My name is Clark Kent. I have lived a long and eventful life. I started my life as the son of farmers. As I grew though, I noticed oddities about myself. I was strong. I was fast. I was durable.
I could shoot lasers from my eyes.
That last one freaked me out badly. I think that was when I stopped trying to rationalize the strangeness and began asking questions. After an accident at school involving a glowing green rock, my parents finally told me the truth.
I was not their son, not biologically. They found me when a small ship from space crashed in front of them on their way home one day. They showed me the ship. The ship still worked though, as it had opened up on my approach. A message from my biological father explained why I was on Earth. Krypton, the planet I was born on, was dying, and the Council was being too stubborn to let him do anything about it. Not willing to let his son die, he built a ship and sent me to Earth.
He told me my name was Kal-El, but that the name given to me by whoever raised me was likely the best option to go by. He told me that he expected great things from me. A Kryptonian who lived under the light of a yellow sun could become either the greatest threat in the universe, or the greatest hero. He told me that humanity was a young race, but it was also brilliant in its absolute determination to survive. He said that humans struggled to find their place, but if I took up the mantle, I could be the Guiding Star of Humanity.
He said they would stumble. He said they would fall… but in time, they would get up, dust themselves off, and keep chasing that star. It was up to me to show them the path. They would follow it in their own time.
I had this strength, these powers. I was raised as a moral man by the Kents. The choice was obvious to me. Donning a red cape and a blue Kryptonian battle-suit, I became Superman. It was time to show the world that there is always a better way.
And Jor-El, my father, was right. I lived my life saving lives and stopping evil. I even helped found a team of superheroes dedicated to protecting the Earth. We called ourselves the Justice League.
Sometimes it was easy. Sometimes it was hard. But in the end it was always worth it, even if I only saved one life. It would always be worth it. I never once regretted my decision to become Superman.
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Clark shot out of bed with a gasp, only to stumble as he found himself getting tangled up in his… hooves?
He tried to stand up, but was forced to fly in order to keep from landing on his face. He examined his body… his now purple furred body. His now equine purple furred body. He looked at the hooves that had replaced his hands, eyes wide. “What… happened to me?” he asked. Then his eyes widened and his hooves flew to his throat. “My voice…! I sound… I sound like a girl!” A terrible chill went through his body, and his hoof went southward. “Oh Ral…” He turned a pasty white.
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Spike was startled from his sleep by a shrill scream of terror that he instantly recognized as Twilight’s. Instincts he never knew he had forced him from his bed and charging through the library towards his caretaker’s room. He threw the door open. “Twilight!” he yelled.
He found Twilight floating in the air, trying and failing to hold her blanket over her body. She looked beyond panicked. “Twilight, what’s wrong?” he asked urgently, approaching her.
Twilight’s eyes snapped to him, and he saw them widen in surprise. Then she did something Spike never would have expected her to do. Her eyes glowed red briefly, and instincts once again flared in Spike’s mind. He dived to the side, narrowly avoiding twin beams of red energy. However, just as he was doing so, something registered in his mind.
Twilight’s eyes were sky blue.
“Twilight! Calm down!” Spike said, jumping to his feet and turning to face his friend.
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Clark floated away from the lizard thing that had charged into the room. In his panic, he had accidentally unleashed his heat vision on it. He was grateful he missed, but… wait, was it talking to him?
“Please, Twilight! What’s wrong?!” the lizard begged.
“Twilight?” Clark asked after a moment. That word rang in his heart. It resonated with something deep inside him.
“I did it! I did it! I got my Cutie Mark!”
Clark groaned as his head began pounding. “Who… what are you?” he asked the lizard.
The lizard blinked at the question directed at him, then he frowned. “Twilight, are you okay? It’s me, Spike? You’re number one assistant?”
“You… want me to raise him, Princess?”
“Spike, get back here and apologize to Fancy Pants!”
“Thank you for looking out for me, Spike.”
Clark… no, Twilight shook her head. She grabbed her head with her hooves. She… no, he needed… he needed to think… Twilight Kent moaned as more and more memories that were not his own began filtering into his mind, mingling and mixing with the memories already there. “What…? Who…?”
“Twilight…?”
Twilark looked up, and her heart melted at the concern in the green eyes of the dragon in front of her. “Spike…!” he gasped. Blood was beginning to leak from her ears, she could feel it. Something was wrong with her mind. “Princess… HELP!!!” And with that, Clight’s eyes rolled upwards and he passed out.
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Spike just barely managed to catch Twilight’s head as she fell from the air, likely saving her from a concussion. He grabbed her pillow from her bed and placed it under her head. After making sure she was no longer thrashing and would be okay if he walked away, he went to get a scroll and quill.
“Princess! Twilight just woke up and was having a panic attack! She looked at me like she didn’t even know who I was at first, and passed out after I reminded her. Her ears were bleeding! Please! I think she needs help!
“Spike”
He flamed the letter away instantly. “Please hurry, Princess,” he muttered, going back to Twilight and petting her mane as she slept. He did it often to calm her down whenever the Princess was forced to put her under a sleep spell when she was having a panic attack. It usually helped.
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Some hours later found Spike waiting in the main room of the library with his and Twilight’s friends, pacing impatiently as Luna examined Twilight in her bedroom. Celestia was with her, though he didn’t know why.
As soon as Celestia had arrived with Luna, she told him to go gather Twilight’s friends and bring them back. Considering how early in the morning it was, this took a bit of time, especially since he couldn’t get up to Rainbow Dash’s home on his own. He eventually had to enlist the help of Derpy, who had been just starting her mail route.
“What exactly happened, sugar?” Applejack asked Spike, bringing him to a stop from his pacing.
“I woke up to Twilight screaming. She sounded scared, so I went to see what was wrong. She nearly shot my head off with some kind of weird laser vision, and didn’t recognize me at all. When I tried to remind her of who I was, she started panicking again, started bleeding from the ears, managed to tell me to get a letter to the Princess, and passed out.” He paused for a beat. “Oh, and her eyes weren’t purple. They were light blue. I don’t know if that means anything.”
Applejack looked stumped, before her eyes flashed with an idea. “Hey, wasn’t she having issues with those memories? I know she accidentally tried to call herself Clark Kent last night after that whole ticket situation.”
Rainbow looked at her in confusion. “What’s that got anything-”
“Get BACK!!!”
Everyone’s eyes snapped towards the stairs. That had been Twilight’s voice.
