#i don't know if that is related to how i'm experiencing this game vs. how i experienced the first game
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also, yes, i still like this group of kiddos better than the group in the first game. maybe because they mostly treat each other like friends and are actively trying to treat each other like friends (nagito...is a different story, but he's doing his best in his own way) - it's not just makoto running around like we're all friends while everyone else is super suspicious of each other - the fragments are actually friends trying to make each other feel better while they deal with everything - and like. i like them so much better for that.
which is probably supposed to play into the twist re: fragments of despair because then it hurts more when you know that these people were basically junko's peeps, which should be effective! but i already know they're that, and i'm still attached to them.
honestly, other than the teru teru stuff and the compromising mikan stuff in the first case and monokuma consistently and constantly beating up on monomi for shits and giggles. i overall like these parts of the game better.
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i don't like the mechanics better (i hate the class trials now, and i hate that they're so much longer, and i hate the changes they made to the mechanics, and i'm so glad i finished nagito's ftes because his ability might actually help me in the trials, and i don't like how the monomono machine stuff has been changed ish but it's still usually better to throw one coin in at a time instead of putting a bunch of coins in all at once. mostly).
but i like the characters better, which gets me more invested in the story.
#musings#bandit liveblogs#bandit liveblogs danganronpa#i don't know if that is related to how i'm experiencing this game vs. how i experienced the first game#re: i saw the anime of the first game and then played it#so went in with a bunch of spoilers and already basically knew what happened#so already had opinions on the characters /ish/#as opposed to this game where i only vaguely remember some of the spoilers but hadn't really connected to the characters or not before#playing it through#i guess the third game will test that maybe?#but like#that's my thoughts i guess#/i wasn't attached to anyone in the first game the way i'm currently attached to mikan/#or even mahiru!#like i'm not sure i actually /liked/ most of the characters!#(aoi was cute and i liked her. and probably sakura i liked. and kyoko had a super cool aesthetic and i kind of liked her.#but not on the same /scale/ as these characters?#aoi is close to mahiru but like.#you know?)#and while i don't like hiyoko or teru teru - teru teru died really quick and like#i loathed byakuya the ENTIRE last game and didn't like toko much (and jack was annoying) and like.#idk how to word it
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just saw a post about kingsley seeming like he has more of his shit together than fjord in reunited and how that's likely related to the level of confidence from a relatively inexperienced person vs imposter sydrome in a more experienced person who's entering a new time of their life and is struggling to adjust but also!!!
confidence games are something that molly and fjord played so much and how incredible is it that fjord feels comfortable enough to fumble? what a difference from the beginning of the campaign! he was alone! he had to appear In Control or he'd get taken advantage of, it was how he stayed safe. Now he has the Nein, and Jester always at his side, and, yes, even Kingsley, and he allows himself to be silly and make mistakes and doesn't prioritize saving face. In the midst of a crisis he knows exactly what to do, that's his area of expertise, he's a master tactician and a great leader who prioritizes keeping his crew safe, he's just new at the whole captaining day-to-day thing and he's no longer afraid to show it.
kingsley, on the other hand. ooooh i love him so much. VERY true that he's brand new to living life and on top of that he comes by being a little shit honestly. on the other hand!!! "there will always be respect there. it might not look like it, but it's always there." "i've been wanting to go on one of your adventures and so far? it hasn't disappointed." "i'm trying to make new mistakes, I promise." i promise. Kingsley is the new-old guy in this group, the one they're explaining in-jokes to, telling stories to, teasing and protecting. he's a lot like the younger brother of a dearly beloved dead friend, loved on his own merit but with the unavoidable impact of those who came before him shaping his relationships. fjord talks about lucien. jester talks about molly. this is apparently the first time he's talked about either of them with beau and yasha and he's looking for guidance. beau says she'll kill him. fjord say's "we'll see." these people lifted kingsley out of the grave they put his past in and greeted him with open arms and grief and watchfulness. he's learning and watching with them but i don't know if he's grieving yet. i don't know if he will. i think he feels like he owes them something, not in a transactional way or out of guilt for people he isn't, but in the way you want to repay the trust and faith and work a mentor gives you.
but his confidence? the way his sassing and sarcasm and frank admiration sometimes sounds like a teenager? he totally comes by some of it honestly, he's charming and good at what he does and has a rock-solid support network, but he's been alive for six months. he's had these complicated relationships from the time he opened his eyes six months ago. i'm so excited for his confidence to grow more genuine and solid as he lives.
