#mountain glenn

[bobauthorman]

How to Muck the Nuck

I wanna talk about how the final battle against the Nuckelavee went. This monster has been terrorizing Anima for a decade, maybe longer, and when it first shows up it is clearly a force to be reckoned with. But once Team RNJR (Mostly Ren) get their heads in order they take it down semi-easily. This might seem like a bit of an anticlimax, but consider this.

In Mountain Glenn, Dr. Oobleck states that older Grimm are more dangerous because they've developed the ability to recognize threats and pick up on patterns, using the line of elephantine Goliaths as an example. The Goliaths don't attack Vale because they that if they do, the Huntsmen defending the kingdom will wipe them out. They only attack when the surge of pent-up negativity is release, drawing in so many lesser Grimm to help overwhelm the kingdom's defenses.

Now, let's look at the Nuck's attack patterns (Spelling out the name every time is a pain, so I'm abbreviating it)

The first time the Nuck''s presence is felt, it's in the aftermath of Shion Village's destruction. Said destruction was also caused by the raid of the Branwen Tribe, so it's most likely the Nuck taking advantage of the bandits distracting the village's defenders to launch its own attack.

In Ren's flashback, the Nuck attacks his village, a place where hiring a Huntsman was seen as the final desperate move, not the first instinct. Ergo, it was a place that was outside the regular sphere of protection from the kingdoms.

In the present storyline, the Nuck attacks Team RNJR because, from a purely superficial view, they are no threat. Teenaged, runaway students, and Qrow is slowly dying from poison. So it attacks without fear.

But while Team RNJR may not have the strength advantage, they make up for it by fighting smarter. Ren's Semblance allows people to become invisible from a Grimm's negative-radar, giving them the opening to take it by surprise. And then they pin down the Nuck's arms, taking away its maneuverability. This allows Ren to finish the beast off.

So, yeah. I like it when characters win by acting clever.

[risetherivermoon]

"i love freddie wongs pcs!"

his pcs:

[flateric420]

[justbearsart]

Some sketch reqs from twt & glennry wedding

[doctorskelegoats]

Our Lady of the Passions, from Nona's perspective (though it could've just as easily been about Wake from Pyrra's perspective, since the death wish seems to run in the family). I really should've used comic sans for the font to be more in character. From the song "All Rooms Cable A/C Free Coffee" as the blog's Deep Cut Era continues. Artist credit @laceladybug

[keepin-it-on-the-d-l]

NEW ANIMATIC OUT!! DIGITAL SILENCE!! GO CHECK IT OUT I LIKE IT A LOT!!

[strqyr]

having thought about ozma's task these past few days has made me realize how much of a non-issue it is in the show itself.

like, in V5 he tells the group that he was cursed by the gods for failing to stop salem once. this was proven false in the lost fable, but no one was mad at him for leading them astray and towards a judgment day that might spell the end of their world.

none of them have even showed any concern over the possibility that the gods would return to remnant and stay, let alone being against it.

the focus has solely been on stopping salem and how to do it when she can't be destroyed or beaten, and i feel like at some point it's like... it's cutting it really close to do a switch around and make the brother gods be the real problem that must be dealt with, especially when V9 did give them and their past focus, and all that amounted to was information to understand them better, not that either of them are the real issue that the gang must prepare for.

[legoopy]

[eternalgirlscout]

the lyrics to "how i left the ministry" are a masterclass in sentences that clothesline you in the back half one after the other

[outofcontextgoats]

our love is like jesus but worse

[yeahprobablyamimic]

the Hearts Greatest Desire script was the plot of s2

Hear me out

At The Mountains of Dadness spoilers to follow 

 "The ending of the movie was a big comedy."

Self explanatory! Dnd podcast! Comedy storyline! It all started out in detention with all of them teasing and joking with each other and fucking around. Sonic shenanigans for example.

"It was about the world maybe coming to an end,"

Lark releasing the doodler, ofc. The teens started out “doomed”-the world was literally on track to end

"but at the end there was just this dumb goofy little laugh of a joke"

The entire prophecy being a Scam Likely original. The prophecy was a goof- which then wasn’t good enough/didn't matter and (almost) lead to the destruction of all they’ve ever known and loved AND ALSO the dismissal of the doodler AKA Dood

"that sort of ended the whole story that was going to essentially be about the destruction of mankind by an elder God."

What dood was “destined to do” eventually…

"But who knows what it's gonna be now? Because they were talking about rewriting it…"

the teens showed Dood love and kindness and helped them learn and protected them against people that wanted to manipulate them for their own benefit. Against all odds, they were able to save the deity so many had feared for so long. 

"In the screenplay, it had mentioned ‘the star appears’, and star is underlined multiple times and you got the sense from reading it that it was not referring to an actor."

This part is a little trickier, but “the star” could be interpreted as all of the teens coming together at the end in the epilogue, or even if we wanna go complete opposite and have it be that the teens fought knowing they didn’t need the power of the doodler. They put “the star” first

We then go completely full circle.

At the end of ATMOD, The Doodler and Robert are reunited, and for a moment they show each other love and understanding. For a moment they hold on to the comfort of having known each other, even if they didn’t technically, for years. Stud whispers “Dismiss Deity”, and the doodler is forced to retreat. In antony's words, the doodler “reacts with this horrible high pitched squeal” leaving in pain and fear. 

This time, though, Dood leaves knowing they’re loved. Knowing they’re cared for and for perhaps the first time feeling wanted. Enough that they returned one last time to say goodbye to the first people who showed them true compassion and understanding. The first people who treated them like more than just a power to be controlled. when i asked him anthony said it wasn't on purpose, but its genuinely one of the coolest throughlines of the entire show to me. I love these silly little guys.

[bobauthorman]

Forever Young

As I think about the Beacon saga of RWBY, I consider the thematic relationship between Ruby Rose and Roman Torchwick, her first arch-nemesis. And after much consideration, I realize that what makes Torchwick Ruby's foil is that is the direction of their maturity.

If Ruby's story is that she has been forced to grow up too fast- Pushed into Huntress college 2 years early, granted a full license later on- Torchwick's character is that he refuses to be an adult.

He's mocking and bullying. Makes faces at Em and Merc behind Cinder's back, When causing the Fall of Beacon, he fools around with the hijacked battleship like Deedee in Dexter's Laboratory. ("What does this button do? ...Oh, fun!"). If anything, Roman is the introduction to one of RWBY's less talked about themes, and that a majority of the so-called 'adult authority figures' are no-more mature than the youth they look after/look down on.

[not-actually-human]

OMG HAI HAI !! Throwing these hcs here: gender-fluid queer Glenn (any prns) & sapphic achillen Meryl (he/she) :]

here you go

[tmglineaday]

I know you never asked for my opinion, but I'd say that horse is crazy

[justbearsart]

Dadtober Day 13: At The Mountains of Dadness ✏️🎞️

[doctorskelegoats]

Going to Marrakesh is a bit of a deep cut but I shan't apologise, the entire song is perfect. "And our love is a monster, plain and simple Though you weight it down with stones to try to drown it, it floats." and clearly "Though you seal the cave up where you've lain its body, it rises" Art Credit Twitter user cardamomdraws???