#the violence he’s capable of.

[nos7evin]

there’s something to be said about the way slevin thought it’d be easier to fake his gf’s death than to just… have a conversation with the man who raised him and tell him how he feels. the way he doesn’t argue, doesn’t falter, when goodkat says they need to kill her but immediately begins scheming alternatives when his back is turned.

#♞ › you can only kill me once : character study . #the sad reality is that he’s known goodkat longer than he knew his own father. #just because goodkat showed him mercy as a kid doesn’t mean shit when he’s seen the carnage the man leaves behind. #the violence he’s capable of. #he may be a psuedo father figure but he’s still a world class assassin and slevin hasn’t forgotten that. #he still sees him as the man who drove him out to that field all those years ago and held him at gunpoint #he’s still just ​a boy waiting for the trigger to be pulled. #he knows that after all he’s done he’s not a good person. #but lindsey is. #his parents were. #there’s nothing he could have done to save them but her… he can save her. he can make sure one good person survives. #the whole movie is about him taking back the life that was ripped from him and that includes the sense of normalcy lindsey offers.

[the-scooby-gang]

Sheriff Bronson: Goddamnit, this the 10th time this week!

#scooby gang #scooby doo #daphne blake #fred jones #barbie #barbie movie #fraphne #no one is doing it like them #what crimes have Daphne and Fred committed this time? #the bonnie and clyde of crystal cove #if clyde only had trap related thoughts 23/7 #and bonnie was capable of incredible silly violence #that one hour Fred is not thinking of traps he is thinking about Daphne

[seaglassdinosaur]

What’s so interesting to me about Odysseus’s transition in Monster is that he hasn’t changed all that much. He was always capable of violence and we know that because of everything he’s done in the war and in his journey. The only change that occurs is he’s chosen to no longer feel guilty, and to stop hesitating when it comes to violence.

#look my outlook is everyone always is capable of horrible things. under the right circumstances we will do violent atrocious things #that capability is in all of us. Odysseus shows that he was always capable of killing (and killing an infant!) #the fact that he feels guilty doesn’t change his actions #sure he tries to be better and be kinder but at the end of the day his efforts matter less than his actions and outcomes #right? #yes he streamlines his violence but he’s committed violence before! #when one intends to kill the speed at which they draw their sword doesn’t change the outcome #feeling conflicted about the thing doesn’t matter if you still do the thing #so in monster what he decides is to stop trying to preserve his ideals of morality #but from that his actions won’t exactly change. he’s going to kill people in the future and really that’s no different from his past #in letting go of his moral preservation isn’t he returning to be just a man? a man with no illusions of himself? #my post #epic the musical #epic the underworld saga

[dangans-ur-ronpas]

the future foundation probably trained the survivors in self defense and hand-to-hand combat after they were rescued. because they're heroes now, in a way - in the eyes of those who were watching, they are symbols of hope, they survived despite it all, they are made noble through their suffering. and i think of makoto, whose hands are probably soft and has never even thought of hurting another person in his life, being handed a weapon and taught how best to disarm, how best to kill, how to see a room as a battlefield and a person as an enemy and do whatever it takes to protect yourself, kill them, survive, survive, survive. because he is too important now, the Ultimate Hope; he cannot afford to be lost. he cannot afford to die

i wonder if he took to the training easier than expected. because while he is being taught to take a life with his own hands - to utilize an environment into a weapon, to swing without hesitation, to kill when necessary - he has already killed before, in his own belief. the deaths of his classmates hang over him like a yoke. it doesn't matter if all he did was say a name or push a button - he carries a guilt as sure as if he was the one who murdered them himself

#makoto naegi #danganronpa #sorry for being flowery but i was thinking abt that scene from the dgr anime where he's trying to smack that guy with a fire extinguisher #and he acknowledges that. he'd kill if he had to. for the sake of hope. for the sake of eliminating despair. even if its kyoko #sobs. wails even. he was just a kid man............ #the inherent tragedy of watching a character with an inherent desire for peace becoming capable of violence for the sake of his ideals #also if u see me still posting after now yell at me bc I NEED TO FINISH WRITING THIS CHAPTER....HELPP #my thoughts

[nias-keca]

miorine!!! miorine she was smiling so you wouldnt be frightened!!!!!!

