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Yo, I seriously LIVE seeing your advice and stuff, but you’re also the only person I follow who knows about/likes Golden Sun!! What did you think of the 3rd game, though?

This is probably my Hot Take for the Golden Sun series, but everyone seems to HATE the third game (Golden Sun: Dark Dawn) but I really loved it and here’s why:

We pick up THIRTY YEARS after the events of Golden Sun and The Lost Age. Our former heroes are now adults and a bit hardened by life and the task of building a future in the new type of world they’ve helped make.

But they arn’t our protagonists anymore, instead we have their kids (and the kids who grew up in THIS version of the world) and we get to see how they view it and their feelings.

- Spoilers For Relationships in Golden Sun -

Matthew is very much the son of Isaac and Jenna. Loyal to a fault, extremely adventurous, very kind, but can have his sassy moments. This all while being a completely SILENT character like his dad was in the original Golden Sun.

The same is true for Tyrell, Garet’s son. Hot headed, reckless, but also so stubbornly good natured he’ll derail everything to help someone in need.

Karis is more stubborn than her father Ivan, but it’s only because she is also more cares about everyone so much and will lose her temper when unnecessary risk is taken. Arguably the most reliable of the entire group in terms of stable thinking.

Rief, Mia’s son, is very young, and because of this not at well versed as the others in terms of “the way the world works”. Yet this doesn’t stop him from also being the smartest and most knowledgeable of the group as to what the history of the world holds after he dedicates himself to becoming Kraden’s student.

A brief aside before I jump to the rest of the playable characters, Nowell, Mia’s daughter and Reif’s older sisters is easily the smartest overall, and far more powerful, but we don’t get to see her in full action sadly.

Himi, daughter of Kushinada and Susa from The Lost Age, is the youngest of the group and also the most mature in terms of the “reality” of any given situation. This comes from her unique ability to see the future and understand that it can be changed and fixed. Because of her unique lineage she’s actually a Venus Adept who excels in support magic and not offensive magic.

Eoleo is the oldest of the crew, clocking in at 32, but he’s also the most wild due to being a PIRATE PRINCE raised by PIRATES. He’s a liability in many ways, and his untrustworthy nature makes him both a great ally and a hinderance to diplomatic situations. Yet, he isn’t shy from rushing into danger to protect those he cares about.

Amiti is the son of the original two games primary antagonist, and cousin to Reif and Nowell. He’s the most polite of the group, a side effect of being “true royalty”, but because of this his world is very “GOOD IS GOOD, BAD IS BAD” with no gray area in between, making him an extremely naive but well meaning moral compass. He joins the group in an effort to understand himself and the world better, which shifts his views greatly by the end of the game.

And finally Sveta. After the events of The Lost Age a new race of Beast people were born into the world, with Sveta and her people being called “Demi-Humans”. Sveta has it incredibly rough, losing both her parents, suffering prejudices based on her race, and having to deal with KNOWING what those around her think of her because she can read minds.

Sveta is my favorite, because I resonated with her grief and story more than the others, that poor girl goes through so much in such a short time and she’s one of the few fictional characters in all of media that I truly wish I would have been able to actually comfort.

NOW, these kids live in a BRAND NEW WORLD with SO MANY NEW PROBLEMS, more than their parents even know, and their parents choices (though good and helpful to the world) greatly affected how they were able to grow up.

Some of them are prepared for the dangers of the world, trained by the warriors who once saved the planet from destruction, but some of them were tossed into the chaos with no support or proper training, and yet they STILL do their best, they STILL try, they work SO HARD, and when they LOSE they DON’T GIVE UP.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn is the passive of a torch to the next generation, and I played it at a time when I was just truly figuring out my own world after leaving my family behind. So YEAH, this game is GREAT, and it’s story and characters mean JUST AS MUCH to me as the original games!

Once again, it’s just me getting emotionally attached to fictional characters whom helped me deal with life better than those around me ever cared to do. So yeah...

