#promare analysis

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A bunch of sketches and pen/marker doodles! Had a lot of fun drawing the inkling and octoling Yukis, which made me decide to post some of these other ones too. I don't usually post scraps and what not but I figured, hey why not do a big ol post for fun.

I actually really liked the results in attempting splatoon faces this time. One of my favorite worlds, very iconic art and music. If you haven't heard Splatoon music before, you're missing out.

Another older one. DRA1 Yuki sure looks like he's up to no good. I no longer remember any context that might have existed when I drew it lol

Haru and Yuki from even longer back, a moment captured when I was playing with a friend haha.

More doodles and au stuff below the cut

A sketch from a while back with the yukis again

Messy Yuki and Kinjo (you know I'm a pro artist with those eyes in the corner 😭)

On to some sketches and scraps!

Some httyd au sketches. In which Yuki raises a baby Deathsong. I can only imagine the others needed to be convinced on that one haha. Httyd species are kinda tricky to draw for me still, but dragons in general are a huge sp:in for me, have been pretty much forever, and httyd is close to my heart as well. If you are curious, in this AU, Kinjo has a razorwhip and mekaru's got a monstrous nightmare. Not sure about the rest, maybe someday I'll get into it more. I have considered writing/drawing for some of the other aus in my brain, because aus are very fun, but not until I wrap up some other things.

Speaking of aus, this one was after a Promare rewatch haha. I have a lot of little aus lying around in my brain I guess. If you're curious, Akane, Yuki, and Utsuro were all mad burnish members here, with them being in the same position as Lio, with Gueira and Meis. Meanwhile, Tsurugi's probably aligned with Freeze Force or Burning Rescue, but is actually also secretly a burnish too. Which I'm sure he handles in a very healthy and not self destructive way, ofc. /J

And finally, one last Yuki for the road. I wonder if I'll ever get tired of drawing DRA1 Yuki...? He's pretty much a sp:in now so hopefully not (and probably not). His hair used to be such a pain but at this point it's kinda relaxing, even if I sorta draw it 10 different ways lol.

Side note this is like the most non-pony art I've posted here in ages isn't it? I didn't expect for this to become a blog solely focused on my pony au but I won't lie I'm pretty invested in it at this point, art and story wise.

[fighter-spirits]

hey promare fans what do we think kray was studying in college. from my understanding he didnt work with deus until AFTER his spasm in college, so i dont know if "burnish studies" was a thing on his mind at the time lol. currently thinking engineering or business, and i personally lean towards business.

i'd love to hear other people's ideas and reasoning, im sure im missing some hints in the movie

[rideroftherange]

You are not alone.

Personally, it seems to me like a refutation of Pandora’s Box. The idea that you can make all these things, and the difficult implications of them, just go away.

Lord of the Rings does it well. Because it’s about the inevitability of change and the ending of ancient orders and a metaphor for death and rebirth. Not tacked on at the end because the author wanted some kind of twist ending.

If anyone has a more charitable analysis of this kind of thing, please share it. It happens often enough I wonder if it’s a reference to something.

Fandom Problem #5167:

Is anyone else tired of this trope of "magic is fading from the world and the gods are dying and that's actually a good thing because they suck anyway" in fantasy stories so overdone at this point? I like fantasy stories because of the magical elements but it seems like every story I get into recently has this same trope. Sometimes it's done well and gives you a bittersweet feeling but other times it just feels like such a drastic change from the original premise that it leaves me feeling betrayed.

[daniablazin]

Hi.

Asking you to go on for hours about Nexus

That song keeps consuming all of my brain functions even hearing one note will bring on "SO SPEND SOME TIME WITH ME! I REALLY LIKE YOUR COMPANY!~" Obsessed with that lyric in particular

You asked and I shall deliver! Putting it under the cut cause I wrote it down on desktop and I have no idea how long this will look on mobile

Don't expect any sort of proper analysis or anything, this was literally just me passionately rambling about my feelings about this song and the movie in general, with anything that came to mind as I wrote, so..... Enjoy..............?

