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sonimage1965 · 1 year

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Salvador Dalí

Christ of Saint John of the Cross

1951

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jbarkerstargazer · 1 year

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For the Artist Asks- 7. Favourite works of all time excluding your own?

You know I think it has to be Salvador Dali's Christ of Saint John of the Cross.

When I was shown his work for GCSE art of course I was blown away by his much more surrealism pieces such as Persistence of Memory or Elephant, but something about this piece still leaves me in aw. I'm not a religious person, I have zero belief in the afterlife but this piece holds significance for me in a way I can't explain.

#salvador dali #christ of saint john of the cross #art asks

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hideogosha · 1 year

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onceuponatimeinthe70s · 7 months

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Art For Arts Sake

Paul Fitzpatrick: September 2023 Here’s a question… have you ever bought an album purely because of the artwork?Age 14 I knew next to nothing about art, in fact Caravaggio could have been the starting centre-back for Inter Milan as far as I was concerned.My art knowledge really was restricted to a few scraps…. I knew a little bit about Salvador Dali because his Christ of Saint John of the Cross…

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cutehomeart · 10 months

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Much like the universe it was inspired by, "Christ of Saint John of the Cross" is intricate, layered with profound symbolism. The crucifix is suspended in the heavens, offering an extraordinary perspective—a divine viewpoint, if you will. Here, Dalí invites the viewer to step into the celestial shoes, to perceive the world from a heavenly vantage point.

Another intriguing aspect is the absence of nails and the crown of thorns, which are traditional elements in depictions of the Crucifixion. This exclusion highlights Dalí's attempt to steer clear from depicting physical suffering, focusing instead on the spiritual sacrifice and celestial triumph.

The body of Christ is not marred by wounds or blood, but rather it emanates a heavenly glow. This ethereal illumination adds a surreal quality to the painting, underlining Dalí's signature style.

#art #culture #art history #artwork #painter #painting #artblog #wall art #home decor #salvador dali #dali #christ of saint john of the cross #jesus christ #crucifixion #spanish artist #spain #spanish art #surrealist art

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myremnantarmy · 5 months

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#jesus #catholic #my remnant army #jesus christ #virgin mary #faithoverfear #saints #jesusisgod #endtimes #artwork #come holy spirit #st teresa of avila #st john of the cross #pray for us #Jesus is coming

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dramoor · 5 months

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Three relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Relic of St. Therese of Lisieux, Relic of St. John of the Cross.

St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Winter Park, Florida

(Photos © dramoor 2023)

#Relics #churches #saints #St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church #Winter Park FL #travel #photography #photographers on tumblr #veneration #St. Therese of Lisieux #St. John of the Cross #St. Margaret Mary Alacoque #crucifix #Lord Jesus Christ #Christian #architecture

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catholicsaintquotes33ad · 1 year

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apenitentialprayer · 9 months

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Left: The Bitter Waters, from an 1880 Bible Picture Book (x) Right: detail of The Baptism of Jesus, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860 (x)

Then Moses led Israel away from the Sea of Reeds, and they marched out of the wilderness of Shur. After traveling for three days through the wilderness to find water, they arrived at Marah, where they could not drink its water, because it was too bitter. Hence this place was called Marah. As the people grumbled against Moses, saying "What are we to drink?" he cried out to the LORD, who pointed out to him a piece of wood. When he threw it into the water, the water became fresh.

- The Book of Exodus (15:22-25ab)

Marah was a spring of bitter water. When Moses threw wood into it, its water became sweet. Water, you see, is of no avail for future salvation without the proclamation of the Lord's Cross. But when it has been consecrated through the saving mystery of the cross, it is then ready for use in the laver of the Spirit and in the cup of salvation. Therefore, as Moses in his role of prophet threw wood into the spring of Marah, so also the priest sends out into the fountain of baptism the Lord's Cross, and the water becomes sweet, ready for the giving of grace.

