#They didn't include the Go saga villains 'cause it's more complicated

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Random Reddit post 'cause i'm a lawyer and get to pick who to defend at court among those guys :

Let's procede by elimination, shall we !

If i'm defending an asshole, i want at least to get paid very well, you know what i mean ? Since i wanna buy a mansion, with maids and butler and jacuzzi, and go to a life-long vacation under the sun of paradise, i don't pick Wyles. He's just some second-hand man, depending on his employer (the real villain btw) to have a salary, i can safely say he is much less richer than the others.

Irina is a big no-no : the woman is violent with her son AND staff, and has those contraptions multiplying the power of the hits (poor Shinjou who ended up in the wall 😨). I don't wanna risk my physical integrity on a job, Thank you !

I think i'll pass for Zoolan Rice and Ray Dark : those guys can ruin my life, AND they'll do it ! Especially Ray, bro's so much hatred filled omg. I don't endorse slavery, war and human experiments. (Murder neither but heh if i'm a lawyer i prolly had to defend some common murderers before).

The winner is the Ares guy 🎉🎉🎉 (i forgot his name) I know his company is kinda a whole human experiment on children, but it's harder to prove it than with Alius or Zoolan Rice, since he managed to pass it as next level education by a respected company ... He also got outsmarted by some teenager, he is more likely to hire me as his lawyer even if i don't have a diploma. He also got rekt by a first year of middleschool, i know i can take him on a fight if he ever got out of control.

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Requiem of the Rose King

I'm taking a brief break from kinky things, because I just want to briefly spotlight an anime I only just recently discovered and binged through. It's a fairly new series, having only completed it's run I think two years ago; I'm sort of surprised I didn't know about it sooner.

The series is entitled "Requiem of the Rose King." It is a reimagining of Shakespeare's "War of the Roses" saga, with the first season being inspired by the three-part play of "Henry VI" (with just the tiniest amount of "Richard II" thrown in), and the second season being based on the climactic finish of the saga, and one of my personal favorite plays in the Shakespeare canon, "Richard III." While these plays are of course dramas inspired by historical events, Shakespeare already takes liberties with history, and this anime even more so; therefore, I won't be considering historical detail at all. This will be solely looked at from the perspective of fiction and with relation to Shakespeare's work.

"Requiem" focuses primarily on Richard III; instead of his historical and Shakespearean scoliosis, Richard's infamous "deformity" is instead reimagined to him being an intersex male. This is only the first of many, MANY things that are reimagined from Shakespeare's stories. While the series is done with modern lingo for the most part, it not only contains multiple quotes and paraphrases from the Bard throughout, but also includes some original dialogue written in iambic pentameter, much as Shakespeare would have written it. So while a lot of things in here - from the language to the issues involved - are exceptionally modern day, the DNA of its classical theatre roots can still be easily found.

While the series carries over the basic plotline and most fundamental character relationships from the plays, what really changes are the motivations behind the characters and events, and the details of how things go down. For example: in "Richard III," the Duke of Buckingham is Richard's second-in-command, who eventually turns against Richard, and is depicted as being just as scheming and devious as Richard himself, if not even more so. All this is still true in "Requiem," but now there's the added wrinkle of the pair forming a romantic relationship, and it's their feelings for each other that ultimately lead to their conflict.

Richard, himself, is a highly complicated figure; it's hard to say what he is. I wouldn't say he's a misunderstood hero, nor would I say he's an anti-hero. I would like to say he's a sympathetic villain protagonist, but considering his enemies are often just as bad as he is, if not arguably worse, even that feels somewhat inaccurate. He still does many of the despicable things Richard does in the plays: he has his own brother murdered, personally slays Henry VI, captures and imprisons his nephews in the Tower of London, manipulates Lady Anne, and more. Even things he's NOT actually responsible for he either indirectly causes, or willingly takes the blame for reasons all his own. However, once you know the reasons why he does these things, and who the people he hurts really are, it becomes difficult to categorize him into any particular alignment. This ambiguity extends to the way his story ends, which I won't give away here, but seems fittingly uncertain for a character who is steeped in uncertainty throughout the show: from his personal identity to his goals to his purposes, Richard constantly questions himself and others, and every time he thinks he has an answer and can find order, something new comes along to thrust his life into further and further chaos.

Ultimately, "Requiem of the Rose King" is a tragic story: though thoroughly modern in its approach, it has a lot of the motifs and ideas present not only in Shakespeare's "War of the Roses" saga, but in the Bard's work in general. It's a unique tribute to arguably the greatest English playwright of all time (certainly the most famous), while also being an intriguing story in its own right. It probably won't be for everyone, given some of the themes involved and its loose treatment of both history AND the classical source materials, but if you have an open enough mind, I think you'll find a lot to enjoy here. I certainly did. Also, for anybody wondering if there are any characters worth "kink-ifying" in here...honestly, I still haven't made up my mind there. Time and tastes will tell. XD Oh, and in case you're all wondering, I chose to watch the English Dub of this series, for various reasons, and I can vouch for it and say it's an extremely good one. If, however, you prefer subs all the time, anytime, I imagine they won't be difficult to track down. :P

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Fast & Furious 9 Can Fix Hobbs & Shaw's Insulting Justice For Han

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw's attempt to address the Justice for Han movement, and although it's not nearly enough, Fast & Furious 9 can fix that. After more than a decade and eight films, The Fast Saga launched its first spin-off offering in the David Leitch flick. Headlined by Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw, the movie saw the pair make an unlikely team as they go up against a new threat in the mysterious organization, Eteon.

