Character: Madhuri Qalli
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Current Canon Point: Patch 5.5
New Canon Point: End of Patch 6.0
Updated Background: (SPOILERS FOR ENDWALKER AHEAD! Highlight below for text. Keeping notes as brief as possible.)
-Passage into Sharlayan has been granted, so the head Scions head off into the city proper, posing as an attempt to revive the Students of Baldesion group as they dig into any info they may have about the Final Days. Madhuri helps hold the fort and eavesdrop for info via working at the Last Stand restaurant.
-The Forum of Sharlayan catches the nosier of the Scions digging into forbidden tomes, gives them a stern warning not to go digging into secrets the city was sworn to protect, or they may be banished. Frustrated, the Scions turn their attentions elsewhere...
-A black tower has appeared in the island of Thavnair. With the help of local alchemists, protective scales have been developed using that of dragons to stop the towers from corrupting the aether of any who go near it, but the leader of the alchemists was captured in the latest test. The residing leader in Radz-at-Han bid the Scions eliminate the tower. With the scales at hand, they do so, discovering the towers have cores, containing strange remains. During their stay in Thavnair, our heroes learn of 'akasa', a type of power that exists involving heightened emotions. But it is weaker than aether, and barely understood.
-With a solution to the corruption at hand, all alliances in Eorzea gather and receive scales. With Thavnair saved, it's time to storm Garlemald, something Madhuri had been looking forward to for nearly her entire life. Opposition is fierce, but nothing they can't handle. In the frozen wastes and their captured Camp Broken Glass, Madhuri goes on hot cocoa and hot meal duty.
-Garlemald is a dumpsterfire. An immense tower has sprouted from the center of it and tempered the people. Few are left. Those few, though resistant to an alliance with the "savages", finally agree to an accord with the Grand Company of Eorzea. Fandaniel and Zenos strike with a corrupting wave from the tower, catching the scale-less Garleans unaware. With their protection at hand and despite an out-of-body experience from the Warrior, the Grand Company bounces back from the attack. It's time to storm the massive tower rising above the ruin, the Tower of Babil.
-The Grand Company open a path for the Warrior to breach the Tower and into parts unknown, dispatching any troops of tempered Garleans.
-The Warrior returns some time later. They'd gone to the moon and defeated Zodiark. Bad news is, He was kind of keeping the Final Days at bay. The good news is that Hydaelyn had created the moon as a sort of "ark" to ferry the people of the star- now known as Etheirys- to a new world if needed. Neat. But with the Final Days upon them, everyone needed to work and fast. The Forum, staunch in their denial of anything wrong happening in the world, surprisingly take this information with gusto, and assist in evacuation preparations.
-Across the globe, the Final Days are upon the people, so many shifting into monstrous "Blasphemies" should they succumb to their anger and fear. But the Warrior and head Scions speak of a possibility, of someone that may be the cause of this emotion-based power known as 'Dynamis' rather than 'akasa'. They will go to the ends of space itself to find this entity. Bidding everyone prepare to head to the moon, the main group sets off for the Ultima Thule nebula, where their true enemy awaits. Madhuri aids in the evacuation preparations, awaiting their return.
-Madhuri's last recollection will be seeing the Scions' ship, the Ragnarok, reappear within the atmosphere.
Updated Personality: With more involvement in the activity among the Scions, Madhuri is all the more determined to see to and solving the problems of others. She's also come to fret a little more, considering what she's seen of the effects of the Final Days on people, especially with a place like Reverein powered by emotions. She'll worry more about her comrades from home, considering the considerable hopelessness she's endured.
She'll be more methodical with her dreamotion, and even perhaps embrace her Beast a little more, because she's seen what happens when people are lost to their anger. She'll hide her inner thoughts and feelings a little less, perhaps out of an innate fear that her knowledge of such things could bring disasters to the poor little fae, tasty tapirs and the other dreamers.
Overall, she comes from her experiences a little more mature, wiser, and less wishy-washy with her powers. She's got to make everything count to make herself just as useful as the people above her who do so much.
Any other updates: Warrior, Dancer, Culinarian and White Mage go from level 80 to 90. Perhaps she gets her White Mage job crystal regained? The way I wanna spin it is that maybe it's formed under her pillow from her desire to mend the ills of her world as well as that of the head Scions, considering their mission is more exceedingly dangerous than it was before. If that's a no-no, that's fine. Figured I'd ask.
Questions/Other: Is the moon still haunted? I'unno.
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Current Canon Point: Patch 5.5
New Canon Point: End of Patch 6.0
Updated Background: (SPOILERS FOR ENDWALKER AHEAD! Highlight below for text. Keeping notes as brief as possible.)
-Passage into Sharlayan has been granted, so the head Scions head off into the city proper, posing as an attempt to revive the Students of Baldesion group as they dig into any info they may have about the Final Days. Madhuri helps hold the fort and eavesdrop for info via working at the Last Stand restaurant.
-The Forum of Sharlayan catches the nosier of the Scions digging into forbidden tomes, gives them a stern warning not to go digging into secrets the city was sworn to protect, or they may be banished. Frustrated, the Scions turn their attentions elsewhere...
-A black tower has appeared in the island of Thavnair. With the help of local alchemists, protective scales have been developed using that of dragons to stop the towers from corrupting the aether of any who go near it, but the leader of the alchemists was captured in the latest test. The residing leader in Radz-at-Han bid the Scions eliminate the tower. With the scales at hand, they do so, discovering the towers have cores, containing strange remains. During their stay in Thavnair, our heroes learn of 'akasa', a type of power that exists involving heightened emotions. But it is weaker than aether, and barely understood.
-With a solution to the corruption at hand, all alliances in Eorzea gather and receive scales. With Thavnair saved, it's time to storm Garlemald, something Madhuri had been looking forward to for nearly her entire life. Opposition is fierce, but nothing they can't handle. In the frozen wastes and their captured Camp Broken Glass, Madhuri goes on hot cocoa and hot meal duty.
-Garlemald is a dumpsterfire. An immense tower has sprouted from the center of it and tempered the people. Few are left. Those few, though resistant to an alliance with the "savages", finally agree to an accord with the Grand Company of Eorzea. Fandaniel and Zenos strike with a corrupting wave from the tower, catching the scale-less Garleans unaware. With their protection at hand and despite an out-of-body experience from the Warrior, the Grand Company bounces back from the attack. It's time to storm the massive tower rising above the ruin, the Tower of Babil.
