#lot 3.0

[mychampagne-mybubbles]

Harry Styles • Showing the shape of his… heart • 08.10.2022

#harry styles #lot 3.0 #lot american reaidency #lot chicago2

[happyfunf3tti]

#IM SORRY I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE for the person i am becoming because of this clip #like i said before i haven't seen 3.0 or the rest of the spin offs yet i just know that this is considered to be the best scene in the movi #look at him encouraging him to keep going :'3 #neon genesis evangelion #evangelion: 3.0 you can (not) redo #im dead serious when i say that shinji needs someone whos warm and patient with him which is what kaworu has: lots of patience #☠️dookie.avi🎂 #shinji x kaworu #kawoshin #kaworu x shinji #nge

[princesshair]

happy birthday liam! love you ♡

#liamnews #liam93productions #1dsource #liam #liam's bday #edits #happy birthday my love! #i hope you're feeling better and taking good care of yourself #and i hope you're receiving lots and lots of love from your loved ones #i wish i could say we will meet next week #but i understand your health comes first #i miss you still tho #it's the big 3.0 this year huh? #this feels insane bc i met you when you were a tiny 18yo #time flies wtf #anyway lots and lots and lots of love #i love you i love you i love you i love you i love youuuu #💜💜💜💜💜💜

[tratserenoyreve]

Paimon: "Sheesh, aranara, aranaga, aranakin, ara- how do you remember all this!"

Traveler, who learned teyvatian from scratch in like two months and is actively taking notes on how names are constructed and the meaning of the prefixes: "What, like it's hard?"

#tratser talks about stuff #genshin impact #genshin impact 3.0 spoilers #on the one hand the english localization team didn't even try to help coach on these name pronunciations #and the playable character designs are disappointing #but on the other hand the Traveler is proactively really interested in learning about new cultures #and the writing team has put in some effort to represent some cool stuff #a Lot of neat new Traveler stuff this patch too with them being a Huge Nerd and surprisingly good at linguistics??

[sumerun]

“in the end, the forest will remember”

#genshin impact #genshinet #genshinedit #lumine #genshin scenery #genshin spoilers #3.0 spoilers #sumeru spoilers #aranara spoilers #i totally did not shed a lot of tears during this questline #wdym totally not at all attached to these cute little forest childrens #who sacrificed a lot to save one human #mhy just keeps burning snipping tearing apart my heartstrings #what a good freaking quest i love every single aranara i will protect these babies with all of my heart

[rassilon-imprimatur]

Rebuild of Evangelion /// Godzilla Singular Point 

#Rebuild of Evangelion #Near Third Impact #Shin Evangelion #Godzilla Singular Point #taste is taste and by all means if you don't like SP that's obviously fine #but I think a lot about the fans who decried pulling Godzilla away from any nuclear messaging #and meanwhile he swallows Tokyo in a mushroom cloud #y'know? #Godzilla #Godzilla Ultima #Godzilla Terrestris #Godzilla Amphibia #Failures of Infinity #Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0 You Shall (Not) Advance #Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a Time

[musings-on-aching-flowers]

Sumeru: a first impression, and my honest opinion

Growing up, I’ve always struggled to find representation. 

I’m a second-generation Indian diaspora, born to Australian parents, raised on Western media and Bollywood. I am dark-skinned, dark-haired, dark-eyed - the kind of Indian you don’t see in North Indian media, because fair is the beauty standard. I didn’t really have anything else to turn to, though, and I grew up despising how dark I was, to the point where I avoided the sun in the summertime in attempt to preserve my marginally fairer winter complexion. 

For a long time also, to many of my peers growing up, I was the first impression they had of Indians, and I felt in this way, everything I did had to be perfect. Even still, I feel like anything representing India as a country and culture must be perfect, because, intentionally or not, whatever image of a place someone is first exposed to, that becomes the impression people have of the country and people as a whole, and it’s immensely difficult to change that. 

