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Now that Akua will be coming into her Named powers as Calamity, I begin the first of many permissions posts.
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APPRAISE
This power is going to be very similar to powers called See and Narrate from her own canon, (to the Warden, and Akua's new counterpart the Wandering Bard respectively) but I wanted it to be distinctive. Where "See" allows one to visualize Names and Stories along a path as a sum of a whole, and Narrate allows one to... "tell" the story as it is happening -- Appraise will allow Akua to take in the sum of the "story" of the person before her, or Appraise their role in the story. This will allow her to essentially divine certain data from a character. This will NOT be a "know everything about a character's history" button, but instead, she will be able to divine the following facts:
- A Characters's "Role" in their canon. Are they an Antagonist? The Martyr? What trope do they fall into? I included some additional info below, click to expand!
↬What is a Role?↫
Terminology clarification: what the fuck is a "Role"?
"A Role is the function of a Name in the pattern (as in, a Tyrant is meant to rule and a Thief to steal)." - WoE
That ^ is not the only thing the word "Role" is used to mean in Guideverse. We also have Akua's "it's the Role that matters, not the Name" in Chiaroscuro; what does that mean?
It means that a Role is the function of [you] in a pattern. In that story that everyone hypothetically knows (see above), what would they cast you as? It's not necessarily the same thing as what your Name implies: pattern of three is Name-independent, and Indrani breaking the spell on Masego in Twilight by sacrificing herself in an attempt to rescue him did not depend on what either of their Names were, either. Those moments don't often get referred to as uppercase Role, but it's one of the meanings of the word.
A Role and a Name are often referred to as interchangeable because a Name is inseparably tied to a Role. A generic Name that is not instantiated - a Squire, not this specific Squire - has a broader Role: "a Squire is apprenticed to, or wants to become, or is following in the footsteps of, a Knight". A specific instance of a Name - the Squire who is Catherine Foundling - has a narrower one: "is apprenticed to the current Black Knight of Praes who is Amadeus of the Green Stretch" (that fits within / is a subset of the more generic one).
A Role is like a causal interface through which the instantiated Name (the growth on a person's soul that gives them powers) is impacted by events in Creation. The price of grain in Ashur doesn't impact Masego's Name because his Role does not include statements related to the price of grain; but it might impact Malicia's, because her Role includes statements about inspiring dread in other countries, of which the price of grain is one of the available venues. Losing an army would not impact Tariq's Name because his Role is not that of a leader of armies, but it did impact Amadeus's, because his instance of Black Knight was very much about that.
But not every Role is tied to a Name. To generate a Name, a Role needs to be (1) significantly impactful (technically, "dead background peasant #23" is also a Role - it's something you might get to play in a threatre production of the story), (2) archetypically clear (if people don't associate your Role with a specific verbal label, you don't get a power-conferring verbal label on your Role).
Yes, this contradicts the literal interpretation of the statement in Prologue I about how Gods gave Names to Roles. So does this WoG: "There would be no cultural drive anywhere on Calernia to birth a Name like Grey Knight, which effectively ensure it could not come into being." The Prologue exposition is a quote from The Book of All Things, and The Book of All Things is acknowledged as not a reliable source in-universe.
Anyway, to figure out if something is a Role or not, or what the Roles are in a given context: a Role is a possible set of lines/stage directions you might get as an actor in a theatre production of the story it's a Role in.- High Points of their "Story" (For example: as many as the player wishes to provide of The Important Beats to their story. Not the canon at large, just the individual character's story. This can have as much or as little context as is provided by the player.)
- Whether the character is a Hero, a Villain, or Neither.
- Lastly, she is allowed one glimpse of a character's current "predicament", whatever it may be. This could be a decision, a potential loss, or an action that they must take. This is obviously intending for her to be able to "guide" if the character is amenable, and is much more for the fun of it!
This power will never be used without checking in first! As one of these can be a nebulous statement, I may check in during a thread, to ask about the last one, if we choose to use it! It's essentially for flavor and Guidance!
