#dark and gritty

[korbi-the]

Woe

serious putty be upon ye

#half life #half life 2 #hl2 leak #hl2 beta #half life 2 beta #gordon freeman #dark and gritty #meme #digital art

[theredontbedragons]

No daylight

"When you and I are of the same mind... there is nothing we have not yet been able to do."

Map

#no daylight #well I said I'd get you back #sirtadcooper #several iterations later and here it is #dark and gritty #turned out way more cinematic than intended #I know it's dark - but that's where the freedom is #early edits of this looked like a French film poster #and yes that is the Treasure Island map in the background #black sails edit #bs edit #black sails fandom #mine #captain flint #john silver #james flint #long john silver #black sails #treasure island

[projectbatman193]

In a bit of a brooding mood today 🦇

#project batman #batman #bruce wayne #martial arts #training #exercise #superhero fitblr #thebatman #batman the animated series #telltale batman #the dark knight trilogy #dark and gritty #batfleck #batbale #battinson #brooding #batman brooding #mood #arkham knight #batman arkham series

[skulkerdevils]

I got an idea for a bad ending A.U for resident evil 4... It's going to get dark real quickly, so strap in...

In this bad ending AU for Resident Evil 4, Albert Wesker kidnaps Ashley Graham and forces her to bear his child, a son named Jake. Wesker intends to use Jake's unique genetic makeup to create a new breed of super-soldier, one that he can use to achieve his ultimate goal of global domination.

Ashley is horrified by Wesker's plans and the fact that she is now a prisoner, forced to raise a child under the control of an evil mastermind. She tries to escape but is always foiled by Wesker's highly trained security team.

As Jake grows older, he becomes aware of his father's true intentions and begins to rebel against him. With Ashley's help, he eventually escapes Wesker's clutches and sets out to stop his father from carrying out his plans for world domination.

Jake discovers that he possesses incredible physical abilities, including enhanced strength, speed, and agility, which he uses to battle Wesker and his forces. In a final showdown, Jake confronts Wesker and is able to defeat him in a brutal fight to the death.

With Wesker gone, Jake is hailed as a hero and is able to use his abilities to help rebuild the world in the aftermath of the Las Plagas/ Uroboros outbreak. However, he is haunted by the memories of his childhood and the fact that he was forced to grow up under the shadow of his evil father. Ashley, too, is left to grapple with the trauma of her captivity and the fact that she was forced to mother a child under such terrible circumstances.

Leon Scott Kennedy failed his mission... Lost an arm and an eye, and now lives a rural life amongst the farmers... But Jake stirred him up... And now he's fighting for his life and against the Las Plagas parasite inside him that lies dormant.

Chris Redfield has been captured and both tortured and forced to train and "break" Jake... He'll never forgive himself for what he was forced to do.

Ada Wong searches for the cure for the Las Plagas... Just to help Leon through the hell he's been through... But got captured by Wesker's Security Team and was subjected to experimentation and turned into the first female bioweapon.

Wesker took over the world successfully, ruling with an iron fist, he enjoys for ing Ashley to "love" him. He sought to build an army of super soldiers... Forcing her into a life she didn't want.

Any one else of importance was executed in public for treason against Albert Wesker's rule.

Basic Description of Jake (Graham) Wesker:

Height: 5 foot 11 inches

Weight: 150 pounds 12 ounces

Hair color: born blonde but dyed it black as a way to rebel against his father's ideology

Clothing style: Black hooded baggy trenchcoat wore open, military green tee-shirt, police standard bulletproof vest, black carpenter pants, police standard gun belt, grey leather gloves, standard issue military boots (these get switched out with standard sneakers later on in the story,) chains hanging from belt.

Jake has a mutated parasite that was originally a version of the Las Plagas... But the Uroboros parasite caused a mutation within it... Creating a whole new parasite that has its own sentience and somewhat personality.

Parasite Codename: Cerberus

Parasite description: takes the form of a semi amorphous blood like liquid, usually a three headed wolf-like creature that leaks from his left wrist... It is canonically considered his parasitic twin... But Jake treats it more like a pet (if you would consider having a ravenous monster a pet,) it constantly sends impulses to his brain, causing him to ravenge, causing several casualties.

The beginning of this au would start with him coming down from one of these episodes of brutal violence... Being hugged by Ashley, who sacrificed a leg to calm down the hungry parasite.

(possible) gameplay loop:

You'd start out like a normal Resident Evil gameplay... But in the middle of the first boss fight, you'd (Jake) will start hearing a voice in his head telling him to feast... You'd then start playing as a parasite mutated version of him... Having three heads, eating to the boss (could be a bioweapon gone rouge.)

You'd spend the next hour of gameplay gathering information on your dad's (Albert Wesker's) plans... Sabotaging it.

