#they didn't really Play sgrub either; they mostly just killed shit to try to bypass having to play it at all

[catman-draws]

The major one besides the cueball-headed guy, or the major one IS the cueball-headed guy? Fr, tho, I doubt Beta Trolls would've done anywhere near as good if they weren't raised on murder paradise Alternia, where knowing how to fight and adapt to the situation was very much life or death matter. Given how much personal drama they've had? Without that world setting their priorities straight, things would've likely ended up differently ✨️

Ngl I completely forgot about him again \/\/\/

#catman asks #god damn doc scratch #I think we're giving alternia too much credit here #doc scratch did a lot of manipulation that helped result in their Drama #and alternia very much encouraged that the drama be Dealt with with Fights to the Death #they didn't really Play sgrub either; they mostly just killed shit to try to bypass having to play it at all #the only one that was really trying to play was tavros and vriska stopped that dead in its tracks #(and then aradia did some revenge kiiling) #and then their whole thing with jack and the black queen #i was referring to karkat actually #not that he was perfect; but he did a pretty good job of keeping everyone alive and Generally doing what they needed to (with exceptions) #hardly perfect but I'd say pretty good with leading (tantrums aside) #but more point was that he's a much stronger blood player #and thus was better able to utilize The Power Of Friendship #reminder that if Jack hadn't appeared in their session; they we're literally Winning at that Moment #but with that; i feel like (and this is probably due to the writing quality) the betas all rep their titles better than the alphas #maybe they embraced it more; maybe that's Just What Happened; maybe no thought was given to it at all idk #but that's my vibe; you feel me? #the most alternia did was make everyone more aggressive (which was Meenah's approach) #and that just happens to work out for you when your approach is The Best Defense Is The Best Offense