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Slow burn but it's written by an impatient person

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And stop playing about Steve Harvey. I’d let that man fold me up if he was playing Killmonger.

My Beef with Killmonger - An MCU Rant

I think people struggle to understand that not ALL villains are misunderstood—they’re choosing to be evil and that's it. 

Take Killmonger for example (I’m doing the MCU specifically because I haven’t read the comics—cry about it). 

Besides committing the atrocity of making those half dreads the Frank’s Red Hot for every media with black characters lately, there's aspects I don’t hear people touch on when it comes to Killmonger as a character. And if there are, I sure haven’t heard it yet---so I really hope there's some info on this man I'm missing here. But if no one's gonna call out this man’s BS, I will.

I definitely comprehend that Erik losing his dad was extremely traumatic for him to experience as a child. But Killmonger was only focused on revenge and power alone. Because of the fact that T’Chaka was dead, Erik couldn’t take it out on him and instead decided to channel his anger towards the entirety of the Wakandan royalty—even towards T’CHALLA (even though T’Challa had NOTHING to do with it). 

Even then, T’Challa was MORE than kind enough to let Erik see a Wakandan sunset BEFORE he died. 

“I’m sorry my father was a POS. Here’s a sunset, bro.” 

I get he's played by the oh-so handsome Michael B. Jordan, but let's remove the rose-colored lenses and consider something here.

On top of being a complete narcissist (who killed his GIRLFRIEND by the way), the guy also was just never EVER fit to hold power in ANY capacity to begin with. When the guy did kill (or believe he killed) T’Challa, what was the first thing he wanted to do? 

Did he try to help other poor children in the neighborhood he grew up in?

Did he make a memorial for his dead father?

Did he start a program for fatherless children (like HE was)?

Did he even TRY to do ANYTHING of value that would’ve been beneficial to others in ANY way shape or form?

Newsflash: The answer to all of that is NO.

The FIRST thing this man does as KING is start a WAR between Wakanda and the United States.

Literally his FIRST act as king is to begin an event that could very well have left so many of his people to DIE and cause mass amounts of generational trauma. Meaning there'd potentially be a bunch of children in Wakanda that ALSO won't have their fathers should they die in the war. Is that NOT a major red flag? 

The guy didn’t even DRESS like a king, he just walked around shirtless with a jacket like he was an NYC pimp. 

Even pre-kingship, he already killed LOADS of people before he got to that point. Sure, you could argue that it was in order for him to reach Wakanda or what he planned to do. But does that not raise MORE red flags about his original intent, then? 

Killmonger has a scar on his body for every person that he’s ever killed. The man’s torso is covered top to bottom in scars, meaning he has a major body count. So you’re telling me that this dude's okay with murdering innocent people just to get to a goal that was gonna lead him to kill more people ANYWAY?

Yes, I understand his trauma. Yes, I understand why he's angry at the world. Yes, I do think he's a great villain because every good story needs a good villain. But one thing I'll NOT do is act like this man's actions are justified when they're not. His conquest to create conflict highlights a SEVERE lack of genuine care for the very people he CLAIMS to wanna help.

He's a grown man who had every chance and choice to become better and he never took it because he chose to take his anger out on everyone else since the one who ACTUALLY committed sin against him had already DIED.

And when the “What If” series came out, Killmonger turned on EVERYONE he worked with, took the gauntlets for himself, and tried to reset reality.

Sure, you could say that Killmonger is a representation of black rage and on some level, I'd agree with you in terms of a story telling perspective. But storytelling dynamics don't change the fact this man is a piece of crap.

Don't EVEN try lying to me. The only reason this man has simps on Tumblr is because he's played by someone who's attractive. I bet if he was played by Steve Harvey, you'd all change your tune. 

Trauma never is/will be an excuse to do horrible stuff. Once again, trauma can make a good villain and good villains are necessary. My ONLY issue with Killmonger is that he has a railroad of fans that try to justify his actions.

It's one thing to like a horrible character. And it's another thing to say a horrible character is justified in what they do. The reason why I think it's so dangerous to do that is because it CAN (not that it always does, but CAN) translate into real life instances where people defend ACTUAL human-shaped monsters for things they do as well (ie they're traumatized and/or attractive). That's why we have hybristophilic fangirls slobbering over Wade Wilson (if you know, you know).

But at the end of the day, everyone has choices. Killmonger made his.

Even Killmonger's FATHER was saddened by what his son became while speaking to him on the ancestral plane.

N’Jobu: No tears for me? Killmonger: Everyone dies. It's just life around here. N’Jobu: Well, look at what I have done.

DAWG, WHAT MORE PROOF DO YOU NEED—

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Realizing lyrium is like Titan blood just pisses me off more honestly. Solas really over here carrying around a weapon forged from some sentient creature. This being is sick and deluded. And I say it as a Solasmancer.

