#and the quote as well always breaks me TwT

[sintiadaria]

'Don't cry, hm? Shizun will never hit you again. So don't cry.'

[bandzboy]

this made my heart break beyond belief... and i wanna talk about this not just focusing on enhypen but also generally speaking because i've seen this happening with other groups too but... i can't imagine what is being said to them behind the scenes for them to think this in the first place because this doesn't come from the air even tho, yes, there's this great amount of pressure from the industry anyways so i suppose it's something they think about. at the end of the day, it's the companies' fault ALWAYS for making idols feel like they are not doing enough and probably feeling like they have to overwork themselves to achieve their unrealistic goals and feeling like they are falling behind when they are doing more than enough already! i feel like they blame these idols for things beyond their control that it's them, companies, that should be doing like how they always want to promote groups in the usa and not in korea and how they always make them tour and think that's proper promo when it's redundant since they are "promoting" groups to people that already love them so it's this constant cycle of overworking and blaming idols for not pulling results. and you know what is crazy? is seeing people in the quote retweets of this tweet being like "as fans maybe we should be doing more" WELL NO!!! you already do enough by supporting them and listening to their music and talking about them on social media what else is there to do?? it makes me go crazy how kpop stans (on twt mostly) blame themselves for a group not performing well on charts and wtv not it's not your fault it's the company's fault for being incompetent and not caring enough about promoting them properly so they can succeed more! they want you to think that so you don't call them out let's just blame them for everything because it's the only logical thing to do and i'm so tired of this mentality! let's just end it once and for all

[icharchivist]

first: WAHHHHHHHHH 😭😭😭 I got so emotional!!! so emotional!!!! so much that I can’t even do this first second pattern bc I have SO MANY thoughts!!!!!!! I’m writing this in my notes instead of straight into the askbox so u know it’s serious business™

ok so debut night!!! I was like ahah yeah it’s a tragedy whatever it’ll be fun to start out with and then the voice acting was SO good that it knocked me out of the park and I almost cried haha. it’s crazy how good the voice acting in a3 is like I love how the dialogue and voice acting works well together bc like it’s limited but so effective!! u can so very clearly see and understand the style they’re going for. especially like tsumugi’s death scene... the Talent jumped out it really did... uh and ok so. I think I may be a littleeee confused abt the play bc I had always interpreted tasukus last lines as raphael to be like abt his being secretly in love with michael. but now that I’m actually reading the line that’s like oh don’t fall for a human it only ends in misery I know that all too well or whatever... ig the implication is that raphael was in love with another human / the same lady michael was in love with in the play. side note I had to go back and edit the proper names in instead of tasuku and tsumugi lol... but speaking of!! speaking of the voice acting and the play itself I 1) love how blatantly obvious it is when tsumugi goes for that grander, tasuku like style of delivery!! like u could just so easily feel the difference it was wild... and 2) tsuzuru is once again spot on with his writing, lol... I felt that like raphaels inability to save or help michael really parallels how tasuku feels abt tsumugi so well, and it’s wonderful that they r able to resolve things and tasuku can properly compliment him on his acting where the angels fail to do so. it’s very good. and I think the play rly highlights (for me at least) that like. to tasuku, it was tsumugi who was sort of an unreachable existence. like were he to idolize and respect someone’s acting, it would be tsumugi. and I think that like caring carries over into their roles really well, because I think in michael’s love for a human tasuku sees like... tsumugi’s style of acting. the heart that he’d lost while within the god troupe. mb I’m losing my mind a little but ah. the play rly works with their relationship so well!! im very excited to see the other winter ppl get main roles tho—same for all the troupes!!! now this ask is too long so I’ll have to do another part lol

going to start off this second part of the ask abt hisoka bc oh my GOD. hisoka. like I was just thinking “hm where r the winter troupe cgs anyways” and then BAM. hisoka CRYING???? especially since he doesn’t seem that emotional it was a really hard hit!!! and who tf is august.... ok well actually theory time!! skipping ahead to the end theres that note that like mentions December and April and. not to expose my friend but very many years ago (a couple years before a3 was launched, at the very least) she wrote this story where there were like 12 orphan assassins and they were all named after months. I remember the main dude was named dec lol. coupled with my “hisoka is capable of murder” bit? listen.... I’m not saying anything but I’m also not not saying anything if u feel me. also I feel like assassin / thief with mysterious background is a common trope!! that was silver from the pokémon adventures manga too... why is this my reference point lmao. anyways I’m unclear if assassins would make it into a3 but like.... if the yakuza and supernatural stuff makes it in...

okay moving away from conspiracy theories and into emotions!!! the quotes from like EVERY mankai actor before the final production made me SO emo... and yay!!! they won!!!! (though admittedly I almost had a heart attack when no one clapped) but they won!!!! that ending cg!!!! and I adore how sakyo immediately goes after god troupe man (I know his name is reni I just don’t feel like calling him that) for the money lol it’s just so sakyo-like. also I love the lil mixed troupe interactions!! I found the game night ch so fun.... ahh, now I wanna reread that ch since it was so good lol

all in all I was super satisfied ahh!! I am SO excited to start up spring troupe again (HELLO character development!!! and chikage) and I’m even MORE excited to get thru all the act 1 events!!!! as a final note, is there any way to reread or replay the flair conversations? I didn’t want any spoilers for the plays while I was doing the practices for them so I kinda sped thru the first time ahah...

HELLO FRIEND IM SO HAPPY TO GET SUCH A LENGHTY ASK ABOUT WINTER IM LKDJFLKDJFLKFD  Winter makes me feel shrimps emotions (i know the whole “shrimps can see more colors than humans can’t comprehend” thing has been disproved but i’m not letting go of that expression, i REALLY feel emotions humans can’t comprehend anymore and i’m going to make it everyone else’s problem)

1) First about the voice acting, rIGHT this is just so fascinating to me!!! I remember after act 2 i came back to reread the main act 1 chapter and i was so thrown out by how GOOD the voice acting was, especially for the first few troupes having to convince you they’re not comfortable or good at acting yet. Winter whole thing is that they’re more subtle and mature and you really feel that with their voice acting, Tsumugi’s voice especially knock it off the park anytime he’s on screen. 