“Clark Kent, please, calm yourself. You are perfectly safe,” Luna’s voice said calmly. Spike noted that her dialect sounded much more modern then it had at the party a week ago, though it still sounded overly formal.
“See?” Applejack said somewhat smugly. A crash and the library shaking wiped the smugness from her face. They would have charged upstairs, but Celestia had warned them that they could not enter the room until she said so. She had said something about distracting Luna as she worked.
“How do you know who I am? Where am I? Why am I in this body? Why am I a girl?!?” Twilight was panicking again. Spike instinctively made to run up the stairs, but Applejack stopped him, shaking her head at him.
“Mr. Kent! If you don’t calm down you’ll have another panic attack. Please, we’ll explain as best as we can, but first you must calm down,” Celestia’s voice spoke slowly and calmly.
The sound of someone struggling to control their breathing was all that was heard after that.
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“Do you feel better?” Celestia asked, keeping her distance in case Twilight, or rather, Clark, panicked again.
Clark nodded slowly. “Yes… Yes, I think I’m okay.” He took a deep, steadying breath. “…Where am I?” he asked calmly.
“The planet Equus, in the country of Equestria, and the town of Ponyville,” Celestia answered.
“Equus? I’ve never heard… no… wait… I know that name. In fact, I know all of the names you mentioned. How do I know them?” He frowned. “I’m… a Unicorn? Twilight Sparkle?” He shook his head, then looked at Celestia. “Princess Celestia,” he nodded, getting a nod in return. He looked at Luna. “And Princess Luna.” He sighed. “What’s going on?”
“You and my student, Twilight Sparkle, share a soul, Mr. Kent. She recently managed to awaken your memories and obtain your abilities, but your own subconscious appears to have overwhelmed her and taken over, forming a consciousness based on those memories.”
Clark blinked owlishly at her, before groaning and bringing a hoof to his head. “I only understood…” He paused, before screwing up his face in confusion. “All of it?” He shook his head.
“This… unscheduled rain storm…”
“Gah!” Clark leapt up and flew to the ceiling, looking around. “Who said that?” He nearly shouted.
“Clark Kent, you must remain calm!” Luna said harshly.
Clark winced, floating down. “I’m sorry…” he mumbled. “…I heard a voice in my head. It said something about unscheduled weather.” He blinked. “Wait… Pegasi control the weather? That is so cool!” He was almost childish in his revelation. His head throbbed and he stumbled backwards, grunting.
“If you draw on young Twilight Sparkle’s memories, even unintentionally, you will begin drawing her subconscious towards the surface,” Luna explained calmly.
“Isn’t that a good thing?” Clark asked, rubbing his head. “I would think you’d rather have her than me.”
“You would be correct, if not for the fact that your subconscious and hers are vying for dominance over your body,” Luna explained. “An inner struggle such as that can cause irreversible damage if we do not find a solution to it soon. Right now your subconscious has overtaken Twilight Sparkle. Her subconscious is now dormant, but drawing on her memories will awaken it, leading to a struggle for control again and a repeat of the incident that had squire Spike demanding our aid.” Luna shook her head. “Tis the downside of sharing your body with another entity. Trust Us, we would know. Though...” She paused, considering. "Mine own situation was similar, but it was matter of two souls fighting for control, not two personalities in one soul."
“But… wait, you want Twilight back... does that mean you intend to kill me?” Clark asked, carefully altering his stance for a quick exit, through force if need be.
“You and Twilight are one and the same, Mr. Kent,” Celestia, said, making Clark look at her in confusion. “My student is your reincarnation after death. This entire situation has occurred because, I believe, my student has refused to accept that she was you, subconsciously rejecting the memories.”
Clark furrowed his brow. “But…” He groaned, this time from a migraine that thinking about this was giving him. “Okay, let me see I’ve got this. I died.” Celestia and Luna nodded. “I don’t remember it though, but whatever, we’ll come back to that. I died, and then I was reincarnated as Twilight Sparkle. Recently she awakened the memories of my life, as well as gained my powers, but she is subconsciously rejecting the memories?” They nodded again. “Because… she’s isn’t accepting that she was once me?” He was obviously have trouble wrapping his head around this.
Celestia shook her head. “Imagine if you will, Mr. Kent, that the roles between you were reversed. You grew up as a… Kryptonian, I think Twilight called it?” Clark nodded. “Imagine you spent your entire life, short as that may be, knowing without doubt you were Kryptonian. Then, suddenly, you have memories of another life as a Unicorn. As a female. You would initially reject such a thing as well, would you not?”
Clark shuddered. “I… kinda don’t need to imagine it. I’m currently living it.” He just barely managed to stop his hoof from reaching towards his crotch.
Celestia nodded. “Twilight accepted your powers because they helped her save my sister and her friends from certain doom, but she rejected the memories after she had the time to look through them properly, though whether it was a conscious decision on her part or not, I do not know. We’re operating under the assumption that she did this subconsciously.”
Clark nodded. “But memories are stubborn things. They can’t just be shoved to the side because you don’t like them.” His eyes lit up as he began putting the pieces together. “Because she rejected them, my memories were kept separate from her own. Because of this, her subconscious mind could not govern over them, and my memories constructed one in its stead… me. And then my subconscious tried to assert itself, which began causing issues. It culminated in me taking her spot at the helm and her getting thrown into the deeper part of my… her… our mind.” He grumbled. “Something tells me terminology is going to be a pain until this gets settled.”
Luna nodded. “That is the basic situation at hand. And, as we have explained before, Twilight Sparkle’s subconscious is actively fighting to regain control, and drawing on her memories will bring it closer to the surface. Then it will only escalate into another struggle for control and may lead to brain damage.”
“Which is bad,” Clark added. “So how do I fix this?” he asked.
Celestia hesitated, unsure. But Luna stepped forward. “Think back, Clark Kent, to your previous life. Remember it. Remember that final day. Remember the day you finally exited the mortal coil. Then, try and recall your birth as Twilight Sparkle. Your mind will not be able to recall such early information… but your soul will. Do so, and your mind will bridge the gap between Clark Kent and Twilight Sparkle.”
Celestia glanced at Luna with a raised eyebrow, before nodding to Clark. “It’s the best we’ve currently got. At worst, we’ll just have to think of something new.”
Clark nodded and sat down, leaning his back against the door, closing his eyes. ‘Think back. Go back. Throw yourself back towards that day. What is the last thing I remember?’
