#leon's done with her

[sapphire-weapon]

In your opinion, is the laugh from Leon at the end of the Ada and Leon encounter in the castle one of amusement, or more like frustration? People seem to interpret it as him being charmed by her which has lead to some butting of heads. I'm not really sure how to take it myself, but I feel like there's some lingering attachment there mixed with a lot of frustration... y'know, with her whole elusive, never explaining herself thing. Gets a little old for him, maybe.

I know you personally interpret Leon as being done with her shit, but I still wanted to know what you thought!

I think that "charmed" is a good word, but I don't think that people are using it the way that it should be used in that context. Leon isn't "charmed" by her in the sense that he just fell in love with her all over again; Leon is "charmed" by her in the sense that he found that particular interaction endearing.

I've seen people make the argument that Leon didn't actually know that Ada was alive until that very moment of reuniting in the castle, and he's just become so incredibly good at masking his emotions that it catches her off guard -- but I don't agree with that interpretation. For him to be so shocked at Krauser's introduction kind of disproves that theory, because -- remember, Krauser didn't even fake his death in this version of the story. And Leon is still so surprised to see him.

The way I interpreted their reunion was that Leon has seen unconfirmed reports of someone matching Ada's description running around doing shady shit in bioterror situations -- maybe even on missions he's personally run (RE4 was OG Leon's first federal mission but not Remake Leon's first federal mission; he's been doing this shit for a while already) -- so he's already been through the "what the... Ada???? I thought that bitch was fuckin dead!" (kudos to whoever gets that reference) song and dance in his head. But there was no hard and fast evidence that it actually was her -- until she finally tries to hold him up in the castle, and it all clicks into place as "confirmed" for him.

So, I think the smirk/pseudo-laugh following their reunion is born from a few different places:

Leon is genuinely happy to learn that she is, in fact, still alive. Being able to see her and confirm it with his own eyes was probably such a relief for him.

He's probably feeling at least a little bit smug that he was right about the aforementioned reports. So, not only was it relieving to know she's okay, it feels good to find that he was right.

She's not even trying to put up a front for him this time; he actually got to see and talk to the real Ada for perhaps the very first time ever (at least, in his mind; we as the audience know that Ada was being genuine with him at several different points in RE2, but Leon has no way of knowing that, himself). It's probably endearing for him to actually see her as her true self for a change.

The way that she exits the conversation (through the window after a tongue-in-cheek offering of sex??? LMAO) is so extra and over the top and so very Ada. It was very likely a very endearing "some things never change" moment for him.

I genuinely believe that their reunion was a feel-good moment for Leon for all four of those reasons -- and all of that can be true with it also being true that he's not willing to put up with her bullshit anymore.

The two of them don't speak again until the radio transmission where Ada tells Leon that she saw Verdugo carrying Ashley to the throne room. A lot happens between those two points (including "the fall [in love]" moment between him and Ashley, which, when juxtaposed beside the way that he fell for Ada, is striking in its contrast) and a lot of time passes in which Leon can let the enormity of his actual emotions re: seeing Ada again sink in -- and it also happens right after Ashley is taken from him, so that's why he snaps off with "I guess you're not completely heartless" in that conversation. (He's also probably still butthurt about the "leave the girl" remark, too, which only makes his reaction more volatile.)

And that kind of sets the tone for their interactions/relationship for the entire rest of the game. Leon cares about Ada (because lbr he cares about everyone), he's happy and relieved that she's alive and okay, and he's glad to see her again if only just for closure's sake -- but he's done with her shit, otherwise. He has nothing to prove to her anymore, he doesn't need validation from her anymore, whatever romantic attachments he had to her in RE2 are long-since dead, and he refuses to make the same mistakes twice.

All of these things can be true at the same time. And, in RE4make, they are.

#resident evil 4 #leon kennedy #ada wong #meta analysis #i think a lot of people get confused when it comes to my interpretations of things because like #i openly and vocally hate aeon as a ship #but i love leon and i genuinely do really like ada #especially in remake i REALLY like ada #and i don't necessarily want the two of them to be at odds #i just want their relationship to be better written #so i just try to look at their relationship as objectively as possible #like 'what is this actually being represented as in the text' sort of thing #and to be clear #i do that with EVERY relationship in RE #romantic or platonic or familial #what does the text actually say #and in the OG storyline yes it's romantic whether i like it or not #but in remake it's no longer romantic #leon's done with her #but that doesn't mean he hates her or even dislikes her or anything like that #and i'd be kinda sad if he did tbh #because that's not who he is as a character

[thenorwalkagent]

Finding out Trish is a pop star in Purple Haze Feedback gave me a lot of feelings

Wasn’t originally supposed to be broken into frames, but I needed the text to be readable. Single image version below the cut anyway:

