#this is one of my fav games and the remake feels like a dream

[deefighter2739]

Kirby's return to Dream Land when Kirby returns to Dream Land idk the remake got out today.

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If you want to share; do you have any horror movie reccs? I kinda like the less indie ones haha, but anything is nice!! I really enjoyed Talk to Me and Black Phone from some of the recent-ish ones. Looking forward to watching Longlegs!

oh man do i !! ill share some of my favs and this got really long so under the cut lol

i love scifi horror, and prometheus/alien covenant is such a big pick for me, david8 one of my fav horror antagonists ever. Also in the scifi horror genre, i ADORE event horizon, its basically demonic haunted house in space with the best cast ever and you should watch it.

I love Robert Eggers generally (the lighthouse is probably my favorite movie of all time tho i dont really consider it horror) but the witch is definitely horror and if you like historical/period pieces its an absolute must watch.

If we want some more serious veined and disturbing horrors imo- lets go with Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer by Lanthimos. Theyre slower and heavy and too bright and too horrible. their strangeness just picks at you, movies that really feel like someone grabbing your face and forcing you to look. in a similar world, i like funny games, both the original and the remake, as well as suspiria, the original and the remake. It's become rather trendy lately, i keep seeing gifs of it around lol, but Possession is also fantastic, another great performance from sam neill.

I love 80s horror, The Thing is probably one of the best horror movies ever made, just a masterclass of tension and effects work. I love the movie CHRISTINE which is about a murderous possessed car. the shining is a fucking classic and still one of the most unsettling movies for me to watch. i also love children of the corn, the strange folk horror of it is really just kind of crazy cool and underrated imo..

back to recent, its very hyped but It Follows definitely lives up to that hype. one of the best film scores in recent memory, insane performances and sense of dread. if you dont mind extreme heavy violence, green room is a fantastic watch. get out is a modern horror classic and another must watch, and i see it talked about less, but i love peele's US even more and find it so so terrifying, lupita nyongos performance in it is beyond haunting.

im a huge huge sucker for a monster movie, i adore monsters, i've already mentioned the thing and alien series which are great examples but here, take some more! i loved crawl, alligator themed florida horror. Underwater, if you like a big monster. del Toro's mimic is crazy and creepy. Annihilation isn't what id call a horror movie, but its quite horrifying, and definitely has some of my favorite movie monsters... same with When Animals Dream its more a coming of an age than a True Horror but its my favorite werewolf movie ive ever watched so i would be remiss to not mention it

i also LOVE found footage, a subgenre only really pursued by horror film, and theres a lot of bad ones but a few good ones lol. The Bay is one i'll always recommend, it uses so many mediums so well to weave this very real and awful tale of ecohorror. the OG, the blair witch project. Hell House LLC is the perfect halloween movie to get freaked out on before you and your friends go to a haunted house...

i could go on and on but this is already a lot lol....but theres so many great horror movies out there!! you need only to watch them 🫶 hope you enjoy if you do check any of these out!!

[neatfrog]

~Notes~

~occasional 18+ content 🔞🔞

~queer faggot 🌈

~current things I can’t shut the fuck up about: hazbin hotel/helluva boss, fallout, venom (coming soon)

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~currently taking commissions ✨

~About~

~you can call me kitchie (pronounced like ‘kicsi’ in Hungarian - it’s a joke bc kicsi means small and I’m 4’11”)

~you might have once known me as venomtots

~3 decades alive on this wretched planet

~married to someone I met on tumblr (follow ur dreams, kids)

~I enjoy cats and languages

~I draw (if the brain worms let me), and am capable of writing but haven’t actually done so in years. my white whale is the venom fanfic from 2018 that I still haven’t finished

~I’m autistic and have adhd so if I do something weird pls just blame it on that

~I’m not kidding when I say I’m obsessed with languages, it’s my special interest since I was like 7

~fluent - English and French

~advanced - Hungarian

~also OK - Norwegian, Spanish (Mexico), German, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin)

~can’t speak/write but can read sorta well enough: Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish (the only words I know are probably all from Antti Tuisku songs)

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The rest is just my likes and shit, no obligation to read

~Likes~

video games

favs: Fallout, Baldur’s Gate 3, The Outer Worlds, Rule of Rose, Clocktower, ReMothered, Visage, The Evil Within, Resident Evil, the Dark Pictures series - most survival horror/horror in general.

I’ll admit that I often don’t have the patience for the horror games where you have to be all sneaky and try to find things & escape while constantly being chased, but I still really love those kinds of games and wish I had the patience to play them, so I’ll usually just watch a let’s play

I’m also a slut for some Mario Party, and my adhd ass can sit and play shit like Powerwash Simulator or House Flipper for hours

books/comics

horror/thriller/mystery mostly, but if it sounds interesting I’ll read whatever. we have several shelves of Stephen King books

favs: The Walking Dead, Venom, GoT, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy, The Hunger Games

I still read manga occasionally (FMA will always be my #1 favorite)

movies

horror (any kind), foreign films, indie, comedy - again, if it sounds interesting and I’m in the mood then anything is cool. if you like horror and haven’t watched any Asian horror films, you definitely should do that

series/franchises that could be releasing their 20-quillionth remake/sequel and I would still be going to see it: saw, the purge, friday the 13th, scream, nightmare on elm st, VHS, Killjoy, Terrifier

ok I’d probably watch any Hunger Games movie too tbh

and literally anything ari aster does, I know that man’s some kinda fucked up but damn does he make some Movies

also Tubi has some really awesome shit on there, definitely worth checking out

I found Liza a rókatündér (Liza the Fox Fairy) on there and it’s now one of my all-time favorite movies

tv shows

favs: Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss, Fallout, The Walking Dead, The Boys/Gen V, IWTV, Resident Alien, Hannibal, Ted Lasso, Disenchantment, Paradise PD/Farzar, WWDITS, GoT (minus s8), Supernatural (stopped around s14 and then they did That Thing at the end so it’s more of an old fav now)

I love Scandinavian crime thrillers/dramas 🤣

when starting a series it’s honestly whatever my spouse and I decide we feel like watching at the time. I usually prefer comedy or horror, but we’ve been known to watch other things

I’ll admit I’m also a sucker for crime shows like CSI, I had season 3 on dvd as a kid and rewatched it all the time. I used to watch it and Criminal Minds with my parents so it’s kind of nostalgic cause it’s like one of the few things we all did together

(I used to be into anime but I haven’t really been feeling it for a while. My first anime was InuYasha (still holds a special place in my heart). My all-time favorite is Fullmetal Alchemist, and I enjoyed Death Note and JJBA a feral normal amount. Black Butler was also 👌🏻 and I still need to finish the manga)

music

90% of the music I listen to isn’t in English. I don’t really need to understand the lyrics, I just like how it sounds. It does end up being funny sometimes though when you find out you’ve been bopping it to a song that’s repeatedly calling someone’s mom a whore

Most Listened: Antti Tuisku, Apulanta, Evelina, Szakács Gergő, ByeAlex, Intim Torna Illegál, Leander Kills, Dubioza, KYO, Stromae, Siri Nilsen - etc (Linkin Park is still an all-time favorite as far as American music goes)

I admit I’ve been obsessed with the hazbin hotel soundtrack lately

ok I won’t say no to the occasional k-pop or j-rock song (I used to be Obsessed lol)

that said I’ll listen to literally anything if it sounds good (nice beats make brain go brrr). only genre I actively dislike is post-9/11 country music

~Dislikes~

spiders (i’m sorry lil dudes ur rly cool y’all just irrationally scare me), making phone calls, unwarranted rudeness

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might just be me but im convinced so many ppl see anime that were popular in the 00s immediately associated with a phase or not for them anymore or like a thing in the past cause so many of my favs that haven't had recent anime have had this happen

like the quality of the series doesnt matter if its a 2000s anime and you associate it with your teen years or something

90s stuff is far back enough to be seen as cool and classic and some 00s anime media that's like recently revived or has rly specific high quality artstyles is seen as aesthetic now but like...a lot of ppl just dont dig back into those era of interest cause noones going arnd telling them its cool and they assume it was just some thing they liked as a young person and moved on from or something

or they SRSly liked it at the time but it's seen as smth they move on from as a part of life like am I crazy idk?????

obviously everything is like that to an extent but i feel like the properties that have escaped this are ones that stretched all the way into the 2010s or had recent high quality remakes or some sort of major anime or game project within the last few years to drum up buzz...its PART of why i always huff mad copium dreaming of a science saru holic anime it would feel so correct and the timing has basically passed cause theyre gonna stop giving holic attention soon and we already got the movie lol (still havent seen it my brain is weird i wanna see it so bad idk why i havent yet ask my brain)

but like idk . i feel like if you're not one of those niche types or actively invested in stuff you liked as a teenager or stuff slightly before your time as an anime fan lots of things just remain 'pleasant memories of a janky thing that I liked back then as a cringey teen' and it stays like that forever and that rly bums me out

apart from series that have actively had major flaws ive reassessed as an adult (lots of shojo and bl from 00s era lol) ive never related to that sort of thing so it feels so annoying to me. like cringe is free maybe that thing you liked back then is still good. not trying to pressure anybody sometimes interests really do come in phases but it sucks when this sort of thing means great media gets left behind cause 'idk i liked it when i was 13 which was cool but its a bit jank lol' or something

[kaypeace21]

What's in a name? (Analysing all the names in stranger things)

*I'll be repeating some names more than once as I break down categories .

Show , book, and tv easterggs

Alot of character names may have deeper meaning but some are also refs to stories they liked. The stranger writers twitter posted a list of movies said to inspire s4 (which I’ll be referencing).

Dart- dustin names him this after d'artagenean (a 3 musketeers book character) and one of Dustin's fav candies (3 muskateers). Similarly his pet turtle yurtle is implied to be named after the dr Seuss’ story 'yertle the turtle'.

Brenner- main character from 'the birds', which was on the st s4 list.

Byers- john byers from x files. The duffers mentioned x files was an inspo for the show. Although John byers (from x files) resembles Murray as an unhinged conspiracy theorist. The documentary paradise lost was also cited as inspo for st- john byers and his son, terry, Michael, and Steve were names in said film

Jim Hopper- in Predator (another st inspo) he was a soldier who was flayed to death in the woods. Another character in the film with a similar fate was “Hawkins”.

Detective Wheeler and elle Holloway- from silent Hill franchise. Another ref mentioned by the Duffers. Holloway was the surname of st's Heather. Elle (is el) and Wheeler is Mike's surname. Wheeler was also on the ep of twiglight zone (another cited ref by the duffers) . In the ep 'mute' sheriff wheeler takes in a mute psychic girl as his foster daughter. So some hints at hopper too . Hopper even mentions el-anor (gilipse) in s1. The surname of a main character in the silent hill series.Lt. Colonel Sullivan (s4) could be a eastergg of silent hill 4 which had a Sullivan character.

Henderson- st twitter mentioned how all the bond films were on the s4 inspiration list . So Dustin's surname being the same as one of the bond characters is a nod. Duffers also mentioned ‘freaks & geeks’ as inspo- and 1 character’s surname was also Henderson (another nod).

