#dcvr

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Soooo...Dance Central VR2, anyone?

Apparently there's this little thing called the Oculus 2 that just came out. DCVR1 came out on the first Oculus. Anyone see where I'm going with this?

Apparently, unless you're playing Fuser, every Harmonix fandom is in a drought. I guess we Dance Central fans can draw comfort from Rock Band fans suffering right along with us. But if there's any hope, any hope at all, in us seeing DC again, it would have to be DCVR2 for the new Oculus.

It may take Harmonix to catch onto the idea. It make take them a few months. It may take them a year or two. Considering how long we've gone without a game, beggars can't be choosers at this point. If they were to announce DCVR2 at the end of next year, or even in 2024, I would be euphoric.

We may not get another DC until Kingdom Hearts 4 comes out, but anything would be better than nothing at all at this point.

Someone wrote up a faux announcement for DC5 in the Wiki. I wanted to believe in it, but couldn't find any evidence for it. Now the announcement is gone. :( But we can hold onto the itty bitty thread of hope that we'll eventually get DCVR2 for the Oculus 2...

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So @360-z brought this to my attention: the comic in which Mo appears to be supporting Glitch's wish to get into the club. And in the bottom panels, he tells Glitch 'if they won't let you in, we don't need 'em, we're out'.

In addition to pushing Glitch into a plan the latter isn't sure will work ('Are you sure this is gonna work? What if I can't get in?').

Maybe I misunderstood the situation. I definitely missed this part of the comic. Mo's not that big of a jerk, right? But then this page happens:

The panel in which Glitch is sitting by himself highlights it all: he feels let down after being abandoned by someone that flat out told him 'don't worry, I'm with you'.

This could be written off as something insignificant. It's just a stupid club, who cares, right? Considering dance is the core of their entire universe, it's a pretty big deal. :(

And isn't Mo dealing with abandonment issues? Insecurities? His voicelines help me to believe so! So why did he pretty much inflict the same pain he's afraid of on Glitch?

And if Glitch is supposedly too young to get into Dance Central, isn't he too young to walk home alone at night?

I adore Mo, but now I can CLEARLY see why people see his friendship with Glitch as toxic.

Then there's all of that 'get me some water, Glitch' stuff and how someone on Tumblr pointed out how aggressive Mo is towards his partner-

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So Mo. ♡ Thoughts on Mo.

As JOEZCafe on Youtube so brilliantly put it, "I WOULD DIE FOR THIS CHILD."

While I'm not too fond of his Spotlight self, Mo has always been my favorite DC character, because he's just a big bundle of warm cuddles and sugar cookies. He has a bit of a bite in Dance Central 1, but mellows out a little by Dance Central 3. Besides, it's all a part of his charm. ♡ All a part of him coming off as arrogant and cocky.

Back in the day, some people frowned on Mo for abandoning Glitch at the door in DCVR. I was completely on board with it because he and Glitch were supposed to be a crew.

After everything they went through, after DC2 and DC3, Mo walked off without Glitch as though he was just some random kid he didn't even know. Pretty harsh, right?

But thanks to @dci-hq posting character lore from Twitter, I found out Mo hung out with Glitch one weekend, commenting on his sneaker collection. and there was like zero crew chemistry in dcs, despite the one wallpaper and both mo and glitch being in the game.

What makes me even more doubtful of Mo being a heartless jerk: his DCVR voicelines. He was adorable in the original trilogy, but VR cranks his cuteness up so much, it's lit. If you listen to his voicelines in a video posted by xLETmeLIVEx, there's no way you'll believe he's an asshole. It's impossible. He's a doof that loves turtles, is super affectionate towards your character (even when you're a guy character) and quite possibly suffers from mad insecurities.

i mean his 'ey, don't disappear on me, okay?' line just destroys me. every time. and hart tells you mo strikes out whenever he tries to pick up girls and i'm like WTF HOW IS THAT EVEN FUCKING POSSIBLE I WOULD DATE HIM NO SWEAT HOW CAN YOU NOT ADORE HIM

I have the deepest love and respect for his voice actor, Cisco Reyes. He makes Mo sound and feel like a real person, not just a video game character.

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What I Want in Dance Central 4:

Anything, as long as it wouldn't be another Spotlight.

I'll take anything other than Spotlight 2 at this point. We don't even have to continue where DC3 left off. Ever.

I just wish Harmonix wouldn't be so damn weird about their own series.

I get it. The Kinect is (supposedly) gone. 2020 sucked for every last creature on this planet. The pandemic most likely affected Harmomix in a negative way, the same way every other thing on Earth was affected. There may only be like 5 people left on the team due to layoffs and budget cuts.

But if you're not going to carry on a series any more, retire it. It can't be that hard to make a Facebook or Twitter post saying 'sorry, Dance Central's done, it's not a thing anymore'.

which makes me wonder: since harmonix hasn't made an official statement about dance central retiring, are they at some point going to just come out of nowhere and go 'SURPRISE, DANCE CENTRAL 4/DANCE CENTRAL VR 2 IS COMING'?

one can only keep hoping.

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So I watched a Youtube video on Abandonment Issues and I immediately thought of VR Mo.

Signs of abandonment are insecurities and fear of being left behind. Mo's incredibly sweet and affectionate, but easily comes off as insecure and clingy at times, proven by the nature of his voicemails. In his voicemails he:

• Tells you not to disappear

• Constantly asks for your opinion

• Frantically worries about your opinion of him, then exhibits self-loathing at one point

• Doubts his own skill as a dancer sometimes

• Gives flimsy reassurance on how 'busy' he is, if your character doesn't check into VR for a long period of time

All red flags for abandonment issues, which stem from having abusive family members and/or going through traumatic incidents as a child.

