#I will call him Jay

[demigod-of-the-agni]

Some doodles of the Ninja, as well as some of my Chad Headcanons™ on the Ninja Team and what characteristics they retain after turning into something non-human:

Zane and Pixal: well. They're Nindroids. They've got cool metallic platings and armour. On a bad day they might quite literally glitch and spark. On a good day they'll recite random facts due to having access to the Internet.

Cole: He still has that scar after travelling through the Rift of Return; it often flickers or just starts ""smoking"" whenever he's stressed or anxious, and to calm himself down he listens to the songs his parents danced to.

Lloyd: He's part oni and dragon so of course he's going to have characteristics from both. Horns from the oni, pointed ears from the dragons, and that Zagreus eye colour scheme because he's Garmadon's son and the Green Ninja.

Jay: He may be human now but he was /so close/ to turning into a Fangpyre. Hence, his canines are still elongated to resemble fangs, and the freckles that miraculously appeared are actually scales that never fully managed to disappear.

Nya: Since she was stuck as the ocean for a whole year, she still retains the horns of her dragon form, as well as pointed ears because she was a /dragon/. Sometimes, when it's really dark, the markings of the ocean on her skin just. light up. Bioluminescent girl

Kai: literally nothing. He gets trauma for seeing everyone lose their humanity

#ninjago #ninjago kai #ninjago zane #ninjago cole #ninjago jay #ninjago nya #ninjago lloyd #ninjago pixal #ninjago headcanons #ninjago fanart #myart #nonhuman #it started with a simple 'kai's a mommy's boy for staying human the entire show' and here we are #digital art #digital aritst #kai smith #nya smith #jay walker #cole brookstone #i dont actually know what fandom calls him #zane julien #lloyd garmadon #artoftheagni

[ahalliance]

thinking about . qetoiles immediately knowing how to gently handle qbad’s amnesia since he’d already had to walk it through with qquackity <\3

#qsmp #jay rambles #étoiles #etoiles #i go back to rewatch q’s vod of that from time to time and it’s just . really nice . despite the undercurrent of sadness #étoiles trying to get q to call him elotes always kills me a little bit

[perenians]

sorry but. jason was, in the end, just another unlucky person that died at the joker’s hands. we can talk about how his last moments were heroic (throwing himself at the bomb to protect sheila) or about how his search for love was what got him killed (bruce’s perceived rejection pushing him to go looking for sheila in the first place), but it doesn’t change that his death wasn’t something epic. it didn’t matter.

#i hear people call him a martyr and like. i cant agree bc to be a martyr means ur dying for a cause. he…didnt #he was literally just a victim with no agency #was his death tragic? yeah! was it narratively important? not really! #look hes writing himself into a tragedy. but the tragedy is not really there. #ugh im tired. but i am dangling the self mythologizing fish in front of yutro like pspspsps #jason todd #jay shit #calm down per #in the tags

[bonefall]

I personally like Thunder's prosthetic. Explained it to my friend (who does use a mobility device, a cane and wheelchair, and listens to me rant and infodump about BB) and they agreed, it's important to know that not every person needs what someone wants to give them. It's another example of "bad ableist person does a thing that hurts a disabled person because they are bad and ableist".

Clear Sky got Jagged Peak killed and would have killed Sunlit Frost! He would absolutely force his disabled son to be "normal" and present it like a privilege. "I wouldn't do this for anyone else, it's special, why don't you want to be helped?"

Thunder Storm should toss it in Clear Sky's face. (I would say toss it into the river but we do not pollute waterways in this house)

Thank you for telling me this, and tell your friend I'm thanking them too! If they have anything else to add please forward what they have to say

Since BB!DOTC tackles some of the heaviest topics in the entire series because its canon equivalent is so dark, I think very carefully about what I do here and how I show it. I take feedback on its sensitive aspects very seriously. If I'm understanding the criticism properly, it's that I should avoid stigmatizing prosthetics by making sure Thunder Storm's not the only one with it-- which he's not! And I'll add even more.

