The Conclave

Welcome, Mirages and Masters (Header Image courtesy of @nothatsunemiku).

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Wow it's been 4-5 years. I'll be revisiting the game, but this time it's Encore Edition.

It's showtime!

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September Update

College.

Yep, that’s it. Sorry if this blog doesn’t post a lot during this semester. I’m already missing the fact that my tms#fe time is too limited. You guys take care yourselves at this time, and my thanks for following anyway.

And, again, if anyone needs some references on costumes or weapons, toss me an inquiry and I’ll see if I can squeeze in a few minutes to take a few snapshots. Actually, feel free to ask me about almost anything if you’re feeling curious, as long as it isn’t political. I’ll decide if it is perfectly okay to publicly post it or privately answer if no one made it clear in that ask.

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Me: *admiring The Matador*

Me: (What a clever design. One of the more manageable of weapons in this game that could probably be replicated realistically and could maybe even function exactly as one would think it is shaped to be! A--)

Dad: *walks in; glancing at the screen in passing*

Me: (--punishing lunge with power rivaling that of a bull!!)

Dad:

Dad: "...Is that supposed to be a bull's penis?"

Me:

Me: *gently drops the gamepad*

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Doodled Kiria this morning in her second casual outfit. I love it. She looks so relaxed now.

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Beautiful~

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Tokyo mirage Session #FE Rant - Worst Character (objectively)

Well this has been a long time coming. You know I was planning to have a very long rant but that I realize that it would burn me out easily and would just be a very long wall of text for you to read. So I’ll do these small rants on sections of complaints of this game.

So TMS #FE not a bad game per say. It has a great battle system and visuals but story wise it turns me off. That and the fact it glorifies an the Japanese idol industry which is known to treat the talent pretty badly, but that’s a rant for another day.

No today we will talk about what I believe is the worst character in the game objectively. Is it the bland protagonist Itsuki, the ever annoying Barry or the almost no existent villains? No be Ayaha AKA Tsubasa’s older sister. Why? Two words: wasted potential.

So for those of you who don’t know (which is probably a lot) or need a recap Ayaha was a pretty popular idol until she disappeared five years prior to the beginning of the game. This event was the catalyst for Tsubasa (and by extension Itsuki) to become Mirage Masters and search for Ayaha. They find  and rescue her literally in the next chapter. Afterwards Ayaha becomes the secretary for Fortuna Entertainment and is in charge of quests. But in story she does nothing. She doesn’t become a party member or even as a back up member. She isn’t in the cheesy menu screen or participate in the opera of light even though everyone else does. She doesn’t even participate in her own sister’s character quest. The most she does is get kidnaped again and it turned out just to be an illusion of her.

As you might have guessed the plot point of Ayaha of being capture gets resolved too soon. If the plot was stretched out for a few more chapters we could have gotten an actual reoccurring villain rather than a monster of the week plot and give Tsubasa character development that is more than: Tsubasa is not confident in an aspect of being an Idol, her friends help her, rinse and repeat FOREVER. Baring that she could have at least have her own character quest, maybe even become a party member, the team is lacking a draco rider and another axe user. But even if she didn’t become a party member there were still interesting stories to tell, as she does mention how she felt inferior to other idols and had to watch as the perceived more talented idols had to drop out which could have some really good character development. She could have also helped out or basically took Barry’s place as a trainer. That would gotten rid of one irritating character at least.

In conclusion Ayaha is objectively the worst character not because she is irritating or annoying, but because of the amount of wasted potential that could have taken the story in a much more interesting direction. Instead of being an actual character Ayaha is reduced to being a plot point and damsel in distress that is quickly gets forgotten about. What a shame.

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Itsuki took the typical issue of a JRPG protagonist being the least interesting character in the entire 10 person party and turned it into a legit personality trait many feel about themselves. The game utilized it to tell his tale as one of a guy learning to be proud of how much he pushes his friends to be the stars and protagonists that they are. Itsuki is a character that says it’s ok to not be the star because those who soar need wind beneath their wings in order to do it. Be there for others, and if you’re good at it, then make it your own and get better; turn it into something nobody can do without because it’s so genuine and caring.

Everyone needs support, after all.

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For the curious, a friend asked whether or not you can overcome this scripted defeat.

The answer: NO.

Spent an entire day and 5 hours running amok in DLC dungeons, beefing up stats and skills, and equipping weak weapons that raise critical hit chances for as long as my gaming patience stood. I was very excited, to say the least.

Especially when the game claims he has a drop in his inventory. 

I love Yacchan as much as I love everyone else in the game, but being unable to beat his royal gucci ass upon first battle, first impressions, makes me very upset. Would love to see an alternate writing of the dialogue, or a very stunned Tsurugi.

Pretty sure he has seen true pain, btw…

(No, I will not upload any video evidence of that fight, because I had derped for a moment and my voice was very loud and shrill. Also, I will not go through such a fruitless endeavor with this fight again.)

All that happened was that when I landed the overkill combo, he endured it. 

All. Three. Hits.

Then, upon his turn, shakes off a stun, and returns the blows with an Almighty skill “Thousand Waves” at the flick of his delicate wrist and one-shot the party.

The end.

*sigh*

I apologize. This entire post is a mess.

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Hi TMS fandom, does anyone know where I can get reference pictures for all the Tiki costumes?

I’m most interested in the one that unlocks in New Game+ (Tiki@Street I think) Even low quality pics are appreciated! I just don’t have the time to start a new game, unlock Harajuku, and blow through all my melmarks.

Thank you! :)

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...Huh. I just got this costume last night on the second melmark.

Not too late, is it? Hope this helps!

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Tiki Tiki Tiki

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The little Voice of Naga ❤

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I think that his carnage form looks a million times better than his normal form..

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Love the style!

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Just a thought 3

Here’s to hoping I waited long enough for there to be no need for spoiler tags.

*exaggerated deep inhale-exhale break*

TBH, as much as I love Itsuki, even though he is made to be Fortuna Entertainment’s resident bland, dork pseudo protagonist, who also moonlights as the teen emotional maintenance… I sort of wished he actually perished at the end.

Yes, I hoped he would die after fighting Medeus.

….I just needed a twist in the gut, okay? I’ve seen enough FE Lord Classed units to canonically live and have a (fairly) happy end.

I’ll eventually make a fat post about how much of a Robin Itsuki is.

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The fabled “My Complex 3″ shoot finally happens, years after its cancellation in the wake of Maiko moving up to become founder of the now famous Fortuna Entertainment. She’s still got it. =D

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Mirage styled Ryouma and Takumi lmao 

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That is fantastic!

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Guys. This cinnamon roll really tried.

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IT DOESN’T HELP THAT YOUR BLACK THEATRICS MAKEUP MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A BLACK EYE, HOT WHEEL.