Heir to the Monado. Shulk General Discussion/Social Thread

[Oracle_Summon]

Riki is new Bonsly... Confirmed...
Or maybe he'd be like Mr. Saturn?

Bonsly for the lols.

 

[Bosspon]

I wasn't talking to you son.

Well this thread just gets weirder by the minute.

Yeah, it is

I just want to join in on the fun.

 

[Solfiner]

Yeah, it is

I just want to join in on the fun.

Spoiler

Spoiler

Son.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Yeah, it is

I just want to join in on the fun.

I'm not liking where this is going.

 

[Andyjoe522]

I would have done that if
1. We found an equally disturbing Shulk mii. We didn't.
2. That gif wasnt such a pain to do. I literally had to match Shulks face to the train for every frame, then I had to erase the parts of Shulks face that didn't cover the guys body, and lastly put Reyns head there for every frame and then match his face to the hat. The Neyn gif was more or less a quick gag anyway, so I didn't want to waste too much time since this thread moves really really fast.

Is this disturbing enough for you?

 

[Solfiner]

I'm not liking where this is going.

This is where it's always going (imagine that this arrow is pointing down because I'm lazy) -->

Spoiler

 

[Bosspon]

I'm not liking where this is going.

There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going.
There's no knowing what we're posting
Or which way the thread's flowing.
Is it raining?
Is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a blowing?

Not a speck of light is showing
so the danger must be growing.
Are the fires of hell a glowing?
Is the grisly reaper mowing?
Yes! The danger must be growing
For the posters keep on posting.
And they're certainly not showing
any signs that they are slowing!

Hope that helps.

 

[TitanTeaTime]

I'm not liking where this is going.

Oh, but you will. I'm sure of it.

 

[Solfiner]

Hope that helps.

See my post above.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Hope that helps.

The problem is it was just the same pic over and over again, that's what I didn't like, it had nothing to do with the way the thread plays out.

 

[Bosspon]

See my post above.

See my post above. Specifically, "Yes! The danger must be growing"

 

[MegaLagann]

I'm disturbed by the lack of Xenoblade/JoJo's Bizarre Adventure crossover fanart.

Also, can we hit 200 pages by the end of the day?

 

[Rikobomo]

Any reasons why you think not having Shulk as a playable character in Smash would be a bad decision?

 

[Solfiner]

The problem is it was just the same pic over and over again, that's what I didn't like, it had nothing to do with the way the thread plays out.

I know right? They are stealing my Dunban with shades pic. I should report them to the cyber police.

 

[Sheddy]

how do we go from cenobladesxpokemon names to a bouncing hades head to riki XD

 

[TechPowah]

Well I see that Shulk's fandom is in good hands.

 

[Sheddy]

I can easily say from visiting other threads I truely believe that us shulk fans are not only the most patience people but the most lay back XD

 

[Bosspon]

I know right? They are stealing my Dunban with shades pic. I should report them to the cyber police.

Hold on. Let me fix that.

I know right? They are stealing my Dunban with shades pic. I should not report them to the cyber police because we are Xenobrothers of the Bronado.

 

[Andyjoe522]

Hey guys, not sure if anyone's posted this one yet, but I found a half-decent Melia Mii.

 

[Solfiner]

Hold on. Let me fix that.

Thug life.

 

[Sheddy]

I think it also helps that unlike other treads like ridely or K K R we have proof that he is very likely in from the company retweeting all the directs to the voice actor saying he did some voice acting but can't say who yet in quote "unless I want my balls to be cut off" their is alot of things giving shulk the best chance out of any possible newcomer so far

 

[Bosspon]

Hey guys, not sure if anyone's posted this one yet, but I found a half-decent Melia Mii.

Nyet.
That means no.
I hereby dub thee, "Nyelia", Ether Witch of Bad Hair.

 

[MegaLagann]

Any reasons why you think not having Shulk as a playable in Smash would be a bad decision?

Pretty much ever reason why he would get in. Popular in the West, most requested in Japan, unique moveset, growing series that would get a lot of exposure. Not much else to say.

