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Atrociraptors (prints)

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I dare you - get me a Hyrule compendium on those things and I'll change my mind.

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Gloomhands or Guardians?

Warning, some spoilers for TOTK (no major story spoilers)

The gloomhands/floormasters are the new 'Guardians' of TOTK, but are they better or worse? More terrifying or less?

Most players can remember the dread of hearing the iconic piano cords followed by the red laser of botw's guardians. The sheer speed and size of the guardians is intimidating enough early game for players to entirely avoid them. Of course, eventually most players will hunt guardians for sport and they lose all fear and power. This goes the same for all of hyrule's nastier monsters...Lynels, Gleeoks, etc...

With guardians notable lack of appearance in totk, the question is, are gloomhands more or less effective?

Gloomhands spawn in seemingly random (but scripted) locations within the depths and hyrule. They typically appear in the corner of the screen or otherwise off center, having an entirely silent entrance until they inevitably spot you. They unleash a hallowing screech as they begin to chase after you. The music becomes inverted, the sky turns red...there is no blood moon. You begin running to learn that they can run just as fast as you.

There is no hope.

If you stick around long enough without dying, eventually they'll leave...dropping dark matter.

The player is left confused, perhaps thinking it was daylight that "killed" them? There are no definite answers. It does not even have a hyrule compendium entry.

If you truly uphold the triforce of courage and decide to take them down, if successful, your reward comes as a punishment.

Guardians meanwhile are far more predictable, you know where they're concentrated and where to avoid. You can typically spot them from quite a distance. The battle is straight forward and you get a instant reward.

OR basically:

Guardians: visible, predictable, more like a mini-boss.

Gloomhands: mythical, unpredictable, fucking terrifying.

I mean people have already learned how to cheese the gloomhands (ledge + dazzle fruit and bomb arrows) but i don't think the follow up is quite understood. Eventually, they might be like the guardians in the "hunting for sport" sense. But maybe. Just maybe. they'll hold the same type of fear and unease like that enveloping Oot's Deadhand.

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happy pride month once again, here’s a redraw of this iconic medieval art

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potentially hot take:

I don't think malcom in the middle episodes get worse in the last two seasons.

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When the Blood Moon rises, light is swallowed whole.

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Free sushi at the bus stop on 10th st east in downtown at paul. For those who are interested

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Drawing bulls is kinda fun ngl

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alternatively filter to show classes taught by extremely old people who are fantastic

I've had both but i do love very old nice professors

I think the university course database should have a filter to only show classes taught by extremely old people who are insane

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ooohh I’m a sparrow I’m going to go hop around in the dirt aand peck at absolutely nothing Mm delicious