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you're welcome

there should also be a section that's "I'll stab them not if but when I feel like it"

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bro I just had a revelation I don't know if I've been stupid or not yk how elbie and william are friends but that's not really explained

this might get long so it's under the cut

they're both "royals": queen of hearts and evil queen I wonder if there's a deeper reason

but since they're friends, that might be why William lets Elbert carry you out in his path (commence: Elbie commits second male lead 😭😭). but then, wouldn't William ask that of any of his coworkers? doesn't he trust them enough? or maybe since Victor wasn't around he chose the next option?

why is Elbert so obsessed with you during William route (apparently it's because being with William -> MC more happy / smiles -> more beautiful)? there's gotta be another reason other than that. and Elbert and William don't seem to interact that much either. PLEASE. PLEASE CYBIRD. I want to see them talk and drink tea together 🔪🔪

same here for Ellis??? are they just chill calm cuties??? harrison path-ers help me out here???

slightly suggestive up ahead (Alfons)

and then of course there's this 😨 100% assumption but...

Cybird. What do you mean "playmates". why didn't they just say buddies or friends like the other two pairs above... (Alfons has the ability to satisfy all of Liam's curiosities... 😭)

does this mean canon yaoi these two don't seem to interact that much either so what is Cybird yapping about

strange how it's just the alice in wonderland trio that has this "well we don't talk much but we're friends" buddy system. the trio are on friendly terms in general also. maybe they're the one thing holding everyone together /j

roger feels like an honorary member of the briar duo at this point 😭😭

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these expressions make me sad

Liam looks like he's lost all purpose

Elbert looks like he's struggling to make a difficult decision

Harry looks concerned / heartbroken

Alfons looks like he's surpressing his emotions

William looks like he's reliving something 😭😭

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WILLIAM CALLED LIAM A KITTY

HE IS OFFICIALLY A KITTY MEOW MEOW

AND SINCE LIAM IS INVISIBLE THERE'S A BLANK SPACE NEXT TO WILLIAM 😭😭

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please elaborate on the grandpa clavis bc I don't know much about Alfons, so idk what to think about that 😭

hEHehEhhAaAaHAHA LET'S GO I HAVE PERMISSION TO GET THE IDEA OUT OF MY HEAD (cracks knuckles) I love them both

analysis under the cut spoilers for Clavis, light spoilers for Alfons

I kinda quit Alfons route early to go to the English server release because my brain is too lazy to translate everything 😭 so this is just from what I know about him. this is doomed to be inaccurate 💀

warning this gets off topic in some places because my analysis ideas carried me a bit too far because I love them

The central point is that they both use pleasurable experiences to ignore reality. Alfons focuses a LOT on the pleasure part of that, as seen from erm his lack of sleep and mentions it plenty in voicelines. Alfons also applies this philosophy to people other than himself. Alfons sometimes protects MC from uncomfortable realities, like the scene where he and Ellis kill someone, and uses his power to convince MC that it was just a play (Kate LOVES plays).

As seen from his profile, Alfons heavily resents pain of any sort. I already forgot when exactly (chapter 4 premium avatar challenge?), but at some point, MC is crying and he consoles them before you know- this is just an assumption, but I think he doesn't want any sort of emotional turmoil in those close to his heart. He keeps reassuring Elbert that he is much more beautiful than MC without hesitation. Not only is he making sure MC is safe and doesn't get in a horror-esque story (nervously looks at Elbert trailer), he's also making sure that Elbert doesn't get jealous to the point of performing taxidermy on a person... because the events leading up to that would hurt them both. This makes Alfons feel so kind and considerate ngl 😭

Clavis wants to be loved by all. The game sometimes describes him as "lonely" - this is likely because he was overshadowed by Chev as a kid, and because he felt so shaken by his mother's death that he needed attention from others to feel more complete. It also connects to his pranks. He wants to feel something, anything to pretend he's not dying inside. Whether the attention he gets is positive or negative, at least he feels something.