Mrs Driscoll (from s3) - a nod to invasion of the body snatchers which was mentioned as inspo by the Duffers. And clear inspo for s3.

Powell (cop and partner of hopper ) - diehard films also on s4 list. He's named after the cop powell.

Callahan (cop and partner of Hopper) - father Callahan ref. He shows up in many of Stephen King novels. The Duffers have cited over 10 novels and books from him as inspo for st

Nancy- she's called ‘Nancy drew’ (from the novels). And the duffers have mentioned they are fans of elmstreet - who's main character was Nancy. Nancy also references 'Oliver twist" ,and that book has a character named Nancy in it. Nancy was also a first Lady in the 80s similar to her friend Barbara- who was also a first Lady in the 80s.Nancy's name might also be inspired by "Nancy Wheeler", a secondary character in the 1970 book Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret written by Judy Blume.

Fred (s4)- apparently a high-school journalist who may be friend or foe. This one is a stretch but given nancy maybe being an elmstreet ref- and her enemy being fred-die kreuger. Fred may have animosity to Nancy and that's why his name is Fred. I mean ... they even cast a new s4 character with Freddie kreuger's original actor.so...

Jason (s4) - is in the 1986 Nancy drew novel (when s4 takes place). He is similar to the duffers description. In the novel he's a rich, popular, arrogant jock and blackmailing students at the high-school . S3 even named one of its episodes after a nancy drew novel- so wouldn't surprise me.

Christie carpenter (s4/reffed in s1 by hopper)- christie is the main character in the hellraiser series (which is on the s4 st list). Carpenter is the surname of the director of 'the thing' name dropped in s3. (The flesh monster in s3 also resembles the thing) , and in s1 mr clarke watches it ,and mike has the thing movie poster in his basement.

Argyle (s4) - die hard 1-2 were on the s4 st list. And is a name of a diehard character.

Max- her name is 'mad max' like the 80s film. But since the Duffers like videogames. Her name may be a ref to max caufield from the ‘life is strange’ game as well. She has a 'never Maxine rule' similar to max in st. But the game character is similar to jonathan as she is a teen photographer and says similar words to jonathan in s1 saying she would rather watch people through a camera than interact with them.

Eddie munson (s4)- not going to lie. I have no proof of this but I immediately thought of the TV character Eddie Munster (the friendly monster ).

Possible comic book easteggs

The duffers are no stranger to comic book references. The duffers have already directly reffed xmen, wonderwoman, and green lantern. Kali's place also has a comic book ref to 'the invisibles' on the wall. While the s4 movie list mentions thor ragnock , age of ultron, and 2 batman films. Some of these refs will go over your head if you haven't read my DID theory. But a lot of this analysis will still be enjoyable. :)

Jane st ives (jane ives aka el). marvel. (jane st ives sees her dad k*ll her mom and vows revenge against him.Sort of similar to what brenner did to terry).

Stephanie harrington (Steve harrington)- 80s marvel comic. DP.7. Will DID ref. Antibody, is a medical resident who can project from his body a dark figure of himself (also called an "antibody", a word play on the medical term) that flies, can become intangible, and transfer its memories to another person by physical contact (mindflayer).  He later merges with the antibody. like how susie refs ‘wizard of earthsea’ -the novel where the young wizard Ged releases a shadow monster (said to be an ancient evil) but it turns out to be the dark aspects of his personality and the only way for the chaos to stop is to accept his darkness and merge as 1.

Barry bauman (Murray bauman) . marvel comics - Will did easteregg.Bauman lived in never ending darkness. He felt, that there was a realm outside the darkness and started to explore the entire content of his brain thus using now more than the usual 10 % .Also had telekinesis.He turned his attention to the stars in order to exact revenge on the human race which spends billions of dollars to kill each other, but wouldn't spend the mere million or so it would have cost to cure him. For his vengeance he transported the suns near our galaxy into his omnipotent brain. As the people of Earth would learn of the disappearing of the suns they would panic and feel Bauman's loneliness before he would destroy Earth.Despite the death of his physical body, Bauman's consciousness somehow survived and began hopping from body to body throughout the galaxy, his powers growing until the Star Thief was recognized as a major threat to galactic society.

Sinclair- last name of xmen rhaine.  Will Did ref. storyline Rahne Sinclair is mentally bonded to Havok against her will(Will/mf).She is subsequently manipulated by the Shadow King. Her bond with Havok causes her to act irrationally, sometimes threatening teammates, sometimes by flirting with them.  She undergoes more than one attempt to undo the bonding, with varying results. Her instability also manifests in many odd dreams, in which her identity is merged into pop culture figures. What’s funny is charlie heaton (jonathan byers) was just in an xmen movie with this Rhaine character.

Victor creel (s4)-sounds like mutant victor creed of the xmen comic. x men Mutant with ab*sive dad and poor socioeconomic background. He had a "birthday tradition" of ab*sing his young relatives on their birthdays. Which reminds me of Lonnie making jonathan cry for a week (because he forced him to k*ll a rabbit on his b-day). Not to mention Lonnie is prob coming back for Will’s b day in s4... so... the name is prob a ref to that ‘birthday tradition’. Could also be a stephen king reference -since Duffers love him. The Creel family was in sk’s book “pet cemetary’-which fun fact (the actress who plays El’s aunt is in the recent remake)!

Yuri (s4)-Yuri Topolov (Russian: Юрий Тополов) was a Soviet scientist and the first foe of the Hulk. 

Dimitri (s4)-Dmitri Bukharin was born in Kuibyshev, Russia (some sources say Moscow).  First appeared in Iron man.

Peter ballard ( s4 character) may just be a hellfire ref . since I guy with last name ballard was a double agent for the hellfire club (name of st s4 ep 1). And ballard means bald which the actor is certainly not lol. I don't think he's literally associated with hellfire but its just a ref. And because its implied in his st character summary despite working for the mental hospital-where brenner is most likely at- he's horrified by the treatment of the psych patients. So that may be where the double agent aspect would come into play.

Ian Hargrove (billy hargrove)- batman comics. had a history of mental health problems dating back to childhood, which his parents were unable to afford treatment for. His brother John hargrove tried to keep him out of trouble but Ian developed an uncanny talent for explosives (will the wise fire powers). He ends up at Archam asylum. Cough billy is Will's alter. Why he has the name billy (a nickname for William) . Jonathan in s2 mentions how he likes the writer vonnegut- who wrote slaughter house 5- the main character was Billy. Already mentioned how it connects to my did theory .

Jason carver (s4)- carver is the last name of the comic hero thunderbolt (in the flash)-the first name of thunderbolt is Will and his brother is named Lonnie. There was also a John carver in the comic.

Holland (barb's last name) last name of Swamp thing. I think its plot has quite a few s4/5 spoilers but Im not diving into it right now.

Names associated with religions or mythology 

(if you’ve read my DID theory- some themes will appear relevant in relation  WIll’s alters or to WIll’s past/tr*uma).

-‘Kali prasad".Kali  is the name of a Hindu goddess . Kali’s iconography and mythology commonly associate her with death,  violence, s*xuality, but also paradoxically -motherly love. In myths ‘she only k*lls demons’ and is described as  ‘overflowing with incomprehensible love for her children’ - (aka ST’s Kali k*lling people from hawkins lab for hurting kids). Her third eye stands for wisdom (like Will the wise).Kali is called at times ‘ the bright fire of truth’ (will the wise/fire powers).The devotee makes her image in his heart and under her influence burns away all limitations and ignorance in the cremation fires. This inner cremation fire in the heart is the gyanagni (fire of knowledge), which kali bestows (cough Will the wise-fire powers). The goddess also could create a darkcloud of lightning (similar to the mf). The phrase “brilliant as a dark cloud” is a snippet of one such prayer dedicated to Kali.The name Kali is derived from the Hindu word that means “time”. Kali receives her name because she devours ‘kala’ (Time)- like clocks ticking when El sees demogorgan/clock being wonky when Will see mf/clocks in s4 promos.’ After devouring time she resumes her own dark formlessness. “This transformative effect can be metaphorically illustrated in the West as a black hole in space” (cough mf cough hopper blackhole/time refs). Kali’s s2 butterfly-“Kali is the Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. ... The cocoon, butterfly and the karmic golden wheel reflect Her deep connection with life.”And Prasād (her last name) is a material substance that is a religious offering to gods in  Hinduism .

-While, EL is the name of a Cannanite (male) god associated with “salt water “ (pool filled with salt in s1) who “dwelled in a tent” (in s1 Mike’s blanket fort) .And his gray-beard was described as " "full of wisdom.” él’  in Spanish means ‘he’- which could be a nod at her ( androgynous) presentation in s1. El can also be translated to "God" or 'god'. The el character has various mythologies depending on which culture/ religion is using the term 'el'. In the post-biblical period, "el" became a regular element in the names of angels such as "Gabri·el," "Micha·el," and "Azri·el," to denote their status as divine beings.And Jane translates to " Yahweh (god) is gracious/merciful". The cannanite god El was also dubbed “Compassionate God of Mercy.”  Earlier, a ninth century B.C.E. inscription  identifies Ēl- the name of the Babylonian water god Ea, lord of the watery subterranean abyss (cough watery  dark void in st). Terry (el’s mom-aka Teressa) was originally used in the Middle Ages for a “child baptized in holy water” (El in the sensory water tank/Terry used it too,according to Becky in s1). Eleanor (called this in s1)- can mean "sun ray" (possible the opposite of the ‘shadow monster’ or Kali who can represent a “black hole”). 

-Will-the s4 st movie lists (‘red dragon’, gods of monsters, & ‘blade runner’ ) mention the artist and writer William Blake  (specifically his painting of the angel michael fighting a dragon in revelations - reffed in st s1). He was one of many painters part of the exhibition of “ The World Turned Upside Down: Apocalyptic Imagery.”The World Turned Upside Down explores the myriad ways that artists in England visualized the apocalypse in a period fraught with political, religious, economic, and cultural change. 

During this period Blake was commissioned to create over a hundred paintings intended to illustrate books of the Bible along with revelations .  He also drew illustrations for the novel Dante’s inferno. Blake’s brutally satirizes oppressive authority in church and state.He said those who proclaim restrictive moral rules and oppressive laws as “goodness” are in themselves evil. Hence to counteract this repression, Blake announces that he is of the “Devil’s Party” (cough hellfire club ref-and dissing the satanic panic of the hellfire club and other marginilised groups) . He also says “men forgot that All deities reside in the human breast.” So Instead of looking for God on remote altars, Blake warns, man should look within.He produced a diverse and symbolically rich œuvre, which embraced the “imagination as “the body of God.” He wrote his own stories based on biblical writings- one includes the fire wielding character of Los (will the wise) who represented jesus. Los (like jesus does in revelations) causes the destruction of the world and the second judgment unfolds. The poem ends with Los’s unfallen state rising up and shepherding in science and removing the dark religions. I also talked about  how this story ‘book of los’ hints at the DID theory-but this is getting long-so you can just read the explanation here if interested. Also, hellooo Both names are William B(yers/lake). Billy (a alter of Will-sharing the name William) in s3 he even wore “lady of pillar” medallion- i.e about jesus/mary.