I don't want to avoid something only because it's uncomfortable if the topic is important, and my portrayal is respectful. Ableism IS uncomfortable! There are some situations where a prosthetic is not wanted! I think the rejection of this particular one is both a good opportunity to show a type of ableism and ALSO is very fitting for the characters.

In BB!Clear Sky's mind, the villain, he's fixing an old mistake. He can't admit that he got Jagged Peak killed or take REAL accountability for it (though he will, occasionally, apologize insincerely), but deep in his bones, he knows what he did was cruel. He'll never tell anyone this because he doesn't really cognate it himself, but Thunder Storm NEEDS to take his gift.

If Thunder doesn't take it, it blows a hole in his newest story. You see, throwing Jagged Peak out was All That Could Have Been Done back then. It was a Tragedy and he simply Made A Hard Choice. He regrets it very much, But You Have To Understand.

But now? Now? Well, behold. Look at what he's accomplished since the tragic death of his little brother. His cats are well-fed, cared for, and stable enough to make such incredible advancements. If only Jagged Peak had been able to hold on longer, if only he could be here now, I could fix him.

Just like I can (MAKE YOU JUST LIKE ME) fix you.

"Everything I've ever done is for Jagged Peak. For Fluttering Wing. For you." Thunder Sky is SPECIAL, but if he rejects any gift, tries to turn down the "privileges" offered to him, in an instant that becomes ungratefulness and arrogance. He both forces him to be special, and then leverages it against him if it's rejected. "Spoiled brat, doesn't appreciate what I've worked so hard to give him."

It all goes back to him and his own guilt. He can NEVER be wrong. He can't accept his family doesn't have to be "normal" or reflect his own ability. He won't see himself as a bully, let alone a murderer. It was never about his son's comfort or finding out what Thunder Storm wants or needs, it was about his own ego.

...All that said I'm still taking feedback if there's anything else I should keep in mind, or if anyone has a counter point, especially if you also have experience here.

(In the interest of having a link trail for posterity, here's the critique/call for feedback this is in response to)

#ALSO also I will take suggestions on other characters who should have prosthetics #Sunlit makes sense and it will make a really nice character moment later for him to have one built #There's also an amputee in RiverClan few people talk about called Stonestream #I can give him one and bump him up into a bigger character. In BB he is the sibling of Willowshine #BB!DOTC #better bones au #Also just as a side note... I love writing BB!Skystar. My ire for the character comes from his redemption arc so I feel like I get to-- #--write the character I WANTED to see #Same with Bramble in other BB arcs #cw ableism #tw ableism #ableism #They're fascinating in that they always have to see themselves as the victim or the hero #They believe every lie they tell. #If you ever catch them in a contradiction they will still try to find some way to turn it on you and YOUR lack of understanding. #Interestingly both of them are ableist. Sky's is just more obvious because he's LOUDLY bigoted. #But BB!Bramble is *notably* less close to Jay for a very sad and very subtle reason. #Jay just doesn't serve his ego like the others do until much later in his life. #unfortunately most bigotry is like that. #the type you have a hard time calling out because it's a deniable bias. the constant gaslighting of being part of a marginalized group #Maybe I need to address the criticism by adding a character with a prosthetic to THIS arc even earlier #Problem is that like... Thunder's small merc group is already full of disabled characters and their THING is forming in response to ableism #OH maybe I'll put someone in the Forest Cat group which is lead by Slash? #I need to finish that last book and then gather up all the cats for sorting into allegiances

[boyfridged]

au in which jay never died and ended up transitioning to being mostly an on-field medic (still somewhat active in the superhero community) but somehow when he meets kyle during some crisis event, their dynamics is very similar to their og one, which is shocking to everyone, because (with jason’s trauma being much less severe) they’re both pretty chill guys and yet for whatever reason they drive each other mad.

