#medeival weapon

[the-history-of-fighting]

[imsparky2002]

Barbie in the Nutcracker: First Thoughts

The following is my thoughts while watching this for the first time.

Credits look awful. Still, it’s 2001 and this is the first installment so I’ll give it a pass.

Only know the basic Nutcracker song and theme but nice that it uses an orchestra

Barbie herself doesn’t look too bad but her little sis… yikes.

Kinda weird to see these dolls moving like mocap performers.

Heh! Barbie’s voice actor has the same name as her little sister.

Kelly very clearly sounds like an adult woman trying to do a kiddish voice.

Lipsyncing is odd, looks more like generic flapping.

Surprisingly decent snow effects.

I’m assuming Clara’s parents are either dead or abandoned them. Or they could also just be on vacation.

Is it wrong that I find Grandpa cute? Gives off a very distinguished vibe. Especially that voice.

They call gingerbread houses “christmas boxes”? That’s… interesting.

Kinda wish they gave Clara a different voice from Barbie, or at the very least a different hairstyle.

The lighting is actually pretty good! Nice warm hues, makes me feel like I’m at a cozy inn.

Her little brother looks like the kids who played Fortnite and would tease me in high school. Of course his name is fuckin’ Tommy.

This CGI is reminding me of early PS2 cutscenes.

Aunt Drosselmayer’s got that 90’s Leo DiCaprio/Hugh Grant parting in her hair. Bleh.

Why is Clara the only blonde in the family?

Ooh! We’ve got some family drama between Auntie and Grandpa. This is getting juicy.

Elizabeth is giving me confident bisexual vibes with the voice and manner of movement. Bet you that’s why Grandpa doesn’t trust her.

Looking at the wiki I just found out that Trixie’s VA voices the Aunt, Starlight’s VA is Barbie and Cadence’s VA is one of the kids! Must be a Canadian production.

I will never not find the word “nutcracker” to be hilarious.

Clara, why tf are you fighting over a toy with your lil brother? You’re like… 17? 18? I dunno but it’s way too old.

Seriously they gave Tommy the most punchable face ever. Not that I’d ever punch a kid but I can see why other kids his age would deck him.

Magic shenanigans are ensuing.

I like the medeival look of the rats. The CGI actually fits them well.

Clara wakes up to see an anthropomorphic warrior rat right next to her eating something and is just like “goddamn it, git ya varmint!” I love it.

Oh, she thinks she’s dreaming. That makes sense to why she’s so calm.

Hmm… I feel like the Rat King should look a bit more evil, and larger as well. Still, TIM CURRY! I’m gonna LOVE this.

Woah! We’re getting a fight scene! A swordfighting scene to be exact!

Oooh the Rat King’s magic and can shapeshift his weapon. That’s metal AF.

Tim Curry putting everything into his performance as usual.

I’m kinda surprised we’re already getting a Nutcracker-Rat King battle. I’d have thought they’d save that sorta thing until the third act.

Did they really have to change it to Sugarplum Princess? Fairy just sounds more powerful.

Wow! This snowy cave is beautiful! Something out of a classic painting.

EWWW THESE LIL SNOW FAIRIES LOOK DISGUSTING!

Did this nutfucker not realize that an icy fortress would have ice for the walls?

The fairies doing ballet looks weird because they have nothing to stand on.

Please don’t tell me the small fairy is staying, I hate her.

Dance is currently reminding me of Fantasia.

“The fairies probably went off to make a blizzard somewhere”. The way he said that nonchalantly had me cackling.

The effect of Clara’s footsteps turning into flowers is beautiful.

Pimm sounds like he’s an absolute troll online. Also gives me Psychicpebbles vibes (though I know it’s not him).

Wow the Rat King is a straight up genocider.

Why do all the kids look like Kelly?

OH DEAR GOD THAT LITTLE BOY LOOKS HORRIFYING.

Wait Prince Eric? Are they legally allowed to call him that? We all know how much Disney loves copyrights.

Man these kids are little shits and their outfits are gagworthy.