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What is your character's role in their canon?: I'd summarise her role as "helpless victim" most likely! Even in the context of HTWMHO's story itself, not the in-universe novel that Ruby inhabits, she's a passive character despite being the FL. She lacks the affection afforded to a "damsel in distress" type, so it's more like she's a tragic character at the mercy of the plot.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?: Ruby's story really only consists of two things—victimhood, and her decision to avert the narrative. We can definitely vary the specificity of the details as it comes up in play, but in general, what Akua would glean of her character arc is basically: a long period of victimhood and despair (the entirety of her first life) followed by a brief glimmer of hope (her reincarnation) and then the tragedy of betrayal and a nosedive back into despair (the realisation of her new circumstances as Rudbeckia de Borgia). She is currently in a "defying fate" period because of her self-awareness as an antagonist who is doomed by the narrative to die.
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: THIS IS HARD but I think despite being the FL, it makes the most sense for her to register as a Villain given the nature of her existence as a villainess isekai character and how she regards herself.
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What is your character's role in their canon?: Narrator/Apprentice?? Gray is the Watson to her canon's Holmes, serving as the newcomer narrator through which we view most of the series. Content to hang in the background and let her mentor do the talking, she's a passive but keen observer up until she's required to fight as the foremost bruiser of the crew.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?: Gray is but a young'un whose life can be broken into a few clear phases:
Age 0-5: Baby child. An ordinary happy girl living a humble but wholesome countryside existence.
Age 5-15: Depressed child. Her most formative years. Her body shifts over one night into that of a different person; she becomes traumatized by the experience, her village deifies her, her parents become distant zealots (and her father dies), and she becomes repressed and isolated. She begins gravekeeping early on, only to become additionally traumatized by her extreme spiritual sensitivity and tendency to become overwhelmed by the negative emotions of ghosts. At 15, she witnesses her mother's death before being whisked away to London. Altogether the worst chunk of her life.
Age 15 (London): Apprentice child. For half a year she accompanies her new mentor as he teaches at a Fancy Mage School and travels around to solve Mage Mysteries. She slowly comes out of her shell and rehabilitates in this time, finding hope that there's a future for her. The end of this period culminates in her returning to her home village and finding answers to the mysteries surrounding her initial departure. The highest point in her life, she is feeling pretty good and purposeful.
Age 15-16 (Aion Teleos/Kenos): Shard-Bearer. Edging toward depressed again, but maybe only by half. Grappling with the meaning of independence and personal will, as well as what it means to have your will conflict with those of the people you care about. Not the highest or lowest point of her life, but one which invites lengthy self-reflection.
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Gray considers herself neither but she is a Lawful Good Hero.
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What is your character's role in their canon?:
He's a protagonist, but he's also a villain! ez
Like, Black Butler is very, very heavily based on the story of Faust, and Sebastian is Mephistopheles. He's one of the two main characters of the story, but he's also the corrupting, evil force upon the main protag, Ciel. This is probably not anything that would surprise Akua even remotely.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?:
This is an interesting question because it ties into the previous a little bit? Like Sebastian is one of the protagonists, but his experience within the scope of the Black Butler story in terms of his entire story is fairly minimal? So in terms of that, the major points would be when Ciel summons him, when Sebastian decides to "sacrifice himself" (not really) to save Ciel's life, and when the major spoiler about Ciel's story is revealed. If you want to know more detail, just let me know! It's one of those where I feel bad just link Entire Chapters but they're complex enough that it's the easier way to show things.
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Villain ♥
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What is your character's role in their canon?: T
So Quetzalcoatl is literally just there to be an absurdly powerful deus ex machina to beat the bbeg of the "arc" she shows up in, no joke. Like to explain it a succinctly as possible, the bbeg of the story arc she appears in is the Sumer goddess Tiamat, and to give Tiamat a fighting change, Quetzalcoatl is nerfed by 60~75%. She's a semi literal nuke... that's it... Like here's her major scene lmfao which I also just recommend because it's very cool!