-The Grand Company open a path for the Warrior to breach the Tower and into parts unknown, dispatching any troops of tempered Garleans.
-The Warrior returns some time later. They'd gone to the moon and defeated Zodiark. Bad news is, He was kind of keeping the Final Days at bay. The good news is that Hydaelyn had created the moon as a sort of "ark" to ferry the people of the star- now known as Etheirys- to a new world if needed. Neat. But with the Final Days upon them, everyone needed to work and fast. The Forum, staunch in their denial of anything wrong happening in the world, surprisingly take this information with gusto, and assist in evacuation preparations.
-Across the globe, the Final Days are upon the people, so many shifting into monstrous "Blasphemies" should they succumb to their anger and fear. But the Warrior and head Scions speak of a possibility, of someone that may be the cause of this emotion-based power known as 'Dynamis' rather than 'akasa'. They will go to the ends of space itself to find this entity. Bidding everyone prepare to head to the moon, the main group sets off for the Ultima Thule nebula, where their true enemy awaits. Madhuri aids in the evacuation preparations, awaiting their return.
-Madhuri's last recollection will be seeing the Scions' ship, the Ragnarok, reappear within the atmosphere.
Updated Personality: With more involvement in the activity among the Scions, Madhuri is all the more determined to see to and solving the problems of others. She's also come to fret a little more, considering what she's seen of the effects of the Final Days on people, especially with a place like Reverein powered by emotions. She'll worry more about her comrades from home, considering the considerable hopelessness she's endured.
She'll be more methodical with her dreamotion, and even perhaps embrace her Beast a little more, because she's seen what happens when people are lost to their anger. She'll hide her inner thoughts and feelings a little less, perhaps out of an innate fear that her knowledge of such things could bring disasters to the poor little fae, tasty tapirs and the other dreamers.
Overall, she comes from her experiences a little more mature, wiser, and less wishy-washy with her powers. She's got to make everything count to make herself just as useful as the people above her who do so much.
Any other updates: Warrior, Dancer, Culinarian and White Mage go from level 80 to 90. Perhaps she gets her White Mage job crystal regained? The way I wanna spin it is that maybe it's formed under her pillow from her desire to mend the ills of her world as well as that of the head Scions, considering their mission is more exceedingly dangerous than it was before. If that's a no-no, that's fine. Figured I'd ask.
Questions/Other: Is the moon still haunted? I'unno.
I tried to keep it short, but I seem to be incapable of doing so. I'm sorry. I think it would be easier to just link the update from his journal, but let me know and I can copy paste it here as well.
Edited 2022-02-06 05:59 (UTC)
Character: Tifa Lockhart
Canon: Final Fantasy VII
Current Canon Point: End of game + Isle of Avalon CRAU
New Canon Point: Canon point is still the same, but CRAU memories will be updated as of the night of February 27 via dream, up to moments before Tifa left.
Updated Background:
Any other updates: N/A
Questions/Other: i'm sorry lae please forgive me
Canon: Final Fantasy VII
Current Canon Point: End of game + Isle of Avalon CRAU
New Canon Point: Canon point is still the same, but CRAU memories will be updated as of the night of February 27 via dream, up to moments before Tifa left.
Updated Background:
- Tifa had become friends with a small handful of people from other worlds that she kept close - Zidane and Balthier in particular.Updated Personality: No changes.
- She and Eustace went on an "undercover date" to lure out the woman who had been stalking him and that was when she realized she might have feelings for him, only made more complicated by Cloud's existence.
- Eventually, she and Eustace officially got together.
- Because of this, she was able to move forward and get over the emotional hurdle of Cloud being absent from her life again, despite knowing that he was in Camelot.
- She helped Zidane and Aerith both find houses to buy that she thought would suit them, and started helping out around Aerith's flower shop where she was able to learn more about plants and taking care of them.
- During the fall of Celliwig and Lestari, while Tifa was in Lestari helping with the evacuation efforts, Eustace brought back a kitten who survived the wreckage and asked her to take it in. The kitten was one of the many homeless animals at the pet adoption cafe they visited when they first met. She agreed, and named the kitten Clover.
- She gave up her room at the inn so that a family of Celliwig refugees might stay there, and she and Clover went to live with Aerith, Nanaki, and Balthier instead.
- On December 31, Eustace disappeared from the world and left behind a note for Tifa. Since then, she had been overworking herself to keep her mind busy to the point of exhaustion, until she finally disappeared from Avalon a month and a half later.
Any other updates: N/A
Questions/Other: i'm sorry lae please forgive me
Character: Eustace
Canon: Granblue Fantasy
Current Canon Point: post Home Sweet Moon
New Canon Point: Avalon CRAU + post Ramen Travels With Cassius
Updated Background:
From the Avalon CRAU, Eustace mostly assisted in the various quests and large scale events that occurred. His familiar had been a white snow wolf named Eria and he had animal and elemental magic. With animal magic he could speak and transform into other animals. He eventually earned enough credit to gain both Knight and Noble titles, but he didn't really do much with them. At one point he was able to look through the telescope into the Calamity to try and study it. But since he was limited in what he could do to really investigate or do anything to help the problem, Eustace had a more or less average life while in Avalon and forming several unlikely friendships and relationships, including starting a romantic one with Tifa.
In canon during the Ramen Travels with Cassius, Eustace and the rest of the group are in the middle of a well earned vacation and Cassius decides to try different kinds of ramen. Nothing much to note except Cassius becomes very round in the process, so round that Eustace ends up having nightmares about it for a while and sides with Isaac in making him get fit again. He'll later show up with the other Society members to cheer Cassius and Captain and the others as they try to help his favorite ramen stand. This event also introduced casual Eustace outfit. Very important.
Updated Personality: None really, just more confirmation and development for Eustace starting to relax a little more.
Any other updates: No specific new abilities since nothing from Avalon will carry over, but he will try to use the experience from it to try and recreate it, especially the animal speaking one. HE WANTS TO TALK TO HIS DOGGOS— Also definitely throwing a bauble later to regain Eria.
Questions/Other: He'll be taking the Returning Home route, so estimated dates he'll be gone will be May 1 through 3.
