Star Fox Movie Concept: Plot Structure (CONTENT WARNING: Very PG-13)
As you know, I've been making a concept for a potential Star Fox film adaptation; with Star Fox Zero The Battle Begins being the main inspiration for the most part. Though they are mostly just as footnotes and scene concepts, I think I probably got the structure down. Constructive criticism is welcome.
Star Fox Movie Concept: Fox's Bo Staff (MODELS AVAILABLE ON SKETCHFAB)
I've officially created and released a model for Fox's bo staff. This is based on a note for a Star Fox film trilogy concept that I’ve been working on, based on the out-of-cockpit hand-to-hand combat for the team (though they can reference/incorporate the movesets from Smash, it shouldn’t be done in a way that sets up a non-existent Smash movie). A standard, non-Star Fox version of the staff is also available. It has shape keys that allows it to be in both staff mode and baton mode/collapsed mode. There is also a Blender file provided for those that wish to create custom colors for their own staff. Feel free to use these models, just as long as you credit me as the original creator. You may need to resize to fit the character model you plan to have using this.
This is based on a note for a Star Fox film trilogy concept that I’ve been working on, based on the out-of-cockpit hand-to-hand combat
Standard Version Also Available
I’ve created this design of a collapsible bo staff, while working on a concept for a Star Fox movie. It has shape keys that allows it
Star Fox Movie Concept: Punk Eastwood Cover Concept
I made a custom cover for the Gorillaz x Joey Valence and Brae mashup I came up with for my Star Fox movie concept. I plan on making and releasing the mashup soon. Also, let me know which version of the cover you prefer.
I've been creating some notes for a potential Star Fox movie (if Nintendo decides not to have it be made by Illumination; which would be preferable). Constructive criticism is welcome.
I've been creating some notes for a potential Star Fox movie (if Nintendo decides not to have it be made by Illumination). And to try and prevent the eventual booing, I left out a few notes only I myself have written.
Potential Star Fox Movie Notes
Which Games to Adapt: I think it should be a composite adaptation of SNES, 64, Zero, and 2, but expanded and without the origins.
Preffered Studio Alternative(s): Either Sony Pictures Animation (whose parent company is also handling the live action Zelda adaptation) or Dreamworks
Animation Style: I think it should look like the Star Fox Zero cutscene/art style (or the Starlink DLC cutscenes as a more recent example), but with the vibes of KPop Demon Hunters (like the animated on 2s thing, the stylized impact elements, some anime elements and expressions, etc.).
Tone and Visuals: Vibrant but serious to avoid the "Nolan-Bay-Snyderfication" pitfall of trying to hard to be serious or "edgy" just for the sake of it.
Music: A hybrid score that adapts the music from the games, while saving any and all licensed songs strictly for trailers and promo material.
Rating: PG-13 (if the live action Legend of Zelda is anything to go by)
Runtime: At least 2 hr. and 45 min.
Writer/Director, Cast, Composer: See here: Star Fox Trilogy Fancast (and reminder, I was putting voice acting FIRST and star power at the bottom of the barrel while making this fancast)
Teaser/Promo Ideas (1/2): Teaser 1 - For the first teaser, I imagine it starting with a silhouette of the Great Fox flying through space, before shifting into a very dark room, only for the light to come on one-by-one, revealing an Arwing in the Great Fox's hangar. After the Arwing's reveal, we see Fox's shadow being cast over it as he walks up to it offscreen. Before we even get to see him, it cuts to a black screen with either a quote from the game (Never give up. Trust your instincts.) or some sort of tagline. Finally, it transitions to a "Coming Soon" with the text splayed out on a background that reveals the standard Star Fox symbol (since its redesign for Star Fox Zero).
Teaser/Promo Ideas (2/2): Teaser 2 - For the second teaser, I imagine it being like a lock and load/gear up montage, but we don't see the team's faces. After we see a close up of the scouter Fox is wearing light up over his eye, it cuts to a black screen where we hear Fox's first lines of the trailer, "Star Fox, move out!". After which we get some quick cuts of the Arwings launching into battle, ending the same way as the first teaser, but revealing the design of a film version of the standard logo and the cast (or who's playing the Star Fox team).
