If I Had To Describe This Song, It Would Be Something Like Haunting Yet Beautiful. The Strings And Drum

If I had to describe this song, it would be something like haunting yet beautiful. The strings and drum beats mixed with Gordy's vocals is a great combination for an idea for a story of the fallen angel.

I have also had Arcane on the brain lately, so at some point when listening to this, the idea of this being something a montage of Jinx is set to just kind of popped into my head. It could be used for either her relationship with Vander or Silco, maybe both. The idea that she had sort of "rebelled" and done something to cause a rift with her father.

Now, the way the rift between father and child is very different for Lucifer and Jinx, but I can imagine in some alternate universe, that both could be acquaintances at the very least.

So... continuing this again. I want to talk about Absalom, the Seven Deadly Sins, Azrael, and maybe some others.

I'm expecting to have trouble with all of these, especially some of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Sins I imagine could vary between Manaless or using resources, more likely to former than the latter. Also, I'm still getting to used to Passives, so not everyone will have one right away.

ABSALOM: He would use "Wrath" like the Horsemen, his fellow Nephilim. His abilities would take some inspiration from his boss fight. His three abilities would be swinging his ax around him in a circular motion, Rooting someone in place temporarily, and for his third ability, I'm thinking maybe a dash. His Ultimate would work similar to Nasus and/or Renekton, increasing his size and health for the duration, while his Passive be where his attacks would stack an effect, in this case Corruption, allowing additional damage.

WRATH: Manaless. His Passive would be that the longer he fights, the stronger he gets, up to a point of course. His three abilities would the combined form of his weird weapon, which looks like a mix of an ax and a sword, a buff to his next attack, and a pound on the ground, where in a small radius, he creates a shockwave that damages enemies. His Ultimate could pretty much be the same as Sion's, a charge where he is Unstoppable until hits a wall or an enemy. Or maybe swap the third and Ultimate, just make the third a smaller dash, maybe something akin to Ornn's.

AVARICE: Mana. His passive would be like Fafnir's from SMITE, where he can gain a set amount of bonus gold from minions, structures, kills, assists, and hitting hitting an enemy god with an ability. Overall, I think Fafnir's moveset works well for the Sin himself. So, a thrown projectile, a buff to his attack speed that also minorly heals him, and a leap that damages and disarm enemies. Only difference? Avarice would not turn into a dragon, his Ultimate would be different... I'm just a bit unsure of what it would be at the moment.

SLOTH: Manaless. Being Sloth, he would have minions to do most of his basic attacks, while his abilities would be something he has to do. Considering he doesn't do a whole lot in his boss fight, I gotta get a bit creative. I'm thinking a powerful swing of his staff that can knockback enemies, I'm thinking making Exhaust ans ability of his, as well as a minion doing special attack. His Ultimate would see him get of his "throne," empowering his basic attacks and causing nearby enemies to slow. Once over however, he would be exhausted, with maybe an extra bit of defense so that he's not completely out of the game.

LUST: I'm unsure, Mana or Manaless. They would take some inspiration from Wukong of all characters. An ability that empowers their attacks, a clone/stealth combo ability, and what I call a lock-on dash. Lust's Ultimate however would be something like Charm or Renata Glasc's Hostile Takeover, where the enemy is non-hostile to you but has a chance of attacking their allies.

GLUTTONY: Manaless. Compared to the other Sins, he's relatively easy to come up with moveset for. Spitting out a bit of slime that can slow enemies, a long-ranged rake of his claws, and a vacuum pull, all while his Ultimate would see him transform essentially into Kraken, gaining extra health at the very least. I'm unsure of how to make his passive currently.

PRIDE: Mana. Her overall moveset would take some inspiration from Leona, such as the ability to stun an enemy and shield herself, just without the ability to pull herself to an enemy, instead with the ability to heal herself, similar to one of Tryndamere's abilities. Her Ultimate would be a bit like a short duration laser, with a pretty long cooldown.

ENVY: Mana. Being Envy, her abilities would be copies of the others. Considering Envy is especially jealous of the Horsemen, except Fury, she would have one ability similar to theirs. So, she would have Teleport Slash, Stoneskin, and World Ender, with her Ultimate being copying anybody else's. Think Sylas' Ultimate.

AZRAEL: He would be a bit more support oriented than most others I have come up with. So, at least one long-ranged offensive ability, a zone that slows enemies, a shield that blocks Crowd Control, with his Ultimate being a powerful heal for himself and nearby allies. Maybe it could be global like Soraka's Ultimate, but I don’t just want to copy everything from League of Legends or SMITE.

So... once again thinking about the Darksiders characters if they were implemented into a MOBA. Sorry if this is a tired idea to anybody. It's just, with playing Wild Rift, it gets me thinking, and Darksiders is one of my favorite video game series, so sometimes thoughts just form together.

