#he literally knew what was going on

[lykos-attic]

Thinking about the scene in Darkness of Dragons where Winter was treated as if he was being irrational and mean when he was rightfully livid that Darkstalker casted a spell to wipe out his whole fucking race, which he obviously didn't tell anyone. He tried to wipe out an entire tribe because of his issues with his father. And when the character who is part of that tribe (who, by the way, had a brainwashing spell put on him to make him completely oblivious) is angry about this he's seen as just being "SELF-RIGHTEOUS"???? I get that moon had no way of knowing that, so from her perspective he was yelling at her for no reason, but like if some giant ass wizard dragon tried to wipe out my entire race I think It'd be okay if I yelled about it

#rereading the books and i have so many thoughts #its 4:22 am i need to sleep #wof #winter wof #rambles #rant #i love qibli but why the hell didnt he side with winter #he literally knew what was going on #moon did n o t #i dont blame moon but qibli wtf

[dizzybizz]

captain jasmine "jazz" drake broke into my brain and is now living there rent free help

#i uhm i uhhh i i i #queen too. i was introduced to queen and uh i uhuhm i yeahgh huhuhu #those two get me all giggly kicking my feet yknow #ep91 killed me three times im triple dead can s omeone help im so deep in my riptide fixation istg if i pick up any vocal stims bc of this #istg if i start going lalala. well idk what id do but smth.. #just roll with it #jrwi riptide #jrwi jazz #jasmine drake #chip jrwi #jay ferin #gillion tidestrider #i got to their big revamped designs yiippeeee #N JAYS MAGI C WING S IM SO HYPE #my art #oki now i need to learn how to draw queen uhm i was scared for their debut bc i knew i would be insane but yeah ok i nee d to go like i nee #to leave i cant hes literally perfect i cant deal with it im gonna cry i l ove her sm istg theyer evertyhtinnhg

[haunted-xander]

So. Fatebreaker, right? Ryne's biggest fears made manifest, daddy issues personified, yes?

He's an amalgamation of Thancred and Ran'jit, his face, his voice and his weapon is Thancred's, but his body, his fighting style and his words are Ran'jit's.

Throughout the fight Fatebreaker constantly makes comments about how only he can protect Ryne, only he can provide for her, only he has even the right to so much as stand beside her, to be in her general presence. He's possessive and obsessive, repeatedly asserting that she is HIS and his only. Which is exactly what Ran'jit says basically every time we encounter him.

But this time it's in Thancred's voice. This time it's with the voice and face of a man she actually cares about.

Ryne isn't scared of Thancred, she never has been. Even when she first met him she was barely even nervous (as clearly shown in Thancred's short story). There's a lot of different feelings happening between those two, but fear has never been one of them.

But now, after things have gotten so much better, she is scared of Thancred becoming like Ran'jit. Because if Thancred was just a little further gone, if he was just a little less compassionate, he would've. It wouldn't be hard for him to go down the same path as Ran'jit did, to be incapable of letting go of the ghost of that girl he loved so so much to the point he'd stubbornly grip anything close to her he could. He didn't, but the fact he could've is terrifying.

It makes his final words, words that are Thancred's, so very important. This is her deepest fears made manifest, but he still says he wants her to be happy. Her happiness not only matters, but is important to him.

#Now we -the audience- ofc knew Thancred was unlikely to go down that path #bc if theres one thing hes been consistent in even in his darkest moments its living up to his loved ones' wishes and legacies #the only time he even speaks against it is his conversation w minfilia in amh araeng #and thats more a case of all his (poorly) repressed grief and stress exploding than him actually meaning what he says #and trying to control rynes life after minfilia literally told him to just let her live her life goes directly against that #i think about fatebreaker a lot. as i do all things related to ryne & thancred #and to me its so important to note that hes more or less ran'jit with just enough thancred in him to be *too* thancred for comfort #its so. her greatest fear isnt even the thing thats been haunting her her whole life (being forced to fill in for minfilia) #its having her free will taken from her by the person she cares about the most (thancred) #and for him to be trapped in endless suffering because he cant move on #just like ran'jit did and was #its not even necessarily that shes all that scared of ran'jit himself #what shes scared about is caring about someone like that #because then she wont say no or try to be anyone but minfilia #(thats also why this fear appears specifically after things get better) #(because she was already ready to forsake herself if it eased thancred suffering) #okay im gonna stop now i need to sleep gnight everyone #ryne waters #thancred waters #ran'jit #final fantasy #final fantasy 14 #final fantasy xiv #ff14 #ffxiv #xander rambles #at this point i should make a tag for ryne ramble posts i make so many of them #tomorrow. maybe. if i remember #edit: i made it #xander being insane about ryne

[sassyresacon1990]

Shout out to One Piece: Strong World for showing us once again that zosan are perfectly in sync and would be quite literally unbeatable if they pulled their heads out of their asses long enough to realise it.

