SolipsistSerpent
Endlessly Devouring
Ah, that's it. Thanks. It looked a darker blue than the water in the oceans, so that threw me off. Now that you point it out, I think it's just one of those contrast illusions.
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DoofQuest- a Disney Villains Victorious CK2-Style Quest
- Thread starter Made in Heaven
- Start date
- Crossover
- Location
- washington
honestly I'm not sad that khan is going into fission tech as that leaves less of a motive for him to mess with us with our green tech.
- Location
- The UK
The Road to El Dorado, despite not being Disney, appears in DVV. I think the Aztec statues are from the main villain.
- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
It was mentioned previously that they appear in DVV Classic which makes them unlikely to appear in Gridlocked, the 50s+ version.
- Location
- Germany
Honestly, we knew that one was coming ever since Davids PoV during Goofys talk with him mentioned such a possibility, but it´s still nice that he seems to really reach out to us a bit. I am not saying that he doesn´t have some ulterior motives (it´s David Friggin Xanatos, guys - that guy got plans within plans on top of plans), but I think right now he merely wants to see how we react to getting hit by the full force of a secret magical world and draw his own conclusions, not use that auction to quietly dispose of us. After all, until now all our contacts with him were at worst neutral and at best rather benign, with no real toe-stepping happening in either direction. So yeah, we should go to that auction once October rolls around with only a light security detail to be on the safe side
Yeah, that one was to be expected as well, because let´s face it: Aside from Xanatos (whom I already covered) and now Evelyn/Sinatron (more on that later), Shego is the one King that is starting to wonder just how incompetent and "below-notice" we actually are. It´s obvious that Shego went into that team-up expecting Doof to be another Drakken, who needed constantly to be babysat, lest his stupidity blow everything up and leave her to pick up the pieces. What she instead got was someone who - while definitely being a bit on the harebrained side - could actually keep up with her pretty well, came into that partnership with solid plans, getup and manpower and never once really was all that embarassing.
Now Shego just NEEDS to know what kind of guy we truly are and if we are friend or foe (her inner monologue flatout admitted that she needed to put us quite a bit higher on the friend/foe scale than we were before). I wouldn´t say that she likes or fears us now, but we definitely piqued her curiosity, maybe even her attention. So right now I am leaning towards calling her investigating us "a good thing" - just the right time to reach out to her in turn because of this doozy even:
Now, that one has the potential to go really south.
Syndrome is all-but-certainly dead for good now and in his stead Kronos reformed behind Evelyn Deavor, whom I gathered by now is a different flavor of "Anti-Super" than Buddy, possesses mind-control tech, is a sneaky bint and - worst of all - teamed up with Sinatron (that being said, she might have simply enslaved him as well - would explain that "???: +30" at least). Having an advanced AI running a very charming personality matrix as Internal Affairs guy is bad enough, but one thing makes it especially stinky - *Sinatron knows that Doof was a big player in the Sand Fiasco* and if he is smart enough, he might realize that with Gwen running around, Shego had a hand in it as well.
This means that Evelyn now knows that Shego and a surprisingly competent Doof were instrumental in taking down Syndrome, up to and including swapping out his Palladium Chip for a virus-ridden fake - meaning that she has all reason to consider both of us dangerous opponents (provided of course, that it wasn´t her who tipped us off in the beginning - but even then, our great sucess should surprise her all the same). We definitely need to talk with Shego about that threat to both of us - worst case she appreciates the warning but decides to handle it on her own (which should still net us some goodwill with her), best case is that this is the beginning of this proposed "Alliance of the Semi-Sane" that has been thrown around as a way to combat Bill later on and that I am a big fan of.
Somewhat concerning but since that´s on the East Coast, not really something we can do about without stepping on the toes of either David or DOR-15 (depending on where exactly Philadelphia is)
Since Middleton is more or less Shegos capital, we might wanna offer our assistance cracking down on those problems. After all, to address the issue surrounding New!Kronos we need Shego on top of her game and not caught up housekeeeping. Plus we booted out crime in our territory pretty hard, so our inward forces would be free right now.
Yeah, we really should try formalizing a more long-lasting partnership of equals with shego for multiple reasons.
As for who might be behind those Aztec-bots, both ideas that came to me aren´t really workable.