I was thinking about passives and got an idea while trying out Tryndamere. Maybe for the Horsemen, just like how Tryndamere generates "Fury," the Horsemen generate "Wrath." I don't think it's a bad idea, considering in the Darksiders games "Wrath" can be generated when in combat just like "Fury" is for Tryndamere.

Tryndamere isn't the only one with "Fury" in LoL either. Renekton and Shyvana also do use "Fury," just in different ways to Tryndamere. So, maybe "Wrath" is generated differently for each Horseman. Using the Rider of the Black Horse as an example, Fury could say generate "Wrath" in a similar way to Shyvana, where her abilities are based on how long they cool down and her "Wrath" is what is used for her Ultimate. Meanwhile, War and Death could take inspiration from Renekton and Tryndamere. War could generate "Wrath" and for his next basic ability will get an empowered effect once enough is stored, while Death when generating "Wrath," depending on the amount, could get a higher chance for a critical strike. Now, that just leaves Strife. He's a bit harder to figure out. His "Wrath" would be generated in combat just like the other Horsemen, but what extra effect could it have, if needed? I'm stumped. Oh, or maybe Strife is the one with "Wrath" related to his Ultimate while Fury share "Wrath" use similar to War or Death.

Now, what of other Darksiders characters? Would they use "Wrath?" I think that could depend. As part of a hypothetical passive in a MOBA, maybe it could work, while others I could see as having a Mana bar like Ekko, or an Energy bar like Akali. Depends on their personality, I guess. Or some could just be baseline Manaless, all their abilities being a bit more based on cool downs.

Someone like Absalom would probably also have "Wrath," while someone like Azrael would probably have Mana. Don't know what characters could use Energy though, not many feel like they have abilities built around doinf things quickly like Kennen, Akali, Shen, or Zed. Funny idea I just had while typing this is maybe The Hunter from Darksiders 2 having Ferocity, just like Rengar... I'm joking! That could probably fit Samael? Ulthane's abilities I could see being purely based on cool downs.

Speaking of Ulthane, what could his passive and abilities be? I think his passive could be a Living Forge type of deal similar to Ornn from League, where he can forge his own items on the battlefield instead of always having to return to base, and at least one of his abilities has to be throwing his hammer, while another could be a type of charge/dash, while maybe another could be something like throwing a powerful enough haymaker it sends out a shockwave, and I have no idea at the moment what his Ultimate could be. Now, some may be asking, "Why a powerful haymaker that can create shockwaves?" Simple enough answer. Considering War needed the Tremor Gauntlet to open heavy doors and lift Ulthane's hammer in Darksiders 1, a Gauntlet that can allow War to create shockwaves on the ground with a certain move, who's to say Ulthane can't be strong enough to do something similar? Or maybe it could be a Thunderclap, similar to what the Incredible Hulk can do?

Anyways, this is feeling like it's getting a bit long, and I am up bit late as I am writing this, so I will return to this later and try coming up with more ideas at some point. Hope you all enjoyed this and hey, if you got ideas you wish to add, that's cool.

So... with Marvel, particularly X-23, on the mind a bit lately and wanting to get back into my SMT V: Vengeance playthrough, I kinda got to thinking of what would her role be in an SMT/Marvel Crossover AU. Taking some inspiration from the time she was Captain Universe, maybe she could be a Nahobino? Or maybe she could be someone like Tao or Yoko? Or maybe the Tao-like or Yoko-like role could go to a different character?

I do know if I write something for an SMT/Marvel Crossover AU, I would like to do something with Thor, both versions, where it's something like Eric Masterson is SMT Thor's Knowledge. Or maybe have it be Kevin Masterson, Eric Masterson's son? I also just had the idea while typing this of maybe writing something with Andi Benton, maybe making the Mania Symbiote like Aogami while Andi is the human who bonded. Maybe I will go with that instead, maybe so that I can try writing something with Andi meeting Nico Minoru and Laura and them going on a journey similar to what the Nahobino and company do in SMTV. Or maybe I could go with a combination of these ideas? Have Andi and Laura in roles similar to Tao and Yoko while whoever I make Thor's Knowledge is the protagonist?

Another idea is having Franklin Richards as the protagonist, with Rachel Summers as the one with a kinda similar role to Tao or Yoko. This idea popped in my head when mulling over the many possibilities for an SMT/Marvel Crossover. Franklin has cosmic power in the comics, the ability to create a miniature universe, while Rachel is one of the hosts of the Phoenix Force. Obviously, for this crossover idea, I will depower Franklin a bit, and I will probably try thinking of a mythological being for him to be the Knowledge of.

So... I just had this fun idea for the crossover. An alternate universe Rindo, having maybe sort of tapped into the power of Dissonance, accidentally ending up in the SMT world. This alternate Rindo may have accidentally changed his vibration. Considering the Rindo we play as can mental time travel, imagine a sort of "bad end" Rindo just doing something crazier. He could maybe be an optional boss fight that maybe you could recruit later, and only recruit, y'know, considering Rindo is human. Or maybe demon fusion doesn't work for Noise? Oooo! Or a Rindo with the power of Phoenix Cantus as a potential boss fight/recruitable ally.

