#but idc enough to not gonch post

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was watching king lear for a class and a line spoke to me, prompting a doodle now turned serious piece maybe?? ignore that i was too lazy to ss my computer screen lmao

this is my take on post shootout in pompeii mario - I wholly believe that he gets shot slightly under the eye, especially since it’s a nod to serpico. he’d still have some vision issues (hence the closed eye) but this concept helps in terms of justifying his survival in the scene! i also hate drawing eye patches so there’s that too. pre pompeii mario is the kindest of the bunch but in pompeii, he goes back on his hatred of killing people by his own hands in his failed attempt on goncharov’s life, and i think that messes with him more than the viewer is led to believe. the novels go a bit more in depth on it, and i think there are some deleted scenes elaborating on his major personality shift between acts, but that’s just what i know from the rumor mill :))

anyway. have a concerned doodle of ice pick joe for your troubles, and thank you for your time