#their Motto was LITERALLY

[badly-drawn-doflamingo]

The Brutality (and some censoring) Of The Rumbar Deaths.

Similar to my piece on Yorki and his lil sickness, this is again just something that haunts me constantly and is honestly something I don’t see anyone else talking about. Maybe this is because I have Rumbar Pirates autism. The deaths of the Rumbar Pirates are often thought to just be the snippet we see during their final moments, however Oda paints a much darker picture, with such dark hues the anime had to censor some of this. To begin, I am going to introduce you all to a certain Rumbar Pirate. Pirates.

This is Madaisuki! He has a twin brother named Madawadasuki Mizuta!

These Mizuta boys are named this because they are the japanese pun of “I love DOTS!” and “Dots ain’t half bad!” We know they were young, and that they wanted to be just like Brook. (I will go over these statements a bit later.) They wore matching clothing, mirroring one another as some twins do, having a tight bond. We already know their candles were snuffed out too short, but do you know how this happened to each? Madawadasuki is shown in the Bink’s Sake flashback, blood pooling on his temple and matting some of his hair. He looks tired, but with a smile, plays on with the other remaining crew. That is the key word here, remaining. There were hundreds of men on this ship yet THIS is what we see surrounding Brook on the deck? Where are the rest. THAT is where Madaisuki comes in. 

Madaisuki does not die on screen, but his body, just the body, is gruesome enough that the anime had to censor it. When we find the young man, he is in one of the off rooms, looks to be the dining area, thrown onto the floor with his arms outstretched, with his hair still attached to the skull.

This is not the reason behind the censoring, no, the reason is the cause of death.

Plunged into his skull and back, pinning his body to the floor with his jaw still open, are his own weapons. His own swords pin his body to the floor, so even if he somehow survived the attack, he could not get up, however with your own blade through your brain case and into the blood spattered floor below you, that is not much of an option.

This leaves a few things open for the reader to take in. Why is he tucked away in an off room like this? Well, it means the battle either continued into these rooms, not just on deck, which is more than likely shown by the shattered mirrors and doors in the bedrooms and hallways we see, or poor Madaisuki was cornered, and slain.

In any case, this means his brother either also saw this and continued to smile and sing for Laboon, or held a hope that somehow, his twin was just somewhere else, tucked away to die in peace. 

This is just one body, one upon hundreds, we know this because of a line Franky states so casually I am unsure if the anime added it; “We could not carry them all, we buried them here. The weight was too much for the Sunny to take.”

The weight was too much for the Sunny to take.

How many men died, because those multiple upon multiple coffins were not filled with bodies, but skulls. Only skulls.

If the ship cannot carry it, how do we expect BROOK?? He must hold grief for he was acting Captian, these things on his head alone, and knowing he failed his partner, my god, that must ache. To know you created widows, fatherless children, families who will never know if their little boys or men or partners or fathers would come home. No closure, only Brook, and the poison that caused the remaining light-hearted musicians to bleed out in their little heap.

When Brook picks up the skull of Madaisuki, a memory comes to mind. Perhaps not a recent one, for he knew them for many years, but one that stood out to him. One Oda chose for us to see as a representation of Brook’s thoughts;

“You’re awesome, Brook! Can you teach me to swordfight like you?”

We see the body, with his own weapons used against him, holding his corpse in place with a hole blasted through his brain. His polka dots he adored are spattered as well, torn where his ribcage was cut open. Brook failed him. He failed them all, in his eyes, not the viewer or actuality. And this breaks my heart.

#these men had no idea the brutality of pirates #there was no one piece #we are the Rumbar pirates #here to put a smile on every child’s face #they were just sweethearts #and they were GUTTED #one piece #rumbar pirates #brook #calico Yorki #mizuta twins #character analysis #the Rumbar pirates #anime #their Motto was LITERALLY #character death

[clown-eating-pig]

I was telling my little sister about Gertrude Robinson the other day and she said something that kind of made my brain explode. I was explaining all of the terrible things that Gertrude did in the name of saving the world and how, on the opposite side, Jon avoided doing a lot of terrible things but ended up dooming the world anyways. She responded with the classic, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

And idk it just really struck me. Bc, between Jon and Gertrude, which of them had better intentions? Which one of them ended up in hell?? Crazy crazy crazy to me bc I’m pretty sure it could apply equally to both of them.

#tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #gertrude robinson #tma spoilers #sorry if this doesn’t make any sense #but I genuinely had to just like #pause #when she said that bc I was like…..damn #bc Gertrude was the one doing all the terrible stuff with the good goal of the world not ending #so you COULD say that she’s the one that ended up in hell #but Jon literally damned the world to eternal torment sooooo #idk #I suppose the argument could be made that it applies to both of them equally #the motto of the archivist so to speak #but who knows

[fromtheseventhhell]

