#Alias the Jester

[granitoons]

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Intervju om Paul Gustafson

Terry Gustafson, son till serietecknaren Paul Gustafson, tog kontakt med förläggarna bakom fanzinet Alter Ego, som i #171 (2021) hade en lång intervju med Terry om hans far, och ordnade så jag fick rättighet att publicera intervjun.

Terry Gustafson tog kontakt med förläggarna bakom fanzinet Alter Ego, som i #171 (2021) hade en lång intervju med Terry, och ordnade så jag fick rättighet att publicera intervjun om hans far, Paul Gustafson. Courtesy of ©Richard J. Arndt Omslag till Alter Ego #171 (2021), som innehåller en intervju med Terry Gustafson om hans far Paul Gustafson. ©TwoMorrows Intervjuarens introduktion Paul…

[aspiringsophrosyne]

The Mighty Nein: Weird Coincidences.

I've been compiling these here and there when I've had time, but there was a particular reason I wanted to get this post out of the way now. And it's this.

There's been some nervousness surrounding this, and I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, people overstate just how hard the Nein's story would be to adapt and how much it would need to be changed for another medium. Can it be one-to-one with the original? Absolutely not. (Just as TLOVM couldn't be one-to-one either.) But the main issue is editing; the content is fine on its own.

And if this is the CRew themselves thinking the same thing, that's a little troubling, because it makes it sound like they might be changing more than they need to out of that unfounded fear.

On the other hand, all they might be talking about here is hindsight. The Mighty Nein's Campaign had a lot of strange coincidences, fortuitous thematic consistencies, and one-of-a-kind moments. The CRew is poised to reap the benefits of having these in mind ahead of time. This allows for some remarkable set-up and payoff if those involved are up to the challenge. Which, in the end, could be all they might be augmenting the story to do.

So maybe it's a good time to get into those weird coincidences, huh?

(Spoilers for basically all of Campaign 2 below the cut.)

Names

Veth Brenatto, her alias Bren, and Caleb’s original name: Bren. (This may have been inspired by the German word "Brennen",  which means “to burn”. Thanks Liam.)

Fjord Stone. Cad’s families: Clay, Dust and Stone. How the Wild Mother fits the story of an orphaned sailor like a glove. And how Cad, his family history, and likely the Wild Mother herself never would’ve entered the story if Molly hadn’t died.

A Mollymawk (spelled with a w instead of a u) is a type of albatross. Albatrosses are supposed to be unlucky, but only if you kill one. Per the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, everything goes to shit after a sailor kills an albatross. Molly’s death is just as unlucky, as it paves the way for Lucien's and Cognouza’s return. (In a meta sense, it’s also unfortunate for Matt and Taliesin, as it derails whatever plans they might have had for the character.)

Nine

Whelp.

Nine. Lots and lots of nines. And while Nein doesn’t mean nine in German/Zemnian (it means no), the wordplay works.

Nine schools of magic.

Nine people killed in Obann’s attack on the Cobalt Soul in Zadash.

The three titans (Uk’otoa, Quajath, and Desirat) collectively have nine eyes and nine crystals to unlock them and set them all free.

Nine hells.

Nine betrayer gods as of Vecna’s ascension.

Nine eye tattoos on Molly, each a mark of the Somnovem, the sleeping nine.

And of course, eventually, nine members of the Mighty Nein.

(Just for fun, Tharizdun’s sacred number in its premier in Greyhawk was 333. [3+3+3=?].)

Nein and its actual meaning work thematically as well. The Nein repeatedly clashes with forces and entities that want to mold them against their will into vessels they can use for their own purposes. And the group repeatedly says “Nein!” to that.

Tarot Readings

Molly deliberately pulls specific cards for his readings. Taliesin makes that explicit. However, some folks have pointed out that you can interpret his original reading for Jester where he tells her “You’ve already found what you’re looking for,” to be true in a few different ways. (She’s already found the people who will help her find her father. She’s discovered the company she sought that she only ever had with her Mamma and the Traveler prior, etc.)

