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just remembered that time I posted a silly meme on reddit about liking borderlands 3's story and characters and said ava was my favorite bl3 character and I got dogpiled so hard lmao. glad tumblr is a little more normal about ava at least. heres the image btw (this was posted not long after bl3 came out)

#borderlands #borderlands 3 #ava borderlands #roxy.txt #genuinely kinda fucked me up for a while tbh #couldnt play borderlands for a while bc of it

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I've talked before about how I loved how humanly Ghost Game treated the Digimon, and even more so than that after the finale, I've really come to love all the care put into characterizing the Digimon- because yes, they are treated "humanly," but the show also doesn't forget they're Digimon either. Ghost Game throughout has always shown it's paid careful attention to the lore of each Digimon species, but it also stays true to the core of Digimon as a whole, in that they are monsters that fight to become stronger and “rise through the ranks.” This doesn't come at odds with Ghost Game's approach or core ethos of pacifism though- in fact, it wholly embraces this aspect of Digimon, tying the threads together at the end to show the Digital World as a logical, rules-based society.

The Digimon respond to strength and victory, whether it’s through actual combat or not. If you win or prove yourself at whatever challenge thrown your way, they often acquiesce- and the ones that don’t and break their societal structures are the outliers. Quantummon confirms as much at the end (and, as a side note, I appreciate she wasn’t villainized for her own lack of emotions). It’s another reason why death often isn’t a solution, and reserved as a last resort: Digimon will otherwise respect perceived ranks, because it’s their nature.

I also enjoyed that neither the Digital World or Analog World was presented as the right or wrong way to exist- the Digimon weren’t lesser, and neither were the Humans, and the show’s refusal to treat them as mindless monsters continually emphasized this point. Not experiencing emotions the same way ultimately wasn’t a Good or Bad thing for either side, just a challenge for the two species, one that was decided to be worth undertaking so they could co-exist. It’s easily my favourite portrayal of Digimon in the entire franchise, and I hope other Digimon series will take notes going forward.

#reblog #hell even gulusgammamon abides by this #he doesnt resist when he gets beaten by gammamon hes just like 'fiiiiine I guess youre stronger'

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I can't believe more people haven't brought this up, but aside from the other "way too similar to be a coincidence" qualities Suletta and Miorine share with Whiterose, Suletta and Miorine have the eye color of their counterpart's partner

Suletta has blue-ish eyes (Weiss has blue)

Miorine has silver-ish eyes (Ruby has silver)

#reblog #I just start gwitch today and I see this #honestly its getting uncanny at this point #I knew there were similarities but after watching it its like DAMN

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Glimmer + Glitra antics ,,

#reblog #YES #NEW GLITRA ART LETS GO #op i owe you my life I've been starving for so long

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HIIII i did some art for my last rwby v9 fic 'enough'!! a nice one to round off all the angst (just like the last episode)

FIC LINK ->

#reblog #GRAAAAAAAHHHHH THEY'RE SO SOFT

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Ruby and Weiss

A while ago I was asked what my thoughts were on these two characters and the trajectory of their character arcs. I had something of a revelation recently and wanted to do a follow up, especially now after we’ve seen some developments on Ruby’s arc. The focus on this post will be on their relationship. It hasn’t escaped my attention that in this volume especially there seems to be little interaction between these two who were so much closer just a few volumes ago. It has only recently occurred to me that there is a reason why there is suddenly this distance between Ruby and Weiss.

Weiss is in a different situation from everyone else. Her entire life has been reduced to rumble, literally and figuratively. Her home kingdom is gone, and everyone she knew from there, from family to acquaintances, are either dead or permanently displaced. She has been more focused on getting back to Remnant than anyone else because in addition to checking up on her family, there is a lot she needs to do for herself, her family and her people. It’s certainly not helping that she was part of the plan that resulted in sacrificing Atlas, and that she couldn’t at least keep the Staff from falling into Salem’s hands. She’s focused on the challenges ahead while feeling the weight of her choices bear down on her, she doesn’t notice what Ruby is going through.

On the other hand, Ruby can see Weiss clearly. I don’t think it hit Ruby until she made a comment about going home and Weiss pointed out she no longer had a home to go back to. Then there was the moment at the market where she commented about not wanting to keep leaving places in ruin, and Ruby just silently guides Weiss away. Then within the punderstorm, as Weiss stares at the image of Atlas falling, Ruby doesn’t move to touch her or say anything at all. Whether it’s a conscious decision or not, Ruby has been distancing herself from Weiss, and the reason is so obvious I’m actually shocked I hadn’t considered it sooner.

Ruby blames herself for destroying Weiss’ home and ruining her life.

Throughout their journey through the Ever After, Weiss has been a constant reminder to Ruby of her failure to protect Atlas. Of course Weiss understands that if any blame needs to assigned, it is at least shared among all of them, that’s why when she talks about the plan to drop Atlas she uses “us” and “we”. She did not understand that at the time, Ruby was placing the full burden of the blame on herself. There was also the issue of the comments Weiss made about Jaune back at the Paper Village, about how he was unreliable and that they needed to find someone else to guide them. Weiss wasn’t talking about her, but Ruby was thinking all the same things about herself, and it clearly bothered her enough that she threw those words right back at Weiss during her outburst later.

