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#Shiryu why are you so stupid
blueteehood · 3 months
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"my blorbo is so insane! <3" BUT IS HE DRAGON SHIRYUU LEVELS OF INSANE??? DRAGON "I USED TWO FINGERS TO BLIND MYSELF DURING A FIGHT AGAINST PERSEU SAINT AND HIS MEDUSA SHIELD " SHIRYUU? MISTER "I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW TO COUNTER YOUR PETRIFYING POWERS SO LETS BLIND MYSELF REAL QUICK INSTEAD OF DOING LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE"???? he is so stupidly insane it's been more than 20 years and I never got over this episode
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littlesniggy · 3 years
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The Chosen One
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Anon: Hey! I saw you did a request for Blackbeard and I know you don’t really like writing for him but would you do a scenario where he and his crew are on an island and in a bar or whatever and there is this dancer and he just needs to have her? Could you make it nsfw and maybe dark? If not it’s okay too! I love your writing ! 💖
I don't know if I should be worried about you for requesting nsfw Blackbeard or worried about me for actually writing OVER 2000 words! On the one hand I'm happy that someone requested something different but on the other hand...it's Blackbeard 😂 Anyways, I will still keep writing for him cause he is just the perfect character for non-con scenarios though I know that it's not everyone's cup of tea. Hope you still enjoy it.
Warning: 18+, nsfw, non-con, blowjob
Paring: Blackbeard x female reader
Word count: 2.6k (please kill me)
On the way to Hachinosu Blackbeard and his crew made a stop at another island known to be a paradise to pirates and outlaws, being completely abandoned by the navy and world government. Drunk men and women were gathering in the streets, liquor spilling out of their mouths while they tried to stay on their feet. Two women immediately staggered over to him and his crew, knowing full well who he was. They pressed their half-naked bodies against his, trying to get him to spend money on them in the form of booze or maybe even jewelry. But he pushed them away quite forcefully, making his way through the crowd and into a bar that advertised with sexy and luxurious ladies. None of them were either – at least in his memory.
Blackbeard let himself fall down on a chair, yelling to the bartender to better hurry up and get him his booze. Part of his crew joined him; the rest was scattered around the island. “I hope Glitter is here today! Can’t wait for her to dance for me! Wiihahahahaha!” Burgess laughed, grabbing the mug filled with beer and emptying it in one go. “That ugly, old hag? You have a terrible taste in women. Zehahahaha!” his captain retorted, letting his eyes wander through the bar and the dancing ladies.
“Better than that annoying brat you tormented last time, captain! At least Glitter knew what she was doing. Yours was just screaming and begging you to stop! I thought you would break her! Wiihahahahaha!” the rest of his crew joined in in Burgess laughter at the memory of their last stay at this island. Blackbeard chuckled darkly, taking a deep slug of his booze.
“She just couldn’t handle an emperor of the sea.” His crew’s laughter grew louder, other costumers eyeing them from the side but too afraid to actually say something.
“Oi! Bartender! Where are all your pretty ladies?!” Blackbeard yelled, making the bartender flinch where he stood. “This is the first shift. The second one will come in about an hour.” He informed them but Blackbeard was having none of it. “Make them come out now!” he demanded. “And tell Glitter to come out!” Burgess added, already drinking his second mug.
“As I said, the next shift wi-“, but he was interrupted by Blackbeard. Dark shadows started surrounding him, a malicious grin formed on his lips, exposing his missing teeth. “Do you really want to argue with us?” he asked. The whole atmosphere had changed in an instant and the air was thick as ice. The bartender shook his head and hurried to the back, not wanting to cause any more trouble. “At least he knows what’s best for him.” Shiryu chimed in, ordering another mug as well. “Let’s see what they have to offer today.”
It didn’t take long for the women to come out and most of them were the same as last time. Blackbeard was unsatisfied even though he had already suspected as much. And that chick from last time wasn’t here either. How rude!
Sulking, he grabbed Shiryu’s mug he had just ordered and downed in one go, spilling half of it on his beard and chest. “Another one!” he yelled, throwing the empty mug against the wall next to the bartender’s head. The women who had just come out schrieked in surprise and wanted to run to the back again, but Blackbeard stopped them. “Shut up and start dancing, you ugly hags!” he yelled, his mood dropping by the minute.
“Don’t be too harsh with them, captain. It’s not their fault they’re not your type.” Burgess laughed, his eyes already glued to Glitter, one of the blonde dancers. Blackbeard huffed, his eyes skimming the other women once again in the hopes that he might’ve missed one of them.
And apparently, he had! In the furthest back, barely visible, was this one, beautiful young women, starting to sway her hips to the music playing and all of a sudden his anger was blown away. A huge, grin re-appeared in his lips and he leaned back in content, watching her move to the beat. His crew wasn’t stupid; they had noticed their captain’s change in behavior and one look at the dancer in the back gave the answer as to why.
“Seems like captain’s gonna get some fun tonight after all, isn’t that right?” Burgess chuckled in amusement but didn’t say anything beyond that, too occupied with staring at the blonde dancer in the front.
Blackbeard was entranced by her performance; her graceful moves, her soft-looking hair, her glistering lips – oh, how much he wanted to feel them around his dick while he grabbed those perfectly soft locks to guide her to his thrusts. He swallowed hard, his primal instincts taking over the longer he watched her.
It was no surprise he couldn’t wait until the performance was over. He got up from his chair and ambled over, interrupting the other women. “H-hey! What are you doing?” one asked disgusted but she almost immediately shut her mouth when he glared at her over his shoulder. “Did you say anything, tramp?” he asked but the woman backed off already, holding her hands up in defense. “I-it was nothing. I’m sorry.” He apologized and watched him corner the object of his desire against a wall.
“C-can I help you?” she asked, obviously scared shitless. Blackbeard chuckled and held out his hand, showing off the variety of rings on his hand while he did. But she didn’t see it, too occupied with trying to find a way out of this situation. Usually, the bartender and her boss were enough to scare anyone who tried to do anything to them away but he was Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach, emperor of the seas – he wouldn’t be scared away by two middle-aged men with guns.
“I want you to come with me.” The pirate said and she pressed her body against the cold wall behind her, wishing she could just disappear. But this was impossible. “I-I’m working at the moment. C-could you wait until….until we’re done?” she didn’t know what to say. She didn’t want to reject him out loud cause an angry Blackbeard was a scary Blackbeard. She didn’t want to agree to go with him either which should be obvious why. So, the best option was to buy some time – if he let her.
Blackbeard’s grin grew wider and he lowered his hand. “Of course. And when you’re done you’re gonna come to me and become my woman, okay?” he asked. Well, it wasn’t a question rather than an order and she knew she couldn’t refuse, couldn’t turn him down. She was trapped. Maye she could try and sneak away somehow but she feared that it would be almost impossible. Meanwhile, the captain of the Blackbeard pirates was walking back to his seat, his crew members laughing at him getting ‘turned down’ again. After a few insults the music started playing again. All the dancers were scared but had to try and look as if nothing happened, giving costumers suggestive glances to get more tips.
Blackbeard’s eyes never left her body and she knew there was no way out. The other women even agreed on dancing more than usual, just for her to maybe find a way out. But when the very last song had ended and tips could be collected from the floor she knew she was screwed (or was about to get screwed).
“Just try and get out the back, Y/n.” one whispered but she had already noticed how one of his crewmembers, the one with the cigar, had left and was probably waiting for her in the back, just in case she chose to make a run for it. So, she did the only thing she could think of – surrender to her fate and slowly walk over to where the feared pirate was sitting.
His crew’s eyes widened when they saw her walking over, everyone expecting her to try and sneak away. “There you are. Haven’t I told you, you bastards? She came!” he yelled excitedly, almost like a little child who got the toy he had wished for for his birthday. She tried to look confident but her trembling body was betraying her.
“Seems like she didn’t come cause she liked you so much, captain! Wiihahahaha!” Burgess laughed. Blackbeard huffed and ignored him, grabbing her wrist instead and pulling her closer until she was pressed against his naked torso. “Do you wanna be my woman?” he asked, his breath reeking of alcohol and she had to crinkle her nose in disgust. “Zehahahaha….I know you want to. Don’t be shy.”
She felt his other hand move over her back and down to her ass, squeezing it in his big palm. She yelped in response, trying to get away from his hand by instinct but pressing her body further against his in the process. “That’s a good girl! Already showing her captain how much she wants him!” Blackbeard raised his hand to the bartender to catch his attention. “Oi! I’m gonna take her with me!” he just announced before he got up, pulling her with him out of the bar much to her dismay. She could faintly hear the bartender try and call him back but she was sure Blackbeard’s crew would stop him from coming after them.
She was brought to his ship of all places; some of his crewmembers who haven’t left the ship were still there and were leering at her with hungry eyes but not daring to make any comments since she was the captain’s. Blackbeard dragged her to his room which was smelling badly. It smelled like alcohol and sweat, mixed with his personal odor.
“Here we are, Y/n.” He announced, closing the door behind him. On the way he was the one mostly talking, asking for her name which she gave him in fear. She looked around the room, intuitively inching closer to the wall next to her. Blackbeard’s eyes were scanning her body, slowly coming closer and cornering her once again against the wall. He looked at her like a hungry dog looking at a piece of fresh meat and she could swear he was almost drooling. She didn’t want to be here. At all. But she couldn’t run away either. He fate had been sealed the moment he had laid his eyes on her.
“Ne, Y/n. Since you’re my woman now why don’t you show me how much you want me?” he suggested. He lifted his hand and gently stroked her cheek, feeling the wet tears that were running down her face. “No need to cry. If you’re good to me I’m gonna be good to you.” A threat no less and she couldn’t help but fall to the floor, burying her face in her hands and sobbing uncontrollably. This was too much for her. Why did he have to choose her? Why did she have to come with him? Why did she have to be his woman?
“Zehahahaha. Don’t cry. You’re gonna have it good with me. I’ll take care of you, Y/n.” she heard him walk away and a soft sound, indicating him sitting down on his huge bed. She didn’t raise her head but when she heard him speak up again she had to. “Come over here, Y/n.” he ordered, his voice sweet as honey but unforgiving like iron.
