#Kraken Ed

[milledraws]

emo guy but always with style

#our flag means death #ofmd #blackbeard #kraken ed #edward teach #blackbeard ofmd #ofmd fanart #artists on tumblr #digital art #art #my art #fanart

[butch-pyrate]

OK, but the way the red suit is also a metaphor for Edward.

Let me explain, Jim says that by taking the suit Stede has invited the devil in their lives without thinking about the crew. During the wedding raid, Edward calls himself "The Devil" and he has also been invited into the crews life against their wishes.

Stede is perfectly comfortable wearing the red suit and enjoys being Edward's company. He's more than willing to ignore The Curse™ along with the horrible things that Ed did to the crew, expecting everyone to accept Edward's Not-An-Actual-Apology and allow him back on board even though they all just voted him off the ship.

Izzy explains to Stede that the curse is a curse because it effects the crew and their ability to be comfortable on the ship. Which is bitter sweet since he has to create a fictional event to cope with the less of his leg and force himself to be comfortable on the ship even when it's housing his abuser and the abuser of several of his crew members.

Despite Izzy's warning, Stede counties to not only keep the suit but to flaunt it every moment it, showing it off even while aware that it makes the crew feel unsafe. Like wise, instead of making Edward make amends with the crew, he puts some eye and ear grabbing accessories on Edward and says to just "fit in better" and that people will eventually feel comfortable around him again, not actually addressing the problem and instead insisting it will go away on it's own.

The crew attempts to rip the suit from Stede, much like half of them tried to kill Edward when he finally went too far. The suit escapes damaged and Izzy gives Stede the good old "I told you so".

Stede is eventually forced to confront the crew and with Izzy's guidance makes a passing apology where he acknowledges that ignoring their feeling was fucked up and that there is validity to their experiences even if they aren't his own. (after all, to him, Edward has been a sweetheart. After all, the suit hasn't done anything to harm him. He's in love with the suit, it's beautiful and comfortable and fun.)

Stede gives the suit away but keeps the shirt. Perhaps suggesting that Stede will step up as a boyfriend and help Edward process his actions and feelings beyond telling him to fit in more and as captain hold him accountable for what he did during the kraken-era beyond putting him in a cat bell.

And after all the trauma, violence, and pain has been exercised, the crew will be able to be comfortable around Ed, accepting the fine fabric of the suits under shirt is perhaps accepting the red heart that beats under all the smudged coal of the kraken.

#ofmd #edward teach #stede bonnet #izzy hands #jim jimenez #our flag means death #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd season 2 spoilers #Ofmd s2 #ofmd meta #blackbeard #Kraken Ed

[octoberspirit]

Inspired by the story of people holding up a huge "How am I going to be an octopus about this?" sign during a Bastille concert and getting the lead singer to sing it by accident. XD

He is the Kraken 🐙

#ofmd #our flag means death #edward teach #kraken ed #blackbeard #ed teach #izzy hands #frenchie ofmd #ofmd meme #breakup robe #my edits #alcohol image #bastille #is this what you wanted iz? now he's an octopus

[celluloidbroomcloset]

Thinking about this some more, I don't think that Ed systematically dismembering Izzy is entirely centered on Stede, but on what Stede represented as well, and what has been done to Ed himself, independent of Stede.

(Please note, I'm not casting a moral judgment on characters' actions here, but trying to explain what it seems to mean to the narrative and the character arcs and development, both literally as well as figuratively.)

When we first meet Ed, he's already tired and bored, to the point that he says that the only adventure left will be death. The alternative that Stede represents isn't just the man himself, and the love that Ed develops for him, but the possibility that life can be more than being "just Blackbeard."

There's a lot of discussion of Ed being allowed to be "just Ed," but in a lot of ways the things that Ed is are a whole combination of personas and realities. Blackbeard is a persona, yes, and it's also a part of him - it enables him to survive, it protects him, and it ultimately comes to protect the people he loves, including Stede. The problem is that Blackbeard has so completely taken over Ed—in large part due to Izzy, but also due to Ed's fears about his identity—that he doesn't know who he is outside of the persona.

Stede gives him space and encouragement to explore who he is, just as he does with the rest of the Revenge crew. He sees Ed as Ed first, he listens to Ed's complaints about how he's depicted in the caricature, and he encourages Ed to try different things, from going to a fancy party to going on a treasure hunt, finding excitement in the discovery of a petrified orange, storytime with the crew, enjoying good brandy, putting on a fun show.

