Random thoughts or rough ideas I've formulated during the 2nd read of the trilogy. In time, as I got the resource, free time, and more importantly, good mood, they'll be transformed into proper posts. Some of them might rather come up as meme materials but figure it wouldn't hurt to take them into account, somewhat lol.
GUESSING Characters’ age
1992: Mana at IRG academy - Fresh or sopho or senior - 15-18 (depending on which age to join highschool in Japan)
1995: Mana meet Meiya?
1997: Yui joins IRG - 15 or 16 => Mana around 20
1998: Capital fell - Yui not graduated => 16 - 18
2002: MLA - Mana around 25-27, Yui around 20-22
MITSURUGI WEAPON
Meiya: Minaru Kamui
Yuuhi: Koubu Kisaragi
ML IN A NUTSHELL
Before Alternative: wtf is this extra trash ass SOL bs, get on with this already bruh
During Alternative: GIMME BACK MY EXTRA WOLRD AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
After Alternative: Extra is back but my soul is long gone
ML CAST
- Extra
- Top Trio: Sumika - Takeru - Meiya
- 2ndary main: Kei - Chizuru - Tama - Yoroi
- Top support: Yuuko - Marimo - Mana
- 2ndary support: The 3 idiots, Sagiri, TamaDad, ChizuMom
- Unlimited
- Top main: Sumika - Takeru - Meiya
- 2ndary main: Kei - Chizuru - Tama - Yoroi
- Top support: Yuuko - Marimo - Mana - Kasumi
- 2ndary support: The 3 idiots, TamaDad
- Alternative
- Top Trio: Sumika - Takeru - Meiya
- 2ndary main: Kei - Chizuru - Tama - Yoroi
- Top support: Yuuko - Mana - Kasumi
- 2ndary support: Cpt Isumi - Lt Hayase - Yuuhi Denka - Marimo
- Support: Lt Munakata, Major Walken, Cpt Sagiri, Chief Yoroi, Lt Haruka, Kashiwagi, TamaDad, CO Rahabinod, The 3 idiots, Lt Piatif, Touko, Suzumiya
INTEGRATE PLAYERS
Noteworthy: Mana - Yuuhi - Yui - Maya - Yifei - Yuuko - Gretel? - Kasumi
Remaining Valkyrie: Suzumiya Akane, Munakata, Touko
ML BRANCHES
Original Extra
Unlimited - 5/6 branches
MLA
Branched Extra (PTSD arc)
Alternative Extra
ML TIER
Meiya (Because Meiya) | Meiya - NOBLE CONFIDANT HRRRRRNNNNGGGG |
X (Legendary) | Mana - BEST MOM UNDER THE HEAVEN Takeru - Suffering is imminent |
S (Superb) | Yuuhi Denka - I'm not worthy of the Shogun's grace Yuuko - Machiavellian-ish Kei - KEIIIIIIII Cpt Isumi - A hero we don’t deserve Lt Hayase - Based af |
A (Wow) | Chizuru - She can be quite a bitch but the endgame was worth it Sumika - Rarely do I change my opinion about a character, she used to be near the bottom of the list to me but not anymore, well done. Tamase - Fun and a must-have in a group Mikoto - An engima Marimo - The CHOMP was not necessary and she already got my attention before that. Lt Munakata - Pretty refreshing with a revisit, a very insightful character. Cpt Abe - Mah Nibba Major Walken - The chad Cpt Sagiri - Tragic Chief Yoroi - Twice the enigma Cpt Ichimonji - da GAWD |
B (Good) | Kasumi - Mascot Lt Haruka - Illegally gentle Kashiwagi - Cool TamaDad - Discount Yuuko Raptor Spike 1 - F22 GET HYPED Cpt Kozawa - CO Radhabinod - KNIFE ATTTTAAACCCKKKKK |
C (Fine) | The 3 idiots, Lt Piatif, Touko, Suzumiya, Thesleff |
MLA TOPICS
- Concepts
- Acceptance: big or small role doesn't matter, most characters found the answer for their own internal conflict before the endgame drew near.
- Loneliness/solitude/isolation: mentally, physically, reluctantly... (Takeru, Meiya, Sumika)
- Mana is broken: OP combat (slice and dice, samurai combo), extraordinary leadership (any squad is doable), master tanker (ganked 10000000 BETA), extreme technique (TSF 100% hp minimum)
- Holy trinity's ideal:
- Meiya: duty (Japan and the people) - Yuuhi as a sister
- Yuuhi: duty (Japan and the people) - Meiya as a sister
- Mana: duty (Japan and the people) - Meiya >>>>>
- Plots:
- Alternative Extra: Kasumi played a role in deciding the reconstruction of Extra? -> Explains Yuuhi's existence because she witnessed everything in the climax.
- Mana's conversations: always happened at night time => associated with "Meiya" aka "Dark/Night"
- Alternative cannot exist without Unlimited => EVERY ROUTE MATTERS.
- By arcs:
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Coup d'etat was a tragedy:
- Mana GOAT: patriotic, sympathetic, observative, super reflex, absolutely unwavering, loyal, bloody one's hand, made the hard call
- Walken
- Sagiri
- Yuuhi Denka
- Meiya AAAAAAAA
-
PTSD:
- XM3
- Code 991
- AAAAAAAA | Causality Conductor
-
Pre-Sadogashima
- Valkyrie intro
- Alternative 4: unit 00, the squad, more quantum
- The 'dream'
- Isumi's Valkyries
- 'Mother' of the decade
- Small convos before departing
-
Sadogashima
- Early Game:
- Navy based af1
- Mid Game:
- Isumi's Valkyrie on the roll
- Takeru's rampage solo 23 forts
- Susanoo and the light of hope for mankind (especially the Jap)
- Late Game:
- 2nd Navy Squadron raw af
- Royal Guard held the line HRRRRNNNNGGG
- Isumi's farewell: thank you captain
- Early Game:
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Post-Sadogashima
- Even deeper into the Valks: Hayase, Haruka, Munakama
- Causality Conductor and the Timelines
- "Guiding Light" and Noble Confidant
- Mana's enlightenment (yet again)
-
MEIYA VS ANGE (From Umineko)
Reaching for the "star"
Born from noble/high-class family
Forsaken from a young age
Rights trampled on
Most of the time is all alone (Being "kept" alive)
Strong sense of resisting temptation (Takeru vs Battler)
Has an illegally awesome "mother" figure (Mana vs Eva)
Badass
Headstrong
Don't really appreciate their own value
Surrounded by loyal retainers (Mana gang vs 7 sisters)
Seeking a purpose in life ("living")
In the end they put their family above all else (Yuuhi vs Battler/Ushiromiya family)
"Died" in happiness (No, really, it's fucking tragic)