#i guess? he sure can Watch

[kindledrose]

an assortment of silly mimic angel grian doodles (ft. some other buttercup lads)

#i don't know if someone's done this before but i was doodling and bam! this exists now #grian #hermitcraft #mumbo jumbo #goodtimeswithscar #watcher grian #i guess? he sure can Watch #sort of like being in f5 constantly. i think he would pull so many pranks with this #doodles #also idk what's up with that one in the corner. his facade is crumbling in the most literal way possible? something like that

[puppyeared]

doodles of my fav sillies

anton belongs to @poicyss

#my brain is a barbie dreamhouse and theyre all just living in it #im especially fond of the second one because my mom used to hold me like that all the time <3 #im drawing them a lot lately because im being crushed by the horrors and have to compensate for it somehow #homemade comfort blorbos...... #watch me draw anton inconsistently bc i can never decide if i wanna draw him close to how he actually looks #or yassify him and give him soft fluffy hair and kind eyes and defined features. head in my hands #i dont really have a lot of drawing ideas for them bc they dont have like. a canon storyline or anything methinks #its just stuff me and bow toss around and giggle abt thru messages lol. maybe ill draw infant vincent one of these days #i just come up with stuff and draw them doing it. it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside #cuz like anton works for lobocorp as an abnormality BUT hes super duper chill and cute and does his funny little tasks so its fine #AND hes unkillable. auggie is an oc ive had since like 6th grade and i smushed them together. and vincent was for fun but i got attached #i dont have much of a read on anton either bc i think hes meant to be more of an insert character??? if im using that right #on one hand i dont think too hard abt anything being ooc since im not taking it seriously. on the other hand i just hold them in my hands #and stare into space until i can come up with something to draw since i dont have much to go off of. but its fun to build on small tidbits! #i think bow called it an au so i guess??? its an au????? im not really sure. bow if youre reading this im just willy nilly #the only thing i know for sure is that they boink like rabbits. im talking gomez and morticia levels of boinking #maybe ill go back and look at my old doodles for them and redraw em lol #myart #my art #my oc #oc #friend oc #augusta #anton #vincent #sillies family #doodles

[skyloftian-nutcase]

TotK DLC idea!

The screen is black. You don’t hear anything for a long time. Then, faintly, in the distance, you can hear it.

Link. Link. Open your eyes.

While the line echoes familiarity, the voice does not.

Or. Well. It does. Because while it isn’t Zelda, it’s a familiar man’s voice speaking gently, so gently you almost don’t recognize it because there’s no way he ever spoke like this in the main game.

But he is now. And instead of a golden light being the first image you see before the screen shows Link awakening… you see gloom floating in the air. The image cuts to a Hylian waking up who… doesn’t look like Link from TotK?? He’s different, still small in stature, with slightly tanner skin, platinum light blonde hair, and red eyes. But… something’s wrong with his forehead. There’s a weird line on it.

This new character you apparently are gonna be playing in the DLC blearily blinks his eyes open, clearly groggy and too weak to really move. But then that line on his forehead moves a hair, it splits apart, and you realize it’s a freaking eye, red and yellow and it’s like the ones on gloom hands and oh gosh what the hell is it doing on his forehead—

Link realizes something is off and his eyes blow wide, his hands reach for his forehead and he screams in agony and terror, only for someone to scoop him into a hug to soothe him.

And suddenly you realize why that voice was eerily familiar.

It’s Ganondorf. He resurrected you from the era of the Imprisoning War. You, who have a history with him and his family. You, who he wants to protect, who he views as his kid, who he calls a prince and says he’ll keep you safe by controlling your body with his dark magic if he has to.

Welcome to Tears of the Kingdom: Hero’s Shadow.

You have to play a long gone Hero who was resurrected. Ganondorf, who is still recovering his strength in preparation for killing the current Hero, tasks you with finding your betrothed, his daughter, as well as his wife. They’re buried somewhere in the Depths like you were. He wants you to find their burial sites so he can use his secret stone to resurrect them like he did you, and control them as well. Which is doubly bad when you realize his wife was the original Sage of Lightning. He gives you free reign to wander once you go through a tutorial (he tests you to see if you’ve recovered enough strength), because he knows you love wandering and collecting things. Your own personal objective, however, is trying to help Hyrule from the Depths, to break free from Ganondorf’s control, because Link would rather set himself on fire than let Ganondorf resurrect and control the love of his life and his mother-in-law. Your best hope is to find shards of the shattered Master Sword to try and stab the eye on Dark Link’s forehead and break the control Ganondorf has on you. Until you can, though, the monsters are your allies, you can teleport across the Depths by manifesting out of the gloom created by gloom hands (just like what Phantom Ganon does), and the world below is your oyster. If you get too close to sword shards when gloom hands are nearby, Ganondorf can see your attempt and immediately takes control of your body, and no matter what button you press Link just walks back to Ganondorf’s location and stays there until you get a chance to try again.

