#yes i am tagging literally everything

[mythical-lotus]

This is a thought I had about God of War Ragnarok that I feel like I've not seen anyone else discuss but has plagued my mind since it ended. Everyone - characters and players alike - seem to forget that Brok accepted his death at Odin's hand.

Let me elaborate.

Brok (and Sindri) built Mjolnir for Thor. He had worked with the Aesir in the past. And, upon seeing the horrible destruction wrought from the hammer, created the Leviathan Axe for Faye. He was also a dwarf, and while we may not know the exact timeline of Asgard's occupation, he is obviously well aware of what Odin did in his home realm - specifically to what happened to dwarves who attempted revolution or other uprising.

The point is, Brok was very aware of what Odin and Asgard were like when he decided to help Kratos and Atreus.

Now, on to Post-Brok's death.

Obviously Sindri is heartbroken, and I cannot blame him for his anger against Atreus and Kratos in any way at this point in time. They were the people who effectively recruited Brok and Sindri into the protagonists' group, and even if the two dwarves were happy to do it, Kratos and Atreus were still the ones who asked them to. Brok's death resulted from that request.

But it was still Brok's informed and willing choice.

To quote Freya from God of War 2018, "I put my needs, my fears before [Baldur's] own." And that feels very much like what Sindri has done with Brok in my opinion.

When Brok originally died in the forge, Sindri saved him but refused to tell Brok what happened and in turn caused their split. When he died a second time by Odin's hand, Sindri came to blame Atreus (and to some extent the others), regardless of Brok's agency and knowledge of what he was getting into. Brok knew that they were heading towards Ragnarok and feasibly their deaths. He obviously didn't want to die, but he openly accepted the risks that came with aiding Atreus.

Sindri placed his own fear of being alone above the desires of Brok to know how he died and to help with Ragnarok.

I should add here that it's one thing for Sindri to blame Atreus initially, because he was grieving the death of his beloved brother and literally about to go to war. I won't blame him for that.

But, given what's been set up in the games, Sindri will probably continue to be antagonistic. And, if he continues to blame Atreus for what happened to Brok - it will draw an interesting parallel to Kratos and Freya in my opinion.

One party blaming the other for the death of a loved one that was partially the blamed person's fault, while the true culprit (Odin in both cases) is left unacknowledged. In the first case, Odin is ignored because Freya could not get to him, but she could get to Kratos and blame him for Baldur's death. In the second case, Odin is already dead by Sindri's own hand, Brok's soul cannot be revived, and Sindri mostly lacks the power to do more that tell Atreus he hates him. There is no satisfying vengeance to Sindri's grief that hasn't already been achieved, which is why I think he'll be an antagonist in the future, since he's obviously still angry.

There's also a side-tangent I could write on - the fact that Sindri was sent to rally the dwarves against Asgard, but chose not to involve them during Ragnarok. Obviously it did successfully keep the dwarves safe, which was Sindri's intention - but it robbed them of their ability to fight for their freedom during Ragnarok (something they probably wanted to do very badly considering the rebellions talked about in the game), which is once again a parallel to Kratos, Freya, and Baldur's death.

We see it in almost every other aspect of the games' story. Atreus and Kratos lying or withholding details from each other - not maliciously, but with the intent to protect in a way that backfires (in both 2018 and Ragnarok). The same with Freya and Baldur (her protection spell driving him insane), and even with Thrud, Thor, and Sif (her mother claiming that Thrud can't be a Valkyrie because Sif is afraid of what Odin will make her do in that role, while Thor encourages it so that she might be strong enough to keep herself safe).

And finally, Sindri claiming that Brok's death was the fault of Atreus despite Brok's informed and willing choice to fight Odin, denying Brok agency over his choice to help, even in death.

A quote Kratos from God of War Ragnarok to sum this whole thing up, "I do not regret saving your life and never will. But the choice between life and death should have been yours to make. I should not have robbed you of that choice."

