#Then there's fucking Durandal

[dmc-questions-anon]

The name of Credo's sword sucks. Durandal. It sounds like a medicine.

[glitchinginthegarden]

[it's all about the touch]

[lostacelonnie]

while i'm thinking about characters with weird relationships to otto apocalypse, it's time i talk about bianka "durandal" ataegina because mihoyo was COOKING with whatever was going on there but it goes unnoticed a lot and that. hurts me. cause like

the only reason she even EXISTS is because otto decided that it would be beneficial for his plans. he's the reason she lost her mother, why she was brought up as an orphan, why she learned literally anything about herself far too late. he treated her like his little niece. he almost made her lose her life. he saved her life. he brought her up with the intention that one day, she will kill him. she fulfilled that wish. he was her boss. he was her friend. she hated him. she cared about him. schicksal made her lose everything she could've had. without schicksal, she wouldn't have anything she has now.

at the end of the day, all that temporarily bound them together was a few inherently apathetic factors- his mission, her duty. they were both aware that the other isn't exactly what they need to fulfill their goals, and that something will go wrong eventually, but they held onto their cooperation as long as they could

[riflesniper]

ferret type beat (ft @databuffer's design once more)

[5thelement]

Kevin Durand in Abigail (2024)

[godisasimp]

Kaslana family

Grandparents

Parents

Kids

Aunt

[dragonmons]

my thought process for durandal:

[moliathh]

hellsing and the case study of vanitas crossover would be so cool omg i like how blonde hair green eyed monster-hunter priest that is overly enthusiastic, have superhuman strength thanks to medical enhancement, is a big brother to others in his team and is only loyal to god is a universal thing in both of this media

cute short haired vampire girls with big ahh weapons

and a lot of vampires too (basically vanitas no carte is a manga about vampires)

it would be amusing to see alucard in this setting because according to the vanitas lore vampires are born under red moons and those born under blue moon are cursed, alucard was born in sunrise so hes built different plus that would be interesting to see a new type of vampire being introduced in the vanitas universe

in the vanitas setting there were vampires everywhere but they function and disguise like humans until there is a type of vampire rabbies that make them go bloodlust 🧎‍♂️ i would like to see alucard get sick with this typa rabbies too

and the vampire biology in vanitas universe allowed vampire and human crossbreed into half vampire half human called dhampir 😭 omg alutegra can have kids in this setting

and the difference is that vanitas is set in france while hellsing is set in england, that explain the big difference in attire etiquette (vanitas is set in 19th century and hellsing is set in 20th)

probably it have to be some sort of time travelling shenanigans that get the hellsing cast into vanitas universe where women dressing in breeches is not new but guns like hellsing arms is definitely a refreshing addition to the lack of gun as a weapon choice in vanitas no carte

i like how the vanitas cast are mostly bourgeois and dressed like one while the hellsing cast is also very high status but due to their job requirementsthey dress in uniforms like military force, it is stated in gonzoverse that there are other true vampires besides alucard that fly under the radar and was not exterminated since they did not pose a threat (idk if hellsing knew about helena’s existence but im sure they must had known and with the way helena phrased it there are more than only her and alucard) so despite france in vanitas universe being swarmed with vampires in hiding i dont think the hellsing cast would butcher them all since the vampires in vanitas universe live by vampire’s underground codes and rules forbid them from attacking human to protect their own people from hunters too

also vanitas no carte is a manga i would recommend because the WOMEN

[sporadicallyelated]

THE URGE TO REPLAY KOLOSTEN ARC IS TEARING ME APART.

"I know," The reassurance it's not even "Please do." It's I KNOW. SHE KNOWS. They're both afraid of not seeing one another for a long time, and usually Bianka is always the one to comfort her and reassure her that she'll be back, but this time Rita's reassuring her. She knows you'll be back. She won't worry herself sick. Can you imagine Bianka's little surprised face. Can you imagine her 😮 IM GOING INSANE

And the fact that Bianka thought it was just a little lucky charm but you know whatever it could've been she would keep it like a wedding ring WHICH THE GENIUSES PRACTICALLY ARE

[chocolate-crab]

[commad]

here's my designs in actual semi-decent lighting, portions of them are inspired by @databuffer's designs!

[glitchinginthegarden]

couple'a night owls

[c-53]

It just fucking occurred to me that the sword logic in destiny is probably a reference to durandal, the first bitch bungie wrote who was like ‘btw im literally a sword and im literally unkillable, and im going to be the last thing left standing at the end of the universe, and if you don’t agree then you can try and kill me and see what happens 💚’

[lostacelonnie]

while i think that kolosten arc REALLY improved biankas writing [bc, lets be honest, she didnt have That much going on for her before] [still loved her tho] sth i feel is Wrong in that arc and after it is. like. the way her dialogue is written? like the message in her dialogue is correct and in character but She Would Not Fucking Phrase It Like That. [tho a lot of characters suffer from that lately i think]. like. how do i say this. her Thing is that shes cool and composed and elegant but also Kinda Silly but. at the Same Time. whereas lately the writers seem to split her writing into like these two modes. the first in main story and the second in events which. it doesnt work like that. speaking of events a thing that Mildy Annoyed Me recently was that in meow town escapade, after susannah passed the first couple of her trials, bianka was eager to already jump into much more challenging training [and it was also previously mentioned that theresa previously scolded her for doing the same thing in General valkyrie exams] which like. do these panels mean Nothing to you

anyway i changed the topic so coming back to how her dialogue is phrased recently: shes using too many fancy words. like. bianka always expresses herself in a pretty simple way no matter if shes in the middle of the battle or like talking to someone in a supermarket!! thats how its meant to be!!

[5thelement]

making up new ways of fucking him as we speak 🙂‍↕️

[cloud-ya]

Siegfried: have I met you before?

Durandal: