#alcedes

[xardion-reborn-blog]

"Alcedes/Triton Confusion”

Some friends and I were researching the original XARDION story online, and thought there isn’t much, what is shared online is pretty significant. It looks like the US canon changed some crucial details regarding the identity of the robots.

From what we were able to gather (and translate, when it came to the JP canon):

- “Alcedes” is directly translated from “Alseides,” the red robot. - The red robot is actually from Oceansphere (hence its lobster-like appearance) - The white robot was originally called “Salamander” in the JP canon, but renamed to “Triton” in the US canon and switched with Alcedes in terms of origin. - (my opinion/hunch) The US story might have done this to help players avoid confusion (e.g. why would the red robot come from the water planet, and the white robot come from the red desert planet?)

As a result, I thought of this interesting twist for Xardion: Reborn - due to the results of some kind of pilot mental sync test, the pilots of the two robots actually had to switch. So Alcedes is actually a young Fieran girl who is piloting the Aquatan robot (which I designated as “Undine” - this wasn’t in the canon), and Triton is the older man, the jaded, cynical warrior, who pilots the Fieran robot (what the JP story calls “Salamander”). 

I thought this would be a cool way to acknowledge both the JP and US stories, and even create some real tension between Fiera and Oceansphere (after all, one might ask why this switch had to happen? It couldn’t be because they both wanted an excuse to have an intimate, close look at each others’ technology, right? ;)

[xardion]

[xardion]

Triton - A humanoid robot- it wields a blaster that can fire upward.

Alcedes - A beast bot/mage that resembles a humanoid insect, alcedes has four arms, carries a staff and can fire a small laser projectile from its antenna.

Panthera - A cat-like quadruped robot that is able to avoid danger easier than the latter, but cannot jump as high as Triton or Alcedes. Panthera is able to enter into small spaces that are impossible for the other mechs. It’s ability allows it to shoot blasts from shoulder mounted laser guns.

Xardion - The ultimate mecha cyborg. Xardion is gained later in the game and replaces Panthera. It Is able to fire blasts from a special arm appendage.

[anadalfelsworn]

((Credit to the amazing Alcedes.)) Unable to have serious discussions without lots of body language...

[anadalfelsworn]

[ryderflynn]

The Bath was Really Nice, and then Came Goo.

There was no pretty way to describe it, he -peeled- his armor off, the gunk even worse when it was slightly dry. Flynn grimaced as it pulled on the newly healed burns, groaning softly. "I look like a patchwork doll." he huffed at himself, finally tossing the last of his armor aside, though being naked certainly didn't make him feel better. 

"Y'know you have to heal up proper...those'll fade." Dakkian replied, moving up to him and frowning, tracing his hands carefully over the burn marks, shaking out his fingers as he picked up a thin layer of gunk. "What did you do, jump in...whatever this is?" he teased lightly, pleased when a small smile lit up his lovers features. 

"It's bug guts, a big goop monster, and digestive juices I'm gonna imagine." Flynn replied with a grimace, ears trembling a little as listing it reminded him oh so intimately of the tunnels, of the chittering and the...water was warm. Quickly flashing the half-elf a grin he moved to slip into the water, groaning softly as he sank into the liquid, pouting when he couldn't feel it in certain places. Stupid new skin, stupid nerves having to form. He didn't even notice when Dakk slid in behind him, jumping near out of his irritating flesh when a washcloth wiped over his shoulders. "Lil' fox you're wound up tighter than a virgin at a whore house...what's wrong?" Dakkian crooned softly, trying to get the elf to start talking. 

Flynn sighed, not wanting to remember but he knew talking about it would help. "I didn't know what to expect when Ana and Alcedes called us...if Vin hadn't been there in those last few moments I don't know what I would've done. The tunnels were never ending...th-gah!" "Sorry...you sure you were wearin pants durin' this? How'd you get this shit in h-" "Yes I'm sure I was wearing pants...I didn't mind the bugs, I don't really got a fear of 'em. Not like Anadal does. They were just so -big-...like...the size of buildnnguh." "I know I'm sorry...seriously, you got it under your co-" "It's not my fault! The stuff travels and I couldn't stop moving!" 

