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Smallville 5x06
"How you ever had a crush on Richie Cunningham, I will never understand."
I'm actually so easy to please
"And Lois... *laughs* I'd do anything to get rid of Lois."
but thinking about how annoying she is makes him laugh, soooooo... she's a good influence, I rest my case😌😌
Jonathan knows too, like-
Chloe & Lois as an investigative duo are actually really fun
Lex really lives in Jonathan's head rent free💀💀
ohmygoooooddd
MOTHER.
"She's here to dance."
Chloe really threw Lois under the bus like that I'm cryingsjakjsha
the struggle is real💀
SOOOOO let's see if Jonathan actually apologizes when it turns out Lex didn't do anything
CLARKFNKLJFDISLYS
COVER YOUR EYES SWEET SUMMER CHILD
Lois x bisexual lighting I LIVEEEE
they did that for me😭😌
"I'll have a coke😇" ... "S- straight up, on the rocks.😤"
JAkhsshfdlskaBOOBOO WHAT ARE YOU-
I just choked on my ice cream
LMAOOOOOO bless his heart
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL PART 2 I'M CRYINDHSGFJFKD
I'm really not ready for what's about to go down here😭😭
🎶DON'T YOU WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS HOT LIKEEE MEEEEEEE🎶
Someone needs to go to jail for that music choice💀💀
TOM WELLING YOUR FACE JOURNEYS. LET ME SAY THANK YOU KING🙇♀️
this is history in the making. absolutely iconic.
🎶DON'T YOU WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS WRONG LIKE MEEEEEE🎶🎶
i do wish she was my girlfriend actually they're so right
aaand she's getting into it
ON MY FUCKING KNEES FOR HER MA'AM YOUR HAND IN MARRIAGE PLEASEEEE
he's kind of giving me:
PLEASEWSWKRJWOPQP
EVERY SINGLE FRAME OF THIS IS SO FUCKING ICONIC LIKE WHAT DO I EVEN SAY??
it's okay bb, we're all looking respectfully right now
💀💀💀THE STRUGGLE IS REAL PT.3
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP THIS BEAN
kshadjwka his fight or flight is kicking in😭😭
"What are you doing here?"
"What are YOU doing here?"
story of their life fr
the struggle has never been more real, pray for Clark💀
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they did that.
smallville writers really did that.
legend behaviour if you ask me
i would like to take this moment and say thank you.
"I've never been in a position where people look up to me."
This is such a silly statement, Jonathan is literally the person Clark looks up to the most. His bigger personality flaws clearly come from Jonathan's influence💀 (not to say he didn't also learn a lot of good traits from him -he absolutely did- but you know)
I'm really curious what Lex's (and Jonathan's) politics are actually, don't be shy writers tell me👀
SIR I NEED YOU TO STEP AWAY FROM MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY
creepy mf
"Hey 007. Nice of you to show up."
"I'll start assuming that means thank you?"
giggling kicking my feet
"I can't touch him."
"Well, I can."
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, MOTHERRRR
pls his face😭
he knows he could never be as cool as her
THIS SHOT MAKES ME FERAL
my parents🥹
(listen the shit i went through to upload this last picture tho, i hit the upload limit and had to delete stuff, then i accidentally deleted the whole post for a second🤡 my whole life flashed before my eyes💀💀)
Lex talking about a guy falling in love with his best friend's wife uh oh, no thank youuuuu😬😬
He was making a good point though.
"The thing I always try to remember is, no matter how much le lays on, he never expects more than he expects from himself."
Clark really grew up didn't he😭😭
"What are you doing, you just moved back in."
from the guy who said "I'd do anything to get of Lois." at the beginning of the episode, what in the clownery🤡🤡
All men do is lie.
she's such a menace, I LOVE HER😭😭
AND HE CAN'T STAY MAD AT HER LOOK AT HIS FACEEEEE
they're secret bffs your honor😭
I LOVE THEMMM IT'S ACTUALLY SO SERIOUS
"And you didn't have to come after me but you always do. So I wanted to say thank you. You're a really good friend."
GOING INSANE ON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
CUT IT OUT YOU ASSHOLES I'M TRYING TO STAY NORMAL UNTIL SEASON 8 QUIT EYE FUCKINGZFGDUWEOAK
well. stay normal challenge failed again but that's exactly how i thought this would go, sooo
Question for the people: should i even tag Lex in posts like this? I don't think twice about tagging characters like Jonathan because I don't expect fans to look through his tag for him specifically, but i know people do it with Lex and I feel bad at the thought of them having to scroll through me losing my mind over Clois with a few Lex mentions in between. Lex fans lemme know
#smallville#5x06#clark kent#lois lane#clois#jonathan kent#chloe sullivan#ellie's smallville thoughts#lex luthor
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RIP Pelé (October 23, 1940 – December 29, 2022)
Pelé (born Edson Arantes do Nascimento), the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82 from complications related to colon cancer.
For more than 60 years, the name Pelé has been synonymous with soccer. He played in four World Cups and is the only player in history to win three, but his legacy stretched far beyond his trophy haul and remarkable goal-scoring record.
“I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint,” He once said.
Averaging almost a goal per game throughout his career, Pelé was adept at striking the ball with either foot in addition to anticipating his opponents' movements on the field. His dribbling skills were on a higher level, and the best and most experienced defenses were rarely able to stop him. In all, Pele's pro career totaled 1,280 goals (a Guinness world record) and he scored 77 goals for Brasil in World Cup games, also a record.
He won many titles with his Brazilian club, Santos FC, and is their all-time goals leader. He also represented Brasil in four World Cups starting at the age of 17, winning in 1958, 1962, and 1970. FIFA then dubbed him simply, “The Greatest”; Brazilians called him O Rei (”The King”).
After retiring from Brazilian (and International World Cup Play) soccer in 1974, he signed on with the New York Cosmos and wowed American fans for three years. Pelé finished his official playing career by leading the Cosmos to their second championship in 1977. He then enjoyed his international celebrity status, including a starring role in the film “Victory”, shown above.
#football#legend#Pele#bicycle kick#goal#gif#1981#futbol#futsal#the beautiful game#Copa Libertadores#Intercontinental cup
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ONE PIECE HEADCANONS #1
Video Games Edition
TW: Gruesome Imagery
❝ giving each strawhat + more video games i think theyd play! comment any other ones i should do :3 ❞
MONKEY D. LUFFY - Street Fighter
╰┈➤ Luffy wouldn’t play a single game by himself, he finds that boring. He’d force the other Strawhats to play a party game with him. Luffy would usually fight with Zoro in any fighting game or competitive game.
Other Choices: Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros.
RORONOA ZORO - Ghost of Tsushima
╰┈➤ Zoro isn’t into super mainstream multiplayer games, definitely likes to keep to himself and play on his own time half the time. Definitely, the guy that frequently checks his map in open-world games every few seconds
Other Choices: Assassin’s Creed, For Honor, Sekiro
VINSMOKE SANJI - Genshin Impact
╰┈➤ Sanji definitely plays graphic novels but there’s no way this man DOESN'T play the game with the most fan service. He only pulls on girls' banners and leaves the guy characters to die or unleveled but his female characters are MAXED OUT. Definitely, a Yae Miko main or Lisa because she’s closest to Robin
GOD USOPP - Call of Duty: Warzone
╰┈➤ Now hear me out. The only time Usopp isn’t a coward in action is if it’s in a video game. This man is a SWEAT TRY HARD in COD. Amazing at sniping, all the cool gadgets and cosmetics. His account is worth hundreds. Will absolutely avoid any COD Zombies mode though
Other Choices: Pokémon, Fortnite, Overwatch 2, League of Legends
NAMI - Stardew Valley
╰┈➤ Nami definitely doesn’t play games with a lot of gore, action, or anything crazy. I think she'd rather sit and enjoy a game with a long hour's worth of play
Other Choices: The Legend of Zelda
TONY TONY CHOPPER - Minecraft
╰┈➤ I know for a fact this little guy is a little Minecraft nerd and try hard. The only thing he won't do is mine in caves because of the warden or scary cave sounds. He plays with Luffy and Usopp any chance he gets
Other Choices: Roblox, Pokemon, Potion Craft
NICO ROBIN - Omori
╰┈➤ When I played Omori there was nothing but reading and dark turns. I know Robin LOVES this game and it's complex story
Other Choices: Sally Face
FRANKY - Fallout 4
╰┈➤ This is perfectly fitting for Franky. He never leaves that iconic suit in the game behind. He owns a few bottles of Nuka Cola. He has HOURS on this game and unlocked every ending. Absolute nerd for games like these
Other Choices: Titanfall 2, Old Mario Games
SOUL KING BROOK - Dead by Daylight
╰┈➤ He is a killer main all the way. He laughs whenever he hooks someone and they eventually die. He is an absolute menace in DBD and he absolutely mains Ghostface
Other Choices: Call of Duty Zombies, Osu!!
