#Dishonorable Vendetta

[ajepyx]

THE LAST VENDETTA Director's Statement #indiefilm #comingsoon

[senka-mesecine]

How do you think Barnes would react if one of his men or a man from another platoon was bothering or heckling his s/o?

Throwing an idea for a potential fanfic out here don’t mind me……

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-"I understand the optics of this."-

-"Only woman in a platoon of men, I get how it looks like."-

-"But, if you picked a fight with everyone who ever looked at me, threw a comment in passing my way, acted occasionally inappropriate or just drew breath in my general direction, you'd pick a fight with the whole world."-

-"Sumn' wrong with that?"-

He'd challenge your attempts to de-escalate the situation and to pacify him verbally.

Dissuade him from carnage.

Him!?

That's just about how that bit of dialogue could vaguely look like, because yeah, Barnes potentially sees nothing wrong in picking a fight with everyone (in fact, he might relish the notion) --- or threatening to report them, best case scenario. Article 15. them for misconduct or go as far as getting them dishonorably discharged on trumped up charges; being entirely draconically lawful when it comes to his own affairs and possibly wholly unlawful when it suits him. Or he'd just outright hint to their faces he'll kill them if they do as much as cast a wondering glance your way ever again; a promise definitely thinly veiled in the veneer of professionalism. Chances are, you never even quite discover just how Barnes solved the issue of you being catcalled, heckled or bothered by other men on base ignorant and stupid enough not to realize what's his isn't to be trespassed upon because the problem might just abruptly...you know...stop. And that's the eerie part. A soldier or the soldiers who done it could end up transferred to another platoon, might disappear, they might genuinely be reported to the chain of command or they stay exactly where they are but whatever Barnes did to them or said to them clearly got them so scared that next time you do as much as pass their line of sight, their group falls into a tense silence and they avert their collective gazes from you. Someone like Barnes could be convinced this is a man's issue to solve. And so he solves it without you, man to man, with the other boys. Regardless of your protests. Regardless if you agree or not. Even his reaction to the matter is fiercely and strictly his own. It unfolds mainly internally. He probably saves his actual wrath and the fear-factor that comes with it for the transgressors that bugged you in the first place.

All you need to know the issue's been fixed.

And since Barnes is no peacekeeper by nature, you can only begin to imagine what sort of methods he utilized. Whatever the case --- they're wildly effectively and scarily quiet and understated; seemingly happening behind the scenes. He's awfully cool and frosty on the whole issue. But, his underlining passion? It manifests in how quick he was to want to get into a potential mortal vendetta against everyone over this.

[rotting-symbiont]

Rate the various team leaders. Since you just were talking about some things, I do not mean in terms of attractiveness, but overall everything. Though I guess that can include looks as well.

Ok. I’m going to talk about ones you don’t know, but generally I’ve heard these are the ‘evil teams.’

I don’t know what team yell and team star are. Not going to comment. They are probably apart of the honorable mentions.

Honorable mention: Guzma.

I wouldn’t consider him a team leader. Not elaborating further, I have an NDA.

Dishonorable mention: Ghetsis.

I genuinely don’t know who this guy is and I’m not going to bother looking into him. I’m aware he sucks. That’s all. I could kick his ass I guess.

A few here I’m not going to rank, due to the fact they were in very recent memory. Aside from Lysandre Renoir.

Anyways, here’s the real ranking:

Rotting-Symbiont’s official and objectively both factually and morally correct ‘team’ list:

10: The Gale. [The House Of Spring.]

Did you know there was a third major crime group in Orre? The Gale can die, or whatever. I don’t like him and the fact I was born and raised in Orre should be good enough justification for you. His bones are being very good plant food right now, I bet. Only thing he would ever be good for. I could and would snap his neck.

9. Lusamine

I have an NDA. I’m alolan. that’s all. I could probably take her on in a brawl, I feel like she may be well equipped to fight back though.

8. Greevil, Evice, Gonzap

I’m putting both cipher leaders and whatever the fuck snagem was on the same place. I don’t like cipher, and the only reason Gonzap is here is because he associated with them. Otherwise I could genuinely care less for snagem.

Cipher left a gaping wound in Orre even decades after they’ve dissipated. Anyone who grew up in the 80s can tell you the fear Cipher put Orre under.

I can’t speak much given what I wear for work meetings, but their outfits are also horrible. Maybe that’s for the best given how many people glorify other groups for their ‘cool outfits’, but it’s a damn eyesore.

I could beat up Greevil, Evice it would be a messy fight, no comment on Gonzap.

7. Lysandre Renoir

I’m not ranking them based on how bad they were. This is personal opinion. If it wasn’t personal he would be 10. I think it’s obvious as to why.

