User:Aidanzapunk/Character concepts/Universes

With the exception of Shadow and Tails (who are from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe), and Chun-Li (who is from the Street Fighter universe), each character on my character concepts page hails from a new (coincidentally, non-Nintendo) universe. This page acts as a parallel to our own universe pages, for those curious about each franchise listed on my page; however, it's more of a brief summary from me rather than anything in depth, and if you want to read more, I provide links to Wikipedia.

Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail (universe)
Publisher(s)	Kodansha
Designer(s)	Hiro Mashima
Genre(s)	Action Adventure Fantasy
Console/platform of origin	Manga
First installment	Fairy Tail (2006)
Article on Wikipedia	Fairy Tail (universe)

The story of Fairy Tail follows Lucy Heartfilia, a Celestial Spirit wizard who wants to join the titular Fairy Tail guild. In the port town of Hargeon, Lucy has a run in with a wizard named Bora, who claims to be the famous "Salamander" wizard, and attempts to use the forbidden Charm magic on several females, including Lucy; an incoming Natsu Dragneel and Happy, looking for a dragon, similarly run into Bora after hearing about "Salamander", inadvertently snapping Lucy out of her trance, but are disappointed. As thanks, Lucy treats the two to lunch, where they discuss their two goals: Lucy wanting to join the Fairy Tail guild, and Natsu looking for Igneel, the Fire Dragon. After the two part ways, Lucy is invited by Bora to his yacht for a party later that evening, with the promise of joining the Fairy Tail guild, while Natsu overhears two women who were also invited talk about the party being hosted by "Salamander of Fairy Tail". They investigate the party, running into Lucy again, and inadvertently saving her once again, as she was nearly drugged. The three join forces, attacking Bora and his men, where Natsu reveals himself as the true Salamander, the Fire Dragon Slayer. Bora is defeated, though the victory is cut short when the Magic Council shows up in response to the damage being caused; Natsu drags Lucy along with him, reconfirming that she wanted to join the Fairy Tail guild, to which Lucy excitedly joins him. The three return to the guild, where Lucy is introduced to all of its members, who would form timeless bonds with Lucy and other future members of the guild.

Professor Layton

Professor Layton (universe)
Developer(s)	Level-5
Publisher(s)	Level-5 (Japan) Nintendo (outside Japan)
Designer(s)	Akihiro Hino
Genre(s)	Puzzle, Adventure
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo DS
First installment	Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007)
Article on Wikipedia	Professor Layton (universe)

Hershel Layton is an archaeology professor at Gressenheller University in London, England, who frequently gets wrapped up in mysteries that are full of twists and turns that make for a really compelling story in every game. Each game is unique in terms of story (with occasional returning characters as well), and honestly, even trying to summarize one game would take a while.

Sega Ages

Sega Ages (universe)
Developer(s)	Sega, M2, 3D Ages, Sims
Publisher(s)	Sega
Genre(s)	Various
Console/platform of origin	Sega Saturn
First installment	Sega Ages: Vol. 1 Syukudai ga Tant-R (1996)
Article on Wikipedia	Sega Ages (universe)

The Sega Ages series is technically not a game series, instead encompassing a collection of ports and remakes of arcade and Genesis games. Sega started out releasing these types of games on the Saturn from 1996-1998, then continued on with the PlayStation 2 from 2003-2008, where they formed a new subsidiary called 3D Ages to revamp old Sega titles in 3D, then continued with the Xbox 360 only in 2012 to release previous collections of titles (rather than new stuff per se), and finally, most recently, releasing a bunch of arcade and Genesis titles on the Switch from 2018-2020. Notably, AGES isn't a character created for it, but rather used in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. I just chose to give it this universe to make things simpler; AGES as a character represents the whole of Sega, and while I was originally just gonna call it the "AGES universe", it didn't feel right to me.

Ōkami

Ōkami (universe)
Developer(s)	Clover Studio
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin	PlayStation 2
First installment	Ōkami (2006)
Article on Wikipedia	Ōkami (universe)

You play as a dog who's actually a goddess, and you get to paint the world with your tail. Life doesn't really get any better than this.

My Life as a Teenage Robot

My Life as a Teenage Robot (universe)
Publisher(s)	Nickelodeon
Designer(s)	Rob Renzetti
Genre(s)	Comedy, action-adventure, comic science fiction, science fantasy, superhero, science fiction, animated sitcom
Console/platform of origin	Television
First installment	My Life as a Teenage Robot (season 1, 2003)
Article on Wikipedia	My Life as a Teenage Robot (universe)

Jenny Wakeman was created to defend the city of Tremorton (and the rest of the Earth) from the alien race of the Cluster, who are also a bunch of robots for some reason, but all she really wants to do is go to high school and make friends, like a normal teenager. Kinda sucks that the show only lasted for three seasons.

Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic (universe)
Developer(s)	Ghost Ship Games
Publisher(s)	Coffee Stain Publishing
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Console/platform of origin	Windows, Xbox One
First installment	Deep Rock Galactic (2018)
Article on Wikipedia	Deep Rock Galactic (universe)

You play as a dwarf and go mining on an alien planet, armed to the teeth with weapons to deal with the monsters on the planet. Heigh-ho.

Baten Kaitos

Baten Kaitos (universe)
Developer(s)	Monolith Soft tri-Crescendo
Publisher(s)	Bandai Namco Nintendo
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Console/platform of origin	GameCube
First installment	Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003)

I can't really summarize any plot details without spoiling at least some information, so the only thing I'll say is that, even for deck-building RPGs, these are some incredible games. Highly recommend.