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jingyuan rerun lets gooooooooooo
also aventurine and ratio are married and have kids good for them
#it’s not fair for him to get a rerun after the long awaited black swan and with sparkle#but it’s fair for me bc i would skip them for him in a heartbeat#i was gonna e6 him but i wasted all my stellars on kafka (she deserves them)#i hope aventurine isnt as annoying as ratio bc i liked him from the first leak i saw about him in 1.1? 2?#like i still like ratio but not as much as i liked my hc of him before release#honkai: star rail#jing yuan#hsr aventurine#dr. ratio
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when are we getting emo Sunday my liege
Ohhhohoho I wish I knew but I am gnawing at the bars of my cage and chewing and biting and ripping I've spent every moment since finding out about his cool new outfit thinking about it and I found out about it at like 5am this morning
Sunday... Please
#the leaks are from 2.5 onwards so later later ;_; most likely#whenever we return to penacony#I'm E6ing him idc what it takes#hehe
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xueyi and tingyun with ruan mei actual jumpscare? ill believe it when i see it (feels a Bit too good to take at face value for now) but holy shit
...and my condolences to L + ratio fans if this does turn out real bc thats a fucking oof. i mean i was thinking abt going for kafka too bc everyone was assuming xueyi would be 2nd half but ill need to. Uh. rethink a bit if this is legit 💀 nat sushang hook is... unfortunate for the understatement of the century. im so sorry yall
#march being there w those two is pretty scary tho. mines e6 already so im just always fearing another pelapocalypse#man... xueyi is just cool and my tingyuns e2... e6 for her would be the actual dreammm bc slow daniel with 2 turn ult moment#i mean i did yolo for hanya successfully without an early argenti (couldve guaranteed mei either way n wouldnt have minded him) so like#i do have a pela subsitute w dhil finally (and shes not even proper built yet) but still. tingyun e6 can enable so much#but like. one reason for my reservations at this claim is. yukong nowhere to be seen. and shes due a rerun#so i wouldve expected her w ratio. so its a bit odd but hoyo works in mysterious ways. we shall see. also no DoT units w kafka? but w/e#rambles#hsr#hsr leaks
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A very vague summary of what was in the Hazbin leaks
Last night, part of what compelled me to seek out the leaks was the anxiety of not knowing what was in them and if any of my favorite characters were involved. Thankfully, there was only one huge bomb dropped, and the rest was stuff that we either knew would happen eventually or isn't too big a deal, plot-wise. My goal with this post is to give an extremely vague, factual overview of what was in the leaks so no one else feels compelled to search them out to assuage their own anxieties, or gets caught up in a game of fandom telephone.
The leaks contained...
The reveal of who Alastor got his power from. Includes one song. A mix of stuff that was already confirmed in pre-series content and new information. (Do not click on any B&W animatic clips that include Alastor unless you want to be spoiled)
Sir Pentious’ human backstory (it’s a little unusual, but nothing too wild, don’t worry)
Scenes of Heaven struggling to come to terms with Sir Pentious’ ascension; includes three songs (nothing huge or unexpected)
The introduction of two new Heavenly characters (they seem like they’ll be important, but aren’t anyone mind blowing like God or one of the archangels)
Very brief clips of the Vees trying to use the media to misrepresent the hotel (nothing huge or unexpected)
Various out-of-context storyboard frames and ref sheets
There are also two “leaks” that are confirmed to be fake: one frame of Husk and Angel Dust kissing, and a Russian script exert of Vox preparing to sexually assault Alastor. If you see anyone talking about these as though they’re real, please let them know that they’re not.
Note: The episodes that were subject to this leak are E2, E4, E6, E8. So far, the entirety of E2, ten minutes of E4, a few seconds of E6, and only two contextless frames from E8 are available. There’s still plenty of plot/character stuff that’s yet to be revealed. Hopefully nothing else will leak and we’ll be able to go into the season relatively unspoiled.