Music Options for Official Trailer (SIDE NOTE: Not for the teaser trailers): Either "Fire on Fire" by Sam Smith, "Dirty Harry" by Gorillaz ft. Bootie Brown, "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel, A mashup of "Natural" by Imagine Dragons and "PAC-MAN" by Gorillaz ft. ScHoolboy Q, or "Rain" by grandson ft. Jessie Reyes
Combat and Arwing Designs: The Arwings should look like they were pulled straight from Zero or the Starlink DLC (complete with the Walker transformation), but the exteriors could also look distinct to let the audience know which one belongs to who, except for Peppy, who I imagine using an older pre-Zero inspired model. But the Landmaster, Blue Marine, and Gyro Wing (which could be a recent addition to the team's arsenal) should also get some significant screentime as well to feel less like "Top Gun in Space". And to keep it from feeling too much like Top Gun had children with Watership Down and Star Wars, the movie could even include some out-of-cockpit hand-to-hand fight sequences to show off the team's fighting styles (though they can reference/incorporate the movesets from Smash, it shouldn't be done in a way that sets up a non-existent Smash movie) along with the dogfights so that it's doesn't feel like it's "just a pilot movie". I also think it'd be neat to give Fox a collapsible bo staff (used in a way that could make Tim Drake and Remy "Le Diable Blanc" LeBeau go to town on their popcorn, and make every existing version of Donatello take notes) alongside his blaster as a nod/foreshadow to Adventures combined with his moveset from Smash (though I know for a fact that's going to lead to a series of memes claiming that Fox McCloud is secretly Nightwing or Daredevil or Gambit or something), I'd imagine Fay's fighting style being similar to Zoey from KPop Demon Hunters, Slippy's would be heavily tech based (sort of like Donatello from TMNT, minus bo staff), Peppy's would definitely be the old fisticuffs/them hands, and also have subtle, yet hilarious detail that Falco (who I imagine having some Johnny Cage inspired moves (like the Shadow Kick complete with the "Neo kick pose" thing from "The Matrix" and Nut Punch) mixed with his moveset from Smash, which includes shooting his gun sideways/Gangsta Style like in Smash) and Miyu (who I imagine would be full-on dual wielding blasters like she's Neo or John Wick or something and having sort of a brawler style like Mira from KPop Demon Hunters along with a few wrestling moves that would make Zangief weep tears of joy and all of WWE take notes, complete with an "Over the Hedge" style elbow drop, maybe even doing something similar to Guile's Flash Kick and hitting the "Flying Grayson Double Knee Drop Spectacular", with the recipients fearing for their lives before the knees hit them) having the absolute worst trigger discipline (having their fingers on the trigger at all times) compared to everyone else (Fox, Peppy, even Fay and Slippy, who are technically the team's tech experts). I figured that Bill and Fara have a standard Cornerian Army fighting style, while Katt is basically like if Sonya Blade was a street brawler. I even imagine Falco and Miyu being the "Leeroy Jenkins" of the team. And I know that the rest of Wolf's team (especially Andrew) are getting mollywhopped in hand-to-hand. I even like to imagine a scene where Andrew and his reinforcements (like 600 men like he's Odysseus or something, along with two bio-weapons that look like attack dogs) are facing Slippy, Miyu, and Fay, thinking they have them at their mercy. Though Miyu points out that it was good that he called for backup, on the other hand (cracks knuckles)....and then it cuts to the exterior of wherever they're fighting complete with a soldier trying to crawl away only to be dragged back in (presumably by Miyu judging from the fact that we hear her laugh as she's dragging a soldier back in), and the only thing we hear is the utter mollywhopping, like we don't even really get to see it. And as a further reference to Smash, during the mollywhopping one of the Androssian soldiers (who I imagine one of them being a coyote or something) being thrown at the window (implied to be by Slippy of all people, cracking it) to mirror how you can throw your opponent at the screen in Smash Bros.
Theatrical Release Poster(s) Design(s): I imagine the official poster for the film's theatrical release looking similar to the one for Star Fox Zero. The other posters and promo art could also mirror the ones for the games.