JOHN (supposedly Jesus’ blood relative- who wrote ‘revelations’.) In scripture John was called “the disciple whom Jesus loved as a brother” .Fire is the most typical element associated with the Saint John's Eve celebration (Jonathan did light the demogorgan on fire). Many scholars consider John & Jesus ("apocalyptic prophets"). Jonathan itself translates to " yahweh (god ) has given" in Hebrew.

Michael- Similar to kali, he’s a religious figure known for killing demons. He’s the arch-angel from the book of revelations (Apocalypse). A evil Beast (with seven heads usually translated to ‘satan’ or ‘dragon’) appears .“it was a 7″ causes Will to be attacked by the demogorgan ( which in d&d is a demon with multiple heads). The Archangel MICHAEL fought and defeated this 7 headed beast/satan. Corresponding with Mike at the end of s1 writing a fictional d&d story for Will (based off defeating the demogorgan) which was about helping kill a 7 HEADED MONSTER! Michael is also the archangel who oversees on Earth the natural element of fire (Mike telling Will the wise to use ‘fireball’ to defeat this same 7 headed monster in the game, at the end of s1)! Ironically though Jesus /Christian god is also associated with 7s a lot (he has 7 angels and during the apocalypse causes 7 plagues , he has 7 candles etc .)cause the number seven, represented ‘perfection’ according to ancient numerology . Will’s b day is March 22- (3) +2+2 =7 (“it was a 7”). Will’s bday even falls in what christians call “the holy week”( the week immediately preceding Easter.)  At the end of s1 they even defeat this 7 headed monster because Will rolls a 14 (which can be broken down into two 7s). Michael & William also have 7 letters in each of their names respectively- equating to this 14. This dragon biblical story (of Michael) is also William blake’s most popular painting. Also, random fact in revelations god has a rainbow throne (with thunder /lightning -will the wise powers- coming from the throne, and seven lit torches next to it ) . He also wears a rainbow halo. Lol. Michael also roughly translates to  ( 'Who like el?' The answer being roughly translated to ' no one like el' ... which i mean literally is saying there is no one similar to her. But I still think its a linguistic pun/ burn that Mike is not actually into El romantically).

Jim (James) hopper- According to the s3 script Hopper’s real name is James. JAMES (JIM) was an apostle to jesus- brother of john. And in the bible was called a ’son of thunder ’. Will’s powers/ hopper being an alter of Will's so technically brother of jonathan and thunder powers. Not to mention David on Instagram saying hopper has " he has risen. like bread" is a Jesus ref to 'he has risen"... even the bread ref could be a catholic ref to the last supper.

  Martin Brenner/marsha holland-  have their first name reference the roman god Mars who was originally a ‘thunder or storm deity’ (will the wise/mf powers). EL (in cannanite mythology) also allowed Baal the storm god to rule the entire earth.

ROBIN- was the God of Thunder’s- Thor’s- favorite bird. And Dustin also means ‘Thor’s stone.’The red belly robin is also an important bird in Christianity. Legend has it that the robin got its red belly from a fire in which it was trying to protect Jesus. Robin also name drops the greek god prometheus- the god of fire (will the wise) who brought human beings life and knowledge. And Steve looks at Robin and says "let there be light" a biblical passage. The robin represents selflessness for a higher truth. 

Barb- Saint BARBara- dad kept her locked away from the outside world (like el/brenner) . He tried to k*ll her when he learned she didn’t believe in his religion- so the dad was punished by “god” who electrocuted him with lightning/lit him on fire. (Will the wise powers).

Nancy- is derived from a medieval diminutive of Annis, an English form of Agnes.  There’s the christian saint Agnes- who was beautiful and from a wealthy family. She was the Christian saint of girls and v*rginity . And the duffers subverted this along with the problematic horror movie trope of the ' v*rgin female heroine surviving while her more se*ually liberated female friends are punished by the villain' ( by having her survive specifically because she decided to have s*x).Agnes was also led out and bound to a stake, but (allegedly) the bundle of wood would not burn, or the flames parted away from her (will the wise fire powers). Also people claimed that any man who tried to r*pe her was struck blind.

Hopper's wife’s name -Dianne- is also the roman goddess of ,nature, hunting and wild animals( and greek equivalent to Artemis) .Becky  means ‘snare’ -for hunting animals .Teressa (Terry) means ' huntress'.  The name was originally used in the Middle Ages for a child baptized in holy water . Name of 2 saints-Teresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux. Lonnie’s gf (Cynthia) was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, as well.

Power couple Angela & jake (s4) - Angela means 'messenger of God". And Jake (also means ”supplanter”) is derived from jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebecca in genesis. El’s aunt,Becky (Rebecca) is wife of isaac.Other theories claim that Jacob is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".The name jacob is also where the names James/jim is derived from.

couple Steve spies on in s3- Anna Jacobi & Mark Lewinsky. Anna ( name of the mother of the Virgin Mary) Jacobi ("he who supplants"-aka same meaning as jim since both names are derived from jacob). Mark (”the god mars”-same meaning as martin brenner) .Lewinsky (lion-same name meaning as Lonnie). Also derived from the Hebrew root לוי‎ (leví, “priest”)

Joyce means "lord". Could also be a ref to the ('unofficial') saint Joyce who gave up wealth to live in poverty.

Ted-is the short form of the names Theodore and Edward. Theodore is a Greek name meaning "gift of God", Edward has an English origin and means "wealthy guard." Eddie (from s4) also means ‘wealthy guard”

Holly (nancy and Mike's sis)- Holly meanings are 'One who is pious' or 'sacred'

Karen- can be short for Katherine-one of the first christian saints.”Saint Katherine of the Wheel “(er). A 4th century martyr who suffered t*rture on a spiked wheel.  Wheeler does mean ‘occupational name for a maker of wheels’ after all. 

Gospel of LUKE (lucas?) , or simply Luke, tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ.

Sinclair- Catholic saint of computers and TV screens (i mean... he is in the av club).

MAXimilian was deemed a saint in the 1980s- saint of journalists and radios. (Both aspects of s3)

Saint stephen/steven ( STEVE)-an early disciple and deacon . Considered one of the first m*rtyrs of the church.Stephen is first mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as one of seven deacons appointed by the Apostles to distribute food (lol icecream) .According to Orthodox belief, he was the eldest and is therefore called “archdeacon”.

Sara- Her name is a feminine form of sar (Hebrew: שַׂר‎), meaning “chieftain” or “prince."  She was the wife and sister of Abraham (ew -given her being an alter of Will though, such a name doesn’t surprise me). Similar to st Barabara’s dad - Abraham tried to k*ll his son isaac in the name of god. Becky (El's aunt) - is derived from Rebecca - wife of Isaac.

Claudia (Dustin's mom)- Christian woman of Rome greeted by Paul in his second letter to Timothy (in the bible).

Sam mayfield (max's dad) -  Short for Samuel or Samantha, from the Biblical name Shemu'el, which means "God has heard", from the Hebrew shama, meaning "heard" and el, meaning "God". Samuel is rumored to be argyle first name.

Marsha Kelly (s4)- Kelly means "frequents churches" or " bright headed". Given she's a counselor the bright headed pun makes sense. But maybe she's not to be trusted if she frequents churches during a satanic panic arc which was fueled by Christian religious extremism . Or she's someone who contrasts the rest of the religious people in town since she's not originally from hawkins...who knows. x files’ main character was catholic but in one ep she criticized a small town for the satanic panic occurring-and says how accusing these kids who listen to rock as satanic or being k*llers is ludicrous.

Peter ballard (s4) - Peter was also the name of an apostle. 

Tina (side character s2)- like christy (s4) it’s short for Christina which translates to "follower of christ" or 'stream'. Tina was the gal who hosted the t halloween party and also the name of one of Erica’s friends in s3.

Samantha (goth girl jonathan talks to in s2 party) translates to "told by god".

Tommy (s1-2) "God's gift" or "twin".Thomas is the Greek variation of the Aramaic name Ta’oma’. It came about because there were too many apostles named Judas; Jesus renamed one Thomas—meaning "twin"—to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot and the Judas also known as Thaddeus.

carol (tommy’s gf)- Carol is the short form of Caroline and the meaning is derived from the English vocabulary word for “song” or “hymn". A hymn being a religious song or poem.

Benny ( who helped El at his dinner) - originally derived from latin bennedictus which means "blessed"

Stacey (s2-3 ) rejected dustin at dance. Stacey- "resurrection "

Grigori (the guy following and tracking hopper, Joyce, and alexi)- The name was adopted by early Christians heedful of the Biblical passage located in 1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober-minded; be watchful."grigory now means 'watchful and vigalent'

Alexi- prob based on the russian folklore story of alexy. A clever priest's son who tricks a dragon.

Harrington- similar to Robin's religious animal iconography. Harrington means 'he goat'.The most popular image of the Satanic goat dates back to the ever-mysterious Knights of Templar, who were accused of worshipping an idol known as Baphomet (a 1/2 human 1/2 goat man). Roman Catholic society decried it as a demon that demanded human sacrifice — but it would take a few more centuries before the goat became a truly occult symbol.Anton Lavey adopted Baphomet as the sigil of the Church of Satan in 1966, and it has appeared on countless metal album covers. But, Baphomet isn't the lone source of inspiration for our goat-like depictions of Satan.it's also believed that early Christians, seeking to demonize preexisting Pagan traditions, drew comparisons between the Devil and the Greek god Pan (god of nature), who happened to resemble a goat.Some cited how in revelations- during the apocalypse- Jesus separates the 'lambs from the goats'. ( supposedly Good vs bad)

Given the fact s3 alluded to the satanic panic. A Christian movement in the 80s that demonized and said d&d ,rock music, homosexuality, other religions, stephen King,horror films, wearing black,and non conservative ideology were 'satanic.' I wouldn't be surprised by this possible ref. Heck even William Blake criticized similar religious movements in his own time period. Several movies from the s4 list allude to this. The most obvious being the documentary paradise lost (named after the fictional retelling of satan/adam and eve story) - the documentary directly focuses on a witch hunt of rock loving teens (wrongfully accused of m*rders) in a small town during the satanic panic. Not to mention ironically s4 is hinted to be around easter. So Using such symbolism to address religious fundamentalism and the bigotry/hysteria it can cause isn't surprising. No i’m not lumping all religious people into this negative category- obviously.

Other Names with similar definitions

*Hunting /forests woods, nature, animals

Hunters and people in forrests

name meaning : becky - snare (a trap for catching birds or animals). Teressa-huntress. Dianne/Cynthia (Hopper’s ex wife/Lonnie’s gf) - is a roman/greek goddess of hunting and wild animals.  Rhadaghast- Will's password for cb is a lothr wizard who protects forests/wildlife.martin/marsha- previously god of agriculture/plants.As an agricultural guardian, he was believed to directed his energies toward creating conditions that allow crops to grow, which may include warding off hostile forces of nature (pumpkins rotting in s2). El in phoenician culture was called Elus and its Greek equivalent Cronus (god of agriculture) steve- he goat- associated with pan- god of fields, groves, wooded glens . brenner- ‘someone who cleared forests by burning’. the blond women, Brenner worked with,  Fraizer-  “of the forrest men”

* FUN FACT: Kali’s name originally was going to be ‘Roman’ (which is derived from Romulus-the son of Mars... aka Martin Brenner) .

