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Kaji Fes.2023 Day 2 FULL Video

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Yes, finally we have a recording of Day 2. Even though I was there for Day 2 back in December, I was still excited to experience the whole thing again. Unfortunately, I never got to write my report so I guess I will use the opportunity to share some of my memories and current thoughts.

Here goes nothing┗(•ˇ_ˇ•)―→

street corner: Looks like they cut this. I am surprised because they had a much longer slot for Day 2 (3 hours instead of just 2) so I was sure they would be able to squeeze all of it into the broadcast but apparently not. Oh well, can't say I am said about that because being confronted with the accordion right from the get-go at the live really didn't leave a good impression on me. I had pretty high expectations for the whole thing and this intro left me more than underwhelmed. Thank God we transitioned right to "希望の光".

希望の光: Now THIS is the intro I was hoping for. What a gorgeous melody! I wasn't familiar with the track but my God, I got goosebumps all over. I literally felt this in my entire body. The gradual build-up to a more grand-scale symphonic arrangement towards the end really impressed me. I am just obsessed with the uilleann pipes and the Celtic sound. I honestly struggle to get beyond this because I keep rewinding the video.

prelude to Act 1: The look on my face when I heard those first few notes. I was shooketh to say the least. I most definitely did not expect them to do the Kalafina block this early in the live but I knew that if they were doing the Madoka instrumentals, the most logical thing would be to transition straight into a Kalafina track. While I have never watched the anime, these are melodies I hold very dear to my heart so I loved this. It was also a great pleasure to hear Eri Ito live for the first time. I will never get enough of Yuki's more classically trained vocalists. it's such a pleasure to listen to them.

Numquam vincar: After "prelude to Act 1" this was no surprise at all but damn, I am so glad they played this. I've never actually had the chance to experience this track live even though they obviously performed it numerous times during Kalafina live intermissions. What a pleasure to be there and truly feel the epicness of that intro. Once more I was covered in goosebumps.

Magia [quattro]: At this point I knew it was coming but it was still a shock to my system. Like I said earlier, I was sure that they would wait until the very end to do the Kalafina block (that's what they had done for earlier lives) so I thought I had some time to prepare myself and get into the groove so to speak. My body certainly wasn't ready so maybe that's why my brain couldn't properly compute the whole thing. I remember not being as hyped as I expected to be and that made me kinda sad. I am so grateful that we are getting this recording and a blu-ray release because I feel like I couldn't fully appreciate the performance while I was there. Getting to see it again is a real treat and I must say, I like this much more than the previous FJ "covers" we have gotten of this song. Hikaru and Keiko sound so perfectly in tune and I just love their powerful delivery. For the most part, I don't mind the higher harmonies provided by Yuriko and Joelle. Although during some parts (e.g. mayowazu ni yukeru nara), I feel like Joelle and Keiko don't harmonise very well together but whatever, it doesn't bother me too much. On a random side note, I wasted way too much time wondering about why I thought that Keiko's arms looked kinda naked until I finally realised that the puffy sleeve pieces of her outfit were missing.

storia: I did not expect this to make it onto the setlist but I am a big fan of the song so I was happy when I heard the first notes. Overall, I think I like this version well enough although I will admit that my favourite part has always been the chorus with Keiko and Wakana so it is a bit jarring to hear Joelle for these parts. Don't get me wrong, Joelle sounds great and I feel like the harmony between her and Keiko works better here than during "Magia" but still, it can't quite touch my heart. I mean, just thinking of all the Kalafina performances where Wakana and Keiko gaze lovingly into each other's eyes while they sing the "yasashii uta..." line makes me tear up. Nothing will ever be able to replace that for me. A few days later I attended Wakana's concert where she also performed "storia". This may sound ridiculous but hearing those performances more or less back to back almost felt as if the three of them had been reunited. Even though this might have been a coincidence, just the idea of this little connection had me in tears.

君の銀の庭: Oh, another cut song. Thank God we are getting the Blu-Ray. I will be honest with you though, I am quite sad that they chose two Kalafina songs that I don't particularly like. I couldn't get as excited as I wanted to be. I think I had no complaints about this performance, enjoyed everyone's vocals and didn't really notice Wakana's absence. But I guess that's because I wasn't a big fan of the song to begin with :P

to the beginning: It will forever be a mystery to me why this is such a fan favourite but oh well, let's not linger on that. In some way, it's almost a blessing in disguise for me to not have such a strong emotional connection to these songs because it helps me appreciate the new versions a lot more. No matter how skilled of a singer Joelle might be, if I am invested in a performance with a prominent Wakana part, there is no way anyone will ever live up to that. It's 100% a me problem, I realise that but I doubt I will ever be able change that way of thinking. Anyways, this was a perfectly fine rendition.

海と真珠: Don't think I've ever heard a JUNNA song. Not a huge fan of her voice, it's just too generic for me. But there's something about this song that I like, especially that those hey-hey woah parts. The chorus is decent too. It's not a track I would skip but also not something I would actively seek out.

太陽の航路: Not my cup of tea. I can tell that there is a nice melody hidden in the chorus but it's a bit too fast-paced for me.

time to sail!: Yet another cut. I loved this. Was already familiar with it from a previous recording so I really appreciated getting to hear t live. It's somewhat of a very epic and grand-scale version of "Umi to Shinju" which I am only realising now XD

The main theme of “L.O.R.D”: Can't tell you how very much I am in love with this song. The first time I got to experience this live was in Taiwan back in 2019. The song is so fucking good, I will never get tired of it. I was utterly blown away by Joelle's vocal prowess. I know it always sounds like I am low-key bullying her but that's really not my attention. I am just forever too hung-up on Wakana to ever be able to accept anyone else taking up my favourite parts of her.

I talk to the rain: Can't wait to hear this again on the Blu-ray.

a song of storm and fire: In my report for Day 1 I did talk about tis and "salva nos" being my first introduction to Yuki Kajiura's music. I feel so privileged to have finally been there for a live performance. Needless to say, it was everything that I could have asked for. Watching the recording now doesn't even do it justice. It was so much more powerful at the venue.

ring your song: This always brings tears to my eyes. The melody is just so beautiful and when they all join in, it's literal perfection.

ことのほかやわらかい: God dammit, I really want to like this song because in theory it should be right up my alley. I mean, the instrumental intro is to die for, it's so promising but then it's just all over the place and I can't get into it T_T

夜光塗料: Not a huge fan of ASCA unfortunately and I do not care for the song either.

雲雀: Surprisingly fond of this. Very nice melody. Can see myself listening to it on a regular basis.

君が見た夢の物語: Not much to say about this except that I enjoyed Keiko's lower harmonies. It's not a bad song per se so I probably would have liked it more if it didn't have ASCA on main.

everlasting song: This is always fun although I do enjoy the version without FJ ASUKA more. I know that sounds horrible considering it's literally her song but I will never be a fan of Yuki's vocalists with a more generic voices. Wakana's "kimi no me ni..." will forever be my favourite!!

世界の果て: No thoughts really.

優しい夜明け: Joelle is a much better fit for this See-Saw song than Yuuka. Very enjoyable.

君がいた物語: A favourite of mine. Do I prefer the version with Wakana? Of course! Do I have fun with this version too? Mostly yeah! Kaori's always work for me here but I can tolerate it.

Rainbow~Main Theme~: This was a nice treat. Very fond of KOKIA as a vocalist and this is just a super beautiful song. Have always liked it.

風よ、吹け: Not as smitten with this new KOKIA song but it's nice enough. I certainly wouldn't skip it

lotus: Wow, two Hanae cuts! How rude!!

inverse operation:

目覚め: I do love the Wakana versions but I also enjoy versions with other main vocalists. And of course, Hanae does an amazing job.

夕闇のうた: I know this didn't leave a good impression on me when I first heard it and I can't say I feel much different about it now.

荒野流転: This upcoming FJ Yuuka corner didn't do anything for me, it was the point where I started to get really tired and distracted. It was a struggle to still pay attention even though these were all more up-beat songs.

Silly-Go-Round: Nope.

cazador del amor: Meh.

nowhere: The only song I actually enjoyed from this corner. ASCA thankfully used a voice that I didn't find too grating (which can't be said about rito, JUNNA and Lino). Almost wish I had stood up for this performance and the next because Keiko was spending a lot of time on the left side of the stage (I had an arena seat pretty close to the stage on the left) but I probably wouldn't have had a good view of Keiko anyway so I preferred to just watch the screen. And to be honest, I am not the type of person to stand up and do some weird moves anyway so it was probably for the best. No need to embarrass myself in front of people who actually know how to move their body.

zodiacal sign: I mean, when is this ever not an absolute pleasure?

into the world: I was hoping to see Hikaru again since almost all the other guest vocalists had had a second appearance and yay, she came back on stage for the final song before the encore! "into the world" was such a perfect ending. I definitely got choked up, especially towards the climax of the song when Keiko was really putting all of herself into it.

red rose: Not my favourite but a good track for all the musicians to shine again.

Parade: It's my favourite song from the album and a fitting ending for this behemoth of a concert. At this point, everyone was close to tears after Yuki's little speech so that made it so much more moving. Love, love, love!! Right after they all take a bow and everyone is leaving the stage, I am glad they zoomed in a bit on Keiko who was wiping away some tears and leaning on Hikaru. That moment killed me at the live.

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lisa972kdlz · 1 year ago

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(Il y a une version française juste en dessous: Bonne lecture !)

UNDERVERSE THEORY:

Have you noticed it too?

That soul, there...

TheeeeeEEEEre !

Have you ever wondered who it might belong to?

When I was listening to the song "Broken Truce", my eyes glided over this soul without lingering on it. I told myself it was just a slightly strange heart like so many others you find with the different OC's the Creators come up with... But the day my brain finally twiged that it wasn't normal, it made me wonder...

Huh, that's strange... A weird soul covered in black in an image illustrating a song in a web series that has a habit of playing on words and images to imply clues... shown directly in the foreground, blurred what's more, interesting, isn't it? I've checked the series and I've never found in Error's cables any souls other than the normal ones; monster souls and red Determination souls. Not even human souls like Kindness, Patience, Justice, etc. Jakei is a person who pays attention to detail. Given that she animates her series on her own and that it's a mammoth task, she's got into the habit of not cluttering up her plans with unnecessary details. So why would she stick a random soul in there?

That's when I said to myself: no. This soul has a meaning. But whose could it be? And why would it be in Error's possession?

There are lots of characters whose souls are gloomy and a bit odd... Error, X-Gaster, Fatal Error, Fresh, Nightmare...

Firstly, even if it looks like one, it can't be Nightmare's because his soul is an apple. Anyway, Error's cables have no effect on him, and then, well... It simply wouldn't make any sense or be of any interest to the story.

