#switch ryuzo

[bjdinfo]

I've seen some of your resin comparisons and they've been really helpful! I was wondering if you've ever done any for switch milktea rose?

Milktea Rose is a bit of an elusive color in terms of photo references! Here are some I found online! Will transcribe text from images for easier searching.

Group Comparison by Guardian Angel on Facebook

Iplehouse Special Real 2016, Dollshe Copper Oriental 2019, Luts Brown 2018, Switch Milktea Rose (奶茶肌) 2019, Volks Normal 2015-2016, Soom Tawny 2016

Group Comparison by JOY Doll

First row: Switch Rosy White, Switch Normal, Switch Milktea Rose

Second row: Volks White, Volks Normal, Soom Tawny

Milktea Rose 2019 vs Luts Normal 2022 by Niel on Den of Angels, artificial lighting:

Switch Milktea Rose and Dollits Light Brown (body on right) by Niel on Den of Angels

Switch Milktea Rose skin from 2019 (Soseo head on left) and 2022 (Ryuzo head on right and the HD70A body on left); Dollits Light Brown (DAD70 body on right).

"Light Brown seems a bit darker than Milktea Rose but a face-up will probably fix it."

Other testimonials:

"Milk tea rose is a somewhat cool tone while [Iplehouse] peach gold is warm."

"...From what I've seen on owner photos, it also matches Luts Bronco skin."

Doll Family-A, Doll Family-H, Popo Doll, Telesthesia Doll, and Vings offer color-matching options for MTR from various years.

[ornstein]

Also, unrelated but whenever I have to switch from writing Ryuzo dialogue vs Messmer dialogue I always feel like that Winnie the Pooh meme.

[jkl-fff]

Who are some of your favorite Bad Guys in fiction, and why? I'd be happy to hear about any kind of bad guy, preferably perhaps separated by their cathegories! (pure evil, rivals, noble reasons, you name it!).

I answered for some that are straight-up Villains(TM) for evil or selfish reasons here:

Now for some who are antagonists either for noble, misguided, or unwilling reasons!

Admiral "Thrawn" Mitth'raw'nuruodo from the new Star Wars: Canon is an interesting case. Before, in Legends, he was an interesting and clever antagonist essentially trying to take power for himself in the chaotic period after Palpatine's death. But the newer reboot of him since Disney's takeover of the franchise now has him allying himself with the Empire because his people (who live on an independent world in Wild Space beyond the Empire's reach) need an ally against a major, existential threat. So he makes the rather obvious calculation that it's better to work with/for the huge empire so it'll help his world in return (even if he has problems with their actions and methods). Which does make sense, tactically. The scattered and beleagured Rebel Alliance (which will surely be crushed by the overwhelming might of the Empire) wouldn't seem like a viable option in the ally department to anyone. Ergo, for what he believes is the good of his people (a noble goal), Thrawn becomes a major antagonist against various Rebels.

Likewise for Ryuzo from "Ghost of Tsushima". At the start of the game, he has recently become the leader of a mercenary band called the Straw Hat Ronin--men he considers his responsibility, even his family--who are facing extermination from the invading Mongols. Plus starvation from lack of supplies. While he initially allies himself with the game's protagonist (Jin Sakai) in his fight against the invading Mongols, Ryuzo does ultimately switch sides to become the game's secondary antagonist (overshadowing the majority of the second of the game's three acts). And who can blame him, really? Jin is one man against an army *that has already won*. The Mongols already conquered Tsushima. Ryuzo is the leader of mercenaries ... and the Mongols both can and actually will pay and feed his starving men right now (and even respect them, which the samurai never did). Doesn't Ryuzo have a duty to his men to join the winning side, to find them a contract that will keep them alive and even improve their lot in life? He certainly thinks so, so even if he doesn't like the idea ... he has no choice but to turn on Jin.

I think that'll do for now. Thanks for the ask!

[cian1675]

Pepper

[kidbjd]

Ive never made a photoset before hehe...... This is while Benji’s pirate ship is docked in the secret cove behind Auriel and Matias’s palace. Benji followed Auriel to where he was meeting his brother the first time he went back to meet him (just to make sure he was safe) and then came by himself to meet Matias one on one. 

