#meat kid suits: rpg

[silenciostart]

The CEO...

actually, let me do something.

RAUGHHAGHHGAH

Perhaps we'll both get a concussion and forget this ever happened!

[overtlyonyx]

MORE SUITS……GET OUT OF MY SKIN….

[lemobcarasya]

Meat kid from Suits a business rpg

(THIS GAME NEEDS MORE ATTENTION!!!!!!)

[westaysilly]

I'm just here because I love explaining fnaf lore. I'll explain it in q really weird way, by explaining how it's changed game by game. So, fnaf 1 gives us the basic premise. Someone killed 5 kids and now we have haunted robots. Fnaf 2 expands and introduces the puppet. In a previous location someone murdered a kid who went on to pusses the puppet and then the puppet gave gifts to the kids who died after it. Also introduces a guy in purple who killed the kids. Also FNAF 2 is a sequel.

FNAF 3 is when it starts to get fun. Now you have the dead purple guy be killed by a bunch of ghosts while he's in a suit that he later on goes to posses. Purple guy always comes back, it's in the ganes trailer, he always comes back. The FNAF 3 location (a haunted horror house) burns down and frees the souls of the children tormented by this accursed franchise. But watch out, purple man survives and he's still around in his yellow bunny suit that has his actual rotting corpse inside.

Now we have FNAF 4, has been retconned. It originally said that the entirety of the first three games was AlL jUsT a DrEaM oooOoo. That's why the ones you play against this time are called nightmares and they're in a child's bedroom. But nah, throw this away because no one liked that and Scott, the coward, said now there's lore (and in come the Afton's).

I'll mention the books (the first 4, at least which are full length novels) now, which are best treated like fanfiction of the Lore. They hold hints but aren't the truth. They introduce two important characters Henry Emily and William Afton. William Afton is the killer, and Henry is the founder of Freddie's. Henry is an engineer and the father of Charlotte Emily the main character of the books.

The first book follows Charlotte and some friends breaking into the old Freddie's location when they run into the serial killer and killer anamatronics. Here William is alive but has the scars from what killed him in the games.

Now we move on from those characters to FNAF world, the FNAF rpg. Not a joke, we have an rpg and it's pretty fun actually. FNAF world just thematically reinforces a lot of things but doesn't provide much. It introduces the idea of going too deep and meeting some fisherman at the end of everything called old man consequences. Also you set up some stuff that happens in FNAF 3 but no one knows what it actually means. It's heavily tied to fnaf4 somehow but again, it's all vague.

Okay, now onwards to fnaf: sister location. SL starts with some asking one Mr. Afton why his clown robots are designed to kidnap and murder children. Because afton, who's now canon to the games made a bunch of clown anamatronics that kidnap children. His first victim? His daughter. Oops! He killed his own dau6hy accident. Now she's haunting the killer robot and has daddy issues. After beating the game the player character has his insider scooped out by every single robot in the facility and they wear him like a meat suit to crawl out if the facility. But the meat suit rots and they abandon it. Surprise! Now instead of having someone haunting an anamatronic now we have someone simply haunting his own corpse. The player character is out there just as a walking rotting neat suit. Double surprise, you're Afton's sons and also probably the player in every previous game except FNAF 4 since that's your little brother (who you accidentally got killed using an anamatronic).

So, to recao while I'm here. This is now the story of the Afton's, one of the two families that run Fazbear entertainment. The eldest son accidentally kills the youngest son, bullying turned fatal. The father goes mad, and makes children killing robots (and experimenting with ghosts, it's implied but still not stated) that accidentally kill his daughter. He butties the robots in an underground facility and starts murdering the children himself. He stuff the corpses into anamatronics. The ghosts come back and kill him using a faulty suit (the suit also doubles as an anamatronic, it changed from suit mode to anamatronic mode with him wearing it.). The protagonist goes down to the facility looking for his dead sister, who along with her robot friends kills him and wears him as a suit. Now we have three dead Afton's possessing one thing or another roaming about. (Four, the youngest is still around but he's just a ghost, no possession. The protagonist gets a job as a night guard at different Fazbear locations but gets fired for tampering with the anamatronics (probably trying to free the souls, which he does in FNAF 3) and for smelling like the dead body he is. Eventually, someone finds Willam Afton's corpse inside the suit, and just places him in a walk through horror attraction (dead body and all? Huh?). Father and son meet, and son burns down the horror attraction freeing the children's soul but not killing his father.

Okay, that was a lot so process that because now we need to introduce the Emilie's into this story, and they mostly show up in the books so this will be weird. In the books, Henry Emily has a son and a daughter that die young. I cannot remember how, it doesn't matter. He builds 4 robots of the daughter, baby, kid, teen adult. Or kid, preteen, teen, adult. He puts his heart, soul, agony, misery and grief into making these and they develop sentience. The way it's meant to work is that he would boot and turn them off carrying the daughter from one robot body to the next. The books follows body number three, the second to last in maturity. Around 18 years old I think. She doesn't know she's a robot. Body number 4 is stolen by afton and used for his own dead daughter. None of this matter yet, or will but it sets some ideas up.

In comes FNAF 6, pizzeria sim. (5 was Sis Loc) where you play as the same guy only this time you're opening your own pizzeria instead of merely working nights guard at others'. The franchise owner tells you to collect the robots that show up in the back alleyway. Amongst these are, your sister, your father, the amalgam of machines that wore you like a suit (minus your sister, she had beef with the amalgam and left it. Good for her!), the puppet (the puppet is inside another anamatronic). At the end of the week, the franchise owner sets the whole place on fire and you all die happily together. It's implied you were in on this, or at least stated that you want it this way. We also learn a lot of lore. That franchise owner? Henry Emily. His daughter? The puppet. So the puppet is one Charlotte Emily, nice. We don't know wether Henry died in the fire. And so ends the sane part of FNAF and we enter

AR VR generation. This zone is a lot and a bunch of books release confirming or denying thing so here's the run down. Pain itself can haunt things beret of soul. Maybe any strong emotion can! So pain filled boards are scanned from the wreckage of the FNAF locations in order to use in a VR game except woops, the game is now haunted and possessed some chick named Vanessa who looks exactly like Afton's daughter. Yippee. She gets a job as the head security guard at a Freddie's themed mega mall called the pizzaplex. And here is where we reach the modern mysteries. I'll send them later since this is getting long but that's basically the lore for the first 6 games and some of the books. It's downhill from here. (If I don't send the new lore in a day bother me for it)

holy shit i already knew the lore was big, but i but this is BIG big

amd tysmm <3 i'll dm u for ur prize!!!! :3

[iam-back]

Super Mario RPG playthrough diary - 16

Now's the time to fight the chefs.

...Great The chefs are invincible. Did they eat Starmen just so that they wouldn't collapse when baking this fabulous cake that for some reason is targetable?

Why were they even targetable, then? Now for the meat. Uh, cake.

Apparently baking for 24 hours and eating Starmen beforehand can cause confections to become sentient and violent.

The gimmick here is that the cake needs to have the candles blown out before the Bundt (or Strawberry for Japanese players) can be defeated, and thus the Raspberry is the only one left. And the kicker? It has to be physical violence to get the job done!

And finally, I've won. A few piddly seeds were the final hit.

So we win, pronounce Raz and Raini Toad and Toadette, use the deluxe suite to win a Flower Tab and spend so much we can't afford the Croaka Cola, head back to Peach's castle, and she fakes us out by heading back to her room. But there's a reason she's on the boxart and key art, right!?

She's an amazing healer, and her grandmother has a Spytron 3000 of her own!

Let's see what Frogdaddy has to say. Mallow, you're still calling him "Grandpa" even after you found out your whole life was a lie?

Anyway, off to Star Hill!

This place is pretty - so pretty in fact that Mallory Georg painted it once. Talk to the smiling Konpeito pieces to see a wish.

"Wish I had some Cricket Jam." - Frogdaddy

Remember Mukumuku? He's now Thropher.

"I hope my baby's cute!" - Raini

Damn. I nailed the Geno Whirl crit on the first try. I'm super-good.

"Can't wait to start a family." - Raz

"I wish I weren't such a crybaby." - Mallow himself

Come on, kid, it's nothing to be embarrassed about.

"I hope I become famous." - the late Punchinello

"The hunger! Oh, for some food!" - Belome

"I wanna be the best treasure hunter in the world." - that Toad at Moleville

"I vant to be a vald-class baker." - Torte

"Please let Mallow find his way home." - Mallow's parents

"(Wish I could run faster.)" - a Yoshi

"If I could JUST get that melody!" - Toadofsky

"I wanna help out my older brother, Mario." - Luigi

And then they just give you this Star Piece.

Let's take another breather after this Star Piece. See you tomorrow!

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Robot Carnival Review

When I first started my blu-ray collecting kick, Discotek was hyping up their release of Memories, an anthology movie organized by Akira’s Katsuhiro Otomo. While doing research on it, I saw it was recommended in the company of Robot Carnival, another anthology movie Otomo was involved with, with more animators and thus individual shorts, and a unifying theme of “robots”. As a robot enjoyer, I figured I couldn’t go wrong with this, and I was right! This was a joy from start to finish, where even the weakest segment still had plenty to offer. If this sounds like it might be up your alley, it’s available to stream for free on RetroCrush and YouTube!

Additional note before I get into talking about each short individually: with the exception of Cloud, the music for every short was composed by Joe Hisaishi, who has way more range as a composer than I would’ve ever expected, considering I knew him exclusively as the Studio Ghibli composer. Additional additional note: I watched the anthology in the original Japanese order, the version on RetroCrush and YouTube uses an alternate order from the international release.

Opening/Ending (Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira and Atsuko Fukushima, key animator on dozens of anime projects, including Akira) - A mobile fortress (literally the above Robot Carnival logo) traverses a post-apocalyptic wasteland, bringing death and destruction wherever it goes. The Opening sets the bar for what you should expect going forward in terms of production values, and the Ending is a nice send off for the whole thing, but I don’t really have much else to say about these shorts.

Franken’s Gears (Koji Morimoto, Director of Memories: Magnetic Rose) - A mad scientist attempts to bring their robot to life, succeeds horribly. I think of all the shorts in this movie, this one has the most impressive mechanical animation. The whole thing takes places in the scientist’s lab, and the emphasis really is on all of the ways the environment is struggling to bring the robot to life, to the point that once it does so, it begins to crumble and break apart. But the animation on the scientist himself is also really charming; the way he moves almost makes him look gooey, which is apt because my sister pointed out he was probably designed after a snail, what with the big orb on his back.

Deprive (Hidetoshi Omori, Animation Director for Char’s Counterattack) - A super android has to mamoru his imouto from an invading alien robot army. One of my favorite shorts in the anthology, this was an entire action movie expertly condensed down into not even ten minutes, complete with an awesome soundtrack. I’d actually go so far as to call this one perfect for what it is, but it’s not much more than that.

Presence (Yasuyomi Umetsu, Character Designer and Chief Animation Director of Megazone 23 Part II) - A man builds an android for companionship, and he gets more than he bargained for. Longest piece in the compilation by a mile, and the first one with voice acting. Despite enjoying some of the other shorts more, I think I would call Presence the “centerpiece” of this anthology, as it’s definitely the most story-rich. It even has some prescient worldbuilding: the people of this setting do not see robots as sentient beings, which is shown right at the start when a bunch of kids knock the head off of an android and play with it while absolutely no one in the crowded plaza reacts. This sets the tone for the main character’s interactions with his creation, and provide additional context for the things he does besides the obvious explanations.

