farmerabe

@FrolenZan Well, I tried to come up with a way to make Salem into Dracula, and now I've come to the conclusion that this would be a recipe for disaster.
          	
          	Now what?

FrolenZan

@farmerabe At the end of the day its all fiction. Whether some take it seriously or not really isn't your responsibility. Its a Story, and if you want to make your antagonists sympathetic or not, is really up to you.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan You know, I was talking with my roommate earlier, and he said that it would be better to make Salem too sympathetic, rather than the alternative, and I don't actually know how I feel about that.
          	  
          	  What are your thoughts?
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FrolenZan

@farmerabe Yep, still, even Vader was made redeemable despite the mass genocide he carried out through out the galaxy.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan Well, I tried to come up with a way to make Salem into Dracula, and now I've come to the conclusion that this would be a recipe for disaster.
          
          Now what?

FrolenZan

@farmerabe At the end of the day its all fiction. Whether some take it seriously or not really isn't your responsibility. Its a Story, and if you want to make your antagonists sympathetic or not, is really up to you.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan You know, I was talking with my roommate earlier, and he said that it would be better to make Salem too sympathetic, rather than the alternative, and I don't actually know how I feel about that.
            
            What are your thoughts?
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FrolenZan

@farmerabe Yep, still, even Vader was made redeemable despite the mass genocide he carried out through out the galaxy.
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farmerabe

farmerabe

@FrolenZan So Salem's simps combined with Dracula defenders.
            
            …Yeah, I don't think that would be a good combination.
            
            Do you?
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan Have you seen the Ocarina of Time remake?
          
          I don't know about you, but I am genuinely considering getting a Nintendo Switch 2 so that I can play it.

farmerabe

@FrolenZan Zach Cregger is throwing a fit because some of the fans called him out on saying he was sticking to the source material- and then doing anything but that.
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FrolenZan

@farmerabe No, What discourse? I haven't seen it yet cause im broke, but I thought everything about it was everything fans ever wanted in a resident evil movie.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan Have you seen all the discourse around Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil" movie?
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan If we're going to explore the route of Salem being Remnant's equivalent of Dracula in GMC, then we first need to find a motive for her to become a vampire in the first place.
          
          Matthias Cronqvist became a vampire essentially to try and spite god after losing his first wife, but that wouldn't apply to Salem, because she GOT her wish from the God of Darkness- Ozma was resurrected, and now there are no gods on Remnant to take him away from her again.
          
          So here's what I was thinking:
          
          Since Ozma's life is tied to the barrier he forged on the Grimmdark, that means that as long as it persists, so too does he. 
          
          So after he sealed away Mundus and gave up his powers to save the world, he and Salem have their happily ever after... for about thirty years, until Salem starts noticeably showing her age.
          
          Salem is horrified- Ozma went through hell TWICE to ensure that he could be with her, and now he's going to long outlive her.
          
          What if he no longer finds her attractive when she's old and grey and leaves her?
          
          What do you think so far?

farmerabe

@farmerabe Oh, you think Salem should join the audience?
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan I guess that is an option, but I was kind of toying with the idea of Cinder being Alucard.
            
            Sparda is already dead by the events of DMC, so keeping Ozpin around feels a little redundant, especially since he doesn't have any of his powers anymore, you know?
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FrolenZan

@farmerabe The death of Alucards mother, except replace Alucard with Ozma, Alucards Mother with one of their daughters, and Salem with Dracula.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan I hate to say it, but I am now certain that Summer cannot be Ashley in GMC: RE4.
          
          My suspension of disbelief can only wave away so much, and a six-year-old girl taking the place of a teen/young adult just isn't part of that, you know?

FrolenZan

@farmerabe true, I just think it would be an interesting discussion between theater Ozpin and Salem.
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FrolenZan

@farmerabe you could, but the idea was to make the mission personal to Jaune, introduce Summer as a secondary protagonist for DMC 4, and Alter the layout of the RE series to fit the GMC greater narrative. The idea wasn't to follow RE completely. If you designed GMC like that, then the events of RE4 are just another mission  rather than integral part of the Greater narrative you were setting up.
            