#just to be clear i am *not* trying to spread the leaks#i just don't want people to panic and start passing around misinformation about what was in them#especially since now that this happened#i'm sure people will be chomping at the bit to make fake stuff to cause even more chaos#redlady speaks#hazbin posting#hazbin hotel#hazbin hotel season 2#hazbin hotel leaks#hazbin hotel spoilers
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brughel poisson e6 art leaked
#guess who's back#i missed drawing my silly guy#hsr#honkai star rail#sampo koski#hsr sampo#star rail#hsr fanart
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Starting to accept that we will get so much Byler angst for most of the season. At least the entirety of Vol. 1 (which we will probably get as postproduction will take forever) will be so much pain! I'm even ready to admit that we won't get a kiss in 5/5 but probably an almost kiss with the revenge of the interruption trope or just the final understanding before sudden separation. Then E6 can just be desperate pining and then finally in 5/7 they can kiss and smile for the first time.
People stop manifesting a weekly release of episodes! I would not make it! And the Bylers who keep imagining smooth sailing in S5, would have zero chance at survival.
All leaks spoil Angst with a capital A and even if you don't know they are real/which are real, it's just the way this is going. You can't seriously predict a S5 without long and drawn out Byler Angst. So many people have not appreciated the slow burn so far - at the very least not before S4. They gonna need to feel it!
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any help would be appreciated :3
(i literally have 0 pulls and am not guaranteed why am i even bothering to ask)
#briar yaps#hsr#honkai star rail#hsr advice#honkai star rail advice#sunday hsr#tingyun hsr#fugue hsr#dan heng hsr#dan heng il#dan heng imbibitor lunae#imbibitor lunae
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NOW EVEN THE OWN CREW IS LEAKING SHIT???? WHY DID WE GET EXPOSED TO STRIKERS NEW DESIGN SO DAMN EARLY
While I'm here, I'm gonna do a quick rundown of everything that's going on.
Funanime, the company behind the spanish dubs of helluva boss tweeted out this graphic that shows Striker's season 3 design.
It reveals that Striker, following the events of s2 e6, now has a scar on the eye on the side that doesn't have the fang.
And in s2 e6, we have this shot, showing the eye on the side that doesn't have the fang again, right as the gas canister visible in the reflection of his eye is about to explode, proving that Striker got that scar from that explosion. Also proving that this Striker in the tweet is his leaked season 3 design.
The funniest thing about this all has to be that the helluva boss team is probably trying to get funanime to take down that tweet because they're purposefully avoiding bringing attention to that leak, as shown by the fact they retweeted the post showing off the dub but not the one showing off Striker's spanish VA.
Why did funanime even have that asset of Striker in the first place anyways?
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After watching Feixiao's Myriad Celestia Trailer
I wonder if the Strale in Moze's E6 is meant to represent Feixiao
His E6 is called "Faithbinder" and we already know that there is a connection between him and Feixiao given his splash art. Now with Feixiao's trailer and her constant comparisons to an arrowhead and the threat of her Moon Rage eventually taking over, it would make sense if the Strale is meant to represent her.
Deems the question, why the distraught expression and what does it mean? (I'll be talking about a leak regarding Moze from here on)
What if Moze is the one supposed to take Feixiao down if she turns into an abomination herself?
If he truly is Caleorum Venti, maybe Feixiao assumes he's the only one capable of doing so. Maybe there are others who assume he's the only one capable of it and they were the ones who tasked him with being her Shadow Guard.
Jiaoqiu is there to try and find a cure for her before it's too late and Moze is there to step in when all else fails and there's no other way.
There might be another or a deeper connection too, which would further explain the distraught expression in his E6(and the background in his splash art), but Idk, that he's holding a Strale and that Feixiao is compared to an arrowhead is no coincidence.
#hsr leaks#hsr#honkai star rail#moze#feixiao#hsr moze#I might be totally off too#I woke up like 20 minutes ago#watched the trailer and jumped in here lol#I need coffee...
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My thoughts on the playable Sunday leaks:
Disclaimer First: My work is for entertainment and personal purposes only. I do not claim these leaks to be true or accurate. I am mearly commenting on the speculation that's floating around different SNS (duh). Understand that some sentences in this blog will have a light-hearted tone.
"Sunday might join the Astral Express crew."
