#(haven't played in a long while though)
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Epiphanies about what I like in my media
little guys facing the Horrors
little guys becoming the Horrors
incomprehensible/incomplete/vague lore (that i try to comprehend and interpret anyway, for the laughs)
see also: "is this a bug or feature"
cool tech
sad old isolated women learning how to move on from past traumas
world is absolutely fucked but we find beauty and hope in it anyways
random god(s)
finding meaning in our messy lives, making friends along the way
#just thought id make a list tbh#and post it all online for others to judge me#for those who are curious#the media i am thinking of includes;#rain world#(a bit obvious)#undertale#fools gold#warframe#(haven't played in a long while though)#stellaris#rimworld
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Tempted to write a replaced au twst fic where Yuu (or alternatively, I'll use my Yuu, Riyuu, who is basically who I'm writing this for) used to be the cutest girl around, the cheery one who's always around everyone, the one you can't seem to dislike even if your crush falls for her because she earnestly says sorry (even though it's not her fault) and will always help you out if you need her back in her old school. But one day, a new girl comes around and her whole reputation got destroyed. She helps the new girl adjust, tells her all the rumours and introduces her to all the popular kids. But the girl ends up backstabbing her, telling the popular girls rumours about how she intentionally plays up the act to steal their crushes to her, and lies to the boys, telling them she's just playing with their hearts and that she's a horrible person.
Yuu ends up alone and excluded, being seen as "annoying" and only having a few close friends who doesn't really interact with her in public in fear of their reputation being ruined. She ends up miserable at school, and wishes to not go anymore. But one day comes a saving grace, she gets whisked by a mysterious black carriage into Twisted Wonderland, or more specifically, Night Raven College. She doesn't mind working if it meant she doesn't have to deal with her old school, there was still 1 and a half years left of school and she doesn't want to deal with all ghe group projects to be assigned that will inevitably end with everyone not wanting to team up with her. Plus, as annoying Grim is, he's like the animal friend all of the anime and storybook protagonists she knows has, and she doesn't mind him too much.
Some things did change after she and Grim got officially enrolled, but she had no problem adapting to the social expectations of the world, part time jobs with Sam -- and occasionally the canteen -- paid enough to get her tools for cooking basic but delicious food, and new friends without the weight of her past helped her get settled comfortably.
The existence of Overblots stunned her for a bit, but a peek into Riddle and Leona's memories helped her understand the concept, even if just a little. However, things began to change eerily simlarly to her old school when a new girl comes, also in a similar position to her, getting transported to a new, unfamilliar world, and seemingly hailing from a similar world to the Earth she knows. She warmly welcomes her, eager to finally befriend another girl, but it seems that the girl does not share the same enthusiasm.
The girl only barely responds to Yuu's attempts at forming a friendship, and always seems to talk her in a condescending way, and often dismisses her, and especially so whenever there are any boys around.
Yuu will not deny any statements claiming she's an attention seeker or that she plays up her sweet innocent girl act, but she knows to never, ever sacrifice a bystander for it. But if someone insists on war with her... well that's another, different story. She's learnt her lesson of being overly optimistic, and she will not make the same mistake twice. She will not let her make her life a living hell more than it already is with Crowley's irresponsibleness.
Aaand thus begins the story. Or well, however you wanna continue it. I'm honestly in favour of most Housewardens (Kalim, Vil, and Idia in particular. I'll put my reasoning in a few paragraphs down) Adeuce, Tweels, and Ortho for team Yuu. Why?
Well, first of all, Adeuce. This is mostly because the duo is like. with Yuu since Day 1, as much of a bitch as Ace is, I think those two are the most likely to trust and know Yuu well enough to not believe the lies R (< Replacer) tells. Especially Deuce, he doesn't want to betray a friend he knew for quite a while, that would not be very honor student-like of him!! And she helped him out in a lot of situations too! He doesn't want to hurt you after all the trouble you go through to help him, and also knowing how horrible your living conditions are. Ace would most likely give in to peer pressure if the student body is overwhelmingly in favour of R, but as of now, he maybe enjoys your company just a bit more than R. Just a bit, promise.
Tweels I feel like is self-explanatory. Those two are perceptive as fuck istg it scares me. Jade especially. I feel like the two would just toy with R for a bit despite her facade and lies before dropping her after she bothers them for attention and favours one too many times.
