#shadow deserved better than that

[vampire-brainrot]

I don't just want to see them "hook up", I want to see them try to make a romantic relationship work and I want you to write the comedy of a vampire killer and a vampire dating. What's not clicking!!!

"he's his boss" GUILLERMO COULD KILL HIM ANY TIME HE WANTED and the narrative has asserted that he simply chooses not to. Next fucking question!!

[prismatiger]

Blood moon's curse

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Still blows my mind the disparity between the Eng and the JP localization of Sonic Frontiers

So in the og English Tails expresses that he needs to part ways from Sonic so he can grow into a hero on his own, right? That he can't grow by being with him?

But like. The director of the game, who worked with Ian Flynn, worked on the JP localization and it's like. You're telling me that when they localized that scene for the Japanese audience

That it was about Tails learning that there are things only he can do? That instead of concluding that he needs to part ways from Sonic and become a hero, he just comes to realizes the ways in which he and Sonic fill each other's gaps? He learns that he already is on equal footing with Sonic. The two of them are just heroes who save people in different ways?

[starmist]

I genuinely believe Naksu haunts the narrative. Her actions and existence as Naksu heavily impact the entire story. Her past, the life she lived and the shadow of it in Mudeok. But we don't actually know any of it because Naksu is not in the story.

Like. What she lost as Cho Yeong is something that we are never allowed to forget, the loss of her body, her powers, her freedom, and her impending death as a soul shifter hangs over Mudeok's head like guillotine.

All the while we don't actually know the Shadow Assassin Naksu, she died in the first episode, as soon as the story began. Other than training and killing (soul shifters) what kind of person was she when she didn't have to rely on another person else or hide or live as someone else? We don't know and we don't ever learn any of that.

Still, her absence is the plot, yet her former existence as Naksu influences everything; Yul's actions and what she was to him, Jang Uk's goal of returning her powers, the revelation of soul shifters to Park Jin, Jang Gang's departure, Jin Mu's accomplishments, the King's Star even.

Everything is about her existence but she doesn't actually exist at all anymore.

[mephistofowl]

[aleksanderscult]

That answer from the author only makes me so much angrier about Alina's fate in R&R. Apparently back in 2013 Leigh believed that the fact the protagonist embraced her powers made her "the person she was meant to be". A confident girl that doesn't try to be someone else.

So what happened? Why did the author had to fuck this shit up by stripping her of her power? In order to end up with a (shit) man. Was she so desperate to make the protagonist end up in a shallow love story instead of having her strong, confident, powerful and herself?

I believe that, at some point, Bardugo decided to "take" her power because how else could she have that cutie lil ending with Mal? She sacrificed Alina's true happiness to get her bullied by teachers older than her, be "loved" by a man that made her feel less than she is, living in obscurity instead of shining bright, become a beacon of hope for her people and a symbol of unity and having an empty hole inside her because a piece of her soul is missing.

And yet she dared have Alina say that line:

For the 28383 time, Aleksander was right:

It is a living. A living Hell apparently.

[deathpressmonogatari]

I'm seeing a lot of people almost force Miquella to be this ultimate big bad evil villain who comitted crimes worse than any of his siblings did. Or how he's an even more 'evil' version of Marika

It's almost the same how for a lot of people the dynamic of Mohg and Marika went from EVIL BAD EVIL to these are the goodest people in the world who never did any wrong

Information changes context of course but it's almost impossible for people to think a character can anything other than strictly good or strictly evil. There's no grey era anymore

And yes im not happy with Miquella's portrayal in the dlc, or lack their of, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S WASTED POTENTIAL. It's like a billion different ideas fighting to take the top spot

[antirepurp]

something something we could have gotten shadow the hedgehog 2 but imagine releasing a game that tries to innovate and try something new and bold instead of nostalgia baiting and ReReleasing a 13-year-old game

[citrsworld]

Happy birthday ritsuka uenoyama the entirety of given DOSENT DESERVE U AT ALL

[valdrinors-writing]

ASAU Profiles - Investigation Team Edition

Naoto Shirogane

Age: Fifteen (First Year at Yasogami High)

