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poisonheiress · 5 months

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Vivziepop's ability to decay any women and fem-aligned characters she creates has always haunted Helluva Boss, and as a result, limits them to being one dimensional characters that fall into a "with them or against them" mentality when it comes to her male characters; they only exists to prop up other (male) characters or to serve as morally bankrupt villains.

From Verosika to Stella to Loona and Millie, this trend is clear from the beginning of the show and likely will follow it to the end. However, for this post I will discuss the recent victims of this trend: the lovely Glitz and Glam.

To be honest, I adore Glitz and Glam (to the point of writing fan fiction for them) and they have become my favorite characters in the entire show so this discussion will show some bias towards them. While some may say its too early for this call as they will be seen again, but from what I've seen on twitter from fans and even creators of their song alike, I do not have the hope this will occur.

From the beginning, Glitz and Glam are looked down on for their desire to win and for doing anything they can to get that position. When confronted with Fizz's kind words of support, they look down on him and further emphasize how they are going to win against him even gaining the title of "snatches" and "sluts" by Blitzo. From this moment forward, its clear the narrative doesn't want us to look kindly upon the sisters. After all, they are being "bitches" to Fizzarolli and competing against him in a manner that pushes him further and further into a breakdown. The fact that Fizz's relationship with Mammon and self esteem issues are not their fault is shown as irrelevant to both the audience and their creators.

This isn't made better by their song writers' commentary on twitter on how the glam sisters are perverting the true nature of clowning and that their song shows how they are simply wanting to get Mammon's attention by feeding into the financial and sexual exploitation (even saying that they want this to happen). This commentary solidifies the idea that they are not someone we should root for especially since they are allying themselves with Mammon, a horrific, abusive asshole.

While I expect this level of dismissal and honestly misogynistic writing from Helluva boss, I can't help but be extremely agitated by it and the reason why was made clear recently: the narrative acts as if the Glam sisters are doing this for out of selfish desire alone, as if they are terrorizing Fizz for no good reason. But that's simply not true, and even Vivzie's canon supports me here.

The Glam sisters are hellborn demons, only one rank higher than the imps. This means that while they may be treated better, they still are not treated as full citizens like sinners are, and in a dog eat dog world like Hell, kindness is not something they can afford.

Getting this position with Mammon is a life changing deal, something Fizz is proof of. Yes, it is as exploitative as it is lucrative for the individual, but this is Hell (as Vivzie likes to claim) and opportunities like this are something many would die and kill for.

So at the end of the day, I cannot help but be confused why the narrative punishes and looks down on Glitz and Glam for taking some crumb of control back from the system and accepting their objectification with open arms as long as they are rightly compensated for it. Why does even their (albeit catchy) song look down on them for doing whatever it takes to survive in Hell? After all, they would be exploited anyway, right? It's what Hell lives on.

In a class system like Vivzie claims to have, the glam sisters are a prime example of the kind of oppressed vs oppressed the system creates, but instead of trying to understand them or even see them as morally complex, they are simply the slutty female antagonists who are corrupting the sanctity of hell clowns simply because they don't clown for the sake of clowning. Whatever complexity they could have, even if it is beneficial to the entirety of the show, is worthless compared to their narrative propping for Vivzie's favored characters. But it doesn't surprise me. After all, what else is a women is Helluva Boss good for if not to support the main male cast.

#helluva boss critical #helluva boss criticism #helluva boss glitz and glam #If there are no Glitz and Glam defenders left then I am dead #please ask me about my glitz and glam things #i will even write an x reader #I will write so many things just ask please #helluva boss season 2 #helluva boss #vivziepop criticism #vivziepop critical #fizzarolli

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deuynndoodles · 1 year

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[id: a lineup of the artists designs for 12 links. in order of height, left to right, it is tiny, mask, sky, four, shadow, trains, sailor, fairy, painter, champ, vet and rancher.

tiny (minish cap) is 19, 4'0 and uses he/she. he has light skin with freckles and straight blonde hair. he wears the roc's cape and the classic windsock hat. his skirt mimics the leaves the forest minish wear. she has a chain hung to her belt to which various kinstones are attached to, including an ezlo charm. she wears a lap apron and a mallet attached to his belt. mask (ocarina of time and majora's mask) is roughly 11, 4'5 and uses they/he. they have light-to-midtone skin and straight, light blonde hair. they wear their baggy kokiri tunic with an off color undershirt and sandals. he has the kokori sword strapped to their belt with a joy pendant hanging off the latch. he holds the fierce deity mask in one hand.

