#and these wars with giants and shit

[lunian]

sometimes I think "I know so much about Greek mythology now!!" but then I try to make chronological connection, when and who was born/got married/killed/etc and my brain dies 😭

#i was just #um #i dont understand these zeus encounters with women and when he made other olympians im— #and these wars with giants and shit #when who was ummmmm #sorry #mystuff

[kagoutiss]

the newly vassaled gerudo king is inexplicably handed a baby

#tloz #legend of zelda #ocarina of time #oot #zelda #ganondorf #i actually think he would’ve been a teenager or so around the time zelda was born but. this is just for sillies so #and no idea when he actually swore fealty to the king. i actually feel like it might’ve been a bit before the events of the game #in my head it’s like. the war just ended and impa hasn’t been assigned as zelda’s attendent yet #and newborn baby zelda is somewhat of an afterthought atm and whoever was holding her before suddenly had urgent business to take care of #and ganondorf is like the most visible person in the vicinity and also everyone is treating him like shit because he Just Lost The War #and no one takes him seriously anymore despite Everything so it’s like haha oh ok so i’m just demoted to Giant Babysitter huh #for the next 5-10 minutes or so. i’m not apoplectic or anything rn #already having one of the most humiliating depressing weeks of my entire life what’s one more humiliating thing #meanwhile baby zelda is like *has no object permanence or sense of fear yet* Holy Shit Its Boar From My Visions

[mechanical-aristocrat]

[OOC:]

Okay I think I'm ready to talk about that leaked light cone now:

I can criticize the potential continuity error it creates all I want, but god fucking damn it this image is too compelling for me to be even a little bit angry.

THIS is how you do a fucking light cone, THIS is how you take advantage of the inherently interesting concept behind them to deliver a deeper level of characterization. Very few other light cones in the game do that anywhere near as well as this one does, and I'm going to try my best to explain why. (although forgive me if I'm still a bit scatterbrained, this image makes me so goddamn emotional that it's genuinely difficult to think clearly)

It seems very safe to assume this is depicting Screwllum soon after he became sentient, experiencing the beauty of life and existence for the first time. The thing is, it isn't an entirely positive experience; he's noticeably damaged with moss, plants, and fungi growing all over him, which can't be comfortable (just imagining what that must feel like makes my skin crawl). He was probably left in this forest by some one (or some thing) that didn't give a singular fuck about him, that wanted him to deteriorate and be forgotten about.

And yet, his body language and the overall tone of the piece suggests that he doesn't mind. He's incredibly calm (the butterflies wouldn't be there if he wasn't, he's made himself a safe place for them to rest), looking at the viewer as if the "camera" has placed us in the POV of a small woodland creature, the way his head is tilted to the side implying a sense of curiosity and/or fascination.

The tone of this image and of the character as a whole is one of awe and wonder that doesn't shy away from the negatives. It's what makes Screwllum the perfect foil to Emperor Rupert I, because while they both began their sentience in a similar manner, abandoned by a cold and uncaring universe and left to rot, Rupert was consumed by its hatred and motivated by revenge, whereas Screwllum was able to see life for what it was, imperfect but worth cherishing.

The most impressive part about it, however, is that all of this can be inferred without even having access to the light cone's name or lore description (at least as far as I'm aware). The light cones I would have considered my favorites previously, "Something Irreplaceable" and "Shared Feeling", partially rely on the descriptions to be compelling, especially with the former example because the description is honestly my favorite part. The visual storytelling in this leak is on fucking point, and I can't wait to read the description because it'll probably make me love it even more than I already do.

Screwllum nation is winning with this.

#also I saw a couple people in the comment section of the reddit post comparing it to the Iron Giant #which...holy fucking shit yeah they're right #that explains a lot about most of my comfort characters actually. robots built for war Choosing to be forces of kindness and love is just.. #GOD it's so fucking good #(for context The Iron Giant is my favorite movie of all time and it has been since I was like 8 #if you've never seen it before go watch it it's amazing) #honkai star rail #screwllum #honkai star rail leaks #ooc | out of character #hcs | headcanons

[kindlingkeen]

Finally got around to watching Batman V Superman last night. Am I the only one who noticed that Batman killed, like, a lot of people. A LOT of people. 👀

Did the no killing rule get revised when Jason and I weren’t looking??? Cause we have thoughts and feels on the topic…

#batman v superman #somehow wonder woman was the only competent one #like bruce and clark are having a giant testosterone war #and diana is just getting shit done #alfred nagging bruce to make babies was pretty clutch though #jason todd #batman #bruce wayne

[trashquisitor-shirozora]

I've given up even trying to ask why Luke, Leia and the others aren't appearing in these galactic events, especially in a time period it makes most sense for them to be involved in. I dislike gratuitous cameos as much as the next person, but some fans don't seem to understand how glaring it is that these characters are absent.

