#Hassaku

[sinksanksockie]

| Doodles | - Hassel x Brassius

<holds them up like a potato> I just think they're neat.

[prince-kallisto]

Hassel and Baxcalibur Analysis

This has been bugging me for a while, and I won’t be surprised if there’s already a post like this. But Hassel’s eyes are so interesting! There are several shots that specifically zoom in on his eyes

His eyes are incredibly detailed compared to the average Pokémon eyes; the ombré effect is very stunning. Fiery, almost. It fits well with the background of his skills. Even though he’s a lovable, emotional art grandpa, there’s power that goes generations back. But I can’t help but notice his Baxcalibur, the leader of his team in the Elite Four battle.

The eye markings and color are remarkably similar! I don’t know if there’s a deeper significance or if it’s a design choice to connect these two together; but the eyes were the first sign of a deliberate connection between Hassel and Baxcalibur, and I find this rabbit hole to be quite interesting!

The TCG cards for the Baxcalibur line really stunned me, in the best way possible!

These cards are gorgeous! They’ve been outdoing themselves with the card art. I don’t know what these cards could be referencing, but they seem to be very abstract and artistic. Perhaps something else connect Baxcalibur and Hassel together?

What really intrigued me was Hassel’s connection to “royalty.”

His Friendship Quest reveals that he came from a long line of prestigious Dragon-type Trainers. He was supposed to be the next head of the family, but he ran away from this pre-chosen ‘destiny.’ He is the heir, so to speak.

In all of his battles, Hassel makes more references to royalty. He refers to himself as ‘a dragon,’ and later says that only a dragon deserves a throne. When he terastallizes his Baxcalibur in the E4 battle, he refers to the Tera Jewel as a ‘crown.’

Looking as Baxcalibur’s name, it is a reference to Excalibur, a legendary sword in Arthurian legend. It is said that the one who wields the sword will become the great king of Britain, which in the legends, was King Arthur. Seeing the deliberate connection between Baxcalibur and Hassel, it seems like Hassel was supposed to be this ‘King Arthur’ of his family. He was supposed to lead his family to greatness.

The Japanese name for Baxcalibur (Seglaive) also intrigued me. Seglaive seems to be derived from ‘glaive,’ a European polearm weapon. I thought I reached a dead end with this one, as I couldn’t find anything interesting with glaives. But then looking into it, the polearm subclass of weapons used to be fashioned from farming equipment. Looking at it, it really is a stick with a knife on the end. Due to this, it was the preferred weapon of farmers and in peasant rebellions. Hassel’s storyline is literally rebelling against his inheritance because it’s not his dream.

(Edit: I want to think this is a purposeful connection, because Baxcalibur’s back spines look nothing like a glaive or gladius xD maybe I’m on to something)

This last point may be a stretch (but when is it not when it comes to me haha) but Baxcalibur seems to be inspired by kaiju, strange beasts in Japanese media. Kaiju are often humanoid in shape and stand upright because a human needs to fit inside the kaiju costume. The first kaiju film is considered to be 1954’s Godzilla, directed by Ishirō Honda. Godzilla is known to be the King of the Monsters.

I think some sort of metaphor can come out of this, with Hassel’s family trying to force him into the role of the Dragon-type heir, as if the role was a kaiju costume.

Haha I went farther down the rabbit hole than I expected; this was initially supposed to be about the eyes! Seriously though, I’m a huge defender of how much love was put into this game, and it’s a shame that it was rushed. These characters have a lot of depth. I definitely stretched some points, but I think some of this still holds water. There’s a deliberate connection between Baxcalibur and Hassel, and I hope to see more of them in the upcoming DLCs! ^_^

[saeriibon]

my contribution to the larry/hassel agenda

[sunieepo]

i think hassel is so very babygirl . to me

[thepasteldyke]

mad bunny

[tampon-on-the-sidewalk]

Just imagining Hassel's reaction upon seeing Cyclizar for the first time and absolutely sobbing

[rolorules]

Way too late by Hassaku (from 2008).

Referrinh to Anya's Intrusion into the gents bathroom.

[montyledo]

sometimes the babygirl is a 50 year old man

[thenextcelestialchapter]

*sees a picture of Hassel from Pokemon Violet/Scarlet*

... *Hot For Teacher by Van Halen starts playing*

[tophe23]

Comparison, part 2

mage.space has made more models available, so it's time for another comparison post. each picture is from the same prompt and same seed, no enhancements

Grapefruit

Hassaku

Hassan

HE

Liberty

Meina Mix

NeverEnding Dream

OpenJourney

Perfect World

PFG

Pixel Scenery

Pixel Characters

Portrait Plus

PPP

Realism Engine

Realistic Vision

Realistic Vision v2

Redshift

RPG

SynthWave Punk

Vector Art

URPM

Waifu

[heylookits]

Comparison, part 2

mage.space has made more models available, so it's time for another comparison post. each picture is from the same prompt and same seed, no enhancements

Grapefruit

Hassaku

Hassan

HE

Liberty

Meina Mix

NeverEnding Dream

OpenJourney

Perfect World

PFG

Pixel Scenery

Pixel Characters

Portrait Plus

PPP

Realism Engine

Realistic Vision

Realistic Vision v2

Redshift

RPG

SynthWave Punk

Vector Art

URPM

Waifu

[sinksanksockie]

Hassel x Brassius - Understand My Ship In 5 Minutes

It’s 2023 and I’m doing a shipping meme. They give me feelings.

[geimaikospottingsl]

Hassaku 2023 by Mari Lenoirre Via Flickr: Today we traveled to Hanafusa Okiya for Hassaku. Pictured: Komayaka Okiya and Hanafusa Members; Geiko Toshiha, Geiko Kikutsuru, Geiko Kikumaru, Jikata Toshinami, Maiko Kikushino, Maiko Toshimomo, Maiko Kikuyae, Maiko Toshiyue, Maiko Toshiemi, and Shikomi Suki.

[saeriibon]

larry loses it

[gachagachaart]

[kurayamineko]

Just let the poor girl battle xD