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rolotouto · 1 month

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Uncontrollable Rolo

I skipped last month's Lost Stories update because it was just a faithful adaptation of Turns 13 & 14... and yeah, Shirley is no longer alive. Pilotsuit!Rolo can't be obtained yet either (which I honestly prefer, because I doubt many users would be willing to pull for him right now), but there might be a plan to release him someday, as his pilot suit outfit isn't available at the costumes shop. That is to say, some outfits are not released as a separate unit with its own specific type/parameters/lines/etc., but rather as a swappable skin. In Rolo's case, his Akito outfit (called "Neblos" by the game itself) is just a re-skin for either regular or sailor Rolo:

Then again, by this point of the story Vincent is damaged beyond repair, so unless pilotsuit!Rolo is added during some special or flashback event, he might also just not be added at all, not even as a re-skin. Anyways, I recorded a video because this month's Turns 15 & 16 did have a few new Rolo scenes compared to the anime, though I can't exactly say they paint him in a good light...

Truth be told, from Turn 13 to Turn 18 the anime did very little to make Rolo likeable. He's all sweet at the beginning of Turn 13 and pitiable at the end of Turn 18 when Lelouch yells at him, but everything else in between is just him murdering Shirley, murdering children and then planning to murder Nunnally. And now Lost Stories added "almost murdering Benio and Savitri" to that list.

During the first scene, Rolo's worried that Brother has disappeared. When Kinoshita says they can't find Doumeki (Mario/Maya's alias) either, Rolo's response is "Worry about Doumeki later. He was probably killed by that Golden Decoration anyway" ("Golden Decoration" is the nickname for the KMF used by Carly, an evil lady from the game). Kinoshita also suggests first verifying the damages suffered, but Rolo irritatedly tells him that finding Zero is the priority. No wonder Kinoshita's only face during the entire video is "😟". Next, there's a small scene after Lelouch has returned from the Sword of Akasha. In the anime, too, Lelouch told C.C. that he had called Rolo, and now we see Lelouch and Rolo interact: Rolo: Brother! Lelouch: You're here, Rolo. Rolo: I've been looking for you the whole time! And I searched here so many times as well... Lelouch: I'll explain it later. We will retreat. Rolo: Eh? But... Lelouch: V.V. has been defeated. He's gone. Rolo: That can't... I mean, V.V. is immortal... Lelouch: Still, I defeated him. The Emperor too, most likely... More importantly, how is the progress on the bomb installation I requested? Rolo: Ah, yeah... I think they'll be ready soon... Kinoshita (over the communicator): Kinoshita here. We have finished placing the bombs at the designated locations. Lelouch (Zero voice, over the communicator): Well done. Us Black Knights will return to Hourai Island. To all units, head back to the airship. Kinoshita (over the communicator): Zero? R-roger. Lelouch: You too, Rolo. I'll take care of the rest. Rolo: Y-yeah. Okay. Lelouch then says to himself that he was at least able to defeat V.V., who gave Rolo his Geass, and the Emperor, who manipulated Shirley's memories. He crushes the Geass Order once and for all. Afterwards, inside Zero's room at the Ikaruga: Lelouch: What? You can't find Doumeki? Why didn't you tell me sooner? Rolo: I couldn't. I couldn't contact you, and I had to take command of the scene... Lelouch: Tch, what's done is done. Then begin the search immediately... Rolo: It's not possible, Brother. My airframe isn't in working condition, and we can't let other people get near the Order. Lelouch: Then we should just use Kinoshita or Benio and the others. There's no doubt that the one who took him [Mario] away was the Golden Decoration. We must follow its trail. Rolo: Brother, is that what you want? This isn't the moment to be fixated on that guy, is it? After destroying the Geass Order, in order to create a place for us, we have no choice but to strike at Britannia's homeland. You promised, didn't you? That you would give me a place to belong... Lelouch: ... Very well. I want to collect myself and think about the next move. Could you leave for a while? Rolo: ... Yeah. Alright. But Brother, don't forget it, okay. Our promise... Lelouch: I know.

