#mr global

[bitternest]

Alright, because it amuses me to pour over pictures of scantily clad men in a cafe instead of the work I'm supposed to be doing, have a bunch of ratings no one asked for!

Bolivia: Damn. Strong start. No notes, on the outfit or man, the camera probably could have chosen a slightly bigger angle because its doing him and the mantle a disservice. 8/10

Brazil: Extremely chic, definitely something you could wear out and about on the daily (minus the headgear). Tasteful bared midriff that shows off the work the man put in. Gets a 7.5/10 only because the fit doesn't exactly pop which unfortunately disadvantaging in this competition.

Cambodia: Very nice, I like the layers and beading. Not much of the man on display but I feel like that's another camera choice - I suspect he's bare-legged quite high up with that loincloth piece coming down. I'd like to see the outfit move. 7/10.

Cuba: 2/10 and it only gets that high because yeah no that's Cuban. For the love of god the shirt looks like you removed it from the Amazon packaging 15m before going on stage. You could have undone a button or two, c'mon man!

Czechia: Flare, and colours, and layers, and textures oh my! The costume team killed it. Alas, for a beauty competition, not enough of the man on diplay, though the pose and 5 o'clock shadow do draw the eye. 6/10.

Dominican Republic: Oh my god. This outfit is 50% of the way to a 10/10 and it STILL scores high. Those pants were a CHOICE and it was the RIGHT ONE. The doublet ALMOST gets the same effect, but suffers because it can't really be as thin and form fitting by necessity but also it's got lovely tassels and brocade. The MOVEMENT captured in the shot is also fantastic, kudos to the camera for capturing it and the model for delivering what I have to imagine was a very sharp, very precise torso twist. Also it looks like if you took a historical portrait and slutted it up, which is incredible. 8/10

Ecuador: Bolivia is lucky Ecuador didn't precede him. Again, no notes, the camera did better and the fit just delivers more - you could criticize it as busy, if it weren't deliberately going for it. 8.5/10.

France: Okay, someone's gonna have to explain to me why Mssr. La France is Aquaman as a flying fish. Yeah yeah, le Tricolour, great bod, but I am seriously confused. 6/10 because I feel like he's appropriating something (which is on brand!) but I have no idea what.

Hong Kong: SIR. Another great every day fit along the lines of Brazil, definitely feels like it could be street fashion (minus the headband). Gets higher than Brazil because it naturally pops more with the B/W contrast and parasol. More of the man on display too, and well posed. 8/10

India: Interesting, but falls into a lot of the same traps Czechia does. Better motion that shows off the outfit very well, but even less of the man on display and also I'm 90% sure someone this light skinned was chosen to represent because of India's internalized racism issues, but that's not really his fault so not holding that against him. 6/10

Indonesia: Incredible costume, dynamic posing, and the look he's giving the camera… Mnf. I'd like to see a little more of him but MNF. Great job all around, model, costume team and camera nailed this one. 8.5/10

Japan: Okay, I love the tease going on here. I love it a lot. And the minimalism and the posing. I feel like the outfit (and model) would be better pitched with a gallery that opens with this shot, rather than a single picture though. 7/10

Loas: Goddamn. Someone knows how to emphasize assets. Another great costume that shows off the man and his work well - the colours and textures come through nicely despite the darkness and I can FEEL the weight of those necklaces(?). 8/10

Macau: I am once again confused. Is this a racing thing? What am I missing here. I do love the translucent suit with the boyshorts underneath very cute. Matches his smile, which is I think the most natural on display. 6.5/10 because I cannot countenance rating him as low as France. Okay, 7/10. It's a really nice smile.

Malaysia: Ohhh, best posing so far, really sells the outfit and also a bit of the legs. Love me an ankle shot. The fabric looks like something I'd love to get my hands on. I also think its another case like Japan where more shots are necessary to really sell it, so 7/10.

Mexico: Ayyyy holy shit of the headdresses and mantles so far this is my favorite and not just because of the bisexual flag. The whole thing needs closeups of the rhinestones and flash and I want to see that train MOVE. Señor is also WELL on display. Despite the camera letting him down, 8.5/10 - an easy 9 with better shots and motion!

