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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The App is a central element to the story of Tokyo Afterschool Summoners. On its surface, it's an increasingly popular social networking phone application used primarily by students that has a variety of communication features. However, there exists a seemingly unspoken feature where it can grant its user magical powers,<ref name="ch3"></ref><sup>1</sup> making them a player in the Game. Over the course of the story, the importance of the Game and the App continues to unveil itself, becoming something much more greater and dangerous than just a magical phone app | The App is a central element to the story of Tokyo Afterschool Summoners. On its surface, it's an increasingly popular social networking phone application used primarily by students that has a variety of communication features. However, there exists a seemingly unspoken feature where it can grant its user magical powers,<ref name="ch3"></ref><sup>1</sup> making them a player in the Game. Over the course of the story, the importance of the Game and the App continues to unveil itself, becoming something much more greater and dangerous than just a magical phone app. | ||
Phenomena created by the App can only be seen through and intervened with by the App.<ref name="ch2"></ref><sup>14</sup> | |||
The App icon is a | The App's developer is a complete mystery as the company and building listed for the App are fake. The App icon is a magic circle.<ref name="ch3"></ref><sup>1</sup> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Fujimi Academy Experiments=== | ===Fujimi Academy Experiments=== | ||
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A conference was held by the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office to ask for opinions regarding the safety of the App. The government asked [[Wisemen|The Wisemen]] about their opinions on the currently trending App, submitting their answers to a panel of experts. Due to their evaluation, the government would come to believe that the App was harmless and safe, despite Toji's warnings. While {{Transient icon|Shuichi}} claims that their own opinions held little weight due to them being simply a student think tank, Toji would later find out that the Wisemen were also entrusted with managing the government funding of those involved. Their influence went much higher than any of Toji's group could have imagined. By the time anyone realized how dangerous the App truly was, it was too late—The App had spread too far already.<ref name="ch7">[[Event Quest:Main Quest Chapter 7 Campaign|Chapter 7: Genociders (Prelude) - Blood and Shadows]]</ref><sup>6</sup> | A conference was held by the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office to ask for opinions regarding the safety of the App. The government asked [[Wisemen|The Wisemen]] about their opinions on the currently trending App, submitting their answers to a panel of experts. Due to their evaluation, the government would come to believe that the App was harmless and safe, despite Toji's warnings. While {{Transient icon|Shuichi}} claims that their own opinions held little weight due to them being simply a student think tank, Toji would later find out that the Wisemen were also entrusted with managing the government funding of those involved. Their influence went much higher than any of Toji's group could have imagined. By the time anyone realized how dangerous the App truly was, it was too late—The App had spread too far already.<ref name="ch7">[[Event Quest:Main Quest Chapter 7 Campaign|Chapter 7: Genociders (Prelude) - Blood and Shadows]]</ref><sup>6</sup> | ||
Toji's group would not stop their efforts to put a stop to the game despite their setbacks. However, the group members would be dealt with, leaving Toji as the last member remaining.<ref name="ch4">[[Event Quest:Main Quest Chapter 7 Campaign|Chapter 4: Missionaries - Dogma City, | Toji's group would not stop their efforts to put a stop to the game despite their setbacks. However, the group members would be dealt with, leaving Toji as the last member remaining.<ref name="ch4">[[Event Quest:Main Quest Chapter 7 Campaign|Chapter 4: Missionaries - Dogma City, Aoyama]]</ref><sup>6</sup> | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
===Game Features=== | ===Game Features=== | ||
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====''App Battles''==== | ====''App Battles''==== | ||
