#Direct Evidence

[punkpuppylove]

in my comm class today we had to talk about assumptions people make about us and i couldn’t think of anything else so i was just like “well people assume i’m a lesbian a lot” and then the guy i was talking too looked at me confused and was like “you arent???” BRUH т-т

[tarragonblack1235813213455]

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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PARALEGAL

TYPE OF EVIDENCE USED IN COURT

1. ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE

Admissible evidence is a type of evidence that a judge will allow a lawyer to present in court. A judge will determine admissibility based on relevance, authenticity and value. Admissible evidence is factual as it will pertain to a specific case and possesses a value that will exceed other considerations, such as bias or shock value. Legal teams discover before a trial will begin whether the judge approved any evidence they submitted.

EXAMPLE

A recorded confession by the defendant that was given freely and voluntarily without compulsion or inducement. As such, it was not the product of physical or psychological coercion that did overcome the will of the present individual to resist.

2. INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE

Inadmissible evidence is evidence that a lawyer can't present to the jury. Evidence that a judge would consider inadmissible include hearsay, prejudicial, improperly obtained, or irrelevant items. For example, an investigator could use a polygraph test to determine whether a person is lying about the events of a case. The results often qualify as inadmissible because they work by measuring a person's level of anxiety. If a person does experience anxiety for another reason or that person is able to remain calm under pressure, then the test can produce an inaccurate overall result.

EXAMPLE

A polygraph test

3. DIRECT EVIDENCE

Direct evidence is a general term for any type of evidence that will link a defendant directly to a crime. This type of evidence is typically easy to understand for a jury. For instance, if a jury could watch a video of the defendant committing a crime, it would usually require no further examination or testing to determine its accuracy.

EXAMPLE

A defendant's fingerprint was lifted from a weapon used to commit the crime; it was, additionally, properly gathered at the scene. The change of custody was maintained during the entire process in order to be presented in court.

4. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

Circumstantial evidence describes information that doesn't directly connect a defendant to a crime but rather implies a connection exists. These examples don't directly prove that a defendant is guilty, but they provide background or context to a crime. Attorneys often rely on circumstantial evidence if direct evidence isn't available or to compile a timeline of a crime.

EXAMPLE

○An eyewitness account stated that the defendant was near a crime around the specified hour and minute, which it occurred.

○A fingerprint at the scene of a crime taken from a location where the defendant would be present anyway, such as at their home or workplace.

○A witness claimed that the defendant threatened or talked about committing the crime before it occurred.

5. STATISTICAL EVIDENCE

Statistical evidence will refer to numerical data used to prove or disprove guilt in a jury trial. A judge will typically only allow certain statistics in court. A statistic will usually determine that legal teams will introduce a statistic resulting from a scientific research project that could deny a less reliable method such as a poll. A statistic will usually establish possibilities or correlations, so each member of a jury may consider a particular statistic's connection to a crime differently.

6. REAL EVIDENCE

Real evidence, also known as physical evidence, is a material object with a connection to the defendant's potential role in a crime. There are two types of physical evidence. Individual physical evidence that will involve pieces that are unique to a person, such as DNA or fingerprints. Class physical evidence relates to a certain segment of the population, which may help professionals narrow down a list of suspects. An example of class physical evidence include blood type, tire tread and weapon manufacturers.

7. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE

Prima facie evidence, sometimes called presumptive evidence, uses other types of evidence gathered from a crime scene to make a plausible assumption. A rebuttal from an opposing legal team can later determine prima facie evidence to be inaccurate. For example, if a prosecutor concludes a person is deceased because of the defendant's alleged crimes, the defense team may counter this prima facie evidence by introducing doubt about the connection between the victim and the crime.

8. DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE

Demonstrative evidence is information that legal teams present to a jury through visual aids, such as charts or diagrams. It will typically include the presentation of physical evidence, such as clothing from a crime scene that may connect the defendant to a crime. This type of evidence can help a jury better understand a lawyer's argument about the alleged behaviors of the defendant.

9. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

Documentary evidence includes any type of written, verbal or visual recordings. In most cases, it refers to paper documents, such as handwritten notes or letters. Photographs, audio recordings and video also make up documentary evidence, which legal teams use to prove the validity of facts in a case.

10. IMPRESSION EVIDENCE

Impression evidence refers to imprints left in the material found at a crime scene that may link a defendant to a crime. Forensics experts handle impression evidence carefully because it may deteriorate or wash away easily. They often create molds of the evidence to preserve them for use during an investigation. Attorneys may present impression evidence to a jury if it's relevant and can affect the outcome of a case. An example of impression evidence could include:

○A footprint in the dirt around a victim's home

○A hole or crack in walls caused by the blunt force of an object

○A tire track in the sand near a crime scene

11. TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE

Testimonial evidence is information provided by a witness who responds to questions from one or both legal teams under oath. Attorneys from the prosecution and the defense present witnesses, and they often answer questions from attorneys on both sides. Direct examination occurs when witnesses respond to questions from the attorney who presented them. Cross-examination occurs when they respond to questions from the opposing legal team.

12. CHARACTER EVIDENCE

Character evidence is information that attempts to portray the defendant in a positive or negative way. A common type of character evidence is testimony from a witness who knows the defendant and can attest to their typical behavior. Lawyers usually use character evidence to prove a defendant's motive in a case.

13. HABIT EVIDENCE

Legal teams use habit evidence to highlight a defendant's consistent actions during specific circumstances. For example, a lawyer may argue that their client accused of committing a crime at a college library at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday met with a study group at 3 p.m. every Tuesday in a different location on campus. Therefore, the defendant was not at the scene of the crime when it occurred. Unlike presumptive evidence, which considers a defendant's unfavorable behavior in the past, habit evidence is admissible in court.

14. HEARSAY EVIDENCE

Hearsay evidence is information provided outside of a court setting to someone involved in the trial. In most cases, judges don't allow hearsay evidence because the attorney for an opposing law team doesn't have an opportunity to cross-examine the person who provided the information. Some jurisdictions allow it under certain circumstances. Examples of hearsay that a judge may permit include witness admissions that don't benefit the witness by sharing them or statements people make shortly before their expected passing.

15. FORENSIC EVIDENCE

Forensic evidence, or scientific evidence, is an essential form of evidence in a jury trial. It often introduces indisputable facts that investigators and forensic professionals prove using scientific methods. Forensic evidence primarily refers to genetic information, such as DNA and fingerprints. It also may include evidence proven by physics and other forms of science, such as ballistics. Its reliability makes it an important factor in whether juries decide to convict or exonerate a defendant in criminal cases.

16. TRACE EVIDENCE

Trace evidence includes tiny pieces of physical matter that transfer onto a surface when someone commits a crime. Trace evidence can help investigators examine a crime scene thoroughly and develop connections to suspects. It's typically admissible in court, so legal teams often present it to juries to help them understand certain events that occurred in the case. Examples of this may include:

○Gunshot residue

○Hair

○Fibers

○Dirt

○Paint

○Pollen

17. EXPERT WITNESS EVIDENCE

Expert witness evidence is similar to eyewitness testimony because it involves an individual's verbal statements provided under oath. Instead of asking questions to someone who witnessed a crime, lawyers recruit experts in their field to answer questions related to a particular case. For example, a doctor may serve as an expert witness in a murder case because they can confirm facts or disprove theories about how a victim's injuries occurred.

18. EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE

Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant. Defense teams often present exculpatory evidence to juries to introduce reasonable doubt or to justify or excuse a defendant's actions. The Brady Rule, first introduced in 1963, establishes that prosecutors have a responsibility by law to disclose any exculpatory evidence they find to the jury.

