The world of “3”
In case of continuous series like RPG 1, 2, 3, whether or not there is any continuation between them differs depending on the series
The sequel can be in 10 years after the prequel, or 100 years after, or even pretend to be a completely different world by saying it’s thousands of years after
In that aspect, 『Beast Fantasy』 have connection between each titles. 『Beast Fantasy 2』 is the world 100 years after 『1』. 『2』 and 『3』’s connection isn’t clear, but 『4』 is 10 years after『3』’s ending, absurdly near
There are enough space for characters from the previous title to appear in the new title
However, that isn’t always a good thing
In fact, in 『Beast Fantasy 4』, there are 2 characters appeared from 『3』
Protagonist Raiga and the heroine Kuzuha
In 『3』, those two’s great love had leaded to their marriage
After saving the world, they retired and lived a happy, peaceful life in a poor village in the countryside
They were also blessed with a child
That child was named Sero
Eventually, that child would be swallowed by destiny, and as the harbinger, the imperial soldiers attacked and burned down the village because of beast god Beast
The new protagonist must survive
The life of the characters from the previous title had 『served their purpose』 as the price to pay to compensate for keeping him alive
Raiga, who had overcome various ordeals in the previous title, was quickly killed just after he left the seat of the protagonist. And the heroine Kuzuha, who had accompanied him until the last boss battle as the user of recovery magic and holy wisdom art, was easily killed to protect her son
It goes without saying that most of the fans who played 『Beast Fantasy 4』 at that time were enraged
In the first place, 『Beast Fantasy 3』 is widely talked about as the best masterpiece throughout the series
The system inherited from 1 and 2 had reached perfection, the story had become full-fledged. It was 『3』 that makes the series popular
If you asked the fans 『What is your most favorite title?』, many people will say it’s the 3rd one
In fact, I am one of the user whose favorite title is 『3』
The biggest feature of 『Beast Fantasy 3』’s story is that the protagonist has always fought for love
A common young man, Raiga, lived in a certain rural village and felt in love with his childhood friend Kuzuha
One day, just when he decided to confess his love, but as if there was a plot, a demon beast appeared and snatched his confession target away
Raiga, in order to take back his loved one, left for a journey and was engulfed in the world’s crisis after that
In the end, in order to unite with his lover, he had to defeat the last boss, and that was what he did. Truly a miraculous man!
Fight for love, and save the world while you’re at it
Raiga is the protagonist of such typical JRPG
But well, such over the top story became a big hit
『Beast Fantasy 3』’s sales surpassed the previous 2 works and became a social phenomenon
That’s exactly the reason why the reaction to the sequel was so big
The previous protagonist and heroine, who should have married and lived happily, died quickly at the start of the next work. What will happen?
Naturally, it get terrible
The tale that should have a happy end was forcibly changed into a bad end. It was chaotic with the storm of criticism
Threatening letters were sent to the production company, and even the police were involved
A part of the fanbase even concluded that 『4』 is 『The worst piece of trash in the series』
On the production side, perhaps they have prepared a shock to avoid getting stuck in a rut that has almost solidified after 『3』
It’s not a “if you are surprised, anything is fine” though
『Betray expectation (予想)』 and 『Betray expectation (期待)』 may look the same, but are completely different (1)
『Beast Fantasy 4』 is the classic example of making a mistake because the developers failed to understand the fans
Did I just complain that much about a game……。
In short, the man who saved the world because of love, the previous protagonist, Raiga = the current executive of the enemy, Wartaiga
Let’s analyze him using the information above
For him, his loved woman was everything
The man who said “In order to be with her, I will even defeat the last boss” and did it for real
What would happen if that man lost his loved woman
The current him can’t find any meaning in this world
A man who would say “does the world without her have any worth”
Well, it may be better than going crazy and destroying the world like a last boss……。
The brainwashing of beast piece has been broken, so right now, the only thing that barely connects him and this world is Sero, the child gifted during the time he was with his loved woman
But even so, there are huge signs of him seeing the vanity of this empty world
I’m sure that the somewhat reckless idea of having to defeat his son in order to maintain peace was from the sense of loss after losing his loved one
He is that kind of person
Not just Wartaiga of the Twelve Apostles, the protagonist Raiga of 『Beast Fantasy 3』 is the same
Also, this problem applies to his son Sero too
If the motive that leads the protagonist of 『3』 to game clear is 『Love』, then the motive that stimulates protagonist Sero of 『4』 is 『Revenge』
The child who destroys a country to revenge his killed parents, it’s also very matching (1)
Is this what they call “like father, like son”
Now that his father’s surviving is confirmed, half the reason for revenge has disappeared
However, even so, Sero’s revenge won’t end
The other half of the motive, the death of his mother, is an irreversible fact
Father and son
Raiga and Sero
The path to their irreversible ruin begins with the death of their wife and mother
Is it impossible to solve any problem without doing something?