- Saint Ambrose of Milan (On the Mysteries, §14)

#Christianity #Catholicism #Exodus #Saint Ambrose of Milan #Moses #baptism #typology #John the Baptist #Jesus Christ #Cross #grace

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sourkitsch · 2 years

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Now I can look up at my friend while I work

#Dali’s Christ of Saint John of the Cross btw #would you believe I just cleaned my desk #also. if you are wondering those are Boyd & Ives on my laptop . i think they are cute :)

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tabernacleheart · 2 years

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...The the idea that “if you don’t sin, then Jesus died for nothing” gets the Cross wrong. There’s an interesting (and hotly debated) question among theologians: If Adam and Eve had never sinned, would Christ still have become incarnate? ...Blessed John Duns Scotus and others argue that yes, God the Son still would have become incarnate even if Adam (and even Satan!) had never sinned. As Pope Benedict XVI explains, Scotus’s position is that “the Incarnation is the greatest and most beautiful work of the entire history of salvation,” and so “it is not conditioned by any contingent fact but is God’s original idea of ultimately uniting with himself the whole of creation, in the person and flesh of the Son.” In other words, while “the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10), this isn’t the only reason that Christ came.

[Unquestionably,] the Cross is about a lot more than “only” forgiving sins... Aquinas says that “many other things besides deliverance from sin” were accomplished in Christ’s death on the Cross, and he lists five. First, the Cross is a sign whereby man knows “how much God loves him, and is thereby stirred to love him in return.” Second, it gives us a perfect example of “obedience, humility, constancy, justice, and the other virtues displayed in the Passion.” Third, “because Christ by His passion not only delivered man from sin, but also merited justifying grace for him and the glory of bliss.” Fourth, to deter us from sin, as Saint Paul says: “You were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Cor. 6:20). And finally, because it “redounded to man’s greater dignity.” That is, it was through man that sin entered the world. But instead of scrapping mankind as a bad idea, God redeems us through a man, Jesus Christ. So Christ’s incarnation and Cross serve as a vindication of the human species.

All of this is to say that although Christ may or may not have come into the world but for sin— and although one of the aims of the Incarnation and the Cross is the forgiveness of sin— the mission of Jesus Christ (including His death on the cross) is about even more than this. His goal was (and is) that we should “become partakers of the divine nature” (2 Pet. 1:4), and in the words of Saint Irenaeus, “the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God” (quoted in CCC 460). Those who sinned greatly, like Saint Peter and Saint Mary Magdalene, know the depths of God’s mercy in a special way (see Luke 7:47). But those who didn’t, like the Virgin Mary, still receive the full benefits of this divine plan. [In truth, sin is a natural obstacle to God's plan that must be surmounted, not a requisite for inclusion in it. Without conversion or repentance, we bar ourselves from the infinite merits of the Cross, and ironically, it is only for such sin-hardened hearts that Jesus's death was "for nothing".]

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grandsouldream · 1 year

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Readings for 18 APRIL

18/4/2023

#Acts of the Apostles 4 #Acts of the Apostles #Psalms 93(92)#Psalms #Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 3 #Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John #Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross [Edith Stein] (1891-1942)#So that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life #God #Lord #Jesus #Holy Spirit #love #hope #heaven

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nepentheisms · 8 months

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This is it; this is the Big 'Un that's been knocking around in my head since the bookclub's inception.

When it comes to mentions of the biblical parallels in Trigun, I've seen that Wolfwood is most frequently discussed as a Judas figure. I think it's important, though, to note that carrying out the Judas role to Vash's Jesus was a job he was ordered to take, and it's one he went through the motions of following while having the ulterior motive of killing the one who gave him the order in the first place. In fact, when Wolfwood does turn traitor, it's actually Knives and the GHG he chooses to betray. He ends up Judas-ing the guys who assigned him to the Judas mission - that's some sweet irony!

And as Wolfwood's time in the story draws to an end, he takes the path completely contrary to Judas' ignominious end by suicide. He instead takes a leap of faith and dares to place his trust in Vash's vision for humanity's future. His faith remains imperfect, but in the midst of all his doubt and uncertainty, he persists anyway.

This last stand of his becomes Wolfwood's ultimate affirmation of his devotion to Vash's ideals, and he effectively becomes a martyr, which places him far outside the image of Judas. In fact, I think that when we look back on his character arc as a whole, we can see how it more neatly lines up in trajectory with the story of another apostle: Peter.

