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Falin Facts
Jan. 11th, 2024 10:40 pm I've conducted a canon review (well ok I wasn't planning to but then i just did anyway because I got sucked into it) and here is a list of canon characterization about Falin that I can use when writing!!! needless to say spoilers for the entire story, well beyond the anime and into the final chapters and some extra material.
in no particular order:
-Falin was ostracized within her village because adults found her magical abilities creepy. Laios states that even though he didn't get along with people for similar reasons, Falin has always had a stronger spirit/thicker skin than him, and may not have paid it much attention.
-Falin's magic rod looks like a little streetlamp which I, streetlampfucker69, love
-Falin and Laios share a room because space is hard to come by on the dungeon island. It's shaped like an L and Falin's bed and storage is in the deepest part of the room, at the expense of Laios's sleeping area, which has the most atrocious feng shui vibes I have ever seen. The door practically opens into the head of his bed.
-Falin is drawn in canon in kind of flowy wide robes that emphasize her wide body shape, but in the extra sketchbook material, Ryoko Kui indicates that Falin feels the most comfortable in flowy pants and gender neutral outfits. There's a little sketch near some of these modern AU outfit studies where Marcille is lamenting that Falin is wearing men's clothes. There's another set of outfit studies nearby with girlier outfits, but Falin is visibly less comfortable in them. HOWEVER BUTCH YOU ARE MAKING THIS WOMAN YOU CAN GO FURTHER
-On a similar note, Marcille laments a sketch from the artbook where Kui draws Falin with a really short pixie cut. This one can be a bit of a practical concern - a mage's hair can be used as material for spells - as well as Marcille's aesthetic preferences. Marcille tends to like very girly and overly ornamented things, regardless of like, whether it's people or monsters or talking about romance. I feel like this isn't really apparent right off the bat because her own appearance is toned down and practical compared to like fucking SAO or whatever other genre conventions we have for fantasy. I guess she does do elaborate hairstyles on herself every day but like I mentioned for mages that's a practical concern.
-The red dragon that merged with Falin makes a clicking noise in preparation to ignite its flame breath and I think it would be such a cool trait for Falin to retain post-canon. like when she's pissed she clicks her tongue at you.
-Falin's power first manifested as seeing ghosts and like dispelling a ghost in a graveyard
-Falin's magic uses the gnomish system. Marcille's is elvish, so it's a little bit different, but they're similar enough to have both taught Laios first aid healing
-Falin shares some of Laios's interest in monsters.
--as kids, Laios mentioned he wanted to turn into a monster and fly out of the village. Falin said she wanted to do the same as him, although he said she couldn't copy him. I kind of love this moment because it makes Laios and Falin feel like real siblings; people like to emphasize how Laios is protective of her, but when he was little, he was a little mean to her sometimes too, which is what! families! are! like!!! I think he kind of pushes her into going to the graveyard to see a ghost with him too and she's not as into it
--Falin is excited right after revival when Laios brags about having eaten monsters. Marcille says she was "afraid of this happening"
--Falin followed Laios to the dungeon instead of staying at school
--Toshiro states that he fell in love with Falin after seeing her study a caterpillar with adoration instead of being scared of it
-Falin tripped on the stairs as a child and has a small scar on her chin from the incident
-Falin tells Marcille that even if she might hurt some people, she wants Marcille and Laios to survive, before teleporting them out of the dungeon
-Falin was not confident or used to teleportation magic prior to that
-Falin was the better healer in the adventuring party. By contrast, Marcille is talented at healing wounds very fast, which results in pain and scarring
-Falin also cast better protection spells, although the one we see onscreen was dragon-enhanced
-Falin likes sharing meals and food
--Laios tells Marcille that Falin considered her a good friend because she kept going to Marcille to share lunch when they were at school
--Falin tries to get Thistle to share a handful of berries with her, even though her dragon body was probably drained of energy at that point. Thistle eats all of the berries himself.
-Falin has enough social awareness to ask Laios to clean himself up before meeting Marcille for the first time, wanting to impress her.
