#i just don't vibe with him

[nnnn99999]

Okay time to hash out my beef with Kant.

Let me make this very clear from the start. I don't like Kant. At all. And that is saying something because I absolutely adore First and his sparkly eyes and his sweet smile and his lovely charm. But my love for First doesn't get in the way of my dislike for Kant, which means First is an excellent actor and he is absolutely killing this role.

Kant is a very complex character and so much of his life and personality is such a huge mystery because the man is so good at hiding himself and deceiving others. I don't trust most of the things coming from Kant because the man is always lying. He has offered little to no sincerity to anyone other than Babe so far and I just can't like someone like that.

I get why Kant has to deceive Bison and spy on the brothers. It's not just his life on the line here, Babe's future is at stake too. And captain Christ is an absolute asshole for putting Kant through this. The man is sending an ordinary civilian to deal with dangerous criminals while holding his past records (which he was supposed to get rid of after Kant dealt with drug dealers for him by the way) against him and threatening not just him but also his younger brother. That is so incredibly unfair to Kant. He doesn't really have a choice here. He has to do what Christ says so that Babe can continue living a normal life. So I totally understand why Kant has to do what he has to do and honestly I'm okay with it. I don't even have issues with him stealing in the past. He did what he thought he had to in order to maintain a stable lifestyle for Babe and I get that.

Also I will be the first to admit that Kant is a really good big brother to Babe. Ever since their parents died, he took full responsibility of his younger brother and did everything he could to ensure that Babe can lead a normal and fulfilling life. There is no doubt about the fact that Kant loves Babe to the moon and back and he will do anything for him. Kant is a wonderful big brother to Babe in every way.

But you see, Kant being a wonderful big brother doesn't automatically make me like him. And here lies the beauty of having complex characters with realistic characterization. I can understand where Kant is coming from and sympathize with him without liking him. Kant as a character has a lot of depth. While I understand his motivations and constraints, I still don't like his actions.

First thing about Kant that really bothers me is the fact that he is doing an extremely shitty job of being an informant. 4 episodes in and Kant has gathered a singular piece of relevant information and even that is incorrect (Fadel and Bison having same mother and different fathers). He managed to get inside Bison's house and what did he do? He took pictures of Bison's bdsm gear, Bison's artwork/ moodboard/ wishes and the outside of their house. Pretty useless information if you ask me, considering what he needs to find out is clues that point to the boss's identity. Surely, how many whips Bison has is not going to be helpful in figuring that out? But then again I am not an investigator so I wouldn't really know. Kant is doing a very poor job of doing what he is supposed to be doing to ensure his and Babe's safety and that really bothers me. Kant doesn't even have the excuse of being blinded by love because at this point even the sliver of like he had when he first met Bison is buried deep under the lies and deception and manipulation.

Next, I don't like the way Kant uses his friends to trick Bison. Babe told him to show Bison that he cares, so Kant hires his friend to flirt with Bison so that he can put on a jealous act? I don't care what Kant was actually feeling when he dropped that bowling ball on his friend's feet. The fact that he sent his friend to harass Bison (yes, that is exactly what he did let's not fool ourselves here) is so uncalled for. Kant did not have to do that to speed up the pursuing. He could have chosen a million other ways to show that he cares and he chose this. Then he lied to Bison about liking bdsm when he clearly did not like it one bit. He is putting his own safety and Bison's as well in danger just to gain Bison's trust faster. Which again, he didn't have to do. Bison made it very clear that he takes this bdsm thing very seriously and doesn't want to accidentally hurt anyone and he is okay with his partner not being as into it like him. But Kant chose to lie about it anyway, ignoring all the things that could go horribly wrong because of this not so simple lie. Both of this choices were so unnecessary. Notice how I didn't mention Kant drugging Bison, because while that bothered me too, I understand that he had to do that to get a real opportunity to snoop around the house without alerting Bison. The previous two choices however were really not necessary, and yet they were choices that put Bison, and even himself, in a potentially dangerous situation.

