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@worldmeetsdani is this your guy? The guy who tried to box in a gun match?

I don't think I'll ever get over the fact that the wardance doesn't have different categories for fighting. Luka brought his fist to a gun fight. He PUNCHED A BULLET. THE MAIN FIGHT WAS FLYING SWORDS AND HE WAS PREPARED TO FISTFIGHT THIS KID. BUT MORE CRAZY IS THAT HE PUNCHED A MOTHER EFFING BULLET

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Boothill and White Lilies

or more so, why the White Lily is his flower.

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I bet you every Boothill fan worth their salt has already realized this. In Harmony TB’s splash art there is a gun on the stairs of the left side of the image surrounded by white lilies.

This gun is clearly Boothill’s gun. Not just any gun modeled in to reference him. It’s literally his exact gun’s model.

However, I love the little touch of giving him White Lilies specifically. This is by far the most fitting flower they could ever use to represent this man, I could not think of a better alternative. The White Lily is very symbolic and all of its meanings tie so wonderfully back to the most important points of Boothill’s character story, personality, and purpose.

Lilium candidum, or the white lily, is a widespread flower and as such has a lot of symbolic and even sometimes spiritual importance to a wide variety of cultures.

Some of the most common and repeating themes are; purity, sympathy, remembrance, and rebirth.

All of these are intrinsically tied to Boothill and really one could say so much so, that the decision to represent him with White Lilies is very on the nose.

Purity-

“For the good hearted, death keeps their purity intact.” This one was interesting to tie back to Boothill. At first I thought this was the weakest symbol for him but then I looked more into it. In truth, Boothill does have the trait of purity. Now it’s not purity in the traditional sense, it’s more the purity of his character. His goals and intentions with pursuing the IPC are pure of nature if you take them down to their basic meaning; defeating evil. Boothill is even willing to lay down his life to stop evil and protect others, sure the way he goes about it is morally dubious, however the intention at its core is entirely pure. Sure pursuing revenge is for his sake, but stopping evil? That’s done for the betterment of others. Willing to die to protect others and stop evil, what’s more pure than that?

The usage of the white Lily can represent how, even after all he has been through, the quality of Boothill’s character as a righteous individual standing against evil has remained pure.

Boothill could have very easily let what happened to him change him into a cruel individual who wants to make others hurt as he has hurt. He could have turned villainous and apathetic to the plight of others following the intense grief and suffering. Become an angry and bitter individual who cares little for others, but he did not. He remained strong in the face of all of that and did not let it change the core of his character, his very nature. Yes he’s angry and yes he pursues revenge, but he still goes out of his way to protect others from evils unrelated to his goals and his revenge. He could have become uncaring and only honed in on his desires and wants, but he continues to remain empathetic to the struggles of those around him. He still cares about others. He still cares about good vs evil. He kept the quality of his character and his morality pure despite the literal hell he has been through. Sympathy-

“She had only learned to a whileHe held on to a faint glimmer of hope that he would be able to find that tiny figure... She had only learned to walk a while ago ago….”

For this the White Lily represents something akin to death. It’s used at funerals to show grief and sadness associated with loss.

This is very on the nose given Boothill’s backstory and what he’s lost. It’s a representation of death which is intrinsically tied to Boothill’s story and his very existence in this second life. They also represent grief. We all know how vitally important that is to his story. Grief is literally why Boothill is on his current path, his grief is what presses him forward, why he cannot back down from his revenge. His grief is a huge part of who he is. It’s literally described as drowning in his LC story, and it nearly kills him during his procedure to become a cyborg. Then Boothill learns to take that grief and turn into fuel to keep him going.

Additionally, White Lilies are meant to represent peace and tranquility during periods of intense grief. Though this is interesting because it’s somewhat inverse to what Boothill feels, he knows no peace in his period of grief. Only until he has achieved his revenge does he think he will finally receive tranquility. Though, I fear it’s not the peace he will be truly hoping for. Maybe it means the peace he finds through those around him during his most trying of times….

Rememberance-

“Until he heard those crude songs and those gentle words, and memories of yore surfaced once again.”

This is probably another very important tie in for Boothill’s story. White lilies represent the concept of remembrance when it comes to losing those you love. It represents them in the mortal plane of existence and the purity of their immortal souls. These lilies are very often seen on display at wakes and funerals as a physical idol to represent the memories you shared with the departed. Boothill himself is a tangible, living monument for those he lost; the only one left to hold on to the memories of what once was. It’s these memories of those he loved and lost that spurs him ever forward, that keeps him after the IPC.

His memories are arguably what’s most precious to him, for there is nothing left to go back to. They are what defines who he is now, as Boothill. They are intrinsically a part of his character and a part of who he is. Him pursuing revenge is an expression of these memories, it’s him honoring the remains of those he loved and lost. All he is now is for them and of them. I’ve seen people say how Boothill is a walking monument to the people of his homeworld and the tragedy they faced. A living memory of them, if you would. From the aspect of remembrance Boothill and White Lilies are akin to one another. Boothill is a representation of those he has had taken from him, their souls and the beautiful memories which is all he has left of them. Just like how lilies are a call back to the memories one has had with the dearly departed.

