#MC: Allianora

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These are my main six magicians (made on rinmarugames.com’s mega anime avatar creator) in the order that I did, and still am, using them - Twila, Baku, Rama, Cerulean, Jivanta and Esmeralda.

I created all six and decided little bits about their personalities, then matched them each to one of the six characters you could date by what little I learned of them during the introductory chapters by personality. My kids then developed more as I played each individual route, of course.

Since she has to date and deal with Lucio’s bullshit, Merry gets to look more grumpy. (I played the routes round in a circle - Julian, Nadia, Asra, Muriel, Portia, Lucio)

Though obviously I can’t replicate their actual outfits (I’m not very good at drawing them either, sadly) I have put them all in their own little signature colours. These colours also make up most of their masquerade outfit - Rama’s is fire themed because his sig. colour is red, for example. The two girls also commonly wear their hair in ponytails.

Twila and Rama are apprenticed to Asra (though Rama was also previously taught by his aunt) while the other four were taught and resurrected by others.

Bonus:

Allianora - the magician made for the short where you can go date Nahara. She isn’t nearly as well developed as the others, though, so she’s not included in my main magicians.

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Welp, I’ve designed outfits for my apprentices for every single costume change in The Arcana (including a couple getting extra outfits here and there for the sake of practicality) apart from the winter solstice tale, I can’t come up with anything for that. God damn it.

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I figure it may be useful to give a list of the games featured and which characters belong to which game, since I haven’t yet started to implement specific tags for the games. So, below the cut is a list of dating sims and games with dating sim elements I have played, and the OCs created for different routes and choices within said games that will be mentioned in future on this blog. The more I do and play, this will get updated.

Dear god there’s a lot of them...I have a problem, you guys...

Seduce Me

Maud

Erika

Rosana

Marcella

Jinny

Andrea

Cathy

Regalia

Zerelda

Claudia

Mystic Messenger

Yirim

Garam

Joosun

Dajoo

Annie

Yina

Gyungjin

Flossie

Huniepop

Cody

Grady

Garrett

Yuki

Nathan

Jaime

Weaver

Chuckie

Aubrey

Buck

Starr

Lindsey

Doki Doki Literature Club

Kai

Cinderella Phenomenon

Marta

Crystal

Ambrosia

Peeta

Vernadette

Tailor Tales

Marvel

Lulu

Vancy

Faustine

Odessa

Normi

Date Warp

Edie

Frankie

Magenta

Columbia

Roxie

Amnesia

Alice

Miko

Neeka

Clover

Ella

Blood Code

Lissie

Daria

Stella

Halimeda

Ozmafia

Aura

Candra

Taffeta

Bluebell

Christanta

Julie

Anora

Witney

Clarimonda

Peony

Jessamy

Gunhilda

A Hand In The Darkness

Spear

Perry

Xavier

Mr Love

Pomona

Caltha

Leilani

Bettina

Dream Daddy

Chad

Bruno

Rusty

Lucius

Vinh

Mitsuyoshi

Quigley

Baldric

7′Scarlet

Rira

Sawaka

Kurea

Kotono

Chinami

Sakika

Dandelion

Amsaja

Tokki

Yeong-Yang

Yeou

Neugdae

How To Date A Magical Girl

Fumiya

Masanari

Shinya

Tadahiro

Hyougo

Confines of the Crown

Concordia

Michaela

Radinka

Zosia

Carmensita

Nightshade

Mitoki

Mahomi

Mayuna

Marino

Sayana

Backstage Pass

Sirena

Sam

Fritzi

Joanie

Demeter

Bronwyn

Gwyneth

Highschool Romance

Shuuji

Kuan-Yin

Peppi

Soulset [Due to misreading the game description at time of purchase, I chose male names for two of the MCs, though the MC is intended to be female]

Caesar

Dante

Kitten

Joyous

Ardis

Herleva

Trick And Treat

Axel [This is the only instance where I have kept the name supplied by the game and built around it]

