#Comparative analysis

[celestialastronmy]

Guilt and Amnesia: How Yanni Yogi is a Tragic Reflection of Edgeworth’s Fears

A Comparative Analysis of Trauma, Identity, and Moral Divergence in "Turnabout Goodbyes"

Introduction: Mirrors in the Shadows

In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the fourth case, "Turnabout Goodbyes," explores the corrosive effects of guilt and the fragility of memory through two characters bound by tragedy: Miles Edgeworth, the prosecutor haunted by his past, and Yanni Yogi, the disgraced bailiff consumed by vengeance. Both are products of the DL-6 Incident, a 15-year-old unsolved murder that reshaped their lives. Yet, their responses to trauma diverge starkly, positioning Yogi as a distorted mirror of Edgeworth’s deepest fears. This essay examines how Yogi’s descent into madness and manipulation reflects what Edgeworth might have become without redemption, dissecting their shared roots in guilt, their contrasting coping mechanisms, and their ultimate divergence in moral trajectory.

I. The DL-6 Incident: Shared Trauma, Fractured Identities

The DL-6 Incident serves as the psychological crucible for both characters. Trapped in an elevator during a power outage, Yogi panicked and attacked Gregory Edgeworth, Miles’ father. Miles, a child at the time, inadvertently triggered a gunshot that left all three unconscious. When the doors opened, Gregory was dead, and Yogi became the prime suspect. However, the true killer, Manfred von Karma a prosecutor obsessed with perfection had fired the fatal shot to avenge a professional slight .

Yogi’s Downward Spiral

Yogi’s acquittal hinged on a plea of temporary insanity orchestrated by his lawyer, Robert Hammond. To escape conviction, Yogi adopted a façade of amnesia, feigning brain damage from oxygen deprivation. This charade cost him his career, fiancée, and dignity, leaving him isolated and bitter . His parrot, Polly, was named after his deceased lover became his only companion, a symbol of his fractured identity and clinging to the past .

Edgeworth’s Lingering Nightmare

Edgeworth, meanwhile, internalized the trauma as a recurring nightmare. He believed he had killed his father, a guilt compounded by von Karma’s manipulation. Unlike Yogi’s performative amnesia, Edgeworth’s memory loss was genuine, a psychological defense against the horror of the incident. His fear of earthquakes a remnant of the elevator trauma underscores his unresolved trauma .

Comparative Insight: Both men are defined by DL-6, but Yogi’s chosen amnesia contrasts with Edgeworth’s imposed repression. Yogi’s pretense shields him from accountability, while Edgeworth’s repression traps him in self-loathing.

II. Coping Mechanisms: Amnesia as Armor vs. Guilt as Catalyst

Yogi: The Prisoner of Performance

Yogi’s senile act mixing names, falling asleep mid-conversation is a deliberate performance to evade his past. By burning his fingerprints and renouncing his identity, he erases his former self, becoming a spectral figure lingering at Gourd Lake . His revenge plot, orchestrated by von Karma, reflects his surrender to bitterness; he frames Edgeworth not just for Hammond’s murder but as a proxy for Gregory, the man he blames for his ruin .

Edgeworth: The Weight of Unspoken Truth

Edgeworth, conversely, wears his guilt openly. His aloof demeanor and pursuit of perfection as a prosecutor stem from a desire to atone for his perceived sin. When he confesses to DL-6 during the trial, he embodies a fatalistic acceptance of his nightmare as reality. Yet, Phoenix Wright’s intervention proving von Karma’s culpability forces Edgeworth to confront his misplaced guilt .

Comparative Insight: Yogi’s performative amnesia isolates him, while Edgeworth’s repressed guilt connects him to others (e.g., Phoenix, Larry). Their coping mechanisms reveal divergent paths: one toward self-destruction, the other toward potential redemption.

III. Foils in Revenge and Redemption

Yogi: The Tragic Villain

Yogi’s arc is a cautionary tale of vengeance. His hatred for Hammond and Edgeworth stems from their roles in his downfall: Hammond for exploiting his trauma, and Edgeworth for symbolizing the Edgeworth legacy. By murdering Hammond and framing Miles, Yogi seeks to destroy the remnants of DL-6, yet his actions only perpetuate the cycle of violence. His breakdown in court dropping the senile act to admit his crimes reveals a man exhausted by his own façade .

Edgeworth: The Reluctant Hero

Edgeworth’s fear of becoming like Yogi is palpable. When he confesses to DL-6, he teeters on the edge of self-destruction, mirroring Yogi’s surrender to despair. However, Phoenix’s unwavering belief in his innocence disrupts this trajectory. By proving von Karma’s guilt, Phoenix not only exonerates Edgeworth but also dismantles the legacy of DL-6, freeing Edgeworth from its shadow .

Comparative Insight: Yogi’s story ends in defeat, while Edgeworth’s concludes with catharsis. Their fates highlight the duality of trauma: one consumed by it, the other transcending it through connection.

IV. Symbolism and Narrative Function

The Parrot and the Past

Polly, Yogi’s parrot, is a narrative linchpin. Her repetition of “Don’t forget DL-6” exposes Yogi’s subconscious guilt, undermining his amnesia act . For Edgeworth, the phrase “DL-6” represents a specter he cannot escape until Phoenix recontextualizes it as von Karma’s crime, not his own.

The Elevator and the Lake

The elevator in DL-6 symbolizes entrapment, a physical manifestation of psychological stagnation. Yogi’s shack at Gourd Lake mirrors this: a stagnant space where he reenacts his trauma. Edgeworth’s journey, conversely, moves him from the confined courtroom (a metaphorical elevator) to the open waters of self-forgiveness .

Conclusion: Reflections in the Water

Yanni Yogi and Miles Edgeworth are narrative twins, bound by shared trauma but divided by choice. Yogi’s tragedy lies in his inability to move beyond DL-6; his amnesia is a prison, his vengeance a dead end. Edgeworth, by contrast, confronts his guilt with Phoenix’s help, transforming it into a catalyst for growth. In Yogi, we see the ghost of what Edgeworth might have become—a man eroded by guilt—but in Edgeworth’s redemption, we find hope that even the deepest scars can heal.

Their stories, intertwined yet divergent, underscore Ace Attorney’s central theme: truth, however painful, is the only path to liberation.