This is, shockingly, not the first privileged little kalosian who grew up exceptionally wealthy wanting to destroy the world. Wonder if they’re related.

Regardless, his fashion sense is awful, but it’s totally unique and great to comment about his appearance. I’m sure no one has done that before. I can’t say anything that’s already been said, so I won’t.

Renoir’s well built but he for sure doesn’t know how to use his strength, I’d kick his ass.

6. Ahab Ceeley

He’s a poacher. I’ve talked with him before and he’s an unpleasant man. He went missing in the 90s and no one’s seen him since. Why’d he poach? Because he had some strange ass vendetta against Kyogre. Also he is insecure in his masculinity. Simple as. Team Angler caused region-wide destruction to the aquatic environments of Hoenn, they warred with the AQES at the coastlines, he’d call me a slur. He’s also not even hoenni.

Also I know his son. Who’s probably just as much as insufferable as he is. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

This is the first person who I’d say I’d lose in a fight against. That man carried spears with him everywhere. I’m not dealing with that.

5. Cyrus (??)

I know I said I put Ghetsis in dishonorable mentions because I don’t know him, but that’s because I didn’t bother to look him up. I know jack shit about Cyrus because so much of it is either obscure or erased. That’s not fun. I don’t like him because he’s mysterious and the Sinnoh government is a shithole. He’s five though because I could care less.

Could probably snap him like a twig.

4. Maxie

no comment. NDA. same fighting comment as Cyrus.

3. Archie

Listen.

AQES? Terrible. Gone anyways. Archie? Genuinely a decent guy. I’ve seen him around, I’ve talked with him on occasion. He’s half decent, improved, I guess. He does a ton for the environmental improvement of Hoenn. Obligatory ‘that doesn’t make up for the awful shit he did’, but we all do awful shit. I can’t speak on it.

I wouldn’t fight him.

2. Giovanni.

no comment.

And last but not least …

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1. Me. ❤️

[lukedanger]

WIP Wednesday

Something from a WIP I hammered out a rough draft of after playing the meeting with Areelu in Act IV... let's just say I found another element to why the Hand is so despondent afterwards. And gains an even more painful subtext if the KC is a Paladin of Iomedae themselves.

The Hand lowered his head in shame, knowing he was about to invalidate everything he had just said. “But you are still a weapon forged by the same hands that mutilated your world with the Worldwound. Whatever the intentions of Areelu Vorlesh and her demonic patrons, it cannot be good.”

“Even if it truly is to close the Worldwound?” Unsaid, which he would have known if he had not fled.

To his credit, the Hand took a few moments to redeploy his thoughts with regards to new information. “If they wish such, it is only for their own selfish causes, not out of concern for the evils they had wrought.”

“In that, you are correct.” Elaina exhaled, burying her head against the poleyns protecting her knees, the mithril a cold oasis in this wretched plane.

“Then you understand, no matter how painful it is to say, that I am not prepared to aid you in any other endeavors. Nor can you cannot return to the crusaders and fight alongside the righteous.”

Elaina’s head shot right back up. “What?!”

“Any course of action you take could prove to be a secret plan by Areelu and the demon lords. I would be glad to heal you, so you might live out your days in peace. Failing that, to deliver retribution to Areelu and the Lady in Shadow for what they have done, but it is not within my power. I shall go and hunt the Echo of Deskari, and slay him. At least then, one good deed might come from this debacle.”

He did not intend to survive. Elaina had heard that more than a few times - that forlorn hope of doing something with one’s death. How many of the Condemned and other such volunteers had worn such expressions before they were the vanguard of an assault? Even trying to support them, casualties were inevitable.

The Hand was going to leave her behind out of fear.

Elaina was a danger - yes, this mythic power was Areelu’s scheme. She had her own game, even beyond that of Nocticula. And whatever it was, it was worth the destruction of the Sarkorian people and sheer apathy to those beyond. Something involving souls that had gone through Pharasma’s judgment. Yet to leave her in the Abyss, alone as she faced what she was? To leave behind the rest of their party, those they had rescued…

How dare he.

How dare he.

How dare he abandon them in their hour of need, those he considered brave champions.

How dare he think to throw his life away settling an old vendetta, as if empty vengeance would erase any dishonor.

How dare he throw away the Crusade that so many of his friends were trapped in cold stone for, aching so longingly for a release he himself admitted was too great a burden to bear.

How dare he call himself Iomedae’s herald and do all this. All as they still had a world to save.

Elaina barely noticed as she channeled their mutual patroness’ power through her body, hand glowing as mercy delivered the paladin from fatigue. She rose, her own halo glowing as she stood equal to the Hand’s height now. Yet at this moment, she felt as if their statures were reversed.

