#finals…..(shakes fist)

[fusionsprunt]

me when my meteor-powered robot gf attempts to murder me 😳😳

[asturlavi]

pathos begets mythos

[lucidpeech]

As the world

caves

in

[potionwine]

Thinking about Margrace as Joshua's name post-Phoenix Gate.

Mar-grace.

In FFXVI the Undying choose their own names (Cyril explains this in-game), and many of them have names drawn from Final Fantasy XII, including their leader 'Margrace' himself, from Al-Cid Margrace. The page for Al-Cid notes that Margrace is likely an alternate form of the title 'margrave', an old title for military commanders on the border.

That aside. This is the name chosen (by the boy himself?) for the boy who should have rightfully been known henceforth as 'Your Grace', 'His Grace'.

Grace (style of address), from the Oxford English Dictionary:

With a possessive adjective: a title of respect, esp. for a person of royal or noble rank. Frequently (in 'your Grace') as a form of address. Now archaic or historical. Formerly (in England until the reign of Henry VIII and in Scotland until 1707) used for a monarch or prince; now replaced by Majesty or Highness. Even so, "Majesty" for the sovereign of England was not used exclusively; it arbitrarily alternated with both "Highness" and "Grace", even in official documents, until "Majesty" finally became the official style to the exclusion of others (source).

Grace (other meanings):

1. Divine favour, benevolence, or providence bringing about worldly benefit or advantage. 2. A person's lot, destiny, or fate; luck, fortune. 3. The quality of being pleasing; attractiveness, charm; esp. (in later use) refined elegance of manner, expression, form, or movement, esp. regarded as natural or effortless; gracefulness.

Whatever the etymology of margrave, the name Margrace in-game is probably meant to call to mind the meaning of 'mar' as in damaged, spoiled, ruined. All the grace that ever belonged to his family, his home, his birthright—marred, of course.

Mar+Grace, the last heir of the oldest unbroken ruling dynasty in the Twins at the time of the opening events of the game**.

The living ghost, carrying the desecrated corpse of his legacy in his new name. Introducing himself by his humiliation: "Hello, I am Margrace", "Hello, I am the ruined dignity of my house." "Call me Margrace", "Call me the wreckage of one fallen from divine favour." "My name is Margrace", "My name is blemished fortunes and diminished nobility".

It's appropriately brutal and dramatic for such a character, especially since the game is frustratingly silent on how Joshua personally feels about the loss of his duchy which is a rant for next time.

**Footnotes:

In the Year 860 (Prologue year/Phoenix Gate), Rosaria is about 260 years old (est. Y600). Older, if you count from the time of the Rose Alliance (est. Y550). The Rosfields have been on the Rosarian throne since the inception of the duchy in Y600, and prior to that House Rosfield was already known to be the chief of/the preeminent house of the Seven High Houses that united to found the duchy. House Rosfield has held ruling power for 260-310 years at a minimum.

For reference, England's longest-reigning dynasty was the Plantagenets, who held on for 300+ years. Rosfields aren't doing half bad!

Veldemarke would have been older had it not been overthrown by Barnabas; therefore Waloed is the youngest nation state at the time of the prologue (only 17 years old). Also we do not know much about the governance of Veldemarke, although as a 'kingdom' it was likely some type of monarchy.

Sanbreque was formed 100 years after Rosaria, and at any rate is not actually a hereditary monarchy. The Holy Emperor is voted into office by his fellow Cardinals, likely the five who form the Council of Elders. We are also explicitly told that Sylvestre 'won his throne' in 865; there is no indication either way that his predecessor emperor was a Lesage. The wording suggests the throne is not Sylvestre's by lineage or birthright. How this is supposed to relate to the concept of Sanbreque having a 'crown prince' (Dion) is unclear and contradictory, since an emperor by election should probably not have the authority to unilaterally decide on the succession of the throne, and his issue—legitimate or no—should not automatically be in the line of succession.

Dhalmekia is a republic with elected officials.

The Iron Kingdom apparently has a royal family, but nothing else is known apart from it being impotent and sidelined by their state religion.

The Northern Tribes likely do have hereditary rule, and Jill is referred to as a princess, but once again little is known.

Ergo—and I am ceaseless in this propaganda—Clive and Joshua are really, properly posh! Absolutely baffling that Anabella would allow anyone to put down the pedigree of her sons when they are so blue-blooded precisely because she is! For someone with such entrenched ideas of blood purity she should not stand for it, no matter how she feels about her eldest.

[sleepy-bear-tm]

i have a love-hate relationship with drawing jewelry

[rodentjazz]

*out of breath, bloodied clothes, tears running down face* I finished apotheosis

[evidently-endless]

crazy that being good at stuff has basically zero effect on my self esteem. being bad at stuff, however

[spotsupstuff]

What was caper and tarrows first kiss like after caper got his mouth?

Heated. might've accidentally bit her (not that she would've minded much though). n then he peppered kisses all over her face n neck

[sunset-peril]

TOTK AU Idea I may be incorporating (somehow)

Reposting because I'm an idiot and forgot to tag @aikoiya because without our Rauru/Rinku sage conversations this idea wouldn't have happened

Thanks for the ideas. My bad for forgetting. 😅

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I may reorder the order of events, or a few details, but I'm pretty sure on the concept

The first Secret Stone you acquire in the game is not for one of Link's Buddies, if you follow the Main Storyline as intended.

It's for Link himself, and it's Rauru's stone.

