#cadence cotnd

[teamcapwasrightandishouldsayit]

my elaborate headcanon chart/timeline for the crypt of the necrodancer/cadence of hyrule/celeste polycule situation

[clone-fighter]

Ykw? To hell with it. Compilation be upon ye

-- sources under cut

[1 "Can't sleep for beans"] [2 "Modernity and postmodernity"] [3 "Probably Magic Hamburger"] [4 "...And cry"] [5 "Kiss for the weird"] [6 "Thoughts and emotions"] [7 "Scared of love"] [8 "Normal"] [9 "Freak forever"] [10 "Kitty cat behavior"] [11 "Kitty cat behavior 2"] [12 "True yearning"] [13 "In fact"] [14 "When"] [15 "Spite"] [16 "Good morning"] [17 "Match my effort"] [18 "Essay"] [19 "Meaning"]

[girlkisserr]

hello necrodancer community sorry for disappearing for like 4 years

[makingyourfavindti]

i made cadence from crypt of the necrodancer in dress to impress

[duckapus]

War of the Snakes

Immediately following the ending of last episode, Adminspace is scrambling to figure out what the hell just happened, keep the merged servers from fully destabilizing for as long as possible, and find a way to get the two Avatars and Anchor the hell out of there. Lag, of course, is in charge of the operation, and he (somewhat reluctantly) calls in the one person who's arguably better at SMG Code than he is; the SMG4 Server's Susie Haltmann. They also manage to open communication lines with Tulip and Irene so the main group and Ranma 1/2 characters (since they were at the Tendo Dojo getting ready to go after Ranma and the idiot parents when things went down) can keep informed, and can catch the NecroDancer characters and Rosin's friends up on things when they find them.

Meanwhile, Leto and Ozymandias recover from being at the epicenter of the collision, realize what just happened, and deploy their troops (Lumi, Rahzar, Stockman and Stockman's Web-Mousers for Leto, Garyboy and some Snake Cultists that were in the Server as a contingency plan for Ozzy) to find the dormant Pods and their respective Avatar Candidate... and then proceed to more-or-less ignore all that for now and try to kill each other. Obviously neither of them really gives a shit about collateral damage so the already bizarrely fused area (which is mostly Nerima with stuff from the Crypt and Rosin's world mixed in since it's the most well-established location of the three) is quickly both on fire and full of writhing tendrils of Temporary Curse Water, which complicates the search for everybody. Even worse, the NecroDancer himself has no idea what's going on but decides to throw his own hat in the ring so now there's CotN monsters attacking everybody for no real reason.

Speaking of the Avatar Candidates, Ranma actually gets found by Cadence, Dove, and one of Rosin's actual canon companions (note to self, must actually create said companions at some point), and between the four of them (and interrogating a Snake Cultist) they manage to work out what exactly they need to do to save their worlds from both the Snakes taking over and the whole destabilizing thing. Meanwhile Rosin is found by Irene and Timmy, who explain what's going on (and who and what Ozymandias actually is).

Daffy and Lulu find one of the Pods, Lumi finds the other but quickly loses it to Vicky due to mistaking her for Ranma (she is still in that costume, technically all of this is happening on Halloween night), and we end up with some chaotic and silly chase scenes that, of course, involve a lot of transformations due to the water tendrils. Daffy eventually gets the idea to plug his Pod into his laptop (it is a flash drive after all) and see if he can do anything with it. This results in the laptop being able to use Guardian Commands, which adds even more chaos to the situation and catches the NecroDancer's attention, so now the two of them are fighting over that.

With everything going so crazy something's got to give, and eventually Daffy's laptop gets damaged while running some particularly powerful commands and goes nuts, not stopping even when the Pod is taken out, which causes Daffy to drop it and the NecroDancer to drop the Golden Lute, and the two artifacts' energies start resonating. Kasumi, of all people, ends up caught in the crossfire, and is possessed by the Guardian System's Security Protocol like Carbuncle did that one time. This includes the Byte Text Color Jumpscare.

The Protocol's already considerable power is boosted by Kasumi's surprisingly great Ki affinity and the magic of the Lute, and it uses that power to halt everyone on the battlefield, even the Serpents, and retrieve the Pods. It determines that the most Efficient way to restore the Server's Stability is to actually choose between the Avatar candidates, and that the optimal method of choosing is the Emergency Meme Challenge Protocol. Nobody, not even Lag, is sure what this means until they see it set the Protocol into motion.

