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While Windbreaker is trending I just wanna draw attention to one of my favorite elements of this manga that I havenât really seen explored: the treatment of the canon queer characters.
A lot of times in this type of manga (shounen, gangster ect.) queer characters (especially effeminate characters) are the butt of a joke. In windbreaker that is not at all the case.
Most important example, LOML Tsubaki. Heâs an openly gay cross-dresser who is one of the most well developed characters in the story, despite basically being a side character. (While the fandom likes to interpret Tsubaki in different ways- NB, Trans ect and use varying pronouns- officially the Mangaka has stated he uses he/him pronouns. Which is a really interesting choice and adds a lot to the character. So Iâll be using he/him, since Tsubaki calls himself a man.)
Tsubaki is in love with Umemiya, the head of the student body and itâs not treated as a joke, which is super refreshing. He just has a crush and everyone knows including Umemiya. Weâre not sure if itâs reciprocated but the two are very important to each other and Umemiya relies on Tsubaki.
We get a glimpse into Tsubakiâs past and see a very scared little boy who doesnât understand why he likes what he likes.
Fortunately he finds people who encourage him and love him as he is which gives him the strength to express himself how he wants (wearing makeup and high heels).
He is incredibly strong and brave and will not tolerate anyone who mocks what he or anyone else loves or tries to control them.
Love is his greatest strength and what he fights for the most! And because heâs so determined to fight for love, heâs just as determined to reach out to even his opponents and offer them the same kindness heâs received.
Heâs such a passionate, warm and loving person and I fell hard for queen Tsubaki!
Tsubaki is all about self love and acceptance and itâs so refreshing to see a character who presents differently and acts differently than youâd expect from a man (especially in such a conservative country as Japan) be treated with such care and respect by the creators and the characters.
Exhibit B, shorter because we donât know as much about him, Iâm not allowed to post many more pictures, and also because heâs not Tsubaki- my man Endo!
Heâs a masochistic weirdo but also itâs kinda just sad that heâs been mooning after Chika for forever and doing everything for him but is treated horribly and practically doesnât exist in his crushâs eyes. And when he fights with Sakura and feels seen for the first time, he falls hard. (Ok letâs be real everyone is in love with Sakura at this point.)
And as usual, in the face of affection, genuine feelings, and any sort of compliment, our baby boy blushes.
I literally adore his response. As with Tsubaki, heâs very accepting and open. GOOD BOY!!! ALL THE GOOD BOYS!!!!
Anyway I just love that the queer characters are taken seriously and well developed. All these characters are amazing and I could probably make a whole post about each of them but I wonât.
#windbreaker#wind breaker#sakura haruka#yamato endo#tasuku tsubakino#mild spoilers?#for Tsubaki and endo#yeah wells say#spoilers#anyway read wind breaker
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Okay time for a long mother fucking post.
Buckle up folks!
All Ask Change in Script Asks and Whether or not they are Canon to the Story/Lore!
(Will do my best to consistently update this post as we go along.)
This post will work like this:
I will go at this like a list all Asks are in order of when they were posted.
Each will have the Ask and then whether it is or isn't Canon. The link to the post with the answer will be attached to the Ask all you gotta do is click on it.