2) Second: what does it say about me that i’ve never, ever considered your reading a possibility because i was so set on “oh Raphael you’re in love with Michael sooooo bad you see it as a tragedy already because you can see him throw his life away” i didn’t even consider “maybe Raphael went through that too”. Though i guess if we’re going with that reading i can totally see “The Woman” they let themselves consumed by easily be a representation of acting or even more the God Troupe, with Raphael/Tasuku knowing to step away before it consumes him completely while Michael/Tsumugi, by his love and passion, pushed himself until he broke, which fits and it hurtsssss god Winter plays hits so hard.

3) Third: oh god yeah when Tsumugi goes for Tasuku’s acting it’s just. It makes me SO uncomfortable, i’ve experienced this scene like three times by now and the third time i was just “can i skip it i can’t go through this again i can’t Tsumugi i love you i can’t do this”. It doesn’t match the play at all and it just throws everyone off balance, and Tsumu you could have told theM YOU WANTED TO DO THAT.... god

4) Fourth: I LOVE YOUR READING SO MUCH I LOVE IT I LOVE IT YES YOU’RE RIGHT!!! Just as we follow Tsumugi let his passion consumes him until he breaks, Tasuku’s character arc really jumps out in Raphael, like, everything you say!!!  The way Tasuku/Raphael knew how the feelings Tsumugi/Michael felt would hurt him on the long run but he didn’t know what to do about it until it was too late, the regrets and the way Raphael voices his frustrations.... Tasuku struggles to be honest without acting (Tasuku pls i love you) but having such a role really help him expressing all he feels about Tsumugi and i’m HHHH this is so good so so good!!! but yeah i also love that Tasuku finally manages to actually compliment Tsumugi naturally, that he understands he can’t let him destroys himself again and it’s just gnhhhhh Tasuku is so kind and considerate and i care about him so much....!!!

5) Fifth: “i’m losing my mind a little” winter mood, winter mood winter mood- (though every troupe’s mood tbh but Winter is gnhhhhh kdhd hdhjf??? you feel me) (i am BIASED i can’t help it TwT) but yeaH i’m looking forward to see how you react to the others plays because the roller coaster juST BEGUN!!!

Onto part 2... Winter Troupe Chapter Feels... 2!

6) Sixth: DLFJDFKLDF HISOKAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE HIM SO MUCHHHHH. Hisoka crying fucked me up so bad!! so so bad!! Like on my first read i didn’t know what to think of him as he starts out very apathic to his troupe and then the more it goes on the more you can feel he starts to open up and i’m soft for this sort of slow burn, but then this whole scene happened and it HIT ME IN THE FACE, he was crying, i was crying, we were all crying, the Unopening Door opened a flood of emotions i can’t cope with. He sounds SO VULNERABLE during that scene and i know all of the Winter Troupe united on “taking care of him” but that’s really the moment i went “i care you and i will keep taking care of you” and look at me now. Thanks funky little scene for ruining my life. I’m glad you liked it i’m aldhjflkjdfkd Hisokaaaaa.....

7) Seventh: I am not commenting on the theory but 👀 that’s so highly specific your friend has a galaxy brain i love it. and i love the idea of “well we have yakuza and supernatural entity what’s an assassin adding himself to it” dLKFJDLKF i know everyone in Mankai calls Izumi out everytime someone joins but that’d be peak. I’m not going further about what December and August and April are all about but i love this plotline sO much, the few mentions of August when Hisoka regained his memories for a minute still haunts me, the guilt he seems to feel and this pain i’m just... godddd such a good set up. I love this plotline.

8) Eigth: EMOTIONS!!  Oh GOD YEAH THE ENDING WITH ALL THE OTHER ACTORS... I cried so hard it’s just. It really shows you it’s not just the culmination of the Winter chapter but of all the act 1 main plot and it really makes you feel how much of a journey you’ve been onto!! A3 is so good at showing you the growth of its characters that especially by the end of Winter you really saw how all of them grew in their respective chapters and how cozy they felt in their new home in the remaining chapters, and the fact this chap has those defining character arc’s lines really drive home “oh my god that was a journey” i love them sO MUCH.... 

9) Ninth: wE WOOOON!!! They’re all so good i just. i’m gonna cry just thinking about it dlfdjlfk i know like, the game has so many content so you know it can’t end at the end of Winter but the suspense really was there. BUT YEAH LMAO I LOVE SAKYO DOING THAT IMMEDIATLY, man sure has the eyes on the prize and we love him for that.  AND THE GAME NIGHT SCENE they are all sO CUTE and sWEET and they’re a family now and i’m hHHHHH i love a3 a normal healthy amount that isn’t just making me cry thinking about how all of them grew so close even through mixed troupes.

10) Tenth: I am SO happy you were satisfied with the plot so far!! I’m genuinely so happy that you decided to take that journey with us and that you shared all of this with me, and i’m so so happy you liked it!! There is still so much content and all of it is so worth it! 

11) Eleventh: Yes!! The flair conversations are all readable on the Mini-Chat tab! So they’re easily accessible and they’re sorted in a way that’s easy to read so you can feel comfortable skipping the flairs if you want until you have seen the stories the flairs are all about. They’re all kinda set during the rehearsals (except for some crosstroupe conversation that wouldn’t make sense if they were like how the Summer Troupe talks with the Spring Troupe in their Flairs DKLFJDF but it’s okay what is a timeline anyway) so some of them are set pre-development and it’s wild to get back to them. I love rereading Flairs i get emotional everytime.

