#baron castle

[travelling-hydaelyn]

The Lunar Subterrane - Baron Castle

[superthatguy62]

"If two guys were on the moon and one guy killed the other with a rock, wouldn't that be fucked up or what?"

I've been toying with Blender today and the conclusion I reached is that Blender is a pain in the ass has potential for some interesting pics.

Sprites are from FFBE, Background/model is from Opera Omnia.

[panic-in-the-multiverse]

I really need to stop getting attached to fictional older men with children

[baron-zemo-barnes]

Billy Russo & Helmut Zemo

[smashedpages]

After numerous guest appearances and miniseries, the Punisher's first "unlimited" series blasted its way into stores on this day in 1987. Frank Castle's war on crime took on a new life, thanks to Mike Baron and Klaus Janson.

[mxliv-oftheendless]

Lord of the Rings as Studio Ghibli Characters: Part 2!

I’m back with Part 2 of my post where I match characters from Lord of the Rings with characters from Studio Ghibli! So here we go!

Arwen – Sophie (Howl’s Moving Castle)

They’re both sweet characters who are kind to everyone, and who would go any lengths for the people they love. When it comes to the men they love, they love them with all they have, and the men see that and want to give them that love in return.

Also I had Aragorn as Howl so this seemed like the natural fit lol

Eowyn – San (Princess Mononoke)

They’re both warriors, or at the very least want to fight like ones, San for the forest and Eowyn for Rohan. They both have a fierce desire to fight and defend their homes, and they both have internal struggles as well (San with her identity and Eowyn is interpreted as having depression).

Rosie Cotton – Lisa (Ponyo)

Yeah I’m including Rosie what’re you gonna do about it lol nothing that’s what

While we don’t get much of Rosie in the movies, in the books, Rosie has a pretty good personality! She strikes me as being pretty tough (I mean, she survived the Shire nearly being destroyed) and she’s very sweet and loving towards others. And similarly, Lisa is a tough woman who’s raising Sosuke alone while her husband’s away, but she’s a great mom and immediately takes in Ponyo and cares for many people!

Faramir – Baron Humbert Von Gikkingen (The Cat Returns)

Okay admittedly this seems like an out of left field choice. But when you think about it, they both are people who have identity and the sense of self as part of their stories! The Baron always encourages Haru to trust herself and not lose who she is; while in the books, Faramir is incredibly secure in his identity and it allows him to reject the idea of taking the Ring for Gondor “to prove his quality”, something he doesn’t need to do because he already KNOWS his quality! Meanwhile in the films, Faramir learns he doesn’t have to prove his quality to his father and that his identity doesn’t have to be what his father wants.

Saruman – Yubaba (Spirited Away)

Saruman and Yubaba are similar in that they’re the opposite of Gandalf and Zeniba. Yubaba and Zeniba are equally powerful, but Yubaba is the one that uses her power for greedy purposes. And similarly, Saruman, who is a Maiar like Gandalf, decides to use his power to destroy and conquer.

Lady Galadriel – Granmamare (Ponyo)

They’re both extremely powerful women, and they always seem to know exactly what’s going on throughout the story. Galadriel is perceived as a higher being with her beauty and powers as a High Elf, while Granmamare IS a higher being (a goddess). Also they’re both played by Cate Blanchett and have malewife-energy husbands lol

Lord Elrond – Moro (Princess Mononoke)

(Okay, truth be told, Elrond was pretty difficult lol) To me, the vibes of these two are quite similar! They both have a history of being fierce warriors, and are higher beings in comparison to other characters—Elrond being an elf and Moro being a forest god—and they both help the main characters on their journeys. They also take in lost orphans and raise them as their own!

Theoden – Mahito (The Boy and the Heron)

Both of these characters have a theme of despair/grief in their stories and not giving into it. Mahito spends much of his film trying to come to terms with his mother’s death, and despite people’s best efforts, that process has some scars, but he is able to figure out the path towards healing. And rather like Mahito, Theoden spends much of his story struggling to not give in to his despair and to come back from how he was possessed by Saruman and used like a puppet; and in the end, he is able to reject despair, ride triumphantly into battle, and face death without shame.

