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welcometothejianghu · 9 months

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Welcome to another round of W2 Tells You What You Should See, where W2 (me) tries to sell you (you) on something you should be watching. Today's choice: 少年歌行/The Blood of Youth

The Blood of Youth is a 2022 live-action adaptation of the tale of a deposed, disabled, and incredibly cunty prince who's on his way back to settle the score with his asshole father, and the rag-tag band of weirdos he accumulates along the way, including Spear Girl, Bad Monk, and Fire Puppy (pictured above).

I hope you like shounen anime, because this is the most shounen anime something is allowed to be without actually being based on something running weekly in Shounen Jump. What if Nirvana in Fire were also Naruto? It would be the Blood of Youth.

This show is an underrated gem of action-packed fun that not nearly enough people in English-speaking fandom have seen. In an attempt to correct that -- and ahead of an announced second season and prequel in progress -- I'm here with five reasons you should try it out.

1. Zero thoughts head empty

You do not have to pay an enormous amount of attention to this show to understand what's going on. The show itself does not always know what's going on. It got distracted by a shiny object over there, and now we're all gearing up to go punch the shiny object. We'll get back to the main plot when we're done with the punching.

It has a million billion plot threads going on at any given moment. Bad guys roll in from sects you've never heard of before, using superpowers with stupid names, only to get kicked into next week. There's approximately eleventy thousand characters -- so many, in fact, that I ran into problems several times while making this rec post, because there aren't readily available photos of everyone I want to talk about. Just look at the DramaWiki cast list. See how it goes on for like fifty screens? That's a little what the show feels like.

Except I'm not saying that like it's a bad thing, because the show knows it's doing this, and it acts accordingly. It telegraphs pretty well who's important and who isn't (and then it goes out of its way to color-code the latter, which is handy). What you're left with is absolutely a manga-style plot, complete with training arcs and semi-relevant sidequests, all working up to the final boss match.

It is an extremely self-aware show. On multiple occasions, something would happen, I would crack a joke about it, and then a beat later the show itself would make the exact same joke. I wouldn't call it an outright comedy, but it's still very funny, and on purpose. It has no illusions about being some kind of profound, meaningful epic. Mostly it's just here for a good time.

Yet this lightheartedness is what makes the powerful emotional parts really powerful by contrast. The show is not stupid; it's just goofing around most of the time. When it knuckles down, it can be devastating. And you know what? It does wind up being profound and meaningful about some stuff. How about that.

So yeah, if you're up for something that bops merrily right along and only occasionally rips your heart out, here you go!

2. Putting the poly in polycule

Bisexuals, rejoice! It's representin' time!

Here you go, I made a relationship chart of about 40% of the show's potential and canonical ships. I could have included so many more, but I only had so much space on the image, so I had to leave out some amazing ones, like the sword hedgehog who's real into this one cougar who could easily wipe the floor with him, or the rich nerd who thinks he has a chance with the aforementioned hot butch, or the fancy MILF who cheated on the emperor with a dreamy jianghu man and is trying not to cheat on him again with a different, slightly less dreamy jianghu man. See? There's just so much.

I would also say these are not exclusive ships. They are extremely inclusive ships. I am a fan of most (though admittedly not all) of the pairings listed here, and in fact of many of the three-and-more-somes indicated by these lines. They're such a cuddle puddle of shared intense feelings that it's hard to imagine anyone getting more than mildly jealous. Moreover, the potential for romance does not get in the way of hetero friendships; a boy and a girl who are each dating other people can go do adventures together, and (mostly) nobody gets weird about it, which is nice. If anything, what makes the overall dynamic so polycule-like is how equally friends and love interests get treated, meaning that it's not difficult to see a lot of crossover potential between those two categories.

If you're like me, you're hesitant about canonical romance, especially when it's straight, mostly because so many straight love stories wind up being tiresome, gross, and/or skull-poundingly boring. You will then be pleasantly surprised by how the canon pairings with members of the main cast are not like this at all!

