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evelynpr · 4 months ago

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(About the HI3 tags) Imagine the chaos that would ensue if Final Fantasy 7 was just tagged as Final Fantasy.

I hardly know anything about Final Fantasy, but I'd imagine that there's smth vital abt actually tagging the games correctly djxnsmks

Ngl it reminds me of how HSR and HI3rd are both under #honkai now, which is right, but then there's ppl who tag hi3rd on an exclusicely hsr thing, which is just...weird. Dude that's not the same game what are you onnn

#evelynprask #it's been a while since I got a random ask lmao #i think this is my first anon one?#anyhow yeah #pls tag things appropriately sjndmdksks #pretty pls #final fantasy 7 #honkai #honkai impact #honkai impact 3rd #honkai star rail

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sundryfish · 2 years ago

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sourcing my lock screen photos since 1809

#tentatively joining the ranks of the community... nervous #this meme ALMOST had a typo in it.... how embarrassing #anyhow yeah #you're doing good work out there #also to the people who do THE VIDEO EDITS? sending a million dollars your way STAT #tscott

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loregoddess · 6 months ago

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So, I started thinking a bit too hard about this post here, wrote something up, let it sit in the drafts for a day bc I wrote most of it half-awake before work early in the morning while suffering IBS pain, and wanted to check it later, and decided I did in fact need to get this out of my system bc I've spent an unfathomable amount of time thinking about 3H and enjoy writing in-depth analyses for fun, and then I wrote the rest of it half-asleep late at night, still suffering from IBS pain, rip. (I did at least take time to edit at a later time though).

Anyhow the initial post that got me writing was talking about how insane the eastern/northern houses in the AM route were, since Houses Fraldarius and Gautier (and a few other minor houses of the eastern/northern Faerghus territories) were able to stave off the Empire's attempts to conquer them for a whole 5+ years resulting in a deadlock. Like, with all the resources Edelgard has at her disposal (both from the Empire, and from the Agarthans), she cannot squash the last resistance in Faerghus. And then I was like, "I get the joke here, but actually this reminds me of something from The Art of War, and might actually be good writing."

(full analysis continued below bc it's basically a short essay)

I actually think the writing for this specific part of the story is kind of ingenious since it takes historic military strategy into consideration for how the last of the Faerghus lords should have acted to best optimize their chances of survival. Sun Tzu explains how soldiers tend to act in dire situations in The Art of War, Chapter XI:

23. Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve. Officers and men alike will put forth their uttermost strength. 24. Soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear. If there is no place of refuge, they will stand firm. If they are in hostile country, they will show a stubborn front. If there is no help for it, they will fight hard. [...] 58. Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety. 59. For it is precisely when a force has fallen into harm's way that is capable of striking a blow for victory.

(quotes cited from here)

By this logic, we can assume it is because the last of the Faergus lords have everything to lose if they're defeated (their lands, their lives, their peoples' safety, their way of life and culture) and everything to gain if they manage to win, that they fight as if they're already dead, because in a sense they are.

Sylvain actually displays a different, but similar mindset in his monastery dialogue during Chapter 22 of Verdant Wind:

[image transcript: "Sylvain: I mean, I'll still fight like I want to die because that's worked so far, and why change at this late date, right?"]

(for context this is said in reaction to the prospect of fighting against the risen Nemesis's army, you can read the full conversation here)

So we know that the idea of the "my choices are to fight like hell or die, so I might as well fight" mindset is present at least in the Gautier house, and considering the military history of Faerghus it would make sense that all the major houses teach and utilize military strategies. The Art of War also has an entire chapter dedicated to the importance of spies, and it's implied or outright stated several times in both Houses and Hopes that House Gautier has one of the most expansive information networks in all of Fodlan, on par with House Vestra's, Judith's, and Yuri's spy networks.

Therefore it makes a lot of sense actually that even if it's just Houses Fraldarius and Gautier, and a few other minor lords, that they'd be able to hold out, since they were the military powerhouses in Faerghus and also the "best" equipped (decent home resources as compared to Galatea's territory, best spy network of Faerghus, long military history, more military experience, a strong reason to fight to the death, etc.) of the remaining Faerghus noble houses to put up a last-ditch resistance and actually manage to hold out.

