#so maybe we'll get a release date by then?? speculation

[rose-madder-gaze]

Dubbing has started on Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 4!

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

PRIDE MONTH PROMPTS 2024

They are here!!

Last year I released them in May, and I asked you when I should release it this year. You agreed I should release it early/mid april. And I think the perfect time is now! You have plenty of time to prepare your things for June!

So, here are 30 prompts, 1 prompt per day, for all of June! Use them for writing, or for art, or why not for something else creative you can come up with?

I will now write all the prompts in the list if it's hard to read, plus some explanations/suggestion what you can do for them.

Day 1. Actually, I'm not straight. Someone kicking off pride month by telling their nearest and dearest that they aren't straight, like everyone seems to think!

Day 2. Surprise! We're dating! A couple comes out to their friends ;)

Day 3. Early signs. Early signs someone was not straight, or not cis. Or both!

Day 4. Gender euphoria. Euphoooooriaaaaa forever to end of time /j Ok no but yeah, someone experiencing gender euphoria :) It's great :)

Day 5. Surprise! We're engaged! Surprise engagement! Did people even know they were dating?

Day 6. Proposal. You can choose to show the proposal for the couple at day 5... or a brand new couple! :D

Day 7. Pride flags. Are they making pride flags? Buying pride flags? Identifying pride flags? So much you can do! :)

Day 8. Prideful baking. A return from last year! Who's baking? Are they doing it with pride? Are they making rainbow cakes? This is also a way to make some ships be cute together as they bake.

Day 9. Wedding. To quote Sam from Glee: "YEAH! COME ON GUYS! GAY MARRIAGE GOOD!"

Day 10. Shenanigans at the Pride Parade. Time to let those characters run wild at the pride parade!

Day 11. Coming out as trans. Pretty self explanatory I think ;)

Day 12. Planning for a child. Two women, two men, maybe a trans couple... any not-cishet couple are planning for a child <3 Are they adopting? IVF? However they're doing it, they're gonna get that child :)

Day 13. Two moms. Two mommies thriving with their kiddos!

Day 14. Are they dating or not? People are speculating the relationship of some people.

Day 15. First crush. Aww, someone's first crush! Have they ever felt this before?

Day 16. Alternate universe. Go crazy with this! This could mean anything from "a universe in which this ship is canon" to "they live in a fantasy world". Do whatever!

Day 17. Realizing they're ace. Self explanatory ;)

Day 18. Two dads. Two daddies on request (Sorry I've watched too much of Papás por encargo (Daddies on request) to not make that joke). They'll do anything for the kids!

Day 19. I thought everyone liked both? What??? They don't?????

Day 20. Fruity sleepover. Anything and everything can happen at a sleepover!

Day 21. Pining. They pine so hard and yet... will their crush ever notice?

Day 22. Secret dating. Or are they as they secret as they think? How much chaos do they end up in to keep this?

Day 23. Dinner. Maybe just a normal dinner in a queer friendgroup. Or maybe someone coming out at dinner. Maybe the first dinner at their partner's house. Or maybe someone's making dinner for their loved one.

Day 24. Confession. Coming out confession? Confession to your crush? Just a confession about your favorite food in the middle of a pride parade? Yeah, you decide!

Day 25. Date. THEY'RE ON A DATE THE BABIES!!! Is it a good date? I hope so!

Day 26. Gender is a construct. Not everything is binary.

Day 27. Queer group meeting. You can toy around with this a lot. A group meeting with closeted gays? A group meeting with every character from your different fandoms that you headcanon as bi that you want to interact in the group meeting for disaster bi's? A group meeting for aces just vibing? Maybe we'll meet a lot of different groups!

Day 28. Accidental coming out. Oops!

Day 29. Alternate time period. You want to play out a little love story but instead they live in the 1950s? Or maybe they live in the future! Maybe they live in the medieval times! Woah!

Day 30. Growing old together. Look at them now. Who knew they'd find each other in the world and now they're here?

I hope I'm gonna see some of you in pride month! It's always a pleasure! Also, when the time comes in June, and you want to use one of these prompts, don't forget to tag me ;)

[jods-duplicitous-sluts]

Alecto the Ninth News

Part One

Alright friends. We are all chomping at the bit for any Alecto news at all. So here is what I've compiled from interviews, podcasts and AMAs. Sources are linked and screenshots have alt. text.

I've also included a little commentary or speculation on some points but ultimately that's not the focus of this collection.

Under the cut because I feel like it's going to get long.

So many screenshots, it turns out I'll have to split it into 3 posts.

If you enjoy this post please reblog so more people can see it!

