KaijuBird
Hello buddy. How’s it been?
Olympiatookmysoul
TheGrandEmperor
How do you write about the criminal underworld? Which characters embody it?
This is something I've already mentioned, but in my fanfic, I plan for Roman to become the leader of Spider after Lil' Miss Malachite's death. In this way, he becomes the most powerful crime boss.
He allied himself with the Human Fraternity at Cinder's insistence.
Roman, with financial support from Fort Lee and Starhead Industrial Company, dedicated himself to stealing large quantities of Dust, planning attacks on Vale with Grimm, and attempting to attack the capital.
In this fanfic, Roman survived the fall of Beacon and escaped with Neo (using the Atlesian airship) to Mistral.
Roman then allies himself with Dr. Merlot and various criminal groups to create a new criminal empire. It is with Ghira that he forms an alliance to remake the world and destroy both the Huntsmen and Salem.
Roman desires revenge against those who used and betrayed him.
The leader of Black Sheep, Satoshi Goldenbaum, is a businessman from Dust (Mistral Trading Company).
Generally, I plan for some rogue characters to come together, become alienated, and form their own faction to remake the world. To destroy Salem and the Huntsmen.
From what I've seen of your work, the Huntsmen Without Kingdoms will deal with threats beyond even Salem. Atlas Crusaders, for example. But I also imagine they'll deal with bandits and gangsters. I mean, Levi, Gabriel, and Jack seem like people who deal with underworld affairs.
Also, they seem like people who wouldn't have any problem dealing with corrupt businessmen.
Olympiatookmysoul
@TheGrandEmperor Mostly Grimm that are based on various folklore creatures and cryptids from around the world.
TheGrandEmperor
@Olympiatookmysoul BUT. Enough about me. What about YOU? Is there any real life inspiration for your world building? I mean, besides the Atlas crusaders.
TheGrandEmperor
@Olympiatookmysoul I wouldn't say it's 100% like modern Russia. It is, in a relative sense. Or rather, in terms of criminal groups, oligarchs, and the process of economic liberalization. As I said, I like to combine regimes and ideologies. In this case, it draws inspiration from the worst elements of the USA, Germany, and Russia/Soviet Union. It also has a few typical Latin American elements, but that's just filler. It had US-style slavery, an ultra-nationalist totalitarian regime like Germany, and a planned economy like the Soviet Union. There's also segregation (redlining, "No faunus signs," the faunus are forced to live in the crater with permits to leave the ghetto to work, etc.). Even now, it has the US Superman complex. And the situation of companies and other entities being owned by criminal organizations and oligarchs, just like in Russia. For example, the lands of Atlas City are owned by large human landowners (while the workers on those lands are faunus). Unlike Russia, Atlas isn't as aggressive externally. It has a base in Menagerie to prevent a White Fang uprising, but that was with Ghira's approval. I'd say things get tough after the fall of Beacon. That's when Ironwood becomes a full-fledged dictator and much stricter. But Atlas isn't treated the way Russia is in real life. The embargo, for instance, is a decision made by the Atlas council. Also, unlike Russia, they aren't dependent on exporting natural resources. Atlas exports manufactured goods (like the United States). The inspiration comes from the fact that, according to CRWBY, Atlas is based on the USA. Mantle played a similar role to Germany in World War II. And the Russian connection is due to the cold and its northern location.
TheGrandEmperor
Do you think the White Fang would be willing to sell drugs to humans?
A friend and I have been discussing this idea. Basically, Adam would have become so corrupted that he'd be willing to sell drugs to humans. Not to children, obviously.
In fact, I was thinking in my fanfic that there would be human supremacist gangs selling drugs to Faunus.
Basically, Adam would be becoming the monster he swore to destroy.
I also wanted to know: What do the Atlas Crusaders think about selling drugs?
In countries like Colombia, there are terrorist and paramilitary organizations that sell drugs to finance their activities. I thought about applying that to my RWBY fanfic.
Obviously adding a racial dimension to all of this.
I feel like this could be an interesting topic to explore. It allows us to see the rottenness of the characters. It makes it easy to justify why they have so many resources. And above all, it adds dimension to the criminal underworld.
