Wait okay so this is funny. I think I just realized something about the gijinka thing that puts it into a clearer context. It's a spectrum of anthropomorphism. Nonhuman characters are nearly always anthropomorphized by nature of being created by humans. It's a sliding scale on how human versus how nonhuman. And I think what we find interesting/appealing along that scale affects if we like when the character is repositioned.
For example, I like bugs (big surprise, right?). I like how bugs look, I like their weird shapes, I like their mannerisms, I like how unlike humans they are. So when I'm looking at a bug character, I am first looking at their design, specifically the bug parts and what makes them not human. Conversely, someone who likes humans and things that are relatable to humans will focus on those aspects of the anthro character, and I think that would make them more inclined to create or at least find appealing the gijinka/humanized designs.
Cuz like, I love when an anthro animal's design gets reimagined as being more like the animal. And I realized that gijinkas are just that same thing but leaning towards the human part of the character.
So while I don't see the appeal of the human stuff, I think I at least understand why some people have those inclinations
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Anyone remember the Kordana quest in the Wind Orb saga? And how she basically implied that Cysero was a starship?
Am I wrong in thinking that Cysero was The Mage (Dean Warlic's starship)? Because iirc Sys-zero's starship was the Reliant, and I mean,
"A mage?! Oh, I see! What a clever idea!"
I feel like that would make more sense if, well, yknow. The Mage became a mage.
Wait wait I just remembered something.
The Mage was used to backup the entire universe.
Cysero is weird. Reality-bending levels of weird.
He does things that shouldn't be possible. Knows things that a normal person shouldn't. Way past the occasional fourth wall break to remind the Hero to read the name above the dialogue box.
A literal diety recognizes him as another higher being (listen I know Zeuster is weird but he counts as a diety in my eyes).
And people call him mad.
But how much power would it take for something to backup the universe? At that point, no sky could ever hope to limit you! And what would happen if that something with such immense power had to turn into a someone?
The only thing I'm a bit iffy on...
Why was the starship the closest match?
Well, Dean Warlic knew Sys-zero, dare I say they may have been friends. And we never really hear of The Mage before the finale, so we don't know how much time he spent in it. But he definitely spent enough time in it to build it into A UNIVERSE SAVE FILE, so hey.
Maybe Cysero was the AI aboard The Mage. Idk, some kind of sentient autopilot system. Maybe they were friends too.
Maybe that's why Kordana knows he would remember her. We don't know what DW and The Mage were up to back then after all (and Warlic is old af, this could have been centuries before the events of MQ), so maybe they went on a mission abroad and that's how they got in contact with Kordana?
Could also theorize that DW and S-0 had an inside joke between them that resulted in DW nicknaming The Mage Cysero, but who really knows. That's more of a headcanon than anything though.
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ok random twin headcanon time
so in dante's inferno, there's this one part of one of the inner circles of hell (6th? 7th? idk it's been a while) where there's a ton of snakes that can bite people and change their forms into animals, objects, etc. this part of hell is devoted to thieves. (insert obvious metaphor here)
now initially in tdc, there was going to be at least some influence from the divine comedy, as shown in concept art featuring the iconic 'abandon all hope ye who enter here' over the carnival gate. sadly, this did not make it into the final cut.
and twin in tdc is a snake-person, who can shapeshift and change forms, and who primarily deals with greedy sinners which would most likely include thieves...
so it's not far of a stretch at least in my view, that twin would have some kind of venom that, when injected into a sinner, could change their form as well...
this is all headcanon so don't take it too seriously, but it's a fun idea to work with imo. what do you guys think?
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Thinking a LOT about Lucifer in the latest Hazbin episode. Idk what I was expecting but not this??
As I was watching my immediate thought was just "huh... Lucifer is kinda of weird..." but as the episode went on I realized the issue
the dude is off the chain depressed, like he says it as a joke but holy cow it is SO BAD
He's manically just creating rubber ducks cuz his daughter really like it that one time but it's empty, it's never good enough but he keeps doing it, maybe cuz he doesn't know how to pass the time otherwise.
like I get the feeling he HAS better things he SHOULD be doing than making rubber duck after rubber duck. At first I was like, "Bruh why isn't the king of hell doing anything?" aaaaand then it became clear...
