#firefall

[bikiniarmorbattledamage]

This is truly stiff competition for the worst case of willful false equivalence we've ever seen.

So, for those not aware: Ongoing embarrassment to gamers and the gaming industry, Mark Kern (former lead on FireFall), has been desperately trying to get Gamergate 2 going on X/Twitter... well after others have given up. If you need to get caught up on Mark, I recommend this video by documentary maker and experienced game developer, Dead Domain:

One of the latest fiascos in this mix has been the comparison of responses to character designs from Hades 2 (Aphrodite, left) and Stellar Blade (protagonist Eve, right). The post isn't by Mark, but is part of the general harassment campaign he's trying to lead.

If you're somehow not familiar with Aphrodite, she's the Ancient Greek goddess of love, lust and hot girl shit. It is absolutely perfect characterization for her to show up to a battle (or anything else) nude but for her hair teasingly covering the intimate parts of her body. But the buried lede here is, you don't fight her in Hades and nothing about Hades 2 indicates she'll fight there either, she just likes the aesthetic and has no reason not to indulge.

Stellar Blade will release on 26 April 2024, so we can't really give an informed discussion of her character. But what we do know is the studio head is the illustrator from Blade & Soul, Eve is described as being a member of "the 7th Airborne Squad" engaged in an "operation to reclaim the planet from the Naytiba", and the promotion material promises "an enthralling narrative filled with mature themes, mystery and revelation. Embrace the relentless pace, with no time to pause between moments where critical, story-changing decisions are made."

It's to be compared to games like Nier: Automata, Devil May Cry 5, Jedi: Fallen Order and Sekiro. And the screenshots look like this:

And yeah, unlike Bayonetta she's not supposed to be an unstoppable force of nature (and fashion) who is immune to self-doubt, she's supposed to be the scrappy underdog last survivor of her team.

Weird they gave her a costume that conveys... the opposite of literally everything they're supposed to be trying to tell you about her.

-wincenworks

#stellar blade #hades #hades 2 #aphrodite #character design #costume design #commentary #mark kern #gamergate #dead domain #video games #false equivalence #blade and soul #nier automata #devil may cry #star wars #sekiro #bayonetta #firefall #science fiction #mythology #Greek #image #video #bikini armor battle damage #bikiniarmorbattledamage #babd #Youtube

[lionfloss]

"The “firefall” phenomenon in Yosemite that occurs every year in February, when the setting sun illuminates Horsetail Falls in vibrant reds and oranges so it appears like a lava flow." (source)

#horsetail falls #nature #firefall #yosemte national park #photography #green #natural phenomena #waterfall #water #rocks #cliffs #mountains #yellow #red #orange #lava #nature photography #science #1k

[birdsong-warriors]

Featuring my friend's kitty, Grayson! Warrior name Nightwing. ;3 He showed up a couple of times before now, but I wanted to give him at least a little bit of dialogue, lol.

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[plushieclan]

Moon 4 Gathering

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“Ish dish enough frefkill?” Nightflower muffled through two mice crammed into her mouth.

Darkstar chuckled. “Hey, you shouldn’t have your mouth full when speaking, Nightflower.”

She spits the mice out onto the ground. “Heh, sorry Dad.”

Still, he nodded affirmatively. “With Shimmersky’s fish and Gingerclaw’s bluejay, we should have enough food for the gathering.”

“Darkstar! Darkstar!” a large bundle of orange fur barreled towards the two cats, crashing into Nightflower.

She laughed. “What’s wrong, Tigerkit?”

The ball of fluff straightened himself out until he resembled a normal cat. “Applepaw’s being mean again. She snapped at Pebblekit!”

Darkstar sighed. “Acting out isn’t going to make me change my mind. I’ll have a talk with Blossomtail.”

“About what?” Nightflower asked.

“I decided to have Applepaw stay behind this Gathering. She’s been too irresponsible as of late.”

“I suppose that makes sense.” she probably also would have been sulking if she was left behind.

“You know, since I’m so helpful…” Tigerkit started.

“No Gatherings until you’re an apprentice.” Darkstar sighed.

