rant on how I think Deena doesn't trust herself, and this will only tie into it more. Amelie thought she was doing the right thing too.

As for Amelie? Well... To go off on a slight tangent, I think Xanders was very much the exception when he attacked Deena. Because she was a colleague, yes, but also because. Nara? Nara the constantly helpful Tyrant, Nara the seeming exception? I don't think Amelie would do the same. But Amelie's post-canon relationship to Deena very much depends on circumstances.

And pre-canon, they're two colleagues hiding secrets, working against each other - one unknowingly, one somewhat deliberately but also ineffectually (Deena, when did you learn of Vados and what exactly did you do about it?).

So yeah these two as a pair interest me mostly because of their similarities, of how they're two opposite sides of a coin.

[nayvwriter]

What other trickary may I ask hmmmm Nexomon Character: ..hm Ziegler, why not?

my immediate reaction to this ask was a shocked and interested oh! so you're probably doing fine with the trickery.

(nexomon 1 and 2 spoilers and also discussion of mortality)

Ziegler. Can't say I was expecting that.

I mostly write him as an antagonistic force, but really I think he's just got blue-and-orange morality, fae morality. He's the King of the Dead, after all. He does his job. Good is the dead staying dead, the natural order being maintained. Living beings are born, they live, they die and they pass into Ziegler's realm.

And then people start reviving the dead and Ziegler's existence gets a whole lot more complicated.

Suddenly the natural order is breaking. He has to actually interfere with the living world. He tries to figure out how to do that. Just showing up with an aura of death doesn't seem to make them give his people back, so he has to figure out how to interact with people. He tries to extrapolate a semblance of normality.

This is about when he starts getting his tendency to hold a grudge. He doesn't like Metta, because Metta has been stealing souls from his realm. That is a bad thing. So surely the person who did it is also a bad thing. Definitely a threat.

He probably doesn't like Nara either, because she's a potential threat. We don't know if she's actually been doing any revivals, but it's highly possible given her title of Tyrant of Life. So Ziegler probably doesn't like her.

And then Blue, N1 protagonist, invades his realm and destroys one of his souls. Forever. He can't get it back. Ziegler is used to all souls coming to him eventually, but first the Children of Omnicron refuse to stay there and then Omnicron is just... gone.

Ziegler does not like this.

The shockwave from Omnicron's destruction impacts the mortal world, breaking the natural order and starting the Tyrant Wars. Ziegler doesn't really have an opinion on this - he thinks it's natural. The natural order breaks, consequences are had. This is a fact.

Maybe Ziegler decides the best way to stop anyone from trying anything like that again is to send his wardens to hunt Blue. Or maybe he's just decided that a normal person would try and get revenge on the person who broke his world. Point is - I don't think Ziegler is actually as angry as he's pretending to be. I don't think he was built for anger.

But he is quietly awaiting the day when Blue will pass into his realm.

There are more revivals. The more the mortals mess with Ziegler's realm, the more Ziegler has to interface with theirs, and the more he takes on human traits. (Human, because everyone he's been talking to is either human or pretending to be.)

Ziegler was hoping it was over, when Nara passed. It wasn't. He tries to be courteous to Solus, but he is not willing to compromise. Or this will simply go on and on and on.

Time means nothing to the King of the Dead. He does not get bored. He has as much patience as he needs. But when he gets a soul, he would like it to stay there. These beings break the natural order of this world. Solus in particular is making rather a habit of it. Ziegler has to figure out some way to get them to stop.

Death is natural. Mortals cannot live forever. They cannot be revived again and again. Solus does not seem to understand this. Ziegler does not know how to get Solus to understand this.

Time means nothing to Ziegler, but it means something to Solus, and each moment they steal is a victory for them. Ziegler cannot allow this. Perhaps if he removes that time, Solus will give in.

The King of the Dead and the Monarch of Monsters. Both inhuman, but one with far more human traits than the other. Neither understand each other, and so they clash, unable to reach a compromise. And when two titans clash, the world is caught in the war. Neither of them want to escalate this too far, but neither is willing to back down.

...I don't really know why I started trying to make Ziegler and Solus narrative foils. They're both trying to break a cycle - but Solus is trying to break the cycle and bring peace by reviving Vados, and Ziegler is trying to break the cycle of revivals themselves.

The point is - they both find the other's morals alien and strange. Solus will not return Ziegler his souls, because Solus will not kill those they have just revived. Ziegler does not understand this, as they will die anyway. Solus does not understand how Ziegler can not care.

Ziegler's not evil. He just has a different standard of good.

[player-1]

Once again back on my bs throwing out another insane but possibly valid Nexomon theory until Nexomon 3 finally gets a proper release date...