#jay exchanging two sentences with kyle: IM A MEDIC BUT I SWEAR TO GOD #maybe kyle did something by accident or was a difficult patient. i don’t know it’s something small that tips jason off right away #*ticks #and makes him act (uncharacteristically for this universe) like an asshole #(it’s also kyle’s pretty face) #kyle offhandedly calls jay ‘that jerk’ in presence of other people and everyone is just like ??????? #(works the same way on the other side. jay: ough of course it’s kyle fucking rayner. -> everyone else: ???????) #dc #jaykyle

[luck-of-the-drawings]

AHAHAHH FINALLY ANOTHER NEW DOODLE PAGE. A COLLAGE OF OLD DOODLES, NEW DOODLES, DOODLES WITH MINIMUM EFFORT, AND DOODLES WITH ALOOOT OF EFFORT. SOME DRAWN ONA TABLET, MOST ON A MOUSE, BEEN IN MY WIPS FOR AGES JUST TTAAAAAKKEE IT BRO I CANT LOOK AT IT ANYMORE. ANYWAY HHEEELLLOOOOOO CHIPS GROWTH OVER 100 EPISODES CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT?? BECAUSE I SURE WILL. IN MY TAGS.

#jrwi fanart #jrwi riptide #jrwi show #jrwi riptide spoilers #cw blood #chip jrwi #BARRK BARK BARK STARTED THIS WAY BEFORE EP 109 OKAY HHOOOOLY SHIIITT MY BOY.. MY BABY BOY.. #HE HAS COME SO FARRRR CAN I BE HONEST? NEEEVER SAW THE FIRE MOTIF COMING #WHEN HE GOT THE WAVE TATS I WAS LIKE awweeyeaaaa ive been headcanoning him with a single shitty faded wave tattoo on his fore arms #BUT TTHEENN THE SECOND ARENA AND THE FIRE AND THE AAARURUGHHGHH IM SSOOO HERE FOR IT #BUT LISTEN TO ME AND LISTEN TO ME WELL RIGHT NOW. I BELIEVE THAT CHIP IS NOT THE FIRE HE IS THE MATCH. #THE THING THAT FUELS THE FIRE. THAT GIVES IT GROUND FOR WHICH TO THRIVE. CHIP IS SO FOUNDATION TO ME #GILL MOON JAY SUN CHIP EARTH!!!! IM RIGHT!!! IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ME I BETTER SEE SOME HHHAAANDS!!!!!! #I HAd so much trouble drawing his tattoos oohh my GOOODD those were the biggest reason i didnt finish this for so long #even now im still iffy but WAHTEVERRR. i love just drawin chip all beat up and sad #hes so tragic and unfortunate. remember when before they entered the black sea. the dude asked if anyone would miss chip. and he went 'no' #like just on impulse. n then jay n gill were like what?? dude no?? youve built up so much? what about all the friends along the way? #n chip was like oh. huh. yeah i guess so. HES SO USED TO BEING NNOOTHIHNGGG remember when he started getting sensitive abt #getting called bastard. OHH REMEMBER HIS SAD BOY ARC.. all the pressure all the ridicule all the misfortune all the failure and guilt #all crashing down onto the head of some wannabe pirate #oh my boy. youve grown so much! and in such a distorted way. what will arlin think when he sees you now? #OHH HOW I HOPE OTHERS NOTICE THAT LIL DOODLE WITH CHIP TAKING HIS FIRST KILL. SLOWLY PLUNGING A BLADE INTO MEAT. #ITS HARDER THAN YOU THINK BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND. AND THEN ITS EASY. JUST SO SO EASY. NOT MUCH BLOOD. IT TRAILED DOWN TO HIS SLEEVE #YOUR FIRST KILL WASNT A BRUTAL BLOODY MESS. IT WAS SAD. IT WAS SCUFFED. BUT IT WAS CLEANER THAN SOME. A BREATH SILENCED IN MERE SECONDS. #IT LEFT A STAIN ON YOUR SLEEVE. THATS ALL THE KILL LEFT BUT YOU CARRY THAT. YOU CARRY THAT INTO A NIGHT OF CHEER AND JOLLY #YOU CARRY THAT STAIN. YOU STOLE THIS BLOOD. YOU TOOK THIS LIFE. CERTAINLY THIS HAS TO STOP AT SOME POINT. AND IT MIGHT ASWELL END WITH FIRE #LOVE U CHIP MWAH #EDIT: IF U SAW ME FORGET TO DRAW CHIPS MISSIN TOOTH IN THE TOP RIGHT: NO YOU DIDNT