—

The Gathering itself was just as bustling. The fresh kill was deposited atop the grates of the flaming barrel for the after-gathering feast. Nightflower still didn’t do well with fire, so she handed off her freshkill to Dawnpaw. She decided to meet up with Lynxpaw and Firepaw while Dawnpaw took care of the food.

Firepaw wasn’t hard to find. Her bright red fur was like a beacon, even among a sea of other ginger cats. She was sat with Lynxpaw, who looked very happy.

“What’s the occasion?” Nightflower asked as she padded over.

“My warrior ceremony!” Lynxpaw declared, the enthusiasm palpable in her voice. “I’m Lynxclaw now.”

Firepaw looked glum. “I wish. My mentor’s been ignoring my training… I’ll never be a warrior at this rate.”

Lynxclaw paused. “I’m sorry Firepaw. That sucks.”

“Ah… whatever. I think Smallcloud is just getting sick or something. I don’t know why he’s been ignoring me.”

“Oh… I can’t imagine how you must be feeling.” Nightflower said. Even Leopardcloud, stuck in the nursery, still made sure she kept up her training when she wasn’t able to be there.

A large silence fell over the Gathering. It was time to start; the first leader stepped to the front. This moon, it was Redstar.

“To start, Swampclan has been well. Our kits are well-fed, and will grow strong. Our apprentices, even more so.” Redstar stated simply, before stepping back.

“I heard that those kits born last moon were his.” Lynxclaw whispered to Nightflower. “Jaggedkit and Sharpkit, I think they’re named. Poor kits. Now they have to turn out evil with those names.”

Nightflower wasn’t so sure, but she wasn’t willing to be scolded for talking during the Gathering.

Next, Finchstar took the front.

“My son and his mate have had a little of three healthy kits! We thank Starclan for them.” He showed an uncharacteristic amount of emotion, before frowning again. His tone was grave. “Unfortunately, one of our border patrols was ambushed by a coyote. One of our apprentices, Splinterpaw, did not make it. We ask other clans to increase their patrols and stay wary until the coyote has left our lands.”

Whispers carried over the crowd— uncertain, and somewhat panicked, before the Wanderers representative spoke up.

“It will not take long for the coyote to leave. The Twolegs will chase it out once they notice it. Remain alert, but calm, while on patrol.” the representative stepped back, allowing Badgerstar to step forward.

“We have two new warriors, as well as one new cleric apprentice.” he drawled, seemingly not caring. “Lynxclaw, Locustclaw, and Mitepaw.” He paused to allow the clans to cheer.

Nightflower made sure to cheer extra hard for her good friend, who seemed extremely flattered by all the attention. Firepaw, on the other hand, looked like her flames had been doused by a heavy rainfall.

After the noise had died down, he spoke again. “We grieve the loss of our beloved Seedwhisker, who succumbed to illness. May my son carry on his path of benevolence in Starclan, just as he did in life.” he bowed his head, ushering in a moment of silence.

Nightflower looked over at Starleaf. Her mother was close with Seedwhisker, right? He was one of the members of her prophecy journey. Her mother was huddled up with her Grangeclan friends, Dovelight and Pearlheart.

The silence was broken with a single exclamation.

“Seedwhisker!”

Now, every clan was looking at the three mollies. Pearlheart was staring at the faded outline of a tom, though Nightflower couldn’t pick out any of the details. He was glowing a bright blue, which certainly wasn’t a real pelt color. Was that… a Starclan cat?

“What’s she looking at?” Lynxclaw asked, confusion lacing her voice.

“You don’t see the glowing cat in front of her?” Nightflower said.

Firepaw shook her head. “She’s just staring at nothing.”

“Well, there’s a Starclan cat right in front of her!”

Nightflower quickly looked around. Badgerstar had his head in his paws, and Bonestripe looked shocked. Finchstar merely looked confused, and Redstar was simply annoyed.

Clouds began to crowd around the full moon, blotting out all but a small circle in the middle.

Darkstar took the front, interrupting the moment. “Starclan has spoken. The Gathering has ended for now.” he jumped down, gathering the clanmates.

Nightflower barely had a moment to say goodbye to her friends when she was pulled away with the rest of Crystalclan.

He padded over to Nightflower as they left the Gathering. “Your mother is staying behind.”

