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luxthestrange · 2 months

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TWST Incorrect quotes#697 NUN OR LES

Leona*Holding his Daughter of One Year, smiling and kissing her chubby cheeks*...

Nala(1)*Baby Gibberish*

Farena*Happy recording his little brother and his niece in the camera*This is my baby brother with her daughter of one year!~...

Leona*Bouncing Nala in his legs keeping her steady, actually happy*

Farena:...What are you gonna do when they start calling you "Father-In-Law"

Leona*Turns his head to look at Farena*...(=ಠᆽಠ=)

Leona with Nala in a nutshell-

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yaamatic · 4 months

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Never EVER forget what disney took from us

#RELEASE HIM!#twisted wonderland #farena kingscholar #twst fanart #falena kingscholar #twst #twisted wonderland fanart #leona kingscholar #tamashina-mina event #my art

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claranoctis · 4 months

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 8 months

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savanaclaw light novel: the importance of introspection

I’ve previously discussed how TWST benefits from telling us the same story across different mediums. Different mediums provide different benefits over others, and some can “patch up” rougher bits of story or add more detail to them. The game is interactive and serves as a baseline for most new content. The manga is able to have far more freedom of movement and expression due to being visual-heavy. And last, but not least, a light novel, which is mostly text, has the boon of letting us see more of each character’s thoughts and feelings. We can elaborate on what the game already established and understand the characters on a deeper level.

I would say that the light novel’s format will most benefit the OB boys, as they are the ones who will go through the biggest character arcs in the main story. Because the game’s story is told via mostly dialogue and some sound effects, we rarely, if ever, get a clear understanding of what the OB boys are truly thinking and feeling outside of their brief post-OB flashbacks. The same goes for the manga, which has limited pages to tell its story, so it has to keep a certain pace. But a light novel? Well, you can go ham there with an omniscient narrator.

Today, I want to talk about Leona’s expanded post-OB introspection in the second volume of the light novel as an example of this. Then I will combine it with the information we have from the game and see how the light novel complements what already we know of his character thanks to hindsight. (I’ll be referencing this fan translation if you want to read and follow along!)

First thing’s first! From the game, we know that Leona enrolled in Night Raven College one year late (and then got held back a year, which makes sense considering he is 20 in the main story present). He didn't find a use in attending school since he, by royal birth, was able to afford all the best tutors in the world and didn't think NRC had anything left to teach him. In Leona's Birthday Boy vignettes, he further specifies that he decided to enroll at NRC after Cheka was born. As Leona says in his post-OB flashback in-game, Cheka's birth means "the despised second son loses what little claim he had to the throne forever", essentially putting an end to his hopes. This would imply that this specific change in circumstance was the push that made Leona want to physically distance himself from home. Furthermore, it's supported by Leona's other behaviors: he does not take calls or read letters from home if he can help it (implied by Cheka asking why Leona doesn't answer his letters and Cheka calling on Halloween night to catch up with him; Leona lies and quickly hangs up), he makes excuses to avoid going home (as Kifaji states), etc. If we want to extrapolate even more, how is it that Leona, second born prince, initially crossed paths with Ruggie, who was born and raised in the slums (which, I imagine, must be quite some distance away from the royal palace)? This makes me think that even before Leona enrolled at NRC he would leave his housing and roam around, finding alternative places to stay because home just felt too uncomfortable and suffocating for him. There's also the implication that Leona often brooded over his circumstances, as he confesses to thinking about it and going to NRC to get his mind away from the tired cycle--although he also acknowledges that he's running away from "the pain" of having lost the throne.

The distancing would prove itself to be beneficial to his mental health, as Leona cites that his heart started feeling lighter, his restlessness dulled, and his pain numbed. With the throne out of sight, so, too, was it out of mind, and his longing softened. But that same haunting despair returns when another group starts to place expectations on him. This time, it's no longer the palace servants, but his own dorm members. Instead of fear and derision, his new pack looks at him, their "king", with desperateness--and, more importantly, hope. Speaking about the future with sparkling eyes. That, in turn, made Leona hopeful too. He can't let these people who look up to him and rely on him down, so he must do anything to win. That's all he ever wanted: to win, just this once. No matter what, he wants to win.

