Vigilance Chronicles

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## Vigilance Chronicles

### Genre

DramaScience-fiction

Action adventure

Survival horror

Fantasy

### No. of episodes

9

**Vigilance Chronicles** is an upcoming media series developed by 'edmundpjc'. First created in the Electronic Arts game SPORE: Galactic Adventures, the series is set to consist of 9 episodes, beginning with the first one codenamed 'Outbreak'. The series is also separated into two seasons: Outbreak and Civilian, with each consisting of half of the expected number of episodes. Set in a fictional universe, the film and its story arc follows the life of the titular character Vigilance (a.k.a Victor Edwards) pitted against his struggles in a zombie apocalypse in the Outbreak Season, and later the new world and working life in the Civilian Season, whilst overcoming and exacting revenge on his enemies that have ruined his life, family, friends and even love, resulting in serious manifestations of his. Almost all of the events in the story are nearly based on true events in real life, mostly basically on Vigilance's life events as compared to those of the the creator's.

Two versions are in development: the human version and the Saurian version (anthropomorphic dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures).

## Overview

The franchise is set in Pangeus Prime, a fictional Earth-like planet which consists of a supercontinent similar to Pangea of Earth. The landscape is inhabited and thrived by humans (dinosaurs in the Saurian edition), along with various other co-existing mythical species. Thriving for many years, their lives change when certain events occur, which could even bring forth their extinction and their planet's destruction.

*See Timeline of Vigilance Chronicles*

### **Outbreak Arc**

#### **Vagabond of the Outbreak**

In Pangeus Prime, a mysterious plague has caused highly aggressive mutated zombies to appear and wipe out many citizens of Terra District, forcing survivors to abandon their homes. The only hope is relied on a rookie detective going by the name of Vigilance who remains behind in the post-apocalyptic domain to uncover the mystery behind the source of the infection and eliminate it, not only to cure the world from it but to avenge his loved ones as well. With horrifying challenges that stand in his way, Vigilance has set his goal to stop this nightmare before it consumes him too.

### **Civilian Arc**

#### **Untitled VC8 episode**

[Coming soon...]

**Final Arc**

## Characters

### **Main**

* Victor Edwards / Vigilance: The series' protagonist and a rookie detective who has suffered from various tragedies and traumas throughout and before the series, including the death of his cousin Sally, causing him to find ways to exact revenge on those responsible for his predicaments. He is a *Velociraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* The Dreamslayer: A hideous dragon-like monster who is the leader of the Shadow and the Undead. He is the main antagonist of the Outbreak Series.
* Sally Gatherer: Maya’s and Mary’s sister, one of Vigilance’s cousins, and one of Michelle’s three daughters who died mysteriously, resulting in Vigilance’s conquest of vengeance to kill those responsible for her death. She is a *Sinornithosaurus* in the Saurian edition.

### **Vigilance's Relatives**

* Vlad Edwards: Vigilance’s father. He is a stocky *Velociraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Vivian Raptorclaw: Vigilance’s loving mother who cares for his well-being. She is a slender *Velociraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* David James: Vigilance's closest cousin who is the intelligent son of Dallas and Patricia. He is a stout *Deinonychus* in the Saurian edition.
* Pamela James: David’s headstrong older sister, one of Vigilance’s cousins, and daughter of Dallas and Patricia. She is a *Pyroraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Patricia Raptorclaw: The strong, fiery but kind mother of David and Pamela, Dallas' wife Vivian's sister and Vigilance's aunt. She is a *Pyroraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Daisy Raptorclaw: Una’s and Udesky’s sister, one of Vigilance’s cousins, and Urban’s daughter. She is a *Dromaeosaurus* in the Saurian edition.
* Michelle Raptorclaw: Sally’s, Maya’s and Mary’s mother. She is a *Microraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Stanley Raptorclaw: Vigilance’s hot-headed but determined uncle. He is a *Saurornitholestes* in the Saurian edition.
* Una Raptorclaw: Daisy’s and Udesky’s sister, one of Vigilance’s cousins, and Urban’s daughter. She is an *Unenlagia* in the Saurian edition.
* Maya Gatherer: Sally’s and Mary’s bright and brave sister who is one of Vigilance’s cousins, and one of Michelle’s three daughters. She is a *Microraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Mary Gatherer: Sally’s and Maya’s other compassionate but easily hot-tempered sister who is one of Vigilance’s cousins, and one of Michelle’s three daughters. She is a *Microraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Dallas James: Patricia’s husband, David's and Pamela's father, and Vigilance's uncle. He is a frail *Deinonychus* in the Saurian edition.
* Urban Raptorclaw: Vigilance’s uncle and Daisy’s, Udesky’s and Una’s estranged father. He is an *Utahraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Udesky Raptorclaw: Daisy’s and Una’s brother, one of Vigilance’s cousins, and Urban’s son. He is an *Utahraptor* in the Saurian edition.