“What was that?” Nightflower asked her father.

“You could see it, couldn’t you? How well?” he dodged her question.

“But— well, yes. I could see the glowing blue cat. I couldn’t tell who it was though. Was he from Starclan?”

He nodded to her. “So not well. I see… yes, that glowing cat was a Starclan cat.”

“But why did that ghost appear?”

“To say goodbye.” Darkstar replied. “or maybe to give a warning. We won’t know until we ask your mother.”

“I guess that food will go to waste now…” she said absentmindedly.

“It won’t. Don’t worry about it.” he licked her forehead. “Come on. Let’s go home.”

As he walked away, Nightflower could only wonder what Starclan was thinking. Perhaps she’d ask her mother. Hopefully her mother was willing to share what she’d learned.

—

“Beware the jagged thorns of the lake, for they will sink into you like a lifeline.” Pearlheart repeated back to the other two.

“What could that mean?” Starleaf asked, worry in her eyes.

“I don’t know Leafy.” Pearlheart had a worried look on her face. “But he said the message was for you.”

Dovelight turned to Starleaf. “If you need extra warriors, Grangeclan will send them.”

Starleaf shook her head. “No. I will not put your clanmates in danger. We will handle this ourselves.”

Pearlheart pressed against Starleaf’s side, letting out a sad huff. “Be safe Leafy. Please.”

“I will, Pearlheart. I promise.” Starleaf spared one last look towards the spot where Seedwhisker supposedly stood, thoughts swirling with confusion and fear.

She turned and walked away.

#clangen #warrior cats #warriors #warriors oc #wc #crystalclan #nightstar’s clan #nightstar #darkstar #starleaf #tigerpelt #applesnow #dawntreader #lynxclaw #firefall #seedwhisker #pearlheart #dovelight #jaggedleaf #redstar #finchstar #badgerstar

[browsethestacks]

Spaceknights

The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe #010 (1983)

Art by Sal Buscema And Joe Rubinstein

#Comics #Marvel Comics #ROM #Science Fiction #Spaceknights #Galador #Starshine #Firefall #Terminator #Sal Buscema #Joe Rubinstein #Vintage #Art #Marvel #Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe #1983 #1980s #80s #Cyborg

[mattiebluebird]

Man Jukka Sarasti huh. Let me just brutally maul this guy and rip through his coping mechanisms and force him to feel empathy for the first time in his life so that he can have an epiphany about these aliens we're studying. Then I'll die

#jukka sarasti #i didnt understand a lot of the book tbh. what was the point of doing that? #i felt so bad for siri tbh. dude was just trying to do his job & everyone was like. you unfeeling monster. you unsentient creature. #siri keeton #blindsight #blindsight peter watts #firefall

[gotankgo]

«1981 - Cheap Trick performed at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The “Rock Super Bowl X” lineup also included Heart, Blue Oyster Cult, Firefall and UFO.»

#cheap trick #1981 #heart #blue oyster cult #ufo #firefall

[alex-van-gore]

Some more Sarasti, because… because x) I don’t think he’d logically have long hair what with zero gravity and all, but I’m trained on musical vampires so who can blame me. It was very fun to give him a visor that is all angles. Good luck with that allergy…

#blindsight #firefall #jukka sarasti #fanart #digital art #he scares me I love him #also author if you ever end up seeing my stuff I apologise I think you’re cool and nice thank u for writing fun books #haven’t started echopraxia yet bc my library has me on hold

[jaubaius]

This phenomenon happens only for a short time in February when the sun perfect hits Horsetail Falls in Yosemite National Park,California,USA

#firefall #amazing #nature #awesome #cool #waterfall #valley #yosemite valley

[wcstarless]

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[stainlesssteellocust]

The funny thing about the Sarasti reveal is that we were told this from the start. We already knew the ship was the Captain, that Jukka took orders from it and communed with it brain to brain. It’s a very effective meta example of the story’s logic: both the characters and the readers pay attention to the figurehead, even though we’re told about the quiet intelligence that’s really running things behind the scenes.