[mikakuna]

catholic jason is like

random: wanna have sex?

jason: sorry i'm waiting until marriage

random: you literally kill people

jason: and? that's between me and my god

#has this been done before #''jason isn't a virgin'' consider that i find it funnier to think he is #he's just an awkward guy who everyone flirts with and he awkwardly flirts back but when they ask him back to their place #he's just like uhhhhhh 😅😅😅 i thought this was for funsies #headcanon that he goes to church after killing a bunch of fuckers and the people are like ''omg father who is that should we call the cops'' #and the priest and nuns are just like oh no that's jay he's the sweetest boy around! an absolute delight who all the children love :D #jason: *sitting there bleeding out on the pews* :D #jason todd #red hood #dc #jason todd headcanon

[blazersparker]

Rarepair week day 2: nicknames

I WAS GONNA GO WITHNSOMETHING ELSSEE even made a whole comic page 4 it but. I'm too tired 4 that so have this silly ass comic instead ...

#it mightbe ooc . idc #ninjago #ninjago fanart #ninjago rarepair week23 #jay walker #fugidove #fugidove ninjago #friedchickenshipping #bluedoveshipping #bluedove #I HEART THEMM!! #no tag insanity yhis post either becaus im. so sleepy. honk shoo honk shoo #jay experiences thought for the fiest time. in 4k #jay in his head oh it feels weird hearing him call me jay . i will refuse to elaborate on why . just weird . #ok i lied there is tag insanity #this is pre-relationship btw theyre just fucking stupid #blazedoesart

[grabby-raccoon-hands]

i think what we have all learned today is that buckles the werefrog is perfect and deserves the world

#i would die for the twelve brooks cast #himbo fuckboy bottle musician jay. satyr spirit cloth merchant leah. bumbling fancy man headmaster salmon. #(im spelling it 'salmon' and you cant change my mind) #calling this one the satyr the sage and the singer to fit the alliterative theme but if theres something better let me know #buckles is my boy. i love him. #wbn #worlds beyond number

[ahalliance]

qétoiles n qbagz’ convo about his code arm + fun banter from last sunday :] english subs + transcript below da cut

[Video transcript:

Etoiles: But yesterday when he [Forever] talked to me, he was so frightened, basically he was like, ‘But one day won’t you lose your shit and want to kill the Eggs with the Code, and everything?’ Though I was telling him, ‘But the fact is, I know the Code very well’—

Baghera: Oh, so you told him you joined—?

Etoiles: No, no, no, not at all. It’s just that he has these assumptions that I’m really allied to the Code because—

Baghera: I think it’s due to your Code tattoo, also, it gives off the impression you’re in the process of transforming into a Code, Etoiles, let’s not lie.

Etoiles: That’s it, that’s it. But, basically I told him that I’ve had it since—

Baghera: But you don’t give a shit? You’re taking it well?

Etoiles: Well, yeah, I don’t give a shit because I know he’ll never beat me. Basically I—

Baghera: But you don’t give a shit about the code literally popping up over your body?

Etoiles: Well, yeah, because it’s a part of me now. It’s normal.

Baghera: How?

Etoiles: Well, after— after fighting someone 17 times, you start— you start creating links. But those links—

Baghera: But— you know that’s not how things work. Like— look, we cross paths. Right now we’re crossing paths. You see? We’re crossing paths. I kick your ass. Like, for free. You see? I see you, I’m like, ‘Bro, I don’t like his face,’ so I kick your ass.