Xiao Se and Sikong Qianluo are the main textual romance, and golly gee, they're just cute as heck. As the chart above indicates, I like interpreting them as two Kinsey 6's who have found their single exceptions, Mulder-and-Scully-style. Maybe one of the best things about their relationship is that it gets sidelined all the time for the plot. They're not so busy being in love that they forget to get shit done. Then they get a bit of downtime and get to go on a date, and you're like, aww, those sweet gay disaster babies are gonna do a little bit of heterosexuality. Just precious.

Tang Lian and Fairy Rui are right up there with the cuteness. She's a sex-positive dancing beauty who wants to ride that pretty boy like she stole him, and he's a shy sword boy so tightly bottled up that he'll explode if he sees a bare ankle. Avoiding spoilers, I will simply say that this is a pairing of two relatively soft people, until a bad thing happens to one of them and the other hardens up about it. If that's your jam, they're here for you.

Lei Wujie and Ye Ruoye are probably the most magical and the most practical of the bunch. They have a beautiful, super-dreamy, really horny sword-dance meet-cute, complete with its own pop song ... and then that's it, they're basically just together. She likes him, he likes her, good for them. In-laws aside, it's a refreshingly low-drama situation. Besides, I always love it when the hypercompetent woman gets the sweet, devoted himbo who'd do anything for her. Ruoye's had a hard life, and she deserves someone who can dick her down good at night and make her a nourishing breakfast the next morning.

And then there is, of course, The Ship:

Xiao Se and Wuxin are canonical, textual soulmates. The show treats their dynamic as more important than any other. It's so important, in fact, that the show has to sideline Wuxin for huge parts of the drama, lest everything get too damn gay. They each get a boyfriend catch on the other. They both do fairly reckless things when the other is in trouble. They are the secret hidden happy ending to the series. They share the kind of ride-or-die relationship built on mutually being the hugest bitches in any given room. Whether or not you think this is romance, it is extremely romantic, and the series agrees as much as it can, all things considered.

And if none of those flavors of love float your boat? Well, have you considered ... eunuchs?

3. She likes e4e

So I'm on record as being real into eunuch characters, right? Well, if you're with me on that, you are in for a treat here, because these are some absolutely buck-wild eunuchs.

There's five main ones, and I can't even begin to scratch the surface of what's going there. Like, really, I don't even think I understood all of what was happening with them. They're kind of the bad guys, but then they're kind of the good guys, but then some of them are the bad guys, but then they're just working for the bad guys, but then they screw over the bad guys, and ... it's just a lot, okay? It's a lot, and it's all happening with this bunch of catty bitches.

Also, you would not believe the difficult time I had finding any images for this section. I guess for some reason, fandom isn't way into a bunch of canonically dickless color-coordinated middle-aged men in weird hats? Whatever, man, they are missing out. If, however, you have the good sense to be into the intense and complicated (semi-romantic??) relationships among colleagues who also professionally just happen to be missing their external genitalia, buddy, strap in (and maybe strap on, depending).

Don't let me oversell how much these guys are in the show. They're not. They're vaguely important at points throughout, and they become incredibly important near the end, but they're hardly main characters. They're mostly back at the palace, doing their various schemes and looking absolutely fantastic.

So if they're such a minor part of the story, why do they get their own selling point? Well, I think their presence is a good example of two specific things about the show:

Specific thing the first: It's so queer -- not gay, but queer. Thinking back to my last selling point, you will notice how many of those straight pairings may look normie on the outside, but once you get down to it are not playing by cishet rules. (For instance, I've seen a lot of people read Tang Lian's resistance to sexual advances as asexuality, which, sure!) Likewise, there are lots of incredibly important, intimate relationships that don't conform to standard romantic pair dynamics. Add to that a lot of bodies with unusual characteristics and conditions, and you've got the makings of plenty of delightful non-normative love stories.