#trish una #jjba #jjba part 5 #purple haze feedback #jjba part 5 spoilers #diavolo #bruno bucciarati #leone abbacchio #narancia ghirga #mine #i have not done nearly enough trish stuff given how i feel about her #but i do love her

[ra-vio]

I’m playing re4 (2005)

#resident evil 4 #re4 #leon kennedy #ashley graham #i originally only had them in the normal outfits but then i was like ashley should be in armor #i love ashleys armor. i think its the best thing ever. i didnt have trouble with maneuvering her around #but i love not having to worry about her. we are just friends trying to get home. my friend just happens to be indestructible #im trying to figure out if my laptop can run re4 2023 #i was going to just go through one playthrough and be done #but then i did adas route and then i went through normal again and then i decided i needed all the achievements so now im in professional

[apollos-boyfriend]

happy halloween! last year, i drew the tinarose family, so i thought it was only fitting to draw the schlarklez kids! baby’s first halloween…..

#icarus speaks #icarus draws #divorceverse #divorceverse adam #i’ve had this done for so long u guys don’t understand #ITCHING to get her out…… #also testing out photoshop stuff since i’m more comfortable w it now! i like this brush but idk if she’s a Keepsr keeper #but yeah ^_^ crumb picked out the costumes obviously #realistically it WOULD be adam as rose and jordan + schlatt as ethan and like. leon/chris/mia #but i wanted to capitalize on the movie hype #PLUS i couldn’t decide if crumb or tubbo would be karl and i’m gonna be real idk enough about re for it in general #not pictured and i may doodle it in class if i have time (doubtful) #but jordan is foxy bc pirate and schlatt is afton :]

[echomimus]

collab with @barnespls 🫶 she did the colouring and i did the lineart!!

#LOOK #LOOK AT HOW SOFT HER COLORS ARE #im in awe #haven’t done collabs in AGES and i <333 #ghostleon #ghostface #danny johnson #danny jed olsen johnson #leon #leon s kennedy #resident evil #dead by daylight #dead by daylight fanart #dbd #dbd fanart #procreate #collab #i just want to go to bed #in fact im going to take a nap

[nymphiess]

"Ada is so much more complex than Claire" this "Claire is a passive character she doesn't even do anything" that both Ada fans and Claire fans need to team up and realise that Capcom did them both dirty as hell and join hands. And maybe kiss.

#this is coming from resident claire defender thank you #can we talk about both of these women. without leon. can we drop kick leon's ass #also the claire is a passive character argument is DUMB AS HELL she takes the initiative to do so much #and she's then reduced to being passive because capcom loves stripping claire of her agenda for some fucking reason #this is the same woman who survived raccoon And saved a child and was the only survivor with no militant training #also ADA is done so fucking dirty they keep reducing her agenda #they're BOTH main characters damn. #ada wong #claire redfield #resident evil

[hypaalicious]

I’m watching Castlevania Nocturne for the plot.

#I’m SICK at Olrox looking so much like Leon from my book/VN #also I need Olrox in my bed IMMEDIATELY #I went feral every time he was on the screen #also Drolta?? one foot out the carriage and it’s a thigh high platform bewt??? #sorry I have no choice but to stan #she ate DOWN #I believe in women’s wrongs #Annette HUNNY GET YO REPARATIONS I AM WITH YOU!!! #I love her so much she can kill every colonizer and I’d just applaud #this series is so well done #I wanna scream more about it but I don’t wanna spoil #just know this show is my new personality for a hot min okay #also Olrok supremacy the end!

[rainierest]

something quick from a few months ago that I think I never posted

#leon kennedy #resident evil #resident evil fanart #re4 #re4make #re2 #re2 remake #re4 remake #leon scott kennedy #resident evil 2 #fanart #resident evil 2 remake #digital art #I literally said to myself I wonder how fast I could paint if I ignored all my perfectionism and get this done in under 2 hrs #*got #and then refused to look at it again or learn from it. perfectionism owns me. I always crawl back to her. she is my Ada wong

[theprestigegirly]

the ada angst in this dlc is going to be heartbreaking like we are going to watch her kindness be rejected by leon over and over again and her genuine care for him and ashley’s safety be passed off as ulterior motives from /her perspective/

and while she actually has her body destroyed by the infection which she i assume only developed because she was helping leon and ashley

#also when he saves her at the end he’s like yeah i’m forgiving you i guess 🙄🙄 #like SHUT UP LEON LOOK AT ALL THE SHIT SHES DONE FOR YOU #and she’s lovely she doesn’t deserve to be treated how leon treats her in re4 #ada wong #separate ways #re4make

[citrine-elephant]

leon s kennedy would definitely be the kind of guy to physically overexert himself and take on as much of the labor he can because he feels bad if he doesn't. even if it's fair share, he's gotta jump in and help out.

dead tired, exhausted. who cares if he's being taken advantage of and used because the other party(s) know he'll do whatever he's asked. he feels bad. he feels like he isn't doing enough.