“It was right,” her father said. “And even the lie was … not without honor.” He’d put Needle aside when he went to Arya to embrace her. Now he took the blade up again and walked to the window, where he stood for a moment, looking out across the courtyard. When he turned back, his eyes were thoughtful. He seated himself on the window seat, Needle across his lap. “Arya, sit down. I need to try and explain some things to you.” She perched anxiously on the edge of her bed. “You are too young to be burdened with all my cares,” he told her, “but you are also a Stark of Winterfell. You know our words.” “Winter is coming,” Arya whispered. “The hard cruel times,” her father said. “We tasted them on the Trident, child, and when Bran fell. You were born in the long summer, sweet one, you’ve never known anything else, but now the winter is truly coming. Remember the sigil of our House, Arya.” “The direwolf,” she said, thinking of Nymeria. She hugged her knees against her chest, suddenly afraid. “Let me tell you something about wolves, child. When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths. So if you must hate, Arya, hate those who would truly do us harm. Septa Mordane is a good woman, and Sansa … Sansa is your sister. You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you … and I need both of you, gods help me.” He sounded so tired that it made Arya sad. “I don’t hate Sansa,” she told him. “Not truly.” It was only half a lie. “I do not mean to frighten you, but neither will I lie to you. We have come to a dark dangerous place, child. This is not Winterfell. We have enemies who mean us ill. We cannot fight a war among ourselves. This willfulness of yours, the running off, the angry words, the disobedience … at home, these were only the summer games of a child. Here and now, with winter soon upon us, that is a different matter. It is time to begin growing up.” “I will,” Arya vowed. She had never loved him so much as she did in that instant. “I can be strong too. I can be as strong as Robb.”

This is literally Ned passing the torch to Arya, I don't make the rules

#arya stark #ned stark #asoiaf #literally the only Starkling to have a conversation with him like this and I'm supposed to believe that means nothing? #especially when she's remembering + trying to live by his advice? + the North is rallying for her? specifically as valiant Ned's daughter? #but the /lone wolf/ quote was important enough to steal from Arya and turn it into the unofficial motto of House Stark 😒 #like if he'd had this conversation with Robb or Jon y'all would see it

[viihoff]

I love the fact that Astarion seems to not smile while having this scene with a gnome while he smiles with any other race (who has a higher build I presume). And I don't think it's about the camera angle.

Bro is literally fighting his own Racist Urge here.

#baldur's gate 3 #astarion #bg3 tav #astarion x tav #deep gnome #like literally he says 'I'm not usually impressed by the people of your stature' at some point #bro was literally fighting disgust when having sex with a gnome I don't know if it's hilarious or sad #I think that falling in love with a gnome is the best reality check for him #like bro she loves you for what you are and you WILL learn to appreciate the fact that she's so pickable #short wives for life - that will be his motto later after this #like you're 175 cm tall Astarion you're A SHORT KING YOURSELF #stop being mean

[angelsdean]

once again, thee only time dean is reckless with Baby is when he's fucking staring at cas for five minutes straight while driving

#saw some stupid drunk driving discourse (again!) and i just. fucking cannot #i'm sorry but. if you really think this man is driving drunk you don't understand dean at all #he's not putting his car at risk and he's not putting the lives of others at risk #his whole life motto is centered around saving people and he's literally so broken up every time he fails to save people #also half the things people 'cite' as proof that he'd drive drunk just show me ya'll don't know what being drunk means #dean drinking a beer out of the cooler with sam at the end of an ep before driving off is not being 'drunk' #you think dean is getting drunk off of one beer?? be serious. #also dean literally sleeping at a bar instead of getting behind the wheel is um wow not him driving drunk! #dean forgetting how to drive bc he's losing his memory and sam THINKING dean is drunk / hungover is ALSO not dean driving drunk. wow! #anyways. we literally never see dean do anything to suggest he drives drunk. but people sure to love to project #fr one of my most hated fanon dean things of recent times #vic.txt

[mmelolabelle]

Luke Skywalker was never more Anakin Skywalker’s son and an apprentice of Obi-Wan Kenobi than when the fighting and the maiming and revelations on Bespin all got a bit much and he just decided “welp 🤷🏻‍♀️ guess it’s time to toss myself into the void and see what happens”

#the skywalker family/kenobi lineage motto #‘​when the going gets tough’ #‘​the tough throw themselves head first into oblivion - it’ll be fine tho’ #why deal with problems when you can launch yourself into the open air #taking the whole ‘sky+walker’ concept TOO LITERALLY #anakin skywalker #darth vader #luke skywalker #the empire strikes back #esb

[lovelydrusilla]

you're so right tien tran

#being alive *is* dorky #trying so very hard to make this my life motto #well it is but i still need to internalise it #so i don't get anxious foing literally anything anymore #anyhoo this was cute and funny #and i like tien tran #how i met your father #himyf #himyfedit #himym #hillary duff #francia raisa #chris lowell #suraj sharma #tom ainsley #josh peck #kim cattrall #tien tran #positive nihilism #silly #life lesson #growing

[finexbright]

suck dick. eat ass. fall in love and never look back

#literally the motto of the album of the year

[cheriboms]

doctober day 30: sunset

a pair piece to the first prompt i did !! whole family reading together before bed <3

+alt vers (sans lighting) under the cut :)

