#sometimes to allow chara to be interesting and fleshed out in depth you have to accept they won't be entierely positive rep and it's fine

[icharchivist]

laughing at people talking about the lgbt rep in gbvs and specifically avoiding talking about Belial. Like, making a list of the lgbt chara and not mentioning Belial.

We know he is toxic rep but own up to it. Belial didn’t give us the most fascinating arc of toxic devotion through death and lack of self worth to become the most beloved and incredible antagonist of the saga for u to not count him just because he’s a baddie. Who hasn’t started two apocalypses for their lover once anyway.

#mister is out there whoring himself out showing his sideballs and he's not even put on rep lists despite being a hero of fanservice #like booo where's our representation for messy bitches who can't handle a break up did you think of that #(trying to resist getting serious in the tags about how it's fine he's toxic since he's a foil to Sandalphon who's also gay and not toxic) #(like yknow when it's clearly narratively driven and not because 'eheh gay scary') #But i don't want to be serious while the other reason is just that i think Belial being toxic makes him hella fun sorry he's not boring #also apparently another fighting game from the same company that distribute gbvs has added a second trans chara to their rooster #so that's why now i see so many tweets about the lgbt rep in gbvs #but booo coward move to ignore belial com'on #ichatalks about gbf #ichasalty #also it's really funny bc it's like no mention of Belial but mentioning Vira as 'feral lesbian' #i'm so glad we moved past accusing Vira of being toxic rep but this is such a whiplash as well #also ultimately my ultimate serious take is that #the lgbt charas in granblue especially are so fleshed out as individuals that it's about them as characters #not as arbitrary 'good' or 'bad' rep #(ofc to some exceptions and esp like. mishandled stuff. but that's not the topic rn) #they have flaws because they're fleshed out #some of them have horrible flaws because this is a story with stakes as high as corrupting powers and apocalypses #and themes that escape the limits of human limitations (re: primal beasts losing it to immortality and purpose) #sometimes to allow chara to be interesting and fleshed out in depth you have to accept they won't be entierely positive rep and it's fine #it's about whenever they make the narrative interesting #GOD I SAID I DIDNT WANT TO GET SERIOUS IN THE TAGS #belial makes me think unwise don't start weird stuff in my replies thanks bye