#defenders-core

[defenders-core]

#defenders #marvel's defenders #defenders-core #marvel #Daimon Hellstrom #son of satan #queen elizabeth #queen elizabeth ii #satan

[spriteofmushrooms]

The interesting thing about Jiang Cheng is that he refuses to be his mother's golden child to Wei Wuxian's scapegoat; he actively chooses Wei Wuxian again and again. He defends Wei Wuxian from her until she dies. It's unusual.

This doesn't mean that Wei Wuxian's experience was any less fraught--being hated by a caretaker is awful even if everyone else loves you. But it was an interesting choice by MXTX.

#pallas.rtf #mdzs #this is perhaps because i spent a lot of time on various subreddits #but either golden children don't protect their siblings or the golden children who protect their siblings don't end up posting on reddit #because i've never encountered a clear golden child and scapegoat dynamic like jc & wwx's in real life or in fiction #i suppose that's wuthering heights again--cathy defends heathcliff (until she learns how to be a proper lady) #but i don't know. it's interesting to see jc step in for wwx directly in the novel and then contrast that to wwx comforting jc after jfm #doesn't praise jc for helping to save wwx #i often wonder if wwx was as resentful in the moment or if--like all memories--wwx reframed that interaction after the golden core transfer #the way he talks about jc like he's sooo delicate and breakable that obviously wwx has to comfort him is v. reminiscent of how he acts like #jc almost directly forced wwx to do this mad impossible thing because jc was sad and breaking #if jc read mdzs he'd probably curl up in a miserable little ball #but yeah like... memories are shaped so much by what we think and feel now #all memory is imagination... and wwx was a tormented ghost for 13 years because no one offered him anything #so what would that do to you? #i'm off topic

[hadesbullshit]

I have thoughts qTubbo's death & qPhil's reaction to it

I think q!Phil just laughing it off was because he doesn't rly think of death for humans as permanent. immortal who spent most of his life around other immortals and with hazy memories from before the island -bc long life = memories fade- and that, plus he's seen Tubbo come back from worse than a squabble with Richas. so at first he sees Tubbo's body lying there and he like does a kick flip over it and tell other people with a laugh because qTubbo can just pick himself up, the guy is being dramatic. or so goes Phil's thought.

Also hes got this big romanic connection with death id we're consiering Kristen semi cannon and Missa being a reaper. Death isnt a thing that stops people from being and it certainly isnt perminant. its just like going into another room

#also bc i had to say it: i think qPhil being so haha funny about it was more like ccPhil going #'oh haha my freind died in minecraft lol ill see him like tomrorrow' sort of thing #'oh haha my freind died in minecraft lol ill see him like tomrorrow' sort of thing bc phil doesn't rly do a lot of hard core rp as often #like when he's on the server hes just messing about not doing *LORE* #(and while it bugs me sometimes he is one to make fun of people who do more dramtic lore) #i may bc biased bc i am a philza minecraft defender till i die (or it terns out he's a horrible person) #also also also i did not watch the [art of the stream where tubbo died bc i was buessy #sorry #tubbo #q!tubbo #qsmp tubbo #qsmp #philza #philza minecraft #qsmp phil #q!phil #q!philza

[trans-xianxian]

one thing about the core reveal scene is that it's one of the only times someone defends wei wuxian just out of like. anger and contempt. there's the desperate way that jiang cheng protects wei wuxian from his mother and the wens, and the gentle quiet way that lan wangji stands up for wei wuxian against the world, but it is So endlessly refreshing to see someone just be fucking mad that wei wuxian is being mistreated. wen nings fearsome, righteous anger is so good especially considering that wen ning is a character who so rarely ever let's himself show any anger at all, even when he has so much to be angry about

and he doesn't even get angry in a reserved, polite way either he literally tells jiang cheng to his face that he will never be as good as wei wuxian. saying that serves absolutely no purpose other than to hurt him. it doesn't reveal anything more about the core, its not a cold truth that jiang cheng needs to learn, it's not even really something that strictly Defends wei wuxian against anything. he literally just says it because he Knows it's exactly the thing that will hurt the most, and in that moment what wen ning wants to do is to hurt jiang cheng. and it's delicious