Jump to part ■ Two of the post

Jump to part ■ Three of the post

I'm making this post on mobile, so forgive any wonkiness. Also tumblr ate this post once already *screams into the void*

• The book starts with Harrow in Hell. A reference to the Harrowing of Hell. Based on the presence of a porn mag I'd guess it's her own little river bubble inside Alecto but still just speculation.

Source: Tamsyn reads to us! Video with written description

• There is a wedding of some sort. Possibly other excuses to dress up the characters in formal ware. Some people have expressed concern that this was referencing the N- and C- wedding in Nona, but nope. We have confirmation that it is in book 4.

Source: Twitter

The next series of screenshots are all from the same tor.com interview: TM on Lyctorhood and Genderfuckery.

• This first one again confirms allusions to the harrowing of hell/ the decent of Christ. For those out of the loop the tldr:

The harrowing of hell is an Old English and Middle English term referring to the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ brought salvation to the souls held captive there since the beginning of the world.

A lot of speculation has gone on around about Harrow and her role in freeing the souls trapped in the river/reviving the river from whatever is poisoning it. [ *cough*JOD*cough*].

Also another reference towards formal outfits for the cast. So at least the wedding if not multiple formal functions.

• The question of Harrow and Gideon's souls will continue into Alecto. Looking forward to info on how enmeshed they've become and/or if they can be separated.

• I mean this quote is infamous by now. Which of our faves is it in reference to? All of them?

•I feel like we haven't seen enough about the differences between rebirth [a la Paul and Nona] vs Resurrection [Gideon/Harrow?! Someone else?] So while not a direct promise of anything in Alecto, I feel like the implication is there.

•The next two screenshots are about the Alecto cover, which is complete[the first from the above interview:]

•and the second is from an AMA from Aug. 5 2020

• The cover is definitely done since she was talking about it in 2020 and reaffirmed right before Nona’s release. I feel like they are waiting until they have a better idea of a publishing date before release. Maybe we'll get news in Q4 after the Nona paperback release and excitement dies down?

• From the same 2020 AMA. As this is pre-Nona, it could be possible that the heist mentioned deals with Gideon's body [either the Houses heisting it from BOE which happened off screen or the heist of Gideon's body from the barracks]. But I included it just in case that isn't what is being referenced.

• Same 2020 AMA: Again this could be covered in Nona as being what the John chapters were about, but also maybe not.

Source: TazMuir tumblr post from April 2020

• Another infamous quote at this point. Definitely feels like this is about the 'Third Most Toxic Polycule' of Harrow/Gideon/Ianthe and maybe Alecto is in this loop as well. With all the references to weddings and relationships I'm wondering who out of these four is marrying who...[maybe it's someone totally different, but my money is on someone in this situation]

Click to see part two!

[jaypentaghast]

(speculating about iwtv production because I'm excited/anxious and making timelines helps me)

if they're now getting the writing team together then I'm not so sure about them starting filming in November. But I'm sure we'll find out when filming starts from someone in the cast/crew posting about it.

When filming begins, there's always a chance someone in the area will get a picture or two 👀 (if they do so somewhere outside), or even official bts as promo maybe? (unlikely)

Cast/crew sometimes post non-spoilery on-set photos, too, though often sometime after they've filmed or once they've finished filming. -> pure speculation, not sure how active they're on social media or how likely they are to post things about iwtv

Our best chance at leaks is still probably Eric, because he's Eric (so he might mention Luke or something in reference to past DM?? am I hoping for too much?? yes) That'd be closer to release, during interviews.

What matters the most to me at the moment is cast announcement, so I can watch the entire filmography of whoever's playing Gabrielle. I hope but don't believe it'll happen any time soon. I fear this might happen closer to the release date, as well.

Will we get another teaser by then? Another song? (Sam Reid was seen recording but was that just for Long Face or other songs as well?) How close to release?

How are they going to go about promotion? Because they have a whole musician and documentary theme going on that they could use.

I'm thinking early 2026 release? I want to be realistic;;;

[boinin]

Hadn't seen this anywhere, but the Japanese volume 30 confirms we can expect volume 31's release on 17 October.

Here's some speculation about the characters who haven't received a volume cover yet but are likely to:

Charles Chevalier - that's who I'm betting on for volume 31, since Kaiser, Ness and Lorenzo each got a cover illustration a volume or so following their introduction. The fact we already have a character profile for Charles supports this.

Igaguri - it's inevitable, especially if he actually does anything v PxG... Maybe for volume 32. I half suspect they're waiting on a volume number or date that's significant in Buddhism to drop his cover though.

Hirotoshi Buratsuta - the JFU tanuki. A likely future cover star, if the JFU becomes more story-relevant after the NEL arc. Ray Darke too.

