#technically speaking there are spoilers in this

[lililasagna]

some disjointed thoughts about Nemesis and Melinoë (and Hecate and mommy issues)

I’ve been having lots of thoughts about the dynamic between Nemesis and Melinoë, and by extension both of their dynamics with Hecate. Hades 2 technical test spoilers to follow, obviously

First let’s talk about Hecate and Melinoë. Hecate raised Melinoë! She cares about her! But their relationship is not healthy by any means. Hecate is the only parent Melinoë has ever known, but out of loyality to Persephone she refuses to be Melinoë’s mother, and very harshly pushes back on the idea when Melinoë even suggests that she views Hecate in a maternal way. (Notice the difference to how Nyx treats Zagreus, and says he will always be her child.) Hecate raised Melinoë in a very militaristic way, for the obvious reason that they are at war, but isn’t it kind of nuts how even when playing hide and seek with very small child Melinoë, she frames their playtime in the context of hunting and killing titans? Enter Melinoë’s desperate need for approval. Yeah, it’s cruel when Nemesis says that killing Chronos “isn’t personal enough” for Mel. Unfortunately, she is right. Throughout the techtest, Melinoë continuously questions herself and other characters on how to keep up the motivation to save a family she has never known. She struggles deeply with this. My impression is that at this point, she is fighting To Make Hecate Happy. She is constantly vying for (and getting!) her teacher’s approval. She doesn’t question Hecate almost ever, and that’s in fact Bad for Melinoë. Melinoë needs to kill Chronos for Herself, and she’s simply not there yet.

Now, I noticed two things that made my alarm bells ring in regards to Melinoë, Nemesis and Hecate. Nemesis very clearly cares about Melinoë, even her digs at Melinoë are poorly disguised concern for her. She’s worried about Melinoë being sent out on her own by Hecate, she thinks Melinoë is a pushover to Hecate (she’s right), and she lets Melinoë call her “Nem”, even when they are fighting, without a comment. Meanwhile Hecate Hates Nemesis. She cannot deal with Nemesis questioning her judgement and expects complete obedience from her because of a pact she made with Nyx, while at the same time wishing she hadn’t made the pact because she cannot stand Nemesis to the point of wanting to throw her out of the encampment completely. Now this sucks for Nemesis of course, but what concerns me More, is how Hecate speaks to Melinoë about Nemesis.

Hecate actively discourages Melinoë from even cordially talking to Nemesis, to the point of acting disgusted when Melinoë uses her keepsake. Odysseus asks Melinoë to “smooth things over” between Nemesis and Hecate, implying Melinoë has in the past had to go between them. Hecate doesn’t respect Nemesis as a person, because Nemesis doesn’t respect her as an authority (nemesis still obeys Hecate, just not in a way Hecate likes)

I’ll write up these thoughts in more detail at some point but for now I want to leave you with this thought that made me sad: Characters constantly tell Melinoë she looks just like her mother and express pity and concern for her. Have you seen Nemesis? Do you think anyone has told Her how she looks like her mother? Of course Nemesis needs to keep reiterating her stakes in this struggle, because Hecate sure isn’t acknowledging them.

#not touching on how nemesis doesn’t think she deserves happiness #saving that for another day for now #hades 2 #hades ii #nemesis #Hecate #melinoe #melinoë #hades nemesis #hades hecate #hades melinoe #hades meta #hades 2 meta #melnem

[dreadfutures]

impressions from the hades ii technical playtest

absolutely chock full of spoilers but also theories

Amazing gameplay, feels just as good as Hades 1 with improvements and creative changes. So many different builds/play styles will be possible. in the dev stream they talked about melee close quarters vs sorcery ranged, but I find myself doing HEAVY spellcasting while also stacking in heavy melee boons on the knives, and mixing and matching.

The boons have a few familiar perks but so many of them are new and creative, even for gods we know from the first game. All of them feel really good.

The SOUND EFFECTS are amazing. The sounds of your weapons change based on the boon equipped to each attack. the sounds of the arena change depending on the god at the end (if any). Nothing and I mean nothing makes the dopamine go off more than the sound of Hephaestus' boon blasts when I do my fan of knives and they all explode. PING PING PING.

