#gary the prophet

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Multiple stuff about franchises I love and used to watch in the past:

1) An Xmas edition of sonic (more versions) with Boom Eggman being like the Grinch and my take on how Nights the nightmaren used her holiday design;

2) a decorated uni tree from Mario & Luigi brothership, I know after the game the tree returns in its bigger original self but i'm not really a spoiler type and we could always say this one is areproduction sent from Mushroom kingdom by Mario and co with the gifts below;

3)Barbataus & Tasaru from older gormiti in their santa outfit ready to fly with Luxalion and spread golden magic dust of happiness;

4)Gary from Ratchet & Clank rift apart at the end of a movie (maybe) wearing like Lego Yoda because I thought it suits him.

[the-misadventures-of-v]

what do you mean gary’s gone?!?!

[resari-the-snivelakian]

Fifty-eighth page.

Fifty-sixth page.

[kiteran]

They are lizards from Alpha Centauri

[figureskatingcostumes]

Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda's free program costume at the 2021 Cup of Austria. He skated to Blues for Klook and The Prophet.

(Source: fsphoto_syo)

[gabsthecrab]

she's here to tell you aliens are real

[vox-off]

finally made my first mono black deck and it fuckin rules so hard, this color slaps. the gray merchant is my bro now, we're ride or die, he's my silly rabbit with his giant fucking bag

[ashtxeman]

Black Friday AU where Gary Goldstein is the prophet instead of Linda. Gary Goldstein MOOOTHEERR at Law. I think they'd be successful in building the portal honestly, Gary gets it done.

[the-misadventures-of-v]

people of watson

[gary-goldstein-law]

Lied. Does blood soak this island as it rains? How will we survive?

Sorry for being strange, everyone, back to our usual routine now.

[resari-the-snivelakian]

Fifty-fourth page.

Fifty-second page.

[gozuforce]

I wish I had witnessed the technical difficulties in their "citation needed" or "two of these people are lying" days. Allthough I really enjoy what they are doing now, it's on a different more laid back level than those two chaotic series.

I really recommend it to anyone curious about humoristic trivia games. Tom Scott is a pretty good host, both in leading contestants and on his own, but matt grey, chris joel and especially gary brannan are simply too good at derailling any conversation.

highlights include:

the prizes at the end of most episodes of "citation needed" being crazy convoluted wordplays and alliterations

fish tank and people tank

a goose and a train

the chocolate war

a pope infestation

"and the wheel lands on... france"

tom scott awarding points for someone simply paraphrasing what he just said

Gary occasionnal throwing some of the wildest sounds a man can produce with his mouth

the tale of Henricus, the drunkard gaul prophet who came to rome

that time matt stated "I'm telling you, that's not mine" and Tom still went and picked his proposition

gary trapped in an endless giggle fit.

multiple instances of tom crossing off gary's proposition immediately, and being wrong half the time.

"so you think they just transported a flipping corpse to the house of Commons?"

Juan Pujol and Jack Churchill both being grandiose WWII mad lads in their own ways

the whole "hagia Sophia" debacle, from Tom being mocked by the commenters for not knowing it, to the terrible description which almost made me think I was mistaken, to the final twist ending

that one time one of the liers was accidentally closer to the truth than the one who was supposed to have picked the article

Tom being certain an airoport he actually went to didn't exist

Gary being a massive "old timey official documents" nerd, but also the man with the grossest jokes of the crew

on that point, "♪ have you ever seen your granny [...]"

hugging a penguin

"are you done?"

[yuexuan]

[Review]我在惊悚游戏里封神

Title: 我在惊悚游戏里封神 I became a God in a horror game

Author: 壶鱼辣椒

Length: 588 chapters + 1 chapter

Tag: Modern, unlimited flow, horror, action, found family

Summary [taken from novel updates]:

After losing his job Bai Liu became involved with an unstoppable horror live streaming game full of various monsters and players with killer intent.

Initially, everyone thought Bai Liu was just an ordinary person who strayed into the game.

Later, they realized it was this game that welcomed its god with victory and a laurel crown saying, “Welcome home.”

Novel | Novel[translated]

Comments **contain spoilers**

Per the summary, Bai Liu lost his job and entered a dimension where people with abnormally strong desires became players in a series of horror games. Each game is inspired by - or influenced by - a key player’s background. Failure to win results in death. Yet despite Bai Liu’s unassuming background, he managed to survive each game by using his knowledge of game design, his wits, and  - let’s be honest - incredible ‘luck’ . In doing so he also prevented the games from being loaded into reality. Along the way, he made close friends that became his allies-cum-family, and also reunited with his lover: Tawil/Xie Ta/Spades.

GHG has appeared on my TL numerous times and was highly recommended by fellow unlimited flow enjoyers. However, it took me quite a while to gather enough courage to dive into the lengthy novel. Frankly, my view of the novel is mixed - there were moments where I couldn’t stop myself from flipping the page and other times where I seriously considered dropping the story.

To break down my opinion of the novel: structurally, GHG follows the typical unlimited flow formula, with story arcs centered around different horror setups, and chapters in-between serving as intermissions and fan service. The latter usually happened in some central area of the dimension or back in reality, and tend to be more comedic in nature to assuage some of the tensions from the horror games. Each horror game is related to one of the major characters’ backstory, with varying levels of realism and entertainment. I preferred the arcs that were either more horror-oriented or had more realism. Case in point, I enjoyed the first two arcs <Siren Town> and <Burning Railway>, the former being a more Eldritch-esque horror, and the latter being more realistic. In comparison, the <Rose Factory> and <Orphanage> arcs tested my patience. Not only were they more action-oriented, but the setting was also too fantastical for my liking. It didn’t help that these two arcs happened to be the longer ones and formed the core of Bai Liu (MC)’s character.

