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Sketchy Aster doodles because I don't have the motivation for anything better rn.

Aster isn't doing all that great post Dynal attack...

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The most vivid thing I remember from the dream, and ofc it's Joe related, because why wouldn't it be Joe related, he's the blorbo. The book had a picture of Poncho Joe, it was supposedly scrapped official artwork. It wasn't in color, though, so my rendition is just a guess, really. Anyways the book ALSO said that he was supposed to return to fill the mentor role again in FF4, being set several years after the events of Champions. Joe is no longer in control of Caliosteo, he gave ownership of the park to the now adult Dina and left to go back to adventuring, and it's on one of said adventures that he meets the FF4 protags and gets roped up in whatever they have going on.

I wish I had more, but that's all I remember lol.

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daily vivosaur 45

Genus: leaellynasaura

its large eyes might have been useful for searching for food during the night, its low fp cost poison skills on top of its enemy punishing support effects can make it the bane of their existence

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Ryker and Paraloph

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[ Siamo ] " Once Siamo learns Sizzling Breath, it can prevent enemies from rotating zones. It's also powerful at low ranks. "

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daily vivosaur 44

Genus: tarbosaurus (young)

once thought to be a new genus its now believed to be a juvenile tarbosaurus, altough vulnerable it has a pretty high critical rate and can learn the enflame skill

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daily vivosaur 43

Genus: deltadromeus

a speedy vivosaur, although its most notable for its FP plus ability it eventually learns confuse skills and payback, which allows it to counter enemy attacks

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A big ol' batch of Dinaurian designs that I debuted for sale this past Saturday!

Each one is loosely based on a dig site from the first game. Would love to do another batch for Champions some day, but I'm all designed out for the time being...

Most of these have sold already, but I rather like them, so hopefully you all enjoy as well ✨

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daily vivosaur 42

Genus: stupendemys

one of if not the largest turtle known characterized by a long neck, its position lock skill keeps the team safe from being rotated while it confuses the entire enemy team

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Fossil Fighter College AU One Shot

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62733784

"As the professor was nearing the end of his speech he could see Rosie’s expression. She would be talking about the angel that got away for the next month if he didn’t do something.

Just as the girl began to gather her things, Hunter snatched Rosie’s notebook out of her hands.

“What are you doing?” Rosie whispered.

But it was too late, Hunter chucked the notebook onto the table next to the mystery girl. 

Rosie’s face flushed as she began furiously signing to Hunter, “What was that for! I need that notebook, it’s got like, all my stuff in it!” 

Hunter gave a coy smile before signing “Well then I guess you’ll have to go get it.”

Rosie turned her attention back to the notebook and… Oh crap, she’s reading it."

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daily vivosaur 41

Genus: tanystropheus

A long necked creature whose aquatic habits are a mystery. dont underestimate it for entering the batlefield asleep as it learns as skill that can scare the entire enemy team

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daily vivosaur 40

Genus: kronosaurus

one of if not the largest of its kind with a bite rivaling that of tyrannosaurus, this vivosaur is at its strongest attacking from the SZ and some have dubbed it a rival to t-rex or its sea conterpart

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daily vivosaur 39

Genus: acrocanthosaurus

known for its spines that supported a ridge of muscle on its back, this vivosaur is well balanced and reliable in the SZ and AZ even having excite skills to lock enemy rotation

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daily vivosaur 38

Genus: epidexipteryx

easily recognizable by its four tail plumes and almost bat like wings, this vivosaur is an expert in poison skills and backs up its allies when in the SZ thanks to its link skill

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IT HAPPENED AGAIN GOD FUCKING DAMM IT.

Can my brain not project ff physical media that doesn't exist into my dreams for FIVE SECONDS-

This time it was fanmade content that I had bought at a small shop, the guy who owned it was apparently a big enough ff fan to lovingly handstich some adorable Duna and Raptin plushies, and on top of that, he had written a book detailing everything that was known about a scrapped ff4! I'M LIVID.

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random thing, kinda a headcanon bit about Rupert and fossil dig ceo. I think they're dinaurians. idk if the Fandom has gone over this already, I'm not active, but the dinaurians never are mentioned, to my knowledge, outside of the original ff, so my theory is that they integrated into society with their holographic tech. I think Fossil CEO is one of them, as he totally dresses the part and his son has freaky yellow eyes, and he totally could have gotten rich off his super fancy dinaurian technology. Just a random headcanon that I think patches up some of the dinaurian gaps. I miss them </3

also if you have any info on the dinaurians or what happened to them I would love to know, thag bonus bit in ffc where you get to fight duna raptin and dynal did nothing to explain where they went and I'm desperate for understanding

I don't think Rupert and his dad are dinaurians, however Rupert could pass as a dinaurian in disguise. His yellow eyes are very reminiscent of the dinaurians, you're right. Honestly with his sharp yellow eyes and white hair he could easily pass as Dynal's son. Maybe in the future I'll play around with this idea, could be interesting!