PORTGAS D. ACE - Super Smash Bros.
╰┈➤ Just like his brother, he plays fighting games. In this one specifically, he is a GOD at Smash. He mains Mario, Roy, and Ness and wonders why no one wants to play him because of his annoyingly good play style (except Luffy ofc)
Other Choices: Tekken, Forza, Apex (Fuse main or Mirage)
TRAFALGAR D. WATER LAW - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
╰┈➤ Hear me out. Law plays games like crazy sometimes and usually talks about the darker ones to fit his personality but behind closed doors... yeah he had a 5-star island. He says he doesn't play the game and only has it for Bepo but he decorated his part of the island from TOP TO BOTTOM and has all the cutest villagers. He has a soft spot for cute things
Other Choices: Dead by Daylight, Diablo, Pokemon, League of Legends (heavy on LoL)
thats everyone!! this is gonna be a bit of a series so if you have any suggestions PLEASE lmk!!!!! STAY SWEET AND LUVABLE
#one piece#trafalgar one piece#one piece strawhats#trafalgar law#one piece sanji#one piece luffy#one piece zoro#monkey d luffy#luffy#one peice#one piece nami#nico robin#franky#tony tony chopper#one piece usopp#god usopp#soul king brook#portgas d ace#sabo#one piece sabo#video games#pokemon#stardew valley#genshin impact#minecraft#omori#animal crosing new horizons#headcanon#one piece headcanons
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It’s October - and that means it’s Awesome Ladies of History, Year Four! I’ll be bringing you 31 of history’s most interesting women, from the iconic to the forgotten, starting off, as per usual, with a figure from the iconic side.
Time for Eleanor of Aquitaine!
Eleanor was the elder surviving daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, the most powerful vassal in 12th century France, a man who controlled far more land than his nominal overlord. Eleanor’s name, Aliénor, or “other Aenor,” referred her her mother, who died when Eleanor was a small child; her father likewise passed when she was twelve or thirteen, leaving her Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right.
Duke William’s will made Eleanor a ward of King Louis VI, who bethrothed her to his heir, another Louis, and then promptly died himself, leaving the two teenagers as king and queen of France. Young Louis initially adored Eleanor, but the monkish king and high spirited duchess were ill-suited. Eleanor, to the horror of church authorities, accompanied her husband on the Second Crusade, but the campaign was a disaster, and their already-shaky marriage disentegrated along route, despite the Pope himself attempting to mediate. With two daughters and no prospect of a son, Louis and Eleanor managed to arrange an annulment… and Eleanor promptly married again, to Louis’s rival Henry FitzEmpress, soon Henry II of England.
Initially, this marriage was, though not without turbulence, a happier one. Eleanor and Henry had eight children, including five sons, one of whom died young, and Eleanor, despite later legends, seems to have accepted his affairs with the equanimity of someone whose maternal grandmother eloped with her paternal grandfather. He trusted her enough to eventually allow her to rule her duchy in person on his behalf… trust that proved misplaced. When their sons, including her favorite, Richard, revolted against their father, it was with Eleanor’s support, and it was Eleanor who faced the consequences; Henry imprisoned her for the rest of his reign.
Richard’s accession, however, set her free - and also made her perhaps the most powerful queen mother in English history. She arranged his marriage to Berengaria of Navarre, held his continental lands together during his prolonged absences, and raised his ransom when he was kidnapped returning from the Third Crusade. His death in 1199 devastated her, and her relationship with her youngest son, King John, was more fractious. She took the vows at the nunnery of Fontrevault, and died there soon after, already a legend in her own time.
#eleanor of aquitaine#french history#british history#awesome ladies of history#October 2023 edition#my art#history#pen and ink
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Anime's Greatest Chad: The Epic of Gilgamesh (Fate)
Gilgamesh is known as mankind's first hero.
But his story isn’t limited to just the Fate series. In fact, it’s shaped our modern lives more than you could ever imagine.
If you’re here for a historically accurate depiction of the man who tried to conquer death, don’t leave. I’ve worked really hard to make this as accurate as possible.
And if you’re here for the story of the real anime Gigachad, and how he goes from an arrogant dictator to a benevolent king.
Then grab a drink and some snacks, because this, is the tale of the Hero of Heroes.
Roots of the King
Before we jump into the Epic of Gilgamesh, it’s worth taking a second to understand the roots of this iconic character and his influence on human culture and literature.
Mesopotamia was a region in 3100 BC, now covered by Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. It had its fair share of events, from the reigns of Sumerians and Akkadians to being eventually conquered by Alexander the Great in 332 BC.
But nestled within this timeline is a certain story that’s so profound, so raw, it's been echoing for millennia.
Now I know what you’re thinking.
"I'm here for anime, not a history lesson."
But the thing is, all evidence points to Gilgamesh actually existing 5000 years ago. And his legend is recorded in mankind’s oldest poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh.
The epic is thought to have been orally transmitted for generations before it was finally written down on clay tablets in the cuneiform script, which was one of the earliest systems of writing.
To put into context how old that is, it makes him almost 3000 years older than Jesus.
But I wouldn’t take EVERYTHING that follows as being literal. Just know that some of the stuff is actually reported to have happened.
The Hero of Heroes
Gilgamesh is known as the King of all Heroes because every single myth that followed, every story, every legend from every culture and every religion in every country, it all borrows inspiration from mankind’s first hero.
The strongest examples of this are in the Biblical tale of Noah and the Greek myth of Hercules. And his story greatly influences modern literature too, like The Lord of the Rings and A Game of Thrones.
The story of the Epic of Gilgamesh was discovered on 12 clay tablets found among the ruins of the ancient library of Ashurbanipal, the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
These tablets, inscribed with cuneiform script, are dated to around the 7th century BC but are believed to preserve much older stories that were likely first told orally and later written down.
These ancient tablets provide the most comprehensive version of the epic, but parts of the tale also appear on other scattered fragments found at different ancient sites across the Middle East.
There are actually two versions of Gilgamesh in the Fate series and they’re technically different people.
Well, they’re not, but they kind of are.
Archer Gilgamesh
We’re in the year 2800 B.C., the Age of the Gods, where divine beings and humans walked the Earth together.
Some Gods were just, while others treated their subjects as slaves.
One day, a greater god called Sefar invaded the Earth, killing many of the Gods.
She was eventually defeated, but the damage was already done, and the rule the gods had over the humans had severely weakened.
In order to preserve their rule, the gods needed a keystone, a Wedge of Heaven that connected the rising humans to the fading gods.
That keystone was Gilgamesh.
Born from the Goddess Ninsun and the Human King Lugalbanda, Gilgamesh was two-thirds God, and one-third human, and ruled over humanity with the mission to observe and adjudicate.
The Fortress City
The city Gilgamesh ruled over was called Uruk, situated in present-day Iraq.
Yet, Uruk was far from ordinary.
It stood as a testament to human achievement, its towering walls not just architectural marvels but also echoes of the ambitions of its people.
Conceived under the watchful eye of Gilgamesh, these walls became more than mere defensive structures; they symbolised humanity's victory over nature. This audacious statement reflected Gilgamesh's own beliefs: that he stood above nature itself.
As evidence of its profound legacy, archaeologists pinpoint Uruk as one of humanity's earliest urban epicentres, with roots as deep as 4000 BCE. Its intricate temples, ziggurats, and canal systems all serve as relics of its storied past.
The Tyrannical King
This transcendence over nature, and the very walls that proclaimed it, became the lens through which Gilgamesh viewed himself.
To him, the limitations of divinity and humanity were but mere lines in the sand.
He believed that while no human could rival the gods, the gods themselves could never experience the complexities of human existence.
And since Gilgamesh was both human and God, he perceived himself not just above his subjects, but even the deities that breathed life into him.
His self-awareness was, in many ways, his crowning achievement.
Gilgamesh grew to become a cruel, arrogant, and oppressive tyrant who subjugated his people to forced labour and sexual abuse.
