How did giegue become brain damaged giegue?
[Writer's Note: This post took forever to friggin write. It's written in-character as this Purple Guy. Also, it may have a bit more than the answer you'd want. It's very text heavy. If you're using a screen reader, then you're gonna have a bad time, especially whenever there's images. Have a friend read this to you instead. There's gonna be a lot of shit explained, from DG's origins to Gen's life outside of this. So, press Keep Reading if you interested in those sorts of things. Here we go.]
Before I can answer your question, I have to give you a bit of backstory.
My name is Sangen Demoli, but my friends call me Gen. I am a demon. I live in hell as its (technical) ruler. I'm 13.8 billion years old, as I was one of the seven demons that were created along with the universe. My father is BUBBA. Here's a picture of him.
[Writer's note: Bubba (the big black one) and Herbert (the small white one), creators of the Universe. Image dated July 22, 2020. Drawn by @bowbi.]
I'm an easily entertained guy. I created Earth, and some of its inhabitants, such as the Colormen, who were created in my image. For 4.5-ish billion years, I've essentially done nothing but sit on my ass while the current actual ruler of hell, Lucifer, tortures all those sinning souls. Even though I created Earth, and along with it, Hell. Why does he get the awesome giant castle while I have to live in a shitty fucking mobile home?! It's bollocks, I say, bollocks!
(ahem) Anyways, it was only until the mid 80's, Earth years, that I decided to do something with my life. I decided to keep watch on a small, rabbit-ish type creature throughout its life, watching it grow old, and eventually die. It lived in a village, located in a cave, which itself was situated on a floating island. And a couple years later I learned it was actually a he, not an it.
The rabbit-thing's name? I uh. I forgot. All these years going by makes me forget a lot of things. I remember what he looked like though! Lemme just....
There, this is what he looked like. This is... um... the small rabbit-ish guy. I also remember he had a crush on a girl rabbit-y creature for all of his life... her name was... um... Toroko, I think. Can't remember for the life of me what she looked like though.
Anyways, I was like a sort of... guardian angel (guardian demon?) to the little dude. Watched him grow into a fine young man.
But then... disaster. Sometime in Earth year 2003, he was murdered. In cold blood. By... I don't remember, but it was either a red ogre-type thing, or some megalovaniac- I mean megalomaniac scientist wearing an evil hat. I can't recall.
But, he was dead. I grew so attached to this little goober's life, that when I saw his mangled corpse on the ground, I couldn't help but cry.
I also felt like I failed as a guardian. I just. I needed to do something. So started the first of my many "experimental projects". I dubbed this... "Project Doppelganger."
Here's a very basic re-enactment of what I did in the project.
Of course, this is just a basic re-telling. There was no "remake person" machine that I've made... or at least, there was one, but Project Doppelganger took so long to finish because of me having to design, program, and use the machine. And it finally finished... on Earth date July 10, 2003.
It was called Project Doppelganger due to the fact that I basically remade him in my image. Thing about it though, was that while he had his previous personality, he had essentially no memories of his past.
He didn't even know who he was, so I had to make up some sort of fake backstory for him (which I will not get into, as the Project you now know as DG learned exactly who he was back in Earth year 2022, much to his dismay. He hated me for months lmao) just to make him... less confused as to who he is.
What does this have to do with "Giegue?" though? I'm getting to it.
Essentially, after Project Doppelganger, I never experimented with these sorts of "Creation/Recreation of life" projects. I've made strange inventions, such as a Shard Finder, but nothing as massive as Project DG.
That was, up until earlier this year. DG was playing this game. It was called EarthBound. I saw him get up to the final boss. The little runt on the screen in the spider mech, Porky Minch, unleashed what I can only describe as a horrorterror found in a childrens game from the 90's.
I asked DG what this whole deal was, and he just... started explaining all of the lore. Like, all of it. From the whole "George and Maria" bullshit, to whatever the "Seven Needles" plotline is, and even treating a fanmade project known as "Cognitive Dissonance" as if it were official canon, and basically explaining that as well.
When I asked him what was up with the horrorterror on my screen, he lit up even more and started gushing about this "Giygas" character, as I know know it is named. He continuously talked about his species, and continued to gush on about how it was underutilized canonically or whatever.