When she didn’t move, she heard him grumble in annoyance. “Oi, woman! I said come over here!” he repeated himself impatiently. Slowly, she got up and moved closer until she was standing right in front of him. Contently, he grinned again, taking her chin between his fingers, making her look up at him. “Good girl.” His thumb stroked over her jaw, over her lips before pushing between them and into her mouth. She pressed her eyes shut, tasting his salty skin on her tongue.
He moved his finger in and out, watching it in amazement while listening to the queit but wet sounds it was making. His other hand moved down to his pants, opening them and freeing his already erect member. She didn’t dare look down when he started to stroke himself in the same rhythm he was moving his finger, soon adding another one. He pushed them further down her mouth, pressing down on her tongue until her gag reflex kicked in and she made gagging sound, trying to suppress the feeling of throwing up.
“Zehahahaha. This is gonna be fun.” He mused before pushing her to the ground between his legs. She knew what he wanted but she couldn’t bring herself to open her mouth for him. She smelled his dick; at least it wasn’t as bad as she had expected but it was far from the clean smell she had hoped for. He slapped his dick against her cheek and smeared some pre-cum on it before he caressed her lips with his thick mushroom head. “Open up, woman.” He said in a low voice, his eyes glistering in excitement.
Taking her time, she opened her mouth, accepting that he wouldn’t let her get out of this situation either way. At least he wouldn’t have a reason to be mad at her if she obliged – at least she hoped. His dick pushed forward, gliding over her tongue and all the way to the back of her throat, ready to choke her on his dick. She pressed her nails into his thighs, trying to push herself away from his member but his hand was already buried in her lock, pressing her down onto his crotch. “Hngh!” she protested but he didn’t care.
A deep groan left his throat and he threw his head back, eyes closed in pleasure. He didn’t wait for her to adjust to his size and simply started moving her head on his own, pressing her down in him with each thrust, his hot dick filling her mouth out completely. More tears were running down her face and she tried to take a deep breath in every time she got the chance to.
His deep and shameless moans echoed through his room and could probably be heard by his crew outside. But he obviously didn’t care. To her relief, if she wanted to call it that, he didn’t demand of her to show some effort from her side; he was simply mouth fucking her the minute they had started. It wasn’t pleasant whatsoever but at least he did all the work and she just had to let him use her mouth.
“Fuck…what a good girl you are…your throat his so tight…! Fuck!” he praised, his hand grabbing tighter at her hair, pulling it almost violently as he moved her head on his dick. Her nails kept digging into his thighs as some sort of ‘punishment’ for him though she doubted he even noticed. She felt his dick pulse inside her mouth and she was thankful he wouldn’t last much longer.
With a few more thrusts he came deep inside her mouth, his sperm running down her throat, giving her a hard time not to take in a deep breath that was much needed. She didn’t taste a lot of his cum but what she tasted wasn’t nice at all. He was definitely drinking too much and his diet was unhealthy as well.
With an audible ‘plop’ he pulled his dick out of her mouth, saliva dripping down onto her thighs. He was panting in exhaustion, his hand still buried in her hair, making her look up at him again. “That was good, don’t you think, Y/n?” he asked, expecting her to agree. She nodded hesitantly, hoping he wouldn’t want anything else from her. “Later, we’re gonna go for round two so I can see how good your pussy can take me.”
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elencelebrindal · 3 years
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Female Cloths that have no reason to exist
You all know what I’m talking about, right? Yeah, you do. You absolutely do. 
I’m talking about three specific instances of Silver Cloths that, instead of looking like armor and acting like armor, are more like... oh, you’re a girl? Let’s show that body! Let’s have nothing but a pathetic excuse of armor that should you try to fight will have you easily stabbed in the guts. 
What pisses me off is not the (bad) design itself. It’s the fact that the Silver Cloths are described are armors that cover the body more than the Bronze Cloths. Yet, we have Marin, Shain and Yuzuriha wearing nothing.  These Cloths should adapt to the body of the wearer, right? Well, I want you to imagine how those pathetic armors would adapt to a man’s body. It’s so painfully clear that those armors (or lack of armors) were designed without keeping practicality in mind, but just to have something revealing.
This is a really long post, so I’m hiding it under the “read more”, but I wanted to put my thoughts out there because I’m honestly tired. 
We have example of functional armor. We have June (who’s still better in Awakening as far as design goes, imo), and we have Thetis. 
So first of all, let’s take a look at those good ones, shall we?
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This is, in my opinion, one of the best armors I’ve seen worn by a woman on this series. It’s not different from an armor you would see a man wear, just adapted to fit a woman’s body. It has everything; gauntlets, boots, cuirass, pauldrons... nothing’s missing.  A perfect example of how an armor should look. Not a comparison for a Silver Cloth, because the probability of a Silver Cloth having less pieces is high, but a comparison between a good decision and a bad decision. 
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This is really good for a Bronze Cloth. The amount of armor, given the description of those Cloths, is perfect. She has everything, and at the same time not too much, perfect for an armor of that rank, since we know that the Bronze Cloth cover the smallest amount of the body when compared to Silver and Gold.  The only thing I don’t like is that she has an impossible “catsuit” (I really don’t have any better ways to call that) under it. It would make way more sense if the upper part was more like a tank top, than whatever sorcery is going on. You ever tried to wear sleeveless anything? You know that stuff slips off continuously.  Aside from that, she’s amazing. 
The main reason why I wanted to present these examples to you is to clarify that I’m not complaining about how much of the body is shown. There’s plenty more male characters that literally are unable to stay dressed on this show (Shiryu, I’m talking to you, wear a goddamn shirt for once).  I’m complaining about how unfair it is to have female characters being so... in a way, objectified. We have good examples, so why not using those examples for characters that should need more than what they’re given?
To make this even more clear, another armor that has no reason to exist is this:
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Because honestly, a Surplice covering nothing of importance is really useful. 
I’m focusing on the female characters here because, while half a Surplice is bad, is not as bad as women wearing Silver Cloths that are supposed to be a better protection than Bronze Cloths and instead they get to wear metallic underwear.
This little armor: 
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only makes sense for a Bronze Saint. They are supposed not to have a lot of it. And yet, this example in particular has more pieces than the classic Eagle Cloth. It does nothing, but it literally covers more than a Silver Cloth. This armor also has boots, of course. 
Let’s tackle the problem, shall we?
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Try to convince me that she’s not wearing just a goddamn metal bra. Come on.  This is not armor.  This is Marin opening her closet, finding one of her fanciest bras, and wearing it alongside those gifts that are actual armor parts. 
The smallest Bronze Cloth of the classic series has a large total of pieces. Boots, gauntlets, some kind of cuirass, pauldrons, knee guards, helmet (in Saint Seiya the definition of helmet is weird, by now we know). Some of them also have those pieces that in a suit of armor could be faulds or tassets, some of them have simple belts, some have cuissess. Give or take 1 to 3 pieces, basically.  The smallest proper Silver Cloth has the same pieces, only they cover much more of the body. Or at least, they should, but we have examples of Silver Cloths literally being the same as Bronze Cloths. It makes me kinda frustrated, but knowing that those armors are stronger gives me a bit of peace.  The best Silver Cloth is the Lyra Cloth, obviously, since it actually matches the description accordingly. 
So... we have what? 2 for the boots, 2 for the gauntlets, 1 for cuirass, 2 for the pauldrons, 2 for the knee guards, 1 for the helmet, and give or take 1-3 pieces for the “optional” ones I mentioned. It’s 10 pieces of armor. 
How many pieces is the Eagle Cloth composed of? 0 boots, 1 gauntlet, 1 breastplate (in absence of other words to call that), 1 plauldron, 2 knee guards, 1 helmet.  It’s 6 pieces of armor.  She’s supposed to have the same, if not more, compared to a Bronze. 
Not only that, have you seen what she’s wearing under it? How is that even remotely comfortable in battle? You know how many times that weird... what the hell is that? A tight high sock? would slip down during a fight? Unless she glued it in place, I highly doubt it’s a good fighting outfit.  It would have been better for her to wear either a single catsuit, or even to keep the leotard but have both of the red tights (preferably leggings uh, you don’t go to battle in tights) be a full piece. 
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The manga armor actually has one more piece. It’s not much, but it’s something. It resembles way more how other Cloth’s are treated, when the breastplate is so small.  However, it’s still missing boots. There’s literally no other Cloth, save for Ophiuchus, that doesn’t have boots. What now, they are too much for a woman to handle? June and Thetis have boots.  Marin gets leg warmers and shoes she has to personally provide, apparently, because her Cloth is a discount one. I get that it has to resemble an eagle, but come on. There’s totems depicting smaller animals that have more stuff. 
This artwork I found is from CamilleAddams on Deviantart:
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See how easy is to give her a proper armor? It’s still missing the boots, but it’s already much better. It looks like a Silver Cloth, now. And this is only one of the many “updates” I’ve seen made by artists way more talented that I could ever aspire to be. 
This is my own sketch of a proper Eagle Cloth:
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Is this really so unrealistic? To have an actually good Cloth for a Silver Saint?
Now, time to take a look at Shaina.
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How many pieces is this armor comprised of? 1 breastplate, 2 pauldrons, 0 boots, 1 gauntlet, 1 helmet, 2 knee guards. A total of 7 pieces, just one more that Eagle. 3 less than a basic Bronze Cloth. 
The same exact discourse applies to the Ophiuchus Cloth. Copy-paste what I wrote for the Eagle Cloth and use it here.  Also the hot pink leg warmers paired with yellow HEELS (which yes, are stupid), green leggings and brown leotard are a spectacular combo. Who in the fresh hell decided the colors for her, this is a disaster more than her Cloth. 
At least she actually has no gaps between leotard and (hopefully) leggings.
I can’t believe I’m actually saying this, but the Omega Ophiuchus Cloth is so much better than this, at least in base concept. The art is as ugly as my face in the morning, but the concept is legit. 
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Look at this, ridiculous but PROPER armor. 
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Once again, the manga has one more piece. It looks like she’s not wearing shoes, but it’s the manga, I give that a pass. 
But this particular Cloth makes me unbelievably angry, and you know why? Because the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth exists. And the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth is the proof that this thing doesn’t need to be so useless, because if that can be proper armor, this could be as well.  It’s a design choice, and it’s a poor one to say the least. 