(Ortho ties in with Idia so I'll explain him in Idia's paragraph)
Kalim is actually very emotionally intelligent. He can come off annoying and stupid, but from all the scenes I see of him, he's actually really good at dealing with people. Have you seen how he deals with the Scarabia residents after Jamil's OB??? The way he phrases his sentences?? He didn't force or even plead with them to forgive Jamil, he simply asks them to wait before making permanent judgements, and I think he's gonna be uncomfy with how condescendingly R talks to Yuu, and even if he's used to people going after him for money, I feel like R mostly eyeing him for money and how she "secretly" sighs in annoyance everytime she goes out of the party for a "bathroom break" will only solidify his dislike/discomfort, even if he doesn't show it.
Vil is also kind of self-explanatory if you read into his character and not just the shell the official English localization makes for him. (I could rant for hours about how the official tl portrays his character istg. He's hardworking and he actually didn't attempt to poison Neige out of pure jealousy, he did it because he felt like all his efforts to be beautiful will never be able to surpass Neige, who, in his eyes, always seemed to be innocent and naturally beautiful. He feels like the villain in Neige's story. He feels like he is reduced to what he often plays as, a snobbish, overconfident villain obsessed with overthrowing the hero. And because of it, it became a twisted self-fulfilling prophecy, pushing him to, in a fit of despair, be that same villain everyone sees him as.) I really don't think he will take well to R's condescension to Yuu, who genuinely wants to befriend R. (I actually have a whole thing in my head where Yuu and Vil occasionally have sleepovers where they do skincare together after the whole VDC thing happened. I feel like this is also a "vent sesh" of sorts for the both of them, just to air out their grievances without much seriousness, and I think Yuu would admit to wanting a fellow girl in the school that she could befriend, since no matter what, being the only girl can be exhausting.) Ik Vil's not a girl but he is such a girls' girl istg.
Idia... this mostly ties into Ortho and The STYX Incident, but like,, I think we can all agree on this one,, Idia is smart and capital V Very pessimistic. Would you rather trust the girl you've known for a while, who saw your memories, who helped you in awkward social situations when she can and is besties with your brother or some random new girl who trash talks said girl behind her back? The former, right? Plus, even if Yuu did only hang out with him and his brother because she likes to secretly laugh at him behind his back, there's mo guarantee R wouldn't do the same, given his experience. And he would rather have someone who actively helps him and his brother out than someone who wouldn't.
I didn't put Malleus in because of how canon him actually treats Yuu. I feel like the fandom kind of put on rose-tinted glasses on with his character, and kind of ignored some things like, idk... him just leaving them to fend for themselves homeless during Octavinelle... maybe he thought Crowley would offer them a place to stay but like... I'm still bothered by how didn't atleast offer a spare room in Diasomnia. He's a housewarden goddamnit. He's not as distant or scary as the rumours say but like. still rubbed me the wrong way.
Anyways I don't think my attention span will let me write it to completion so if anyone likes this and wants to write it feel free. Pls tag me if you do tho. I would love to read it :3
#was listening to all eyes on me while writing this btw#You can also insert an Obey Me crossover with Replaced AU on that end that also ended horribly#“First' the worst; maybe third's the charm!”#I don't play Obey Me though so I can't rlly construct the narrative for that one#Also I don't hate Malleus nor Malleyuu I swear#I just think we're a bit biased with his actions sometimes...#Anyways if anyone wants to just ditch the school for RSA#Valid. You're 100% valid#I just got attached to Adeuce Kalim and Vil lol#I would just run to RSA if I ever get the chance tho#Fuck Crowley noone likes Crowley 🙂😇#twisted wonderland#twst#Do I tag twst x reader???#fuck it why not it's literally based on an entire angst au anyways#twst x reader#twisted wonderland x reader#replaced au#twst replaced au#twisted wonderland replaced au#okay enough tags I'm tired#I'm not gonna tag the specific characters mentioned#I'm too tired and I don't wanna :3#Also R is used for Replacer for this entire thing sorry#I haven't played twst for a long; looooong while but I like some of the boys too much to let go [sigh]#Also just bc it's fun to think about#Waiting for Limbus or HSR to get updated so take some twst brainrot in the meantime#I love Villainess manhwas#Ofc I would love Replaced AUs
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Just finished the two next pages!
