#cv cod

[wyverncult]

HECTOR, IS THAT YOU!

[maximkischin-e]

a request for the colour palette/expression meme, maybe trevor in 4 and 1d?

SUPER CUTE ONE! thanks for sending! :D

[ done for the palette meme! ]

[castlingvanias]

those "game hector is a gigachad alpha male" memes unironically hurt people's perception of curse of darkness as a story more than how he is treated in the show

like yall know hector in the games is also an abuse victim right?

you know the real reason why the way hector's treated in the show is so insulting isn't because "hector is less masculine alpha" but because it shat on the game's original themes of gaining your own agency and independence after years of abuse by having hector fell in love with his abuser and never truly realizing he deserved better by himself right?

it genuinely piss me off that people ignore that cod is also an abuse narrative and the show sanding Dracula's edges made ppl forget how genuinely awful he is

[beevean]

well, I finally found a VS tier list with the Castlevania DLC. So here's my ranking of every remix associated to its character :P

(the Fleaman is meant to represent Vampire Killer, which in game is the theme of the "minor" enemies/boss characters. not the weirdest association of this DLC)

[the-crow-binary]

Behold: The boys being boys (aka Hector being a short king compared to Isaac <3)

[beevean]

This is true. Shadow's story is not as simple as "bestie died, me mad, gonna kill everyone in revenge". That was Gerald's snapping moment, and even then we got to hear his slow, scary descent into insanity. Shadow's trauma was his memory getting twisted to turn him into an agent of destruction by defiling Maria's last words. In Battle, Shadow laments being a weapon, and that wasn't because of Maria's trauma: it was because of Gerald using him like that.

But I also want to point out this:

I don't disagree with you saying that Maria is a plot device to motivate Shadow, as that is true.

Maria was created as a very typical case of Fridged Woman, and this is undeniable. As a concept, she exists to motivate Gerald and indirectly Shadow with her tragic loss: to make her more pitiable, she's also a young, ill girl. But future games attempted to, however in small part, flesh her out beyond that. In her two levels of ShTH, Maria wants to focus on helping the wounded researchers even as the soldiers are chasing her and Shadow, she declares that the Healing Unit is Gerald's greatest creation, she muses about the times Shadow used to run down slopes, she seems to know that the Artificial Chaos were based on an ancient god, and she admits that she thinks they look kind of cute... There were attempts to make her more than "that girl who got capped": you get an idea of how far she'd go to help, her past with Shadow, her love for her grandpa, and some of her knowledge. And you'd think that fans would like to see more of that! That's why I find baffling that instead they've gone backwards and are clamoring to reduce her once more to a Fridged Tragic Girl to fuel Shadow's eternal pain.

I'd actually be interested to know why you think that Maria's death strips Shadow of his nuance. That's the catalyst for his life turning out how it does. I wouldn't think that would take away from him. What do you mean?

I don't disagree with you saying that Maria is a plot device to motivate Shadow, as that is true. But, it's a pretty common method of storytelling. Like how so many protagonists have dead parents that give them a reason to do what they do.

Considering that many people are hyper focusing on the whole 'Maria's death motivated Shadow', when in truth it was Gerald going insane from Maria's death and then tampering with Shadow's memories that caused Shadow to be so eager to use the ARK as an Earth annihilation device in the first place. This is all layed out, front and center, in Sonic Adventure 2.

Maria's 'wish', her last words to Shadow, were tampered with in order for Gerald to have his final revenge against those who betrayed him. The dude literally used Shadow as a post-humorous catalyst to kill everyone on Earth. Yet you don't hear anyone talking about how Maria's death affected Gerald to basically brainwash Shadow to do Gerald's bidding posthumously. By attributing the misery Gerald went through to Shadow, you LOSE nuance as to why Shadow moved on in the first place.

[undefeatablesin]

Hi, I saw your last post!