I can easily say from visiting other threads I truely believe that us shulk fans are not only the most patience people but the most lay back XD

Part of me doesn't want to put this guy on blast, but before Monday's reveal in the K Rool thread someone said they'd wish the leaker would get SHOT. Yeah...
Nothing personal against the Ridley and K Rool threads but I feel like there's this air of hostility there that I don't like (even though I do support both characters). Same with most threads. Here I can write Shulk x Hades fanfic and everything is fine.

 

[Bosspon]

Thug life.

Xenothug Chronicles Life.

Edit: Or Thugblade Life Chronicles.

 

[SkittleE]

Here I can write Shulk x Hades fanfic

You better start deliverin' reeeeeeeeeal quick

 

[ZXMechonHunter]

I've gotten so used to refreshing this thread that I'm doing it everywhere else by habit. Even places that don't need refreshing.

 

[Sheddy]

Pretty much ever reason why he would get in. Popular in the West, most requested in Japan, unique moveset, growing series that would get a lot of exposure. Not much else to say.

Part of me doesn't want to put this guy on blast, but before Monday's reveal in the K Rool thread someone said they'd wish the leaker would get SHOT. Yeah...
Nothing personal against the Ridley and K Rool threads but I feel like there's this air of hostility there that I don't like (even though I do support both characters). Same with most threads. Here I can write Shulk x Hades fanfic and everything is fine.

get on it son we need hadulk fanfics

 

[Bosspon]

@ TitanTeaTime Is it cool if I post that gif at the Hades support that real quick?

 

[Andyjoe522]

I've gotten so used to refreshing this thread that I'm doing it everywhere else by habit. Even places that don't need refreshing.

I just keep any thread I'm interested in on my watch list and wait until I get a notification.

 

[erico9001]

Okay I've been itching to get my complex theory about X's storyline out for a while now, so watch out, here it comes!

I'm going to speak a lot about the end of Xenoblade so you may not want to click the spoiler tag if you haven't beaten the game

Spoiler

Shulk wishes for a new world at the Xenoblade, and Alvis creates a new universe understanding that Shulk has no grasp of what a universe is, and that it is really what Shulk means by saying 'world.' Keep this in mind as you read through this dialogue.

This is the final dialogue of Xenoblade:

Spoiler

Fiora: I wonder what the future has in store for us:

Shulk: Who knows, I'm sure it will be full of ups and downs.

Fiora: Ups and downs?

Shulk: I don't know what the future holds, but that means I can imagine the possibilities. We can achieve anything we put our minds too.

Fora: Yeah, you're right

Shulk: Do you remember what the Monado, I mean Alvis, said to us the last time we saw him?

Fiora: Yes, of course!

Alvis: Shulk, this new world is boundless. It is home to not only you, but many forms of life. I can see it. In this world, all life will walk towards the future hand in hand.

Shulk: One day, I hope I can meet them all. The people of this endless world.

Fiora: Me too. We will. I know it.

Shulk We'll meet them, and whatever happens, we'll face our future together.

Notice all of the talk about meeting other forms of life that inhabit this boundless world.

When shulk wishes for a world with no gods, Alvis sees 'world' as universe. As you can see when the universe is reborn, there are several galaxies that are made. When Alvis refers to the 'boundless world' he is referring to the universe, so the forms of life that Alvis is talking about are not really just on that world that Shulk and the other people of Bionis/Mechonis now inhabit, but are scattered across this new universe that has been created. With how Shulk wants to meet these people and how Fiora is sure that they will, this may be foreshadowing something.

Jump to the Xenoblade sequel's trailers and gameplay videos, we see that humanity on Earth has become the battleground for a war between two alien species. The humans make their escape on one large ship in order to prevent the extinction of the human race. At first, this makes it seem like the game has very little to do with Xenoblade, since the humanoid species in Xenoblade are called Homs, not humans. However, the appearance of the nopon with the same name as the Japanese name for Satata (Tatsu) and the girl with the monado hairpins call this into question. Now consider this: What if the universe that Shulk created is our universe or one that is very similar to it? Perhaps, the differences in this world are that the people of the bionis/mechonis exist in it and the human, Zanza, was never able to become a god, as Shulk wished for a world with no gods.