[static-limb]

CALLSIGN: BELTWAY

LEGAL NAME: HECTOR SAMSON HIVERS NICKNAME(S): Beltway, Rocketman (Childhood Nickname) BIRTH DATE: November 17, 1968 ( 11/17/68 ) AGE: fifty-six ( 56 ) GENDER/PRONOUNS: cis male, he/him/his, -o ending in spanish ORIENTATION: Bisexual Eternal Bachelor ETHNICITY: mexican-american & puerto rican ZODIAC SIGN: scorpio (both systems)

CURRENT RESIDENCE: The Lodge + Own Small Home in the California Desert EDUCATION: Public School Drop-Out, Dishonorable Discharge, School of Hard Knocks OCCUPATION: Detonations Specialist, Device Designer, Explosions Expert, Demolitions, Powderman for movies on occasion.

EYE COLOR: Deep Honey Brown, with black starbursts around the pupil. HAIR COLOR: Black, thin, and coarse. Kept buzzed. HEIGHT: 6'10 and growing due to C-Virus mutation. BUILD: Padded with fat, tall and robust. Can lift and carry for long distances and has surprising endurance for such a weighted build. SKIN: Pocked with acne scars, and a lifetime of burn wounds and shrapnel, worn with pride. SKIN MARKINGS: A lot of skin, a lot of scars. He's missing his left leg from the knee and lower, as well as half of his right hand (ring finger and pinky finger, half of the palm). He is normally seen wearing a calf & foot prosthetic and a partial hand prosthetic. The skin of his right cheek is heavily burned and scarred, and most of the shell of his right ear is fused to the side of his head with burns. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Beltway has hearing loss in both of his ears, his right more than the left. He has a psychotic, bordering on erotic, fixation on explosives and explosions that he has cultivated into a career. Taking advantage of his serious looking resting expression, it can take some time for people to catch on to his trickster's demeanor. He relishes getting the upper hand, pulling the rug, and causing humiliation.

BIOGRAPHY: Beltway was born to a mixed family on the US Army Base in Puerto Rico. After developing an attachment to smaller fireworks and sparklers, young Hector began selling fireworks to other children as a way to make money, mostly as an excuse to get more time and exposure to these unusual delights. He began deconstructing and hoarding materials to combine into his own devices, until his extracurricular activities caught up with him and resulted in him being expelled from high school before graduating.

A hormonal condition led him to grow early, and a lot, ending up north of 6' tall by age 16. After being expelled, Army recruiters wasted no time in scooping him up, and Hector began working his way up the ranks from an enlisted position. His impulsive and anti-authoritarian tendencies warred against his desire to gain greater access to the wealth of explosives and demolitions the army could offer him; a war he lost extraordinarily in the form of a prank gone wrong that severed his left leg from below the knee irreparably.

Following his dishonorable discharge from the armed forces, Beltway struggled to find mundane ways to make ends meet, taking a roundabout path to recruitment to the USS. After betrayal by Umbrella, Beltway wholeheartedly endorses satisfying their bloody vendetta.

[lncarnon]

"What are you gonna do? Kill me?" // @ any of your Dishonored muses pls and thank u :3 also HI THERE

Daud has no personal vendetta against the City Watch. They are men doing their job, just as he. Some of them for noble reason against the crime and corrupted, others because they got off on the power trip. If anyone knows what that is like, it certainly is the Knife of Dunwall.

No matter their reasons he saw each and every one as nothing more than a step to his goals. Some even had become his allies on the rare occasion. How many of their guard came scampering into the den of killers, bound up when found by the Whalers, and sent to their knees before their big bad boss. The gangs were getting out of hand; if not for a lack of pride perhaps those actions were fueled by the desire to see murderers at each others throats instead of the good men and women of the City.

He'd scoff at that, but he gets it, despite everything that might be said about him there is a heavy burden of empathy upon those red clad shoulders.

This one, however, had not come to him. Rather it was Daud who had come looking for a solution to his problem. Breaking into this man's house had been a trivial matter, between the Void and assumed safety being in the heart of Dunwall, it left even the most paranoid careless on occasion. Even if it hadn't, not much could stand in the assassin's path.

He's come home, a long day at work it seems. Already disarmed and looking for bed, Daud knows well enough that people were generally at the most ease when in their not so humble abodes. Leaned against the lavish bed frame with his sword in hand, albeit hung low to his side, the aging killer stares on with a steely gaze as he is noticed.

"No," he states simply. "I have come to bargain."

