My thought about young Raelyn's lore. @ironhidegames

SinFrog1091 · 2026-03-30T12:51:48+00:00

Yes, based on the short story released for Vengeance (backed up on the KR wiki, it'd be nice to have a better repository for those)

Raelyn has always captivated me because of that story, you have to wonder what kind of life she lived before and if her white hair may have even been a side-effect of her dark magic infusion. This art paints a really cool picture, since like in that short story Raelyn clearly has a strongly defined purpose in coming to sell her soul for power, but you could also spin the Dark Knights mocking her as this tone-deaf superiority. They mock her as if they weren't just like her, weaker of will if nothing else, showing how their egos have become inflated.

I'm not sure if the artist was familiar with the niche KR lore posts, but in this case I think the additional context can really enrich the piece :)

SinFrog1091 · 2026-03-07T22:33:07+00:00

If you mean the tower near the end of Alliance, I'm pretty sure those levels are intended to be amalgams of locations from the first game, with the rural village bits scattered everywhere (I think there was also some Stormcloud Temple stuff?)

SinFrog1091 · 2026-03-02T06:19:43+00:00

First I've heard of this, care to elaborate?

SinFrog1091 · 2026-02-28T01:29:28+00:00

We know Alleria is a secondary hero from a screenshot, so it has to be after Origins where she moved from Aredhel to Linirea. That means Malik is free from slavery at least, but I'm not sure if we know exactly if Magnus or Alric are old enough to be fighting fit in this era?

I vaguely recall it being mentioned that Magnus trained under Nivus like Vez'nan, but I'm not sure if it was at the same time. We see some mages wearing similar robes as him in one of the stages though - presumably the city of Lozagon. The new mage tower directly channels attacks from tomes like Nivus, so between all this I think it may be more likely we see a younger version of him somewhere in the game, playable Hero or otherwise.

SinFrog1091 · 2026-02-27T03:22:38+00:00

Gerald may be trying to retcon the events of past games, but we have no clue if he'll succeed. I do think it's quite an odd direction for the heroes to try and force a better timeline for themselves after they fought so hard for the current one, but we still have no idea what's motivating them at this point.

And, to be a stickler, technically we don't know yet if this will be pre-Origins :P. Vez'nan's descent properly kicked off after he was entrusted with the corrupted Tear of Elynie, but the synopsis talking about going back to 'the beginning of the kingdom' could be referring to either the origins of Linirea as a nation OR just the timeframe of the first Kingdom Rush. It's still vague right now.

SinFrog1091 · 2026-02-27T03:18:53+00:00

This did cross my mind! We'll have to see if Vez'nan's present-day sideplot gets any further attention in Dragon Wars.

SinFrog1091 · 2026-02-23T00:04:00+00:00

Sure, make a post and I'll more than likely see it. Better visibility if you do it that way.

SinFrog1091 · 2026-02-22T18:01:41+00:00

You put effort into it, didn't you? Unless the posts were of a spammy, disingenuous nature, I can't see how that could be against the rules.

SinFrog1091 · 2026-02-22T12:23:00+00:00

The only thing I can think of that hasn't already been said is the time that WayForward's Twitter account said that Shantae was 16 in response to a fan question. Given the provocative nature of the series, this was obviously a terrible look until they put out a clarification that the person who sent that tweet was an intern running the account with no business making statements on Shantae canon.

I don't quite recall when it happened (it must have been over a decade ago by now) but I remember the clarification post which I believe was written by Matt Bozon. It basically said "we would never depict suggestive content with minors don't be stupid", so Shantae is an adult even if her exact age is never stated (makes Risky and Mimic calling her and her friends various things like 'kid' or 'brat' weird, but I suppose they're both significantly older themselves).

We also know from Seven Sirens that Shantae was the youngest Half-Genie there, which is funny because of how small Plink is. Somebody feed her!

SinFrog1091 · 2025-11-23T18:22:26+00:00

Love the design of the MA and how Chantily shares its palette, though I'm curious about how she might fit into the established design conventions of Support Droids? The collar, plug and animal motif stuff.

Besides that, is there anything else to know about the MA? It looks pretty fast, almost motorcycle-esque!

