#hans kaiser

[germanpostwarmodern]

During the 1950s and 1960s the German Ruhr region was a hotbed of abstract art: artists like Emil Schumacher, Heinrich Siepmann and Gustav Deppe rekindled with the avant-garde and sought to make up for the anti-modern times of National Socialism and war. A lesser-known exponent of abstract art was Hans Kaiser (1914-1982), born in Bochum, autodidact and since 1950 residing in Soest, a middle-sized town on the outskirts of the Ruhr region. Up until his death Soest remained the center of his life and it is also here that he inscribed himself in many ways into the town’s face, most prominently in the form of different stained glass windows for the St. Patrokli church.

Stylistically Kaiser went through a number of changes but one aspect of his style remained persistent, namely a calligraphic, writing-like fastidiousness that is present in both his abstract works and in his portrait drawings.

In 2014 the Kunstmuseum Bochum under the title „Hans Kaiser - Imaginäre Räume“ dedicated an exhibition to Kaiser’s so-named „Losschreibung“, i.e. the development of his specific artistic language: as a result of the disentanglement from the image and the simultaneous discovery of writing as the form of conveying the meaning of words Kaiser created imaginary spaces that point beyond language and meaning. The accompanying catalogue in an impressive selection of works from the 1960s up until the 1980s documents Kaiser’s development of imaginary spaces on canvas and paper and demonstrates how the writing-like elements gradually give way to ever deeper spaces made up of colors alone.

In his portrait drawings, as shown in Erich Franz’s catalogue from 2003, Kaiser in turn dissolves the seeming contradiction of abstraction and object by letting the pen „write“ itself into the drawing, a modus operandi that creates obvious parallels between the portraits and abstract works: in both cases writing-like structures provide a self-determined dynamic that is unique to Kaiser’s post 1957 works. At the same time the drawings, unlike the paintings, incorporate the white of the sheet paper and activate them as integrative to the overall dynamic of the portrait and show that Kaiser was in no way afraid of the blank space.

Against the background of the previously discussed qualities and characteristics discussed of Hans Kaiser’s art it is irritating that he is still relatively unknown beyond Soest and the Ruhr region…

[doki-doki-imagines]

Not sure if you take requests but could you write about Shang Tsung (and others) with breeding kink?🙏

feat. Shang Tsung, Bi-Han, Liu Kang, Syzoth (aka the guy I think would be into it)

tw: smut, afab!reader

author note: requests are open! It's been a while since I wrote smut, I hope you'll like these.

Shang Tsung: -He is staining your soul, putting his seed of evil into you. -The thought gives him goosebumps, his right hand keeping your leg up and open wide, while to other play with your nipple and at the same time pushes your back against his front. -The hand that way playing with your chest slides lower, now drawing patterns on your tummy that in a few month will be round and full. -Shang Tsung bites his lower lip, and close tight his eyes, it's a sinful thought that is bringing him too fast to the end. -"Let me cum inside, you want it too right? You always tell me, don't you remember?" He whispers into your ear, voice weavering at each of his thrust in your core. -You seriously don't remember ever telling him that, but you nod, too fucked, too lost in the throes of pleasure to formulate a coherent thought. -"I knew it, you will be an excellent brood mare." He smirks, wide and wicked. -Shang Tsung almost hope he didn't impregnate you this time, the idea so good he wants to try again and again. -Not that he will stop anyway…

Bi-Han: -He is the Grandmaster, you know? He needs heirs! -But Bi-Han isn't doing this to follow orders, his eyes liquid lust while looking at your soft body, phrases way too broken and badly formulated to be of a man following his duty. -"I'll make you full of my cum, I'll fuck you so good-" The sudden grip of your core make Bi-Han stops in his track, lost in the pleasure of your pussy suiting his cock like a glove. -It's not like you are doing any better, legs up his shoulders, hands scratching his biceps the only stable thing to keep you anchored to this moment, mind wandering in the sea of bliss at each of his hard thrusts. -Bi-Han can't stop thinking of your chest, filled to the brim with milk, soft and round begging to be touched, nipples hard desperate for some attention, tummy full of yours and his child. -His mind plays a dirty trick and he cums with just one last thrust, falling on top of you, groaning into your neck, while he fills you with his cum. -"Keep it all in, don't make a single drop fall."

Liu Kang: -He waited his entire life to be in peace and in love. Now it's time to step up the game. -The idea of you carrying his baby, your entire body glowing of happiness make his brain vessels close really fast, blood flowing to his crotch pathetically fast. -That's why now you are on your hands and knees, taking him like a champ, his thrusts hard and fast, the fat of your ass red from the slaps you counted a minute ago, the sound you are both making obscenely lewd. -Liu Kang isn't a gentleman. He is a man with a goal that he needs to accomplish if he doesn't want to become crazy. -Something that you already are, tears running down your face, drool escaping your open mouth, moans escaping freely. -"Please, lemme cum-" You sob "I've been good." You gasp out. -Liu Kang whines after hearing your voice. You always sound so good, and he is too weak to you. -"Take it all, my darling, you can do it. I know it." He prompts you on, close to the end himself. -And you do, not even a sound escapes your mouth, too tired and desperate, total opposite of Liu Kang whom cum into you, an high pitched moan blessing your ears. -You lay down, knees and arms weak after the intense session, trying to stabilise your breath, while your lover stay behind you, pulling out and admiring his work. -Liu Kang notices some cum rolling down your core, so he scoop it up with his index and middle finger to plunge it inside you again, earning him a whine. -"Don't waste any of it, keep it inside. It's holy, you know?"

Syzoth: -He gets a bit insane thinking of you having his kids, honestly. -That's why for the longest time, Syzoth won't say anything and keep this thought for himself, ashamed you may get scared. -But then he finds out you share his kink and his wall drop. But he'll ask to repeat yourself because Syzoth thinks his intrusive thought pulled a bad joke on him. -Syzoth prefers to enjoy his kink when he isn't in "heat", when his mind is a bit more stable and he can control himself a bit more. You tell him he is fine either way, but please respect his decision one step at a time. -Doesn't mean Syzoth won't rock your world anyway; you should know how hot your shy boy is. -Syzoth would bite your neck, tell him if he is being too rough, he may not be in "heat," but the blood isn't pumping only in his brain right now. -Don't tap out! For lizards, it means you are being submissive, and it is like an okay sign to keep going, Syzoth didn't agree on a safe word with you just for fun. -"You are so fucking big-" You turn your head back as best as you can, face still pushed into the mattress, voice almost a little whine "Fill me up, please cum inside!" -Syzoth doesn't have to mind to reply, but he understands enough to act, filling you to the brim, the idea of your full tummy and soft glow the last push he needed.

