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Post by DigitalDiamalra on Feb 13, 2017 1:15:43 GMT -5
So I made a few headcanons within the universe of Rocket Knight: - King Gedol, as he is able to use magic, I believe he was the one that caused the swords to lose their ability to shoot fire blades by draining them somehow. Thus, causing the Rocket Knights to feel defenseless against the Gedol Empire. Sparkster shown that the sword still can turn into flames even though without Burst Shot, they can still fight. - This is the very first headcanon I've created.
- Horses are anthropomorphic in Elhorn, as we don't see the Zebulans using them to pull carriages, instead they use mechas and some dinosaur-like creatures for transportation.
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Post by KokoaMinto on Feb 13, 2017 23:19:58 GMT -5
* The one with Gedol sounds actually sort of legit, but the problem with this is that there are supposed to be just 6 swords that have some sort of special abilities, all located in different areas around Elhorn. They would have been affected just as much as all the weapons the entire Kingdom of Zephyrus would have used, included the one Sparkster is using. The armor he is wearing though is also magical, so his defense would be as much as destroyed as the abilities that his sword has.
It is very hard to say what Konami was trying to do with the swords. They don't seem to do anything else except to turn Sparkster into Golden Sparkster which is just shouting out "Super Sonic Rip-Off". Sadly I need to agree with that. I wish they would have put a little bit more thought into the actual sequel. The Spin-Off title for the Super Nintendo/Super Famicom (which I was growing up with) looks like a small masterpiece in comparison to music, level design and animation (it just looks way smoother and the characters look more detailed... despite some coloring errors like the hair of Axel Gear appearing green and Princess Flora looking like Princess Sherry).
Both games are great on their own, but they also have their huge flaws.
I still don't get the deal why Princess Cherry, the younger cousin of Sherry, was kidnapped by Gedol and Axel Gear. What was her entire role? She didn't seem to have anything written on her forehead that could imply anything to their favor except maybe using her as some sort of blackmail card to King El Zephyrus/Zebulos. But even then she's not his daughter, it's Sherry, so the plan to blackmail the Kingdom of Zephyrus would have backfired as El Zephyrus/Zebulos isn't her biological father. It didn't made sense. Why targeting the daughter of a (possible) different Kingdom and blackmailing the king of the kingdom she was visiting? Gedol doesn't seem to be a smart one. It made sense in the very first game that Devligus Devotindos and Axel Gear were kidnapping Princess Sherry as she was the only one capable to reactivate the Pig Star. This plan made sense, and Axel Gear even had the plan to betray Devligus Devotindos as soon as he was conquering Kingdom Zephyrus. He would have been the "hero" and would be able to marry Princess Sherry, thus becoming the new king of Zephyrus.
Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 was sadly such a big mess with its story that I can hardly tell what even Gedol tried to do.
I know that Gedol Empire seems to be inhabited by reptiles and is focusing on magic, and Gedol even has the power to switch places with his foes (as seen in the final fight against him which is a very neat idea!), but other than that I don't really get WHY he tried to conquer Zephyrus in the first place. It couldn't be because of the arable land Zephyrus possessed and marrying Princess Cherry wouldn't help him when he tried to become the new king of Zephyrus as Princess Sherry was the daughter of King El Zephyrus/Zebulos. Come to think of it... maybe that's why the Fleetway Comics targeted Princess Sherry instead of Princess Cherry... wow, even they saw that giant plothole in the game itself.
Of course it could make sense that Gedol had something to do with the disappearing ability to shoot projectiles with the sword, but why wasn't Axel Gear affected by it? He's a Rocket Knight/Black Knight himself and his sword is also magical. On the other hand I haven't played RKA2 often enough to remember if Axel was able to shoot projectiles with his sword or not, so please correct me if I'm wrong there.
