Forged Destiny

Artistic depiction of Jaune Arc and Blake Belladonna by dishwasher1910 since April 24, 2017.

### Publisher

Coeur Al'Aran

***Forged Destiny* (FD)** is the ninth published work by Coeur Al'Aran, replacing *One Good Turn Deserves Another* following its conclusion on the same day. It ran in active syndication from 2016 July 11 to 2020 January 20. It replaced *Not this Time, Fate* as Coeur's oldest piece in active syndication from 2017 August 12 to 2020 January 20 before it was supplanted by *Service with a Smile*. It was Coeur's longest continuous fictional work, being 157 chapters long, and is the first piece to conclude in 2020.

## Background

### Video Game Influence

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Coeur expressed an interest in video games and the lore surrounding it. He would start writing stories in 1997 centered around his "childhood hero", *Sonic the Hedgehog*. It is likely Coeur acquired an interest in RPG-style games during this interval, particularly the *Final Fantasy* series as he liked it up until *Final Fantasy XI*.

### Crossover Influence

Before writing or watching *RWBY*, Coeur viewed various anime including *Fate/Stay Night*, derived from a Japanese visual novel released as an adult game. While it cannot be determined for certain, it is possible Coeur could have been inspired by *Fate/Stay Night* to eventually write an RPG-based *RWBY* piece.

### Specifics

It is unknown exactly when Coeur came up with the specific plot for *Forged Destiny*, but it was likely developed between September 26 and November 10, 2015, between the start of *The Writer Games* and when Coeur first mentioned it on his profile. According to the author note for chapter 1, College Fool prompted Coeur with "The World of Remnant is an RPG." After writing for the prompt, CF approved and suggested Coeur do it in full.

According to his profile after the November 10 update, the title was intended to be temporary as he aimed to think of a better one. The purpose of writing the piece was to create the world of Remnant with RPG mechanics but without "Gamer-style" pieces.

According to the author's note for chapter 35 of *One Good Turn Deserves Another*, released on June 13, 2016, Coeur had not started working on *Forged Destiny* yet.

## Literary Context

### Alternate Universe

*Forged Destiny* is the first piece by Coeur to be set in an alternative universe, one where Remnant operates on RPG mechanics and class hierarchy. A modern equivalent in terms of class structure shaping the narrative would be *Arcanum*. According to Coeur, it is not a crossover with any other shows, anime, or literary pieces such as *The Gamer* or "The Games We Play."

### Statistics

Occasionally, Coeur will provide information regarding Jaune's statistics at the bottom of the page to give the readers an idea of how he is progressing through the story. This has been used by people in the *Professor Arc Forum* to graph Jaune's statistics over time along with providing a relative estimate of other characters' abilities.

### Jaune's Ambition

As is frequently observed in Coeur's literary canons, Jaune has ambitions to become a hero. Unlike other frames; however, Jaune is not inspired by a previous family legacy. Rather, the narrative suggests that Nicholas Arc comes from a family of blacksmiths while Juniper derives from the shopkeeper class. Jaune even says there is no "House Arc", suggesting that the Arc family has no history unlike in previous frames. While Jaune wants to restore the family name in most other canons, he aims to establish one in the first place in FD.

## Publication

Coeur published *Forged Destiny* on July 11, 2016, on the same day that *One Good Turn Deserves Another* concluded. Coeur announces in the author's note that he will be using Lancaster, along with trying a new frame perspective through first-person rather than his traditional third-person omniscient or limited perspectives.

## Plot

*Note: The titles are colloquially used by TV Tropes to describe certain arcs. Subarcs are created established by the Coeurpedia for refined breakdowns in progression, particularly between Book 1 and 2 where transitions are more unclear.*

### Book 1 - *Becoming a Hero*

#### Preparations

A frequent question that had been plaguing Jaune Arc was what it meant to be a hero, with his interpretation being the armor that made up them, but his opinion changed after completing the forging process. He recently forged Crocea Mors under the careful scrutiny of Nicholas Arc, utilizing a "Keen Edge" modifier to give it extra cutting power. At the time, this would have been the best he could have forged given his level of twelve. Jaune continued his internal debate regarding what a hero was as he put on his armour, but could not find a decisive answer.

## Known Chapter Syndication

### 2016

* **Chapter 1: Monday, July 11**
* **Chapter 3: Monday, August 8**
* **Chapter 4: Monday, August 22**
* **Chapter 5: Monday, September 5**
* **Chapter 6: Monday, September 19**
* **Chapter 7: Monday, October 3**
* **Chapter 8: Monday, October 17**
* **Chapter 9: Monday, October 31**
* **Chapter 10: Monday, November 14**
* **Chapter 11: Monday, November 28**
* **Chapter 12: Monday, December 12**

### 2017

* **Chapter 14: Monday, January 9**
* **Chapter 15: Monday, January 23**
* **Chapter 16: Monday, February 6**
* **Chapter 22: Monday, March 20**
* **Chapter 50: Monday, October 16**
* **Chapter 59: Monday, December 18**

### 2018

* **Chapter 60: Monday, January 1**
* **Chapter 67: Monday, February 26**
* **Chapter 72: Monday, April 2**
* **Chapter 78: Monday, May 14**
* **Chapter 81: Monday, June 18**
* **Chapter 98: Monday, October 22**
* **Chapter 99: Monday, October 29**
* **Chapter 100: Monday, November 5**
* **Chapter 103: Monday, November 26**

### 2019

* **Chapter 110: Monday, January 21**
* **Chapter 118: Monday, April 1**
* **Chapter 119: Monday, April 8**
* **Chapter 120: Monday, April 15**
* **Chapter 121: Monday, April 22**
* **Chapter 122: Monday, April 29**
* **Chapter 123: Monday, May 6**
* **Chapter 137: Monday, August 26**

## links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20191007050501/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/30/Professor-Arc
* https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12044591/78/Forged-Destiny
* https://www.fanfiction.net/topic/189701/152955139/358/Forged-Destiny-Discussion
* https://web.archive.org/web/20191007044539/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10817938/35/One-Good-Turn-Deserves-Another
* https://web.archive.org/web/20191007050501/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/30/Professor-Arc

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