#dont call him a halfbreed

[ohnoestherestadpoles]

Moments before disaster.

[manawari]

I have once again stumbled into your askbox to throw you a little Jinhae drabble that has been in my head rfor the past few hours my most aprettiated mutual _(┐「ε:)_❤_(:3 」∠)_

Starting in medias res, for almost a hundred or so years ago, demons, elves, werebeasts and other types od monsters started to appear around the world, and with them came people who had awakened as poweful hunters out of nowhere, like blessings from the gods. But as time went on and monster vs human wars never ceased, the rulers of a lot of nations got fed up and decided to start enslaving these monsters to gather more powerful awakened people for themselves. This then lead to the final war between seven human rulers of the world who had transended their powers, against the seven monster monarchs who had been born with those powers.

The final battle took many lives, and in the end none was victorious except for one being who had not been part of either faction and decided to take advantage of the remains of the final war; the Shadow Monarch.

He singlehandedly brought down The Destruction Monarch and The Brightest Ruler to their knees, destroyed the two most powerful dynasties of the world and brought even more carnage than before, but no one ever knew why. No one even knew how it had been possible or where he had come from, and to this day no one still knows.

But back to the present! It is the 60th! Year of Go Gun Hee's ruling from the Joseon Era. (~1400- 1600 ish) The wars are all in the past. Many people are already familiar with the magic beasts around and viceversa, although people do have a big prejudice against halfbreeds. Now humans are all born with a little bit of magic inmunity unlike in the past where one could die from it. However most people and even magic beasts are not powerful enough to be a threat to anyone, and its not easy to cultivate ones magic power at all.

Long story short the protagobist of this story is currently running away from said people who are quite talented and thus able to awaken their powers, although only to B and A rank levels. This wouldn't be much for our protagonist if it wasn't because she had accientally drank their poison and almost died in her sleep!

I see the Head Master must really want to kill me if he is bringing out such foolish and underhanded tricks like this.

She clenches her sword as a small shadow lurks around the bush. Enhancing her vision she can see something on the forest. Somehow it seems to lure her instead of making her back away... Upon arriving at the top of the mountain she then notices a small house, shed? Whats really strange is the statue in the middle.

Carved so finely and realistically she had mistaken it for a person were it not for her sword making a clank sound as they touch. His robes are made of a darker stone it seems, and they look as they look expensive. She cannot see him completely as the man is has a hunched back. His face is hidden among those rags he is holding on to and the picture of it would be a pititful sight to watch were it not for the fact that she can smell the bloodthrist from a mile away as her assasins come.

She pushes the door, locks it, throws her sword and starts tearing her clothes to bandage her arm. Slowly, she starts to breathe again and meditate, trying to absorb as much mana as she can. She is surprised as she notices that this place is filled with quite a lot of pure mana, untainted and fragant. Just for how long this place has been untouched with the blood of others to make it smell so nice? Anyways as grateful as the mana has been to her soul, her happiness fades when she can hear the assasins come.

"Former princess. As fond as your master and older brother were to you, I'm sure you know the Head Master hates people who dont follow the clan. So don't make this harder you sly princess... and die!"

Haein grabs her sword again, "Kaisel" calling out its name. The sword gravitates to her like a magnet. She grips it and deflects some arrows as they pirece through the walls. Haein doesnt want to let the temple be ruined so she moves and escapes through the window. Unfortunetly that is what they had expected her to do and them

Bam!

As the fireball hits her, she is flung back to the outside of the shed, where the statue is still on its knees, back low and hands clutching into the robes that hide him.

However, this time he is filled with blood as Haein fails to miss a whip to her face. Slowly, she still does her best to stand up and glare at the assasins that laugh at her. Inside she feels a bit heartbroken, for she has trained with these people all her life, and yet they dont seem to have even a small glimpse of hesitation in killing her now. She too, feels like that feeling of comradership is long gone, never was, so she doesn't hesitate to also throw around more punches and call out for her sword to decapitate them.

But as her eyes become dark and the sun falls bit by bit, dawn illuminates the last of her who is covered in crimson and gold, whose sword is blinking in and out as she feels her master's life on the brink of death. In her last moment, Haein wishes that for once, she had been just a little stronger, just felt a little safer around someone.

Maybe this way I would have... I would have saved someone... someone who would have cried for me when I'm dead...

And the whole world rumbles, but she cannot feel it anymore under her own dizziness. She cannot differentiate between reality and illusion as the skies become darker than nightshade. What catches her off guard before she falls into slumber is a pair of hands behind her, one pale as a corpse and another holding on to a white-golden robe before she finally falls. Her entire body slumps to the arms of a mysterious being whose purple menacing eyes stare off into the souls of the assasins and, with a single whisper, kills them.