19. DIGITAL EVIDENCE

Digital evidence is evidence stored in binary form on computers, mobile phones and other types of electronic devices. This type of evidence has become increasingly more common as technology advances, and attorneys often use it in court. Common forms of digital evidence include text messages, emails and GPS data.

20. CORROBORATING EVIDENCE

Lawyers use corroborating evidence to confirm or authenticate other types of evidence presented in court. In most cases, it adds credibility to witness testimony. Types of corroborating evidence include medical records, court documents, signed affidavits and written statements sworn under oath.

21. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

Insufficient evidence is a lack of evidence, which can cause the dismissal of a case. When law enforcement professionals arrest a suspect and charge them, the prosecution team will then carry the burden of proof. This means they have a duty to explain to the judge why they believe they have a case against the defendant. If the judge doesn't find the information sufficient to warrant an arrest, they may release the defendant and drop the case.

[shortiepinocco]

The Liam you know in 1D

The Liam some of you know during covid:

The Liam little of you know right before his passing:

Now look to the sky and ask yourself,

does he ever change since the first time you know him?

[sugarcoatednightshade]

thinking about how Humans Are Space Orcs stories always talk about how indestructible humans are, our endurance, our ability to withstand common poisons, etc. and thats all well and good, its really fun to read, but it gets repetitive after a while because we aren't all like that.

And that got me thinking about why this trope is so common in the first place, and the conclusion I came to is actually kind of obvious if you think about it. Not everyone is allowed to go into space. This is true now, with the number of physical restrictions placed on astronauts (including height limits), but I imagine it's just as strict in some imaginary future where humans are first coming into contact with alien species. Because in that case there will definitely be military personnel alongside any possible diplomatic parties.

And I imagine that all interactions aliens have ever had up until this point have been with trained personnel. Even basic military troops conform to this standard, to some degree. So aliens meet us and they're shocked and horrified to discover that we have no obvious weaknesses, we're all either crazy smart or crazy strong (still always a little crazy, academia and war will do that to you), and not only that but we like, literally all the same height so there's no way to tell any of us apart.

And Humans Are Death Worlders stories spread throughout the galaxy. Years or decades or centuries of interspecies suspicion and hostilities preventing any alien from setting foot/claw/limb/appendage/etc. on Earth until slowly more beings are allowed to come through. And not just diplomats who keep to government buildings, but tourists. Exchange students. Temporary visitors granted permission to go wherever they please, so they go out in search of 'real terran culture' and what do they find?

Humans with innate heart defects that prevent them from drinking caffeine. Humans with chronic pain and chronic fatigue who lack the boundless endurance humans are supposedly famous for. Humans too tall or too short or too fat to be allowed into space. Humans who are so scared of the world they need to take pills just to function. Humans with IBS who can't stand spicy foods, capsaicin really is poison to them. Lactose intolerance and celiac disease, my god all the autoimmune disorders out there, humans who struggle to function because their own bodies fight them. Humans who bruise easily and take too long to heal. Humans who sustained one too many concussions and now struggle to talk and read and write. Humans who've had strokes. Humans who were born unable to talk or hear or speak, and humans who through some accident lost that ability later.

Aliens visit Earth, and do you know what they find? Humanity, in all its wholeness.

[thebaldursmouthgazette]

Another thing I see is people acting like the lore stuff in veilguard was made new for veilguard

Guys there’s stuff in origins that hints to the revelations in veilguard. There’s stuff in the original two books

The lore nerds had like 90% of that figured out before veilguard came out

[antiyourwokehomophobia2]

I ain't gonna lie, I do noooot think radblr is gonna come out of this Imane Khelif thing unscathed. Like, y'all, I'm sorry, but there is not enough evidence for some of y'all to confidently call this person male and say some of the stuff you've been saying. At the very least you have to acknowledge that Khelif did not compete against women with malicious intent.