I find myself doing "resource runs" and "story runs." they do overlap. It's tough to only have one harvesting item equipped at a time and I spent so much time looking for silver and looking that my eye has started slipping over the lone spirits who gives you psyche, even when Selene leads me to them lol. I do like that they have her guiding light, but it is subtle. I also like the way you can pin certain items when you're in a run so you can remember what you needed for a recipe.

Unfortunately I did so many harvest runs that I actually got all the recipes before I had a chance to USE forget me not on a run so.... woops on that fated list lol.

We are maybe going to romance Moros or Nemesis (probably both are options?) but maybe not both at the same time? since they're siblings technically (technically) (I wouldn't mind though). I love all these children of nyx and want to protect them and smooch them all.

EXCEPT. Mel is a Silver Sister, with Artemis and Selene. Does that mean she's gotta be a virginal girl squad? lol

I love sister Artemis. I love that she throws snacks!!!!! which is even more endearing bc it's fried and a chocolate bar and soda. I wonder if sometimes I hear a note of disapproval from her and I wonder where her plot will go later. Selene it's said may not be able to reach us in Tartarus, but Artemis might.

Speaking of found family.

I fucking adore Odysseus. I love Od. So. Much. Like I loved Achilles but Od is such a good girl dad for Mel, and his pep talks are the best and so sensitive ;_; what a guy I love him.

I think? that Hecate's familiars must be placeholders, since they're just little statues that vibrate when you give them treats. I can't wait to see where they go in the full game.

It's an interesting take on Hestia, that she hates everybody. It makes me wonder if we'll see Hera or not, since I kind of expect that behavior from Hera.

Hephaestus and Demeter and Aphrodite remain my favorite boon givers.

As far as I can tell there is no fishing rod in the playtest but there will be in the full game and I'm excited.

Arachne's self esteem hurts me 😫 I love you little bug!!!! I wonder if we'll find her shop in Olympus or in Tartarus -- and I worry about her. At least Athena is too busy to bother her! I hope! I love Mel's different outfits.

The amount of pets that Mel gets to have is delightful. I love her frog so much.

Hecate is fascinating. She is SUCH a mother, she is SO compassionate to Mel and trying to build her up! She is wry and dry but never cruel or negative. I love her sm. Poor Mel has some low self esteem and understandable doubts and is putting so much pressure on herself. And I really wonder about Hecate's relationship with Persephone and the house of Hades and with nyx. Nemesis says something that makes me wonder if Hecate is innocent. Either way I don't think she'll really be a villain. My heart would break if so. Mel would break.

Mel is so sweet and pure. ;_; and she says "death to chronos" so coldly. When she says "Hence I go" I just hear her as a little baby playing hide and seek with Hecate and it gives me so many feelings.

I want to know about Mel's arm!

I can't wait to see the other regions just from the Crossroads, since there's currently two doors we can't enter.

Also what are we going to DO with the fish?

Very exciting stuff.

#hades 2 spoilers #hades 2

[smokestarrules]

these are four different characters idk what to tell you 

#technically 5 bc hooty but. yk #filed under Things I Am Emotional About #toh #toh spoilers #the owl house #the owl house spoilers #amity blight #lilith clawthorne #smokey speaks #500 #1k #10k

[katalist]

I think it would be objectively funny if Nathalie was the first one to find out about Chat Noir. (loosely inspired by buggachat's comic)

Bonus:

#miraculous ladybug #nathalie sancoeur #adrien agreste #chat noir #ml recreation #ml re-creation #ml spoilers #ml s5 finale #katalist draws #katalist speaks #reblogs appreciated! #yes technically I know luka knows but thats a weird circumstance

[feelo-fick]

miscellaneous au doodles + a VERY self indulgent song lyric comic :D

+ extra evil comic below the cut :

"chil!" "don't look at me like that..."