Master coaches - Noa, Lavinho, Prince, Snuffy, Loki. I can only imagine all five appearing as vol covers if there's a lack of new characters being introduced. Five volumes = 55 chapters... so it's unlikely unless we get a 5+ year time skip post U20 WC. Maybe we'll just get Noa and Loki?

Otherwise, I'd expect new characters only, or post-time skip versions of the main characters (Egoist 4, Rin, Nagi, Reo, Barou imo).

[moonkhao]

hello !! i'm so sorry if this question is annoying but i couldnt find any info on it so i thought i would ask ?! when is the heart killers coming out 🫣

hi!! we unfortunately don't know yet however jojo did tweet the other day that they've started editing the show and that we'll get to see it soon

@airenyah and i have been speculating about the release date and we landed on october 26th (or maybe november 2nd onward) based on future open slots and the show just giving a saturday slot vibe 🫣

[greatwyrmgold]

More Factorio speculation!

Vulcanus's metallurgic science introduces the Foundry, a sort of super-smelter that can make metal plates, gears, wire, etc with an inherent +50% production bonus and five module slots.

Fulgora's electromagnetic science introduces the Electromagnetic Plant, a sort of specialized assembler that can make circuits, electrical equipment, modules, etc with an inherent +50% production bonus and five module slots.

I expect that a building like that will be present on every planet in the Space Age expansion. So what's left?

The only big category of resources that isn't touched by either the electromagnetic plant or foundry is oil/chemical stuff; plastic, sulfur, lubricant, fuel, etc. So I feel confident that the third planet's special building will be some kind of enhanced chemical plant.

Which probably means we'll be getting a novel oil processing process on planet #3. Maybe the reverse of what Fulgora's oil sands have? Something that makes heavy oil important for more things than lubricant, some resource type that gives lots of petroleum gas, and a reverse cracking recipe?

If that's true, maybe planet #3 will be something like Titan, or like Titan crossed with Europa. A barren world, cold enough that ethylene condenses into pools on the surface.

But that's just a guess built on a foundation of more guesses. It could be something completely different, like a planet whose industry focuses on weapon stuff or uranium processing or something.

We'll find out eventually. We found out about Vulcanus three months ago, and Wube estimated a release date "about a year" after almost exactly six months from now. So I'm guessing we'll see a FFF about planet #3 some time around late May, and the final frontier either right before or right after the August release. Or at least, that's what I'm guessing Wube has scheduled; time will tell whether that works out!

While I'm here I'm guessing the final planet's Special Building is either some kind of super-rocket-silo, or a way to use science packs for purposes other than science. I think it would make sense for some of the last (non-infinite) technologies unlocked to be things that make linking planets together easier—a way to get resources from planetside to space platforms more easily, or upgrades for space platforms, or maybe something wild like interplanetary teleportation.

[angel-princess-anna]

APA Speculation Sunday

The first official outing of Spec Sunday for this go around~

Alastair implied his presence was in Yorkshire thanks to his Twitter post, which seemed that he was catching the train from York to Edinburgh after filming in Harrogate.

Joanne meanwhile was seeing Taylor Swift at London night 2 of the Eras Tour per her instagram, and then showing off her irl baby bump on Monday night (a sentence I never thought I'd be writing 🤣).

Thus... I think that Anna (and likely Bates) aren't at whatever event was being filmed at the Great Yorkshire Showground, although I do still suspect that other characters who didn't get snapped were there (she's also not likely in whatever was being filmed here in Thirsk).

(also how amazing it is that DA is finally being filmed where it's set i.e. Yorkshire lmao)

It's also possible that there another day of filming in Bampton after the day were we saw Anna/Joanne, but this pic could have also been posted just s day later.

I haven't poked around to see if it's confirmed elsewhere, but this tweet makes me think that DA M3 is being filmed at Ealing (although obviously they were recently on location). There is a studio there though with a DA plaque for the TV show, so I suppose it could be referring to that one [Ealing Studios is where the TV show was filmed for the scenes filmed in a studio vs. location. The first fim was not filmed there, but the second one was].

I do find it interesting that there is no subtitle yet for the film even though there's a release date, but we'll see. My guess is that whatever they have picked out does sound final, and they don't want to announce it's the final movie just yet (that said, I think we'll still be hearing rumor years later about sequels and reboots but hey).

Hugh's interview sounds good, but I mean at this point, why wouldn't it lol. All I can say is that I do hope that this genuinely is the best of the DA movies! His "it's a lovely coming together of people I care deeply about, and that's just the fictional characters," makes me think that he feels like the script does right by the characters, and I care deeply about that as well, it's what I'm here for.