Etoiles: But no! Because if you tell me ‘Good fight’ at the end—

Baghera: I see you again— wait, I’m not finished. I see you again like 12 times, and I tell myself, ‘Hey, I’ll do it again,’ I kick your ass again. After a while, Rayou, I won’t get diabetes!

Etoiles: Well, maybe you will, huh.

Baghera: Yes, but it’s not— it doesn’t work, like— there’s no correlation, you see!

Etoiles: You know you won’t have those cells anymore, you know, it’s possible.

Baghera: But— no— what I mean is— Etoiles! That’s now how it works! It’s worrisome! It’s normal for us to worry!

Etoiles: Well, yeah, but, uhhh. Basically, you’re all used to talking with me on the island. And you understand very well that there’s nothing able to corrupt me.

Baghera: That we don’t know, Etoiles! Because— if it’s— I know that your morality, and your enormous brain, and your big body, won’t get corrupted. But if there’s suddenly— well, what I mean is that we don’t know what all the possible systems of manipulation on the island are.

Etoiles: It’s true. No, it’s true. But for the moment I’m doing well.

Baghera: Yeah, well, so much the better. But—

Etoiles: For the moment I’m doing well!

Baghera: If you feel any change, Etoiles, mention it, okay?

Etoiles: Oh, I’ll talk about it. But for the time being I’m doing very well.

Baghera: So I can understand peoples’ fear upon seeing you LITERALLY transform into a Code and who tell themselves, ‘Oh, strange, maybe there’s a thing with the Codes.’

Etoiles: It’s true but who can better know the dangers of the Code than someone who’s confronted it his whole life? Instead of someone who—

Baghera: I’m well aware.

Etoiles: No but it’s— it’s— it’s for that reason that I told Forever. I totally understand the fear and everything, it’s normal. You see a dude turning into a Code, you ask yourself, ‘What’s the guy who sent him doing?’

Baghera: Well, yeah, there you go.

Etoiles: Like, ‘Who sent him?’

Baghera: But you don’t feel any different? Nothing?

Etoiles: Absolutely not, no. Everything is going well. I still hate the Code whenever I see him, I still want to kick his ass. Everything’s fine. Even if right now I want him—

Baghera: But you join up with them when he suggests it, yeah. Well, it’s to get the shield back.

Etoiles: It was just for the shield, believe me. Believe me, if I run into them again- if I run into them again and they don’t offer me things to save the Eggs and everything, it’s goodbye. And considering what I’ve prepared— considering what I’ve prepared, I objectively think that 5 Codes won’t be enough to kill me. There’ll need to be 10 of them.

Baghera: They might bring 10, huh.

Etoiles: Yeah, well, then again, we have time.

Baghera: Well, in any case, they don’t want to kill you anymore since you’re working with them.

Etoiles: Well, in fact, we’re not really— actually— I don’t really know what he’s thinking. Because the last time we talked I told them, ‘But if you lay even a finger on the Eggs, I’ll kick your fucking asses, you sacks of shit.’ And they left, and they didn’t answer me.

Baghera: Then again, they’re a bit cryptic, the Codes, you know.

Etoiles: Yeah, but normally they— I managed to talk with them a bit, so— so I don’t know. Personally, I’m telling you—

Baghera: Okay, no, what I mean is that I understand why when people see you they think, ‘Maybe it’s possible he’s getting a little bit corrupted by the Codes.’

Etoiles: No but yeah, yeah, I totally get it. But honestly, never. Never in a million years.

Baghera: I believe you! I trust you. But if there’s— if once you feel any difference or something of the sort, you mention it, okay? To whomever you want, but you mention it.

Etoiles: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (10000x)

Baghera: You know you’re not very reassuring when you say that, as an answer.

Etoiles: That’s true. But I’m telling you there’s no problem. And— actually. The moment I start feeling strange, I’ll put numbers. And so you’ll have to come get me.

Baghera: Okay, okay. I’ll remember that.

Etoiles: Just that. But I— I— yeah. I whisper in the Code’s ear.

Baghera: The day you start talking to me in binary, there’ll be an issue, basically.

