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ultimate-anime-tournament · 9 months

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THE ULTIMATE ANIME TOURNAMENT BEGINS! featuring 384 shows spanning 60 years!

all matchups are listed below the cut, and the first polls will be going up shortly 👍

edit: made a google spreadsheet documenting all matchups and their wins/losses!

left side:

Majokko Megu-chan VS Soul Eater VS Turn A Gundam

Noragami VS Ranma 1/2 VS Shadows House

Captain Tsubasa VS Barakamon VS Ojamajo Doremi

Dr Ramune: Mysterious Disease Specialist VS Joshiraku VS Concrete Revolutio

Maya the Honey Bee VS Bocchi the Rock! VS Senyuu.

Angel Beats VS Golden Kamuy VS Initial D

Lucky Star VS Mononoke VS Assassination Classroom

Go! Princess Pretty Cure VS Shirobako VS Space Pirate Captain Harlock

Golden Time VS Death Note VS Ao Haru Ride

Food Wars VS One Piece VS Space Battleship Yamato

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K VS Blood Blockade Battlefront VS Poco's Udon World

Space Patrol Luluco VS Yu-Gi-Oh! VS Your Lie in April

Slam Dunk VS One Punch Man VS Candy Candy

Doraemon VS Akame ga Kill VS Black Clover

Space Dandy VS Sazae-san VS Bloom into You

Show by Rock!! VS Pokémon VS Restaurant to Another World

Uchouten Kazoku VS Tetsujin 28 VS Miracle Girl Limit-chan

Sally the Witch VS March Comes in Like a Lion VS Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan

Day Break Illusion VS Heidi, Girl of the Alps VS Zombie Land Saga

Yuri is My Job! VS Kimagure Orange Road VS The Seven Deadly Sins

Akudama Drive VS Future Boy Conan VS Land of the Lustrous

BanG Dream! VS Rin-ne VS Serial Experiments Lain

Snow White with the Red Hair VS Juni Taisen: Zodiac War VS The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Ranking of Kings VS Osomatsu-san VS Odd Taxi

Flying Witch VS Bodacious Space Pirates VS Shugo Chara

Yuki Yuna is a Hero VS Super Dimension Fortress Macros VS Spy x Family

Magic Kaito 1412 VS Kaguya-sama: Love is War VS Kingdom

Aikatsu VS Cells at Work VS New Game!

Blue Exorcist VS Sound! Euphonium VS Ashita no Joe

Re:Zero VS My Hero Academia VS Pani Poni Dash

Ouran High School Host Club VS Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai VS Children of the Whales

86 vs Erased vs Demon Slayer

Mashle vs Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt vs Bakemonogatari

Skip and Loafer vs Shiki vs My-Hime

Laughing under the Clouds VS Naruto VS Sakura Wars

The Vampire Dies in No Time VS Dragon Ball GT VS Fist of the North Star

Shadowverse VS Blue Lock VS Tamako Market

Legend of the Galactic Heroes VS Lycoris Recoil VS Tanaka-kun is Always Listless

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple VS Sonic X VS Samurai Champloo

Cutie Honey VS Tokyo Revengers VS Parasyte

Kaiji VS Deca-Dence VS Clannad

I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss VS Digimon Adventure VS Charlotte

Kageki Shojo!! VS Majuu Senshi Luna Varga VS Stars Align

Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions VS Gintama VS Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits

Bubblegum Crisis VS Air VS Made in Abyss

Touch VS Fire Force VS Love Live! Sunshine!!

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer VS Sket Dance VS Himitsu no Akko-chan

Zatch Bell VS Little Witch Academia VS Gal & Dino

Parappa the Rapper VS Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (Fabiniku) VS Talentless Nana

Nyanbo! VS Bomberman Jetters VS Do It Yourself!

Kochikame: Tokyo Beat Cops VS Nobody's Boy Remi VS Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

Chika Ichiban VS Squid Girl VS Anne of Green Gables

Ikkyuu-san VS The Case Study of Vanitas VS Free!

Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story VS Chihayafuru VS So I'm a Spider, So What?

Aggretsuko VS Hakumei and Mikochi VS Mou Ippon

What's Michael VS Kimono Jihen VS Kiratto Prichan

Mushishi VS Uma Musume VS Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Sabikui Bisco VS Dorohedoro VS The World Ends With You: The Animation

Un-Go VS The Case Files of Jeweler Richard VS Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure

Sonny Boy VS Tiger & Bunny VS Black Butler

A Place Further than the Universe VS Lupin III (all Parts) VS Tsuritama

Tari Tari VS Maoyu VS Buddy Daddies

Horimiya VS Akiba Maid War VS Cap Revolution Bottleman

Helck VS Play it Cool, Guys VS Revolutionary Girl Utena

right side:

Gegege no Kitarou VS Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood VS Urahara

D.Gray-Man VS Bakuman VS Devilman

Violet Evergarden VS Death Parade VS Speed Racer

Skull Face Bookseller Honda-san VS Mazinger Z VS Planetes

Aim for the Ace! VS Futari wa Pretty Cure VS Saiunkoku Monogatari

Comic Girls VS Galaxy Express 999 VS Dr. Slump

Wedding Peach VS Ronja, the Robber's Daughter VS Haikyuu!

Saint Seiya VS Mahoutsukai Chappy VS Yuri on Ice

Hikaru no Go VS Yona of the Dawn VS Mega Man NT Warrior

Black Lagoon VS Nichijou VS Space Cobra

Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles VS Stop! Hibari-kun VS She and Her Cat: Everything Flows

Space Brothers VS Gakuen Alice VS Dragon Ball Z

AKB0048 VS Kino's Journey -The Beautiful World- VS Musashi no Ken

Flip Flappers VS Hamtaro VS Daily Lives of High School Boys

Another VS Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju VS Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Gurren Lagann VS Hana no Ko Lunlun VS City Hunter

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water VS Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun VS To Your Eternity

Kiteretsu Daihyakka VS Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun VS Noir

Bungo Stray Dogs VS Soreike! Anpanman VS Moomin

Hajime no Ippo VS Paranoia Agent VS Mobile Suit Gundam

Maison Ikkoku VS Yuru Camp VS Sherlock Hound

Great Pretender VS Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress VS World Trigger

Little Princess Sara VS Ghost Sweeper Mikami VS Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!

My Next Life as a Villainess VS Kirby: Right Back at Ya! VS Air Gear

Saint Tail VS Haibane Renmei VS Astro Boy

Crayon Shin-chan VS Tokyo Ghoul VS Hell Girl

Heaven's Design Team VS Neon Genesis Evangelion VS Kiznaiver

Servamp VS Akane-chan VS Yo-kai Watch

The Vision of Escaflowne VS Tsurune VS Sk8 the Infinity

The Promised Neverland VS Hime-chan no Ribbon VS Fruits Basket

Urusei Yatsura VS Dr. Stone VS Shaman King

Star of the Giants VS Cardcaptor Sakura VS Angelic Layer

Berserk VS Kodocha VS Ping Pong The Animation

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's VS Boys over Flowers VS Otherside Picnic

Monster VS Sgt. Frog VS K-On!

Aria VS The Rose of Versailles VS Beyblade

Natsume's Book of Friends VS Planet With VS Detective Conan / Case Closed

Nodame Kantaabire VS Kyou Kara Maoh VS Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

Duel Masters VS Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru VS Hunter x Hunter

Mahou Shoujo Lalabel VS Carole & Tuesday VS Powerpuff Girls Z

Big Windup! VS Heartcatch Pretty Cure! VS Fighting Foodons

Gosick VS Ace Attorney VS Inazuma Eleven

Given VS The Prince of Tennis VS Cowboy Bebop

Code Geass VS Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VS FLCL

Wolf's Rain VS Reborn! VS Princess Tutu

Magic Knight Rayearth VS Romeo x Juliet VS Oshi no Ko

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo VS Bakugan VS Jujutsu Kaisen

Yu Yu Hakusho VS Love Live! School Idol Project VS Trigun

Kimba the White Lion VS Waccha Primagi VS Toradora

Ultra Maniac VS Mahou Sensei Negima VS Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight

Visual Prison VS Steins;gate VS Inuyasha

Vinland Saga VS Assault Lily Bouquet VS Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

Pop Team Epic VS Gingitsune VS Tokyo Mew Mew

Blue Period VS Higurashi When They Cry VS Fairy Tail

Chargeman Ken VS Shin Sekai Yori VS Chainsaw Man

Beyond the Boundary VS Silver Spoon VS Hyouka

Stitch! VS Mobile Suit Gundam SEED VS Symphogear

Kuroko's Basketball VS Pokemon Horizons VS Gatchaman Crowds

Ghost Stories VS Non Non Biyori VS Samurai Flamenco

Fushigi Yuugi VS Psycho-Pass VS Azumanga Daioh

Bleach VS Dragon Ball Super VS Ace of Diamond

My Neighbor Seki VS Mob Psycho 100 VS No. 6

Full Metal Panic VS Princess Principal VS Ya Boy Kongming!

Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei VS Puella Magi Madoka Magica VS Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

#thank you all for your submissions btw!!!