[bluelocksource]

Blue Lock Egoist Diagnosis quiz results from the official site! (2/2)

click the images 'ALT' for the result translation.

The questions are in Japanese but if you use chrome, you can translate the page.

Here's a quick translation of the questions:

You’re a person who goes at your own pace.

You’re self-centered.

It’s better to make plans early.

You’re able to calmly deal with problems.

You are very curious.

You are impatient.

You are strong-willed.

You are a methodical person.

“I’m No.1”

You can choose either ‘yes/はい’ (the first option) or 'no/いいえ’ (second option) answer.

[gimyung]

when they're a chaotic neutral equipped w a god complex and a mouth running 1000kmph to spout the cockiest and most eccentric shit known to man >>

entp: the real menaces

[nicklloydnow]

“Monarchies are the semi-organic outgrowth of hierarchically structured natural - stateless - social orders. Kings are the heads of extended families, of clans, tribes, and nations. They command a great deal of natural, voluntarily acknowledged authority, inherited and accumulated over many generations. It is within the framework of such orders (and of aristocratic republics) that liberalism first developed and flourished. In contrast, democracies are egalitarian and redistributionist in outlook; hence, the above-mentioned growth of state power in the 20th century. Characteristically, the transition from the monarchical age to the democratic one, beginning in the second half of the 19th century, has seen a continuous decline in the strength of liberal parties and a corresponding strengthening of socialists of all stripes.” - Hans-Hermann Hoppe, ‘Reflections on State and War’ (2006)

[anadorablack]

My Spotify Wrapped makes me stupidly happy. 🥰

[pupsmailbox]

ELDRITCH ID PACK

NAMES︰ abacuc. abholos. abianak. aether. ahoth. aine. alala. alder. amadio. arkham. ba'al. basmach. bast. belial. blank. bonifatius. byagoona. byte. caelestoth. caine. calogerus. chaos. chrodechildis. cipher. clue. cthulu. custodia. cypher. daoloth. darkness. dethal. diaz. ebony. edwyn. elder. eldritch. elm. emereo. enigma. epiphagan. epoch. eternity. fortunatus. godid. habakkuk. han. haze. hitch. hydra. hynos. ieremahel. illuminathia. inpesca. istasha. juniper. kaiser. kallistos. kaos. kaprosistha. keme. kross. lapse. leto. lovecraft. luxoth. lythalia. maya. mechal. melekh. miasma. mirabilis. mirage. morana. mormo. mystery. nctolhu. nctosa. nightmare. nodens. noire. noxia. nyctelios. oddity. oroprimus. oroursus. ortun. oryx. oukranos. pandora. paradox. peregrinus. pseudo. pulse. renatus. rom. rowan. runa. rune. runfrid. sebek. sitheach. spy. sthanee. stitch. stranger. thasaidon. trojan. truth. unoch. user. veil. vibur. void. vulture. wylie. xitalu. yamath. yorith. zycanthe.

PRONOUNS︰ abso/absolute. absolute/absolute. answer/answer. blind/blind. book/book. chao/chao. chaos/chaos. cipher/cipher. claw/claw. clue/clue. code/code. confuse/confusion. corr/corrupt. corrupt/corrupt. cosmic/cosmic. curio/curio. curse/curse. cypher/cypher. danger/danger. dark/dark. death/death. deep/deep. deity/deity. delete/delete. depth/depth. destroy/destroy. dev/devour. devour/devour. diety/diety. doll/doll. dread/dread. eat/eat. eerie/eerie. eld/eld. elder/elder. eldritch/eldritch. en/en. end/end. eon/eon. ero/ero. error/error. eter/eternity. eternity/eternity. eye/eye. faith/faith. fear/fear. find/find. flesh/flesh. forgot/forgotten. glitch/glitche. glow/glow. god/god. hidden/hidden. hide/hide. hint/hint. horr/horror. horror/horror. hunt/hunt. hx/hxm. incompre/hensible. it/it. ix/ix. jolt/jolt. lack/lack. lord/lord. lost/lost. mad/mad. madness/madness. miasma/miasma. myst/myst. old/old. omen/omen. one/one. puppet/puppet. quiet/quiet. raven/raven. read/read. sanity/sanity. see/see. seek/seek. shx/hxr. space/space. spot/spot. spy/spy. star/star. stellar/stellar. step/step. string/string. submit/submission. sui/sui. that/thing. thon/thon. thxy/thxm. track/track. uncanny/uncanny. unknown/unknown. virus/viruse. void/void. what/what. whisper/whisper. ☄️ . 🎭 . 👁️ . 📜 . 🕳️ . 🧠 . 🧿 .

[anadorablack]

Ayant eu la chance de le voir en concert trois fois déjà (quatrième fois en juin... * - * ) je sais que ma sélection va comporter BEAUCOUP de live. <3

I'll try not to choose any of those you chose @redfurrycat. But a lot of yours are in my fave list too. ;)

10 Hans Zimmer compositions I absolutely ADORE:

Spectres in the Fog (The Last Samurai)

My all time favourite. <3 I can't count the number of times I've cried listening to this. It's a lot. XD

2. Electro Suite (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)

Kill me by electric guitar. XD

3. Journey to the Line (The Thin Red Line)

Not gonna lie: live, this fucking SLAPS. <3

4. One Day (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)

Tina Guo, you goddess. <3

5. Is she with you? (Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice)

Tina Guo, you goddess 2.0. <3 (Cello Queen)

6. Knights' March (King Arthur)

Yes, you beautiful men in armour, ride. :P

7. Frameshift (X-Men Dark Phoenix)

The movie was shit, the OST was a masterpiece. <3

8. Paul's Dream (Dune)

GOOSEBUMPS FUCKING EVERYWHERE!!!

9. Mombasa Live (Inception)

You chose 'Mombasa' so I had to do you one better. :P

10. Discobombulate (Sherlock Holmes)

This whole OST is bomb. <3

I'll come back to this when I've got my Hans Zimmer tattoo. :P That man has my heart and soul in a chokehold. <3

🎶Special Hans Zimmer List🎶

@anadorablack

Spécialement pour toi. =P

Totally agree with you: there wasn't enough Zimmer music in the tag game post! But I think the shuffling option of the phone is of the opinion that I listen to his music too much! XD

Avant que tu ne dises quoi que ce soit, j'ai retiré de la liste les soundtracks de The Last Samurai et Top Gun: Maverick. C'est hors-catégorie!!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Here are ten Hans Zimmer OSTs that I love.

King of Pride Rock from The Lion King

Homeland from Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron

Games from Wonder Woman 1984

160 BPM from Angels & Demons

Driving from Driving Miss Daisy

Opening theme from Mission Impossible II (Bonus featuring Ethan Hunt rock climbing:P)

Monbasa from Inception

Crimson Tide theme from Crimson Tide

Rain Man theme from Rain Man

I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time from Pirates of the Carribean - At World's End

[mchlgayser]

☆ we've met again ft michael kaiser

synopsis: Four years past since you left and raised his kid alone until fate decides to bring him back to the picture.

