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jacob-the-human · 8 months

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#toh #the owl house #emperor belos #toh belos #belos #the owl house belos #momster belos #my posts #poll #tumblr polls #my polls #polls #boiling isles #evil emperors #demon king #well... kinda #villains

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junpr · 2 years

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She's done so much for us

HEY GUYS HELP TURKEY

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jeeaark · 3 months

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More of a silly crack theory than anything

A befuddling moment for me was when Squid Buddy was very adamant about not helping a fellow adventurer out. Perhaps it would've had more logical if Jaheira was not there, but. Jaheira was there, my squiddude.

Maybe Emps still had a hard time believing in the power of friendship???? But uh-

I like to think it was really because the Emperor heard one too many spooky BG2 stories about Minsc during their time in the hive.

don't take this comic seriously, all in light jest Edit: Aight, my two brain cells are working again and realized I coulda just looked at the BG3 Wiki to sort out what's up with the statue thing, HA. Anyway, I still like the idea Emps somehow figured out statue Minsc was real Minsc before he poofed back to normal and got captured, whether the timeline is accurate enough for that to work is still confusing to me and- I'm not gonna think about it~

#bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #jaheira #minsc #the emperor bg3 #bg3 fanart #greygold #bg3 comic #Maybe Emps couldn't handle having another chaotic teammate in the squad.#Emps will gladly ally with lawful evil but chaotic anything else? Gonna have a squid aneurysm #I think this was the point where I concluded that the overall stress of -EVERYTHING- was finally getting to Emps #Bud was So -Done-. Just. So. Done.

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bigmfrat · 7 months

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I think one of the reasons people say that The Emperor is fully evil is that you don't really get to talk to any actually evil mind-flayers, so like, "If Omeluum is The good one, then logically The Emperor must be the evil one", but you do actually get the chance to speak with a genuinely evil mind flayer.

This doesn't really sound like The Emperor, mind flayers don't need to convince you to do anything, they can just make you do it, that's their thing. It would literally be so easy for the emperor to take control of your body and do everything himself but he still absolutely gives you the chance to make your own decisions. ALSO, THE EMPEROR TELLS YOU TO KILL THIS GUY SO HE DOESN'T MURDER ANYONE, DOESNT SEEM LIKE AN EVIL THING TO DO CONSIDERING THIS GUY JUST KILLED A FAMILY OF THREE BECAUSE I LET HIM LIVE

#bg3 #the emperor #mind flayer #illithid #baldurs gate 3 #this is my evil son btw #i love his little pants #hes so silly #the emperor isn't evil but I am and so is my baby boy #bg3 spoilers

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tavtime · 7 months

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There is something skittering around in my brain tonight about the way that BG3 intends the audience to view mind flayers as individuals vs as a species, and the way that plays out in the player's relationships with Omeluum and the Emperor.

I mean, one of the primary gears upon which the story turns is that when a person becomes illithid, the soul they previously had is destroyed (but not their memories of the person they were). This is presented as an insurmountable wrong - literally socially aberrant - and it certainly is so from both the point of view of the gods concerned with mortal souls, and illithids' mortal prey concerned with keeping their brains in their heads.

The Emperor's storyline takes this to the conclusion that the condition of being soulless is, in and of itself, a complete destruction of the individual; that whatever it was before, the illithid will be invariably manipulative, inherently untrustworthy, and unable to reconcile its needs and desires into peaceful coexistence with non-illithids. It's certainly the conclusion you're intended to draw from Duke Stelmane's story, as well as numerous supporting texts, most notably from the creche.

But then... Omeluum offers the refutation to that. Here he is, leading a peaceful life because he just... wants to. Absent a soul or comprehensible mortal desires to operate as a moral compass, Omeluum still chooses to contribute to the Society of Brilliance. He voluntarily and at personal cost researches alternative food for himself so that he doesn't need to feed on sentient beings. He helps the player character multiple times, despite the fact that doing so carries variable risk with little promise of reward.

So clearly, being illithid in and of itself is not what makes someone manipulative or untrustworthy: it's not a baked-in species trait. The Emporer isn't Like That solely because he's a mind flayer; he's like that because... he's like that. That's who he is as a person. That's what he has become, in his current incarnation, and yes, some of it is certainly due to his transformation (having your soul shredded and your will broken would screw most people up pretty badly, I imagine), but not all of it! If something about his circumstances had been different, maybe he could've been different as well. Maybe his moral compass would have pointed in a similar direction as Omeluum's.

