#RealM

[sharffffff]

Pili 2 didn't deserve this - but also did, an analysis

Preface before I get too deep into this: I haven't rewatched any of the Pangi vods (except pangkey moments for research but it isn't relevant) in a bit, so some of the facts can be not exactly accurate and feel free to call me out in the tags, however I try to keep everything laid out plainly. If this isn't obvious, this is from a pov of a Pangi viewer - if Pili has specified something different in his streams, I won't know it, and feel free to tell me about it and I'll try to correct it.

Now to the topic of the post: there is an insane amount of mischaracterization surrounding Pili 2, which leads to the character hate he doesn't deserve. If you want to hate the character, do it for the actions he has actually done, or for the fact that you don't like split personality trope, or anything else - but don't attribute actions done by another character to him.

If you look into the history of the relationship between Pangi and Pili 2 (and 1.5, but we will get into it later), Pangi certainly instigated it at the start. The accusations of Pili 2 being a person he had no recollections of, the stalking to try and catch him in on the lie, the obsession Pangi had with him for around a week - from Pili 2's pov, they were completely unjustifiable, and so he decided to be cold and distant to Pangi as well, until eventually Pangi left him alone - and everything could've been solved here, if it wasn't for the Pili 1 book.

Here's the first and one of the only two (two and a half? three?) cases where Pili 2 has done something especially bad towards Pangi - ripping out the last two pages of the book, but in his own eyes, it was protecting his own skin, and he expected to die for this - and he did, first by Pangi, who was justifiably angry, and then resetting himself to start on 3 lives again. This was the one death to Pangi that in the eyes of Pili 2 was justified - he expected it, it came, everything was fine.

After that, Pangi tried distancing himself from Pili 2 as much as possible, and while Pili 2 himself still sometimes came along to be annoying to Pangi, it was minimal. Until the first appearance of Pili 1.5 - in the shape of the signs filling up Pangi's entire house. We know it's Pili 1.5 because Pili 2 didn't remember it - and also because the signs were clearly referencing Mocha. But they drove Pangi angry, and made him think that Pili 2 was lying, was stalking him, was being obsessive - and from Pangi's eyes he was, because Pangi didn't know (and tbh still doesn't know, somehow, my streamer is stupid forgive him) that Pili 1.5, or Mocha possessing Pili 2, is a thing.

Pili 2 still kept being annoying to Pangi, yes, but it was only fueled by Pangi accusing him of things he has never done, and it culminated in Pili 2 stealing armor set Pangi got for Jonnay (it took so long to find that alt vod to confirm that reverb was on so it was actually Pili 2 and not Mocha), which resulted in Pangi blowing up Pili's base, and Pili stealing Pedro.

Pangi was justifiably murderous after that, but then Pili gave Pedro back, and they talked, and then they decided to leave bygones be bygones, start from a clean slate and just keep their distance so nothing more happens between them.

And that's when the cracks start to show, where the perspectives of Pili 2 and Pangi differ significantly. Very significantly, one might say.

Because from Pangi's perspective, instead of leaving him alone, Pili starts hounding him, hounding his friends, first trying to kill them and then asking them out, starts consistently psychologically torturing him and just won't die no matter how many times he is killed. He does everything in his power to make Pangi's life as miserable as possible, and even tells so to his face - and tells him that yeah, he did place the signs, yeah, he is still here, yeah, he will torture him, will kill Lukey just to hurt him, will make his experience on this server living hell - and it drives Pangi insane, drives him to kill him over and over to make sure he leaves him alone - and he never, never does. So from Pangi's point of view, all those kills on Pili are justified - in an environment he came from, kills are a valid reply to psychological torture.

But then we have Pili 2's perspective, where he does nothing of what was listed. Yes, he asks Lukey out and forms a relationship with him, inviting him to the ball just to have fun - and then retracting that invite when Lukey rejects him and Pangi confronts him. He never did it to make Pangi jealous, he just wanted to have fun with Lukey. And then he also asks Zam out - not caring that he's Pangi's friend, just wanting, again, to spend great time with his friend. And he is killed for doing nothing, killed by this obsessive, murderous person who seems to just hate him for things he did ages ago, saying he did things he never actually did. Yes, there is suspicion about those things actually happening, as multiple people have told him he did them, but he doesn't remember them - and while he suspects what might be the cause, in his eyes he is innocent, in his eyes he doesn't deserve any of those deaths except the very first one. In his eyes, first Pangi promised to let him be, and then ruined his entire life.

And that's where Pili 1.5 comes in. He was the one doing every terrible thing that Pangi described, he was the one hunting down Lukey and trying to kill him over and over again. He was the one harassing and manipulating Pangi - Pili 2 never did that. Well, maybe he did a little bit of manipulation, but who hasn't. Pili 1.5 has done so, so much more. And in most cases it's easy to miss - the only change is that his voice changer is gone, his reverb is off, and, of course, the personality shift. Pili 1.5 does the things, but Pili 2 suffers the consequences - and doesn't know why. Pili 1.5 is the one who keeps prolonging the cycle of violence, and Pangi takes the bait every time. It was Pili 1.5 who made Pangi thing that Pili 2 was taking Zam to the ball just to make Pangi feel awful - because Pili 1.5 specifically mocked him, said that he would make the ball extremely miserable for Pangi - but Pili 2 never intended it this way.