If you want. I ain't here to tell Hoyo what to do or how to do their job. It just means more Sunday content for me🤷♂️; my coworker also likes Sunday, so it's a W for us. Though it's too bad for my bestie; he hates Sunday.
As long as he gets character development, that's all that matters to me. Joining the Astral specifically is probably the healthiest option for him mentally, IMO 🤓.
"He will be a 5☆ Ice Erudition character with FuA."
BUT I HAVE E6 HERTA. Sunday, don't do this to me!
I love you, but NO. Where's my Robin foil. He should be QUANTUM. Erudition, I'm fine with; after all, I wanted to be an Erudition main when I first started HSR.
If the leaks are true, Sunday's skill would have the mechanic where his HP is depleted. Which is fine by me, I mostly build Preservation and Abundance characters. So, I'll have plenty of support to keep him alive.
"He will be released in 2.7./Sometime in December."
I have more time to save SR passes this way.
"Sunday will be a support. Possibly Imaginary."
SIGH. Another Imaginary. Fine. Is he going to be better than Robin, though? I hope not; the queen deserves her crown and throne. And all we're missing from the Imaginary 5☆ men is Erudition, but this one leak I found isn't helping. (The one to the right.)
To that person who commented and then deleted their comment, I got it,
To answer your question of "where," I will quote myself from my disclaimer, "I do not claim these leaks to be true or accurate. I am mearly commenting on the speculation that's FLOATING AROUND DIFFERENT SNS (duh)," SNS being an acronym for "social networking services."
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I love the Sunday content. It's so funny but tiresome. This man is bouncing around more than my coworkers bounce around hair colors.
#HSR Sunday#hsr leaks#hsr#sunday honkai star rail#honkai star rail#Sunday hsr#don't you just love it when people don't read
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Love all the stuff you’re doing for the jeffbritta girlies!!
And I know I’m asking for a lot but could you do like a little guide for their best episodes? Cuz when I sit down to watch a random episode I always forget what episodes have good moments with them that are not mixology certification lol
If this is too much to ask that’s okay💕
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Okay, SO. This is my personal list of my go-to Jeffbritta episodes. Obviously not all of these are romantic: they're just focused on them or have funny interactions with them.
I love them and they deserve everything + endgame
Season 1
Season 1 has a BUNCH of Jeffbritta episodes, specially considering they were supposed to be the main couple of the show back then. My favorites are:
S1 E1 Pilot: Obviously.
S1 E3 Introduction To Film: Seize the day!
S1 E14 Interpretative Dance: This is the cute episode where Jeff brings flowers for Britta.
S1 E16 Communication Studies: This is the episode where Jeff gets drunk with Abed and ends up calling Britta and blablabla...
S1 E22 The Art Of Discourse: This one doesn't have any explicit Jeffbritta I think? It's just fun to see them make an evil plan to take revenge on some random highschoolers.
S1 E23 Modern Warfare: One of my (if it isn't my #1 favorite) favorite episodes of Community. The one where Jeff and Britta have sex in the study room table.
Season 2
On Season 2 we got a weirdly amount of Jeffannie episodes, but we still had our fair share of Jeffbritta episodes!
S2 E1 Anthropology 101: Not really Jeffbritta, but it's still fun watching them being gross in this episode, right?...right?
S2 E6 Epidemiology: Seeing Jeff walk around with Britta to give her drinks is funny.
S2 E10 Mixology Certification: This is an obvious one.
S2 E13 Celebrity Pharmacology: Cool cats. AKA, The Bi Panic™
S2 E16 Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking: That's Irak, stupid. WHAT DO I KNOW, I'M JEFF WINGER'S DUMB GAY DAD!
S2 E19 Critical Film Studies: This isn't really a Jeffbritta episode, but they match costumes... that's... that's enough, right
S2 21 Paradigms of Human Memory: Unrelated, but I just looked at the Wikipedia page, and it was almost entirely filmed in Universal Studios. The "popping the back of a raft makes it go faster" scene was filmed in a Jaws set! Anyway, we have the funny Jeffannie sequence, but it's a fun episode if you focus on Jeff and Britta, too.
S2 E22 Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts: Not a lot of Jeffbritta, but still, fun and cute interactions.