Trees

Ives and owens- ives means 'yew wood' while Owen means 'yew tree. ' bauman- nickname for someone who lived near a tree.comes from the German word "baum," or "boum" in Middle High and Old German, meaning "tree’. Jennifer hayes- Jennifer  derived from Old English words "jenefer", "genefer" and "jinifer", all of which were variants of Juniper used to describe the juniper tree.Lonnie means "oak tree; or lion". Lion plushie in cb and the lion el has along with the tree establishes a connection between all 3 maybe? Oak groves were especially sacred to  the goddess dianna too. Buckley (it has many different translations) - Old English "boch ley" (with boch meaning beech tree and ley meaning wood, glade or clearing).

Nature

buckley if translated from "bok lee," means meadow, or field. mayfield- open country (field) where madder (mæddre) grows. Holland- wood land, Bruce (who was also possessed) - means WILLow lands . Keith (s2-3) : woods or forrest.Hargrove- meadow filled with rabbits (Jonathan’s hunting story).Holloway is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, or type of tree. Tina means 'river' . Burness (guy who claimed he jumped into quarry)-stream. Neil- cloud. Lowe (Bruce's last name)-This surname is derived from a geographical locality 'at the low,' i.e. the hill. Hayes means "hedged area'.

Flowers

Flo (hopper's secretary)- means flower. Suzie-  lily flower. Susan (Max’s mom)- means lily, lotus flower or rose. Karen (in Japanese can mean)- flower, lotus, or water lily. Heather is also a variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas.  Erica is a type of "heather" plant. martin/marsha: in the legend of Mars,his mother become pregnant with him using a magic flower- which was given to her by the goddess flora.

Bright (aka intelligent)

Bob- nickname of Robert . Both Bob and Robert mean 'bright, shinning or fame'. Aka smart -he's called ' Bob the brain ' for a reason.

Robin- is also diminutive of Robert . And we all know robin is smart too. Being multilingual/ cracking the code.Robin (like Robert) also means 'bright, shining , or fame.'

Lucas- means "bright" or "shinning" aka he's also a smart cookie. His firework plan saving the day.

Lonnie and Larry (the mayor) can both be nicknames for Lawrence which also means ' bright one' or 'shinning one'. Well... both are cunning I'll give them that. Lonnie is unfortunately ...smart. I think this detail had other foreshadowing. Joyce to Will about Will the wise ' if he's so wise why does he need the fireballs? can't he just outsmart the bad guys? " Will: " yeah. Usually. BUT sometimes the bad guys are smart too." I never understood why on earth Joyce would be with someone as awful as Lonnie in the first place- than be with his literal opposite Bob- but maybe she just found intelligence attractive?

Names associated with thunder/lightning/fire (Like Will/mf/Will the wise)

Byers-reprsents Greek Zeus (god of thunder/lightning). Martin - references the roman god Mars who was originally a ‘thunder or storm deity’ .ROBIN- was the German God of Thunder’s- Thor’s- favorite bird. And Dustin also means ‘Thor’s stone.’Jim- “son of thunder”. Christian god- has throne (surrounded by thunder /lightning). Kali- could summon thunder storms.Nancy/Barb-both saints associated with fire. Kali-is called at times ‘ the bright fire of truth’ /and bestows the fire of knowledge. Robin also name drops the greek god prometheus- the god of fire. Mars -the keeper of Rome's perpetual flame . The Robin bird in a Christian story myth protects Jesus from hell's fire. William Blake- wrote about a fire wielding character of Los who represented jesus. Jesus during end times wields fire. Michael is the archangel who oversees on Earth the natural element of fire. Fire is the most typical element associated with the Saint John's Eve celebration (Saint John- called Jesus’s brother).

Animals (and their symbolism)

Byers- means ‘ cattle shed’.The Greeks considered the bull animal totem to be a symbol of Zeus (god of thunder and lighting - will the wise powers). He is the head of the gods and the almighty ruler of Olympus.  I”n hinduism, Shiva is known as Gorakhnath, means the lord of the cows.  And is also known as, Pasupathinath, the lord of all animals (similar to Rhadaghast). According to some scholars, Shiva’s association with cows and bulls might date back to the Indus Valley period. Cows have a special significance in Hinduism, as aspects of Mother Goddess and as symbols of selfless service. Mahatma Gandhi declared the protection of cows a central feature of Hinduism.Hindus worship cows as the Mother Goddess and symbol of motherhood, kindness and forbearance.”

Tigers: (Sarah’s plushie/ Hawkin’s macott/ Will & Mike have tiger posters in their rooms): The goddess Kali & God Shiva wore a tiger skin (this fact was actually mentioned by Kali in the prequel novel ‘suspicious minds’ ).”In many tribal traditions of India, the tiger (or lion) is worshipped as a god. In some Hindu hymns the domestic fires are compared to the tigers that guard the house.Tigers also figure prominently in many Indian folk-tales, Jataka-stories, and the Panchatantra.”

Lions:(Lonnie means ‘lion’ and el and Will have matching lion plushies)- In the Bible, the lion has two opposite meanings: it is compared to the Devil (1 Pet 5:8) and to Christ (Rev 5:5). Aka: Lonnie is the devil. The kids are the opposite. Nancy also compares the demogorgan to a lion. “In many tribal traditions of India, the lion is worshipped as a god.One of the ten incarnations of Vishnu is Narasimha, who has the head and shoulders of a lion, but the torso of a human.Goddess Durga, a fierce form of Parvathi or Shakti, has a golden lion as her vehicle, while Rahu, a planetary guard, rides upon a black lion as his vehicle.Lions form an important part of Hindu religious art. The face of the lion (simha-mukha) is used in images and sculpture in many Hindu temples to decorate the doors, walls, arches, and windows.The memorial pillar at Saranath  contains four beautifully carved standing lions at the top on a round abacus representing the imperial power. They now constitute the official emblem of the government of India.”

El almost k*lling a cat- “Some superstitious beliefs are also associated with cats in Hinduism. For example, killing a cat is considered a grave sin, for which one may have to offer prayers and give in charity at least seven golden images of the killed cat. “

Harrington- he goat. Buckley- has various translations. Anglo-Saxon: ‘bucc and leah’ meaning goat and wood respectively. And obviously there’s the robin-bird. And I've already discussed their symbolism. Goat= baphomet/pan. 

Robin- thor's fav bird/ helped Jesus from hell's fire.

Buckley- can also translate to " field filled with deer" (like the deer attacked by the demogrogan or the bambi film jon reffed in relation to the hunting story about lonnie).And Karen ( when from it’s Hebrew origins) can mean- antler or horn. Also the caananite God el was usually depicted with animal horns on his head.Diana in Roman art usually is accompanied by a hound (demo dog) or deer.  Because of the story of her turning an attempted r*pist-hunter into a deer/ and then causing dogs to attack him.  Deer is also one of the symbolic animals accepted since early Christianity as an allegory of Jesus Christ and the Christian Disciple. And when associated with Shiva (kali's husband) in Hindu iconography, the deer omen denotes sovereignty over nature and symbolizes the lord of all animals, humans, and the King of the Forest. In many visual and written illustrations, human beings and deer appear as close companions and in some cases, humans adopt the face or antlers of a deer, in images more common in stories of human strife. Deer also have a supernatural significance and appear as apparitions of divinity and in legends of spiritual awakening.

Hargrove- meadow filled with rabbits (like the rabbit lonnie made jonathan k*ll.) Hopper sounds like thumper the rabbit- which jonathan mentions in relation to bunnies . And ... idk... Hopper did make that pun in s3 about bunnies to Larry (lawerence) ? We also have rabbit refs elsewhere like with- el in Benny's. They play the song 'white rabbit' a song referencing Alice in wonderland and in el's room at Terry's house is the white rabbit from that story. Also paralleling to jonathan- el was almost made to k*ll a cat by her father (Cheshire cat aka Alice in wonderland ref + cats are associated with magic powers/witch craft).In Celtic folklore, the rabbit is seen as a supernatural being from the Otherworld.The rabbit symbolism in Christianity has found its way through the Germanic deity Eostre from which the name Easter came to be (s4 will most likely have the Easter holliday).One tale describes the rabbit as the pet of Jesus Christ. And rabbits were often inserted into art of jesus' mother .

Creel- basket or container of fish.fish is taken as symbolizing Christ’s faith, charity, and abundance. A biblical story goes how Christ fed his disciples with 2 fishes and called them “fishers of men.”  The Christians made an acrostic from the Greek word for fish, “ichthys” as early as the first century and it is, “Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter”, meaning Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.

Names hinting at character traits (which are very literal)

Mr clarke (science teacher)- clarke means 'scholar'

Dottie (in kali's gang)- she was in an insane asylum . And ‘Dotty’ is a very old British slang term  for 'crazy'

War (usually relates to ‘villains’)

Troy- means ' foot soldier'. Martin brenner: Martin means 'war like'. Lonnie is diminutive of Alonzo or Lawrence. Alonzo means 'ready for battle'.

In contrast to Lonnie, Will can mean "desiring peace. " Axel  who is part of Kali’s crew (who i think Will created along with others ) even means "father is peace."

Twin

Tom (Heather's dad) and Tommy mean ‘twin’. Robin's crush Tammy ('twin') Thompson ( 'son of tom’).

* Besides similar/identical name meanings.There’s also a lot of other repeated names that go into this whole twin/mirror imagery which i find strange... makes me wonder about @strangertheory ‘s version of the did theory. If not...maybe it’s just a allusion to the whole Will vs Will the wise arc (possibly) coming up?

Jennifer hayes (popular girl) & Jen (Mr clarke’s gf). Tina (highschool gal) & Tina- erica’s friend- Tina & christy are also nicknames of christina (s4 character). Susie (dustin’s gf) & susan (max’s mom). Sam (max’s dad) and Samantha (girl at party)/ samuel (possibly argyle). Billy Hargrove, Bill (dianne’s new huband),  and Will-all being nicknames for William. Robin & Bob-nicknames for Robert. Lonnie & Larry-nicknames for Lawerence. Ted  & Eddie being nicknames for Edward.James (Will’s bully), Jim Hopper (real name James), jacobi, and jason- all 4 are derived from jacob . Marsha Holland (barb’s mom) and marsha kelly (therapist s4)/martin relate to mars. Tom (reporter), tommy (highschooler), thompson (other highschooler).

it’s definitely peculiar to repeat names like this in a story. Unless it means ...something... I talked about how David was mentioning alot of doppelganger/twin imagery recently-here. So the name mirroring could just be an allusion to the Will/WW arc coming up ...possibly?