It's mentioned quite a lot in his path that the more pained / scared Clavis is feeling, the more he smiles. It's sort of his coping mechanism. By smiling, he can pretend everything is alright (HIS MOM 😭😭 I'M GONNA FUHGKING CRY SHE MUST'VE BEEN SO SWEET AND BEAUTIFUL AND Cybird I want to see his mom).

He also does somewhat force MC to be around him, but it's not in a Silvio way, it comes off more clingy to me. He's been left alone, abandoned so many times, that he can't bare the pain of loneliness anymore. And thus we get dragged to his breakfast parties. Another coping mechanism. Clavis gets to spend time with MC every morning, gets to cook for her (...it's the thought that counts) and terrorize a couple of his half-brothers... just to forget it all. Clavis even escapes from his prison cell just to see you, the light of his life. (I love him)

"Sylvatica" comes from the scientific name for "forget-me-not". This one is completely an assumption that seems rather unlikely, but perhaps like Clavis, Alfons wants to be remembered somehow.

I can't remember if this was legit or not because I've been scrolling through Tumblr too much but I remember seeing a post that went something like: "Alfons has MC sign (something) papers because after he dies, his curse will make him forgotten and he just wants something to prove that he loved MC" or something. (That post broke my heart so bad.) Is that why he's called a "phantom"?

In summary:

They both have their own ways of ignoring reality, and they are both up to trickery (especially when it comes to MC). Both endulge in enjoyment, it's part of their lifestyle. doesn't necessarily refer to seggs but it does sure sound like it

I'm not quite sure where Alfons' ignorance originates, but all Clavis wants is to be loved. Give him the love.

Okay onto the shorter sillier theories because my heart can't take this

Clavis' epithet is "The Pleasure-Loving Beast", and Alfons' is "The Hedonistic Thrill-Seeker".

Clavis likes tricks and teasing, and so does Alfons. Though Clavis does that MUCH more often.

They also act like they're fucking around but they actually know what they're doing.

They pretend to be worse than they are 😭 (omg shakespeare too... is that my type... 💀)

Others have made this remark before but Alfons feels like a darker Clavis + more unhinged

They both like to cook. And eat. And they both have stomachs of steel.

sword

They both have bad handwriting. Clavis is notorious for this, and Alfons says he has bad handwriting in the first letter of his path.

Fuck I forgot I had science homework due tomorrow

edit: I forgot another one they both are self-described "gentlemen" 😭😭

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ikevil crack - ikevil x mlp

It all started with an iconic comment... @consumeroflemoans look what you've done

I regret everything Cleanse your eyes

Explanation

William - Twilight + Sparkly Vampire = Twilight Sparkle + Vampire

Harrison - Spirit of "Honesty" (irony)

Liam - No explanation needed

Elbert - colors, both very quiet

Roger - Spirit of "Loyalty" (irony)

Jude - Fantabulous + color palette

this feels like a victor-coded thing to do 💀💀

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I I can explain

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spoilers, william's path chapters 7-8ish; tw overall negative thoughts, partial vent?

not proofread

ignore the fact that my MC name is sand

I don't like talking about negative things too often especially not on a Tumblr blog but I am really liking Kate so far

I actually looked at this chapter a few days ago, but I needed some more time to think. this screenshot still stands out to me (William path is calling me out so bad)

this path is making me feel a lot more emotions than I should. it hurt. at first I didn't like William, but now I do, he's cool

apart from that I have a lot of thoughts on these two chapters

usually I don't like otome MCs. at all. they tend to make rash decisions, naive, oblivious and clueless, inconsistent characterization, forceful, etc. they feel really flat to me. but out of all the Cybird MCs I know (vamp, vil, pri), I feel like I relate the most to Kate... I'm not a fan of Kate's "innocent pure heart" (natural cybird MC character trait 💀), but otherwise...

