#my kyo demon agenda

[snowshinobi]

AU where Kyojuro trains Tanjiro after the Mugen Train mission and Senjuro experiences the euphoric nightmare of a first crush. Kyo is confused at first, thinks Senjuro is ill, ngl that briefly terrifies Kyo bc he instantly thinks of their mom, but Kyo's a good communicator so he sits Senjuro down and begs him to let Kyo take him to the doctor. Which is the moment when Sen, who's been burying his crush like he buries everything else he's ashamed of, awkwardly admits he may be Feeling Things about Tanjiro, that's all, no doctor necessary. And Kyojuro's like oh. Ohhhh!!! That's beautiful!! THAT'S—and Senjuro pulls Kyo back down like no NO brother you CANNOT tell him. Promise me you won't tell him! Yakusoku shite!!! Kyojuro agrees not to tell, and he won't. He will not tell. He sure will meddle tho (:<

The following week Kyo pauses Tanjiro's session to go grab Sen (who clings to every pole,wall, and door on the way out) and announces that the both of them are ready for some pair drills. "Training alongside friends is as important as training alone! This hones your awareness of all moving pieces on the battlefield. You can also practice merging your skills to create coordinated attacks! We'll start with trust falls ✨" and Senjuro almost screams right there in the backyard.

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miss x rambling

OK so this isnt gonna be a real theory or an au or anything serious cause frankly i dont believe that what im about to write is true, but i like the idea so might as well do this

a while ago i found out about Miss X who is an alter ego of Iori Yagami from King of Fighters made for a silly spin off title called SNK Gal’s fighters for the neo geo pocket. The most predictable followup to this information is that i think Iori is trans and yeah this is going to be about “what if Iori trans tho”

As i said i don’t actually think SNK did the wokest move of the 90s of making the most popular character in KOF trans so this isn’t me giving credit for them for something they didnt do, and its also not me trying to reach that even as a mistake they undeniably made Iori trans (cause they didnt). 

Ive just been getting invested in KOF/SNK lore and happened to notice aspects of Iori and Miss X’s portrayal that just makes some sense when i think about it in the context of Iori being trans (kinda like somehow the Danny Phantom writers accidentally made Danny have a lot of transmasc traits)

im referring to Iori with he/him and to Miss X with she/her. every piece of evidence is gonna be in bold letters

Iori is not that deep of a character, he’s the rival of the series’ first protagonist Kyo Kusanagi and has a beef with him cause the Yagami and the Kusanagi had always had beef in the past, this story is more like an excuse for Kyo to have a rival so they literally put Iori in the “Rival Team” of King of Fighters 95 (thats how you know hes the rival)   

That alone is a passable backstory for a rival but for some reason instead of Iori being this prideful family member who’s carrying the torch for them, he doesn’t like them at all. Iori’s ancestors, the Yasakani clan, made a pact with the divine being Orochi, causing all of them to gain the power of controlling purple flames but leaving them with the curse of always dying young and having every mother die when giving birth. He doesn’t really give a shit about whatever family agenda he was born with cause its all really stupid.

But then what’s his deal with Kyo?? It’s unexplained, he just seems to hate him to a point where he gets into the KoF tournaments just to fight him. His lists of likes and dislikes include liking nothing special and disliking violence. He’s not the guy who will turn into a pro fighter just for one person but Kyo just does it for him.

That leads me to believe he really likes being with Kyo. Not as a lover, well maybe, but i think what he calls “hatred” for Kyo might be his unhealthy way of dealing with the immense repression of feelings he lives with.

Another side effect of getting the flames powers from Orochi was that the Yagami have a mental state called Riot of the Blood, which makes them go bersek with power and making them unnable to tell friend and foe apart. Iori lives with “Orichi Iori” inside his mind and that makes him have an identity crisis

I’m not saying that “Orochi Iori”, the bloodthirsty demon is Iori’s repressed trans identity please don’t get this idea

I believe the Orochi in him makes him lose interest in being sociable, why go as far as switching your identity and looks if you don’t want anyone to be around you?

