#OOC AHEAD: this is a fictional blog depicting fictional events.

[alternian-cringe-collector]

ABOUT:

Welcome to the cringe and drama collection. From roleplayers pretending to be aliens and fake neonblooded castes, to out-of-touch highbloods who can't see they're the problem, even "transcaste" and "trans-human" bullshit, this is the aspiring hub for everything and anything cringe, as well as all the interpersonal drama, meltdowns, freakouts, and ragequits we can get our finned fingers on. We'll reblog and post a variety of things here that fit our criteria.

MODS:

[Mod Beta] - she/her, Alternian

[Mod Seastar] - he/him, Alternian

[Mod Viperfish] - he/him, Alternian

[Mod Trout] - they/he, Alternian

[Mod Anchor] - she/they, Beforian

[Mod Redsnapper] - they/them, Beforian

RULES:

1. Don't send in furry/fandom/RPF/friendfiction/PDA/rage bait etc. It's not funny.

2. We 100% will put bigotry on this blog. We lean SJW now. Blow me, Mod Trout, personally, if you have a problem with it :]

3. If you submit a post from your pitchcrush or something stupid like that, we will troll your blog to find cringe of you in turn. Please try to act mature about submitting things.

4. Don't ask to tag. Tag from the pusher. Tag what you feel in your metaphysical soul.

5. Don't send in signs, last names, locations, or identifying information. Do not attempt to dox others through this blog.

6. Don't send in "therian" or "kinnie" shit. It's low hanging fruit.

7. Don't send in people suffering from known mental disorders, psychosis, or schizophrenic breakdowns. It's not funny if people are actually afflicted with a mental illness that's ruining their fucking life.

8. Don't send in unedited links. Delete the tracking bullshit off of them.

9. Don't send in the fake )(IC blog.

10. The mods are always posting interpersonal shit. Get over it. This is a fucking cringe blog, you're not here for quality.

11. Just because the mods are seadwellers doesn't mean we'll go easy on other fish. If you're being a fucking wader online, we're still going to point and laugh. Everyone is fair game.

12. We already know Mod Viperfish is a rebel and practices The Sufferer's Teachings. It's literally his blog, we don't care, and no, we will not kick him holy shit stop sending asks about it.

13. Do not be mean to our 'guest mod' or treat them as stupid.

TAGS:

Posts without cringe in them are supposed to be tagged as #not cringe but usually aren't Posts about caste faking and people pretending to be unreasonable mutant shades are tagged as #fakeblood Posts about 'mutants' are tagged as #mutants (though we no longer consider mutants cringe) Posts flaunting flagrantly false information are tagged as #blatant misinformation Posts pretending to give 'helpful tips' to delusional people are tagged as #cringeposting advice Posts of people pretending timelines do not exist will be tagged as #timey wimey (⎈ coming soon ⎈) Posts so far gone the mod tagging is speechless are tagged as #outright deranged Posts where people are weird about the Empress (usually in a pailing or tough-bitch fake act way) are tagged as #weird empress shit Posts about 'transcaste' bullshit are tagged as #transcaste

QUEUE IS OFF! We are so fucking tired.

[battiesart]

How do you feel and what is ur opinion on people saying Kazuya is irredeemable for having killed people n such? since i've seen alot of people say that kazuya liking kaiji and being nice somewhat is unrealistic and ooc and saying he's violent and evil and will never became a decent human being

Uhmmm I'm gonna go ahead and answer this since I was talking about it the other day on twitter, but I should preface this by saying that questions like these feel a bit out of place for my art blog 😅 I'm not mad at you for not knowing, since I don't advertise it much, but you can always send questions like these to my main blog or my CuriousCat (I'll probably edit my sidebar on this blog with those links)

Anyway long-winded answer below the cut, since I love to talk about Kazuya

Whether or not you really believe Kazuya is redeemable or not comes down to just personal opinion. At the end of the day he's a fictional character. Me interpreting him as a redeemable person isn't me justifying or defending a murderer. If you disagree with me then it's fine because the whole point of fiction is facilitating different interpretations. It really doesn't bother me if people dislike my boukai works or how I depict him.

I've reread parts 3-5 about 3 times in the last year and I believe that despite Kazuya having killed people, the narrative makes it apparent that it's something he's never taken pleasure or joy in doing. In a lot of ways, I think his violence is a symptom of his upbringing, especially considering who his father is. But, having people grovel for him, having to push them to do violent things in his gambles, it's never something he seems to enjoy -- instead, I think it's him trying his hardest to be vindicated for his twisted worldview, wanting to be confirmed that his nihilism is justified and that he's correct in thinking people are irredeemable.

This scene in particular towards the end of part 3 I think is really telling towards his feelings, his anger prompts this response from Muraoka and he's clearly sick of people kissing up to him.

A lot of the violence in his gambles serve as motivation for the players to act out of "true human nature," AKA what Kazuya believes to be the truth, not necessarily because he wants to see people suffer. Kaiji immediately refutes him in this scene anyway, which you agree with as the reader.

As the Friendship Game progresses without issue, Kazuya loses motivation and interest to continue. He literally slumps over lmfao.. but I think it's indicative of the fact that these life and death gambles are just methods to affirm his own beliefs (especially when you consider how much he messes with the actual game to get the result he wants through the interviews, extending the time limit, etc etc).

As a character, Kazuya's whole schtick is that he hates his status and wants friendship. It's not even subtext, Kaiji literally says this to him towards the end of One Poker. It's mentioned constantly beforehand, too.

Much like Kaiji, Kazuya is a victim of violent & predatory capitalism, but in a different way, where his upbringing in the Hyoudou family has resulted in his inclinations towards violence and distrusting others (though I doubt sadism, considering he doesn't seem to enjoy the actual acts of violence, more just proving himself right when people start going insane).

Towards the end of One Poker, Kazuya begs for someone to rescue him, thinks back on his life with regret, and fully drops his confident persona as he fears for his life. He pushes back against Kaiji's claims that he's lonely (he is), refuses to back down even an inch and claim defeat, and it results in what would have been his actual death. In his final moments, all he can do is think about the love his mother showed him, realize he closed himself off from affection following her death, and sob.

So, I think that experience, his complicated feelings towards friendship and love, and realizing someone like Kaiji saved him just because he's a person, and not despite his cruelty or status, would really shake him to his core. He loses for the first time, is proven wrong entirely by Kaiji's resolve, and he'd probably reflect on everything and realize how wrong he's been about other people. Of course, that's what I think would be the natural course of events for his character -- especially considering his cruelty is a symptom of capitalism, and transcending what the system does to us is a core theme for all of FKMT's works. I think having a character who embodies predatory capitalism itself learn to trust others, abandon cruelty, and heal from his past is extremely powerful and what the story of Kaiji as a whole is about, in a lot of ways.

Anyway thanks for letting me write all this out LOL I love my insane little maniac and his struggles ❤️ Again, this is my interpretation of a fictional character, if you disagree, it's fine!

P.S. "kazuya liking kaiji and being nice somewhat is unrealistic and ooc" The man builds a grave for his gambling rival and people think he's not nice? Have we no chivalry? He reserved the entire restaurant that night just for them! 🙄