Olympiatookmysoul
@TheGrandEmperor Atlas supplying the Crusaders with weapons is more of an “Enemy of my enemy my friend” situation, they just use them as a way to combat the White Fang. Ironwood plans on their destruction once the Fang is dealt with, unaware that members of the group have infiltrated right under his nose. Meanwhile Jacques just sees them as hired muscle to enforce his strict quota’s in the mines and to twist the arms of people who get on his nerves while occasionally giving a “charitable donation” to Molay and his band of merry men.
TheGrandEmperor
@Olympiatookmysoul What would they think of the Solitas Nationalist Corps or Alsius? I mean, uh... I saw you gave my Wattpad post a star, so I guess you already know what I'm talking about. Something I forgot to mention is that the Solitas Nationalist Corps also has a militaristic and pro-plutocracy mindset. They see Atlas society as currently decadent and believe that a firm hand is needed to restore its greatness. They also believe that those who should manage the economy are precisely those who know how to run businesses, since these move money and resources. I feel that Alsius and SNC could use the Atlas Crusaders as a tool to cause chaos. But I don't know if the Atlas Crusaders would use Alsius or SNC. I mean, from what I see, the Atlas Crusaders seem like people who are too fanatical to accept former criminals into their ranks. Although at the same time, you pointed out that the Atlas Crusaders formed alliances with Jacques and Ironwood for their own benefit.
Olympiatookmysoul
@TheGrandEmperor And I think this is kind of where our continuities divide. In my story, Roman views the Crusaders as a bunch of lunatics, even Roman draws a line somewhere. (“Professionals have standards!”) Might be a bit hard to do considering they’re the type of group that’s so dedicated to their twisted world view to the point where they can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. One of the main inspirations for the group is the Manson family and that Japanese yoga death cult (I can’t remember there name) This would also be a conflict of interest as Jacques sometimes uses them a a brute squad and mine overseers as well as them providing some “volunteers” for him to “employ” in the mines from Fanus that they’ve captured. In exchange the SDC funds their operations.
Olympiatookmysoul
Happy new Years Losers! Another year done in our conga into the grave!
Olympiatookmysoul
Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals!
Olympiatookmysoul
Just a quick mini-poll:
Florida Skunk Ape
Mothman
Jersey Devil
Chupacabra
The White River Monster
Or The Beast of Bray Road
Patback1022
Hey will the remnant's rite get a new chapter
GeneralVortex06
Hey, I came up with an idea on how to make Adam's death more tragic if he was not redeemed. Now for this to work, he will need to already be a tragic villain (So take the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with Blake away, and make it an Anakin and Ahsoka type relationship) he will also need more scenes, but I won't go over that right now.
Anyways, how I envision it is that Adam is basically on the verge of defeat and very nearly surrenders, only for flashbacks of all of the friends and comrades he lost to the humans. He will then charge one last time and get stabbed (Probably by Blake) and after being stabbed he will walk close to the cliff (Like in canon) as flashbacks of his entire life, from his family, to the SDC mines, to befriending Blake, and fighting for the White Fang, only to then finally, at the end of his life to realise everything was for nothing and how far he had fallen for his original self. Maybe he'd mumble an apology which only Blake hears before dying, the taste of defeat and remorse the last he ever feels.
So yeah, pretty tragic, but that's how I would've written Adam's end if I was in charge of RWBY. A tragic yet badass villain who could very much been saved, but he is too traumatised by his past to accept peace.
Olympiatookmysoul
Honestly, keep all of that, but ditch the swan dive off a cliff. Just have him die in Blake’s arms for that extra Shakespearean tragedy.
KaijuBird
https://imgur.com/a/XX1hmlD Project Wingman sh*tpost that may fit Leviathan and Roon
KaijuBird
Although I do plan on keeping the Desperado RAY as Tony’s main machine, with the REX being his secondary one, I wonder.. what do you think of him upgrading to the Metal Gear Sahelanthropus?
https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Metal_Gear_Sahelanthropus
Well, a way more stronger and up-to-date version since that thing was built in the 80s. Could also make for some cool symbolism; with Tony eventually growing close to his peers in Raptor Machina, the switch to the Sahelanthropus could represent that, ditching his old two-legged machines for a bipedal one more in line with the Mobile Suits and Armored Cores.
Of course, this is just an idea, and might not happen.
Olympiatookmysoul
I don’t hate the idea, but also the most modern Metal Gear that’s shown in the games is probably EXCELSUS. I’d say that Tony just likes the looks of the more unorthodox looking mechs like the ones in Metal Gear.