#eva leon

[irina-irina-irina]

Eva León

[hellohiyoko]

I've seen people talk about the culprit's execution in P:EG and a certain aspect of said execution that people assume will be incorporated into future executions. I figured I'd give my two cents on what this would mean for the rest of the game.

Spoilers below for Chapter 1 of Project: Eden's Garden, and a long rambling post that's all over the place

And for the three main games of Danganronpa as well. Sorry for being vague in the beginning, I didn't want to spoil it right away.

In Eva Tsunaka's execution, after being discovered as the blackened responsible for Wolfgang Akire's death, she's desperately running up a conveyor belt to prevent herself from falling into the fiery pits of a furnace or incinerator of sorts. While suffering from the wounds of sharp protractors and nails being thrown at her, she managed to climb up and almost reach the top. The obstacle in her path is what Eva (and the audience) assumed to be the dummy replica of Cara Koskinen, the Ultimate Teacher's Aide whose death was used for the mock trial.

Eva grabs the hand, only to be mortified that it's a real corpse as the whole arm rips off and follows Eva to meet her demise as they fall into the flames.

Now initially, like others, I was under the assumption that Cara's corpse was used to represent Eva's trust (or lack there of) in people. Eva only reached out to grab the hand assuming it was the same dummy from before, only to find herself let down again by a human (a dead one, but still a human nonetheless).

I think there's more to it than that.

For starters, Cara's actual corpse seemed rather...fresh, showing no signs of decomposing. This could insinuate that either A.) Cara died rather recently or B.) Cara died quite some time ago, and Tozu and Mara kept it preserved. Option B seems much more likely, and obvious, but that begs the question of why. If we're to assume that the sixteen students hadn't met or knew of Cara previously, and if we're to assume that Cara's corpse will be included in future executions, why use Cara specifically?

Cara must be important not only to the overall story of Project: Eden's Garden, but to the cast as well. Her talent as the Ultimate Teacher's Aide could imply that she was once their teacher, which would mean that a time skip of sorts between the train ride and the beginning gameplay of the Prologue had occurred, a recurring theme present in all of the major Danganronpa games.

And what despair it would bring to the survivors at the end as they realize that the remains of their once beloved teacher have been cremated alongside their fallen classmates...

There are, however, two possible contradictions with this theory that I will address and attempt to clear up.

1.) As stated previously by the team behind P:EG, previous Danganronpa Tropes were going to be avoided, and the "time skip, memories erased" plotline is a huge plot point for all three games. However, as seen in Eva's execution (and the overall chapter), some tropes may not be avoided after all. A character who the audience deemed to be important was still murdered (Sayaka, Twogami, Rantaro, Wolfgang), an attempted murder had gone wrong (Sayaka failed to kill Leon, Nagito's plan was thwarted by Twogami, Kaede's plan to kill the mastermind failed, and Wolfgang was electrocuted before he could murder Diana), and the first blackened of the game was still dragged out of the courtroom with chains around their neck (Leon, Teruteru, Kaede, and Eva). While the first chapter and trial of P:EG is still unique enough to not be a direct copycat of the first chapters of THH, SDR2, and V3, it still rhymes. So it wouldn't be too big of a stretch to assume that a time skip of sorts could be in play...

Until you consider the second contradiction.

2.) Toshiko Kayura. If a time skip did occur, how much time could have passed since the sixteen students arrived on the train? If it were a couple of months, then sure, Toshiko being 14 isn't a problem. But if Cara is a teacher that the cast has known for, say a year or two, then where does that leave Toshiko?

Easy, what if Toshiko was much younger when Damon arrived on the train? As many have pointed out, Toshiko is the only character to not speak during the train scene. And when Damon recalls seeing her on the train, he says that he wasn't sure of Toshiko's age since she was seated when he boarded. Perhaps, Toshiko was a bit shorter as a twelve year old compared to her now fourteen year old self, which makes Toshiko even more suspicious, but that's another post for another day.

Moving on though, if we're to believe that Cara died rather recently, this allots for more speculation. Was she a part of another killing game?

Or, did Cara arrive on campus earlier than the others to fulfill her duties as the Ultimate Teacher's Aide, and attempt to fight off whoever's responsible for the killing game?

Let's say Cara was a participant in a previous killing game. If we're still operating under the notion that Cara died somewhat recently, and that the killing game she participated in had subsequently concluded recently, it would only make sense that Cara was the last victim to fall.

Or does it?

Recall the rule in Chapter 1 that states that the killing game will end when there are two survivors left. Cara dying recently, with the respective killing game we assume she was a part of no longer taking place, would assume that the killing game ended because there were two survivors left at the time of Cara's murder. However, from what the Tozu Tablets and Tozu himself suggest in the Prologue, only one culprit was behind her murder. If we're to assume that Tozu isn't an unreliable narrator, nothing at the mock crime scene suggests that Cara was prepared to fight two assailants rather than just the one. (EDIT: Other than the obvious gun we see her with, lmao, but even so, how can we be sure that the gun was hers? There's also no evidence that seems to suggest that two people had attacked Cara simultaneously, other than maybe the 28 stab wounds.)

