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journalsouppe · 9 months

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ORACLE OF AGES MY BELOVED!!! Mwah mwah I love you so much OoA you were so silly and fun and charming. If only there was a third game about Farore since she's my favorite golden goddess!!! Oh well, at least we have two fun Oracle games and at least Farore is in both.

The images are printed screenshots from the game I found online!

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Rating: 8.5 Played: Fa 2022 Port: 3DS (GBC Version)

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Feels older than ALTTP

Great reach with sword, better than ALTTP

the screen scrolling caught me off guard

why is the tree in love with Link T-T

let me see Farore!!!!!

loved L-1 boss!

omg riding on the animals <3 love you Moosh

the puzzles are unique but very Zelda like

some similarities to the minish cap

you really need to unlearn everything you know about Zelda to play each game -> potions and fairies are switched in this game

the man's ceremony is gonna make me lose my mind

love the return of the gorons

the gorons all dance, just like smth I believe each Zelda race does

the Ghini are back ahhhhh

mermaid link!! so cute

baby Jabu Jabu!!

very experimental with play styles, I love it!

LYNELS?????

koji kondo killed it as usual

pixel art is 10/10

I like collecting the relics for L-8

omg both types of zora exist I absolutely adore that

omg a little statue of LInk <3

love the skeleton pirates

LINK TEACHING RALPH SO CUTE!!

final boss wasn't too bad, I liked dark link and her final forms (veran)

My holodrum code

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What a unique game. The whole concept was super cute and I am surprised the oracle games aren't that popular. There are many aspects inspired by OOT and MM such as the Hand in the toiled and some of the enemies but it definitely takes even more inspo from the 2d games. There's a lot of similarities between this game and the Minish cap! It was super cute and it really felt like they let the developers explore silly ideas. For one, they included both river and ocean Zora which I believe is one of the only games to do so. It also has bonus content if you play its sister game, seasons. The dungeons had a good difficulty to them and the bosses and mini had really cool designs - honestly designs you probably wouldn't see in any other game. There was also a good amount of down time content for when you aren't in the dungeons with really fun scenery and characters. Speaking of, the character designs were super cute and unique since they a different pixel art style! (Before I knew this was inspired by Link's Awakening). I highly recommend this game to anyone with a 3DS (rip you can't get it anymore). It is absolutely worth it. A Zelda fan must!!

#journalsouppe #bullet journal #journal #tloz #legend of zelda #loz #the legend of zelda #Zelda journal #oracle of ages #nayru #loz nayru

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blueskittlesart · 1 year

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It’s not often you see a BotW fan AND Genshin Impact fan…what are your thoughts on the game mechanics in both that are extremely similar? Do you think one stole from the other?

oh 100% i think genshin impact stole its initial design and mechanics from botw. it's hard to pretend like it's a coincidence when one game came out 3 years after the other and almost everyone's immediate impression of it was "it looks just like botw!!" I remember when it first came out i IMMEDIATELY had people telling me i would like it because it was so similar to botw. just for that reason, nothing else. no mention of story or combat mechanics or gacha, just... it's exactly like botw. lol. and ESPECIALLY in mondstadt and liyue, where the open world is a lot of flat plains populated by the remains of ruined civilizations and monster camps, the. im going to be nice and say the INSPIRATION from botw is undeniable. they look exactly the same. I wouldn't be surprised if the grass asset was like. legitimately datamined and stolen line-for-line because they look so similar.

I will say that the open world is about where the similarities end between the two games. botw is a AAA big-name franchise game which spent multiple years in development and was a complete story upon release, and has a rich history of prewritten lore in the form of other games and media to back it up. Genshin is an online gacha game which, on release, was only 1/7 finished. and yes, teyvat is huge and there's a shit ton of lore and worldbuilding to be found, but unlike botw there was no foundation of lore to stand on when writing genshin, which means 100% of that worldbuilding must be found in-game, which leads to extremely long, wordy, and hard-to-understand quests, plus a ton of lore that just ends up buried in side quests or npc dialog that the average player will never know about. story-wise.... i mean. i could list similarities if i desperately had to, but aside from amnesiac protagonist (which was an established trope before botw anyway) there's really not a ton to say here. genshin's story and lore is decent, in my opinion. I don't think it compares to botw, in concept or in execution, but like i said before, genshin has no preestablished lore to get a foothold on. they're doing everything from scratch. and there are plenty of places where the story and lore falls short, either in concept or in execution, but comparing genshin's story to botw's when their circumstances and even the way their content is produced and released is so different just seems... unfair. like. of course botw is going to be better LMAO.

One of the most interesting things to me about the way genshin has developed is that the longer they go on releasing content the more they seem to be trying to distance themselves from the initial similarity to botw. one of the more notable ways this manifests is in the fact that they've almost entirely phased out the botw-style dungeon segments that were the domains in early-game mondstadt. the initial 6 or so domains you have to complete in mondstadt's archon quest were VERY similar in mechanics to botw's dungeons, in that it was less about fighting enemies and more about puzzles to solve. Now, though, even domains that are one-time completion dungeons are largely combat challenges rather than puzzle dungeons. I think they probably did this to distance themselves from botw in some way because open-world mini dungeons were like. one of botw's main mechanics. The newer locations like inazuma, the chasm, and sumeru also bear significantly less similarities to botw's terrain design than mondstadt and liyue. this may simply have been an effort to distinguish the nations from each other visually, but with sumeru being physically connected to liyue and mondstadt and yet lacking nearly any of the open plains and stone ruins that defined those two nations, it seems to me like a deliberate effort to move away from the botw aesthetic and develop a more unique style of worldbuilding for the game. Which is 100% a good thing!! i just kinda wish mondstadt and liyue were allowed the same thought and time that have clearly been put into inazuma and sumeru.

The fact that genshin appears to be actively attempting to branch out and create a coherent story and aesthetic for its world without.... "taking inspiration" from botw so heavily now that it's gotten a foothold in the industry is a really good sign to me. If I had to guess, the emphasis on the botw-like open world in the early days of its marketing was an attempt to capitalize on botw's insane popularity at the time, and tbh i think it was a smart move by their developers if a little underhanded. the nature of genshin's story is such that upon release they had almost NOTHING to draw people in except the initial conflict: "your sibling is gone and you have to find them." and they could PROMISE that more story content was coming in the future, but without something to satiate fans and draw new players in in the meantime the game was going to drown. a large open-world serves two important purposes: 1. drawing in new players who loved botw's worldbuilding and were looking for something similar, and 2. provide endgame content for returning players while the new story quests were being worked on. (this model doesn't work quite so well nowadays, with so many players stuck in a fairly underwhelming endgame for months at a time between updates, but when the game was released it was probably the perfect solution.) In any case, now that genshin has some notoriety and name-recognition of its own, it no longer has to rely on word-of-mouth "this game is just like botw!" to draw people in, and it's exciting to see that they recognize this and are taking the opportunity to branch out. i'm excited and cautiously optimistic to see where they'll take the game in future patches!

#hm. didnt mean for this to be an essay. whoops #sorry we all know i get way too into video game analysis and particularly the development decisions w/ genshin fascinate me #asks

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batterdoodle · 1 year

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what was your creative process for coming up with 🦞Lobster🦞?

