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I was comparing Octavia's rooms, and noticed that the telescope and chest in Octavia's childhood bedroom have heart motifs and white feathers, like Stella's assassin telephone

These details disappear in Octavia's present room, so I wonder if Stella was the one who got her those things back then.

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The Fight Scene

i am in LOVE with the fight scene and probably rewatched it too many times. here's some stuff i noticed.

While Striker did not hesitate to harm Millie and Moxxie, he WAS hesitant about hurting Blitz. When Striker got ready to shoot Stolas, he got surprised about Blitz being the one behind him.

He lost his composure for a second there. And Striker is holding an angel rifle, so it's not like he's at a disadvantage.

BUT HE PUTS DOWN THE GUN TO TALK.

Blitz didn't tell him to put down the weapon. Striker did that of his own volition. And the angel rifle is WAY stronger than the knife he pulls out later and never actually uses against Blitz (explained later).

Instead Striker chooses to talk, and he knows Blitz isn't gonna shoot.

Honestly Striker's speech felt a little pre-planned for me but I'm gonna skip over it. Point was that Striker wanted Blitz to join him. He saw potential and didn't like seeing it go to waste.

AND I MEAN,, HE DID A WALL SLAM. He was interested in more than just a partnership too --

Striker only got violent AFTER Blitz admitted he was just trolling. And even then, Striker aimed to hurt Moxxie (poor dude q_q) and not Blitz.

That's where the knife part comes in. I think Striker wanted to distract Blitz with the knife (not actually use it) to catch him off guard and surprise him into almost shooting Moxxie.

THEN everything falls apart. Blitz gets p*ssed and finally gets violent (he was passive this entire time until the shot). But Striker never went full offensive back at him.

Striker's attacks against Blitz were wayyy less lethal compared to when he fought M&M. He never used his tail as a weapon or broke any bones. And when Striker threw Blitz towards Moxxie, Moxxie technically cushioned Blitz's fall. At worst Striker punched Blitz in the face hard enough to make him bleed (but by next morning the injury was gone, so).

Also this scene.

When Striker got the upper hand against M&M, he threw them into the basement. But here, Striker said "too bad, its a shame" (with an exaggerated shrug and having the gun pointed to the floor and with his eyes closed) in the middle of a fight. Imo he kept giving Blitz chances to change alliances.

AND WHEN HE RAN,, He shoved/moved Blitz aside using both arms. I personally don't see that often. Usually its a careless one-arm shove to the side. IT WAS JUST DIFF FOR ME OK //

TL;DR Striker held back during his fight against Blitz. Striker really did want Blitz to partner with him. And I think Striker is fine with being violent towards most characters, Blitz is just an exception (why i ship it lol fff). But also that's one of the toxic aspects of this ship, imo especially with how much Striker hates (?) Moxxie.

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Striker x Blitzø - Blitzø

Alrights I'm gonna write a flipping essay on why I ship Striker x Blitzo. No idea what their ship name is so I've just been using the term Stritzo the past few days q_q

This post focuses mainly on Blitz.

- Striker Compliments Blitz

This sounds redundant because characters have complimented Blitz before. But these were surface-level compliments regarding Blitz's appearance. Like saying Blitz is cute or is good at sex etc.

Striker compliments Blitz on his achievements. He says Blitz is impressive because most imps don't start their own business. And Blitz is FLATTERED by this. Characters usually doubt Blitz's decisions or his ability to be his own boss.

- Blitz Being Flustered

Blitz does not get flustered easily. He literally BLUSHED about the little compliment Striker gave him. And when Striker asked about Stolas, Blitz tried to minimize the relationship to just "transactional f*cking". Like he didn't want Striker believing Millie when she said he and Stolas are dating, because they're not. Blitz is single. Or at least that's how I interpreted the scene (we can agree to disagree).

- The 'o' is Silent

None of Blitz's past or present love interests have called Blitz by his preferred name. Stolas calls Blitz, "Blitzy". Verosika called Blitz, "Blitz-o". So far Striker is the only "romantic interest" who consistently calls Blitz by the name he prefers.

- Equally Matched

Blitz and Striker respect each other. They share a competitive streak. They were evenly matched during the Harvest Moon Festival. They got along right up until the assassination attempt.

Blitz's previous relationships have so far had unequal power dynamics; Stolas and Verosika belittle Blitz in subtle ways like bending down to meet his eye-level or speaking to him using a soft baby-ish voice. That's condescending behavior. Striker doesn't do this despite being taller than Blitz.

Blitz and Striker are also in the same social hierarchy. This technically shouldn't matter, but Blitz has an inferiority complex. Imo he's cagey around around Verosika (succubus) and Stolas (Goetica). But Striker was just an imp farmhand. There was nothing to gain from this relationship either. Striker didn't have a grimoire Blitz needed for work, or credit cards Blitz could max out for horse-riding lessons. Blitz liked Striker because they got along. Blitz even offered Striker a job because he wanted to keep seeing him after the festival ends.

- Horse!!!

Okay Striker outright won me over because he has a horse named Bombproof. Blitz freaking loves horses. That's an automatic win.

Fml Striker could've given Blitz those horse-riding lessons.

- Persuasive

Okay Blitz was gonna refuse Striker's partnership from the get-go. Despite having issues with Stolas, Blitz doesn't want Stolas super-ultra-dead.

But Striker's pitch did affect Blitz. Striker was the character who showed Blitz respect, called Blitz by his preferred name and told Blitz that he deserves better. Up until the assassination attempt, Striker seemed like THE ideal love interest for Blitz. If Striker was killing some other demon royalty in that moment, Blitz would have actually considered Striker's partnership. Its one of the reasons I think the ship has potential.

EDIT: I lied there's no part 2. Instead I'm gonna write mini-metas about the StrikerxBlitz relationship.

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Why does Millie only refer to Loona as a Hellhound. She didn’t introduce Loona as Blitzø’s daughter either.

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Moxxie giving himself a confidence boost !!

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Loud Music

I'm under the impression Octavia listens to really loud music because of her mom, and specifically only because of her mom.

At the start of episode 2, Octavia was startled awake by Stella's yelling. Octavia’s response to this was to start listening to music.

and it barely drowns out the yelling.

Also the second Octavia entered the kitchen, she looked directly towards her mom. Octavia saw her yelling at Stolas, and thus chose to ignore them both.

Octavia kept listening to music after Stella left, and she kept listening to music while talking to her dad. But Stolas did get worried about Octavia after learning what type of music she listens too, and thus suggested going to Loo Loo Land.

While Octavia didn't want to go to Loo Loo Land, she never actually pulled out her music while there. I don't think she even took her earbuds with her honestly.

There were instances where Octavia could have drowned out her surroundings with music, but decidedly didn't. It's because its not her dad who shouts or is violent. So far, Octavia is only seen listening to loud music because she is around her mom.

Like in the family dinner. Octavia probably expected her parents to argue like always, because Stella is pissed af at Stolas, so she went ahead and started headbanging.

And Stella was kinda shouting into the telephone during this scene, so Octavia wasn't wrong to assume some kind of argument would stir up during dinner. SO YEAH;; I think Octavia mostly listens to loud music to drown out her parents' arguments, or specifically her mom (who Octavia knows is the instigator for these arguments).

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Heyyy is there theories or anything about the investigation wall Blitz has behind his office chair??

In the pilot episode, it also involved Stolas.