#Nobody's Avatar Analysis

[princess-nobody]

Neytiri's inability to accept Metkayina culture, and why I LOVE it

Sadly Neytiri didn't play a huge role in ATWOW, which though is upsetting as a fan of her makes sense since the movie isn't really about her and is more so about the new generation. However, one aspect of her characterization that is prevalent in both the deleted scenes and the leaked early script is the fact that out of all the Sullys, she is the one that struggles the most in assimilating to the Metkayina lifestyle.

I adore this detail because it is such a deep understanding of who Neytiri is as a person, as well as a representation of all she has been through in her life. Neytiri, at her core, is a woman that dislikes change and views it as a harbinger of the worst to come. She is a woman that cannot be seperated from her culture and lifestyle as an Omatikaya because of how much of her indentity has been molded by it, and the few times she has been seperated from it has been by force.

For example: her inability to learn how to ride ilu. Riding ilu is essential in Metkayina culture because it is the most baseline way to hunt, and as Tonowari states, being unable to ride one makes you useless because you can't hunt. In one of the deleted scenes, Neytiri is trying to learn to ride ilu with Ronal but can't seem to get it down, only to eventually give up out of frustration. Ronal even makes sure to reiterate to her that ilu is not ikran, and ilu cannot fly, because fundamentally Neytiri is approaching riding ilu the way you would ride ikran.

The obvious answer as to why she does this is muscle memory, to Neytiri this would be like someone who rides bicycles trying to learn how to ride a unicycle – it may be similar, but approaching it the same way will yield wrong results. However I feel it is also because her experiences with ikran and losing her own has made her subconsciously hostile towards learning a new way of riding, because in her mind it is her again being seperated from her ikran. Seze's death was obviously traumatic to her, in that moment she not only lost a dear ally, but was forcibly seperated from a part of her culture and lifestyle by invaders.

So naturally, now that she has a new ikran, even if she wants to learn how to ride a different mount, her body won't let her. Her subconscious won't allow her to be seperated from the one thing she has left from her people since their relocation. I believe Neytiri learns how to hunt with her ikran, developing a diving technique which means she no longer needs to learn how to ride ilu. This not only feels very in character for her, but I also think it's just a sweet way to allow her to keep this part of her while also allowing her to contribute to the Metkayina way of life.

Another example of this is the bombing of the Omatikaya hometree – again, Neytiri was forcibly removed from a part of her lifestyle and culture against her will by outsiders. So her hostility to leaving their new hometree, even if it is for their own safety, makes more than enough sense. To her, she is yet again being ripped away from a part of her, yet again being forced out her culture and made to abandon a significant part of being of the Omatikaya. I wouldn't be surprised if she still struggles with being a part of the Metkayina clan in the coming few movies, because out of her whole family she is the one with the least positive experiences in change.

Throughout both movies, and some non movie pieces of media, change has brought almost nothing good to Neytiri personally, and accepting change has lead to more losses than wins. Her children are just that, children, so even through homesickness, they view Awa'atlu as a new start, because they never had to go through the loss of the first hometree, nor any of the losses Neytiri faced in the first film. Jake's entire character has been defined by him learning new cultures and ways of life, so to him, leaving the Omatikaya and seeking refuge with the Metkayina isn't nearly the life shattering decision it is for Neytiri; he's done it before, he can easily do it again. Neytiri though? Of course it would all be too much for her, and I doubt she'll ever fully integrate into Metkayina life.

TLDR: Neytiri's inability to assimilate to Metkayina life is very in character and I really like it actually. I wish it was touched on more but sadly there is no nine hour avatar cut so that won't ever happen. 😔

[kideaternomnom]

If a ship only has fans because it is canon and not because it’s well developed that’s how yk it’s probably ass

[skoulsons]

Obligatory sappy end of the year post !!!

Made a tumblr account about a year ago now and I never expected it to turn into anything. I just wanted somewhere to Rot and unashamedly spew my thoughts about my blorbos that I couldn’t contain

It brought more than I thought and I’m very thankful for it. The friendships that have been made and the moots I see in my notifs who id die for unironically are the best parts of this place 🫶🏻

And the community, of course. The gifsets, art, and fic that leave me dry heaving on the floor are also a great part of it 😭

Time for another year. More rots. More friends to meet. More friends to make. More shows and movies to experience. More father and daughter relationships to discover. More meta posts to make and fics to read and write. More time to be alive 🤍

[thegrunglerr]

(Taken from a quick ramble I had in a discord chat, excuse the mess. I need to develop these thoughts further and put them into prettier words but it’s something I felt was important to talk about. You see the vision.)

