#fallen hero: retribution spoilers

[andr0leda]

>SD_ASSET_NO; #CB - 213655489-07 >ASSET_TYPE; INFILTRATION UNIT >HANDLER; DR SIEPEN DIRECTOR SIEPEN >DESIGNATION; = [ROOK]

#fallen hero #fhr #ramona chase #it began as a vent piece but im happy with how it turned out #the re-gene tattoos are crooked but its FINE #posting wips to get pear pressured into finishing them WORKS #also thank you lights im gonna refer to it as pear pressured from now on #krita #made with krita #choice of games #androleda's art #fallen hero spoilers #fallen hero: retribution spoilers

[bardicjustice]

The way that Ortega and Sidestep learn how to blend in from each other... the parallels...

#fhr #fhr spoilers #fallen hero #ricardo ortega #julia ortega #fallen hero: retribution #fallen hero: retribution spoilers

[crownleys]

I'm sure Charley will get her cape back at some point... until then, flirting.

#fhr #fallen hero: retribution #lady argent #sidestep #fhr sidestep #argentstep #fallen hero spoilers #fallen hero: retribution spoilers #my art #charley steele

[maegalkarven]

Are we ever going to dwell on the one of Chen's reasons to mistrust m!Sidestep back in his active Ranger days (if we have Julia so there is no jealousy on Chen's account here) being what Sidestep apparently was too charming?

Like??? Hello??? WEI PLS WTF you were so petty partly bc you LIKED Sidestep? What is it, middle school???

#fallen hero: retribution spoilers #fallen hero spoilers #fallen hero: retribution #wei chen #marshal steel #steelstep #avery.txt #i love this sad repressed man ok

[imarara]

So, Fallen Hero: Retribution is out, and I'm obsessed.

We have a looooong wait for Fallen Hero: Revelations before us, so I thought we all might get some outlet for talking about all that happened.

MIND YOU, SPOILERS AHEAD

sorry for the lack of proper etiquette (i tried to google that but nothing of substance came up really, so I'm open to all suggestions). If you don't mind being spoiled the whole game, different routes or endings, or don't mind being spoiled, please, indulge me, I'm in my exam month and I cannot think about anything else lmao.

With that out of the way, let's discuss. One last warning, I'm going to be detailed in the descriptions and theories - and I'm starting with the biggest one that comes to mind.

Also, a disclaimer; for the time being I have used only two of my Fallen Hero: Rebirth saves, both of them being a cis woman MC with a woman Puppet, both times with the same eye color. My MCs have never killed and strived to expose truth about corrupted systems. I've replayed Retribution a few times already, trying out different routes in those scenarios to fish out all I can.

1.

After finishing the game by going to Hollow Ground in MC's body, there is something weird going on; weird enough to make Ortega think that MC and HG are blood-related. I've only played as a female, but I've read somewhere that HG's gender is dependent on the gender of out MC (though I'm not sure how it is when the MC is trans, whether HG is of the gender we are after transition or before, or even how it is with nb MCs).

As mentioned above, MC's and Puppet eyes are the same color - green. During Heartbreak, MC looks the telepath straight in the eyes. They are too, green.

It might be a very suspicious coincidence, but I do not think so. My first theory is that Heartbreak actually is our Puppet. The body is found is the hospital, comatosed, forgotten for years, no family ties and as MC puts it, it's a shell.

It is heavily hinted during interactions with Lady Argent, that the MC won't know everything the body is capable of, at least after there is the possibility of probbing consciousness of the host - which the Puppet lacks.

I've read that something weird begins happening to Puppet just at the end of Rebirth, if Mortum is with you in the hospital. In Retribution, there are constant reminders that something is off with Puppet, and at the very end in numerous routes it is HEAVILY suggested that the Puppet calling our henchperson is not MC.

If Chen let's the MC go into his head after Puppet and Ortega get into the accident, we find out that HG either is or works with, but probably is, a very powerful telepath with ability to influence what people say (maybe even think) about them, which is also hinted at when MC themselves goes into a meeting with HG.

HG has been a kingpin in LD for over 20 years at the time of Retribution. Our MC is made in the late eighties, which makes them around 30. My guess would be that HG might have been the source of their genes at that time, as well as Heartbreak's. Or, HG and Heartbreak have similar genes.