I think that's it for now, although I have a draft of odds and ends that tell us nothing but I'll post anyway (maybe tomorrow) simply so that I have them just in case.

[shinestarhwaa]

I voted for the Idol! Au, I really love those, I actually prefer Yunho Or Seonghwa for this AU!!! I don't really know why but Yunho gives such idolbf! Vibes-

Don't You Worry || J. YH.

Idol boyfriend Yunho incoming!!!

Genre: Fluff

Pairing: Idol bf!yunho x fem reader

Word count: 646

Warnings/tags:

@anyamaris @a-soft-hornytiny @veronicasawyerschainsaw @whatudowhennooneseesyou @star1117-archives @wooyoungmybelovedhusband

Let me know if you wanna be on my taglist❣️

ENJOY!

''Don't you worry, darling, it's all gonna be okay!'' Yunho said cheerfully as he dried your tears.

You hadn't mastered the choreo to your comeback yet, while you were supposed to start filming your music video in two weeks.

You were a big KPOP solo star, breaking records and selling millions of albums around the world. You debuted just two years ago, but the industry had started to love you for your talent and silly moments that your fans made compilations of.

Your debut hit 100 million view in the first month alone, which made your entertainment realize how much potential you actually had, preparing for a comeback right after your first promotions.

Now you were going to release your fourth mini album, and you prepared for it a lot. But after a performance on a festival you had hurt your ankle and knee after you fell from a step while getting off the stage. You were still recovering and getting therapy, but you were practicing hard to get the choreo to your new song right.

That's why Yunho, your boyfriend of six months offered to help you out. He was an amazing performer himself and he usually knew just how to motivatie you.

Today, the two of you were sat on the cold floor of the practice room, trying to get the footwork just right. But your ankle was acting up a lot today, and you sat down, tears filling your eyes.

''Don't cry honey,'' he said as he saw tears roll down your cheeks. ''There's nothing to be afraid of... or sad about... You can do this! We'll make it work. Even if it doesn't work, maybe we can postpone your comeback, hm?''

''My fans are waiting, Yunie, I can't let them down, I have to do this,'' you sobbed. He dried your cheeks gently.

''Don't you worry, darling, it's all gonna be okay!'' Yunho said cheerfully as he dried your tears. He helped you get up again and held your hands. ''We'll do it together,'' he smiled.

No one but the members and the KQ boss and managers knew about your relationship. It hadn't been that long yet, and you didn't want a dating scandal so soon in your relationship. You and Yunho were good at hiding so far, only being together whenever you were inside your dorms or practice rooms.

You and the Ateez members always had a close bond, and when you and Yunho got trapped in an elevator one night, things started happening between you two.

It was impossible for you to imagine a life without him, as he was your light, the sun to your moon. You wish you could scream it from the rooftops, that he was your one and only love. You wished you could tell your fans all about his kindness.

But it wasn't time yet, and it might be a while before you are ready to share the world. You tried being careful, not be too close to him in public when you stood with Ateez. You made sure to stand between different members so if anyone created rumors, it could be denied that it wasn't them.

The media loved speculating on you though, as the only female artist under KQ entertainment you've had dating rumors with nearly every artist and trainee, constantly getting slutshamed while you've never been with anyone other than your Yunho.

It was tiring sometimes, but Yunho always knew how to help you back up, make you gain confidence.

For your new album you even wrote a love song about him. You love singing it to him over the phone before you two go to bed.

Yunho made sure to come to your shoots and performances when he could, either wearing disguise or coming with several Ateez members.

He was incredibly supportive of you and you couldn't thank him enough for being the best person in your life. You loved him dearly.

''Now come on, let's get movin'!''

[self-spaghettification]

What do you think the S6 teaser will be?

Spoilers for mention of leaked screenshots and parts of S6E1.

My speculation: Teaser will be the full S6E1 start scene of crying Aaravos

Since we're probably getting S6 in late March 2024, (AE confirmed the gap will be similar to previous seasons) I feel like it won't contain any major information like a proper trailer, since those usually release 1 month before the season, so what will it contain?

Best case, since episode 1 has already been shown at a con maybe they'll release part of/all of episode 1? (fingers crossed)

Worst case, just the intro with Viren crumbling to dust.

But the caption of the promotional art they released on Twitter today—“Do stars weep, too?”—and Aaron's rt of art based off a leaked screenshot:

It makes me think that if we're getting any part of S6E1, we're most likely getting the scene of Aaravos crying at the start (+ the altered intro perhaps).

Also because the S5 teaser was the scene at the start of S5E1. 👀 So following that pattern, S6 teaser would be the scene at the start of S6E1. (+ the month of the release date.)