The biggest thing that gives me a headscratcher is the entire purpose of the swords that could be collected. They are the biggest mystery. Maybe even the most useless addition in the game. There's a big, missed opportunity around them. There WAS a reason why they were hidden in different areas of Elhorn, but we might never get an answer for it which is pretty sad. I would have found them more interesting if they had some elemental powers which shouldn't be such a big surprise inside a Franchise that has a medievil theme with sci-fi elements and lots of magic... and anthropomorphic characters as the main cast. I mean, Axel was able to use the electricity element with the sword he had alongside him, and Sparkster was able to use a fireblade upgrade as long as he wasn't hit by enemy attacks. I'm sure the swords are somehow linked to each other and were supposed to have elemental abilities. Or maybe Gedol lend Axel some special powers with his sword which... would be very sad. My headcanon was that the swords that you can collect during the gameplay are magical and with their own elements: Fire, Water/Ice, Wind/Electricity, Earth, Light and Darkness.
* I think what IS very much legit is that things like horses and co. are all anthropomorphic with maybe a few exceptions like dinosaurs. I can imagine that there might be some anthropomorphic dinosaurs as well, but maybe they're just a huge rarity OR they live in a very different part of Planet Elhorn.
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Post by DigitalDiamalra on Feb 13, 2017 23:35:17 GMT -5
The elemental swords would've been a very good idea for a RK RPG, which a certain character is introduced, knows about the secrets of the legendary swords. Then some new antagonist has this destructive ability as he and that character both known to have mysterious powers but himself uses it for his greed to need more power. I dunno, it's a random thought of mine when I think about it more.
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Post by KokoaMinto on Feb 14, 2017 0:04:57 GMT -5
That pretty much describes Axel Gear in a nutshell. Rocket Knight is the first Franchise where I like the protagonist and its rival at the same level.
To be fair, a lot of us think the same way. The secret/elemental swords might be so powerful that they were hidden in different places around Elhorn, never to be found. Maybe they were even in the possessions of the Rocket Knights before Sparkster was becoming the next leader (more or less forcefully). Mifune Sanjulo, Sparkster's adoptive father, might have hidden his sword before he decided to train Sparkster (and possibly Axel Gear) to become Rocket Knights. Maybe that's the real reason why Axel Gear was trying to steal the ancient book of Rocket Knight Techniques. Not because of all the abilities the Rocket Knights could have learned, but also because to learn how to craft a new magical sword.
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Post by DigitalDiamalra on Feb 14, 2017 0:24:22 GMT -5
Wow... I guess I really lost my ideas after I focus on an interesting fan series made in 2015 beside certain previous ones...
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Post by KokoaMinto on Feb 14, 2017 0:45:09 GMT -5
Why have you lost your ideas? It's sort of common that different people can have the exact same ideas.
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Post by DigitalDiamalra on Feb 18, 2017 20:59:17 GMT -5
As I been absent for certain months, (I wasn't keeping track on) I was focusing on certain things that now I felt like I had forgot certain ideas..
But if you're curious on the two character names... The one who knows the mysterious power is Sorvil while the other is Malivus.
Sorvil, during his childhood, studied magic learning how to manipulate it. During his adolescent, he learned to restrain his magic, only using it for good.
While for Malivus... He sadly ended up in a bad crowd due to his lonesome nature and being restricted from others (as one of his parents believed he would be in danger as one time he got in trouble.)
Well... That's most of their backstory I thought up of..
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Post by KokoaMinto on Feb 18, 2017 23:55:02 GMT -5
Pardon me, but I'm quite confused about the Characters Sorvil and Malivus.
Are they Fan Characters of yours that were created for the Rocket Knight Universe?
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Post by DigitalDiamalra on Feb 19, 2017 0:37:20 GMT -5
They're the two characters I mentioned about a RK RPG?
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Post by KokoaMinto on Feb 19, 2017 3:31:26 GMT -5
Well you haven't mentioned the RolePlay bit anywhere, so I thought you were still talking about some sort of HeadCanon for another Sequel to the Main Series of the Rocket Knight Franchise.
Edit:
I just read the past postings. I totally overflew the "RK RPG" part in one of your postings. Whoops. My bad!
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