Error's then? After all, he's a corrupt being in a way, and we're talking about an appearance in a song about his relationship with Ink. But even if he had one... It would be glitchy and certainly not that different from basic monster souls. Same goes for Fatal.

Gaster has his soul in his possession and it doesn't look like that anyway...

Fresh, his soul is directly the parasite...

Gee, who could that be?

Ink 🤔?

No, I'm such an idiot! It can't be Ink's soul because Ink has no soul ^^ !

...

Wait...

INK HAS NO SOUL (⁠┛⁠◉⁠Д⁠◉⁠)⁠┛⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻ !!!!!!

Here's my theory: the soul in Error's threads is Ink's soul. Let's look at it: it's covered in a kind of blackish liquid with bluish tints. Black liquid is often associated with hatred or suffering. And if not, it's simply covered with ink. And blue, whether in general or in Underverse 0.7's context, is associated with sadness. So: sadness and suffering, in a concentration so strong that it had an impact on the very appearance of the soul... The emotions Ink must have been feeling when he was stripped of his essence! Ink suffers from severe denial in relation to the emotion represented by the blue, since it's the only one that's always full, so it coincides. And whose soul would it be otherwise? Why would Jakei have drawn it in THIS video specifically? A song about Ink and Error? Why in the foreground, showing that it's important, and blurred, showing that it's a hidden element that will be revealed in the near future?

And why would the soul have ended up in Error's threads? It's not hard to imagine, Error has a whole gallery of souls in his Anti-Void. He'd clearly be able to wander into an empty AU at random and find it on the floor, going, "Oh, that's a pretty one, why don't I add it to my collection?"

But what I like most about this theory is everything it would involve:

It would mean that Ink could get his soul back at the end of Underverse, bringing to a close his character development. See him finally come to terms with his feelings and get his soul back so that he can feel for himself, freely, accepting what that involve and facing once and for all the suffering he has ostensibly been running away from...

It would mean that finally, there's a reason why Ink live even without a soul in his body, because well, that's something I've always wondered about his character! His soul has been extracted from his body, but his body is still moving, and lives only on the emotions provided by the ink in his vials, like Kris in Deltarune when he rips out his soul.

It would mean that, come on, he might be able to recover a viable memory?

And above all... It would mean that Error had the opprtunity to kill Ink for good FROM THE BEGINNING and that he was incapable of doing it just because he didn't know it was his 🤣 !!!! And THAT is handsome!

Error at this moment:

An hilarious polt twist–

Unless he'd simply forgotten he had it, which is... Clearly possible coming from Error.

The only problem with this theory is that, in Ink's comic, he doesn't just rip it off his body... He's tearing it apart. The soul completely crumbles to dust. So canonically speaking, it's impossible.

That said, it's a detail that can easily be overlooked if you're keen to incorporate the idea into a story, especially as Underverse never set out to make complete canon.

So why not?

In any case, if this theory is wrong in Underverse, I think it's still a great Headcanon ^^

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THÉORIE UNDERVERSE :

Vous aussi vous l'avez remarquée ?

Cette âme, là...

LÀ !

Vous ne vous êtes jamais demandé a qui elle pouvait appartenir ?

Quand j'écoutais la chanson "Broken Truce" mon regard avait glissé sur cette âme sans m'y attarder. Je me disais que c'était juste un cœur un peu bizarre comme tant d'autres qu'on trouve avec les différents OC's qu'imaginent les Créateurs... Mais le jour où mon cerveau à enfin tilté que c'était pas normal, elle m'a beaucoup interrogée...

Primo : tiens, c'est bizarre... Une âme étrange recouverte de noir dans une image illustrant une chanson dans une websérie qui a l'habitude de jouer sur les mots et les images pour sous-entendre des indices... montrée direct au premier plan, floue qui plus est, intéressant, non ?

Segundo : j'ai vérifié dans la série et je n'ai jamais trouvé dans les fils d'Error d'autres âmes que les normales, des âmes de monstres et des âmes rouge de Détermination. Même pas des âmes d'humain comme Gentillesse, Patience, Justice, etc.

Tertio : Jakei est une personne qui fait attention aux détails. Étant donnée qu'elle anime toute seule sa série et que c'est un travail de titan, elle a pris l'habitude de ne pas encombrer ses plans de détails inutiles. Alors pourquoi elle fouterait une âme bizarre LÀ ?

C'est là que je me suis dit : non. Cette âme a un sens. Mais à qui pourrait-elle être ? Et pourquoi serait-elle en possession d'Error ?

Il existe plein de personnages dont l'âme est sombre et un peu bizarre... Error, X-Gaster, Fatal!Error, Fresh, Nightmare...

Premièrement, même si elle y ressemble, ça ne peut pas être celle de Nightmare vu que son âme est une pomme. De toute manière les câbles d'Error n'ont aucun effet sur lui, et puis surtout bah... Ça n'aurait aucun sens ni aucun intérêt scénaristique qu'elle serait là.

L'âme d'Error alors ? Après tout c'est un être corrompu d'un certain côté, et puis on parle tout de même d'une apparition dans une chanson parlant de sa relation avec Ink. Mais en admettant qu'il en aie une... Elle serait glitchée et très certainement pas si différente des âmes de monstres basique. Pareil pour Fatal.

X-Gaster a son âme en sa possession et de toute manière elle ne ressemble pas à ça...

Fresh, son âme est directement le parasite...

Mince, qui ça peut être ?

Ink 🤔?

Bah nan, qu'elle idiote je fais ! Ça peut pas être l'âme de Ink vu que Ink n'a pas d'âme ^^ !

...

Wait...

INK N'A PAS D'ÂME (⁠┛⁠◉⁠Д⁠◉⁠)⁠┛⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻ !!!!

Voilà ma théorie : l'âme qui est dans les fils d'Error est celle de Ink. Observons la : elle est couverte d'une sorte de liquide noirâtre aux reflets bleuté. Le liquide noir est très souvent associé à la haine, ou la souffrance. Et sinon, à l'encre tout simplement. Tandis que le bleu, que ce soit de manière générale ou dans Underverse 0.7, est plutôt associé à la tristesse. Tristesse et souffrance, en un concentré tellement fort que ça a eu un impact sur l'apparence même de l'âme. À savoir les émotions que devait ressentir Ink au moment où il s'est destitué de son essence... Ink qui souffre d'un gros déni par rapport à cette émotion représentée par le bleu vu que c'est la seule qui est toujours pleine, donc ça coïncide. Et à qui serait cette âme sinon ? Pourquoi Jakei l'aurait-elle dessinée dans CETTE vidéo spécifiquement ? Une chanson qui parle justement de Ink et d'Error ? Pourquoi en premier plan, montrant que cela a de l'importance, et floutée, montrant que c'est un élément caché qui sera révélé dans un futur proche ?

Pourquoi l'âme se serait retrouvée dans les fils d'Error ? Pas compliqué à imaginer, Error possède une galerie entière d'âmes dans son Anti-Void. Il serait clairement capable de se balader dans un AU vide au hasard et la trouver par terre en mode : «Oh, tiens, elle est jolie celle-là, et si je l'ajoutais à ma collection ?»

Mais ce qui me plaît le plus avec cette théorie, c'est tout ce que cela impliquerait :

Ça voudrait dire que Ink pourrait récupérer son âme à la fin de la série, concluant en beauté son développement de personnage qui le poussait à assumer enfin ses sentiments et récupérer son âme pour ressentir par lui-même, librement, en acceptant ce que ça implique et en affrontant une bonne fois pour toute la souffrance qu'il a ostensiblement fuie...

Ça voudrait dire que finalement, il y a une raison pour laquelle Ink est encore vivant même sans âme dans son enveloppe corporelle, parce que bon, c'est quand même quelque chose que je me suis toujours demandée sur son personnage ! Il a son âme extraite de son corps mais son corps est encore en mouvement, et ne vit que par les émotions procurées par l'encre de ses fioles. Ça s'est déjà vu dans des éléments canons, quand Kris de Deltarune il s'arrache l'âme.

Ça voudrait dire que, allez, si ça se trouve, il pourrait récupérer une mémoire viable ?

Et surtout... Ça voudrait dire qu'Error avait DEPUIS LE DÉBUT l'occasion de tuer Ink pour de bon et qu'il était pas fichu de le faire parce qu'il était pas au courant que c'était la sienne 🤣 !!! Et ÇA, c'est trop fort !

Error :

Un retournement de situation hilarant xD

À moins qu'il aurait tout simplement oublié qu'il l'avait en sa possession, ce qui est clairement possible venant d'Error.

Le seul problème qui vient à l'encontre de cette théorie, c'est que dans le Comic de Ink, il ne fait pas que se l'arracher à son corps... Il se la déchire. L'âme tombe complètement en poussière. Donc canoniquement parlant, c'est impossible.

Cela dit, c'est un détail qui peut être facilement négligé si on a envie d'intégrer cette idée à une histoire, surtout qu'Underverse n'a jamais eu la prétention de faire du canon complet.

Donc après tout pourquoi pas ?

Dans tous les cas, si cette théorie est fausse dans Underverse, je trouve que ça reste un super Headcanon ^^

Ink belongs to @comyet

Error!Sans belongs to @loverofpiggies

Underverse belongs to @jakei95

"Broken Truce" belongs to @nyxtheshield

#theory #underverse #ink sans #error sans #undertale au #text post #inktale #Underverse serie #Broken truce #Jakei #nyxtheshield #theweirdsoulinbrokentrucesong #soul #theory underverse #errorink #errorink relationship #Ilovetheirrivalshipsohardly

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overdicebro · 8 months ago

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Slay the Princess is a masterpiece, we already experienced the full game and walked endless playthroughs just to see how many changed and how many did not. Stp as the complete game is beautiful enough but I think we need to talk about the demo too, in the demo not much was revealed except the complete chapter 1s and a glimpse of the chapter 2 so we only get to just conjure some thoughts about the game's plot with what the game has, idk but I've been watching the game's demo since on Manlybadasshero's channel so yeah it was my introduction to the game.

So I've been rewatching the demo videos and I think there's something interesting about our assumptions before and how they differ in the full game, but even with our assumptions it still can be true since that's the games nature. Before I remember that many people believed that the narrator was the one who pulled all the strings and the narrator is bigger than both TLQ & TSM, some already caught on the main plot of the game but there were many comments discussing theories about the game is essentially just a "what if?" alternate version of Knights & Princess games, and how it's an edgy and more darker version of Stanley Parable etc. with the narrator gaslighting you and stuff. But the main thing is that the narrator was a BIG direction of the game and it's mystique led as to believe as such.