Honestly, since you sent me this my brain's gone BLANK cause I feel like there's nothing I can't say here that hasn't already been said or thought by someone else in the past almost-6 years since Promare came out

BUT YES. THAT LYRIC. Honestly, the only reason that lyrics isn't on my top of the tops for Promare songs is because the line "Uncertain flame of hope I found" exists and THAT. THAT lives rent-free in my head and makes me go AAAAAAAAAAAAA every time I remember it

BUT MAN. Nexus is so ridiculously gay. In an already very gay-coded movie, the songs somehow manage to be even gayer and Nexus is honestly the ultimate gay of them all, it's ridiculous! And it doesn't help that it's from Lio's perspective, which— I've mentioned before, I think Lio at first gives a lot of aloof, edgy angry vibes until you start understanding his character through the movie and then the further down you analyse, the less that's true

And Nexus is a big example of that, cause you'd think Galo would be the one going like "omg Lio's cool I enjoy his company his has a soul like mine" but hey, here is Lio, being the one blatantly spelling that out and equating Galo to himself and saying they're two sides of the same coin

And it's interesting cause the song starts with Lio talking about his people, specifically. He's there talking about the burnish and how they suffer and lamenting their situation and it's honestly burnish propaganda galore (/j /pos) and it's also great

But then suddenly the chorus comes and it's about Galo, and then after the chorus, it's about Galo again, and it's like—

Okay??? Let's fucking go????? Sure, give me you thoughts on himbo man, tell me about your feelings, and Lio DOES AND HE'S VERY POSITIVE ABOUT IT AND YOU'RE LEFT WONDERING WTF JUST TRANSPIRED and then you gotta listen to it again to make sure you're understanding this right, no I'm not speaking from experience, this movie in general threw me for a loop when I first watched and expected jack shit about it in terms of queerness—

REGARDLESS

I love when it seems like he starts addressing Galo specifically, when he recognizes Galo's experiences and pain, and then motherfucking ends up with saying that "WE'RE CONNECTED YOU AND I" NO I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT LINE EITHER.

It's all but confirmation of the partnership they form in the movie. Though Lio may have his reservations at first, the moment he feels kinship with Galo, he's ready to fight alongside him, and we see that as the fight progresses, and further beyond. They are connected, through their experiences, through being wronged by Kray. They are two sides of the same coin, and I adore that about them, because even though they seem so different at first, deep down, they're one and the same

They both are empathetic to all hell and back, and have strong sense of morals, even if Galo's may seen a little more black-and-white-ish than Lio's at the start. They both feel incredibly strongly, as is evident with not only Galo's— well, everything, but with Lio's passion and determination towards the burnish, enough that he loses himself in grief and nearly burns down an entire city. They both care for people so, so very fucking much and have a strong desire to save them, regardless if we're talking about the burnish or not (I'd argue that Lio does care for more than just his people, though they're obviously his priority, but that's neither here nor there). The end of Promare is literally these two motherfuckers throwing empathy at each other's faces and growing to care about each other through this chemistry and partnership that they discover and saving the world as a consequence and I love it so much

And Nexus kind of just... Spells it all out. Through Lio's perspective no less. And I also adore it. I love having this little extra insight into his mind

That's all, okay, I just have a lot of feels

[autisticlio]

I guess while I am rambling about Promare, here is some analysis I made regarding Lio in October.

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in regards to promare stuff, I was editing the wiki page for the one burnish prison and kinda thought about how lio reacts to thyma waking up like the instant meis points it out, he hurries to her side and crouches next to her

like that tells me that lio is such a caring person cause he sees this poor woman and immediately hurries to comfort her

at this point, he doesn't even know her name. it's a similar thing with the kids where the instant he sees them, he is shocked at the implications of that and stops being annoyed at the guards

lio is so kind when he wants to be. it's just he doesn't show it that much cause how much he gets beaten up in the film and doesn't fully open up to Galo until the lio de galon fightlike he gathered all these burnish and made a little hideout for them to feel safe, he gets groceries himself for them, he plays with the kids in the art book. he is such a good leader figureik the kakusei scene everyone tends to focus on, but there's a lot of little details on how he treats the burnish that is filled with such love and kindnessobvs im not saying he's a big softie. it's more that so much of the film and outside media give these little bits of humanity he has

it's so nice to see these little details when he isn't doing his cold exterior cause he trusts the burnish fully, which is what gets him betrayed by the old man

plus after the cave scene, there's a bit where lio is leaning against the window in a truck in thought

the implication there is that he is thinking about what Galo said before about just fitting him. it could be that he tried before, or at least considered it, but knows it didn't work out that or it's a case of recalling that Galo attempted to save Thyma and Lio thinking 'hm, maybe he isn't as bad as i thought'