#btw delling has really nice hair (surprised) they animated it all fluffy.. #miorine rembran #delling rembran #g-witch #the witch from mercury #there's no need to because the whole point of marrying the strongest kid in school #was to get her an age appropriate spouse willing and capable of violence to protect her and feels responsible to do so. #he probably worries about how she'll survive after he's dead #and idk if his position in the conglomerate is inheritable but if it is that's an extra dangerous position to be in #since she's just a kid with no influence or backing whatsoever #that the holder is able to constantly participate in giant robot fights #means they possess certain sociopolitical standing (backing and influence) and lots of cash (quality of life) #the witch from mercury spoilers #g-witch spoilers

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

Been having a lot of discussion on the Retaingers and hear me out…. Good, polite, murder hands…. Gerojim is a pink kacjascj

#kingohger #gerojim #super sentai #ohsama sentai kingohger #fan art #the retaingers #look look look hes a violence pink! #he doesnt crave it but is capable lol #kind of been wanting to draw the rest of the team as archetypal colors since part two started aaaha #shiokara is a green #on this i will not budge aaaha!

[botanycrewmember]

List of Shen Qiao’s incredible violence that lives in my head

(spoilers throughout the entire Qian Qiu/Thousand Autumns novel)

I've seen people complain that Shen Qiao should go apeshit or that he's too soft and forgiving, so I've compiled an (incomplete) list of the times Shen Qiao canonically goes apeshit/shows absolutely no forgiveness.

Beating up a gang of thugs while blind and threatening to poke their eyes out so they become just like him.

Castrating a serial r*pist. 

Stabbing a man through the heart with a branch.

Taking a group of people hostage and forcing them (with threats of grievous bodily harm) to eat all the food they dumped on the ground because hello, people are starving to death literally one city wall away, assholes.

Pushing an opponent he just killed to the ground because he decided the guy doesn’t deserve a dignified death. 

Threatening to cut people into smithereens and demonstrating how he would do it.

Straight up killing two would-be child-murderers in the span of 10 seconds. 

Condemning a man to a fate worse than death as punishment (twice). 

#qian qiu #thousand autumns #shen qiao #meng xishi #his boundless kindness is made more significant once you consider the amount of harm he's capable of doing #this man looked at the immensely cruel world he lives in and said 'well i better try not add to the atrocities' #then situation forces his hand and he goes 'incredible violence it is then' #also it's interesting how many people think he's forgiving when he's simply moving on #just because he is no longer mad at them doesn't mean he's forgiven or forgotten the transgression #in the case of Chen Gong he literally REFUSES to let go of what that kid did to survive an impossible situation #like what exactly do you expect him to do with a sword hanging over his head sir #text post

[ohitslen]

Thinking and headcannoning the shit out of angry Stampede! Vash and how Wolfwood deals with that first thing in the morning because i think him getting angry about something and letting down some of his mask in those genuine moments of anger is super awesome

Before we continue I have not read the manga yet so if you read something incredibly obvious or redundant to your experience, well, haha or something OQNENW

This is a VERY LONG Vashwood ramble I have to put SOMEWHERE or I will explode, so feel free to join if you want.

Vash is an overall very expressive person right? very emotional too generally, but the thing is I like drawing people getting angry so that’s what you are getting from me.

And I also often think about the fact that it’s Wolfwood and Knives the ones that have seen him be like that (most often than not towards them).

Wolfwood specifically, I think that he WOULD get scared because when Vash is angry angry, he just seethes and looks like he is three seconds away from being love and peace to hate and war. These are probably the moments in where he carries the most resemblance to Knives, and to anybody that has experienced the man firsthand they know how scary that is because everyone and their moms knows that he does not hesitate to resort to murder if he is upset about something or if it’s inconvenient to him, so it is rightfully terrifying to even think of him getting mad.