And I'm always emphasizing that one Nightmare Scene where she took off her mask is what made ME to believe that there could be a backstory to this. But there isn't, there wasn't people that could back up the background of the Princess, there aren't animals found in the world(construct), there were no birds but trees, there wasn't a story of the Princess that could back her up that she's HUMAN or even a real princess at that. Because she isn't a princess or THE princess, she's the Shifting Mound titled as a princess. (Quick Tangent here: I think the Narrator could have made TSM into something else rather than a princess, he could have made her a seamstress as he likes; maybe the Narrator just doesn't like royalty)

Especially TLQ, it's already given that he isn't human but his voices and his choices morale make him seem human a little. Many people in the comments actually thought TLQ was made to be a bird-like creature to be diverse to its players. There aren't exactly hints at the demo that we are a god and the half of TSM because the focus was centered on the Princess, even he has no backstory, no background, no nothing.

It was obvious that the 2 didn't really have a life except the plot device of TLQ slaying the Princess. So that should've been a big sign to ME atleast that I shouldn't expect a backstory or something to make things less vague. I thought in the complete game we will be given more hints about the 2(+narrator) and expand more on the personal things.

But no, in the full game we were given answers to our previous questions but were also given more. The “world” was just a construct representing many more worlds to be devoid of change. That's why there weren't many living beings surrounding the Construct, just Shifty & Gary (+ the trees). Because the Narrator wanted a scripted situation to happen in order to release his tension regarding death.

So basically the Narrator is actually the only one with an ACTUAL backstory, yet his story and where he come from isn't expanded more because, again, the game is centered around the two TLQ & TSM. 2 Gods and concepts reuniting again after being separated by a desperate man with a fear of death.

So again BASICALLY what my assumptions of how the Narrator was BIGGER than the two. He is actually smaller than the CONCEPTS of Permanence and Change. He tried to desperately remove death from the universe which is actually badass af by splitting the pair and making the other kill the other.

It just hurts my brain to think that the plot I subconsciously made was so drastically different compared to the final game. Yet it's satisfying at the same time, cause tbh I was expecting for there to be boss fight with the Narrator and finally breaking out of the artificial plot, instead we got an argument with Shifty and finally breaking out the artificial plot. Which is essentially the same thing just a WHOLE different execution of what I thought.

Thank you for listening to my ted talk

THIS SHI LONG ASFF bro I should go to sleep goodnight peeps

#slay the princess #stp #slay the princess spoilers #black tabby games

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stemmmm · 11 months ago

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My second entry into this series...

Stem's Thoughts on the Game Design of Harvest Moon 1 for GameBoy

What is a farming game if you take everything away other than the farming? If you whittle the whole thing down to its very core without any distractions? In this case it turns into a paradoxical kind of game that wants nothing more than for you NOT to play it.

Intro – Memories of the Past

To understand what I mean by that, let’s take a step back to explain exactly what this game is. While I wasn’t overly familiar with this game before I played it for my research purposes, there were certain aspects of it seared into my brain as a child because it was the first Harvest Moon game I’d ever played (and one of the first games I’d played period). I remembered you could farm, and there was some kind of weird cave. I remembered you could have a cat or a dog and that you could play as a boy or a girl. I remembered that the town was just a menu where you could see the girls who run the shops. Most importantly, I remembered that the game autosaved. I remembered all of this because I had borrowed my friend’s copy of the game before going on a family trip where my mom made me share my games with my toddler cousin. He promptly destroyed my friend’s save file and I spent that trip in a 6-year-old panic trying to cover up that anything happened by making the file look the same as I remembered it being, in a desperate hope my new friend would still talk to me after I returned her game. (Everything was fine but she was mad.)

Returning to the game over 20 years later, I discovered that it’s pretty much a port of the SNES game, though not a good one, but I felt forgiving because it was on the dinky GameBoy. Instead of leaving home to take on a random farm, the game opens on the ghost of your grandpa pleading to you to become a MASTER RANCHER! He tells you that he’ll come back at the end of winter to see how you’ve been doing before he floats back up to heaven and leaves you with a video tutorial of how to farm, which existed in the SNES version but as an option on the title screen, so it was a bit less intrusive.

So, similarities with SNES: the farm layout is generally the same, with all the same buildings like house, barn, coop, and shed, and the fence is still there too. Details like the well and the stumps that you’d originally find Harvest Sprites in are gone, and the flowerbox that keeps track of your power berry progress has been moved inside your house, which means that your fields have a lot less random stuff blocking off spaces, and that there’s actual room for crops inside your starting fence! The tool shed is the same, holding all of your working equipment, plus one of each kind of spring seed to help you get started. The shed is a more mandatory part of your daily routine than it was previously, because the lack of buttons on the GameBoy means there’s nothing you can press to swap out your tools, so swapping just isn’t an option. This doesn’t end up being as painful as it sounds because you’ll want to go to the shed every day anyway to see the Harvest Sprites who live in the cave in the back. The cave has four rooms, a main room where you can harvest mushrooms that grow every day, which makes up for the lack of forest to forage in, then there are three side rooms with a hot spring, a river which starts blocked off by a giant rock, and a room full of impassable stone pillars. The last two rooms don’t come into play until much later in the game.

Inside your house, there’s a note on the dining table that lists your animals, money, and also how much food and drink you have stocked. This is, in my opinion, part of the most interesting mechanic this game introduces, which is having to buy food to eat. There’s no cooking mechanic, so you’re forced to spend your money to buy meals and beverages at the restaurant and bar in town. Every morning, noon, and night, your character will automatically eat something, which restores a little bit of energy and indicates to you what time it is in the day. This mechanic existed in the SNES version too, but you never had to buy food. Having food in this game helps keep your happiness score up which is required for good endings, and it gives you something to spend your money on, though food and drink don’t really cost enough for it to be noticeable.

The town is, of course, a menu. You get to choose between the flower shop, bar, carpenter, church, tool shop, restaurant, and animal shop. Each place is manned by one character from the SNES version, mostly the marriageable girls, with the carpenter and animal shop manned by the two men who owned them in the other version since they ran out of girls. You have the ability to buy things, but that’s it. I won’t keep you waiting to know if there’s anything more to their stuff in this game because I already knew it going in. There’s no relationship mechanics with any of them, no marriage (after all, you can play as a girl and this game is old). You can't even talk to them. There’s a couple random events with the girls but they trigger based on the day more than anything else.

And that’s it! That’s the whole game! Get farming!

I won’t lie, I was actually kind of excited at this point. From any reasonable angle, a farming game where the only thing to do is farm and farm and farm with no other real goal or progression outside of that is very obviously a red flag for what is at best an extremely boring game, but I was in something of a mood I guess. I was riding the high of SNES and at the time, I was interested in playing farming sims in the worst possible way– spending every last cent I ever made on crops, whether I could sustain all of them or not. It was my way of inserting a challenge into games that were otherwise extremely easy, because I found that once I stopped struggling, the game stopped being fun. By some kind of miracle, I had stumbled into a game that seemed to be designed for me to do exactly that, so I ran with it!

Immediately, I spent every last cent I could scrounge together on seeds, and while I waited for them to grow, I made friends with the Harvest Sprites. They told me that if we became better friends, they would help me on the farm, which was an interesting proposition! They didn’t do much of anything for me in the last game, so I was curious what they could do here. I gave them the mushrooms growing in the cave rather than sell them, to get the sprites’ friendships even higher. My efforts very quickly came to fruition when one offered to take my sickle to upgrade it. It would only take twelve hours, how exciting! One in-game day later and I learned that they meant twelve REAL LIFE HOURS.

This is where things became concerning. I was trying to avoid wikis at this point because I wanted a genuine-feeling blind playthrough, so I didn’t know if this meant twelve hours of gameplay or twelve hours in general. I also wasn’t even sure if any of it would work right because I wasn’t playing on original hardware, though I expected whoever put it on the 3DS eShop wouldn’t make such a poor oversight that would cause the game to straight up not function… right?

A day of real life later and I noticed a distinct lack of sickle in my toolshed. It was about to become a problem. I managed to finally plant enough grass to buy a chicken, but I wasn’t able to actually cut the grass and the game wouldn’t let me take the chicken outside, so rather than earn money on eggs, I had to spend it all on more feed for it at the animal store. I was also using whatever time I had left in my short days to clear out my field of tree stumps, stones, and weeds to make room for my ever expanding crop empire. While this was happening, I started purposefully leaving the game on and idle whenever I wasn’t playing to make time pass more in hopes that I’d get over the twelve hour mark. By the end of spring, the sprites started to tell me that we were good enough friends that they would help on the farm, but I never noticed them do anything. My greatest saving grace was that when summer came, my unharvested crops didn’t wilt. Rather, they just vanished completely and left their tilled spaces in their wake ready for more planting– a blessing because without a scythe, I would have been completely screwed by having a massive amount of unfarmable land around my house.

On the 2nd of summer there was a typhoon, and that’s when I really started to realize something was wrong. My chickens weren’t fed and grass wasn’t cut after a day of forcibly not being able to do anything, which proved to me that the sprites didn’t help at all. On the flip side, my crops seemed untouched, no tilled land was untilled, no new weeds or debris had shown up in my field. To top it off, after a full season of weather happening, none of my fences had rotted. Could it be the case that these things were also tied to real life hours? If so, why would nothing ever happen? Neither passing time in real life nor manually changing the time of my 3DS clock made any difference.

The Sprite Timer

I couldn’t take it anymore at this point. I gave in and tried to figure out what the hell was wrong with this game, or with the emulation of it at least, if that was the source of my problems. Spoilers didn’t matter if I couldn’t just play the game, and besides, why was I so worried about spoilers? There was barely anything TO be spoiled!

It turns out this game has a nifty feature where if you press “select” twice, not once but twice in a row without backing out of the first menu with the B button, you can find a hidden menu with a setting called “timer”. If you press that, you’re asked if you want to turn on Harvest Sprite Help and can set the speed to fast or slow. This whole time I’d been worried that I’d miss out on parts of the game by not having the little manual that came with every GameBoy game, and my god, I was feeling it now. How on earth is anyone supposed to find this otherwise? This is never indicated anywhere in the game that I could find. Meanwhile in SNES, I was constantly running into signs every two feet explaining the most basic mechanics to me inside the game!

After recovering from that heavy blow, I turned on the timer set to fast and put my game down to do a little more research. In short, time passes inside the game while help is turned on. I tried looking more into some old forums to see if people had anything to say about this, but none of them got even close to bringing it up. I did however find a thread on reddit where someone mentioned having to not just close out, but reset the game to make things work. That actually made sense to me because the virtual console really only seems to do save states. So I reset the game, set my 3ds clock 4 more hours forward, and then got back in. The game was two full days later, my grass was cut, and the sickle was done. I felt sick.