So, after all that, he told me "Man, I wish aliens were real," sorta like that Splatoon "I wish squids were real" meme. But... that gave me an idea.
I went home, and started brainstorming.
Now, lemme ask you this. Have you ever heard of an "alternate universe" before? Of course you have, this is Tumblr, for crying out loud.
Basically, there are multiple universes held in one entire Multiverse. Millions upon billions of them, even. And each of those universes have multiple alternate timelines. Think Homestuck. Doomed timelines, and allat.
So, I did a bit of research, and found an alternate universe, much like the universe the MOTHER series takes place. And in it, an alternate, doomed timeline where...
The chosen four, Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo. They were all dead. Killed before they could pray the Universal Cosmic Destroyer out of existence.
And tens of thousands of years passed by with Giygas being this... amorphous brainless horrorterror, not knowing what he is doing, having no control over his actions....
What did I do about it?
I put him in a bag. Like, a tote bag or whatever. Just, shoved him inside.
So, I had Giygas now.
Kept him in a jar, like a bunch of preservatives, or pickles, or other... unsavory fluids. What was I gonna do with him now? I had no clue.
Then, DG's words echoed through my brain. He's only like this because he "...was torn to shreds, molecule by molecule, due to high amounts of stress, anger... and PSI power."
I then knew what I had to do. I asked myself, "Y'know what'd be funny?", and started work on my first "Creation/Recreation of life" project in 20 years, "Project: Reconstruction," named after the "Reconstructed X" enemies from Mother 3.
I gave myself two rules for the project, however. The first one? NO PSI. If PSI was one of the main factors of him becoming the UCD, then I'd think I'd rather prevent that from happening to the VOIDLANDS.
Rule 2? No prior memories. Mostly because I don't want some evil guy roaming around punching people or whatever just because he doesn't have PSI. Also, those daddy-issue memories are one of the other main factors of his... self-destruction. Once again, better safe than sorry.
Anyways, I essentially had no point of reference on what he used to look like, so I basically went on the internet and cross-referenced a whole lot of shit, like the Spriters Resource, Giygas-based Tumblr blogs such as askgiegueandcrew, and... well... Highly unsavory artwork posted on that one furry art site (you know the one) just to get a basic reference for what I wanted him to look like.
[Writers' Note: askgiegueandcrew was/is my main point of reference for whenever I draw Gieegs (though it now has a major touch of my own art-style put in it whenever i do draw them)]
I even drew a blueprint of what I wanted out of Project: Reconstruction.
Here it is. Now, if I had the vision I wanted perfectly fine, then by the project's completion, Earth Date July 10, 2023, it would look a lot like this, now wouldn't it? Then, why don't you tell me...
WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT?!?!?!
I kid, of course, I know exactly why.
I took a lot of shortcuts.
A lot of them, in fact.
As I was putting him back together, molecule by molecule, I wanted to be pretty lazy, so I took a lot of them, but just enough to get it to this sort of "acceptable" state. These shortcuts led to a lot of the things you Hellsite Browsers know him for, his dead/blind left eye, his... being shorter than I thought he'd be... the fact that some of his limbs are still very... Giygas-y, red mist-type stuff... And, to answer the original question, his major high-functioning autism. (Though, to be fair, there were also no mind pieces to be found, so I had to make do with other pieces.)
None of these disabilities hurt him, per se, he's living pretty happily I'd say. But, I'm getting ahead of myself.
What did I decide to do to celebrate this "successful" project?
Give him to DG as a gift! I mean, it was the 20th anniversary of Project Doppelganger, wasn't it?
I'll let the following images speak for themselves.
Needless to say, DG was not at all happy with me. But then I explained what I did and, while still sort of pissed at me for BRINGING WHAT WAS ONCE THE UNIVERSAL COSMIC DESTROYER TO HIS HOUSE AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT, he calmed down a bit. They live together now. I dont wanna say DG's happy about it, but I think he's happy about it.
And now, to answer your question, for realsies this time...