This was also the first short where I noticed something off about the animation, where it seemed to animate too well in for certain movements. As it turns out I was right; the liner notes explain that the director was using this project to experiment, and he would animate different movements on different frame counts. It’s not terrible, but it is a little distracting to see how smoothly something like a simple head turn will animate while more complex motions look more standard. Also, unrelated but fun coincidence: the liner notes also explain a reference in the script to a story called Daddy Long Legs, about an orphan girl who receives funding from a wealthy philanthropist she never meets, which explains a reference that went over my head Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

Star Light Angel (Hiroyuki Kitazume, Character Designer and Animation Director for Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and Char’s Counterattack) - What could have been the most effective piece of robosexual propaganda ever made: a girl and her friend are at Tokyo Disneyland ROBOT WANDERLAND and are having a wonderful time, until she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, at which point she retreat into the park and winds up on a virtual reality ride. Meanwhile, a robot performer attempts to find her and return the locket she dropped while she ran past him. This is tied for my favorite, alongside Deprive, because I’m a big sucker for romance and the main song for the short is so perfect for the content. I was also delighted to find the explanation for this short was that Kitazume, who’s work up to this point was all mecha anime like Aura Battler Dunbine and Zeta Gundam, really wanted to try to flex with character expressions, and it came through brilliantly as the range and level of facial expressions was the first thing I really took notice of in this. Funny enough, though, Kitazume also apparently said he considers this and Deprive to be the weakest pieces of the anthology, and I suppose he’s right in that they have the least meat on their bones and are also probably the least technically impressive, but still: my two favorites!

Cloud (Mao Lamdo, a prolific animator on many projects, but probably best known for this) - A robotic boy wanders past a series of ever-changing clouds. Cloud is definitely a stand-out short for a number of reasons, from the way its animated to the incredibly tangential connection to the “robot” theme, and to be perfectly honest I got a lot more out of it after I read the liner notes. The short was adapted from a self-published book Mao Lamdo had written years prior that had nothing to do with robots, and his interpretation of the short and the change to making the main character a robot was that it represented his frustration with the trend in the anime industry at the time trending towards a being obsessed with the mechanical world, while he still preferred to draw and animate nature. As I mentioned at the top, this is also the only short to not have music composed by Joe Hisaishi, instead the piece used is by Isaku Fujita, and as far as I can tell, this is his only credit. Still, it’s a good credit to have; Lamdo said the song evoked the idea of having a conversation with God and asking the big questions, which I can completely see.

Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: “The Westerner’s Invasion” (Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Director of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure OVA and Golden Boy) A terrible steampunk mech invades a Japanese town, and is warded off by a team of youths piloting their own terrible steampunk mech. I watched this one with the English dub first and then again in Japanese because it’s been a fuckin’ minute since I heard a dub this racist, complete with changing r’s to l’s and vice versa, only to be cracked across the skull by what I am certain was a Japanese man doing his very best to phonetically read English in the Japanese version. In spite of that, though, this is easily the funniest short for all the right reasons, and it kinda clicked once I found out that the director was also responsible for Golden Boy; it’s that exact kind of humor, complete with a protagonist who could very well be Kintaro Ue’s ancestor.

Chicken Man and Red Neck, a.k.a. Nightmare (Takeshi Nakamura, director of Catnapped! The Movie) - A robotic magician wreaks havoc on a city by transforming everything in sight into robotic monsters, and a vagrant gets caught up in the chaos. I initially wrote down “this one has the energy of a Don Bluth movie, particularly In the Dark of the Night from Anastasia”, although the liner notes say he actually was inspired by Night on Bald Mountain, which is definitely a more flattering inspiration and more accurate, to boot. I think of all the shorts in this anthology, this one gets the prizes for “best overall animation” and “best use of robots”, and it also has the most intense PS1 RPG sounding music, which once again speaks to Joe Hisaishi’s talent as a composer for doing that a full decade before the PS1 even existed. Also, fun trivia, the director turned down an offer from Hayao Miyazaki to be animation director on Castle in the Sky to make this, which… was maybe not the best career move, but still this was a terrific short and I’m glad to have it.

Again, the movie is easily accessible for free streaming, and I’d heartily recommend you check it out if you haven’t already. But if you’re into collecting physical media, the blu-ray is crammed full of tons of goodies, including the liner notes I’ve referenced, art galleries for each segment, and a lot of other production materials. Discotek also announced they’re doing a 4k UHD release of this soon, which won’t include all the extras due to the way UHD discs work, but I gotta be honest, this would be worth double dipping for if the resolution bump is noticeable enough.

[costellos]

LOL A 401K IM DEAD but honestly...... tru

all that tax stuff, retirement plans.... nanami’s got it covered. and then there’s gojo, committing tax fraud 🤧 i’d compare gojo to salt as a seasoning but that’s kinda mean, he does have some flavor. like, sugar probably suits him better?? sweet, can be addicting, but bad for you if have too much of it 🙈 AND THEN NANAMI. man’s the whole spice rack, he wouldn’t have it anything less since he loves food so much 😤 he is, as we say, umami personified 🤌

yeah, it’s unfortunate lmfao but oh well. i do occasionally have them in a smoothie though, like you said!

alsjfhsha it’s def time consuming.... like i’d be sitting down w my family and when i’m finally done picking it all out, they’ve finished eating welp 😭 and yeah, the rational part of me knows that, but i’m that person someone has to go up the service worker for and be like “excuse me she asked for no pickles” (except i didn’t 🙈) i’m much better in restaurants bc the language barrier isn’t as intimidating so i will tell them to leave out an ingredient if it’s something i can’t easily take out

mmmmm i can see that! he’d be the guy who’d eat pizza with a fork and knife wouldn’t he lol. and dab all the excess oil off w a napkin. he probably only goes to the Legit pizza places too haha but i think if he likes you enough he can be convinced to eat almost anywhere

ofc!! ask games are more fun if it goes both ways 😌 and ooooo tsumu! interesting...... 👀 those are honestly such good date ideas w a guy like atsumu! that’d rly be smth he’d enjoy and ngl the moment i read ‘something physical’ i immediately imagined y’all racing LMAO. he’s a prime example of how competition can be good for you w the right person, so i can see you filling in the space osamu left after he decided to focus more on his food aspirations. like imagine making cute lil bets w him and the loser having to do what the winner wanted hehe. omg a double date w the miya twins would be sm fun tho??? from my impression of you so far, i definitely trust you to keep tsumu in line lmfao so catch me there. me and osamu are the ones spectating and judging your guys’ competitions and cheering you on to beat atsumu like we’re olympic commentators or smth LOL

aaaaa i’m honestly p shy but if anything can get me to come off anon, it’d be nanamin 😂 (it’s like we’re todo and yuji bonding over their shared type but w nanami skdjfjsjsjs) let me know if you prefer to keep it here or on discord and i’ll give you my account, whichever platform you like better! also congrats on 1k! much deserved!! 🎉

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A;LDSKJ GOJO WOULD COMMIT TAX FRAUD. lmao salt is a lil mean!! sugar is more fitting <3 sugar is also used for more fun foods, and I feel like it matches him bc of his sweet tooth. but Nanami........ o lawd. definitely the whole spice rack yes. 100% agree. pls I would use him in everything. wait was that a weird thing to say?

ah I totally understand! well, u got this friend. the next time u go out for Mexican food, I’ll be there cheering for u in spirit!!

and yes.... ugh... I don’t think he’s particularly picky, he’ll try anything. he just doesn’t like foods that are excessive, if that makes sense? like what you were saying with the grease. I think he’s more the type to like subtle flavors. an obnoxious meat lover’s pizza from The Hut would be a no go, but he’s down for a, quote, Legit Pizza Place. the kind of Italian restaurant that’s authentic! but let’s admit it, by that point it wouldn’t even technically be “pizza.” authenticity comes with a price :’)

ty friend you’re far too kind 🥺 AND PLS YOU’RE MAKING ME BLUSH OVER MY LAPTOP HHHHHHH. I would love nothing more than to fill the Osamu-shaped hole in his heart once they both go into their separate careers. and god..... don’t encourage him. or me. I would definitely make bets w him. and I would win. but thank you sweet anon, I would do my best to keep him from annoying the shit out of you!! it would be an honor to have you and Osamu comment on our tomfoolery. 👉👈

MY GOD I WAS ABOUT TO KEYBOARD MASH AGAIN. we’re definitely Todo and Yuji.... u like Nanami and so now I’m obligated to imagine a whole life we coulda had together in high school together. even tho I graduated five years ago. and I’m assuming you did some time ago too since you mentioned you’re old...... lordt. anyway! thank you for the congrats!! I would love to discuss more headcanons and such w you over Discord! dm me and I’ll add you so that we can sob over Nanami’s absence in the anime <33

nanamin date anon said: me, rewatching eps 9-13 on replay until the new episode comes out: hahaha i love all the jjk characters equally! nanamin and *looks at smudged writing on hand* the extras

lol i love them all rly, it’s just super refreshing to have an adult like nanami in a shounen

haha yeah, i’m definitely glad i’m not the oldest (bc that’s way too much responsibility for me, idk how they do it) so being player 2 as a younger sibling isn’t too bad, especially since it’s the story that i’m usually more interested in rather than the gameplay itself. i don’t have to worry about remembering which buttons to press in a fight when i can just watch the plot play out lol. (it’s definitely a good game, i just suck at the controls 😅 my brother let me play a bit and i couldn’t get the web swinging down i was struggling so bad aslfjjfsjak) what sort of games are you into? 👀

even if it’s boring to some ppl, watching is a good way to experience the game for yourself as well, esp if it’s a single player game! ofc i do tend to prefer multiplayer games, but it’s not too dissimilar to watching someone play a sport tbh. AND NO KENMA IM PRO-SIDEQUEST LIVE OUT YOUR COMPLETIONIST DREAMS. if we gotta fetch that dude a super rare item to unlock his backstory we MUST do it ok

YEAH! mikorin is also voiced by noya’s va! it’s honestly a shame gsnk didn’t get a second season, it’s so good 😔

me: lol does that mean kuroo’s your tomoda

kenma: ok this date is over

LMFAOOOOO not my fault the popular choices are the ones that get you the good end 😤 and it’s all good, i’m also guilty of replaying to see how the other choices impact the story haha. if there’s no save system tho, i’d make him switch out w me every time we replay bc i’d zone out at all the repeat stuff (bless games that have a skip option 🙏)

UGH TELL ME ABOUT IT!!! ok so I love the other charas too but.... Nanami’s so good. so good. iono about you, anon, but I went back and rewatched his episodes from the dub and it made me Feel Things. and I agree, it is refreshing to see an adult like him in shounen. esp since he treats the kids like kids. and he makes it clear that their being kids is never a bad thing. I will reiterate: he’s so good.

ahhh friend that’s so nice!. your brother sounds really chill. plus it sounds like a good balance: you get to watch the story, and he gets to dick around!! win-win. and as for my fav games, I’m up for anything! I try to avoid co-op games like Overwatch bc I get too competitive and I’m a sore loser lmao (but they are fun!). the last games I played were the Last of Us 2 and Persona 5, two very different games, but stuff that’s a good time nonetheless. tbh as long as I can immerse myself in the story and there’s tons to explore, I’m down. what about you?? you’d kind of mentioned otome games and Animal Crossing, but I’m curious!

hm. interesting. that’s a nice way to look at it. I guess if it’s a really good game, it’s no different from an interactive movie! also Kenma would love that omg you’re going to save so many villages in the rpgs he plays w you.... gotta max out EVERYTHING. every side quest! every mundane task!! collect literally every feather!!! but I feel like he would pass the time by making idle conversation. like some dumb shit Lev had mentioned earlier that day. such a nice way to unwind at the end of the day, shit talking Lev w his fav person 😌

anyway! going back to completionist stuff: Kenma would have such a blast going back and replaying games w you! and yes bless games w a skip option hhh. thankfully he’d remember all your previous choices together, so he can help navigate where to go next. he has no qualms handing the controller over, I think he’d love to curl up next to you and analyze how you play! but I also feel like he’d be giving unwarranted suggestions....... thanks, Kenma.

also, about Mikorin’s va: WHAT. OH MY GOD. so many things to learn..... pls. indulge me w your trivia.