You start with three hearts, all empty looking like when gloom hurts you, and if you get injured they just shatter. Whenever they all shatter, you respawn at Ganondorf’s location because his gloom hands came and rescued you from dying. The only way you can get more hearts is by collecting poes and offering them to the statues in the Depths. You can communicate with the spirits of soldiers, who may give you combat tips or info about the area. If you gain enough of Ganondorf’s trust, he’ll let you command monsters, and he might even let you wander the Surface (under his supervision) during a blood moon.

You learn of Link’s and Ganondorf’s history through discovering ancient relics/texts that trigger memories. This connection between you and Ganondorf stems back to time before the war, well over ten thousand years ago. Link was engaged to Ganondorf’s daughter, but during the Imprisoning War the family fought against the demon king. Ganondorf did love his family, but he loved power more. Link sacrificed himself, letting himself get mortally wounded to save Rauru from a killing blow. Gan held him as he died, and it allowed Link to both beg him to stop and stab him in the heart with a light shard. The shard didn’t kill him, but it was what Rauru connected with when he hit him in the chest, allowing him to seal Ganondorf away. Ganondorf still wants the world, but his love for his family is still present, though now twisted, so he thinks he can control Link and everyone else with his dark magic in order to keep them safe and in line. Once the threat of the current Hero is eliminated, the world will be his, and his family will be safe. As such, he treats you, Link, the player, like a stubborn child, reeling you in, but does so in a horrific way, torturing Link by controlling him.

You have to break free of this and stop him, and the only hope you have is the distant call of a sword spirit…

#tears of the kingdom #totk #I think it would be pretty neat to play someone who is “allies” with the bad guy #but you still have the objective of stopping evil #But you have to manipulate Ganondorf and work around his watch #So you get to play double agent #And possibly see a more complex Ganondorf #Like the dude is still being evil; he’s using his love for Link as an excuse to control him #He does care about him but he’s expressing it in the worst way #and he wants to do the same to his wife and daughter #So still a bad guy but a far more interesting one #One day you’re on the Surface with him and you see the Light Dragon and you’re not sure who it is #Because Link died before Zelda ate the secret stone #But Link can kind of guess #And Ganondorf almost noticed her so Link has to hug him or say something to get his attention #You have to manipulate Gan as best you can #idk how it would end #Like once you break free what do you do #But the idea tickled my mind so I wanted to write it down #Yes I’m just playing with my Imprisoning War blorbos #no I don’t care #legend of zelda #skye time travels through the queue #hero of shadow

[teeth-draws]

He’s trying to be cool about it but he shouldn’t have opened that and you should probably get out of there…

#shepherds of haven #red antiqua #like everyone else I’ve been playing bg3 and every time I talk to Gale I want to talk to red instead #also Anders but like out of all of them red is the standout favourite #less… explosive……. yanno #I just threw shoujo flowers and a bunch of textures on this I’m rly happy with his hair and skin #I’m not sure on the composition but I guess it’s a learning curve #this was originally part of a bunch of sketches I did of red and I took it and made it it’s own picture #I just love him ok #the writing in the book says something about how these demons can only be banished with a filthy pash so he has his work cut out for him #and he doesn’t want you to see #impulsivity got the best of him again #mc…… uh. I’m so happy to see you but uh. don’t watch this I’m begging you #guess he’s wearing normal people clothes and I don’t have a reason for why except that I think red wears big jumpers when he’s not in #slutty mage gear #fanart #fantasy #if games #shoh

[worstloki]

Thor showing up @ Loki's cell in TDW shortly after he was informed of their mother's death calling him out on being an illusion bc he's too composed after the news when he, mr repression himself, attended the death and funeral looking like this