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fatum679 · 20 days

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Hello, sorry to brother you again, please lmk if u have enough of my rants 🤣. I wanna ask , don't you think it's somewhat crazy that due to this ridiculous a*ysmond vs. helaemond ship war, the character of Helaena Targaryen seems to have more haters among the TG than TB part of the fandom? I legit know several TB supporters/ content creators who claim Helaena deserves better and it will be cool if it turns out she has kids with someone who likes and respects her(=Aemond). Also, even TBs point out if the showrunners want to give Aemond a romantic subplot, helaemond will be a better option, since unlike a*ysmond , this relationship is a consensual one + Aemond's protectiveness and attachment to his sister appear pretty obvious... It's such a pity some Green fans diminish Hel's clairvoyance and claim it's useless and she's far less powerful seer and less interesting character than A*ys. They want A*ys' magic to be explored further, and not Hel's. Which I totally don't understand, since in GOT, we have already seen greenseers, woods witches and even Red Priests, but we still don't know much about dragon dreamers. Imo focusing on Targaryen magic in a Targaryen -centric show would be a far better idea. Also, HOTD's portrayal of Helaena could potentially be a really refeshing and original take on a magical woman. I mean unlike stereotypical sorceresses, usually dark-haired, clad in flowy, dusky gowns and dwelling in fantastic, Gothic manors, Hel looks like a sweet Princess ,but she's still blood of the dragon and a seer. I mean she doesn't need Gothic aesthetics and stuff to be "magical", since she herself is magic!

Hello! I'm glad to see your questions and glad that you are interested in my opinion 😊

The asoiaf fandom has always been toxic, no matter if you discuss books or series, there have always been wars in the fandom. Treat it like a game and don't spend a lot of energy on it.

Yes, there is a war of ships going on now. It's true, alysmond stans is the anti-Helaena and the anti-Helaemond. I don't understand why TG thinks Alys is part of the green party. Alys is not green. She has her own personal interests and goals.

Dance of the dragons is a Targaryen story, Alys is not a Targaryen, she is just a tertiary character (like Mysaria), she will not have more time.

I really want to see more of Helaena as a character, more of her magical abilities, more of her personality, more of her connection to the people of King's Landing, her family, her children, and her dragon. Rhaenyra did more action (in the book she sat on Dragonstone for the entire war), so I'm sure Helaena will have a lot of screen time.

Helaena doesn't have to be a stereotypical and banal goth girl. Comparing her to Alys is a waste of time. Helaena is beautiful, she looks like an elf and a fallen angel to girls from sagas.

Helaegon stans opposes Aemond, and they don't like all the allusions to Helaemond. I'm not anti-Aegon, but I'm anti-helaegon because there was no love between Aegon and Helaena in the show or even in the book. It was a forced marriage. Aegon had a mistress and other children. helaegon is lmao. helaegon is an abusive relationship. Abusive to Helaena. This is the reality and the truth.

“Princess Helaena was breaking her fast with her children when the Kingsguard came to her…but when asked the whereabouts of Prince Aegon, her brother and husband, she said only, “He [Aegon] is not in my bed, you may be sure. Feel free to search beneath the blankets””

“Though the good septon admits Prince Aegon was with a paramour when he was found, he insists the girl was the daughter of a wealthy trader, and well cared for besides”

“We have nothing in common”, “You [Aemond] marry her [Helaena], then”

“She's an idiot”

“I regret the disappointment you [Baela] are soon to suffer. But if you ever wish to kniw what it is to be well satisfied, all you have to do is ask”

“It isn’t so bad. Mostly he just ignores you…except sometimes when he’s drunk”.

“Think of the shame on your wife, on me” [Aegon r*p*d the Dyana who helped Helaena with her babys]

“I will find a ship and sail away, never to be found” [Aegon wanted to run away, abandon Helaena and her children]

I think Aegon always wanted to be on Rhaenyra's side. Perhaps he thought that Viserys would start to notice him and love him if he was closer to his older sister than to his other siblings. Even as a child, he was more interested in spending time with his nephews, and he did not take Alicent's words seriously until Aemond's eye was gouged out (Aemond could have died after such a wound)

“If Rhaenyra come into power you very life could be forfeit. Aemond is as well. She could move to cut off any challenge to her succession”

“Then I won’t challenge”

Aegon has a bad relationship with his mother and siblings ("She's an idiot" "He's a twat"). I think Aegon was more interested in love from Viserys and Rhaenyra than from his real family.

“My sister is the heir, not me,” he says in Eustace’s account. “What sort of brother steals his sister’s birthright?”

“He [Viserys]didn't like me”

Perhaps Aegon liked the idea of marrying Rhaenyra?

Sorry, I got a little off topic.

I agree with you, it would be great if Helaena's children were with the man she loves (Aemond). It is very sad and terrible that Helaena had to endure drunken se**ally har***ment from Aegon 🫣 😱 Poor girl 🥺 😭 I hate Aegon for this! Alicent, why did you let this happen? Helaena could have Aemond! Helaena was scared when Otto and Alicent asked her where Aegon was. She lowered her head - this is a gesture of protection. I don’t understand people who “like” Helaena and support the helaegon ship. They support abusive relationships and domestic vio**nce. It is a fact. This is anti-Helaena relationships.

#We need more Helaena in season 2!

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nrcnewspaperclub · 2 months

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Welcome To Our Club!

this serves as a Masterlist for the blog and will be updated as time goes on last Updated: April 9, 2024

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brainrot-stitch · 2 months

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GANG IK I SAID THAT THE LAST POST WAS GONNA BE THGE LAST BUT I NEED TO YAP SO BAD SO!!!! !

ok this headcanon i mostly associate with rainbow quest but its for the steve saga too i just dont think abt it as much

so like

headcanon time !!

the steves and their individual colors mainly represent a certain thing yk but a headcanon i thought up that i rlly like is that theres different shades of steves for each color (for example a cyan blue vs a deep like royal blue or navy blue) and they can be based off or have powers associating with different things that has to do with that color...

like in the steve saga blue steves were VERY water based and i LOVE LOVE the blue steves representing spirit in rq but where did the water fellas go..

so this obviously isnt limited to this but heres a few ideas for dif powers or things they represent different colored steves could have !

red- wisdom/knowledge, redstone/electronics/machinery, fire/lava, explosions, possibly war and or bloodshed

orange- creativity, fire/lava, the sun,

yellow (theres no yellow color option sigh)- power, electricity, the sun, light, desert/arid landscapes, sand

green- health/healing, plants, earth, life, calm/peace

blue- spirit (also i feel like spirit based blues could connect with souls that havent passed on and maybe connection indigos too, and like they could try to help settle their spirit.. :3) , water, ice, air, ocean, sky

indigo- connection, empathy, the end/endermen/teleportation/the end city (idk how to describe it??)

violet- love, empathy, heart

indigo and violet (and orange) i have the least on so far bc i ran out of ideas :( sighhh

again its not limited to these just these are the main ideas i had and also i feel like these could make the steves a lot more diverse, even though its probably more confusing

HGEHJKJ IM GOING FERAL OVER THIS THE DEMONS THE DEMONS

and also this would make it easier to make steve ocs!! speaking of this... (starts running)

ALSO how this would fit with the rq part of the headcanon but i love that the tss purple steves can teleport so i feel like some of the indigo or violet (mainly indigo) would have a connection to the end or like live in the end city or sum omgg i should go add that to the list one sec

ok added silly rant finally over i think time to add tags

GANG

i need to make characters so bad sos sososososos losing my mind

looks at yall like this

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princess-polls · 4 months

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Anya/Anastasia - Yellow (Anastasia) VS Belle - Yellow (Beauty and the Beast)

Morgana Pendragon - Purple (BBC Merlin) VS Rapunzel - Purple (Tangled)

Jasmine - Purple (Aladdin) VS Kaguya Houraisan - Pink + Red (Touhou Project)

Tiana - White (The Princess and the Frog) VS Cinderella - Blue (Cinderella 2015)

Ariel - Blue (The Little Mermaid) VS Zelda - Blue (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

Aurora - Beige (Sleeping Beauty) VS Xena - Black (Xena: Warrior Princess)

Anya/Anastasia - Dark Blue (Anastasia) VS Scorpia - Black (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Snow White - Blue + Yellow (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) VS Cinderella - Silver (Cinderella)

Athanasia de Alger Obelia - Pink (Who Made Me a Princess) VS Apple White - Thronecoming (Ever After High)

Princess Peach - Pink (Super Smash Bros) VS Anneliese - Pink (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper)

Guinevere - Red (BBC Merlin) VS Elena Castillo Flores - Red (Elena of Avalor)

Princess Una - Blue (Stardust) VS Princess White Rose - Blue (SaGa Frontier)

Eowyn - Green (Lord of the Rings) VS Hisui Fiore - Green (Fairy Tail)

Tiana - Green (The Princess and the Frog) VS Anna - Green (Frozen)

Princess Nautilus - Blue (Cucumber Quest) VS Snow White - Red + White (Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs)

Odette - Blue + White (The Swan Princess) VS Nefertari Vivi - White (One Piece)

#round 2 #tumblr bracket

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gritsandbrits · 10 months

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Rewrite vs. Canon: Fate: The Winx Saga

Alfea is a castle set in the beautiful mountains and valleys of...somewhere lol

Bloom does start out wearing red but quickly switches to blue after meeting Stella and developing a bit more if a fashion sense. She's still wearing wattpad edgy clothes as she's explicitly the tomboy

She still has anger issued but actively takes steps to control her temper after she ends up experiencing a few humbling events

Aisha wears green&turquoise and is a princess, with a mission to find a way to free the Pixies. Due to her calm nature everyone thinks she has it all together and the group therapist but it's slowly taking a toll on her leading to a breakdown. Everyone helps her recover and resolve to face their own problems and help her

Musa is an air fairy but using them to control sound and wants to be a musician, against her father's wishes. She wears purple and red; her arc is learning to be more open with her emotions; and she and Riven are enemies who gradually become friends, not love interests

Terra is played by a plus sized Latina and a female Specialist. She wears yellow (as that's a color missing in the original set up) and has the power to control rocks and minerals. Her arc is learning to be more considerate of others and not take everything so seriously

Flora is Terra's cousin and her personality is similar to the OG though she has more of a Eco/Hippie side and controls plants and animals. She wears pink&green. Her arc is learning to be a better fighter without sacrificing her heart.