#resident evil #hi lol this is a vent #capitalism culture is making you feel like you're never doing enough #and you know it's bullshit but! #tfw toxic masculinity pressures too #and your boss thinks that you should take on all of the physical labor because you're a man who cares if you physically cannot #and retaliates by punishing you with more and more bcuz you went to hr and politely asked if they could convince her to chill tf out- #vent in the tags #but i mean this seems canon to leon bcuz he'll sacrifice himself for anyone #fuck that #brother! #gotta force yourself to stop and think 'fuck them if they get mad i've done enough' #imagining leon being so weak he's stumbling and shaking #but then goes 'let me help with that' before passing out #leon's bitch ass is a people pleaser and he's convinced he's not! #'nah bro i just wanna help people weewoo imma cop' #nah bro ur into being stepped on! #where am i going with this idk #using my suffering to push on leon #no i dont go that far i just. feel bad if im not constantly- #anyway when i finally spoke up i started sobbin while hiding under some boxes lol #didnt realize how packed that bottle was!

[h20milk]

it was lightly raining all the trains shuttled out on Concourse all the dogs seemed to call her name.

#leon s kennedy #leon kennedy #resident evil #re4 #yumeship #selfship #self ship #self insert #oc x canon #yumejoshi #my art #puppy love ✧ #tfw ur boyfriend will die at any time and youre upset at the image of holding his dead body close to you #leon doesnt know how to comfort yure thru it bc hes awkward so he just sits there and waits for her to be okay with physical touch #leon can definitely comfort its just... he doesnt know how to comfort her through this one specific thought (him dying) so he does what he- #-does best and that's just sticking by her side until shes done crying all of her tears #she would wait forever for him. #2023

[tbhshaped]

constantly disappointed that when discussing aeon, nobody talks about ada?? as if she's not literally the other half of aeon.

#aeon cannot exist without ada #same as how aeon cannot exist without leon #most disappointing thing abt this is how leon will get whole essays on how amazing he is #and while its absolutely deserved #wheres adas love?? #say something about her that isnt just “shes hot” “shes sexy” #ada isnt just “leon's girlfriend” #shes ada fucking wong #resident evil #resident evil 4 #aeon #ada wong #leon kennedy #leon s kennedy #sorry for the rant im just so done with female characters being treated so poorly

[wildflowercryptid]

i finally played through the galar chapter of the villain arc in pokémas and it was pretty alright, it at least made me feel kinda vindicated about my stance on rose being a redeemable villain. i will say that i think the chapter would've been stronger if (01) bede was present & played a core role in the plot and (02) oleana switched sides to help rose see that he can't save the future if he keeps going down the same path & tries to do it alone.

#honestly i'm kinda surprised that oleana didn't defect from rose's side bc i feel like it was building towards that? #ya know w/ her immediate distrust of giovanni and the expression she makes when leon points out the issues w/ rose's methods #i feel like her leaving his side would've made things more interesting and impactful #like when even your ride or die peaces out on you you know you've fucked up and need to rethink things #i also feel like it'd reinforce the idea that rose also cares for oleana a lil better too #as for bede i just think they deserve some proper closure when it comes to their relationship w/ rose #gotta clarify that just bc i think rose is redeemable doesn't mean i excuse all of his actions #he's definitely someone who uses others to further his goals and ends up hurting a lot of ppl bc of his methods #but i also feel like he does has the capacity to atone for the shitty things he's done and do right by the ppl he's hurt ya know? #okay i really need to go to bed now especially if i wanna get up at 9 #pokemon #pokemas #mj.txt

[desertsportshipping]

It's a screenshot because they sent it to the wrong blog, but you can't use Sand Attack on me, as I'm a Flying type >:3

Enjoy the little Rui extras.

Patreon - Etsy

#desertsportshipping #trainer wes #wes pokemon #champion leon #leon pokemon #sonia magnolia #sonia pokemon #rui pokemon #micheal xd #micheal pokemon #pokemon colosseum #pokemon sword and shield #tall rui supremecy #there was gonna be a 4th extra but my cat is meowing at me #i think that rui and wes would have a much better relationship after they spend some time apart #rui took some time to mature back at unova with her family #and wes was forced out of his self destructive spiral and forced to heal in galar #like as teens their relationship is a little weird and a little toxic #but once their adults that have done some healing they become best friends

[raitnrong]

ive been so tempted to make my own geeta post ever since ive written down this one response on an analysis on her. i've actually come to make my own conclusions abt her character while making and it's making me go '???' at all the apparent hate on her.