[aahcaimhcone]

### Character Overview

**Name:** Dakanda Multrisri

**Nickname:** "The Serpent of Siam"

**Origin:** Thailand

**Date of Birth:** 03/15/2007

**Role:** Villain

### Info

Dakanda Multrisri is a thai person character; However, if you want to create a date for her, March 15, 2007.

### Background

Dakanda Multrisri was born into a family with a rich history of martial arts, specifically Muay Thai. Her father was a legendary fighter who fell from grace due to a betrayal by a close friend, leading to the family's dishonor. Driven by the desire to restore her family's name and exact revenge, Dakanda has spent her entire life honing her skills, not only in traditional Muay Thai but also integrating other combat techniques she has learned from around the world.

### Appearance

Dakanda is in her late 10s with a lean, muscular build, and striking features. Her long black hair is often tied in a high ponytail, and she has sharp, piercing eyes. She wears a modernized Muay Thai outfit with a dark, almost black, color scheme, accented with serpent motifs in gold. Her hands and feet are wrapped in traditional Muay Thai ropes, and she has a prominent tattoo of a coiled serpent on her back.

### Personality

Dakanda is cold, calculating, and fiercely determined. She is known for her ruthless demeanor both inside and outside the ring. While she appears composed, there is an undercurrent of anger and vengeance driving her every move. She has little regard for rules or honor, focusing solely on achieving her goals by any means necessary.

### Fighting Style

Dakanda's fighting style is a lethal blend of traditional Muay Thai and elements from other martial arts, emphasizing speed, precision, and devastating power. Her signature moves often mimic the strikes of a serpent, quick and deadly. Key techniques include:

- **Serpent's Strike:** A rapid series of elbow and knee strikes aimed at incapacitating the opponent quickly.

- **Cobra's Coil:** A grappling move where she entangles her opponent, restricting their movements before delivering a powerful finishing blow.

- **Viper's Fang:** A spinning kick followed by a rapid elbow strike to the temple, designed to disorient and overwhelm.

- **Dragon's Tail Sweep:** A low sweeping kick that can trip and destabilize opponents, setting them up for a series of follow-up attacks.

### Motivations

Dakanda's primary motivation is to reclaim her family's honor and prove that the Multrisri name is synonymous with martial arts excellence. Her secondary goal is revenge against those who wronged her family, which includes a subplot involving her pursuit of specific characters within the Tekken universe who she believes are connected to her family's downfall.

### Story Character

In the Tekken storyline, Dakanda enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament with the intent to take down key fighters associated with the Mishima Zaibatsu, who she believes played a part in her family's disgrace. Throughout the tournament, she clashes with various characters, her backstory and motivations slowly revealed through her interactions and rivalries. Her ultimate goal is to face the Mishima family members, particularly Kazuya Mishima, whom she holds responsible for her father's betrayal and fall from grace.

### Rivalries

- **Leroy Smith:** A respected fighter with a strong sense of justice, who opposes Dakanda's ruthless methods.

- **Asuka Kazama:** Known for her strong sense of honor, she becomes an adversary when she learns of Dakanda's true motives.

- **Fahkumram:** Another Muay Thai fighter, whose more honorable approach to the sport contrasts sharply with Dakanda's methods.

### Conclusion

Dakanda Multrisri is a complex antagonist whose journey through the Tekken tournament is driven by personal vendetta and the quest for redemption. Her inclusion adds depth to the roster, providing a fierce and formidable opponent whose backstory interweaves with the larger Tekken narrative.

[chinatownstreetscape]

“The Wild Cat (for the Highbinder’s feast of the uncooked meat),” c. 1902 - 1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe (from the collection of the Library of Congress). A sidewalk vendor arranges his wild game products, including a wildcat carcass. One of the men in the background is an itinerant fortune teller.

Ruminations on the Wild Cat

Arnold Genthe's photograph "The Wild Cat (for the Highbinder’s feast of the uncooked meat)" presents a striking and unusual image from San Francisco's Chinatown taken between 1896 and 1906. It depicts the carcass of a wildcat suspended outside a storefront, flanked by other freshly killed fowl. Although the individual tending to the wild cat was not identified, historian John Tchen observed about the photo that “Wing Chew, the son of the original owner of the Tin Fook jewelry store, used to disappear into the mountains for a few days and bag a wildcat for sale in Chinatown…. ” (The telephone directory of 1902 first mentions the Tin Fook & Co. as operating a jewelry store at 711-1/2 Jackson Street, presumably up to the earthquake and fire of 1906.)

The photo provides a glimpse into the cultural and economic practices of the time. Wildcat meat was highly prized for its supposed medicinal and aphrodisiac qualities. It was often used in traditional remedies and consumed in concoctions that mixed the meat with ingredients like chicken, snake, and various herbs. Tong fighters, known for their violent turf battles and vendettas, would drink wildcat-infused wine for courage before going into combat.

