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"trying to get Ivan into the tumblr sexyman fandom wiki" anon here. I succeeded. He now has his own page on there. Yes yes yes I KNOW that he doesn't really "qualify" as a Tumblr sexyman (he's moreso just a regular sexyman) but once you visit the tumblr sexyman wiki you'll be surprise at what people there consider to be sexy (it's..... Bizarre to say the least) and there's like almost 2k characters who are considered to be sexymen on there. Once you get sucked into the sexyman wormhole you'll realize that there's more to sexymen outside of Tumblr and that it's alot more complicated than "suit and tie, is evil, is rich" ect ect. In the end a sexyman is just any character who is considered sexy by their fandom lollll

YOU ACTUALLY GOT HIM ON THERE 😭 CONGRATS 😭 Though Ivan isn't close to the big tumblr sexyman names I don't think it'll hurt too much if he's on the wiki. It's all in good fun, anyway. I can't believe I'm discussing a character's fandom perceived sexiness this late at night when it's a busy Monday tomorrow. Tumblr moment. Anyway good on you anon

#i think tumblr sexymen need a certain level of infamy in order to actually be considered tumblr sexymen #they're all usually unconventional or so conventional that it feels like they were made for the sole purpose of being sexyman bait #it is more than the whole “suit and tie” thing yes #i don't really see ivan as a tumblr sexyman (you're right though. he is a sexyman just not the tumblr specific variant) #since most tumblr sexymen have an ironic quality to them while ivan is played pretty seriously #and is conventionally attractive in a way that makes sense to even non-fandom people #but while i think this im not against him going on there!!! be free #asks #also pls drop the link LMAO

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NO CAUSE HYUNA LEG IM THE MAID ART???

YEAH.... YEA... THE WHOLE LEG.... very interesting

#FINALLY HYUNA LEG REVEAL we love to see it but also wow i was not expecting that #alnst #alien stage #alien stage hyuna #asks

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Musing out loud in your inbox, so pay me no mind, but I really think that Ivan's primary emotion in round 6 wasn't love, but resentment. Something along the lines of, "My life never mattered to you, so my death shouldn't matter to you either, even though this means so much to me." His first, final, and only "fuck you, dude," the kind you can only give to someone you genuinely care for. Ivan has always been waiting on the sidelines and behind-the-scenes to everything in his own life, passively observing it all, and I think round 6 was meant to be him finally taking active control of his own life, doing something just for him, selfishly, no matter the cost or consequence. So, the first emotion he blatantly expresses in the round is resentment, and then he is shot, and only then does he get his light back as if "oh, no, the love is still there, it didn't go anywhere." And then he smiles.

his first, final, and only "fuck you, dude" 😭

This interpretation is really interesting in the way that it hit me in the chest with how I kind of related to it (no context).

I think the "my life didn't matter to you, so my death shouldn't, either" sentiment was very present in Ivan's mind during that moment. Viewing this scene as one fueled by that specific flavor of resentment is actually one of the most unique interpretations I've heard so far. Not sure that I agree with it, but I resonate with it in some weird personal way. In Ivan's situation, certainly the feelings of resentment would be there. We're only human, after all. Some people can't help but feel it deep inside. I don't think his resentment overpowered his love, though.

"the love is still there, it didn't go anywhere." what if i shriveled like a raisin

#alnst #alien stage #alien stage ivan #alien stage round 6 #asks

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Pookie hear me out

What if hyuna is the reason hyunwoo died? No in like purpose but accident. We see in the official chibi art where luka and hyunwoo fights and hyuna mostly the one scolded hyun woo.

What if hyuna found them fighting at the garden and she tries break the fight but it ends up taking hyunwoo life? Maybe its kinda explain her guilt

POOKIE WAIT....... HMM....

That's interesting. I've seen this theory from other places as well and they often state that it's why Hyuna looks so nervous and still when faced with Hyunwoo's bloody body. It could also be why Luka looks so triumphant, because Hyuna "chose" him over Hyunwoo. Maybe also the reason why she was so eager to leave her past life behind...