Once again the Shadow Monarch brings no mercy.

~~~

Thats it thank you for reading my dumb rambles bubyyyeeeee :)

GIRL I'M??????

AHGSJSGSJDVDJDVDJHDJD

I got goosebumps oh my God!

I am on my knees, asking if there is a continuation for this—

Slay to Jin-woo for slaughtering the assassins who are after his future wife Hae-in 🤩✨

[thepaststillhurts]

@roarofancients:

Allowing Kion to speak, in his own voice. "You saw that he hit his head, Rafiki has said that Scar never was the same after that moment. And look at the current situation here, Scar able to possess me. No reason something couldn't have possessed him back during... with grandfather Mufasa... What he said about then, as he's a part of me now is truth. Back when I was a cub, when I got the Roar... My fear was becoming much like Scar, however after receiving this scar of my own from him with Ushari in the volcano... I understand much better, what has been affecting him. My journey... was longer than expected, even with my friends... my Lion Guard... We had some close calls. Not sure if I told you before, father. I pushed a peacock over once then, aggressively at that. Definitely not who I am. And if not for Bunga, Fuli and I would have physically fought at one point. Scar had it worse, having brain damage on top of the altered cobra venom."

Shari hanging near, confirms: "neurological damage after a brain injury may cause emotional volatility like intense mood swings or extreme reactions to everyday situations. Such overreactions can be sudden tears, angry outbursts, or laughter. It is important to understand that the person has lost some control over emotional responses. Take for instance his reaction in the dreamscape regarding Timon... No control over that outburst due to part of the brain not functioning properly." A head shake, "As a cub myself growing up, out of all of us cubs of his; only me and a halfbreed sister heard much of his his self mutters, frustrations on many things. But mainly, why he was the way he was. And about the lack of control over himself and his outbursts. Yes, he did kill Zuhour in the end. Best she'd be gone, if you ask me for that hyena dont care bout anything but keeping herself in power and having all the food. Uncle Mufasa on the other paw, well. It was his - Scar's body that did the deed, not his spirit. And..." Looking to Kion now. "Am sure you both remember that day the scorpion Sumu stung your tail, Simba? Scar could have ended everything right then in the volcano, the Lion Guard also. Not just prevent the ash getting to you. He purposely chose not to take the win right then, despite having the moment to."

A bit of magic from a paw wave gesture, the unsceen scenes of then shown to Simba.

"...Reason I laugh like that when a fiery spirit, a coping mechanism... Hell makes even a tiny prick wound feel like ten or so times worse of pain. That scar, even in live still caused me much pain." Scar's voice.

"You don't have to believe me, I wish none to go down the path I fell to. Darkness, Corruption. Power... Power corrupts. Breaking the... for lack of better word, spirit bond between myself and Kion may destroy both of us. Could potentially result in a Zuhour-version or worse of myself using Kion. While I can't change the past; and even if one could it is not recommended to as more often than not that causes more problems... I can, at the very least keep your son Kion from leaning into the path I fell..."

Kion looking to his dad, "If even Grandfather can still forgive Scar, and I've spoke to other family - Grandmother Sarabi, even, can forgive him just as I have... Mother has too.. Knowing now that he wasn't in control of a lot regarding what he did, due to the brain damage and scar. It's only you left, father. And as you may need to see what affects the venom hand on me, to understand some of what he went through..." A small roar, the surroundings showing times of Kion's journey to the Tree of Life - the one far away.

- Events from facing Scar, getting his own scar and up to reaching the destination, and the first verdict regarding the Night Pride on Kion. -

"I understand their reasoning now, if I had lost control of the roar again... especially by their sacred tree... Seems some luck was on our family's side, as it was Rani's grandmother Queen Janna that told her a bit about the Roar, and to welcome us. But if not for her, I realized while my friends were clearing the accidental blockage and getting Bunga out, that they would have found another way to help me. If the Tree of Life was off limits." Continues the scene from the pausehold, his song at the denial of entering the Kingdom at first, then on hearing and seeing his friends. "Scar had friends like that once, lost them early. All he had left after was Mufasa, and as his nightmare shown us - his biggest fear was being abandoned. By his only remaining family, big brother Mufasa. Perhaps, like I ended up ruling the Tree of Life alongside Rani, Scar was meant a similar fate in another Kingdom."

Scar voice adding, "I had gone to that same Kingdom - twice even, that tree. First had a rogue healer, let's just say things didn't go quite as intended. Second time, had others with me. Family. Which convinced them to give me another chance, and a closer looking at. Well, short of it is simply - there is no cure anywhere for the altered venoms, but one can train one's self against it. That, is what I helped the Night Pride of then focus on. Focusing on getting those affected like myself focused, calm, patient, relaxed while still attentively alert. And, as all can see that worked even for Kion here."

@thepaststillhurts:

"Not his spirit?" Simba burst out in anger. "If only his body wanted it, his spirit wouldn't have become fire. His spirit is evil, just like his body was." Of course, Shari was trying to protect her father, it was understandable, Simba knew it. But he had a different point of view.

The king paused here. He let out a long sigh, shaking his head in puzzlement. In silence he looked at the barren land that lay beyond, illuminated by the moonlight. What was the point of this? Why did they have to fight for so long?

Simba then looked at Kion when he started talking about forgiveness. He was angry and hurt by the past, but as he looked into Kion's eyes somewhere deep inside his heart he knew his son was right. Forgiveness was a noble trait, indeed, and anger would not make things better.

His inner temper soon calming down, the lion glanced at the starry sky above for a moment, and as he did so, a wise saying came to his mind. He could almost hear it in the wind, whispering,

You can't fight fire with fire.

Finally understanding the meaning behind, Simba gave his son a warm smile before he nuzzled him. It seems, it was always his kids who reminded him of virtues: Kiara of the truth of 'we are one' and Kion of the truth of forgiveness.

[nokissforthedauphin]

Mona saw Shaginais words coming...xDDD 

[piraticalpsyche]

ETA: callum is mixed indeed, he is sarai asian coded within the fantasy setting, and im glad to hear it! i was reacting to fanon stuff but i know nothing about canon, so even if i have my misgivings abt certain elements of what i rambled through here still, at least this is not one of them lol

 ok there is just something ive got to VENT ive got to GET IT OFF MY CHEST

this is dumb but i was more than a little put off that the royal fam in tdp is black, except the protag, who is a white step-son. and im all about showing nontraditional families, but it just hit me rly wrong that the family is part of their #diversity but the protag is white, for so many reasons

but i wanted to look into it anyway bc his little bro is mixed and i never get to see that so i was just kind of like, i know im gonna watch this show inevitably anyway, just get OVER IT and WATCH IT

and thennn like, i saw a tweet, im guessing from someone involved w the show, mentioning that OH well callum is mixed too! :)

and i was a little excited abt that, tho again put off that he is apparently mixed while looking white but ok, i know there are light-skinned poc.... that is, until i saw meta not too long after about how callum is probably gonna be a half elf and heres why. i didnt even read it and im already more convinced that this is more likely than him being mixed w an actual poc