Or maybe if we're really lucky, we get the rest of S6E1 that they didn't show? since the episodes are usually around 23 minutes and only 18 minutes were shown at NYCC) Maybe it's the rest of the Aaravos scene was was cut and perhaps we'll get to see the reasons for his tears?

I’m curious to hear other’s thoughts as well. Please say any/all theories in replies/RBs

[rose-tinted-kalopsia]

i'm keeping this under the cut because this is me not reacting very positively to what the announcement hints about the possible setup of the branch system, but don't mind me i'm still very happy to get zayne content soon 🥰🥰

skdsjds i speak a lot about it but i just genuinely Do Not want infold to fuck up the branch system, i really don't ...... but ;; something about the way this is going kind of? feels unsettling?

i do appreciate that they're properly closing off the prologue with "prologue to tomorrow" before unlocking the branches but also like;;;;

which... my god;;; that makes me so,,,, fearful of how things will turn out 😭 essentially we're kind of forced to go through each of the branches? there isn't really a sense to choose lest you miss out on rewards or something? like sure, it not being simultaneously released gives us time to go through each branch on its own (if you even want to go through all of them), so i get it. but.......

first of all, sylus' branch was never really announced even in july, so what we did get in july was part of the prologue...... second of all, there's still a "coming soon" in the LI selection panel, and speculations that we'll be getting caleb too... so the way i take it this likely, probably means that either each branch updates slowly like that from now on, a few chapters at a time, and then after a certain cycle of that, everything converges back to the main story.

(1) maybe what if you don't want to go through another branch until you finish the one you want to finish? [i know there are a lot of people out there who don't like some li's enough to be invested in their story, so this is kind of cruel to them...], (2) you're going to start seeing "oh mc is dating all of them at once lmao!" memes around, (3) if the main story really converges again at some point [which it probably will], there won't be any sort of confirmation of any relationship to anyone and things will be kept vague with all of them.......;;;; you know;;; to like, "keep up the image" because there isn't really a "route";;;;;;;;;;;;;;

just like. it makes me wonder how true "each branch is independent" really is going to be ;;; bc on god,,, i don't want another bout of mlqc's ambiguity. can we pleaseeeeeeeee not have that anymore infold 😭😭 infold don't disappoint me pretty please... i've been having so much faith in you.........

[radio-free-beth-sarim]

My Predictions for Caleb and Sophia

For the uninitiated: Caleb and Sophia are two characters that feature in short videos produced by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society intended to indoctrinate Jehovah's Witness children. They're two young children, siblings, raised as Jehovah's Witnesses and dealing with many of the problems growing up as one brings. For people raised as Jehovah's Witnesses, it brings back a flood of insane memories. I kind of can't help but like them. The kids go through things I went through myself, and as I watch I imagine what they're feeling in that moment. The things I would have felt. The thoughts and emotions I would have suppressed. If you're curious I recommend looking them up on youtube. Owen Morgan aka Telltale has a bunch of videos where he reacts to them and provides commentary. He's just one of many that cover the videos.

Whenever I watch a Caleb and Sophia video I always speculate how they end up. So here's my predictions.

We'll start with Caleb, since his story is one that easily could have been mine. Caleb is the Bart Simpson. He's a kind of rambunctious kid. He would like sports and video games if he was allowed, but he doesn't have those outlets available to him so it all becomes bible study and chores. He's given busy work at meetings and field service, and eventually he gets given "privileges" like working the soundboard and passing the microphones around at the Watchtower Magazine study or organizing and manning the literature counter. Eventually he'll make Ministerial Servant, which is the rank below Elder in the congregation and basically means he's being groomed for command. But thankfully he's never going to be an Elder. He's eventually going to be put in charge of the congregation's other rambunctious young boys, and will be responsible for studying with them and indoctrinating them into the Watchtower Society's beliefs. He's going to be seen as a role model and success story. His post high-school years will see him juggling his responsibilities with the congregation and working in a trade. Statistically window washing, but any given trade is likely. He'll apprentice under another Jehovah's Witness, possibly a relative, who is also likely an Elder who now holds his economic and social future in his hands. Now you'd think with all this going on, is Caleb happy? Well, that depends. He might genuinely be if he's kept too busy to really think about his life or what he wants from it and is too sheltered to experience anything more. But that's really difficult to do. Most JW young men get to experience just enough of the world to give them a taste, and everyone has a vice. Statistically it's porn and smoking. Chances are he'll get caught once, repent, lose his privileges, and then eventually make a slow return shortly after getting married. Caleb is getting married by 19 at the latest. He's full of so many hormones and urges if there's no release he's going to pop. So he'll marry literally the nearest non-related Jehovah's Witness girl roughly his age. If there are none nearby, he'll meet one at a convention or (scandalously) JWdate. Yes, that's real, and it's kind of an open secret because dating websites are not really what a JW should be about. Somewhere in the following years he's going to be working hard at his trade, trying to regain his status as a Ministerial Servant, and figuring out how to live with this stranger he rushed into marrying. Maybe they can make it work. Maybe they can't. I can't say. But kids will be happening soon. Eventually Caleb is going to hit a crisis moment where he needs to decide whether or not this is the life he wants. There's a roughly 66% chance he doesn't. He's got to make a choice. Does he stay in the life he has? Can he leave the Watchtower Society behind and still keep his family? That I can't say. I like to think his wife also has similar doubts, and through this their bond strengthens, they come to truly love each other deeper than they did when they first married, and leave together, sparing their children from the same life they were forced into. But doing that means they'll only ever have each other. Sometimes that's enough. Sometimes it isn't. His wife could divorce him, taking the kids and leaving him alone. He'll eventually find apostate material online and become fervently anti-JW, with only bitter memories among the ashes of a life that never had a chance to be anything but this.