But when Leona's plans crumble, that crushing sense of despair rears its ugly head. He fails. And he suddenly understands that all his efforts will always amount to nothing, that they will always be meaningless, that there is no future for him. Leona's hopes have been dashed. He has been struck down by the world once again, just as he had started to climb up, fighting tooth and nail, to prove himself. Yet when defeat came, he also claims it doesn't bother him as much as he thought he would--perhaps because he's so accustomed to not winning, because maybe this is the outcome he had expected all along in the deepest recesses of his heart. That familiar disappointment begins to hurt him once more, and Leona wants to forget it all, to retreat to the shadows and to lick his wounds, to be far away from that pain.

One interesting new detail we glean from the light novel is that Leona is terrified by his dorm mates staring at him with hopeful eyes. It's not their expectations he's inherently scared of, but what those expectations can do to him. Leona is scared of himself, of being motivated by others to act, to never give up hope, when he still anticipates being beat down again and again by a world that rejects him and denies him. He even goes so far as to say he would be pathetic if he let his dorm mates' words inspire him and keep his waning hope alive. Ruggie, who had wanted to turn the world upside down together. Jack, who was inspired by his play three years back. All the mobs putting faith in their futures on him, their one and only leader. With so many people looking to him, how can he not be swayed by that positivity that had once been so elusive to him? How could that not ignite what little spark of hope is left in him? And that's exactly what Leona finds so dangerous about it. He's lived almost his entire life being put in his place, hurt every time he tried to demonstrate what he could do, how he could contribute--yet time and time again, here comes life, tempting him to try again, just to inevitably be compared to his brother and kicked down, delivering another blow to his pride and his self-image. Leona truly seems to hate himself for not being able to let go of that small fragment of hope he has left. He wants so badly to give up and not have to worry anymore about something he can never obtain. He's so tired of struggling and suffering for nothing. If he just caved, then he would never be hurt again. He can't be hurt if he doesn't care about anything. Yet no matter how much he wishes or tries, he can't run far enough away to detach himself from those expectations of grandeur, of being something more.

There's been many fan theories about Leona's mental health in circulation well before the release of this light novel, many of which mention self-loathing in spite of how proud and confident he typically presents as. You'd have to read in-between the lines of dialogue from the game to draw these clues out, whereas the light novel lays it more bare to you. It hits very differently reading hateful statements made by the character to himself. Leona calls himself all sorts of things: a fool, pathetic, insignificant, boring. That he isn't strong, that he isn't wise, that he's not loved. (In the in-game flashback, Leona also talks in a self-deprecating way, but to a far lesser extent than in the light novel; we also see that Falena does his best to discourage Leona from this kind of behavior.) That this is who he is, that it's the one thing he's afraid to admit and accept--but he also says he lacks the "strength" to give up. That's why Leona would rather run away than confront that potential truth. The option to embrace complete nihilism just isn't possible for him, because he can't just quash that pesky little thing called hope. This is much more complex than what's explained in the games and demonstrates a maturity and degree of self-reflection from Leona that we've never seen before. What's more, this gives us brand new context with which to view many of his other seemingly mundane actions mentioned in the game. At face value, Leona often acts very callously and doesn't care to help others unless he gets some kind of benefit from it (like agreeing to poof the contracts in book 3 just because he has his own deal he wants to get rid of). We see this time and time again when he instructs others reliant on him or less knowledgeable than he is in various matters where he is well-read and experienced with. For example, he takes note of his club members' strengths and weaknesses and offers tailored advice to help them improve their play. He tells others how to mine magestones of an adequate size in Vargas Camp. Maybe he's just doing these things to make the circumstances easier for himself (so he can put forth less effort to leading them in a game, or so he can nap heartily). But from what we've just learned from the light novel, now I'm suspecting a different secondary motive.