[lethargic-lass]

More pre-CYL bait (Incoming rambles)

Late post cause I jgh from my vacation. Before I start my post, I would like to thank my fellow Tumblr users for answering the question I posted yesterday :) I hope everyone at IS, no everyone in Japan in general, are safe after the landslide that recently occurred, explaining the trailer delay.

Ok starting the post with the first unit shown on the trailer, Freyja. Talk about ultimate bait. Tbh I don’t care about her but that goat plushie cute. He just screams 😑

Speaking of the plushie, it obviously represents Freyr who was next shown on the trailer.

And “OH, NO HE’S HOT” intensifies😳 Huh so he got a seasonal before being a Mythic hero. Color me surprised. I guess it’s cause Freyja is on the banner and there has been a trend that siblings get summer alts (i.e. Corrin and her Nohrian sibs, Laevatein and Laejarn)

HOT damnnn who would’ve thought he was buff under those robes?! It may not be the Summer Hrid I wanted but it’s a good compromise lol. Freyr’s voice be like ASMR. I could fall asleep, maybe have happy dreams, listening to him speak. And that bicep cuffs, is a damn good addition to his art. Really hugs his muscles tight oop👌 Ayt that’s it, I guess I’ll try to summon a lil for Freyr.

Next up, we have another buff dude incoming! Finally, our prayers have been granted! Again, no Hrid or Bruno (since this is a mixed banner) but damnnn Ogma’s art is a fine upgrade to his OG art. Tho there are 2 things I noticed upon Ogma’s reveal. First, he somehow got lighter (in terms of hair and skin color *no intentions of racism here*). Second, his actor has been recasted for some reason. If I’m not mistaken, I think his old VA, Travis Willingham’s last role in FEH was Lon’qu as characters who were voiced by the said VA in their original games like Garon have been recasted, many of which Patrick Seitz took over the role but that’s not the case for S! Ogma. I’m not familiar with his current VA but his voice sounds great! Tho I still wonder why Travis hasn’t had a role in FEH since. He’s one of my fav VAs of all time which is why I made this comment. I hope the case is not like Chris Niosi or Vic Mignogna, considering that he is married to fellow voice actress Laura Bailey. So if anyone knows about Willingham’s absence, feel free to drop some news in the comments. I’m curious.

So the buff dudes have been revealed, leaving the Harmonic unit this time. Plumeria is another obvious choice but having Caeda as her partner shocked me. I haven’t played FE1 and its remakes so I don’t know much about Caeda but this pairing seems odd. Also, thanks to the Harmonic convo vid, I just learned that her name is pronounced as “Ceda or Cda” even, so silent a. Anyway, their weapon is basically like Y! Caeda but with more wall of text hooray. Cue that “Ah shit here we go again” flashbacks from encountering her in Rival domains. Welp, time to bring B! Lysithea to the fray to counter her lol.

So the buff dudes have been revealed, leaving the Harmonic unit this time. Plumeria is another obvious choice but having Caeda as her partner shocked me. I haven’t played FE1 and its remakes so I don’t know much about Caeda but this pairing seems odd. Also, thanks to the Harmonic convo vid, I just learned that her name is pronounced as “Ceda or Cda” even, so silent a. Anyway, their weapon is basically like Y! Caeda but with more wall of text hooray. Cue that “Ah shit here we go again” flashbacks from encountering her in Rival domains. Welp, time to bring B! Lysithea to the fray to counter her lol.

So the buff dudes have been revealed, leaving the Harmonic unit this time. Plumeria is another obvious choice but having Caeda as her partner shocked me. I haven’t played FE1 and its remakes so I don’t know much about Caeda but this pairing seems odd. Also, thanks to the Harmonic convo vid, I just learned that her name is pronounced as “Ceda or Cda” even, so silent a. Anyway, their weapon is basically like Y! Caeda but with more wall of text hooray. Cue that “Ah shit here we go again” flashbacks from encountering her in Rival domains. Welp, time to bring B! Lysithea to the fray to counter her lol.

Ayt I’m done rambling. Wishing y’all luck in your summons in this banner and future banners in general!

[ctsince97]

FF7 OST Plus Dork Post

So Square Enix....you release the OST in two parts, make us buy the first one at full price (bc you removed all the vids off YT), but withhold amazing tracks so you can release a second “Plus” OST, so that you can sucker us into buying it again at astronomical prices?  You think we would fall for that trick? Do you?  

Sadly, I duly paid up and bought the Plus too (fuck my life).

So here are my top 10 fav tracks of the (extortion) Plus OST (and a treatise of sorts on why):

1.  Sector 7 in Ruins (Track 14 Disk 1, M. Hamauzu)

This is still my fav track of PLUS from my fav chapter 15 of the game.  It’s actually an atmospheric, sombre version of the Avalanche theme.  For best results, please run a playlist in the following order - this song, The Day Midgar Stood Still (OST pt1), Fires of Resistance (OST pt1), Fallen Plate (PLUS), Run Dammit Run (PLUS), The Valkyrie (on both).  Your welcome.....

2.  Hole in the Sky (Home is where the Heart is) (Track 6 Disk 2 - N. Uematsu)

This in many ways should be no. 1, but for the fact that it’s not really a full track.  It’s Tifa’s leitmotif played in the minor key.  Haunting, tragic and beautiful (like Tifa’s story).

3.  Tifa’s Tears (Track 3 Disk 2,  N. Uematsu)

Now most Tifa fans would have me hung, drawn and quartered for not placing this one on the top.  Maybe its bc I’m too busy admiring the #cloti hug when this plays in game dunno...For me nothing beats Tifa’s theme (original piano arrangement - Shiro Hamaguchi - 1997).  

4.  Bitter Memory (Track 32 Disk 1, N. Uetmatsu)

The song that plays when Cloud dreams of Claudia.  She is so proud of her son...and tells him to find a more mature girl.  Many believe that this meant Aerith; but Cloud wakes up from the dream with only “starry water tower sky” eyes.  Apropo, the illusion of choice in FF7 for those in the know...

6.  The Turks: Plate Separation (Track 49 Disk 1,  N. Uematsu)

I was so happy the PLUS had this track.  Totally captures the urgency and gravity of their hopeless situation.  Especially Tifa’s emotions (poor girl would have been dying inside).  When the track gets to 1:58 climatic... amazing....the fast strings and the choir singing in the background.  Despite their efforts the team is destined to fail.  Fate is fate!

7.  A Weighty Decision (Track 10 Disk 2, M. Hamauzu)

Barrett:  “They were suppose to return to us” and “So... we carry that weight” (and Wedges fat arse)

8.  Avalanche’s Theme (Wedge’s Struggle) (Track 36 Disk 2, M. Hamauzu)

I love Avalanche’s Theme as it totally captures the spirit of rebellion and revolution.  This is a Wedge version where he appears at Shinra HQ and speaks with the gang on the TV.

9.  Anxiety - Sector 5 Undercity (Track 25 Disk 1, N. Uematsu)

A lighter, more serene version of the classic Anxiety track of the original.  LOL... its fitting that Cloud feels “anxious” in Sector 5 (or bored out of his fucking brains - see my twitter vids on Sector 5 tours).

10.  Under the Rotting Pizza - Battle Edit Version (Track 23 Disk 1, N. Uetmatsu)

I love the OST team in Remake and how they took the time to compose separate “Battle Edit” versions of the songs for when the fighting begins.  So deserved of Best Gaming Soundtrack of the year 2020.  All battle edit versions in this game are great!!!!!

Honourable mention - Track 33 - The First Guy I Ever Loved - its basically Aerith’s Theme but arranged beautifully to embody the essence of the park scene.  And don’t you dare come to me with anything other than it being a reference to #zerith, read the song title.....duh! (Some have said that there is a sound of a gun shot which I thought was too at first, but upon further circumspection it is not.  It is the sound that plays when Cloud has his headache flashback attack!)

Thank you for taking the time to read this if you have.  OSTs are my passion.  If you share the same passion don’t be shy to reach out!

[blarfkey]

Here's one for ya. At the risk of sounding like too much of a school essay prompt, what are your top ten favorite video games of all time? Explain. (Singular video games only; you cannot give a franchise as an answer.)

So this has been sitting in my inbox for MONTHS and I’m so sorry you have to look me in the eye every day and know that I didn’t finish it. So here you go, darling! It’s under the cut cause it got long!

Spyro the Dragon for PS1 -- Okay so out of the three I really loved the second one best but all of them hold a special place in my heart. I grew up with these games as a kid and there was always something about their world and the aesthetic and the MUSIC that inspired my imagination like nothing else. Its been like 22 years and I’m never going to be tired of them. 

Final Fantasy 8 -- My first RPG when I was 8 years old. My brother got tired of me playing the same racing game every day after school so he introduced me to this! And I was HOOKED. Of course, at 8 I had no real understanding of the plot, but I loved the characters and the world they lived in and I loved living out a story and control the characters rather than just reading. I’ve replayed this game like a zillion times and I will never be over it. 

Final Fantasy 12 -- Its funny to me that the two most hated Final Fantasy games are my two favorites. I like the unconventional I guess. I loved the characters and their relationships with each other in this game so much, I loved the story, the voice acting, and the places I got to explore. Its another game I’ve played over and over again. 

Assassins Creed Odyssey -- This was my first Assassin’s Creed game! I love Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology and it was mind blowing to walk around places I’d heard of or seen ruins of and have them be whole and in their prime. Athens was stunning! Also I feel deeply in love with Kassandra and she’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a female protagonist. 

Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit -- The game my brother begged me to stop playing, lol. Every single day after school me and this boy my mom babysat would fire this baby up and play race after race after race. I loved all the hidden shortcuts you could find and after a while I memorized the tracks so I got very good it and it definitely inflated my ego. 

Azure Dreams -- this is such an obscure game. I finally found it again at a retro gaming convention and about died. It was pokemon before pokemon. You’re in a small town in the desert underneath a giant tower full of monsters and treasures. Your dad died at the top oft he tower and you grow up to follow in his footsteps. Not only is it a good dungeon crawler where you befriend monsters and use them in battle in a tower where the layout changes every time you visit, but there’s also a dating sim portion and you get to build and improve upon the town! 

Persona 5 -- I loved all the persona games but I think 5 lived up the best to all the potential. I loved the story and the theme, I loved the characters and their friendships, I loved all the little real life things you could do, like shopping and school and part time jobs. The fighting was really fun and interesting. The MUSIC is amazing. 

Dragon Age Inquisition -- aka the fandom I write the most for! So I love all the dragon age games, but Inuqisition has my fav group of NPCs. The shipping potential of all the characters, the world building and lore, the cliff hanger at the end of the last DLC that’s been driving me mad -- despite it’s many flaws, this is the best fandom I’ve written in as far as unlimited potential and ideas and character combinations. 

Pokemon Sun and Moon -- I have played every pokemon game and its hard to pick a favorite. I love all of them so much. But Sun and Moon was so much fun because it did something different than the typical pokemon journey. I loved the Hawaiian feel of the world, I loved the storyline, I loved the island trials instead of gyms, the clothes! The Pokemon Snap remnant with your camera! Having different regional forms!! It still felt like pokemon but it was also different and I loved it. 