#honestly having the goal of plank king!! go get some independence bor that's a great next step!#*bro#critical role#mighty nein reunited#cr2#noodle watches critical role#kingsley is a walking existential crisis two times over#and he's actually trying to engage with it to avoid molly's mistakes#i betcha he's got some Deep confidence issues and i Adore that he's at sea with#jester i believed a new god into being lavorre and fjord of many faces stone#also the fact that he's friends with caduceus. cry.#noodle speaks
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How do you affectively write something/ someone as spooky? I struggle with this and was wondering if you had any tips or tricks or general advice.
I have the coolest shit in my brain but fuck do I struggle articulating the scenes.
NOTE: This is related to Spooky Jake Autumn, the unofficial follow up to the equally unofficial Hot Karkat Summer. Everyone should consider doing some Spooky Jakes!
For me and my interests, I tend to focus heavily on The Other in stories, and depending of if I want spooky or not, I tune how the POV character/narrative feels about the Other.
Lets momentarily just focus on Jake, and why to me and other folks I talk to he's so fucking good at being spooky.
Jake's stated goals and his actual desires are not the same. He is, to be blunt, a liar. He wants things very strongly, very desperately, and is willing to be manipulative to get them, but he also keeps those actual desires hidden. The concept of someone with ulterior motives is always good for spooks.
There's also the hidden latent power in Jake. When his limiter is removed, Jake nearly breaks the game with the sheer force of his golden glowy bullshit, like something outsized for his body was always lurking underneath, waiting to be unleashed. SUPER spooky!
And related to both those is the idea that Jake is performing. He's presenting. IDk how you headcanon him, I think of Jake as Boy With An Asterisk, and there is a LOT of gender and expectation and body stuff going on there, and a lot of fear in Jake regarding all of that. What I find interesting and what may be a good launchpad is flipping that baggage turnways and letting him own it. What does Jake do when he's aware that he's different than what people assume of him? What power does he find there? Now, externalize that as needed.
So leaning into those aspects, and also dealing head-on with Jake being selfish, that's a very good venue for the spooks.
Now, for general spooky tips. This is obviously coming from my preferred wheelhouse of Erotic Almost-Horror.
One: Toying with what the audience knows vs what the POV character knows. I do this a lot, probably in the most extreme example with we float before the sea at dusk. Having the audience more aware of the danger going on than the character is a lot of fun and good at building dread. Also, I really love playing with characters who have thought patterns and inclinations the audience probably won't. In TSAD, Jake is the POV character and its incredibly obvious he's being hypnotized and conditioned and changed, but to him specifically... that's fine, because it fills a weird desire in him. And that ends up dooming the whole research outpost. The audience having to watch a character make those decisions, getting to understand WHY they make them, and being unable to intervene: VERY SPOOKY.
Two: idk this is me, but I think a willingness to explore Bad Ends or Ambiguous Ends adds a lot of spice. I'm personally not interested in death in fics, but I do love when characters don't make it out of the story safely. Having to live with the consequences of crossing the path of something Other is my personal jelly and jam. In pump your veins with gushing gold, that resolution is basically (when stripped of context) consensual ownership. It's not a "good end" for anyone but the specific characters and their specific circumstances. I really enjoy the happy ending not being certain, and to make the audience uncertain what the happy ending even would be. Spooko.
Three: This one is even more a Me Thing, but body stuff. I love body stuff. I love when people can't help but be Changed by what they've experienced. And I say its "body" but the Mind Is A Plaything Of The Body is also very much a thing. Even if the character escapes the sexy danger, what are they bringing with them? What can't they escape?
Four: The danger getting more intense over time. This doesn't work if you wanna just write a sexy one-shot (which to be clear: I fully support), but your POV character having a brush with danger, hinting at something larger and deeper, and then getting dragged under. That's the business! Escalation is thrilling.
THERE'S SOME TIPS! NOW GO FORTH AND MAKE SOME SPOOKY JAKES!
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DnD has a new playtest idea out and i must ponder, please excuse.
I do like One Dnd's idea of linking your Ability Score increases to your Background, rather than your Race. That's cool. That makes sense, like you've been levelling up pre-game and this is what you've been putting your training into.