#zosan #seriously i'm going nuts over this #like do they practice these things?? #are they just naturally in sync? #one piece #he literally just said 'cook' and sanji just knew? what to do? #insane behaviour #vinsmoke sanji #roronoa zoro #zoro x sanji #sanji x zoro #zoro #sanji #show me more of Sanji tossing Zoro around like he weighs nothing please #i love how this seems to be a bit of a theme in the series #i'm pretty sure they did something similar in film red #not to mention the long ring long island situ #it's toss him tuesday boys! #op

[thelesbianthespianposts]

something about how Lorraine Baines McFly raised her son to be someone that her younger self would have felt safe around. Especially since she was mistreated and harassed near-constantly by Biff. She raised her son to be kind and emotional and unafraid to stand up against bullies. No wonder she fell for him in the past.

#“Eww she fell in love with her son” #No she fell for someone who literally is the antithesis of any other guy she knows #And that’s by design #Also #its not like she knew #lorraine baines #marty mcfly #back to the future #bttf #ALSO #think about it #marty tried so hard his whole life up til the movie trying to be the opposite of his dad #Outspoken attentive confident #But he’s so much like George regardless #Their fear of rejection #“What if they think I’m no good” #Their being afraid to pursue their passions/being shut down #Lorraine was always going to fall for george #She fell in love with the George she saw in marty #But Marty caught her eye because of his confidence #Lorraine lived a miserable life with George originally #But when he started believing in himself and became the more confident version of himself #Lorraine fell for him harder and they lived a great life together #Jesus that’s a lot of tags

[chirpsythismorning]

S5 opener REAL

#byler #will byers #stranger things #every season besides s4-5 opens with non main characters #for el we got a flashback of the lab followed by her perspective in the scene directly after #and I think for Will we will see something similar #with us getting the flashback of him in castle byers in the UD #followed by him in the present in the scene after #but what exactly would warrant that memory being brought up in association with Will in the present? #mayhaps his connection to the mindflayer and the UD run deeper than we realize… #it’s likely not something he could just rid himself of in s2 and now he’s all good #he literally still feels a connection to everything he is feeling #that means he is still technically at risk of being the spy in some capacity #the massacre at Hawkins lab also was a guiding force for El discovering the ‘truth’ in s4 #so it’s likely for Will this instance will operate in a way that re-contextualizes the events in the past up to now #like that time Will suggested they go to the hospital in s3 only for the flayed to be waiting for them #or how flayed Billy knew they were at the cabin… #all while Will was looking cryptic as hell in that scene watching over el #or the fact that he picked Billy in the first place the season after he focused on Will… #you know.. williams #I think the easiest way to introduce the castle Byers flashback is a dream honestly #specifically a dream within a dream #seeing that recent leak and Will looking like either he has a black or hasn’t slept in days #is giving very much ‘I am afraid to sleep bc I’m scared of what will happen’ #I think dude is not exactly possessed in the sense that we already saw in s2 with like the particicles #but he’s still vulnerable #the door is still ajar… #no but fr this idea of opening a door in your mind was so blatant in st2 AND s3b of teen wolf #I think a big part of it will be guilting Will over the fact that Will has helped him before without Will telling the others #hence his weird vibe in s3… like he’s already successfully fucked with Will post s2 potentially with us being none the wiser aka here we go

[sharkylass]

10! Video games!

I assume at this point we’ve all seen the Raph as Princess Peach thing going around- So I thought why not go all the way? Where are my Rosalinas? The Polinas? 

They would totally get into character only so that they can talk shit about Mario.

(More versions under cut!)

You physically cannot convince me Leo wouldn’t be Rosalina. 

I can see Donnie having respect for Polina, and Mikey vibing with Daisy- But I just LOVE the idea that Mikey would love Polina- She’s just girlbossing, she went from the damsel in distress to being New York’s fucking MAYOR. It just fits so well with my headcanons of Mikey-

On top of that, me and my girlfriend were talking, and I realized how much Raph actually needs this. He’s always the one saving people, always worrying for their safety- Just- Just this once. He gets to indulge in the idea of being saved.

