#/s if that wasnt obvious

[sieglinde-freud]

i think the fell xenologue does a great job at characterizing some of the royals beyond the vanilla game mostly because every single royal has like one or two core principles that really make them who they are and so getting rid of those one or two things completely converts them into a completely different person. like alcryst losing his self doubt, celine loses her empathy, hortensia loses her resilience, etc etc. but i think my favorite version of this has to be fogado, who has in my opinion the most drastic change. i think all of the other royals have very outward presenting traits that you can easily catch onto and see theyve lost. but fogado is just a little different, because what fell fogado lacks isnt really a trait; he loses his sense of love. (rest under the cut bc it turned into an essay. my bad also fell xenologue spoilers obvs)

“our” fogado (?? idk how to differentiate between them. work with me here) is not an easy person to read in universe. he makes it very clear in chapter 13 that he’s pretty good at deception and is very willing to make use of that skill. his supports with timerra and pandreo also tell us he’s gotten used to keeping up a specially crafted persona meant to kind of suppress his feelings (that timerra and pandreo can see through but. like 1. theyre smart 2. sister and bff ok moving on). but he doesn’t do it out of malice or because he just likes being tricky, he lies because he loves. everything in fogado’s life is shaped by what he loves: his country, his friends, and his sister. every single motivation he has is fueled by this: the constant partying, how often he leaves the castle, all his acting. its even in his goddamn class name (cupido) and birthday (feb 14) if you needed the game to spell it out for you

so thats why when we get to the fell xenologue, the fogado we meet is changed in that one specific way: his love is gone. we know this because of a few things, the first of which is that he is honest. aside from the robe (in which he is assassinating someone! but also. lets be so honest with ourselves here. you can see his fucking face) he’s immediately upfront with his intentions: he wants the bracelets, he wants power, and he wants you to die. and thats it. he just kind of hands you that information, and then fucks off when you win. on what earth would our fogado do that? dude wouldnt even tell you if he broke his leg, he just partied a little hard last night. but thats just it isnt it? our fogado lies because he loves people, hes protecting them. fell!fogado is transparent because he’s not protecting anyone, he doesn’t care.

but the biggest kicker in fell!fogado’s lack of love is in his interaction with our timerra. our fogado loves his sister more than anything, as he literally plans his entire life around making HER life easier. he sacrifices even just spending time with her just because he needs to make sure hes fully prepared to keep her safe (not that timerra wants that for him but he doesnt really get that. which is another topic i could dive into but this post is long enough lets not make it a novel). fell!fogado though? well you see–

any love fogado holds for his sister, or any love at all really, is just not present in fell!fogado. and you could say that maybe its just because of the corruption, but then why do we still see love between the fierenese and brodian siblings? even fell!timerra still loves her brother if her conversation with our fogado is anything to go off of. but the writers know that fogado lives and dies on his love for people, its his entire being and so much more so than the rest of the cast. which is why thats what had to change in him for the fell xenologue. it wasnt really just a flip of the switch haha murder thing (though. it could have been handled better. lets be real) but it was the loss of everything that makes fogado him. and i think the fact that this gets to be highlighted in the dlc just makes base game fogado all that much more interesting, because it cements his motivation now that we know what he's like without it. fogado is a guy driven by love and its just fucking great

[dog-ending]

one of the most important skills you learn from job hunting is how to abandon all hope for a brighter future and expect rejection from everything. such a healthy growth experience. i love misery.

[kaiju-krew]

Do you fw Arcane??

i fw it so heavy dude every time i watch an episode i feel the insanely feral urge to start drawing because the artistry is so exquisite and inspiring but i also want to keep watching..... it is truly so so difficult for me x(((

[sleepy-crocuta]

timeline thingy for Rob

[cent-scratchnsniff]

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[satosugusbowlofcereal]

hey. hey how do i cope when the trope is two characters who were clearly meant to be together and look deeply into each others eyes every chance they get and know each other in ways no one else can and are very obviously shipped together by the writers and are literally WRITTEN FOR EACHOTHER and desperately in love but they cant be because censorship is a cockblocker please send help soon I'm loosing it

[cerubean]

meet the mancusos (in order from left to right)

Silvia Mancuso (socially awkward, loyal, peaceful) --- grew up in tartosa as an only child with her mother (vita) and father. mysteriously disappeared 15 years ago.

Dom Mancuso (loner, cat lover, slob) --- born and raised in tartosa, but lives in san myshuno working as a salaryperson; loves his two children (nico and priscilla), but does not visit tartosa often after losing his wife.

Vita Azzarà (gloomy, cat lover, creative) ---

Priscilla Mancuso (creative, foodie, generous) --- joy of life challenge founder; dreams of owning her own bakery in tartosa

Nicolaò "Nico" Mancuso (music lover, freegan, goofball) --- engaged to mila and they have a daughter named after his mother, silvie. he's often found around tartosa busking for tips with his guitar

Mila Banuelos (book lover, adventerous, family-oriented): in university studying history and archaeology

[cavity-collector]

tootaroo!!! 〜♪

mayushii doodles :3

[shsl-leader]

(exclusionist voice) you're harming real DID systems because that's not how it works. trust me, i saw a meme you posted on the internet. there's 3 people with actual DID and they dont use the internet because they're so confused all the time. they have never had a moment of happiness in their lives. they can't form any memories. why are you taking every resource from them by posting on tumblr. you're officially diagnosed? yeah, well, you're too young. DID only develops when you've experienced trauma i deem valid by 2 but children can't have it. nobody can tell they might be plural without a team of doctors because they're too helpless. also DID isn't real. you're traumatized? why do you hate trauma survivors die in a fire

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[kshaar]

if all ancient elves were once spirits and 'being corrupted from your purpose' is such a Horrible thing to happen to them then maybe elgar'nan should be allowed to be a tyrant have you ever considered that

[houndfaker]

if i had a nickel for every time mitsuru’s relationship with another woman was paralleled with chidori and junpei’s relationship i would have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s stupidly gay that it happened twice

[todayisafridaynight]

Omg You like persona???? what’s ur favorite game and characters :D

please refer to previous ask

[sonknuxadow]

in my experience you so much as mention shadow and rouge in the same post you have to put 500 disclaimers on it that its not a ship post even if its already obvious that its not or else shadouge shippers will crawl all over it like ants

[waggle100]

OK I need Matty P to pronounce his last name for us because Neeley doesn't seem to know it either

[star-star-stars]

I can't find the post but the person really had something when they said William Shatner has no business being mad about k/s when he's the one who spent all that time looking at Leonard Nimoy like he wanted to eat him

[kanyniablue]

haha i used too many tags on that last post