#Give him a normal motive

[darkdrin6]

Hi.

It's no longer a secret that NRS is just abominably treating Bi-Han in the new game, and the more materials appear, the more we are outraged. This man was the embodiment of the tragedy and injustice of the life of an assassin, he did not do the most righteous deeds, but it could not be said that he was devoid of honor or at least some compassion. Bi-Han was just doing his job, it was something he had been used to all his life, and he didn't know any other life than the one the clan gave. And now, from a man with a gray morality, he turns into a flat villain who gets punched in the face in the very first chapter. Thank you, NRS, but you made Tanya, the main traitor of the series, noble. A luxurious solution, just ten out of ten.

And in fact, we feel the need to somehow protect and justify Bi-Han. Yes, of course, we most likely will not get at least some clear motivation for his actions, except for POWER. And, perhaps, more POWER. But this man deserved something more than just the flat motivation of some petty villain for one episode. There are too many antagonists in MK who want POWER, so this is already some kind of bad taste.

(We will not consider Bi-Han from the MK 2021 movie as a worthy motivation, because he also does not have a clear motive. He wants to cut out Hanzo's entire bloodline because he wants to cut out Hanzo's entire bloodline, and there's no explanation for it at all.)

What if we suggest you look at Bi-Han's situation from a certain angle? Consider it a fanon, a random idea, anything that will help us justify and protect this person, we don't care, we will fight for him.

So… How about the fact that Bi-Han's downfall is entirely his father's fault?

Yes, we remember that their father, an unnamed previous grandmaster, is still portrayed as a noble man who loved his sons and even adopted the orphan Tomas, who lost his parents due to the actions of his people. It sounds even too good for someone who leads a clan of assassins in the service of his homeworld.

Such a person must have a certain self-control, such is his life, and this is required by his duties to his clan and the Earthrealm.

Let's remember that Lin Kuei is still a clan of assassins, a secret organization (or at least moderately secretive). Were Bi-Han and Kuai abducted from their mother, as in the original? Most likely, yes. Did the grandmaster feel guilty for this, because he deprived his children of their mother? It is quite possible that yes. But he has a duty to his clan, and his children are primarily a valuable resource. Yes, this is a cruel approach, and what kind of father could put up with it? But when a person is pressed by such strong obligations, he has to put up with it. From the extended scene, we can know that the previous Grandmaster saw the clan's path in service, which was probably part of his views too. And here you can go to the next point.

There was no doubt in anyone's mind that Bi-Han, as the eldest son, had always been regarded as the Grandmaster's heir. Is there any logic in this? Yes. In the clan, as we understand it, the primacy is passed from father to son, and traditionally the older children become the heirs.

What did this mean for Bi-Han himself? Probably a very special attitude. Realizing that his son would have to carry not the simplest burden, the Grandmaster had been preparing him for this since early childhood. He was stricter and colder with him than with Kuai, because Kuai is the youngest child, he should be an ally of his brother, not the head of the clan. Seeing the unequal treatment, Bi-Han felt jealous and tried to earn his father's attention with his successes. But the more he succeeded, the more was demanded of him. Trying to raise a worthy heir from his son, the Grandmaster unknowingly broke his life from the very beginning. Feeling the pain of being so cruel to his son, but unable to back down, the Grandmaster accepted Tomas into the family and gave him father's unspent love. For Bi-Han, who was desperately trying to be better and achieve a better result for the sake of his father's recognition, it was like being ousted from his own family, replaced by someone else.

His whole life was devoted to serving the clan. Bi-Han grew up with the idea that one day he would lead the clan, that this was the meaning of his existence. All his efforts, efforts, sufferings, everything he went through, were only for the clan that all this was not in vain. His unconditional devotion to Lin Kuei was encouraged, and everything that could distract from this goal was ruthlessly eliminated, leaving only the clan and its goals in Bi-Han's life.

It's not easy to become the best, but he has become. The years had honed his skills, his upbringing had instilled in him unconditional loyalty to Lin Kuei, all his aspirations from now on were directed at the clan and its greatness. For Bi-Han, the clan meant everything, was his whole life. He lived for this purpose.