Actually I want to expand on my "more military experience" note there. Insofar as I can tell, the Empire actually has the least amount of recent military experience, while Faerghus probably has the most. I say this because it's made very clear that Faerghus, specifically House Gautier, has been fighting off invasions from Sreng for decades, if not several generations of Gautiers (according to the account of Laetitia Gautier fighting off the first invasion from Sreng, from Hopes). Furthermore, the attacks from Sreng are frequent and recurring, enough so that Lambert led a campaign against Sreng. So all the eastern/northern houses of Faerghus have had constant military praxis for decades.

The only other major family to have similar and recent military experiences would be House Goneril, which often repels attacks from Almyra. It was an invasion from Almyra which prompted the formation of the Officers Academy, and yet no such response was ever made to Sreng. In fact, Sreng and Faerghus's struggles with them seem to be entirely unknown to the rest of Fodlan, or at least ignored. Which means that while Holst Goneril gains fame for his might on the battlefield, no one in Fodlan really knows about the strength of the eastern/northern houses of Faerghus.

The only major military conflict the Empire had to deal with in recent events leading up to the start of the game's story was the Dagda and Brigid war, which was resolved within a year's time and resulted in the complete destruction of House Nuvelle, which is far from a clean victory. The only notable person associated with that war is Count Bergliez, making him the foremost expert on military strategy in Edelgard's army. Edelgard herself started a multi-front war in her late teens with literally no actual military experience. (Not to say the training at the Officers Academy was useless, but military education and a handful of field battles are not the same as prolonged warfare).

Sure, Edelgard has the Agarthans, but even if we assume that the same major Agarthans have been cybernetically transferring their souls from one host body into new host bodies when needed, they don't technically have "war" experience since their MO is to act in the shadows, sowing chaos and discord. They don't know how to manage an army (and even if some of the Agarthans, like Thalas, had survived from the initial war with Sothis, and would technically have knowledge of warfare, that war ended with the near-annihilation of the world, so it seems foolish to assume they have any practical knowledge of military strategy).

So, Edelgard starts this multi-front war, and has to divide her resources between the Faerghus front and the Leicester front, and since everyone in Fodlan knows of Holst's battlefield prowess, she decides to have Count Bergliez hold down the Leicester front, leaving Faerghus to be dealt with by the Agarthans through Cornelia. And sure, Cornelia succeeds in winning the western lords to her side and toppling the capital, executing Rufus and attempting to kill Dimitri, but neither she nor the western houses have the same sort of experience with war the way the eastern/northern houses do because of Sreng. And everyone consistently underestimates the strength of the eastern/northern houses, possibly especially Cornelia bc she's an Agarthan and thinks herself above humans to begin with.

So between the fact that Cornelia (and technically Edelgard) didn't start off by taking the eastern/northern houses seriously, and the fact that Houses Fraldarius and Gautier and the surrounding territories were backed into a corner with everything to lose and everything to fight to the death for, it really does make sense that a deadlock would result on that specific battlefront, and not just solely because of the military culture of Faerghus.

(To be entirely fair, Edelgard is more or less doomed to lose the war she started in every timeline except CF, where the key variables are significantly different, because of her lack of military experience, mismanagement of resources and assets, and a general lack of understanding and knowledge of the rest of Fodlan, paired with the fact that her and the Agarthans are at odds from the start, so there's a ton of internal rifts and clashing objectives within her forces. Like, she really wasn't going to win from a strategic perspective. Why the Agarthans never use their orbital missiles to deal with Fraldarius and Gautier is beyond me, and why Edelgard didn't sieze Garreg Mach and use it as a strategic stronghold is also beyond me--on a Watsonian level at least. The writing for the Agarthans is consistently lackluster, so with the writing for eastern/northern Faerghus's military might being logically solid, I'll take my wins where I can).