#ill be honest this is all so self indulgent that its embarrassing but whatever. peace and love. i will live my truth #yes the song lyric comic is childhood friends t4t chilchuck + his wife. what of it. #yes i also put chilaios. SUE ME OKAY #anyways im really proud of that first comic i think i did the format justice #also to the fellow filipinos out there i salute to you all #if anyone who doesnt speak filipino google translates the song and talks to me about it i will uhhhhhh. kiss you <- joking #(BUT I DO ENCOURAGE TALKING TO ME ABOUT IT I WILL SCREAM) #now time for actual tags #dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #<- technically #chilchuck #chilchuck tims #should i tag his wife? ill tag his wife #chilchuck's wife #laios touden #not gonna tag the others in the first comic cause theyre not the focus #chilaios #<- feed on angst with me. play with me in this space. #by the by im slightly dissatisfied with how i drew that evil comic i think it looks a little weird but i love the concept of it #i mean none of you have any context except for my friend whos working on this au with me but. i prommy that its good #oh yeah i should probably tag this au huh #[ tragedy au ] #<- dont worry about the name. d. dont worry about it. #PRAYING BEGGING PLEADING THAT THIS WILL POST PROPERLY THIS TIME

[tartppola]

( Reblogs appreciated! )

ouhhh manifesting chapter 6 on en ( this is joke im actually not prepared for ch.6 🤓 )

#twisted wonderland #twst #ignihyde #ortho shroud #mc/yuu #yuulis crowley #from the depths #do i…use fanfiction tags for my comics #technically speaking comics are just fanfics but you draw them instead #uhhhh…canon divergent?? light angst?? #someone help 🤡 #chapter 5 spoilers #twst oc #comic #twst fanart

[molinaskies]

SONIC THE SHIPPER, EVERYONE

#this is so fucking funny #I know he’s technically speaking about them as a team but let me read between the lines #I was right this is good food #sonic the hedgehog #blaze the cat #silver the hedgehog #idw sonic #sonic idw #sonic idw spoilers #idw sonic spoilers #silvaze

[rainbowtransform]

Anyway I think the rat grinders are trying to resurrect an evil god so they can defeat them and get their name on the map. So they can “compete” with the Bad Kids and be the big heros of the year.

This goes hand in hand with being President as well. Like if course they want to be president, if their plan goes through then they’re the underdogs that did it. They’re the ones who defeated a god brought back, and they deserve to be president because everyone loves an underdog.

#the entire reason I say this #is because of Ruben’s ‘I’m getting mobbed for autographs’ thing #like obviously he’s not because nobody really WANTS them #there’s nobody around to want his autograph because technically speaking he’s a one hit wonder (which you can also argue Fig is as well) #but like they want the fame #they want the glory #they want the ‘special’ treatment because that’s all they see in the bad kids #they see the cooliest fucking kids ever #and they want it too #dimension 20 #d20 #fhjy spoilers #fantasy high junior year #fhjy

[puppyeared]

Little brother

#in other words. one of the shows producers finally gave context for wukong staring at the stone #apparently he was trying to find MK by ripping thru memories but the scroll kept returning him to the same spot #so he didn’t know MK is a stone monkey either. also confirmed that MK was born from the stone BUT that doesn’t technically make Swk his dad #although bodhi does mention that MK was born from the same stone egg unless he was speaking metaphorically. or that was a translation error #idk man I’m waiting for the dub to come out. shrugs #I do like the idea of wukong being more like an older sibling to MK. even if not technically #I feel like there is dad energy there but older sibling just makes me go ‘ah yea that makes sense now’ #I do have to say I fucking hate perspective and I never want to do it again #edit: ok fuck wait I went back bodhi said he wasnt born from the same egg as Swk. but still #my art #myart #doodles #Lego monkie kid spoilers #lmk spoilers #monkie kid season 4 #monkie kid #lmk #Lego monkie kid #lmk season 4 spoilers #lmk s4 spoilers #lmk s4 #lmk sun wukong #lmk monkey king #sun wukong #lmk MK #technically #lmk xiaotian

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

If I write fanfic for dungeon meshi I’m gonna start with writing about the demon cause I loooooooove cosmic horror and the way the demon was set up in the story is still giving me brainworms a couple hours after finishing the manga.

Honestly that element reminds me a lot of FMA, I think there are some pretty clear influences there, but tbh the winged lion in dunmeshi is a more compelling character than the dwarf in the flask.

