#a plague tale hugo

[ancho-s]

Siblings.

[fayithseeds]

[svnderlands]

control your flame, protector. others have burned in it.

happy two years to a plague tale: requiem! ruined my life <3

[pr8yy]

this is my fave thing ever

[lemonicia-36]

"Hugo stop it! 😠"

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(The picture below gives me the idea to make this haha)

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[florashifting]

I was just having a happy jolly amazing time until I remembered both "a plague tale" games. Ts got me depressed now.

[thisishowoursonggoes]

[loryn-art]

I know I’ve been working on a tarot card series, but I recently been inspired by the “His Dark Material” TV show which I love. So have my first sketches of it in case I never finish/release it becauseihavefortybillionofprojectsatthesametime.

Amicia : Panthera Leo

Hugo : Erithacus Rubecula (Most of the time, he’s a child)

Lucas : Canis Lupus

[mk-wizard]

A Plague Tale: When tragedy is necessary

SPOILERS ABOUT “A PLAGUE TALE” SERIES AHEAD!!

As sad as the ending was and much as we all wish Hugo made it, it should stand not just because it would cheapen his death. The fact that there was no saving him was the entire point of the story which is actually Amicia’s story. The story of A Plague Tale is really the story about Amicia and her coming to terms with her brother having a supernatural illness known as the Macula and seeing him go through all the harrowing phase while fighting both literally and metaphorically for a way to save him. Eventually, she has to accept that there was no saving him from the Macula, but she could at least give her brother a proper goodbye and end his suffering out of mercy. While the circumstances and details are fictional, the situation is not. Dealing with a terminally ill loved one is a very common thing as is hoping that maybe they will be the exception and beat the disease or that there is a cure waiting to be discovered in their lifetime only to face the harsh reality that all we can do is love them and be there until the end.

We talk about representation, but we forget that isn��t just orientation, skin tones, race, religion, gender identity, etc. Representation can be things such as this and it is important to showcase them. We need show that some people just don’t have happy endings, but that doesn’t mean they can’t recover from them. In fact, the way Amicia was at the end of everything (Requiem) shows the right way to mourn which is to continue living your best life, cherishing the time you had together, remembering them and also learning from it. In her case, she wants to take action to help the next Carrier and Guardian, so that this time, they may have a fighting chance at least which can be seen as a metaphor for a loved one passing away from cancer and you trying to do what you can to help the fight against it so someone else may have a fighting chance. When you look at this way, it also drives home the point of how the tragedy of Hugo should stand. He did not make it, but because everyone learned from his experience, the next Macula Carrier might be able to.

Also, I mentioned that there was no saving poor Hugo and I meant it. The only way to keep the Macula from taking over the boy was for him to be constantly calm and happy which is impossible. No matter what Amicia and the others would have done or went, Hugo would eventually face stressful and bad situations as the beginning of Requiem showed us. It is impossible to control every single event and suffering is a part of life. And there was no medical way to keep the Macula at bay with the way science and alchemy were in the gang’s lifetime. Even if the Count had never kidnapped Hugo and they did make it to the cabin in the mountains, something else would have eventually triggered the Macula. They just did not have the means to cure, treat or keep it under control. Even the elixir from the first installment (Innocence) just slowed the process down. Also, Hugo was either always on the run, was in pain or getting treatments that were like torture which was not a life any person should live much less a child. To add insult to injury, none of it helped, so in the end, the only way to end Hugo’s suffering was to euthanize him.

This doesn’t mean that this is the way it will end in the hypothetical third installment. In the final bonus scene of the Requiem, it is hinted that the next Carrier was born in modern times when medicine, science and possibly alchemy has made progress in leaps and bounds. And considering how determined and unbroken Amicia was, I have no doubt that she made precautions to help the next Carrier and Guardian to prevent both a disaster and tragedy. It is possible and dare I say likely that in the hypothetical third installment, the terror of Macula will be put to an end and the Carrier will be saved. The dark side of this though is that Hugo’s tragic end has to stand.

Anyway, that is my opinion, and I would like to hear yours. Thank you for reading and as always, stay safe.

PS: I think the creators should create a third installment not just to complete the trilogy, but also because having this one time where having a story take place in modern times would work in its favor because we are going through a pandemic. In this case, A Plague Tale which takes place in our time would be especially terrifying and all the more satisfying.

[causeimhappinesss]

I need a Plague's Tale: Requiem fanfiction with the whole ending being rewritten. Someone needs to heal the depression it gave me.

Please.

[loreartisan]

traumatized boy

[ancho-s]

Time for some "A Plague Tale: Innocence"!

[litapeanut]

A Plague Tale: subverting tradition

One impressive thing the Plague Tale series has done is to subvert the mainstream media tradition of centring a heteronormative relationship, by showing us a deeply emotional sibling bond.

It presents us other types of love not of a heteromantic/sexual nature – the love between a brother and a sister (Amicia and Hugo), the love between a guardian and a ward although they don't share any blood relation (Aelia and Basilius). It is also a rare instance where the female character is shown being more (mentally and physically) capable.

There's even an opportunity for queer reading, in which the older character can be seen as an older sibling/parent figure fiercely protecting the younger character from the oppressive institutional force that views him as different and dangerous.

[captainpissofff]

Please if you ever think that I'm ok,

I'm not.

I'm suffocating myself to sleep every night kicking my feet and crying loud WHY till the neighbors call the cops.

Cause I'm still not over A Plague tale.

[pr8yy]

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[lemonicia-36]

Amicia + Lucas + Hugo 💖🫶