As main KoF lore goes thats about all the hints there are, but what about the silly spin offs?

They aren’t canon of course! But i like to see their content as a representation of a dorky “seriousness-free” side of the characters instead of just nonsense bs

Miss X, who again is Iori in disguise, is the hostess and final boss of the girls only Gals Fighters tournament

Even she’s recognized she keeps it going, she wants to fight as Miss X! in her own tournament!

This scene is a favorite of mine cause i always caption it with “me coming out with my supportive friends” and honestly thats the only vibe i can get from Miss X doing sentai poses with all her teammates

These are from a dream sequence that we get after beating Snk Heroines Tag Team Frenzy! A fairly recent game and the second playable appearance of Miss X. In my pov, they were based on Iori’s repressed feelings for Kyo as a friend that i talked about earlier. I thought this could be a stretch, but Leona’s dream sequence in the same game has the same idea and shows her a nightmare that came from her fear of going berserk and harming her friends

Also this frame makes it even clearer imo:

Well that’s about it. I wouldn’t expect any of this to be canon and I’m not even sure i want it to cause y’know, mainstream media and specifically japanese video games aren’t the best at representing trans folk

But it’s a fun little idea and “clone characters but with a twist and a different moveset” are some of my favorite fighting game characters so i hope Miss X appears in more SNK games

[themusechronicles]

Complete Muse List

* notes Original Characters

Abraham “Bram” Greenfeld - Keiynan Lonsdale       Bluegreen118 || Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (aka: Love, Simon)

Alexander “Alec” Lightwood - Matthew Daddario       Silver is a rarer metal than gold || Shadowhunter Chronicles

*Alizair “Zair” Hollis - Dominic Sherwood       The human side of wild || Original Muse

Allison Argent - Crystal Reed       Silver arrow of redemption || Teen Wolf

*Anabel “Ana” Lightwood-Bane - Arden Cho       Warlock Angel || Shadowhunter Chronicles OC

*Andrei Cruz - Jeremy Renner       One part saint and two part sinner || Original Muse

Anthony “Tony” Stark - Robert Downey Jr.       I love you 3000 || Marvel

Artemis Crescent - Kwon Jiyong       Advisor to the moon || Sailor Moon

Asmodeus - ???       A father’s love knows no bounds || Shadowhunter Chronicles

Aziraphale - Michael Sheen       Why are we talking about this good and evil? || Good Omens

Ben Solo - Adam Driver       I will finish what you started || Star Wars

Bruce Banner - Mark Ruffalo       That’s my secret. I’m always angry || Marvel

Caleb Danvers - Steven Strait       Golden boy of Ipswitch || Covenant

*Cassandra “Cassie” Rogers - Chloe Moretz       Daughter of the Captain || Marvel OC

Christopher “Chris” Argent - JR Bourne       We follow the code || Teen Wolf

Clarissa “Clary” Fairchild - Katherine Mcnamara       Creator of runes || Shadowhunter Chronicles

*Claudia Hale - Lyndsy Fonseca       Blue eyed bookworm || Teen Wolf OC

Clinton “Clint” Barton - Jeremy Renner       I see better from a distance || Marvel

Derek Hale - Tyler Hoechlin       I’m a predator not a killer || Teen Wolf

*Dokuno “Doku” Kokoro - Uruha [GazettE       My bite is worse than my bark || Original Muse

Elijah Mikaelson - Daniel Gillies       I made a vow. Always and forever || The Originals/Vampire Diaries

*Elijah “Eli” Roanoke - Stephen Amell       Complicated kind of lover || Original Muse

*Elliot “Elli” Erso - Joseph Morgan       Survivor of the dark || Original Muse

Evelyn “Evie” Queen - Sofia Carson       Magic mirror in my hand || Descendants

Finn Storm - John Boyega       The trooper who saw the light || Star Wars

Harry Hook - Thomas Doherty       Never learned how to count cuz I’m number one || Descendants