As he continued to concentrate, something happened. A sudden feeling of rushing ran through him, and then vanished. He opened his eyes, and found himself staring into the violet eyes of Twilight Sparkle. Looking down, he found himself in his Kryptonian body. He looked back up and looked at the Unicorn more closely. She looked… regretful?
“Did you hear all of that?” he asked.
Twilight nodded. “I woke up in here just as you were beginning to panic again. I heard the whole thing.”
“So… Do we both do as the Princess said?” he asked.
Twilight nodded. “I think so. I think I should focus on my birth, while you focus on your death.”
Clark nodded. “Better than nothing I guess,” he said with a shrug, sitting down. He closed his eyes again and began searching.
Clark didn’t know how long he and Twilight sat there trying to pull up the memories. It felt like hours had ticked by, but he knew enough about meditation to know it may very well have been only seconds.
Twilight suddenly growled. “Oh, this is hopeless!” she yelled. “No matter how much I try to remember it, all I keep getting are flashes of your life!”
Clark opened his eyes and nodded. “I keep getting your own childhood memories.” He shook his head. “You would think something like dying would be easy to remember.”
Twilight grunted. “At least you’ve got the easy part. I have no idea how to search my soul for memories.”
Clark blinked, then his eyes widened as an idea came to him. “Your soul… Of course!” he exclaimed, startling Twilight. “We’re approaching this as two separate beings. The whole point of this is to get you to accept that you and I are the same person!”
Twilight’s eyes widened in understanding, then she groaned. “Oh for… WHY is the obvious conclusion always the hardest one to come to?” she grumbled. She took a deep breath, letting it out slowly to calm herself. “Okay, so… do I try and remember your death, and you try and remember my birth?” she asked.
Clark shook his head with a smile, finally understanding the situation now. “No. You try and remember your birth and your death,” he explained, getting Twilight to look at him in confusion. “You’re me, Twilight. You are what I become.” He motioned around them. “This is your mind. We’re in your body. I’m only here because you created me and stuck the memories of Clark Kent in me. I’m not really him, just a copy that you made.”
“But… the Princess said…” Twilight tried to respond.
“She said that the memories of Clark Kent created me.” He shook his head. “But they were wrong, Twilight. The memories didn’t make me. You did. Subconsciously, yes, but you did. I’m nothing more than an interactive jar you used to keep the memories away from you when you realized what they meant.”
Twilight opened her mouth to try and deny it. She tried to deny that she didn’t hide from the truth like that. But… nothing came out. Clark was right, she realized. She didn’t like that she wasn’t always Twilight Sparkle. She was scared. She was terrified that accepting the much larger amount of memories from Clark Kent would somehow make her stop being Twilight. They shouldn't, she hadn't changed when she accepted them in the forest... but fear hardly ever ran with logic.
She had to laugh, though Clark realized it was also a sob. She smiled through unshed tears. “I have been an absolute foal, haven’t I?” she asked. “I’m just… what will happen to me? Will I stop being me if I accept that I’m you?”
Clark knelt down next to her and hugged her. “The memories were always in you, Twilight. They were always there. They were always a part of you. Accepting that you are Clark Kent and Twilight Sparkle won’t change anything. You’ll just have more knowledge to go by is all.”
Twilight shivered in his grip as she fought with herself. He held her, providing comfort for… himself, he supposed. ‘If we’re not a prime example of a nutcase, I don’t know what we are,’ he chuckled to himself.
“Clinically insane,” Twilight answered.
Clark blinked, before smiling. “See? You’re already accepting it.” They started to glow softly. “Go on, Twilight. Remember.”
Twilight nodded, closing her eyes.
The landscape shot by as she rushed as fast as she dared. She had to get there. She had to hurry.
The warnings of the fortune teller flashed through her mind briefly, and she wished she had heeded them, knowing what she did now.
Clark watched as his legs began breaking apart into motes of light, which Twilight began to absorb. He smiled. “That’s it. You’re doing it,” he encouraged her.
She hit the ground hard, cratering it. She slowly pushed herself to her knees, her body trembling in agony. A sudden coughing fit revealed blood.
Blood… mixed with a green glow.
“Finally… I have waited so long for this day...”
She painfully looked over her shoulder, finding an old Lex Luthor standing behind her in his latest technological kryptonite powered suit. “Lex… Why?” she asked.
“I only ever wanted one thing,” Lex answered, walking around her and kneeling in front of her. He grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. “I just wanted to make humanity strong. I believed that by leading it I could.” He shook his head. “We both know I’m not a tyrant. I would be strict and harsh, yes, but I would also be fair. After all, we humans become great only when under duress.” He sighed, letting go of her head.
She felt her arms give out and fell on her face. She looked at him, and found him pointing a simple revolved at her head. She could see the green glow of the Kryptonite bullet down the barrel.
“But you had to stop me at every turn. Every single loss I experienced, I grew more desperate. I grew more… unhinged.” He shook his head and sighed again. “I am no longer the man that can lead humanity into greatness. That’s why there are two bullets in this gun. Once you’re gone, I will stop myself from becoming the monster you always feared I was. I only hope someone else steps up to help humanity grow.” He pulled the hammer back. “For what it’s worth, Clark… I cherish the friendship we used to have.”
Twilight gasped, the bang of the gun firing dislodging her from the memory. Her eyes flew open, and she only gasped again at the sight of Clark fading away into light… light that she was absorbing. “Clark…?” she asked hesitantly.
“It doesn’t hurt, Twilight.” He assured her with a smile. “It actually feels nice… like I’m laying down after a long day.” He hugged her tighter. “Come on. Almost done,” he said.
Twilight nodded after a moment, then closed her eyes. Slowly, she sank into her own soul… and found the light of creation that birthed her.
She looked around in confusion. Where was she? The last thing she remembered… Her expression fell. “…He did it. He actually did it” She murmured to herself. She looked at her hands. “So… I’m dead now. It’s not what I was expecting.”
“It rarely ever is.”
She spun around, and found herself face to face with… herself?
“Welcome to judgment, Clark Kent. And yes… this is indeed the day you die for good.” Her double nodded. “It is rare that a soul such as yours crosses into the beyond. Rarer still for it to do so repeatedly.”
She rubbed the back of her head sheepishly. “Er… that’s… not going to count against me… is it?”
Her double laughed. It had a musical tone to. “Goodness, no! You only were able to come back to life because I allowed it. Simply put, you still had work to do, which is why I did not stop you. But… that work is over, and now you stand before me for the last time… or is it?”