Next we'll turn to Sophia. Some of my story for her is pure conjecture based on what I've seen from friends I grew up with. When I see Sophia, I see specific girls I knew growing up and I think of things they've told me about their lives. I don't have any experience being a girl in the Jehovah's Witnesses, but her story is one that I feel is honestly similar to mine just with her dealing with all of the added pressure of being a woman in a fucked up patriarchal clusterfuck like that. I'll have to make a part 2 for her, as Tumblr has a character count. I will reblog this post with that when I am done with it. Thank you for reading this far. I hope this provides some insight.

[silverchronicler]

Prime Report for TennoCon (July) 2024 - SPECIAL EDITION

hey what the fuck

Prime Access

SO some stuff happened at TennoCon. Let's talk about what it might mean for the future.

Currently in Prime Access is Protea Prime, along with Velox Prime and Okina Prime. As was revealed at TennoCon, she's slated to be replaced by Sevagoth Prime, alongside Epitaph Prime and Nautilus Prime in August, when they release with The Lotus Eaters, a planned August 2024 update coming to Warframe.

Protea Prime was released on May 1, 2024, making her guaranteed 90 day reign end just about August 1. They've almost all been slated to go a little longer than that though, so it's likely that the update will come out mid August. I'd bet it comes either August 14th or August 21st, but that's just throwing darts at a dart board. Maybe if they have all their ducks in a row we'll get it on the 7th. Most of these dates are less than a month away, so it's best to keep this in mind if you wanted to get her.

This is great. He looks great. But it does raise one question:

Where's Xaku Prime?

Speculation under the cut.

Sevagoth Prime being announced as the next one was a surprise. Mainly because, any way you slice it, he's way out of the order of expectation. Usually they follow a pattern that organizes the Prime warframes by gender, but then goes loosely in release order. Male-Male-Female-Female-Male-Male-etc, with frames being slotted into those slots according to the pattern they were released in loosely, with maybe two being switched around here or there.

Now, Xaku was always going to be an interesting case and exception (sort of) to this, because Xaku is pluriform as they are made up of the remnants of multiple warframes implied to be of multiple genders. But to me this means that they could fit into whatever slot they happen to match to, since they are, in a way, of both/all genders. Xaku was the first frame to come out after Protea, so it'd make sense that they'd be slotted right after her, which is what I've been expecting this whole time since I wrote about it in January.

Instead, Sevagoth is jumping two slots to take the slot after Protea, also jumping over Lavos, who is the next male warframe in line. I'd expect there'd need to be a pretty decent reason for this big of an upset in their pattern. They didn't give much of one, and in fact Xaku wasn't mentioned at all during TennoCon as far as I could tell. I had sort of hoped they'd at least say they were coming back to Xaku but DE made no mention of any other future primes or the frames around Sevagoth in any notable way.

Now, that's not a bad thing necessarily. These patterns have never been officially announced as far as I can tell, but they've been pretty closely followed for the general fairness of the prime process. Following close to a pattern means they aren't playing favorites choosing warframes to prime, and that no frame gets forgotten for getting a Prime. But there could be plenty of reasons for them deciding to or wanting to change it up. Maybe they wound up having a few in process at once and Sevagoth wound up being the one that was far enough in the process to do next, with Xaku and Lavos still needing their concepts refined, something like that.