What if... Leona is, in part, encouraging and helping others to hone their own skills to subconsciously compensate for what he doesn't believe he himself is capable of? Because there's still so much hope for his dorm mates, for his underclassmen... (and, let's not forget, it was those in Savanaclaw that first motivated Leona to "try" again for the first time in forever) but he doesn't have that same amount of hope for himself. I get these vibes as late as book 6, when Leona and Jamil have a talk. In their conversation, Leona directs many pointed, blunt words at Jamil--words that could very easily also be thrown back at Leona's face and be applicable to his book 2 self. He accuses Jamil of making excuses so he won't have to actually act, just as Leona has continuously run away from uncomfortable situations to put himself at ease. At one point, I believe Leona event states that Jamil “*isn’t like [me]”, Here, again, it can be argued that we're seeing Leona's self-awareness on display, as well as a willingness to warn others to not follow down the same path he once treaded, to lose all hope in the future. Again, it's done with a double purpose: the other one being to get Jamil out of his way while they're exploring. And (of course) Leona's way of expressing his message is gruff and not very warm, not to Jamil and certainly not to himself. He's become prickly and defensive himself after all of his experiences--but that just adds to the complexity of his character when we synthesize what we know of him from TWST multimedia.

I really wish a lot of what was in the light novel post-Leona OB was also in the game. It would have helped to flesh out Leona's motivations and fears, which book 2 was sorely needing. As he is presented now, he appears shallow and selfish in his goals, and we don't fully understand the emotions spurring him on, a lot of which is genuine self-loathing and the sinking despair that comes with thinking you're not enough and you'll never be enough. That would have been so much more relatable than the in-game Leona having himself a pity party with a great amount of emphasis on the throne--a throne which, in actuality, just symbolizes a desire for recognition, love, and acceptance. It was never about explicitly being king. It was about being seen as his own person and appreciated for it instead of being admonished and compared to his exalted older brother.

Now, as an adult, Leona has become someone who pushes away those who try to give him that which he craves. He sees a lot of people--his own family and his dorm mates, the closest thing he has to friends--as dangers to his own mental wellbeing. He's scared to let them in, so he's built up these emotional, arrogant walls around himself. Think at how often he rejects advice from Falena and refuses Cheka's affection for him. Look at how this behavior extends beyond those who are keeping him from a literal throne and to his classmates. They instill hope in him, hope which scares Leona. The things he has wanted all his life are now poison that chips away at him. Considering all of that together, it makes Leona's story far more tragic than how it was initially shown to us in the game alone. But guess what? That can also become his strength, fuel for his character arc. Leona isn't running anymore. He's actually returning home for winter break in book 4. He's determined to not get held back again. He's committing to an internship in a field (an energy lab) which will immensely help his country (which is rich in natural resources). All of this, coming from a young man who once acted bitter when his older brother suggested that there were many things Leona could do with his intelligence to benefit their homeland. Leona is making slow strides and steady progress toward a future he used to think was unattainable for him. From that darkness, he's rising anew--like the sun upon the savanna.

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jabberwocky-warrior · 6 months

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8 Random Kingscholar Family Headcanons

Leona centered | 256 words | Not Edited | Tell me if you notice any mistakes

Leona has been the sponsor of multiple charities since he was young (his biggest charities are centered on Women/children and his other is centered on Magic training for the less fortunate) (He also has one centered on helping people with destructive/dangerous magic)

Leona's sister-in-law is a former Royal Guard captain. She personally oversaw Leona's self-defense training when he was young. (When he comes home she makes him spare with her to make sure he's not going soft.)

Because of The king being busy with king things and also having health issues, Falena took a paternal role in Leona's life. (His sister-in-law also took a role when she came into the picture)

Leona was v protective of his sister-in-law when she was pregnant. (even if he wasn't thrilled about the thought of children) You can still see this protectiveness when there's a safety threat around Cheka and her.

