#(technically?? up to interpretation!)

[dicipher]

Can someone genuinely explain where the idea that Crawling only crawls so he doesn't scare MC came from? MC is scared of him when he crawls, he does so since the very beginning of the game, pre knowing mc properly. When asked, he says he's not good at using his legs and that he's better at using his upper body.

There's no reason for him to lie about this. None, and crawling does not give him an advantage against anyone. He only stands up once, and it's when he's trying to intimidate Stitch into letting MC go. This is a last resort situation, not a daily thing.

His legs are bad in SOME way, he has SOME form of disability. CAN he use them? Yes! But he chooses to crawl because its at least more comfortable in some way right? , he tells that to us. Is it a misinterpretation thing? Because MC says 'he stood up, he's trying to intimidate', so ergo when he crawls he's trying to make himself smaller? He doesn't stand up when Scarlet is here. When he stands up for Stitch he does not do it for long. It's to catch up to Stitch who has a speed and height advantage, and so far crawling has not resulted in a win. Crawling is his neutral state. He stands up as a last clutch to catch up to stitch, nothing else, so far as we know.

Other note: i think this is more a misconception due to different game translations, The hand is not chopped's hand, he specifies meeting it in his ending, and touching or interacting with it does not stimulate or interact with chopped. It's his buddy, not a part of his old body. There IS an official game translation (in japanese) in the game files, be assured this isn't a misconception on my part, the hand is a seperate entity. That's why it's not always with him too.

[drawerbread]

this will probably stay a wip forever because backgrounds drive me insane… anyway happy valentine’s day (sorry)

[bladesofkyber]

MIDSOMMAR (2019) | dir. Ari Aster

[shulkerbullets]

ahhhh yes. mal du pays my beloved.

[ecoterrorist-katara]

I kind of love how Zutara has two distinct ship dynamics

dynamic 1: “I will save you from the pirates,” enemies-to-lovers, Zuko is dangerous but sexy, bad boy x good girl, morally grey antihero, Dramione vibes etc

dynamic 2: Zuko is an awkward turtleduck, idiots-to-lovers, pining for your best friend, having each other’s backs, thinking she’s the coolest thing since sliced bread, Percabeth vibes etc

We can argue about which is the correct interpretation until the cows come home, but I love that the possibilities exist in the first place. From s1 to post-series headcanons there are such distinct stages in their relationship, and you can basically pick whichever point that appeals to you and run with it. There’s something for everyone. Yet another reason why they’re the best ship y’all

[sundial-bee-scribbles]

a smile would be nice

[arqdyke]

yeah i dabble in pepsifanta from time to time.

[rupeenotruby]

Adventures in Research: What do you mean "Bowl of Hearts"???

It starts simply; I was checking out the Heart Container page on the Zelda wiki (as anyone does) where I saw it "also known as Bowl of Hearts (TAoL)." Known as Bowl of Hearts? TAoL?? Uh no, it isn't??? I have read that manual quite a few times and I think I'd remember if it was called "Bowl of Hearts" as it is such a strange phrase. But I always have lots to learn so I put my pride aside and start to get to the bottom of this claim. Because hey, if this is true it's one more piece of AoL trivia I get to feel superior about knowing.

Link to the Zelda Wiki page

Naturally the first thing I do is that I look for the source of this particular claim. It comes from the Zelda Encyclopedia! Okay alright that means I have a lead. So, I hop on Google only to find that the only places I can find it is Internet Archive and Internet Archive is currently down due to some kind of cyber-attack. :| Fantastic. I guess I have to wait. To quell my interest, I double check the game where unlike in TLoZ, TAoL does not have an intro scroll with the names of the items. Additionally, I checked a text dump (link to that) of the game where it is only referred to as a "Heart." No bowls there. The manual is exactly as I remember it to be calling it "Heart Container" like normal.

(Zelda 2: Adventure of Link English Manual pg. 45)

I also see if I can find another source like a strategy guide which, yes it is still called "Heart Container."