Myanmar: My guy you look like this got picked up by the costume team from Walmart. The creases are worse than Cuba's but the drapery is nice, so 3/10.

Nigeria: …oh. Oh. I'm seeing a lot of similarities with my home country's Junkanoo and that makes a lot of sense. Bold, great eye contact, fantastic costume design and construction. The camera and pose hides some of model, but what's on display kind of fills in the details. Those HANDS. 8.5/10, biased.

Panama: Well. I like the beadwork and the bracelets. But the costume is really letting this man down - it doesn't highlight his best assets (thighs) and obscures and draws the eyes away from the rest of his very much on display body. And the CREASING. Sorry Panama, you deserved a better costume department. 4/10

Peru: laskjaslkdfja;sd SIR. Sir. Sir your… Hnng. HNNG. 10/10 everyone go home. Costume knew EXACTLY what they were doing and the model understood the assignment PERFECTLY. HOW DID THIS LOSE?!

Philippines: Oooooh. If Peru hadn't just blown my… mind, this man would be leading. Fantastic posing, fantastic model, gorgeous, intricate costume. 9/10

Puerto Rico: /insert gabriel eglesias rant how to tell if someone is puerto rican 4/10 man, come on

Romania: Okay, they get kudos for choosing an older representative but otherwise this is a lesser Czechia or India. Nice layers and presentation, but very plain and the points of interest draw your eyes in conflicting directions - I DO want a closeup of those boots. 5.5/10

South Africa: I was gonna lead with another "SIR" but honestly I can't stop laughing. I think they were going for a flamingo but all I can think is "pretty princess birthday dress." Nice package though, the model carries this. 7/10 and I need to be clear THE MODEL CARRIES THIS.

South Korea: /grabs everyone with creased and messy textures LOOK AT WHAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN. Wonderful layers and textures, the reserved details and classic pose. I wish there was more of the model on display but this is a fine piece of art. 7/10

Spain: fuck off THIS WON?! I cannot find a single redeeming feature from the model to the costume to the post. No, wait. I wanna see the shoes in detail. 1/10 i hate everything

Sri Lanka: Another beatiful costume than needs more movement. Really undersold as it is - that skirt looks like there would be series flare with hip movement and the wings are begging to not be stationary. I would also like to see more of the model because he looks less like the ripped and dehydrated entries for skin-on-display types. 7.5/10 camera and posing let you down, king

Switzerland: You know, I'm not sure if I'm impressed or disappointed that Switzerland went with slutty-drunkard-in-lederhosen. A 4 that I'm bumping up to a 5 because of that grin. That's not even a smile, that's a grin of a man who's just happy to be there. Ehn 5.5/10

Thailand: Okay. Fuck. Thailand would have taken this for me without Peru blatantly stacking the deck. Almost everything is better - the posing, the costuming, the model… but Peru is just sluttier and out for my dick. 9.5/10 you were robbed, king.

United Kingdom: Like. I know the logic behind the costuming decision. But it sucks. There's a beefcake with fat tits and a belly under there. Let him out! Let's see some more tats! 4/10 deeply disappointing, model was utterly failed by costuming decision.

USA: WHAT ARE THOOOOOOSE?! AHAHAHA. Well. I'm hoping its self-aware and parody. If it is, 6/10 for being appropriately on-the-nose and showing off the model's hard work. If it isn't, 0/10 for being bad, appropriative, ugly as sin with a model who looks like he's in the NYC subway and needs to shit.

Venezuela: I feel like there's something being said here with the youthful model wrapped in the flag with cheap stars pinned to a suit that disappears into the background. It has to be deliberate, right? I was going to rate this very low, but the more I think about it, the more I respect the message I think it's trying to deliver. 4/10 on costume, 7.5/10 on messaging.

