GamemasterAnthony

Depends...does the time machine resemble a 1950's blue British police box, by any chance?

Personally...I'd travel to a time when Route 66 was still a thing and drive the entire length of it, just to say I travelled it in its heyday.

Hmmm...well, I was tempted to do a story based on what Sally mentioned and what Flynn heard.

So...Sonic browbeating Sega or Knux and Julie-Su giving Penders the scare of his life?

I actually, for the original run of HOA, did come up with a Mobian form for the Gamemaster.

In order to try to blend in with the crowd so no one would notice him (for reasons too complicated to go into here), I was going to have him use a power based on the Animal Affinity power from D&D Ver. 2.  This power, called Metamorph, allowed the Gamemaster to take on a form of what he would have been if he were a Mobian.  This form was...

...a skunk.  Named Alex Journeyman.

14 hours ago, WarTraveller said:

Honestly? I'd just like A Mario and Sonic game. A platformer where you have to use the skills of both to properly proceed, where the two must put aside all differences and fight the combined forces of Eggman and Bowser in the ultimate showdown. Hell, make the true villain really meta by him knowing of the war between the two and being sour over the "winner", wanting to perpetuate the war forever! I'd rather have ANYTHING over those poorly made, pointless, cash-cowing, shovelware Olympics games. When I think of Mario and Sonic, I shouldn't think of playing ping pong with King Boo and Zavok. I should think of Mario and Sonic!

...Though failing that, a game version of Super Mario Brothers Z would be pretty cool.

This....but allow me to add a few ideas.

The idea of having the characters use their powers could also work well in combo abilities that could allow them to access new areas.  For example:  Have Luigi use his high jump ability to get as high as possible, then switch to Tails to fly up the rest of the way.  Or have Sonic build up speed and then quick switch to Wario to have him crash through multiple walls.

As for the end boss?  Lemme ask you this:  What would happen if Bowser became Giga Bowser...and was then given the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds?  *grins evilly*  Admit it...you want to fight that boss!

It's working for me now and...

Already Lv7 and REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALY close to Lv8.  Also managed to claim a Gym near my home.  Which two other peeps from the same team as me added their Pokémon to as well.  So...

FOUNTAIN GYM:  GamemasterAnth's Pidgeot (CP400), Faulkner8's Electabuzz (CP321), and TCMVP6's Raticate (CP230)

...awaits!

I don't think it'll be a problem.  It'll just make certain situations and conversations...interesting to say the least.

Interesting...you have a character who has the same name as an important figure in Arcadian lore.

Seriously...there was a member of an alien race called the Omnian who called himself the Traveler.  He gave the Arcadians the power of Descendancy one thousand years ago.

Before I get started on the RP I suggested in the other thread, let's see what kind of characters want to join in.  Characters must be Mobian natives, but Overlanders are also accepted.  So...here's the signup sheet:

NAME:  Self-explanatory
ROLE:  Former Freedom Fighter, Former Robian, or citizen.  What were you during the war?
AGE:  Self-explanatory
SPECIES:  If Mobian, which species of anthro are you?  Or...are you planning on playing an Overlander?
HOMELAND:  What part of Mobius are you from?  Arcadia's version of Mobius is basically:

...but with the Kingdom of Mobara  located near to where Station Square is in Soumerica and New Mobotropolis where Robotropolis Ruins is.  Feel free to use this map as reference.
BACKGROUND:  What happened to you during the war and what are you doing now?

So...with that out of the way, here's the character I'll be playing.

NAME:  Jonathan William "Jack" Rabbit
ROLE:  Former Robian
AGE:  20
SPECIES:  Rabbit
HOMELAND:  New Mobotropolis
BACKGROUND:  Captured only a month before Robotnik's defeat, Jack was roboticized and sent to work in the SWATBot factory.  He was amongst a large group that was rescued by the Companions during Operation Endgame and deroboticized.  He is presently in therapy to recover from his ordeal and hopes to get back to a normal life.

Interestingly enough, his robotization was seen by the Gamemaster in a dream before his first foray into Arcadia.  It is still unsure whether the two have any sort of connection.

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That should do it.  Feel free to sign up!

I suspect that's where Skrillex got that word from too.

Not sure where this ship is heading, but the on board radio is playing this:  CLICKY

(I blame your choice of topic title for this song being stuck in my head...AGAIN!)

Figured I should post this here since there might have been a few of you who haven't seen this yet.  This takes place in the reboot of Heroes of Arcadia shortly after Robotnik's defeat.  It's a bit of an experimental piece which looks at one possibility of what happens when those that create the fiction find out the worlds are real.  Sadly...I couldn't post this on FF.net due to prohibitions against using nonfictional people. Anyways...hope you enjoy!