So representation ultimately terrifies me. So much Western media has gotten it wrong. We were always painted as the caricature nerd-type character in Western media - I love Phineas and Ferb but look at Baljeet, or Raj from Big Bang Theory. And that was if Indians were lucky enough to be included: more often they were not, which, as a kid, is hard - you can’t really see yourself reflected in many characters on screen - someone who shares the same traits as you. 

Now, what relevance does this have to Genshin Impact? A lot, actually.

You see, Sumeru is an interesting case. I recognise the exploration music as Indian - strains of the Sitar and flute, melodies and scales characteristic of Indian music that I grew up listening to, singing and playing. Don’t get me wrong, Indian music is not a monolith by any means, there’s huge variety wherever you turn, but I recognise it. The combat music, too. Honestly, whenever they break out the Sitar it’s heartwrenchingly familiar to me. 

I also recognise the region names. They’re Sanskriti, like Gandharva Ville, Chinvat Ravine, Gandha Hill. The chapter title for this part of the Archon Quest is ‘Pages of Purana’. Even the names of the various jades you use to level up characters are derived from Sanskrit - but this is also due to Sanskriti words spanning the Dharmic religions i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and so on. Personally, I am Hindu, so of course Buddhist stuff is immediately recognisable and familiar to me as well, considering that Buddhism originated as an offshoot of Hinduism, and also began in India before it was spread down the Silk Road to take root in East Asia. 

The problem is, I don’t recognise the names. I don’t recognise the clothes. I don’t recognise the skin colour of the NPC character models. 

Now, you could make the argument that India is a very large place, and the names are very diverse. And they are, to an extent. But I know my culture, I know the kinds of names we have. I don’t recognise it. These names and clothing and whatever else are more Middle-Eastern. And therein lies the problem. To lump together various different regions and cultures and treat it as a monolith, isn’t that in itself breaking from the established tradition? Why couldn’t Sumeru have been dedicated to one region, whether that be India or the Middle East?  

And before anyone decries me for being overly sensitive or unfair, I will ask this. Why is it that Inazuma, Liyue and Mondstadt get utmost respect in the handling of their respective regions and cultures? Each region is based on one country - that in itself is immediately recognisable. The names of the characters are appropriate and, again, immediately recognisable. And don’t come at me with nonsense like arguing Enkanomiya isn’t based on anywhere, that’s wilfully obtuse and you know it.

Another thing - the complexions characteristic of both the Middle East and India are dark. Dark, as in the last shades on the cosmetic line dark, as in hair almost-black dark, as in pupils only discernable in the sunlight dark. I want to see that reflected in the kinds of characters that populate Sumeru. The little girl in me that applied ‘Fair and Lovely’ masks in the hopes that she would become fairer is hurting for that kind of representation. I want to see people that look like me populate a region with music and names familiar to me. That, to me, would be the most healing of all.

Genshin Impact is enormous. It is probably the biggest game today. This kind of representation is going to have an enormous impact on how people perceive India and Indian culture, along with Middle Eastern culture, whether they may realise it or not. I desperately want my experience of Sumeru to be positive, but I am absolutely terrified of what I might find. I have been hurt by poor representation enough times before. I'm terrified of playing and being proven right again, and that saddens me, because I love this game.

Ultimately, what I want is for people to see India and Indian culture in its full beauty, and appreciate it the way I appreciate it.  If you have time now, why not go watch a Bharatanatyam dancer or Sitar player perform, or visit a nearby temple or mosque and pay your respects, or participate in your local Diwali festival, since it’s coming up soon? After all, Indian culture isn’t just butter chicken, naan and stolen diamonds housed in the British Museum. 

That was my first impression of Sumeru, as an Indian. I hope I’m proven wrong. 

#genshin impact #sumeru #al haitham #India #representation matters #representation #media representation #brown skin #My experiences as Indian diaspora who struggled with double identity for a very very long time #I truly cannot stress to you how much representation matters #A lot of my self-esteem issues when I was young would have been resolved if I had had the kind of representation #that characters like Kate and Edwina Sharma in Bridgerton provide #(not that I would be watching that at a young age but you get the idea) #I just hope that I'm proven wrong and they get it more right #but I'm not holding out much hope #I guess we'll see #3.0 update #genshin sumeru #tighnari #genshin #inazuma #liyue #mondstadt #kusanali

[scenikeight]

New piece of adult Mari and Shinji from Iseki Shuichi (lead animation on Evangelion 3.0+1.0).

