#stage echo

[dj-bouto]

Winter set-up :

TR909+TR808+TR707+RE-201+Din'sync=Let There Be Drums !

[muchanmocha]

My hot take is that Luka didn't actually impersonate Sua

And here's why.

Ok let's start by making this clear — Luka canonically knew about Sua and has analyzed Mizi and Sua's relationship to hell and back based on their My Clematis performance before Round 5.

"In the interview, Luka responded as if he had no interest in Mizi, but in reality he had thoroughly analyzed everything about her after watching her duet stage with Sua. In her confusion, Mizi becomes a mere plaything for Luka."

— Director's Commentary, ALNST Artbook

He precision-designed Round 5 to systematically push Mizi to her breaking point by using Sua and her death in Round 1 — everything from the performance, his expressions, his intonations, his timing, the choreography, down to the very song choice (he presumably didn't pull out ROMH for Round 4, and he didn't save it for the finals/Round 7 as he may have intended).

However, what wasn't on that list, was impersonating Sua.

Let's take a look at what happened on stage:

Luka opens up the sequence by catcalling her right off the bat, abruptly intruding her personal space in the first of many moments to come.

"You're the perfect subject, with the whole world in your sad eyes."

"My savior, beautiful soul..."

He proceeds to condescendingly give praise to how beautiful she is in her broken state, glorifying the trauma that made her perfect.

"I don't believe. You're a liar."

All the admiration of which, they both know is just a pretense.

Then comes the most important part.

Sua's hallucination appears.

You tell me, is that a Sua expression?

No! In fact! Sua resembles Luka here.

So what's actually happening in this scene?

Well if you look at the lyrics when she appears, you'll find this:

"When our darknesses overlap, let me take it all away."

Sua appears because Luka is directly addressing Mizi's "darkness" here, aka her trauma aka Sua, and offers to take it away. Therefore, Mizi is the one doing all the heavy lifting of hallucinating her.

Again, is this an expression that would remind you of Sua?

What he DOES do here, is continue to invade her space and touch her intimately like a lover would, which he had been doing since minute one.

Remember: the theme of Round 5 is contract marriage.

He touches her not as Sua would, but as a lover would, because that would be the easiest way to provoke Mizi, who had just lost the love of her life and is now "tied" to him.

If you check the timing of Sua's hallucination's appearances, you'd find them not when Luka "admires" Mizi for her beauty, or when they sing "ruler of my heart" as you'd expect if he was actually trying to echo Sua, but when the lyrics address the despair and trauma Mizi is facing.

Ironically, the only times in this performance that Luka plausibly resembles Sua, is when he adopts his blank doll face away from audience eyes.

Yet you can see that Sua never appears in any of these shots because that's not how Mizi would've remembered her. We can confirm that with which real memories appear in Round 5, specifically behind Luka in the theater scene and during Mizi's breakdown.

(Can you tell I've long reached my photo limit and had to make cuts)

Mizi remembers Sua at her happiest, because Sua was always her happiest when she was with Mizi.

And this is exactly the loss Luka effectively spits on.

Mizi: My world is collapsing

Luka: Lol yeah whatever

There is such a purposeful, derisive mockery embedded in how Luka treats the subject of her loss.

"Make me your god, I can give you everything."

Not, "I am your god," but "replace your god with me."

You'll notice that what he offers here isn't a new "replacement Sua," but the audience.

Catcalling, smirking, manhandling her like a ragdoll, condescendingly looking down at her, overt mockery, revelling in the cheers of an audience that's crazy for him. There is nothing he does in Round 5 that even remotely resembles Sua or is meant to resemble Sua.

Where would the resemblance be? His pretty face and white clothes? White was, and has always been his signature outfit color. Round 5 wasn't a special occasion for that.

So.

Tl;dr Luka did not actively impersonate Sua. But he did commit mindfuckery on several levels.

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Bonus:

Luka -> Mizi [Intimacy 0%, -]

It's stupid and foolish to not be able to control even one of your emotions.

[ingravinoveritas]

And they were neighbors...

