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

  1. 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
  2. Unlimited
    • Top main: Sumika - Takeru - Meiya
    • 2ndary main: Kei - Chizuru - Tama - Yoroi
    • Top support: Yuuko - Marimo - Mana - Kasumi
    • 2ndary support: The 3 idiots, TamaDad
  3. 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:

    • 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

    • 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)