Técnicos vs. Rudos

One particular point I feel the need to explain is the basic difference between good guys and bad guys in general within this world.  In real life Lucha Libre, wrestlers are divided into two groups, the técnicos and the rudos.  

Técnicos are the good guys, and are marked by their adherence to the rules, by fighting fair, and by their complex, spectacular moves.  Technically impressive moves are their defining characteristic, their name even translating directly to "technician".  Rudos, on the other hand (literally translating "rude ones") are marked by their brawling, scrapping styles of fighting, less spectacular but more quick and brutal.  They often resort to underhanded tactics, being sneaky and cunning rather than overwhelmingly skillful.  In general, these are the good guys vs. bad guys, and becoming bad or good means changing your fighting style also.  

Now, in real life, the marked distinction between fighting style and inherent heroism or villainy is possible because there's isn't anything outside of the ring at stake; this is essentially a sporting event, and good guy vs. bad guy within that context isn't the same as good guy vs. bad guy within the context of a fictional adventure and world.  Therefore, there will be a bit less of a straight, clear line between good guy and bad guy within the world of Lucha Quest.  

One particular way you can expect this to come up is between Tacto and Vellon.  Tacto is a world hardened, rough and tumble character, and while he is distinctly good, he's the closest to the border of the group, and also has the most amount of Rudo within his fighting style.  As a personal philosophy, he believes that there isn't a difference in inherent goodness within the fighting style chosen by a luchador.  Vellon is the opposite.  Vellon will essentially be the best luchador ever (in theory and philosophy, at least), and he firmly believes that choosing the fighting style of a rudo means you are an inherently bad person (specifically, selfish and unprincipled and undisciplined), while choosing the style of a técnico means you are a good person (patient, self controlled, and wise).  This difference of opinion will feature heavily when dealing with these two characters together in particular.

The real life distinction will serve as a general basis, though explorations of the boundaries and exceptions will be looked into.  We'll see plenty of técnico vs. rudo action, and true to real life, we will explore what it's like when a tag team is composed of a técnico and a rudo at the same time.  We'll also see what can make a person truly bad or truly good, regardless of what style they fight with.

Hope this clears up a little about Lucha Libre, to anyone previously unfamiliar.