The dude is disassociating so bad he can barely hold a conversation let alone remember information. He clearly WANTS to, he wants to be involved with his daughter so bad, he wants to care about the things she's doing so bad, but his depression keeps interfering. It's like he can only hear every other word and he grasps onto the ones he does hear semi-out of context. Like you can see every time he catches something that he hadn't before and he just "well shit I didn't catch that part"
and that's why he reacts so weird when people talk to him. He is struggling so bad to engage with the conversation he's only getting 50% of it
does that look like the face of a man who knows what the hell the conversation is even about??? he is STRUGGLING
like Charlie spent so long telling him about the hotel, and he STILL didn't understand what she wanted. Yeah it comes off as ditzy but literally I've been in that position where your brain just "nope, not doing this right now" and nerfs your conversation comprehension. So as someone who's BEEN in that position, to me it feels exactly like what he's dealing with. He's sorta engaged with the conversation, but only as much as his brain will allow
For example, when I'm dealing with this, this is what someone talking to me feels like this where the crossed out parts are what I missed and bold is what I catch, "Hey! You know I was thinking for dinner we could either make some chicken with rice? But if you don't feel like cooking, pasta is super easy and you love that right? What do you want to do?" you can kinda get that someone is trying to talk to you about dinner, and towards the end you get the impression that they asked something that needs your input so you can decently put 2 and 2 together and try and pass off, but crucial bits were left out, I would have no idea that either chicken or pasta is in the conversation only having heard "rice". When someone is just talking at me, I can decently pass off as being engaged but the second I'm required to participate in the conversation I'm screwed. Seem familiar? At which point I have 2 options, try to give a bullshit answer, or admit that I missed what they were saying and ask them to repeat
Lucifer, unfortunately, is trying so damn hard to hide that he's dealing with like 24/7 dissociation, so he can't admit that he's missing entire chunks of the conversation, hence his really weird replies. He does eventually get the full picture and then he and Charlie start having the real conversation
Also, the Alastor/Lucifer rivalry was hilarious but also really indicative of more of what Lucifer is dealing with
Alastor is, unfortunately, really good at picking up people's insecurities, and thanks to Charlie's description earlier and watching Lucifer clearly trying to overcompensate, he immediately picks up on the fact that Lucifer KNOWS he struggles to be a good dad (we know cuz it's cuz of the depression, hard to be engaged when your brain keeps turning off) and decides to rub salt in the wound by pretending he's been acting as a surrogate father to Charlie. Now why Alastor decided to pick a fight with the king of hell is beyond me, I do not understand Alastor (and I LIKE IT) (maybe it's cuz Alastor thinks he's hot shit and was expecting Lucifer to at least have heard of him but Lucifer just treats him like a nobody? who knows)(why would Lucifer listen to radio anyways when he can't even pay attention to a conversation it'd just be white noise)
But yeah I just was expecting someone who oozed either charisma or presence and instead I got a depressed dad who's dissociating so bad he can barely function and be present in his life. The only thing it seems he CAN do is make rubber ducks cuz his daughter really liked it that one time
Idk Lucifer is tragic to me. Whatever the full details of what heavan did to him absolutely broke him and he can't deal with it. He's aware of it, and he doesn't know how to fix it, so he tries to over compensate and sorta makes an ass out of himself but no one says or does anything cuz this guy is supposed to be THE king of hell
Suddenly it's making a lot more sense why he just rolls over and lets heaven do what it wants and even told Charlie to go in his place the start of the show. He's not in any headspace to hold a basic conversation let alone negotiate! He didn't even know who Alastor was, he's been so out of touch
idk I like him, he seems sweet, I hope Charlie brings some light back into his life. He really needs to get out of that rubber duck room
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Having this kink is so funny because You will have a crush on someone and think they are soooooo fucking hot and they will stand there and tell you that they are insecure about their body and you will have to do the equivalent of locking your brain in a straitjacket to formulate a response that sounds supportive and socially acceptable when the reality is that you would commit atrocities just to kiss their stomach ONCE. That, if given the opportunity, you would worship them like they were royalty. And you would do this in both a non-kinky way because you love them and think they are beautiful and wish that they could see themself the way you see them but also in the kinky way where it feels like there’s a feral dog inside of you that wants to sink it’s teeth into the softness of them and never let go. You have to stand there and think to yourself “you have no idea the things I would do to you. You have no idea just how desirable you are.” And it’s honestly unbearable !!!!!
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