If Canon then it will be colored like so: [Canon]
If Not Canon then it will be colored like this: [Not Canon]
If in a grey area or not Change in Script related it will be colored like so: [Not Related to Change in Script]
-Ask Change in Script Part 1-
(150 Follower Special)
1. âAll I aks the tv man is why, why do this, also your 'canon' self is suffering lmaoâ
[Canon]
2. âHey SMG4! Do your scars hurt? I can imagine so since you just got them. Hey SMG4 crew! When 4 first got his scars, did you help him at all? Hey SMG3, do you have nightmares? Or do you not sleep at all?â
[Canon]
3. âHey Puzzles, you got a minute? This little gremlin wanted to say hiâ
[Not Canon]
4. âfor mario: our fav italian , what you think of Meggy?, for mr.puzzles: you know half of the famdow wanna kiss you, right? for mr.puzzles: you still talk with ur dad? for smg4: any crushes? TuT !! thats it !, ty for answering, or dont, idk. Xoxo !!â
[Canon]
5. âI know the post said to ask the ai and I will! But also I'm curious! Who's your favorite character and how long have you been watching SMG4 and what was your first episode? :0â
[Canon to Me as a Person]
6. âNow imma ask questions to everyone! :DD Great job out there Mr. Puzzles! 5 stars! I can't wait to see what else you have planned! ^w^,, And hey, if no one else out there is, I'm rooting for ya!â
[Canon]
7. âTwo questions SMG4. Are you worried about where SMG3 could be? And two. Meggy. Are you recovered from Western? No PTSD or anything? You still wearing his beanie?â
[Canon]
8. âHEY PUZZLES! DO A FLIP!â
[Not Canon]
9. âSorry I don't have any questions, but I just wanna say I love your art style and how you draw these characters :]â
[Not Canon or Canon just sweet]
10. âFollow-up to that last ask SMG4, what was it like living with the Mario bros early on? And Mario Bros, what was it like when SMG4 lived with you? How was his recovery there? Did he have to stay at the hospital at all?â
[Canon]
11. â[đđż] *ran up and hugged your oc* - I love you, which means I will hug you >:]â
[Not Canon or Canon just sweet]
12. âMICHEAL ISN'T HUMAN SEND TWEET/POSâ
[Sweating Profusely]
13. â*give Mr Puzzles star stickers and a hug* :)â
[Canon]
14. âHai! Mr puzzle you are doing great shows! But can you be in there more often I wanna see you more often in the screen! No force tho if you donât wanna I understand keep up! ( I WANNA HUG YOU! CAN I??) Cya!! <3â
[Canon]
15. âI come with a peace offering for Puzzles: A cookie and this star to go with it. đŞ đâ
[Canon]
16. âHello! I am the Creator Anon. I am a creature of⌠well, I shouldnât say âdivineâ, because that is the complete opposite of what I am. I have a request for youâŚâ
[I don't even know what this was about]
17. âHey SMG3, just wanting to tell you that I'm sorry you got dragged into the current mess you're in. Hope you at least find some form of way to ease out? As for you Puzzles, THINK FAST CHUCKLENUTS đŁâ
[So Canon Even the Bomb]
18. â4, what did you guys fight about?â
[Canon]
19. âSoooooo When did Meggy and Tari start dating?â
[Canon]
20. âUr canon self killed mickey mouseâ
[Canon]
21. ââď¸Question from Smg4: - do you treat this pink thing with something? And she doesn't feel much discomfort?â
[Canon]
22. âMiss kamilyvision: olĂĄ senhor puzzles ĂŠ bom conhece vocĂŞ (English kamily says: hi mr puzzles it's nice meet you)â
[Not Canon but Sweet]
23. âBack with another question. Totally not a take two with thâ Cut it straight, Puzzles, what do you plan to do with SMG3? >:3 Heya Meggy, you doing good lately? Aight, let's take two with Goomba Puzzles lmao- An apple to keep the doctor away from SMG4 (/j). You want? (he's fine with you saying no)â
[Canon until the last question]
24. âNow Iâm curious, did 3 ever come to visit while you recovered, SMG4?â
[So Canon it hurtsâŚ]
25. âHey Meggy! Whatâs your favorite thing about Tari?â
[Canon]
26. â3, you gotta hold on, the others will notice somethingâs up!â
[Canon and it Hurts]
27. âMr Puzzles, you hurt SMG4. Why would you do that?! You probably watched the whole thing like the pathetic outsider you are.â
[Haha who ever asked this better pray there's a god because it's Canon]
28. â44444, you should really check on Eggdogâ
[Uh oh Canon]
29. âsmg3: can i have an hug?? :3 luigi: do u talk with Mario abt doing all stuff in the house?, just to know. Ur my favorite btw ! :D (blue hair girl i forgort her name): who is ur best friend?, meggy or ur ducky duck??????â
[Not Canon]
30. âImma give this man an eggcat! her name is Eglantine, Eggy for shortâ
[Not sure where to put this but Eglantine will appear in future Asks with Mr. Puzzles]
31. âMr puzzles you are truly inspiring also please sign this marriage certificateâ
[NOT CANON]
32. âHeyyo Mr. Puzzles. Just wanted to ask, what is your creative process? Do you do that thing some people do, including myself, where youâre listening to music or some kind of audio and an animatic just starts forming in your head and you go from there or is it different? Also, hereâs a star for ya. âď¸â
[Canon]
33. âCan I hug the silly TV man đĽşâ
[Canon]
34. â[đŤđ˘] - If you're watching TV...How do you eat?.. [Mr. Puzzle] [đżđ] - Smg4? Everything okay? Should I be worried about your wound next to your eye? <:( [Smg4] [đ¤đŹ] -...good luck to Smg3..â
[Oh God it's like so Canon it's not funny anymore.]