#not putting this in the main tag bc I don't want to accidentally start up some stupid argument bc this is just a silly half-serious analysis #really I just knew this would bug me if I didn't write it out #anyhow I haven't finished reading The Art of War or anything #but the idea that if someone has everything to lose and nowhere to run they will fight harder and fiercer stuck with me #from a documentary about Sun Tzu? I think? that I saw a million years ago? I have random knowledge of the text in my head from someplace #so I knew what to look for while skimming the text at least #I do plan to read the entire thing one day for the sake of curiosity if nothing else #anyhow yeah #oracle of lore #I should probably start tagging my analysis posts with something huh?

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silverselfshippingchaos · 1 year ago

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finished all three m.ass e.ffect games last night :D

#the ending was. uh. well. uh. you know how the majority of the fandom thought the ending was really ass?#i had a very 'ehhh it cant even be THAT bad' mentality #yeah. it was.#i'm writing my own #happy ending and a few years after the end when things are a bit more peaceful... ash and g.arrus adopt two children!!#one human and one turian! alien kiddo <3 #ash rambles 💚#anyhow yeah #REALLY awesome games and i love them so much <3

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itsamemesamario · 2 years ago

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“Good grade in X, which is both normal to want and possible to achieve” whenever X is a social scenario - like - yeah. Yes. You evolved as a Social Crechure. Getting a good grade in Social is both Normal to Want and Possible to Achieve (survival). Good news - everytime you make it to the next day, you have successfully utilized your evolved social skills from generations of ancestors who also both Wanted and Achieved a Good Grade in Social.

#like I understand the brainwashing of ‘grades’#and the arbitrary systems by which they are assigned #and the frustration in learning that a good grade academically represents very little in the concrete sense #is valid and real because we feel betrayed #good grades work on us because of course we want approval #approval is SURVIVAL #realizing the approval we were seeking and working so hard for us arbitrary and thinly based is infuriating!#however #when you are making friends #going to therapy #and you get excited that it’s going well #and you go #Hey Wait #This Feels Like When I Wanted Good Grades #it’s not your behavior or reaction or want that is wrong #it’s how the Grades Betrayed You #and used your adapted skills to its own end #anyhow yeah #apologies if none of this makes sense

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bloggingboutburgers · 7 months ago

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This gig is doing wonders for my self-esteem related to my age tbh

#no one can know i don't like sex #asexual #aging #ace #asexuality #my art #nonburger #yeah yeah i know you're not supposed to put yourself as an artist because of your age #and it's not a race and everyone at their own pace yadda yadda #you try telling me you haven't felt anxious at least ONCE over those things #unless you're one of the talented young ones obviously #...and even then #anyhow #this is a breath of fresh air

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anemonet · 2 months ago

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rain world if it was hot

#rain world #rainworld room polls ending got me drawing rw rooms in a daze #its fun tho. rain world rooms are fun and shapes :)))#!!#my art #reccomending looking like you just woke up by the front bottoms today me thinks :)#anyhow didnt have to much to say!#oh wait i did uh yeah jumpscare im alive and posting stuff today becasue it felt awkward to post 3 days in a row instead of 3 at once #so uh like enjoy that maybe if you like that or dont i dunno up to you #thumbs up: thumbs up: thumbs up:

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turtleblogatlast · 7 months ago

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Every day I’m haunted by the fact the boys happily swim in sewer water

Even if it’s filtered somehow there’s no way it’s not still nasty 😭 Bet they can defeat any of their villains just by accidentally giving them diseases I swear