But once we get to Jester’s readings, things really pop off. (Pop-pop off?)

Fjord's Reading

In episode 110, Jester draws two cards for Fjord: one for his present and one for his future. His present card is the Eye, which has two hands holding an eye above a restless sea.

There’s no need to elaborate on how that relates to Fjord’s then-present.

His future card is the Home And Traveler. This card could work for all the Nein if you interpret it as someone who will find or reach their home after some travel. But it hits especially hard for Fjord, who finds a home with Jester, the devotee of the Traveler, on a ship that travels up and down the coast.

And then...

Lucien's Reading

The three cards Jester pulls for Lucien are his past, present, and future. Even at the time, they seem pretty fitting.

His past: History and a Dream, which Taliesin clarifies as depicting the Calamity. This fits perfectly with the Tomb Takers’ previous job for DeRogna and their coming into the Somnovem’s patronage.

His present: the Tyrant. We don’t know either Lucien or his goals too well at this point, but we do know he and his troupe kill indiscriminately and he holds an unnatural sway over the other Tomb Takers.

His future: the Death Card. You can attribute that to the upcoming fight between him and the Nein.

But in hindsight...whoo boy. In hindsight, not only do we know of Lucien’s plans to dispatch the Somnovem and become the Tyrant king of Cognouza and all its lost, broken souls, but we know of his fall. More specifically, who he falls to.

Jester, sitting across from him, pulls his last card and tells him “Facing you is Death.”

And then it’s Miss Lavorre who ends him for good.

Divine Intervention

Generally, a Divine Intervention is a Hail Mary. You roll a d100 (or an equivalent combination of dice) and only if you roll a number below your level do you trigger it. Logically, this gets easier the higher your level gets, but you can’t rely on it until level 20.

Taliesin rolls three of these for Cad in the last quarter of the Campaign. And that’s cool enough. But what’s even better is the Wild Mother’s Grave Cleric rolls successfully for Divine Intervention every time he makes a request (knowingly or not) relating to Cognouza. The city that's coming to swallow Melora's Exandria whole.

The first successful roll comes when Cad seeks info about Vokodo, the pseudo-god of the island of Rumblecusp. Vokodo, it turns out, punched a hole through the Astral Plane to escape the hunger of the lost ward of Aeor. And upon its death, it gives a vision that sets the Nein on Lucien’s trail.

The second success comes when the Nein is attempting to uncover the Tomb Takers' secret entrance to Aeor so that they can use it to set a trap. Cad’s success tells them exactly where they need to go. This allows them to get Zoran, Otis, and Tyffial out of the way early, even if it doesn’t stop Cree and Lucien from continuing towards the city.

As for the third, well...we all know what the third does. That it prevails after Critical Role’s first Resurrection Ritual failure, (due to a natural 1 no less!) is just the icing on the cake.

Caduceus even makes the point that Cognouza had functionally become a corpse that was unable to die and that he was uniquely called upon, given his family’s business, to put it down for good.

Odds and Ends

Nott distracts a Manticore from killing Fjord by killing its baby. Her own child ends up in need of a resurrection later on in the story, during their trip to the Fire Plane. Speaking of which, a painting of said Plane can be observed in Trent's house. You know, the one he would end up chasing the Nein to?

Fjord loses his chance to break the first seal to Avantika; he lands the first attack on her Revenant incarnation when the Nein catches up to her after she escapes with his orb, and he gets the final blow on her there, recovering said orb as he does.

Yasha and Caleb are the most susceptible to the Succubus/Incubus mind control. In the former's case, this could be chalked up to her low Wisdom score...but it also serves as some neat accidental foreshadowing for her time with Obann. And for Caleb, it can be a callback to his time learning under Trent.