Specific thing the second: There are so many things going on with so many side characters that there's a kink here for everyone. Don't care for eunuchs? How about slinky villains with mind-control powers? Devoted servants who would do anything for their masters? Former bad guys who owe life-debts to the good guys who saved them? Bonded pairs traipsing around the jianghu together? Sons nursing legitimate grudges against the men who killed their fathers? Alcoholic widowers with incredibly slutty necklines? Mysterious cross-dressers with unconvincing moustaches? Vengeful brides? Martial siblings? Murderous royals? Guilt-ridden half-siblings? Boring star-crossed lovers? All these and more! It's a smorgasbord of rarepair fuel!

Also, I just love these toxic drama queens. It's like if RuPaul's Drag Race had the authority to have you executed.

4. The most intriguing outfits I've ever seen in anything (and yes, I'm including Winter Begonia)

Time for a fashion show!

The asymmetrical fits, the detailed embroidery on everything, the brilliant colors -- everybody just looks so good. And yet everything still looks ... eh, I don't know if "practical" is the word I want, but at least wearable. Nobody's dragging ten-foot trains of fabric behind them or wrapped in eighty floofy layers of gauze (except Rui, but she's special). Their outfits are strange and elaborate, but they don't defy physics.

What's truly stunning is how often they get new outfits. Xiao Se alone changes clothes about once every other episode, and more if he's getting a flashback. He is the fashion plate of the whole series, and every look he serves is pitch-perfect.

They're not outright color-coded, but the main characters do have certain colors associated with them -- which is extra-fun when you watch those colors bleeding into their friends' clothes as their relationships get stronger. I also think -- and I'm willing to be proven wrong on this point, but I think I'm right -- that they recycle some characters' outfits into parts of other characters' outfits. On more than one occasion, I'd swear that Lei Wujie shows up wearing the left half of something Xiao Se was wearing a few episodes back (tailored to fit him, of course, because that dumb ponytail boy is tall).

Where I think the costume design gets massive points, though, is that the costumes are themselves adaptations.

Before the live-action series, there was a 2018 3D animated donghua. I have never watched the latter, but apparently the drama is intensely faithful to the animated visuals, to the point where some fights are shot-for-shot remakes.

Of course, you can do a lot more with unreal clothing and bodies in animation -- and you can show a lot more skin, at least according to Chinese content laws. The live-action costumers chose to preserve about as many of the appearance beats from the donghua as they could manage, while still accepting the limitations of real-life bodies and materials. You can see some side-by-side comparisons here. The live-action outfits manage to be instantly recognizable without being slavishly devoted recreating to their inspirations.

So if you're sick and tired of dreary, ill-lit shows with bland palettes, this vibrant, colorful drama may be just the thing for you. It's a rainbow from start to finish.

5. Actually a good central plot?

Despite all the wacky delightful shounen nonsense that this show has -- and it has a lot -- the core of the whole narrative, which is Xiao Se's story, is surprisingly great and cohesive.

The short version is this: Xiao Se used to be Xiao Chuhe, sixth prince and somewhat heir apparent. Then he and his jerk-ass dad had a falling-out that resulted in the prince's having his martial arts abilities all but taken from him. He's been living the life of a very well-dressed innkeeper for several years, trying to avoid all of that palace garbage. But now his jerk-ass dad is dying, which means that a lot of horrible decisions are finally having unfortunate consequences for everyone, and Xiao Se's got to get back in there to make sure everything does not go to shit and land someone terrible on the throne -- even if it has to mean taking it himself.

His central conflict is between what he used to be and what he's become. Does he miss being Xiao Chuhe, high-ranked martial artist and future emperor? Or is he happier being Xiao Se, long-suffering nobody who can barely run a business, much less hold his own in a fight? What would he be willing to do to get back what he's lost? What are his obligations to himself versus his obligations to everyone else? How much is he responsible for his father's bullshit? And why has he wound up having to babysit this stupid Fire Puppy?

It's okay, they're best friends now. Lei Wujie decided.

