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If you have multiple steps, go with the most common answer/your preferred route

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every single person who reblogs this

every

single

person

will get “doot doot" in their ask box

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Fallen Hero Revelations spoilers under cut

My honest reaction to what Ortega called Murderstep and when new RO was introduced

I recreated an old meme I made

Og meme

Fallen Hero by @fallenhero-rebirth

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It's the first of May! That means a new question.

How does Rafael dress? Has that changed between his days as Sidestep and now? Does his specific villain career affect his wardrobe?

I know I am late and I am sorry about it. I'll be frank.

Nowadays, Rafael chooses to wear Sports-wear. He feels comfy wearing it, it's light, and it always allows him to run away from his problems. *wink, wink*

I feel I should mention the color scheme here, since it's related to the armor. The Overlord suit is filled with black and reds. His day-to-day clothing is black with orange outlining or spots, deliberately contrasting his Sidestep colors. He needs the mental reminders to remember he is not Sidestep anymore, that he does not want to be again, and that his new life will be better now. No matter the cost.

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🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍⚧️

This month's question is themed. Tell me about Rafael's orientations. Does he identify differently from how you'd describe him? Has his orientation/attraction changed since his Sidestep era?

Sorry I didn't answer the last ask, so I will make it up by answering this one.

Rafael is asexual, for the most part. Even without that, he's pretty shy/hesitant when it comes to romance and intimacy because of the vulnerability it requires and he is now afraid of. Hence the whole Overlord persona.

If there is one thing that changed from his Sidestep days, it's his actualizing his feelings to the point of being able to act on wanting a romantic relationship. When he falls for someone, Julia for example, he falls hard, even if it takes him the better part of the story to come to terms with it.

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New month, new question: Lets talk gender. How does Rafael identify? Is that different from how you would describe him? Does he feel any particular way about his gender?

-Cigs

Rafael is male…That hasn't changed. What has changed is his own attitude towards it. Before while he was still back at the farm everyone else referred to him as 'male', if not it due to his Re-Gene status. He didn't want to cause trouble and make his handlers angry with him so he just went along with them. They were just some meaningless pronouns humans use...Right? Maybe it was so at the time...but the more he recognized and acknowledged his own individuality, his feelings on the matter began to shift. By the time he took Rafael's name as his own, His self-perceptions shifted from “I'm a man because that's what people tell me I am.” to “I'm a man because this is what I choose for myself.”

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Another question, because why not. 🤣

Did you know who your Sidestep was going to romance from the beginning? Or did you decide to see where it goes?

Sort of "I want them to romance this person" vs "I want to see what feels more in line with their character".

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When Sidestep tells Ortega they don't wanna be friends anymore

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When Sidestep tells Ortega they don't wanna be friends anymore

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Fallen Hero Rebirth achievements part 1!

The progress is slow, so very slow, but it happens.

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Fallen Hero Rebirth achievements part 1!

The progress is slow, so very slow, but it happens.

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Hi! I'm helping Cigs out and posting some asks on his behalf because of how many people signed up, see as follows 💖:

Hello! Thank you for signing up for my little fandom project. Like I mentioned in my post, these will be once a month character building/exploration questions. I don't expect immediate answers. Feel free to take the whole month, if you need! If you have more than one Step, pick your favorite or whichever you think needs more love.

We're going to start with the basics this month: Where did your Sidestep get your name? Do they know what it means? Do they feel any particular way about their name?

-Cigs

Imma be honest. I've been struggling for a while now on how to answer this for my boy Rafael...Ok, here it goes.

-Rafael chose his name because this was the name of their former handler at the farm...He was taught most of his life he was a tool, a weapon designated for a purpose like those around him. During long deep-cover assignments or difficult missions, they complimented him for commitment and dependability in the face of adversity...It was so rare for them, a Re-Gene no less, to be treated like this...it felt nice... However due to an upper management spat he got ''assigned' to a different division and 'removed'. That was the last time they saw each other. -Rafael didn't know what his name meant for the longest time, and only had put in the time to learn about it by the start of Retribution. He considers it ironic that his name means 'God has healed' when he is representing a truly demonic figure as the villainous Overlord. -Rafael chose this name because he wanted oh so desperately to be treated as a person. But Re-Genes weren't people. So he picked the name of the person who made him feel the closest to a human being.

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Psst, hey you, yeah you. Could you put in a reblog or in the tags one small fact about your Sidestep? Nothing groundbreaking, something as simple as color preference or their favorite food. Any little thing. I just wanna know. Ok, thanks.🧡

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Was thinking about tossing a Sidestep question into some folks' inboxes maybe once a month or so as a little character exploration and to promote fandom interaction. Would anyone be interested?

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Falling in love with my sidestep Valentine that I made to romance Herald. Here's some picrews I made the past few days. If you even care....

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Was thinking about tossing a Sidestep question into some folks' inboxes maybe once a month or so as a little character exploration and to promote fandom interaction. Would anyone be interested?

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I love the concept of a Sidestep who kills indiscriminately. Senselessly. A Sidestep who is angry at the way the world and its heroes failed them. A Sidestep who is so thoroughly broken that they feel the need to break the world in the same way that it broke them.

There's an option in-game where you can lament that you hope the Rangers will stop you, and I think there's something so compelling about that particular bit of internal dialogue for a Sidestep who no longer cares about the lives of others.

Prove them wrong. Prove them right. You couldn't or wouldn't save them from the thing that made them what they are today. Can you save the rest of the world from them? Do it. Stop them. Vindicate their incomprehensible rage.

The least you can do is stop them.