Oh yes...and before I forget...

(P.S.: That sound you hear is the fourth wall completely shattering!)

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Things were looking difficult for all involved.

Dealing with fans? Not a problem.

Deadlines? Not an issue.

Layouts? Easy.

Finding out your comic was based on a real war in another reality? A problem...and a big one.

For years, at Archie Comics, the Sonic comic was going along despite changes in authors, artists, characterizations, and story. It even endured the backlash of fans who got angry whenever something bad happened to a favorite character...like the most recent robotization of Sally.

Then Arcadia happened.

When the news was made public that Mobius was real and that they were in the middle of the very war that both the cartoon series known as SatAM and the Archie comic were based on, many at Archie felt very uncomfortable. Not only because they used said war as a means of creating a new comic, but because at present one of the very leaders of the Freedom Fight was depicted as having been a victim of said war. This situation became even more complicated when it was learned that King Maximillian Acorn ended up on Earth when he was chucked through the void...and knew about said comic series.

Although Archie had decided to temporarily halt production of the comic in respect to the Freedom Fighters of Mobius, an action mirrored by Sega when they halted production on the Sonic games, many were still worried that they might not be allowed to continue it. Or, worst case scenario, how were they going to pay royalties to an entire planet?

The one that was concerned about this most was lead producer on the comic, Ian Flynn. He was known as Ian “Potto” Flynn to fans due to the fact he was originally known as the creator of the fancomic “Sonic – Other M”, which of course left many wondering if he laughed when he saw the name of the new Metroid game. This fancomic eventually got him noticed by Archie and he was eventually hired for the Sonic comic and he was even working on a Megaman comic for Archie as well.

Unfortunately, with the revelation that both Mobius and Capcom-Earth were real, both those projects were now in jeopardy. Not only because it could be construed that they were making light of what were now revealed to be real events, but because those that were characters in said comics might object. As such, Ian worried about both his future and his career.

To make matters worse...

“Mr. Flynn? Princess Sally Acorn is here.”

...that just happened.

“Show her in.”

Ian took a deep breath and prepared for the worst. He knew someone from Mobius would come to talk about the comic. Unfortunately, it just had to be the one Mobian he didn’t want. Sonic would have been fine, since he was still depicted as Mobius’s hero. Sally, though...he was expecting a major browbeating from her for turning her into a roboticized slave to Robotnik, and even weaponizing her.

Sally soon walked in, and Ian easily recognized the classic look...a humanoid ground squirrel with auburn headfur wearing a blue vest and blue boots. Despite the fact she was only about four feet tall, she still had an air of importance to her that made her seem larger than life, and that made Ian feel a bit nervous.

“Mr. Flynn? Thank you for seeing me.”

“It was my pleasure, and may I say quite an honor as well. Please...sit down.”

Sally sat down in the chair that was offered her and Ian then tried to make the situation more comfortable.

“Can I get you anything?” he asked her. “We have coffee or anything from the vending machines...”

“Oh...no, thank you,” Sally said. “I appreciate the offer though.”

“Okay,” Ian said, sitting down at his desk. “Now then...let’s talk about the comic.”

“Yes, and I’ve heard about you halted production ever since hearing about the war on Mobius,” Sally interjected, knowing that was going to be something Archie was worried about. “We definitely appreciate your sensitivity about the war.”

“Well, it probably wouldn’t have looked good for us to make light of your struggle,” Ian said, starting to feel the nervousness increasing, until he saw Sally giggle a bit.

“Ian...you had no way of knowing we really existed until now,” Sally said, trying to calm Ian down. “I’ve seen games on this world based off your own wars, and they’ve been handled well enough.”

“Oh...you’ve seen some of the fictions of this world?”

“I have...including a few issues of the comic you guys have made.”

That made Ian nervous again, knowing full well that if that included the more recent issues...

“Let me just say it WAS a bit unnerving seeing myself roboticized,” Sally began.

“Oh crap...here it comes...” Ian thought to himself as he heard that. “Well, it was a good career while it lasted.”

But then what he heard next blew his mind.

“But seeing how I got roboticized was definitely what I would have done under those circumstances,” Sally finished. “In fact, I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in the next stories.”

“Wait...” Ian then said, surprised by that last part, “does this mean you’re allowing the comic to continue?”

“Absolutely!”

Ian was dumbstruck and wasn’t sure how to respond to that, but then Sally explained.

“Just because it IS based on what we have been through means nothing. The story you have going is far removed from what we have been through, so it is still very much fiction and still very much nothing more than the product of your imagination. I’ve even heard there were several cartoons that were created based on real people here. I think some guy named ‘MovieBob’ Chipman did some online article called ‘Celebritoons’ about a lot of them.”

