#so have the first game for now

[viridiave]

NARUMITSU <ATTEMPTING TO READ THE SUBTEXT PLATONICALLY>

*Wrote all this some time last month so I might be off- really really off- also full disclosure I too am a Narumitsu shipper- this is just me giving myself a bad time doing the impossible and having fun XD

-I am going to fail sooner or later. Looking at you, Bridge to the Turnabout.

FIRST GAME >Turnabout Samurai -Yep. We're jumping right in with 'unnecessary feelings'. I'm going to be put on a stake for this. -This is going to become the main argument with any and all homoerotic subtext present in the first game- that it was unintentional. They didn't actively start making it gay until the second game, and even before then the producer for the games had to warn the development team not to try and insert these themes for fear of getting it wrong and lose the fanbase they'd accidentally caught the eye of. I can still create arguments for why this specific, hilariously meme-able line could be read romantically of course- but as far as the game development team at the time was concerned this interaction was never meant to be read as romantic. -Unease and uncertainty are... very valid feelings for Edgeworth to feel at this very moment and as much as I'd like to joke that he was feeling uncertain about his sexuality after seeing his childhood friend as an adult, this line was really just likely meant to lead up to the conclusion of Turnabout Goodbyes and Edgeworth's character arc for this game. His perfect win streak had just been shattered in a case prior. In this case, he was meant to persecute the lead actor of his favorite show- and in some ways his helping the defense can be taken as his biases getting the better of him. His sense of justice and his entire worldview is about to be overhauled, and I can see how he would regard this budding doubt in himself as an unnecessary (heh) distraction from what he believes is his true purpose in life.

>Turnabout Goodbyes -Edgeworth wanting to keep him away from DL-6 has its own section mostly because of how stubborn he becomes when it comes to Phoenix's insistence in particular. It's clear that this stubbornness is a front, I will concede with that- but there are merits to his initial reluctance in accepting Phoenix's defense. It's evident that Phoenix himself has grown over the course of the game so far, but in both of the times that he faced off against Edgeworth in court, his victories were... a tad bit contrived. For instance in Turnabout Sisters, Phoenix really only wins because Mia was being channeled and blackmailed White as he was about to leave the stand. Turnabout Samurai is a little better- but had him rely on quite a lot of coincidences (proven later to be substantiated) that surfaced during the trial. This is nothing to say of the deeper reason Edgeworth has over dissuading Phoenix from taking his case ("You in particular I cannot ask to do this.")- where I can make an argument for his pride and/or concern over Phoenix's career as an attorney. The stakes are relatively high here as well- if Phoenix fails, Edgeworth is incarcerated, Manfred von Karma goes free, DL-6 goes cold once again with no hope of getting re-opened, and everything that Phoenix has been working towards as an attorney would have been in vain. DL-6 is a case that has ruined many lives- it'd make sense if Edgeworth himself felt as though it would be a waste of time and effort to take this case because of how convinced he was of murdering his own father prior to Gourd Lake. He'd grown up for the past 15 years with a nightmare and a death sentence over his head- I wouldn't be surprised if he simply gave up and accepted that he was going to die at the hands of his prosecuting mentor. Even if he were acquitted for the murder of Robert Hammond, his perceived involvement in DL-6 would have thrown a wrench in his freedom- any lesser attorney would have given up on that. And this is unloaded BEFORE Phoenix tells him about the true reason as to why he became an attorney. -Phoenix's insistence to defend Edgeworth in this case can easily just be read as platonic- his complete, unfettered faith in Edgeworth's innocence is heavily influenced by that class trial, for better or for worse. While I'm perfectly happy to imagine that Phoenix's attachment to his idealized version of Edgeworth grew into something deeper sometime in the fifteen years that he hasn't seen him, I do believe that Phoenix in particular really is just that much of a sentimental person. This is to say nothing of his nature as a defense attorney- and what little time he's managed to spend with Mia has taught him that unbridled trust in his client is what gets him through the day, and he's putting it to practice here. Edgeworth was what he has been working towards the moment he decided he would practice law- as Phoenix at this point in time still believes that he could do no wrong despite seeing what Edgeworth is truly like in court. -Cutting into the meat of Phoenix and Edgeworth's shared past, I made a point earlier to say that Phoenix's perception of Edgeworth as a person is idealized. Every memory that Phoenix has had of Edgeworth prior to the events of the first game were from their childhood- and they had 4-8 months (plus one year if we're generous with the retconning some of the official art gave us) MAX to develop a friendship so strong that Phoenix makes major life decisions just to meet with this man. The fact that this time spent together was ENOUGH for Phoenix in the first place is... really hard to skirt around. To quote Dan from GameGrumps "this is something that you would only do for someone you're trying to marry" and if one of them was a woman I guarantee this ship would be canon already. But then again- since this is Phoenix Wright in particular somehow I can believe that he really is just that sentimental- and that isn't always a bad thing. He'd managed to save Edgeworth twice with this conviction after all. When Phoenix sees Edgeworth, he doesn't see a demon prosecutor, he sees his childhood friend who aimed to become a shining example of justice following in his father's footsteps. They address how shaky his foundations for becoming an attorney were in the Phoenix Wright Files once actually- going through a mini-existential crisis because he'd become an attorney with the main goal of saving Edgeworth from what he'd become, and now that he's accomplished that he's just kind of... lost. Edgeworth himself manages to pull him out of this, though. -man that hurts my case a lot actually but to be fair I was banking on failing -I just didn't expect it to happen so early even with the first game -in fact ESPECIALLY with the first game -though I cannot for the life of me wonder how I can come up with a heterosexual explanation for why the buildup towards Edgeworth telling Phoenix and Maya about his nightmares reads so much like a stunted love confession. I'm serious- just read any high school shojo manga ever. You'll find that it hits a lot of the same beats.

