A Monster in Dark Astoria?


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It's the triple-threat!


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Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.

 

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see, i thought it was a guy from gamera. we do need a giant reptile monster in the game already, the fact that adamastor is just a big zombie borders on insulting. I understand that art assets dont grow on trees, but far too many giant monsters are just upsized regular enemies, and it is a depressing flaw in the game.


 

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[nerdvoice] "Did you do thayt?[/nerdvoice]

Thanks that made my night! Glad I wasn't drinking milk at the time...


 

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I'd like to see a major rehash of Dark Astoria, where the Banished Pantheon & the Fir Bolg join forces against the witches & redcaps (who are also still fighting amongst each other) to call forth chaos and mayhem and allow Adamastor & Snaptooth (Okay maybe not Snaptooth. Let's let him sit this one out.) to rule supreme and blah blah blah. You get the drill.

{yes i know DA is not Croatoa. Patience! All will be explained! (turtles!)}

During the day, the fog would disappear, the animated dead would retreat to the cemetery, and normal people would walk the streets again, but they'd talk of living a nightmare all these years and while temporarily tangible and coherent, they would all behave strangely, warning the heroes to turn back and not try to save them, because they risk all of Paragon City & perhaps the world to Astoria's fate. A newly minted mission arc would reveal that the people of Astoria themselves are holding the forces of evil at bay by their own accumulative will, focused nightly by the spirits of dead heroes of legend who work in consort with rogue villains and heroes alike who realize this threat is bigger than all of them.

For Adamastor lied to the Banished Pantheon. He told them if they worshipped him he would lay waste to their enemies and smite Mother Earth herself, and force her to the Banished's Bidding. However, he is only the harbinger. Adamastor long ago was banished himself from the oceans, and he has made a pact with beings far greater and powerful than he. They want to flood the lands of the Earth and make the entire planet palatable only to their kind, and Adamastor The Trickster is fooling forces of evil to assist him in that task.

Of course this won't happen until Paragon & NCSoft figure out how to make water powers work, but in the mean time, GIANT TURTLES HIDING IN THE FOG! Think of it!

At night the fog would roll in and the tortured souls of Dark Astoria would again retreat into the corners of our sensory perception. The Banished Pantheon would once again reign supreme, and would be even more powerful than before. Some are more coherent, and speak of an impending apocalypse that living heroes & villains will band together in a feeble attempt to thwart, but that their energies will inadvertently help to usher in The Cleansing.

At their side would be the Fir Bolg who also cherish this Cleansing and wish to see it smite their enemies. The Witches & The RedCaps will each attempt in their own ways to stop this menace, but their efforts only make things worse. In the mean time, GIANT TURTLES HIDING IN THE FOG show up and lash out at the streets and anything in them, good or bad, dead or living or undead alike, the turtles don't care! And they're BIG! They dwarf Adamastor who cheers them on, and... dry heaves in their general direction for some reason. Anyway. GIANT TURTLES! THINK OF IT! IN FOG! ALL BIG AND ..TURTLEY!

And none of this 'maybe they'll spawn if you wait around long enough' IT'S EVERY NIGHT! TURTLES! ALL BIG AND EVERYTHING! A BUNCH OF EM! ALL OVER DARK ASTORIA!

After the mission arc is completed, those who succeed would do their part to help the people of Astoria keep the forces of evil at bay, and you'd also get access to a special portal that Croatoan villains were using to get from there to Astoria, but with your help it's now in the hands of Portal Corp who think it's really nifty to tinker with but they promise they'll be very careful. And after you're done with that mission arc? MORE BIG TURTLES TO POUND ON AND GET POUNDED ON AND COMPLAIN ABOUT GETTING POUNDED ON AND THEN YOU POUND ON EM SOME MORE! AND MAYBE ONE BIG IGUANA JUST FOR KICKS! WHAT!? WHY ARE THERE MEN IN LAB COATS WITH TRANQUILIZER GUNS CHASING ME AROUND MY COMPUTER!? CAN'T THEY SEE I'M TRYING TO TYPE!? HELP! MORE TURTLES! POUND! POUND!


