The Game's Plot. What we know, speculations for it.
Oct 18, 2016 3:33:15 GMT -6
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Post by Pure Miriam on Oct 18, 2016 3:33:15 GMT -6
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has a interesting plot, that is being kept locked for a long time. We only get some glimpses of it, from Kickstarter's official page and from IGA's interviews.
So, most of the information down there is taken from those links:
(Kickstarter page)
shmuplations.com/bloodstained/
www.siliconera.com/2015/06/10/koji-igarashi-tells-us-all-about-bloodstaineds-leading-lady-miriam/#ksRaVH55qdEq1iAY.99
THE PLOT: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
(from Kickstarter)
Miriam was picked up as an orphan by an Alchemist at a young age, she became a host for the dark Alchemists’ curse. Although the magi-crystals were fused with her body at a young age, for 10 years she lay sleeping while the curse matured to its full form. It was during this period that the demons arrived, meaning that she missed their appearance and awoke with a mild form of amnesia, not quite fully understanding what happened to her.
She is a woman of few words but strong of purpose. Her youth is deceiving, making her seem confrontational and quick to judge, though in reality she is constantly evaluating her next step. The pain she felt as an orphaned child fuels her compassionate desire to protect her loved ones and friends.
Gebel was the original host for the magi-crystal curse that summons demons to the planet. Gebel (JEE-bill) was the only one to survive its effects at such a high level. He destroyed the guild that created him, but in doing so realized he was no longer human and had no place on Earth. This in turn, lead him to summon the demon castle from hell to appear on the planet.
It is said that his real purpose in summoning the castle was to give Miriam a place of her own, but as his Magi-crystal disease progressed, he soon forgot his own reasoning. The more he surrounded himself with hell-spawn, the quicker the magi-crystals engulfed his body. He continues to plot the downfall of man, and how to best convince (or use) Miriam to achieve his dark ambition.
Johannes was a member of the defunct Alchemist guild and Gebel’s best friend. Johannes (yo-HAH-nis) was the only Alchemist who dissented with the plan to call demons to the earth to cement Alchemy as the prevalent philosophy. His rejection of the other Alchemists’ scheme is what kept him from sharing their fate. He has a vague understanding that Miriam’s awakening and the demon castle’s appearance are no mere coincidence.
Zangetsu came from a small country far away in the East and he specializes in fighting demons. He makes his way to England when the demons first show up 10 years before the main story of Bloodstained begins.
He uses a dual katana fighting style along with Japanese “ofuda” paper incantations to destroy his demonic foes.
During his long battle to keep the demons at bay he loses his left eye and right arm. Using a special Ofuda spell he is able to animate a wooden prosthetic arm to nearly the same level of mobility as his original arm. The Ofuda that covers his missing left eye grants him the ability to see both auras of both the living and dead.
He lost a great deal of friends during his 10 years of fighting, creating an absolute hatred for not only the creatures themselves but also the Alchemists that brought them to the Earth.
(from shmuplations)
Miriam and Gebel were to be used as hosts for the Alchemists’ sacrifical ritual, and Johannes was the person entrusted with their care. He got along with them very well. However, Johannes soon began to feel empathy for them, and he demanded that his Alchemy master stop the ritual. But in the end, it was held despite his protests.
Miriam fell into a comatose state, so she couldn’t be the sacrifice, but using Gebel, the Alchemists were successful in summoning the demons. Miraculously, though, Gebel survived the ritual. By the way, it was the Enochian Tablet and Liber Loagaeth that were used for the summoning. They’re written in the Enochian language, the language that was used by Adam in the Garden of Eden when he first gave names to everything.
After that, time passed, and as one would naturally expect, Gebel decided take revenge. He used his powers to summon demons and destroy the Alchemist’s Guild. He spared the life of his old friend Johannes, and he also felt he needed to protect Miriam. With their bodies infected by the magi-crystal curse, the two of them cannot return to being human, nor can they join the denizens of Hell—Gebel’s thinking, therefore, is that he should create a Hell on earth where the two of them can live: “they changed our bodies, so I should be able to change their world.” That is what motivates his actions.
Johannes, too, sees Miriam more as someone he needs to protect, rather than a love interest. With his superior skills, he has found a way to halt the crystallization, and he treats Miriam and stops it from progressing. He wants to help Gebel in the same way, but for the reasons I described above, Gebel is bent on acquiring power. Miriam is worried that her former companion will be overwhelmed and destroyed by that power, and she wants to help him.
Miriam’s heart is partially crystallized, whereas Gebel is crystallized everywhere except his heart. Is all the red magi-crystal in Gebel because he was too late to stop its spread? Is it ok to have a heart that’s partially magi-crystal?
(from siliconera)
The Alchemists’ process of grafting magi-crystals into Miriam's flesh has turned her into a beacon that calls demons down to earth—an experimental puppet. And there are dozens more like her, abandoned children and orphans whose disappearance no one would ever notice. When the Alchemists took the children in, they formed friendships with each other—the only others dealing with the same situation. Gebel was one of Miriam’s closest friends.
Johannes was an apprentice Alchemist whose disgust with his guild masters’ experiments got him thrown out of the guild.
These new humans were a step forward in human development, in that they possessed powers and abilities that others do not, but the Alchemists’ plot to call demons down—to demonstrate that only Alchemists could protect humankind—turned this step forward into a colossal step backward when the Alchemists could not stop what they had begun.
The magi-crystal process was never perfected, and the summoning ceremony that Miriam was forced into left her in a trance—a kind of hibernation that suspended time while the crystals took root. None of the other children survived their trance—none except for Miriam and Gebel, who survived to vow revenge on the Alchemists who had created him. A year after the demons appeared, he did—only Johannes survived.
