#i just read/watch about the harlequin and think ''so he's like sun wukong... but less cool''

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neil newbon also mentioned that, besides the feral cat that visits his house, another inspiration for astarion's physicality was the harlequin mask from commedia dell'arte, which i find very funny given astarion's canonical feelings about clowns

#when you hate clowns...... but you ARE a clown 🤡 #arguably THE clown #also i'm too asian for commedia dell'arte y'all #i just read/watch about the harlequin and think ''so he's like sun wukong... but less cool'' #and then end up watching the sun wukong vs nezha fight scene from havoc in heaven again #love that shit #i think i would enjoy more kinds of traditional theater if more of them involved sickass fight scenes #astarion #astarion meta #+ my sleep-deprived rambles in the tags