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Thoughts on Versus' (potential) relationships: Kiva & Zaybi
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WARNING: SPOILERS!
I find them rather fascinating. In fact, the more I read Versus the more similarities I see in them. Certain scenarios also play out similarly for them both, which is interesting. They obviously have their differences as well, but those only help keep my interest in them. (This also has made me ship them a bit, since the soulmate trope is one of my weakness. And I know there is a big age gap between these two, and one huge thing is that I usually don't like those with my personal fav ships so I hardly have such ships. However, there is something going on with these two that I keep my eyes open for, that is, if there is more for them in the future.)
Style
One thing I find rather funny is the sense of style they both seem to have. You can see it's important to them, and in Zaybi's case ONE even mentions it in his notes. A gentleman killer demon with victorian gothic style (I presume, do correct me if I am wrong), and a human mage who wants to be "fashionable" (which is why he doesn't wear the mage robe normally or why he has those trinkets around his neck).
Here's Zaybi's and Kiva's character sheets by ONE, translated:
Captains
Chapters 1, 16, 2 & 11: They have similar ranks/class in their respective forces (captain).
Light VS. Darkness
Chapters 2, 14 & 12: Other characters compare Zaybi to a guiding light in the darkness, the Sun, the one who gives hope in dire situations. VS. Kiva who is a demon, the despair, the (natural) enemy, leading the demons and being the one who deliberately went on his way to destroy what little hope humans had.
Shield
Chapters 12 & 13: They are forced to use similar techniques to protect oneself (or in Zaybi's case; every human).
"Dying"
Chapters 12 & 16: Similar "dying thoughts". We are shown their hands. (They are also both then "saved".)
They also seem to think about the one person that's important to them before the "(presumably) ultimate death in the hands of Madalans" (with Kiva) or "thought he dies in the hands of the Parasite" (Zaybi).
Chapter 15: Kiva leaving the demons in his lord Jachi's hands before going for the final pounding.
Ambiguity
Their situation is also currently left ambiguous in the manga. (We aren't shown Kiva die, and the chapter 16 left Zaybi's situation open as well. Although, it possibly will continue in next chapter or change the pov to another character. However, his situation probably will remain uncertain for the time being.)
It is also notable how some of their similar situations happen in chapter order. (E.g. Kiva's "final moment" in ch 15 VS. Zaybi's "almost final moment" in next chapter. Or Kiva protecting himself in ch 12, and Zaybi protecting every human in ch 13.)
Now, more about what happened in chapter 12 between these two:
I actually felt something happening between these two characters before I read chapter 12 even, so it did surprise me a bit how sharp my instincts have been about this when Zaybi decided to save Kiva. Although, it is not explained what spell he cast on him, but Zaybi's fellow mage was surprised.
There's something I like about this next panel, since I like how Zaybi is calmly just telling Kiva to calm down despite being struck by him. (He also quickly put up a shield to protect himself.)
I honestly don't blame Kiva for hitting him away, since he did technically (almost) die, and suddenly you are "resurrected" and wake up surrounded by your enemies. Seems like Zaybi understood this.
And then I really like Zaybi's little smirk at Kiva. I do wonder how many humans have actually just smirked at the guy and not shown only anger or fear (which is understandable considering who Kiva is and what he has done to them).
Zaybi's gamble at helping Kiva really paid off since the demon did leave the humans alone (for the time being) even though he would have done worse. This really opened up an interesting situation for their (potential) future relationship, whatever that may be (if possible).
Other chapter(s) thoughts:
Not to mention that Kiva has wanted to off Zaybi's precious little brother few times now, and we know he will lose his light if he loses Hallow.
Chapter 14: Gyuta's final words to Hallow about Zaybi.
But, I do think if Kiva survives, he may have changed some of his views about humans.
Chapter 15: Kiva finally understood how difficult it is to muster your courage.