What are the High Points of their "Story"?:
Aztec mythology is based around the concept of cycles and the importance of the sun in being a life-giving force. So for an example to explain the former, when we had that whole scare back in 2012 about the Mayan calendar ending, it's kind of that, since Aztec was very closely tied (though their calendars differ slightly)! When a calendar ends, it would herald an event that would cause the death of the world, but this isn't something that was considered unnatural, necessarily. It's the circle of life, and these culture both accept that the world is prone to "death" just as any other living thing would be. It's the philosophical backed to explain further that these cycles are the biggest points of Quetzalcoatl's entire story, and her roll in the Fate canon are something she wouldn't consider nearly as important.
So, by the time of our world, it's the fifth cycle of the Aztec suns! And Quetzalcoatl has played a pretty major part in all of them. You can read more here if you're interested, but the most important are the Second Sun, where Quetzalcoatl herself served as the (literal) sun. This world ended and she was unseated by her brother, Tezcatlipoca, who would then serve as the Third Sun (who she would in turn dethrone). By the time of the Fifth Sun/current world they've come to more of an understanding, but it's still an untrusting relationship. Et cetera.
To create the current world/Fifth Sun, Quetzalcoatl descended to the underworld to retrieve the bones of humanity, and through trial and error, was eventually able to rescue and use these bones to create mankind. So in what Akua would detect based on my understanding, Quetzalcoatl is a creator goddess who was the one to shape mankind (at least for her domain). It's fair for Akua to get the sense that storywise, Quetzalcoatl is one of the more powerful beings/gods that exists, but also that she's significantly nerfed in Kenos. Up to you!
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?:
Hero!
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What is your character's role in their canon?: Protagonist!
Set is, at once, an anti-hero, an antagonistic force and a straight-up villain without there being any conflict between any of these roles. In Ennead specifically, he is a former anti-hero become villain after a pivotal betrayal by his brother, Osiris. His role is ultimately that of redemption, wherein he is attempting to atone for what he did during the period of time he chose to become a monster, rather than a victim. In mythology, Set's role is that of a reconciled combatant and anti-hero, one who literally exists to bring validity to the very order of the world by opposing it as chaos, as well as to defeat the apocalyptic figure Apophis/Apep.
Honestly, he is the "backbone" of Egyptian mythology. Without him, nothing really happens or has any meaning. He's the redheaded stepchild they need, but do not want!
What are the High Points of their "Story"?: Technically, Egyptian mythology was used as a tool of political power and centralization of power. In Mojito's Ennead, there are a few hints that there was a historical revision or "censure" of events that happened prior to the series's beginning, including the prophetic replacement of Ra, ruler of all gods, with the four children of Geb and Nut. Except, all the hieroglyphs in the background speak of five children. In the study of Egyptian myth, as power began to be centralized, the cult of Osiris rose to preeminence and defined the succession of power between rulers. That being said, there are likely a few myths that are reflected in Mojito's Ennead, via highly unreliable narrators, including Set himself, who does not recall his life prior to ascension to full godhood.
— The rise of the Osiris cult. Set, supposedly, became envious of his brother — Osiris — who was loved, respected and brought order and stability to all of Egypt. Sekhmet whispered words of jealousy into Set's ear, leading him to drug his brother and carve him into nine pieces, then cast those pieces into the Nile river. An alternative is that Set tricked Osiris into climbing into a coffin by offering it as a gift to "whomever it fit best", then slamming the lid on Osiris and tossing him in the Nile. In Mojito's Ennead, Osiris may have revised history to represent himself as more important and powerful than he was, accumulating power and prestige and the Right of Kings ( via his marriage to Isis, the actual Divine Ruler of Gods ) in order to possess and control Set.