sky (skyward sword) is 20, 4'9 and uses he/him. he has light skin and slightly curly, light brown hair. he has two loftwing feathers tucked behind his ear and the sailcloth pinned to his right shoulder with a timeshift stone, intended for mobility with his sword arm. he is equipped with the master sword. four (four swords) is 18, 4'11 and uses any pronouns. he has light skin with freckles and slightly wavy golden hair. she is glancing at shadow to their left with a smug expression. he has his arms crossed. his tunic is four paneled and white and a messenger bag hangs on her shoulder. xe has ribbons tied around xyr sidebangs. he is equipped with the four sword.

shadow (four swords) is roughly 18, 4'11 and uses he/it. he has light skin and choppy purple hair. he is floating and manipulating a dark flame with his other hand on his hip. its clothes are an inversion of four's. he has his hair in a ponytail and his hood flickers behind him. its fang sticks out. trains (spirit tracks) is 15, 5'0 and uses he/they. he has dark skin with freckles and curly blond hair. he is adjusting his hat, prosthetic hand on their hip. he wears a fullbody engineer suit, bandanna tied around his neck and keys hanging from their belt. he is equipped with the lokomo sword.

sailor (wind waker) is 16, 5'0 and uses he/it. he has midtone skin with freckles and curly blonde hair. he is holding the wind waker in one hand and gesturing with the other. it wears sandals, a tunic and pants made from the pajamas set, and a sash and bandana fashioned from the heroe's tunic. he is wearing various gold jewelry, including piercings, a bracelet, and a joy pendant. he has a short sword attached to his belt. fairy (zelda 1 + 2) is 17, 5'1 and uses he/fae. he has dark skin with freckles and very curly dark brown hair. he has a simple tunic over an undershirt with baggy sleeves and slacks with patched holes. fae goes barefoot and faer sword hangs from faer belt. he has a travellers hood. fae is holding faers wrist with faer other hand.

glam (a link between worlds + triforce heroes) is 22, 5'2 and uses he/him. he has midtone skin with vitiligo and wavy blonde hair. he wears a shin-length dress with an apron that has various paint stains. he wears dangly earrings, ravio's bracelet and is equipped with a sword with a gold hilt. slate (breath of the wild) is 19, 5'3 and uses they/any. they have light skin covered in scars and choppy, dirty blonde hair tied in a braid down their back. they wear the champion's tunic, the traveller's hood, the hylian slacks with the sheikah slate on her hip. he holds a bow with his right hand.

vet (a link to the past thru link's awakening) is 24, 5'4 and uses she/he. she has light skin with various scars and pink hair. he wears a poncho over a knee-length dress, with a scarf and sash. she has various jewelry, including the pendants of virtue around her neck. he has a hand on the messenger bag he is wearing. she has pegasus boots and is equipped with a magical cane. rancher (twilight princess) is 22, 6'0 and uses he/him. he has midtone skin with various scars and stretch marks and reddish-brown hair. he wears the ordon clothes with the pants and sandals traded out for slacks + sturdy boots. a wolf pelt is tied around his waist and a twilit crystal hangs from it. he is equipped with a generic broadsword. end id]

hiiii its a links meet au!! calling this "deys link meet" bc while i am skilled in drawing, i am not skilled in naming things

thoughts about them + a bonus under the cut! <3

all links are trans and autistic. btw.

tiny

agender and likes girls

crafted his own mallet. uses it in the forge and when required, releases the minish magic + sizes it up to a Giant Hammer

has had years of internships learning from minish and various races across hyrule, and has surpassed her grandfather as royal smith

hangs a couple kinstones and a charm he smelted himself based off ezlo off a chain on his belt. has more kinstones in his inventory

it was absolutely imperative she had a hat

prefers verbal speech

mask

nonbinary, pan

this guy knows what gender is but they actively dont care

joy pendant is from sailor. they stole it from him but he knows a stealer when it sees one, so it caught them. and gave it to him

similarly he pierces their ears later at some point

prefers sign

sky

trans and bi

can and will rant about his partners if enabled (groose x link x zelda polycule REAL)