obvs we don't know the specific thoughts, but we know that something that Galo did has him contemplating to himself

he's also shown to be upset after trying to save Thyma. the other burnish are happy, thinking she is safe, but lio is upset likely knowing it wasn't enough

it's fun to look at these details and kinda see the gears ticking in his head cause unlike Galo, he doesn't always say what he's thinking cause he keeps to himself

people think the only way lio can be interesting if he's pissed all the time. in truth though, Lio is clever, passionate, caring, and emotive (maybe even moreso than Galo in some cases)

underneath his cold facade

the thing is Lio is only now letting himself get emotional

and it's likely thanks to the cave scene cause that scene had him open up to galo, someone non burnish for once and galo actually listened

galo willingly wanted to help save thyma knowing she's burnish

lio doesn't know that he went to confront Kray from what i recall, but he began to trust Galo so much that he's willing to protect him from kray

he is devastated when he thinks Kray managed to kill galo

i think it's so weird no one points that out

cause galo opened his eyes to letting himself be him, to take pride in himself, only to see him be flung off a mech and be shocked knowing he's likely next

like we know Galo will be fine, but lio doesn't

know if his flames were enough to protect him also like. lio also heard that kray tried to kill galo multiple times and also killed his family. he was in that scene too fjfjfn

like he heard kray rambling and was like 'wow i really hate this fucker even more'

like his story is about finding acceptance in those who care about you and letting yourself be true to yourself in a world that hates you no wonder i found out i was bi and trans because of him

[batfansa]

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[filishas]

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[matoitech]

she tried to send it to me to argue w one of my promare analysis essays once unfortunately it was very real. but yknow it takes a special kinda person to proudly tell the whole world you believe the canonically bigoted in every way you can imagine fascist antagonist of promare who tells his gay son to burn in hell before trying to kill him was actually a self hating homo all along. and gaylors are just those kinda people ❤️

do u guys remember the time the swiftie wrote the essay about why she thought kray foresight was gay coded

[flagshipbrunhild]

A complete breakdown of character names in Promare

Ever wondered why the names in Promare were so “wild and strange”? That’s right they have meaning(TM), and I decided to list all of em.

✮ ✮ Some general thoughts, before the list. ✮ ✮ Most of the names seem to be Greco-Roman, or from a romance language (in many cases, i was unable to identify just exactly which romance variant the name was referencing, but the meanings are mostly the same regardless). These origins fit really well, with the MANY mythological references of the movie, so I think I'm on the right path with them. With that being said, I don’t speak greek, and I have an extremely minimal understanding of latin. I tried to factcheck my translations as much as possible, but there may be some inaccuracies. I’m much more confident with the translations from romance variants, as I speak italian, and have started learning spanish at my university. ALSO. this list is only for character names, as if i got into the places and concepts too here, this would get waay too long. its already too long. god. ✮ ✮  peep the list under the cut ✮ ✮ 

LIO FOTIA - “Lion Fire”, Lio - name variant of Leo, latin for “lion” Fotia - “fire” in greek

GALO THYMOS - “Cocky and Spirited” Galo - means “rooster” in some romance langs (ex: portuguese, italian), i have a hunch that they just wanted to call him “cocky” Thymos - ~Thumos, spiritedness, could mean here: fiery spirit, greek