Canon: Granblue Fantasy
Current Canon Point: post Home Sweet Moon
New Canon Point: Avalon CRAU + post Ramen Travels With Cassius
Updated Background:
From the Avalon CRAU, Eustace mostly assisted in the various quests and large scale events that occurred. His familiar had been a white snow wolf named Eria and he had animal and elemental magic. With animal magic he could speak and transform into other animals. He eventually earned enough credit to gain both Knight and Noble titles, but he didn't really do much with them. At one point he was able to look through the telescope into the Calamity to try and study it. But since he was limited in what he could do to really investigate or do anything to help the problem, Eustace had a more or less average life while in Avalon and forming several unlikely friendships and relationships, including starting a romantic one with Tifa.
In canon during the Ramen Travels with Cassius, Eustace and the rest of the group are in the middle of a well earned vacation and Cassius decides to try different kinds of ramen. Nothing much to note except Cassius becomes very round in the process, so round that Eustace ends up having nightmares about it for a while and sides with Isaac in making him get fit again. He'll later show up with the other Society members to cheer Cassius and Captain and the others as they try to help his favorite ramen stand. This event also introduced casual Eustace outfit. Very important.
Updated Personality: None really, just more confirmation and development for Eustace starting to relax a little more.
Any other updates: No specific new abilities since nothing from Avalon will carry over, but he will try to use the experience from it to try and recreate it, especially the animal speaking one. HE WANTS TO TALK TO HIS DOGGOS— Also definitely throwing a bauble later to regain Eria.
Questions/Other: He'll be taking the Returning Home route, so estimated dates he'll be gone will be May 1 through 3.
Edited 2022-04-30 04:31 (UTC)
Character: Phantom
Canon: Arknights
Current Canon Point: Between Chapters 8 and 9
New Canon Point: After Chapter 9 and near the end of Phantom and Crimson Solitaire
Updated Background: Phantom was involved in the events of Chapter 9 of Arknights' main story, where he returned to his home country of Victoria and witnessed the clash of Dublinn and Rhodes Island in a nomadic city called County Hillock. Since Arknights doesn't go into the details of what non-protagonist characters do in each chapter, I will assume that he participated in all of the operations alongside the Doctor and the main squad.
What's more important though is his event, Phantom and Crimson Solitaire, whereupon he left Rhodes Island and headed to Celablaison in search of more answers regarding his past. Unfortunately, his latent brainwashing was activated when he neared the area, and this caused him to be trapped in a waking nightmare while his alternate personality took over his own body. Rhodes Island and the Doctor dispatched a team to Celablaison to try and rescue him, reaching an old and abandoned castle where the Scarlet Troupe had made their base. The power of the troupe and its master, Tragodia, was able to twist time and space, resulting in a confusing and drawn-out adventure. (This is the roguelike game mode for Arknights) Eventually, the Doctor fought Phantom and brought him back to his senses. He went back to Rhodes Island with the Doctor. While it was painful to think about his past, he gained a clearer understanding of the Scarlet Troupe's nature after talking about it with the Doctor.
Updated Personality: Phantom has matured somewhat after his event. He lost control of his mind, but he was able to regain it with the help of his friends, so he would be more social to those who have earned his trust. Being returned to lucidity will also make him more mentally stable compared to before; his mind is clearer and he is more sure of himself. A lot of his self-doubt stems from not knowing what is true and what happened to him while in the troupe, so finding clues and rationalizing his experiences with the Doctor's help will make him more confident in his own thoughts and feelings.
Any other updates: He will be coming back with his costume as the Crimson Diamond as well as its accompanying rapier. His power over shadow has been demonstrated to be a lot stronger than he usually commands, but this is without his Infection Monitor and his usual abilities will probably not change much.
Questions/Other: Phantom will come back to Songerein while in his alternate personality, the Crimson Diamond, as part of his player plot. He will be purified by other characters and return to his original personality afterward.
Canon: Arknights
Current Canon Point: Between Chapters 8 and 9
New Canon Point: After Chapter 9 and near the end of Phantom and Crimson Solitaire
Updated Background: Phantom was involved in the events of Chapter 9 of Arknights' main story, where he returned to his home country of Victoria and witnessed the clash of Dublinn and Rhodes Island in a nomadic city called County Hillock. Since Arknights doesn't go into the details of what non-protagonist characters do in each chapter, I will assume that he participated in all of the operations alongside the Doctor and the main squad.
What's more important though is his event, Phantom and Crimson Solitaire, whereupon he left Rhodes Island and headed to Celablaison in search of more answers regarding his past. Unfortunately, his latent brainwashing was activated when he neared the area, and this caused him to be trapped in a waking nightmare while his alternate personality took over his own body. Rhodes Island and the Doctor dispatched a team to Celablaison to try and rescue him, reaching an old and abandoned castle where the Scarlet Troupe had made their base. The power of the troupe and its master, Tragodia, was able to twist time and space, resulting in a confusing and drawn-out adventure. (This is the roguelike game mode for Arknights) Eventually, the Doctor fought Phantom and brought him back to his senses. He went back to Rhodes Island with the Doctor. While it was painful to think about his past, he gained a clearer understanding of the Scarlet Troupe's nature after talking about it with the Doctor.
Updated Personality: Phantom has matured somewhat after his event. He lost control of his mind, but he was able to regain it with the help of his friends, so he would be more social to those who have earned his trust. Being returned to lucidity will also make him more mentally stable compared to before; his mind is clearer and he is more sure of himself. A lot of his self-doubt stems from not knowing what is true and what happened to him while in the troupe, so finding clues and rationalizing his experiences with the Doctor's help will make him more confident in his own thoughts and feelings.
Any other updates: He will be coming back with his costume as the Crimson Diamond as well as its accompanying rapier. His power over shadow has been demonstrated to be a lot stronger than he usually commands, but this is without his Infection Monitor and his usual abilities will probably not change much.
Questions/Other: Phantom will come back to Songerein while in his alternate personality, the Crimson Diamond, as part of his player plot. He will be purified by other characters and return to his original personality afterward.
Character: Oriphi
Canon: Original
Current Canon Point: Right before the big finale of the quest she is on, as detailed in the background section of the original app.
New Canon Point: Post final quest!
Updated Background:
tl;dr Ori and her friends save the world, she gets her sister back, and everything is great. She definitely didn’t almost die a couple of times.