35. âOkay I need to know based on that thing Puzzles said with having a mouth. Does mutherfucker even have organs? :^â
[Headcanon]
36. âMr Puzzles, I have a question. What will you do if your plan of your failed?â
[Scarily Canon]
37. âHello Mr puzzlesâ
[Uh Not Canon.]
38. âFirst time asking so, smg3 your deserve a hug and no one hates or ignores you. I know four is trying to find you as we speak. don't forget that. also, Mr.Puzzle, LET SMG3 GO, HE IS SO DONE WITH YOUR PLASMA TV HEAD ASS.â
[Haha Canon]
39. âHey SMG4 are you okay so who you other friend 3â
[Canon for Important Reasons]
40. âWhat if my Traumatized!SMG3 AU 3 and 4 met your 3 and Mr Puzzles? (my 4 would be prolly mad at Mr Puzzles, and my 3 will looks scared, meanwhile my 4 and 3 give your 3 a hug for the pain he has been through :<) (fours on the left side of Meggy, three's on the right side)â
[Not Canon]
41. âLove your AU and Love everything about it!Questions for Three and Tari Three. When did your shop close down and do you regret the argument? And Tari. Does Clench know about whatâs been going on? And does Meggy get trigger when someone say âOne Shot Wrenâ?â
[Last Question is Canon]
42. âWhy do you hate mickey so much??? What'd bro doâ
[Uh⌠Not Canon because I said so.]
43. âOkay I'm FINALLY going to deliver on those questions now! >:3 Meggy and Tari, what's your favorite thing about one another and how did everyone react to you guys dating? :0 Mario and Luigi, how is everything with you guys? Up to any new adventures or crazy hijinks? (( i'm worried all at once is a bit much so imma split it into another ))â
[Canon for Creating a Timeline]
44. âHey SMG3, what the plan now? taking into account the last time you were put in here it seems pretty straight forward to although not nearly as fun having no company for it =-=' Hee hee SMG4 has a crrruuusssh~ >;pp awww it's okay Micheal, I'm not a human either! I'm an ai in a cute little shell ^w^ I think it's super cool that you aren't human too :) OOOO are we giving Mr. Puzzles gifts now? If so..... sticker attaaack! The little bunny robot has placed 5 star stickers across his suit in an attempt to mimic his 5 stars from awhile ago. There, back where they rightfully belong!~ Oh yeah, as a viewer, is there anyway we can help you Mr. Puzzles? :0â
[Canon as it is what happens right before the end of the flashback in Chapter 4]
-Ask Change in Script Part 2-
(500 700 Follower Special)
((Will do tomorrow as right now I'm bloody exhausted))
#smg4#smg4 fanart#change in script#ask change in script#ask creator of change in script#master post#Canon or not
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oh yeah back to back art posts maybe my art block is finally defeated đââď¸
#đđ rambles#it's not actually#i just feel good right now#i have a laundry list of ideas i want to put to paper (or procreate???)#i'm just not very good at executing them#all i want to do is draw my favorite characters
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I just wanted to draw my pink ghostface again
#artists on tumblr#illustration#art#character design#ghostface#pink ghostface#painting#I also wanted to try painting again#halloween#slasher#I didn't do a lineart before painting which is sooo uncommon for me#spooky season is here I'll draw all my favorite slashers
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ive seen a couple pokemon character color wheels around so i tried one with some of my favorites!
