#chengdu hunters

[misteresports]

#overwatch league #owl #chengdu hunters #guys i am so fucking sad

[artillatron]

Shout out to Chinese Overwatch (specifically the Chengdu Hunters) for the most fire memes

#overwatch league #chengdu hunters

[lucy-o-ohs]

apolgy for bad english

where were u wen chengdu hunters die

i was at house eating dorito when phone ring

“Chengdu hunters is kil”

“no”

#lucy is sleeby #overwatch league #chengdu hunters

[lanciet]

honestly I'm a lot sadder than I thought I'd be that team (from) china lost to team ksa in the owwc. china's lost to three different teams in the last three world cups... . . .. and this year's lineup was the most promising (and deserving!!) too.

it seems like this will probably be the last of cnow now that the game isn't very popular in china due to the server issues this year, and owl shutting down isn't helping either. it's sad to see it go like this, but I hope the remaining cn players the absolute best in whatever they decide to do after this

:(

#I haven't watched ow esports in three years but wow #I miss the chengdu hunters so much I can't even express it with any words in the english dictionary #the guys on team china have been grinding out a game that isn't even supported in their country #the amount of love and passion that they have for their dying (dead) game......... it's so bittersweet #reading cn forum threads and cnow tweets have made me sad and sentimental #especially the players' weibo posts themselves oh my god

[kuroonehalf]

Commish for Kasha of RWBY's Yang supporting the Chengdu Hunters esports team.

#commission #yang xiao long #rwby #cheering

[lucifugousart]

There's no fucking way i'll have this go lost because of Twitter's downfall

"Design inspiration, symbolism and references behind the water beasts in New Gods: Nezha Reborn"

❗ Premise. DO NOT take what I write for absolute truth or canon material, regardless of the sources. I drew my own conclusions, heavily influenced by my own reading key. Take it as a theory!

The first creature coming to mind when looking at them is surely the Xièzhì (獬豸), a mythical beast that appears multiple times in East Asian legends. We can find a detailed description of these creatures in the Shou Pu (獸譜), a painted album created for the Qianlong Emperor from 1750 to 1761 by court artists Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang, depicting terrestrial animals and legendary beasts and part of the Emperor's personal encyclopedia. Also known with the korean name "Haetae", the Xiezhi is depicted as a muscular beast with a likeness to a lion, goat, and unicorn (sometimes referred to exactly as a “unicorn lion”) living in the northeastern wilderness.

In Shou Pu, and also in many legends, it's said they're naturally able to distinguish innocent from guilty, right from wrong, making them an ultimate symbol of justice that appears a lot in decorations, paintings, buldings and clothing, giving also the name to the judicial hat (法冠) that symbolizes the impartial and effective enforcement of the law.

It's also known as a guardian against disaster, a symbol of water due to its fire-eating qualities and a messenger of the heaven, which also stands for a sense of justice. The attention on justice's symbolism is also drawn by another design detail of the water beasts: the third eye on their forehead. Comes natural the association with “the Eye of Heaven” (天眼), able to differentiate truth from lies, and with "the embodiment of justice" himself: the noble and powerful warrior god Erlang Shen, who is also related to hydrology in a very interesting way.

Now stay with me, because this will lead to another creature that also possibly inspired the water beasts and that brings EVERYTHING together: justice, water and floods. But to better introduce them, first we have to understand why the reference to Erlang is important.

In Chinese myths, Erlang Shen is also a folk hero that helped alleviate the terrible flooding of the Min river. With his name meaning "godly second son" (er = two; lang = boy; shen = god), he was believed to be the second son of the engineer Li Bing, hired to prevent the yearly flooding that would affect the lives of the people of the Chengdu Plains and Dujiangyan city (Sichuan). However, Li Bing couldn't discover the source of the flooding, as it appeared that the flooding wasn't natural. Legend has it that Li Bing sent Erlang to sail up and down the river for a year to attempt to discover the source of the annual flood, but he couldn't discover the cause either.

One day, as Erlang is walking with seven hunters who had witnessed his bravery in slaying a rogue tiger, they chance upon an old woman who is crying at the edge of the river near Dujiangyan. She tells Erlang that she is distraught, as one of her grandsons is to be sacrificed to a dragon that has held dominion over the river for generations. Believing that he has discovered the source of the river’s flooding, Erlang volunteered to take the place of the woman’s grandson to be offered as sacrifice to the dragon instead.

When the ancient dragon arrived to take his sacrifice, Erlang and his friends leapt from hiding and chased the dragon to the river, where the old woman trapped it with chains in a pool below the Dragon Taming Temple.

With the dragon immobile, Erlang splitted the creature in half with his double-edged lance. And with the dragon dead, the annual flooding ended and peace and tranquility came to the Chengdu Plains. To thank Erlang for his bravery, the people elevated him and his father to godhood and dedicated a local temple as Two Kings Temple in their honor (The Erwang Temple in Dujiangyan).

