#the overthrow trilogy

[foxqlove-draws]

ESTA TIME ESTA TIME FUCK YEAH WORST BIRD

SPOILERS FOR THRIVE

[toxictoad]

Luke is such a funny character because he perfectly encapsulates the reality of growing up in a small town and when you finally get to leave it's a complete shitshow but you're still having the time of your fucking LIFE

[the-nameless-wacky-inventor]

You KNOW things are getting bad when suddenly the political state of the British government portrayed in Ptolemy’s Gate is becoming relatable to real life.

[cl0-ud1]

ALRIGHT i see a bunch of kenneth oppel stuff on here but no one talks about the overthrown trilogy.

I (personally) HATE ESTA. i’m sorry but i just do not like her, i have a hate club (with just me) dedicated to esta, i hate that stupid fucking bird lady.

i see seth and petra as very close friends and esta ruins their dynamic because SOMEONE DECIDES TO FUCKING RUN AWAY WITH A GIRL THEY JUST MET *cough cough* SETH *cough cough*

also, personally, darren was cool. aside from what happened, he was cool…

[superlintball]

One of my absolute favorite things about the Mistborn series (era 1, specifically) is the bait-and-switch of the overarching plot.

Like, you go into it and you're like, "Yeah, okay. I'm reading one of the Big Fantasy Trilogies of the modern era. Hell yeah. What's this all about?"

And so you read. You get introduced to the characters, the magic system, and, most importantly, the central conflict: it's an assassination plot.

Clearly, the whole trilogy is going to be about finding a way to kill the god-emperor of the cruel and oppressive regime, and the final book will have them overthrow him and everything will Be Good.

"Of course that's what will happen," you think to yourself. "That's a pretty standard narrative structure."

So you keep reading.

But as you read the book, something doesn't feel right. The pacing seems... Off. Isn't this book moving too quickly?

And then, as you get around the second act of the book, it hits you all at once.

"Are they... Are they gonna successfully assassinate the Lord Ruler?? IN THE FIRST BOOK??"

It sure looks like it.

SO WHAT THE HELL ARE THE OTHER TWO BOOKS GONNA BE ABOUT.

[warrioreowynofrohan]

Me, reading “On Faerie-Stories”: Star Wars is a faerie-story.

Of course, it’s been called ‘science fantasy’ or ‘space opera’, but that doesn’t entirely get at the same thing. Tolkien may be the source of the popularizing of the fantasy genre as we know it today, but much of fantasy is arguably not faerie-stories. (Which is not to say that they are bad! Only that they are doing something different than a faerie-story as Tolkien describes it.)

But Star Wars (the original trilogy) is. It feeds the imagination, the desire for the strange and wonderful and terrible. It gives us not only shining swords and magic, but strange worlds, cities in the clouds, and ogres in forms like Jabba the Hutt. It is concerned with Good and Evil, with the overthrow of a usurping tyrant and the return of the rightful form of government.

And it has eucatastrophe in in the same way that Tolkien does. The key moment on which Return of the Jedi and the entire trilogy turns is the renunciation of power, the moment when Luke throws away his lightsaber and refuses the temptations of power that are offered by evil. And then it takes us up to the very edge, the expectation that this renunciation will lead to nothing but a horrible, torturous death – and it says no. It says that clinging to Good against all hope can give it the power to reach into the very heart of Evil and draw out goodness from it, and in that moral power rather than physical power lies victory. It is not inevitable and it does not always happen – in the words of Tolkien “eucatastrophe does not deny the existence of dyscatastrophe, of sorrow and failure: the possibility of these is necessary to the joy of deliverance” – but it can happen and the heart of Star Wars is that it does.