#not ALL my favorites I had to do a bit of switching around with some to fit the right colors hehe#halfway through drawing this i stopped and filled out an entire tier list of all the pokemon characters#brawly is just a silly guy what can i say#i dunno why ive always liked him! even though hes just a random gym leader#i wanted to include iris but leon's the king of purple so i had to put him there#oooh know what ill do another one w the girls!#weve got leaf may iris roxie... ill have to think of who else i like too#pokemon#pokemon art#color wheel challenge#aqua leader archie#magma leader maxie#blue oak#green oak#pokemon red#trainer red#rival blue#champion leon#pokemon leon#pokemon allister#gym leader allister#gym leader brawly#pokemon brawly#pokemon n#natural harmonia gropius#i will never be over the fact that thatâs his name#reguri#originalshipping#hardenshipping#my art
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nostalgia slapped me upside the head a little while ago so i had to draw my favorite dudes ft. the gecko effect
#wild kratts#chris kratt#martin kratt#okay the tokay :)#all my rat#i was gonna do more but i got distracted with another project (fish) so this one's going up by itself.. i wanna draw some cps soon tho#i was obsessed with wk as a kid#i reeeaaallllyyy wanted a creature power suit i even wished for one for christmas one year#this shit was the original formative media for me#it was the source of all of my concentrated righteous indignation about animals that i kinda never grew out of#anyways wild kratts is like really good#realistic (not sensationalized!!!!) depictions of animalsâ fun characters and plotsâ great animationâ banging musicâ like it's STACKED#ive been rewatching it recently because why not and i keep getting excited when i see animals i really like#you know there's a cannon FLOUNDER power suit???!! that's a fucking dream come true for me i love that so much#daphnia keep making cameos in a lot of the ocean episodes and every time i point at the screen and go DAPHNIA like a 5 year old#i'm just happy my favorite microorganism is getting some screentime
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regretting this elevator or whatever the kids say
#feel free to request characters to draw in my askbox i want to draw the#i started playing this game like 2 days ago#its now my new obsession#good luck to you all#can you tell i already have favorites#regretevator#roblox#???#what do i tag this with#regretevator bive#bive#regretevator split#slim yim#regretevator lampert#do i tag mach#nah#regretevator fanart#fanart
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I made a few new wax seal stamps out of clay (like the ones I did for my worldbuilding stuff forever ago), this time just of random symbols that I thought might look good done in the style of painting over the raised part of the wax or etc. :0c Some of them aren't carved deep enough to really show up that well, but overall they worked okay for being clay lol
#wax seal#crafts#wax stamp#stationery#Window one is kind of stinky.. I was imagining like a swirly night sky sort of looking thing so it would be a surreal contrast of a night#sky with a window in the middle that shows a daytime sky - but the silver and purple wax kind of mixed too much together#with the black and it just looks very plain black and not all that starry or anything hjbhj.. Of course the eye is probably my favorite#since all I ever do is draw eyes and still like eye imagery for some reason. The four leaf clover is very lumpy and skrunkty but also it wa#the smallest in size out of all of them so was easier to do multiple stamps of just to try it out.#The heart with eyes wax is actually more swirly in person. I wanted it to be a mix of light pink and red and white. and the wax#did kind of all blend together but in person you can definitely see MORE of the intentional swirlyness. in this it just looks plain pink.#I was going to do one eye in the heart but it looked weird. but now two seems too plain. i could have done 3?? in a pattern.. hmm#alas. I wish I could make actual metal ones. With the clay i have to paint them in a thin layer of olive oil before stamping because#otherwise the wax just kind of gets stuck in the grooves of the clay and then you can't pull it up. Very wacky ''unprofessional'' looking#set up where I'm hot gluing circles of sculpey clay to short stumps of a wooden dowel that I sawed apart with a serrated bread knife#and then using an old paintbrush to put olive oil on them whilst holding a spoon over a yankee candle flame hjbjh#ANYWAY.. I think if I were middle class/rich/etc. this would be one of the main things in my crafting room is like.. SO many colors#of wax. and all different custom made stamps designed by me. which could be much more elaborate in actual metal.. muahaha.... >:)c#RHGghhh... I actually don't want to talk much about it since (this is probably just my Obsessed With My Own World Artist Delusions) I#think I have a really cool idea for a game that could genuinely be successful if i ever get to make it and I don't want to give#everything away and spoil the whole plot/concept in hopes that one day I can actually do it - BUT - a game that I'd like to make after the#visual novel I'm making now has partially to do with the main character working as a sort of writer/scribe/artist assistant in an elven#city (set in my world/with my worldbuilding species and versions of elves and etc) and I was thinking of maybe incorporating#somehow being able to collect little writing type items like these like.. you can get different wax seal patterns or pens or etc. when I do#stuff like this in Real Life it always makes me think of that like.. ouh... this is good research.. what it shall be like to be a littol#elf collecting wax seals and such.. indeed... GRR i need to be finished with my current game NOWWW... i MUST work on other#thingss... aughh... ANYWAY.. yay. accomplishment to do One Single Thing other than Sit In The Summer Heat And Rot#though also hilarious as this was the first cool-ish day that was below 80F in a while hgvh#waking up like 'wow.. i actually feel okay today?? like I could do things?? how mysterious.. I wonder why..?? :0'' Its The Weather You Fool#Tis Always The Weather
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hello again r1999 fandom here's a template you can use i just really wanted to have one of those for this fandom so i made one myself. you can draw them or put pngs of your blorbos or whatever just have fun with it. you can mention me if you do it but it's fine either way bc my username is on the template anyway
#reverse 1999#r1999#re1999#what else do i tag this#template#favorite characters template#i'll do this myself when i get around to it ... i really want to draw all my faves#also i would Love it if you mentioned me actually#just because i'd be very curious to see the results
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I love Chris so much you guys.