[celticcatgirl2]

It’s funny to contrast for magical girl animes the rival is just like kinda rude and tsundere-ish and sometimes not even consistently to everyone and just only towards the protagonist specifically but overall a good person

while in shonen animes the rival regularly is like a genocidal war criminal but he’s chill now OKAY lmao

I just think it’s a REALLY funny contrast🤣

[star-arcana]

Liko and Kieran- White and Black: A Pokemon stories comparative analsis!!! Part 4: The Obstacle!!!

Hello everyone and welcome to Star-Arcana's first part of his analsis of Liko and Kieran, their storylines and how they are the ultmate foils and counterparts to one another. this part will focus on their outwart similiarities, their journey's start and how they differ from one another! The other parts are linked to the intro, which you can access here, if you want to watch them first! So without further do, let's start this:

The Descendants Obstacle!

Each good story needs an obstacle for the hero or even for some other characters to overcome and both Liko and Kieran have one in Amethio and Carmine respectively...yes, Carmine fulfils the same role to Kieran as Amethio does to Liko! As I teased, we aren't done with Carmine...heheh...I told you:

Carmine is a interesting character in this analysis. She is one of the few ones to appear in both storylines and serves as A foil to like, 3 characters in total!

The first two I covered last time, this time, she is the foil of Amethio!!!

Amethio, the Explorer

Amethio is not Liko's brother, in fact, he is on the opposing side of the RVT, the evil organization known as the Explorers, or rather was, since he got fired, and in time this post was released, Spinel took over the organization...so he is now a bonafide Ex-Explorer! Hehe...Spinel could learn from Drayton how to roast...anyway...where was I?

Yeah, Amethio wasn't just an Explorer, he is also the grandson of the Explorers late leader, Giboen, and the son of Exceed's former president, Crave. Unlike his father however, he was determined to serve his grandfather Gibeon, who want to enter the paradise known as Laqua to gather Laquium, a life-force energy-like mineral that can enhance one's strenght and make them long lived with an endless potential for renewabless given that it can multiply itself. This was the goal of Gibeon and Amethion, even in exile and took his grandfather's will to make the world of Pokémon much better with Laquium. He did all of this with a rather stoic and cold attitude, showing very little emotion aside from some annoyance towards Friede and anger towards Spinel, his mean rival. In addition to this, he was not above lying, manipulation, hostage taking, theft and using violence. Often being an enemy to Liko, he wanted to take Terapagos from her, leading to bitter battles against one another and her friends.

So a rivarly between Liko and Amethio was formed!

Despite this, Amethio showed an honerable side to his personality, and even defended Liko from an deadly attack once when battling Rayquaza. And when he saw how dangerous Laquium truly was, he began to doubt it's usage, as Spinel turned his Umbreon with it aggressive and after a series of events, entrapped Amethio and Liko inside in a cave.Amethio when trapped here with Liko, helped her got over her doubts after Grusha failed her unjustly during her terestal course, giving her the confidence to continue finding a path to become stronger. Liko was made to reflect on her goal to become stronger to get closer to Pagogo and protect it, and felt that she failed with the result of her last test. Amethio then asked her if this was enough to give up, with a tone of disapproval, as he felt like this isn't enough, which made Liko realized through she shouldn't give up because of one failed test, and decided to find another way to gain more power.

This act of kindness from Amethio here was even so kind, Spinel used this to unfairly frame Amethio for treason, which resulted in Amethio getting expelled from the Explorers, with his grandfather not wanting to hear him out. Afterwards he wants to contact his father for more knowledge about a substance known as Laquium, one that is tied to Lucius's and Terapagos's adventures, but his father rebukes him, not even acknowledging his existence. So Amethio still continued to learn more about Laquium and found out about Spinel's plan with this mineral.

And as it turns out, he learned more and more about his Grandfather's past, with Hamber(Amethio's mentor and second father to him) and even Lucius filling in on this conflict once he entered Laqua. Hamber first comes with a distored version of this story from Gibeon's perspective, and then in Laqua with Lucius and Gibeon revealing the full truth and danger of using Laquium as Lucius also revealed that it's invasiveness could spread throuhout the world and destroy it. Amethio, having seen how dangerous it is with Liko, and Lucius's knowledge of this substance danger, has now convinced him to stand against his Grandfather and make him see the light by showing him, just as Lucius believes, that the bond between humans and Pokémon, the faith in the future of those living in it is stronger than any Laquium Gibeon wants to use, and he did. Thanks to Amethio and the RVT's efforts, as well as Lucius's encouragment and wisdom, Gibeon died happily letting go of Laquium and wishing the best for his descendant Amethio, wishing him to follow his own path with Ceruledge!

Thus Amethio is now the successor to Gibeon, right? Well, Spinel through sheer luck and some science used his Laquium sphere project on the Six Heroes, who were too exhaused to resist this substance, as they had just expended much of their power with Pagogo to purge the Laquium. The only one to resist it was Rayquaza, but the damage was done, Laqua is now mostly in shambles with Spinel having taken over not just the Explorers, but Exceed as a company...so what happened to Amethio? Is he dead or working underground? However the case, he is the true successor of Gibeon and will carry the wish of his grandfather to make the world of Pokémon better for all and, most importantly, follow his own path!

So how can he be a foil to Carmine?

The Cold-headed and Hot-headed Obstacle

Amethio is, as it seems like, the total opposite of Carmine, even to her position in the story; he is cold, stoic and an enemy of the Descendant, while Carmine is fiery, explosive and an older sister of the Descendant, thus an ally to Kieran. But that is only the surface, there are a lot of similarities between them, and a lot to contrast them with:

Both are older teenagers that oppose the main protagonist (Carmine is this to Juliana/Florian at first) of their stories and were really mean towards them. They also began to show they softer and kinder side over time, warming up to the heroes after getting closer to them, but in the process, had a nasty falling out with one of the family members that while before had a quite strangled relationship with, until they reconciled. That member is Kieran for Carmine and Gibeon for Amethio. They both also experienced massive failures and even more massive losses afterwards:

Spinel took over and presumably Amethio goes into hiding, while Carmine saw her brother growing insane and she ended up possessed at one point.

Funnily they even feuded with a white-haired and golden-eyed, carefree guy, Friede and Drayton respectively (It would not surprise me if they are actually brothers). In fact, Amethio and Carmine feuded with the the same one, Friede, with both of them hating him for constantly one-upping them.