A decade after the demons, a dark castle appeared at the site of the old Alchemist’s Guild, and Miriam awoke with the certainty that Gebel was behind it—and that he must be stopped. Fortunately, Johannes never stopped developing his own skills during her slumber, and the glyphs he etches onto her skin keep the curse at bay… for now.
SPECULATIONS AND FUTURE FOR THE PLOT
I guess there are a lot of information there, that a lot of people didn't know. What do you think the plot will move from there?
I could have done a better starting post for this thread, but i'm on a rush now. And i wanted to start this before leaving.
Anyway, let's discuss about it!
So, most of the information down there is taken from those links:
(Kickstarter page)
shmuplations.com/bloodstained/
www.siliconera.com/2015/06/10/koji-igarashi-tells-us-all-about-bloodstaineds-leading-lady-miriam/#ksRaVH55qdEq1iAY.99
THE PLOT: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
(from Kickstarter)
She is a woman of few words but strong of purpose. Her youth is deceiving, making her seem confrontational and quick to judge, though in reality she is constantly evaluating her next step. The pain she felt as an orphaned child fuels her compassionate desire to protect her loved ones and friends.
Gebel was the original host for the magi-crystal curse that summons demons to the planet. Gebel (JEE-bill) was the only one to survive its effects at such a high level. He destroyed the guild that created him, but in doing so realized he was no longer human and had no place on Earth. This in turn, lead him to summon the demon castle from hell to appear on the planet.
It is said that his real purpose in summoning the castle was to give Miriam a place of her own, but as his Magi-crystal disease progressed, he soon forgot his own reasoning. The more he surrounded himself with hell-spawn, the quicker the magi-crystals engulfed his body. He continues to plot the downfall of man, and how to best convince (or use) Miriam to achieve his dark ambition.
Johannes was a member of the defunct Alchemist guild and Gebel’s best friend. Johannes (yo-HAH-nis) was the only Alchemist who dissented with the plan to call demons to the earth to cement Alchemy as the prevalent philosophy. His rejection of the other Alchemists’ scheme is what kept him from sharing their fate. He has a vague understanding that Miriam’s awakening and the demon castle’s appearance are no mere coincidence.
Zangetsu came from a small country far away in the East and he specializes in fighting demons. He makes his way to England when the demons first show up 10 years before the main story of Bloodstained begins.
He uses a dual katana fighting style along with Japanese “ofuda” paper incantations to destroy his demonic foes.
During his long battle to keep the demons at bay he loses his left eye and right arm. Using a special Ofuda spell he is able to animate a wooden prosthetic arm to nearly the same level of mobility as his original arm. The Ofuda that covers his missing left eye grants him the ability to see both auras of both the living and dead.
He lost a great deal of friends during his 10 years of fighting, creating an absolute hatred for not only the creatures themselves but also the Alchemists that brought them to the Earth.
(from shmuplations)
Miriam fell into a comatose state, so she couldn’t be the sacrifice, but using Gebel, the Alchemists were successful in summoning the demons. Miraculously, though, Gebel survived the ritual. By the way, it was the Enochian Tablet and Liber Loagaeth that were used for the summoning. They’re written in the Enochian language, the language that was used by Adam in the Garden of Eden when he first gave names to everything.
After that, time passed, and as one would naturally expect, Gebel decided take revenge. He used his powers to summon demons and destroy the Alchemist’s Guild. He spared the life of his old friend Johannes, and he also felt he needed to protect Miriam. With their bodies infected by the magi-crystal curse, the two of them cannot return to being human, nor can they join the denizens of Hell—Gebel’s thinking, therefore, is that he should create a Hell on earth where the two of them can live: “they changed our bodies, so I should be able to change their world.” That is what motivates his actions.
Johannes, too, sees Miriam more as someone he needs to protect, rather than a love interest. With his superior skills, he has found a way to halt the crystallization, and he treats Miriam and stops it from progressing. He wants to help Gebel in the same way, but for the reasons I described above, Gebel is bent on acquiring power. Miriam is worried that her former companion will be overwhelmed and destroyed by that power, and she wants to help him.
Miriam’s heart is partially crystallized, whereas Gebel is crystallized everywhere except his heart. Is all the red magi-crystal in Gebel because he was too late to stop its spread? Is it ok to have a heart that’s partially magi-crystal?
(from siliconera)
Johannes was an apprentice Alchemist whose disgust with his guild masters’ experiments got him thrown out of the guild.
These new humans were a step forward in human development, in that they possessed powers and abilities that others do not, but the Alchemists’ plot to call demons down—to demonstrate that only Alchemists could protect humankind—turned this step forward into a colossal step backward when the Alchemists could not stop what they had begun.
The magi-crystal process was never perfected, and the summoning ceremony that Miriam was forced into left her in a trance—a kind of hibernation that suspended time while the crystals took root. None of the other children survived their trance—none except for Miriam and Gebel, who survived to vow revenge on the Alchemists who had created him. A year after the demons appeared, he did—only Johannes survived.
A decade after the demons, a dark castle appeared at the site of the old Alchemist’s Guild, and Miriam awoke with the certainty that Gebel was behind it—and that he must be stopped. Fortunately, Johannes never stopped developing his own skills during her slumber, and the glyphs he etches onto her skin keep the curse at bay… for now.
SPECULATIONS AND FUTURE FOR THE PLOT
I guess there are a lot of information there, that a lot of people didn't know. What do you think the plot will move from there?
I could have done a better starting post for this thread, but i'm on a rush now. And i wanted to start this before leaving.
Anyway, let's discuss about it!