Vietnam: Love me a treasure trail. And yet, not as dynamic as Thailand and a far cry from Peru's sluttiness. But the understated movement works well, the detailing on the costume is wonderful, the model understood the assignment and between this and Spain my god, king, you were ROBBED. 9/10

brb the whole discord in an uproar at the UNCONSCIONABLE results of Mister Global 2022

[therealgchu]

my new favorite thing: mr. global costume competition.

[ratatatastic]

If you could be anyone of your teammates who would it be and why? Panthers Cut.

[fannyyann]

they must be stopped

[please-let-this-work-oh-my-god]

NO POCS IN 2.2 WE LOST

(Anjo Nala is limited btw)

THE NEW SKINS THOUGH

PV: https://youtu.be/cWFz-l5vYfY?si=UcRmfclQrq8Zp21s (MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING FOR 1.9 ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE) (skip to 2:23 to NOT get spoiled)

[quirky-vg]

From: The PlayStation Original Year 2001 Calendar

[wackytheorist]

What if the QSMP quiz on day 3 of the puzzle was like an interview in disguise and how Mr. Bunny was chosen. Maybe they got the potential investor role since thats the highest one you can get and it makes sense since Mr. Bunny replaced the duck(I forgot their name). Further proof being that day 3s cipher is "bunny".

Now we can only get potential investor if we score forty points, and to score forty points you need to select the answer that is worth four points on every question, which is more specific then the other roles(not including D-rank worker) because the OTHER ROLES have a range. Also an interesting detail is that some 4 point choices... don't seem that much of a deal

SO using the options that are worth 4 points, we can theorize on Mr. Bunny's personality.

Q1: DIAMOND BLOCK(4points) According to the narrator, Mr. Bunny knows a thing or two about Money, and assuming he's the same person who left those messages on the lore images and established capitalism.... yeah I think it makes sense. In Qsmp, diamonds are like money.

Q2: DARK OAK PLANKS(4 POINTS) I've always wondered... why wasn't black stone bricks or even the quartz options not 4 points.... well lets look think a bit... Quartz is a signature of the federation, Blackstone bricks is the Color pallet of the resistance/rebellion. Dirt is... dirt. So the only option that doesn't really correlate make sense is dark oak plank. The room that the islanders passed out in does use dark oak planks....

Q3: Create a trapped maze that leads to the entrance to confuse unwanted visitors.(4 POINTS)- Now we don't know much about Mr. Bunny, or how this corelates to his personality. But using this, we can make a prediction that MR. Bunny's headquarters would be hard to find.

Q4: Build a gigantic mansion just for them, treat them like royalty!(4 POINTS) We know Mr. Bunny is here for the money, he also owns a business separate to federation(know this because of day 2s lore Image). Most corrupt money hungry business owners are often, A: Corrupt because Poor, Business is flopping or B: Corrupt because Business is succeeding hence greedy. We can think Mr. Bunny is B because of this answer.

Q5: PAINTING(4 POINTS): I cannot think of a lore reason, maybe they just prefer paintings or maybe there is a lore reason that we haven't discovered yet....

Q6 RED COUCH(4 POINTS) ALL (except day 5) of the lore images have a red/black gradient background. examples below. We can assume red is a correct that represents Mr. Bunny.

Q7: GOLD(4 POINTS) Again, like the first question, Mr. Bunny LOVES Money. Although this question asks to choose a thing to collect, and the answers are things you can collect from the federation: Furniture, Classified info, Rocks. Mr. "gold digger" Bunny here only for the money.

Q8: I answer their questions at the door and they leave, the rest of my day is uneventful.(4 POINTS) The question is about what you would do when Cucurucho visits... I don't think there is much lore in this but(again going to use the money point but so does the lore images) he DOESN'T CARE about Cucurucho much.... you know what he DOES care about.

Q9:A beautiful flower garden, carefully tended to!(4 POINTS) I dont know the implications in lore and the personality for Mr. Bunny . Maybe he can afford it and maybe this can be related to how beautiful the shops look. But we don't have enough evidence to call it a theory.