Universal didn't hide their intention to further capitalize on The Fast Saga's popularity by launching more spin-offs after Hobbs & Shaw. The blockbuster introduced a string of new characters and was set in London, across the pond from the U.S. where Dom's "la familia" operates to ensure there's no overlap. Hobbs and Shaw joined the franchise pretty late in the game; both also started as adversaries to the main crew, but ultimately became allies. Hobbs' arc from being an enemy to a dependable friend played out organically as it was how his character's story was supposed to play out from the get-go. But things are different and more complicated for Deckard.

Introduced at the end of Fast & Furious 6, the older brother of the same movie's primary villain, Owen, sought revenge for what happened to the young Shaw. Deckard targeted Han who was isolated in Japan at that time. He was initially perceived to succeed in killing the beloved member of the "la familia," effectively starting a conflict with Dom's gang. But F9 reveals that it may not be the case with Han re-emerging to join his old crew.

As a fan-favorite character in The Fast Saga, Han's death revealed at the end of Fast & Furious 6 and further explored in Furious 7 didn't sit well with many. Through the years, he endeared himself to the franchise's legions of fans for his quiet charm, deadly driving skills, and quirks - including Han's constant snacking. On top of his importance to Dom's team itself, there were also criticisms for why the franchise killed its only Asian-American lead. However, the movement never really took off until after the release of 2017's Fate of the Furious where Deckard was seemingly accepted into the "la familia" without so much as an apology for what he did to Han. Granted that the eldest Deckars sibling was crucial in saving Dom's secret son with Elena from the villain, Cipher, the fact that the movie never even properly addressed his previous transgressions was perceived as a betrayal to Han's legacy. This invigorated the Justice for Han movement and as Kang himself recently revealed, it's the buzz about the matter that resulted in Lin eventually figuring out a way to return to The Fast Saga and deliver on that statement.

How Hobbs & Shaw Addresses Justice For Han:

Deckard's redemption at the end of Fate of the Furious was cemented in Hobbs & Shaw where he teamed up with Hobbs to take on a new villain. The spin-off caused all sorts of drama behind-the-scenes, with Tyrese Gibson even accusing Johnson of trying to take over The Fast Saga by doing the offshoot. During this time, rumors were persistent that there was on set tension between Johnson and the franchise's poster star, Vin Diesel, while making Fate of the Furious. Nevertheless, the offshoot moved forward, expectedly riling up the Justice for Han movement as the movie humanized Deckard without holding him accountable first for trying to kill Han. The filmmakers knew full well that there was already backlash surrounding the character, so they tried to address it; in a quiet conversation with his sister, Dottie, Deckard acknowledged that he's done some bad things — primarily referring to Han's incident. Unfortunately, it was done so poorly that instead of appeasing those who wanted to see the matter addressed, it actually riled them, as it barely addressed the issue.

Fast & Furious 9 Is Some Justice For Han:

F9 didn't attempt to keep Han's return a secret, revealing him at the end of the first trailer and from then on, his mysterious resurrection has been at the forefront of conversations regarding the project. This allowed the filmmakers to capitalize on the popularity of the character as his involvement effectively piqued the interest of loyal The Fast Saga fans. It also relieved the pressure of keeping it under wraps, risking leaks, and ruining the surprise. The fact that F9 is bringing back Han is already a step in the right direction when it comes to making amends about how poorly the aftermath of his death was handled. While Lin is the primary creative force behind accomplishing Justice for Han, long-time The Fast Saga writer Chris Morgan who also co-writes Hobbs & Shaw teased they are indeed working towards delivering on that promise. Granted that franchise star Michelle Rodriguez slammed him for his comments about the matter, it's an indication that other associated people want to accomplish the same thing. While Deckard's arc progresses separately from the main series and there's no way that justice will truly be served without him involved, chances are that this plotline will play out in the primary narrative line instead of the spin-offs.

What Fast & Furious Still Needs To Do For Han:

While bringing back Han in F9 is a welcome development, it won't be enough to accomplish Justice For Han. Similarly, it won't be realized unless Deckard himself is involved and directly held accountable for what he did. Unfortunately, it would be difficult to achieve this goal in the upcoming flick because Statham isn't in it. Since he and The Rock are now spearheading their own pocked of The Fast Saga through Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, their adventures are no longer connected to Dom and his team's endeavors. That being said, with Lin already locked to direct the next and final two sequels past Fast & Furious 9, there's still plenty of opportunities to deliver on this endeavor. As the Fast & Furious franchise took its creative cues from Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga, its culmination will more likely see Hobbs and Shaw back in the main narrative line, perhaps for a final showdown against Cipher. Given this opening, it would be more plausible to properly confront Deckard for Han's near-death; at this point, it's arguably imperative that at the least they find themselves face-to-face. Anything less than that would be unsatisfying.

- Screen Rant