And because you're my favorite pals here on Tumblr, you get a little extra in advance, as a treat
I'm sure nothing bad is going to happen watsoever
#Btw if you want to see them in advance#I have them over on my ko-fi.... just sayin'#Yes I play favorites and you're getting a good grade <3#Finally I can rest a little.... Even though the comic is not done yet#I am held together by my sheer stubbornness dear god I'm not making a long comic like that for a while it's exhausting especially full-colo#toh comic#the owl house#I have to main tag it for my friends who haven't watched the show... Terrible I know#Details on her jacket and his coat aren't there because i always add them last woops#pyrambles
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Missed these guys, might reboot their legacy too🤔
#sims#ts3#sims 3#photoshoots#marnie maple#beth tinsley#blurrypxls#christine maple#curtis maple#if you remember them wow you've been there for a long time. you're the real ones. they're my old lepacy#it's funny because at the time I couldn't connect with them. like I pushed through but they always lacked something for me#but while archiving the legacy I was like oh my god. the DRAMA. this has so much potential. suddenly I love them#gen 2. omg. this was so fun to archive. so juicy and interesting to dissect#most of the characters (especially men - looking at you zain and jesse) were glaring red flags#leighton was done so dirty. I would support her crimes if she ever wanted to commit one#I first wrote it 6 years ago so it was a little naive with happily ever afters and stuff and I made everyone neatly pair up#but now I'd lean into the actual messiness of it all. I love me some flawed characters and emotional chaos#my girl christine gives a netflix protag energy. she'd always have so much drama in her life#oh I have a couple ideas for her chaotic love life already#meanwhile curtis is on the sidelines with popcorn and atticus#also I just want to complete a lepacy. and who if not them#I had a private lepacy that I played but it wasn't the same#though I had some cool characters originate from there like jin for example. and some others that haven't appeared yet
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my thoughts on The Murderbot Show:
idk man
#i pressed play with the same energy you'd get from someone trying to disarm a bomb#it looks fun enough. and the changes are fine. i guess#i think i'm still hung up on the CGI#i dont. like it.#which is nothing new tbh this is why i rarely watch live action stuff#i want to say that i would have liked it if i wasn't so attached to the books already. but idkkkkk#my vision for the scavengers reign style murderbot show seems to hinder my ability to enjoy the show's visuals. rip i guess#the murderbot show#murderbot#mbtv#i think i'll try and write down my proper thoughts once the entire season has released bc#uuuuuugh so far my biggest concern is how they're handling the whole "space hippies PresAux'' thing#like. i wouldn't be surprised if them presenting PresAux in such an unserious manner is so viewers can be surprised once they#get down to proper business or whatever. at least. that's what i'm hoping for#but i also wouldn't be surprised if the adaptation just. dumbed them down a bit. for some reason#same with whatever's going on with Mensah. i feel like i just haven't seen enough of the changes to form a concrete opinion on that#i love how they did Ratthi. he's perfect 10/10 no notes#i enjoy what they're doing with Gurathin (even though i very much preferred 2nd gen immigrant Gurathin whose knowledge of the CorpRim#comes from horror stories passed down by his parents) (that's still my book interpretation of him)#Still torn on Pin-Lee and Arada getting with Ratthi like. yknow what actually i don't care about that one.#i prefer to keep my romances fully in the background + in fanworks but. who gaf#uhhhh what else is there#oh god i fear the day that blond lady comes on screen. i hope to they handle whatever's going on there well#i'll forgive the crime of adding her uncomfortable comments to the show if someone tells her off for all that!!!!!!!#and while i enjoy the visual style of sanctuary moon. i'm still surprised it seems to be some space adventure show?????#i was expecting it to be more of a legal drama or something. with moodier visuals but. whatever i guess that's a small detail#i'll be fine as long as we have the solicitor and her bodyguard#mmm yea i don't have anything else for now. send post#ramblings
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everyone watch out I started playing The Witcher 3 again
#i can't stay away for long....#for real though i haven't restarted a proper playthough in a while. YES i still need to play 1 and 2.........#but i played 3 so much it's a comforting game at this point#though the combat is. not good LMAO#one of my bestest friends started reading the books recently and has been sharing her thoughts so it has been on my mind#geralt of rivia the man that you are#i'm sooooo normal about him
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'please i have a family !! of ocs'
#just me hi#i think i was having some sort of difficulty in work at a pizza place while playing w/ my brother hgkfhsjv#/having a normal moment rn. how's the. w. [stares out the window]#i haven't had this problem in a while where i am so Into a thing that i cannot conceive of anything to do w/ it. like i could be drawing.#but also i may be physically incapable bc the Vibes from the Thoughts are so strong lmfshvg#like could you Imagine? Imagine. woahg [bonks its head on the window]#the ! ! ! everything !!!#gwauuuuuuuuuu [rolls around]#there are some traditional doodles i wanna digitize i like em a lot but until them i'm just gonna be here. brain full of cherry juice hfvsh#maybe i'll get a doodle or a drabble or a character description done who knows !! but houuuu#i have software that's really good at coming up with stuff but not like. actually making stuff long-term. just a lot of creative stops and#goes. oh wells! it'll happen whenever i can get it to lol :)#i have GOT to go lie face-down in some leaves about this though. toodles Bfhsvh .w.