It's a bit funny to me. I moved from Sonic to Castlevania precisely because Discourse made it intolerable to me, only to see that many people who produced content back in the day moved out of Castlevania for... Discourse, let's just say. But I think I still got the right timing, because not only I found a small yet tightknit community of game fans where I was free to be creative in my own way, now the game fandom is getting fed in all sorts of tasty ways <3

Anyway, my point is, while at first I didn't really like reblogging old art (which was a problem since the best art I've seen was made, like 10 years ago lol), you were one of the artists I found during my binge. I think your CV art is still striking to this day, although I have no doubts that you've improved further since then :) I especially like the way you use thick lines and bright colors, and the soft way you draw faces and the waves of the hair

(also, well, I'm biased because CoD is my favorite CV game, and you have drawn some spectacular Hector, Isaac and Trevor <3)

I think I just wanted to say that I fully understand the feeling of having to distance yourself from something you love, but still being tied to it. And if you ever decide to come back... we're using the tag "akumajou dracula" now. For Reasons ;)

Take care!

Hi there! Thanks for popping in ✨️

As someone who just watches from afar these days, seeing the paradigm shift starting to happen in the CV fandom right now has been pretty vindicating and uplifting! It is a much better time to be an active fan of the games than it was when I was participating in the community a few years ago, that's for sure.

I'm still really grateful even my old and less polished work was able to bring some joy to newcomers to the fandom though! It's been a really pleasant surprise to see the influx of engagement lately and I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by to mention it. I like to at least think my work has seen some improvement since then, so perhaps I'll put that theory to the test if I ever revisit some of my old CV art in the present 😂

Hector and Trevor are my beloveds right next to Leon and Mathias, all of which rotted my brain for immeasurable hours of my life, but they are hours I look back upon very fondly! It'd be a treat to draw them again some day with (potentially) new and improved skills and now seems like a great time to do so at that. I may not be an active participant in the fandom nowadays, but I will always be a lover of the franchise regardless 💙

Thank you for your kind words and the heads-up about the tag! I'll be sure to use it if I have anything new to bring to the scene.

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[wyverncult]

JUST NOTICED I NEVER POSTED THIS ISAAC? i'm so sorry for keeping him from you

[maximkischin-e]

Sorry for asking again but your art is too good <3 Isaac, 10, 2A?

thank YOU i'm really happy you think so! :D these are great practice for me so i appreciate the requests!

sorry i forgot his face tattoo please forgive me 🙏

[ done for the palette meme! ]

[ebvermin]

ok really dumb rant about CV:Nocturne

Honestly, I shouldn’t really be surprised that they skipped like 300 years worth of games and went straight from CoD to Rondo, presumably following with SotN in like season 3 of it. I mean, how could they *not* bring back Alucard, y’know? And what would they even do for Christopher and Simon Belmont, just have Dracula magically resurrect like he does in the games, kinda completely invalidating the buildup to the massive fight from season 2?

And look, the legendary Simon Belmont really isn’t the most fleshed-out character, as opposed to Richter, who could actually be a really interesting character to explore in this adaptation. I mean, sure, he starts off as your typical noble hero, slaying monsters and saving maidens, the typical classic CV fare, but there’s just this lil something something in his dialogue with Dracula in Rondo that tells a much more important side to his character.

D: It is not by my own power that I am resurrected. It is a greed of humanity which calls me back. And thus, by might, I rule. Might becomes the one and only justice in this world!

R:  Of all the self-serving claptrap! The same basic faith drives all people to seek, to come together, to move forward. That surely can't be an evil thing!

D:  And yet, here I am. Do you not have any desires?

R: (hesitantly) Well...

Right there, The only moment we see Richter stagger thus far, when his true intentions are called into question. Yes, Richter is a hero through and through, but what happens after he fulfills his destiny? Of course, we see this in Symphony, where Richter’s desires cause him to be mesmerized by the Shaft, and end up resurrecting the very thing his family swore to destroy 700 years ago, just to show his own self-serving might. And, I can imagine that this very same folly is gonna happen in Nocturne as well, because you know the writers are just *begging* to do SotN! So, it makes sense why they skip to Rondo, but, they didn’t have to skip everything...

in 1748, fifty years before the events of Rondo, a man named Maxim returned from a two-year training journey, gravely wounded from an apparent attack upon him, but with no memory of his entire expedition. However, he comes bearing news that a childhood friend of his, Lydie, had been kidnapped by an evil force. And the first person he goes to, his most trusted friend...