ANND That’s it for this ask! i had a blast reading through your thoughts and i’m so happy and excited!! i’ll send you the drive now so you can start digging through it whenever you feel like it :3c good luck grinding for act 2, meanwhile i hope you’ll have fun with all the act 1 events i compiled for you!!

(side note i need to update the drive too but it’s mostly act 2 content anyway, the only two act 1 things i need to update on it is Sakuya’s birthday card i think?? i think Itaru’s is already in act 2 so i’ll try to get around to it eventually but it’s so far away anyway) (edit: i forgot that the three cards i got for the latest revival are from act 1 DLKJFD okay so i’m missing three cards -)

The drive has backstages and event stories and it may be a lot and overwhelming ahah. Focus on the event stories for the plot and go back to the backstages whenever you feel like it, no need to read them at the same time, unless you want to in which case everything is set up for you :3c and there’s a file with cards that aren’t associated to events too so... lots of goodies hanging around. I’ll send it to you in DM ;O 

Take care and thank you so much for all your thoughts! my inbox remains wide opened for any others thoughts you may have as you go further into it :3c

[bisexualhobi]

(Im not a company stan big hit can suck my ass)

1. Txt is not an aspect of bts? They are another group with a completely different identity. They are talented enough to match bts thats why armys love them and stan them. You are insulting them (and other groups) by saying that they are just another money making machine for bighit as a replacement for bangtan??

2. Idols hate bts lol everyone knows they do. They are from the biggest most prestigious companys yet they are huge flops compared to bts and that alone is enough for them to hate bts.. ik u are not asian but its a huge thing in asia, like if u work in a rich/huge company or are from a rich family u are so much superior to everyone else and then if someone without a strong background becomes more successful than them, the rich ones automatically hate them (if this sounds like the plot of a kdrama its because. Well. Kdramas are asian dramas and are based on real life)

3. Liking bts doesnt make one superior but liking continuously problematic groups does make one inferior and this is the main reason of twt fanwars because 90% of twt armys come from non western cultures and are deeply affected on so many levels by all the shit these groups and companys pull out every single month 👁👄👁 (dont say its just companys fault lol you know that nct member said lets not talk about this topic and its not just one example) ps: dont pull out the bts rapline were also problematic card bc they apologised for it and havent done it again

ok i’m gonna address point by point what you mentioned here. btw i’m assuming you’re different from the last anon i answered regarding “bts isn’t kpop” but if you are the same anon sorry for repeating stuff

1. i didn’t say txt is an “aspect” of bts. i mentioned them because what they are is the second bg big hit has created from scratch and the immediate successors of bts, a company that, until txt, had NOTHING but bts going for them. and even though txt is already becoming successful, the fact is that, just eyeballing it, bts brings in about 90 to 95% of big hit’s total revenue. big hit has a challenge regarding what they will do to cement themselves as a company beyond bts, and txt is the first step in that direction. when i say cash cow i mean a secondary source of income. my intention was not to disrespect txt at all, which i made clear in that textpost!! i don’t even stan txt and i’ve kept saying that they were far better than bts on the end of the year performances!!! i said, and i quote “txt ate them up because txt is a new group (that has a lot of passion and are hardworking ofc, this isn’t attacking them personally)” 

just a little caveat though, an idol group is always a money making machine for a company... like. it’s important to me that you know that. like, i hope you know that big hit isn’t looking to make groups saying “oh boy, i hope they flop! i hope they’re happy doing what they like and i will never care about the utilities :)” idol companies are literally some of the most money hungry industries because they often operate at a loss. don’t for a second think that bts and txt and any group is more than an asset for the company, whose sole purpose is to make money.

2. idols hate bts?? listen, in the entertainment industry there’s always gonna be drama and backstabbing, so i’m sure there’s animosity between many groups, i’m not naive enough to say that no one hates bts, the same way i’m sure there are plenty of idols who hate exo, who hate red velvet, who hate x or y. but the way you say this is such a delusional, paranoid way to put it. afaik, the last celeb/musician to trash talk bts publicly was befree or whatever tf his name was, that asshole rapper who mocked namjoon and yoongi and called them sellouts for joining an idol group. and that guy is a fucking failure! i think he even went to jail, didn’t he? so please, tell me who these other idols hating bts are, and where are the receipts so i can blacklist them. 

“huge flops” lmao good way to put all the other groups’ efforts down. stop thinking bts’ accomplishments are your own. they’re not. you have no idea the amount of effort each idol group, small or big, puts in just to be able to debut, so stop disrespecting THEM by calling them all flops. i know i’m not korean, i’m not asian, but i have korean friends and according to them all these groups who are supposedly “flops” are doing well in korea. just because they don’t have international success doesn’t mean they’re not commercially acclaimed in their own country. not everyone is out to get bts, i promise you. do you know who’s out to get bts? their akgaes. their sasaengs, and their antis, all those people online who send jimin death threats, who break into their property, who take pictures of their families. THOSE people hate bts and do more harm to them than an idol who says they didn’t like their new album or who said they don’t dance well. like please let go of the victim complex for one minute.

3. one part of stan culture i fucking despise with my whole being is fanwars using cultural appropriation and racism as “gotcha” cards. this is a clear example of this. first you say it’s inferior to like groups who have participated in ca. alright. i will give you that. the you turn and say bts hasn’t done that and that groups such an nct who have done it recently are to blame personally, it’s not just the company’s mismanagement. okay! so by your logic, being a bts stan is superior because even though they HAVE done problematic things, they apologized. it’s really transparent how you pick and choose what is an acceptable apology and what isn’t based on your personal feelings about the group in question.

