#rune factory ethelberd

[pansy-picnics]

Really enjoy that this was literally just the rf4 final boss

[who-do-i-know-this-man-s3]

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[unosano]

[hug-kiss-marry-kill-farm]

[runefactorynonsense]

okay, but i need to know how the rf1 and frontier divide works with the time loop theory

Honesty here; my thoughts on the Time Loop usually go from rf1 -> rf2, especially with various headcanons of mine that I would be using [Prime example being this blog supports a 'rf2 Kyle is the son of rf1's Lynette', which makes a 'bad ending' Sechs victory in 1 suddenly open up with a million game 2 possibilities- Antagonist Kyle!]

HOWEVER.

Given how there are a couple different thought paths with 1, Frontier, and the rest of the universe, the Time Loop setup I've made could be super fun? For example;

"Rune Factory ends, Raguna unmarried, and we roll right into Frontier." This seems to be what I think is implied!

"Rune Factory ends, something happens and forces Frontier to happen." My personal choice is to see it this way; the move was not voluntary.

"RF1 and Frontier are the same characters but separate." I've toyed with this before, with how the game barely touches on old things, with how we have to re-meet Mist, Rosetta, Lara, etc- and, well. Given that it's a GAME, made by a company, for a then-new console, it makes sense that the scene is standalone. Which means, one can consider it the story, and rf1 a different starting story.

I could see that Time Loop setup causing all 3 of those to be true, in different versions. 1, we chase Raguna right into Trampoli; 2, we have a brand new Anime Dead Wife opportunity; 3, we keep him out of Kardia altogether, what happens then?

Now that you HAVE me thinking as I type, though...

Given how Frontier, rf3 and rf4 talk so much about the depleting rune energy in the entire damn world, how you are punished so heavily for ignoring that balance in Frontier if you ignore the Runeys.... I think it could be very fun to imagine that Frontier events have to happen.

Stopping the extra depletion of rune energy could give extra time for Aquaticus to work on his area's problem, and also buy Venti a few more years to live as the 4 events are put into place..

Which also leaves some wonderful open doors for "Raguna had to live on the run" theories I've seen (esp from friends of mine) that come from the Ethelberd violence that ramps up between 1 and 4. Earthmates being hunted down and whatnot. Raguna was already chased from Kardia, and Trampoli isn't exactly a fort of safety, especially when Empire eyes have already discovered it... A super tiny town he'd rather have be safe...

So. Maybe Frontier has to be a "Fixed Point" in the universe (NOTE; I don't watch Doctor Who, but I've always recalled that term as it is so useful). We need it to happen. And maybe that means accidentally erasing family happiness from 1 in order to for sure chase the boy into Frontier!

All this being fun speculation, of course, and thank you for the chance to think about it!! As I genuinely had not factored in that game into my thinking!!

[ryunumber]

Raguna from Rune Factory has a Ryu number of 5, I think. Raguna to Ethelberd via Rune Factory, Ethelberd to Margaret via Rune Factory 4, Margaret to Cerberus via Rune Factory 5, Cerberus to Achilles via Hades, Achilles to Ryu via Minecraft. I couldn't find a shorter path than that, and the whole chain relies on the Cerberus boss from Rune Factory 5 being the same Cerberus from Greek myth as well. (Apologies, I accidentally sent this as a submission at first)

Raguna has a Ryu Number of 4.

[thunderberryz]

Okay im gonna sound crazy but i need to ask someone about my lil rf4 theory and i apologize if this is like a well known thing that ive just never heard anyone talk about. Spoilers for rf1 if u never played.

Are arthur and raguna brothers? My memory is foggy i havent played rf1 in 10+ years but i thought they heavily implied at the end of the game that hes a lost prince? Idk if they say the crown prince but def one of the older ones since it was a big deal this prince went missing. I know there supposed to be some nebulous amount of time that passes between games but if arthur is prince 13 it wouldnt be crazy to assume they could have a close to 20 year age gap. Or are they from completely different generations, or am i completely misremembering rf1. Thank u for listening to my theory. My GAME theory.

Okay, so this is only slightly tricky to answer because the Rune Factory series does not have a definitive timeline. However, RF2's 1st gen takes place roughly 10 years after RF1—the 2nd gen takes place seven years later. Barrett mentions in RF4 that his son, Leonel, is 12, so RF4 takes place at least five years after the second half of RF2. Factor those given numbers and give or take a few years, and I like to think that by RF4, it's been about 25-30 years since the events of RF1, which would account for Ethelberd's old, decrepit appearance.

As for Raguna's relationship to the royal family, it was confirmed in the Rune Factory Official Memoirs book that Raguna and Ivan are second cousins of Gilbert, the king who was ruling Norad at the time of RF1. We don't know if Gilbert is still around at the time of RF4, as the king of Norad is deliberately left unnamed in every dialogue mentioning him, including the letter he writes to Arthur if the player chooses to marry him. However, seeing as Gilbert's portrait depicts him as an old man with a cane, it's fairly safe to assume he has most likely passed since RF1 and that the current king IE Arthur's father is his son.

In short: Arthur and Raguna are not brothers, but they are related, albeit distantly.

[bokujo-monogatari]

[thegoldendoorknob]

If there’s anything Rune Factory 4 bosses have taught me it’s that I should be able to pacify any evil old men and put them in my monster barn.

[harvestmoonconfessionsv2]

I wish Ethelberd was a better villain. He's generic to me personally. RF4 is so nicely written in almost every other aspect, but Ethelberd is a snore fest to me.

[gamerphantom]

Ethelberd seems like such a comically two-dimensional villain. I can’t take him seriously lmao

[eggo-in-ohio]

RF4:S is turning out to be a great quarantine distraction when I'm not at work. In pretty much every save file and play through of RF I have a Mamadoodle named Merara who turns out to be one of my strongest battle babies. Mostly because I love dragging her around everywhere simply for the sense of absurdity that comes from having a giant angry chicken help save the world against fabricated elemental dragons and angry emperors. You're outta your league, Ethelberd.

[the-drifters]

Me after trying to use -100% HP disastrous dishes in RF4S to easily kill Ethelberd:

[hug-kiss-marry-kill-farm]

[runefactorynonsense]

Spooktober - Day 7 - Zombie/Undead

That's right, Earthmate! I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU SUFFER

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