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

FIRST ROUND: 37th Tilt

Ahmad, Marco Polo (2014-2016) VS. Aragorn Elessar, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Propaganda

Ahmad, Marco Polo (2014-2016) Portrayed by: Mahesh Jadu Defeated Opponents: - Glenstorm [Cornell John], The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

“1) Nails, hair, hips, heels, treason, fat, beard real, purse full, big bills, BITCH! He’s a BIG deal!! 2) Get yourself a man who is an evil vizier AND gets pegged. 3) Ahmad your hair is too luscious. Your plots to overthrow the khan are too farfetched. Ahmad the murder mural in your office is too detailed. Ahmad they’ll kill you!”

Aragorn Elessar, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) Portrayed by: Viggo Mortensen Defeated Opponents: - Isildur, Son of Elendil [Maxim Baldry], The Rings of Power (2022-)

“I don't even know where to start with Aragorn because everything about him just makes him so ridiculously hot. He's brooding and mysterious, but he has a great smile, he's an incredible fighter but also recites Elvish like the most beautiful love poetry, he looks great all grimy but also very fine when he's all cleaned up, his voice is sexy when he's whispering gently to those he loves and when he's barking out an impassioned speech on the battle field. He's brave, loyal, humble, selfless, intelligent, compassionate. And then just look at his face and his hair and his hands. All so hot.”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For Ahmad:

For Aragorn:

“Does this guy really need propaganda? Is it not enough that he led an entire generation into having unrealistic hopes in their choice of partners? Does he not just drip hotness out of every pore of his being? Well. Let’s sum it up: - mysterious ranger with cool hood - loves his wife - wears cool jewelry - sharp humor - hair - cool sword - opens doors like no one - can and will sing - horse girl at heart - king - do I need to continue?”

“He looks great scruffy, he looks great cleaned up. He's kind and smart and caring and also really good at fighting. He's everything.”

[nyaagolor]

One of the things I find funniest about 5/6 is how much more insane the stakes get for the finales. Every AA game has had really broad themes but ultimately every final conflict in the trilogy+4 was pretty small in scope, with your villain representing a problem rather than literally Being it. Manfred and Kristoph represented corruption, but they were only ever a face, a consequence, or a symbol of it. Phoenix is taking down one specific symptom of a broader societal conflict within his world because This Specific Person has a personal connection to him in some way. Can you imagine if Engarde actually WAS the assassin? Or if at the end of AA4 we were trying to literally take down the bar association instead of just Kristoph? bc that’s how 5+6 feels to me it's honestly kind of hilarious

The finale cases of the trilogy really stand out to me because while the broader themes are represented through the villains, ultimately our final culprits are Just Some Guy and it makes the conflict so much more personal to Phoenix and resonant with the audience. Then 5 and 6 are like “we can and WILL take on international spies and overthrow the government”. Why. What about the villain as a representation of the protagonist’s grief? What about smaller scale conflicts as a vehicle to represent abstract ideas about truth, corruption, and justice? Why is there power creep in my lawyer game?

[wisteria-cherry]

a finnick odair fic where reader is a capitolite, aged somewhere around 18 where finnick is still a forced pr0stitute

reader buys his time but as it turns out they’re looking to overthrow snow, and so asks that finnick gather secrets for them that would aid them

this is what initiates finnick’s love for secrets in the actual trilogy bc 1) he sees their worth as opposed to money and 2) they remind him of reader

and then reader dies at the end womp womp

[pumpkinrootbeer]

something that stands out to me on my reread is how present haymitch is even when he's not physically there in the books. they kind of undo this in the movies by showing us him running around to get sponsors but how much he comes up during the games, especially in catching fire just really highlights how necessary he was in everything.

a change i absolutely hate is them having haymitch send katniss notes in the movies when in the books they could just communicate effortlessly. two poor kids from seam, they knew each other. we don't really see that kind of communication from anyone else in the trilogy, it's both a testiment to how alike they are and how uncannily clever haymitch manages to be throughout the entirety of the series. I keep thinking about specifically "... a water source for those who don't have mentors as smart as Haymitch."

just. yeah that's my drunk genius who overthrows a government. u go king ily

[secretagentspydetectiveninja]