Not a fan of how the Linage thing is being used solely for magic. Subrace features that used to be just a mundane skill are now either magical or just, gone. Why? Why do Rock Nomes have to use a cantrip to make something now? Why can't the Wood Elves be stealthy without waiting for a higher level spell??
Half Elves and Orcs are gone.
There's no mechanic for making a mixed heritage character, outside of just saying they look like it.
I.... can't see my players being happy with that.
But I already use a homebrew rule of Cultural traits vs Heritage (learnable vs physical) for characters of mixed origins, so that's an easy fix.
Giving the Dwarves Tremorsense while touching stone is epic.
The Ardlings are literally just divine furries and I LOVE THEM.
Linking how many times you can uses your Race features per long rest to your Proficiency Bonus (starts as 2) is VERY NIFTY. This could be really helpful to new players or players trying out a new races for the first time. You'll always be able to test out your ability and still have another use for later. That's nice.
THREE LAGUAGES BY DEFAULT is too much. Too. Much. Let different PCs take turns being the one who can talk to X stranger who doesn't know common. That's a fun thing. Also helps the PCs who have extra languages actually feel learned/well traveled/culturally experienced. Not to mention if the Rangers still get a language of their favored enemy... 5e is supposed to be simple. This is... a lot.
Same with the Tool Proficiencies. Every background gets one? Ehhh..... And every background gets a language? Why do soldiers speak Goblin? I know the templates are meant to be tweeked, but still, ALWAYS a tool and a language?
AND THE BACKGROUND FEATURES ARE GONE.
Instead you pick a feat.
So instead of a soldier having a rank that ties them to their past army group and provides fodder for interactions when meeting them again, now they just... are savage attackers.
No more By Popular Demand. No more Shelter for the Faithful.
I get that combat and cool abilities are super fun for people and sometimes even the main reason they play, but.... you already get that from the Race traits. From the Class traits. Background is about your character. Background is the meat of where the DM gets fodder for how to actually, you know, fit PCs into the world we're making.
And it's a super useful shortcut for helping players understand and remember how their character relates to the world their in.
You're a sailor? Well you know how to sail and can get a ride on a ship for you and your friends, so long as you lend a hand along the voyage! Other sailors trust you to know your stuff, they feel a connection to you!
But now instead you.... are a tavern brawler. Like, I get the appeal mechanic wise, flavor wise. But I don't think that's a replacement for being able to secure passage on a ship and for getting that sense that, oh yeah, I am a person who knows ships, and people on ships will recognize that in me.
Splitting all the spells into three lists instead of by Class sounds like it could be a gods' send.
But.
I'm .... not sure I quite feel it yet, in how the spells are actually divided. Primal. Divine. Arcane. Both Divine and Primal lists the Guidance cantrip. If you're going to split things up, but can't actually split things up into solidly distinct themes, I'm not so sure how much help that'll be.
I have hope though. I like the idea of three basic forms of where magic is drawn from/expressed, instead of the super specific, sometime a bit arbitrary feeling class lists.
Overall, the cool things don't out way the things that I'd have to patch over. The cool things are, however, pretty effing cool. Dwarves with tremorsense.... i love it....
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7, 18, 25, 28
7. already answered :)
18. What do you like th most about your favourite sport?
I could never decide between football and tennis so I have to answer for both. I love the sports for different reasons.🙈 Mention to ski jumping which was my favourite sport for a long time before but rn I don't enjoy it sm sadly.😕
Tennis the sport that I play myself. I also watch tennis and I like that as well but I enjoy playing it much more. :) So what do I like about playing tennis.