Honestly I think this theory is interesting, but I don't fully believe in it yet. Hyuna seems to sing nothing but love for her brother, and if she was the one who accidentally killed Hyunwoo, why would she detest Luka so much? The frame of them in ALIEN STAGE (Sweet Dream) shows Hyuna pointing a dagger to him. Although you could say it's because he's perpetuating the cycle of death and exploitation of human pets, some info about Hyuna states that she's not entirely a saint and is most spurred to action when her personal interests and motivations are involved. If she's hunting down Luka, it's because he's done something that permanently altered the way she saw him and ignited a desperation for justice. Hyunwoo's murder is the most likely reason.

Still, it's Alien Stage. Expect the unexpected, the expected yet amped to 100, the half-expected and the complete and utter fuckery. Hyuna accidentally killing Hyunwoo is still insanely intriguing and if it were true I'd go nuts.

#alnst #alien stage #alien stage hyuna #alien stage luka #alien stage hyunwoo #asks

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enough of this doom and gloom!!! i think till is going to knock luka’s socks off!! he’s gonna be reminded of hyuna so bad and then get pushed off the stage

TURN THE TABLES TILL 😭 throw a wig on and swing that victorian boy with your guitar. like a baseball bat to a ball.

#the thought of luka just being pushed off stage 😭😭 that shit is funny sorry #alnst #alien stage #alien stage round 7 #asks

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(By the Anonymous who believed that the duo Mizi-Hyuna might not have made it in time: hello I'm alive again.)

Till: I have nothing in my life to live for

Luka: You can still sing :D

Till:

Luka: ...just to lose against me. I will take your shitty life smile for the camera ^^

I have a thought: we discovered that people with a thing for necks die,so will Luka die? Till won't choke him but will make him feel sick in some sort of way.

Another ending: Till Luka and Hyuna will die and Mizi will be the last one standing. Vivinos knows we expect someone to die now. Will they make the bold move to kill everyone consecutively round after round? They will find a way to not make it boring and to surprise us more and more.

MARK MY WORDS (don't do it I have no idea)

Till and Luka interaction 😭

People with a thing for necks will die 😭😭😭😭😭

I'm not sure how Till is going to approach ROUND 7 honestly. We won't be getting any R7 related content soon since ROUND 6 just wrapped up (the ALNST Official twitter has returned to posting more general ALNST content rather than current plot-related ones) so I can't gauge his state of mind atm. Would he choke Luka? Would he make him feel sick? Unintentionally or intentionally? I've seen a few theories stating that maybe Till could make Luka feel sick (or some other thing) by reminding him of Hyuna, who seemed like she wasn't in the best state either during her ALNST performance. Not sure if it's likely but it makes me insane to think about.

(Note: Hyuna's character design sheet literally has Till on it to use as comparison. They're similar in certain ways, especially the eyes)

Mizi being the last one standing sounds strangely off to me for some reason... but we can't rule out that possibility. They're definitely suprising us here, but in the way where they take what we already expected and twisted that shit up to the extreme 😭 people already guessed Ivan would sacrifice, it was the most popular theory, but very few expected him to go LIKE THAT.

Anyway will 100% come back to this once ROUND 7 drops.

#i dont know about the likelihood of the hyuna-till dejavu theory being true #personally i think it might not be #but i think about it from time to time because it would be interesting #alnst #alien stage #alien stage round 7 #asks

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Never in my life has the thought of being rude to waitstaff crossed my mind

BUT

I would be SO MEAN to Till just to see him react. I wanna see him try to hold back his anger while this bitch of a client complains without end and makes unreasonable demands

If I get punched for it that's on me lmao

I feel like that's his "charm point" or something 😭 much to his dismay 😭

In a butler/maid cafe setting he'd most likely be known for his poorly hidden temper and tendency to fluster/react. which is NOT GOOD FOR HIM because not only would the clients mess with him for fun, his co-workers (aka Ivan and Hyuna) would join in too. Obviously there's an audience for that kind of character (you, definitely) so he might be pretty popular over there even if he doesn't know it/hates it.