i just need to know if you are black or if you are muslim or from a minority that has been hurt by cultural appropriation, if you are then you will know that when an idol group apologizes for doing such things, it is no one’s place but their own to decide whether to accept that apology or not. i am not black, or asian, i am a latin woman who can’t tell you whether it’s okay for bts to do the things they have done. you are contradicting yourself by saying other groups who’ve done cultural appropriation are worse, and then turn around and say to me “dont pull out the bts rapline were also problematic card bc they apologised for it and havent done it again” because guess what? not everyone has forgiven bts either! they have said the n word! they have done native american culture appropriation as recently as december 2020 and neither them nor big hit apologized for that! yoongi releasing the mixtape with that jim jones sample in it was NEVER addressed by him. it was a company statement. so who are you to say that the people still hurt by yoongi’s actions, whether intentional or not, can’t talk about it and be mad at them? IT DOESN’T WORK THAT WAY. 

i am not here to pass moral judgement, that’s why i don’t bring up ca in arguments. it is not my place to say whether what nct did with the muslim aesthetic should be forgiven, the same way it’s not my place to tell people who like nct that they are “worse” for liking them. people who reduce their stanning to how many “woke points” you get based on the artists you like clearly don’t care about activism in real life, they just care about it online for fanwars. to feel better about themselves for liking “unproblematic kings” and well i have news for you, NO CELEBRITY IS UNPROBLEMATIC. bts has learned from their mistakes, but they will continue to make mistakes every once in a while, case in point, the jim jones thing and the native american teepees appropriation. 

[lgcsubin]

₊ ˚   𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐧!      ━  hello, i’m nic and this is (  take two  )! originally i brought in jinhyuk, but due to some conflicts with how i felt about the muse, i decided to do some small revamping and now i feel much better about him. ;w; as some of you may know, this is a second muse  -  my first being lgcallie! as usual, below the cut is an introduction and there are triggers for insinuated parental neglect & possible emotional / mental abuse so proceed with caution when reading.  please like or im to plot if you’re interested, or you can add my krp twt @ eternitvs !

₊ ˚   LIFE BEFORE LEGACY

born on jeju island and lived close by the water for much of his early childhood! he’s a beach baby who is used to the tourist life so he had a lot of friends come and go especially during travel seasons.  got used to it really quick but was always left with a sense of loneliness afterwards  (  plot ideas!  )

his family life isn’t the greatest.  his parents are rather absent and when they’re not, they’re hyper critical of their child to the point that subin often rebels and quote unquote, “ runs away from home”.  this usually ends with him sleeping over one or the other of his two best friend’s houses at the time, but after he cooled down he usually went back home the next day.  during worse spats, he’d stay out for a few days at a time

one of his best friends is the reason that subin fell in love with the stars.  he didn’t like being at home very often so most nights, especially over school breaks, he’d stay out late with him and stargaze.  this led to subin learning about constellations and other things about space on his own

when he was in his early teens, his parents picked up the family and moved them to the city which was another point of disdain for subin.  he hated being taken away from jeju because he loved the beaches and he loved his friends who were more family to him than his own parents at that point, but he didn’t really have a choice

for quite a long time, he was bitter and angry.  focused all of his attention on his studies and found it hard to make friends.  not that people went out of their way to become friends with jeju boy  (  plot ideas! potential classmates?  )

eventually found his place, though and things became a little easier but his relationship with his parents never got better.  in fact, through his teens, it probably grew even worse.  arguments got more loud and he’d slam more doors

when one of his best friends also moved to the city from jeju, he was elated.  started to spend more and more time at his apartment than he did at home, but he’d always go to school and take care of himself because his parents are basically deadbeats who don’t take care of their child and only live to berate him

more lonely than he’d like to admitTM

₊ ˚  TRAINEE LIFE

truthfully, he probably didn’t start thinking about the entertainment field as a possible line of career until his best friend from jeju debuted as an idol

and when the best friend he made in the city actually went to an audition and passed without telling him or asking him to go along, he kind of felt really betrayed? their friendship dwindled a lot after that, both because that best friend was busy and because subin felt really hurt that he didn’t even bother telling him that he was going on an audition.  but it really spurred on his competitive side and riled him up to go to an audition

got into legacy in july 2018, six months after his best friend  -  only to realize that the company subin auditioned for must have been the same one his best friend did which only made him angry

trainee life otherwise has been pretty uneventful.  he’s dividing his time between his studies since they’re very intensive courses, as well as doing his best to try and debut

sometimes he feels like he’s caught in a rut because he’s never felt ready enough for future dreams or he was too busy with school courses to even attempt to audition for it.  sometimes he’s pulled between which he wants to spend more time on, and he knows that if he really thought about it, he’d probably drop being a trainee completely

even though he’s been a trainee for awhile now, he feels super behind the other boys.  part of it fuels his competitive side, but the other part of him feels bitter at himself because he hasn’t succeeded in anything yet  -  he’s got some major internalized self hate, probably because his parents instilled that thought in his head that he’s never going to amount to anything!! a mess!  (  plot idea!  maybe someone to convince him otherwise ...  filled!  )

generally during training, he focuses on vocals, dancing, hosting, modeling, and acting! honestly would be a good performer if he believed in himself more, but he has a fatalistic and pessimistic belief about everything lbr

₊ ˚  FUTURE DREAMS & ASPIRATIONS

has interests in being an idol / host? maybe with some acting on the side? he has a broad spectrum of interests in the entertainment field and wouldn’t mind where legacy decides to stick him, honestly  -  if they actually ever debut him.  he’s not so unrealistic to think that he’s definitely going to make it through without question

therefore, when the subsidiary companies were announced and subin heard that some of the other trainees were transferred out or requested transfers, he decided to stay put where he was just to see what legacy had in store for him if anything at all.  even if they decide not to debut him, it’s not like he’s washed up  -  after all, he is studying to be an astrophysicist outside of the company

as said above, if he really thought about his future he’d probably drop being a trainee completely to focus on his studies ... but he doesn’t want to think about it because it’s still something that he really enjoys