This thing about bravery and Hallow seems to (presumably) also reflect on chapter 16 with Zaybi. These panels could be either him being scared or he knows the danger and his instincts are telling him not to help the woman (which would have been the correct decision, as cruel as it first sounds).
Bonus thoughts:
Kiva was a small little demon when he got recognized by Jachi. Look at those small wings and the clothes are so small as well. (He looks also fairly short here.) It's told that he was born into a high-class demon clan. Although, he seems to have had some kind of skills (child prodigy?) if Jachi recognized him.
Chapter 12: Kiva reminisces about his life while dying.
Zaybi didn't seem to have born in any high-class life. He does seem to have been some kind of child prodigy, and other mages think of him as some kind of genius.
Chapter 14: In his last moments, Gyuta tells Hallow about Zaybi.
I have noticed they both are (battle) smart and can instantly act during the battle/dire situation. They are observant as well, moving with a plan/certainty. However, when there isn't any plans or things don't go according to a plan, they seem to react to it in their own way; Zaybi seems to be stuck (or internally panics), and Kiva loses his cool when he is really annoyed. This still doesn't usually stop them in the end, which I like. After all, Zaybi has a responsibility as mage captain to help the humanity survive, while Kiva's responsibility as a 11th division's captain of the great demon king army is to make sure demon lord Jachi will triumph and the demons will survive.
They also are the ones who have decided to support those important to them (Jachi for Kiva, and Hallow for Zaybi). And they seem to stand right between these two archenemies' - a hero and demon lord.
I am really interested to see where this particularly story will go.
#versus#versus spoilers#versus manga#versus one#versus series#zaybi#kiva#spoilers#and I think I will call them as#kivabi#it's such a cute little name for them#gassu's thoughts#long post
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I don't really think it's fair to dismiss the idea that that guy might have been framed for killing the CEO as like an unfounded conspiracy theory when NYPD has a proven history of planting/fabricating evidence on people. in 2011 there was a massive investigation of the NYPD and hundreds of cases against people were dismissed after a former police officer testified that they literally have a name for planting evidence on people: flaking. you cannot be out here acting like considering the possibility that cops who do this shit under normal circumstances might possibly also do it when they're under intense global pressure and scrutiny is the same as republicans thinking democrats run a secret pedophile ring in the basement of a pizza restaurant
#it astounds me how willing people are to cosign any shit cops and feds say#cops literally call testifying testi-lying. because they lie so much. its normal for them and they think little of it#that ones pretty easy to source and is well known in the industry wo i wont link you but if you google it you will see lots of sources#like just google the word testilying. so many articles come up its actually sad
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in general i dont think fandom tattoos are a bad idea but i think u need to at least give yourself like a two year buffer from the end of that piece of media before you commit. like if someone told me "yeah im obsessed with hazbin hotel rn so im gonna get a hazbin hotel tattoo" id be like woah okay maybe put a pin in that idea for later. but if someone told me "yeah i read homestuck in its prime and i still love it so im gonna get a homestuck tattoo" id be like well fair enough its been like eight years. if you still like it now you'll probably still have fond memories of it in 20 years. you do you.
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after patrolling, unwinding in a diner somewhere ...
throw the man a bone batman geez
[ID: A fancomic featuring Batman and Superman in a diner. Superman sips coffee while saying, "You know... I DO show off sometimes, only to impress you." Batman looks shocked before he narrows his eyes at Superman. "Impress... me?" Superman smiles, says "Mhm," and takes a long sip. Batman, frowning: "You're Superman." Superman throws up his hands and replies, "RIGHT? It shouldn't be this hard. Why are you making this so difficult?" End ID] described by @nebulations
#a very notice-me-senpai moment#lol idk i just can't stop thinking about this exchange i thought up whenever batman calls supes out for 'showing off'#GAAAHHH I LOVE THEM#superbat#batman#superman#world's finest#my art#fanart#man i just love an oblivious batman
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A latte with lots of love!
