#ragnarok gypsy

[cinderphoenixart]

[disdoorted-crows]

i made a list of folk songs the mechs used in their music and now you can have it too

have you ever been listening to a folk playlist and thought, 'hey, i think i've heard this one on a mechs album!'? well, you probably have! the mechs' songs, especially their early stuff like once upon a time in space, often contained tunes from popular folk songs!

disclaimer: i got a lot of this information from either the genius lyrics page for the song or the lyric video from TheVoidSings, who of course has lyric videos for (i believe) all the mechs songs out there. so, shoutout to them for doing the research! i just compiled it. also, this is an incomplete list; it's just all the ones i could find.

the queens court - the deserter

tim goes crazy - battle hymn of the republic

the recruiters song - pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag

gassed last night - bombed last night

the toy soldiers song - over the hills and far away

blood and whiskey - o were I on Parnassus hill

pump shanty - pump shanty

cinders song - haul away joe

rose red - rose red

old king cole - old king cole

laid in blood - fifteen men on a dead man's chest

our boy jack - bella ciao

sleeping beauty - let all mortal flesh keep silence (picardy)

broken horses - skibbereen

sirens - gently johnny

riddle of the sphinx - greensleeves

favoured son - the rocky road to dublin

underworld blues - last kind words blues

ties that bind - blue in green

elysian fields - i am a poor wayfaring stranger

one eyed jacks - the house of the rising sun/when jonny comes marching home

iphis - house carpenter

pellinore and the beast - barbara allen

gunfight at the dolorous guard - my funny valentine

empty trail - when the levee breaks

the hanged man rusts - lannigan's ball

hellfire - dem bones (💀💀💀)

skin and bone - the raggle taggle gypsies

holder of the grail - the rising of the moon

peacemaker - sinnerman

once and future king - the snow it melts the soonest

thor - drowsy maggie

ragnarok I runaway - crazy train

drop dead - matty groves

lost in the cosmos - bonny grovewoodside

chop of their heads - mouse round (mending song)

[gloriousburden]

in this post… i am going to speak on the discriminatory/ignorant joke that was made in thor ragnarok. before i do so, i would like to clarify a few things:

i am a part of the group being mocked. i am roma, or a gypsy as most are more familiar with that term. some do find the term “gypsy” offensive in certain contexts/altogether, but i personally reclaim it and don’t mind being called it. (unless it is used in a derogatory sense, of course.)

another term my people are more known by is “romani” but i personally don’t really use that term. roma = romani/gypsy. but of course there is nothing wrong with using romani!!

since i am quite vocal on here about my dislike of thor ragnarok, i feel it’s important that i state that i am not using this discriminatory/ignorant joke to prove any sort of point other than this not being right or okay. do not weaponize discrimination towards any group. (even ones that you are a part of.) this is real life discrimination that affects real people, and those who face discrimination deserve better than merely being used to prove points on the internet. it’s not fair to the group being affected at all.

here is the scene/dialogue in question:

the context is bruce (who is dressed in tony’s clothing) mocking thor for wearing a towel/blanket (i really can’t tell which it’s supposed to be sorry everyone 😭😭😭😭) over his head as a disguise by calling him a gypsy. the joke is that the towel/blanket is supposed to resemble the headscarves that are a part of our traditional clothing.

why is this offensive?

this is offensive because headscarves are a part of our culture and have a significant meaning. similarly to a lot of other cultures, a woman will wear one to signify that she is married. (but it is also worn in other contexts as well. specifically to display our culture/traditions.) it is also offensive to other groups who wear headscarves. mocking cultural/traditional clothing is not okay in any circumstances. it makes those who wear them feel alienated, it makes them the laughingstock, and it also encourages discrimination/ignorance towards those groups.

it is specifically ignorant and wrong, considering that my people (as well as many other groups) have been targeted in hate crimes and mocked due to our cultural garb, as well as our appearances in general. countries have actually banned the use of our traditional clothing in order to get us to forcefully assimilate throughout history.

it also… makes no sense canonically and was deeply unnecessary. that’s what is the most upsetting to me. asgardians (thor specifically) don't even know what coffee is (diner scene in thor 1) but they would know what my people are and how to make fun of them? many real life people don’t even know who we are outside of ignorant stereotypes. why would someone from space (who doesn’t have much knowledge on humans) know of us enough to make fun of us?