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#tag talk#seriously though? having someone I can shamelessly flirt with. flatter. joke around with.#and also start putting the pieces in place to have immense emotional influence over? I'm going crazy over here this is so fun.#and like. it's all consensual I would like to make that entirely clear. we've discussed the ethics of what we're engaging in.#I've expressed concerns about causing genuine emotional damage and been kind of taken to task for not trusting their strength.#I have massive respect for this person but also.. oh the things I'm gonna do to this boy.#the fact that I have such easy access to a part of them that apparently has never seen the light of day?#I'm doing my best to avoid losing myself to this power trip but also I'm riding the high for all it's worth.#I'm going to try and avoid talking about the sex. so no sexcapades. I think that's a little too personal to me to put here.#but like.. I'm here playing the long game. developing a mutually beneficial relationship with a willing partner.#and then I get to do freaky things to someone who wants me to do freaky things to them.#and what's also interesting is that I haven't experienced the illusion/euphoria part of a new relationship that I usually do when I jump in.#usually I have some grand fantastical vision of this idealized perfect future that never centers my own desires in the slightest.#it's always this vision of being the perfect person for someone else. never truly being accepted for myself.#but I'm not that. I'm not this idealized form. I'm a person who struggles to be human while also carrying a very cool number of red flags.#idk. this relationship feels more real than anything else I've engaged in. I feel more like myself.#like when you're performing a skill and you're fully immersed in the activity. every element. every aspect. every calculated word I say.#it's all directed towards this goal of constructing the sort of social relationship I want.#I'm just.. I'm having the most fun I've had in forever. this is so fun.
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hmmmmmmm ngl kinda think i wanna make a werewolf cowboy :3c
#sims 4#people who've followed me for long enough are probably wondering: do i want to make the sully family in sims#and the answer is hECK YEAH I DO#especially since they finally had the major baby update a while ago hohohoooooo *grabby hands*#BUT the main reason i haven't done it yet is cuz it's gonna take a loooooot of cc to make them look nice#much of which i'm probably gonna have to make or modify myself#so i just haven't been up for all that yet#ONE DAY THOUGH#but in the meantime werewolf cowboy sounds fun also :3c#haven't played in a hot minute cuz i've been busy with other stuff but i wanna try the new horse pack lol
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KEEP LIVING, ICHI............

#finished LAD. cried a little. ichiban is a new character of all time for me. nodding solemnly.#definitely some of the best overall writing from the series so far imo#only other game in the franchise other than y0 to make me tear up out of what i've gotten to#(still haven't played IW or gaiden [obvs] or the judgment games tho)#LOVED the story LOVED the characters (esp ichi oh my god i love him so)#only thing i didn't super love was the turn-based gameplay itself. could take it or leave it for the most part#but there's some fun elements to it for sure and the cutscene attacks are silly and neat#not the biggest fan of positioning being relevant to fights#while simultaneously being unable to meaningfully affect positioning as a player though#also fights that i assume were meant to be challenging never felt hard they only ever felt tedious#kiryu and tendo especially were not hard. just kinda long.#majima+saejima and sawashiro were a bit trickier for me but still not that bad#BUT there is still post-game stuff to do so we shall see!!#and it was still overall a fun time :]#and again the writing here was peak. loved it. a few nitpicks here and there but ultimately just really really enjoyed it#playing LAD really DID make me itch for smt v vengeance though. i want to play a turn-based rpg with a system i already know i love#(press turn system by eternal beloved)#but. money. alas. vengeance will have to wait...#ANYWAY. HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME WITH LAD.#trying to figure out if i wanna go to the judgment games or gaiden next...? might just keep it simple and go with release order#but i also wanna catch up on the mainline before the majima pirate game LOL#and i know i wanna play gaiden before IW in that case#HMMM.. much to think about#contra.txt#yakuza
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the problem with 'why don't you just make an oc' with homestuck specifically is that so much of what i like about homestuck's characters is reliant on the text to the point of being impossible to extricate or replicate. if i wanted i could absolutely take some of the elements i like to make ocs, and i probably will at some point, but it's not just the characters and their traits on their own, it's their place in and treatment by the text itself that is compelling to me