However their most important similarity is that they ultimately opposed the Descendant's goal to learn and bond with the Legendary most vital in both stories; In Liko's case, it's Pagogo (Terapagos), while in Kieran's case that Pokémon was Ogerpon. Amethio and Carmine did that in service of their families and based on understandable reasons:

Amethio was given a rather distorted version of Gibeon's adventure to Laqua since his birth and believed therefore blindly in the Explorer's version of events. He therefore had an earnest wish to fulfill his Grandpa's dream out of love and loyalty towards him and believes in his goals to better the world, which while genuine, was tained by obession over a destructive ore and made Amethio pursue and attack relentlessly Liko, to take her Terapagos away to gain access to Laquium.

Carmine also likewise was given an equally distorted history of events in the form of the tale of Ogerpon and the Loyal Three. Because of this, she and her brother had a little conflict over the true nature of Ogerpon, whom Kieran believed to be cool and not nearly as bad as the legends made it out to be, wishing to befriend it. It was not until Carmine learned the truth from her grandpa that her opinion of Ogerpon changed, but she was also made to promise to keep it as a secret from her brother by her grandpa. She also kept this secret in part of wanting to not make Kieran feel left out to have not met his idol Ogerpon before, as well as having initially feared the ogre and not wanting him to get hurt.

Both in the end found themselves in paths opposed to their wishees and despite some accomplishments in stopping an ancient evil, they found a new one rising: Spinel having taken over the Explorers, while Kieran became the new champ of Blueberry and a far darker and more dangerous trainer.

So overall, they were both antagonists with a softer side underneath and while they did some bad things, most of it is for understandable reasons, even if Carmine is less excusable. But there is one area they are similiar to one another that isn't obvious: Their Pokémon Team!

Similiar Pokémon Teams and how they showed their greatest stenght and failings

Their similarities also extend to their their Pokémon:

Amethio and Carmine have a regional Bird, Corviknight and Toucannon respectively, one is from a Cold region (Galar), the other is from a hot region (Alola), showing their contrast in personality, while being similiar.

But the biggest similiarity is between their aces, Ceruledge and Sinistcha are both Ghost types born from the regrets of a dead human that inhabited an enchanted object: A Sword master's armor and a Tea maker's cup respectively. Their pokemon thus further enhance their role in their story and creates a theme for Amethio and Carmine as characters that they share: Well-intentioned people who both failed often and have to deal with the bitterness of defeat and dissapointed the ones they cared the most for, though in Amethio's case, he was innocent, while Carmine was guilty every bit of it.

Both reconcile with this person, eventually, but Amethio clearly was the better influence, since he had in the end a healthier relationship with his reformed Grandpa before he died, and in regards to Liko, he helped her, the Descendant of Lucius in this story to develop more healt. Because of him, Liko developed more confidence in battle.

Carmine meanwhile just does really nothing to really help Kieran , and it was up to the player to fix this issue with her brother. In fact, Carmine has more or less helped Kieran being less confident in battle through her bad attempts of helping him, as well as her bossy attitude towards him.

The Irony of it all

The Irony and biggest contrast is that Amethio has helped, as an enemy, due to his honorable nature Liko more than one might think, and not only helped her grow more confident but also managed to help her grow stronger and even aided her in the battle against Gibeon, and will propably do the same a year later in the story as helpful, almost older brotherly figure.

Carmine on the other hand, as an ally, due to her fears and worries acted dishonerable and hurt Kieran more than one might think, and not only stifled his growth and even kept him with a severe lack of confidence which made him in spite of it grow stronger and hardly ever aided him in any battle, as they were often in opposite sides by the end of it, and the final battle in Mochi Mayham, has her being possessed by Pechurant, and Kieran with the player had to stop that Pokémon to free Carmine and the rest of the town. So Carmine is not the best older sister here.

The way how often the lines between enemy and ally can get blurred when faced with difficult and diffrent situations often has us shocked and realize that often we can either rescued by our suppossive enemy, or be betrayed by our supposive ally. And in the end, both meant well, only to be punished for it, albeit for opposite reasons.

That is in my opinion why I find these characters interesting to compare that in spite of their obvious diffrences, they aren't so diffrent and reflect very much how they could be at opposite sides of the spectrum, maybe Carmine would have helped Kieran better if she wasn't his guardian and like with Juliana/Florian, slowly befriended or even come to an understanding with Kieran. Whereas Amethio as a guardian of Liko would have undermined and even betrayed her trust in the end, even if he was meant to protect her. But the matter of fact is. The obstacles our heroes face have more shades than they appear to have, but only one would help the other grow as person, while the other prevented that growth from happening.

Why this all happened and what we can learn from this!

I believe the reason why is that Amethio believed in the idea of following his own path, in the choices we can each make rather than making choices for us, as Carmine did with Kieran by constantly bossing him around, demeaning him and keeping secrets. So their mottos are opposites:

Amethio: Follow your own path!

Carmine: Follow my path!

Because of this diffrence in beliefs, as well as being a theme of freedom vs control like in the last part, these two ended up having initially similiar roles, yet brought diffrent outcomes to the ones this analysis is most dedicated to, and shows how brilliant such comparative analyes can be!

What we can learn is that a good obstacle is something or someone that helps you overcome hardship like Amethio does, and he does his job superp, whereas a bad obstacle like Carmine blocks your path and makes hardship more of a detriment than anything, a result of Carmine doing a poor job here.

The Descendants dealt with diffrent antagonistic forces, that also started out in diffrent positions, but also had, despite some interesting similarities...equally diffrent effects on the Descendant.

Liko would through this face her challenges better and get the approval of someone else aiding her and despite her period of depression, we get up again. Kieran on the other hand would through this face his challenges far more burderning and recieve no approval of someone that should have aided him and only when faced with death let go of his darker path.

Next time, I discuss two other characters important to Liko and Kieran, and they might have played an even greater role for the outcome of the Descendants of their respective stories!

Trivia: Amethio's name comes from to amethyst, a purple mineral while Carmine's name comes from the word for crimson with her japanese name Seille meaning red currant. So both are Scarlet (Carmine) and Violet (Amethio). Fitting with Gen 9's theme of Scarlet and Violet!

Stay tuned for more!