Juste Belmont

The Grandson of Simon Belmont, and eventual grandfather of Richter, Juste is surprised to learn of the unexpected return of Dracula’s Castle, and he and Maxim leave at once to investigate. And from here, the two embark on a story of confusion, betrayal, and the folly of pride and jealousy.

You see, Maxim, despite training as hard as he can, knows that he’ll never get the same notoriety as Juste, for no other reason than that Juste is of the legendary Belmont clan. But, it’s this very jealousy that allows the spirit of Dracula to enter Maxim’s heart, slowly corrupting him and causing Castle Dracula to return in the first place, fifty years early. 

Sounds familiar?

And look, I’m not saying that Harmony of Dissonance needs an entire adaptation, i’m lying yes it does But at least a season or a few episodes dedicated to it would seriously help the story a lot! Just because Dracula isn’t alive, doesn’t mean that his spirit can’t influence the evil in people’s hearts, which would be a perfect parallel to how Richter eventually falls to his own desires. Honestly, Harmony as a whole is a really good prelude to Rondo and Symphony, and i do hope it at least gets a mention in the new series!

but if we can be real they probably wont even revive dracula anyway because he kinda just wanted to die in season 2 anyway and what are they just gonna have dracula fight alucard again after the whole “im killing my boy” speech so i guess my whole point is kinda moot unless what is he gonna revive carmilla or something sure she was actually in rondo but come on thats ridiculous

look man i just like harmony of dissonance 

[beevean]

Am I the only one who thinks these two soundtracks are estranged siblings?

Like, these two tracks don't sound similar, but they feel similar to me

[usafphantom2]

With the V-22 grounded, the Navy's venerable C-2 are coming back into action

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 12/23/2023 - 21:52in Military

Currently, there is only one tiltrotor Bell V-22 Osprey unit operating in the U.S. military. As a result, the U.S. Pacific Fleet again used the C-2A Greyhound to transport to and from aircraft carriers.

After the fall in late November of a U.S. Air Force Special Operations CV-22B near Yakushima Island, Japan, in which eight aviators died, all the Ospreys of the Navy, the Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force were landed on December 6.

Only the Navy Middle Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-162 (part of the 26ª Navy Expeditionary Unit) flying MV-22B received special permission to conduct limited operations because it has detachments on ships currently deployed, including the USS Bataan (LHD-5) and the USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) in the Red Sea and USS Green Table (LPD-19) in the Eastern Mediterranean.

All the other Ospreys are grounded. This left some U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers without their on-board delivery aircraft (COD). Most Fleet aircraft carriers based on the West Coast began using the Osprey CMV-22B variant as CODs starting with the first deployment of the tiltrotors on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in 2021.

The CMV-22B took over the COD mission both to replace the old C-2As and to serve the Navy's F-35C. Osprey can load the Pratt & Whitney F-135 engine of the Join Strike Fighter and land with it on the aircraft carrier. Greyhound is not big enough to do that.

As a result, the C-2s that served most of the West Coast aircraft carriers in previous decades were transferred to the Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, on the East Coast, to support the Atlantic Fleet aircraft carriers whose Air Wings do not yet have F-35C squadrons.

Currently, Vinson, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) use Osprey. On Tuesday, Vinson was operating in the Philippine Sea area, while Roosevelt and Lincoln are currently at their home port in San Diego.

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The Japan-based USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is currently in the port of Yokosuka, but is still deployed with C-2 based on land at the Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station in Japan. Their status in port allowed the C-2 of the VRC-30 squadron based in Iwakuni to be deployed to Vinson.

First placed on the field in the mid-1960s, the C-2 overcame the first problems to become a true Navy flagship. The same cannot be said of the CMV-22B yet. The grounding that began earlier this month is the second of the U.S. Navy's Osprey fleet this year.

All three Forces flying on Osprey paralyzed part of their V-22 fleets in February due to an ongoing problem with the hard transmission of the tiltrotor. This grounding occurred after USAF interrupted its fleet operations in August 2022 due to the same hard transmission problem.

