i love how things that make characters seem badass and capable and trustworthy in earlier episodes of umineko eventually get twisted to be something that's terrifying or violent.
for example, kyrie and rudolf's skill with guns in Ep 3 becoming the Ep 7 Tea Party, or george's sensitivity to social situations and dynamics leading him to uphold the status quo, or lambdadelta's early lighthearted cynicism peeling back to reveal her true nature and weaponized cynicism.
even things like jessica's brass knuckles could be used by witch hunters after the fact to theorize that she's the culprit because of her documented violent tendencies. the good things can be twisted and the bad things can appear innocent.
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I want to post Umineko memes... But my partner is still reading it and he follows me here so I'm limited to avoid spoilers or else they have to be too vague for him to understand... Hurry up Eli
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Round 1, Match 3
Krauss, Eva, Rudolf and Rosa Ushiromiya (Umineko) vs The Princes of Stormhold (Stardust)
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Krauss, Eva, Rudolf and Rosa Ushiromiya
The four children of billionaire Kinzo Ushiromiya. Every year, they return home to Rokkenjima Island for a family conference. With Kinzo's health declining, to the point where he hardly ever leaves his room, the only topic on their minds is how to carve up his fortune.
Krauss is the eldest, and Kinzo's successor. Even if he's not the smartest of the siblings, his position as heir and imposing physique let him push them around. He even used to beat his younger siblings. Now, they suspect him of abusing his position as Kinzo's caregiver to embezzle their rightful share of the family fortune.
Eva is the second child, and incredibly resentful about it. She despises the fact that despite being so much more intelligent than Krauss, he's always above her just because he's older and a man. She's devoted her whole life to usurping Krauss' position, and then devoted her son's life to becoming the next heir instead of Krauss' daughter. When not scheming against her brother, she loves finding ways to torment and cruelly provoke her siblings, sister-in-law, and the servants.
Rudolf is the third, and with little hope of becoming heir, became a conman and a playboy (though he eventually settled down as a married man and white-collar criminal). Suffering from his sibling's bullying, he turned all their physical and emotional abuse on his sister Rosa. Though unlike Eva, he's stopped being cruel to her as an adult.
Rosa is the youngest sibling, and she's had a terrible life. Even as an adult, she's still terrified of Eva and acts dumb around her for fear of provoking her. But if she was given the opportunity, she could easily make them pay for what she's suffered.
The Princes of Stormhold
(Primus, Secundus, Tertius, Quartus, Quintus, Sextus and Septimus)
The last male descendant of the King gets to become the next king. So the brothers all go off killing each other so they can inherit the kingdom. they are pretty terrible to each other in that respect, but also a kingdom based on such succession is not going to be thriving like it could be.
(luckily they have a sister)
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