Alder

Date A Live

Kadoma

Kii

Uchito

Soudai

Ikuma

Ikuya

Takanobu

Hoshihiko

Tadashi

Kenta

Yasumasa

Kaname

Kazuyoshi

Steam Prison

Tempesta

Purity

Iphigenia

Ultima

Olethea

Thetis

Ikemen Vampire

Isis

Janelle

Jamesina

Zelda

Bijou

Benilda

Virtue

Hortensia

Cynara

Emilia

Anais

Heddi

Ikemen Revolution

Queenie

Sigyn

Elspeth

Luna

Lila

Tilda

Tourmalina

Wallis

Theano

Virginia

Xylia

Melody

Essie

Primavera

Mae

Estefania

Merlina

Ikemen Sengoku

Yorimi

Konami

Rika

Maiho

Riko

Nachi

Hasumi

Yasumi

Marina

Saru

Himiko

Destined To Love

Seiya

Orika

Hatsuko

Michiko

Asumi

Arina

Nene

Sakino

Natsu

Mineyo

Ren

Karen

Kikuka

Midnight Cinderella

Reini

Chesna

Levana

Blasia

Crimson

Mayda

Olien

Almira

Nebula

My Candy Love

Chandella

Amalthea

Fortunata

Hadara

Zazu

Pentecost

Saturnia

Scientia

Spangle

Star Days

Thirza

Cindy

Hero

Honey

Ursuline

Melisenda

Hermia

Lynnette

Number Days

Paige

Zsa-Zsa

Libby

Dahlia

Vera

Memory Days

Yana

Shizu

Kou

Lunar Days

Pelagia

Taylor

Toni-Rose

Lani

Coco

Denise

Skye

Verdi

Chrono Days

Noelle

Martine

Annabella

Catrina

Fuschia

Norah

Annemarie

Quintina

Kingdom Days

Dilys

Bubbles

Mona

Tilly

Lettie

Idol Days

Starla

Zippora

Susan

Blythe

Hallie

Wonderland Days

Melanie

Georgia

Astrid

Joelle

Jill

The Arcana

Twila

Baku

Rama

Cerulean

Jivanta

Esmeralda

Allianora

Nightmare Harem

Mars

Astra

Penny

Talia

Diana

Avery

Nicole

Shayla

Norberta

Dangerous Fellows

Mandy

Fenella

Frederica

Prisha

Isabel

London Detective Mysteria

Cyrilla

Kefira

Kitra

Amy

Quella

Francesca

Sylvie

Ara

Zephrine

Pastry Lovers

Kora

Bonita

Quenby

Lisa

Brielle

Because We’re Here

Petra

Vanessa

Sophie

Franziska

Heike

Anja

Veronika

Katinka

Ruzena

Irmelin

Mathilda

Aicha

Smilla

Dorika

Renata

Malin

Hatoful Boyfriend

Niina

Kyouka

Chino

Aya

Fujie

Ikuko

Yoko

Tomoko

Kirika

Satori

Kinoka

Juri

Hakuoki

Katsuko

Keina

Ema 

Naho 

Kazuha

Yasuyo 

Yukina

Reiri

Fukuyo

Wami

Emiko

Nonoe

Monster Prom

Tairin

Juvee

Gerald

Ethelinda

Murdoc

Jasper

Ariadne

Mercy

Caroline

Irene

Heidi

Clyde

Vito

Beatrice

Mika

Rosco

Desiree

Harold

Theo

Panini

Deidra

Phil

Vassia

Gladiola

Hu

Sounds Of Verity

Yeshisha

Efrata

Yullis

Red Embrace

Bodi

Callis

Lake

Marcelino

Onyx

Bailey

Scarlett

C14 Dating

Eloise

Chani

Tiffany

Petrina

Ceridwen

Arcade Spirits

Norbert

Red

Sunny

Lazaro

Levi

Karim

Aithne

The Men of Yoshiwara

Riina

Inori

Emina

Yui

Hiro

Mio

Shizuna

Tsuyuha

Tsukimi

Kei

Nijika

The Charming Empire

Tomoyo

Sadami

Chiyuri

Yaeka

Shiria

Love Esquire

Mailen

Cameron

Sergeant

Darius

Andreas

Crossroads

Calandria

Amicia

Nilena

Becky

Rammi

Gods Of Love

Calpurnia

Leeba

Naama

Clarette

Psychadelia of the Black Butterfly

Nako

Rei

Akie

Rino

Mariyo

Hogwarts Mystery

Tessa

Seraphina

Cygnus

Corvus

Livana

Edmund

Erna

Jean

Wyborn

These Nights In Cairo

Jacquetta

Nancy

Rishona

Azurine

Animal Lovers

Ahulani

Nita

Saoirse

Ardenia

Aine

Ace In Space

Silver

Minty

Brucie

Kam

Jackie

Enamored Risks

Pepper

Rue

Shade

Never Give Up

Ranita

Elise

Hedwig

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So when I played The Arcana, thanks to jokes with a friend of mine, I ended up making alternate MCs for getting the reversed ending, who I then didn’t actually use.

Norbert, Red and Allianora were later repurposed - Allianora was used for the Nahara romance tale, and Norbert and Red became my first two MCs for Arcade Spirits.

Kitten, the fourth Reversed MC, lives as part of Cerulean’s backstory, and as one of the people there for them when they were brought back, but the same goes for Norbert and Red. So Kitten is the only one to not have another life or version as an otome MC or a love life. I feel like I should give her another story to inhabit.

I don’t have anywhere to put her though.

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So, in regards to my Arcana magicians, when I first created them I gave them signature colours. At the beginning, this was done purely for aesthetic purposes, as I developed their appearance they were designed with a primary colour for their outfit and it became part of them. Today, because the characters have all been through at least half a route or romance tale, I’m looking at the signature colours they have, the meanings of those colours and whether they match who those characters have become as I developed them over the course of the story.

