#this truly is the year of Shadow

[coffeqi]

You know how black doom said shadow is a part of him, right?

So what if Black doom was able to came back through Shadow

Its like a, i wont die as long as you’re still alive, typa deal

#shadow the hedgehog #sonic the hedgehog #sonic x shadow generations #im so hyped #i cant waiiitt! #this truly is the year of Shadow #i love #black arms #black doom #so muchhhh #i cant believe we’re actually getting more of them

[sophfandoms53]

anyways Sonic Prime was a good time, a cute little Sonic show I’ll revisit just like Boom and X.

I’m so grateful that it gave us one of the best incarnations of Shadow since 06, for the first time in a long time Shadow felt like Shadow, and I’m gonna miss him most of all

Prime Shadow, my beloved, you were bigger than the whole sky

#the peakest shadow content i’ve gotten in years #i will hold him close to me forever #THIS is shadow #MY shadow #and i loved every single second of him #i rlly hope to see this type of writing for him carry on into other things #bc he was truly everything #he IS shadow #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic prime #sonic prime season 3 #sonic prime spoilers #kinda ig

[maydayprkr]

I'm sorry for the person I'm going to become when sonic movie 3 drops

#personal post #sonic #TRULY THE YEAR OF SHADOW

[pumpkinrootbeer]

I just have to sing my praises for Shadow's VA in prime rq I think Ian hanlin does such a fantastic job as shadow I am just. consistently amazed. I think some previous iterations lean a little too hard into the growl but Ian hanlin brings a modernization to the character that I think works really well. Still very clearly Shadow but sounds more natural imo. Genuinely wonderful would love to hear him as shadow in other productions

#:v #shadow the hedgehog #sonic prime #Honestly prime is all around a great time for shadows characterization #probably one of my favorite #The line ''is that all you got?'' was just SO shadow 😭 #This is truly the year of shadow we're so back #(would love to see a bit more of this type of characterization for shadow in IDW) #I love IDW and I am a IDW shadow defender until I die #I also think the last issue shadow was in was just. peak for his character fantastico #I would just like more 😁 #Me trying to convince people that Ian hanlin should voice shadow in the movie: it would be a perfect gift.. For Christmas 😏

[monotone-artist]

the siblings of all time tbh

[id: several digital drawings of shadow the hedgehog and maria robotnik. shadow is wearing purple pajama pants with slightly lighter star pattern; maria wears a couple different outfits throughout the drawings, and for most of them shadow doesn't have the inhibitor rings on.

first drawing is of a young shadow, sitting back and bristling, his arms braced on the floor as he glares.

second drawing, maria is sitting down with her legs out in front of her, feet crossed. she's wearing a bluish shirt with a graphic on it: an orange circle, inside of which is a mountain silhouette with a lake in front. shadow is seated by her, his chin resting on his arms which he's crossed on her legs. he glances away from her, looking a little upset. maria rests on hand atop his head, and she's a little concerned but still slightly smiles encouragingly.

third drawing, shadow is sitting hunched forward, elbow on his knee to rest his head in his hand. he's staring vacantly at the ground in front of him, quills on end. little sparks fly off his body. text pointing to him reads, "pre-inhibitor rings, absolute overstimulation sensory nightmare."

fourth drawing is an upper body shot of shadow, pointedly staring ahead with his arms crossed. he says, "what the fuck?" in the background, maria puts her hands on her hips and crossly exclaims, "Shadow!"

fifth drawing, shadow is standing with his back partially turned toward the viewer, glancing over his shoulder. his brows are furrowed anxiously as he twists his hands together.

final drawing, shadow is finally wearing his inhibitor rings, and he has on maria's mountain silhouette shirt (which is a bit big for him) as well as his pj pants. he has his arms stretched out on either side as he peers curiously down at the shirt. maria is beside him, wearing a blue dress with darker hems and a striped skirt. she's leaning her weight on a crutch and appears a bit more sickly than before, but she's grinning down at him as she gestures with her free hand. end id]

#monotoneart #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #while i did draw mostly maria looking after shadow here he very much took just as much care of her. especially as they got older. #he's small but not that much younger than her at all he's just. well. a hedgehog #i just /really/ wanted to draw little baby shadow #also maria's mountain shirt is based on one i have irl :] #can't believe we're gonna get to see her get shot twice more soon. this truly is the spiderman backstory of the year

[ttxdak]

year of the dragon

#arknights #art by yours truly #happy chinese new years #arknights saileach #arknights shu #reed the flame shadow

[starsandthorn]

no but actually. the parallels to other Twins in different nations of teyvat in relation to the traveler and their desire to reunite with their own sibling makes me a little bit bonkers. like.

diluc and kaeya as what the traveler has and fears, after we will be reunited [separation born from conflict that seemingly cannot be mended; they both care for each other but ultimately their opposing ideals mean they cannot be at each other's side in the same way that they used to, and no longer have the close bond they once did]

ei and makoto as what the abyss sibling experienced [a crushing loss not just of one's twin but the last remaining friend they had and the safety and security of their nation, coming out the other side traumatized, cold and jaded and making decisions that will ultimately hurt the people they claim to want to protect for the sake of an unattainable goal]

and lyney and lynette as what the traveler and the abyss twin used to have before they were separated [never apart for long, home is wherever we are together], what the traveler wants [their separation brief and quickly amended, continuing to be inseparable after they reunite], and also the choice they'll have to make [the twins being together in an organization the traveler inherently doesn't trust - does the traveler want to be by their sibling's side badly enough to throw their lot in with the abyss, and turn their back on everyone else they've met on their journey so far?]