[mothysmenagerie]

Me: That's it, I just pre-ordered the new Fairyland girl as a gift for myself but that's IT. She was very expensive so no other dolls or doll things for a long time!!! 😤

Also me: *tortures myself by going on Switch's site and seeing all the beautiful dolls they have for sale*

Final me:

[rainu-wa]

[bri-notthecheese]

my thoughts on Iki Island:

(spoilers under the cut)

I really loved this DLC! I had nothing but high hopes for this after playing the base game last year (and three more times after that), and Sucker Punch didn’t disappoint. The whole time playing it I felt like it was only adding to my love of the characters and the stories they set up in the base game, and then all the new quests and mechanics added a lot of fresh fun on top of that! 

So where to even begin. 

The opening scene was super cool and a neat way to introduce the new shaman enemies. And despite Yuna only actually being in one scene, it was a delight to see her again. Though since I’m playing the DLC after finishing everything, I don't love the continuity of Yuna not accompanying him, but gameplay wise I knew that wasn’t going to happen anyway, but I just love when she’s with us <3

Went for my horse straight away and I was THRILLED to see that Kaze can now kill enemies and the new charge mechanic was way more fun than I was expecting and I was having too much fun with that. After Nobu, I didn’t expect to get attached the Kaze all that much (even if he continued on into a later game) but I was quickly proved wrong with this because I now kind of separate Nobu as the more gentler of the two, that was always there for me, and while Kaze is too, I like imagining Kaze is a lot younger and his aggressive personality in this really sold that and I like that it probably eases Jin’s worries a bit to see his new horse being able to fend off attacks a bit better. Plus, with his new armor, he’s even safer <3 Really fell more in love with Kaze in this, which I didn’t expect.

Met The Eagle next and had that whole encounter. I love how right away if you pay attention, you know Yuna isn’t Yuna because she’s never once addressed Jin as ‘my lord.’ I think the only time she said it was when she was talking to both him and Shimura at the lighthouse, and it wasn’t because she wanted to. But still, even knowing something was wrong, it’s cute that Jin’s mind went to her as a safe place who he’d have no problem entrusting stories and secrets to, which was obviously the Eagle’s goal. And hearing her voice warp into the Eagle’s was creepyyyy and so good <3  (my Yuna loving ass was sad to realize that was most likely the last time we’d see her, but that’s okay) That next part of the hallucination really got you feeling for Jin, and I couldn’t help but be frustrated that he’s only a child, how was he supposed to help?!?!? 

So I ignored Tenzo’s next mission and explored and pretty much completed the entire island. I got jump scared WAY too many times by her taunts, but I loved how that just added to the direness of the situation. I was obsessed with finding all the hallucinations and it just kept breaking my heart how Jin has all of this pent up guilt/heartache--with Ryuzo (he had so many I found), his father, his uncle, the Khan, Nobu :(, Masako, etc. I honestly had expected to find one regarding Taka and I’m a bit sad that I didn’t. Add those to the memories of his father and the ever-present taunting, I was going through it with Jin <3 At least you can pet the animals for him <3 The little smile he’d get every time was worth it. And the flute playing mechanic was really neat!

The first memory I got was their chat before Kazumasa’s death and honestly that got me all teary because Jin wanted so badly to hear him say he accepted him as his son, but deep down, would he have felt it? And my heart just breaks so much for Jin because as I kept going through the memories, I kept thinking how well 1) his dad sucks, but 2) both father figures kept wanting Jin to be somebody else. And it hurts that he was closer to Shimura’s way of thinking and how we even see that one time that Shimura corrects Jin, that his recitation of what honor means were his father’s words, and gets Jin to say that kindness is what honor means to him and wow. <3 <3 <3 But it hurts knowing their fate too <3 That while Shimura was more of a father to Jin than Kazumasa was, eventually, he couldn’t accept what Jin was doing in their way. Though it does hurt and make you wonder if Shimura was frightened that Jin was turning into his dad...I had that thought many times. (I loved seeing Adachi so much though omg <3 <3 <3) It was very interesting how the song Jin ends up playing for his father at the end of the memories is the ‘Jin Sakai’ theme. And then how that in turn, morphs into ‘The Way of the Ghost’ later on when in the final battle. 

It hurts that Jin had Chiyoko in his life for such a short time. I’m glad he did have Yuriko at least, but all of Jin’s memories on his mother and how she emphasized just living was so prominent, and her love of animals clearly passed to him and that gentleness too. And of instruments. Such softness, and I love that he retains that even as an adult. It makes sense that he doesn’t speak of his mother as often since he has far less experiences with her vs Kazumasa or Shimura, but it was nice to see her influence within him.  