Stella is played by a Latina and her arc is about dealing with her parents' divorce and her estranged relationship with her mother. She uses fashion partly as a coping mechanism and must learn to find better ways of coping. Just like her OG counterpart she is very friendly and bubbly but also somewhat of a ditz and enjoys fighting than studying. There's also a mini arc where she trains Flora how to use her powers more defensively.

Tecna is the brains of the group (and played by a Black girl). Her arc is learning that just because she has low empathy doesn't make her a cold unfeeling monster. Because of her similar powers over tech she has a connection to Beatrix

Beatrix is the first arc villain and has ice, electric and shadow powers. After her defeat she gets split into three entities becoming that world's incarnation of the Trix

The newly formed Trix give themselves names and vow to take revenge by enlisting into Cloud Tower, kicking off the events of S2.

The events of S2 is pretty much the plotline of cartoon s1; which means season 3 would bring on Valtor and Darkar.

There are male and nb/xenogender fairies; the same for witches and Specialists

Most of the TV show characters are there

The specialists are more than just love interests with Sky learning to be more responsible & considerate, Brandon learning to not follow Sky so blindly; Riven learning to be more healthy and kind; Timmy learning to be more assertive.

Helia and Nabu aren't introduced until s2-3; Nabu going against Darkar to save his kingdom and find his betrothed who turns out to be Aisha.

Actually let's switch around the pairings the guys and girls have different love interests instead of dating each other just cuz (how does StelTim sound?)

THE FASHIONS are far more individual and not midlife crisis incarnate; Bloom wears comfy/tomboy, Stella is Y2K and sporty; Flora is cottagecore; Aisha is adventurer/mermaidcore; Tecna is light academia; Musa is urban/Butch and Terra is goth. It's not strictly to those themes but a good bouncing spot

Another subplot is there are evil fairies and good witches and that the war between them isn't as black and white as the history books.

More 90s/2000s aesthetics we're talking clear color tech, neon, platform shoes, chokers, Snack Wraps, mcbling, bean bag chairs, Click Gems, you name it

And the most important part... TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE THE GIRLS DRESS IN GLITTERY OUTFITS AND HAVE ELEMENTAL WINGS

#gb asks #fate the winx saga

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gendervapor14 · 11 months

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~ the great 01746 update saga ~

hello hello. due to a variety of reasons, (the passing of time, my skills improving, crippling perfectionist tendencies, etc.), i have decided to go through chapter by chapter and make some grammar/phrasing/flow edits to the story 01746. i like to think this work is my pride and joy, but recently i haven't been very proud or joyful about it, so this is my attempt at rectifying such an issue.

i will edit this post and reblog whenever i update a chapter, (or perhaps a few chapters, depending on how much time and energy i have. i want to avoid spamming reblogs!!), just so everything's transparent. i apologize for anyone currently reading or rereading the story. the plot and events are NOT CHANGING. literally all i'm doing is making it prettier, (or attempting to, at least).

see below for the progress list. chapters in green are edited, and chapters in red are not.

phoenix tears

misplaced

justice

finding a smile

the promise

the fallen

cakewalk

nature vs nurture

crane

heroism

the execution

discovery

screw-up

death of denial

to be human

warm welcome

the spark

pop

a calculated risk

demonic dances

distance

calm

freefall

colorblind

peace and quiet

old friends

pirate

rendezvous

equals

trust

getting acclimated

play along

miles

mistake

lifesaver

holy sinner

(un)lucky

dead in the water

monsters

heartbroken

nostalgia

dreams

blood run thin

lethality of efficiency

sick

heart-attack

lulled

choices

worth

hopeless

shadow puppet

forbidden fruit

check

for freedom, with love and a smile

epilogue

#should i make a 01746 tag?#i feel like it's long overdue tbh #but uhhh yeah sorry for this #i'm a chronic editor #i've got 20 drafts of an original series that i haven't bothered sending out to get edited or published #because i can't stop editing them!!#figures this story would fall victim too #but here's the thing i KNOW i can make it better #i just want to be able to reread it without cringing #is that too much to ask #genwrites #01746

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rpgbossthemebracket · 11 months

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Preliminary Masterpost!

There's a bunch of prelims I gotta get through before we kick off the main event! Expect this post to be updated regularly as things progress.

YESTERDAY'S PRELIMS:

Final Fantasy, Round 1 Part 2 (three matches)

UTDR, Round 2 (four matches)

Octopath Traveler, Round 1 (three matches)

Fate/Grand Order

Monster Hunter

TODAY'S PRELIMS:

Super Mario, Round 2 (six matches)

Pokemon, Round 1 (four matches)

Etrian Odyssey, Round 1 (two matches)

TOMORROW'S PRELIMS:

Final Fantasy, Round 2 (four matches)

Mother, Round 2 (two matches)

Xenoblade, Round 1 (two matches)

OFF, Round 1 (two matches)

Trails in the Sky

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Initial pinned post, for posterity.

All preliminary matches will be listed below the cut!

4-round prelims

Final Fantasy

Round 1

Oblivion (FF14) VS Final Battle (FF4) [Winner: Final Battle (FF4)]

Those Who Fight Further (FF7) VS Battle Against Seymour (FF10) [Winner: Those Who Fight Further]

Battle 2 (FF4) VS The Final Day (FF14: Endwalker) [Winner: The Final Day]

Battle 2 (FF3) VS Cantata Mortis & God in Fire (Dissidia 012) [Winner: Cantata Mortis & God in Fire]

Forged in Crimson VS eScape [Winner: eScape]

Dragonsong (Heavensward) VS Monster Dance ~Rondo~ (Crystal Chronicles) [Winner: Dragonsong]

Boss Battle (FF12) VS To the Edge (Shadowbringers) [Winner: To the Edge]

Round 2:

Final Battle (FF4) VS Dancing Mad (FF6)

Those Who Fight Further (FF7) VS The Final Day (Endwalker)

Cantata Mortis & God in Fire (Dissidia 012) VS eScape (FF14)

Dragonsong (Heavensward) VS To the Edge (Shadowbringers)

Super Mario

Round 1

Never Let Up! (Dream Team) VS Ghost Gulping (Paper Mario) [Winner: Never Let Up!]

Attack of the Koopa Bros. (Paper Mario) VS Closing Battle (Super Paper Mario) [Winner: Closing Battle]

Tough Guy Alert! (Bowser's Inside Story) VS Smorg Battle (The Thousand-Year Door) [Winner: Tough Guy Alert!]

The Ultimate Show (Super Paper Mario) VS Unsettling Area Battle (The Origami King) [Winner: The Ultimate Show]

Disco Devil (The Origami King) VS Macho Grubba Battle (The Thousand-Year Door) [Winner: Disco Devil]

Adventure's End (Dream Team) VS Boss Fight (The Origami King) [Winner: Adventure's End]

Another's Requiem (Partners in Time) VS Cackletta/Fawful Battle (Superstar Saga) [Winner: Cackletta/Fawful Battle]

Final Battle (Shadow Queen) VS Doopliss Battle [Winner: Doopliss Battle]

Crisis of the Red & Green! VS Bowser & Bowser [Winner: Bowser & Bowser]

Final Boss Phase 2 (Paper Jam) VS Bowser Battle (The Thousand-Year Door) [Winner: Bowser Battle (TTYD)

In the Final (Bowser's Inside Story) VS Huffin' and Puffin' (Paper Mario) [Winner: In the Final]

Keeping Pace VS King of the Koopas [Winner: King of the Koopas]

Round 2

Never Let Up! (DT) VS Closing Battle (SPM)

Tough Guy Alert! (BIS) VS The Ultimate Show (SPM)

Disco Devil (TOK) VS Adventure's End (DT)

Cackletta/Fawful Battle (SS) VS Doopliss Battle (TTYD)

Bowser & Bowser (PiT) VS Bowser Battle (TTYD)

In the Final (BIS) VS King of the Koopas (PM)

Undertale & Deltarune

Round 1

Battle Against a True Hero VS Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans [Winner: Battle Against a True Hero]

BIG SHOT VS ASGORE [Winner: BIG SHOT]

THE WORLD REVOLVING VS Checker Dance [Winner: THE WORLD REVOLVING]

Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World VS Bonetrousle [Winner: Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World]

Death By Glamour VS It's Pronounced "Rules" [Winner: Death By Glamour]

Spider Dance VS Your Best Nightmare [Winner: Spider Dance]

Attack of the Killer Queen VS Knock You Down !! [Winner: Attack of the Killer Queen]

MEGALOVANIA VS Smart Race [Winner: MEGALOVANIA]

Round 2

Battle Against a True Hero VS BIG SHOT [Winner: Battle Against a True Hero]

THE WORLD REVOLVING VS Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World [Winner: Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World]

Death By Glamour VS Spider Dance [Winner: Death By Glamour]

Attack of the Killer Queen VS MEGALOVANIA [Winner: MEGALOVANIA]

Round 3

Battle Against a True Hero VS Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World

Death By Glamour VS MEGALOVANIA

3-round prelims

Mother 3

Round 1

Master Porky's Theme VS Wasteful Anthem [Winner: Master Porky's Theme]

Strong One (Masked Man) VS Unfounded Revenge [Winner: Strong One (Masked Man)]

Porky's Porkies (Mother 3) VS Pokey Means Business (Earthbound) [Winner: Pokey Means Business]

Natural Killer Cyborg VS Formidable Foe [Winner: Natural Killer Cyborg]

Round 2

Master Porky's Theme VS Strong One (Masked Man)

Pokey Means Business (Earthbound) VS Natural Killer Cyborg (Mother 3)