But let's be honest, we know why Luke isn't there. Filoni of all people knows why and he doesn't care. It's what he wanted after all. If it means he can continue stealing from Legends stories like the hack he is, remove original trilogy characters and reduce their relevance for the sake of centering Ahsoka then who's going to stop him?

Not watching this show anyways or giving that transphobic lead actress more attention.

I've been mulling over this for days, even before your ask dropped in. I mean, who really knows how information is disseminated throughout the gffa but I 1) have a hard time believing that the Big Name Heroes of the Rebellion that we followed through the OT wouldn't even be mentioned wherever the New Republic is involved, and 2) have an incredibly IMPOSSIBLE time believing that Luke would not be on any Force user's radar. He is the unstoppable force and immovable object. If you're going to give us a story about ex-Jedi, Nightsisters, magic, and the Force, he is the one Force user you can't fucking ignore. I can understand Ahsoka choosing to actively ignore him for whatever reason when he could be such a powerful ally but I can't understand Skoll and Hati not even acknowledging that he exists on their Force radar. His absence, Leia's absence, Han's absence, Lando's absence, are gonna be so goddamn fucking loud when you're gonna get this fucking close to the New Republic and the likes of Thrawn and the bigger name Imperial remnants, you Felonious Clown.

I'm just here to take some notes on how this guy is making this Star Wars story such a Star Wars story while ignoring the contributions from the Star Wars story that started it all.

#shirozora awkwardly responds to asks #ahsoka critical #ahsoka show spoilers #I'M SORRY I JUST CAN'T IGNORE THE GIANT FUCKING LUKE SKYWALKER-SHAPED HOLE IN THIS SO-CALLED SHOW ABOUT MAGIC AND MYSTICISM AND SHIT #YOU CAN'T FUCKING TELL ME HE HID OUT IN OSSUS'S BAMBOO FORESTS BUILDING A SCHOOL WHILE AHSOKA'S OUT THERE ACTIVELY TRYING TO STOP A WAR #ARE YOU KIDDING ME #ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME. #FUCK YOU DON'T EVEN NEED HIM TO SHOW HIS FACE IF YOU DON'T WANNA FELONY #AHSOKA'S TRAUMA ISSUES WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR HER TO STUBBORNLY REFUSE TO ASK HIM FOR HELP #YOU JUST NEED HUYANG TO ATTEMPT TO SUGGEST IT AND FOR HER TO SHUT THAT SUGGESTION DOWN #DOES HUYANG EVEN KNOW LUKE EXISTS???? I DON'T KNOW #I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO HUYANG WAS UNTIL I DUG INTO THIS SHIT WHILE RESEARCHING FOR A FIC #GODDAMN THIS IS SO FUCKING RIDICULOUS WHAT THE LIVING HELL

[shiftythrifting]

A gold mine, part one (NH)

#shiftythrifting #thrifting #submission #masks #clowns #trump shit #taxidermy #dead things #costumes #furniture #statues #cardboard cutouts #star wars #ELVIS #giant things #buff bagwell #wrestling #metal

[alteredsilicone]

"people really overblow how Eternalism is used as a storytelling device"

OHMYGOD RANDOM REDDIT USER I LOVE YOU, FINALLY I FOUND SOMEONE WHO GETS IT

Also this comes from a thread how it's "impossible" to explain Warframe's lore without making someone's head explode.

And it literally isn't. If you tell it chronologically it's not that convoluted at all. The worst part is the Operator/Drifter split but like... that's it.

#wf tag #eternalism isnt and has never been used to patch plot holes in DEs writing #those just exist organically LMFAO #eternalism is used to explain how the drifter and operator timelines coalesced #THATS IT #its literally my pet peeve u guys dont get how passionate im about this #good to see ONE person who gets it #also tbh eternalism has pretty clear rules #like a lot of dimension and time travelling stories just kinda make shit up #but in wf its like #the void is how you travel between dimensions #u can do that via void portals #ballas opened a bunch of portals during new war #the zariman is plugging a giant void hole and also acts as a corridor between worlds #and thats it #its really that shrimple #ok i know saying something is simple is condescending but ugh #i dunno i just hate how people think anything that requires thought is like #bad or too difficult or impossible or wtv #IM JUST BEING ANNOYING #wf reddit adventures

[leenfiend]