Her double grinned an innocent grin. “Your life in this world is over. There is no denying that… but it would be a waste to just let you go on to Paradise without first extending an offer to you.”
She felt unease at this. She had worked with Bruce far too often to not recognize when she was about to make a deal with the devil… figuratively speaking of course.
“Existence is vast and varied,” her double began. “No two universes are the same. This variation gives birth to wondrous and beautiful things… but it also births terrible and monstrous things. I do my best to guide heroes to combat whatever malevolence that threatens their universe, but sometimes… sometimes that threat is simply too big for even the best.” She watched her double shake her head with a sigh.
“So I decided to create a team, much like you yourself did. I began recruiting heroes, but not the strongest. Oh no, strength isn’t going to solve those biggest threats. No. I recruit heroes who show a certain… aspect upon their death. Then, when those threats show up, I reincarnate the heroes. With the help of Destiny, we prepare you for the coming danger. Then, when it’s over and done with, you live your reincarnated life however you wish, and return to my service upon your death.”
She felt her heart drop. More conflict. More war. No peace. “So I’m just going to be thrown back into the fire?”
Her double frowned at her, surprising her. “You misunderstand me. This is entirely your choice. Additionally, when the weight of you service begins to wear on your soul, I will release you and let you go into Paradise. Once you’ve recovered, you may at any time return to my service. As I said, the choice is entirely yours.”
She considered that, but a question arose in her. “If I turn it down now… if I wish to spend time in this Paradise first and get away from what I’ve already gone through, will I be able to join at a later time?” She asked. “I want to help, I do… but I was looking forward to some peace.”
Her double smiled and nodded. “My offer will stand for as long as you wish. You may accept it at any time, even if you initially turn it down. But be warned, I will not allow knowledge of Paradise to escape into the mortal coil. If you join me, I will take from you the memories of your time in Paradise whenever you are reincarnated, but I will return them upon your death.”
She nodded, seeing no real issue with that. “I’d like to go to Paradise… How do I contact you when I’m ready to come into your service?” she asked.
Her double waved a hand. “I will know when you are ready, do not worry.” She was given a kind smile. “Enjoy your Paradise.”
There was a flash of light, and she was gone.
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With a flash of light, she was back. She looked upon her double and nodded. “I’m ready,” she said.
Her double nodded. “Clark Kent, from this day forward you are a Hero Soul. I recruit heroes based on aspects that they display throughout life. For you, it was your ability to instill hope into others that drew me towards you. There is no other with your capacity for hope. Just being in a place without hope, doing nothing but stand there, your very presence begins to lift spirits and encourage passion. Hero Soul, I name you the Soul of Hope.”
And suddenly she was falling. Shrinking. Becoming light. “Go now to your rebirth. You are needed.”
And then she was looking into the face of… A Unicorn? No… more than a Unicorn. Her mother. “Twilight,” her mother said with a teary smile. “Your name is Twilight Sparkle. Welcome to Equestria, my little girl.”
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Twilight opened her eyes, finding her teacher hovering over her with a worried gaze. “…Princess?” she asked. She rolled over slowly and gently got her hooves under her.
Celestia helped her up. “Careful, Twilight. Slowly. How do you feel?”
Twilight did a mental check on herself, and had to smile at the warmth she felt coming from the center of her chest. “I feel… relieved, actually. Like I had a headache all my life, but didn’t know it, and suddenly it’s gone.”
Celestia smiled, walking her student towards her bed. “I’m glad. Luna said you might feel a bit off balance for a few days. Your body can now begin adapting to the awakened memories without the memories vying for control.”
Twilight caught the brief frown on Celestia’s face though. “Princess?” she asked in concern.
Celestia shook her head. “Don’t worry, my faithful student. It’s nothing important.” She helped Twilight into bed, using her magic to pull the blanket over the Unicorn. “Get some sleep, Twilight. I’ve instructed Spike to close the library for today. Consider it a day off.” The aura of magic around her horn intensified for a moment.
Twilight yawned, feeling her mind grow fuzzy. She was tired, despite the fact that she couldn’t have been awake for longer than an hour total since her breakdown. “What… What about my friends? I heard them earlier.”
“Luna is speaking with them now. There’s no more danger, so they can go about their day. They’ll be there when you’re ready to go back outside.”
Twilight frowned, a thought drilling through the haze of exhaustion. “But… I don’t hear them…” she mumbled, her eyelids getting heavy.
“I cast a privacy spell on the room to let you sleep peacefully. Only if you yell in pain will sound get through,” Celestia explained. “Shhh.” She put a hoof to Twilight lips, silencing any further questions. “Spike can send me a letter with whatever questions you have… after you get some sleep.”
Twilight pouted. “… fine,” she grumbled, then turned on her side and snuggled into the warm blankets. “G’night… Princess…” And she was out.
Celestia shook her head with a smile, releasing her hold on the sleep spell she had cast once Twilight was in bed. Twilight began to snore softly. “That spell is taking longer and longer to work every time I use it on her.” She sighed, walking through the bedroom door. “Her magic’s getting stronger. Still no sign of slowing, either.” She shut the door and went to join her sister.
“An ageless Hero Soul… Is it destiny, or chance? I can never decide…” she mused to herself.
Wonder from Wonder over Yonder
6912006 for pinkie pie
A crazy idea: the Machine, from "Person of Interest", for Fluttershy...
6912006 I'm sorry, but I don't know what that is. Thanks for the suggestion, though!
Undertale, huh?
WARNING. THERE ARE SPOILERS DOWN HERE. MAJOR SPOILERS FOR UNDERTALE.
I'm betting on Undyne, Sans or Frisk. Or perhaps Gerson? Maybe Asgore? Nah. He did too many bad things. He's a pretty nice guy, went through some horrible things, but he still did some pretty bad things.
One piece?
I'm putting my money on Luffy or Zoro. I haven't actually gotten that far into the anime, so I don't know everyt character.
Marvel?
Probably Spiderman, Iron Man, an X-men or one of the fantastic four.
Sonic The Hedgehog?
Cream. Definitely Cream. No doubt about it. Although... What about Silver? NO! Vector the Crocodile.
Just kidding! It's probably going to be Sonic. Even Knuckles has a slight chance.
Hey there. Thanks greatly for getting the next chapter up. I really appreciate you going to the effort. Excellent job on the exchanges, emotional content and future chapter set-up in all the right places.
And also, thanks for liking my question enough to incorporate it into a later story.
