#not sure if I should tag

[ziggstheenby-2]

Haven’t found the cry havoc fandom yet, guess I’ll just lure them in with this FANART!!!!

[beevean]

So when Shinji mopes around and loses all will to live he's a cringy crybaby

When Guts does pretty much the same thing in the latest chapters he's a tragic figure (which he is of course)

(hah, funnily enough, the quote at the very beginning of the page is about shitting on Shinji)

And not to make it all about NFCV, but I need to put here whay they say about it because it really sums it all:

Hector and Isaac. Isaac is sharp-witted, hypercompetent, and a badass fighter, so despite him being openly evil and seeking to wipe out humanity, he receives a lot of audience praise and sympathy. Hector, on the other hand, is equally sympathetic. As of Season 3, however, Isaac only grows in competence and fandom praise, whereas Hector is manipulated and brutally enslaved by Lenore, with many fans and critics alike dismissing him as incompetent and stupid. Similarly, Lenore and Hector receive this. Lenore is a demure woman who is threatening and competent, effortlessly beating him in a Curb-Stomp Battle fight and stringing him along in her plans. Due to this coolness, many called her a highlight of the season and disliked Hector. This is despite her being a cruel and manipulative woman who openly states she intends to sexually abuse him, though we don't know if she actually went through with it.

(funny to me how this example hasn't been updated since S3. I'm sure they would have sucked Isaac's dick even more. "hypercompetent" call him gary stu because that's what he is)

The openly evil characters get sympathy and praise only because they're "badass fighters" and "competent", while the more morally grey dude, unfairly victimized, is hated for being "incompetent and stupid" - and as I've complained about, it's the reason they briefly "fixed" Hector in S4 by making him all cunning and backstabby even if it was painfully OOC.

And this is what really makes the difference, doesn't it? This sort of shallow coolness that boils down to pure physical strength.

Guts and Shinji both go through hell. They are abused, victimized, ostracized, have serious breakdowns, and yes, they do nearly unforgivable acts because of it - including, in both cases, molesting a girl. But Guts is also a hella cool dude with a sword that can cut down dragons and usually keeps either a cool façade or shows badass destructive rage, which makes the rare moments when he cries hit harder, while Shinji is a much more realistic depiction of a depressed 14 yo teen, and that's not cool to watch I guess. That's not "interesting". He hasn't earned the right to cry and have panic attacks, he hasn't earned the right to be felt sorry for, because well, if you cry too much, no one cares anymore.

I don't want to put either character down. I love Guts because he's fleshed out and relatable beyond his over-the-top badassery, but I also think Shinji is painfully well written, because he is meant to be a very uncomfortable look in the mirror. And I feel the need to defend him, because complaining that Shinji is "a whiny bitch" and he should be "cooler" is... pretty much thinking like Gendo, in a way. You're missing the point of the whole story. It's like saying Bojack Horseman sucks because the protagonist is a jerk who never learns his lesson lol.

[zeedikay]

Been slowly developing whatever I plan to do with these literal clowns, and sometimes that process can frighten you.

[sparkdoesart]

Having even slightly popular mutuals is so cool. The king has bestowed upon me a like. Perhaps even a reblog

[gentleralts]

i'm a genius

and if anybody else out there with access to a button press wants to make these pins for themselves i've included a sheet to print out under the readmore

as long as you're printing this in portrait orientation without margins on a 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper, this should print out in the correct sizes for 25mm buttons and 37mm buttons respectively

apologies if tumblr shrinking the image size makes the image quality not so great if you print this out as it is, i'd suggest putting it through a threshold filter so it just uses black ink

[wasyago]

snoozing n cruising

[treasureplcnet]

mistook mickbell for the beautiful asshole girl of my dreams (a mistake the official translation also made for a bit) and was devastated to learn that he is in fact a man. i've now projected this onto meijack

[ghoooooooooooooooost]

there are going to be global demonstrations for Palestine on march 2nd, this site has more info

here's what's written on the front page:

"On March 2, millions across the world will march for Gaza! The Israeli government is planning to have a full-scale invasion of Rafah one week later, on March 9, one day before the start of Ramadan. Today, the United States vetoed a UN resolution that insisted that Israel immediately cease its mass killing spree in Gaza.

Now is the time to act! People around the world are going into the streets in cities and towns, including in the United States, as part of the global day of protest on Saturday, March 2.

Gaza is facing famine, its hospitals are besieged, threats of ground invasion in Rafah loom near, and Israel continues its onslaught on the over 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The mass movement for Palestine has led to the isolation of the US and Israel on the world stage. With growing internal divisions and heightened political pressure on Israel and the United States, it’s time to push even harder. Our mobilizations at this moment can be more decisive than ever, and we must show our full strength now to ensure a lasting ceasefire and an end to the siege on Gaza.

Act now, and mobilize in your communities and institutions, everyone must be on the streets on March 2nd! All out for Rafah! All out for Gaza! Stop the genocide!"

[shepscapades]

Surely this will have no negative consequences whatsoever!

[scarystickers]

Welcome back Archivist and their hate for gym rats named Jared!

[feelo-fick]

...i promise i take him seriously i just keep finding shitposts that fit soooo well... i have folder with just shitposts that fit ominously well with him that i keep wanting to draw and then i never get to them HAHAHA

[ffuscous]

There are ghosts in Hawkins...

[weaselmcdiesel]

Do You Love The Color Of The 413?

[u3pxx]

brain empty skills doodling WAHOO

[an0nfr0mth3d3n]

Peak evil role play if it is role play (I’m choosing to believe this is role play because I’m not going to open a can of worms)

Does definitely show that Phil is leaning into an evil stepmother like role for sunny where Chayanne and tallulah are the favored daughters and sunny is like, a Cinderella. That’s the vibes I’m getting because this is sooooo eeevviiillll

Like trauma is trauma making a child feel bad is peak villain. Well. Peak stepmother villain.

This is genuinely such an evil and twisted thing to do, I both love and hate what is happening between sunny and the death family. It’s so horrible but boy is it good for understanding characters.

q!phil is not always a good guy! In this situation he is definitely not a good guy! Technically no one on the island is a good guy they are all super morally gray but from what I’ve seen the fandom really likes to make q!Phil a perfect father figure when he’s NOT.

This is not q!phil neg but I recognize op tagged it as qphil neg so I’m not gonna main tag in case some people on tumblr do think he is perfect father and get mad.

This is also not to glorify child abuse or icky stuff like that. I am pointing out the ccs position as a villain in this scenario and saying objectively it’s good evil role play.

This is genuinely horrible why did he say this? I understand valuing your kids and wanting to defend them, but guilt tripping a child for their feelings is horrible and just a terrible thing to do.

[wasyago]

tango doodles

first you make up a guy and then you struggle to draw him correctly