Tennis is a sport where the game is never over, you can always come back from a back match. If you watch tennis you know what I mean, there were those incredible matches where a player lost two sets and then still won the match. Maybe you remember when Dominik Thiem won the US open in 5 sets after being down 0:2 in sets. That was crazy.🤯 In tennis you can come back from anything and because it's an individual sport it's all down to you. (Unless you play doubles) So I'd say the mental aspect of tennis, the mental strenght you need to pull off a comeback like that. :) Tennis really teaches you that never give up attitude. I love that about tennis. 💪 In my competitive matches I also came back from 4:0 down and won the set 4:6 last summer(and also the match). And another time won the match after loosing 2:6 first set. 😄 There's no better feeling than winning those matches >>> That unpredictability also makes tennis a great sport to watch in my opinion. 🙈
Other things I love about playing tennis: the athletics... the speed, the sprinting, quick reactions with the volleys at the net... the feeling when you hit a winner, the feeling of getting to a really short ball after a sprint, tennis doubles with a partner you get along with well or if you play a double with your best friend and the "plop" sound it makes when you hit a ball clean 🥵 (that sounds weird but i think tennis player relate 😂😉)
Football: It's just so entertaining, for me it's the most entertaining sports to watch. What some footballers can do with the ball on their feet, the dribblings, the skill it requires to do that and with them it looks so effortless.🤯 But it requires so much coordination, it impresses me so much. If you have a favourite club it just makes football 10× better because your team winning >> and going to a match live in a stadium: experiencing the atmosphere for the first time is amazing. And you just start to love your team and all the players. One underrated aspect of football is goalkeeping I think. Some goalkeepers really do it so well you think how was that even physically possible to make that save.😂 Diving head first in full speed onto the ball in front of a strikers feed in a 1 vs 1 seems also pretty scary to me. Another major thing is of course the team spirit and togetherness a good football team has. You love to see it, your favourite players not just getting alone one the pitch but also off the pitch and many being friends.🥰 Football tactics are another area which is so interesting
I also play football (at uni, not seriously) what I love most about that is the team spirit. Playing together in a team is just one of the best things about football.🥰 Especially when you score a team goal >> But I'm not a great football player, maybe fairly talented but I play with others who all played in a club for years and I never did.😅 So I'm just happy if I can make a nice pass 😄 or even an assist. Any successful move I can show I'm happy with that. :) Scoring a goal is also a great feeling 🤩 not that I did that often yet. The goals are too tiny. 😂 (we play with hockey goals and goalkeeper🥲)
25. already answered :)
28. Sports moment that made you cry?
There are a few not just one.😅 Sports make me cry a lot when my favourites are involved.
One was when Gregor got that bronce medal in Lahti 2017, just after his crash in Oberstdorf coming back just about two weeks later. He was all emotional in the interview afterwards and so happy. 🥹❤️ This medal meant so much to him you could tell, after all he went through before he didn't even believe he'd make it to the world championships. And he was crying, so was i. I was so proud and happy for Gregor. <3
Another one was when Borussia Dortmund (my favourite club) one the Dfb Pokal (cup) in 2020. That was such a beautiful moment 😍 and it brought me so much happiness. I also went through a really difficult time back then. And seing your favourite player all happy and celebrating together. 🥰It brought me so much joy when nothing else really did that that time. Also Bvb winning something is not such a regular occasion hahah 😅🥲 so I was so proud of them it was a great accomplishment.😁
When the austria nt got into the play off's at the Euro 2021. They never got that far since I was born and they played so well. I am also a big fan of our Nationalteam and I do love these players a lot so that made me so happy.😍
Unfortunately I then also cried when they went out against italy after a strong performance.💔😅 It felt like daylight robbery with austria's 'leading goal' ruled out by the VAR.🥲 I really believed in that moment they'd win but to be fair it was an offside goal as much as I hate to admit that. It was the right decision but as a fan ofc you don't want this to happen. They fought until the last minute though and now I'm more proud of them than sad :)
Thank you sm!!🥰🥰💛
I really enjoyed those ☺️
(I talked too much in asks once again, I perfectly understand if no one reads them because i write too much.😅 I don't know why but I can't stop myself from writing sm at times. The worst things is tho I'm not even good at writing. Whatever I try to say sounds much better in my head.😕 Help 😅🥲)
#random but we will be playing a football tournament at uni next week#with my football group against other uni football groups#and i'm sooo excited#i never played a real match or tournament in football yet#it will be so much fun 😍🤩#i love competitions haha#sports asks
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Passive vs Active themes in games
I'll be honest, I've gotten pretty lazy over the Christmas holiday. I've gotten used to the idea of not being obligated to do anything with myself; especially after completing an hour-long animated video, but that's unrelated. I've already spoken at length about shapes, so I don't feel like I specifically need to make another blog post on it. But, I will blend multiple blog posts into one big wall of text.