How to open the movie: I think I'd start with a cold open focused on the fall of the previous team, while still leaving it ambiguous as to what happened to James McCloud, and then (after cutting to black after the cold open and showing the title as a simple text with a simple font, similar to the opening of Power Rangers 2017s) cut to a time jump that introduced the current team (Fox, Peppy, Miyu, Falco, Slippy, Fay) on the Great Fox's main bridge in a similar way to the Star Fox Zero anime short when we first see the current team (complete with both Miyu and Falco failing at the SNES inspired flight simulator, complete with a subtle "Git Gud" text under the "Game Over" text, probably added by Slippy judging from the Game Over screen design, again similar to the Star Fox Zero anime short). Which would lead into them getting the distress call from longtime ally General Pepper, and entering the battle during the Siege of Corneria, that ends with a clean victory to avoid another "Man of Steel" situation.
Main Antagonists: Andross and Star Wolf (BTW, I was concepting some scenes for Wolf that would probably make Reverse Flash and M. Bison rethink their life choices. I'll explain how later.)
Star Fox-Star Wolf Dynamic: Since everyone on the Star Fox team is already aware of how dangerous Star Wolf is, encountering them and/or their "work" (I'll explain what I mean by that some other time) is just a normal Tuesday for them.
Plot Format: The planet-to-planet thing from the games.
How to handle Andross: Keep the floating head thing from the games, but incorporate his SNES sprites as holograms for when he's communicating with his army and/or Star Wolf before the reveal during the final battle (giving him sort of a Gwi-Ma type of vibe). And genuinely make him feel intimidating without feeling like they're trying too hard (while also making him feel like Mojo Jojo had a child with Raul Julia's M. Bison (complete with a "something something, for me, it was Tuesday" line) and Terrence Stamp's General "Kneelest Thou Before" Zod on steroids, crack, and all types of marijuana)
Running Gag(s): When we're first introduced to Corneria before the siege even starts (like how it was in the Star Fox Zero anime short), I thought it'd be funny if it had a brief scene where people in a movie theater or a drive-in are watching the live action '93 Super Mario Bros. movie, complete with the red and blue 3D glasses (could also double as a Mythology Gag since I fancasted John Leguizamo as Leon). I also thought of making the '93 Mario movie appearing throughout the Lylat System a running gag. (also it should just be there in the Lylat System, and nobody questions it). I also had another idea for a running gag with a pair of unnamed stoner capybaras (complete with both of them being higher than a pair of kites 24/7), with them first appearing during the Siege of Corneria in a theater or drive-in watching the '93 Mario movie , and then just appearing everywhere (and I do mean everywhere) throughout the movie with no explanation. To distinguish them, I imagine one of them having bangs over his eyes and his mouth on a bong 24/7 while the other looks like he just has his eyes shut while holding a joint/blunt (and being the only one of the pair that actually speaks. I think they might even become instant fan-favorites (maybe even escalating to the point of fans giving them names). Like Derpy from KPop Demon Hunters. I probably even imagine them encountering the real Star Fox, Husky Squadron, and Katt multiple times. One when they see the Take That commercial while the team (Star Fox) is soaking wet thanks to Falco (with the only thing they could do at that point was side-eye them), and another after a fight/raid when they realize that the chop shop (which also turns out to be a front for a bio-weapons manufacturing and dealing ring) they were fighting in was also a combination pot farm and bathhouse (like a "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" but with hot tubs and whatever the Lylat System equivalent to marijuana is) being used as a front (complete with subtle instrumental background music that probably sounds like a vague cover of "Because I Got High" by Afroman) on some sort of swamp or jungle planet after the fight was over (complete with them awkwardly and hastily bowing and leaving like HUNTR/X in the men's bathhouse, completely covered in mud or something (and an audible "Oh, sh*t!" from Falco when he sees the capys, mostly because one of them has their little thing hanging out), with Fox returning the figure of himself he accidentally stepped on while he was checking if the coast was fully clear (while holstering his bo and trying to avoid as much eye contact as possible with the capys) and Fay even carrying Slippy out like a teddy bear while bowing like Zoey on her way out, since the stoner capybaras were in nothing but towels at that point....or at least the one with the bangs (and his mouth still on a bong) is in a towel while the speaking one is implied to be "hanging dong" (though it's covered up with something like a potted plant in the foreground like an Austin Powers movie) judging from everyone's blink-and-miss eye movement (implying that they all saw his little thing hanging out), as evident when Katt hastily throws a towel or a robe over him on her way out).