[thelilylav]

Thinking about how present Apple is in a Semi Charming Kind of Life. How she’s woven into Darling’s days, built into her world. There’s no world where Apple isn’t there, stopping by her dorm or dazzling the class or just hanging out with Daring when Darling approaches him.

Thinking about how rare Darling is in the original books. How Apple describes her for one scene only, how she’s a fleeting moment of a character. Dazzling, enchanting, but only there for the second and then gone, out of the story and narration. After all, out of sight out of mind. Right?

Thinking about Dragon Games, and how Apple never really apologized for hurting her, but Darling never asked for one. About Way Too Wonderland, when Darling was the one to show up to Apple’s club when no one else did. About the kiss, and how the first words out of Apple’s mouth were about Daring. Did she know? Probably not, but how could she not? All the feelings present for her over time, taken for granted and brushed aside or never noticed in the first place. About the last scene of the two, side by side and smiling. Did Darling tell her, once the dust settled? How much she meant, how much she thought about that kiss before it happened?

Thinking about how Apple’s entire character revolves around the desperate facade she’s trying to maintain to make people like her, and it made her miss the one person who always did.

[muchanmocha]

What if Mizi and Sua's fight was about this guy?

(Yes this is a conspiracy board)

Mizi and Sua got into a fight before she left and we don't get any further details or elaboration on what happened.

But what if it was over him?

Sua had warned Mizi about him. If this really was what their fight was about, Sua was probably especially insistent Mizi stayed away from him considering she won't be around during this period of time to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything.

But Mizi doesn't see what she's worried about. He's her friend after all. She waves off Sua's concerns the same way she always has when it came to Sua wanting her to stay away from people.

We've seen this happen before with Ivan and Till, both of whom Mizi continues to hang out with despite Sua's dissatisfaction. At the end of the day, they're her friends and she loves being with them.

And as someone she also considers a friend, of course she would extend the same to this guy.

Nothing's going to happen, Mizi probably insisted. Unfortunately neither of them were able to convince the other by the time Sua had to leave so they parted unreconciled.

But this guy didn't live up to Mizi's expectations.

He proves Sua right.

"What a shame, really."

What a shame they couldn't stay friends. What a shame she was wrong. What a shame they can still "see each other later" but they'll never truly be comfortable with each other again.

Sua's eyes are wide here in comparison to a later frame. She's shocked to hear Mizi still defending this guy, making excuses for him even after what he'd done.

'Oh,' Sua thinks. The light has vanished from her eyes by the next frame.

She'd just dragged herself back from hell, clinging to the thought of Mizi, only to find out she'd been attacked by the very person Sua had warned her about.

'She's brushing this off. Even after everything, she's brushing it off like it doesn't even matter.'

Like Sua's words don't matter. At this point, she feels dead inside.

Acridly, she thinks, 'Yeah maybe it really doesn't mean much to her. Something like this isn't even worth lingering over for Mizi.'

'Even when something like this happens you can brush it off because it's easy. Unlike me.'

'Must be nice, right?'

[a-most-beloved-fool]

For the ask prompt game...

Spirk #17 to distract

"Report," Kirk ordered. The word buzzed low against Spock's ear, quiet and audibly tense.

"Less than two minutes until they reach our location, Captain," Spock replied promptly. "Commander Scott will need at least another eight before the transporter is operable again." His voice was equally hush, despite their perceived solitude. He had seen carelessness take far too many lives during his time in Starfleet; he would not allow it to take his captain as well - and, illogically, Spock could not quite dispense of the phantom sensation of eyes on the back of his neck.

"We'll need to bluff it," Kirk decided, looking grim.

His gaze was strangely intense against Spock, full of rioting emotion, and, almost, Spock wished to look away. He did not. Instead, he nodded, holding steady eye contact.

The odds, Spock knew, that Kirk's gambit - whatever it may be - would succeed were... poor. The guards had, after all, seen their faces. But Kirk would keep fighting right until the bitter end, and Spock, of course, would be right beside him.