(Nintendo Power January/February 1989 pg. 20)

So I put it aside until I get the wonderful news that Internet Archive is back and running!!! Yay! I rush over and check the Heart Container entry to find that yes, it does in fact say that TAoL calls Heart Containers "Bowl of Hearts."

(Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia pg. 127)

And so the Wiki did source it properly.... But my sources are also correct, no? So what's the deal? Why is this the first time I've heard of this phrase?

And thus I decide to go to the source: The Japanese Encyclopedia. Unfortunately, I could not find the Japanese version of the encyclopedia anywhere so I do the next best thing. I grab Google translate and start looking through the Japanese manual. Some things to note first:

I DON'T KNOW JAPANESE!

At all! And Google Translate is notoriously very finnicky when it comes to Japanese. So, I'm relying a lot on pattern recognition. (Also, apologies in advance if I mess up any of the Japanese here. Again, I don't know Japanese, and I am using Google translate.)

First stop is the TAoL Japanese Manual where it is referred to as ハートのうつわ.

(Zelda 2: Adventure of Link Japanese Manual pg. 48)

I stick that in Google Translate and seem to find the problem.

ハートの means "heart."

うつわ means "vessel, container or bowl." So maybe this can be translated as both "Heart Container" and "Bowl of Hearts" and it just depends on the context! As I lack all cultural and linguistic context I do the next best thing: check other manuals and see how they spelled it. The key here is that TAoL has been singled out for whatever reason. If the other manuals match this spelling something went wrong somewhere else.

I find the OoT Manual where it has... the same spelling?

(OoT Japanese Manual pg. 28)

And to double check I look at the OoA Manul and again:

(OoA Japanese Manual pg. 42)

Same spelling! So why was TAoL singled out? What a mystery...

I still can't find the Japanese Encyclopedia, so I keep looking. I look in the game to find that it is also referred to simply as "Heart" in the Japanese version (Underlined in pink).

(Youtube: "リンクの冒険 (FDS) 全クリア (ノーデス)" Time: 1:06:43)

I check a Japanese Strategy guide!

(The Adventure of Link Winning Guide pg. 17)

Its all the same(ish)! Where did this seemingly unique part of TAoL come from???

And I finally find it! I find a youtuber who has access to the Japanese Encyclopedia and I ask them to show the Heart Container entry.

(Youtube: "LoZ lore because you asked 1" Time: 0:10)

Note: It is hard to see but TLoZ is "ゼルダの伝説" while TAoL is "リンクの冒険" above with the in-game pictures.

And AH HA! You see that? That last portion that should refer to TAoL but is instead referring to the ORIGINAL LEGEND OF ZELDA???

It says that in TLoZ Heart containers are also referred to as "Heart Shaped Water Bottle" (ハートの水筒). And this is true as in the game they are referred to as "Container Heart" with the (イノチ ノ ウツワ) spelling while in the Manual they are referred to as "Heart Shaped Water Bottles" with the (ハートの水筒とハート) spelling.

(Youtube: "Zelda no Densetsu: The Hyrule Fantasy - FDS - No Commentary Playthrough" Time: 0:48)

(The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda Japanese Game Manual pg. 21)

So it was a mistranslation all along! Or so I hope... Because at the end of the day, why was it translated like this? What happened along the way to end up attributing the "Bowl of Hearts" translation to TAoL when I cannot find a primary source that refers to it as such. I believe the reason they did not translate the Japanese Encyclopedia entry directly to English is that it is not referred to as a "Heart Shaped Water Bottle" in the English translation. Then why single out TAoL? Is it because no one would doubt it or think to double check? Or is there some primary source out there that does refer to it as a "Bowl of Hearts"? I just can't know for sure. Ultimately, this doesn't matter that much, at the very most it's just annoying that it gets referred to as this in the wiki when there doesn't seem to be a primary source to back this claim. Oh well.

For now, I sign off! And wish you on your merry way. Thank you for reading or at least scrolling to the bottom.