Going through the Abyssal DLC again, mostly finding hints on what they foreshadow for 3 (And it's quite a few things, a bit about sorcerers/witches already getting wiped off the map and a possible time-skip prediction of 100,000 years.), but the one thing that caught my eye was after the MC defeated Volcel [N:E Abyssal DLC part 4]. Long story short, it's heavily implied that the Abyssals were engineered like the Greater Drakes and/or Vados, but not in such an unnatural way that Deena couldn't have sensed it. In her own words, "Unlike the dragons and Vados, these Abyssal Tyrants couldn't have been forged by human hands."

Which leads me to the obvious conclusion (and indirectly the mad scientist Logan's): GENETIC ENGINEERING!!

And I'm obviously jumping on the idea that Metta made them (for obvious reasons) since resurrection would've opened up a similar scheme; besides, he's the only one of the fam with these skills so he had all that free time to do something else here. While following the assumption that the main element Abyssals (Fire, Water, Wind, Nature, Earth, Lightning) were modeled after the main Omnicron Fam, the Abyssals also share some physical characteristics with some Nexomon of N1 & N:E as well besides the nixed bag that is Venefelis, but I'll just go in order from appearance in the DLC then explain/ramble from there.

Major-ish spoilers for Nexomon 1 (& Netherworld dlc/arc) and Nexomon: Extinction w. the Abyssal dlc below:

1. Venefelis (Masquiti(?) + Kitsunox, Carnagrius, Fanfrou, Fuzztino, Felicient)

Like I said, Venefelis is such a mixed bag since she came out the gate just after Omnicron's bucket got kicked for good and the N1 protag thought any major world-ending threat was over and done for...Well that was a fucking lie and we all know it. While I feel that Venefelis got that hot-headed attitude (and obvious golden child syndrome) from the other cat-based 'mon, it's easy to see the similarities w. the Masquiti line even when they didn't appear until 1,000 yrs later in N:E (and the off-putting entry about Masquiti fits way too perfectly w. her "ghost" form Salem), but I digress. Whether or not Venefelis could be considered the first Psychic type after N1 (or the first uber-powerful Masquiti known to man), or maybe Metta made a replacement Omnicron on the side if his main plan failed (before he threw her out only to kill Hilda in revenge), that's already up for debate for me. [Also somewhat implying that Venefelis is a mutation of Kitsunox since the cape seems similar and she actively boasts about being the “perfect servant” in killing Hilda for a master she never knew nor witnessed (N:E Kitsunox are unwaveringly loyal too) but that’s my opinion here]…

2. Pluvean (Arqua + Harectic, Hydrose, Reeferus, Torrex)

Even if Arqua/Merida was always shown to be hotheaded and quick to throw a temper (even at the expense of a destroyed ship or two), Pluvean was only mean to be a sacrifice to either confuse the Guild on the Abyssals' purpose or direct their attention away from the real threats...Either way, he's pretty lax on what the Guild wants to learn from him (ie. the bare minimum) and is more concerned over why Venefelis revived him if he already completed his task with flying colors. While this might also relate to the calming nature of water as opposed to Arqua's unpredictable rage, it's an interesting starting point for the Guild (and MC) to figure out that the Abyssals are far from their usual brand of Tyrant. And I guess Metta wanted to see a cooler side to Arqua/Merida when she's not flaunting around with other humans, who knows?

3. Rotramus (Nara + Outgrov, Raksuma, Prisimazor)

While I'm not going to theorize if or how Metta got Nara's DNA to create Rotramus (which that would next to impossible without revealing himself), but it's pretty telling since the only things he has to do is 1. Hide from the Guild, 2. Nap out of sight of said-Guild, 3. Answer or follow any tamer's command without question or self-preservation if they find him (and 4. Deny and insult said-tamer's command without question if they attempt to turn him against the Abyssals); you know, it just like Nara's main deal of betraying Omnicron, joining the humans to destroy her dad and siblings, and wanting to live freely and independently as Deena. Even if Rotramus is perfectly harmless apart from not betraying the Abyssals at the drop of a hat, it's interesting to see how much of an iron grip Metta also has on the Abyssals despite none of them ever knowing their master by appearance or name.

4. Inominox (Ventra + Heliventus, Eqoloptera, Lurkennie, Voltosfrere, Swactrum)

Just like the vulture Inominox is based on, he fights only against tamers he considers weak and easy-pickings and has survived because of that for generations...Yet he heartily declares the MC weak and worthless despite after defeating two Abyssals at that point (Pluvean and Rotramus) despite clearly being the King/Queen of Monsters, then getting completely bodied in the process (mostly after using one Nexomon with a type disadvantage). Makes sense though since Ventra was always shown to be incredibly egotistical and overestimated her enemies in N1, so Inominox might've been so blinded by his cunning and "weakness radar" that he's the only Abyssal besides Helevolk and/or Braccus that don't immediately recognize the MC as Nexomon King.

