History WhatCouldHaveBeen / ArknLegacy

** 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).

* Deebo and The Carver were both going to appear in ''Legacy'', with their Universe A 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.

** 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 former 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).

** 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.
* There were also ideas for another, similar character named Aberdeen, a Yakuza hitman who would have approached Faust and tried to "train" them to become the leader the Yakuza needed. He did later appear in ''Staff of the Scholar'', but in a greatly reduced role as Petrel's mentor.
* 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.

* There were also ideas for another, similar character named Aberdeen, a Yakuza hitman who would have approached Faust and tried to "train" them to become the leader the Yakuza needed. (Penthepoet has stated that he may still appear in Arkn: Legacy in some form. However, if he does make an appearance, his role will be greatly reduced from what was originally planned.)

* Faust’s character was originally going to take control of the Arkn Yakuza/Miran'khai. Penthepoet eventually decided it was a bad idea and scrapped it. 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.

* At one point, Legacy was going to be an [[AlternateUniverse AU]] of [[WebOriginal/TheArknverse Universe A]]. It was then changed to a SoftReboot, before eventually morphing into a true sequel.

* Originally, the Paradox Players (Uriel, Raphael, Raziel, Azrael) were supposed to carry over to Universe X in some form. Several ideas were proposed, including:

** Some of the Risen and main protagonists being reincarnations of the Paradox Players. (Ryael as the reborn Raziel, Faust as the reborn Raphael, the former character Malachi as the reborn Michaelis, and a character named "Vulture" as the reborn Uriel.) This is why there are strong similarities between some of the characters and the protagonists of the Arknthology (such as Faust being a staff spinner with familial conflicts).

* 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).

* Originally, the Paradox Players were supposed to carry over to Universe X in some form. [=DeathlyLogic=] and co. tossed around the idea of having the "core four" survive the final battle and become the Hethe of Universe X.
** Another idea was that some of the Risen and main protagonists would be reincarnations of the Paradox Players. (Ryael as the reborn Raziel, Faust as the reborn Raphael, the former character Malachi as the reborn Michaelis, and a character named "Vulture" as a reborn Uriel.) This is why there are strong similarities between some of the characters and the protagonists of the Arknthology.
* 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 old powers of creation (enough to summon water and the occasional Pizza Rolls).
* Originally, the only humans eligible to become Elekti were those who had not only impressed the Hethe during their earthly existence, but shaped the course of human history. It was decided that this was too restricting, and it was revised to Cedric choosing the Elekti 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).
* Initially, both Deebo and The Carver were both going to appear in ''Legacy'', with their Universe A roles swapped: The Carver would have become a true Hethe (i.e. distant and seldom-seen); Deebo (whose power was greatly diminished) would have become a mysterious, skeletal being who went by the name of "Baron Von Squeezy" (or "Joe") and had both horns and wings -- the latter of which would have grown out of the blood of those he had killed (causing him to trail blood wherever he went).

** Another idea was that some of the Risen and main protagonists would be reincarnations of the Paradox Players. (Ryael as the reborn Raziel, Faust as the reborn Raphael, Malachi as the reborn Michaelis, and a character named "Vulture" as a reborn Uriel.) This is why there are strong similarities between some of the characters and the protagonists of the Arknthology.

** Another idea was that some of the Risen and main protagonists would be reincarnations of the Paradox Players. (Ryael would have been the reborn Raziel, Faust would have been the reborn Raphael, etc.) This is why there are strong similarities between some of the characters and the protagonists of the Arknthology.

* Originally, the only humans eligible to become Elekti were those who had not only impressed the Hethe during their earthly existence, but shaped the course of human history. This was revised to Cedric choosing the Elekti 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).

** 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. The dynamic that would have been between Petrel and Faust now appears to have been transferred to 4boy/For'ende and Faust. He would have appeared in an episode of ''Staff of the Scholar'', even when his "Arkn Yakuza" role was scrapped. However, the actor was not able to film for the role.
** There were also ideas for another, similar character named Aberdeen, a Yakuza hitman who would have approached Faust and tried to "train" them to become the leader the Yakuza needed. (Penthepoet has stated that he may still appear in Arkn Legacy in some form. However, if he does make an appearand, his role will be greatly reduced from what was originally planned.)

* Originally, it was planned to have the Paradox Players carry over to Universe X in some form:
** [=DeathlyLogic=] and co. tossed around the idea of having the "core four" survive the final battle and become the Hethe of Universe X.
** Another idea was that some of the Risen and main protagonists would be the reincarnations of the Paradox Players. (Ryael would have been the reborn Raziel, Faust would have been the reborn Raphael, etc.) This is why there are strong similarities between some of the characters and the protagonists of the Arknthology.

* [=DeathlyLogic=] planned at one point to have the Paradox Players survive the final battle and become the Hethe of Universe X.

** A blog called “Tales of the Destrus”, introducing a character called “Vulture” (who would be the Legacy equivalent of Uriel). Unlike [=T0N=]'s other concepts, [=TotD=] was actually created; a single entry was posted before the blog was cancelled and deleted.

** 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 Arkn Legacy, but in a different role than originally planned. The dynamic that would have been between Petrel and Faust now appears to have been transferred to 4boy/For'ende and Faust. He would have appeared in an episode of Staff of the Scholar, even when his "Arkn Yakuza" role was scrapped. However, the actor was not able to film for the role.
** There were also ideas for another, similar character named Aberdeen, a Yakuza hitman who would have approached Faust and tried to "train" them to become the leader the Yakuza needed. (Penthepoet has stated that he may still appear in Arkn Legacy in some form. However, if he does appear, his role will be greatly reduced from what was originally planned.)

* 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, that was when Penthepoet decided to expand For'ende's role.

** 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 Arkn Legacy, but in a different role than originally planned.

* The Claw of Barbatos (the artifact that Faust got from the Lathyrum) was planned to have a bigger role in the series.

* ''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 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”. The series would also have featured a character called “Scholar”, who was a prototypical Faust.
* Faust’s character was originally going to take control of the Arkn Yakuza. Penthepoet eventually decided it was a bad idea and scrapped it.
** 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.
** There were also ideas for another, similar character named Aberdeen, a Yakuza hitman who would have approached Faust and tried to "train" them to become the leader the Yakuza needed. (Penthepoet has stated that he may still appear in Staff of the Scholar in some form. However, if he does appear, his role will be greatly reduced from what was originally planned.)

** A blog called “Tales of the Destrus”, introducing a character called “Vulture” (who would be the Legacy equivalent of Uriel).