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rionaleonhart) wrote2017-02-22 02:35 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2017-02-22 02:35 pm
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A Lecherous Young King, Who Shall Remain Nameless.
I'm unsettled by the thought that some people read or watch DN Angel and come away thinking, 'Ah, yes, Satoshi, there's a young man who's definitely not in unrequited love with Daisuke.' I'm usually open to people having their own interpretations of characters and their relationships, particularly on points that aren't made explicit in canon! But Satoshi is just so painfully, tragically in love.
It will astonish you to learn that I'm rereading DN Angel. I must have first watched the anime thirteen years ago, and I've never really thrown off my emotional attachment to this ridiculous tale of rampant crushes and magical art theft. My feelings about Satoshi will lie dormant for years, and then I remember his tragic existence and those feelings BURN A HOLE IN MY CHEST.
I sort of want to write fanfiction where Daisuke finally realises how Satoshi feels about him (Riku probably tells him, because Daisuke is absolutely hopeless with feelings and there's no way he's ever going to work it out on his own), but I'm not sure where it could go. Daisuke approaches Satoshi to say 'I'm really sorry, I don't feel that way about you,' Satoshi goes 'well, I knew that,' uncomfortable silence, the end? It's not much of a concept.
It could theoretically be possible to make a 'sorry, I don't feel that way' conversation interesting, but it'd be tough with Satoshi. It's generally hard to make Satoshi have conversations. He's very quiet and intense.
Final Fantasy VI was on sale on the Playstation Store recently, and I lost my copy some years ago, so I bought it! Maybe I'll actually be able to finish it this time.
Here's an odd thing about Final Fantasy VI: at one point, a man tells Locke to give his son 'the password', but he can't remember what the password is. When you (as Locke) speak to the son, you're given three possible passwords to say, one of which is correct. So you have a one-in-three chance of getting it right. If you get it wrong, you'll be able to try again, after finding a fresh disguise.
But the three choices are presented to you, the player. They aren't presented to Locke.
Perhaps we're meant to think the son gave Locke the three choices (although that doesn't seem like a great password system), but I prefer to believe that Locke was told 'give him the password, I can't remember what it is' and then got the password, by randomly guessing from all the words in the world, within three tries.
It will astonish you to learn that I'm rereading DN Angel. I must have first watched the anime thirteen years ago, and I've never really thrown off my emotional attachment to this ridiculous tale of rampant crushes and magical art theft. My feelings about Satoshi will lie dormant for years, and then I remember his tragic existence and those feelings BURN A HOLE IN MY CHEST.
I sort of want to write fanfiction where Daisuke finally realises how Satoshi feels about him (Riku probably tells him, because Daisuke is absolutely hopeless with feelings and there's no way he's ever going to work it out on his own), but I'm not sure where it could go. Daisuke approaches Satoshi to say 'I'm really sorry, I don't feel that way about you,' Satoshi goes 'well, I knew that,' uncomfortable silence, the end? It's not much of a concept.
It could theoretically be possible to make a 'sorry, I don't feel that way' conversation interesting, but it'd be tough with Satoshi. It's generally hard to make Satoshi have conversations. He's very quiet and intense.
Final Fantasy VI was on sale on the Playstation Store recently, and I lost my copy some years ago, so I bought it! Maybe I'll actually be able to finish it this time.
Here's an odd thing about Final Fantasy VI: at one point, a man tells Locke to give his son 'the password', but he can't remember what the password is. When you (as Locke) speak to the son, you're given three possible passwords to say, one of which is correct. So you have a one-in-three chance of getting it right. If you get it wrong, you'll be able to try again, after finding a fresh disguise.
But the three choices are presented to you, the player. They aren't presented to Locke.
Perhaps we're meant to think the son gave Locke the three choices (although that doesn't seem like a great password system), but I prefer to believe that Locke was told 'give him the password, I can't remember what it is' and then got the password, by randomly guessing from all the words in the world, within three tries.
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I think that my favorite crack theory is Setzer's ex-girlfriend Daryll being Gogo.
And then the delightful irony that she is in the travelling party with him and none the wiser (though much like every other FF/JRPG game-- AMNESIA SOLVES EVERYTHING)
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I haven't heard that theory before! I'll bear it in mind during this playthrough and see how well it works.
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The basis for the theory that was posted on all the email groups at the time (because this theory makes it's basis right around 98/99..) is that Daryll was supposed to have crashed right around Triangle Island-- and a body was never recovered-- n
https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/
My favorites are: Setzer, Relm and Ultros (Okay, I also like Kefka) But really it's hard to hate any characters in this game-- it's one of those games that make me super nostalgic!
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It is about a teenage boy (Daisuke) who magically transforms into a LEGENDARY ART THIEF (Dark) when, and I swear this is the explanation given in canon, his DNA reacts to feelings of love. Daisuke is in love with a girl named Risa, and seeing her turns him into Dark! Dark is in love with Risa's twin sister Riku, and seeing her turns him back into Daisuke! Risa falls for Dark and Riku falls for Daisuke and it all gets absurdly complicated. So it's mostly about unrequited love, but it's also about MAGICAL ART THEFT. It is a fantastically stupid concept.
Satoshi is somehow in charge of the police operation to capture Dark, despite also being a teenager. He is determined to catch Dark; he is painfully in love with Daisuke; he is aware that the two of them share a body, which makes things pretty awkward.
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Satoshi first transforms when Daisuke, lying bruised and barely conscious, manages, with a great effort, to say Satoshi's name.
The more I reread, the more annoyed I get with people who try to insist that Satoshi isn't in love with him.
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Do Satoshi is desperately trying to suppress all feelings, but Daisuke inspires them? Yep, some definite implications there.
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Risa: I wonder when I'll get to see him again.
Satoshi: Dark...? I guess he got away again.
Risa: Hey... you know... we both might be suffering because we love him.
Satoshi: Hmm... maybe.
I had completely forgotten about this! How had I forgotten about this? I freaked out when I encountered this page on a reread.
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Well, I've just looked it up and I now know one thing about Legion, which is that it involves hallucinatory visions that may or may not be real. I'll admit that that's tempting.
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Also, it has Aubrey Plaza. (I don't know if you ever watched Parks and Recreation, or Life after Beth, but she's really good.)
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I don't know why I find Locke so endearing. He's such a well-meaning guy that it seems bizarre he's a
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Locke is...complicated. I love him, and mostly I love him because he's pretty messed up, but Lord that boy is a mess of everything!