Pokemon

Round 1

Battle! VS Pokemon Wielder Volo (PLA) VS Battle! VS Ghetsis (BW)

Miror B.'s Retro Groove (Colosseum) VS Battle! VS Gym Leader (SwSh)

Final Battle! VS N (BW) VS Battle! VS Champion Steven/Wallace (RSE)

Battle! VS Champion Cynthia (DPt) VS Battle! VS Penny (SV)

2-round prelims

.hack

Round 1

Dark Infection (.hack//GU Reminisce) VS "She" (.hack//GU Rebirth) [Winnder: "She"]

Differences Between Two People VS Everything in These Hands [Winnder: Everything in These Hands]

Round 2

"She" VS Everything in These Hands

Etrian Odyssey

Guardian of the Doleful Glacier (EO2) VS Crest of a Violent Wave (EO3)

Governor of Heavens (EO2) VS Challenge of the Stars (EO5)

Genshin Impact

Round 1

Chrysalis Suspirii & Saltatio Favillae VS The Almighty Violet Thunder [Winner: Chrysalis Suspirii & Saltatio Favillae]

Rage Beneath the Mountain VS Wrath of Monoceros Caeli [Winner: Wrath of Monoceros Caeli]

God-Devouring Mania VS Polumnia Omnia [Winner: Polumnia Omnia]

Round 2:

Chrysalis Suspirii & Saltatio Favillae VS Wrath of Monoceros Caeli VS Polumnia Omnia

Kingdom Hearts

Round 1

L'Impeto Oscuro (Dream Drop Distance) VS Dismiss (Birth By Sleep) [Winner: L'Impeto Oscuro]

Desire for All That is Lost (Kingdom Hearts II) VS Forza Finale (Kingdom Hearts III) [Winner: Forza Finale]

Round 2:

L'Impeto Oscuro (3D) VS Forza Finale (KH3) VS Vector to the Heavens (358/2 Days)

Octopath Traveler

Round 1

Decisive Battle I (OT1) VS Vide the Wicked (OT2) [Winner: Vide the Wicked]

Decisive Battle II VS Battle at Journey's End [Winner: Battle at Journey's End]

They Who Govern Reason (OT1) VS For the Dawn (OT2) [Winner: They Who Govern Reason]

Round 2

Vide the Wicked VS Battle at Journey's End VS They Who Govern Reason

OFF

Omori

Round 1

OMORI & OMORI - ALTER VS Tee-Hee Time [Winner: OMORI & OMORI - ALTER]

You Were Wrong. Go Back. VS World's End Valentine [Winner: World's End Valentine]

Round 2

OMORI & OMORI - ALTER VS World's End Valentine

Project Moon (Library of Ruina & Limbus Company)

Round 1

From a Place of Love VS Red Mist [Winner: Red Mist]

Iron Lotus VS Roland Realization & Gone Angels [Winner: Iron Lotus]

Round 2:

Red Mist (LoR) VS Iron Lotus (LoR) VS Between Two Worlds (LC)

Shin Megami Tensei

Round 1

I'll Face Myself - Battle (Persona 4) VS Rivers in the Desert (Persona 5) [Winner: Rivers in the Desert]

Battle - Destruction (Shin Megami Tensei V) VS Throw Away Your Mask (Persona 5 Royal) [Winner: Battle - Destruction]

Round 2:

Rivers in the Desert (P5) VS Battle - Destruction (SMTV) VS The Battle for Everyone's Souls (P3)

Xenoblade Chronicles

1-round prelims

Bloodborne

The First Hunter VS Ludwig, the Holy Blade [Winner: Ludwig, the Holy Blade]

Bravely Default

That Person's Name Is (Bravely Default) VS The Serpent That Devours the Horizon (Bravely Default) VS Spurred into Flight, Drenched and Fallen ~ The Night Rises (Bravely Default II) [Winner: The Serpent That Devours the Horizon]

Bug Fables

Mothiva's Grand Stand VS MECHA BEE DESTROYER BLASTLORD VS The Other One [Winner: MECHA BEE DESTROYER BLASTLORD]

The Caligula Effect

Cosmo x Dancer (Thorn Remix) (The Caligula Effect: Overdose) VS Miss Conductor (Remix) (The Caligula Effect 2) [Winner: Miss Conductor (Remix)]

Chrono Trigger

Battle with Magus VS World Revolution VS Last Battle [Winner: Battle with Magus]

Dragon Age II

Arishok VS The Ruins Combat [Winner: Arishok]

DrakenNieR

The Final Song (Drakengard 3) VS A Beautiful Song (NieR: Automata) VS Dark Colossus (NieR: Automata) [Winner: The Final Song]

Fate/Grand Order

The End - Oberon=Vortigern VS ORT Battle Theme [Winner: The End - Oberon=Vortigern]

Fire Emblem

Golden Sun

Doom Dragon (Golden Sun: The Lost Age) VS Boss Battle 2 (Golden Sun: Dark Dawn) [Winner: Doom Dragon]

Mana Khemia

Nefertiti VS Stigmata VS Namenloses Licht [Winner: Nefertiti]

Miitopia

The Dark Lord VS The Darkest Lord [Winner: The Darkest Lord]

Monster Hunter

Spark of Blue VS Proof of a Hero VS Lunar Abyss & Moonquake [Winner: give it a bit]

Super Lesbian Animal RPG

B.A.D. VS TRANS // FORM [Winner: TRANS // FORM]

Tales of...

Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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Unlocking the Secrets of the Global Cosmetic Preservatives Market

So, you’ve stumbled upon the fascinating world of cosmetic preservatives — the unsung heroes behind your favorite skincare products. Forget the fancy terms like “unveiling” or “empowering”; let’s dive into the nitty-gritty without any AI-generated mumbo-jumbo.

The Numbers Game

The Global Cosmetic Preservative Market isn’t just a random assortment of digits. In 2022, it flaunted a cool USD 407.93 Million value, and rumor has it, it’s on track to flex its muscles at USD 689.19 Million by 2031. That’s a whopping 6% growth rate — not too shabby for the behind-the-scenes players!

Behind the Scenes Drama

Cosmetic preservatives may not have red carpets, but they do play some crucial roles. Picture this: skincare products without preservatives are like a suspense movie without a plot twist — everything falls apart. These unsung warriors combat microbial growth, stabilize formulas, and ward off the dreaded effects of water on your precious creams and lotions.

In March 2022, Sharon Labs decided to spice up its storyline by acquiring RES Pharma Industrial. A strategic move to integrate technology, research, and development capabilities — talk about a plot twist in the business world!

Natural vs. Synthetic Showdown

It’s the age-old battle of natural vs. synthetic. In one corner, we have natural preservatives strutting their stuff with oil extracts from curry leaves and cinnamon. In the other corner, synthetic preservatives like parabens and phenoxyethanol flex their muscles, proving to be the ultimate bacterial bouncers. Sorry, curry leaves, you tried!

Market Snapshot — Drama Unfolds

2024–2031 Global Market Highlights:

Size: USD 407.93 Million

Largest Segment: Skin & Sun Care

Fastest Growth: Fragrances & Perfumes, Makeup & Color

Growth Rate: A Steady 6% CAGR

Regional Drama:

North America Reigns Supreme: Holding the largest share, North America flaunts its dominance in the cosmetic preservatives saga.

Market Segmental Analysis — The Cast of Characters

Product Division:

Phenol Derivatives Take the Lead: These were the rockstars back in 2015, especially phenoxyethanol, stealing the spotlight in skin lightening creams and hair coloring solutions.

For More Information: https://www.skyquestt.com/report/cosmetic-preservatives-market

End Use Battle:

Skincare and Sunscreen Products in the Spotlight: A considerable 40.24% share, thanks to the growing fear of UV rays. Toiletries play the supporting role, gaining popularity in the Asia Pacific region — who knew personal hygiene could be so captivating?

The Competitive Landscape — Big Players in the Game

The Cosmetic Preservative Market isn’t a solo act; it’s a band with both small-scale indie players and big international corporations. Top players include BASF SE, Lonza Group, Dow Chemical Company, and others. Imagine them as the Avengers, but for preserving your favorite beauty products.

What’s Driving the Plot?

Drivers:

Consumer Safety Awareness: Consumers are now Sherlock-level investigators, scrutinizing product labels for safety. Cosmetic preservatives, your silent guardians, ensure products are not only effective but also safe for the skin.

Rising Demand for Natural Beauty: In a world going green, consumers are on the lookout for preservatives derived from plant extracts. It’s like a beauty revolution — cleaner, safer, and closer to nature.

Restraints:

Regulatory Restrictions: The villains of our story — regulatory restrictions putting the squeeze on certain preservatives. But hey, necessity is the mother of innovation, right?

Recent Developments — The Plot Thickens

In this ever-evolving plot, we witness Symrise creating a strategic partnership with Synergio and Brenntag teaming up with ISCA. It’s like alliances forming in a Game of Thrones episode, but with less drama (hopefully).

Market Trends — The Twist in the Tale

Microbiome-Friendly Preservatives: Move over, ordinary preservatives; it’s time for the heroes supporting the skin’s microbiome. These preservatives don’t just protect, but they also dance harmoniously with the skin’s natural ecosystem — skincare with a sprinkle of romance.

The Final Act

In the grand finale, the Global Cosmetic Preservative Market paints a dynamic picture — a shift towards natural, sustainable solutions, innovative preservatives, and a quest for safer, more effective options. The drama continues, but one thing’s for sure — these unsung heroes aren’t leaving the stage anytime soon.

So, there you have it — the not-so-robotic journey into the heart of the Cosmetic Preservatives Market. Who knew preserving beauty could be this intriguing?