I already have a pretty good idea who the reincarnated Sonic and One Piece heroes are, but I won't spoil them for the other readers, and I'll freely admit I could be wrong anyway on at least one of them.
At any rate, I'll definitely be looking forward to more of this as soon as time and inspiration will allow.
As for my suggestion?
Lemme think for a moment.
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Link from Legend of Zelda for Applejack. Her new ability? Only being able to yell and to go HYAH!
Nah. Link is to regular. He relies too much on weapons and other objects to save the world. He does it pretty well, but he's not exactly superhylian.
How about the protagonist from Persona 3? Being able to summon supernatural monsters to fight for you seems like a neat superpower. And his character could influence the pony. Because his defining characteristic is that he lacks character. Which causes the pony to become much calmer and more calculated. Could create a creepy pinkie pie.
6912057 I think that would fit Pinkie Pie better, with the Pinkie Sense, you know? Not ideal, but better.
So, before i comment the chapter for himself, i wil try to play "Guess' Who?" !
Okay, So... For Marvel, i can't guess for the moment, but i can already say, with your A/N, it will NOT be Deadpool. Because you don't like physics breaking pinkie, and having Deadpool thrown into the mix would make you sepukku.
Sooo, Undertale... i didn't went far into the game, so i don't know a lot about it, but... I dunno if you'll take the MC or, one characher that encountered, one of the fandoms favourites : Sans ! Actually, it would be a good candidate for Pinkie... or it can be somepony else too, if he's not pinkie, he will like to have somepony as... Humerous as him ! *get beaten up*
Or i could be totally wrong and you would take a character i haven't encountered yet.
For StH... I too, will not say anything. Nope, nothing to see there ! Gotta go fast ! *flees*
One Piece ? Hum. Strangely, i don't see you taking Luffy... or maybe that just me hoping that you take one of the females members of the straw hat's crew... Okay, and outside of that, i have a crack idea, that will surely not be the decision you took, but... that would be the paroxism of irony : Usopp... as Applejack.
...Yeah, i know, the door is out there. *get out, then get back*
Okay, the chapter in itself, was interesting... we've already seen that having two sets of memories was not sunshine and rainbows, but there, we see the risks if it come too far... and if that's the inner conflicts for Twilight Kent, i can only immagine for the other, especialy theses who will have more moraly grey heroes soul (seriously, Marvel in itself shoul be called the grey zone... and even the highre morals heroes are treated like shit in this universe).
Actually, i have a suggestion of character... i dunno if it has been proposed already, but i would propose for Fluttershy... Hata No Kokoro, from Toho 13.5 : Hopeless Masquerade. I feel a good synergy between the characters... Fluttershy, who like to sing, but who is shy, reserved, affraid of her own shadow... Hokoro, who like to perform, but who is also quiet and reserved... when her masks are under control. Actually, that would be an interesting inner conflict for fluttershy, that despite her life as an (relatively) emotionally stable pony, and the after-HM Kokoro's ability to have her own emotions without needing every time her masks (she have 66 of them to have a complete spectrum of emotions), the after-effects of the souls awakening would cause fluttershy to seeks masks to keep her emotions under control... or to cause a mini HM incident in Ponyville... And she will not be a pushover coming to her powers... two words : TOHO. CHARACTER. And her special ability is to control emotions... ironically fitting, for an element of kindness, that canonically can inspire terror in a DRAGON.
Edit : sorry if a was a bit overenthusiastic, but when the flutterkokoro went in my head, just couldn't stop...
I love the idea of the story and I enjoy reading it, even though I've only read one chapter. However, I will point out one issue with the story that no one seems to be addressing: punctuation in dialogue. SvenBjorn, you do a good job with it except when someone is talking normally, and by that I mean where a period would be at the end of whatever they're saying. Question marks and exclamation points are used well in the dialogue but I see no periods in the dialogue when someone finishes talking. Let me give you a few examples:
Good, but no period after "unharmed".
Again, no period. Finally...
No period after "this".
This is just from the first chapter. I skimmed the other two chapters that are up now and noticed the same problem.
I know this is extremely nitpicky, but sentences without proper punctuation turn me off from a story. I want to read the story, I really do, but until you can add the periods in quotes at the end of dialogue, thoughts or spoken, I will not be reading the rest of the story. Note that I am not giving the story a downvote; it's good, that one problem just needs to be fixed.
I think you ment Clark in this sentence or where you going with their names blended together?
Otherwise great chapter! If villain souls show up I will feel sorry for the one that would get the Jokers soul as he is just Evil incarnate. If any Bat villain where to get reincarnated I would love to see Mr. Freeze because he is such a tragic soul. As for the Sonic the Hedgehog soul it does make a lot of sense when you think about it, so I take it that it will be the next soul to awaken?
6912089 Heh, I started reading your Sonic guess and went . I was thinking 'Do I REALLY need to beat this guy over the head with the Stupid Stick???' I was hoping not, because then I'd have to eat my bottle. Then I saw the end, and knew you were having me on. You had me going.
Though... now that I consider it, Cream would make a comfy fit for Fluttershy. Too bad it's too good of a fit, makes having the soul less interesting.
Anyways, pat yourself on the back. Some of your guesses were correct, though you lose points for multiple guesses in each universe.
Thanks for the comment!
Undertale is Mettaton for Rarity. Possibly. Although it could be Asriel for Applejack... Or both.
One Piece is for Fluttershy, I'm guessing, who will be Chopper.
Pinkiepool is obvious as hell, as is Sonidash.
6912155 *Whistles in appreciation* Well, that's a wall of text if I ever saw one. Right, let's see...
Marvel - You would be right. I wouldn't use Deadpool because of the toon physics it would involve. That, and I'm a bit turned off of Deadpool after a particular fanfic I recently read with him in it.
Undertale - Nope! Sans is not being used. I like Sans, don't get me wrong, but the idea I had for this specific hero was just too delicious to pass up.
StH - Go as fast as you want! The obvious WILL catch you!
One Piece - Close... Oh so very close... but no. None of your guesses were correct.
Honest, I'm not trying to be sexist! Really! It just there's really not that many real female superheroes to pick from. You know, the ones that actually do more than be eye candy. I almost picked Power Girl for Twilight instead of Superman, but the Soul of Awesome didn't quite compare to the Soul of Hope. That, and I'm going to abuse the shit out the gender discomfort. *Evil grin*
Yeah, the more morally grey heroes are going to cause some interesting psychological issues when they crop up. Equestria is a paradise compared to the worlds these guys come from, so it's not really that surprising that I plan on most ponies rejecting the memories at first.