And Mikey liking Polina has a simular vibe to it- Cause Mikey wants to not be babied right? So what’s character would command more respect then a MAYOR. Who holds a concert and is just rocking the professional vibe. I also headcanon Mikey as aro ace and genderfluid, so Polina switching from suits to dresses, as well as being a past love interest for Mario makes me think she went “Nah, not for me” WHICH AGAIN, FITS WITH MY MIKEY HEADCANONS-

#Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute are Waluigi and Wario respectively #And Leo spots them and him Mikey and Donnie go to kick their ass so that Raph can enjoy his rest day #April stays with him to keep watch and assure the good vibes for Raph #Raph clearly knew that there was trouble and REALLY had to hold himself back from going after his brothers #because he knew it's what they wanted for him. And dammit- He himself wanted to let loose. He had to trust that they've got it handled. #SO I JUST- I LITERALLY HAVE A MINI EPISODE IDEA IN MY HEAD REVOLVING AROUND RAPH BEING CODDLED LIKE HE DESERVES #rottmnt #rottmnt raph #rottmnt leo #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt april #rottmnttober #rottmntober #tmnt #tmnttober #tmntober

[front-facing-pokemon]

#bouffalant #i forgot this pokémon existed. i don't even know what type it is #ground?? ground/normal?? #okay no it's just pure normal. this is like tauros's cool cousin #Tau Ross. 'cause. he has bob ross hair. :)! #did you guys know that the bob ross show was actually filmed at my alma mater #yeah. the college that i'm doing finals for Right Now. the joy of painting was filmed there i think #no one talks about it and i had to find out from random anecdotal evidence from my mom when we were on a road trip #dunno how SHE knew but no one who goes to this college ever talks about it. they only ever wanna talk about david letterman #i hate it here. so glad to be graduating soon #the only reason i'm okay with telling you all where i go to college is because as of this posting (december 13th) i will literally #be graduating in three days. that'll be commencement. which i'm not even going to because fuck commencement

[martyrbat]

batman: gotham knights #2

‘Her experience of being trained almost from birth as an assassin leaves her less than fully able to acknowledge her own capacity for good. Not for doing good. But for being good. He knows all of his partners, sometimes better than he knows himself. He knows, for instance, that if Dick—Nightwing—had disobeyed his order to come back to the ship, it would have been because of his need to be useful—and because of his unabating desire to demonstrate his filial loyalty. He knows that if—Tim—Robin—had come back, it would have been because of his empathy, his inability to leave someone else in harm's way. Jason, the one he lost—he was headstrong and disregarded orders as a matter of rebellious individuation. Batman doesn't want to lose another one, which is why he wishes he didn't so well understand what brings this one back.’

#im gonna throw up. #bruce & cass #the recognition of oneself in the other and the despair at knowing what cass feels. #theyre both always going to be children with blood coating their hands and guilt devouring their minds. #they're both always going to blame themselves. bruce for not preventing the deaths of his parents. cass for taking a life. #despite it being irrational. he was a child and thats all they knew and were raised for. #the martyr complexes and how people would call them suicidal for the way they live for others with neglecting their own well-being. #forever heedless of the costs to themselves #they literally make me feel insane GOD !!!!!! #c: batman: gotham knights | i: 2 #crypt's panels #batman #bruce wayne #cassandra cain #batgirl

[everykabuto]

#see the issue is i feel like that isnt the main problem with kabuto here lmao #I've been gone for so long but ahem. as a kabuto scholar- #i feel like kabuto's main issue is that he was forced into this position by literally every outside force around him #the leaf village tried to kill him. he had no choice but to stay with orochimaru. after orochimaru died he had -nowhere to go- #but at this point in the story kishimoto doesn't want to acknowledge the problems with ninja society that led kabuto here #and that's why this explanation falls so flat to me #the most kabuto gets is itachi saying ''well it wasn't all his fault'' but not elaborating on why #and itachi is the one that is seen as in the right for making the decision to kill his entire clan in the name of upholding the status quo #so kishimoto can't outright blame kabuto's problems on the leaf village. so instead some reasons are thrown out here #that genuinely make no sense to me #and itachi claiming kabuto reminds him of himself also doesn't make much sense to me #because itachi always came across to me as incredibly sure of himself. always knew who he was and what he needed to do #which is... the opposite of kabuto #and itachi's explanation doesn't make it make sense to me. #kabuto had an amazing arc and this little summary from itachi here just ignores all of it to make up something entirely different #just in my own opinion at least. #naruto #kabuto #kabuto yakushi #mangacap #everykabuto #fourth shinobi world war: climax #chapter 587

