#strong but for what? whoever you kill just reincarnates lmao

[skxrbrand]

"The Lowest Form of Daemon"

In Warhammer 3, if you place daemonettes up against a Khorne army, they have little faction-specific barks they will say pre-battle. One of these is calling the Daemons of Khorne the "Lowest form of daemon" which is quite an insult when you consider things like imps and furies and nurglings exist.

It's probably just a throwaway line (daemonettes also make fun of Kislevites for worshipping a bear, so...) but it did get me thinking. The Khornate code is pretty much about killing and only killing, and while that might be terrifying to me or you, daemons are immortal. They just...come back when killed and it's a inconvenience to them in most cases (granted, the daemons can be absolutely Karens about it anyway).

So, as far as the daemons figure things, Khornates are probably just annoying. Outside of a few specific circumstances, they do not care about death and dying because they just come back. A Khornate killing you is functionally no different than a mortal doing it...and we know how they feel about mortals. So other daemons, Khornate daemons are probably just jumped up losers from the mortal realm who's entire portfolio is something they intrinsically do not fear and don't give a single shit about.

[canmom]

seasonal animes: Oshi no Ko 01-06

I mentioned a bit that I was watching this one but I never wrote anything very substantial about it, so lets remedy that!

Oshi no Ko is wild. Every time I think I know where it’s going, it goes somewhere else.

The premise already sounds pretty deranged. Here’s what I knew going in. A gynecologist is visited by the idol Hoshino Ai he’s obsessed with, who’s pregnant with twins. Just before the twins are born, he’s murdered by a stalker. He’s reborn as one of her kids, along with one of his previous patients who was also obsessed with the same idol; they’re now named Aquamarine and Ruby and have... a less than easy time containing their otaku impulses.

This sounded like a setup for some kind of Spy x Family-like comedy where the two babies with the minds of adults have to keep secret that they’re reincarnated and so forth. Maybe with a dash of Paripi Koumei with ‘unlikely strategist and hopeful young performer’ dynamic. You could easily wring a whole season out of writing scenarios around that premise.

But... hahaha it’s not that at all.

By the end of the first movie-length episode, Ai is killed by the same stalker, who then kills himself. The protagonist convinces himself that the only way the stalker could have known where to find Ai is if her secret lover, the father of the two reincarnation-babies, deliberately leaked her location. So he makes his new mission in life revenge, and we timeskip forward to when the twins - raised by Ai’s producer’s wife - are about to go to high school.

So it’s a revenge drama in a high school setting, right..? You know the type of thing, a class of genius schemers enacting plots against each other..?

No. It’s actually mostly about the entertainment industry.

An episode plot might be, the protagonist reunites with an actress he met on set during his brief stint as a child actor. Realising that it might be an opportunity to get a DNA sample of one of his list of suspects, he gets involved in the shitty TV drama she’s involved in, playing a one-episode antagonist. And despite his ulterior motive, he decides he should do the actress a favour. So, applying his nigh-supernatural analysis skills and willingness to sacrifice his own dignity, he figures out how to elevate the final episode of the production.

His sister meanwhile is dying to become an idol herself. And our ridiculous scheming boy wants to make it happen, despite underlining at every turn how harsh the entertainment industry is for performers. He emotionally manipulates the same actress girl to join.

So it’s actually one of those special-interest anime where the world revolves around one activity, and here that thing is performance (film acting and music). But it’s also a comedy and a ridiculous drama as well. It’s fun.

Visually, it’s very shiny. There’s an interesting blend of highly stylised designs for the MCs and other teens, (each MC inherited exactly one of Ai’s six-pointed eye stars and could easily lead a romance manga), and a more realist approach taken with the adults. Are we at last at the peak of eye highlight escalation? Can it go further? It makes effective use of coloured lines; there’s some very strong boards and in general the animation is solid, with moments of real greatness. Shoutout to Kenji Sawada’s excellent depiction of our boy acting as a stalker in episode 4, and whoever animated the uhhh masked strength training youtuber in episode 5. Animating realistic muscles for such a long dance sequence is a hell of a task lmao. (Good ‘long take’ gag too.)