>Rise From The Ashes -It's in this case that we observe some of the consequences that the intial upheaval of Edgeworth's worldview in Turnabout Goodbyes causes him; distrust in the enforcement of the law. Not exactly the time for him to be dabbling in another, meme-able brand of unnecessary feelings. Several things like the Prosecutor's Office's relationship with the Police Department starts to waver with the murder of Bruce Goodman, and this becomes the final nail in the coffin for Edgeworth's worldviews and values as a prosecutor. His and Phoenix's teamwork in this trial becomes prevalent- the story behind the King of Prosecutors award represents this best despite it's currently incomplete state. The backstory behind this award paints an ideal of justice in the courtroom wherein the truth comes out as a result of the efforts of contradictory forces. A broken halberd that can cut through any shield (the prosecution) and a broken, unbreakable shield (the defense). Read as representation the text becomes something of a metaphor for the ideal justice that manifests itself in the best parts of Edgeworth and Phoenix respectively- the duality of their opposing professions rather than something that is limited to their relationship. -The same argument that I've used for Phoenix's unwavering belief in Edgeworth's innocence in Turnabout Goodbyes can be used for this case as well. -Though Edgeworth still goes M.I.A for a year after this case, it does grant his disappearance a bit more context as to why exactly it is that he left- and I'll be taking a tiny liberty with this and apply the interpretation that the Miles Edgeworth Files grants us, and that he left in order to better himself and grow as a person, a prosecutor, and as a friend to Phoenix Wright. It's... difficult for me to want to read this as anything but romantically-charged because the narrative beats are NOT lost on me (the dialogue makes this especially hard. send help.)- there's a possibility that Edgeworth at this point in time realizes the value in having a better, more functional dynamic with the one defense attorney who he considers a true equal in court. This dynamic will allow for less chances to encounter missteps and errors in any verdicts handed down in court, and if Edgeworth is to pursue his ideal of justice- Phoenix Wright is undoubtedly essential to this endeavor. The aftermath of Rise From The Ashes is indicative of this newfound goal of his- the symbolism behind the old King of Prosecutors award and the two halves of the evidence list certainly helps this case. -<"It seems all you do is worry about me." -Miles Edgeworth, Rise From The Ashes> For good fucking reason Edgeworth. You were accused of murder and have implicated yourself on the stand for DL-6 just a few months ago- and if the Investigations games are anything to go by, you're more of a danger magnet than PHOENIX is. I had to say it. The first Investigations game takes place over the course of 2-3 days and the sheer amount of shit that Edgeworth had to deal with in between that interval truly makes me wonder how Phoenix Wright ended up with the title of danger magnet. And THIS time- Edgeworth's car becomes a crime scene because his corrupt superiors needed a convenient way of transporting a corpse. There's VERY good reasons to worry about the livelihood of Miles Edgeworth. -Okay I... can't believe I forgot about the chessboard. Here's the kicker- the one we see from his office isn't even the only one he owns. I... legitimately cannot give you ANY purely heterosexual, platonic explanation for why Miles Edgeworth has THREE (THREE. I CANNOT OVERSTATE THIS. HE HAS T H R E E OF THESE FUCKING THINGS. GOOD GOD. HE CAN'T BE ANY MORE EXTRA.)(there exists a similar, portable set in the Investigations games- and he has a new set by the time of Dual Destinies) sets of custom-made chessboards with personalized, highly-specific red and blue designs made purely to depict his rivalry with Phoenix Wright. I fold. I give up. I forgot about the chessboards I wAS NOT EXPECTING TO FAIL THIS E A R LY- -You know what the real kicker is with Rise From the Ashes? The main argument that I have introduced back in Turnabout Samurai does not apply here. Rise From the Ashes was made as a DS-exclusive case and did not exist in the original GameBoy version of the Trilogy. Which means if there is homoerotic tension written in for this case (and there happens to be a lot. the chessboard is proof enough.), then we can safely assume that the writers at this point were well-aware. So yeah- maybe don't feel TOO bad about the unnecessary feelings line- because ever since then the writers have been playing off of that and it SHOWS. -Is there really a point to this I'm just- everything is stacked against me tryna interpret this platonically -Like I know I make a point to say that a romantic relationship isn't the end-all of all relationships because this franchise LOVES pushing the Found Family dynamic and I'm an absolute sucker for that -good god by the time Dual Destinies rolls around I'll probably just give up and happily say they're happily married -that's literally what they act like don't even pretend

#narumitsu #wrightworth #ace attorney #gyakuten saiban #phoenix wright #naruhodou ryuuichi #miles edgeworth #mitsurugi reiji #i'll probably write more once school blows over #so have the first game for now #trust me i tried #maybe i'm just not an anti-shipper and that's why i failed #uh feel free to set the comments on fire #but like civilly #we're all here to have fun okay #even if fun means shipping

[figofswords]

the first hero

#loz #hylia #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #skyward sword #(I guess) #pen doodles #and then she received a fatal wound in the battle with demise so with the last of her strength she took mortal form #and she planned to protect her people for the rest of her now mortal life #and plans never called for a hero. but mortal minds don’t hold the memory of divinity very well #and they do not cope well with being lonely #so when she fell she reached out for her best friend #and (because he loved her) he reached back #and that is how the hero came to be #anyways you know how it’s like ‘skyward sword is the first link’ #but then you play the game and immediately it’s like ‘actually no before the first link was the FIRST first link the actual first link’ #and he’s not technically part of the same reincarnation cycle but also skyward sword link is a reincarnation of him and they look Identical #and dress the same #and have the same name #yeah I hate that I think it’s dumb. so I’ve decided the legend got muddled by the time it got to current day skyloft #the story of the hero goddess became the story of the hero AND the goddess #‘but what about fi didn’t hylia create fi to guide the hero’ #that sword once sat in the hand of a goddess. it’s fully capable of growing its own sentience when the situation called for it

[b4kuch1n]

more tootle doodle ft. archetypes and this-literal-child-has-not-taken-a-single-nap-for-three-days-straight

