#idk i think a lot about how the reputation that comes along with constantine is one of Fear and Awe

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while i'm talking out my ass: there are definitely parallels between constantine and the shadow dog from the beast of eden arc. existing as guardian between humanity and the supernatural horrors chomping at the bit to consume it, but going down in legend as the contributor or cause of every horrific, near-world-ending event that he was actually trying to prevent because everyone heard he was there when it happened. resurrected from failure by the belief that people have in him as their protector, and simultaneously, because they give him no choice.

which could also have been a contributing factor to how willing he was to accept its blame and destroy it.

#( ooc. ) OUT OF CIGS. #idk i think a lot about how the reputation that comes along with constantine is one of Fear and Awe #because the stories about him are of World-Breaking Arrogance and devil-tricking mischief #and how it's more cultivated through bastardly methods to keep him safe than it is earned by bastardly intentions #ngl i didn't Like the beast of eden shit all that much when i first read it #i'm more of an early hellblazer 'humanity provides the seeds of its own destruction' bitch personally #but the more i dig into it the more meat there is to its bones and the more i am chompin away #also it set in motion the dominos that would lead to his 2nd Huge Personal Tragedy. which Intensely re-defined late-stage john constantine #so it's got some staying power regardless #anyway i think a lot about this arc and what it says about constantine and the way people treated him afterwards #fucking kills me how hard he tried to save the world and how much it cost him. and how he'll never be recognized for that