Cheka has been obsessed with his uncle since he was born. when Falena and his wife couldn't get him to sleep, Leona was able to.

The Kingscholar family has always been more of a business relationship than a familial one. Falena is the first in a v long time to change that, making time for Leona and Cheka as often as he can.

When Leona was a baby/toddler Falena would carry him around everywhere. When there was any safety threat Falena would move Leona's crib into his room.

Falena plans to give Leona a v high Advisor position on the Royal council (high enough that the council can't ignore him)

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sketchy-owl · 1 year

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DORKS IN WONDERLAND

Episode 3 Leona Kingscholar x reader

~Bun~

Y/N:Ruggie....Cheka...Farena-san are you sure he will understand?

Ruggie:Of course!

Cheka:I mean...Uncle can't be that dense right?

Farena:Yeah my brother is smarter than me.

Y/N:.....Oh great seven please help us.*clearly worried*

Leona:I hope you four had good reasons to interrupt my afternoon nap.*yawns*

*Cheka and Ruggie grin at eachother*

Cheka:Auntie Y/N wants to tell you something uncle!

Leona:*looks at you annoyed* ...couldn't you tell me after my nap?

Farena:Leona this is something it can't wait.

Ruggie:*holding his phone*

Leona:*clearly confused and looks at you* If this is a joke then I don't want to be a part of it.

Y/N:*sighs *Ignore those two and open the oven.

Leona:....You bothered me just for this?

Y/N:💢😊 just do it.*on the verge of killing him*

Leona*rolls his eyes and opens it*

Ruggie:so??

Cheka:What do you see uncle?

Leona:There's a bun in the oven. I'm surprised you cooked something without destroying the kitchen.

Y/N:First...I'm not Lilia-San, second wait to eat that.

Leona:Then what am I supposed to do with this bun if not eating it?

Farena:Leona...where was the bun...

Leona:In the oven,so what?

Ruggie:*trying to not laugh like the hyena he is*

Y/N:*giggling* repeat what you did...

Leona: I opened this oven and found a bun in it. *clueless *

Ruggie:*cracks into a hysterical laugh*

Leona:What's so funny!?💢

Farena:Brother this is embarrassing for you and so funny for us*laughs too*

Y/N:Leona think about it...What did you do now...

Leona:....I FUCKING got interrupted during my FUCKING afternoon nap. I came in the FUCKING kitchen, opened the FUCKING oven and found a FUCKING bun.

Ruggie:*falls on the ground laughing but keeps filming* Oh great seven this will be epic one day!

Y/N:*laughing too* Darling calm down and think...where was the bun.

Leona:In the oven....*pissed* So what if I found a bun in the ov-.....*stops talking and looks at you*

Y/N:*smiles*

Leona:a bun...in the oven*looks at your tummy*

Y/N:Did you understand now, future daddy? *pats his head*

Farena:Congratulations brother!

Cheka: I will have a little cousin!

Leona:.....*faints*

All:Leona!!

~BONUS~

Cheka:Dad did you have the same reaction?

Farena:First I fainted then I cried for 3 hours.

Ruggie:I believe he will be out for a day or two. He will wake up, think that it was a dream.

Y/N:And then will faint again when he realizes that it's not a dream*chuckles *

Leona:*inside his head he's already dreaming of small Y/Ns and small Leonas but it's not that bad*

[Lilia:That comment was rude and inappropriate. I'm not that bad.

Owlie:Honey we all know you can't cook. Even your son.....ANYWAY Tell me who do you want to be the next bun victim!!!]

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ddeltacrane · 1 year

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Savanaboys mall hangout ft. Big brother Farena.

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Meme source

#meme #twst #twst meme #savanaclaw #leona kingscholar #twst leona #ruggie bucchi #jack howl #farena kingscholar #twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland

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raggstorice · 9 months

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Incorrect Quotes Part: 2!

(using the Incorrect Quotes generator)

Savannaclaw!

