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its been years since i made the observation that grohs 2p costume makes him look kinda like patroklos and i still cant decide if im insane or not
#soulcalibur#grøh#patroklos alexander#huh...#I remember when I first played 6#I thought that grøh had a similar mindset to patroklos when it came to the malfested#even down to Curtis listing Grøh as one of the more radical members of the Aval Organization that wished to destroy the malfested#but even I didn't catch the similarities between their outfits#even the gold streak feels uncanny
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honestly the more i think about it the weirder the moral for sc5 is to me. like yes i do agree that sophitia would not try and kill her own daughter for being malfested. but i feel like to assume she would accept pyrrha for how she is is not necessarily what would happen either??
the game kinda at some point starts to push this idea of "maybe the common opinion held about malfested is incorrect and maybe they dont all deserve to die", which i feel could have been a very interesting perspective, one that would be very unique for soulcalibur to explore. but the problem is they never really commit to it? for all intents and purposes, malfested are 100% of the time portrayed as bloodthirsty monsters. they are COMPLETELY stripped of their humanity. even the ones that have to balance good and evil (kilik and maxi for example) are self aware, but they lose control of themselves. they are distinctly different people when soul edge is controlling them versus when its not
would sophitia love her daughter no matter what? absolutely, no question about it, 11/10 the mom ever. would sophitia ACCEPT pyrrha as malfested? no. sophitia would find a way to reverse the effects so pyrrha could live a normal life. why? because malfestation at no point in the story spanning across all games has ever been portrayed as a neutral difference people can learn to coexist with. it has always been a cancer that eats away at its host, turning them into a bloodthirsty monster who kills indiscriminantly
but walk with me here bc i feel that this could easily have been fixed in the story
sc5 should have done a better job of explaining to patroklos what a malfested even is. we can start off with his crusade against them and then even keep siegfrieds brief explanation of them in the beginning. of course we believe siegfried, he used to be the malfesteds boss, surely he knows what hes talking about
but then you introduce patroklos to people who are malfested who dont align with siegs description, people who challenge patroklos's belief about what it means to be human. you dont even need to invent new characters to do this, viola and ivy are literally right there. viola might not KNOW shes malfested ofc but at one point she was malfested, back when she was amy. and amy struggled a lot with her own humanity, not wanting to lose it and become depraved the way raphael did. she fought back against it, it didnt turn her into a monster. and then we have ivy, who isnt exactly a malfested in the traditional sense but she was literally born for the purpose of being soul edges next host, shes its spawn. and look at her, her whole life mission is to extinguish the sword and then herself. she never succumbed to being a monster either. hell you could even throw kilik and maxi into the mix. have all these people who want to help patroklos explain to him that even if soul edge is always hissing in their ears, even if soul edge is burdening them with a lust for blood, they could still choose not to answer its call. maybe they have reduced lifespans for disobeying it or something, or maybe they become more grotesque as punishment (similar to pyrrha) but its a price theyre willing to pay. maxi and kilik could be examples of what happens when people finally break free of its hold, giving patroklos hope for pyrrha.
patroklos could then shift his goal from killing pyrrha to instead trying to help her see that she could still make good choices for herself. the choices may be harder now but theyre hers to make.
meanwhile pyrrhas story is about how she was conditioned to go about life with a learned helplessness. she kinda touches on this in the actual game when she realizes she was literally taking everything happening to her lying down. tira could continue to convince her that she really has no choice but to give in to the bloodlust and her arc will be about breaking free of that manipulation.
she wont go back to being meek and shy. she will be scarred, jaded, closed off, aggressive if provoked, but she will still have a heart of gold
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its been 84 years
dusting off the yoga au
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Inspired by a convo I had with @ank3kur0.
Everyone liked the last one, so I thought I'd do another one. XD
#soul calibur#soul calibur 6#soul calibur vi#libra of soul#azwel#ryn shitposts#movie source: flushed away
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Azwel (excited): I'm never going to forget you~!
The Conduit (terrified): I'm never going to forget you...
Grøh (furious): I'm never going to forget you!
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Cervantes was always hoping she'd go into the family business.
This is my submission for the Soulcalibur community's bimonthly art prompt, "Paths Not Taken." I wanted to draw a version of Ivy who was raised by her biological father rather than adopted by the Valentines. I don't really like how this piece turned out tbh, but I still had fun working on it!
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Words to replace said, except this actually helps
I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.
IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested
INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified
GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed
FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested
JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed
LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed
LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned
ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore
SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized
ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged
NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered
SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted
FIRST OFF Began
LASTLY Concluded Concurred
WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted
HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed
WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved
BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned
ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted
CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised
LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed
BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged
FINE Consented Decided
TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered
JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched
WASN’T ME Denied Lied
EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened
BORED Droned Sighed
SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered
DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached
OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled
ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered
ANNOYING Nagged
I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured
I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled
I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered
OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered
SURPRISE BITCH Revealed
IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted
BITCHY Tattled Taunted Teased
Edit: People, I’m an English and creative writing double major in college; I understand that there’s nothing wrong with simply using “said.” This was just for fun, and it comes in handy when I need to add pizzazz.
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YOOOOOO!!!
INTO THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL JUST HIT 400 READS!!!
I SEE YOU!!!
You guys just made me the happiest fanfic writer on Earth!
#ryn rambles#updates#ItDNotS#into the dark night of the soul#writing stuff#ao3#soul calibur fanfic#bruh!#the support is amazing#and I haven't even got to the meat and potatoes yet!
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So, funny/not-so-funny story to those who just come across this meme I've made (cos it's making rounds now).
I made this during an Internet blackout that happened back in late-January to early-February (not so sure what happened there, some say someone got into an unfortunate car accident and hit a telephone pole, or the telephone company turned it off to make adjustments, or both), and my only access to the Internet was through my Dad's mobile data hotspot.
So with that, and the sheer will power to make something funny for the Soul Calibur community, I put these two together in the Polish app on my phone (the closest free app to Clip Studio/Photoshop).


Had to make these on my phone
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Kasta, after they switch:
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Me: How am I gonna write Soul Edge being an evil manipulator? Wait, I know! Have it play as "the victim!"
#soul calibur#soul edge#fanfic writing#ryn rambles#if you read my newest chapter#you know#oh#and also pit a child against a terrifying dread pirate
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Important day for Cassandra fans (me and plenty others)
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Happy Birthday, Cassandra Alexandra! 🎉🎂🎁
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The next chapter be like:
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mechanical angel 🤍💙💛💗
#soulcalibur#soul calibur#soulcalibur vi#ashlotte#not my creation#dude I am a big fan of the colour palette you gave her here#and the outfit
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Soulcalibur III Playstation 2 2005
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STOP—THIS IS A KINDNESS CHECKPOINT! rb this post + say something you love about prev to keep the positive energy flowing 💫
#I dunno how you get your hands on half the soul calibur content you get#but I'm impressed nonetheless#you've been following me for the longest time when I first came to the soul calibur fandom#and you've made me feel welcomed here when I was didn't believe in myself#your translations and theories also interest me a lot
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