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Most of the intelligence community doesn’t believe he exists. The ones that do call him the Winter Soldier. He’s credited for over two dozen assassinations in the last 50 years. JAMES BUCHANAN BARNES is THE WINTER SOLDIER MCU, 2014—2021

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Everyday, I go places in my head

Darker thoughts are harder now

They look like monsters under my bed

And every time, it's like a rocket through my chest

The TV make you think the whole world's about to end...

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“So much pain. So many lives. Their darkness must end.” — Adam Jensen

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Star Wars | Anakin Skywalker’s Cyborg Hand

Anakin’s first prosthetic was, like almost all replacement limbs, specially built for him. He was quite content that it was not covered by synthetic flesh. The droid-like appearance of its skeletal frame, complete with exposed wiring did not bother him in the slightest. When Anakin married Padmé Amidala, his new arm was still unmodified and carried no armour plating. The gold fingertips used electrostatic technology to create signals that were transmitted through a synthennet neural interface linked to Anakin’s own nervous system at the stump of his flesh-and-blood arm. The servos in the arm meant it was significantly stronger than a human arm, meaning Anakin had to be conscious of not accidently crushing things in his grip.

As with pretty much every piece of technology left in his care, it wasn’t long before Anakin began to modify his mechno-arm. He fitted to it armour plates which were shielded to prevent outside electric interference from disrupting its function. Although he wore a protective glove over it as a matter of course, one of Skywalker’s first changes was the addition of this armour. As well as additional strengthening golden supports to the forearm, Anakin added curving matt-black plates. To the back of the hand and the fingers, he added additional plating that allowed the hand to absorb – and dish out  – significant punishment before taking any actual damage. Anakin even modified the glove he wore, adding an auto-seal function at the cuff that ensured no liquids or even airborne corrosives could easily reach his mechno-arm components.

The realities of conflict meant that Anakin didn’t just carry spare parts for his cybernetic arm. He ensured that, as often as possible, he had access to a full replacement.

– Star Wars Fact Files

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sunrises in night city [1/?]

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Are there journalists OC in the Deus Ex fandom? Mine is not (teacher turned writer) but she's all too ready to support you in your fight against Picus' hegemony.

Thank you again @code1r15 for capturing her anger so well! (How much for a whole comic page commission? 😅)

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Hi, I'm still here, with the same DX OC, commissioning artists is still the best thing, and @dr-vauclair-art is more talented than ever.

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When Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Human Revolution Take Place

Deus Ex:

Taken from a transcript of the game:

“NEWSPAPER 

Beth DuClare Awarded Legion of Honor APR - Paris, France Beth DuClare, millionaire, philanthropist, activist – and famously reputed to be the mistress of French President Alain Bourges-Maunoury – was today posthumously awarded the position of Chevalier in the Ordre Royale de la Legion D'Honneur. Created by Napoleon Bonaparte on May 19, 1802, the Legion of Honor is an order of merit to which all qualifying military personnel and civilians can be nominated without regard to birth or religion, provided that they swear to uphold liberty and equality. The award was not without some controversy, as members of the Republican Social Union for French Democracy (RSUFD) party disputed the merit based on her involvement in the "Somnolente Ile” scandal that rocked the Serra administration five years ago. Beth DuClare passed away in September, found dead at her chateau of natural causes. She was survived by her daughter, Nicolette DuClare, who has been missing since her mother’s death. Police currently have no leads as to her whereabouts. The award was accepted on Beth DuClare’s behalf by President Bourges-Maunoury.“ 

It’s reported that the events of Deus Ex take place roughly 6 months after DuClare’s assassination - This means it can be pinned down to February/March of 2052. Personally, I would set it to mid-to-late March due to the weather we can observe. Considering all the traveling between NA, Asia and Europe all the events should be taking place over the span of roughly a week.

Human Revolution:

Thanks to some PDAs (pictures above) and Picus TV I am somewhat able to "recreate” some of the timeline of the events of HR. If we assume that Darrow is a human being and does take breaks , it looks like this: 

Day 1: Events of Detroit Visit 1 - Darrow is in Prague that Day (Reported by Picrus). The day before Adam returns to work Darrow was in Singapore, Omega Ranch. I checked that regular commercial flying with one stop takes around 14-17 hours, maybe we can cut it down to 10h in the future but I doubt Darrow was in Prague and Singapore at the same day.

Day 2: Hengsha Visit 1 (Flight Detroit - Shanghai: 1 Stop 16-18 h in our times, so I guess maybe 10-13 in DX ) & Darrow visiting London due to unknown reasons (Prague-London should be about 1-2h) 

Day 3: Adam returns to Detroit after a short visit to Montreal (flight duration: 2-3 hours), Darrow shows up there as well 

Day 4: Hengsha Visit 2 (Zhao meets with Page) 

Between Day 4-7: Events of Missing Link 

Day 7/8: Omega ranch + Aug incident/Panchaea

If we assume that Zhao met with Darrow in Singapore, we can see it like this (considering the timezones): 

Day 1: Tuesday/Monday  Day 2: Wednesday/Tuesday Day 3: Thursday/Wednesday Day 4: Friday/Thursday Missing Link: Friday/Thursday - Monday/Sunday Aug Incident: Monday/Sunday

Again, we are looking at roughly a week. Pinning down the month is more difficult due to incorrect and imprecise data. Picus mentions an upcoming solar eclipse on a Sunday. There are 2 solar eclipses in 2027, but neither fit the description given: February 6th (Saturday) & August 2nd (Monday).

I remember that Black Light says that Jensen wakes up in late 2028 after a year in comatose, but I don’t remember if there was even more info about it. Someone who is more into the lore of BL/Adam: Feel free to correct me here.

But judging by the weather and how people dress, I would set HR in September/October.

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DBH Week // Day 4 // Favourite Chapter: MEET KAMSKI

“What’s more important to you, Connor? Your investigation, or the life of this android? Decide who you are. An obedient machine… Or a living being endowed with free will…”

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//Colourised version of the new icon is done, tada. 

[Greyscale version]

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Shadowrun: Hong Kong – Whampoa

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Nighthawks - The Vampire RPG (x)

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preview for the @bnhavillaintriozine

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Floppy disks, Nick Gentry

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A Bathroom with a View.

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Palette Challenge Part 9/20 - Jaron Namir + Conversation Hearts

For @polygone-moi. For this piece I wanted to use a Greek or Roman statue for reference as I wanted to draw Namir’s wonderful and fascinating augs and those statues usually have a great anatomy and muscle structure. I ended up using one of Ares, the God of war because I like the pose and I thought it was also a great fit. This was originally done in greyscale and then I put a gradient map set to colour with the palette on top of it. 

Link To Challenge | Reference | Greyscale