Moving on to the main reason I really can't get behind Kant. It's the way he treats Style. Style seems to be Kant's only real friend that always treats him with kindness and loyalty. And yet Kant sent his supposed best friend to flirt with a literal killer without telling him anything. Kant pushed Style into a very dangerous situation so that he can have an easier time doing what he has to do. Kant doesn't know if Fadel refuses to kill innocent people. Even if Kant did know that, sending his best friend to mess with a killer is still a very terrible thing to do. And Kant was not even concerned about Style's safety. Yes he was busy dealing with his own problems but he is very callous about the safety of his friend that is actively flirting with a guy he made clear he dislikes for friendship's sake. Kant takes Style's sacrifice (yes, it is a sacrifice on Style's part to run after a person he actively disliked back then) for granted. He has no remorse or guilt for putting Style in danger. And then, he tells Style the truth after Style starts dating Fadel. That is the worst timing to tell Style the truth. Because now Style has to process that his newfound boyfriend is a murderer and could have literally killed him at any point of their interactions. What makes it worse is that Kant doesn't tell Style because he cares about Style or is now finally (belatedly) worried about his safety. Because captain Christ told Kant it would be safer to NOT tell Style the truth not long before Kant told Style the truth. Kant told Style the truth because he was having a hard time dealing with his overwhelming guilt towards Bison and he was frustrated because he was not making much progress with his information gathering which is only making his guilt towards Bison to grow even more. Kant wants to escape this situation, he wants to escape his relationship with Bison, he wants to escape his guilt and his remaining morality. That is why Kant tells Style the truth. With the intention of manipulating Style to help him in his mission because clearly he is not making much progress on his own. He knows Style's kindness and loyalty, and he takes advantage of that to make Style betray Fadel. He didn't even notice Style's conflicted feelings about this whole thing. And honestly, even if he did notice, he wouldn't really care judging from how Kant was trying to make Style afraid of Fadel. Kant, in this moment, does not care about Style's feelings or safety. Which is why he has no issues placing a burden on Style that is not his to bear.

I am aware that things might happen that could redeem Kant for me. But I will never be able to really like Kant because I am so bothered by so many of his actions. I am still very interested to see how his character develops as the show goes on but yeah, at this point, I am really not vibing with Kant at all.

[dostyaak]

I'm devasted (I had an idea for a drawing, but I need to drawn a character that I don't like)

[egophiliac]

can't believe that skeleman has turned on us, and Halloween Prom is tomorrow.

(what a top-tier UM...we are about to be just totally obliterated in the absolute silliest way. what possible use could this power have outside of bringing us to the brink of utter holiday disaster.)

[selenityshiroi]

Zelda travelling around Hyrule after the Calamity and people are tripping over themselves to tell her stories about the Hero because they love that feral cryptid mad man and are so proud of him

'I met him when I was about to get eaten by a Hinox...he jumped off a horse, fired 12 arrows in the blink of an eye and then got smacked in the face with a tree...but then he came back and hacked away at it's legs with this stupidly big sword until it finally died'

'He was wearing this weird patched together mask that looked like a monster but he made enough curry for everyone so we didn't like to ask'

'But...the hero was a girl? She wore these lovely green silks and every time she came out of the Gerudo Canyon she had a bag full of electric safflina to sell to Beedle over there. The Gerudo think she's an amazing fighter, which says a lot, and she always thanked me for looking after her horses when she went into the desert'

'I swear to Hylia that he ran through here wearing nothing but his underwear and a mask shaped like a leaf...claimed he was looking for the Children of the Forest. Sorry, Princess, but I'm not sure he was quite right in the head at the time'

'He used to creep in here silently wearing this grey mask and with enough lizards and beetles that we could make enough elixirs to last for a month. Not sure I ever saw his face without it'

And the entire time Link is stood neatly dressed, three steps away, listening to every word and no one pays him the slightest bit of attention. Because none of them cotton on that 'prim and proper Royal Knight' Link and 'I will defeat this Lynel with a stick, a pot lid and a bucket load of adrenaline' Wild Child Hero is the same man. Especially with how many masks he owned.

When they walk away and are out of sight and earshot Zelda just raises her eyebrow with a smile and he is like '...I can explain...it made sense at the time'

[skateboardtotheheart]

there is just something about the difference between edwin's love interests and having the cat king's reaction to edwin in hell being "i'll be waiting when he gets back" vs charles "no version of this where i don't come get you" rowland convincing a powerful trans-dimensional being to open a door to hell just so he could get him back

i am insane

[dkettchen]

she would've told them unlike her canon! version who decided not to be an ally smh

[eightspringdays]

love how fujimoto created a character named Fami, who embodies the fear of starvation, which makes her the famine devil and also part of the four horsemen. and she eats a lot, all the time. and when asked why she doesn't gain weight, her literal deadpanned answer is "I shit a lot. wanna see proof?"

and the interaction is

[allthepandasintheworld]

tonight's mood is listening to disease by lady gaga on repeat (i probably wont finish this sketch but like. guys)

[laurellala]

Fun fact! This was the real tipping point that made Edgeworth run away after AA1, they just couldn't show it on screen because they didn't have the rights to Chappell Roan's music <3

(A spiritual successor to my "Hot to Go" joke from this post. Image description under the cut below)

[Image ID: a four page black and white comic of characters from ace attorney.

