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Once a fighting game concept, I since have mostly turned it into a fairly interesting all-female story.
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While My "Top Diva" is a series that initially was about eight ladies between the ages of 18 and 30 taking part in a unique fighting championship. The fighting was to be more like what you'd see in Street Fighter or Tekken, only not with any superhuman strength or anything. Another important thing to note is that no lethal weapons (such as guns and knives) are used. I began this concept back in 2008. And so for the first installment, the ages of the fighters were their ages in 2008. I later didn't want to mix things up age-wise, so I made their ages their permanent ages in the series. It became a series when I thought of more characters and future championships.
One of the unique aspects of the first story was that there were some ladies who were not happy about not being among the finalists of each tournament. So one dejected contestant wanted to sabotage the tournament by having factions join together to try to take on the eventual winner of the tournament. I went from taking that first tournament being in Los Angeles to having future tournaments done in the (obviously fictional) city of Diva City in Diva County, USA.
The concept of "Top Diva" began as a project for the PC fighting game engine M.U.G.E.N. When I failed trying to make fighters for that game, I abandoned this as a fighting game and instead mostly made it into an action/adventure deal. The primary inspirations for this as a fighting game was the likes of all-female fighting games like "Asuka 120%" and the "Variable Geo" series. "Top Diva" is in fact, mostly all-female. While the namesake of "diva" may imply that only sexy young women are the norm, you'd be wrong. There are lovely ladies, but the loveliness is not only about looks but more about personality. So the likes of petites and plus-size/curvy bodies are also featured. Some even... aren't what some would consider lovely at all.
As I continue to provide content for this series, you will get to explore this story a bit more along with the characters who make it all happen. I will keep updating links like this one to further reflect a number of changes.
One of the unique aspects of the first story was that there were some ladies who were not happy about not being among the finalists of each tournament. So one dejected contestant wanted to sabotage the tournament by having factions join together to try to take on the eventual winner of the tournament. I went from taking that first tournament being in Los Angeles to having future tournaments done in the (obviously fictional) city of Diva City in Diva County, USA.
The concept of "Top Diva" began as a project for the PC fighting game engine M.U.G.E.N. When I failed trying to make fighters for that game, I abandoned this as a fighting game and instead mostly made it into an action/adventure deal. The primary inspirations for this as a fighting game was the likes of all-female fighting games like "Asuka 120%" and the "Variable Geo" series. "Top Diva" is in fact, mostly all-female. While the namesake of "diva" may imply that only sexy young women are the norm, you'd be wrong. There are lovely ladies, but the loveliness is not only about looks but more about personality. So the likes of petites and plus-size/curvy bodies are also featured. Some even... aren't what some would consider lovely at all.
As I continue to provide content for this series, you will get to explore this story a bit more along with the characters who make it all happen. I will keep updating links like this one to further reflect a number of changes.
Top Diva Series: Stories
"Top Diva" featured many different tournaments and stories. What you are about to see here are brief bits of each tournament storyline along with different spinoffs I came up with. This will give you a general idea of each story as they were developed.
--- FIRST TOURNAMENT ---
A new fighting tournament was established by a former mixed martial artist in 2008. Rather than seek some of the strongest men in the world, he instead wanted to draw together eight strong ladies from around the world. Individual tournaments in various international regions helped determine who would go to Los Angeles to fight for what was labeled as "unworldly fame." The winner of the first tournament would win her own mansion just outside of San Francisco, a supercar in her favorite color, and more. With rumors that one dejected non-finalist was so upset with not making the tournament, the eventual winner of this tournament would need to make sure she doesn't get into the crosshairs of this dejected non-finalist. One young woman knows all of the goings on in trying to sabotage this tournament through undercover work, and she is reluctant to try to intercept the plans of faction violence against the winner of the first Top Diva tournament.
NOTE 1: There is not supposed to be one character that wins because I wanted it to be open as to whomever won the tournament. So while some of the characters are popular, there really isn't supposed to be one who becomes Grand Champion of this tournament or any future tournament.
NOTE 2: The ages of all of the participants were meant for their age in 2008 when I originally conceived Top Diva. Later, I decided to make the ages of each contestant their exact age without trying to entirely focus on realistic ages.
--- SECOND TOURNAMENT ---
With the subtitle of "The World Championship," the field was expanded from the best eight ladies to the best ten ladies. After the chaos of the first tournament, the second tournament was a lot more relaxed. The faction violence was calmed down for the most part though they still mostly exist. Another batch of ladies between ages 18 and 30 were involved in this tournament. Plenty of new faces were represented. Rather than sabotage this second tournament, there are two best friends who serve as the arch nemeses of the Second Tournament.
NOTE: The second tournament happens mostly in Diva City, though some exhibition fights are held worldwide. Every other subsequent tournament happens in Diva City apart from the first one being held in Los Angeles. All of the characters were from different parts of the world but reside in Diva County.
--- THIRD TOURNAMENT ---
The third tournament was titled "Sydney's Sweetheart." As the name suggests, the Grand Champion would get to enjoy a celebrity lifestyle in the wonderful city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The tournament field was expanded again to include the best 12 ladies. I didn't really take this story far, but there surprisingly isn't one character trying to sabotage the tournament or challenge the tournament winner to a winner-take-all fight.
--- FREESTYLE ---
A spinoff of the Top Diva tournament involves one lady trying to avenge the beating of one of her friends. This girl somehow has an addiction of fighting. She doesn't want to fight. She doesn't know why she fights. But... she is a fighter. Though she never qualified as a Top Diva finalist, she does have a knack to try to find out who beat her best friend. This is not during any Top Diva tournament. Ex-faction members are also included in this one-off story including some existing factions. There are also some independent fighters ready to fight when they feel certain women stand in their way.