Just like in the game, the worst outcome is unavoidable
……Until now, after being born as a villain in this world, I have struggled a lot
In order to avoid the ruined future similar to the game this world was modeled after
I built up my strength and tried my best to deal with every situation correctly
Behind the scene, various risk factors have been rapidly deal with, today I even managed to dismantle the Resistance
A peaceful future is right around the corner
The existence of the perpetrator of the empire’s destruction, protagonist Sero and his father, the previous protagonist Raiga are the final and biggest obstacle
How can I calm down those two’s feeling and make them lay their arms down?
The number one question is the woman who stuck in their hearts
It is difficult because her death can’t be undone
Because it can’t be undone, it’s not possible to overturn their strong wills
Dead person can’t be resurrected
It’s the absolute rule common to any kind of RPG (excluding death in battle)
It is not easy to overturn it, but it is possible to tackle the challenge in this case
The resurrection of Kuzuha, Sero’s mother and Raiga’s wife……, is not impossible
To explain it, I will talk about the story of 『Beast Fantasy 3』 again
The last boss of the enemies in 『Beast Fantasy 3』 is a youkai fox called Hakukyoku Tenko (2)
Like many similar cases, it has 9 tails
A transcendental who have lived for thousands of years. Despite being a beast, thanks to her longevity, she also had intelligence. In other words, she has both beast aura and holy wisdom aura
The type of user with both of them will be mass produced in later series, but the originator of them is probably Hakukyoku Tenko
Because of that, her strength is enormous, she is even praised as the series’ strongest last boss
She is supposed to be even stronger than beast god Beast
Each of her tails transformed into her other selves (bunshin) and became subordinates who faithfully follow her order. They are Ninetails, the executives of 『3』
All of the subordinates are beautiful girls, which is unique among the series. But this Ninetails also has a problem
One of Ninetails, the faithful subordinates as well as other selves of last boss Hakukyoku Tenko, is the heroine Kuzuha
As I mentioned before, the heroine was kidnapped at the start of 『3』, but in fact, it was just a convocation of Ninetails members, who have concealed themselves as normal human beings various places all over the world
After that, Kuzuha started to work as Hakukyoky Tenko’s subordinate for the downfall of mankind
The reunion of protagonist Raiga, who fought to regain his loved one from the enemy of mankind, and the heroine was devastating
……The protagonist of 『３』, who had beaten one of the series’ strongest last boss and was about to abduct the heroine was a real monster
It’s not convincing that such strong people died just by being surrounded by ordinary soldiers in the next title
Anyway, since the heroine is also a monster with a lot of individualities, there are hopes that it’s not the end if she was killed once
After all, she is a part of the heavenly beast that can destroy the world
Therefore, in order to settle Sero and Raiga’s problem in one action
In order to take back Kuzuha, the one important to both of them, to this world
I have to go
To the last boss of 『Beast Fantasy 3』, Hakukyoku Tenko……
(1): Basically, the first one means good expectation and the second one means expectation (can be either good or bad.
(2): 白玉天狐(はくぎょくてんこ) = white jewel heavenly fox
TN: I feel a strong connection between what MC said with Naruto/Boruto (as in, MC in previous title getting nerfed way too much to pave way for the new MC).
Also, it should be noted that the characters are basically in a game, so they have some character setting that they follow. Sero won’t stop his revenge because he still have reason to revenge, and Raiga just wants to end the matter (stopping his son from interrupting peace) soon to unite with his wife in other world (and if he just suicides then his son will have more reason to revenge)