The myth of the water dragon being chained to control the hydrology of the province instantly felt familiar. And it's here that we find the connection to the water beasts.

Li Bing and his son Erlang worked at the complex irrigation system that protected the area and the people from the severe flood of the Min River: the Dujiangyan irrigation system, constructed in 256 BC, which is still in use today. In literature's classic "Huayang Guozhi·Shuzhi" is recorded that, along other clever solutions to avoid a dam, Li Bing also created 5 massive statues referred to as "Water town god beast" (鎮水神獸 if the translation is wrong please correct me!) which resembled a single horned creature similar to a rhino. With a length of more than 3m and a weight of 8 tons, two of these statues were buried in the river to "tame the water spirits". The resemblance with the water beasts, able to trap the river dragons, is astonishing. Curiously, when in July 2013 one of these statues was brought to the surface by archaeologists, heavy rainfalls occurred in Sichuan causing successive floods, and rumors spread saying "that removing the beast from its place, the water spirits couldn't be trapped anymore", followed by the request to put it back in its place claiming their ancestors "buried it there for a reason". According to a popular local tradition, rhinos are a divine beast that can help stop flooding and the newfound statues were supposedly buried by a local folk hero, more likely Erlang himself.

Back to Nezha Reborn, even if Donghai is a fictional city with the name of the raging sea where Nezha kills Ao Bing, it's located near the Eastern Sea. According to what Ao Guang says, is VERY likely that most of the water drawn in by the beasts is from the Yangtze river and its tributary the Min river itself, which would make everything coherent.

In addition to the justice symbolism of the water beasts (and this is my personal interpretation), Ao Guang's control of the waters (and, as a result, of Donghai itself) can also be represented by the chained water beasts themselves, being them the associated with a benevolent and righteous ruler. Therefore, the ending scene with Su Junzhu carrying the beast cub, can be read as justice finally being brought in Donghai following Ao Guang's demise, as the comeback of water finally marks the city's rebirth.

📚 References:

-Qianlong's encyclopedias, republished as "Natural History in the Palace Museum" by the Palace Museum Press and CITIC Press in Beijing

-A Study of Criminal Proceeding Conventions in Tang Dynasty,  Xi Chen

-Lunheng 論衡, Wang Chong -Collier I. D. Chinese Mythology

-The Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guo Zhi 华阳国志)

-The Collection of Imperial Books of Ancient and Modern Times (Qing Dynasty) Jiang Tingxi, Chen Menglei, etc.

-Probably more I forgot to take note of 🧍

#nezha reborn #nezha #new gods #new gods nezha reborn #chinese mythology #mythological creature #chinese legend #erlang shen #ao guang #ENJOY THIS 6H WORTH OF RESEARCH BECAUSE SOMEONE ASKED WHAT KIND OF CREATURE THE WATER KITTY WAS #I hyperfocused on this so bad #I don't regret it tho #Water kitty go brrr #movie theory #Appreciate my effort for translating from chinese #Which is absolutely NOT a language i know even in the slightest #MothTalks

[otakusparkle]

Identity V Announcement

New Hunter and Survivor

Hunter - Alva (Hermit)

Survivor - Qi Shiyi (Antique Collector)

New Mode (Breath of Madness)

The Survivors will fight each other (something like dodgeball)

The continuation of Main Story

"Ashes of Memory Part 1" Will be commencing on December 2022

New collaboration

Identity V x Chengdu Panda wildlife

In addition, there will be new Costume (In-game) that has Panda and Red panda motif

This collaboration are for charity

Btw, this collaboration are similar like for the Axe Boy (Wail) for Missing Children foundation

New merchandises

Identity V x FAL Silvery

Figurine of Jack the Ripper (Soul Emissary)

New In-game collaboration

Identity V x Link Click

Another collaboration

Identity V x Bungou Stray Dogs

Identity V will have a short animation series

New tournament has begun, upgrading from IVC (Identity V Championship (Japan Region)) there will be IJL (Identity V Japan League)

Yep, that's all

#identity v #idv #idv announcement #idv the ripper #idv jack #idv joker #idv smiley face #idv x bsd #idv x link click #idv gardener #emma woods #idv seer #eli clark #idv enchantress #patricia dorval #idv prospector #norton campbell #idv batter #ganji gupta #idv mechanic #tracy reznik #idv soul weaver #idv violetta #idv hermit #idv antiquarian #alva lorenz

[camelliagwerm]

I got tagged by @arcandoria and @silversiren1101 to list 5 things about me and honestly this was a struggle. I consider myself a thoroughly boring person.

I actually enjoy watching e-sports! I got hooked on the Overwatch League back in 2017/18 when it started, and now I tend to tune into the Apex Legends Global Series whenever it is at an EU friendly time and I'm free. My favourite teams back in the day for OWL were Chengdu Hunters, the OG Los Angeles Valiant teams, and the first couple of teams for Paris Eternal, but I doubt I'll ever go back to watching it now. For ALGS, I just enjoy watching the chaotic B stream vs actually rooting for a team lol and the more polished main stream lmao.