Look at the Gold Ophiuchus Cloth (render by LadyHeinstein on Deviantart):
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Look at this, and tell me that a decent suit of armor couldn’t be conjured for the Silver Cloth as well.  The Ophiuchus constellation is literally a man holding a snake. There’s no excuse for not having a human-like Cloth like, I don’t know, the Andromeda Cloth.  Instead, Shaina gets a version that’s not even half a human figure, with nothing to wear but discounted armor that honestly should go straight back to the shop where it came from. 
This is what makes me even angrier when it comes to this particular Cloth. 
Again, this is an “updated” version of the Ophiuchus Cloth by CamilleAddams on Deviantart:
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See how much better it is? How much more realistic it looks, when it comes to Saint armor? It looks like a proper Silver Cloth like this, even with no boots. 
In comparison, here’s my own sketch (much lower quality, I know) of the Cloth:
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It’s not that difficult! Just have them wear the same stuff their companions wear, is this so much to ask?
But now we come to the best one. Peak character design. So amazingly appropriate for battle that it’s stunning. Crane Yuzuriha from The Lost Canvas. 
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What. The. Absolute. Fuck. 
How is that a Silver Cloth? How is that a Cloth? Come on!
Leaving aside the fact that I hate how she doesn’t wear the mask (I made a post about this whole issue, back in the day, I’ll try to link it as soon as I can), she has basically no armor on expect for her legs and arms.  Whatever bullshit is going on on her chest is everything but armor.  She has sandals, for gods sake. Sandals. You don’t want to be a Saint wearing sandals, this is not Ancient Romans having wars for breakfasts, this is a supernatural warrior constantly kicking the shit out of stone and trees (generally speaking). How are sandals something appropriate for a Saint? This is the same exact stuff I wrote for the skirts of the Saintias, it’s not appropriate for the setting. 
But let’s leave this, and let’s tackle what she (doesn’t) wear under her armor. Yuzuriha, my dear, I know that you have abs of steel and you want to show off, but that’s an excellent way to get injured all over with no effort whatsoever. Unless you have invulnerable skin, you’d want to wear something better than booty shorts and bandages that are apparently glued on her boobs. Wear at least something like June, if you don’t want to have sleeves.  This is a design flaw, not something beautiful. The concept is good on its own, but a Saint should NOT be dressed like that. They’re constanly being thrown at whatever surface is the hardest at the moment. Imagine your bare skin sliding at the speed of sound on rocks and dirt.  It’s not only unpractical, is technically dangerous. And I get it, this is an anime, everyone is invulnerable unless blood is needed, but even then this is utterly ridiculous. 
And now, the most ridiculous thing of them all: the breastplate.  It’s literally two sheets of silver feathers apparently glued to her skin. Nothing more. It’s not armor, it just... it’s literally nothing. She’s better off not wearing it, at this point, because it’s useless. 
She would just need a better breastplate/cuirass for that Cloth to be appropriate. Everything else is fine (minus the heels, but at this point why do I even try).  In comparison, a male Saint wearing that Cloth would probably end up shirtless, either the Cloth adjusts itself to the body or not. Who in their right mind would go in battle shirtless????? (yeah yeah, Shiryu and Dohko, but those two have armor on when they don’t act like strippers, at least pay them good money dammit). 
What infuriates me is knowing how the other Silver Cloths are like. It’s painfully obvious that Yuzuriha had to be the edgy woman with revealing clothes and armor, when you look at the REAL Silver Cloths of this series. 
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Those shrtless dudes also want trouble, but at least they are somewhat covered. They still need to wear a goddamn shirt, but they also have more armor.  Why they can be THIS normal, but Yuzuriha has to look like she lost half her armor in a dumpster fire and tried to make to with the remnants?
I really like her as a character, and I don’t mind her wearing what she wears (dude, she’s can afford to dress like that, I wish), but the Cloth is terrible. 
The women in Saint Seiya Omega were better equipped than these three poor souls. I don’t like that series at all, and I forgot at least half of it (if not more) since the last time (aka the first) I watched it, but they do have more properly designed armors.  These three - Marin, Shaina, and Yuzuriha - are a perfect example of what you don’t have to do when designing armor for female characters, unless you don’t actually need the armor and it just aesthetic.  June and Thetis, on the other hand, are the perfect example of what you HAVE to do when designing armor for female characters, following the circumstances and the setting. 
Thank you for reading my (way too long) essay. Have a good day. 
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Reading One Piece pt 297: On Fate
Chapter 544
Thoughts:
- Fpos/cs: Sanji in a dress!!! His hair is amazing, his make-up is abysmal and honestly I’m scared. I don’t understand why they put him in a dress if he didn’t want to have one. It makes me remember childhood traumas and I would rather not
…Well Sanji, at least you don’t have fish stockings?
- how many rings can a person have, calm down Blackbeard
- Blackbeard is making a very important speech. I guess I’ll type all of that
- “After first meeting you, I soon found out that you were the one who defeated that former Warlord of the Sea, Crocodile, over there, Straw Hat Luffy!” *cue annoyed Crocodile*
- I wanted to become one of the Seven Warlords so I figured the best way to show the Government that I was the man for the job was to bring them your head” not a BAD strategy I must admit
- oh, he wanted to attack Luffy at Water 7. Wow, there was disaster after disaster in that place, imagine adding Blackbeard to the mix D: we would have to say goodbye to One Piece, really lucked out on this one, Luffy
- “But Fate… protected you!” …um, no, Ace and dumb luck protected him
- “Ace has been chasing me because I committed a terrible crime aboard Whitebeard’s ship. And by curious coincidence, he was your brother! Because I said I was going to kill you, he was unable to turn back! You see? If he let us go, not only would he defile the name of Whitebeard… his own brother would be killed!” …It kinda sounds like what I just said but it’s said by Blackbeard so I don’t like it. It also seems to me like it was Blackbeard who lucked out – his plan worked, he only just kinda shrugged and traded Luffy for Ace because why not, and if Ace’s already there…  
- “There’s no such thing as a coincidence, there’s only Fate.” “You’re a very lucky man.” “Captain doesn’t need your head anymore.” “Your brother fought bravely!” I applaud a loyal crew but they annoy me too. Also, Champion, why would you say that last thing to Luffy, it’s plain stupid
- “You’d better remember to thank Ace at his grave! If he hadn’t shown up then, you’d be dead now.” HOW ABOUT NO and Blackbeard, don’t act like Ace showing up was some divine intervention or something, he was Literary looking for you all over Grand Line
- “THEN WHY DON’T YOU TRY ME NOW!!??” *WHUP*  ha! Told you to leave Luffy alone!
- NO WAIT DON’T FIGHT SHIT ABORT MISSION!!! SHIT SHIT SHIT
- “Blood? Isn’t he made of rubber?” He is!!
- “That’s enough! You have to control your temper! Remember what you’re here for!” oh thank God for Jimbei, he’s stopping Luffy!
- “Don’t waste your time and energy fighting him! It’s not going to help you rescue Ace!” yeah!
- why is everyone just looking at that conversation, DO SOMETHING PEOPLE (strong people that is. Prisoners and guards should stay down)
- Crocodile speaks
- (why are they standing and talking. If Blackbeard isn’t here for Luffy, then why is he here. All of this feels very dangerous)
- “You’re Blackbeard, right? I heard some no-name pirate from Whitebeard’s ship had taken my place… but this is strange.” Crocodile’s asking why he’s here, he should be at Navy HQ. Well, YEAH
- “Everything is going according to my plan. Which I’m not telling you” ok then. Smart of him
- “Fine, I don’t care anyway” gee, ok
- Magellan is here! For a moment I was actually really happy about it. But he’s not here to rescue Luffy from Blackbeard of course. I have a very short memory
- and just like that everyone is moving again
- RUN RUN RUN to the higher levels!
-  “Awakened zoan types” …didn’t I read about that somewhere. I think that’s important
- guys, I think Shiryu deserted. He wasn’t planning at helping guards at all. Oh, what a betrayal
- (I’m not really surprised, he was a prisoner on LEVEL 6, but I also kind of am - WG indoctrination runs deep after all)
- Cameras are down. Everything is falling apart in this prison. I’m smiling so much my face hurts
- “Nothing is going our way! How could a single intruder spark all this mayhem!?” *maniacal laugher*
- on Level 2, Buggy and Galdino are up and at them again :) Blackbeard sure helped them here
- uh?
- “I’m gonna rescue Ace no matter what!” “Haha… I won’t say you’re wasting your time. Nothing’s impossible in this world.” …?  ? ??  ???
- “Sky Island existed, didn’t it? It’s the same with One Piece! It definitely exists!” is he…
- “Ha ha! Just you wait and see!” he’s walking past them
- “In a few short hours we’re going to put on a show that will shake the world!” …he went to do his own thing. Time to move on.
- (I feel very uneasy right now. We should not leave Blackbeard like that. He’ll be trouble in the future)
- Our pirate group feels as uneasy as me but there’s nothing to do about it now. To Level 3!
- …Magellan vs Blackbeard? Is this really happening
- damn, that poison works on them
- “Hannyabal… You did well holding them back for so long. You better not die. You’re the only one… fit to succeed me!” !! What a plot twist. WHY do I have to have feelings about prison wardens and their working relationship???? Is this really necessary???? Oda???
“Straw Hat!! You will not set one foot outside of this prison!”  
rOP 296  rOP 298
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yoyowrites · 4 years
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Hello! I was roaming though your Tumblr account and I noticed Saint Seiya, I LOVE Saint Seiya and I was wondering that may I request a Seiya x childhood friend headcanons or Athena x childhood headcanons? Please?
AHHH I just saw this!! I love Saint Seiya, specifically the og knights of the Zodiac. I'll try my best. I hope you like this, it’s my first time doing a request!
Saint Seiya × childhood friend
Seiya would miss you a ton while training in Greece. As soon as he got back from Greece he'd visit you, even before trying to drop off the armor. At first he would be too focused on finding his sister to even notice his feelings for you, much less your feelings for him, but one day it'd click for him. Or more specifically he would find himself bragging talking about you with the rest of the team. Then one of them (probably Hyoga) would snap at him and tell Seiya to just shut up and ask you out or he would. Then Seiya would probably get defensive and ask you out.