A soft chuckle escaped the half-elf as the washcloth moved up from what he'd been cleaning, washing along his loves side now, kissing the back of his neck fondly. "Keep goin' sweety." Flynn sighed, nodding. "Once Gen left, and Donavin came I stuck close to him, not wantin' him to get hurt if they came up behind us. The guys with us, the Orc was funny...the Forsaken was funnier. Talkin' about being diplomatic with the bugs. Told him he could walk up to one and start givin' 'em a peace treaty...the guy seriously did!" he chuckled, before grimacing as he held his arms up, bug guts dripping down from his underarms. "Ugh...love you need six baths, not just one." Dakk said with a frown, continuing to wash him off, adding more soap as he continued. 

"Believe me I wouldn't mind, that last part..." he went silent, the giant eye just staring at him, as if peering into his very soul, the little tendrils coming of it wriggling as it whispered darkly and so seductively. Dakkian frowned, not wanting to but he pressed on a particularly still sore spot on his lovers body, Flynn gasping, arching but it got the desired result, his lover glowering at him instead of becoming steadily tenser like he had been. "Stay with me fox." he said softly, and Flynn's glare turned apologetic, grimacing. "Sorry..um...yeah at the end they said something about C'thun. We'd fought him, or some part of him or something. I was attacking it when suddenly one of it's mouths swung open and..." he shuddered. Dakkian quirked a brow "One? How many 'xactly did it have?" Flynn grimaced. "A bunch...I'm not entirely sure, only need one for me to fall down it's gullet. Found my way out though, out was just as unpleasant as in."

Dakk sighed, finally swiping off the last goo he could find, starting to wash his lovers hair in finality. "What happened?" he knew the prompting would get it all out, that his lover kept getting lost in his head otherwise. Flynn purred, eyes closing as he just rolled his head back, nails on his scalp made tension drop almost immediately. "I backed up against the wall and Vin came to me and...did his magicky stuff...that was about the time I was babbling to you." he frowned. "I don't even remember what I was saying." Dakk kissed his ear gently. "Didn't matter...you needed me and I was here." he said gently, pouring water over his lovers head to finally get the rest of the gunk off Flynn. 

Finally done, he quickly moved to get out of the tub, making a small face at the water in it, pulling Flynn out gently and grabbing a fluffy towel, not stopping until he was sure to towel his lover dry fully. Flynn protested with a bit of squirming, but he chuckled as he just let Dakkian baby him, needing it in all honesty. "Go on...go to bed and I'll get Gen." the half-elf said, pulling his lover into a deep kiss that Flynn happily sunk into, growling faintly into it and when Dakkian tried to pull away...he found it quite impossible. Well...Gentil was fine asleep on the couch for now, they could spare a little time, and as the half-elf chuckled and just gave into his insistent little demon, he had to admit...he didn't think he had a choice in the matter, and if he did he wouldn't have chosen anything else. 

[anadalfelsworn]

Friends

They seemed like a plentiful thing as of late, friends that is. Two people in particular cross Anadal's mind, Alcedes and Gentil. Both in need of friends, and Anadal is more then willing to fulfill such a role for them. Alcedes was an intriguing young man... Well in fact he wasn't young at all. Although he did appear as though he was a teenage boy, but he was far older then Anadal. Actually, he might've been the eldest person Anadal's ever spoken to. About seven hundred years old to be exact.

Then there was the lack of emotion Alcedes displayed. That's what intrigued Anadal most at first about the boy... No, man. Anadal knew that Alcedes was a man beneath his visage, but it was hard sometimes to think otherwise because some of his traits were very childish. Not immature, just very innocent. Then there was that special dagger that Alcedes always carried with him and it was becoming obvious that it had to do with his lack of emotion. But sometimes when Anadal showed kindness or affection what ever the man was feeling would leak out and make itself known. The dagger helped keep his emotions away, it was similar to Anadal's drinking in a way.

But even without Alcedes showing emotions it was obvious that he enjoyed Anadal's kindness and offers of friendship. In fact apparently Anadal reminded him of someone else. Someone who used to play the harmonica, it was the reasoning behind the gift he had given Anadal. He could tell that the man disguised as a boy needed a friend, perhaps Alcedes didn't realize it yet, but Anadal did.

Gentil was another who was in desperate need of a friend. The poor heart broken priest had cried last night. Perhaps Anadal was to honest with him, but Gentil needed to hear the truth from someone. Ana knows the dangers of a broken heart and what it could lead to, he was the cause of several broken ones. But hearing the truth could very well plant a seed in somebody's mind and help later on. There was so much he wanted to do too help Gentil, but so little that could be done. But he let the little priest use him as a shoulder to cry on.

Anadal once needed friends, and for the longest time was without them until he met the right people. They saved him, and maybe he could help these two in some way, even if he's able to make them feel better for a little while it'd be worth the effort.