#reed gvh

[rustybottlecap]

I find it amusing that Reed is the most worried about the meteor, seeing that he's a velociraptor. While modern birds probably don't actually descend from velociraptors themselves (need to look it up), given the creative liberties the game takes he and Sage may be the most likely to survive if it actually happens.

I like to think that the melodies birds chirp today are actually Worm Drama songs that passed from generation to generation (of musicians) thanks to Reed.

#goodbye volcano high #gvh #goodbye volcano high spoilers #maybe #i guess #reed gvh #gch reed #velociraptor #dinosaurs #birds

[wormdramafever]

From KO_OP's recent newsletter wraping up the year!

You can sign in at the end of their website!!

#goodbye volcano high #ko_op #ko op #snow #gif #snowball fight #winter #newsletter #cute dinosaur #chibi #dinosaurs #fang gvh #trish gvh #reed gvh #gvh

[lightningpetals]

Had to draw my favourite lad from Goodbye Volcano High

#lightningpetals art #reed gvh #goodbye volcano high #I really like this guy tbh

[wolfnanaki]

Looking at the connective tissue.

#Goodbye Volcano High #GVH #GVH Fang #GVH Reed #video games #KO_OP

[glassrunner]

Fang: "I wish I could just... melt my brain, for today. I guess all I can do is just focus on the concert."

Reed: "Melt brain... Just for today..."

Fang: "Is he okay?"

Trish: "I think he's having a moment."

#goodbye volcano high #goodbye volcano high edit #dailyvideogames #gamingedit #goodbye volcano high spoilers #fang #trish #reed #gvh #~gvh #~ #;W;W;W;W;W;W; MY KIDSSSSSS #THEY'RE SO CUTE :')))

[cuddles-edits]

Ambiguously Bisexual Characters

Happy Bisexual Day of Visibility. Here's another icon set of ambiguously bisexual characters.

No Discourse Please.

Zoé Lee from Miraculous Ladybug; she is revealed to have feelings for Marinette in the Season 5 episode Adoration, confirming that she is attracted to women. Her exact sexuality has not yet been stated.

Blue Moon from Cyberpunk 2077; during their final text conversation after successfully completing the Every Breath You Take side job, V can ask them out to dinner. Regardless of gender, she turns them down, not because she doesn't want to, but because she doesn't have time. Whether this is a hint that she's bi or an oversight by the developers is uncertain, but it's a valid interpretation nontheless.

Yang Xiao Long from RWBY; she is in a relationship with Blake Belladonna, who is canonically bi, as of Volume 9, but it is unclear if Yang is bi, pan or lesbian. Though it is worth noting that she displays attraction to men very early on in the series, though hasn't done since, so it could be interpreted either way.

Fang from Goodbye Volcano High; they are non-binary and can potentially enter a relationship with the female Naomi. Their exact orientation remains unsaid, however, and is left open to interpretation.

Naomi from Goodbye Volcano High; she is attracted to the non-binary Fang, and can potentially enter a relationship with them. Her exact orientation remains unsaid, however, and is left open for interpretation,

Reed from Goodbye Volcano High; he is shown to be attracted to men, but his exact orientation remains unsaid and open for interpretation.

Boscha from The Owl House; when asking Amity if she saw a ghost and if they're cute, Boscha refers to them with gender neutral pronouns. In addition, the way she is written in For The Future provides some possible subtext that she may have had feelings for Amity at some point. No statement on this has been given, so it's open to interpretation.

Goro Takemura from Cyberpunk 2077; following the mission Gimme Danger, V can ask Takemura in a very suggestive fashion if he'd like some company, which he does pick up on. Regardless of gender, he turns them down, but also says that he is "honoured", and indicates that if circumstances were different, he may have accepted. Again, whether this is developer oversight or a hint that Goro is bisexual is open to interpretation.

Edric Blight from The Owl House; in the episode Through the Looking Glass Ruins, he's said to have a date with someone, but they are only ever referred to with gender neutral pronouns. We never see this person, or hear anything else about this afterwards, so their gender and his sexuality remains open to interpretation.

#Bisexual Pride #Bi Pride #Ambiguously Bi #Miraculous Ladybug #Zoe Lee #Blue Moon #Cyberpunk 2077 #RWBY #Yang Xiao Long #Goodbye Volcano High #Fang (GVH) #Naomi (GVH) #Reed (GVH) #Boscha (TOH) #The Owl House #Goro Takemura #Edric Blight #My Icons #GVH Spoilers #Goodbye Volcano High Spoilers

[nrxia]

So I was making an OC, and couldn't figure out what to do for the colors. So I was chattin' it up with some Discord friends, like ya do, and I just started doing up the character up with all the different dino gang colors, plus Mango, Leo, and Joshchan, who is an honorary member of the dino gang if ever that was such an individual. Fun fact: I still have no idea what to color the character.

