#gachagon

[medievalwing]

"I'm gonna be late!"

[miyamiwu]

unpop bllk opinion: Chigiri having his arc so soon was fine because his issue wasn't as complex as the other characters issues. Most of the other Bllk boys have issues where they feel like they have to prove themselves to be worthy, but Chigiri had already entered Blue Lock with a lot of self confidence in his abilities so his problem didn't involve that. He struggled with trying to find a reason to keep going because he already knew he was good at the game, not with "Am I worthy enough to even be here?" and that's also kinda why isagi was really harsh to him during their conversation.

And anyways, I just feel like if they built Chigiri's mystery up until a much later point, the pay off just wouldn't have been worth it compared to all the other issues everyone else is facing or whatever. Like it'd be disappointed to wonder what's going on Chigiri if we learned about it like...after we learned about Bachira or Reo or Nagi.

So I kind of get why he was the first we got to learn about since his issue isn't as complex and is pretty short (less writing involved and all that)

I do hope we get to see him score more goals in the future though, and I get why ppl think he's kinda boring now (because the curtains been unveiled and now he's just there lol)

Hmm… perhaps the word “early” is not right. When I say “early” when referring to Chigiri’s arc, I simply mean that we didn’t see enough of him pre-development. Chigiri’s arc involves a big personality change, and for that to feel impactful, the audience must first be invested in the previous personality. However, Chigiri’s mysterious/quiet side was only shown to us for a while. It was then quickly dismissed before the audience could get curious about him.

Like, there has to be suspense first. We get to appreciate something more if it’s done gradually and not all of a sudden.

Look at other character arcs involving a personality change: Eren from Attack on Titan, Leo from Pandora Hearts, and even Mob from MP100. Their stories are completely different and shouldn’t be compared with Chigiri’s, but I want to point out here that their personality change was so stark that people couldn’t help but reminisce about their previous personality. But for Chigiri, there’s none of that. It’s as if his mysterious side never even existed.

And since Isagi’s the protagonist, through whom we get to know other people’s stories, there should have been more interactions between him and Chigiri before the latter’s arc. You have to expect at least that for a character set as one of the main four in this series.

But before the set-up for Chigiri’s arc (which started when he and Isagi watched that footage together), we don’t even see them talking to each other. Nor have we seen Isagi at least commenting about Chigiri in his head. A simple thought of “why is this guy so uncooperative” would have been enough. Or, the author could’ve let Isagi respond to when Chigiri said that Ego shouldn’t be completely trusted, or at least let Isagi think about his words in his head.

Even better, we could’ve had a scene of Isagi complaining about Chigiri taking too long to get to their meetings, and then cue in a panel of Chigiri actually taking care of his injury without anyone in Team Z knowing. That would’ve made the audience curious: Is he injured? How bad is it? That could’ve also built indignance among the audience! Shut up, Isagi. You really don’t know what he’s going through.

Or, if they want to make the injury less obvious, maybe just show a panel of Chigiri doing his stretches.

Like, there are so many ways that the author could’ve built up Chigiri while still having his character arc as early as in the First Selection. But they didn’t do that. Yukimiya’s backstory got more build-up, and he’s not even one of the main characters.

I get what you mean though that Chigiri’s arc being revealed after Bachira’s, Reo’s, or Nagi’s would make it less impactful. But as for his backstory not being too complex, I disagree.

I mean, look at Barou. His backstory is much more simple. Like Chigiri, he also came to Blue Lock already confident. His backstory is simply that he was put on a pedestal since he was young and it got into his head. But part of the reason Barou’s arc feels more satisfying is because we see a lot of him pre-development. We see him interact with Isagi several times in the First Selection, and we see him exchange insults with Nagi in the Second Selection. We, the audience, got so much of him that we started to find him annoying, so when his arc came, it was a big fucking finally.

If Chigiri were just any other side character, maybe I wouldn’t care much. But since he’s being set up as one of the main four, I really expect more of him.

