TOME: Archy

Username: Archy
Location: Unknown, US
Class: Fighter
Power: Magical Archery
Special Techniques:
Fire Arrow - An arrow that can burn its target.
Ice Arrow - An arrow that can freeze its target.
Light Arrow - An arrow that can blind its target.
Poison Arrow - An arrow that can poison its target.

-THE ORIGINAL-
This was a half-and-half change compared to the original. "Ericho" as he was originally called, was similar in terms of his personality; a newbie, slightly awkward but well-meaning. However, his role was very different. He took a backseat to the other recurring characters, but at a big turning point, was the first person to be seriously hurt by The Forbidden Power. From there, the other main characters took his accident as motivation for trying to stop the hackers.

-THE NEW-
In this version, I knew from the beginning that I wanted to go in a very different direction with the newly-christened "Archy". Like with many of the others, I exaggerated his qualities to something more defined. His awkwardness and quirkiness made him a goofy but lovable fanboy who tags along and just wants to help. As for his actual role in the story, in Episode 07 specifically, Archy represented something for the story arc that Kirbopher goes through during the "pre-tournament" time. Archy represents all that the character has left, after too many poor choices in a row, what Kirb was left with was Archy, who was a pure, unbridled supporter of his. I don't know if many people picked up on this, but I actually tried to leave it kind of ambiguous as to if Kirb had some dealings with Archy in the past or if that opening scene was the first time he had ever spoken to him personally. Either way, Archy ended up being really funny in the final draft of Episode 07's script and his interactions with Kirb helped really lighten the mood in between all of the dire, serious moments. I felt those scenes also made his character sympathetic enough to where you can accept their partnership by the end of the story, even though Kirb's put into a "dark place", he's not completely alone.