The Wild Cat was taken in Chinatown during a time when the community was subject to the effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. As a result, violence and other hostile acts drove Chinese out of rural counties and into San Francisco Chinatown even as it became more segregated and isolated. However, it remained a vivid and mysterious subject for outsiders like Genthe and his fellow photographers of the Camera Club. His images, including "The Wild Cat," were part of a broader fascination with Chinatown’s cultural practices, capturing a mixture of admiration and morbid exoticism. Genthe's work often walked a fine line, romanticizing and sometimes distorting life and referring explicitly to criminal organizations in Chinatown to fit white American perceptions.

The Wild Cat remains among his lesser known works, as it can evoke uncomfortable conversations around so-called "foreign" eating habits, particularly when viewed through a modern lens. The image, featuring a feline carcass hung outside a Chinatown store, serves as a historical record of traditional practices, but it also readily stokes long-festering tropes about Asian culinary customs, fueled by xenophobia and cultural misrepresentation. These tensions are not new, as they linger to this day.

In recent times, this discomfort resurfaced when presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate accused immigrants in Ohio of consuming dogs and cats, a false claim that played into harmful stereotypes and generated widespread backlash for its inflammatory nature. The episode reminded audiences about the long and dishonorable history of castigating immigrants’ eating habits as recounted in a Guardian article here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/14/racist-history-trump-pet-eating-immigrant

Curiosity about 19th century Chinatown's food and cultural practices was often accompanied by suspicion or derision from outsiders – influenced and exacerbated initially by the great encounter of white migrants from the eastern United States with Asian immigrants to California in the mid-19th century.

Five or more diaspora generations later, Chinese Americans still hear the insult or insinuation that Asians and immigrants are slaughtering dogs and other pets for meal time. Food continues to shape perceptions of immigrant communities, revealing the enduring impact of cultural misunderstandings. Not surprising, Genthe's "The Wild Cat" is seldom seen.

[ajepyx]

Breaking News: THE LAST VENDETTA To Be Released Through Buffalo 8 Distribution

[rajwillwrite]

Beneath the Moonlit Shadows : A saga of 47 rōnins

This legendary story began when Asano Naganori, aka the lord of Ako domain, cried: "Do you remember my grudge from these past days?"

His gaze fixed on Kira Yoshinaka. Asano extended his short sword, charged through the castle corridor, and struck Kira. While the wound wasn't fatal, its consequences would be.

The incident began in April 1701 when imperial envoys from Kyōto arrived in Edo (now Tokyo), the capital of the shogunate. Three provincial feudal lords were appointed to receive them, including Asano Naganori from Akō. Because these men were ignorant of court etiquette, they were directed to consult Kira Yoshinaka, a retainer of the shogun and an expert in such matters. The other two feudal lords gave Kira lavish presents to ensure his cooperation, but Asano offered only a token gift. Kira was apparently annoyed and expressed his displeasure by constantly taunting the inexperienced Asano. The latter finally gave way to his pent-up wrath, and in April 1701, in the audience hall of the shogun’s palace, he flew at Kira with his dirk. Kira escaped with minor wounds, but Asano’s gross breach of etiquette enraged shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, who ordered Asano to commit ‘Seppuku’ (Japanese for: “self-disembowelment”) the same day.

The incident took place in Edo, Japan - modern-day Tokyo. The Tokugawa military and government had gained power about a century before. This ushered in a period of peace and stability, following the ‘warring state’ or ‘Sengoku Era,’ which was marked by constant bloodshed and conflict wrought by warlords and their samurais.

To secure their rule, the Tokugawa government aimed to tame the samurai class. Individual samurais carried two swords and served a single lord till death, but their duties became primarily bureaucratic and administrative. Meanwhile, Tokugawa legal practice stipulated that both sides would be disciplined in the event of a violent quarrel. However, when the officials convened following Asano's attack on Kira, they decided to punish only Asano's castle, the disbandment of his house, and the arrest of his younger brother. The news traveled quickly back to Asano's domain. Overnight, the roughly 300 samurais in Asano's retainer band found themselves dispossessed of their homes and stipend and turned into Ronin or masterless samurais.

