#girls shred

[journey-to-the-attic]

the rest of the cast got their new song covers, so i wanted to try putting the others in a band :>

i did want to make it look a bit like an album cover but i have no idea how those are designed so eh?? i also couldn't think of any band or album/song names so. if anyone has any ideas...

[kelocitta]

In honor of the @rw-ship-showdown I wanted to write about Artihunter as someone who jokingly slapped them together pre-downpour and still thinks they are actually very compelling. Just not in the super soft love wins kinda way (Although I get why people like that more) And the only way I know how to do that is talking too much so heres a far too long slug essay-

Obviously the slugcats don't offer a ton of characterization but theres not nothing to work with. Their stories, whether by their roles in it or the overarching themes do provide a backbone to work with. Even gameplay itself can provide a bit. (for some more than others) Hunter, to me, is ultimately a story about selflessness. The goal is to revive Moon, which is very much an act of kindness from both Hunter and NSH. But the weight of that action is much more significant for Hunter- Hunter is deeply sick. They're on the clock, and for all their skill in combat none of that will ultimately help them to survive longer than their body can hold out. Moon is a close friend of NSH but that means little Hunter- Hunter really gets next to nothing out of helping them, and ultimately pays quiet a bit spending their limited time alive fighting to deliver that neuron so that someone else can live.

To spend ones limited days on helping another, in a game that very much stresses the unwavering cruelty of the world and nature- is pretty notable. (And you could even say that Hunter being the Hardmode of Rain World adds another layer to this)

And then we have Artificer. A storyline that very much stands out to people as more… villainous (so to speak) than the other slugcats. Artificer's story covers a lot of things. Trauma, violence, revenge, etc. Revenge is a bit of a selfish desire- That need to see someone hurt as they have hurt you. A punishment that ultimately does not fix whatever harm was done- but feels good to see because you were hurt and now those responsible share that pain.

Artificer's actions are founded in that need for revenge, their pups killed for overstepping boundaries they didn't know existed. Is it not fair for them to be angry at that, to punish the scavengers for their violence with their own? Why should the scavengers ever be forgiven when they and their pups were not? And that's how you get that loop- Harm for harm over and over.

The original action has been lost in a spiral of violence for violence. And here stands Artificer- their very spirit scarred. Not just because they sought revenge, but because they never ceased trying to scratch that itch for violence as an answer. Artificer only has two paths for their story- killing the scavenger king (Someone who, really, has little to do with the original 'crime' of the scavengers, but represents an important individual to them- as did the slugpups to Artificer), locking themselves as karma one for good and spending the rest of their life chasing creatures that no longer even fight back in a warped sense of closure- or to dissolve themselves in the acids of the void sea because they're too far gone to find any real peace.

They can't meaningfully recover from that state, not alone, twisting in on themselves. Even if they halt their actions, they've been using violence as a feeble defense against their own pain- violence that no longer has any real direction or basis. Artificer gets no real closure from killing the scavenger king. All they can do is continue the cycle, or try to scrub it away. No real peace in a prison of their own making. So you have a creature, who even with a strict timer on their life- a body that will crumble to disease, spends its last bit of time on saving another. And another who was so caught up in the pain of loss that were eaten alive by their own anger, poisoned their own soul on such a deep level even self-proclaimed gods have no solution for them. What peace can they offer each other? For Hunter, its only a fleeting moment of happiness- of selfish love, before their own body fails them. A bit of indulgence in something for themself. For Artificer, its a single, comforting thread to ground them again, something tangible to protect and care about again. But thats a thread that will ultimately be snapped under the cruel indifference of the world. Hunters timer will tick down regardless of if it takes another with it. Its a tragedy- its doomed to end badly. Whatever good it offers to either of them to find each other will only provide the fleeting comfort of a band-aid that will be ripped away too early. But all that can be worth indulging in anyway, if only for the moment. It doesn't change the ending, but the ending was never going to be happy. Its can so yuri

[zet-sway]

@chimeowrical made my entire month with this GORGEOUS COMMISSION (⁠●⁠♡⁠∀⁠♡⁠) thank you so much!!! You have the best timing! It's Valentine's Day and these two nerds are in love (⁠✿⁠ ⁠♡⁠‿⁠♡⁠)

[wyldhunt]

HADES II ↳ Hecate — Ἑκατη, "The Far-reaching One"

[dinodogs]

Hate rwby redesigns that just makes their boobs bigger and shows more skin and then they get tons of comments like "Wow this is so much better then the original show!!"