— The Contendings of Horus and Set. Or, the conflict between Set and Horus, his nephew, for the ownership of the throne of Egypt. The contest between them is often violent but is also described as a legal judgment before the Ennead to decide who should inherit the kingship. "Contendings" describes the two gods appealing to various other deities to arbitrate the dispute and competing in different types of contests, such as racing in boats or fighting each other in the form of hippopotami, to determine a victor. Some accounts also write of Horus and Set waging war for over eight years, with various gods throwing their lot in with one of the two. Regardless, some of the key elements of "Contendings" are sexual dominance, mutilation and reconciliation of the two feuding gods. In Mojito's Ennead, Set has lost the throne of Egypt and is in the midst of the "reconciliation" period with Horus.
— The Routing of Apep/Apophis. The last of the three key myths Set is involved in, he eventually comes to serve Ra aboard the eternal barque, as one of the most pivotal defenders of the god who brings the dawn and upholder of order. He is the god of chaos, certainly, but not the kind of 'external' chaos that Apep represents. Egypt and all of reality is meant to eventually return to the primordial sea and be reborn again one day, in a very cyclical pattern of eternal time — destruction and creation as cycles ( much like Queztalcoatl! ). Apep is the usurpation of that natural order, and is more of an entropic figure than a part of the fabric of reality.
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: A little bit of both, but I'd definitely write him as more of a "villain" than a hero. He's got a nastiness to him, even while doing good.
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What is your character's role in their canon?: Antagonist, bordering on straight-up villain!
Tangentially, he serves as the direct foil to the main character, Riko. Both characters are individuals who want to explore the Abyss and who have abandoned their previous lives in order to do so. Unlike Riko, Bondrewd is willing to make any and every sacrifice he must to reach his goal — including sacrificing his humanity and the ones he loves. Riko, on the other hand, refuses to sacrifice her humanity or her loved ones, and thus triumphs over Bondrewd and is permitted to pass on to deeper layers of the
Abyss. He is definitely the "this is one of the worst things someone can become" character in the series!
What are the High Points of their "Story"?: He's not really a protagonist or an active participant in the story, only serving as a dark mirror of the actual protags of the series while they're in his vicinity. However, there are a few key points that define his character as a lead-in to his threatening antagonism of Riko, Reg and Nanachi.
Bondrewd's life is a large "unknown". He was responsible for some unclear criminal offense in a foreign country, a bounty was placed on his head and he managed to find his way to the Abyss, regardless of those hunting him. As an explorer, he did anything and everything necessary to obtain funds for his research into the Abyss, including selling information and Artifacts, creating and selling drugs made through experimentation and generally being a beloved, frightening member of the black market.
He created the Ido Front, a large operating base in the 5th layer and secured a passage to the 6th layer using an ancient altar of the past. When he became a White Whistle Delver, he used his original body as the material for the Life Reverberating Stone necessary to make the whistle, becoming his very own whistle himself. He is no longer classified as human, nor really a "physical entity", but that of a soul that moves through bodies*. He's entirely willing to do anything necessary in the pursuit of science, logic and progress — including human experimentation.
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Total villain!
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What is your character's role in their canon?: Not just Protagonist, but a Hero. And not just any Hero, but a Chosen One. And... not just any Chosen One, but several other things on top of that: a Martyr, a Knight, a Love Interest, and a Cursed Person, with his soul destined to be forever reincarnated so he can do battle with a primordial force of evil that cursed one of this past selves tens of thousands of years ago to be forever reborn for the purpose of fighting him. As you can see, this is A Lot! He has an extremely weighty destiny, and is only marginally aware of the reincarnation thing. In his world, it exists as a vague mythological tale of unknown truth. I am not sure exactly how all of this would play out as far as Akua's power is concerned (it sounds like a person can only have one Role? although in that case Link would probably just fall under "Hero") but feel free to be creative when it comes to how Akua would actually perceive all of this and what she'd label it as.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?: So, Link's story is basically just the story of BotW itself. You can find a summary of that here! But here's some bullet points to highlight the "big" moments.
⁕ Born in a small village on the outskirts of a kingdom called Hyrule. His family was composed of himself, his father, and a younger sister. His mother died when he was young.