And just to be clear, I’m downplaying that a lot because even I don’t want to talk about some of the disgusting things he is historically reported to have done.
And it makes me wonder how he ever became a Heroic Spirit in the first place.
The Man Made of Clay
Naturally, the gods didn’t want this, but they couldn’t exactly do anything about it because, well, Gilgamesh just wouldn’t submit to them.
So instead, the King of God’s Anu, and the Goddess of Creation Aruru, created a monster out of clay called Enkidu, to punish the arrogant king.
But there was a problem.
You see, Enkidu didn’t have a soul, and so couldn’t make rational decisions.
So the gods sent a divine harlot to sleep with him. (And I’m not even joking.)
After this, Enkidu takes human form, and his final appearance is very similar to the girl he slept with. And that’s why he has such a feminine form.
(It’s definitely not because having more hot girls leads to more sales)
Noble Phantasm's
Before we dive into what happened between Gilgamesh and Enkidu, let’s talk about Gilgamesh’s powers, or more specifically, Archer Gilgamesh’s powers.
In Fate, heroic spirits have Noble Phantasms, which are special weapons or abilities that embody the legend of that hero. For example, King Arthur’s Noble Phantasm, or rather, Artoria’s Noble Phantasm (Again, because more hot girls = more sales), is Excalibur, the sword of promised victory.
Gilgamesh has a lot of Noble Phantasms, and I mean, A LOT. It would take me a decade to cover them all, but I’ll talk about a few.
Sha Naqba Imuru:
The first is his ability Sha Naqba Imuru, or Clairvoyance, which lets him see into the future and see the truth of anything he looks at.
So in a fight, he knows exactly who his opponent is, what their abilities are, and how best to defeat them. Or if he’s playing chess, then he knows the correct move every time.
This ability is pretty OP but the thing is, Gilgamesh barely uses it.
Why?
Because he’s an arrogant prick.
He believes himself to be so powerful, that he doesn’t even need it most of the time.
And uhm… he’s kinda right...
Especially when you learn about his next Noble Phantasm.
The Gate of Babylon:
During his time as ruler of Uruk, Gilgamesh amassed every single weapon on Earth and stored them all in his treasury.
And I genuinely mean, every single weapon.
And the Gate of Babylon allows him to choose whichever weapon he wants, whenever he wants, wherever he wants.
But that’s not how Gilgamesh uses it...
Every single weapon is fired out at a speed of Mach 10, and he has so many, that he could go his entire life firing them away without having to use a single one twice.
What makes this ability even more OP, is that these weapons aren’t just ordinary weapons. Every single one of them is a Noble Phantasm in itself. Artoria’s Excalibur, Lancer’s Gae Bolg, Hercules’ Nine Lives, Gilgamesh has all of these weapons in his treasury.
But how is that possible if these heroes came AFTER Gilgamesh?
Well. That’s because they’re prototypes.
I mentioned earlier that almost every legend told today is in some way inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh. And in the same way, every weapon used today has a design that is somehow based on those in his treasury.
He owns every weapon that existed and owns every weapon that is yet to exist.
And don’t get me wrong.
While they’re technically prototypes, it is said that if you compare the original weapon to Gilgamesh’s prototype, the original will look like a fake, that’s how well-made the prototype is.
Not only that, but in a fight, the prototype will beat the original every time.
Now that doesn’t mean that if Gilgamesh were to use Excalibur and fight Artoria in a 1 on 1 swordfight that he would win.
He’d probably lose.
And that’s because he’s a jack of all trades but master of none.
Gilgamesh is a brilliant swordsman. But these other heroic spirits have spent their entire lives mastering a single weapon, and thus can use them to their full potential, which Gilgamesh cannot.
That being said. Gilgamesh DOES have one weapon that only he can use, one so powerful that it defies reality itself. Buuuuut I’ll talk about that later.
The Great Battle
Enkidu eventually confronts Gilgamesh outside of the Temple of Uruk, stating that he needed to be punished for disobeying the gods.
But Gilgamesh isn’t one to let anyone talk down on him.
So he engages Enkidu in a battle that lasts days on end.
And this was pretty new to Gil. It was the first time he ever came across someone equal in strength to him, which forced him to use his Gate of Babylon.
Gilgamesh was furious that someone had caused him to waste his weapons, he was humiliated.
But eventually, he stopped caring, and he even started to enjoy himself after finally finding someone worthy to be in his presence.
This battle lasted so long and was so fearsome that Gil exhausted every single weapon in his treasury, but by this point, Enkidu was severely weakened and Gilgamesh had won.
But instead of finishing him off, Gilgamesh extended a hand to him.
He saw Enkidu as an equal, and Enkidu ended up becoming Gil’s first friend, his only friend.
Friendship
One day, Gilgamesh set his sights upon defeating the Beast of the God’s, Humbaba.
But the thing is, the God’s hadn’t told him to do this, and he wasn’t doing it for the sake of his people either, because, well… he didn’t care about them.
Gilgamesh simply saw Humbaba as something that needed to be removed from the Earth in order to see out his mission.
Gilgamesh had always disobeyed the God’s so that he could be far removed from them, and he wanted his people to hate him so that he could be far removed from them, because that was the only way he could be truly neutral, because that was the mission for which he was born.
In this sense, you could argue that the reason that Gilgamesh was such an abhorrent dictator, was because he didn’t want to get close to his subjects, so that he could remain impartial.
(I don’t know how much truth there is to that and it could simply be a result of the story being altered as it was passed from generation to generation.)
Either way, seeing Gilgamesh’s resolve, Enkidu pledges his loyalty to him, and the two go on numerous adventures together, which ends with Gilgamesh becoming the wealthiest and most powerful king on Earth.
He amassed so much power that even the gods had no choice but to acknowledge it. One Goddess in particular, Ishtar, the Goddess of Fertility, asked Gilgamesh to marry her.
The King's Loss
Marrying a Goddess was actually one of Gilgamesh’s duties as it would see the continued reign of the gods over the humans, but Gilgamesh said no.
Enraged, Ishtar went to her father Anu, and asked him to unleash the Divine Beast Gugalanna on Uruk.
This divine beast devastated the lands for 7 years before Gilgamesh and Enkidu were finally able to defeat it. But this came at a price.
Ishtar asked the gods to sentence Gilgamesh and Enkidu to their deaths. While the Gods agreed, they couldn’t do anything to Gil, but they could to Enkidu, because he was their direct creation.
Enkidu’s clay body weakened and weakened until it would eventually return to the very Earth from which it had come.
Gilgamesh stayed by his friend's side until the very end.
While this event is not shown directly shown in the anime, it is mentioned in the original Sumerian poem from three thousand years ago, translated as follows:
“It saddens me. It saddens me, Gil. Who would understand you after I die? Who else would march by your side? My friend… when I think you will live on all alone henceforth, I can’t help but shed tears. But don’t be saddened. For I am but another of your treasures.” - Enkidu
It’s honestly a rather heartbreaking end to their friendship.
One would have thought that the arrogant and prideful King of Heroes would have had a rather stoic response. But history says otherwise:
"You do have worth. You alone have this worth. I hereby declare: In all this world, only one shall be my friend. Thus---not for all eternity shall his worth ever change." - Gilgamesh
And with this, Enkidu returned to the Earth, leaving nothing behind but Gilgamesh's thunderous cry.
And for those of you who have watched Fate Zero, you’ll know that Gilgamesh kept this promise, even thousands and thousands of years later.
The Herb
After Enkidu’s death, Gilgamesh realised something.
As he was one-third human, he too would one day die.
If this were to happen, he would not be able to fulfil his dream of watching over humanity until the end of time, and it also meant he would not be able to carry out his purpose as the Wedge of Heaven.
And thus, for the first time in his existence, the king of heroes felt fear.
And this brings us to the core of the ancient Sumerian poem.
Gilgamesh, wanting to beat death, set out on a journey to find the only treasure that he didn’t have in his vault—the Herb of Immortality.
What does this herb do?
Well, it’s in the name so figure it out for yourselves.
Gilgamesh wandered the Earth for several decades in search of this herb, and eventually, stumbles upon a wise sage in the underworld that guides him in the right direction.
Sure enough, Gil finds the herb and is absolutely euphoric, because he has just beaten death, and all that’s left for him to do, is return to Uruk, and see over his people until the end of time.