Now consider the Nopon that is seen in the trailer. The setting of Xenoblade X is this new planet that the humans have started to inhabit. It doesn't appear that any nopon lived on Earth and were taken with the humans onto the ship since there is no sight of them or mention of them anywhere. The ship is 'humanity's' last resort, as is roughly said in the trailer. This would mean that the nopon was already on the planet, which would suggest that nopon inhabit that planet. If nopon inhabit the planet, it's safe to say that other creatures that inhabited the bionis and mechonis came to live on this planet. It explains why many of the creatures are so huge, at least. If Nopon and other creatures from bionis and mechonis came to live on the planet, then homs, being a species of the bionis and mechonis, would come to live there as well. Homs would explain why the girl with the monado hairpins has monado hairpins, because the monado definitely isn't apart of human history (well, I guess there is Xenoblade irl).

Now for a quote from the trailer.

"We lost the Earth, and we've traveled so far to reach this planet. We'll wipe you out. That is the duty of Growth."

Imagine that in humanity's exploration of this new planet they come across the homs, who resemble them greatly but are not them. Humanity treats them like any other species on the planet, just another something that must be wiped out in order for humanity to regain its position as the dominant species on the planet. Since the people of humanity are from America, American exceptionalism can be brought up.

With this in mind, quotes and clips from the trailer make a lot of sense.

After the previously used quote, there's some fighting clips and then the music changes. Next we see a bunch of unknown characters flying above the water in mechs. One of them is the girl with the monado hairpin.

Now a new, female voice says "Maybe it would be better if we disappeared from the Universe!"

A rather significant quote is then said by a different voice.

"We could never coexist with the likes of you!"

A male voice says, "So... Does this mean we're basically dead already?"

A different male, that seems to be of authority, says, "We will purge this cancer... that is the destiny of Growth."

You see a quick shot of the girl with the monado hairpins smiling at you and then right after a quick shot of Elma saying something to you. The two may be to contrast with each other, but Elma is also seen in the scene with the mechs flying over water and appears to be on the same side as the monado hairpin girl. I think they are being compared rather than contrasted, due to reasons I will elaborate more on later.

Elma says, "I will not let this tragedy be repeated." as you see a clip of the city that humanity lives in. The 'tragedy' probably refers to humanity having to flee.

Then the same male as talked about purging cancer says, "Humanity should be wiped out of existence!"

This male refers to the destiny of Growth as a cancer that will be purged. Referring to something as cancer usually indicates that there was a system that was already well established, but now is being threatened by the growth of something smaller. This is because an animal's body can be seen as an already established system, and cancer is something that begins small but then grows, destroying the whole system. It may be worth noting that some people in real life view humanity as a virus or a cancer to Earth due to all of the species we are wiping out. This could be part of the inspiration to this storyline.
The man with the deep, authority-like voice, may very well be a part of the Homs who have already established themselves on the planet. His image is not shown, as to leave us wondering.

Anyways, while this may be the set-up to the story, I believe that the actual storyline will not choose a side between the homs and the humans. In the cutscene with the mechs flying over water, we see three key people. Elma, the girl with the Monado Hairpin, and one of those weird animal humanoids. If you pay close enough attention to the formation of the mechs you can clearly see that they are forming together into one force, despite being of different species. This leads me to believe that the storyline will follow an opposition to the war that is formed between the species. This explains a few quotes.

"He's a traitor!" - This is an accusation that could be made of someone who joins the opposition.

"That's enough, Luxzaal!"
"Shoot! Go on!"
"Stop it! All of you!"
There appears to be some internal fighting which the first quote and the third quote seem to be trying to stop. The girl who says the third quote may be apart of the opposition, as she appears when an animal humanoid is fighting with either homs or humans (cant tell).

The thing I'm not quite sure about is these animal humanoids. It could be that they are another species to form on bionis/mechonis that was previously unknown. It is certainly possible that when Shulk created a new universe, this species was formed on the planet that the homs/machina/nopon/high entia found themselves on (the one with the salty water, as Reyn pointed out). They could also be yet another alien species to crash onto the planet, like the humans.