Solemn, he vowed, "I shall follow your lead," though he knew Kirk would not have doubted it. Still, the unnecessary words were well worth the way the tension around Kirk's eyes melted away, the somber set of his mouth slipping instead into a golden-edged smile.

Almost wonderingly, a soft chuckle fell from those lips, incongruous in their surroundings and entirely treasured. "What would I do without you?" Kirk asked, reaching up to exert gentle pressure on Spock's bicep.

I pray you never need find out, Spock made to say, getting only so far as drawing in breath before the sound of distant footsteps drew them both from their quiet moment, snuffing the words before they could take shape. "Eighteen seconds," he said instead, after rapidly adjusting his calculations. Faster than anticipated.

Kirk nodded, some unreadable emotion hiding in the soft crease between his brows.

"Forgive me, Mr. Spock," Kirk said softly, and Spock did not have time to question what he meant before Kirk was pulling him down by his shirt, dragging their lips together with great urgency.

Quite suddenly, Spock found that his mind was entirely blank. Strange heat flickered through his whole form, and his universe narrowed to only Kirk, all soft and human-warm, who was pressed flush to his chest and kissing him.

One, then two seconds stuttered by in which Spock thought no thoughts at all, struck utterly motionless in the face of such unexpected attentions. He only felt, swept away by the sensation of pliant lips against his own and warm fingers stroking through his hair, gently mussing.

The very first thought to break to the surface was simply, Jim. A wave of emotion flooded in with it, astonishment and affection sweeping over him in such quantities that he felt nearly lightheaded.

The second was, We will be caught, and Spock jolted as something near to panic rose up inside his gullet, urging him to take Jim into his arms and run.

The third, however, was not his own; it was pressed into his katra from the outside by Jim's careful fingers, his clever mind slipping easily past Spock's shields. Play along, he said, projecting deliberate calm through their connection. Still, Jim was unpracticed in telepathic arts, and beneath that false serenity Spock could feel a tangle of guilt and determination, bitter and writhing.

The truth came to Spock in one fell swoop.

Jim's gambit... was this.

His lips and his hands, which pressed themselves so tenderly to Spock's skin, were not for him.

It was not love which had drawn his captain into his arms, but mere utility. Jim had realized what Spock had not: though they could not hide themselves, they could, perhaps, distract from themselves.

Two men attempting to look inconspicuous would only draw suspicion. Two men locked in a romantic embrace, however, may be overlooked - or even deliberately ignored. Few were comfortable with looking closely at the private passions of strangers, and fewer still would see reason to. Those searching for them, Spock hoped, would not. There would be no logic in halting an escape attempt solely for a kiss, after all.

Therefore, in order to escape unnoticed, they must be convincing.

They must seem, to any observers, to be completely and entirely immersed in one another, with no care for anything going on in their surroundings, and no fear of discovery.

Two lives, purchased with a kiss.

It was entirely logical, then, for Spock to part his lips, inviting Jim's tongue to dip inside of the wet cave of his mouth and meeting it with his own. If a groan rumbled deep within his chest, it could surely only help their cause; there was no need to swallow it down.

This disguise would, Spock observed as Jim's tongue flicked gently at his mouth, be far easier to maintain than it had any right to be.

It was a terribly simple matter for a man in love to behave as though he were a man in love.

The difficult part, then, would be remembering that it was a ruse. Already, heat bubbled deep within Spock, aching want suffusing his every neuron. Every faint brush of flesh sent golden tendrils of telepathic energy sparking across his skin, and it was all Spock could manage to hold himself back from pressing hungry fingers to Jim's meldpoints and sinking into that wonderfully enticing mind.

Instead, Spock slipped a hand beneath the hem of Jim's shirt, rucking up the cloth until he was tracing patterns across a smooth expanse of golden skin. He flexed his hand, allowing his nails to scratch carefully along Jim's spine, and did not permit himself to consider reaching upwards, to Jim's face - or worse: downwards, beyond the waistband of his pants.