Before beginning his journey back home, Gil decides to wash off in a nearby spring, where he first places the herb on the ground. However, as fate would have it, a serpent stumbles upon the bathing Gilgamesh, and after seeing the herb, it eats it.
And a little fun fact. It’s thought that the Sumerians and many of the cultures that followed, believed that snakes have the ability to shed their skin because this serpent ate the herb of immortality, giving snakes the ability to be reborn.
Much like the biblical tale of Adam, Eve, and the serpent, this story serves as a stark reminder of life's impermanence and the inevitable reality of death.
By losing the herb, Gilgamesh confronts the bitter truth: immortality remains beyond human grasp.
After realising what happened, you’d think Gilgamesh would be upset, or that he would be outraged, but, he wasn’t.
He realised that death was unavoidable and that by dying, he wasn’t abandoning his duty, he was completing it, because it was the most human thing he could do.
He realised that you didn’t die because you were human, but you were human because you died.
And with his Sha Naqba Imuru, Gilgamesh was able to see into the future, and what he saw was exactly what he loved about the humans in the first place.
He saw the continued growth of the human race, the way their knowledge developed, and the way they used their resources to reach for the stars and beyond.
With this new outlook, Gilgamesh returned to Uruk as a changed man.
Caster Gilgamesh
While Archer Gilgamesh was an arrogant tyrant that did disgusting things, Caster Gilgamesh was kind, generous, and benevolent.
He loved his people so much that he actually gave away all the swords in his treasury.
You see, these two versions of Gilgamesh are still the same person. It’s just that Archer Gilgamesh is the version of Gilgamesh we see before Enkidu’s death, and Caster Gilgamesh is the one we see after the death of his friend.
And yes, technically, Caster Gilgamesh is weaker than Archer Gilgamesh, and the biggest reason for that is the fact that he gave away so many of his weapons, weakening his Gate of Babylon.
But Caster Gilgamesh also had a noble phantasm that Archer Gilgamesh didn’t, Melammu Dingir, or King’s Signal Cannon.
If you’ve ever seen the movie Three Hundred, it’s a lot like that. But except for arrows, he’s firing every weapon he has at his disposal.
As I mentioned, Caster Gilgamesh was much more generous than Archer Gilgamesh, and he gave away his treasures for them to be used in cannons, should the city of Uruk need protection.
As such, this Noble Phantasm is classed as an Anti-Army ability, firing every weapon mankind had in one go.
But if you think that’s powerful, there’s one more noble phantasm I haven’t yet mentioned. But this one didn’t belong to Caster Gilgamesh, it belonged to Archer Gilgamesh.
The Sword of Rupture
Imagine a weapon so mighty that it not only holds power beyond comprehension but also taps into the very essence of our universe's creation.
Enter Ea, the sword of rupture.
But is it even correct to call it a sword?
Ea is the pinnacle of Noble Phantasms and is the strongest weapon in Gilgamesh’s treasury and it is unique to only him.
You might think it kind of looks like a sword, but it actually isn’t. It was designed before the concept of a “sword” even existed and so, it’s in its own class.
To even summon Ea, Gilgamesh first has to unlock the depths of his treasury with a key that only he possesses, and after that, we see the mere act of obtaining Ea disrupts reality itself.
Designed intricately, each section of Ea represents the Heaven’s, the Earth, and the Underworld, with the sections rotating in opposite directions, echoing the universe’s vast expanse.
Gilgamesh claims that the sword "knows the truth" of the world where it once existed, and by using its power, it is able to bestow its knowledge upon others.
The weapon holds memories of a time even before the planet existed, a time when life, as we understand it, couldn't have survived. The memory of our universe's raw, primordial form, a chaotic blend of scorching heat and biting cold, of molten lava and dense gas, long before life as we know it began.
This primordial memory is embedded deep within our very DNA, a distant echo from eons past, now faded from our tales and consciousness.
Yet, to those who gaze upon the sword, this deep-seated, almost forgotten knowledge comes rushing back.
To Gilgamesh, Ea is more than just a weapon.
It’s an entity.
He treats it like a person. He talks to it, respects it, and unleashes its might only against those he deems truly worthy.
This isn't just any weapon; it's a creation from even before our planet's dawn, crafted by an unknown God and was once used to split the Heavens and Earth.
It is classed as an anti-universe noble phantasm with power unlike any other and its ability is called “Enuma Elish”, and to use the ability, Gilgamesh first recites an incantation, which is as follows:
“I will tell you of the beginning. Heaven and Earth split, nothingness congratulated creation, my Sword of Rupture cleaved the world!"
"Mortar of the stars, heaven's hell is the eve of creation's celebration. Now you shall die and be silent..."
This is actually another Babylonian tale from thousands of years ago titled “The Story of Creation”, buuuuuuuut I'll cover that another time.
I know that I’ve been describing Ea as a “weapon”, but it isn’t that at all. In fact, that barely scratches the surface of its true nature.
It's not an exaggeration when I say that Enuma Elish has the power to tear the universe apart. Yet, even such an unparalleled force had its moment of surprise.
(There is one recorded instance of it being stopped, something which shocked even Gilgamesh, but that’s a story for another time...)
Gilgamesh is only seen using this ability on two occasions, once against Rider and another against Tiamat, a primordial deity that almost destroyed the world and was so powerful, that even Gilgamesh couldn’t defeat her. Or rather, Caster Gilgamesh couldn’t. Because like I said before, Archer Gilgamesh is on an entirely different level.
Reunion
We see Gilgamesh use Ea’s full strength against Enkidu, not in their first battle, but rather, when they met again thousands of years later in Fate Strange/Fake.
Here, the world itself is sucked into the void created by the sword, and it begins tearing apart. But Enkidu has his own version of Enuma Elish and thus was able to hold the World together.
The battle is described as follows by those that observed it:
"I felt as if the World was born seven times, and destroyed seven times." - The Sacred Prostitute.
This meeting here is honestly, beautiful. And I know that’s a weird way to describe what is essentially a war to the death between mages, but that’s all I can say about it.
We know how much Gilgamesh values Ea. He is disgusted by the thought of someone unworthy even laying their eyes on it. And it’s so rare that we ever see him even using it.
But when he realises that his opponent is his first and only friend, he pulls out Ea with zero hesitation. [Say it with slight laughter]
In fact, this is the happiest we ever see Gilgamesh. He spends the entire battle laughing his heart out, and we see Enkidu, with a hand to his ears, admiring the sound of his friend's laughter as if it were a song.
It’s a tragedy that Gilgamesh will never be able to see Enkidu again. But that’s life. As sad as it is to admit, we all have people we care about that will be gone from our lives forever.
It’s no wonder that Gilgamesh’s greatest treasure wasn’t any of his riches, any of his weapons, the holy grail, or even Ea.
It was his friendship with Enkidu.
And with that, I’ve covered a fraction of The Epic of Gilgamesh. It took a lot of work and there’s a lot I couldn’t talk cover. I’ll probably make another post dedicated to Ea and another on Enkidu, but I’ll warn you, be prepared to cry.
psst... if you liked this essay, check out the full video essay on my youtube channel!
And I don't normally add this, but if I can be a teenie bit selfish on this one occasion:
Please check out the video (if you'd so graciously lend me a few minutes of your time) because it's by far the hardest I've ever worked on a video and I wholly believe the end result is really good. You can always leave a dislike and tell me how to improve if you don't like it lol
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#anime and manga#anime#gilgamesh#the epic of gilgamesh#fate series#fate grand order#fate stay night#fate strange fake#enkidu#Youtube
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494. Seventeen Magazine, March 1997 - part 2
(Part 1)
Woah, this was the best LeAnn looked when she was a teenager. The staff did an amazing job on her. I feel like she kinda adopted this look after this shoot, right?
Maybe with the exception with the black and white dress on the right, JCPenney really dropped the ball. None of the prom looks in the actual issue matches the prom looks we see int the ads.
There's that green again! This time on Jordana Brewster.
Moisturizer and translucent powder seems like a patchy mess? y/n?
OH HERE WE GO BBY OLD NAIL POLISH FROM THE BEST ERA OF NAIL POLISH: THE MID 90s.
There's a great TikTok/instagram account called Vintage Dusties that showcases the most amazing 90s polish. I wonder what ever happened to Ripe brand polish? I saw it a few times in Seventeen, but I can't find a bottle on eBay or a mention online anywhere.
Pastel was an icon, it was a legend, it was the moment.