I'm sorry to say I've never even heard of Toho 13.5. As such, I will not be using anyone from it. The same goes for the Persona series, though I have heard bits and pieces about that one.
Found this by mere chance on the front page and I Love it! Keep it coming, boss!
6912313 *Shakes head pityingly* For shame. Only one guess was right. Points for creativity though. I hadn't even considered Chopper for Fluttershy. I almost wish I thought of that before I decided on the One Piece character.
Wait? Is Luna Batman?
6912262 Thanks for watching out for stuff like that. I don't have an editor or Beta beyond myself. And yeah, that's what I was going for.
Got a few more non-canon events to take care of before we get back on track with the episodes list, but if an opportunity to awaken any of the others doesn't bite me before then... yeah, it's probably gonna be the StH soul.
6912324 You think that's a wall of text ? Nah, i've made worse. Fear the wall. °D
So... Yeah, for the gender issue, i know you're not tring to be sexist, i know that's generally hard to find in some universes girls that are actually more than eye candy... but me i know some universes where that's hard to find the guys that are more than signposts. XD
And of course, the gender discomfort will be fun... °D
Oh, and later, when you'll attack eventually non mane-6 souls, try to find a feminine character for Big Mac. I'll even help !
On the end... i'm actually suprised that you havent heard about the Toho games... or Touhou, as this spelling is more known. Like MLP, you can actually see this game serie's influence almost everywhere.
Well, i'ts basically a serie of shoot them up of type bullet hell (with fighter spin-offs), that feature a mainly feminine huge cast (with all the games, we're at almost two hundred chara, i think ? ) of magical girls, almost all of them with personalities and powers extremelly colorful, breathtaking musics... and a difficulty level that will make you insane.
No, seiously, Dark Souls have nothing on a Touhou game on Lunatic mode.
Yeah... i'll stop the free ad moment, i'll will no force you to discover it...
(...still if a convert you i'll be able to try for non mane 6 charas... mwahahahaha!... okay i'm out.)
6912274 Some of my guesses were right, lost some points for guessing too much, that means I have about 1.45 points right now.
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Depending on what you know about the female superheroes you could go with Sue Richards, Orcal, Ms. Marvel (new one), or maybe Nanoha Takamachi. The last one would be very interesting to see.
my suggestion ..
Maud Pie as ...
Saitama ! One Punch Man!
holy ... Maud Pie as Saitama already exists? how did i not know of this?
bows head in shame ...
I have a suggestion for a hero how about kamen rider ooo (fluttershy) or tokumei sentai go-busters (CMC) if you don't have plans for them and incase your wondering what a kamen rider or sentai they are tokusatou shows in Japan sentai is the japeneise power rangers I suggests you what's these shows they are awesome
Here's an idea for the Cutie Mark Crusaders, just so you can make there antics a little more comical.
Have Sweetie Belle be a reincarnated Wasp/Giant-Girl (aka, Janet van Dyne)
Apple Bloom as a reincarnated Spider-man/Peter Parker
And Scootaloo as a reincarnated Ben Ten (With the Watch/Omnitrix)
As for other reincarnations, Have Celestia be Kamen Rider Black/Black RX's reincarnation if you know who he is.
God, that's horrible, i'm listening one music, and BAM ! I've mores ideas popping up my head ! Sorry if i over propose, but i need to get ther out of my head...
Sooooo idea if you need them for more heroes soul : maybe an Homestuck character ? :3
That would be pretty hard, because Homestuck already have it's own local multiverse and horrific arfterlife, so it would need a serious good way to extract a character from there... but it would be awesome... Okay, John Egbert, i don't think he would fit in... Dave Strider, would be a non mane six chara, preferably Vinyl Scratch. Yup. If not there can Either Rose or Roxy Lalonde for Rarity... or not, maybe for a CMC... gosh, Sweetie Belle as Rose would be sooooo fucked up, and soooo good. I can already see Rarity Fainting in horror while Sweetie chanel the power and/or summon Lovecraftian horrors from the Furthest Ring... and we're not talking about the Grimdark Mode. XD
I can also see Fluttershy as Jade, as a good matchup, even if it means giving her nuclear dog powers... *shudder*
And that just now, after i finished to write this post, that i just tough about the fact : there's good chances you don't know Homestuck either, so the characters will tell you nothing... and again my ideas will fall flat... well at least i tried to give you ideas. if they can help you, good, if they can't, that's not the end of the world!
Hmm... I see One Piece on that so it would stand to reason that Bleach, Dragonball, or Naruto would also work out, after all: most Shonen Jump series are set in seperate universes so it's still abiding by the rules for one universe each.
Prime canidates from the above listed 3 while keeping things interesting if you decide to use them are:
Ichigo - Bleach, I was thinking this one might work for AJ since shes stubborn and likes looking for the best in others like Ichigo. They both are like strong pillars of support for when their friends get down as well when the time calls for it. Considering the anime consists of a bunch of souls duking it out im pretty sure the physics aspect can be ignored, that and I was thinking for diversity we needed a spiritually powered character.
Hinata... this one probably is perfect for Fluttershy honestly if you use Naruto and the fact Naruto physics actually have some science behind them is an added bonus for your inner scientist.
Vegeta - Dragonball, might be good for Rarity since they both have a penchant for letting their pride get the best of them at times and blind and Rarity can be just as stubborn as AJ at times so that is another thing she has in common... and lets be honest, a Vegeta Rarity is class A comedy waiting to happen
Im not sure what ponies your already planning to use but im guessing Rainbow is Sonic( Obsession with speed and all that ), Pinkie is Luffy( impossible body stretching anyone? Or that 'blown up pony' thing she did from that one episode, that was VERY Luffy like), as for Marvel I have no idea and ive never played Undertale so I have even less of an idea on that front.
Outside of the Shonen Jump stuff though a few that could work might be:
Ben 10
Metroid
Halo
Sailor Moon( why, just why? )
Pokemon( Either a trainer like 'the chosen one' Ash or a mystery dungeon pokemon, the mystery dungeon one might work best for obvious reasons )
Legend of Zelda( links been destiny/fates reincarnated plaything for centuries, always being reborn to combat some great evil... whats one more? )
Dexters Labatory( Right in the nostalgia.. )
Courage the Cowardly Dog( Well it's a thing I guess, a bad one but it's a thing )
Fullmetal Alchemist( just use brotherhood as the base and not the other adaption and your inner scientist will be appeased )
Star Wars( Eh, why the heck not? )
Powerpuff Girls
Hmm... I think I listed all the big ones I can remember off the top of my head so that should give you a pretty decent pool of universes to pull from, not sure if they are any good but can't say I didn't try
Hope this was helpful, can't wait for the next chapter!