#pirateking81 #ask me anything #ama #kdin jenzen #kdinjenzen #kdin

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Name: Reagan LaRue Age: 21 Gender: Female Hair: Red Eyes: Brown Build: Slim/Athletic PB: Jenna Thiam Marital Status: Single Sexuality: Heterosexual Main Verse: The Tomorrow People (The Gifted and Marvel Verses also available; see bottom of page) Abilities: Telekinesis, Teleportation, and Telepathy; affected by the Prime Barrier ie she can’t kill

Personality: Reagan is wild and messy and loud, and always has a sarcastic comment to offer or a quip to make. She doesn’t like to sit still, which is why school is always such a struggle for her. She prefers to be out seeing and exploring and experiencing. She started sneaking out to clubs at a young age because she loves the music, she loves getting lost in the throngs of people and dancing to her heart’s content. But she is a self-professed music snob, and has no trouble slipping the DJs some cash (or later using her abilities) to get them to ‘play something good.’

Reagan loves art and is an accomplished painter. Her parents wanted her to study art in college, but she was afraid that would ruin it for her. Art is for her and her alone. She’ll give paintings to family members or friends, but ultimately it’s a personal experience for her. It’s about the pleasure of painting, it’s about the process. If it becomes about anything else, she won’t do it.

Finally, in order to fully understand Reagan, one has to understand her connection to her twin, Ryder. He’s her safety net, the one person that has had her back her entire life. She knows she can be wild and that she can take risks and chances, because he will catch her if she falls. He’s her anchor in the storm, the only one who can even remotely tame her chaos.

That becomes even more true when they break out at the age of 17 and their abilities emerge. They connect on a level like never before and, apart, Reagan’s abilities are like her: all over the place. But with her twin steadying her, anchoring her, her abilities are off the charts. When ULTRA catches on to them and they are forced into hiding, having Ryder with Reagan is the only thing keeping her sane. And when he is killed by them, she feels utterly and completely lost.

History: Reagan and Ryder were born in Seattle, Washington to Amy and Paul LaRue. It became clear early on that Reagan was going to be a handful, as she tried to run away at the age of five to become Pippi Longstocking. Her parents found her ten minutes later. But she quickly earned the nickname of ‘the hurricane’ and the storm only grew as she got older.

Reagan was constantly found in places she wasn’t supposed to be, and she loved dragging Ryder – the genius bookworm – along with her. Fake IDs were purchased in their early teens, and when they broke out at 17, it was as if the city was her playground. Ryder was constantly trying to get her to pull back, to be careful, but that didn’t stop her from teleporting into bars after hours or up onto the top of the Space Needle.

At the age of 21, both of them in their last year of college, ULTRA came for them. They managed to escape, but they knew they couldn’t stay in Seattle any longer. They traveled across the country, eventually heading towards New York City after getting word of a refuge for The Tomorrow People – people like them.

Ryder, ever calm and quiet and kind, never blamed Reagan for what happened. He fell into doing what he could to help out in the underground lair of the Tomorrow People, but Reagan was slowly going mad being cooped up for so long. So when a group of them were given the chance to go to a party topside, Reagan jumped at it, and dragged her twin along with her.

But they were ambushed by ULTRA at the party. Separated from her twin, she was pushed out the back door when she dropped to her knees, feeling bullets rip her body apart. Feeling herself die. But it wasn’t her at all. It was Ryder.

He was dead, and she was alone.

Other Verses:

The Gifted - Her personality and background are essentially the same, but it was Sentinel Services that came for her and her brother. They were brought into the Mutant Underground in New York but, after an ambush that left multiple mutants shot and three killed, Reagan is being moved from station to station. Also, the Prime Barrier doesn’t exist for her in this verse.

General Marvel Verse - Her personality and background are essentially the same, but it was the government that came for her and her brother. They were brought into a mutant safehouse in New York but, after an ambush that left multiple mutants shot and three killed, Reagan is being moved from safehouse to safehouse. Also, the Prime Barrier doesn’t exist for her in this verse.