In 2022, the Pentagon's director of operational testing and evaluation (DOT&E) issued an evaluation stating that the CMV-22B only partially met its reliability requirements. He concluded that Osprey could not meet its operational readiness requirements and had an insufficient ice protection system.

Thanks to its non-pressurized cabin, the CMV-22B cannot fly far above 10,000 feet with passengers (or practically with its crew), which means that it will probably have to fly through weather conditions in which it cannot fly easily. This has made the problem of the insufficient ice protection system more acute and the altitude limitation affects the operations and operational range of Osprey in any climate.

Meanwhile, C-2 veterans now crossing the deck to the Vinson can fly at altitudes of up to 28,700 feet and carry 10,000 pounds of cargo in a range of 1,300 nautical miles, surpassing the 6,000 pounds of cargo of the Osprey in a range of 1,150 nautical miles. The age of the C-2 also makes its maintenance difficult, but it remains a less complex aircraft than the CMV-22B.

The Navy welcomed the Osprey as a COD that can take off and land vertically from the aircraft carrier and other ships, unlike the C-2, only transported by aircraft carriers, but in practice the tiltrotor V-22 operates from a few other Navy ships besides those of amphibious assault, dock landing and transport dock ships. It is not clear whether the CMV-22B operated with these types.

Thus, in the absence of flying Ospreys, the former Navy C-2s (who are on average 34 years old) are compensating for their CMV-22 until the tiltrotors are allowed to fly again.

When returning to the deck of the Carl Vinson for the first time since 2021, the ship's crew will be able to reflect on the fact that the old CODs that now bring their correspondence, high-priority supplies and passengers cost approximately $38.96 million each, a third of the price of the landed CMV-22B ($104.9 million per aircraft).

Until the Ospreys receive the green light again, they will have to continue helping.

Source: Forbes

Tags: Military AviationCMV-22B OspreyGrumman C-2 Greyhoundaircraft carrierUSN - United States Navy/U.S. Navy

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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[howlingdemon13]

If you're still up to talk about CV, may I ask your thoughts about the two Devil Forgemasters? <3

Oh yes my boys!!!!!!! My sad, angry boys!

This is equally as rambly, but ehhhhh it’s fiiiiiine!

Hector’s struggle with his own humanity and his process of distancing himself from it but then realizing it again is just ahhhhhh! Peak perfection.

To have the whole world against you for such a fundamental part of yourself (ties to dark magic /devil forging in this case) and being promised power and a fix-all by someone who has been there done that is so compelling as a story arc. I don’t know a single person who wouldn’t at least consider that - I feel like many of us have thought about it (though maybe not in that extreme). Then to finally escape only to have his first chance at happiness ripped from him makes my heart ache.

Going off of that, ultimately Dracula got his revenge in Rosaly’s death. Even when all that remained of Dracula was his curse, his influence over Isaac and turning him into a monster is a form of revenge for insubordination (intentional or not) that couldn’t be more twisted (and makes his pursuit of Isaac so desperate because, as far as he knows, the root cause of his wife’s death got pummeled into the ground by the person he was instructed to kill). Poor Hector really cannot catch a break.

That said, Hector’s acceptance of his humanity, his realization that he deserves love, and his nobility are why he’s in my top 5 CV characters. I’m also just a massive sucker for guys who are good with magic and animals. Sue me.

Isaac, Isaac, Isaac.

I love him. I love how twisted and cruel he is. He’s so over the top nutty that you can’t help but love him (and want to see him come out of everything and have a redemption arc). If we go by what Julia says when she meets Hector, I can see his rejection of his humanity and clinging to Dracula as a sort of coping mechanism for a terrible loss (which I assume would be family members). He sees Dracula as his only guidance and salvation and is so sure that he’s not just a tool for Drac’s war on humans that it’s really sad. He does have a tether to humanity in Julia, but ultimately rejects even that because Dracula manipulated him into thinking otherwise. And it’s just how he’s used and doomed by Dracula that makes me wish he was able to be redeemed. Obviously he wasn’t always the self-absorbed, vengeful gremlin he is in CoD and it’s adaptations. I firmly believe he was a kinder person with a normal amount of darkness and trauma and a brain that was just too susceptible to Dracula’s influence. And it’s the culmination of loss and manipulation that leads him to his own demise and I fully understand why Julia is so torn up about him. This is not the brother she knows and she just wants him back.