#now that i think about it i'm not good at developing ocs if i don't know what their story is or what role they play in the narrative#and i haven't had any good story ideas in a long while so most of my oc ideas remain vague concepts#i did accidentally recreate the alpha kids about five years ago though. my brain was like 'oh you need a friend group that falls apart?#good news my friend we have some templates already locked and loaded'#and i didn't notice until a good while after i got back into HS and went 'god damn it'#THERE WAS EVEN A KID GRANDPA. HOW. how did i do that on accident#at that point i did consider just yoinking that story and making it about the actual alpha kids. maybe some day.#problem was it was set in the 20th century which suits jane and jake just fine but not so much dirk and roxy
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pros of learning how to play fighting game:
undergoing a learning experience, trying out something entirely different from anything i have previously played
i get to look at a little guy do cool things on my screen :)
cons of learning how to play fighting game:
i am clumsy as all hell with the inputs
the order in which you press and/or hold buttons to create inputs is less like trying to get a sequence of movements right and more like playing a rhythm game (down then while not letting go of down press forward then let go of down and THEN press an attack button on the other side of the keyboard). i suck at rhythm games. hell world
sometimes, the damn things just... won't register? at all? you do a half circle to forward input and the game says "half circle forward? oh, sorry, that's ensenga :)" or, worse, "too slow, that's a regular heavy slash move :)". brother. why must you do me like this.
the area between the knuckles of my ring and little finger hurts like a motherfucker (though this has hurt in various areas since at least this morning, but i'm willing to bet that practicing quarter and half circle inputs for at least an hour did not make the situation any better)
#swear to god learning to play guilty gear is the ultimate test of will#but i am very determined not to drop it despite all of my frustration#it's not like i haven't dropped games in the past - i find it incredibly difficult to play ultrakill because despite the fact that i grew up#on shooters (from rtcw onward) i suck ass at ultrakill (though it's not like i was much good at any shooter that required quick reaction#time at first - it took me a good long while to get good at overwatch) and whenever i boot it up my mind immediately starts telling me that#all i can do in ultrakill‚ The Game That Revolves Around Being Fast And Stylish And Fun‚ is suck at it#which - you guessed it - means i rarely get the will to play it because i know i'll just end up neither having fun or getting better#and it's become very difficult for me to derive joy from trying to complete any videogame but that's a whole different story#and there's no way in hell i'm starting five because once i start five i'll finish playing five and holy shit i really need to start#visiting my therapist again don't i#too bad! :)#at any rate i'm not giving up on guilty gear anytime soon! it's frustrating but i know i'll start having loads of fun once i've mastered the#basics#also don't ask why i'm playing on a keyboard. controller's worse. this is entirely unfamiliar and weird and i don't have the muscle memory#for it but i will someday!! i will!!!#logs#Black Blank blah-blah-blah#< will be using this tag for any post in which i end up complaining about my life‚ feel free to blacklist it anytime
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Oh I need to actually respond to the comments I'm getting on ao3 hgdsfjls
#i've cross-posted my pouf stuff there and ppl seem to like it! even though my focus has pretty greatly shifted here i'd still like to#play with him like a barbie doll.. i still wanna write a fic about him being cold blooded and make that silly too lmao#i think no matter what he's always gonna be my silly little guy#i have put too much love into him to leave him alone.. i haven't done any writing in a while actually#i still have the cold blooded stuff as a wip! I had another idea too that i've mulled over a bit where the reader is#an entomologist and he's the study subject; i want it to be a pretty long one lmao; still settling on the pov i want#bc it's like. mostly reader pov but there's a handful of scenes i think would be funny from pouf's#i can write and i need to make that everyone's issue more often..#shai speaks
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Several older actors than characters submissions probably come from me. I have terrible memory, including for famous people, so the ones I know are the ones I've seen my whole life, which are now old, as I'm not that young anymore 😂😅
I'm convinced it's not just one person who submitted them, though! Sometimes I just see an actor I know and go like 'that character is not THAT old 😂' or sometimes it happens when I check the picture of an actor I don't know.