[cosmossystem]

can pro-endo and/or pro-ship blogs interact with this post or follow us or send asks or something? weve been dealing with right-wingers & medicalists in our notes for like a week now and its been a bad time. and also we wanna make more mutuals on this blog <3

[adhdtsukasa]

i can't believe they made an unit out of the yuri jesus, yaoi jesus, aroace jesus and THE hatsune miku herself... literally peak

[void-screams-screeches]

Open letter to the Avatar (TWOW) fandom:

Hello! Media literacy is free, please utilize it.

Thank you!

[phoenixmetaphor]

@thebrandywine ended up reminding me i never posted this one off discord! i was still trying to pretend i was normal but it’s too late for that now, so…

[simgerale]

me after attempting to get back into sims and realizing i had a lot more to do than play the game

[kittyloops]

the honest to god worship of kenny in some twdg spaces needs to be studied... are we forgetting the everything about him being a complex and nuanced character or am i just insane. this man is NOT a hero he is literally just on a downward spiral

[agendratum]

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[hershelwidget]

sorry i just went on an deep dive. it would cost like. 5 or so billion dollar for the octonauts to function. either inkling has pockets as deep as the ocean or there’s some highly illegal behind the scenes nonsense goin on here

[gimme-the-gun-ill-shoot]

I've been playing so much Baldur Gate I haven't even thought about posting except to share my shame. Because for the second time, I failed to properly romance the character I wanted and had to double back to a save from HOURS ago and redo everything before just so I could romance them correctly. And the first time wasn't even IN BG3.

[twilightarcade]

oc-tober day 27 - monster!

[myththefangirl]

FUCK. I SAW THE SPOILER. SHIT.

[hauntingblue]

Franky saving nami and her calling him big brother..... the connotations of this... big day for me especifically

[labyrinthineclockwork]

In which Raphaella forces Jonny to let himself be comforted for once via a mild paralytic because he doesn't believe he deserves comfort enough to accept it on his own.

For the first time literally ever, I actually posted a fic I wrote! Since it's for the least popular fandom I've taken part in to date, I figured I'd add it to the relatively small pile for others to read if they so choose! A 'Holy shit! Two cakes!' Moment is what im hoping for but I am terrified. I've been writing fics for about 8 years now and finally have the courage to post one. Hope someone out there enjoys it.

[jamieedlund]

I totally admire the way you draw hands. I don’t know even do that !

this both fill me with happiness but also existential crisis because in my own opinion: my guy . . . I bullshitted through drawing hands all the time 😊😳😬😂😭

So here is how you

can also trick people into believing that you can draw hands with Callum and Aaravos just existing in the background because I wanna have fun ♪(´▽｀)

(this isn't full-proof btw I want you to know that I'm very lazy so my brain will find shortcuts through everything that I can't draw)

I also have a strange philosophy when it comes to art: fake it to you make it. So whenever I see someone say "woah I can't draw that", I want them to know that NEITHER CAN I LMFAO Trial and error is the only way I improved and I'll tell you this much, EVEN NOW, I am still scared of drawing. Anxiety still engulfs my brain whenever I post something new (considering what I'm really in love with at the moment)

you can probably imagine the amount of stress I'm under and all the emotional roller coaster that comes with my being probably the only person who draws them in this wholesome light together in this cursed fandom 😊😊😊

Andd lastly don't stress yourself too much. I think learning to accept that you can't but also CAN draw anything is a good mindset; but also "oh woah I'm enjoying myself today, I made something that I really love!" is arguably just as important

I know this answer doesn't have to be so needlessly complicated but I put everything i love into my art, and when someone expresses interests or love for it, I will do my best to return their feelings. I hope this somehow made sense???? Thank you for reading if you've made it this far and this let you walked away feeling happier about your own work! (or y'know you don't ... have to feel happy YOU CAN FEEL HOWEVER YOU WANT TIS ALL GOOD thank you so much)

[i-can-even-burn-salad]

Chapter 10 done \o/