You'd get into a fight with security, where Ashley distracts them by falling over, faking a seizure.

The last two to three hours would be spent outside of the complex Wesker had you and Ashley trapped in, meeting Leon Kennedy, Ada Wong and another original female character, who you instantly (you as in Jake) develop a crush on.

You'd have to make a decision between helping Leon save himself from the Las Plagas parasite, or kill him.

You'll find Chris Redfield holding a gun to his head and have the decision between telling him you forgive him and stopping him from killing himself, or let him do so.

You'll have to choose between bringing back Ada Wong from the brink of predatory insanity, or let her loose in the world as an insane killer bioweapon.

If you choose to save them all, they'll be by your side at the beginning of the fight...

Leon Kennedy with his pitchfork, wielding it like a spear.

Chris Redfield would have an assault rifle.

Ada Wong with her bare hands.

At the end of the boss fight with Albert Wesker, you can either give in to the parasite within... Initiating the "total bad ending," and becoming nothing more than a monster that rules over the world like your dad, or only cripple him permanently, forcing him to live in suffering and misery for the rest of his life, initiating the good ending.

In the good ending, you'll cripple him, leaving him to suffer, walking out of the room, meeting back up with Ashley, who hugs you tightly and thanks you for saving her and the world... While also making a quip about you being an emo boy.

In the bad ending, you'll walk out of the room, the Cerberus parasite holding Albert Wesker's head in one of its mouths, before crushing it... Ashley Graham will see this and be repulsed, believing that you are a monster yourself, causing you (Jake) to lose all hope in himself, letting the parasite eat her... You then take Wesker's place as the planet's ruler.

Final boss fight important details:

You soon get strong enough to fight Albert Wesker himself... Who initiates the fight by paralyzing Jake's crush.

You'll be unarmed, no weapons... So neither will he.

Wesker will constantly call you a mistake and a failure, insulting you the entire time.

(A/N: I know people are so going to hate me... But I have to be honest... The idea of the perfectionists own "perfect" child killing them to save the day is incredibly appealing to me.)

#re4 au #albert wesker #ashley graham #bad ending #re oc #resident evil #re4 #let me have this #resident evil au #trauma #dark and gritty

[frankensteinical]

Forty Days of Frankenstein, Day Twenty-Two:  So, last year during 40DoF I introduced you to the Frankenstein Monster character from the WildStorm comic book universe, who goes by the moniker “The Lone One.” If you remember comics in the 1990s, they were going through the Edge Age, when everything was dark and gritty, and full of blood and darkness.  This Frankenstein was no exception, appearing for the first time in January of 1995, in issue 7 of a comic called, aptly, Wetworks.  Very edgy.  Well, in 1996, Wildstorm branched out in the Collectable Card Game market, with a game called, naturally “Wildstorms.”  Was it fun?  I have no idea.  Did The Lone One appear in it?  You bet he did.  Did he look even darker and grittier than he did in the comic book?  Why, of course!  Check out his soul patch and braids, for extra edge.

#frankenstein #WildStorm #1996 #dark and gritty #The Lone One

[desdasiwrites]

– Brom, The Child Thief

#book quote of the day #Brom #the child thief #Peter Pan retelling #fantasy #horror #dark fantasy #retellings #dark and gritty #book quotes #book recommendations #lost boys #peter pan

[yomeiu]

nowhere like our places.

#i give up trying to crop this either its too blurry or too zoomed out #i realllyyy really like the idea of them going to extremely ugly places #they claim it and make it their own as hangout spots #dark and gritty my beloved #dazai osamu #chuuya nakahara #soukoku #skk #chuuya #dazai #bsd #bungo stray dogs #illustration #i missed you

[aimasart]

he's just a soft guy

#my adventures with superman #clark kent #the show finally gave us a wholesome supes after years of having dark and gritty clark from the dceu hhhh #my art #superman #dc #dc comics #dc animation

[bikkinibottom]

actually to bring up how watered down and sanitized the first 3 episodes of percy jackson has been, it raises concerns for later books. the stakes are supposed to be high from book 1 and the bar continues to be raised. it’s an action packed series with monsters and gods and deadly quests. there’s the possibility of being killed. which raises the question, when titan’s curse rolls around, how will they handle not one but two character deaths? this is the book that’s the turning point in the series, where everyone senses this tonal shift and that they’re favorite characters could actually die. that kronos is serious and this impending war will be real, with real casualties, injuries, and intense battle scenes. how do you sanitize a literal war?