[generic-sonic-fan]

Shadow: Omega, you've made it clear that you knew who Sonic was before Rouge freed us, and that you hated him. But what did you think of me? I was trapped down there with you. Did you- Omega: I HATED YOU. Shadow: Omega: I WANTED YOU DEAD. Shadow: You blamed me for your predicament. I understand. I would have done the same in your situation. Omega: NEGATIVE. EGGMAN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR PREDICAMENT. Shadow: Omega: YOU WERE ANNOYING. Shadow: Omega: YOUR TANK WOULD NOT CEASE BUBBLING. YOUR LEFT EYE TWITCHED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. ONCE EVERY 2.5 MONTHS YOU WOULD THRASH AGAINST THE GLASS, BUT NEVER HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK FREE OF YOUR CONTAINMENT. YOU WERE PATHETIC. Shadow: Shadow: I'm sorry? Omega: APOLOGY ACCEPTED. MARGINALLY.

#e-123 omega #shadow the hedgehog #sonic heroes #team dark #THE TERMINAL BRAINROT ABOUT OMEGA CONTINUES #of course keep in mind that Omega also thought Shadow was an eggman robot during this time :) #I continue to be obsessed with the idea of what Omega knew of the world before he was freed. #what he knew of Sonic. But also what he knew of Shadow. #I'm so normal about this character someday I'll write all my backstory headcanons for him on one page #'this character literally was locked in a room until he was found' too bad I'm going to give him character development anyway

[drenched-in-sunlight]

how wild must it be for punkflower during the Secret Empire event in the comic. Hobie wouldn't be able to port to Miles' dimension for months and once he does he finds out Miles literally just survives a fascist regime, got Red Room training from Black Widow, got arrested for nearly bashing Nazi (fake) Cap's head in, and in general just punched a lot of fascists. he'd probably propose right away.

#i keep thinking about it #how did ppl survive being a marvel stan in 2017 there were so many things going down i do remember everyone being mad at the plot of SE tho #yes i see all those potentials in animated miles but actually reading the comic and seeing all the batshit crazy things he gets done is #a trip #what a boy what a boy #i knew about civil war ii and secret empire and secret wars what i did not know is Miles plays a central role in literally all of them wtf

[palebluebirdcomputer]

Vengeance of the Moon Knight theory

#following the theories about moon knight gaining godhood in a way similar to stained glass scarlet #moon knight #moon knight comics #vengeance of the moon knight #anyway #GET HIM!!! GET HIM!!! DO NOT LET THAT BASTARD GET AWAY!! #i love the new moon knight he seems like such an asshole and if he truly believes he is marc spector (and the theory is true) #then it is only going to be funnier and more tragic to see him hit an inevitable identity crisis when he realizes what he is. #i want to see the midnight mission chase him down and make him realize he is a shallow image of the man they knew. #and also for them to get him to stop being such a dick. #no idea if marc is somewhere in there #or if its just that marc's public persona has come to life and is literally just tearing up the place now. #either way it'd be a really fun way for the plot to go.

[a-heart-of-kyber]

Gale: I went to get what I thought was a missing piece of the weave so I could return it to Mystra.

Mystra: The orb you went to get for Me was actually super evil shadow weave!

BG3 FANDOM: GALE IS SUPER POWER HUNGRY AND WANTED THE ORB FOR HIMSELF!!!!! 🤪

Me: ...I'm absolutely going to need y'all to pay attention to something that isn't your fav for 5 gd minutes and then Maybe you wouldn't have one of the most absolute batshit interpretations of a character that I've seen in my lifetime.

#wild #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 critical #bg3 spoilers #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #the mischaracterization of Gale is literally a travesty #lets be clear here #Mystra is stated to be omniscient and omnipotent In. The. Game. #she knew what his intentions were and acknowledges them...in. the. game. #it's Stated #she Knows he was going to give it to her as a way to prove himself #this isn't an argument #this is fact acknowledged by both individuals within the relationship #one of whom is ALL KNOWING

[druidonity2]

