#pokoa

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D a y 1 3 : A s s

based on this photo lol

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Exclusive interview with Kahaku, Fushi's traveling companion!!!

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I understand, by the way, why she said that

It's not very obvious, but when I ask Pokoa why she was tagging along with her brother's army, she, saying that it's boring in the castle, looks askance at Kahaka (she liked him at dinner).

Then she witnesses a catastrophic marriage proposal

That is, Natural Pebble was preferred to her Natural Princess, in front of her eyes. Imagine her feelings are just:🤔😑😨😳🤐😥

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I am LOVING all the absolute SHIT kahaku is giving from everyone!!!! he asks pokoa if she wants to help him make dinner and she says ‘well I like your face but I hate your insides so actually I don’t ever want to hang out with you’ YESSSSSS

kahaku haters are thriving rn

YEAHHH WE STAN POCOA SHE'S SO SILLY

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Something a little different today. I’ve never really seen someone make their own Toa team in the style of the Toa Mata, I mean there must be some in the Matoran universe that look like them, right? So behold, the Toa Vaka! I haven’t named them or given them personalities yet, so I’m going to make them up as I go along, are you ready?

In descending order:

Gaeli, Toa of Water and the team’s leader, she's usually calm and collected, but when angered it’s hard to calm her down again. She generally has a good sense of humor, but knows when it’s time to be serious.

Bartrex, Toa of Gravity and second in command, a very quiet Toa, he is widely respected by Toa and Matoran alike, he rarely speaks without something important to say. He’s also a very good listener.

Sutren, Toa of Plasma and a rogue cannon, generally does whatever he feels like, the only person he listens to is Bartrex, and even then he’s reluctant to do what he’s told. Despite his anarchic nature he always knows the right thing to do, and will never knowingly allow the innocent to come to harm.

Pokoa, Toa of stone and the moral of the group, the most optimistic being in the Matoran Universe and friend to all, he’s also the most talkative and is very good friends with Gaeli, when not fighting evil you can find them chatting and joking around (if love was canon they’d be dating.)

Tatrek, Toa of Fire and the muscle of the team, he is quick to anger is incredibly self confident, often coming across as obnoxious. Despite this he cares about others more than anything else, and will do anything to protect those he cares about.

Boten, Toa of Plantlife and the wisest of all, he would be second in command however he hates violence, only entering battle when he absolutely has to, as such he is mainly used as a medic, patching up his team after particularly hard battles. He not only loves plant life but rahi too, and is often found surrounded by various species’ of rahi.

So there we have it, the Toa Vaka in all their simple glory. I enjoyed making these guys and had just as much fun making their backstory, well that’s all for now, see you guys next time!

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Star, August 17

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Kelly Ripa and Kathie Lee Gifford fight over Regis Philbin 

Page 1: Britney Spears demanding attention -- not just another bikini selfie; Britney has fans concerned with a cryptic post 

Page 2: Contents, Christina Aguilera and her son Max

Page 4: Kelly Clarkson: I Lost Everything -- after calling it quits on her marriage to Brandon Blackstock she is mourning the life they built together 

Page 5: Chris Pratt who once took hours a day of just consistent ass-kicking hard work to achieve his famously ripped body for 2014′s Guardians of the Galaxy but he’s packed on the pounds during lockdown from overeating and replacing his gym routine with golf, she’s flying high as one of Hollywood’s reigning action stars and Charlize Theron says she owes it all to the original badass heroine Sigourney Weaver, Victoria Beckham’s son Brooklyn Beckham proposed to his girlfriend Nicola Peltz just this summer but she is already shaping up to be a nightmare mother-in-law -- she’s intent on designing the wedding dress and choosing the venue and orchestrating an over-the-top ceremony worthy of the family name 

Page 6: Following the suicide of her son Benjamin Keough friends and family are worried that Lisa Marie Presley who has long battled addictions to alcohol and painkillers could fall back into her old habits plus in the midst of her mourning her yearslong divorce from Michael Lockwood and custody battle over their twin daughters are still raging, Kim Kardashian was blindsided by husband Kanye West’s demand that she choose between TV and him, Star Spots the Stars -- Gwyneth Paltrow, Sienna Miller, Chrissy Teigen, Hilary Duff, Camila Mendes, Vanessa Hudgens

Page 8: Star Shots -- Chrissy Teigen and daughter Luna, Hailey Bieber and her dog 

Page 9: Mindy Kaling watering her strawberries, Carrie Underwood sends some love after a workout 

Page 12: Matthew McConaughey snorkeling in Hawaii, Heidi Klum showed off her classic ride en route to America’s Got Talent, Carol Alt at the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival 