The Judge stands solemnly at his podium holding a gavel "Mr. Miles Edgeworth, you are on trial for the murder of blah blah blah..."

A cheerful Maya Fey leans over to Miles Edgeworth, who is staring straight ahead and looking very concerned

Maya: "Psst! Mr. Edgeworth! If you win your trial, can I show you Chappell Roan?

Miles: "What the hell, sure." Internally he thinks "Oh God I am going to jail"

A box saying "later" in the top corner of the next panel marks the passage of time.

The Judge smiles as he says "I declare you... Not Guilty!"

We see a full body shot of Maya dancing excitedly while Miles looks on, emotionless

Maya: YIPPEE omg you're going to LOVE this

Miles internally thinks "oh no, the consequences of my actions.

We see Miles standing in between Phoenix Wright and Maya looking apprehensive. Maya beams in excitement, while Nick puts a reassuring hand on Miles' shoulder

Miles: Alright, so what is this exactly?

Nick: She's a pop musician Maya really likes

Maya: You promised you'd let me show you, and it's legally binding because you said it in a court room!

Miles: That is not how the law works Ms. Fey

Maya: Shh just listen!

We see a panel of Miles' pensive face concentrating as he listens to "Hot to Go". He thinks to himself "hm".

Another panel zoomed in more. His pensive expression has grown more tense/confused as he listens to "Red Wine Supernova". he again thinks to himself "Hm" in a larger thought bubble.

We zoom out again to see Nick, Miles, and Maya standing together again. Miles stares forward blankly, eyebrows raised. Maya excitedly leans in.

Maya: Ok, that's her whole discography. So! What did you think?

Nick looks at him, waiting for his response

We get a panel of Miles, looking bewildered. He starts to speak "I..."

We cut again to see the three of them standing together.

Miles: I... don't think I like women?

Miles looks shocked and confused. Nick is bent over laughing, using a hand on Miles's shoulder to support himself. Maya looks outraged and appalled!

Maya: MR. EDGEWORTH! Just because you don' like her musi it doesn't give you an excuse to be sexist!

We see a panel of Miles looking stressed and confused. He leans his head on one of his hands, which messes up his hair, showing how he isn't his normal put together self.

Miles: I should rephrase that. What I mean is, Ms. Roan is clearly VERY assured in her feelings towards women. I was... unaware that anyone felt that strongly. I thought we all viewed these things with a vague sense of distaste and unease but collectively ignored it. Like how we do with climate change.

We zoom out again to see the three of them. Miles stands in the middle looking deeply uncomfortable and lost in thought, vibrating with unease. Nick and Maya exchange deeply concerned glances across from him.

With lingering unease, Miles begins to walk away.

Miles: Well, I should be going then. Goodnight.

Nick hesitantly raises a finger to point out an inaccuracy in that statement

Nick: It's four in the afternoon-

he gets interrupted by Miles who repeats firmly: I said Goodnight

Nick looks in the direction Miles walked off in.

Nick: ...He'll be ok, right?

Maya reassures him: Of cours Nick! I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

Jump cut to a closeup of Nick's hand holding Miles' letter which reads Miles Edgeworth chooses death in all caps. Then, below in smaller font, it says Also femininomenon was really good, thanks.

We see a panel of Nick glaring wordlessly at Maya as he holds the letter in his hand. Maya leans against the wall and looks away, whistling, trying to look innocent to avoid blame.

As a bonus, we also have a page that takes place a year later. Miles and Nick stand talking. Miles looks calmer now, and Nick smiles encouragingly.

Miles: In my time in Europe, I've been examining myself and my approach to law. Ultimately, the most important focus must be justice. We owe it to ourselves and to the people we serve

Nick: Wow, that's really inspiring Edgeworth. And, uh, hows the... the other thing going?

We get a zoomed in panel of Miles glaring menacingly at a suddenly nervous Nick

Jumping out again, Miles turns his back to Nick as he continues to talk

Miles: So as I was saying, justice is truly so important...

Nick nervously rubs the back of his neck wearing an awkward expression as he sweats nervously. He thinks to himself internally "Ooookay then, clearly still working through some things there"

/.End ID]

[sheerakk]

[corsairspade]

there are many reasons I like the "Erestor son of Caranthir" headcanon but secretly the main one is that I'm imagining all of the remaining noldo auditors sighing of relief when Caranthir dies and they don't have to try play 4d chess with multiverse time travel trying to catch this guy doing tax evasion. life is good for exilic auditors now.

and then suddenly Elrond and Elros turn up again! even better! oh who's this, Elrond? your good friend Erestor? he's helping you with your taxes? oh how swe- what is this Elrond. What is this. your paperwork for your taxes you say. not a declaration of war? because it looks like a declaration of war on the exilic auditors, Elrond.

and then all the auditors are so busy doing "extreme tax auditing™" for the first time since the second Kinslaying that they don't tell anyone they're pretty sure there's another scion of the house of Fëanor running around.