#this is a really long-winded way of saying 'i think I could fix him' lmao but actually I do. i do think he could be fixed.#I'd like to believe that the game gives us Emp's narrative mirror on purpose yk?#there's a reading here i think was intended about whether people are born evil or whether they choose to be #also a reading i don't think was intended but intrigues me anyway re: the value (or lack thereof) of empathy as a moral framework #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #the emperor #omeluum

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betashift · 7 months

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@pscentral event 20: antagonists

MICHELLE YEOH as mirror!PHILIPPA GEORGIOU in STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (2017-2024)

#trekedit #discoedit #philippa georgiou #discovery #discoveryedit #startrekedit #star trek discovery #tvedit #scifiedit #she's an evil emperor and an evil secret agent she's fierce and strong and sexy and graceful she's bisexual she loves one (1) person #she's an antagonist turned ally she traveled to another universe AND through time she's getting her own movie!!!#WHO ELSE EVER DID IT LIKE THIS

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jess-the-vampire · 2 years

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i’ve seen a few people claim Philip stripped caleb’s jacket off his body after his death as some morbid memento, but we already have his memories on the matter and he had caleb’s jacket pre-fight and was wearing it when he first arrived.

even in his shadow form you can make out he’s wearing the coat.

Not to mention caleb is never seen wearing it in any of the memories on the isles

Nah, as much as i know people love finding new ways to make philip even more morbid, if the story holds any weight, and it probably does, it seems far more likely caleb left it back on earth with philip. There’s no evidence to suggest philip stole it or rid him of it, but that caleb ditched it when he left.

and when philip assumed a witch kidnapped his brother, he put it on, probably as a form of comfort and keeping his brother close at a time where he assumed the worst could have happened to him. Kinda in the same vein of how luz was wearing eda’s jacket to keep her close during their separation.

It seems to be quite an important object to him, being what looks like his only link left to caleb as he was on earth. With the thought he also grew his hair out to have a ponytail like his older brother it appears to be less like “Stealing” and way more like a sign of what was originally his admiration and love for his brother.

A strong desire to be close to him and be like him through his appearance, tho only the version of him that he remembers best, which was the one back on earth...not the one that left him for the isles,

(Which def fuels even more why he didn’t appreciate luz insulting it, because it was basically also insulting the brother he’s trying so hard to recreate, the one that didn’t leave him)

This isn’t even out of character that philip likes to keep mementos of his brother, he even seems to have taken his old childhood mask his brother made him to the isles judging by his memories. Tho i’m sure the jacket holds more significance because it was caleb’s first specifically.

I think it’s definitely easy now to accuse Philip of every bad thing ever, and his obsession with his brother screams serious attachment issues. But it doesn’t appear he had that jacket on originally for anything but genuine love and care for him, at first at least.

There’s no evidence to suggest caleb told philip he was leaving, or any evidence that he even tried to talk to his brother about what was going on with him. As far as we know, he left, and philip, from his pov, went out to save the person he considers his entire world from what he believes might kill and/or hurt him.

And if philip wasn’t the villian of the show, i think a lot more people would be willing to sympathize with that part of his character.

His relationship with his brother has both a lot of resentment for leaving him behind and alone, but also a lot of the original love and admiration for him he held for years.

But with the knowledge he only became a hunter because he felt he needed to fit in with society for survival purposes, combined with the fact caleb was his only family and caretaker...while only being a few years older then him at the very least....you can see how this probably fueled so many of his issues.

Wanted to make a post about this cause while he deserves the crap for the bad stuff he actually does, it’s at least worth mentioning at one point he was just a naïve child raised in a bad community who originally just wanted to keep the one person he loved the most....safe.

and at one point, that jacket was not some morbid prize he got for what he did, or something he seemingly stole, or him trying to steal his brother’s look, it was originally just something he wore....because he did love him.

And to this day, he still kept it.

