Vault of Adventurers

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**Vault of Adventurers** is the special edition guidebook of The Golden Age of Adventures series that was released after the last book of Season Two.

## About

> This special edition guidebook features never-before-seen concept designs and drafts dating back from the very first issue of this series. Also included are thoughts and comments from Solar Team.
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## Contents

### Character profiles

#### Main characters

* "Star Guardian" Alex
* "Miss Kitty" Lulu
* Jackal
* Akhator "the Violent"
* Akhazane
* "Howling Heart" Fenrir
* Bobby/Rafael
* "Ancient Mariner" Hank
* Butler
* "Azure Princess" Marie
* Rita & Rica
* Team Cygnus
* "Mageblade Shaman" Axe
* Bo
* "Silver Bullet" Benny
* "The Oracle" Lydia
* "Chameleon" Cammy
* "Machine Ace" Sally
* Samara
* Ali
* "Phantom Spider" Jones
* President Robert
* Steel Fang
* Yujiro & Sakura
* "Sacred Guardian" Masinga
* Ming Kong & Goken
* Alex's family
* "Twilight Doctor" Ming
* "Holy Leader " Adolf Hitler
* The Holy Leader's officers (Lieutenant Red Snake and Colonel)
* The Ferocious Four (The Void, Glee, Fury and Woe)

#### Other characters

* Garth & Team Purple Haze
* Shark Riders
* Ashwin & Fenna
* "Midnight Belle" Ling
* Abbot Xuan Zhen
* White Wolf
* Grease King
* "Bone Saw" Jeff
* Khairul, Kamon & Baljit
* Karashi & Aina
* Himalayan Expedition Ground Team
* Challenge of the Garuda's New characters

#### Creatures

* Minotaurs
* Alien Cacti (Mumuyans)
* El Dorado's Guradians
* Mermaids
* Tomb Guardians
* Destroyed planets
* Anubis statue
* Naga guardian
* Monkey King clone
* Stone guardian
* Stone samurai
* Qilin
* Golems
* The wee folk
* Fairies
* Tian Wu
* Red Demons
* Oude Boom's people

#### Scale comparisons

Scale comparisons between Alex and Lulu with other characters and creatures. Nacho is the largest character. The Monkey King Clone is the largest creature.

### Vehicles and war machines

* Fly High
* Various aircrafts
* Team Cygnus
* Mothership
* Akhator's flying machines
* Colossi
* Multi-terrain military vehicles
* Lori Hebat
* Nazi submarines
* The Overlord

### Scene designs

* Ganesha temple
* Kali temple
* Jackal's hut
* Seabed battlefield
* Entrance to the Sacred Dragon's domain, China
* Marie's flying fortress
* Fuji Tower portal
* Tengu stockade
* Mt. Fuji portal
* Japanese scenery
* Entrance to El Dorado
* Entrance to the Iara village
* Mothership's interior
* Bird's eye view of the Iara village
* Termite mound
* Termite passageways
* Cactus Crossing
* Akhator's base
* Tomb of Pyramids
* Shaolin temple
* Secret chamber
* Secret laboratory
* Iron Heart's laboratory
* Nero's lair
* Giant Clam Island
* Alex's family's home
* Wee folk home
* Void's specimen room
* Gallery of memories
* Statues of the president
* Shambhala
* Centre of Shambhala

### Concept art

Concept art of Alex, Lulu and other stuff.

### Side comic

Akhator orders Akhazane to gather intel of the humans since he can withstand the sun's UV rays. Akhazane follows Homer, a poet. He asks him if he knows of a sunlight-fearing demon who overcame its weakness. Homer doesn't know, but he does tell Akhazane no matter how evil someone is, they can change when the light in them is touched. Bad company appears. Akhazane, vanguard captain of the third assault squadron, beats them to a pulp. He could've killed them, but he didn't. Homer thinks the light inside him has been touched.