Okay so, a LOT of my Spamton-related designs literally come from me going "I want to combine something with Spamton". That's happened for Pleo, Moth, Shroom, Buzz, and definitely Lobster too. I don't remember if this was the case for Widow though, he's more of a special case (for everyone else, I haven't posted Widow yet)

For Lobster, I was trying to think of like... the most obscure animal / creature I could combine with Spamton because I mostly wanted to test my designing skills and see if I could fuse the two ideas? So he honestly started out as a joke design, and his personality was initially way more different than he is now.

This is the first art I ever did of him:

I drew this in the beginning of May, so I've actually had him WAY longer than I've been posting him for. (Also lord if anyone wants to draw him please do NOT use this ref, I've made so many minor changes like his antenna and teeth / mandibles that he almost looks completely different face-wise)

He's based on those rare blue lobsters, but also based on lobsters specifically sold in grocery stores for meat.

More lore under the cut because I want to add some pictures of what I mean, be warned for some pics being stuff like lobster shell diseases and stuff:

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So the whole idea of him is that he's based on bad living conditions when it comes to animals kept in grocery stores, whether it be lobsters being held in those tanks just filled with other lobsters for food, or even the pet section where there's always a bunch of those dead fish at the top of the tanks.

Like one of these, but maybe half of the size and with a lot less lobsters in it. I'm thinking of a very specific one I used to see when I was younger but I can't find a good comparison image. Just imagine a Walmart with the tank I described above around the deli section.

I really hate generally bad care of animals even if they're intended to be eaten, so I thought playing around with the idea of a small lobster living in one of those tanks never being picked out (because when buying a lobster, who would want to buy a small one? Less meat), and being left in there for an unbelievably long time until it was bought... for a prank. I'll explain more later though there's a good synopsis of that on this post.

So Lobster, in the light world, is just a normal grocery store lobster! He's heavily inspired by this video:

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He's just a normal looking lobster, like the right one:

You're probably wondering why he's blue. He's not only based on those rare blue lobsters, because Dark Worlds are shown to drastically change the colors of people who go into it, a good example being Kris's sprite turning to shades of blue. I wouldn't be surprised if a lobster being taken into a dark world would change colors too, hence why he's blue. I've actually drawn a hypothetical alt of what Lobster would look like with "normal" coloration as well:

The band on his claw is based on the bands that grocery stores use on lobsters to keep them from being snippy to people handling them / so they don't hurt other lobsters.

The orange markings are actually a disease that lobsters can develop when they're malnourished. When growing their shells and molting, lobsters use nutrients that they eat in order to regrow their shells underneath. There's a disease that looks very similar to "rusting" that deteriorates the shell. I felt that it worked really well for an accent color for him (I tried to find some less terrible looking pictures, be wary on google because some lobsters are in super rough shape):

Personality wise, he was supposed to be a lot more vulgar and rude, though now he's a lot more creature and just unknowing more than anything. There's more to him than that but this post is super long already so if you have any more questions, just feel free to send them!

#thank you so much for asking about my boy.....#lobster #my ocs #my oc #my art #i love asks about my ocs #it sometimes takes a while for me to get to them but it's because i want to give it my all in my replies because it makes me so happy that #people are interested

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animehouse-moe · 5 months

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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime PV

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Another day, another anime trailer. This one though... well, it's certainly not Dandadan, I'll say that. It might still be worth watching if you enjoy the manga or are curious about the series in general, but I certainly wouldn't hold my breath over it being all that great, and for more than a few reasons.

First of all, this is a coop project. Neither studio has been too hot in recent memory. The bigger name is J.C. Staff, and they don't exactly inspire much confidence in delivering a consistent performance. On the other side, and being touted as the "lead" studio is Moe. Never heard of them? Well, can't blame you, this is their first ever anime. They came to be in 2017, and since then have worked on a grand total of, checks notes, 30 series. Rather surprising and impressive.... until you realize that it's almost exclusively CGI and photography. The studio has effectively no real experience with 2D animation, the only credit being a single episode's worth of in-between animation on the Girl From The Other Side OVA.

So yeah, pretty rough hands the series in, and you could immediately feel that from the key visual for the series.

I'll start with the character designs. They're not great, as expected from a first time character designer. They do a good job of copying the outline, but completely neglect the actual details and styles. Eyes are overall much larger, faces are sharper rather than the more round style of the manga, mouths are much larger, and so on and so forth. Even simple details like Hitomi's (the yellow haired girl) skirt. In the manga, the two tone design has different heights to add depth, but that doesn't exist in the anime.

And really, you see a similar story with the color design/composition. It's washed out and plain flat. It's incredibly bright compared to the manga, which does no favors to the art. I totally understand that you can't add near the same wrinkles and folds in the clothes, but Aoki's shading doesn't rely on lines to create texture and feel, and having that aspect of shading missing from the anime really adds to its struggles.

Anyways, continuing in this downward spiral, this is from a first time director. And no, they don't have a lick of experience with direction in any capacity. The most they've done is CG direction with Moe on the projects that they've supported. It just doesn't really bode well overall, and you can feel that a lot in how little of an impact the trailer leaves on you.

If there was one thing to say was good though, I would most likely say it was the environment art and animation. But even then that's only a 'sometimes' thing, as you get nice environment art like the top image, and then just straight up bad scenes like the bottom.

If you're a fan of the series, or even just curious about it since it was recently licensed by Viz, there's really not much hope for a "good" adaptation here. It's probably passable, and might be enough to get more people interested in the series. As supplementary material and a new way to experience the manga though, it's pretty well looking like a waste of time. Incredibly surprising given how popular the manga is. After all, it did rank third overall in the Next Manga Award in 2022 for the web manga category.

#magilumiere co. ltd.#kabushikikaisha magi-lumiere #株式会社マジルミエ #new anime #anime announcement #anime and manga #anime #anime trailer #anime pv #Youtube

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ateez-amanda · 2 years

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RaRa’s Records #1: adios

a/n: inspired by the wonderful @skzfairies

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the song/vid was posted april 7th 2020 aka her birthday

this song holds a special place in amanda’s heart for many different reasons

it's the first song she every compose/produce fully on her own

it’s the first time she really spoke out to the public about her inner struggles with her mental health

it was also the first time she ever rap & ofc she KILLED IT

upon listening to the song, the melody is upbeat, fun and catchy but if you listen to the lyrics you notice it has a much deeper hidden meaning to it

similar to how she used masked her sadness with a smile

the lyrics express the feeling of putting so much effort into something but inevitably nothing ends up being achieved, making frustration buildup inside us and becoming overall exhausted. so you just want to run away and escape from it all

she wrote these lyrics thinking about all the time she had put into what others thought of her, tirelessly trying to be perfect for others even though it was always useless and how she just wanted to disappear from the criticizing world

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she gave a little hint about the song during her birthday vlive where she revealed to the public about her previous hiatus to take care of her mental health (a/n: i’m thinking about making a scenario of this, let me know if you want it)

she said “thank you guys for all the birthday wishes and presents. i have a little present for our atinys too. you will know about it soon. i hope you like it.”

at that point atinys were freaking out

like MA'AM YOU CAN"T JUST DROP A BOMB LIKE THAT OUT OF THE BLUE AND GO SILENT

this girl loves watching the chaos she causes

anyways the song was also teased later that day when kq released her 1day vlog where she was secretly recording the song and mention how none of the members knew of it yet

kq released the song and mv a few hours before the end of her birthday, much to her surprise, as she was told it wouldn't be released for another week

the reason kq released it was to remind her that they were grateful for her being born

gotta love kq’s love for their idols

and the promo team really be killing it

she trended on twitter for like 3 days in a row

the video is an animation of a baby elephant (which many atinys often use as amanda's representative icon), who is feeling left out of it's herd, gets distracted by a butterfly and follows it away from its herd on this adventure

as the baby elephants goes on this adventure, it's see different places and meets different unique creatures (8 specifically ;))

she actually made the art design of all the characters

like is there anything this girl can't do

by the end of the video the elephant begins to feel a sense of belonging and confidence

amanda also included a note for atinys in the description:

“Hi ATINYS! It's Amanda! Here is my surprise present I promise you guys! This song is very special to me as I wrote it when I was going through a difficult time in my life where I was probably at my most vulnerable point. Which is why I had been hesitant to release it for a long time. But I wanted give this to ATINYS because I believe that everyone can relate to experiencing hard times and you just want a break. My members and of course our lovely ATINYS have always been able to comfort me and help alleviate my hardship. So I hope that when you listen to this song you get a sense of relief and escape from your own adversities. I love you guys so much!"

boys reactions

so once the song was finalize for lovely perfectionist amanda, she went to hongjoong first to get his reaction

she wanted to see hist reaction first bc he has been the one teaching her how to produce and wanted to hear his thoughts

the girl was so nervous that she couldn't be in the same room as him so she stood behind the close door of the studio room

when she came back in, the boy was balling his eyes out

the two ended up crying together, eating fried chicken and had some deep conversation that night

now when she played it for the others members together, it took some of them yeosang/wooyoung/san/mingi a minute to actually hear the lyrics

they were so caught up in the cheerful melody that the lyrics went over their head

but once they focused on the lyrics, all of them cried

all of them

period

but then they heard her rap and freaked out again

while still teared up

by the end of it they were all engulfing her in hugs and they just wouldn't let her go

once the mv came out these boys got into a heat discussion in the dorm about which creature in the vid represented them

amanda kept deny it wasn't any of them even though we all know that ain't true

but she never revealed and left it up to their imaginations much to the boys dismay

bonus: amanda later got a small tattoo above her right ankle of the baby elephant and butterfly in the thumbnail pic

#ateez-amanda #9th member of ateez #ateez 9th member #ateez female addition #ateez female member #ateez female oc #ateez ninth member #ateez oc #ateez girl member #ateez imagines #ateez au #ninth member of ateez #kpop female oc #kpop female member #kpop oc #kpop added member #kpop female addition #female oc

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mossdestroyer · 1 year

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Connections between Omori and Undertale / Deltarune (#1)

This is my first post covering my discoveries. Since there are so many connections that I can draw, I want to leave out more vague ones. I'm saving ones that are more observational for a later post.

1. Numbers Station

The Omori song on the OST titled, "Numbers" is said to be sampling audio from a Numbers Station. Coincidentally or not while reading about such stations on wikipedia, (I know, not the most reliable source) it is said that The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations is a four-CD set of recordings of numbers stations that was release in 1997.

Huh interesting that it was that year of all years.

2. Aaron

He is the annoying character (that's not a dog) that appears in Undertale and less so Deltarune and appears to be the base sprite for most characters. (Essentially any character that does not have their own spare image are given Aaron, and any character that you try to attack in the save sequence is blocked by Aaron. Personally I wouldn't take this lore too far, it's probably a joke among the developers based on the way that Temmie expresses her dislike of him.) I noticed the other day however that Aarons tail has an interesting design choice.

This again, was likely not done on purpose but I find it pretty cool.

Also important to note that Omocat did design Woshoua who does have an easter egg dialoge with Aaron, as well as them appearing together often.

I do have more things to share, so I will create another post continuing this discussion sometime soon. In the meantime let me know if there is anything you noticed that is worth noting!

Edit: I feel like putting this here lol. (yeah I know mystery man is inspired by yume nikki. I would not be surprised if the keeper of the castle is too)

Another visual similarity:

#undertale #deltarune #omori #info

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thirteenmyspacegirl · 2 years

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6. What’s the last line you wrote?

13. Do you listen to music while you write? If yes, what have you been listening to recently?

20. Do you prefer writing AUs or canon fics?

24. How do you choose whose POV to write in?

51. Does what you like to write differ from what you like to read?

53. What is the most-used tag on your ao3?

55. Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?

58. Do you have a favorite piece of figurative language you’ve written?

70. Are you subscribed to any writers on AO3?

74. Do you have a fic you wish got a bit more love?

77. Why do you enjoy writing fanfiction?

YOOOO THIS IS SO MANY OML BESTIE THANK YOU THANK YOU

ALSO WELCOME BACKKKKKK :DDDD

6: "Looking around, they saw various painted artworks; some depicting the crew, others of various creatures, and some just clashes of colors to make intriguing patterns and designs." -From Oh the things being surprised adopted can bring you

13: Yup! I usually listen to Closed on Sunday's star wars lofi, or other star wars soundtracks, since i can't concentrate when i have music with lyrics on

20: A bit of both, if something happened in canon that i love so much i absolutely HAVE to include in my fic, i will literally change an au to canon for that specific thing (for example in my most recent dw fic, i wanted to somehow include the 'i wanna tell you everything' moment so bad i reworked the timeline of my entire 15+ chapters so i could have it djejwjkskddi), but au's are usually more fun since i can include an oc/bring back characters from the dead-looking at you torchwood-and be a lot more free with headcanons and world building and all that fun stuff!

24: Oooooh this is a good one actually. In my original story that I'm working on, i have two main characters that are each other's worst enemy, and i keep flipping back and forth between their pov's and sometimes a descriptive 3rd person pov. But for stories with many characters usually all often in the same space, I'll usually write in 3rd person with a specific character pov point/chapter occasionally thrown in

51: Not really haha, what usually happens tho is I'll be looking for something i wanna read, and if I can't find it I'll just write it myself xD But in a general sense I usually take inspiration from what I read, and if i like it enough I try to apply some of the ideas too:)

53: uhhhhh hm i am not sure but probably angst 💀

55: Sort of? if there's a word/phrase that i come across that i really like and basically hyperfixate on, it'll appear a lot in one section of my writing lmao- i also do tend to notice i write things the same/similar ways, I wouldn't really be able to describe it lol but i think it's because i need to branch out more in style and type wjdjjwjdkskswl

58: oh gods i have no idea- I've gone through every wip document and i can't find a super good/funny one😭 the only alright one that i don't hate is the constant reference of TIE Fighters "screaming" ejdjskekdkwk

70: mhm! 9 authors and 5 works/series'!!

74: y e s everyone go read my only completed doctor who fic To Have to Hold here!!!!

(and also if you're interested in following an incredibly irregularly updated star wars fic featuring my oc Maia you can read Oh the things being surprise adopted can bring you here :) )

77: oh there's so many- mainly the world building and the being able to make anything and everything happen to my favs and cause so much stuff to happen to them dajjedkwkdoei

thank u so so much for all of these this was so much fun :DDDD

#AGAIN WELCOME BACKKKKKKK #MISSED YA

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kittycatpopprincess · 10 months

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Thinking about Bocchi The Rock again (Specifically Kita's guitar, which I didn't know what model it was exactly while watching the show. My first thoughts were the headstock seems like a gibson-type, and since I was pretty sure that some of Epiphone's original models and designs had double cuts similar to those of Kita's guitar, it might be either an Epiphone or an Epiphone-inspired design (like a lot of brands used to do, Aria is one brand that comes to mind who used to make a lot of instruments that were very close to Gibson and Epiphone designs, so this wouldn't be too much of a surprise) but after digging around it would seem that Kita is indeed playing a Les Paul Double Cut (specifically a Les Paul Double Cut Junior, which has a single pickup) which was a model I don't remember seeing before, so that's cool! I learned something new about music gear today. I should expect nothing less from the show who gave their main character a Les Paul Black Beauty, which is not, like obscure obscure but still probably not a lot of people's first instinct when they have to name an electric guitar)

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tangledbea · 2 years

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Do you think its pure coincidence that Barbie as Rapunzel and Tangled have a good deal of insecurities? The same dress palette, the lost princess storyline, painting, ect?