So, there’s the reason that the two of them have been so distant this volume. Now it seems like Weiss is starting to catch on to what’s going on with Ruby and how she and the rest of her friends may have unwittingly contributed to the problem. Right now though, there is nothing for them to do but wait for Ruby to figure out some of her own issues for herself. It will be up to Weiss and the rest of them to accept Ruby’s decision.

Moving forward is where things get interesting though. Ascension will only help Ruby with her internal issues, but it won’t fix the rift that was caused in her relationships, especially with those who were with her in the Ever After. Regardless of how she comes back, she’ll need to take the time to reconnect with everyone and have an honest conversation about her feelings and how her relationships with everyone should work. There’s a bit of imbalance in terms of how everyone relies on her but she feels like she can’t rely on anyone else, at least when it comes to emotional support.

As for Ruby and Weiss specifically, there are definitely things they specifically need to work out. For a start, Weiss needs to let Ruby understand that she doesn’t blame her personally for what happened to Atlas. I also think it would ease Ruby’s conscience if she works with Weiss to pick up the pieces of her life as well as helping the refugees from Atlas. As I’ve mentioned before, the immediate future for Weiss especially is full of hardships and uncertainty even without the ongoing conflict with Salem. She’ll have her family with her of course, but it might be nice if her best friend was helping share the burden as well.

#reblog #OH MY GOD YOURE RIGHT #READING THAY SENTENCE ABOUT RUBY BLAMING HERSELF HIT LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN #IT MAKES SO MICH SENSE HOW HAVE I SEEN NOBODY ELSE MENTION THIS

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With Neo’s action’s in the latest episode, I declare her our Aranea Serket.

Cinder is our resident Vriska, Emerald our (Vriska), and Salem our weird Mindfang.

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As Above, So Below.

Homestuck is Ephemeral.

Vriscourse is Eternal.

#reblog #op. op why would curse me with this knowledge. #i am in Pain.

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introducing my incredibly self-indulgent osdd!weiss hc through the medium of whiterose because im really insane

#reblog #HOLY SHIT YES #OP as an osdd system who loves weiss I owe you my life

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i know people love fan theories that are like 'maybe every character is secretly biologically related and everything is neatly tied together that way' but it's one of my least favorite styles of fan headcanon and it's always based on evidence as wildly tangential as 'we get a reference to the fact that this character has A parent with no further notes on that' which like...yeah?

#reblog #staring at the 'qrow is rubys dad' rwby theorists #why people still cling to it even when the writers have said that its not canon i dont know

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Just me thinking about how Weiss' summons means she's the best suited and most likely to go after Ruby

#reblog #rwby spoilers #AND WHEN SHE SUMMONS THE NEVERMORE TO GO AFTER RUBY #THE SUMMON SHE GAINED FROM HER AND RUBY FIRST COOPERATING AND WORKING IN TANDEM #WHAT THEN #(ill cry is what then)

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this episode fucking ANNIHILATED me oh my GODDDDD THR FACT THAT JAUNE IS RELIVING HAVING TO KILL PENNY SINCE THE PAPER PLEASERS WANTED TO GO OUT LIKE SHE DID.... THE FACT THAT HE FEELS LIKE HES LOSING EVERYONE HE CARES ABOUT ALL OVER AGAIN... RUBYS BREAKDOWN FINALLY HITTING AFTER SO LONG.... HER LASHING OUT AT HER TEAMMATES AND JAUNE LASHING OUT AT HER AFTER EVERYTHING HES GONE THROUGH TOO.... THE FACT THAT SHE APPROACHES WEISS FIRST TOO ALSO HITS ME HARD.... AND THAT WEISS STILL REACHES OUT TO RUBY WHEN SHE RUNS AWAY.... I AM IN SHAMBLES

#rwby #rwby spoilers #ruby rose #jaune arc #weiss schnee #whiterose #roxy.txt #AUGH

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weiss' lullaby (aka i spent the best part of 2 days drawing the little gay ppl in my screen xoxo)

#reblog #IM SOBBING BC OF THIS #OP YOU CANT DO THIS TO MW

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Digimon Ghost Game - Episode 13 - Frame 22927 out of 33603

#reblog #PLEA SEE BEFHSJFIWNFUKTLAGJKSJSLJF

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Actually, I can't wait for WR to parallel Arkos mini arc in V2 where Phyrra was trying to help Jaune but he wouldn't let himself to be help and Ruby gave him a fucked up advice that somehow helped him and it made him accept Phyrra's help.

Cuz I actually want Jaune to give Ruby advice cuz he actually learned to share the burden and grief with his teammates as a leader and Weiss has been trying to talk to Ruby about it but she doesn't let her.

#reblog #I would explode actually I think

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gammermon

#reblog #gammermon......

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A digimon ghost game movie could fix all my problems rn

#reblog #so true