And this is the exact reason why from Pangi's point of view, every death, every bit of violence, everything he ever done to Pili 2 was justified - but also why Pili 2 didn't lie when he said Pangi did it for no reason. Because he did do it for no reason - it wasn't Pili 2 who was torturing him, it was Mocha possessing his body.

And if this trend continues, if Pili 3 really is Pili 1 with memories of both of his installments, Pangi will suffer even more. Because it will be even more of Pili 1.5, with none of Pili 2 to counteract it. And god knows I will suffer from it. But while I can't defend Pili 1.5, I will be Pili 2 defender. My boy did barely anything wrong and suffered so much for it. Too bad he had to suffer the consequences for action committed by a different person. But also I despise split personality trope with all my being so I'm glad Pili 2 is dead.

[the-watcher-in-the-sky]

Nonalimmen

Realm of Lilith

[royalarchivist]

Tubbo: Yeah, it's stressful, but it's very cool that you all... are so down for it.

Tubbo: Oh my god, is that real? 1.5k quote retweets? Dude, if I saw that on a normal tweet I made I would think my career's ending. I would deadass think my career's ending.

[illustratus]

Lancelot crossing the Sword Bridge

Miniature illustration from a four-volume manuscript made for Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours. Workshop of Évrard d'Espinques. Circa 1475.

[l0ndon-paris]

When will i be transported to an alternate reality in a fantasy realm where i was chosen to set out on a quest and fulfill a prophecy

[vanalex]

[mephisto-devil-of-the-hell]

[monkeysforapplez]

Zodiacs and their stones

Each stone is a teleport way to a zodiacs domain, or desired destination.

Two examples: The snake Zodiac’s domain is a mansion catering to scrolls of history. The goat zodiac’s place is a winery for his wine.

The domains enhances the Zodiacs Abilities and Height.

Once a domain is destroyed, they loose their maximum potential, and their way to their sanctuary.

The location of the zodiac realm where the cycle begins its renewal.

The realm is invisible, much up in the clouds. And the light beems through the platform here. Where the zodiacs stones float, and stand. There’s more to the zodiac realm! But this is the main one place to be.

[yoan-le-grall]

[wastelandwild]

[pinkfairygarden]

𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖒

[geekcavepodcast]

DC and Realm Announce "DC High Volume: Batman" Podcast Series

DC and Realm have announced a new scripted podcast series that will adapt DC Comics' greatest Batman stories into audio dramas.

DC High Volume: Batman will kick off with a four-part adaptation of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's Batman: Year One. Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City after a decade of travel. Finding rampant crime and corruption, Bruce becomes the Batman. "If Batman and new allies Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent succeed in removing the criminal heads of Gotham City, who will replace them? A new face of villainy may appear, leading to a Long Halloween full of costumed criminals." (DC)

The cast of DC High Volume: Batman includes Jason Spisak (Batman / Bruce Wayne), Jay Paulson (Lt. James Gordon), Reba Buhr (Catwoman / Seline Kyle), Adam O’Byrne (Harvey Dent / Two-Face), Mike Starr (Carmine Falcone), Simon Vance (Alfred Pennyworth), Dan Gill (The Joker), Jesse Burch (The Riddler), Michelle Lukes (Poison Ivy), and Kevin Smith (The Penguin).

DC High Volume: Batman launches on April 2, 2025, to downlad or stream for free anywhere you listen to podcasts and on the official DC Youtube channel.

(Image via DC Comics - DC High Volume: Batman promo art)

[l0ndon-paris]

This is what going out at night with no worries or assignments fees like

[changeling-rin]

Out. Out of curiosity. When Realm learns the fairy spell (assuming he doesn't just lost himself around everything requiring it).

How would the others react.

(The other spells are fascinating as well, and have much room for Realm's nonsense but. Now he can fly anywhere with zero sense of direction. More dimensions to get lost in.)

Speck immediately conscripts him into the Ear Stabbing Strategy. "Just lift me," he says. "I'm smaller than a fairy, this'll be so much easier!"

Everyone else is kinda... equal parts amused and confused. On one hand, what a strangely specific spell that is. On the other hand, it is hilarious watching Realm leave a sparkle-trail behind him. It does turn out that the fairy spell lets him see the other fairies in the Chain's life as normal people, which is an unexpected perk! Mask and Ocarina spend a solid forty minutes listening as he describes what Navi looks like to them. Meanwhile, Navi herself is blushing, because it's weird having someone stare at her this closely.

[melonmarzal]

Dergtober Day 1: Flight

I figured since it's the first day of Dergtober, it would be nice to draw a scene from my OG clan lore (which used to exist only in my head, but I am writing out for the first time so I can have my full lore written for people to read). Here is Hex running over the Windswept Plateau with Realm following behind her! I miss these two so much.