#psychonauts #razputin aquato #ft. hollis forsythe and the interns #especially adam joseph gette my beloved #very light spoilers in pic! but More Spoilers In Tags!! #raz ran away to camp then tagged along to HQ then crashed for a whole day then found out nothing happens for a year #he likes. walks around the motherlobe the whole time like huh another quiet day! cool! #sasha voice welcome to adulthood razputin. nothing happens for months and then seven things happen at once #milla voice oh honey. darling #also I think abt the fact that the aquatos are staying in the questionable area a Lot #like. hollis probably invites them to a dorm section too bc 1/Containment 2/Safety 3/Secure #but they wouldn't like to keep their equipments and stuff so far away from them #(otto absolutely pawns off so much experimental fireproof fabrics on them tho) #(man. otto would have a field day with these poor folks) #(well! first thing dion would do would be to kick otto in the crotch by accident and then claims he means it so. its mutual) #but the idea of the road across HQ is now just a normal tourist road again is Really funny to me #psychics what psychics? we're here for the water circus #thinks abt raz taking sabbaticals to tour with his family once they get invited places. ah...... #also I have Thots abt raz's in game archetype #thots being (screams into a paper bag for ten continuous minutes) #like! I am definitely making shit up from close to nothing! but just #the idea of his main archetype's biggest characteristic being Flat #listen. I am normal. I am not overthinking this to a concerning degree. I am n #just!! there are WAYS you can take that yknow!! there are ROADS you can GO DOWN #Im shutting up now thats all I'll say for now. work to do translations to get to #sleep to get #have a good night guys! forget what I said dont think abt it dont th

[k8felge]

arkham knight is kicking me in the balls (emotionally)

#jason todd #red hood #dc #dc comics #batman #bro... the fucking torture scenes are like. So hard 2 watch i cannot #also troy baker is phenomenal w having a natural voice im so happy hes in the arkham games #first kanji.. then rhys... now jason?? YASSSZ #art

[firethekitty]

I think it’s funny when people interpret Spamton as this weak pathetic sickly creature who’s constantly trembling like a little wet dog as if he didn’t absolutely obliterate every single one of you on your first playthrough

#he’s extremely strong!! he has to be to have survived as long as he has on the street!! #I think the only time he’d be so weak he couldn’t physically move is if he was literally about to die #like otherwise he’d have his legs falling off and shit and he’d still be like *blasts you with my forearm lazer* #deltarune #spamton #talking #disclaimer I absolutely do think he has numerous diseases and is so so fucked up but he’s also very smart and adapted to his environment #utdr aren’t hard games by any means imo but only two characters have made me get genuinely frustrated at constantly losing #and that was Mettaton and Spamton NEO #which is very interesting making that connection now cuz they both have very similar attacks with having to shoot them #which is difficult in the first place but also because I spent such a long time being afraid to hurt shoot them #because they are my friends and I didn’t want to hurt them :( #edit: I love how <- these tags are worded I sound like I’m on the verge of crying #we gotta be able to edit tags soon I sound insane #spamton talking

[selenealwayscries]

ok so . my thought process for these is just "what if The Entity is a sessho-seki" -> "that's a thing that's associated with tamamo no mae (a nine tailed fox)" -> "grian is a nine tailed fox"

more doodles below lol

i say doodles but really they're more like 1 doodle and 2 hands I drew as reference before I actually out them on him

#mcyt #hermitcraft #grian #hermitblr #suggestive #i think #i usually start my rants here but honestly i cant think of anything to talk about #like id complain about how much time these took me (the third one took 5 hours) and how much i struggled with the poses #but like i cant really think of anything to rant about #maybe im spending too much time on block men . how else do you even explain these #also my bestfriend irl thought this was a character from a mobile game so #yeah #anyways i just woke up and its already 8pm wtf i need to go order food now #too tired to cook and even if i do have the energy i dont have an ingredients aha #another also here i posted all of these onto empiressona as like a trial run before i post them here #yeah empiressona saw these first #and everyone that saw these went at least a little bit apeshit #so i guess theyre good . idk i suffer from The Self Doubt Wizard that whispers into my ears when i sleep #turns out i do have a lot to rant about #anyways food time for me bye #catgirl supreme

