>>31553774I absolutely love it. I like playing with the clone idea but I enjoy this one to another level. It adds more layers to him, showing how even though he's outwardly antagonistic, he actually might be more loyal or sentimental than initially thought, directly conflicting with the notion that he's the most likely to betray the guild. That selfishness of his made it so he couldn't let go of his former comrades even after death. Also kinda cute since since his ending screen implies he takes pretty good care of them. Tsundere alchemist... pretty nice actually.
>>31553728Definitely going on the fact that Axel is just a big ol' sweetheart of a bro. Thinking about how a guy like him would tackle a dilemma like this is fascinating. I feel like he'll have periods where he's going to be a bit more emotionally detached, maybe playing with the fact that the clones are essentially disposable and doing some hee hee hahas, only to fall back to his sheer instinct and feelings when Magni's in actual grave danger. Kinda got the brainrot after looking back at the L4D collab again.
I actually realize this is a bit of an alternative take to the soul transfer decision Magni has for former guildmate hands but with Axel facing that dilemma instead. If I could tie the hands back to the lore, it would probably just be his former guildmates testing the waters if Axel can be trusted with the real Magni after all those cycles of death and rebirth? I'm gonna assume the sentience those hands have can potentially lead into them being in charge of preparing the next clone body. Even after death, Magni's old guildmates are also watching him. That kind of story beat.
I'm definitely gonna write this now, I think.