The Circus Kids' stories sync up perfectly. Both of their bodies end up puppeteered by someone from their respective pasts. Both of them are used to try to end the world. And, probably once Matt noticed this synchronicity himself, both are revealed to have fallen under the sway of the Chained Oblivion. And their stories didn't have to go this way. Molly didn't have to die, and Matt revealed that Yasha could've theoretically made that wisdom save against Obann's control in the King's Cage. But that's not how things turned out.

Accidental foreshadowing:

Episode 19, Molly and Yasha, after acquiring an item from an Orc hermit living somewhat off the side of the road:

Molly: We made a friend. Jester: Did you kill someone for that? Molly: Yes. Yasha: He’s dead. Molly: He’s very dead. And then he rose up from the grave again and we had to kill him again. Twice. Same man.

Also, in episode 23, after meeting the Syphilis Bandits again and leaving one of them out cold:

Jester: What if we put some flowers in his hair; so when he wakes up, he looks really pretty? Beau: That’s good. Let’s do that. Molly: There’s nothing better than waking up in the morning with no pants and flowers in your hair.

In episode 48, Yussa and Caleb have a conversation:

Caleb: Sometimes I follow my friends places I shouldn’t. Yussa: That might someday get you killed. Or may one day get you what you seek.

Following a certain Tiefling up to Eiselcross got him both.

Nott also asks Caleb in this episode if he has an eye on his forehead. This is probably a callback/joke about Scanlan’s blessing from Ioun, but it foreshadows what happens to Veth much later.

Episode 49, about Ludinus Da’leth and in particular, Vess DeRogna:

Fjord: Then we kill the two elves. Jester: Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Maybe we go up into their room at night or something and just, you know... Stabby stab.

Episode 70:

Jester (to Essek): Maybe you’ll like us so much you’ll just hang out.

Dramatic Irony:

Everything the Nein say about Molly after his death and at his grave is, in hindsight, an awful twist of the knife, as his body's former life is far from finished with him.

Episode 41. The Nein learns Orly can make magic tattoos. Beau talks about getting an eye tattoo on her back to mirror Molly’s:

Jester: I mean, I don’t know, maybe it was really sacred to him and he would be really super offended by it. Beau: Oh, yeah, maybe it would, like I stole it from him? Jester: But it’s fine, I’m sure. Beau: Yeah, you know, he’s dead, so, what’s he going to do?

Almost a hundred episodes later, Beau's new tattoo gets a little addition...

Episode 65

Jester: Are you nervous? Yasha: Yeah. Yeah, I’m nervous. I just don’t know what we’re walking into, you know? Jester: Yeah. We’ve got your back though. That guy isn’t going to do anything bad to you.

Episode 91

Veth asks Essek at dinner if he’s heard of a Nonagon, or someone named Lucien. Essek says he hasn’t. This won't be the case for long.

Episode 95

Jester, talking about Cad and the Wild Mother:

Jester: Yeah. So like, when he asks her questions, you know what she does? Artagan: “Nothing?” Jester: She blows the wind. Exactly, she does shit. So and he’s like, “I sensed, you know, I understand what she’s saying.” She’s not doing anything, but he thinks she is.

This commentary is particularly delicious, considering which Cleric's Divine Interventions end up working.

And there's probably some I've missed! These are just the little bits and pieces I jotted down during a rewatch. It wouldn't surprise me if there's more.

But that's to say, just what we've got here is a monumental amount of things to build off of and play with. The Mighty Nein's animated series has the potential to be something extraordinary if the CRew can make use of all these little gifts deftly and with subtlety. There's power and potential here, and I am nervous as hell about whether or not they can tap into it successfully.

[essektheylyss]

I'm just thinking about those family secrets and drama that people don't tell the kids about because kids can blurt things out in mixed company even with the best intentions, that you only learn when your mom says something offhand about "And that's why your cousin lived with us for a year," while you're helping in the kitchen at 11pm the night before a holiday and it recontextualizes a whole bunch of stuff from when you were nine and things didn't quite add up but also you were having a great time having sleepovers with your cousin, but also this context raises a LOT of other questions.

