WARNING – spoilers ahead!! It is recommended you finish the game before reading further!
We are finally in the homestretch for story structure in Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code. This is the last post in this story structure devlogs and we’ll be covering all of Act 3.
But first we have to Break into Three, which is the moment in which the hero realizes what he must do to fix all the problems created in Act 2, and, most importantly, fix himself.
In Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code, this is the battle between Joshwa and Lamech. Joshwa learned that his uncle was the reason for the tragic event at the Battle at Mount Sinai with the use of the infernos and that his uncle is essentially a tool of the tyrannical Kosmokraters. Confronting Lamech, Joshwa has now started to pursue what he needs—he’s critical of the Kosmokraters, he won’t blindly follow them (or anyone, really), and he’s taking matters in his own hands to discover the truth and stop the plot from the Kosmokraters.
After the Break into Three we enter the Finale beat. In this beat we see the hero, having learned the lesson/embraced the theme of the story, is taking action. Bad guys are defeated, mistakes are remedied, lovers are reunited. Not only is the world saved, but it’s a better place than it was before—in the case of a happy ending.
Think of some of your favorite endings in movies and books. It usually involves some form of preparation or rallying your allies. There’s also usually a last-ditch effort from the antagonist, and the hero is forced to dig deep down for a solution.
How does the finale represent itself in Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code? Well, for starters, Joshwa is gathering his allies, both Beyoz and Ruthia. They then together storm Mount Sinai and reach the peak where the transmigrator is located (the device needed to teleport one to the Kingdom of Heaven). You might think the last-ditch effort is when you have to fight Nike twice, but the last-ditch effort is actually from the Kosmokraters when they detonate all those infernos, effectively destroying Mount Sinai and the transmigrator. Lastly, Joshwa does everything he can to save the people he loves and cares for, even if they aren’t a Jehudan like himself. He’s gone beyond just being a soldier for Jehuda, or even a judge, he is a leader and a true hero.
The last beat in any story structure is the Final Image. This should mirror the Opening Image at the beginning of the story and is the first hint at the hero’s transformation. In the Opening Image, we learned that Joshwa is a low-ranked soldier, a blind follower of the Kosmokraters, and we have Mount Sinai as a place shrouded in mystery and tragedy. What we get in the Final Image is pretty much the opposite of that. Joshwa becomes a leader—a king actually! He’s no longer following blindly and begins questioning everything in an effort to find capital “T” Truth, and Mount Sinai has been destroyed, its mysteries unveiled, its tragic past finally laid to rest.
And that’s it! The entire story structure of Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code and my thoughts behind it. Thank you so much for following along with these posts and I hope you enjoyed it.
Special bonus – You might be thinking that Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code ends on a cliffhanger. I would argue that it does not. The “cliffhanger” in question revolved around Beyoz and Ruthia, both who play critical pieces in the story, but are not the heroes/main protagonist of the story. They certainly get their own satisfying arcs and transformations, but The Babel Code is about Joshwa, and Joshwa’s story is complete in that he learns the lesson the story is intended to teach him and he undergoes his transformation.
You could technically apply the same story structure on a macro level, too, for an entire series. In that case, Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code is really just part of Act 1 of the Elohim Eternal universe. So stay tuned for more!