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: If I could wish on a genie for any game to get the ff7 Remake treatment, it would be this game and its sequel. I love Star Wars, I loved being in a time period so far removed from all the Skywalker nonsense, I loved all the choices you could make and the characters were stunning and perfect. This is like the ultimate Star Wars game for me and I would DIE if they made it a TV series or a movie or SOMETHING because there was so much potential here. 

[afroditekisses]

Rules: Answer 20 questions + tag 20 blogs you'd love to get to know better! ( I love these silly games they’re so fun)

Tagged by: my wifey @a-brats-world 💕💕 I know you tagged me in the selfie one and I still need to dooooo that lmaooo

Name: thaaaat is not public knowledge but you can call me bunni

Pronouns: she/her

Zodiac: Gemini (I know I know)

Height: 5’3 1/2 (THE HALF IS VERY IMPORTANT OKAY)

Time: it’s 6:58am oh god I need to go to bed I’m gonna post this way later

Birthday: June 19

Nationality: surviving in amerikkka

Favorite band: I listen to MOSTLY kpop but I guess in the traditional sense with the front man and the drummer and guitarist and then whatnot it would be The Rose

Favorite artist: H.E.R

When you created your blog: I made this blog like a month ago barely lol but it’s a remake of my other so icky blog that was like 5 years old lmao

Last thing you googled: “can a sociopath panic?”

Lucky number: 3

Other blogs: oh god I have so many for so many different things

Why I chose my url: I’m a brat and I’m cute

How many people are you following: 89

How many followers: 57

Average hours of sleep: 4-5 at a time

Instruments: I am not musically inclined at all but I did teach myself to read chords for a guitar when I was like 16

Currently wearing: those cheer shorts with the he solid color and the white stripe on the sides and a tank top

Dream trip: I actually already went on my dream trip! I went to Seoul back in 2018 and it was the best two weeks of my life and I want to go back again when Covid stops fucking up existence.

Fav food: I go through phases but consistently I always want ice cream

Fav song: BTS dropped butter last night while I was getting ready for the gym and it’s so good!

Three fictional universes I'd live in: Run (it’s a BTS music video and it gives me an angst nostalgic feeling and if you’ve never seen it you should. I would give anything to watch that and hear that song for the first time again) Hilda (Netflix show about a little girl from the wilderness that moves to a town called trollberg and there’s all types of fantastical creatures and it’s cute) And BNHA (Hawks and dabi are so pretty also having a quirk would be dope af okay)

IF YOU SEE THIS AND YOU WANNA DO IT THEN JUST DOOOO IT!!! 💕💕💕

[imaginarydaydreams]

A Lonely Wish

Fandom: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky Concept: “I always thought I was alone in the world. But...that’s not it, is it?” Isabella comes to a realization that, perhaps, her nature never truly defined her. Date Written: 1/10/2020 Thoughts: I’m living for the announcement of Red/Blue Rescue Team remake that it made me think back on the series that motivated me into pursuing game writing. And since the Explorers line is my fav in the series--along with the nature of female Mudkip being “lonely” type--I had to write some of my late night thoughts of what my MC could have thought during the ending of the main story.

Isabella continued to gaze back at her partner through blurred vision, her body growing more and more heavy, sluggish, with each passing second. The smile that pulled at the corner of her mouth remained ever present, frozen in time as she continued to fade. Meanwhile, Pikachu only could stare on in horror as his best friend slowly disappeared, pieces of her body fading with the light that surrounded her. “Please,” he said, voice trembling with restrained emotions, “please, Isabella, please don’t leave. I don’t want to lose you…I don’t want to be alone...” ‘I don’t want to be alone.’ The realization hit her just as suddenly as her partner’s plea, and she fought the urge to bite back the wry laughter that threatened to leave her.

‘I don’t want to be alone.’ Wasn’t that the same sentiment she shared throughout her entire time here? The feeling of abandonment that ate away at her dreams, her thoughts, her every waking moments as she worried about whether she would be good enough to stand by her partner’s side—they never truly left her mind. Even Grovyle had mentioned the same thing. She was still the same, yearning desperately for someone to keep her company so that she wouldn’t be left with her thoughts. This entire time, she only thought that friendship was perhaps a fleeting moment—that one day, just like the others, they would leave her behind. It happened with her parents; surely that was the reason she traveled with only Grovyle by her side, right? It happened with her partner in crime, the memory of his smile as he jumped through the dimensional hole still fresh in her mind. But as she thought more and more, the tears that she swore not to she’d came flooding through and trailed down her cheeks, as her smile grew melancholic at the thoughts. No…no, she never was alone really, was she? Though the memories were gone, Grovyle had spoke fondly of her, so their bond must have been strong. And then there was Pikachu, who stuck by her this entire time, never upset with her for not remembering her past. He always encouraged her to grow, fighting alongside her as they faced adversity time and time again, together. She was never alone. In the end, she had friends who loved and cared about her more than anything. Even if they “abandoned” her, they did it out of love for her, evident in Grovyle and Celebi’s sacrifices for her, Pikachu, and the future of the world. But now it was her turn to abandon someone. She could barely move a muscle at this point; everything hurt, she didn’t want to go, she didn’t want to leave. Pikachu continued to desperate reach for her, paws flailing as they grabbed at open air. She noticed that how the tears ran faster and faster down his cheeks as he pleaded for her to stay, praying that anyone would let her stay. Both regret and contentedness ran through her and, with the last of her strength, she reached up a leg to rest on his shoulder. ‘I don’t want to be alone.’ The light that threatened to snuff out her life only grew brighter, more and more of her being scattering in the wind. It was almost time. ‘I don’t want to be alone.’ ”Thank you,” she whispered, voice barely heard over the rumbling of Temporal Tower falling apart around them. The leg resting against her partner slowly faded away as she fought to keep her consciousness. “Thank you for everything—for helping me, for taking care of me, for being the best partner a human, a pokemon, could ask for. Thank you so much, and… “I’m sorry for leaving you. I don’t want to say goodbye.” With those final words, the darkness cradled her into the void, the light finally dissipating, leaving no traces of her behind. Pikachu was silent for but a moment before sobbing openly, crying out for Isabella to come back. ‘I don’t want to be alone.’ ‘You were never alone.’

[greyliliy]

Since I spent most of the afternoon watching my brother play some good old FF7 Remake, here’s some favorite ships. I would use my standard shipping list formula, but...I feel like rambling. Also spoilers below.

Cloud x Anyone.

That boy can be shipped with anyone and FF7 Remake proves it.

But if we’re going in fav order:

Aerith - She likes Soldier Boys. But seriously, I LOVED Cloud & Aerith in Kingdom Hearts (I played Kingdom Hearts before I knew FF7 existed. Lol.). I shipped them so much. So, so very much. Actually getting to play FF7 only solidified it. If I had to make Aerith pick between Cloud and Zack, I’d make her choose Cloud every time. XD

Sephiroth - *waves vaguely at the game and extended media* YOU KNOW WHY. But for real, Kingdom Hearts was also a big influence on this ship. And I enjoy both variants of the “Cloud goes back in time and dates Pre!Mother Sephiroth” AND the “Evil!Bad!Guy!Sephiroth x Cloud”. 

(Though my hands down favorite fic for this pairing I no longer have. I had it bookmarked in AO3, but I don’t see it on the tag now, so i might have been deleted. But basically Sephiroth was the one sent back in time and went by the name Steven (I think) and he trailed along with the Cloud Party as the game progressed. It was freaking Hilarious. Lord, I miss that fic.)

Squall - Again. Kingdom Hearts. Lol. But I do like seeing variations that are their canon game selves and not just the KH Universe dating--which is why it’s here. :D

Vincent - Oh my gosh Turk!Loyalty and Servitude hits me straight in the Servant x Master feels. I want Vincent to be to Cloud what Tseng is to Rufas.

Reno - Rivalry hate ships are amazing. But more importantly, I read a good fic once where Cloud goes back and time and he and Reno were friends during his soldier training and while they weren’t the main ship, their friendship as portrayed was good and I shipped it. The fic’s name is Green Dreams and it’s pretty dang popular so you might have read it, but here’s a rec anyway.

Zack - Look, Zack dragged that boy while he was in a Mako Coma across the world and talked to him constantly--and that was after watching out for him under Hojo. I am 100% behind this ship, even if Zack doesn’t start having feelings until he’s taking care of Doll!Cloud or when they're captured. Lol.

 Genesis - I read a fic and I was like “Yes, I can get behind this.” It was a while ago though, so I don’t remember the name and I forgot to bookmark it (And I’m too lazy to go hunting right now...).

Barrett - I OTP him with Dyne, but Cloud is a good rebound. Also, when Cloud gets his own kid, Marlene gets a brother. Lol.

 Andrea - I saw the Honeybee Inn arc. *cough*

Rufas - Rival/Villain-Hero ships are always good.

Tifa - I...don’t like Cloud and Tifa. I think they’re awesome bros and I respect that they love each other, but I never thought they were good as a romantic couple. HOWEVER. I respect that they have some very good moments in the game, I know that they’re the actual End Game canon couple, and I think Tifa chasing after Cloud in KH2 is hilarious.

I can’t remember any of the other big ones, but you could probably get me to ship it or read a fic about it if the premise was something I’d like. Lol.

Other Good Ships:

Barret & Dyne - *wibble* Just. Those boys. T-T

Reno & Rude - Reno is Rude’s sassy boy toy. That is all. I appreciate them as romantic & platonic. They are partnered forever.

Reno x Rude x Elena - NEVER FORGET ELENA. SHE IS A TURK, TOO.

Tseng x Rufas - See Vincent x Cloud above.

Aerith x Zack - Girl likes her soldier boys and puppy-dog-in-love Zack is always good.

Genesis x Sephiroth - RIVAL SHIP. RIVAL SHIP. RIVAL SHIP.

Genesis x Loveless - Every time I see a reference to Loveless in the Remake game I smile in glee.

Reeve x Scarlet - Blame FF7 Abridged for this one.

Cid x Shera, or rather Shera x Cid - Girl loved that man. What can you do? Also he named his ship after her in Advent Children which was actually adorable.

[toradh]

And for the top 5, I’m sending your ask right back at you! =D Top 5 (or 500) pieces of video game music!

HAHAHA EVERYTHING YOU DO IN LIFE COMES BACK TO YOUOK HERE YOU GO, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER (except alphabetical per game lol)

I’m gonna… put this under a cut for length. Oh boy.

Chrono Cross (fun fact: I’ve never played the game but I own a copy of the soundtrack):-Scars of Time-Fields Of Time - Home World-On The Beach Of Dreams - Another World-Departed Souls-Dragon Knight-Prisoners Of Fate-Magical Dreamers - The Wind, Stars, And Waves ~-The Dream That Time Dreams-Dragon God-Life ~ A Distant Promise

Assassin’s Creed II:-Earth-Ezio’s Family-Venice Rooftops (my first contact ever with AC was the Soul Calibur version of Venice Rooftops and at that very moment I KNEW I had to play the game that it originally belonged to. No kidding!)-Master Assassin (it’s from Brotherhood but yada yada)

Assassin’s Creed III:-Main Theme-Ratohnhaké:tonThe Liberation soundtrack was also amazing, I could listen to the Main Theme for days.

