#and how can we win when fools can be kings ( zant )

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tag dump ( hopefully this works out when i transfer blogs asfasdfasd )

[trash-bin-throwaway]

•Ghirahim has a Chat™️ with Impa•

(Shortly after setting up base camp in the desert to plan their attack on Gdorf at the castle)

Impa: You there. Come with me, I want to speak with you.

Ghirahim: Ah, yes, of course. I was wondering when one of you was finally going to come and see me.

Impa (while walking): So you knew I planned to have a word with you?

Ghira: Of course I did. I couldn’t predict wether I’d be confronted by you or the Goddess Sword, but I’m not some half-witted, guileless, flower-brained fool to think we’d be accepted wholeheartedly by everyone here, least of all you two, because I know exactly what you think of me. And I know you’re ever so leery of how I deduced this, and so I’ll be completely, utterly, and perhaps even excessively honest with you. I thought the same things of myself at first. “However could you bring yourself to do this? You would turn against the very master you were created to serve, protect and kill for? Is there no limit to the trust you will betray, the things you will turn your back on? If you will betray your master, your very life’s purpose... who can you ever be loyal to?” ...Does that sound like an apt summary of your concerns?

Impa: Hm... Quite apt. Forgive me for my suspicion, but I can’t help but be wary of you, if not for my own sake, then for Princess Zelda’s. I simply cannot have you here if you pose a threat to her, despite her wish to give you a chance. As of right now I simply can’t see how you’d have a strong enough motive to join us now of all times, when you seemed to be on the side with the advantage...

Ghirahim: Pah, no I wasn’t. The hero still lives and breathes, and he still holds blade of the Goddess. If we can glean anything from all these people from all these different eras meeting here and now, it’s that no matter how soul-crushingly and horrifically grim the hero’s chances seem to be... the Demon King will fail. It’s always been that way, and I’m rather confident it always will be.

Impa: You fail to comfort me. How is that supposed to convince me you don’t plan to win Link’s trust in order to stab him in the back, or kill him as he sleeps?

Ghirahim: Well, that specific point wasn’t exactly meant for comfort or convincing. I was simply pointing out a trend. One I of all people should know about, as... unfortunately... the first victim of said trend...

Impa: What do you mean?

Ghirahim: We all know that the first incarnation of the hero was he who fought the first Demon King. The Demon King who cursed them both to be reincarnated over and over and over again in an endless war? Am I mistaken?

Impa: No, that’s right. The hero who forged the master sword, using it to save the first reincarnation of the Goddess Hylia from Demise. Your master.

Ghirahim: Exactly. Dying in that conflict once was for more than enough for me... *brings his hand up to his chest, where the gem would be* Heh... nothing that lives should know what that feels like... but I, of course, am positively extraordinary.

Impa: I’m sorry, am I understanding you correctly? Are you trying to tell me that you remember everything that happened in that time?

Ghirahim: I am, and I do. Ganondorf is powerful, but he lacks the patience to rip his old servants from a random point in time as opposed to reviving them. This proved to be a horrible, and if I may be so optimistic, perhaps even fatal mistake on his part, as he seems to not know what he did to us then... and as such has no reason to believe we could tell he planned to do it over once again.

Impa: What he did to you? I’m unfamiliar with that side of the events... by all means, do tell.