#maybe they’ll take the route of the hp movies where the tone and color palette gets more dark and gritty with each film #but hp still included all the action scenes. and pjo I would argue has more so why is it being watered down #you don’t have to get too detailed with the violence but cmon #pjo tv crit #pjo tv show #percy jackson

[charlottes-hell]

An old piece

#photocopy #graphic design #xerox art #dark art #gritty #grunge aesthetic #punk art #goth #whimsy #concert poster #ghosts #horror #black metal #black and white

[deimcs]

THE BATTLE OF DENERIM (dragon age: origins / 2009)

#daoedit #daedit #dragonageedit #gamingedit #dragon age #dragon age origins #edits #just a VERY quick something to celebrate me being done with this pt #which i enjoyed even more than usual #i almost forget how incredibly complex mature and DARK da:o lore is #they really went for the easy road in comparison with the other games #i hope da:d will bring some of this grittiness back #i love it a lil too much

[korbi-the]

The life and death of Korba, aka Conscript GF, during her isekai time in the Half Life 2 Beta universe.

For a longer time I was obsessed with what I call "dabeta", and I knew of it for even longer too. My passion didn't not fade away either, but I am less inclined to talk about it, knowing full well how I tend to bomb people with ramblings and aesthetics and "it was so dark and gritty, man!!!"

So, for a time, I would draw and put my Korba in various situations within the world. The general premise was that she would meet my other original character named Hecktor, who was a very gay very burly HECU soldier with a very specific speech impediment (talking like a HL1 HECU, stringed sound files and everything).

The two would join the Conscripts on the basis of Hecktor being in the actual military, and actually beinh black in Back Mesa (he got isekai'd by a Vortigaunt), while Korba lied about being in a military of sorts :) proved herself with her skills anyways so thats good.

THE two had non-specific roles in the Conscripts, went on some courier missions, met interesting people, and Korba even got to participate in some good ole marketing!

They would perish while tagging along with Freeman and Alyx through the late game of da beta, holding down a gate for the protagonists to pass through :( and have found themselves a long time later in the irl :D

#korba & emengy #half life #half life 2 #hl2 beta #dark and gritty #oc #oc art #conscripts #hl2 leak #father grigori #conscript gf #isekai #lmao technically thats true you cant tell me otherwise #i dont know how to tag

[miamaimania]

Unleashing the Beast: Kentaro Miura's Berserk

#contemporary #gritty #japanese art #manga #90s #illustration #dark fantasy #kentaro miura

[ayilings]

anthy himemiya scribbling

#revolutionary girl utena #rgu #shoujo kakumei utena #anthy himemiya #utenanthy #utena x anthy #utena tenjou #sku #blood #blood cw #the portrait is based on suzue miuchis art and the first one is based on persus w the head of medusa #the character of all time i think……no one has her range #and its movie anthy! pls ignore if the themes dont quite work out i just wanted to draw her performing righteous violence #anthy is so good because she works on a sparkly shoujo manga page and in a world thats gritty and dark #2023 #ayilings

[incorrectbatfam]

What are your thoughts on Batman 138?

I know for sure that now, after I read it, I totally agree with you statement about Bruce being trash.

Guys, I was poking fun at the inconsistency of how he's written. The recent comics have sucked (no spoilers if you really wanna venture into it), but I would not be here if I didn't like the central part of the batfamily. Bruce Wayne is a great character to work with but the problem is that many writers focus on the wrong aspects of what makes him a hero. They see his past and his fighting prowess and treat that as his whole character. I fell in love with Bruce because of the canon moments where we see him be vulnerable, heal, and learn to be loved—it's what highlights the theme of him being just a man among gods, not the fact that he fights without superpowers.

#bruce wayne #batman #batfamily #batfam #batboys #batman family #dc comics #personal #opinion #maybe i still have the rosy lenses from when i was a kid and superheroes were simpler idk #i just wish people would stop equating dark and gritty with complex storytelling #remember when we were younger and the grocery store was an adventure? bring that energy into comics #you can create an epic saga without power stacking or grossly mischaracterizing

[guinea-pig-enthusiast]

There’s just something so earnest about the writing of Danny Phantom…

Danny works hard in school and still gets bad grades and he loves his friends and he wants to protect his home even though he doesn’t know how at first but he and his friends have each other even when things get difficult. Tucker is allowed to be jealous but he’s still supportive and helps when he can and loves technology and makes sure to keep things light when everything’s going wrong. Sam cares about her friends even though she tries to act like she’s indifferent and her friends don’t really get her opinions all the time but they try and they don’t let things like money change who they are permanently.

They’re friends! Even if an episode has them arguing, they end up working something out because they care about each other, and it’s so nice to have a show where friends treat each other how friends should

#danny phantom #I’ve been rewatching it and it’s so nice to watch a show that isn’t dark and gritty nonstop #like things get dark sometimes but there’s a lot of slice of life in this ghost story #danny fenton #tucker foley #sam manson