─── ୨୧ warning: slight angst

─── ୨୧ notes: Is the fandom dying?? Why hadn't my post gotten as many hype as before lmao! It's sad but anyway I'm back with another drabble to feed you all!! Happy reading everyone xoxo!

You hastily pick up your car key and grab a few of your works essential stuffing them inside your suitcase. Your four-year-old son is by the patio sitting and playing games with his nanny when you tread to him 'Kay, mama had some work to do. I promise I'll be back for dinner. Be a good boy for me and do not cause trouble alright? Have a nice day at school.: He nods putting down his gadget, and wrapping his arms around your neck to hug you 'I love you' You give the side of his head a chaste kiss before letting go.

'I had some leftovers from last night you can use as his lunch and as for the dinner I'll just buy takeouts.' You inform his nanny giving her an advance payment before you left the house.

You drove to your office receiving an unknown call on the way. You pick it up and greet the caller but silence. They said nothing before it abruptly ended. You stare at your phone before shaking your head. It didn't occur to you about anything serious as you continue steering the car and parked at the basement parking lot.

Your secretary, Miss. Juliette is already by the automatic door waiting for you with a clipboard in her hands. You got out of the car and rush to her 'What's my schedule for today?' You punch the elevator button while your secretary notify you about every single of your tasks today.

You got a lunch with one of your important client, a meet -up with your temporary business partners and a dinner with another client -

'Cancel my dinner with Mr. Han. I'm having dinner with Kayden tonight.' Juliette didn't need to be asked twice knowing how firm you can be when it comes to your son. For him, everything comes first. No matter how important your job is. She immediately postponed the dinner meeting to another date before moving along with you to your cabin.

'Do you need your coffee today?' You rapidly nod and start doing your tasks, bringing out works and files so that you can finish faster. 'Make it two, I need extras.' You lend a sweet smile before you got to work.

The clock almost strikes six - just enough time for you to finish all of your work for the day and get the takeouts you ordered online. You pack your stuff and your necessities when your phone rang for the nth times of the day. You didn't think twice before picking up 'Hello?' It was silence... Again before a sharp and low 'Hey' is heard.

You blink in surprise asking them to know who they are but no answer and it ended again. You rolled your eyes and left the room to the car park. Yo throw away your bag in the back seat and resounded the car, cooling off the engine and blowing on some loud music to distract you from the suspicious spam calls.

'Yes, thank you so much! Have a nice day!' You rolled up the window putting down the food beside you on the shotgun seat. You maneuver the car to Kayden's school in silence but the radio.

You arrive at Kayden school's main gate and got out to meet with his teacher 'Hello ma'am. I'm here to pick Kayden up.' She was looking at you back and forth 'A man has already picked him up claiming to be your husband. Kayden went along with him.' You started to panic bringing out your phone and calling his nanny asking her to come by his school and help you look around.

You bow down at his teacher and run around the neighborhood, looking for your son. Thick tears threaten to fall when you look around but find him nowhere.

You call for his name again but are abruptly interrupted when you see a vogue silhouette of your son with a familiar blond and blue streaks hair sitting together on a bench near the playground.

'Kayden!' You yelled his name averting his whole attention toward you 'Mama!' He cries out running your direction to hug your trembling form 'You scared me!' You scolded him with tears now cascading down your cheeks 'I'm sorry...' You sigh tightening your hug and breaking it off after some moments.

You suddenly remembered the familiar blond guy with your son 'And who are you with-'

'He is with me.' The familiar voice brings you out of your trance. You pick Kayden up and rush away but he holds your hand 'I met him already, no need to hide away.' You carefully yank his hand away and sigh.

You put Kayden down and hide him behind you out of instinct.

His irises collided with yours, the identical smile adorning his complexion. 'This weird uncle said that he's my father. I don't believe him because he is so ugly. I don't have an ugly father right, ma? I'm too handsome to be his son.' He absentmindedly roasted his biological father that succeeded to bring a smile and a chuckle from you.

You pull his hand gently and turn to Kaiser 'He got all your traits.' You mentioned bringing confusion written all over Kayden's face.

'You are making my mama cry.' He said creating a dagger on Kaiser 'Am not.' He challenged, his hand on his midriff with his head tilt aside 'You are. If you are my father then you are the reason my mama cried almost every day because... She missed you.' A soft gasp elicited from you, your eyes sheet moist with tears once more.

'Then tell her, she should've not run away.' Kaiser held your hand, one brow furrowing. You push him away and wipe your tears. 'Kayden, stop spouting nonsense.' He huffs and pouts away.

'How do you find out about us?' He shrug 'I had my ways and that is not your concern. Not at all.' He lifts your chin and smirks 'You are still as beautiful as I remember.' You scoff but could not help the bright red hue on your cheeks.

'And I suppose it was you too, the one that's been calling me?' He laughs but nodded 'But I'm sure with my calls it helps to remind you of one thing.'

'And that is...?'

'It would be dangerous for such a gorgeous lady as you to be in a house that's not with your husband.'

'Can you stop flirting with my mama, weird uncle.' Kaiser is about to bite the tongue of his son but you prevent him from doing so 'Kay, I need you to start getting along with this uncle from now on.' He groan cut obligated

'Do you finally accept me back? Oh, and I need an explanation as to why you left. It can't be because of you are pregnant...' You look down at Kayden and ignored his question.

His mouth formed an 'o' shape but then he smiles 'I guess I can forgive you.'

'I think I need some time...' You suddenly mention making Kaiser confused 'About what?' You held his forearm 'About us.'

He nods picking Kayden up and make him yelps in surprise 'Sure. Let's go now little K.'

He places an arm around your waist and the other used to hold Kayden. You smile feeling somehow relieved - Kaiser and Kayden ended up bickering as to who you loves more all the way home and they both get a nice scolding after.

[gachagon]

Is Kaiser really a king or just a thief?

I was thinking a bit more about Kaiser and his backstory, and I revisited that old fable "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Anderson. I was a little mistaken about the meaning of the story since I haven't read it since I was a child, but it's worth mentioning that this isn't just a "folktale" but a fairytale as well and was written by the same guy who wrote The Little Mermaid.

In the story, it's less about the King being naked for everyone to see, and more about how everyone refuses to admit that they can't see this magnificent cloak that the king is wearing for fear that they will be mocked for it. In the story, the two "weavers" are actually thieves who trick the King into letting them make him the finest cloak imaginable, with the added caveat being that anyone who's stupid or foolish can't see the cloak at all. Obviously, however, what's really happening is that every time the king gets them more materials to make said cloak, the thieves just stow it away in a sack for later.

