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Okay so

Technically, despite this being my main blog, this has become a sideblog </3 I'm currently super into DC and idk when I'll be back here </3

Other blogs include @the_fyre_flie and @haveyouseenbatman

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DBH Favourites

Thank you for the tag @reedeemable!! 💞 This was a lot of fun to do, I reeeeeally had to think on a couple of these things

Favourite girl: A tricky one as I like most of the girls in the game, but I'm going to have to go with Kara ❤️ I have a soft spot for her and her story in general (which you might not guess given my crippling Reed900 addiction. It's not that I don't love my girl, I just tend to write post-pacifist stories and aus-- meaning i am very much headcanoning that she is far away from Detroit living her best life in Canada)

Favourite boy: If we're going purely on canon? Connor. If we're going fanon? His PS5 upgrade any day of the week baabbeeyy (nines cyberlife i love you please one chance)

Least favourite character: Zlatko (although Todd also sucks)

Favourite ship: **SLAPS REED900 BUTTON AGGRESSIVELY** i just think they're neat (detroit evolution permanently altered by brain chemistry. ive never once looked back)

Least favourite ship: Hankcon—although absolutely zero disrespect to anyone who enjoys it!! I just prefer the familial or platonic angle :)

Favourite side character: Does Luther count? I am uncertain if he counts as he is such a key player in the Kara story. If yes, by boooooyyyyyy. My sweet underrated masterpiece

If not, then Ralph. I love this lunatic and his succulent culinary skills (he was the best guy ARRRROOOUND. WHAT MURDDAHHHH)

Favourite theme/soundtrack: This is an unbelievably tricky one for me as pretty much the entire soundtrack is gold. Buuuuuttttt im going to go with Hostage and the rooftop chase music tied for first. Connors story truly has some bangers

Honourable mentions for the Opening Title music and Kara and Alice's escape theme.

Favourite chapter: You know what? I'm going to say it. I think we peak early with The Hostage. It is an insanely great hook to draw you in, getting you super excited for the rest of the game. At least it did for me

Is it a tutorial chapter? Yes. But DAMN if it's not a GOOD one. It serves its purpose perfectly in introducing Connor and his story and i really, really admire that about it. chefs kiss 🤌

Honourable mentions for the The Nest and Crossroads

Least favourite chapter: I passionately hate Jericho. I'm sorry to any fans of that chapter but I just can't do it. The replayability is awful for me. It's a tedious slog finding that graffiti every single playthrough

Favourite platonic relationship: Again, with these the fandom brainrot is real. If we're going purely based on the events we see in the game? Connor and Hank as a platonic/familial type bond. If we're going fanon, then Tina and Gavin have my whole heart.

I know we see them together in game—but i will never not adore the way the fandom expanded on their relationship. they are best friends for life. mlm and wlw solidarity

Favourite design: Zlatkos Creatures

Is it horrifying and is Zlatko an irredeemable bastard man for what he's done? yes. absolutely. but i simply can't look away. im a sucker for nightmarish/horror adjacent imaginary and *damn* is it done well with these guys. I want to give each of them a gentle kiss and tell them its going to be okay

Honourable mentions for Lucy and Ralph—they both also look incredibly cool (basically i have an intense appreciation for damaged androids huh)

Least favourite design: I don't really have one? If I had to pick though, I am not a big fan of the eden club outfits. love the body glitter detail (if some of them have that? it could have been a trick of the light or i simply imagined it) but there's something about the """uniforms""" that i don't find very appealing. a bit sports/swimwear adjacent?

then again i appreciate the chapter and its designs for not going AS explicit as they could have gone. given the 'oh yikes' elements that are already at play

Favourite scene: oh man don't make me pick. there's SO MANY incredible moments

that being said, i really like the bridge scene. its such an iconic visual with hank holding up the gun to connors head. there's a silhouette version of it on a poster that i have hanging in my hallway, so i think im legally obligated to pick it

Also just all of the deviation scenes. Breaking through that red wall is an insanely cool, striking visual every time

Least favourite scene: Todd hitting Alice is an extremely hard watch for me. I picked up that gun with the intention the kill (no questions asked) during my first playthrough. I was not about to let that shit slide

no pressure tags for @faxaway @geekazoidfreak @illegalvampire and @dbhstruggleposting <33

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Kamskis pool has red tiles, which causes the water to look red. It's very jarring and sudden when you first see it, because it looks like blood. At least to me it was really unsettling at first. Hank is clearly slightly upset by just being next to the pool, even before Kamski starts his yappage.

But blue is android blood color. Thirium is a bright blue color. A traditionally tiled pool would have made the water look bluish to the eyes. To androids, it would have looked like a pool of blood had ut been tiled normally. Kamski created androids and houses multiple in his home. Multiple are even IN the red pool. How crazy would it be for them to be in something that looks like THEIR blood?