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Character Design and Script Writing - Cyberpunk 2077 Case Study - 29/12/2020

For today’s research for both projects, I wanted to make a case study for a game I feel very much influenced by in terms for the aesthetics and designs for the Character Design project as well as the background atmosphere and visualization for the script towards the script-writing essay. I was fortunate enough to be provided a copy of the game to play it to experience what it’s like to explore these areas as well as well as having a book looking at the extensive lore that the game provides as well as artwork from the game.

From playing the game, your offered a series of roles that you can start yourself choosing from Nomad, Street Kid and Corporative roles. Each of these roles allow the story to be taken in different places making the game very personal to how you want to live if you were living in this world yourself. I myself went with the Nomad route and one instance I had that really struck me was when you first enter into ‘Night City’ for the first time. As you cross the border, you halt at a traffic stop within the city to watch a group of people robbing a shop for money. The group tries to escape and enter in the car but the city’s police comes flying in from above and immediately grapple down onto the city floor and fire without hesitation at the crooks. It leads to an intense bloodbath of the crooks and all you can do is just watch all the action happen in front of your car having front row seat to it all. Both you and your companion are devoid of all emotion not from the trauma of it, but this gruesome human onslaught doesn't seem to phase them one bit. In fact, nobody in the city is phased by it at all. 

Instances like these help establish what kind of world you’ve just entered as it’s presented as a kill or be killed setting. This works perfectly for the kind of idea I want to cover for the script-writing portion of the project as it’s not just the tone I want to loosely base this off from, but characters reactions to horrific acts and how it doesn't bat an eye to them showing how de-sensitised they are with it. This to me makes it feel like the city is transforming people’s mindsets to think the world is always meant to be like this giving no people hope to ever explore or Challenger themselves having seen what happens if you rebel or stand out. 

I think adding onto that, the trailer of Cyberpunk 2077 when it launched on the 10th of December helps to back this up. Whilst the game itself is very action heavy, dark and bloody, the trailer really emphasis and represents what kind of game your in store for. Specifically, it’s all about people, family and the connections you make in the world promoting the RPG mechanics of the game as there’s real people living through all of this madness which is where you the player are there to dwell and experience those stories being told to you.

This is help emphaised in the trailer by how little the protagonist fights at all being replaced with close up shots of people’s faces and showing their raw emotions to events that happen in the game like body language of hugging each other further pushing that sense of family and connection. All these moments are harmonised together with the music of the trailer which really brings the connection across. I think this is because it’s not very traditional to have soft sounding and emotional music for a violet game as many people could disregard it because it’s different. But the music plays to  the trailer’s strengths from how delicate people’s lives are here with long stares on people’s faces and two people having dinner outside. These little bit of human interaction makes us feel more for the content we are watching.

Looking at the trailer in a more character design approach, faces were the big draw for me specifically between the Maelstorm and the human’s faces. The human faces have this really interesting line design on their face where LED stripes shine out of their face. They look modified and give off a artificial wrinkle vibe to them helping to deliver that cyberpunk look to them. Although in  strange way to me, it makes them look a lot sadder whenever they have a natural face with no emotion on them. This detail to me feels it flows nicely with where I want to take my story in the script-writing process as people often get cybernetic augmentations to make themselves feel better similar to plastic surgery. That’s not to say there isn’t good cybernetics but in this world of mine, cybernetics are mostly seen of a way of fitting into the city and losing part of your character which is what my Hyde character is so opposed to.

Cyberpunk 2077 — Official Launch Trailer — V

In addition to playing the game, I also received the book looking at the lore of the game and background information. Reading through, it thoroughly details a lot of how the world works like how even the littlest of things influence how the world ticks presenting a really thorough case on it’s world-building which gives me great inspiration to how I might approach it. There was one thing that stood out to me in the book which was to do with these special devices called ‘Braindancers’ which serve as really advanced virtual reality headsets and specifically how they mention it’s usage of celebrities as people can get too attached to the devices praising celebrities through it like they’re part of their lives and losing their identity because of it. This reminded me from a scene from Ghost in the Shell (1997) film where a garbage man loses all his memories from his mind being hacked leaving him completely hollow inside with no memories attached to him. I feel both of these instances I want to get across in the script-writing from maybe the dangers of idolising and retaining your character.

Book

After reading the book, I thought I explore the game and take screenshots of areas that I found to be interesting for the script-writing process mainly areas like the slums and the city as those were my favorite to experience from how much they contrast from each other. What’s really nice with the game is that it has a built in photo mode where you can pause the game and screenshot a specific section of the world which you can then filter it to your hearts content.

The first image is one of the first slum looking environments that you find in a quest. Personally, I love the darkness that engulfs the scene here with only the lighting of the dim blue light and lanterns struggles to beat the darkness. Not to mention the smoke coming from the ground really helps to add character by all the gasses and smoke being stored and cramped in the smaller parts of the city whilst the outer city looks all glamorous.

Speaking of the city, this is a screenshot I took from the city center which is filled to the brim with architecture although strangely, not as much lighting as I would of thought would be put in here. Therese bright neon lights on the higher decks of the city sure but down below, it looks a lot darker and forgotten about in comparison. This look is something I definitely want to express in the script as it acts symbolic to the false persona that the city gives off compared to what we see on the outside.

Going back to character design, three different characters stood out to me when I was playing the game those being: Crusher, the Malestorm Gang and Johnny Silverhand.  

Crusher is this large mechanical figure that serves as a threatening bodyguard to anybody that is unfortunate to step in it’s way. Looking at him characterful, I really love the denseness of the character as he looks like this unstoppable moving force that forces itself into conflict with thinking it over. He reminds me of my Hyde character a lot not just from personality, but also the sheer bulkiness that he imposes to us. To me, this how I would want my Hyde character to be built up thick and dense when it comes to modelling him,

Having already discovered the Malestorm gang before earlier on in my research, what I found interesting about them in playing the game were their arms specifically the pipping that goes into them to create this cross between industrial and cybernetic arm. Whilst this is an easy comparison to make to my Hyde character as the arm is quite bulky, I would say it more perfectly suits my Jekyll character more from how human sized it is despite looking so mechanical if we were to compare this a sleek cyborg arm like Johnny Silverhand’s bionic arm. 

In addition to the arms of these characters, the eyes are such a huge part of the aesthetic I really enjoy from them with their use of shapes and neon lights lighting up the scenery wherever they go. The lore behind the design is that if you want to join the gang, you have to get your eyes gouged out and replaced with these artificial eyes instead which is really creepy but fascinating to me. I think terms of the Jekyll character, the eyes seemed to be a better fit for my Hyde character giving the him a more menacing and threatening aura to him.

Only Malestorm Eyes

And lastly, one other character I felt inspired by was ‘Johnny Silverhand’ your companion in the game. His bionic arm is what sticks out to me the most as it has a very sleek and well rounded design like it was designed for a human. I can imagine for the Jekyll character that i could combine aspects of the Maelstorm gangs arms with the one that Johnny possess to form a very chunky top but gradually becomes a lot thinner as the arm goes down.

Back to the character itself, there are two design aspects I like being the muscular structure and the consideration for re topology on Johnny’s bionic arm. The overall muscular structure is how i slightly imagine Jekyll’s body to be as well built. But maybe I might consider less muscular meat on his body due to him not as exercising as much to an average human. I raised the question of retopology to how the arm acts on a ball and socket set up for the arm to flex which I thought was quite interesting to see as I wonder if that was considered first before making the character.

Sketches of Johnny Silverhand before Keanu Reeves came onto the game

I think from look at all of these character designs, I have good ideas for what I would like to do to my models from the rough sketches I have of them already. I feel the idea of Johnny and the Maelstorm gang’s arm being fused together is an idea I want to hold onto despite thinking my Hyde character as inspiration for the mdoel. Overall, the research on character design on ‘Cyberpunk 2077′ has been invaluable due to having so many of the elements and ideas I want to cover being found here in this game.

[kvetas]

*✿❀; general headcanons part 1 (akechi)

 just some random, usually rather mundane headcanons that probably won’t fit as a theme anywhere else, yeah.

Generally refers to ‘[insert surname]-san’ to nearly everyone.

He’d make exceptions if he’s familiar enough with someone (He either generally refers to Sae as ‘Sae-san’ usually, though may attempt to jokingly call her ‘senpai’ at times) or if he’s fine with a request (So he’d refer to Sojiro as ‘Boss’ if asked, but he’d otherwise call him ‘Sakura-san’).

There’s a possibility that he’ll use different honorifics with either children or people he’s familiar with who are closer to his age. So he’d call some of the phantom thieves as ‘Takamaki-chan’ or ‘Sakamoto-kun’, for example. It’s only really just because sounds like it suits them more to him rather than any indicator of friendliness though.

And honestly, he’ll still persist at using surnames unless someone specifically requests him to be on a first name basis (or if they’re either western/literally do not have a last name) because he lacks the ability to gauge how relationships work. u_u ;;

bro will spill out his childhood drama unprompted to protag at confidant level three, especially with someone he literally just met standing right next to them, but he can’t bring himself to call someone by name?? smfh with this dude

I’m sad that the proof of justice OVA pretty much ruined my headcanon that Goro played video games as escapism growing up. But I still wanna say that if Goro did choose to play video games, he’d voluntarily play RPGs, puzzle games, and simulator games in his free time as a relaxation.

He may or may not create a Shido Sim just to torture the poor bastard as a way to vent on bad days if he got his hands on The Sims.

But he’d be willing to play any video game, even if half of the reason is just as a point of conversation.

Probably wouldn’t really scare easily on horror games. Because his life is already a goddamn horror to sit through as it is. Actually, since a lot of horror games are generally RPGs and/or puzzle games - they’re actually right up his alley.

He’d be the kind of guy who’d go “Oh, congratulations on the win. :)” but be inwardly seething in rage and already plotting 5 different possible ways to beat you after losing a game.

But this is only if it’s for a game he’s actually familiar with and got absolutely demolished on, he wouldn’t really care otherwise and would even welcome a challenge.

I feel like his hobbies were initially picked... well, to look cool, number one, but also for practical use via metaverse shenanigans. (Cycling because it’s the cheapest and fastest option to travel+gather intel but also to help his speed, bouldering for make scaling palaces easier and improve his guts, and darts to improve his proficiency.)

Though he can safely say that he genuinely enjoys these hobbies and is not actually lying through his teeth. But he doesn’t really indulge in them as much as he used to. 2/3 of the reason is because he already maxed out his guts and proficiency stats though tbh

I know that it’s common for people to believe Goro to have a preference in sweets but idk man I don’t really agree with that fanon.

Half is because he wants to be able to judge something he tastes without extra condiments and stuff possibly diluting the flavor. He has a food blog to run and reviews to write and dangit, he’s gonna write nothing but the facts!!

The other half is because he honestly isn’t picky with flavors and the guidebook even says so. Like, sure, he’d critique something to Death but he’d still eat it because you don’t waste food smfh

Even that one spicy-ass takoyaki he unintentionally ate? Like, Yeah, he clearly can’t handle spicy food too well, but he still properly ate it in my book.

