#But it proves my point further

[codenamethebird]

Ok here's a little (not really) analysis/theory post about Hades 2, because I'm obsessed. Its consumed all my thoughts. And I need to talk about a theme I think will (hopefully) be addressed as the game progresses.

Here's some examples of dialogue that starts to touch on this conflict between mortals and the gods. What exactly do mortals deserve? We also have literal Icarus "flew too close to the sun" here too (and probably Pandora). Chronos was able to sway many to his side with a promise of a golden age without the gods, which is presented by the narrative as a foolish venture. And not saying it isn't, or that Chronos is the secret good guy here, but I believe Chronos is taking advantage of a very real hurt that exists for mortals.

This line from Nemesis really stood out to me, because it implies that while mortals have a concept of evil, the gods don't. Which sounds ridiculous but the more you think about it makes total sense. The gods in Hades (and just greek myth in general), are kind of the worst. They are petty and selfish, they literally attack you if their boon isn't picked first, and most vitally in this context, often utterly disregard mortals.

For example, one of the things that drove me a little crazy in Hades 1, was how chill everyone was with Demeter's never ending winter. Demeter was killing possibly millions upon millions of mortals and everyone else just sort of let it happen. Maybe complained a bit because it was annoying to them, but just stood by. And that's just one example. Mortal's have a very valid reason to hate the gods.

And considering we have more areas of the surface to explore that aren't out yet, I have a feeling Melinoë is going to be meeting some of these discontent mortals. And my hope is they are going to be nuanced characters, that will challenge Melinoë not just in a fight, but her very ideals.

Because Melinoë is very deferential to the gods, waaaaaay more that Zag ever was. Unlike Zag, who was more like a bro to them and was willing to suck up to them for personal gain, Melinoë seems to genuinely mean all the respect she gives them. She praises them, defends them when they are insulted, and just generally very polite to them.

In a smaller scale, she describes Hypnos as having a wisdom about him and can somehow sense her intensions while asleep. Which as Nem implies, the version in Melinoë's head doesn't exactly line up with reality (though sidebar, I am a believer in Chekov's Hypnos and that he's going to somehow save the day and put Chronos in a never ending sleep or something, but that's beside the point haha).

Melinoë's reverence to the gods makes total sense of course. She was denied her family and a happy childhood, and because of that has glorified them all in her head. The Olympians are sending her vital aid on her holy mission for vengeance and to save her family, even as their own home is being attacked, how honorable of them!

And I think part of Melinoë's arc is that perfect picture of them breaking into pieces. Yes, they are the better of the two options between them and Chronos, but that doesn't mean they aren't also kind of the worst. That mortals deserve better than frivolous gods that can decide on a whim their fates for better or worse (love u Moros but I'm still fucked up over you and your sisters giving mortals horrible doom endings when you were bored. At least he feels bad now but still. Perfect example of gods even when not intending to having horrific consequences for mortals). And maybe like how Zag healed relations with his family, Melinoë can start repairing relations between the Gods and Mortals.

[clouvu]

I love them your honor

[godmademewithoutarms]

Phil writing fan fiction was absolutely not a shocker to me. I have no basis for my claim other than I could feel it in my bones

[ariesbilly]

sorry saw a post, had a vision

[litaviee]

I love Blackhole… For a planet-eating, world-destroying, indestructible force of nature, one would expect him to sound absolutely TERRIFYING if he was mad, but apparently, thats not the case! Even when he tries, he never seemed to sound threatening or scary. Maybe a tad bit upset, but never scary (to me at least)

I dunno, I love it when characters who are fully capable of destroying everyone and everything have a vocal volume below 50 decibels. Its a fun little contrast :D

Also his voice is monotone as hell. i think thats funny

[tv1xx]

HERE: INVINCIBLE AND YUGIOH ARC V! CROSSOVER!

Thank you to the lovely @ dp_gxts on Instagram for drawing my two evil boys. They are ready for a duel (and to take your soul)

(I don’t know your tumblr if you have one, SORRY, they did give me permission to post this though!)

[fumiko-matsubara]

A doodle of rebellious Kanzaki Yukiko using only this colour palette 💕

[lifemod17]

To my fellow 'Empire Now' enthusiasts, may I offer you some isolated vocals?

[tastymarbar]

Remembered someone saying that Desuhiko blushes when Yuma says he's impressed with him in his 3rd Gumshoe Gab and I thought "they don't mean that literally right?"

Well.

[presidentofthelipglossclub]

Boulder and heatwave are often mistaken for parent friends but they really aren't.

i mean heatwave is a great leader for sure but he's kind of a fucking idiot sometimes. he gives great advice and never takes his own. he's terrible with authority figures. he can't stand people. he likes violence. heatwave is an older sister friend. he'd egg someone's house. he'd spread rumors about someone mean to his team. he'd lie to people's faces.

boulder is super kind but he's also kind of a fucking idiot. just in a different way. he's very non confrontational. he gets way too invested in things very quickly. he's terrible at explaining things. he loves taking care of others and sucks at being in charge. boulder is like a babysitter friend. he'd sit with crying teammates (and anyone else). he'd give the team lessons on how to be nicer. he'd be the bigger person in an argument.

how do i know this? simple. i am literally these two people at any given moment. and my word is gospel here. also c'mon boulder is good with kids but not at being like permanently in charge, and heatwave is also good with kids but way too headstrong to be a mom friend (or dad friend).

[scaredysap]

I'm thinking this evening about the ways Eiji is really greedy. I'm watching the 21 Core Medals movie (the one with Edo Japan) and Eiji was given a choice to save only his family. but he goes PSYCHE I consider everyone here my family so I want to save them all. And he desires it So Strongly that it breaks the entire magical trap.

Eiji is stubborn as hell, he can even ve a little single-minded. he sets his sights on someone he thinks needs saving and he will do ANYTHING to save them. he has no desire for his own benefit, the only desire he has is to give give give to others. and he's really greedy about that giving

[sapphyreblayze]

The J'onnMax toxic yaoi in Booster Gold 2007 #9 was crazy. Love loses 💔

[the-kneecap-god]

The fucks with all this docm lore this season?! The newest lore piece:

Doc used to work in a retirement home for a few years.

[da-birb-writes-sometimes]

I both love, and fear my mutuals

[ariesbilly]

i know its popular in fics to have steve find out neil hits billy and immediately be upset about it but like.... its the 80s. in the conservative midwest. idk how outraged someones gonna be hearing that a parent hits their kid....

what i CAN see happening is either steve hears about, or billy tells but like he plays it off very casual, so steves just like “oh. that sucks but parents, ammirite?” and its not until he sees bruises or marks on billy that hes like “wait your dad does THAT to you?” and then the gravity of the situation hits him

OR

steves only clue that child abuse is bad is he watched A Very Special Episode of whatever sitcom of the era and that was the only way for him to connect those particular dots

[bass-alien]

ngl it makes me giggle a little that I did that poll out of pettiness due to some of the comments being left on my post about dating in 2024 and out of the 90 votes 92.2% of y’all said dating is not easy