Compared to Paripi Koumei, it has... simultaneously a more grounded view of the entertainment industry as cynical, grubby capitalism. In some ways it’s kind of a tour of the different ways people relate to the industry, the different methods people might pursue to get ahead, and it isn’t just a simple ‘path to success’ sort of thing.

But it’s also a very heightened manga spin on that, with much larger-than-life archetypal characters. It has a bit of a tendency to reiterate and underline what happened and why it’s important to a level that sometimes feels a little much (and now another round of ‘the acting sucked in this TV drama but the last episode was good’), but on the whole, it has momentum, and a talent for coming up with non-obvious scenarios and resolutions. And a great deal of it is about the actual craft of acting; it likes to play up contrast between performances and behind the scenes characterisations, and a lot of time is spent on characters talking about the right way to perform for a particular show.

Anyway, then episode 6 comes along, and things get rather Perfect Blue after the relatively light-hearted previous few episodes. This episode’s plot sees Aqua involved in a dating reality show, but the story mainly revolves around a girl who is pressured into a reckless but ultimately harmless action that gets her hard cancelled online, which she seriously takes to heart and attempts suicide. The whole show uses voiceovers heavily in the classic anime fashion, but in this episode, it’s particularly effective. ‘Storm of cruel social media comments’ is a recurring motif in a lot of anime over the last decade or so, deployed to greater (the end of Devilman Crybaby) or lesser (Belle) effect; here it’s done well, with a lot of care to recreate the UI of various social media sites, and honestly I wasn’t sure if they were going to kill this girl off or not (in the end, Aqua intervenes at the last second).

So where is this going to go in the long run? Its interests are becoming clear, Aqua talks a big game about being hard-headed but just can’t help intervening to help people out of various Situations. But I still have no idea how it will bring it together in the end!

I absolutely need to go back and watch the widely praised adaptation of Kaguya-Sama: Love is War which was by the same mangaka.

The other gift that this series brought is is one of the longest and silliest threads of fansubber drama on the whole of Nyaa, which is really saying something.

[papellie]

JUJUTSU KAISEN Y/N CHARACTER IDEAS FOR THE FANFIC WRITERS OUT THERE!!!

1. Y/N is the eldest child of the head of one of the most powerful families of jujutsu sorcerers making her next in line for the seat. But she cannot control her curse energy and technique. Given this situations she was constantly discriminated in the household. Even if things were like this, her father loved her and did not take the position from her.

To remove her from the lineage, the elders conspired against her giving her a special grade rank. With the fact that she has no control over her powers they thought she'll eventually die from taking on special grade missions and her father cannot do anything about this.

Little did they know, because she was on death's door they made a monster that will wreak havoc and will destroy everything on its path.

2. Y/N is a curse spirit/cursed doll who—at first—had no free will. She acted only what her creator wishes.

3. Y/N can see curses.

When she was younger she lived in the country side with her grandparents. But she started seeing curses specially in school and it affected her so much that she doesn't leave her grandmother's side. Her parents were working in Tokyo and decided to bring her there too, thinking that she won't be scared anymore because the city is always busy. But little do they know that there are more hideous and frightening curses out there.

She doesn't want to burden her family anymore so she stayed quiet while shaking in fear everytime she encounters one.

4. MC is one of Choso's younger siblings (Preferably female)

Same parents with Yuji. Her mother (when inhibited by Kenjaku [the ancient sorcerer {mentioned in chapter 145}]) had kept her a secret. The body was alive but it has no soul making her just bedridden for her whole life. Her cursed technique is that whoever and whatever touches her with cursed energy, she instantly nullifies it. Kenjaku had been experimenting on the body for years taking her on the verge of death everytime. That's where Choso see's visions of an unfamiliar girl(MC) just like when his other sibling are on death's door. Kenjaku planned to take the body as his after possessing Suguru Geto's.