-Laios states that Falin is mentally tougher than him and mentions that she still keeps up letter correspondence with their parents
-Laios and Falin were both engaged when they were younger, but the engagements were broken off, probably when they left their village
-Marcille and Falin have at some point shared a bed, in magic school. Falin was "smaller" then
-Laios and Falin's family owned several hunting dogs throughout their childhood. Kui's notes state that the dogs respected Laios, but viewed Falin as below even dogs on the social hierarchy.
in no particular order:
-Falin was ostracized within her village because adults found her magical abilities creepy. Laios states that even though he didn't get along with people for similar reasons, Falin has always had a stronger spirit/thicker skin than him, and may not have paid it much attention.
-Falin's magic rod looks like a little streetlamp which I, streetlampfucker69, love
-Falin and Laios share a room because space is hard to come by on the dungeon island. It's shaped like an L and Falin's bed and storage is in the deepest part of the room, at the expense of Laios's sleeping area, which has the most atrocious feng shui vibes I have ever seen. The door practically opens into the head of his bed.
-Falin is drawn in canon in kind of flowy wide robes that emphasize her wide body shape, but in the extra sketchbook material, Ryoko Kui indicates that Falin feels the most comfortable in flowy pants and gender neutral outfits. There's a little sketch near some of these modern AU outfit studies where Marcille is lamenting that Falin is wearing men's clothes. There's another set of outfit studies nearby with girlier outfits, but Falin is visibly less comfortable in them. HOWEVER BUTCH YOU ARE MAKING THIS WOMAN YOU CAN GO FURTHER
-On a similar note, Marcille laments a sketch from the artbook where Kui draws Falin with a really short pixie cut. This one can be a bit of a practical concern - a mage's hair can be used as material for spells - as well as Marcille's aesthetic preferences. Marcille tends to like very girly and overly ornamented things, regardless of like, whether it's people or monsters or talking about romance. I feel like this isn't really apparent right off the bat because her own appearance is toned down and practical compared to like fucking SAO or whatever other genre conventions we have for fantasy. I guess she does do elaborate hairstyles on herself every day but like I mentioned for mages that's a practical concern.
-The red dragon that merged with Falin makes a clicking noise in preparation to ignite its flame breath and I think it would be such a cool trait for Falin to retain post-canon. like when she's pissed she clicks her tongue at you.
-Falin's power first manifested as seeing ghosts and like dispelling a ghost in a graveyard
-Falin's magic uses the gnomish system. Marcille's is elvish, so it's a little bit different, but they're similar enough to have both taught Laios first aid healing
-Falin shares some of Laios's interest in monsters.
--as kids, Laios mentioned he wanted to turn into a monster and fly out of the village. Falin said she wanted to do the same as him, although he said she couldn't copy him. I kind of love this moment because it makes Laios and Falin feel like real siblings; people like to emphasize how Laios is protective of her, but when he was little, he was a little mean to her sometimes too, which is what! families! are! like!!! I think he kind of pushes her into going to the graveyard to see a ghost with him too and she's not as into it
--Falin is excited right after revival when Laios brags about having eaten monsters. Marcille says she was "afraid of this happening"
--Falin followed Laios to the dungeon instead of staying at school
--Toshiro states that he fell in love with Falin after seeing her study a caterpillar with adoration instead of being scared of it
-Falin tripped on the stairs as a child and has a small scar on her chin from the incident
-Falin tells Marcille that even if she might hurt some people, she wants Marcille and Laios to survive, before teleporting them out of the dungeon
-Falin was not confident or used to teleportation magic prior to that
-Falin was the better healer in the adventuring party. By contrast, Marcille is talented at healing wounds very fast, which results in pain and scarring
-Falin also cast better protection spells, although the one we see onscreen was dragon-enhanced
-Falin likes sharing meals and food
--Laios tells Marcille that Falin considered her a good friend because she kept going to Marcille to share lunch when they were at school
--Falin tries to get Thistle to share a handful of berries with her, even though her dragon body was probably drained of energy at that point. Thistle eats all of the berries himself.
-Falin has enough social awareness to ask Laios to clean himself up before meeting Marcille for the first time, wanting to impress her.
-Laios states that Falin is mentally tougher than him and mentions that she still keeps up letter correspondence with their parents
-Laios and Falin were both engaged when they were younger, but the engagements were broken off, probably when they left their village
-Marcille and Falin have at some point shared a bed, in magic school. Falin was "smaller" then
-Laios and Falin's family owned several hunting dogs throughout their childhood. Kui's notes state that the dogs respected Laios, but viewed Falin as below even dogs on the social hierarchy.