Ghira: I wish I didn’t remember it as clearly as I do. But some things are just too... immense... to truly and completely rid yourself of... After centuries wandering the surface world aimlessly, with no purpose, no drive, and no way to bring back my master in sight, I finally found that girl, the first vessel of the Goddess’ soul. I painstakingly chased her around the entire wretched world, that absolute, infuriating nuisance of a boy at my heels and that ancient roadblock of a woman in my way at every step... ah. I suppose I should add that I mean no offence to you here and now... (Impa looks confused) ...Oh, whatever. I’ll explain it all later if I must, but for now I must finish telling you my tale... I worked day and night to complete my goals, to take the chance I’d been given and finally bring back my master, and I did it! As far as I was concerned, I had won. Demise had returned, and all that was between us and our conquest was a child with a sacred, glowing toy. Overjoyed, euphoric, and a heart full of rainbows hardly even begins to describe how I felt, as the victory that had long evaded us was finally within reach. My master was back. I finally had my true purpose returned to me. Now surely things could only get better from there, right? Well, unfortunately for me, it seems my fantasies were so, so far too grandiose, because what happened next was as far from better as anything could ever possibly be. He had not even stood in his true form for a single, measly minute before he turned to me, and with hardly a moment’s hesitation and an utter, desolate silence, struck me down, ripped the blade from my core and... shattered me... to absorb my power into his sword. He said nothing to me! Not a sound as he ended the life of his most loyal servant! He... he didn’t even thank me for freeing him from eons of imprisonment and giving him the ability to return to his true form! Nothing! Nothing at all! Not even the tiniest twinge of remorse or the slightest hint of regret in his face, and you simply must trust me when I tell you that if there was any such thing there in those empty pits I’d have been the one to see it. And I- I... I laughed in my final moments. I laughed because I had absolutely no precious idea what was going on. ‘Surely he wouldn’t harm me after all I’ve done for him! I trust my master to know what he’s doing. This must just be means to an end, and soon enough we will destroy these humans together and build a new world’, I told myself as the pain only grew worse. Then suddenly... nothing. There was nothing. Absolutely, utterly... nothing. And the next thing I really knew for complete certainty was when this era’s reincarnation resurrected me in the desert. So needless to say... I had a lot to think about. Perhaps that will clear some things up...

Impa: I... had no idea. It’s a shock to me that even you, his most devoted follower, would be counted among his victims... Near unbelievable...

Ghira: Well, it’s certainly nice we agree on something.

Impa: But there are things I’m still confused about. You were given another chance in being revived like that; why did you throw that chance away to join us? And where does Zant fit into all of this?

Ghira: Ah, I suppose I only told you my life’s story and not his... well, honestly a lot of it I don’t consider to be my story to tell, but I’ll disclose that the end of his story is rather similar to mine. The Demon King had the power to keep him alive but selfishly refused to. As for where he fits here, we’re two sides of the same coin. A coin Ganondorf tried to absentmindedly toss into a dark fountain for good luck, as he wished for a distraction to hold his enemies away from him long enough for him to become unstoppable and completely dominate the world. But in his absentmindedness, he failed to realize that the coin’s two heads had minds of their own... that the coin’s heads had believed they held value to him...! And that they would not simply fall into the endless, crushing shadows together without a word! Without him... they simply had each other to remain for! And... and... (sigh) honestly? In that fateful moment when we realized he planned to discard us once more, we only had each other to live for. And truly... we were okay with that. That feeling of being wanted? Being enough for someone... it was nice. I was unaccustomed to someone truly valuing me as an individual as opposed to a tool, and yet... he truly cares for me and I can hardly describe how happy that makes me. Not enough words exist, I’d be rambling for eternity. I may be quite... expressive... especially compared to my sacred counterpart, but for a Sword Spirit to truly feel something unrelated to their purpose is not an easy feat. Yet somehow, he does it easily. Hehe... perhaps serving Demise was not my true purpose after all? Ha ha ha! Well... I... I mustn’t get ahead of myself.