Season 3
S3 E6 Advanced Gay: I love this episode so much, it's so ridiculous at so many levels. Also, Britta adressing Jeff's daddy issues is always fun.
S3 E11 Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts: One of the many times Jeff and Britta almost get married.
S3 E12 Contemporary Impressionists: This is one of my favorites of all the show. It's so funny seeing Jeff be... whatever this is
S3 E21 The First Chang Dynasty: GothJeffandBrittaGothJeffandBritta
Season 4
It's amazing how many Jeffbritta moments the gas leak season gave us.
S4 E2 Paranormal Parentage: Again, Britta with Jeff's daddy issues.
S4 E5 Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations: Britta helping Jeff is heartwarming. SHE'S SO PROUD OF HIM YOU GUYS. Also, them in cars. You can never have enough Jeff and Britta in cars.
S4 E8 Herstory of Dance: This is also an episode I really like. Jeff and Britta are adorable in this one.
S4 E10 Intro to Knots: Greendale parents.
S4 E12 Heroic Origins: GUYS LOOK THEY MET EACH OTHER BEFORE
Season 5
I love the Jeffbritta episodes here, but at the same time... it's so cruel that they made all this build-up just for a Jeffannie ending. It's like they WANTED to make us suffer. Fuck you, Dan Harmon.
S5 E7 Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality: HE WANTS HER BACK
S5 E8 App Development and Condiments: mustard
S5 E12 Basic Story: I cried
S5 E13 Basic Sandwich: I also cried. RAGE TEARS
Season 6
I don't really like watching S6, buuuut I'm gonna say "S6 E6 Basic Email Security" for the short Jeffbritta banter.
...this is it. this took me two days. okay bye
#community#community nbc#nbc community#jeff winger#britta perry#jeffbritta#jeff x britta#britta x jeff#community tv#redstreet#community tv show#community meta#wingamy rants
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so curious about that screenshot if true
so Viv wanted to woobify Stolas after Murder Family? right after the episode where he does the worst thing any 'version' of him has ever done she decided to change gears?
I'm also curious how this figured in to other scripts - with how animation works 'after the production of murder family wrapped' would likely mean some of the scripts were already written, so either she or probably Brandon had kept Stolas more consistent with his Murder Family self even if e2 did make him more complex.
I don't think the change happened immediately in the scripts because e2 Stolas' attitude to Blitzo is consistent with e1 - he's more nuanced as a character because the audience is introduced to his home life but his behavior towards Blitzo is very consistent with murder family: gets told not to do something by Blitzo multiple times and persists in doing it anyway because he can.
My bet is still honestly on e7/s1e1 for when this change hit the scripts. Stolas feels like a radically different character then, there's no gradual change into it from the episodes prior. The best case you can make is maybe it leaked a bit into truth seekers with Stolas rescuing Blitzo and the princess carry and all that, but he still feels closer to his old self than his Ozzie's self (that or Viv didn't think too hard about how the plaything comment would become as much of a weight around Stolas' character as the full moon deal has been)
I'd like to believe this was the case, because otherwise it's horrific to think she wrote parts of s1e2-e6 while intending Stolas to be retooled as love interest the whole time.
As always, it's that sneak peak of Harvest Moon that muddles it for me where Stolas is being considerably kinder and more respectful to Blitzo than he is in the final product, and you know that had to be super early on because Brock was still voicing him. The whole thing's very confusing.
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Helluva Fucking Rant: S2 E6
OKay I’m a big fat liar and my pants are burning my ass rn, I know I said I’d do Rwby designs next but then the whole leaked episode drama happened and now it’s out and I need to complain.
*Off the bat, I’m not going to talk pacing mainly because I have little experience with dealing with pacing (having never written anything more than comic strips lol). The episode didn’t feel too fast but anyway
I’m going to organize this based on gripes I have per character.
Fizzarolli: He is my baby. He's like kind of babygirl if that makes any sense. “Maybe I could burn the milk this time”
I adore Fizz as a character. He’s not babified or infantilized like a lot of Viv’s other gay men. So far. Who knows, the writers have proven how adept they are at contradicting and retconning characters. But uhhhh what the fuck was he doing in Greed? Am I stupid? Like, it’s never spelled out. Is it for pr? Is it a deal with Mammon type thing? Is he promoting something? If he had somewhere to be why did he let his dogs run him all over creation??? Like, bit of an issue there as it’s only vaguely mentioned that he was practicing something.