Or, fun silly idea, imagine a shared universe kins of deal, and Jack Frost getting jealous of Mr. Mew. Or maybe being a fan of Mr. Mew.

Going with alternate shared universe, imagine the gods and monsters of SMT looking like the Noise, or being Reapers. Imagine Matador as a Reaper, the form we know him for being the form he takes when he powers up. Think something like Minamimoto turning into Leo Cantus. Imagine the Reaper's Game that the SMT characters are participating in has them teaming up with a Reaper. Now, some may ask why that idea... well, I think it's all but outright stated in Neo: TWEWY that different areas, like say Shibuya and Shinjuku, have different rules to their Reaper's Game. Shibuya's is built more like how it works in the first TWEWY, Shinjuku's is built more like how it works in Neo. So, imagine protagonist of SMTV and Aogami being a Player/Reaper duo in a different Reaper's Game.

Different idea: imagine Minamimoto being a crossover boss in an SMT game. One battle could be him in base form, another battle as Leo Cantus, and maybe another where it's basically a two-phase boss fight. First phase in base form, second phase as Leo Cantus.

You know... sometimes even I think I come up with some strange crossover ideas. Sometimes they're pretty basic, sometimes they're a bit fleshed out. One crossover that I came up with recently is a Shin Megami Tensei/The World Ends With You crossover. It all started because I have been playing SMT V: Vengeance recently and for no reason TWEWY has been in the back of my mind. So, a crossover idea formed, not helped by some kinda similar enough looking characters.

Some may or may not see it, but Hishima Sakazuki and Yuzuru Atsuta just look kinda similar to me. It's probably the hair and glasses. I also think Shiba Miyakaze looks kinda similar enough to Lucifer's human forms in SMT 3 Nocturne. Like, he almost looks like a middle ground between his old man and child forms in Nocturne.

Does anybody else kinda see it? Am I crazy?

Anyways! Considering Angels do exist in TWEWY, just in a different way compared to in SMT, living in a higher plane of existence, a plane higher than both the UG and the RG, imagine someone like Hanekoma being an old acquaintance of Lucifer's. Or, for a more fun idea, imagine Minamimoto just hopping universes and deciding to investigate the SMT universe for the hell of it. Maybe he thinks it could help in targeting the Composer. Imagine the Demi-Fiend or Nahobino encountering Pi-Face and just the chaos that could ensue.

Going back for a second to Shiba and Lucifer, I had the crazy idea earlier of imagine Shiba being a piece of Lucifer that the Lord of Chaos had separate, for whatever reason. Or maybe in a fan crossover, it could be some variation on that idea. Maybe that piece of Lucifer did not separate willingly?

Or, maybe better idea, Minamimoto meeting Lucifer and the Lord of Chaos taking a bit of an odd liking to this chaotic math-man. Maybe he sees Sho's pursuit to usurp the Composer as similar enough to pursuit to usurp the God of Law.

Overall, it's a fun crossover to play with, with how Gods and Monsters work in SMT, and with the Higher Planes in TWEWY.

EDIT: I don't know if it was like that for everybody, but on my end, after posting, the image for Yuzuru wasn't showing up, so hopefully I fixed it

Marvel/SMT Crossover Idea

Why this crossover? ...Why not?

It's overall a pretty basic idea at the moment. I would do my best to combine what I can of the Marvel Universe and the SMT Universe, highly likely leaning into the mythological sides of both, maybe trying to figure out how to fit things like mutants in as I go along?

Going with what I have learned through some research of my own and a bit of the SMT playthroughs I have been catching live on Twitch, I would have likely go for a sort of combination of both Marvel Thor and SMT Thor, having it be that Marvel Thor's human identity Eric Masterson is acting as the Knowledge of SMT Thor, creating a Nahobino.

I have yet to play an SMT game so I'm not as well versed as I would like to be, however I am thinking of picking up SMTV at some point. You can only learn so much on a game without playing it, you know?

Wish I could say more, but sometimes I got basic ideas and can only write some of it out.

Don't got much to say about this. I have not listened to much Insane Poetry so far, I do plan on listening to more than this, OKS and Faith In Chaos, but I can say this is a cool listen if you are into horrorcore. Got a cool beat and each one on the track has got a good flow. I honestly went to listen to it a second time as soon as it ended.

While typing this, I also got a neat idea. Imagine if we got a Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider movie or show, personally preferably and animated movie or show, and it used hip hop, primarily horrorcore. From what I remember, Robbie and his brother Gabe are from Los Angeles, and while I have no doubts that there are heavy metal bands from LA, why not lean into hip hop and how plenty groups come from LA or the surrounding towns. Also, leaning into horrorcore for Robbie could help differentiate him from the likes of Johnny Blaze, who has a bit more of an association with the aforementioned genre of heavy metal,