Hot Fanon Takes(tm) - Part 3
Hello and welcome to Hot Fanon Takes, where I scream into the void about how I feel about fanon. Today’s edition is going to be purely based on Krystal and Cerinia, as I feel like both of these figures have become absolutely enveloped in fanon. Unlike my last two parts, today’s segment has more than 3 segments and might be a bit more rapid-fire than lengthy explanations. So please enjoy.
Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and it’s okay to disagree with them.
This one took me longer than I thought it would because there’s… a lot.
Let’s focus on Krystal-only ones starting off!
#1 - Krystal was raised on Sauria by dinosaurs
I am not sure there’s a definitive origin for this one. This is somewhat common– I’ve seen it in a few fanworks, enough to throw it onto my list. This might be inspired from Krystal’s Dinosaur Planet rendition, as that rendition was orphaned at a very young age after her tribe was massacred. Alternatively, it could be inspired by how people interpreted Krystal’s character. It’s important to note that people can take in the same media and draw different conclusions. And that could very well be the case here.
My hot take: I don’t entirely vibe with it as a headcanon for reasons that I’m not sure I can really put into words. Canonically, I don’t think it’s true given the text we have in-game but I don’t necessarily dislike the idea. I don’t particularly find it as compelling at the idea of her having stumbled across Dinosaur Planet on her own and deciding to help out due to the good nature of her heart. Krystal gets a pitiful amount of on-screen time but her actions during that time speak a lot for her character, I think.
I think people who use this headcanon inevitably have to come up with where the staff came from and her clothes. I’ve seen some people suggest she could have gotten the clothes on Sauria but they don’t really say where the clothes would have come from on Sauria. I mean, I’m a glutton for blaming the Krazoa on everything but I don’t know if I can reason that the Krazoa made Krystal a golden bikini. Unless that was some of their old clothes she found or something… (Do not make me think of Krazoa in golden bikinis, brain, I beg of you). Additionally, she doesn’t really seem to know much about the planet, as she has to be informed about things like the Krazoa.
Moving on. That’s not to say there’s no merit to this fanon. Krystal already seems acquainted with the CloudRunner tribe when she makes her introduction into the game and she can already speak the same language as the dinosaurs. Her staff also has upgrades that are scattered about the planet, clearly tying it to Sauria. So while I don’t really vibe with this as a headcanon, that’s not to say it’s bad or totally unreasonable.