So either Mo had really bad parents, had one bad parent, had an absent parent or was constantly bullied in school, and no one paid any attention to him.

Then there's always the bit about 'those who smile the brightest are the loneliest'.

This is totally not me having strong feelings about a Dance Central character in 2021.

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Random DC Headcanons.

Mo has a beautiful singing voice, and sings whenever he's genuinely happy. (I currently headcanon him sounding like Drake)

Lil T has always been a close confidant of Glitch's, and always will be.

Taye dotes on Mo as though she's a big sister looking out for her little brother.

In DCVR, Hart also looks out for Mo the way a big sister protects her little brother.

Mo, Bodie and Angel hang out at times and simply enjoy being bros.

After breaking up with Maccoy, a completely devastated Mo was depressed for several months, to the point where getting out of bed was sometimes impossible. Mo's friends were constantly by his side and monitoring his mental state.

Bodie stayed at Mo's place while he recovered from the breakup, thoroughly uncomfortable with leaving someone alone in such a damaged state. So he was the first of Mo's DC family to meet Glitch.

Angel dotes on his grandmother the way someone else would dote on their mother.

Aubrey adores Glitch as though he's a newborn puppy. Glitch doesn't mind it, because she manages to respect him as a person at the same time.

VR Mo and Oblio enjoy each other's company.

Emilia and Bodie are the closest of friends, rarely ever engaging each other in arguments.

OG Glitch eventually starts a Tiktok channel, which achieves blockbuster popularity, and sometimes streams himself playing games.

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There's still someone in love with Dance Central. In 2021.

While I never had the honor of playing any of the games, I experienced the series through Youtube, Fanfiction.net and DeviantArt. I still watch Youtube videos of the games to this day.

My relationship with the series has been an emotional one. I was introduced to DC1 as a blind date, and was instantly smitten. The honeymoon period continued with DC2.

I was euphoric over the DC3 trailer that released while DC2 was still very much a thing. It was a relationship full of romance, action and wonder. I couldn't have been happier.

DC3 and its fandom got me through an incredibly rough patch in my life. Dance Central was my comfort blanket then. It held me close. Made me smile.

But then our relationship tapered off after DC3.

Much to my surprise, the series told me we needed some time apart. That declaration came out of nowhere, but with no small amount of sadness, I accepted it. So we went our separate ways, me feeling as though I had to abandon a huge part of myself.

Then DCS was announced. Finally, I thought, after so long I was FINALLY going to be reunited with my long lost love! And it was going to be just as it was before!

Only it wasn't.

DC came back into my life all right, but I could hardly recognize it. And it was as if it had started dating someone else. Without telling me anything. The only happiness I got out of DCS was Glitch.

(so yeah, i was one of the five people that actually loved his redesign)

My time with DCS was bittersweet. While I was happy to see Dance Central again, too much had changed for the worse, and even more was removed.

Once again, we went our separate ways, DC going off on a path far, far away from mine. Despite being brokenhearted, I was hopeful we'd meet again. And maybe, just maybe, we'd go back to the way we were.

Several years later, DCVR was announced. DC had once again evolved into something I couldn't recognize, but it was happy to see me. I couldn't buy into its return for a long time, though. Even though DC had come back, I felt so much of it was still missing.

Fast forward to March 12 2021. I finally realized I had been completely wrong about DCVR, thanks to a Youtube review of the game (and Mo's voicelines). I now see DCVR as a fun, magical adventure. One packed with adorable character lore.

Unfortunately, Dance Central left me once again, perhaps feeling as though I didn't appreciate it enough. So once again, our time together was painfully short.

But I still have faith we'll go back to the way we were. Even if the series remains in VR mode.

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Random DC Headcanons.

Mo and Maccoy were the best of friends for many years before dating. Their romantic relationship ended like a field of land mines all going off at once, leaving Mo depressed and listless for several months.

Angel's last name is Santana, tying him to musician Carlos Santana (plus I just thought the last name was pretty).

Angel and Aubrey are close friends, despite Aubrey constantly shutting the flirtatious Angel down.

All of the dancers dote on Mo, some referring to him with terms of endearment. Emilia and Aubrey call him 'sweetie', Taye calls him 'Tiger', Bodie calls him 'Chief' and Hart has no tolerance for anyone bothering him.

Rasa is a second father to Mo.

Bodie works as a lifeguard outside of Dance Central and local dance competitions.

In the original trilogy verse, DCI supports the crews' personal lives with massive pension-like payments, leaving them to do as they please without having to worry about money.

Angel and Mo are similar, as both come off as cocky and self-absorbed but actually suffer from deep insecurities

In the VR verse, Maccoy works behind the scenes as a DJ. Due to the horribly messy nature of their breakup, he and Mo rarely interact. And when they do, they treat each other as though they barely know each other.

Which results in none of the other VR dancers liking Coy. Hart wants to strangle him every time she sees him.

After breaking up with Maccoy, VR Mo constantly tries to pick up girls to cover up the open, bleeding wounds, and as a way to mask his sexuality (because dating guys in the first place doesn't equal manliness?). But he's pansexual, having no real preference for gender.

Bodie adores clam chowder and potato chowder.

Glitch, in the original trilogy verse, blossoms into an incredibly attractive, creative and popular dancer shortly after Spotlight.

While OG Glitch was homeless before being found by Mo, VR Glitch lives with his mother and hangs out with Mo and the others on weekends.

Like Mo, VR and OG Glitch suffer from deep-rooted insecurities. Glitch longs to feel like he belongs somewhere with someone-even truer with VR Glitch because he's banned from all club activities.