I suppose it would be easier to feel sorry for Rolo if he said "I just want to be happy with you" instead of "don't forget our promise", but the fact that Lelouch made a promise *is* the only argument Rolo has, so he needs to use it. Not only that, but Rolo isn't the type to open up about his emotional vulnerabilities in front of others. He has Arabesque, BokuTori, Turn 19.02, the regret message and other stuff where he expresses his emotions in such a heartfelt manner, but then he doesn't actually ever directly talk to Lelouch like that, you know what I mean? I wish we got more of that "contemplative Rolo" here, even if it's through some scenes where he's alone, because just watching the anime you probably get the impression that Rolo is much colder and unable to understand the world around him than he actually is.

Before I continue with the video, here are some screenshots of Lelouch talking about the only people who know his identity:

Lelouch: Among the people who know Zero's true identity only Jeremiah and Sayoko remain. And then, there's Rolo… (However, Rolo's uncontrollability is a double-edged sword. There's what happened with Shirley, too. I must be careful with how I handle him...) I find it funny that there isn't a more Japanese word to say "uncontrollability". アンコントローラブルさ, really? Sasuga Britannian prince... To continue with the video, next comes a longer version of the scene where Rolo benevolently spares Asahina's life. Yes, the scene where Asahina doesn't agree that "the value of a member of the Black Knights is measured by how much Zero trusts them". Now Benio is part of that moment too, and she wants to speak with Zero (about the mission where they massacred the Geass Order). Rolo: You are... Benio Akagi, huh. Weren't you listening right now? What matters is how much Zero trusts you. There's no way Zero would speak with someone like you. Benio: But...! Rolo: You better stop... Asahina: Hm. If you're speaking on behalf of Zero, then so be it. However, don't forget that because of people like you, Zero's popularity is declining. Let's go, you two. Kinoshita: Y-Yes. Come on, you too, Akagi... Benio: Yes... Rolo: Hm. (Zero's popularity, he says? Brother only needs me. I'm the only one... At any rate, that Benio Akagi might let out the secret. I should deal with her as soon as possible...) Rolo making friends! Him going all paranoiacally possessive when Nunnally is brought up is one thing, but now this... I'm not sure if Turn 19 is going to be enough for Lost Stories players to "forgive" him? The final part of the video is almost the same as the manga's here, so I won't translate it again. Except for these crazy lines: Rolo: Why do you question Zero? What Brother decides is absolute. He promised that he would create a place for me. That's why it was necessary to destroy the Order. When Brother decides it, it's absolute. Because it leads to my future with him. So there's no need for anyone who has doubts or doesn't listen to what they are told. He doesn't need them. Apart from me, Brother needs no one. In his defense, it's not like Rolo's brain works like that all the time. He was able to calmly give Lelouch actual, convincing reasons why it was better for him to forget Nunnally and stay with Rolo instead during Turn 7. Rolo really must be panicking during this scene with Benio to reach such levels of irrationality (also, I get the impression that "that's why it was necessary to destroy the Order" isn't an answer to Benio's question, but rather something he keeps telling himself because having to destroy his previous home did affect him a little?). I think a part of him recognizes that he's disobeying orders himself by deciding to eliminate Black Knights members without Lelouch's permission, and that's why he sounds so delusional? Unlike me, who's totally not delusionally justifying the actions of this assassin with an untraceable body count.

#rolo lamperouge #actual unhinged rolo #code geass #translation #lost stories #code geass lost stories #lelouch lamperouge #benio akagi #kagari savitri #zero (code geass)#code geass r2 #shougo asahina

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kimabutch · 1 year

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I've been really enjoying Martha Wells's Death of the Necromancer. I needed a good queer fantasy heist with juicy political intrigue and this not only hits the spot but actively makes the spot harder to hit for other books.

On a side note, the main character reminds me significantly of Percy de Rolo. Definitely less grimdark edgy and pretentious (affectionate), but just as revenge-obsessed, prone to thinking he's the smartest person in every room even when he's definitely not, and a bisexual wifeguy to boot. Very good at making himself seem respectable until you realize that he's actually fully unhinged. I want to pin him down and study him like a bug.

