#groovy gumlet

[mishy-mashy]

Groovy Gumlet having his own army be decimated is probably the worst thing that can happen to him as a hyena demihuman

Groovy's a hyena demihuman. That means – if we're following the animal's mannerisms – he's a social creature that's drawn to complex heirarchy

As a General, he views himself as a leader. He leads an army and in Vollachia, the strong rule the weak; Groovy has to lead his men, not just because he's a General, but because that's the values they're all raised on

He's social. He befriends some of his fellow Generals, complains to Chisha, and thinks about his second-in-command when he's fighting.

So he's social and into hierarchy; yet, he's had all his men die, meaning he's not only alone, but failed them as a leader. They probably all gave their lives for him, too, since not only is he a Divine General, but being cowardly WILL kill them. That's not even considering that maybe Groovy's care means they have some sort of closer relationship beyond simply being ordered under his command. His second-in-command managed to survive longer, and still sacrificed themself for him to flee

As the leader, he has regrets about what happened because he was supposed to take care of his men and lead them to victory. He doubts himself because of this, even if Vincent chose him.

Groovy, who had his men die under his care, hasn't eaten anything for days, was all alone, and lost those connections and underlings. He only has his own thoughts at this point to have any words, because everything else is undead and trying to kill him, and he wishes he had someone.

He's lonely. I don't think there's ever been a moment where Groovy was alone until this struggle. In EX Novel 4, he fought alongside Mogura, fled with him to bring in Cecilus; he complained to Chisha in his office so he'd listen and stick around; he made cursed tools under Vincent's orders; when cleaning, he still happened upon Mogura and befriended him; this is probably the first time it's ever been mentioned that he's on his own.

What attracted him to find Heinkel and Rowan wasn't the smell of a settlement or food; it was the smell of life. That was the first thing he noticed and made a BEELINE for

His concern the whole time are the people. Anyone to be company. It didn't cross his mind that he'd be leading enemies to them, he just wanted their help and it's implied he would've handled the enemies himself

He just wanted help from them. If they could fight, he wasn't going to sit back; he was going to eat something and jump right back into it

It's the idea of company that brought him back from literal DEATH. The demihuman craves company like nobody's business and it's so cute and so sad

So Groovy lost his men, feeling that he failed them, and it's probably crushing to be alone and hungry for so long. Like I said at the start, this is probably the worst thing that can happen to the hyena demihuman

Now I present this: the possibility that his dead men could also become the undead army that goes against him, the emperor, and everyone else.

#just THOUGHTS #i like groovy gumlet #hes a nice person with a ton of friends #its just that hes always swearing so he comes off as crude #but his concern was other people when hes been fighting ten days and starved #his mind wouldve been pushed to the brink and the first thing he repeatedly thinks of is concern for others #even if he doesnt know them #i think the idea of him fighting the men he failed would be very interesting #i dont know if its already said something more about groovy though in arc 8 #havent checked #other than the fact groovy is CUTE #hes a pretty interesting character #reblog #rezero #re zero #re:zero #groovy gumlet #imagine having to fight the people you failed and cared about #its literally an Astrea problem in arc 5 with theresia #so theres also the question on how the undead will be viewed #are they the same person as before? are they simply corpses? do you get mad because theyve disrespected them for the last time? #do you destroy them or not? your hand is forced at this point isnt it. maybe youre the reason this happened #if you could spare even one of your men from this- #maybe its your fault. they all died for you. and now you have to kill them yourself #but your life is one they died to protect. so you cant give it up that easily. #but can you really bring yourself to kill them again? #yikes #moral dilemmas and such but maybe its more clear cut for groovy and others #arc 8 #spoilers (tag limit)

[suffarustuffaru]

1. why is this character named groovy gumlet how am i supposed to take them seriously

2. in a shocking twist of events (sarcasm) (can you feel the sarcasm) HEINKEL ROWAN GETTING DRUNK DURING A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