You'd have to be really patient with him. Seiya would drag you around every once in a while forgetting that not everyone spent their childhood training.
He would absolutely show you off to his team. He'd brag about how perfect you were. He'd invite you to any training session.
Seiya would most definitely show off in front of you. He'd invite you to his matches and brag about how capable he was. Yes, he's half dead after the match with Shiryu but as soon as he sees you, he gives the biggest smile.
After Ikki's first attack he would be extremely scared for you. He'd probably want you to move in with him or near him. At least temporarily, he'd want to keep watch over you.
Remember when I said, you'd need patience with Seiya. Yeah you would probably be a saint yourself to put up with him. This man's a mess but we love him. He wouldn't be at home too often yet he'd always manage to leave a pile of dirty clothes.
Despite his inability to keep his place clean, he is a wonderful cook. Whenever he would be at home he'd cook meals for you. He's an early riser, it's a habit he got in Greece. If he woke up before you he'd bring you breakfast in bed.
Seiya has nightmares. They don't happen often but when they do, he let out a scream that could wake even the neighbors. Moments like that you would have to wake him. He never wants to talk about the nightmare. He barely wants to talk at all. You'd probably rake your fingers through his hair. You would tell him stories of your past together. Eventually Seiya would start to talk, he'd tell you more stories of his sister. He'd confide in you about how sometimes he was afraid he wouldn't remember her eventually.
Once he did reunite with his sister, he’d be ready to reintroduce you two. Seiya would be over the moon, the two people he loves the most get along and are with him.
He alternates between big and little spoon (he prefers little spoon but he’d ever say it). When he’s big spoon, he feels like he has the world in his arms. While he loves being little spoon, it causes him trouble to let his guard down, he’s used to being on high alert. After he does manage to calm down, he’s a cuddly cat, he’d practically burrow into your chest. The two of you would stay together in that position for hours. He likes it when you run your fingers through his hair and rub his back. He’d be half asleep and notice that you stopped and whine until you continue again. :3
Short couple hc for Saori (Athena) x childhood friend- I'm gonna be saying Saori instead of Athena bc that's how I usually call her.
You were Saori's first real friend. Yeah, the knights were there but they didn't really get along with her at first, you've always been the closest. As such you're extremely special to her.
If you ever need help whether it's with money troubles or just personal things, she's there for you. Need help finding a job? A partner company of hers mysteriously received your resume and you hear from them. Need help with a subject in school? She will personally tutor you.
She's smart. So smart. But also so so stupid. She would have no idea that she likes you. She'd know that you were special to her but she wouldn't be able to explain why. You'd have to be the first to confess and at first she'd be like "of course I like you." "No Saori, I like you." "Ohh"
Once you two do start dating she would be a bit stiff. She'd worry about doing things properly. Does she need to court you? Do you need to court her? Is everything going to change? No Saori, everything is not going to change, you’ve always been friends and that won’t change, there’s just more romance.
 After she calms down, she’d totally spoil you. Roses whenever you meet, books when you need them, little trinkets and bracelets. If she travels she’d always bring souvenirs. 
If you took her to meet your parents she’d be the ideal partner. She’d take you to the planetarium and talk about her grandfather, the only paternal figure she knew. It would be one of the few times you’d see her cry.
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jennydevic · 4 years
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Soul of Stupidity 2.2: How Dohko lost his groove and Aldebaran always had his, but no one ever noticed #Taurus Saint Appreciation Week
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Aldebaran: I can’t believe this cosmos! Why, it can belong to no other than Old Master Dohko!
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A selfless Saint who dedicated over two hundred years guarding a waterfall to ensure that many generations could live in peace and harmony.
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Aldebaran: Old Master Dohko! It is I, Saint Aldebaran of Taurus! Hurry, we must stop Greatest Eclipse!
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Dohko: Oh that? Eh, no worries. Want to go drinking?
*Later
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Aldebaran: Old Master, why aren’t you even concerned about Hades trying to conquer the world again?
Dohko: Oh what’s the worst that can happen?
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Aldebaran: He killed nearly all of your friends in the last battle.
Dohko: Yeah, that’s true and normally I would care, but as the wise ancient chinese phrase goes: Next Dimension bù mài. Cùjìn Asgard zhēngqǔ gèng duō de shōurù.
Which Google translates to: Next Dimension Myth Cloths doesn't sell. Promote Asgard for more money instead.
Besides, who do you think people will buy more of? God Cloth Aiolos or Sagittarius Gestalt, you know, the one who was tricked into thinking he was half-horse?
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Aldebaran: Alright, but even if you ignore the past, don’t you think us coming back from the dead is very suspicious? 
Aldebaran’s actual dialogue: We, the Gold Saints, perished in the Underworld, yet were revived here in Asgard. It’s clearly at someone’s will. Someone is playing with our lives here.
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Dohko: Mysteriously revived by another deity? Oh come on, what’s the worst that could happen.
*FLASHBACK
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Saga: We’re back bitches!
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Dohko: Oh yeah… I forgot about that.
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Aldebaran’s actual dialogue: Aren’t you infuriated? We only work at Athena’s will. And yet a Saint like you lounging in a place like this?
Dohko: But things are great over here! I can drink and fight and I’ve never felt as alive as I do now!
Aldebaran: But what about the others outside of Asgard?
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Shunrei: Oh my goodness! What is wrong with the sun?
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Shiryu: Where the hell am I?
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Athena: Uggh, this sucks.
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Dohko: Eh, they’re all important characters. The plot armor will save them. You need to relax, big guy. 
Aldebaran: But you’re acting very out of character!
Dohko: I know, but don’t worry. This is the third Saint Seiya series I was in. As long as there is a villain that’s a bigger dick than I, the viewers won’t notice.
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Hercules: MWHA HA HA! COME OUT GOLD SAINTS! I am Hercules of Tanngsnir! I am here to kill you two and I am willing to hurt innocent women and little orphan children to do so!
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Dohko: Jackpot!
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Dohko: Alright big guy, you’re up!
Aldebaran: Me? But I can’t fight! Athena doesn’t allow personal battles.
Dohko: Look, I already fought a bunch of personal battles already and my armor didn’t abandon me. Trust me, if you do this, it’s cool man. 
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Aldebaran: Fine, I’ll put on my Cloth, but because this is a personal battle, for the sake of Athena’s honor, I will not fight.
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Hercules: Ha! If you are just going to stand there, I will make you fight!
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Aldebaran: By the Goddess! He’s attacking the crowd! Dohko! You’re in the stands with them! Stop standing around and use your light speed and rescue all of those people!
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Dohko: Sorry big guy, but you have to prove to the audience that you are really powerful.
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Aldebaran: I don’t care about showing off! There are innocent orphan children there! If you are a true Saint, you know what to do.
Dohko: Okay fine. Since I am a Saint...
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Dohko:...kids, if you outrun the nuclear blast, I’ll consider you worthy and you can come train with me on the five peaks of China. 
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Aldebaran: DOHKO!?!
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Dohko: I’m joking. I think the writers screwed up my character in this episode. But they got you down pretty well, big guy. You’re a true and underrated Saint so show them your stuff for #Taurus Saint Appreciation Week.
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Aldebaran: That’s right! GREAT HORN!!!!!
Hercules: Ahhhh, run away!!!!!
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Aldebaran: Ah, finally, a battle where I don’t get my ass kicked or lose to some metro-sexual flute player. Okay Dohko, where should we go next?
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Dohko: Hmm, that tree looks pretty evil in the distance. 
Aldebaran: Goddess, it’s like a mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion!
Dohko: I agree. Hey Aldebaran, what are you thinking about?
Aldebaran: It’s your character. I was reading the script and was thinking that maybe they switched you and Deathmask’s plot lines.
Dohko: How so?
Aldebaran: Shouldn’t Deathmask be the one who was fighting in an Arena, drinking all the time, not caring about Athena or anything due to losing his Cloth, while you would be the one caring for little orphans, playing cards and donating your winnings, and falling in love with a kind woman after missing out on that part of your life as a hermit for two hundred years?
Dohko: Aldebaran….stop making sense.
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madmachaca · 4 years
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Would you mind a VERY long Deathmask post?
Because I like him. I think he is a fun character. But I don't really understand him, or rather, I don't know him very well.
I mean, I know he is the terrible man who guards the fourth temple, and I know why he is associated with death, but I wanted to understand for myself who he is...
So I made this post to get my thoughts in order:
Philosophy
Deathmask idea of justice is not as crazy when you think about it. I wouldn't consider it right, but it's not like HE is the the only person that has ever think like that
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He takes the whole "winners write history" to the next level, for he believes that those in power got there for a reason and therefore, they know, or do,what's best. Even if they are evil now, the future would acknowledge their actions. What matter it's the overall result at the end and sometimes to get to these results, people have to do things that are bad.
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This machiavellian mind set is what explain better who Deathmask is, the casualties of battles he fights are inconsequential compared to the big picture. He can't afford to pick who survives, death is for everybody, and sometimes, a few dying can be for the best... or so he thinks.
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Shiryu explain it better than I do.
It hasn't even crossed Deathmask's mind that what he is doing is wrong. He BELIEVES he is right!
Personality
Deathmask is not a compassionate man.
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Even if his actions were proven right or if later he'd proved he was on the right side of history, that doesn't change that he is cruel.
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And he seems to enjoy causing pain on his adversaries.
He is extremely proud too.
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He, as other Gold Saints like him, believes himself to be superior than the common, inconsequential people out there (this is a characteristic is noticeably shared with Shaka, the difference lied on their behavior).
Because of his belief of being right even when he is doing things that definitely aren't, and the pride he is full of, Deathmask is easily thrown off when people contradict his beliefs.
This is his reaction when Dohko told him he was wrong and a fool
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Nobody likes being told they are wrong but his body language tell us he gets specially upset by this.
He acts cocky when he thinks he is winning, and scared, and confused, when things don't go as planned
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(DM: Ma che cazzo?)
I want to add here that he is not stupid.