App users battle each other in App Battles. App Battles occur in Battle Zones and cannot leave the boundaries of the established Battle Zone. All App Battles must be accepted; running away or leaving the Battle Zone without fighting will revoke the player of their status as an App user. The end of an App Battle is marked by the defeat of one party. | App users battle each other in App Battles. App Battles occur in Battle Zones and cannot leave the boundaries of the established Battle Zone. All App Battles must be accepted; running away or leaving the Battle Zone without fighting will revoke the player of their status as an App user.<ref name="ch2"></ref><sup>1</sup> The end of an App Battle is marked by the defeat of one party. | ||
At the end of an App Battle, all injuries and effects done to the players and surrounding environment are reset. The sole exception to this are the memories of the App users, as the players have to remember who won or lost. For some, the memory of dying can be traumatizing enough for them to leave the Game.<ref name="ch2"></ref><sup>7</sup> Memories are retained because of one's Summoning Emblem, which have formed a connection to Tokyo strong enough to retain memories of App Battles.<ref name="ch9">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 9|Chapter 9: Crafters - Karmic Engine]]</ref><sup>11</sup> This exception can be heavily exploited in numerous ways, as it effectively means that changes to one's memories are permanent. This includes inserting memories from alternate [[loop]]s or mixing one's memories into others, even it had been the result of a power brought upon by someone's [[Rule]]. | At the end of an App Battle, all injuries and effects done to the players and surrounding environment are reset. The sole exception to this are the memories of the App users, as the players have to remember who won or lost. For some, the memory of dying can be traumatizing enough for them to leave the Game.<ref name="ch2"></ref><sup>7</sup> Memories are retained because of one's Summoning Emblem, which have formed a connection to Tokyo strong enough to retain memories of App Battles.<ref name="ch9">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 9|Chapter 9: Crafters - Karmic Engine]]</ref><sup>11</sup> This exception can be heavily exploited in numerous ways, as it effectively means that changes to one's memories are permanent. This includes inserting memories from alternate [[loop]]s or mixing one's memories into others, even it had been the result of a power brought upon by someone's [[Rule]]. | ||
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Battle Zones would later be revealed to be miniature time loops, functioning just like the same loop that affects Tokyo but on a much smaller scale.<ref name="ch9">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 9|Chapter 9: Crafters - Karmic Engine]]</ref><sup>11</sup> | Battle Zones would later be revealed to be miniature time loops, functioning just like the same loop that affects Tokyo but on a much smaller scale.<ref name="ch9">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 9|Chapter 9: Crafters - Karmic Engine]]</ref><sup>11</sup> | ||
====''Hierarchy Determination''==== | |||
The App is responsible for determining the hierarchy within Tokyo, internally ranking some players as stronger than others and some as weaker than others. | |||
If the App cannot determine the hierarchy between two individuals, such as the Rules of Resurrections and Rending, then it will cause the App's processor to freeze and create an [[Exception]]. A hierarchy can still be established at this point through one party submitting to the other while in physical contact with the Exception. This allows the App to function normally once again, the Exception disappearing soon after. The most effective way to create this new declaration is through a kiss, whether it be on the back of a hand, their body, or one's lips.<ref name="ch2"></ref><sup>13 14 16</sup> | |||
====''Map, User Location, and User Information''==== | |||
When the App is running, players can see a nearby App user's location and affiliation. Opponents who an App user has never battled before will only be able to see limited information, but one's location is available to everyone at all times.<ref name="ch2"></ref><sup>1</sup> User information can be accessed through the App's map, which displays the nearby area with any users shown as glowing dots. Each dot is linked to an infographic with data about the user, such as their affiliation. It is displayed as '''Affiliation: Summoners'''.<ref name="ch13">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 13 Prologue|Chapter 13: Invaders ~Undivine Destruction~]]</ref><sup>2</sup> | |||