Major Mint definitely got a big personality, and the voice actor does a good job with it.

Ok Mint is hilarious and is so far the best part of the movie.

Nice to see some Asian rep with Captain Candy.

Wow, Rat King turns his failed employees into stone. Dark!

The zoom in on the Rat King as he says “that’s it?” made me giggle.

Thomas Astruc looked at the Rock Golem and got his first idea for an akuma.

Wait how the hell does Clara know that the Nutcracker is Prince Eric? I mean I already assumed because of the plot of the original ballet, but how does she know?!

The bridge scene gives me the willies, since I’m afraid of heights.

Wow this flower fairy is the only kid-looking character that has a decent design.

Didn’t expect a song to be interrupted by an enemy.

Lol, the Major’s monocle falls off as he sees the giant.

Glad to see the fairies serve a purpose other than dancing. Kick that giant’s ass!

Captain Candy’s a better man than Mint, as he actually makes sure that he gets saved.

Once again, the island is beautiful! Reminds me of Oz with the colored roads.

Ooh clever! At first I thought the castle’s backdrop looked really fake but I just factored it was because it’s 2001 CGI. But it was actually a trap!

Nice we see a test of Clara’s character that she passed.

The invisble hand touching Clara’s hand is actually making me feel kinda teary-eyed internally.

The Rat King definitely has a Napoleon complex.

Loving the character arc for Nutcracker with his final duel.

Ah! So now the Rat King is growing. Fits for the climax.

Huh… Prince Eric looks more like Jimmy Pesto than a prince.

Lol Major Mint realizes he’s been shittalking the prince.

Huh, so Clara’s the princess? I guess it sorta makes sense since it’s her dream.

For those princes out there who are hated by the public, all ya gotta do is fight a giant mouse.

Mint and Candy got the moves! Best dancers of the entire movie.

The final dance between Eric and Clara is absolutely gorgeous.

The villain was taken down by a snowball… I love it.

God Kelly Sheridan and Kirby Morrow really put everything into the scene where Clara disappears.

Lol Kelly’s Canana accent shows up when she says “It’s not a story”.

“What’s all this foolishness about mice kings and bats, Clara? Enough of your womenly hysteria! Time for a lobotomy!” Grandpa, basically.

Actually now that he’s in a suit, Eric looks a lot hotter.

I’m surprised Barbie’s little sister had the attention span to listen to a 1 hour story.

I'll be making a full review of the film soon. Let me know thoughts in the comments and reblogs. @artzychic27 @msweebyness

[fangirltothefullest]

Hi so I remember some time ago you posted some art about Virgil whose being used to open portals to an oil dimension for greedy businessmen and shsksj I've been turning that in my head FOREVER. Is there anything else you can tell us about the au? ;w;)b

Oooh you're referring to the Superhero AU! Probably the same au with birdbrained!Roman and his wings! (Roman doe that thing when he's sleepy where you can hold up a blanket and play peekaboo but if you dodge out of the way he panics because WHERE DID YOU GO???!)

That au is something I've thought about a lot because like all Superhero aus it has potential to have just so many fun dramatic things! If I remember right, in this particular version of the Superhero au (originally dual created between myself and @teacupfulofstarshine ) i had Logan being used as a villain

The telepathic and mind controlling duo the Puppeteers found out that their son Logan was the auperhero Technologic (he had no idea about them) and they decided to control him to build a portal machine that could contain another hero and use his powers. Logan then was made to set a trap to catch him.

They wanted to use Void's (Virgil's) teleportation abilities to open the portal to a dimension full of oil to get filthy rich and they had him trapped in the machine to force open the portal because every good Superhero season finale needs a two parter with corrupted allies. (Looking at you 2000s something static shock justice league crossover with brainiac 5 my beloved)

ANYWAYS, Roman (Kingfisher, flight, wings and can use feathers as daggers), Patton (Tempest, godlike weather powers) Janus (Scaleshift, animal shapeshift powers) and Remus (Armory, can summon any handheld medeival weapon out of thin air) has to save both Virgil from the machine and Logan from the control of his parents.