[utenanthy]

video games with strange often surreal worlds + protagonists you control who are separate entities from the player and acknowledge you as such, who you can help or force to do morally questionable deeds *ahem* murder and can become/are hostile to the player’s presence my goddamn beloved 😭

#i remember playing OFF as a 12 year old and being so enthralled by this kind of metanarrative #to my knowledge its the first game that attempted something like that #and then i saw the undertale demo and was excited for it to extend upon the same themes #and now i have everhood brainworms. i thought it was going to be an undertale ripoff but it has its own unique character like the rest #off (game) #deltarune #everhood

[solradguy]

This time, Sol’s masculine ruggedness is more in the foreground than the sex appeal that comes from being a dark hero-type character. I hope to continue to depict his bounty hunter background, which is not easily seen in the games. I like the overall coloring of this piece, even though my technique was shoddy. 

Order Sol illustration done for an Arcadia Extra's Guilty Gear XX The Midnight Carnival Burst Encyclopedia. Art and caption from Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007 by Daisuke Ishiwatari.

#guilty gear #guilty gear xx #order sol #sol badguy #video game art #my scans #my translations #Daisuke uses the same kanji here that he used to describe Sol in the GGJudgment cover art illustration: 色気 #色気 (iroke) can mean coloring or sex appeal. But I don't think it's a pun here like it was in the other drawing so I translated it directly #I don't know what sword he's using here. HOS seems to have multiple different swords before settling on the big slab that's in XX #It's funny what Daisuke thinks is sexy vs what turns out to actually be sexy. Can't wait for the reblog tags on this one hahah #Arcadia Extra is a gaming magazine. I can't access the mag issues on Bookwalker without a VPN but the art book- #-doesn't have an issue/date number anyway so eh *shrug* #Sol's hair not sticking up when he was in the Holy Order makes me think he just like stopped washing it or something so it's greasy #Horrible stinky greasy nasty man. I love him #This was one of the first captions I translated when I got the ggx 2k-2007 art book and my original translation was SO bad #I've been studying Japanese for 5-6 years now but really starting digging into it the last year or so #And it's crazy how much I've improved from working on Begin and the art book captions over the last 7 months or so #I said 'or so' too many times. I'm sleepy u_u #guilty gear scans #Edit: I have since realized that Arcadia Extra is the publisher for the encyclopedias. Whoops

[theintentioncraft]

help the thresher maws in ME Legendary Edition chase you now????

#stel talks #mass effect #mass effect legendary edition #thresher maw #i hate it!!!!!! #i know the mako might have improved controls now but *I* still can't drive in video games for shit #so i just lost a year off my life watching one chase me for the very first time

[sgt-dignam]

geez, why the cold shoulder? want me gone that bad? not like you’re a buddy i wanna hang out with. if you’re done here then go. oh, is that how it is?

LOST JUDGMENT

#lost judgment #lost judgment spoilers #judgment #judge eyes #gamingedit #takayuki yagami #toru higashi #my one complaint of the first game #was not enough higashi #so you can probably guess my problem with the sequel #but this dynamic of #i'm not your friend but i'll always come when you call #was very welcome #also errand boy higashi my beloved #your nickname is now sushi #for you have arrived and you are indeed the finest

[blueskittlesart]

im bad enough at this game that i cant complete thanatos’s favor so now we’re just stuck in the pining phase

bonus:

#skribbles #hades #hades game #zagreus #thanatos #wtf is their ship name do they even have one #the first 2 panels arent the EXACT dialog i got bc i cant remember it perfectly but it was VERY similar. #anyway ive failed at thanatos's favor like 6 times now so the game has taken pity on me and given me some scraps of pining dialog #i literally might beat the game before i get to romance thanatos because im so fucking bad at killing things

[spark-circuit]

[Definition: A pyrrhic victory is a victory that comes at a great cost, perhaps making the ordeal to win not worth it.] (alt title: P03 has an existential crisis courtesy of Asimov. shame Sado doesn’t follow those rules huh, lmao)

so if the Inscryption ARG’s ending is anything to go by, P03 probably saw what happened at the end, right?