Ian laughed at that. “Oh my god...who told you about THOSE?”

“Gamemaster Anthony did,” Sally said. “Actually, it was remembering that that helped him get over how upset he was over what had happened to us.”

Ian nodded in understanding. Hearing about what had happened on Mobius would have been bad enough, but seeing it...

“So how is the Gamemaster getting on with Arcadia?” Ian asked.

That question started a long conversation between the two about everything regarding Arcadia. Everything from the rebuilding effort to what the new reunification of Arcadia has wrought in terms of new tech and other discoveries. Eventually, they got back to the comic and Ian showed Sally the new look he had created for her after she becomes deroboticized.

“Oh my gosh, that looks pretty cute!” Sally said.

“You like it?” Ian asked. “I’ve had a few detractors say I seemed to have Sega-fied you a bit.”

“Well, the gloves do give that look,” Sally said. “But I rather like it! I saw someone we met in Station Square named Tiara wear something similar to this.”

“Well, we felt you needed an update,” Ian said. “Besides, I wouldn’t put it past Amy and Bunnie dragging you to some mall somewhere to go shopping.”

Sally snickered a bit at that. “You know...I actually joked with Anthony that he should take me to that Mall of America place in his home state. Of course, he’d have to pay for any purchases as I don’t yet have any Earth currencies...”

“Oh, God help that poor man’s credit rating...” Ian mumbled to himself and then laughed for a bit.

“So...feel better now?” Sally asked.

“Yeah...” Ian said, letting loose something akin to a sigh of relief. “I was kind of seeing my entire career going up in smoke for a bit.”

“I don’t think it’s your career you need to worry about, Ian,” Sally said. “Sega on the other paw...”

Ian looked both surprised and shocked at that. “Sega? What do you mean?”

Sally frowned a bit and continued. “Sonic wasn’t too pleased at certain things. He wondered why they told you guys to keep him and me apart and the comic’s story and then got a bit cross when he learned about that ‘nothing the fans can do’ comment. He thought Sega was actually dissing the fans.”

“So...what did Sonic say to that?”

Sally smirked a bit. “He suggested that they give you a little more leeway in regards to how he and the others are depicted, and then he rather coyly wondered out loud what would happen if Archie had permission to use him and Sega didn’t.”

Ian visually winced at that, but was also trying to stifle a bit of laugh. “Ouch...to be browbeaten by your own ‘creation’...”

“I know, right?” Sally said, giggling a bit. “At any rate, Sonic managed to convince them to let you guys have a little more levity in regards to the story. So...I’m guessing I’ll see me dating Sonic again in the comic?”

“Hey, how can I refuse the princess of Mobotropolis?” Ian said.

“In that case, I’d better let you get back to work,” Sally said, getting up from her chair. “Thank you again for meeting me, Ian!”

“Actually, I should be the one thanking you!”

Sally looked surprised at that comment, considering Ian’s prior nervousness.

“It’s just this, Sally,” Ian explained. “I’m glad to have finally met you...the REAL you. It made me glad to see you were real. Not in the sense that you exist, but that you are down to earth and aren’t like the overly demure or prissy princess tropes you see in some stories. In short...a true person.”

Sally smiled at that. “All the more reason for me not to get TOO comfortable in my return to princesshood, I guess.”

“In that case, here...” Ian said, handing her one of the sketches of her new look. “Who knows? You might be able to wear that as some kind of casual look.”

“Alright. Thank you, Ian!”

As Sally waved and began to leave, she suddenly stopped and turned back around. “Oh, stupid me...almost forgot! Anthony had a question for you.”

“The Gamemaster? What did he need?”

Sally reached into a pocket of her vest and pulled out a small sheet of paper. “I’m not quite sure what he’s talking about with this, but apparently he wants to know if you ‘laughed your butt off when Metroid Other-M came out’. Any idea what this is about?”

Ian laughed and then explained. “Oh God, yes. I actually got this job because of a Sonic fancomic I made called ‘Sonic – Other M’, where Sonic ended up on some alternate version of Mobius where Knuckles was the main villain.”

“Really?” Sally said. “So...what happened when that Metroid game came out?”

“Let’s just say I had images,” Ian explained. “Picture Sonic wearing Samus’s Chozo armor and you’ll get the idea.”

“Oh, Goddess!” Sally said, chuckling a bit. “I’ve got to tell both Sonic and Samus that!”

Sally said her goodbyes to Ian and left. Ian then collapsed further into his chair and breathed a huge sigh of relief. A bit later, he got a phone call from one of his coworkers.

“Hello? Yeah...she just left. Looks like she’s okay with the comic going on as usual. Guess she wasn’t as upset at seeing herself roboticized as we first thought.”