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Kono Oto Tomare! Chapter 124 Scans and Rough TL
Disclaimer: Please DO NOT use this translation to make your own TL of the chapter!! The KOT TL group works very hard to give you the most accurate translation, that does as much justice to the original script as possible. This is a ROUGH translation. That means is faulty and there must be mistakes in certain places. This is just for impatient people like myself to get a grasp on what is going on in the chapter! You can REFERENCE my TL if you want to discuss the chapter but never USE it as it was your own.
Scans:
Page 1
Side text: Landing on the Northern Land...
Page 2
Side text: Seeking Love/Chika in the Summer/Natsu
Chapter Title: Ignorance is Bliss
Page 3
Isaki: Hold on, Takaoka-kun. Where are you going?
Tetsuki: Ah, I'm going to take the train from here. I will see you tomorrow, then.
Isaki: What are you talking about? I told you I rented a car, didn't I? Don't be shy.
Tetsuki: I'm not being shy, I'm just trying to protect myself.
Isaki: Hey, now.
Isaki: You're not pretending anymore, are you, Takaoka-kun?
Tetsuki: Aren't you the one having fun pretending to be dull, Isaki-san? Please stop it alrea-
Tetsuki: Ah. I'm sorr...
Page 4
Tetsuki: !! Uzuki!
Page 5
Uzuki: Takaoka-ku...
Isaki: Huh!!? Did you say "Uzuki" just now!?? That "Uzuki" I cannot forgive-
Isaki: ...
Isaki: "Uzuki"?
Uzuki: ...Yes
Isaki: The "Uzuki" that tormented Chika so much and also messed up my father's place...?
Page 6
Uzuki: ....
Uzuki: Yes...
Isaki: Is this the actual dude? I think even I could take him down!!?
Tetsuki: Well, the one who actually executed it was someone else...
Isaki: ...
Isaki: Ejem
Isaki: Nice meeting you. I'm Chika's aunt. It seems you brought my nephew a lot of grief. I was thinking about punching you after the National Competition was over.
Page 7
Isaki: Chika told me that he had invited you to listen to their performance. So you actually came.
Uzuki: ...I'm sorry. I am truly... regret... ful...
Isaki: I wasn't being sarcastic. After all, Chika was being serious when he invited you.
Uzuki: Eh? ....Ah....
Page 8
Isaki: You look pale. More like, you look like death. Do you even eat properly?
Uzuki: Eh...
Uzuki: !
Isaki: Have you eaten lunch?
Uzuki: I.... Have not
Isaki: I see. Us neither.
Tetsuki [thoughts]: Isaki-san, you are not planning to...
Isaki: Smiles
Page 9
Isaki: We are going.
Uzuki: Eh?
Isaki: Come on, start walking.
Uzuki: Um
Isaki: Takaoka-kun, you too. Quickly!
Tetsuki [thoughts]: Seriously....?
Mittsu: Fuaaaaaah
Kota: I'm starting to lose focus.
Page 10
Chika: You guys are pitiful. I'm still full of energy.
Sane: That's only you! You are the only one who is still lively!
Sane: We've already heard the performances of 23 schools, y'know?
Sane: Not even in class have I ever listened with that much concentration.
Takezou: Are you two okay? Is your first time at a competition, and with the volume of the sound...
Natsu: I'm tired, to be honest.
Atsumu: I'm having so much fun!!!
Atsumu: I thought all the performances were only koto, but there were high schools that had sangen* and shakuhachi**, too!
Chika: Ah! That was awesome-- I got so excited!!
Atsumu: Yes!!
3-baka: That's Yoshinaga, the heir of Chikaism, for you.
Mittsu: How many schools are left, by the way?
Sane: Let's see-- 1, 2... 9 schools.
Kota: That's an amazing number in just one day---
Page 11
Suzuka: It's not like is mandatory for you to listen to all of them, you know?
Akira: Guys, we have practice after we go back. It may be too much...
Mittsu: No... We've made it this far...
Keishi: Ahaha You don't have to be so stubborn-- Remember that the most important thing is your own condition.
Keishi: There are some schools that don't listen to other schools' performances so as to not be influenced by them in any way.
Keishi: I think a lot of them give themselves until the last minute to practice.
Keishi: But if you really want to stay and listen, that's no problem at all.
