Decrypted

2012-07-05T15:49:31Z

94.194.200.208: /* Proposed Canon */

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=Proposed Canon=

"Decrypted" is the term given to the upgraded [[uncroaked]] (or "popped again") [[Wanda Firebaugh|Wanda]] creates after attuning to the [[Arkenpliers]]. Decrypt is used as a verb (he was decrypted), an adjective (a decrypted unit), and a noun (decrypted retain their stats), similar to the usage of [[uncroaked]]. Decrypted superficially appear to be alive, lacking the physical evidence of the trauma that [[croaked]] them.

Unlike uncroaked units, decrypted units do not decay.{{erf|1|145}}

Decrypted are loyal to the tool wielder, regardless of past allegiances, but still remember their past loyalties, any information they knew in the past, and loves. {{blog|2009|09|summer-updates-033}} They are also resistant{{erf|2|29}} (but not entirely immune{{erf|2|73}}) to [[Turnamancy]], although the exact nature of their (in)ability to turn is unclear. They're not entirely immune to turning, though, as Ossomer demonstrated; this may be a factor of personal physical distance from the Arkenpliers.

Many [[unit]]s that could not be uncroaked are [[decryptable]]. (For example, [[Wiener Rammers]] can be decrypted.){{erf|1|146}}

Decrypted units have zero upkeep cost and retain more of their pre-death strength, if not full strength, than uncroaked.{{erf|1|145}}

When destroyed, Decrypted turn to dust like the [[Uncroaked]]. Units cannot be Decrypted more than once.{{blog|2009|10|summer-updates-043}}

Decrypted [[Natural Allies]] are units of the side of the wielder of the [[Arkenpliers]], and don't count as a separate [[tribe]], so if all members of a [[Natural Ally|Natural Allies]] tribe are croaked, not even Decrypting them can allow to build more [[units]] of their former tribe.{{blog|2009|10|summer-updates-045}}

=Speculation=

The unit is enslaved to [[Wanda]] and may suffer a major mental attitude adjustment (e.g. "You were correct, of course. Royalty is obsolete."{{Erf|1|145}}) possibly due to a change in its Natural [[Thinkamancy]] or a choice made by [[Wanda]] at the time of decryption; otherwise, the Unit retains all of its previous [[Unit#Statistics|stats]], [[Unit#Natural Abilities|abilities]], and [[Level|levels]], but it may suffer a demotion if it was of a high rank and that position is already occupied by another [[Unit]].

As with [[Uncroaked|uncroaking]], uniforms and insignia are changed when the uncroaked join their new side. Decrypted seem to gain Wanda's insignia {{erf|1|144}} rather than the insignia of their chief warlord {{erf|1|116}}, but this is [[Wanda]]'s choice for units she creates {{blog|2009|08|summer-updates-026}} rather than a feature of decryption itself. Units like [[Wiener-Rammers]] with no uniform may suffer a change of color in skin or fur.{{erf|1|146}}

Wanda may be able to see through her units eyes, and if not, they will tell her anything relevant that happened to them. {{blog|2009|10|summer-updates-044}}

Decrypted still are able to gain [[experience]].

As they have zero upkeep, it is unlikely that any food pops for them, and thus unlikely that they need to eat and drink. It is unclear whether they can eat and drink.

It is unknown as of yet exactly how the Arkentools do what they do. It seems that they give Wanda an advanced form of Croakamancy, but it is a theory that it makes a combo-caster. Allowing Wanda to use a Croakamancy/Healomancy/Turnamancy spell to make the decrypted. Another possibility: could it be a form of [[Retconjuration]], allowing Wanda to remake the croaked unit as she sees fit?

Being "popped again" is certainly a joking reference to the Christian concept of being [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_again_(Christianity) born again], as being popped is the Erfworlders' version of being born, and [[Ansom]], the one who coined the phrase, converted to [[Toolism]] upon being popped again and proceeded to evangelize his new faith.

There has been only one case of a decrypted unit being converted back to a living unit, [[Ossomer]], but the reasons for this have not been stated. Having Wanda or [[arkenpliers]] leave the battlespace via portal may be a factor, but no other units have been affected, so another factor (being an [[Heir]]? [[Turnamancy]] undoing decryption?) must be involved.
*If, as has been suggested, the Arkenpliers extend Wanda's Croakamancy into the life element, could there be another stage above uncroaked and decrypted, one of true resurrection? If so, some, or all, of the factors listed above may have had a role in this change.

=Real World References=

Decryption, in the real world, is used as the opposite of encryption, that is protecting data by turning it into a seemingly random sequence of symbols by means of a cypher and a key. Decryption is the opposite process, which takes useless gibberish and turns it into useful information, paralleling the process of taking a useless corpse and turning it into a useful creature. The same term is sometimes also used for removing desired content from protected sources (such as DVDs, music files and books). In this case, Wanda might have gained the ability to effectively remove the "DRM" from enemy units, allowing her to raise them without penalties and under her control. Alternately, the process of updating the MMORPG [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Online DDO] contains a decrypting step, possibly suggesting the process is just an update to the units rules.