#book adventures #ile-rien #I haven't been doing much bookposting recently #mostly cause I haven't read anything that really excited me in a while #may make a summary post for what I've read so far in 2023 though #also the main character isn't 100% confirmed bi but I'm pretty sure that's what the implication is #there's a scene where another character who knows him well #says he thinks he would have slept with him under other circumstances #and his female partner is like 'yes that tracks'

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aj-lenoire · 2 years

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Spoiler about Diplomacy: Diplomacy's the gauntlet, the gun's Retort.

this man is going to punch people in the face with diplomacy?

i’m absolutely deranged right now

#your honour i love him #he’s SUCH an overdramatic bitch #he’s the only one naming his weapons this whiteboy anime bitch #i love it so much #and he builds another gun yaay #(hopefully this one isn’t possessed by demon)#actually no i lie that was cool as FUCK #honestly i want to see him get even worse #and it was very nice to see him shoot people with both ice cold efficiency and burning unhinged vitriol #*pokes him with a stick*#spiral you fuck #the legend of vox machina #percy de rolo #percival fredrickstein von musel klossowski de rolo iii #aj asks #hey nonny nonny

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nochiquinn · 3 years

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campaign 3 episode 2: two characters with southern accents are gonna make mine come back permanently

(I never LOST it per se, it just isn’t as strong as it could be) (or at least it WASN’T)

fhsdkfjsdlk are they EACH OTHER

"marisha looks like a wicked and the divine character" she DOES

is sam wearing marisha' engagement ring

sam hold your hands still

dfsakldfj ashley in the muscle suit

"once esteemed" rude

tigers and bears as rugs, oh my

I was watching campaign 1 earlier, I'm gonna get all fucked up

...I was watching the first halloween episode too, time is a flat circle

"put me as far away as possible"

there's the reaction to ashton's rage I wanted from travis last week

"take away the cane! don't trust it!"

oh good thing they have paper versions too

"waiting for fearne's voice to come out of that beard"

travis: what's a chaos burst?!

I interrupt this combat to ask why laura looks so good with a goatee (see: this, the gentleman)

the muscle suit is killing me

she even drew his tattoo on I'm

mala: this is most taliesin has ever looked like just some dude me: he looks like he's in front of me in line at kroger

b e r t r a n d

"I'm gonna unhinge my jaw" robbie: D: taliesin: :D

"I have temporal morass" "what is THAT?" "it's just 2021"

I cry every time fcg uses transfer suffering

"somebody get laura a donut, she's out of control!"

cut his ankles orym

"this is going to be f u n n y"

"seeing what he did to laudna, my eyes are going to flash white" getting kind of rwby in here

ashley no the twitch tos

so if things get Real Stressful is sam gonna perch on his chair how committed is he to this bit

SNEK

dad council ground meeting

"that's what real healers do"

BERTRAND

oh no the beard

"I'm gonna throw a knife at bertrand"

sam

imogen hanging out with laudna

...sam is wearing marisha's necklace

w h i s p e r s

"we provide...leverage"

bertrand: [ashly burch voice] I'm canonically a coward!

tacitus kilgore

"you guys seem like you have a really good deal going on" g a y

(I don't even ship it (yet), it was just gay)

fcg: always just a book by its interior design

bertrand: m'tit's bleedin

"you can suck on my hair if you want" I'm

"I don't know how to handle a dare"

samuel

travis: I don't even want any now >:(

"I'm working with children"

quietly threatening fearne

dorian backing up fearne

"do I even need to roll for this, it's so obviously full of shit"

marisha making the crazy eyes at travis

travis blocking the crazy eyes with his hand

imogen my beloved

turn the exu crew up by the ankles and shake their backstory out

holy robit

"we normally patch those" ashton

he was gonna get it in there

"it's better to let stories happen slowly" shut up taliesin I want the backstory

pate WHOMST

taliesin's face

DE LOLOS

I'm fucking dying

he's a squib

I'm gonna die on my Undead de Rolo Laudna theory hill

"I go wherever you both go" cries about it

"democracy's great, fuck yeah"

"we've come to kill you"

"fuuuuck that's cool, I want one" "that knife is actually nunchucks" "I want it MORE"

everyone diving for their pencils

"the means are up to you" so murder, got it

fearne no

go to break so ashley can escape her costume lmao

FEARNE

"does [the hammer] talk too?" "you'll find out!! :D"