The main thing I ain’t excusing him from is his murder of Felassan and this. I even sort of let go of what happened to Varric but yall. This dude is crazy.

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ROOK || Carmine Laidir ⟡ He/Him (Nonbinary Transmasc) ⟡ Lord of Fortune Warrior

Everyone meet my Rook. He has problems and issues. They're all named Davrin, Lucanis and Taash (this is, of course, not to mention the bald alluring trickster god living in his dreams he likes to banter with )

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I never played as a warrior or rogue during any of my Dragon Age playthroughs because they felt very generic and boring but I have played as a rogue briefly during the prologue of Veilguard and I genuinely enjoyed it.

Now I’m currently playing as a warrior and I really enjoy it. The dropkick mechanic and shield throw has me hollering. The Ultimate ability is legit smashing up your opponent with your fists. That’s cool as fuck! It’s giving I’m badass and you can’t match me vibes, even if you play as a human. Against dark spawn and fucking dragons.

Like hello? Let’s gooo!!

I know Veilguard is polarizing to hardcore long time fans but I feel very included in the series with this rpg.

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I need people to stop doing a disservice to Solas character by saying the real Solas is the one we meet in Inquisition.

No.

He is BOTH. Solas is ruthless and singleminded in his cause. He uses and murders people if he thinks it will advance it or if he perceives some type of betrayal. He murdered Felassan before Inquisition, he kills Varric, he lies and gives you half-truths the entire time both in Inquisition and Veilguard, and violates Rooks mind with blood magic. He’s remorseful but unwilling to stop. He’s prideful af. But he is also curious, and wants to advise and give wisdom. He’s lonely, and loves the fade and can be thoughtful and willing to teach. He’s funny. He is both the face that he shows Rook and the face he shows the Inquisition. It’s what makes him a great and complex character and one of my favorites. Reducing him down to “the real Solas is the one in inquisition” is a huge disservice. He is also exactly as he presents himself to Rook. Stop woobyfing his ass. He’s a character that has made a lot of mistakes with a ruthless streak more than a couple of thousand years long and counting. Felassan is not haunting this narrative for some of you all to say this.

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SPOILERS FOR DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD BELOW THE READMORE TAG. Please don't read if you don't want my opinion and thoughts about the game.

As much as people claim this was a direct sequel to the Inquisition, it really didn't feel like it. I'm not one of the OGs or fans of the game who need all my choices from all three games, but at the very least, our choices about Inquisition should have carried over.

I don't really care about the Well, either.

I'm talking about Abelas (if he survives) and the supposed mass amounts of elves who joined Solas. Where are these people?????????????

Solas was right about the other Evanurais, and the blight. We only dealt with two creepy as fuck elven mages with god complexes. I can't imagine fighting over a handful of them. Plus look at what they did with a trickle of the blight. The world is ruined in North and Southern Thedas. And people can get sick and turn into darkspawn? Fucking hell. It's gonna be a shitshow for decades.

Solas really fucked up with binding the others' life force to the Veil. I know Varric and the others messed up the ritual so he was likely killing the others as things were degrading during the prologue. Still. He really didn't think this one through. For the Veil to continue in place, someone with a long lifespan, like the OG elves (aka Elgar'nan and Ghilanain) would be ideal.

How else would the rest of the world be able to enjoy any true peace? Especially since it's been splintering since Origins.

There are a few loose ends narratively, but overall, whoever called this game Disney-like? They're lying or skipping through until the end.

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It’s canon that you can trust Viper with your drink at the bar.

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"i never liked solas but now i want to romance him" "solas and rook have so much chemistry he should be romanceable"

none of you understand him like I do.

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Me: *writes an amazing chapter*

Me: Ah yes. That is amazing. Can't wait to begin the next one. So many possibilities!

Me: *turns off my laptop and goes into a month-long depression*

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unfortunately, I will write this fic and I am writing this fic are two very different things

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maybe your fanfic doesn’t have to change someone’s life maybe it can just brighten someone’s day for a bit

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Some of us really need to be doing “Finish That Fanfic We Haven’t Updated in a Year November” 💀

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I'm nowhere near done with the game but Davrin is. Davrin is...he is perfection, y'all.

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one of the worst things about being a writer is when you have to sit on your hands about a REALLY COOL SPOILER. and you just want everyone to know about the really cool spoiler you want them to know so so so badly but the best way for them to learn it would be to experience it and you also want them to do THAT so you’re just sitting on your hands vibrating and making a low whine while your dog looks at you with concern. and then your friends go “what’s wrong”. and you go PLEASE I NEED TO TELL YOU. and they go “oh okay so tell me”. and you go NO,