I truly am hoping...

laysh · Post by **laysh** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:11 pm

Shugos story was way important. Aura found out what mother hood was about and it was important for her because her mother tried to kill her. It was the final part for her tobecome god of "The World"

k-su · Post by **k-su** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:42 pm

I guess, but I mean as far as having to do with Shugo though also. He essentially only helped Aura in finding motherhood in the manga, which was somewhat significant, but partially only serves as a venue for Aura to allow Shugo to become a hero. The task of bringing Zefie to Aura seems more like a sidequest errand. I believe Aura could have located and retreived Zefie any time she wished. Essentially Shugo was not needed. I'm not even sure why she gave him the bracelet past the hero thing. There may have been more purpose for the bracelet in the show than in the manga. Thats what I meant when I said he quests werent very important. As far as the furthering of The World, he didnt really do tto much. In the show he mostly was against the CC CORP admins and those hacker kids, only fighting the evil Aura sytle character in the end. The game may have only been in danger from the anti-Aura AI.

The most possible cause for his quest being important would be if while in the manga, Shugo's interactions with Zefie and otehr activities were recorded by the bracelet, allowing Aura to watch him through the whole quest and I guess gaining something that way....

Cless · Post by **Cless** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:53 am

But in the animated version it seemed like he wasn't. It was good though.

laysh · Post by **laysh** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:59 pm

The manga is part of the storyline not the anime.

AuraTwilight · Post by **AuraTwilight** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:41 pm

The manga storyline has a lot going on. For one thing, it shows us how wonderful the world has become because of Aura's influence and Kite's endeavors.

Secondly, because of what happens in the manga, Aura and the CC administrators are reconciled. Kamui atleast is shown the light, and she seems pretty influential in the company.

Thirdly, it's not that motherhood was a piece Aura was missing or anything. It's to show that Aura is never going to be "complete" because she's like a human. She will always grow in whatever way she will, never stopping her growth and evolving beyond anything Harold, she, or anyone else can dream of.

Fourthly, the Bracelet was ingenius in Aura's scheme. For one thing, he would've never found Zefie without the Bracelet because she tracked him down through the Bracelet's "smell." It also causes Shugo to be controversial so that CC Corp would chase him down, and being a hero wouldn't mean anything if there were no obstacles. A hero is someone who continues his quest despite the circumstances, through thick or thin. Finally, Shugo could've never gotten Zefie HOME without Gate Hack.

k-su · Post by **k-su** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:53 pm

How very true. thank you for that insight.

I still think Shugo wasn't really important though...
The story is very revealing and insightful about The World after the games, but besides that, none of those characters were essentially as neccesary as Kite or Tsukasa in their roles and now Haseo in R2.

I think that though all the .hack//series are all layered deeply, they make the games and anime have the more influential storyline.
Basically:
AI Buster: Back history on The World and certain events and characters
SIGN: Story of Aura's awakening and the hidden dangers of the game
Zero:The story of Sora's entrapment in Skeith's wand and Morganna's hunt for Aura
GAME/Another Birth:The chain of cataclysmic events in The world leading up to the defeat of Morganna and Aura's rebirth
Liminality: Thereal world perspective of the conflicts relating to CC Corp and The World
Dusk/Udeden/Legend of The Twilight: The story of The World's progression since the Twilight events and CC Corp's inability to control the game(which is broadcast throughout all the series) especially while Aura is in charge.

each story has its own unique importance to the story of The World, but some dont seem as prominant as others...not to dis .hack//legend or anything, cuz I loved Legend, just looking at it from an objective POV.

Cless · Post by **Cless** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:04 pm

Okay my bad. But the anime did have some information that filled in some holes in my opinion.

milliennium_fox · Post by **milliennium_fox** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:25 pm

k-su wrote:Zero:The story of Sora's entrapment in Skeith's wand and Morganna's hunt for Aura.

From what I understand, Morganna really isn't involved in the novel. It's more about Curl's encounters with Sora.

k-su · Post by **k-su** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:20 pm

If you think about it, Sora, who was trapped by Morganna was chasing after Aura, wasnt he? And that would make Morganna indirectly involved in the story, though she may not be directly focused on, it is her intention to get Aura. If this information is wrong then I apologize, I have been collecting so much .hack//data in my brain that I may have gotten it jumbled, but then again, I'm not called the .hack//INFORMER for nothin( its because of my ability to locate information of or relating to dothack and delve deep into it to draw out things and create speculations, theories, and aptly relay real information to people) I mostly work as the informer in a .hack section of another forum, specified in anime generally.

Cless · Post by **Cless** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:47 pm

k-su wrote:If you think about it, Sora, who was trapped by Morganna was chasing after Aura, wasnt he? And that would make Morganna indirectly involved in the story, though she may not be directly focused on, it is her intention to get Aura. If this information is wrong then I apologize, I have been collecting so much .hack//data in my brain that I may have gotten it jumbled, but then again, I'm not called the .hack//INFORMER for nothin( its because of my ability to locate information of or relating to dothack and delve deep into it to draw out things and create speculations, theories, and aptly relay real information to people) I mostly work as the informer in a .hack section of another forum, specified in anime generally.

I guess it sounds accurated. Since Sora was data drained in .Hack//SIGN but I wans't aware that CC2 didn't kill off a neat character. Coolness thanks for the info.