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sqinsights · 2 months

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Unlocking the Secrets of the Global Cosmetic Preservatives Market

The Numbers Game

Behind the Scenes Drama

Natural vs. Synthetic Showdown

Market Snapshot — Drama Unfolds

2024–2031 Global Market Highlights:

Size: USD 407.93 Million

Largest Segment: Skin & Sun Care

Fastest Growth: Fragrances & Perfumes, Makeup & Color

Growth Rate: A Steady 6% CAGR

Regional Drama:

North America Reigns Supreme: Holding the largest share, North America flaunts its dominance in the cosmetic preservatives saga.

Market Segmental Analysis — The Cast of Characters

Product Division:

Phenol Derivatives Take the Lead: These were the rockstars back in 2015, especially phenoxyethanol, stealing the spotlight in skin lightening creams and hair coloring solutions.

For More Information: https://www.skyquestt.com/report/cosmetic-preservatives-market

End Use Battle:

The Competitive Landscape — Big Players in the Game

What’s Driving the Plot?

Drivers:

Restraints:

Regulatory Restrictions: The villains of our story — regulatory restrictions putting the squeeze on certain preservatives. But hey, necessity is the mother of innovation, right?

Recent Developments — The Plot Thickens

Market Trends — The Twist in the Tale

The Final Act

So, there you have it — the not-so-robotic journey into the heart of the Cosmetic Preservatives Market. Who knew preserving beauty could be this intriguing?

About Us-

SkyQuest Technology Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

1 Apache Way,

Westford,

Massachusetts 01886

USA (+1) 617–230–0741

Email- [email protected]

Website: https://www.skyquestt.com

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The Lightsaber: An Iconic Weapon of the Jedi and Sith

The lightsaber is one of the most iconic and recognizable weapons in the realm of science fiction, famously wielded by both the noble Jedi and the malevolent Sith in the Star Wars universe. This powerful and elegant weapon is a symbol of the Force and the ongoing struggle between good and evil. In this article, we will explore the history, construction, significance, and cultural impact of the lightsaber.

1. History and Origin:

In the Star Wars saga, the light saber has a rich history dating back thousands of years. It was first created by the Jedi Order, a group of Force-sensitive individuals dedicated to upholding peace and justice in the galaxy. Over time, the lightsaber became synonymous with the Jedi, becoming a weapon that reflected their commitment to the Force and their role as defenders of the weak and oppressed.

2. Construction and Design:

A lightsaber is a unique weapon that features a plasma blade emitted from a hilt, which is powered by a kyber crystal. Kyber crystals are Force-attuned crystals that give the lightsaber its distinctive color, ranging from blue and green to red, purple, and more. The lightsaber's design allows its blade to cut through almost anything, making it a formidable weapon in the hands of a skilled wielder.

3. Significance and Symbolism:

The lightsaber is more than just a weapon; it represents various significant aspects within the Star Wars narrative:

a. The Force: The lightsaber is a manifestation of the Force, a mystical energy that connects all living things. Jedi and Sith use the Force to wield the lightsaber with skill and precision.

b. The Jedi Way: For the Jedi, the lightsaber is a symbol of their commitment to peace, justice, and the protection of others. It embodies their discipline, selflessness, and dedication to maintaining balance in the galaxy.

c. The Sith and the Dark Side: For the Sith, the red lightsaber symbolizes their embrace of the dark side of the Force, representing power, aggression, and ambition. Sith use the lightsaber to assert dominance and further their quest for control and domination.

4. Cultural Impact:

The lightsaber's popularity extends beyond the Star Wars franchise, becoming a pop culture icon with a massive fan following. The weapon has inspired countless merchandise, including toys, replicas, and collectibles. The lightsaber's distinctive sound, created by combining the hum of a film projector and other sounds, has become instantly recognizable and synonymous with epic lightsaber duels.

5. Lightsaber Duels:

One of the most captivating elements of the lightsaber is the art of lightsaber dueling. Throughout the Star Wars saga, audiences have been enthralled by intense and skillful lightsaber battles, showcasing the agility and power of the Jedi and the Sith. Iconic duels like Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader, and Rey vs. Kylo Ren have become legendary moments in cinematic history.

6. Influence on Real-World Technology:

The concept of the lightsaber has captured the imagination of scientists and technology enthusiasts. Researchers have explored ways to create plasma-based blades, laser swords, or even functional lightsabers. While these technologies are still in the realm of science fiction, the lightsaber's enduring appeal continues to inspire innovation in the real world.

In conclusion, the lightsaber is an enduring symbol of the Star Wars saga, representing the power of the Force, the Jedi's commitment to justice, and the Sith's embrace of the dark side. Its distinctive design, captivating duels, and cultural impact have made it a beloved and iconic weapon in science fiction history. Whether you're a fan of the Jedi or the Sith, the lightsaber remains a timeless symbol of heroism, villainy, and the eternal struggle between good and evil in the galaxy far, far away.

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Anya/Anastasia - Yellow (Anastasia) VS Donkeyskin - The Sun Dress (Donkey Skin)

Stella - Orange (Winx Club) VS Belle - Yellow (Beauty and the Beast)

Morgana Pendragon - Purple (BBC Merlin) VS Rapunzel - Purple (Barbie as Rapunzel)

Rapunzel - Purple (Tangled) VS Elyon Escanor - Purple (W.I.T.C.H.)

Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard - Purple (Once Upon a Time) VS Jasmine - Purple (Aladdin)

Kaguya Houraisan - Pink + Red (Touhou Project) VS Lymsleia Falenas - Green + Yellow (Suikoden V)

Tiana - White (The Princess and the Frog) VS Neo Queen Serenity - White (Sailor Moon)

Cinderella - Blue (Cinderella 2015) VS Rosella - Blue (Barbie as the Island Princess)

Ariel - Blue (The Little Mermaid) VS Star Butterfly - Blue (Star vs the Forces of Evil)

Zelda - Blue (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) VS Korra - Blue (The Legend of Korra)

Aurora - Beige (Sleeping Beauty) VS Gwendolyn - Blue (Odin Sphere)

Iris - Pink + White (Lolirock) VS Xena - Black (Xena: Warrior Princess)

Elsa - Dark Blue (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure) VS Anya/Anastasia - Dark Blue (Anastasia)

Scorpia - Black (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) VS Ororo Munroe/Storm - Beige (X-Men)

Snow White - Blue + Yellow (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) VS Melia - Pink + Blue (Xenoblade Chronicles)

Cinderella - Silver (Cinderella) VS Sofia - Purple (Sofia the First)

Athanasia de Alger Obelia - Pink (Who Made Me a Princess) VS Ahiru/Princess Tutu - White (Princess Tutu)

Apple White - Thronecoming (Ever After High) VS Estellise Sidos Heurassein - Pink + White (Tales of Vesperia)

Cinderella - Pink (Cinderella) VS Princess Peach - Pink (Super Smash Bros)

Anneliese - Pink (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper) VS Lachesis - Ballroom Bloom (Fire Emblem)

Belle - Pink (Beauty and the Beast) VS Guinevere - Red (BBC Merlin)

Elena Castillo Flores - Red (Elena of Avalor) VS Princess Cookie - Red Rose Gown (Cookie Run)

Mia Thermopolis - Pink (The Princess Diaries 2) VS Princess Una - Blue (Stardust)

Princess White Rose - Blue (SaGa Frontier) VS Beatrice - Blue + White (Rune Factory 5)

Fiona - Green (Shrek) VS Eowyn - Green (Lord of the Rings)

Hisui Fiore - Green (Fairy Tail) VS Riesz - Green (Trials of Mana)

Tiana - Green (The Princess and the Frog) VS Odette - Pink + Blue (Barbie of Swan Lake)

Anna - Green (Frozen) VS Céline - Green + White (Fire Emblem)

Princess Nautilus - Blue (Cucumber Quest) VS Princess Iron Fan - Red + White (Lego Monkie Kid)

Rayfa Padma Khura’in - Pink (Ace Attorney) VS Snow White - Red + White (Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs)

Odette - Blue + White (The Swan Princess) VS Belle French - Blue (Once Upon a Time)

Leia Organa - White (Star Wars) VS Nefertari Vivi - White (One Piece)

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The Taste of Kamigawa Neon Dynasty: Green(and a Defense of Green and Artifacts)

Intro

Well, we’ve finally done it. Despite the amount of time it took, I have officially written the fifth and final part of this Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty series. Due to the fact that this is the very last part of the series you are better off reading some or all of the previous parts since I usually try to avoid repeating or retreading myself as much as possible. A lot of the information that may seem like it's missing is probably just in one of the previous parts. Parts that you can read here: The Imperial Court(https://douglysium.tumblr.com/post/679785148245573632/the-taste-of-kamigawa-neon-dynastys-imperial). The Saiba Futurists(), The Reckoners(), and The Asari Uprisers(). This article will of course focus on Green as it appears in Kamigawa NEO and the major Green aligned faction of the set, the Order of the Jukai

For those of you who have done your assigned homework and read all the previous parts but still need a refresher, I will quickly summarize some general important aspects of Kamigawa and the color pie/flavor as it appears in NEO as a whole. In the set, there is a major theme of tradition vs modernity. This is mainly represented in two ways. The first way is through enchantments and artifacts, with enchantments representing tradition while artifacts represent modernity and, secondly, is the color pie itself. In the second case Green and Blue act as the benchmarks for this conflict with Green being the most traditional and enchantment focused out of all the colors in the set and Blue being the most modern and artifact focused color in the set, from there all the other colors fall somewhere between Green and Blue. From most traditional/enchantment focused to most modern/artifact focused the colors go Green, White, Black, Red, and then finally Blue.