[thestalkerbunny]

Youve read the manga about the chuuni girl who makes impractical weapons in a medeival fantasy setting.

No.

[cirolik]

I should go autism mode on medeival weapons and the manufacturing of

[unidentifiedaesthetic]

love hurts flail by me

[bungirl-orchiectomy]

Fun fact- flails are useless and unnecessarily dangerous to the user. If you want to kill someone use a mace instead

[folkstara]

[lgbstims]

medeival GNC febfem stimboard, for anon

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[petrow1tch]

Whirlwind of failures! Inescapable catastrophe!

[musicjester05]

Daggers pls

reblog to give the person you reblogged this from a sword

[literallyjustapictureofawall]

Make me older and call me a boomer but I miss those times when melee weapons are significantly more useful than today's times because these days melee weapons are mostly overshadowed by mechanical ranged weapons such as guns and missiles, and the melee weapons we DO use usually comprise of fists and blunt melee weapons. I miss those days when charging into battle with a sword was a good idea and a common occurance. Melee weapons are underrated man, but these days, op little firing sticks that have the ability to one-shot people just completely demolish the fighting realm.

[assortedvillainvault]

I wasn't sure if you would do hurt/comfort but if you're interested, maybe stuff about patching up Horned King after a battle and/or doing repairs on NOS-4-A2?

*Cracks Knuckles* it's been a bit since I've written the ol' hurt/comfort so lets give this a swing, I'm on holiday for the next week so will do NOS-4-A2 upon my return!

The Horned King Hurt/Comfort

The Horned King doesn't see the field of battle as often as he used to, however this is not a mark against his skill as a warrior. He's been alive so long that he's mastered almost any weapon that can be found in the medeival west of Europe. On horseback, on foot, with an army or without this man is Lethal in a fight and will come out the victor

Part of his lichdom is increased speed, slightly increased strength and a dulled sense of pain, howver he can only recover from injury at the rate of a normal mortal

I'm pulling from the Disney Sorcereers Arena game where he has a spell ability to suck lifeforce from an enemy and use it to heal, however this uses up a lot of magical strength and isn't exactly sustainable, so once he's injured and tired, that's it.

Cripp-ling Depression Hits, doo dah, doo dah

Combine his apathy and low self esteem and you have a severely injured king refusing to rest and hauling his damaged body around his castle like a bad tempered movie prop with an attitude problem

Props to you for convincing him to get back in bed, that's half the battle, even if you've had to bribe Creeper not to check in for a few days (he already didn't want to but having your orders to hide behind does him a world of good)

Once actually in bed you're the only one permitted to see or touch him. He can't help but marvel at the way you don't flinch at his dry, ridgid flesh. They way you hold and position him while you stitch is so gentle it almost burns.

It's unnervingly quiet, and he can't take his eyes off you, but he's so paralyzed by the firm grip of your fingers and how smoothly you cinch the bandages around his battered torso that he can't bring himself to break the silence.

His black bloodstains on you feel like they should be a curse, and maybe to most they are, but the love in your eyes causes him so much chest pain he can't match your gaze.

It's the pain of a long dead organ attempting to beat again, wanting to beat again, despite all he's ever tried in the past, all the things he's suffered and caused others to suffer, how dare you.

How dare you treat him not as a curse, but as a blessing.

[draw-the-squad-like-this]

Draw your sword-fighter

these thumbnails are just really cool

[juimondraws]

Moonvald returned to me for their latest banner! See this banner in action on their Twitch and Twitter account!

Moonvald approached me to create some tarot/medieval styled graphics for their channel rework, here are the graphics I've already put together for them! In this banner, they wanted me to include their logo; the image of a crescent moon with an eye and infinity symbol within. As well as a sword, a snake, crystals and ivy!

Working different symbols and imagery together to create a coherant composition is a fun challenge! I love being commissioned for this style of mine. >w<

Contact me for graphics!

[sketch-mcarthur]

Fantasy Marital Weapons (part 1)