The crossover nobody asked for, but everyone needs… Drama Emblem and the Marshmallow of Mystery!
An original hack of FE8 featuring the cast of the Canadian cartoon series Total Drama Island. Set in the generic fantasy realm of Wawanakwa, join a cast of relatively one dimensional but iconic teenagers as they take on the true enemy…capitalism! Easter eggs and references galore, but still enjoyable if you’ve never seen the show! Although that would greatly enhance the experience…
This has been my personal project for over a year now, although I’ve been working on it more off than on recently. I combined my favorite game series with my favorite show. Currently the game is playable from the Prologue to Chapter 8, featuring two additional gaiden chapters for a total of 11 playable chapters.
I recommend stopping your playthrough after Chapter 8. You can move on to Chapter 8x, but it’s not totally polished yet.
I hope you enjoy what I’ve put forth! Please understand that everything in this topic is a complete work in progress. I’m still constantly improving my romhacking skills. That said, I appreciate constructive criticism so if there’s any issues you find, please let me know.
Plot Details
Note: These are written for those familiar with the show
- The characters live in the wealthy country of Wawanakwa, which is bordered by the nation of Pahkitew. Wawanakwa is ruled by the king, Chris Mclean.
- Outside of the capital, Wawanakwa is split into territories ruled by thirteen noble houses. Characters such as Courtney, Alejandro, and Trent are heirs to these houses. The houses spend most of their time engaging in petty disputes.
- Gwen’s our lord of the game, a diviner in the Temple of Fahlenblock. She offers visions to those in need. On her way back from providing a vision, she and her traveling companions are attacked by a mysterious group, kicking off the main story…
Features
- A cast of 52 (50 max at a time) playable characters from the Total Drama series generations 1 through 3.
- Classic, new, and revamped classes.
- All tier 1 classes (save for Gwen’s) promote with the use of an Officer Seal to their second tier classes. Some units are able to use Master Seals to access third tier classes as well. And legend tells of a Heaven Seal that unlocks unique classes for certain characters.
- Skills! But only on certain units and classes…
- Multiple villagers! Because one just isn’t enough.
- Supports and paired endings of both canon and fanon Total Drama pairings.
- The Second Seal Shrine! Offers limited reclassing, with a better explanation here.
- A 3 act story! Act 1 is currently completed.
Screenshots
Notes on Recruitment (may contain spoilers)
Generally characters join automatically or have very obvious Talk conversations, but there are a few characters who have some specific conditions that depend on the recruitment of OTHER characters. Those more complicated recruitment methods are listed below. There are also one or two instances where the loss of a character results in the loss of a second character as well.
- Beth’s paralogue (4x) will only occur if Lindsay is alive at the end of Chapter 4.
- If Beth or Lindsay die in Chapter 4x, the other will leave the army/die.
- Justin can be hired at the start of Chapter 5 if the player has at least 3000 gold and is willing to pay for him.
- Shortly after in the same chapter, B and Dawn will appear. Dawn will always join, but B will ONLY join if Justin was not hired. Otherwise he remains an NPC and will only appear in certain cutscenes.
- Alejandro will leave the army temporarily after Chapter 4, but will rejoin starting in Chapter 9.
- Ezekiel’s paralogue (8x) will only occur if Izzy is alive at the end of Chapter 8.
Which Characters Join in Which Act (may contain spoilers)
*note that characters are sorted within tears alphabetically, not by literal join order
Available Support Conversations (may contain spoilers)
All listed support lines are complete with C through A conversations.
- Gwen/Courtney
- Gwen/Duncan
- Courtney/Bridgette
- Courtney/Duncan
- Katie/Sadie
- Alejandro/Tyler
- Tyler/Lindsay
- Geoff/Bridgette
- Justin/Beth
- Dawn/Cameron
Plans for Future Development
- More supports! I have a few chains written and put into the game and many others complete but not implemented. My goal is to give every character at least a couple of viable support chains and endings, so that part is a long way to go. I would recommend not viewing the support chains for now, but if you want a taste you can always view Sadie/Katie, Tyler/Alejandro, and Gwen/Courtney.
- Actual portraits! I love the somewhat derpy cartoon sprites, but I’m also totally down to have some legit FE-style portraits. That’s not really in my wheelhouse though, so that’s a long ways off.
- Obviously with only 1 act complete, there’s still 2 more to go, which means a lot more writing!
- Better maps! Similar to spriting, map making isn’t a strong skill of mine. I’d love to have some better maps as well.
- Some more custom weapons. There’s a couple of extra bows, but I’d like to add more of each weapon type.
