An impossible idea that makes me smile

My mind worries me sometimes, but I can't stop grinning at this idea, even though I know it's completely infeasible. The contest to end all contests.

*Fade in Music*

"Tell me how you play,
and I'll tell you what you are."
- Ancient MMO Proverb.

*Fade out*

*Dramatic pause*

*Fade in to a hero dressed in a fabulous and over the top costume, named The Chairman*

Today a man's fantasy becomes reality in a form never seen before.

Arc Build Stadium, a giant Architect Arena.

The motivation for spending his fortune to create Arc Build Stadium was to encounter new original story arcs, which could be called true Artistic Creations.

The Chairman: Allez Buildin'!

*Dramatic chorus*

To realize his dream, he secretly started choosing the top players for various styles of Arc Building, and he named his players... The Iron Architects, the invincible players of Arc Creation skills!

((Note: Here comes personal preference ^_^))

Iron Architect Heroic, Police Woman.
Iron Architect Villanous, Fredrik Svanberg.
Iron Architect Dramatic, Fearghas.
And Tubbius is Iron Architect Comedic.

Arc Build Stadium is the Arena where Iron Architects await the challenges of Master Architects from all over the world. Both the Iron Architect and Challenger have one hour to tackle the theme plot element of the day, using all their senses, skills, creativity, there to prepare unique arcs never played before.

And if ever a Challenger wins over the Iron Architect, he or she will gain the people's ovation and fame forever. Every Battle, reputations are on the line in Arc Build Stadium, where Master Architects pitch their artistic creations against each other. What inspiration will today's challenger win? And how will the Iron Architect fight back? The heat will be on!!

...

I can't be the only one who thinks this would be hilarious.

Chariman: IFFFFFFF my memory serves me right, today signals the first battle in our Arc Build arena.

*The Chairman blasts a random mob and one-shots it while smiling and looking fabulous*

For today'sssss challenge! I have chosen a challenger worthy of the occasion. Having tested the Architect system since early beta, and having been chosen in the Dev's choice as well. Today's challenger, an early adopter and a well known name for all Architect players in the game.

@Twoflower!

((I was going to add the random bit here where trivia on the origins of the player and whatnot are added, but as I know nothing about it, rather than making something silly up I'll skip ahead.))

*Camera pans out to the Architect Building*

*Change to three players sitting behind a desk*

Footnote reads:


Bubbawheat...............Wrong Number
Commentator.............Commentator

WN: Today we have the first challenger, for what ill be the opening battle of Arc Build Stadium, a prolific arc creator and well known name among the players. And... Joining us for the opening battle we have well known theory crafter and mathematician extraordinaire, Arcanaville.
AV (In an extremely badly dub with a complete airhead voiceover): Hello, nice to be here!
WN: Arcanaville-san? You have dabbed in the Architect Entertainment system before, haven't you?
AV: Why yes I have. (Fake giggle that doesn't match the onscreen lip movement of the actual player). I have four arcs up, but the most popular one is my challenge arc.
WN: I see! So you are into torturing players, are you?
AV: Oh no! (more fake giggling) It's really labelled as such, anyone can play it but they know what they're in for.
WN: Of course, and thank you for coming.
AV: I'm looking forward to today's arcs!
WN: And as usual, our commentator, Dr. Bubbawheat.
BW: *Bows* Always a pleasure.
WN: All right, let's bring on The Chairman!

*Fake clapping from nonexistant audience*

*Fabulous hero walks in on the scene at the very top of the AE building stairs.

Caption:

The Chairman
Chairman of the Architect Academy

CH: How many players... Have more than one arc rated five stars. Not many, of course. And among them... This player... This Master Architect... Has also.... A Dev's choice.

One of the most prolific arc creators in the game. Let's all wellcome... Twoflower!!