- Tzekel-Kan doesn´t work because he is DVV-Classics-exclusive and since some hate cross-pollution of systems, he can´t appear here
- Ernesto de La Cruz is also unlikely since A) he never showed any interest in influencing the Living World like that and B) where would he even get that tech in the first place?
A bit surprising considering that Khans main economical focus are fossil fuels, but it does show that we might be able to mend bridges with him regarding the whole "Green Energy vs. Old Ways" issue. With that in mind, I consider this a net positive for our Alliance plans, although we might wanna reinforce our Greevil power to not get booted out of the sector entirely.
A net positive for us, since Nevada is Evelyns turf and therefore she will be a bit occupied trying to adress this threat.
So we at least have an idea how things went down in that story...Bad (since it politically reinforces the schism between preds and preys), but nothing we can do anything about right now.
We might be able to capitalize on that with our pro-Toon stance, creating even more goodwill with them than before. That being said, demagogues like Doom will not stop spewing their shit even though their ship is sinking and so, he likely will still need a push from us to really get bad-ended.
Since this Taco stand apparently was sitting right on top of some kind of magical gateway-or-whatever, I think that Toffee was somehow involved. But until further notice, we can´t really do anything there.
Woah...lay off the unneeded hatred for Judy, please.
Yeah, honestly I´d have preferred a timeline where Judy simply didn´t get to start her investigation because of how frankly doomed from the start it was considering the evidence situation...Would have allowed both her and Nick to come back with just a little outside help from us, maybe.
But Judy getting killed by Nick (he wasn´t named in the update, but we all know it was him back at the Museum) was just too good a kickstart for Bellwether to not use in the end.
- Location
- USA
Could the Aztec stuff have anything to do with the emperor's new groove?
- Location
- The UK
Some appear in both, like Shere Khan, and it's set only 500 years ago. Magical longevity, descendants, etc. could be the explanation.
It might be Yzma, for similar reasons. But Tzekel-Kan does statues.
No. That's in classic DVV which is more in line with D&D as a setting.
- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
Nope. While Emperor's New School does have some modern stuff like disco and radio, it is still supposed to be set in the Incan Empire long before the European Colonization of the Americas. DVV Classic handles pre-1950s stuff and normal fantasy, while DVV Gridlocked handles 1950s+ and deals more with urban fantasy and sci-fi (barring a few examples otherwise).
Nope. This version of Shere Khan was pulled from TaleSpin which is set roughly around the 1930s. It's one of those examples I mentioned above about being put in because of the themes matching Gridlocked more than Classic.
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What Museum? I can't seem to find it.
- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
The museum at the end of the Zootopia movie. At the end of the movie, Nick and Judy figure out Bellwether was at the head of a conspiracy to strengthen fear against predators so that "prey" species would rule dominant in Zootopia. She cornered them in the ancient predator vs. prey exhibit and tried to shoot Nick with a dart that would have made him become feral and attack Judy. She failed in the movie, but probably succeeded and had Nick maul Judy to death here judging by the memorial.
- Location
- The UK
I feel like there isn't a modern Disney property that uses Aztecs, Mayans or the like.
So, either it's an OC, it's a villain from outside Gridlocked's time period to fill the relative lack of South American villains to draw from in the modern period, or it's a relatively obscure work we're gorgetting about.
So, either it's an OC, it's a villain from outside Gridlocked's time period to fill the relative lack of South American villains to draw from in the modern period, or it's a relatively obscure work we're gorgetting about.
- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
It could be yet another thing from the mainline Disney comics (meaning the Disney classic cartoon ones) that a lot of us just aren't thinking of or haven't read of before.
- Location
- Germany
Yeah, that´s another reason why I was very wary of the prospect of Xanatos being hostile towards us - with his holdings both in Alaska and on parts of the East Coast, he could relatively easily stage a covert pincer attack against us - as history teaches us, being on the receiving end of a pincer maneuver (especially a well-coordinated one like would be expected from someone like David) is never fun to deal with.
Luckily, events have happened that made him rather well-meaning towards us, meaning that him pincering us has become rather unlikely to happen (provided we don´t piss him off again)
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is a building in Savanna Central filled with exhibits and fossils from the times before Zootopia was created. Among these exhibits are several dioramas of predators hunting prey animals, in which the latter seem to have started hunter-gatherer groups. Just before their...