Q10: Once I get what I want from them, I kill them. When the investigators come, I serve them a wonderful meaty stew. There is no evidence(4 POINTS) This answer perfectly represents how Mr. Bunny thinks of the federation.... he is using them like meat bag for money, and once he has enough, we can think that he'll try to take over....

I HAVE MANY MORE THOUGHTS BUT THIS TOOK 2 HOURS AND I'M TIRREEED THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK

[avreni]

[pink-lost-chao]

Me after moving to one of the hottest fucking states in America

[baeshijima]

HEHE

got the poker artem mr card with the pretty hands… hehe…..

[endless-season]

Danmei Rec Meme!

How long have you been into danmei, how did you get into it / what was your first danmei?

I read MDZS in 2018 if that counts? But otherwise I saw Global Examination randomly mentioned in around September last year and thought it looked interesting. Read the manhua, enjoyed it, continued with the novel and have been randomly reading stuff since. (English Vol 1 is open for preorders btw!)

Favourite danmei?

Global Examination by Mu Su Li

Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From the Trash Bin by Qi Jing Nan Qu

Favourite couples / characters?

Don't have a particular answer so I'll go with the two MCs from my first two faves above :D You Huo and Chi XiaoChi. Competant, badass, rebellious, q_q puts themselves at risk to help others. JiuHuo and LouChi are both very soft and adorable and wholesome ships that fight their way to be together q_q.

Most recently read danmei?

I'm currently reading After The Tyrant Differentiated into an Omega?

Any favourite authors?

Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat 肉包不吃肉 Her writing is just so intense! So much drama, so much angst, so many tears. For mature audiences only! If you've haven't read any of her stuff see content warnings beforehand.

Other authors I’ve eyed: Cyan Wings 青色羽翼, A Lifetime of Beautiful Clothes 一世华裳

Any popular danmei you aren't particularly a fan of?

Hmm. I haven't been able to get into any of Priest's works. Might be the writing style, I managed to finish Mo Du which was nice but somehow just don't feel satisfied :X

Also I liked MDZS and TGCF but didn't particularly enjoy SVSSS.

Anything you've been meaning to read but still haven't?

Ballad of Sword and Wine / Qiang Jin Jiu - tried a few times but finding it hard to get through the narration / heavy world building. Will try again at some point.

The Earth Is Online - struggling to keep interested in the beginning chapters

Choose a random (the weirder and baitier, the better) memorable scene/danmei to describe!

MC has a dream where ML is tied up. Has no idea why. Dreams materialise. Wakes up and finds Dream!ML tied up. ML also wakes up, and sees his Dream!MC glaring at them. *Awkward silence* Dream!ML starts flirting with MC. Everyone is horrified.

Are there any particular genres / tropes you enjoy / don't enjoy? Aka - any useful info for people to send you recs ;D?

I am a sucker for amnesia tropes and hidden identity tropes. Also tend to appreciate light hearted narration / comedic undertones. Which probably explains my two faves lmao. Mystery and angst keep me going.

Any recommendations to give? Badly describe them in 2 sentences. (Or however you like, your choice.)

Trying to avoid popular ones so here goes!!!

Global Examination - Infinite flow. 2 madmen on opposite sides bond over their mutual fondness for setting things on fire. They both have amnesia from a few years ago? How suspicious...

Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From the Trash Bin - My favourite Quick Transmigration. MC and his system break up toxic relationships in other worlds whilst MC still processing the grief of losing his belated childhood crush who passed away over 10 years ago and left him traumatised.

Any of Meatbun's novels (2ha/The Husky and his White Cat Shizun, Yu Wu/Remnants of Filth, bab/Case File Compendium) - Too much angst and too many plot twists.

Record of the Missing Sect Master - Fun shameless schemeing MC gets revenge by pissing off all the antagonists and uncovering conspiracies while ML fondly indulges him.

Mr Melancholy Wants To Live A Peaceful Life - Overpowered but retired MC who is hiding his superpowered identity wants to live a peaceful life, but ML who is also hiding his superpowered identity keeps getting forced to go to work (work = saving the world). In an attempt to get ML to work less, MC hires suspicious people to start a money laundering business.