I am not saying he is the brightest. But he is definitely not as reckless as he may seem
He left Dohko alone when Mu showed up because he knew taking on TWO gold saints was madness, this tells use he know how to pick his battles. Unlike others (like, say, Aioria) he doesn't jump into fight that eagerly. If all the faces showing in his walls are from common people, I'd say he fights specially when he knows he is most likely to win (and when there would be a lot of deaths so the collection would grow faster... dang, he is so twisted)
The fight against Shiryu and what actually killed him
Since we are trying to understand Deathmask's character, I am purposely ignoring the obvious advantage Shiryu had on this fight: being a protagonist.
With that out of the way, let's consider Death's side: cockiness and pride were precisely what ultimately brought him down, or at least play a huge role on it.
None of the Gold Saints who fought the bronces even considered the possibility of being defeated. There was no chance. But added to the understandable reason why he was sure he was going to win, his cloth deserting him sealed his fate.
If what Shiryu said is true and the Cancer Cloth left because he was cruel and evil and therefore, not worthy of being a gold saint, why did it leave him then and not before? Deathmask didn't became cruel and selfish that day, he had been like that for years.
I don't have concrete evidence to verify nor to deny this, but till that point (and as I mentioned before), it seems like every innocent life he took were just unlucky bystanders. He didn't target them explicitly. Shunrei, on the other hand, he did attack specifically, and all she did was pray...which he found annoying and distracting. Shunrei is probably the most innocent character in the series, she is not a warrior, she doesn't have some hidden power, she is just a sweet girl. Attacking her may have been too much. It wasn't this isolated moment what cause the cloth to leave, maybe it was the last piece on the tower of selfish and cruel decisions that made everything go down. (Added to the rage Shiryu was feeling).
The come back
We don't see him at all until he comes back in the Hades saga, where he, as the other brought back saint, he was pretending to work for Hades. We know he was pretending but he does a great job playing the bad guy.
And then, there's Soul of Gold.
Did he really changed that much on that spin off?
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Well...I'm not sure. But that's for another time
Coming up next, an Aphrodite analysis!
(No...actually, I don't know...don't listen to me, I don't know if I am ever gonna write it)
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navysodas-archive · 4 years
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what exactly is going on with the specter saint hcs you mentioned 👀
THANMK YOU FOR ASKING BUT IGHT HERE WE GO QwQ
Ok so all specters all ways say “Hades is so merciful and he heals us whenever we need it :sparkle emoji:” and whatever right? 
So big brain me said “Hold on though that’s only for Specters though” and because of that I started to think yeah sure the gold saints did pledge their allegiance towards Hades but Hades can’t be that stupid and think that they easily switched over that quickly. 
So what if he did bring them back but their bodies aren’t exactly as good as new such as them still having scars or hints of damage from their cause of death (hence why Shura has those weird marks on his body since they’re scars of when Shiryu yeeted him into space), pale skin because they’re well you know dead, and finally the colors are a lot more saturated and darker cause god damn it there’s a dress code and they have to follow it. 
The bags on their eyes are cause they’re also super exhausted because a) they’re gold saints so they can handle being “a little” tired and b) can’t exactly have possible traitors running around with full energy cause never know when they’ll betray us.
That’s basically all of it sorry if it’s underwhelming but if you have more interest or just want to see more specter saints the please go ahead and ask or request
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A l l O f T h e m. 31: Seiya/Shiryu 42: Ikki
Okay, wig
1: How long have you been in the fandom? Like uhhhh a month or two, from around the mid of November.
2: Favorite character? Aiolos because I adore He.
3: Favorite Bronze Saint? JABU. I love him because he is so fucking stupid. Himbo Rights.
4: Favorite Silver Saint? Marin!
5: Favorite Gold Saint? Aiolos! I also like Mu because he is a good dad.
6: OTP? (Me/Aiolos) Hyoga/Shun is the only one I have read fics for, so probably that lmao.
7: Other ships? I think Camus/Milo is funny because they seem like that couple that has constant explosive breakups and then get back together the next day.
8: Favorite Saga? (Sanctuary - Asgard - Poseidon- Hades) I luv the classic Twelve Temples Arc and meeting all the Gold Saints.
9: Favorite Female Saint? MARIN MY GIRL
10: Favorite God/Goddess? (Hades - Athena - Poseidon- Odin-ETC) I vibe with Apollo and the armor crop top he has going on.
11: Favorite Movie? If the Hades OVAs count... yes.
12: Headcanons you have? All the female saints are bisexual and you cannot change my mind.
13: How did you join the fandom? I was researching anime/cartoons that are popular in Latin America for a school project, and lo and behold... Saint Seiya.
14: When did you join the fandom? When I was doing the research in November or so.
15: Why did you join the fandom? I decided to watch a few episodes of the anime on Netflix to Get Woke about it in order to discuss it, and then I was sucked in never to return.
16: You have a crush on a character? Which one? HHHHHH I love Aiolos;;; 
17: Saddest character death? AIOLOS!!! He did not deserve his fate :(
18: Saddest backstory? If you don’t say Ikki here then you’re wrong.
19: Saddest/Most tragic Love Story? Miho and Seiya because Miho treated Seiya better than Saori usually does lmao. There are not a whole lot of canon love stories so IDK what else.
20: Opinion on Athena/Saori? I like how her coming into herself as a goddess also parallels her becoming a better and more caring person, especially towards the people risking her lives for her.
21: Manga or Anime? Anime. All-The-Bronze-Saints-Being-Related? I don’t know her.
22: Do you want to cosplay as anyone? I’m planning on making an armor Shun cosplay and a Kiki cosplay for a con in August uwu
23: Moment that made you cry? Not cry really, but Aiolos’ death and the kiddies finding his last writing in his temple were both OOF
24: Moment that made you laugh? When Misty ripped his clothes off for his vain, dramatic scene, and Seiya just rose out of the ocean and basically said, “You put your clothes back on and let’s finish this.”
25: Moment that made you Facepalm? ALL THAT REVERSE BLOODFLOW ACUPUNCTURE BULLSHIT. LEARN BASIC MEDICINE PLEASE. 
26: Favourite pair of brothers? Shun and Ikki!
27: Favourite pair of twins? Saga and Kanon are the only ones I really know lmao
28: Thoughts on the “Galactic Tournament”? YOU’RE MAKING 13 YEAR OLDS FIGHT TO DEATH ON TELEVISION EXCUSE ME??? MA’AM???
29: Least favorite character? Let Deathmask and Shura know,,, I just wanna talk.
30: If I could make two characters interact more, who would they be? I wish Poseidon and Hades had some interaction just so I can see Ancient God Brother shenanigans lmao 
31: Opinion on [ship name] [Seiya/Shiryu]? TBH when I first watched the series and Seiya and Shiryu were acting all goofy and nice with each other I was like damn... they should kiss. But then Shunrei appeared lmao
32: If you could kill a character, who would it be? I would kill Shura again just because I’m that spiteful. But also, Tatsumi should get a fucking prison sentence for how he treated the Bronze Saints as kids lmao
33: Saga or Kanon? Kanon
34: If you could bring a character back to life, who would it be? Me, leaning into the mic: Aiolos. (But also his bro, Aiolia)
35: Marin or Shaina? Why would you pit them against each other they’re GFs :(
36: Favorite character backstory? Hyoga’s backstory with his mom is so OOF, but also so good
37: Least favorite character backstory? RIP to Shion turning his back to Saga for one second and getting obliterated but I’m different (I also think the plot point of a character having TWO PERSONALITIES AND ONE IS EVIL UWU is so overrated smh)
38: Do you have any merch? I just ordered some pins >:)
39: Favorite chapter? Seeing the backstory with Aiolos training Aiolia... chefs kiss
40: Character you wish hadn’t died? Aiolos  Cassios did not deserve his his fate either :( And Esmerelda!!! Damn!
41: Character you would give more Screen Time? MY LASS, MIHO (And also Jabu)
42: Opinion on *insert name* [Ikki]? The Watchful Twunk over a pack of feral teen Twinks... he is a dearly needed part of the team
43: Favourite Teacher/Sensei? At the risk of saying Marin again, I also like Dohko because he LOVES HIS KIDS
44: Most wasted character? All the other Bronze Saints besides the main ones tbh
45: NOTP? If you ship Saori with people TWICE HER AGE, or people MYTHOLOGICALLY RELATED TO HER, you will die by my hand
46: Favorite AU? AU where Aiolos lives I think an AU where Aiolos actually becomes the Pope and raises Saori/Athena as his own bean would be cool
47: Favorite character from the Hades Saga? Pandora is Goth GF material
48: Most attractive character? Aiolos Shaka, despite being the world’s largest prick, is also very beautiful. Shaina is also an attractive young lady.
49: Favourite Song? PEGASUS FANTASY (the Latin American Spanish version is lit)
50: After Saga’s death… who would you nominate to be the New Pope? Mu, following in the footsteps of his master, is a Gold Saint with his shit together, as seen by his parenting of Kiki, and he therefore would make a good Pope.
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650-651: "Luffy and the Gladiator of Fate - Rebecca!" and "Protect You to the End! Rebecca and the Toy Soldier!"
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NARUTO-KUNNNNNN
So Bartolomeo is basically Hinata.
He collects Strawhat posters.
He is their biggest fan.
You guys were right.
This is hilarious.
I love him. xD
“I SENT YOU MY BLOOD, LUFFY!”
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Once Luffy and Don Chinjao left the ring, the clean up and reconstruction team moved in. As of now, three contenders could potentially move forward to challenge Diamante: Jesus Burgess, Bartolomeo and the Not-So-Mysterious Lucy. 
I say “not so mysterious” because everyone and their gran fighting in the next round knows who he is now.
And I have a theory: Bartolomeo, Rebecca and Luffy will team up against Burgess in the next round.
Why do I think this?
Well, once Luffy left the ring, pursued by Cavendish, two fodders happened to pass by Bartolomeo. He overheard them talking shit about Luffy.
“Why does Cavendish keep yelling Strawhat? As if he’d be here. That’s the guy who couldn’t even save his brother’s life. Anyone could do what he did if he doesn’t have to save anyone’s life!”
For some reason, Bartolomeo Did Not Like This. He pinned the fodder and almost crushed him with a barrier. At first I thought Bartolomeo’s reaction was something to do with Ace. Maybe they were friends once?