A short pause occurred as Ian heard something interesting from who he was talking to.

“We can also use Penders’ characters? Well, I already knew that. He did give permission to...”

Another pause as he heard something...odd.

“That wasn’t the reason? Why...what happened?”

This time...the pause was followed by Ian nearly laughing and falling off his chair.

“Wait...Julie-Su threatened to do WHAT to Penders?!?”

I'd want to go to Hawaii for a completely different reason.  *looks towards recent Nintendo E3 coverage*  Mostly to see how the locals feel about their home being the basis for the next gen of Pokémon.

So, I have to ask, Mike...you any relation to a guy named Johnny, by any chance?  (Bonus points if you know the reference.)

Seconding Zelda.  Oh my lord...this game looks AMAZING!!!

I was watching the gameplay footage via Joshscorcher's streaming of the Treehouse presentation.  Looks like one part Zelda, one part Monster Hunter, and one part Skyrim...and so awesome I want the game to come out NOW!!!

Darn it!  I was hoping that wouldn't happen again!  *AHEM*  Sorry about that.  Since everyone did one of these and despite the fact many here already know me, I might as well introduce myself.

Anthony Bault, Gamemaster of Arcadia, at your service.  In fact...I believe you all know my friends...

*motions over towards a large group of Nintendo, Sega, and Capcom protagonists...all of whom wave at the group*

I am known mostly for a fanfiction series called "Heroes of Arcadia", a series that is presently in reboot mode and HOPEFULLY will be shown soon if I can get my butt away from my distractions.  *COUGH*Pokémon*COUGH*Overwatch*COUGH*LeagueofLegends*COUGH*  I also need to find a version of Office for Windows 10 that is one I can buy...not the current version they're offering that is one I have to RENT.

At the age of 41, I am still very much the gamer geek.  Heck, I've been a gamer for more than 30 years...no way I'm stopping now!  I am also in love with travel, and like taking a casual drive just for grins and giggles since I love a good road trip.  (You might say I love adventures both real AND virtual!)

Anyways...that should give you a nice look into this Minnesotan.  Any questions?  Feel free to ask!

UPDATE!  (Where the drek is the edit button to edit posts?)

NEW POKEMON SHOWN!

Yungoos - Mongoose Pokémon, appears to be Normal type and looks HILARIOUS with that toothy grin!
Pikipek - Woodpecker Pokémon, this was the bird Pokémon shown in the initial sketches being developed, looks like it evolves twice

ALSO:  You can see what EVs you get in battle now!

Actually....I had a change of heart in regards to a few of the choices I originally put.  Such as...

NEW MOST OVERRATED PSYCHIC TYPE - HOOPA:  I thought this thing was going to be OP since it can learn three moves each of which has the ability to bypass Detect/Protect.  But then I saw how frail it was, so its utility with those didn't work as well.

NEW MOST UNDERRATED FAIRY TYPE - SLURPUFF:  Playing with this one a bit, I'm surprised that this thing could be a potential tank!  It has decent DEF and HP, and its ATT and SP.ATT stats can allow it to land a good hit as well.

So, the list is still evolving a bit.  BTW, I don't blame you for wanting Spark over Thunder Fang.  As you saw with the Dragon type, a similar situation occurred in regards to choosing power over usability.  (Outrage vs. Dragon Claw and Dragon Pulse vs. Draco Meteor)

BTW...Nintendo Treehouse is currently showing Sun/Moon gameplay.  GO NOW!!

TBH:  Everywhere I can.  The only foreign country I've been to is Canada and I am ACHING to get out more!

IN FACT:  I'm considering a career change to one that involves travel.  Though...can I really support myself with a travel blog devoted to road tripping?

Too...many...topics...to list...

I can't say about favorite generations BUUUUUUUUUUUUUT...a while back I actually did a list on the Chaos Theater web site appropo for this topic.

Observe for yourself BUT BE WARNED!  I will be redoing this list once Gen 7 is officially a thing.

Let's see...

XBL:  GamemasterAnth
Steam:  GamemasterAnthony
Battle.Net:  GmMstrAnth (Hi, I'm Anthony...and I'm addicted to Overwatch.)

3DS Friend Code:  5429-7920-3535 (Anthony)

Greetings all!

I know this forum is mostly for Sonic, but are other fandoms welcome?  As many of you know, my fanfiction career started as a crossover and with my reboot... *looks over at cavalcade of Nintendo, Sega, and Capcom characters waiting in the wings*  Yeah...and this may also affect if I RP as well as the version of Mobius is a crossover in and of itself!  (Sega/SatAM/Underground/Archie/Fleetway/OAV with only a slight bit of X)