I think most dinaurians stuck around Vivosaur Island and the mothership for a while after the events of FF. I imagine they would be hesitant to spread out, and they don't know if humans will accept them. At the point Champions takes place, they aren't widespread yet.

I don't consider their appearance in FFC canon, it's clear they were just added after the fact and Champions was not made with them in mind. Also their characterization was a bit scuffed imo, I can sort of understand Raptin still being a pissbaby, he'll always be a bit of a hater, but all of them still talk about humans as though they are lesser, their character arcs forgotten. Dynal especially was way too aggressive towards this random kid for no reason. I went on a mini rant a while back about this but good luck finding that post.

If I made Champions there'd be dinaurians around as normal npcs, just to show that they are there and becoming accustomed to earth life. Maybe have them talk about the king and his elites, give hints to the player that they are there on the islands somewhere and that they are interested in Caliosteo's fossil battling scene. Idk, something other than them just appearing out of nowhere.

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can I get a corrupt Joe au info dump or masterpost or something similar? love the au and wanna know more but I don't know where to start

Alright anon, here ya go

CORRUPTED JOE AU MASTERPOST

Basically the entire premise of this au is that Dina didn't hit ZZ hard enough with the pipsqueak. It was enough to boot out ZZ but some his magic remained in Joe's body and corrupted him, turning him into an overbearing, possessive, short-tempered, homicidal monster.

Joe's sole motivation is to protect and care for the Patrol Team and the BB Brigade trio, as he now views them as his own kids. Unfortunately, Joe's idea of keeping them safe means depriving them of their freedom and refusing to let them leave Caliosteo. The staff leaders have been trying to keep the kids away from Joe for their safety, and are trying to find a way to stop Joe or get off the islands.

The reason Joe can even get away with doing any of this is because the park is closed to the public during the au and he has gone out of his way to steal everyone's dino medals (by both tricking some of them into handing the medals over and by brute force). He's also destroyed any other means of leaving the islands. Any boats or helicopters are no longer functional. VMM machines have also been disrupted. Only Joe has vivosaurs and power of any form now.

Speaking of his vivosaurs, Joe uses them all to patrol Cranial City to look for threats and any runaway flaplings. Ptera patrols the skies, Heracles the more open outdoor areas, and Bulgon any small spaces the other two can't reach. Berto, Seidon, and Argento are also available to Joe, and each of them patrols a digsite. Ptera, Heracles, and Bulgon view their roles in this as just ensuring the safety of the kids. They do not understand why the kids run away from them and Joe.

The magic has twisted Joe in mind and body. Most of his unhinged behavior is rooted in emotions that Joe already had, just forcibly cranked up to dangerous extremes.

A brief overview of the major changes Joe has undergone:

-Joe already cares about the BB Brigade commanders and the Patrol Team, even starting to view them as his own, and as such desires to protect them. Additionally, he feels guilty about not being able to keep anyone safe from ZZ, who he unleashed in the first place. The magic amplifies this to unhealthy degrees. Joe begins believing he needs to keep them safe from anything and everything at all costs, that he's the ONLY one who can do so. The kids need to be with him always.

-His anger is so so bad now. Joe already had anger issues, if him shouting at the BB Brigade and said Brigade comparing his anger to literal natural disasters is anything to go by. The magic turns him downright murderous. Anyone who Joe thinks is a threat to his flaplings needs to die. People who try to separate him from the kids for their safety are also viewed as threats. No one keeps Joe from his kids. NO ONE.

-The magic has granted him increased strength. Joe always had great endurance but he's never really been all that strong. The magic however, has made him so strong he can solo vivosaurs by himself. That's terrifying.

-His more monstrous appearance is a rather recent development. At first his eyes were tainted purple, with the pupils glazed over. Now he's began to take on the traits of ZZ himself. Not good.