Etoiles: The day I say, ‘10001’, that’s it. But actually, I’m telling you, I could never be corrupted because I have AVAST, my wool block which blocks viruses.

Baghera: That’s real, that’s real.

end video transcript.]

#qsmp #etoiles #baghera jones #étoiles #jay clips #jay rambles #8/10/2023 #please reblog this it took so long . #my fault for thinking transcribing and subtitling a 4min clip was a smart idea tho tbf #lmk if there’s any like . orthography errors in the transcript or whatevs i’ll correct em #i clipped this from étoiles pov but bagz’ pov was so fucking good too #the absolute side eye she gave him as he said the code ‘was a part of him now’ 😭 love the energy #these clips r just gonna serve as her I TOLD YOU SO evidence if smth happens #^ see idk if he’s actually gonna get corrupted (cubito’s chad enough to stave it off let’s be fr) #but i think it’s more of a question of whether the admins (and étoiles) will be able to resist the call of dramatic irony #bc it would be so good LMAO #anw shoutout to the part where he says ‘j’ai envie de lui [le Code]—‘ (I want him [the Code]—‘) #im well aware he just cut himself off before finishing his sentence but ty for furthering the codetoiles agenda king i appreciate it #saying ‘en ce moment j’ai un peu plus envie de lui’ about the Code is CRAZY kabdisdbsidjs

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

Can't stop thinking about Irey slowly suffocating, being choked to death, five feet away from the world's greatest heroes. This little girl was dying at the hands of a monster and yet they were moving so fast that none of the heroes in the room even knew they were there.

She was staring at half of the Justice League and no one could save her.

Her thoughts were screaming for help so loudly that even the homicidal telepath strangling her wondered who she could possibly be asking for. There was no one to rescue her, so who was she calling out for?

Jai.

In a room full of superheroes Irey was only focused on Jai. Her brother. Her twin. Her other half. She was dying and he was frozen in time. She stared at him, unable to breathe, and he stared back, unable to comprehend.

But he didn't need to comprehend. Irey was calling for him. She needed his help. Conscious or not, he wasn't going to let that call go unanswered. His speedforce connection wasn't going to let that call go unanswered.

I just think it's beautiful that she reached out to the one person she would always reach out to, knowing he wouldn't be able to answer, and yet he did. He unconsciously reacted to his sister's distress and grabbed on.

Then Irey used him to beat the living hell out of the bad guys.

#She called him and called him and called him #and i think that's beautiful #Irey is good at calling people. She can call her dad to her as well. Jai is good at hearing distress calls through the speedforce. #he heard Wally when Wally was about to be executed #but they normally do it together #im not sure Irey has ever done it without Jai and vice versa #so its just... she didn't know that would work. Jai was frozen in time. and yet. his speedforce reacted FOR him #it takes two to operate a speedforce leash. it isn't a one man operation. Irey might've done 99% of the work there but she couldn't do it #without Jai's 1% #and i just #idk i just keep thinking about this #and how much they love each other

[adhahyperfocusingonsomething]

“WAIT DONT WORRY I WAS /J!” -Me

“WAIT DON’T SLASH JAY HE HAS ALREADY BEEN MURDERED ONCE! LEAVE HIM ALONE-” - @adhdhyperfixatedoneverything

#red hood #jason todd #batfamily #batfam #slash jay #I did not kill him I swear #this happened while we were on call #we both have ADHD #of you couldn’t tell #mentally unstable

[un-pearable]

HD remake of a low effort meme i made a while back in response to people hating on my man pilots jay. dude is a critter to be studied if anything. he’s shitty he’s ridiculous he’s perfect and i love it

#art✨ #ninjago #ninjago pilots #jay walker #i am the BIGGEST defender of early seasons jay he SUCKS and it’s what makes him fun #annoying characters are great actually. #everytime people try to make the ball of anxiety jay from the movie canon in the show i get more annoyed. he’s ICONIC #the line in possession where he yells ‘NO ONE CALLS ME PATHETIC’ right before getting bodied by morro is absolute gold #<- ideal jay characterization. overconfident smartass who’s sublimating his anxiety into snark with IMMEDIATE consequences

[samglyph]

Welcome back to Steller Saturday Tuesday. It turns out the fae realm is not immune to heatwaves.