Bestie. Rwby girls are designed specifically not to be over-sexualized. If you think an extra sexualized version of the characters are better then the originals then u need to stay the fuck away from rwby.

[lesbaurinkos]

wwdits i am going to make out with u sloppy style for this episode. god they really were like. #apologytour for robbing us of nadja and guillermo wreaking havoc together in england. now they WILL kill a dude together and her boobs WILL be awesome and it WILL be JUST FOR YOU

[leekeyrouz]

[valleydean]

We gotchu, Jensen. You know we do 💪🏼

[amugoffandoms]

I've been constantly thinking about the usage of "childhood games" or "childlike questions"* in umbilical and teardrop and I know so many others have analyzed the fuck out of these things but I'm driven crazy

(*i physically don't know any other way to describe it other than childlike I'm sorry xhccfj)

(Peek-a-boo)

(and honestly driving me crazy [IN A GOOD WAY] that they translated it to Marco Polo because they did this on purpose MARCO POLO ISNT REFERENCED AT ALL IN THE ORIGINAL LYRICS)

Additionally, the fact she visualized the voices/audiences with the bunny while some of the other prisoners used different things (eyes, mostly) (Side tangent: Could you make an argument about what each prisoner represents the audience as in their t2 songs? I mean, for example, Haruka and the searchlight?)

Lastly, in both of her voice dramas, she talks about forgiveness as "made-up play" and makes it seems like a game(? She says like "that's the end of round one!" Or something to that effect) whenever describing some of her reasons for murder or being cold.

it's so oddly childlike, as if yuno's self-conscious can't help but make something childlike

Which then you could say it's because she grew up too fast or that what else is there to make up from?

Yuno is a character who prides herself on knowing who she is, that she is her own being who is complicit in a murder (I wont deny her that fact. She's technically a murderer by MILGRAM's standards and she did everything on her own accord), whose job is nothing but innocent-like, and yet both of her MVs and Voice Dramas display the exact opposite. They have moments where you can perceive her as innocent.

The very fact that she's a liar is such an integral part of her character that no matter what, one of her lies are going to be shown. You'll still see her, but what of her will you see? What identity does she have behind all of her lies?

She's Yuno Kashiki. What else?

[ouroborosorder]

please read undead unluck because it has not one but two distinct times where a female character dramatically takes off her top layer of clothing to reveal she is actually fucking shredded and yes it does kick so much ass every fucking time

[itsrocketsurgery]

me, struggling to cope while waiting for the next episode of gundam witch from mercury: maybe i should watch madoka magica

[mrsmiroir]

what a beautiful day to remember that inej is a deeply strong and deeply fragile character who clings so strongly to her faith because it’s all she has left, who believes that she can be forgiven for what she did to survive because she knows her saints would understand (and she can only hope her family will too), who is determined not to let anyone be hurt like she was hurt before, who built herself up from the ground time and time again and who refuses to settle for less than what she deserves. she’s clever, she’s driven, she loves her friends and family so much and so deeply, she’s understanding and forgiving but not any weaker for it, she’s wonderful and flawed and reducing her to badass knife wife assassin who can do no wrong ever misses the point. inej <3

[cyberdragoninfinity]

pondering how to stylize some zexal characters, making little notes to myself....

[musclegirlsai]

[ghcstcd]

The two outfits I frequently imagine Dewdrop casually wearing.

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