and im sO SICK  OF IT!!!!!!! 

a white character mixed with an alien or a monster or a demon or an elf IS NOT MIXED!!!! i mean ill call em mixed cos im mixed and desperately scraping for representation of what i go thru being from two different cultures, but they CANNOT begin to be something showrunners get to call them as part of their #representation or im gonna tear my hair out. 

fantasy allegories just arent doing it for me anymore in 2018!!!!

idk how they are gonna handle this topic in and out of the show, and i dont have anything against it. im giving them the benefit of the doubt, bc it sounds like they are handling a lot of diverse and sensitive/underrepresented topics in a p good way, and it genuinely looks like it could be enjoyable and engaging, so who tf knows

[dazzdoesanart]

Soulrunner/Soulstar

Female/she-cat

Windclan moor-runner · deputy · leader.

daughter to nightfur and flowerstep

Mate is crowheart. (Pure black, sleek tom with green eyes)

No kits.

Soulkit was born into a clan to be treated differently, why you ask? she is a half breed. Her mother is from riverclan and her father is from windclan. She was named soul due to how bouncy she was in the nursery when she was born and how the marking on her back was 'a sign from starclan', the cats didnt believe her mother that she was a special kit. She was an only child and a very skinny one at that. Scrawny too. She spent her whole life in windclan and became a great apprentice, unfortunately. Her father abruptly left her to deal with the cats laughing at her for being a half breed and escaped to riverclan to live with his mate. leaving a very heartbroken apprentice. She didnt need an adoptive parent since she was old enough to catch her own prey and slept in the warriors den. she pushed herself to become strong and the best moor-runner she could be. she was determined to become a great cat. However. Misfortune came again. Her mentor. Stormheart. did nothing to help her, believing she was a lost cause of an apprentice and would be better off giving up and going to switch to being a medicine cat apprentice. She taught herself battle moves. she boosted herself up. While getting laughed at every day. Called nothing but a mangy halfbreed. she worked herself to death. Coming into patrols aching and pushing on despite how tired she was from waking up early to train herself to make up the time lost from having no help. Her warrior name, she finally got and all the work payed off, she was named soulrunner due to her endless determination and the endless 'running' she did to earn this name. The next big event in her life was when the moor caught fire. She risked her own life to save the other cats who treated her terribly, she didnt hold a grudge for long when it came down to it, she saved the lives of those who made her life a living hell. once she got the others and apprentices out the next day she was appointed deputy. Although the leader at that time was very skeptical, as they got their nine lives a cat had told them the next to come after them would be a determined cat from another breed. a marking to represent their specialness. who would put away their differences to save those who wronged them. she finally got what she deserved. She worked so hard and it payed off. shortly after the leader passed and she became leader her mother had been killed by a monster in riverclan, her father came mourning back to her and begged to come back to the clan. She accepted. She still believed no matter how bad, no matter what a cat did or where they came from they could still be redeemed and should be given a second chance. She gave him a second chance.

And eventually, her father became the deputy. and was redeemed.

Sadly she died of greencough.

her nine lives were

Flowerstep.

the kindness and belief no cat should suffer for no reason.

icetongue

sharpness and a good sense of words

Foxtail.

Inner Strength

Owlstar.

Kindness is great, however she is given the power of wisdom to know who deserves forgiveness and who does not

Kestrelsong

Selflessness. Save other cats before yourself.

Mistydrift

Stealth and the slickness of a great warrior

Nightbird.

The belief you can do whatever you want to if you work hard enough, as shes already proven she can.

Slowfern

Slow and steady can be a winner sometimes. Calculate what you need to calculate first. Dont always rush things.

Articlight

The power to guide yourself, even through the toughest of times. When others cant be there you have to be there for yourself.

Flaws -

She is, the very definition of doormat. think of firestar doormat. And amp it up by 10×

Shes a bit too self reliant. She tells herself she'll be fine on everything and sometimes denies help when she needs it

Very overprotective and values queens a bit more over the others due to how her childhood was and does not want another kit to suffer like she did. To be forced to work as hard as she did with almost no say.

Very, very. Stubborn when she has to turn away a hurt cat.

(Also her ears are fine, i just messed up on the ref it was a leader mark lol, its transparent click to see it)

Its an au of petals but.

Kind of an oc too??

its weird lmao.

Shes both. i call her an au of petals when shes not but sh

[sticky-llama-perfection]

Another quick little inuyasha drabble for you based off of a song.

Ive veen going over this in my head for a good month now before i decided on just how I wanted to word it.

Also, please forgive any grammar/spelling mistakes. I'm typing on my phone with only one contact in so yeah.....enjoy.

Hard to love

A inuyasha drabble

"Stupid Inuyasha." Mumbled a disgruntled and very pissed off miko as she shed her clothes before stepping into the hotspring where her best friend sat, a look of sympathy on her face. She sighed as the slightly younger girl muttered curses under her breath about their hanyou friend and closed her eyes and tried to relax. She opened one eye as she heard a unusually vulgar phrase come out of the mikos mouth, surprised at this.

"Kagome, I thought mikos were supposed to be holier than thou?" The slayer said with a small grin playing at her lips.

"Oh Fuck off Sango. Inuyasha deserves to be called every name under the heavens at this point." Kagome said as she shot a look at Sango. "Everytime i try and help him, much less let him know that I even care, he runs off to that....that thing." She hissed, not even wanting to mention the name of her former look-a-like.

"Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, with all that hes been through in his past...its just too hard for him to actually love someone? I mean, he said that when he was a child everyone hated him for the very fact that he was a halfbreed. It's got to take a lot for him to even trust anyone anymore." Sango said as she sat up and look ad her friend with a serious look on her face.

"Yeah. I guess you're right. But still...." Kagome mumbled as she sank into the water, lost in thought. She barely registered when Sango got out of the hot spring and said she was going back to camp. She was oblivious to the world until she felt water splashed on her face.

"Yo Kagome! What the hell are you doing staring into space like tha.....shiiitt..?" A brash voice yelled out as the miko called out a single word. Dust flew up from the crater that the hanyou had made from the force of the beads around his neck and cursed as he lay there. "What the hell did you do that for wench!?" He yelled as he unsteadily got to his feet once again, only to see Kagome, wrapped in a towel, crying as she faced him.

"Wha....?" He was cut off by the girl as she flung her arms around him in a tight hug as she clung to him, sobbing. He was bewildered. He didnt understand women and their moods and he was unsure of what to do, so he just stood there.

"I'm sorry."

His velvet covered ears twitched at the barely whispered words as he looked down at the sobbing female in his arms. Confusion was now the only emotion on his face as he pulled back to look at her.

"What for?" He asked as he eyed his friend.

"For everything. For the way ive treated you when youve made me mad. For the way you were treated after your mother passed. For....for everything and everyone who has ever hurt you. I'm so sorry, Inuyasha."