#the owl house #toh #emperor belos #philip wittebane #caleb wittebane #i think it;s important to hold him responsible for the things he did do and not the things we can confirm he didn't #not everything involving his brother seems to come from some evil energy #he was a child with only his brother to take care of him the fact he cares about him and is this attached isn't honestly that shocking tbh #he just ended up taking it to a MAX #tho yeah if my only family suddenly upped and left and started a new life and left me i'd hold some resentment too #he's at fault for what he did but TTT def sheds more light on why he ended up feeling this way in the first place for sure

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mispatchedgreens · 3 months

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welcome to another installment of 'what if the radiant emperor was a whole nother thing', vol. shounen manga

this was fueled by a completely normal post wondering abt ouyang's blade, and then me trying to figure out a universe where he'd wield the zhanmadao

#the radiant emperor #she who became the sun #he who drowned the world #zhu yuanzhang #general ouyang #esen temur #ma xiuying #my art #playing another round of is this even for anyone #in my days of ailment and suffering I've been doing nothing but watching anime #so these happened organically and like an evil prophecy coming to life #notice how i haven't drawn my oh tea pea bc Balance!#actually no I'm just too tired after painting that ma #maybe I'll do more covers later with the rest of these dickbags. and xu da.#this is the one where! ouyang escapes soon after all the ouyangs have been killed!#so obviously he ends up w zhu at some point and they're buddies and zhu lounges behind him and claps as he slaughters!#they're friends they're buds they're besties #and the ouyang esen business happens as unhingedly but more nemesis to ally to friend to crazyinsane no-straight-explanation manga mind meld

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noramsblog · 3 months

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The sillies

#star wars #luke skywalker #darth vader #darth sidious #emperor palpatine #anakin skywalker #original trilogy #father and son #when u bring ur evil dad back from the dark side #using the power of love #iconic

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ash-and-starlight · 3 months

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the original comment doesn’t exist anymore but luckily i took a screenshot so. proof of mx parker chan being Thee big titty esen supporter

(this was all in response to this art. for booby context)

#a moment most pleasing to me in my career #twitter is a wretched cesspool except for when this happens #anyway ESEN BREASTING BOOBILY IN THE BATTLEFIELD IS AUTHOR APPROVED #do with this what you will #use this knowledge for evil #hi spec thank you for making this happen. your contribution to the world is priceless #the radiant emperor #send post #he who drowned the world #she who became the sun

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a-big-chicken-nerd · 2 months

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the textures on zanes vs the ice emperors sleeves are NOT the same btw hes got a cool new outfit on for his reign of terror hes the most stylin emperor alive (ignore how the texture turns back as soon as he gets his memories back hes just built different)

#ninjago #ice emperor #are those sleeves like . made of ice or something and he just didnt want them anymore when he Rembered #like they didnt even change after the scepter broke or antyhing it was just when he REMEMBERED #im going inzane why did they do that #(remembers who he is and realizes hes been Evil for 60 years and responsible for the deaths and sufferings of hundreds):#ah yes. first course of action: fix this outfit

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edasfang · 2 years

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when u think about it it’s kinda funny that belos decided he would be hunter’s “uncle” rather than his “father”. there are many lies belos can tell for (what he perceives as) the greater good, but claiming that he fucked in a godless mariage is just taking it too far. doesn’t matter that no one here’s ever even heard of jesus

#HE IS SO FUNNY HE IS SO EVIL HE IS SO COMPETENT HE IS SO PATHETIC #HE HAS THE RANGE #emperor belos #philip wittebane #the owl house #toh

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jeeaark · 3 months

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I wish the emperor in bg3 was as cool ( and hunky ) as you make them out to be, how you portray the gang and greygold is all so sweet 😭😭😭 but after finding out what he did to Duke stelmane... I'll just pretend your version is canon instead. I love your art!

Right, so originally I wasn't gonna abroach that topic with a 13½ ft pole, because sensitive subject, but gonna have to roll up my sleeves and acknowledge it was very much indeed a topic that Greygold had to consider and formulate their own conclusions on. Sure even though Greygold didn't find out the be-hella-mean way, there were concerned friends with mindful observations that had Greygold confronting the possibility that the Emperor and Stelmane's secret underground business practices might've had some uh...Problems!

The conversation went a lil everywhere BUT in short-

Greygold's philosophy is to hope for the best, but always prepare for the worst.