Now take the same idea and apply it to Vash, he is so friendly and playful all the time and he gets kicked around all the time too, that it would be almost impossible to imagine him getting angry in a genuine way. That is UNTIL his ideals and morals are being countered or challenged by someone and THAT’S when people are gently reminded that oh yeah he can get mad too, and really fucking mad at that.

The peak of his anger doesn’t last for too long because he tries to level himself quickly, he is aware of how he can look when he gets like that, and it would be showing a little too much about how he is not very human in nature for what he is comfortable with. I think that when he gets mad his expression turns into something very vulnerably honest, to the point in where he unconsciously looks imposing and demanding, paired with his uncanny vibes it really is a treat and anyone at the other end of it would be other than also upset, quite scared. Like Wolfwood.

There is something very obviously other about Vash and he has the privilege of knowing just exactly why that is, and considering that his brother has a record for being a certain way when angry, knowing what he is does not soothe him at all. Then again, Wolfwood cares for him still and he is a stubborn guy himself, so even when most likely scared shitless, he would not move his ground, and the only thing that reassures him that things will be fine, is Vash’s pacific nature and also knowing that he cares deeply for him too, but that is a thing he would not think too much about other than the flash of thought that it is in the moment.

Vash is petty as hell too, he remains silent and gives the cold shoulder to the other person that was involved in the argument, and it is usually, once again, Wolfwood at the end of that stick. Wolfwood is a “mind your business and I mind mine” kind of guy considering he never asks things, but traveling with that idiot and having to be with him 24/7 and being given the silent treatment has to be uncomfortable at best incredibly annoying at worst. So even though he won’t change his opinion most of the times, he still insists on talking to him idly sometimes after they argue, something he would usually not do.

All Vash ever responds with are the necessary answers, at first shrugs or nods, then very short and to the point sentences, he eventually warms up to him again and they talk the way they usually do; and just like that things seems to be at bay for the time being until the next unavoidable argument comes by.

No matter how many times they argue, when things escalate and Vash begins to show his very honest anger, Wolfwood’s instincts would be screaming at him to stop it and to get away, because whatever Vash is feeling is reeking of a danger that no matter how enhanced he might be, he is NOT gonna make it through whatever will happen to him worse comes to worst. But when has he ever actually heard his instincts when it comes to dealing with Vash. So he always replies and stays.

He is somehow one of the very few (almost non existent) people who can deal with Vash when he is like that, one thing is getting mad at Vash and the other is him getting mad at you, and he has bite alright, he will say things that can come across as hurtful and very venomous when he starts to get more visceral, and yeah the whole predator kind of vibe he can give off is there too.

Maybe Wolfwood also knows how hurt Vash would feel if he retreats because of how scared he feels and that’s why he doesn’t back away. It would be reasonable if he did, hell he doesn’t owe him shit for all he knows and he would be in his whole right to run away scared if he wanted, but for one it would be too cowardly, and two Vash would be once again pushed away for being something not human, and that would be a scar he would carry for his whole life and Wolfwood does not want to be a part of that. So that’s another reason to the ever growing list of “why don’t I just let this be”.

There is an odd sense of comfort in seeing Vash get mad, knowing that the man knows his ground, that even he has lines he won’t allow anyone to cross, that he can allow himself to feel something genuine for once and not the fake little things he is always doing. It is the positive side Wolfwood tries to see in those situations and what he has to remind himself over and over again so he doesn’t flinch away. Good thing he has some practice in arguments thanks to his little siblings back at the orphanage, practice he refuses to let go and holds on to dear life because he needs any crumb of reason at those moments.

At some point when hands are involved, when a clench to the shirt and a push to the shoulder escalates to shoving the other to the ground and a punch to the gut, Wolfwood goes full survival mode because no one told him that Vash was THAT strong and THAT heavy and THAT intimidating. He could have guessed after having watched the man fight. He is capable and strong, he usually moves with a certain preciseness and care under the goofy display, he may twirl around and stumble when dodging, but he is dodging and also landing hits.

He knows that Vash is strong and that he is also incredibly careful. But that’s when he is in all his senses with a mostly cool head, so having him hovering over Wolfwood pressing him down rendering him to the ground while very obviously mad and trying to prove his point, he freezes before he can react and fight back.

