#rigitwolf

[p5x-theories]

@rigitwolf Oh, good catch, I think you're right! They've been gradually bringing in Personas from the other games, so that would make complete sense.

New art and an icon for Chernobog, as well as icons for Nidhoggr and Beelzebub. The latter two have 3D models as well, but I didn't see card art for them like I found for Chernobog (though I really looked, haha).

There was also an icon for this guy, labeled as "bashushuichen" (which could be the Japanese name, the Japanese name translated into Chinese, or the English name for it). I'll admit, despite knowing the series and the compendium pretty well, I don't recognize it, and I didn't see a 3D model, either. Anyone have any idea if it's a general shadow/Persona? It could alternatively be a unique boss appearing somewhere in-game that hasn't been seen yet, since all these battle icons use the same naming convention regardless of that.

[neni-has-ascended]

Wait, that "Break out of..." remix is the next best thing? I think it suits Sho even better than the original :D

It’s still funny how Sho gets the remix and Marie the original, when Marie really had nothing to do with the song, ahaha. 

[glaciemdraco]

Original director is still working in Persona games as the composer. No, what the main writer's absence exactly caused has never been officially revealed, but considering Japan game developers see using someone else's characters without their supervision extremely disrespectful, I would't hope much. It's simply a matter of people moving past their previous works (which would've happened to newer games too, if isn't for their huge popularity).

Well that sucks… seems to only happen with Atlus games too since other games I follow have no problem making older characters cameo and such. In fact, they are still important to the plot, too (at least as strong, secret optional bosses and such)

It’s a shame but Atlus be Atlus *shrug*

[artificervaldi]

If you don't mind me asking, do you have any analysis/review on the Answer in P3? I really liked it but appearently the bulk of the fan opinion consists of "it's bad" without detailed explanation.

I don’t have one all written up, actually, but if you’d like one I could probably make you one?

I do have small pieces of things I’ve talked about like... This which kind of talks about the things people usually point to as bad in the Answer and kinda sums up my thoughts at the end (warning for spoilers though). And sort of this which is less about the Answer fully and more about Metis and Shinjiro (The Answer hierophant party member and the The Journey hierophant party member), I feel it’s important to understand some things about Metis to fully get my thoughts on the Answer tho so I thought it was worth sharing (once again, warning for some spoilers. Journey and Answer).

But once again, I can write up my full thoughts/some of my analysis (tho idk if I could call it that haha;;) on The Answer for you if you’d like!

[hulklinging]

This is such a vague and random ask but... Do you have any advice for writing haunt house AUs?

THIS IS NOT VAGUE AND RANDOM THIS IS EXCELLENT.

What do you want to know? I’ve worked at one for FIVE YEARS so I’ve got a lot of stuff to talk about!

I can tell you that 

1. usually the blood is edible.

2. there are usually hidden doors and sometimes even passageways in haunts

3. they are the best place for fast romance and friendships to form

4. and also bitter rivalries

5. most people do lose their voices their first year

6. sometimes you just gotta eat something weird off the ground it just happens no judgement

7. people are at their absolute lowest mental capacity when in a haunted house

8. if they are on old fair grounds and stuff they’re probably Actually Haunted too

9. everyone bleeds energy drinks

10. once you’ve done it once or twice, training is like the first day of school after summer. everyone’s a little hotter, you’re excited to see everyone again, the new kids always look a little freaked out....

anyway this is just some RANDOM FACTS but what are you looking for in terms of advice? I can totally help you out, whether you want more behind-the-scenes info or whatever. Just let me know!

[fairytail-whathesays]

That can be fun actually! If nobody else asked and it's okay for you, can you do sexuality headcanons for Crime Sorciere members ? Since we won't be hearing about much, ppearently and they need more love.

Let’s just do the rest of the Oracion Seis too, while we’re at it.Jellal: Thinks he’s straight. Is actually bi.Meredy: LesbianUltear: bisexualRacer: Straight.Angel: Straight.Cobra: Vaguely aware that he’s bi, but more interested in just flirting than sex.Hoteye: ??? Possibly gay.Brain/Zero: AceMidnight: Gay, but has almost no interest at all in sex.Reaper: Gay.Imitatia’s a doll.

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Makoto Nijima and Ryuji Sakamoto for ship meme if it's OK?

Makoto:

OTP: ehhhhh GoroxMakoto, maybe HaruxMakoto? 

BrOTP: FutabaxMakoto (very mother daughter like imo), MakotoxAnne, MakotoxGoro

OT3: No…one? I guess GoroxMakotoxHaru…..

NoTP: MakotoxMC I guess? I dunno I’m just not big on romancing her with anyone either….. 