5. Helovolk (Fona + Carnagrius (N:E), Oregoon, Treclay, Moltano, Shardrillion)

Sucks that I can't find an proper Nexomon to connect to why Helovolk is blind and as irrational as a ordinary monster, but it might relate to the theme of fire being a blind and destructive force if left unattended...Or Helovolk just got the worst part of Fona since he was just a bad-boy dude who always played by his own rules. Also putting in the revived N:E version of Carnegrius since they became increasingly violent after loosing their natural habitat, and Helovolk constantly digs a mindless series of tunnels to stay hidden and elusive...Maybe N3 will expand more on his personality/motives, but that's all I got for him here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

6+7. Caelesa & Byeol (Metta + Raamu, Mistrallion, Starckal, Paupo(?))

I know I know, why add Byeol in the mix, aren't they supposed to be a regular ol' Tyrant? I mean, have you even seen these two side-by-side!? They might as well be half-siblings here! And if anything goes to show, if Metta dabbled with gene splicing with his own DNA, not everything was going to be all sugar, spice, and everything nice here (and probably experiencing ego-death with the "abomination" that is Byeol)...Maybe throwing in a bit of Paupo in the mix so the family resemblance isn't too obvious, who knows. Besides, they're both Normal type, they both have ring-like objects on them, and they both have a tendency to constantly evade the Guild's Tyrant witch-hunt without a care in the world...Possibly w. Byeol, but their lack of a noteworthy dex entry says as much (And on that note, it was only today ago that I realized that Byeol’s Nexomite/energy crystals are on the cheeks or might be the little stars floating around them…So I’m technically right and they have permanent dimples! 🥰). While Caelesa obviously has Metta's crassness around humans (only calling them idiots and getting huffy about the Guild labeling for a Tyrant for only running around as ordered), I headcanon that Byeol only avoids getting caught as a "game" and enjoys people-watching or nagging for attention so much that it easily weirds out the Guild. But I'm pretty sure Metta would've had a grand old time getting a 2-in-1 Tyrant deal while (possibly) pretending his mini-me cherub doesn't exist at all.

8. Braccus (Grunda + Broshield, Grath, Bitztrong, Rustung)

My boy Braccus is chonk supreme here, already topping off against all the Abyssals in pure strength and size alone (and makes it even funnier when his dialogue sprite takes up 1/3 of the screen on its own), but I have a feeling that this is the kind of terror and might Metta aspires Grunda to be before he "mellowed out" in N:E. Not that he did any kind of extreme damage on purpose, even Grunda's Chasm in N:E was made just from the Nexolord reviving him, and his entry mentions that it's only getting on Grunda's bad side when he goes on a rampage, so tamers and residents always had to walk on eggshells around him. But what does Grunda secretly want more than anything in the world? Take care of a small camp/village in the desert town Solus (aka Lateria in N:E) as its leader and as the human Ulrich (in the N1 dlc btw, sot it's an idealized verision of what he wants in the world...neat!). So yeah, even if Braccus was given actual freedom with distracting the Guild instead of a set-in-stone calling, he decides on his own that cold-blooded destruction was the only way to go...Until Xanders killed him, that is. And yes I will wholeheartedly believe that Xanders did it barehanded, he's just that kind of dude tbh. -Oh yeah, and who wants to bet that the crystal he has was ripped out of his chest? Either Xanders did it or Braccus did it for a power move, who knows?

9. Volcel (Luxa + Resonect, Resonic, Zappnic, Tephragon)

Isn't it interesting to know that both Volcel and Tephragon have an innate skill in tracking other people and/or monsters? While Volcel mainly used his skills to find a safe place for the Abyssals to hide in (aka. Precursor Mountains), his dex entry notes he "excelled at scouting and locating other living beings"...Maybe Venefelis revived him first to track the other Abyssal skeletons and find the mountain? Just some food for thought here...But yeah, I suppose Metta wanted his not-Luxa Tyrant to do something important and meaningful instead of being materialistic and smiting humans only for fun.

10. Kroma (Kromatice, Phantra, Hohopi, Rapilux, Dredrone)

And last but not least, the attack rabbit themselves! While I love the irony of a cute winged rabbit-fox thing having the power to control ghosts (and she was set loose in Immortal Citadel, you know, the one place already filled to the brim with ghosts...), I kinda believe that her appearance was purely meant to be a distraction to hide her true strength (apart from every other Abyssal I mean). While it doesn't clearly explain how Kroma controls spirits in the first place (and being strong enough to control Ulzar nonetheless), it might work like Dredrone or Phantra with a strange otherworldly energy or hypnotism. Sucks that she only got to roam free in a relatively short time, trying and failing to kill Hilda's apprentice Eliza, before Deena curb-stomped that pile of stuffing into oblivion (or not caring to do her mission with gusto since she knew their master won't show up, who knows)...But hey, at least we'll get to see them again in Nexomon 3...Hopefully.

Anywho, thanks for reading my growing brand of rants here, and here's to the future installment in the completely underrated Nexomon series!