(eBay user SOLDBYMP)
These potpourris from the Gap look redic. You know they lost their scent almost immediately. I found one on eBay.
Man, back when Urban decay was grunge. Miss those days.
Ok, why couldn't Billy go to the prom with Michelle? Was he over 18?
I remember reading this as a thirteen year old, and thinking "yeah, nobody's mom is gonna allow that." I remember the doggy too!
It took me a few seconds to understand the cutting the straps off of life jackets and making belts out of them. Let's hope that L.W. is using top coat to seal those letters. Thea R. discovered prison makeup!
Here's the ketchup mustard and lettuce dresses we saw in last year's issue, but longer this time.
Baby Spice Girls!
Baby King of the Hill! The show had only been on at a couple of months at this point.
We were all still living in 1997, but Chaweon was living in 1999 with that amazing makeup.
This was part of the School Zone section they ran every month. Everybody always messed up their $50 JanSport with patches.
This looks almost like the dress Jordana was holding up a few pages earlier.
As someone who wears tights several days a week, I would invest in those $34 ones.
I remember the Chris O'Donnell story! Just because I didn't know what crew was back then. I thought a "crew meet" was Chris and his teammates setting up a stage set in record time. I was a very uncultured child.
(part 3)
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#seventeen magazine#1997#1990s prom#prom dresses#leann rimes#1990s fashion#Chris o'donnell#king of the hill
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The Characters of 2023
It’s time to talk about…The Characters™️. They shall be graded on a scale of “get behind me” to “I’m getting behind you”
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Belinda (The White Lotus)
The only unambiguously decent person at the resort (who stayed longer than an episode, sorry Lani) and just the absolute best who deserved better. GIVE HER HER OWN WELLNESS CENTER GODDAMMIT.
Scale: GET BEHIND ME
Ellie Williams (The Last Of Us)
Precious, hilarious and ferocious.
SCALE: While I could technically get behind her, I’ll have her get behind me in order to spare her trauma.
Misty Quigley (Yellowjackets)
She has never done anything wrong in her entire life (she has committed multiple murders and was a horrible person even before the plane crashed). But it’s fine, we love her anyways.
SCALE: I’m getting behind her 100%.
TOP 10
10. Quinni Gallagher-Jones (Heartbreak High)
Deserves better, the sweetest, I love her so much.
SCALE: GET BEHIND ME
9. Peter Gordon (The Power Of The Dog)
The second that Tumblr discovers this movie (highly recommend by the way) it’s all over. I need people to join me in understanding the power of Peter Gordon.
SCALE: I’m getting behind him. Easy.
8. Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks)
Absolutely tragic, could have been saved by listening to Preacher’s Daughter, has the best theme. Of course I love her.
SCALE: GET. BEHIND. ME.
7. Dale Cooper (Twin Peaks)
Fictional husband. Absolute king. Get this man a cup of coffee immediately.
SCALE: He’s an FBI agent, so I should probably get behind him.
6. Armond (The White Lotus)
An icon, a legend, and the moment. No one is doing it like him, and no one will ever do it like him again.
SCALE: Honestly we’re probably on the same level. We’ll fight Shane together.
5. Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Served (both literally and figuratively) at unprecedented levels. Absolutely horrendous in the most amazing way. I am a stan forever.
SCALE: Probably getting behind her.
4. India Stoker (Stoker)
She has the best fashion sense and was always true to herself (even if true to herself meant…well, the movie). Love her.
SCALE: I’m getting behind her.
3. Laura Lee (Yellowjackets)
The human embodiment of Sun Bleached Flies. Sweet sweet girl, was not built to survive Yellowjackets and deserved better.
SCALE: GET BEHIND ME. DON’T GO ON THE PLANE.
2. Alicent Hightower (House of the Dragon)
Come season 2, everyone has their (genuinely awful) character that they will be defending to the death. She is mine. Do not come to me with Alicent slander; I will justify it.
SCALE: Young her needs to get behind me, older her and I are probably on the same level.
Helaena Targaryen
Who else? Love absolutely everything about her. I’m dreading Season 2, but in my mind she’s away from King’s Landing, happy and safe with her babies. She is The Character.
SCALE: GET BEHIND ME, I WILL BE SEEING THE REST OF THE CAST IN COURT
#the character ever#my favorite characters#belinda the white lotus#ellie williams#misty quigley#quinni gallagher jones#peter gordon#laura palmer#dale cooper#armond the white lotus#mrs lovett#india stoker#laura lee#alicent hightower#helaena targaryen#the white lotus#the last of us#yellowjackets#heartbreak high#the power of the dog#twin peaks#sweeney todd#stoker 2013#house of the dragon#whitegownsandflowercrowns 2023 media wrapup
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Jen Tortures Herself With Every Dreamworks Animated Movie Ever: Shrek 2
So I haven't seen this movie in years and having just rewatched it, I can safely say, this movie invented comedy. Hands down.
Seriously though, what can be said about Shrek 2 that hasn't already been said? It's iconic, in every sense of the word, maybe even more of a meme factory than the original Shrek was. And yet even aside from being one of the funniest animated movies ever made (more on that in a bit), it's also just a really good and compelling story that hits all the right spots and really continues building on this world and these characters in an excellent way.
We kick off right after the first movie, with Shrek and Fiona freshly married and heading to Far Far Away to meet Fiona's parents. Throw in some family tension, the deviously delighful (milf) that is Fairy Godmother and her little bitch boy of a son Prince Charming, the ever debonaire Puss in Boots, and you have a movie that's an all time hood classic.
The jokes in this are so raw and so damn funny. Like the union bit and the police brutality joke? This damn movie was ahead of its time oh my god. Even outside of the humor though, the story itself is really good and does a great job helping you connect even more with the characters than the first movie did. Shrek especially, I feel like this one develops him even more, and you get to see just what lengths he'd go to for Fiona. It's honestly really sweet (and human Shrek is jacked wtf).
The rest of the cast is also great. Fiona may not get as much screentime here, but she's still a lot of fun. Donkey is a bit less annoying here than he was in the first movie, and the new additions like Puss in Boots are superb, there's a reason they gave that crazy lil cat his own franchise ya'll.
You also get a pretty interesting redemption arc for Fiona's dad, King Harold, who I just realized is the frog prince??? Like am I stupid or something for never knowing that before now??? Damn. Fairy Godmother is a FANTASTIC villain who gets to headline what may be one of the most epic climaxes in any animated ever (seriously, the I Need a Hero scene is pure HYPE). Speaking of music, the soundtrack is great just like the last movie's, with I Need a Hero being the highlight because oh my god ya'll, she slays it.
The animation definately got a bit more tuned up for this one too. The character models are much stronger and less... plasticy, I suppose is the right word, and the way they move is much more natural and fluid. The world itself is also given a lot more personality. I love how Far Far Away is basically just LA. That's such a fun little inside joke I never got as a kid.
As a whole, Shrek 2 is a fantastic movie. There's this trend we're gonna notice with Dreamworks trilogies where the first movie is great, the second movie is the best thing ever, and the third movie is either still really great (HTTYD3 and Kung Fu Panda 3) or the most confusing, what the fuck happened here thing ever (Shrek the Third). But we'll get to those when we get to those. Just... pray for me ya'll. Cause I gotta watch Shark Tale next. Lord have mercy on my soul.