            Im not you shouldn't change it if tou feel strongly about it, all im saying is you were doing some serious cooking with the original layout.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan That's true, but why can't we just use RE's explanation for Las Plagas?
            
            I'm pretty sure the cult needed time to get as big and technologically advanced as it did, you know?
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farmerabe

Rest in peace, Peter Cullen.
          
          Some knew you as Optimus Prime, others (like yours truly) knew you as Eeyore, and a select few even knew you as the first ever voice of Mario.
          
          Thank you for voicing part of our childhood.

FrolenZan

@farmerabe I up loaded the Pic, its titled Jaune Dante Alt Ai-G
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FrolenZan

@farmerabe I'll be posting the Ai versions of my art work on my Deviant Art account soon.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan I might be interested in using it- if nothing else, I could use Jaune himself and put him on a better background.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan Making Raven both Yang AND Adam's mother is one of the dumber proposed suggestions for RWBY I have seen.
          
          What is your take on this?

FrolenZan

@farmerabe I would agree, if his Qrow central story didn't exist. One thing Coeur has mastered is collective story telling, a trait Gifted Authors need to be relevant in story crafting.
            
            Yes his stories are mostly Jaune Centric, but every story collectively builds the world of Remnant through his crafting of multiple Characters. You notice this more than ever when you read his Qrow Centric Story.
            
            One you notice this and reread his earlier works, you realized that Jaune may be the main character at first glance, but the real star of the show is everyone around Jaune.
            
            The reason I say I trust Coeur, isn't because he favors Jaune, its because no matter what restrictions you put on him, he can craft a masterpiece.
            
            Jaune is a blank slate that he can use to tell any story he pleases. However that doesn't mean he can't do the same with any other character.
            
            Tell him to write a story with Ren as the main character, and he could write an epic that would l d flood RWBY Fan Fiction with Ren Centric stories.
            
            I am not exaggerating when I say that Coeur is Talented enough that he could use every element of the Canon RWBY series and turn it into the Golbal epic it should have been.
            
            Am I glazing, yes I won't deny it, but the stories he's produced has greatly affected the Fandom's perspective on RWBY characters.
            
            Tell Coeur to make a remake of RWBY, with the biggest rules being Team RWBY are the central focus, and every element the original Series produced must be preserved, and I have no doubt he could still make a master piece. I don't give EX level ratings to authors unless I truly believe they deserve it.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan I wouldn't.
            
            All of his stories read the same, and focusing on Jaune is a problem the ORIGINAL series had, you know?
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FrolenZan

@farmerabe I can only trust Coeur Al'Aran to handle the writing for an RWBY reboot at this point.
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farmerabe

Hey guys, I have some good news and some bad news.
          
          The bad news is that I have not heard from my co-author in months, and while I do not want to assume the worst, I cannot continue writing a story I am only half-responsible for.
          
          The good news is that I am writing my OWN RWBY x Sonic crossover, and the first chapter is dropping today. 
          
          Enjoy!

quirkstan

@farmerabe I just want to ask about Aura techniques in your stories.
          When Adam lifted the Deathstalker, Aura was said to be rippling across his skin. Did Adam redirect a majority of the other around his body to both his arms in order to boost his strength? The implications of that technique… doesn’t that mean that the shielding around his body is much weaker than before, making it easier for his Aura to break?

FrolenZan

@farmerabe If its the same writers and they've learned nothing after all these years then RWBY has no hope under their umbrella. At this point RWBY would find a better chance in the Public Domain.
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farmerabe

@FrolenZan I will definitely be playing around with Aura a bit more.
            
            By the way, in case you haven't heard, RWBY: Volume 10 has been greenlit- as in "OFFICIALLY" greenlit.
            
            I have no idea how long it's going to take them to work on it and get it out on the Internet for people to watch- but with all of the same writers sticking around, I'm not too confident on what the end product will be, if it ever DOES come out, you know?
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