Lilac's Treehouse is the home of Sash Lilac & Carol Tea, located in the forests of Dragon Valley, deep within the Valley Region of Avalice.
Appearance[]
Lilac's Treehouse is a light-brown, 2-story building with a blue roof built on top of a large tree. It has 2 balconies and a ladder with a red lantern next to it. In the beta HUB builds, there is a bench located to the right of the Treehouse, and beyond that, a small creek with a rope bridge.
Residents[]
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Sash Lilac |
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Carol Tea |
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Milla Basset (temporary) |
Guests[]
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Torque |
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General Gong |
Treehouse Interior[]
Lilac's Treehouse appears to have two main rooms, each with the following features:
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History[]
Pre-Freedom Planet[]
Not much is known about how or when Lilac's Treehouse was built, although it was presumably built by Lilac & Carol. After leaving the ranks of the Red Scarves, the Girls needed a place to live, so they decided to build a Treehouse. But due to their past affiliations with the Scarves, they were never given a chance to earn money legally. So, they resorted to thievery by stealing from the rich as a means of survival. With the materials bought from the money they've "obtained", along with hard work and a fair share of carpentry knowledge, Lilac & Carol successfully built the Treehouse. But to avoid the Authorities as well as the Red Scarves, the Girls built it deep within the forests of the Valley Region, specifically in Dragon Valley.
Freedom Planet[]
Theft of the Kingdom Stone[]
Lilac's Treehouse is first seen after Lilac & Carol rescues Torque from Serpentine. From there, he tells the Girls that there is a plot to steal the Kingdom Stone, despite Lilac doubting it to be possible and Carol claiming that only she could steal it (she wishes). Torque then tells them that Mayor Zao has already sent Soldiers in disguise to the Ancient Temple. With that, Lilac & Carol offer to head over there, since Carol has a Motorcycle and Lilac being a Dragon, which are known to be super-fast. So, while Torque searches for his missing stuff lost in the plane crash, Lilac & Carol races to the Ancient Temple. They had little success however, as the Kingdom Stone was stolen by their rival Spade, and Lilac meets and befriends Milla Basset, an orphan Hound Puppy who saved Carol from a collapsing cave and had been following her with a desire to meet a Dragon.
Hanging Out[]
After the events at the Temple, Lilac invites Milla to live with her and Carol in their Treehouse, seeing that she was all alone in the woods. Lilac also invites Torque, whom she asks if he wanted to hang out, but he said he was going to try to fix his gadgets inside his tent (and to also hide his true identity). While hanging out, Lilac thought there would be plenty to do, especially now that Milla is around, but boredom soon struck Carol, so Lilac suggested they watch a movie and so they did. As they watched the movie, Carol, with a mouth full of chips, asked Lilac why Torque didn't want to hang out with them, she told her he had some work to do. Carol replied that he was scared of getting cooties, then the girls shared a laugh and continued watching the movie until it was time for bed.
Torque's Mission[]
Later that night, while she slept, Lilac dreamt of what Spade said to her earlier that day, about her being a traitor. Suddenly, a freaked-out Carol dashes into the bedroom and wakes her up from a dead sleep, telling her that Torque was really an alien. Lilac, who was barely awake, thought Carol had a bad dream and tries to go back to sleep, but Carol insisted she gets up and sees Torque as an alien. Fully awake and annoyed, Lilac slipped her shoes on and followed Carol to Torque's Tent, where she sees that she was right about him being an alien. His cover blown, Torque confesses his true identity as a Commander of the Spectrum Chasers and explains to the Girls about his mission to prevent Lord Brevon from plunging the Three Kingdoms of Shang Tu, Shang Mu & Shuigang into a Civil War, so he could steal the Kingdom Stone to power his Dreadnought and escape Avalice to continue his galactic conquest. Torque swore to his dying captain that he'll do whatever it takes to keep the Kingdom Stone from falling into Brevon's hands, even if it means he has to destroy it. Learning that Torque was being serious, Lilac, Carol and an eavesdropping Milla immediately offer to help the Chaser Commander, with Carol calling them "Team Lilac" (much to Lilac's somewhat dismay). Torque was uncomfortable with getting them involved in an intergalactic conflict, but as the only remaining Chaser left, he accepts their help, swearing them into secrecy regarding their mission, to avoid the whole world thinking they're crazy. Afterwards, the girls go back to bed to get well rested for tomorrow.
