Continuing from the Canon info thread:
I don't think the timeline makes sense for him to have worked on Squigly's case. As Big Band, he has fought 2 previous Skullgirls along with Ileum. That would include both Queen Nancy and Selene Contiello. Since the event that caused Squigly's death triggered the Selene Skullgirl event 14 years ago, it doesn't really make sense that Ben could have worked on that case pre-Big Band. (If there was indeed even much of a case to work on. I wonder if there would have been much of a crime scene left to investigate in the Skullgirl's wake.)
Well, darn, my potential fanfic is ruined. Maybe?
I imagined that the Selene didn't go
Super Saiyan Skullgirl right then and there at that party given that the Skullheart has transformation stages, and thus implying that even the Skullgirl's power must build up to a certain extent. At the very least, it sounds like the transformations aren't usually instantaneous. Therefore, Selene had to bide her time somewhat before she could strike back. Then again, given the extreme circumstances the pact was made, Selene could have very well have came out full on Carrie mode and just went on a full on rampage right then and there.
It's fairly likely the transformations and the buildup of power occur at different times for different people and different emotional states. Makes sense.
Squigly is (was?) an opera singer, not a jazz singer. :P I imagine that Big Band probably knew of the Contiello family prior to her death, but I'm not sure if he would have been a fan of her. Maybe so, maybe not.
I don't see it as impossible for jazz fan to appreciate other musical genres.
I'm inferring all of this from Big Band's Squigly specific quotes. He definitively knows of her and it really does sound like Big Band has some solemn respect for her.
"Rest easy, Sienna..."
Perhaps he is just a fan of her work or perhaps something even more involved? I really do strongly feel that Big Band is connected to Squigly somehow.
I don't see how Big Band could have worked Squigly's case is completely impossible. It's not like Skullgirls go on a city wide rampages right then and there. Marie didn't commit any out right destruction for months after becoming the Skullgirl. Strong wills aside, I feel that she didn't go after the Medici family right then and there because she wasn't strong enough. She was only taking out member after member because even she couldn't just assault the Medici tower and go for the jugular yet. Only recently did she finally gain that power.
My point is, Big Band could have investigated the murder, get attacked, get put in the Brass Lung, and still have been able to fight Selene. A tight schedule, I admit. Assuming the average Skullgirl's buildup of power (to Marie's current level) is about 6 months, that's a hard sell that Big Band could have recovered well enough to even become accumulated to the Brass Lung, let alone be able to fight.
Of course, this is super science we are taking about, and not a lot of Birdland's original body is really left. It could very well be that his body didn't need a great deal of time to recover because he didn't
have much of body left that needed to heal anymore. I mean, they even replaced his blood for Trinity's sake.
Dunno about a "circle" of cops he could have trusted, but Irvin seemed to be one, although we don't really know what he was doing during and after Ben was attacked. Probably something that will be explored further if Irvin ever becomes playable.
We need a comic or something, man.
I get the sense that Big Band knew Irving, but didn't work very closely with him. He seems shady, I'll give you that, but I also sense (or am just wishfully thinking) that Irving looks up to or was inspired by Big Band. Big Band was about 30 or so when he was left for dead, and Irving seems rather young, he seems be around 30. I imagine that Irving was just a beat cop when he was working with Big Band.
-seeing as he does look sorta like to Lorenzo (maybe related)
-in the medici tower there is a protrait the kinda looks like him meaning he would be someone of importance in the group
The similarity between Irvin and Lorenzo's youngest son (as seen in the portrait) has been mentioned before. I'm not sure if it's intended or if it's simply a coincidence though. I do find it hard to think that one of Lorenzo Medici's son could have worked in the police force for all that time and no one had noticed.
Yeah, I sincerely doubt that a Medici would be working as a low level cop.
Given the massive corruption of the New Meridian PD, it's not entirely unthinkable that the police would directly and overtly work alongside the Medici or even change professions and be directly employed by them. Irving could easily exploit that for an investigation.
Speaking of the Medici family, I think the reason why they managed to become so powerful and influential is because they pretty much fund the restoration efforts after a Skullgirl rampage. I imagine that construction and insurance businesses are making a killing off of such cyclic destruction. Take control over those companies and you might as well be king yourself. The Canopy aristocracy not only can't touch you, but are probably dependent on you, or even in debt to you.
Not only that, with the Medici funding and coordinating the post-Skullgirl logistics, including food lines and shelters, instead of the Canopy royalty having to do it themselves, thereby allowing them to focus on
being snobby rich douchebags fighting the Skullgirl and other military aspects. Your grip on society couldn't be more solid; the Canopy royalty couldn't touch you even if they had pictures and eyewitness accounts of the Medici dining on babies. Hell, they would have to actually go out of their way to protect you given how indispensable you are to the economy and the comfort of your average citizen.
I'm always amazed how I'm able to find time out of my day to write tl;dr about dumb stuff.