#foul behaviour #im telling you all Thor is very manipulative he is just charismatic about it #he's more manipulative than Loki and never gets called out on it ever #Thor knowing Loki would be hurt and taking the revenge angle like surely that's what Loki would want right #Thor 'im allowed to cover up my grief' Odinson visiting his brother like nu uh #though I do think Thor had more of a warning since he figured out the situation and had been heading to the room Frigga died in #Thor at least expected it and knew the circumstances Loki likely didn't get that info since he tried asking Thor about it #Loki watching Thor acting Normal(TM) like their mother didn't die and picking a fight about it #peak #Thor being frustrated about it too and almost hitting Loki but they process stuff differently i guess #neither bro can help each other like that XD

[sofishticated3]

Omg the f1 side of instagram and particularly the m*x fans are not passing the vibe check. I mean, of course if he's your favorite driver, you can be happy and express that in the comments but is it necessary to always bring up Lewis or merc domination? Or harass someone as soon as they express their opinion about m*x that does not fit the "golden boy/great white hope" image? I swear some are just proving themselves to be racist and misogynist, which considering the man they stan, well

#one woman says that she finds max to be rude to his engineer #you bet there will be men telling her to go back to the kitchen or that she doesn't know what's she watching #someone saying max is a spoiled child? #of course some will ask “are you sure you don't mean george?” or “lemme guess you're brit and a lewis fan” #like #i think i'm getting too used to tumblr and the ability to curate my own experience where i can filter tags and words #and block people #i take that for granted and will do it no more #want to lose faith in humanity or get mad? head to f1 insta comment section especially on a post with m*x #some still think mercedes domination was worse. #and are particularly bitter about said domination as if lewis had ran over their dog #seems to me like it's another issue at play here 🤐 #anti max verstappen #anti verstappen #ofc this isn't an attack to all max fans #as i said if he's your fav you're happy and that's good for you #but some relate to him a bit too much if y'know what i mean #lewis hamilton

[bokatan]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Fallout 4, Fallout (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Dogmeat & Sole Survivor (Fallout) Characters: Sole Survivor (Fallout), Male Sole Survivor (Fallout 4), Dogmeat (Fallout), Brotherhood of Steel Character(s) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, The Institute (Fallout), Canon-Typical Institute Shenanigans (Fallout 4), Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Dog Fighting, Animal Death, I literally cannot be more clear about this: a dog being killed is central to the plot here Summary:

Sole survivor Reed has a jarring encounter with a ghoulified dog that brings up feelings he doesn’t want to think about, and leaves him with questions he doesn’t want answers to.

A rewrite of the chance encounter with an injured dog and a glitch that can occur with the encounter, adapted for my sole survivor's alternate storyline.

8000 years later i’m finally throwing the sparky encounter fic at y’all!

i’m legally required to tag @fuzzydreamin because they forced me to write this(unintentionally gave me brain worms)

#fallout 4 #fallout 4 fanfic #bo.txt #???? fcuk i gotta make a new tag for writing now don't i #bo.docs #i guess????? sure #reed tag #reed info #margot tag #casually implying that Shaun's watching Reed like he's a rat trying to get out of a maze #except the maze is postapocalyptic Boston and Reed has thumbs so he can do things like open doors and plant explosives

[god-of-fandoms]

can someone tell me why my broke ass just spent $50 on a stuffed frog from build a bear workshop please

...

i have no regrets

but why

#its official #i'm a dumbass #“the devil made me do it” #The devil in question being my inner child that I brutally stomped out of existence at age 12 #On my 12th birthday a spirit from beyond appeared before me #He told me I had to choose between getting rid of my stuffed animal obsession or stop watching kids shows #From my ninjago content I'm pretty sure you can guess what I chose #It felt nice to get something like this again #Fuck the spirit I should do this more often

[ineffable-gallimaufry]

i think that after his horrible horrible breakup crowley should get really into abba. idk. trust me on this guys .

#like idk take a chance on me and waterloo and i mean they have so many good songs to cry over a breakup about i think #and then like he hears angeleyes one time and hes sobbing immediately #this is my personal belief forever #also he takes over the bookshop and gets way more into music because all of his music doesn't turn into queen so like #he can have more variety of taste #i mean he LIKES classical he just never gets to keep it so like. i imagine maggie is getting a good amount of records bought . #i mean idk their opinion on eachother haven't watched s2 #but still #i am sure they would work their way to a nice healthy symbiotic relationship #good omens spoilers #i mean i guess right #good omens #crowley #abba #sorry i am right always

[camellcat]

dunno if it really fits them but the thought won't leave my brain so here's a doodle

