I had Doug arriving in the Third Reset, during the events of the first episode of the series. I figured he'd have a bit of an interesting reaction to a Gotham-esque New York from an alternate world where giant robots fight each other in the streets.
Once he figured out what the heck was going on, I figured this quote from DW5 explained what would happen:
worked?
Teach, I figured.
I saw Doug setting himself up as a teacher and repairman, helping people inside and outside the domes by fixing what they can no longer understand, and
teaching those who wish to learn how to do the same- teaching people the skills and science lost on that day forty years ago and a month or two in the future.
When he figured out that giant robot attacks were more than isolated incidents (probably around Episode 4, with the electric eel), he'd do what he could to
help out. Mind you, most of the enemies are giant robots strong enough to fight Big O for a few minutes at a time, so he wouldn't really be able to do
much in a fight.
I hadn't really figured out most of what he'd do in the middle of the series, except for a few events, and one long-term plot. Doug would find himself
teaching Beck. He seems to be the character with the most scientific skill, and helps Roger at the very end of the anime. I could very well see him wanting
to learn from somebody like Doug who understands all these sciences, only to find his own memories of the last iteration of the loop, combined with Doug's
character as an example, turning him into a truly good man.
After the first fight with Big Duo, Doug searches the remains, trying to figure out how the Megadei work. He finds an odd data storage unit, and copies the
contents into his helmet. Nothing he tries can make sense of it.
He would probably meet Dastun at Duo's crash site, if not before. I can see the two of them getting along quite well, though Doug might have to annoy him
quite a bit first.
At some point after that, Doug joins the crew that repairs Big O after a fight. He examines it, finds a similar storage system, and copies its data, figuring
that another sample of that data might help in cracking the code.
Doug would also encounter Alan Gabriel at some point. It's really amazing what "Lightning's Hand" can do to cybernetics, isn't it?
At some point, Beck would see the data that Doug had copied from Big O and Big Duo, and realize that they were memories.
The endgame would shape up like this: Beck would end up being forced to restore Big Fau, but instead of kidnapping Dorothy, he would use the memories that Doug
had stored, along with some additional memories added by the Loon himself. Doug's teachings and example, along with the memories added to Fau, would make
him the new hope for the Future. Alongside Roger of the Present and Schwarzwald of the Past, Loon of the Future would appear before Rosewater when he fired up
Big Fau for the last time, and the memories of all three would condemn him. Doug himself would stop Angel from awakening Big Venus while this was happening,
and the resets would end.
I get the feeling the epilogue would have Paradigm (under CEO Beck) cleaning up the desert, fixing the city, finding the other cities, and finally 'coming
to terms' with them.
After making it back home, Doug might want to go back to help out, visit and see how the reconstruction is going, or bring a corps of engineers or two to fix
the place up.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
Once he figured out what the heck was going on, I figured this quote from DW5 explained what would happen:
Quote: Don't get me wrong. I have no regrets about being a Warrior.What would somebody like that do if he found himself in a world where nobody remembered how anything
I'm needed, I'm good at what I do -- one of the best, in fact --
and I like to think that my actions in the Warriors made my home
Earth a better place overall.
But when the battle's over, when the bad guys are dead or locked
up, at the end of the day, I'm not a cop or a soldier or -- god
help me -- a hero. I'm an engineer. That's the career I chose
for myself, it's what I studied very hard at a very prestigious
university to learn. And it's something I love to do. I love
the thrill of creating something, whether it's a machine or a
program, that fulfills its purpose with efficiency and elegance,
that I can admire when I'm done. I love solving problems and
turning the solutions into things that other people can use.
worked?
Teach, I figured.
I saw Doug setting himself up as a teacher and repairman, helping people inside and outside the domes by fixing what they can no longer understand, and
teaching those who wish to learn how to do the same- teaching people the skills and science lost on that day forty years ago and a month or two in the future.
When he figured out that giant robot attacks were more than isolated incidents (probably around Episode 4, with the electric eel), he'd do what he could to
help out. Mind you, most of the enemies are giant robots strong enough to fight Big O for a few minutes at a time, so he wouldn't really be able to do
much in a fight.
I hadn't really figured out most of what he'd do in the middle of the series, except for a few events, and one long-term plot. Doug would find himself
teaching Beck. He seems to be the character with the most scientific skill, and helps Roger at the very end of the anime. I could very well see him wanting
to learn from somebody like Doug who understands all these sciences, only to find his own memories of the last iteration of the loop, combined with Doug's
character as an example, turning him into a truly good man.
After the first fight with Big Duo, Doug searches the remains, trying to figure out how the Megadei work. He finds an odd data storage unit, and copies the
contents into his helmet. Nothing he tries can make sense of it.
He would probably meet Dastun at Duo's crash site, if not before. I can see the two of them getting along quite well, though Doug might have to annoy him
quite a bit first.
At some point after that, Doug joins the crew that repairs Big O after a fight. He examines it, finds a similar storage system, and copies its data, figuring
that another sample of that data might help in cracking the code.
Doug would also encounter Alan Gabriel at some point. It's really amazing what "Lightning's Hand" can do to cybernetics, isn't it?
At some point, Beck would see the data that Doug had copied from Big O and Big Duo, and realize that they were memories.
The endgame would shape up like this: Beck would end up being forced to restore Big Fau, but instead of kidnapping Dorothy, he would use the memories that Doug
had stored, along with some additional memories added by the Loon himself. Doug's teachings and example, along with the memories added to Fau, would make
him the new hope for the Future. Alongside Roger of the Present and Schwarzwald of the Past, Loon of the Future would appear before Rosewater when he fired up
Big Fau for the last time, and the memories of all three would condemn him. Doug himself would stop Angel from awakening Big Venus while this was happening,
and the resets would end.
I get the feeling the epilogue would have Paradigm (under CEO Beck) cleaning up the desert, fixing the city, finding the other cities, and finally 'coming
to terms' with them.
After making it back home, Doug might want to go back to help out, visit and see how the reconstruction is going, or bring a corps of engineers or two to fix
the place up.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.