No spoilers, but I liked Xiao Se's ending a lot. I feel it's very true to the character and shows a real understanding of who he is and what he values. And really, at the end of the day, sometimes all you need for a happy ending is your girlfriend, your girlfriend's girlfriend, your girlfriend's girlfriend's boyfriend who's also your boyfriend, your other boyfriend, his girlfriend, and your long-distance for-real soulmate.

Feel like giving the youths a try?

You can find them on YouTube or on Viki. But be absolutely sure that no matter where you watch it, you make sure to go watch the epilogue as well. (And if you get real into the story, well, here's a link to information about all the other adaptations.)

You are also welcome for how I did not spend this post going off for five hundred years on how much I love Wuxin and his funky relationship to Buddhism. I figured that's way too niche of a selling point for most people, and might indeed have even been counterproductive. But know that I could have.

Also, I'm very happy about the announcement of a second season, because that's going to mean Liu Xueyi has to shave his head again, and he looks unbearably good with a shaved head.

Oh yeah, did I forget to mention the whole motorcycle photoshoot?

In case you hadn't noticed, the whole cast is stupidly hot. Hachi machi.

#the blood of youth #少年歌行 #bloody youths #i made this #rec post #the party is a polycule #LeiDHD

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swagginmun · 12 days

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clanwarrior-tumbly · 8 months

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om gosh just- alister getting into some trouble with some mean people but then, out of no where- a odd looking & powerful Zoroark (Hisuian) comes out to protect them! and they're badass! they got one eye damaged, their body is littered in scars and maybe a arm is missing? they been through some tough stuff but they see Allister as one of their children. and surely, allister has them on their team now? also, what would the other gym leaders think of his new pal?

"How does a kid like him get a gym leader position?"

"It should've been me, I have way better ghost types!"

"And he's always wearing that creepy mask. What's he hiding from us?"

Allister could feel his heart hammering in his chest every minute he was out in public. All he wanted to do was take a quiet walk through the Slumbering Weald and not draw too much attention to himself.

He really didn't want to be seen by anyone right now.

It's already been a bad enough day for him; the last thing he needed were cameras and phones being shoved into his face--he's gotten enough of that during today's interview.

He was asked how he felt about Victor/Gloria defeating him in the championship tournament, and he didn't have a solid answer. He only found himself getting upset over the whole thing again.

Even though Leon always told him to take his defeats in stride..it was still hard.

So he cut the interview short and ran away, making it clear he wanted to be alone without the company of bodyguards.

Why would he need them when he had Pokémon like Gengar? They're the only ones who really understood him. They never gave him weird looks for talking to the dead.

Yet he suddenly began to second-guess his decision, considering he now had no shelter from the comments of passerbys.

They doubted him all because he was the youngest of the gym leaders and wasn't as confident as the rest of them..and it wasn't right. They didn't know him like the others did.

He worked so hard to get to where he is now....not to be heckled and ridiculed for just being a kid.

Luckily, the Slumbering Weald was rather quiet at this hour-

"Use Thief!"

A flash of black and orange suddenly dashed in front of Allister, causing him to help as he stumbled forwards and collapsed to his knees, scraping them hard into the stone. The shock of the surprise attack led to his mask falling off and clattering to the ground.

Before he could reach for it, a Thievul snatched it up in its jaws, darting back to someone who was whistling for it.

He looked up, a hand over his face as he stared at the duo who attacked him: a teenaged trainer boring a smug grin, and their dark type by their side, holding his mask hostage.

And they weren't alone, as another trainer showed up with their Obstagoon, who took the mask from Thievul and wore it on its own face as mockery, laughing.

"You better give that back!" He cried out, horrified and angry. "Y-You two don't know..who you're messing with.."

"I think we already know." The Thievul's trainer sneered cruelly. "You're just a weak little kid. Did you know that you're the most unpopular gym leader in this week's poll?" They waved around their rotomphone

"..I-I don't care about popularity.."