Sane: Uuugh...
Natsu: By the way, are there any strong schools within the remaining 9?
Page 12
Akira: Let's see...
Akira: Aah. If I remember correctly Chibana Girls High School is regularly a top school.
Sane: Chibana, Chibana... Ooooh dead last...
Natsu: Those are the girls that we saw in the hotel meal room, isn't that right?
Sane: Eh?
Natsu: They ones that seemed to be mad at you Senpais at the opening ceremony.
Sane: Those girls are from Chibana?
Natsu: They had CHIBANA written on their T-Shirts. And in the sign at their table.
Sane: You are so observant, dude---
Page 13
Natsu: As soon as they found out we were from Tokise, they changed their attitude real quick.
Natsu: I thought it would be funny if their performance sucked.
Sane: Woah. You are so bad, Momoya.
Natsu: I mean, I just got super annoyed.
Chika: Pats
Kota: Hugs
Natsu: What is this...
Takezou: For now, let's decide when Kurusu-san and Houzuki-san come back.
Sane: Right!
Page 14
Tomoe: Ugh.
Tomoe: Bleeeeegh
Chibana Student: Oooh maan. Come on, get a grip. You act so strong, but you're really nervous, aren't you?
Tomoe: Aaah shut up. This is just my constitution, my constitution!!
Chibana Student: Yeah yeah. There's not much time left anymore.
Satowa: Um, are you okay?
Hiro: Do you need us to call someone for you?
Tomoe: Ah, I'm okay--
Page 15
Tomoe: Ugh!!!
Tomoe[thoughts]: The girls from Tokise...!!
Hiro: !
Satowa: Ah.
Chibana Student: This girl gets like this before a performance. It's like a regular event.
Tomoe: Hey...
Chibana Student: You don't have to worry.
Tomoe: Blushes...
Tomoe: You don't have to say unnecessary things! I'm fine now!
Satowa & Hiro: ...
Hiro: The time just before a performance is nerve-wracking, isn't it?
Hiro: I'm the same.
Page 16
Tomoe: Eh...
Satowa: Ah, that's right.
Satowa: If you'd like, I've got some candy.
Satowa: Do you need some? To cleanse your palate...
Tomoe: Strawberry Milk...
Satowa: Ah! M- mint or citrus flavored would've been better, right? I'm sorry.
Satowa: Wh- When I get nervous or feel under the weather, these help me calm down.
Page 17
Tomoe: ...Thank you...
Tomoe: ...Thi- this candy.
Tomoe: I like it as well.
Page 18
Satowa: I'm glad.
Tomoe: Umm--- I- um-
Chibana Student 2: Tomoe!! How long are going to be chatting!? We are starting to move!!
Tomoe: I- I know!!
Tomoe: Thank you for this!
Satowa: Not at all.
Page 19
Hiro & Satowa: Good luck with the performance!!
Hiro: ...Hozuki-chan.
Hiro: Aren't those the candies Chika-kun always carries around...?
Page 20
Hiro: Sqeeeeal---
Hiro: Oh--- Gosh--- You are so cuuuute----
Hiro: I so totally get you. You start to like the same things the person you like does, right----
Satowa: Don't- Don't tell- Don't tell Kudou-
Hiro: Whaaaat---? I wonder, what should I do---?
Satowa: Hiro-senpaaai---
Page 21
Chibana Student: ...They were just
Chibana Student: Really good girls.
Tomoe: Yeah...
Tomoe[thoughts]: The first time I watched Tokise's viral video
Page 22
Tomoe [thoughts]: The club was in the middle of pushing for Nationals
Tomoe [thoughts]: While everyone was practicing hard and raising their spirits every day.
Video title: National Koto Club Member. The truth is revealed. Video discretion is advised.
Tomoe: ---Huh? What is this...?
User 1 Comment: This is the first time I hear about something like a "Koto club"
Reply to User 1: No fr. What's a koto club to begin with? Sorry lol
User 2 comment: If a club with a member like that can go to Nationals, then isn't the level in the mud? Lmao
Page 23
Tomoe [thoughts]: I was so mad.