So unless Tozu's lying, we can't say for sure that Cara was in a killing game. And even if she was, why bother using a body that has no connection to the rest of the cast in Eva's execution?

We could, however, infer that Cara had tried to fight off whoever was responsible for the killing game, which is why Tozu is hiding the identity of the culprit. Then, after successfully murdering Cara and usurping control of the school, they could further punish Cara by means of mutilation should we assume that her corpse will be present in future executions.

Mutilation in the Bible is often seen as a punishment of sin. So, if Cara's corpse makes future appearances in future trials, her punishment for attempting to stop the killing game could be the mutilation of her body (and going back to the theory that they knew of her before, this adds an extra punishment and despair to the blackened students that will be executed in future chapters).

Speaking of mutilation, how many limbs does Cara have left after the first execution? Two of her legs, and an arm. So, should other limbs be used in future executions, this would imply that there will be at least three more culprits. Counting her head and neck and the rest of the body, you could potentially squeeze in two more culprits. So the number of executed students could range from 4 to 6, if using Cara's body in executions continues to be a pattern.

[sconesfortea]

Countdown to the 60th anniversary rewatch | 7.13: Nightmare In Silver

[gaeulssims]

Gender reveal partyyy

[kaipanzero]

Diabolik (2021)

[linaxart]

More Eva a la René Gruau

[evita-shelby]

Mr and Mrs Smith

Or the mr and mrs smith(2024) eva x raymond leon fic no one asked for

Raymond Leon finds himself waking up fully rested as if all that had occurred was just a bad dream.

No signs of a fight, injury, dressed in his pajamas and in a bed far too comfortable to be a hospital bed.

That was what first tipped him off before he even opened his eyes, the bedding, the mattress and even the air was different than the one in his nondescript and modest apartment.

He is in a house, simple in its furnishings and yet the quality of it is something only seen in Greenwich. His gun is on the nightstand, clip beside it and next to a wedding ring and a picture of what appears to be him and a woman kissing his cheek as a devoted lover would.

Raymond checks his own wrist and sees far more time he’s ever had in his life, the sort every person dreams of having.

The dark haired man hears noises in the kitchen and cautiously approaches it with gun in hand.

What was going on? Was this purgatory?

The woman in the photograph is dressed casually and finely making a simple breakfast for two.

“Good morning, Ray, did you sleep well?” she asks sweetly, no malice or ulterior motive in her warm brown eyes.

“Who are you, who do you work for?” he points the gun at her and she pretends nothing of the ordinary is happening, goes as far as drinking her coffee in that corny mugs that read bullshit like Best Wife Ever.

“I’m your wife, silly. Welcome to your new life, Raymond Leon, or should I say, Raymond Smith.” She hands him the matching mug and he drinks it hesitantly.

Whoever resurrected him wouldn’t be so foolish to kill him a second time.

[movie--posters]

[silentcrowsilentravens]

Yet another update on Me and My Fucking Prints™ lol

Recently received ones from Eva La Dare (who provided the voice and mocap for Sheva Alomar in 5), and Nick Apostolides (who provided the voice and mocap for Leon Kennedy in the 2 REmake, the voice in Infinite Darkness, and will be returning for voice and mocap in the 4 REmake)!!!

[multiverseofseries]

Diabolik - Chi Sei?: il Re del Terrore saluta il cinema, senza infamia e senza lode

È a malincuore che mi ritrovo a scrivere di Diabolik - Chi Sei?, il film che va a chiudere la trilogia dei Manetti Bros. Lo faccio con dispiacere perché si tratta di una saga che ha faticato molto a livello produttivo e il risultato ne ha risentito, tanto che siamo quasi più contenti di averlo salutato che tristi per dovergli dire addio, almeno sul grande schermo.

Diabolik - Chi sei?: Giacomo Gianniotti in una scena

Ciò che era nata infatti inizialmente come una serie tv per Sky - che a livello di qualità produttiva ha riscritto la serialità italiana degli ultimi anni - poi è diventata una trilogia per il cinema a cura dei Manetti Bros. Ma poi Ci si sono messe di mezzo anche la pandemia e un cambio di cast dovuto agli impegni di Luca Marinelli nei panni del personaggio titolare, che non voleva firmare per una trilogia, passando la mano a Giacomo Gianniotti, et voilà: l'insuccesso è, purtroppo, servito.

La parola alle donne

Diabolik - Chi sei?: Giacomo Gianniotti in una foto

Dopo la presentazione dei personaggi nel primo film e l'attacco da parte del Ginko di Valerio Mastandrea nel secondo, questo terzo capitolo conclusivo si concentra da un lato sull'origin story di Diabolik e dall'altro su un nemico comune esterno che potrebbe far collaborare proprio il Re del Terrore e l'Ispettore sua nemesi complementare. C'è infatti una nuova e pericolosa banda di rapinatori in città, che non si fa problemi ad uccidere, e Diabolik e Ginko, lo yin e lo yang di questa storia, ne finiscono vittime.

