I did have one convo with Luca where I really tried to connect with him personally and I felt like we did but then when I asked you about it later you didn't seem to remember what I was talking about. So at this point I kinda feel like it was one sided and I admit that was offputting to me especially since it was an issue that went far beyond the game aspect of things.
QUESTION: Compare each juror to whatever the hell ya want to!
Hey Wyatt! Thanks for your questions bud. I do want to say, I didn't forget about our conversation about Saul and that it really did help me out during my rough patch. I apologize if you felt I didn't really remember it but as I think I said somewhere in my rites, that was when I started to become guns blazing for Tess, so that put us on opposite sides of the fence. I do want you to know it actually did mean something to me, and I apologize if I made you feel like it didn't.
That being said, I remember you saying you went to see "Oz the Great and Powerful" sometime right around the merge, so I figured I'd compare the Jurors to characters from the movie. Just a side note before I do this, I want to say it was difficult assigning the roles to everyone just because I wanted to place everyone based more so less on alliance lines than personality types. (However a few are based on personalities) Given how the movie was a one side vs. another type of storyline, and this game had a lot of cross communication with everyone in the merge it was difficult to be precise with a lot of these, but this is how I felt everyone stacked up the best.
Hannah – May (Magician's Girl)
Hannah, along with Beau and Steph, was one of the hardest people for me to assign. She was aligned with Tess for a good portion of the game and turned things around for herself. I think the reason I end up giving Hannah May, is because May wasn’t in the movie that long, and Hannah didn’t last in the merge that long. Is that really fair to her? Absolutely not but as far as the rest of the main characters in the film go, I had no idea where to place her, and I definitely think May had sweet and eager personality so I at least felt I could compliment Hannah in that aspect.
Stephenie – Theodora
Stephenie gets the part of Theodora (over Hannah) I should say for a few reasons. The first reason being is that I felt Stephenie was one of the top three players in this game, and all three of which are assigned to be witches in this write up. I also gave Stephenie this part because in the movie, Theodora has the land of Oz’s best intentions in the very beginning, but as time progressed she got closer to Tess (Evanora) which changed her gameplan. I definitely don’t think Stephenie was as much of a villain, or even a villain at all like Theodora was, but Hannah had Tess’s back for almost the entire game while Stephenie didn’t align with Tess till much later on. (Just as Evanora and Theodora didn't get super close until later on) Probably the main factor I attribute to placing her here.
Before I get to Quincy/Gloria, I don't want to give off the impression that I'm Oz in this. I think the comparison can be made, but the reason I didn't give the role of Oz to any of the Jurors is because I didn't felt he fit any of them. Quincy and Gloria falling as Oz's sidekicks is more based on circumstance of how things occurred in the film than me trying to imply that. I just simply felts that's where they fit best.
Quincy – Little China Doll
Building off that previous statement, I think a lot of the reason, I gave Gloria/Quincy roles close to Oz was just for the fact at the merge they were swing votes and didn’t really have a side at that point. In the beginning both seem to be team Evanora (Napa) while they eventually swing over to Glinda (Cascade) or at least Quincy did. Quincy gets the role of Little China Doll for me because I felt she was sweeter than Finley while Finley turns out to be a little more feisty. (Gloria) She was a lot more innocent and naive but also clever. She had a spunk and a fight to her which wasn't nearly as pronounced as it was with Finley/Gloria.
Gloria – Finley or Sourpuss
Gloria was someone who was definitely fiesty and controlling at the start, but once the merge rolled around she didn't try to stand out like she did during the pre-merge. I want to give her the role of Finley, because I feel like Finley was clever and loyal while he had a few occasions where he really wanted to do things his way, and was more fiesty than the Little China Doll. Sourpuss also works for Gloria, and is probably more accurate in the grand scheme of things since a lot of people viewed Gloria to be a bitch, just like Sourpuss was viewed to be sour. As I said in my rites, I got to know the true side of Gloria so from my perspective she'd be more like Finley than Sourpuss to me.
Beau – The strongman
Beau was one of, if not the hardest person to assign for me in this. The reason I gave him the strongman is because the strongman wanted to kill Oz at the beginning of the movie for lying to him about being a true magician. (And for trying to court his wife) Beau didn’t like being lied to and wore his heart on his sleeve. When he felt he was done wrong he wasn’t afraid to go off on someone about it.
Wyatt – Winkie Guard
I really didn’t want to give you the part of a Winkie Guard, but I didn’t feel like there was a role in this movie that fit you all to well either. The main reason I even gave you a Winkie Guard is because the Winkie guards always had Evanora’s back, just like you always had Tess's back.
Tess – Evanora
Tess for me just fits the part of Evanora. She was deceptive and had her own agenda the entire game. She wasn’t afraid to do what it took to get her way, just as Evanora wasn’t afraid to kill her father in an attempt to take over the land of Oz. Evanora exercised a lot of power and control, while proving to be a strong force in the land of Oz., just like Tess was a strong force in this game.
Jessica – Glinda
Jessica I think fits the role of Glinda perfectly. Glinda at the beginning of the film was made out to be the wicked witch when she wasn’t. It was clear from the get go Jessica was a player, but I think she was definitely more good than evil in this game, and I think that aided me in assigning her as Glinda. She was in multiple situations where she could have easily gone home, but didn't and survived over Evanora and Theodora to make it to the end of the film.
Yvette – Tinker/Quadling
I didn’t really want Yvette to be classified as a Tinker, especially given I knew she was friends with Tess who is Evanora in this write-up. Yvette’s loyalty and kindheartedness is one of the main reasons I placed her here. Yvette was super tight with Jessica for a lot of the game and wouldn’t turn on her, just like the Tinkers/Quadlings had Glinda’s back in the movie.
Thanks for your question Wyatt! And good luck with your decision!