But seeing how bitter the son was, and realizing that he had gone too far, the Grandmaster said that the head of the clan would not be Bi-Han, but Kuai.

Was it a cruel betrayal? Yes. Bi-Han was literally robbed of his life, the meaning of his existence. Father devalued in one moment everything that he had experienced, what he valued, for which he tried and suffered.

Did he kill his father in anger for the way he just threw years of his life into the trash? It is possible that yes. After all, this man trained him, made him what Bi-Han is now. It was his father who ruined his life, trying to raise the perfect warrior for the clan. The death of the previous Grandmaster finally tied Bi-Han to the clan. His whole life, his personality, his whole world was locked in the interests of Lin Kuei. Because while Lin Kuei is succeeding, Bi-Han is not living in vain.

His fanaticism and his irritation with his father and brothers (to be honest, with everyone in general) could easily be explained by such a development of events. Of course, the studio will not allow itself to outline something like this and probably will not give any explanations at all, so we will prefer to stick to this version of events. In the end, it would make at least some sense.

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my little residents

[kaseyskat]

why does everyone think normal would actually even TRY to hurt taylor like this boy literally just had an entire episode where he became convinced that he was right and his friends don’t care about him AND he just was reminded that it’s kinda his dads fault that taylor didn’t get to have a dad in his life you really think norm isn’t fully prepared to step down and let taylor win he literally said he only wanted to rule hell because it sounded angsty and he’s being angsty why would he get violent about it 😭😭😭😭😭

[loafthecat]

P.O.V. Hyperfixation mentioned.

[anxiously-sidequesting]

To me personally malistaire is the funniest and most pathetic villain wizard101 has ever had AND I MEAN THAT SINCERELY!!! Between doomed children who have been manipulated, groomed, and isolated into becoming products of their environments, someone scorned who has been punished unfairly by having your biological heart torn out your chest and turning your children and all of reality against you to satiate their own ego, a nonhuman entity so powerful and so clueless they unintentionally threaten the lives of everyone around them, Malistaire FELL DOWN BRO. Like yeah you're bitchless now. You and me both. Get in line. Everyone in this room is bitchless. We are ALL living that ✨💅🏾💃🕺 Single Life™. You are a middle-aged man. Cope

[miffysrambles]

possessed li screenshot edit !!!

(LI IS NOT THE LBD HOST SHES JUST A FORCED LACKEY)

this moment isn’t canon but i just wanted to show MK seeing one of his best friends forced to hurt him against her will. 🙁

her eyes begin to glow as the season goes on and she goes fully under her control.

[paarthursass]

i think it’s funny that death is, technically speaking, the only other person “present” with lucheni as he tells the story.  everyone else is just a shadow, an illustration that lucheni is painting.  but death is there, too.  he shows up in the prologue.  but he’s silent, he doesn’t offer commentary (aside from his solo in the opening number) and just plays his role.  and i think that’s very funny of him.

luigi’s undoubtedly an unreliable narrator but death does NOT speak up to confirm or deny ANYTHING lucheni’s saying.  either death’s had to do this song and dance a few time before an is INCREDIBLY bored with it and doesn’t feel like putting in more effort than he has to, or he’s bored and playing along for the lolz and just nodding his head in agreement.  lucheni could say ‘and then elisabeth fought attila the hun’ and death would just be like ‘yep. that happened.  what do you mean he died 1400 years prior.  he was there i saw him.’

[whumpy-wyrms]

save me will wood save me anton

[shikai-the-storyteller]

I've been doing so much research for my Fit disability fic (mostly research about prosthetics) and I've been doing a lot of research about hearing aids too, completely forgetting I have an Actual Person In My Life who uses hearing aids who I could straight up ask about stuff.

[tamsinbeybey-she-no-porcupine]

Okay but honestly

when Ben smiles and this whole river delta appears on the sides his eyes

it's incredible beautiful.

it makes him look so kind and warm and full of laughter

and I love that about him

[ectonurites]

almost 4am can't stop thinking about the meaning of the idiom 'to have blood on [someone's] hands'—to be responsible for a person's death—combined with the fact that Zach is the one we are specifically shown with Daryl's actual blood on his hands (once for real and once in a dream)... Not Josh who had been holding the sword Daryl fell onto, but Zach who took the sword out.