Till would 100% punch you in the face if you tested him long enough 😭 you're a menace for that but I Get It

#note: please do not purposefully annoy and be cruel to real life people in customer service! #alnst #alien stage #alien stage till #asks #don't worry i know it's a joke though

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do you think all-in was happening during round 6?

No, I think it was happening a little beforehand. If All-In happened during ROUND 6 it would feel more urgent. I think Mizi and Hyuna would seem more stressed, especially since they know all too well how fast the rounds can pass by. The hype and marketing for ROUND 6 only began after All-In as well. I think All-In happened, they entered the stadium, and then shit hit the fan once ROUND 6 began.

#alnst #alien stage #asks

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how many episodes do you think alien stage will be?

Although Q and V said Alien Stage reached it's halfway point with ROUND 6, I think there won't be too many episodes left. Maybe a lot of the story will be condensed in one or two episodes. That's just me, though. I'm not sure if Alien Stage is the type of series to stretch itself out, especially with the amount of effort and quality that goes into each video. I think maybe there would be 12 at most? At least for the main story. That's just what my gut says but once again I could be wrong.

#this is just me though #alnst #alien stage #asks

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sorry to bother you when i know you probably have a ton of asks rn but i've been seeing people saying that vivinos and/or qmeng at one point said nobody after sua was going to die. do you happen to be familiar with this or maybe the source of it? i've been trying to look but i'm not subbed to the patreon and i know some things like streams where they answered questions aren't always available anymore

Sorry it took me so long to get to this as well aaaa... no unfortunately I don't think I've heard anywhere that only Sua was going to die? Maybe I'm just not familiar with some pieces of information. My apologies!!

#i can understand why only sua dying would make sense since shes the one heavily emphasized and always haunting the narrative #shes literally the turning point of the whole series #but unfortunately vivinos is vivinos and alien stage is inherently tragic #alnst #alien stage #asks

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idk if your still busy so obviously finish what your doing before doing anything else but do you know how hyuna's prosthetic latches together?? I think theres like a knee-latch on her prosthetic that's a bit father down than her other leg but theres so much going of its hard to tell whats going in that area

Honestly I'm not sure how the mechanics of it would work, especially since there's got to be some weird alien technology or structure at play there. It's pretty different from what a prosthetic leg is like in real life, so it's tricky to make assumptions based on that, too.

There's some stuff I noticed about Hyuna's leg across the various official arts, though. Mostly the fact that it's inconsistent, and I kind of see a reason for it. Please forgive me as I go on a bit of a ramble.

In her original performance outfit the prosthetic is structured almost like it's just a normal leg molded out of metal. It's a lot more solid and is dark in color, almost black. It also seems as if it goes up to just her knee? Maybe it still goes up to her thigh and she just ripped her pants until the knee for better/unobstructed joint movement. It joins at the ball of her knee and seems to be composed of quite a few different parts, somewhat complicated.

In All-In, Hyuna's prosthetic is still mostly of average leg shape. The most notable difference is that the leg includes hollow spaces, most likely thinner parts assembled together as opposed to one solid leg. It's also a different, lighter color. We can infer from this image that her leg is until her upper thigh.

And then we have the latest one. Hyuna's leg in All-In seems to be until her upper thigh, but this image makes it seem as if it goes much higher than that (although it's most likely an artistic choice. maybe I shouldn't look into it too much. I've learned my lesson 😭). But it's interesting how this leg is the most unique, solid and without hollow spaces, but considerably thinner, more simple.