I'm assuming you mean similarities and not insecurities (that reads like an autocorrect, dang phones).

If I'm honest, I've never seen Barbie as Rapunzel, but I've seen plenty of posts screaming about how she did it first, etc, etc, etc.

Barbie as Rapunzel came out in 2002, which means it was probably in development since 2000 or so. Tangled came out in 2010 and was in some stage of development since 1996, though originally it was called Rapunzel Unbraided. Now, granted, in the early days of its production, it looked basically nothing like it does now, so a lot of changes were made between then and its final production push. The version with Bastion, which eventually became the version we know, began production in 2006.

However, Glen Keane based Rapunzel's personality off his daughter Claire from the start. (In fact, in the original concept production Rapunzel Unbraided, the young woman who would be sucked into the fairytale from New York was named Claire, after his daughter.) Claire Keane has essentially been an artist her entire life. In fact, Claire is responsible for Disney's Rapunzel's art style!

We know from concept art that they tried a lot of different colors on Rapunzel, and were, in fact, probably going to go with green until The Princess and the Frog came out, and green got designated as Tiana's color, and they had to change it. Purple, on the other hand, wasn't assigned to any of the princesses as her designated color, yet, and it's one of the few that wasn't at that point.

Now, I do not work for Disney, nor have I ever, and I certainly wasn't present at any of the development meetings for Tangled or any of its proceeding versions, so I simply cannot say if they were, at all, inspired by Barbie as Rapunzel. However, they are an animation studio, and I can guarantee you that they were at least aware of Barbie as Rapunzel, because animators tend to watch animation. Barbie's signature color is pink, though, so putting her in pink and purple is very on brand for her. Disney is also known for railroading other companies and trying to make their version of the story the only one people talk about, so it honestly wouldn't surprise me if the higher ups had more than just a finger in steering Tangled in the direction it eventually ended up.

TL;DR I believe there is some coincidence, but it's doubtful that it's 100% coincidence. However, I could not say to what degree or ratio it is coincidence vs. inspiration vs. trying to make their version of Rapunzel the one people talk about and remember, nor do I feel comfortable pointing fingers at individuals who worked on Tangled and “blaming” them for the similarities.

#Tangled #Rapunzel #Rapunzel Unbraided #Glen Keane #Claire Keane #Speculation #Answered

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san-fics · 2 years

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Breaking the rules

Felinette, Felix/Marinette, Felix/Ladybug

Part 12

Marinette closed the door behind her and moved along the hallway towards him. Felix stopped and waited for her to see him.

He didn’t have to wait too long.

Marinette raised her head and locked her eyes on Felix. She made a few more steps in his direction, not losing the eye contact and stopped in front of him.

“So you’re him.” She said.

It wasn’t a question. In fact, her face didn’t express any doubt or surprise on his appearance, even he could just be passing by this corridor on accident.

It was almost as...

“You knew.” He stated. “Since when?”

“Since I found your name in my investor’s papers this morning. And it kind of clicked.” Her voice was calm.

“You’re not freaking out.” He observed.

“I had enough time for that this morning.” Marinette tilted her head to the side “When did you understand it was me?”

“I recognized your style, when you were designing at school on Monday.” He clasped his hands behind his back. “And I knew the situation at your school well enough to put two and two together.”

Marinette was looking at him thoughtfully, probably recalling the events of that day.

Felix was impressed once again. Even if she had enough time to think about it — which was doubtable, knowing she was destructed with the last preparations for the show all the day — Marinette was taking the situation much better then he’d expect.

Scratch it! From all the scenarios he had in his head, non of them involved a calm civil conversation between adults.

Every time she was exceeding all his expectations. Every time she managed to surprise him. Every time she was winning his heart a little more.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Marinette said finally, peering her narrowed eyes into his face.

It didn't sound like a rebuke though, rather she wanted to get the missing parts in her mental picture.

“About being the investor or about being myself?” Felix offered.

“I think I understand the second part.” Marinette admitted. “I can’t say I would do the same, but I can see your reasons.”

“I didn’t want you to know I’ve invested into your brand, because I didn’t want you to think you owe me something.” Felix looked away. When did he lose resistance against those eyes?! “I didn’t want it to change our...” He wasn’t ready to finish with ‘relationships’. “Our communication.” He said instead. “You are talented designer, I know fashion industry. It was just a profitable investment.”

There. He looked back at her. Now he placed it all well. No feelings involved.

“Right.” Marinette smirked, and Felix knew she didn’t buy his business tone.

Why was this woman able to read through his bullshit that easily?..

“Marinette!” Felix turned to the sound of a familiar voice. “Hi!” Adrien said cheerfully, coming closer from behind Felix. “I didn’t know you were here as well.”

“Hello, Adrien.” Marinette greeted him with a restrained tone, but Adrien wasn’t paying attention, as he was already looking at Felix.

“Hey Felix!” Adrien gave him a studying look. “I was wondering where did you go.” Then he turned to Marinette again. “Hey, Mari, did you see that last line? This could be a lot of inspiration for you! It even has something from your stile.” He smiled to her happily. “I’m sure you could design something similar for yourself.”

Adrien’s voice was expressing encouragement and support. And although Marinette put on a smile on her face immediately, Felix couldn’t avoid noticing the way her face stiffened just for a moment before that.

“Thank you, Adrien.” She said politely.

Felix was looking at Marinette in surprise: wouldn't she even tell Adrien? Through how much shit did she have to pass to close herself even from the sweet Adrien Agreste, the boy she used to love?

Apparently feeling the tension, Adrien looked between them with interest.

“Are you here together?” He asked in a suspicious tone.

“Yes.” Felix replied.

“No.” Marinette replied at the same time.

They looked at each other with silent dialog, both thinking about which answer could fit better to what was happening between them, including hours of late night conversations, all the liar-related situations, the obvious tension between them, and even the legal side of their partnership.

“Right.” Adrien said, continuing to stare at them suspiciously.

“You see, we uhh...” Marinette started, moving her eyes from Felix finally.

“Adrien! There you are!” The loud voice came from the corridor from behind the model. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you!” Lila came closer and, giving the others a look full of disgust, unceremoniously pulled Adrien by the arm back towards the main hall. “Nathaly wanted us to...”

Felix looked at Marinette with intense concentration.

Now that Adrien pointed it out, and they didn’t have any forum nicknames between them, the status of their relationship hung in the air. And judging by his look, Felix was searching for the answers to his questions in her face as well.

“So you won’t even tell your ‘friends’?” Felix asked, pointing the last word with his voice.

“Maybe I have enough friends by my side.” Marinette smiled at him slyly.

“I thought you just said we wern’t here together.” Felix smirked at her.

“Maybe I lied.” She lifted her chin with challenge, still smiling.