(Alright, going to stop procrastinating and finally make this post.) After playing through the new trilogy in French to see what was different, here are some things about the French localisation of Spirit of Justice I thought you should know:

First of all, I usually like the French and English versions of the games equally. This marks the first time I've actually enjoyed the French version... more than the English one?? Especially Turnabout Revolution? Don't get me wrong, I already loved it in English, but I think the next time I replay it I'll actively choose French. Idk man it just hits different when a bunch of French people are talking about revolution and overthrowing the tyrannical regime etc

Oh yes, speaking of which, yes, the "Japanifornia" parts of the game take place in Paris, France, as usual. No, I have no idea how Kurain village can be next to the mountains and also the sea while also being in the vicinity of Paris. I also don't know why the entire population of a small country in the Himalayas are fluent in French and use it on a daily basis. But seriously, the main characters mention SO OFTEN that they're French and from France, like, all the fricking time. Remember the incredibly Japanese rakugo case? Imagine that taking place in France.

The Khura'inese pun names are hysterical in French. An example that English speakers can get too: the first culprit's name in French is Sterh'uey Tu'heiven. I'm not making this up. That's his name.

RAYFA'S FRENCH VOICE ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE A TEENAGER INSTEAD OF A 30 YEAR OLD, THANK THE HOLY MOTHER

Unfortunately the Holy Mother giveth, but she also taketh away, and they gave Nahyuta a crunchy old man voice that doesn't suit his ethereal appearance at all...

Athena has now added German and Italian to her random English and Spanish phrases from the prev game. I mean... it made sense before, since she was meant to have lived in the USA in this version, but now I guess she just does it for fun? Who knows

French Roger Retinz uses €50 notes (euros) to fan himself instead of dollar bills

Inga's full name is "Inga Karkhuul Kel Nomh Bowkhou Tro'lon Pohm'peu Eh'Duhr Apronh Ons'ai Khura'in III" ("quel nom beaucoup trop long, pompeux et dur à prononcer")

Nahyuta's nickname in French is just "Yuta"

Ema and Apollo now use informal pronouns for each other, so do Ema and Trucy now, Maya starts using informal pronouns for Apollo from almost the first moment she meets him (though he uses formal pronouns for her lmao), and yes Dhurke and Apollo use informal pronouns with each other the whole time, even when things are awkward at the start. Rayfa and her mother always use formal pronouns for each other, which is a little depressing.

AS FOR NAHYUTA AND APOLLO... HOHOHO. Obviously they're both using "vous" (formal) in court, but in the scene afterwards Apollo switches to "tu" (informal) when he asks Nahyuta if he remembers him. Later in Turnabout Revolution, Apollo has gone back to vous but he's at least saying "Nahyuta" rather than "Prosecutor Sahdmadhi" or whatever (I think that happened in the English version too). Then during the final trial, after that one insanely angsty scene, Apollo starts using tu again and even (internally) uses the nickname Yuta once! Nahyuta eventually starts referring to him as Apollo and starts using tu after finally openly acknowledging Apollo as his family aaauuuuuugh ;o;

(Listen Apollo usually always tries to be formal and professional in court so this is a big deal!!! It's a big deal to me at least!!!!!!!!!)

In the English version there were a few times our good ol' American Apollo had a sort of "haha I'm just a foreigner I don't know anything here" vibe which... no you're not lol. The French version didn't have that (or at least toned it down a lot) and made him feel less like a tourist and more like an immigrant returning to his old home country with complex feelings, which he is. It makes it more personal that he's the one to bring about the revolution imo -- he's not some random foreigner swooping in to save the day, this is his home and his family, he belongs here. (As an immigrant myself I find aspects of him relatable and will defend his Khura'inese backstory to the death DON'T TEST ME)

The "what's crack-a-lackin' homie" line in all its glory:

[scholliski]

my university unknowingly asking me to write an essay on Edgar Allen Poe, not knowing I’m insane and have spent years decoding his life and works to compare them to a trilogy about a teenage boy overthrowing the mafia through the power of stubborn idiocy.