I almost dropped the game then and there because this deranged mechanic freaked me out so much. If I forgot I set the timer and left the game, I could lose entire seasons to this hellish mechanic. Why even have it? Why take the experience of playing the game away from me? The only things that kept me in were the fact that technically, I would never need to use the help mechanic again because it’s only opt-in, and the game honestly felt very good to play. I made sure the timer was turned off, and went back to the daily grind. I harvested my crops, cleared my field, bought some cows, realized that my cows couldn’t be let outside at all (but they could be taken out for walks which triggered a VERY cute animation) so the fence was truly a meaningless entity here… Then things just kind of stopped happening and I started to get bored.

I finally went and looked up the ending requirements. Ship 4,500 items and have found six power berries. 4,500 items is steep, but I’d been planting a crazy amount and didn’t keep good track so maybe I could surprise myself. Six power berries though? That was literally impossible. Almost all power berries are dug up from your field, and only 5 in total are available until your grandpa magically expands your field at the start of year two. To top it off, if I didn’t find all of the existing ones before that happened, they would be erased. That doesn’t seem like too much of a problem since I still would only need six, but that’s only for the first ending! There are THREE! And each time the requirements increase. So with little time to spare as I was already getting into fall, I started plowing.

And plowing. And plowing. And plowing.

I was pretty over the game now. The shock of the timer mechanic was a pretty big blow, and learning the requirements for the endings, mixed with the fact that it would take years of in-game time before I’d get to use any of the rewards associated with them, had worn my enthusiasm down pretty completely. My only hope was that just maybe, if I got everything but the power berries, the game would decide that my efforts were good enough and would give me a good ending anyways. Unlike SNES, this game at least has crops for fall and winter so I wasn’t completely out of things to do when those seasons came around, but still, by the end of the first winter, I was broken. I knew I had only gotten half the crops I'd needed and was short by at least 50 happiness. My options were either to throw the game in the garbage or push through another year trying to make up for it and get the genuine experience myself. I wasn’t on a hard deadline like in the previous game anyways, so I had infinite time. The years were going to keep rolling. I should have stopped playing. Instead, I learned why the sprite timer exists.

Winning Through Inaction

Come spring of year 2, Grandpa upgraded my fields to be twice as big for absolutely no reason, since it was already a pretty unusable size to start with. I got to work spending all the money I could on all the crops I could, and covered my field in them. I did my best to manage them myself, but I was exhausted by the game at this point. One day when I was done playing, I set the timer to slow and turned the game off. When I returned and reset the virtual console, the game presented me with a screen telling me the day, time, and how much the sprites had done to help me while I was gone. The numbers were pretty meager but this made time pass faster in a game that I was truly beginning to hate, so I started doing it more. I started being more purposeful in my actions and would try to make sure my fields were freshly sown before I left so there was less chance of days where the sprites would have nothing to do, and I would get more crops out of the deal, but even that didn’t seem like enough.

So in fall and winter, I stepped it up a notch. I bought 100 seed bags at the start of each season and then went into my system settings to change the date by a few days while the sprite timer was on. It wasn’t an exact science, something didn’t go to plan pretty much every single time I did it, but the result was that by the end of winter, I’d actually shipped twice as many things as I needed to somehow, despite having only shipped half of what was needed before and working my ass off for it. But we take what we get!

I thought I was short 20 happiness by the end of year 2, but grandpa was forgiving and he gave me a fishing rod that almost exclusively pulls garbage. This item is the exclusive purpose of that one room in the cave that has a river in it. It’s useless and adds absolutely nothing to the game at a point where it’s already boring as sin to get through.

To get to the next winter, knowing I didn’t need anything else, I switched the help to fast and skipped days that way, which felt very pathetic and like a waste of time and effort, but I finally got my pickax and went to town on the last room in the cave, the one filled with pillars. There’s actually two of those rooms, and they're just wall to wall pillars that I could smash for nothing but a couple of power berries to get myself to full completion.

By the way, the last completion item you can get is an umbrella that makes it rain the next day. I don’t remember accurately, I don't think I made it to the end of the next year to pick that one up, because why would I. I didn’t actually farm anything in that last year I played because the requirements to reach the level of “Master Rancher” were already attained when I got the first special item. There was truly absolutely nothing else to do. There were no more house upgrades to get, no more fields left to clear or plow, no more money I needed– good god no, I couldn't get rid of all the money I’d made by this point if I tried. Therefore there was no reason to fish either when I’d gotten that rod; I can’t cook it, there’s not a compendium of collectable fish (foreshadowing), all I can do is sell it, so why bother? The pickax gets you power berries which are useless at this point beyond giving you a completion percentage because all they give you otherwise is more energy, and since you aren’t farming, you aren’t burning that anyways. The only unique things that can come up at this point in the game are single, random events with each of the girls that I couldn’t even get to trigger for half of them. I don’t know if they got missed because I was sleeping away entire years or if I just needed to keep playing random days until they hit, but for a couple seconds of content, is it really worth it when I’m already this sick of the game?

Don’t Play This Game

It was really, really disappointing coming from the exhilaration I felt after finishing SNES to be met with… this travesty. The game has nothing in it and gives you nothing for your time, in fact it’s so baffled at the thought that you would spend time playing it that it encourages you not to. The one good thing about this game is the fact that since the 3DS eShop closed down, there’s no legal means of easily obtaining it anymore (as far as I’m aware).

#hm posting #harvest moon #story of seasons #harvest moon gb #hm gb1 #m.txt #game review #i dont have as many pics for this game because i wasn't recording footage #however theres also. a lot less to take pictures of if im being honest

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the1trueanon · 1 year ago

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thinking about how Sage/Rosemary's plant motif and gardening connection started out as an aesthetic choice, but have actually grown into being very strong symbolism for how Rosemary is meant to represent life and being lively and being alive versus simply living

because Rosemary is meant to encompass the idea of being human and being alive. while Sage is like everyone else and is very much simply living, her general character being muted and soothing and just existing, Rosemary is designed almost as an exact foil for Wally. where Wally is unsure of expression and emotion and doesn't quite grasp it all, Rosemary is extremely emotive and lively, almost to an overly animated degree. BUT! Rosemary isn't just animated, like the other puppets are. she isn't just bouncy or excitable, or gets frustrated at simple problems. she has crises. she goes through human struggles, as a soul who once was human. she knows what death is, but is grasping to understand her own. she's unpredictable. she's happy and enjoying time with her friends one day, and unable to leave her house from the crushing weight of everything she's experienced the next. she puzzles through existentialism. she doesn't just feel happy or sad or upset, she gets depressed and anxious and lost. Wally can't predict her, he can't tell how she'll react (which I 100% think he can for the others. he's too observant not to, observation is his whole thing), he doesn't understand but he wants to.

and what makes all that even better is she doesn't just go through these things alone, she talks them through with the others. she shares it, she lets her emotions and experiences and overall livelihood overflow into the others. she's so full of life that she passes it on to characters who, frankly (hehe :3), shouldn't have been touched by it previously. and yet by sharing it, she doesn't hurt them more, but instead ends up helping all of them understand and reason through the -- honest to the puppet gods horrifying -- breakdown of a world that once was simple and happy and innocent and safe. they mature with her, and she somewhat unwittingly acts as their guide through that (WHICH. ANOTHER FOIL MOMENT. BECAUSE WALLY IS ROSIE'S GUIDE THROUGH THEIR WORLD AND THE TWO'S ABILITIES TO REACH OUT BEYOND IT).

and I've always loved having that idea brought up, about Rosemary being so lively. "You're so full of life" -- practically the most accurate way to describe Rosemary at any state of being (and, ironically, spoken by Wally, who again, I unwittingly ended up making Rosemary a sort of foil for). She is meant to symbolize life, she and Sage are meant to be this sort of "living vs. alive" thing, where neither is bad but its obvious how different they are! and I just! the idea of Sage, a character essentially set to be a sort of vessel for this human who brings this idea of truly being alive to these guys who desperately need it in a time where just living isn't enough to brave whatever horrors are coming for them now, also bringing things to life as her job and aesthetic is just!! augh, it's such nice symbolism and even a nice lil taste of foreshadowing maybe?? and I love it so much!!

and like! genuinely this all kicked of subconsciously and I didn't start connecting it until I thought about trying to maybe change Sage/Rosemary's motif (which, tbh, I started thinking about because I've designed her Reboot AU version (who I'll be sharing soon ;3 wanna get a good collection of doodles to share with you guys before doing so), who instead has a fashion aesthetic instead of plants. I'm not sure why yet other than I like it and I've been influenced by the dress making videos I keep seeing lol)! and I realized that I genuinely can't because it's not just aesthetic anymore! it's ✨symbolism✨!!

ANYWAYS I REALLY FUCKINNG LOVE THIS PROJECT AND I LOVE CLOWN AND THEIR BIG BRAIN AND I LOVE MY LIL RABBIT AND I LOVE EXISTENTIALISM AND I LOVE SYMBOLISM AND CHARACTER DESIGN AND IM SORRY FOR RAMBLING ABOUT IT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME OKAY BYEEE 💖

#SORRY WH FANS YOURE GETTING BURDENED WITH MY BRAIN'S INSANITY I CANT HOLD IT IN ANYMORE #i wanna share more about my characters #and i wanna get better at sharing #now that im realizing how much i just LOVE character design and breakdown #i wanna share more with you all so you can see why i love it so much 👉👈#SAGE AND ROSEMARY LITERALLY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME #seriously these guys are how i explore so much and so many ideas and i wanna share that with all of you 💖💖#because it really is just so interesting and exciting!!#anon speaks #anon rambles #anon's ocs #welcome home #welcome home puppet show #welcome home arg #welcome home oc #sage clearsky #rosemary louis #welcome home sage #welcome home rosemary #wally #wh wally #wally darling #welcome home wally #welcome home wally darling #characterization #exploring characters #symbolism #✨symbolism✨#character foils #anon rambles in the tags

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rabbitholesitrippedon · 1 year ago

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Culture shock and the internet

I’d like to talk a bit on the nature of culture shock, and how it works on a mechanical level in our brains. Some people who tend not to ever leave their country or region don’t necessarily think about what it’s like to live in another country, and explaining the nuances of how another countries culture works would take an age, so instead i'm going to use the internet as the example, a place we’ve all migrated to sooner or later.

I’ll leave a link to a video here, put it on in the background while you read this, or better yet, on a second monitor/phone. That way you can see and understand what it is I'm explaining as I explain it.

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This video is technically funny, but also a full on vibe, it’s a bit of an old meme but that doesn't make it any less of a banger song. First it’s based on the song gangsters paradise, that a stranger with minimal contact to the internet might know by heart, so it’s a strong start, but that's where the simple ends.

Vocoding is the process of taking the audio for one thing and compressing it against another signal, this can lead to unexpected and fun artifacting that in this case is used to turn beatboxing into a more melodic format. Vocoding in this way is uncommon at best outside of the internet, but still possible.