"Pssh. That's a bloody lie if I've ever heard one." Obstagoon's trainer huffed. "Ya really showed your fans how selfish you actually are. Ya wouldn't stick around for autographs and just ran off...how do ya think Leon and the rest of 'em will feel when they hear about that?"

"Stop it..please." Allister begged, his hand grasping Gengar's dusk ball in preparation.

"I doubt they'd want someone like you representin' the-"

"VUL!!"

Out of nowhere, a blast of dark purplish energy careened into Theivul, causing it to slam into the nearest tree and flop to the ground like a ragdoll. Its trainer looked bewildered, confused as to where that shot came from.

Then a blur of white appeared and snatched the mask straight out of Obstagoon's hands, much to its shock as it looked all around...unable to see who it was.

But soon they all heard a spine-chilling howl, spinning their heads to find out that the source was you.

A white Zoroark standing in the fog.

Yet while you certainly looked like one, your hair was drastically different compared to the usual tied-back look of normal Zoroarks. Instead, it appeared as long shaggy wisps with red streaks waving all over the place and covering one of your eyes.

Not only that, but your whole body looked as though it's been through the toughest of battles: scars littered your torso, some patches of fur were entirely missing, and--to Allister's shock and sadness--you only had one arm. The other was nothing more than a stump.

Even so, you weren't backing down as you stalked towards him, the bullies, and their Pokémon, teeth gnashed in anticipation.

Thievul and Obstagoon both took up protective stances, ready to attack on their trainers' commands.

Except..

No commands were uttered for a few long moments, and they looked back to see the sheer horror plastered on each of the humans' faces.

"I-It's...a...a....IT'S A ZOMBIE!!!" Thievul's trainer shrieked, forcing their fox partner back into its ball. "So the rumors are true..y-you really CAN summon the dead!!"

"...huh..?" Allister blinked in immense confusion.

He didn't summon you..

"W-We were just kiddin'. You're great!! You're worthy of wearin' that ghost badge!!" The other stammered, recalling Obstagoon. "We won't bother ya..e-ever again...just...."

They took one look at you, and as you growled lowly, the two trainers screamed and ran away.

"WAAAAAAHHH!!!!"

"DON'T EAT OUR BRAINS!!!"

After their voices faded and Allister watched them disappear for good, he looked back up at you in wonder. No longer was he covering his face, so you could see his eyes practically sparkling.

"They were wrong." He whispered. "You're no zombie. You're...the Hisuian Zoroark I've read about."

Of course you were. He's heard about this variant from what he believed were just myths of the Hisui region that existed long before Sinnoh. From what he knew about them, and judging by your current appearance...the agony you suffered in life was also reflected in your death.

Had he not been a ghost trainer with such a unique connection to the type, he would've thought you were a zombie, too.

As your gaze pierced through his soul, he remained on the ground, feeling as though he got hit by a frozen status effect. He didn't dare to move, knowing that a Hisuian Zoroark's anger was not to be trifled with.

Perhaps you saw him as just another human to take your rage out on.

For you likely held the same grudge as all the others of your kind...

One that was bitter, eternal, and cold as the frost that took your life after you've spent all your energy and hatred in battle; your scars and lost arm were simply the products of you flinging yourself into vicious fights with humans and Pokémon alike--no self-preservation instincts to be found.

Allister had no clue what you were thinking, but as you suddenly crouched down in front of him, he flinched back, arms shielding his face in fear of what you might do.

"Zo...."

"..wh-what..?" Uncovering his face, he was stunned to see something familiar in your grasp being handed over to him:

His own mask.

Of course. He forgot you swiped it from that mean Obstagoon earlier.

Yet he didn't take it back right away, instead looking up at you and seeing nothing but warmth in your eyes. He noticed the one covered by your hair was blind, given the milky look and the deep scar that went through it.

Despite seeing how you've suffered countless hardships, likely endured an agonizing death, and came back out of pure spite and hatred for humans...