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10 of the UK’s best boutique festivals

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10 of the UK’s best boutique festivals

Festivals

When it comes to festivals, size matters – though often small is best, as we found in our roundup of dance and DJ-driven events around the UK

Glad in the glen … vivid colours and sounds at Kelburn Garden Party. Photograph: Graham Wynne

10 of the UK’s best boutique festivals

When it comes to festivals, size matters – though often small is best, as we found in our roundup of dance and DJ-driven events around the UK

Kelburn Garden Party, North Ayrshire

Just outside Glasgow, Kelburn Garden Party is a colourful event held in the grounds of an appropriately colourful castle: a 13th-century stately home daubed with the work of Brazilian street artist OSGEMEOS. Among the hidden corners of the garden will be art, performances and the intimate stages that make up the festival. There’s also the “Neverending Glen”, a trail that leads through the forest to find multimedia art installations, sculptures and secret events. This year headliners include poet and rapper Akala, Mr Scruff and The Hot 8 Brass Band, while Scottish dance music stalwarts Optimo will be collaborating with Canadian producer Jayda G for a takeover with the Numbers crew, bringing a bit of Glasgow party flavour to the proceedings. The festival also goes all out for families, with many events and entertainments for kids throughout the weekend, on top of the Kelburn estate’s existing attractions. • 30 June-3 July, adults from £104, children from £21, under-fives, free, kelburngardenparty.com

Houghton, Norfolk

Photograph: A Moore

With a licence that permits music at dawn and dusk, this event at Houghton means twice as many of those magic, euphoric moments that only come when dance music coincides with the arrival or departure of the sun. Add location to the mix: a dense woodland beside a lake, an abandoned warehouse and a subterranean bowl to explore and you have a recipe for an enticing new festival. Curated by DJ Craig Richards, the debut event has a bill of the best electronic acts; Ricardo Villalobos, Nicholas Jaar and Floating Points headline, along with notable live acts, Hercules and Love Affair, Tony Allen, Yussef Kamaal and Cobbleston Jazz. The rest of the lineup is a list of underground DJs well versed in generating the kind of emotional sets suited to a festival like this; Midland, Horse Meat Disco, and Joy Orbison to name a few. • 11-13 August, from £140, houghtonfestival.co.uk

Brainchild, East Sussex

Photograph: Hollie Fernando

Brainchild promotes a DIY philosophy and, as such, is a festival born out of the desire of one student to create a platform for the talent she saw in her friends. Marina Blake’s project has grown into a festival that pulls together the work of more than 300 young creatives, from visual artists to DJs; a rare event that’s focused on supporting new talent. Don’t expect a huge, high-production affair – instead, it’s all about small stages, interactive installations to play with and probably a lot of people getting ideas for their own projects. This year’s bill features DJs such as Anu from south London’s Rhythm Section and the Touching Bass crew, London’s young people’s laureate, Caleb Femi, and performance work from the likes of actor/activist Joana Nastari, who is presenting work deconstructing London stripclub culture. • 7-9 July, from £70, brainchildfestival.co.uk

Field Maneuvers, south-east England

Photograph: Jonny Pénzes-Underhill

Field Maneuvers is a club-sized festival made by clubbers for clubbers. That means around 700 people decamping to a secret rural spot just outside London for a weekend filled with underground DJs and an easy-going, respectful party atmosphere. Staging is simple and the focus is on the music, but everyone still manages to get lost inside the Sputnik Dome: a tiny smoke-filled sphere that seems to send dancing bodies into another dimension. Outside the dome, however, everything is chilled; by the end of the weekend expect to know pretty much everyone on site. This year’s lineup features a live show from Octo Octa, Bristol house producer Shanti Celeste and Panorama Bar resident Ryan Elliott. • 1-3 September, £119 plus booking fee, fieldmaneuvers.com

Festival No 6, Portmeirion

Photograph: Andrew Benge/Redferns

The toy-town-like Italianate village of Portmeirion, in Wales, is something really special. This means that as well as concerts in Castell park, festivalgoers can catch intimate performances in smaller venues in the village, such as the Town Hall: a Jacobean venue that hosts a programme of free workshops and lectures; the Gatehouse (home to film screenings and live re-scores); and the Dome Gallery, where you’ll find acoustic gigs, talks and DJ sets. As well as major headliners (the Flaming Lips, Bloc Party and Mogwai), Festival No 6 goes to great efforts to curate a broad arts and culture selection: expect comedy from the likes of Adam Buxton, spoken word from the Tongue Fu crew, and experiences such as hot tub sessions and paddle boarding (not together, possibly). • 7-10 September, from £180, festivalnumber6.com