Since we went in-depth about artifacts in some of my previous articles I think it is fitting that we give enchantments a fair shake and cover them as well(although I have still covered a lot of stuff in the previous articles). First of all, it is important to remember that, just like artifacts, when it comes to Magic as a whole enchantments can represent any number of things and are not restricted to only representing natural phenomenon, there are plenty of enchantments that represent an unnatural influence or affect(which is even part of the reason Green gets so much enchantment destruction). This fact is true even in NEO itself.

(Maybe the paint is all natural)

However, it is still vital to remember that for the sake of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty as a set that enchantments almost always represent some aspect of tradition and/or the past while artifacts represent some aspect of modernity and/or the future/technology.

Last time I talked about enchantments I neglected to cover the famous saga style enchantments so I will mention them here.

I think sagas are one of the perfect ways to play up the tradition focused side of this conflict because sagas are ultimately meant to represent stories, for those who don’t know sagas are enchantments that have a mechanic that reads “As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after [III/IV].” This means that sagas usually represent the past or something that has already happened, such as a legend, something that is almost a given due to how they can easily be used to convey going through the parts of a story(as opposed to being stuck on one specific instance).

These creatures seem to represent people or creatures that are important to the story being told in the saga. I think an important detail when it comes to the art and flavor of these cards is that the art of the card does not depict the person or entity itself but rather some sort of painting, interpretation, or in-universe version of the art.

It is essentially symbolizing their legacy and impact rather than literally being whoever or whatever the card is about.

Green

With that we can finally cover Green and the most tradition focused side of the conflict. This is definitely going to be a bit more complicated than I first attempted because honestly there are a lot of misconceptions and pigeonholing regarding Green and its philosophy. As I’ve mentioned in previous articles Green is often thought of as the “nature” tree-hugging color even though it's a bit more than that(but yes nature is very important to it). Green’s philosophy is often summarized as that of “Growth through Acceptance” due to its belief that the world already has all that we need make us happy and fulfilled. So if we want to achieve fulfillment and be our best selves we must accept the world for as it is and our respective place in it. Green argues that if one was born without wings then they probably weren’t meant to fly and if one was born blind then they should probably accept it or realize that it happened for a reason. Unlike Blue, Green argues that you are not born a blank slate and that everyone is born with a purpose, role, or function, whether that be given through biology, destiny and/or tradition, and it is only by accepting these roles that we can thrive and help the world function as intended. Deers aren't meant to hunt, penguins aren't supposed to fly, etc. The real reason Green is the “nature” color is because Green is all about accepting the world for as it is, and the world as it is can usually be described as its “natural” state. Its value of the natural state often leads to it placing emphasis on the past and tradition in order to help understand how things are supposed to be(if you want to do something like find out the role of bears in an ecosystem then look at earth’s history and how they previously impacted the ecosystem). Due to this Green tends to see Blue’s philosophy as sort of ungrateful or one that encourages unnecessary dissatisfaction. The conflict of Blue and Green’s nurture vs nature ultimately extends to the idea of emphasizing the past vs the future. Blue is all about being able to become anything you want and embracing the idea that anything is possible, so while it cares about past knowledge as a way to better and improve upon itself and the world around it, it tends to look towards the future. Which makes sense the future contains all kinds of possibilities and Blue values progress and forethought. Green, as mentioned earlier, is about accepting the world for as it is and accepting your place in it. Thus, tradition and the past tend to be more emphasized in Green in order to help you understand your place and role in the world.

With this established we can begin to see some of the major reasons why Green is most obviously going to fall on the traditional side of tradition vs modernity 9 times out of 10.

To be clear it's not that Green hates all progress or change and that it can never be on the side of progress, modernity and/or change, after all evolution and adaptation occurs even in nature.

It is much more accurate to say that Green wants change to occur naturally, or at least in a manner that it sees as natural. Trying to fight against these naturally occurring processes and cycles is a losing battle or one that could even harm yourself and/or the world around you. In essence, Green on Kamigawa sees no reason to change things with technology and cities and it still holds a reverence and respect for nature and the way things used to be. So it tends to prioritize kami and tradition over the use of technology and ultimately Green is against modernity on Kamigawa because they see the people on the modern side as those who are constantly trying to shape and alter the world for their own selfish desires rather than accepting it. Not to mention there are plenty of Green aligned people on Kamigawa that see technology as something that is inherently harming nature due to things like pollution.

Some of these reasons are probably why the Green and White color combination is the most enchantment focused combination of the entire set.

This makes sense since one of White and Green’s major philosophical agreements could be described as a sort of “greater good” style of thinking. Green believes that you should put nature before yourself and not do things at the cost of the natural order and White believes you should put the good of the many above the good of the few, which is contrary to their enemy color Black. White also seeks to try to create a world where as many people are protected, happy, and have what they need as possible, something that lines up nicely with Green wanting to protect nature and caring about living things as a whole in nature. Plus, in NEO they are both colors that fall the most on the traditional side of the conflict. Of course Green’s reliance on using kami more often than technology when in comparison to even White is a reflection of its preference to do things the old fashion way, and this is further reinforced in the enchantment creatures it has showing the influence of spirits and representations from people/things of the past.

In Defense of Green and Technology

So before I move on to the next part I feel like there are things I have to clarify before moving on. There are some major misunderstandings regarding Green and how it views artifacts and technology. One of the biggest, and one I want to address here, is the idea that Green as a philosophy is inherently incompatible with technology and that all Green characters and factions should view all technology as evil or bad in order to not be contradictory. While there are Green factions and characters that hate all technology there seem to be people that think you can’t really call yourself Green aligned unless you are completely barebacking it in the woods somewhere living off nothing but what the land provides and the skin on your back and any interaction Green has with technology that doesn’t involve immediately smashing it to pieces is a flavor fail or a color pie break. I bring this up because even though Green is the most tradition focused of all the colors on Kamigawa it still has at least a few artifacts so I think this needs to be addressed because inevitably someone is going to ask why is Webspinner Cuff Green or something.

So when it comes to how or why Green may use or like technology and artifacts there are several possible answers, with more than one answer possibly being true at the same time.

Firstly, artifacts in Magic the Gathering as a whole do not literally always represent the artificial or technology. While they can and often do represent those things, artifacts also just represent anything that’s physical but also like not a creature or land. Like if something is just a rock it would be thrown in the same category as a sword in MTG because it's just an object even if there are plenty of naturally occurring rocks in nature and not every rock is manmade. They are ultimately both just nonliving objects that don’t have a strong enough connection to a mana color to be given a color alignment.

I think this is also where the art of MTG can sometimes really matter because while things like treasure and food may sometimes have art depicting artificially made versions of these things, that's not the end all be all for what these things represent.

Food is the most obvious point to make because food is a very vague term and just because something is food does not mean it is automatically artificial.

In fact, one of the major themes in Green is the food chain and your place in it.

I would argue that treasures also fall under a similar category because all and all “treasure” can represent both natural and unnatural things. Sometimes treasures represent the gold coins you find in a chest, sometimes they’re pieces of amazing art someone crafted…

and sometimes it’s a naturally occurring gemstone, mineral or what have you.

What I’m basically trying to say is that not all artifacts represent something that is artificial and some artifacts can represent both the natural and/or unnatural depending on the context of Magic the Gathering due to the limitations of card types. Also, while Green is all about accepting the world for what it is, that doesn’t mean it is against all uses of resources and the like. Trying to survive while using nothing and having no impact on the land or environment is literally impossible since you are at the very least going to need to eat something somewhere, and appreciating nature’s beauty or using things like treasure for specific purposes is fine as long as you aren’t greedy, disrupting the natural cycle or getting these things at the expense of nature. Plus, things like gold and jewels can be found naturally in the land and we all know that in Magic, Green has a strong connection to lands and the things they provide

However, this answers why Green in gameplay mechanics may care about artifacts but what about Green and technology from a pure flavor perspective. How can someone go around riding a fucking mecha-horse and have a job as an artificer, a job/occupation that literally requires working with artifacts and technology, and yet still call themselves Green or end up as a purely Green card?

There is once again an answer, actually two answers, for this and the answer is sort of weird. That answer is perspective, but this is a bit complicated so I’ll go into more detail. Different Green characters and factions may draw different lines in the sand for what is and isn't considered natural or part of the natural cycle. Creatures such as beavers build dams and while dams are in fact an artificial creation basically no one is about to argue that a beaver building a dam is unnatural.

In fact, beaver dams can be extremely vital and healthy to an ecosystem. In this way a Green character may view say humans or elves doing things like making a crafting spears, making farms or helping plants grow in a similar light.

All these examples I’ve been using so far are of rudimentary or basic technology but this can be used for more advanced technology too. Machines can be used to better understand and take care of nature. Think of how with the internet or an encyclopedia you can look up all kinds of biological information about creatures and even figure out ways to help take care of the ecosystem and different flora and fauna and make sure they’re healthy or preserve them.

So when you see that mono Green elf living in a house or wielding tools it’s important to remember that they may see themselves and these things as still being part of a bigger natural picture.

Not to mention that it’s not like literally all houses/huts or tools are inherently harmful to nature or anything. There’s also the fact that Green characters disagreeing on where the line exactly starts and ends for what is and isn’t natural isn’t any different than White aligned characters disagreeing on what is morally good or bad, or Blue characters disagreeing on what is an improvement.

A good example of this would be the respective Green-White aligned and Red-Green aligned guilds of Ravnica, the Selesnya Conclave and the Gruul Clans. It’s important to take into account that even though these guilds both have Green the splash of White and Red respectively pull them in different directions but I think this example still works because ultimately the guilds both have Green in equal amounts and we can see the possible differences Green factions may have based on any extra colors they choose to align themselves with over others.