(but thor is not shown laughing at/encouraging the joke, it is only bruce thinking it’s hilarious...)

my point is… thor wouldn’t even get the joke. they just went OUT OF THEIR WAY to make bruce make a discriminatory/ignorant joke towards a group that thor wouldn't even know about nor even understand the stereotypes we’re mocked for. it is just so ignorant and unnecessary...

although it is obviously not the worst thing that could be said about us and many would think i’m overreacting, i SPECIFICALLY find this offensive because mark ruffalo has been discriminatory to roma before and has been called out for it prior to thor ragnarok in 2015. he apologized for it, but clearly did not change as a person as thor ragnarok came out in 2017. this isn’t just an ignorant joke, this is mark ruffalo continuously being racist even after he has previously apologized/been called out for it.

why make such an unnecessary joke that literally makes no sense canonically??? asgardians don’t have much knowledge on humans/human culture. this was just both marvel and mark ruffalo going out of their way to mock us.

i was in genuine shock when i watched thor ragnarok for the first time and saw the scene. it’s a little hurtful to see characters from your favorite movies mocking your people… ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS SO FUCKING UNNECESSARY!!!

once again, of course this is not the worst, most offensive thing i’ve heard and is only surface level. but i’m not going to downplay it and act like it’s okay. this one case stands out to me in particular because like i said, mark ruffalo has previously been called out for being anti roma.

i am not using this to “cancel” anyone, but i personally do not support mark ruffalo at all. if he is not racist, he is at the least very, very ignorant. i don’t know who was responsible for this exactly so i do not want to put the blame on anyone for no reason, but… i would say taika waititi is at least a little responsible for this considering it is his movie, and i would believe he has to approve of each scene/line of dialogue. this is one of the reasons i do not support him either.

unfortunately, this isn’t even the end of the mcu’s anti roma discrimination. maybe i will elaborate on it one day, but i know a lot of people already have on here. (specifically about the erasure of wanda/pietro being roma as well as jewish.)

i am more than willing to explain further to anyone who has questions/would like to understand more!! i am proud of being roma, but i often do not tell others out of a fear of discrimination. i have been discriminated against before as well as told i’m overreacting in the past when i’ve called out anti roma discrimination, so it took a lot to make this post. but it’s very important to share awareness, and that’s exactly what motivated me to make this post. if you disagree with this… all that i ask is to please be respectful about it.

[allthedoorsareopennow]

You’ve been asking all the mechs enjoyers about their favorites, so tell us some of yours!

that’s so broad I don’t know how to respond to this so I’m just gonna ramble about the mechs

my number one most specialest guy is jonny

closely followed by marius

and then of course theres the drumb

hmmm my favourite album.. probably hnoc though I love all the others in their own way <3 but truly who can beat trans mordred polyamorous pendragons gunfight at the dolorous guard blood and whiskey skin and bone empty trail truly an album with no losers

favourite song.. from ouatis our boy jack. from udad.. hmm I actually like broken horses a lot and underworld blues of course but nothing gives me chills like elysian fields. from hnoc maybe skin and bone? but I’ve been really enjoying gunfight at the dolorous guard recently. from tbi.. from the first half it’s thor then from the second half probably ragnarok ii, love me some good eldritch horror. from ttbt I’ve been enjoying prometheus a lot recently but. I know I shouldn’t like it but lil lemon is a fuckin banger actually. from ttbt2 there’s so many good ones but probably stranger. overall favourite? no fuckin clue tbh

my favourite album character is mordred he deserves a little manslaughter as a treat <3

my favourite recording.. probably spaceport mahon but I have been frothing at the mouth over hnoc live recently

I love how skin and bone is an adaptation of the folk song raggle-taggle gypsies and also how cinder’s song is clearly haul away its a lot of fun as a lifelong folkie to recognise the songs and see how the mechs have made them their own

thanks for the ask!

