Once they leave the AU and come to Xistentia, the character can have their original powerset (i.e., from canon/CRAU) again. The powerset overwrite is completely optional for both new and existing characters.
DAEMONS
(This is a bit of a complicated answer, hopefully it makes sense.)
In the TDM, the Prison World prequel will not contain a "full AU" prompt, just a action/psychological thriller transition scene where characters are experiencing brainwashing during the events of the Battle of New York. At this stage, no daemons will be available.
However, once characters are accepted, the "full AU" prompts will take place in the in-game event log. At this stage, characters are completely AUed and there are daemons. All daemons will appear by default as normal 2017 cellular phone devices. New characters will get their cellphone daemon here, because the daemon will actually be the [plot] device that "wakes them up" to their true identity and also creates the portal to flee the Prison World. However, the daemon will still look like boring old cellphone, until they actually reach Xistentia.
Once the character arrives in Xistentia, then their daemon will take the customized form desired/apped by the player-- anything from a live animal pet to a particularly talkative vase.
Let us know if that answers your question. Cheers!
Retaining Powersets & Daemons in the AU
Once they leave the AU and come to Xistentia, the character can have their original powerset (i.e., from canon/CRAU) again. The powerset overwrite is completely optional for both new and existing characters.
DAEMONS
(This is a bit of a complicated answer, hopefully it makes sense.)
In the TDM, the Prison World prequel will not contain a "full AU" prompt, just a action/psychological thriller transition scene where characters are experiencing brainwashing during the events of the Battle of New York. At this stage, no daemons will be available.
However, once characters are accepted, the "full AU" prompts will take place in the in-game event log. At this stage, characters are completely AUed and there are daemons. All daemons will appear by default as normal 2017 cellular phone devices. New characters will get their cellphone daemon here, because the daemon will actually be the [plot] device that "wakes them up" to their true identity and also creates the portal to flee the Prison World. However, the daemon will still look like boring old cellphone, until they actually reach Xistentia.
Once the character arrives in Xistentia, then their daemon will take the customized form desired/apped by the player-- anything from a live animal pet to a particularly talkative vase.
Let us know if that answers your question. Cheers!