Minor changes from the games/franchise: Fara Phoenix would actually be a member of the Husky Squadron for this adaptation, acting as Bill's second in command. Miyu and Fay would already be apart of the current team from the jump. Also as a twist on their original game counterparts, it could be revealed that some of the classic bosses from the games (specifically SNES, 64, Zero, and 2) are revealed to be some of the bio-weapons "programmed" to serve Andross (dubbed "Banquo", though not the same as the boss from the game, due to the hoodie he's wearing) (meaning that they CAN'T be saved), as hinted/outright stated by one of Andross' men (which was also why Slippy and Fay noticed some signs of organic life in them).
Special Thanks and Tributes: For the "Special Thanks" part of the credits, I'd want it to thank the original developers of the games. I'd also have a tribute to Rick May and Jock Blaney
Post Credits: I'd have a post credit scene that would tease a sequel based on Star Fox Adventures, giving brief glimpses of Sauria, Krystal, and her staff. (though I imagine the adaptation being renamed to something like "Star Fox Dinosaur Planet" or something) And it shouldn't copy Marvel's "Blah-blah-blah will return in something-something" format.
Possible Pandora Collab: I also had this idea for a Pandora collaboration (with a live action ad that mirrors the one for Gorillaz) that promotes mixtapes for each member of the Star Fox team if they were ever on Earth.
So, as you know Fox's inclusion in "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" has been a wide discussion amongst fans. Since there's talk amongst this fanbase about a potential Star Fox solo film, I think it'd be best to give my two cents on teh situation. I genuinely do not think Illumination should handle a Star Fox film. Considering how they "treated" Fox (stripping him of ALL of his characteristics to be a Han Solo caricature with a flimsy explanation as to why he's there), this honestly makes me theorize that Illumination could be using Nintendo for their own personal gain (as seen with the movie receiving many valid criticisms, despite it making a crap-ton of money). And considering that there's a theory coming from actual former Nintendo employees suggesting that it was more of an attempt to try and "call dibs" rather than a genuine creative choice.
And once the newness of Star Fox being in the Mario Galaxy movie along with the "Glen Powell rizz/charm" wears off over time, combined with multiple rewatches and reality hits the fan base (and others) with a "Flying Double Knee Drop Spectacular", there's a high chance that they're probably going to find someone else to blame (like the critics and other people who felt his inclusion was forced and that the movie was just bad in general) other than Illumination (and to a lesser extent Nintendo, but mostly Illumination for including him), and themselves for being blinded by nostalgia and hyping it to begin with and not realize that they were probably being taken advantage of to boost the movie's sales/box office on Illumination's behalf (sorry the Star Fox fandom is catching strays from me in this comment, I'm not saying that they're bad but that I'm trying to give a valid point) And after they realize too late on who's really at fault, it'll wind up making Illumination look less like it was made by Willy Wonka and more like it was made from Mr. Krabs having a three way "do-the-do" with Scrooge and Dick Hardly from The Powerpuff Girls (yes, I'm aware that's a weird, probably disturbing, mental image but it was the most accurate thing I could think of). And they're probably going to use the "it's a kid's movie" to combat the critics, despite it not being an excuse to cover the fact that the writing was pure crap, esepcially with movies like the Iron Giant, Spider-verse trilogy and KPop Demon Hunters existing. Basically turning into an "everyone's gonna get got, even the gotters that didn't even do anything to get the getters" war online. And once Nintendo realizes that they were being used by Illumination, it could cause them to yoink back the production rights, like Beatrix Kiddo with Elle Driver's only remaining eye, (trust me, they can AND will, which is what happened in '93 with the live action Mario movie and why we didn't get any new Nintendo adaptations until 2023) and outsource to other animation studios that may actually respect their IPs.