[simpfulclown]

so is there a form i have to fill out to join the anti lucifer league or what cause like,,

[technically-human]

Enter the Crow King, merry wanderer of the night.

He's a little charmer, even when your best mate has captured and jailed one of his crows! He wants you to stick around for a bit longer, though...

@i-am-as-normal-as-you-are commissioned this one, of course! You guys have been waiting for Monty for so long that I feel like I would never have gotten around to drawing him without some help lol

(@m0scorner I stole your gloves. They're just perfect)

Bonus dreamling, because you know the Crow King is stealing that aesthetic:

[joycrispy]

I'm seeing some confusion out and about over the title A Companion to Owls (generally along the lines of 'what have owls got to do with it???'), so I'd like to offer my interpretation (with a general disclaimer that the Bible and particularly the Old Testament are damn complicated and I'm not able to address every nuance in a fandom tumblr post, okay? Okay):

It's a phrase taken from the Book of Job. Here's the quote in full (King James version):

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. --(Job 30:29)

Job is describing the depths of his grief, but also, with that last line, his position in the web of providence.

Throughout the Old Testament, owls are a recurring symbol of spiritual devastation. Deuteronomy 4:17 - Isaiah 34:11 - Psalm 102: 3 - Jeremiah 50: 39...just to name a few (there's more). The general shape of the metaphor is this: owls are solitary, night-stalking creatures, that let out either mournful cries or terrible shrieks, that inhabit the desolate places of the world...and (this is important) they are unclean.

They represent a despair that is to be shunned, not pitied, because their condition is self-inflicted. You defied God (so the owl signifies), and your punishment is...separation. From God, from others, from the world itself. To call and call and never, ever receive an answer.

Your punishment is terrible, tormenting loneliness.

(and that exact phrase, "tormenting loneliness," doesn't come from me...I'm pulling it from actual debate/academia on this exact topic. The owls, and what they are an omen for. Oof.)

To call yourself a 'companion to owls,' then, is to count yourself alongside perhaps the most tragic of the damned --not the ones who defy God out of wickedness or ignorance, and in exile take up diabolical ends readily enough...but the ones who know enough to mourn what they have lost.

So, that's how the title relates to Job: directly. Of course, all that is just context. The titular "companion to owls," in this case, isn't Job at all.

Because this story is about Aziraphale.

The thing is that Job never actually defied God at all, but Aziraphale does, and he does so fully believing that he will fall.

He does so fully believing that he's giving in to a temptation.

He's wrong about that, but still...he's realized something terrifying. Which is that doing God's will and doing what's right are sometimes mutually exclusive. Even more terrifying: it turns out that, given the choice between the two...he chooses what's right.

And he's seemingly the only angel who does. He's seemingly the only angel who can even see what's wrong.

Fallen or not, that's the kind of knowledge that...separates you.

(Whoooo-eeeeee, tormenting loneliness!!!)

Aziraphale is the companion.

...I don't think I need to wax poetic about Aziraphale's loneliness and grappling with devotion --I think we all, like, get it, and other people have likely said it better anyway. So, one last thing before I stop rambling:

Check out Crowley's glasses.

(screenshots from @seedsofwinter)

Crowley is the owl.

Crowley is the goddamn owl.

[egophiliac]

(breathing into a paper bag) FRALIO....

can't believe they gave us another guy. oh my god. so I guess Kelka is more, uhhh, more OOO then, and Fralio is Ankh? not that it matters too much, although they do seem to be doing something with the connected Riders so. who knows. anything goes! or if I may, anything gOOOes! god. of course they're the Ambition parallel. of course they are. oh my god.

fortunately there's nothing else they can throw at me right now that could possibly --

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[chiptrillino]

...older Fire Lord Zuko with a sheer top and his tits out you say?

ID: three drawings of aged-up zuko from Avatar the last airbender as fire lord. on the left side a full body of zuko front view. In the middle, zuko from the waist up leaning over a cluttered table growling and spitting flames at the viewer. In the third image on the right, zuko from the waist up sits bored and exhausted in his chair. cluttered desk and paperwork in front of him. End ID

I probably did advertise the sheer top wrong! it's more like a robe! just… a bit seethrough… because… you know… self-indulgence…? for me… ? for us? (yes he only has one lense in his his glasses becasue we in the fandom just know why!)

art-blog: chiptrillino-art