KRAY FORESIGHT - “Kratos/Strength Foresight/Prometheus” Kray - most likely lifted from Kratos, a personification of strength, as well as one of titans that help chain Prometheus in the myth. more about Prometheus in another post bc BOI there's a lot about him in Promare. Foresight - just the english word. (ironic here, as his lack is heavily referenced) also of note, is that the name Prometheus could be translated as “forethought” or “foresight”. meaning that even his name is a dead giveaway that he is one of the “prometheans”, aka the burnish. the prometheus~burnish thing is a whole other package though. BIAR COLOSSUS - “Bia/Force Giant” Biar - ~Bia, Kratos’ sibling, personification of force and anger. also had a part in the Prometheus story, greek Colossus - probably used as a synonym for “Titan” or “Giant” here (but it would be kinda incorrect, as a “Colossus” is rlly just a big statue of a dude. if it’s in that meaning, it’s probably in reference to the mechs?), greek IGNIS EX - “Fire Out” Ignis - fire, latin Ex - “out”, latin. VARYS TRUSS - “Diversity, Stability” GURL Varys - ~Varius?, diverse, different in latin. hello here’s our black character his name is (checks smudged note) umm diversity. Truss - “a truss is an assembly of beams or other elements that creates a rigid structure” [wikipedia] . i guess he’s like, a source of stability, and strength? DEUS PROMETH - “(the) God Prometheus” Deus - god, greek Prometh - derived from Prometheus, oh boi, i told you all promethus jsut keeps coming up. greek VULCAN HASTUS - its rlly just “Volcano Volcano” Vulcan - roman god of smithing, and yeah, volcanoes. latin Hastus - ~Hephaestus. greek god of smithing and volcanoes. yeah. also hephaestus had a (reluctant) part in the chaining of Prometheus. greek HERIS ARDEBIT - “Sun Burn~Burning/Blazing Sun” Heris- maybe ref to Helios, greek god of the sun. Ardebit - to burn, latin AINA ARDEBIT- “Lovely Burn/Burning Love” Aina - it’s actually a japanese name!, means “love and affection” Ardebit - see above GUIERA - “War” Gueira - guerra?, romance lang variant of the word for “war”. MEIS - “Mine”, and if ur rlly out there could mean “Month” Meis - ??? um. dative or ablative plural of “meus”, “my” in latin. also fun fact it means month in norman, though derived from a slightly different latin word. this one, imma be honest,  i’m not sure about. THYMA - “Victim”, hello here’s our third black character, victim, gurl. Thyma - means “victim” in greek.

LUCIA FEX - “Light Creator” Lucia - ~Lux? lucía? both mean light, in latin and in roman variants Fex -“-fex”,?? latin, derived from facere. combining word, meaning “to make”, “to create”. REMI PUGUNA - “Remedy (for) Conflict”, Remi - “Remedy”, french most likely Puguna - ~pugna, conflict in many romance langs. (ex: italian) +VINNY: he was just named that after a firefighter the animation team met, while doing research, so it doesnt carry any special meaning. anyway i still did do the research bc i love this funky lil rat, and vinny probably comes from vincere, which in latin and italian means “to win”.

✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: 　　 :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: 　　 :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ SOME FINAL THOUGHTS. ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: 　　 :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: 　　 :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: As the list shows, many of the names reference fire, light, and the myth of Prometheus. These are consistent with the themes of Promare, so I’m confident in these being deliberate references, and not just coincidences. But even knowing this, I have to admit, some names may have been chosen by the production team based on how cool sounded, not based on their meaning (especially when it comes to the side characters), but again, that shouldn’t discredit the ones with extremely clear allusions to mythology, or to words with special meaning in the movie’s universe. The names being from many different romance language variants, and from greek and latin, is also interesting, because it helps displace the story in space, and time. I may get into this in depth later, but in short: using mythological names, and names with diverse origins grants a story a grandness, and makes it more universal. It’s cool. And as a last note, i absolutely adore Promare, but if you look at this list of interesting, and cool names and don’t feel icky after seeing that the 3 black characters are named “DIVERSITY”, “VOLCANO VOLCANO” and “VICTIM”, I’m not sure what to tell you. Promare has issues, and we need to acknowledge them, and be critical of the media we consume. That’s all thank you if you got this far, blows you all a little kiss. < 3

[ax100]

Ax’s Promare headcanons - Pre-World Blaze

Been writing a fic lately that is super heavy on worldbuilding and I was having a hard time with it because a lot of things in the film are left up to interpretation. So I decided that I needed to sit down and have the Biggest Think of my gosh darn life. All for a fic. Of course.

I’ll be posting my Promare headcanons in a series of posts, which will be long and rambly and not very well-written, because they’re just me parsing my thoughts in real time haha. I hope at least one person out there enjoys reading these either way. I’ll also be linking to my fic when it’s available!

(Just to be clear, this is just my interpretation, and I am in no way saying that this is actually what happened. I just really need some sort of foot to stand on for that fic, man skldfn;dslfk)

HISTORICAL CONTEXT (PRE-WORLD BLAZE)

30 years ago, Burnish manifestations were first treated as anomalies, freak medical conditions. Those who spontaneously combusted (due to anger, being upset, etc.) and unwittingly hurt people were arrested, but no one really knew how to convict them, given that they were essentially accidents. But victims and the families of victims wanted justice. As more and more Burnish started manifesting—most of them in violent ways—the government started to focus on containment. They didn’t really know what they were dealing with, some kind of disease?? Medical researchers were trying to figure out why people were just spontaneously combusting, the courts didn’t know how to judge them, the police didn’t know what else to do but arrest them, the politicians were at a loss, and the general public was growing increasingly paranoid.