[cormancatacombs]

A more polished version of what I tried scribbling on a marker board after my partner asked how my day was…

[Image ID: A 3-circle Venn diagram comparing the TV series Haunting Of Bly Manor, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Fruits Basket (2019).

The overlap between Revolutionary Girl Utena and Fruits Basket reads “shoujo anime.”

The overlap between Haunting Of Bly Manor and Revolutionary Girl Utena reads, “WLW.”

The overlap between Haunting of Bly Manor and Fruits Basket reads “tearjerker.”

The overlap between all 3 reads “breaking supernatural cycles of trauma &/or abuse.”

End of description.]

[soymimikyu]

Since other peeps have done it, I feel I need to do it as well. So here are my Sirens of the Deep chicken scratches thoughts (spoilers below):

Definite a lot of fun to watch and I had a good laugh and was absolutely captured by the half way point. I initially planned to watch it in 2 45 min chunks with lunch and dinner, but I was invested after the first half and wanted to finish.

Very pretty at times. I watch too much anime to properly judge the fight scenes (I shouldn't compare but can't help it). Geralt running on tentacles made me so happy though. Other fights were more average? Absolutely fine just not shiny enough to keep my attention.

It was a good adaptation. They took a good story and played with it well. New characters and world building. Seal person!! Excellent use of seal.

Yay the ending! They fit it into season 1 well. The ending felt appropriate, except there were no real consequences for the king. That is fine -- who is going to hold him accountable? There isn't anyone left at this point.

Geralt initialy saying Essi has huge eyes. *Giggle*

There were moments where it felt super silly. When the find out Melusina and the King were working together, the way he accused the prince of hiring Geralt was so scooby doo esque. Jaskier is Scooby by the way. I chuckled and don't care if it was accidental silliness or intentional.

Little mermaid energy. Others have commented on this. I don't need to go on. It is fine. I like the little mermaid. Although the weird horror story i read about it recently puts this is an amusing light. Nom nom nom (Go read the salt grows heavy...cw: body horror, vivisection, etc)

A bunch of scenes reminded me a lot of Legend of Korra or Avatar. I know studio mir did korra, but some of the panning was really similar. Not a bad thing, just a "oh" thing.

From the moment Jaskier opened his mouth he reminded me of Sokka from Avatar. Not as slapstick, but close.

Zelest was my favorite character. He had dynamism. I was legitimately surprised when he turned against the king and was also surprised when he ended up in pieces.

The liberties they took with Jaskier's background are fine. A bit contrived and I have spent a lot of time (*a lot of time*) reading (and rereading) about Jaskier being a viscount from lettenhove. So this was jarring. It was a good way to create sympathy though for characters and creation relationships. Might there have been other, more complicated ways -- probs, but not necessary to satisfy my specific king of brain rot :)

In the end I would rewatch it without a second thought. I might giggle a bit more since it was way sillier than I expected, but there is enough to have fun with here and bits are particularly clever

There are sharks in the show. I was not informed that there were sharks. They are the real star of the show if anyone is curious. They go nom nom nom. I'm a shark. Nom nom nom.

[nightmare-grass]

This might be a controversial take for all the Genshin fans who see Wriothesley with his gauntlets and his handcuffs and his red and black outfit and see a dom sort of character, but I believe I’ve figured out his character after seeing the latest 4.1 trailer, and he’s not what we thought he was.

Wriothesley is not a Jason Todd/Red Hood. He’s not a hunky bad boy with a heart of gold, he’s not a rough and tough guy who don’t play by the Iudex’s rules. He’s not Vi from Arcane, despite the fighting style.

Wriothesley is Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. He’s very diligent, he’s a great manager, everyone working under him likes and respects him a lot, and he’s rather straight-laced, preferring to stick to protocol unless absolutely necessary, at which point he’ll resort to punching the problem. He probably doesn’t get out much anymore, usually staying at the Fortress of Meropide, so he wouldn’t be a smooth talker like a lot of the fanfics depict him as. He probably has a cold and stoic exterior hiding a heart of pure gold, so it would probably take a bit for him to show more of his true personality. He’s down to earth, honest, hardworking, and resourceful. He’s probably got a strict moral code, but that doesn’t stop him from trying to understand the inmates under his care. He may look scary, and he may be an absolute terror in a fight, but that’s all just the tip of the Wriothesley iceberg.

[sambhavami]

Arjuna and Karna (3/10)

Note: I’ll try to go over both Arjuna and Karna’s changing personalities throughout the epic as per my opinion.

Recently, I have been reading through Dr. N P Bhaduri’s research. This is fully going to be my personal opinion, influenced by Dr. Bhaduri’s work that I have read so far.

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First war:

When Drona asks for Drupad to be brought before him, defeated, unlike the previous time when he had asked the same question, this time all the princes (plus Karna) enthusiastically agree.

The Kauravas and Karna jump straight into battle, with no prior planning or observation.

Anyone familiar with Panchal’s history however, would never make this mistake. I believe these princes would have heard a biased version of what had transpired between a young Bheeshma and the previous rulers of Panchala. Hence, they do underestimate both Drupada and his subjects. Panchal was already a very militant, nationalistic state which boasted of a huge army. Additionally, the civilians of Panchala were armed to such an extent that probably even the modern-day US would be proud.

The Pandavas, unlike their cousins, choose to chill on the outskirts with Drona, at a convenient height, from where they observe and learn from the Kauravas’ eventual failure. I find this scene unduly funny, as the only things missing here, in my opinion, are a couple of lawn chairs, mai tai cocktails and a bunch of Hawaiian shirts.

The Panchala army is however caught unprepared in the face of the sudden Kaurava incursion, but soon, with the help of the civilians and led by Drupada and his brother Satyajit, they bounce back and hit back harder. Once the army is done with the 100 brothers, the civilians chase them out of the city, hurling insults at the bystanding Pandavas as well.

Only once this has calmed down, and the mob+army starts retreating does Arjuna order his attack, rallying the bulk of the retreating Kaurava army behind him. This is the first time we see Arjuna definitively take charge, of the battle as well as his brothers, as he demarcates war strategy. He leaves Yudhishthira behind, a choice that would be reverberated throughout all other wars the brothers later face.

