#messiah complex

[rei-ismyname]

Loser Husbands - who was right?

Exodus has just reconstructed Xavier's brain after Bishop shot him in the head - but he won't wake up. Magneto is by his bedside, reflecting on everything that has brought them to this place. Karima is there to ensure both of their safety, a shipper on deck!

She uses her remaining Omega Sentinel implants to monitor Xavier's brain activity, and reports responses to the sound of Mags' voice. She's not sure if it's a good or bad thing, though, which Magneto says 'has always been the problem.'

We take a trip into what's left of Xavier's memories. Exodus had to remove them all to preserve his psyche, implying that Magneto and the X-Men are a part of him that can't be removed.

Chuck's subconscious is all over the place, with different situations blending together into a dream version of their eternal disagreement. Right now he seems to be focused on the events of Fatal Attractions. I hardly need to say that it's gay as hell.

Karima asks Mags which of them was right, something he chooses not to answer directly. He says that Charles is the one to ask, which says a lot. This is a post M-Day depowered Magneto. He's not very popular, even among those who once worshipped him, and he's estranged from his children. Mags proposes working together to rouse him from his slumber. His voice plus sentinel tech to stimulate his ... brain.

Their long history is blurring even further. Magneto's 1963 invasion of Santo Marco blends with Fatal Attractions and psychic tete a tete over the decades. Each mouth the others' words and it's implied that Mags is saying some of this stuff out loud to elicit a response. At minimum, his voice is causing 'random' neurons to fire and after a tour through their divorce and endless arguments Charles Xavier wakes up.

Karima moves to comfort him but Mags knows that his need to win their argument is what helped him remember who he is. He brings it up immediately, despite Xavier saying his mind is not complete.

After Frenzy tries to kill Chuck and Mags saves him violently, but non-lethally, Xavier plays a classic - 'was it necessary to kill her?' (He didn't, and she was absolutely about to kill both of them.) That old chestnut reminds him of their dynamic and he's able to answer Karima's question.

'We cancelled each other out and eventually became irrelevant.' An interesting answer, though I strongly doubt Xavier truly believes it. Perhaps in the moment, but that will pass. I love that so many pieces of him are missing, but his lifelong argument with his loser husband is there. Buried beneath memory as part of who he is. He asks Mags why he's here, the ingrate, and receives an evasive, provocative answer - a philosophical spar perhaps, or reassurance that they both don't die. Considering how dangerous it is for him to be here among those who want to kill him, I think the answer is that he came to make sure his loser husband was okay. Mission accomplished, and now it's his turn to be saved.

[vertigoartgore]

2007’s X-Men Vol.2 #205 page 24. Art by Chris Bachalo, inks by Tim Townsend, colors by Brian Reber, lettering by Cory Petit and words by Mike Carey. Source

[bringbackwendellvaughn]

[caeliangel]

Npd aro bi + messiah complex

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A flag for aromantic bisexuals who also have narcissistic personality disorder and messiah complex.

[artist-issues]

*shrieks into the void*

“Let me free you from having to agree that Dune is a good movie series!”

There’s no emotional depth. The three things you’re supposed to care about, with the characters, in this movie are a) Paul’s family/household, their name and their wellbeing. b) The Fremen, their cause and their wellbeing. c) Chani, Paul’s relationship with her and her wellbeing. But the movies do not display any genuine moments of these characters being relatable or human or empathetic in a way that we can all empathize with. Paul’s interactions with his father before his death are too formal and take themselves too seriously. There’s little to no humor or relaxed moments between them that the casual viewer could relate to before big, dramatic moments ramp up the tension. When everything is solemn and Shakespeare, nothing is impactful or hits you in a real way. It all quickly becomes emotional white-noise, whether the dad is screaming about a assassination attempt on his son or his death is revealed to that son—who cares? Paul and Chani? They have no build-up to their relationship. There’s no reason they should like each other beyond animal attraction. And no audience member can relate to the experience of having supernatural visions about a girl, then meeting her and gaining her trust through pitched combat and ritual training. So nobody cares when he betrays her, no matter how much dramatic music you play. And Paul’s mother’s motives are either unclear or wholly unrelatable, so you don’t care what she’s after or how it will affect everyone else.

The writing lacks pacing. There are barely any jokes or moments of regular, normal conversation. Every single conversation is weighed down by solemn “fantasy culture” references, every single line is burdened by dramatic mic-drop one-liners. Paul and his mother never talk about what they miss about their old planet together, in a normal fashion. That would be the most natural thing in the world, as they travel through the desert.

The villains are shock-jock puppets. You might as well have a clip show of people getting run over by cars or falling off of bridges playing, instead of every scene with Fayd Rautha or any Harkonen, for all that the villains add to the story. They’re just there to be loud, or erotic, or gory—but don’t worry, the movie will play dramatic, chanting music behind everything they do so that you feel a sense of “epic dread” when they’re actually doing nothing intimidating or clever, or scary. They’re just yelling and smashing people. If they twirled their mustaches and “mua-ha-ha-ha’d” they’d at least be a little campy and fun to watch—but they’d be exactly the same amount of ‘effective or interesting in the story.’