He wondered if Jim would have chosen this, had he known how very much Spock wanted.

Perhaps it was selfish of Spock to allow it.

Still, he could not force himself away - not when Jim's life was at stake. The kiss was his lifeline, and so the kiss must remain.

The touch of their minds, however, did nothing to aid Jim. It was solely for Spock's benefit, taken from Jim without his knowledge or intent.

That, Spock could end.

If Jim was to unknowingly place himself into the hands of someone who wanted more than he would wish to give, then Spock would take it upon himself to be his protector - even if the one he must protect against was himself.

And so, Spock opened himself to every offered touch, and girded his mind against every stray thought, until not a single wisp of golden energy could find its way past his defenses.

When Jim's thigh nudged its way between Spock's legs, Spock spread his stance wider, allowing him to press closer, and did not let himself feel. His hands grasped and squeezed at the soft flesh beneath them, drawing quiet gasps from a pink-flushed throat, and no pleasant hum buzzed against his fingertips, carrying with it the flavor of human emotion. Jim nipped at his lips and pet at his hair, and Spock pressed every scrap of yearning deep down within himself to where they couldn't emerge.

Eyes closed and spirit aching, Spock kissed him.

_____________

from this ask game

[immortaledd]

Why are we listening to Charlie and not THE GUY WHO LIVED WITH THE VIRUS FOR 40 YEARS??

Please read this in a tone of someone screaming behind a glass window in a straight jacket - not as an authoritative guardian scolding you. I am tweaking out, not crashing out

“Eclipse is acting weirdly because he’s already violent, so it’s turning him into the opposite.”

this isn’t an Opposite Virus, it’s a Ruin Virus, a Virus specifically made to turn people violent to unleash a large kill rate.

The Virus stems from Patient Zero, Ruin.

Ruin- when they were Sun and Moon, is supposed to be a kill-bot to fit The Creator’s goals. The Creator created DCA’s to be murderers. The Virus that stemmed (OUT OF THE CREATOR’S CONTROL) was LIKELY created BECAUSE OF THAT CODING.

Montgomery Gator is ALSO a violent animatronic. He is not CONSTANTLY aggressive or angry like Eclipse is, but he is probably the most violent-by-default we have seen affected by the virus. He is quick to conclusions, revenge, insulting or degrading, but typically to people he believes deserves it. For example, the time Montgomery tried to KILL RUIN when Ruin was “cured” in TSAMS. He only became MORE. VIOLENT.

THAT’S WHY IT’S SO WEIRD!!! THAT’S WHY RUIN’S SO DAMN CONFUSED! THAT’S WHY RUIN HIMSELF IS SCARED!

You can NOT be taking the opinions from CHARLIE.

She is a child, she has no idea what she’s even dealing with, she has never had prior experience to The Virus or even her own MAGIC before, and Charlie has VERY OFTEN created these ideas that were PROVEN to be false. WHEN SHE PROPOSED THE IDEA that “it affects everyone differently”, she was IMMEDIATELY PROVEN WRONG THROUGH HER OWN CONTRADICTIONS!

Stepping away from in-character, from a writer standpoint -

Davis created the Virus narrative, Davis created Ruin’s story and the character himself, Davis knows what’s going to happen and why things are going the way they’re going.

LISTEN TO “THE DIRECTOR”’S CHARACTERS. Whoever is CONTROLLING THE STORY is the actor you pay MOST ATTENTION TO!!!!

[heymeowmao]

滤镜 | Filter E3 ° Why is he dressed like this??

[shortiepinocco]

NEVER FORGET WHEN LIAM SPOKE UP TO DAILYMAIL FOR FRAMING HIM WITH HIS WORKER BACK IN 2018

:(

[twilight-amber]

One thing that I really enjoyed about the latest Deltarune chapters is how much the reveal at the end recontextualised Ralsei's character and the information he presents to us in his introduction. Below are some disjointed thoughts about that.

