#biankaposting

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while i'm thinking about characters with weird relationships to otto apocalypse, it's time i talk about bianka "durandal" ataegina because mihoyo was COOKING with whatever was going on there but it goes unnoticed a lot and that. hurts me. cause like

the only reason she even EXISTS is because otto decided that it would be beneficial for his plans. he's the reason she lost her mother, why she was brought up as an orphan, why she learned literally anything about herself far too late. he treated her like his little niece. he almost made her lose her life. he saved her life. he brought her up with the intention that one day, she will kill him. she fulfilled that wish. he was her boss. he was her friend. she hated him. she cared about him. schicksal made her lose everything she could've had. without schicksal, she wouldn't have anything she has now.

at the end of the day, all that temporarily bound them together was a few inherently apathetic factors- his mission, her duty. they were both aware that the other isn't exactly what they need to fulfill their goals, and that something will go wrong eventually, but they held onto their cooperation as long as they could

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HAPPY NEW YURI AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIANKA ❤❤❤

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FAGS??

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IT MATTERS SOOOO MUCH THAT PALATINUS EQUINOX'S TRAILER IS CALLED "FOREVER STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF" because likeeee.

up to that point, most of her life has been shifting further and further AWAY from her true self..... her true self is the little, still "kiana kaslana" who was willing to risk her own safety for a clone she didn't know. the now "bianka ataegina" in the durandal vn was already ever so slightly away from her original self, because at that point, being a valkyrie already put the ideal of becoming stronger into her. her life as a valkyrie, eventually, the best one of schicksal, lead her further and further away from what she truly cared about as she was molded into the soldier otto wanted her to be, and she conformed with his wishes due to her belief of "the greater good" and her own, personal duty of protecting the bubble universe in her body.

it is exactly during kolosten arc, when she finds out about her past and her identity as a kaslana, that is when she can finally... well, afford to stand up against otto, against schicksal, and go back to defending the imperfect world she wanted to fight for as a child- to stay true to herself.

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okay yeah bianka may not have been around her biological family for most of her life but her girlfriend, a wat veteran who had a crush on her mom, that war veteran's friend alien, a world renowned author (english), a woman who is alive and dead at the same time, a world renowned author (spanish), a world renowned engineer (scottish), that engineer's trans robot girlfriend, and a talking sword aren't any worse

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bianka ataegina felt significantly greater distress when she was seperated from her wife than she did when she discovered she had been kidnapped from her family and used as a living weapon destined to kill the one who raised her.

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Hi, don't know if you remember me but you recently rbed my post about how Siegfried reuniting w his daughters was a rushed scene and I wanted to hear your opinions on the matter? Sorry if it's overstepping but im just curious haha.

Have a nice day!

AH HI!!! right yes i did thank you for reminding me!!!! i have very strong opinions on the matter so ill be happy to share.

(for people who haven't seen the og post, here it is)

THE SHORT VERSION: i agree with you completely and am Extremely Angry at mihoyo because EVERYONE is mischaracterized in that scene. or rather, in the entirety of moon arc, but that's something for another post.

THE LONG VERSION:

I Am So Fucking Mad.

so first of all, im probs gonna focus on bianka a lot in this because im unbelievably obsessed with her. and goddamn was that scene so bad. and also repeat a lot of things you Already Said.

to begin. it's very rushed!!!!!! this scene in its Base Format is inherently flawed simply because... bianka would not reveal her origin that early. like obviously at that point she was already being written very ooc [LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ARC. SERIOUSLY. IM SO ANGRY ABOUT THAT] but arrrghgh. at least before this scene they at least pretended to preserve bianka's. how do i call it. General Cautiousness?

this is something that clearly means a lot to her and is shown before trying to figure out how to break the news in a gentle way. she is simply not a person who would say [in a very strangely spoken way] "oh im your daughter by the way". She Would Not. this is a woman who would awkwardly try to hang out with these two for a solid 2 months as she feels out how to Tell Them. while obviously, during moon arc she had already spent enough time with the rest of the main cast to Chill Out a bit, she's still just!! kind of emotionally and socially awkward!!! but in a completely different way than showcased in moon arc. does that make sense

also bianka does not speak like that istg if mhy doesn't learn the difference between a character that is Kind Of Serious and a character that sounds like they use a thesaurus for most their sentences-

but kiana and siegfried aren't safe from this either!!!!!! as you said. they departed on Not Great terms and have been separated for years. while they act as if its been maybe a couple of days. its very disappointing for me personally to see the complete lack of regard for the fact that yes, they do care about each other and this reunion is a very happy one, but still!! their bond was. a rocky one.

plus, there's a giant difference between a preteen and, at that point, an adult woman so. siegfried is not meeting the same person he lost. kiana has changed, and due to her experiences- probably even abnormally so, so they NEED to rebuild their relationship simply because even IF before their separation there was no conflict, it would change the fact its been far too long to treat each other as if they have never been apart.

AND the fact that kiana especially was so... unbothered? by the fact that DURANDAL IS HER SISTER. like. do i even have to elaborate. kiana kaslana, world's #1 identity crisis haver, someone who idolized, hated, and respected bianka [in that order], was just like. okay 💗 yay 💗? sighs so deeply. look at how they massacred my girls

theres much more i could say but i dont quite know how to put most of my dislike of this scene into words so like. arrggh. it was personally very very frustrating to me because, as i said, i am a big fan of both kiana's and bianka's. identity, and especially family heritage, is an extremely important part of both of their characters and it was physically painful for me to see a scene i looked forward to A Lot be dismissed like this.

which, unfortunately, is true for most of the moon arc, since it was the worst offender for characterization [or rather, lack thereof] in the entire game, with basically everyone being reduced to a mildly philosophical much so devoid of personality i probably couldn't tell their lines apart if presented with a couple. but alas.

at least salt snow holy city arc was amazing

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bianka ataegina............ i miss her

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sobsss. no 1 gets bianka ataegina like i do.

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▼ + BIANKA - lee

YAYY THANK YOU

▼ - childhood headcanon

AGHH little bianka is very very dear to me. now im aware this said CHILDHOOD but to me preteen/teen years still count as that so im gonna go with those since thats when she actually became. Bianka Ataegina

so. this is probably a silly one yes im aware but. while i know that bianka's blonde hair is from all the soulium in her body, you know how her earlier battlesuits have this pink-ish tint at the ends of her hair? yeah so in my mind thats just a reckless decision she made as a teenager and it kind of. stuck around. shakespeare probably helped her do it

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Sighs like a wet dog. i miss bianka durandal ataegina

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my mother was in the same room as me when i got kafka and her light cone today and obviously i was extremely happy so i said "ahh.... my beautiful wife..." as a joke and my mom honest to god replied "isn't durandal your beautiful wife"

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missing bianka today

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ohhhhhh durarita lny vacation video were really in it now.

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when i get my ears pierced im sooooo gonna get myself that earring bianka always wears. carry her in my heart forever.....