“Are you flirting with me, Marinette?” Felix made a step towards her, leaning closer.

On a sound of her name Marinette felt heat hitting her face, and her lips reflexively parted to suck in more air. Or was it about him getting closer?..

“I don’t know what you are talking about.” She replied, making a step back.

“Or do you?” Felix made another step, towering over her, and Marinette leaned back, meeting the wall behind her.

“Felix... I...” Marinette turned her head away from him, trying to hide her blush.

“Don’t play with me, Marinette.” He bended to her a little and whispered in her ear, burning her skin with his hot breath. “I never said I wanted to be your friend.”

“You didn’t?” She swallowed, trying to ignore her increasing heart beat.

“Do you remember our conversation?” His hot breath went lower on her neck.

“Ab-bout w-what?” Marinette stammered.

“About a man making a woman his.” He reminded, his face so close, almost touching her skin.

“Y-yes.” Marinette’s breath was getting deeper.

“I think I told you I found someone worthy of my efforts.”

“Y-you did?” Marinette’s eyes fell closed against her will.

Even this man felt like troubles, and was troubles, even she knew she must stay on high alert with him... But in that moment she felt a new desire she didn’t know she had before. It was a desire to belong. And right that minute it was stronger, then the need to be careful.

Wait. What? When did she decide she wanted to belong to someone, let alone Felix?!

“A-and who is that?” Marinette asked before she could stop herself from doing it. She bit her lower lip, feeling like a fly caught in a spider’s net.

A fly, or a bug...

“I think you know who.” Felix ran his nose down her neck towards the collarbone, making Marinette shiver. “And I’m waiting for her to be mine.”

And she probably would agree right there and then, what ever it would mean for her.

Marinette was so tired of all the pressure, stress, and stupid people surrounding her (when did he planted this word into her head?!). She wanted someone strong next to her. Someone who could take care of her. Someone who won’t let anyone to hurt her.

It wasn’t possible, because she had to fight and risk her life every day. But in this moment, with this man it felt real. Like he could shield her from any pain and danger. Like he could even take down Shadow Moth for her.

Felix didn’t dream about someone unreachable like Adrien did. He wasn’t ready to accept her pining after someone else like Luka did.

Felix knew what he wanted, was clear with making her understand it, and he was ready to come in order to reach it.

He knew her broken dreams, he knew her disappointment in people. And he was already protecting her without saying a word about it to her.

Felix didn’t have any super powers, but the power itself — he had it. And in that moment it felt like it was more then enough.

He took her chin and turned Marinette’s head to face him, waking her up from her trance, and looked into her eyes for a long moment.

“Mine.” He whispered.

Then lifted his head to kiss her forehead, and turned towards the main hall.

[about this au]

[part 1]

[part 11] ... [part 13]

[more MLB fanfic]

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capriciouswriter207 · 2 years

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Ok so I came with a very different thought but I got hit with a sudden burst of inspiration:

What if Xornoth had taken different kids instead of the WRA?

Like you’d have to mess around with ages and stuff but it would be interesting to see different dynamics and stuff

(Also I had another what if idea but that’ll be in a seperate ask)

-🦊

I thought way too long about this, so have a probably too detailed answer. Messing around with ages isn't a problem, we're already doing that with the WRA in the main AU, anyway.

So, I've got two other groups. Be ready, these could be AU in themselves.

Group 1: "Codfather alliance/timeless" Wither

It consists of Jimmy, Lizzie and Pixlriffs. I say "timeless" because Jimmy and Lizzie are demigods and according to some headcanons, Pix is basically immortal, too.

In this case, people would notice they're gone. Pixlriffs has been around for a long time and yes, he does leave for months on end every decennium or so, but he usually comes back and this time, he doesn't. It's weird. They appoint a new Keeper of the Vigil, a new Copper Monarch, who would step down as soon as Pix returned.

Lizzie and Jimmy similarly have always lived in the Ocean, being warned against leaving it lest they lose all of their memories. But Jimmy became ill, Lizzie left and didn't come back, Jimmy followed her and didn't come back. Neither came back. People are worried. They still wait for the blue axolotl and are still waiting for the two to return, no new monarch appointed,

Xornoth would've found the siblings in their amnesiactic state and take full advantage of it, bringing them to the Nether and making them just fully forget they're from the Overworld. They'd find Pix, too, and would have to mess with his memories a little, but eventually, he'd fit in, too.

Jimmy and Lizzie, as kids of a god, would possess supernatural abilities. Superhuman strength and endurance, all that good stuff. Lizzie would be able to control water and, an extension provided by Xornoth, lava. Lava cannot harm the seablings and though both can be submerged in it and traverse it rather easily, only Lizzie can control it. Jimmy just has to do with extensive and relentless weapon training. Pix would have visions and instead of the "what i see will happen" mentality, it's more of "let's see how we can change that to our favor". He'd wield a trident in combat but would mostly stay in the shadows and sneak around phantom assassin style, designing and executing traps, more like the brain of the operations who will know where a trap should be placed to have max effect.

Rulers would recognize this Wither, if only from stories told by citizens of the Ocean & Cod Empires and Pixandria. They are all very surprised and horrified when the seablings just jump out of a lava pool for a sneak attack. Joel and Scott would be especially helpless in combat: Scott would recognize that Jimmy is pretty handsome but would be able to push past that for combat, but Joel would probably be hopeless when it comes to Lizzie. Maybe she'd even be able to convince Joel to help them, completing the Codfather alliance, though he still wouldn't be able to perceive the demon.

Group 2: "girl power" Wither

An all-female wither consisting of Katherine, Shrub and Pearl.

Shrub is easies to procure. Her people dead (though some fled) and she was left behind as a baby, which helped Xornoth procure one of his Wither. Katherine and Pearl are just kidnapped as babies, people are sad, it's a whole thing. The Spring chooses a new guardian to take over, Gilded Helianthia almost becomes unbearable to live in, as most of the crops wither away.

Katherine would have powers similar to Sausage, though going less for a combattant style but more of a 'queen of corruption' vibe to her attacks, just completely overtaking part of an area and corrupting folks rather than murdering them, turning them into her minions and, often, meat shields.

Pearl is just a warrior. Buff, great strength, not beaten in combat ever. When you face her, you die. She will appluad youo for lasting longer than a couple minutes, though, most people don't make it past the first three seconds. She's a tank, she'll rush in and won't hesitate and throughout it all, she'll be smiling widely because it's just so much fun tearing through people. They do try not to hurt Gilded Helianthia too much as Pearl almost literally died permanently when they went to destroy a large portion of it. They suspect the country's spirit had latched onto Pearl to preserve itself, not thinking (or knowing) that Pearl came from Gilded Helianthia and is her spirit.

Then there's Shrub. She'd been training with Hoglins back in the Nether but once in the Overworld, she found wolves were more her thing. She went out on her own for a while and returned with the wolves, some of which Katherine helped corrupt. She is very fierce and will not back down.

When they arrive in the Overworld, the other rulers would figure out Pearl is connected to Gilded Helianthia and the new guardian of the Overgrown would probably sus out Katherine, but nobody would have any idea what the deal with Shrub is, as she never made it to the Overworld. In any case, these three ladies are terrifying and

That leaves three people Xornoth never consider. Joel, who would probably deny the demon's existence because it's Joel. Scott, because he's Aeor's champion, therefore protected and never an option for the Wither. Joey, because it's Joey.

