In terms of a Lavos intro, what if we did an intro that was almost LotR-ish? Did anyone see a post of mine somewhere around here that talked about how maybe Lavos was a creature who found the Frozen Flame as one finds a treasure, and it possessed/corrupted him? That doesn't necessarily have to be true, but we might be able to expand on that a bit...
I'm kinda imagining an intro narrated by a woman (who will later be revealed to be Schala, similar to LotR's intro with Galadriel) telling this like a twisted bedtime story... She'd be telling about a legend of a great and powerful artifact called the Frozen Flame, and how it could endow its bearer with godlike power. It was found by a creature who sought to go see other worlds (this would be Lavos, albeit in a much less monster-looking form). This desire would be perfect for the Flame to achieve its own goals, which centered around its hatred for all life. Granting the creature power beyond compare, the Flame began its conquest, pouring that hate and evil into the creature's heart. That creature got its wish to see other places in the universe...while conquering them as well. Soon it forgot its own desires as the Flame ever darkened the creature's heart. (We may see glimpses of Lavos' Core, slowly turning a little uglier, becoming just a little more reminiscent of the Lavos Core we would recognize.) Of course, eventually, at some tragic point in time, that creature will have conquered the other worlds in its path, and it -- and the Frozen Flame -- will come here.
At this point, I'm imagining a very specific shot (definitely cutscene if we manage to do that stuff) of the Lavos Core's hands holding the Frozen Flame and setting it on some sort of twisted pedestal. (This would be inside the Lavos Body, so you can imagine the background.) The camera zooms out from the hands as Lavos turns toward the camera and assumes that same pose Darth Vader had after Palpatine told him Padme had died... (When he screamed "Nooooooo") Lavos basically takes that pose and roars... A deeeeeeep, horrible, disturbing, distorted roar as the camera pulls back FAST. The camera literally ZOOMS out for about 1.5 seconds going through the Lavos Body, and the camera finally comes out of the mouth and shows a dramatic view of the full Lavos. As the camera exits the mouth, the roar morphs into the more recognizable, trademark Lavos roar. Fade to black, cut to Crono's house.
What do you guys think of that idea? I know it ain't exactly the sword in Lavos' @$$, but it might suffice and would certainly be dramatic.
I REALLY want feedback on this. Let me know your thoughts.
