Ascendancy
The Ascendancy saga refers to the collection of YATA lore surrounding the counter-insurgents and their subsequent adventures. As of 10/09/2024, the saga is comprised of 9 books and three interlude chapters. The saga surrounds the machinations of the SDS as well as the plots of several powerful beings that threaten the universe.
Books
Book 1 - The Insurgency
"The Insurgency" takes place at the same time as the Yomtach invasion of the human world - the Insurgency. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.
Book 2 - Daybreak
"Daybreak" takes place during the SDS-001 crises on Theia. The main characters are Andrei and Cormac.
Interlude - The Creature, part 1
"The Creature, part 1" takes place after the SDS-001 crises, focusing on the lore of a specific artefact from Book 2. The main characters are Nadia Szilagyi, Jimmy Navarro, Eldric de Laitinie, and Samuel Gordon.
Book 3 - Total Annihilation
"Total Annihilation" takes place during the second Theian SDS-001 crisis known as "the annihilation." The main characters are Andrei, Cormac, and Lazuli.
Interlude - The Creature, part 2
"The Creature, part 2" takes place following the Annihilation, focusing on an SDS entity known as "The Revenant." The main characters are Jimmy and Carbonado.
Book 4 - The Divine Resurgence
"The Divine Resurgence" takes place during the brief return of divinity to Theia. There is an ensemble cast of the Theian gods known as "The Nine."
Interlude - Carbonado and Wisteria
"Carbonado and Wisteria" takes place following the final demise of the Theian gods. The main characters are Sakura Sakamoto, Nikolay Petrov, Eucleia, and Carbonado.
Book 5 - From Dusk to Dawn in Miyaki
"From Dusk to Dawn in Miyaki" takes place during the end days of the Miyaki Project. The main characters are Sakura, Wisteria, "Haru", and "the cameraman."
Book 6 - Once more, unto the Digiverse!
"Once more, unto the Digiverse!" takes place during Carbonado's plot to digitalise the universe. There is an ensemble cast consisting of Carbonado, Andrei, Cormac, Samnsonite, Lazuli, Sakura, Ruby, Sapphire, Anahita, and Isla.
Book 7 - The World Machine
"The World Machine" takes place during Cormac's plot to ascend to "godhood" through the fourth dimension. The main characters are Daniel Rand, Peridot, Andrei, Carbonado, and Cormac.
Book 8 - The Flavros Project
"The Flavros Project" takes place during the discovery of, and effort to stop, Amesidian's mysterious "Flavros Project." . There is an ensemble cast featuring Daniel, Peridot, Diamond 1 and 2, Clotho, Sakura, Earendel, Amesidian, Lazuli, Ruby, Sapphire, Wisteria, and Isla.
Book 9 - Guinevere Lacrimae
"Guinevere Lacrimae" takes place immediately where The Flavros Project leaves off, focusing on a mysterious "portal clock" that was created when the Project was destroyed. The main characters are Wisteria, Camellia, Isla and Sakura.
Characters
| Character | Book 1 | Book 2 | Interlude 1 | Book 3 | Interlude 2 | Book 4 | Interlude 3 | Book 5 | Book 6 | Book 7 | Book 8 | Book 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Varady | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Cormac Connolly | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔*** | ||||||
| Anahita / The Girl | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Aldren II Tremar | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Lazuli | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Ruby | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Emerald | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Sapphire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Jade | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Carbonado | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔*** | |
| Eldric de Laitinie | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Jimmy Navarro | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Amelie Parsons | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Samuel Gordon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| "Sanmor" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔** | ||||||||
| Black Opal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Samnsonite | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Oliver Fontaine | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Isaac Grenier | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Nadia Szilagyi | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Wisteria / Fuji Sakamoto | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* | ✔ | ✔* | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Isla | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Sakura Sakamoto / Tenno | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Aeneas | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Marcel Mostow / Triton | ✔ | ✔*** | ||||||||||
| Hecate | ✔ | ✔*** | ||||||||||
| Aireskoi | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Varuna | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Nihilantis | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Pilirin | ✔ | ✔*** | ||||||||||
| Istaran | ✔ | ✔*** | ||||||||||
| Minerva | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Nikolay Petrov | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Eucleia | ✔ | |||||||||||
| "Haru" | ✔ | |||||||||||
| The Cameraman | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Joseph Spencer | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Samekh | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Daniel Rand | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Peridot | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Ariadne Psomas | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Diamond 1 and 2 | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Amesidian | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Earendel | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Clotho | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Camellia | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| ✔ |
* Appears disguised as "Aldren Tremar" and/or "Alana Tremar"
** Appears in a flashback
*** Appears as an apparition
Trivia
- The saga has many instances of retroactive continuity:
- Nihilantis was originally the secondary antagonist of Book 1 - "The Insurgency", however as the saga developed and Nihilantis developed as a character in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence", his earlier appearance was erased.
- Book 1 - "The Insurgency" has a deleted chapter where Andrei is transported to the planet Skantos, but it is now presented as him falling unconscious en route to TERAPRO.
- Anahita and Isla existed as characters well before the time period in which Book 1 - "The Insurgency" takes place, and therefore their origin stories were adjusted.
- There are many instances in the earlier books in which countries are presented as individuals - any mention of countries outside of Book 5 - "From Dusk to Dawn in Miyaki" is considered as referring to the president of the country or a similar important figure. For example, Jimmy Navarro is referred to where "California" is named.
- There are considerable lore discrepancies concerning Emerald as a character in Book 1 - "The Insurgency." They are now considered a separate character rather than a fusion gem.
- The Digiverse project, although labelled as being in its prototype phase by the events of Book 6 - "Once more, unto the Digiverse!", is inferred to have begun development soon after the "death" of Carbonado in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence". This was done in order to preserve Andrei and Cormac's continuity, in other words, provide a way in which they could live past old age.
- Book 7 - "The World Machine" was originally titled "Echoes of the Cataclysm".
- Book 8 - "The Flavros Project" was originally titled "The Loom of Fate."