Updated Personality: Being taken some time after this grand quest ends, Ori is finally a bit more self-assured and confident in herself and her abilities. She has, after all, somehow managed to survive through a lot of truly harrowing battles at this point. And definitely almost died a handful of times, which has definitely given her a bit of a different perspective on having lived a life full of worries. But with all that, a bit more of her playfulness and some stubbornness will come out more, as well, having been lifted from the responsibilities of a world-tipping quest and successfully saving and reconciling with her sister.
Any other updates: At Level 14, Oriphi gained the ability to cast Dream, which is a spell that allows her to shape the dreams of and communicate with others through their dreams. I'm happy to nerf or change this to fit more with what dreamotion/dreamscapes do! Other than that, her abilities with elemental and plant-y magic and healing are pretty much the same, just... more powerful or intense than previously!
Questions/Other: Ori will have taken the Returning Home route, and although she will have been gone for about 8 days, for her 8 months would have passed. But at least she has a fancy outfit, a cool magical staff, and a magical bag of holding (read: hammerspace bag) to show for it.
Canon: Original
Current Canon Point: Right before the big finale of the quest she is on, as detailed in the background section of the original app.
New Canon Point: Post final quest!
Updated Background:
tl;dr Ori and her friends save the world, she gets her sister back, and everything is great. She definitely didn’t almost die a couple of times.
- Ori and her friends discover in the process of retrieving the final gemstone that her sister and the rest of the Fangs of the Fox were sold out and enthralled by cultist monks using the power of the Death Diamond. Ori manages to break the thrall, and the sisters reunite, reconcile, and join forces to stop the cultists and retrieve the stone.
- Soon after, they discover that Prince Ibram - one of the people who originally sent them on this quest - is actually the avatar of an Abyssal Lord and basically set everything in motion. The Alchemighty defeats Gran Karrefour’s incomplete lich, its dragon, as well as Prince Ibram. However, they had successfully opened a portal into the Abyss and demons are pouring through from the Abyssal Planes, including another, minor Abyssal Lord seeking to seize power.
- Ultimately, the party succeeds in their quest to stop Gran Karrefour’s lichdom and to stop the Abyssal takeover from happening. However, Sian, the party’s warlock, sacrifices their life in the process to allow the party to harness the power of the stones to close the portal without inadvertently releasing the sealed power of the Abyssal Lords within (which would also return each of them to their full strength). The fragments of Gran Karrefour’s soul are ousted from the gemstones and promptly eradicated; the stones are then infused with Sian’s soul and essence, changing them into new stones, each representing a member of the Alchemighty - the only family Sian had known in their life. It’s with these new stones that the party defeats and banishes the abyssal forces ravaging the city and closes the portal.
- In the aftermath of everything, the new “Diamond of Divine Radiance” is sealed away to the Astral Sea, and the remaining members of the Alchemighty - Dae and Mellon - are tasked with returning the reformed stones to their previous keepers or otherwise finding new keepers. Cibark, Aerie, and Colin return to their respective homelands to help rebuild. Valphi and the remaining members of the Fangs of the Fox are recognized for their efforts in helping defend Kaelan from the abyssal attack, and she decides to build her own mercenary company from the ground up.
- After traveling with Valphi for some time, Oriphi eventually follows Colin to Duskvale and helps to rebuild the capital. Once efforts are mostly underway, his parents abdicate the throne and his older sister is crowned the new ruler of Duskvale. She encourages her younger brother to follow his own path as he’s always wanted to do, as the kingdom will be fine. Colin and Ori leave and begin to travel together.
- Roughly eight months after the end of their quest, the Alchemighty reunites in its entirety to celebrate Cibark’s wedding! Everyone lived happily ever after The End.
Updated Personality: Being taken some time after this grand quest ends, Ori is finally a bit more self-assured and confident in herself and her abilities. She has, after all, somehow managed to survive through a lot of truly harrowing battles at this point. And definitely almost died a handful of times, which has definitely given her a bit of a different perspective on having lived a life full of worries. But with all that, a bit more of her playfulness and some stubbornness will come out more, as well, having been lifted from the responsibilities of a world-tipping quest and successfully saving and reconciling with her sister.
Any other updates: At Level 14, Oriphi gained the ability to cast Dream, which is a spell that allows her to shape the dreams of and communicate with others through their dreams. I'm happy to nerf or change this to fit more with what dreamotion/dreamscapes do! Other than that, her abilities with elemental and plant-y magic and healing are pretty much the same, just... more powerful or intense than previously!
Questions/Other: Ori will have taken the Returning Home route, and although she will have been gone for about 8 days, for her 8 months would have passed. But at least she has a fancy outfit, a cool magical staff, and a magical bag of holding (read: hammerspace bag) to show for it.
Character: Thoma
Canon: Genshin Impact
Current Canon Point: Post patch 2.2
New Canon Point: Post patch 2.6
Updated Background: Nothing super major has happened to Thoma personally – this is just to keep him up to date with current events. The only big change is that the Raiden Shogun has lifted the Sakoku Decree, allowing Inazuma to open up its borders to trade and visitors for the first time in a long, long time. A festival was held to commemorate this, welcoming authors, artists, and vendors from Liyue and Mondstadt to Inazuma’s shores. Thoma was there. Shenanigans were had.
Updated Personality: N/A
Any other updates: N/A
Questions/Other: Nah, I just want to note that he’ll be canon updating via dream on the tail end of his hiatus coma this month.
Canon: Genshin Impact
Current Canon Point: Post patch 2.2
New Canon Point: Post patch 2.6
Updated Background: Nothing super major has happened to Thoma personally – this is just to keep him up to date with current events. The only big change is that the Raiden Shogun has lifted the Sakoku Decree, allowing Inazuma to open up its borders to trade and visitors for the first time in a long, long time. A festival was held to commemorate this, welcoming authors, artists, and vendors from Liyue and Mondstadt to Inazuma’s shores. Thoma was there. Shenanigans were had.
Updated Personality: N/A
Any other updates: N/A
Questions/Other: Nah, I just want to note that he’ll be canon updating via dream on the tail end of his hiatus coma this month.
Character: Satan
Canon: Obey Me!