He couldnt believe the words that were choked out through the sobs that wracked the young girl he had come to love. He couldnt understand why his past bothered her that much. Yeah, it bothered him sometimes...but he was used to the stares and words muttered under peoples breaths when they laid their eyes upon him.

Why did it bother her so?

"Ka..kagome...its okay. You have nothing to do with that. Why get so worked up over it?" He said softly as his ears fell. It hurt him to see her like this and he knew he was partly to blame for her current state, especially after the fight they had earlier.

"Its not you. It's...." He sighed as he thought about how he would continue. "Its me. I'm the one that hurts you all the time. Yeah, I am stubborn. I'm hard headded and i know im rude. Hell, I know I have a fucking temper...yet you're always there for me." He said softly as he ran his fingers through her wet raven hair, trying to calm her down.

"You've given me second, third....hell, youve given me so many second chances that I dont know what to do and I just fucking take it for what its worth..." He paused as he wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.

"I just dont understand how you could love me. I mean....hell. Im just a fucking halfbreed with a shitty attitude."

He was cut off by the taste of Kagomes lips upon his as she kissed him suddenly...okay, to shut him up cause she couldnt get a word in edgewise.

"You know Inuyasha, you need to quit looking at your past. Everyone has one whether they want it or not. Look to the future. Our future. Because, yes, we may fight...but I'll never leave you." She said softly as she held his face in her hands before giving him another kiss.

Shocked by this revelation, the hanyou took a second for it to register in his brain befpre deepening the kiss. "Even though im hard to love?" He said smirking at the use of her words earlier.

"Ye.....wait......were you spying on us?" She said as her mood changed once again.

There were only a couple things that scared Inuyasha....and a pissed off Kagome was one of them. He slowly started to back away as he felt her power heighten. He had just turned to run when he was dragged down into the earth by the beads, once again making a nice Inuyasha sized crater.

He was about to curse the wench out but stopped short as hil lips were once again met with a kiss as he began to get up.

"And Inuyasha? The answer is yes. Even if you are hard to love, I'll always be here for you." She said with a smile as she then walked off to get dressed.

[justanaspiringsomeone]

Honestly this is for fun, I definitely don’t see her joining RK-5 at all

(But for shits and giggles let’s do it.)

Tao

-another female??

-Seira wont be the only girl???

-She’s a werewolf

-AND NOT TRYING TO KILL US?

(Sign him the fuck up)

-honestly the most welcoming of her

-has her suit and mask ready for her

-Lunark is confused on how he got her sizes

(dont question Lunark, accept)

-Tao is the first to figure out her slight crush on Boss

-and may help her with it

(whether Lunark wants it or not)

-teaches Lunark about technology and video games

-always beats her at video games

-they almost physically fought cuz Lunark’s a sore loser

Takeo

-another welcoming one but is hesitant on it and would need some convincing from Tao

-he tells her about hair products humans make and offers hair days

-Lunark’s hair has never felt or looked better

-is the Third to find out about her crush

-doesn’t meddle like Tao but does give advice and listens as she’s ranting about Boss

-Takeo: *is braiding Lunark’s hair* So What happened?

Lunark: what do you think? Frankenstein is being a cheeky bastard.... AGAIN.

Takeo:*hums and nods*

Lunark:god, I hate him so much and I want to punch him so hard.....!

Takeo:you and me both, however, I’m sensing a ‘but’

Lunark:.... I also want to kiss him senseless and it’s annoying

Takeo:*nods and pats her arm* there, there

M21

-out of the Trio the least forth coming

-immediately thinks Lunark is going to try something

-Lunark honestly doesn’t care much

-maybe makes a comment on how he should on other things

-both probably bicker to each other like a big sister to her little brother

-Lunark:“Bastard”

M21:”old hag”

*M21 And Lunark brawl*

-honestly they’re both complete messes

-but as much as they bicker they learn a lot about each other

-Lunark even gives pointers when in werewolf form

-they’d fight someone the minute someone that isn’t them talks shit

Bystander: “that brown haired chick is kind of hot, think I have a shot?”

M21:*standing behind bystander all menacing like* mind running that by me again?

Bystander:*pisses pants and runs off*

Werewolf:”ugh, how dare that halfbreed show himself here... he needs to know his place.”

Lunark:*grabs werewolf’s shoulder and squeezes to the point of nearly breaking it*do that and I’ll come for you.

-the second to last one to find out about the crush

Regis K. Landegre

-him and Lunark don’t get along

-it’s like M21 and him all over again

-but Regis will admit she’s more elegant than the werewolves he’s met so far

-Lunark will admit while Regis is a brat, he comes through when it counts

-they spar together a lot

(M21 is jealous)

-Tao calls them the ‘Stubborn Duo’ and he nearly got killed cuz of it

(He isn’t wrong tho....)

-last to find out

Seira J. Loyard

-didn’t really have an opinion of Lunark joining

-but does enjoy having another female in the house

-she and Lunark lowkey talk shit about the guys

-teaches Lunark how to cook

-another sparring duo

-Seira finds Lunark’s wolf form cool and sometimes brushes it

It’s really soft

-‘Badass Women’ Duo

-is the second to find out

Bonus:

Rai

-honestly is just happy to have more people

-tho is a bit awkward around Lunark

-him and her usually sit in silence if they’re in the same room

-however they do sometimes talk about Frankenstein when he isn’t there

-definitely takes him a while to clue in on her crush

-but once he does he’s like

-“.... What...?”

-poor sweet boy is really confused

-but is supportive

-however he tells Lunark that Frank is rather dense to these things

(Don’t give up Lunark!)

@ragingstillness @kokina-kizoku @earl-of-221b

On a scale of 1-10, how much stress would Frank be in?

[chokefriends]

Half breed. Cons: Half breed.

I, a half breed, went and watched Aquaman, and here are the results.

1. Actual half breeds: A-

There were honest-to-god half breed actors getting paid! To portray actual half breed characters! Beautiful brown babies abounded. I especially died about Aquadad and his chill as fuck native dadness. He does nothing but love and care for people the entire time, raising this kid on his own and waiting for his wife every morning AGH

2. Metaphorical half breeds: F-

Like literally every other fantasy whatever setting, half breed is used as a metaphor for racial politics that never actually fucking acknowledges racial politics or how it might intersect with the additional level of interspecies mixing. At least we didn’t have an eyenumbingly white hero struggling under the metaphoric burden of being two different but equally white things ughhhh. So while there was a visibly mixed main character with a visibly nonwhite dad and a white mother, that’s not where the “half breed” theme comes in. In the film Aquaman is called a half breed and a mongrel over and over in reference to mixed human / Atlantean heritage. Thing is, as far as I can tell, Atlantis has a race and it’s whiter than sin. Seriously, where are the native fish? A bunch of them are literal fish and they’re still coded white, which is a feat. 

Here’s a tangent about Atlantis, because it’s bullshit: You get to imagine this fantastical, ancient society of non-humans that will carry your core environmental message, and it’s... what? A patriarchal, overtly eugenicist monarchy, which, far from respecting and protecting the ocean, only ever treats water as real estate or a weapon, and whose chief dude literally seeks to be the ‘Ocean Master?’ That’s lame and they can all go fuck themselves. I was rooting for the actual fish at the end (and that tentacled, primordial Mother of the Deep, oh man).