I know there's been some anxiety in the past around Xaku getting a prime as their whole concept doesn't lend itself easily to the concept of a prime warframe in the same way that almost every other warframe does, but I definitely think if Xaku weren't going to get a prime at all, they would have already told us. They know people are looking forward to Xaku Prime, and with more and more weird and unique warframe concepts being introduced these days, there's no good reason why having a unique concept should keep Xaku from getting a prime. More likely something came up in the development process that caused some hiccups, and I could think of plenty of reasons for this, especially around TennoCon being the reveal of the next prime. We have no reason to think anything other than that Xaku is being pushed back a slot or two, and Lavos as well.

But either way, we have no current info from DE as far as I know, but if that changes then I'll update this somehow.

As for if they'll do something to rectify the gendered slot pattern, it's impossible to say.

Predictions for Future Prime Order: (Bold is already exists)

Grendel Gauss Protea (We are here) Sevagoth (Announced) Xaku Lavos Yareli Gyre Caliban Styanax

Or, if they have decided to eschew double gender order from now on:

Protea Sevagoth Xaku Lavos Yareli Caliban Gyre Styanax

I could also see them switching Xaku and Lavos on either of these lists if for some reason Xaku continues to be a problem. I personally wouldn't get worried about anything unless we get both Lavos and Yareli prime without hearing any news about Xaku prime. At that point I'd be asking some serious questions, but for now this is unexpected but fine. Sevagoth Prime is gonna be cool as hell, and we already know that.

Prime Resurgence

Currently available from Varzia are Nekros Prime with Tigris Prime and Galantine Prime and Harrow Prime with Scourge Prime and Knell Prime, along with relics for their component parts and such. They are slated to stay there until August 1st, at which point they'll be replaced by Mesa Prime and Limbo Prime.

Also available from Varzia until October 24th are Ember Prime with Sicarus Prime and Glaive Prime, and Rhino Prime with Boltor Prime and Ankyros Prime. They and their relics are available to celebrate the Ember Heirloom Collection that launched the morning of TennoCon with DE's new system for Heirloom Collections. If you don't know about the new system, I suggest you look at the Heirloom Collection page on the warframe website to familiarize yourself with it. At TennoCon, they announced that Rhino Prime would be the next Heirloom Collection after Ember, thus why they get to share the space in Varzia's for now. Get them while the getting's good!

Ok I think that's everything! Gonna try to do shorter versions of these more often but when there's more to talk about I feel more motivated to write them so we'll see! Happy Prime Hunting!

[amisbro]

Let's Discuss: Broccoli's new app

So if you haven't heard then allow me to give you the skinny

This is an article that was posted a few days ago and it was about a "Game App" that Broccoli was working on...yes you heard that part right because this one ISN'T under the control (to the best we know) of KLab whom currently still runs the JP server for Shining Live. Now what is fascinating about this is we have only the one screenshot in the post (which is also on Broccoli's Press Release) with STARISH standing on a stage. I THINK (and I could be wrong) but I think these costumes come out of "Maji Love 2000%" which is INTERESTING if you know anything about "Start Dates" for the Anime seasons See the Date for "Maji Love 2000%" was April 8th of 2013 and this image was posted on April 14th of 2023...yes friends this is literally around the 10th Anniversary of that season! I find it fascinating that they are actively doing a callback to that season in their own way but then again when you also think about the fact that they are also going to be incorporation "Raging Entertainment" now its gonna be a lot of fun! Yes kids...HEAVENS makes their official game debut! Now we have to ask some questions 1. Visual Novel or Rhythm game? If you ask me I think this will be another Rhythm Game BUT I think they will take the approach that Happy Elements does when it comes to EnStars in that they are going to do long chapters with segments voice acted per usual. I also think however that the story will actually lead to something (The UtaPri Awards Showdown. SSS ,or maybe a new contest) so that the game doesn't feel "Aimless" which was a big criticism of mine 2. How would songs unlock? If this is a Rhythm game I think we are going to see more of the Happy Elements approach in that songs will be unlocked after events and that there maybe be other ways too (like the equivalent of a "Live Fes" from EnStars). so there is that also. 3. If It's not a Rhythm Game at first could we see "Idol Training game"? Oh sure! Like since we have Shining and Raging Entertainment its not out of the possibility to see that happen. Like literally in EnStars (Basic and Music) there is "Yumenosaki Academy" and "Reimei" so if we go the route of a game like "ES Basic"...sign me up! If you notice that I am using the "Happy Elements" approach its because of the fact that they OWN their games so they don't have to ask for permission to get songs from someone. I think that might have been a problem for Shining Live a little bit because KLab never owned the content for it. I imagine having to ask for permission a lot is quite the tab Now the big thing is this When does it release? We just really heard about this a few days ago so I suspect that we'll not hear about it again (at least in terms of a title) in June when the 13th Anniversary happens. At that time (if we do hear about it then) I suspect the name and game format to be explained and (POSSIBLY) the "Sunset" of SL for the JP server. I only say "Possible" because it still has a lot of players but again this is all speculation on my part. If you ask me about Dolce Vita...I still think that game could be announced also but then Broccoli would have to think about this: If you announce Dolce Vita that HAS to be the only game announcement for the year. You CAN announce the name of the new Game App but I wouldn't announce a release date because people might be more interested in Dolce Vita honestly. I also think that if they do announce that this new game is a Rhythm game and people don't get a proper update on Dolce Vita then there is gonna be a problem. We know about the "BackPri" issue and how that didn't go well with people so I could see that being a real PR issue if something isn't said about DV Anywho fam that is all I have for right now but I am curious to what you think about this because I am really hyped no matter WHAT it turns out to be...not gonna lie I'll be happy as hell if we get a new rhythm game but sad if that means getting rid of Shining Live altogether. Take care fam and talk to you again soon