#empires smp #wither au #looks like i'm writing whole essays today #between this and two other asks #this was such a fun thought exercise #just the different styles alone #i love exploring these topics if only for a little while #nobody can stop me #actually you can stop me #but please don't this is fun

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fyeahnix · 2 years

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Monster Hunter Rise - Early Thoughts

I've played MHR for about 20 hours since launch on Wednesday and I'm about at the tail end of Low Rank quests. Gonna talk a bit about my initial thoughts for the game.

Keep in mind, this is only my second MH game. My first was World (1041 hours), so any comparisons I make will ONLY be to World since that's my only experience. I am never going back to play the old game, I don't care, don't even bring it up.

With that disclaimer out of the way, let's blab.

The Setting

Right off the the bat, I absolutely fucking LOVE the setting. Outing myself as a former lowkey weeb here, as a child and early teen, I had a strong fascination with Japanese culture as I watched some anime and playing JRPGs. I took 4 years of Japanese in high school, and while my initial interest was rooted in my hobbies (yes, I know, it's embarrassing for me), my genuine respect grew as I learned more about the culture and history. That being said, I'm not an expert here, just a slight admirer.

I dunno what else to say except that I prefer this setting over World by like... 100x. No joke. This village looks like an actual community of people (THERE ARE KIDS AND FAMILIES) and not just...a bunch of ragtag individuals who jumped off a boat and started colonizing the land. And what's even cooler is that a lot of, if not all, the new monsters (whatever the fuck they are, I can't remember the entire list) are based off yokai or other themes in Japanese folklore. It's so fucking cool.

This entire setting just looks like it was made with a labor of love and like...how do you top this?

Customization

I had to look this up in case I was misremembering, but it seems like the customization for this game is mostly similar to World. Last time I went with a female character, because I didn't know any better. This time, I chose the "Male" body type and tweaked my character to look a little more feminine to go for that butch/stud profile I wanted. I genuinely hate the female armor in this series so seeing my Hunter walk around with full armor sets but still looking how I want her is such a fucking godsend. Probably going to be doing this going forward unless the devs bring in more parity with regards to armor skimpiness.

The Village/Hub

I appreciate the area being like...less than half the size of Astera. Astera in MHW was too fucking big with limited fast travel. I wouldn't be surprised if I spent a grand total of 15 hours here just because of how much walking I had to do. I eventually gave up and started using the Gathering Hub unless I needed to handle other business.

Having a much smaller area and the ability to fast travel around Kamura with next to no loading times means I spend less time here and more time out on a hunt like I should be. Love it. It's beautiful, keep up the good work.

Monsters

Rise, early on, already has a better variety of monsters than World did. World has too many flying wyverns. I know MH is a series with a LOT of enemy variety and it would have been nice to see that. I do understand there were some concerns over feasibility and performance with regards to getting some monsters in World like Lagiacrus, but eh.

Weapons/Armor

One thing that truly irked me about MHW was how boring and bland a lot of the weapons were. They were either branched off the Bone or Ore tree and they were literally just....bone/metal with little monster bits on them. When I looked at weapons from older games (this is 1/2 times I'm mentioning pre-World), they looked cool as fuck. Lots of inspiration into their designs. Thankfully Rise seems to return to that. The only monster I've seen so far to have those uninspired designs has been Pukei Pukei, which I'm sure is because its introduction was World but it still would be nice to see something more inspiring for it. I hope I'm speaking too soon and the design improves later on.

Armor seems about the same which is good.

Wirebugs

In MHW, we had the slinger and clutch claw, and while I think they were good ideas in theory, the execution was not at all great. Wirebugs in Rise feel pretty good so far and a step up to the slinger. My muscle memory is still on World so I'm definitely forgetting to use them often, but once I get proper practice in during endgame, I'm sure I'll get better.

I like the verticality of the maps so far. It feels fair with the Wirebug usage and not tedious. I want to explore! Verticality was awful in World, especially Ancient Forest, because if you fall, that's fucking GGs, spend 10 minutes climbing back up.

I'm hoping there's more to unlock here, too? I have the first switch skill for all my weapons. I don't know how many more there are, but I'm hoping if there are that they're good! I tried out the second one for SnS and absolutely do not like it lmao.

Rampage

This is....I dunno yet. My first Rampage quest was a confusing mess. Like I understand that it's basically just MH Tower Defense but still. Maybe my mind will change as I do more of them and get more comfortable with the format.

Quality of Life

There's a few things I've noticed about quality of life:

UI Changes

Pre-World UI looked pretty good from what I saw. World was....weird? It wasn't awful but the text and icons were small, the health bar was small, you could barely tell what your sharpness was, etc. And maybe that's because I played World solely on a 15.6'' laptop screen and not a 27'' monitor.

Regardless, the UI in Rise just looks so good imo. It's bright, colorful, informative and big enough to give you good at a glance info during a hunt. The sharpness meter was a huge upgrade to me over World because now I can actually TELL what my sharpness level is before it drops!

Maybe some people hate it or think it's bad UI design. When I look at it, I don't have to squint so that's good for me.

Fishing

In World, fishing was meh. I fished a lot for whetfishes towards the release of Iceborne because I wanted to try them over regular sharpening. In MHW, when you fished, you only had about 7-10 (I think mostly 10?) fish per pond and once those fish were gone, you had to leave the general area for a while to let them respawn. This sucked.

In Rise, you can just keep fishing non-stop apparently. You catch something and then another fish immediately spawns in. This is much faster and way less annoying.

Village Fast Travel

World had something like this but it was way clunkier and slower and didn't feel nearly as snappy. In Rise, you can immediately move to any specific area of the village nearly instantly with no load time (or at least none for my SSD)

Palamutes

I love them, and not because they're dogs. This goes a little in hand with the Wirebug point, but using them for an extra way to travel feels really good. They're fast as hell and I don't hate exploring as much when I have one. The Hunter isn't the fastest when running so having the extra speed to chase monsters or traverse land is great.

Once I reach endgame, I will more than likely retire the Buddies permanently like I did 100 hours into World. So I'm enjoying them while it lasts.

Final Thoughts 20 Hours In...

So far the game is great. I know it's technically the "handheld" title of the 5th Generation and more closely resembles older games, but even knowing that, I'm still having a ton of fun this early on. I'm hoping that feels sticks around.

#Monster Hunter #Monster Hunter Rise #it's long lol

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madeofsaltiness · 3 years

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hi, sey ♡ idk if i'm late for the shipping you ask game and you can totally ignore this if i am, i just wanted to share some thoughts lol

from bnha i ship you with dabi. i headcanon him having a thing for musicians. i think he'd love to break their hearts and then hear the breakup songs that are inspired on him. he probably laughs about the 'cheap psychoanalysis' some of them pull (and he gets very mad when his daddy issues are brought up, but he'll never admit that). therefore dabi would try to have you falling for him almost immediately but, he'd soon realize his jealousy games and all this push and pull he is used to doing don't work with you so he'd change the approach (allowing himself to be more vulnerable and honest perhaps) and before he knows it he would want you to write a song about him (just not an angsty song like the ones he is used to, but a love song) he would try to deny his feelings but i believe he'd eventually give in (this probably is a long process tho).