While it may seem that these animal humanoids are the people that the Humans have discovered instead of the homs, the fact that this is a sequel to Xenoblade, the nopon, the girl with the monado hairpins, and the hugeness of life on this planet suggests homs.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the Shulk-like person in the first trailer! The fact that the nopon we see shares the name and glasses of Satata but is not him due to coloration differences makes me think that this is a descendant of Satata. The same goes for the Shulk like person. He looks so much like Shulk but yet isn't him due to having green eyes instead of Shulk's blue eyes. Who does have green eyes though? Fiora. It's no stretch of the imagination to think that Shulk and Fiora end up together when they are older and produce a child. Idk if the person in question is the son though, or possible a grandson, or an even further descendant. Shulk may be in the game, maybe as an older version of himself, or maybe as just a part of history.

This may have been why the nintendo treehouse guy said "more of a spiritual sequel." The storyline does not follow the same characters and appears to be very different from Xenoblade.

Oh, that's right! If it is that there is just time lapsed between the storylines, this means that Melia may actually be a part of the story due to High Entia's much longer lifespans. Melia may actually get a happy ending!

Anyways, that's my theory. It seemed like such a waste to have developed it so much but then to not let anyone know about it. I'm not saying this is a fact; it's just a theory, after all. Haha, I guess it is a game theory ;].

Oh, I guess this post is a little off topic. Maybe I should add that if Shulk makes an appearance in Xenoblade X then Shulk's chances may be increased for smash a little bit?

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Hey guys, not sure if anyone's posted this one yet, but I found a half-decent Melia Mii.

Oh hey that's my mii! I put the make up and red lips on because without it she looked like an old woman, lol. (well I guess she really is old but that's not the point)

 

[Solfiner]

You better start deliverin' reeeeeeeeeal quick

Shulk embraced Hades slowly.
"B-but Shulky Shul-" Hades began before being interrupted by Shulk.
"It's okay Hades. No one can see us here. We can finally be ourselves."
Shulks lips slowly moved towards Hades mouth.

 

[Sheddy]

we all should go to the hades thread and work with them to make hadesXshulk a thing

 

[TitanTeaTime]

@ TitanTeaTime Is it cool if I post that gif at the Hades support that real quick?

Go ahead, why not.

 

[Bosspon]

Shulk embraced Hades slowly.
"B-but Shulky Shul-" Hades began before being interrupted by Shulk.
"It's okay Hades. No one can see us here. We can finally be ourselves."
Shulks lips slowly moved towards Hades mouth.

"No, Shulk! It's me you're supposed to like, baka!" The Monado exclaimed, interrupted the lovers' midnight meeting.

"N-No, I can explain! I—"

Shulk was cut off by Hades suddenly moving closer. As he embraced Shulk, he eyed the Monado with pity.

"Explain what, Shulky Shulk? We were meant to be together. Forever...."

Shulk gulped. Caught between a sword and a hard place, he had no options left.

 

[ZXMechonHunter]

"No, Shulk! It's me you're supposed to like, baka!" The Monado exclaimed, interrupted the lovers' midnight meeting.

"N-No, I can explain! I—"

Shulk was cut off by Hades suddenly moving closer. As he embraced Shulk, he eyed the Monado with pity.

"Explain what, Shulky Shulk? We were meant to be together. Forever...."

Shulk gulped. Caught between a sword and a hard place, he had no options left.

Do I...wanna ask where the hard place was?

 

[Kikkipoptart12]

Any reasons why you think not having Shulk as a playable character in Smash would be a bad decision?

There's are reasons!?

 

[MooseSmuggler]

Any reasons why you think not having Shulk as a playable character in Smash would be a bad decision?

Most of the reasons involve them missing an opportunity to boost sales for both Chronicles and X. And passing up a good new IP.

Spoiler: No actual spoilers

Yes, I do enjoy communicating with reaction gifs, sue me xD

 

[Solfiner]

Do I...wanna ask where the hard place was?

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Oh my gosh, I love this thread's gifs and edits.

 

[Sheddy]

Shulk embraced Hades slowly.
"B-but Shulky Shul-" Hades began before being interrupted by Shulk.
"It's okay Hades. No one can see us here. We can finally be ourselves."
Shulks lips slowly moved towards Hades mouth.

"b-but shu-" hades saids as his lips are closed around shulk's
"it's ok hades no one will ever know our love" shulk saids as he kisses hades again

(god help us all) XD