--- FOURTH TOURNAMENT ---
Someone decided to bring back the Top Diva tournament. A rogue promoter decided to bring it back but with many different twists. The most notable twist was that this was not to gain any celebrity-like fame. It was instead to be established as the strongest woman in Diva County. In addition, the age range went from 18-30 to 18-35. Nobody knows about this new promoter... even a proper gender of this promoter...
--- SISTERHOOD OF JUSTICE ---
The various battles among the Diva City underworld have caused the city to become a battleground of crime and violence. Various factions have assembled to try to take control of the underworld of Diva City and Diva County. However, one faction feels the violence is getting too intense, as they feel the underworld battles are ultimately taking over Diva City and its various subdivisions. So instead, this one faction is trying to make sure Diva City remains beautiful and fun by battling against factions and independent fighters. This faction has one unique distinction. While they don't know each other very well, the first letters in the first name of each faction member coincidentally spell D-I-V-A. Can the DIVA faction suppress the violence of the Diva City underworld and make sure it doesn't spill into the rest of the city and the county?
While this story involves the four aforementioned characters, all of the Top Diva finalists from tournaments past are also main characters. At times, the Top Diva finalists will even tag along with the DIVA faction members in saving them from danger or cleaning up the streets of Diva City.
A new fighting tournament was established by a former mixed martial artist in 2008. Rather than seek some of the strongest men in the world, he instead wanted to draw together eight strong ladies from around the world. Individual tournaments in various international regions helped determine who would go to Los Angeles to fight for what was labeled as "unworldly fame." The winner of the first tournament would win her own mansion just outside of San Francisco, a supercar in her favorite color, and more. With rumors that one dejected non-finalist was so upset with not making the tournament, the eventual winner of this tournament would need to make sure she doesn't get into the crosshairs of this dejected non-finalist. One young woman knows all of the goings on in trying to sabotage this tournament through undercover work, and she is reluctant to try to intercept the plans of faction violence against the winner of the first Top Diva tournament.
NOTE 1: There is not supposed to be one character that wins because I wanted it to be open as to whomever won the tournament. So while some of the characters are popular, there really isn't supposed to be one who becomes Grand Champion of this tournament or any future tournament.
NOTE 2: The ages of all of the participants were meant for their age in 2008 when I originally conceived Top Diva. Later, I decided to make the ages of each contestant their exact age without trying to entirely focus on realistic ages.
--- SECOND TOURNAMENT ---
With the subtitle of "The World Championship," the field was expanded from the best eight ladies to the best ten ladies. After the chaos of the first tournament, the second tournament was a lot more relaxed. The faction violence was calmed down for the most part though they still mostly exist. Another batch of ladies between ages 18 and 30 were involved in this tournament. Plenty of new faces were represented. Rather than sabotage this second tournament, there are two best friends who serve as the arch nemeses of the Second Tournament.
NOTE: The second tournament happens mostly in Diva City, though some exhibition fights are held worldwide. Every other subsequent tournament happens in Diva City apart from the first one being held in Los Angeles. All of the characters were from different parts of the world but reside in Diva County.
--- THIRD TOURNAMENT ---
The third tournament was titled "Sydney's Sweetheart." As the name suggests, the Grand Champion would get to enjoy a celebrity lifestyle in the wonderful city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The tournament field was expanded again to include the best 12 ladies. I didn't really take this story far, but there surprisingly isn't one character trying to sabotage the tournament or challenge the tournament winner to a winner-take-all fight.
--- FREESTYLE ---
A spinoff of the Top Diva tournament involves one lady trying to avenge the beating of one of her friends. This girl somehow has an addiction of fighting. She doesn't want to fight. She doesn't know why she fights. But... she is a fighter. Though she never qualified as a Top Diva finalist, she does have a knack to try to find out who beat her best friend. This is not during any Top Diva tournament. Ex-faction members are also included in this one-off story including some existing factions. There are also some independent fighters ready to fight when they feel certain women stand in their way.
--- FOURTH TOURNAMENT ---
Someone decided to bring back the Top Diva tournament. A rogue promoter decided to bring it back but with many different twists. The most notable twist was that this was not to gain any celebrity-like fame. It was instead to be established as the strongest woman in Diva County. In addition, the age range went from 18-30 to 18-35. Nobody knows about this new promoter... even a proper gender of this promoter...
--- SISTERHOOD OF JUSTICE ---
The various battles among the Diva City underworld have caused the city to become a battleground of crime and violence. Various factions have assembled to try to take control of the underworld of Diva City and Diva County. However, one faction feels the violence is getting too intense, as they feel the underworld battles are ultimately taking over Diva City and its various subdivisions. So instead, this one faction is trying to make sure Diva City remains beautiful and fun by battling against factions and independent fighters. This faction has one unique distinction. While they don't know each other very well, the first letters in the first name of each faction member coincidentally spell D-I-V-A. Can the DIVA faction suppress the violence of the Diva City underworld and make sure it doesn't spill into the rest of the city and the county?
While this story involves the four aforementioned characters, all of the Top Diva finalists from tournaments past are also main characters. At times, the Top Diva finalists will even tag along with the DIVA faction members in saving them from danger or cleaning up the streets of Diva City.
Top Diva: Characters
Top Diva Characters: First Tournament
Top Diva Characters: Second Tournament
Top Diva Characters: Third Tournament
Top Diva Characters: Freestyle
Top Diva Characters: Fourth Tournament
Top Diva Characters: Sisterhood of Justice
(all sections are under construction)
Top Diva Characters: Second Tournament
Top Diva Characters: Third Tournament
Top Diva Characters: Freestyle
Top Diva Characters: Fourth Tournament
Top Diva Characters: Sisterhood of Justice
(all sections are under construction)