Current Canon Point: Lesson 41
New Canon Point: Lesson 80
Updated Background: Not too much has changed for the background portion as most of the events that went on affected other characters and he was mostly an observer. The most important arc in Lessons 41-60 (season 3) was the Bogeyman arc. To summarize, two of his brothers (Leviathan and Mammon) released the Bogeyman into the world. In order to subdue it, all seven brothers, the player's character and Solomon (human sorcerer) try to corner it in a room. They go into the room one at a time and the Bogeyman transforms the room into each brother's greatest fear. For Satan, the scene is of an angelic Lucifer reminding him of his origins. Initially, it looks like Satan is the one who destroys the Bogeyman, as it does disappear. However, a small bit of it remains and it's actually Lucifer who finishes it off for good. In order to allow Satan to feel accomplishment since he did do a lot of the work on his own, Lucifer refrains from sharing the truth with Satan.
Satan had a much bigger involvement in Lessons 61-80 (season 4). For the first half of the season, Satan spends his time trying to succeed in pranking Lucifer. There's a brief interlude where Lucifer and Satan have an explosive argument off-screen which culminates in Satan finally making good on his promise to run away from home. Satan asks permission to go to the human world, gets it, and sets up camp in a hotel that Lord Diavolo owns while he cools off. When Mammon, Leviathan and Asmodeus go up to the human world to bring him back home (and also to do some human world shopping), they figure out that Satan left home because he felt that Lucifer was belittling him. Satan had been responsible for completing student council paperwork and Lucifer had done it for him. This made Satan feel like Lucifer was treating him like he was a part of Lucifer rather than his own person. Eventually, Lucifer comes to get Satan himself and explains that when he said it didn't matter which one of them did the paperwork, he meant that Satan's work is just as good as his own and nothing more. Satan finally cools off and agrees to come home.
Toward the middle the season, the player's character is invited to formally join the brothers on the student council. In order to join, the player's character must complete three tasks (a task-focused game, a test of physical endurance/wit and a puzzle/mystery based task). The player's character is put up against the brothers plus several transfer students, forming teams of three. Satan's team has Asmodeus and Beelzebub on it, two of his brothers, and they work fairly well together, although Satan's expectations for his team are sky-high as he does, after all, want to beat Lucifer.
Ultimately, the player's character wins and joins the student council. During the competition, Satan and the others notice that Simeon (angel transfer student and former brother) isn't using his angelic powers/blessing. Out of concern for their former brother, Satan and the others start plotting various schemes to get Simeon to spill the beans about what's going on with Satan leading the charge on this.
To force Simeon to tell the truth, Satan acquires an illegal copy of Dictionary of Applied Magical Potions and uses it to brew Verbum Drops, a potion that would force the affected person to tell the truth or suffer side effects. In what is quite possibly the stupidest moment of his life, Satan asks Beelzebub, the Avatar of Gluttony, to monitor the brew while Satan steps out for a moment.
The end result is a Dark Crevasse that ends up sucking in Mammon, Leviathan and Asmodeus while also affecting another demon, Barbatos, who was able to free the three brothers from the Dark Crevasse. Over time, the three brothers end up experiencing various side effects - from the other brothers forgetting Leviathan and Mammon's names, to Asmodeus losing his reflection, and ending with the three of them becoming completely invisible (and later intangible for Leviathan).
The player's character works together primarily with Satan and a newly (well, properly) introduced demon Mephistopheles, to not only help the player's character complete their final task but also to destroy the Dark Crevasse that Satan was more or less responsible for making due to his negligence.
By the end of the season, the player's character becomes a member of the student council. Simeon also finally discloses what's been going on with him while the Dark Crevasse is eliminated - Simeon is no longer an angel and therefore has no angelic powers. He's completely human as a consequence to stealing Lucifer's ring back from Michael in the Celestial Realm back in season 2.
Updated Personality: Satan goes through a couple of emotional highs and lows. While he kept his anger contained fairly well in seasons 1 and 2, by season 3 Satan mellowed out considerably. This was partially due to him finding such catharsis in being around cats. In season 4, though, he takes a step backward in terms of how well he has a handle on his anger. Throughout seasons 1, 2 and 3 he only transformed into his demon form out of anger a handful of times. In season 4, there's a period of time where he transforms into his demon form virtually every lesson for half the season. He has less of a handle on his anger and goes from 0-100 more quickly than before, sometimes even when Lucifer isn't involved.
His insecurities regarding his birth have a light cast on them, too. While it was briefly addressed in season 3 with Lucifer assuring him that Satan was his own person, season 4 made it clear that Satan didn't entirely believe him. He's still very sensitive about the nature of his birth and continues to have difficulty believing that his brothers care about him because he's himself, rather than his brothers care about him because he is or was a part of Lucifer.
When working together as a team, whether with his family or with outsiders, Satan is adaptable. His competitive streak continues, and he loses his patience when his team members aren't up to snuff or don't take the competition seriously. Some of this was touched on before in non-canon side stories, but this time it's cemented in the main story itself.
Any other updates: Nothing in particular. Just more general knowledge on potions and other demon abilities since a year or two has passed in the Devildom.
Questions/Other: If Satan had a book (aforementioned Dictionary of Applied Magical Potions) but it was, uh... destroyed before his new canon update... I'm going to assume that's not something he can bring with him. If not, would he be able to use a bauble to get it or would he just be out of luck?
Canon: Obey Me!
Current Canon Point: Lesson 41
New Canon Point: Lesson 80
Updated Background: Not too much has changed for the background portion as most of the events that went on affected other characters and he was mostly an observer. The most important arc in Lessons 41-60 (season 3) was the Bogeyman arc. To summarize, two of his brothers (Leviathan and Mammon) released the Bogeyman into the world. In order to subdue it, all seven brothers, the player's character and Solomon (human sorcerer) try to corner it in a room. They go into the room one at a time and the Bogeyman transforms the room into each brother's greatest fear. For Satan, the scene is of an angelic Lucifer reminding him of his origins. Initially, it looks like Satan is the one who destroys the Bogeyman, as it does disappear. However, a small bit of it remains and it's actually Lucifer who finishes it off for good. In order to allow Satan to feel accomplishment since he did do a lot of the work on his own, Lucifer refrains from sharing the truth with Satan.