Ryuji:

OTP: AnnexRyuji, MCxRyuji (really love these tbh) (FeMCxRyuji XP)

BrOTP: AnnexRyuji, MCxRyuji, YukiXRyuji, MorganaxRyuji, and I think maybe YusukexRyuji

OT3: AnnexRyujixMC 8U (a perfect world for me)

NoTP: hmmmmm….no one?I know prior to the game I was like “RyujixFutaba is neat” but it felt like it was just that one scene….and now she feels too “little sister” for most of the group so…..I might also ship Shiho with Ryuji (and Anne and MC, but def Yuki) too. 

[smashmusicideas]

May 17: The Potential of Whips

Here’s a good suggestion, coming from reader rigitwolf. Whips are, well, they’re cool. They’re fast, they’re neat, they carry just a hint of fetish, and for an object so small it carries a huge strength. Maybe it’s how you have to put your body into it so clearly? Anyway, whips are cools: I mean, they’ve managed to suit Indiana Jones, Simon Belmont, Toon Link, and Zero Suit Samus pretty well. On that note, rigitwolf did point out that we do have a whip fighter in Samus (and Ivysaur had a couple moves of that nature). But Samus isn’t really a whip fighter; she’s mostly a kickboxer in Smash. Though even if she wasn’t, there’s still quite a lot of ground to cover here.

In a way, whips aren’t that different from flails; they’re both very specific and demand a degree of precision. The difference here is that the precision is more than a little easier, and you can get over a miss fairly quickly. You can hit upwards, or diagonally, or sideways. You could do a wave like motion, though that might be a bit silly depending on the user. And there would probably be an interesting dichotomy; the fighter would probably be fast, the hits would probably be fast, but there might be just a split second of downtime afterwards, even a bit more than that of other weapons.

I mean, realistically the only whip focused fighter we’d get would be a Belmont, but looking at those Castlevania games in general would make sense. I’m not really confident something exactly like Super Castlevania IV would be implemented (not necessarily that “spin the whip around” thing, for instance), but having smash and strong attacks used to make hits at more specific angles would be really neat. We have fighters who do that a bit, but not really all that much. I could also see taking the idea of a sweetspot and making it even more central, where being hit in the path of the tip would be far more damaging or even lead to a stun.

Yeah, I think taking the ideas used for Marth and extrapolating them would lead to a wonderful new way of fighting. It’s an odd leap, I know, but it makes sense. And it’d also let us get a character who would be a really interesting fighter. And even if they weren’t, we’d finally get another fighter with a tether recovery.

(Link to my writings on Smash Bros for Nintendo Switch)

[saranel]

What's your favourite same-sex relationships in Bleach? I was looking into AO3 and it seems most writers just focus on GrimmjowxIchigo for a reason.

Well, Ichigo gets paired up with everyone, so it’s not a surprise to hear he tops any kind of shipping list xD

My absolute favorite same-sex relationship in Bleach is Kisuke x Shinji, but it’s a slightly complicated situation because I don’t actively ship them.  My top two Bleach OTPs are UraYoru and Shiyori, but I love Kisuke and Shinji’s relationship so much that I’d be still very open to read or write a fic about them.  Honestly, if Yoruichi and Hiyori didn’t exist, those two would be my Bleach OTP, no contest.         

Now, the one I actually ship really hard, as in it’s in my top 5 ships, is Ikkaku x Yumichika.  I also like Renji x Byakuya a fair bit, though I’ve admittedly not read a lot of fanfiction about them.

For the ladies, I’ve also often stated that my second favorite ship for Yoruichi is Yoruichi x Kūkaku. That having been said, I’m a far bigger fan of Lisa x Kūkaku, crack ship though it may be xD  But hey, if we’re talking craskships I’m hella fond of, I’d also put Soifon x Harribel up there, because I saw a piece of fanart about them a while back, and given some of my immediate fanfic plans, it got me thinking about them a lot. I also have a really soft spot about both Rukia x Orihime and Tatsuki x Orihime.

You can find a fairly comprehensive post about all my Bleach ships here, including NOTPs. 

[dangerouscommiesubversive]

Can you do 5 (Seeking Solace) for Eli/Kate?

I’ve still got a few prompts left over from the last meme I did, woohoo. I’ve been focusing on original work lately, but my brain’s absolutely glued right now, so...fic?

“The world is changing.”

“You’re telling me, Galadriel.”

“...you know this entire movie by heart, don’t you.” Kate sounds like she wants to laugh at him, but she doesn’t laugh, and Eli’s thankful for that. “I always forget how much of a nerd you are.”

Eli grins at the top of her head. “Not the whole movie. I just always liked the way she says that line.”

It’s a small room, but luckily Eli’s roommate is out getting Thirsty Thursday hammered like the jackass that he is, so they’ve got it to themselves, and they can lean against each other on Eli’s narrow bed and pretend to be normal. Just two people who aren’t quite dating but aren’t just friends, watching the extended cut of Fellowship of the Ring and making snide comments about Aragorn’s hair.

Until there’s a moment of silence and Kate says, “I miss you all the time, you know. Do you ever think about coming back?”