#yes hello I'm back with more stobotnik#I can't get out of this hole#I think I've read the entire stobotnik ao3 tag at this point#how did I get here#I have so deeply fallen in love with agent stone it's becoming an issue#one could call me ivo robotnik#anyways#i had to work on a proper illustration for them#and I do want to draw them more but I have to survive my next con first#I will draw them kissing at some point and if I don't please hold me accountable#stobotnik#stobotnik fanart#robotnik#agent stone#sonic#sonic fanart#sonic 3#my art#fanart#digital art#illustration
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Sometimes I wish we would start calling out the performative radicalism on this site for the poser bullshit it is. "Remember, it's always morally correct to kill a cop!" "Don't forget to firebomb your local government office!" "Wow, it sure would be a shame if these instructions on how to make a molotov cocktail got spread around!"
Okay. But you're not killing cops or firebombing government offices. You are posting on a dying microblogging website to a carefully-curated echo chamber that has radicalized itself into thinking that taking the absolute most extreme position on any subject is praxis but that anyone discussing the most practical way to effect actual change is your sworn enemy. You do not have the street cred OR the activist cred to be talking about killing cops, babe.
#thinking about the person i saw saying that if you're at a protest#and other protesters try to stop you from becoming violent you should just kill them bc 'peace police are still police'#even taken as hyperbole that's simply dumb as shit on every conceivable level#it's also pretty blatantly hypocritical coming from people who are usually self-avowed prison/death penalty abolitionists#like i'm sorry but you don't get to be a death penalty abolitionist and also call for the death of your political enemies online#this isn't a major issue or anything i'm just bored and annoyed
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Like does the high guard know about what’s been going on or
Technically a continuation of this
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the men and boys are innocent too.
we cry "the innocent women and children" to appeal to the masses, to try and force their sympathy, but the men and boys are innocent too.
I have seen sons crying out for their mothers, their fathers, their siblings. I have seen them break down at the loss of their families. I have seen them cling to their dead and grieve.
I have seen fathers cradle their dead children, seen them kiss their faces and hold their little hands. I have seen them faint with grief when asked to identify the dead. I have seen them carry their sons and daughters. I have seen them fasting to provide what little they can for their families.
I have seen men and boys digging through the rubble with just their bare hands, I have seen them comforting strangers, playing with children, rocking them, hushing them, even if the face of such imminent danger. I have seen them cry, seen them grieve, seen them break down into each other's arms, seen them be selfless, beyond selfless, becoming something I don't have a word for.
I have seen the men who are doctors refuse to leave their patients, even when they have no medicine or supplies to give them, even when they're threatened with bombings. I have seen fathers who have lost all their children pick orphans up into their arms and proclaim them their child so they are not alone. I have seen men and boys digging pets out of the rubble.
the men are innocent too. the men and boys are being hurt and killed too. the men and boys are grieving too. the men and boys are scared too. the men and boys are fighting to save their people too. the men and boys deserve to be fought for too.
