Untitled Goose Game - Two Player Update

Untitled Goose Game - Two Player Update

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This year’s best halloween costume goes to theses Japanese art students -

pt 1 So I have this weird headcanon about Uther based around if the characters were reincarnated rather than resurrected. So Uther is obviously older and might regain his memories earlier than everyone else. But what if Arthur doesn’t remember in each life uness he meets Merlin. So in my idea Uther goes through his lifetimes trying to prevent Arthur and Merlin from meeting so that he doesn't infect his son with his ideals - aka in Uther's mind - stealing away Arthur's love and support and

I really like this. In general, this would be a cool book idea bc if we had no knowledge of the series then the audience would 100% probably take Uther’s side in the beginning. Then as the the story progresses you realize he’s actually a villain which is just a concept I’ve always loved.

AND YES. One thing I felt a little failed on in the series is that Uther had always been the ‘big bad’ for me to which I assumed there would be this grand scene vanquishing him. Only... there wasn’t and I was just left to be very, very confused. Like, even if Morgana didn’t get any redemption and stayed a villain I just kinda assumed Uther would have a antagonist ending. But a clown stabbed him... which was hilarious, but still. Also, Uther accidentally destroying the world via his BS is 100% on brand.

I can’t decide if I would choose for Uther to be redeemed or vanquished. I almost want to say vanquishing makes the most sense narrative-wise. Excalibur could probably end the resurrection altogether so if Arthur kills him with that then Uther is probs permanently dead. However, there is also some satisfaction in Uther becoming a more complex character via this particular storyline. I think it would be interesting to see how many ways you could try to mold his character while keeping the fundamentals the same. I’ve never been able to create a fully ‘redeemable’ Uther in anything I’ve written, but this seems like the opportunity to do it if it was framed as a desperate fight to save his son from people depicted as monsters. I think, if done correctly, having him subtly flip sides when realizing he’s wrong would be really cool. Especially if he’s only getting limited memories at first so he’s just slowly realizing he’s actually the bad guy. Coming to terms that you’re an awful person is another fun trope.

Also, the side Merthur potential during all of this... just Merlin and Arthur in the background meeting again and again in all those different ways is ~beautiful~ content. A thousand AUs in one fic.