(ft: Idia/Malleus, MC, Cheka, & Farena)

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(Dorm dinnertimes.)

Ruggie: Jack, can you pass the salt?

Jack: Throws Leona across the table

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(Leona and Jack sitting in jail together)

Jack: So who should we call?

Leona: I’d call Ruggie, but I feel safer in jail

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(during a dorm party)

Leona: Who thinks I can fit 15 marshmallows in my mouth?

Jack: You’re a hazard to society

Ruggie: And a coward. DO TWENTY.

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Jack: HELP! I TOLD RUGGIE I’D COOK DINNER TONIGHT BUT I CAN’T COOK!

Leona, pouring milk directly into the cereal bag: And you thought I could help?

(HC: Leona can cook he just lacks motivation)

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Leona: I told Jack their tail wags when they lie.

Ruggie: Why?

Leona: Look.

Leona: Hey Jack! Do you love us?

Jack, holding their tail: No.

Ruggie:

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Ruggie: You have to apologize to Farena.

Leona: Fine.

Leona: 'Unfuck you' or whatever.

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(Babysitting...)

Leona: While I’m gone, Cheka, you’re in charge.

Cheka: Yes!!!

Leona, whispering: Ruggie, you’re secretly in charge.

Ruggie: Obviously.

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Leona, probably about like- Idia or Malleus?: They stole from me first!

Jack: Mhm.

Leona: Stole my heart...

Ruggie: It is still illegal to commit murder.

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Leona: What's a word thats a mix between 'sad' and 'mad'?

Jack: Disgruntled, miserable, desolated-

Ruggie: Smad.

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Farena: Come on, I wasn’t that drunk last night.

Leona: You were flirting with (Insert Farena wife name here.)

Farena: So what? Shes my Wife.

Leona: You asked them if they were single.

Farena:

Leona: And then you cried when they said they weren't.

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Leona, holding a python: Guys I impulsively bought a snake, what do I name him

Jack: You did WHAT–

Ruggie: William Snakepeare

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Leona, talking about his lack of motivation: Sometimes I even drink milk straight out of the container!

Jack: The cow???

Leona: What?

Ruggie: Jack, W H Y?

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Leona: I’m kind of crushing on someone, but I’m worried about telling you who it is, because you’re not going to like it

Jack: Just rip the bandage off.

Leona: It’s Idia/Malleus.

Ruggie: Put the bandage back on.

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Jack: What time is it?

MC: I don’t know; pass me that saxophone and we’ll find out

MC: Plays sax loudly and extremely out of tune

Leona: WHO THE FUCK IS PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE AT TWO IN THE MORNING

MC: It’s 2 am

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Cheka, texting Leona: Unca! Help I’m being kidnapped

Leona: Where are you?

Cheka: I’m with some strange person. In a car. Help.

Leona: I’ll call Farena.

Farena, answering their phone: Y’ello?

Leona: Where’s Cheka? They texted me that they were being kidnapped.

Farena: Cheka? Whaddya mean, they're right next to me-

Farena:

Farena: I’ll call you back. hangs up

Farena: THE NEW HAIRCUT ISN’T THAT BAD!

Cheka: WHO ARE YOU?!

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(playing a card game like trial by trolley or something)

Jack: If Ruggie and I were drowning, who would you save?

Leona: You two can’t swim?

Ruggie: It’s a hypothetical question, Leona! who would you save?

Leona: my time and effort.

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Ruggie: We need to get through this locked door. Leona, give me your credit card.

Leona: Here.

Ruggie, pocketing it: Thanks. Jack, kick down the door.