Satan had a much bigger involvement in Lessons 61-80 (season 4). For the first half of the season, Satan spends his time trying to succeed in pranking Lucifer. There's a brief interlude where Lucifer and Satan have an explosive argument off-screen which culminates in Satan finally making good on his promise to run away from home. Satan asks permission to go to the human world, gets it, and sets up camp in a hotel that Lord Diavolo owns while he cools off. When Mammon, Leviathan and Asmodeus go up to the human world to bring him back home (and also to do some human world shopping), they figure out that Satan left home because he felt that Lucifer was belittling him. Satan had been responsible for completing student council paperwork and Lucifer had done it for him. This made Satan feel like Lucifer was treating him like he was a part of Lucifer rather than his own person. Eventually, Lucifer comes to get Satan himself and explains that when he said it didn't matter which one of them did the paperwork, he meant that Satan's work is just as good as his own and nothing more. Satan finally cools off and agrees to come home.
Toward the middle the season, the player's character is invited to formally join the brothers on the student council. In order to join, the player's character must complete three tasks (a task-focused game, a test of physical endurance/wit and a puzzle/mystery based task). The player's character is put up against the brothers plus several transfer students, forming teams of three. Satan's team has Asmodeus and Beelzebub on it, two of his brothers, and they work fairly well together, although Satan's expectations for his team are sky-high as he does, after all, want to beat Lucifer.
Ultimately, the player's character wins and joins the student council. During the competition, Satan and the others notice that Simeon (angel transfer student and former brother) isn't using his angelic powers/blessing. Out of concern for their former brother, Satan and the others start plotting various schemes to get Simeon to spill the beans about what's going on with Satan leading the charge on this.
To force Simeon to tell the truth, Satan acquires an illegal copy of Dictionary of Applied Magical Potions and uses it to brew Verbum Drops, a potion that would force the affected person to tell the truth or suffer side effects. In what is quite possibly the stupidest moment of his life, Satan asks Beelzebub, the Avatar of Gluttony, to monitor the brew while Satan steps out for a moment.
The end result is a Dark Crevasse that ends up sucking in Mammon, Leviathan and Asmodeus while also affecting another demon, Barbatos, who was able to free the three brothers from the Dark Crevasse. Over time, the three brothers end up experiencing various side effects - from the other brothers forgetting Leviathan and Mammon's names, to Asmodeus losing his reflection, and ending with the three of them becoming completely invisible (and later intangible for Leviathan).
The player's character works together primarily with Satan and a newly (well, properly) introduced demon Mephistopheles, to not only help the player's character complete their final task but also to destroy the Dark Crevasse that Satan was more or less responsible for making due to his negligence.
By the end of the season, the player's character becomes a member of the student council. Simeon also finally discloses what's been going on with him while the Dark Crevasse is eliminated - Simeon is no longer an angel and therefore has no angelic powers. He's completely human as a consequence to stealing Lucifer's ring back from Michael in the Celestial Realm back in season 2.
Updated Personality: Satan goes through a couple of emotional highs and lows. While he kept his anger contained fairly well in seasons 1 and 2, by season 3 Satan mellowed out considerably. This was partially due to him finding such catharsis in being around cats. In season 4, though, he takes a step backward in terms of how well he has a handle on his anger. Throughout seasons 1, 2 and 3 he only transformed into his demon form out of anger a handful of times. In season 4, there's a period of time where he transforms into his demon form virtually every lesson for half the season. He has less of a handle on his anger and goes from 0-100 more quickly than before, sometimes even when Lucifer isn't involved.
His insecurities regarding his birth have a light cast on them, too. While it was briefly addressed in season 3 with Lucifer assuring him that Satan was his own person, season 4 made it clear that Satan didn't entirely believe him. He's still very sensitive about the nature of his birth and continues to have difficulty believing that his brothers care about him because he's himself, rather than his brothers care about him because he is or was a part of Lucifer.
When working together as a team, whether with his family or with outsiders, Satan is adaptable. His competitive streak continues, and he loses his patience when his team members aren't up to snuff or don't take the competition seriously. Some of this was touched on before in non-canon side stories, but this time it's cemented in the main story itself.
Any other updates: Nothing in particular. Just more general knowledge on potions and other demon abilities since a year or two has passed in the Devildom.
Questions/Other: If Satan had a book (aforementioned Dictionary of Applied Magical Potions) but it was, uh... destroyed before his new canon update... I'm going to assume that's not something he can bring with him. If not, would he be able to use a bauble to get it or would he just be out of luck?
Character: Themis
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Current Canon Point: Pandaemonium, the Fourth Circle
New Canon Point: Pandaemonium, the Eighth Circle
Updated Background:
- Themis has been officially revealed to hold the seat of Elidibus. Being real, we all knew it, but it has now been spelled out. I'm still planning on keeping mum to characters that are not Endwalker compliant though.
- Themis, as Elidibus, convinced Lahabrea to NOT destroy Pandaemonium. As a result of Lahabrea joining the squad, he's going to be far less concerned about things in the waking world while within Song.
- Themis is aware of Lahabrea and Erichthonios' poor (and disconcerting) history. He later witnessed what appears to be a resolution between them. + relationship points for Erich.
- Themis has learned that two keywards, Agdistis and Hegemone, were transformed into hemitheos. By his group's hand, Hegemone was interred, and Agdistis was destroyed. Things aren't going great with the plan to save the keywards, all-in-all.
- Themis is aware Erichthonios is special to Pandaemonium, and understands his past at the hands of Athena. Likewise, Themis knows the context behind Lahabrea's murder of her, so he's not half as suspicious of him as he was.
- Themis now has control of Abyssos as well as Asphodelos.
Updated Personality:
- Themis now has a much more profound bond with Erichthonios and the warrior of light.
- Themis has the beginnings of a bond with Lahabrea. Or at least, knows things about him others would not... and is far less suspicious of him.
- I'm thinking, given the fact that Lahabrea is on side and he's of the Convocation, Themis will be much more likely (if pushed) to tell Emet-Selch about what's going on. That's basically the crux of this canon update and how it will impact Themis in Song: After it, Themis will be FAR more open about his motivations toward canonmates, giving much more CR development.
Any other updates:
- Themis has shown that he's more than capable of breaking out of Lahabrea's magick in Circle 6. (Yes, it was Hephaistos' magick- but Lahabrea admits they're both equal in every way. So yeah. Same thing. He's strong, and his power will adjust based on this.) OF NOTE: Themis still requires quite a great deal of concentration to do his thing. He's by no means infallible and can't deflect nasty stuff on the fly.
Questions/Other: Upon app, I was advised to keep all allusions to Themis being Elidibus quiet as although it was more or less confirmed between the lines, canon had not spelled it out plainly pre 6.2. Now it has been confirmed, I'd like to assure the mods that no retcons of song things are required.
