#truthfully I'll probably keep talking at length about stuff for a while

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I JUST REALIZED I HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING YOU THIS WHOLE TIME.... I'M A JOKE OF A MAN...... Okay okay okay not gonna reblog to the last one again cuz I'm not one to make super long threads, I'll just explode your inbox again hahshd,,,,

Alright where do I even begin?? Um, first, did something happen to Bandit to make him resort to doing what he does now, or did he just do it out of boredom? Was it that he needed adventure or needed his life to change? Second, can I hear your imaginary scenarios where Bandit meets the guardians??? Pretty please???? I'm really interested to see how he'd treat them!! Third, you said you had a game concept featuring Just Finch, right? Is the game itself currently in production or do you never plan on actually making it? Cuz if you need. Production help.? I'm always willing to be of service?? Okay there's a really low chance you'd accept a stranger's help on a personal project ESPECIALLY since said stranger is still kinda sorta an amateur at everything ever but I'm already so used to helping everyone around me with anything they're doing at any point in time so I thought it'd be kind of me to offer anyways. Sorry though... Anyway back to the Bandit questions! Fourth, if Bandit encountered a burnt, what's his first gut reaction? Obviously I think he'd most likely pull out his gun, but how does he feel? Is he not at all fazed by these shells of people that have become more hostile than they were before, maybe because it's a usual occurrence? Or is part of him still afraid, either because he's disturbed by the uncanny horror in front of him, or because he's aware that if he's not careful enough (despite all the tickets he has for himself) that could easily be him? I need to know if this guy has fears or not!! Fifth, I can't help but be curious to know if there's any songs you associate with Bandit? If I have the time I'll prolly listen to the songs mentioned too lmao,,, And lastly, my favorite thing to think about when it comes to OFF OCs, does Bandit have a competence list? If so, can I please read it, I love making and looking at fanmade competences for some reason, probably because of how creative the nonsensical titles can get while sticking to a single theme, mixed with the general role of the character in battle matching with their personality. But if I'm the only person here that actually cares about that stuff I totally get it!!! And I don't want you to feel pressured to make a set of competences just for this ask either, if you didn't make one you didn't make one and that's okay. I just thought I'd ask if you happened to have one. I think that's all I have for right now, thank you :D

Thank you for following :D Alright, to the questions!

I think you've hit the first question that I can't answer outright because of Lore secrets I'm saving for askbandit. Partially related to the X story, that's all I'll say

Wuhhhh imaginary guardian scenarios?? They're pretty vague but here's some ideas Dedan - Dedan getting increasingly angrier and angrier as he tries to order Bandit around and fails. I also imagine Dedan being confused on who Bandit is, like "DO YOU EVEN WORK HERE?" and Bandit's just "Shouldn't you know that?" Japhet - Like the sketch, Japhet would flap around Bandit and fret about the X. Bandit would probably keep the bird at arm's length though, he rarely lets people close, and Japhet wouldn't be one of those people lol. Enoch - Enoch would have a special bone to pick with Bandit because of the sugar smuggling. He'd try to squish Bandit Judge? - Bandit loves cats. Judge would get many pets, scritches, and treats Sucre? - Sucre is a sugar dealing client for sure. Queen? - I imagine Bandit sarcastically complimenting the architecture of the Room. I imagine the Queen would be passive, maybe laugh a little at his silly musings. Hugo?? - Kick the baby (LMAO KIDDING, KIDDING). Truthfully, maybe they'd talk about comics or something. Idk the room is a weird place and I don't think Bandit and Hugo would ever purposefully meet

Yes, the game is called Project GoldFinch, and it is in production. I haven't done enough to do another big dev progress post, but here's the announcement post if you want the little info I've provided about it. I appreciate the offer to help, but this is a personal project and I feel more comfortable doing the work myself.

This is actually a question I've gotten on askbandit and haven't answered yet, but Bandit is not intimidated by Burnts. Most Burnts (in my lore) aren't necessarily violent, or burn quick enough to that they don't do that much damage, so Bandit wouldn't pay it any mind. If a Burnt was to attack, he would probably choose to avoid it until it recovers rather than shoot though. Also, Bandit doesn't burn, can't burn*, so he doesn't worry. He has no fear. * this info could only be found on his artfight profile previously. Public info but out-of-the-way.

I really should make a Bandit playlist, but the song I currently associate him with the most is Catch Me If You Can by Set It Off. Obvious reasons for that one. I also listen to the music used for his shop theme in UNKNOWN. Also ALSO, I commissioned a really cool person (hai @amygdalum hope you don't mind the tag) to create a Bandit theme inspired by Synchronicity, so if you wanna listen to that, here ya go! I did the cover art on that one.

And finally, competence list. Funny story, I have never actually thought about making a competence list for him, but when Bandit was still the Final Boss in RISE, he did have one (so credit to Brandy again for this, screenshot ripped straight from the old files). These are thematically relevant to his role in the game more than how he is now, but I gotta say, I really like Reckless Charge. If I were to keep any of these, it would be Reckless Charge. That feels very him. The other ones are badass but I see them fitting Tate better. I don't remember if they were changed for Tate or not, but either way, great attack names all around.

Thanks again for the asks ^^

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3x13 Episode Thoughts

SEASON FINALE!!!

first and foremost...THERE BETTER BE A SEASON 4.