The beatboxing used is Verbalaces thanos beatbox, the movie itself is common outside of the internet but the beatbox is wholly original and exists only on the internet. All of these levels combined make the audio portion of the video and that alone is a lot of information to have to explain to a “foreigner” to the internet.

If someone with limited or no understanding of the internet were to hear this, they’d simply think it was a worse version of the song they’ve heard, not understanding the potential enjoyment or comedy of the song, and this is only the beginning.

The video is RTX Morshu with a funny filter over it. RTX, in the modern age of the internet, is used when a common or simply modelled thing becomes suddenly more complex and well animated. It’s a bastardisation of the RTX branding used to describe a particularly powerful line of graphics cards used to produce complex lighting.

Morshu is a character from an old and obscure legend of zelda game that people who make jokes on the internet decided could be made to do and say funny things, it followed naturally that someone would have him sing/beatbox.

Bringing all the elements together we have the totality of the video, stretched to 1 hour in respect for the old 1 hour challenges from the early days of internet funnies. Now that you have full context, consider what a tourist sees.

A 1 hour video of a random fat guy making incomprehensible sounds in the tune of gangsters paradise. It makes no sense, yet most of the people who saw the video understood innately. Culture shock isn’t the shock of realising everything is different in another region, it’s the check that those differences have meaning.

Culture shock is realising that the little details of your life are arbitrary, and that if you’d lived somewhere else you’d be a totally different person, it’s realising that these strangers from a distant land are just as deep and complex as you and your friends are.

My most memorable moment of culture shock was on a visit to japan, I sat in the common area of my hotel looking out the windows at a massive billboard of a naked woman trying to work out what product they were selling that could possibly warrant such an advert.

Then it struck me that it was an advert for the mall across the road, the advert wasn’t special, it was common, this was simply how such businesses marketed themselves, and i realised that in the UK a billboard like that could only be used for certain products and services. I realised how arbitrary it all was.

Culture shock is ultimately subjective, and you’ll never experience it until you travel and experience it, but I hope I've given some small insight to those who’ve never travelled.

#travel #culture shock #japan travel #memes #Youtube

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chanstopher · 2 years ago

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I resisted most kpop and all kpop fandom for a very long time 😆

I got into visual kei in high school (2007 ish) and one of my online friends also listened to some. She got me into J dramas, from where I got into KAT-TUN in 2010. She also watched K dramas and listened to kpop and she sent me some, but not being able to sing along by ear or through romanized lyrics frustrated me since I'd been able to do that with Japanese since I first listened to anime openings and such in middle school. I did listen to some 2ne1 and Big Bang, but mainly Japanese releases since at that point I was studying Japanese and reaching conversational fluency.

After college she and I mostly fell out of touch, KAT-TUN had slowed down after losing a member in 2013 and then another later, LiveJournal got taken over by a Russian "news" company, so all my sources of music and drama torrents were gone, the two main VK bands I listened two took hiatuses or had record company issues (one came back, the other eventually broke up), and so I was back to mostly listening to top 40 radio.

At some point, I got suggested a "reacts to kpop" video on YouTube, and I was like, "I wonder if I'll even recognize and of these groups." The answer was no, I did not, but one if the songs was Blackpink's Whistle, and I was like, "damn, this song is fun," so I started listening to them. I still didnt keep up with anything beyond just their music (and still dont), but it got some kpop on my radar again.

Then I went to Holiday Matsuri in 2021 and went to the hottest men in anime show, which is a men's burlesque contest. The winning act performed to God's Menu and Lisa's Money, two bangers that I hadn't heard because I wasn't actively paying attention to new music. I went and looked them up and played a Spotify kpop playlist the whole 6 hours drive home to add new songs to my library, but I still didn't look up any groups. I continued like that for about a year, just liking individual songs. Then, around when Time Out came out, something made me look up the Stray Kids youtube. I had watched the God's Menu video that first night I heard the song, but I didn't watch anything else. I subscribed to the channel that time, but u still didn't dive into the music videos or add a bunch to my library. Its like part of my brain new I'd not crawl out of that hole and it wasn't the right time for it lol

Finally, late August of last year, I let myself watch the music videos and listen to full albums. Then I resisted any additional content outside of "making of" videos for another month (which is a while for a disabled person with nothing to do but consume content).

Now, here I am. Awash in the swamp. Watching Han and Chan and understanding nothing 🤣

Thankfully I had already planned to learn some Korean since its the third most common language where I live and I had started watching kdramas, but its hard! I still have some bias to Japanese releases for that reason 😆 but it does vary by song since some don't fit/match rhythmically to the Korean versions as nicely as others. Hopefully I'll get there with Korean. I have to remember I have decades of familiarity with the sounds and basics of Japanese compared to very little familiarity with Korean.

this is a wholeeee journey u did not take the easels to mordor lmao but omg i’m learning so much about how things were found in the 00’s and 10’s when i was content to go to warped tour and never be online lmao but this journey feels educational with all the stuff u were into! and ur bias for japanese releases is understandable especially jyp groups they just hit different so i can understand having spent all that time learning japanese and being into japanese culture would only add to the fondness for them! your will power to get into skz so slowly is amazing I don’t know if i’ve ever done such a good job of avoiding diving straight into something the second i found a part of it i liked, but alas we all end up in the skz swamp one way or another lmao

#drm.ask #the2amrevolution #long post

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321spongebolt · 2 days ago

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A concept for if I were to rewrite "Wakko's Wish" in my style

25 years ago, the TV series, "Animaniacs" received its feature film, "Wakko's Wish". It originally was planned to be released in theaters while this movie was in development, until it was later decided to be released directly on video instead, making this film the only movie by Warner Bros. Feature Animation be released as a direct-to-video feature. I have heard about this movie when I took a look at its trailer on my DVD copy of "Scooby-Doo!: Winter Wonderdog" in 2009. When I developed my characters back in the summer of 2011, I came across a picture of Dot lying in the snow, with Yakko's hands on her shoulders. And got me wondering how I could use that scene for my characters. So, here's a rough concept I've kept with me ever since. Some things might change if I ever do get to see the movie in full, but if anyone else has seen the film and want to build on my concept, leave a friendly comment suggesting ideas you have that can work. But right now, enjoy reading.

MAIN STORY PART 1 (PROLOGUE)

Right after the Warner Bros. Feature Animation logo introduced from "The Iron Giant", we cut to the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo with Bugs Bunny eating his carrot and Wakko eating a piece of the Warner Bros. shield until the screen fades to black. The Amblin Entertainment logo appears, and the background fades to a night sky as it snows, with the moon from said logo staying in place.

The camera flies down to the Warner Bros. Studio lot and we see Background Singer coming home and entering the water tower with stuff to prepare for Christmas. When he enters, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot aren't home. So he would explore other places in the studio lot such as Mr. Plotz's office, Dr. Scratchansniff's office, and even ACME Labs where Pinky and the Brain live, but no one is there except for the other Background Singers, and quite possibly Miss Flamiel, who also wouldn't know where the Warners went, but would still wish him Merry Christmas. And when he gets back into the water tower, he sees a note from Yakko that would remind him that he, Wakko, and Dot went to ACME Falls to help their sister. He learns that Dot is sick and has to have surgery. They don't know how long she'll live, but Yakko promises that they'll all come home for Christmas. The letter also asks that Background Singer doesn't come, because 1, he didn't want their human friend to worry. And 2, they promise not to get into any trouble. Background Singer worries for Dot and becomes downhearted over the fact he had something important to tell her before she left. To cope, Background Singer begins to sing "Go the Distance" (Click here to listen to the original version of the song).

MAIN STORY PART 2 ("GO THE DISTANCE")

Background Singer: ♪I have often dreamed of a far-off place where a great, warm welcome will be waiting for me.♪ ♪Where the crowds will cheer when they see my face. And a voice keeps saying, "This is where I'm meant to be".♪ ♪I will find my way. I can go the distance. I'll be there someday if I can be strong.♪ ♪I know every mile will be worth my while. I would go most anywhere to feel like I… belong.♪

The other Background Singers ask their fallen friend until he reveals that he's a wizard. He can't say anymore, but the other Background Singers still want to help him. All they can do is hope that their friend knows what he's doing. As for Background Singer, he can't decide whether to do as Yakko had asked or if he should disobey him and go to great lengths to tell Dot his secret before she undergoes surgery. So he takes out a flower he bought and plays "I’m going, I’m staying" while plucking the pedals off a rose or a poinsettia as the sun rises. The music swells as he looks at the sunrise in front of the last pedal and shouts "I’m going!", which makes his friends cheer, allowing him the courage to find ACME Falls and tell the Warners the truth, even if it'll hurt.

Background Singer: ♪I am on my way! I will go the distance! I don't care how far! Somehow, I'll be strong!♪ ♪I know every mile will be worth my while. I would go most anywhere to find where I… belong.♪♪ (Background Singer starts up his motorcycle) Don't worry guys, here I come!

Background Singer drives off into the sunrise as the other Background Singers cheer on their friend, and the events of the movie begin as the title is revealed.

MAIN STORY PART 3

At some point during the Wishing Star's flight across the sky, Background Singer could follow after it as if it was a sign to bring him to where the Warners are. Background Singer could even trip while running, only to find Babes' lamp buried in the snow. And from thereon, Babes would accompany Background Singer for the rest of his adventure. And when the word gets out about the wishing star, Waldo could make a deal with King Salazar, allowing him and his army to be hired by the tyrant to hinder the others and prevent them from reaching the wishing star.

Meanwhile, Background Singer and Babes arrive at ACME Falls too late, and see that everything is deserted, until a blue snowflake floats down from the sky, where we meet Nathan, the Wizard of the North and the seer of ACME Falls. He's like a mixture of Glinda from "The Wizard of Oz", Merlin from "The Sword in the Stone", and perhaps The Winter Warlock from "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (but without his evil demeanor). Nathan would show Background Singer what his friends are up to, as well as Waldo and King Salazar. Then he would grant him and Babes a quest to defeat the King Salazar and Waldo and end their tyranny. When he and his snow fairies float back up the sky as a flurry of snow, Background Singer and Babes follow the tracks in the snow.

At some point, Background Singer and Babes would talk about the wishing star Nathan mentioned earlier, and Background Singer would ask Babes if there's anything he would want if he touched that star. Babes is confused, but then explains that being free is all that he wants. Yes, he's a genie, but living in his lamp has its consequences, mainly due to Waldo and anyone who'd be greedy enough to make bad wishes. He knows Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and even Background Singer wouldn't take advantage of his powers, and he trusts his human friend to guard the lamp with his life, but still wishes he can see the world without having to look out for his own lamp. Background Singer can relate to this and would trust him with the truth that he was a wizard all along. He'll even make a deal with Babes on using only two wishes for emergencies, with his last wish being saved for setting Babes free. Babes accepts and swears his loyalty to Background Singer. His human friend’s secret will be safe with him.