So in that regard, it is so funny to wonder like, how much Luc actually knows about Essek. Has he actually met him? I presume he has, but in that case, was he in disguise? Does Luc know him by an alias? Is Essek one of those family members who shows up to events very intermittently and no one really talks about? For that matter, how much does he know about Caleb's history?

I'm just imagining him hearing the "Shadowhand" comment in the Archive and not knowing who the fuck this geezer is talking about let alone why his godfather's being threatened until Aunt Jester says, "And he's going to hurt Essek," and putting a lot of things together that also raises more questions than it answers like

[thevalleyisjolly]

Critical Role PCs (main cast) ranked by whether or not Chetney could be their biological dad

Disqualified (dad known/knew their dad):

Ashton, Beau, Caduceus, Caleb, Fearne, Grog, Imogen, Jester, Keyleth, Laudna, Percy, Taryon, Vax, Veth, Vex

Disqualified 2.0 (no dad):

FCG, Kingsley,* Molly*

*Even if you count Lucien's parents as Kingsley and Molly's biological "parents," Lucien both knew them and killed them, taking them all clear out of contention.

Honourable mentions:

Orym. The one who first made us think, is Chetney _____'s dad? Alas, we know from EXU that Orym's biological dad went by the name "Tarrintel" - that is not to say that it was not, perhaps, an alias of Chetney's once upon a time, but it would hardly be consistent branding for C-Pop Industries.

Scanlan. While we know that Scanlan's father was not in his life, Scanlan did at least know enough about his father to say that his name was "Vicou." Again, it's possible that this is another Chetney alias, but be honest, can you really see Chetney ever going by the name "Vicou"? Would also be very awkward with Number 1 on this list...

And now, on to the rankings!

4. Yasha. Does not remember her biological parents, and it's not impossible that Chetney might have swung by southern Xhorhas in his travels. On the whole though, I'd give it worse odds than the other names on this list.

3. Bertrand. International man of mystery Bertrand Bell is so enigmatic that at one point, it was even speculated that he was the Lord of the Crossroads over in Vasselheim. He does appear to be fully human, but it would be mildly funny if he "exited" the story right before his father came in, which is why he's higher than Yasha.

2. Fjord. Who's to say that his other biological parent wasn't a half-orc who had a great night or two with Exandria's best woodworker?

1. Pike. We actually don't know terribly much about the Trickfoot family, or Pike's parents. What we do know is that at some point, Pike's parents left her with her cousins and went to Wynandir. Now would Chetney do a thing like that? Hard to say. There's nothing saying that Pock O'Pea is his birth name - he could mayhaps have been born a Trickfoot who, say, got in really hot water over in Tal'Dorei and had to flee to Wildemount?

In conclusion, Critical Role has spent a great deal of time pondering the all-important question, "What is that mother's name?" However, it is perhaps time that we all start asking, "What is that father's name?" and maybe even, "Are you my freaking dad?"

[selineram3421]

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[frollosversion]

Clopin headcanons

- He gets voice cracks when he talks with his puppet voice but he's an "Oh yeah? Well, guess what: I don't give a fuck!" person.

- His favorite color is yellow but purple's the only color of fabric he has so he just goes with it. The only yellow he has was the jester outfit that he has which was seen being worn during the feast of fools.

- The festival of fools is his birthday 🎂

- He is every romani kids' favorite big brother at the court of miracles (Even the Parisian kids love him)

- He gave Djali to Esme on her 15th birthday

- He's a belter when he sings

- He rehearsed "Court of Miracles" with the romani guys and was grumpy and when the men aren't listening although he sometimes start the fight

- He made the Frollo puppet so the Clopin puppet would get "jealous" for objecting his ideas

- He was appointed by Marcel as king

-  He is esme's adoptive brother so she was deemed "princess" at the court of miracles.