₊ ˚  HEADCANONS

if he was a character from a movie, he’d be finnick odair.  i know, i’m crying too  (  closed plot idea until chemistry is established! but give me his annie!!  )

as such, yes it might be difficult to tell whether or not he’s actually a friend of yours at first given his personality  -  especially in a setting like legacy where competition runs rampant.  but in reality he’s just a lonely wimp who is a true romantic and wants to be loved, and if you’re actual friends then you have a friend for life as long as you don’t do anything that crosses the line with him  (  looking at you, jiho  )

contrary to the icon that i used in this post, subin does actually have pink hair and whether or not that was approved by the company remains to be seen tbh  (  plot ideas!  )

he’s actually insanely smart and always has been, but it might not seem like it at first meeting because while intelligent, he doesn’t engage well unless he’s extremely interested in something

subin has a love / hate relationship with the city.  it’ll always be the place that his parents brought him to against his will, and he’s unable to see the stars very well with all the city lights.  but there are people in the city who he’s grown to love, and things that he’s found that he likes to do here too so it’s not all bad.  just mostly bad because he’s superrrr homesick for jeju

probably known as star boy to most if not all of legacy at this point for his random outbursts about stars in general  (  plot ideas!  )

[forgemaster-defence-squad]

Isaac Theory Post

(The right and bottom pics are mine.)

Why Isaac will become the Isaac the OG fans are talking about

I am making this theorey post partly because it’s fun and because I love all of our Castlevania Isaacs. I did much research for it, and tried to include things that feel like Castlevania. I give credit to @solidfalcon for helping me write some of it, and sitting there listening to me babble on and on about him for HOURS, and credit to @lucien-lachance for MANY OF THE IMAGES. She has a huge collection of Isaac pictures from the games, I’m so pleased!! Thank you both!!!!

Now, onto Isaac: from games to screen, he would change, though only to tell a great story. Isaac is a complex character whose story needs to be told with care and delicacy. His story in season 2 of the show is only beginning. Being without luxurious crimson locks barely changes his story, it only begins it. And it can only grow from there. I’ve never truly seen him transform before, except in my own headcanon-filled brain, so I’m THRILLED to finally be seeing it on screen!

This is Castlevania, where the design of a character is laced with storytelling and meaning. If Isaac is meant to stay proper looking and professional, he wouldn’t be the same character. His appearance right now doesn’t take away from who he is, it adds to him, and I’m going to go into detail as to why.

Game spoilers below cut!

Animation Isaac vs Game Isaac

Game Isaac: Passion, Devotion To Dracula, ‘Evilness’, Knife Obsession, Vengeance, Wants to be the favourite, Uncomfortable to look at, Licks things.

Animation Isaac: Passion, Devotion To Dracula, ‘Evilness’, Knife Obsession, Vengeance.

I didn’t give animation Isaac the last 3 things that I put with game Isaac because we don’t know anything else. Season 2 isn’t even out yet. Therefore the rest of the post is where what we know about game Isaac becomes theory for animation Isaac. He’s an Isaac-shaped glass that is only a little filled, and it will continue to fill with more Isaac-ey goodness as the show progresses.

The Long Awaited Son

When some Christians hear the name ‘Isaac’ (with no last name) they think first, of Isaac:

(Credit to the creative photographer.)

Dracula’s story is sort of like an inverted Bible story, making it darker but also very clever if you know what you’re seeing. In Castlevania, although Dracula loved his first son, Alucard, he didn’t become the person he wanted him to be, a son who shared his views and would help him take revenge for Lisa. Now here we have Isaac who was taken in by Dracula as a child, the ‘son’ Dracula would have always wanted: Passionate about Dracula’s goal and willing do anything to make it happen. While Alucard cares for humanity, Isaac is passionate to destroy humanity, just like Dracula.

In the Bible, Abraham’s first born wasn’t what he wanted. His first born would become a person who was hostile, while his second son, Isaac would become everything he was promised, a great man who gave blessings.

Also: Isaac’s name means “laughter.” (Insert a gif of Isaac laughing here. I reached image limit in this post twt )

Child of Judas

Quote from Isaac’s page on the Castlevania wiki: “Isaac's name functions both as a hint that all isn't quite as it seems with him, and also as a reference to a particular bit of vampire lore. Biblically, Itzhak (Isaac) was the son of Abraham, who was almost sacrificed as a test of his father's faith. Unlike his namesake Forgemaster, however, Itzhak survived. The vampire folklore his name references appears in the short story "A Kiss of Judas" by Julian Osgood Field, writing under the pseudonym X.L. A principal character in this story is Isaac Lebedenko, who dies and, when reborn, becomes a type of vampire known as a Child of Judas in order to exact revenge on a deserving enemy. Interestingly enough, Children of Judas are said to have red hair.” Isaac’s name, as the quote says, is a hint that all is not quite what it seems, the same is true for his appearance.

Another quote from the same wiki page: “His clothing, too, is yet another hint as to his true nature. It appears as if Isaac is wearing only the remains of his former uniform. The Prelude to Revenge manga, packaged with the soundtrack sampler CD, uses Isaac's attire as a symbol of his mind unraveling. The madder he gets, the more tattered his clothing gets, until we see him in-game in purely ornamental armor bits and those strange pants. Thanks to Dracula's machinations, Isaac is only the broken pieces of the man he once was. Unfortunately, Isaac erroneously blames Hector for the destruction of his life.” ‘Only the broken pieces of the man he once was.’ What we are seeing right now IS the man he once was. We have yet to see him slowly unravel both outward and inward to become the person he’s fated to be. I’m looking forward to it!

My theory for why he could get his Castlevania appearance parallels both the Biblical Isaac and the vampire lore Isaac. Biblical Isaac was nearly sacrificed, then later became something great, while ‘A Kiss of Judas’ Isaac died and then returned to life as something terrible. Games Isaac was used as a vessel to become Dracula. Animated series Isaac is going to suffer, and go through a change, too, which may turn him into that same ‘vessel’ that he became in the games.

Isaac in games canon, after going insane from Dracula’s Curse, didn’t actually change physically, only his clothing melted away.

