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I absolutely do expect q!Baghera and q!Cellbit to be figuratively joined at the hip when they get back.
They were the only tangible human interaction they had with each other for over 2 months. The only break was an evening of bloodsport and family nostalgia about halfway through which they aren't even sure truly happened. After that it was back to whatever the Eye Fucker was doing with them before, completely unaware of what's going on in the outside world.
External circumstances will likely force them apart, but I still think there will be things that they will only truly understand about each other.
#q!cellbit#q!baghera#bloodmallard#qsmp#qsmp purgatory#qsmp analysis#qsmp theory#my posts#chainsaw killers#bolas is back#q!cell#cellbit#baghera jones
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Philza Minecraft being silly for 12 seconds
#qsmp#philza#philza minecraft#qsmp philza#qsmp purgatory#bolas rojas#purgatory red team#qsmp gif#me jamming out in the back of the class
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Her stream is set to just chatting and the title is about her birthday, so she probably just forgot to change it from last time.
Still glad she's back! 🎂
Baghera????
Bolas??????
O_O
#bolas is back#team bolas#qsmp#baghera jones#mcyt#happy birthday baghera#baghera and charlie karaoke
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all we see and breathe is red
#qsmp#qsmp fanart#qsmp purgatory#qsmp carre#qsmp cellbit#qsmp slimecicle#qsmp jaiden#qsmp baghera#qsmp foolish#phil is there#qsmp bolas rojas#qsmp red team#my art#blusart#coloured sketch#NEVER BACK DOWN NEVER WHAT?
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THE COMEBACK OF THE CENTURY
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i can’t stop thinking about how well bolas rojas has adapted to the conditions of purgatory. they embrace whatever suffering and lack of materials they have, they cheer for certain disasters (mainly the fog), they further embrace their insanity, laugh at their lack of mental wellbeing, they physically fight each other and die for fun. they invite the poor conditions like they weren’t missing luxuries like op backpacks and castles a few days ago. they truly embody the hellscape they’re trapped in because they were so utterly stomped to the ground from the start that they have embraced the mud as their new home.
so actually to correct my first point of this post, they haven’t adapted to the conditions of purgatory, they were reborn, created and molded from the flames of it.
#qsmp#qsmp purgatory#bolas rojas#qsmp bolas#qsmp bolas rojas#qsmp red team#correct me if i’m wrong because i mainly just watch red’s pov but#green and blue could exist without the purgatory they could exist on quesadilla#but red couldn’t#they are so tied to the purgatory that in no other conditions could a team like this be created#i kind of hope they are the cursed team because think about how poetic it’d be that the one team fully adapting to this hellscape#completely molded by it#is the one to win it all?#this post is just me spitting out some of my bolas rojas brainrot#that’s all really#going back to being so sick that i can only be awake during qsmp streams god bless#shey rambles
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Baldur, Aerin, and MC- Relationships with Violence
All three of these characters have really unique relationships with violence and physical force, which are very well put on display by the confrontation scene in Book 3, Chapter 5.
Baldur: Violence First
Baldur loooves violence. He makes that clear when you meet him, quickly using his size and strength to get his way. His preferred means of interacting with the world is physical- violence and sex.
But he isn't impulsively lashing out in all directions- most his violence is purposeful. Even if that purpose is incredibly selfish, it is a purpose. A conscious choice.
This isn't a person who just acts out without thinking about it. This is someone who has made a conscious choice to intimidate and injure others to meet good own ends. In the Deadwood, it's a public show of force to prove that he is in charge, not Aerin. Most of the time, it's choosing to physically hurt Aerin when they're alone to minimize any intervention. I think it's safe to assume that Aerin was Baldur's most common target, but not his only one.
For Baldur, violence is his primary method of problem solving- his first thought. In part because he enjoys asserting his own power and control over others through physical means.
That's why at the River of Seekers, Baldur isn't looking into the present like Mal's mom. He has no loved ones, he has no interest in the world without him in it. If Baldur isn't physically influencing others, he doesn't care. So he's doing his best Narcissus impression until he loses himself. His physical ability to dominate others is gone, leaving him with just fond memories of it.