- "Trouillefou" wasn't his real surname but a performer alias.

- He's a terrible cook

- He's good at first aid

- Gift giving, acts of service (and teasing) is his love language

- stole Frollo's judicial attire one time.

- is flexible af (probably a contortionist too.) just look at this?? hshshsha

[merlotbooks]

rating the worldhoppers’ Rosharan aliases

Hoid: a silly little name for a silly little man. 9/10

Wit: the Rosharan equivalent of letting everyone call you “Jester” or “Fool.” Do you think he showed up on Roshar intending to just go by Hoid again, but then got the job as Wit and went “y’know what? This is better.” He’s in his element. 10/10

Azure: Pretty. Simple. A little on the nose in a way that could tip off people who might be looking for her. Could’ve put more thought into it. 7/10

Zahel: Just a name. He’s just some guy. This man is the only one who understands the point of an alias. 10/10.

Lord of Scars: who keeps letting him do this. 0/10.

Thaidakar: Snappy. Dramatic. Kinda sounds like he heard someone say “The Lord of Scars” through a mouthful of bread and just ran with it. 8/10.

[poisonousquinzel]

people that bitch about Harley not being in the jester suit cause uh well her name doesn't make sense without it!! like it's her name ??? are you unaware her actual name is Harleen Quinzel or do y'all just get off on hating everything in regards to her

cause Harley Quinn DOES make sense, it's literally a shorted nickname alias of her actual name. ya know,,, like a lot of the rogues names???????

[eschercaine]

Daemyra Tokyo Ghoul au anyone?

Daemon is a ghoul investigator tasked with the investigation, pacification, and elimination of ghouls to protect the civilians. His subordinates regarded him with awe and fear because of his skills and his large kill count.

Rhaenyra is a ghoul who goes by an alias “Jester” who blends in the society as a college student. She is also a part of a terrorist organization whose goal is for her kind to live freely and openly in the world and not be hunted by the doves, though their methods are brutal.

But one day, their paths crossed. Rhaenyra saved him from a dangerous ghoul he was chasing after. Despite knowing what she is, Daemon didn’t kill or report her because he owes her his life.

[neinofthem]

i’m sorry to be an uninformed essek stan, but what is lord lord from around?? i’ve seen it mentioned a few times but i do not know what it is 😩😭

don’t be sorry it’s sort of a meta thing ok so basically esseks stupid disguise name is lord dezran thain. thain is another spelling of thane, which is the anglo-saxon word for lord. so when you’re saying lord thain you’re saying lord lord. he named his super secret inconspicuous alter ego lord lord. and THEN when jester is asking him where he’s from in nicodranas he’s like ‘… places.’ and she’s like no but where and he’s like, ‘um. around? around… in nicodranas?’ so essentially essek thelyss, spymaster and uber-suave courtier can’t think of a better alias than lord lord from around. how he got as far as he did is a complete mystery.

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

List of arthurian tv series + videos

The list with information, tags, my small comments (stars 1 to 5) and a bit more is here. But I wanted to put the chronological text list on a post that can be reblogged as well.

List of movies is here. // List of musicals is here

Number of series: 49 Lost or partially lost series: 5

Animated series = in blue

Webseries = green

Not fully arthurian but just have some arthurian elements (this is my personal opinion) = orange

Movies that have the strikethrough are ones I could never find and might be lost

1949 The Adventures of Sir Galahad IMDB The dvd is pretty easy to find. 15 serials in total (queer-ragnelle list)

1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot IMDB Pretty easy to find in dvd, two seasons. (season 1, thearchive) (both seasons in queer-ragnelle list)

1966 Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table IMDB Imdb says 51 episodes, but there seems to be extra ones around. Partially lost. (youtube: about 25 episodes, some incomplete, plus VHS episodes that seem extra)