Someone on Twitter also mentioned how Chigiri was a victim in the Germany vs England match. There was only one chapter about him, and then it was as if he wasn’t part of the story. His character was sidelined to make way for the intersecting stories of Nagi, Reo, Yukimiya, Isagi, and Kaiser. Chigiri was like an extra who just appeared once in a while to show a cool move or two. His story no longer affects the plot.

It’s such a shame though because his character has so much potential. I really hope the author can turn things around

[plantsrkewl]

uhhhh wip from ages ago I finally finished. Live laugh love Frann

[gachagon]

I've recently gotten a new influx of followers, hello new followers! I'm Gacha, I am primarily a Blue Lock fic writer, I ship Kunigiri and I also play genshin and post about it on my side blog @gachagen

currently my requests are open and you can go to my A03 to read more fics from me that I don't post on tumblr.

Right now my main fic is a Genshin multi-chapter fic called Sharpen Claws, Sharpen Teeth that currently has 31 chapters. I sometimes talk about the fics I'm writing here, and will even give updates to readers when something comes up like if I have plans that conflict with posting.

And lastly, I write a lot of Meta about Blue Lock, RWBY, and pretty much any other interest I find myself consuming that day lol.

[thehueofdalan]

Decided to post my icons separately to avoid clogging the previous post. In order:

Headshot icon for Mischief

Icon specially made for a Spotify playlist, made for the Travel Trio (Talla, Armando, Brett)

Headshot icon for Asclepius

Icon of my sona with fluttering papers around her, made for the Art Examples page on my TH

[milkymosaic]

Still can't bring myself to change my icon on here since I've had it since I joined, but I wanted to share the amazing Pride icon I commissioned last month from @/whereshadowsthrive, plus the wonderful ref I commissioned from @/bri-wolfer. 💕 Their name is Wishapon and they are a Gachagon: a highly variable and often brightly colored species of fluffy dragon. They love collectables and trading, and when they are particularly happy, toy capsules will magically appear in their pouch for them to give away as gifts. 💖

[oo-mi-ru-oo]

Found this and thought it's cute (ФωФ)/❤️

Create your own custom bedroom!

Tagging : @x-noechi-x @blog-de-segunda @miyakuli @blauerregen @ssubby @belovedkaveh @truegoist @marycorn @hiyari8 @echariii3 @fedyenkas @gachagon @blonde-batgirl @someprettyname + everyone who wants to do this too <333

[theneighborhoodwatch]

Hiya there!! ive been a casual welcome home follower for a while now, but i want to get more into theorycrafting and speculation—do you have any recommendations for specific places to go for that :)? that is, any posts you like? specific theories you enjoy? videos, docs, well, anything at all really haha :D?

no worries at all if you don't! i just really liked your blog and found some of the things you've talked about in your posts so interesting :D Hope you had a good halloween!!

thank you, i had a lovely halloween! did a dramatic reading of 3d workers island and good sky by tony domenico and then watched a bunch of animash with my gf and a mutual friend of ours over pizza.

as for people whose theorycrafting i really enjoy, i'm afraid my recommendations are mostly limited to tumblr. youtube coverage of welcome home/WH speculation tends to be pretty hit or miss for me, and i don't visit WH subreddits often enough to see what the speculation there looks like.

WITH THAT SAID. some tumblr users who have been featured on this blog before and whose speculation is pretty in depth include @carnivalcarrion, @cloverchameleon, @pastelalleycat, @chinchillasinunison, @mobileleprechaun and uhhhh probably some other folks whose names i'm forgetting rn. @gachagon also has a good bounty of theoryposting that i have yet to go through but it looks very promising. @hyperrealisticblood does not post speculation often but we talk now n then and i've yet to see a bad take from him so go check him out probably

[boinin]

WIP game

tagged by @redrocketpanda 💜 thank you! you can check out their post here

Rules: In a new post, show the last lines you wrote and tag as many people as there are words you like.

I also have an abundance of fanfiction WIPs 🫠 They'll get done... eventually. Though each are at different levels of completion, I plan to share most of these someday.

Cassis Orange (Kunigiri longfic)* - read here

The sense of triumph is fleeting. It sizzles through Chigiri like acid, leaving only emptiness.