In response, governments all over the world quickly established segregation policies and isolation protocols, brought about by a concern for more instances of spontaneous combustion and not knowing if the condition was contagious. When the hotlines opened up, they were flooded. People were being reported upon even mere suspicion of being Burnish, and were swiftly escorted by a party of government medical workers and police to be brought to isolation facilities. It served as both to segregate them from the rest of society in the interest of public safety, and for research purposes into the ‘Burnish disease’. Such facilities were tightly guarded and gave the impression of being high security prisons more than anything else.

At this point, the UN appointed Dr. Deus Prometh to lead the global research effort on the Burnish condition. While he did acknowledge that it was important to isolate the Burnish until the scientific community understood more about the condition, he publicly spoke out more than once about the dehumanizing treatment of the Burnish by law enforcement, and warned that the continued mistreatment of them would eventually prove to be detrimental.

It was within these circumstances that factions started to form—those who approved of the government response, and those who opposed it (mostly friends and family whose loved ones had been whisked away by the government to god-knows-where). There was a lot to it. Rather than the ‘Burnish disease’ being treated purely as a medical condition, politics had started coming into play. Were they patients or were they detainees? If the government truly viewed Burnish as victims of circumstance, then why were they being treated as criminals? Spurred by the increasingly political nature of Burnish detainments, the Burnish Independence Movement was born, the precursor to the group that would later be known as Mad Burnish.

People took to the streets—one side wanted to keep Burnish isolated because they were believed to be inherently violent. Another side wanted them isolated to get to the bottom of the disease and possibly find a cure. The Burnish Independence Movement insisted that there was nothing wrong with them, and that they should be allowed to live freely without being discriminated for their condition.

To add to the already growing tensions, a small subset of the Burnish Independence Movement decided that enough was enough, and that they needed to take things into their own hands. It was breaking news when a group attacked an isolation facility and freed the Burnish being kept inside. They called themselves the Mad Burnish, and said that if the government wasn’t going to help them, then they had no choice but to help themselves. In the months that followed this first attack, they routinely continued to hit isolation facilities and research centers, freeing Burnish and increasing their numbers. They called themselves activists; governments called them terrorists. No matter what people considered them as, one thing was certain: their presence fanned the flames of all sides of the conflict, exponentially so.

It all came to a head when the Burnish finally got sick of it all. It started as a joke—“Let’s just set the world on fire”—something that was mumbled in half-joking jest between disgruntled Burnish, until the idea started becoming more and more appealing. When the first Burnish-initiated volcanic eruption happened with one of the volcanoes along the Pacific Ring of Fire—only a little more than a year after the first Burnish started manifesting—it started off a chain reaction that would change the world forever.

The Great World Blaze is the collective name used to refer to a series of Burnish-initiated, extended volcanic eruptions around the world that lasted for weeks. During this time, volcanoes all around the world erupted violently everyday, spewing lava that leveled forests and fields, belching ash that buried entire cities. They were often preceded by strong earthquakes that caused multiple landslides and tsunamis, on top of the damage they wrought to property and infrastructure. Aside from triggering natural calamities, the Burnish resistance also instigated blazes wherever they could. When the last fires had finally been put out, countless lives had lost, leaving what was left of society on the brink of collapse, and an Earth charred beyond the point of recovery.

(I know a lot of this is stuff that viewers already know; I just needed a more precise timeline/sequence of events and a little more flavor for my fic!)

NEXT UP: Historical Context (Post-World Blaze)

[lucyoftheabyss48]

Thoughts on Promare Part 1: Galo and Lio’s Relationship

I rewatched Promare recently, so I thought I’d write a piece on it. (Read Part 2 here )

I want to try to explain why Galo and Lio work so well together, even though Galo himself described their partnership as “oil and water.” And it’s true. They’re opposites, practically living in separate worlds. Lio’s the leader of the terrorist group Mad Burnish. Galo’s a firefighter, tasked with putting out the Burnish’s fires and capturing them. They’re natural enemies, natural rivals. They’re on different sides. They certainly start out this way. But by the end of the film, they find common ground and fight together. Let’s take a look at how they got there. 