So if Nintendo ever decides to make an independent Star Fox film, I think it'd be better for them and the franchise to outsource to a different studios like Sony Pictures Animation (who's also handling the live action Legend of Zelda) or Dreamworks since they'd do a better job at handling the game's darker more mature elements than Illumination (but not in a way that feels like full on "Nolan-Bay-Snyderfication", like it can still be vibrant while also balancing the seriousness), and they do a better job of balancing visuals with the story....and could maybe get away with making it PG-13 if Nintendo allows it, along with maybe keeping most of the "pop songs" to a minimum, but still using them for some of the trailers and promos (though they can still add them to the soundtrack after the movie's release). Also they should heavily recast Glen Powell so that it's not typecasting. This should also lead to casting based on voice acting abilities rather than just star power, maybe someone like Joivan Wade (Fox McCloud), either Walker Scobell, Micah Abbey or Josh Gad (Slippy Toad), Daryl McCormack (Falco Lombardi), Jeffery Wright (Peppy Hare), Daniella Pineda (Miyu), Keke Palmer (Fay), David Oyelowo (General Pepper), Leslie Odom Jr. (Bill Grey), Janelle Monáe (Katt Monroe), either David Tennant or Bill Hader (ROB 64), either Tom Sturridge, Jacob Elordi, Christian Bale or Oscar Issac (Wolf), John Leguizamo (Leon), Peter Dinklage (Pigma), either Freddie Stroma or Nabhaan Rizwan (Andrew), and either Andy Serkis, Lee Byung-hun or Willem Dafoe (Andross), or something. And it should even have a visual style similar to KPop Demon Hunters, the Spider-verse Trilogy and the Star Fox Zero anime short, with a much longer run time than the 3-episodes-of-Veggietales runtime Illumination sticks with, and a much later release date to apply the "Nintendo polish delay" philosophy to it.
Though that would still come with fan backlash (especially with the recast considering that I removed Glenn Powell and how diverse the casting is) and maybe even judo chop the fan base into pieces. But, hey, I wouldn't mind seeing Lord and Miller handle the writing (though they'd probably have to play the games for research).
A VERY Unpopular Opinion Based on Recent News (try not to kill me for it)
So, as you might have heard, Fox is going to be making an appearence in "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie". Now, don't get me wrong, I'm glad that we're finally getting some Star Fox stuff. But on the other hand, I'm not sure if the way they're giving us new stuff is a good idea or a smart move or anything. Now, before anyone grabs their blickies, pitchforks, smart bombs and torches and start going "Boo, get off the stage", you have to at least try to hear me out on the few reasons I have on why I don't think this might be the brightest move and could backfire:
Not many people are familiar with the Star Fox franchise, so introducing Fox in "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" is going to cause people to think that he was a Super Mario character the whole time and that his games are spin-offs of that. Especially considering that they're marketing it as a Super Mario movie.
Star Fox hasn't had a new game in 10 years (8 years, if you count the Switch-Exclusive DLC for Starlink: Battle for Atlas). And no, Super Smash Bros. does not count.
Though "Galaxy" does take place in space (or a space-like setting), the Super Mario franchise is more along the lines of fantasy, which could heavily clash with Star Fox's strict sci-fi rail shooter asthetic.
If they wanted their different franchises to crossover, or even if they were going to do a shared universe amongst their IPs, they would need to set up those individual universes BEFORE they decide to have them meet up Avengers-Justice League style. You don't just "Batman v. Superman" it for a sequel, immediately after the first.
The movie already feels overcrammed with characters to begin with to be honest, which could cause a major hinderence with the film's performance and story.
As stated in the previous point, if they wanted to make a Star Fox movie now, that all predominently depends on the film's performance (and if Fox serves ANY purpose to the story). If the movie doesn't do as well as the first, all potential for a Star Fox movie (or a shared universe in general) could break its ankles, crash and burn and face the same pitfall that WB faced with Scoob! trying to set up a shared HBCU (Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe) and the haphazard handling of the first DCU before James Gunn took over and Zack Snyder was still involved. Or the movie turns out to be a success and they just smeckledorf everyone over by not doing it anyways, you'll never know.
Even if they do a Star Fox film afterwards, there's a great chance the events of "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" could be heavily retconned or written off as a fever dream.....or it could be written off as Bowser Jr. sticking some magic mushrooms in whatever Mario and Luigi ate last if they ever meet again, you'll never know.