#guess what I've been watching recently lol #the bentley!! theo's truck!! the fact both of them are living in their cars JDVNDSVSJN #this is the first time I have ever drawn theo and my second attempt at liam #absolutely no idea how I feel about these guys but it's alright enough that I'll post it I suppose #anyways I just think that if thiam is ineffable spouses then sciles is ineffable bureaucracy #like should sciles be the main pair? maybe. but scott is NOT azira and you fuckin know it. #he'd go along with demon!stiles so fast it's not even funny #he already does with normal stiles! can you IMAGINE the mischief demon!stiles would cause? how could scott resist?? #scott “are we seriously doing this” mccall vs stiles “you're the one who's always bitching that nothing's ever happening” stilinski #at least liam TRIES to act like he doesn't wanna do whatever theo is planning #I can imagine the 6000 year long slow-burn with thiam. sciles would last approximately 1 hour (if even) #this is just clicking in my brain so nicely I am sure I am utterly and completely wrong but I do not care lalalala #thiam #theo raeken #liam dunbar #teen wolf #teen wolf fanart #good omens #my art: oil paint pawsteps 🐾

[r0semultiverse]

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake finale spoilers without context

#all im gonna say is that if you know you know! lol #iykyk; not sure if I should tag this as spoilers or if this is incomprehensible enough to not need one 😂 #you're welcome to take guesses on whats going on with adventure time fionna & cake if you want lol to avoid spoiling anyone though I'll #neither confirm nor deny your guesses lol #some of these are very specific references so I think i'll just post it lol #by the way; I'm counting episodes 9 and 10 as the finale since they dropped in pairs of 2! #all of this is seen in those two episodes though; in one way or another; you'll see if you haven't yet! plz go watch it on HBO Max! #boosted numbers & stuff could get us more adventure time spinoff series or even a F&C season 2 (though I don't think one is needed tbh) #I wouldn't be upset though if they somehow came up with more material to cover for a season 2; there are little loose ends left over #but I'm not sure it's really enough content for an entire 2nd season unless we're going to lava world; apocalypse world; tiny world; etc. #the lich could also come back for however many times he has if it's a different instance of him from across the multiverse; but idk #tried to get a little bit of everything in this post without giving it all away; hope I did okay in that regard! #if you can tell me the collegehumor reference without looking it up; you get a cookie! 🍪💜 #mine #op #adventure time #fionna and cake #atimers #casper & nova #cheers

[natsukaishii]

twt if i see one more “zhongli and tighnari’s eng vas are zionists don’t support them” tweet i’m deleting the app

#keith is jewish. #zach is also jewish. #my family don’t know abt this blog so i can speak a little more openly #not all jews are zionists. #yes many israelis are jewish. #but NOT ALL JEWS ARE ZIONISTS. #must we pin this to our forehead. #is there an automatic assumption that jewish = zionist? #“you must support israel you liked one or two twts and avoided talking about it” #jewish families are close knit and aren’t fond of differing opinions #my family watch my social media to literally make sure i’m abiding #i can’t speak out publicly about palestine for that literal reason #it would endanger me if i did. #have people ever considered that it’s simply not safe for people for some people to openly change their ways their friend groups etc #i had this discussion about zach with someone but he could lose family and friends and perhaps a large majority of the support in his life #it will never compare to what palestinians are losing. don’t even attack me for that #but whatever. i guess i’m just tired of the jewish = zionist shit #that anon ask i received really hit me hard calling me slurs for not speaking out publicly and reblogging stuff #i can’t speak on behalf of zach nor keith. but i’m not gonna stop supporting them w/o very good evidence #this is so risky to post lmao i’m just so done #watch me delete this when my anger settles #i literally never open twt but when i do theres always some bullshit

[incorrect-league-of-villains]

Sako: Bottoms up!

Hawks: [lifts Dabi above his head]

Dabi: HEY

#incorrect lov #clinks dabi against shot glasses #debating whether hawks would try to lift dabi with his arms or his feathers #is hawks buff enough to do it with his arms #i mean he obviously has to be strong to some extent #and dabi is malnourished half the time #bruh yall remember the buff natsuki meme. #can we get buff hawks now #fuck now im thinking of an lov ddlc au #dabi is yuri?? toga matches the knife thing and the repression though #hawks is monika for reasons i cant explain #i wanna say shiggy is natsuki also for reasons i cant explain #mmmm i guess toga’s a mix of sayori and yuri #cant think of anyone else who matches sayori #maybe twice but twice as sayori sure is a mental image #forgive me i got into a dumb ship with monika and now i have ddlc ob my mind 24/7 #plus i watched dan salvato play ddlc a while back and he was talking about yuri’s psyche and it was fascinating #like i still think of what he said about her and natsuki’s thought processes even now #and by a while back i mean like. last year #the dokis are fuckin interesting dude i like exploring their characters #aaaaaaaand i rambled again whoops #on such a short post too pfffff #bnha hawks #takami keigo #dabihawks #mr compress #sako atsuhiro #dabi