Let’s start with Twila, since she was the first and is technically the main. Twila’s signature colour is purple. Purple is often associated with royalty, magic, luxury, nobility, power, ambition, creativity, dignity, devotion, peace, independence, mystery and pride. I’ll be honest, straight off I think her colour fits the least in terms of who she ended up being. If I look at each association I listed, I can say Twila is one of my characters who is made uncomfortable by the idea of living a life of luxury, the idea of Nadia spoiling her at the beginning of the story, that sort of thing. Dignity and ambition come in there, as does independence. She wants to earn things herself, make her own way through the world and create a life for herself. She dislikes having things handed to her or made overly easy. She develops after meeting Julian post-plague, in that she starts off far more shy and withdrawn, the type to run from danger every time. At the end, she is far more willing to fight for herself, to face danger. She knows what she wants and is more willing to reach out and take it. In a way, being with Julian helps her have more confidence in herself and in her own power, to carry herself with more dignity than she did before. Though she’s still as clumsy as ever, so that dignified look won’t last forever.

Baku’s signature colour is blue. Blue is associated with faith, trust, loyalty, intelligence, truth, confidence, calmness and tranquillity, First impression of Baku from how they look and how they carry themselves would definitely tell you they are a calm and confident person, and it wouldn’t be wrong. Baku has a bit of a ‘one with nature’ kind of feel to them. They strongly believe and trust in what cannot be seen, but what can be sensed, magic and fate and aura. They tend not to hesitate, but have been known to get flustered, especially when flirted with. Baku is probably the least likely of the lot to make impulsive decisions, and will often think things through carefully and consider all possibilities. Blue turned out to be a very good colour for them, and may well be a big contributing factor to why I made them so calm and serene.

Rama’s signature colour is red. Red is associated with passion, war, danger, strength, determination, desire and love. Being the smallest of my magicians, and clearly having social anxiety, most who look at him probably wouldn’t associate Rama with strength, but he also has the strongest magical ability of the lot, and though he seems nervous and anxious much of the time, his emotional strength is still one of his more prominent traits. New problems do not phase him - he knows his strength, he knows his ability, though he sometimes needs that reassurance, he knows he can do it. His defence of what he has, what he loves and the people around him is the clearest show of his passion as well. When he opens up to you, that passion is clear. In terms of platonic love, Rama has shown to be a very loving person. He may be hesitant to be physically affectionate with most people, but he shows his feelings in other ways.

Cerulean’s signature colour is grey. Grey is commonly associated with loneliness, loss, depression, poverty, sophistication, formality, dullness, balance, emotionlessness, and practicality. Cerulean was the first of my magicians to receive a full backstory, which helps me explain the association of grey with them. Their backstory is one that puts them as part of a persecuted culture, so they have been taught to fade into the background, to be uninteresting, hidden, a nothing. The things they have been taught, the way they have lived, they highly value things that are practical and useful. The ability to be dull and uninteresting, a person people won’t look twice at, is their most honed skill, moreso than their magic. The childhood memories Rue has lost would definitely be worthy of the depressing grey. As they develop during the story, their colour may change to a more lively silver.

Jivanta’s signature colour is white. White is associated with innocence, purity, virginity, goodness, light, safety and cleanliness. Innocence is there in one way, but not in another - from a virginity point of view, he’s a very innocent person. He has no memory of ever being flirted with or of anyone showing interest in him. It’s never been a priority for him either. On the other hand, Jivanta’s backstory details him as being homeless, and he’ll likely have seen things out there in the past three years since his resurrection that would help take down the walls of childlike innocence. Being the only one not apprenticed to anyone, Vanta doesn’t really have anyone to rely on or teach him about the world, so his view of things can be a bit naive or confused at times, which again gives the illusion of childlike innocence. He is definitely the most sensitive of the seven, if something is amiss he’ll be the one to notice first, one step into the palace and he’s like ‘yup, this place is haunted’. Cleanliness is quite funny to me, though, considering Vanta’s status as a homeless wandering magician who conducts business out of a handmade tent - sure, he has no intention of tricking you or pulling anything unsavoury, so in that sense he’s a clean person, but in the more physical and literal sense, he’s covered in more than a year of grime and sores. He doesn’t wear shoes, so the soles of his feet are the worst. He’s gotten sick frequently due to injuries on his feet becoming infected. (His new friends at the palace are most likely going to fix this)

Esmeralda’s signature colour is green, most likely because of the name association. The colour is associated with greed, jealousy, ambition, nature, life, renewal, energy, growth and harmony. Merry is one of the characters who enjoys being spoiled and spoiling others, but I wouldn’t call her greedy. I’d certainly describe her as someone who would love to live the high life, though. She comes from a farming family, and has an intense love of animals. Renewal and growth seem important due to the MC’s role in Lucio’s path, helping him return to physical form but also helping him grow to become a better person. I think she is the kind of person who wants to help others grow and develop as people, not just Lucio, but anyone looking to become a better person or learning to change themselves in some way.

Allianora’s signature colour is pink. It’s not shown on the avatar I made of her, though her skirt is pink. Pink is a colour of love, femininity, affection, friendship and approachability. Though Allianora isn’t as well developed as the others as a character, I feel like this is a good match. She is a feminine and sweet person, very friendly and easy to get on with, but no pushover, and not weak, as some may associate more girly and sweet types with. She’s intended to be someone bubbly and someone you can trust.