Heartbreak's age was not established as far as I know. HG is a very private person, that would not be too far-fetched to think they wouldn't try to out themselves for, let's say, getting back the body of their comatosed child.

I'd think that Heartbreak could be a Re-Gene as well, but there is something off - Ortega found somebody's files, somebody looking like MC, somebody's that was jailed (and we know government and the Farm are rather close), and in the memory sequences there are memories that do not belong to MC.

One that strikes me the most is a mention of a parent and a ballon - i might be completely wrong here, but I think there is one painting of a ballon tangled in a tree somewhere. I will find where it is and then will update this post.

Also Heartbreak's and Shroud's (they fight Lady Argent at the Casino Auction) descriptions are very similar if I recall correctly. It's just something that caught my attention, so there.

Aaaalso, it's very suspicious that MC always ends in the accident if they go to HG's meeting, ant then they cannot reach Puppet. Seems like someone is pulling the strings, and it is most possibly not HG themselves.

Additionally, neither Steel or Ortega seems to know what exactly Heartbreak was, and MC tbemselves struggled to look at the telepath, so it is possible they would not recognize Puppet. Though then again Ortega saw somebody's file with photos similar to the MC, and if it was Heartbreak's then the Puppet would have to be the same gender as well, so that's not exactly a foolproof theory.

2.

We know Locus, who is officialy missing, is connected to Dr Regina experiments. Dr Regina is heavily implied to be behind MC's trauma. We don't know if Locus is officially working with the Farm, or was she officially missing because she's got taken by them and then ran away from them.

Dr Mortum at one point, seemingly, mentions Locus. In some endings (probably when we give her the prototype Lady Argent was after) they say something very similar to what MC would say when questioned about their time at the Farm after Heartbreak, something along "doing things for the name of science".

We also know they aren't exactly an example of sound morals.

3.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT MORTUMS GUN, I WASN'T ABLE TO TRY IT OUT YET

4.

So, Lady Argent's nanovores tried healing her. I just know it will be a turning point in the future, and Mortum will probably make it or break it.

I'll be trying to add some stuff later, bit rn it's 1AM and I have two projects to finish and deliver before 9am, so please discuss with me 😭

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[kittlesandbugs]

Some FH: Retribution Guides

Sup gang! Here are some guides I made back during alpha/beta season, mostly just notes about what choices affect certain hidden stats you can use to craft your Step.

I highly recommend playing blind a couple times first just to see how consequences play out naturally before diving in. These obviously contain huge spoilers.

They should be mostly up to date, but I may have missed one or two things. Feel free to drop me an ask with any questions/issues. These guides just show dialogue choices and the affected stat. Everything is more or less in chronological order outside big sprawling areas (therapy/auction/endings).

Scar Guide - Remember setting your Heartbreak scar in Rebirth? In Retri, it's now a hidden variable that essentially tracks how well your Step is dealing with their trauma. Affects some flavor/variables at this point. Please see the last section for notes about the Suicidal scar, it's very different in Retri. Scar and scar level affect flavor throughout the book. <50 is considered low scar. Scar cannot get below 0 or above 100, it will revert to either if it escapes these bounds at the end of every chapter.

Clue Guide - For Rebirth and Retribution. Tracks how well your Step is doing at staying under the radar. Please note Ortega has 3 separate variables, Sidestep clue (oc), Puppet/Sidestep connection clue (ortega pup), and Puppet criminal clue (pup proof) . Herald does not have a clue stat at this time, he's too good for this world. Also includes clue for Special Directive. This stat affects flavor throughout the book and endings. 40 seems to be the magic number for most changes in flavor/consequences for Chen and Ortega.

Rangers Doubt Guide - hidden stat that tracks how much the Rangers are starting to chafe at the status quo. Does not have any pay off yet, will be used more in the future. Some Rangers will be easier to convince than others.

Puppet Variables Guide - Covers Puppet Comfort Variable, Puppet Individuality and Puppet Precognition.  PCV is how comfortable your step is in their puppet body and it affects which body you end Retri in. Puppet Individuality tracks how much your Step treats their puppet persona as its own individual personality. Precognition is how much you lean into your puppet’s boost powers.