Background Singer and Babes would stumble on some military base camp and would be captured by Manfred Mink (whom I personally created as Minerva Mink's grandfather and a military general). Before Manfred can interrogate Background Singer, his demeanor changes when he recognizes him and offers him a place in the military to end King Salazar's tyranny. He and army don't care about the wishing star. What matters to them is killing the king and claiming his spot of land for the greater good. I don't know if "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from "Mulan" should be used or not, but we can have a military training sequence of Background Singer and Babes in the army as they practice how they're going to defeat Waldo and King Salazar. When the time is ready, Manfred and his army mount their war horses and march into King Salazar's grounds.

In the part when Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are chained in the cave where they are to be executed, Wizard Waldo brags about how he's finally got the Warners and how this time, they have no way to escape. He would even sing a cover of "King K. Rool's Finest Hour" as he gloats. (Click here to listen to the original version of the song. Down below is how I would envision a cover for this song.)

MAIN STORY PART 4 ("WIZARD WALDO'S FINEST HOUR")

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪It's great to be a mage! I seem to have a knack, for taking everything I want, and giving nothing back!♪ ♪I'll take away your wishing star, while I please King Salazar! And I'll watch you perish, while I'm munching caviar!♪

Wizard Waldo (Sung): ♪Now that I have the power, this is my finest hour! Nothing on this earth can stop me now!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪Everything is ours! We finally have control!♪ (To Yakko) Oh, excuse me. I hope I don't sound too droll. ♪I'll release my flying monkeys, and assemble both our armies! And we'll put an end to your hero's legacy!♪

Waldo flies out of the cave as his guards and Dragorillas circle around the castle, making sure no one goes to the wishing star or trespasses on King Salazar's castle grounds.

Wizard Waldo (Sung): ♪Soon, when you're all devoured, this is my finest hour! Bait you on my hook just like a worm!♪ ♪And once you're all cooked in my stew, Background Singer will meet his doom! It gives me so much joy to watch him squirm!♪

While marching, Waldo's guards chant "♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪" during an extended instrumental portion of the song to give this scene a sinister effect. Waldo could even ask his dragorillas to go find Background Singer and bring him Babes' magic lamp. The dragorillas fly off as Waldo starts to sing the rest of the song, with his guards' chanting overlapping with Waldo singing in rhythm. Waldo could even appear in a cloud of smoke, revealing himself in a tower he has planned for Background Singer to stay in as his prisoner.

Waldo's General and guards (While marching) (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪Fools! As I watch you cower, this is my finest hour!♪

Waldo's General and guards (While marching) (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪Nothing on this earth can stop me now!♪

Waldo's General and guards (While marching) (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪And as I watch you from this tower, this is my finest hour!♪

Waldo's General and guards (While marching) (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪No one in this world will save you now!♪

Waldo's General and guards (While marching) (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪With the Warners soon devoured, this is my finest hour!♪

Waldo's General and guards (While marching) (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪Bait you on my hook just like a worm!♪

Waldo's General and guards (While marching) (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh we oh, yo-oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪And as those Warners boil and fry, Background Singer is gonna die!♪

(The music slows down as the song comes to a close)

Waldo's General and guards (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪Oh… we… oh!♪

Wizard Waldo (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪It gives me so much joy to watch him squirm!♪♪

MAIN STORY PART 5

As Manfred and his army march through the woods and all the places the Warners were, Background Singer, whom the general trusts requests that he let him in on his secret. But before he can tell Manfred, they see Waldo's dragorillas and prepare to shoot them down. It was a tough battle, but some Dragorillas managed to grab Background Singer, who's having trouble with reaching into his pants pockets. The army just watch Background Singer be carried off and don't know what else to do. This is because if they tried to shoot down Waldo’s pets, Background Singer could’ve gotten hurt.

At King Salazar's castle, the evil wizard welcomes Background Singer into his tower and demands he gives over the lamp or his friends will perish. Background Singer, pretending to feel defeated would ask Waldo to pick a hand. When Waldo chooses the right shoulder, Background Singer gives a flat "wrong" and punches Waldo cold. Background Singer rubs Babes' lamp and wishes for him to go get help. Waldo wakes up seeing Babes fly away with the lamp and gets mad at Background Singer for tricking him. And similarly to "The Wizard of Oz", Waldo shows Background Singer an hourglass to remind him how much longer he has to be alive. The hourglass is filled with snow on top, with melted water on the bottom (or something similar to that, even if it should just be sand.)

Wizard Waldo: See this? That's how much longer you've got to stay alive. And it isn't long, I'm afraid, Singer. It isn't very long at all. Just long enough for me to think of an unpleasant, but wildly entertaining death for you. Of course, there is one way to escape. (Shows Background Singer the window, and we see a shot of the long ground) Over that window. It's a long jump down, and worst of all, the rocks down there are sharp. So, in case you decide to take that route, be a friend and put a message on the windowsill, saying you killed yourself to see your precious princess Dotty. It'll save us enough trouble from having to see you two live happily ever after in public.

Background Singer: How could anyone be so nasty!? And mean? And cruel? (Waldo whacks his scepter at him)

Wizard Waldo: Practice! All in good practice! (Runs outside the room and uses his scepter to magically block the doorway with a glacier of ice) Ta-ta. Have an "ice" day! I can't wait forever to kill those Warners! (Evilly laughs and runs off)

Also like in "The Wizard of Oz", Waldo's magic would reveal Yakko, Wakko, and Dot in chains through a reflection of the ice wall. The Warners disappear as Background Singer pleads for them to come back, only for Waldo to appear just so he can taunt Background Singer.

Wizard Waldo (In the wall's reflection): (Mocks Background Singer) "Yakko, Wakko, Dot, come back! Come back!" (Normal voice) I'll let you see your friends, Background Singer. (Evilly laughs and disappears)

As Waldo lets out his evil laugh, Background Singer uses all of his built up anger to punch the wall, only to hurt his hand. Background Singer now feels truly scared and traumatized by Waldo. Fortunately, Babes came back to General Manfred Mink with the other Background Singers from home. Manfred would question Babes' choice, but would allow them to join long enough so they can save their friend.

MAIN STORY PART 5 ("THE MARCH OF WALDO'S GUARDS")

They make it to King Salazar's castle, and Babes used his X-Ray vision (through his magic) to see Background Singer locked in the tower, with the Warners chained up in the cave. They suddenly hear Waldo's guards chanting as they march (Click here to listen to the original music track, or here for Bobby McFerrin's cover, or here to listen to my singing as Waldo's guards) and sneak across the castle grounds so they can hide and discuss a plan.

When they make it under the bridge to King Salazar's castle, Manfred tells the army his plan to snag some of Waldo's guards and dress up as them to sneak into the cave. Little do they know that some of Waldo's guards were eavesdropping on them.

Additional Background Singer: We don't have to look very far.

Manfred: Why not?

(The camera shot shows Waldo's guards standing right behind the soldiers)

Additional Background Singer: They're standing right behind us.

To the dramatic stinger, the army looks behind them in horror as Waldo's guards jump on Manfred and his army. And in a cloud of smoke, some weapons and clothing are thrown around until we see Manfred, Babes, and all the other Background Singers and soldiers posing as Waldo's guards. They see Waldo's general leading the remaining guards in line and Manfred gives a gesture to follow them in the back of the line. They all try singing along with Waldo's guards, with some singing off-key, but they manage to get into the cave as the general yells "Company... HALT!". In response, Waldo's remaining guards yell "YO!" and salute on the last note of the song.

MAIN STORY PART 6 (BACKGROUND SINGER'S ESCAPE)

King Salazar's Captain of the Guard prepares to kill Dot, only to be moved by her cuteness and free the Warners. Waldo's guards snag them and in another part of the castle ground, reveal themselves to be Manfred, Manfred's soldiers, Babes Bunny, and all the other Background Singers back at home. They remask and have the Warners pretend to be dead, which fools Waldo and King Salazar long enough to find Background Singer's room. Background Singer sees that all the snow has almost melted and begins to ask for help, only for Background Singer to see his friends as Babes melts down the wall with his own magic. Background Singer becomes overjoyed and he and the Warners hug. Yakko is relieved that Background Singer came and just when he's about to tell Dot something important, Dot tells him that it has to wait until they help their friend escape. So Background Singer uses his grapple gun microphone to climb down the tower, with Babes holding on to the cable. One by one, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot climb down the cable and they make it down just as Waldo's guards shout "A-HA!" and expose Babes. The guards carry him to show Waldo, who would trap him in something like a magic bubble similar to what Jafar did to Genie in "Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar". This way, Babes can't use his magic to free himself.

MAIN STORY PART 7 (DOT'S SACRIFICE AND DEATH)

As King Salazar notices the Warners freed with their human friend, Dot starts to lose energy, but after Yakko says "C'mon, Dot. We're almost there.", Waldo shows up in a cloud of smoke.

Wizard Waldo: Going somewhere? Well we won't hear of it, will we, boys?

(Waldo's guards growl and point their circle of spears and guns at Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and Background Singer. Then we see the four frightened up-close.)

Yakko (Nervously): Uh... I think we've outstayed our welcome.

Wakko (Scared): We're trapped! Trapped like mice; rats!

(Waldo's guards step away as Waldo walks up to them)

Wizard Waldo: Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of spears. (Reveals his hourglass now full of water) The flakes of time have run out for all of you! The first to die will see the last two go before him! And their sick little sister too!

Waldo closes his eyes and points to everyone with the glass bulb of his scepter, which will decide who should die first.

Wizard Waldo (Pointing his scepter to the Warners and Background Singer): Eeny... meeny... miny... moe. Who will be the first to go? Yakko? (Yakko gasps in horror) Background Singer? Wakko?

A picture of Dot magically appears in the bulb of Waldo's scepter, allowing Waldo to make his choice.

Wizard Waldo (In realization): No. My scepter has chosen DOT SHALL GO! (Evilly laughs)

Background Singer (Mad): You wouldn't dare.

Wizard Waldo: Oh, but I will! And don't worry, Singer, you'll join her! But first, watch your girlfriend…

Waldo stops as he sees the Warners running while saying "die?" in confusion. Frustrated, he orders his guards to attack Background Singer and make sure he doesn't save his friends. Then he orders his remaining guards to light up the cannons and shoot the Warners, but make sure to hit Dot twice as hard. King Salazar orders "Get them! Fire!" and Waldo and King Salazar's men shoot cannonballs at the Warners.

Wizard Waldo: (Evilly laughs) Say goodbye, Warners! You're all blown up! (Lets out another evil laugh)

King Salazar (Victoriously): Yes!