#sometimes I even wonder 'is this acter even still alive? gotta check that - haven't heard of them in a while' 🤣#But then again the latest Robin submission had me going 'she's too young to play Robin' after which I had to check the birthdate#and it happens the actress in question is actually 27 so more or less the perfect age to play 28yo Robin#I've also seen like 50yo actresses for Robin I think? (didn't check the birthdate but they seemed about that age)#so yeah 🤷♀️#doesn't matter though#I mean all strawhats' actors are older than their character and... those characters stay the same age while the actors don't#Only Iñaki is fairly young but still not 17#I think as long as they can pass for more or less the right age it should be fine#maybe they'll make some characters look older in the live action#that's very much a possibility#ask#anon#not a poll#opla fan cast polls
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i knew that they had nerfed the world level ascension domain but i don't think they needed to do it That much jesus christ
#maybe i just found it easy because i cheesed it with hyperbloom who can say#also. three five stars in one day was Not something i was expecting lmao#free mona -> keqing at zero pity -> guaranteed kazuha at like 30 pity#it's been a while since i've gotten an early though so i think i was due for one. but still. two is a lot#i can Finally play mona now though. jesus christ i've been waiting a while#tempest's dumb thoughts#i'll leave any thoughts i have on the aq until i've actually finished it because i still haven't gotten through act 1 lmfao#it's Long. i may have been padding out the length by doing loads of exploration too but Still
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It's that time of year again where Mari Lwyd starts to be talked about and shared around and an INCREDIBLY misleading post gets shared a lot. As someone who grew up with Mari Lwyd I wanted to clear some things up.
Also hello, if you are unaware who Mari Lwyd is. This is about the Welsh tradition of the horse skull who visits houses during the Christmas to New Years period in Wales asking for alcohol.
First off and probably the most important one:
Mari Lwyd is not a cryptid!
I can not emphasise this enough. She. Is. Not. A. Cryptid. There is no story or mystery about a ghost or zombie horse roaming the Welsh valleys. She's not even supposed to be a ghost or a zombie. It's just a horse skull on a stick with a guy under a sheet. She's a hobbyhorse and a folk character used to tell Welsh stories and keep songs alive. When people spread the misinformation that she's a cryptid, it's the equivalent of saying Kermit the Frog is a cryptid.
She is actually only one character in a wider cast of characters who go door to door or, in more modern times, pub to pub. The cast of characters can change town to town and village to village but there are some common ones I see time and time again. The Leader, the Merryman, The Jester and The Lady are just some I see regularly. Punch and Judy used to be more popular a few years ago but I haven't seen them in a while as their tradition has mostly fallen out of popularity. In most cases, almost the whole cast will be played by men. Even the characters are considered and referred to as female. Though this again depends and varies by which group is partaking in the Mari Lwyd tradition.
This point also goes onto my second point,
Mari Lwyd does not rap.
I think this comes from a very common misunderstanding of what rap is vs spoken word. Rap is a very specific style of music originating from the African American communities of the USA and has it's own structure and motifs unique to it. It's a lot more complex than people give it credit for as a style of music and just flippantly assign anything similar to it as being rap. If someone is talking fast or reciting poetry, it is not rap. Or anything that is an exchange of words between two people is not a rap battle. Mari Lwyd does not do rap, actually something that gets left out of these posts is the fact Mari Lwyd does not even speak. It's actually the Leader, who does all the speaking and song based banter between the house/pub owner for entry. Mari Lwyd just clicks her mouth, bites people and bobs her head around.
I think Mari Lwyd is a really beautiful and unique part of Welsh culture. She's not actually as wildly celebrated as a lot of the posts make her out to be. Actually, I think most Welsh people themselves learn about Mari Lwyd through the internet as well. Her popularity is increasing thanks to the drive of local groups wanting to keep the traditions alive and a renewed desire to document Welsh traditions before they're gone. Which is why it's such a shame that she's turned into something she's not to earn horror points on the internet. I think this is why it bothers me so much to see the misunderstandings of the culture and the folk tradition. Mari Lwyd's origin is very hot debated as well as how long it's been going on for. But I think it's thanks to a lot of traditions like this that the Welsh language and our stories weren't lost forever. Welsh culture is recovering as is the language. But it's still in a very fragile place. I think it's why it's important to document and correct information when it's spread.
Anyway, if you want to see the tradition in action, here's a lovely video from the Cwmafan RFC going to one of the pubs for charity. It includes the song exchange with the pub owner for entry and the whole pub singing and joining in once Mari Lwyd and the rest are inside.
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As well with another video from St Fagan's showcasing the more traditional and door to door form with the larger cast.
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