This was also inspired by the song Inferno from the Promare OST, so I’ve incorporated some lyrics throughout, which will explain why the song fits in so well with the movie.

“All my life been hoping for a happy life for me”

Lio and the Mad Burnish have a creed, that they wouldn’t kill needlessly. They wouldn’t kill innocent people. They would just fight to create a safe place for the Burnish who were being captured and exploited by Kray Foresight. So, early on, it’s established that Lio is someone who cares about other people — that he isn’t so bad, even if he is a terrorist group leader.

When the truth that the flames were sentient aliens who had a natural inclination to burn everything and destroy the earth came out, Lio was shocked. He wondered aloud, “Then what have we been (fighting for)?”

I’m implying the fighting for part, because he actually just trails off there. But the main point here is that he’s questioning what he and the rest of Mad Burnish have been doing all this time.

Remember, he cares about people, so much that he wouldn’t kill the people who lived in ignorance and prejudice towards the Burnish. He wouldn’t even kill the people who jailed him and his fellow Burnish. Not hurting people is what Lio is all about. It just so happened that he had fire powers that spoke to him in his mind, saying that they wanted to burn. Resisting it was impossible. To burn meant to live, for him.

But the very flames that he felt were a natural and essential part of him would end up destroying the Earth, and all the people on it that he cared so much for.

“Trails of Fire… They’d lead me to you”

Lio burned and fought as the Mad Burnish leader because it seemed natural to him, as natural as breathing. But when he realized that it may have just been the will of alien creatures inside of him, he began to question himself and his actions up until then.

He began to question his place. He didn’t feel like he belonged with his fire alien race. But he didn’t have a place among humans either. So he experienced a loss of identity and purpose.

But Lio wasn't in this alone.

When Galo crashed into Lio in his rampaging, revenge-driven dragon form and trapped him inside the ship Aina was driving, Lio was very visibly thrown off guard when Galo said, “I understand how you feel. I was betrayed by Kray too.”

The last time they’d met was in the cave, and Galo had apologized for assuming Burnish didn’t need to eat, for thinking they weren’t human. He had even said that he thought Burnish could live normal lives with the other humans.  

Lio was the leader of the Burnish, furthest from a normal human being, the largest outcast of human society. But here was Galo — a human, a fire fighter, a hero with a medal for capturing the big boss — agreeing that yes, Lio is human, and yes, he does deserve a place to belong. And Lio wanted to believe him. But at the time of the cave scene, Galo was still ignorant of Kray’s crimes.

Then he sat handcuffed in that cave alone and in the dark. He watched powerless, as a Burnish woman died and disappeared without trace into ash. He found out Lio hadn’t been lying about Kray. He was thrown into prison. He pounded his fists on his cell door and cried. Everything he’d known had been a lie, and the person who’d led him there had only wanted him to die.

Next we see him, he’s sitting stone faced as far from the door as possible.

Then when Galo hears — senses — Lio rampaging outside, when Lio’s flames break down the cell walls and Galo looks out and sees him there, of course he notices the trail of flaming tears Lio is shedding. Of course he understands. Because he’s the same.

He was betrayed too.

But when he said that, he meant more than just that. He meant, “I know now, what you’re going through. I know, and I will be here for you.” Galo had lost his place in society too— branded as a terrorist and jailed by his hero. He meant that they were equals, that they were in the same boat, so they shouldn’t be fighting each other, but fighting together.

“You guys are smiling at me, and you inspire”

Although they once stood on opposing sides, Galo and Lio learned to respect each other despite their differences. And I think the biggest reason why they were able to do so, was because they essentially told each other, “Your convictions are right. You can be proud about that.”

Lio never wanted to hurt people. He just lost a place to belong the day he became a Burnish, and he’s been looking for “the place that he lost” all this time. He’ll do anything to get equality for his fellow Burnish, but he’ll never kill anyone for it.

Galo had a hero to look up to. He tries not to be prejudiced, as evidenced with how angry he was that the innocent pizza cook was arrested before he ever even committed any crimes, just because he was a Burnish. He admits when he’s wrong, like when he found out Burnish ate and grieved over lost friends, just like normal humans.

But all that he was, was because of Kray. Yet Kray was doing horrible things. Kray had lied to him, and led him down this path of being a firefighter, the same path Kray himself had gone down, in hopes that Galo would just die on the field. Kray was exploiting the Burnish to save himself. Galo couldn’t believe that his savior and hero was actually doing something so terrible. He felt betrayed.

