#i was a mr. iplier fan during the early days of dark so i had some sort of primer on this sort of thing in addition to having read

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Does anybody else have a visceral reaction to being reminded that "what if me but evil" has been a trope in storytelling literally since the earliest surviving piece that we have.

Evil Xisuma is just another iteration in the very long history of discussing the human condition by way of Protagonist: Edgelord Edition and he's definitely my favorite one

#i was a mr. iplier fan during the early days of dark so i had some sort of primer on this sort of thing in addition to having read #the epic of gilgamesh (which is the text mentioned above) #side note i am not comparing ex to enkidu here PLEASE do not do that #i just mean they hold similar places in their respective stories #passenger status