[darkeyedreamer14]

POV. You're both a blonde, blue themed capitan, with some messed up age and a friend who supposedly "died" during the war but then came back missing a limb/limbs and you somehow ended up on opposite sides of the fight, and also a different friend who you fought one war with and another war with their child/children

And obviously, I had to add this as well

[mumblesplash]

don’t you hate it when your civilization flees deep underground to escape the wither only to find yourselves trapped down there with something even worse. anyway surprise! i can still draw

[singsofecho]

Citadel screenshot redraw hhrmmm

[cocoafinch]

playable zelda! ˘͈ᵕ˘͈

[danwhobrowses]

Well Critters it's Bells Hells Live Show Day! That snuck up on us quickly didn't it? Felt almost like a few weeks ago that they announced it!

Alas, being across the pond (also tomorrow's Father's Day in the UK) I will have to wait for the VOD, sitting here with my usual Thursday night doses of anticipation, imagination and anxiety, but I hope all that are attending have a great night. So much can happen, so much stuff I want to happen too but ofc some things are long shots - anyone who looks at my feed can tell what I want to happen let's be honest, and there'll be dress up and whatever beyond extra entrance Sam has planned to make his anticipated and grandiose return.

So sing the intro loud, tag your live spoilers just in case, do creepy whispers if Laudna performs a Sending, tell them to stop it if they sneeze, and most of all enjoy the show!

[justanapparatus]

there's something so striking about having the phrase "this is not Taylor's version" on her body. it's like if "who is Taylor Swift anyway? Ew" had a more sinister sister. yes they're just silly jokes but they take on a new meaning as when she puts it on. this body is not Taylor's version.

[spocks-kaathyra]

lola's done!!! hopefully I get picked for karaoke at the con so I can sing fever hehe

[sea-buns]

I want Essek to make an appearance so bad just so we can see him immediately break into a panic attack bc the child of one of the most terrifying women he's ever met is trying to fight the god-eater

[lucifer-spawn]

okay i tried my best guys

(ignore background noises, the house is way too full rn)

And a bonus Christmas song as a little present

[ghost-minori-official]

Hwawa?? Who are you?!

- @hobbyist-minori

!!! I’m Minori. And you are- also Minori? Eeeek!!

Asahina-senpai told me something, but I can’t- remember…

[vaugarde]

… and if i said i was rethinking my pmd isat au hcs so that isabeau was a heracross…. what then

[baileypie-writes]

~Ranking All White Cures in Pretty Cure~

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Disclaimer: These are all my opinions! If you don’t agree with them, that’s fine! Just don’t attack me or anything.

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~🎶6 - Cure Rhythm🎶~

(Suite Precure)

She’s… fine.

I honestly think her “friendship” with Cure Melody kinda ruined her character for me. They just bicker all the dang time! And even though I remember most of the fights being started by Melody, Rhythm still engaged, making them worse.

Her design is alright. Definitely not my favorite, but it’s fine.

~🐇5 - Cure Supreme and Cure Puca🐇~

(Precure All Stars F)

I put them together because they go together, and look almost identical. I know that Cure Supreme is black now, but she’s white for the majority of the movie so…

I think they’re really cool! Especially their designs. They’re so unique and otherworldly! Their stories are super awesome too. Puca’s made me so sad.

Preme’s power is really interesting. The way she created a whole world just to be a Pretty Cure was very cool.

I really hope they show up in future All Stars movies!

~🪽4 - Cure Egret🪽~

(Futari wa Precure Splash Star)

She’s cool!

Even though she’s pretty much a Cure White copy, I still like her. And she does have her own unique elements.

Her design isn’t that pretty. It’s kinda tacky. But that’s just how Splash Star is.

~📢3 - Cure Echo📢~

(Precure All Stars New Stage)

Yes, I included her. She deserves to be here.

She’s awesome. I really wish she was in more movies. Or even better, had her own series.

Her design isn’t my taste, but I don’t hate it.

~☁️2 - Cure Prism☁️~

(Soaring Sky Precure)

I love her!

She’s very cute, and I love her relationship with Cure Sky. They really complete each other.

I love her design as well. Especially that cool underskirt thing! And the little heart hair things are so cute!

~🤍1 - Cure White🤍~

(Futari wa Precure)

The legend herself.

I love her so much. Her design, her personality, and her relationship with Cure Black.

She’s really special to me. She’s one of the first cures I’ve seen, so she’ll always have a place in my heart.

That’s all! Let me know what you think of my ranking, and how you would rank them yourself!

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~~baileypie-writes