Those are the times where Vash feels the most guilty after the fight from what Wolfwood can gather and wildly assume. If him not eating (again) for days or even refusing to acknowledge Wolfwood unless necessary is any sign. That behavior can last over a week which is a little too long for Wolfwood’s peace of mind. So he starts poking again because apparently arguing again is the only way to make the bastard answer more. And it usually works, some nudging here and there and putting lemon with salt to the wound seems to do the trick.

It entails more shouting and screaming at each others faces their flaws that they already know like a script, until things start to calm down when Wolfwood reassures him that he is tougher than he looks, and that no matter what he won’t just leave Vash in a ditch, and if they were going to travel together for the future to come they would have to learn how to sort things out. Something he knows neither of them will probably never learn, but it is what it is and that’s what he can resort to at the moment, and it does seem to satisfy Vash a little. So once they are done, and they go their separate ways, never too far from each other, Vash starts to nibble at his food and says or asks little things to Wolfwood, and just like that they are good to go again.

They are both aware that addressing out loud how fucking scary Vash can be at those raw moments of anger, would be like painting a line of ‘I am this and you are that so we shouldn’t be doing this’ that neither of them would actually want to have. So even when yeah it can be horribly scary and surprisingly intimidating to deal with Vash when he is angry, Wolfwood is willing to stay and fight with him if that’s what he wants, if that’s what he needs. Even if it’s starting to take a toll on him. He is getting used to it though so it will be fine.

Probably.

#MY BRAIN IS ALWAYS ROTATING THEM LIKE A CHICKEN IN MY HEAD #The bickering and the fights and the conflicts they have are an important piece of them methinks #so it is impossible for me to not think of them like that all the time. I just think that their whole power dynamic is very interesting #because realistically Vash is very much capable of doing a lot of things to prove his point but he never does thanks to his philosophy #something that has saved WW from being absolutely obliterated into little pieces I believe #I bet Vash’s intrusive thoughts must be WILD because ain’t no way that man holds back from so much violence without it marinating inside #of his mind okay just saying #fellas ​is it gay to be kind of into your bro pinning you to the ground when he is in emotional distress and you are scared as fuck? #trigun #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun stampede #vash #wolfwood #nicholas trigun #vashwood #lenssi rambles #lenssi writes #because that’s too fucking long. #I just thought of this but I think that Vash starts to let himself express more of his anger with each argument they have #like at first he is more wary. still upset but careful bc as I mentioned at the beginning he knows what he looks like when he is that upset #but after seeing that WW doesn’t really make a big reaction other than ofc arguing back he sort of starts to just #let himself go a little more. it’s not exactly the preferable outcome. but for once Vash is able to get mad and shout and express himself #almost fully with someone. and a part of him knows that WW can handle it. that he is capable of going through it #it’s a part of Vash that he doesn’t like when he’s in such a volatile state of being. but there is comfort in knowing that WW can take it #and that WW will answer back too. with just as much bite as he does #oooh I’m so normal about them oooh I lie a lot also

[mstrchu]

金吒领师命

#jinzha #nezha #investiture of the gods #fengshen yanyi #fsyy #art tag #li sibling violence.. part 2!! #srry idk why he's smiling #li jinzha is interesting 2 me i feel like i always picture him as the literal golden child #childhood prodigy with the will and the capability but no real will to step out of the box #like u know people who are good at everything but seem to lack personal motivation outside of what's expected of them.. #not that he's not content..

[rabbithaver]

*lets out a piercing, agonised scream as i fall to my knees*

silver.... the heggehoge.. ....

#rabbit.txt #HES SO SWEET AND FILLED WITH WONDER AND HOPE DESPITE HIS TRAUMATIC BACKGROUND #HES SUCH A CUTE LITTLE GUY AND YET SLSO CAPABLE OF SUCH HORRIFIC VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION #HES MY SON AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. IN CASE YOU FORGOT #AAAAAAUGHHHHHH

[justablanketreally]

it’s so interesting that the ‘unmortricken’ cold open almost parallels the beginning of ‘forgetting sarick mortshall’. both have morty being fed up about something, calling rick an 8-year old, and rick responding ‘this is how it is, and if you won’t accept that, then i don’t need you.’