As I already know, the three shapes mean various things, in religion, alchemy, science and basic critical understanding. I'm going to take my inspiration from the classical elements, and make the circle water, the square land, and the triangle air. These are three planes of movement that the player must travel through, using the forest creatures to help them. This then ties into the theme of equilibrium, and while not necessarily bad, I've boxed myself in here.
Essentially - and this is a theory I've had for a while, but it's sort of come into its own following the Greek tragedy that was Overdeath's development - game development is split into layers, just like a lasagna. You've got the most basic part of the game, followed by assets, then mechanics, then themes, and more components on top of that. So, in Equilibrium, the primary theme is the squares, circles and triangles, which I'm gonna inevitably be talking a lot about, so I'm gonna abbreviate it to S-C-T. If someone said you had to make a game using S-C-T, and you didn't wanna be creative with it, you could make a basic Geometry Dash-esque game with those shapes. Or, on another level, you could give your character abilities and mechanics tethered to those shapes, and what they mean. Or, more indirectly, you could take what those shapes represent, like I have, and allude to them being in the game. They still are, but it's not like the entire game is ABOUT those shapes. It's a theme. Look at something like Thomas Was Alone, a game I'm constantly told is amazing, but I've never played. Yes, it's about shapes, but that's not really a theme of it. What it's really about is telling a story, and how characters interact within the confines of this geometrical world the game is in. The whole character-switching aspect with each shape having a different property is not a theme, but it's another layer on top of that. Without understanding, on an interactive level, that each of these characters is important and vital to your success, you wouldn't have the same level of connection to the world. This has also been done in Undertale - if you sparing or killing the various monsters in the game didn't change how the story progressed, and how characters treated you, there would be no reason emotionally to spare them. Obviously I'm not creating a multi-faceted narrative masterpiece like those two games, but I'm still making a layered game wherein the themes connect in different ways.
Now, the thing about the concept of Equilibrium; the fact that I've made the entire thing about using woodland creatures to progress, means I have boxed myself in a little. Because this is an active theme in the world; not alluded to or passive like the implementation of S-C-T, everything else I add has to be related to that. That's fine, this is the game I want to make, an Avatar-esque tale about the fusion between man and beast with high fantasy trappings, but it means I can't stray too far outside of that. Levels now need to be about animal-centric progression because, well, that's what it IS. So what I might do is have multiple implementations of the same animal. That was one thing we were told quite a bit in college; game development is about taking a small tool-set and using them in as many creative ways as you can. Like Super Meat Boy using the same saw asset in like thirty different ways, or textures being flipped and re-coloured in Mario. The thing about an active theme is it can be re-utilised in lots of ways while still making an interesting game experience, but if you re-use a passive theme, your world will become very focused, but also very rigid and hard to improve on.
Like, what if every part of the game had to be about S-C-T? Shape runes carved into trees, each enemy and texture representing a fusion or isolation of one of the shapes, yes it sounds cool, but it means EVERYTHING has to be about shapes. I'm trying to think of a good example here of "passive-theme extrapolation", as I have now titled it, and I think the best example I can come up with is an alternate-timeline Quake. Yes, that game has Lovecraftian themes, but if these passive ideas were expanded on, the entire thing would be forced to draw from Lovecraft's work, with no room for uniqueness - it would all be forced to fit the theme instead of being the gothic gore-fest it is today. The active theme in that game is going between the realms to kill horrible monsters, and that's a concept so banal you can build anything onto it.
Man, this was a massive tangent. I should talk about something else. Point is, you can have multiple themes that interweave within each other, without making your entire project about that theme.
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can u talk about what hypomania/mania is like especially in a mixed state and give examples of how a manic day would go and feel? can someonee only have mixed and depressive states(also no baseline normal mood states)? also. if someone is in a trauma environment and is unable to do a lot and gets upset a lot by being hurt can they still be hypo/manic during that time even if they get sad? or what if the person is fatigued due to physical disorders can they still be manic/hypomanic? what exactly would it feel like if ur always out of energy and cant get around and do things much yet still manic? do u have any tips on how to tell if your unipolar depression dx was correct or if it’s really bipolar? honestly what do u do when ur questions a bunch of ur diagnoses and feel like u can’t trust yourself and are unsure about everything? and um in bipolar can psychosis not be related to ur mood? like. If u are having delusions during mania does it have to be grandiose … and the opposite for depression or can it be anything like persecutory? any info and resources u can give ,, also how do u tell the difference between non depressed/regular mood and hypomanic or manic?
wait wait follow up question for u.. when u get manic/hypo/mixed state … do u get this feeling of “I need to do this one thing non stop for hours and need to do it quickly my mind is racing I’m so fixated on this and feel so alert it’s kinda stressful bc of the feeling of needing to do everything so quickly at once but it’s also something u enjoy” ? does that sound like a manic interest? or could that be experienced by people without bipolar like it u had a hyperfixation woukd it feel the same overwhelming need to go fast feeling?