They didn't exactly know why Asano attacked Kira - no one did. Some have speculated that Asano refused to pay a bribe to Kira, who was supposed to be guiding him in proper etiquette, so Kira humiliated him. Others believed that Asano had simply “gone mad.” This left the samurais of Ako domain in crisis, facing a tension that lay at the very heart of the Tokugawa Period. They were a privileged class of warriors inundated with epic legends of samurai loyalty, heroism, and martial glory. But they were forbidden from using violence - their traditional role once celebrated and restricted. Some of Asano's samurais said they should peacefully comply with government orders; others suggested that they should immediately follow their lord into death. One faction led by Horibe Yasubei argued that they must see their lord's apparent wishes through by killing Kira, claiming that as long as Asano's enemy was alive, they were dishonored. However, the effective leader of Ako domain's samurais, Oishi Yoshio, believed that if they complied with officials' orders, Tokugawa authorities might show mercy and permit Asano's brothers to succeed him. So the samurais peacefully surrendered the castle. But their hopes were dashed when Tokugawa officials placed Asano's brother in another family's custody, leaving them without a path to restore their status. Most accepted the government's terms. But in the end, 47 of Asano's samurais, including Horibe and Ōishi, didn't. Instead of formally asking permission to take revenge via the government's vendetta system, they began plotting to kill Kira covertly.

Almost two years after Asano's death, the rōnin, led by Ōishi, broke into Kira's residence and killed 16 of his samurais and wounded 23 others before beheading Kira himself. They presented Kira's head at Asano's grave, then surrendered to the Tokugawa officials, justifying their violence by saying they couldn't live under the same heaven as their lord's enemy (murderer). The ronin's actions created considerable problems for the Tokugawa government. The rōnin had broken the peace and a range of laws. But authorities also acknowledged the importance of honor and loyalty among samurais. After weeks of back and forth discussion, officials decided the rōnin could be praised but must be punished. They were permitted to commit ‘Seppuku,’ which offered them an honorable death, and they were laid to rest next to their master Lord Asano.

But their story soon morphed into legends. Within weeks, it was dramatized for the stage. And soon after, scholars began debating the rōnin's actions, some praising them as perfectly loyal and dutiful samurais; others condemning them as delusional criminals. Over the next three centuries, Japan continued examining and adapting the story in theatre, films, propaganda, and beyond - grappling with the tensions between law and culture, past and present, and repeatedly relitigating the incident long after an official verdict was rendered.

The event caused a huge commotion in Japan. The samurai qualities, which appeared to have faded over many years of calm, resurfaced. The most notable was ‘Chūshingura’ (1748) - The Treasury of Loyal Retainers, an 11-act Banraku- a puppet play composed in 1748. It is one of the most popular Japanese plays. In the most recent times, this event was made into a 2013 Hollywood movie titled "47 Ronin," starring actor Keanu Reeves.

[quasi-normalcy]

@unassumingtherizinosaur

Okay!

"They do nothing with McCoy's communicator..." Star Trek (DC Comics, 1989 series), issue #11 by Peter David and Gordon Purcell

"...Built a Starfleet cosplay society..." Star Trek: Unlimited (Marvel Comics), issue #10 by Michael A Martin, Andy Mangels, and Ron Randall

"...Flying around in ships that look like black Studebakers..." Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements, by John Jackson Miller

"The Borg ATE PLUTO!" Before Dishonor, by Peter David

"Janeway became the Borg Queen and Died" Also in Before Dishonor, by Peter David

"She got better" The Eternal Tide, Kirsten Beyer

"...rift where you will slowly turn into a ghost..." Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC Comics, 1989 series), issues #30-31, by Michael Jan Friedman and Carlos Garzon

"Trelane is Q's son" Q-Squared, by Peter David

"...remarkably similar to the cast of Lost in Space" Star Trek (DC Comics, 1989 series), issue #13 by Peter David, Bill Mumy and Gordon Purcell

"...a giant bird hatched out of its home planet." Star Trek: New Frontier, books 1-4, by Peter David

"...Assimilated a Ferengi..." Vendetta, by (again!) Peter David

"...basically a velociraptor" Shenti Yisec Eres Ree, introduced in Taking Wing, by Michael A Martin and Andy Mangels

"...Sorbonne-educated dolphin..." Dark Mirror, by Diane Duane

"...homophobic dinosaur joined Starfleet Academy." Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Marvel Comics), issue #17, by Chris Cooper and John Royle

"Q...accidentally killed the dinosaurs" The Q Continuum, by Greg Cox

"Worf was roommates with a rock monster" Worf's First Adventure, by Peter David (the rock monster's species, the Brikar, much later became canon in Star Trek: Prodigy)

"...An ancient alliance of 666 alien species..." The Furies, as they were known, were the subject of the Invasion crossover event.