“Constantly,” he says, without hesitation. “But not until after I’m done with this damn law degree.”

“God, you and Tommy and your obsession with being lawyers.”

“Look, I don’t know about him, he’s got that whole mutant ACLU thing, but I’m gonna be the fucking President someday.” Eli shifts his arm into a more comfortable position, which isn’t quite around her shoulders. “I figure law’s a good place to start.”

Kate makes a little huff noise. “Dad still gets on me sometimes about getting a business degree or something.”

“Maybe you should think about it.”

“Too busy. Can I be your Vice President? Or Secretary of State? Ooh, can I be the head of the CIA?”

He snorts. “Not without a degree, you weirdo.”

Another huff, but she grins and moves so that she’s slightly closer. “Well, if that’s what it takes to get somewhere in the Bradley administration, then maybe I’ll consider it.” A moment, then, “Imagine the campaign, though. Vote Patriot and Hawkeye: no matter what happens, we’ve always seen worse.”

“Now that’s a slogan I can get behind.”

[glaciemdraco]

I don't think Persona ever had something resembling a canon romance. You have characters that have both relative importance to the plot and some romantic subtex in important scenes (Maki, Maya, Aegis, Marie, arguably Jun and Yukari and maybe Tatsuya and Ryoji) but that's it. I don't think it's a shame, really, considering how rarely romantic subplots adds something to the themes of a non-romantic story.

I didn’t say it did?

But yeah, I don’t like half of those ‘canon’ romances so I’m glad they are not canon. Tatsuya and Maya, really? When she had better romantic chemistry with Katsuya, for one? 

Regardless, some fans will think of ‘canon’ when it comes to romance whatever they want. Nothing will change that when you decide to allow the option to date more than one character, most of the fanbase wouldn’t accept one girl as the canon option (heck it would be the same as the ‘Ren vs Akira’ P5 fandom discourse that has been going on since Atlus gave him a canon name over the fandom’s ‘favorite’ pick and such.... just with ‘waifus’ instead, which would be horrible.... even so, in that context, Atlus would only acknowledge one of the options canon, like they do with Ren but... you get my point XD)

It would be different if you had a canon love interest in the games from the start - can only date them etc. - rather than being given choices. So unless P6 stops the ‘pick who you want to date’ and goes into the ‘this is who we made to be the canon option and you can only date them and interact with them in a romantic manner’ gameplay, so to speak, Persona will not have a ‘canon’ romance option…

… but yeah, that’s just my opinion ^^

[glaciemdraco]

I don't think ATLUS can include Persona and P2 characters in their newer works without their original writer's consent. And even if they can, I seriously doubt any third party would want to work with such low-profile works, regardless of how well written they are. They are great games but they are pretty much cut from the continuity by their creator, seeing how they need him even to remake the games.

Has this even been confirmed officially or just the fandom being the fandom?

Well, in that case, I can never expect even so much as remasters...

... lovely...

[glaciemdraco]

Yukino, Mitsuru, Naoto, Rise and Futaba all shown wearing pants. Don't get me wrong but doesn't "don’t seem to know what pants are" a bit... exaggareting?

Ehm, where? Futaba wears shorts, I don’t remember when Rise wore pants?

I will agree with the first three you mentioned but I mostly meant my comment with P5, not the series as a whole... and I also meant their regular, everyday outfits, not PJs and such....

... regardless, most of them do wear skirts/shorts/dresses. Which sucks but oh well... apparently they can’t wear pants for their ‘casual’ outfits that we mostly always see them in :/

[neni-has-ascended]

FES and Portable. P5 remake might not have a cool enough name but it definitely going to be better than P3 in symbolism department.

“FES” was still kinda okay..? “Fes” is the japanese abbreviation for “Festival”, so P3FES was literally “Persona 3: Festival”, which, I guess, kinda fits with it being an improved celebration of everything that made Persona 3 great. 

...Yeah, not very symbolically relevant though, I admit. 

[artificervaldi]

rigitwolf replied to your post “If you don't mind me asking, do you have any analysis/review on the...”

Thanks for answering! Well, a full analysis would be interesting but I can't force you to write. If you are interested in sharing, I would be glad to read/talk about it.

No problem! I’m honestly always game to talk about the Answer, so I’ll try to write up a full review, if nothing else, soon!

[glaciemdraco]

In P6: Return team members fighting with wacky weapons. Other than that... hmm... not sure. It's arguable whether P5 is a good game or not but it's a game hard to top (phantom thieves and all). Maybe next game having a more down to earth and calm atmosphere? Like P4 after P3.

Well, we can only guess... they might make that road trip idea work, somehow...? 

Then again, new director, so it could mean anything ^^

Like I wrote, I personally hope for one of them to either use a bow or wings as a weapon (if Tokyo Xanadu can make it work, so can Persona in a different way, right? :D)