#Belos is so babygirl

[sci-bax]

I tried to draw Belos for the first time

Also here's a Hunter sketch sjsbwskwnw

[let-us-cultivate-our-garden]

When you really think about it, Belos himself is a victim of religious trauma. He's been conditioned by his village into believing all witches are evil and there's even a mention that he and Caleb adopted the ways of the village because they didn't fit in. Fast forward and Belos' brother essentially abandons him for a witch that he's been conditioned to hate. His trauma over his brother is tied to the village conforming him. This would've been great to make Belos feel more human and morally grey and show how using religion for evil can turn others evil, but sadly the writers portrayed him as some religious strawman instead.

Yeah, agree with you there, anon. I'd argue Philip is probably the only character in toh to be an example of religious trauma. Other characters have physical and psychological trauma, but none of them have that religious framework that Philip operates in (however little we see of it). He speaks of saving his brother's soul, protecting humanity from evil, "purging this perdition," and of course, all of this ties into becoming a witch hunter to fit in and the trauma of losing his brother to something he was taught to hate or (historically) face punishment or even death.

This could've been a great story about how unaddressed trauma can deeply warp a person but nope, Evil Christian Man Bad is the main takeaway.

(and no, don't tell me he had 400 years to change since Caleb did after meeting Evelyn. First, we know nothing about Caleb, so we don't even know how much he actually believed that witches were evil. For all we know, he could've been keeping up appearances. Second, Caleb had a guide to the Demon Realm and a person he loved and trusted. Philip had none of that and for a man of his background, everything in the BI would've simply reinforced his worldview, especially since he had no one to support him. Philip changing his mind in the Demon Realm would've been like taking an alcoholic to a bar to sober up, it's going to have the opposite effect).

[lazy-ghost-zzz]

first we were like "liking a villain doesn't mean I'll excuse his crimes" but after too much stupid complaints from haters, it's better to play along lol

[idoodlestuffsometimes]

Can I call Brother's Keeper Caleb babygirl

Wait they're in a car? How did that--?? Wait do you know what that means???!?

Congrats, anon, you did it! They've been saved through the power of meme logic

[xxlemon-chanxx]

Philip would literally never get anything done if I was around I’d never let him know peace

[useless-lesbian-milfs]

take my philip fanart ✨

[isaac-xxx]

i haven't drawn my pookems in like a year... anyway really rough sketch of Belos !!

[solazu1]

Literally what is wrong with him and me

[witteautism]

Belos nation… come get your food that I didn’t finish entirely…

[amoritasart]

So I’m kinda new to this fandom, but I have deciphered that there are only two major opinions on this character.

[traggalicious]

[miss-jerk]

you feel your sins crawling on your back

[pinksilvace]

Forever cursed with wanting to make stories about side characters... they allow so much room for creativity but also trying to make sense of them for longer than a few thousand words inevitably makes them feel OOC

[missazura]

Now, now. Deep breaths. It's alright. I'm here. If you can still breathe, that is. That would be a good sign.

Why don't we find a way out of here together? Now, we've both retired but that doesn't mean we're done. We have so much time left to just be, to enjoy life. Let's make sure this isn't the end. What do you say?

(Even with his gentle reassurance it only pushes her to breathe in more frantically to see if her breathing is real or not and she clutches her chest in fear- her heart racing against her ribcage. It was a good sign to still feel the heartbeat, right? How do ghosts feel when they're dead? It's not like she has an answer to that.)

I have a family to get back to- I can't die on them now! After working so hard to take care of myself, they'd be crushed-

[loverboybrightsideghost]

i need to kill belos immediately <3

[subterra-rose]

Need to know why some of the storyboarders drew Belos so babygirl-looking, it’s actually so funny to me