Did this quest near the end of my exploration but I got the BIGGEST smile on my fave when I barged in the house to find the Ghost of Iki Island was Kenji <3 <3 <3 I love this dumbass so much and it was so nice to see a familiar face <3 Plus it let Jin have an actual full laugh when Kenji referred to them both as ‘tough guys’ XD His quests are always enjoyable for me and so I really loved that (though I was also Jin when he’s like “...you didn’t say goodbye.”) but I was happy to see him do the right thing at the end <3 THEN I got to duel the Viper because I diffused the situation instead and that was fun. Love that Jin explains his knowledge of negotiation was learned from all the years with Shimura <3 Also enjoyed spotting Kenji later in the Refuge XD

Really enjoyed all the side quests overall, loved all the animal sanctuaries, and the archery was a TON of fun! Getting the horse armor was neat, seeing Jin actively stop a Mythic retelling, though I was surprised there was no duel for that one. The one for the monkey armor was so creepy, following the lights in the cave, but so damn cinematic and that fight was incredible plus that amor is my new best friend. Seriously omg, the duels in this DLC felt so much beefier than the base game (I was playing on hard so that could be a reason, but the fights didn’t feel this tanky in the base) But that armor just made them a piece of cake if you’re good at perfect parries and perfect dodges <3 <3

Loved the banter and camaraderie between Jin and Tenzo throughout. And I really enjoyed Fune’s character as well! Did the next few story missions and I couldn’t help that sense of foreboding slipping in as I was getting more attached to these characters. Love that they had Kidafure Battlefield on the map but it isn’t till the mission that they tack on the ‘Village’, really hitting home what happened there. 

Maybe I should have been, but I did not see the twist with Tenzo coming at ALL! I physically gasped when he spoke the “May your death benefit all things” to that random Mongol and I was soooo tense, like Jin listen I know he was your dad but also Tenzo spared you. Which I love in the long run how he spared the Butcher’s child only to save him later in life, and Jin could save him and the island in return <3 Because ohhhhhh boy did I get emotional when Jin stopped the Eagle from landing that blow. 

But before that, HER FIGHT IS SO FUCKING COOOOOL!!!!!! SHE IS SO DAMN FAST AND SHE EASILY WIPED THE FLOOR WITH ME THE FIRST TWO TIMES. I also love her references to Khotan and that her moveset with the spear shares some similarities with him.  I tried once more in my Ghost armor (for fashion) and then I switched to the Sarugami armor and was flying through just to have that whole cutscene.

I know culture is different and obviously I can never understand that mindset, but to hear him say to Jin that they both should have died there broke my heart. What kind of a father wants his son’s death with him like that?!?!?!?! But I LOOOOOOVED ‘Honor and Ash’ playing in the background for that scene, as Jin is rejecting what his father may have thought/wanted (just like he did to Shimura with that track at the end of Act 2) and then it moved up a key just to reinforce that Jin is forgiving himself for this and letting go and again, forging his own path just as he did with his uncle. I loved that they used that piece for that pivotal moment...

...JUST TO KICK IT INTO AN EVEN HIGHER GEAR WITH JIN SAVING TENZO AND THE GHOST THEME BLARING IN WITH A KEY CHANGE TO THEN TRIUMPHANTLY FINISH OFF THE EAGLE!!!!! I WAS SO HYPED (and also hoping I wouldn’t die cuz how anti climactic would that have been?!?) but I didn’t and I really enjoyed the resolution between those two. I bowed to him after he bowed to me and I love that they even added dialogue for that if players do decide to do that <3 <3 <3 

The next quest with Fune was sweet, though it felt a little odd to do after defeating the Eagle, but it was sweet nonetheless. I have to finish up some trophy stuff, I guess there’s unseen quests that I’m sure I’ve done a few of, but I have to figure out what I missed. The dueling ring was fun, though that lady was the most difficult for me.

A few things of note:

-I like that in this DLC, you really can’t tell if it’s better to kill or spare Shimura. And how there are lines that could mean slightly different things to Jin depending on what he’s done. I’ve done both and I was on a file where he spared him, but besides a hallucination mentioning the Ghost being hunted for the rest of his days, nothing else pointed to one choice or the other.

