#time to marinate in whatever's left of this fandom until more content is released.

[mechazushi]

Some personal commentary on the Final Episode of Kn8 (Out of order of events)

THEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS AINT SHIT!!!!! YOU DIDN'T LET MINA SIT DOWN! YOU TOLD HER STRAIGHT TO HER FACE THAT HER OPINION DIDN'T MATTER! GAVE HER SHIT WHEN SHE SPOKE HER MIND- THAT YOU ASKED HER TO BY THE WAY! YOU ONLY WANTED HER THERE TO SAY SHIT BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO COVER YOUR SORRY, DEATH-MONGERING ASSES!!!! YA'LL CAN SUCK ON A BAG OF SHAT ON, DISMEMBERED DICKS!!!!!!!!!!! CHOKE ON THEM, CHOKE ON THEM ALLLLLLL!!!!!! I thought I was being funny when I made them out to be slightly villainous in my fanfic, but I just seem to jinx shit when I write apparently.

With that out of the way....

Yoooo, that "Re-gen from the core" scene was straight fire! I liked how they made it almost look like Kn8 was a ghost coming back from the other side for a second there. Not sure how I feel with them making him glow red at the last second, though.

They took ma mans spare tire away (-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩___-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩) (I really hope that theory about him losing weight leads to his kaiju-ification it true. Give me back my soft body brawler daddy) Cool chest scar tho, wonder if anyone's gonna do a "scar worship" fic with KafHoshi or KafMina. (that might be something I might have to end up doing)

Awww! Look at everyone being happy that Kafka doesn't get to die! ("'dsldvnjvFUCKINBOARDOFDIRECTS!*foams at mouth*) Everybody going "Yay! Dad's gonna be ok!"

"Failed the entrance test twelve times" HOLD UP! When did Kafka start to enlist? When was the original cut off age point? DETAILS WOMAN, I NEED DETAILS!!!!!

AHHHAHAHHH!! GOD WHAT DID THEY DO TO NARUMI?!?!?? He was my least favorite, but they did him dirty, God damn. I really hope that's just helmet hair and they fix him in the next season. I'm not one to encourage a complete revamp of a show's art style, but I think it would be forgiveable here.

I'm starting to wonder if the production studio has had access to more information than we know. With the way the last few chapters of the manga have been going, everyone has gotten worried that it's ending soon, but the last sentences that Kn9 said has got me wondering if there are other things that may be occurring later down the line in the manga. I really hope that's the case because we have SOOO many unanswered questions.

Last, but not least, Everyone say thank you to the development studios that went out of their way to bring us extra scenes that weren't even thought about in the manga.

See ya in three years, Kaiju Number Eight the Anime.

[galaxy98]

Trial of the Mariner

AKA SkekSa’s redemption AU

Well, here it is guys. This is something that’s been on the back of my mind for some time now. As you may have guess, I like SkekSa as a character. When you look at each Skeksis in the franchise, she tends to stand out from the rest of them. Now I haven’t read the JM Lee novels, but thanks to the help of others in the fandom, I was able to get good idea of what happened to her in the book. In Flames, she ended up getting stuck in the tree due to the actions she committed in Sog. When I heard about this, I thought to myself, “Wait, that’s it?”, because it apparently happened within of the middle of the story. Given the time frame of the book being released around the premiere of the Netflix show, Age Of Resistance, I imagined that they have to wrap it up quickly. Now why am I telling you all this? Well it turns out that the first season almost used up the key elements that were from the books: death of the Archer/Hunter, Battle of Stonewood, uniting of the 7 clans, etc. As of now, the Mariner recently appeared in AOR #9 as a part Mayrin’s comic arc and since we don’t have any news regarding season 2, I wonder if they’re gonna do something different for SkekSa’s arc in the show. Case in point, extending her arc post-tree. A character like her has the potential for a great anti-villain to hero story. So I decided to take this opportunity to let creative juices flow and create a redemption AU for her.