Case in point: Greyg's team. Maybe not everyone did shitty things in their past, but they certainly had ample opportunity to do shitty things on this journey that Greygold had to veer them away from. As Greygold sees it, if their teammates can change for the better, hopefully the Emperor can and will too. Everybody is capable of being awful, but also being awesome kind, so gotta give the squid a chance.

#bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #wyll #the emperor bg3 #duke stelmane #greygold #bg3 fanart #Instead of “Wrath” and “Ruin” solving problems through orcish means #Greygold's new “Friendship” and “Intervention” fists lock you in a bear hug until you do the right thing #I will say finding dirt about Stelmane afterwards did ease MY mind a lil #but yeah I'm remaining neutral about Stel until I get some RESPECTFULLY acquired unbiased direct facts #but even gameplay-wise Greyg was hoping with enough time and energy and a positive influence in Emp's life #the morally-purple-grey squid would find itself enriched by some POSITIVELY HEALTHIER character development #I can't deny Astarion was a bad influence on Greyg at times though #The power of friendship is indeed a neutral power #that can be used for both evil and good #like love #I got a lil fervent with the stelmane thing but I do appreciate that you're enjoying Greygold's adventures!#But. Even silly (hunkyIguesstoothankyou???hfghfghsdfg) Emps is definitely. hrm. -Complicated-

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nonaserpent · 8 months

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Disney Villains as Birds

This idea just came in mind combining two fields I’m interested. Not just looking for the color but appearance, feeling and behavior also matters.

Very personal opinion you may disagree but friendly discussion welcomed :)

HERE WE GO!

Hans: Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malleus pulcherrimus)

Very cute and pretty-looking bird! Known for their unique courtship of delivering petals.

©Disney

©Laurie Boyle

Judge Claude Frollo: Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)

#That Hair

©Disney

©salis-

Hades: Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

HE HAS TO BE A CORVIDAE. And just look at that hairstyle and that…eyebrows?

©Disney

©Daniel Plumer

Queen of Hearts: Papyrus Gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri)

Fun fact: Like shrikes, they impale their prey on thorns.

©Disney

©Nik Borrow

Queen Grimhilde: Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Fairest bird of all

©Disney

Jafar: Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

One of my fav. Now Iago has someone his same class.

©Disney

©pilot_micha

Yzma: Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus)

#THAT EYELASH

©Disney

There’s no copyright restriction on the other pic from website so I guess I’m good.

Cruella De Vil: Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)

She would see the bird as her greatest accessory.

©Disney

©Frank Vassen

Dr. Facilier: Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)

The metallic effect of their plumage just matches Facilier’s shadow power and colorful effects made by his friends on the other side.

©Disney

©Nik Borrow

Mother Gothel: Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (Vidua paradisaea)

Known to be brood parasites like cuckoos.

©Disney

Gaston: Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

No one makes that mating call like Gaston!

©Disney

©sighmanb

Ursula: Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus)

Those who couldn’t pay their price were devoured, FOR SURE

©Disney

Maleficent: Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Need I say more?

©Disney

©Henry

Captain Hook: Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

Obviously

©Disney

©Andy Morffew

Lady Tremaine: Ruff (Calidris pugnax)

Her daughters would LOVE this outfit

©Disney

©Mibby23

THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING!

BONUS: Kuzco

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avoicefromthestars · 1 year

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Star Trek: Discovery (deleted scene)

“I’d be proud to die for you, Mother. It’s the least I could do.”

#trekedit #discoveryedit #star trek discovery #michael burnham #philippa georgiou #mirror michael burnham #emperor georgiou #evil michael can i help you

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jaguarys · 11 months

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Palpatine was really the villain ever. No one is doing it like him. Come back when you've murdered your family, got into politics literally just to fuck things up, raised a murder child, groomed another child, manipulated a senate, caused a massacre, crumbled a government, created an empire, ruled as a galactic tyrant, electrocuted a shit ton of people, and been killed by a twenty-year-old farmboy. Can't even be mad because who the hell else has the audacity?

#obsessed with him #sometimes your blorbo is a wrinkly old fuck obsessed wtith being evil #personal #star wars #star wars palpatine #sheev palpatine #emperor palpatine #sw shitpost #palpatine #darth vader #darth maul #fandom: star wars #type: shitpost

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