1972 Arthur of the Britons IMDB The dvd is also available. This was also made into a movie called King Arthur, The Young Warlord. (queer-ragnelle list)

1979 The Legend of King Arthur IMDB My favorite show. Dvd is also easy to find. 8 episodes. (queer-ragnelle list)

1979 The Boy Merlin IMDB (youtube) 6 episodes miniseries.

1979 King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table ANILIST 30 episodes, in Japanese and English it seems lost, only Italian dvd and episodes are left (Italian, toonitalia links, this is season 1, called "1* Stagion")

1980 King Arthur: Prince on the White Horse ANILIST The sequel of the 1979 anime, 22 episodes. Seems only to exist in Italian (Italian, toonitalia links, this is season 2, called "2* Stagione")

1980 Merlin IMDB 13 episode of a German tv show. Dvds are easy to find, only in German.

1981 Mr. Merlin IMDB 22 episodes, mostly lost. There is a dvd but it seems only in French. I need to check if I saved the whole series somewhere. (ep1-9, youtube ep10, ep11, ep12, ep13, ep14, ep15, ep16, ep17, ep18, ep19, ep20, ep21, ep22)

1985 Alias the Jester IMDB 13 episodes, partially lost as the dvd seems hard to get and episode 4 and 1 are missing. (youtube, every episode but 1st and 4th)

1989 Space Knights IMDB Imdb only lists two episodes, but this series had 22. This is mainly lost, I cannot even find the full list. (episode 1 "The Golden Knight" only in New Zealand; youtube eps "Double Trouble" and "Counfunded Computers"; ep "The Mists of Time"; "Electro Excalibur")

1991 Merlin of the Crystal Cave IMDB BBC 6 episodes series. (youtube)

1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant IMDB Adaptation of Hal Foster's comics, two seasons (65 episodes) (queer-ragnelle list)

1992 King Arthur and the Knight of Justice IMDB 26 episodes (queer-ragnelle list)

1995 Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Rider IMDB 26 episodes divided in 2 seasons. (both seasons on youtube)

1996 Blazing Dragons IMDB 26 episodes divided in 2 seasons. (all episodes on youtube)

1998 Il cuore e la spada IMDB Italian miniseries, can only be found in Italian and Russian. Dvd is impossible to find, but I might have the Italian series. (youtube episode 1, episode 2, episode 3 in Russian)

1998 Merlin IMDB Two episodes miniseries. (episode 1 youtube, episode 2 youtube)

2001 The Mists of Avalon IMDB Two episodes miniseries, easy to find on dvd.

2002 Guinevere Jones IMDB 26 episodes divided in two seasons. Season 2 is half lost for now. (season 1 eng in queer-ragnelle list; partial season 2 in French)

2002 Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land IMDB 20 episodes divided in 2 seasons. Some episodes seem impossible to find. (tumblr doesn't allow me to link to it, but if you search the title on youtube you will find 5 episodes)

2005 Stargate SG-1 seasons 9-10 IMDB The whole series has 10 seasons, the last 2 have arthurian elements and new characters so can be watched as standalone. Easy to find in dvd.

2005 Kaamelott IMDB 6 seasons, in French. Dvds are easy to find. Click here for more info on subtitles (some dvd also have subtitles).

2005 King Arthur's Disasters IMDB 26 episodes divided in 2 seasons. Some episodes can be found in dvd. (youtube season 1; dailymotion season 2, tumblr doesn't allow me to link the episodes, just search for "King Arthur's disasters s2")

