#master detective archives: rain code dlc

[hopeymchope]

The impact of "Ch. Yakou: Thank You, My Detective" on Master Detective Archives: Rain Code's story (and any possible sequel?)

The DLC for "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code" is complete. And having now played through all five of the "Substories," I think we can at least say that only ONE of them leaves any major impact on the larger narrative.

I wouldn't say "Ch. Yakou: Thank You, My Detective" is the best of the substories. Not to me, at least. But it certainly ends on a note that strongly suggests a change to the status quo we all understood when the game ended.

MAJOR SPOILERS for both the main-game narrative of "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code" and the DLC "Ch. Yakou: Thank You, My Detective" are under the cut.

At the very start of "Ch. Yakou," we're controlling Yakou Furio from a side-scrolling perspective as he slowly plods and stumbles down a hallway.

His face is in shadow with his hood up, and we occasionally get flashes of his memories... including Yuma pleading "Yes! I'm Yuma! Chief, you understand me?" And if you don't immediately remember when that moment occurred, it'll all be cleared up by the time you complete this trudge down memory lane. Because it all concludes with a memory of his death on the floor of the lab underneath Amaterasu Corporation.

That's right — we're controlling Yakou Furio when he's already a shambling zombie homunculus! That memory of Yuma is even from the final chapter of the game!

These memory flashbacks are really an excuse for us to experience the backstory of how Yakou met the woman who ultimately became his wife — the one who was the driving motivator behind his actions in Chapter 4. (And who sadly isn't even given a name during this chapter in spite of getting backstory and a voice actress. Wtf is that.) But you might be thinking, "We could've seen Yakou thinking about this storyline at any time. Why doesn't this chapter just take place at some vague interval between chapters 1-3, like all the other DLC stories? Why is THIS the one weird outlier?"

Answer: Because of how it ends.

Yakou's march through the corridors comes to an end when he meets... a ghost? A memory? I'm leaning towards her being the former, but I can't be 100% sure. Regardless, some version of his deceased wife is there to leave him with a parting gift.

I'll let her explain it:

Yup, you read that right. We end with DeadWife handed off a small batch of her experimental medication — a means by which Yakou can truly resurrect himself. ... Although she does add that cavet about how it "might be completed if someone takes over my research," which certainly leaves room for doubt about its efficacy at the moment.

In summation: Most of the final DLC chapter takes place in flashback... but it ends with dead zombie Yakou Furio being handed a medication that could potentially restore him to his original living state.

So uh... I guess they just set up the possbility of Yakou Furio showing up alive and well for Master Detective Archives 2, huh? They gave themselves an excuse to have the whole band back together if they so choose.

But...

My Thoughts

Look: I love Yakou, sure, but his death is the emotional high point of the entire game. Furthermore, it's the ONLY loss to our central cast. Unlike in Kodaka's preceding franchise, the core cast of Rain Code manages to stay safe from harm throughout the adventure — with this one exception. The only loss to the group is Yakou, who goes down like an absolute badass via an exceedingly clever plan to exact his own brand of justice against the man who had his wife killed.

It feels wrong to undo that, y'know? It's just such an important moment for him, for the story, and for the group of detectives at its center who become to be so attached to him.

Despite that, will I be happy if he shows up in a sequel? Well... yeah, actually. He's a super-likable character that ultimately proves to be far more clever than those around him ever realized. There's a lot you could do with that.

So I guess I have mixed feelings. I'm surprised by this choice more than anything, but that's not to say that it's not still kind of cool. I definitely didn't expect it.

#master detective archives: rain code #master detective archives #rain code spoilers #master detective archives: rain code spoilers #mdarc spoilers #mdarc #rain code #yakou furio #thank you my detective #rain code dlc #mda dlc #master detective archives: rain code dlc

[loremaster]

a fleeting act of kindness

#rain code #master detective archives #mdarc #vivia twilight #yakou furio #viviakou #vvyk #abcd art #happy fuckin valentines day yall #i drew this before the dlcs #colored it..... just now

[austajunk]

I ship them now and I don’t know how to handle it. :)

#master detective archives: rain code #rain code #rain code dlc #rain code spoilers #halara nightmare #fubuki clockford #clockmare #my art #i love them your honor #halara really came out to support the gf

[en-chi-la-da]

ngl sometimes i'll accidentally call them ibuki and fuyuhiko <3 lmao

#just a quick doodle i had lying around ✌🏼 #rain code #fubuki clockford #desuhiko thunderbolt #im going back through ch4 and im reminded of how silly they are :) esp. with yuma :))) i lov them :'''))) #master detective archives #mda:rc #OH YEAH VIVIA + YAKOU DLC DROPS TODAY TOO OMGGG i forgor #ari art #pixel tag

[kazinsblog]

Happy Birthday Vivia~!