 

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Originally Posted by ZachsMind View Post
I'd like to see a major rehash of Dark Astoria, where the Banished Pantheon & the Fir Bolg join forces against the witches & redcaps (who are also still fighting amongst each other) ... blah blah blah, tl;dr
You do realize that Dark Astoria and Croatoa are two different zones, right? Fir Bolg, Cabal, and Red Caps are in Croatoa. BanPan is in Dark Astoria.


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I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.

 

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Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
You do realize that Dark Astoria and Croatoa are two different zones, right? Fir Bolg, Cabal, and Red Caps are in Croatoa. BanPan is in Dark Astoria.
But what of the giant turtles?



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But what of the giant turtles?
Didn't get that far. You'll note the "tl;dr" in my quote, I meant that literally. If there's information wrong in the first paragraph and it's a big wall of text (thank you for paragraphs, at least...), I stop reading.


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I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.

 

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Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
Didn't get that far. You'll note the "tl;dr" in my quote, I meant that literally. If there's information wrong in the first paragraph and it's a big wall of text (thank you for paragraphs, at least...), I stop reading.
In that case you missed the last paragraph where I explained the end game of the mission arc for the zone involved taking control of a dimensional portal that allowed beings from Croatoa to cross over into Dark Astoria (and that's also where Adamastor came from long ago and the Giant Turtles are coming from now - It's like Grand Central Station in that thing) and then you hand possession of the portal over to Portal Corp because they've never made a mess of things with portals before have they of course they have that's where the fun is.

GIANT TURTLES! GET WITH THE PROGRAM! GET ON THE BAND WAGON! GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF A NEW EXCITING RELIGION! BEAT ON GIANT TURTLES FOR FUN AND PROFIT!


 

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...no.
*suprisingly adequate Eric Idle impersonation*

Oh you're no fun anymore!


 

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Won't someone think of the giant turtles?????
You know, I was ready to roll my eyes at this whole "giant turtle" thing, but I went to DA to check it out myself, and couldn't believe what I found!


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Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.

 

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kill it with fire!!!!


 

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kill it with fire!!!!
If I'm not mistaken, fire has proven as useless as all other measures in combating this awful threat.

Even cancellation hasn't managed to fully put this beast down!!! The syndication rez inspiration keeps bringing it back to threaten the world again and again and again.


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So... we toss it some Cheez to placate it, use ice to hold it then... uhhhh..


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So... we toss it some Cheez to placate it, use ice to hold it then... uhhhh..
an electromagnetic pulse to wipe out all its backups?
Of course this would inflict even greater disruption and devastation than the creature itself, but there are those who have gazed into its eyes and feel the price is worth it.


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Was flying around getting ready to leave DA as I was somewhat close to the exit and I just happened to turn around and to my surprise I saw something behind the buildings. I was able to take a quick snapshot before it disappeared into the night fog. Not sure what it was as I spent the next hour looking for it again but no luck in finding what the heck I saw. Based on the image, it kind of looks like half turtle and some kind of giant lizard. Not sure? Anyone else see this?

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OMG Pokemon are invaidering!!!
There are 498 difference ones they got to be bored of this.... Or maybe it a Rikit! Maybe even worst! It it, it DOOMDAYS! or Dr. Destroyer trying to kill us : P I don't know just bring a goof.


 

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That's definately a sonic corruptor...


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That -is- a sonic corruptor. This must be from the (unannounced) Going Rogue beta.

I smell shenanigans. Ban Dispari! He broke the NDA!


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Best. Thread. EVAR!


 

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Ok, first, that's not Dispari's character. Dispari re-photoshopped the OP's picture.

Second, at risk of looking like an idiot... am I missing something? What's Corruptor-unique about this?


 

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Ok, first, that's not Dispari's character. Dispari re-photoshopped the OP's picture.

Second, at risk of looking like an idiot... am I missing something? What's Corruptor-unique about this?
I think you are. Here, let me help.


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I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.