*Heather DeRoya - Emily Vancamp       I’m a special kind of demon || Original Muse

Isabelle “Izzy” Lightwood - Emeraude Toubia       I’m pure at heart. It repels the dirt || Shadowhunter Chronicles

James “Bucky” Barnes - Sebastian Stan       I remember all of them || Marvel

Jasper Hale - Jackson Rathbone       I didn’t have quite the same upbringing as my siblings || Twilight Saga

*Jessica “Jessi” Hawkblue - Claudia Kim       A fairytale life can be oh so overrated || Original Muse

Jonathan “Jace” Herondale - Dominic Sherwood       All the legends are true || Shadowhunter Chronicles

*Jordan Greer       My life is in the eyes of a little girl || Original Muse

Jordan Kyle - Katherine Mcnamara       Beati Bellicosi || Shadowhunter Chronicles

*Kataigida “Kat” Parthenopaeus - Tom Ellis [Dylan O���Brien]       Crown Prince of the afterlife || Original Muse

*Kevin Hawkblue - Ruki [GazettE]       Am I too broken to be who I was? || Original Muse

Kyo Sohma - ???       I’m gonna be a true member of this family || Fruits Basket

*Kyosuke “Kyo” Ryuu - TBD       A dragon’s ink is more than its blood || Original Muse

Loki Laufeyson - Tom Hiddleston       The sun will shine again || Marvel

Lucille “Lucy” Quinnzel - Ashely Benson       Princess of diamonds and laughter || DC

Luke Garroway - Isaiah Mustafa       I’ve walked both sides of the shadow world || Shadowhunter Chronicles

Lydia Branwell - Stephanie Bennett       Love the job itself || Shadowhunter Chronicles

Magnus Bane - Harry Shum Jr.       High Warlock of Brooklyn || Shadowhunter Chronicles

Maia Roberts - Alisha Wainwright       This is what love got me || Shadowhunter Chronicles

Malia Hale - Shelley Hennig       I used to have a fur coat || Teen Wolf

*Malika Udinov - Claire Holt       Power in a pretty face || Original Muse

Margaret “Maggie” Leigh - Jakhara Smith       My tiles are never wrong || NOS4A2

*Matthew “Matt” Bennett - Jake Abel       I chose drugs over my family & I’m paying the price || Original Muse

Mieczyslaw “Stiles” Stilinski - Dylan O’Brien       Some of us are human || Teen Wolf

Momiji Sohma - ???       Who’s in the forest strolling? || Fruits Basket

Natasha “Nat” Romanov - Scarlett Johannsen       I’ve got red in my ledger || Marvel

*Nevinovat “Nevi” Fata - Crystal Reed       Handmaiden to a demigoddess || Original Muse

Nikalus “Klaus” Mikaelson - Joseph Morgan       The original hybrid || The Originals/Vampire Diaries

Padme Amidala - Kiera Knightly       Senator and Queen || Star Wars

Peter Hale - Ian Bohen       We live in shades of grey || Teen Wolf

Peter Parker - Andrew Garfield [Tom Holland]       Friendly neighborhood Spiderman || Marvel

Rebecca “Becky” Daniels - Holland Roden       Not a victim any longer || Criminal Minds

Reno Akujin - ???       Turk Second in Command || Final Fantasy VII

Sebastian “Jonathan” Morgenstern - Will Tudor       Dark side of the bloodline || Shadowhunter Chronicles

Steven “Steve” Rogers - Chris Evans       Just a kid from Brooklyn || Marvel

Sun Wukong - ???       I’m a great stowaway || RWBY

*Tarael “Tara” Lightwood-Bane - Brant Daugherty       Angelic Warlock || Shadohunter Chronicles OC