He’s tragic. Twisted, but tragic.

I just love them. They’re both perfect and compelling. They really are the perfect illustration of extremes.

[galaxy-fleur]

What are some of your favorite resident evil games and why? :D

Oh boy, this is the time for me to confess and outright proudly admit that my taste is utter trash LMAO Please don't take this as genuine recommendations, some of these are objectively awful to play, I just really love garbage, apparently

A good RE game ≠ my favorite game

With that in mind, gonna list these in no particular order, just the ones that come up in my head

1. Code Veronica: I am begging on my hands and knees for a remake of CV with everything I have... I have such a huge soft spot for this one, mostly because it's my favorite iteration of Claire ever, and she's very dear to my heart. Plus, lots and lots of nostalgia. I also adore how CV serves as this clunky attempt at steering RE into a more serious territory while still maintaining its goofy b-movie style. You can tell that some things were intended to be taken seriously, but the execution is so utterly goofy and ridiculous, you just can't help but laugh your ass off. It's glorious, 10/10. I am also a very rare Cleve fan in the wild. I love these two's relationship and dynamic to bits and pieces. Playful couples are a weak spot of mine, hehe.

2. Resident Evil 6: yup, I admit I love garbage. Full stop. This game is objectively horrendous. It's a pain to play, the plot is all over the place, and the game's insistence on being everything all at once is the biggest mistake they could have made. That said... I love this garbage, LMAO. I don't particularly enjoy playing it (although Leon's tall oaks chapter is arguably one of my favorite sections in RE as a whole, witnessing the utter chaos of an outbreak happening in the moment adds so much intensity, I absolutely adore it), and I have a long list of criticisms towards it like any other re fan does, but... Its potential and over-the-top nonsense grabbed me by the heart and never let go. I don't as much love RE6 as it is as I love what it could have been. It's garbage, but you can still find some very cool stuff in it if you dig around like a crazed racoon. Like, Chris' campaign, while a massive pain to play and a weird knockoff of a COD campaign, is genuinely a good story that gets me emotional each and every time I revisit it. Yes, I love re6 Chris' iteration. I don't think it's unrealistic for him, and I actually love the utter angst of seeing him at his absolute lowest. Actually, gonna link this wonderful post digging into his mental space right here.

3. Resident evil revelations 2: another controversial pick, since the execution of it is objectively clunky and shitty. That said, I love the darker tone it took, and I love Claire's more somber portrayal (even if we could certainly have a discussion on the execution of her characterization). She also feels like a more mature version of Claire for once, instead of her still being the same never-changing Claire in both looks and attitude (yes I'm being salty here, let your women age capcom). I gotta draw that design of her one day. I love getting more in-depth look into TerraSave, too, and I also love getting to see Barry! I am the weirdo who prefers Rev2 to Rev1. Moira my beloved.

5. Re2r-re4r - I am going to put these two together. Out of all the games I've listed, these are the only ones objectively good and fun to play LMAO. They are a genuine joy to play, give a fresh look on the old story and expand on these characters in the way that takes your breath away, whether you're an oldie or a newbie. Re4r is better than re2r in practically every aspect, and I have some complaints for re2r, but it is still a wonderful game that was the sole reason behind us getting more wonderful stuff as a result. I will always respect it for that. And, hey, rookie Leon stands strong as my third favorite among other Leons! The guy may swear a whole lot, but he's too sweet not to love.

4. The Darkside Chronicles: admittedly haven't touched that one in years, and I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone to play it now, since emulating it is a bit tricky, the controls will drive you mad, and you'll probably also get light-headed as hell from the clunky first-person pov anyways, BUT. I greatly respect it for what it did to the og story, and it's genuinely my favorite iteration of og re2-cv to date. Instead of playing it, I'd honestly just recommend watching a no-commentary playthrough of it, if you don't get queasy from the first person perspective!

[evoldir]

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