#spop parallels

[bl3ssdbethefruit]

Israel is ruining the vibes.

[azurethenerd]

Blonde lesbians at their lowest point, about to use the apex of their power, fueled by the love of a girl that they care deeply for.

[jellyfishcharm]

“in every universe?”

“yeah in every universe”

BAKUDEKU ISNT EVEN MY FAVORITE MHA SHIP AND I HAVENT WATCHED SHERA IN YEARS BUT THEIR PARALLELS MAKE ME GO INSANE ITS SO GOOD PERFECT CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO RIVALS TO ENEMIES TO CONFESSION TO LOVERS

[famousfive]

"Elevated heart rate, dilated pupils… Adora means something to you."

[yourhighness6]

The difference between these two scenes is striking:

In the first one, Catra is so angry and vengeful, but now she is simply done. She is too tired and too empty to fight Scorpia leaving the way she did Adora. Before, she felt the need to prove herself. Now, she knows she's done everything she can to be smarter and better and more violent, but it still isn't enough. Everyone will still leave her.

[catras-breakup-song]

I JUST REALIZED WHY CATRA'S S4 UNIFORM COLLAR & SLEEVES ARE UNEVEN.

(sorry for caps, i just think i had a ground-breaking moment!)

if you don't know, there's a popular theory going around that it was to match the appearance of her body while it was corrupted:

and i still agree with this, but something i've never seen mentioned before that i want to suggest is that it was to look more like shadow weaver (since her clothing sides/layers were uneven), whom she was imitating by taking her old position next to hordak:

this might be an unlikely stretch, but i believe they both make sense.

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

ah. some things never change. like your undying jealousy towards your sister who is also coincidentally your love interest.

[cirusthecitrus]

Iliad? In my She-Ra cartoon? It's more likely than you think

Some of you may know that og Hordak and Prime (from the motu franchise) also have "normal" names. Sooo, you know how long it took my dumb ass to realize that Hec-Tor and Anillis are spelled and pronounced suspiciously similar to Hector and Achilles - u know, the heroes from Homer's Iliad??*

I have no idea if this lil trivia fact is an intentional reference or not or if this specific choice of characters is supposed to mean anything at all. But it means everything to ME

Because why Horde Prime of all people was given the name of a hero?? Why Hordak, his brother, was given the name of his enemy and his victim? And why do these names fit the 2018s versions of these characters so well?

!I'm not an expert in ancient literature or greek mythology/history or anything close so my knowledge and understanding of the Iliad and its characters is literaly on the surface level! I'm only making this post cause looking for parallels is fun c:

Horde Prime as Achilles

The mythological hero, Achilles was often reffered to as the beast, or pure element, force of nature, or even a star. Not a person, not a human being

He was an exceptional fierce hero known for his passion and determination, but also his arrogance and stubborness. Noble yet often selfish and capricious, understanding and caring yet cruel

The one who possesed arcane knowledge about the fate of humanity, and with it - about his own destiny

The one protected by the gods, who was so close to godhood himself, whos body was immortalized in the river Styx

And yet, one small part remained vulnerable, a part of him stayed painfully human. And once it was discovered and aimed at, he was as good as dead

The one who was driven by horrific almost animalistic rage. Rage that came from pain and grief. Rage that came... from love?

Achilles lost someone dear to him and this loss blinded him with desire for revenge, made him chase after the warrior who took his loved one from him. He refused to let go, not even letting go of Hector's corpse

Hordak as Hector

Described as "deserving of love" Hector was a great warrior, deeply devoted and loyal to his home and his cause

A brave unstoppable leader who nonetheless made many mistakes by letting his human emotions and traits make him act unwise, arrogant, reckless and naive

The one who believed in his gods and trusted so many, but in the end was only deceived and lied to. And this lie was the reason why Hector could not escape Achilles' wrath

The cause and the victim of Achilles' rage. His personal enemy, the one who killed his beloved. The one who feared Achilles so much yet in the end stopped running away and faced him in their first and final duel

The one who lost everything. Doomed to die tragically by Achilles' hand. Hector didnt even beg for mercy, only for his body to be treated with respect, but Achilles could not be reasoned with. Instead he dragged his corpse behind his chariot for days on end, not letting him rest. Not letting Hector return home to his family

But wait, who is Patroclus of this story?

Funny how this part of Achilles' story fits Hordak a lot more, since it was him who lost a dear friend and it was him who was consumed with grief and fury. Thus, in a way, Hordak is both Hector and Achilles and Entrapta is his Patroclus. But what's Prime's deal then?

We can always enter fanon territory and headcanon that Prime might have lost someone a long time ago and grief turned him into a monster. Could be a lover, could be a friend or family, could be his old self even. But then what Hordak had to do with it? Why he became the target of his rage?

Perhaps in this version Patroclus isn't even a person. An idea of perfection and control. Hordak's imperfections ruined the image of his ideal world where everything goes his way, ruined his own image, the facade of an all mighty god who could not make a mistake or create something less than perfect. In a sense Hordak's defect and later betryal killed everything Prime was working on and was trying to achieve, everything he believed in

Perhaps Hordak is both Hector and Patroclus. A brother Prime loved so much, but only when he was still a perfect obedient doll with no name. But once Hordak began to change, showing his personhood and becoming harder to control, becoming unrecognizable, HP could not accept it. In his mind Prime lost a brother, and someone who named himself Hordak was his murderer

Again, I have no idea why the hell they chose these names for their aliases. Achilles and Hector were in no way pure or flawless people, but... they were still heroes. Does this say anything about the characters of Horde Prime and Hordak or their dynamic? Especially their motu versions**?? Or was this just a reference for the sake of reference? (oh maybe im only seeing things and its not even a reference??) They could've chosen an iconic pair of tragic brothers instead idk on the surface it'd seem more fitting :/

But i'd rather keep my tinfoil hat on and think that it was all intentional, because I'm LIVING for the implications regarding Prime's humanity .з.

**Motu fans and experts if you're reading this, i'd love to hear your thoughts on this, you have to know more than me!

[genderpunk12]

"Going somewhere?"

[enbeemagical]

My sister reading Nimona: "Hey this is kind of like She-Ra."

Me: "Guess why that is?"

"It's based on She-Ra? She-Ra's based on this?"

"Mm-mm, nope. ND Stevenson, who wrote Nimona, created She-Ra."

O.O "created? not just helped??"

"Yep. Not the old version, but the new one that you know. He was the showrunner."

*she nods, and points to a page* "Adora. And Catra."

(she's pointing to Ballister Blackheart as Adora and Ambrosius Goldenloin as Catra.)

Me, rethinking everything, my brain clicking through similarities: "Oh. Hm, yup, that is... Yup."

*she flips pages and points to the Director* "Hordak."

[swearyshera]

[sherafaces]

[anti-spop]

"i think you and i are going to do great things together"

catra and shadow weaver basically say this in different situations. and yet the show suddenly drops all the parallels between them to make catra look better than sw in s5. why. why would you do that.

[etheriagf]

catra and marcy + their insecurities

[yourhighness6]

I think the best thing about the episode "Fractures" in season 4 to me is seeing Scorpia finally be in a loving, non-toxic environment with genuinely good people. But the saddest thing is seeing this juxtaposed against a paranoid, mentally unstable Catra who has lost everyone because of her own toxicity.

[invisible-pink-toast]

catradora parallels edit