#personal stuff #thorn plays genshin #RIPS AND TEARS. #hi . feeling so normal btw #i was thinking so so so so hard about the traveler twins when ei's second story quest dropped #and i am constantly sick in the head about the traveler being tired of the ragbros nonsense communication #and THEN in fontaine the traveler having to watch these two twins who are incredibly close. #and try not to think about what they've lost #i'm. uuaauguugh #LIKE #the traveler and the abyss twin really are what the fontaine twins could be if either of them lost the other. #at the end of his story quest lyney talks about how both of them give each other strength to get through the darkest days #and how darkness never consumes him because he has his sister and they remember the good things together [punches the ground] #also lyney and lynette losing their trust in people early on and having to lie to everyone around them #and getting the companionship that kaeya never got in his childhood. cries #like he had his twin!!! he had his brother!!! but he had to lie to him for years and never felt truly understood until that night #and AUUUGH the running theme of one twin being Light and the other being Dark #one always brightly engaging with people while the other deals with matters from the shadows #and the brothers flipping that on its head when diluc returns to mondstadt - diluc in the shadows and kaeya with the knights #and ei getting someone who will be her shadow so she can finally step into the light herself and see the world with her own eyes. #just AUUGUUGHGH. i'm fine. i'm normal #this is incoherent maybe but augh. augh. siblings. #[looking back at the earth] wait the game is about family? always has been

[mittenslikescats]

Sega gave us dinner now they're giving us fucking desert

#Sonadow #Sonic the Hedgehog #Sonic #Shadow #sonic x shadow generations #Sonic x shadow #They're adding fuel to this ship #This is truly the year of shadow and the year of sonadow

[kupraissad]

SO THAT HAPPENED?????

he just-

that just-

yeah?

#waited 14 years for it #and it wasn't even homoerotic #truly a big loss #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #wwdits spoilers #guillermo de la cruz #nandermo

[bottombaron]

wait.

if Nandor knew that the only way to reverse the transformation was to kill the vampire that sired Guillermo...

he was going to travel the world...with his best friend...go back to his home...turn Guillermo at the banks of the Tigris

in s3 finale, after Guillermo had cornered Nandor, proving he can have violent intent towards him, Nandor says, "yes, yes. this is what I've been waiting for. you've passed the test"

but he wasn't talking about being a vampire...

he was talking about what he would have to do after...

#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandermo #guillermo de la cruz #nandor the relentless #but tonight you've proved that you have what it takes to take care of yourself #i mean Guillermo would have never been ready to kill Nandor #and Nandor would have known that #but he would (potentially) be ready to live without Nandor #like how Laszlo writes in his letter to Nadja #“you don't need me to protect you anymore” #and Nandor has always protected Guillermo from the realization that he could never truly be a vampire... #Nandor was going to have a beautiful time with who he loved most #go back home #turn Guillermo #and after some time - proving to Guillermo that he wouldn't be able to commit to being a vampire #he would have killed himself #in his homeland #prbly where he feels like he should have died 700 years ago #thanks i hate it

[freebagels]

The Year of Shadoooow!!!

& the power of autism. Drew this in a spam of 20x "All of me" nonstop. This is how artblock gets cured.

#shadow the hedgehog #year of shadow #shadow #shth #sth #sonic fanart #rare art by yours truly #sorry (not sorry) dearest followers & mutuals. you're gonna see a lot of this boy #this year ..

[sour-grape-s]

Wwdits fans at the end of s4: Nandor is a big dumb fuck with 0 emotional intelligence. He broke Guillermo’s heart and he’s on my shit list 😤

Wwdits fans at the end of s5: Nandor was the only one to figure out how to help Guillermo and he understood he wasn’t ready and gave him the choice because he loves him that much my big stupid clever son 😩🥺🥰

#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandor the relentless #lmao just occurred to me how different the posts were this time last year #bless #he’s truly had a summer of self discovery

[flashanimated]

BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE,

ALREADY KNOW THIS STORY.

#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #silver the hedgehog #explanation!! in tags. since i don't think my composition got my exact idea down #but this song is one of my fav sonic (as a character) themes. what it tells us about sonic. and this lyric especially stood out to me #we don't really know much of sonic's past (as of current game canon) or real feelings on most situations. to get them in character themes #like this is wonderful. and for so long i keep thinking about how like #i really truly think. when you really think abt it and consider them all as characters within canon #especiallyyyy the 1998-2000s games. sonic has more similarities to shadow and silver than what's been shown or what most have known #originally this was going to just have sonic and shadow but i always have to throw silver into things #but i wanted to potray a sort of sympathy from sonic as well as sense of understanding #being the hero of the whole world saving it many times and fighting insane things as a 15 year old little animal's gotta be a lot #& anyway i like to take baby game seriously just a little bit

[chirpsythismorning]

I haven't been active in the byler fandom, why would redditors be mad at the play being canon?