When Chapter 1 first released, I remember feeling that his explanation of the prophecy and how battle works (and his encouragement of a peaceful approach to resolving conflicts) seemed almost like an introduction to the rules of the world that might have to be subverted later - sort of in the same way that Flowey in Undertale initially establishes the rules of the world as "kill or be killed", which you then override by choosing nonviolence in order to reach the happiest ending.

This observation created a bit of dissonance between my Undertale player brain ("of course I want to approach all battles peacefully and spare everyone!") and my narrative-focused brain ("is the peaceful approach really the right one in the context of this story? is there some future twist that will completely recontextualise what we've been told about how the world works?")

When Chapter 2 released, I felt the dissonance less - it's painfully clear that the consequences of going out of your way to hurt people are Bad, so I felt much better about choosing the peaceful approach.

But I still wasn't sure what to make of Ralsei - why was he so insistent on us being nice to enemies, if he also believes that Darkners' only purpose is to support Lightners (as per the pre-castle conversation in Chapter 1)? Is it just because the prophecy says it's the way to go? Why does it matter so much to him?

To be clear: I never thought he was like. evil or anything. I figured he was doing the best he could with the information he had. But how accurate was that information? Could he be misguided in some way? He was clearly hiding stuff, and not knowing what he was hiding and why left some uncertainty.

But then we get to Chapter 4, and suddenly Ralsei's motivations become a lot clearer. The prophecy didn't say anything about kindness or mercy - that was his own personal advice, given in the hopes that the prophecy could be changed. He wasn't just acting according to the prophecy; he was genuinely trying to make a difference.

And now knowing that Ralsei has been encouraging Kris and Susie to be kind in hopes of altering the prophecy's narrative... it's particularly interesting in light of the fact that every chapter has a Moment where everyone you've befriended in the dark world shows up to help out - but only if you take the pacifist approach (with the exception of Chapter 2).

There's Chapter 1 with the king being overthrown. Chapter 2 with the Ultimate Group Project (Thrash Machine). Chapter 3's version of this is particularly interesting because it interacts with a part of the prophecy: Susie repairs Tenna offscreen if you recruit enough people to help (or just avoid violence?? reports seem varied on this one). The prophecy about Tenna still comes to pass (he's broken), but it's not the end for him.

And - I just found this out a day or two ago, actually - something similar happens in Chapter 4??? It seems that Jackenstein straight up falls to his death(?) in the scene just before the finale if you choose to be violent, but all the Sanctuary Darkners come to his rescue if you stay pacifist the whole way through.

Susie's comment about being nice paying off seems a lot more pointed in this context. Whether you choose a pacifist or violent approach is starting to have more obvious, more significant consequences.

At the end of Chapter 4, Ralsei makes it clear that he believes his own efforts (in guiding Kris and Susie towards nonviolence) have failed, because he was hoping that what's written in the prophecy would change, and it hasn't. But there's a big difference between "Tenna gets broken and stays broken forever" and "Tenna gets broken but is patched up and can still have a happy ending", even though both follow the letter of the prophecy. Maybe there's more than one way for that final prophecy to play out, too.

Susie's the one who has the conviction to fight against fate, but I want to believe that Ralsei's efforts had some meaning as well, even if we can't see it yet.

[casualavocados]

Why do you always use that to piss me off? ...It makes me happy. We agreed that I'm in charge of the bars. But you come here all the time to watch me. How am I supposed to lead my people? Use your head, okay? Suit yourself. What's the matter? Chen Yi. Chen Yi! [...] Don't make me worry.