3. the fucking dramatic “END OF CHAPTER” after all that…

#IM SORRY BUT THE CHAPTER ENDINGR WAS SO FUNNY #rezero #heinkel astrea #rowan segmunt #um…… do i have to tag groovy gumlet… WHO is groovy gumlet i literally forgot im so sorry 😭😭😭 #arc 8 spoilers

[liquidstar]

This fucking thing is named Groovy Gumlet and is a war criminal

#re:zero

[itznarcotic]

groovy gumlet is a wonderful name for a divine general

#bad posting

[mishy-mashy]

Just really like Groovy Gumlet

Other than the fact his name is that and he's cute with an outie, he just cares a lot and is actually very personable and isn't so prideful to not admit when he needs help

In the EX Novel 4, he got angry with the knights because he thought they killed Balleroy, and wasn't afraid to admit Balleroy was one of his friends. He, along the lines of this, goes "F*** you, you're worried for your friend? How do you think I feel when you killed one of mine?!"

He befriended Moguro after accidentally thinking he was an inanimate hunk of metal, and doesn't mind his mechanical way of talk ("Groovy, run, outmatched." for example, to say they should run, and he probably won't misunderstand it)

In arc 8, when he's cornered and about to die from not eating or drinking anything for days, one of his worries is if any of his subordinates survived. He hoped it'd be the case. And this was in the middle of being surrounded by a bunch of zombies, so it lagged his reaction

"At the very least, it'd be nice if some of his subordinates survived." Or something along those lines

And right before that, he thought of his second-in-command. I was thinking that Groovy feels lonely without anyone, fending for himself like this. Even if his circumstances suck, it'd be better if he had someone on his side

Plus, he's a hyena demihuman. Hyenas are extremely social animals, and have complex hierarchies, so him being a general with his own army is just perfect for him

He's not afraid of stating his opinions of people, like when he said Balleroy was a bit flashy and too friendly, but still a good guy

And he goes to Chisha for help in dealing with Cecilus, just to complain and scream on his couch

And he's an optimist! He hopes Chisha can control Cecilus, he hopes he and Moguro can handle Reinhard if they get some help, the entire time he's being chased, he's hoping for other things like a breather and food.. that sounds more like desperation, but it's also narrated as a

"small breather would be somewhat helpful.

Having faith in that, he ran, ran, and ran――"

He's clinging to nice little things, even as he's being chased, because wouldn't that be nice to have?

When he smelled living people, he really ran in shouting and hoping for their help to fend off the zombies together too. But before he did, he was afraid of dragging them into his problems, because even in his pushed-to-the-brink state, he didn't want to endanger anyone.

He didn't think of using them as a diversion or anything. He's actually really nice.

If the life he smelled could fight, he'd hope for assistance, and if not, maybe he could get something in his system with the smallest reprieve. He didn't think that the people would be dangerous to him, or attack him immediately; which they did.

And when he just got two drunkards, he got angry because why are they doing this? Why are they the only ones alive now, and they're like this? But angry as he was, and exhausted, he still only passed out when in the company of others. Maybe it was from the long strain, or he finally relaxed even a little bit to be around others (even if those "others" contemplated killing him)

#i was surprised that groovy finally appeared in arc 8 (was speeding through not even skimming) #honestly made me so happy #and he ran into THOSE TWO #hed be great with heinkel #arc 8 #spoilers #just blunt and crude but he knows whats necessary and knows what its like to have friends #and also is a general with his own army so. he knows how to resolve conflicts beyond fighting #looking back at this i wrote this at midnight while trying not to sleep knowing i have to be up early #but i think i was onto something #but also talking about groovy is just nice #i like him a lot #seems like hed be a fun friend #groovy gumlet #heinkel astrea #rowan segmunt #rezero #re zero #re:zero #my thoughts

[mishy-mashy]

I lost the OG post where I was talking about the EX novel 4

Anyway, I got the book and haven't even read it straight because I'm too excited to do that, and

Spoilers.

- Reinhard really just had to blink and everyone died, huh...