Unlike some readers I strongly believe Jukka was always there, possible nonsentience notwithstanding; his brain and vampire intelligence are obviously functional because he’s still susceptible to the Crucifix Glitch, he’s noticeably tempted by a human corpse, etc. It makes no sense to hollow out a vampire of all things into a meat puppet while still wasting space on the likes of Siri and Amanda, either. He had his purposes: to be a calculator app for Theseus, and to be the First Mate who made sure the crew did what Theseus wanted them to do.

He seems like a parallel to Siri in some ways, bringing the commandments of the Superintelligences down from the mountain and explaining them in ways that people can understand.

#blindsight #firefall #peter watts #jukka sarasti

[birdsong-warriors]

The claws are here! Plus some friends. uwu

Some random trivia: BloodClan uses hot tar to seal the talons onto their paws. Sunflower here is carrying an old rag soaked in vegetable oil, which breaks down the excess tar and keeps the medical damage to a minimum.

Firefall belongs to @zeekitties , and Sunflower belongs to @talkingtalltales !

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[plushieclan]

So, since there are three other clans, I figured I’d post their allegiances for moon 1! However, these clans are really big, so only a few cats from each clan will be available for asks. Those are the cats drawn above!

From Treeclan:

Badgerstar, Bonestripe, Lynxpaw, Yarrowpaw, Houndheart, and Fernclaw

From Grangeclan:

Finchstar, Dovelight, Pearlheart, Irisrain, Ashrise, and Firepaw

From Swampclan:

Ploverbelly, Junco-eyes, and Hawthornpaw

If there are any other cats that interest you, just send an ask about them! I can answer any questions

Also, Moon One’s gathering is coming soon! Look forward to that!

Full Allegiances under the cut!

(If a kit is said to be fostered, then the queen is not the one who adopted them. If a kit is adopted, then that queen is the one who adopted them)

TREECLAN

(For some reason, Badgerstar and Bonestripe keep being messed with)

(I have decided I no longer will mess with it. That is why there are duplicated lines)

LEADER BADGERSTAR—a black tom

LEADER BADGERSTAR—a black tom

DEPUTY BONESTRIPE — a black molly with a white

skull-and-ribs-like pattern on her face and

back

CLERICS CLOVERPELT—a gray molly

ASPENSTRIPE—a black tabby molly

SEEDWHISKER—a dappled golden tom

MEDIATORS ROACH-HEART—a pale ginger tabby molly

APPRENTICE, RATPAW

WARRIORS SUNSTRIPE—a ginger tabby tom

FLYBRACKEN—a gray molly with a ginger

face

APPRENTICE, LOCUSTPAW

LAKEFACE—a silver molly

APPRENTICE, SPRUCEPAW

LARCHFANG—a pale gray tabby trans-molly

BROKENPAD—a gray-and-white tabby molly

APPRENTICE, YARROWPAW

STONEPELT—a dark gray tom

CLIFFMOON—a dark gray smoke molly

GHOSTWHISKER—an unusually spotted

black tom

BEETLEHEART—an unusually spotted black-

and-white tom

WET-TAIL—a masked gray tabby molly

SLATESTRIPE—a white molly with a striped

gray tail and two gray stripes on her head

APPRENTICE, LYNXPAW

PINESPIDER—a black tabby tom

DAWNWING—a masked ginger tabby molly

HOUNDHEART—a black smoke tom

BRANCHTAIL—a black-and-white tom with a

long tail

FERNCLAW—a white molly with gray-tipped

ears, tail, and nose

APPRENTICE, GOOSEPAW

SHINEWHISKER—an unusually dappled

brown-and-white tom

WILLOWHEART—a ginger tabby tom

TIMBERFOOT—a pale ginger tabby molly

APPRENTICES SPRUCEPAW—a ginger tabby tom

GOOSEPAW—a masked light brown-and-

white molly

LYNXPAW—a white molly with lilac ears

YARROWPAW—a dark tabby tom with a

white patch

RATPAW—a white tom with a speckled gray

gray leg; apprentice to the mediator

LOCUSTPAW—a dorsal-striped golden tom

QUEENS BOGPATCH—a pale gray molly (mother of

Gustkit, a speckled ginger tom)

POPPYLAKE—a golden molly (mother of

Milkkit, a dorsal-striped brown tom, and

fostering Mitekit, an unusually dappled gray

molly)