Likes: Detective Novels, Exploration, Connections

Dislikes: Being Misgendered, Large Crowds, Ghosts

The Fool

Elec Skills

Persona: Sukuna-biko

A curious and intelligent young man who moved to Inaba to live with a family friend as his grandfather is recovering from an illness. A natural detective, Naoto becomes embroiled in the Midnight Channel mystery upon stumbling on it one night, and wants to stop the killer before they can get to anyone else in the town. He's the Wild Card and leader of the Investigation Team

Rise Kujikawa

Age: Fifteen (First Year at Yasogami High)

Likes: Music, Helping Others, Cooking

Dislikes: Junes', Being on Stage, Insensitive People

The Magician

Fire Skills

Persona: Shingi Waō

A young woman who works at her grandmother's tofu shop in the shopping district. She's the first person who Naoto befriends while in Inaba, and quickly sees him as a good shoulder to cry on. She was friends with Saki Konishi before her passing, which was what spurs her to enter the TV World with Naoto the second time, leading to her confronting her Shadow. She has a secret desire to be an idol

Theodore 'Teddie' Hanamura

Age: Fifteen (First Year at Yasogami High)

Likes: Flirting, Bears, Puns

Dislikes: Being Treated Differently, Parental Pressure

The Chariot

Ice Skills

Persona: Kintaro

The younger - adopted - brother of Yosuke Hanamura who recently moved to Inaba due to his father being made manager of the Junes' chapter there. Outwardly, he's an energetic young man who wants to score with a large variety of girls, but internally, he's envious of his brother's popularity and insecure about not being a full-blooded Japanese person

Yosuke Hanamura

Age: Sixteen (Second Year at Yasogami High)

Likes: Freedom, Guitar, Scooters

Dislikes: Studying, Being Rejected, Letting His Parents Down

The High Priestess

Wind Skills

Persona: Hiroyuki

The son of the Junes' manager and 2nd year student at Inaba who's surrounded by rumours about him. Yosuke is outwardly cheerful and energetic, liking to stand out. However, his fears of being judged by others have lead him to be a bit of a pushover when it comes to the people in his life - both friends and family - and has lead to him suppressing his true self

Yukiko Amagi

Age: Sixteen (Second Year at Yasogami High)

Likes: Tea, Scary Movies, Bad Jokes

Dislikes: Not Being Seen As 'Feminine', Paparazzi, Rumors

The Emperor

Ice Skills

Persona: Asama no Okami

The heir to the Amagi Inn and a frosty second year student who consistently seems a bit stern and traditional. Secretly, she wants to be more open, but is afraid of disappointing her family and not looking like the ideal Japanese woman, which has lead to her putting up appearances as a 'perfect' Yamato Nadeshiko. She tends to appear 'cool', which leads to her getting harassed by boys who talk about 'The Amagi Challenge'

Kanji Tatsumi/Tatsumaki

Age: Fifteen (First Year at Yasogami High)

Likes: Sewing, Loud Music, Swearing

Dislikes: Stalkers, Overly-Judgemental People, Managers

The Lovers

Persona: Kashima-no-kami

A former member of a popular visual kei band moved back to Inaba after a stalking incident resulted in him having a minor breakdown backstage. He's happy to help his mom at her store, but a bit miffed about all the attention that he's getting even though he just came back to Inaba. Somewhat confrontational, but secretly has a heart of gold under the surface. He acts as the groups Navigator

Marie

Age: Unknown

Likes: Poetry, Reading, Music

Dislikes: People who read her poetry, Nosy People, Shadows

The Star

Elec Skills

Persona: Kaguya-hime

A wolf like creature that the group find in the TV World. She's very protective of her home, and is very annoyed by the killer interupting her solitude, which is why she goes along with the Investigation Team. She's a bit prickly, but can be warmed up to - even if it takes a while - and has a secret admiration for humanity that she doesn't want to show to anyone

Chie Satonaka

Age: Sixteen (Second Year at Yasogami High)

Likes: Kung Fu, Meat, Bruce Lee Movies

Dislikes: Being Judged, Being Treated Like A Child, Ghost Stories

Wheel of Fortune

Dark/Light Skills

Persona: Gozen

An aspiring action star and stuntwoman who has returned to Inaba in order to scout out the local police force. She lived in Inaba as a child, but moved out five years prior to the series after her parents divorced to live with her mother in Tokyo. She's quick witted and a bit rash and overconfident, but has a soft spot for her childhood best friend Yukiko that can soften her up