Like Peter in the gospel narratives, Wolfwood finds it difficult to have the kind of faith that is asked of him. Vash goes into his battle with Rai Dei insisting to Wolfwood that he can finish the conflict without taking a life, but Wolfwood intervenes against Vash's wishes because he was worried about Rai Dei's next move. Peter sees Jesus walking on water and goes out to join him, but with the rough winds blowing around him, Peter becomes overwhelmed by fear and begins to sink. After these failures of faith in their respective stories, Peter and Wolfwood are then chastised by the men they follow.

Matthew 14:31 (NRSV) - Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"

And it's these struggles with doubt, these moments of fear and cynicism overtaking faith that are so instrumental to the Christian perspective on salvation with its message of "You are flawed by nature, but you are loved beyond all comprehension nonetheless. Accept this love that it may save you and change you."

In Peter's case, although he is singled out multiple times for his failures (e.g. denying Jesus three times), he still holds a special place of prominence among Jesus' disciples. The 21st chapter of John features a conversation between Peter and the resurrected Jesus in which Peter affirms his love for Jesus three times (a reversal of the three times he denied Jesus), and Jesus responds by instructing Peter to care for his flock. After Jesus ascends to Heaven, Peter continues the work set out for him in building the early church until his eventual martyrdom, which, according to church tradition, occurs via upside-down crucifixion (see Caravaggio's rendition here). Interestingly, Wolfwood's martyrdom also involves lots of grievous bodily harm being dealt by crosses.

So the saint gets brought to death's doorstep, and that brings us to the infamous whiskey bottle

Others have already pointed out that "The Bride" likely refers to the Bride of Christ. This excerpt from the Catechism of the Catholic Church sums up the concept:

The unity of Christ and the Church, head and members of one Body, also implies the distinction of the two within a personal relationship. This aspect is often expressed by the image of bridegroom and bride. The theme of Christ as Bridegroom of the Church was prepared for by the prophets and announced by John the Baptist. The Lord referred to himself as the "bridegroom." The Apostle speaks of the whole Church and of each of the faithful, members of his Body, as a bride "betrothed" to Christ the Lord so as to become but one spirit with him. The Church is the spotless bride of the spotless Lamb.

Now Peter is of particular importance when talking about the Church as an institution, because in the Catholic tradition, Peter is believed to have been granted a distinguished position of authority as the very foundation of Jesus' church, and every Pope is considered a successor to Peter in their occupation of the Church's highest office.

So Peter = Pope = the head of the Bride of Christ. And if we take the reading of Wolfwood as a Peter analogue.... you see where we're going. The Bride of Christ has been sanctified through a powerful demonstration of sacrificial love and prepared for the wedding to the bridegroom, but right here Yasuhiro Nightow subverts the biblical metaphor to devastating effect. The wedding doesn't come to fruition, because Vash can't bring himself to step into the role of the heavenly bridegroom. In this moment, he just feels all too painfully human in his grief. Wolfwood ascends - celebrated across the sky by those he saved with his selfless love, but Vash descends - acting as an ordinary person mourning the loss of a loved one.

John 13:36 (NRSV) - Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now...."

#trigun #trigun maximum #trigun spoilers #trigun maximum spoilers #suicide mention #cw suicide mention #religion mention #christianity mention #trigunbookclub #the bookclub is a funeral procession this week #hugs going out to all of you #Guns&God meta

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uwabbittuwabbit · 10 days

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if we wanted to do discourse on motogp and catholicism at least we should do it the fun way

sources (pt 1): Reliquary, Wikipedia // Helmet, Instagram // Skull, Wikipedia // Glove, Twitter // Saint Teresa, El Confidencial // Relic, Wikipedia // Lorenzo Finger, Asphalt & Rubber // Hand of John, Facebook //Marquez Arm, Instagram // Arm of Jude, The Apostle of the Impossible // Christus on the Cross with Mary and St John, Wikipedia // Stigmata, Wikipedia // Quartararo Scar, Twitter // Stigmata, Zenit // Pedrosa Surgery, Honda Racing Corporation // Pedrosa Collarbone, Cycle News // Arm Pump, MotoGP // Marquez Surgery, MotoGP // Marquez Arm (2), Motorcycle Sports // Lorenzo in Water, FNCounter.com // Lorenzo in Water (2), TuttoMotoriWeb // Christ Walking On the Sea, Wikipedia //

