06-06-2019, 06:48 PM
I have come up with a new sketch. In it, I have Toadette caught in the Toadwood Forest trees - a scenario that had been in the back of my mind for a while now. I had studied the map of the Toadwood Forest from the Spriter's Resource, and was always saddened by the many Toads caught in the trees having their vim extracted and the life drained out of them, including Toadiko. It's just as depressing to see the sad Toad spirits floating within the green fluid inside the Vim Factory as well. And amidst all that, I couldn't help but think about a scenario in where Toadette was caught in one of those trees having her vim sucked out.
As the concept of Shroob technology being used to get real Luigi into the Dream World surfaced, I knew that it was going to have to be vim-powered. This would create the complication of finding a way to extract vim from Toads in a way that would parallel that of drawing blood. But before they could get started, they got sidetracked when they beheld Toadette having been ensnared by this one tree that happened to still be active (they would soon learn that it was Kamek that activated it using his magic). So they now have to rescue Toadette first. Their benevolent Shroob companion told them that energy blasts from a Shroob Blaster would cause the tree's tentacles to recoil and release anything they're holding; but since his blaster was out of power, they needed to go to the big charging station in the Vim Factory's basement to recharge his blaster.
This scene has what I feel to be a very heart-warming ending. Upon reaching the charging station in the basement, the Shroob goes over to the main vim conversion apparatus and turns on a nearby faucet, hoping that there would still be some vim that they could use to charge his blaster. It manages to yield several cups of it, which was more than enough for what they needed. However, the nature of the vim surprised them all . . . it was Toadette's vim! How do they know this? They could hear her voice emanating from within.
While this scene feels very touching, it's what happens during the final battle that I feel to be the most profound. I don't want to spoil what happens. I really would like to hear what others have to say about it.
As the concept of Shroob technology being used to get real Luigi into the Dream World surfaced, I knew that it was going to have to be vim-powered. This would create the complication of finding a way to extract vim from Toads in a way that would parallel that of drawing blood. But before they could get started, they got sidetracked when they beheld Toadette having been ensnared by this one tree that happened to still be active (they would soon learn that it was Kamek that activated it using his magic). So they now have to rescue Toadette first. Their benevolent Shroob companion told them that energy blasts from a Shroob Blaster would cause the tree's tentacles to recoil and release anything they're holding; but since his blaster was out of power, they needed to go to the big charging station in the Vim Factory's basement to recharge his blaster.
This scene has what I feel to be a very heart-warming ending. Upon reaching the charging station in the basement, the Shroob goes over to the main vim conversion apparatus and turns on a nearby faucet, hoping that there would still be some vim that they could use to charge his blaster. It manages to yield several cups of it, which was more than enough for what they needed. However, the nature of the vim surprised them all . . . it was Toadette's vim! How do they know this? They could hear her voice emanating from within.
While this scene feels very touching, it's what happens during the final battle that I feel to be the most profound. I don't want to spoil what happens. I really would like to hear what others have to say about it.