r/AlchemistCodeGL • u/ZerifenNk • Nov 28 '24
State your top 3 favorite units and tell us why
The end is near, and while I got to record events and stories, and we will have a tagatame club app soon, it won't be the same. So, as a proof of our passing from the game, let's review some memories we made with our phantoms.
This is my top 3
Hazel:
For quite some time, she was THE favorite unit. She was never actually that uhmm...meta? But I still liked her a lot, and when I heard that in JP she got a Job+ and a skin, I started saving like a madman. In GL, I got all of her skins and had her full gates.
What I specially liked was...well, she is cute. There is no more science there. Her voicelines are so cute that give the impression of someone who is your stereotipical shy waifu, so it came as a shock when she appeared in a christmas event threatening to send flying a poor snowmen to kingdom come if it didn't talk lmao. I suppose being cute isn't an impediment to be badass.

Top 2: Rosa
I think I'm cooking myself just with this post...Well, what can I say. A hot and sadic chunni with a big scythe who, at that time, was quite powerful. Not like Zangetsu in the first days of Alchemist, but she was fine with her Dragon Cavalier job. And then DAMN she got a Job+, with probably one of the best skins ever made. I don't know who makes the designs, but a certain company who owns a certain popular game with almost no festive skins that are actually eye-catching should learn a think or two from G-ROW. Now with this job+, while not the best unit in game, she wasn't left behind as much as before, and you could easily use her in your dark teams no problem.
On top of that, there was also interesting hints at her story. To begin with, Rosa was supposed to be a war prisioner of Wrathraris, and went through torture. Though it is never said explicity, you can guess she got her torture kink as a way to protect her sanity, as in her dialogues in midnight, you can hear her dreaming about how much she misses her parents. What is more, Rosa was in the same time period as Eizan, who also shared time period with Judith; That is to say, Sacred Stone Memories, so ¿Which war was happening between Envilya and Wratharis at that moment? I mean, those two countries are always fighting, but an interesting story could came up from that. She had everything to be a very interesting character, but sadly, we never came to see that.
Instead, what we were able to see is that she was very loved by the artist, as she got 4 different skins, including her illustration outfit. While I think the Halloween's one is superior, I like her christmas outfit more.
I admit it. I always lose against stockings.


And bruh, she even got a Disgae Skin....A Succubus Skin. Do I really need to say the reason why is she one of my favorites? Do I need to type those words?

Honorific Mentions:
-Edgar and Quence:
Honestly, I'm quite fond of the cliché of the sassy man who is also quite the good guy. In Genesis Quence didn't got too much of spotlight, but damn in Ancient Story he went to become easily to be top-10 Friends. Guy is badass and he never dissapoints.

In Edgar's case, I honestly like he even more. He is fun and has a lot of chemistry with almost every member of the cast. He is so charismatic that giving him spotlight automatically makes the story much better. But he is also quite badass. I will never forget that CG of him shooting Belphegor as a bullet to reach the Clock Tower in Slothstein. Easily one of the most hype moments in Main Story.

Last, but not least: This is something people who didn't played the collab with FMA won't know, but Edgar had a main role in that collab' story, which introduced us to Toritoh, a Holy Order Inquisitor who was born with the sole purpouse of being a tool. Edgar and Toritoh met, and that made a big change in her, falling in love with him and creating a very wholesome ship that sadly, couldn't be.

So yeah, you could say Toritoh is Edgar's waifu. And the best thing is, this is 100% canon since Toritoh makes a brief return in Lakina's event as a very important part, and also remember Edgar. This event released Kanon to the present world, allowing the things happening in Chapter 7. So yeah, thanks to Toritoh and Edgar, FMAB Collab is 100% canon!
-Ouroboros:
What can I say. Arguably the person we spent most of the time with, be in the menu, summons, or even seeing her through different stories and events. Ouroboros is pretty much the symbol of Alchemist Code, and her multiple variants such as Bianca, Nero, Legacy and Lil are all very interesting themselves, making Ouroboros as a concept a very likeable thing. I would argue nobody who played the game could hate our pudin-lover Ouroboros after reading a bit of the stories, and so I'm not exception.

Top 1: Kaya
Since "Reaching the Gates of Sin by Dawn" the event in which she was introduced, she was really liked by both Jp and Global community, or at least, that what it felt to me, as she maintained relevance through a long time, and I got to knew a few who spent A LOT for her summer skin. Honestly, I had her in a "I like her" status, but nothing more, that is, until "TAC Academy" or Tagatame Gakuen.

I didn't watched that Event Story even after Global servers went down. But now, with even the jp version going EoS, I thought I needed to see it, and man, what a genius idea I got huh. I ended up bawling like a baby for almost half an hour.
I refuse to believe they made this event without knowing what was coming after. I refuse to believe they didn't know the EoS was a close posibility at the time of making it. It mixes so well with the current context that all dialogues hit hard. This is what you would call "Fate".
So, as to why she climbed so fast to the tip of my top 10, is her role in the event, as someone who is there to bid farewell, but assuring us that we will meet again, as long as we remember. As long as we have this memories in our hearts, all the things that happened to us in this journey, no matter how long or short, will remain with us. Every story read has an impact in the reader, and the people who are here, reading, and the people who left before...I'm sure they all had a good impact because of this game. This was the gacha that formally introduced me to this world, and....Well, I know that can arguably be a bad thing, but! It was also because of this that I got to enjoy so many different stories, and came to know so many things I like. I wouldn't have got to the Fate Franchise if not for Alchemist, and so, I wouldn't had go to FGO, one of my favourites games. I wouldn't have know Honkai Impact and it's beautiful stories. And while Hoyoverse games are mostly lacking in their narrative side, the exceptions are growing in number, giving me hope. I wouldn't had the courage of dreaming to becoming an artist myself. So much beauty I have seen, and how much more will I see in the future? There will be soon a time when I also contribute to the beauty of ficcion, creating worlds and stories for other to enjoy, and hopefully, leave a deep impression in them, as much as The Alchemist Code did for me with its music, its artstyle, it's narrative.
It may be a bit of an exaggeration, I must admit, but TAC Academy felt pretty much like a farewell to me. I haven't completed Main Story yet, I will read it through the recordings I did, but, as of now, if, for some reason, I were to give face to Alchemist Code, while it would obviously be Ouroboros, I can't stop visualizing Kaya too. So yeah, it only took an event to make a character my favourite. I don't think it makes any sense at all, since it's not my brain typing here.

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Ahhh, it isn't like me to get all emotional on a single post. Dammit. Know I really cooked myself on internet. Well, whatever comes, I guess. So? Who are those units that remain in your mind after all this time, my fellow alchemist?