None of it is prescriptive—most of the things they do are up to Ed whether or not to participate in, and many are proposed by Ed himself. Stede never condescends. It's not Stede remaking Ed in his own image, but lending him support in what he wants to try, and protecting him when he's hurt. Stede barely seems aware that he's doing it. He sees no reason not to encourage Ed in what makes Ed happy - and what winds up making Ed happy is Stede himself.

So Izzy's constant threats against Stede are more than just threats against the man Ed loves, but the entire process of Ed discovering his own identity. Izzy is fully invested in maintaining who Blackbeard is—and he makes it clear that "Blackbeard" is indeed that violent caricature—and there is no flexibility outside of that. So the more Ed becomes an independent person, the harder Izzy pushes back and the more he threatens the existence of the man who "did something to my boss's brain."

When Stede leaves, as many have pointed out, Ed doesn't suddenly go back to being Blackbeard. It's the combination of very deep grief and self-loathing and the violence committed by Izzy as he insists Ed become Blackbeard rather than "whatever this thing you've become" that result in the Kraken. Ed's breakdown is catalyzed in the stripping away of pieces of himself—all the happiness, all the fun, all the things that were building on repressed desires and needs, severed from his soul. He does this emotionally and psychologically, but also physically—throwing out books, slashing up paintings, removing all traces of softness and gentleness.

Izzy announces that "Blackbeard is himself again," as though this identity, the caricature of violence, is all that Ed is, and the joy and softness that Stede helped Ed find in himself was never real (an echo, in some ways, of Ed's mother telling him that "we're just not those kinds of people," though this time emanating from a monstrous father).

Ed is aware of what is being killed inside him, and specifically what role Izzy plays in his self-murder, because Ed has been dying bit by bit for years. He externalizes his suffering and the monstrosity that has been forced upon him and starts, almost immediately, cutting away pieces of Izzy's body, bit by bit. The final taking of the leg is the physical manifestation of Izzy severing Stede, and all the softness and gentleness, and love, he represented, from Ed's soul.

Nearing the end of that scene, Ed turns his back on Izzy and spreads his arms. Izzy starts laughing hysterically, telling him "clean up your own fucking mess, I'm not doing it, I've been doing it all my fucking life." Izzy still doesn't understand, though Ed has once more told him, fairly explicitly, exactly why he no longer has a leg. And Ed is resigned—he'll go and die a different way, knowing that Izzy still doesn't understand what he did to him.

Because at that moment, Ed’s fully convinced that Izzy has indeed killed Edward Teach - that all that is left is the monstrosity of the Kraken, with the softness finally cut away. That's not the end, of course, because Ed isn't the Kraken, but it will never be Izzy who helps him to see that and embrace life again. It will be Ed himself, who works through his hatred of himself, then hears a voice begging him to live and decides that he wants to.

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd season 2 #ofmd meta #my wee thoughts #stede bonnet #edward teach #ed teach #kraken ed #blackbeard #izzy hands #tw: abuse #gif #i think there's a lot more to be said about this but also i'm tired of talking about izzy

[nadsdraws]

I'm sorry (I'm not sorry)

Continuation of my Little Mermaid AU 1 | 2 | 3

#ofmd #our flag means death #edward teach #izzy hands #izzy claws #kraken ed #little mermaid au #our flag means death fanart #ofmd s2 spoilers #i have love for you #edizzy #joke #this is a joke #i love izzy really #they would find a way

[camillescreations]

INTEREST CHECK!

I'm thinking about making some ofmd merch of my own, and came up with some cute Mermaid Stede and Kraken Ed designs. Would anyone be interested in hard enamel pins of these guys? I'll probably make stickers too!

Stede would have gold metal and maybe a glittery tail and ears! And Ed would be silver metal.

The art isn't finalized but these are the rough ideas, plus the image is a bit grainy to try and avoid art theft lol, but if enough people seem interested I'll make a post later on with any updates!