Credits
Sprites
Pikmin - Dark Knight (U) class sprite, Cavalier (F) Axe class sprite, Dragoon (M) v2 Lance class sprite, Dark Knight Hood class sprite, Gold Knight (M) Axe class sprite, Cavalier (F) Lance class sprite, Malig Knight (M) Axe class sprite, Bow Knight (M) class sprite, Cavalier (F) Sword class sprite, Troubadour (F) Thaumaturge class sprite
Nuramon - Dark Knight (U) class sprite, Baron (U) + Cape and Shield class sprite, Dark Knight Hood class sprite
DerTheVaporeon - Dark Knight (U) class sprite, Pirate (M) DS-Style No-Bandana Axe class sprite, Dark Knight Hood class sprite, Spartan (M) Lance class sprite, Gold Knight (M) Axe class sprite, Valkyrie (M) Non-Religious Staff class sprite, Bow Knight (M) class sprite, Troubadour (F) Thaumaturge class sprite, War Cleric (F) Axe class sprite, War Cleric (M) Axe class sprite
MeatofJustice - Sage (M) FE2 class sprite, Bard (M) Fancy class sprite
Leif - Sage (M) FE2 class sprite, Mage (M) Thunder class sprite, Paladin (M) Bow class sprite
SALVAGED - Cavalier (F) Axe class sprite, Knight (U) Axe class sprite, Knight (U) Bow Shield Back class sprite, Cavalier (F) Lance class sprite, Knight (U) Lance class sprite, Cavalier (F) Sword class sprite, Knight (U) Sword class sprite
Its_Just_Jay - Baron (U) + Cape and Shield class sprite
Permafrost - Bishop (M) Hatless Pants class sprite
FungusCaesar - Cavalier (M) Bow class sprite)
Skitty - Brigand (F) Axe class sprite
WarPath - Berserker (M) Dartserker Axe class sprite
BatimaTheBat - Clerif (F) Awakening-Style class sprite
Ayr - Custom Flier Harrier (F) class sprite
TyTheBub - Mage Lord (M) Eliwood class sprite
Devisian_Nights - Seer (M) class sprite
SD9K - Great Lord (M) Hector-Harbinger class sprite
StreetHero - Custom Pale Flower Nino class sprite, Trickster (M) Redone class sprite
Author_Pendragon - Marauder (M) Axe class sprite
ArcherBias - Marksman (M) Nuramon-style class sprite
flasuban - Priest (M) Improved Staff class sprite, Bow Knight (F) Bow class sprite, Paladin (F) Revision Lance class sprite, Soldier (M) FE10-Style Lance class sprite, Wyvern Rider (M) Axe class sprite
SHYUTERz - Wyvern Lord (U) Armored Lance class sprite
Blademaster - General (U) Axe class sprite, Pegasi (F) T2 Staff class sprite
Melia - Saint (F) class sprite
RobertFPY - Paladin (M) v2 Axe class sprite, Paladin (M) v2 Sword class sprite, Paladin (F) Sword class sprite, Paladin (U) Gendarme Sword class sprite
MeteorSR23 - Paladin (U) Gendarme Sword class sprite
Sephie - Myrmidon (M) Shorthaired Sword class sprite
Shtick - Swordmaster (M) Short Hair Sword class sprite
FE7if - Swordmaster (F) Alt class sprite
Rasdel - Archer (M) FE14-Style Thief Bow, Warrior (M) Tellius class sprite, Necromancer (M) Generic class sprite
blood - Trickster (M) Redone class sprite
TAS20xx - Dark Mage (U) FE3-4 class sprite
HyperGammaSpaces - Villager (M) v2 Sword class sprite
TheBlindArcher - Halberdier (M) 2.0 class sprite
Smug_Mug - Sage (M) Battle Sage Magic class sprite
Tordo45 - Paladin (F) Revision Lance class sprite
L95 - Swordmaster (M) FE10-Style Sword class sprite
ArcaneEli - Wyvern Knight (U) Axe class sprite
Animations - DerTheVaporeon, Leo_Link, Jj09, flasuban, Jeorge_Reds, MrNight48, Glenwing, Andy, SD9K, SALVAGED, Eldritch Abomination, Huichelaar, Obsidian Daddy, Banpresto, KirbyFreak, Spud, Jey the Count, TheBlindArcher, Puppet, Greentea, eCut, Greentea, BatimaTheBat, shadowofchaos, Sme, Shtick, Camus_Regan, Pikmin, GabrielKnight, Knabepicer, TyTheBub, Mercenary Lord, NYZGamer, Maiser6, Nuramon, Teraspark, Aruku, Kenpuhu, Lord_Tweed, Vilkalizer, Maiser6, Orihara_Saki. RedBean, Mikey Seregon, Marlon0024, Max Limit, L95, 7743, Alfred Kamon, Mycahel, The_Big_Dededester, ArcaneEli, RRSKAI, Tsushi, Iscaneus, ltranc, MeatOfJustice, RenOokami, Gavvv333
Full detailed credits for animations are in-progress.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tbjpy81iqb3b68qk6dmuj/h?rlkey=cughkky5b4bq66q5w0qvwgaq4&dl=0
Life’s been busy and I’ve been working on other writing projects. I’ve also been working on the very daunting process of migrating this to LT… I like the engine but it’s certainly a learning curve.