But he saw Lio suffering, on the verge of breaking his code of not killing people. So Galo rushed in and reminded Lio of that, because Lio’s conviction was something Galo could admire. In a moment of weakness, hurt and alone in that cell, Galo looked up and he saw Lio in the same place. He couldn’t leave that alone. Lio was supposed to be the strong one, set in his beliefs and values, just like Galo once thought Kray was.

Just like Galo himself wanted to be.

“I know I can be the man that I should be.”

So Galo saved Lio, and told him to keep on burning, because he had the “pride of the Burnish” to uphold. And likewise, Lio told Galo his firefighting soul was needed to save this world. It wasn’t Kray’s influence, or Kray’s teachings to him, but Galo’s own values, his own burning firefighter’s soul that was needed.

They found each other’s strength in their values respectable, admirable, and inspirational — but they could also rely on the other in their darkest hours. Despite their differences, this is where they are the same, and that’s why they can work together so well.

[fighter-spirits]

imagine the relief for kray after the promare leaves… no more demand to burn, no more conflict, and if i go off that big analysis, no more fear of the pain and outbursts. just quiet, calm, and cool.

[forgotten-daydreamer]

okay, I need to talk about this:

first, have you seen this baby!? Gorgeous!

But seriously, the first thing I noticed here was that Lio only has one earring on, on the left ear. Some years ago, that was used to indicate that one prefers the opposite gender, while a piercing on the right ear indicated homosexuality.

Of course, we're talking about the 90s, a time when stating that you were part of the lgbtq+ community was dangerous (it still is, but 30 years ago it was almost out of question); now, I don't honestly think that people still believe that, and I mean homosexuals too. Like, as part of the community myself, I don't believe in this right ear/left ear thing, but feel free to enlighten me.

So, back to Promare... Why did they show us this detail? Why didn't they simply put an earring on the other ear as well, without complicating things further?

The fandom of this movie is absolutely nuclear and I love it, and since I'm not the only one that over-analyses things, I'm sure that the pink triangles (queer symbol, read more about it here) have been noticed by many others too. And sure, it's a peculiar characteristic of Promare's animation, everything is pointy as you can see very few round shapes if not in the characters' design. But look, everything can have a double meaning.

So, assuming that they meant those as a symbol of the two main characters being queer, why did they have to "confuse" us with the earring?

Another thing is that Galo doesn't hesitate to give Lio mouth-to-mouth at first, as that is an act free of any sexual meaning but, after that, he seems embarrassed and flustered. Still, not in a "disgusted" way, like "ew I kissed a man!", but more like "OMG I kissed a man??". Furthermore, Galo's hand keeps supporting Lio's head even after he wakes up again, just saying... So soft!

Also, just to be precise the procedure is wrong, as we can see that Galo has a hand on Lio's head, while that hand should pinch the boy's nose. But hey, maybe fire-y resuscitation procedures work differently!

These are just my ideas, feel free to discuss and criticise them (politely, please, since I'm sad already). What do you think?

Bonus: heart-shaped explosion!

[johnlockfan-2739]

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[burnishfury]

god it’s so fast and easy to call galo stupid and I’ve been falling back into that a bit accidentally but?? he really just has a different way of looking at the world and doesn’t see it as abnormal, that’s all.

like, he dug five meters down in ice to abate curiousity, and the way he states it is: well, wouldn’t anybody? it’s the exact same for how he views saving people. when kray asks him what he’s going to do and galo responds that he will simply stop the Earth’s magma himself if he must- he’s just very straightfoward and idealistic. the way he presents his solutions to problems is often an incredibly simplified version of the solution, and it makes us laugh because the problems aren’t often isn’t as easy to solve as his solutions sound. it’s easy to call galo stupid, because there often doesn’t appear to be a thought process behind his actions as he barrels towards his solutions.

and maybe, there isn’t a thought process. I think galo explained himself as a character incredibly succintly when he told kray “if you know the Earth is going to be destroyed, you just have to stop it! worry about the rest later!”

he doesn’t think through his solutions, and he doesn’t have to, because his confidence in reaching his solution will get him there. it makes him look a little silly sometimes, at times a little emptyheaded, but I don’t think he’s genuinely stupid for it.