Dissidia Final Fantasy:-the openings and ending medleys, and also that new version of The Man with the Machine Gun is killer

Final Fantasy IV:-the goddamn opening of the Nintendo DS remake

Final Fantasy VI:-Terra’s Theme

Final Fantasy VII:-the battle theme and boss battle theme, who doesn’t love it-the main theme once you had spent enough time in the menue to actually ever hear the end of it-Cosmo Canyon AKA Valley Where Stars Fall whatever and Become a Great Soldier-Words Extinguished by Fireworks-Listen to the Voice of the Stars-and of course Aerith’ theme-Towards the Mountain-The Day of Our Last Moments-Perfect Jenova-Carmina Burana reloaded uhm I mean One Winged Angel, too, of course-also the opening and ending credits from Crisis Core which is a mediocre game, but it let me hack n slay, had the infinitely more lovable protagonist, and it had some cool music remixes

Final Fantasy VIII (oh boy, the FFVIII OST is my fav right after IX, although the latter wins every other race in the franchise)-Liberi Fatali and also the Overture AKA the motherfucking opening credits when you insert Disc 1 for the first time-The Landing-Force Your Way (honestly this game has some of my favourite of favourite battle themes EVER; the feeling of beating up bosses after spending hours, HOURS in the menue to set up your team is incredible lol; like OH MY GOD MY PLAN ACTUALLY WORKED)-The Mission-The Stage Is Set-Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec-Premonition-Drifting-The Oath-Trust Me-Lunatic Pandora (gives you a headache if you listen to it for too long tho lol)-Compression of Time-The Castle-Legendary Beast-Maybe I’m A Lion-The Extreme-the Ending Theme (yep, including Eyes One Me! I mean it’s cheesy but it kinda grew on me…)(basically the entire end of the 4th disc is a blast, not gonna lie)

Final Fantasy IX (buckle your seatbelts!):-Place I Call Home/A Place to Call Home/whatever AKA the opening credits-Living by the Sword-Hunter’s Chance-Marsh of the Q Tribe-Sword of Confusion-Eternally Good Harvest-Roses of May-City Under Siege-Protecting my Devotion-Light of Destiny-Chamber of a Thousand Faces-Mount Gulug-Four Mirrors-Concurrent Battles-Terra-You Are Not Alone-Assault of the Silver Dragons-Organum (which is an obscure organ version of the opening credit theme which gets a billion variations throughout the game anyway; it’s on a bonus soundtrack CD that I bought at one point before I finally got my hands on a copy of the actual OST)-and of course the One True Melodies of Life

Actually 90% of the soundtrack

Final Fantasy X:-People of the North Pole-A Fleeting Dream-Suteki Da Ne, too

Final Fantasy XII-the boss battle theme-the Esper battle theme-also the Imperial March I mean Theme of the Empire

Final Fantasy XIII:-Blinded by Light (VIOLIN BATTLE THEME VIOLIN BATTLE THEME)-Saber’s Edge-Lightning’s Theme-Caius’ Theme from FFXIII-2 (which was a waste of time BUT it had Liam O’Brien. Can I just have a poster of Liam O’Brien’s voice pls)

Final Fantasy XV (I still haven’t played this thing lol):-Too Much Is Never Enough (I bought sheet music lol)-Somnus (both instrumental and /w lyrics)-Departure-Wanderlust-Ardyn and Ardyn II-Labyrinthine-The Hydraeans Wrath-Homecoming

(notice a pattern lol)BTW every single Distant World CD is a fucking gem and you should buy them

Kingdom Hearts whatever (I’m not gonna go through the individual titles):-Dearly Beloved in all versions ever released-Disappeared-Another Side-all of Vanitas’ battle themes-Ventus’ themeand of course Hikaru Utada’s songs I love that woman; and also the orchestral/instrumental arrangements that were used in the trailers.

Tales of Berseria:-BURN (why is it capslocked tho)

Tales of Destiny:-Yume De Aru Youni-Irony of Fate in that goddamn epic remix from that orchestra CD thingy

Tales of Symphonia:-Starry Heavens and the sweet instrumental version that plays when you thought you had lost all your teammates but they come back and help you while you rescue that one team mate whose affection for Lloyd was highest

Tales of Vesperia:-Ring a Bell

Tales of Xillia:-Progress

Tales of Zestiria:-White Light-Zaveid the Exile-Flaming Bonds are Being Tested-Melody of Water is the Guide in Spiritual Mist (can we set a petition for Mikleo to play his own trial theme on the piano, yes, sign here, thank you)-Competing with the Honor of the Land-Fight Between the Wind and the Blinking Sky-Rising Up

(why do these trials themes have so long names bleurgh. So yeah AKA ALL THE TRIAL THEMES)

(basically all the Tales openings lol)

The Legend of Zelda… oh god why are there so many games.So I’m only gonna go through my two favs:

Ocarina of Time:-Lost Woods-Windmill Hut (aka the Song of Storms)-Gerudo Valley

The Wind Waker:-Dragon Roost Island-Molgera’s boss fight theme

also the bonus orchestra CD from Skyword Sword was so good :O

Valkyrie Profile:-Take A Flight

Xenogears:-Stars of Tears-Grahf, Dark Conqueror (only a JRPG would name a villain Grahf tho lol)-Premonition-Awakening-The One Who Bares Fangs at God-Small Two of Pieces (PLEASE I NEED SHEET MUSIC FOR THIS WHERE CAN I FIND SOME; legally if possible lol)-the battle themes aren’s bad, either(fun fact: I’ve never played this game, either)

Xenosaga stuffz(never played that either lol. I didn’t listen to the complete soundtracks, either, only bits)-The Miracle-Kokoro (whoever came up with that song title has guts, but it’s seriously super beautiful, and Joanne Hogg makes a comeback on vocals!)

BTW I never played anything Wild Arms, either, but I really the openings for the first and third game in the series, respectively.Oh and that one boss battle theme from Shadow Hearts II! (I think it’s called Hardcore to the Brain?) I actually never played that thing, but I watched my sister (who’s super fond of the game!) for like 90% of the plot I think.

…Would you believe that this a selectionI… I’ll better not go into movie soundtracks*faints*

…Uhm, do anime songs count lol

[aquaticsasquatch]

Tagged by @drakespopularityisbaffling, is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?

Nicknames: Sas, Kramer

Gender: Male

Sign: Aries

Height: about 6′2″

Time: 9:09 AM

Birthday: April 10th

Fav bands: Kind of difficult to specify just a few, let alone in any specific order, but I like OFF!, Fear, and a shitload of other punk bands, some stuff like Talking Heads, Earth Wind & Fire, and The Doors, and a bit of prog rock like King Crimson and Yes

Fav solo artists: Warren Zevon is the GOAT, and I also like Busdriver, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, & Dick Dale

Song stuck in my head: "Moon In June” - Soft Machine

Last movie I saw: I forget what the most recent movie I watched for the first time was, but the 2006 The Hills Have Eyes was on last night so I caught the first bit of it while I went to sleep. I can never take the remake as seriously as the original because the guy who plays the dad is the same guy who plays the police captain on Monk, and I cannot attribute any other character to that man no matter what I see him in. I keep expecting fucking Tony Shalhoub to come poking his head out of the trailer or something

Last show I watched: Most recent one I finished? Probably BNHA, or maybe Gundam: IBO Season 1

When did I create my blog: I don’t even fucking remember any more.

What do I post: pretty much reblogs only and the occasional shitpost with delusions of grandeur that only ends up getting 1 note

Do I have other blogs: A porn reblogs blog,(NSFW) though I don’t actually reblog stuff to it too often

Do I get asks: Not too often, usually just informative stuff from mutuals

Why did I choose my URL: I’ve almost always had my username be Sasquatch on any forum or social media, but as that is almost always taken, I needed a unique adjective to slap on. I live near the ocean and like marine biology, so I chose Aquatic for tumblr.

Following: 265

Followed by: 532 and I promise you more than half are bots

Average hours of sleep: I work night shifts and so I have to sleep in the daytime 5 days a week, usually somewhere between 3-6 hours. Then on the weekend, I sleep like, 13 fucking hours a night.

Lucky number: 14

Instruments: .

What am I wearing: grey t-shirt and dark turquoise boxers

Dream job: I’d love to be a game dev, except I have no fucking skills. Maybe a marine biologist or something would also be nice, but that would also require college education. Fuck you it’s Retail Hell forever.

Dream Trip: I’ve always really, really wanted to visit Bhutan. But it’s expensive as all SHIT because their government also charges any tourists like $200 a day spent in the country, not to mention the travel expenses flying to India and India -> The Fucking Himalayas, and the need for a translator probably because like hell would I be able to learn any fucking Dzongkha before the trip.

Fav food: Cheeseburgers, top 3 are probably from In-N-Out (Animal Fries are also god-tier), Chili’s, and Norm’s (a diner chain)

Nationality: New California Republic

Fav song: Can’t pick one, and it always changes. I think at this precise moment I’ll go with Tarkus.

Last book I read: I read a little bit of Keith Morris’s autobiography recently, My Damage.

Top 3 fictional universes I want to join: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure would be bitchin’ if I became a stand user. Otherwise, I want to visit the Zone of the STALKER series, or wander the wastes of Fallout’s world.

I have to tag people now, so I’ll go with @captainkupo, @biff-donderglutes, and @officialjoebiden. But I mean, if you’re a mutual and you wanna do this and don’t wanna wait for someone else to tag you, feel free to just do it and @ me.

[borntoslay]

some superbowl thots

my ideas tend to be wrong anywayz but i just wanted 2 log dem Down

although i doubt joanne would dare, i want to believe gaga is brave enough to make a huge political statement during the show, ESPECIALLY with how silent she has been as the country is being torn to shreds... on the top of my wishlist is AMERICANO. ANY given lyric from that song is drenched with enough relevance for today’s bullshit that she could just mumble one line into the microphone between songs and it would absolutely make headlines the next morning.

“My songs are about the revolution”

“My heart aches for my generation”

“I don’t speak your languagono”

“Ah! America! Americano!”

“I will fight for, I have fought for how I love you”

“I have cried for, I will die for how I care”

“Don’t you try to catch me, no”

“I’m living on the edge of the law”

H o n e s t l y .

There’s also so many other lines in her other songs that she could just casually bring new meaning to by calling attention to that one line... for example, in Bad Romance, she could emphasize the “I’M A FREE BITCH, BABY,” and that might be the closest thing to a “statement” we’ll get, sadly...

There’s also the ICONIC “Tell ‘em how you feel girls” in Dance in the Dark, and OF COURSE the INCREDIBLE “Express your woman-kind, fight for your right” in Scheiße that could lend themselves to the Women’s March...