Arjuna sends Bheema at the head of his army, and sets Nakula and Sahadeva on both sides of his wheels. Dr. Bhaduri quotes Mm. Madeleine Biardeau’s work here that expresses this scene in the context of the caste system, where Yudhishthira represents the Brahmin, Arjuna and Bheema represent the refined and unrefined Kshatriyas (kshatra-teja, to be precise) respectively and Nakul-Shadeva serve as placeholders for Vaishya and Shudras. Madame Biardeau points out a similar iconography for other parts of the epic as well (as of now I remember one scene when the Pandavas and Draupadi are trapped in a snowstorm, and her take on the brothers’ individual reactions to the calamity).

Arjuna and Bheema’s respectively caste imagery is also explored further as we see Arjun, the ‘refined’, goal-oriented Kshatriya, alternatively pull and relax the reins on Bheema who is the ‘unrefined’, indiscriminately violent Kshatriya.

Interestingly, for most of this battle, Arjuna spends fighting the Panchala army with a mace (gada) and scythe (khadga), alongside his bow-and-arrow, whereas Drupada’s the one who is more of an archer in this scenario.

Here, I must mention a small detail I’d read somewhere (pretty sure this part is not there in the actual text of MB), that the vyuha that Drupada built once he entered the battlefield with the main bulk of his army was the chakra-vyuha, which while the Kauravas were unable to break, Arjuna breaks with ease and physically overpowers Drupada. Even if we take this as a headcanon, it is extremely poignant to consider the possibility that Arjuna started his adult life with the same vyuha that his son ended his life with!

Satyajit and Drupada both put up a spectacular fight, but ultimately Arjuna wins over, interestingly, not by displaying superior skills, but rather being the supple, young man who catches the two middle-aged men when they are already tired from the day’s ordeals.

Once Arjuna has successfully subjugated Drupada, his ministers too surrender, and his army retreats. Here again, we see Arjuna tightening the ‘reins’ on Bheema, who he orders to stop massacring the remaining civilians despite the latter’s dissatisfaction with the intensity of the rather short-lived battle. He also points out a less-remembered elephant in the room, that despite the long-lived enmity between the Kauravas and the Panchalas, the two royal houses are ultimately related by blood. The respect he shows to Drupada in this scene, coupled with the clear divide in the Kuru family now demonstrated publicly in this battle, is what ultimately brings Drupada around to allying with the Pandavas and Yadavas against the main Kuru house later in the story.

We are all familiar the with next scene of this drama, where Drona insults Drupada once more, and takes from him one half of the kingdom that was built by clawing away at the land, metre-by-metre, drenched in the very blood and sweat of the Srinjayas, turning him even firmly against the Kurus.

Karna, in this whole scene, is wilfully absent from the centre of the stage. He partakes in the battle but is presumably thwarted by Drupada’s first assault. There is no clear evidence here if he ran away with the Kauravas or abandoning them, but he retreats all the same.

So far then the score stands:

Arjuna: 0.75 + 0.0 + 1.0 = 1.75

(the last chapter was Karna’s day, this is Arjuna’s)

Karna: 0.5 + 1.0 + 0.0 = 1.5

(Where is he by the way? Has anyone seen him or heard from him? The princes were also wondering 😊)

[generalluxun]

I really like Chloe. But the moment any fan starts hating on Audrey or Felix or any other character in order to defend her, I lose any interest in the possible discussion.

It's messy because Chloé and how her story is handled doesn't happen in a vacuum. How the show handles her vs others is worth talking about.

Would Chloé's narrative still be toxic if all it said was that some kids won't ever change and are lost causes at 14? Yes. Is it *more* toxic when we add the layer that blames all of her father's had behavior on her? Very much so.

Other comparisons can be apt.

However when comparing people do need to be careful to contextualize and be specific. Being overly vague is a crutch and confuses the issues.

[mysteriouspresence]

a comparison of themes

a brief comparison of the shared/juxtaposed themes between the works "the stranger" by albert camus, "no longer human" by osamu dazai, and "notes from the underground" by fyodor dostoevsky (will try to keep this spoiler-free as possible!)

opening notes: themes: alienation, apathy and envy, misanthropy and understanding others, pride versus conformity main characters meursault from "the stranger" yozo from "no longer human" underground man from "notes from the underground" premise meursault is a man who lives in french algeria. his initial characterization is established when his mother dies, and he doesn't care much. later on, he happens to commit a crime, and we are shown his detached nature throughout the legal/penal process yozo deems himself "disqualified as a human being" while examining his life; he finds himself unable to understand other people and is frightened by their strange emotions and behaviors while he spirals in and out of addiction and depression the underground man is a spiteful loner who drives away the people around him and favors his own fantasies over his real life; he chooses to indulge in his romanticized, emotionally charged perspective, which in turn causes him more pain

alienation: -- all three main characters are shown to be outcasts, unable to participate "properly" in society. in a narrative sense, all three end up "punished" by society for being different (either literally or as they perceive) -- all three characters try to form romantic relationships, only to be thwarted at some point (note: meursault was arguably most successful). in each case, their prospective partners were interested, only to leave them under circumstances that all arguablely stemmed from the protagonist's actions.

apathy: -- meursault is apathetic towards his uncaring nature in-of-itself. he is not bothered by his apparent loneliness and callousness, nor how other people perceive him. in fact, he barely sees himself as different, unlike our other two protagonists -- meanwhile, the underground man tries hard to appear "cool" and unaffected by what he sees as slights upon his honor, but he ends up raging anyway; he envies the status, wealth, and social connections that other people have and emulates those in his fantasies -- on the other hand, yozo is painfully affected by everything around him and overthinks every action both he and other people make. he determines himself as thoroughly unable to be human

misanthropy and understanding others: -- the underground man and yozo find themselves disturbed and perplexed by other's actions. both distrust others, believing society to be maliciously out to get them. they're ultimately hindered by this self-consciousness. -- yozo tried hard to "fit in" to the expectations around him, only to deviate more as he cracked under pressure -- the underground man tried a few times to be sociable but ultimately gave up and declared himself a member of the "underground", retreating into his own world -- opposing this is meursault, who is seen as the frightening, perplexing being by other people due to his apparent lack of emotion by the end of the book. however, before the climatic incident of the novel, he was seen as an ordinary, albeit bland, man who just goes through his life. he never tried "too hard" to fit in, even though through his narration, we can tell that he was already apathetic, to begin with. the incident merely called everyone's attention to him

pride versus conformity: -- ultimately, all three men chose pride, consciously or not. they refused (or were not able) to become molded to society's standards, and all chose the "wrong" path in the end, even though they tried to live "normally" at some point -- they stayed true to their nature (as outlined above) to the end of their respective novels. each novel resolved with a respective resignation/acceptance of their fates

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The Jew, the gypsy and El Islam.