Chen Bowen as CHEN YI & Chiang Tien as AI DI KISEKI: DEAR TO ME (2023)

[starleska]

so many televisions...but who is Tenna, and who is Mike?! here's what we know (with some speculation) 📺

from left-to-right, we have all of the television sets which seem relevant to Deltarune Chapter 3. these are: 📺 the leaked border image graphic of a snail-like TV-headed character likely from Deltarune Chapter 3 📺 Toriel's television set crossed out by Spamton in a hidden gif on deltarune.com, with the url d_a_m_n_y_o_u_t_e_n_n_a 📺 Toriel's television set in the daytime during Deltarune Chapter 2 📺 Toriel's television set during the night-time after everyone has fallen asleep at the end of Deltarune Chapter 2 📺 Toriel's television set after Kris creates a Dark Fountain and is swallowed by it at the end of Deltarune Chapter 2 there are two (presumed) upcoming characters in Deltarune who could be any of these televisions: Mike and Tenna.

Mike is a character referenced by Spamton NEO, and from his dialogue lines, it seems that Mike may have been Spamton's friend or recorded for him in the past. creation-wise, Mike is probably a reference to this Big Shot soda commercial from 1997 starring Mike Ditka, presumed by many to have partly inspired Spamton and his 'BIG SHOT' catchphrase/theme. we can also see a hidden reference to Mike on the d_a_m_n_y_o_u_t_e_n_n_a page: if you press ctrl+f and type 'Mike', or simply highlight all the text on the screen, you should see it at the bottom of Spamton's rant. Tenna is another character referenced by Spamton, but with a great deal more wrath. it's clear from the above page that Spamton despises Tenna, calling him a '[Boob tube]' and saying that everything is his fault. as we know that the next chapter is going to have a television-themed antagonist, we assume that 'Tenna' is a play on a 'television antenna', and 'Mike' is a play on 'microphone'. in Deltarune Chapter 2, Spamton gives you several interesting bits of dialogue while in his shop, starting with:

the 'easel' in question is most likely Swatch, who describes Spamton as having been a regular at the Colour Cafe and highly valued. adding to the intrigue, 'CRTs' stands for 'Cathode-Ray Tubes': an older type of television/computer monitor display that was prominent before LCD and plasma screens. now if Spamton has negative feelings towards CRTs, he has negative feelings towards televisions...and the most likely candidate for being a television is (ann)Tenna, not Mike 👀

we have a few little extra bits corroborating Tenna as the television-headed character's identity. after you defeat Spamton NEO and return to the Trash Zone, you can talk to the Addisons who give us more background on Spamton's past as a 'big shot'. they mention how he was always bragging about TV deals, and when he was evicted, Spamton left a phone hanging off the receiver...but all that could be heard was 'garbage noise'. many fans have attributed 'garbage noise' to Gaster...but i believe it could actually refer to the sound of television static, which we see playing in Spamton's eyes when he remembers Mike. based on this reaction, it's a fair guess that Tenna hurt Mike in some way. okay, so if Tenna is the big bad and not Mike...and the big bad is the TV-head...what's up with the differing appearances between the snail-eyed figure and the larger TV-head? take a look at the snail guy...and then look at Spamton and the Addisons. they share a few features, don't they? especially the long nose and pointed mouth! it's implied that Spamton and the Addisons are the same 'species', with Spamton being a variation who perhaps deteriorated over time. i believe that the snail guy is Tenna, but a different version of him. we haven't seen a full view of what the larger, purple TV-head looks like, but as a television, who's to say he isn't capable of 'possessing' multiple forms? if he is still partially stuck in Spamton's head in the form of 'garbage noise', wouldn't it be interesting if Tenna moved from one, more Addison-like form, to another, larger, more powerful one? many real-world objects have larger-than-life applications in the Dark World, and i think Tenna will have more than one form, and can likely move between screens, or even people. that's why Spamton specifically has Toriel's television crossed out. and of course, the final, silly bit of evidence that we have: both snails and televisions have (an)Tenna(e), don't they? 😉

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