Nope.
The real reason was Even Better.
“What was that joke you made so lightly?” Bartolomeo growled. “Listen, Luffy-senpai will become the standard bearer for this era. He will become the Pirate King!”
No, I thought. No way. Bartolomeo was a Luffy supporter? How? And why Luffy-senpai? Had Luffy unknowingly taught him along the way?
The answer? Sort of.
Bartolomeo was there at Loguetown.
“I saw it with my own eyes. Over two years ago. At Loguetown in East Blue. On the legendary scaffold where Roger died, Luffy-senpai shouted it out then. At that moment, straight from heaven, came a bolt of thunder which saved his life. What I saw was a miracle!”
And thus Luffy’s Biggest Fan was born.
Seriously, this guy used to be a gangland boss (had taken over about one-hundred and fifty towns). But he began to follow the news stories. Alabasta, Enies Lobby, Impel Down and Marineford. He made a fan shrine with his bounty poster collection! In the end, Bart’s hardcore fanboy status reached the lofty height of emulation. Inspired by Luffy, he sailed out to sea.
And it turns out Bart does not take kindly to anyone talking shit about his idol.
While Luffy dodged Cavendish, Bartolomeo peeked round the wall and watched. “I can’t approach him. When it comes to it, I can’t do it. I’m too nervous to go anywhere near him. The scar under his left eye. It’s real! He’s so cool! Oh... my eyes are suddenly blind with tears. That stupid Cabbage shit. I want to beat him to death and save Luffy!”
It’s nice to know Luffy has such a dedicated in-universe fanbase.
And Don Chinjao can be added to the club too. He joined Cavendish in thundering after Luffy because he wants to place his grandson’s Happo Navy under the command of Garp’s Illustrious Grandson. What a result, right?
Except Luffy was thoroughly weirded out, wondering why these three crazy guys were chasing him.
Luckily for him, Rebecca was around.
Teach Takes Another Level in Scumbag
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She grabbed his arm and hauled him off. There was a more private place nearby where no one else went.
On the way, they passed Jesus Burgess. He was in the middle of a DDM call. A very familiar voice was on the line. So familiar, it caused a visceral reaction in Luffy. He screeched to a halt immediately.
It was Blackbeard. And they were having a weird conversation.
“By that logic, Shiryu is no different,” Teach said.
“But I can’t trust Aokiji!” Burgess complained. “Uh... Hold on a sec, Captain. Strawhat is here.”
This piqued Teach’s interest. “Eh? You there, Strawhat?”
“You’re Blackbeard, aren’t you?” (You know when Luffy remembers you straight away that you must either be A) Really Good, or B) A Real Asshole.
“Yeah, it’s been awhile. Heard you’re fighting in the competition, Lucy. But my man, Burgess, is gonna win the Mera-Mera Fruit. I can’t wait because it’ll be like having Ace in my crew. He turned me down in the past.”
OOOOFT.
Wow, that one was a low blow. To be honest, I really like how Oda employs Teach as a long-term adversary to Luffy. Teach’s panel/screen time is economical but every time he appears, Oda really ramps up the enmity between him and Luffy. No exchange is ever wasted.
I was pretty proud of Luffy for keeping his cool here. It shows how much he’s matured as a person and as a Captain.
I am also intrigued by why Burgess is worrying about Aokiji? That was pretty random. Is our favourite ex-Admiral really operating in the underworld now? Is he trying to wangle information from the Blackbeards? Hmm... Don’t think Smoker would like that. Then again, he has had a hard lesson on Punk Hazard. Maybe he will be a little more cynical in future and won’t dismiss intel from pirates out of hand.
Justice for Toys!
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Post Blackbeard Encounter, Rebecca led Luffy further away from the chaos. On the way, Luffy was distracted by free food samples. Just before he cleaned out the stall, Rebecca offered to buy him lunch, even though she didn’t have much money.
What a nice gesture, right?
Rebecca found a deserted looking area and Luffy smashed into his bento like it was Blackbeard’s face. Through mouthfuls of food, Luffy asked where they were. Rebecca explained it was quarters for the gladiators. They called it “a prison” (which, we learned later, it literally was).
Since Luffy’s life revolves around piracy and food, he asked Rebecca if she was hungry and if she wanted some food.
This triggered an Obvious Trauma Flashback. Smol Rebecca and her mother beneath the tree in Flower Field. Smol Rebecca saying, “I’m hungry.” Her mother replying, “Okay, do you think you can stay here alone for a while?” Then suddenly... dead mother.
Rebecca said tightly, “I don’t get hungry.”
Although I figured there was guilt here, I didn’t link Smol Rebecca’s food request directly with her mother’s death. Not until the big reveal of Rebecca’s past.
That unwitting conversational misstep must have pushed Rebecca into enacting her plan. She had intended to lure Luffy into a quiet area and kill him. When she turned on him, to my surprise, some randoms in bandages piped up from behind bars. “YEAH, GIT HIM, REBECCA!”
But Rebecca had picked on the wrong competitor.
Or, when you look at it from another angle, exactly the right one.
Luffy was able to fend her off while still tucking into his delicious meal. It was an embarrassingly easy win. The gulf of ability between them was so wide, she was never on Luffy’s radar. Right now, beating Rebecca would be like swatting a fly. (Not disparaging her general fighting ability, but compared to Luffy, most people would come off worse.) She was no threat, therefore Luffy wasn’t angry about the assassination attempt.
Luckily, she bought Luffy lunch. Especially since she didn’t have much money. He loves food and would appreciate that. Any other offence would pale in comparison to that act of generosity.
“I’m not gonna do anything to someone who bought me food,” Luffy said when Rebecca insisted he just kill her and get it over with.
Then Luffy noticed the “mummies” - the prisoners in bandages in the background. Rebecca explained the situation. She and the other guys in the room are “convict gladiators”, pretty much like the system in ancient Rome where slaves and criminals could be slung into the arena and ordered to fight to the death.
To ramp up Doflamingo’s evilness, they also said, “The king says we can be released if we win a thousand times. Everyone who tried to escape got shot. There’s nowhere to run for us. Before Doflamingo became king, gladiatorial matches were not to the death. In this kingdom, there are very bright and very dark sides.”
So Doflamingo brought in the Delayed Death Penalty for criminals. I guess it’s a way of ushering capital punishment through the back door. Entertain the masses and get rid of undesirables in one go. Few will object because most love the Colosseum games. The ones who won’t fight, or the really dangerous ones likely to talk too much, are turned into toys. That’s iron control of Dressrosa right there.
And Rebecca is not a fan.
“Today an army led by Sol will come to let us out by provoking a battle against Doflamingo. He is willing to sacrifice his life to destroy the kingdom. But I’m gonna do it before he does. I don’t want to just be protected anymore. I want to protect Sol this time! I’ll win today’s competition no matter what and will kill Doflamingo with the Mera-Mera Fruit power.”
I thought I’d figured out Rebecca’s motive to fight. Poor kid with no food, no family, maybe resorted to petty criminal activity, was arrested and now she wants to escape. Amongst all the crap that happened to her, maybe Sol was her only friend.
Luffy was like, “Why are you worried a toy is gonna die?”
Rebecca just smiled and said, “You’re not from here, so it’ll be hard for you to understand. Toys are the same as humans (wait til she finds out they *are* humans. She’s gonna flip tables). They are friends to the friendless. Siblings for those who have none. Lovers for the loveless. I don’t understand why they’re not able to live with us. Since I lost my mother, Sol-san raised me. He’s like a father to me (I bet he is).”
Luffy actually listened to this (which is a huge accomplishment, Rebecca. You should be proud of that) and said, “You don’t look like a prisoner to me. Buy me lunch again sometime!”
Rebecca walked out to the ring and said, “See you at the finals.”
I like her confidence.
Then a flashback kicked in that showed me how wrong I was about Rebecca’s motivations.
Oda Really Likes Princesses, Doesn’t He?
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The sad tale of how Sol came to raise Rebecca opened with a scene of Smol Rebecca and her mother living quietly on Flower Field, picking flowers to sell in town. They had a lovely house. An idyllic life. But don’t think I missed that one empty chair at the table. (Sol is totally her dad.)
Then there was fire. The King Riku army was setting town on fire. This really puzzled me. (I’m still not one-hundred percent on this. Are we talking the actual King Riku or the Resistance King Riku Army here?)
Soldiers chased Smol Rebecca and her mother, Lady Scarlet. Diamante headed the charge. Sol stepped in and defended them. After the battle, Smol Rebecca and Lady Scarlet hid out in Flower Field. Rebecca said she was hungry. Lady Scarlet knew it was a risk but she sneaked into town to buy food. She was shot and killed. Sol brought her body back, along with the food she’d died to buy Rebecca.
Smol Rebecca nudging her mother’s dead body and telling her to get up was like post-stampede Mufasa and Simba all over again. It was Very Sad. ;_;
She almost cried but Sol clamped his hand over her mouth. Enemies were still looking for her.
“Your mother was high-born. Do you know we have a new king now? The new king wants to capture all the former nobility. He even wants to capture you because your mother’s blood runs through your veins. I’m gonna protect you unti the end with my life. Until the day you are filled with happiness, I will always be by your side.”
Wait... I thought. Rebecca is a noble???
What the hell?
What was going on?
Was the battle the night before a civil war in Dressrosa? One that Doflamingo won against King Riku?
Who Says Politicians Never Keep Their Promises, Eh?
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Because here he is. On a podium. A shiny new king wearing his all time fave feather jacket. The adoring crowd chanted his name. “Doflamingo! Doflamingo!”
He made a speech. Par for the course with new kings.
“The Riku Family has been running this poor country for centuries! In the end they became shameless and robbed money and goods from citizens for themselves. I’m gonna make this country wealthy, instead!”
This is where I lost track of the situation. From what has been revealed about people turning into Toys, I thought Doflamingo “brought someone in” to do that. I figured that would have been *after* he gained power. But Toys were around before that. Sol is proof.
What gives? 
And the people of Dressrosa *really* hate King Riku and anyone associated with his bad, corrupt family. Unfortunately for Rebecca, not only is she a noble, she is also King Riku’s granddaughter. Her status is also well-known in the Colosseum. When she walked into the ring, the commentator introduced her as the Phantom Princess of King Riku’s line. She was booed and vilified by the audience. “BURN IN HELL! CORRUPT FAMILY!”