Impa: I... I feel as though I’m beginning to understand. Yet at the same time I feel like I’m even more lost. You are a strange being, Ghirahim. And I’m still not convinced that you aren’t attempting to lie about your turning against Ganondorf. Perhaps that is partly my own shortcoming, as I’ve devoted nearly every moment of my life to Her Highness, but-

Ghirahim: Argh, fine! I didn’t want to have to put this image in your head because I did not want the thought of it to disturb you, to haunt you as it does me, but you leave me no choice, as it seems you can’t see past your own nose or your pure and lovely little Goddess of a liege! Envision this for me, Impa, if you will. (Impa reluctantly nods and closes her eyes) Your dear Zelda is captured, and magically imprisoned in the midst of a desolate land that you are forced to wander alone with seemingly no way to free her. It takes nearly a lifetime of searching every horrid, purposeless, bleak, empty day, but you see an opportunity finally arise! You chase whatever lead you could find and you pay little mind to any that would stand in your way in favour of fervently chasing after the opportunity to finally have a purpose again, to finally bring back the one that made your life matter...! And it takes long, hard effort, but you succeed in the very face of your biggest foe. Your precious Zelda is returned to you in all her glory, looking just as immaculately untouched as the day you lost her. You are revelling in the joy, the triumph! The knowledge that with her beside you now, your battle is as good as won! She turns to you... and without a word, she snatches your sword away from you and stabs you in the chest with it, with not even a second’s hesitation. You see her staring at you unflinchingly as you die painfully. Then the next thing you see is her next incarnation, looking oh-so-similar... ready to have you serve her again as if nothing at all had ever happened. And eventually, you can see the same look in this new Zelda’s eyes as you did in the first as she killed you... and you know this is your last chance to save yourself.

Impa: (opens her eyes, disturbed) I... I see. I... understand now. Wether or not I trust the two of you entirely yet, that is something I still have yet to decide. But I can see now that you have more than enough reason to defect. Very well. Prove you’re no threat to us as you assist us in casting Ganondorf back to the abyss he emerged from.

Ghirahim: I will do so with extravagant pleasure. That I swear to you on my very soul.

Impa: See to it that this is a promise you do not break. (She turns to leave)

Ghirahim: Simply make sure I don’t have any overtly horrid, glaring reason to. That’s all it will take.

(Impa turns back just long enough to nod)

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball Z 266

((Hey how you doin lil mama? Lemme whisper in your ear/ Tell you sunthing that you might like to hear/ You got a sexy-ass body and your ass look soft/ Mind if i touch it and see if its soft?))

Okay, so Gohan’s still fighting Super Buu (Gotenks & Piccolo Absorbed), and it’s going pretty badly for him.   Honestly, I don’t like this episode much, since they pretty much made their point in the last episode, which was that Gohan can’t win.    This fight kind of sucks.   It’s beautifully animated, and Buu has an awesome moveset to show off, but there’s absolutely nothing Gohan can do here, and that makes this whole thing kind of dull to watch.

I gotta say, though, I think this version of Majin Buu might be my favorite.   The fat one always creeped me out, even after his face turn.    Honestly, the face turn kind of made him worse in my eyes, because now it’s like they’re stuck with the guy, and all he ever does is eat and what happens if he runs out of food and decides to start eating people again?   Super Buu 1 is kind of dopey, and Super Buu 3 is kind of overdoing it a little, but I like how the way that fusion vest looks on 2.     Kid Buu’s pretty awesome too, though, so maybe I shouldn’t call it just yet.

Hey, look, Super Buu can do the Special Beam Cannon, because he absorbed Piccolo and knows all his moves.

I’ll give them credit for keeping Gohan strong in this episode.   He blocks the Special Beam Cannon, which is supposed to be an unblockable attack anyway.    And this is a souped-up version on top of everything else.   

But he can’t even land a blow on this guy.    In the last episode, he got some shots in, but that was all filler.  

What else we got?  Oh, the Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack.   

Gohan touches it, because he didn’t watch Episode 259.  

Amazingly, Gohan survives that attack as well, but he’s completely defenseless.   Buu goozles him, and I have no idea why.  I mean, does he want this guy dead or not?

Also, during the ghost explosion, Mr. Satan lost his dog for a moment.   He calls him “Wan-chan” in this scene and that seems to be the only time the dog gets something like a name.   I call him “Bee” because that’s what they called him in the dub, but I’m starting to wonder if he ever had a name in the Japanese version.   Unless this “Wan” thing means something.

