Hey there! This November marks the fourth anniversary, and the beginning of the fifth year, of World of Light. Inspired by Smash Brothers Ultimate, it’s a massive video game crossover RP that tracks the efforts of our characters, the Seekers of Light, in their adventure across the world to destroy the thirteen bosses that stand between us, Galeem, and setting the worlds to right.
World of Light has been blessed with a cast of talented, hardworking, and committed players who’ve kept the story alive all this time, and though we’ve come a long way, we’re always open to fresh faces joining us on our journey. 160+ pages and 3200+ IC posts might seem intimidating, but World of Light is actually pretty easy to join. What can you look forward to after joining?
A diverse and memorable cast of characters from icons like Bowser, Pit, Geralt, Midna, and Ganondorf to hidden gems like Roland from Library of Ruina, Nocturne from Lamplighters’ League, Sandalphon from Dragalia Lost, and Blazermate from Medabots. With a cast like this, almost anything is possible, leading to all sorts of crazy and unique interactions. Not just old stories, but new beginnings, made possible by this messed-up world
We’re also not going anywhere; new RPs rise and fall, but World of Light stays the same
A decent degree of creative freedom. You can control and create to an extent in your week-to-week posts. I’m also always open to player ideas. Maybe you can take the lead for a bit!
But that’s only the beginning. What else have we got?
Boogieing for our lives in the Crypt of the NecroDancer and the Canopy theater
Collecting ingredients for Zoombinis’ Pizza Trolls in the various levels of Pizza Tower
Racing with custom Nuts and Bolts cars in Twilight Town - after learning how to drive with Instructor Mooselini
Karaoke with Geralt and Isabelle
Dodging downhill daredevils from Riders’ Republic in Redstone City on the way up Split Mountain
Red Team’s near-hopeless standoff in the RE2 Police Station against zombie hordes in Redgraccoon City
Blue Team trying to survive nightmarish monstrosities like Ocarina of Time’s Bongo Bongo, RE8’s Moreau, Little Nightmares’ Twin Chefs, and the Lady in the Maw while reduced to children
Princess Peach’s metamorphosis into a monstrous Other
The destruction of Alcamoth, with most of its heroic Mercenaries, by a combined assault from the Vanu Sovereignty and Terran Republic led by Consuls L (Pokemon Sun and Moon’s Lusamine) and H (Borderlands’ Handsome Jack)
The true nature of spirits and the World of Light…
Linkle being tempted by the Skull Heart and left abandoned in the Frozen Highlands as the new Skullgirl, then seeing her succumb to it over time
Poppi’s infection by Nier Automata’s Logic Virus leading to her self-destruction before poor Tora’s eyes
Almost getting party wiped as the members of Yellow Team trudged up through the insurmountable snowfields of Split Mountain’s Graveyard of the Peaks
Meeting Asgore in Ash Lake, ignorant of Toriel’s demise by Ganondorf’s hand
The heroes’ first feast in Peach’s Castle after the defeat of Megadragonbowser reunited Bowser with his son
Blue Team kicking back and enjoying one another’s company at the Kanzuki Estate near Heaven’s Edge after beating the Orphan of Kos
Tora and Poppi getting the chance to see Vandham again
Linkle, Albedo, and Papyrus becoming the first friends of the lonely wolf girl Treat
Spa day with Primrose, Midna, and Sectonia after a long day’s work of quelling evildoers in Al Mamoon
Showdowns with Galeem’s Guardians, from the Enderdragon in the End to the train battle with the gargantuan Red Eye in the Sandswept Sky to the Orphan of Kos on the impossible beach beneath Carcass Isle
Fleeing from a huge mob of cats after we got a hit put on us by the Nyakuza in their Metro
Hopping across speeding herds of Cluster Trucks on the way to Midgar
Huge Nautical battles with Kancolle’s Abyssal Fleet or pirates like Risky Boots on the open seas. Especially the Battle of Blackwater Bay, where two massive fleets clashed, Geralt hijacked the Helmaroc King, and Bowser became a kaiju
Roxas and friends taking on an army of robots one thousand strong in the Valley of Ruin
Finding ourselves in the midst of a massive three-way brawl deep in the bowels of Mom on a river of blood between It Lives and bosses from Bayonetta
The reveal of the World of Light’s hidden masters–and that they can be beaten
Transformation as a result of spirit fusion
What Organization XIII’s up to this time
What happens when you combine Oripathy from Arknights with Redshift from Astral Chain
Lady Sephiroth playing minigames at the Atlantis Resort while on the run from the authorities for murder
Jesse Faden exiting the Oldest House to witness the City That Never Was, transfixed by the Transmission from the Signal Tower
World of Light has such features as a Spirit Board that keeps track of all characters in the RP, a Known World section that covers the places we've been, a Timeline section (that I’m still working on…) and a world map that I'm including at the bottom of this post. All of these help offset everything that's happened and to make it easier for players to both get engaged and learn about the world. If any of this sounds interesting to you, I hope you’ll give us a chance--and fight alongside Bowser and the Koopa Troop, villains from Kirby, skilled Street Fighters, intrepid Octopath Travelers, healers, hunters and lovable rogues, knaves and knights and plucky youths taking on everything that Galeem and the Consuls have to throw at them.