Where retcons would be required with Emet-Selch (as Emet would normally use Themis' title above his real name), I and the player have discussed between ourselves and come to the conclusion that no retcons are required as Emet-Selch would not reveal Themis to be Elidibus when there are Scions in Song who would (rightly) judge Themis on his actions as Elidibus far into the future- things he is not even aware of at his canon point. Plus, the possibility of a Scion or two spoilerdumping Themis about what happens to him/his world out of spite is something Emet wants to avoid.
On Themis' part, he's been happy to be called Themis in Song because in his mind (up to the canon update giving him his SECOND time in Song) he's been running under the assumption that Song is just a dream. His real name has been quite natural to him in a dream.
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Current Canon Point: Pandaemonium, the Fourth Circle
New Canon Point: Pandaemonium, the Eighth Circle
Updated Background:
- Themis has been officially revealed to hold the seat of Elidibus. Being real, we all knew it, but it has now been spelled out. I'm still planning on keeping mum to characters that are not Endwalker compliant though.
- Themis, as Elidibus, convinced Lahabrea to NOT destroy Pandaemonium. As a result of Lahabrea joining the squad, he's going to be far less concerned about things in the waking world while within Song.
- Themis is aware of Lahabrea and Erichthonios' poor (and disconcerting) history. He later witnessed what appears to be a resolution between them. + relationship points for Erich.
- Themis has learned that two keywards, Agdistis and Hegemone, were transformed into hemitheos. By his group's hand, Hegemone was interred, and Agdistis was destroyed. Things aren't going great with the plan to save the keywards, all-in-all.
- Themis is aware Erichthonios is special to Pandaemonium, and understands his past at the hands of Athena. Likewise, Themis knows the context behind Lahabrea's murder of her, so he's not half as suspicious of him as he was.
- Themis now has control of Abyssos as well as Asphodelos.
Updated Personality:
- Themis now has a much more profound bond with Erichthonios and the warrior of light.
- Themis has the beginnings of a bond with Lahabrea. Or at least, knows things about him others would not... and is far less suspicious of him.
- I'm thinking, given the fact that Lahabrea is on side and he's of the Convocation, Themis will be much more likely (if pushed) to tell Emet-Selch about what's going on. That's basically the crux of this canon update and how it will impact Themis in Song: After it, Themis will be FAR more open about his motivations toward canonmates, giving much more CR development.
Any other updates:
- Themis has shown that he's more than capable of breaking out of Lahabrea's magick in Circle 6. (Yes, it was Hephaistos' magick- but Lahabrea admits they're both equal in every way. So yeah. Same thing. He's strong, and his power will adjust based on this.) OF NOTE: Themis still requires quite a great deal of concentration to do his thing. He's by no means infallible and can't deflect nasty stuff on the fly.
Questions/Other: Upon app, I was advised to keep all allusions to Themis being Elidibus quiet as although it was more or less confirmed between the lines, canon had not spelled it out plainly pre 6.2. Now it has been confirmed, I'd like to assure the mods that no retcons of song things are required.
Where retcons would be required with Emet-Selch (as Emet would normally use Themis' title above his real name), I and the player have discussed between ourselves and come to the conclusion that no retcons are required as Emet-Selch would not reveal Themis to be Elidibus when there are Scions in Song who would (rightly) judge Themis on his actions as Elidibus far into the future- things he is not even aware of at his canon point. Plus, the possibility of a Scion or two spoilerdumping Themis about what happens to him/his world out of spite is something Emet wants to avoid.
On Themis' part, he's been happy to be called Themis in Song because in his mind (up to the canon update giving him his SECOND time in Song) he's been running under the assumption that Song is just a dream. His real name has been quite natural to him in a dream.
Edited 2022-09-08 23:04 (UTC)
Character: Ken Amada
Canon: Persona 3 -> Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Current Canon Point: Post Canon Persona 3
New Canon Point: Post Canon Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Updated Background:
After two years from the events of Persona 3, Ken has been living a somewhat normal life as a teenager. He is the star of the school's soccer team, straight A student, and works as a Shadow Operative. While he felt down knowing that he's never called into action due to his age, that would change. After hearing his teammates were kidnapped, he went into the Midnight Channel to go and rescue them. There, he meets the cast of Persona 4 as they are fighting to the death against one another. In doing so, Ken fought against his shadow.
From there, he realizes that he was too full of himself to see his own flaws. He knows he should recognize them as he charges head on to fight him. In addition, he realizes that there is yet another entity that wants to end all of humanity. During that time, he had a talk with his teammates about how he should relax and start acting like someone his age. He shouldn't be so caught up in helping his teammates and reclaim his lost childhood.
From there, he ends up helping his teammates and with the cast of Persona 4 to defeat the god. Toward the end, he decides to make a choice to live his life as a teenager as much as he could. He gave up his title as a Shadow Operative and will only be a fighter when it is absolutely necessary.
Updated Personality:
Not much? Ken is still the overly mature kid that he is but he's a less serious than before. He is willing to joke, act like someone his age, and a lot friendlier. Overall, he's a lot happier than he was before.
Any other updates: Given the weird mechanics from Persona 3 to Persona 4, would Ken still need his evoker to summon his Persona?
Regain Baubles? He's using the returning home route! So he'll be gone from June 5th to the 7th.
Canon: Persona 3 -> Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Current Canon Point: Post Canon Persona 3
New Canon Point: Post Canon Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Updated Background:
After two years from the events of Persona 3, Ken has been living a somewhat normal life as a teenager. He is the star of the school's soccer team, straight A student, and works as a Shadow Operative. While he felt down knowing that he's never called into action due to his age, that would change. After hearing his teammates were kidnapped, he went into the Midnight Channel to go and rescue them. There, he meets the cast of Persona 4 as they are fighting to the death against one another. In doing so, Ken fought against his shadow.
From there, he realizes that he was too full of himself to see his own flaws. He knows he should recognize them as he charges head on to fight him. In addition, he realizes that there is yet another entity that wants to end all of humanity. During that time, he had a talk with his teammates about how he should relax and start acting like someone his age. He shouldn't be so caught up in helping his teammates and reclaim his lost childhood.
From there, he ends up helping his teammates and with the cast of Persona 4 to defeat the god. Toward the end, he decides to make a choice to live his life as a teenager as much as he could. He gave up his title as a Shadow Operative and will only be a fighter when it is absolutely necessary.