Like the only exception is if it’s literally inedible. Like, ‘this is rotten!’ or ‘it  fell all over the floor’ kind of inedible.

That being said, I’d say Goro’s favorite coffee blend is Columbian 100% Typica but I can’t be super sure since I’m not a huge coffee fan and I wouldn’t know for sure how it would taste

I DO agree with the fanon idea that Goro doesn’t know how to cook a whole lot (the most being simple food like. fried egg, or steamed potato, or sandwiches) and just shovels instant-made food into his mouth if he so chooses, which is literally any time he’s not trying to show off or look sophisticated.

His apartment probably has fancy, modern looking furnishings and appliances. But it looks more like a home catalogue than a teenager’s living space. (Again, out of posturing to look more esteemed than he actually feels.) Though the apartment’s size is pretty average.

He almost never gets visitors though despite all the effort, except maybe Sae for whatever reason.

The only room that actually looks lived-in is his room, the messiest thing in the room being his (long) desk since he’d generally work on stuff there.

Has a lamp, a pencil holder, a file holder, and his laptop. But also expect to see stacks of books, papers lying around, maybe an empty coffee mug or three, and tools he didn’t put away on top of it.

I can’t imagine him NOT making his own tools (lockpicks, goho-ms, etc.). But he probably had to learn how to make them through trial and error (and using google). At least he had like, two years to learn.

Of course he has a bunch of books in his house. He’s an *~~intellectual~~*, he’s gotta look the part.

Most of his bookshelves are like. Philosophy books, law books, mystery novels, school textbooks, stuff about cognitive psience, and ‘How-to’ books.

He may or may not secretly keep manga in his room.

I like to think he has a balcony. Though it’s pretty bare outside of maybe drying his clothes, he likes to contemplate about stuff out there.

He doesn’t really like staying home very much though, he only stays when necessary. Unfortunately, getting punched by depression and wanting to just lay in bed all day doesn’t count as a necessity to him, especially since he’s undiagnosed.

His fridge generally consists of takeout (either delivered from home or leftovers), beverages (like milk, iced coffee, any SP-recovering weird sodas), butter, bread, eggs, deli meat, and maybe a salad pack.

His freezer is exclusively full of frozen meals. 90% is microwaveable, while the rest of the 10% is stuff you heat up in the oven or steam it with.

His pantry is full of instant-made microwaveable food. Or stuff that doesn’t require much prep work or knowledge in the kitchen, like Mac and Cheese, Hamburger Helper, canned soup, and tuna packages.

Though he also has stuff like tea packs, hot chocolate mix, and instant coffee in the off chance he actually gets a visitor. A lot of them may or may not be past the "Best By” date.

A lot of his budget goes into skincare and hair products as a celebrity-figure that shows up on TV a lot, so predictably his bathroom is just chock full of the stuff.

GOD I WISH HIS FASHION SENSE WASN’T SO NERDY but unfortunately, he’s a kid trying to grow up too fast in order to be taken seriously and hiding the fact that he’s an orphan and didn’t have money before so we’re just gonna have to deal with his preppy grandpa fashion sense

[recentanimenews]

5 Answers To Pokémon Questions That You've Always Had

  The Pokémon world is full of mysteries. Heck, most of the endings of the original anime said so, with the narrator being like "Once again, Ash learned that the Pokémon world is a mysterious one, but one thing is for sure: He'd never forget Leon and his wonderful Metapod circus." And while Ash Ketchum would immediately forget Leon and every person that wasn't currently within arm's length of him, that mystery part still holds true.

  When I was a kid, most of my life dealt with trying to sift through Pokémon urban legends, usually distributed by my friend Trevor, who would come to fifth grade telling us stuff about Pikablu and Ash's Dad like an old timey snake oil salesman who rode into Western towns on a wagon filled with "miracle elixers." Only in Trevor's case, those elixers were just torn-out pages of Nintendo Power.

But if you ever had a Trevor in your life, you probably wound up with more Pokéquestions than Pokéanswers. And that's where I come in. See, I've gathered up a few notable Pokémon questions from over the years, and I'm going to do my best to answer them here. And I'm gonna start off with something that has plagued Pokémon anime fans for nearly two decades:

  WHY WAS BROCK REPLACED BY TRACEY SKETCHIT IN THE ORANGE ISLANDS?

For most of the Indigo League portion of the Pokémon anime, Brock was a steadfast companion to Ash and Misty. Sure, he got crushes on, like, everything, but it always seemed like he'd be around. And then the crew saw Professor Ivy on Valencia Island, and all of a sudden Brock was like "The Pokémon in this lab need me more than you do, Ash! I gotta leave indefinitely" But do they, Brock? You meet attractive anime ladies who hang out with Pokémon every other day. But for some reason, this one makes you abandon your literal only friends in the world?

He's quickly replaced by Tracey Sketchit, who likes to draw Pokémon if you couldn't infer that from his last name. Tracey isn't bad, but he definitely feels like an RPG character that someone got bored making halfway through. He seems like the kind of dude that would order a sandwich and then take off all the best parts. "Yeah, could you hold the mustard, and the pickles, and the meat and actually just give me two ice cubes on a paper plate?" Tracey only lasted around thirty episodes, too, before they switched him with Brock again, much to the delight of everyone with a pulse.

So why would you suddenly replace Brock with a man whose most notable personality trait is "Wears a t-shirt"? Well, according to former Pokémon anime director and storyboard artist, it's because they were scared that Americans would think Brock was a racist stereotype due to his eyes. But then they realized that everyone liked Brock anyway and drafted him back in. So there you go. 

WHY DID THEY REMAKE POKEMON BLUE AS POKEMON LEAF GREEN?

I love the Pokémon Red/Blue remakes for the Game Boy Advance, Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green. The buttons on my GBA SP were practically destroyed due to the hundreds of hours that I put into them. That said, when they originally came out, I wondered why they went with Leaf Green? Didn't this one line up as a remake of Pokémon Blue? I don't mean to sound pushy BUT I WANT POKEMON TO BE THE WAY THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE AND IF YOU MESS THAT UP, I'LL GET DUMB AND MAD.

Well, in Japan, the original pair of Pokémon games was Pokémon Red and Green. But they also decided to go with Leaf Green because, according to video game producer Junichi Masuda, the leaf is a symbol of peace and it's an easy symbol to understand internationally. Also, the developers wanted to put a colorful member of the Bulbasaur family on the cover, and I totally get that. Bulbasaur is great, and anyone who disagrees is not only wrong but also probably a cannibal.

COULD YOU EVER GET MEW IN THE ORIGINAL GAMES?

Long before the number of Pokémon nearly reached 1,000, the world was stunned by the reveal of #151: Mew. Of course, Mew was hinted at in the ruined mansion in Cinnabar Island, but among my friends, it was always treated like it was folklore, like Bigfoot or a good Fantastic Four movie. And, like some folklore, there were numerous tales of sightings. Of course, you could get it with a Game Shark (For the young kids reading this, the Game Shark was an item that you could load onto your console's memory so that when you put the actual game in, you had all the cheats available to you) if you were the one dude on the block in 1998 that owned a Game Shark, but most of my friends had their own bizarre methods.

  You could also find it with a glitch, but the most famous "strategy" was locating it under the truck that's sitting near the dock in Vermillion City, around where the S.S. Anne is. This was probably the first conspiracy theory that I was ever exposed to, and man, did it not work. You can try to use Strength on that truck all day and you will never once find a Mew. So yeah, tell this to any friends who are still, twenty years later, trying to catch #151 under that automobile. Save them from their nightmare. Be their hero.

   WHO IS ASH KETCHUM'S DAD?

  We're all very familiar with Ash's Mom, a wonderful woman that only wants to hang out with Mr. Mime and remind you to pack clean underwear. But who is Ash's Dad? Is he someone that we've already met, or is Ash the product of, like, Pokémon immaculate conception where Ash is the chosen one to save the world by...walking around with his monster pals for years? Nah. It's probaby Professor Oak, or the guy in Pallet Town in the original games that's like "Technology is amazing!" That dude sounds like an interesting first date.

  But if you absolutely must know who Ash's Dad is, just know that...no one knows. One of the original writers of the Pokémon anime, Takeshi Shudo, has even said that while Ash definitely has a father, he hasn't shown up yet and "has yet to have had a true meaning." 

  So Ash's Dad isn't lurking in the background, keeping tabs on his son from afar. And that totally dashes all of my fan theories about it being Lt. Surge. It makes sense, right? He has a Raichu, Ash has a Pikachu. He...no, that Raichu thing was about it. Back to the drawing board.

   WHAT'S THE INSIDE OF A POKEBALL LIKE?

  When a Pokémon trainer has sufficiently battered a wild Pokémon using their own laser pet, they can throw a Pokeball at it and try to capture it. But aside from the ethical dilemna of throwing a round piece of metal at a defenseless animal, the biggest question is this: What's it like inside the Pokeball? What do they do in there? We know they become some type of data or energy, because you can trade Pokémon over the internet and when you let the Pokémon back out, it isn't just a crushed lump.

  Well, according to Junichi Masuda, it's a "very comfortable environment" and "Maybe the equivalent of a high end suite room in a fancy hotel." Honestly, that's the most pleasant answer that we could've gotten. I remember someone in middle school told me that once Pokémon go into their Pokeballs, it's like they get put in a temporary coma, and that's horrifying. You go unconscious until you're tossed out into the world to fight, and this process repeats until you expire? I don't like that very much. In fact, and I know I'm taking a controversial stance here, I think that sounds quite bad.

  So, there you have it. I hope I've helped in some way, and if you have any other questions, please let me know. I'll be watching Pokémon on Netflix and studying up if you need me.

  Do you have any pressing Pokémon questions and concerns? Did this list answer any of your questions? Let us know in the comments!

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[thetygre]

30 Day Monster Challenge 2 - Day #2: Favorite Frankenstein

1.) Mary Shelley/Bernie Wrightson

Put simply, there’s no beating the classic. Mary Shelley’s original monster is a landmark in literature, the coalescence of an idea about monstrosity and humanity that has been developing since the dawn of civilization. Alright, so that might be a little grandiose, but the point stands; the original Frankenstein’s monster is still the best. Like Dracula, every new generation brings a new interpretation, and makes new connections to him. The monster has, through his influence on culture, succeeded in becoming the father of his own race. He is a true monster of God, a divine omen, an abstract entity that conveys the importance of man’s reaching scientific knowledge. He makes us question our limits, our humanity, and how much we as a species are meant to stretch and bend away from the natural order. And to this day, nobody has managed to quite capture that ideal perfectly.

But the late great Bernie Wrightson came pretty close. Known mostly as a comics artist, Wrightson’s version of Frankenstein is the one that comes to mind for me whenever I envision the monster. He is simultaneously majestic, horrifying, and pitiful. Built like an Olympian god with a face like a corpse. Wrightson’s work on his expressions can convey anger, sadness, and the creature’s own weariness for existence. Wrightson’s monster, to me at least, comes the closest to invoking Shelley’s description of Frankenstein’s attempt at an ubermensch, and his subsequent failure.

2.) Boris Karloff

There’s a lot to be said against Karloff’s Frankenstein. It created a pop cultural image that is ultimately at odds with Shelley’s work. The monster’s eloquent suffering is replaced with a series of moans and grunts, and his arc is ultimately threadbare. And yet, Karloff’s Frankenstein brings something absolutely essential to the Frankenstein mythos; innocence. The creature is a victim of its own creation, too powerful and too strange for this world. The damage it causes is the byproduct of its father’s meddling in things man was not meant to know. That’s a perspective we didn’t get a lot of in Shelley’s original novel, and for all that the Universal movie is different from the novel, it meshes with the novel’s morality by reminding the audience of an important message; the value of humanity. Karloff’s monster appeals to our humanity on the most basic level, that of an innocent suffering. In that, I think even Mary Shelley would be proud.

