That clarifies things, thank you! ^^
I know right?Can we just appreciate how he's basically Mettaton
I mean
it's a pretty good comparison
I've yet to play Undertale and I really need to. I even own it, just need to chew through my backlog of games.
The fanfic included only one clearly defined timeskip, and that was at the start of Episode 8, when he went from 10 to 17. The timeskips to Episode 9 and finally to Episode 10 aren't specified, so there are 10 years to fill between age 17 and 27. I'm not sure at what age Celeste became a Spire Master, but Sebastiano could've read that letter when he was 20, or even 24, or even younger, leaving him a good amount of time to ascend the ranks. Perhaps Celeste wasn't even a Spire Master at the time and the letter was instead sent by those who came before her, meaning in the worst case, I'd just scrap Episode 10 entirely and make it non-canon, or change my character's age.Based on how the fanfic ended, Celeste would have already been a Spire Master while Sebastiano would still be climbing through the ranks of the Spire
Sounds good.also the Spire Masters would not personally write an invitation out, ultimately it’s not their decision to make, but a committee that the Spire Masters have inputs on but they do not have the final say, formal invitations only, just the way they do things.
The Blaziken actually has exceptionally good battle instincts, which is the route I was going but I neglected to clarify that, as I'd already used the phrase "battle instincts" when describing the Aegislash and I don't like using repetitive words in my writing.My biggest issue I have is the Blaziken. As funny as the Blaziken is, and points for creativity, but there would not be a single Pokémon that can beat any Spire Masters’s Pokémon for as wild as you described, hell it won’t be able to beat most Battlermaster’s Pokémon. Even described as “Abnormally Strong “raw power that has no skill, refinement, or finesse behind it is pointless, and based on how crazy and messed up it ism there is no way it can even be trained.
there would not be a single Pokémon that can beat any Spire Masters’s Pokémon for as wild as you described, hell it won’t be able to beat most Battlermaster’s Pokémon
Re: this.Also, Sycorax could’ve already been on his last leg before Craziken dumped on his face.
Huh. You actually nailed a story arc I had planned. One of my future characters, far down the road when I have time, is an undercover journalist for a newspaper bought and owned by the Battle Fleet, a rival facility to the Battle Spire that seeks its demise. She's invited to the Spire for her skills as a trainer, but she's really there to cause a scandal and get dirt on the Spire that'll lead to its closure.The wild and enraged state of the Blaziken would also be a red flag to the Spire or for anyone who cares about Pokémon who sees him really, Sebastiano would be criticized and discredited as a trainer and possibly criminalized for keeping such a Pokémon in such a state, since it can be seen as abuse or inhumane treatment, such a Pokémon would be institutionalized so it can get the help it needs.
Humor in a serious story is called comedic relief.I’m going to have to say no to the character in the current state for a Spire Master, with a few edits he can easily be a high tiered Battlemaster. As much as I love, trolling, and humorous things, this RP is more on the serious side.
The two had grown up together, and though the boy wished to be a pop star and the Pokémon aimed to become a world-class battler, their bond withstood the conflicting dreams that pulled them in opposite directions.
The wild and enraged state of the Blaziken would also be a red flag to the Spire or for anyone who cares about Pokémon who sees him really, Sebastiano would be criticized and discredited as a trainer and possibly criminalized for keeping such a Pokémon in such a state, since it can be seen as abuse or inhumane treatment, such a Pokémon would be institutionalized so it can get the help it needs.
Not super concerned about this, Celeste probably became Spire Master around the age of 20 or so, give or take 1 yearThe fanfic included only one clearly defined timeskip, and that was at the start of Episode 8, when he went from 10 to 17. The timeskips to Episode 9 and finally to Episode 10 aren't specified, so there are 10 years to fill between age 17 and 27. I'm not sure at what age Celeste became a Spire Master, but Sebastiano could've read that letter when he was 20, or even 24, or even younger, leaving him a good amount of time to ascend the ranks. Perhaps Celeste wasn't even a Spire Master at the time and the letter was instead sent by those who came before her, meaning in the worst case, I'd just scrap Episode 10 entirely and make it non-canon, or change my character's age.
Haha, I actually addressed this exact point with StellarWind Elsydeon:is the one main point is that sticks out to me about him not being exactly Spire Master material is that competitive or high level battling was not something he wanted to aspire to, Gabriel wanted to but not Sebastiano. The Spire Masters go far above and beyond to make sure they and their teams are successful in battles. In many cases (at least with Celeste and Ceres) perfecting the art of Pokemon battling was something they've devoted their entire lives to.
For instance, it's like taking an Olympic gymnast that has trained their entire lives to compete in the Olympics, and putting them against someone who has gymnastics training because their mom told them they had to do an extra activity.
Based on the way I understand it Sebastiano is more interested in starting his music career rather than competing against the upper echelons of Pokemon trainers in the world.
Battling is something he's devoted his entire life to, and though it's not his personal dream, the fact that he works as hard as anyone else in pursuit of it is a measure of extreme loyalty and dedication to his best friend. He's also managed to work his singing into his battle style, so the two complement each other.What got him this far is not an additional god button, but an exceptional talent for battling. Pokémon training is an area in which he's incredibly gifted but uninterested; the only reason he works as hard as he does is for his partner, whose dream is to become a world-renowned battling Pokémon. They help each other progress toward their goals.