OH I didn't see that sam already perched on the chair, I take back my doubt of his commitment to the bit

dorian storm 🤝 dorian pavus getting manipulative magic cast on them as kids

oh no ashley is still in the suit

free her

Fantasy Dennis

ashley resting her chin on her plastic tiddies

"my ONE that I can REROLL because I'm a HALFLING"

"it's just a dial tone"

imogen getting sensory overload from using her ability too much is Relateable

"why don't they constantly think about their crimes?!" "goat cheese is pungent and overpowering"

oh NICE

man I missed liam/laura gigglewhispers

cardcaptor sakura jump boots

the polycule grows

I keep getting distracted by how natural that goatee looks on laura

fucking JOUST sam don't remind me how old I am

"we're bad! we're very very bad at this!"

fearne what

"I was eating trail mix and laura made it go bad" liam what does that MEAN

fearne ilusm

travis' hair dye spray whatever is bleeding onto his forehead

I love imogen so much but her accent makes mine come out SO HARD

f e a r n e

"orym falls on purpose"

I'm a halfling and I can't get up

they just have social anxiety leave them alone

the catheter of kas

"no, my weak nerd arms!"

You Can Reply To This Message

survival crimes

literally just saw that sam also drew marisha's tattoo on

them still not being used to the lighting makes me smile

marisha in taliesin's shirt is also v cute

"is it gonna be creepy?" "that's up to your interpretation, darling"

Team Back Door

children

"this back door has no crack"

"I'm gonna have anxiety for a week!" "good! me too!"

byeeeeee

#critical role #spoilers #crititag #liveblog #reaction post

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larsisfrommars · 3 years

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C3E2 Reactions

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO!! OH MY GOD THEYRE ALL DRESSED UP AS EACH OTHER!

Matt dressed as Laura reminds me of Chris Fleming. BUT why are Laura and Robbie still super hot dressed as other people still?! Also Sam is really fit and I didn’t know because he never wears tank tops like this one?? Hello????

Oof! Right into the combat! This fight is fucking BRUTAL! Esteros isn’t fucking around! Oh my god Dorian is down ALREADY?! Orym is fuckicking kicking ass!! And Ashton goading Esteros is amazing.

God I’m trying really hard not to jump on a ship right away but MAN so much Southern Gothic fuel happening rn!!

Oh and Dorian and Orym being cute FUCK man I’m such a loser lmao. The natural one alcohol throw from Bell asdfghhl 😂

Robbie and Travis being terrified of Laudna together might be my new favorite thing omg

Every time Laudna and Imogen talk about each other I’m more convinced they’re wives. The chemistry is off the charts. Seriously.

Y’all I fucking love Orym’s VOICE, he kind of reminds me of Yeza. It’s super endearing I love it. 10/10 Liam

I’m also really liking Esteros, he really reminds me of Earthbreaker Groon.

FIRST WHISPERS!!!!! Hell yeah!

Oooooo getting Bertrand Bell lore for us goodgoodgoodgoodgooooooood!

This is starting out so DIFFERENT from the other campaigns, feels very like, old school avengers-y, love it.

Why did Dorian ask about the ivory folks doing assassinations? 👀 THAT sounds like a backstory crumb (Robbie PLEASE stay I need to know what the fuck Dorian’s deal is please please please please please!)

“You can suck on my hair if you want 😉” UMM okay is it just me or is it like, Ashton and Fearne are like, REALLY weird and thirsty for each other already. First the earrings and the compliments and now this?? What the fuck is going on? Chaos duo incoming ohhhhh god.

I wonder if this gang are gonna be as hard drinkers/pub crawlers as Vox Machina were, they kinda didn’t do that as much with the M9, I guess we’ll see!

OH MY GOD THE GAS CAN HAS TRICJ IR TREAT CANDY ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? I love it so much!!!!

LAUDNA AND IMOGEN ARE SO MARRIED SHUT UP!! 😍 Laudna is just the biggest sweetheart I’m losing my mind.

Fresh Cut Grass is gonna make me cry again oh my gawd. Which apparently FCG doesn’t have, a god??? What’s up with that? 👀

PATTE DE ROLO?! LAUDNA IS A DE ROLO CONFIRMED?? No, lol, still an interesting connection! Wow we just referring to Vox Machina left and right I’m loving it!