Breaking Through the Clouds - More realistic/serious tone compared to others on this list. Modern urban crime solving.

Married Thrice to a Salted Fish

Devil Vernerable Also Wants To Know

Transmigration into the Heartthrob's cannon fodder childhood friend / Everyone Loves The Cannon Fodder - modern school life

The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish

How to Feed an Abyss - Similar to Little Mushroom

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[nemainofthewater]

Best character surnamed: You

Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*

What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!

*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.

Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgotten anyone, let me know in the notes.

This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here

[ratatatastic]

"im excited to be here [in Finland]" is the understatement of the century matthew ill be real

Primetime Panthers | 11.6.24 (x)

[y0noirs]

anyone want an analysis on the newest tears of themis MR cards from the cn server? no? here it is anyway. obvious spoilers for the new MR card set (empyrean touch) under the cut. you can see the PV here. you can see the cards in HD here, and the cards in video form here (credit to both nxx_eun_03 and NXXgallery respectively for those)

i’ll mostly be writing about the visuals of the cards and the imagery (in my own interpretation) in this post. there’s other analyses on twitter about other parts of the PV and the cards, but i just want to talk about the visuals because they are causing me great agony and yearning. also to note, for transparency’s sake: even though i look at the new cards, i do not read story spoilers that often. my frame of reference is still what’s released on the global server. even then, i mostly pay attention to my favorites (that being marius and luke). i may get things wrong or miss things. 

right off, the cards are referencing one of the pre-release(?) promotional pics for tears of themis, as well as the login screen in-game. there’s a great thread that analyzes it here, which i will be referencing here and there. for the most part, all you need to remember is that rosa is depicted as lady justice, or the greek goddess of truth, themis. depictions of lady justice include: scales, a blindfold, a sword, and a snake. artem, vyn, luke, and marius are in those respective positions, which the linked thread goes into.

also interesting is that there’s absolutely no dialogue in this PV. usually, the boys will have a line or two that they say, somewhat related to their MR card. but it’s just music and visuals here, which is interesting! not sure how exactly but it is!

side note, it’s interesting, given that the CN server is approaching the 3rd anniversary of the game, that they chose to return to this original promotional picture. the boys are wearing the same outfits and designs in the picture as they do in the MR cards. i believe we’re approaching a very important point in the story for the game, seeing as this set has a lot of implications for rosa and the boys. but enough of that - let’s get into me agonizing over these MR cards!

starting with luke, he’s already interesting right off the bat. you can notice that, of all the other leads, he’s not touching the statue at all. it’s already one thing that he was gripping a sword in the original promo pic to the point where he was bleeding, but it’s another to have him make absolutely no contact with the statue whereas the others are intimately touching it.

you could say that he’s in a position of worship with the statue. his face reaches up, tries to lay a kiss on the surface of the statue’s face, but doesn’t make it all the way. he’s kept his face close, almost as if that’s all he can let himself do. like it’s almost blasphemous to love a deity this intimately. additionally, his hand remains wrapped around the sword’s blade, but it no longer draws blood like it did in the promo pic.

this can be seen as growth. people have pointed it out, but the fact that he’s no longer bleeding could symbolize the fact that he’s no longer pushing himself as far for rosa’s sake in the story. their relationship, which was previously sort of unbalanced due to the lengths luke would go to for rosa’s happiness, is now one of equal standing. he is still very devoted to her and would likely do all he can for her, but he no longer keeps himself at length from her to preserve her happiness. he’s not hurting himself anymore when it comes to their relationship. 

he still has a lot of hang-ups, but he’s definitely devoted, almost worshipping rosa. and the aborted kiss in his card definitely reflects the yearning, and possibly the control he tries to maintain when it comes to her. 

next is artem in the position of the scales. he has a rather intimate position with the statue, but to focus on is how his hand holds onto the statue’s hand.

in the original promo pic, artem has his hand directly on the scales, almost as if he were keeping them balanced. however, in his MR card, he is instead holding up the statue’s arm, while the statue herself holds the scales on her own. i believe this symbolizes a sort of equality in their relationship. one of the more concerning things between artem and rosa is the fact that they were in a working relationship where artem was technically rosa’s boss. however, they moved past that as much as possible as they became partners.