Note: Since I bet more then one person thought it after reading 'Sailor Moon', just because Luna is the moon princess doesn't mean shes that moon princess
...although won't lie, only suggested it because I thought of Luna and got this horrific image of her screaming "moon power make up" and turning into this freaky pony/person hybrid with the sailor moon outfit - less said on that the better
Hey there. Just thought of a few possible "Hero Soul" ideas for later:
Shining Armor: The Tick (franchise of the same name)
Spike: Spyro (this one is kind of semi-obvious)
Apple Bloom: Blossom (Powerpuff Girls)
Sweetie Belle: Lisa Simpson (the Simpsons; duh)
Scootaloo: Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
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As well as possible "Villain Soul" ideas for a later story (no ideas on which Equestrian villains get them, though [with two exceptions]):
The Joker (DC Comics)
Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
Buddy Pine/Syndrome (the Incredibles)
the Red Skull (Marvel Comics)
Him (Powerpuff Girls)
Hannibal Lecter
Thailog (Goliath's evil clone from Disney's Gargoyles)
Count Dracula (classic version)
King Sombra: Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter [that is one of the two exceptions I mentioned earlier])
Queen Chrysalis: Malificent (Disney's Sleeping Beauty [the other exception I mentioned earlier])
And these will be the last ideas for now. And I will quite understand if you don't like any of the ideas.
Slightly weird thought: Albus Dumbledore for Fluttershy.
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You're not supposed to add a period at the end of a sentence if there's a quotation mark there. Question marks, exclamation marks, and other punctuation, yes, but not periods. And if I'm wrong... then I'm sorry, but this is how I was taught to write. I can't just change that at the drop of a dime and the insistence of one person.Thank you for pointing it out regardless. If you happen to spot anyotherpunctuation or grammar mistakes, please, let me know.Just... Pretend you didn't see that, everyone.
6912107 Link actually sounds like a neat idea. He does rely on weapons, true, but that's not his strength. His strength is his courage and how he uses those weapons to solve nearly any kind of puzzle. I might just work with that...
6912606 That Nanoha suggestion is interesting... I'm actually kinda pissed I didn't think of that myself. Alright, yeah, I think I can work with that... No, wait. No Devices, remember? Crap. Well, it was a good idea.
6912997 Nope. No One-Punch Man. We already have a near invincible protagonist in Twilight/Clark. Though I can see why you suggested it.
6913024 Sorry, but I don't actually know anything about those shows beyond the fact that there was a lot of hype over them.
6913027 Please read the Author's Note on chapter three. I explained that I will not be giving Celestia and Luna a Hero Soul. I also left a list of what universes I've already pulled a hero from, to prevent repeat requests.
6913393 You make a very good argument for the Bleach characters. Done. I'm pulling one of them in.
I was actually seriously considering using Hinata for Fluttershy, but I'm unsure if giving her the memories of a life as a ninja is a good idea. Actually... the more I think about it, the more that would make a good side-plot.
And those other suggestions. Some were good. Some were bad. But that Star Wars one... I thought of Anakin. Then I thought of Rarity. Then I went back and forth a couple times. Then I started laughing. I didn't stop until my cousin kicked me in the ribs. I am SO making this an Omake.
6913837 I like that Spike/Spyro idea, but I've seen it done a lot. If I absolutely need to pick a soul for him, I'll go with that, but for now I'm going to look over other options.
I'm not accepting ideas for Villain Souls right now. I'm still trying to decide if I'm even going to use it.
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It could work as long as it is a unicorn. She made up Starlight Breaker by herself so she could simply recreat it. She may loose the device that helper access magic but would gain natural access. The next question is who would make a good choice for the soul of the White Devil?
Edit: Nanoha always had magic but it took her device to unlock it! She can still work!
6914022 Good point. Fluttershy would be my first pick. Rainbow Dash next since Nanoha loves flying. But like you said, if I want to make this easy i should go with a Unicorn. *Grins* But easy isn't the name of the game, is it?
I'll poke the idea a couple times and see if anything bites me in the face. Once I pry it off... well, we'll see.
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Glad I was able to help, even if it wasn't much and just a little. I knew alot of those ideas were bad but I listed them anyways since the way I see it, if I have a bad idea someone else might like it though - just a matter of perspective really. Better to list everything with the bad then risk listing only what I think is good while the one im suggesting them to might think differently.
So I pooled most of the popular fictional media with interesting protaganists I could remember of the top of my head, and here we are. Hope you do some very interesting things in the future, we all can look forward to that much
6912057 Person of Interest... Isn't that one of those crime shows? Like NCIS and Law & Order?
6912333 Nope! Easy to see why you would think so... really easy now that I look at it... but no. Luna and Celestia will not awaken a Hero Soul.
HOWEVER!
Badninja and I came up with an interesting work around for Luna. Keep your eyes open, and you might catch a hint or two for it.
6912434 Huh. Okay, I stand corrected. I have heard of Touhou... though I probably shouldn't mention where I heard of it from. Suffice to say I can't use the knowledge I do have, as it's all mostly fanon knowledge.
6914461 Actually, it is a technothriller show that started as crime procedural about survillance but at the end of the first season revealed itself as science fiction about artificial intelligence, that what the Machine actually is (and who revealed to be a benevolent and all-loving hero).
And since the Machine was designed to be in the shadows, it would fit Fluttershy better, who prefer to be in the background. And it would be ironic that the pony that prefer live quietly is the one that knows everything about everypony...
For Rarity, I wonder if her Hero Soul would not to be some kind of detective (due Rarity Investigates...)
Both would cover the "intelligence gathering/investigation" part of the group.
6915127 Yeah, I think I remember seeing a couple of episodes way back when. I remember the binary scene breaks. And if you're right, that does sound like the Machine would fit Fluttershy. Unfortunately, two things work against me using the idea.
1. I have very little experience with the show beyond an episode or two I barely remember, and I won's use a television show I haven't seen at least two full seasons of.
