#Don Diego de la Vega

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Sword gays showdown, round 2 of bracket one

*Several different versions of Zorro were submitted, I decided to count them as one guy. I don't know enough about him to judge if there are any significant differences between those versions.

Propaganda:

For Zorro:

Has been an iconic swordsman for over half a century. Ask any Spanish-speaking person and they'd tell you how loved he is. Has strong bisexual energy regardless of which version of him you're watching. His mask is very cool.

An entire arc is just him wondering about the risk/benefit balance of coming out (being able to openly be with the one he loves, but at the cost of lifelong danger for himself and everyone who associates with him). The inherent queerness of secret identities. The also inherent queerness of hiding your real self and opinions from everyone except your closest friend, only for your parent to later admit they knew about it for a long time and just waited for you to be ready to tell them. The swordiness? Being one of the best swordsmen around is fundamental to every version of Zorro. He's so famously known for being good with a sword that One Piece translators were worried their Zoro character would be mixed up with him so they changed that other guy's name to Zolo.

Zorro = Fox in Spanish

All you need is a gif of him making the 'Z' with his sword

For Aziraphale:

Is issued a flaming sword as the Guardian of the Eastern Gate of Eden, then gives it away to Adam & Eve for their protection when they're banished from the garden. While he never attacks anyone with it on the story (he would much rather not fight), he wields it again at Armageddon and it's pretty obvious that he fought with it in the Great War in Heaven. As for queer, he's in love with his demonic counterpart Crowley and one of his descriptions in the book is "gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide"

He had a flaming sword - but then lost it lol. He got it back briefly for the end of the world at least but the guy was too busy being a gay angel on earth to ever go looking for it before that.

Had a flaming sword which he gave to humanity and sort of the reason for war because of it. Currently in superheaven.

#sword gays showdown #zorro #don diego de la vega #the mask of zorro #aziraphale #good omens #disney's zorro #gomens

[aragarna]

Miguel Bernardeau as don Diego/Zorro - Zorro 2024, episode 1.

#zorro #zorro 2024 #amazon zorro #secuoya zorro #miguel bernardeau #don diego de la vega #diego de la vega #my gifs

[evilhorse]

Zorro #7

#zorro #don diego de la vega #tornado #desert #dave taylor #marvel comics #comics #90s comics

[oldtvandcomics]

I have seen multiple posts about the new Zorro show this morning, so I suppose it just started? So, while it is a subject people are talking about:

The very first Zorro book, The Curse of Capistrano, later renamed as The Mark of Zorro, is available for free on Project Gutenberg, and it was genuinely one of my top 2 books of 2022 (it's a tie with the German pirate novel Ein Meer aus Feuer). Genuinely one of the best-paced things I've ever read. 100/10, would absolutely recommend.

#it seems to be a very different story from the show #my Zorro knowledge is... imperfect to say at least #but he seems to have evolved from this Robin Hood figure to a son returning home #also possibly it's not OG Zorro but his son?? #also called Diego #not sure though I will have to look further into it at some point #only that this book is so perfect that for the moment I am completely happy to just let it sit on its own #such. a. good. book #I will be chasing this high for many years to come #books #superheroes #western #pulp heroes #Zorro #don diego de la vega #The Mark of Zorro #the Curse of Capistrano #book rec

[ungoliantschilde]

the Lair of the Fox, El Zorro!

Frank Miller.

John Paul Leon.

Joe Quesada.

John Cassaday.

Ryan Sook.

Matt Wagner.

Mike Mathew.

Jae Lee.

Michael William Kaluta.

Alex Toth.

#El Zorro #Zorro #Don Diego de la Vega #Master Class #Black and White #Frank Miller #John Paul Leon #Joe Quesada #John Cassaday #Ryan Sook #Matt Wagner #Mike Mayhew #Jae Lee #Michael William Kaluta #Alex Toth #Comics #Art #Illustration

[valiantwerewolfluminary]

Miguel Bernardeau

#gif edit #my gif edit #miguel bernardeau #zorro 2024 #zorro #diego de la vega #miguel bernardeau gif #don diego de la vega

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Guy Williams as Zorro (1958)

#guy williams #zorro tv series #walt disney #50s tv series #gold key comics #don diego de la vega #adventure tv #1950s #1958

[speedygal]

3 powerful costumes for 2 iconic don Diego de la vegas's and 1 Alejandro de la Vega.