Anyway, the thing about the half breed as a trope in white media is this: the halfbreed’s entire point is to go on a ~journey~ and become white. Or whatever -- become legitimized by the same violent, exclusionary system that told them they were a problem in the first place, and thereby legitimize the system itself. The halfbreed-as-trope is an insider/outsider that critiques some aspect of dominant (white) culture. In their journey to reconciliation with the dominant culture, that critique is resolved, and whiteness affirmed as virtuous.

Parsing this out: Atlantis is an idealized white first-world utopia (literally, they are white and have superpowers). Human society is being critiqued as not-as-virtuous as Atlantis because they pollute the oceans. Aquaman is considered by Atlanteans a mongrel reject because he’s half human. Aquaman goes on a journey to prove himself Atlantean (via ancient white father-administered genetic screening / Arthurian sword-pulling), defeats the villain, becomes Uber Atlantean bc One True King, stays in ocean and everything is great. Humans are still flawed but ignorant of the larger picture and therefore innocent; Atlanteans are still superwhite superdicks but now no longer metaphorically-racist because they have absorbed the Halfbreed Outsider; Aquaman and his dad as the relateable halfbreeds get affirmed and rewarded with super virtuous white women (there’s a whole other gender critique I havnet even).

Another couple notes on racist tropes in this one: Aquaman letting the Black father die at the start, and that death becoming this deep, character-changing regret that leads the hero to preserve the life of his genocidal white brother and hence his white father’s legacy? That’s more of the same -- Black pain and Native identity being jumping off points on the way to the reaffirmation of white values. 

3. Potential for alternative halfbreed reading: B+

By this I mean, if you’re a halfbreed in the audience and you’re trying to filter this (fundamentally white) media through your usual survival goggles, is there enough material to make it worth it? Yeah, I think so. Well... if you can ignore the total absence of women of color at all, and maybe just identify with the halfbreed men (as I do) or the white women (which I dont but still appreciate), then yeah.

I found Black Manta and his dad a really strong alternative to the Finding White Father narrative. That, and Native Dad, were seriously holding down the movie for me. Watching Black Manta take the Atlantean technology and literally make it black (and better) was great. Black manta / aquaman fight scenes were erotic. Aquaman being the only atlantean (?) able to talk to fish opened up possibilities for alternate endings for me. The end fight where he tells all the Atlanteans’ shark steeds to eat their riders was A++, and him riding into battle with that primordial sea titan mama was perfection. She should have destroyed literally everything. 

Other than that... Willem Dafoe was fucking useless but had an A+ samurai manbun that was only slightly a pseudo-othering technique. He’s one of the characters that should have been an actual nonwhite Atlantean. Also, I fucking hated hearing the word halfbreed coming from white mouths the entire movie, and then those assholes being saved or spared. Also hated that Aquaman (no, I’m not gonna call him Arthur, that’s stupid) ISNT himself a pirate and actually kills pirates and saves missile-carrying military guys? And then is perfectly cool with sending that junk to the bottom of the ocean?

In conclusion, I like halfbreeds, pirates, and fighty guys but not the patriarchy, and this movie gave me a decent amount to work with despite also sucking a great deal in many respects. B- because of the 3D IMAX potential of Jason Momoa’s pecs. 

[pepperpaprika]

S3 Squeeing

Under the cut, mostly nonsense. :’D I’ll do a proper review once I digest it maybe!

First watch, no subtitles, GO.

(I’m sorry about name spellings)

EPISODE 1: 

huh they still have the same opening.

KEITH IS SO SAD

ah yes the zarkon shiro moaning

NO KEITH DONT DO THE WOBBLY EYES

ahhh i forgot the robovoiceover thing the bom have need to add.

skirts seem to be a status symbol with galra.

NINJA RUN OMFG.

oooh nice torpedo, hunk!

omfg an actual parade.

WAIT WAS IT KOLIVAN SAYING "IM SORRY KEITH" earlier??

pooegian? aw cute name. im seriously getting avatar flashbacks tho.

planet keffron, feathery ears

freedom fighters.

intergalactic fashion pirate coran- YES

lance is all about the glory lmao

OMG ALLURA NO- LOOK AT THAT SHOCK.

you can tell they ALL know they stepped on keiths landmine.

Commander Thrak --OH NO THEY ARE HIDING ZARKONS ILLNESS.

this guy is hunched.... OMG SHES A CHAMELEON.

LOL KOLIVAN IS AT THE HEAD

galra empire is most massive... it seems like it could rule another ten thousand years.

LOL KEITH. SO ANGERY.

poor boy.

oh hey pizza roll and pig in a blanket.

LOTOR a;lskdas;klj -Exiled prince -halfbreed at best, no honor -generals can fight for the throne -fighting beside your forces is considered lowly.

omfg. OMFG. LOTOR IS PRETTIER THAN I THOUGHT.

OMFG WHERE DID THEY COME FROM

YEAH GROWL BB

alskdjaskdjaskldj;asjkd;lasjkd;laslk;jdlasjk;dklajsd HES SHORT

LOL NICE PUNCH

Your own agression is your undoing.

oh he was expecting to be killed wasnt he.

arena is to the death confirmed.... so how did that robeast survive.

as;ldkjasdkjasd HEY THEY HAVE GEMS ON THEIR GLOVES/HANDS.

DONT TURN YOUR BACK ON A BLOODTHIRSTY GENERAL LOTOR PLS.

I mean sure theres an audience but still.

oh wow that guy has wolverine hands.

pet the kitty

let him rot with the ice worms~

LOL theyre all looking at lance... i guess they agreed beforehand.

EPISODE 2

nice seaside mediterranean city

is that an elephant?

whoah chameleon girls antenna is super long.

HOW DID THEY LAND GENTLY. oh i see... hmn ita racial.

whoah. she strong.

oh my god. HES THERE.

well i like how chameleon girl is like ty lee

LOL how allura chose the colors.

LOL SAME KEEF.

BLACK LION LOOKS SO SAD ON ITS SIDE. /CRAI

aw ladies first.

LOL PIDGE. lajkasdjasl;kdj

NOT IT. YES HUNK.YOU DIDNT EVEN TRY.

I LOVE IT HUNK.

PIDGGGGE

30 mins of lance sitting in the lion.

but im not you. i cant beat them like you.

PLEASE NO. OMG

LOL LANCES FACE. SO DISAPPOINTED.

I DONT ACCEPT THIS.

OMG SHES PLAYING WITH THE CAT

"no black lion"

oh. shes part snake not lizard?  DID SHE HYPNOTIZE HIM

THIS ONES FOR YOU SHIRO.

oh. they have warp technology.

Lancey Lance. JUST A PHASE. lmaooooo. HIS BEST LINE.

controls dont respond like the red lions.... hmm..

KEITH PROLLY TRAINED IT TO BITE MY HEAD OFF.

Allurance shoulder touch. well I didnt see that coming.

YEAH ALLURA.

There's something different about that lion... its pilot isnt in control.

lol keith thanks coran but not lance. I mean its not his fault this time, technically.

BE CAREFUL WITH RED.

weve seen enough, retreat.

LOL zarkon has a son allura: deeply disturbing.

LANCE STOP TALKING LIKE YOURE GONNA LEAVE HER FOR GOOD.

FALLEN WARRIORS.. AND SHIRO.

"I'm glad it was you."

OMG KEITH.

Episode 3

lol keith no. NOT EVERYONE CAN FLY A THING IN TWO MINS OK.

LOTOR WANTS TO KNOW MORE INFO

fkljas;kdfsaklj YES GO ONE ON ONE

LANCE WHY

omg. OF COURSE HES GOOD AT FLYING. OF COURSE.

DOES THIS THING HAVE BREAKS.

lol yes this was gonna suck from the start.

LOL GARRISON TRIO

GREAT LEADERSHIP KEITH FFFFFT

man this is a trainwreck.

oh man theyre not gonna be able to form are they.

LOL

LOTOR CAN SEE YOU

How disappointing... indeed, Lotor.

oh no keith playing straight into his hands.

nice planet tho.

omg. NOOOO KEEF NO.

huh Hunk has been really careful of allura huh :o its kinda interesting that hes the one who woories about her most... ope theres lance

'its not about the team its about the mission" - very telling.

lol he looks like orochimaru in that helmet, lotor.

generals call him lotor. interesting

LOL THAT SPLAT

alkdjasdkjsa NOOOO

oh no hes gonna capture allura first.

WHY ARENT THE LIONS GUIDING THEM?

ohhh no she dropped into the abyss.

aw shes super scared.

lol yes keith you followed him into his trap.

"oh em gee"

WHAT WOULD LANCE DO

laskdjasldjkaskjdjskjsadfjkljksdla

ALLURA WHY OMG. PARTICLE BARRIER.

abbb ok she must want to be guided. makes sense.

