#whoops almost forgot about this tag

[ailius-suffers-through-art]

Ur billdip is so adorable, may I humbly request more? Thank you :)

Absolutely. I've been looking for an excuse to draw these dorks anyways hehe

Just a guy and his weirdness loving triangle bf

[electrozeistyking]

Ghost Drone is an AU where the events of Murder Drones have been spread out some odd years and changed around (except for Episode 1, which remains the same as it does in the show). Alternate takes on Episodes 2, 3 and 5 have already occurred.

The first comic isn't canon to the AU anymore, but since it's the initial concept, I figured I'd include it. This entire post is basically my way of saying "Hey, this AU has been stewing in my brain since the 16th of November in 2023."

[having-a-hyperfixate]

Don’t mind me sprinting to try and get this thought in order before the Anime Expo panel. I need it to be out in the wild Just In Case.

So, a few of the Gung Ho Guns have gotten reworked for Stampede, yes? To varying degrees.

Ninelives is apparently not a horrific flesh mech, Dark Souls boss thing, according to the end credits of episode 3.

E.G. the Mine just got a HUGE upgrade and didn’t get owned 3 seconds after he showed up.

Monev was an actual character with a fubar backstory and emotional impact instead of just Some Guy who trained in a basement for years specifically to kill Vash. (and Orange is SO EVIL for this)

Elendira is. *gestures futilely* There is so much going on there but yeah. She’s going to be terrifying once she achieves adult body and loses (drops?) the childish attitude. Also because of the whole Plant hybrid thing her nails truly are literally infinite sooooo.

So I have some thoughts about Hoppered the Gauntlet.

In Trimax, Gauntlet’s narrative weight comes from the fact that he makes Vash remember, which by extension makes US, the reader, understand what July really meant. Before that we had heard mention of it a few times as ‘a city destroyed in a single night’ and talk of there being ‘no survivors’ but we had no actual connection to it, and also no real idea if that was even true. But in Stampede, we saw July happen. We were there. So even if Vash’s memory is still shot afterwards, and he doesn’t remember Lost July, we the audience DO. So having the Dragon’s nest play out exactly the same isn’t going to have the same narrative punch in the gut that it did in Trimax. It can’t.

There’s also the fact that, given how we’ve met most of the major players in the story, or had them mentioned at least (hi Milly), it feels kind of Odd™ that we haven’t seen someone has emotionally impactful as Gauntlet yet.

Unless we have.

We saw with Rollo/Monev that Orange is willing to have the person’s regular name be one thing and then have a second Eye of Michael code name. I suspect that is going to happen with Gauntlet; either because EoM or because he has decided on his own to lie about who he was.

And yes, I do in fact have someone in mind.

I checked myself the translation there is accurate; the only change I would make is calling the gun ‘gaudy’ instead of ‘shiny’ but that’s not a huge deal. Also for the record, the original tweet is from Jan. 11, well before he makes his reappearance for the season finale. So when it talks about a ‘reappearance’, it is talking about seeing him again in July. Original tweet here, tweet containing the translation here.

I think Chuck Lee is going to be our Gauntlet. That he made it just far enough out of the city to survive, but that he was badly maimed in the process, and that his family didn’t make it. He’s the ONLY member of the military police with a unique design. He has an actual name, and the director himself tweeted about his backstory. His gun is so unusual that we would recognize it anywhere. Hell, I referred to him as ‘the gold gun guy from episode one’ when one of my friends didn’t recognize him immediately. His gun is so incredibly recognizable. Almost like we need to be able to recognize him by that alone, when everything else about him has changed.

THIS could be how narrative weight for Gauntlet is established in the Stampede universe when it can’t be done the same way as in Trimax. Taking a character who has, in a way, also been with the audience ALL ALONG, who was there with us for two pivitol moments, the beginning and the awakening, but who comes at it from such a horrifically different angle and bringing him back in such an agonizing way. Because he was very much in the wrong with his stunt at Jeneora Rock, but his rage over the loss of his family in July would be justified, even if we know it wasn’t Vash’s fault.

(Also, the IRONY of him ending up as one of Knives’s lackeys when Knives is the one that caused all of this? Damn.)

Footnote: I have Thoughts on why they can get away with adding Milly to The Squad late. That is a whole other Thought but tldr; (and also I haven’t actually written it out) Milly is the most perceptive of all of them she doesn’t NEED an extended intro to Vash to Know.

[birdsong-warriors]

Sneak, sneak.

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[willthespy]

why do people draw will solace super pale?? hello???

[jichanxo]

can't hold it in

[james-spooky]

this is a test

[cinimuffin]

I thought it might be nice to make smaller/simpler patterns for people who don’t have a ton of time and/or experience. Mini gridded pride moth/butterfly pixel art part 11. If you use them for anything please give design credit (and also @ me because I would like to see). Intended for personal use only.

[eggs-love-loki]

Me: I’ll watch one episode of my hero after dinner that’ll be fun :)

Me three episodes later, having gone from crying earlier to just pure distress by the end: Well that was the worst choice ever

[cordycepsbian]

the werebug kabbu in Beaft Form for today

[outeremissary]

Was tagged by @arendaes to do this Picrew... It was really cute! Tumblr decided to upload images in the opposite order intended and I'm not willing to fight it, so here's Caina, Carmen, and Balthazar <3 Thank you for tagging me!

@mountainashfae and @camelliagwerm, if you're interested?

[tiredgremlintime]

Why does it feel like Yuya and Yuto are a semi-unpopular duo in the fandom

[shirohirolu]

So I figured I should put here two things that happened when I watched Guardians 3

1. A guy at the ticket counter was VERY upset that Cosmo was a girl bc it was "unrealistic" and "ruined the entire movie for him"

And 2. Another guy three seats behind me absolutely letting himself ugly cry at the afterlife scene with me joining right in

[starrysymphonies]

Ok but in book 1, Vetala calling the little green balls of fire will-o-wisps is so perfect. In folklore, will-o-wisps are said to mislead travelers because they looked like flickering lantern lights, they’re also said to metaphorically represent a hope or goal that leads you on but turns out to be either impossible to reach, or something strange or sinister

Just like Zed making a pact because he thought it was the only thing that could protect his friends!!

Also page 354 in book 2 before the star that showed the division between the scenes was definitely where Zed got possessed

“Then, suddenly, the fires all went out. Zed’s body went limp, his head and arms lolling forward.

A long moment of quiet passed. A warm breeze stirred the grass around him. Zed rose, blinking into the sun. He glanced around but the glade was empty. Silent.

He quickly gathered up his scepter and his book, stuffing them both into his bag. Then he turned and marched through the grass, back to the group.”

My favorite part of that section is how we don’t see anything about how Zed’s thinking or feeling because we aren’t reading about Zed necessarily

[multi-lefaiye]

urhghgh i hate having crushes, i feel so embarrassed every time i realize i might have one.

on the bright side tho it is fun to talk about them with my partner b/c they're very sweet and supportive and kind

BUT ALSO THEY BULLY ME WHEN I'M BEING GAY ABOUT EITHER THEM OR ANYONE I MIGHT BE CRUSHING ON, GDI (lovingly ofc)

(reminder that my partner and i are poly pls do not clown on this post)

[justablah56]

im dying but ots ok cuz swiftli hurt comfort is a tuing that exists so liie its fine everyhint isgood

so real of you tbh , have you considered lincoln letting Taylor practice makeup on him bcs Taylor was curious how the colors would look different on his skin vs Taylors ?