*Clapping and dramatic music, as Twoflower walks into view and stands next to the chairman at the bottom of the stairs*

CH: Welcome to my Arc Build Arena.
TF: Thank you, it is an honor.
CH: I heard you had several Dev's Choice arcs at one point during beta.
TF: Yes, that is correct.
CH: What happened?
TF: I'd rather not talk about it.
CH: I see. Are you confident you can win today?
TF: I came here to do my best, I am here to win.
CH: Of course. Thank you... And now, let me summon the pride of the Architect Academy. I summon! THE IRON ARCHITECTS!!!!!!

*Chorus music*

WN: Ascending in the Arc Build Arena, the players that lead the Architect scene in Paragon, YOUR Iron Architects.

Iron Architect Heroic, Police Woman.
Iron Architect Villanous, Fredrik Svanberg.
Iron Architect Dramatic, Fearghas.

Here they stand! The invincible players of Arc Building Skills!

CH: Well then... WHO WILL IT BE???!!!
TF: Police Woman, please!!

WN: All right, it's a Heroic battle then!

Police Woman, one of the top Architects when it comes to build arcs with a heroic feeling, her works touch many themes from classic Television series and adventures, with the right flavour for Paragon City, author of the much acclaimed Teen Phalanx Forever arc!

*Cue the Challenger and Iron Architect getting ready in front of the architect terminal, surrounded by two assistants each*

CH: What could be the right theme for the opening battle of my Arc Build Stadium. I thought about it for a long time. It had to be iconic, it had to be passionate... Ah, passion! That gave me an idea. Something that has flared so much passion across the playerbase. Yes, THAT character...

*The Chairman grins*

I unveil... The THEME PLOT ELEMENT!!!!!

*A teleport in animation plays as a character materializes next to The Chairman*

CH: Today's theme issssss..... FUSIONETTE!!!

*Police Woman shakes her head*

*Twoflower facepalms*

*Cue dramatic music*

Dun DUDN DUN DUUNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

..................FUSIONETTE BATTLE................
Twoflower..............................Police Woman
Dev choiced architect.....Iron Architect Heroic

WN: The stage is set, the architects are ready, let's get it on!!

The Chairman: Allez Buildin'!!!

*Gong sound*

WN: And the gong sounds, the architects rush to start working on the arc, and Bubbawheat-san? Today's theme is Fusionette...
BW: Yeah, not an easy theme to work with! Very well known in the game, but she has been characterized anything from incompetent to a complete ditz, so it's going to be interesting to see how the Architects work the arcs to make her palatable and somewhat fresh.
WN: What about you Arcanaville? Anything noteworthy about your encounters with Fusionette?
AV: Not really, I'm one of the players who just lets her faceplant if she gets in trouble.
WN: No way!
AV: Yes! (Extremeply phony fake giggling from the dub) I do the same with regular players too, I call it Heroic Darwinism.
WN: Okay, what about...

*Interrupted*

Wrong Number!

WN: From the floor, commenter Lazarus, go!
L: Thank you! As you can see, neither the challenger nor the Iron Architect seemed thrilled about the theme for today. I heard the Iron Architect mumbling to herself... "I can't believe he chose Fusionette, she's been done to death! Wait, that came out wrong..."
WN: *Laughs* I see...
L: And Wrong Number?
WN: Yes Lazarus?
L: I asked the Iron Architect how many missions was she planning today, and she said "Three, probably three, I couldn't stand her more than three..."
WN: Haha, of course, and what about the challenger?
L: Twoflower is going for a full set of FIVE missions!
WN: Wow! Bubbawheat-san? Any comments on that? A whole five missions of Fusionette...
BW: Yes, I'm hoping the challenger is not biting more than can reasonably be chewed by anyone, and... Let's take a look at the challenger here...
WN: Okay, let's see...

*Camera pans on the Challenger's interface*

AV: What's that, Devouring Earth?
BW: Yeah, Twoflower is picking out the enemies from the Devouring Earth one by one, my guess is that he's trying to avoid some of the less popular enemies.
WN: Such as?
BW: Well, the most commonly hated Devouring Earth enemy is the Quartz....
AV: Oh yeah! You can say that again, I don't use this term lightly but they are downright game breaking.
WN: Not your favourite enemy I take?
AV: Not at all! They downright break defense so much worse than any other counter for defensive powers, it's just silly.
BW: Yeah, and see? The challenger just finished creating that custom group without them.
WN: One custom group just to remove a couple of enemies, goes to show the attention to detail these Architects...