Soul inhibitants options:

• MC is Isekai-ed and transported to jjk world. (I've been reading way too much historical reincarnation manhwa for this on lmao)

• Heaven blessed the body with the soul probably by the time kf Shibuya arc. Personality is like a child because it's the first time waking up to the world and she is just learning. Relationships: has a strong connection to Choso and Yuji because they're siblings. (Getting a overprotective older brother Choso yeyy!!!)

5. MC is part of the Gojo Clan

She was strong as a jujutsu sorcerer but she does not exceed their family's standards, specially being one of the strongest clan. Y/N admired Satoru so much as a kid. He was her idol and the only one who cared for her in the suffocating household. But when he started to go to Jujutsu Technical College he had made friends the same age as him and gave his all to them. Y/N had felt left out but deep inside she knew he'll have to live a life that didn't circulate on just protecting her.

The little attention she gets whenever he returned to the household during his school breaks was okay. But then some time after when she heard he had killed one member of the Zenin clan he had became cold and distant. Not long, he had permanently left the household and never visited, he had left her all alone.

In rare times when they talked he was cheerful, yes, but Y/N had became more sensitive to so many things because of the pressure of their family and Satoru didn't know her anymore.

She no longer enjoyed the time she had with him. All he does was lecture her or only talk about his students and her jealousy eats her up whenever he mentions and boast about the black-haired kid who had the shadow technique that he practically raises.

When she entered high school she had pleaded to Kyoto Jujutsu Technical College just because he hated that white-haired jerk so much. But Satoru always gets what he wants. Now she lives in constant anxiety that she thought she would've scaped from her household but now she's getting the treatment from the person who had saved from from at first.

I don't know what's the ship here lmao. But for me it's no Y/NxGojo Satoru. They're cousins here(emphasis on that).

You can use her hatred to Megumi though. Make an angsty Megumi x Y/N where they're rivals.

6. Y/N is one of Tokyo Jujutsu Technical College third year student(s).

(We got some info on one of the third years in the lastest chap so MANGA SPOILER) (Noritoshi Kamo x Y/N rivalry & secret feelings)

She's a first grade sorcerer that was suspended with her other classmate(s) and she actually liked being suspended. She hated being a sorcerer. Coming from a powerful jujustu clan she was forced to be one. She has been making all sorts of delinquent acts but her family won't let her go because she was wielding the family's powerful curse technique. But as a woman, her clan fully denies of her being the head of the family. So they are tying her down to the heir of the Kamo Clan.

She hated the boy, how he was prim and proper while she dyed her hair for several times this year. She hated him because of how he was dumb for letting his family control him. But the truth is she hated his clan for changing him to a person that has no freedom. He broke the promise that they made when they were children. That they will only marry the person they loved because their parents never did that's why they didn't loved their children(them) too.

In her eyes, she knew he didn't love her but she did. She will never admit to that fact because she knows he will just be suffocate by it. But little did she know that they have the same thoughts—and probably feelings—of each other.

(Lmao I'm going to separate this cause y'all gonna know when you read)

As a past time for being suspended she goes to best friend Takada-chan's concerts and sometime she gets invited to go to stage to perform. (Forgive me. I've been watching way too much kpop performances lately)

will add more ideas when I get more. So make sure to come back! and if you guys have some don't be afraid to comment!

[thetreacheroustraitors]

REALLY  LONG CHARACTER SURVEY. RULES. repost, don’t reblog ! tag 10 ! good  luck ! TAGGED. @skeletonwithabowtie TAGGING.  Whoever sees this and wants to do it, too!