I feel like a big thing people miss in the Magnus archives is that it’s a show about how people want to draw lines and put things into boxes to make them feel better when really there are no lines and there are no boxes. like, the fears are the most obvious of this. Smirke’s 14 is merely a human misunderstanding of the dread powers, a vain attempt to fit one being’s pieces into arbitrary boxes. When does the chase of the hunt become the violence of the slaughter? When does the unknowing of the stranger become the confusion of the spiral? Etc etc. the point is that the 14 are bullshit.

this also goes for humans and avatars! Less obvious but still! Everyone wants to fit the characters into boxes. Jon is a human, Elias is an avatar, Nikola is a monster. When in reality, they’re all just things. Humans and avatars are not mutually exclusive, Jon is an avatar and a human and so is Elias. Just because Elias’s actions are evil does not exclude him from humanity, he is still flesh and blood. “Monsters” like Nikola and the distortion are where things become more muddy. They are avatars but also clearly inhuman, Nikola is a plastic mannequin and the distortion isn’t really… anything. I’d still argue that they’re human to some extent. All avatars, human or otherwise, come from the change of oneself. The distortion wears people’s skin and takes on their traits, has to work with what that body gives them. Nikola is a mannequin made by a man with her same goals, who she eventually murders. They’re still born out of humanity, they’re still somewhat human, just an obfuscation and distortion of that humanity.

it’s this idea that characters like Elias are simply following their nature as an avatar and therefore as a monster that irks me. He’s not just a human, he’s not just an avatar, he’s not just a monster. He’s a person, a muddled mess of labels that don’t fit him because you can’t fit these people into boxes. Jon is a human, an avatar, and a monster. So is Elias. So is almost every fucking character in the series. Human, avatar, monster, victim, are all just human labelings of things not meant to be understood. Nobody in the Magnus archives is a mindless monster in my eyes. As distorted and fucked I’m as their view may be, they are still painfully human. Daisy was always a prowling wolf, itching for her next kill. The apocalypse just showed that physically. She still clearly had a mind, though her speech impaired. She called for Basira, the partner always by her ready. She recognized her as someone she knows, not attacking her or even Jon or Martin. Nikola too, breekon & hope too, nobody is mindless. Everyone is human.

It’s complicated yeah, nuanced and messy, but it’s so so SO important to remember upon actual analysis of the show! Jon is human! Elias is human! The Distortion is human! It’s a show about humanity and how it’s never truly lost!

[space-blue]

Avatar 3 D23 musings and analysis

Images drop on some BIG screens at D23 seems like!

First off, great new looks and close ups of Varang!

First off it's super dope. Look at her fingers! Looks like she's wearing claws (bone? forbidden metal? body mods). The notches on her belly and legs also look like potential scarifications!

Stuff I want to scream about on a personal level: The tswins... I made my Txepiva (ash Na'vi) fan clan to be warrior like, living in more desertic areas, and cutting queues as part of warfare. I also recently made a sketch to illustrate an idea to a friend that they may wear these queues in a bandolier tied to shoulders and hips as a show-off.

My Txepiva also have bare tail tips, and Varangs fits this too in this art, though I'm sure it's just the light rendering technique. If not, then I should apply for a job on the brainstorming team lmao.

Though I appreciate the idea of warfare and tswin cutting, I want to point out it's also possible that she's not actually wearing the tswin of her enemies, or at least not in the "this is how we kill other Na'vi" way.

The others around her are in obscuring and impractical headdresses, and this looks like a ritual. IMO it's very possible that the tswin she wears are that of ancestors, or old leaders, great warriors, or even enemies, collected and rebraided to create this distinct look. I particularly think it'd make sense for it to be made of the hair of past leaders and worn as a sort of crown, as nobody else is rocking that look in the image.

Next we have her weird not-an-ikran.

Glorious beast with 10 winglets where ikran have 4. It also has mouth frills, jaw frills, and a spike over its head, making it closer to stingbats in that area. Here's a super obvious comparison with an enlarged stingbat picture:

So their mount probaby evolved independantly from ikran. Would be fun if they also have poison.