[fogemorfem]

Honestly, I went into Supernatural for the queerbaiting (and because I needed a long running show to relax to because mental fatigue. and to educate myself on tumblr history?). I figured since I know the closest thing to action they're gonna see is that meme going around, I know what I'm up against. I've never really been queerbaited, so I'm kind of unfamiliar, but I thought it would be sort of slow burny, or tensiony, like in those crime shows with a male and a female duo of investigators, like nothing is EVER said, but there are Looks and Silences (for example in Wire in the Blood, aaaah, the Glances <3 ). I love that stuff.

But now I have watched seven seasons and I'm starting to get really impatient... So far there have been a few gay jokes that are such obvious jokes that no one even acknowledges them. Dean doesn't even seem to like Cass that much? He's his only friend, but that's just because he was around all the time, he doesn't even seem to like him that much. And Cass keeps coming back to Dean, but it feels more like Dean is his pet human so far.

Buuuuut next season Cass and Dean are gonna hang out in purgatory, so I guess there might be some proper bonding to be made! Fingers crossed 🤞

#still not tagging this #not sure why I'm even writing this here #I guess it's getting frustrating that I can share everything about with my brother EXCEPT this #because he watches it for the action and music and general plot #and the subject of sexuality has never been broached between us #so I can't whine about how disappointingly un-gay Dean and Cass are #and since that's kind of my main reason for watching it's getting increasingly difficult to leave out #my post

[caktoz]

Palworld is a good example that once again, dont just believe any tweet you see, do your own research

#that one guy can say they used ai and people just believe it because they hate for it is so big #that even the idea without proof is enough for them to not even look into it at all by themselves #i dont care for pokemon i dont care for palworld #but from what i have seen is that they didnt use ai but did take big inspo from canon and fanon pokemon #the maker of palworld seems to be someone who rather mixes games he likes than make something new #only one of his games used ai and he was very public about it so why wouldnt he be if that was the case for palworld #anyway the game is just teh forest or ark with yokai watch pokemon creatures and theres also guns #but ist mainly a survival game tbh #not very original but something for the starving pokemon fanbase lol #im sure the game will be cool for a month then die again just like all the other “bad” games before it #denny talks #my two cents since i have been asked what my thoughts are #i dont care about pokemon or palworld neither are games i play #i dont like rpg or survival games #but i can say they are not the same palworld isnt really pokemon with guns but i guess that works better when it comes to getting people to #play it lol

[kohakhearts]

hey that pokemon 2000 gifset + your jn dub analysis made me think about the pokemon 2000 dub - I've only seen it subbed once (compared to the hundred times I watched it dubbed as a child) so I could be misremembering, but didn't the dub completely change the themes of the movie with the chosen one ash thing?

i actually haven’t watched the sub nearly as many as times as the dub either :p but i have read extensively about this topic bc it’s personally my favourite pokemon movie and yes! the first and second pokemon movies are both victim to this (like mewtwo’s epic speech we all love so much at the end of the first movie…being a complete fabrication by the dub team :p you gotta give those writers credit - they were VERY good at what they did), largely i’m guessing due to cultural values and expectations. since they were trying to sell the anime to an american audience, not a japanese one.

tangentially, i will say i also think that’s the root of this like…subtle distinction some people have between the characters “ash” and “satoshi.” i don’t differentiate them in any big way myself because fundamentally they still are very much the same, but it is true that in japanese, ash has somewhat different mannerisms and responds differently to events at times, especially in the early anime when it was so much easier to get away with making big changes for…a big assortment of reasons haha.

in THIS movie in particular, some of those things are like…well. the prophecy is probably the most obvious change. the dub team rewrote it to include the chosen one reference, which works great because of the word play on ash’s name. in japanese, it just says “an exceptional trainer will appear to help calm the wrath of the gods.” ash’s response to this is more mild trepidation than outright fear. he doesn’t hesitate like he does in the dub. and tbh? both reactions make perfect sense for his character in my opinion.