BASICS. FULL  NAME : Robert Sean O’Connor NICKNAME : Paddy, Robbie, Rob, O’Connor AGE :  33 BIRTHDAY : 21st September 1899 ETHNIC  GROUP : White, Irish NATIONALITY :  Irish LANGUAGE / S : English & Irish  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION : Heterosexual ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION : Heteromantic  RELATIONSHIP  STATUS : In a relationship CLASS : Working Class HOME  TOWN / AREA : Dublin / Halloween Town CURRENT  HOME : The Cottage, The Glade, The Hinterlands PROFESSION : Retired Boxer

PHYSICAL. HAIR : Dark brown, almost black EYES : Blueish green, deep set. NOSE : Broken in several places from past fights, long and sloping. FACE : High cheekbones, thick eyebrows, small amounts of stubble/beard. LIPS : Thin with creases around them from where he’s smiled a lot in the past, slightly pink. COMPLEXION : Pale, white. BLEMISHES : None in particular SCARS : Small scars across his cheeks from old fights, one scar on his cheek from chicken pox sustained as a small child. TATTOOS : None HEIGHT : 5′9″ WEIGHT : 168lbs BUILD : Muscular FEATURES : Walks with a slight lean to his right after suffering a fractured rib when hit by a bullet. ALLERGIES : Hayfever USUAL  HAIR  STYLE : Parted to the right and combed back to the left with gel. USUAL  FACE  LOOK : His brows tend to be furrowed, giving him a ‘hard man’ look, but he just has what one might call a ‘resting bitch face’. USUAL  CLOTHING : Crisp white shirt with top button undone and with brown braces and trousers to match. Brown suit jacket. Flatcap. He seldom ever wears a tie.

PSYCHOLOGY. FEAR / S : Ending up alone and forgotten, losing his memory, insects (such as spiders). ASPIRATION / S : To protect the Bolton family and their future generations to come from the threat of Scruff and other enemies, to find out what happened to his family after his death in 1933. POSITIVE  TRAITS : Brave, Loyal, Good sense of humour, Charming, Caring, Open-minded.  NEGATIVE  TRAITS : Irrational, Hotheaded, Over Sensitive, Tough-Love, Cold. MBTI : ENTERTAINER (ESFP-T) ZODIAC : Virgo TEMPERAMENT : Jolly SOUL  TYPE / S :  Caregiver ANIMALS : Eagle! (Lmao, the irony.) VICE  HABIT / S : Gestures a lot with his hands, runs his hands over his face when angered, sometimes bites his nails or picks at them when he can’t keep them occupied. FAITH : He was brought up in a Catholic household and attended Church every Sunday, but when he moved away from Ireland his faith dwindled until he’s not so sure what he believes in anymore. After all, he is undead. GHOSTS ? : ...He is a ghost, technically. AFTERLIFE ? : ...He’s undead. REINCARNATION ? : He likes to think it exists and is never adverse to the concept given his own situation. ALIENS ? : YEP. He’s the kind of “it’s a conspiracy” kinda Alien believer. POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT : He doesn’t get involved, although if he sees something being done he doesn’t like by those in power, he will make his point vividly clear. ECONOMIC  PREFERENCE : Rich or poor, he doesn’t care! He grew up in an otherwise quite poor family of eight, but he’s also tasted the life of the wealthy and neither really entices him massively. So long as he has enough to get by, that’s good enough for him. SOCIOPOLITICAL  POSITION : He tends to be a follower more than a leader, but has the potential to be quite a strong leader if given the chance. As it stands, his opinions and advice are held in good regard. EDUCATION  LEVEL : He was a bit of a trouble maker at school but has quite a high level of intelligence. However, he’s modest about it and can sometimes come across as ignorant as a consequence. He attended school until the age of 17 when he went into boxing and helping his father on their home farm.

FAMILY. FATHER : Daniel O’Connor MOTHER : Ciara O’Connor SIBLINGS : Gretel & Niamh (older sisters), Dylan, Liam and Lucy (younger siblings). EXTENDED  FAMILY : Various Aunts, Uncles and Cousins and Grandparents on both sides. NAME  MEANING / S : Robert means ‘famed, bright & shining’, Sean is an Irish variant of John. HISTORICAL  CONNECTION ? :  Robert was the name of his great, great grandfather, Sean was after his father’s twin brother (John) who died at a young age.