genuinely i rly do just want to know what piece i've missed abt her dialogue that's gotten the ppl against her buzzing

i in fact do think that geeta is a great top champion! she conducts check-ins w the gyms, has gotten herself involved in the proceedings of the school (a great thing to have done as a top champion btw, recognizing it's important to be updated and engaged in paldea's new generation), and takes her role as the top champion very seriously! (so srs that she's caught onto nemona's need to be able to battle at her fullest when she'd had her exam)

she may have had her flaws like being meddlesome n a bit careless at times (like sending the player to larry w/o a head-up on his part|| a lot of ppl hate this, however this could be construed like she trusts larry to be able to handle such matters instead. depending on ur outlook)

but overall she looks like she does her job w grace. n everyone is flawed?? tho yes it's not an excuse when it comes to having responsibilities as big as hers, but even in a professional light she's not so egregious as to receive the amount distrust she has

a lot of ppl in game hold her in high esteem-- larry is snappy at her yes but why the hell is that suddenly made to define her character? "oh, larry has something going on w geeta n that is but a seed as to why she's fishy as hell!" like??

im p sure larry doesnt even hate her guts! like yes there's dislike there but is larry rly full of loathing so as to have to constantly 'go against the world' bc of his job n his boss? yes his dialogue abt normal types n ppl expecting flashy things were remarkable. but in the context of pokemon? as if id actually believe that!!

(normal types have their own strengths, they're not run-of-the-mill. they don't shine just because "they don't shine". normal pokemon are awesome for being normal pokemon period! it's a type like any other is. not to say his philosophy abt liking a pokemon is any less valid! gym leaders find their types due to many motivations)

anyway getting off topic hahah, larry could just be grumpy in general. so where does ppl get the idea that it makes geeta evil...

is it the design huh. look deep in urself and be honest ,':T

one point btw on how geeta is in fact clever and heartful (that shes not some power-crazed harpy and but is simply engaged in her work) is this point i made abt geeta's decisions with penny.

now if u recall, penny hacked the league in order to be able to reward the player for putting up w cassiopeia's operations

when she told clavell, he said it was out of his jurisdiction n that the decision was to rest on geeta.

and what did geeta do?

she CHOSE to be lenient w penny by instead having her work off her debt to the league by having her improve their cyber networks.

a hobby that penny already does and likes btw! she could have been further expelled or sent off like last time, but instead, geeta's choice was to allow penny the chance to face the consequences of her actions by having penny use her talents as she'd recognized it. geeta didn't see an opportunity for punishment but instead she chose growth.

for her, it'd come to light that they now had two problems: a child facing massive trouble for what is the equivalent of govt.theft and the league's shoddy security. and then she sought a solution that solves both in the most holistic and frickin' effective way possible! wow! it's insane!

she's not taking advantage of penny, it was her intervention of helping her >:T

im sure even penny appreciated her penalty bc she's mature enough to recognize what she's done wrong, does have knack for tech, and she knows she's helping paldea in return w her IT direction (and she's a good kid!)

--hc timee: now imagine nemona and penny bonding over their admiration for la primera as her helpers pls :))--

i would love to hear the points against her other than hcs tho! i may have missed something from the game bc rly i was more tuned to the trio's arcs (esp nemo's) rather than the adults' characters (except for clavell)

but srsly y would ppl hope that there's an agenda ruining scarvi's experience w paldea. tho yes leaders r in the risk of turning corrupt, the fact that there'a no direct text on pkmn is already a testament as geeta's quite clean now.

#pokemon #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon geeta #pokemon penny #pokemon nemona #pokemon larry #n yes yes absolute power corrupts absolutely but gen 8 is done both in the anime n games #and is leon proven to be a twist villain? #what abt diantha? cynthia? #would most of u make agree they're actively antagonistic? #but its pkmn :) pkmn characters r as plain as they get. if the wanted geeta evil u best bet she will be made evil #anyway ofc hcs are hcs but im putting myself out here as analysis and not an hc btw ;) #geeta propaganda okay. geeta n larry r friends :)) i love their bickering dynamic. larry talks abt her a lot lol

[zevlor]

The Painter - Mari Kang

she missed the smell, the taste, the warmth and familiarity of her homeland. the streets of dunwall were frightening and haunted - darkness creeping at every corner like an unescapable nightmare. there was no light until he came along and showed her true independence and freedom.

adria leon belongs to @bigbywlf

#i miss her... #oc: mari kang #dishonored oc #friend ocs #oc: adria leon #*ocedit #so like.. a lot of this is from way back when when jay and i were trying to learn more about the other areas #and her background and where she came from #and i ended up choosing wei-ghon and we came up with like how it would look and what life is like there #and it was just so well done i miss it #so the timeline might not make since to people but like... yeah #and then it happened that apparently in the book about daud he lived in wei-ghon or something for awhile #wow im amazing at oc creating it all just fit together #anyways!!! i miss her i need to replay dishonored #daud doesn't get a picture bc i got lazy lmao