You reached deep into your cold, dead heart and rediscovered strength and kindness--both of which you used to protect this young ghost trainer when he needed it most.

You knew he wasn't like those who exiled you.

No.

He was a friend.

He reminded you of all your children back at home: the Zoruas who followed you in life, death, and the after..fearful of what they've become, but feeling safe when you were around.

You couldn't reach them anymore, yet you wanted to protect someone. Anyone.

And you found Allister.

A small sniffle and whimper snapped you out of your thoughts, noticing the tears rolling down the young boy's face. You frowned a little, looking down at the mask.

Was this not his?

"D-Don't worry, I'm....so happy, Z-Zoroark..thank you.." He whispered shakily, smiling as he took it back, putting it on to hide the rest of his tears. "I..d-don't know how you got here, but you saved me. You put those bullies in their place. Nobody takes me seriously as a ghost type gym leader..much less a trainer..but you do, don't you?"

"Ark-ark.." Nodding, your gaze went to the dusk ball clipped to his belt, and you tapped on it with a rugged claw.

At first, he flinched at the sudden motion, before realizing you just wanted to see the pokeball. "Oh, this? I-It's a dusk ball..a version of a pokeball that helps me catch Pokémon at night. Or in caves.." He showed it to you, allowing you to sniff it curiously-

Only to accidentally boop your nose against the button, causing it to open and capture you.

At first Allister panicked, dropping the dusk ball to the ground as he watched it shake several times, scared out of his mind.

A million thoughts were running through his head right now:

Was it going to break?

Were you going to be angry?

Did you want to be captured?

What if-

*click*

'Huh...?' Bewildered, he looked down to see that the accidental catch was successful. And he picked up the dusk ball, opening it and letting you back out, expecting you to be enraged.

Yet..you seemed content.

You looked surprised, sure, but you soon smiled upon seeing him and nodded your head.

Indeed, you wished to become his partner Pokémon.

"O-Okay..I guess you're coming with me from now on." Allister quietly laughed, brimming with joy on the inside. "But first you should meet Gengar. I think..you two will get along well."

"Zor...ark, ark!"

#sorry i tried writing the gym leaders into this but it just wasnt working bc i kept adding and deleting stuff so i had to omit them </3 #but id say they would be thrilled that allister found himself a unique pokemon who acts like a parent #clanask #pokemon x reader #pokemon swsh x reader #pokemon sword x reader #pokemon shield x reader #pokemon allister #hisuian zoroark #pokemon reader

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dirthavhenan · 3 months

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Theory: Who has Solas unleashed upon Thedas?

Because I have not seen many theories yet on the identities of the figures that Solas brought through the Fade, I wanted to share my own for future me to point and laugh at, and for current theorists to rip to shreds. Obviously, this post will talk about and feature screen-caps of the Veilguard gameplay reveal, as well as small spoilers for the other games in the Dragon Age series, so proceed with caution if you aren’t all caught up! This is going to be a looooong post, so buckle in and bear with me; I have been working on perfecting this and stitching up any loopholes since the premiere, honestly.

Moonhead | Andruil

The identity of the figure on the left is one that I am almost entirely confident in: Andruil.

I will refer to them as “Moonhead,” as that is their most common name in the fandom (despite my disagreement on the shape, but I will elaborate on that in a bit).

Moonhead appears more monstrous in their form than previous depictions of the Evanuris. In almost every instance of the pantheon throughout Thedas, the elvhen gods have seemed similar in appearance to mortal elves. In comparison to the figure on the right, who seems at least somewhat resemblant of Solas, Moonhead seems almost nightmarish in their appearance, a manifestation of chaos—a visage that could easily mirror Andruil and her descent into madness.

This could also be supported by the previous depictions of the goddess, such as the one shown below; in the Temple of Mythal that we explore in the Arbor Wilds, Andruil is portrayed with what seem like, though it is hard to tell for certain due to the way that the tiles blend together, tentacles wrapping around her form and her bow, tentacles reflected in the appearance of Moonhead.