FAVOURITES. BOOK : He seldom reads books, but he’s partial to the few novels Adhra recommends him and books on King Arthur/Fairy Tales (they were Lucy’s favourites). MOVIE : He enjoyed the black and white movies as they became more popular. 5  SONGS : He’s very picky with music, but enjoys Celtic music (which reminds him of home) and various ‘new sounds’. DEITY : He doesn’t really have one. God probably by proxy. HOLIDAY : St Patrick’s Day (lol) MONTH : September SEASON : Autumn PLACE : Ireland (big shock) WEATHER : Rainy mornings SOUND : Fire crackling, light mumble of chatter, knitting needles clicking, wind through the leaves, flipping of book pages. SCENT / S : Wood fires, brewing alcohol, dust after rain TASTE / S : Whiskey (that sort of Earthy, warm taste), Chocolate, Salty foods. FEEL / S : Warm hair through his fingers (he used to gently brush his little sisters hair to help her sleep), woolen mittens, soft skin. ANIMAL / S : Dogs NUMBER : Twenty COLOUR : Dark Green

EXTRA. TALENTS : Hand-to-hand combat abilities, charismatic charm/wit, able to play the guitar amateurishly (he wants to get back into this), can sing fairly decently and perform old songs. BAD  AT : Remembering things in short term (such as codes, names, numbers etc), self-restraint, spacial awareness. TURN  ONS : Tight fitting clothes, brown hair,  TURN  OFFS : Vulgar language, BD.S.M.  HOBBIES : Boxing, Exercising, Walks, Playing Guitar. TROPES : ...I should look these up. AESTHETIC  TAGS : I should have one lmao GPOY  QUOTES : See here

FC INFO. MAIN  FC / S : Co/li.n O’/Do.no.ghu.e ALT  FC / S : None OLDER  FC / S : None YOUNGER  FC / S : None VOICE  CLAIM / S : His own voice GENDERBENT  FC / S : I can’t remember if he had one, but I don’t think he does xD

MUN QUESTIONS. Q1 : if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own  movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be  filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ?           A1 : He’d probably be in a chronicle type movie set in the same time frame as the previous movies, depicting some of the key points in the Snake Eyes Gangs life. It would probably be called “The Snake Eyes Gang: Robert O’Connor” and detail his life before and after the fall of Snake Eyes Casino. Q2 : what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ?           A2 : Probably a lot of violin scores Q3 : why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ?           A3 : I wanted to come up with some gang members to go with Oliver and I created Robert as sort of a side character - he was more of a plot device than a person. But, after some magic anons and various other prompts, I decided to make his own blog and he ended up being more than a one dimensional lackey helping Scruff kill Oliver and actually developed into a human being with motives and regrets :3

Q4 : what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ?           A4 : Well, I mean...I came up with him xD But I was attracted to play him because I wanted to develop Oliver’s personal backstory and, in order to do that, you need to know the people closest to him. Robert just became himself, I had nothing to do with it.

Q5 : describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse.           A5 : His decision to help Scruff kill Oliver. Although he was deceived into thinking it would be nothing more than an exchange of power (like a mutiny), Robert still stuck with Scruff until the bitter end although he knew it was wrong and he knew what they were doing. 

Q6 : what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ?           A6 : We’re both quite sensitive and have strong connections to our family and those we care about, and we both take forever to go to bed and sleep in until late!! Q7 : how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ?           A7 : He’s giving me a thumbs up as I write this, so I think he thinks I’m alright!!

Q8 : what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions  with ?         A8 : I absolutely adore the interactions he has with @outlandishboogiegirl. His relationship with Adhra is so adorable and I always need more of it in my life <3

Q9 : what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ?         A9 : For Rob, it doesn’t take much to inspire me. Much like my other muses, he just hangs about and hops on something when he feels like it’d be fun. Q10 : how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ?         A10 : I honestly don’t even want to know xD