Reverie Universe

(Everything about this project- even the title- is currentlyin the idea phase and subject to drastic change. As of now, it is unknown if I will continue with this project, but I decided to post what I have so far anyway.) Villains: Rebirth is a potential RPG project featuring over 30 playable characters. It is an alternate-Multiverse retelling of Era 1.

Game Mechanics
Two central mechanics make up the core of gameplay- RPG Battling and Character Ties.

The Character Ties mechanic is perhaps the most important aspect of the game project, not only lending a great deal of backstory without detracting from the game's main plotline, but increasing the power and skill sets of friendly characters when they fight together.

As two compatible characters fight together, their Bond Points will increase for each turn of battle. When enough bond points are accumulated, their Bond Rank increases, unlocking a new cutscene featuring the two characters. The Bond Ranks are C (acquaintances), B (allies), and A (friends), and each rank unlocks it's own cutscene. Higher bond ranks mean greater stat boosts or new skills entirely when the two characters are present in battle.

Two characters of opposite gender, if specially compatible, can unlock two higher Bond Ranks- S (close friends), and SS (lovers). One of the reasons this game is alternate Multiverse is the fact that the couples the player can arrange may not be the canon ones.

In some specific cases, if a rank of SS is achieved before Book IV- the two characters may have a child, which will become a playable unit.

The player avatar can achieve an SS Bond Rank with most characters of the opposite gender.

Characters
(The list of characters is not final. Some may be added or removed, if necessary.)

Roster of Champions

 * 1) Avatar (In-game player character that can be named)
 * 2) Skye (Avatar's elder sibling. Opposite gender of Avatar.)
 * 3) Rune
 * 4) Tueor
 * 5) Todd
 * 6) Johanna
 * 7) Ruichi
 * 8) Nebula
 * 9) Lotus
 * 10) Philip
 * 11) Aither
 * 12) Hecate
 * 13) Michel
 * 14) Chaing
 * 15) Ginga
 * 16) Avian
 * 17) Deathwalker
 * 18) Ruby
 * 19) Nathan
 * 20) Random
 * 21) Bounce
 * 22) Brute
 * 23) Bantam
 * 24) Cupcake
 * 25) Alan
 * 26) Fleur
 * 27) Striker
 * 28) Liberator
 * 29) Liltih
 * 30) Rose
 * 31) Jester
 * 32) Yakuro
 * 33) Corvus
 * 34) Pathos
 * 35) Amnesty
 * 36) Inferno
 * Red
 * 1) Arbiter

Story
The story of Rebirth is divided into a prologue and five books. The first four books are each based on a major crisis event, and the fifth book is the climax of Rebirth's story.

Prologue: The Lost Chronicler
(Introduction of the player Avatar)

Book I: The Mysterious Secrets
(Based on the Total Control crisis)

Book II: The Voice of Man
(Based on the Warcry crisis)

Book III: The Eldest Dragon
(Based on the Monsters crisis)

Book IV: The Shadow of Death
(Based on the Shadow of Death crisis)

Book V: Miasma
(The final battle)

Trivia

 * The potential title "Rebirth" is significant in that the story is a rebirth of the Villains canon, and that the Avatar's search for identity in the story leads to his/her symbolic "rebirth."