AND the integration of dnd style planar stuff was so fucking goooood.

Like the moment I got to this bit I was like ‘Oh Fuck This Rules this is how you do a demon deal!’

And then the other little hints towards its nature had me !!!!!!

I already mentioned this panel in a post but I’ll do it again cause it’s fucking breathtaking

And these bits are gonna live in my mind forever now, SO fucking goooood

But what’s most intriguing is the backstory chapter for the demon like!!! Going from

To being like, the origin of magic and of the variation in humanoid races??? And worshipped as presumably many separate gods??? And then being sealed away at some point, somehow, cut off from the whole of the planet and confined to the saddest little pocket dimension of all time while the society driven by its influence collapses???????

AND THEN FINALLY this comment from the elves?????????????

GOD the worldbuilding in dunmeshi is making me crazy holy shit.

#dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi manga spoilers #the winged lion #dunmeshi liveblog #technically I finished it earlier but I’m gonna put it in that tag anyway cause I’m still thinking thoughts #caitie speaks #long post #once again no idea I will add them after I eat

[shima-draws]

Actually curious as to what people’s general opinion of Ozbert is in this year of 2023. Does shipping them equate to getting hashtag cancelled? Are they still The OTP of the series?? Or are they strictly Platonic Besties For Life. I do not know

It’s weird tho bc obviously if you’ve read the manga you KNOW their situation is very Complicated™️. When they were both the same age it was fine but then Oz got yeeted into the Abyss and time jumped 10 years forward while he was in there for like 3 days and suddenly Gil’s like. 9 years older than him. But then Uncle Oscar still classifies Oz as being 25 even tho he’s physically 15. And then we find out that Oz’s body isn’t even HIS it belongs to Jack so that’s messed up. AND we find out Gil’s actually not just 24 he’s OVER 100 years old bc Baskerville shit. And THEN we find out Oz is actually the true B Rabbit so that makes it so he’s probably even older than Gil is. When we get to the end of the series they’re both canonically confirmed to be hundred(s) of years old so I’m sitting here like. Well,

ALSO looking at these manga panels and official artworks and stuff from the anime I’m like

Well, there’s definitely SOMETHING going on there, that’s for sure,

#And don’t even get me STARTED on the omakes. Holy shit #Shima speaks #Anyway either way they are a wonderful duo. #Gil’s always been SO ride or die for Oz and I respect that #I just see them together and I’m like 🥰 There they are. My boys #Pandora Hearts spoilers #Pandora Hearts #Ozbert #Oz Vessalius #Gilbert Nightray #They’re not straight. I know THAT for a fact. LOL #And see there’s the appealing thing. The absolute ANGST involved #Gil who grew up harboring feelings for Oz but knowing it was wrong and that he could never ever act upon them #And by the time he’s an adult he still has some sort of feelings for Oz. It’s very complex #And then out pops Oz from the Abyss!! And he doesn’t look ANY different from the last time Gil saw him #Meanwhile Oz who was still figuring things out but who was almost sure he liked Gil That Way #And then it hits HARD when he’s in the Abyss not even knowing if Gil is alive #And when he finds out Gil’s all grown up. #I mean YEAH I’d develop a massive crush too are you KIDDING #It’d be frustrating tho bc Oz is still technically a teenager. #But then he figures out oh hey I’m actually? A being that’s existed for a LONG long time. And one that isn’t even human #So I can totally see him whole heartedly chasing after Gil once he realizes that #Anyway. Rant over sorry LOL #Either way. Again. They’re so so close in canon there is SOMETHING going on between them #(Not to mention the fact the anime really loved that and tried hinting at it super obviously)

[wheucto]

anyways. in the new hfjone miniseries the february 10th that the contestants disappeared on is a friday. it's unclear what year hfjone takes place in, but we can take a guess. here are some years that have a february 10th that's a friday: 2006, 2012, 2017, 2023, 2034, 2040, 2045...

out of these years, i feel like 2012, 2017, or 2023 are the most likely (esp. the last two), given those are years that have already happened, and hfjone seems to be at a technological level similar to our own.