We don't even know if he's going to serve ANY purpose apart from maybe being a brief appearence to draw in more people. And I don't even know how they would even be able to fit him in the film's story seamlessly, considering the runtime is the same amount of time it takes to watch three episodes of Veggietales (1h 38m).
There is absolutely no way that a SSBCU (or a shared NCU) would be possible anyways, especially if Nintendo outsources to other studios to adapt their games (e.g.: Sony producing the live action Legend of Zelda movie) and gaining the rights to use non-Nintendo characters (Sonic, Mega-Man, Pac-Man, Ryu and Terry, etc.) is going to be a living hell.
In general, it just feels out of nowhere as well, and IMHO probably makes as much sense as sticking Gandalf and Frodo in "Harry Potter" because their both fantasy, or Captain Kirk and Spock in "2001: A Space Odyssey" because their both sci-fi, or even King Arthur and Merlin in an adaptation of "Orpheus and Eurydice".
Because of how much is going on already, this could wind up feeling less like a "for the fans" move and more like a "run yo wallet and see this movie" that could end up backfiring on Nintendo (and Illumination, but mostly Nintendo) and hurting them in the long run. Oh, by the way I think Glenn Powell's casting as the titular pilot feels like type casting in a sense.
I'm currently concepting my own sort of Ninjago AU type thing. It would mostly feature an entirely new timeline/Earth with a new generation of Ninja taking up the role to protect Ninjago. Though I don't have a full set storyline yet, here are a few notes that I have so far, with many contorversial changes for this timeline (try not to kill me). Keep in mind it's still a work in progress, but let me know what you think of it so far (and sorry if it sounds like a "What If", "nepo-new gen" AU type thing). I also plan to desigh the main characters some time in the future.
Main Characters:
Kousei (Based on Master Wu)
Element: Creation
Abilities: Spinjitzu
Weapon(s) of Choice: Bo (staff)
Color Scheme: White, Gold, Tan
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Japanese
Species: Human
Voice Headcanon: Hudson Yang
Daisuke (Based on Garmadon)
Element: Destruction
Abilities: Spinjitzu
Weapon(s) of Choice: Dual Kama (scythes)
Color Scheme: Black, Purple, Silver, Gunmetal
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Japanese
Species: Human
Voice Headcanon: Dallas Liu
Kazuya Ryujin (Based on Lloyd)
Element: Life (Energy)
Abilities: Spinjitzu
Weapon(s) of Choice: Niuweidao (broadsword)
Color Scheme: Green, Dark Green, Gold
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Japanese
Species: Human
Voice Headcanon Mackenyu
Clay Brookstone (Son of Cole)
Element: Earth
Abilities: Spinjitzu , Earth Punch
Weapon(s) of Choice: Hammer, Scythe (briefly)
Color Scheme: Black, Brown, Orange, Gray
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Southeast Asian
Species: Human
Voice Headcanon: Sauriyan Sapkota
Thora "Sparks" Walker-Smith (Daughter of Jay and Nya)
Princess Harumi (way different from the main universe Harumi)
Violet (loosely based on the main universe's Ultra Violet)
Killow (loosely based on the main universe's Killow)
Scott
Dareth Brown/The Brown Ninja
Serpentine
Nindroids
New Elemental Fighters
The Finders
Morro
Arin Nived (becomes a new Ninja member in Part 2)
Sora (becomes a new Ninja member in Part 2)
Wyldfire (becomes a new Ninja member in Part 2)
Frak (becomes a new Ninja member in Part 2)
Potential Enemies:
Clouse (main antagonist for Part 1 )
Skulkin Army (namely a resurrected Samukai and most of his followers , Part 1)
Oni
Kozu, Stone Warriors ( resurrected, Part 1)
Aspheera, Pyro Vipers
The Rogue (identity unknown)
Ice Emperor (an entirely separate person from Zane, Part 1), Blizzard Samurai (Part 1)
Ghost Warriors ( resurrected, Part 1)
Students of the Oni/S.O.T.O. (based on the Sons of Garmadon from Season 8 through 9)
Nadakhan (way different from the main universe Nadakhan)
Sky Djinn Warriors (loosely based on the Sky Pirates from Season 6, Part 1)
The Vermillion
New Time Twins* (haven't decided whether or not to keep them)
New Skull Sorceror
Kalmaar ( resurrected )
Claws of Imperium (and other members of the Imperium Army, Part 2)
The Administration (Part 2)
Greenbone Warriors (Part 2)
Wolf Clan (Part 2)
Lord Ras (appears in a post credit scene/epilogue for Part 1, main antagonist for Part 2)
The New Ninja (or as I like to call them, the "Condescending Unit of 'Replacement' Ninja Turds")
Teal Ninja
Fuchsia Ninja
Orange Ninja
Pink Ninja
Yellow Ninja
Pythor
Inspiration(s):
Mortal Kombat 1
Street Fighter 2026
KPop Demon Hunters
The Spiderverse Trilogy
A Few Notes About This AU:
A variant of the pilots, mini-movies, and all 15 seasons have already happened, with this taking place in a far future.