in japanese, his concern is more "do you really think i can fit that role?" this...tracks pretty well with his character development by this point. like yeah he said he could win the indigo league, but he's also thinking about dropping out after gary loses; it's that little grain of insecurity he has, which he's normally good at covering up with arrogance (a lot of which is also very genuine, don't get me wrong). but he sees the opportunity to help and he takes it. that's just...what ash does.

in english, though, the prophecy is pretty clearly about him. there's no one else it could be. it has to be him. and he...doesn't like that? that scares him. which, fair. anyone would be terrified by being singled out like that. it's also so much...not ash's thing, even at this point in the series. his character development is about embracing having to work hard to do well. to keep trying until you get it right, no matter how many times you get it wrong. the idea of being a "chosen one" completely robs him of his ability to be so single-minded about what he wants his destiny to be that it manifests as pre-determined; it just...pre-determines it for him, if that makes sense. lol.

the thesis of the japanese version of the film is that no one person or pokemon can stand on their own. everyone needs help. it's about harmonizing with each other and with nature. about letting others help you, and helping them in turn. the english version rewrites that into a story about power and destiny. the title alone says it all, right? it's called "the power of one" - no reference to lugia, no reference to the birds. in japan, the title is about the revelation (or "birth") of lugia.

westerners love a good chosen one story, so this was a really good choice by the dub team in that respect. i mean, it's a narrative that's stuck really well. fandom loves chosen one ash! in general, western fanbases are really into this narrative. it's everywhere. and there's a lot that goes into that, culturally, and especially religiously, historically, etc. so at the end of the day, i don't think the change is so much about conflicting ideas about collectivism and individualism. it's more about goals and ideals, on a personal level.

let me say again for the 273456784th time, i love that they resolved ash's story by having him realize that the goal he's really been striving for all this time is to meet and befriend pokemon. to learn from them. to earn their trust. it's like...he did the thing that everyone else thought represented his goal, maybe even himself included, only to realize that his dream was never about the end of it anyway. it was about everything he learnt and everyone he met along the way. (i also suspect nobody writing in 1997 knew that that would be the ultimate resolution, either. but it makes sense in the entire context. it's kind of a nice irony, even. to only figure it out after writing the story :p)

and i think this little distinction is important to that goal! it's his whole character! which is why even though i too love chosen one characters, i don't necessarily think of ash as one. because even if he is, his whole Thing is that he wants to try. a lot of the chosen one narrative is about characters being reluctant to be used for a "greater good," or about them collapsing under that pressure. ash doesn't really have that. he does what he thinks is right because he...thinks it's right. sometimes, sure, others have to push him into it a bit, but usually they're actually pushing the other way - it's too dangerous, you're going to get hurt, etc. and to me, i don't know - thinking of times he's died, or nearly died, and some legendary or mythical pokemon has saved him at the last minute...i don't think that has to mean he's special in a cosmic sort of way. i think it just means he's special to them. that he did something for them, or for someone else they had come to care for (thinking manaphy responding to may's emotions, not just to the fact that ash was drowning, or in mpm ash convincing latios to trust him because of their mutual desire to save latias, etc.), and so they want to help him. which is completely opposite to the typical chosen one narrative, i think? because he doesn't do those things out of obligation...he does them because he thinks he can become a better trainer by doing them, and he wants to do that. and well. he did do that.

anyway my tl;dr here is YES they changed the theme a lot haha, but i find it fun that they also changed the characters’ responses to that theme. funnily that’s…kind of also what fanfiction writers do all the time, lmao, but that’s a whole other conversation.

#answered #im sure id have something more insightful to say if id watched the original recently but i havent Dx #*meta #i guess #also re: the chosen one narrative being very religious #its more to the idea specifically of a character who does selfless things for the sake of being selfless and it often ends with the #character martyring themself somehow. which i dont think it’s necessarily WRONG to say is what ash does. self-sacrificial is not a Bad way #to describe him. i think its a reasonable and compelling read on his character. its just not mine i guess because as much as i also love #chosen one characters what i love most about it isnt the fact that they are a chosen one #so much as what the consequences of that have been because what they really want deep down is to just…not have to save the world #but ash isnt really like that. saving the world is more of a byproduct of what hes actually trying to do. which is to help others #rather than being forced to save the world to help the ones he cares for. its kinda opposite. idk. maybe i’ll write a post about this #properly someday bc rn my brain is mush and i can only think of three major western franchises that even have chosen ones lol