Just a quick note, artists and fanfic writers are welcome to make fan content off this idea. In fact, it’s encouraged. You’re even free to add to this post. Personally, I would love to see @darkskek​ ‘s interpretation of this. With all of that out of the way, here are the key points for Trial of the Mariner.

SkekGra and UrGoh woke up one night from a vision that was bothering them. They couldn’t make out what it was, but it prompted them to go to the tree in Sog. However, they had to go now when it was still dark since they don’t want to be seen, at least not yet. When they arrive to the tree, SkekGra realised what the vision was trying to tell him. Someone is stuck in there and they need to get her out before it’s too late. With the help of Lore, they managed to cut open the tree only to find a Skeksis. A Skeksis that the Heretic had never seen in a long time. This leaves him in such a shock, his screaming almost woke up the Drenchen. Because of this, they needed to leave fast and take her back to the Circle of the Suns. The Heretic has so many questions to ask her when she recovers.

Many trine ago, SkekGra used to be friends with the Mariner. This happened around the time of his conquering days. Even though she never actively participated in his conquests, SkekGra always told stories to her when he came back to the castle. These stories intrigued her not because of the bloodshed, but because of the lands that were discovered. SkekSa always wanted check them out but couldn’t due to the obligations she has to the court. Oddly enough, SkekSa left around the time when the visions were starting to bother the Heretic. At that point, SkekGra would never see her again. Even when the Mariner goes back for some occasions, she seems to be the only one to notice that he was gone. Nobody in the court would give her an answer. In fact, they wouldn’t even acknowledge his absence. For so long, she had to live ignorance about his disappearance and only came to the conclusion that his conquering antics are what got him killed. Until now.

When the Mariner woke up, she’s shocked to find herself in a different place. She thought she was about to die. She wanted to die. And having to live after everything she’s done to herself and the Gelfling, there was no reason to keep going. The Heretic on the other hand, was excited to see that she was okay. So excited, he was hurting SkekSa by his hugging. SkekSa could never figure out who he was until she took a closer look at his face. She too had many questions. Feeling weak and depressed, she explained to him about the things she was doing when she left the castle. Even the events that led to the Sog incident. SkekGra felt conflicted. All of this could’ve been prevented if they both communicated with each other. It even made him doubt his chances of revealing himself to the Gelfling. To SkekSa, whatever happened to SkekGra couldn’t be worse than what she went through. However, when he told SkekSa his story, her heart sank. How many lies were kept from her for all this trine and how many can she take before it overwhelms her? She wanted leave after that, but she couldn’t because of her injuries. This causes her to have an emotional breakdown. By this point, she had to make the best of her situation.

At this point, SkekSa’s emotional well being is already at an all time low.

While politics play a part on why she left the castle, there were other reasons why never wanted to go back to Thra. SkekSa saw the castle as her “prison.” She always felt unease when she had to be there for political purposes. Another reason is more to do with SkekSo himself. She’s one of the very few to ever get close him and she knows what kind of Skeksis he is. SkekSo will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Next reason is more of a personal one and it’s more to due with the fact that she felt like she’ll never have a future in Thra. The last reason why she left is, coincidentally, she too had a vision. But it wasn’t the same vision that the Heretic had. In SkekSa’s vision, she sees nothing but the ocean and the waves that go back and forth across the sand. Whatever the vision was trying to tell her, she knew that it was time to leave. What’s odd is that the vision return to her when she was in the tree, except the difference is that the ocean was still and there were no waves to be seen. It felt very ominous as if the vision she previously saw was a nothing more than a facade. When she told SkekGra about this, it left him and UrGoh with only one option. They, along with Rek’yr, have to go to the Wellspring to consult with an elder Shaman. 

Right now, this is only part 1 of the AU. As I said back at the top, feel free to add to this by reblogging the post. I would love to see what you guys bring to the table as I work on part 2.

Stay tune everyone.