Zemi: No! TsuYa! RUN! *growls and shifts into his Dragon shape, leaping on top of Zazo with a snarl*
Tai: !!! *staggers back, takes one look at the two Arweinydd and does just that — runs!*
Zazo: ZEMI! HOW DARE YOU! *scratches and bites into him, slamming him into a tower*
Zemi: *ZPs explode everywhere*
Well, one thing can be said about Tai; he’s smart.
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Not one of his most glorious moments. That’s for sure.
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Glorious? No. But only a fool would stay in the middle of an Arweinydd fight.
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Okay, that was weird. I’m pretty sure I hit “reply” under Wren’s comment. Ah well. *shrugs*
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The comments have been doing funky things lately. : /
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their POSSESSED COMMENTS!!!! dun dun duuuuun!
I would NOT wanna be any where near one of their fights! Sibbling rivarly to the max!
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Ouch. That last panel looks quite painful. I’m sure Zemi is quite sure what “hurt” means now. And what are ZP’s? Sorry about being a noob, but I just had to ask.
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Sorry! ZP = Zemi Particles. All those sparkly things that come out of Zemi when he’s hurt.
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Epic.
I just knew Zemi was going to do something… (But that’s hardly genius on my part, Zemi usually does something…)
The art works out really well, the whole giant wolf and dragon going at it works really nicely. I like how they are indistinct until the final panel where they both look more solid and less shiny. An effect I think is produced by the shading.
And how the characters in the final panel’s positioning was very good. That is exactly how I see a wolf attacking a dragon it’s size… or at least now it is.
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Thanks! That’s the exact effect I was going for with this page! That last frame was a toughie to get right!
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Dragon: 0
Wolf: 1
*hopes I’ll get a few pages to keep score on*
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You just might! But don’t forget, we still have another fight going on in the Crystal Room! So we don’t want to miss out on that!
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Whee! Titanic fight scene!
I love the last panel, and Tai running away.
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I feel sorry for the castle, though!
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wow this is going to be one heck of a fight and that bite from zazo looked painful
*don`t bite the dragon or i wil bite back grrrrrrrr*
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Zazo doesn’t hold back, does she?
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… *tries to catch ZPs to keep in a bottle*
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And put them on the mantle!
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wow…. O.o im curious bout kip.
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Kip’s off causing trouble in the Crystal Room, of course! Good to see you Cali!
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A little late, but I just wanna say I’m happy to see Tsu back again. Zazo’s reaction to his presence has been predictably thick-headed. <3
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That’s a great way to describe it! Welcome back, Gwinna!
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I really enjoy the comic, and usually you do such a great job presenting your story that I’m not left in confusion even though I’ve never played any Final Fantasy games. But… why is he called TsuYa in the comic, and Tai in the under-comic transcription? And could someone offer me a bit more background on him?
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Let me give you a full answer the best I can! It’s no problem at all — thanks for letting me know what is confusing.
Marked and Awakened are transformations of sorts from the “Dreigiau” story. You can see a sample of them here in this artwork — it shows TsuYa (Tai) in his Marked form fighting his brother SoYa who is Awakened through Zemi’s powers: http://aywren.deviantart.com/art/Awakened-Vs-Marked-113046313
As you’ve noted, it has to do with history. He actually has three or four different names, depending on which story he appears in, and can be called by any of them, interchangeably.
He has been around for a long, long time in the history of this world, and was first introduced in the story of “Dreigiau.” His original name from his homeworld was “TsuYa” or sometimes just “Tsu.” Those who knew him from that world (Zazo, Zemi and a few others), would continue to call him by that name.
He was taken by Zerom and turned into a dark Marked Champion during “Dreigiau” and later appears in the “Shimmer” manga using the name “TsuMeTai” or simply “TsuMe.” I don’t know if it was a name that Zerom gave to him (Zerom is known to change names)… or if he chose to change his name when he became Marked out of shame. He rarely uses “TsuMe” as a name anymore, though there are still some characters that know him best by that name (Kip, Ben, Chase… anyone from the Shimmer storyline).
Tsu was an unexpected addition to Wayrift in that I really thought that he died at the end of the (as of yet unwritten) Shimmer storyline — as you see, Zemi has brought him back from the brink of death. Figments are fickle and I don’t always know how stories are going to end!
Tsu hasn’t yet claimed the name “Tai” officially in Wayrift, but he will. Tai is basically his “Blue Planet” Human name… obviously taken from the end of “TsuMeTai.” Eventually, Tai is going to meet up with Zeb on a mission from Zemi, but he’s trying to stay undercover and seem as “human” as possible… “TsuYa” is fairly obviously Lunar in origin. So when he’s pressed by Zeb to give his name, he pulls “Tai” out of thin air… and that name just sorta stuck with his character ever since. People who know him from Wayrift will call him “Tai.”
Now if you want to get REALLY confusing, his official chosen name on the Blue Planet is now “TsuYaTai.” Though “Ya” remains his last name.
I hope that’s not even MORE confusing than before. If so, just ask and I’ll try to explain again!
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Yes, that helps. Thanks.
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*blush* Okay, I just discovered the cast page, which explained a lot. But what are “Marked” and “Awakened?”
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Wolf vs. Dragon reminds me of Godzilla. *blushes*
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