#the mask of zorro #alejandro de la vega #don diego de la vega #disney's zorro #zorro 2024 #zorro

[gentleranium]

Same vibes.

#ofmd #izzy hands #ofmd s2 #stede bonnet #mask of zorro #alejandro de la vega #don diego de la vega

[lulu-cat-princess]

Thomas is not the only early 1800s boi who was robbed of a happy life with his beloved due to a jealous boi.

#thomas thorne #don diego de la vega #edmond dantes #the mask of zorro #the count of monte cristo #bbc ghosts #meme

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Sword gays showdown, round 1 of bracket one

Several different versions of Zorro were submitted, I decided to count them as one guy. I don't know enough about him to judge if there are any significant differences between those versions.

Propaganda:

For Zhou Zishu:

he has a magical sword that bends called a whip sword! he keeps it around his slutty waist! it's one of three legendary magical swords made by the (formerly) immortal "ghost hand" swordsmith! his love interest uses it to make dick jokes!

he's an unmatched swordsman that created and led a secret assasin organization and then he retired to get drunk and be gay. he's never lost a fight unless he was at ½ or less of his power (he got terminally ill for a hot second) and the only person that compares to his skill is his husband, the former leader of the ghost valley. he's so babygirl and so gorgeous and so swordy.

he's got a special little bendy sword and he's my girlfriend (don't tell his husband)

He's already super dangerous with just his hands and random objects he picks up (from a stone Buddha statue he throws at a bunch of assailants in early chapters to flinging a clothes button right /through/ a man's wrist), but once he pulls out a sword, you know it's for real. He's gonna disarm a dozen people in a few seconds - as in, literally, he cut off a bunch of people's arms because they were trying to kill his bf, - or cut a "十" into someone's throat. He's especially hot... ahem, proficient with his personal sword, Baiyi, which is a soft sword - allowing it to pass defenses by bending in motion. Very fitting for a sneaky assassin & spy like Zhou Zishu!

For Zorro:

Has been an iconic swordsman for over half a century. Ask any Spanish-speaking person and they'd tell you how loved he is. Has strong bisexual energy regardless of which version of him you're watching. His mask is very cool.

An entire arc is just him wondering about the risk/benefit balance of coming out (being able to openly be with the one he loves, but at the cost of lifelong danger for himself and everyone who associates with him). The inherent queerness of secret identities. The also inherent queerness of hiding your real self and opinions from everyone except your closest friend, only for your parent to later admit they knew about it for a long time and just waited for you to be ready to tell them. The swordiness? Being one of the best swordsmen around is fundamental to every version of Zorro. He's so famously known for being good with a sword that One Piece translators were worried their Zoro character would be mixed up with him so they changed that other guy's name to Zolo.

Zorro = Fox in Spanish

All you need is a gif of him making the 'Z' with his sword

#sword gays showdown #zhou zishu #zorro #word of honor #faraway wanderers #woh #don diego de la vega #the mask of zorro #disney's zorro

[aragarna]

Guy Williams as Diego de la Vega and Julie Van Zandt as Magdalena Montes (Zorro, 1957, 1x17)

bonus: Sergeant Garcia dancing with doña Ines

#zorro #disney's zorro #guy williams #diego de la vega #don diego de la vega #julie van zandt #magdalena #so dapper and charming #and always the perfect gentleman #my gifs #ze rewatch #zorro rewatch

[evilhorse]

Zorro #12

#zorro #don diego de la vega #sword #last issue #grand finale #alex toth #marvel comics #comics #90s comics

[pixiedroid]

#zorro 2024 #prime zorro #zorro #night crow #diego de la vega #don diego de la vega #I love his little shrug #my gifs

[ladymisteria]

AMAZON PRIME'S ZORRO PROS & CONS.

After days of watching and re-watching the episodes of the new Zorro adaptation, I decided to share what - obviously only in my opinion - are its main pros & cons.

(For fairness, since I will mention spoiler elements, I thought I'd insert my reflections below the cut).

PROS:

MORE POV. It is impossible to start mentioning the pros of this series without mentioning the very obvious - and extremely right - decision to "broaden" the points of view. Perhaps for the first time, in fact, the story is not narrated almost completely by Diego alone, but also by the various other characters who are part of it (be they the Chinese, the natives, etc.).