⁕ As a child (approximately 10 years old), Link somehow ended up in the Lost Woods — a special forest filled with spirits that earned its name for its reputation of people going in and never coming out. The details of how and why Link went into the Lost Woods in the first place is unknown (see below re: his current amnesia), but the important thing is that he managed to make it to the center of the forest where an ancient relic known as the Master Sword was laying dormant. Miraculously, Link was able to pull the sword from the stone pedestal it was sitting in, King Arthur style, and then carry it with him back out of the woods. This proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was the reincarnated hero of Hylian legend, because otherwise attempting to draw the sword would've killed him. This event completely changed the trajectory of Link's life and all events thereafter.
⁕ As a teenager, following some basic schooling in math and literacy, Link left his village to join the Royal Guard, stationed out of Hyrule Castle. He was already known to be the hero at this time and the King's personal advisors already knew he was going to be the main player in an upcoming battle against the reincarnated evil. But, leaving his home and joining the Royal Guard was another major event in his story.
⁕ When he first met the eponymous Princess Zelda, it was after being appointed as her personal guard and escort as she traveled around Hyrule. Unfortunately, she did not appreciate his presence and was hostile towards him at the start. The weight of fulfilling her own destiny and her inability to awaken her special powers made her feel jealous of and threatened by Link, who so easily fell into the role he was expected to play. But, slowly, Link proved his humility and dedication to her, and the two became friends. (and then the pining started lol)
⁕ Probably THE single biggest "High Point" in Link's story is when the prophesized Calamity actually happened. Ganon awoke from his prison below Hyrule Castle, gave birth to thousands of monsters all across Hyrule, and most devestatingly, took over the defensive technology that had been set up in preparation for the war. The kingdom essentially became defenseless in a matter of minutes. Link and Zelda's friends, the Four Champions, died in the fighting, and as they fled together into the rural areas in a desperate attempt by Link to protect Zelda, he was severely, mortally wounded. But! Seeing this happen to Link finally awoke Zelda's powers, so, in a roundabout way, Link's defeat ended up saving Hyrule. (He definitely doesn't see it that way of course.) In the wake of all this, Link's unconscious and nearly-dead (if not literally dead) body was taken to a special shrine that would slowly heal his wounds and bring him back to life, while Zelda went to seal Ganon away herself.
⁕ Link woke up 100 years later!! In the process of his body being healed, he lost all of his memories from before waking up in the shrine. From there, he found out about who he was and the unfinished business he had, but he had to be told those things. In the adventures that followed, he did manage to regain a handful of important memories from between his appointment as Zelda's guard and the Calamity, but that's it.
⁕ As an amnesiac, Link only has fragmented memories of these events described above. Other things he knows about, but only because people told him or he managed to uncover some clues about his past. I don't know whether him having amnesia would affect anything Akua can perceive about him but I'm happy to let you decide for yourself if there's any uncertainty.
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Hero for sure, 100%.
let me know if you need any other info! ^^
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What is your character's role in their canon?: I think I'd go with "martyr" — in the grand story of the universe, Cassian is one member of the team that gave their lives to steal the Death Star plans for the rebellion.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?: So I'm keeping this vague because ambiguity is a big part of the character and story, both in-universe and to the viewer, HOWEVER. She'll be able to sense a catatrophe in his childhood, of which he was one of a few, or perhaps the only survivor. After a tumultuous youth, he joins the rebellion as an adult, committing wholeheartedly to the cause. In the last few days of his life, he becomes alerted to the fact that the Empire has a functional superweapon and is sent on a course of events to try to stop the weapons program and, failing that, acquire the blueprint for the Death Star. Though I'll say Akua can't see that it ended in his and Jyn's deaths, because it'll be more fun for that to come up organically!
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Hero (much as he'd disagree)
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Can Akua Appraise your character: Y!