Sources:

Zelda Wiki Hart Container entry: https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Heart_Container

TAoL Text Dump: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/563487-zelda-ii-the-adventure-of-link/faqs/20234

Zelda 2: Adventure of Link English Manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAASE.pdf

Nintendo Power January/February 1989: https://shedevr.org.ru/zelda64rus/media/Zelda2_(Nintendo_Power_004)_(1989)_Jan-Feb.pdf

Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia: https://archive.org/details/TheLegendOfZeldaEncyclopedia/page/n119/mode/2up

Zelda 2: Adventure of Link Japanese Manual: https://archive.org/details/booklet_aol_jp/page/n47/mode/2up

OoT Japanese Manual: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/images/a/aa/Ocarina-of-Time-Japan-Instruction-Manual-Page-28-29.jpg

OoA Japanese Manual: https://archive.org/details/zelda-oracle-of-ages-j-cart-and-manual-ozidual/Zelda%20Oracle%20of%20Ages%20-%20Manual%2007%2009.jpg

リンクの冒険 (FDS) 全クリア (ノーデス): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBsZTae_TTo&t=4003s

The Adventure of Link Winning Guide: https://archive.org/details/zines_zelda_famimaga_1987_aol_guide_600dpi/page/16/mode/2up

LoZ lore because you asked 1: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gF3KRcwD3pU

Zelda no Densetsu: The Hyrule Fantasy - FDS - No Commentary Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-aYJyHgCy0

The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda Japanese Game Manual: https://archive.org/details/booklet_loz_jp/page/n19/mode/2up

[sonknuxadow]

when i watched the one about silver i could hear all 11 sonilver shippers on the planet wailing in agony in the distance

[cornerdreams-txt]

thoughts abt cubitos regressing together? Like tiny codebreakers or little hide duo?

GRIPS YOUR SHOULDERS. ANON YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I THINK ABOUT THIS STUFF. YOU HAVE UNLEASHED A MONSTER. HERE'S MY FAVS. LONG POST SO ITS UNDER THE CUT

contains agere hcs for: codebreakers, veterans, hideduo, guapoduo

★ CODEBREAKERS

— a little bird and his equally tiny knight in shining armor <3 they're precious together. phil is always holding onto etoiles and following close by, and etoiles doesn't ever want to leave phil's side, and will look around frantically for him if they get separated. they're equally feral about protecting each other, but when they're small together and there's no threats, they're basically joined at the hip.

— phil can't imagine feeling safer with anyone else, and chirps and makes little sing-song sounds in response to etoiles' rambling at him, clinging to etoiles' arm or shirt or backpack straps, huddling close and resting his chin on etoiles' shoulder whenever he gets the chance to.

— etoiles is always giddy to be around his brother, and keeps some kind of weapon in his off hand, with phil's hand in his other. if there's some kind of threat, he always pushes phil behind him. he knows phil can fight for himself, but he's brave and strong and he's phil's knight! phil will always be safe with him! and then if he gets hurt he tries to tough it out and ignore how bad it stings while phil fusses over him and takes care of him and makes him eat a golden apple to heal up his ouchies.

— little birdbrain over here gets very jealous of people dragging etoiles away, and will make angry trilling noises and ruffle his wings threateningly until etoiles grabs onto him and drags him with, always refusing to leave his side. etoiles doesn't like being separated any more than phil does, and it always helps with the stinging jealousy of "that's my family" that hits when someone tries to pull etoiles from phil's side.

— despite adoring one another, phil still refuses to let etoiles help with his nests. he wants to do it by himself, and he wants it done RIGHT. but that's okay! etoiles will scour the house and grab soft blankets and pillows and offer his hoodie to phil to add to the nest, and then he hurries off to get them water and easy snacks to enjoy while phil makes their nest for them to curl up in together.

— if they need supervision, your best bets are fit (easily gets phil's attention, and etoiles will follow phil anywhere) or cellbit (both of them LOVE hanging out with cellbit, and cellbit has a whole castle for them to play in with minimal risk of injury), but typically, they can handle themselves just fine!