### **Introduced in Vagabond of the Outbreak**

* Tiberius 'Tankie' Parishskull: A bossy and arrogant racer who is the leader of the Encampment. He is a *Tarchia* in the Saurian edition.
* Vanessa Fang: An outgoing and kind children's department store staff who is a member of the Encampment and Vigilance's love interest. She is a *Velociraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Cheryl Lovelace: A bespectacled girl with a sweet personality who acts as the mother figure and moral compass of the Encampment. She is a *Caudipteryx* in the Saurian edition.
* Ben Chapman: A grumpy police sergeant but loyal member of the Encampment who becomes Vigilance's close friend at the start of the outbreak. He is a *Beipiaosaurus* in the Saurian edition.
* Barbara Slicker: A shy but sly and rebellious high school student who is a member of the Encampment. She is a *Balaur* in the Saurian edition.
* Delphine O'Hara: A stylish and feisty goth girl who is a member of the Encampment. She is a *Dilong* in the Saurian edition.
* Linda Cheshire: A curious and quirky young girl who is Cheryl's best friend, Ollie's love interest and a member of the Encampment. She is a *Leaellynasaura* in the Saurian edition.
* Ollie Hammond: A playful but supportive game trainer who is a skilled strategist and member of the Encampment. He is a *Orodromeus* in the Saurian edition.
* Gilbert Clemens: A charismatic but sarcastic sharpshooter who serves as a tactician of the Encampment.
* Selena Amana: Tankie's cranky and sassy right-hand woman and a member of the Encampment. She is a *Shuvuuia* in the Saurian edition.
* Patrick Heavensky: A nerdy but cowardly young businessman who is a member of the Encampment. He is a *Plateosaurus* in the Saurian edition.
* Rizwan Milkyway: A light-hearted but smart Raja guru and a comical member of the Encampment. He is a *Rhamphorhynchus* in the Saurian edition and serves as a scout.
* Warren Zabek: A mysterious black-clad assassin who attacks Vigilance and the survivors. He is a *Troodon* in the Saurian edition.
* Franklin Watanabe: Vigilance's friend, whose origins are from the Asahi District, before the outbreak happened. He is a *Fukuisaurus* in the Saurian edition.
* Gabriel Slims: Vigilance's friend of the Engine Batch. He is a *Gallimimus* in the Saurian edition.
* Vincent Phillips : Vigilance's childhood friend. He is a *Velociraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Starbuck 'Salim' Voyager: Vigilance's friend of the Engine Batch. He is a *Staurikosaurus* in the Saurian edition.
* Ozzie Scotts: Vigilance's friend of the Engine Batch and its sub-group the Engineer Scouts. He is an *Oviraptor* in the Saurian edition.
* Haxter Ang: Vigilance's friend of the Engine Batch and its sub-group the Engineer Scouts. He is a *Homalocephale* in the Saurian edition.
* Cornell Alistair: Vigilance's friend of the Engine Batch. He is a *Corythosaurus* in the Saurian edition.
* Paul Hebrews: Vigilance's friend of the Engine Batch who is also Gabriel's closest friend. He is a *Protoceratops* in the Saurian edition.
* Theresa Ferns: A mathematician who is Vigilance's old school teacher. She is a *Troodon* in the Saurian edition.
* Sean Hussain: Sally's husband. He is a *Sinornithosaurus* in the Saurian edition.
* T R Tony: The president of Terra District during the events of the Outbreak Series. He is a *Tyrannosaurus rex* in the Saurian edition.