Another FUN detail : GUNS!! Does it look like guns? Could be recoms then, Lyle, Q , and some new red shirt recoms... or could be Omatikaya wil RDA guns...

But for real, there are only two types of Na'vi with guns: the Omatikaya clan and the recombinants. Given past images in leaks ((remember this?))

It's most likely that the people interacting with Varang are going to be recoms and not Jake's people. BUT who knows where the plot will go. If it's recoms, I'd looove to know if it's 3 moffos because Q+Lyle+Mansk, or if we're getting new recom red shirts or what.

Then we have views of air ships, so we're getting to see the promised Wind Traders, with Neytiri in the forefront, and the Man'o'war inspired floaters being pulled by sky manta ray...

Not much to say about those. I just hope we get some high definition version released online soon.

If this reignites your hype for Avatar, go vote in this poll!

There's 20h left to vote, and I think we could all benefit from an event around december 2024, to pass the time before fire and ash's big dropin 2025.

[taruth3mighty]

I'm going to just rant a little bit about Player and how I personally view their character based on what we've seen in the actual game and how I perceive it, (I might be projecting with this one) From what I can tell Player has this attitude where if they can't be of service or help others, they don't think they're worth anything. Like we saw a glimpse of this during the Academy,

"Seems like your group isn't here yet."

"...this place is a mess. You might as well clean up. You took out the trash, but... There's more to do."

"Why are there random cardboard boxes scattered about? They're empty, too. They serve no purpose besides taking up unnecessary space. Nobody will miss them." This is one of the only few times we personally get a glimpse into Player as in the character, everyone is so quick to say that they're up to you to think about. When lines like these exist in game. If it was truly just us, why would we say this? Why would your avatar say that? There's no reason to say all that about cardboard boxes. To put on my analysis glasses, I believe that Player is the type of person who strives to help others to feel useful and when they can't or don't have anything else to do, they start to spiral in their head. They don't talk much, it's not just because the Blue Strings as a species, doesn't talk. But also, because Player themselves just thinks in their head a lot, it's natural for a lot of introverted people. Player again showcases the behavior of "if I can't be of service then I'm worthless" in Icyridge. Such as helping Old Man Timothy even though it's a hassle and a waste of time. No one else is that willing to help someone else for that long for not even a good reward, yet Player does it anyway. They're exhausted if we take the tone of their thoughts. They probably started doing Help Center requests after saving Anna and getting the keys, meaning that they don't even allow themselves to have a moment like Suzie or Quincy or even TJ. They're just immediately on the find to help people. I feel like the line, "They're empty, too. They serve no purpose besides taking up unnecessary space. Nobody will miss them." As if their mind telling them, if they can't do one thing, they serve no purpose and that nobody would miss them if they left. Player legit cleaned the entire Help Center just because they didn't have anything to do. Sure, it took them like 2 hours. But hey, they didn't have to clean up the place, but they did it anyway. They didn't have to, but they do it anyway because no one else will. They are hit with the fact that TJ actively wants to put them down, "It's not enough that I win. Player must also lose." All they want is just to have connection, and here's this person who they consider their friend, wanting them to lose rather than just focus on the bigger picture, (And this is why I hate TJ, blud is not justified in saying that to anyone just because he's going through something) We barely know anything about Player as is, yet they seem to mask it or hide it away whenever they're with other people. In Icyridge Part 1, the good karma choice for Quincy is, "Any time, Quincy. Friends forever." Like Player and Quincy were never the closest in the friend group, yet when on the good path. Player gets attached to the group in the same way Quincy gets attached to Suzie and TJ as they're the only genuine friends they've ever had. They genuinely just want friends, they're willing to do anything for them, even if it means risking their own life at times.

[zvtara-was-never-canon]

Bless you for creating this blog, because I need to VENT

(obligatory not all Zutarians who want to enjoy their fics and arts in peace. you guys are cool and chill.)

Isn't it so interesting transparent and sad that every Zutarian critical analysis about "making the show better" is just about making Aang suffer more, and Zuko look good?

Katara should have kept her burn scars, because Aang needed to understand the consequences of his actions!

Right. Because immediately apologising, and becoming so guilty he doesn't fire bend for 2 seasons doesn't show remorse.

