Emil Castagnier

From 2:17 on.



Until 8:00.

Things learned:
+ OH THAT'S WHY I BECAME A KNIGHT OF RATATOSK. Made a pact. Whatever.
+ Pacting with monsters to improve his strength!
+ Ratatosk is going to end the world? Centurions severed their bond with him? This is really confusing.
+ The lord of all monsters... Huh.

AND NOW! ( I'll talk about pacting. )

For those of you with magic senses, you'll also start to notice something strange about him the most pacts he completes. Because essentially, he is reestablishing himself as the Lord of All Monsters, though he doesn't realize that right now. So if you could comment to this post so I can give you a heads up on what you'll sense every time he completes a pact.

From 1:14 to 7:20, minus the exposition, and every single part with Marta in it.

This memory is what informs Emil of a lot of his anger and hate for Lloyd. It's a pretty pivotal memory for him, and is the brunt of a lot of bad things. He endures 6 months of suffering in Luin for this, and it's the thought of getting even with Lloyd that really starts driving him. Yes, he initially makes the pact to protect Marta, HOWEVER, it is getting even with Lloyd that eventually overtakes his drive to protect Marta. And this memory is part of that!

So yes, there is a lot of hate, anger, confusion, hopelessness, and guilt wrapped up into this one little memory. Hate, anger, and confusion at what happened and the senselessness of it, hopelessness and guilt because... dude just lost his parents and his mom basically told him he had to live, and that's just not enough for him with those former emotions.

However, this memory is "off." And not in a way Emil would notice, but someone else would notice something is just wrong about the memory. And that's because most of it is manufactured, so that Ratatosk can take over being Emil Castagnier. THERE ARE... A LOT OF THINGS I COULD SAY ABOUT THIS MEMORY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS but I will just leave it at the general. That Emil will... be coping kind of steady with it, but expect random bouts of depression if he's allowed to dwell on it.

THERE, LLOYD IRVING o9!!!

This is not the MEMORY of him making the pact with Ratatosk, which is an entirely different thing. However, this is the pact itself. So, what this means:

Ratatosk is officially unlocked! So, Emil will have moments where he goes into what is known as "Ratatosk mode." Ratatosk is ruthless and dangerous, and pretty much the complete opposite of what Emil is. He's blunt, confident, angry, and ruthless. Their differences are made pretty clear in Emil's previous memory. Ratatosk would have no problem killing one person to save thousands, where as Emil would prefer to try and save everyone.

This also means Emil can now fight and defend himself! If he is attacked, he will automatically switch to Ratatosk mode. And for the sake of simplicity and INTENTIONAL CANON VAGUENESS, yes, you will be able to see his eyes change color depending on what 'mode' he's in. This will make all attempts at shenanigans with either of them much more difficult than it is in canon, but there you go.

This also means that... Emil can make pacts with monsters. SO I WILL ELABORATE ON THAT LATER. \o/

Oh boy, memory #1 for Emil!!



From 1:49 to 6:19.

+ Emil is his name.
+ Courage is the magic which turns dreams into reality! (obsessing over this phrase is a skill to be unlocked)
+ I... I'm not a dog...
+ d-dere...

Starter memory:

"Bow before the great Lloyd Irving!"

I will add a video later, but Emil has been told to stop being a troublemaker. He's blamed for the increased monsters around Luin, and the entire town views him with mistrust because of the rumors of Palmacosta's Blood Purge. They believe his family was involved with the Liberation Front, which is decidedly anti-Lloyd.

Emil goes to the fountain in Luin where Lloyd's statue is, and is angry because Luin honors a man he thinks has killed his parents. Some kids in Luin try to make him bow down to it, but while he is a pushover, he refuses to bow.

He's saved from them by Richter.