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AuthorBurton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.Related NamesWilkins, W. H. (William Henry), 1860-1905. Language(s)English PublishedLondon : Hutchinson & co., 1898. SubjectsIslam. Romanies. Jews. Physical Descriptionxix, 351 p. : front. (port.) ; 26 cm

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Duterte in The Hague: Not Just Dirty Politics

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines Extrajudicial killings—lethal force deployed by state agents outside the boundaries of due process—offer a stark lens through which to compare how different governments translate power into violence. Between 2016 and 2022, the United States recorded thousands of police‑involved fatalities despite a mature legal framework designed to constrain deadly force. During…

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Hey fellow Transgirl Scott Pilgrim enthusiasts!!! I’m really loving all the posts reading Scott as a Transgirl egg but I think one HUGE point we have going for us that most of them neglect to mention is that Bryan Lee O’Malley cited THE big Trans allegory anime^tm of the 90s Ranma 1/2 as one of the biggest influences on the story!!! : D

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Liko and Kieran- White and Black: A Pokemon stories comparative analsis!!! Part 3: The guardians and mentors

Hello everyone and welcome to Star-Arcana's first part of his analsis of Liko and Kieran, their storylines and how they are the ultmate foils and counterparts to one another. this part will focus on their outwart similiarities, their journey's start and how they differ from one another! The other parts are linked to the intro, which you can access here, if you want to watch them first! So without further do, let's start this:

The Descendant's guardians and mentors:

A Staple in most fiction to have mentor figures and guardians(like parents or teachers) guide the heroes or other characters in their journey. Liko and Kieran aren't diffrent,as they had people who wanted to protect and guide them!

Let's start with Liko's!

Friede and Lucca!

Friede and Lucca do play an important role in Liko's life as mentors and guardians!

In Friede's case, he is a Pokémon Professor leading the Rising Voltacklers (RVT for short) and always is there to discover new things with them!

He was once the student of Lucca, who helped him go through a crisis after getting bored with the soulless Exceed company (a Pokémon research company to develop tools for Pokémon) that will play an important part later in this anaylsis. However back to Friede, he got help from his former teacher and through her encouragment, became friends with Captian Pikachu,later known as just Cap. even if that didn't worked out initially. But because of Lucca's help, he did not give up on befriending him and learned of Pikachu's ability to fly with Voltackle up to the sky to see the Horizons(symbolism!!!), which inspired the name of his future crew; The Rising Voltacklers. He would found them with his friend Orla, a mechanist and Ludlow, a former actor and secretly superhero, who offered his boat to become the airship that is known as Brave Olivine, named after the city where it came from, Olivine City. He would then find a chef under the name of Murdock and a doctor named Mollie, who join in his group too, followed by Liko and her friends!

As a person, Friede is a relaxed, wise and very protective mentor that always wants what is best for his students and is for Liko a massive influence and inspiration. With his overall friendly and cool attitude, he is nothing short of amazing and a total badass! He has a Charizard with Tera-Dark type as his companion, as well as the RVT's mascot, Captian Pikachu on his side, the most badass Pikachu in existence! However Friede does have some bad habits, like forgetting crucial information to mention sometimes which causes a lot of anxiety and frustrations with this crewmates. But Friede is still an inspirational leader and a very understanding one that always keeps his head cool and helped Liko, Roy and Dot to better understand and bond with Pokémon. He trust them so much, he very much included them all in the search for answers regarding Liko's pendant! Liko with allowing her to stay and research the mystery of Pagogo, Roy when he wanted to catch Black Rayquaza and Dot much earlier than the two to develop useful apps and tools for the ship and led her stay after she proved to be able to go out thanks to Liko and Roy. Despite having initially done a lot of helping in battle for the kids, and oftentimes interfered when they needed help, he allowed them to grow independently from him, and gradually interfered less in battle. He even sends them to Paldea all alone to learn how to Terastalize and afterwards, Liko holds with her trusted friends on their own most battle, like with Kleavor of the Six Heroes, Geeta and when he was not able to battle Gibeon and Zygarde, Liko with the aid of her friends, Roy and Dot, as well as Amethio, took on the challenge and they won!

His knowledge about Pokémon is superp, hence he was always gifted in battle, as he outwitted the analythical Spinel in his double battle with him! There are many other such feats by Friede, but know this: His thirst for knowledge makes him the perfect Professor to have as teacher and that is thanks to someone, just as awesome as he is, Lucca!

Lucca is a teacher who knows a lot about Pokémon and as mentioned before, Liko's mom! Lucca was in fact the teacher of Friede when he studied in Kanto, and became sorta the reason why Friede became Cap's trainer and why the Rising Voltacklers came to be!

She raises Liko not alone, for she has a husband named Alex, who is an artist who makes pictures of Pokémon and works on children stories. They met each other in Indigo Academy and married after graduation. They recommended Liko to go to this school, hoping their daughter will find her own path here. Despite her role as Liko's mom however, she never allowed to involve herself too much in Liko's life, having an overall laissez faire approach to raising her child, who benefitted from it greatly. Lucca even once told Friede , when he brought Liko back to her home, that she doesn't want to see her daughter right now, due to her knowing that her motherly instincts will give in and tell Liko what to do, which is something she doesn't need, as Liko needs to grow on her own and discover herself, without her mom telling her everything. So she never lets her maternal instincts control her thinking and showed a lot of emotional maturity and wisdom that most parents in the real world lack, a truly awesome mom, and someone even I began to look up to because of this, maybe I and Friede aren't so diffrent after all? Anyway, backt to Lucca:

She is a great mom and mentor that has her child's best interest at heart and always supports Liko's dreams without getting in her daughter's way and allowing Liko to go through a journey of self-discovery and mystery. Thus Lucca shows her trust and compassion to Liko this way, knowing that her daughter's Pokémon and her friends and their Pokémon will help her. Knowing that Friede will aid her, he trusts her student to teach and help Liko to grow into the trainer she always was meant to be: The Heroine of a story!