#evangelion #rebuild of evangelion #shin evangelion #evangelion 3.0+1.0 #thrice upon a time #mari makinami #shinji ikari #neon genesis evangelion #iseki shuichi #egocoroking #there hasn't been a lot of new art by the animators in a while #it's nice to see a new piece from iseki #maybe there'll be more accompanying whatever the context of that new unit-02 thing was the other day #nge #shinji #mari #marishin #shinmari

[marciaillust]

sketch from 2021 that I found while browsing my clockmaster folder due to recent intense tcm brainworms-

#orion's moving castle except garret is reluctant to have anything to do with Orion #the find me in the future plotline is in jeopardy #garret is still cursed but instead of turning old he turns invisible and progressively evaporates from existence #for reasons that i will not explain but trust me when i say it makes sense in the context of who og tcm garret is :^) #bro I can already tell my artstyle change a lot since the last time I drew tcm #cant wait to see my trio in their 3.0 era #sketch #tcm #the clockmaster

[cptnbeefheart]

crazy eyes bc i got sick of having this ITYSL summer lovin’ skit painting on my floor. didn’t really finish it so much as i gave up but thats okay i think. happy new year more details in the tags :]

#my art #ok to rb #:d #used the ‘fuck an1sh kap00r vanta blk 3.0’ paint for the background #(its on a wood surface #i started this at the end of July (i think) right after the new season came out #id been really yearning to get back into acrylic painting again so i thought If i can finish this then that means im capable and also it #will get the scaries out by refamiliarizing myself w the medium #but basically it sat half finished on my floor until dec 27 when i was like you know what im sick of this i need it gone #anyway theres a lot of things i wish id finished on this but i think i just need to move on for my own sake perhaps ill revist it in the #future. I dont think ive ever shared a painting on here but i guess you could call this my style? i think it’s informed by doing mostly #digital painting and not really knowing how to blend. i like acrylics because they dry quickly. i like for my layers to be pretty visible #and shapey. #i think you should leave #itysl #i put it right next to my bed the two tims watch over my sleeping body now

[mychampagne-mybubbles]

Harry Styles • Love on Tour Evolution • 03.02.2023

#harry styles #love on tour #lot 3.0 #shoking #so good

[s1utlvr]

So like for the majority of my life I wanted it go to nyu until I was in like middle school and I decided I wanted to go to Columbia instead (Watching gossip girl and Blair calling it an over glorified public school really sold it) that was until high school hit um now I don’t even know if I’m gonna be able to make it out of the south

#atleast my gpa is staying steadily above 3.0 #honestly suprised cause freshman year killed me #I’ve been getting a lot of college mail recently and it’s really starting to hit I graduate in 2 years what #Roanoke seems to be really calling my name #honestly New York seems out of the question sigh #if I had a dollar for every piece of mail I’ve gotten from Roanoke this year I’d have 6 dollars

[peterpparkour]

Taking a flight out of the city.

#channing turner #jesse reed #tj walker #Terrance Walker #terrance j walker #bbmc #Bondi Boys #bondi boys motor club #nopixel #gta nopixel #nopixel 3.0 #gta rp #i miss them all a lot and im glad jesse chain and tj are all living together playing video games happily #mine #mine np #chain centric gifset incoming

[muffindaydream]

finally colored in this Misato sketch 🥰

#this was originally meant to be part of a set.. was gonna draw her original form all cutesy and then contrast it with a more edgier drawn #version of her. likely her 3.0 rebuild version of her because i'm so gay honestly. but then my tendon pain became chronic #so now we're here. this def could have been a lot better but i'm not ready to go all out just yet #the powers i'd have if tendonitis wasn't an issue though.. lol #evangelion fanart #neon genesis evangelion #misato katsuragi #katsuragi misato #evangelion #nge #nge fanart #eva #eva fanart #misato evangelion #evangelion misato #digital art #traditional art #small artist #artists on tumblr

