Vylad may not recognize even himself anymore. But the one identity of his that remains is being Garrothโs baby brother.
"Garroth is a man of honor and pride. Honor isn't something that is bad to have, but pride is- don't get me wrong, everyone has some pride in them, but Garrothโฆ what he's most proud of is the people he cares for, he invests too much of himself into them and while I don't believe that is a bad thing, he invests ALL of himself into them, which IS a bad thing"
Characters featured: Garroth Ro'meave & Zenix of Phoenix Drop
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HAPPY APRILS FOOLS LOL! Guess who's here with angst, I forgot from which episode this quote was but it's from S1 when they were with Lucinda.
I honestly love the design I made for Zenix but as I've said I'm a Shadow Knights apologist, sorry-
MCD Episode 1 Transcript
I apologize for the wait and for how long this post is. I was honestly jumping back and forth on what was too much or what wasn't enough because I wanted to ensure everyone was able to find what they were looking for. Whether it was only lore bits, details on the setting or just fun observations. I just said fuck it so you guys get everything. If you find or have any critiques on how to make this more organized, then by all means go for it! Without further ado, I hope you like this transcript.
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(( )) - my commentary
[] - Timestamps
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Introduction [0:00]
- Jess starts off by introducing the 2nd season of diaries
- Shows us a signed book in her inventory that is titled "Diaries". It holds entries of all her adventures (in days) of each episode of the previous season (which I think is now non-canon and unconnected to Diaries).ย
- "I did a ton of crazy stuff. I had a family, I raised a village, I got a Pegasus and a unicorn! It was crazy, I even became the Avatar at some point. But like all good adventures, they come to an end. However, a new one is beginning right here, right now." [0:20-0:40]
- The diary ends in, "My journey has ended, but a new one is just beginningโฆโ
- Jess shows us the little "headspace" room she's in with her cat, Johnny Cat. She puts the previous diary away on a shelf before heading towards a desk to begin a new saga of adventures.
Episode Starts [1:05]
- The opening scene starts at the edge of the village of Phoenix Drop, where the forest (a mix of birch and oak) line meets the last pathway around a farm plot. A man in chainmail outlined with a golden colored metal with a helmet that only allows to see his brown eyes and the barest hint of brown hair peeks through (Zenix) is speaking with another man in distinct armor, white garbs with a long black cross-like symbol on the front and chainmail; his face completely covered by his helm (Garroth)
- "What are we gonna do? Since our last lord passed away, the people have been going crazy. Not to mention, we're running low on local resources. And we have no connection to the other villages." -Zenix
- "Zenix, do not worry. I have a plan." -Garrothย
- As they speak with each other, Zenix turns around sharply, his head whipping around before his body turns towards a perceived disturbance.
- "Wait, did you hear that?" - Zenixย
- The frame zooms out to a man cloaked in black and green who is hiding behind an oak tree a few paces away. A single green eye peeks out from behind a curtain of brown hair, his face carefully hidden away in a black hooded cowl outlined in grey with an equally grey neck gaiter. He's wearing a long-sleeved green top with a brown leather waist belt (?) with a gold buckle. His hands are covered in elbow length (?) brown fingerless arm gloves (Vylad)
- The mysterious man turns and takes off into the forest
Lady Irene, Matron Goddess of Ruโaun
Or so I call the five stages of MCD Aphmau LOLLL
A chapter cover redraw of my favorite manga ever, Witch Hat Atelier. Please read it, it will change your life foreverโฆ. ๐๐๐ itโs so good
I never locked in so hard after hearing the 10 yr anniversary news I almost missed my flight ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
For reference this is the original cover AUGH itโs so goodโฆ
I have various opinions on common mcd rewrite tropes, but the one that really annoys me personally is "fixing" the Dante/KC/Nicole plotline.
I'm from a family with an unfortunate amount of divorces, but what this means is that i was raised with a lot of relatives who werent actually biologically realted to me. All my siblings have a different dad, for example. Despite this they were never presented to me as "half-brother" or "half-sister" they were always just my brothers and sister. So it was really disheartening as a kid to see protrayals of this dynamic always inevitably be presented as toxic and dysfunctional.
That storyline in mcd is still one of my favourites to this day cause pnce everyone talks it out its never brought up again. Just like yep, Dante is married and has a child, but he also has a child with his ex that he co-parents. It was nice to see a family dynamic that looked like mine be presented just as loving as every other family.
And then i log onto here and people are just shitting all over it, somehow cheapening both his relationships. "He should of stayed with Nicole!" "He cheated on Nicole." "KC shouldnt of gotten with him after he just broke up with Nicole" "He used KC as a rebound."
Not only are these aspects acknowledged and explained within the cannon, they also dont take away from the main core of that storyline which is "Dante still lives Nicole and wants the best for her and their son regardless of whether their romantic or not"