Overall Rating: 9/10
Verdict: Get some dental insurance
Previous Review (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas)
Next Review (Shark Tale)
#jen watches#dreamworks watch#shrek 2#shrek#jen tortures herself with every dreamworks animated movie ever
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my favorite targaryen women
rhaena l
lesbian icon. rode dreamfyre. all around badass. she should’ve inherited the iron throne after maegor’s death and jaeherys usurped her (would she have been a better ruler? probably not. but like the throne should’ve gone to her ya know?). knew how to survive.
aerea
she’s such a little badass. rode balerion!! she was maegor’s heir and jaeherys’ before he had kids. what happened to her was fucked up but also like creepily fascinating.
alyssa
literally love her she’s my icon. rode meleys and refused to abide by women’s stereotypes. she trained with her sword and kept up the whole keep on her wedding night.
laena
the way laena had no role in hotd makes me so mad. like she claimed vhagar and was one of rhaenyra’s best friends and they reduced her to a plot device for daemon? my girl deserves better.
rhaenyra
fucking love her. did she do some fucked up things? yeah. but like her descent into madness and rage from grief is so interesting. how she’s passed over again and again with no support and then blamed for all of it.
baella
A FUCKING BADASS LEGEND. we better see how amazing baella is in the show because i love her. she took down sunfyre and injured aegon with moonfyre. climbed out of the red keep so she wouldn’t be forced into a betrothal she didn’t want. my girl is daemon and laena through and through.
rhaena ll
the last dragon rider! i love morning. her character art is beautiful. her and baella were both popular in kings landing.
daena
known as daena the defiant. her brother baelor placed her and her two sisters in the maiden vault to “protect their virtue” and daena was not into that bullshit. she escaped three times and then gave birth to a bastard by her cousin aegon lV, daemon blackfyre, whose birth caused baelor to fast until he died.
elaena
the youngest sister of daena, her greatest beauty was known to be her hair. when baelor confines her to the maiden vault, she cut off her braid in hopes that she would be allowed out without her defining feature. it didn’t work, but after baelor’s death she married three times and had an affair with her cousin, alan velaryon. her second husband sat daeron ll’s small council, but she was the one entrusted with the work. she gained influence in court. manipulating the system, you go girl.
daenerys
enough said
#game of thrones#a song of ice and fire#fire and blood#rhaena targaryen#aerea targaryen#alyssa targaryen#laena velaryon#rhaenyra targeryan#baella targaryen#daena the defiant#elaena targaryen#daena targaryen#daenerys targaryen
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Here's your permission to talk about your MLP character hyperfixations
go on now
Do I just rattle off who's on my mind right now? Well, okay, lemme think... XD
King Sombra - Currently the most pressing hyperfixation at the moment because I want to write a redemption arc for him. I honestly think he was done dirty by the series and he should've been given the Discord treatment instead of being revived in Season 9 only to be killed off. Kind of a waste, don't you think? Also he's extremely hot and I cannot help but simp for his majesty aaaaa
No seriously look at him and tell me if you're a man you don't immediately question your sexuality
Soarin - He just has a really cool design and looks like a really cool and chill dude. Can do no wrong and his voice is really cool too. Kind of gives off California surfer dude vibes and although he's second-in-command he's way more chill than Spitfire. I wish he had more speaking roles tbh because we just need more of this man instead of him being a weird side/background character hybrid. Like people know who he is but he only speaks in like, three episodes???
Thunderlane - Okay, he's a background stallion and no one really cares about him and his brother Rumble and I didn't either until "Marks and Recreation." Like, he's a talented flyer but he can also cook? Where has this guy been all my life? His design is awesome and he looks like he'd be a confident boss type but from what I saw of him he's just as sweet as Soarin which is why they belong together don't @ me Idk how these people get his voice down perfectly but his voice fits so well aaaaa
Help his face in this image, just, gay panic
Shining Armor - He's like the only major male character in the series that appears frequently and I'm not mad at it, literally best husband and he probably speaks for all new fathers when he looks like he's losing his sanity in The Crystalling. Wait, does that make him a DILF???
Braeburn - He's not so much in my thoughts as other stallions but maybe he should, like he's a really cool and down to earth character and I can see why so many people in the fandom write him. Basically a Texas cowboy but ponified? How can you not like him hrrrr
Thorax - THE CINNAMON ROLLEST CINNAMON ROLL THERE EVER WAS
No really he's so precious and needs to be protected, can literally do no wrong, he helped take down his own queen like what an icon. He also never gave up on his brother who was kind of being a jerk to him and he's also the only leader who didn't get angry at Neighsay for being a racist. Definition of gentle giant in his metamorphized form
Sunburst - Initially I was kind of "eh" about him when he made his debut but I grew to like him as he made more appearances in the series. Probably the character who I can connect the most with, being socially awkward, wears glasses, and also smart? I can connect with him on a personal level and his wizard vibes despite not actually being a wizard are to die for aaaaa
Flash Sentry - Okay, hear me out, hear me out! I know no one likes him in the fandom but he genuinely seems like a nice dude, if his human form is anything to go by. Also we never really see what it's like to be a royal guard so why not go into more depth with him? He was supposed to play a bigger part in the series but he was axed due to the absolute vitriol that was thrown towards him from what I heard and it's really a shame.
You can't tell me he's not cute in this shot
Flash Magnus - He's as badass as he looks. No seriously he's just such a confident and awesome character that I love him so much. He also looks suspiciously similar to Flash Sentry so I have to wonder, are they related? Is Flash Sentry a descendant of Flash Magnus? Is this a possible fic idea? XD Also his red mane is just, chef's kiss
He looks like he's been through war and he's literally a living legend, what's not to love?
Rockhoof - Okay he gives me Thor vibes and Thor is hot so I think he is hot. The episode of him trying to find his place is the right mix of seriousness and comedy, like nothing in the modern world is made for someone that buff XD He and Thorax are gentle giants and I love them both pretty much, I can't choose between him and Flash as a favorite Pillar of Equestria XD
Okay after writing like a thousand words those are all of my hyperfixations at the moment when it comes to MLP, they live in my head rent free fighting for space with Cars, Planes, Mariah Carey, and Transformers
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do you have a must listen for tvxq songs? thank u!!
i do !! i am gonna go with mostly tvxq duo songs but if you want to know some recs pre-split lmk (or just check some of the most popular songs on their artist pages on streaming services)
the chance of love: their last album release in korea (it's been years rip) but it's literally the best song ever. like absolute smash hit banger kings of adult pop and suit concepts
keep your head down: their comeback song after the split. bad bitches uniting, they had one chance to not be kicked to the curb by sm too and they took it. reinvented music as we know it.
humanoids: actually the best repackage of any kpop album ever and this song blueprinted anything you see 4th gen boy groups do nowadays. fathers and kings of noise music of edm !!!!
viva: legendary iconic incredible killer most amazing b-side from the humanoids album. she has legend status in the fandom for good reason!
light my moon LIKE THIS: yunho and changmin made two separate solo songs for their jpn releases and then those songs got combined to one tohoshinki song and it's the gayest things they've done in years. happy pride month
before u go: rnb excellence from the vocal kings. the second half of this song is just both of them going off the hinges with their voices, which is perfect. people always mention changmin's vocals (rightfully! the king of kings) but yunho is always matching him on these songs bc he is that good.
jealous: my favourite tvxq / tohoshinki song from my favourite album XV. this song has everything. strong guitars, vocal harmonies that go crazy where yunho gets the lead harmony, asinine horny lovesick lyrics ... a toho classic!
the reflex: b-side from their tohoshinki summer release last year and another song of the century. whoever @ avex chose for them to sing about pining after your long lost now married ex-flame ... i owe you millions for the spectacle
spellbound: another legendary song in the fandom .... for many their best album title track / best era overall. it's definitely up in the top 5 minimum bc their music is so damn good. spellbound i love u no one can be u and that is ur power
disvelocity: a hidden gem !!!! the legend the most iconic. my personal favourite tvxq b-side it goes so crazy. it is legit just so good and one of my fave songs ever
hope this little list helps you check them out heheeee <3333
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Hi! Welcome to the classic F1 fandom :) What’s your top 5 when it comes to the classic drivers?
~ 1982driverstrike ❤️🏁
hey, thank you for the ask and warm welcome! it's hard to narrow it down to just five so i just answered with my top 5 classic WDC winners :)
5. jim clark. they didn't call him best of the best for nothing! the tiny scot really had such a fascinating driving style — silky and smooth, while really going at it with the throttle, braking and overcoming understeer while keeping a cool head is really admirable. apparently one of jim's favourite tracks was the nurburgring, which would've fazed most other drivers, especially considering how those cars were just metal coffins with engines and wheels. the driver with the most grand chelems to date (8), he was classy, endearing and legendary, and i wish i could've seen him race in person.
4. nigel mansell. daring, speedy and absolutely iconic (whoever says that moustache is ugly, fight me). although i think he should've won more than one world championship due to bad luck, il leone was a great talent both in and out of f1, where he managed to beat or level equal with WDCs in the same machinery. the last driver to be personally selected by il commendatore, he is the only driver to hold f1's WDC title and indycar championship at the same time, nigel adapted crazy fast to oval racing, taking pole and winning his first race. outside of the track, he was playful yet perseverant, overcoming injuries to race multiple times during his career (including the start of 1992, with a broken left foot) and enduring the pain. he strikes me as a really funny and cool driver to hang out with.