It’s all sugar, no nutrients. The sugar just happens to be pretty music, good sound and visual effects, and nice-looking actors & actresses. The message is “power is derived from the successful manipulation of those with faith.” That’s it. That’s awful. That’s an awful message. What am I supposed to do with that information? What am I supposed to carry out of that theater? I’m supposed to start abandoning submission and faith in any higher power or authority, and use those ideas for selfish ambition and control, if I were to listen to Dune.

And don’t tell me it’s profound to take your main character and make him the villain. Boo hoo hoo. That’s not profound, I don’t care if it is Timothee Chalamet. Nobody cared about who he was before he betrayed his girlfriend and seized manipulative power for himself. When Anakin Skywalker falls to the dark side and kills his wife and turns on all the people who looked to him for help? You care. Know why? Because you saw who he was and how he struggled to live up to that, before the fall ever happened. He was a human character with relatable flaws like pride and human moments, like teasing his girlfriend or making his best buddies nervous, with hobbies, like tinkering. With a competitive personality. With a deep angst over loss. Paul Atreides? Lazy. Lazy in comparison. We’re just told his dad died and told he’s sad about that, but there’s no real human attention given to that. Just big dramatic, angsty declarations and acting-explosions. We’re told he loves Chani, and expected to believe it, but given no evidence except a suggestive post-sex scene with zero romantic tension or buildup, or even bonding. All Paul Atreides is, is a character who has a laundry list of epic hard-to-do chores, and he gets them done, while dramatic music plays, as if there was some doubt he was going to be able to do his chores and you’re supposed to see his completion of the list as a moment of victory. Guess what? I don’t care about his chore list, no matter how “cultural” they are. So I don’t care about his rise or fall, or anything he’s doing, because he’s not a relatable human character. He’s just a caricature. And that would be fine. If there were any relatable human side characters to look at him through the eyes of. But there aren’t. Because this whole story is “shock and awe, look at how important we are, hear that rumbling bass in the soundtrack, see this character brooding into the horizon for the seven-thousandth shot?” What am I supposed to take away from this? All sugar. No nutrients.

[primoresplendens]

I reject any and all allegations of "Lord could use some self-esteem" kind. Fools. It's not that Lord is lacking in any self-esteem or confidence. It is just the fact that no level of human self-esteem could possibly support the sheer kind of Saviour Complex that she has going on 💀

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Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 #492 / Published: November 7, 2007 / Artist: Marc Silvestri

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[vertigoartgore]

2007's X-Men Vol.2 #205 page 15. Art by Chris Bachalo, inks by Tim Townsend, colors by Brian Reber, lettering by Cory Petit and words by Mike Carey. Source

[bringbackwendellvaughn]

[mischiefmanifold]

Hey! Hope your having a good day

Do you know if npd savior complex is a real thing (I’m doubting myself) and if you could explain it to me (use simple words if you can) I did try to look it up online but it was just quora and Reddit ableists talking about how it’s abusive and how to destroy the narcissist and how to avoid a narcissist (I think you get it)

Hopefully you have a good ableism free day 💚

(Putting Josh Dun here so I know that I was the one who sent this)

Yes, the NPD "savior complex" is a thing!

A savior complex (also called a "messiah complex" or "white knight syndrome" is when someone feels like they have to help others to a detrimental point for themself and those around them. One may feel that it is their duty or that they were "called" to it, leading to their feeling responsible for helping others. On the other hand, those with savior complexes may feel like they have to help others in order to gain something such as praise or attention. Some common traits include:

Wanting or feeling like you need to help others

Wanting better self-esteem or self-worth (the WebMD article mentions that this is different from narcissism which I think is utter bullshit lol)

Codependency

Thinking you know what's best for others

Craving power over others (the WebMD article says that a genuine want to help others may become a need for power)

Feeling superior to others (the WebMD article notes the white savior complex)

Fantasies of omnipotence (knowing everything)

Trying to change people (new hobbies, behavior changes, etc.)

Always needing to find a solution

Making excessive personal sacrifices (time, money, etc.)

Believing you're the only one who can help

Savior complexes are common in those with delusional or psychotic disorders, as well as bipolar disorder. Based on the traits listed, I would be surprised if it was rare in people with NPD.

Sources:

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/savior-messiah-complex

https://www.healthline.com/health/savior-complex

[hellfiregaladisaster]

Au where I master multiverse travel so I can teach Cable how to hold a baby properly.

[bloodinthegutter]

New X-Men (Vol. 2) #46 by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost (2008)

Deadpool V Gambit #4 by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (2016)

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[If anybody didn’t have a Messiah complex, it was Jesus.]