-Though a line Jin said to Sugi threw me a bit when he said something along the lines of ‘you’ll never understand how hard it is to kill your family’ and maybe he was referencing his guilt for his father, but I’m like ?????? who else did you kill Jin??? Shimura is fine in this play through XD 

-Talking with her though, I like that Jin described himself as ‘someone who knows what it’s like to be hunted’ :((((((

-Tenzo also made reference to a friend of his being beheaded, but not finding the head till a week later, and asking Jin if he understands that and while the situation is different, I bet Jin’s mind went to Taka :( 

-Loved the subtle storytelling elements with Jin falling into his nightmares during the fight through the Gorge and his resolve disappears each time. The second time it happened, I verbally went “oh my resolve.....oh.”

-I do think Sucker Punch made a lil mistake though because I started thinking about how in Tale 8 of Masako’s quests, I’m almost certain she mentions Jin not understanding her need for revenge or something along those lines, and she talks about Shimura hunting down Kazamasu’s killer for weeks and how Jin had his closure. But uhhhhhh obviously his killer was never found? Or they killed the wrong one? And they didn’t mention it was on Iki Island and obviously didn’t have that foresight that they’d be doing this DLC since he was killed in the snow in the base game and now it was under a wisteria tree, but besides that small thing, I had no complaints! except for always wanting more Yuna

It was so great and I felt it really complemented the base game, especially in regards to everything that Jin feels guilty and responsible for, but also puts his relationship with Shimura is so many new lights that I loooove and I need to talk about more!!! If you read this far, feel free to hmu to chat about it because my best friend who played the base game at the same time I did and screamed with me about it has not played this yet and ahhhhh!!!!!!

[eliot-rambles]

So Crow (white hair) is a Talis, a species of my own creation. I got Ezra (black hair) recently and he's the same species... I did not expect their features to be so similar though! Now Ezra just needs a body (Crow is a Doll Factory Lachlan and Ezra is a Switch Ryuzo) #bjd #switchdoll #dollfactory #switchryuzo #dflachlan https://www.instagram.com/p/ChJo3VGPhjg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[meyerlansky]

me playing ghost of tsushima: khotun’s pretty slick and ryuzo’s my favorite, wouldn’t it be fun if jin just switched sides

the game:

me: JIN CORRUPTION ARC REAL? :OOO

[serene-faerie]

Okay but hear me out

An ice dancing AU for Jin/Yuna.

(Yes, this is a result of me watching a lot of Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir and now needing an outlet)

Jin Sakai as a renowned solo figure skater who retired a few years back, only to return to figure skating in the latest season by starting up a career in ice dancing.

Yuna as an ice dancer who recently ended her last partnership, but ends up forming a new partnership with Jin Sakai, with whom she has surprising chemistry with.

Masako Adachi as their skating coach who trains them for the Worlds or the Olympics, having been a champion ice dancer herself in her younger days.

Jin and Yuna's programs being like Tessa and Scott's programs!! (1, 2, 3, 4)

Jin tying up Yuna's skates and doing her hair before their competitions!!

Them winning first place and being all cute on the podium together!

Bonus:

Taka as Yuna's supportive younger brother who helps her out with her hair before competing.

Ryuzo as Jin's best friend who plays ice hockey, and who totally ships Jin and Yuna.

Lord Shimura, who is initially skeptical of Jin's choice of switching to ice dancing, but gradually warms up to the sport after watching his nephew compete.

What are your thoughts, particularly on my choice of ice dancing for them? @dicax-asina @bri-notthecheese @baby-prince-oppa

[tatianabdoll]

[bjdinfo]

Den of Angels Switch resin comparison [2019]

“Soseo with the old Volks-yellow color, and Damhyeon head only in the new normal skin.” —CMBato

“On further inspection, my Haseo (2017) is slightly darker than my 2016 Luts body. The match was difficult to capture in photos but I tried. I think it wouldn't be noticeable with a faceup, imo.” —poochiness

“Switch Ryuzo (released on April, 2018) + Luts Senior 65 new body (released on September, 2018)” —hellosanta

[tsukinomajou]

My mother told me to buy something memorable every time I finish a project. In the past year, I’ve finished five projects and I got these:

violin and adopted a dog

a new phone

an oven (which I have not used yet oh dear)

My first full body bjd

My holy grail, a Switch Ryuzo doll head

[cian1675]

Switch Ryuzo | Faceup Commission for Lilaciel

[the-bjd-community-confess]

Why put one doll’s hashtag in another doll’s picture. If im looking through the switch ryuzo hashtag I don’t wanna see your minifee Hwayu. If I’m looking at a Doll Chateau Bella hashtag I don’t wanna see your Magic Mirror Keira.  Sorry,  just a little pet peeve of mine            

~Anonymous