#gvh #goodbye volcano high #fang #naser #reed #naomi #trish #rosa #stella #sage #mango #Leo #Joshchan

[frickyesforumweapons]

#reaction image #forum weapon #goodbye volcano high #fang (gvh) #reed (gvh) #trish (gvh) #queue

[sentaichurchill]

HAPPY GVH LAUNCH DAY TO EVERYONE !!!!

this game is really important to me — from my first exposure to it and to this day, it supplied me with a lot of inspiration and motivation to create thing ! also vvorm drama are the best. I love them. ❤️❤️

#goodbye volcano high #gvh #gvh fang #gvh reed #gvh trish #artists on tumblr #trans artist #:33

[sweetlovingfictionals]

I just wanna ramble about my boyfriend I love him

#AHSJDJFJJFT #MY THOUGHTS ARE BRAINROT RN #HE REED AND ROSA ARE IN MY MIND. #ik snoot game and GVH are controversial but I love them regardless. #I love the idea of sage teaching Mika how to bake and it’s just them all messy and full of flour and cream and other things and they’re just #laughing their asses off at how silly they look together aaaaaaa #imagines. #selfshipping #selfship #self ship #self insert x canon #oc x canon #canon x oc #self insert #self shipping #ocxcanon #self ship community #selfshipping community #self insert community

[rustybottlecap]

#goodbye volcano high #gvh #i'd die for you #meme #then perish #fang gvh #trish gvh #reed gvh #sage gvh #stella gvh #rosa gvh #naomi gvh #naser gvh #mango gvh #video games #anthro #scalie

[wormdramafever]

#goodbye volcano high #worm drama #fang gvh #reed gvh #trish gvh #rock band #garage rock #screencaps #pterodactyl #velociraptor #triceratops #scalie #furry #anthro #dinosaurs #gvh

[wolfnanaki]

Who do you think would be more likely to become a tumblr sexyman (tm), Naser or Reed?

Reed, definitely.

#ask box #Goodbye Volcano High #GVH #GVH Reed

[runningpsychic]

Why Goodbye Volcano High resonates with me as...

...a musician

As a musician, it's hard not to immediately identify with Fang. What musician doesn't want their music to be heard, to play at music festivals, and have music as their career. I can wax poetic about how music is about self expression and it doesn't matter if I have an audience, but in the end, I still want my music to be heard, and enjoyed. And Fang is on track to making this their entire career.

Making music has been a minor hobby for me. Even as a kid, I knew there's almost no chance I can make it as a musician, so I went down the route of being a software engineer instead. It's such a minor part of my life that I don't even bother identifying as a musician, I just fool around with instruments. But something about GVH ignited that passion in me, and during my first playthrough, I wrote six songs inspired by themes in the game. Even if I'll stay an amateur, I want to make the most from life, and not let the fire die. (See last section)

All that said, I felt very bad for Fang throughout the game. I know how tough the life of a full time musician is. The industry is just completely screwed. And unlike me, Fang doesn't have another option other than music. The game also drives it in that Fang's friends all have viable career paths, while Fang doesn't. But then, the meteor throws an interesting wrench into this, as now Fang is the only one who achieved their dreams. I'm not sure what the point of this paragraph is besides fuck capitalism, give musicians a living wage.

...an enby

Fang really made me more comfortable about being non-binary. It's amazing seeing enby representation that doesn't feel shoehorned in, or merely an afterthought. It's actually integral to the story. Both Fang and Sage struggle having their parents take their identities seriously, and that mirrors my own fears of not being taken seriously as an enby myself, which leads me to only come out as non-binary to my closest friends, and just remain a binary trans woman to everyone else.

It's honestly amazing to see everyone in Caldera Bay being accepting of the queer cast, like being queer isn't a big deal at all. And that's how it should be. Everyone just calls Fang by their name and pronouns (except their parents of course), and no one seems to mind that Reed brought Alvin to prom. This really makes me feel more comfortable about my identity, and I feel proud to be queer. We don't owe them normal.

...an immigrant

It's so rare to see stories about the intersection of being trans and being an immigrant, so when I read Rosa's story, I felt it must've been written by someone who also has first hand experience. There's a distinct feel from my family that me being trans is a "western" thing, not something they could ever understand. Or worse, that I'm being corrupted by "the west" in some way by moving there. There's so much extended family I can never see again because I'm now an abomination of the family tree.

I find it really difficult to talk about this as I fear I'd be misread as being racist for suggesting that my home country is more queerphobic or something, but that isn't my point. I just want to tell my story, and my experience of being alienated for both culture and gender, in both my origin and destination countries, is one that most folks can't emphasize with. (Venba also does do a good job with the culture part, so you should check that out too)

There's a separate rant about how this brand of queerphobia was actually planted by Christian missionaries and not at all "traditional culture", but that's for another time.

...someone struggling with mental health

I've been obsessed with the game for months since I played it. I went through what everyone calls "Dino depression", but I think it really helped me, and it was the game I needed to play at this moment in my life. I struggle with depression and burnout. At times it can be hard to know what the point is, or feel that any of this is worth it. The first few weeks after the game, I actually felt more depressed, as I thought about what the point of life is if it all is temporary anyway, and what I would do if a meteor were to hit in 8 months. And I was scared, because I felt like my life wasn't under my control. Over time, I've learned to think about it more positively. If life is temporary, then it's up to me to make the most of it. If life has no meaning, it's up to me to make my own meaning. I have amazing friends around me, and I still have tons of music to make.