3.) Shuler Hensley

Aaaaand now we’re back to Van Helsing. Okay, legitimately? I think the Frankenstein’s monster is the best part of Van Helsing. I am dead serious. Like Castlevania’s Dracula, the monster here is an amalgam of all the different parts of Frankenstein pop culture. There’s alchemy, mad science, and body horror, but there’s also a search for humanity and a desire to find meaning in life. Also, like everything in this movie, overacting. Just some grade-A overacting. Hensley screams his lungs out shouting Byronic prose, which I always took to be a kind of fun dig at the original monster’s own flair for the overdramatic.

4.) Peter Boyle

Boyle doesn’t bring a lot to the table as the creature in Young Frankenstein. The movie is a loving parody, and it clearly derives mostly from the Universal Studios movie. And yet, there are some subtle hints of brilliance in this portrayal of the creature and Frankenstein. The Universal movie was a source, yes, but Mel Brooks also drew from the novel for his own spin. At the end of the movie, Gene Wilder’s Frankenstein departs from Shelley’s (who is also the character’s grandfather) by taking responsibility and trying to help his creation. And in turn, the creature forgives and protects Frankenstein. I know it’s all just for good fun, but when you start viewing it through the classic metaphors applied to the novel, it creates a more optimistic picture about human progress. (Plus, I’d be remiss if I didn’t include one of my favorite movies on this list.)

5.) Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee’s Frankenstein is actually the version that turned me on to the character. When I was a kid, Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein did nothing for me; he was too sad, too sympathetic to be a monster. Frankenstein’s monster was supposed to be scary to me; stitched out of corpses, with greasy black hair and dead eyes, angry at all the world. (Also dressed in a stylish black suit.) Lee’s monster delivered that to me. The moment I first saw him, I knew that this was how Frankenstein’s monster was supposed to look. Now that I’m older, I can appreciate Boris Karloff’s performance more, but I’ll still always have a fondness for my first favorite Frankenstein.

6.) Rory Kinnear

The youngest monster on this list, Rory Kinnear played Frankenstein’s monster, referred to variously as Adam or Caliban, in Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. Think a cheaper, tawdrier League of Extraordianry Gentlemen. Appearance-wise, Kinnear’s Frankenstein is... it’s- it’s not great. This show had the special effects budget of some pocket lint and the grace of God. But the character is what stood out here. Kinnear’s creature, more than any other, struggles to find his identity, to find a means to turn his monstrosity towards good. His constant failure as people use him and reject him embitters him even more against his creator, but gives him a common bond to other characters. In the show’s last season, Kinnear’s Frankenstein reunites with the family of the man who’s body was used to create him, stepping in apparently returned from the dead. And that and what happens afterward with the character are, I think, worthy additions to the Frankenstein mythos.

7.) Junji Ito’s Frankenstein

Leave it to Junji Ito to create the first truly repulsive Frankenstein. Lee’s came close, but Ito’s portrayal of the monster is nothing short of revolting. In the novel, it’s never made clear why exactly people are repulsed by the creature’s appearance; it might even have been all in the character’s perception. But Ito’s Frankenstein is simply hideous; it’s the first Frankenstein I can think of where you can imagine what he smells like, and it’s like rotting meat. The monster is imposing, too; Ito, like Wrightson, didn’t skimp on making his creature gigantic in proportion. It’s hard to feel sympathy for this creature, and it almost seems to take pleasure in the evil it commits against its creator. It’s easily the nastiest version of the monster you’ll ever meet.

8.) The King of Toyland

Like Van Helsing, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is just something I’m going to keep coming back to during this challenge. League’s Frankenstein is mentioned only in passing, making an actual appearance only as a background cameo, but what little is given might just be the most heartwarming version of the character I’ve read. After the canon events of the novel, Frankenstein’s creature wanders the Arctic Circle, despondent and immortal, unable to kill himself. In his wandering, the creature finds a land populated entirely by sentient dolls and toys, hidden in the North Pole behind a magical field. This is Toyland, from the Noddy series of English children’s novels.

The residents of Toyland are ruled over by Olympia, the automaton girl from the opera The Tales of Hoffman. The toys, instead of rejecting the creature, ask him to stay, claiming they need his strength to protect the land. The toys don’t see the creature as unnatural; to them, he is simply another misfit toy, an oversized doll. In time, the creature and Olympia fall in love and marry, and they rule as the king and queen of Toyland. The creature, at last, has found a place and a people he can call his own, somewhere where he is accepted, a purpose for his strength. And somehow, this was all written by Alan “Old Man Yelling at a Cloud” Moore, without a shred of irony or cynicism. And if you don’t think that’s the most sentimental shit in all of Frankenstein lore, then I don’t know what to tell you.

9.) The Flesh Golem

Before even Christopher Lee, the first version of Frankenstein’s monster that I really loved was the one in the 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual. Well, okay, it’s not actually Frankenstein’s monster; it’s just a ‘flesh golem’. But energized by electricity, afraid of fire, made of dead men cobbled together? Come on. My older cousin used to tell me that her idea for Frankenstein’s monster was that Frankenstein ran out of human parts, and had to resort to animal material to finish the creature. Frankenstein might have the nose of a pig, or the eyes of a horse; anything to finish the work. That idea never left me, and I thought of it every time I stared at the flesh golem, taking in the metal frame and oversized claw. I remember the first time I actually read the novel, I kept drifting back to that lanky, stitched-up construct with its monster parts and lop-sided face.

10.) The Prometheans

Another tabletop rpg rendition of Frankenstein’s monster, this was a whole game built around them. Promethean: The Created was the fourth of the New World of Darkness line or Chronicles of Darkness or whatever we call it these days. In it, players took on the role of artificially created beings, filled with supernatural energy, whose very presence twisted and corrupted the world around them. Normal humans can’t stand to look at them as a supernatural field makes them immediate targets of hatred, and they are hunted by their own twisted, monstrous bretheren who want to consume their divine power. And yet, for all that, it was a fundamentally optimistic game. Promethean marked a trend in the World of Darkness line that turned away from doom and gloom towards seeking salvation. The ultimate quest of the Prometheans is to gain their humanity, and their journey is about undertaking a pilgrimage to their ultimate realization. Promethean is about personal horror, and defining one’s own humanity.

[thevincentlaw]

Character bios!