Rebirth -

“Sailing towards second life”

Bitch if this doesn’t fit Boothill to a “T” I swear. I could go off for hours about this.

The White Lily is also a symbol of renewal and rebirth, a new beginning after the end. The cycle of the flowers rising from the ground anew after a harsh winter is the basis of this. A fresh new start, a second life if you would.

Boothill was reborn from the ashes of his old life. Reborn from the deaths of his beloved family and daughter, so the white lily fits him sooo well here; death and rebirth. His old life is gone, never to return, all those who knew who he was originally are gone and with that so is he, his previous self. Boothill, or who he was before, is for all intents and purposes dead. While he did not die physically he died in all other manners, as there is nothing left of the life he had before. Reborn as the revenge fueled Boothill, a man who views himself as technically already dead because of the aforementioned destruction. A man who also views himself as a dead man walking because of his intents to burn himself out destroying those he hates.

Death and rebirth is such a core part of who he is. The white lily is perhaps the most literal with how it ties to Boothill here, the whole reborn again thing is so damn on the nose to his character story.

Another interesting fact is how white lilies are meant to represent the renewal of the soul following death. In a way Boothill’s has been renewed, but in a more negative way. For his soul has been forever marred by the cruelty done. Gnarled by anger and tainted by a desire for revenge. Usually, people would see the renewal of the soul as a purification. Yet, Boothill’s is somewhat the opposite, solidified by unyielding hatred and endless sorrow into something new. Nothing akin to the same soul he was before it all. (Or at least that’s what he likely feels himself, for at the end of it his soul does retain its purity. For Boothill will not take this fury out on others nor will he aberrantly hurt others as he was hurt. He saves that for those who deserve it, not the innocent and kind bystanders he still goes out of his way to save.)

Also another interesting thing, more so related to my personal perspectives on things. On the topic of Lily’s representing rebirth. Right now Boothill thinks he has been reborn just to die again going after Oswaldo. I think Boothill will have another “rebirth” if you will, I think it will be once he claims his revenge. With this new cycle of death and rebirth, Boothill can finally shed his pursuit and find a new purpose, yet another “new life” where he can restart, refreshed. In the wake of his vengeance he will rise from the ashes again, a new man with a new purpose. The cycle of life and death and rebirth are all forever entwined into his essence.

————————————————————- The white lily is literally perfect for this and I cannot possibly put into words just how amazing of a choice this was. Everything the lily represents symbolically is a core part of Boothill’s story and who he is as a character. How grief, loss, purity and rebirth are so intrinsic and interwoven into the very essence of his character. Hoyo fucking knew what they were doing with this choice and I’m glad they did it. Because it’s so much more than “oh white lilies are meant for the dead and Boothill is technically a dead man reborn”. It’s literally all he is encompassed in a single beautiful flower, a beautiful tragedy. That flower sitting next to that gun is such a quiet and solemn reminder to all he has been through.

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Luka but cooler!

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MR WHITE!! SAY YOU HAVE TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN THE WAR AGAINST IT!! MR WHITE DON'T IMPLY YOU'RE NOT ALL THAT ANTI-FASCIST RIGHT NOW!!!

I have got to get more anti fascist

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unfortunately i do love pompous and pretentious characters. ☝️ WHO get their asses handed to them this is pivotal to my enjoyment of them

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Aventurine has 40+ DUIs and hasn't acknowledged a speed limit sign in 3 years. Turns out, you can't just keep paying tickets and juries so you don't have to show... Ft. Aventurine (in his special fit), Dr. Ratio, Topaz, Stelle, Himeko (who's only here to drive Stelle for the show), Jade, and Sugilite (who's relishing Aventurine's misery)

Original under the cut!

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I'm not a prayin' man, but the night I found out my at-the-time-fiancé had been sending sex horny nasty horny sex asks to my friend on THIS VERY WEBSITE, I sat in the car in the parking lot of an abandoned church and watched a family of deer play in the snow, and it didn't quite feel like a sign because that part of Pennsylvania was mostly deer and abandoned buildings and snow, but it felt nice, and once the tears stopped, I looked down at my phone and my other friend had sent me a text that said, "HE'S TRYING TO CHEAT ON YOU ON THE ONE DIRECTION IMAGINES WEBSITE?" and I realized that life is all about your curated experience. A real choose-your-own-adventure deal. I have never seen someone post about One Direction on here in my life.

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slight luka redesign?

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finally drew my son again instead of hsr lmao

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my epic team where boothill gets hard carried by beautiful women

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Argenti has a hooked nose. its canon. he told me himself

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I would like to say. Out of all the nicknames I've acquired online. Lieutenant is my favorite. Bc anytime someone calls me that I just imagine a scrawny military kid saluting me and screaming out whatever it is that was said to me

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it just keeps happening