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Authors Note: I didn't know any other love interests besides Malleus and Idia soooo

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leonakingscholarship · 7 months

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Shout out to Farena and Mallenoa for existing and being beautiful

(This is my own interpretation of Farena btw hihi)

#twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland #mallenoa draconia #farena kingscholar #twst #disney twst #twst disney #serenity's art💛💛💛

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luxthestrange · 13 days

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TWST Incorrect quotes#685 A la versh-

Imagen...Being a Distant relative of the Kingscholars but instead of a Lion and Alebrije Jaguar, You and Leona have the Cousin vibes, Tho no one at school realizes you two are related...that's a story for another time- So Imagen when you said you bringing your secret boyfriend for a vacation to sunset savannah...and its Azul Ashengrotto...

Sister-In-Law*Is happy about Your relationship ... didn't expect it to be a merman but she knows you have different tastes*So you all plan to buy a house the coral reef or land? well, Either that or a beach house would be a fine place to raise the children~

Azul*splutters drink ...and abit of ink out*

Leona*Chokes on his soup*

Both Azul and Leona are choking as the Kingscholars look at the two and You look sheepish and in awe at the statement...

Alebrije!Yuu*Looking at her also slightly red face*Orale-Um...It’s a bit early to be thinking about that, isn’t it?

Leona*is drinking wine with a somber look*Indeed. I just started eating

Farena: LEONA!

Azul*Eyes narrow at Leona*What’s that supposed to mean?...

Alebrije!Yuu: Leo, It’s great, OK?-

Leona: well For his type, yes...

Azul: My type?

Leona*Looking at Azul with a sneer*A capitalist Octopunk

...Look...this has been in my head-...the rivalry of leona and azul bro-

I just love my pulpito lloron-

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mymainwastoocluttered · 1 year

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Leona: I can't marry her, she's after my money!

Farena: Of course she's after your money, why else she'd put up with your bitchass?

#about Leona being arranged to marry because he's royalty #correct in parallel universes i'm sure #twisted wonderland #leona kingscholar #farena kingscholar

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egyptiangamer · 1 month

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You know what was one of the things I wanted to see so bad when Tamashina-mina was first announced in TWST? Leona's brother, Falena (or Farena)🦁👑. Kifaji is good, but I feel like we could have known more about Leona and his family if we met his brother, so I decided to draw him.

He has the same hair color as his son, Cheka and I always like to think he has facial hair which I'm very happy with how it came out with the bushy eyebrows because I rarely draw facial hair or bushy eyebrows.

For his outfit, I really wanted to catch the African style fashion as well as put in some lion king references. Since braided hairstyles are popular in sunset savanna, I gave him some with accessories in them like blue hornbill feathers (Zazu) and gold clips. His robe has the lion painting from the film that Rafiki does and his circlet has that same symbol too.

I'm honestly pleased with how this came out. I showed it to my mom, and she thought it was a native American girl 😅🤣 that means I got a lot of practice to do. His wife, who I named Neliah, is coming soon, and I can't wait to show her to you guys. I wonder if Falena counts as my oc because he rightfully belongs to the game, but we never saw his design. What do you guys think?

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 5 days

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Realized upon that hometown events' guest characters are those who are close with SSR card main characters. And I'm not saying because they are family or close friends.

Jamil - They could picked either of Jamil's parents yet decided upon Najma. Why? Because he and his parents' relationship are complicated and Najma is someone that he is close to the most and can be himself without worried about hierarchy. They even have typically sibling relationship where Najma mess with him but never outright cruel to him. (Love how she stole the shawarma)

Epel - Well Epel is a family man and he is close with each of the family relatives. I'm sure the reason it's Marja is because she is involved with the sled competition more than his family even looks like her the most (once he gets old). I mean it's hilarious how Idia fangirls Marja because she is inspiration of his favorite character.

Leona - they could have picked Farena since Cheka was already present but they picked Kifaji which is surprising given the last two are family members yet the guest character is the Twisted version of Zazu (but still interesting to have another twisted version of a Disney character). The reason is probably because he isn't close with Farena despite his brother caring about Leona that much but knowing his overblot backstory, he despise him since he is the heir and how people praise him while they badmouthed Leona. While Kifaji and Leona aren't really close, he is one of the few that Kifaji treated him well without discriminating him especially from the chess game. Kifaji is basically like a parent or an uncle to Leona and given Leona's family issues, he is close to someone than any of his family.