Before I sustained an ankle injury, I used to do long distance running in secondary school. I've never really been able to exercise to the same extent since.

The last film I saw in the cinema pre-pandemic was Cats (2019) and I am not proud of it. After things eased up again, the first thing I saw was House of Gucci (2021). I'm also not particularly proud of that.

The very first fandom I remember being in was Pirates of the Caribbean, in the gap between At World's End and Stranger Tides (between the ages of 11 and 15). I also remember seeing the 4th film as my very first date with my (one and only) ex.

I attribute my love of fantasy and vampires to two of my great aunts, Susan and Sally. They both used to look after me and my brother during the summer when we moved closer to my mum's family and Sally in particular used to put on LOTR (on vhs) all the time with us. My aunt Susan actually was the one who bought my the first Twilight book, and for better or for worse...pre teen me was hooked.

#harper.txt

[winsoongi]

There will still never be anything as funny as the day chengdu hunters announced that they were rebranding their academy team to “team chaser”

[westminster-portfolio]

Project focused on working on shading

Based off the former Overwatch League team Chengdu Hunters

[thetoxicgamer]

One Overwatch team is still signing players despite grim outlook of the league’s future

The Overwatch League's future is in doubt as a result of yesterday's Activision Blizzard financial report, which revealed the league is paying clubs who want to quit after the 2023 season a $6 million termination fee. But for the time being, it seems as though some teams are approaching the situation by declaring, "The show must go on." The Guangzhou Charge on Thursday announced the addition of Chinese tank player Qui “GA9A” Jiaxin to its roster. Jiaxin joins the team one month after his former team, the Chengdu Hunters officially disbanded. https://twitter.com/GZCharge/status/1681997391979790336 The 23-year-old player is known for playing Winston, Reinhardt, and Wrecking Ball. Given the current professional meta, he will likely spend most of his time on Winston. The addition of Jianxin comes at the same time that the team announced it is parting ways with Shin “Piggy” Min-jun. https://twitter.com/GZCharge/status/1681982380473561089 Terms of Jiaxin’s agreement with the team were not disclosed so it’s unclear if his contract is intended to keep him on the team for more than just the rest of the 2023 season. Regardless, the move indicates that the uncertain future of the Overwatch League is not stopping the Charge from doing whatever it feels is necessary to finish out the current season strong. Due to the Hunters’ inactivity, Jiaxin hasn’t played a professional match since late last year. Meanwhile, the Charge’s most recent result was playing fifth in the East’s Spring Stage Knockouts after winning just one of their three matchups in the double-elimination bracket. The lackluster performance came despite the team posting a 4-1 record in qualifying that put them at the top of the East after qualifiers. Read the full article

[57leafclover]

The Chengdu hunters are fucking dead

#overwatch league #overwatch 2

[midasgutz]

chengdu hunters are gonna win??? idk why even, because the dps arent looking so great. jinmu seems off his game

[toriel-2]

Chengdu hunters seem perfectly average of a team right now honestly. not terrible, but not really great. they lack an x-factor, nobody's outstanding, and they dont have any weird comps to throw people off since ameng quit. just not a team to root for right now i think .

[lele37]

Papa Jeff's retirement has ruined my twitter feed

#jeff kaplan #overwatch #overwatch league #papa jeff #hangzhou spark #chengdu hunters #paris eternal #atlanta reign #vancouver titans #toronto defiant #florida mayhem #seoul dynasty #nyxl #new york excelsior #dallas fuel #twitter

[addictedtooverwatch]

Overwatch League: Playoffs!

Alright, as I am writing this, the first 2021 Playoffs match is happening in about an hour. Tonight, (for me at least, check what time zone you are in, I'm EST in the US), we will have the first four matches of the Winner's Bracket. I believe that the Watchpoint Preshow with Soe, Danny, Custa, and Reinforce will be first, starting in an hour or so, with the matches coming after that. Here is a list of the matches happening live tonight. All of these matches encores will be tomorrow. Remember this is all in Eastern Standard Time.

- Washington Justice vs. Dallas Fuel: 7:00 pm.

- Philadelphia Fusion vs. LA Gladiators: 8:30 pm.

- San Francisco Shock vs. Shanghai Dragons: 10:00 pm.

- Atlanta Reign vs. Chengdu Hunters: 11:30 pm.

You will be able to watch this on the Overwatch League's YT channel. Make sure to connect your Battlenet Blizzard account to your YT account if you want to get drops. Here is a link to another post I made about drops and how to connect your accounts.

#overwatch #overwatch 2 #overwatch league #washington justice #dallas fuel #Philadelphia fusion #los angeles gladiators #san francisco shock #shanghi dragons #atlanta reign #Chengdu hunters