#I LOVE SASHA AND GRIZZOP WHAT THE FUCK DUDE

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ALEXANDER J NEWALL IM GONNA KICK YOUR FUCKING ASS

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Top 5 least favorite characters in RQG GO

Oh man. This is both easy and hard. And also very spoilery so under a cut.

Again, not sure I can put these guys in order, but I'll do what I can.

-Barret Racket UGGGGGGGH Sasha's garbage crimelord uncle. Hate him. He got what he deserved in the end. I don't even wanna talk about him.

-Eldarion Sasha's tutor who tried to make her a lady. Wow she was exhausting. Why she thought Sasha would vouch for her is beyond me.

-Liliana Beekos aaaaaa Hamid's ex-girlfriend from uni who apparently isn't going to hear out Hamid's side of the prank gone wrong that led to his expulsion but will listen to Hamid's old bestie and co-conspirator Gideon feed her lies. I ain't saying she owes Hamid anything, certainly not a relationship or forgiveness or fond feelings. But girl, you're marrying Gideon?!?! I'm 100% with Hamid yelling, "FIANCE?!?!?!" when he found out that little tidbit. Not to mention she's working with Franz Kafka, and I ain't particularly fond of him, either. (Like, on the one hand, he did kill Bertie. But on the other, he also killed Aziza.)

-Saleh Amoun al-Tahan It's ridiculous how most of this list is people so involved in Hamid's life, but it would feel dishonest not to mention Hamid's controlling father. Can't let anyone know your kids make mistakes, but also can't let your kids face the consequences of their actions, can you Dad? We see a lot of characters that are bad influences in Hamid's life, but honestly Saleh's actions when the gang was in Cairo tell me he's probably the worst of them if for no other reason than because Hamid is so willing to go along with his father's plans. I'm glad the team at this point had Grizzop and Azu since they both have such strong moral compasses.

-Sir Bertrand "Bertie" MacGuffingham Ohhhh Bertie. The flaming poo dimension is too good for you. I have a love/hate relationship with him at times but as time went on and James played up how awful he truly is, that definitely tipped more towards hate. I do have some fondness for his earlier bits with the gang. But with his callousness during the wager to get to France that left a lot of people stranded in a dangerous situation, brutally murdering an animal that had already made its retreat, attempting to murder Harrison Cambell after finding the manuscript of his next book with a Bertie-inspired antagonist, and the confrontation with Kafka in which Bertie chose to sacrifice Hamid's sister Aziza in order to survive, I don't think I really have any other choice but to hate him. Honestly, the best thing about him is that he fucked Oscar Wilde. That shit's hilarious.

And because I want to, honorable mention to that one dude Skraak brutally murdered who was complicit in keeping the kobolds imprisoned in the Shoin Institute. Your death was also too good for you.

[nilim]

Y’all, this episode, I cannot. 

I’m so proud, so fucking proud of Azu. Best orc, light of my life. She done looked mecha-shoin in the eye and went ‘You’re evil, and I will end you’, and then she just marched right up to him and kept hitting him til he broke. 

And she got so close, so close to dying. She was making her peace with Aphrodite, and still she just kept on hitting. Didn’t falter. Had faith and just... kept going. She’s so strong. 

After everything she’s been through, all the doubt and guilt over losing Grizzop and Sasha, after spending hours in a cramped underwater base, almost drowning in small spaces, after getting separated from Hamid, not knowing if any of this was going to turn out alright - she just kept going.

And she fucking did it. She didn’t panic. She found Hamid. She absolutely annihilated Shoin. She protected everyone. She called upon Aphrodite, knew without a shadow of a doubt her enemy was evil, walked up to it and just took all those hits for her friends because she loves them. And then she didn’t die. She absolutely deserves the world, and I’m just so incredibly proud of her.

And I cannot believe Hamid is the one who saved her in the end. Mr. I have two spell slots left and this dude is immune to magic. Mr. I’m messing up this dungeon crawl and making mistakes because I feel powerless and I know everyone is disappointed in me (no Bryn, I haven’t forgotten the crimes you did on Discord). Mr. I have to keep up a brave face for Skraak even though I’m terrified I’m never going to see my friends again. 

He looks at this giant machine, towering above him, and he knows his magic won’t work. He watches as his friends run forward and get absolutely beaten to a bloody pulp, and he doesn’t know what he should do. Switches from ineffective spells to his crossbow, hesitating, wondering if he should hold a potion ready for Azu if she goes down... Watches in horror as she gets hit again, because surely this is it. But then no - there she is, still standing, shaking, barely holding on. Because she still has faith, in her herself, and in her friends. Still there looking defiantly up at Shoin, because she is so strong. And so is he. 

So he puts his crossbow away, drink his potion and just runs up to Azu, brimming with fierce loyalty towards those he loves and searing anger towards those who would hurt them. He stands right next to his best friend, so close even though she cannot see him - and then he unleashes his fury. Breathes and breathes and breathes all his anger and anguish at this thing - until there’s nothing left but bits of broken metal and molten glass. 

Azu and Hamid? They done did it. And they’re good. So very, very good.