On the Supreme Kai Planet, Goku and the Kais are watching this fight go down the drain, and finally the Old Kai tells Goku to go down to Earth and help his son.

But Goku can’t go back.   He’s dead, and he’s already used up his alotted day to return to the Living World.  

But the Old Kai has a way around that.   He’ll simply give Goku his own life to revive him.   That seems a bit extreme, and Kibito strenuously objects to this, but it has to be done.   If Majin Buu isn’t stopped, he’ll eventually destroy all of creation, and make his way to the Supreme Kai Planet as well.  

Shin offers his own life instead, as he feels responsible for failing to stop Buu’s resurrection.   That, and I think he feels inadequate in light of everything the Old Kai has done for them so far.    

I’m not sure how to read Goku’s expression here.   The idea of these two fighting over which one will die to bring him back to life is pretty wild.   Maybe he’s thinking that if he’d only let them use the Namekian Dragon Balls to wish him back seven years ago, it wouldn’t have come to this.    Anyway, the Elder Kai convinces Shin that he should be the one to do it, since he’s old, and would only live for another thousand years anyway.  

Meanwhile, King Yemma has summoned Fortuneteller Baba to ferry someone back to Earth for him.    He’s fully aware of the Majin Buu crisis, and he’s taken steps to help.

Turns out he left Vegeta’s spirit in tact, instead of cleansing it of memory and identity like he normally would.   Furthermore, he gave Vegeta his body back, just so Baba could take him back to Earth to fight Buu.    So why didn’t he mention any of this to Goku when he was here a couple of days ago?

Vegeta loves the irony of King Yemma or anyone else in Otherworld depending on him, but he’s also very realistic about his chances.   He’s only dead because he blew himself up to stop Buu, and that clearly hasn’t worked, so what else can he do to the guy?  

But he seems pleased to be going back, even if it’s to fight a losing battle.   Must be a Saiyan thing.

Back on Earth, Buu is still choking the shit out of Gohan, and now he’s turned his hand orange to finish him off.   Or maybe he ate a bunch of Cheetos, I dunno.

Then Bee confronts him, barking his fool head off.   Bee don’t give a fuck.

So Buu prepares to fire on the dog now.    Up yours, Super Buu.

Then Mr. Satan jumps in.    He may not get very much, but he’s damn sure gonna get him some.  

Buu tries to shoot Mr. Satan, now, but while he’s busy with that, Gohan manages to snap out of it and break free.

Except he still can’t hit Buu...

...and Buu just nails him with another Gotenks move.

To his credit, Gohan manages to power out of the Galactic Donuts in time to avoid a Kamehameha, but that’s about all he can do.

Meanwhile, the Old Kai literally drops dead, and Goku’s halo vanishes, indicating that he’s alive again.  He thanks the old Kai for his help...

But then the Elder Kai just gets right back up again, with a halo on his head.   Well, I guess we should have seen this coming.

Back on Earth... yeah.

Mr. Satan plans to shoot Majin Buu if it comes down to it.    Why didn’t he try that before?   Also, did he not see Van Zant and Smitty trying to shoot Buu with rocket launchers?   What is he thinking here?

Dende looks like he wishes he’d never left New Namek.

Back to Goku, before he heads down to Earth, the Old Kai wants him to have a plan of action.   Goku figures his only chance is to use fusion to combine with Gohan.   Fine, but it’s not like Buu is just going to stand around and wait for them to do the dance.    Also, Gohan’s never learned it, so that’s a problem.  Instead, the Elder Kai takes off his earrings and tells Goku that they’ll allow them to fuse automatically.    All Goku has to do is wear one earring in one ear, while Gohan wears the other earring in the opposite ear, and the rest will take care of itself.

This is a suprise to everyone, including the Supreme Kai, who apparently didn’t know any of this.