of course MC varies by path, but in William's path she has trouble asserting herself, and Kate feels really guilty for things out of her control and things she can't change. she wanted to save all the people there. overall, Kate is considered a "people pleaser". sometimes I feel that way. unfortunately I'm much more of a loose cannon than her so nvm... but we do tend to consider others before our own. to the point this chapter felt too real to me. it brought me to tears, not something that happens often when I'm reading. it's likely something that happened back then (Cybird loves teaching us history...) a lot of shi happened in the victorian era. and then of course there's something personal. there's a lot of people who take substances in my family, and as much as I'd like to say "that's their decision"... I can't look away. it hurts to see them suffer. maybe that's why Kate suppresses herself so much. that's why she wants to be polite, to do anything to prevent people from feeling certain ways that hurt them as well. this route is already depressing, imagine how I'm going to feel in Liam route there's never that much info on the MCs, because you're supposed to fill in the blanks yourself... but again, I actually kind of like Kate more compared to the other MCs, because I feel more connected to her... kind of like how I feel some sort of connection with Alfons (I won't elaborate, but not in the unholy way.) I can't wait to see her develop more throughout this path I have to get to doing my work now...

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!! DO NOT SEPARATE THEM

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I have fallen ill with Ikemen Series part one

it's late for me so prepare yourself mentally for this post

ALFONS NATION WHERE TF YOU AT I'M NOT THE ONLY INSANE ALFONS KISSER AM I 😭😭

WHERE ARE THE ALFONS FANS AT. WHERE.

the shittier I'm feeling the more feral I get anyway here's my diagnosis

i'm not escaping the sub allegations

sariel papa??? faust papa??? shakespeare papa??? the trio kinky 😭😭

we have the "devil" with his whip, faust is self explanatory, and a vampire playwright who canonically owns handcuffs and ties you up with ribbons during his story. DAMN.

by the seven I want the fair hands in iron card so bad

SHAKESPEARE FANS YOU TOO. COME OUT OF THE DARK. I LOVE YOU.

CAN WE JUST APPRECIATE WILL FOR A SECOND OKAY HE'S SO UNDERAPPRECIATED AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH AGHGHAHGH 💍💍

will caught my eye from the beginning. the others not as much. maybe I'm just different ig 💀💀

I haven't actually played the other ikevamp paths with the exception of a bit of Faust and Vincent but then I got really bored compared to Will's path 🌝 idk the ikepri people seemed slightly more interesting and then ikevil mmmmmMMMMm

imo: - ikevil cast - shakespeare and claaAAavis - ikepri foreign princes pt 1 + castle guys - chevalier's faction - ikevamp vlad's castle - le comte's mansion - leon's faction in general... I do like Licht and Yves though

don't know much about foreign princes part 2 very much unfortunately

thank you for coming to my ikeseries insanity examination stay tuned for the next part another night (it's 2:30 am) 😍😍

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the one thing grandpa silvio didn't pass down to jude was the misogyny ♡ we love to see it.

☝ hold that thought!! let me look at this objectively

analysis under the cut, spoilers for silvio's route

I like Silvio in general, but his condescending remarks can definitely be uncomfortable. Instead of the rest of the cast calling MC a "rabbit" or by name, he calls MC a "lady" (but not exactly in a polite way), in both English and Japanese. He rarely calls MC by name, if I remember correctly. It's been a while. I'm not sure what the devs had in mind, but from the surface, it would seem that he views MC more as a "lady", focusing on her gender, rather than seeing her as a person. Though I'm not sure what to say about "rabbit" 😭 I think "rabbit" and "robin" are cuter, though, they're more like endearing nicknames. (Alfons saying "robin" makes me melt)

Although arrogance is a key part of Silvio's character, it seems to be mainly towards MC only rather than the whole cast... he commands her to be his hostess despite her saying no, and the fact that Rio did it instead. Though this was mainly to punish Rio for what he did, did Silvio necessarily have to drag in MC? No. It was mainly for the plot... because MC wouldn't bear being around him otherwise.

Though Silvio does insult the other members of the cast to some degree, he doesn't force them to do anything. Sure, maybe some persuasion to get his plan in at the end of his route, but he's not as insistent on getting what he wants as he was with MC.