There's also the fact that you mentioned, the latch being farther down in comparison to her actual knee. It's different from her previous prosthetic legs which seem to join at the knee exactly and are much more similar to that of normal leg anatomy. For this prosthetic, her leg doesn't actually latch at the knee, it latches just a bit below it. The prosthetic knee may look a little lower, but it's just the way she's angled, left leg facing left and right leg facing forward.

Maybe I'm overexplaining something that's already obvious/basic knowledge, my bad. Also I'm no scientist, so I could be wrong.

Anyway, the fact that Hyuna's leg changes quite a bit is interesting. It could be a design shift from the earlier production of ALNST to the finalized version, but I personally like to think that Hyuna's leg changes because she replaces it sometimes. Her lifestyle calls for a lot of action, and while her body can heal itself overtime, her prosthetic leg is prone to wearing and breaking apart.

This is how I see it (just a theory/maybe headcanon):

The leg she has in her performance outfit is one supplied to her by the aliens, which is why it looks much more sturdy, more like a true human leg. They're very advanced, so they'd know exactly how to make one that best suits her. Once Hyuna escapes to the rebellion, she doesn't have access to that kind of material anymore, nor does she know how replicate it. So instead she gets creative, taking scraps of metal and joining them together to make another leg, which is why it looks considerably lighter and less complicated. Whenever her leg breaks, she (or someone from the rebellion) creates a new leg from the material they can find, which is why her legs become progressively more simple and less conventionally "leg-like" . It's no problem to her though, and she's very proud of it.

#sorry it took me a while to get to this! I've been busy #also if there's any inaccuracies with how prosthetics work/wrong terms used for prosthetics pls let me know! i dont intend any disrespect! #alnst #alien stage #alien stage hyuna #alnst hyuna #asks

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I am trying to get Ivan into the timber sexyman fandom wiki can you help

IVAN? A TUMBLR SEXYMAN? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THIS BUT I SALUTE YOUR EFFORTS. I'm not sure how I can help though

#has king yaoi the 3rd reached tumblr sexyman status?? im not very sure #alnst #alien stage ivan #asks

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Did he really pull his hair?

Oh, not literally (although I wouldn't doubt Ivan's done it at least once or twice before) haha I just used that as an expression. You know that silly thing some kids do when they have a crush, pulling at the other's hair or being a little shit when they don't know how to express themselves. When the other kid goes crying to a parent they reply "oh, that's just because he likes you." That's the vibe Ivan gives off to Till sometimes LMAO

#its often called “pulling at pigtails” which i find fun. the pinnacle of childish teasing #alnst #alien stage #ivantill #asks

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oh, are we losing our minds over cat maid till again?

This ask was sent before the whole cafe collab announcement but now it is more relevant than ever. Yes. We are losing our minds over cat maid apron bow waiter Till. They keep putting the pissiest man in existence in customer service

#alnst #alien stage #alien stage till #asks

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Wait I have a question, where did you get info on the new alnst cafe Collab thing?

Sorry it took me a while to get to this! You probably already know by now, but it's on the Weibo! I originally found news of it on Twitter though.

#alnst #asks

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I'm so glad to see more trashtalking absolutely radioactive toxic gamer till fanart the world is flourishing

#his phone screen is cracked from rage playing and his keyboard is decimated but he keeps using them anyway #alnst #alien stage #alien stage till #alnst till

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Honestly i think the reason why Sua and Ivan were the ones to die it's cause if Mizi and Till died those two would immediately kill themselves. End of alnst guys Sua and Ivan can't STAND the thought of their loved ones being dead

#GENUINELY LMAO #ivan straight up calling out sua for self sacrificing just so she doesn't have to live w/o mizi #as if he could stand to be without till #sua is inseperable from mizi and ivan is vying for tills attention at every chance he gets #sua calling mizi her dream.... ivan in my clematis calling till his god.... #ANAKT GARDEN YOUR TOP STUDENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY HOPELESS #i mean it is kind of the point of their deaths lol #alnst #alien stage #alien stage ivan #alien stage sua #reblog