2006 Fate/Stay Night ANILIST Easy to find on anime websites. 24 episodes.

2006 Merlin's apprentice IMDB Two episodes, sequel of Merlin 1998. (queer-ragnelle list)

2008 Merlin BBC IMDB 5 seasons. On dvd everywhere. (queer-ragnelle list)

2011 Once upon a time (especially season 5) IMDB Easy to find on dvd.

2011 Fate/Zero ANILIST Easy to find on anime websites. Two seasons.

2010 House of Anubis IMDB 88 episodes, probably can be found on dvd.

2011 Camelot IMDB Starz series, cancelled after one season. (queer-ragnelle list)

2012 Merlin miniseries IMDB Two episodes miniseries, can be easily found on dvd in French or in Spanish or German. I do own the Spanish version somewhere. ("L’enchanteur désenchanté", youtube, French and "Le secret de Brocéliande", not found)

2013 Mordred (youtube) Webseries, complete. In French.

2014 Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works ANILIST Fate anime, easy to find on general anime websites.

2014 The Librarians IMDB 4 seasons, can be found on dvd as well.

2014 Nanatsu no Taizai ANILIST 4 seasons anime. Very easy to find on any anime website.

2016 Rex (youtube) Webseries, vlog style, unsure if finished or abandoned.

2016 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia IMDB 3 seasons, the 3rd is the most arthurian one. Can be found on net/flix. (s3 queer-ragnelle list)

2017 Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] ANILIST Trilogy of three movies. Very easy to find on any anime website.

2017 Legend (youtube) Webseries, complete.

2017 Fate/Apocrypha ANLIST Very easy to find on any anime website.

2017 Runaways IMDB 3 seasons, Marvel show, can be found on disn/ey+

2018 The Campaign for Camelot (youtube) Webseries, complete.

2018 Arthur et les enfantes de la Table Ronde IMDB 2 seasons, 98 episodes in total. Dvd exists but not in English. (season 1, Italian) (season 1+2 in German up till episode 95; ep96, ep97, ep98) (Eng subtitles ongoing)

2019 Fate/Grand Order Babylonia ANILIST Very easy to find on any anime website.

2020 Cursed IMDB 1 season, the show was cancelled. Can be watched on net/flix.

2023 The Winter King IMDB 1 season, the show was cancelled. (queer-ragnelle list)

2023 Four Knights of the Apocalypse IMDB Sequel of Nanatsu no Taizai, second season will come out in 2025. Very easy to find on any anime website.

[spiralingemptyness]

the Donquixote brothers are yet another fucking tragedy, hell their blood line is. Doflamingo’s alias is the ‘joker’, while Rosinante (the better brother) resembles a clown or in my opinion a jester. These brothers represent a Jester and a Joker, here’s why:

Jester (Rosinante) - in the medieval times, a jester symbolizes common sense and honestly, and was often giving insight or advice on the monarch. While Rosinante doesn’t give advice on how to run his brothers crew (because he was thought of as mute and undercover), he does have a higher position and ‘protection’ (ig) because he is Doflamingo’s brother. Jesters also have another role, psychological warfare, often riding in front of enemies to mock them, this fits better, considering Rosinante was a double agent. But jesters are also characterized as destructive and with a mean streak, this could be seen with Law, as it showed Rosinante doing anything to get a cure for him and eventually ending with him sacrificing his life so Law could live and escape his brother.

Joker (Doflamingo) - a joker is chaotic and unpredictable with intelligence, they also can be depicted as a ‘one bad day away’ scenario. Doflamingo, always one for looking towards the future and how to grow empire, making most of the decisions wild, but not undoable. As for the ‘one bad day away’, that is down with the fact that he killed his own blood family, with the father it was more of karma. With Rosinante, it was out of a sense of betrayal, first he ‘leaves’ or disappears when they were just children, then Rosinante left again with law and stole the Devils fruit, which he probably thought was rightfully his. I will say that that the deaths were caused with future goals in mind, if he loved more in the present, then 50/50 at least Rosinante lives….

Rosinante probably has more because I like him better and know more about him than doflamingo but I am a sucker for angst and tragedy.

[auxiliarydetective]

Evie's New One Piece OC Collection

So... Uni has been kicking my ass. But the plot bunnies have been bunnying, so I figured I could finally share some with you guys.

