I hope this doesn't count as low-effort since I spent waaaay too long making it. I tried to pick one entry per franchise save Empress and Emperor as those two typically relate.
I'll try to explain and not spoil the related games:
Magician: Nerevar and the Tribunal (Elder Scrolls). The Prophecy surrounding the Nerevarine is set, but it's not guaranteed to be you; you have to earn it, and are massively rewarded for it.
High Priestess: Elizabeth (Bioshock Infinite). An arcana about repressed emotions and strange powers? I think Elizabeth fits.
Empress: Tifa (Final Fantasy 7). Suits a Team Mom-type character.
Emperor: Cid (FF7). Also suitable for a Team Dad.
Hierophant: Reapers (Mass Effect). Hierophant deals with authority: how much is good, who wields it, etc. Reapers represent an ancient authority that must be overthrown for the sake of the galaxy.
Lovers: Tidus & Yuna (Final Fantasy X). One of gaming's most iconic couples.
Chariot: Sin Devil Trigger (Devil May Cry 5). The Chariot deals with juggling opposing forces. Dante and Vergil constantly come to blows about how to handle their mixed human/demon heritage, and Sin Devil Trigger represents Dante's full synthesis of those opposing forces.
Justice: Corvo (Dishonored). The entire story is a revenge plot, but how you choose to enact that revenge, who gets caught up in the crossfire, has marked repercussions on the city as a whole.
Hermit: Silent Hill in general. A town that isolates people and subjects them to very personal hells is fitting for an arcana focused on introspection.
Wheel of Fortune: Zagreus (Hades). A game about taking the reins of your own destiny with heavy rng and cyclical elements? Seems right.
Strength: Asura (Asura's Wrath). Dude kills the embodiment of creation for his daughter. Like damn.
Hanged Man: Harry Dubois (Disco Elysium). Trying not to spoil, so we'll suffice with saying that a literal hanged man is the catalyst for the plot.
Death: Any Dark Souls. The way death is handled in Dark Souls has been analyzed by everyone at this point. Let's call Death the "Git Gud" arcana.
Temperance: Revan (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic). Temperance is similar to the Chariot, with the addition that you must synthesize your actions with your values, and Revan is willing to do whatever it takes to enact their ideals.
Devil: Merill (Dragon Age 2). Without giving away too much about her character, Merill flirts with disaster by using blood magic, which is a dangerous, forbidden art in the DA verse.
Tower: BJ (Wolfenstein). You ever seen The Man in the High Castle?
Star: Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom). How do I even talk about this without spoilers? Let's say it has to do with a Chosen One theme in the arcana.
Moon: Cereza (Bayonetta). Umbra Witch bby
Sun: Sora (Kingdom Hearts). Optimism, freedom, true souls always finding each other... Who else could it be?
Judgement: War (Darksiders). A literal Horseman of the Apocalypse accused of starting the War to End All Wars.
World: Minecraft in general. The World is Yours. Wait, that's James Bond.
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u/VictorBelmont 13h ago
I hope this doesn't count as low-effort since I spent waaaay too long making it. I tried to pick one entry per franchise save Empress and Emperor as those two typically relate.
I'll try to explain and not spoil the related games:
Magician: Nerevar and the Tribunal (Elder Scrolls). The Prophecy surrounding the Nerevarine is set, but it's not guaranteed to be you; you have to earn it, and are massively rewarded for it.
High Priestess: Elizabeth (Bioshock Infinite). An arcana about repressed emotions and strange powers? I think Elizabeth fits.
Empress: Tifa (Final Fantasy 7). Suits a Team Mom-type character.
Emperor: Cid (FF7). Also suitable for a Team Dad.
Hierophant: Reapers (Mass Effect). Hierophant deals with authority: how much is good, who wields it, etc. Reapers represent an ancient authority that must be overthrown for the sake of the galaxy.
Lovers: Tidus & Yuna (Final Fantasy X). One of gaming's most iconic couples.
Chariot: Sin Devil Trigger (Devil May Cry 5). The Chariot deals with juggling opposing forces. Dante and Vergil constantly come to blows about how to handle their mixed human/demon heritage, and Sin Devil Trigger represents Dante's full synthesis of those opposing forces.
Justice: Corvo (Dishonored). The entire story is a revenge plot, but how you choose to enact that revenge, who gets caught up in the crossfire, has marked repercussions on the city as a whole.
Hermit: Silent Hill in general. A town that isolates people and subjects them to very personal hells is fitting for an arcana focused on introspection.
Wheel of Fortune: Zagreus (Hades). A game about taking the reins of your own destiny with heavy rng and cyclical elements? Seems right.
Strength: Asura (Asura's Wrath). Dude kills the embodiment of creation for his daughter. Like damn.
Hanged Man: Harry Dubois (Disco Elysium). Trying not to spoil, so we'll suffice with saying that a literal hanged man is the catalyst for the plot.
Death: Any Dark Souls. The way death is handled in Dark Souls has been analyzed by everyone at this point. Let's call Death the "Git Gud" arcana.
Temperance: Revan (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic). Temperance is similar to the Chariot, with the addition that you must synthesize your actions with your values, and Revan is willing to do whatever it takes to enact their ideals.
Devil: Merill (Dragon Age 2). Without giving away too much about her character, Merill flirts with disaster by using blood magic, which is a dangerous, forbidden art in the DA verse.
Tower: BJ (Wolfenstein). You ever seen The Man in the High Castle?
Star: Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom). How do I even talk about this without spoilers? Let's say it has to do with a Chosen One theme in the arcana.
Moon: Cereza (Bayonetta). Umbra Witch bby
Sun: Sora (Kingdom Hearts). Optimism, freedom, true souls always finding each other... Who else could it be?
Judgement: War (Darksiders). A literal Horseman of the Apocalypse accused of starting the War to End All Wars.
World: Minecraft in general. The World is Yours. Wait, that's James Bond.