Rauru bestows his Secret Stone upon Link for the journey ahead, as transition from the King of Light to Hyrule's new king.

However, there's uno problemo: Link is not Rauru's blood descendant, and therefore cannot receive the Stone directly from Rauru.

Theoretically, Zelda is able to bridge the gasp between the two as Rauru's descendant and Link's wife, but we all know why she can't (she's a little... busy)

The gap between the two is then only able to be bridged by one individual: Link's ancestor from Rauru's time, who was a dear friend of Rauru's (and intended to receive his own Stone had things not blow up)

Therefore, the first questline you get following your fall from the Great Sky Island is for Link's Sage awakening. (In Faron, because that's where Link's ancestors were from)

Link gets a Sage plot like the other five. I think this Imprisoning War monologue would have to be unique like Mineru's simply because of who Link's ancestor was (a king/leader to his own group of people, as well as Link's ancestor also not surviving the Imprisoning War). Link's ancestor is able to bridge the divide between Rauru and Link, bestowing that stone upon Link.

However, there's one stark difference from the ending. Unlike the other 5, Link is not awakening under his direct ancestor's sagehood, but rather Rauru's. Therefore, he is not the second Sage of Light.

He awakens under the sagehood of his own innate magic, because its clear the Stone merely amplifies your pre-existing magic and doesn't provide any new powers. Thus, the Sage of Twilight, due to his innate Twilight Magic as descendant and heir of a race of werewolves born from Wolf Link and his lingering Twilight.

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Hyrule's Final Stand Masterlist

[cowboy-robooty]

im so glad i live under a rock and never look at anybodys posts ever bc omfg me when gus shows me her feed and i keep getting mad like every 9 things i see because i go "thats from the dears outro. does anybody know thats from the dears outro. do they care" and keep seeing people use anime ops/eds or niconico douga meme songs thinking its a tiktok song and not from the source LIKE OMG. IM GOING TO KILL EVERYBODY AND THEN MYSELF.

[dribs-and-drabbles]

Whatever happens tomorrow in Our Skyy 2 (please let all our wishes and dreams come true 🙏🏽), I'm looking forward to watching Bad Buddy eps 1 - 11, then the three (or four, I'm still being hopeful) Our Skyy 2 eps, and then ep 12 of Bad Buddy, for the complete PatPran journey and experience.

[fritzes]

imagine you are andy roddick. it’s 2003. you’re being held up as the next big thing from your country. you make it to the semifinals of wimbledon, but this swiss guy who’s beaten you a few times beats you in straight sets and wins the title. okay. fine. time to turn this h2h around. you beat him a few weeks later en route to a title in canada. then you win cincinnati. you’re on fire, and guess what’s right around the corner…

and you do it. you win the fucking us open. you’re a grand slam champion on home soil. you’re on top of the world, and nothing can stop you

the increasingly annoying swiss man beats you at the world tour finals, but you end the year as number one anyways

it’s 2004. things are going great. you’re playing some of your best tennis, and you end up in the wimbledon final! but who is your opponent? it’s the swiss man at his best tournament. you’re both at the top of your game, but your ceiling is a mere house and his is a skyscraper

remember last year when you got revenge and beat him in canada? yeah that’s not happening again. the final isn’t even 90 minutes long when he destroys you

but you’re still one of the best players in the world, and you make the wimbledon final AGAIN in 2005. back to back finals at the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. but guess who else made back to back finals: the swiss bane of your existence. you can’t even stretch it out to two hours

instead of meeting in canada this year, you go head to head in a cincinnati final that you would probably rather forget

your streak of wimbledon finals comes to an end in 2006, but at the end of the year you find yourself back in the us open final. the slam you’ve won before with your home crowd, surely this is the time to win your second major. but no, because your opponent is this fucking swiss man who you are close to literally murdering. it doesn’t matter how competitive you make the match, he wins

he beats you at the tour finals again, just to rub it in

2007. you’re overdue for grand slam success, right? wrong! not only does he beat you in the semifinals of the australian open, you, one of the best servers on tour, gets bageled. and if that isn’t bad enough, you get stuck playing him in the quarterfinals of the us open because you’re slipping down the rankings. to add to the humiliation, it only takes him an hour to beat you in the tour finals again

but then. then. miami 2008. beautiful sunny miami, and you are playing your swiss nemesis in the quarterfinals. it’s long and tough and gritty but you stick it out and you win. finally, for the first time in five years, you have beaten him

a sign for good things to come? no, because 2009 is a fucking nightmare

australian open semifinals? he destroys you again. madrid quarterfinals? you get breadsticked. and then, your third wimbledon final. the third time has to be the charm. there’s no way someone as great as you can go his entire career without winning wimbledon

five sets. four hours. you give your everything but in the end you’re the one holding the plate and he’s the one with the trophy. it's not enough, it will never be enough

you’re done with grand slam finals now. you’re done being world #1. it’s over, and it has always been over because he has been blocking your path at every turn

in 2012, as you’re knocking on the door of retirement, you play him in an early round of miami. little do you know, this is the last match you will ever play against the swiss of your nightmares

and you win

after all that, you beat him in the last match

now isn’t that something

[skyward-floored]

*cocks nerf gun* if I see another tick then it is GETTING it

[haasdaagen]

oohh the lastest Sword AF episode got to me... thank GOD episodes are weekly now, I don't think I could have waited two weeks for a follow up

[kukurubean]

a blazing sun against winter frost

[eclipsesalign]

Missing old ocs