Blue Lock genderbend oneshot (feat. all your faves as girls)

“This changes nothing, Isagi,” he growls, though it's closer to a purr in Barou’s higher register. “I'm still going to devour you, inch by inch, until I can—”

“—Good morning, unpolished gems.”

PXG stratum oneshot (Otoya's POV)

The halls of the unfamiliar stratum are quiet, but the layout resembles his current quarters. Whenever he passes a camera, sleek black domes adhered to the ceilings and walls, he puts a finger to his lips.

He's starting to think that he's being punked.

Untitled Ubers oneshot (feat. Aiku!)

He ate, drank, slept soccer in his adolescence. He knew from a young age that he wanted to play for a living, but never envisioned it going this well. At home, he was run-of-the-mill, no taller than the average kid. In Tokyo, he was the bulkiest defender in the under-18s circuit.

Kunigiri Soulmate oneshot

“Exactly what I want to hear,” Kunigami smiles, squeezing his hand. And though they're barely more than strangers, in a dystopian situation of win or die, Chigiri knows the two of them will make it through.

It's destiny, after all.

Dark post-Ubers match oneshot (Kunigiri focus)

[Chigiri's] eyes find Kunigami’s and linger. As Isagi goes to squeeze Bachira’s shoulder, then begins firing question after question at his two friends, an entire conversation takes place beyond words.

I’ve been stupid. I'm sorry.

You should be. But you’re here now. That matters more.

Halloweek fic 1 (Kunigiri) - check out @bluelockhalloweek for the prompts!

“So show me,” Chigiri breathes, wind whispering through the trees.

So Kunigami does, until the glowing embers of the fire become ash, and the horizon shifts from dark blue to azure.

Halloweek fic 2 (Gen fic)

The film turns out predictable, but Rin isn't overly disappointed. It’s the director’s tight pacing and creation of atmosphere that he was invested in. But not everyone present is a hard-bitten horror veteran like him and Hiori.

And for the hell of it... here's the latest lines from a rewrite of my OC fantasy novel:

“You know Polly’s having a get-together tonight?”

“I—I do.”

There was no point lying—not when my oldest friend was his ex, and the two of them hung out on the regular. She must have put him up to this. The dull heat needling my spine prickled further, sensing an obstacle.

“And you knew about the last four she’s had,” he continued, the corners of his lips tightening, turning his expression rogueish. “She’s starting to wonder if you’re avoiding her.”

“I—I promised I’d catch up with her,” I replied, the notion of freedom slipping further from my grasp. Mikey stepped forward. As if to taunt me, behind him, the moon bloomed, waxing and startling in its brightness.

*Chp 8 of Cassis Orange's last line is spoilery, so you get a scene ending instead.

Whew! These were fun to read through, at least for me 🤭 No obligation tagging for @witch-from-a-block-of-flats @choki-the-rich-cactus @gachagon and @variabels.

Anyone else who likes the look of this, please go ahead! People who write always have a trove full of half-written things that they want to show off, but can't because they're unfinished. Here's an excuse to share at last!

[oo-mi-ru-oo]

@gachagon what's wrong with people like that? 😒

Oc's can look however you want.

And what if they have blue or purple skin, for example?

Can you then also not use this Oc as a profile pic because you do not have the same skin color?

Again tiktok...😮‍💨

you ever see shit that makes you think "i know i'm very online but i'm not online enough for this one"

[medievalwing]

I updated Vertigo's character reference!

[miyamiwu]

Trick or Treat!

Have a cat~

[gachagon]

Hey gachagon! If bluelock characters were in genshin what vision do you think they would have?

Oh my gosh I've been hoping for someone to ask this of me because its not like I haven't thought about this for ages or anything T_T But here's a list really quickly!

Isagi: Anemo bow (4 star) I think Isagi's always thinking about how best to move "freely" on the field or whatever, which is why I think he'd be another short anemo boy. If he had a kit I think it would definitely be focused more on EM sort of like Kazuha.

Bachira: Anemo Polearm (5 star) He's also very free spirited and his whole arc was about learning to play alone and by himself without having to rely on others in a game, or to play beside someone else. If he had a kit, I think it'd be an ER based one because of his dribbling.