- Groovy Gumlet is cute

- Julius is cute. He's also the MC here

- I thought that when the wiki said they didn't show Reinhard VS Cecilus, but cut to the aftermath, they were exaggerating for the sake of the wiki summary... they literally did this. Just said something like 'Begin!' and we cut to Cecilus covered in cuts

- Translations are a bit strange (Cecilus = Cecils, Ia = Ire, In = Innes, Vollachia = Volakia...)

- Cecilus is good at blending in to the point Ferris (a demihuman) didn't notice him, but Julius still happened to through magic

- Groovy makes an appearance screaming and flying through the sky and I like it. There's just a distant "YAAAAAAAHHHHH" from the forest

- Julius is really kind and compassionate here. He's also extremely perceptive of everything that I was surprised and half-scared because how???

- Cecilus is literally that guy who comes into work late, a disheveled mess

Vincent: Where are your two swords?

Cecilus, who arrived late: At the blacksmiths. I was late, so when I got out of bed, I just grabbed the two first swords I saw, and—

Is literally the gist of one of their conversations

- Julius is cute

- Cecilus almost got mistaken for a woman at first glance

- I like Groovy a lot. He swears like a sailor, is super cute, walks around with weapons galore, and his name is GROOVY

Like. Awesome puffballs.

- Vincent refers to Cecilus as a thing, talking about how he had absolutely no situational awareness from the start, being completely out of the loop the ENTIRE TIME

- Is Bordeaux buff or something under those old clothes??

- THE ART.

- Ferris's feminine appearance is commented on

- Reinhard wears a Collar of Submission for those who are into that

#cecilus is literally a live 'speak of the devil and he shall appear' and this happens with Vincent #reinhard wears a collar and i never needed to be made aware to that possibility #groovy is cute funny and screams a lot so hes even more endearing #groovy should have more appearances #julius uses complicated magic and doesnt even use cantations for some of them #which means he's skilled at magic #or is it different because he's a spirit user? #i really like the book #i just stare at the cover because it's so vibrant #i cant sit still to read it though #i made a post like this earlier and it got swallowed up so i tried remembering what i did mention #i think groovy needs more appearances to be fleshed out more #unless he's already served his purpose? #rezero #re:zero #re zero #ex novel 4 #julius juukulius #groovy gumlet #HIS LAST NAME IS GUMLET #baby gumdrops hyena cutie #reinhard van astrea #ferris #felix argyle #vincent vollachia #cecilus segmunt #i think i talked more earlier

[mishy-mashy]

Read some of arc 7, and I can say:

1. TODD GET OUT OF HERE.

2. Surprisingly got very attached to a coward, a fraud, and a criminal

3. I love you Groovy but gosh darn it, your curse tool expertise kinda made you an antagonist here. AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN HERE

#fricken heckin omygoshhh #i had way too much fun reading about the gladiator island #weitz rogan #idra missanga #hiain yatz #i didnt read all of arc 7 but #the crossdressing? the gladiator island? HECK YEAH #natsuki schwartz #love how they confused kenichi for vincent and it still made sense #natsuki subaru #arc 7 #spoilers #groovy gumlet #todd fang #rezero #re zero #re:zero #my thoughts

[mishy-mashy]

I was looking at the groovy gumlet tag and saw that there's less than ten posts or so

And my brain, in its resist-the-sleep, thought: well, just write x fanfiction about him

And I immediately had to swat it because to me, Groovy is like. A child. In the terrible age phases of like, thirteen. He is physically so small. NO.

#first solution to get interest? fanfictions apparently #i mean i think i just ramble about julius so im glad im finally not feeling like the only one who likes the guy #considering he got a lot of hate for beating up subaru #but brain why #x groovy fanfics of all things #if the tag needs attention i think thats not the right way to go for groovy #hes more of a character i want to hug and swing around knowing he'll bite my face off anyway #groovy gumlet #my thoughts #rezero #re zero #re:zero #fanfic #fic #yikes brain #you need the sleep

[liquidstar]

“Subaru Sparkle” as a pony name from Equestria and then everyone else still has their normal ass canon names.

to be fair some of them still have ridiculous names. like what do you MEAN theres a little furry dude named Groovy Gumlet and hes a war criminal