We focus on Dot, still hurt from the explosion, she hears Waldo mention how he's ready to kill Background Singer. This immediately makes Dot wake up and run back to save her human boyfriend. We see Background Singer chained to a spear just like what Waldo did to him previously in Part 2 of the episode, "Hooray for North Hollywood" (but that's another story). Like before, Waldo plans to use the spear as a lightning rod to electrocute Background Singer and take his life away. The sky darkens as Waldo uses his scepter to summon a lightning storm from the sky. He says the magic words, "Lightnithicous Stormithamous!" and strikes a lightning bolt down from the sky. Dot, in slow motion jumps to the spear and pushes Background Singer out of the way, with her being struck by lightning instead, much to the shock of Waldo, King Salazar, and even their guards, including Ralph and Mr. Plotz.

Now that Background Singer is freed, he smiles and thanks Dot for her selfless act, only for his smile to vanish when he sees Dot lying motionless. Yakko and Wakko wake up and shout "NO!" and they come to Background Singer as they watch Dot die. With Dot's dying breath, she and Yakko tell Dot's story to everyone, and she dies after saying "Call me Dotty and you die". With everyone in tears, including the Background Singers, Waldo slowly smiles victoriously and says "I did it. I did it!". Then yells "I DID IT! FINALLY KILLED A WARNER SIBLING!". Waldo picks up the dead Dot to show everyone and announces that he can finally bring back his brother, Egon. After announcing his evil plan, Waldo and his guards begin to sing "You Are Dead" from "Total Distortion" (Click here to listen to the original version of the song. Down below is how I would envision a cover for this song.)

MAIN STORY PART 8 ("YOU ARE DEAD")

Waldo's General and guards (While surrounding Dot): ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead! You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪Thought you were hot? Guess what, you're not.♪

Waldo's General and guards: ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪You brought your whole adventure to a screeching halt!♪

Waldo's General and guards: ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

Wizard Waldo: ♪Your heart has stopped and your brain is co-old! You're so so de-head!♪

Waldo's Guard #1: ♪And now your body is starting to mold!♪

Wizard Waldo and all of his guards: ♪You're so so de-head!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪This affection, cuts like a knife! (Waldo throws a dagger at Yakko and Wakko, who dodge the incoming sword.)♪

Waldo's General and guards: ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪What a pitiful waste of a Warner life!♪

Waldo's General and guards: ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

(Waldo puts his ear on Dot's chest and Waldo's guards hold Dot's hands and play with her arms by stretching and waving them around)

Wizard Waldo: ♪Her body's soft and her hands feel co-old! You're so so de-head!♪

Waldo's Guard #1: ♪And now your (Shows Dot's toenails to the audience) nails are starting to mold!♪

Wizard Waldo and all of his guards: ♪You're so so de-head!♪

Waldo's General and guards (In harmony): ♪Oh...♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪Aw, such a sad sad story. She's gone, empty head! In the red!♪

Waldo's General and guards (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪You are dead. Oh...♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken) (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪(Points to Dot) Game over! She's through!♪

Waldo's Guard #2 (Spoken): ♪She's gone!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken): ♪How does it feel to be dead?♪

Waldo's General and guards: ♪You are dead.♪

(Waldo's guards start tossing Dot and pass her around to each of Waldo's other guards and dragorillas)

Waldo's General and guards (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken) (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪Bye-bye! You're history! You're through! You're dust!♪

Waldo's General and guards (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

(Waldo approaches who looks like an animated version of "Animaniacs" composer, Richard Stone.)

Wizard Waldo (Spoken) (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪I hope you've improved your lousy score! (Catches Dot)♪

Waldo's General and guards (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken) (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪Adios! See ya later! Be gone!♪

Waldo's General and guards (Simultaneously with Waldo): ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪

Wizard Waldo (Spoken) (Simultaneously with his guards): ♪And don't come back!♪

(Wizard Waldo evilly laughs for the remainder of the song)

Waldo's General and guards: ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead! You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪ ♪You are dead! Dead! Dead! You are dead! Dead! Dead!♪♪

On the final note of the song, Background Singer's anger and sorrow has reached its breaking point and he punches Waldo so hard, everyone gasps in shock.

MAIN STORY PART 9 (THE FINAL BATTLE WITH WIZARD WALDO)

Background Singer angrily yells "WHY DID YOU KILL HER!?" and Waldo responds that he did what he had to do to. He explained his evil plan to kill at least one of Egon's killers just so he can bring back his brother. Boldly, Background Singer offers his own life in exchange for Dot's.

Background Singer: If you killed Dot, you'll have to kill me too!

Wizard Waldo: A sacrifice? Okay, Background Singer. I will grant your request... in a duel! If you win, I'll restore your precious Princess Dotty just the way she was before she died.

Background Singer: And what if you win?

(Crowd gasps)

Wizard Waldo: If I win? Well, then your suicidal request shall be granted. But I'm not gonna fight you like this. (Slams his scepter down and a cloud of smoke reveals him as Overlord Waldo)

The "Batman" opening titles by Danny Elfman (whom I imagined would be Background Singer's battle theme, with Elfman's other music of course working for my character's personality and for action sequences involving him fighting his enemies) start up as Background Singer talks over his decision with Yakko and Wakko who tell him to save their sister. Background Singer makes his choice and tears off his dress coat, revealing his abs as he confidently stands while facing Waldo, who gave one of his guards his scepter to hold on to. As he and Waldo run to each other and fight, the other characters declare war on Waldo's guards and dragorillas, alongside King Salazar and his own guards in their attempt to get Babes' lamp.

Waldo gains the upper hand and destroys Background Singer's microphone. But just when it seems that Waldo was about to stab Background Singer, Yakko throws a snowball at Waldo to weaken him.

Yakko (Mad): You want Background Singer? Try me!

Everyone else, including Mr. Plotz and Ralph yell "And me!" in agreement, and they all pelt Waldo with snowballs, making Waldo melt as he screams "I'M MELTING! I'M MELTING! OH, WHAT A WORLD! WHAT A WORLD!". Everyone cheers for Waldo's death, and King Salazar mourns for his fallen friend. Babes is freed and he, Yakko, and Wakko congratulate Background Singer, even though it is them Background Singer should be thanking.

(King Salazar could get angry at everyone by this point if you wanted him to) But before King Salazar can fight Background Singer himself for his insubordination, Waldo's scepter would vanish and the snow pile underneath Background Singer would start to rumble. Everyone backs away in horror, while Background Singer jumps away, and Waldo emerges from the snow pile as he appears in his genie form from the episode, "King Yakko". Manfred and his soldiers fire their guns at Waldo, but they all realize he can't be killed. Waldo even reveals that snow doesn't weaken him and that he's been faking his deaths the whole time to live another day. He uses his magic to levitate Dot while Yakko and Wakko pull back. Background Singer gets an idea and asks Babes to fly him up to the evil shadow genie. Manfred warns them that he's too dangerous and to fall back, but they ignore him and fly up to Waldo. Waldo saw them coming and zaps Babes, trapping him in another magic bubble and Background Singer falls until he grips onto Waldo's belt as he says "Feisty aren't we?". He talks down Background Singer and explains that Dot never loved him, but Background Singer uses all of his fury to destroy the glass bulb of Waldo's belt, making him revert back into Overlord Waldo.

MAIN STORY PART 10 (THE TRUTH COMES OUT)

Babes is free again and he rescues Yakko, Wakko, and Dot from falling. Then they watch Background Singer gently float down as he uses his own magic. Everyone is shocked by this and Background Singer picks up Waldo's scepter, with the bulb now shattered. With his own magic, Background Singer fixes the bulb. Waldo wakes up and gasps in horror. As he angrily runs up to Background Singer, Background Singer freezes Waldo's lower body in a block of ice so he can't move. Waldo gets more and more scared and he asks his men to free him. Background Singer takes off his hat and slams it to the ground, then raises Waldo's scepter into the air saying "Dreadful darkness, hear my cry! Bring back one who cannot die!". A lightning bolt comes out from the sky and touches the bulb of Waldo's scepter, coursing into Background Singer's body without electrocuting him. His hair falls off revealing his birthmark and everyone gasps in awe. Now that Waldo is free from the ice, he sees Background Singer bald and recognizes his birthmark looking just like his brother's which was a compass point east (Waldo's birthmark is a compass pointing West). Background Singer finishes reciting, "My power has risen! With my one shot, I bring back the Warner Sister… Dot!" and zaps Dot with his finger pointing at her. Unfortunately, nothing happens and all Background Singer can do is cry over the fact that Waldo killed his girlfriend, and everyone else would cry with him.

Waldo finally puts all the pieces together and asks "Egon?" as he puts his hand on his shoulder, only for Background Singer to wail on Waldo and punch him multiple times until Waldo is too weak to fight back. He picks up the dagger Waldo was gonna use to stab him with and prepares to kill his own brother to perform his own sacrifice ritual to bring Dot back to life.

Overlord Waldo (Getting scared): W-w-wait. L-l-l-listen to me now, Egon. L-l-listen to me.

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Mad, lost it): NO! YOU LISTEN! ALL MY LIFE YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME THAT THE WORLD IS A DARK CRUEL PLACE! BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT'S REALLY DARK AND CRUEL ARE PEOPLE LIKE YOU!

We can see a closeup of Waldo, now scared for his life, and Background Singer's hand holding the dagger as he's about to stab Waldo. But when he thrusts Waldo's dagger, Waldo closes his eyes in horror and flinches, only to see that Background Singer purposely missed (Maybe even if the dagger was slammed onto Waldo’s cape or some part of his clothing like that.)

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Mad): A life for a life. Now are you happy? After everything you've done to us?

Background Singer angrily turns away from Waldo, disowning his older brother, with Waldo scared by the fact that Background Singer was Egon all along and hadn't noticed. Waldo leaves the castle grounds crying and afraid of his younger brother, with Waldo and King Salazar's guards watching Waldo enter the woods. Background Singer would apologize to Yakko and Wakko for lying to them that he was a wizard all along. He never wanted to hurt them, he was just afraid of how they would react if they found out, but Yakko and Wakko assure him that it doesn't matter if their friend was a wizard or not. They loved him for just being him. And given how nobody else feared Background Singer when he used his powers, he had nothing to worry about. Background Singer tells his friends that all he can do now is just say goodbye. Yakko and Wakko know how much Dot meant to him, but they don't want him to go. However, they want what's best for their friend. So in response, Yakko puts down Dot just so he can hug his heartbroken friend. Wakko would give Background Singer his hat back and says "goodbye" in sadness. They watch the Background Singers leave and Babes can lift up the limo he used for transporting the other Background Singers to where his friends were captured. In the limo, Background Singer mourns over Dot and looks at a photo he wanted to give to the Warners for Christmas.