[valaglarios]

i really can't say anything abt dante's nerf bc i barely played him and i do think the wf fandom has a habit of grossly overreacting about everything. sometimes nerfs are necessary and healthy and raging against every nerf that happens is stupid. that being said. the nerf has brought up a lot of genuinely important conversations about how wf's balance is really not in a good place right now and i hope the devs do actually approach that in a meaningful way at some point

#damage 3.0 completely gutted every damage combo that isn't viral/heat #the devs KNOW viral is too strong which is why they keep making enemies who are immune to it #but they're afraid of nerfing it because the backlash from the community would be immediate #corrosive being capped at 80% armor strip made it virtually useless for a lot of high-end content #content in which enemies are getting ever-higher amounts of armor that HAS to be stripped to keep your damage meaningfully high #and now that final 20% has been given back to us as emerald archon shards #a resource that the devs said wasn't intended to be 'necessary' for any build... but IS now necessary for 100% armor strip on most frames. #explosive weapons are basically dead #crowd control frames are basically dead #with ever-increasing numbers of enemies that are just immune to cc #the meta demands the use of frames as just weapon platforms & room-clearers #and dante gets a (bugged to hell) patch within A WEEK of releasing to nerf his 3 & 4 #while other room-clearers like saryn (whom i love but c'mon) remain untouched??? #idgi. #wfblogging

[firebenders-are-cool]

Years ago I came up with an ATLA fic idea for the earth avatar after korra and it was kinda good but I stopped caring about it. as I developed the plot and transformed my initial (flawed) idea, I got less interested in it because it was no longer the same idea. I basically wanted to write Trope A, didn't like that it was such a bad rendition of Trope A, fixed it, and got bored cause it wasn't Trope A anymore. I absolutely don't have the time (or desire) to go write it now (especially with avatar studios coming in hot with a new avatar), but damn I hope an alternate universe-me wrote it.

#atla #basically it was the same issue genji had and kyoshi had and all the fics have with not knowing who the new avatar is. Confusing two ppl #/not sure which is which #person A was abandoned at birth and given to family B #family B also had a child at the same time (gasp) which was person B #They grew up together in B's family. Both are benders #B was super clever and brave and maybe a bit headstrong but otherwise everything everyone expected of an avatar #kinda crappy parents of B are warned around age 14 or something that A and B could be dangerous together by Some Secret Source (villain for #and *insert political factors here* parents of B abandon them both. #[both A and B are mixed earth and fire nation] #A is a bit mellower and follows B's lead a lot of the time / doesn't mind not being the best at everything. #A and B go on adventures/solve mysteries on why their parents left both of them etc #that's like the first act and they find out one of them could be the avatar #they're poor btw. anyway #They of course make friends along the way (similar to aang's aventure-journey arc) and bam team avatar 3.0 #except they don't know who the avatar is. gasp #so they look for people who might know how to find that out and they're like “it doesn't matter if it's you or me it's fine!” But ofc B #is really confident that it's them #blah blah they train and they find out Person A is the avatar. world crumbles #B is shocked and maybe there are issues beforehand yknow but A leaves for training and B is left in the dust feeling useless #Now abandoned by both family and friends in their eyes #B retreats and disappears for a few years as A trains. A does avatar things. B secretly gets involved with the Wrong Sort [villains] #maybe something spiritual? unlike lok2? who knows. Not me #leads up to A and B confronting each other and it's sad. A does not want this. B feels betrayed cause of x and y events #B obviously feels justified in their cause #*cue fight* but something changes w/ the villain and B's reality starts to crack #A convinces B that it's not all lost. Insert something about their parents again #gasp B's parents were threatened maybe. or not. Never decided #B starts to come around and together they kick ass. B has a LOT of community service hours to fill #protagonist to villain (maybe antihero?) to protagonist again