## Trivia and notes

### Main characters

* Due to the first book's deadline being tight, Alex and Lulu's designs were kept simple. They became elaborate over time.
* Lulu was designed by Tadatada. He felt the X-Venture series was lacking long, black-haired female characters. She is based on the werewolf girl in Monster Girl, another of Tadatada's comics. Both love food.
* Jackal was originally Alex's enemy.
* Season 1's "final boss" was originally a multi-formed entity who uses puzzle magic and takes damage when a puzzle is solved. That didn't match the epithet of "the Violent".
* Akhazane originally looked monstrous. He was changed to fit the story's tone.
* Fenrir:
	+ Initial desgins had him wearing appliances that controlled his monstrous tendencies.
	+ Wolf form initially had clothes, but Tadatada wanted to project the raw power. Primal wolf designs were used.
* Bobby/Rafael was originally Fenrir's alter ego used to learn more about Lulu's curse. He became his own character as the story progressed.
* Hank was designed with the idea of "a heavyweight underwater warrior whose entire body is a weapon" in mind.
* Natasha Nansen's initial backstory was she lived in a fishing village, has amblyopia in her left eye, her dark blue eyes can turn aqua and her disability makes her clumsy on land, but moves like a fish underwater.
* As Team Cygnus' leader, Marie should be eight heads tall.
* Rita and Rica were originally Marie's masters, but was then scrapped. Tadatada still gets confused on which is which to date.
* Axe found an alien bracelet in an extraterrestrial ruin that improves his already impressive shooting skills
* Battle bisons like Bo were conceived since the first book, but had no opportunity to appear.
* Benny:
	+ No. 6 was originally someone devilish (666). In the end, he was made as a sheriff because revolvers have six bullets.
	+ Was originally older, but to facilitate a comedic dynamic, he was made as Axe's peer.
* No. 7 was originally someone who can absorb people's luck. This was changed to accommodate the story.
* Tadatada hasn't named Lydia's apprentices yet. They are simply known as male sorcerer, gypsy girl and French girl.
* Cammy appeared in Season 1.
* Sally was adapted from an unnamed character that was seen in H10 Trial of the Sacred Tribe.
* Samara's ribbons on her braids were made bigger to balance her strong personality and cuteness.
* For Robert's design, the designers thought "the grandpa of a powerhouse must be a powerhouse himself." They are obviously referring to Darwin, who is a powerhouse in Primal Power.
* Steel Fang:
	+ Will play a role in the X-Venture Xplorers' establishment.
	+ Uniform is similar to General Huba's from Exobot Academy.
* Yujiro:
	+ Was made more "handsome" to differentiate from the other Tengu.
	+ Tadatada's favourite manga is *Grappler Baki*. The Tengu's name pays homage to the manga.
* Masinga woke up in the Sacred Elephant Village with severe injuries. He decide to stay when the villagers saved him.
* Ming Kong and Goken ended up making more appearances than planned.
* The other X-Venture parents are crazy awesome, so Tadatada made Alex's family normal.
* Adolf Hitler:
	+ IBYon body's origins may be revealed in the future.
		- Originally Akhator's sister.
	+ Belt is similar to Akhator's.
	+ Golden guns are placed on his back, covered by hair.
	+ Large boots lessen the impact of landing from jumps.
	+ To create a WWII era aesthetic, his gauntlet, staff and Star Seed chamber were given steampunk and retro inspired designs.
* Lieutenant Red Snake's uniform's best part is the Sam Browne belt.
* The Colonel was meant to be a one-off character.
* Ferocious Four:
	+ The Void: dressed as a gentleman since he's the boss, a strategist and doctor.
	+ Glee: laughs no matter the situation.
	+ Fury: hard to draw, but satisfying.
	+ Woe: can be reasoned with.

### Other characters

* Xuan Zhen adventured with Jones and travelled the world in his youth.
* When an antagonist was needed for H22, Wolfe had his time to shine.
* Tadatada thought of having Nacho as an unstoppable killing machine.

### Creatures

* When Catia grows up, she wants to become an Adventurer.
* The Guardian of Light's design is based on arapaima gigas.
* The Anubis statue and the naga guardians have similar design characteristics. Could they be built by the same person?
* Malaysian and Indonesian costume elements were incorporated into the wee folk's designs.
* Fairies:
	+ Not all are alike.
	+ Each tribe has a distinct look. Despite that, one fairy from one tribe recongises another from another tribe when they see one.
	+ Males and females have distinct wings. King Jade Star's wings were imbued with magic on his coronation, so they change.
* The Tian Wu from *Classic of Mountains and Seas* has an unclear description. In the end, it had a centaur and zombie look.
* Tadatada's requirements for the Children of Gaia's desgins: amphibious, mysterious, unusual and distinctly horned.

### Vehicles and war machines

* H12:
	+ Fly High was designed to look like a military jet.
	+ The team was given free rein in designing aircrafts.
* Designing the Odette was the series' first complex design.
* Wright Industries' wealth made it possible to create a giant cargo to carry the Saraswati Colossus.
* The Mothership was given a deck to suit the story's needs.
* Akhator's vehicles were designed to be as alien as him.
* The Saraswati Colossus' flower pattern represents peace.
* The Ganesha Colossus' fire pattern represents might.
* The Overlord's two parts are the battleship (top) and the submarine (bottom).