It’s Vivias Birthday in my time zone :D

#rain code #raincode #master detective archives: rain code #vivia twilight #vivia dlc spoilers #yuma kokohead #Happy Birthday Vivia 2024 #yakou furio

[koko-heads]

i just finished rain code and i think i might cry (spoilers ahead!!)

first of all

I CALLED IT !!!!! I CALLED IT I CALLED IT I CALLED IT I CALLED IT I FUCKING CALLED IT i knew yuma number one and makoto were all connected EVER SINCE yuma and makoto first met and the latter joked abt being number one's son then when yuma left and makoto said "so that's my..." the gears were turning in my head

these shots just go hard no opinion

i was like so close to sobbing when yuma was abt to sacrifice himself but he realised he needed to protect the ppl he loved and cared about + I KNEW MAKOTO WAS A WELL-INTENTIONED EXTREMIST i would've been on his side anyway bc he's so mwah

OH AND WHEN YUMA AND SHINIGAMI SEPARATED LIKE NEOOOOOWWWWW all of a sudden i wanted to apologise for ever calling her annoying those two leaving each other was a punch to the gut but AT LEAST!!! yuma's becoming a detective on his own 🥹

the epilogue made me choke up,,, the others leaving the headquarters,,,, saying goodbye to yakou,,, when they all said goodbye to kurumi i was THIS 🤏🏾 close to crying + the fact yuma was almost never mentioned until towards the end like THATS MY MAN!!! SAY HIS NAME

number one! yuma was kinda.... idk 😵‍💫

VIVIAAAAAAAA yeah i cried he's so lovely i'll miss him forever

AND THE ENDING!!!!! i know sequelbait when i see it there's no way we're leaving yuma behind that quickly

SHARA BRIANNA SUZIE LAURA LIZZIE DOROTHY EDWARD SEAN JANICE MATT ERICA????? THEY GOT THE WHOLE GANG OMG

in conclusion: an absolutely stunning whirlwind adventure of a game that actually had me on the edge of my seat; the mysteries were thrilling, the humour was top-tier and the character writing was truly excellent. i'm just glad my big four (yuma, desuhiko, halara and vivia) survived 🙏🏾

#desuhiko dlc... i'm coming for you #rain code spoilers #raincode #rain code #master detective archives: rain code #yuma kokohead #death god shinigami #desuhiko thunderbolt #halara nightmare #vivia twilight #fubuki clockford #makoto kagutsuchi

[highoncatfood]

they r so best friends forevers

#i watched their dlcs today and they were all sooo fun i loved them #master detective archives: rain code #rain code #halara nightmare #desuhiko thunderbolt #fubuki clockford #raincode #raincode fanart #mdarc #eyestrain #catfood art

[bluthewind]

Hello, hope you're having a good day! I'm just wondering if there's like character sheets for the DLC Charcters? (Yakou's wife/Amaterasu Researcher, Enyne, etc.)

There is! Every DLC character has one except for the characters from Fubuki and Halara's DLCS. This will be multiple parts

Enyne and Desuhiko's disguise:

#rain code #master detectives archives #master detective archives: rain code #enyne rain code #the nine tailed cat #rain code dlc spoilers #rain code spoilers #rain code art book spoilers

[pixelatedraindrops]

“Hey…Chief…why are there…three of you…??”

“Vivia, you’re sick and hallucinating. This is bad… we may need to call a doctor. Jeez. You really need to remember to take an umbrella outside...”

A doodle I made based on an ask, but I decided to post it separately.

My first time drawing Vivia, second time drawing Yakou.

(and im good at neither of them x-x)

But these two made me soft since Vivia's DLC so I thought I’d contribute to the ship somehow. And I noticed Vivia goes out in the rain constantly without a hood or any protection so...

Yeah no, this was BOUND to happen.

Yakou's willing to lend the very feverish spectral detective his bed for the time being (bc he's too tall to fit the sofas lol)

Kanai Ward's rain is harsh ☔

Hope you enjoy my lil' snack, Viviakou Nation 💚💙

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Kokobolt Clockmare

#rain code #master detective archives: rain code #vivia twilight #yakou furio #viviakou #pixeldoodles #my art #whumpcode #sick comfort #illness whump #fever whump #time to torment vivia now yay #vivia’s DLC has my heart and made me love these two #not TOO crazed on the ship but like I do understand it #yakou’s ALWAYS the caretaker here #he even brought the book vivia had and placed it by him #vivia’s my secondary candidate after yuma because he’s so unhealthy but I was too scared to draw him so... #I KNOW I SAID I WOULDN'T DRAW YAKOU AGAIN #But I did it for them #viviakou makes me soft <3 #caretaker yakou is always the best :) #so responsible for his master detectives #he loves them all <3 #what a good leader :3 #also yes added another filter #i swear the rainy 24/7 setting makes these scenarios too EASY... XD #I need me a sickfic of these two asap

[michimiart-blog]

In my country we are still in May 2, so here ya go some art of Miss Furio for her birthday <3

With and without glasses, enjoy everyone!

