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I have such mixed feelings about the Clone Wars "Heroes on Both Sides" episode because I appreciate what it's TRYING to do with the idea of showing that the Separatist side has legitimate grievances and the Senators in it are/were good people who've just been duped into being on the side of a war that's literally enslaving people, but I also think it handles it incredibly badly.

Take Mina Bonteri, for example. We're SUPPOSED to like her and think she's this honorable woman who mentored Padme and is still Padme's friend, but she also thinks Dooku's somehow a good honorable person and will literally not hear a single word against him even though this person she's mentored could tell her that Dooku is the one who nearly executed her on Geonosis. Padme can literally speak to how those events in the Geonosis arena ACTUALLY WENT, but she can't because Mina refuses to hear anything bad about Dooku because she's apparently got a political boner for him or something I dunno.

And then her whole story of woe that's meant to show us how the Republic also sometimes commits atrocities boils down to "my husband worked at a lab and clones attacked and now he's dead" and I feel like my reaction is supposed to be "wow that's horrific that the clones attacked an innocent person" but knowing what I know about the Separatists and how they worked my reaction is actually "well what the fuck were they doing at that lab huh Mina? Did you even know your husband or was he a bitch who was coming up with some sort-of bio weapon to use against Republic civilians?" Because I don't believe for a SECOND that the clones would've just attacked a random lab for no obvious reason. That lab was up to some shit and they never tell us what it is because they want us to feel bad for Mina's loss, but I... don't. Because I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility for Mr. Bonteri to have been caught up in shady shit that Mina had no idea about.

And of course then there's her son and the whole interaction he has with Ahsoka. Again, I understand the point of them saying that Ahsoka has only ever met "military commanders" on the Separatist side and not any of the actual Separatist civilians/senators, but the comparison being made is with Lux's experience with the JEDI, who are ALSO military commanders in this war. Ahsoka is judging the Separatists by the people they've PUT IN CHARGE of their side of the war and who are the ones actively causing atrocities. Ahsoka is judging the people who are her PEERS on the Separatist side. And while there is obviously merit to getting to know Separatists civilians, I don't think it counts the same as Lux saying he's never met a Jedi before and is now choosing to judge an entire culture when he's never met a single person from that culture until now.

The Onderon arc and the Gerreras do a WAY better job of getting this concept across, that there are literal REBELS on some of the Separatist planets who didn't choose to be Separatist and don't necessarily care for the Separatist government. Ahsoka (via Anakin) seeing every Separatist as an evil person simply due to being Separatist would have been incredibly paired with having to help out some Separatist rebels fight for their world because they KNOW what's going on, they're LIVING it, they just can't really do much about it due to lack of resources.

I love the idea of making sure the Separatist side is given a little nuance, that there IS an explanation as to why the Separatists seceded and became what they did and all, I just think it got handled SO SO BADLY and it makes me so sad/mad every time I think about that episode.

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it always feels so chaotic making huge decisions for society when not playing as a noble in the dragon age games lol

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Beta in the Horizon Forbidden West artbook

I think @renmeover requested any Beta info from the artbook? So here it is! The art of Aloy and Beta just has me 😭❤❤❤

So sorry for taking so long to reply!! I only just really cracked the book open again a couple of days ago!

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Ghost of Tsushima - Created by Jake Kontou

You can follow the artist on Twitter and Instagram.

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I think what pisses me off most about the Wednesday fandom is that so many are intentionally ignoring the fact that Tyler is MEANT to be a tragic character because he is a Hyde. We basically have it beaten over our heads that Hydes are the outcasts of outcasts, deemed too difficult to help, and therefore abandoned and left to their own devices, basically giving them no way to NOT be tortured into being someone’s slave or ultimately having something tragic or awful happen to them that forces out their Hyde and leaving them to become a monster and/or get killed.

So many people blame Tyler for every bad thing that happened in this first season when he LITERALLY had no option but to do exactly as Laurel wished. He was TOLD to go murder the people he murdered, he was TOLD to get Wednesday to trust him, he was TOLD to go after Eugene, he had no CHOICE but to obey, it’s literally in the show’s lore. And we are both told AND shown what lengths Laurel went to to literally torture this teenage boy into becoming a monster that was FORCED to obey her. Not only that, but all that “mama” talk and physical touch is gag-worthy. SHE is the true monster who wanted everyone dead, and she ruined that boy’s life to try and get what she wanted. And the show INTENTIONALLY shows AND tells you all that.

We are SHOWN how Tyler was chained, beaten, poisoned to bring the Hyde out, to become Laurel’s perfect slave. And still so many see HIM as the “true villain,” stating that if he was truly “good” he never would’ve done all he did. Meanwhile the lore has TOLD you, Hydes have no choice. But WAY too many disregard this plot point entirely simply because they see it as something to cling to for their preferred ship to happen. That’s infuriating to me, truly. Not only from a standpoint of really loving Tyler as a character, but also from a standpoint of it being apparent to ME of where the story is going, and knowing that so much of the fandom is gonna be pissed off about it because it’s Tyler-centric.