His backstory is like... acceptable I suppose. Not what I was expecting. I was expecting like, what we got, and a combination of some other theories I had personally. See, my issue is the fire and how imps have been shown in previous episodes to be, ya know, IMMUNE TO FIRE. Imagine if, and bear with me here huge stretch I know, imps are immune to fire and hellfire – but not holy fire. Like, shit straight from the angel’s burning halo type fire. That would make sense, since hellfire is a thing in pop culture and biblically accurate angels are all gold and flames!
I do like the idea that fizz’s entire body is white from scars, however I think his scars need texture for the idea to sell. Maybe in full costume it’s covered with makeup, but come on people he was lit on fire, you ever seen a healed burn? Fizz being scared of the flames legit made me sad, I love him so much. However they’re trying to show he’s got like ptsd (maybe not exactly but still) from it, but it feels inconsistent to me for some reason. On a final note, he never should’ve forgiven Blitzo in any way, shape or form tbh, I would’ve preferred what Barbie did just straight up, I don’t like you, I can’t forgive you please leave me alone.
Asmodeus: This cemented for me how much I fucking hate his design. His stupid head is so tiny and his body is built like a brick shithouse like, it’s so unbalanced and weird looking. I like his character here I suppose. No noticeable inconsistencies from his first appearance. His va is killing it tbh, love him so much what a king.
I’m fine with his character, what I’m not fine with is the weird consent angle their going with. Like... he is the SIN of LUST??? Valentino is more of what I’d expect as the sin of Lust compared to Asmodeus. Also, the WEAKEST and most NON THREATENING SIN??? KESHADOG IS RIGHT THERE
Crimson: He should’ve been hired by Mammon to get back at Asmodeus. Maybe Asmodeus has an unpaid debt with Mammon and has been shirking him so Mammon is like ‘i have your fucktoy now, give me my money or you won’t get him back’
Like his little video chat could’ve been context, like “You don’t know me, but you may know my employer – Mammon?”
The paperwork would make sense then, Mammon is sending over contracts and bullshit Asmodeus has to sign. The importance of reading the fine print would be even more present because Asmodeus is dealing with someone on his level who can actually fuck him up, not some nobody imp he could kill with a glance! Crimson’s motive could be that Mammon offered him a share of Ozzie’s stock and would let him run some shit because Crimson has become a prominent member of higher society despite being an imp, which is the only reason Striker is partnered with him.
Striker: Striker baby doll, please just fucking kill Fizz. Like, stop fucking standing there, kill the fucker. Omg I was so annoyed with his lack of action this episode. Both Fizz and Striker are incredible agile and snake like characters, this whole distraction song should’ve been a mix of striker trying to kill Fizz/Fizz avoiding him and Crim’s gang being just flabbergasted by the bullshit they’re witnessing. It’s been shown before that Crimson ony ever sits on the sidelines while his goons get killed so like????
Anyway, Viv can try as hard as she wants to paint Striker as in the wrong and a bigot, but it won’t work on me. He’s completely in the right because imps are literally the slave/working class in this caste system. Fizz is (to imps in the slums and less fortunate) probably the epitome of a pampered lapdog plaything of the upper class. ANd that could’ve been something interesting to explore. Why not show the perspective of other imps that think like Striker, maybe have them be antagonistic to Fizz because he’s Asmodeus and Mammon’s pet, or maybe Fizz finds out that’s what people think of him and he’s horrified and that’s why he’s mad Blitzo calls him a whore. But no, because Striker is an evil bigot who sides with the evil woman Stella so nobody else thinks like he does.
Also, his new va has the sexiest voice i've heard since live action Buggy or sub Crocodile so I'm not complaining about him taking up screen time
Him all disheveled is straight up working for me
Blitzo: Once again he gets away with being shitty and stupid and awful because he’s a woobie. Why the fuck was the crux of their hatred based on a birthday cake and the miscommunication trope??? I hate this so much.