2021 Shadowlands fanart.

#world of warcraft #anduin wrynn #Garrosh follows this with something like 'yeah your not but maybe i am' so i sorta take the quote out of context but #I remember Anduin being very upset about the mere idea hes compaired to Arthas #Its always seemed to me that his similarities with arthas are something that lowkey bothers him because so many only see that in him #Of course people hurt by Arthas will be a bit weary of a human boy with blonde hair who claims to champion the light and justice #Especially one who is a prince of an important human kingdom #So its something hes self-conscious of and is keen to prove people he's not destine to fail #Which is why #even if he didn't become another Arthas entirely #what happens in SLs is so much more traumatic to him #He hurt people he cared about #he hurt innocent souls #((and his situation of mind control is more akin to sylvanas' then arthas but does he see that that way? Or do his fears blind his view?)) #And blizz didnt go into detail what this meant but Arthas was used against him literally #My headcanon is that Anduin knew and could feel it and hear arthas in the sword #but in the cinematic anduin is surprised by arthas' soul appearing so canon says anduin didnt know #He dissappers because he is unsure if the bad feelings he felt orignated from him or zovaal or arthas so #prehaps he is afraid that everyone was right to be weary of him #Maybe he didnt end up as arthas at the end of shadowlands but that doesnt mean he can't still go down a dark path #he is afraid he is more capable of becoming an unjust and cruel leader then he thought he could #His people have every right to be upset that he abandoned them #but they dont know that he left because he was afraid he could hurt them and feel joy from it

[puppyeared]

i think the reason why im so drawn to spirit tracks and pkmn scarvi is that having the legendary/princess as a companion rather than a goal that marks the games completion makes me feel satisfied the way i would after helping a friend

my brother always teases me about how I still havent finished botw after almost 7 years bc "id rather be out picking flowers" which i wont say is untrue. and yes i know Zeldas been holding off ganon for 100 years, yes i can get some sort of idea what her relationship with link was like by recalling memories and going through her diary. ive always loved botw for its unique storytelling and setting which makes it stand out, because it lets you get to know who you're saving.

but because theyre memories, it only works if theres something for the player to investigate that already happened. its retroactive (but effective nonetheless)

on the other hand, spirit tracks does something similar but instead of having the player try to piece together memories and interpret them as a spectator, you actually have an opportunity to get to know zelda yourself by talking to her and working together. besides making it a gameplay mechanic, giving the player control over how they interact with zelda makes it so much more personable.

and I find that making the goal feel personal instead of an obligation gives me more of a reason to work towards it. I know what kind of person botw zelda was but as the player, shes still very much a stranger to me. but spirit tracks zelda? thats my friend!!!! she invited me to go to the beach after we get her body back!!! i dont want to whip her to make her move faster thats mean :(

you know how hostage negotiators are trained to introduce themselves and get to know the person theyre negotiating with because its harder to hurt someone when you know what their favorite food is? its kinda like that, because it feels like im helping a friend than being told or led to do smth

and although i havent played scarvi myself, i feel an attachment to koraidon and miraidon even just watching playthrough clips because its like!! thats my weird scaly dog!! it loves sandwiches and we're friends!!! you know!!!!!!

#i dont normally write long posts like this but i think ive been trying to put this into words for a long time and it finally happened #my cloth mother spirit tracks zelda and my wire mother lttp zelda #ACTUALLY ANOTHER THING when i was a kid i always felt guilty when i had to catch the legendary at the end of the game #because to me it was like 'i know none of this is real but if i capture you and have you under my thumb am i robbing the world of something #normal thoughts for a 10 year old to have #when i talked to my brother abt this he was like 'i mean yeah the point is to dunk on the NPCs what were you expecting' and i mean i think #i get that its supposed to feel rewarding because the legendary is THE reward. but it doesnt feel right and i dislike he feeling of pushing #others down to get ahead. i guess u can argue sun/moon does smth similar where you have nebby with lillie #but lillie still ends up handing nebby over to the player and i STILL feel bad because im like shit man you raised that little guy #and koraidon/miraidon feels less like a reward but more like overpowered motorcycle lizard that is just so oupydog. and i love him #and in spirit tracks i went out of my way doing some of the side quests bc zelda asked nicely and honestly that was enough for me #i think all of this boils down to.. i feel very protective abt things i care abt so stories that give me a reason to care hits harder #this can also go the other way bc i CRIED when i finished links awakening because i KNEW every person and im responsible for #literally the end of their world. like. there was a family with 5 kids. marin loved singing and cared about me. she was my FRIEND #i just. ugh. i have too many feelings rn. i kinda wanna draw more spirit tracks link and zelda i think that wld make me feel better #yapping #diary #loz #pokemon