The signs of a new War of the Fat Italians are pretty hard to miss when you know what they are after all.

[forthedancingandthethriving]

Avatar vs Anchor Matchups (minus the ones I mentioned in the last ask)

Nimbus vs Link Given that this is specifically Wild Era Link I feel like it'd fit well

Tulip vs Rodney Keyblade wielders, especially light-aligned Keyblade wielders, have a bad matchup against other light-aligned magic users

Tune vs Mega Man Obviously

Frenzy vs Sonic.EXE See above

Red vs Torque Well somebody had to go after the birds

Arle vs Frida The two most skilled (though not most powerful) mages of their respective groups

Shantae vs Quest I just think she'd have a rough time with him

Ash vs Wes As good as Ash is, since Wes is from an actual game that had to be brought to a point where there was no more progress to be made he's got tons of Pokemon, several of which are Legendaries, all at level 100. And he's also a hardened ex-criminal from the Orre Region.

Olimar vs Anchor Mario Even an alternate, less absolutely insane Mario still has a good matchup against Pikmin

Elanore vs Doc Mad scientist battle

Sally & Cole vs Andi & Neo Woman Admittedly it's technically just Cole vs Andi and Roll since Sally's not really equipped for fighting but given just what he's capable of as a maxed out JRPG protagonist I feel like the 2-on-1 is warranted

Irene vs Timmy Not gonna lie, as strategic as the matchup really is I mainly did this one just to make it hurt

Cadance vs Henry Yes I put the most unpredictable motherfucker available into a rhythm game. No I am not sorry

This never?! Showed up! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to ignore this!! D:

Honestly,, the Irene and Timmy one will absolutely wreck me the most because I know those two absolutely won't want to fight each other,, but'll probably have to,, oh.. oh the kiddos..

[dancing-for-my-life]

"I'm just glad you're not alone with... that." "...Yeah. That'd be a nightmare..."

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Surprise collaborative ask blog for Cadence and Merlin from Crypt of the NecroDancer! Begrudgingly accompanied by the NecroDancer himself.

This would initially just be Cadence and ND, but another idea cropped up when talking with Drako. So Merlin's here too now, thanks to her ^.^"

I hope you enjoy the ride! ~ Clone

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This Descent's Muses

♥ Cadence Graves - she/her, 17. Stuck in the Crypt due to a victory lap gone wrong. Written by Clone.

♦ Merlin - she/her, age unknown. Came down to ensure Cadence was alright, but got stuck herself. Written by Drako.

▽ The NecroDancer - he/him, dead. Stuck in the Reaper's Charm that Cadence is wearing. Written by Clone.

All of the above are our own interpretations of the characters! Keep that in mind when throwing asks at them.

If we remember to, we'll tag game story spoilers with #cotnd spoilers, so block that tag if you don't want to know major reveals ahead of time.

Rift is not canon. Yet.

Cadence of Hyrule is not canon, but the duo WILL recognize Link & co. as book characters. (At least, Cadence will. Not sure about Merlin. What do you think, Drako? ~C)

Dungeon Minimap (Tags)

#Watch Your Step // Cadence answers / #Rhythmortis // Merlin answers -- Basic answer tags.

#Mausoleum Mash // Cadence continues / #Crypteque // Merlin continues -- Reblog-answer tags.

#Disco Descent // exploring -- Not an ask or anything of the sort, just pure RP.

#Reaper's Charm // NecroDancer's shenanigans -- Ugh, HIM. If he chooses to butt in, expect this tag to appear.

#Heart of the Crypt // ooc -- What it says on the tin. OOC posts.

Watching From the Lobby... (Mods)

Clone - he/they/it - that's me! Founder of the blog. Main @clone-fighter. (OOC text sample. ~C)

Drako - she/her - came to me with her Merlin headcanons. It spiralled out from there. Main @amalgamaniacc. (OOC text sample. - drako)

No sprites here, folks. Pure text RP goodness.

Now's not the time for those thoughts. (No NSFW. Flirting's mostly fine, though. ~C)

Any and all interactions are welcome! Other Crypt characters, crossovers, OCs, Magic!Anons - hell, even other Cadences and Merlins, if you want that to happen

Typical DNI. Just don't be a hot-headed bastard and use your common sense.

[drifterknight-art]

did not know this girl could use a shield!!