d;alsjdasl IM GLAD WERE ALL MAKING FUN OF LANCE looool.

ahhh there we go 3 eps in before voltron can be formed.

HUNK IM A LEG pretty cool right. IMMORTAL WORDS.

EPISODE 4

lol allura you were never gonna be the last alteans alive unless youre a lot worse at shapeshifting than you thought.

I love this science talk.

DONT GO INTO THE LIGHT.

oh its a wormhole.

ahah a time capsule ship of alteans. Nice.

Orrr not.

whoah lots of arms on that one. IS IT SLAV.

wheres slav anyway.

bom?

ALdaslk;djAS:LKdjasdljOMFG

OMFG.

YES IT IS SLAV AND SHIRO. SVEN.

aldfjlkqwlk;jehs ITS THE ACCENT.

"I MAY BE CRAZY"Nice slav.

ldjasd;lkj LOL LANCE HAS RED GUN.

"OH THATS HIM"

;ldkaslkak I LOVE ITTTTT

ALTEANS ARE EVIL. YES.

EMPRESS

WHAT IS THAT BEHIND THEM A YUPPER.

NO DONT HELP THE EVIL ALTEANS PIDGE.

its nice that all the new chars are girls.

alkjd;askdjasjkl;d I CANT EVERY TIME SVEN TALKS.

Moxus hmn. OMG BRAINWASHING. ALTEAN BRAINWASHING.

preservation of life. is the highest prioirty.. interesting...

YOOHOO UP HERE.

I love how sven has a mullet.

GUNS OF GAMORA.

Voltron can travel between realities. I love this plot device.

ohhhh no. oh nooo. shes doing it WHY ARE YOU SO BLIND.

awww the mice are so SAD.

i cant stop laughing whenever i see Sven.

ASLkdjaskld;jasjdkl THIS IS THE REALITY WHERE EVERYTTHING WORKS OUT FINE.

DOGPILE

I LOVE ITTTT.

;lkvsdf;aldkas;lkd LOL SVEN SVEEEN. lol shance with sven?

DOES HE DO THIS IN EVERY REALITY.

I LOVE THIS REALITY TOO SLAV.

NOOO DONT TAKE IT TO LOTOR. though thats probably needed to make a comparable weapon to voltron.

DESTROY IT

welp.

EPISODE 5

alk;sdjaskj SHIRO

SHOW ME THAT LONG HAIR BABY.

oh wait this is a dream isn't it.

whoah. such hair.

HOBO SHIRO

wtfffff is happeniiing. STAGE 3??

wow the animation quality went up tho.

YOU BE THAT AMERICAN NINJA SHIRO

hmm thigh wound.

anime snow...

aw haggar, its ok.

Yep thigh wound. Niiiiice legs. oh nooo.shiro.

interesting. an oasis of warmth. ohhhh NO NOO NO. GET AWAY.

TENTACLES.

WHAT IS THIS OTHER ALIEN.

lol shiros face. he's so done.

but somethings not adding up.

why was he allowed free?

eiii the return of the term "years"

IDK WHAT IT IS BUT HOBO SHIRO LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER RENDERED SOMEHOW? LIKE AN OVA?

lol yes why dint they GO WITH HIM.

but how did his hair get so long??

ALTERNATE REALITY?

VOLTRON.YES SHIRO. AH HES TOO FAST FOR ME.

oh. THAT ARM.

Lotor is on bad terms Haggar. I AM THE LEADER BUT I AM NOT MY FATHER.

holy shit that arm looks like shiros arm.

OH NO SHIROOO.

alksdjasjd OMG MEMORIES.

BLACK SAVE HIM. SAVE HIIIM.

NOODLES.

EPISODE 6

LANCE LIKE WHIPS. OF COURSE HE DOES.

WHERES SHIRO.

oh new white undershirt.

KEITH JUST TALKING TO SHIRO IN THE DARK IN HIS ROOM.

"they need you you know." Keith talking about himself.

AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES TO SAVE YOU SHIRO.

oh. SHORT SLEEVES.

oomg. omg.

I LOVE THE GEEK TALK.

...OH NO

HEY MAN.

SOLID MATH LOL.

Leave the math to pidge. LOL. solid advice.

HUNK BUTT WIGGLE.

LOL keith defers ofc.

THE HAIR IS ALL WROOONG. ITS GOING THE WRONG WAY.

oh no.

THIS MAY BE THE WORST POST IN THE GALRA EMPIRE BUT ITS MY POST. VICTORY OR DEATH. I LOVE YOU FOR THAT THROK.

oh its lotors guards.

???

OMG. OH NO. TELEDUV.

ohh no. SHEITH FIGHT.

lol they believe shiro ofc.

oh so it IS her.

OH YEAH AMBIDEXTROUS KEITH.

aw yes allura grab lances scruff.

ohhh no. this is a rift.

lotors brains vs shiros brains. hmn.

NICE KEITH.

ooooh no.

I wonder if Throk is still alive and can snitch.

Shoulder touch.

SOFT LOOK. The black lion has chosen you.

landing codes? what? whoa lotor. SO THAT PLAN WAS TO SET UP THROK? HES THAT PETTY??

episode 7

IS THAT HAGGAR?THE BLUE PALADIN??

ORIGINAL VOLTRON PALADINS

OH DEAR.

LOL ZARKON HAS A MACE. OR A HAMMER.

MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AS AN ALCHEMIST THAN A SOLDIER

BEAR ALIEN

ERODES DISCIPLINE.

QUEENS AND KINGS NICE.

alluras already old there huh

and lions are super recent.

omg. ZARKON IS AFRAID OF CATS.

Minerva? Onerva?

OH ALLURA IS A BABY. THATWAS HER MOM SHES A PERFECT COPY.

HES MARRIED TO AN ALTEAN.

oh ships vs clean energy.

OH NO ITS SENTIENT.

why does she sound so dead???

WHY ARE THE LIONS ALL BANGED UP THEYRE SUPPOSED TO BE NEW??

also zarkon used to be so small

GALRA HAVE PUPILS

so blue lions are flirts. hmn.

IS THAT A LIL KITTY NOSE ON THEIR HELMETS?

THE SQUAD. THEYRE SO CUTE.

LOL LEG.

waiiit. WHY DOES KEITH STILL PUSH HIS BAYARD IN FOR FORM SWORD??

isnt it with lance now??

live foreverrr.

Enerva is Haggar??

ohhh thats why his eyes are pink. SO THISIS THE BIRTH OF DRUID MAGIC, THE PARTICLES.

....THATS IT??

[officialvladimirputin]

A Mary Sue is a character that always gets praised for how she looks even though she looks ordinary. They're super talented, sometimes even god-like, and they're always better than their peers. They always have a tragic or overly dramatic background, most of the time they have dead parents who were royalty but the character doesn't know that... and they grew up in poverty... or they're halfbreeds (half-vampire/werewolf/...). The story revolves around her( she's the only one that can marry him/ solve sth/ or change sb's mind). She has no flaws at all or it is stubbornness and bravery or sth like that. Even if she makes a fault people ignore it or she's forgiven far to easily. She has a lot of love interests and friends for no reason at all, there are even characters whose only trait is their love or frinedship interest to this character and orher characters that dislike or criticize her get villainized even if they are right.They dont develope through the whole thing because they're already perfect™.

Silent typical mary Sues are:

Bella Swan(Twilight):

Perfectly ordinary (yet somehow "special").

Pale-skinned brunette, "plain" yet beautiful.

Bland, no real personality.

Cutesy "clumsy" (informed flaw).

Apparently lacking in any real talents or skills, yet her lover is obsessed with her (rather conveniently), and she manages to make everything about her.

Builds a harem of potential love interests, despite being self-described as unremarkable in every way.

Her lover, Edward, is himself a Gary Stu( Male Mary Sue).

Jon Snow (especially the show version) (Game of thrones):

While this is in the books as well, it is more evident in the show and he is currently dying from a mutiny in the books. Being a bastard is a bad thing in Westeros so he gets sent to the wall, but it's uphill from there. He gets a Valyrian steel blade (which is incredibly rare and an heirloom of noble houses) in his first week. He has a pet Direwolf puppy like his siblings, but of course his looks unique. From here he gets named as squire and successor to the commander of the Night's Watch (though this does cause some resentment among his peers). Later on he meets Wildings where he spares one who turns out to be a woman; it's obvious where this goes... they don't get along, they fall in love, have sex and spend some time together, something forces them apart and she dies. She also has red hair, which stands out because among Wildings its considered lucky. While he gets stabbed like in the books, in the show he dies from it then gets resurrected by Melisandre/the Lord of Light. He's revealed to be the bastard child of Rhaegar Targereyn and Lyanna Stark, making him Westeros' rightful king as well as beating Ramsay Bolton (see below); that's right, Jon's so Mary Sue his plot armor trumps the plot armor of another Mary Sue (to be fair, though, he was actually on the verge of loosing the big battle to Ramsay right up until the moment his ass gets saved by his little sister and about four thousand mounted knights.)

Daanaerys Targaryen

She's literally ex- royalty, her father was usurped and her mother died giving birth to her, her brother was killed and the other one was abusive. She grew up in a foreign country and was married off to a stranger. Then she gets handed massive power (3 dragons) and still has that power. She goes through a lot of hardship without breaking a sweat. Everything goes her way and she wins a battle without doing anything at all. She's always praised for her looks (pale skin, white hair, lilac eyes).

Betty Cooper (Riverdale)