#back to the future #bttf #doctober #doctober 2023 #clara clayton brown #doc brown #mary steenburgen #emmett brown #jules brown #verne brown #christopher lloyd #my arts #i was literally waiting soooo long i KNEWWW i wanted to pair piece this one and im super happy w how it turned out #but also ready for doctober to be over tomorrow LOL i am VERY burnt out from the constant content production #never drawing again ✌️ haha jk... unless... >_> #ps I FINALLY DREW CLARA PROPER !!!!!!!!!!! my love im so sorry it took this long -_-; #also dont question this sitting setup. its not abt practicality its about the VIBE (<- brown family motto) no i kid but fr #basically ur honor. at the end of the day (haha sunset prompt) i love them <3

[anachronistic-falsehood]

if i had a nickel for every time jack manifold ended up in some kind of minecraft purgatory i would have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

#qsmp #dsmp #also his morse code being ‘cruelty’ did the admins know what they were doing #the guy whose motto was literally ‘be worse’ #having his message translate to cruelty #idk if they did that on purpose but if they did i am very happy about it :3

[bayleymania]

Darby Allin broke his foot

The whole AEW roster failed to stop Darby from climbing mount everest that God had to intervene

OH MY GOD, I JUSY SAW THAT.

Wow, I wish him a speedy recovery… this happened during the match? Didn’t really notice!!!! Wow, life is truly unexpected.

#unbelievable… the way life works #like #‘​si quieres hacer reír a Dios cuéntale tus planes’ #literally my life motto

[sleepanonymous]

No lyrics, this is just a piano interpretation/cover Ves did. But I have something special for you below the cut 🖤

Edited out the commenters' last names for privacy, but could you fucking imagine??? Commenting on a video and Ves responding??? I guess I'm fangirling and these people had no idea, but still. Very jealous lmao 😅

#lost media #circa 2012 #the safety fire #the safety fire floods of colour #floods of colour #song floods of colour #piano interpretation #there is like 40 seconds of silence at the end #i left it in for the full experience #not because i'm lazy and don't want to edit the mp3 😅 #also i wish ves would have done a piano cover of born of osiris #literally would have fucking died if i heard that though #“FUCK!!! BoO COVER BEFORE BREAKFAST!!!” is my new motto #as far as covers go i'm not sure if he covered scarlet #but there are quite a few periphery covers that i do have #also i guess the album art for tsf is lungfish? #otherwise ves's lungfish comment is so way out of left field that i can't even 😂😂 #man loves himself some aquatic animals #and as far as i know he never used soundcloud #ves used the “whatever” option instead for uploading his music #so don't bug the guy on soundcloud with ves's name lol its not him

[galoogamelady]

would you ever go more into the process of how you made your music videos? like... i saw your "what i use to animate" in the faqs, but i'm insanely interested in any behind the scenes commentary you might have on the whole production of that. do you have anything you care to share about it all? like if there were certain programs you had to learn for them, or certain programs you COULDN'T use for them? i'd love to hear it all!

I didn't learn any programs specifically for Mixed Messages. That one started out as a funny little project for my own entertainment - that's why the line quality was so sketch and shitty, especially in the original half that I posted by itself. Had I known it'll be an official vid, I would have definitely tried to keep it cleaner from the get-go! I started Red Flags with the intent of drawing every character in vector so that if I decide to animate anything else (or have time) I can do it without destroying quality.

I did have to learn to use ToonBoom Harmony for RF, and I wanted to for years so YAY! Obviously I'm no pro and I'm sure there were better ways of doing certain things but at least I have a grip on it now. I also used it a little for the dancing animation in MM, you can probably tell by the difference in line quality. I learned some Blender from @cameronaugust last year, but most of the 3D assets for RF were made by him. It's really useful to know at least basic hard surface modeling though!! Beside that, I almost always have to look up tutorials or plugins for certain effects I want to produce in AE. Particles, simulations, scripted stuff, etc.

Oh and I didn't make storyboards because TIME, I just put all my shitty storyboard doodles in an animatic from scratch. They look like trash and I changed at least 3 scenes entirely to save production time or make it more interesting.

#if you're in complete charge of your project you should not have scenes you don't want to draw/animate #is my motto #literally no one is making you #I mean obv it's good to push one's self #but make it fun also #personal #text #long post #sorry for the rant thank you for asking #art advice

[chelseafcb]

#and it’s not even politics it’s basic human rights #our motto is literally mes que un club you should know that #fc barcelona

[basil-does-arttt]

"Vergil would drink monster!"

Counter point: Vergil would drink V.

Specifically the blue flavour

#their motto is literally “crack open a can of motivation” #you cant tell me its not perfect for vergil #devil may cry #vergil sparda #vergil devil may cry #dmc vergil #dmc

[are-we-really-doing-this]

#my motto is that if you can’t go down on Fred Durst you can always get down on Fred Durst Friday #words for life #imma get that tattooed on my ass #better not get Fred to do it he’ll probably spell some shit wrong #but then again I’d be happy in literally any situation involving my ass and Fred Durst so I wouldn’t be complaining #fred durst #fred durst friday #limp bizkit #nu metal #picmix #my edit #glitter gif #cw flickering