pt 2: //Stained Glass, flickr // Ouroboros, Google // Valencia, Reddit // Crown of Thorns, Wikipedia // Christ Falling On the Way to Calvary, Wikipedia // Marquez Crash, MotoriOnline // Crown of Thorns, Twitter // Lorenzo Collarbone, Eurosport // Bezzechi Collarbone, motorsport.com // Marquez Sprint, MotorSportMagazin.com // Marquez Sprint (2), Honda Racing Corporation // Last Supper, Wikipedia // Ghent Altarpiece, The Guardian // The Crucifixion, The Metropolitan Musuem of Art //

pt 3: // Gestures, Aleteia // Rossi Conference, Road Racing World & Motorcycle Technology // Rossi Conference, Visordown // The Last Supper, Wikipedia // 2017 Aragon Press Conference, Twitter // 2018 Misano Press Conference, YouTube // The Taking of Christ, Wikipedia //Parc Ferme, motorsport.com // The Kiss of Judas, Wikipedia // Marquez on Rossi, Crash.net // Marquez on Rossi (2), Crash.net // Marquez Rossi Handshake, speedcafe.net // Marquez Rossi Handshake (2), Australian Motorcycle News // Creation of Adam, Wikipedia // Rossi Refuses Handshake, motorsport.com // 2014 Sepang, AutoRacing1.com // 2018 Argentina, YouTube // The Fallen Angel, Wikipedia // 2014 Qatar, MotoGP // 2015 Sepang, motorsport.com // Pieta, Daily Art Magazine // Stained Glass, Wikipedia // Ouroboros, tvtropes //

#tw injury #tw crash #motogp #eternalectics #i spent an unfathomable amount of time on this webweave. pls

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gratisdiamanten · 9 months

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TRANSCENDING, AUGMENTING : DOPAGE, SUFFERING, GOD AND CYCLING

Pope Warns Athletes on Doping, Huffington Post, 2010 / A blood bag confiscated as part of an antidoping raid, Operation Puerto blood bags must be released to authorities, judge orders, The Guardian, 2016 / A Belgian relic of Christ's blood, Jezus Christus, de bekendste relikwieën, Recordatio, 2019 / The Transcendent Pain, Bill Gifford, Bicycling, 2012 / Unknown cyclist peels skin off palm, CYCLING ART BLOG (Blogspot), n.d. / Jesus Protruding from the Sepulchre, Antonio Vivarini, 15th c. / Why we like suffering, Frank Strack, Cyclist, 2016 / Primož Roglič celebrates winning the 17th stage of the Tour de France, Getty Images, 2017 / Primož Roglič suffers as he crosses the line following a crash at La Vuelta de España, Getty Images, 2022 / The Cyclist and His Shadow, François Thomazeau, 2022 / Saint John the Baptist looking up to the right, holding a bowl, Guercino, n.d. / Tadej Pogačar cracks during the Tour de France, Vincent Kalut, 2023 / The Cyclist and His Shadow, François Thomazeau, 2022 / Lance Armstrong winning the 17th stage of the Tour de France, Associated Press, 2004 / Padre Pio shows his self-inflicted stigmata, n.d. / Marco Pantani wins at Montecampione during the Giro d'Italia, Bettini Photo, 1998 / The Cyclist and His Shadow, François Thomazeau, 2022

#web weaving #mine #cycling #LOLOL.... this will flop sorry !

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catholic-character-tournament · 11 months

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Catholic Character Tournament

Current Bracket

All polls here (tagged #cct polls)

Round 5 (16 nominees) is Wednesday July 5 12 PST

Character Submission List:

(Note, not in the order in the bracket. They were randomized for the bracket) (crossed out means dead-dead)

*707/Luciel Choi (Mystic Messenger)

*Abuela Alma Madrigal (Encanto)

*Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape)

*Amon from (Tokyo Ghoul)

*Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series)

*Asia Argento (High School DxD)

Aslan from (Chronicles of Narnia)

*Aymeric de Borel (Final Fantasy 14)

*Aziraphale (Good Omens) (Disqualified) The Volturi

*Belizabeth Brassica (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Bishop Raphaniel Charlock (Dimension 20 - the Ravening War)

*Blake Langermann (Outlast 2)

*Brother Cellanus (The Completely Unerotic Adventures of Brother Cellanus)

*Caesar Zeppeli (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

*Carlos Reyes (911 Lone Star)

*Carrie White (Carrie)