I'm not a doctor and I think professional advice is always the way to go BUT in my experience of mania/hypomania it feels very on or off, very pervasive, and one of the big markers is that it overcomes other psychological hang-ups that I have. When I'm hypo/manic I have none of my usual anxiety, and trauma reactions can be there but will look completely different (like anger instead of fear, shouting instead of hiding, etc). I don't know too much about the diagnostic criteria around mania vs. mixed episodes but in my experience there are very clear mood states that I go through that impact every other part of my life and that seems like the common theme in bipolar disorder. What helped solidify my diagnosis was tracking my moods and energy levels for a few months and there was a very clear and regular wave that wasn't attached to other things like school stress or menstrual cycle.
In terms of mania vs. hyperfixations I don't have ADHD so I can't speak to what hyperfixations feel like but again I'd say that with mania the energy is attached to everything, not just one activity or interest. I go to work with that energy, it applies to everything I do, I come home still buzzing, I'm multitasking for days and I'm still energetic. Sometimes my mental energy will stretch farther than my physical energy but mania in general for me looks like 4+ days of acting out of character which includes exceeding my own physical boundaries in ways that catch up to me pretty dramatically once I crash.
I lived with a friend for a few years who had ADHD and BPD and we often had similar symptoms but they came from very different places and our experiences were very different! She had pretty consistent chaos caused by various triggers and therapy was helpful but meds not so much, where I had clear long cycles and medication was a huge game changer. In the end diagnosis is about finding tools that help you, so starting at that end can also help figure out what the causes are! So I'd recommend finding professionals that can help and experimenting with different options.
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The Problem With The Mindless Sheep Trope
In movies and TV shows set in heavily populated areas, the inhabitants are often depecited as a one dimensional collective that just follows the current trend with little to know hesitation. Shows like SpongeBob, Clarence, Powerpuff Girls, and iCarly as well as movies like The Angry Birds Movie, The Mitchells vs The Machines, and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid all use this trope and I'm so sick of it. Today's post is a long time coming so strap in: I'm gonna talk about why the mindless sheep trope is so problematic.
One of the reasons why I hate this trope is because it weakens the overall story. Some of the worst episodes of The Powerpuff Girls are because of the citizens of Townsville, who are so helpless without the girls that they would most certainly be annihilated. Episodes like Fallen Arches, The Mane Event, Monstra-City, and Sweet n' Sour would've been so much better if the town wasn't so universally incompetent. The episode Too Pooped To Puff could've been a really good episode about the girls experiencing burnout and showcasing how the town could defend themselves without the girls. But NOOOOOO! It just had to be a stupid episode where everyone was taking advantage of the girls, even the Professor. This is the kind of writing that makes me mad; it's so forced and frustrating and you can't help but feel sorry for the main characters for putting up with such malarkey.
And that’s another thing I hate about this trope: it means the main characters are basically suffering because everyone else is either a nimrod or a jerk face. Well relating to the main character is key, that shouldn't come at the expense of the background characters. Every character in a show, movie or video game is just as imperative to the story as the main character. The main character shouldn't have to carry the entire project by themselves; that makes for some of the most boring entertainment imaginable. As much as I like SpongeBob as a character, I wouldn't be nearly as big of a fan of the show if he was the only likable character in Bikini Bottom (hence why I never got into The Loud House).
My biggest problem with this trope this is that it's just a poor representation of the general population. Yes people can be infuriating with how incompetent and disrespectful they are. But you know what? Those people are a small minority compared to the amount of good honest people in this world. I know for a fact that the general population aren't all shallow idiots that just follow what's popular. There are people who are apathetic or downright hate popular trends that are potentially dangerous. There are people who are genuinely kind and helpful as well as people who rightfully call others out for their ignorance. I don't often see that in the shows and movies I watch because more often than not they're just a one dimensional collective who's only purpose is to serve the plot.