To Adventure![]
The next morning, Lilac gets a phone call from General Gong, who asked for her help in recovering the Kingdom Stone from Mayor Zao. Afterwards, she went to wake up Carol, who was still asleep, but was woken up by Milla, whose playful puppy bark scared her right off the bed. After preparations were complete, the girls and Torque depart from the Treehouse and sets off to save Avalice from Lord Brevon. Later on, while Zao's Airship sailed down Jiang River following a battle with Prince Dail and his Sky Battalion, Lilac mentions her Treehouse while trying to cheer up Milla, who was feeling homesick due to the absence of her parents, stating that she wouldn't survive a day without it.
Good-Bye, Torque[]
Lilac's Treehouse wasn't seen or mentioned again until the end of the game, where Torque was preparing to leave Avalice after Brevon's defeat, and the Girls and General Gong were there to see him off. He thanks them for helping him defeat Brevon, giving them his gratitude on behalf of the Coalition of Planets, earning himself a group hug from the girls. After saying their good-byes, Torque hops into his rocket, while the Girls and Gong go up to the Treehouse's balcony. They look to the sky as Torque's rocket blasts off into space, holding on to the hope that he may return someday.
Freedom Planet 2[]
Lilac & Carol continue to live in the Treehouse for the next 3 years, while Milla moves out to live more independently in her own Chemistry Lab. At a certain point, Lilac sets out to defeat rogue robots rampaging through the Valley Region and tells Carol to stay and watch the Treehouse while she's away. But Carol didn't listen and went out to bash some robots herself, leaving the Treehouse unprotected. By the time they both returned from defeating multiple robots, including the Proto Pincer, the Treehouse had already been demolished by a cloaking robot known as Kakugan. Lilac scolds Carol for not staying put and watching the Treehouse, even though the Wildcat stated that there was nothing she could've done to prevent it if she had stayed put. Despite the damage and the constant robot attacks, Carol was confident that they could get it rebuilt, even though Lilac states that it could take weeks or months to fix. And so, at Carol's suggestion, the two set off to stay with Milla in her Lab, leaving their ruined home behind for the time being.
Later on, Team Lilac was recruited by the Magister to help defend Shang Tu, with Lady Neera Li implying to let them keep any Crystal Shards they find during their mission. Lilac accepts, stating that the money they earn could help rebuild the Treehouse. Eventually, during their mission to the Avian Museum, They encounter Kakugan again, and after a battle, they destroy it, avenging the Treehouse and revealing the pilot: a tarsier whom Milla would eventually call Aaa.
At the end of the Game, Lilac sets out to search for the missing Merga, while Carol stays in Shang Tu to keep an eye on her older sister Cory, who had been given community service as punishment for her crimes against Shang Tu under Merga's command, so it is currently unknown if they'll ever return to the Valley Region and rebuild the Treehouse in the foreseeable future.
Trivia[]
Freedom Planet[]
- Lilac's Treehouse and other areas in Freedom Planet were originally planned to be "HUB Areas", where the Player could walk around in between stages in Adventure Mode and interact with NPCs. However, this feature was cut from the final game, but would be featured in the sequel, Freedom Planet 2.
- Through memory editing, players can explore the area around the treehouse as well as inside, with the exception of the bedroom.
- The character on the Bedroom Poster, "NINJA HURK", appears to resemble "The Incredible Hulk" from "Marvel Comics".
- Interestingly, an early version of the Poster exists with a different name: "Mohawk Mutation".
Freedom Planet 2[]
- During development of Freedom Planet 2, a side-quest to rebuild Lilac's Treehouse was planned, in which the player would have to ask Construction Worker Wallace for help in rebuilding the Treehouse but would have to get permission from his boss, Construction Foreman Mun. However, these plans were cut from the final version of Freedom Planet 2, once again making Lilac's Treehouse a cutscene-exclusive location in the sequel.
Gallery[]
Freedom Planet[]
Beta Version[]
Upper-Left:
Lilac on the Treehouse's Branch
Upper-Right:
Lilac climbing up the Ladder
Lower-Left:
Lilac & Carol in the Treehouse
Lower-Right:
Lilac with Carol & Milla
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Final Version[]
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Freedom Planet 2[]
Other[]
This is the Audio heard from an Unnamed Movie Team Lilac were watching on their TV from within the treehouse:
| Character 1 :
"I've...I've got to do it. I've got to save the world. I've got to save Avalice!" |
| Character 2 :
"You're absolutely right, fellow protector. There is only one thing we can do." |
| (Noises in the background and music as well) |
| (two people yelling while rock music from a guitar plays) "FREEDOM!" |