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Do you know that feeling when you get all emotional because two characters care about each other so much, but deep down, reluctantly, without even realizing it or saying it out loud? No romantic attraction, no implications, they don't get anything else out of it, they just care about each other.

It can be called found family, I guess? Two people who aren't blood-related but feel like siblings at heart. Or maybe platonic soulmates? Or just simply best buddies who would never admit it out loud.

Anyway, that's my kind of thing. They make me emotional.

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see what i mean

why are all the cishet relationship depiction so unconsciously aggressive. like somehow they just had entitlement to dunk on everything else in their world, because nothing else matters more than their boring asf love life. leaving no room for interpretation nor undefined affections which is the bedding for queer platonic relationships. because somehow their relationship is just so perfect, without crack, needs no development nor actual conflict because as long as it's the coolest guy and gal in the room they are automatically in love and have a deeper understanding of each other than everyone else. because somehow everyone else in this story is either there to help spicing up your cute male and female's exclusive relationship or to act as some kind of comparison like "see? They try to get in between us but of course they will fail because the story is only about us!!!!1!! we are higher and mightier!!! "

And the purple prose used to cover up the nothingness of the story and lack of chemistry is atrocious. What am i looking at? Why are the two characters in your fanfic wearing those names but acted nothing like what the names suggested. Why can't you just write your own characters at this point because i really am not seeing them at all. But then it's cishet and it used prose to cover up the porn of course everyone will rush to praise it, because cishet never needed anything more than being cishet to be valid i guess.

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"You don't know me. I'm not the same person anymore."

"That's okay. I'll get to know you again."

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Too late, I've already pictured you as the seething self-consciously weak can't take a joke BoyscoutAspirant PebbleCarnelian and myself the unbothered ridiculously strong and fully entertained Outlander Warrior Flynn Taggart.

Artist

About Carnelian's name

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So many recs in the comment section I'm devouring them whole.

Also yes DtDA falls into the stupid tactic category. Don't whine to me about how I don't understand the plot. Your beloved princess thira deserves no commander title when she literally talks to no one else (She doesn't know a single name of her subordinates other than calling them "Ensign", LMFAO) but the Slayer alone and all she ever said was one line which is "We need you Slayer you need to be here and do ladida yadida" As if we are some kind of a pothole filler. That's not battle tactics. That's being entitled to someone's service simply because you are a princess and you think you have some special connection with the main character.

Also 95% of the plot while she was still conscious she was sitting in her beautiful floating castle in the cloud while her dad was actually at the front asking for damage reports. The moment she went boing yoing yoing her role was immediately filled by everyone else including a Slayer suit voice. Girl you are useless. You are empty.

Ooh and the LAST SCENE I'm cringing so hard I'm actually laughing oooooh she puts her hand to the ground and kills 100000000000000 demons soooooooooo badass she's the next doomgirl :DDDDDDDDDD Except she was not using her power to shield or protect anyone of her team because she is just here to show how immediately and without any practicing or fumbling she could wield the power of a god. Was she doing rearguard or was she vanguard we don't know! Because she needs to stay behind to look at the Slayer with her wistful and yearning eyes one last time so we know she definitely has the hots for the Slayer. At some point the princess is by her self! The entire platoon got separated and each fighting their own battles then the next moment they got cornered and they needed the Slayer to save their asses again! WOW! SO MUCH FOR AVATARWRAITH POWER AMIRITE!

The last speech of her made me laugh and wanted to punch her so hard. Fight to the last Sentinel she said. Have faith in ourselves she said. Well seems that you have that covered lady royalty cuz you didn't even break a sweat during battles because you just need to bark orders and everyone else would fight to the last and die for you. No one else but you was this very important super wraith power macguffin so they gotta suck it and die for the cause I guess. OR EVEN if you might be incompetent as fuck and all you care about is to twirl your hair and find reasons to get yourself into some alone time with the Slayer he is still going to be your most loyal royal property and personal bodyguard and help cleaning up your butt! Of course you have faith!

Except that's entirely not who the Slayer is! Honestly I would love to see a situation where the Slayer is standing in between save the princess again or save his own crew who has helped him and went to Hell with him. And without a single moment of hesitation and despite Novik's orders he went jumping into the gate of Hell to try and save his Night Sentinel soldiers. That would be so catharsis to watch. That would actually nail it. That would only be in my dream.

But then I love this pout he made when he was left alone with princess. He could have been doing so much more right now but princess wanted bonding time. So he's just UNF >:[ The entire time.

Every time I look at the dead soldiers piling up in the background my heart strains. What the fuck is happening here. Why aren't we saving them. Did we just arrive too late or is the princess dragging our feet. Why aren't they of any use to us and were just killed off screen. BOYS GET BEHIND MR. SLAYER I CAN LEAD YOU TO SAFETY. King Novik was also dumb why is he blowing up the entire City of Aratum if he knows that Ahzrak could just teleport away. For dramatic purposes? That's your FUCKING heritage you dumb twat. just use idk. Smoke bombs. But you know what. At least him and Valen made some use of their brains.