The point I'm trying to make is people are not sheep. Sheep have no concept of self-awareness and as such they need to be taken care of by a shepherd. The mindless sheep trope just devalues the background and supporting characters to the point where they might as well be pieces of cardboard. To conclude, I would like to see more shows and movies treat the general population like they're actual human beings instead of stupid pieces off woolley mutton.
#reblog#share#like#follow#animation#comedy#cartoon network#rant#mindless sheep#sheep#powerpuff girls#citizens of Townsville#Bikini Bottom#spongebob squarepants#invader zim
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My First Impressions vs My now thoughts on the Obey Me! Babes + Luke
Because I did one for mysme some time back. Spoilers for season 2 and images (not related to the spoilers) ahead, tread with care
Lucifer
First Impression: Jumin Han, but make him a demon
Season 1: *after the attempts on MC's life, and over all ambiguity of his feelings and thoughts on MC* proceed with caution
Season 2: *after Arcadia, Luci being a smug lil shit but such a sweet heart when MC returns to Devildom, the amnesia situation, and willingness to sacrifice himself for MC and his brothers* LUCI, LISTEN TO ME LOVE I WOULD DIE FOR YOU WITHOUT HESITATION BABE
Overall thoughts: listen, I tend to like subs but Luci bae you got me like 💋👀❤👀❤👀💋
Mammon
First Impression: He kinda reminds me of the guys that used to bully me when I was a kid
Season 1: *always protecting MC and caring for them, being basically attached to their hip* You're the only bitch in the house i ever respected.
Season 2: *Mammon being Mammon* I am proposing 👀💍❤
Overall thoughts: YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN I COULD EVER GIVE YOU, OH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MY SWEET DEMON BOY
Leviathan
First Impression: I found my new bottom 😏
Season 1: *Levi still being a gigantic tsundere for a majority of the game, even post pact* Levi, sweetie! 💕 Pspspsps! 💗 Levi, darling! 💖 Come here, baby! 💘 Pspspsps! 💓
Season 2: (plus devilgrams) I'mma have all his sea demon babies, and that's a promise ❤👀
Overall thoughts: Fuck me in your ocean monster demon form
Satan
First Impression: 16 year old me's dream man, tbh
Season 1: Such a dapper Cat man~ So posh and chivalrous... Wait, oh?! He gremlin too?! Such gap moe,
Season 2: Any demons here? Got any demons out tonight? Any HORNY 😏 boys? Satan, I know you there babe, pspspsps
Overall thoughts: "Season 2 is over, so I cut off all my shirts sleeves." Why? "Satan was my self control."
Asmo
First Impression: Okay, now this is interesting... not normally an archetype I'm fond of... but I'm kinda diggin him
Season 1: uhm, excuse me waiter? This season lacked a bit too much Asmo's character development for my liking
Season 2: SOLMARE MY BABY BOI JUST WANTS LOVE!!! LET ME LOVE HIM, SOLMARE!!!
Overall thoughts: *Asmo getting cheated out of screen time and MC's love by Solmare* where are my cuddles, where are my kisses? MC, is... evil? MC is unyielding? MC is incapable of love? I am running away. I am packing my rusack and going out to explore the world like a lone vagabond. I can no longer thrive in this house hold.
Beel
First Impression: kinda scarey... 😟
Season 1: *after the whole Luke situation* I think we're married? But I don't remember a wedding. We might have adopted Luke too, sooo...? I like him, tho, so it's all Gucci with me tbh A REALLY SWEET DEMON MAN
Season 2: Puppy! Gigantic puppy man! BEELzeBABE sweetie I love you, baby! You're doing amazing sweetheart
Overall thoughts: I've had Beel for two seasons now and if anything ever happened to him, I would kill everyone and then myself
Belphie
First Impression: ❤👀 Hey there Miss New Booty 👀❤
Season 1: *after he kills MC and there's no development or elaboration on their relationship*
Season 2: (+ Devilgrams) Listen, everyone gets at least one homicidal psychopathic bad boy, and I've chosen him.