#my art #master detective archives: rain code #rain code #yakou furio's wife #tenko smith #mrs. furio #amaterasu researcher #spoilers ig #yakou dlc spoilers #rain code spoilers

[pr1ncessavar0se]

he’s no longer sopping wet ❤️‍🩹

#master detective archives: rain code #rain code #vivia twilight #rain code spoilers #master detective archives spoilers #VIVIA’S DLC WAS SO FUCKING GOOOODDDDDD

[loremaster]

(fubuki only knows the superior version)

#rain code #mdarc #master detective archives #yuma kokohead #kurumi wendy #desuhiko thunderbolt #halara nightmare #fubuki clockford #vivia twilight #yakou furio #mdarc spoilers #rain code spoilers #vivia dlc spoilers #abcd art #this isn't boba au so i'm posting it now #now i can pass on the curse of taking this meme song seriously to all of you :^D

[austajunk]

For the art thingy: Mayhaps the palette statue or emperor for Yakou?

Oh thank God more people request the Chief so i can be totally normal about him <3

#master detective archives: rain code #rain code #yakou furio #the chief #i have a lot of feelings about him after the dlc #mdarc #and yeahhhh i couldnt find refs for his tattoos #color palette challenge #color palette meme #thanks for the ask! #my art

[momentomori24]

Does anyone think about how isolated Fubuki might feel being the only one to keep her memories after rewinding time? Considering the amount of trouble she gets herself into or gets dragged into, ranging from relatively harmless to downright dangerous, how many times did she have to turn back time to save herself or someone else? She can get hurt or find herself in deadly danger, and while her powers can erase that ever having truly happened, they can't erase her memories. Someone could be injured or die on her watch and then just walk and talk to her like nothing ever happened, but she'd still remember. And that's the worst part: she remembers what happened, actually experienced it herself, but it never really happened. Not as far as anyone else is concerned. While she lives with whatever trauma she endured, everyone else remains completely indifferent and the world continues on the same. How alone do you feel living like that?

And it's not even like this all could've just happened before she arrived in Kanai Ward. She literally deals with this a bunch of times in the game. Whenever Yuma screws up in Chapter 3, Yakou being stabbed by the hitman in Chapter 4, that guy that fell from the casino in her DLC-- she has go back to prevent tragedy over and over again, and she only manages to save two of three people mentioned in the end. She had to live through watching Yakou dying, bleeding out on that floor twice, unable to do anything about it twice. Not to mention god knows how many times Yuma almost got them run over or blown into bits when failing to disable the bombs or caught by peacekeepers. Not to mention the two times the casino guy died on her before she unintentionally saved his life (by having him crash land onto her taxi which is already scary enough).

All this would be fucked up on its own, but her really spotty memory isn't doing her any favours at all (hell, her Forte might even be part of the reason she's as scatter-brained as she is). It kinda makes me wonder how she differentiates between what truly happened and what happened before she rewinded time (so what technically didn't happened). If she even can, that is. I would've loved to see a throwaway scene where she randomly mentions something that that only she knows happened or perfectly predicts the very near future only for someone to be like "wtf are you talking about" and brushing it off as typical Fubuki weirdness as a little hint of her Forte before its actual reveal.

Fubuki is pretty strong to deal with all the shit that gets thrown at her and still choose to be as happy and compassionate and optimistic as she is, but I'm so glad she had Yuma to lean on and didn't have to shoulder that burden of knowledge and the physical strain alone, even if it was only for a while. She deserves to finally confide in someone and some mental relief after all the times she didn't have anyone, I think. Her ability may be the most OP one out of everyone, but it's a blessing as much as it is a curse.

#master detective archives: rain code #rain code #fubuki clockford #just thinking about her today #i just love fubuki and the angst potential with her is very tempting to explore #i have this short comic in my head where yuma ends up getting shot by a peacekeeper and she has to rewind time and live the trauma of it #but i do not have the artistic skill to pull that off unfortunately for me and fortunately for her #and like i said i love her and she's a sweetheart so i want to be nice to her. for now #anyway just food for thought. i wish the game or at least her dlc touched more on the horror aspect of her forte #or her struggles to navigate having as much power as she does and the consequences of it all #momento rambles #pardon any potential typos #i'm tired so i hope this makes sense

[kazinsblog]

Inspired by desuhikos dlc

Phantom thief Yuma and Superstar detective Desuhiko

It’s such a cute trope 🥹

#rain code #practice sketch #master detectives #yuma kokohead #desuhiko thunderbolt #master detective archives: rain code #desuhiko dlc

[unfortunate--moth]

the yakou dlc is SO GOOD and EMOTIONAL and I have SO many thoughts. but we STILL have not gotten a name for his fucking wife. what is her name. do i need to just play the pronoun game any time i mention her in my fics. girl help. did i miss something.

#moth speaks #rain code #master detective archives: rain code #rain code dlc spoilers #yakou furio #very great dlc by the way made me emo #hoping he fuckin makes it #dear lird please give me some happiness #i like his wife. wish we knew her name. #itd be really cool if she had one of those #sadly she was born in a wet cardboard box all alone #so she doesnt have a name #sighs. #she doesnt even have relatives. #girly...