Orym can Druidcraft omg!!! This group is much friendlier and forthcoming than the Mighty Nein it’s, dare I say it, refreshing?! I mean I fucking love Mighty Nein but I actually kinda love that this group has a bit less to hide and less immediate character conflicts. Feels good! Different! Nice and different at the same time, loving the chemistry in what’s happening.

I’m in fucking LOVE with Pâté he makes me so fucking happy. Marisha is absolutely unhinged as this character and I’m madly in love with her.

Ashton saying democracy is great is such a hilarious spit in the face of Percy and I love it, 10/10.

I thought that Orym and FCG were getting called upon before they’re both the shortest but they have the highest passive perception 😂. Also Ashton gushing over the hidden weapons is so awesome and adorable lol.

FEARNE NO! WE TALKED ABOUT THIS! 😂

“Does the hammer talk too?” “👀You’ll find out! 😃” I LOVE HER I LOVE HER I LOVER HERRRRR!!!! Dayummm Imogen that was a really smooth and believable lie. Nice!

Man these guys seem to gel A Lot better than M9 or VM (as in during Origins) did at the very start, this is absolutely fascinating! I can’t wait to see it get complicated! It definitely feels like Ashton, Laudna, Imogen and especially Dorian are holding out on some stuff and I can’t WAIT to see how things play out! I’m not really sus of Bertrand much anymore, but I am a little more convinced he may be a temporary guide character. I still really hope Robbie stays for as long as possible tho.

What in the everloving FUCK was that ASMR bit Sam?!?? Hello?!

Man Imogen’s telepathy is SUPER useful! If a little unsettling. Ohhhh man FCG has Detect Thoughts that’s pretty cool!

The very quiet “Mike Wazowski” that got muttered after Gorudal finished talking and Robbie and Travis cracking up was AMAZING 😂 “Making my way” will never die lol! No matter how dire.

OO GOGGLES OF OBJECT READING? What other weird little upgrades does FCG have?? Also BRUUMSTONE TRACKING?? Also why can Ashton cast Pass Without a Trace?! What is happening???

Oh my god Dorian scooping up Laudna is my new favorite thing and also “is that a dead rat or are you just happy to see me? ” I CANT BELIEVE NO ONE SAID THAT! Sam you’ve failed me!!! Also not to thirst on main but I fucking WISH I was Laudna rn.

Laudna is the most feral fucking woman, I thought NOTT was bad but this is something else entirely I can’t even put into words how much I love it!

God I am so happy Laura and Liam are next to eachother the siblings are next to each other and the shenanigans have ALREADY begun, amazing.

This group may be friendlier with eachother than anticipated but they are certainly way, way more unhinged as a baseline. That’s amazing! Love that shit.

OH GOD THIS IS FUCKING NANCY ALL OVER AGAIN! Too many distractions!! 😂 Fearne whyyyyyyyy.

They actually did really good recon this episode?! I think this time last campaign Beau got re-arrested?? Lmao, I’m impressed!

Yasha 🤝 Fearne: being absolutely overjoyed and completely mystified by telepathy and Mesage spells 😂

Ooooh I can’t WAIT for this plan they’re making right now to go absolutely horribly wrong. Love it!

Aww people being sweet about Imogen’s overstimulation that is magical but is super relatable being neurodivergent 🥺

Ashton reminding me of Molly again “only steal from grumpy people.” “Never take copper, silver if they’re an asshole, gold regardless.”

DID TRAVIS JUST CALL LIAM DADDY?! 😂

Ooooh more Dorym fuel (listen I love Dorian too but also 👀, especially if Robbie’s long term!)

Oh my god everyone needs to do that creepy whispery Uka’toa-esque thing with Laudna’s messages from here on out that’s AMAZING!! Also Aw Dorian worrying about Orym 🥺

Oh man they’re about to wrap shit up?! ALREADY???? UGH way to leave us in suspense!! Oh no! Amazing!

#critical role #cr spoilers #campaign 3 #c3e2 #cr3 spoilers #ashton greymoore #fresh cut grass #fearne Calloway #imogen tumult #laudna #orym of the air ashari #Dorian storm #Bertrand bell #Lars watches cr

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