And that’s all! Let me know if I should do The Hobbit characters!

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Castle by de Meyer · 1919

Adolf de Meyer :: Irene Foote Castle, 1919. Photogravure. | src National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

view more on wordPress

[diableasura]

Now that i've watched every one piece movie that isn't a retelling of an anime arc or straw hat chase i'm gonna go ahead and indulge in the very human tendency of ranking them in order from best to worst (SPOILERS!!!!):

One Piece: Strong World. Maybe it's because this was the first movie i watched and my first experience with one piece in animation but strong world has remained my favorite since day one (though the second place is very very close i must say). The straw hats are all great and have their little moment to shine the plot is solid and they do a great job with nami, out of the four straw hats with a movie more focused on them she's by far the one that gets the best treatment. Strong world is in the perfect position of being a pre time skip movie, so it's not dragged down by the expanding cast of post time skip, but also since it was the tenth anniversary movie they put in more effort than with the previous movies and it shows. Also sanjis cowboy outfit instantly makes it top tier.

One Piece: Film Gold. I'm... kind of obsessed with this movie?? Seeing the straw hats in a heist really scratched an itch i didn't know i had but my god does it feel good. The designs really excelled here the crew looks gorgeous throughout the entire movie and tesoro's island is so interesting and fits very well in the one piece world. Tesoro is also my favorite villain of any movie, i've seen people say he's the perfect blend between crocodile and doffy and that's so true lmao. Loved having zoro as the damsell in distress, inject that shit straight into my veins i love it when the strong character is the one in need of rescue. Everyone was very cool during the heist but i remember really enjoying franky and luffy's dynamic cause lbr we're kinda starved of it in the manga so it was nice to see them interact so much here. Overall amazing movie and the only one i've rewatched out of all of them.

Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island. This movie has become a cult classic amongst the fandom and with good reason. It breaks away from the loud spectacle of the other movies and is quieter and more unsettling and so far the only example of actual psychological horror in the lore. I've talked about this before but that final scene with the straw hats cheering luffy on even while they're being consumed by the baron and luffy struggling to the brink of death to save them changed me... I love seeing this family love each other so much!!

Clockwork Island Adventure. I know, I know what's the second movie doing so high up... but it was just so good!! It's very short but that's just a benefit to the plot and i love the gimmick of each straw hat being captured one by one till it's just luffy remaining and the one who has to free them (can you tell i love the movies where the straw hats are kidnapped and the others have to rescue them?? that's my drug). Sanji's fight in this movie kicks ass too, the animation is gorgeous.

One Piece: Film Red. This might seem like a sin, to have this movie so far down the list cause i've seen its pretty unanimously tied up with baron omatsuri as the best movie but to be honest i feel like that's just recency bias. The movie is still a spectacle and the songs slap and yes one of them was in the top 5 of my spotify wrapped this year lol. Uta is a good antagonist but i was never that hooked by her shared past with shanks and luffy, mainly because it's so aggressively impossible for it to be canon, it almost broke my suspension of disbelief. Zosan sleeping side by side was pleasing to my monkey brain and it almost made up for including st charlos in the movie seriously what the fuck was he doing there-

One piece: Stampede. The start of this movie is amazing cause they come up with the perfect competition to have all of these pirate crews on the same place but it quickly devolves into a "how many characters can we fit in" contest and the plot quickly turns into "lets all beat up the villain", which is fine! I did like seeing so many characters, at one point half way through the movie crocodile just appears out of nowhere lmao but hey i'm not complaining i love crocodile. Usopp is the straw hat who's focused on the most in the movie and i feel conflicted with what they did with him cause it just felt like they were making him go through his water 7 arc all over again by having his inferiority complex flaring up. And usopps arc was amazing in water 7 but reviving it for this movie felt a bit weird and repetitive. Despite this though i was very happy seeing him getting the focus, usopp is a painfully underrated character so having him on the spotlight is always welcome.