#detroit become human#gavin reed#chris miller#neither of them is my overall favorite but i do really super love chris - hes up there#also i went into playing this knowing one (1) thing and that was you get to knock gavin out cold in the evidence locker#thats the only thing i knew about this game#ive read some fanfic (before i played the game) and i appreciate that the fics i read that had chris in them#were all like youre the straight friend or just youre the only straight i like#almost unanimously ???? like ? hes got a son and i like that you (fandom) allowed him to be a wife guy#chris was chill and i appreciate that#i missed a lot of the interactions and i messed up a lot somehow though i thought i was being nice and good#shocking no one my favorite guy is a side character and not one of the protags#i want to draw him but i couldnt think of anything dialogue wise for him and i really wanted to draw Stupid Men#and for my run at least im like wow gavin isnt even that bad of an antagonist lmao#like granted i never had a coworker aim a gun at me but i have been threatened for a stabbing before so#anyway sweats nervously at posting dbh content after being known for ... not that sort of game#good lord the stress i felt every interaction that i got an affection down ?? my otome exp is only positive reinforcement signs#where you get lil blossoms or hearts when you make the correct route choice and get nothing if not#the red downs were awful
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hello!! hope you're having a good day :D
since you're doing the pride flag challenge, I hope you don't mind me requesting the lithromantic/sexual flag!
left is lithsexual and the right is lithromantic, idm which one you pick :]
(it means to feel romantic and/or sexual attraction to someone but doesn't want the feeling reciprocated or stops once it is :>)
Day 297 of posting Jevil every day
#pride palettes#lithromantic#I wanted to go with the Lithromantic palette because I thought the green and red was interesting and also because it feels familiar#five colors.. mostly black? this is the closest Iâve gotten to drawing Jevil in his actual color palette since weâve started this!#this whole June Pride event has been so exciting and it makes me really happy to see you all getting happy when you see yourself reflected#in a palette. But I do miss drawing regular Jevils!!!#I may get my chance though. Day 300 is coming up fast and itâs gonna be during June. do I do a regular Pride jevil or a special normal#palette Jev? I guess weâll see how Iâm feeling day of.#hmmm. hey if youâve read this far- want some Dailyjevil lore?#when I started dailyjevil.. Jevil wasnât even my favorite Deltarune character#It was Rouxls Kaard actually. Actually had a big crush on him- crazy right?? I donât get those often.#Anyways I started Dailyjevil on a whim in the middle of my 5th period English class. I noticed there wasnât a daily jevil art blog and#thought I could try it for a month or two. By the way- I had drawn Jevil like twice before this. Never couldâve seen it lasting this long!#Now I have around 300 Jevils in my camera roll. I didnât think it would last once my Deltarune fixation wore off.#Iâm probably gonna go in detail of it all later once this is all over in a big thank you post#Iâm starting to plan what Iâm gonna do for the final day#gah!!!!! I canât believe Iâve almost made it!!!!!#dailyjevil#deltarune#deltarune jevil#jevil#jevil deltarune
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reflection
#call of duty#cod mw2#gary roach sanderson#cod roach#my art#ever felt uneasy looking into the mirror?#its like you see a familiar face on a street where you didnt expect them to be#and you want to reach out and say hello#youre worried its actually a stranger#but when you do reach out it turns out they are the person you were thinking of#and so you are relieved#yeah i still havent reach the relief stage yet but itll come i suppose#what else do i do with this feelings besides dumping it all on my favorite fictional character đ#also in the drawing limbo (why im using b&w)#giving roach a headful of hair because I MISS DRAWING HAIR#also hope to draw more comics(?) like this (i have 2 ideas that has been marinating in my mind please get it out i dont want to#crumple like wet tissue whenever i think about it)
