When I started
Neostriker, there were three main series from which I took inspiration. In the
end, only one maintained its significant impact at the core and that was Digimon. Many of the ideas I implemented
where so core that I didn’t realize how much it had influenced me until I began
to look back. Part of this is seen in chapter 18 with Sunflare as it
effectively “digivolved.” However, that was perhaps the most explicit
reference. This is because everything
else I implemented was later refined by other series like Mega Man.
The first
development beside the “evolution,” was probably the use of neocards. This came
from Digimon Tamers. It developed
further due to Yu-Gi-Oh at first, but
most of those developments were removed. The further advancements came thanks
to Mega Man Battle Network. This
where I took the idea of Neocard Combos, as well as some weapon designs.
Perhaps the
most substantial inspiration was Forms. While it looks a lot like Cross Fusion
from Mega Man NT Warrior, I was
playing with the idea long before I even heard of it. In fact, trying to watch Digimon Frontier is how I came to learn
about Rockman EXE before it came to
the US as Mega Man NT Warrior. I
could go into more detail but I believe that is enough for today. I hope you
enjoyed learning where many elements came from.
J. D. Nyle
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