| Secret of Mana Theater | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Jerry Koudelik (Sprite Monkey) |
| Website | http://www.manatheater.com/ |
| Current status/schedule | Active |
| Launch date | May 15 2002 [1] |
| Genre(s) | Parody |
Secret of Mana Theater is a Sprite-based, Flash animated webcomic that is a parody of Seiken Densetsu 2, which was called Secret of Mana in the United States. Created by Jerry Koudelik, also known as Sprite Monkey, the comic debuted on May 15, 2002. After a hacking incident in 2009, the site was reverted to an old backup and was not updated again until the site was entirely redesigned in 2010. Shortly after the redesign, Koudelik began producing new episodes. ==Main plot==
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The main character is Seth, who is the Mana Knight. He is the archetypal bumbling stereotype, meaning he is often the character who is picked on by other characters. He grew up in Potos village, but was banished after pulling out the Mana Sword. He than reluctantly began the quest to protect Mana from the Empire and Thanatos.
Along the way Seth meets Fawn, who is trying to save Dyluck, whom she loves. Fawn is an extremely adept fighter, and thinks of Seth as a complete wimp. Autumn, the sprite, also appears, who originally swindled Seth out of thousands of gold pieces along with the Dwarven Elder. After the Elder betrays her and is eaten by Tropicallo, Autumn joins Seth's group in the attempt to recover her memory and partially because she regrets deceiving Seth.
Seth receives hints about his quest from a divine stack of pancakes. As bizarre as this seems, it is a key point in Secret of Mana Theater.
In the game, Randi corresponds to Seth, Purim to Fawn, and Popoie to Autumn. In addition, although Popoie was male, the author saw the sprite as female so Autumn is female instead.