YC: (tag, Spotify) YC has green eyes, green hair with messy bangs and longer bangs on the side of her face. She is of the elvish race, so natrually has elf ears. She also has a scar on her mouth from fighting. She generally wears her hair up in a low ponytail. She tends to get into fights often. She doesn't have patience for a lot of things and is quick to anger. She does have a suave side to her, though. Generally, she can either be found in ouji-type clothes or buttons ups OR absolute terrible clothing since her normal clothes are based on a string of loving bad fashion. She preferes to dress androgynously. Her favorite things are booze and fighting. She is a long time friend of Syvis. They often get drunk together and try to fight each other, resulting in the scar on her lip. She also loves meat and can sometimes be persuaded to do things if there is an offer of any kind of meat. She has a little brother, Rayth She's bi Her character color is green Rayth: (tag, Spotify) Rayth has short, messy green hair and bright green eyes. He's of the elvish race and has long ears. He's usually scraped up from roughhousing with his friends. He's pretty plucky and is always outdoors playing as much as he can. His personality is the exact oposite of his sister's, but they get along quite well. He usually bothers her to help take him places. He loves playing different sports with his friends. His favorite is soccer, but will play anything. He almost always tries to convince his parents to let him stay out late to play longer. He has an older sister, YC He's ??? His character color is mint Yumi: (tag, Spotify) Yumi has blonde wavy hair and longer bangs. She parts them differently depending on her mood. She has green eyes and sometimes wears different color contacts. She’s basically a genki girl. She comes from a family of royalty and embraces it. She loves going to any events that her family hosts. Even though her sister gets annoyed with her easily, she loves her. She does her best to make sure that Shoku is always alright. Originally from a family of vampires. She doesn't need blood to survive, so she tries to avoid drinking blood. She loves dressing up in typically girls clothes. Mostly dresses, skirts and cute blouses, but she'll also dress up in some lolita fashion-type clothes. She also loves to cosplay and mostly cosplays from shojo anime, like magical girls or idols. Her sister is Shoku Her girlfriend is Eden Her character color is pink She's a lesbian Shoku: (tag, Spotify) Shoku has long straight darker blonde hair and long side swept bangs, usually covering one of her eyes. She has brown eyes. Originally from a family of vampires. She tends to drink blood from time to time, even if she doesn't really need to. Though coming from a family of royalty, he hates having anything to do with it. She tries to avoid most function her family throws if she can. She’s always super annoyed because of her sister, but generally not all that agressive. Her and her sister's personalities tend to clash a bit since she's pretty serious, but she does care for her sister. She generally likes dressing in comfy things, like hoodies and loose clothing, but comes off as emo-ish. Only cosplays because her sister makes her, so she usually picks the villainous characters. Her sister is Yumi Her character color is brown She is straight Eden: (tag, Spotify) Eden has short brown hair and blue eyes with freckles all over her face. She had longer hair but decided to cut it short for a new look. She always appears to be smug, but is fairly nice in general. She's always openly flirting with Yumi whenever the change arises. She usualy dresses in J-fashion or lolita fashion-type clothing, but will dress to match Yumi sometimes. She usually goes out on Fridays to play table top games with some of her friends. She always humble brags about Yumi while she's out with them. They also go out to cosplay events and conventions together. She has a small figure collection. Her girlfriend is Yumi She's a lesbian Her character color is lavender Lon: (tag, Spotify) Lon has darker brown hair and brown eyes and has very dark bags under his eyes. He was originally possesed by a demon (Lanko) when he was younger and has had demons and other creatures chasing after him ever since. He's always super stressed and doesn't get a lot of sleep due to it. He tends to wear comfy clothing and mostly wears darker colors. Tries to wear things that are easy to run in. He likes playing video games and board games and the like to keep his mind off of things. His character color is grey He is ???? Zeke: (tag, Spotify) Zeke has messy short black hair and orange-y eyes. He always wears punk-type clothes (so many safety pins everywhere) and has a lot of peircings. He comes off as an absolute edgelord, but is pretty chill. He is the one who is the quickest to cry in any given situation, be it due to happiness or sadness or anger. He tries to counterbalance that with his clothing style so no one makes fun of him for it. He loves to make friends and regularly keeps in touch with everyone. He acts as the group mom in most situations. His character color is blue He is straight Gar: (tag, Spotify) Gar is a well built muscular man with a buzzcut and a little facial hair. He is an ex-military guy and is a part time body guard. He usually wears suits due to his job as well as sunglasses. When not in suits, he just wears plan colored t-shirts. He looks more serious than he is, but isn't a pushover in any sense. He likes to do some mechanic work on the side and also really likes baking and cooking. He'll often invite friends and family over just so he has an excuse to make something. His character color is orange He is married to the job Ritsu-kon/Ritsu: (tag, Spotify) Ritsu is an athletic teen with an average height. His hair is dark brown and kinda scraggly with darker blue eyes. He loves sports and will jump at the chance to play. He especially loves soccer and baseball. He usually wears jerseys or sports related clothes. His sister jabs at him for his competitive nature in sports and how much he loves them. Due to his participation in sports, it's made him very popular in school While not as competitive, he also plays some video games. He'll usually play co-op games with his sister. He has a soft spot for MMOs and uses any spare money that he gets for his subscriptions. His twin sister is Chiziru. His character color is gold He is straight Chiziru: (tag, Spotify) Chiziru is a faily tall teen. She has bobbed dark brown hair with lighter blue eyes. She isn't as popular as her brother, but doesn't mind. She usually just likes a smaller group of friends to hang out with. She doesn't really participate in any after school extracuricular activities outside of art club as she has a part time job. As opposed to her brother, she's not as athetic. She focuses on several art projects at home after she finishes her part time job and school work. When she's not focusing on her art, she'll play video games together with her brother. She prefers fighting games and RPGs. Her twin brother is Ritsu. Her character color is silver She is straight Hatsumi: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 08/10 Gender: Female Race: Human Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'4" Weight: 128 lbs Appears in: FtT Element: Water Family: Haru Dating: Hiroshi Theme song: N/A Description: N/A Her boyfriend is Hiroshi She is bi Her character color is Cotton Candy Subaru: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 08/21 Gender: Female Race: Human Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5'4" Weight: 130 lbs Appears in: FtT Element: Light Theme song: N/A Description: N/A Hiroshi: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 04/17 Gender: Male Race: Human Hair: Black Eyes: Dark green Height: 5'7" Weight: 152 lbs Appears in: FtT Element: Earth Dating: Hatsumi Theme song: N/A Description: N/A His girlfriend is Hatsumi He is bi His character color is Mano: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 11/15 Gender: Male Race: Human Hair: Dyed orange Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'6" Weight: 140 lbs Appears in: FtT Element: Darkness Theme song: N/A Description: N/A Mike: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 02/22 Gender: Male Race: Human Hair: Dyed red Eyes: Blue Height: 5'5" Weight: 144 lbs Appears in: FtT Element: Metal Theme song: N/A Description: Classmate of Ritsu-kon, Zeke, and Shoku. He is a very dependable person and Ritsu-kon’s best friend. The confide everything between each other. He is a popular kid in the class. Everyone in school likes him as a friend and a lot of the girls think that he’s cute. Haru: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 05/02 Gender: Male Race: Human Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 4'2" Weight: 90 lbs Appears in: FtT Family: Hatsumi Theme Song: N/A Description: Hatsumi’s little brother. He is the typical little brother: annoying. He is an anime freak and loves comic books and manga. He also plays a lot of video games, especially if they’re from an anime series. Ky-non/Ky: (tag,Spotify) DoB: 03/28 Gender: Male Race: Human Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 3'5" Weight: 75 lbs Appears in: FtT Element: Electricity Family: Rin Theme song: N/A Description: Live next door to Chiziru and Ritsu-kon. He is a nice, but tough little boy. He tries and sticks up for himself and his sister, even if he gets hurt. He likes to protect the people he loves. Rin: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 12/31 Gender: Female Race: Human Hair: Light brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 3'4" Weight: 70 lbs Appears in: FtT Element: Wind Family: Ky-non Theme song: N/A Description: Lives next door to Chiziru and Ritsu-kon. She is a sweet and innocent girl. She is a tomboy because of playing with her brother all of the time. She is capable of taking care of herself, despite what her brother says or does. Mido Takahashi: (tag, Spotify) DoB: 02/10 Hair: Eyes: Height: Weight: Appears in: RoaP, FtT Theme song: N/A Description: N/A Lilah: (tag, Spotify) Lilah has shoulder length blue hair and golden yellow eyes. She is a witch's apprentice and is studying fire and light magic. She has a staff to help with her fire magic and carries around a broom for the witchy aesthetic, though it serves no purpose. She occassionally wears a witch's hat while out and about. Usually, she dressed in loose clothing. When she isn't training, she liks to go to second hand/thrift shops to buy weird trinkets. He character color is goldenrod She is bi Mira: (tag, Spotify) Mira is a mermaid. Her skin and tail are purple and her hair consists or blue tentacles. She has finned ears and gills on her neck and green eyes with black sclera. Her hands are also webbed. She has an octopus tattoo on her right shoulder. She can grow legs and go out to land for brief periods of time. When she is on land, she likes to go to parks and sit in the grass. He favorite time to be on land is when it's raining out. She also loves the contrast in animals compared to what she's used to in the ocean. She is ace Her character color is teal Purpureus: (tag, Spotify) Her character color is mauve She is ace Anlith: (tag, Spotify) Her character color is capri She is a lesbian Lars (tag, Spotify) His character color is khaki He is bi Syvis (tag, Spotify) She's an elf with periwinkle-colored skin. Her burgundy eyes are flowerlike and have no pupils. Her hair is light green-dark green ombre and is tied up in two thin, long braids. She has a corset piercing on her chest and a few bridge piercings. She's usually dressed up in wildly different things, from punk-style clothing to short skirts/dresses that show off her figure. She claims that her skimpier outfits help with her magic as they don't get in the way as much. She's a long time friend of YC's. The two of them are often seen drinking together. They generally get too drink and try to fight each other, resulting in the scars over her right eye from a previous fight. Her character color is periwinkle She is pan Lanko (tag, Spotify) They often take the form of a sickly human in order to blend in. They have short hair and very pale skin and can sometimes be found bleeding out of their mouth. While in their monsterous form, the primary appearance they take is of a bipedal creature with smoke coming from their neck. The have numerous eyes where the smoke sits as a makeshift head. The smoke can be used as extra hands. They have very elongated arms. The can also grow numerous arms from their back and various appendages from their hips. They can change their appearance at will, though. They used to inhabit Lon's body when he was a child. DoB: unknown Gender: ? Race: unknown Planet: ? Hair: Depends on the form it takes Eyes: Depends on the form it takes; normally it has 5 eyes- brown, red, blue, silver, and black Height: Depends on what form it takes Weight: Depends on what form it takes; it can change it’s mass Element: All Appears in: RoaP Theme song: N/A Description: A very odd character, it’s of a different planet and galaxy. It can take the form of what ever it wants. It’s normal from has five eyes, and looks like jelly with tentacles for arms and legs.. It can use any power and element that it wants to. Each eye represents each element that the characters have. Spencer: (tag, Spotify) Spencer is the singer of The Unnamed Band. He is the shortest member of the band. He has long side bangs and looks feminine enough that people mistake him for a girl. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He is the nicest member of the band. He usually is the first to help out, even before the roadies. He can be nice to a fault, but knows when to push back against people who take advantage of his kindness. When not hanging with the band, he's usually found together with his girlfriend as she's usually on tour with the band. He is straight His character color is navy Rick: (tag, Spotify) Rick is the guitarist of The Unnamed Band. He usually sports a mohawk, When dying his hair, he tends to stick to darker colors. He has his septum pierced. He has a few tattoos on his arms and chest. He is the only one who smokes from the group. He's usually dressed up in a tank top and jeans to show off his muscles. The other band members usually give him shit for it and joke about it. Sometimes he'll bring his dog along on tour. He looks tougher than he is. He hangs out with the band outside of touring and they have marathons watching nerdy stuff like comic book movies and anime. He is bi His character color is butterscotch Kevin: (tag, Spotify) Kevin is the bassist of The Unnamed Band. He has shoulder length shaggy hair that's usually slicked back. He has black eyes and black hair. He is tanned due to his latino heritage. He's generally very competitive, so no one likes to play against him while playing any sort of games. Knowing this, he tries to pick games that have a co-op function or where the goal is to work together. Though he doesn't like sports, so he'll sit out if the band is playing something like basketball or football. He helps out with the band artwork and other projects. He uses his art to help spread the word about things that he's passionate about, like human rights violations, animal rights, climate change, and various other things. He believes in humanitarianism and is a vegan. He is gay His character color is wisteria Paul: (tag, Spotify) Paul is the drummer for The Unnamed Band. He has dyed pink hair, a piercings on the bridge of his nose and all over his ears, and some facial hair. He is a pretty happy-go-lucky kinda guy. He is a fan of the band Shadow Dragon and owns a bunch of merch from them. He tries to convince the band to tour with TUB often and is good friends with the lead singer. His hobbies include playing video games and card games. He also really enjoys table top games, especially ones with minitures. He owns two cats and talk about them constantly, much to the annoyance of the rest of the band. His character color is dark pink He is bi and trans Scott: (tag, Spotify) Band position: Roadie Stats: 5'6"; 140 lbs; pretty chill about everything; a little wary of the other roadies; fears spiders; fights with the guitarist Sammy: (tag, Spotify) Band position: Roadie Stats: 5'5"; 135 lbs; loves animals; loves getting pierced; has two tattoos, a star on her left arm and a pumpkin on her chest; has a plushies/stuffed animal collection; loves cute things; big fan of RPGs and Pokemon; excellent at cartoon trivia Reily: (tag, Spotify) Band position: Roadie Stats: 5'7"; 163 lbs; head of the roadies; friends with the singer since he was young; loves to draw; substitutes bass; 1 ½ inch gauges in his ears; loves tattoos Tim: (tag, Spotify) Band position: Manager Stats: 5'6"; 140 lbs; married; stressed because of T.U.B.; hates to dress up for work (prefers casual); has two dogs, Bill and Cherry; has a child, Chrissy (Kris) The Unnamed Band: (tag) Spencer and Kevin started The Unnamed Band with a few other friends back in their high school days. Shadow Dragon: Sister band to The Unnamed Band. Holly: (tag, Spotify) Slender blog: Garden of Madness Email: Gardenofholly@hotmail.com Basics: Age: 20 Birthdate: October 19, 1992 Hair: Light brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'5 Weight: 126 Occupation: Full time bank teller Live: Gordon. Nebraska Personality: Spend most of the few posts talking about your life, daily going ons The first one that was stalked by Slenders, she has nightmares about it. There is one photo of her and Kimmy with Slenders in the background. She tried to grin and bear it but fails toward the end. Dies second, has the most brutal and violent death. Death is dragged out for hours. Possibly being pulled apart. It ends with her head being ripped off of her body. Siblings with Skelter Skelter: (tag, Spotify) Slender blog: You are the Loser Email: Skelteristhebest@gmail.com Basics: Age: 15 Birthdate: April 23, 1997 Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5'3 Weight: 120 Occupation: Student Live: Gordon. Nebraska Personality: Spend most of the few posts talking about your life, daily going ons finds out about Slenders from his sister inadvertently by looking through their pictures and finding the one with Holly, Kimmy, and Slenders. He asks Holly and she freaks out and takes the picture away from him. Dies last Siblings with Holly, witnesses her brutal death and is traumatized by it, unable to do anything. Carries her decapitated head with him in a bag of some sort. Kimmy: (tag, Spotify) Slender blog: Reaper’s Requiem Email: kimmyreaper@yahoo.com Basics: Age: 18 Birthdate: July 5, 1994 Hair: Originally chestnut, dyed mahogany Eyes: Heterochromia; one eye’s blue, the other amber Height: 5'3 Weight: 117 Occupation: Student; works part time at the local restaurant Lives: Bonesteel, South Dakota Personality: Spend most of the few posts talking about your life, daily going ons Stalked second by Slenders, she has reoccurring dreams and nightmares with Slenders in them on a fairly regular basis but never tells anyone about it. She has a copy of the picture of her and Holly with Slenders in the background. She winds up leaving clues on her blog and there are a few posts after her death (2 or 3) Dies first, disappears and her body is reported found on the news torn up a bit (not as bad as Holly’s) New Character introduced in the blog has angleman syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelman_syndrome Unnamed OCs

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[TRANS] non-no Magazine 2018 Jan Issue - 100 Answers w/ BTS

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JUNGKOOK

Q1. Your dream job when you were a child? A badminton player when I was in elementary school. After that my parents bought me a computer so I got into gaming and wanted to do a job about gaming. Q2. How did the members celebrate your birthday in 2017? We were all practicing singing and dancing and the lights suddenly went off, then the door was opened and Jimin-san and V-san came in holding a cake. Q3. When do you feel like you have become an adult! I turned 20 in Japanese age in September! But actually I'm still a kid at heart, so truthfully I don't really feel like I have become an adult. Q4. In which moment do you feel like you're still a kid? For example, when I watch and think about a video or an interview. When I read people's comments, I feel like even with the same question, they think from a much bigger point of view than me. That's when I feel like maybe I'm still lacking in depth. Q5. A work that touched you recently? "Love, Rosie". It made me touched because it's a sweet but sad love story. Q6. The kind of song you're planning to compose? Song of styles like future base and chillstep which I enjoy and listen to a lot. Q7. Favorite dessert? The Japanese snack kinako mochi. I like that it melts in my mouth because it's just so fluffy! Also I ate cheesecake before the photoshoot for <non-no>. That one was delicious too♡ Q8. How do you take care of your beautiful voice? I don't pay particular attention to it... Like I just sing with my original voice I've had since I was born... Q9. Any habit? Covering my nose when I yawn. Not mouth but nose somehow. (laughs) And I pull the baby hair on my face unconsciously. I know about these things because fans told me.