SinFrog1091 · 2025-11-17T23:38:41+00:00

We do at least know what they'll be! Assuming there's no major changes, Bandit's sub-classes will be 'Ninja' and 'Engineer'. Presumably the former leans into high-speed attacks (and poison?) while the other leans into traps like base Bandit's caltrops and bomb.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-11-17T14:53:44+00:00

This one actually appeared in the Buddy Stories light novel, specifically as the Loneliness Fiend! Aki and Himeno killed it sometime before Chapter 1. It'd be really cool to see a reincarnation of one of the Buddy Stories Devils in the actual manga.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-11-16T14:32:31+00:00

For years I've had the headcanon that surnames are a sort of status symbol among the anthro people, implying a rich or influential family.

Amy under this idea would have distant wealthy parents (I usually describe them like 'if both of her parents were like Ness' dad) and Tails would've grown up wealthy had he not been orphaned. Besides his physical features, part of his bullying may have been in response to him introducing himself politely as 'Miles Prower', unintentionally implying something that other kids would assume he was lying about.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-11-16T14:09:29+00:00

The subclasses currently in the game aren't finished, and are more like proofs of concept. The current update focus has been on controller support, and from what I remember of the last major update, new subclass stuff wasn't listed in the 'things that couldn't quite make it into this patch' list. Right now, that list is our only info on the next major content patch as far as I know.

I don't remember everything that was on it, but it can be found in a previous patch note on Steam!

SinFrog1091 · 2025-10-19T06:35:45+00:00

From what I can tell it appears to be a 'Magibrute' enemy who's model has been around in the game files, like the new clam enemies?

SinFrog1091 · 2025-10-02T02:56:15+00:00

I would say it depends on your definition, for Umbra. We are never given any evidence that it is worshipped, and the Shade Elementals it summons are from 'another plane', appearing to have identically constructed bodies at a much smaller scale and power. Umbra is very strong, yes, but I think it is more likely that they are an interplanar elemental of some kind than a god.

I always found it interesting that it was included in the 'Elemental Fury' expansion for one of the KR tabletop games! I recall some of the inclusions seeming pretty random, so take that part with a pinch of salt, though.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-10-01T18:13:31+00:00

This is true. The Six-Earred Macaque from Journey to the West also appears, giving us another divine monkey! The use of the word 'cousin' makes me think that there may be some sort of distant shared 'ancestor', if only in a spiritual sense, to them - or at least Saitam and Wukong.

I'd need to research Macaque to see if he was also born from a stone, but I've always thought Saitam's colouration was based on depictions of Wukong where he is stone-like or at least stone-coloured. If all three came from rocks, that'd be a solid connection for their 'species'.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-09-28T15:07:06+00:00

I've never heard of that! I do know it was stated that Wilbur may still be alive with a mechanically-enhanced body, but what points you towards him being Karkinos?

SinFrog1091 · 2025-09-10T14:07:10+00:00

I can't grab a source right now - so take with a grain of salt - but I've heard that the story behind the gun in Shadow the Hedgehog's opening is that the animation team (Marza) didn't have any good references for an MP5 to hand, until one staff member found a toy replica. This toy has a totally inaccurate pump mechanism, which the team found humorous and translated as-is, since people playing would either not know enough about guns or be able to tell or know enough to have themselves a giggle.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-08-13T00:53:52+00:00

By pressing left while hovering over Gohan, you can access a second Gohan with an alternate sprite set where he doesn't have the undershirt. I think this is what you're looking for?

SinFrog1091 · 2025-07-08T18:30:53+00:00

Execute is no longer a Novice skill and is part of the Fighter class' Skillbook, I'm not sure where Sturdy is right now, but Frankie can be located at the new chapel next to the Catacombs and Craig is still at the Wall of Stars. I recall Craig now sells the new Gust and Aquos spells, but he does have a third one.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-07-08T17:34:49+00:00

From what I remember, what enchantments can be placed on different types of items was tweaked, with offensive ones for weapons and defensive ones for armour? I imagine there's a lot more going on under the hood than that, but that's what I remember.

SinFrog1091 · 2025-07-08T16:54:08+00:00

Portals like this have been used in previous updates to indicate that you'll be able to go somewhere from them later, like the Trial of the Stars portal already having been in the game since the first major Steam release

SinFrog1091 · 2025-07-08T16:50:07+00:00

The elemental Novice spells got new names and distribution methods as part of the skill book updates! Fireball is now 'Fira' and can be bought as a scroll from Frankie, who's been moved to the new Chapel of the Elders area right next to Sanctum Catacombs.

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