I get the feeling Doflamingo engineered this somehow. It’s all too perfect a narrative. Doflamingo, the saviour, sweeps in and saves Dressrosa from the evil, corrupt family, while he is as bad, if not worse. Or maybe Doflamingo did have good intentions, but, as always in life, matters snowballed and he became hella corrupt himself. Leaning more towards deliberate coup at the moment.
I am also highly suspicious of the gladiator Ricky. It’s very close to Riku and there was definitely an older gent under that mask...
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“SELL THEM FOR STRAWHAT MERCHANDISE!”
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Do all the Saint Seiya questions, fool.
Reblog it too, coward.
1: How long have you been in the fandom? Literally a month. I got dragged into this hell, lmao.
2: Favorite character? POSEIDON
3: Favorite Bronze Saint? Ikki
4: Favorite Silver Saint? Eagle Marin
5: Favorite Gold Saint? Mu
6: OTP? Me/Poseidon. Jk, lol Dohko/Shion
7: Other ships? HyoShu, but seeing as they're youngins, that makes me 😬 I also ship Ikki with sleep.
8: Favorite Saga? (Sanctuary - Asgard - Poseidon- Hades) Sanctuary is good, but Poseidon.
9: Favorite Female Saint? Eagle Marin again.
10: Favorite God/Goddess? (Hades - Athena - Poseidon- Odin-ETC)POSEIDON
11: Favorite Movie? Haven't seen any
12: Headcanons you have? Ikki is trans. Buy my silence.
13: How did you join the fandom? @thejapanesemapletree went off the shits watching it, and I started playing the game with no prior knowledge.
14: When did you join the fandom? Like... not even a month ago.
15: Why did you join the fandom? What can I say. I like pretty bishounen's. Mainly Poseidon. Just Poseidon.
16: You have a crush on a character? Wich one? P O S E I D O N.
17: Saddest character death? I mean. THEY'RE ALL PRETTY SAD.
18: Saddest backstory? Hyoga. Someone get this boi some love.
19: Saddest/Most tragic Love Story? Me/Poseidon 😔
20: Opinion on Athena/Saori? In the beginning? Super self centered.
21: Manga or Anime? Anime
22: Do you want to cosplay as anyone? :3c
23: Moment that made you cry? I don't cry, lmao.
24: Moment that made you laugh? Anytime Jabu speaks.
25: Moment that made you Facepalm? "Punching Shiryu from the back to reverse his cosmos". CPR. DO NONE OF YOU KNOW IT?!
26: Favourite pair of brothers? Ikki and Shun.
27: Favourite pair of twins? E h
28: Toughts on the “Galactic Tournament”? None good. Especially the events leading up to it.
29: Least favorite character? Saga
30: If I could make two characters interact more, who would they be? I'm not sure I know enough to answer this.
31: Opinion on [ship name]? Ikki/sleep is best ship.
32: If you could kill a character, who would it be? Tatsumi??? The Butler guy. Fuck him. Or Guilty, but he dies.
33: Saga or Kanon? Kanon
34: If you could bring a character back to life, who would it be? A part of me wants to say all of them, because I want to believe in redemption. But, at this point, there are very select few I'd pick.
35: Marin or Shaina? Marin
36: Favorite character backstory? Probably Shiryu.
37: Least favorite character backstory? Geki. All those bears...
38: Do you have any merch? My poor paycheck,,,
39: Favorite chapter? Guh
40: Character you wish hadn’t died? A L o t
41: Character you would give more Screen Time? Miho
42: Opinion on insert name? Insert name is my favorite.
43: Favourite Teacher/Sensei? MARIN.
44: More wasted character? Miho. What even happened to her? She would have been way better for Seiya.
45: NOTP? :points knife: incest shippers will die by my blade. So will Pedophiles.
46: Favorite AU? Ah man. That au where Ikki is happy? A good one, man.
47: Favorite character from the Hades Saga? Shrug emoji
48: Most attractive character? POSEIDON
49: Favourite Song? The new ending for the netflix Saint Seiya is a mood,,,
50: After Saga’s death… who would you nominate to be the New Pope? There's not many who wouldn't fuck it up astronomically with greed, or by being stupid. But if I'm being completely honest? Shun.
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What would all the Golds want for Christmas?
Listen, I know this is late. I’m very sorry, and I apologize. But, if you still want to hear the answer, I have one.
First of all, I think they would all love to have at least three full seconds of life without experiencing a holy war. Or maybe without having to deal with the shenanigans of Seiya & co. 
And then, they would all have their personal wishes. 
Mu: well, first of all, he’s going to buy something for Kiki. And then, on his wishlist, he would write “give me some decent blacksmithing tools for once or so help me”, because honestly he can work with those Cloths all day, but he has nothing useful to fix all the problems that his companions present him with. Either that, or he’d just want for his fellow Saint to stop bothering him when they inevitably bend all their forks in attempts to eat right after training. 
Aldebaran: you know what this giant, towering man would want for Christmas? This intimidating wall of pure strength? You can bet all you have that he’d want a dog. The sweetest, friendliest dog he could ever wish for. He deserves a dog, give this man a dog. A big, fluffy dog he can play with, since the fandom likes to ignore him so much at this point he developed abandonment issues. 
Saga: either he’d wish to have a better relationship with Kanon, or to straight up having him kicked out of the Sanctuary once and for all. No material things, just this. Well, if we’re talking about post-Ares Saga, that is. Pre-Ares Saga would probably just wish for his brother to behave and for those gold kids to shut up for five seconds so he can rest. Kind and compassionate all you want, but the constant screaming of kids into his ears are not a joke. And Ares? Well, he already stole whatever he wanted, so at this point he’s just wish for Athena to be dead and for the world to go up in flames. 
Kanon: piles of gold coins. Why? No, not because he’s in love with money (even though his SSAwakening battle screen tells a different story), but because he just wants to have an enormous pile of coins to annoy Saga with. Having a peaceful night? Not anymore, he’s having gold thrown at his forehead from the other end of the couch. Trying to sleep with no troubles on his minds? Too bad, he found a whole slew of coins in his pillowcase and every time he switches to a more comfortable position he has to open it and fish out yet another coin he missed. Taking a relaxing bath? Oh, look at that, there’s gold littering the water. I know this is an absolutely stupid thing, but my god it’s funny to me. And it’s petty, too. “You wanted to be covered in gold, brother mine? At last! ‘Tis is the day!”. Cue Kanon showering Saga with all the coins he had left. Bonus point if he was already wearing his Cloth, so now he has to fish every single coin out of all the crevices of his armor. 
Deathmask: which Deathmask are we talking about? His “first” version, with him probably wanting an entire village all for himself to murder, or the “listen, I’ve been a piece of garbage for half my life, but please give me some money because I’m broke” version? In any case, he’d probably want a new kitchen as well. This man is the only one of the entire Sanctuary capable of putting together a decent - and edible - meal, give him a new kitchen. At least he’s not going to revert back to his old murdering habits. 
Aiolia: a cat. Plain and simple. No, it doesn’t matter that he already has fifteen cats in his temple, he wants another one. Trust me, he needs the company. Or... well, he’s wish for his brother to be with him. You know. 
Shaka: he’d want some piece and quiet. And maybe a new shipment of the best incense he could ever find in the world, enough to last him more than two weeks. He’d want the silence more, though. 
Dohko: he’d literally say, deadpan, “Shion”. And then, on Christmas day, would you believe it! There’s a Shion action figure under his three. Ok, seriously speaking, I think he’d wish for his companions not to die so early in life. I don’t think he’d have selfish or personal (these are not the same things, please don’t think selfish means personal) gifts, simply because he’s already had so much ad seen so much in life. And, if he were to ask for a personal gift, maybe a good old bottle of fine aged wine to share with his newfound family (aka Shiryu and Shunrei). Maybe with Shion, if we want him in the picture as well. He’s such a good person, this sarcastic little man.  Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure he’d wish for a pair of heels as well, if only to stop Shion from using his head as a perch for his elbow. 
Milo: just give him that damned pet scorpion he’s been wanting for the past five years, I bet at this point he’s tired of asking. And some top tier, high quality red nail polish. Either for him, or for him to have an excuse to paint Camus’ nails. Two gifts for the price of one, convenient isn’t it? 
Aiolos: he’d just want to spend time with Aiolia. That’s it. I could make up something stupid or elaborate (again), but honestly... I feel like Aiolos would just want to spend time with his brother. Maybe he’d event want to fix things with Saga. The best gift he could wish for is peace, after all.  But, if you want to be cheered up, he could also want the gift of knowing how to remember when he’s wearing wings, so he can stop getting caught in the door like a dog with a stick slightly longer than the door’s width in his mouth. 
Shura: watch him wishing for something normal like a new set of knives, or a full pitcher of homemade sangria, and receiving a goat on his doorstep instead.
Camus: do I want to be sappy? Yes. His biggest wish is for Hyoga to become the best Saint and the best man he could ever be. This is coming from the man who literally chose to die for his disciple, so don’t you even dare saying he’s not something he would do. Don’t. You. Dare. But I’m sure he’s also want for that gods-forsaken hot Greek climate to gift him winter. But really, I bet he doesn’t even want anything material. If he really has to ask for something, instead of an object he’s going to ask for yet another dog, because of course six Siberian huskies and a giant Slaskan malamute are not enough company for him when he’s in Siberia. Maybe a Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, so he can have company at the Sanctuary without making his other dogs suffer from the hot weather. 
Aphrodite: I can already hear all the people that say he’d want makeup, or clothes, or something like that. I beg to differ. His wishlist includes gardening tools (because his old ones are too ruined), and seeds of - probably illegal - poisonous plants so he can have a beautiful but deadly portion of garden. Definitely illegal plants. He’s a Saint, he’s probably allowed to have those things, if only because people are too scared to point out that illegality to him. 
And here we are, two weeks after Christmas, but still following that spirit. Oh my. I’m sorry I didn’t include Shion, but my brain doesn’t want to come up with something good for him. Unless you count his young and rejuvenated body as a gift he actively wanted. Which, as far as I believe, is not. I mean, yes, but no at the same time.  I’m going back to study Latin literature, I’m already delirious. 