"...Burning them in a wicker man." Also Invasion, specifically Book 1, First Strike, by Diane Carey

"...Visited the planet of the Apes" in the aptly named comic Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive, by Scott and David Tipton and Rachel Stott

"The Eugenics Wars already happened..." according to the again aptly named novel duology Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars, by Greg Cox

"The crew of the Cerritos created a sentient Dracula..." Star Trek: Lower Decks (IDW publishing), issues #1-3, by Ryan North and Chris Fenoglio

"...Against the family of the Enterprise-D's barber" Star Trek: Unlimited (Marvel Comics), Issue #2, by Dan Abnett, Ian Eddington, and Ron Randall

Things that I SWEAR I'm not making up about the Star Trek franchise:

A shifty alien bartender, his brother, and his nephew were what happened at Roswell

There are three mutually contradictory canonical explanations for what exists at the centre of the Galaxy, none of which are "A fuck-off gigantic black hole"

Two of these things are, respectively, God and the Devil

(The crew got along well enough with the Devil, but Spock had to blow-up God with a torpedo)

One of the most compelling and sympathetic characters in the franchise is a hologram of Professor Moriarty who gained enough self-awareness to realise that he didn't need to be evil just because he was written that way

If you fly too fast, you turn into a salamander

(Said salamanders are actually the inevitable endpoint of human evolution)

The universe is balanced on the back of a giant koala (why is it smiling? What does it know!?)

There have been three separate groups of Space Nazis (not just aliens with a fascist government; literal Nazis with armbands and swastikas)

There are also: two (2) cowboy planets, two (2) planets that are just post-apocalyptic versions of Cold War-era Earth, one (1) planet ruled by Chicago mobsters from the 1920s, and one (1) version of Earth where the Roman Empire never fell

The Roman planet has its own Jesus

There is an anthropological law governing parallel planetary development that holds that planets are likely to recapitulate eras from Earth history

Because of the intervention of an ancient race of ur-humanoids, most sentient races in the galaxy look like human actors with rubber prostheses glued to their foreheads

There are so many planets centred around sex and hedonism that people in the fandom use the term "Roddenberry Sex Planet" to describe them

Jack the Ripper was an alien ghost

Amelia Earhart was abducted by aliens

If you have a high ESP score, you turn into a god when you try to fly outside of the Galaxy

The major antagonists are: Space Vikings/Samurai, Space Romans (not the Romans mentioned earlier), Space Fascists (not any of the nazi groups mentioned earlier), the Space British Empire (ruled by goo people), and Space Bees (except you'll turn into one if they sting you)

Klingons have two dicks

Borg assimilation can be catalyzed by eating car batteries

[sniiiped]

Hope this hasn’t been done yet.

[astrangergivingthestrangewelcome]

Literally no one is doing it like Don Jon the Bastard I would firmly argue that he's the only pure example of an "I will cause problems on purpose" villain in the Shakespeare canon. Edmund and Richard are doing it for power, Iago and Tamora personal vendetta... meanwhile in Don Jon the bastard land framing Hero for adultery does not yield any material gain for this man at all. Don Jon supposedly has a personal vendetta against Don Pedro and Don Pedro is like, you know... affected by his schemes bc Claudio has a broken heart and Don Pedro will care about that so he's sadder now... But still. Like okay Don Jon is envious of Claudio bc he feels he should be Don Pedro's right hand man maybe- but his schemes don't really dishonor or discredit Claudio in any way. What does dishonor Claudio, i.e. Hero's "death" and innocence Don Jon had no part in. He could have plotted to kill Don Pedro or Claudio or something that gave him actual power and he settled at just "making them sad" and then he failed at doing that. He's my special boy.

[dangermousie]

Because I am doing a hard sell for @aysekira and also because I realized I never finished this and want to get back to it, have a ship vid for Reyyan x Miran from Hercai, which I was mad obsessed with.

The story is delicious and the chemistry is insane.

Our heroine, Reyyan, is an unfavored granddaughter of a rural patriarch. One day a wealthy city man named Miran moves to town and gets into business with Reyyan’s family, as well falls for and proposes to Reyyan. They have a quick wedding and are set for wedding bliss.

EXCEPT!!! Reyyan wakes up abandoned after the wedding night - with horror she finds out that the business deal and the love story were both fake - the wedding was fake and all of this is part of his family’s plan to destroy Reyyan’s family due to a vendetta. They will ruin them in business and dishonor the granddaughter (it’s a very old-fashioned, rural place that still believes in dishonor and honor killing.)

She narrowly escapes death but now hates Miran as much as she loved and trusted him but (and that is the delicious thing about this story!), Miran who’s been bred by his crazy grandmother from birth to hate Reyyan’s family has actually had fallen madly and utterly in love with Reyyan - he regretted walking out almost as soon as he did it, but it’s too late now.