#sorry bestie just watched this ep so I am thinking about it Yet Again #the only other time I can think of another character getting angry like that for wwx is jyl on phoenix mountain #and we Know how much that scene fucks #idk like lwjs persistent tragic way of standing up for wwx is great obviously #but its so good to see another character get just plain mad #just fuckin snap #I think part of it is like. as a viewer I spend so much time angry on wei wuxians behalf #so to see a Character finally be angry too is very satisfying #and lwj defends wwx a lot but anger is almost never the emotion at the forefront of that #which is fine #but anger Is a very satisfying emotion #and arguably wen ning is the one who was closest to wwxs suffering #all the time #through nearly all of it #he saw so closely how the core transfer affected him #knew the truth the whole time #and you just know that that anger had been building for a long. Long time #ghost posts #text #wwx #jc #lwj #wn #yunmeng bros #wangxian

[queerbauten]

You all know Starbucks doesn’t operate in Israel, right? Yes, they took legal action against their U.S. union for supporting Palestine, but they do not operate in Israel. They also don’t do fundraisers for the IDF, in spite of what decades-old copypastas will tell you. This general lack of anything direct to do with Israel is presumably why the official BDS campaign doesn’t include Starbucks in its infographics, even if it does encourage participation in organic, concerted Starbucks boycotts if such exists in your area. It’s because boycotting Starbucks doesn’t impact Israel. Israel really could not care if you’re boycotting a chain that doesn’t exist in the country.

#sorry I saw somebody being ignorant in the comments section of the official #BDS #Instagram page and it’s just… #some of you see things on the internet and decide not only to take it at face value but to integrate it into your core beliefs #even when logic and evidence prove you wrong #I’m not saying ‘Starbucks good’ as a corporation by any means #(it’s. literally a multinational corporation involved in the Coca-colonization of the world.) #(you do not need to defend it) #but at least understand why you’re boycotting and what impact it will/won’t have #Starbucks #Israel #Palestine #text heavy

[aingeal98]

I think my most controversial opinion as someone who reads dc comics is that WFA is good actually. And people who dismiss it as poorly written fanon are on the opposite side of the spectrum as people who insist it's the only batfam comic that should be canon, but both sides are equally wrong and annoying.

#dc #batfam #I'll never defend it for the Talia stuff. But other than that the writers do actually Get all the characters more than a lot of modern writ #You can just say you don't like the genre they're writing for instead of acting like any content of these characters in slice of life #Is a betrayal to their core themes #like ok edgelord. Maybe if the modern batfam conflicts were actually well written you'd have more of a point #dc rambles

[gekinetic]

Post-stream twitter post image (11/03/2023) Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon

#video game #armored core #armored core 6 #fires of rubicon #armored core vi fires of rubicon #astrer crown #umber ox #nightfall #defend the dam

[completeoveranalysis]

[1]

Chapitre 209 - The Demon King and The Puppet

Get in losers we’re going to Outo!

We’re back in the sequence of revisiting family bonding moments in the previous arcs, and to my surprise and great delight this one isn’t a Syaoran and Sakura one but Syaoran and Kurogane! I thought these were a recap montage of the Syaoran/Sakura relationship over the journey, but maybe it’s a recap of Syaoran himself? Our son the clone Syaoran and all the nice moments he’s had on over the arcs we spent together? 

And why would they do that unless they wanted us to hurt us very badly with it? 

They’re either being very sentimental or someone might die, so time to turn up the Suspicion dial for the survivability of all our characters!

Either way, the splash text reads: In order to avoid losing everything, I wanted to become strong, like that person…

IN WHICH WE HAVE A CLEAR THROUGH-LINE BETWEEN KUROGANE AND SYAORAN? BOTH GAINING STRENGTH FOR THE SAME REASON? AND IT GOING OUT OF CONTROL FOR BOTH OF THEM?

For Kurogane his trauma led him down a path of increasing violence where he didn’t value life as much and just wanted to kill people to get stronger. For Syaoran his soul broke so he was forced to follow his clone programming and killed presumably WAY MORE people than even Kurogane could ever have dreamed of, leaving countless worlds devastated in the name of “protecting Sakura” and retrieving the feathers. 

Dark parallels dark parallels!

But eventual misuse of power besides, the splash text sounds like it’s from Syaoran’s POV as he remembers admiring Kurogane’s strength and how he wanted to protect people like Kurogane does. And it’s the past tense that makes it so interesting - as if his soul is awake after all, and he’s thinking back on his memories with the Tsubasa family through this final confrontation. 

Which is only fanning my hopes that he’s planning a ruse and whispered to Lava Lamp to play along. And even more tragic that to sell the ruse he had to MASSIVELY STAB Lava Lamp, absolutely wreck Fai and Kurogane until they were too injured to stand, and kill countless clones. 

