Line #8 WhatCouldHaveBeen/ArknLegacy


1	!!General
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3	* At one point, Legacy was going to be an [[AlternateUniverse AU]] of WebOriginal/TheArknverse. It was then changed to a SoftReboot, before eventually morphing into a true (albeit stand-alone) sequel. Then ''Arknverse'' was rebooted as [[WebOriginal/ArknUnity Arkn: Unity]], causing ''Legacy'' to be retooled yet again to bring it in line with that canon.
4	* In the planning stages, Arkn: Legacy was codenamed “Arkn X”. The name still applies; however, Legacy is the “official” name.
5	* At one point, while Legacy was still a sequel to ''Arknverse'' there was talk of having the Paradox Players (Uriel, Raphael, Raziel, Azrael) carry over to Universe X in some form. Several ideas were proposed for this:
6	** Having the "core four" survive the final battle and be transformed into Hethe (who would become the pantheon of Universe X).
7	** Making some of the Risen and main protagonists reincarnations of the Paradox Players (with Ryael as the reborn Raziel, Faust as the reborn Raphael, the now-deleted character Malachi as the reborn Michaelis, and a character named "Vulture" as the reborn Uriel). This is why there are strong similarities between the main characters and the protagonists of the Arknthology (such as Faust being a staff spinner with familial conflicts and Malachi being a cocky artifact-seeking adventurer).
8	* Malek was supposed to survive into Universe X. He would have been a wanderer and hermit in Destrus, with only the tiniest fraction of his former powers of creation (enough to summon water and the occasional pizza roll).
9	* Originally, the only humans eligible to become Eelekti were those who had not only impressed the Hethe during their earthly existence, but actually shaped the course of human history. It was later decided that this was too restricting, and revised so that El'lepagi chooses the Eelekti at random because he finds them “interesting” (with the interpretation of “interesting” being left up to the individual writers), allowing for a bit more leeway.
10	* Deebo and The Carver were both going to appear in ''Legacy'', with their ''Arknverse'' roles swapped; The Carver would have become a true Hethe, distant and seldom-seen, while Deebo (whose powers were greatly reduced) would become a mysterious, skeletal being with both horns and wings (the latter of which were [[{{Squick}} formed from the blood of those he killed, causing him to trail blood wherever he went]]) who went by the name of "Baron Von Squeezy" (or "Joe"). Both of these were later scrapped.
11	* [=Type0Negative=] was set to be involved in ''Legacy''. Among his planned contributions were:
12	** A blog called “Tales of the Destrus”, introducing a character called “Vulture” who would be the Legacy equivalent -- or reincarnation -- of Uriel (see above). Unlike [=T0N=]'s other concepts, [=TotD=] was actually created; a single entry was posted before the blog was cancelled and deleted.
13	** A vlog featuring a new incarnation of Alex Winter, a young man by the name of “Oliver Crow” who is a patient of a reborn Dr. Ellis (Dr. Ellis Matthews). [=Type0Negative=] made a [[http://deathlylogic.tumblr.com/post/156410374235/steampunkapastalypse-winter-always-repeats post]] teasing the series.
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15	!!Staff of the Scholar
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17	* ''The Reign Experiment'', a series conceived by Penthepoet. It would have been the first true Arkn Mythos horror series (aside from ''Handprints''), revolving around a human (who answered to the name of Scholar, and was a prototype Faust) who is forcibly turned into a Dekn via Lumeric's drugs and must struggle to adapt to their new life. Said human would have taken the name Paimon, eventually evolving into “a [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] Nartholese-speaking badass”.
18	* Faust’s character was originally going to take control of the Arkn Yakuza/Miran'khai. Season 2 of Staff of the Scholar would have revolved around the now Miran'khai leader Faust chasing down the Arkn X version of the Hooks Killer. Penthepoet eventually decided it was a bad idea and scrapped it.
19	* One scrapped character for the series was Petrel: an Arkn boy whom Faust would have befriended and had “a really solid dynamic” with, until it was revealed that he was a spy for the Arkn Yakuza and was supposed to bring about Faust's forced initiation into the group. He still appears in ''Legacy'', but in a different role than originally planned (while the dynamic that would have been between Petrel and Faust appears to have been transferred to 4boy/For'ende and Faust).
20	** There were also plans for Petrel to appeared in a vlog episode of Staff of the Scholar, even after his "Arkn Yakuza" role was scrapped. However, the actor was not available to film for the role.
21	* There were also ideas for another, similar character named Aberdeen, a Yakuza hitman who would have approached Faust and tried to "train" him to become the leader the Yakuza needed. Aberdeen did later appear in Staff of the Scholar, but in a greatly reduced role (as Petrel's mentor).
22	* The Claw of Barbatos (the artifact that Faust got from the Lathyrum) was planned to have a bigger role in the series. It would have appeared on camera and been used by Faust. However, Penthepoet couldn't get the prop for it, and instead picked another route.
23	* For'ende Elext was originally going to be a stale, one-note character used to take over Faust's blog and keep it active while Faust was gone. When Petrel's actor flaked out, Penthepoet decided to expand For'ende's role to that of a solid [[{{Deuteragonist}} secondary protagonist]].
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25	!! The Siren's Saga
26	* Shanna Averil was originally planned to release a lot more music in-character, but IV Sparrow's loss of available recording space shortly after the launch of Arkn Legacy made that unrealistic.
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Context WhatCouldHaveBeen / ArknLegacy