Updated Personality:
Not much? Ken is still the overly mature kid that he is but he's a less serious than before. He is willing to joke, act like someone his age, and a lot friendlier. Overall, he's a lot happier than he was before.
Any other updates: Given the weird mechanics from Persona 3 to Persona 4, would Ken still need his evoker to summon his Persona?
Regain Baubles? He's using the returning home route! So he'll be gone from June 5th to the 7th.
Edited 2023-06-03 14:08 (UTC)
Character: Stolas
Canon: Helluva Boss
Current Canon Point: Season 1 Episode 7
New Canon Point: Season 2 Episode 4
Updated Background: Nothing too crazy here. Just some memory updates of what is currently going on back in Hell.
Updated Personality: Nothing major again. The only noticeable difference would be the replanting of doubts he's already faced.
Any other updates:
Regain Baubles? This is the involuntary poofing back to Hell and back for three days.
Questions/Other: When Stolas shows back up, would it be okay if he poofs in the middle of town like a newbie?
Canon: Helluva Boss
Current Canon Point: Season 1 Episode 7
New Canon Point: Season 2 Episode 4
Updated Background: Nothing too crazy here. Just some memory updates of what is currently going on back in Hell.
- Venturing topside again to the human world to rescue his daughter.
- First time seeing Stolas and Blitz interacting outside of their arrangement, which is important for the both of them even if they don't realize it yet.
- Introduction of his other in-laws, primarily Andrealphus and where he fits in their dynamics. Seems to be the brighter of the two siblings and is the truly dangerous one.
- The biggest update is Stolas almost being assassinated. First time he's really in danger for his life, that he himself didn't even realize until his Hellphone was destroyed. During the whole time he was being tortured he never lost faith that Blitz would come for him. But he never did. M&M came in the end but if Stella didn't call of the attack, Stolas would have been killed.
- We see at the hospital through a series of texts that Stolas has been trying to reach out to talk with Blitz about Ozzie's and them but they are both horrible texters and mixed signals are getting tossed all around. So everything ends on a sad note where Stolas is slowly starting to drift away from Blitz.
- Also there is a deal with Ozzie on the table for possibly getting his hands on those crystals so he can set Blitz free from their deal.
Updated Personality: Nothing major again. The only noticeable difference would be the replanting of doubts he's already faced.
Any other updates:
Regain Baubles? This is the involuntary poofing back to Hell and back for three days.
Questions/Other: When Stolas shows back up, would it be okay if he poofs in the middle of town like a newbie?
Character: Venti
Canon: Genshin Impact
Current Canon Point: post 2.4, Lantern Rite
New Canon Point: post 3.5, Windblume's Breath
Updated Background:
🎐 Irodori Festival begins in Inazuma, Venti travels to Inazuma and participates in a festival. He becomes the representation of "Suikou" one of The Five Kasen, a poet in an Inazuman story.
🎐 Summer comes around and Venti helps a group of wayward travellers explore the Golden Apple Archipelago. He only helps with cryptic messages from afar.
🎐 The Traveller (Aether) reaches Sumeru and unlocks the mysteries of the country. It is noted several times that Venti has travelled to Sumeru in the past and has interacted with the native creatures, the aranara, before.
🎐 A strange occurrence happens when The Traveller saves Nahida, the current dendro archon, from her prison. Irminsul, the tree of wisdom starts to change.
🎐 At the behest of the previous dendro archon, Rukkhadevata, she is removed from all history and memories. This affects Venti as he forgets his long-time friend and one of the original seven gods of Teyvat. All memories and history he has with her are effectively forgotten and written out of history.
🎐 Lantern Rite begins in Liyue and Venti visits to join Aether, Zhongli, Xiao and a few new friends for a lavish dinner. Venti meets Xingqiu, Chongyun and Hu Tao. He also pretends to be only meeting Zhongli for the first time which embarrasses both Xiao and Aether.
🎐 Windblume begins in Mondstadt. And while Venti does not appear in the event itself, Windblume is heavily centred around celebrating his honour.
Updated Personality:
🎐 No notable changes to his personality. Although he will return somewhat sombre for a time with his memories of Rukkhadevata missing. He won't understand why he feels this way.
Any other updates:
🎐 n/a
Regain Baubles?
🎐 Involuntary return home!
Questions/Other:
🎐 I'm so sorry I meant to send this in like two days ago. But I would like for him to vanish for his canon update on June 16th.
Canon: Genshin Impact
Current Canon Point: post 2.4, Lantern Rite
New Canon Point: post 3.5, Windblume's Breath
Updated Background:
🎐 Irodori Festival begins in Inazuma, Venti travels to Inazuma and participates in a festival. He becomes the representation of "Suikou" one of The Five Kasen, a poet in an Inazuman story.
🎐 Summer comes around and Venti helps a group of wayward travellers explore the Golden Apple Archipelago. He only helps with cryptic messages from afar.
🎐 The Traveller (Aether) reaches Sumeru and unlocks the mysteries of the country. It is noted several times that Venti has travelled to Sumeru in the past and has interacted with the native creatures, the aranara, before.
🎐 A strange occurrence happens when The Traveller saves Nahida, the current dendro archon, from her prison. Irminsul, the tree of wisdom starts to change.
🎐 At the behest of the previous dendro archon, Rukkhadevata, she is removed from all history and memories. This affects Venti as he forgets his long-time friend and one of the original seven gods of Teyvat. All memories and history he has with her are effectively forgotten and written out of history.
🎐 Lantern Rite begins in Liyue and Venti visits to join Aether, Zhongli, Xiao and a few new friends for a lavish dinner. Venti meets Xingqiu, Chongyun and Hu Tao. He also pretends to be only meeting Zhongli for the first time which embarrasses both Xiao and Aether.
🎐 Windblume begins in Mondstadt. And while Venti does not appear in the event itself, Windblume is heavily centred around celebrating his honour.
Updated Personality:
🎐 No notable changes to his personality. Although he will return somewhat sombre for a time with his memories of Rukkhadevata missing. He won't understand why he feels this way.
Any other updates:
🎐 n/a
Regain Baubles?
🎐 Involuntary return home!
Questions/Other:
🎐 I'm so sorry I meant to send this in like two days ago. But I would like for him to vanish for his canon update on June 16th.
Edited 2023-06-16 02:46 (UTC)
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