Thread:RCM9698/@comment-25132749-20161215190227/@comment-29707934-20170204181524

Wheiter they trick the Combine into thinking their planet/dimension is destroyed (which seels rather strange for such an advanced race) or seal of their dimesion is entirly up to your own preference. The important part is that a meaningful victory is achieved by the Night Raid.

I agree that you shouldn't use "hive mind". Central Overlord Systhem (COS) is ok, but it makes it sound like an AI and not like an organic being. You can indeed use a special Combine like the "mouth of Sauron" in the Lord of the Rings for example. It's a good idea the give the COS a way to voice it's opinions directly.

an more animalistic version of Tatsumi in his tyrant body seems more realistic but also difficult to write. I would just go for a partially fused version (like after the battle with the Wild Hunt and later after his fight with Wave). Anger is also an understandable and credible explanationfor the fusion. However, I really don't like Tatsumi the friendly talking dragon (that really belongs in a fairytale "and the friendly dragon saved his village and married the princess").

It's true that people grow closer by traumatic events, but I wouldn't use that to much to build their relationship. Just give them some genuinely emotional moments and make  them more kind towards each other and more protective of each other. You can use their arguments for both drama and comedy (but I wouldn't use to much of them for comedy). However if they argue to much that's not only quite annoying but it also damages their relationship. Normally two people that argue all the time don't have a really loving relationship and don't end up together. Maybe have them discuss problems and comfort each other instead.

You can have the advisors communicate by telepathy (which can also include visions from time to time). The most important thing is that they can communicate and that their personalities are noticeably different from each other. That mkes them more intersting as villains.

Well, I don't think the Night Raid likes the idea of humn experimentation and using humans to create cyborgs that guard locations. They would find it a terrible fate and would try to destroy the facilities responsible and kill the stalkers that are beyond salvation.

I think that Wave and Kurome would be more guarded and calm than Tatsumi and Mine. They would first carefully gather info before (mainly Wave) wants to help out the people that suffer because of the Combine. Kurome would be most interested in keeping Wave safe and finding her sister (primary) and other surviving comrades (secondary).

I would certainly have the Jaegers join the resistance since they have significant power. As you already pointed out, Seryu's personality wouldn't change at all and she would find it hrd to work alongside "criminals".