ALDERHONEY—a speckled dark molly

(mother of Tinykit, a dorsal-striped dark tom)

ELDERS GOLDLEAF—a spotted black molly with

piercing gold eyes

OLIVEFUR—a ticked golden tom

GRANGECLAN

LEADER FINCHSTAR—a dark ginger tom with a white

top half

DEPUTY DOVELIGHT—a masked brown tabby molly

with a red bow

CLERICS PEARLHEART— a white-and-light-brown

molly with a pearl earring necklace

FLYHEART—a black tabby-and-white molly

OLIVEHEART— a black tabby cat

BLIZZARDFADE—a pale gray smoke molly

MEDIATORS IRISRAIN—a black-and-white molly

SUNSONG—a golden tom

ASHRISE—a black tabby tom with

heterochromia

WARRIORS MAGPIEFUR—a speckled black molly

FOXSWOOP—a pale gray ticked molly

TOPCLASH—a brown ticked tom

APPRENTICE, CHESTNUTPAW

STEELSONG—a brown mottled tom

ANTLERFUR—a pale tom

COWFUR—a silver-and-white smoke tom

WHISPERFUR—a pale gray-and-white tom

APPRENTICE, BADGERPAW

BUDFERN—a tortoiseshell-and-white molly

SAGESPECKLE—a pale ginger molly with no

tail

CLOVEHEART—a white-and-golden tabby

molly

SMALLCLOUD—an unusually spotted dark

tom

APPRENTICE, FIREPAW

SMOKESPOT—a speckled dark molly

BLACKQUILL—a black tabby tom with vitiligo

and a red collar

BIRCHRAIN—a white-and-gray tom

COALSHADOW—a dorsal-striped black molly

APPRENTICE, HAVENPAW

WILDFADE—a black-and-white smoke molly

RAINLEAF—a silver tabby tom

BLOOMFUR—a red molly

CURLYBLOSSOM—a gray tabby molly

COPPEREYE—a pale-and-white smoke tom

APPRENTICE, SPLINTERPAW

HOLLYFOOT—a black ticked molly

GOLDFOOT—a golden tom

STORKFUR—a speckled black molly

CEDAR—a dorsal-striped brown tom

TAWNYHEART—a speckled ginger molly

APPRENTICES GLOWPAW—a dark tabby molly

BADGERPAW—an unusually dappled black

tom

SPLINTERPAW—a gray tabby molly

HAVENPAW—a black tabby tom

CHESTNUTPAW—a gray ticked tom

FIREPAW—a dark ginger molly

QUEENS BIRDFALL—a ginger-and-white molly

(fostering Graykit, a gray smoke tom,

Stoatkit, a spotted silver tom, and Lightkit, a

gray smoke tom)

ELDERS LAKESTRIPE— a pale smoke tom with his

eyes scarred over

SWAMPCLAN

LEADER REDSTAR—a speckled ginger tom with

copper-red eyes

DEPUTY BLOODTHORN—a red molly with green

eyes

CLERIC BLACKBERRY—a white-and-black

tom

WARRIORS IVYHEART—a silver-and-white molly

FROGLEAP—a dark ginger tabby tom

APPRENTICE, HAWTHORNPAW

PUDDLESPLASH—a white molly with a gray

patch on her chest

STARLINGFUR— a ticked brown tom

BUZZARDFANG— a cream cat with a lilac

tail

CUCUMBERLEAF—a gray molly

TALLSTEM—a brown tabby tom

SPARKFLOWER—a dark ginger molly

ALDERFLOWER—a gray smoke molly

ECHOPOOL—a pale tabby tom

FALLENFERN—a gray tom

DOEBIRD—a pale ginger molly

TICKSEED—an unusually spotted golden

tom

APPRENTICE, RYEPAW

SHEEPNOSE—a silver ticked tabby molly

BERGAMOTFUR—a ticked cream tom

JUNCO-EYES—a pale-gray ticked molly with

dark eyes

PLOVERBELLY—a pale gray smoke tom with

a white belly

APPRENTICES RYEPAW—a light brown smoke tom

HAWTHORNPAW—a seal-point Siamese

molly

QUEENS MARETAIL—a light brown molly (mother of

Rushkit, a speckled pale ginger molly, and

Bonesetkit, a white and ginger tom)

#warrior cats #warriors oc #warriors #wc #clangen #finchstar #dovelight #pearlheart #irisrain #firefall #ashrise #badgerstar #bonestar #fernclaw #houndheart #yarrowheart #lynxclaw #junco-eyes #ploverbelly #hawthornfur #treeclan #grangeclan #swampclan #THIS POST REALLY HATES TREECLAN. BADGERSTAR KEEPS BEING ERASED???