Q10. The most exciting song of BTS? The uptempo "Wings". And the original Japanese song "Crystal Snow" which will be released in December! When I first heard it I felt like it matched my current emotion quite well. Q11. If you were to go out on a personal trip with the members? If I have time, I want to travel to Japan. I want to tour around the streets of Tokyo leisurely. Q12. Something you're into the most right now! As always, composing! Q13. A skill that you can say "Actually I'm good at this too"? Are you asking "I can do this too", not "I can't do this"? (laughs) From now on I want to be good at composing, Japanese and learning. I want to speak Japanese a little more fluently! Q14. If you were Santa Claus, what present would you give to each member? For Rap Monster-san, J-hope-san, Jimin-san, V-san, I want to choose clothes that match them well. Maybe composing equipment would be great for Suga-san. And for Jin-san who's raising cute sugar gliders, pet supplies!

V

Q15. Favorite number? 85. The song 'DNA' we released in Korea in September ranked No.85 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart. From that day on it's my favorite number. Q16. Favorite drink? Lemon lime flavored soft drink. It's a must when I'm eating or taking a break. I can't drink coffee and alcohol well. Q17. Favorite movie genre? Every genre except for horror movie! A movie I enjoyed watching recently is "Midnight Runners". Q18. Something that made you feel the most excited recently? Actually I'm planning to give my parents a car as a surprise present. Just thinking of it gets me excited already. Q19. Saddest song of BTS? The hidden track "Sea" from "Love Yourself 承 'Her'". The lyrics are like the path we walked on, so my heart aches whenever I listen to it. Q20. A photo you took recently? Landscape photos. I like putting my thoughts into my photos. I have been saving all the photos I took until now so hope one day I can show it to you guys in any form. Q21. If you were to become a photographer, what kind of photobook would you want to make? Landscape of course. I would make a photobook of landscape photos with 2 versions, colored and B&W. Personally I like B&W photos but I think color photos have a fascinating power of touching the heart, so hopefully it'll double the delight. Q22. Something you must do for beauty care? I put on facial mask and skin lotion 10 minutes before I sleep every night. For hands I just use hand cream? Q23. How do you get your mood up when you feel down? When I think of 그므시라꼬 (lit: What is it / It's not a big deal), one of the things my father told me before, my mood's recharged! Q24. A person you want to meet right now? The aunt of the protagonist from "The Full-time Wife Escapist". Ishida Yuriko's acting is extremely skilled and charming. Q25. A birthday episode that made you deeply moved? When my family and relatives gathered to celebrate my birthday before I went to elementary school. I'm still keeping the photo we took together that time. Q26. Favorite event during a year? The birthday of my father who's been raising me up. I'm living away from him now so I can't celebrate it properly, but I want to invite him to Seoul one day and throw a big party for him! Q27. Tips for learning Japanese? I tried to remember words or commonly used sentences only before, but now I watch Japanese dramas and movies and if there's any word I don't know, I would pause the video and look up for its meaning. A movie I watched recently is "Drowning Love". Q28. Something the members told you recently that made you happy? "Handsome." This is embarrassing but it makes me happy (laughs)

JIN

Q29. The most exciting song of BTS? "Fire". The melody and lyrics bring a nice feeling and can lift the mood up, and many people knew about BTS thanks to this song too. It changed our lives so whenever I hear it, I get heated thinking about that time! Q30. A song you played with guitar recently. My skill's still lacking, but I wanted to play the BGM of a game that I happened to hear on a guitar practicing video so I'm working hard on it right now. Q31. The first image that comes to your mind when it comes to "winter"? I think of the snow-clad area from an RPG game I used to like when I was a kid. Q32. Something you do every day without skipping? Feeding Odeng and Eomuk. Sugar gliders are small and cute! By the way Odeng is "odeng" and Eomuk is "odeng" in Korean♡ Q33. A food you can cook well? Mixed seasoned whelk (whelk salad) and a soup with rice cake (rice cake soup). I made it for the members on New Year's Day and they loved it, they thanked me for making it because they can't go home often. I'm really kind, aren't I? (laughs) Q34. A Japanese food that made you touched? Grilled eel rice, it has dashi stock so it was delicious! Q35. Must-have item in your fridge? Chili pepper paste, ssamjang (dipping sauce for meat), kimchi. I mainly eat meat at home so there must be condiments for meat. Q36. Favorite space in your room? I like the room itself so it's hard to choose one. I feel happy when I play with my pets, play games or just idle around. Q37. The member who you talk to about your worries? I don't have that many worries. I tend to resolve the cause on my own before my thoughts becomes a worry. Q38. In which moment do you think you shine the most? My existence itself is shining so it should be "always", not just "moment"! (laughs) Q39. Memories about '2017 Billboard Music Awards'? When we arrived at the venue in Las Vegas there was a panel that said "Billboard", I and the members went "So this is Billboard" and we were so touched, we couldn't believe it... Q40. A recent private surprise? I gifted Odeng and Eomuk to myself! And we celebrated Jungkook's birthday in September with a surprise event. Q41. A member that you depend on lately? Jimin. When we went on a variety show he left it to me when I spoke, and stepped up when it’s his turn to speak, he was reliable.

Q42. A goal you want to achieve in 2017? Getting closer to Odeng and Eomuk and make them come to me without having to do anything. I’m practicing for them to climb on my arms when I put yogurt on my hand, but not long ago they bit my finger along with the yogurt... I think it’ll take some time. (laughs)

JIMIN

Q43. Favorite season? I like the feeling of winter, since I was born in Busan and there’s not much snow there. When I was around 6, may 7 years old, there was abnormally heavy snow in the winter, the snow scene I saw outside of my window was extremely memorable. I remember playing outside with my family and friends.

Q44. Something you want to have the most right now? Time to travel. To Japan! I heard that Halloween in Japan is really big, I want to disguise myself so that no one would recognize me and join in.

Q45. A subject you were good at at school? PE, Arts, Science, Math. I especially liked ball game in PE.

Q46. Something you pay attention to when you build up your body? I only adjust my meal portion depending on the time. I don’t really work out. Even I myself feel like I’m thin when I put on clothes. So sad... (laughs)

Q47. Favorite street in Korea? Gangnam. It’s the place where I met the members after going to Seoul from another region and also the place where I go for bowling or billiards and play with my friends. Gangnam indeed!

Q48. A fashion item you want to try wearing this winter? I’m planning to go shopping and think about my winter fashion starting from now. I’m looking forward to see if I’ll meet cool coats or cute knitwears.

Q49. What did you do before sleeping yesterday? As soon as I came home and lied down on my bed after coming back from a variety show filming, I fell asleep right away. (laughs)

Q50. What did you dream of last night? I was continuing with the variety show filming in my dream last night. (laughs) If I can choose my dream as how I want, I want to fly to the sky!

Q51. Something that made you laugh the most recently? Jin-san said something lame so I laughed really hard. But since it was too lame, unfortunately I don’t remember what it is. (laughs)

Q52. A hairstyle you want to try? A hairstyle with impact... I don’t know if I suit it or not but maybe like, slicked-back hair!

Q53. If time machine exists? I used to think it would be fun to go back in time and start over, or to secretly go meet myself in the future. But now I don’t want to go anywhere. Because I had determined to not let go of what I saw at the time, live and cherish every moment.

Q54. Favorite words? “Thank you”, just hearing this gives me strength.

Q55. Memories about 2017 Japan arena tour? The tour made me once again feel how fun it is to do concerts! As we headed towards the end of the tour, my gratitude for the members grew stronger and I think this was a valuable chance for me to look back at myself.

Q56. In which moment do you feel like the members are cool? J-hope-san’s dances are really awesome! Especially his performance in “MIC Drop”, one of the songs from our 8th single released in December, so please pay a lot of attention to him.

SUGA

Q57. If you were to compare yourself to a color? Blue. I liked it since a long time ago and I think it suits me too. And It makes people feel bright and purified so I want to be the color blue.

Q58. When you contact, do you call or text? I don’t really like calling so I don’t call much. I think I only call for 10 minutes a month. I just go simple with texting.

Q59. Do you eat what you like first or do you save it for later? I have never thought when I eat. (laughs) Maybe not right from the beginning but a little later?

Q66. The first song you made? I composed for the first time by self-learning when I was 13, I think it was a hip hop track. Q67. Favorite time of the day? When I fall asleep. I feel at ease and my heart flutters a bit before I climb on my bed to sleep. Q68. How do you refresh yourself when making music? I play computer games, play with my phone or drink my favorite coffee~ Q69. Do you have your own way of drinking coffee? I don't like sweet stuff that much so first of all, I won't put sugar in. And since I like the smell of coffee beans, I go with black, putting nothing extra in. I especially like drinking coffee in my studio. (laughs) Oh and doesn't it feel unusual and fun to drink coffee after brushing your teeth? (laughs) Q70. The hairstyle you like the most among the ones you have tried so far? Speaking of colors, I think... I like black the most... (laughs) I like my natural hair color. Q71. Favorite lyrics in BTS songs? I relate to the "It's okay to lose" part. (in "Fire") Q72. Your own treasure? The equipment for making music in my studio. And the watch I'm wearing right now. It’s what I planned to buy in elementary school, that I would work hard on the music path and buy it later, so I must wear this when I make music to remind myself of my initial mindset. Q73. The most recent time you cried? I don't cry because I'm emotional but.. Uhm.. I yawned 10 minutes ago and the tears came out! (laughs) Q74. If you have a day for yourself in Japan? I want to visit a whiskey distillery! I heard my favorite author, Murakami Haruki, likes whiskey and even wrote a travelogue with the theme of whiskey, so I became interested in it. Q75. In which moment do you feel your friendship with the members? When we gather and play games during the time we have no schedule. I'm not good at games so I like playing with many people. Q76. The member that you feel like is cute lately? Jungkook. I find it cute how he's the youngest but he's slowly becoming an adult. When I first met Jungkook he was in middle school, he used to not be able to organize what he wanted to say during interviews, but seeing how well he answers now feels cool to me.

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Q60. BTS song that has the best choreography? “Save Me” and “DNA”. The house steps in “Save Me” dance break is really cool and my sister also said “That dance is the best”. (laughs) For “DNA” I think it’s one of the few perfect choreographies even for BTS.

Q61. What do you pay attention to during a performance? Face expression, the dynamic of the movement. Sticking to details to express the vibe of the song.