Gottwood, Angelsey

Photograph: Jenna Foxton/Fanatic

Amid the rugged idyll of Angelsey, North Wales, Gottwood is a boutique electronic music festival that pulls together the work of some of the UKs best underground club brands: from Leeds’ classic Back to Basics to south London label of the moment Rhythm Section. The intimate stages are set around a forest clearing, with a lake and campsite with a view over the coastline. The fairytale surroundings and tastefully illuminated woodland make for a mesmerising atmosphere, at a festival soundtracked by headliners including Antal, The Black Madonna, Helena Hauff and Matthew Herbert. • 8-11 June, day tickets £55, weekend ticket £176.50, gottwood.co.uk

Secret Garden Party, Cambridgeshire

Photograph: Alamy

Launched by Fred Fellowes in 2004, Secret Garden Party immediately sent ripples through the UK festival scene; it shifted the focus away from getting the biggest bookings towards investing in arts and performance, immersive environments and intimate hangouts, quickly leading to the explosion of boutique weekenders. This year, however, Secret Garden Party bids farewell to its loyal followers, with a final blow-out before the team moves on to a new project. Peaches, Wild Beasts and Ray BLK headline at a festival that creates a seemingly endless playground of installations, costume, humour and surreal surprises. • 20-23 June, £190, secretgardenparty.com

End of the Road, Wiltshire

GOAT performing on the Woods Stage at the 2016 End of the Road Festival. Photograph: Alamy

Born a year after Secret Garden Party, End of the Road is another labour of love: a much-respected festival that always pulls together a strong folk, indie and Americana-leaning bill. This time it will feature indie darlings Father John Misty and Bill Callahan, alt-country singer Lucinda Williams and slurry garage rockers Parquet Courts. One treat on the bill is outstanding Malian musician duo Amadou and Mariam, while the festival also has a programme of films, comedy, literature and workshops. With a capacity of around 11,000, it’s a festival that’s perfect for those who are eager to avoid the exhausting scale of some of the biggest events in the calender, a festival you can enjoy at your leisure, taking the time to stumble across the little details, like free books on a shelf around a tree stump. • 31 August-3 September, £189, endoftheroadfestival.com

The Beat-herder, Lancashire

Cut La Roc perform in The Fortress at the Beat-herder Festival. Photograph: Andrew Benge/Redferns

An independent festival known for its creative, handmade site and eccentric atmosphere (there’s even a heated swimming pool), Beat-herder is an enviable party with a mixed music policy held in the Ribble valley. Among the stages are a giant steel castle, a parish church (don’t miss the Sunday service) and a working men’s club, but the real treat is the Toil Trees stage, a beautiful venue among pine trees, magical during the day, mystical at night. Headlining are shouty Notts duo Sleaford Mods, Trentemøller (Danish producer of atmospheric electronic music) and old-school dub star Lee “Scratch” Perry. DJ sets from Faithless, Jackmaster and Jon Hopkins will have people dancing at all hours. • 14-16 July, from £144.70, beatherder.co.uk

Farr Festival, Hertfordshire

Photograph: Jake Davis/Here & Now

With its woodland setting, Farr Festival is another boutique event with a focus on creating curious spaces and environments to explore. The 2,000-capacity festival spreads its acts across six stages, which this year includes Brilliant Corners – the east London audiophile bar now bringing the finest hi-fi quality sound on tour. Big names in underground clubbing are also involved: NYC party Mister Saturday Night, London club series The Hydra and Amsterdam’s Red Light Radio; while artists range from Todd Terje to Red Axes, Omar S to Tama Sumo. • 13-15 July, day tickets £40, weekend ticket £99, farrfestival.co.uk

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