Aang should have given up his attachment to Katara to become a fully realised Avatar, otherwise he doesn't sacrifice anything! That would have been narratively satisfying!

Right. Because LOSING HIS ENTIRE CULTURE AND EVERYONE HE EVER LOVED isn't a "sacrifice". Which he will never get back. He'll have to live with the tragedy of being the last Airbender forever.

It's SO interesting how Zuko literally gets everything he wanted- locking up Ozai forever, getting a new father figure in Iroh, becoming Firelord, being with the woman he loves, finding his mother, even finding a new sister who adores him. His ONE tragedy is Azula, and even then she's hopefully on a journey of redemption.

But somehow that's not the "perfect ending" for Zuko. Nope, the only narratively satisfying ending is if Katara falls over to suck Zuko's dick.

So Zuko doesn't sacrifice anything permanently, and he literally gets everything he ever wanted. Aang will never get back what he lost, but apparently he has to give up Katara too. Funny how that works. Can you make your seething resentment any more obvious?

It's also amazing to me that so called Katara stans NEVER think about how KATARA would feel if Aang lost his romantic attachment to her. Girl hugged him several times, kissed him on the cheek and lips, blushed around him, threatened to murder Zuko if he hurt Aang...she was not subtle. But apparently no one cares about Katara's feelings.

Also, how GUILTY would Katara feel if Aang had to sacrifice his romantic attachment to become the Avatar? Do you think she'd be happy he had to sacrifice love for duty? Which BEST FRIEND would be okay with this situation? Even Sokka and Toph would be outraged.

If my best friend and fellow genocide survivor had to sacrifice his romantic attachment for duty, I'd be so mad I would murder Ozai myself. Yes, even if I didn't love him back, because HE'S MY BEST FRIEND. Nobody would even be able to find the body.

Katara and Zuko should have gotten together, that would have fully represented the themes of balance and redemption in the show!

FFS THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP THAT REPRESENTS THESE THEMES! IT'S ZUKAANG! SORRY YOU WERE TOO STUPID TO UNDERSTAND THE SHOW!

Sorry, Sokka. Your relationship with Suki is toxic, because she's from the Earth Nation. You need to break up immediately. Better go find a nice firebender to have children with! Zukka anyone??

Did they miss the part when Uncle Iroh said, "Understanding others, the other elements, and the other nations will help you become whole."

Or the Guru when he said, " Even the separation of the four elements is an illusion. If you open your mind, you will see that all the elements are one. Four parts of the same whole. "

AKA "balance" is when we learn from all 4 elements and grow as a person!!! It's got nothing to do with love!

BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T BE REDUCED TO THEIR ELEMENTS! THAT'S THE THEME OF THE SHOW!

Sorry, Katara. You represent water, and Zuko represents fire, so you have to marry each other for "balance". It's in the rules. How convenient.

Even though Aang is ALSO a fire bender, so marrying him would also represent "balance". But he doesn't count because he's not hot and sexy like Zuko with his anime hair.

sidenote - Aang is so hot. With his muscles , grey eyes, and his off-shoulder fit? Divine. Zutarians who think Aang isn't sexy have no taste.

sorry for the extremely long rant. I just couldn't take Zutarians and their "atla-critical" analysis anymore. It's the self-righteousness that gets me.

They can't just say, I love Zutara together because I like their dynamic. Instead they have to write long metas justifying why their ship is the "only one that strenghens the themes of the show" and Kataang / Maiko "weakens the narrative" and other bs.

thanks for this space, this was cathartic.

You're welcome, anon 💖

[kittyplushy]

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[magnuspanoptes]

May I ask for a 🔥 for either Jon specifically or TMA generally? Whichever you prefer :)