REALITY. As already said by @aragarna, this new Zorro gets rid of the "we are all friends/we sit at the same table" contours to show - finally! - the tense and highly classist climate of a sadly very particular historical period. We see the hatred and distrust towards the natives, with the enormous difference - compared to other products that focus on this particular "feud" between colonizers and colonized - of knowing "both bells" (I don't know if there is a similar expression, in English, I apologize) and therefore being able to realize how different things are, depending on who tells the stories. This makes the series refreshingly "real" (yes, even if it includes elements like the Spirits of Native American culture).

NOT CLEARLY GOOD/BAD CHARACTERS. Monasterio is no longer the Commander, absolutely "black", devoid of scruples and good sides. Indeed, as the season continues, he increasingly demonstrates that he is an individual who well understands the absolute injustice of what he does - while nevertheless not shying away from doing it because he is faithful to his position. He is in conflict between what his principles and his role impose on him, effectively making him a magnificent "grey" character. Diego and Nah-Lin themselves are wonderful examples of "well-rounded" characters, because even in their most wrong actions, they maintain a sincerely credible and even - at certain points - justifiable motivation.

TECHNICAL VISUAL ASPECT. The scenes are masterfully shot, the soundtrack is not intrusive but rather an excellent way to underline the various thoughts/feelings of the characters, etc..

ZORRO'S LEGACY. The idea of a "generational change" of Zorro, in a choice that potentially makes it possible to see more sides of the same character - trivially because more people interpret him. A fact demonstrated in this same first season, where we had three Zorros, all three with their "characteristic side".

THE DECISION OF DEPRIVE DIEGO OF HIS MOST RECOGNIZABLE TRAIT. Depriving him - and so soon! - of his father (and consequently of the only person who knows him perfectly), the series allows Diego to always act as himself (within the limits desired by the situation of the moment), without having to resort to that supposed inability to defend himself/laziness/cowardice which is renowned as one of the particular signs of his character.

DIEGO IS NOT INVINCIBLE. It might seem stupid, but in many adaptations, Diego is seen as practically infallible. His plans always come to fruition, he never gets hurt, he makes almost no mistakes... This "new" Diego doesn't; here Diego is young (according to my calculations he is just 21/22 years old), he becomes Zorro not because of his choice but because - literally! - the spirits give him (via Night Crow) the costume and send him home with a lapidary: "You are the new Zorro, whether you want it or not", he still acts like a daredevil boy (complete with Bernardo-Mother Hen)... And this translates into some - very justifiable - errors and just as many choices that are not exactly well thought out.

CONS:

TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE. To be clear: the various plot threads are all (well, almost: Samael and Guadalupe and their "inheritance hunt" have not managed to involve me at all, for the moment) interesting and well structured; but they are objectively many, for a single season. We have the Bear Clan, the Russian-American Company that wishes to "take over Los Angeles", Guadalupe's aforementioned inheritance hunt, Nah Lin's desire for revenge, the search for the truth about his father's murder on Diego's part... And of these very few - if not almost none - had an effective conclusion. The feeling I got was that the producers wanted to "play their cards" all at once, in the hope that this would secure them a renewal for a second season. Something along the lines of: "Hey, we need the renewal! Look at all the unresolved things we left!".

LOLITA. I'm sorry to say this, but I just can't understand what the producers had in mind when they created her character. Or rather, to be more precise, when they created her relationship with Diego. She is initially shown to us as angry at Diego for going to Spain (I think?), in an attitude that could even be understood - if only that same attitude didn't remain as if petrified throughout the rest of the season. Why, exactly, does Lolita remain so resentful towards Diego all the time? Because, despite knowing that he loves her (he himself tells her this, when she helps him with his wound, and even in the very first episode), she constantly pretends not to know what feelings bind him to her, and indeed continually acts in such a way as to hurt him on purpose? Mha! It remains meaningless to me.

Here it is. I have indicated, I repeat, what for me are the main pros and cons of the season (you will probably have found others, or even none).

#zorro #zorro 2024 #amazon zorro #don diego de la vega #diego de la vega #monasterio #nah-lin #alejandro de la vega #diego & bernardo #lolita marquez #pros & cons

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

i think one of my favorite thing about the 1957 zorro show is how diego rapidly comes to be well liked and well respected in all los angeles. sure, people think he can't fight for shit and they're a little patronizing about it sometimes, and some of them think he's too soft, but they all recognize that he's a good, intelligent, generous, trustworthy man. he's got a great social life too, nobody's laughing about him behind his back or pitying alejandro for having him as his son.

#don diego de la vega #zorro 1957 #disney's zorro