Submitted Propaganda For Ares 90

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: The Titan Horde

Lately I’ve been thinking about ideas for a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game featuring Pokemon from Gens 7-9, since the newest original game was Super back in the Gen 6 days. Here’s the main ideas I’ve got so far.

Starter Set:

Pikachu

Alolan Sandshrew

Galarian Ponyta

Cyndaquil

Paldean Wooper

Teddiursa

Oshawott

Goomy

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Rockruff

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Clobbopus

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

Tinkatink

Pikachu, Goomy, and the Hisui starters have access to both evolutions, Teddiursa also has access to Ursaluna here. I wanted a balance between the regions, and gave myself a limit of 20 like Super. Pikachu and the starters from these gens were basically required, so I used the remaining slots for variants and new Pokemon. Tried to go for some variety in the types available but I’m also very biased with some picks.

Story/Lore:

Idea for the main antagonist is a Type: Null/Silvally (I still can’t decide), locked away by its creators and having reawakened in the present long after humans have mostly disappeared from the world. The Regis also get involved somehow, partially because I think they’re cool. The other reason is because as far as I know, there’s no piece of Pokemon media where the Regis are the main focus, when they do show up they’re always some side thing and another Pokemon is the star. We got two new Regis in the SwSh DLC so they count as Gens 7-9.

The big idea I have is looking at how humans have impacted the PMD world, since we know they do exist here. I can buy some of the ruins being made by Pokemon, but places like the Decrepit Lab and Power Plant friend areas in Rescue Team are clearly man made. And humans aren’t some long gone species, they’re still around when the games take place. When your character tells other Pokemon that they’re human, none of them ever go “What’s a human?”, showing that they know what a human is. The protagonist in the Explorers games is also a human from the future, not isekai’d from some other world like the others. If humans didn’t exist at all by this point, they wouldn’t exist. Humans might only exist in small numbers in isolated areas, but we know for sure that they aren’t extinct.

Main idea for the partner is that they’re very interested in history/mythology, and they want to become an explorer to investigate the many ruins on the continent. They’re not as interested in helping people, but still do it because they aren’t completely heartless and they’ve got bills to pay. Might be a bit of a tough decision though if they have to pass up a once in a lifetime research opportunity to save someone.

For the hero, I’ve got two ideas. The first is that they’re a human from the past who got reincarnated as a Pokemon in the present, the second is that they’re a modern human living in the PMD world who got turned into a Pokemon somehow. Heart of gold, helps make sure their partner makes the right decisions. Not book smart but they’re good at solving puzzles.

I beat Xenoblade X DE. I'll get to 100% survey eventually but beating Chapter 13 is good enough for now. Very spoilerly thoughts below.

I'm still not sure how I feel about the new ending. We spent all this time on Mira and then we just have to leave and find another planet because Mira's getting destroyed. All of Mira's mysteries (the auto translation, how the humans are still alive after the Lifehold got wrecked, Lao coming back, why no one can leave, L's people, the presence of a Telethia, J-bodies, probably more I'm forgetting) are just left to never be answered or just "it's because of the Ares" (also they forgot that the Ares is supposed to be a tandem skell). Maybe if this was a proper sequel instead of a bonus chapter they could've done more and gotten around to answering some questions before leaving Mira.

I do really like Volitaris and the final segment where you're searching for your party members and the spears to weaken Void. I think you can just rush to Void without weakening it or getting anyone back (especially if you have the Ares 90 like I did), but I wanted to explore and didn't want to leave anyone behind. It was nice getting to talk to everyone one last time too, I like most of BLADE. Al letting you pilot the Ares was another cool moment, don't know why Lao's ghost was there though (still feels weird knowing he's actually dead, spent a decade thinking he was alive). I'm not sure what's up next for the cast of X, I saw the planet and thought "holy shit it's the planet from Future Redeemed go fuck yourselves Saga fans the blue light isn't KOS-MOS" but then I saw it had a ring which the FR planet doesn't so I don't think they'll be interacting with anyone from the numbered games universe yet. Sure Al has his connection to the Ares which is powered by the Conduit but it left 2's universe so who knows where that thing is now.

Happy XDE exists though, it's still one of my favorite games despite it's flaws and it's no longer stuck on a whole different console.

I remember getting the notif for this and going "eh later" whoops

Relationship status: Single

Favorite color: Blue

Song stuck in head: Literally the entire OSTs of Pokemon Platinum and Explorers of Sky, they haven't left my head in years.

Last song I listened to: Sugar Crash by Octoprism

Three favorite foods: Strawberry ice cream, soft pretzels from this one farm stand in the area, and pumpkin whoopie pies (only the recipe we have though, store bought ones are never as good)

Last thing I googled: tears of the kingdom storm above faron

Dream trip: Illinois just because that's where my best friend lives and it'd be nice to meet in person after knowing him online for so long.

imagine having people to tag for this

thx for the tag @sstrawbearies

Rules: Tag 10 people you want to know better!

Relationship status: single

Favorite colour: red

Song stuck in head : Mr. forgettable by David Kushner

Last song I listened to: Ghosting by Mother Mother

Three favorite foods: bread sticks, Mac 'n cheese and flan <3

Last thing I googled: Detroit zoo

Dream trip : Alberta

Anything I want right now : a new bedroom door

Tagging: @lirdgorl / @boneappletits / @danny---the-man / @fardf150 / @deathbybri / @jane-does-bonez / @xx-ne0n-skelet0n-xx /@yes-i-know-how-to-spell-soop / @emingz / @c4rved-pumpk1n

[no pressure of course! also sorry if I tagged you and you already did it lol]

Nintendo of America made some tweets about the new characters in XDE. Here's the one about Liesel (the Hraesvelg pilot).

No pronouns specified for them here, I'm willing to bet that Liesel's nonbinary. Tweets about Juniper and A from 3 never used pronouns for them, and we ended up with they/them Juniper and no pronouns "Ontos was meant to stand somewhere between" A. And posts about other characters do use gendered pronouns (like Neilnail below), it's not like they avoid pronouns for everyone.

The Nopon are Here

I found a Picrew where you can make a Nopon from Xenoblade! Here's the link.

Her name is Lillil and she is a silly billy.

WE GOT A TRAILER FOR THE XENOBLADE 3 DLC IT IS COMING OUT NEXT WEEK I AM SO EXCITED