This is gonna be very short but maybe some of these get you curious <3

I am accepting asks about them, thank you very much

Monkey D. Berenike, "Birdie", alias Donquixote Penelope

Experiment for a supersoldier gone wrong (or right?). Was supposed to be a genetic clone/scientific offspring of Garp but Zeff's DNA was mixed in. Grew up with the Cook Pirates, then became a secret agent as dictated by the government. Luffy's aunt, sees Sanji as her brother, Lux's mother (but neither of them know).

Marjaana

(Actual drawing incoming)

Kizaru's wife, part of the Three-Eyed Tribe and a fan of a certain green plant. Head of the Marines HR department.

Faisal Timo

Marine Vice Admiral and not happy about it (he failed upwards). Raccoon devil fruit. Discord server members, if you know you know. Also, fun fact, whereas usual Zoan hybrid forms make the user get bigger, his actually makes him smaller.

Kevin

(Featuring Carmen by @auryborealis)

Born to be literally just a guy, forced to be a magical spellbook's fairytale protagonist. Chronic line cook energy - which is very fitting because he's a cook on the Whitebeard Pirates!

Charlotte Pringle

The kid of Charlotte Mozart who is obsessed with jesters. His little snake plush is called Mr Snake.

Freya

A cheetah mink who works at the Marine Daycare. Very much a mama bear sort of person.

Cleo

A little girl taken care of at the Marine Daycare who ate a kodkod Zoan on accident and now refuses to turn back into a human because she's a little girl who loves cats and got her wish to be one granted.

And now... the bunniest of plot bunnies...

The Looney Tunes Squad

Marc Ovid

Based on Marc Anthony the dog (Cleo is also based on Pussyfoot to accompany him). Works at the Marine Daycare and has a Bernese Mountain Dog Zoan. Super good with kids, keeps his hair long-ish so they can braid it and will carry kids around on his back if they ask for it.

Raúl

Based on Wile E. Coyote (and my longing for a werewolf boyfriend character). Marine Commodore, does most of the work on Dallas's ship. Gravity is his worst enemy and the contraptions he loves making keep failing. Darby's sworn nemesis. Coywolf DF.

Darrell Dallas

Based on Foghorn Leghorn. Marine Vice Admiral but only because he gets credit for his subordinates' work. Will. Not. Stop. Talking. The only person who can break Timo's eternal patience. Rooster DF.

Darby

Based on Road Runner. Gender: Menace. Incredibly speedy and a master at mockery. Drives Raúl insane on a regular basis.

More Looney Tunes inspired OCs might be to follow. Currently eyeing Witch Hazel, the icon.

[tarnishedinquirer]

Persons of Interest: Sorcerer Rogier

Name: Rogier Title/Alias: Sorcerer Race: Highborn Gender: Male Occupation: Spellblade Affiliation: Fia, Roundtable Hold, D (former) Notes:

Summoned to fight Margit. Presumably, has interest in Stormveil Castle as well.

Flamboyant outfit resembles a traditional sorcerer mixed with a jester and a swashbuckler.

Uses glintstone sorcery.

Would like to talk to him, if I ever meet him in the flesh.

Possible ties to Carians?

Looking for something hidden in Stormveil.

Astute mind, was able to deduce I can still see the Guidance of Grace.

Found him in a chapel depicting a selection ceremony. Possible coincidence, or possibly a place of interest for him.

Was attacked by something unknown in the basement of Stormveil. Crippled and most likely dying.

Seems in good spirits regardless.

Attack occurred near strange bloated corpse under Stormveil.

Pustule of Godwyn found near corpse.. did not come from corpse, but bears similarities to it.

Formerly friends with D, but they went their separate ways

Regularly visits Fia, where he shows more vulnerability.

Has interest in the Black Knives plot, and looking for a Black Knifeprint.

I hope I can help him.