Won't be running around as he's in his Pokéball. I don't see a problem with it as I read some of @ThanosCar_The_Inevitable 's posts that mentioned Max's Gyarados being involved in several lawsuits and nothing was said.So what I meant by this is that Sebastiano would not even be invited to the island because of this. There is too much risk to others to have a Pokemon like that running around.
What got him this far is not an additional god button, but an exceptional talent for battling. Pokémon training is an area in which he's incredibly gifted but uninterested; the only reason he works as hard as he does is for his partner, whose dream is to become a world-renowned battling Pokémon. They help each other progress toward their goals.
Lol all right fair enough, but it still sounds kind of oxymoronic, how can you devote your life to something that you're uninterested in? Like sure he can be talented and works hard at it, but if he's fundamentally uninterested would that still allow him to compete with others who are just as talented, but ARE interested, and do devote their lives to it? I'm not sure if I'm making my point clearBattling is something he's devoted his entire life to, and though it's not his personal dream, the fact that he works as hard as anyone else in pursuit of it is a measure of extreme loyalty and dedication to his best friend. He's also managed to work his singing into his battle style, so the two complement each other.
Craziken is a twitching, feral, rabid, volatile
With Craziken it literally reads like it's crazy, Pokemon are known to be able to come out of their pokeballs when they want to, so whats stopping him from doing so when it get "triggered" by something, and if it can just stay in it's ball what's the use of the collar and leash? (and since it can just break the leash on a whim, what really is the point?" And Craziken would be a Spire Master level Pokemon, if it rampages out, the destruction would be catastrophic, would his own Pokemon even be able to stop it? Spire Master's Pokemon are known to be able to sweep entire teams of Batlemasters as reference. The Spire would have asked him to leave or replace the Pokemon before he would be allowed back even if he climbed through the ranks to become Spire Master.lest he go on a rampage. He could easily snap the restraints with his bare hands, but his passing whims don't dictate it.
My question is how the Spire Masters would know about Craziken's tendencies. @ThanosCar_The_Inevitable clearly mentioned lawsuits in his posts, so Gyarados's problems are on record, yet no action was taken. Whatever Blaziken's personality, I didn't mention any incidents in my bio, so the Spire Masters have nothing within the context of the RP to go off of.So the thing about the Gyarados is that it has a bad temper, as expected from Gyarados. But mentally it's fine, it's not a crazy pokemon that can't be reasoned it with. Also Max is a Participant, his Gyarados can be quite easily stopped by others either groups of other participants, or Battlemasters
I can easily play it off as a distinguishing feature or take it off entirely.and if it can just stay in it's ball what's the use of the collar and leash? (and since it can just break the leash on a whim, what really is the point?"
Doesn't really make a difference in how skilled they are, a person who doesn't enjoy something but is just as hard-working and talented as one who does.
Yeah, I think that's for the best. I don't see you budging on this particular thing, and that long and philosophical explanation makes some... pretty serious assumptions about my character's future that have neither been written in nor are decided by anyone other than the person RPing them.Would be interested to hear others opinions on this.
The disagreement here is essentially whether he's allowed to start out as a Spire Master in the RP, which you're saying no to. But you're also saying yes to him beginning as a Tier 3 Battlemaster with only a few victories away, which means you're agreeing to him eventually becoming one. At the same time it sounds like you're saying you don't want him being a Spire Master at all ("I don't believe Seb is quite cut out to be a Spire Master"), but if you're open to him eventually being one, then... that's sort of a contradiction. Him being on the cusp of it doesn't make much of a difference. So I'm a bit confused.Going back to the main point, this is why I don't believe Seb is quite cut out to be a Spire Master and would be better as a highly ranked Battlemaster, because to the Spire Masters, it's a career to them, it can open doors for them for their futures in the fields of Pokemon study, analysis, future regional Champions, etc. For Seb it's not really something that will let him become a better singer or start a music career off of. He gains nothing from becoming a Spire Master other than the recognition of that he is one of the best trainers in the world,
I hope to take as minimal a role in this as possible given my busy schedule. Though the main reason I want him to be a Spire Master and therefore Celeste's equal is so that he's a bigger inevitable pain in her ass; a while back you said drama within the Spire Masters would be interesting.Also by high ranking Battlemaster, he could literally be stuck on only one Spire Master left, that being Celeste, as someone he's just been trying to beat but can't, since you want this character to be so directly tied to her, just throwing that out there.
The disagreement here is essentially whether he's allowed to start out as a Spire Master in the RP, which you're saying no to. But you're also saying yes to him beginning as a Tier 3 Battlemaster with only a few victories away, which means you're agreeing to him eventually becoming one. At the same time it sounds like you're saying you don't want him being a Spire Master at all ("I don't believe Seb is quite cut out to be a Spire Master"), but if you're open to him eventually being one, then... that's sort of a contradiction. Him being on the cusp of it doesn't make much of a difference. So I'm a bit confused.
I hope to take as minimal a role in this as possible given my busy schedule. Though the main reason I want him to be a Spire Master and therefore Celeste's equal is so that he's a bigger inevitable pain in her ass; a while back you said drama within the Spire Masters would be interesting.
Finally this... You know I could just make it so that he's learned to love battling by working singing into his style, so that there's a perfect marriage between the two that satisfies both trainer and Pokémon? Since that's what you want it to be, fighting alongside each other with both their hearts in it, like Celeste and her team. In other words, it's not that hard to rewrite him as having found his passion for battling, though Celeste doesn't realize he has and still dislikes him (in addition to a hundred other things).
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