[cassowary-rapture]

Edited to fix some things, make it easier to read, and add TBI info (from here)

High Noon Over Camelot:

Gunfight at the Dolorous Guard - My Funny Valentine Empty Trail - When The Levee Breaks The Hanged Man Rusts - Lannigan's Ball Hellfire - Dem Bones Blood and Whiskey - On Parnassus Hill Skin and Bone - The Raggle Taggle Gypsies Holder of the GRAIL - The Rising Of The Moon Peacemaker - Sinnerman Once And Future King - The Snow It Melts the Soonest

Once Upon a Time (in Space)

Old King Cole/Rose Red/Pump Shanty - traditional songs with the same names Cinders' Song - Haul Away Joe Our Boy Jack - Bella Ciao Sleeping Beauty - Picardy No Happy Endings - Adama's Theme from Battlestar Galactica, Tetris Theme A, and Shipping Up To Boston Laid In Blood - Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest

Ulysses Dies at Dawn:

Broken Horses - Skibbereen Riddle of the Sphinx - Greensleeves Favoured Son - Rocky Road to Dublin Underworld Blues - Last Kind Words Ties That Bind - Blue in Green Elysian Fields - Wayfaring Stranger

The Bifrost Incident:

Thor - Ace of Spades by Motorhead Ragnarok I: Runaway - Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne

Is there anyway to find the songs your music is based on? All I've been able to work out so far is Hellfire.

Once Upon A Time (In Space) and Ulysses Dies At Dawn have lists in the album booklets, and High Noon Over Camelot will do when it comes out. The High Noon songs are:

Gunfight at the Dolorous Guard - My Funny ValentineEmpty Trail - When The Levee Breaks Hanged Man Rusts - Lannigan’s BallHellfire - Dem’ BonesBlood and Whiskey - On Parnassus HillSkin and Bone - The Raggle Taggle GypsiesHolder of the GRAIL - The Rising Of The MoonPeacemaker - SinnermanOnce And Future King - The Snow It Melts The Soonest

(And for the record, Once:Old King Cole/Rose Red/Pump Shanty - traditional songs with the same namesCinders’ Song - Haul Away JoeOur Boy Jack - Bella CiaoSleeping Beauty - PicardyNo Happy Endings - Adama’s Theme from Battlestar Galactica, Tetris Theme A, and Shipping Up To BostonLaid In Blood - Fifteen Men on a Dead Man’s Chest

and Ulysses:Broken Horses - SkibbereenRiddle of the Sphinx - GreensleevesFavoured Son - Rocky Road to DublinUnderworld Blues - Last Kind WordsTies That Bind - Blue in GreenElysian Fields - Wayfaring Stranger)

[valkyriexellie]

[tomorobo-illust]

See hi-res version here: patreon.com/posts/30607262

For last month's Radical Bot reward, Gut Funk asked for their OC based on a gypsy character from ragnarok online! Hope you enjoy!!

[pinkunina]

Ragnarok Online Transcendent Job cards ⸂⸂⸜(രᴗര๑)⸝⸃⸃ I wanted to draw some RO stuff but I ended drawing all the jobs. Sorry for not made the third jobs, but I love more these.

[lokisgoodgirl]

I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE IS I'M NOT FIGHTING ANYMORE BEINGS I'M SICK OF IT

Banner & Thor. My fave MCU duo after me & Loki (obviously)

#me if I was an avenger

[sunsetgoliath]

I played Ragnarok when I was a little kid and recently got into playing the newer phone game

[maerachii]

day 27: Gypsy

[itsthegirlinthebowtie]

Get to know the new hit musical duo, Tony and the Gypsy!

brought to you by the record label The Revengers™️

[themelancholylolita]

Tony and the Gypsy is definitely a feature on Klaue's mixtape.

[fanficciera]

my ocs sharon and ursula as a high wizard and gypsy from RO <3

[damadoodle]

[sagewren]

GtRO: Lady of the Party

> “I should draw some of my main characters from the Ragnarok Online RP group I’m in.” > proceeds to draw one of my NPCs from there instead.

christ I’m rusty.

Myrri Hyeung is mine.