If we stray from the gameplay itself to a previous depiction of this figure revealed in the concept art below (I have been trying to find an original source for this for hours but cannot track it down, but I remember it being released), we see that they are holding a spear with a molten end. In a codex entry that can be looted, Unreadable Elven Writing, Andruil is depicted with “an elaborate golden spear, glowing with unbearable heat.” Additionally, in Song to Sylaise, the goddess is said to have breath that “…rivals Andruil’s spear.” No other member of the pantheon is paired specifically with a weapon like this, which supplies what I believe is the most concrete evidence we currently have that this figure is Andruil.

The most speculative and unsubstantiated evidence that I have is the shape of their head. So many have dubbed this figure as Moonhead, and, well, yes, it does look like a moon, but look closer—specifically in the depiction in what many have called the “tambourine,” in the cinematic released in 2022, the symbol farthest to the right.

This symbol looks more like a bow than a moon, which would definitely make sense paired with the goddess of the hunt; I believe that their head is not a moon, but a bow.

That is all that I currently have for the identity of Moonhead, or… Bowhead, rather. I feel like it is fairly concrete that this is Andruil, or at least more evident than the rest of the pantheon. The figure on the right, or “Beetle,” as the fandom has called him, is one that I am really unsure about, and have very little actual evidence to go on… like, comically little, barely-deserving-of-a-section-of-a-post-little. Basically pure speculation.

Beetle | Elgar’nan

I am conflicted on this, but I do believe that it is Elgar’nan, which, obviously, would bode kind of horribly for Rook and Co… certainty of death kind of horribly, considering that he is the first and likely the most powerful, but hear me out.

If we take a closer look at the tambourine of symbols in the 2022 cinematic, Beetle seems to have the largest and most centric of all of them, which leads me to believe that Beetle is none other than the Father of the pantheon.

In Origins, we find various skulls representing the Evanuris. In my opinion, the skull of Elgar’nan seems to be the most reminiscent, to me, of the shape of Beetle’s head.

That’s it—that is literally the only evidence (if you can even call it that) I have for him, but I don’t know… the tambourine aspect really seems to point to Beetle being Elgar’nan.

The Final Two Theory | The Strongest Survive

I wanted to explore a theory briefly, to add to the evidence, the belief that there are only two elvhen gods left alive. There could be more than two survivors of Solas’ actions, but I believe that these two, at least, are the only ones that we will see in Veilguard, if not ever.

Beetle and Moonhead are the only ones represented in the Dread Wolf mural, which could mean that they are either the most powerful of the Evanuris that we will face, or it could mean that no one else is left to face.

We see the tambourine representation of the pantheon once before the 2022 cinematic, actually, in the 2018 Game Awards teaser. Only two of the seven icons are gilded, the rest being lost to the shadows. The gilded icons have the same placement as the other tambourine, the middle and farthest to the right arrangement being used again. Perhaps the rest of the pantheon has been lost to the Void, and this is a representation of it.

On to how this supports my theory… I feel like Elgar’nan and Andruil being the sole survivors of the elvhen pantheon would make the most sense, as they are generally depicted as the strongest of the Evanuris, exempting Mythal, but she does not factor into consideration for... obvious reasons. Solas seems stricken with fear at the sight of the two gods, which could be a testament to his surprise at only their survival, or terror at the fact that the gods of vengeance and hunting have survived, and have had eternity to plan their revenge.

Well, that is all that I have! I would love to hear any differing opinions or other evidence that I could add to further amplify my theories, I will happily credit you for the edits! Feel free to point out any discrepancies in my argument or broken and misplaced links. Thank you for reading if you made it this far, I know it is a lot. Dareth shiral! 𐂂

#dragon age #dragon age the veilguard #dragon age 4 #dragon age dreadwolf #dragon age inquisition #dragon age veilguard #solas dragon age #dragon age summer #evanuris #da4 #elgarnan #dread wolf #andruil #veilguard #the veilguard #veilguard spoilers #bioware

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I also loved the ones you created for Octuscle's Euro story

Yo, I'm legit bummed that Norway ain't in the mix… it's like missing out on the dankest vibes, yo!

