#so i am doing ye olde browsing into the wiki for more lore right and i wind up in the m*arquis wiki right

[thedeadthree]

🥀✨🗡

#so i am doing ye olde browsing into the wiki for more lore right and i wind up in the m*arquis wiki right #and as im reading i learn more about him right bc teehee i love him #and like……. crime boss beloved right high table dearest 🥀🗡 #BUT b*ill the actor who plays him said he thought of the character as having an non aristocratic background like he grew up in poverty? #which was the reason for the extravagant suits and ever since i have been going INSANE all day ✨😵‍💫 #and that he was an assassin before the titles like it’s giving me THOUGHTS #bc with karols new lore like she was in the phones (now that AND a radio host teehee in Paris) and doing a bit of thievery on the side right #i mean what if they knew each other back then u know? they’ve known each other for much longer than either say right…… #theyve always wanted to reshape the table as they saw fit u know? and had a PLAN to achieve that <3 #and it was him to encourage her to woo santo? (shooting himself in foot though bc baby boy entered a wicked jealous era but like…. the plan) #but then he was zeroed by John and so she was like oooo okie dokie 🥀😌) #(ofc power gets to him and poor karol was like 🥀✨🤷‍♀️ YIKES) #i think they lose contact and then reuniting then THEY get married and then he died 🥀✨💀 #and that is the new lore of dear girl karol 🥀✨🤭 #j*ohn w*ick verse karol you iconic dear you !!!!!!! #oc: karolina pajari #x: karolina x vincent #leg.txt #ash got to hear the lore essay about them first 🥀✨🗡🤭 !!!!!! they’re everything rn to me skzjzjjz #(and bc fellow marquis appreciator!!!!!!!! you get it!) #IM MOVING AT A SNAILS PACE BUT I AM WORKING ON IT !!!!!!!! #like listen it may or may not be canon but it is canon to ME and fits so well with karolinas lore 🥀✨🤭✨ #and even ties her into the connections with chiara as he and cosimo were both friends back then? #and maybe even valentina as well? that’s my two social climbers 🗡✨🥀🤭

[osshisan]

hello, about the new enstars fan post where you say that most of the story is sort of unavailable, where do i start digging? you mentioned the wayback machine and the wiki, is it the fandom wiki? + do you recommend a specific story to start with?

OOO thank you for asking i'm so happy to help with this! i hope you don't mind if i write under the assumption that you're a complete beginner with enstars lore >v<)7

(this is also going to be just for the first game (referred to as "!-era"), since i'm actually less read on !!-era (the second game/the one that got localized) than i am with ! . i think it's necessary though since ! has the most basic necessary lore in it. this means the newer units, alkaloid and crazy:b, won't be mentioned-- SO sorry if you were hoping to hear about them in particular)

putting under a cut to not clog peoples' dashes! i'm so sorry this is about to be long but important es stories are going to be even longer so. prepare

where do i find the stories?

using the wayback machine to browse the ensemble stars fan wiki is a great, easy place to find a good majority of !-era stories! you can still use the direct site to preview stories for summaries and involved characters, but unfortunately since happyelements struck the fan wiki for copyright and got every translation hosted on it taken down, wayback is the only way i know of to access links to stories that were hosted there.

here's the link i usually refer to for quick access to stories on the wiki! this one will bring you right to the main story. to branch off and find others, use the Story tab under the wiki's title!

if a story you want to read isn't on the wiki, or you'd just rather read from a different source (wayback runs a little slowly + search bar won't work, and fandom wiki is... what it is), a quick google search is still likely to get you where you want to go. many fan TLers still host their story translations in places like tumblr blogs, dreamwidth pages, twitter threads, or other personal websites!

most basic lore please start here - main story and The War™

the Main Story in ! covers trickstar's revolution of yumenosaki against the status quo enforced by the student council, led by eichi (also leader of fine). you're about to get very acquainted with trickstar; other units do play important parts but trickstar are your protagonists for now. what's equally important about mainsto though is the introduction to dreamfes, SS, and how these idols are actually battling it out through singies and dancies. it'll get you familiar with how things work around here in ye old enstartown, how wild and absurd stuff can get, and you'll get brief intros to several characters and units as well! not everyone but... most of them

after mainsto i strongly recommend reading the Reminiscence stories (aka The War™) !! these take place 1-2 years before the main story and contain VERY juicy general lore for the series. if you aren't leaning towards any units after main story, you probably will be after these. the war stories also provide REALLY important context for character development of LOTS OF THESE GUYS. you don't really have to read them in chronological order (i didn't), so if you're curious: Crossroad features Undead and Akatsuki (particularly rei and keito), Marionette features Valkyrie (past), Checkmate features Knights (get ready for leo tsukinaga), and Element features Fine and Switch (this is a big one). Wonder Game, though it isn't exactly a reminiscence story, is also good to add on-- there's some more on ex-fine and switch in here!

"i read the necessities, now what?"

THE FUN PART: LET THE HEART LEAD, BABY!!!

hopefully from reading the main story and the war someone will have caught your eye, whether it's a particular unit or one or two characters on their own! from here the best path to take is just to follow whoever you're interested in and want to know more about! there's lots of stuff going on with like every unit so the world is your oyster... and if you're lucky you'll get worms of the brain like me and my valkie disease <3

the best resource ever for where to go next is this reading list spreadsheet !! i use this ALL THE TIME; it's sorted by unit and further by individual character to point you to stories that will teach you about your chosen guys.

and that's about it!! SO SORRY if you weren't expecting such a wordy response but i am cursed with verbosity and this series has So Much. i am also thrilled to help people enjoy enstars because for as long as i spent making fun of it, i've actually come to really like and enjoy it... it's definitely a lot of reading but i've had so much fun i haven't minded at all. i hope you can have some of that fun too..!!! love and peace...

#enstars #maybe i'll use the longer tag too this may help someone else #ensemble stars #.txt #i love infodumping SORRY