ok this is my first time, so forgive me if I ramble.
Is it just me or was Hadrian and the other old builders underwhelming final villains? They just didn't feel that threatening or intimidating. And I feel like the game could've done more with them.
And I feel like hadrian especially could've been a great villain who could've been someone who paralleled Jesse and who they could've become if they let the fame get to their head or something like that.
And finally,I feel like instead of Tim not being real, they could've made it to where Tim was a real guy who actually won the games, but hadrian killed him and took his armor and made a false story about him to keep the competitors playing. I feel like that would make hadrian feel like a genuine threat.
But what you do you guys think? Do you think hadrian was a good villain or do you feel about the same way as me? And tell me how you feel about my idea for time being real.
What happened to Hadrian and Mevia in the zombie dimension? Well.. I doubt they could fight them off forever.
TW: Blood + moderate gore below
+ bloodless version
This idea has been swimming around in my brain for a bit, but I had (and still kinda have) no idea how to draw zombies. Welp, they certainly donāt look too healthy here, so I guess I kinda did it.
OH MY GOD THEYRE ADORABLE IM FREAKING OUT. HADRIAN IS SO GORGEOUS I LOVE YOUR ART OF HIM SO MUCH!!!! ALSO the Wardenās cake cutie mark is so adorable I canāt even describe my joy right now
I havenāt done full art of them yet cause idk how I feel about these designs, Iām going to edit them at some point
And yes theyāre all batponies, I thought it would be interesting if the old builders werenāt regular ponies! And vampires live a long time.. and theyāre old.. yeah idk I kinda just did whatever sounded cool š
Basically it's the same except Donald died earlier which got Radcliffe attention drawn to him. He becomes director and Cecil is assigned to assist him. Cecil thinks "hm I can manipulate this guy to be different from Radcliffe" so he accepts, but he didn't spend enough time in prison to learn the lesson of working with criminals so he's like a devil in Donald's shoulder
Donald does remember every single death. He died around the same amount of times as show Donald, with the original emotional issues comic Donald had before they fixed him. He asked for the technicians to age him a bit every time he dies, just to look "normal"
Cecil is less stressed and so has like 2cm more of hairline. Extremely good at talking people to do what he wants as he kept that from prison. Somehow doesn't work on Donald. Too efficient to fire him, annoying enough it grounds Donald
New AU just dropped guys!!!! Roles reversed + spoilers for the show/comic + more sad then cannon + Cecil get bullied + Donald is still the goat.
What if Cecil never recovered from the accident?
New story
After the gas attack and Radcliffe recovers Cecil he canāt get over what happened, what happened to him and his body. Heās already more unstable and Radcliffe demotes him down to a desk jockey as he recovers for his next mission. During the raid Cecilās instincts kicked in a he still ended up killing the two terrorists and the creature as well in the hall with a wide spray of bullets. With out knowing it on the other side of the hall was Radcliffe and Donald. two stray bullets hit both Donald in the eye and Radcliffein the lungs. Cecil broke down crying in the same hall unable to move after he saw Radcliffe down on the floor bleeding and choking on his own blood. Fortunately Brit was there to get him back up and take Cecil out. Donald was able to get back up but had to leave Radcliffe behind as a fire had broken out down the hall with all there top scientists still inside. Donald had saved the last few staff member but tried to go back for Radcliffes body. The building at that point exploded and Donald was caught in the explosion. In the after math Donald was rebuild on behalf of his effort and was per set by Radcliffe to be the next director. Donald decided to keep his one eye as fully robotic as for easy reading for digital files and to come to terms with his new robotic body. As for Cecil he faced a small stint in jail then in a psych ward. In the ward he spent a lot of his time in the goo bath so much so he was able to hold his breath for long periods of time so he can remain under the goo for longer as the effects of the goo have a natural relaxation feeling and slight euphoric felling. But heās forever haunted on Radcliffe death and Donaldās near death. He never knew that Donald was alive until he saw him as director. Once he was cleared he was put on as Donaldās assistant. Although this Donald is much different now. Heās hardened by that day and his new position. His grudge for Cecil is only thinly vailed as he pushes Cecil to do menial tasks for him and to face being the office fetch dog, effectively socially demoting him. But Donald will never not say that Cecil is a bad assistant or stupid. Cecil is still highly trained and provides good input and is soon cleared for field missions again. but heās more reserved and more timid in nature he wonāt stand up for him self unless he knows he could win. He now works in a tank of goo as it makes him more productive and people walk by him working like his an animal in a cage. Donald now calls him Bubbles or guppy. Heās still the one who killed Radcliffe. Heās still a monster to everyone.
New personality/ behaviours /moments
Donald is a still a nice person and is often quite friendly but his attitude to Cecil is very noticeable.
Cecil nickname is plastered on everything thatās handed to him. Other people call him bubbles and he hates it but dosent when Donald calls him that.
Donald will tell Cecil to go get papers that donāt exist to make him run around the GDA building.
Cecil has to change into his clothes everytime he leaves/enters his tank as he just swims with his tank top and short over his boxers.
Donald will occasionally work next to Cecilās tank and has tried to walk to Cecilās desk but ends up hitting the tank wall face first.
Donald and Cecil talk through the wall easy enough when there both next to the wall as Cecil can read lips But Donald canāt so Cecil writes on a white board,.. so why dose donald keep looking at Cecilās still lips? š
Cecil is still a good field operative and on many times every time he gets injured, even just a cut Donald immediately teleports him back saying heās āout of his prime and he should never put him out on fieldā while wrapping his wounds and treating him.
Cecil will eat right at the edge of his tank and Donald will occasionally scare him making him spill his food and fall in the goo.
Cecil trains new operatives before his reputation gets to the new guys. Heās always trying to clean up his reputation but Donald will always yell out bubbles when the new guy is around and Cecil will begrudgingly go to Donald.
Donald has gray hairs around his sides and temples while Cecil has a full head of silver now and Donald will not let that go
Please donāt point out the spelling or grammar mistakes guys this was all done in a hour