So, like. A convincing ruse to say the least!

And we haven’t even talked about the image! Kurogane and Syaoran back to back in Outo! Kurogane holding his sword and Syaoran mirroring his pose but holding wet clothing instead! The matching white top and black pants of their different outfits! Kurogane smiling as he explains and Syaoran listening attentively!

While they stand under a Sakura tree. 

Which (like in the Hanshin cover) is an accurate detail to the setting they were in! The park this training took place in had a Sakura tree in it, but here a branch of the tree is visibly cutting them off from each other. Which makes me want to scream in how appropriate that is - because even here, in Syaoran’s memory, the presence of ‘Sakura’ (and the clone programming that makes him focus on the feathers) is cutting him off from the connection he remembers forming. Despite their bond the Sakura tree is in his way from actually reaching Kurogane - just like his missing soul would have wrenched any feelings for his family away from him, and here in the final battle his need to follow Evil Wolverine’s orders keeps him from even speaking to his family, even if he DOES remember their bond. 

WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE HE MIGHT. 

#I LIVE IN HOPE #But oh the way Clamp make a nice moment framed with sadness #How the Sakura branches and roots surround Syaoran #Separating him from anything other than his programming and his destiny #Even if those bonds he made were real! #Liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #Vol 209 #Tsubasa #Syaoran #Kurogane #OH AND THE WATER #Syaoran drenched in the water #Like the water that loves Sakura and defends her #He is LIKE the water #He is COVERED in the water #He wants the same things as the water #And if you really wanted to pull at a metaphor #You could say him straining the water from his clothes #Is like his clone programming draining out his actual love for Sakura #And replacing it only with the commands to find the feathers #Removing the bonds of the soul to focus on the mission #But even if he succeeds he will still be WET #And that love for Sakura will be a part of his core in a way he can’t get rid of

[juiceboxerr]

consuming klance content in the year of our lord 2023? more likely than you think

#voltron #vld #voltron legendary defender #klance #lance mcclain #keith kogane #reading klance fanfiction in 2023 #someone save me #cal speaks #cal core

[defenders-core]

#defenders #marvel's defenders #defenders-core #marvel #doctor strange #daimon hellstrom #namor #namor the sub-mariner #nighthawk #kyle richmond

[whitedemon-ladydeath]

the elriel + feysand stan duo and dunking on Nesta OR saying that acosf was good for Nesta OR a redemption arc is so weirdly consistent with the "Nesta is Abusive" + Pro Rhysand Bootlicker narratives im just so intrigued

#the nesta poat inrecently reblogged where op was originally defending acosf is apparently hard core e*riel how interesting #a court of thorns and roses #acotar #sjm critical #anti rhysand #anti elriel #anti feysand

[fabiasheen]

when the

#nemus’ fuck ass AAAAAAH gets me everytime #bakugan #bakugan defenders of the core #baron leltoy #bakugan nemus #nemus

[gralunaisland]

being a Graylu shipper am i the only one that doesn't like the idea of Lucy or anyone else being a Gruvia Shipper?

About Fairy Tail members being either complicit or enablers of juvia abusing Gray

You're definitely not alone, my friend! I personally am a Gralu shipper, but I don't necessarily agree just because of that.

I've said it in a post before, but I became an Anti gr///vian first and a Gralu shipper second. I totally understand people who don't like a certain ship just because they ship those individuals with other people, and I think that's a perfectly valid reason to hate a ship, as we can hate ships for mostly any reason. So, yes, being a Gralu shipper gives me another reason to not like it if Lucy were to ship gr///via because that basically just reconfirms that they don't like each other.

However, for me personally, I hate it whenever Lucy (whom I don't remember supporting gr///via very much if at all, but she definitely didn't actively oppose it to the best of my knowledge), Erza, or anyone in Fairy Tail/the FT universe supports gr///via mostly because that makes them, at best, complicit in juvia's abuse of Gray, and, at worst, enablers of this abuse.

I refuse to believe that manipulative and toxic affection was the true moral of Mashima's Fairy Tail, even if his characters actively advocate for it. I think he lost sight somewhere along the line of what it truly means to be a Fairy Tail member, and that means to be a loyal, compassionate, brave friend who always looks out for each other and love one another. juvia is none of those things, not even loyal to Gray, because what she does is a detriment to him, and she's really just loyal to herself and her "love" for him. Yet, Mashima promotes her behavior by giving her what she so desperately coveted in the end and by forcing his characters to be completely OOC and back up juvia, the slobbering, nasty, selfish pig, and not their loving, stalwart brother-in-arms and victim here, Gray.