Chigiri: Pyro Polearm (5 star because he's my favorite <3) In the first arc he was kinda sad and mopey and would avoid people, which isn't really like Pyro characters at all. But after his arc he actually is pretty friendly and open, and he's the more extroverted one out of Kunigiri if we're being honest, so I think Pryo does suit him. Chigiri is also very passionate about soccer to the point where he joined Blue Lock to find a reason to quit, and couldn't find it. If he had a kit it would definitely be based around something really niche and technical like reverse melt lol

Kunigami: Hydro Claymore (5 star) (Hydro is controversial but HEAR ME OUT-) He has a unique sense of justice but also wants to strive to help other people. And like a lot of hydro characters, I think he also suffers a lot from his own self confidence and self worth, as in I think he's a person who has worked really hard to feel as if he belongs and he's worked hard to uphold this "Hero image". After the Wild Card route though I can see him working hard on trying to be best "replacement" he can. I think he would function like Eula and be a physical character who uses their Hydro to boost their Phys stats.

Rin: Electro Sword (5 star) Electro characters are all about being outcasts but also subsequently leaders, so I think Rin fits perfectly for Electro. I think he'd be a really selfish DPS like Cyno that needs a shit ton of supports to actually drive. People would use him if they want to be sweaty in abyss.

Sae: Dendro Sword (5 star) Dendro characters are all about having this drive to continue learning about something and studying something they're passionate about, so I definitely think that Sae fits this considering he does care to find more people who make soccer interesting for himself. He went on what was essentially a study abroad trip for him, and made a name for himself while learning all about soccer. And when he came back he just tried to tell his brother all about the "good news" lol. He'd be a Hyperbloom focused dendro character like Kaveh, would have low scalings for Aggravate purely so you can't use him with Rin that well (just like in the manga!)

Nagi: Geo Catalyst (4 star) Geo characters are incredibly determined and have a pretty straight forward attitude. When they have a goal in sight they don't give up on it, and I think that fits Nagi perfectly. Sure he's lazy, but I can't see him ever giving up Soccer because it's something he genuinely does care about, and it makes the person he's with happy as well. Also when I think of Geo i think of kits that make being a DPS easy as hell. I think he'd be a broken support like Gorou.

Reo: Pyro Sword (5 star) Reo's whole thing is striving for things he wants, so that's why I think he'd be a pyro character. In most manga panels before the breakup, he's smiling and happy and literally dragging and carrying Nagi everywhere he can T_T The man went into a full on depressive episode because he thought his "soccer partner" chose someone else over him and gave up wanting to play soccer with him forever. I think he'd a full on Pyro DPS like Diluc.

Barou: Electro Claymore (5 star) Electro characters are all outcasts in my eyes, and I definitely think Barou fits that description given how he's practically pushed everyone away to be on top. He imagined himself as a nobody in a lame apartment after having to even THINK about passing to Isagi during one game, the guys got issues with not being number 1 T_T. I think he'd be a full on Aggravate character, but you could also use him in other places.

ahhhhhh here's all the ones I could think of for now because like this post is already so long and full of my ramblings about them lol

[ventivente]

Thank you @moonspirit for tagging me

no pressure : @gachagon @heyhellohihowareyou @asterbeladona

@a-very-confused-creature @leverythingbluel

I need everyone to take this quiz right now and reblog what element they get

[thehueofdalan]

Once again, your ol' pal Dalan has neglected to post her art. Better late than never, right? In order:

Helping Hands and You're Invited prompts for the Gachagon Keep

Fall event (which has since concluded)

My five main Heart Beast characters stacked atop one another like a cairn

Color pencil fullbody of Neon Sky

Color pencil headshot of Shockwave (with typography referencing The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop")

Gouache painting of my WOAS OCs Brian and George

Shaded bust of Alan

Jan/Feb 2024 Bunyo prompt, with Sweetums and Zesty

Valentine's 2024 Magimite prompt, with Sandy

[wendiz]

A Gachagon design! Silly billy dragon broski! 💜