question meme!

[fighting_alena]

I'm feeling better enough now! Let's have a questions meme!

Ask me a question and I will respond. I play only Alena on Carnelian.

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[fighting_alena]

Alena's idea of a 'soldier' is completely different from Snake's. When Alena heard Snake describe himself as a 'soldier', she immediately thought: "OH, he's some loyal knight of a kingdom and he's worried about what must be happening there without him." That is, Alena thought Snake was a little weird when they first met because he seemed distant and had weird thought processes/priorities, but then when he said "I'm a soldier," she reacted with: "Oh, that explains why he's weird." The reasons behind this are:
1. Alena's royalty and most of the soldiers she's known have been guards or incredibly devoted knights who have been stationed in the distant outskirts of the Kingdom where not a lot of people go, let alone live.
2. One of Alena's chief traveling companions (named Ragnar) is another incredibly devoted knight who started a solo journey far away from his homeland (to search for the fabled hero/ine) for no real reason other than he thought it was his duty. Alena values her personal freedom, and so probably couldn't see herself doing that, but respects the dedication.
So, Alena associated Snake's description of himself with that. Maybe it's not too far off in the long run?

But Alena likes talking with him and thinks he's a good Knight to know. It's good to have an experienced fighter to spar with. :|b

Reverse?

[bigbosshard]

I have to admit that Snake doesn't really have much of a concept of her yet beyond "little girl who makes for a good fight." XD But she is awesome at fighting, so A++ will tangle with again.

Are there any major differences between Alena in aather and Alena in canon?

[fighting_alena]

Personality-wise, not too much. The differences aren't with Alena herself so much as what she deals with on a day to day basis. Probably the biggest difference between Alena in canon and Alena in aather is that Alena in Aather doesn't need to carry her issues around and is free to just participate in adventure after adventure. That and the fact she can spin them to be a positive or inspiring thing. ("Hey you think you have unsolvable problems? You just need to kick them down!")
The second biggest difference from Aather and her canon is that in canon, there's not a lot of moral/ethical dilemmas. Whereas in Aather that sort of thing happens every third game. |D

So in summary: Alena's personality is very similar to her canon's, but here she's dealing with separate issues and so different sides of her personality that normally don't come out can come out.

[fighting_alena]

Also! What does Snake think about being a knight, instead of a 'hero'? Is there any feeling of superiority, or...

[bigbosshard]

To Snake, the difference between 'hero' and 'knight' is the difference between co-ops and solo operation. Heroes operate as a unit to win games and keep their unit together and in good shape. Knights have an easier time procuring the equipment they need, but they operate independently to achieve their own goals -- for most of them, that appears to be supporting the heroes in their own ways.

So he does feel there's more responsibility in being a knight, and less of a safety net, but he doesn't believe being a knight makes him superior or puts him in a position of authority over others. It's just different mission styles. :U

Hypothetically if Big Boss recruited Alena, what would be her Codec conversation themes? |D

[fighting_alena]

That's a really good question... I think she'd be the type to offer random survivalist techniques that may or may not be related to actual gameplay issues, or how best to take down enemies/bosses with only bare-handed combat or melee weapons. If called enough she'd probably eventually start talking about how being royalty sucks.