She has a lot of screen time even though Archie is the main character. She acts like she is a saint and calls everyone out but no one is allowed to criticize her. Her mental illness gets glorified. Everyone is friends with her and asks her for advice and everyone is ready to help her when she needs help even though she's going to leave them the moment she stops needing them.

Elena (The Vampire Diaries)

Parents died in a car crash, falls in love with a vampire drops him for his bad boy brother, acts like she has the highest morals, other characters were slut-shamed for having an interest with her love interests, characters were villainized for not putting her first, the story revolved around her, she was a doppelganger who looked like the love interest of the original vampire, her blood was needed to lift a curse on a wolf- vampire hybrid, she looked like the first lover of the main character...

I'm sorry this is a lil bit long but I hope I could explain it.

For real, the main reason I loathe the Marvel fandom the way I do is that they continually worship the white characters but then tear down the characters of color. Black Panther isn’t even out and they’re already calling Shuri a Mary-Sue because she happens to be super smart. Peter Parker is super smart and he’s not a Mary Sue. Bruce Banner is a genius but he’s not a Mary-Sue either. Tony Stark made his own invention at like age ten or something but he isn’t a Mary-Sue either.

You guys aren’t slick, you ain’t cute, you’re racist. Knock it the fuck off.

[rielzero]

He needs to be sucker punched every run.

Moments before disaster.

[roarofancients]

Allowing Kion to speak, in his own voice. "You saw that he hit his head, Rafiki has said that Scar never was the same after that moment. And look at the current situation here, Scar able to possess me. No reason something couldn't have possessed him back during... with grandfather Mufasa... What he said about then, as he's a part of me now is truth.

Back when I was a cub, when I got the Roar... My fear was becoming much like Scar, however after receiving this scar of my own from him with Ushari in the volcano... I understand much better, what has been affecting him. My journey... was longer than expected, even with my friends... my Lion Guard... We had some close calls. Not sure if I told you before, father. I pushed a peacock over once then, aggressively at that. Definitely not who I am. And if not for Bunga, Fuli and I would have physically fought at one point. Scar had it worse, having brain damage on top of the altered cobra venom." Shari hanging near, confirms: "neurological damage after a brain injury may cause emotional volatility like intense mood swings or extreme reactions to everyday situations. Such overreactions can be sudden tears, angry outbursts, or laughter. It is important to understand that the person has lost some control over emotional responses.

Take for instance his reaction in the dreamscape regarding Timon... No control over that outburst due to part of the brain not functioning properly." A head shake, "As a cub myself growing up, out of all of us cubs of his; only me and a halfbreed sister heard much of his his self mutters, frustrations on many things. But mainly, why he was the way he was. And about the lack of control over himself and his outbursts. Yes, he did kill Zuhour in the end. Best she'd be gone, if you ask me for that hyena dont care bout anything but keeping herself in power and having all the food. Uncle Mufasa on the other paw, well. It was his - Scar's body that did the deed, not his spirit. And..." Looking to Kion now. "Am sure you both remember that day the scorpion Sumu stung your tail, Simba? Scar could have ended everything right then in the volcano, the Lion Guard also. Not just prevent the ash getting to you. He purposely chose not to take the win right then, despite having the moment to." A bit of magic from a paw wave gesture, the unsceen scenes of then shown to Simba.

"...Reason I laugh like that when a fiery spirit, a coping mechanism... Hell makes even a tiny prick wound feel like ten or so times worse of pain. That scar, even in live still caused me much pain." Scar's voice.

"You don't have to believe me, I wish none to go down the path I fell to. Darkness, Corruption. Power... Power corrupts. Breaking the... for lack of better word, spirit bond between myself and Kion may destroy both of us. Could potentially result in a Zuhour-version or worse of myself using Kion. While I can't change the past; and even if one could it is not recommended to as more often than not that causes more problems... I can, at the very least keep your son Kion from leaning into the path I fell..."

Kion looking to his dad, "If even Grandfather can still forgive Scar, and I've spoke to other family - Grandmother Sarabi, even, can forgive him just as I have... Mother has too.. Knowing now that he wasn't in control of a lot regarding what he did, due to the brain damage and scar. It's only you left, father. And as you may need to see what affects the venom hand on me, to understand some of what he went through..." A small roar, the surroundings showing times of Kion's journey to the Tree of Life - the one far away. - Events from facing Scar, getting his own scar and up to reaching the destination, and the first verdict regarding the Night Pride on Kion. - "I understand their reasoning now, if I had lost control of the roar again... especially by their sacred tree... Seems some luck was on our family's side, as it was Rani's grandmother Queen Janna that told her a bit about the Roar, and to welcome us. But if not for her, I realized while my friends were clearing the accidental blockage and getting Bunga out, that they would have found another way to help me. If the Tree of Life was off limits." Continues the scene from the pausehold, his song at the denial of entering the Kingdom at first, then on hearing and seeing his friends. "Scar had friends like that once, lost them early. All he had left after was Mufasa, and as his nightmare shown us - his biggest fear was being abandoned. By his only remaining family, big brother Mufasa. Perhaps, like I ended up ruling the Tree of Life alongside Rani, Scar was meant a similar fate in another Kingdom." Scar voice adding, "I had gone to that same Kingdom - twice even, that tree. First had a rogue healer, let's just say things didn't go quite as intended. Second time, had others with me. Family. Which convinced them to give me another chance, and a closer looking at. Well, short of it is simply - there is no cure anywhere for the altered venoms, but one can train one's self against it. That, is what I helped the Night Pride of then focus on. Focusing on getting those affected like myself focused, calm, patient, relaxed while still attentively alert. And, as all can see that worked even for Kion here."

@roarofancients:

As Scar and his associates, Kabeer and Krass, watched from the shadows, Queen Zuhour gathered her clan for a reading of the bones, which was to determine who would give up their life to feed the rest of the clan. Upon casting the bones, Zuhour declared that Shenzi had been chosen, and the clan immediately advanced on her in hunger. Shenzi, however, lashed out in the defense of her life and overpowered several of her clanmates.

Zuhour chided Shenzi for being unwilling to sacrifice her own life when she had happily partook in the cannibalism ritual before. Shenzi retorted that the situation was unfair, but Zuhour asserted that her will was the law. Shenzi argued that Zuhour had made up the law, then accused her of using the bones as a means of removing any challengers to her power, like Shenzi herself.

Meanwhile, Kabeer and Krass informed Scar that Shenzi was their hyena friend. To their horror, Scar roared and began to stride through the gathered hyenas toward Zuhour. Though Scar warned the vultures that they would miss his rise to power should they leave, they fled the scene in terror.