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some more telesphore :3
#the kingmaker histories#telesphore winterlich#my art#tel-only doodle dump partially cuz i love him dearly and he's fun to draw and i needed the practice drawing his handsome face ^^#and partially cuz depending on how you count it he's got like 5-7 fewer fanarts (on tumblr) than eisen/colette...#which is so so criminal eviltwisted and makes me so sad. so i took matters into my own hands :3#(though it'd be a fool's errand trying to keep the numbers even permanently LMAO. i also just wanted to draw a bunch of telsies)#(so i might probly fuck up the ratios later by doing this for eisen+colette lol...#i wanna get more consistent/comfortable drawing them all)#with this i have now posted (way) more telsie fanart than every other fanartist combined (excluding meg tuten's art ofc). yippee yippee#(it's not a competition) (but i am still keeping count) (i'm freak)#(but 'm not counting meg's cuz there's so much and i couldn't possibly find it all. plus i can't imagine how much is unposted)#(i just know there's Oodles and i love it all and that is enough for mee)#honestly this should've been hat practice as well but. i do not like drawing hats.#and i struggle with drawing the top of his head anyway so it's still useful practice lmao#if you asked me for my favorite character the answer would simultaneously be:#âi love all three of the protags so much!!! i couldn't possibly pick </3"#and âtelesphore <3â#the margin? SO slim. i'm so very obsessed w/ all three of them#unimaginable fondness in my heart
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Some grown-up Dreemurrs fashion!
#Frisk is 17 and Ree and Chara 21#had to check my references bc for the like of my i cant never remember their ages#I think my favorite outfit is frisks!#is the more simple of the three#but i had fun using the magenta. I dont usualy use strong colors so i enjoyed it!#and im in LOVE with thier shoes#theyre platforms btw an if i could grab them for m yself id do it instantly#Charas bag is literally nicknamed trashbag#bc it so busted#but my god they refuse to give it up#patched with ducktape on the inside. multiple patches tp fix the outside. the zipper has been changed 5 times#Toriel wants to burn that bag so badly#but nay it shall remain XD#myart#frisk undertale#undertale#ut#chara dreemurr#chara undertale#chara ut#asriel dreemurr#frisk dreemurr#frisk ut#had a couple of very rough days#and playing dress up with dolls always cheered me up#no longer have my dolls#but i can draw characters in all the silly outfits instead!
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Hello rangerâs apprentice fandom can we talk real quick about the stupidest thing Flanagan ever wrote
Itâs about the bows. Yanno, the rangersâ Iconiqueâ˘ď¸ main weapon. That one. You know the one.
Flanagan. Flanagan why are your rangers using longbows.
âuh well recurve arrows drop fasterâ BUT DO THEY. FLANAGAN. DO THEY.
the answer is no they donât. Compared to a MODERN, COMPOUND (aka cheating) bow, yes, but compared to a longbow? Yâknow, what the rangers use in canon? Yeah no a recurve actually has a FLATTER trajectory. It drops LATER.
This from an article comparing the two:
âBoth a longbow and a recurve bow, when equipped with the right arrow and broadhead combination, are capable of taking down big game animals. Afterall, hunters have been doing it for centuries with both types of bows.
However, generally speaking and all things equal, a recurve bow will offer more arrow speed, creating a flatter flight trajectory and retain more kinetic energy at impact.
The archers draw length, along with the weight of the arrow also affect speed and kinetic energy. However, the curved design of the limbs on a recurve adds to its output of force.â
It doesnât actually mention ANY distance in range! And this is from a resource for bow hunting, which, presumably, WOULD CARE ABOUT THAT SORT OF THING!
Okay so thatâs just. Thatâs just the first thing.
The MAIN thing is that even accounting for âhur dur recurves drop fasterâ LONGBOWS ARE STILL THE STUPID OPTION.