#I don't have words to describe how I feel for the men of Palestine#the things I have seen them do after everything they have been through goes so far beyond selfless#what do you call this? this prevailing goodness and willingness to give everything they have and more? what word even touches it?#I don't think there is one#islamophobia has conditioned us to see these men and boys as evil and dangerous#we see this in how we speak about Palestine#and we need to uncondition ourselves#they're just as innocent and of value and good as the women and children#so fight for them#they don't deserve this any more than the women and children#free palestine#palestine
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Zaun's royalty
#arcane#jinx#ekko#timebomb#league of legends#i love how they were depicted to be 'it couple' in that universe#mylo called them like that i think#arcane season 2 spoilers#s1 act3#s2 act3
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OCs based on my birds
#chick semper tyrannis#art#digital art#sketch#character design#original characters#i should change their names i think i cant keep calling them caesar and brutus LOL
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UHMMMMM what if T4T labru
#only reason she probably wouldn't use they or neopronouns is cause I can't realistically see them used in that setting. maybe a modern au#I don't think she'd mind being called Laios. or King.#I think he'd like having long pretty hair that looks more like his mama :)#kabru is transmasc kui told me#dungeon meshi#dungeon meshi spoilers#laios touden#trans laios#kabru#labru#transgender#agender#my art#comic
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identity reveals are always fun
#batcave search history that night: friend has no name. atlantis naming conventions. atlantian names. r there birth certificates in atlantis#theyre so fun to draw guys im sick with it#also: everyone thinking 'But his name is Garth'#I know that and YOU know that but he doesn't until like..... a few years later. canonically#Unnamed Youth 'Aqualad' No Last Name#and arthur does call him both minnow and tadpole so wally n dick r both right in their own ways#and for ppl who really dont know. garth was abandoned as an infant and didnt hang w anyone until arthur took him in lol. what a life#and arthur girl...... was aqualad the best and only u could do#teen titans#fab five#donna troy#wally west#dick grayson#garth of shayeris#roy harper#dc#dc comics#my art#everyone hangin by the salt water pool so garth can hang w them :]
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but will you punch 'em so hard they fly straight to japan?
#gravity falls#stan pines#ford pines#comic#my art#every time i re-read their mom's last line i read it as 'i got fleeces to rube'#which perhaps says something unfortunate about my brain#i think them each calling each other stan is a very good bit#also watch in how quickly i stop trying to draw that bunk bed well lol
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sketched this out at jury duty actually
#i sat there for eight hours and wasn't called at ALL. even for selection >:(#death note#light yagami#l lawliet#lawlight#i don't ship them that hard tbh#i just like to cheer for classic yaoi as i'm rewatching this series#yippeeeeeee love at first sudden-death mind game 🎉🎉🎉#edit: omg multiple ppl have pointed out the hand (positively)...#i've been wondering why it's getting so much attention... it's probs bc i over-rendered it since i was worried it looked bad LOL#edit 2 months later: i'm glad DN is still enjoyed by so many people!! it's rly nice to see 😭#also i saw notif for a reply that started with “shipping light with L while the former is only-” but it doesn't show up under the post#so i can't read the rest... tumblr saving me from something vile truly. i assume it's about age#btw this character is a magical serial killer#like be fr LMAO i think there might be other issues here!!#the elitist morally bankrupt 17 y/o murderer with a god complex can have a little crush#as a treat <3
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Mike can’t handle Abby in the next FNAF movie..
#myart#chloesimagination#fnaf#five nights at freddy's#fnaf fanart#fnaf movie#mike schmidt#abby schmidt#fnaf 2#fnaf 2 movie#lots of lil things are coming out about the second movie#just new actors casted plus dubiously related casting calls to fnaf etc#getting a real sense of what things may come up in the next film#like Abby actually going to school#I wonder if there will be a theme at all about how Mike isn’t prepared to see Abby grow up#that in his eyes she’s kinda forever his lil baby sister#and there’s like small conflict between them over that#I think it’s sweet but please don’t let these two argue too much 🩷🩵
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Not only are you gonna fight a bunch of flowers, Susie. You're gonna fight a wedding bouquet!
FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT
MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)
#undertale#deltarune#utdr#crossover#crossover comic#twin runes#twin runes au#twin runes comic#my art#kris dreemurr#lesslo#susie deltarune#ralsei#chara#frisk#did you REALLY think I fogot about the soul colored flowers in asgore's shop?#yeah no this was planned all along#you guys need to be a little bit more patient#not everything needs an immediate payoff#that'd be boring#also yes I REALLY wanted to make that pun#along with lesslo being a representation of asgroe and toriel's divorce#there is just something funny about them having to fight their wedding bouquet#is this what you call exposure therapy?#more like family therapy#who knows maybe it'll help kris cope with it better#also yes... the hydrangea is doing the godzilla roar in case you're wondering
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