and from haikyuu i've seen all the comments shipping you with akaashi and i want to join!! i think you'd be great together (and the fact that you'd be like bokuto's second best friend only makes it better!!!) i can see him third wheeling in most of your dates (sorry). unlike dabi, i think akaashi wouldn't be afraid to show his feelings and he'd be very sweet! you'd be a very pretty couple i KNOW you are pretty, don't lie to me ♡

ok, sorry cause not only i'm late but i sent a long ass message (๑^-^;๑) anyways, hope you are having a great day ♡

elleeeeee you really didn’t have to write all of this 😭💖💞💕💖 ahhh ty ty !!

dabi being into musicians ?? i am crying 😭🥺 i almost never write break-up songs only love ones because usually that person is not worth a song. but loved ones are, so what you wrote is very fitting ☹️💕 slowburns are my life’s trope tho. so, i don’t mind the long process cuz i’m the same lol

you’re also joining the akaashi 🚂 ?? i’m surprised by the amount of people that ship me with him ajsgshkala. lol third wheeling bokuto sounds like a plus honestly 💞 and no. keiji would be the pretty one and i’ll be just there🧍🏻‍♀️i bet you’re so gorgeous you cannot tell me otherwise 😤😤💕💞

hmmm ngl you could potentially go well with a lot of characters. but from bnha i wanna say aizawa. and haikyuu probably yachi + tsukishima. with aizawa i could just picture him loving the fact that you’re an exhibit designer. would go and support you when you finally become a curator. might act like it’s a pain but he couldn’t be any more proud 🥺💞 i just see him loving that kind of environment and just museum dates. with yachi this might be more platonic but i can see you two getting along really well !! you both seem a bit similar but you have a bit more sass in you that i think she’d look up to. just lots of goofing off and random convos at the weirdest times. with tsukishima, it almost seems like an opposites attract situation. you seem like such an optimist and his at time pessimistic attitude kind of brings a nice balance. also, height difference would be so cute omg. i can see him playfully teasing you but you’d probably get him back which would surprise him. in a good way 😌 boy would simp for an intellectual and artistic person like you !!

you would be stunning with any of them don’t even 😡😡💞💕💖

#okay this whole post got long 😂😂😂#i’m sorry whoever see this ajgsgsjskal

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arethereanyoriginalusernames · 5 years

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Top 5 Underrated Characters

Requested by @pink-wants-to-die

Zoophobia has a lot of characters, doesn't it? Because of that, it's easy for a few to slip between the cracks. Either that, or the only way they get popularity is by Vivz going "hey, they might end up in a relationship with a popular character *wink wink, nudge nudge *" (looking at you Elijah ) I say we discuss 5 of them today.

For this list, I'm looking at characters that personally surprise me as to how few people show interest in them. I'm not just talking about fan art. I rarely see them discussed or anything. However, if a character hasn't gotten a lot of attention from Vivz, then to me it makes sense why no one talks about them, so you won't see anybody like. ...I dunno, Penelope. Anybody here know Penelope? How about Koko, or Calvin? No? Didn't think so.

Usual disclaimer. Zoophobia is owned by Vivziepop. This list is entirely my opinion, and feel free to disagree. All I ask is that everyone remains civil to one another in the notes, otherwise I will steal your spoons.

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I'm going to break habit and announce my 2 dishonorables together since I put them on here for the same reason.

DM 1 and 2: Camilla and Elijah

Ok, so it's not so much I feel as though they have no fans, I feel as though they have fans.....that don't actually give a shit about the characters themselves and like them for reasons not relating to their personalities or anything.

Starting with Eli, let's be honest here guys, how many people actually gave a shit about him before we got the implication that he could potentially be Damian's boyfriend? I mean, once in a blue moon, I'll see someone who says they like his character traits or his design, but that doesn't happen very often. Hell, this happened even back when Eli was green and was called Eiglet. Nobody cared about this character that much. We just got the idea that he could end up with Dame, and then the fandom started to take an interest. I find that incredibly disappointing.

With Camilla, I think we can all agree on one thing. Camilla is hot. I see a lot of people going crazy over her design, and the fact that she's a stripper. Sad part is, there's a lot more to Camilla, and Vivz has done several pieces of artwork depicting this side of her, and yet everyone just goes crazy over tits. Again, it's disappointing.

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5. Justina

Ok, so this bitch didn't appear in the comic. Well, she did at one point. Zoophobia originally had this prologue where we meet Justina. However, Vivz deleted this prologue so we can assume that prologue is retconned. You can still probably find re blogs of it somewhere. Still, it makes sense why not a lot of people would know about her, thus why she's at the bottom of the list. However, she still showed up at one point, and fuck it, I see plenty of shit for Mirage who hasn't appeared yet. Also, this is my list.

Justina is interesting to me. She has apparently been exiled in Hell and is forced to watch over dreams, a job she finds tedious. She's also the embodiment of Pride, and mistreats her daughter, Ink. Ok, so reread the second sentence. She got exiled. ...in Hell. A place where there's a bunch of crazies and crime, and that's super loose on rules. This bitch somehow got exiled. Also, the sins run over entire sections of Hell. Justina was a politically powerful figure. So what crime could she have possibly committed to get exiled? Why no one talks about this is surprising to me. Like, can we get some headcannons at least? The other reason I like her, and I know this is petty, but she hates being colourful. Am I the only one who finds the concept of a Vivziepop character despising how colourful they are kind of unintentionally funny? Yes? Ok then.....

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4. Kaycee

Kaycee's lack of popularity or recognition also came as a surprise. She's basically this story's version of the Cheshire cat. She's the puppet master pulling the strings of characters, kick starting the story. And yet she's neither an evil nor good character. She's morally grey, seemingly seeing the whole story as entertainment for herself. She also seems to be somewhat omnipresent, hiding in plain sight, watching shit go down. The first chapter gave her plenty of panels to shine in, and I'm not sure about the rest of you, but her scenes seemed pretty effective. So why did the fandom collectively forget that this character existed? With a character like Kaycee, you would've thought that the fandom would be abuzz with speculation and theories. Not to mention her connection with Cameron. What does Kaycee see in her? What's her end game? Does she want something, or is all of Safe Haven Kaycee's personal doll house? Come on fandom, what's the hold up?

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3. Narissa

Ok, ok, odd choice, I know, and that's partially why she's so low. So why do I think she needs more attention? Because she's high key a major contender for the most badass mom of the comic award. First off, she's the queen of Hell, despite being a mortal and not a demon. She has Lucifer, FUCKING LUCIFER, wrapped around her finger so tight that Vivz has described them as the most lovey dovey couple in the series. On concept alone, I'm already intrigued. And in the comic? Everybody, I want you to look at the panels she appears in, and just notice the body language, posture, facial expression. It could be just me, but Narissa seems to scream "get on your knees before the queen bitch". Also, notice how when Lucifer is full out raging and is about to stab a bitch, while everyone else is fucking terrified, Narissa's just puts her hand up like "Shattup bitch, I'm taking over." Finally, I find her reaction to Damian's actions interesting. I theorized in the past that she may be alright with Dame going to Safe Haven since she kind of gets it, since she experienced something similar in her life, except instead of Earth, she wanted to litteraly go to hell. I think it would actually be really interesting if there were some sort of parallel between Dame and his mum, and that being the reason she lets him do his thing. I see a lot of people give attention to Lucifer and especially Dame, but Narissa is almost always left out. I dunno about you guys, but I vote that we need more Narissa love.

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2. Tentadora

Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, insert Jessica Rabbit joke here.

In Tentadora's case, I think people tend not entirely get Tenta's character. A lot of people criticize Tenta for not being a good parental figure for Damian despite being so doting to him. And I'm about to blow some people's minds here, but Tenta being a bad parent?