with the support he offers to the statue’s arm, as well as his arm around the waist, i believe his MR card evokes how artem supports rosa. their relationship isn’t unbalanced - instead, he provides support and guidance when she needs/wants it. through her struggles, artem will keep her steady, and when it comes to justice, he will assist her. he doesn’t influence her sense of justice. i don’t think he ever has. he always supports her view as much as possible.

i think his MR card has depicted their relationship in a very lovely and intimate way. in the context of worship, he will trust in her judgment, because he trusts her wholeheartedly.

the meaning of the blindfold is, as we know it, the protrayal of “justice is blind.” as the thread linked above says, it was also a depiction of deception. however, the statue in the MR shows that themis herself is removing the blindfold, while the promo pic has vyn simply holding the blindfold, possibly taking it off.

of note is that vyn is holding rosa’s chin up, as well as pressing a kiss to the blindfold/her eyes. he also has the other end of the blindfold in his other hand, signifying that he is taking off her blindfold with her. my initial belief was that his lips on her blindfold was a reminder that justice must remain impartial as possible. that she must remain steadfast in her judgment.

after further thinking, i believe that vyn truly is taking off her blindfold so that she can see the world as it really is. throughout the story, he doesn’t really shy away from showing her the truth of things. vyn taking off her blindfold is a reflection of that, but holding her chin up symbolizes how he will support her in the struggles she may have while facing the truth. his hand is a reminder that she will struggle. that the truth is often not pretty. the cracks on the statue’s face reflects this. but he will be there for her, to help her through her hardship. there’s an almost melancholy expression on her face that implies he knows what sort of hardships she will have.

even if it hurts her, even if he is aware of the suffering she will face, he will be there for her to encourage her through the pain. 

the hand that marius holds is supposed to hold the scales of justice. in his MR card, though, the statue no longer holds them; instead, he has entwined their hands together with a necklace that has a snake on it.

there were a lot of theories of marius in the place of the snake for the original statue. with the snake being the symbol of evil, and the original statue of lady justice stepping on a snake to symbolize her triumphing over evil, it was almost like they were setting marius up for this position of betrayal and evil - especially since he and his family are so closely associated with serpents.

but in the in-game login screen, the statue of themis is not stepping on the snake. there was never going to be a scenario where rosa would defeat marius or anything. marius’ MR card means something entirely different, with meanings completely true to him and the development of their relationship.

by entwining their hands with the snake necklace, marius is willingly involving rosa with his family and his name. his hold on her hand is gentle and intimate, almost in the same degree of worship as luke. he boldly holds her close, leaning in as if to whisper in her ear.

i personally think that the act of whispering in her ear is marius is trying to ask/beg something of her. marius is not the type to burden others, keeping his suffering close to his chest so that he can appear the tall, confident heir to pax. with his position of bringing her close, whispering in her ear, and entwining their hands, he makes a request: to bear the burden of his name and legacy, maybe even help him purge the evil in his name. again, marius is not the type to ask for help. but as he grows closer to rosa, and grows more selfish, he will allow himself to burden her and request things of her. it’s a very good reflection of how his character progresses through the story.

anyway that’s a lot of words to describe how insane this MR set makes me. the yearning and love, the accurate symbolization and representation of character growth and dynamics, this is a very beautiful card set. i can’t wait for when this comes to global, and i can’t wait to see what 3rd anniversary has in store (:

(and just a reminder - this is all very biased and possibly even inaccurate. most importantly, this is my interpretation. i’m open to talking about it, though, because holy hell this MR card set makes me insane!)

[fieriframes]

[Mr. Clean tell me is that really you?]

[actualbird]

additionally, sorry for not being active here lately!! and i probly will continue to be a bit quiet for the rest of this week because a lot of life stuff are happening and i dont get to be online w free time to answer asks ;w;

i rlly be feeling like luke plush passed out on the hoyofest slime