[marietheran-archived]

Thinking how TBoSaS as a whole seems to have more mentions of anything alluding to religion than the previous three books together... By no means is there a lot of it here either - but there's Sejanus' District 2 funeral customs and it crops up in Lucy Gray's songs... "I know the soul that you struggle to save" is explicitly religious terminology (likely not correct religious terminology, but never mind) and of course "You're headed for Heaven, the sweet old hereafter". I'm almost hesitant to count the latter, because the characters in the trilogy also have some vague ideas about some sort of afterlife - Katniss comforts herself thinking "Rue is safe and happy now" after the girl dies, and - I'm not sure it's in the books, but it's in the movies - there is the "If I see you again it will be in another world" line (meaning "either we overthrow the Capitol or we all die"). But neither actually says the word "heaven" outright.

And I know I'm sort of grasping at evidence here, but I do like to think it points to the conspicuous lack of religion of any sort in THG being a state manufactured by the Capitol, if it increases the longer it has been in power.

[aleksanderscult]

What would you think Aleksander's google search history be like? :D (If he had access to it oc)

Now that's very interesting and fun!

Grishaverse trilogy:

"Tips to keep your cool"

"How to endure immortality"

"I've caught feelings what should I do?"

"Local pastry shops" for his sweet tooth y'know ;)

"Sneaky ways to overthrow the shit monarchy"

"How to make your love interest see reason"

"100 + 1 ways to kill your romantic rival"

*after Alina escapes*:

"Ship schedules from East Ravka's port"

"How can you feel less lonely"

"Merzost: What side effects are there?"

"How to make your nichevo'ya pick you up and make you hover above the ground like a badass"

"Rizz lessons"

"Creative ways to dispose your second romantic rival"

"Tips to deal with heartbreak and loss"

Nikolai duology:

"Tips for better patience"

"Tips for better patience"

"Tips for better patience"

*after he sees Alina*:

"Cure for brainwashing"

"Tips for even better patience"

"Tips for even better patience"

"Tips for even better patience"

"How to annoy your enemies"

[1shroom1]

My mother, who’s a huge interview fan herself, and I have developed a modern day (?) iwtv au on crack. It’s plot line is supposed to take course over a book series trilogy. The names of said series are subject to change.

The first series is The Vampires on TV (featuring The Bachelor Lestat and a soap opera with the main cast of Louis, Lestat, Claudia, and Armand living together)

The second series is The Vampires go to therapy (with Dr. Santiago as a Dr. Phil replacement)

And the third series is The Vampire domination where Louis, Lestat, and Armand overthrow the US government (and Lestat eventually plans world domination however this is a WIP concept)

There’s also a spin off series about Magnus’ wacky adventures in the psych ward.

Anyone wanna write it with me?/j

[written-among-the-stars]

Plot Ideas For A Fantasy Book

To figure out what the central plot of my fantasy book should be, I listed the central objectives of many fantasy and fantasy-adjacent pieces of media and tried to group them.

So here's a list of possible plots or "missions" for a fantasy story:) (plus examples)

Finding an artifact (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Talus Duology)

Finding an animal (Shadow and Bone, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them)

Unraveling a secret (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Stranger Things S1-4)

Murder mystery / Unraveling the circumstances of someone’s death (The Grimoire of Grave Fates, Cemetery Boys, Stranger Things S4)

Finding out the cause of someone’s disappearance and finding them (All Our Hidden Gifts, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Stranger Things S1)

Curing a curse (King of Scars, Stranger Things S2)

Heist (Six of Crows)

Defeating a villain (Harry Potter Saga, Shadow and Bone Trilogy)

Overthrowing the regime (THG: Mockingjay)

Winning a game (The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

Getting revenge and/or justice (Crooked Kingdom)

Saving a business/company/house/… (Lockwood & Co.)

Saving the motherfucking world (Umbrella Academy S1-3)