Dead End Adventure. This movie is a lot of fun. There's a bar fight, a secret pirate race and sanji being his sneaky self and helping out luffy during the final fight. Whats not to love?

One Piece: Film Z. Much like Stampede, i really enjoyed the start of this movie cause the monster trio get to briefly fight the big baddie together, but the plot kinda loses some steam for me after that. Also they tried to make the admirals sympathetic cause the villain is a retired admiral who was once their mentor but i really really really dont care about the marines at all so that was a bit awkward. The straw hats look stunning in this movie, i love that in the movies they give them a million different outfits and the ones from this one absolutely slayed.

Choppers Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals. Another fun movie where all the straw hats get a moment be cool. There's a kid on this island who i found completely insufferable but i can forgive this movie cause this is also where zosan have that famous scene where they praise the other to their defeated oponent, which made my monkey brain happy.

One Piece: The Movie. This movie's biggest misstep is that sanji isn't in it, but even with this critical flaw it was still quite enjoyable. Zoro is very funny on his own but add luffy into the mix and their dynamic was hilarious. Usopp as always was great. The villain is small potatoes tbh but not really the important part of the movie, which focuses more on the relationship between the kid they meet and his gramps. The final message was surprisingly very sweet. Also sanji appears briefly in the end credits to appease me.

Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle. This movie is a-okay. The villains are a complete joke and it takes the crew less than five minutes to deal with them. The crew dynamics carry all of my enjoyment with this one.

The Cursed Holy Sword. Yeah... this movie commited the unforgivable sin of having zoro as the main focus and yet managing to do absolutely nothing interesting with him. Even if they did shamelessly create kuina 2.0 with saga, they could've delved into how zoro would react when two different duties (his promise to saga and his position as the crew swordsman) clash against each other... but instead we see no conflict with zoro, even though we all know this situation would be conflicting for him. They just make him scowl throughout the whole runtime and thats just not who Zoro is... Luffy and usopp are a lot of fun though.

TL; DR my ranking is:

Strong World

Gold

Baron Omatsuri

Clockword Island

Red

Stampede

Dead End

Z

Choppers Kingdom

One Piece: The Movie

Karakuri Castle

Cursed Holy Sword

Conclusion: the one piece brainrot is no joke.

[cantspelldragoonwithoutgoon]

6.5 dungeon scenery spoilers

(scenery made me howl and scream and i don't wanna take that from anyone ;3)

Finally the perfect backdrop for Rydia glam 2.0

go forth and destroy, mini-titan

[oflightandshadows88]

Baron Blood (Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga) (1972) | dir. Mario Bava

[babygirl-beatdown]

[bullet-prooflove]

Disney Plus Masterlist

Marvel Masterlist

[courtlycrow]

❤️ - What is one of your OC’s best memories?

✂️ - What is one of your OC’s worst memories?

For Kaz and Cesare (if you wanna also do them as well)

Kazimir thinks fondly of his time training @swanofmischief's Princess Mariell in sword fighting. They got off to a rough start but settled into something like friends.

His worst memory is probably his 16th birthday. It was Just Unpleasant. He's the only one of his siblings to make it to adulthood and his father was terrified something was going to happen and he would lose Kazimir, too.

I don't think I know enough about Cesare. I don't think he would tell you, anyway.

[wezg]

Review: Queens of the Crusades – by Alison Weir

I had previously read Alison Weir’s most excellent book specifically on Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine many years ago so the author was familiar to me. I chanced upon this title in my local library (Caldicot) and thought I’d give it a go. It covers the lives of several British Queens, or rather the historical period in England during which they lived. The period is one of the most interesting…

[mujimujidaruma]

I made a bunch of gifs to use for my carrd but I gave up so here you guys are, free to use with credit as always.

[comicsiswild]

The Punisher (2018) #16