Pokémon writing is great because 99% of the time it is extremely basic baby storytelling (which is perfectly fine, the series is for kids) without an ounce of subtlety but every so often there’s something like this that’s not actually commented on but it makes your brain melt
imo Pokémon Legend Arceus’s version of this is the revelation that the secret true antagonist has three final-stage Pokémon on their team that can only evolve with high friendship levels
don’t forget ghetsis’ hydreigon who is 10-12 levels below when hydreigon evolves depending on the game, while also being the ONLY npc pokemon with minimum friendship in the series
these are just on the spot beta designs so ill probably change them later but this has been an idea thats been rotting in my brain recently!
pure vanilla dragon cookie
= the dragon of truth, glimpses of his form are seen within the clouds, some people dare say that there’s a dragon’s nest in the sky - or something more.
= he’s genuinely curious about cookies and tries to keep those he finds alive, but his magic is sort of incompatible with them LMAO if that makes sense?? its suited for draconic means of healing. it can work, but only in minor doses (with some side effects)
= alas!! he is a dragon! and its interesting how dragons in the game really separate themselves from cookies, so i thought “what if that just never changed” alongside some minor dragon hcs that crossover onto here because it enhances the au lolol. continuing on, pv dragon does seem himself as sort of- a superior being? like an idol. but not in a loud or visible way. its very sugar coated and he thinks he’s humbled himself enough for cookies, but he still has to improve on that as he struggles to comprehend some aspects of cookies. hes not as devoted to understanding a cookies’ view like white lily dragon is.
= i suppose this means that instead of pv’s humble self in the og game, pv dragon has a complex where he’s sort of patronising but in a way that’s like,, “oh. its just what i do” and waits for compliments to come pouring out. he appears as a people pleaser but in reality he subconsciously wants it to be the other way around, as a dragon
= hes still very much kind though! he still looks after cookies and thanks them. hes trying to understand them since,, he really doesnt have much to do, and hes not a destructive dragon nor does he find any entertainment in it. its just that he has a habit of wanting to be flaunted over (to be acknowledged as superior to the small cookies since hes a dragon) and has a strange view that could still use some work.
= willingly takes a cookie form just to seem approachable but HEY hes still huge so hes still intimidating
dark cacao dragon cookie
= the dragon of resolution. hes a total hikikomori but unlike the og dc where he willingly does it for the sake of the kingdom, dc dragon has been chained down with big ol weighted diamonds. this is cuz hes just a big dragon! he move too much and bam! the kingdom breaks!! so instead they decided to just lock him up somewhere lol the poor guy. its ok though those big diamonds are the main sources for replenishing energy.
= i guess he’s sort of like lotus. hes there as a bargain for being the kingdom’s “ace” if ever the walls fall, in return of life energy. HOWEVER, what the ppl dont know is that they’re sort of sucking out dc dragon’s own strength in return to strengthen the walls. (dc dragon doesnt know this eitherrr. doing so makes him tired and makes him fail to realise that he could literally just, break hismelf out if he wanted to. but hes a man of his word and he has to stay to protect this kingdom)
= they only know hes lurking somewhere in the kingdom because he was once let out to fight against the two dragons (the same ones that the og dc fought in the game) and it was great
= LMAO idk how to explain his status other than the fact its like pitaya w/ hollyberry kingdom. theres royals but theres also a dragon they have to placate. a dragon who is very strict in his principles!! they have to be very careful with words! hes very sleepy and miserable due to not being able to be, well, a Dragon freely but that doesnt mean cookies who slack on looking after this kingdom are immune to his gaze!!!
= he sees the kingdom as like. his den or whatever. so hes pretty strict in keeping it safe and sturdy. he sees the cookies like theyre his colony or something PFFF idk. basically overtime dc dragon has grown to actually want to protect the kingdom rather than it just being a source of life energy, i dont know its a very weird dynamic of “i will not hesitate to protect this land, even if it means doing the extreme.”
= hes just really tired and hasnt seen sunlight ever since hes been chained down and restricted to certain areas of the castle. hes forced into a cookie form and can only go halfway into his og dragon form. sad life
huhuh and then i created a comic down below instead of drawing out my brainrot for the others
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in which
white lily turns her back on dragons and cookies alike and just wants to make a paradise. and maybe destroy witches too
the timeline isnt concrete and all in all, its just the ancients as morally grey dragons who are more involved with cookies’ lives. specifically in trying to understand them, even if it means dissecting them or going against their instincts and letting themselves coexist in the same place. i guess they sort of see them like guinea pigs lol (except for white lily. she really did learn how to love cookie for the sake of loving cookies)
ancients as dragons are very interesting to think about since the og ancients are very tight-knit and kind and are the opposite of the og dragons :DD putting them into an au where those traits mix together are cool to think about that can come out with different possibilities!!
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a continuation from this post because apparently ppl really like the idea as much as i do
plus an addon below because why not
i brainrot about this au more than i should (probably because the main premise is literally just arceus trying to make volo go through a redemption arc by throwing him as an ancestor ghost that appears sometimes that nobody but his descendants can see but its an unbelievably slow progress because volo is a prick and cogita. cogita is just here to watch and keep him from influencing anything Too Crazy)
I love these guys lmao
Ingo: friendly, aggressively enthusiastic, yells everything he says
Emmet: I a m E m m e t . B a t t l e 2 0 t i m e s a n d f a c e m e
the underrated funniest part of Ingo being in PLA is that the guy is from Unova (New York) but is dropped into Hisui (Japan), meaning that he didn’t speak Japanese. so not only did he have no idea what anyone was saying at first but when he returns emmet’s gonna be like ‘bro you okay??’ and Ingo’s gonna be like ‘私は言いようのない恐怖を見てきました’
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