Category Archives: Drakengard 3
A YoRHa Halloween
Well, I couldn’t get my DOD3 cosplay done yet… so I’m planning on doing something a bit different that is still somewhat related.
I’m creating a new character in the storyline director Yoko Taro created for an Akihabara idol group. The setting takes place in 11,939AD when the planet has been taken over by a race of alien cyborgs. The remaining humans flee and take refuge on the moon, from where they send female model androids down to the planet in the attempt to take it back. Throughout the story and stage play, the androids are depicted as more “human” than the actual humans, having past memories (although fake), a multitude of emotions, and a genuine fear of death.
The main YoRHa units have no name besides a number. I’m still contemplating the details to my original character, but here’s what I’m thinking of:
Name: No34
Classification: Destroyer (破壊)
HP: 459
MP: 190
Attack: Black Lily (黒百合)
Neo-Classification: Creator (創造) -Nuclear Mode-
HP: 1059
MP: 104
Attack: White Lily (百合)
Weapon: Dual Katanas–>Black/White
Hair: Short, Red
Generally, this takes place after the story of the play, with the Resistance destroyed. Only No2 and No4 (severely injured) still remain to pick up the pieces (maybe there’s still hope for the “destroyed” members of the Resistance.
The humans on the moon are impatient to get their home back, so they use the data they collected from the previous mission to create a new series of YoRHa androids–this time without their typical “human” personalities, which is what they believe made them weak.
No34 is part of a small unit of the androids who are sent down to the planet to destroy everything in their path. The humans have had enough of dealing with the cyborg races and the possible remnants of the Resistance, so why not just utterly destroy everything first in order to reclaim the land?
The only problem with this is… the unit’s ship is attacked on the descent and nearly destroyed. An undisclosed number of units survive the crash. No34 is severely damaged and cannot move. This is when No2 finds her and attempts to heal her…by restoring some built in data to activate her “soul”.
No34 is unique in the fact that she has two designations: Destroyer (black) and Creator (white). Her standard form is like a typical YoRHa model, but by No2 unlocking her soul, she gains access to a secondary white form that is an extremely powerful “god” type form.
Her further story will involve protecting the older YoRHa models (No2, No4, etc.) while seeking out the other Destroyer models that may still be out there…
Costume-wise, I’m thinking the dress ought to be the same general style as the existing YoRHa girls, but we’ll see. It depends on if I can find a decent dress that fits for relatively cheap. xD Plus, I’ll have to get a black and white version of each… Oh boy.
The costume isn’t complete yet, but here’s an initial view:
You can view many more photos of my YoRHa No34 OC here.
MANGA: Shi ni Itaru Aka, Vol.3 Release
The 3rd and final manga volume will be released on October 25th! Check it out!
Here are a couple different links where you can order the book. Please notice that all of these sites are Japanese and may not ship overseas.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1sulfcj
Kindle: http://amzn.to/1woYzcO
7Net Shopping: http://bit.ly/1p4A54C
Rakuten: http://bit.ly/11c3R1Q
Notes on the DOD3 Story Side Novel
These are my notes as I read through the novel. This story depicts the flow of events that links directly with the original DOD1 timeline, which I tend to call DOD3’s “Branch E” storyline.
Please be warned of possible spoilers and foul language. Also please note that I use the original names of some characters over the English rendition.
* I’m sorry these notes have been incomplete for years. I have every intention on finishing them; simply, other things have come up to keep me busy… so this has been a relatively low priority. *sigh*
Submit your Writing!
I’ve been meaning to set up a page for fans to submit their DOD themed writing, and hopefully this is a decent start.
I’ve just set up a form by which you can submit your works. Even so, I have not decided on how I will display and credit everyone’s work, so if you submit some work now, it will be saved for the time when the Library page goes live. I cannot give a tentative date for this, however.
So please feel free to use the form to send in your writing! If you come across any problems in this process, please just let me know. Thanks and enjoy!