Diabolik - Chi sei?: Miriam Leone con Monica Bellucci in una scena

Spetterà allora alle donne della loro vita il compito di salvarli, rispettivamente la Eva Kant di Miriam Leone - sempre perfetta nel ruolo - e la Altea di Monica Bellucci - new entry del secondo film. Sono loro che muovono l'azione di questo canto del cigno cinematografico per il Re del Terrore, con sentimento, arguzia e maestria, mentre gli uomini sembrano perdersi in un bicchier d'acqua - non solo il poliziotto e il ladro, ma anche i membri della squinternata banda.

Spiegoni

Diabolik - Chi sei?: Valerio Mastandrea in un'immagine

Il nuovo ed interessante punto di vista femminile - di cui in realtà erano già state gettate le basi nei capitoli precedenti ma che in Diabolik - Chi sei? viene approfondito ed acuito - purtroppo non impedisce alla pellicola di ricadere negli errori dei precedenti. Anche se bisogna lodare la coerenza dei Manetti Bros. mantenuta fino alla fine dello stile scelto, più fedele alla controparte cartacea e quindi più compassato. Ci troviamo quindi di fronte ad una serie di spiegoni che sembrano più indirizzati ad un target di spettatori da Rai Fiction, che hanno bisogno, anche quando si gioca con flashback e storyline ad incastro, che tutto sia il più chiaro possibile, a costo di essere allungato o esplicato più volte. Quello che doveva essere il grande saluto di Diabolik al cinema viene spogliato delle sue caratteristiche più avvincenti: dal ritmo che caratterizza una prima parte più dinamica si passa ad una seconda in cui si getta l'ancora e ci si dimentica di riaccendere il motore.

Cura formale

Diabolik - Chi sei?: Giacomo Gianniotti con Carolina Crescentini in una foto

Non manca il ritorno, rispetto al secondo capitolo, alla cura formale che ha caratterizzato il Diabolik dei Manetti Bros., dalle scenografie e costumi che in questo caso dovevano ricreare gli anni '70, anche a livello di musiche sempre a cura di Pivio e Aldo De Scalzi, ma il risultato è davvero sottotono per un'uscita di scena che sarebbe potuta essere in grande stile per Giacomo Gianniotti, che continua ad avere gli occhi giusti, e per il suo Diabolik.

Diabolik - Chi sei?: Miriam Leone e Giacomo Gianniotti in una scena

Il fascino di Miriam Leone e il suo incarnare perfettamente Eva Kant, gli split screen, le trovate di regia dei Manetti che però mancano di veri e propri guizzi, nonostante qualche omaggio qua e là al genere, non possono salvare un epilogo che risulta stanco proprio come tutta la trilogia. Non basta il ritorno alle origini proprio sul finale - con un Lorenzo Zurzolo che si ritrova sulle spalle la responsabilità di essere un giovane, ancora inesperto ma già glaciale Diabolik - se ciò a cui ci troviamo di fronte è una sceneggiatura troppo elementare, degli interpreti poco convincenti con una recitazione troppo teatrale e didascalica - come i membri della banda o l'accento surreale dell'Altea di Monica Bellucci. Tutti questi elementi chiudono il cerchio di motivi per i quali questa trilogia, forse, non s'aveva proprio da fare.

In conclusione Diabolik – Chi Sei? ancora dispiaciuta che il risultato di questo capitolo conclusivo, così come di tutta la trilogia cinematografica, non sia stato all’altezza delle aspettative. Si torna alla cura formale del film inaugurale ma il risultato non può renderci soddisfatti. Non sarebbe giusto nei confronti del fascino sempiterno di Diabolik, che sulle pagine di Astorina continua ad appassionare ancora oggi dopo 60 anni. Un film troppo didascalico, troppo lento nella parte centrale-finale, che indugia troppo sugli elementi che avrebbero reso il finale avvincente e appassionante, a favore di una coerenza con i due precedenti, che forse andava fatta virare su altri lidi, a costo di cambiare registro.

Perché ci piace 👍🏻

Il punto di vista femminile di Eva e Altea.

L’inserimento del nemico comune esterno a Diabolik e Ginko.

La cura formale a livello di scenografie, costumi e musiche.

L’origin story di Diabolik…

Cosa non va 👎🏻

…anche se forse arriva un po’ troppo tardi.

Tutta la parte centrale è troppo lenta e inutilmente allungata, facendo perdere mordente al finale.

Gli spiegoni.

[hyperfixationtimego]

hmm. I think natsuhi deserves to kill eva. just as a little treat, y’know. commit war crimes, go feral, all that jazz.

[thebutcher-5]

Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga

Benvenuti o bentornati sul nostro blog. Nello scorso articolo siamo finalmente tornati a parlare di animazione e ancora una volta l’abbiamo fatto con la nostra amata Pixar, prendendo in esame uno dei loro film più belli e amati che ancora oggi fa molto parlare di sé, Up. Carl è un ragazzino che ama l’esplorazione e specialmente le avventure dell’esploratore Charls Muntz. Un giorno incontra Ellie…

[gaeulssims]

What would a gaeulssims gameplay be without a beach episode? Also Journey asked eva to be the godmother!!

[astarothslv666]

[linaxart]

Maschere

[evita-shelby]

For the mr and mrs smith au