However... throughout his life, Silvio has never had a kindhearted woman around him. Despite being a prince, his upbringing had quite a few rough edges. His mother forced him to be hurtful towards Rio. Does that sound like a good mother to you? The main woman in his early life had a black heart, so he's always been skeptical of women. Silvio has had plenty of one-night stands (eg. waking up after one in the beginning scene of his path), but he's never had a deep relationship. It has been stated multiple times that the women who tried to seduce him were only after his money or his looks, not him as a person. Silvio didn't seem to really like his family either. He's always held disdain towards his parents, and his and Rio's relationship is more than complicated.

From his past relationships, I can at least conclude this: Silvio doesn't know how to love someone because he's never been loved. It has been stated multiple times that Silvio gets what he wants from money, that is the way he was raised and how his life had always worked. His wealth has always been the answer, and not knowing how to express himself, he showered MC with money. Silvio doesn't know how to show that he loves someone.

Though Silvio treats MC better near the end of his route, it still doesn't change the fact that he remains rather patronizing. They're an unexpected couple, and Silvio did have a few developments in the duration of his path.

That said, I like how Cybird always has a flaw or two in their characters. For example, Vincent, though seeming angelic and pure, cannot understand certain "humanly" emotional concepts (? I didn't finish his path). Clavis is not always the most cautious and will do the most reckless things to stick with what he believes.

TDLR; maybe Cybird went a bit too far with that one but I can't really hate Silvio for it because it can be explained

Jude though I am proud he's annoyed at everyone equally AGHGHGH 🗣🗣🔥

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mild spoilers for chapter 3 of William route

Hold on... you know who else does this? (Theory commence)

I'm gonna be real rn and just put this idea out there

In some ways, William reminds me of Clavis, but it's more on a surface level.

I haven't actually finished William path, only Clavis. I only finished Chapter 3 so far. I'm probably going to make a ton of mistakes.

As seen from above, William and Clavis both hold gatherings for people in their own property. People come to them for advice, for help. The main difference is that Clavis is starting a revolution and William just wants to enable people's crimes.

As seen from above, William and Clavis both hold gatherings for people in their own property. The people here come to them for advice, for help. The main difference is that Clavis is starting a revolution and William just wants to enable people's crimes.

Clavis' parties have "shady people", who range from simple farmers to nobles, while William's seems to be a bit more on the sophisticated side.

I heard from JP rambles that William is kinda "I can make them worse" and enables people to commit crimes which I think is kind of contradictory as a member of Crown???

They're both up to mischief, and seem to exploit their powers for their own gains.

They're both described as "gentlemanly" (side eyeing them both) but they both invade MC's personal space most of the time...

Clavis of course is lonely and wants deep down to be loved by all, but William doesn't seem to care about any of that. He exists to corrupt.

why did I even write this it makes zero sense

though... a better comparison would probably be Clavis and Alfons...

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playing Gilbert's path and that one finger makes me so FRUSTRATED

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usually I don't do self-polls but I saw someone else do this just now and as crazy poll person I must 😭😭

yes me the crazy poll person that's all over your dashboard and reblogs everything in sight 😭😭

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I pledged that I wouldn't buy the epilogues for the beginner event... but I just got Alfons' 😭😭

it's just 300 diamonds... it'll be fine... right... and it comes with attire... 😇

(watch me buy Elbert's too once part 1 comes out 💀💀)

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do you have links to your playlists? I tried searching spotify but yours wouldn't show up :(

omg someone is actually interested in my playlist rambling ily 😭😭 ❤️

not all of them are published yet because I don't have thumbnails / the entire playlist ready

I currently only have completed thumbnails for:

Elbert

Alfons (10% joke songs)

and these two are currently public!!

Completed playlists without thumbnails:

William

Harrison

Liam

Jude

Victor... (95% memes. have fun listening until Shikkoku comes on)

these are currently not public until I have thumbnails. I will be working on the thumbnails in the order I have listed them

Uncompleted playlists:

Ellis

Roger

unfortunately I don’t know as much about them as the rest of the cast so currently I'm in hot water.

especially for roger. sometimes he's a caring older brother figure who makes sure you're nice and healthy and other times he acts like faust. I am extremely confused. I might end up BSing this one

so far ellis' is full of depressing love songs and emo songs 😭😭

they will all be compiled in one post at the end, so keep an eye out for that in the coming days!!