This made me think more about Kaiser's backstory as a thief himself and it's made me wonder if Kaiser's real position in the story has always been that of the thieves and NOT the king who's wearing the invisible cloak. I wrote in my earlier post about Kaiser's backstory that Kaiser is the "Naked Emperor" in that he hadn't realized he wasn't the best on the field until that very match with Isagi. And it makes sense for him to be the "king" metaphorically speaking if we're comparing his experience to the fairytale.

Especially with this newest chapter, where he quite literally learned humility for the first time ever mid match and said "please" to Raichi Jingo of all people.

But after I reread the story and looked back at Kaiser's background and behavior in the last match, it's made me really question him. Was he always the king, or has he always just been the Thief trying to trick everyone?

You could even say that the "second thief" is Ness in this situation, and that with Ness' help he's clawed his way up to a place he doesn't deserve to be at yet. No one around Kaiser want's to really tell him the truth about himself, and he doesn't have any real "friends" outside of Ness. So in a way, he has managed to trick everyone into believing he really is the ace on that team.

I should mention that the Emperor's New Clothes ends with a child telling everyone that the Emperor has no clothes on. The point of the story being that even someone who is completely blind to the world like a child can admit when they cannot see something, unlike the adults in the story who were so afraid of being perceived as foolish that they lied to themselves repeatedly.

Isagi is that kid essentially. He has no relation to Kaiser, and he doesn't care about dethroning him as a "King" since while this rivalry is ongoing, it's not one that's centered around Kaiser himself. He's just a face in the crowd telling it like it is.

Anyways, there's actually like so much more depth to that one panel taunt than I ever realized lol. The doubt that comes with wondering if you deserve your place and title is the entire point of the short story as well. Each person who can't see the "invisible cloak" immediately believes that it must mean they're too foolish for the job the king has given them, so they lie about being able to see the cloak to the King.

I really feel like that can apply to not just Kaiser but also Ness. If Ness really knew Kaiser that well has he been lying about what he's been seeing this whole time to himself? Has he just been keeping his own thoughts about how he really feels about Kaiser to himself? I mean, I know a lot of people think Ness might be the one to leave first and if that's the case maybe this is the answer for why and how it starts.

[wgabry]

On 26 July 1898 in Bavaria's capital, Munich, Sophie Adelheid married Count Hans Veit of Toerring-Jettenbach.

Source "Das Familienalbum von Kaiser Franz Joseph und Elisabeth"

[princesssarisa]

Opera on YouTube

I've shared links to complete opera performances before, but I love to share them, so I thought I'd make a few masterposts.

These list are by no means the only complete filmed performances of these operas on YouTube, but I decided that ten links for each opera was enough for now.

By the way, some of the subtitles are just a part of the video, while others require you to click CC to see them.

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Hamburg Philharmonic State Opera, 1971 (Nicolai Gedda, Edith Mathis, William Workman, Christina Deutekom, Hans Sotin; conducted by Horst Stein; English subtitles)

Ingmar Bergman film, 1975 (Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård, Birgit Nordin, Ulrik Cold; conducted by Eric Ericson; sung in Swedish; English subtitles)

Salzburg Festival, 1982 (Peter Schreier, Ileana Cotrubas, Christian Bösch, Edita Gruberova, Martti Talvela; conducted by James Levine; Japanese subtitles)

Bavarian State Opera, 1983 (Francisco Araiza, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Brendel, Edita Gruberova, Kurt Moll; conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch; English subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1991 (Francisco Araiza, Kathleen Battle, Manfred Hemm, Luciana Serra, Kurt Moll; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles)

Paris Opera, 2001 (Piotr Beczala, Dorothea Röschmann, Detlef Roth, Desirée Rancatore, Matti Salminen; conducted by Ivan Fischer; no subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2003 (Will Hartman, Dorothea Röschmann, Simon Keenlyside, Diana Damrau, Franz Josef Selig; conducted by Colin Davis; no subtitles) – Act I, Act II

La Monnaie, Brussels, 2005 (Topi Lehtipuu, Sophie Karthäuser, Stephan Loger, Ana Camelia Stefanescu, Harry Peeters; conducted by René Jacobs; French subtitles)

Kenneth Branagh film, 2006 (Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, Benjamin Jay Davis, Lyubov Petrova, René Pape; conducted by James Conlon; sung in English)

San Francisco Opera, 2010 (Piotr Beczala, Dina Kuznetsoca, Christopher Maltman, Erika Miklósa, Georg Zeppenfeld; conducted by Donald Runnicles; English subtitles)

La Traviata

Mario Lanfrachi studio film, 1968 (Anna Moffo, Franco Bonisolli, Gino Bechi; conducted by Giuseppe Patané; English subtitles)

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1987 (Marie McLaughlin, Walter MacNeil, Brent Ellis; conducted by Bernard Haitink; Italian and Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala, 1992 (Tiziana Fabbricini, Roberto Alagna, Paolo Coni; conducted by Riccardo Muti; English subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1994 (Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci; conducted by Georg Solti; Spanish subtitles)

Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, 2003 (Stefania Bonfadelli, Scott Piper, Renato Bruson; conducted by Plácido Domingo; Spanish subtitles)

Salzburg Festival, 2005 (Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson; conducted by Carlo Rizzi; no subtitles)

Los Angeles Opera, 2006 (Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Renato Bruson; conducted by James Conlon; English subtitles)

Opera Festival St. Margarethen, 2008 (Kristiane Kaiser, Jean-Francois Borras, Georg Tichy; conducted by Ernst Märzendorfer; English subtitles)

Teatro Real di Madrid, 2015 (Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Juan Jesús Rodríguez; conducted by Renato Palumbo; English subtitles)

Teatro Massimo, 2023 (Nino Machiadze, Saimir Pirgu, Roberto Frontali; conducted by Carlo Goldstein; no subtitles)

Carmen

Herbert von Karajan studio film, 1967 (Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers; conducted by Herbert von Karajan; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 1978 (Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo; conducted by Carlos Kleiber; English Subtitles)

Francisco Rosi film, 1982 (Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo; conducted by Lorin Maazel; English subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1987 (Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles)

London Earls Court Arena, 1989 (Maria Ewing, Jacque Trussel; conducted by Jaques Delacote; English subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1991 (Maria Ewing, Luis Lima; conducted by Zubin Mehta; English subtitles) – Acts I and II, Acts III and IV

Arena di Verona, 2003 (Marina Domashenko, Marco Berti; conducted by Alain Lombard; Italian subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2006 (Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann; conducted by Antonio Pappano; English subtitles) – Acts I and II, Acts III and IV