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SolipsistSerpent
Endlessly Devouring
It probably was, someone checked the intrigue bonus that was used in mailing us the plans against the intrigue bonus she used to mind-control the board (follow the link to see the actual numbers, they don't show up in my quote):
- Location
- Germany
Even so, she probably didn´t expect the team of Doof and Shego to be that sucessful in taking down Syndrome. She probably simply wanted to slam Kronos´ biggest rival (Shego) as well as tht weirdo to the south into Syndrome and simply gobble up all three after they ripped apart each other (including hoping for Doof and Shego to backstab each other and become even weaker).
Us two actually suceeding to that extent that Doof now owns the Chip and Shego was able to capitalize on it for her pro-Super agenda - not to mention that we didn´t betray each other in the end - definitely backfired on Evelyn at least a bit.
SolipsistSerpent
Endlessly Devouring
Maybe something to do with the Gilded Man? He was in the Ducktales comics before showing up again in the 2017 reboot.
Otherwise it's probably some other oneshot villain, whether a mad scientist or an ancient menace. There are a lot of them strung through different comics and cartoons.
- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
That does remind me. I still don't get quite why Dr. Facilier is considered more fitting for Classic than Gridlocked. One of the bigger things with "Urban Fantasy" to me is the idea of magic hidden beneath your nose in a modern life, a bit like American Dragon Jake Long has it. Setting-wise, I couldn't even imagine Dr. Facilier alongside Ursula and Hades to the same extent I would, say, a Snow Queen Elsa or however Frozen is integrated. It's not just the fact that it is set in the late 1920s, since Frozen takes place roughly mid-19th century yet I mentioned I feel it fits well enough with the other Classic members. It's more the issue of how magic interacts with the world in that movie compared to the others.
The design certainly seems to fit, and it is a robot. You might be on to something there. I can't confirm or deny though since I still haven't watched past the first season of the reboot yet
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Yep, someone definitely did. Clearly some insightful, genius, beautiful someone of a poster. We should all aspire to be as witty and great as that unnamed, inspiration of a questor.
Honestly Evelyn being the is somewhat calming for me, because even if we were more successful that she thought, or attack didn't come out of nowhere so we wont look as unstable. Though diseased lunatic probably isnt gonna work against her.
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Nothing stops Doof from looking into small events in a rivals domain. DVV Gridlocked doesn't deal with actual kingdoms, but instead megacorps having dominating influence in areas. DEI can and does sell goods outside the tri-state area. The "kingdoms" are a left over from classic and really just show where the companies or hazards have dominating influence.
Small scale stuff like Doof taking a trip to New York and seeing every show on Broadway can happen without Xanatos knowing and/or caring. Goofy has been on road trips accross the USA in quest and it hasn't been a big deal.
The "kings" aren't wagging a all out war, but a shadow one. They keep up the masquerade of the US Government out powering them as it benefits them all to keep that masquerade. They fight in the shadows with mercenaries and compete in markets for dominance. DVV Gridlocked is Shadowrun with Disney characters. Doof Quest is as well, but from the point of view of a MegaCorp owner.
If you're building a army and attacking a rival in a full blown war then you're messing with the masquerade which angers all of the kings and the US Government.
Small scale stuff like Doof taking a trip to New York and seeing every show on Broadway can happen without Xanatos knowing and/or caring. Goofy has been on road trips accross the USA in quest and it hasn't been a big deal.
The "kings" aren't wagging a all out war, but a shadow one. They keep up the masquerade of the US Government out powering them as it benefits them all to keep that masquerade. They fight in the shadows with mercenaries and compete in markets for dominance. DVV Gridlocked is Shadowrun with Disney characters. Doof Quest is as well, but from the point of view of a MegaCorp owner.
If you're building a army and attacking a rival in a full blown war then you're messing with the masquerade which angers all of the kings and the US Government.
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- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
That reminds me. When was that trait description edited?
I don't remember if that "reconsider" part was always there (or at least has been there for a while) or if that is recent.
It definatly wasn't, and I'm pretty sure it used to be 25.
- Location
- Philippines
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I think it was last Thursday.
Curse you Thursday.