What is your character's role in their canon?: not me skimming through the Stock Characters wikipedia page because I couldn't think of any off the top of my head
While he's definitely a Loner, ultimately he would probably qualify as a Byronic Hero since he definitely is (sighs so loudly) dark, gloomy, and brooding. For all that GBF is a gacha game with a special snowflake MC at the center, Eustace is one of the central characters of his particular storyline, and the climax is actually set up so that he's the one with special power (in his case, weapon) capable of destroying the enemy and saving the day, so unfortunately he does also fit the 'hero' part of that moniker.
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- Grew up in an isolated village with his large, loving family. Included his father (who he idolized), his mother, his older sister, his younger brother, and his younger sister (with an unknown fourth sibling on the way).
- At the age of ten, his entire village is blown up in what's later revealed to be an experimental weapons test, leaving him as the sole survivor. This is the single most important event that sets him on his current path, because it turns him from a happy child into a man hellbent on revenge.
- He's picked up and raised by a man named Ronan after that. Ronan is part of an organization called the Society, whose main goal is to snuff out threats to the skydoms and hunt down a group called the Foe, who want to start a fullscale war in the skydoms. Under Ronan's tutelage, Eustace ends up also joining the Society and becomes one of their top operatives. His reasons for doing so are largely personal: he wants to climb the corporate ladder so he can use the Society's reach and power to track down the people who nuked his hometown.
- At some point, he meets the GBF MC and joins up with their crew. This is the start of his healing arc where he learns about the power of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and slowly starts shedding his loner skin. During this time he also meets a man named Cassius, who is an alien from the moon sent to observe humans on Earth. This is important because they later all become friends and decide to save Cassius when he gets sent back to the moon and lobotomized. (It's a long story...........)
- This is where the second high point of his story occurs. In his quest to rocket to the moon to save his buddy, who else should he stumble across but the guy who nuked his hometown! Wow, what coincidence! Naturally, he is super pissed and tries to kill the man. He does not succeed (because someone stops him). He becomes even more pissed about that.
Some other shit happens after that (they all make it to the moon and save their buddy Cassius and also stop a freaky moon tech monster from destroying Earth AND ALSO Eustace finally gets to shank a bitch) but given that I pulled him from right after that last bullet point, none of the other stuff has happened yet. His current status in Kenos is that he wants to save his world so he can kill a man. Is he valid for that? Ehhhhh..............Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Ultimately Hero, though he would never see himself as one.
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What is your character's role in their canon?:
Mentor | Love Interest | Dueteragonist
What are the High Points of their "Story"?:
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Rin wouldn't consider herself a Hero, but others would probably label her as such.
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What is your character's role in their canon?: Amos is support for the heroes. He's hero-aligned, but he's very much a supporting character — someone the other heroes do need at times, but not much of a driver of action himself.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?:
— Given guidance by a maternal figure that essentially becomes his entire life's philosophy; at some point at a young age, he was taught to suppress his instincts and override them with others'. He can't be good, but he can find people to mimic so he'll do good.
— At 15, he kills a gang leader who had wanted him to kill his friend. Said friend repays the favour by getting Amos off of an overpopulated Earth with no real opportunities and into space, where he has a chance at a better life. (Spoiler alert: he achieves said better life in space, in part thanks to continuing to follow the first bullet point.)
— He meets his current crew of three other people and they ultimately end up on one spaceship together for years. They're the people he decides to follow now, effectively giving him that chance to act good — because he's bonded to people who are genuinely good.
— On a visit back to Earth to make sure his mother figure's death was natural and not, like, something he needs to get revenge for, he ends up stuck on Earth due to multiple asteroid strikes. At the same time, said strikes have allowed him to bust out a terrorist friend from maximum security prison. He takes her with him on his journey to rejoin his ship, deciding to become the guiding figure she needs — the beginnings of completing the circle his original guiding figure started for him.
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Neither, but within his own canon, strongly Hero-aligned.
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What is your character's role in their canon?:
Icarus in terms of his overarching character story, The Chosen One in terms of his DOS2 story.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?:
lmao you're canon familiar so You Know but for reference, his canon point is just before he meets Aeterna in the Blackpits, so he's still wholly unaware of what his research was used for/doesn't know what happened to the Eternals. He's also being dragged along on a very good-aligned run, since his Godwoken party members are Ifan (the leader, thank god), Lohse, and Sebille.