If in the animation he were to transform the same way as in the games, and physically as well, I think that would be stronger story storytelling. What changes physically is very easy to guess.

Blood Red Hair

Quotes from the Children of Judas page on vampires. com. (Which shows a picture of Isaac btw...) “This group of ruthless bloodsuckers were once found in Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania and you could recognize them due to their blood-red hair.” “These guys are known mainly by oral traditions.”

‘Mlem’

“Wicked vampires were said to have the power to drain their victim’s blood and life force with a single kiss or bite.”

Isaac isn’t a vampire in the game at this point in the above picture, but his kiss is still deadly~ (By that I mean he accompanies it with a knife stab). (Don’t worry, Trevor is ok, Isaac just wanted some Trevor blood.) Another thing that supports this theory is that the creators of the Castlevania series are very inclusive with their vampire lore. They want the show to be good, to be Castlevania, and also a great vampire story. So seeing as how we have yet to see the special ‘blood red hair’ of a ‘Child of Judas’ vampire, it’s safe to say Isaac may become one (in a sense). This is why game Isaac’s hair is redder and more beautiful than that of any other redhead we’ve seen in Castlevania.

Swoon~

The Dragon

As many know, Dracula’s name comes from Dracul which means ‘The Dragon’ or ‘The Devil.’ Dracula gets referred to as the Devil a lot in the animation, and in the games he also turns into a dragon when you fight him. Isaac is ‘a dragon’, and will become a vampire. This is true to games canon, as Isaac has, in fact become a vampire before, only, he became literally Dracula. The ‘Child of Judas’ similarities symbolized that the transformation would take place, as does his massive dragon tattoo that goes down his front, twists around his leg and slides up his back representing the Dragon. Animation Isaac does have tattoos, but none that we seen thus far are dragon-like. Not yet anyway~

(I drew the bottom right one for a closeup of the dragon face. The sketch to the left of it is official concept art.) When his clothing melts away and reveals the dragon tattoo, it symbolizes Isaac losing himself and becoming a dragon.

The Forgemaster crest displayed above shows two dragons. Both are Hector and Isaac. In the game, the Curse of Darkness attempts to transform the Forgemasters into Dracula. They both take on Dracula-like personality traits before Hector finally resists, and Isaac Is the one to lose himself.

In the games, all of this symbolism represented that he would be a mere pawn in Dracula’s scheme and become a vessel for Dracula. However, all of that symbolism is not yet present in animation Isaac, so this entire theory post is here to explain why it will become present.

The Biblical symbols of the Dragon and the Beast talk about the Dragon giving the Beast the power to return to life. The Beast that returned to life looked and spoke like a dragon. That would be neat if the writers parallel these symbols too! The Dragon being Dracula and the dragon-like Beast being Isaac.

Anguish

Dracula takes in both Isaac and Hector at a young age. Treated poorly by humanity, and taken in by Dracula, they probably saw him as their father figure. The Curse of Darkness that rips through the people during Castlevania 3, the same one that causes Isaac’s madness is probably going to be cast during season 2 of the animation. Right now we see him as a seemingly obedient, calm, collective but somewhat violent and angry individual. Someone led by his heart. When the curse is cast, bit by bit, much of that will begin to break away. When Dracula, his inspiration, his father figure, the one thing that gave him life and purpose, is defeated and taken away from him. And then, when Isaac is left for dead by Hector, the curse finally takes complete hold of him. Dracula's curse. Isaac transforms in appearance to reflect the change within. His hair has grown and become wild, his clothing has fallen apart and only ornamental pieces remain. He is only the broken pieces of what he once was. He is MAD.

So when I say he will become a vampire, I mean he will descend into madness and think that his desire for VENGEANCE AGAINST HECTOR will make it all better, but instead, he is just a vessel, a means to an end. He becomes Dracula, he becomes a vampire, a ‘Child of Judas’ in a symbolic sense. It is symbolic in that, he's not a vampire by any traditional sense, but simply because Dracula takes him over, and he becomes the vampire. The symbolism that the death and rebirth he faces before transformation is perhaps not his own death and rebirth, it is Dracula’s past death and rebirth through Isaac.

That would be super cool if he became a vampire himself, though, just a thought.

As you see, I fully expect to see our Isaac form before our eyes in ways I have only previously dreamed these past 8+ years of being a Curse of Darkness fan!

Fire Symbolism

I’ve read in other theory posts in other fandoms that fire in art and literature can symbolize many things. One of those things is death and rebirth. In Castlevania, this symbolism is definitely present, and EXTREMELY heavy-handed. Lisa dies, burned as a witch, from her dead remains ascends an explosion of flame. Who is in that flame? Dracula. So yes, they will use the plot point of Dracula dying and returning to life, and just like in the games, it will be through Isaac. I could go into more detail on fire symbolism as to why, but I think you get me by this point!

Red oni and Blue Oni

Another quote from the wiki: “Isaac and Hector together embody the "Red Oni and Blue Oni" trope. Isaac is denoted by red, and is emotional, temperamental and led by his heart. Hector, in blue, is the more logical and rational of the pair and is able to think things through, considers what he has been told, and in the end saves himself from an ill fate.” In the series, Hector is dressed in blue just as he is in the games, but Isaac has yet to show much red. To continue to fit this trope the way he’s meant to be, he HAS to go through his destined change. In the trailer, Isaac is seen in the past passionately crying with tears in his eyes as he’s about to take what I assume is revenge against someone.

(My poor boi q-q) He still very much embodies the trope with Hector, but not so much visually. He will transform most likely in the exact way I said he would. The series’ first four episodes did nothing but add to the series, not take away. Isaac is going to change, and when he does, he will finally truly mirror Hector, and he will fully become the ‘monster’ he was meant to be. By ‘monster’, what I really mean is: mistake-making, tragic sad boy who I want to cover in fifty blankies and pillows and give grilled cheese to.

