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something I appreciate about akechi as a character is that he never seems to think hmm, maybe I should emotionally distance myself from joker, because being invested in him could end up being bad for me when I need to kill him. the vengeance-oriented character goro is made out to be at first glance ought to think like this, but NO! goro akechi is NOT (just) that guy!

from the beginning, akechi goes above and beyond the minimum requirements of getting intel on joker and gaining his trust. he says, I’ll go the extra mile! I’m going to follow him around, inside and outside the metaverse. we’re going to talk about my dead mom. I’m going to insist that we’re RIVALS! I’ll spend so long thinking about all the reasons I hate him that it’ll become obvious to everyone around me— even joker’s (not a) cat— that what I feel isn’t really hate but something much more complex. obviously, this will make killing him that much more gratifying, because our lives are now intertwined! HA! take that joker! I WIN!

I believe this… interesting… thought process has something to do with akechi’s central motivation being more than just a desire for vengeance. he also desperately craves approval and recognition. akechi is not actually all that pragmatic. he’s highly driven by emotion, sometimes at the cost of logic (I mean… his revenge plot isn’t all that mature or well-thought through. it’s basically suicidal).

this considered, it seems that becoming akiren’s rival would be second nature to goro. it gives him a veritable cornucopia of things he craves. winning their “game” allows him to feel recognized for his worth. just playing it gives him opportunities to feel seen and known. being a rival is addictive. he gets the chance to embrace the anger he cultivates towards akiren and the rush of putting him at the center of his thoughts. their rivalry is by far the most intimate relationship akechi has. and so, he gets more and more tangled up with joker— and in his feelings about joker— regardless of any risk that poses to his plans. distancing himself would go against goro’s every instinct.

being akiren’s rival is tied to akechi’s vengeance, but somewhere along the line, “besting joker” evolves to be about more than plotting against shido. this is probably for similar reasons as to why akechi’s desire for vengeance against his father was never purely about “vengeance” at all.

of course, this comes with the pesky, entirely predictable side effect of akechi getting a bit obsessed. oh well! it doesn’t end up stopping him from trying to carry out his order to kill akiren.

regardless of how events actually unfold, akechi’s feelings are a clean-cut liability to his revenge plot. a rational character would probably want to avoid such an obvious crack in his armor. this to say, as intelligent as akechi is, he’s not really all that rational. there’s a difference! he’s not who he appears to be at first glance, or even second or third glance. he’s not the detective prince, or an assassin with tunnel vision for vengeance, or even just plain angry. akechi wants to be needed, and he’ll do anything to chase that feeling.

so yeah, it would’ve been nice if he had found a homoerotic rival before the shido revenge plot debacle happened! alas.

#akechi goro #op this is so fucking real. thank you for the food #p5

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atlus had to put them in dlc jail cuz they wouldve been too powerful brainwashed

#YESSSSSSSSS #yoshizawa sumire #akechi goro #amamiya ren #p5

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royal trio post but it’s random and a tad bit cringe sketches

#so real akechi #yoshizawa sumire #akechi goro #amamiya ren #p5

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🌟Todays Len Figure:

Symphony 2022 Ver. (Good Smile)☁️

#i would give my soul to obtain this nendoroid i'm not even joking #missing out on not only this but also harvest moon len was my absolute biggest blunder! #i will get them one day #kagamine len #vocaloid

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BROTHERS

#amamiya ren #narukami yu #p5 #p4 #sobs. they

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this mans is in a game with many cats and cat boys and cat-adjacent folk and he is the wettest catboy i've seen yet.

#i am love ren amamiya #amamiya ren #p5

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I can't fucking believe this I JUST pre-ordered the Ren p5 nendo and now mtg is collabing with Miku. No fucking way. I buy Miku cards as a little treat in addition to Ren idc

#i'm losing my absolute MIND #I EVEN MAIN AN ANGEL DECK. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND I NEED THE MIKU ANGEL FOR MY ANGEL DECK

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Not a figure but have you seen the new miku magic the gathering crossover? My favorite is Inspiring Vantage!!

Finally.....Magic the Mikuing......

#WHAT. WHAT. WHAT #ARE TGESE.. ARE THESE REAL. #YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND... I NEED THEM #PLEASEEEEEE HOLY SHIT #hatsune miku #mtg

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love them a crazy amount

#amamiya ren #akechi goro #p5

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Shuake Week 2023 Day 1: Reunion In which Akechi can't get Joker out of his head post-canon, and he's sick of these emotions he doesn't understand - so when Joker finds him again and Akechi catches him following him, it escalates :3

#akechi goro #amamiya ren #p5

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change of plans

#akechi goro #amamiya ren #p5

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#kabru #laios #dunmeshi #lmfao. he is so real #akechi literally does this in p5 almost. with the takoyaki. can anyone hear me AKECHI IS A KABRU KINNIE

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🍓🎀❤️

#vocaloid #megurine luka #🍑

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Hatsune Miku & Meiko & Kagamine Len & Kagamine Rin & Megurine Luka & Kaito ; Vocaloid ☆ Re-Ment

#YESSSS THE GREEN-YELLOW LEN TRUTHERS #kagamine len #kagamine rin #hatsune miku #meiko #kaito #megurine luka #vocaloid #i need them... :(

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alluring secret black vow redraw 🍎

#alluring secret black vow #kagamine rin #hatsune miku #vocaloid #mikurin #i fucking love this song. it gives me everything

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the only reason i'm on my sudoku grind at 2:20am is because i have wants and desires that are driving me insane. to be honest

#akechi probably

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I love the "Where's the Chantry? Not in Darktown!" npc dialogue bc she gets it.

I fucking love Darktown. Like there's all these people, they're rotting here, they're dying here; in the sewers, in the dark. And where's the Chantry, for all its supposed charity, for all the gold they have in that huge church to build a gilded statue where the qunari used to be? Not here. They don't care about the poor dying folk of Darktown or even Lowtown. The city of Kirkwall lays on Darktown like a blanket, like a sheet or a shroud; covering up what those above don't want to see, what isn't pleasant. But there's a lantern light that promises healing and salvation for a minute, at least.

#kirkwall #da2 #god yes precisely #love your choice of words op