Metropolitan Opera, 2010 (Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna; conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin; English subtitles) – Acts I and II, Acts III and IV

Opéra-Comique, 2023 (Gaëlle Arquez, Frédéric Antoun; conducted by Louis Langrée; English subtitles)

La Bohéme

Franco Zeffirelli studio film, 1965 (Mirella Freni, Gianni Raimondi; conducted by Herbert von Karajan; English subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1977 (Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarotti; conducted by James Levine; no subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala, 1979 (Ileana Cotrubas, Luciano Pavarotti; conducted by Carlos Kleiber; no subtitles)

Opera Australia, 1993 (Cheryl Barker, David Hobson; conducted by Julian Smith; Brazilian Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro Regio di Torino, 1996 (Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti; conducted by Daniel Oren; Italian subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala, 2003 (Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Marcelo Alvarez; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; Spanish subtitles)

Zürich Opera House, 2005 (Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Marcello Giordani; conducted by Franz Welser-Möst; no subtitles)

Robert Dornhelm film, 2009 (Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón; conducted by Bertrand de Billy; no subtitles)

Opera Australia, 2011 (Takesha Meshé Kizart, Ji-Min Park; Shao-Chia Lü; no subtitles)

Sigulda Opera Festival, 2022 (Maija Kovalevska, Mihail Mihaylov; conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev; English subtitles)

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Punch Out!! Family/Sibling Headcanons (Branch A)

@ashtxeman Just did this but I decided to add my own onto this dumpster fire blog cause... why not?

Glass Joe:

Father: Louis (Deceased (trampled by horses))

Mother: Amelié (Alive)

Siblings: None

Von Kaiser:

Father: Hans (Alive)

Mother: Hilda (Deceased (died to lung cancer))

Siblings: Henri (Older Brother)

Disco Kid:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: Denise (Alive)

Siblings: Dean (Older Brother (yes I stole this from @sukipershipper FITE ME)

King Hippo:

Father: ??? (Presumed Dead)

Mother: ??? (Presumed Dead)

Siblings: ???

Piston Hondo:

Father: Makoto (Deceased (died in a car crash))

Mother: Aiko (Deceased (died in a car crash))

Siblings: Aoi (Older Brother)

Bear Hugger:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: ??? (Presumed Alive)

Siblings: Courtney (Younger Sister)

Great Tiger:

Father: Raktim (Alive)

Mother: Nithya (Alive)

Siblings: Ishaan (Older Brother), Amrita (Younger Sister), Roshni (Younger Sister)

Don Flamenco:

Father: Pedro (Alive (yes I stole from Suki again... I am not creative))

Mother: Maria (Alive)

Siblings: Diego (Deceased Older Brother (died in a motorcycle crash), Julia (Older Sister), Mateo (Younger Brother), Marco (Younger Brother), Gabriella (Younger Sister), Lucas (Younger Brother), Sofia (Younger Sister)

Aran Ryan:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: Saoirse (Alive)

Siblings: Moira (Twin Sister), Sinead (Younger Sibling), Seán (Younger Brother), Brian (Younger Brother), Rory (Younger Sister)

Soda Popinski:

Father: ??? (Deceased (died while serving in the army, Soda doesn't remember his name))

Mother: Erika (Status Unknown)

Siblings: Ivan (Older Brother), Igor (Older Brother), Dmitri (Younger Brother)

Bald Bull:

Father: Demir (Alive)

Mother: ??? (Deceased (died during labour))

Siblings: None (he has a step-sister but he hates her)

Super Macho Man:

Father: Michael (Alive)

Mother: Cynthia (Alive)

Siblings: Brittany (Younger Sister)

Mr Sandman:

Father: Frazier (Deceased (committed suicide))

Mother: Jessica (Alive)

Siblings: Natalie (Older Sister), Monika (Younger Sister), Mandy (Younger Sister)

Little Mac:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: Susan (Alive)

Siblings: Maisy (Younger Sister)

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Reseña y Análisis Capítulo 283 de Blue Lock: “Defensa desesperada.”

Choque de Monstruos.

Este capítulo es definitivamente un torbellino de emociones intensas, superando cualquier otra sensación. Lleno de altibajos, no es apto para personas con problemas cardíacos. Lo más destacado de esta entrega es el choque entre Rin e Isagi, dos monstruos en el campo, cuya confrontación acapara toda la atención.

Desde los primeros paneles, se puede ver la desesperación de los demás miembros del Bastard Münchën. Rin es prácticamente un monstruo en el campo, dispuesto a darlo todo, y Birkenstock y Mensah no son rivales capaces de detenerlo (nunca lo han sido como defensas, y deberían sacarlos del campo, en serio).

Loki, quien le da el pase a Rin, está completamente seguro de que la jugada de Itoshi se va a concretar. La sonrisa del francés refleja esa certeza; para él, la bestia está a punto de marcar. Por otro lado, la expresión de asombro en Noa es clara. En ese momento, observa a un jugador que actúa como un verdadero delantero, tal como lo había señalado la primera vez que lo vio.

Cuando Rin e Isagi se encuentran cara a cara, Isagi se da cuenta de que Rin está dispuesto a aniquilarlo en el campo para conseguir la victoria. Es entonces cuando él anhela un enfrentamiento directo, un choque de habilidades con un genio como Rin. Aquí es cuando se observa la colisión entre un genio y un aprendiz talentoso en todo su esplendor. Esta es una escena que, además de ser una prueba física, también es un desafío psicológico para ambos: Rin se enfrenta a su rival con la firme intención de aplastarlo, mientras que Isagi busca una forma de superarlo, como si fuera su única oportunidad de demostrar que es capaz de alcanzar la altura de los genios a su alrededor.

A lo largo de la acción, Rin mantiene en su mente a Isagi, consciente de que es el único que, en ese momento, podría hacerle frente. En la mente de Rin, Isagi se convierte en el héroe que veía en su programa de televisión durante la infancia, mientras que él mismo ocupa el rol del villano, el monstruo malo. Rin no le teme a este papel, ya que siempre ha luchado hasta el final, dispuesto a dar su vida (dentro del campo) por alcanzar la victoria. Este enfrentamiento se refleja perfectamente en el panel del manga, donde uno representa la luz y el otro, la oscuridad. Son, en esencia, el yin y el yang de este momento.

Es interesante notar que, en la estructura narrativa de Blue Lock, la rivalidad entre estos dos personajes va más allá de una simple competencia deportiva. Rin es consciente de su rol como antagonista, un jugador decidido a ser el mejor, cueste lo que cueste. Sin embargo, en su interior, hay un reconocimiento de que Isagi es el único que realmente puede desafiarlo. Esta dinámica establece una relación más profunda entre ambos: una lucha que no solo involucra talento y habilidades, sino también la identidad de cada uno y sus propias inseguridades. Rivalidad feroz en llamas.

