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[greatrunner]

"“Mark?” Chen said. He noticed Crane reach for his sidearm. “Nobody move!” he said. He stared straight into Godzilla’s eyes, and damned if the son-of-a-bitch didn’t stare back. Like it was trying to say something. And he did – or at least something passed between them, something that went into the core of him, and for the first time since Andrew’s death Mark didn’t… hate. Godzilla wasn’t the enemy."

"Everything seemed to slow down, drop away, until he could hear only his own breath and heartbeat – and Godzilla. Like when he listened to the wolves, but deeper, clearer. The rhythms of his own body were melding with the Titan’s, harmonizing… And he understood what Emma had done. What made the ORCA work. Godzilla broke their mutual gaze, leaving him shaken, amazed, but with a sense of almost religious clarity. Godzilla turned, dove into the sea, and pushed through the waves. Mark snapped out of it and turned to Chen. “I know how to find them,” he said."

[blundergato]

greatrunner replied to your post “thenaut131 replied to your post “blue taako sucks so bad.”I’m over it....”

Blue tacos? Are they dying food at taco bell?

LOL, tbh, that would actually be awesome just for the novelty.

its an elf character from a dnd podcast that i listen to and almost never mention ever on here because i aint tryin to interact with that very white fandom.

the character is named taako pronounced just like the food and when the graphic novel came out, they decided to color his skin blue, the reasoning being having a brown dude named taako who was created by a white dude is kinda shitty

like, i totally get the reasoning but i think its just a case where that sort of caution wasnt really needed. lots of brown and latinx fans already saw him as brown and in any case, latinx isnt even a race that would exist in a fantasy world so who really cares, but i guess thats a way deeper discussion.

but the blue version sucks and looks like shit.

[spider-xan]

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I���ve been here for about seven or eight years (since 2010) now   on different accounts, so, yeah, its weird thinking how long its been since the site got started. And def. weirder to know there are folks younger than my tumblr account (rn) using the site as well.

I can’t remember when I got my original account, though I don’t recall having tumblr in university, so probably 2008 at the earliest, if not 2009. I feel like time passing always feels the weirdest if you think of it in terms of like, if I’d had a kid during X time, in which case, I can’t imagine having a ten-year-old child in Grade 5 right now if I’d had a baby when tumblr started lol

And yeah, same! I know there are teens and almost certainly even kids on this site (I know I definitely didn’t care about getting parental permission when I was younger than 13 to sign up for online stuff lol, I really wanted in on that Star Wars site, or whatever it was back then), but it always surprises me to see someone being 16 or under.

Like, they’re making all these cool graphics and gifs, and writing p smart things, and I look back at my teenage online self, and I’m like, lol wow I sounded so childish and ignorant by comparison, and the most I did was coding some online quizzes with results banners, and idk making sprites? Though who knows, maybe that was the equivalent of gifs today to people who were my age now back then.

[greatrunner]

An End Has a Start (MonsterVerse, Godzilla: King of the Monsters)

(1) A Start - [1/1] - PG Madison wants to reconnect with her father. Mark tries communicating, too. Sort've. ONE SHOT. (2) An End - [7/10] - PG-13 (1-7) - to -M (8-11) A Titan trapped in the Colorado mountains threatens to take what little family Madison has left, and Godzilla's not around to help.

[previous edit] + [chapter title influence] + [ficmix 1] + [ficmix 2]

[greatrunner]

1.17 Dante a few decades later / "Dante in Future"

"This design depicts the main character Dante as he reappears a few years later with more dignity. This design is the basis for the costume of the "legendary swordsman" in the film, which may strike a chord with the astute."

1.18. Dante a few decades later (close up) / "Dante in Future"

"Dante who'd been a young and wild man in his youth, has now grown older and more relaxed. Dressed in formal attire and has his hair styled (back?). But the Dante of today, the Devil, would probably still be doing his wild antics no matter how long he has been around. This image overlapped with that of "Sparda, the mage of Legends," so I decided to use it as his costume. I thought that Sparda would have been a calm person, unlike Dante. The name Sparda comes from the Italian word "Spada", meaning "Sword". The spelling was changed to "Sparda" to make it easier for Americans to pronounce."

From Devil May Cry Graphic Edition (pg. 21-22, Imagining Others) - Translated by DeepL (translation errors likely)

[greatrunner]

An End Has a Start (MonsterVerse, Godzilla: King of the Monsters)

(1) A Start - [1/1] - PG Madison wants to reconnect with her father. Mark tries communicating, too. Sort've. ONE SHOT. (2) An End - [1/10] - PG-13 A titan trapped in the Colorado mountains threatens to take what little family Madison has left, and Godzilla's not around to help.

[greatrunner]

And I don't understand / How the touch of your hand / I would be the one to fall / I miss the little things / I miss everything / About you (x)

[greatrunner]

1.10 - Fiend Alastor / "Devil Alastor"

"The final shape was decided upon. Mr. Kondo (modelling) arranged it for me, and when I actually put it on the screen, it was thin and poor. We called it, "a well designed, but slim image without any fancy things." We called it "Airmo", a mode of entry that flew around with great movement. Quick."