Lucca overall has a liberal approach that encourages others to find their own path, a true mentor, that created some of the best heroes in Pokémon: Liko and Friede!

So who is Kieran's guardian and sorta mentor? It's none other than Carmine!

Carmine

Carmine is Kieran's older sister and thus the closest thing to a mom he has, as their parents are rather absent from the story. Because of this, she is guardian and mentor (sort of) figure to Kieran. Kieran best described his older sister Carmine as someone who has no filter, is inconsiderate, and pushes people's buttons. In addition to this, she is quite Xenophobic, mean-spirited, vain and belligerent, with an agressive attitude that makes her very easily loose her cool when things don't go her way. A rahter Forceful, spicy individual with a strident nature. Carmine is the opposite of Friede in this regard, who manages to remain level-headed in face of danger, while Carmine doesn't. Despite her numerous flaws, she actually has a tender heart that wants to protect the things and people she cares about, and even softened up to the player character after getting to know them better. Most important of all, is her love and care for her younger brother, Kieran, whom she adores greatly. However it never stopped her from insulting, demeaning, yelling, bullying even, and bossing her little brother around. It was even so bad, her own Grandfather, Yukito, had to reign in and tell her to treat Kieran better, only for him to cower when she rebukes him and denies her being unkind, showing insinereity and lack of self-awareness. She has overall an overbearing style of mentoring and protecting Kieran, so much so that Kieran himself and his schoolmate Drayton said that she does literally everything for her little brother, something that Kieran always hated and made him feel rather worthless. This is also the underlying reason as to why he wants to be as strong as Ogerpon, so that he can do things himself and doen't have to hide behind his sister anymore, who pampers him. She also excluded him from learning more about Ogerpon with the player and her grandfather, showing a lack of trust in Kieran. We can also see her thus as a foil to Lucca, a mom that never allows her maternal instincts to control her. Carmine on the other hand is an older sister that does allow her instinct to control her, and thus made several bad choices for Kieran, one of them being the worst descision in the storyline: Lying about Ogerpon and convincing the player to do the same, which they do. Carmine feared that her brother would feel excluded if he knows that she and his friend saw this Pokémon, and out of fear of making him feel hurt, she got in the way of his dream to befriend that Pokémon and ultimately prevented him from becoming what he wants to be and tried to control his path. When he found out, all she did was giving him an insincere apology that doesn't acknowledge any pain she caused with this, just deflecting it with a "sorry I didn't mean it/to", which made Kieran more angry and accuses her of lying, rightfully so. Carmine has with this shown no faith or trust in her brother, and it would get not so much better afterwards. During the DLC storyline, she would have hardly any ability to calm Kieran down as he descends further into distrust towards others, and himself. She was utterly incapable of snapping him out of this, the player character however did. Even after Kieran had recovered, Carmine was relegated into the role of a zombie during Mochi Mayhem and had hardly any real relevance beyond being critiqued for her mean personality...Carmine is thus pretty much someone, you never want to have as guardian or mentor, no matter how much she love she has for the people she cares about. Friede and Lucca ran voltackles around her in this field, even by themselves alone. Anyway let's continue, since there is another character that can be called sort of a mentor for Kieran, even if weakly: Drayton!

A small tangent regarding Drayton

Ok, Drayton, the lazy, but (in)competent Bozo also gets to be in this! There had been people jokingly comparing him to Friede, but in actuality, there is some merit to this:

Both are highly gifted, if lazy, are silver haired with golden eyes and tan skin, and each has a reptilian starter Pokémon with potential for Mega-Evolution (Friede's Charizard and Drayton's Sceptile) and their ace has an electric type signature move: Cap has Voltackle, Drayton's Archuladon has Eletrco shot!

Aside from these similarities, they both want to help the Descendant's of each story, but while Friede was mature enough in his approaches, Drayton does that like an immature teenager would, and though a humiliating defeat would change Kieran for the better. Because of Kieran's inability to compete with the player and them catching Ogerpon in front of his eyes, Kieran became a beserker and dethroned Drayton as champ and established harsh and brutal rules that sucked the fun out of Pokémon. Thus when Juliana/Florian entered the picture, he successfully used the player to stop Kieran's rampage, but to no avail, as Kieran still wanted to beat his old friend to prove who is the strongest, this time with even worse methods, like using a Terapagos (seriously Liko and Kieran should just met, they really make for fun interactions). And instead of helping Kieran deal with defeat, Drayton just insults him as Ex-champ to rub it in and would even after Kieran's apology and attempts to atone for his mistakes still do so as some sort of "righteous punishment", showing us how immature he is.

Unlike Friede however, he really is uninterested in learning and growing, as he had to go through the same year thrice...and while he is a capable battler and really shows decrees of wisdom, he is nevertheless unable to really reach Kieran due to his rather dismissive and immature way of handling things, hardly anyone to look up to, unlike Friede.

Finally the relationship between Carmine and Drayton is the total opposite of that between Lucca and Friede, in which Carmine despises Drayton's lazy attitude and neither really gets along with the other, just contempt and lack of trust.

Basically what Friede would have been like, had he never had Lucca as teacher.

Freedom vs Control

This is a strong diffrence between the two descendants upbrining in a lot ways: Liko was encouraged to find herself and given a lot of freedom and chances to pursue her own dreams. Kieran was discouraged to find himself and given no freedom or any chances to pursue his own dreams.

Lucca and Friede, as well as many of Liko's best teachers and mentors have always allowed her to make her own choices, whereas Carmine and many others have not given Kieran the choice in regards to Ogerpon or even gave him true guidance, just snide attempts of putting him down that didn't work, like with Drayton.