That's the point

Yeah, Tenta is actually a really shitty parent, and this is actually intentional. While she does care for Dame, she spoils him rotten and she's even surprisingly neglectful. She just lets Dame hang on Earth where she knows he'll be in danger. Oh but it's alright. He's happy. That's all that matters right? Even when searching for him, she doesn't take it seriously and would rather goof off than make sure he's ok. This is much more evident in a comic you can find on Vivz's art portfolio. It's done in a way that mimics the Invader Zim art style and stars Dame and Tenta. I'll probably reblog it later, but in the comic, Dame is (as confirmed by Vivz in the description ) not entirely mentally healthy. The kid is litteraly under the impression his dolls are talking to him. And Tenta's reaction? She just tells him he's too old to play with dolls.

I feel that Tenta gets a little too much criticism. Yeah, I agree with the design thing, but a lot of criticism I see towards her personality is criticism I have trouble buying. The whole thing with people asking why she's such a shitty parent is one thing, but there's also the accusation that she not only looks like Jessica Rabbit, she acts like and has the same role as her, when really she doesn't. Look, I don't deny the similarities. But Tenta isn't a clone. She's clearly inspired by and shares traits with Jessica, but she's hardly a carbon copy. Personality wise at least. She's silly, not ashamed of being sexy or inconvenienced by it, and she's far less mature. Can we just. ...I dunno, give the pink robot a break?

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1. Zechariah

Ok, so hear me out. I know I put him on my worst character list. However, remember how I restricted that list to just characters that appeared in the comic? If it weren't for that restriction, Zech wouldn't have made the list. The main problem I had was his stupid decisions. That's it. Also, this character has appeared in 3 out of the five chapters we got. He has a lot of panels to show up in. However, despite this, nobody pays this guy any attention. Except, oddly enough, the NSFW part of the zp community...... Yeah, I don't know either. Still, you rarely see this guy get spoken about or fan works made for him, while characters like Tom who show up once get more attention than he does. I think that this list has shown me how confusing the zp community can be.

Anyway, I'm about to pass out. Hope you enjoyed. Tell me what you think.

I apologize for wasting your time.

-ATOUN

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hourglassgod · 5 years

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Thank you to @junkpilestuff for making me aware of this via twitter.

Okay, so I will admit that I really love Asra. Like, a lot. Similarly, I love Julian for being his dorky self. However, after thinking about it for a long while, I realized that if I actually appeared in The Arcana I would most realistically end up with Nadia or Portia. Let's face it. These two have much less drama than our other boys.

So, when I saw this chart on twitter, I got curious. It wasn't that surprising that I would have something akin to a one sided relationship with Asra. Honestly, I would likely assume he didn't have feelings for me and automatically rule out having a romantic relationship with him.

With Julian, it could work but it wouldn't be ideal. I'm going to be frank and say that I've been in relarionships with people like Julian. I loved them dearly but it tended to burn bright and sizzle out due to problems that couldn't be resolved. (And I might have run out of patience) So, it was understandable that I would be drawn to Julian but I would have better luck with him if he had the self realization that he has developed in the most recent chapters. (On a sidenote, Julian and Asra are listed as an ideal match. I could see them getting along quite well if it weren't for the Apprentice's, ah..., effect on Asra at the time causing his judgement to cloud. Then again that entire time frame is a shitty place to try and start a relationship.)

Lucio would be a one sided match. He would likely be enamored with me, and I... I would likely kill him. I had a stalker like him at one point that I got fed up with and beat up to scare him away. Kudos was that it kind of worked.

Muriel would be a better chance. I got to say that I like his quiet nature and way of thinking. However... he kind of, you know, hates us. Ouch. However, the first time I met him I was kind of bristling before deciding that I wanted to become his friend. If he opened up and we did eventually become friends, I might end up after a few years realizing that I like him. I would then try to initiate a relationship and pray that it would work. Honestly, in real life, I wouldn't mind getting married to someone that I became best friends with first before starting a romance with. (On a side note, as formerly having Muriel's personality, he might very well be in love with Asra, even if he doesn't quite realize it himself. And also relating to personal experience and in game evidence, Asra would likely only view him as a good friend or a brother. Which sucks ass and could explain some of the jealousy/hatred towards the apprentice.)

Portia has more than enough of a good chance, in my opinion. She has the teasing fun personality that draws me to Julian, but she lacks some of his danger seeking drama ways. Multiple times she states that Julian is being unnecessarily dramatic when a problem could be solved in a simpler more direct manner. Which I love about her. I actually fell in love with her when I was going through Julian's route and having mild panic attacks at his thoughts and choices. And then Portia would come along to say "That's a stupidass decision, Ilya." And I would be like, Ah! Someone who understands! Additionally, I love her quick humor (Ilya and having more than enough salt for the rest of us). I could definitely see us teasing Julian relentlessly. Also... I will admit that in Julian's route, I did contemplate ditching him in a relationship to go for Portia instead. Her lifestyle with a nice cottage, garden, and Pepi is much more suited for me than constantly running around on crazy adventures with Julian. I crave some of the simpler things in life while still being able to have a good laugh and fun like I would with Portia. It would be a hard decision based on the timeline, but I would have a better relationship with Portia than Julian since I can't have both.

Okay, moving on from that slightly depressing note...

Nadia is listed as an ideal match for me. Oh lord. Where to start? Her teasing personality just KILLS me. I am used to doing it to other but when it is done to me? It's a 50/50 chance of me saying something witty back or melting into a puddle of goo. Also, I admire her for being a strong woman and trying to accomplish everything on her own. Considering that Lucio wasn't supporting her or helping her, but she started to improve with Asra and Julian's friendship? I would more than be willing to help her and get her to open up about trusting other people. Plus, it would be nice knowing I had someone reliable at my back going through the events of the game. I also feel like as we progress in a relationship she would definitely help me with my "it can't hurt you if it's dead" ways that could certainly get us into trouble with the way things seem to be shaping out in game. Although, in real life, it is an issue as well. Have I mentioned how intelligent and caring she is? She helped design fucking aquaducts in Vesuvia! She geniunely wants to help the people and has the opportunity now that Lucio isn't in the way. (Side note, as also being in a similar mindstate to Nadia before. I can see why she might strike up a relationship and marriage with Lucio. However, it would be a toxic one. I could go more into this at another time if wanted.) I enjoy helping people and would love to do so with Nadia at my side. I could see where she comes from in the beginning with wanting to hang Julian, but after meeting him I would advise caution and try to find out the whole truth. I love figuring out mysteries and either bringing a peaceful end or a righteous execution of consequences. That isn't to say that I would be sympathetic to the difficulties Nadia has with actually killing someone, as I touched on before. I could definitely see us being in a relationship though it would be interesting seeing the both of us constantly presenting each other with gifts that we think the other would like to show affection. I also think that I could help her when it comes to the times that she NEEDS a break. I could see the relstionship working out but I have no idea where it would lead us in the end. Hopefully some place happy where she has reconnected with her family and Vesuvia is prospering with its people healthy and cared for.

I think that that is enough analysis for now. I might do some more theorizing later. Lol. I probably could have done a video on this on YouTube, but oh well.

Asra- ISTP

Julian- ESFJ

Nadia- INTJ

Lucio- ESTP

Portia- ENFP

Muriel- INTP

Me- Can you figure it out?

Thanks again to Junky for inspiring this mess. *salutes*

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