Dante: “Not vampires, if that’s what you’re wondering.” *grins* “Nice fangs, gorgeous.”
Originally Published: 1/4/06 . 46 pages
Synopsis
Richter convinces Tifa to drop Cloud off at the new Video Game Character Therapy center, which is run by Koudelka and former patient Yuri. They promise they’ll help him get over his ‘RPG Main Character Syndrome’ which is causing his current state. Meanwhile, Rufus builds some condos and some new people move in, and a strip club opens up in town! Things sure are changing!
Ramble Milestones
-First appearance of: Dante, Lloyd, Koudelka, Yuri, Solid Snake, The Wild Arms Gang, and Serge.
-First appearance of the Video Game Character Therapy Center and The Hot Package.
It’s a new character explosion! Let’s tackle them one at a time. I needed other patients for the RPG main character group. Serge and Rudy were obvious choices because they are non speaking main characters. I needed someone to run the therapy center – I’ve never played Koudelka myself, but I watched it be played and I enjoyed it. I thought she had some qualifications as a psychic. It was also suggested to me that I use Yuri from Shadow Hearts as her sidekick, since he had some main character issues. Even though I knew nothing about him, it made sense that Koudelka wouldn’t be doing this alone. I love Solid Snake as a character and he was so easy to make fun of – I thought having him move in would add a little something different. And finally there’s Dante. And Lloyd. I’ll admit it – Dante was added just to date Alucard. I knew about the Devil May Cry games and the character, of course, but the idea of adding him to the rambles didn’t pop into my head until I saw his picture in a magazine. And I immediately knew he was the guy for Alucard. In doing some research on the character, I discovered he seemed to dislike properly wearing a shirt, and there was that one part where he swings around a stripper pole pretty well. That’s how the strip club came about. And Lloyd was born because I was told Dante had a brother. Named Lloyd. Whoops – I soon found out his actual name is Vergil. I didn’t like that name, so I decided to stick with Lloyd.
The Rambles Live! 