— etoiles calls phil "little brother" and "baby bird" in french when he's regressed with him. phil calls etoiles "big brother" in response, or chirps family-based calls at him. :)

★ VETERANS

— with phil being a bird regressor, and fit regressing to older years, you get a very sweet dynamic of phil being fit's little songbird, following him around and whistling and chirping at him cheerfully, while fit hangs out in safe places with him, dragging phil headfirst into various little tasks to keep them both occupied, proud that phil wants to hang out with him, of all people. he's so cool, and clearly, phil knows it!

— one of their favorite spots to hang out is at techno's shrine by the potato farm. phil tucks himself up into a corner, and fit sits across from him. they'll talk for hours there, phil scribbling his words down on signs, and fit sometimes doing the same. they always leave something at the shrine for techno - phil always leaving an emerald or a green shiny object, and fit leaving cool-looking mob drops he has scattered around, or a baked potato or two. whatever feels right in the moment.

— fit is quick to jump to phil's defense when they encounter mobs, but phil is violent and feral when it comes to mobs coming up on fit, and fit isn't reacting to them. zombies are shredded into skeletons with strips of rotten meat hanging off the joints, skeletons have bones broken and shattered, endermen are ripped apart, the whole nine yards. he might be only a little bird, but even regressed, phil is a vicious fighter who doesn't hesitate to protect his own.

— but typically, the two of them prefer to curl up somewhere safe and just relax in each other's presence. phil drapes a wing over fit while they snuggle close, and fit uses his good arm as a pillow for phil, holding his head close to his chest and closing his eyes to listen to phil's whistling breaths.

— fit is allowed to help construct the bases for the nests phil creates, because phil knows fit is VERY particular about where he sleeps and rests, and wants him to be comfortable. but! the details and layout are phil's job to complete. fit just sits and watches, always interested in how phil makes his nests so cozy, and happy to watch his friend.

— they don't need supervision. you're welcome to check on them, but between fit being a 2b2t veteran, and phil's status of the angel of death, they always have eyes watching them from a void-washed realm, the crows that phil always chirps greetings to when they pass by being how a goddess watches over her little followers.

★ HIDEDUO

— the sweetest little pair ever :( they desperately need a babysitter, though! pac is too reckless and chaotic, and fit is too paranoid. usually, mike is the best option for that, but other times they end up harassing tubbo (or phil) until they get tired and leave to go sleep, or until one of them slips out of regression and can take care of the other person.

— fit gets nervous and stiff around people, but pac loves socializing, so sometimes fit hangs behind and watches over pac while pac talks to people, before turning and bounding back to fit's side, grabbing his hand and dragging him into their next adventure.

— pac knows that fit hates being out in public when he's small, so he likes taking fit to the hide and seek arenas to play in while they're little. they'll chase each other around, play proper hide and seek, and bring food so they can climb up as high as they can go to have a picnic together and watch the clouds and talk!

— language lessons! pac tries to teach fit new words in portugese, and giggles at fit's difficulty with specific sounds, promising him that it's okay! he's doing great! it's cute! and fit grumbles and gets flustered and changes the topic. they'll try again when they're not so little.

— usually, they sleep in one of the houses in the favela that pac turned into a hideaway for when he's little, because it's safe and perfectly designed to match the needs of a little one or two, or in chume labs, because mike is usually in the labs and will protect both of them while they rest.

— fit is very shy around mike when he's small, by the way. pac typically drags him along and nudges him into things, translating between mike and fit for them. he doesn't mind - he actually quite likes helping his soulmate and his fitchi understand each other better!

— fit calls pac "trix" as a joke when he's little, because of the american cereal. pac fires back by calling him "águia," which means eagle in portugese. because. yk. bald eagles. and fit's bald. yk? eh? eh? :D

★ GUAPODUO

— oh, guapoduo... gatito e pequena aranha.... little kitty and little spider. so cute, so RIDICULOUSLY chaotic.

— roier is an enabler. there's no nice way to say it - he enables cellbit so hard. he squeals and laughs and cheers him on when he does stupid stunts and takes down mobs and play fights roughly, and cellbit is absolutely smitten with roier's laugh and will do anything to hear it.

— when cellbit's REALLY small, he just makes cat noises instead of using his words, and roier understands him (most of the time) anyway. roier becomes his translater, standing proud and tall, arms folded over his chest smugly while cellbit clings to him and rubs his face against roier's shoulder.