3. niki lauda. from his talents in setting up and fine-tuning the car, along with his raw speed and logical strategy displayed in rush really intrigued me. this is the man who (mostly) single-handledly brought the scuderia their first WDC in almost a decade, came back from death after the horrible crash at the nurburgring, organised the 1982 drivers' strike with peroni and pipped prost by half a point during 1984 by driving more consistently throughout the season... there's nothing not fantastic about niki. not to mention the iconic red cap he wore.
2. ayrton senna. the man, the myth, the legend to many drivers and fans. although not as saintly as the senna documentary would have portrayed him as, the passion and fire with which he drove really put him (in my opinion) as a cut above the rest of the grid. there's not much to say without regurgitating what others have said before, but he was a dazzling, showstopping driver in every sense of the word. ayrton was uncompromising and resilient, especially in the wet when so many would struggle. you could tell he really had a heart and conviction for everything he cared for; his loved ones, driving (and winning), God, and of course, Brazil.
1. alain prost. short king and the guy who could've been an even bigger legend. after all, he was only 12.5 points from winning 8 WDCs, a mind-blowing, insane statistic. the professor went toe-to-toe with WDC winners like niki, ayrton, keke and future ones like damon and nigel, and outscored them/won frequently. when he retired, he was ranked first in most wins, points, podiums, and second in poles and championships. he may have been the opposite of ayrton with his methodical and rational driving style, but alain (in my opinion) is one of the more underrated multi world champions who didn't deserve the bad rep he got from a certain documentary.
#really hesitated on where to place ayrton and niki#it was a really close one partially because i didn't want to break up prosenna#might reevaluate later but happy with the answer as is#classic f1#jim clark#nigel mansell#niki lauda#ayrton senna#alain prost#📨
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Ranwan Playlist
Here’s my mainly Ranwan playlist, it started as a Chu Wanning playlist I built while I was reading; but it became a Ranwan playlist as I kept reading. So I hope you enjoy and I hope it inspires. All of these songs can be found on spotify.
Song Count: 184
Estimated Time: 12 Hours
Trapdoor-Twenty One Pilots
Weight of the World-Citizen Soldier
Would Anyone Care-Citizen Soldier
I’m not okay-Citizen Soldier
Always December-Citizen Soldier
Empty Cup-Citizen Soldier
Better Place-Citizen Soldier
Kill my memory-Citizen Soldier
Mess of Me-Citizen Soldier
If these scars could speak-Citizen Soldier
Face to Face-Citizen Soldier
Phoenix-League of Legends, Cailin Russo, Chrissy Costanza
Life Vest-The Material
Lil’ Red Riding Hood-Amanda Seyfried
I’m not an angel-Halestrom
Elastic Heart (Rock Version)-Written by Wolves
Someone you used to know-The Dark Element, Anette Olzon, Jani Liimatainen
The Way Down-The White Tie Affair
Trench Coat Angel (Accoustic)-Tyler Ward
Walk You Home-Karmina
Your Light-Will Morton, Julie Wemyss
At War-Letters from the fire
Last Goodbye-Dead by April
Unbreakable-Citizen Soldier
That’s no way to break a heart-Sherrie Austin
Ten Million Voices-Shaman’s Harvest
It’s Over when it’s over-Falling in Reverse
Last night on earth-Delta Goodrem
A dangerous mind-Within Temptation
Only you-Ellie Goulding
You’re my melody-Arion
Marionette (Radio Edit)-Antonia
Oblivion-Enemy Inside
False Kings-Poets of the fall
Sally’s Song-Amy Lee
Ophelia-Natalie Merchant
Bitter-Citizen Soldier
Hope it Haunts you-Citizen Soldier
The Raven-Karliene
Sleep-Poets of the fall
End of the World-Juliet Simms
Never Enough-Karliene
Possession (Piano Version)-Sarah McLachlan
Madness-Ruelle
Stand my ground-Within temptation
Hate Me-Eurielle
Wash it all away-Five finger death punch
The man I used to be-Thomas Borchert
Shot-The rasmus
He’s hurting me-Maria Mena
Home-Cavetown
Far from home-Five finger death punch
Remember everything-Five finger death punch
I apologize-Five finger death punch
Wrong side of heaven-Five finger death punch
Can’t forget you-My darkest days
Break your heart-Natalie Merchant
I’ll be ok-Nothing More
Paradise (What about us?)-Within temptation, Tarja
Dog teeth-Nicole Dollanganger
Head above water-Roll for it
War-Poets of the fall
My nocturnal serenade-Yohio
In pieces-Citizen Soldier
Kind and Generous-Natalie Merchant
Killing me softly with his song-Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill
Illusion and Dream-Poets of the Fall
Bury me alive-We are the fallen
As the world falls down-David Bowie
Teeth-5 seconds of summer
Dig the crazy-Faith Marie
Hysteria-Def Leppard
Fire and Ice- Olivia Bray
You took the words right out of my mouth (Hot summer night)-Meatloaf
No end, no beginning-Poets of the Fall
Show me the meaning of being lonely-Backstreet Boys
Battle Scars-Paradise Fears
Don’t Speak (Epic Trailer Version)-Hidden Citizens, Tim Halperin
Eat you-Caravan of Thieves
Rise/The Greatest-Jacob Sutherland
My little secret-Citizen Soldier
Children of the sun-Poets of the fall
The unquiet grave-Karliene
Over and Over-Three days grace
Just one yesterday-Fall out boy, Foxes
I waited for you-Valora
Please don’t make me love you-Jeremy Roberts, Frank Wildhorn, Kate Shindle
Fair Game-Nivek Ogre, Lyndon Smith, Adam Pascal, Emilie Autumn
I am only one-We are the fallen
The willow maid-Erutan
Fading Star-Weaving the fate
In all my dreams I drown (Room 8:36)-American Murder Song
Creature of the Night-Zombie girl, Sebastian Komor of Icon of Coil
Welcome to Life-Awake at last
Monster- Stream of Passion
Warrior-Eliza Smith, Nathaniel Todd Young, Richard Tsutomu Williams, Taylor Lorraine Miranda, Tren
Kiss from a rose-Seal
Love Bites-Def Leppard
Addict-Jonathan Young, Christina Vee
scaPEGoat-SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh
Bleed like me-Garbage
All the way/4U-Poets of the fall
Killer in the mirror-Set it off
Bottom of the River-Delta Rae
Not gonna die-Skillet
Carnivore-Starset
Hero-Skillet
My demons-Starset
Dance with the devil-Breaking Benjamin
Monster-Skillet
Alpha-Little Destroyer
Chasing Twisters-Delta Rae
End of Me-Ashes Remain
Everything Burns-Ben Moody, Anastacia
How do you love someone-Yvan and Gabriel
Skin and Bones-Marianas Trench
House on a hill-The pretty reckless
This is gonna hurt-Sixx:A.M.
The Wolf-PHILDEL
Even if it hurts-Sam Tinnesz
Bad Word-Panicland
Heal my wounds-Poets of the fall
Moments before the storm-Poets of the fall
My dark disquiet-Poets of the fall
Carnival of Rust-Poets of the fall
Breath of life-Florence + The Machine
Save me-Morandi
Better than I know myself-Adam Lambert
Runnin’-Adam Lambert
Can you hear me (Single Version)-Poets of the Fall
Dancing on Broken Glass-Poets of the fall
Lie to me (Denial)-Red
Let it burn-Red
Trip-Hedley
This is war-Thirty seconds to mars
Again-Flyleaf
Seven Devils-Florence + The Machine
No Light, No Light-Florence + The Machine
Good to you-Marianas Trench
All to Myself-Marianas Trench
Comatose-Skillet
Falling Inside the Black-Skillet
Memories-Within Temptation
All I need-Within Temptation
Frozen-Within Temptation
What have you done-Within Temptation, Keith Caputo
I caught fire-The Used
Walls could talk-Halsey
(I just) Died in your arms (Epic Trailer Version)-Hidden Citizens
Amen-Frankenstein World Premiere Cast
Courtesy Call-Thousand Foot Krutch
A little death-The neighbourhood
Emperor’s New Clothes-Panic! at the disco
Pit of Vipers-Simon Curtis
Cruel-Tori Amos
My Skin-Natalie Merchant
For the man I loved-Karliene
Tears of Blood-Karliene
The wolf and the moon-Karliene
Alone-Heart
Hopelessly Devoted to you-Olivia Newton-John
Innocence-Halestorm
My arms-LEDGER
Young and Beautiful-Eli Lieb
We won’t be falling-(Guardian theme)
The Analyst-Delta Goodrem
I want your world to turn-Heart
I hate myself for loving you-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Dreaming wide awake-Poets of the Fall
I want you here-Plumb
Lead the fight on-She is we
Monster-Beth Crowley
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT-Loveless
Fairytale-Alexander Rybak
Words that don’t exist-Citizen Soldier
A new hope-Broken Iris
Bag of Bones-Mitski
As long as you love me-Backstreet Boys
Quit playing games with my heart-Backstreet Boys
Ashes-Celine Dion
Careless Whisper-Skillet
Dirty Thoughts-Chloe Adams
One more night-From the Ash
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the many jackets and that one set of boots i must really fuckin’ like (i do) of cipher nine, lmao. base game - makeb edition.