(For those who didn't have the Greek mythology phase I did: Narcissus was a self-centered jerk who was cursed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool, leading to his death.)
Aerin: Violence Last
Before spotting Baldur in the river, Aerin 'jokes' about killing him again. But I think this was more of an attempt to connect with Valax than anying else. Because even if Aerin reaches Baldur before you do, he doesn't attack him. In fact, Aerin never touches him at all. MC is the one who finally forces Baldur to pay attention. Aerin just... asks him questions before quickly giving up.
Because, barring a strong outside influence, Aerin doesn't solve his problems with violence. Even when he's fully Dreadlord corrupted, Aerin never strikes first. He doesn't attack Baldur until he physically grabs and verbally threatens him.
It also seems significant that he doesn't try to make Baldur suffer- he doesn't beat him or mock him, though based on what we see he absolutely could have in that moment. Aerin kills Baldur incredibly cleanly. Sure, he gloated about it a little, but it felt like Aerin celebrating finally 'winning,' not the violence itself.
Aerin, almost universally, tries to talk his way out of problems. I'd guess this is a combination of his generally more cerebral temperament and the fact that acting out physically never would have gotten him anywhere when he was younger (and probably still won't).
At the river, Baldur seems clearly uninterested in fighting back. But still, Aerin never takes a shot at him just because he can. And it isn't because he's afraid of Baldur in this moment- we see fear from Aerin in situations that mirror his brother's abuse. But this isn't one of them. Aerin is sad and angry.
But still, Aerin's emphasis is on words, not fighting. "You've got nothing to say?" Aerin just doesn't get satisfaction from physical violence like his brother does. Hitting him (or dismembering him, as Aerin hyperbolically says later) wouldn't have felt good to Aerin. He wanted to win on his terms, verbally getting through to Baldur that he lost and Aerin was right all along.
But unfortunately for Aerin, Baldur was never going to give him that satisfaction.
MC: Violence When Necessary
MC take a more moderate approach than either Valleros brother. To MC, violence is one of their many tools. Literally one third of their abilities are "combat." Violence isn't their favorite, not something they enjoy, but something occasionally necessary for the greater good. Even if they view the violence itself as "bad."
How MC gets Baldur's attention at the river is a great example. Because you have three options, all involving some degree of physical or magical force.
And it's a good thing they did. Because Baldur was never going to respond to words and Aerin was never going to try anything else. This problem, like many others, needs a flexible approach.
That flexibility and the willingness to learn may be MC's greatest strengths. MC builds the most diverse skillset of anyone in the party and is willing to apply whatever might work to the situation. And that well-rounded understanding and approach to problem solving is key to saving the day.
Screenshots are a combination of my own stockpiles and ones from Neckrone Shen on youtube, who has saved me untold hours of replaying.
#This started as a simple 'I think it's interesting that Aerin didn't immediately deck Baldur' and it got away from me#The analyses are back baby!#I live in mild fear that I'm missing something crucial VIPs have already seen but that's life sometimes#aerin valleros#baldur valleros#bolas mc#blades mc#choices bolas#blades of light and shadow#blades of light and shadow 3#cw violence#cw abuse
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Jace: "With the Omenpaths, the tyrants of the multiverse will conquer entire planes for fun. Look at how much damage Bolas did with one portal, with all of these... the damage is too great."
The Tyrants of the Multiverse: "Holy shit this cowboy hat is cool. I love this plane."
#magic the gathering#something about both Bolas and Phyrexia needing a century of preparation and still failing#but Jace blames himself for the damage they did do#like bro calm down most people would rather stay on their homeplanes and conquer those instead of dealing with the horrors on other ones#I imagine some vampire overlord from Innistrad walks into New Capenna sees all the angels and just goes 'fuck this' and goes back home
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Etoiles: Ok, I need to be a hero and I’m not a hero.
Roier: You are my hero.
Phil: No, you are- you are a hero.