In this case the Selesnya and Gruul are both explicitly stated to care about nature and have some form of worship and/or reverence for it but their approach to it is vastly different. The Gruul definitely leans into a more feral, wild, and untamed ideal of nature and they see the city of Ravnica as something that needs to be torn down for nature to flourish.

On the other hand the Selesnya have an emphasis on aid and the community and from their perspective their farms, communes, etc. are ways of living in harmony with nature and helping it flourish.

Yet another example would be the animosity between the Mono-Green Therosian god of the hunt Nylea and the Green-White Therosian god of harvests Karametra.

As stated in a “PLANESWALKER'S GUIDE TO THEROS, PART 1” Nylea is a god that is stated to believe in letting nature have free rein and does her best to make sure this applies to her domain. So she is against stuff like building temples and preventing the spread of humans in her domain. Something that conflicts with Karametra because Nylea’s philosophy sees agriculture, the thing that a god of harvests is all about, as a disgusting aberration of the natural world. However, Nylea is also the god of the seasons and the seasons change at her whim since she is a god of nature. Meaning that Karametra gets annoyed with Nylea’s interference with the seasons.

I guess another major factor for these misconceptions is that people interpret Green philosophy as some peace-loving or hippie style philosophy that says you can’t hurt anything or use any of the resources at your disposal when that is not necessarily true. Another example of this would be hunting. Green is against things like poaching because it disrupts the natural system. You aren’t hunting because you need to or because you're supposed to but just to make more money or have a trophy. Poaching is also something that is very infamous for disrupting the ecosystem by driving various animals to endangerment or even extinction. However, if you’re hunting for food or certain resources, just happen to kill whatever you’re defending yourself from, etc and then use the parts of the animal you killed to make say clothes, a tent, weapons, and the like then that’s fine. Firstly, because the reason for why you are hunting aligns with Green’s ideals, and what you are ultimately doing is just using all the parts from something that was dead anyway. This sort of cycle could also be seen as something that works with the flow of the natural cycle or at the very least doesn’t conflict with it.

Not to mention that in certain environments, like a freezing cold tundra, trying to bareback it there is probably just going to end up with you dead. So trying to ditch all tools and technology just isn’t possible in some circumstances so they may have to make do with the next best thing.

If you want a more recent more magical version of this there is the plane of New Capenna. Which I think is a good example of what I mean due to the fact that the entirety of the plane outside of the city has been ravaged to the point that living outside of it is unrealistic, impossible or suboptimal for a majority of people(I would say New Capenna honestly has some very interesting takes on Green with the Brokers, Riveteers and Cabaretti. In fact I might make a quick article or video on Green in New Capenna alone).

There is of course, Kaldesh a plane where people like Oviya see the act of building servos and the like as repurposing the Aether and other materials needed to make them as part of one big cycle on the plane that ultimately doesn’t harm nature. Ultimately, one could argue that Kaladesh’s technology lives in harmony with nature rather than always damaging or destroying it.

The next point I want to make is that color philosophy is ultimately about VALUES. Green values acceptance and nature because it views them as the most important thing. So you can make technology and artifacts but you need to have nature in mind, i.e. it can’t disrupt the natural balance or hurt nature. A color like Blue also cares about nature but the difference between Green and Blue is their value or what they deem most important. Blue views progress as more important and is fine with nature as long as it isn’t getting in the way of its progress. Green views some forms of progress as natural and is just fine with progress as long as it isn’t interfering with how things should be. These two reasons are why I would heavily argue against the notion or idea that a person or creature is not green aligned because they use tools or what not. There’s also the fact that, flavorwise, just because a person doesn’t or can’t live up to their philosophical ideal does not mean they aren’t a certain color alignment. They might be hypocritical sure but being a hypocrite doesn’t make you not a color, just like how accidentally losing your temper wouldn’t mean you're are not Blue or doubting your feelings doesn’t make you not Red.

Also, it is possible for a construct or otherwise mechanical creature to be Green aligned. I already went over this in my article covering the general color pie, but what determines what color alignment someone/something falls under is not necessarily the state of their existence or even their personalities but rather what they believe in and value. I mean yeah, goblins are often Red-aligned and different species or tribes within Magic tend to share one or more colors for various reasons, such as culture, but this isn’t the end all be all mind you. Being human doesn’t mean you have to have White in your color identity, and just being a living thing isn’t enough to make you Green-aligned, and simply being hungry and wanting to eat or just feeling emotions does not guarantee you are of the Red-alignment. So if a robot, machine or artificial creature is Green aligned that is because they have Green’s philosophy and values.

What I’m trying to get across here is that Green using any sort of technology or artifact isn’t automatically a flavor fail or color pie break. Yes, there are of course flavor fails and color pie breaks that involve Green using tech but it’s not as simple as just technology =/= Green. However, just to be clear I’m not saying that factions or characters that hate all technology or want to bareback in forest somewhere aren’t really Green or anything, in fact they are probably very Green most of the time, just that it’s not the ONLY way for Green philosophy to manifest. These things become even more interesting to talk about when you consider the fact that Magic has all kinds of planes with each one potentially following different rules and different kinds of logic. Something that might be clearly unnatural or artificial in our world or on certain planes may be a completely naturally occurring phenomenon on other planes, i.e. the denizens of Mirrodin being born with metal body parts.

Now I know this is usually the part where there’s a pay off by talking about a faction that is a good example of what I was talking about but I’m going to be honest the Order of the Jukai are stated to mostly hate technology. That doesn’t mean what I said was meaningless or doesn’t at all apply though because we still see them use tools, like bows and arrows, ninja stars, etc., and we do see Green aligned people and cards using technology on Kamigawa so i feel like this stuff was important to mention and get off my chest since I imagine a lot of you would have brought it up anyway.

THE ORDER OF JUKAI

Here is where we come to the Green aligned faction of NEO, the order of the Jukai. According to the “PLANESWALKERS GUIDE TO KAMIGAWA: NEON DYNASTY” article on Magic the Gathering’s website, the Order of the Jukai believe that technology is damaging the very fabric of nature.

This is because at some point the leader of the order, an orochi(a snake person) named Shigeki, bonded with a nature kami and experienced a prophetic dream that depicted the very spirit realm shattering due to the bonding. So, he vowed to stop this vision from coming into fruition and created a new order named after the moment the Jukai forest expelled his own ancestors and all other mortals.

From there the order grew quickly as others came to have similar visions regarding the destruction of the spirit realm. The Order actively despises the Saiba Futurists and desires to destroy Otawara, their floating headquarters.

The Order of Jukai is organized into small decentralized cells that are typically composed of a small number of stealth operatives and one or two kami channelers scattered across the plane. Their small cells allow them to mobilize quickly and hide when needed, and they favor decisive acts of swift destruction.

Their preferred method of attack is to detonate a device imbued with kami magic or summoning actual kami in order to unleash destruction after infiltrating a technological center. These attacks are controlled, targeted and involve the Jukai members participating to wait until the area is as empty as possible. Notably, they never attack residential zones but they will not hesitate to cut down anyone who gets in their way.

Kami take a very active role in shaping and guiding the Order of the Jukai. They provide power, friendship, and a shared sense of purpose. Some Order members and kami share such a deep and personal connection that said kami will grant the mortal permission to access the deepest recesses of their magic which allows them to call upon powerful spirits and primal forces of nature.

There are also the Living Historians. Living Historians were founded in the wake of the legendary Kami War by Reki, the History of Kamigawa, and Azusa.

Said founding was because they wanted to preserve the knowledge that was in danger of being lost during the chaos of their changing plane at the time. Azusa’s diary would eventually become a pivotal first hand document in this reconstruction process and it remains one of the Living Historians’ most sacred texts to this day.

In the modern day, these special historians fear that the past is in danger of being forgotten or quietly erased on the quickly changing plane of Kamigawa.

Even though none of them have a complete picture of the past they still strive to preserve as much of it as they can and attempt to record events as faithfully as they can without bias or omission. However, even though their training instructs them to erase personal bias, some argue that the very nature of their art means that they inherently inject their perspectives into their work. They tattoo stories onto their skin to record them and bring them to life through dance, theater, and song by using magic to cause the tattoos to rise into the air during their performances to create moving illustrations of historical events.

With that summary out of the way we can begin to look at some of the ways the Order of the Jukai align with Green philosophy and some of the specific themes running through Green in NEO.

First off, there’s the fact that they believe technology is damaging to the very fabric of nature. Something that simply ties into the whole tradition theming of Green on Kamigawa and how it prefers the natural state of the world and believes that unnaturally changing it instead of just accepting the world as it is is not the way to go. Plus, it ties into how much of the natural forests and landscapes of Kamigawa have been replaced with city and technology.

The prophetic dream thing with Shigeki is an extension of the focus on and reverence of the kami, tradition and nature. Something that is made even more apparent by the fact that Shigeki specifically bonds with a nature kami. The fact that the Order is trying to prevent the future where the spirit realm shatters from happening draws attention to the tradition vs modernity and past vs future theme of this set as the Order is trying to stop a specific future from happening by relying on tradition and trying to focus on the ways of the past as opposed to trying to do something like use newer and more advanced technology to solve the issue or trying to embrace a more modern solution. The fact that Shigeki named the order after the moment the Jukai forest expelled mortals from it is a connection to the fact that in Magic Green is associated with Forests, because most plants are Green and if you see a forest there is probably a lot of natural and or living things there most of the time.

It also once again highlights the focus on the past and tradition that Green and the Jukai have by focusing on a historical event from long ago. As well as highlighting the conflict between the modernity of the city, its technology and what they probably see as a more idyllic past.