#p03 simps i'm sorry to do this to you but this has been haunting me for a few days #inscryption #inscryption spoilers #spoiler warning #daniel mullins games #p03 #p03 inscryption #inscryption p03 #spark draws #spark talks about nothing of relevance #now that's what i call shitposting #kinda #personally i could've drawn better but this is just a quick scrap comic y'know #this is also the first time in a while i've drawn #unstoppable force (my perfectionism) vs immovable object (me reminding myself that i DON'T have to go so hard on this) #that being said FUCK i missed some details like their stupid head handle thing that spins when they change emotions #also i'm too tired to draw more but P03 ABSOLUTELY tried to contact the other scrybes only to find them deleted too #like they weren't active when grimora hit delete - they don't know #(also the BSoD actually has relevant text! it says P03's personality matrix encountered an error) #well congrats buddy there's OTHER P03s out there but does that make YOU (the current P03) happy #you can tell i'm tired because of all the tags. right! i'm off to go get some coca cola <3 #reject individuality return to stoat card

[figofswords]

thinking about skyward sword and the beds. the fact that you can go to sleep and wake up in any bed and no one says anything about it. do you think the people of skyloft have a silent pact to let link rest in their rooms or homes because, despite not knowing the extent of his quest, they know he’s lonely? with zelda gone, with link’s best friend gone, with link—who has no family—gone half the time as well, coming back visibly exhausted or wounded and every time, still alone, are the people of skyloft offering what they can: companionship? does link sleep in other people’s beds just to have that comfort of another human presence? how common of an occurrence is it? skyloft isn’t very big and link doesn’t have a home, but you can sleep in any bed at any time, and no one says anything about it—even those like cawlin and stritch who don’t seem to like link very much—and everyone knows his name, and they’re always happy to see him, and they ask about his search for zelda but don’t get angry that he hasn’t found her yet, and you can sleep in any bed. and there’s no heroes just yet. and link is seventeen. and it takes a village.

#sorry not to get emo or anything but I’m about to finish the game for the first time and like. sobs #also I just went into Zelda’s room for the first time and idk something about the fact that it’s locked but between her and karane #is a divider not a wall #so karane would obviously be able to hear link is in there #but link and zelda have been friends since they were children and they’re basically inseparable and she’s been gone for weeks now #and karane just…doesn’t say anything about it #and nobody says anything about it #because maybe that’s how they help. a bed to sleep in. mindless tasks they give as distractions. a space to not be alone #I AM NORMAL ABOUT THE LEGEND OF ZELDA #skyward sword #loz

[b4kuch1n]

cycle knots doodles from twitter

#psychonauts #SPOILERS. minor but Im still taggin #razputin aquato #ft. lili ford and lizzie #(ford cruller voice) razputin me and the polycule crunched tiger's eyes like mints every day of our life #MAN the barber ford level got to me SO much. this is how I cope I guess #esp. bc later on raz does show a uh. certain unenthusiasm. towards another insect #which like fair there was a Lot of bees in that place but still. he's a lot nicer towards mammals #(not in the first game I know which is why I don't like. think it's a giant thing or anything. raz is just ten) #but it plays into the barber ford level very well! and it hurts the baku! the me! #(I have. Things. I wanna draw abt this later on. but not now due to Priorities) #also like some genuinely mean and uh. shitty. writing sensibilities aside #I do really enjoy the intense sarcasm from pn1 raz #like. the kids from pn1 are all So good they have that exact evil fucked up vibes only kids that age can embody #like the. emulating adults and being Especially proud of the crude stuff bc that makes them Tough #while also just being plain fucking bizarre underneath it #lili in pn2 still gets to keep some of that which I Adore I love her SO much #(and then we found out truman's also like that. I love truman zanotto) #anyways (gives raz clothes) (gives raz clothes) (gives raz clothes) (g #I'm like a rich auntie in hội an. gives foreign guests áo dài #pretend those are from cassie's acquaintance okay. she runs a money laundering silk shop #there's at least two of those in huế I'd believe it #also. yeah! the Priorities are now In Place #so I have stuff I gotta do! and hopefully do well enough to make it work #it's gonna be rough for a hot moment around here but we all gotta do what we must #and I'll come out the other side with something. so it's not nothin #have a good day guys! make friends with a rich auntie near you