## Production

The concept of Vigilance Chronicles was first planned out around the start of 2011. Less detailed dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures were developed on SPORE long before production began and serve as the bases of the characters in the franchise. The idea of dinosaurs having anthropomorphism was derived from films, television series and cartoons that depict animals with human characteristics, capable of speech and featuring emotions and human behaviour.

Only three episodes of the series, Outbreak, Possession and Quandary, along with a prologue of the sequel Resurgence, in Adventure creations have been produced and released on the Sporepedia under edmundpjc's creations. Previews of the characters appearing in Resurgence have also been uploaded on Sporepedia but have never made it to the cut in game before the SPORE client update in 2017, whereby current players are recommended to buy the Steam or Origin version of the game as an update that allows them to continue sharing their creations on the Sporepedia. Due to cyberbullying on the gaming platform and with the new version of the game being costly, the user made his decision of sharing creations and pursuing the series elsewhere in another platform. Despite the creature creations cannot be shared online now, they are instead imported into the program Autodesk Maya and rigged. Meanwhile, further storylines that surpasses the three produced episodes have been made over the years.

A year later in 2018, an animated film concept has been generated as a revival of the Vigilance Chronicles series. It was suggested that the characters in the franchise would be remade, as the creature bases and references have changed, and even part of the stories in the Outbreak, Possession and Quandary (now known as Quaking) have to be altered to produce a better storyline. The newly developed dinosaur and other creature characters, with the exception of several gigantic creatures and marine creatures, are confirmed to have their postures changed almost upright to look more humanoid.

Production process such as sketching of characters and settings, 2D character development (both human and creature to feature their similar 'souls') and the finalized 3D design on SPORE, is currently underway. Some 2D and 3D human characters were made by other artists and users, but they still serve as reference for their creature counterparts in the Vigilance Chronicles reboot.

The plans of the animated film concept becomes compromised when the creator's time is highly devoted on his university studies and job scope as well as the occurrence of the 2019-2020 Covid-19 pandemic. An illustrated comic series is planned and suggested as a replacement for the film series due to time constraint, with the planned 3D models and background still implemented in the comics. Later in 2020, it is suggested that only nine films are to be developed for Vigilance Chronicles due to the amount of time spent on other things consumed, and human beings are also recommended to replace the prehistoric characters. A risky decision is then made in 2021 after mush consideration that the characters will still be based on prehistoric creatures but given the limited time, the 9 episodes are to be produced in a comic book style and uploaded on DeviantArt. Plans for a game and a film are considered but at an uncertain time when the green light would be lit.

On May 2021, new concept has been raised. The plan for the human and dinosaur versions are being considered again due to several different characters but still share the same story. A novel and animated film of the human version is considered while the dinosaur version consists of only a comic series to be shared on DeviantArt; all of which to be shown on unknown dates.

### Rating system

Unlike most zombie films which are considered rated No Children Under 16 (NC-16) or beyond to Mature (M) and R (Restricted), the film series and the SPORE edition of Vigilance Chronicles has a PG-13 rating due to action violence (and several gore), some disturbing scenes, and coarse language.

To make the violence less disturbing for the young age, less bloodshed is made and the zombies' blood is black in colour.

Profanity, as subtitled in the text by the characters, is used thoroughly and carefully during the film series, and based on the level of offense. In that case, it is suggested only a few instances of a strong word (e.g. the 'F' word is only used once as in many PG-13 movies) is used while mild and medium coarse language (e.g. s\*\*\*, b\*\*\*\*, d\*\*\*, a\*\*hole) is still acceptable, based on the characters' unfortunate turn of events or out of humor commonly used in public.

## Release

There is no news of the release of the franchise.

## Trivia

* Vigilance Chronicles has been in development for almost 10 years, with only the first three episodes to be released on SPORE as the 'pilots'. It would be known to undergo development hell.