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #bless their hearts but they’re nasty #it’s funny because like #each and every one of them has moments #where they’re a typical disgusting teenage boy #and then the next they have STANDARDS #can’t blame Leo for being so determined to go to a spa #even if he nearly licked his own foot that’s prob cleaner than anything else the boys have been up to in years 💀#thank you shelldon for all your hard work cleaning after then 🙏#they’re all gross teenage boys!!!#even Donnie he is NO exception here #bro was DRINKING A BEVERAGE while wading through sewer water he is just as gross as his bros #bro also talks with his mouth full he is no more refined than his equally gross bros fr and I love it #but yeah no way that water isn’t disgusting even filtering it would still leave grime on the walls of the sewer for yearsss #pros of them moving into an abandoned subway system is fixing their sense of smell enough to not be as gross #100% that’s part of why they didn’t mind being so filthy pre shelldon #because I mean they were literally raised in the sewers and they’re teenage boys like that’s a double whammy #THEY ALSO DONT WEAR SHOES #the few times any of them do the shoes are discarded before heading home 💀#I love them tho they are endearing anyhow #April’s immune system must be godlike just being around them fr #honestly no joke Mikey’s probably the cleanest of them all #just by virtue of being a chef #Leo I see as a mixture since he no doubt loves to pamper himself so he’s clean like #a percentage of time before he goes out and ruins his own hard work #Donnie is similar in that he’s just VERY SELECTIVE about what he thinks is too gross #Raph may be more on the stinky end but it’s not his fault he has his stinks and eats things of dubious origin(esp since his bros ate poison)#Donnie and Leo really have the gall to be sick about Raph eating the origami salami but they have no room to talk #all their villains are prob like please stay away from us we have salmonella now

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parasitoidism · 4 months ago

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Persona Tribute Illustrations scans

Hello! I finished scanning my copy of "Persona Tribute Illustrations", a collection of full color Persona 1 and 2 artwork made for various anthologies! It's 100 pages long with special color comics at the end! I hope everyone enjoys checking it out!

#persona 1 #persona 2 #persona #shin megami tensei persona #myscans #guys this came out to like 5 gb . crazy.#but yeah i mean thers a good chance you've seen some of these or even a lot of them they are out there but I wanted to do this still so the #can be seen in 1 place so you can be certain of all the artist credits and also as a bonus. its got those little comics in the back. hey.#how about that.#but yea its got some of my fav artists so i was excited to scan it anyhow #i feel like a lot of the artworks i see form this are low quality or have blurry scans or are just photos from the book so #yep #yea

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d8tl55c · 3 months ago

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#--/ art #--/ story #ava the dark lord #⬇⬇⬇ context in the tags ⬇⬇⬇#alan becker #animator vs animation #animation vs minecraft #ava the chosen one #it is done !! ok ill give y'all the intro context synopsis now #the story goes that way way way way before Showdown cho and dark used to sneak into abandoned-looking buildings in the city at night #and one such target they stumble upon happens to be a storage room containing artifacts from Minecraft #the most interesting being the beds.#on this particular outing cho and dark were returning from other shenanigans and could use a place to rest. perfect!#dark belly-flops onto the right bed (scooting them out of alignment) and strikes a pose.#while chosen is shoving them back together again... oh. he's already asleep? ...???#!!! the beds draw you in if you get too close!#so what was supposed to be half an hour at most rest turned into the whole night. they skedaddled and forgot about the freaky beds.#until. a certain someone goes and dies :333 #you get it now ! ! !#it was dark diesn't ALL ALONG-#yeah and then for extra spice i threw in that the hooded stick King meets with during his episode to buy a command block...#...happens to own that storage room.#thus and so begins more brand new shenanigans with dark interacting with this shady rando. i call em seafoam #i highly extremely doubt there's a tag for seafoam . . . wiki calls them only 'hooded stick figure'#anyhow. behind the scenes this was also a practice of drawing things in 3D... keeping on model... and composition for storytelling #and i learned some things about how Whiteboard works too :o i. didn't know about the fill tool. it is cool #yayaya!! so that's been in my head for a while.#thx for reading <3 <3 ill be posting some close-up shots of this and other things i put on the whiteboard later #Minecraft bed

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welcometogrouchland · 6 months ago

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(ID in alt) I literally said I was gonna post this month's ago and then never had the wherewithal to describe it and so I didn't Lmao (said with pain). But since I'm thinking of opening my commissions I figured I should remind ppl that I. Yknow. Can draw.

Lots of Steph here (I had major art block making all of these and my brain worms for her kept me going) + some sprinkles of stephcass for Cass nation to enjoy!