he gets infantalised a lot, like, he was out there causing real harm right in s1 because he was an ass to traumatised statement givers, which people don't give a lot of thought to because statement givers don't register as 'real people' to most listeners so his scepticism is always played for laughs. and i don't think jon has low empathy. i try to avoid pathologising characters because that enters headcanon territory very quickly and i'm not great with those, so i just prefer textual analysis. i've talked about this before, he perfectly knew what he was doing, he knew they were all true stories, and the reason he was reluctant to acknowledge their truth is because it would've required vulnerability on his part, i.e. feeding beholding his own fear. he says it outright in MAG 39 - "Because I’m scared, Martin! Because when I record these statements it feels… it feels like I’m being watched [...] The scepticism, feigning ignorance. It just felt safer."—and this is basically the bureaucratic version of what he will do later as an avatar, feed on someone else so your god doesn't feed on you. that bit of s1 characterisation is important to me because then you can't handwave his s4 feeding choices as simply physiological urges he has no control over, he has always been like this (which is a very human response, i don't find this contemptible. it's good writing). the other thing about jon is that people engage with him as a guy who 'lost all his friends' because of the monstrosity downward spiral, but that's not true either. he's clearly meant to be a guy who was out there gleefully burning bridges in seasons one and two and that attitude of his is the primary reason nobody wants to associate with him when he starts displaying his weird guy powers. the weird guy powers are bad enough but on top of that he did not endear himself to anyone (see, tim and melanie) with his previous behaviour so when he actually decides to do bit of a heel turn in s3 by seeking human connections, that comes back to bite him. which is, again, good writing and why i think jon is a very compelling case of the 'asshole smart guy' archetype, because there are. consequences.

[princess-nobody]

Avatar Rant: Snowy Region Na'vi

Am I the only one who doesn't like the fanon snow navi designs? Specifically this (I used shitty AI images I found off of pinterest to illustrate the point and to avoid using actual artwork from people 🩷):

(Before I continue my God these are creepy 😭 AI genuinely cannot create Na'vi without them looking uncanny, disturbing and far too human)

I can understand why people choose the more predictable design philosophy – blonde hair, blue eyes, pale/white skin, pretty two pieces – because that's relatively how this sort of lifestyle has been portrayed to us in the media. Every movie or show set in a snowy region always features mostly eastern European characters, so naturally people decide that their snow na'vi must resemble eastern European people to a degree, and this bothers me.

Not because they look like white people (though that is like 25% why ngl) but because it just isn't realistic? Na'vi may be inspired by humans but they are still a different species living on a harsh and deadly planet that humans can't survive in, na'vi winter and snow would be excruciatingly difficult for them, and they would need to adapt to it.

I just don't see how they would be so thin and petite and pale, people say to blend in, but why? Only a handful of animals in arctic regions are actually white to blend in (polar bears, arctic foxes etc.) so wouldn't it make more sense to base them off of arctic animals from the ice age? Back then, animals were bigger, bulkier, with thicker skin and hair all over to protect themselves from the crippling cold – with that in mind, wouldn't snow na'vi be bigger than average na'vi, and bulkier too? Unlike regular na'vi, it would make sense that the snow ones actually have body hair all over, maybe even fur if you want to take it that far.

And if you're basing them off of INDIGENOUS people, then appearance, features and fashion wise, wouldn't it make more sense to base them off of the actual Inuit people of the arctic instead of Elsa from frozen 😭

Because realistically why would they wear flowey dresses and two pieces in weather that is probably 80% worse than any winter humanity has ever faced... especially since na'vi are all inspired by different non-white/european indigenous communities, and yes... non-white/European indigenous people do in fact live in cold, snowy, arctic regions...

To add a little bit of pseudo-psychology to it, it may be done in an attempt from white avatar fans for the most part to feel closer to the na'vi by adding a white adjacent sub-species, as the closer to europeans the na'vi look, the more they see themselves within the na'vi. However, that is purely speculation lol.

Also, I do NOT think you are racist or anti-indigenous or anything of the sort if your headcanon for snow na'vi looks anything like the examples! You're allowed to draw and design what you want, and just because tumblr user princess-nobody doesn't like it, doesn't mean it's bad.

TLDR: Fanon snow na'vi don't make sense and confuse me lol. Imo snow na'vi would be big and bulky behemoths that are covered in thick body hair and wear large, figure covering warm clothing, not skinny little russian girls in ballet outfits LMAOOOO.

[linkspooky]

Hellooo!

I just wanted to ask you about your fanfics. It's been a few days since I've followed you so I don't know wether you've already answered this question or not but, do you recommend us to read your meta blogs to understand better the concepts you write about on you fanfics? I haven't read any of your fanfics yet because I'm still reading your analysis from here, whenever they appear on my feed.