if he starts collecting rifles like len did pistols, so help me, i won’t be able to handle the (lack of) inventory slots.
i’ll give you a ramble about them beneath the cut; that’s how these things usually go, right? xD (send help)
the red blade - hutta edition! fashion is an agent’s greatest weapon. agent gives me an excuse to dress them up from the second they’re born into the game and i milk it for all its worth. he needs to wear this jacket more often. he looks cozy in it. puts him in his thundershirt emotional support pirate jacket.
lightweight tactical - generalized home turf, lightweight ‘fit. glory to the empire and all that patriotic imperial officer jazz.
stealing theron’s jacket - he will inevitably actually steal theron’s jacket. eventually (and theron will steal at least half of his). but right now, he doesn’t know what a theron is. home turf overcoat good for getting caught in the kaas city rains and telling your enemies (hunter) that you have a better bitchin’ jacket than them. just a nice damn jacket.
for the resistance! - terror cell infiltration on balmorra. trying not to let sanju get himself killed. possible resurgence of the low-key comfy trenchcoat on makeb. when we need to look convincingly unimperial.
light armor stealth - “sir, your emotional support trenchcoat will not protect you from poisoned blades.” when i needed to put him in something a bit more physically protective than bubble wrap. a mask to open the tattooine arc because of suspected betrayal from the ghost cell contact. enough armor to feel not like a tissue paper unicorn on the frontlines of corellia, but not enough to turn him from a stealth operative into storming the bastion.
cold weather - the return of the king. alderaanian mercenary work. almost getting killed on hoth. the man, the myth, the legend, the return of one of his almost iconic outfits i had him wear way too much in his first playthrough. the outfit that made me realize he looks damn good in this green. (it’s a little unfair.)
casual - something a bit more off the job. something potentially for a defecting cipher agent. kaliyo drags him to bars and he has to look nice. kaliyo drags him to a lot of shit that doesn’t always go well, but at least he looks good dealing with it akdfndslfdsf.
belsavis - jostling with the bounty hunter for title of republic’s most wanted. orchestrator of prison heists. he’s not paying them in credits. smart ass, hard ass, nice ass. ahhem. (rip belsavis crew, he might’ve genuinely liked some of you if he hadn’t been ruthlessly using you to destroy a galactic conspiracy.)
sith intelligence - a little out of order. cropped up a few times as a dressier sort of uniform. good for play-pretending at more diplomatic aims on voss. bonus fact: he gets adopted by my emperor’s wrath post class-story to keep an eye on the bickering dark council. savosta is tired of their bullshit derailing the war effort and he is just one fuckin’ guy. him and tyr shaking hands about being done with this shit.
bonus!!!
imperial officer - i can’t keep a straight face too long. standard imperial officer affair. my brain is generating a generic bad guy (mustache twirling levels) imperial officer image every time i see him in this that just makes me crack. i’m still mad he looks good in this. i can’t take me or him seriously about it, but he looks good. and also putting him in the little cap shaves like 10 years off of him and then i get emotional about all of the damage the class story does and we don’t TALK about that sO. it gets to stay on the merit of i know this is something he’s worn at least once. nebulous interlude outfit. (the secondary color picked from this jacket not being black was INCREDIBLY jarring btw, it comes up this bright like red-orange thing and like holy facial hair of the emperor that was. hmm. that was a thing. that happened.)
#swtor#ch: tyr#i've been threatening myself to do this so here u go#i usually just. forget.#this man owns all my brain cells#also not featured bc i'd run out of sPACE and bc these all fall in a nice theme at least is one i already have set aside for later saboteur#also if ur wondering 'no hat' its bc i did not spend all this love on this man's face to not see it at every opportunity#he's lucky i let him walk around with a mask on belsavis for so long bc the story#also smth smth masking his emotional instability bc of all the fucking SHIT going on in his life#anyway agent ship best ship send post#dot talk#also is this a callout post for how much money i've sank into this game in the last year? probably#anything for u mr. tyr sir
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Week 1 part 2
(technically week 2 but it's still the premiere)
here's our second group and among them we have returning king grusha
juan already represents the hoennrinas by grabbing the first challenge win HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T TAKE OVER THE ENTIRE SEASON AGAIN
and apparently they won't because james is just miles ahead of everyone else he is the KING of seasonal fashion while leo is close behind proving that not every campanelli is a fashion disaster
juan grusha hugh hibiki and peter are tied and in previous updates this lineup would spell doom for peter but in this version it does seem like they're all considered to be about on the same level so it could go any way
hugh survives the first week and gets our second safe spot overall
james is the clear winner with leo and juan making a good name for themselves we have some fashion legends
meanwhile peter barely avoids the bottom 2 and we have grusha returning and immediately being thrown into the bottom with hibiki this season is not easy
you'd think hibiki would ace the summer category but grusha's a winter lad it makes sense for him
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we have a spooky song here which is most likely more of a grusha vibe but let's see the results
hibiki channels his previous villain energy and grusha forgets to take the scarf off his mouth it seems
grusha ROBBED but at least he already got a decent amount of screentime in his original season he was just here for the coins
sarana and james are in the lead right now meanwhile it seems that our iconic duo sanctus and peter is struggling (i mean peter wasn't first out this time it's already better)
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Roger Federer: The G.O.A.T
Roger Federer, the Swiss tennis legend, is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Federer has won over fans all over the world and made a lasting impression on the sport with his refined technique, outstanding shot-making talent, and exceptional sportsmanship. Federer's path has been nothing short of spectacular, starting with his early days as a talented junior player and ending with his dominance of the professional circuit.
He was ranked world No. 1 for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men's singles titles, a record eight men's singles Wimbledon titles, an Open Era joint-record five men's singles US Open titles, and a joint-record six year-end championships. In his home country, he is regarded as "the greatest and most successful" Swiss sportsperson in history.
Federer won his first ATP championship in Milan in 2001, a milestone that would be followed by many more. His playing style, characterized by a fluid and graceful technique, brought a breath of fresh air to the game. Federer was a delight to watch because of his fluid movement, exquisite shot placement, and impeccable timing. One of his defining strokes was his one-handed backhand, which he delivered with elegance and force. One-handed backhand became one of his signature strokes.
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Widely regarded as the king of grass courts, Federer's mastery of Wimbledon was particularly remarkable. He won the prestigious tournament a record-breaking eight times, including five consecutive titles from 2003 to 2007.With an elegant and seemingly effortless playing style Roger Federer quickly became a tennis legend. He excelled at handling pressure and was nearly unbeatable on the historic courts of the All England Club. But his success extended far beyond Wimbledon – he also won six Australian Open titles, five US Opens, and one French Open.
His ability to adapt to different surfaces showcased his all-around skills, solidifying his place as one of the greatest players in the sports history. Yet Federer’s impact stretches beyond tennis. His charismatic personality and philanthropy have captured fans' hearts worldwide. He established a charitable foundation in 2003 with a focus on providing education and athletic opportunities for underprivileged children. Through this foundation he has made a significant difference in countless young people’s lives – further demonstrating his commitment to making a positive impact outside of competition. Despite Federers incredible achievements he has faced challenges throughout his career. In recent times injuries have plagued Federers career leading to multiple surgeries. However his unwavering passion for tennis has inspired an incredible comeback effort that commands the respect and admiration of both fans and fellow players.
Federer's name will forever be synonymous with excellence, elegance, and the sheer joy of watching a master at. Unfortuntely in 2022 the legend decided to take retirement after playing laver cup. He was an iconic era in tennis. Throughout his career, he has inspired millions of people. He will be missed by tennis fans all across the globe.
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