The Persona names are inspired by @rollthedice-playthecards, who used the same motif for their story The Naked Truth

[myymi]

unpopular opinion but like. i kind of don't want amy to be in the third movie

it's not because i think she shouldn't be. she's my second favorite character in the franchise and i love her to death. she should've been introduced before shadow, honestly.

however. with the third film being marketed as shadow's movie, i don't trust paramount to be able to give amy the focus and development she deserves. they couldn't even manage a half decent balance between knuckles and tails debuting in the same movie which would be a million times easier than balancing shadow and amy.

we got to watch knuckles' growth play out. we got to see a glimpse of his past, we got to watch him learn to trust sonic, we got to watch him finally fulfill his destiny to guard the master emerald.

we didn't get to see anything with tails. sure, he helped sonic learn a bit more responsibility, but any character could've been used for that role. tails is just there. despite the marketing for the second movie being more tailored towards him, he doesn't have any sort of huge impact on the story. sure, minor details would've changed if he wasn't there, but there's no reason the second sonic character to ever exist should only change minor details. he deserves better than that.

if amy is introduced alongside shadow, she's 100% going to get sidelined and i don't want that for her. it sucks to see a major character get cast aside because a different one is the fan favorite.

if they really want to bring in more game characters they need to stop the movies at a trilogy and move to a full tv show. there's only so much time to share between a cast in a movie, and with their obvious bias towards human characters there's not much left to give to sonic and co.

[antaripirate]

domestic rhylucard MY HEART🥺 also i am so excited to learn more about nadiya, there are just so many possibilities

[yes-i-can-hear-you-clemfandango]

Okay so we’re going to make one of the biggest badasses in the series look like a huge fucking dork why is this a thing

We briefly got the return of the Van Helsing warrior and then… we’re not allowed to have nice things

And please don’t get me started on the return of “lets be master and subordinate again instead of friends and equals” uuhhhhhhhhh

Hopefully I’m just looking at this wrong but whatever

[jimmyspades]

If I had a lame ass husband who sucked and my dad’s longtime friend who was a weird rich mysterious bachelor did this then followed me into an elevator to confess he was in love with me and he’d risk everything to make me happy I wouldn’t hesitate. There would’ve been yet another James Spader elevator sex scene

[shiawasekai]

Honestly the biggest hurdle in translating this section is that it makes me so upset I can't work for too long before wanting to scream

[the-whispers-of-death]

no fuck that im killing Kevins ass, skinning him alive, making mud boots out of his skin and jewelry out of his bones and presenting them to Sarabi while i hold Kevins severed head with a bow neatly tied aroud his neck as an extra gift. motherfucker thinks he deserves happiness? nuh-uh his ass is dead for hurting Sarabi like that not my house sir im flaying that bitch alive come here Sarabi baby i will set the world on fire just to watch the flames dance in your eyes no one on this earth deserves you i love you and always will if you want to marry someone marry me i will provide stay loyal and i won't pull the shit Kevin did. it's always a fucking Kevin i swear to god i will hunt down his entire bloodline if it means Sarabi is happy fuck is you on about im about to blow up the entire solar system just to gift the brightest star and the biggest supernova to Sarabi as our wedding gift. fuck it i'll become god and make him the most powerful and immortal being to ever live just so i can build him a throne from the bones of the ones who harmed him i swear to buhjeesus i will eat Kevin alive how dare he!? i am channeling my full eldritch powers just to make Sarabi happy. Kevin was, is and will always be trash he doesn't deserve shit except suffering fuck Kevin Sarabi deserves the world and all it's riches i will become a CEO just so i could pamper Sarabi and give him everything he ever wanted fuck Kevin and his family they can choke while i buy Sarabi a house and fifteen cars

You're so valid for this, bestie. Sarabi has been fucked over by this situation the most.

Because not only is Kevin allowed to marry the man he wants due to being classified a widower, he also gets Sarabi's benefits. He gets the guy AND Sarabi's money! He's spending the money while pretending to be the grieving widower.

Poor Sarabi, he has the short stick. Why did I do him like that?

You go treat Sarabi right, because Kevin surely isn't. In this household, we hate Kevin. Don't know why Sarabi was hoping Kevin would fall in love with him, he wasn't even friend material much less husband material.