*Catherine of Aragon (SIX: the Musical)

*CC (Code Geass)

*Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter x Hunter)

*Chuck E. Cheese

*Claude Frollo(The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

*Crowley (Good Omens) (Disqualified) Vanessa Ives replacement (Penny Dreadful)

Dana Scully (the X files)

Doomguy (Doom)

*Double (Skullgirls)

Doug Jones (The VelociPastor)

*Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)

*Duo Maxwell (Gundam Wing)

*Eddie Brock (Venom)

*Emilio Santoz from The Sparrow

Enrico Pucci (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

*Farnese de Vandimion (Berserk)

*Father Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)

*Father Brown (Father Brown)

Father John Mulcahy (MASH)

Father Paul (Midnight Mass)

*Felicia Hardy/Black Cat (Spiderman)

Firestar (Warrior Cats)

*Flayn (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

*Frank Castle (Marvel)

Friar Tuck (Robin Hood)

*Gabriel (Ultrakill)

*Galahad (The Mechanisms)

*Gerard (Unholyverse)

Gloria Maria Ramirez Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

*Helena Bertinlli (DC comics)

Hell boy (HellBoy)

Homura Akemi (Madoka Magica)

*Hot Pants (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

*Ibara Shiozaki (My Hero Academia)

*Inori Yamabuki/Cure Pine (Fresh Precure)

Jason Todd (DC Comics)

*Javert (Les Miserables)

Jean Valjean (Les Misérables)

*Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) (Fate/Grand Order)

*Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar)

*John "Soap" MacTavish (Call of Duty)

*John Gaius (The Locked Tomb)

*John Ward (FAITH)

*Johnathan (Shin Megami Tensei IV)

*Junk Rat (Overwatch)

*Justin Law (Soul eater)

*Kawabuchi Sentarou (Kids on the Slope)

Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

*Kirei Kotomine (Fate franchise)

Knuckes the Echidna (Sonic)

*Kristen Applebees (Dimension 20's Fantasy High)

*Kuroe (Magia Record)

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (X-Men)

*Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear)

*Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

*Lady Rhea (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

*Leliana (Dragon Age)

*Leon (8:11)

*Lestat de Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles)

*Libra (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

*Link (The Legend of Zelda)

*Louis de Pointe du Lac (Interview with the Vampire/The Vampire Chronicles)

*Luis Serra Navarro (Resident Evil)

Mac McDonald (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia)

Maddie Fitzpatrick (Suite Life of Zack and Cody)

*Marcy Park (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

*Mark Heathcliff (The Mandela Catalogue)

Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel)

*Mello (Death Note)

*Mercedes (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

*Michael Carpenter (Dresden Files)

*Michael Corleone (The Godfather)

Miles Morales/Spider-Man

*Nate Ford (Leverage)

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)

*Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson)

*Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg (Ride the Cyclone)

*Pastry Cookie (Cookie Run Kingdom)

*Patton Sanders (Sanders Sides (Web Series))

Pope Pinion IV (Cars)

Puss in Boots (Shrek)

Quasimodo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Remy LeBeau/Gambit (X-Men)

*Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)

*RoboCop (RoboCop)

Ronan Lynch (The Raven Cycle)

*Ryker (Roleslaying With Roman)

*Saint Citrina Rocks (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Sasuke (Naruto)

*SCP-166 (Just a Teenage Gaia)

*Seeley Booth (Bones)

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic)

*Shiro Fujimoto (Blue Exorcist)

Simon Belmont (Castlevania)

*Sir Keradin Deeproot (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Sister Mary (The Young Pope)

Sister Michael (Derry Girls)

*Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel)

*Tammy Edwards (Legoland by Jacob Richmond)

*Tatsumi Kazehaya (Ensemble Stars)

*Temenos Mistral (Octopath Traveler 2)

The Derry Girls (Derry Girls)

*The Penitent One (Blasphemous)

*Tobias Schneien (Ghost Eyes)

*Valeria Garaz (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reboot)

*Valery Michailov (Goncharov - 1973)

*Vector the Crocodile (Sonic the Hedgehog)

*Vito Corleone (The Godfather)

*Wesley Hailoh (Rhyme and Reason)

*William Murdoch (Murdoch Mysteries)

*Zakuro Fujiwara (Tokyo Mew Mew)

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