Was Blitzo in love with Fizz? Is that what that blink and you’ll miss it letter was? I’m getting very tired of this show having blink and you’ll miss it plot beats. That isn’t showing not telling, it’s like sweeping shit under a rug. Its like they think just because it was on screen for a frame the audience will catch it and be like ‘omg it happened’ or feel smart for catching something. Stolitz making up through text shouldn’t be a pause the video and read moment for fuckssake.
I’m finding it very ahrd to tolerate Blitzo. On the topic of him though, I saw the leaked episode. WHY was Barbie taken out of the final flashback???
What the actual fuck???? Like... once again the women in this show are just shoved away and forgotten this is like Naruto level female character writing guys. Naruto had one good female character and she was still sidelined half the damn time.
Also i fucking hate how this show can't be serious for more than five seconds like when Fizz and Blitzo hug and Blitzo is like 'haha wanna make out' i hate this but it isn't as egregious as having dildos during an abuse scene
Conclusion: Animation was amazing (also one of my fav animators KittenSneeze is an animator for Spindlehorse now like i love them so good for them), plot was whatever, characters are where the story falls, this won and I can’t anymore.
Actually no, not conclusion. You know what really makes me hate Helluva Boss? It isn’t fair. I know that sounds childish and stupid, but who cares I’m childish and I’m stupid. Why is it that someone like Viv, who consistently doesn’t take criticism and is just a shit person all around gets rewarded for doing dogshit all the time. Yeah it’s a bit step for indie animation or whatever but she literally has Alex Brightman in her fucking pocket I don’t wanna hear it. Lackadaisy has earned it’s time in the goddamn spotlight, not Viv and her stupid creations. It’s so unfair. She got popular off of happenstance for her kesha sparkledogs and now she’s off bastardizing demonology and writing borderline backwards gay and female characters and she’s getting praised as the patron saint of queer rep and indie animation. Like, she doesn’t deserve it. Genuinely. I wish I could just post my demon story and people would just flock to it like flies to shit and shower me in praise and protect me from any criticism. But that’s not how real life works, but for some reason it is for Viv. Its just... I hate it.
Anyway, baby rant over. This episode was like 7/10 tbh. It wasn't amazing but for Helluva Boss it was good. Sarcastic Chorus made a video about it that I'm gonna watch because honestly his takes could convince me this show is on Arcane's level lmao. Bye bye <3
#Notice how i didn't mention Stolas because he had no reason to be in this damn episode#helluva boss critical#anti vivziepop#vivziepop critical#helluva boss critique#helluva boss criticism
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アベンチュリン~ (#HonkaiStarRail)
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So I-- wasn't able to sit still and rest another day bahah- 🤸✨
the leaks for his eidolons have dropped! and I decided to re draw his e6! 👀✨
cause damn when I saw it I know I had to 😌✨
I ate alot of Aventurine Leaks today--(bless ya all's--) and I might not be able to sleep at all due to the mixture of good and back rumors- dayum🤸✨
have a great day-- be back on my wips once again 🤸🤸✨
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(DO NOT REPOST USE PRINT TRACE MY ARTWORK/ AI IS PROHIBITED)
#yueart#fanart#illustration#digitalart#アベンチュリン#スターレイル#hsr aventurine fanart#aventurine hsr fanart#hsr penacony#hsr aventurine#hsr fanart#Honkai Star Rail Aventurine fanart#honkai star rail aventurine#aventurine honkai star rail#honkaistarrail#砂金#イラスト#HSR
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Honkai star rail leaks. Boothill leaks (lightcone + Eidolon)
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Omg these are his eidolon and lightcone?!?? Obsessed with these. They are so interesting. I want to pull for him even more!!! Also boothill was human ( or at least not always a robot)?!? His e6 has a human body and not robot body like what we’ve seen in drip marketing and leaked full body model. I’m pretty sure he’s got to be a type of cyborg. If he was human, what made him become a robot? What do you guys think?
#honkai star rail leaks#hsr leaks#boothill leaks#boothill#HSR#hsr spoilers#honkai star rail spoilers
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The Elephant 6 Lost Release: E6-013 - The Clay Bears
Below the cut for more info!