Sin embargo, todo este enfrentamiento era parte de un plan ideado por Isagi. Su estrategia era enfrentarse a un genio como Rin para, a través de esa confrontación, atraer a Kaiser, otro aprendiz talentoso como él, y así bloquear el tiro de Rin. Aunque Kaiser apenas logró rozar el esférico, este avanzó hacia la portería del Bastard Münchën. Los demás observan estupefactos.

La reacción de Gagamaru es inmediata cuando el balón golpea el travesaño del arco, pero el chico salvaje no pierde tiempo y desvía la pelota. Gagamaru celebra el momento, mientras que Isagi alza el puño en señal de victoria. Su rostro refleja una decisión feroz, porque logró derrotar y evitar el gol de un genio, Rin.

Conclusión:

Este capítulo revela la fuerza de la rivalidad entre los jugadores, especialmente entre Rin e Isagi, quienes se enfrentan con una intensidad que refleja su evolución y el deseo de superación. La habilidad táctica de Isagi, que permite neutralizar a un genio como Rin, no solo destaca su crecimiento, sino que también establece un punto clave en la narrativa, dejando en claro que la competencia en Blue Lock no solo se trata de técnica, sino también de estrategia, sacrificio y, sobre todo, de enfrentarse a los propios miedos y limitaciones. Esta confrontación no solo mide sus habilidades en el campo, sino que también define quién está dispuesto a tomar el control de su destino, lo que hace que el partido sea aún más trascendental para ambos.

Isagi, aunque considerado por muchos como un “aprendiz” comparado con otros genios como Rin, ha demostrado que su fortaleza radica en su capacidad para adaptarse, aprender y tomar decisiones rápidas. Es un reflejo de cómo, en Blue Lock, la mentalidad y la estrategia pueden superar incluso al talento puro. Al final, este capítulo no solo es una muestra de la lucha física en el campo, sino también una exploración del proceso interno de crecimiento y autodefinición de cada jugador.

Por @isthepame / isthepame

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Namibia 2023/24 - Tag 21

Herrschaften und Oukies!!!

Heute Morgen waren wir wieder einmal mit Hans-Dieter Göthje von Kallisto Tours verabredet.

Bereits 2020, in der "dunklen" Corona Zeit, hatten wir die Gelegenheit mit ihm 2 tolle Touren zu unternehmen.

Hans-Dieter Göthje war der letzte, weiße Bürgermeister von Swakopmund, bevor die Riege der SWAPO Mitglieder dieses Amt übernahmen.

Hans-Dieter ist ein Swakopmunder Urgestein. Er selbst war 21 Jahre im Stadtrat tätig und dann noch weiter im Regionalrat der Erongoregion. Wenn der sich hier nicht auskennt - wer bitteschön dann!

Mit Hans- Dieter ging es heute zum zweiten Mal auf eine historische Stadttour durch Swakopmund - und wer könnte darüber besser berichten, als jemand, der die Gründerväter noch persönlich kannte?

Eben! Einen besseren Zeitzeugen gibt es nicht. Der Großvater, Kurt Trede, kam mit der Woermann Linie ins Land. Er war dort als Schiffsstewart tätig und beschloss eines Tages ebenfalls sein Glück in der deutschesten aller deutschen Städte - in Swakopmund - in Deutsch-Südwest zu machen.

Er eröffnete ein Spielwarengeschäft in der Stadtmitte, in allerbester Lage, Ecke Moltke Straße / Kaiser Wilhelm Straße. Das Haus, bekannt als Kurt-Trede-Ecke, steht heute noch.

Gegründet wurde Swakopmund von den deutschen Schutztruppen, im Jahr 1892. Der einzige brauchbare natürliche Hafen, nämlich Walvis Bay, war schon seit 1878 von den Engländern besetzt. 

Man musste also eine andere Lösung finden. Die deutsche Kolonie Südwest-Afrika sollte entwickelt werden. Und dafür mussten viele Waren per Schiff aus der Heimat heran geschifft werden.

Der Hauptmann der Schutztruppe Curt von Francois wurde losgeschickt, um eine geeignete Stelle für einen Hafen zu finden. Und er fand die Mündung des Swakop Flusses. Der hieß eigentlich Tsoakhaub, ein Wort aus der Sprache des Nama Stammes. Das konnte aber niemand aussprechen, also wurde daraus Swakop.

Da alle Waren vom deutschen Reich in die Kolonie Deutsch-Südwestafrika über Swakopmund abgewickelt wurden, entwickelte sich der Ort schnell. 1909 bekam Swakopmund das Stadtrecht. Doch während des ersten Weltkrieges gaben die Deutschen Swakopmund praktisch auf.

Unsere Tour begann natürlich unten an der Mole und der Jetty, wo quasi alles seinen Anfang nahm. Hans-Dieter hatte natürlich zu jedem Punkt historisches Bildmaterial parat, anhand dessen können wir das Damals mit dem heutigen Stand vergleichen.

Erst 1905 wurde ein 325 Meter langer hölzerner Landungssteg fertiggestellt, der später durch eine solidere Konstruktion aus Eisen ersetzt wurde. Swakopmund wurde dadurch zum Tor für Deutsch-Südwestafrika.

Die gesamte Versorgung der Kolonie wurde über den kleinen Ort abgewickelt. 1902 konnte die Schmalspur-Eisenbahn nach Windhoek in Betrieb genommen werden.

Der Bahnhof im wilhelminischen Stil stammt aus dem gleichen Jahr. Er wurde vor einigen Jahren aufwändig restauriert und in ein Vergnügungszentrum mit Spielcasino und Luxushotel umgewandelt.

Ein markantes Gebäude ist das Woermann Haus aus dem Jahre 1905. Es vereinigt Fachwerk- und Jugendstil- beziehungsweise wilhelminische Stilelemente.

Dass es in Swakopmund an nichts fehlt und der Swakopmunder nicht auf dem Trockenen sitzen muss, dafür sorgte die Hamburger Woermann-Reederei mit ihrer importierten Ware aus Deutschland.

Das ehemalige Handelshaus in der Bismarck Straße mit seinem 25 Meter hohen Damara-Turm und seinem von Arkaden gesäumten Innenhof beherbergt heute die städtische Bibliothek und eine Kunstgalerie.

Ein weiteres Wahrzeichen Swakopmunds ist der alte Leuchtturm. Er ist 21 Meter hoch und wurde im Jahre 1910 in Betrieb genommen. Das heimatkundliche Museum gleich daneben entstand erst Anfang der fünfziger Jahre.

Natürlich steht auch das Hohenzollernhaus auf dem Besichtigungsplan. Früher ein zwielichtiges Hotel, um das sich viele wilde Geschichten ranken, mittlerweile zu seriösen Eigentumswohnungen umgebaut.