*Terra Riley - Nina Dobrev       Heavenly hybrid alpha || Teen Wolf OC

Thor Odinson - Chris Hemsworth       I am alive because fate wills it so || Marvel

*Tristan “Tris” Royans - Nick Bateman       Soul forged of fire || Original Muse

*Valerie “Val” Wilson - Shay Mitchell       I follow a path all my own || Original Muse

Wanda Maximoff - Elizabeth Olsen       I can’t control my fear. Only my own || Marvel

Weiss Schnee - ????       Burdened by a royal test || RWBY

*Xavier Rybolt - David Castro       Demon made from a witch’s vow || Original Muse

[diru-astrology]

one whole minute of kyo’s DIVE LIKE HELL AND DESTROY breakdown from hageshisa to kono mune no naka de karamatsuita shakunetsu no yami

[diru-astrology]

one whole minute of kyo’s whistletone screams at the end of dozing green

[diru-astrology]

ザクロ (zakuro)

two performances, more than half a decade apart

wanted to hurt myself with this one i guess, but i just wanted to say how intriguing and admirable it is the way kyo portrays his emotions for a performance. like of course it makes sense how insanely painful it must have been for him to perform zakuro back in the day because it was still raw, but the fact that he still manages to pull those emotions out from the deepest levels of his soul to perform it years later is so amazing, in the saddest way. (i’d also like to mention that i’m glad he doesn’t inflict hardcore physical pain onto himself when doing so anymore...which is a step closer to closure, i guess?) in conclusion, if the lyrics of the song come from pain, rage, and depression, kyo will never fail to emit those exact emotions no matter how old the song is, and that’s why he is the most talented performer/artist i’ve ever known.

[snowshinobi]

Kyojuro Analysis 4: The Pro Death Hot Take🔥

yes Kyojuro's death harmed my psyche irreparably (affectionate), yes I'm satisfied with how his arc ended. i understand why he died. it serves a narrative purpose. it hurts like hell, as it was supposed to. flawless execution. literally (;

let's say it's a perfect world and i'm in control of the narrative post-Mugen. Kyojuro encouraged Tanjiro to follow in his footsteps. i need Tanjiro to not do that. sure fine become a hashira but be one who values their own life a little more. be one without a death wish ingrained in them since childhood. which is NOT to say i think Kyo should've just snapped out of it and stopped believing he must prioritize other ppl's needs at the cost of his own. no. shush. i am reasonable.

i'm satisfied with Kyo dying how he did bc i think he was always gonna die by self sacrifice. if not during Mugen train then on the next mission. or the one after that. it's baked into his arc. that's the lesson he teaches us: self sacrifice is incredibly noble and it's also horrifically messy (guts imagery guts imagery GUTS IMAGERY). you give up so much and you leave so many wounds behind! Kyo decided that was worth it.

i don't think we're supposed to agree with him. i certainly don't! that's the takeaway i want Tanjiro to reach, too, as he grieves for his friend. you can respect someone for what they did and still decide they made the wrong call. you can still love them.

this is exactly what i need for Senjuro too. the fact that he's a side character be damned, i'm bringing this boy into the main narrative so him and Tanjiro can help each other process Kyo's death. they're penpals in the manga, right? they grow close. they cannot get meaningfully close until Sen knows Tanjiro won't leave him the same way Kyo did.

Sen understands Kyo's reasoning and has probably forgiven him. still, Sen needs to express how much Kyo's sacrifice hurt him. Tanjiro needs to hear that. he needs to explain how hard he'll try to save people by continuing to live himself.

that's how they bond. that's how they heal. that's how Tanjiro heads out on his continued quest to get Nezuko's humanity back. Strength is not just about the body, and love that crosses into death doesn't taste the same. for there to be a way forwards, there has to be a way back. Kyojuro wanted to come back, but he would never let himself return at the cost of other people's lives. Tanjiro will come back. over and over. he will save, and he will live.