Fuck i just realized that. Idk if it was MEANT to come off that way but it's such a wild thought. It forces the player to retroactively look at things that humans and androids will always see differently no matter what happens in the game.

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NO CUZ THIS!!!! Yes connor was built to be a ruff n tuff cop but hes still new to existing, especially as existing as a person with feelings and emotions and freedom. Connor can be both a grown ass killer man and just a little dude who wants to explore the world and see everything. He's allowed to have whimsy and wonder and happiness that comes with experiencing new things!!! He's allowed to be a little cutie who doesn't fully understand the world yet <3

Dbh fans be like "haha Connor is so silly he fell when he entered through the window haha he's pretty clumsy even when you do qtes right" like dude.. he's literally an infant. He's like 3 days old learning how to exist. His programming is a mega hyperfixation on crime solving, not how to walk right. He's literally just a baby deer guys

Come on the look the same. Big helpless brown eyes <3

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How badly must you want something to defy death and get it anyways? How insane must you be to tell the Grim Reaper 'no'? How in love must you be with humanity to walk amongst corpses and bless them for their sacrifices?

Anyways Markus is metal as fuck (pun intended)

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Not gunna drag this out further but if you have issues about the way I JOKE about characters, please don't bother me with it. I don't care. Connor is my cutie little deer baby pookie pie and I don't give a shit <3

Dbh fans be like "haha Connor is so silly he fell when he entered through the window haha he's pretty clumsy even when you do qtes right" like dude.. he's literally an infant. He's like 3 days old learning how to exist. His programming is a mega hyperfixation on crime solving, not how to walk right. He's literally just a baby deer guys

Come on the look the same. Big helpless brown eyes <3

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Do you peope think i *LITERALLY* mean Connor is an infant??? Do people genuinely read this as me saying Connor is a new born baby??? Holy fuck guys THE EVENTS OF THE GAME TAKE PLACE OVER A WEEK AND THIS IS CONNORS FIRST TIME EXISTING AND WORKING IM DONT MEAN HES MENTALLY A BABY!?

Dbh fans be like "haha Connor is so silly he fell when he entered through the window haha he's pretty clumsy even when you do qtes right" like dude.. he's literally an infant. He's like 3 days old learning how to exist. His programming is a mega hyperfixation on crime solving, not how to walk right. He's literally just a baby deer guys

Come on the look the same. Big helpless brown eyes <3

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Dbh fans be like "haha Connor is so silly he fell when he entered through the window haha he's pretty clumsy even when you do qtes right" like dude.. he's literally an infant. He's like 3 days old learning how to exist. His programming is a mega hyperfixation on crime solving, not how to walk right. He's literally just a baby deer guys

Come on the look the same. Big helpless brown eyes <3

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Connor and Hank celebrating Christmas, but the snow throws off Connors sensors and robot stuff, so they go on a walk and poor Connor falls on his ass hehehe

Connors sensors struggle to tell apart snow due to the white/bright light, and thus his ability compute movement fails lolol

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"temp of windswept gravley hills"

I'm trying to get an achivement in minecraft lolol

Uhh im scared to tag ppl.. uhh

last google search, go

um. Tag four people.

what do they make sewer tunnels out of

@ncc1701ohno @affixjoy @the-magpieprince @twinkboimler

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Markus when Simon sacrifices himself at any given moment

(The amount of times Simon can die in this game is actually crazy)

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Honestly this only came to me because I accidentally killed off Simon during the revolution/war and was DEVASTATED!!!! So this basically is Markus inner monologue moment where he feels super awful abt not saving Simon + can’t stand seeing his face knowing it isn’t actually him

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Separated

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I hate this game

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Ralph the deranged sweetheart. Fighting my art block for me like a champ.

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Gavin putting stickers on Nines while he’s in stasis

you asked, and you shall receive <33 i had so much fun with this,, thank you!!!

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Hhhh... :/

Okay so like I'm not gonna like... "expose" op but if you use other people's posts to push a narrative about HankCon vs Dad!Hank Son!Connor, fuck right off. you're entitled to your opinions about shipping, but that also means everyone else is entitled to their opinions too!

I'm so genuinely sick and tired of watching people shit on HankCon because they think "they're like family!!1!". That's how YOU interpret it, its subjective. You're allowed to say you don't like it, and you're allowed to not engage with it, but that 100% doesn't mean you can shove that down everyone's throats.

This op was being silly in the reblog, i recognize that and don't hate them for it, but by god if I see one more poster shits on HankCon simply for existing and imply its immoral, im gonna scream!

Connor when given access to Tumblr/AO3:

Orginal: https://x.com/violentstickmen/status/1824487789833908255?t=8PREMqjbGktol_eBZUMB7w&s=19

I just drew on top of it