#if I have to suffer my ocs do to #steller's jay #my art #my ocs #sketches #Woodward #original character #fantasy #extra world building reward for people who look in the notes: the fae around him are called Damsels #they don’t speak but make noises similar to sighs and gasps #they’re members of the summer court and generally benevolent but if they see you actively not helping someone when you could #they’ll turn not so nice

[lunabug2004]

I'm watching s2 rn and omg Mike Wheeler is my little genius.

He is so so so smart wtf. If only everyone would listen to him more smh.

I would even go as far as to say he's the smartest of the kids. Sorry not sorry Dustin. (Fr I love Dustin he's just book-smart while I feel Mike is more well-rounded-smart. He's only emotionally not the brightest.)

#mike wheeler #stranger things #byler #<— target audience #again he is my child and i love him to my very core #mike wheeler is so smart #he always has been #I don’t know how some people don’t see it #my genius little angel baby is what I call him to my sister #Jay's saying stuff :) #Jay's talking ST <3

[thats-a-lot-of-cortisol]

Thinking about Wyll and how his story fits into the over-all themes of freedom vs power...

Already his backstory is a bit of a subversion of that because, while he willingly (kinda) gave his freedom up to Mizora in exchange for power, it was distinctly not for his own gain or in pursuit of his own ambitions. It was because he was a teenager who loved his city, who saw that it was in danger, and knew he couldn't save it without sacrificing himself for it. And in doing so he lost his only family and his entire support system for years, cast out of the very city he had just saved. He kept his loved ones free by putting his own head on the block.

At the beginning of the game he has to make a choice about whether or not he is going to again sacrifice his freedom, in some form or fashion, for a tiefling he doesn't know. And either he does, and is punished for it, or doesn't, and that tiefling never gets to be free from her captors (at least, not while she's breathing).

And in the third Act he has to make an impossible choice that, once again, puts his freedom and the freedom of someone he loves in direct opposition. And he can choose the power, creating an eternal pact and damning himself to the Hells so his father is guaranteed freedom and safety, either for that reason alone or for ambitions he has gained throughout the story. Or he can choose his own freedom, either to be free of his past burdens or to pursue power in other areas more freely (if I remember correctly), and supposedly seal his father's fate. Once again, he cannot be free without someone else suffering for it and vice versa.

Except that's not the case. Not this time. It is possible for Wyll to save his father, and he now has the strength and connections to ensure his safety long-term despite Mizora's scheming. His freedom does not guarantee the destruction of someone or something else.

And then he decides where he's going to go afterwards. Either back to the Hells, doing a work he has been proud of despite its origins but free from his patron. Or he can remain in Baldur's Gate as Duke, gaining power over and security through the city he loves but being chained to obligation and politics, making "bedfellows" of people who espouse beliefs and goals he finds diametrically opposed to his own morals ("my father calls it diplomacy; I call it hypocrisy"). The only difference to the previous choices being that choosing one path will not doom the other. He can do a lot of good as Duke, but returning to the Hells allows him the hands-on approach he thrives in as well as being able to directly help his friend regain her freedom. Becoming Duke could freeze him out of being the Blade of Avernus, but that's not necessarily true the other way around; after all, there will eventually be a nasty war wound or a situation in the city that calls him home.

#is this how spn fans feel? #i hope this makes sense and it's not just a bunch of Words jammed together #also i think about florrick calling wyll 'devil' the first time she sees him (presumably in almost decade) at least once a week #doing the things you believe are right despite knowing your loved ones will damn you for it etc etc #and not regretting your decision despite their reactions and the community/resources/etc you lost because of it #anyway. justice for wyll #wyll ravengard #jay rambles #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #bg3 meta #baldurs gate 3 #wyll bg3 #my post