I enjoy them a lot btw, I wouldn't mind having to read them all first and then your fanfics(¯▿¯)

If you've already answered this question from someone else, or if it's too stupid of a question you don't have to answer lol.

Just to add that I like a lot the perspective you hold when you analyse media! It gives me a whole different view of the characters and the topics the authors work with and enjoy that so much!<33

You don't need to read my meta at all to understand my fanfics. I do give authors notes on my blog and post extra material like art I commission of the characters and covers. You can find them at these two tags. My ongoing avatar fic. linkspooky.tumblr.com/tagged/burn au

My Jujutsu Kaisen Fanfic Series. linkspooky.tumblr.com/tagged/nobody dies au

[ghoul-bonez]

~Through the Wind and Rain~

OC x OC set in the “Avatar: The Way of Water” universe…

-Series Masterlist-

Physical Character Analysis

Niri’te-

Starting off with Niri’te, an Omatikaya Na’vi.

I always imagined, and intended for her and Leyra to look drastically different. Niri’te has the signature braided hairstyle of the Omatikaya, and the golden eyes they often have. Her face is longer and leaner, and her eyes more narrow than her lover. She has more ear piercings than usual, all done by herself with the intention of building her independence as she proved nobody could stop her from doing what she wanted. (As the author I gave her more ear piercings than usual to set her apart from the clan and divide her in a slight way.)

Leyra-

Leyra is a Metkayina Na’vi.

I wanted Leyra to look drastically different from Niri’te so to oppose Niri’te’s leaner, I suppose harsher, face Leyra’s is softer, rounder with high cheekbones and large blue eyes. She has long, curly, dark hair that she leaves unrestrained, but occasionally braids bits and pieces.

[nobodyaskedyou]

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Me:

My online name is Fruit on my main blog (@fruit-icus) and I guess that works for this one too. The URL doesn't really lend itself to a better nickname.

My pronouns are They/them primarily, though I occasionally use both gendered pronouns and also xey/xem.

I enjoy making fanart (usually), fanfic (sometimes), drinking fancy tea and owning nice smelling candles. I have a complicated relationship with religion which is why Renee Walker is the love of my life and I would die for her. Call me Andrew the way I will take a knife to anyone who says something mean about my angel.

𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝕴 𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘

𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝕴 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖜𝖆𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖓𝖊𝖝𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖞𝖔𝖚

on this blog, please DO:

Send me asks! I may accept requests for art, fanfic (oneshots or short fics), or just random andriel related shit

Reblog, like, interact however you like

(respectfully) Discuss! I love talking abt aftg and I'm totally interested in analyzing the series from different points of views and seeing different interpretations

on this blog, please DON'T:

Send me inappropriate asks. I am a minor and aceflux so I'm very much not interested.

Send me asks related to palestine. If you are in need of your gofundme being spread, I direct you to my (at the time of writing this) larger blog @theboredasexual. I answer palestine related asks on that blog when I can, and if they are vetted. Stay strong! (Note: If nobodyaskedyou gets larger than theboredasexual I may change this)

Interact with my posts in cruel or hateful ways. I am not interested in homophobes, transphobes, racists, or any other bigoted subcategory interacting with my blog. If you disagree with a take I have, thats fine! I'm happy to talk about it, but I am not interested in doing so in a shit-head way.

Insult renee walker ever. You will die.

𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖆𝖑𝖜𝖆𝖞𝖘 𝖜𝖆𝖐𝖊 𝖚𝖕 𝖇𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝕴 𝖉𝖔

𝕾𝖔 𝕴 𝖈𝖆𝖓 𝖘𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕 𝖎𝖓 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖊𝖒𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖊

Credits:

Page dividers are from this post

Lyrics are from Anything Anything Anything by Madds Buckley. You can find her on YT here, TikTok here, and on Spotify.

Avatar is fanart by leragoessouth here on tumblr. They're an amazing artist and do some phenomenal aftg fanart so FOLLOW THEM

[sagegreenfrogs]

"i have a white boy killing service, if you need it." - @cow-chow

⭑°⟢last updated: 4/10/2025⟣°⭑

🕯️ pronouns: he/him/his

🎏 transmasc, genderqueer, biromantic, somewhere a-spec but nobody knows

🚲 religion enthusiast and aspiring classical historian

🏛️religious beliefs explained here

🎬 i <3 physical media

👒 leftist!!