Deuce - knowing well about what he said about his mother, it's obvious that his mother is the guest character. Not to mentioned, the only person he is close to the most. Since he left the gang to leave a better life and how he treated everyone disrespectful and no known relatives except for his grandmother, his mother is closest person he has and how he'll do everything for his mother.

Vil - so far one of the two overblot boys (with Azul being the other one) are the ones without family problems (Idia seems to have caring parents but the family business is complicated for chapter 6 and 7 reasons). Obviously Vil will have his own father be the guest character because he is a great dad to Vil who doesn't abuse nor neglect him. Vil even talks proudly about his father.

So based on that, it's not just relationship towards the SSR but also how they are close to one another without ill-intentions nor trauma. So I have feeling the next hometown events will be similar to which the SSR closest to be the guest character.

Like for example, Azul's guest character could be his mother because he proudly talks about his mother and how he is happy that he married her divorce lawyer. I can picture tweels' guest character to be either their parents.

Now the only issues on who is closest to are the Lilia, Silver, Riddle's, Shroud brothers', and Malleus'.

Lilia and Silver are eachother's relatives and doesn't seem to have anyone they talk to outside of the family (Baul and Zigvolt don't really count especially when Baul ready debuted and felt they would be Sebek's guest characters). We already seen through the Shroud's parents and I doubt that Idia has someone close and Ortho is extroverted but I'm not sure what their hometown is like besides Styx. Do they have other children or anyone close to?

Malleus's family is complicated and we know about Senate. So he would likely have his grandmother.

Riddle for obvious reasons...

So this is just my speculation.

I believe it has been stated that the manga intentionally blacks out the face of Mrs. Rosehearts because she is viewed as the source of Riddle’s trauma. It keeps her in this shadowy, untouchable status and maintains the idea that the darkness of the past still impacts us in present day. I anticipate that this will hold and become the pattern for each OB boy’s flashback sequences. (We’ll soon see!)

If that’s the case for the manga, then it makes sense for the game to do something similar by purposefully keeping the faces of figures who play a significant role in each OB boy’s trauma a secret. That means likely no Mrs. Rosehearts, similar to how we did not meet the Viper parents in A Firelit Sky nor Farena/Falena in Tamashina Mina. However, some parents are clearly still fair game since they do have a good relationship with their son (Mrs. Ashengrotto and Azul, for example.). We see an example of this with Eric Venue showing up in Tapis Rouge.

It makes sense to meet family members whom the SSR boy has a good relationship with; running into a family member that stresses them out would kill the fun and easygoing vibes of the hometown event and would instead present an interpersonal issue that runs too deep to be resolved in a satisfying way before the event’s conclusion. Imagine a hometown event in which we have to stay over in Riddle’s home and we witness his parents fighting?? 😔 I don’t think that’s something that could be “fixed” in like 5 parts… Of course, not every family is perfect and that’s valid. It’s just not the scope or the perspective that TWST hometown events want or are equipped to deal with.

I feel like any of the Ocatrio’s family are pretty fair game? Despite how sketchy they are, Azul, Floyd, and Jade seem to be on good terms with all of their family members (well, maybe excluding Azul’s biological father) and learned many important things from them. I am, once again, asking TWST for a Coral Sea hometown event… 🤚 ✋ *holds out hands*

I’m sure that the characters who don’t have obvious family members to meet/yet to be revealed will have some other substitution? Probably a new character that’s twisted from another Disney character (similar to Kifaji). Maybe we’ll see a new noble fae that Lilia knows, Silver’s guardian fae that blessed him at birth, or prominent STYX staff (like maybe twisted Pain or Panic?).

