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Aaah, it's been another half a year... T. T Consistency is apparently not my strength. Anyway, happy new year to everyone one day late! :3 Decibel at Azurine Island Solaris & Garchomp Kiki's Demise at Pyrous Mountain Vero at the Beryl Cave & Kiki's ghost Aya & Dragalge

Hiya! :3 Oooh, so that's where everyone is! Huh! Sooo... I'm only seeing this now, but that makes sense! Fern probably wouldn't have gone out of his way to save the officers, side with the "losing side", and so on.

All riiiiight... it's been... months... Shade & Gengar Blacksteam Factory Raid Apophyll Beach Kiki & Medicham

Oh! So that's what happens - thank you for the information! Now that makes sense with the idea that it's Samsons sacrifice she disapproves of. And Samson kind of defies Lin herself, too... Also, thank you for the idea with Nostra's perspective! That would make sense, yeah... However, there's something that bugs me with this... when you talk to Anna on Reshiram, she says that Taka wasn't supposed to die. Since this choice is also a prerequisite for Anna's path, that means this choice cannot be according to Nostra's plan. Even more, I think Anna only intervenes because Lin killing the player goes against Nostra's plan. (And yet, you gain relationship points with her for that... uh... so complicated!) So... I have no idea! ^^" Ooooh, that makes so much sense! I hadn't thought of it like that... thank you!

So by now, it's probably common knowledge that there is a secret route in Pokémon Reborn that you only get under certain circumstances. Just to make sure, I'm going to put it in spoilers. Now, there are eight (technically nine) choices you need to make in order to access this route. But they seem a bit arbitrary at first! Why is it exactly these choices that lead to the story split? Now, the out-of-universe explanation might simply be: it's a cool alternate path and Amethyst had to base it off SOME choices, and there wasn't too much to choose from. But I'd be interested in your thoughts on the in-universe explanation. (With in-universe, I mean finding logical reasons why exactly these choices lead to the secret route based on story logic. So for example, an out-of-universe explanation for Mace Windu's purple lightsaber would be "because the actor wanted a purple blade", but an in-universe explanation would be "the purple blade reflects the unique mentality towards the Force that Windu has since he harnesses a dark side fighting style"). I've been thinking about this for the last months, but today, I had an idea. Maybe it's silly, but anyway! Let's take a look at the specific requirements for the secret route: So what are your thoughts? Do you have your own ideas why it is exactly these choices that lead to the secret route? Or do you have ideas for the Ruby Ring choice? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Yea, that sounds like the Reshiram path you`re on. If you now win the Champion gauntlet without losing, you're on Anna's path :) (I realise this answer is late and you've probably already done so, but anyway)

Oh boy. I just realised it's been almost half a year since I've posted in this thread. Ugh. Work life sucks sometimes. Anyway, onto the goodies! Cal & Magmortar Shelly & Yanmega Orphanage Raid (Lucia, Anna, Dr. Connal) Sigmund Connal & Elektivire

Finally, some new stuff :D Corey and Crobat Lucia and Corey at Beryl Bridge (2021) Lucia and Corey at Beryl Bridge (2022) Kuro and Solaris before the door to the Citadel

Really? But then Sirius' dialogue doesn't make sense anymore... after all, we were not privy to Taka's last moments. We were just the last person to see him.

Yup, you are on Lin's route.

Thanks for checking so thoroughly! That's indeed puzzling... Hmm... it may be something that happened during the upgrade from E18 to E19. If I remember correctly, refusing Taka in the desert lead to a regular Zekrom route in E18, so I just assumed it would be the same in E19, but obviously, that's not the case. Hmm... I mean, it would make sense that refusing Taka in the desert would lead to his death as well. After all, he can't really go back at this point anymore. So maybe this dialogue really was never implemented... (though the dev team has been so thorough so far that I find it unlikely). Sucks that people trolled you!

Hi Kirashi, I tried the same actions out of curiosity and wound up with the same result: Taka never showing up anywhere and Sirius referencing his death like on Reshiram. Since he uses the exact same dialogue, I'd say it's a bug...? After all, if we never saw Taka die, why would Sirius say we saw his last moments? But that's just a guess.

Got some new art :3 Ace, Lucia, and Decibel were especially fun! The player (Decibel) visits the Beryl library Lucia has some blood on their hands Heather and Salamence Storm A Meteor Face-Off Ace & Delphox

Uhm... were they really depicted as toxic? I also thought it was more jokes & banter than anything else... Also, I don't think that characters ending up in a similar place at the end of a story is a criterium of bad storytelling. Actually, isn't this called "circular storytelling"? A character can end up in a similar situation to the beginning but still learn a lesson or advance in character. "Alice in Wonderland" is all about Alice's adventures, but she still ends up in the exact spot she was at in the beginning. Dr. Stein from Soul Eater ends up exactly the same character and almost same spot, yet the story doesn't suffer for it. Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird ends up in the same place he started and has no character arc whatsoever, but that doesn't mean it's a bad story. Far from it. If we can take anything from these examples, it's that not every character needs to end up in a different place than before or a character arc. In fact, because Reborn has so many of both, it's actually quite nice if some stay static, like Daniella or Shade for example. So I don't think that this makes the Agate Trio an example of bad writing. Actually, I think the way they end up in the future is cute. It's way more lighthearted than other couples and less formal. And it fits the characters nicely. I agree, that happened VERY quickly! But I have to say, their dialogue was written nicely. You could tell clearly by the way they interacted that Bennett was quite taken by Laura's calm and graceful demeanor and her forgiving personality. He immediately showed his chivalrous side, which in turn was to Laura's liking. Now, yes, they immediately pair up for the Elite 4 battle, but if I recall correctly, they are taking it quite slow and don't become a couple immediately. Three months after the maingame, they are still planning picknicks and are not quite sure whether they are dating or not. So... yes, it happened quickly, but in an okay way, I think. Regarding his heel face turn, I agree: that happened a bit too quickly for my taste. I wouldn't say it came without repercussions because Bennett is still reminded of this by everyone he knows, but I didn't find it convincing in E18. But maybe that changed now? And at Labradorra, I became convinced that he had really changed. Radomus & Serra's banter is cool! I just don't see them ending up as a pair. Radomus is still way too much in love with Zina. Personally, I'm glad Taka x Luna isn't a thing. On Zekrom, there's nothing to suggest any of it, but on Reshiram, their reunion after all these years felt really awkward. Knowing Luna as a free spirit, I felt her devotion to Taka as a servant degraded her character. As it turns out, she's only like this because he literally ordered her to be. Once. A couple of years ago. So when she started talking about the fire in his eyes and saying yes to everything he suggested, I was like "please don't make them a ship"... ...so I'm really glad that didn't happen.

I love the music so much! When I started Reborn, I did not like this type of music, but I've grown to love it and now I regularly listen to my Reborn playlist :D I don't think there's a single track I don't like! My favourite picks are: Atmosphere - Mirage (I could listen to this all day!) Battle - Elite (so good!!) Atmosphere - Splash Atmosphere - Tourmaline Atmosphere - Beryl (Black) Honourable mentions: Atmosphere - Fluid (the first Apophyll theme) Atmosphere - Jasper (Black) Atmosphere - Beyond Atmosphere - Sugiline If that is what you wish Atmosphere - Dark Crystal Atmosphere - Rush (the bike theme) Atmosphere - Reconnect Atmosphere - Findmuck (new) Atmosphere - Breathe