📷 currently watching: just started cyberpunk: edgerunners!!

🫧 sideblogs: @the-boy-who-swallowed-a-star (howl fictionkin blog) @jangles-writes (personal writing blog) @frutigerz (frutiger aero blog)

I also run @your-fav-hates-ai !!!

currently working on getting diagnosed with autism !! :)

🌨️ blinkie made by @blinkiedog !!!

this account is run by a minor, be respectful.

🍎 i despise artificial intelligence more than anything. if you actively support it, (including c.ai,) do not interact with this blog.

🎧 bigots dni, terfs/radfems dni, radqueers dni, anti-choice dni, transmed dni, zionists dni, etc. just dont be a jerk.

🎻 this user believes in don't like, don't read

🎐 this user believes is ship and let ship

☁️ current fandoms: the dragon prince, avatar : the last airbender, voltron : legendary defender, jujutsu kaisen, genshin impact, hermitcraft, the disastrous life of saiki k, scott pilgrim, evangelion, dead end : paranormal park, kipo and the age of wonderbeasts, nimona, the owl house, amphibia, gravity falls, she-ra and the princesses of power, evboverse, over the garden wall, whitepine, haikyuu! (anime only), arcane, pretty pretty please i don't want to be a magical girl

🧃things i'm currently getting into/future fandoms (no spoilers please!) : bungo stray dogs, hilda, centaurworld, castlevania, steven universe, spider-man, cowboy bebop, delicious in dungeon/dungeon meshi, freiren : beyond journey's end, grishaverse, nana

🐋 fanfic reader & author. my ao3

works:

(bolded works have archive warnings)

all's well that ends well to end up with you. sorvus fluff (sorta fanon s6?) complete! cowritten with @a-very-sparkly-nerd

i shine only with the light you gave me . apollo & hyacinthus au sorvus fic. a passion project of mine <3. complete! (major character death)

oh, cupid walks right through. sorvus oneshot, inspired by the famous s6 hug screencap. complete!

and i don't even like you that much... wait, i do (fuck) sorvus oneshot also cowritten with @a-very-sparkly-nerd, complete! (sorta fanon s7)

i was scared of pretty boys and starting conversations sorvus camp + modern au, with @a-very-sparkly-nerd. ongoing. for @sorvus-week-2024 day 1 : camp

within the halls of power lies a nervous heart sorvus oneshot- crownguard knighting ceremony. for @sorvus-week-2024 day 2: crownguard. complete!

darling, i would do it again (if i could hold you for a minute) sorvus oneshot collection/rewriting or expanding on scenes (or scenes that should have been) in season 7. ongoing, taking requests in my inbox!

her choice is made, the apple's ate oneshot for harrow's bird-thday, prompt (from @dragonprincedrabbles) is pip + claudia: confusion

🍡 meta/analysis:

Soren & Corvus, Trust, and The Ocean Arcanum: for @badger-boi-soren-week day 1: trust

🌙 personal tags:

#sage yaps or #sage yapping: just me spouting fandom or other-stuff garbage :3

#sage responds: answering from my inbox (pls send asks i love them)

#sage's moodboards: exactly what it sounds like (send requests for these!)

my spotify

★ my inbox is open for whatever nonsense you wish to send at me ★

[jadagul]

I'd say "fandom" overall is people who see specific works as "their happy place" rather than as "works of art that they like" and therefore don't want to see critical analysis of those works. Actually, I've gotten a fair amount of hate for posting NON-critical analysis of longform works with fairly well-defined thematic consistency popular on Tumblr before, because "people are just having fun, you shouldn't try and enforce interpretations on a sandbox." Not for the content of those analyses! (Of course, nobody wanted to argue with those interpretations, either— it's the very act of Doing Analysis that people tend to be uncomfortable with, a fair amount of the time.) I think if you see "fandom" as something like a cozy evening with a hot chocolate where you know nothing will bother you, you'll get a good impression of how Tumblr views it. I just don't tag my posts about media any more for that reason.

When the (first) James Cameron Avatar movie came out, I went to see it with a group of friends. And after we finished I started making fun of some of the sillier scenes and critiquing some plot choices, and one of my friends looked at me, hurt, and said "well I enjoyed it!"