I have a bad predictable feeling she’s going to do at least 1 ballad, and it’ll be either Million Reasons or possibly even You and I (for which she’ll swap in “Nebraska” with “Houston”... ugh)... but imagine how much of a STATEMENT it could be if she just really sat down and DID Born This Way acoustic on such a huge stage... or even Americano acoustic to REALLY MAKE A STATEMENT...

She’s also said that this thing is what the fans have always dreamed of, and things along those lines, and if it’s FAN favorites, there’s a chance Dance in the Dark, Marry the Night, and Scheiße could be included........... but she also said that she picked “the best ones,” and her taste in her own music is always curiously quite different from what should be done... in which case there is is a chance we might have time wasted on You and I, Alejandro, and of course, Million Reasons... ugh

I feel like the setlist for her Roseland Ballroom residency is a good example of how... dumb(???) she can be...

Also, of course i’m fucking annoyed that we’re going on a SEVENTH year of prime opportunities to finish anything Telephone-related, but tbh in some ways i’m kind of relieved that she won’t be there... you’re delusional if you believe Gaga has a chance against a single Beyoncé comparison post-2013... Plus the idea of Gaga being out-danced to her own song AND a feature is just... ugh

PLUS complaints about Bey being asked in as a guest for a third time will completely eclipse anything Gaga could or would ever be able to do during her show... so . UGH. I guess MORE fucking telephone rumors for ANOTHER 7 years is just the price we have to pay for a successful gaga achievement...

but at the same time HOW is beyonce “houston” knowles not gonna be at this superbowl in HOUSTON like it feels like if anything THIS is the show that shouldve been hers ugh

Anyways, so if there is no beyonce i dont want ANY guests at all but there have been so many “confirmations” that there is a guest + its probably elton john (i read that one of the teams that are playing are one of his favs or some shit idefc) and im ANNOYED BUT i just had a weird feeling that IF he is there, they might do... Can You Feel the Love Tonight? idk it’s a super long-shot but idk... a song about love would fit the bill of needing to make a GP-friendly statement... (also if you didn’t know, Elton John did the music for Lion King)...

Ariana famously did a Celine Dion impression on Jimmy Fallon back in 2015(!!!!), parodying her contemporary version of Beauty and the Beast which was used in the original movie’s soundtrack, and now Ariana’s version replaced the contemporary version in the 2017 live-action remake!—which could be the same for Gaga and Elton if they (randomly, admittedly) do Can You Feel the Love Tonight... as Disney is also working to create a “live-action” version of The Lion King... for whatever reason

I just accidentally also had another idea... obviously this is not and WILL not ever happen, but if gaga opened with a couple of her biggest hits and then brought out Florence to do Hey Girl... as one-by-one all of their female contemporaries came on stage and one of EACH of their biggest hits were performed + enjoyed by ALL of the girls... this is fucking stupid and ignorant wishful thinking derived from all of the ADDITIONAL things Gaga’s 2016 Oscars performance of TIHTY (bringing Kesha with her on stage, the butterfly dress, EVERYTHING) could have been... S I G H WHEN WILL I STOP RUINING THINGS FOR MYSELF

ANyways i also had a thought the other day that if she did bring Florence, they could do an amazing duet to Shake It Off, emphasizing the “it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back, so shake him off!” in light of the presidency

I just feel like for the amount of advocacy she has done + times she’s been called a fraud + been accused of exploiting the lgbt community (and minorities to that extent), it’s kind of totally bogus for her to just take literally the WORLD’S biggest stage and just what... bring back the disco stick and sing just dance poker face bad romance born this way a-yo million reasons and edge of glory and then that’s all

i do hate when my mind plays these games with me (read that in a british accent because that is how i typed it)

Anyways. i havent been this excited about anything gaga has done since Applause and i would like to say. Thank u.

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Name/Nickname: Robin Gender: Female Star sign: Virgo Height: 5′3 (160cm) Sexual orientation: Pansexual Hogwarts House: Slytherin Favourite color: Pink or purple Favourite animal: Dogs Average hrs of sleep: Probably around six. Cat or dog person: Dog, but I like cats, as well. Favorite fictional characters: Kassim (Magi), Viktor (YoI), Micaiah, and Zero. # of blankets I sleep with: I honestly have about 20 on my bed, but I only sleep with one.  Fav singer/Band: Jimmy Eat World and Rise Against Dream Trip: Honestly, probably a road trip to Canada with a few friends to visit a close friend who lives up there. When was this blog created: Looks like I started using it on December 16th. When did your blog reach it’s peak: Probably a few days after I started? I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find anyone when I first posted, and then so many of you found me and it was incredibly overwhelming (in a good way, of course!). What made you make this tumblr: At the time I made this blog, I was fairly on top of replies on my main RP account (which I am totally not now, oops), so I figured I had the time to manage another one (boy, we all know how that’s going I am so so sorry). I’ve been in the Fire Emblem fandom for years now (I role-played Edward long before Awakening was released, and then rejoined the fandom a little bit after that game came out as Robin, who role-played for about two years), and I wanted to be a part of it again. I was debating between remaking Kamui or my Tsubaki, and ended up choosing Kamui.

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(spoilers for every games in the ffvii franchises including the latest expansion and esp main game/end of CC spoilers)

and it’s me just rambling but i’m djhfjdlkfjdf

goddd just. just. god. like. 

Zack was one of the first character i’ve ever really Really Loved, like, crushed on, and playing CC is so heartbreaking and i know all of his scenes so much and all i still get filled with love everytime i see Zack.

and when the remake was announced it’s like. If it stuck to the OG, and with the announce of parts, i was just resigned about not seeing him for a long long while since his existence in the OG is a plottwist to start with. I was just hoping that once he will be mentioned they may just put more flashbacks from the CC time period, eventually something new in that, but i was so resigned and just. happy to be able to see him in HD.

but with the direction the remake took, full Alternative Universe wise, and the way it ended??? the fact we are getting new Zack’s scenes that we Don’t Expect?? that aren’t flashbacks??? that show us what he would have done if he hadn’t died on that hill that day???? 

Like. DECADES of imagining fix it of how he would react to the OG’s plot and. We’re actually getting it???? 

LIKE i still don’t know how i feel about the remake being an alternative timeline, like i admire the attempt and the direction of the plot but i am still picky about it being called a remake while it’s a new story all together and while i understand they don’t want to do a 1:1 remake i am kinda huh... disappointed is too strong of a word, but similar, to the fact that we’ll never have the OG plot in HD per se (unless once the “remake” is done they’ll do an “OG cut” dlc or something in which case y’know what i’ll forgive anything).

but. Zack being alive. Zack growing and evolving from the events that would have caused his death. Him being able to eventually reunite with the people he cares about. and Zack having NEW SCENES, NEW DEVELOPMENT, stuff we’ve only ever imagined in fanfictions!!! actually happening in canon!

like the latest spoilers are fucking me up so bad because we’re just. having NEW Zack content. NEW “Zack won’t die” content???? Like??? I feel so high. It’s a dream.

and again i’m so TORN because Zack’s death and disappearance is so important on Cloud’s character development and everything, but also like, i’ve never finished watching that playthrough of the remake (it makes me want to play it so bad and i just end up wanting to turn it off to play it instead but i don’t have this moneyyyyy....) so i’m still not sure how they’re dealing with the “Zack survived” plotline exactly (like i think (?) he’s not from the timeline we’re seeing with Cloud and the gang so the Cloud we see IS a Cloud who experienced Zack’s death, but what we follow with Zack is a whole other timeline completely, so we can have both Cloud “suffering from the grief from losing Zack” AND Cloud “being by Zack’s side” and all of that) so everytime i am just. whines.

but meanwhile Zack brain goes brr i’m just so happy to see NEW scenes of him being happy and alive in the very timeline i always wanted him to survive through!!! 

like holy shit for YEARS i was having dream fanfic scenarios of Zack surviving, i was especially using deepground for that bc like, there is a golden opportunity for a post-DOC event where GASPS everyone learn that Zack’s body has been retrieved and experimented on in deepground all that time and maybe he was in a vegetative state and/or brainwashed during all those years until he was found again by Cloud and the gang and LOOK. if not for the fact it doesn’t save Aerith i loved this idea. So like. I have had SO many thoughts about Zack Lives AU and now it’s a Canon Alternative AU EXCEPT Aerith may survive too??? like????

i really don’t know what to think of the remake bc my brain keeps going from “how the hell are they going to keep up with the canon thematic” and “WHO CARES THIS IS MY CANON FIX IT NOW” while also having the fear of “wait what if it’s not a fix it and they’re pretending they’re fixing it to hurt us again if they return to canon hold on”

BUT YEAH ALL I MEAN IS THAT i see Zack in the remake, living past the time he was supposed to die, being able to do the things he wanted to do before he died, i see NEW Zack’s scenes, and i cry. 

Zack was such a minor character in the OG that i remember some people not knowing his existence bc they failed to find the memory cutscene and didn’t remember the other scene...  and then between Last Order and Crisis Core people fell in love with him so much so he’s the most popular male ff character???? and like, deserved but???? crying???

and they saw that and they went “let’s not kill him this time. at least for now.”

and godd it reminds me of the fact before the remake came out Kitase (who, in another interview, expressed that he didn’t like Zack much (since he didn’t work on CC) and didn’t understand why people liked him so much),  did an interview saying “we know that people are expecting to see their fav characters like Cloud, Zack and Sephiroth, in all their glory again” and my brain went HAYWIRE then because, Kitase is a massive Sephiroth stan and said those things about Zack and yet??? he worded it like this??? and i was “what are they going to do with my one true love”

and i’m just. god. goddd. Like seeing those new Zack scenes are messing me up so bad. I’ve got into VIDEO GAMES all together because a friend forced me to sit through Zack’s death and i cried SO HARD i had to play the game and this is what Made Me a Gamer, and Zack my beloved <3. Since 2007/2008 i live with this scene haunting all of my thoughts... Constantly having to remember it, crying over it again.... the fact the url i used for the longest time before this one was a reference to his dying moments and his relationship with Cloud and his dream.... Years where i just, come back into ffvii every once in a while and cry because, Zack, amn’t i right.

And it’s. messing me up so bad how this one new scene of Zack is making me go completely haywire.

add to the fact that the remake is making me lose it because it really develops my precious girls more and more too but like, at least this i was prepared for!! i didn’t expect them to give us this much tenderness between them but at least i did expect them to further their development since they’re main characters... I was prepared (lies i watched 7 hours of playthrough and cried everytime Aerith was on screen because i love her so much and it hurts so much).

but i was not prepared for NEW ZACK CONTENT. in 2007/2008 when i joined, the Zack content was done with... except for like his cameos in spinoffs, i’m talking canon storyline. since 2007/2008 i’ve been living with all those memories of all of Zack’s content..... 

and now we’re getting new Zack content. All new. brand original. Canon content for part of the stories we could only ever fantasize about. 

unparalleled media experience actually.

anyway seeing this Zack scene in the expension going around is messing me up so bad i’m akjdhflkdjf??? 

my love.