[kurokoros]

Consistently, the worst take people have on shows criticizing capitalism, such as Squid Game, is always a comparison between the viewer and the antagonists that are an allegory for the rich capitalists that are taking enjoyment out of watching hundreds of poor, down on their luck people.

Oh? You sat through all nine episodes? Well, viewer, you’re part of the larger problem. You’re like the VIPs, because if there was no one around to watch this spectacle, would it even exist?

This is the kind of argument people make when they want to sound deep and intelligent, but have absolutely no real critical-thinking skills.

Netflix had that documentary “Don’t F*ck With Cats” that pulled the same thing at the end. You watch a documentary about something horrific done by a man who wanted to be famous and recognized. Well, now that you’ve done that, you’ve given him exactly what he wanted, so you’re the problem. It’s a bad argument. Media that tries to punish viewers for watching it is bad media. And critics that try to make the same argument are bad critics.

No, the lower to middle class people watching shows critiquing capitalism are not the same as the capitalist substitutes in the show. If you want to make an accurate comparison, you should be pointing fingers at the disgustingly wealthy celebrities and influencers who watch the same media and praise it for being a scary blood-fest while completely missing the point, who then try to commodify it.

I can almost guarantee that at least a handful of TikTok stars and other influencers are going to go as the masked men or the Frontman for Halloween, despite the fact that the show was made to criticize people like that.

#alisha watches squid game #i'm very torn on the fandom surrounding this show right now #on one hand I think people should be able to interact with the media they consume however they want #but on the other if your first instinct after watching a horrific show like this is to write smut and ship fics #i think you need to sit down and re-evaluate why you think that's a good idea #are you just doing it because it's the popular thing at the moment and you know it'll get you fake points on tumblr? #are you doing it because you want to explore ideas from the show more? #i don't know #squid game #not anime #EDIT: one critique of the show I do have so far is the queer-coding of the VIPs #that is not a good look

[angermango]

it’s been very nice to see how many people liked my first set of MonHun-style character icons so here’s an expansion pack~ 

ft. alternate Expurgation Hank and Tricky designs, some Big Boys, a big-ish boy, and a cowboy

bonus OG weenie Sheriff:

#madness combat #hank j wimbleton #tricky #tricky the clown #mag agent torture #mag agent v2 #mag agent v3 #phobos #director phobos #the sheriff #>>mango(t)art #torture was my favourite love the big guy #and his 'brothers' being based on the same template had me some fun #phobos' helmet is kinda crazy i was trying to imitate the sheen on his in game model and it went a bit nuts #but i kind of like it in a way #expurgation tricky was the hardest for some reason even though i had the idea down first #idk how to describe it's like when you can see the shape in your head but when it goes down in drawing it just doesn't look like It #kept having that with him because his spine just stopped cooperating #and i got the colors all wrong like a numpter so i had to do some weird tweaking #this might be it for now as i want to try other things and conserve energy #but maybe later i may expand with more characters like more MAGs from the game and perhaps alternate designs and characters #sis and i tried to take on church and jorge today or as i like to call them now ''deadshot and pikachu'' #in spite of me having forgotten the controls as i have not played for weeks and sis never having played before #it was an event.