Q: Question by Goldy
A: Answer by ReyorIII
(some context: ETC is a story based on a real life server ET, so are the characers, so whenever I refer to "adding ET characters" im talking about the real Life ET members into ETC thats all have a great one!)
Q1: What characters would be expected to join etc next?
A1: I have a list of characters that will eventually appear, the turns are a bit harder to tell, but if I had to guess it will be probably either caizen, or luke.
Q2: What are the Martial arts the Main cast uses?
A2: Golden boxes, Rey also, Goldy does takewondo, and moza just fights.
Q3: Is the current arc filler?
A3: I wouldn't call it filler, its introducing the characters as people, I have based the story on my friends (who read the story) they may know themselves but the readers dont, and the characters arent exactly a copy, they are different in some areas, so taking my time introducing the dynamics is important, I'd be expecting this to be ending around chapter 20 though.
Q4: Who's Mark? (Mark isnt based off someone in the elysian town server IRL):
A4: Mark is a native American student in NYC special college.
Q5: Why is he in ETC?
A5: He's pretty cool
Q6: What's his "purpose"?:
A6: I think we'll find very soon
Q7: Does he have a connection to the plot?
A7: Pretty much so, adding mark into the story had me re-view mt vision for the series, if it wasn't for him the plot wouldn't have been the same at all.
Q8: who's the villain
A8: I think a good antagonistic force to look forward to is the dystopians from chapter 1
Q9:What happened to the other members?
A9: The other members are at their native countries as of now (2032) preparing to move in Elysian Town, except luke who is somewhere else.
Q10: Does this comic also show about the et?
A10: Yes.
Q11: will everyone have an ability?
A11: Chi (po and ne) is the power system of this story (and the applications of it) while everyone possess it, it requires a certain level of understanding yourself to use, and a bit of fate and luck.
Q12: what will be the battle?
A12: As battle, I assume you are referring to the dystopians and elysians from chapter 1, the dystopians break in ET, and using all their forces they overcome the elysians, leaving them either dead or on the verge of death.
Q13: who is the missing et members that will be shown?
A13: im trying to show as much members as I can, the next will be thunder, rocket, STL, and zoe.
Q14: what will be the plot?
A14: it revolves around rejection and embracement, strength and weakness, negativity and weakness, the inevitable cycle of revenge and hatered.
Q15: what does every outfit represent for each character?
A15: Moza wears his suit on, whenever there isn't kirschoff to lead the town (even if he doesnt want to), Rey's hat was given to him by someone that was very close to him, Kir's glasses represent him deciding to act blind on all he gold diggers in the town at the time, in hopes that he's wrong and they can change (he still wears them, so)
Q16: is there hidden meanings in the filler episode?
A16: There is, like background characters.
Q17: what is every character' weapon?
A17: Havent gotten to any fights yet, but Goldy will probably use a dagger.
Q18: will everyone have character development?
A18: not everyone needs character developement, some will have a flat character arc, in fiction a flat character archetype changes the world and people around of him instead of him being changed by the world, some characters are already embracing their needs and chasing their wants, and are already where they want to be.
Q19: how will everyone represent them self?
A19: By being themselves.
Q20: how will the other et members be introduced?
A20: They will be introduced in packs, but majority will have their own arcs.
Q21: why is samar important for the plot?
A21: to help Goldy grow
Q22: why is mark important for the plot?
A22: Mark is a strong willed character, in the narrative he's called an "active character" a character who drives the plot forward, as opposed to a "passive character" that reacts to the plot instead.
Q23: why is non et members there?
A23: to be in ET, you don't need to be in the server but you need to have the spirit of it.
Q24: will the villain be a massive plot twist like one of the members in et?
A24: that would be telling
Q25: will the villains have backstories?
A25: Yes.
Q26: will everyone have backstories?
A26: most likely all.
Q27: will mj be a villain?
A27: I don't think Micheal Jackson will be added
Q28: if the story ends will you make a sequel?
A28: I have decided on 2 sequels and 2 prequels, but not the exact type you expect, I hope you'll enjoy it.
Q29:is the death scene in ep 1 was a dream?
A29: It wasn't a dream, Its something that will happen a year later, a year after the sleepover and where we are in the story so far, its a vision you can call it that.
Q30: what is everyone power scaling?
A30: Without "boosts":
- Rey/Golden
2. Goldy
3. Moza
4. Potato
With "boosts":
1. Moza
2. Rey
3. Golden
(the others dont have boosts)
Q31: will your fav character be a main importance for the story?
A31: My favourite character being Mark, I guess so (but not because he's my fav totally)
Q32: will the strongest character be kir?
A32: No
Q33: what will happened to kir?
A33: Kirschoff is away on a buisness trip.
Q34: will kir sacrifice himself to save everyone from the dead?
A34: There is no such application of Chi as that.
Q35: will kir be the main importance of the story?
A35: Maybe
Q36: how is it like to publish manga?
A36: ahh if I had to describe it, its expectations and stress.
I wake up early make the story boards
then I have to do the line art, color it, shade it in, add the text, add the background, and then manually make the page in the website, a chapter consisting on 9-20 pages depending on the content, sometimes i feel so burned out of drawing by i need to continue, i average 3-4 hours of sleep a day, which is good considering how much Japanese mangakas sleep.
Q37: is publishing manga easy?
A37:making manga is nothing but easy the whole process is hard and once you started there isn't a chance to stop, there are multiple people waiting for it.
Q38: is creating the story the fun part or the art?
A38: thats a very good question, ahh.
making the story is fun and visualising it, but the feeling of drawing it and it turning out the way you wanted is just the best
Q39: is
the whole story already been written?
A39: yes Ive already written the story start to end, including most character arcs, there are some stuff that I'll add along the way though
Q40: will there be a chance non et or readers will appear?
A40: sure just reach out to me, but for it to be part of elysians i need to be sure that the guy has the correct mentality
Q41: how would you describe and symbolized all the current members with one word?
A41: Goldy Golden Moza Rey Potato I'll either say Trust, Or Hardship
Q42: will hope, love, and determination be the main importance to the plot? or will it be the loneliness and importance of friends and family?
A42: pretty much a mix of both.
Q43: how would you describe the whole etc with one word?
A43: 輪廻 (pronounced rinne)
Q44: what is one word that symbolized all etc?
A44: either rinne or shingi しんぎ
Q45: what symbolized kir with one word?
A45: Blind kindness
Q46: what symbolizes mark with one word?
A46: maybe Calamity
Q47: is mark as important as kir?
A47: Yeah pretty equal.
Q48: is every character equal in strength?
A48: No, not really some characters can take 10 of another.
Q49: is etc about the importance of friends?
A49: Yes, but not only that, Self-Preservation also.
Q50: what inspired you to make etc?
A50: I didn't have an inspiration to write, but I was inspired to draw by Akira Toriyama's hit manga Dragon Ball and especially the original run, it drove me to draw everyday and got me to where I am.
Q51: was there something that happened that made you want to make etc?
A51: I want my story to help others, my friends and my readers through hard times, Im trying to make sympathetic characters that people can relate to, so please continue on reading!
Q52: What made you change your mind and redraw Vol 1 for a month straight?
A52: Vol 1 was something I always was ashamed of, I knew I could do better so I've finally decided to fix that part of the story. and I also wanted to foreshadow something.
Thanks for Reading!
Interview with ReyorIII (Author of ETC)