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Sad): I'm really gonna miss those guys. Especially Dot. She's cheated on me countless times but... I still love her. She was the first girl I've ever loved.

OPTIONAL MUSICAL NUMBER FOR THE MAIN STORY ("WHEN SHE LOVED ME")

I wasn't sure whether or not to include this song, but I felt it would be appropriate for Background Singer to express his grief over Dot's death. It can be something of a montage of silent clips featuring romantic moments between Dot and Background Singer. Some of which can even be from episodes of the series to really make it feel like a series finale. If you wanted, some clips can feature my character singing on-screen to really tug the heartstrings and make you cry (In a good way of course). (Click here to listen to the original version of the song. Down below is how I would envision a cover for this song.)

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Sad): ♪When somebody loved me, everything was beautiful.♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Sad) (Voice-over): ♪Every hour we spent together lives within my heart.♪ (Screen fades to a silent clip from the episode, "Jokahontas", when Dot apologizes to Background Singer, still dressed as Singer Hood, who came home to forgive Dot.) ♪And when she was sad, I was there to dry her tears.♪ (Screen fades to reveal more happier clips of Dot and Background Singer together) ♪And when she was happy, so was I… when she… loved… me.♪ ♪Through the summer and the fall, we've had each other, that was all. Just she and I together, like it was meant to be.♪ ♪And when she was in danger, I was there to watch her back.♪ ♪And I knew… that… she… loved… me.♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Sad) (On-screen): ♪So, the years went by. I stayed the same, then she began to pass away. Now I'm all alone.♪

(Screen fades to Background Singer standing by the edge of the water tower as he watches the stars, worrying about how he hasn't told Dot yet. This silent clip implies that it takes place before the movie's events.)

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Sad) (Voice-over): ♪Still I waited for the day, when she'd say "I will always love… you.".♪

(Dot comes up to Background Singer and he smiles as she holds his hand)

♪Lonely and forgotten, I know we'll meet again one day.♪

(Background Singer picks up Dot and she hugs him tenderly)

♪She'll smile at me and hug me, just like she used to do.♪

(Dot comes down with a cough and Background Singer starts showing concern for Dot. She takes her into the water tower and closes the Warner Bros. shield. We fade to Dot in bed as Background Singer shows Yakko and Wakko Dot's temperature. Yakko and Wakko both look to each other concerned.)

♪Like she loves… me. When she loved… me.♪ ♪When somebody loved me, everything was beautiful. Every hour we spent together lives within my heart. When she… loved… me.♪♪

When Background Singer finishes singing, he sniffles and says "I'm gonna miss you, Dot... Forever." and a tear falls from his eye, hitting the glass on the last note of the song.

MAIN STORY PART 11 (WALDO'S REFORMATION)

The other Background Singers turn to their fallen friend and try convincing him to stay with the Warners, regardless of Dot's death. As Background Singer explains why he can't, he accidentally throws his Christmas photo out the window and gasps as we watches the only thing he had left of Dot fall from the sky. It lands in front of Waldo, and he cleans up the snow, seeing how his brother really was happy being with the Warners. He looks back as he watches Wakko run. King Salazar fires a cannonball at Wakko, causing him to fly into the wishing star. Dot wakes up alive again saying "I feel better now!" and everyone cheers. Yakko, who doesn't want Dot to know about Background Singer's secret comes up with an excuse about Dot's acting classes paying off. Waldo sees that his brother's spell worked and says "I gotta stop that limo and set things right!", with Waldo now encouraged enough to fly after his brother, regardless of being disowned. Back at the limo, the other Background Singers are still trying to cheer up their friend, with one of them saying, "But you loved her.". The limo suddenly stops and is lowered down, where we see Waldo, who gives Egon a heartfelt apology about raising him in isolation and being a cruel brother. He even tells him that his spell worked.

While Background Singer is happy that Dot's alive, he now feels conflicted on going back. Wizard Nathan would come down to tell Egon how he passed a secret test he instilled. His goal was to kill Waldo, but instead of doing what he was supposed to do, Egon spared Waldo instead, which proves that no matter how cruel Waldo is, Egon still cared for his brother. He too would encourage Egon to tell the truth to the girl he truly loves, and even Babes, despite not having a girlfriend. Waldo says "Go on." and Background Singer smiles in tears, then forgives Waldo with a hug. When they stop hugging, Waldo tells him, "Go get 'em, tiger", and watches his brother run back to ACME Falls, where he is awaited by everyone cheering for the return of the Background Singers. Dot and Egon reunite and hug, but before Background Singer can tell her his secret, Waldo hands his brother his picture. Egon gives it to Dot while thanking Waldo, and Dot admires the photo. He tells Dot the truth about being a wizard and she jumps up to his eye level and kisses his lips. Background Singer is stunned and smiles while fainting happily. Waldo and the other Background Singers would catch him, and Manfred would reward Background Singer with a military badge for serving in the army. Egon flies up and sings a reprise of "Go the Distance" as his way of completing his character arc (Click here to listen to the original version of the song. Down below is how I would envision a cover for this song.)

MAIN STORY PART 12 ("GO THE DISTANCE (REPRISE)")

Background Singer/Wizard Egon: ♪I found my way! And I went the distance!♪

♪I saved the world, fearless, proud, and strong!♪

♪I knew every mile would be worth my while!♪

♪I traveled everywhere and found... where... I... belong!♪♪

MAIN STORY PART 13 (WAKKO'S WISH AND DOT'S SURGERY)

Wakko makes his wish for two ha'pennies which turned out to be real, and everyone cheers as they head back to ACME Falls. Dr. Scratchansniff would ask Waldo and Background Singer if they're coming and would offer them a proposal to operate on Dot. Egon doesn't know what to say, but Waldo is nervous, because he doesn't know anything about being nice. Fortunately, Egon, who just forgave Waldo is willing to help him along, and Waldo is encouraged to go for it.

We see that Waldo is learning how to convert his evil magic into remedies, which Background Singer uses to help Dr. Scartchansniff and Hello Nurse with Dot's surgery. When it's over, we learn that Background Singer offered to give Dot that cutie mark on her cheek. He enters Dot's emergency room and explains that the cutie mark was his Christmas present to Dot, then gets down on one knee while taking his hat off.

Background Singer/Wizard Egon: Dot, my beautiful Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca III, will you... (Pulls a wedding ring out of his hat) marry me?

Dot: You... got me a ring? (Smiles warmly) Aw, Egon. You know I'd love to. But I've still got one more thing left to take care of.

Dot flirts with King Salazar's Captain of the Guard, and Background Singer smiles to himself while shrugging off Dot's attempt to make him jealous again, "Don't worry. She'll come back.".

MAIN STORY PART 14 (KING SALAZAR'S DEATH AND BACKGROUND SINGER AND DOT'S WEDDING)

After we see everyone else's happy endings, we see King Salazar kicked out of the castle by the Warners. The king smiles that Waldo came back, only for Waldo to betray him, with Background Singer giving King Salazar a beating. He orders King Salazar's dogs to eat him, and Background Singer gets to wear Kng Salazar's crown and clothing now, with Egon declaring himself as "King Egon".

Back home at Warner Bros. Studios, all the Warner Bros. characters and all the Background Singers see the wedding as it is held by the water tower, with Bugs Bunny marrying Egon and Dot. As Bugs says "Speak now or forever hold your peace", Waldo shows up, not to crash the wedding, but to publicly apologize to his brother and the Warner siblings. For he now sees that his brother is all grown up. And he'll no longer try to isolate him from the outside world again. He'll instead tell Egon to live his best life with the Warners. He even tells Yakko, Wakko, and Dot to keep him out of trouble, even though they always do. Dot and Egon are married and they kiss, with Egon now officially a Warner Brother, with Yakko and Wakko as his brothers in-law and Dot as his wife. And as the new King of Warner Bros., he wishes for Babes Bunny to be free, removing his golden shackles and no longer needs to live in his lamp. Babes parts ways with the Warners, the "Tiny Toons" characters, and the Background Singers and gives his lamp to his sister, Babs to remember him by. Babes would even do an impression of Willy Wonka as he tells Egon his final words from said film. They all say goodbye to Babes as they watch him fly off into the day sky like a shooting star, with a little white sparkle signifying he's gone.

MAIN STORY PART 15 (ENDING)

For Egon and Dot's honeymoon, they go back to ACME Falls with Yakko and Wakko, as the four of them sit on their thrones. If you saw the ending, you'll know what happens then. As for the end credits, in my version, the first part of music playing this the end titles for "Batman" by Danny Elfman (again, serving as Background Singer's instrumental theme music). As far as the second piece of music that can play, I first thought about if the characters should sing a cover of "I Believe I Can Fly" (Click here to listen to the original version of the song. Down below is how I would envision a cover for this song.)

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪I used to think that I could not go on. And life was nothing but an awful song.♪ ♪But now I know the meaning of true love. I'm leaning on the everlasting arms.♪ ♪If I can see it, then I can do it. If I just believe it, there's nothing to it!♪ ♪I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky.♪ ♪I think about it every night and day.♪ (Background Singer/Wizard Egon's "Night and day" echoes via auto-tune) ♪Spread my wings and fly away!♪ ♪I believe I can soar. I see me running through that open do-ho-hoor!♪ ♪I believe I can fly! I believe I can fly! I believe I can fly.♪

Yakko (Voice-over): ♪See, I was on the verge of breaking down.♪

Dot (Voice-over): ♪Sometimes silence can seem so loud!♪

Wakko (Voice-over): ♪There are miracles in life I must achieve.♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪But first, I know it starts inside of me!♪

Wakko (Voice-over): ♪Oh, if I can see it, then I can be it.♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪If I just believe it!♪

Wakko and Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪There's nothing to it!♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪I believe I can fly.♪

Wakko and Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪I believe I can touch the sky.♪

Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪I think about it every night and day!♪ (Background Singer/Wizard Egon's "Night and day" echoes via auto-tune) ♪Spread my wings and fly away!♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪I believe I can soar. I see me running through that open do-ho-hoor!♪ ♪I believe I can fly! I believe I can fly! I believe I can fly.♪ ♪Yeah.♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon, Babes, Manfred, and all the Background Singers and army men (Voice-over): ♪'Cause I/we believed in me/you!♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪Whoa. If I can see it…♪

Manfred's army and other Background Singers (Vocalizing with the score) (Voice-over): ♪Ahh…♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪Then I can do it! If I just believe it.♪

Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪There's nothing to it!♪

All (Voice-over): ♪I believe I can fly! I believe I can touch the sky!♪ ♪I think about it every night and day! Spread my wings and fly away!♪ ♪I believe I can soar! I see me running through that open do-ho-hoor!♪

Background Singer/Wizard Egon (Voice-over): ♪I believe I can fly!♪