Uns hat die Tour zu den Gründervätern und Anfänger der Stadtentstehung hervorragend gefallen. Jedoch ist soviel geschichtlicher Hintergrund sicherlich nicht jedermanns Sache.

Viele Besucher wundern sich über die oft überdimensionierte Breite der Straßen, die für unsere Verhältnisse in gar keinem Zusammenhang mit dem herrschenden Straßenverkehr stehen.

Das hat gar nichts mit dem Betrieb in der Ferienzeit zu tun, sondern liegt auch in der Geschichte der Stadtgründung bzw. der Erschließung des Landes.

Denn die angelieferten Waren wurden von Ochsengespannen mit 16 und mehr Tieren gezogen und die fuhren nicht nur gerade aus, sondern mussten auch gelegentlich wenden. Dazu braucht man Platz - viel Platz.

In der Stadt floss der Schnaps in Strömen und Ochsenwagen um Ochsenwagen hielten Einzug, um mit den Handelsgütern wieder ins Inland abzufahren.

Plötzlich herrschte ein solch reger Verkehr, dass sich die Behörden sogar veranlasst sehen, mittels einer Verordnung die Störung der Sonntagsruhe zu unterbinden.

Nach dieser informativen Tour ging es zurück in unsere Wohnung im Stadtteil Kramersdorf, benannt nach der Familie Kramer, deren Haus das Erste war, das hier erbaut wurde.

Für den heutigen Nachmittag hatten wir ursprünglich einen Pelican Point Seal Drive gebucht. Die Tour sollte von Uwe Kessler, dem Eigentümer von Desert Dunes Dust Tours durchgeführt werden.

Leider sagte uns Uwe sehr, sehr kurzfristig ab. - Die zweifelhafte Begründung dieser Absage lautete: ein Kreuzfahrtschiff habe "plötzlich" all seine Fahrzeuge gebucht und nun stehe für uns heute leider keins mehr zur Verfügung. Allerdings könnten wir an einem beliebigen anderen Tag die Tour gerne nachholen. Och, nöö, lass mal!

Wir disponierten kurzfristig um, als meine Mutter mit der Idee um die Ecke kam, sie wolle unbedingt diese komische Welwitschia Pflanze sehen.

Der „Welwitschia Drive“ erstreckt sich südlich der B2 und nördlich der C 28 und ist Teil des Dorob Nationalparks.

Mondlandschaft tauften die deutschen Kolonialherren das unwirkliche Gelände, das sie nahe der namibischen Atlantikküste entdeckten. Graue Erde durchzogen von schroffen Felsen. Kein Wasser, keine Pflanzen, weit und breit nur Staub und Geröll.

Vor ca. 50 Millionen Jahre kam es zu einem tektonischen Großereignis, dem Auseinanderbrechen des westlichen Gondwana-Kontinents und der damit ausgelösten Öffnung des Atlantischen Ozeans.

Durch die damit verbundene Krustenausdünnung entstanden Schwächezonen in der Erdkruste, die von Doleritschmelzen durchdrungen wurden und die heute für die unzähligen Dolerit-Gänge verantwortlich sind, die sich im Gebiet der Mondlandschaft östlich von Swakopmund ausbreiten. Weicheres Gestein hat sich im Zuge der Erosion immer weiter in seine Bestandteile zerlegt, zurück bleibt der harte Fels.

Hier haben Pflanzenarten überlebt, deren Vielfalt und Einzigartigkeit nur dem aufmerksamen Besucher deutlich werden. Sie haben sich im Laufe der Jahrmillionen an das karge Wüstenklima angepasst, sind Überlebenskünstler geworden in einer feindlich erscheinenden Welt, die doch überall Leben in vielfaltigen Erscheinungsformen hervorbringt.

Wegen der lebensfeindlichen Umweltbedingungen, vornehmlich dem Mangel an Wasser, ist die Vegetation hier sehr verletzlich. Die Pflanzen wachsen extrem langsam. Es kann Jahre dauern, bis wieder günstige Bedingungen herrschen, deshalb ist es wichtig so wenig wie möglich zu zerstören.

Auch Pflanzen, die völlig tot wirken, können nach dem nächsten Regen zu neuem Leben erwachen. Beim Gehen merkt man, dass der Boden an vielen Stellen eine Kruste hat.

Diese besteht zum Teil aus Gips und beherbergt verschiedene Flechtenarten, die als Pionierlebenwesen die ersten Voraussetzungen für das Wachstum komplizierterer Pflanzen bilden.

Wenn ein Auto über solche Flächen fährt, wird diese Kruste zerstört und es werden die Bedingungen für weiteren Pflanzenwuchs erschwert. Auch bleiben Autospuren Jahre lang sichtbar.

Die Welwitschia ist die Nationalpflanze Namibias. Insgesamt soll es in der Umgebung, die als "Welwitschia-Fläche" bekannt ist, rund 50.000 dieser Pflanzen geben.

Die größten Felder liegen jedoch im angolanischen Ionapark. Dort hatte der Botaniker Friederich Welwitsch die Pflanze 1859 das allererste Mal für die Wissenschaft entdeckt. Die Exemplare, die er zur Artenbeschreibung nach London verschickte, lösten große Aufregung aus.

Die Welwitschia ist ein immergrüner Zwergbaum mit nur zwei Blättern, die oft gespalten sind. Es ist eine weite Verwandte der Koniferen. Sie hat allerdings auch Eigenschaften der Blütenpflanzen mit getrennten Geschlechtern.

Bis zu 1500 - 2000 Jahre Lebenszeit wird einzelnen Welwitschias in der Namib wissenschaftlich bescheinigt. Je älter sie wird, desto weiter gefächert zeigen sich ihre Blätter. Zahlreiche Theorien wurden über die Welwitschia entwickelt, doch hat man sie bisher nicht wirklich erforscht.

Eigentlich weist sie nur zwei Blätter auf, die einem in der Erde verwurzelten Stamm entspringen. Diese Blätter werden vermutlich jedoch nur zehn bis 15 Jahre alt, wachsen um den aus dem Sand heraus ragenden Stamm herum und reißen dabei immer weiter aus.

Zum Schutz um die sehr alten Welwitschias wurde oftmals ein Kreis aus Steinen erstellt. Doch leider treten zu viele Besucher in diesen Kreis hinein, um ein nahes Foto aufzunehmen und beachten dabei nicht, dass sie die Pflanze damit zerstören können. Und eine mehr als tausendjährige Pflanze ist nicht zu ersetzen.