This makes the term a double pun, the 1st one being on "getting the unit out of a crypt".

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Ossomer

2012-07-05T15:14:36Z

94.194.200.208: /* Proposed Canon */

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|name= Ossomer (Current)
|race= [[Men]], ([[Decrypted]]), ([[Men]])
|tribe= [[Jetstone]]
|faction= [[Jetstone]] (Formerly [[Gobwin Knob]] (Formerly [[Jetstone]]))
|class= [[Warlord]], (formerly [[Chief Warlord]])
|level= 9
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|special= [[Leadership]], [[Royal]]
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{{Stats
|name= Prince Ossomer
|race= [[Men]]
|tribe= [[Jetstone]]
|faction= (Formerly [[Jetstone]])
|class= [[Warlord]], (formerly [[Chief Warlord]])
|level= 9
|move=
|hits=
|combat=
|defense=
|special= [[Leadership]], [[Royal]]
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}}
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=Proposed Canon=
''"I couldn't give a used fig for what you prefer.."''

'''Strengths:''' Strength, Combat, Clarity Of Purpose

'''Weaknesses:''' Abstract Thinking

'''First Appearance:''' [[First Intermission 40]]

[[Prince]] Ossomer was a [[Royal]] [[Warlord]] of [[Gobwin Knob]] and the former [[Chief Warlord]] of [[Jetstone]]. He was tall, with black hair, blue [[eyes]], and thick eyebrows. He wore a breastplate and a cape, and carried a sabre.{{erf|2|03|6}}. Prince Ossomer was [[croaked]] by [[Lady Sylvia Lazarus]] and [[decrypted]] by [[Wanda]] during the [[Battle of the Expository Bridge]]. As a Decrypted unit, his armor plate was black and he seemed to have no cape.

During the ensuing battle at [[Spacerock]], just prior to the tower's collapse, Ossomer suddenly became the first Decrypted unit to revert its livery and allegiance back to Jetstone. This was not explained in comic, but happened as Wanda escaped to the [[Magic Kingdom]] with the [[Arkenpliers]] through Spacerock's portal.{{erf|2|73}} However, his renewed role as a Jetstone Warlord quickly came to an apparent end at the hands of the Decrypted [[Archons]], who literally pulled the carpet out from under him as he screened for his [[Ruler]] over the ruins of the tower.{{erf|2|78}}

==Family==

Son of [[King Slately]],
Youngest brother of himself, [[Prince Ansom]], and [[Prince]] [[Tramennis]]

=Speculation=

According to his own (perhaps exaggerated) opinions of himself, Ossomer is similar to [[Dhrystone]]: It was built much as he himself was: tall, hard, chiseled, majestic, and quietly, implicitly violent.

Additionally, he has a [[magic Item|magic]] bracer on his left arm that generates a teleforce attack. The attack used the phrase "Tesla", a reference to the famous inventor Nikola Tesla who created the Tesla coil, an electric generator, and the "teleforce" charged particle beam projector.

The reversion of Ossomer's colors, from those of [[Wanda|Wanda's]] decrypted forces to those of Jetstone, ''may'' indicate that he is no longer decrypted. On the other hand, the apparent black cloud of dust when he crashes into the Jetstone Atrium floor, may indicate that he still was.

==Military Style==

Ossomer's first campaign as [[Chief Warlord]] was against [[Haggar]]. When [[King Slately]]'s diplomatic efforts to persuade [[King Dickie]] to join the [[Royal Crown Coalition]] failed, Ossomer was forced to respond to [[Haggar]]'s invasion. Ossomer's response was an elaborate and ultimately successful strategic bluff. Despite the fact that [[Jetstone]]'s forces had been severely depleted by their defeat at [[Gobwin Knob]], Ossomer invaded [[Haggar]] and managed to panic [[King Dickie]] to the point where he agreed to join the [[RCC]]. This suggests that Ossomer is a far more subtle strategist than his appearance and straightforward manner might suggest. He favors the production of [[infantry]] over [[Heavy Unit|Heavy Units]] like [[Gump|Gumps]].

==Real World References==

Ossomer's physical appearance is a visual reference to the DC Comics superhero Superman, who also featured a spitcurl, red cape, imposing height,square jawline, and a uniform that makes him look like he wears his underwear (in this case armored underwear) on the outside of his pants.

His name seems to be a slurring of the (non-)word "Awesomer". As in, "The new chief warlord is ''awesomer'' than the last one". His square jaw and unyielding personality also are evoked by the fact that his name is similar to the word "ossify" (to turn into bone).

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| Office=[[Chief Warlord]] of [[Jetstone]]
| Previous=[[Prince Ansom]]
| Next=[[Prince]] [[Tramennis]]
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