Tomoe [thoughts]: Because of some random guy who doesn't know what he's doing…
Tomoe [thoughts]: The koto club
Tomoe [thoughts]: The national competition that we'd worked so hard to reach every year.
Tomoe [thoughts]: We were being made fun of by people who didn't know what they were talking about.
Tomoe [thoughts]: And they underestimated us.
Tomoe [thoughts]: Don't lump us together with the guy from that club...!
Tomoe [thoughts]: It was unforgivable.
Page 24
Tomoe's comment: I'm a member of a koto club. I don't want people like this to play. I don't want to be near them. They're a nuisance.
Tomoe [thoughts]: The thoughts and feelings that I spit out on social media spread quickly.
Tomoe [thoughts]: I received many messages of agreement.
Reply 1: What she said!
Reply 2: I'm also in a Koto Club! Well said---!
Reply 3: I missed the Nationals this year. And yet a club with a member like this... I'm so disappointed and frustrated.
Tomoe: ...!
Tomoe [thoughts]: They'll pay for that!! For sure!!
Tomoe [thoughts]: I will show you what a serious performance looks like!!
Page 25
Chibana Student: Well, I know it's a bit complicated, but let's concentrate on the performance ahead of us.
Chibana Student: What Tokise is really like... We will find out when we hear their performance.
Tomoe: You're right.
Page 26
Tetsuki & Uzuki: Uuuuuuuuugh
Isaki: You two are pathetic---
Isaki: I just ran a little.
Tetsuki: Isaki-san, your driving is not a matter of if you run or not
Isaki: What!?
Isaki: Whatever. Order whatever you like. This big sis here will treat you.
Page 27
Uzuki: No... I'm fine with just water...
Isaki: I said eat.
Tetsuki: Isaki-san
Isaki: You look so unhealthy. You don't eat enough on a regular basis, do you?
Uzuki: I don't... Have much of an appetite.
Uzuki: Food doesn't really... have a flavor.
Uzuki: I can't tolerate it.
Uzuki: ...I'm sorry.
Page 28
Isaki: Chika didn't eat any food when he first came to my house either.
Isaki: It was right after my father died. It was the same thing when the recent turmoil happened.
Isaki: When something happens, he loses his appetite. That child.
Isaki: It was like he lost his interest in life.
Isaki: You are the same. You give that impression.
Page 29
Uzuki: The same as Chika...
Isaki: Is not something to be happy about.
Isaki: Dammit...
Isaki: Listen, I don't care if you just order porridge or soup.
Isaki: Even if it's just a bite.
Isaki: You can leave it. You can spit it out. But first, eat.
Isaki: It takes a hell of a lot of strength to face what you've done and to live with it.
Page 30
Isaki: If you don't have that kind of resolution, you don't deserve to hear Chika and the rest's performance.
Isaki: Your face looks like death. This is not a joke.
Isaki: What Chika meant when he asked you to come. Think about it.
Page 31
Chika: ---I will stay until the very end, as planned.
Chika: I wanna listen for as long as I can.
Chika: I want to know.
Chika: You guys can go back first and rest---
Atsumu: I also want to listen!!
Satowa: That was our plan all along though?
Hiro: The ones who are tired can go back to the hotel, that's ok.
Page 32
Mittsu: ...Hey. Who is tired here?
Sane: I can't see them.
Kota: Our concentration power knows no limits--
3-baka: Let's goooo!!! To the very end---!!!
Atsumu: Stares...
3-baka: Let's get it. Hahahah.
Natsu: Sigh...
Suzuka: That is exactly what I thought would happen.
Akira: Right?
Chika: You don't have to force yourselves.
Sane: We are not-- Don't underestimate us.
Chika [memories]: No matter how much you cry or wail.
Page 33
Chika[memories]: The things you've done will never disappear.
Chika [memories]: The things we can do
Uzuki [thoughts]: Are probably things we can only do
Uzuki [thoughts]: Now, or
Page 34
Uzuki [thoughts]: From now on.
Tetsuki: --------
Isaki: Takaoka-kun, order whatever you like.
Page 35
Tetsuki: Fu Okay.
Side text: Only the accumulation of the present will make the "From now on (Future)"
---Kono Oto Tomare! will continue in the next issue---
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