Soooo, like, yo, the Swedes are totally killin' it holdin' it down, representin' like champs and all that jazz… You know what I'm sayin', fam?

But let's be real, Italians are the true studs. Just sayin'.

So like, um, the Scots, right… Hot stuff, like, super hot!

Should the Dutch snatch the win instead? Or nah?

Damn, where's my patriotism at! The Germans are the hosts, the Germans better come out on top!

#ai generated #soccer jock #soccer #hooligan tf #inked man

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mcyt-parodies · 3 months

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Finally finished California Gurls! Thank you Ruby for the suggestion on how to finish up, I greatly appreciate it! This is probably the silliest parody I’ve done but I love it to death. Featuring Ren rapping and Ariana Griande. Without further ado, I give you:

Sahara Gurls

By: Ariana Griande, Ft. RenDog

[Ren]

Greetings viewers

Let’s take a journey

[Grian]

I know a place

Where the sand is stained with blood

Warm, freshly baked

There’s mending books in the water

Sippin’ Moo Pop

Layin’ underneath the entity

Watchers, break their necks

Tryna creep a little sneak peek

You can travel the world but nothing comes close to the Boatem Pole

Once you party with us you’ll be fallin’ in love

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Sahara Girls, we’re unforgettable

Redstone projects and buildings so large

Pranks to play and endless possibilities

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Sahara girls, we’re undeniable

Great, good, glamorous, we got it on lock

G team represent now put your hands up Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Milk sog (sog), in the caves

We don’t mind rubble in our armour

We laugh round the fire

Ren Diggity Dog on the stereo, oh, oh

You could travel the world (You could travel the world)

But nothing comes close to the Boatem pole

Once you party with us (Once you party with us)

You'll be falling in love

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Grian, Ren]

Sahara Girls, we’re unforgettable (Sahara)

Redstone projects and buildings so large

Pranks to play and endless possibilities (Ooh)

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Sahara girls (Sahara), we’re undeniable

Great, good, glamorous, we got it on lock

G team represent now put your hands up Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Ren, Grian, Both]

Toned, pale, fit, and ready (Ready)

Turn it up 'cause it's gettin' heavy

Wild, wild, Cactus

These are the girls I love the most

I mean the ones, I mean like she's the one

Fight her, prank her, let her drive you nuts (yeah)

The girl's a hermit

She gives out permits, that office make you go insane

I'm okay, I won't play

I love the server (server) just like I love doing plays (plays)

Giga Pies and Biggest Logs (Hey)

Each season brings out all the dogs

All the redstone laggin' out

All our friends hangin' out

Rainbows, volcanos, gazebos

No tomatoes, just the king and the queeno

Ari, my lady (Yeah?)

Look at here, baby (Uh-huh)

I'm all with ya

'Cause you representin' Sahara (Oh-oh, yeah)

Sahara girls, we're unforgettable

Redstone projects and buildings so large (Wow, hey)

Pranks to play and endless possibilities

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Come on, come on, oh, oh, oh yeah)

Sahara girls, we're undeniable (-Niable)

Great, good, glamorous, we got it on lock

Sahara represent (Sahara, Sahara)

Now put your hands up (Ayy, ayy)

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Grian, Ren]

Sahara

Sahara girls (Sahara girls, man)

Sahara(Hahahaha)

Sahara Girls

#briar’s parodies #parody #parody song #hermitcraft #hermitblr #mcyt #mcytblr #grian mc #Grian #ariana griande #rendog #all of the references are here!#I got so many #except the hippies. didn’t know where to fit it #anyways I hope you enjoyed this!#as always let me know what you think and leave suggestions in my ask box!

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