#goodbye volcano high #gvh #transgender #nonbinary #musician #mental health #ko_op

[spacetreasured]

Do you have a favorite GVH character?

Reed is my boy. I took on writing his 1:1 scene toward the finale of the game because I felt I related most to his reaction to the end.

#goodbye volcano high #gvh

[popart-vvv]

This is a PSA...

FUCK THAT STUPID "PARODY" OF GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH!

Why? Why?!

It was made by members of 4chan, the worst site on the internet BY FAR! The complete opposite of KO_OP--filled with right-wing rhetoric and intolerant of any piece of media that dares to be different! If you like the "parody game" and its related products, then you're saying that you support 4chan, warranting a block from me.

2. Lazy and unambitious design. GVH is all-around unique; high schoolers having to deal with the lead up to a cataclysmic event, deciding how to spend their time up to that event, and every character is an anthropomorphic dino. Plus, the game is a blend of rhythm and cinematic adventure, a novel choice in game design. Plus, the characters are all written like believable teens with understandable issues (the effects of the impending meteor, for instance), with plenty of non-forced conflict.

The OTHER game, meanwhile... stole the designs of the main characters and appropriated them into high school drama cliches, plus, the design for the main teacher blatantly rips off an Adult Swim character, for some reason. The worst part is the main character, though! It's just some muscly guy with a blank face! No eyes, mouth, hair, NOTHING ON THE HEAD! Goddammit, seriously, that is the WORST character design I have ever seen in my life!

Plus, THAT game is just another throwaway dating sim VN that can NEVER reach GVH's level.

3. LGBT ERASURE! THIS. IS. WHY. YOU SHOULD NOT LIKE THE GAME!

GVH's main characters are queer one way or another: Fang is non-binary, Rosa is a transgender woman, Sage is a transgender man, and it's possible for Fang to enter a relationship with Naomi. Reed is also hinted to be in a relationship with a male classmate, Alvin. Plus, there is some subtext regarding the pairings of Trish/Rosa and Sage/Stella, as well as in Naser's arc.

Meanwhile... THAT game is basically a vehicle by its creators to espouse 4chan bullshit. Fang is an enby when you first meet them, but their "happy ending" has the player character convince them to detransition. RED FLAG! RED FLAG! And the only endings where they stay an enby are the ones that don't give them any respect! This is bad messaging! Apparently, they're saying that the only way to find happiness in life is to throw away your queer identity! FUCK THAT SHIT!

Again, that is huge disrespect towards a likeable representation of an enby.

Note: Rosa, Sage, and Naomi's queer characteristics were envisioned DURING the rewrite, so it was after THAT game was revealed. Make of that what you will.

4. It blatantly disrespects KO_OP, and frankly, the company does not deserve it.

Goodbye Volcano High was released in August of last year, but it was actually revealed as far back as summer 2020. It was VASTLY different back then--it was more like a traditional visual novel, except with the same anthropomorphic dinos and unique designs. By the time GVH was released, it had gone through a huge story rewrite, resulting in the final product.

Unfortunately, there's a whole backstory in the development of GVH.

2020 was when COVID-19 was ravaging the world, and KO_OP's workers were struggling with the disease, putting a major dent in the game's production and delaying it for a while.

Also, the rewrite started not long after the game was revealed. Admittedly, this was due to a mistake on KO_OP's part in their choice of a writing crew, but the writing team was replaced, so good on them.

Also during development, they were harassed by 4chan and other unsavory people, culminating in THAT game. Basically, there's an undercurrent of PTSD--on the KO_OP Discord, if you bring up THAT game or any other hugely offensive content, you'll get a warning or a ban. Is it any wonder they hate THAT game?

Also, as I mentioned in a previous post, KO_OP should be admired for withstanding all that crap and releasing GVH three years after its initial announcement, the payoff being that it has its own dedicated fanbase and was nominated in three major awards ceremonies. Like GLAAD!

5. Real-World Events

Probably the worst part is that THAT game has a fanbase, even after a terribly heartbreaking event in February.

Two words: Nex Benedict.

Seriously, to still support that game, even in light of similar tragedies... That's inhumane.

*sigh*

I know this kind of post may not be your cup of tea, but I needed to get this off my chest. I love this game so much... It pains me to see that a supportive game, alongside its fans and creators, is being unfairly targeted by terrible people.

I stand by what I said in this post. I did my research before making this essay. That said, if there are any inaccuracies in here, I apologize.

However, I will not tolerate anyone who tries to argue in support of THAT game. If they do that, they get reported/blocked.

Sincerely, popart-vvv.

#goodbye volcano high #gvh #rant #rant post #seriously #FUCK SNOOT GAME! #lgbtq