For Malleus, his only living relative is his grandmother, sooo… I guess he’ll introduce us to the reigning monarch if he’s the SSR of a Briar Valley hometown event 😂 Malleus does what Leona won’t…

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sanyu-thewitch05 · 1 year

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I’m sorry but can we take a minute to acknowledge how much of a shit ruler Farena is. You have some of your citizens( a certain group of citizens(hyenas from what’s implied. I may be wrong) living in extreme poverty. But you don’t want to do anything to fix their situation because you don’t want technology or fear change to your tradition. Excuse me, but the audacity!

You have citizens living in the Savannah version of a ghetto! They have to use well water(which can be easily dried up for months in the environment they’re in) and I personally think that’s atrocious for a leader to not even attempt to help his people when they’re in desperate need like that. To make things worse, its a world of magic. He could literally make infinite water or cast a spell to build a proper system so they don’t have to use well water.

Honestly, Leona is the better option because at least he wants to help his people that aren’t in a great place financially.

#leona kingscholar #twisted wonderland #I’m now just realizing how horrible of a leader farena is #farena kingscholar #twst wonderland #y’all can add your thoughts too #afterglow savanna

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jangmi-latte · 1 year

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two victims of circumstance. while the royal life may be pretty as everyone sees online, it's not that easy having restricted freedom. in chapter 2, leona listened and tried to do his best to assist his dorm into what they want and need no matter the consequence. this is the freedom he wants of being heard and use his power for a PURPOSE — even if the execution is deemed fit for a villain.

the similarities he holds not only with scar but also with kovu (lion king 2) where they're forced into a situation they can not control and are remained unheard. both wants to help, both degrades themselves, they want to hold a purpose. farena must be stuck in a situation like this too — instead of being able to assist your father, you are forced to be mature and grow up too soon for the betterment of the country. now that cheka is born, i believe leona's concern also circulates his nephew that he, too, will be a victim of circumstance.

cheka saw something in leona that his own father and staff are so uniform in terms of personality that he wants... freedom too...

lions very much has a familial nature — they naturally care for their pride. so to be UNABLE to do so because of your position... yeah this 2 year planned event was really researched upon.

#twisted wonderland #twst #savanaclaw #leona kingscholar #farena kingscholar #cheka kingscholar #lion king holds so dear in my heart next to alice in wonderland so just... WATCH ME JUST WATCH ME BE TALKATIVE AGAIN

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luna-azalea106 · 9 months

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My friend and I were talking and we decided an RSA event would be so cute. Like imagine-

Crowley goes to Mc and says he needs some information(call it classified or we skip it cause it doesn’t matter) and that they need to go to rsa and spy on them

And then Mc runs into Che’nya almost immediately and he knows something is up but not what so he brings them to his room to steal his extra uniforms.(Che’nya is up for shenanigans he’s gonna get the popcorn)

And Mc gets there and(while I firmly believe this with my heart and soul Disney may disappoint) sees a painting of Farena in some “big important people who came here” thing and have a moment about that and Che’nya straight up doesn’t even give it a second glance.

Then we get to see Neige, maybe see how he and Che’nya interact with each other, and we can see the dwarves of course but I think it’d be better they don’t recognize us(maybe a pre-harveston event even pre book 5 or Neige abd the dwarves are just very stupid idk) and Mc is just very uninterested in them.

Honestly I think it’d be funny if we abandoned grim for this because he’s got the biggest mouth ever and I can only imagine how bad that would be. Even funnier if grim shows up anyway and we literally have to carry him with a hand over his mouth

There’s so much potential we could even see a couple more heros(I’d love if Farena/Cheka showed up it’d be funny but idk how it’d make sense) like we could see the prince the tweels and Azul went to school with.

Honestly I just wanna see the inter workings and interactions of RSA boys because we don’t really see them interact aside from Neige and the dwarves. Also o wanna know how it runs and works and like are dorms just whatever? I wanna know how they see the great seven are seen in RSA. I wanna know just a little more and see some more Hero characters

#twisted wonderland #twst #leona kingscholar #Farena Kingscholar #che’nya #twisted wonderland neige #neige leblanche #royal sword academy

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