Lazarus: Wrong Number!
WN: Go!
L: One of the assistants of the Iron Architect seems to be scrambling like crazy flipping through available maps, the Iron Architect ordered him to find a map with a wide middle area for lots of objectives but not being a complex or bifurcating map, and he's scrambling to find one because every time he suggests one, Police Woman comes and finds somethig wrong with it.

...

I think I better stop now, but the idea of having an epic televised battle of architects building an arc in one hour, with a "tasting and Judging", excuse me, "playing and judging" panel and all that... It's just hilarious

(If you didn't get the reference by now: Iron Chef!)

You have an interesting mind Miss Blue.....loved it.

WN

I was selected as an Iron Architect! Woot!

I have only seen fragments of Iron Chef. This seems better.

L: Wrong Number!
WN: Go ahead, big fellow!
L: Twoflower has just completed building the first mission, which is made of Council, Circle of Thorns, Nemesis, Tsoo, Freakshow, Crey, Warriors, Fifth Column, Devouring Earth, Banished Pantheon, and Arachnos! Back to you....

I had this same idea when AE first came out but you posted it so much better than I ever could have.

ALLEZ...CREATE!!

Whatever you are drinking, can I have some?

Hilarious, thank you for that.

May I present to the judges for consideration:


Fusionette Incarnate
by @PW
Arc ID: 497003
Keywords: Solo Friendly, Magic, Comedy
Length: Medium (3 missions)
First Published: 04/28/2011
Description: Oh hi! You remember me, Fusionette, right? Well I just got Going Rogue and am trying to unlock this darn alpha slot, but I can't solo this stupid Trapdoor guy. Can you help?


Design notes:
* This is a fairly silly story, which I felt was dictated by the Theme Plot Element of Fusionette. I considered trying to make a dark and angsty Fusionette to play against type, but ultimately, the essence of Fusionette is her iconic status as a goofy aggro magnet. Thus, despite Fusionette being rather overdone, it felt more natural to follow her traditional characterization.
* This approach admittedly has some risks as it does not allow for a lot of character development, and comedy can be hit-or-miss based on the audience. However, comedy lends itself to the short 3-mission format I selected, which also allowed the arc to be more rapidly constructed within the rigid time frame allowed.
* Comments and feedback would be welcome!

Now you're just showing off.

I've got next week off. I shall devote an hour to craft the ultimate Fusionette arc.

Um, I think I'll skip on the several zillion villain groups my NPC self picked, though.

I love you lot so much <3

<This space reserved for the pre-judging "individual dish" commentary of the arcs>

If you know Iron Chef, you know what I'm talking about

If you don't... You can wait, or spoil it by looking in YouTube.

Can I film this? I've even got the Backdraft soundtrack for the music!

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

It only took me two months to get back into the game!

---

*Cue slow and beautiful Orchestral Classical Music piece*

*Camera pans to the AE interface*

Iron Architect is offering three missions.

*Camera flips through a selection of shots from the missions*

First mission, a classic faceoff. As a light starter for the arc, the Iron Architect is offering a touch of lighthearted comedy, with a no fuss classic heroic face off against a well known enemy. The light sprinkly of fourth wall awareness adds a wonderful accent to this excellent opener.

Second mission, the reveal! Playing with some timeless Fusionette moments, the Iron Architect delights her audience with a mix of light comedy and misplaced dread, placing an escort with a balanced difficulty balance to ensure the joke is not overplayed. A nod to one of the classic conspiracy theories of the playerbase rounds up an excellent and well paced mission.

Thir and final mission, the shocking truth. The Iron Architect brings the arc to a fitting conclussion only Fusionette can deliver, perfectly capturing the spirit of the theme element of the day. The well timed delivery of the seasoning of extra elements to keep the pace of the mission is simply superb.

=^..^=

Did Twoflower's dish ever see completion?