..........is dirty laundry the reason ppl always have lance and keith care about star wars in fics : I

#im once again shaking my fist at the sky #keith has never given a single shit about something like star wars and i'll stand my ground on that #he's one of those people who just never watched it by chance and then if anyone was ever like oh u should watch it he'd be like nah #and the more insistent ppl got the more he'd be like actually fuck you all im never watching it on principle at this point #and lance? idk man. i dont even have a good explanation for why he wouldn't be obsessed i just know it in my bones. #he would have been like a transformers kid or something. and not just bc of the giant robot ok it's not bc they're voltron it's the vibe. #or like a ninja turtles kid. #or he'd really love bionicles in the way gay ppl do. #colleen thoughts

[bragganhyl]

ngl these "which eoran god is/isn't problematic" polls make me wanna rant about Magran but I don't have the braincells rn

edit: i did end up ranting in the tags whoopsie lmao

#hablaty #I love magran as a character and as an... imperfect to say the least goddess #but I will also blow a gasket if my fire godlike watcher won't ever get the option to drive a sword through her heart #bc holy shit do i also hate her #she too is a ''god of staying in your lane'' really she only ever steps in to intervene if some god or another starts shit #thing is tho: her followers aren't like her #a lot of folks of the violent murder hobo variety is drawn to her bc god of fire and war and whatnot #but if you read the codex entries on her she doesn't actually urge people to start wars #the doctrines are actually more along the lines of ''don't start shit take no shit'' or idk #don't go out of your way to start a conflict for no reason but be always ready for war basically #she pushes people to embrace their power and strive for bettering themselves through struggle #problem is that bc like i said she ghosts her followers a lot of her followers will just take these doctrines to justify their atrocities #she doesn't want eothasians gone bc she doesn't care enough about them to want that #she doesn't want animancers gone bc she supports animancy #but she won't stop her followers bc she doesn't interfere with kith unless she has to protect them from the other gods #but also on the flip side if she does step in she will stop at nothing to win #even if that means building god killing weapons and then having her priests off themselves deploying it #even if that means wiping out her own fire giant children in a volcanic eruption (whomst you can save btw pls save the rathunn they're nice #and even if that means eating the souls of her godlike children who #magran is incredible cruel and also very cool and I have very complex feelings on her and just aaaa

[thedailybullshit]

After watching Nimona I can’t help thinking that 1) she & Atreus would be friends & 2) Atreus also deserves eyes that reflect light, shark teeth at will & to be Orange no matter what he turns into

#think about it #they both run on chaos #they both have to deal w/ people within a giant wall believing propaganda against their kind #both working to overthrow a corrupt government #am I forming a gow Nimona au now #also they’re both gender fluid I don’t make the rules #someone set them loose together I think it would be neat #let them be escalating little shits please #nimona movie #god of war ragnarok #nimona #atreus #ideas

[the-far-bright-center]

Even after all this time, it still baffles me that there are people who can treat Disney's additions to Star Wars as some kind of inevitable continuation of the original saga (which has been officially completed since Revenge of the Sith). I'll never understand how anyone can watch the six-film Lucas saga and then watch the Disney material (particularly the fake Sequels) and not notice or care about the glaring thematic and characterisation differences between the two. Or how anyone could just passively accept Disney streamlining everything into one single 'canon'—aka glorified fanfiction which has only been marketed as canon in order to encourage its mass consumption—despite the fact that it disrespects and even outright destroys the meaning of the story it claims to be continuing.

The fact that so many seem to have forgotten or perhaps never truly understood what the saga was originally intended to be—aka, two trilogies telling a single mythic story that perfectly mirror one another visually and thematically—and now only see 'Star Wars' as an eternally open-ended franchise, will never cease to break my heart.

#pro-lucas saga #anti-disney #sorry not sorry -- i am really distraught tonight #someone called my commentary on Lucas-era Star Wars 'fanon' #and.... i lost my shit #how DARE anyone suggest that the Star Wars i've understood for the majority of my lifespan is no longer 'true' #simply because Disney says so??? #I don't give a flying fuck what Disney does anymore #and I don't even care if others enjoy it! #what upsets me is how readily and easily people just...swallow it all as CANON without question??? #WHY?? #HOW??? #why do people allow giant corporations to tell them what to think??? #you shouldn't accept anything as canon if you don't like or agree with it! #especially if it destroys or ruins the parts of the original story that you DID enjoy (or that were objectively superior)!