Okay, well it was never released, only catalogued!
“The Clay Bears” was, per the Elephant 6 Instagram, an experimental noise band from Ruston, Louisiana featuring a rotating lineup of Elephant 6 musicians. They were “known for their unpredictable performances and room-clearing live shows.”
One of the more well known quotes about the band came from the Elephant 6 website, which used to read “Clay Bears - One of the big mysteries of the E6. Apparently a super-group of some sort from the Ruston-era. The band had a revolving door line-up which at some points included such people as Scott Spillane, Jeff Mangum & Will Westbrook. They are thanked in the liner notes of Neutral Milk Hotel's album On Avery Island.”
And they are thanked on the On Avery Island linear notes! Taken from my personal copy:
That quote is no longer on the website, but it is archived on NMH fansite neutralmilkhotel.org. That website also contains this snippet of information: "In a BBC interview in August 1998, Jeff mentioned the Clay Bears had a double album which was poised to be released. This never transpired, however. Ross Beach, a member of the band for a while, told me the following: 'As far as I know, the Clay Bears never had any official releases, though there were probably some 4-track cassette one-offs floating around Ruston in the early 90's. That was also a Jeff solo project, only noisier and more chaotic. The live version that I was in was purely an experimental noise improv band.'"
So based off this, we can assume that The Clay Bears was a project possibly spearheaded by Jeff Mangum and there may be demo tapes floating around the Elephant 6 sphere. The double LP Jeff mentioned is catalogued (but not listed in the database) as E6-013 on Discogs.
There is supposedly a clip of a Clay Bears concert on YouTube, but the video's since been privated. A Reddit post on r/Elephant6 asked about this clip (but got no replies). This redditor also did some digging, supposedly uncovering news from the 2006 Elephant 6 website about a DVD release with a Clay Bears snippet. Whether or not the supposed clip would be the one from the YouTube video is not known. The redditor further opines that the DVD was never released. Another redditor on a different post asked Jeff (because this was back when NMH were on their reunion tour) if Clay Bears would ever see the light of day, saying "it’s up to the people to decipher." The post itself speculates that the Clay Bears would appear on the Elephant 6 documentary. Admittedly, I haven't seen the doc, but I would assume it didn't end up appearing because there's seldom any discussion about the band or any resurfaced clip.
In another Reddit post, a user shows the University of Georgia media archive, which featured several Neutral Milk Hotel stuff in the Robert Schneider Collection of Elephant 6 Recording Co. Records. There is a Wayback link, but it's broken and while I can see the first recording is NMH instrumentals, I don't know what the second recording is. Apparently, the Clay Bears is somewhere in the archives, but the University of Georgia seems to have removed the collection and the Wayback Machine only archived the two aforementioned files. Although according to a commenter in the Reddit post, most of the links (including the Clay Bears) didn't work and would require going out to Georgia to listen to the physical tapes.
So that's about where the whole Clay Bears mystery stands. It's interesting how there's been multiple possible Clay Bears leaks, yet none of them seemed to survive. The Clay Bears is still listed as an Elephant 6 band under "The Collective + Extended Family" section of the website and there was an (aforementioned) Instagram post by the official Elephant 6 account last year.
Last thing, the image up at the top was posted by the Elephant 6 Instagram, but I don't really know what it is. They don't explain it and reverse image searching turns up nothing. It could be one of Jeff's demo tapes, but that's pure speculation on my part. I might try to contact them in the future for clarity, but I'm lazy and shy so I dunno.
Anyway, here's a few posters also posted by the Elephant 6 Instagram:
#music#experimental rock#psychedelic rock#noise rock#elephant 6#the elephant 6 collective#elephant six#the elephant six collective#e6#the elephant six recording company#the elephant 6 recording company#jeff mangum#scott spillane#neutral milk hotel#robert schneider#clay bears#the clay bears#the gerbils#lost media#unreleased media#mystery#music mystery#lostwave#lost music#text#long#experimental music#hopefully i included everything#i dunno maybe clay bears has been found for a while and nobody told me
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