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an EXTREMELY RELUCTANT hero...... :/ Very much could have been the villain, but the people he's surrounded himself with from Rivellon have helped him accept the people of Rivellon instead of rejecting them. He does whatever is necessary to answer his questions, consequences be damned. Me pointing back at Icarus
And fwiw I think even though he doesn't know their fate yet, Fane's predicament will always end up being what to do about the Eternals. Even if he finds the answer, what does it bring him? Would he bring them back, or does he have to accept this strange new world? Etc.
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What is your character's role in their canon?:
So, two answers here! For one, we have his role in the myths which is fairly straightforward (so much as these characters are) as a trickster. He does good things, he does bad things, and which he chooses to do seems like whim. However, he's still like the deity in Aztec religion, so he's also a wise guide of the people and a psychopomp. Tezcatlipoca is a very diverse character in terms of roles he slots into, so Akua might be like HUH??? for that part of things. In FGO canon—
Lostbelt 7 + FGO plot spoilers within!
Tezcatlipoca is very straightforwardly the major antagonist of Lostbelt 7 along with Daybit. He and Daybit are trying to bring about the end of the world, but to extreme, because they're trying to awaken a being known as ORT that will very literally eat the planet. It's not just an extinction or making the planet uninhabitable, it's total obliteration of the entire planet.
However. It's not that simple. The reason that Daybit wants to do this is because of complicated FGO plot reasons that aren't relevant to this answer, he believes that this is the cosmic good. Though it hasn't been made totally explicit yet, a lot of dedicated lore nerds have theorized that what Daybit is trying to prevent is either humanity (in parallel worlds) drawing the attention of some kind of Eldritch being that will consider humanity a threat and come annihilate it across dimensions or total universal collapse (as in, literally, the universe will collapse and existence itself will end).
SO. ALL OF THAT TO SAY. Tezca is chaotic good :). He believes in Daybit and his plan, but he'll truly never explain it this explicitly (and partially because we don't know which case is true, just that the state of the FGO world is such that ORT destroying the Earth is a completely valid alternative to what's Coming). He is the goal for you, the player character of FGO to take down. But is that the right choice? And when you summon him to Chaldea later, he's a guide and mentor. He's truly a god that oversees existence, not necessarily humanity, so he'll preserve continuation and survival.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?:
i'm doing a bulleted list the last answer was so complicated i'm crying
So in myths:
Lostbelt 7 spoilers within!
- Getting summoned by Daybit and immediately fucking shooting him. meetcute ♥
- Summoning Tlaloc (spoiler: not the god Tlaloc though, but this isn't relevant for here) as his Servant
- Creating Izcalli, a reincarnation of the last king of the Aztecs Moctezuma II, from his left lung and maize
- Tricking Koyanskaya into giving him guns, then using his knowledge to arm the people of the Lostbelt, the Ocelomeh so they can hunt the Deinos
And thank god that's all at this canonpointIs the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?:
So this is kind of a Thing in Fate/ canon where essentially the wide public perception of a person/character/etc. influences them in a tangible way... So even though it seems totally contraditory, Tezca would ping as all three of these options (but hero least of all for sure lmao). He's a Creator God and will do good things and is a heroic character in some stories in his mythology. In public perception of the Aztecs, he's characterized as an evil and villainous god because of colonialsim and misunderstanding of his complexity (and he's much more straightforwardly a villain in FGO's story). But to worshippers, he's solidly Neither. Truly, it's complicated!
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What is your character's role in their canon?: Flat is undoubtedly, a trickster. The twisted result between both a "mad scientist" and a "pacifist". A young man who knows no tragedy, but is marred in it regardless. A sacrifice.
What are the High Points of their "Story"?:
Is the Character a Hero, a Villain, or Neither?: Neither. He is someone who can just as easily take the mantle of a Villain as easily as a Hero's.