Jun 08, 2024
Author's Commentary #106:
Time to talk about Chapter 106: Thick fog and a Danish gambit.
Things are starting to heat up now that some Desperados are on the hunt. Luckily, Okisato just so happened to be nearby and was able to take one of them out.
One thing I will confirm is that the DESPERs are capable of teleporting players to real world places as settings for the game. This is why Okisato is trapped atop the Tokyo sky tree. He does get rescued eventually though so no need to worry about him. His opponent though is dead. Speaking of which, let's talk a bit about Col Baskerville Moran.
バスカヴィル・モラン大佐 (Col Baskerville Moran) is how his name would be written in Japanese. He's an obvious Sherlock Holmes reference referencing both Hound of the Baskervilles and the character, Col Sebastien Moran. Even his rating of 2212 is a reference to Holmes' address of 221B Baker Street.
His birthday is September 26th which is the day The Adventure of the Empty House, the story Col Moran debuted in, was first published.
His favorite piece is the rook, mainly because it reminds him of a cannon. He actually did serve in the military, but was dishonorably discharged due to his brutality. He was actually only a Private when this happened, but soon after he joined the Desperado league and was awarded the rank of Colonel after beating the head of the military in a DESPER match.
As for the game, it features a Danish gambit, or more accurately, a Danish gambit declined. The Danish gambit is a very aggressive opening which is why I wanted to feature it in the series. Since it was declined in this game, there's a good chance there will be a game in the future where it isn't declined, so be on the look out for that.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
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