#wheucto #wheucto speaks #hfjone #IS THIS SPOILERS????? #also! it was released feb 13 when in episode it was feb 13. #so i assume it's going to do something similar continuing forward? #and feb 13 was a monday in the hfjone years #technically the years could be literally anything but given how close the hfjone earth mirrors our own i... doubt that.

[stormbreaker101]

I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. PHARAOH RAMA-KROK IS A BITCH ASS MOTHERFUCKER. HE PISSED ON MY FUCKING NIGHTMARE (CHALLENGE MODE) RUN. THAT'S RIGHT. HE TOOK HIS KROKOTILLIAN FUCKING ANKH OUT AND HE PISSED ON MY FUCKING RUN AND HE SAID HIS ANKH WAS "THIS BIG" AND THAT HE "WILL RISE AGAIN AND AGAIN." AND I SAID THAT'S DISGUSTING. SO I'M MAKING A CALLOUT POST ON MY TUMBLR DOT COM. PHARAOH RAMA-KROK, YOU'VE GOT A SMALL ANKH. IT'S THE SIZE OF THIS PIERCE/CLEANSE WARD/CLEANSE CHARM/ENFEEBLE/TRIAGE/CONTAGION EXCEPT WAY SMALLER. AND GUESS WHAT. HERE'S WHAT MY 'ANKH' LOOKS LIKE.

[STORMOWL.MP4]

THAT'S RIGHT BAYBEE. ALL DAMAGE. NO HANGING EFFECTS. NO SCALES. LOOK AT IT IT LOOKS LIKE AN EPIC FUCKING BIRD. HE FUCKED MY RUN SO GUESS WHAT? I'M GONNA FUCK THE NIGHTMARE REALM. THAT'S RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET. MY SUPER LASER OWL PISS!

EXCEPT I'M NOT JUST GONNA PISS ON RAMA-KROK. I'M GONNA GO HIGHER. I'M PISSING ON THE MALUS!

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, FREDDIE KROAKER!? I PISSED ON THE MALUS, YOU IDIOT! YOU HAVE 23 HOURS BEFORE THE PISS DRRRRROPRRLLETS HIT THE FUCKING NIGHTMARE REALM. NOW GET OUT OF MY FUCKING SIGHT, BEFORE I PISS ON YOU TOO.

#leah speaks :3 #wizard101 #technically spoilers but not plot spoilers and so niche that im not even gonna tag it tbh #i am the only person in wizblr able to post abt the nightmare realm #this post was inspired by rama-krok being the worst nightmare boss of all. #hes worse than even the actual final boss of the dungeon. than the broken dreams chasing you. than the merciless RNG of the dreamwater pump #i hate him. i hate him so much #ahrajrhjhearajaehawegajrgaerahergh #leah speaks: tag edition

[seethestarsalittlecloser]

Iconic of thirteen to be the first doctor since nine to regenerate outside of her tardis and therefore NOT have to immediately deal with it crashing and/or exploding. Finally some common sense from our favourite disaster time lord

#yes I know technically eleven did his big explodey regeneration outside his tardis but then he actually changed faces in-flight #and twelve then immediately crashed the tardis so no they don't get a pass from me #yes I have now seen the centenary special and you WILL be hearing about it #dw #dw spoilers #doctor who #doctor who spoilers #thirteenth doctor #may speaks

[amethyst-halo]

i think the only thing asc has given me that i enjoy fully is them describing and writing alderheart as "sturdy" and big. that man is a gentle giant in my heart and i am being vindicated

#shoutout to the sturdy description back in uhhhhhhhhh the first one #river i think? yea #i blew up abt that #warrior cats spoilers #wc spoilers #asc thunder #asc spoilers #bc it includes thunder too technically but im talkin more river and sky #sketch speaks

[gods-favorite-autistic]

Actually I think we as a collective moved past the fact that Riz live-streamed his own death way too fast

#he also technically live-streamed adaine’s death as well #actually that battle being live-streamed at all is fucking insane #I know it was necessary to defeat kalina and all that but holy shit #we don’t talk about how adaine also literally died enough #fantasy high make autism brain go brrrrrrr #autism (mads) speaks #fantasy high #fhsy spoilers #fhsy #riz gukgak