Where GHG differs somewhat from the standard unlimited flow formula is that 70% of the novel is pretty much focused on an ongoing tournament where players are pitted against each other. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, a higher-level game is unfolding between the Evil God Bai Six and the Prophet. This higher-level game is revealed in mysterious bits and pieces to the reader, and it takes a while before all the puzzles fall into place. What this means is that GHG is what I consider one of the rarer cases where the story gets better and better in the later parts where most things are connected eventually (usually it is the opposite where the ending is anticlimactic compared to the setup), so I would really suggest holding onto the ride, even if some of the earlier arcs weren’t that great.

Next point: the characters. This is probably one of GHG’s greatest strengths, but also one of its biggest weaknesses (especially at the start). The MC Bai Liu is smart, unorthodox, money-hungry, and a risk taker. He enjoys gambling against the odds and repeatedly puts his (and his teammates’) life on the line. It’s obvious from the get-go that MC is a Gary Stu and somewhat of a heartthrob. But being an OP character in and of itself is not that bad; my greatest pet peeve when it comes to the Gary Stu trope is having a narrative that contradicts what is shown about the character. For example, MC is portrayed as smart and cunning, but that is at the expense of lowering the other characters’ IQ to accommodate his brains. The audience repeatedly makes the same mistake of mocking MC’s actions, only to be slapped in the face; even the Puppeteer Zhang Kui with his high IQ couldn’t beat ‘nobody-MC’s’ tactics. MC is also said to be very unlucky, but he somehow defied the odds of dying at every turn. Where other characters had their HP quickly cleared to 0, Bai Liu’s HP clung onto its last units, even going so far as to enter the decimal range (HP of 0.5). The story also kept mentioning how evil MC is, but his actions speak otherwise. There was never a point where Bai Liu’s supposedly intense desire for money overpowered his baseline of harming other characters needlessly. What’s worse, the MC is protected time and time again by the god-tier Boss Tawil (i.e., ML), so his survival of the games seem less because of his intelligence and more because he has an OP lover.

That being said, many of these issues lessened as the novel progresses. Bai Liu met other strategists that are on par with his intelligence (examples being Lu Yizhan and Liu Jiayi) and the HP reduction becomes more balanced between characters (most of them also entered the single digits). Tawil is also absent for most of the story and mainly existed as a background character haunting Bai Liu’s memories. As the ML, Tawil is portrayed as a mysterious Cthulhu-like character and I find it hard to pinpoint his personality due to his lack of presence in the story. Consequently, I found the relationship between Bai Liu and Tawil bland. HOWEVER, if you enjoy the angsty trope of two lovers who can't be together, then this ship will likely float your boat. Personally, I prefer the Bai Liu x Spades ship (yes yes I know Spades and Tawil are technically the same person), which is more quirky and humorous.

Main couple aside, I love, love the side characters and their backstories. In particular, Tang Erda, Fang Dian, and Lu Yizhan were my favorites and I wish there were more fanworks of them. What can I say? I have a soft spot for the older, more parental characters who’d suffered so, so much in all the different timelines. At least Lu Yizhan and Fang Dian got their happy ending; I wish Tang Erda and Su Yang could be together too QAQ. As a side note, boy does the author love Bai Liu’s waist and Tang Erda and Spade’s chest - because they won’t stop talking about it (not that I have a complaining hehe).

In terms of the genre/plot, the title is a bit misleading. Whilst the first two arcs do touch upon a bit of horror and game-related elements, the novel overall is more action-oriented and focused on the found family trope. Don’t make the same mistake I did entering the novel thinking it is horror-focused and getting my expectations misdirected…There are also a few world-building aspects that were introduced in the beginning that are later dropped or undermined, and honestly, often for the better. The livestream audience plays a more prominent role in the first half of the novel, with their support often influencing the new players’ survival outcome. However, they are also extremely dumb, so I’m glad that their roles were reduced once the tournament started. Another plot-point that was diminished was the monster book. Players filling up the monster books would get additional rewards, but it became apparent early on that this was often used to unnecessarily drag out the arc (i.e., the story having to force 3 monsters per arc rather than ending where appropriate). The only thing I wished that was not dropped was the part about players being able to make a wish at the end. Sure, Bai Liu’s actions sort of negate all the wrongs, but I had hoped that some of the players were able to make their own wish.

[multi-muse-transect]

A part of me thinks Gary the Prophet making connections with vampires is a reference to how Cyberpunk was gonna have a crossover with World Of Darkness apparently.

I’m not kidding, this is real. V would’ve gotten the option to become a vampire. @aggravateddurian

[reporter-boy-jerry]

Hiya there Jerry! Judging by the last name you must be related to Gary! Which means you're also related to Richie.....

[Tim stares at Jerry, a thousand different traumas Jerry has caused are in Tim's mind though knowing things, he does not like this man, but he likes to have fun]

-@prophet-tim-houston

Ah, yes, my nephew Richie. I really hope I can see him again, he has so much wasted potential. He should really listen to the Lord. There are rumors that he even has a boyfriend.