Well TDA just proved that Doom writers actually have no talent. The more they try to make themselves sound more serious than "Haha punch your way through the plot because you are strong and capable" the less coherent they made themselves ought to be. IEND OF RANT

the problem with knowing things about battle tactics is that an ever-increasing subset of popular media becomes impossible to enjoy properly because you have to sit there like 'wow Captain Protagonist good to know all those dead people on your own side are a direct result of your total lack of anything resembling brains'

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Them.

Gifts from Moro_BanG

I honestly need them both.

So turns out you can't call him short.

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We are cooking again

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A new pfp has hit the tower.

thanks to Boomer Shooter Art's giveaway event and the artist Gas Lad.

Knights. Loyalty. Homoerotic devotion. Amirite guys.

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Already made a rant post about this particular scene

Here

But now that the helmetless version is out I'm going rabid at it again.

This, may I say is one of the only two scenes in TDA that ACTUALLY captured what Doom is all about. The other one being the "Payment? I'll pay you with lead! " scene because it's goofy and rebellious and perfect.

Okay so basically this confirmed my original idea of what it's trying to show and with a bunch of many details:

While under control his face is constantly twitching and baring his teeth, showing how thoroughly Maykrs have restrained him and how constant he is at trying to break free. It's not just unable to walk on his own, every muscle in him is restrained. He can't even turn his head or make any expressions other than the deadpan face, no wonder others got scared of his new look. Imagine having an itch on your face and you can't even crinkle it away.

Then he lifted his head to inspect the sight of the invasion and he glared at it.

I like to think that while the music is loud and we are seeing it almost from the Maykr's perspective, he opened his mouth and is shouting or screaming in pain as he struggled out of control. At least he's making some kind of noise or growling. THAT or he's drawing in breath to make the next flip-out count.

Oh and I LOVE THAT his facial expression is constantly going back and forth between innocent sad puppy and attack dog on attack mode

Fucking pathetic stop acting like you're about to cry no one loves you no one invites you to parties suck it up!!!!!!!!!!

Also yep the shock is what used to control him through pain because when he put his hand over the tether he def is unprepared for how painful it gets.

And the way he looked at the Maykrs while keeping doing it. He is very observant. He is bargaining with them. Oh fuck He is smart. He is like "I'm gonna do it... I'm gonna do it and you're gonna be in trouble if I kill myself right here and now. I know that because I've been listening All the time. Khan Maykr didn't want me to die did she? Oooooh you gonna be in soooo much trouble if I DIE~"

Doomguy: Yes yes I would like to file a complaint it'll be YOUR MOM *Throw fist into your mouth at lightspeed*

"It appeared that the Slayer no longer wishes to be detained here"

YEAH NO SHIT he's screaming and seething and punching in the background glad you pointed that out thank you

I just knew he's talking so much shit here

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Never tried to gatekeep a community ever nor thought that one should. But seriously this is just true. People who only looked at TDA and the rest of the DOOM series through the TDA lens are petting each other on the backs for rewriting the Slayer's whole personality into a dating sim character. And the older fans are totally suffering and cringing at all the OUT OF CHARACTER depictions of our beautiful girl icon. If only y'all could just try to write him as Frieren.

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Princesses, legitimate daughters, they are a particularly pleasing and safe narrative template. It not only continues the traditional "power is power" logic, but also uses the fantasy of women taking the top position of the system as a dessert to feed people who are both eager and afraid of power. That is why the role of the princess, especially the "rebellious princess" occupies an important place in various dramas from ancient times to the present. It combines the symbol of both imperial power and innocence, in one person, with strong plasticity and pleasing role.

Many people’s naive and hidden desire for power is, rather than hoping to become the holder of power, they hope that the holder of power has the closest blood relationship with themselves. In this way, they can maintain the dignity of power and enjoy what power can do for them, while allowing themselves to appear completely unstained, sometimes poised as the advocate of "freedom" or "strength" although having enjoyed hidden privileges and never had to make sacrifices nor step down from said privileges their entire life.

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He's blanking out and then "ok I've seen enough". He's like me during these scenes for real.

He's so grumpy I love it he's like "Why am I here I thought there's a search party why am I with princess"

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He's so grumpy I love it he's like "Why am I here I thought there's a search party why am I with princess"

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Holy shit his expression is actually so sad. The moment he enacted his revenge he looked the most grieved. This face. He is not happy to play the violence card. He is tired and furious and just wants his dragon back. Killing Ahzrak doesn't get his dragon back. Staying in Hell doesn't get his family back. But he just kept killing with such a sadness in his face

And the face and the scars and the dryness of his mouth hcxdqajnmkkbfjhgfh