I enjoyed it too! But the best part of going to a movie is the half-hour you spend afterwards dissecting it, and talking about which things worked, and which things didn't, and what choices you'd have made differently. I thought we were all enjoying the movie together by analyzing the bad parts.

(And like, am I actually going to make better choices in general about movie-making than James Cameron? Obviously not. But the point is the discussion and analysis.)

I think this just reinforces that I don't, viscerally, get what tumblr "fandom" is.

[review-anon]

Now I'm curious, who would you say are your favorite and least favorite oc characters from the different mods?

Alright a less negative ask!

I will only do the ones I know, so no Finalverse since I never got the chance to read it before Aliza deleted it.

A Student out of Time

Favourite: Kyoji Nakamura. I remember this guy from ATDK and I loved him back then and now with better writing he is even better. The fact I’m planning to do a character analysis on him at some point should tell you all. Probably the bits I like the most is how Kyoji is a complete inverse to the typical Author Avatar/Self Inserts where instead of making things better, he makes things worse. I have been trying to do that with Review Anon to a degree but she’s not as disaster prone as Kyoji, nobody can top him there.

Least Favourite: Maverick Storm. I used to like this guy but now he’s in a blog with better writing and he isn’t shielded by a bunch of stupid OCs, his flaws are really coming to the forth-front. My opinion of The Puppetmaster has also worsened since time went on, it’s certainly not S tier anymore I will tell you that. Again I don’t hate Maverick and he doesn’t piss me off, it’s just when compared to the other ASOOT OCs, he really is the weakest.

Despair To Future Arc

Favourite: Masa Esumi. As a Nikei fanboy it sounds sacrilege I know but if there’s one advantage reading DTFA has done, it’s made me appreciate the characters the blogs share. And Masa has really grown on me as a character. I already liked her in ASOOT but DTFA elevated it to new levels as I do like a character who despite being held down by many restrictions, finds ways to do the right thing and screw over the bad guys. And speaking of Nikei, while I might like him, I am not blind to his faults and Masa can put him in his place.

If you want me to go for someone not shared between the blogs then Naoyuki Harumaki. Guy is not the brightest spark but his heart is in the right place and yes I do ship him and Masa. Big time. Can’t wait for him to show up in ASOOT proper.

Least Favourite: Minoru Suzuki. Thought I was gonna have Monaca’s mother here did you? Well sorry but no, because as bad as Satoko is, she’s meant to be hated and despised as she’s basically the DTFA main original villain. But Minoru is just Arturo if he was born into this generation and yeah if you couldn’t tell I don’t like Arturo but who does? Aside from being a rude doctor, he is also a horrible brother to Sanae and there’s his treatment of Kikue, yep that got me raging. I’m also 100% convinced he’s Kikue’s original abusive husband from ASOOT. Worst part is he’s gonna receive no consequences and that’s why I despise him more then Satoko, she will in the end get her reckoning, Minoru won’t.

Survivor

Favourite: Kuripa Kufato. Now bear in mind I still have a backlog to go through so this might change in the future but right now Kuripa is the shining star of the OCs. Firstly as I mentioned in a previous ask, Kuripa is completely mad and psychotic and I love it. Yes he’s a good guy, but he’s also so much like the Punisher and really makes the villains. Which honestly can be quite cathartic as Hajime is way too nice and Nagi also is to an extend so having a MC who is a bit more willing to let loose is a breath of fresh air. That being said, I also know he is unsubstainable and he will die bloody and messy. But it won’t be quiet I tell you for that. He also has decent chemistry with the canon cast as everyone and I mean everyone has an opinion on the guy. He’s like marmite, you either love him or hate him.

Least Favourite: Matta Gyalusetsu. I don’t like Villain Sues and that’s what Matta is in spades. Something I feel is done on purpose by how Creeper is writing him. The worst part is while most of the villains in Survivor are either entertaining or you could make them suffer, you can’t do that to Matta as trying to torture him won’t work. But what really grinds my gears is the notion he is in the right and all his actions are ultimately justified. Is Kuripa a harbinger of doom? I don’t know. But finding out he has a literal Operation Phoenix? Yeah me no liekey. And while I suspect my favourite Survivor character will change, I doubt there is a OC in Survivor that will top Matta in how much I dislike him.

And that’s that. I’m not including A New Future because there isn’t many OCs on there yet and again no Finalverse because it got deleted before I got a chance to read it.