These digital certificates can be compromised by hackers, falsifying one's guild affiliation as an infiltration tactic.<ref name="ch13"></ref><sup>2</sup> | |||
Those with administrative privileges, such as the Game Masters and Entertainers, can hide,<ref name="ch14">[[Event Quest:Main Quest:Chapter 4 Release Campaign|Chapter 14: Entertainers & Rule Makers ~Prelude~ -Alibi of the Urban Legends-]]</ref><sup>2</sup> censor,<ref name="oscar">{{Transient icon|Oscar}} Research File 1</ref> or falsify<ref name="ch13"></ref><sup>9</sup> users' information, whether it be their own or others. | |||
====''Attributes''==== | ====''Attributes''==== | ||
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{{Attribute|Infernal}} Typically assigned to those that are connected to [[Shadow]]s in some way, either because they are one or because they have control over them.<ref name="ch11">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 11|Chapter 11: Warmongers - The Moonlit War]]</ref><sup>12</sup><br> | {{Attribute|Infernal}} Typically assigned to those that are connected to [[Shadow]]s in some way, either because they are one or because they have control over them.<ref name="ch11">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 11|Chapter 11: Warmongers - The Moonlit War]]</ref><sup>12</sup><br> | ||
{{Attribute|Valiant}} Typically assigned to those that are seen as a "hero", theorized to show that the person had inherited something from the world's [[exile]].<br> | {{Attribute|Valiant}} Typically assigned to those that are seen as a "hero", theorized to show that the person had inherited something from the world's [[exile]].<br> | ||
{{Attribute|World}} Typically assigned to those that represent some aspect of a world's [[System]] or | {{Attribute|World}} Typically assigned to those that represent some aspect of a world's [[System]], are a [[Representative|Worlds Representative]], or hold a [[Pillar|World Pillar]].<br> | ||
The final three attributes represent those that cannot be confined by a System's framework.<ref name="spt">[[Event Quest:Summer Pool Twilight|Summer Pool Twilight]]</ref><sup>12</sup><br> | The final three attributes represent those that cannot be confined by a System's framework.<ref name="spt">[[Event Quest:Summer Pool Twilight|Summer Pool Twilight]]</ref><sup>12</sup><br> | ||
{{Attribute|All-Round}} | {{Attribute|All-Round}} Represented by the mathematical symbol ∀, they are the omnipotent and omniscient, existing outside the world so that they can know everything about the world.<br> | ||
{{Attribute|Infinity}} | {{Attribute|Infinity}} Represented by the mathematical symbol ∞, they are those that are unaffected by the limits of the world's boundaries, believed to be bigger than the world itself.<br> | ||
{{Attribute|Null}} | {{Attribute|Null}} Represented by the mathematical symbol Φ, they are people that are believed to exist nowhere in the world or not exist at all, resulting in an existence outside of the world as a whole.<br> | ||
====''Guilds''==== | ====''Guilds''==== | ||
''<small>For more detailed information about the App features of guilds, see [[Guild]].</small>'' | ''<small>For more detailed information about the App features of guilds, see [[Guild]].</small>'' | ||
The App allows for formations of guilds among groups of users | The App allows for formations of guilds among groups of users which grants exclusive perks. One perk is that with guilds, several Rules can be enforced in an enclosed area for an indefinite period of time without the need of a Battle Zone. When part of a guild, players unlock several new features within the App. According to {{Transient icon|Shiro}}, they can power up other guild members and even detect when another guild member is engaged in battle.<ref name="ch4"></ref><sup>1</sup> | ||
Additionally, guilds with [[Guild#Portals|Portals]] are able to see which guild members are within their territory through the App. This can be helpful to determine if an imposter has infiltrated their territory,<ref name="ch7">[[Event Quest:Main Quest Chapter 7 Campaign|Chapter 7: Genociders (Prelude) - Blood and Shadows]]</ref><sup>1</sup> though it's not perfect as user information can be falsified.<ref name="ch13"></ref><sup>2</sup> When within their own territory, guild members receive similar benefits. | |||
Members also gain access to My Guild and Guild Rank, though it is unclear what this means for in-universe characters as those features are gameplay elements unlocked for you, the Player themselves.<ref name="ch4"></ref><sup>16</sup> | |||
===SNS Features=== | ===SNS Features=== | ||
====''Communication''==== | ====''Communication''==== | ||