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hollowistheworld · 4 days ago

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Thinking about that post about the show murderbot characters not being as 'developed' (as in, are still in the beginnings/middles of character arcs) as their book counterparts, and I think a big plus of it is it lets Murderbot be in the same category as them.

The most obvious example is it and Mensah - both of them struggling with anxiety and fighting through it because there are people counting on them. But the one I'm really thinking about is Murderbot and Ratthi.

Ratthi didn't get weapons training like he was supposed to because he 'slept through it' which was because he was hungover (would love to know if Mensah already knew that before he accidentally announced it over the comms). His very feeble, obviously shame-filled excuse is that he didn't think he'd need it. Just like Murderbot didn't think it'd need the hopper repair manual.

These are dumb, youthful things to do. Go out and party and be too hungover to make it to class the next day. Watch your favorite TV show instead of copying down your homework. These things happen and 95% of the time it's no big deal.

And then one time it is. It's a big deal and now they can't help when they really want to be able to help. And Murderbot and Ratthi react to their mistakes the exact same way - by giving themselves a lecture on what big fucking idiots they are. Ratthi then does something dumb and dangerous to try and make up for it and Murderbot has Mensah crack open its spine. It's a very fun parallel between them and I think it's going to add some really nice depth to their friendship as things go along. You fuck up. You do dumb shit to get the short-term gratification.

And people love you anyway.

#murderbot #murderbot tv #dr ratthi #damn right you vibe with it rattho #*ratthi #if were not careful well have a case of 'two smart people who get stupid when the other is around' on our hands #anyway murderbot isnt human but it makes the same kind of mistakes they do #and as others have said i think that endears it to mensah a bit #shes pissed and stressed about the hopper #but thats a very human thing to do. something one of her kids might do. something one of her team might do #something she might have done at some point in her life (though probably not for a soap opera)#and murderbot takes its first tiny step on learning its personhood does not get revoked when it makes a mistake

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tadpole-art · 1 month ago

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It has social anxiety okay ;-;

#the murderbot diaries #murderbot #tmbd #tmbd fanart #secunit #dr ratthi #art #illustration #digital art #artists on tumblr

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keydekyie · 1 month ago

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I actually love the change the show made to when SecUnit shows up in the hub and Ratthi says, "Who is this?" Turns out Ratthi was being cute and SecUnit just took it literally. Brilliant. The galaxy's least reliable narrator strikes again.

#“clearly bewildered” my ass Ratthi is just a golden retriever and SecUnit cannot comprehend anyone being pleasantly surprised to see it #I know I know the show and the books are two different things #But I'm incorporating this into my headcanon now #murderbot #murderbot tv #mbtv #murderbot tv spoilers

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mithrandirl · 18 days ago

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Akshay Khanna as Ratthi MURDERBOT | 1.04

#murderbot #murderbotedit #tvedit #scifiedit #dr ratthi #akshay khanna #*

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palaceoftheprophets · 27 days ago

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Preservation Aux crew…and security consultant.

Some closeups!

(uh, Volescu is off enjoying retirement somewhere)

#art #the murderbot diaries #murderbot #ayda mensah #dr ratthi #dr mensah #dr arada #dr overse #bharadwaj #dr gurathin #pin lee #ratthi #gurathin #possibly a controversial gurathin headcanon but I’m sorry I see that man as a gruff blonde dude—likely because of KRF’s voice for him #I’m sorry Dr Volescu maybe you’re holding the camera #drawing questionable future fashion because I’ve been watching too much Star Trek #that Ratthi outfit is definitely Julian Bashir adjacent #tmbd

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auriidae · 23 days ago

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what i'm getting out of the books so far

#yes i'm contractually obliged to give it a tail no i don't think it improves the design whatsoever yes i have to do it anyway #i'm the Giving Characters Tails guy what did you expect #murderbot #the murderbot diaries #looks at mb like wow. every word of what u just said is wrong #aurie's art #(oh. that's ratthi and pin-lee btw. tho they're kind of just acting as stand-ins for 'human clients' here for the joke)

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wigglybunfish · 10 months ago

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Welcome to Preservation! we have nice people and even nicer murderbots.

#it's Amena's graduation day because i said so #cranked this thing out after i woke up at noon. i was possessed by something i think #it was fun to think up outfits for everyone. i humbly becken u to look at amena's graduation cafgan #wtf bharadwaj why u in that heavy coat it's hot out #pin lee gifted that rice hat to volescu btw.#i subject ratthi to being the kind of person to wear socks in sandals. sorry ratthi #uuuh #the murderbot diaries #murderbot #illustration #character design #art #character art #artists on tumblr #wigglybunfish

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 1 month ago

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The Murderbot TV show is finally here!

#murderbot diaries #murderbot #Ratthi #ayda mensah #arada #gurathin #digital art #When I made my last murderbot comic I didn't realize how close we were to season 1 starting.#I have yet to watch the new episodes so I cannot vouch for the quality - but I am still going to say 'hey watch this show!'#It's a fun sci-fi about a robot who was built to be a security guard and just wants to watch TV.#It is powered by anxiety and depression and struggles to understand it's place in the world.#Which is to say it is a deeply relatable character.#It is also a great narrative about how much stronger we are when we are not alone.#Give it a try if you haven't already! The books are novella length and the audiobook is only a few hours long.#EDIT: if you saw this before I adjusted the colours - no you didn't.#I need a new laptop badly...my current one is incapable of seeing purple or yellow.#EDIT 2: If you saw this with the typo...I'm so sorry. And no you didn't.

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murderbotched · 2 months ago

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#murderbot tv #ratthi #murderbot

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coffeenonsense · 3 months ago

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my one wish for the murderbot series is I want b-roll of ratthi totally reevaluating his relationship to all machines ever

like I want murderbot in its pod panicking about getting treated like a person and then we cut to ratthi gently asking like, a space roomba if it's comfortable and if it has enough food because you don't know, gurathin!

#ratthi would 100% strap a knife to a roomba and then get emotionally attached to stabby #the murderbot diaries #murderbot #dr ratthi

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goodsirs · 1 month ago

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