[no1ryomafan]

hate ever since I finished giant robo yesterday my train of thought hasn’t been a critical analysis of what I consumed despite acknowledging both the show’s strengths and weaknesses and instead going back to my Imagawa Armageddon drama conspiracy board and going “okay no way in fuck he didn’t have Kei as Genki planned after the fucking family drama plot line in giant robo being similar to what we got in arma and it’s likely that the team got away with this idea after he left because they might’ve been in production for ep 4 but had to rewrite it and the show after onwards to fit the new direction”

or in simpler terms my brain activates “how do I make this about getter robo”

#meg text #mecha rambles #getter robo #giant robo ova #I think I ranted about this on here before so I won’t rant about it in the tags again but GOD #it didn’t help I found out genya was voiced by gos va too (fucking seki is in everything ever) #I’m now slightly convinced the reason imagawa even made their hair green was to reference genya and ginrei #originally I thought he based at least gos hair off of one manga cover ishikawa did for the manga but this seems more likely #I never even seen anyone mention the fact genkis hair was always green- or the fact how his va was always keis #And given she also voiced ALLENBY prior I don’t think imagawa would wanna waste a talent like that in a child who hardly speaks #also just remembering how the show of giant robo we got was somehow the 6 part out of 7 and needs 5 other parts for context #and how the end teases the last part even if it still is conclusive it just as my friend put it “apart of a anime that doesn’t exist” #and people thought the moon war stuff was complicated 💀 (still nice to have the context but- at least it would just need to be ONE show) #Oh and I heard genya and ginrei were completely original characters he made so that’s how he could’ve gotten away with it #next to it being a reference #tldr will never know the full context of the arma staff drama but Im now convinced Kei as genki was always planned #and likely the show we would’ve gotten would only be different in tone the hayato shit being address and way way more convoluted

[capthowzer]

Ahmed Best as Jedi Master Kelleran Beq in The Mandalorian "Chapter 20: The Foundling"

#y'all this shit goes fucking hard #I need a giant size movie poster of this STAT #it's so hard to contain the joy I feel for this man #that he can finally feel loved by Star Wars fans #I hope the older generations feel rightfully shamed and bullied every time they hear his name or watch this episode #it's a story about space wizard monks wearing robes and swinging around laser swords and a goofy looking alien is unacceptable to you? #in a fucking kids movie? #GTFOH and go touch some grass #after the year Ewan and Hayden had in 2022 I'm so glad more Star Wars actors are finally getting the recognition they deserve #Ahmed Best #Kellerman Beq #star wars #the mandalorian #prequel trilogy #Jar Jar Binks #the phantom menace #attack of the clones #revenge of the sith

[tickfleato]

just fucking realized i still havent posted my funny little grey aliens.... i should do that. should also finish and post the refs for enen and their mech... 

^ you can fit so much trauma in this little freak

#im coming up with more of their backstory rn and theyve had a bit of a shit time of it #i think it's so funny ot like draw this like cute giant eyed alien and go this is a war veteran #tick biz

[feralthembo]

Pst..

Hey you...

Playing videogames is consuming art.....

Do with this information what you will.........

#trying to get myself to sleep and all i can think of is what the new war has done right #the visual storytelling on the zariman was magnificent #the use of contrasting lighting to indicate notable scenes like the campsites or where to go next #THE GIANT FROST STATUE #and the drifter's camp? beautiful. gorgeous. i aspire to that level of detail in my medium #AND HOW U SEE THE BITS OF THE ENTRATIS IN THE ZARIMAN???????? AAAAAA????????? #also Let Go Child. Let Go. #im AAAAAAAAAAA???? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! #ALSO RIP THAT CEPHALON TEACHER SHE WAS CUTE AF #i love the way the timelines weave around eachother too btw that shit fucks as much as the fleshmech necromancy

[sunderedazem]

Corrain (Gealai) de Fortemps, Warrior of Light, Age 16

(aka - my WoL's outfit when he first joins the Scions! Ignore the background, I was just taking screencaps in Ishgard - he doesn't get here until the month of his 18th nameday.)

#wolposting #ffxiv wol #ffxiv #ffxiv oc #ffxiv screenshots #when your WoL's a teenager-in-hiding - surely the innocent look is just because he's a conjurer. #no ignore the giant ninja knives in his pockets. that's a healer and therefore a babyfaced angel surely this guy is an adult #wait what do you mean he's an adult *by technicality* who allowed this- oh twelve we let him fight like SEVEN PRIMALS and an entire war- #Haurchefant's inner narrative going from “what a noble and selfless young man i would be proud to call him brother” #to “...we let a teenager fight the dragon godfather. who is supervising this little shit? No one? Good he's mine now. Hello little brother” #corrain gealai #corrain