Page 13: Elizabeth Hurley in a bikini, Elizabeth Banks hiking in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah 

Page 14: Rita Ora at the Little Yellow Door club in London, Ireland Baldwin gets kisses from her dog Chikin at the beach, DJ Khaled on a Sea-Doo 

Page 17: Shanina Shaik tested the waters in a tie-dye bikini during a yacht getaway in St. Tropez 

Page 18: Normal or Not? Christina Milian and boyfriend Matt Pokoa enjoy a water excursion in St. Tropez -- normal, Mike Tyson hits his surfboard to promote Shark Week -- not normal, Tori Spelling took a stab at parodying horror flicks on Celebrity Show-Off -- not normal 

Page 20: Fashion -- stars make a statement in highlighter hues -- Florence Pugh, Zendaya, Kate Bosworth 

Page 21: Zoey Deutch, Lupita Nyong’o 

Page 24: Julianne Hough begs Brooks Laich: I want you back -- she hopes her ex will give her a second chance 

Page 25: Jay-Z and Beyonce have made the most of their extended stay in the tony beachside enclave of East Hampton, N.Y. -- this is the most downtime they’ve had and they’re using it to strengthen their marriage, Ramona Singer is dating longtime pal Andrew Catapano 

Page 26: Cover Story -- Kathie Lee Gifford and Kelly Ripa fighting over Regis Philbin -- in the wake of Regis’ death his former cohosts are clashing 

Page 30: Hollywood Baby Boom -- whether it’s their first or second or third child love is all around as these celeb couples welcome new little ones -- Beverley Mitchell and Michael Cameron 

Page 31: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Moms-To-Be -- Katy Perry, Lea Michele, Emma Roberts 

Page 32: Life Inside the Palace -- there are many tales of intrigue in a new tell-all but royals like Duchess Kate Middleton are also worried about exposing their more intimate secrets 

Page 34: They’re So Grown Up -- these kids of Hollywood’s most famous couples are striking out on their own -- Maya Hawke, Ava Sambora, Damian Hurley 

Page 35: Lily Sheen, Lola Consuelos, Jack Depp 

Page 36: Beauty -- lash obsessed 

Page 38: What’s Hot -- Wellness

Page 40: Entertainment 

Page 48: Parting Shot -- Gisele Bundchen meditating in a dreamy wooded area 

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The special illustrations for episodes 11-20.

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Kahaku + 20

Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

Definitely Pokoa. Under better circumstances they would be amazing frenemies. I think Kahaku needs a friend who listens to him but still tells him when he's wrong. That could be Pokoa. The conversation they had with the left hand was one of the only times we see what Kahaku is actually thinking, and it's thanks to her. I can also imagine them teaming up to make fun of Bon.

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I don't know what it was about this week's episode, but I got really into it! The anime still fit a lot of story into only 24 minutes, but it felt like they were letting things breath right before the battle started. The part with Pokoa was my favorite, I really like the way she talks. And the ending... holy shit. I got pumped up even though I already knew what was going to happen. On the whole the episode's animation also felt better than usual. It's been a good week for FnAe.

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tressa, pokoa, or elena. who would win in a sillygirl competition

They wouldn't have a competition, they would become sillygirl best friends

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oh yeah I don’t think I ever mentioned this to you but. they really gave pokoa the most uwu voice imaginable and gave her a :3 face at all times huh. not that I’m complaining

She's literally just born to be the silliest girl‼️ fr I don't think there's any character sillier than her in all of tye I'm being serious

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POKOA????? IRIS??????? HUH

Silly girl jumpscare

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Kahaku: If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. Kahaku: If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous. Pokoa: What if I bite it and it dies? Iris: That means you’re venomous. Pokoa: What if it bites itself and it dies? Bon: That’s voodoo. Fushi: What if it bites me and someone else dies? Kahaku: That’s correlation, not causation. Torta: What if we bite each other and none of us die? Iris: … That’s kinky.

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More Kahaku Shit. Sorry

There's no new episode or chapter this week BUT that means I had enough time to write an analysis on one aspect of Kahaku's character development. I rooted through the Uralis and Renryrr arcs for this one specific pattern like a madman, so if this doesn't give you more insight into Kahaku's character I won't be able to do anything because I don't know any of you people, but I will sit down and stare into space for at least an hour.

So this anaylsis focuses mostly on Kahaku in the Uralis Arc, and more specifically, his relationship with religion. Because Kahaku is pretty religious. He was raised as a cult's figurehead, it's built into his character. So like all of Hayase's other successors, he's a follower of the Defense Corps.' belief system. In his opinion, his faith makes him stronger, and he also uses it to reassure himself and other people.