The hatred the Order of Jukai have for Saiba Futurist is obviously caused by the conflicting ideology and perceptions that Green and Blue have in the set. As well as the fact that Green and Blue are the colors that oppose each other the most in this set and fall on the farthest side of the tradition and modernity sides of the conflict respectively. In fact when you consider the explicit dislike the Asari Uprisers have for the Imperial Court there is actually a bit of a pattern with the faction of an enemy color having a noted dislike or contempt for the enemy color that corresponds to them on the side of the conflict.

For example, the Order of Jukai hate the Futurists and Green and Blue are on the furthermost side of the conflict. Meanwhile, the Asari Uprisers dislike the Imperial Court and Red is the second most modernity focused color while White is the second most tradition focused color.

There are of course the conflicting ideals between the Order and Futurists with the Futurists wanting technology to have little to no restrictions while the Order sees most technology as inherently bad or dangerous and thus wants to destroy most of it. This is further symbolized by how the Order wants to destroy Otawara since Otawara is the headquarters of the Futurists and thus probably has all kinds of technology and technological developments there.

There is also the funny connection that mechanically Green has a lot of flying creature hate and destruction on top of artifact destruction removal. So the fact that the Green faction wants to destroy a flying technology based city is rich.

The small decentralized cells are probably just because they want to destroy most technology and they would have a hard time destroying most of it if they ran in charging on the back of a rhino or something. You could also argue that there is a connection with stealth and hunting or snakes I suppose. The cells also focus on destroying technology which just refers to Green’s goal of accepting nature as it is and how the Order see technology as something that damages nature. Plus, Green has a lot of artifact destruction. Their love and preference for kami magic over technology can be seen in how they prefer to detonate devices imbued with kami magic or just summon kami to destroy technological centers. Their preference for avoiding unnecessary casualties shows that they are more focused on destroying the technology rather than hurting or killing other people or living things. Ultimately, their problem is that the natural order is being thrown out of balance and that is the issue they seek to remedy. There is also the fact that since Green is all about accepting the world for as it is, this makes it a color that does not necessarily wish to destroy their enemy colors(like Black and Blue), wipe them out or wish them away. From green’s perspective even their enemies can have a place within the ecosystem so it is more focused on keeping them in check if possible as opposed to just trying to remove them if that is an option. However, at the end of the day the big picture and natural order always comes first so when push comes to shove they will not hesitate to cut down anyone who gets in their way.

Kami and kami channelers are notably very important to the faction. While Blue believes anything is possible and may see technology as an alternative to kami magic Green and the Order prefer things to be done the old fashion way and thus prefer to use the kami spirits and the magic they grant. Kami are also more naturally occurring.

The Living Historians and their respective magic emphasize the tradition and history aspects of the Order and Green as well as help show some of the conflict and worries they have with modernity. Specifically, people will forget about the past and suffer because of it. The fact that an ancient relic like Azusa’s diary is so important to them helps tie into this importance on history. The mention of biases could simply because one could argue literally all art is biased as long as someone is telling it or a nod to the fact that the Order explicitly prefers tradition to modernity so it would not be outlandish to say such a bias may seep into how they tell their stories.

As far as naming is considered according to the MTG wiki, DeepL and Google Translate Jukai(樹海 or じゅかい) in this case means “Sea of Trees.” Which ties into the earlier mentioned connection Green has with forests and the Order’s emphasis on nature. I think the connection is also important when you consider that much of the Jukai forest was chopped down to make way for the city and at the time that enraged a lot of kami who ended up lashing out at the city. This eventually led to the emperor having to broker a deal in which they promised that the city would stop expanding into the forest and the kami would not attack the city or intrude on their planning. The city builders would be allowed to keep building the land they had already started building on with the exception of the tree Boseiju, which was now within the city’s domain. Plus, the Jukai Forest would be closed to all mortals unless they had permission from the Kami. This background could tie into why the Order doesn’t like technology so much

Mechanics

I’m not really going to bother to explain much more about enchantments here since I’ve already gone over enchantments in this article and at least 3 to 4 other times in all the previous articles. Green gets a lot of enchantment matters because enchantments symbolize tradition in the set and Green prefers to do things the old-fashioned way as opposed to using technology.

There are a couple of subcategories to mention in this set though, outside of auras and general enchantments. There are the enchantment creatures and enchantment creature matters cards.

Contrasting the non-equipment artifact creatures, who are artifacts in addition to creatures due to the fact that they have so many mechanical enhancements, the enchantment creatures in this set seem to be creatures that have either bonded with one or more kami or simply have a strong connection to them without they themselves being kami. Also, most if not all the Living Historians in NEO are enchantment creatures and I’m not 100% sure if that is coincidental or their status as enchantment creatures is supposed to symbolize their connection to tradition or the past due to the fact that almost all the enchantments in this set are meant to embody tradition. When it comes to the other enchantment creatures the connection to the kami tends to represent how they prefer to use the traditional kami and nature based means to achieve their goals as opposed to modern technology. Green also gets a lot of sagas in this set and considering the Order of Jukai and Green are the ones who have the Living Historians in this set the fact that it has access to the most cards that literally tell stories from the past makes sense. The fact that Green cares about auras represents how it uses traditional magic and kami to boost or aid itself.

Green and White are probably the most +1/+1 counter heavy colors and this set is no exception. In Green’s case it’s because it loves creatures and the +1/+1 counters are symbolic of natural growth.

Land

The Green land chosen for this set is one that depicts Boseiju. The oldest and largest living tree on Kamigawa as well as the only remnant of the Jukai Forest left within the limits of Towashi city. It’s a truly gargantuan tree with its branches dwarfing the surrounding skyscrapers and casting a near-permanent shadow over the city below. The Boseiju district is made up of dwellings that were constructed on the tree itself and arose as a haven for those who wanted to escape from frantic modern life and be in touch with nature. It apparently embodies the spirit of the Jukai forest and due to a deal made with the kami in the past it is to never be cut down. At some point the city of Towashi started being built upwards due to the lack of being able to continue to expand outwards. This led to skyscrapers filling the city until Boseiju was lost within the skyline.

However, one day the tree began growing once again and it eventually became so tall that it eclipsed even the tallest structures surrounding it. Various builders attempted to match its height but for every new “tallest structure” that was made Boseiju would grow even more. In the modern day Boseiju is the tallest structure in Towashi. As said in the article “BOSEIJU REACHES SKYWARD”: “Boseiju's message was clear: the city might be standing on this ground now, but the forest refused to let anyone forget who had been there first.”

This definitely highlights the impact of past and tradition in Kamigawa as well as to why it is so important to the Order of Jukai. Not to mention that the race between the city and the tree to grow taller highlights the conflict between modernity and tradition. The fact that it is used to get away from frantic modern life and be in touch with nature of course highlights the traditional and nature-focused side of Kamigawa. There is of course the fact that the tree is a remnant of, and has a major connection to, a forest(a basic land type with connections to Green mana).

Boseiju is a legendary land that can be tapped to add one Green mana you your mana pool and has a channel ability that for a payment of 2 mana(1 generic and 1 green) to activate it causes you to “Discard Boseiju, Who Endures: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs 1 generic mana less to activate for each legendary creature you control.”

The destruction of enchantments and artifacts is something Green does a lot and Green is capable of destroying lands in general. Flavorwise I think the destruction of artifacts or enchantments via the channel ability can be interpreted as how Boseiju would grow to best and outdo the height of the artificial city and technology around it. It could also symbolize how Boseiju is not allowed to be cut down and how it is an area dominated by nature instead of artifice. The same logic applies to its ability to destroy nonbasic lands as in this case a nonbasic land would represent an unnatural or artificial land(since almost all artifact lands or lands that depict an unnatural land formation would be nonbasic lands).

It could also simply represent how the tree overtakes the land in its area. The fact that the ability replaces whatever is destroyed with a basic land could be to symbolize nature/Boseiju reclaiming something or regrowing(or just to make the card less annoying if the caster chooses to destroy a land with it). Finally, as always, the cost reduction based on how many legendary creatures you have is probably just a reference to all the legendary creatures in the original Kamigawa sets.

Closing

This brings us to the end of the Kamigawa NEO miniseries(sorry for the long wait). I’ve done some consideration and it’s pretty clear I cannot consistently keep up with recent sets while maintaining a consistent article quality year round. So while I will still be doing MTG articles they will not focus on the most recent sets specifically but rather on whatever I feel like analyzing. During breaks I may drop in a small series for the most recent sets but for now I’m probably going to make longer and more in depth articles at a slower rate. Besides, even though I’ll probably get less views by not keeping up with the hottest set and hashtags it will probably lead to overall better articles since that gives the designers themselves more time to release any given set’s inspirations and design decisions. One of the worst feelings I can have while writing articles like this is the feeling that I’m missing something important, I’m not doing a faction/color justice, or that I’m giving you guys an incorrect view of a faction(because I’ll be honest I feel like MTG is a game that has a lot of misconceptions in regards to the color pie). At the end of the day I think a lot of people don’t fully sit down and think about all the work and thought that goes into Magic the Gathering. Now, just to be clear just because they are putting in effort doesn’t mean the choices they make are always right or that they don’t have fuck ups but just think of all the factors that have to come together to get Magic to work as well as it does. I also think there are places where Magic goes above and beyond a lot of other similar media with things like art and how they tie into flavor as well as how they represent all kinds of inspirations and flavors on the cards themselves. The next article I will be focusing on will be covering White philosophy and what it means to be White aligned as well as how White’s gameplay and mechanics are used to convey flavor. Not to mention the flavor and mechanical reasons why White can do things like gain life or spit out a bunch of tokens. I am looking forward to that.

Since this is the very last article of the NEO series, what is your favorite faction mechanically and what is your favorite faction flavorwise? Plus, do you think any of the factions are right, wrong or a mix of both?

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