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I was doing some research on Ogun and came across this. The writers clearly did their homework because is this not low-key Annette’s season 2’s journey? I really appreciate the thought and care they’ve put into her character

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<3

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My couple vibing in san domingos <3

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I’m so glad someone finally voiced what I’ve been thinking. That’s exactly one of my main critique of the show. I love her writing, arcs and the care has been put into her character, but it’s frustrating that they’ve twice found ways to sideline her from fighting the final bosses. I didn’t mind it as much this season since the focus was on her spiritual journey, and she got the main love-interest treatment, something Black female characters rarely get, plus it didn’t overshadow her own personal arc.

That said, they’re definitely not being creative enough with her powers. Someone who controls metal and earth should be doing so much more like shattering the ground, destroying buildings, creating sinkholes and quicksand, creating different metallic weapons. The world is literally hers to command, yet it feels like they’re holding her back, which is so strange. I really hope they step it up in Season 3 and let her powers reach their full potential

I feel like I'm the only one who keeps thinking about this, so I have to ask...

Was anyone else slightly annoyed that Annette doesn't get to fight against the final bosses in both season finales.

In season 1, she can't fight against Drolta because she's in charge of destroying this big night creature making machine (which she fails to do) and in season 2 she doesn't get to fight against Erzsebet because she's renting her body to Sekhmet and instead has to fight some lion monster thingy.

I don't know, I just find it kinda dissapointing how everyone, and I do mean everyone, even the guy that killed Ritcher's mother, gets to land a couple of cool hits against the two big bosses, but Annette is stuck somewhere else.

I kept thinking, "Oh! Maybe they're gonna have her pull some really cool earth moves like a mix of Edward and Toph! It's gonna be awesome! Or maybe they'll combine her rocks with Ritcher's ice and make some sort of giant frozen meteor or something! 😢✨️"

And then she didn't...

I don't know... I'm aware that this is a nitpick, but I'm just wondering if anyone was kinda hoping for a little more with her in the final battles.

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It’s the way Castlevania Nocturne did EVERYTHING right this season and more. I don’t think I’m going to get over the level of care and beauty put into Annette’s character. I’m seriously in AWE. Not shying away from the horrors of history while allowing its black characters to feel an apart of the fantasy. If there was EVER a shining example on how to write BIPOC characters please look no further than Castlevania. Like if there was anything I’ve ever complained about on this page, just know Castlevania does the exact opposite. I literally can’t tell you how good it feels have something you’ve grown up include people who look like you. I’m not over how well written Annette was. Ugh I will never be over this. Literally neverrrrrr.

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bro not now she has to commune with the dead

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Castlevania: Nocturne

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She’s cleaning the burns he got while holding her, I’m gonna cry

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Finished season two and blacked out

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I practically devoured the second season of Castlevania: Nocturne, such was my desire to see this continuation of Richter's story.

This year-plus wait was worth it, I was compensated with a season infinitely superior to the first in every aspect, but one of the points that definitely caught my attention the most was the development of Richter and Annette's relationship and the meaning of this relationship for both characters.

I love first of all how the approach of these two is totally different from that of Trevor and Sypha since these two were already slightly older than the couple in Nocturne, adults, basically. It's a bit of a cliché, but I love how Richter and Annette had almost or completely no previous romantic interaction given their difficult lives. I love seeing them blush at simple hand-holding or silly dialogues of the two laughing while hunting for food.

Loneliness and the loss of her mother separate Maria from Richter, but that same shared pain unites the young Belmont with Annette.

It is, however, interesting to also assimilate how these moments work the sense of one wanting to protect the other. It's lovely to see Annette protecting Richter from Alucard...

For me, the climax of this season finale, with Richter considering letting the world sink into darkness, just so he doesn't lose his beloved, only for his voice to bring her back from the spirit world and they can enjoy a moment of peace, is so... UUUUGHHHHH I LOVE THEM. I'M GOING TO EXPLODE.

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I JUST FINISHED WATCHING SEASON 2 AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE!!! I AM LITERALLY SPEECHLESS—IT WAS EVEN BETTER THAN SEASON 1. THE LORE, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ANIMATION, FIGHT SCENES, AND ROMANCE WERE ALL SO PERFECTLY DONE. I’M STILL TRYING TO PROCESS EVERYTHING WITHOUT SCREAMING!

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You want Mel to live because she’s hot. I want Mel to live because she well written and will make season two so much better. We are not the same.

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The thing that's interesting to me about oshamir is they're both the best and worst thing that could happen to each other.

Like, from Osha's pov: She's killed Sol and lost Mae. She has no one and is in danger if the Jedi find out she killed Sol. With Qimir, she's not alone, gains safety, and training.

But, with Qimir she's also cementing herself on the path of the dark side. Technically, she could have left Brendok and tried to live a quiet life. Joining Qimir, she will always, in a sense, be in danger and/or on the run.

Granted, knowing Mae is with the Jedi and without her memories (for her!) she'd probably struggle to live any other way.

Then, from Qimir's pov: He essentially gets everything he wanted lol. A pupil and the power of two.

But, he's also been on his own for so long. Mae doesn't really count because he wasn't his true self. By partnering with Osha, he's in the most danger he's been in... probably ever. Osha will become his weakness and make him vulnerable because now he has something to lose. Prior, he doesn't care much about his own life. Look at how he acts in combat.

Vulnerability is not inherently bad, but when you're living in survival mode... it will shift his priorities in a way he didn't anticipate. That's when he's liable to make mistakes.

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The Second Will Cost You - an Oshamir College AU - Chapter 2

Chapters: 2/? Rating: Explicit

"I always feel like an imposter in places like this," Osha mutters, trying to shrink into his side. "I never feel like I belong." "Of course you belong," Qimir says. "I’m here, and you belong with me.” He smiles at her, and she smiles back, biting back the question that's been on the tip of her tongue for months: Yes, but who are you, really? It had taken a lot of sweat, some tears, and a little more blood than she'd expected, but Osha Aniseya has survived the agonizing process of reinvention. She'd set ablaze the carefully planned, meticulously organized life that had been plotted out for her and built something new from the ashes: a new apartment, new major, and a new boyfriend. For a few weeks, in that magical warm haze of late summer, everything is perfect. But as the cold winds of fall and a new school year beckons, Osha starts to realize that when it comes to having someone like Qimir in her life, all of the chaos that they had gone through may have been just the tip of the iceberg.

Read it on AO3!

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Chosen of the Wolf Ambessa, Katarina, Pantheon, Kindred, Swain & Prestige Swain

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Ok but what in the hell are these people/beings?? And what is going on in these scenes??

Is this a flashback? An encounter with the spirit world?

Environmentally and culturally it looks Shuriman but otherwise I’m completely baffled.

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#ARCTOBER DAY 26: Blood Sweat & Tears (mv link) "No war, no peace ’Till I lead them all Leave me with my demons Hear my voice call No fears or sorrows underneath these bones Just blood, sweat and tears Is all I know"