— they trade overwear! cellbit gets roier's hoodie, and roier gets cellbit's jacket. they love doing that, cellbit burrowing into the soft fabric and shoving his face into his hands, covered by the sleeves, so he can smell his guapito. and roier spins in circles to feel the jacket flare out, giggling happily at the feeling and holding the collar close to his face to breathe in the smell of his gatinho's favorite coffee blends.

— roier complains about cellbit's coffee breath when he's little, so whenever they're both small, the threat of withholding kisses is always enough to make cellbit give up his coffee and opt for juice, water, or milk instead. he's not a huge hot chocolate fan, and he's picky about tea, so cool drinks are a safer bet. roier doesn't REALLY hate cellbit's coffee breath so much, but he does think it's a bit stupid cellbit wants to drink it when he's little. clever little spider knows exactly how to get what he wants.

— cellbit's tail likes wrapping itself around roier's limbs when he's little, and roier likes petting cellbit's tail when HE'S little. a perfect win-win situation!

— to an outside eye, roier looks like he's taking care of cellbit pretty often. following him into trouble, petting his hair and ears, smothering him in love, giving cellbit disapproving scowls when he does something dumb.

— but internally, that's all in response to cellbit promising he'll always-always-always-forever protect roier, wandering off with the knowledge that if something happens, he'll sprint right back to roier's side. cellbit rubs his face on roier to make him smell like CELLBIT, helps him reach stuff on higher shelves - cellbit protects and looks out for roier, and roier does everything he can to return the favor in thanks.

— they don't USUALLY need supervision, but if they do, then getting jaiden, bad, foolish, or phil is a good idea. not quackity though, little cellbit isn't very fond of quackity. or his twin, for that matter (roier tries to help them get along! but cellbit is stubborn and possessive and hisses at quackity when he gets too close to HIS husband.)

[mummyscarian]

i prescribe to the theory that everyone entered Evo a human

but didn't leave one

[boilingrain]

There’s something silly to me about Bluestar x Yellowfang

It’s just “yeah Firestar’s moms should date”

Old women with tragic backstories and the very orange boy they separately adopted

[spout1nk]

Curtwen Week Day 6: Tongues and Teeth - Crane Wives.

The end of @curtwen-week is approaching !!! I love this song and it gave me much to think about.

though I'm not really happy with the end result of this piece, I am happy that i got to the end of it. xD

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

stan: ford, what the hell is it with you and getting possessed by ghouls??

ford: woah, hey, first of all, the first one was an entire fucking demon, not a ghoul. second of all, at least these new ones are *my* ghouls. third of all, apologize

stan: yeah, okay, i’m sorry. i should’ve said that. but, i still don’t get the ghost thing. when the fuck did you die, and why did it happen…(quietly) 1, 2, 3, 4…(louder again) twelve fucking times?!

ford: …i mean. you’re an entirely new person every seven years?

stan: ford.

ford: i don’t know where they came from. except for the eleventh one, he’s from weirdmaggedon. that one at least kind of makes sense

stan: …you…don’t know where the twelve ethereal versions of you that periodically possess you came from? and you’re not upset about them?

ford: well, they’re all me. it was their body before it was mine. we do have a ban on three, seven, and eight using it though. unless i’m about to be mauled to death, then seven and eight can try to prevent that

stan: three’s just never allowed in?

ford: not unless he wants to get the shit beat out of him by the others

stan: wh. what the fuck did three do

ford: …

stan: …

ford: …anyway, you’ve seen a transfer of the main body holder several times since i’ve been back here

stan: what

ford: it was eight when you brought me back, and now i’m number twelve

stan: WHAT

ford: isn’t it funny how so much can change without you ever noticing

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

still sad yondu never got to learn mantis is peter's sister (he could in theory have been the one to bring her to ego but i don't think that's the case, i feel that would have been commented on) because he absolutely would have made it a point to designate her as his favorite child

[storytellering]

taps mic,,, would you guys still love me if I posted rdr2 cowboy incest,,,