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #stede bonnet #our flag means death season 2 #edward teach #stede x ed #gentlebeard #enamel pins #hard enamel pins #hard enamel #ofmd merch #kraken ed #mermaid stede #small business #small business owner #interest check #design #kawaii #cute #cute pins #kawaii pins

[ipomoea-batatas]

Cabaret Kraken Ed for Acts of Grace: OFMD Drag/Variety Show, June 22nd in Alameda, CA! Almost sold out, so get your tickets now 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

I’ll be playing the piano and leading a singalong as your pre-show entertainment 🎹🖤

#ofmd #our flag means death #edward teach #ofmd cosplay #our flag means death cosplay #kraken ed #the kraken #kraken cosplay #blackbeard cosplay #drag #drag show

[toastydumpster]

The Kraken and his Lighthouse Keeper

#old gentlebeard au where ed is a sea entity that can never be away from water (a la davy jones) and so visits his favorite lighthouse keeper #only once in a while :( #ofmd #gentlebeard #kraken ed #stede bonnet #ed teach #blackbeard #comics #my art #au

[foreigndivinities]

if evil why sexy?: broke

they're sexy because they're evil: woke

#thinking about #brad bakshi #mythic quest #jim moriarty #bbc sherlock #edward teach #blackbeard #our flag means death #kraken ed #erik lehnsherr #magneto #x men #antwan hovachelik #free guy #morgana pendragon #bbc merlin #danny pudi #andrew scott #taika waititi #michael fassbender #katie mcgrath #yes some of these characters aren't fully evil or even evil in the murderous sense but you get the gist #it's not lost on me that all of these are arguably/ gay or he/they's #ofmd #xmen first class #xmen days of future past #evil characters #if evil why sexy #if evil why hot

[disabledpirate]

Do you think they had a sea burial for Ivan? Do you think Ed was too high to realize what was happening and they smuggled his body back, just so he had the respect of a memorial?

Or do you think Izzy had to drag Fang away from Ivan’s body, desperately trying to keep his one remaining friend from his past alive?

Do you think Fang sobbed, held by Jim, as he spoke Ivan’s name into the night?

Do you think Izzy thought of Ivan before he tried to off himself?

Do you think Ed did?

#sorry not sorry #ofmd #ofmd ivan #ofmd fang #izzy hands #kraken crew #kraken ed #kraken era

[a-map-of-gays]

Kraken Ed, Our Flag Means Death /// Hot Chocolate by Bears in Trees

#Someone with video editing skills get on this #Right now all I can offer is my terrible photo editing skills #our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ed teach #kraken ed #kraken era #izzy hands #israel hands #fang ofmd #jim jimenez #jim ofmd #archie ofmd #frenchie ofmd #stede bonnet #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #hot chocolate #hot chocolate bears in trees #bears in trees #how to build an ocean: instructions #bears in trees edit #ofmd edit #fan edit #ship edit

[chaotic-autumn]

Skeletons by Motherfolk

"I am not living,

I'm just getting by.

Pushing my limits,

just passing the time.

Yes I am breathing,

as far as I know.

No I'm not dead,

but I feel like a ghost."

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd fanart #ofmd art #blackbeard #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #edward teach #kraken ed #the kraken #song lyrics #artists on tumblr #my art #chaoticautumnart #ed teach

[shugarmelon85]

pirates are always burying treasure

#ofmd #ofmd fanart #our flag means death #blackbeard #edward teach #robe ed #kraken ed #choking tw #my art

[nordarknessdimsthesky]

Remember | Edward Teach [Our Flag Means Death]

You're a black hole bending light beams backwards Center caving, self-collapsing inwards Against the infinite and you have no stature Shrinking infinitely out of the picture You pull the lever trying to break the pattern See the crocus in the dead of winter

Edited my first fanvid in a hyperfocused fugue state because Remember by Typhoon once again has me in a chokehold. I analyzed some parts of the song last year when I found it, but the brain worms for Kraken!Ed parallels completely took over once we got the new S2 eps.

I’m sorry / you’re welcome for the angst.

(also posted to YouTube here)

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death fanvid #ofmd fanvid #ofmd amv #edward teach #blackbeard #kraken ed #the kraken #typhoon #typhoon band #my edits #amv #my video

[youshouldseemeinadeerstalker]

sobbing and shaking because i’m once again questioning if the pink floral robe survived Ed’s krakification

#our flag means death #ofmd #kraken ed #break up robe #break down robe #x

[nadsdraws]

Happy edizzy week

Prompt: Mermaids

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#ofmd #our flag means death #edizzy #blackhands #izzy hands #edward teach #myart #merfolk #merfolk au #mermaid izzy #kraken ed #happy edizzy week