[wildstar25]

once again thinking about graharshtola during 5.0 post-5.1 era where G'raha is still kinda hesitant about the whole relationship. Work is being done to send the scions home but he will remain. Maybe a part of him is worried Arsay wouldn't have a reason to come back once everyone goes to the source. It's not like the first is in danger any more. Arsay has Y'shtola already so if any thing /he's/ the addition. He's expendable. He's also just... not really seeing her as a regular person. not considering her feelings at all. To him she is still this amazing hero he is lucky to share a bit of time with. Even though Arsay is literally throwing herself at him, he just can't get it in his head how serious she is about the relationship. He maintains his reserved Exarch persona. He holds himself back to a frustrating degree, always cuts things short, keeps this feelings to himself. And because hes so in his own head about it, he takes Arsay's forced smiles at face value.

During one of Arsay's many visits to the greatwoods, Y'shtola clues into whats been going on. Arsay didn't say anything direct about it, but she seems upset enough when talking about having nothing to do around the Crystarium. Arsay never complains about having nothing to do so like... the vibes were definitely off enough that Y'shtola starts asking direct questions. and oh boy does y'shtola get peeved when she hears how Arsay feels even the slightest bit brushed off. Arsay's off to the source the following day, so Y'shtola takes it upon herself to have a polite conversation with G'raha about how he is fucking up big time. In typical Y'shtola fashion, she gets right to the point with that sharp tongue of hers. The most brutal call out you can imagine. Worse than the one she gave Thancred. She's quite frank about how he's being a complete and utter fool. Probably a remark about him getting blind with old age, too, since he can't seem to recognize how hurt Arsay is. She gives him some insight into just how hopelessly in love Arsay has been with him since they met during the tower investigation. After sufficiently making G'rah feel terrible about his actions, Y'shtola surmises G'raha's has been equally in love with Arsay this whole time as well. "Do you not care for her?" "I do, but-" "but what? You've been granted this opportunity by no small miracle. You'd do best to not squander it. I suggest, Crystal Exarch, you give some proper thought into that unwritten fate of yours; before the story repeats itself." G'raha hangs his head. Y'shtola, having said all she could, turns to leave the ocular. She is stopped by a question. "Why would you go to such lengths for me? Should I sacrifice my part in her life, you can return home with her all to yourself. Would that not be a more desirable outcome for you?"

Y'shtola glances over her shoulder with a simper, and answers without a note of hesitation. "For all that she has done for me, what I desire most is for Arsay to be well and truly happy. For reasons far beyond my comprehension, you factor heavily into that. Really, it's in my best interest for you to wake up already and see what's right in front of you." With that, Y'shtola takes her leave. G'raha ruminates on her words, loosing track of time in the process.

[bayonetta-origins]

having aa5 bayo origins thoughts( ´-｀) ill ramble in the tags

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

Here's an analysis on gonta that I really like

https://www.tumblr.com/unweavinglies/624144216037244928/gonta-gokuhara-character-analysis-when-a-genius?source=share

YES I've seen this analysis around before it's very good. Although I don't necessarily agree with all of it, I really appreciate the depth OP went into with it, its really well written and thought out!

[cornedbread]

As much as I would love an angsty Baldi-Alex dynamic, I think it’d be infinitely funnier if Alex just acted like a functioning person when in the presence of Baldi. It’s not out of compassion or kindness, he just thinks it’s… Interesting? Funny? Whatever the word for “Doing random stuff then seeing what happens” is. And it’s not like he’s sparing any violence, since while he’s acting “functional” he’s also enabling Baldi’s violent tendencies. Ruining lives good for you! You don’t need to be the one comitting the crime to ruin someone’s life afterall…

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[sacha-da-1]

It’s a good thing that The Master went batsh*t during The End of Time around Ten rather than almost any other Doctor, can you imagine many of the others having any real sympathy for him?? Honestly? (By that I mean enough so to actually try to help him and forgive him.) Ten was lonely and had his soft spot for the Master amplified, the others, who knows how they would’ve reacted. It’d vary of course, but just think about it lol.