We are given so much information about “Hydes have been banned from Nevermore for 30 years,” “Faulkner was studying Hydes but he died before he could finish his research,” “nobody knows for sure if, once unlocked, Hydes are only monsters or if the person they were is still in there.” Between all this within the narrative itself and Hunter talking about how he’s excited to explore the duality of the Real Tyler versus the Hyde next season, I think it’s obvious that Wednesday and Tyler are basically going to get to the bottom of this “are Hydes all 100% bad and dangerous” problem themselves, and the result of their research will probably get Hydes accepted back into Nevermore.

Wednesday already knows how unjust the whole system is, she mentions it FREQUENTLY in the first season. Once she gets past feeling betrayed by what happened in season one, it’s likely going to weigh on her that someone she cared about deeply enough to bring her walls down for, to actually seek out to KISS, was so hurt by this system that he ended up doing all he did. And Tyler is inevitably returning, the writers have talked about how we’re going to learn more about Tyler and explore his true feelings for Wednesday. They’ll be brought back together, no doubt. And thus, the deep dive on Hydes will probably begin.

I don’t care what you ship, I don’t even care if you really LIKE Tyler as a character, but I DO care that so many have made him out to be a pure villain simply because that suits their own personal narrative better, and makes them feel like it’s more likely their preferred ship will win the “war.” Like, try and WATCH a show, actually WATCH it, and not simply cling to bits and pieces that suit the storyline you’ve made up in your head. You’re SUPPOSED to hate LAUREL, you’re supposed to, at the very least, wonder if the Real Tyler is still in there, if he can be helped, and you are SUPPOSED to feel some pity for the boy who was forced into becoming an enslaved monster.

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idk but saying tyler being a manipulative serial killer means he can’t be with wednesday is genuinely so funny to me like baby this is the addams family we’re talking about. being a manipulative serial killer should put him at the top of the viable choices for wednesday list.

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Commission piece for #kotaloy 🥹

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Sun and mood

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Kotaloy Celebration Week - Day 1

🏹 Kisses ~ First kiss ~ Stolen kiss ~ Familiar kiss 🏹

🧡 ART 🧡

'Make Aloy smile' kiss by @beyondbendingsky

Wedding Kiss by @alexadark13

Stolen Kiss by @picksleydust

First Kisses by @astralpaint

First Kiss by @murmart

Day 1 ~ First Kiss by @fantasy-girl974

A First Kiss by @hannahmationstudios

Familiar Kiss by @i-lavabean

💙 FICS 💙

Kissed by fire (G) by @koteevna The Tenakth hold a belief: "To be kissed by the flame is the highest honor before ascending to the Ten."

What the Water Gave Us (T) by @little-box-of-wonders Kotallo nearly drowns. Aloy saves his life. Feelings are realized.

A Verdant Bloom (T) by @grexigone Early Summer 3040. Set after the battle at the Zenith base.

Stolen Kisses (T) by @murmeringwhisper The one where they kiss for the first time.

you could offer him a kiss (G) by @fogsblue Aloy invites Kotallo on a machine hunt, it's very successful, even without any salvage.

Familiar Warmth (G) by TheArtseeWinks At the outset of a new Embassy happening in Meridian, Aloy is tired and just needs some quiet time with her man.

First Kiss (G) by @bonjourviolette He leaned in ever so gently, pressing his lips softly to hers. The smallest gesture, but for Aloy it held multitudes.

The Scorcher That Menaced The Valley (E) by EeveeBree What Was Lost where instead of a Shellsnapper Circulator, a couple Behemoth Force Loaders, and two Ancient Sculptures, Kotallo rewards Aloy with a KISS

On the Veneration of a Kiss (T) by @pikapeppa Among the Tenakth, a kiss was a venerated thing.

every little piece (G) by musicofthespheres Who knew a simple request to go hunting together all those weeks ago would turn into this?

Your Lips (G) by heavy_heartstrings Aloy sees Kotallo without his face paint for the first time and becomes a little obsessed.

When I stumble (G) by Woolverine It's a beautiful day in the future. What could go wrong?

Ao3 Collection

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I spiritual successor to this 🧡

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Jin Sakai 🌸

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One of many reasons I love Aloy x Kotallo together is cause they are both clearly in love with each other but theres a 98% chance they are both incredibly oblivious to it. Like Aloy would say to Kotallo some shit like “how can I say no to that *bats eyes*” or “how did Hekarro lend me their strongest marshall” or “miss me?” ????aloy that u???

and Kotallo will say things like “ill give you whatever is left of my life” helloo???? Or “you coming in the wings of the ten. It was *deep breath* INSPIRING” and they both be thinking ah yes this is a normal way to communicate to a ~friend~

Both be clowning.m hard and thats why they’re soulmates. Warrior in the streets himbos in the sheets.

Anyway the entire base knows they have the hots for each other apart from them.

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cute girl plays with hair to transfix cute boy more at 10

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Incorrect Horizon Textposts - Kotaloy ❤️‍🔥💘

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Off to save the world 🌱

My best one yet. :)

Bonus: Kotallo enjoys his seashell while the others are fooling. :)

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Modern version of my boi Marshall Kotallo 🧊 Quick question: Is the skin tone a little too white? I tried to perfect it...Also, we've reached 100 followers. Thank you all for liking my artworks. :)