TLDR: Isaac will slowly unravel to madness and become the heartbroken mess he was in the games. I’m super excited!!!

~End~ If we watch S2 and I end up wrong and got nothing right, then that’s okay cuz this whole thing was real fun to write. 10/10 recommended write up~

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You can hate me for sending you too much numbers 7,8,16,17,20,21,22,25,27,31,33,35,36,37,42,43,48,51,52,54,56,58,59,65,76,77,81,82,83,87,88,92,95,96,97,99

No, no! I’m really flattered you sent me asks!

7. If you had to choose one way to die, what would it be?

Death by kittens

8. What are your current goals?

Pass the JLPT N2 exam by next summer, be a good teacher for my students and as for immediate goals I want to finish reading my novel by the end of the day.

16. Would you get a tattoo?

No way… TwT

17. Something you don’t mind spending all your money on?

Inazuma merchandise and food.

20. What was the last thing you cried for?

I thought I broke my computer the other day and freaked out.

21. Do you keep a journal?

I occasionally use my deviantart as a journal… Although i’ve switched to tumblr recently!

22. Is life fun?

Yes! But I understand I’m in a very privileged position, teaching English in Kyoto.

25. Are grades in school important?

Yes! But they’re not absolutely everything. It’s important to work hard, but not to the point you’re stressing yourself.

27. What was the last book/movie that really impressed you?

I’m super easily impressed - literally any book or movie would impress me. Oh, I remembered! I really liked the Disney movie Descendants!

31. Something you did and you are proud of?

I introduced myself at the school assembly today without making a complete fool of myself.

33. Something you are good at?

Uhh… translating Inazuma articles hopefully? Haha…

35. How are you feeling right now?

I wanna get this meme finished before my lunch break ends!

36. What would you name your daughter/son?

Ranmaru *SHOT*

37. What do you need to be happy?

Internet and grocery store that’s walk-able distance.

42. Favourite place to shop at?

Off House, a Japanese second-hand store for books, manga, magazines, video games, clothes, furniture, you get the idea. I also love 100 yen stores and recently Shimamura, a clothing store.

43. Who inspires you?

People who can speak more than one language really well.

48. Something you want to do until the end of this year?

Finish all 10 of my Baka to Test Japanese novels! Almost two down, eight to go!

51. Who are you most comfortable around?

My best friends.

52. Name one thing that terrifies you.

Many things terrify me… Cockroaches?

54. What would you tell your 12 year old self?

Don’t worry if other people think your obsession with Japan is strange! Don’t hide what you love!

56. Any bad habits you have?

Not replying to messages!

59. Is there something you don’t eat? Some food that truly disgust you?

Mayonnaise, beetroot, natto. The unholy trinity.

65. What are you saving money for?Japanese language school! Also Ares merch, when it comes out… Also saving money for the sake of saving money.

76. Do you play any computer games? What is your favourite game?

Not really, sorry!

77. Favourite TV series?

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! I LOVE it!

81. How long have you been on Tumblr?

Perhaps a year?

82. Do you like Chinese food?

Story time! I’ve always told people my favourite type of food is Japanese food, but recently I realized it’s actually Chinese food! Nikuman, gyoza, fried rice, sweet and sour… I kind of want to visit China now, haha. Japanese DESSERTS and SWEETS are my favourite though!

83. McDonalds or Subway?

McDonalds! Recently they have a Black Thunder McFlurry which is AMAZING! It’s vanilla ice-cream with chopped up Oreo, chocolates, peanuts and caramel sauce.

87. Meaning behind your blog name?

I mostly post translations to do with Inazuma-Eleven!

88. What are you scared of?

Literally all insects and bugs. Also failure and loved ones dying. My cats getting injured. I’m also afraid of embarrassing myself…

92. Favourite app on your phone?

Recently, tumblr. But I couldn’t live without the Notes app. I use it for everything from my translations to grocery lists.

95. Share your favourite quote.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re a boy or a girl, as long as you’re cute!”

-I forget where it’s from but I always use it to defend my characters when people say I draw guys too girly.

“There is something that only you can do.”

-Kirino Ranmaru

96. What is the meaning of life?

I think it’s different for everyone.

97. Do you like horror movies?

I do… But I get scared easily…

99.Do you feel lucky or special in a way?

Yes! I feel very lucky! I used to dislike coming from a tiny country like Ireland, but I realize it’s thanks to Ireland that I am where I am today. If I wasn’t Irish, I never would have gotten accepted into a prestigious university in Tokyo (too competitive) nor would I be accepted onto the JET Programme to teach English in Kyoto!

This was really fun! Thank you so much for sending me asks : D

[siearezz]

Meh, it took forever to make this damned thing took forever TwT

BOOM I ain't dead yet! I was just workin' on an animatic that managed to break my heart within the first 14 pics. And yes, I have now become Haikyuu trash! I've been Haikyuu trash for a while but I just made a crap ton of sketches without really finishing them. So yeah, here you have my lil Baby's ref sheet. too awkward to input bio

~Credits

~References used:

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https://www.pinterest.de/pin/862861609829624562/

(Back view)

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https://www.pinterest.de/pin/862861609829624420/

(Front view)

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https://www.pinterest.de/pin/862861609829624579/

(Side view)

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https://www.pinterest.de/pin/862861609829624404/

(for a few headshots)

° and the ref sheet of Kiyoko (Can't find one with a good res)

~Kimiko belongs to me

~Haikyuu belongs to Haruichi Furudate

~Big thanks to the people that make all the reference material, Jesus I love u guys!!