Most, not all, but most active reddit users on the ST sub have been bombarded with byler evidence for the last year. So to remain sane through it all, they have resorted to insisting that almost every detail fans come across and try to share on the sub, are just mere coincidences.

This is because they've realized that if they are considering other really minor details meaning something bigger, that means they might have to start considering the possibility that the details pointing to byler are also intentional. This is how they cope.

You would think after saying 'it's just a coincidence' for the hundredth time, they might be starting to rethink their position on things, but the reality of the situation just isn't setting in I guess (aka they don't want it to happen so they are refusing to let themselves truly consider it until they have no choice).

The reason I still partake in the reddit sub, despite losing braincells over half the takes on there, is bc there are still a handful of users that are really smart and do great analysis on the supernatural side of the show, in particular things I have no knowledge on at all and would greatly benefit from looking at to expand my understanding of things and different perspectives.

The really smart ones that exist are usually indifferent to the romantic arcs in the show, although they do have a milkvan bias bc the straight bait is straight baiting. And so these are the few posts theorizing, that consider the details meaning something more, that just so happen to get support from the hardcore milkvans on there. And it's bc as long as it's coming from someone who doesn't think byler is going to happen, they will listen.

I will say the one thing that is sort of obnoxious about all of this is that regular fans without any ship bias, will pop on there semi-regularly with a post, accompanied by basic common sense questions like, 'wait this makes no sense...' or 'why did they do this this way?' in many cases, with the confusion surrounding the build up of Mike and El and Will's role in all that. These people aren't milkvans or bylers, they are just fans picking up on obvious subtext and they are looking for insight about it from fans. And every time they get bombarded with condescending and bitter milkvans that are having to defend mike and el's honor, and s4 really made this a full time job for them lmao. That sort of resentment has manifested into hating anything and everything that considers deeper meaning in relation to Will and Mike, but especially in Will's case. Because that's the thing, they have to deny any importance of Will's role bc Will being important fucking terrifies them. It means that everything could be important basically. It's their worst nightmare and they will hound you for even speculating something. It's insufferable to watch unfold honestly.

I say all of this bc it's important in the context of the play, given that there are a lot of theories out there swirly around, theories that mostly reside on Tumblr. Many of those theories are viewed by redditors as being crack theories that have no evidence supporting them (bc they come from bylers), like the weirdness around Alice not being in the play (and potentially connecting to Karen), or the fact that they insisted the silhouette of Henry's actor right before the cast announcement couldn't be him bc he was too old to be Henry (umm time shenanigans, duh), or that the truth about Brenner's involvement runs a lot deeper than everyone assumes.

And so naturally, leading up to the play, a lot of active (very vocal) redditors in both the main sub and the Hawkins AV Club sub, have commented on posts related to the play, trying so hard to convince others (themselves) that this play is not canon and we shouldn't waste our time with it because it wont matter in the context of everything going on in the literal show. They go as far as to insist it's not canon, even though it already was said to be canon.

And now with this post, they are again having to face the reality this show is a lot deeper than they have had to insist it to is combat byler speculation. All byler evidence is seen as reaching to them. And they'll do everything they can to insist anything bylers are speculating is delusional, which includes theories surrounding the play. All of that denial has led us to this moment, which will only hurt their ego as time goes on and they are being hit with sign after sign after sign... that it might just be that deep.

#byler #stranger things #the first shadow #'it's not that deep you guys' #'ya'll are reaching' #what's your favorite milkvan argument? #mine is 'the duffer's aren't that smart guys' #truly never gets old #oh so you're saying endgame byler would be smart... you said it not me. #not trying to make this about byler but i did #bc full serious... before byler was even a thought in reddits head back in s1-2... they fucking loved theories #i can go find theories from 6 years ago about twelvegate and owlgate and birthdaygate and dozens more all bc they were open to everything!! #critical thinking is not encouraged on there anymore #anything considering possibilities based on literal evidence is going to be shot 9 times out of ten #bc all of those details have always been hinting at something they do not want to accept #the details are stacked against them #and their time is running out it seems #can't wait for this play to drop and it starts to set in that plenty of details they refuted tirelessly were actually hinting at something

[thelostsisters]

just remembered that eveline canonically sees herself as useless and unlovable

#she has no idea that jack baker truly cared about her #she lives alone in the megamycete for 19 YEARS feeling like this #i’m actually gonna be sick that’s my baby girl literally what has she done to deserve this #resident evil #resident evil 7 #shadows of rose #eveline re7

[great-hon-equal-to-pot-pie]

MK onloading all his "secret insecurities" onto Macaque in Shadow Play be like:

#Sorry for posting an among us ifunny meme in the year of our lord 2023 #I truly am. #(It will happen again) #lmk #lego monkie kid #mk lmk #macaque #lmk macaque #shadow play #soysause duo