But back to Carmine: She is also interesting in this particular analysis, becasue she is also a character that appeared in Horizons and contrary to many people expecting a repeat of the Teal Mask storyline, most of it was dismissed, like Carmine. After one episode of Friede beating her in all competitions during the Harvest Festival, she vanished upset and angry, as even seen in the following episodes's photo. Carmine was also still xenophobic and distrustful towards outsiders, which also made her rather unfriendly towards the RVT, and let to no real friendship developing. Carmine failed to even get one victory over Friede, having only one laugh at them not getting the Caretaker's permit to enter Oni Mountain to meet Briar, because he somehow shares her feelings of outsiders...turns out he didn't and gave them the permission, as the RVT helped during the festival greatly the injured people and pokémon, including his daughter, Shizune. Thus Carmine was left defeated and ever since then was never seen again by the cast during their staying in Kitakami...wowzers. This justifies this comparison between Friede and Lucca with Carmine. She has no control over her own emotions and allows her worst insticts to overrride her thinking, even if she meant well she hurts her brother dearly, more than almost anything. Friede and Lucca however had total control of their instincts and helped Liko and her friends to become the best versions of themselves by giving them the freedom to learn. And while Friede had to do some handholding, it gradually ended with him doing less and seeing the result of this type of guidance coming to fruition. This is also why Friede, and through him, Lucca, defeated Carmine so easily in the festival episode; They had the wisdom and maturity to guide others, Carmine lacked that and dragged those under her wing down! In the end I think this was why the RVT never interacted with Carmine that much onwards; Because she is a bad influence to those around her and would have just like with Kieran and Juliana/Florian, influenced Liko and the other kids equally negatively and only worsened everything for them with her attitude. Had she been like Briar and Perrin in the anime been nicer, we would have seen more interactions, especially friendly ones, but as the writers probably saw like me, they knew she was this bad to be left out, for now. She might return, but I doubt she can control herself from making a ruckus and might be stopped this time by the descendant of the HZ Storyline Liko, who showed thanks to Friede and mother, how through freedom, true growth is possible, and not through control like Carmine envisioned for Kieran, as it ended poorly for him.

As for Friede, his trust in his students was always rewarded with growth and helped them become better versions of themselves, as did Lucca with him, and therefore will always be fondly remembered as such. Whatever fate awaits him in Laqua and thereafter, he will be remembered as the greatest professor the RVT had and no matter what, the memories of his time with the RVT will always be the warmest Liko and co. will ever feel for him. I am happy to have seen such a character and I bet what comes for him next will be great! With him, we might be for the time being done, or perhaps something new will come, but know this: Professor Friede is amazing and I wish we see more of him!

With Carmine, however, we aren't done yet. She is MASSIVELY important in this analysis and serves as a foil to yet another character, one you might never considered.

So stay tuned for more and have fun!

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LLP vs Pvt Ltd: Which Business Model Fits Your Growth Strategy?

Starting a business requires careful consideration of the legal structure that best aligns with your growth strategy. Two of the most popular business structures in India are the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and the Private Limited Company (Pvt Ltd). While both offer limited liability and legal recognition, they differ in terms of compliance, taxation, and suitability for business expansion.

This article provides a detailed comparison of LLP vs Pvt Ltd to help you decide which business model fits your growth strategy.

Understanding LLP and Pvt Ltd

What is an LLP?

A Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is a business structure that combines the benefits of a partnership and a company. It offers limited liability protection to its partners while allowing flexibility in management. LLPs are governed by the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, in India.

What is a Private Limited Company?

A Private Limited Company (Pvt Ltd) is a separate legal entity that limits the liability of its shareholders to their shareholding. It is governed by the Companies Act, 2013, and is a preferred choice for startups and growing businesses due to its ability to attract investors and issue shares.

Key Differences Between LLP and Pvt Ltd

1. Legal Structure and Compliance

LLP: It has a simpler legal structure with fewer compliance requirements. Annual compliance includes filing LLP Form 8 (Statement of Accounts) and LLP Form 11 (Annual Return).

Pvt Ltd: It has a more structured legal framework, requiring compliance with the Companies Act. This includes maintaining statutory records, conducting board meetings, and filing annual returns with the Registrar of Companies (ROC).

2. Ownership and Management

LLP: Managed by designated partners. Ownership and management are not separate, giving partners direct control over operations.

Pvt Ltd: Managed by directors and owned by shareholders. This separation allows better governance and scalability.

3. Liability Protection

LLP: Partners have limited liability, meaning they are not personally liable for business debts.

Pvt Ltd: Shareholders' liability is limited to their shareholding, offering strong legal protection.

4. Fundraising and Investment

LLP: Raising funds is challenging as LLPs cannot issue shares. Investors, such as venture capitalists, prefer Pvt Ltd companies.

Pvt Ltd: Can raise funds through equity shares, making it easier to attract investors.

5. Taxation

LLP: LLPs are taxed at 30% on profits, with no dividend distribution tax (DDT). Partners pay tax on their income from LLP.

Pvt Ltd: Companies are taxed at 22% (for new companies) or 30% (for existing ones), but dividends are taxed in the hands of shareholders.

6. Ease of Registration and Compliance Cost

LLP: Lower registration cost and fewer compliance requirements make it cost-effective.

Pvt Ltd: Higher compliance costs due to mandatory audits and regulatory requirements.

7. Business Scalability and Growth

LLP: Suitable for small businesses, professional firms, and service-based businesses.

Pvt Ltd: Ideal for businesses looking for scalability, external investment, and expansion.

Which Business Model Should You Choose?

When to Choose an LLP

If you are starting a small business or professional service firm.

If you prefer minimal compliance and lower costs.

If external funding is not a priority.

When to Choose a Private Limited Company

If you plan to raise funds through investors.

If you aim for long-term growth and expansion.

If you want a structured governance model with better credibility.

Conclusion

Choosing between an LLP and a Pvt Ltd company depends on your business goals, funding needs, and compliance capabilities. While LLPs offer flexibility and cost benefits, Pvt Ltd companies provide a strong foundation for growth and investor confidence. Analyze your business strategy carefully before making a decision.

Still unsure? Consult a legal expert to determine the best structure for your business.

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thinking about frankenstein and the untamed parallels, since they're both about heretic grave robbers, and tbh it's kind of interesting thinking of it from a birth myth narrative.

a lot of the horror of frankenstein revolves around the idea of man creating life being an abomination (in contrast to the way women naturally give life. 'birth without the gendered body')

(Breaking News: Mary Shelley CANCELLED for terf rhetoric/s)

haha but yeah it's interesting to think of frankenstein as a birth myth. or a way for Shelley to grapple with her traumas surrounding pregnancy while removing the specifically feminine aspect of it, much like we use Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamics and mpreg today.

And you know what Wei Wuxian—another a heretic necromancer— likes to claim? "This is my son, I gave birth to him!"