And yes, I know that there are some flaws like some spaces that I haven't filled out properly, the hand from the front view has too many fingers and the head from the side view is a bit too long. I'm just too tired to fix those mistakes

(Will be updated in the future, promise)

Character Profile Kanji: 君子 領坐部子 佐藤 Romanji: Satou Elizabeth Kimiko English: Kimiko Elizabeth Satou Nicknames: Kiko (by Tanaka and Noya), Iko-chan (by Oikawa and Kageyama) Eliza (by Iwaizumi), Ki-chan (by Oki) Gender:  Female Height:  170cm Weight: 55kg Age: 16 D.O.B: 8 June Seiyuu: Japanese: Yui Ishikawa             English    : Trina Nishimura Career Profile Occupation: Student Schools Attended: Karasuno Class: 1st year, Class 5 Club: Volleyball Club (girls), Volleyball Club (boys) Number: 6 Role/Position: Setter Attendance Record: Average Grade: B Statistics Profile Power: 3/5 Jumping: 4/5 Stamina: 1/5 Game Sense: 5/5 Technique: 5/5 Speed: 4/5 Overall: 23 /30 Overview: Personal Profile Personality Overview: Kimiko is a typical nice girl that pretends to be nicer than she actually is. She is really bad with lettering things go and will continue to be mad at someone until she had her revenge. Likes: Volleyball, Chocolate Dislikes: Losing a game Habits: Chewing on her headphone cable Hobbies: Vollyball Favourite Food: Chocolate Current Concern: Her team’s spirit (male and female) Relationship Profile Mother: Alice Satou Mother’s Age: 56 Mother’s Job: House wife Relationship With Mother: Average relationship with ones mother Father: Skuran Satou Father’s Age: 60 Father’s Job: Toy Designer Relationship With Father: They get along well, Kimiko sometimes helps him with designs for a new toy Brother: Hiroto Julian Satou Brother’s Age: 18 Brother’s Job/School: Shiratorizawa Relationship With Brother: She used to hate him when she was young but they get along just fine, he just makes some comments that she thinks are inappropriate. Best Friend: Oki Hiraya Best Friend’s Age: 17 Best Friend’s Job/School: Karasuno Relationship With Best Friend: They are like soul mates! (Like those two weird people that always know what the other is thinking.) Friend: Kiyoko Shimizu Friend’s Age: 18 Friend’s Job/School: Karasuno Relationship With Friend: At first their relationship was a bit rocky but they eventually warmed up to each other and spend a lot of time with each other. Love Interest: Hajime Iwaizumi Love Interest’s Age: 18 Love Interest’s Job/School: Aoba Johsai Love Interest’s Appearance: Relationship With Love Interest: Their relationship is more like a big brother little sister one. Team Member: Taira Team Member’s Age: 17 Team Member’s Job/School: Karasuno Relationship With Team Member: Taira is the one that has to deal with Kimiko’s shit when Oki isn’t around, they’re just school friends Rival: Toruu Oikawa Rival’s Age: 18 Rival’s Job/School: Aoba Johsai Rival’s Appearance: Relationship With Rival: They used to be best friends but after their first practice match against each other Kimiko has started to hate him with a passion. History Profile 0 - 5 Years Old: This was around the time her parents decided to move to Japan to live closer to her father’s side of the family since they were nicer and offered to help pay the rent until her mother had picked up a job. At the age of 4 her mother became friends with a lovely woman from the neighborhood who turned out to be Toruu’s mother. This ended in Hiroto, Kimiko and Toruu being forced to play with each other. They did get along but there were a lot of moment in which the boys would leave Kimiko behind. 6 - 11 Years Old: Kimiko followed in her now idol’s footsteps and went to the same middle school to which Toruu went. There she met Tobio and became instant friends with him due to her caring nature and never leaving her alone even if he threatened her. 12 - 15 Years Old: Toruu introduced Kimiko to his best friend Hajime which, unfortunately for him, ended up with Kimiko slowly falling for Hajime and spending more and more time with him than with her actual childhood best friend. It was also around this time in which Toruu and Kimiko participated in a practice match against each other. Long story short, Kimiko broke two of her finger trying to block a ball all by herself and lost the match which fueled her hate and desire to prove to herself and everyone that she was indeed stronger than Toruu. 16 - 18 Years Old: Toruu and Kimiko reunite once again during a practice match. However this time she is not the one playing against him even though she does her best to convince the coach of the boy’s volleyball team to let her play. Her hate for Toruu only grew once Karasuno is beaten by Seijoh in the semi finals. Kimiko confesses the reason of her hatred towards Toruu after Karasuno won the semi finals and she realized that Karasuno winning was not her own victory. 19 +: Kimiko moves away with her brother for college. Trivia - Best Subject: English and Maths - She has no particular favorite food - Without motivation Kimiko’s Stamina runs out after half a round inside the gymnasium - Kimiko seems to be friends with almost every female manager the team runs into since she always knows their name and talks to them like they’re old friends - Her Zodiac Sign is Gemini The reason Kimiko and Hiroto have non-Japanese middle names is because she wanted something to remember her parents by after moving away Kimiko despises her middle name because she has been bullied before for being 50% foreign - After the first two bathroom incidents, Kimiko always accompanies Hinata on his trips to the bathroom and waits outside for him Nomenclature Kimiko: Senior, Noble, Empress Elizabeth: God Is My Oath Satou: Sugar Quotes - “There’s no time to be depressed! Get your butts moving and make Karasuno and yourselves proud!” (to Karasuno team) - “It’s not like I know everyone, I just happen to know the people we run into.” (To Nishinoya) - “Your bored expression is really pushing me to the edge.” (To Kageyama) - “Quit scaring our little Cinnamon Roll Yachi!” (To Nishinoya and Tanaka) - “Height isn’t everything you know?” (To Hinata) - “No! I hate him!” (To Yachi (talking about Oikawa)) - “Did you really think, that I just made up a brother?” (To Karasuno team (introducing her brother to them)) - “I don’t want to sound rude, but you guys are even worse than me trying to play Volleyball when I was 8 years old.” (to Karasuno team) - “His serves aren’t such a big deal, in fact, they’re pretty easy to redirect” (to Tsukishima (talking about Oikawa’s serve))