[Guilty Gear fic] Kai

[rallamajoop]

Title: Kai
Summary: AU, written for the Reverse Racebending challenge. If one detail can change the course of history; the birthplace of one Ky Kiske could at least force it to get there by a different path.
Characters/Pairings: Sol, Ky, Anji, Baiken (May contain traces of Sol/Ky and Baiken/Anji)
Word Count: 5750
Author’s Notes:I have a lot to say

Comments

[rallamajoop]

I doubt it would even have occurred to me without the challenge to prompt it. Very much one of those ideas that hits you hard out of the blue and then has you alternately trying to hammer it into shape on page and playing mental dress up with the characters for the rest of the week. ^^;

I'm always wondered how fandom would have treated Ky if he were Russian like in his original profile. Male American fans in particular seem to often have some weird dislike of French people for some reason.

He was originally Russian? Was that in those very old character sketches that got redone before the very first game came out (back when May had an axe and I cannot remember what else)? I must've missed that detail. If so, I have a nasty feeling the reaction would be even worse if he was a filthy communist Russian. Could have given the fact he and Sol got on so badly some nasty subtext too.

In general I find most of the characters' nationalities don't come across very strongly, with the exception of Chipp (so very much an American fanboy), Jam (bit of a Chinese stereotype), and Anji and Baiken, and perhaps the obvious culture clash between Sol and the Order (very European). Mostly I think that's probably a good thing though, since at least it means they aren't all cultural stereotypes. (Zappa may be the least stereotypically Australian character I've ever seen anywhere.)