-Much like his vivosaurs, he doesn't know why the flaplings would ever try to leave him. Don't they know how hard he tries to protect them? Because he can't fathom the idea that maybe he's the problem, he blames the staff leaders, who he believes are trying to turn his flaplings against him. The magic makes it very hard for Joe to reflect on himself. He upsets the kids, murders and attempts to murder people, but he legitimately thinks he's just a hardworking single dad trying his best while the world seems to be unfairly against him. Basically, Joe is existing in one of those parent simulator games where things always go wrong while everyone else exists in a horror game.

A rough timeline of canon events so far:

Canon happens as normal.

Months go by of nothing but Joe feeling under the weather.

The park closes for maintenance, most people leave except for the staff leaders, Joe, the Patrol Team, Scatterly, BB Brigade commanders, and maybe a few normal staff that are mostly on the other islands.

Joe becomes fully corrupted, unbeknownst to everyone else.

Joe steals everyone's medals.

The Patrol Team go to the staff leaders, who are all on Cranial Isle, for help.

The staff leaders see Joe's unhinged behavior and try to leave with everyone else.

Joe becomes enraged, and starts the cat and mouse dynamic between him and the others for the rest of the au.

The staff leaders form a makeshift base on the outskirts of Cranial City, making regular supply runs while avoiding Joe.

The Patrol Team devise a plot to get their medals back, with Dina raiding Wildwest Tower while Joe and his vivosaurs are distracted. Dino and Pauleen distract Bulgon and Heracles. Todd is used to draw Joe out into Rainbow Canyon and away from the tower (wrote a mini fic for this, try using the "#zesty tries to write something" tag, you'll find it faster that way). Rupert watches Joe and Todd from the sidelines, and is there to warn Dina of when Joe comes back. Joe ends up chasing Todd with Ptera, but comes back earlier than anticipated, leaving everyone but Rupert stuck with him.

Rupert returns to the staff leaders and BB Brigade trio, and goes to scout a few days later.

The Fossildig CEO comes to Caliosteo looking for Rupert. Joe lures him just outside of the city and kills him. Rupert unfortunately is a witness, and Joe finds him and brings him back to the tower.

Lester, Lola, and Cole go looking for Rupert, finding Joe's bloody bootprints. They assume the worst.

Lester, Lola, and Cole find Stella being chased by Joe, and distract him so she can get away. A rogue S-Raptor attacks, and Cole is left injured. Joe badly beats the rogue into fleeing, and takes Cole back to the tower.

Joe ends up passing out from exhaustion, allowing all the flaplings he took so far to escape. When he awakes, he becomes enraged and physically transforms into something more monstrous.

Dina gets held hostage by Rockin' Billy, who snuck back onto the islands and is looking for revenge. The staff leaders are forced to watch as Billy hurts her, threatening them into compliance with his Raja.

Joe, hearing the commotion, slaughters Billy. The staff leaders try to make a run for it with Dina. When Joe gives chase, Stella tries to distract Joe so Terry and Kent can get away with the injured teen. It doesn't work, and with their deaths guaranteed if they get caught, they cut their losses and drop Dina, leaving her to Joe so they can get away.

Everyone is mad and Joe gets one of his flaplings back. This is it for now.

If you're wondering where Scatterly is in all of this, he's trying his very best to be as out-of-the-way as possible. He likely won't survive if Joe ever turns against him, as he can't flee as well as everyone else, so he tries to appease the cowboy whenever the two interact. It's worked so far, but no one knows how long that will last.

Some additional info to consider:

Joe has started acting more animalistic, especially after his physical transformation. He growls, hisses, roars, purrs, etc. He'll sometimes move around on all fours, and he'll even build nests out of blankets and pillows, just for his flaplings. Ptera thinks he sucks at nestbuilding btw.

Basically everyone is sleep deprived, but Joe especially almost never sleeps. How can he when his beloved flaplings are out there possibly in danger and not safe with him???

Joe gets headaches when he can't be with his flaplings, making him even more ill-tempered than usual.

If Joe has other loved ones be at Caliosteo while he's corrupted he WILL try to dote on them like he does with his flaplings. Friends of his and romantic partners (ESPECIALLY romantic partners) get the controlling and overly affectionate cowboy instead of the murder one.

The kids know that something ZZ related made Joe like this and they think they can battle him to snap him out of it. Unfortunately they can't do that without vivosaurs, and there's no way in hell they're gonna try to physically fight him when he can kill them all with little effort.

Oh yeah Joe is also just bigger now lol.

I'm not sure if this is comprehensive enough for you, anon (I didn't wanna leave you waiting too long for this post). If there's anything you want clarification on, do not hesitate to ask!