"i miss my bird, tails. i miss her a lot"

got help from gondo + other folks to forge a sword similar to the master sword. he misses fi

the mom friend, as in will fight someone to the death for hurting his friend

despite missing a lot of ppl, he is pretty optimistic

is hopeful for hyrules future

is the only one who can tame cuccos

prefers sign

four

pronouns + sexuality can vary on whos fronting, blue is the only one who vehemently cares about not being misgendered

red uses any pronouns (genderqueer), green uses he/him (agender), blue uses she/her (trans), and vio uses they/them (enby)

alternates between being split between 4 bodies + being in one body. when they are in one body, they function as a system

u can usually tell whos fronting, but if u cant, they wear their elemental charm

prefers verbal speech

shadow

gendervoid + aroace (in qpr w zelda)

recently revived from the dark mirror. is more or less a hylian w dark magic now, has much less power

is rlly close w four bc theyre his siblings. can and will sleep in a dogpile w her.

wears a cloak to protect itself from the sun

tends to assume the worst of people at first until he gets more comfortable w them

prefers verbal speech

trains

demiboy, straight

congenital amputation, uses a cutting edge prosthetic off n on. it can be kind of uncomfortable so he doesnt wear it full time

is often covered in grease and stains from engineer work. they recently got a replacement uniform but it will not stay clean For Long

takes a bit longer to sign due to some signs being unavailable

takes pleasure in yelling orders over the train comms every now + then. doesnt do it often tho bc its exhausting

prefers sign

sailor

agender, aroace

loves to entertain the island kids with tales of his adventures throughout the great sea

still carries its arylls telescope. it gave her her own as a gift (the telescope is covered with seagull stickers)

even tho boots would be more practical in adventuring, he hates getting sand in them and prefers sandals

made his gramma make a bandana and sash out of the heroes tunic so itd actually wear it

replaced the center gem of the joy pendant with the pirate stone

half time verbal speech, half time sign

fairy

agender, aroace

initially a shy sweetheart, but as u get to know him u learn hes also a mischievous trickster

fae, sailor and mask partner up occasionally on goofy pranks they play on the group

fae has the best prank ideas out of all of em

hes good at foraging and other wildlife skills but is also very good at getting lost, even with a map provided

prefers sign

glam

trans, gay

is married to + lives with ravio. solely for citizenship and tax reasons. theyre both gay but not for each other

the traditional campy gay, loves to wear skirts and dresses and other "feminine" things

is a blacksmith and paints in his spare time. zelda initially suggested the latter as a coping mechanism after the adventure but turned out really liking it

he and tiny discuss blacksmithing methods occasionally

mostly does everyday blacksmithing, like nails, tools and utensils, but also knows how to craft weapons when necessary. he makes his own swords

half time verbal speech, half time sign

slate

genderfluid, pan

had PLENTY of time to come to terms w all the damage and destruction from the calamity. theyve had time to understand that nature is healing

is rlly eager to show everyone all the different nooks n crannies of hyrule

she and glam do dress up together

does not know the difference between edible and poisonous simply bc his stomach is so strong. still somehow manages to cook meals that everyone loves (and no one barfs up later)

prefers sign

vet

bigender, relationships are always gay

misses her wife (marin)

wears marins necklace under his poncho

kinda bitter bc hes still grieving. talks minimally

after assistance from the other links to help her thru her grief, he gets more animated and sweet, but is still snarky sometimes

kind of a know-it-all at first

hoarder. has many duplicate items and items with the most ridiculous uses

half time verbal speech, half time sign

rancher

trans, straight

the mom friend

is emo but u couldnt tell by looking at him

was happy hangin w his goats and is kinda annoyed to go on an adventure again

gerudo ancestry (courtesy of malon) makes him a Really Fucking Tall link

prefers verbal speech

[id: the same image as above, but everyone is greyed out except for tiny. he is circled and an arrow points at her, reading, "this bitch small" in all caps. end id]

#doodles #dlm #writing this id took me an hour u better appreciate it #tiny dlm #mask dlm #sky dlm #four dlm #shadow dlm #trains dlm #sailor dlm #fairy dlm #glam dlm #slate dlm #vet dlm #rancher dlm #this has been in my drafts for 2 months so imma bite the bullet + post

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