That is despicable.

What's more, beyond how awful it is that FT people would rather back juvia than Gray, it's just bad, lazy writing. In no world would juvia be able to abuse other people and manipulate them and bully women and yet also be praised and protected and loved by those same people. Erza should have never sided with juvia over the 413 days matter or berated Gray for "not being clear enough" when he's been plenty clear. The other FT members shouldn't have ever blasted Gray for "leading juvia on". No one should even like juvia or want to be her friend because of what a b*tch she is.

Yet of course, everyone loves her for NO REASON. There are so many reasons to hate her (and honestly not one good reason to love her in my opinion), but does Mashima care? Absolutely not. juvia is his self-proclaimed self-insert's waifu, after all.

Anyway, true FT fans should be enraged that juvia lockser is one of the main people we are encouraged to be like in this show. They should be indignant that juvia has been made a poster child for this anime, when she embodies none of its values. They should refuse to accept this as healthy and desirable. They should balk at the fact that their beloved characters endorse juvia's actions and life choices, which are wholly unacceptable and unhealthy not only to herself but most importantly to others.

But lots of fans delude themselves, and the fans drive Mashima, so unfortunately, here we are, with a whole cast of characters who promote and affirm juvia, the least deserving of the Fairy Tail members.

For the record, I am not really talking about the fans who acknowledge juvia's toxicity but still like her and the ship because of a sort of suspension of disbelief. Honestly, there are many problematic or evil characters that many people like, and I usually see no problem with it if you are able to separate your fictional fantasies with reality. (Some deeply problematic things I do not excuse though). For example, I like Sukuna from JJK. Do I think he's a good person? Aaaaabsolutely not. He's a completely awful person. But still, I think he's cool and his power is sick, so I like him.

My issue lies within the area of the FT community who refuse to accept that juvia's behavior is deplorable and who attack anyone who tells them otherwise. These are the rabid fans who'd go for Mashima's throat if he dared to not make gr///via canon. I don't believe the fans who know juvia is a bad person but still ship gr///via would be so up in arms about it because this sort of self-awareness indicates maturity to me.

[Sidenote, the really aggravating and only thing that sets juvia apart from the characters who are literal villains and douches is that juvia isn't treated like a bad guy within the story. Sans some uncomfortable stares and sweat drops, she is largely treated like family, and everyone loves her. When even the canon material itself won't acknowledge a character's toxicity and awfulness to itself, of course there'll be people who don't think she's toxic. I hate that Fairy Tail lies to itself in this way. It just helps to turn the deluded fans against well-meaning Antis who speak literal objective truth, that the way juvia acts is not okay in real life.]

Anyway, those are my two cents, thank you for your patience and ask!

#ill never get over how fairy tail members choose juvia over gray #it is just so effed up at its core #juvia is not yalls friend #she only cares about loving gray and nothing else when it all comes down to it #askgraluna #anti gruvia #anti juvia #anti juvia lockser #anti juvia loxar #fairy tail #ask #defend gray fullbuster #gray fullbuster #anti gray x juvia #lucy heartfilia #graylu #gralu #gray x lucy #what happened to being loyal to your friends? #gruviugh #gruvia can burn #gruvia sucks

[koiwynn]

fang runin core

#my angel #gonna sob this is literally her in TDR #rin my blorbo ily #i’ll defend you to no end #fang runin core #fang runin #poetry #quote #lit #the poppy war #tpw trilogy #tpw core #tpw #tpw ​‧₊˚✩彡 #˖ ࣪⭑ mine

[hexados-on-a-string]

ive never played defenders of the core but finding out that the core we're apparently defending is GOD HERSELF????? absolutely wild.

#abyss bakugan #bakugan: defenders of the core #bakugan defenders of the core #abyss #my art baybeee #i had precisely one picture of reference and 11 sentences of lore #and her design appears to be a vaguely feminine blue blob thing idk how to describe it #so i may or may not have uhhh taken some artistic license. or however the phrase goes. #may have also taken some inspo from some fe gods but thats neither here nor there #i know absolutely nothing about this game ive never played it #bakugan #is every planet's core a god #how does this work #im asking for far too much depth from a kids game but anyway #do u reckon she and code eve go out to dinner together. do a bit of catching up every now and then. #new crack ship just dropped: abyss x code eve #i hope no one reads my tags bc i look insane down here