Hideki Kamiya, Devil May Cry Graphic Edition (pg. 14, Imagining Others) - Translated by DeepL (translation errors likely)

Alastor with a devil form makes me wonder if this was a cut element, or just an idea that ultimately never made it into the game.

[greatrunner]

Dear Emma | an in-universe mixtape for An End (Has a Start)

"Matthew, could you give this to Emma?" She read the note aloud. "I forgot to give it to her before I left for home. Thanks. For the ride and… everything else." Madison wrinkled her nose at the song selection. "This is really corny, Dad." "I just graduated. It seemed like the deep and romantic thing to do at the time," Mark argued. "Who's Matthew?" "No idea. Can't remember." "Liar."

If You Could Only See (Tonic) | Night Moves (Bob Sager) | Counting Blue Cars (Dishwalla) | Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon) | Fast as You Can (Fiona Apple) | One Headlight (The Wallflowers) | I Want You (Third Eye Blind) | Hey Jealousy (Gin Blossoms) | Shimmer (Fuel) | What a Fool Believes (The Doobie Brothers)

[greatrunner]

@spider-xan replied to your post “Apparently, Tumblr decided to flag my 10-year-old...”:

I've gotten old posts with nothing explicit in them come up as flagged as well, it's really bizarre

​I'm honestly shocked they're even still using that busted system.

[greatrunner]

“After Colony 196, humanity finally achieves peace. But the ashes of war give birth to a new threat. A child is building an empire to avenge her father. With gundam’s at her side, Earth will feel her fury.

The remaining pilots will battle each other to stop her. The endless waltz of war, peace, and revolution continues.

Prepare yourself for Gundam like you’ve never seen it before! A special Gundam Wing movie. Endless Waltz. Friday, November 10 at 5:00. Suit Up. Again. Only Toonami.”

The OVA version of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997) premiered November 10, 2000 on Cartoon Network’s Toonami.

[greatrunner]

“In the distant future mankind has reached the stars, but the galaxy is troubled. The Earth Sphere Alliance rules the outlying colonies with an iron fist. Those who oppose them... die. Battles are waged with mobile suits, the key to military dominance. The only hope of the colonies – five elite soldiers and their legendary mobile suits called Gundams. Now, these pilots will shake the foundations of the Alliance, and change the course of history. If they can stay alive.

From the Gundam Universe, a new chapter in one of the greatest anime sagas of all time. Gundam Wing.

Weekdays at 5:30. Suit Up.”

With high expectations, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) premiered March 6, 2000 on Cartoon Network’s Toonami

[greatrunner]

I'll come back for you. (Jack Joyce) | I'll see you at the beginning, friend. (Neil) | [version two]

[greatrunner]

greatrunner’s favorite series and films of 2019 (in no particular rank/order):

early edition (season one) (creat. ian abrams, etc.) >> godzilla: king of the monsters (dir. michael dougherty) >> kin (dir. jonathan baker, josh baker) >> samurai cat (season one) (dir. takeshi watanabe, etc.) >> see you yesterday (dir. stefon bristol) >> gamera 3: revenge of iris (dir. shusuke kaneko) >> the crow (dir. alex proyas) >> fast color (dir. julia hart) >> john wick chapter 3: parabellum (dir. chad stahelski) >> captive state (dir. rupert wyatt)

[greatrunner]

greatrunner’s favorite albums of 2019 (in no particular rank/order):

Captive State - Rob Simonsen |  March 2019 | Recommended Tracks: “Captive State” - “Soldier Field” - “The Phoenix Rises” - “Mulligan Chase” - “Home”

Fast Color - Rob Simonsen | April 2019 | Recommended Tracks: “Escape” - “Fast Color, Part 2″ - “Seismic, Part 2″ - “Let Us Help You” - “Take Me”

Mortal Kombat 11 - Wilbert Roget, II | June 2019 | Recommended Tracks: “A Matter of Time” - “Timequake” - “Kitana Kahn” - “Anagnorisis” - “Fire God Ascension”

Kids - The Midnight | September 2018 | Recommended Tracks: “Kids (Prelude)” - “Kids (Reprise)” - “Lost Boy” - “Explorers” - “America 2″

KIN - Mogwai | August 2018 | Recommended Tracks: “Eli’s Theme” - “Flee” - “KIN” - “Doughnuts” - “Guns Down”

Afterparty - sntfc | October 2019 | Recommended Tracks: “Hades Gonna  Hate - “Cult Leader” - “Schoolyard Strangler” - “Durdy Hurdy Gurdy” - “Hearse Chaser”

Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Bear McCreary | May 2019 | Recommended Tracks: “Rodan” - “King of the Monsters” - “Godzilla” - “Queen of the Monsters” - “Battle in Boston”

[greatrunner]

Sharing the Eons | Mortal Kombat | T | ONE SHOT

Fire God Liu Kang summons Kitana from time unmade to remake the world, but with the chance to begin again in Edenia, is eternity next to Earthrealm’s new protector worth it? Post-MK11. Liu Kang/Kitana.

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