There are birth secrets, past histories, some epic and lengthy groveling (she shoots him at one point and he fully expects to die and is still ILY) and the chemistry and longing are intense as hell - I was willing to buy he literally could not live without her and would die for her and just SO INTENSE SO DELISH!

[sunlit-music]

Sorry, I'm not in this fandom but - why would you hate someone for just buying drinks at McDonalds? O_O

Why would Delilah develop a vendetta and hate all of them just for buying drinks? I'm pretty sure there's nothing wrong with buying drinks.

my fav part of the mcdonalds meme is the resulting idea of a bunch of overseers chanting "mcdonalds" while martin drives

I bet the staff at Holger’s Square mcdonalds hate the Overseers. They only buy drinks, smoothies, milkshakes and slushies - only menu items that can be consumed using their own personal Sacred Straw. They were probably relieved when Corvo breezed in, slightly giddy about his newfound powers, and consumed all their burgers, nuggets and fries in five minutes.

In fact I bet this is the true reason why Delilah turned against all of them. She probably worked five years at that mcdonalds and developed a personal vendetta against every single one of them

I wonder if Martin would change his tune once he became High Overseer. Would he start buying food for all the Overseers and pretend he never once pulled into mcdonalds and bought a single black coffee?

[hydralisk98]

Writing my way up to H.G. Wells + J.R.R. Tolkien-tier and beyond

I mean, I would like to get a few short stories / poems / animation shorts / short films / "software toys" going and by far. So may as well pitch a few of my current narrative draft ideas for initial practice...

I guess I will make it clear that I feel a powerful need to write down immersive / cohesive yet oxymoron Axis victory set of stories. Most likely with some cultural & technological nuances (not about making Nazism, Fascism and others legitimate but definitely challenging some assumptions we societally made from the world wars) & conflicted characters as far as emulating dystopia-writing with a humane / relatable touch.

These are not the only narratives I would like to convey, far from it. I got a couple more related to historical "mysteries", my constructed world(s?) slice-of-life-s and overall making optimistic meta-narratives. Like some about my hometown, a couple around specific tools / challenges / design contraints, much about far far away alternate futures and a few drop-in "clef" replacements for some existing works with strong satirist-ic commentary & nuanced intrigue politics...

Here are a couple of such media I hope to express some opinions onto through these "clef" keys.

(Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Warriors, Chronicles of Narnia, A Song of Ice and Fire, Silmarillion, Bible, standalone X-Men movies, Naruto / Boruto, Tarzan, Conan The Barbarian, John Carter of Mars, Terminator, Predator, Alien, Degrassi, Star Wars, Star Trek, Half-Life, Stargate SG1, How To Train Your Dragon, Frozen, Pirates of the Caribbean, Matrix, Rio, Jurassic Park, James Bond, Homestuck, Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron, Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Helluva Boss / Hazbin Hotel, Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken, Shrek, Coco, The Book of Life, Ice Age, Mulan, Lord of the Rings, Megamind, Treasure Planet, Atlantis, Lilo and Stitch, Pokemon, Sonic The Hedgehog, Cyberpunk RED + 2077, Halo, Destiny, Pathfinder, Outlander, Genship Impact, Starcraft, Grand Theft Auto, Bioshock Infinite + Burial at Sea, Animal Crossing, Fable 2, Earthbound, Metroid, Splatoon, Bionicle, Chronotrigger, Dishonored, XCOM, Turning Red, Luca, 300, The Time Machine, Brontë, Ethan Frome, Death in Venice, The Hired Girl, Tintin, Watchmen, Jour J, Hellboy, V for Vendetta, Ghost Rider, Asterix, Lackadaisy, Zoophobia, Danny Phantom, Avatar The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, Code Lyoko, Kim Possible, Powerpuff Girls, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Animaniacs, Boondocks, Totally Spies, Futurama, 6teen, Stoked, Wakfu, Hot Wheels, Discworld, Forgotten Realms, Quake, Coran, Tanak, mythologies, historical fiction, ancestries, Hypnospace Outlaw / Sword Art Online, Zachtronics ('TIS-100' & 'Shenzhen I/O'), Ace Combat, Overlord, Bloody Good Time, Resistance Fall of Man, Perfect Dark, Zelda, God of War, Kaisha...)

Not exhaustive by any margin but yk, the first few up to Alien are definitely deserving some strong reworks...

But yeah, that's kinda my type of creative bar setting (I still am casual but yk I shall outshine Tolkien with all the tools available nowadays), aka making bronze age literature lineage-ing type of timeless works.

Don't mind me if I get started some onto the promised Jucika-derived comic strips and get the ball rolling on my open source workflow (first onto Kate + LibreOffice and eventually in the terminal with Tmux/Fish/Vim and all the other creative writing goodies...)

Be not afraid...