With Kabeer and Krass gone, Scar confronted Zuhour alongside Shenzi. Zuhour questioned if having lost the throne to a cub had driven Scar mad, but Scar countered that the throne was not lost and that an alliance between himself and the hyenas was possible. Shocked and amused by the prospect of hyenas working with a lion, Zuhour asked why her clan should help him, and he offered to bring them food in exchange for his "borrowing" of Shenzi. Though Zuhour expressed doubt in his ability to hunt and sneak Shenzi into the Pride Lands, he assured her that he and Shenzi would take care of it.

Zuhour admitted intrigue in Scar's plot but warned that the bones were predicting a war between hyenas and lions. Shenzi pointed out sarcastically that the bones had told Zuhour to eat her clanmates, then asserted that she would stay with Scar. Scar requested more hyenas to assist him, and Zuhour gave up her most expendable clanmates: Banzai and Ed.

Once Scar's hyena minions had assembled, Banzai asked him if he could really provide them with food, and he vowed to make hunger a distant memory. Shenzi reminded Banzai and Ed that Scar had saved her from Zuhour, and the three compliantly followed him to the border of the Pride Lands. From the edge of the savanna, Shenzi cautioned Scar that they would be spotted immediately, and Banzai added that Scar was no hunter. Scar contended that he was a "lion with a plan" and urged the hyenas to resist Mufasa's tyranny and seize the power that was rightfully theirs. Shenzi asked him if they were to hunt antelope, wildebeests, or zebras, and he declared that they would hunt all three. Banzai asked how they would accomplish such a feat, and Scar replied that he had "friends in high places." At that moment, Zazu flew by overhead.

In Scar's dream, the meerkats of the north sought an audience with him at Pride Rock, as he was the king. They complained that the hyenas were attacking them without consequences, and Zazu added that overhunting had caused the herds to move on and, in doing so, made the meerkats prey. Scar questioned what he could do about it, and Zazu asked what Mufasa would have done.

As Scar turned his ire on Zazu, Rafiki angrily pointed out that the Pride Landers were suffering. Scar retorted that he could not solve every "pathetic creature's" problem, but the meerkats argued that he had created the problem by letting the hyenas into the Pride Lands. They started to unfavorably compare Scar to Mufasa, and he lashed out in rage.

Before Scar could harm the meerkats, Rafiki blew dust into his eyes, changing his vision so that he was staring out over a desolate Pride Lands. Scar demanded to know why Rafiki had uttered his incantation, and Rafiki warned him that he must change his path, else the desolation of the Pride Lands would be his future.

At that moment, Shenzi awoke Scar and probed him about his plan. He explained that he was going to use Zazu and that they simply needed Banzai and Ed to play their parts.

Meanwhile, while patrolling the Pride Lands, Zazu received word from a bird associate that the okapi were restless. Though another bird offered to investigate, Zazu opted to check out the situation himself.

Upon finding the okapi, Zazu determined that they had settled and wondered if the lionesses were hunting nearby. Just then, Banzai and Ed burst out of hiding and attacked Zazu. Mad with hunger, Ed nearly ate Zazu, but Banzai stopped him at the last minute and reminded him that Scar wanted Zazu alive.

Having escaped from the hyenas, Zazu warned Mufasa of their presence in the Pride Lands. With Mufasa distracted, Scar and Shenzi herded wildebeests into the gorge. Though Zuhour complimented Scar on his success, he betrayed her by knocking her into the gorge.

Once Zuhour had fallen, Scar asked Shenzi if her hyenas would follow him, and she confirmed that most would, as Zuhour was out of the picture. Banzai and Ed approached, curious about what had transpired, and Scar expressed shock that Mufasa had not killed them.

From down below, Zuhour revealed that she had survived the fall and declared that she and her followers would go to war with Scar. At this, Scar revealed that the vultures were on his side. With Kabeer in the lead, the vultures attacked Zuhour and her followers, and Scar ordered Shenzi's hyenas to do the same.

As the fight between the hyenas and vultures raged, Kabeer asked Scar if the vultures had done well, and he remarked that they had been competent. To their delight, he continued that they could eat with impunity under his reign. Shenzi asked Scar what they would do next, and he replied that Simba's days were numbered and that he would one day seize the throne of Pride Rock.

"Yes, merely distracted Mufasa when he was teaching cub you. As we both know what happens afterwards, but... My mind wasn't my own, ever since the cobra, and the fall where I hit my head hard. Still, Zuhour is why your father was so protective of you cubs." A paw gesture, and the scene slides back to when Broken Rock came to be. A voice, not from any present but seeming to come from the rock itself. A shift onto the Keenest's face, their expression showing they know more than they're letting on; from the smirk smile. A shift onto the gorge scene, "Never wanted to. In fact, I couldn't actually do it." Seen slows enough to show Scar's expression, "Found my "arm" moving on it's own, tried to fight it. Whatever possessed me at the time, took control. Of my body" Looks away as the scene plays through, after back to Simba.

"At the time, when you were a cub and admittedly spoiled... brat, with how you were behaving, Zazu found you were not going to be a good king if you kept on that way. The bird isn't as innocent as one thought, saw that I was the better of the choices at the time. But did not expect for what happened at the gorge, with Mufasa. And the reason why he never told anyone in the Pride that you still lived, because I still had the dirt on him. As for Timon and Pumbaa, they were always around. Regardless what I may say, even if meerkat was one of my favorite meats... Needed them to stay near, mostly to protect you from myself..."

An unshown scene, at Pride Rock taken over by hyena. "The problem, mainly; I was but one lion. And rogue hyenas, rogue clans were what was overhunting. I am well aware of the need for delicate balance, and as Kion's friend Jasiri said - most hyena respect the Circle of Life. The lionesses may have been worried at first about male cubs, and what I might do - don't blame them. But rather than do what they thought, when old enough made them into a sort-of Lion Guard. Your cub friends, even the female ones had such roles if they wished it. As for a little incident with Nala, all I can do is apologize for I wasn't in control of my mind at the time. I shall spare you both that scene; she has quite the paw strike strength though... Well, unless you wish to see it Simba."

A silence, "Sora's keypower is what shows what happened, which I cannot falsify. And the roars included with said keypowder, those themselves being from the elders prevents me from influencing anything. "Other than what was seen here, I might be able to show you what I heard or felt throughout from before The Gorge to our Battle and after... Kion already knows, you however..."

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Simba opened his eyes when the vision started not to miss any details that could be helpful. All these - from the scene with Thema to Scar and Shenzi's victory over Zuhour - were interesting to see on the one hand, but also creepy on the other hand. As he decided, he didn't comment on the events, he waited patiently until it was over.

He turned his head away letting silence fall between them. Simba didn't know first how to react on what he had just seen, but then all his pain inside broke out:

"You're nothing more than a murderer, Scar." His voice was quiet but audible. It was painful to see what a ruthless killer his once beloved and trusted uncle was, that how easily he was able to remove anyone who was in his way to the throne, be it a meerkat, hyena, or a family member like him or his father - and Simba had never felt so far away from him as he did now.

"No, I don't wish to see them. I know exactly what you did, Nala told me everything." The lion replied, thinking about if Scar were be able to change the scenes. As if he were a mind-reader, he assured Simba that everything they had seen was true. What's more, he even offered more to see...

"Kion? What does Kion know that we don't?"