#and it’s interesting how they framed evil morty and his rick #obviously the looking-down shot is meant to parallel the evil morty looking-down shot we get a few seconds later #but that shot is immediately followed by violence which makes me think. was this rick more physically abusive to this morty? #the most scared we ever see evil morty is when his rick leans forward to yell at him #and through everything that’s happened i don’t think our morty was ever scared of our rick like that #despite our rick showing he’s more than capable of physical abuse #will be thinking about this #rick and morty

[amhrosina]

was talking to my best friend about frank castle and how i feel like i’ve never understood a character as much as i do frank and she just nonchalantly goes

“do you think that’s because you relate to him?”

and i was taken aBACK like bitch i did not need you to point that out to me but thank you for the absolute crisis this is going to cause me

#the fact that frank castle at his very core is a tragedy #and how he will never be able to love freely or openly again because of not only how he was betrayed but also who he was betrayed by #how every time we leave him in the mcu he is alone again #how he has learned to cope with his anger with more anger #of fucking course i relate to him! #he is walking around insisting he’s not lonely but we can all see clear as day that he desires to be SEEN #do you feel me??? #frank castle not only deserves a hug but also NEEDS one #it’s a conflicting thing for me because he is so violent but i think beyond the physical aspect i am probably capable of great violence too #oh boy #frank castle #jon bernthal #the punisher #amhrosina

[moltage]

when writing Private ppl usually make him weaker and babier than he is. Yes hes got a good heart but he's also good at combat and he can make critical decisions and isn't a coward and would beat your ass if you pissed him off enough. he wouldn't let it come to that though. because he's kind :) but not weak

#tpom #by beat your ass i mean #if he had to protect something/someone #he would never resort to violence first thing #but! he IS capable!

[tranakin-skywalker]

I think maybe the funniest interpretation of Vader's "Anakin Skywalker is dead/ that name no longer has any meaning to me" thing is like. You know what you think back to your middle school self and all the stupid cringe things you did and said? Yeah that's Vader's relationship with his pre-sith self.

Is it fail-cringe to believe you are capable of good things and love and happiness? Darth Vader thinks so.

#vader thinks back to a time when he thought he was capable of things other than extreme violence and suffering and gets full bodied shivers #my deranged 4am star wars takes #darth vader #genuinely the funniest thing to me is imagining vader having a 'remembering the stupid shit i said at 12' moment whenever anyone mentions #anakin skywalker #tranakin.txt

[ya-killin-me-smalls]

just wanted to write 2bmos hanky-panky and now I'm psychoanalyzing the both of them and everything fundamentally wrong with them and also delving into the complicated early interactions between Deimos and Sanford and opening a whole new can of worms on what directions that could take

#love calling Deimos's sanity and humanity into question love making people treat him like a monster #he is like a pitbull to me #capable of so much violence but woefully misunderstood and mistreated #it was never supposed to be this deep but I'm so far down I can't see the sunlight anymore

[dirt-str1der]

Knives when he sees vash

#Trigun loveblog #heres something to make you Angry #i like thwt vash gets so mad when he sees his brother ... having a brother is like having s guy walking around with the nuclear codes for #making you angry. fighting with each other ... theyre genuinely always fighting in stampede #in the manga they were best friends forever until the accident. and in the anime knives was born with 0 empathy #i like that in the manga he would spend his free time watching world war 2 videos on his ipad and wondering if they could truly coexist with #humans. like he would literally coop himself up in a closet and watch war videos and contemplate them thats why hes so curious about humans #after seeing what humans do to each other and what humans do to plants like them... he went and stood in the cryogenic storage pod and #looked out over the swathes of humans sleeping peacefully knowing that each and every one are capable of prejudice hate and violence #and he decided it wasnt worth it to save them ... not when theyd already lost so much. so im killing everyone #he really is just a little kid... that was the best option he could come up with ...