The number of Golden Weapons have doubled, each corresponding to the New Gen's elements and weapon preferences (currently modelling/designing those in Blender).
Staff of Creation (Kousei)
Scythes of Destruction (Daisuke)
Blade of Life (Kazuya)
Sword of Fire (Hanabi)
Spear of Water (Misuto)
Nunchucks of Lightning (Thora)
Shurikens of Ice (Ayaz)
Hammer of Quakes (Clay)
There would be multiple nods and Easter Eggs to the original series in the Ninjago Museum of History (including a brief appearance from the main continuity Golden Weapons).
Most of the New Gen have some sort of profession/job before they were chosen to take up the role of the Ninja.
Kousei and Daisuke: Farmers (similar to MK1 Raiden and Kung Lao)
Kazuya: College Student
Clay: Museum Tour Guide
Thora: Freelance Photographer and Journalist, Inventor
Ayaz: Tea Barista* (not finalized)
Hanabi and Misuto: Four Weapons Blacksmith
Some parts of history have been slightly altered for this timeline.
A majority of the original Ninja (Lloyd, Kai, Nya, Jay, Zane, P.I.X.A.L., and Skylor) are way older and more seasoned than their mainline counterparts.
Most of the New Gen Ninja would also gain Elemental Guardians based on their select Golden Weapon and Element.
Considering that he's deceased/killed in this AU, there would be a mural of Cole in a cemetary that Clay, his son, visits regularly (also acts as a tribute to the late Kirby Morrow).
Unfortunately, the New Ninja , (or as I like to call them, the "Condescending Unit of 'Replacement' Ninja Turds"), from season 15 of Ninjago are still around and are worse than their mainline counterparts, also kind of serving as a "MK1 Bi-Han and Sektor/Lin Kuei", "Saja Boys" (from KPop Demon Hunters) archetype in a sense.
Aspheera's entire character isn't going to be 99.95% "Revenge, Revenge".
Morro is and was an ally from the start and his history would be altered, having him being trained as the Master of Wind rather than attempting to be brought up as the Green Ninja. He even fought in the Anacondrai Wars alongside the other Elemental Masters. I kinda want him to be similar to a mix between Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion I (having ventured into the Cursed Realm and partially dying/forcefully turned into a Ghost Warrior by the Preeminent, basically becoming something like a wraith or a revenant of sorts) and Ashrah (wanting to regain his humanity and try to escape his current fate).
Some (not all) Serpentines have the ability to take a human form similar to MK1 Reptile.
There would be some minor details that could lead to a series of events similar to Dragons Rising.
I decided to create card templates based on the board game Cluedo/Clue. For each section at the top, I will have the designs for the back as a starter and for the other cards, they will each be paired with a blank template and its background. Suspects will have colored backgrounds, weapons will have a background matching the back of the card unless the weapon you picked already has a background and the location cards will have a back rectangle to place the photo in. The fonts that I used to put the names, locations, and/or weapons are Novel Gothic Extra Bold Agency and Varieté, for those that are curious. These can be completed using Photoshop, Illustrator, or their free alternatives. Feel free to use these, just as long as you credit me as the original creator of these templates.
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