Q62. A song that makes you want to dance along? Post Malone ft. 21 Savage’s “Rockstar”.

Q88. A place you want to travel to again? Sapporo, I have been there a few times to perform, but my dream is to one day travel there on a personal trip and go into the hot spring surrounded by the snow scenery!

Q89. How do you spend time while moving? Sometimes I just sleep, sometimes I watch movies, it depends. When I went back and forth between Korean and Japan from May to July,, I wrote songs or lyrics in the plane.

Q90. Must-eat food when you come to Japan? Ramen and meat. And I like grilled eel rice the most!

Q91. Secret to your amazing smile? Hearing that makes me embarrassed. (laughs) Basically the best is to enjoy and be positive. I believe that when we smile we’ll become happier so maybe that shows on my face.

Q92. Favorite shoes at the moment? I like shoes so I bought several pairs of sneakers recently. Among them there were one pair made from several materials and colors, I fell in love with it from first sight!

Q93. Favorite fragrance recently? Fresh scent, I’m currently using mint hand soap.

Q94. A member that you think is cool? RM and V who have special interest for fashion. But the other members also have their own styles so they’re cool as well.

Q95. Favorite sports? Tennis which I played from 4th year to 6th year of elementary school. The reason I started playing tennis was a little bit special... When the teacher stood in front of the class and asked “Anyone who wants to play tennis?”, I happened to be stretching with both arms out. The teacher mistook it as me signing up so I got in. (laughs) I started playing tennis again this summer and it’s refreshing and fun!

Q96. Personal goal in 2018? Releasing the mixtape which I’m preparing. And becoming more skilled at Japanese.

Q97. If you could experience another job for one day? Tennis player. I couldn’t do well even when I practiced in elementary school, so I consider entering the Wimbledon championship is a dream of dream. (laughs)

Q98. A member that you feel like has especially grown up lately? Jungkook’s face has become more evident ever since he turned 20. When I first saw the music video of “DNA” released in Korea, he was so cool that I was shocked!

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Q63. A place you have never been to that you want to travel too? I want to go to Kyoto! A friend of mine who traveled to Japan invited me to go there. Q64. Must-have item that you carry along for relaxing purpose when you go overseas? Pilates practice DVD. I watch and stretch before I sleep inside the hotel room.

Q65. Speaking habit? “Actually~. I think I say it to make time for myself to arrange thoughts. It’s like “Ano” (That~) in Japanese?

Q77. A recent trivial worry or doubt? The webtoons are too good that I end up staying up all night with my phone on one hand. And doubts for Jungkook and V! Jungkook changes his hobby every month. V’s selection of words are a little peculiar, it’s amazing. Sometimes he surprises me with his use of new expressions. (laughs)

Q78. A subject you were bad at at school? Math and English. The only subjects I had to go to cram schools for outside class were these two. I slowly got more familiar with English but I didn’t have any progress with Math until the end. (laughs)

Q79. Something personal that made you happy recently? I rode a bike along the Han river on a nice day. I felt very happy enjoying the wind and riding bike.

Q80. Food you eat the most often when eating out? Meat! I mean meat-nim! (laughs) I like meat sliced really thin like it’s shaved and then grilled.

Q81. A Japanese word you learned recently and want to use? 木漏れ日 (sunshine beaming through the trees). I think it’s cool how it’s light from the sun, but i doesn’t shine fiercely but rather friendly.

Q82. Something you want to learn at the moment? Acoustic guitar! Given how it creates raw sound, it’s a straight and honest instrument.

Q83. If you can only bring one thing to a deserted island? V. He's not dependable but... What should I say... If V's there I definitely won't be bored (laughs) And flip-flops (bi-san = beach sandals/flip-flops or V-san, similar pronunciation) are great too, since the sandy beach will be hot.

Q84. A person you respect? My father. I have never seen my father and mother fighting in front of me. When I told them I want to make music, they supported me and told me go for it.

Q85. Birthday memories of 2017? We were invited as guests to the Seoul concert of The Chainsmokers who we collaborated with in the song “Best Of Me”. I was surrounded by people I cherish so it felt like the biggest birthday party in my life?

Q86. The most memorable song of BTS? “Danger” which we released in Korea in 2014. It was when we were desperately trying as group. It has really cool dances so please watch it!

Q87. Something you cherish the most as a leader? Memories with the members. Because we made it through the hardship together, so we can still think of each other and move forward even now.

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Q99. Memorable Christmas memory?

RM: I remember when I was 6, I heard that our family would travel on Christmas and I asked “Will Santa grandpa be able to come?” Since we were travelling to the country, I was worried. (laughs) SUGA: When I was small, our family would gather and have a meal together. After I started living away from them, it began to feel like a wonderful memory. JIN: When I went to the ski resort with my parents and brother. It was our regular Christmas trip when I was in elementary school. J-HOPE: There was a year when it snowed a lot on Christmas. The white Christmas I wished for! I remember making snowman with my family and laughing and chatting. JIMIN: I want to spend a memorable Christmas in the future. The snow is memorable! It’s the best to play at the ski resort and finish by watching the night scenery. V: I think many people spend Christmas as couples but I’m always alone ever since I was born. (laughs) When I was in school, I would go to the PC room with my usual friends and play games or eat noodles. I pretended to be tough like “PC room for Christmas!”. (laughs) JUNGKOOK: One year I was sleeping with my brother and when I opened my eyes slightly, I saw a grandpa with white beard! I thought “Santa really came” and went to sleep with a very happy mood.

Q100. What do you want to achieve, to try as BTS in 2018?

RM: Performing at the biggest venue in each country! SUGA: We have achieved many of our goals so far and thankfully there isn’t anything we haven’t achieved. But we won’t dwell on our achievement next year and hopefully we can enjoy our favorite music and have a good time with our fans. JIN: I want to make a song that anyone would love. Personally, I want to play and have fun with fireworks with the members. (laughs) J-HOPE: My goal and dream is to stand on a worldwide stage and present a performance that will blow everyone’s mind. JIMIN: I’m not persistent for records. Because our fans made them happen. But whenever they set new records for us I feel very thankful and grateful. I wish 2018 would become a year where we get to spend more time with our fans. V: I see a lot of beautiful sceneries in the countryside when I watch Japanese movies. I want to perform in other cities, not just big ones, and see those sceneries with my own eyes. I want to go meet more fans! JUNGKOOK: Making songs by myself that can be put into BTS albums! I’ll continue to try to make it happen.

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Can I ask for Tad and Noah for the get to know my characters thing?

Thank you for indulging my endless desire to talk about these two good, good boys who I think about too much and aren’t the protagonists of my fic.

Noah

01. Name: Noah Eli Czerny02. Nickname(s): Eli (but only by his family or at temple), a rotating selection of death/undead/ghost-related names (i.e. Casper, Walking Dead), and also the surnames of various philosophers (Aristotle, Nietzsche, etc).03. Gender: Dead.04. Sexuality: More bisexual than he thought he was, which wasn’t any at all.05. Best Friend: Adele, and Gansey or Ronan, depending on the day and how much of a dick Ronan’s being.06. Relationship Status: In a relationship07: Crush/Significant Other: 70% Blue, 30% Gansey08. Least Favourite Person: Barrington Whelk09. Favourite Food: Apple pączki or cheese babka10. Favourite Place: Muir Woods11. Valued Attributes: His intelligence, his hard-won academic success, and his creativity.12. Dreams: Finishing his PhD and getting tenure; not feeling like a passive participant in his own life and making his parents proud of his accomplishments rather than his resilience; finally, really feeling like himself again for more than a few days at a time; maybe doing the whole grown-up thing and buying a house and getting married and maybe having kids someday, ideally maybe with Blue.13. Nightmares: Reliving his “accident”, waking up in the hospital after a surgery he doesn’t remember the reason for and being unable to communicate his confusion, having his jaw wired shut again, being unable to consume anything but a liquid diet.14. A Secret: Despite his better judgement, he’s unconsciously started looking at rings.15. Best Day: Getting his Bachelor’s only one year late and summa cum laude despite still being hospitalized and recovering from his “accident” for most of the latter half of undergrad.16. Worst Day: The day of his “accident”, each day of his recovery, the day he thought he’d died.17. Favourite Outfit: Pajama pants, and one of Blue’s bathrobes or one of Gansey’s shirts, and mismatched socks.  18. Weapon of Choice: Whatever suits his chosen class best.19. Role in RPG: Whatever party slot needs to be filled, but prefers support roles skewed towards healing/buffing (clerics, bards, or similar classes in tabletop games)20. First Thought in the Morning: “Was that–did I sleep through my alarm?”

Tad

01. Name: Tad James Carruthers02. Nickname(s): Taddy, Tadpole, TJ (by his sister)03. Gender: Trans male04. Sexuality: Gay05. Best Friend: Lacey Carruthers, Logan Rutherford06. Relationship Status: “Painfully, woefully single”07: Crush/Significant Other: Adam Parrish08. Least Favourite Person: Ronan Lynch lol09. Favourite Food: Garlic fries10. Favourite Place: Seattle, Washington11. Valued Attributes: That he passes reasonably well despite not being on T yet, his empathy, his taste in music and clothes, his tennis skill, and his financial security.12. Dreams: That his parents, mostly his mom, will get over her hangups about his being trans and accept and support him unquestioningly; to have Adam look at him just once the way he looks at Ronan, or to just usurp Ronan’s place in Adam’s life completely (either would be fine).13. Nightmares: Being outed in a place that’s unsafe, being rejected for his transness/genitals alone, being trapped in a falling elevator with big spiders, and various instances of body horror.14. A Secret: Sometimes he questions his gender identity because he doesn’t have a lot of dysphoria except for when he wants to sleep with someone.15. Best Day: The day he legally changed his name and didn’t have to have the awkward “I go by Tad and use he/him pronouns” conversation as often anymore.16. Worst Day: Christmas 2015, when he went home as Tad for the first time and his parents Did Not handle it well at all.17. Favourite Outfit: The “World’s Okayest Gay” shirt Lacey got him when he came out to her, a pair of chinos in a fun color, a denim jacket, his yellow Chucks, a scarf, and a beanie.18. Weapon of Choice: Anything, so long as it deals heavy damage at close range: shotguns, warhammers, greataxes, clubs/bats.19. Role in RPG: Tank/meat shield20. First Thought in the Morning: “Noooooo.”

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Koku!

01. Name: Aeromancer Koku (Short for Kokurernius)  02. Nickname(s): Air head. 03. Gender: Male. 04. Sexuality: Heterosexual. 05. Best Friend: He has many good friends. 06. Relationship Status: Married. 07: Crush/Significant Other: Aidina. 08. Least Favourite Person: None specific. 09. Favourite Food: Orrian truffle and meat stew. 10. Favourite Place: His and his wife’s lab.   11. Valued Attributes: Intelligent, compassionate and forward.   12. Dreams: To see all his kids grow up and do what they like the most. 13. Nightmares: Loosing his family.  14. A Secret: He did once look for his mother who dissapeared out of his life when he was young, he doesn’t want to talk much about what he found out. 15. Best Day: When he and his wife found their son, their oldest of their children. 16. Worst Day: When he lost contact with his father Marduk when the old man went into the jungle. IT was most the horrible few days until he got a hold of his step-mother and hearing they found him.   17. Favourite Outfit: His usual suit. Light and he looks good in white and greenish blue. 18. Weapon of Choice: The dagger his wife made. (Along with his air magic.)19. Role in RPG: [tank/dps/healer/healtank/et cetra] DPS. 20. First Thought in the Morning: “Was it my turn or Aidina’s turn to make breakfest today?”