Ähnlich verhält es sich mit den vielen unterschiedlichen Flechtenarten der Namib. An das karge Klima angepasst, nutzen unter anderem Bart- und Krusten-Flechten die geringe Feuchtigkeit des Nebels in Küstennähe. So wachsen sie mühselig und bescheiden nur 1 cm in zehn Jahren und dadurch erklärt sich, dass auch nach über 100 Jahren noch die Spuren der kolonialen Ochsenwagen zu erkennen sind.

Die zerklüftete Mondlandschaft erweckt den Eindruck, als befände man sich auf einem anderen Planeten. Trocken, rissig, steinig zieht sie sich wie ein Ungetüm aus uralten Zeiten aus Stein und Fels, als Gebirge zwischen Atlantikküste und Namib-Wüste entlang, mit tiefen Schluchten und kargem Gestein beinahe bis zum Horizont.

Ihr zu Füßen liegt das Swakop-Rivier, der Trockenfluss, der nur in guten Regenjahren mit seinen Fluten den Atlantik bei Swakopmund erreicht.

Gegen 18 Uhr treffen wir wieder in Kramersdorf ein. Wir machen uns schnell frisch und dann geht es für uns in das Old Steamers Restaurant, im Alte Brücke Ressort.

Dort wird jeden Abend, ab 18 Uhr, ein tolles Buffet "All you can eat" angeboten. Der Laden ist extrem beliebt und immer weit im voraus ausgebucht.

Mehrere Jahre habe ich vergeblich versucht dort einen Tisch zu bekommen und dieses Mal hat es tatsächlich geklappt.

Auch heute kommen noch etliche "walk in" Gäste, die entweder abgewiesen werden oder an der Theke bei einem Drink warten dürfen bis etwas frei wird.

Von uns gibt es für dieses Restaurant eine totale Weiterempfehlung!

Lekker Slaap!

Angie, Micha, Mama und der Hasenbär

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Since I started by explaining more general things, now I'm going to explain the Paranormal Order and the teams! Maybe a little bit of the characters

So, Ordem Paranormal means Paranormal Order, but the official name inside the lore is Ordo Realitas and its a big and secret organization with headquarters in Brazil.

The agents are divided in teams and usually they are always together to fight the paranormal.

Equipe Aniquiladores: The oldest team! The members include Senhor Veríssimo (a NPC, the Order leader), Aaron (NPC, a mysterious sniper), Balu (Played by Calango, funny guy), Arnaldo Fritz (sometimes a npc, sometimes played by Rakin, a famous actor), Chizue Akechi (a NPC, uses Katanas) and some other unknow people, now inactive;

Equipe Veterana de Varredura: Balu, Arnaldo Fritz, Johnny Tabasco (played by Alanzoka, really impulsive) and Luciano Carvalho (played by LJoga, a former military), now inactive;

Equipe Brasa: Erin Parker (played by Kalera, heavy inspired by Jinx from League of Legends), Fernando Carvalho (also played by LJoga, Luciano's husband), Luciano Carvalho and Tristan Monteiro (NPC, funny flirty guy), now inactive;

Equipe Iniciante de Varredura: The first team to be presented in the series! Its members are Alexsander Kothe (played by LJoga, a history teacher), Daniel Hartmann (played by Luba, a writer), Elizabeth Webber (played by Bagi, a medical doctor and forensic scientist) and Thiago Fritz (played by Rakin, Arnaldo's son), now inactive;

Equipe Veterana: Arnaldo Fritz, Chizue Akechi, Cristopher Cohen (played by LJoga), Francisca Parker (NPC, Erin's grandmother) and Senhor Veríssimo, now inactive;

Equipe E: Second season team! Arthur Cervero (played by Guaxinim, handsome and cute guy), Cesar Oliveira Cohen (Played by Calango, nerd and Cristopher's son), Elizabeth Webber, Joui Jouki (played by Luba, gymnast), Thiago Fritz, now inactive;

Equipe Kelvin: Kenan Thomas (played by Leo Santi), Mariana Carona (played by Bagi), Miguel Cariad (initially played by Calango, later he became a NPC), now inactive;

Equipe D: Third season team! Arthur Cervero, Beatrice Portinari (played by Triz Pariz, has a cool bird), Dante (played by Rakin, an ocultist), Elizabeth Webber, Erin Parker, Fernando Carvalho, Joui Jouki, Kaiser (Cesar Oliveira after some traumas), Luciano Carvalho, Orpheu (the cool bird!) and Tristan Monteiro, now inactive;

Dragões Metálicos: A metal band inspired by Metallica, they're all NPCs! Kurt Hemmis, Leandro Hans, Marcos Front and Roberto Lutrijo, now inactive;

Equipe Espiãs: Team inspired by Totally Spies, they're all NPCs! Alexia Grifo, Clarissa Leão and Samantha Hale, now inactive;

Dupla Johnny e Rubens: Johnny Tabasco and Rubens Naluti (played by Felps, a silly little guy), now inactive;

Equipe Abutres: Balu, Arthur Cervero, Carina Leone (played by Bagi, italian mafia girl), Dante, Joui Jouki and Rubens Naluti, still active;

Equipe Delta: NPC only team: Jiro Yukami, Naomi Akechi and Olivia Lefleur, still active;

Dupla Cavalcante e Wanderley: Cavalcante Bueno (a NPC) and Wanderley Nascimento (played by Rakin)

And also theres teams from another countries or without any contact with the Order:

Hell Hunters: Ex members from SWAT, their headquarters are in Texas, United States, all the members are NPCs. Arnold Strolley, Chloe Grey, Jason Bloom, Karen Brown, Miguel Hernandez, Roy Stevens, Ryder States, Stella Green and Troy Walker;

Obscurité: A french team of anarchists who lives in Paris' Catacombs, almost all of them are NPCs. Bernadette Leroy, Cartier Dubois, Delano Martin, Désirée Menet, Dominic Sy Pierre (played by Abelha), Emmanuelle Adrien, Lorraine Orleans, Marc Menet, Margot Renaud, Maxime Auclair, Oriel Renaud and Yuki Saito (played by Kalera);

Família Leone: Italian mafia, almost all NPCs. Alfredo Leone, Alonzo Leone, Ângela Leone, Antonella Leone, Brando Leone, Carla Leone, Carina Leone, Chiara Leone, Dario Leone, Enzo Leone, Fabrizio Leone, Giuseppe Leone, Lorenzo Leone, Marco Leone, Patrizia Leone and Roberta Leone;

Os Cinco: Team kinda based on Scooby-Doo and in sci-fi 90' movies. Xande (played by Guaxinim, impulsive and cool guy), Dara Venturini (played by Carol, team's support), Chico (played by LJoga), Guizo (played by Felps), Lírio Tellini (played by Gary, he's THE WALL), Morato Vertaler (NPC) and Voytek Nowak (NPC).

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