Now onto the rest of it all, be forewarned, there’s a lot:

Poor Rebecca, looking so exhausted and overwhelmed by the idea of Trent being back in her life.

I love the hallucination (maybe? maybe not?) outside the window of the office. Did he steal a window washer’s stuff? That was my first thought.

“There is nothing wrong with this carpet. It’s perfect. I’m just not in love with it” -- yes this is totally about the carpet, Nathaniel.

I LOVED “The Miracle of Birth”. Paula looked so beautiful in her costume and on her throne, the little girls’ dancing was precious, and OH GOD THE LYRICS! As someone who does, theoretically, want to have children someday, that was very...enlightening.

She looks so cheerful and Heather and the others look so horrified. Valencia is filming everything with her mouth open. Beth is making a “makes sense” face. Hector looks like he might be sick. The doctor actually does get sick.

...I can’t believe they got a throne that looks like a vagina on television. But at this point I feel like nothing should surprise me.

The cut from Tim’s scream to the baby was perfect.

Heather’s tearing up of pregnancy cliches was great.

HEBECCA. DARRYL NO!

Thank god for White Josh, and I’m so happy that him and Darryl have a friend-union. Bring on the season 4 make-up!

“People have got to stop saying that [I hate babies]” - I love this, because it really never seemed like he did, just that he wasn’t ready to seriously consider the question.

White Josh looks so much more mature without gel in his hair, and I’m glad he got rid of the beard.

I wish they had integrated the conflict with Paula a little earlier into this half of the season - they had a couple interactions where they were definitely not in each other’s business as much, but not quite enough to seed it well. But still, the end result is that Paula is the most important relationship in Rebecca’s life and I’m glad they brought it forward.

I’m actually pretty interested that Nathaniel took the wrong conclusion about being in love with Rebecca, and it aligns with the statement that he would be the most fucked up character in the show. Since they were going with the “reformed asshole” trope, which has been very popular with love interests for, like, ever, I wasn’t sure what the twist with him would be, and I’m glad to finally see it. While he could be a better person, he has a lot of shit to unlearn. He has feelings and is aware that his behavior isn’t great - good, now he needs to make the decision to fix himself.

I have a lot of mixed feelings in general on Nathaniel’s role for the second half of the season, because he did become Rebecca’s primary love interest so the additional focus makes sense for me, but the fast pace and whiplash nature of these episodes was also frustrating, especially with the affair. Mostly, though, I think I’ll be happy as long as his storyline balances better with the other characters next season, and one way to do that might be to work more with his interactions with Darryl and White Josh, who are among the most stable characters on the show.

I maintain that he should try to help Darryl and White Josh reconnect, only for Darryl to be very TMI once they actually do, just to see his face at the idea of his psuedo-father figure and his friend together.

“Nothing is Anyone’s Fault” is so pretty and so messed up and also weirdly sweet. I kept going “awww....oh noooooooo...but NO...but aw?”

Then again, that’s the show.

That was still a very romantic kiss, despite the context.

I was disappointed that we didn’t see more fallout with Mona. There’s always next season where it could come back, but I was expecting more.

I was definitely annoyed that we didn’t see a whole lot of Josh. I’ve missed him a lot, and while I don’t mind him having a back seat in the second half of this season, especially with Rebecca’s revelation and, not to mention, all of the shit she put him through, I was hoping they would really start to bring him back to the forefront with this episode.

Him punching Nathaniel was great though. Josh is fundamentally one of the better people on the show, and I’m glad the writers didn’t forget it.

Truthfully, I felt a little underwhelmed, but that’s pretty much because I expected that Rebecca was going to be arrested and plead guilty, which probably means I spend way too much time looking up spoilers, so Imma need to work on that. I am proud of her, since compared to the last season finale when we see Naomi pleading a case on her behalf, she actually stands up and takes agency for her choices, even if in this case, she is not in the wrong.

I thought Trent would come back, and I’m happy he did - he makes everything so much creepier, and his wig-and-glasses disguise as a waiter just made me laugh.

#motive

Io-WAS

I still gasped when he went over the edge of the building

I was worried for a minute that they would actually kill him, but the fact that he just broke every bone in his body and wound up in a full body cast AGAIN made me laugh so hard, it’s perfect.

Dr. Roth can keep practicing his standup act! 

Overall, this was not the strongest episode of the season, but at the same time we are moving the story to a new place and a new stage in Rebecca’s recovery that I’m curious to see. After talking with friends about it, I feel like this episode should have been a two-parter, with Trent’s apparent death as the cliffhanger. We already know there were quite a few cut scenes that didn’t make it in, as well as a whole cut number, that might have really helped with the pacing and the tension. 

For this season, I feel like the writing team put most of their resources and energy into the first half of the season to be so strong and to handle Rebecca’s suicide and diagnosis with as much sensitivity as possible, but that meant that the plot and pacing for the second half suffered as a result. After reading interviews/articles about Rachel and Aline’s intentions, I felt that those intentions did come through to me for the most part, but not with the level of execution that the first half had. Which, intentions or not, is still a problem. I might rewatch the season and see how the pacing is when you don’t have to wait weeks between episodes, though I don’t think any of my main criticisms will go away. This definitely would have been a case where more episodes would have seriously helped, but you know what? I still laughed a lot, and teared up, and got mad at these characters while still hoping for good things for them, and it’s been a long time since a TV show affected me like this and I’m excited for next season.