2. The Machine sounds like it fits Fluttershy too well. I want there to be a little grinding between the personalities, to make sure we don't go the route of "Here's a Power/Skill! Have fun!"
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Fair enough. Although even you will not use it in this fic, I really recommend "Person of Interest"
Well, there is the fact that the pony that prefer her privacy now actually know everything about everypony...
Also the Machine was designed to detect acts of terror and inform the authorities about it (the "Revelant" List) but it detects all violent crimes (the called "Irrelevant" list)... so what would Fluttershy and the rest of Mane6 do with the Irrelevant list?
Also, by design, the Machine is limited to give only the social number of a person that would be involved - without inform if the person was a victim or a perpetrator of a crime (this was both to prevent that the Machine to be exploited as to kept people on the decision loop)... Would she tried to convince the Machine to give more information?
6912057 YES! I would love to see what happens when she starts to simply look at a pony and knows every little detail about them and how they fit into the bigger picture.
Although the issue would be her AI past... I'm thinking her quietness would go up simply due to not wanting to spill anypony's secrets... and when she does speak it comes in a GLaDos like statement due to loosing just a bit of her (humanity but in universe) and having her feelings tuned down.
Let's see what crazy ideas I have:
Marvel:I just agree with everyone else and say Spiderman with Pinkie
Undertale:I haven't played it (I know, shame on me) yet, but from what I know, I would say Asgore or Undyne
Sonic:Big the cat!! *distant sound of someone eating a water bottle*
One Piece:From the hints I got from the comments I try Nico Robin (her reaction to cute ponies would be great) for Rarity
As suggestion Lucina from Fire Emblem for Applejack (or any other Swordwielder, because the thought of Applejack fighting with a sword is epic)
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Inspiration struck me while working tonight, use Fate Testarossa-Harlaown from the same series instead! I would recommend giving her to Sunset Shimmer as both suffer from a need of approval from their "mother". Since getting blasted with the Elements of Harmony is somewhat like getting "befriended", something Fate would share in common also. Then just leave her in the Equestria Girls Universe until she graduates from school. During this time she and SciTwi could recreate her device.
6916550 Yuck! That tasted exactly as I thought it would.
Wrong again! *Gets smacked by Rafiki* Ow! What?...... Oh, wait, this is your first time guessing. Er... *Clears throat* WRONG!!!
And I don't know anything about Fire Emblem, so I can't use it. Thanks though!
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Is it even one of the strawhats? I can't think of ... IT'S ACE! Why didn't I see it before?
6917992 I am getting this close to a blowout that the Nostlagia Critic would be jealous of...
Why is no one even trying the obvious guess for One Piece? *Cries in a corner*
I suppose I should take that as a compliment. I had an idea no one can figure out.
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I read all the comments, so it isn't:
Luffy,Zorro, Nami, Usopp, Ace, Chopper, Robin
That only leaves Sanji (Brook and Franky wouldn't work)
Abilitywise he would fit perfectly to Applejack, but the personality is questionable
6918144 ...Right, I should probably address that.
Ahem. ATTENTION PEOPLE/PONIES/THINGS!!!
It has come to my attention that I have failed to explain an important part of the little guessing game I'm playing with all of you. I will ONLY say you're correct if you accurately guess not only which hero I'm using from the universe, but also which pony they go to. Just slapping down a list of ponies and heroes will not work either. You must specifically say "(Hero name) is going to be reincarnated as (Pony name)" Or something similar. It doesn't need to be an exact word for word thing, just make it clear the hero and pony you're guessing at.
If this new rule frustrates you, I apologize, but some of you are assuming some heroes won't be used when I told someone they got a guess wrong. No, that just means they were either wrong about the combination, the hero, or the pony.
And no, Mr-Astounding, you don't get to guess. I already gave you spoilers... unless you're guessing at something I didn't spoil for you. Then by all means, open fire.
Thank you, and please enjoy the story!
EDIT: Also! Bear in mind that I'm not looking for perfectly matched personalities, just enough for it to make sense.
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Okay, I better stop guessing before I go completely crazy, just wait and see what you have in mind and think of some new suggestions
Btw, you should play Fire Emblem Awakening. It can't be you don't know Lucina
Edit:In retrospect I think I went a bit overboard because I'm a huge One Piece fan
Doctor who as doctor hooves cause it sweets from very begining of mlp if I were to propose not guess in your game of course.
As a suggestion that was already kind of mentioned : one of the protagonists of pokemon mystery dungeon,theres no specific type of pokemon set for them but 2 out of the 4 have special ablities (random visions of the future/past when touching things and they also say that this abilty only activates in presence of a trusted partner,the other mentioned protagonist with a special powers is said to be able to travel between his homeworld and the world hes at ) and even if you dont use this protagonists with powers you could still do some story stuff about them and their "partners" (very close bond and at the end of the games when you disappaer they really get depressed)
And for pokèmon in general (or added to the mystery dungeon characters)theres some interesting stuff you could do with the species:
Nor.al ones like pikachu or so would be just like electric powers and so on but a few interesting ones are:
-Riolu/Lucario: -emphatic abilities (sensing feelings &and being able to see them )+ for riolu its said that strong feelings alert others
--Lucario has increased powers and with the "aura vision" it has it can see over half a mile and even hidden things (quote"It's said that no foe can remain invisible to Lucario, since it can detect Auras. Even foes it could not otherwise see.") It is also said that they CAN read toughts and movements
-Zorua/Zoroark: illusion as an ability,Zoroarks illusions are able to make others think they have really been affected...
-t the type of Pokemon it belong to,is said to be immune to psychic type attacks (magic in this case
Ditto or mew : shapeshifting ....
If you want to know more stuff about it just ask (sorry if its written weird im tyuping this with my phone )
6919687 Do me a favor and send me a cleaned up version of this comment in a PM when you get the chance to get your hands on a keyboard. I'll read that... but I'll be honest and say I never really planned on Pokemon.
I'm looking for heroes, and Ash's Pikachu is the only Pokemon I really know about that qualifies for the position. (I tried playing Mystery Dungeon. Didn't like it). And even then my knowledge is extremely dated. As it stands I can't currently think of an aspect that I could tie to Pikachu, like what I did with Clark in making him the Soul of Hope. I suppose I could say Loyalty... but then there would be two Loyalties walking around.
If it helps, I have souls picked out for Freedom, Family, Determination, and Change. And yes, the rest of you can consider that as some hints towards who I'm using.
If you have any ideas, I'd be more than happy to go over them with you in a PM.