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My Netflix’s Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac Review
As a warning, I grew up watching Knights of the Zodiac [with Bowling for Soup’s ‘I Ran’ as the theme song and it still is a fucking bop] on YTV and when I was older I watched and read Saint Seiya so I know all about this stuff. So I am actually rather bitter about the new Netflix version. 
Pro’s: The Opening and Ending Theme’s- Actually really good? Not as good as ‘I Ran’ but still very fun. 
The armour [also known as Cloth] upgrades are A+ even if they all still need to wear their proper helmets/headpieces lol
Their overall looks in the new animation are staying true to all the OG styles for each character. It does look like something from a video game cut screen, but not as annoying as I first suspected it to be. The old animation was still damn good and I will still love that style the most. 
That they managed to combine the YTV version with the original Saint Seiya storylines and the name, which is appreciated. 
Con’s: SHUN BEING A FUCKING GIRL! - Don’t get me wrong I am a female and I love the idea one of the Bronze Knights being a female (also why did they get rid of Shaina’s mask? There is history and reasons behind those masks!), but Shun was the was an emotional, feminine guy with long hair and didn’t want to fight [making him the opposite of the others in the show and respected in his own way by the viewers]. THAT WAS THE POINT OF HIM! By them making Shun a female [to show representation and all that, which I do get) with short hair instead of the original long hair, but literally changed nothing else about Shun [even the bullying stayed the same] thus this gender change was pointless and stupid! 
Names: They are mispronouncing Shun’s name. They call Shun ‘Shawn/Shaun’, they are pronouncing the ‘A’ way too much and in the description of episode 4 or so has Shun’s name written the proper way but no one in the show is saying it right and wow I’m annoyed by that on many levels. Dragon is not known as Long in any version, it’s always been Shiryu. Swan is not Magnus [I can see them getting that from Cygnus, but that’s no excuse] he always has been Hyoga. Also, NERO instead of Ikki, are you KIDDING? Seiya’s sister wasn’t taken by Gold Knight Leo and was NOT named Patricia, in fact, the old dubbed anime they got it right. Her name is Seika.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saint_Seiya_characters The plot: I get that they are trying to modernize it, but Vander and his army and trying to take on the Gods themselves? Add in that the Black Knights were created by him destroyed the point of the Black Knights and them being evil copies of the Bronze Knights. Just everything with Vander and his tech and army and how humans are now aware of all of this? Not how it works when it comes to the Knights and Gods, like ever! It was unneeded on many levels and now just an annoying side plot, which it will become when Sanctuary really starts to get involved. Hyoga working as an assassin from Sanctuary? The hell was that BS? Sanctuary is the BIG BAD for so long until Hades fully comes into play much later on and even when Seiya trained in Greece, he wasn’t forced to work for Sanctuary and Hyoga definitely never worked for them. (I can admit when I'm wrong and I was reminded this did happen in the manga but keep in mind I haven't read the manga in well over 10 years, but my point still stands lol)  The whole Seiya has the power of Pegasus inside of him since he ever? Not how it works, they all have to train to harness those powers as they showed in the OG versions, all potential knights have that inside of them, but proper training is fully needed to bring it out. Those powers don’t just randomly appear when you’re in danger.
That’s all, I just wanted to say I was in actual pain for most of these 6 episodes and most likely will not keep watching. My childhood shows are ingrained in me and when you do them wrong, I am not impressed. 
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Reading One Piece pt 346: Sanji, You Make It Hard To Like You Right Now
Chapter 595
Thoughts:
- Volume 61!
- with Law! He doesn’t want to go back to New World (back?) cause right now everyone is wreaking havoc there. Smart
- in New World, Drake is messing with Kaido’s people. That’s a smart and safe action to do (not)
- also in New World, Apoo is running from boars. What a sad end it would be if he died from them (side-eyes Robert  Baratheon) ANYWAY
- huh
- BLACKBEARD
- he’s on some burning island, mad about his raft being too small. Shiryu claims they’re super unprepared for New World. Good
- HE HAS BONNEY!!!!
- Don’t touch her, you dick
- She kicked him right in the face :D
- “Hmpf, not very unladylike” She’s… she’s a pirate? You expect a ladylike behavior from a pirate? How stupid you are, Blackbeard? (Oda, why are you writing this)
- oh, they want to trade her for a warship
- Navy brought a warship… BUT THERE’S AKAINU ON IT!!! *laughs maniacally* these two are made for each other
- …Akainu and Bonney know each other?
- aaaand back to Marijoa. With Doflamingo, who would have thought
- oh, apparently Moria vanished before he could finish him (we saw that power in Moria’s fight with Straw Hats, remember? From what I heard, it annoyed EVERYONE). Moria is alive! (she said with surprising enthusiasm)
- yes, yes, you’re the boss here, Doflamingo, whatever
- somewhere else
- Chopper came back to the Bird Island
- lol :D
- LIBRARY
- Chopper, you lucky reindeer
- don’t be rude, Chopper :D
- aww
- “Luffy! I’m gonna get stronger… for sure!” :)
- with Sanji. Sanji, be nice :D
- he wants to learn “attack cooking”?
- lol
- Bride Training?
- BRIDE TRAINING YEEEES
- “Never! I wasn’t born to be the friend of women! I was born to love them! LIKE A MAN!” …what the fuck, Sanji.
- seriously, think before you talk. I need to wash my hands after reading this, it’s so disgusting
- “You got spirit, kid! I like you! Fine, I’ll give you a chance!” …I’m waiting for Ivankov’s “NOT” but it’s not coming… This is how it is? ODAAAAAA
- So it’s Sanji vs Karate Masters now. And they want to put him in a dress
- “Hey, Luffy! Don’t lose! The next time we meet, I’ll do whatever a great cook can to help you become King of the Pirates!”
- “I’ll even endure this hell!”
- “I ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE!”    
Sanji’s sacrifice for Luffy should be moving, but honestly, all I’m feeling now is disappointment in Oda, Japan and their treatment of women as a whole.
rOP 345  rOP 347
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akatokuro · 5 years
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A basic collection of Hot Saint Seiya Takes to get it out of my system:
- Seiya and Saori are the best, because what other shounen hero would react to "my love interest has turned evil and is about to murder me" with a serene smile and saying "huh, that sounds rad."
- Seiya and Saori are also the best because they are insanely charming and have great chemistry in any form and stage of their relationship, and it's sort of fascinating in general to see a shounen hero subsume himself into his heroine to the point of being portrayed as a pathetic weeping mess on more than one occassion.
- Saori is so fucking cool it's ridiculous. Her position is a really fascinating one where she obviously hates herself in a lot of ways, and I would kill to get proper Saori-centric content exploring her mindset further. The increased insight into Saori's POV is definitely one of the better things about Saintia Sho.
- The Good Ships: Seiya/Saori, Shiryu/Shunrei, Shun/Hyouga, Dohko/Shion. Mu/Aldebaran is also Pretty Fucking Good.
- Yes, Netflix is still fucking stupid to choose Shun of all characters to gender-flip. Shun explicitly defying the idea of traditional masculinity is the best thing whenever it comes up. 
- The correct choices for flipping to gender-balance the cast would have been both Shiryu and Ikki.
- There is no hard Saint Seiya canon. The best approach to Saint Seiya is browsing the content and gleaning what character arcs, themes, and such, resonate with you. (It's almost all unintentional and pulled from Kurumada's ass, anyway.) Some of the more interesting character moments are probably from the pachinko and fighting games, for fuck's sake.
- Original Golds > LC Golds > Omega Golds > ND Golds. I'm sorry but ND's Golds are really really really bad.
- I love the Gold Saints too, and I totally understand it, but they sure do sort of ruin everything they touch in terms of spinoffs because they're so popular and inevitably take over everything. Here's looking at you, LC, Saintia Sho, and even, honestly, ND.
- Camus is the actual Worst Saint, and that is why he is the Best Saint. Soul of Gold was incredibly dumb in general, but its Camus characterization was really good and super on point to the core of the character. Camus is an emotional trainwreck in a perpetual state of INTERNAL SCREAMING. It rules.
- Milo is great because he's a stupid arrogant dumbass who both genuinely loves Camus more than anyone else in the world, but is also often in practice a shitty friend because Milo's ego is the size of the moon and it leads him to making everything worse. It makes him really interesting!
- STAIRS!
- Leave Shiryu alone you stupid fucks! Let him be happy with his wife! Stop dragging him back into this shit and shaming him for trying to be happy!
- aquarius camus did nothing wrong
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theliterarywolf · 5 years
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You know what? Hate on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power all you want for 'ruining my childhood with it's bullshit agenda' (which... Just no), but at least in the hopes of 'modernizing the story' (which is so FUCKING stupid: it's young magical boys fighting evil, that's not a trope of the 50s or some shite, it still works) they didn't CHANGE ANYONE'S GENDER BECAUSE 'DUH, NEW ERA; GIRLS KICK BUT TOO NOW'.
And, really, that being the excuse for Andromeda Shun being made female in the fucking Knights of the Zodiac reboot is shallow as hell. So, Marin doesn't exist suddenly? Aioria who? What the FUCK is a Princess Sienna, I guess?! The female knight troupe was totally a pipe-dream, I guess???
No, we have to do what half the small-brain dipshits on this hellsite tumor do whenever they see a feminine male character and insist 'Oh, he's really a girl; why else would a guy not follow the gender-binary~?'
Because the writer behind this didn't think to do this with any other character. If you had to include a gender-swap, why didn't you genderswap Hyoga? Or Shiryu? Or, hell, why didn't you change the gender of one of the female characters already there since their story-arcs already mean jack and shit to you.
I'm so fucking done: the CGI doesn't even look good and the writer obviously can't write or THINK about good characters of their main idea, upon being told to reimagine Knights of the Zodiac was 'Modernize timeless story... Genderswap beloved feminine male character because feminine guys shouldn't exist in media, apparently!'
The only good reboots that Netflix has ever done are Voltron and SPOP: two, ironically enough, western shows that were glorified toy-commercials.
G-fucking-G.
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