This exchange where Kahaku tells Fushi about the afterlife stands out because it's worlds apart from anything that could conceivably comfort Fushi. They had just fled from a girl who was going to die, because they couldn't stand not being able to cure her, and climbed a tree in March's form to feel more secure. Seeing this, Kahaku went with something he would be relieved to hear in that situation, and it shows just how much his beliefs dictate his thoughts and actions.

Since Fushi is the Defense Corps.' deity of choice, Kahaku's opinion of them had already formed before they met. How this affects the way he treats Fushi is clearest when he apologizes for not maintaining the public's good will towards Fushi almost immediately after introducing himself, and when he anticipates that they'd let Bon execute the Defense Corps. when they were captured by his soldiers. Both times, he's pleasantly surprised when Fushi demonstrates basic human decency; he was expecting to meet an inhuman shapeshifter who needed to be guided towards benevolence by someone worthy. Because that's how Hayase depicts them. But the slightest bit of kindness makes Kahaku's perception of them shift entirely. Ironically, Fushi only told Kahaku not to apologize because they thought everyone was right and they were responsible for knocker attacks. It had nothing to do with cheering Kahaku up, but he thought they were being nice and asked if they could be friends.

Fushi—because they, you know, kind of have a history of friends dying horrible deaths—doesn't accept this offer, so Kahaku sticks to the servant/master relationship, which only intensifies after he falls in love with them. Yes, this is creepy as fuck. He could talk to Fushi in a friendly way and even messed around with them a little before they started using Parona's form, but afterwards... Referring to Fushi as "our Fushi," bowing before he enters their room, acting as if he can make decisions for them, and encouraging them to work miracles so that other people will believe in them too are some of the bullshit things he does that make Fushi uncomfortable/piss them off/are just weird as fuck.

The Defense Corps. version of Fushi doesn't match the person Kahaku is getting to know. Beyond the "Hayase's opinion on what Fushi needs versus what Fushi actually needs" discrepancy, he can see how they react in very human ways when they're angry, how they like to read and absorb new information, how they can't ride a fucking horse properly, and how they can't handle death. None of these are very godly things, but Kahaku's so wrapped up in his own mind that he doesn't notice how out of touch he is, and how it affects Fushi. This inconsistency comes to a head when Kahaku proposes, and subsequently can't understand why Fushi's rejecting him because he doesn't have a sense of who they are at all. He falls back on Hayase's belief that Fushi needs to be taught by others and assaults them. Then, this:

Kahaku was dead wrong, and according to Fushi, so is the religion he believed in. Next, Bon and Fushi are captured by the Bennett Church, and Pokoa throws a lit match onto gasoline.

This is a great interaction because Pokoa unintentionally points out that Kahaku actually doesn't have much faith in Fushi, and maybe he never did. He was trying to guide them like Hayase's successors are supposed to, but that's just proof that he doesn't think they can take care of themselves. So the Defense Corps.' agenda is contradictory: if not Fushi, what exactly are they supposed to be having faith in? Hayase? That answer might have suited Kahaku fine before, but now he knows that she was a horrible person. To make things worse, the Defense Corps. have to disband.

In the middle of this mess, Fushi gives him a concrete goal: to help them fight the knockers in Renryrr and to worm information out of the left hand. And after that he—wait for it—stops wearing the piece of cloth that has the Defense Corps.' religious symbol on it. Yes this is what made me decide to write this up. As funny as it is to imagine that removing one article of clothing not even I noticed was missing from an outfit so distinctly unfashionable it could be recognized from a mile away was Kahaku's idea of going incognito, there was no reason for him to disguise himself by the time the knockers started attacking Renryrr. It didn't get ripped up or anything either. He just stopped wearing it. It's a statement that means he no longer agrees with Hayase's religious ideals.

Kahaku decided to put his faith in a specific person who he cared a lot about, instead of an organization based on the beliefs of an insane person. In the Renryrr Arc, he's able to attune himself to Fushi's emotions because he's no longer confused about who they are. After the left hand kills Fushi, and Kahaku's in another situation where it looks like there's no hope, he does have faith in them, and fights the left hand assuming that March managed to work something out despite not even knowing that they're still alive until he sees Kai.

That last sentence would have been a somewhat positive point to end this post, but I'm going to keep going. When Kahaku died, he killed himself and members of the Bennett Church, while declaring that he loved Fushi, directly after a flashback in which he swore to devote himself to them without even knowing who they were. You get the point I'm trying to make here: his death was like a ritual sacrifice, and he chose to die in that way and reincarnate instead of returning to Fushi's side when Kai offered or wait for them to resurrect him after he died.