#FHR #FH: Retribution #fallen hero retribution #retribution spoilers #Fhr guide

[kidhellion]

All your nightmares come back to haunt you

#my art #fallen hero rebirth #fallen hero #fallen hero spoilers #fallen hero retribution #fallen hero revelations #sidestep #fhr mc #fhr

[ryuichifoxe]

I can finally post the art I did back in August, with some newer stuff mixed in. Chen 100% knows Emery is Heartbreak. Ricardo might have his suspicions but not enough. Either way, Emery is going into the next book rough.

#fallen hero retribution spoilers #fhr spoilers #long post #ryu art #emery becerra #wei chen #ricardo ortega #anathema #ryu plays fallen hero #sidestep #drawing current Emery in his old hero suit hURTS?? #oh and he's staying with Chen

[currently-evil]

Don't think about what happened last time when Sidestep was so wounded he needed to be taken to hospital. 

Don't think about the fact Ortega got news that Sidestep was taken to hospital, probably in the same sentence with news that they died. 

Don't think about the fact they never had a chance to say goodbye then, before Sidestep was taken from them for seven years. 

If you rescue Sidestep from hospital at the end of Retribution, Don't think about the fact that in Ortega’s eyes the same thing is happening again. 

Don't think about them ripped in half with grief that they again weren't able to do anything. 

Don't think about them feral with need to not let the cycle continue.

Don't think about them going crazy to rescue Sidestep, to not let them down this time.

Don't think about them shaking with fear that it would be again seven years before they see Sidestep, shaking in fear they may never see them at all.

Don't think about them being injured themselves and trying to crawl out of bed to go looking for Sidestep.

Don't think about them screaming hoarse when Steel stops them.

Don't think about them thinking it is their fault, it is their fault again.

Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think Don't think

#Chargestep #Ricardo Ortega #Julia ortega #I am having Ortegas thoughts again #fallen hero #fhr #fallen hero retribution #fallen hero retribution spoilers #when you rescue yourself from that hospital #god ortega really must have got a heart attack #i hope we can at least sen dthem a message like #i lived bitch #so they dont die out of stress

[yon3arts]

...what an ending, huh?

so yeah, can't wait for this to happen next book! more identity crysis! more identity crysis!

Eden (Puppet), Dr. Mortum, my Sidestep + Bo from @fallenhero-rebirth

#fhr #fallen hero #fallen hero: retribution #dr mortum #fhr sidestep #sidestep #fanart #retribution spoilers #fhr fanart

[nbsidestep]

Ortega's suspicion stat dropping significantly if you come out as trans is so so funny to me

#this is what a real ally looks like. #ive had the ortega madness for over 2 months now please help me #fallen hero #fallen hero retribution spoilers #jic i guess?

[salem-wilde]

sometimes u just gotta draw ur oc in a pinup pose. for enrichment. (roach uses they/them)

c0mmissions open

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[merry-harlowe]

This is apparently my fifth? Outfit line-up for Lewis, which is a little embarrassing considering he wears the same worn-out jeans and baggy hoodie every day 💀 but I haven't posted abt him in a while so here's an intro for any new folks 🤭

#my art #fhr #fallen hero rebirth #retribution spoilers #sidestep #do we still tag spoilers for the tattoos dskhfsd #oc lewis #i still dont know how to draw scifi armor </3

[crownleys]

 Your hair must be messed up from being in the helmet for this long. Sweat is beading on your forehead, and you can feel the red lines where the padding has pressed into your skin.

And you're smiling.

#fhr sidestep #fhr #fallen hero retribution #fallen hero retribution spoilers #fallen hero spoilers #lady argent #argentstep #what if I was a supervillain and you were a hero and I take off my helmet and reveal my secret identity to you #and also we were both girls #love the rituals between these two #my art #charley steele

[maegalkarven]

Danny, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

#fallen hero: retribution spoilers #fallen hero retribution #fallen hero spoilers #flystep #chargestep #avery.txt #two things happen at once: you flinch. herald chooses violence

[sugarxinim]

Applause to the dumb villain who just got kissed

#they grow up so fast #go my child be reckless #take off your helmet to the first person who said they would kiss you #AND SHOW YOUR TATTOOS TOO YEAH #i regret nothing #my art #fallen hero retribution #fallen hero rebirth #fhr #lady argent #retribution spoilers #andy sanchez