Characteristics of the work: The unification of fantasy culture
Before I started writing "Pascal Academy",The type of fight was set as sword & magic.,Later, there were more and more technical elements.,It was summarized as sword & gun & magic;Until I wrote the sixth volume,I suddenly realized that there were a lot of kung fu elements mixed in it.,And I went back to review Jin Yong's novels and Liu Jialiang、Yuan Heping and other martial arts movies.,Consciously add martial arts things to the fight.,For example, fixed martial arts routines and mysterious internal strength.。 In other words www.biquge.info the fighting process combines physical attacks (fighting and fighting), magic attacks (Xianxia & Western magic), modern firearms (near-future weapons) and kung fu elements. Because Shushan, Hokage, etc., have interpreted specific types of fighting modes to the extreme, leaving almost no room for further expansion, so here will be the fantasy elements that strive to be integrated one by one.
The Legend of Shushan Swordsman: The pinnacle of classical immortals, no one before or after, under the paradigm of traditional culture, imagination has been exhausted, flying swords, magic weapons, spells, formations, talismans...... The cultural accumulation of the owner of Huanzhu Mansion is so deep and his imagination is so strange that there is no room for breakthrough. "Pascal Academy" borrows magnificent fighting settings such as smoke and clouds, although it is completely incomparable to the imagination of Shushan that rises above the sky.
Naruto: The manga "Naruto" can be called a combat textbook in hot-blooded manga from the pattern setting of ninjutsu, physical arts, and illusions, to the later upgrades and mutual restraint of different ninjutsu, and then to the various strains in battle. In fact, in "Naruto", in addition to ninjutsu similar to magic, physical combat and even kung fu elements are also introduced - Xiao Li's drunken fist - although it is relatively superficial. At the same time, there is no shortage of modern firearms, rockets used by the Penn Six Paths. "Naruto" is different from Shushan, the process of fighting is more realistic, that is to say, the offensive and defensive process is visible and touchable, trying to provide an explanation, rather than Xuanguang Qingyan and the like, let the author play. "Pascal Academy" can almost be said to start from the combat mode of "Naruto", first adding technological elements, and later focusing on adding martial arts elements.
Martial arts movies: Martial arts are different from fighting and fighting, the latter is to knock down the opponent with the most practical and effective movements, while martial arts are more routine and stylized, which may not be enough to profile, but it is more aesthetic, especially when the actions of one move and one style are unfolded in the dismantling of short fights, Liu Jialiang's movies are exemplary. In the martial arts movies of the eighties and nineties, the action design was free, the power of internal strength and sword qi was vividly displayed in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", and the fusion of martial arts and spells in "A Chinese Ghost Story". In Pascal Academy, an attempt was made to introduce a more ethereal and aesthetic martial art, rather than reducing action shooting to free fighting.
Superheroes: The superhero comics in American comics often blur the lines between technology and magic, and perhaps both are ways to create miracles. Coming into contact with superhero comics because of the popularity of Marvel movies, aside from the deeper connotations of their adult world, I was shocked by the use of technological elements in them. If traditional Xianxia and Japanese comics use magic to achieve miracles, superhero comics try to use technology to create miracles. Therefore, a large number of technological elements are introduced in "Pascal Academy", which is reflected in the Noble Eightfold Path led by "Steam Boy" Watt and Maxwell.
Special Effects Films: The story of Hollywood special effects movies may not be worth mentioning, but the conception and scheduling of grand scenes is perfect, and Transformers is the best of the best, displaying many elements in an orderly manner during the battle, creating an earth-shaking fighting process. "Pascal Academy" also benefited a lot from disaster films, mainly detailed depictions of scene destruction, such as "2012", in which the two cities of Constantinople and Atlantis were destroyed, they all tried to show the process of destruction from macro to micro to create an impactful picture.
Action games: Originally, I wanted to dig up some new materials when I came into contact with games, but I didn't expect to inadvertently open a gold mine, but in fact, games, as a kind of pop culture, are not inferior to movies and comics in all aspects. What I learned from the game during the writing process of Pascal Academy is to set fixed attack routines and constantly upgrade these routines, similar to the skill tree in the game. For example, the protagonist Pascal's talisman magic, there are only six kinds of talismans, but the power of the talismans is constantly escalating, not to mention, they can also be used together with each other to exert a buff effect. Another thing I learned from the game is to make the character's movements more physiologically responsive during combat, which is a common tendency in modern action game (ACT) masterpieces (such as God of War), where the character does not fly straight out when hit, but rolls and slides on the ground. In addition, what I learned from the game is the exploration of combat types, such as the infiltration battle in the Battle of Gutenberg, and the boss battle in the Sewer War by changing the perspective, the protagonist Pascal incarnates as the villain boss to carry out boss battles. Also inspired by the game, at the end of each volume, there is a boss battle at the end of the level for the reader.
Light novels:Before writing "Pascal School",Because of the influence of "Fairy Tail",And try to choose a more vernacular and more casual way of writing,For this reason, read light novels in batches,Directly affect the overall style of the first two volumes,Simple background setting,Labeled characters,Slightly naïve school life。 However, the most obvious influence of light novels is that each volume determines a central event, such as the first volume is the draft, the second volume is the Red Dew Incident, the third volume is the overthrow of the imperial court, the fourth volume is to deal with the Holy See, the fifth volume is to completely kill the Yuan Shi family, and the sixth volume is the conflict with the military court. In this way, by solving one event after another, the final puzzle is like a complete story.
Jin Yong: Martial arts, as a traditional adult fairy tale of the Chinese people, is also the earliest imaginative work to be contacted. Even though Jin Yong's story is set in a historical period, the development of the story is completely in the world imagined by the author. The fighting style of Jin Yong's works is constantly evolving, from the emphasis on external skills in the shooting of the Condor and the Condor, to the emphasis on internal strength, and the emphasis on internal strength. In "Pascal Academy", he also tried to reflect the characteristics of internal strength when he shot, but not with the help of internal force but with the help of magic. It's also trying to distinguish it from works that reference martial arts like "Naruto" and "Fate/Zero". After all, after immersing yourself in martial arts culture for so many years, it is not for nothing.
Wen Rui'an: Wen Rui'an's fights are in a family of their own, different from Jin Yong's balance of internal and external skills, more like "New Dragon Gate Inn" to create sharp editing, and conceive some creative stop shots. If Jin Yong's fight process is to use long shots to flatten and direct narration and slowly push to the climax, Wen Ruian here is to quickly switch shots to achieve impact. In addition, Wen Ruian began to add fantasy content in the process of fighting, which is already somewhat similar to ninjutsu, magic, and Taoism, whether it is Shenzhou Wonder or the Four Famous Hunting series, there is no shortage of content in this regard. "Pascal Academy" is also an attempt to combine martial arts and magic, not just to release magic from a distance to fight, but to constantly perform magic in the process of fist and foot movements.