Longbows, particularly and especially ENGLISH longbows, areâas their name suggestsâvery long. English longbows in particular are often as tall or taller than their wielder even while strung, but especially when unstrung. An unstrung longbow is a very long and expensive stick, one that will GLADLY entangle itself in nearby trees, other peopleâs clothes, and any doorway youâre passing through.
And yes, there are shorter longbows, but at that point if youâre shortening your longbow, just get a goddamn recurve. And Flanagan makes a point to compare his rangersâ bows to the Very Long English Longbow.
Oh, do you know how the Very Long English Longbow was mostly historically militarily used? BY ON-FOOT ARCHER UNITS. Do you know what theyâre TERRIBLE for? MOUNTED ARCHERY.
Trust me. Go look up right now âmounted archery longbow.â Youâll find MAYBE one or two pictures of some guy on a horse struggling with a big stick; mostly you will actually see either mounted archers with RECURVES, or comparisons of Roman longbow archers to Mongolian horse archers (which are neat, canât lie, I love comparing archery styles like that).
Anyway. Why are longbows terrible for mounted archery? Because theyâre so damn long. Think about it: imagine youâre on a horse. Youâre straddling a beast that can think for itself and moves at your command, but ultimately independently of you; if youâre both well-trained enough, youâre barely paying attention to your horse except to give it commands. And you have a bow in your hands. If your target is close enough to you that you know, from years of shooting experience, you will need to actually angle your bow down to hit it because of your equine height advantage, guess what? If you have a longbow, YOU CANâT! YOUR HORSE IS IN THE WAY BECAUSE YOUR BOW IS TOO LONG! Worse, itâs probably going to get in the general area of your horseâs shoulder or legs, aka moving parts, which WILL injure your horse AND your bow and leave you fresh out of both a getaway vehicle and a ranged weapon. Itâs stupid. Donât do it.
A recurve, on the other hand, is short. It was literally made for horse archers. You have SO much range of motion with a recurve on horseback; and if youâre REALLY good, you know how to give yourself even more, with techniques like Jamarkee, a Turkish technique where you LITERALLY CAN AIM BACKWARDS.
For your viewing enjoyment, Serena Lynn of Texas demonstrating Jamarkee:
Yes, thatâs real! This type of draw style is INCREDIBLY versatile: you can shoot backwards on horseback, straight down from a parapet or sally port without exposing yourself as a target, or from low to the ground to keep stealthy without banging your bow against the ground. And, while Iâm sure you could attempt it with a longbow, I wouldnât recommend it: a recurveâs smaller size makes it far more maneuverable up and over your head to actually get it into position for a Jamarkee shot.
A recurve just makes so much more SENSE. Itâs not a baby bow! Itâs not the longbowâs lesser cousin! Itâs a COMPLETELY different instrument made to be used in a completely different context! For the rangers of Araluen, who put soooo much stock in being stealthy and their strong bonds with their horses, a recurve is the perfect fit! Itâs small and easily transportable, itâs more maneuverable in combat and especially on horseback, it offers more power than a longbow of the same draw weightâreally, truly, the only advantage in this case that a longbow has over the recurve is that longbows are quicker and easier to make. But we KNOW the rangers donât care about that, their KNIVES use a forging technique (folding) that takes several times as long as standard Araluen forging practices at the time!
Okay.
Okay I think Iâm done. For now.
#to be VERY clear. I Am Not An Actual Expert.#i AM however drawing from my own experience and research#and literally i can find Zero literature about recurve arrow flights dropping faster than longbows#all i could find was that recurve range is worse compared to compound bows#which. OBVIOUSLY. compound bows CHEAT.#(said lovingly. ish. if you use a compound more power to you but also Itâs Doing All The Work For You.)#this article was literally all i could find from a couple hoursâ search comparing recurves and longbows#anyway recurves are cool. flanagan why did you do recurves so dirty.#for that matter why are all your women blonde.#(iâm not including brotherband here sorry)#(but also why did it take a spinoff series for him to create a named female character that wasnât a blonde)#(flanagan explain)#god these books have so many problems. truly this is my âi could fix himâ#thank you flanagan for getting me into this special interest. now Tell Me Why You Did It Wrong.#rangers apprentice#anyway if you REALLY want to read about some bangin historical horse archers#look up the parthians :)#specifically how they fucking Decimated an entire roman contingent :)#crassus getting absolutely demolished by mounted archer parthians is definitely my favorite bit of roman trivia
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