#Etoiles#Roier#Philza#Phil#QSMP#Red Team#Team Bolas#I suppose I can try and start remembering to tag the proper team names#November 14 2023#I've been jumping on and off streams today because parts of Purgatory frustrate me#but I think everyone needs to remember to take a step back if something is frustrating them too much#Anyways this moment was so sweet my heart is melting#Roier Phil and Etoiles are three of my faves I love seeing them interacting
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bolas bolas bolas bolas
#artists on tumblr#sketch#qsmp#quackity#qsmp fanart#digital art#digital sketch#q!cellbit#cellbit fanart#qsmp cellbit#cellbit qsmp#qsmp purgatory#qsmp bolas rojas#qsmp red team#bolas bolas bolas bolas#bolas rojas#I MISS TEAM BOLAS#BRING TEAM BOLAS BACK#kindly kolorful post
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BOLAS
IS
BACK
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team bolas' victim complex makes sooooo much sense from like a character standpoint and it drives me crazy. i don't think they ever left day one. i think in their heads, they're still burning themselves in that bonfire. half their players were inactive, they had a clear pvp disadvantage, and they kept getting killed by other teams. it was them against the world on day one. their only solace was each other when they felt helpless and they're carrying that with them to drive them forward. they still call themselves victims because if they win, then it's a pleasant surprise, and if they lose, that's just how it is with team bolas, right? it's better to have no hope at all in the first place than to feel the crushing weight of having your hopes dashed.
day one was hell. their friends killed them repeatedly without mercy, they had barely anything while other teams built their bases, and they were bottom of the leaderboard. they've come to expect tragedy, even after their multiple victories, after they've come to regard one another as family, after they've worked so, so hard to be one of the last teams standing and actually made it. they never left that bonfire.
#qsmp#team bolas#whiskeys word soup#i totally understand that watching their victim complex from other povs can be super frustrating#but the STORYYYYYY MAN!!! THE CHARACTERS!!! IMAGINE WHAT EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON THEM WHEN PURGATORY IS OVER#they're traumatized they've pack bonded and they're feral#i want to see them wearing gas masks and burning people back on quesadilla island when this is over#i just want them to go even more batshit crazy <3
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Foolish going in with two totems as a part-totem who never, never uses totems. His screams for Leo as the ceiling caves in, trying desperately to throw her a totem through the barrier. Digging, trying to glitch, trying to problem solve in a situation so chaotic and so impossible, there’s just nothing he can do. Not leaving until his totem pops - until he can’t see Leo anymore. Repeating to himself that she was right there, just right there, he couldn’t even get her a totem, he couldn’t do anything.
Foolish staying behind to make sure Tina and Mouse get out, to make sure he sticks with Cellbit, telling himself he can feel it later, as long as they survive, he can feel it later - and running out of time. If he hadn’t stayed behind digging for Leo, he would have made it. If he hadn’t given all but one of his enderpearls to the others, he would have made it. If he wasn’t looking over his shoulder for Cellbit, he would have made it.
#I NEVER want to hear he doesn’t care about his family about Leo EVER AGAIN#his screams for Leo are going to haunt me for fucking ever#and that moment when someone dropped an apple and he thought for a second it was her hat and he started panicking I cannot take it#dude just everyone digging for the kids until they couldn’t see them dying to the falling ceiling#baghera staying behind. apologizing to red for it#max going out with his bomb going back to trumpet once and for all#Phil tearing his wings to get Tubbo to safety#I’m just. I’m at a loss. fuck this man#at least team bolas won phohodkghjsjdkskfhshfjfngj#mcyt#qsmp#qsmp purgatory#q!foolish#z speaks
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You know I feel like this event repaired relationships slightly, tomorrow they could say fuck it and make everything worse but this is the first time blue and red team have worked together, blue and red are celebrating together, green was having a good time with the pvp (from what I’ve seen) , multiple members of red are advocating for blue to get something out of reds win, all of red agree that that blue deserves something because they would have lost if blue wasn’t there, there’s no hurt feelings
#qsmp#qsmp purgatory#qsmp bolas rojas#qsmp soulfire#qsmp green gay ninjas#tomorrow it can go back to how it’s been all week#but today was a good day
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i hope he knows he's not fucking funny <3
#i make yet anothet post just for me 👍#I KNEW. I KNEW HE WAS JOKING BUT THE WAY I WAS DRAFTING A MESSAGE TO TELL MAX THE BOLAS LOSS SUICIDE PACT WAS BACK ON#HATE THIS GUY. WHADDAHELL
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