[thekaijudude]

Taguchi's Interview + Blazar continuation?

So as yall have heard, Taguchi said that eps 1-25 are simply the "beginning", and he mentioned that he has plans for a prequel for Blazar as well. But he did mention a caveat that all these plans would depend on the support of the audiences. And he did not mention whether further installments would be live-action or maybe just in a manga or novel either so this whole thing may be neither nor there in the end.

But recall that the fact that Gento being a host wasn't revealed and Blazar has not left earth has people speculating that Arc may be a sequel to Blazar, in a way like Decker taking place on the same Earth as Trigger.

We have other hints about this scattered throughout as well, such as 2024 being Ginga S' 10th Anniversary, Blazar Movie having a theatre feel like Ginga's own theatre special, the unknown Ultra that was spotted decades before Blazar did in the series, Chronicle series being obviously vague as having a Blazar Chronicle right after the Blazar series itself would kinda be redundant (unlike Chronicle D, which at least had Dyna attached to it), also the lockdown on leaks by TsuPro, and of course Taguchi putting out all these sus statements etc

All of these may point towards Arc being a sequel to Blazar in some form.

Tbh I wouldn't mind at all since I'm really interested to see what TsuPro does as they move beyond the anniversary ultras. And even tho I really didn't like the Blazar series, if Arc does end up being a Blazar sequel, then we'll inevitably go deeper into the lore which I'm always a fan of.

Otherwise, perhaps it even may be like the 10-chapter Orb Chronicles, where Orb's journey was basically chronicled in a novel form. Or even in the series after Arc? Like how RB was related to Orb after Geed.

But regardless, another neat tidbit is that the Chinese side has confirmed that a "New Ultra" would be revealed in a NG Live stageshow on April 21st, which would most likely be Arc, and the date corresponds to the time last year when Blazar's trailer dropped. So most likely we'll get Arc's trailer around the same time as well. However, we should still get a silhouette teaser even earlier, but as of writing, it has passed Blazar's own teaser release that so I suppose its still reasonable to expect one dropping this month so stay tuned

[valoisfulcanellideux]

hello! i am going insane over your post! i will also say though that i think i heard pixl say one time that s2 wasn't ending soon, or at least it wasn't ending like s1 was

Yep, he talked about the 'not ending like S1' thing in the stream I transcribed that section from, although I summarised that part as it wasn't relevant to the general post, which was about the origin of the Ancient Capital.

I think we have maybe another month or so left of S2, at best. Pix has said that when the 1.20 update releases he'll be going back to Survival Guide, and although we don't yet have a release date for that I suspect it's getting close. End of May to early June would be my guess. I've been keeping a close eye on Xisuma's channel for snapshot videos, and when he comes out with a pre-release video, we'll then have a rough idea of a date.

There's also a couple of little niggles from S1 that stick in my mind. I recall an old stream discussion, where Pix casually mentioned - quite without rancour (in fact, he was perfectly nice about it) - something along the lines of his having gone away IRL for a short while, and when he came back the whole Xornoth arc was done and dusted, and he'd not been able to participate (or perhaps been waited for so he could join in) in the end of it. And then, of course, the latest update at the time then dropped, so he left to go back to Survival Guide. Leaving us with the mystery of the Copper King's wanderings.

I still wonder how that must have felt. Even though he was perfectly, well Pix-like in his mentioning it, it must've stung a bit to not be included. And I wonder if, this time around, he'll have more of a hand in 'the end' (in whatever form it comes), either because they'll be winding up before 1.20 drops, or maybe... juuust maybe, because the others want him to play a bigger role this time around.

Of course, this is just me speculating (and wishful thinking, about that 'playing a bigger role') and it's probably completely wrong. I've no idea which stream that was from now, but it really stuck with me, and I've been thinking about it lately.