[maskedbeliever]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Firefall Series - Peter Watts Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Male Vampire Anthropologist, Original Character Ensemble Additional Tags: Vampires, Academia, Family Drama, Divorce, vampire domestication, Evolutionary Biology, AU, Death, Unrequited Crush, discussion of sex Summary:

A vampire builds a career in anthropology with a radical proposal about ancient human-vampire cooperation. As he works to spread the idea that some vampires lived among humans, he creates a place for himself in a small human family.

Vampires and humans are very different, but they have much more in common than most humans like to think.

AU in which the Fireflies do not come.

#firefall #blindsight #echopraxia #peter watts #maskedbeliever's fanfiction #I AM ALREADY WORKING ON A SEQUEL #originally I was writing smut but I wanted more backstory and more complicated characters and I wanted to play with the ideas of vampires

[mattiebluebird]

siri keeton: hello, my job is to take the jargon spat out by hyperintelligent posthumans and translate it into something that the average person can understand. in order to do this, i must observe, and due to this (and other various traumas in my past) i've developed a set of algorithms to study and mimic human behavior.

everyone, for some reason: you unfeeling monster. you unsentient creature. get out of my fucking sight.

#listen siri is a weird guy and a bit of a creep and a reddit atheist but he did NOT deserve the level of dehumanization he faced #remember when they were like 'wow these aliens r intelligent but not sentient. they have no empathy or sense of self. sound like anyone we #know?' WHAT THE FUCK. #or when siri got brutally mauled by jukka just so he could make a Point/traumatize the poor guy into having an Epiphany. and pretty much no #one gave a fuck. #pour one out for szpindel pretty much the only character that treated siri like a human #ALSO when his gf was like 'hey what if i just CHANGED YOUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY A BIT' #and siri understandably said 'no thank you that feels like manipulation to me' and she had a fit #siri keeton #blindsight #blindsight peter watts #firefall #firefall peter watts #jukka sarasti #or his MOTHER. good god #they legit treat this guy worse than the ACTUAL VAMPIRE

[mywifeleftme]

250: The Flying Burrito Bros. // The Flying Burrito Bros.

The Flying Burrito Bros. The Flying Burrito Bros. 1971, A&M

The records following Gram Parson’s exit from the Flying Burrito Bros are generally considered to be a step down in quality, and I’m not here to argue that point. But with a rhythm section of ex-Byrds Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke; pedal steel master “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow; and stellar lead guitarist Bernie Leadon (lately of Dillard & Clark, soon to be an Eagle), in the short term there was only so far apart things would be allowed to fall. 1971’s self-titled record, which swaps in the smooth stylings of Rick Roberts (later of Firefall) on lead vocals, isn’t essential but it is a more than respectable effort from country rock’s golden period. Roberts asserts himself immediately, writing or co-writing all seven of the album’s originals, and if his songs lack Parsons’ tragicomic artistry they operate at a consistent like “B to B+ Stephen Stills song” level that hints at the chart success he would have with Firefall (this album, like all Burritos records, sold about as well as [joke here]). The R&B-inflected “Just Can’t Be” stands out for its sweet harmonies and expansive guitar arrangements, as do the faintly cosmic CSNY vibes of “Four Days of Rain” and the homey folk pop of “Hand to Mouth.” Special notice to their lovely take on “Tried So Hard” from Gene Clark’s largely ignored 1967 solo bow Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers, which shows that at least his fellow bandmates listened to it (even if no one else did).

250/365

#the flying burrito brothers #gram parsons #gene clark #country rock #folk rock #'70s music #'70s rock #music review #vinyl record #firefall