Overall thoughts: Hello, fellow gremlin should we duel to the death for title of "ultimate sarcastic bastard"
Diavolo
First Impression: *Looks down at Diavolo's chest and then quickly back at him* I am looking respectfully 👀👀👀 *internally though vvvv*
Season 1: He's cute, it's a shame we didn't see more of him 😔💔
Season 2: *towards the end, when Diavolo keeps trying to get MC alone* oooooooooh, bet? 😏
Overall thoughts: This man brings out the bottom in me like I have never experienced before
Barbatos
First Impression: I know we just met, and I know I hardly know anything about you but do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?
Season 1: Listen, you can't give me a man that insanely HOT and then only sprinkle him every here and there in the game!!! That's not right! Gimme the whole slice Solmare!
Season 2: Barbatos, mon cher, they continue to keep us apart, don't they love? But fret not, fate shall not keep us a part for long, I know you'll come for me and I promise I shall be ready for when that day comes
Overall thoughts: He knows how to bake and cook!? Sold, I'm sold! Get me a white dress and him a suit~
Solomon
First impression: He radiates pure bastatd energy, he just looks so pleased with himself... I feel like he's hiding something... I like him tho, I'd be his friend.
Season 1: *when the fandom theorized he was evil and shady* "STOP SAYING HE IS EVIL AND SHADY, you don't have all the facts!!!" and those are? "I LOVE HIM 🥺😭"
Season 2: *revealing he's been working hard to come up with a solution to MC's and the 3 realms problems, being protective of MC in Lesson 38* I KNEW IT, I KNEW YOU WEREN'T GOING TO BE EVIL 🥺😭☺️ THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE U ❤❤❤
Overall thoughts: I would die for u tbh
Simeon
First Impression: Oh dreamweaver~ 💕❤💗💘💓💖👌💍🥺😏😚
Season 1: oh holy shoulders give me strength for I know he is a forbidden man, but rather than give me strength you only seem to test my resilience to reach for the forbidden fruit and test my already crumbling sanity
Season 2: *Simeon alluding to feelings for MC with subtle actions and text messages* *high pitched shrieking only audible to dogs*
Overall thoughts: Have you ever seen a man so perfect you cry? Like, God, his beauty is unbelievable!!!
Luke
First impression: Yes, operator? I would like the custody of child forms... yeah, I'll hold 💅
Season 1: *when Luke is obviously still afraid and uncomfortable of being in Devildom, and any demon looks at him funny. Especially that one lesson when Lucifer tries to attack him in that catacombs looking place*
Season 2: *watching Luke get more comfortable and even miss Devildom, watching his relationship with Barbatos and Solomon develop* that's growth
Overall thoughts: *after Luke accepted being MC's guardian Angel*
Lilith
First Impression: I know she's supposed to be good... but what if she turns out to be like Rika??? I'm sorry but I can't go through this again, dude
During Season 1: *towards the end when Lilith reveals all the truth to MC* I AM SO SORRY FOR EVER DOUBTING U MAMA LILITH 😭😭😭 U DIDN'T DESERVE THAT I'M SO SORRY
Overall thoughts: Mama Lilith, it's me your bastard great great great descendant. Can you hear me wherever you are? Mama Lilith, I need u girl... come help me again pwease 🙏
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as happy as i am for our man mario, i feel like him and mr mcronald don't work that well together, like they're being in each other's spaces a lot? i'm afraid this does not bode well for our man, plus juve has like 87 forwards they need to fit in somehow (especially dybala) :| on a related note, i can't believe mcronald chose to transfer to juve at the same time i decided to follow juve for mario, how dare he
If I didn’t know that I didn’t, I would have sworn that I send this ask to myself, because I feel you on every single thing here, Anon.
I think that Juve’s offense right now is a mess that rivals Real vs Atletico during the Supercup. One of the big reasons Juve’s not failing is the same that kept Croatia in the game so long during the World Cup - Mario is experienced enough a player to be able to take the weirdest balls and put them between the posts. But yeah, Ronald McDonald is definitely in the top three of players I would be sure Mandzukic would not get along with (said top three looks as follows by the way: 1. Ramos 2. Suarez 3. McDonald).
And I don’t know how the future will look like for Mario. Before the World Cup, Juve let him know that they would not be opposed to him going away. Of course, then he went and proved himself over and over in that competition, and since Serie A has started up again, he has done everything in his power to assess his importance to the club, to the point that Juve refused offers from the BVB and Manchester United without any negotiations.
Allegri has a real challenge in figuring out how to organise his offense. Right now, before the international break, Mandzukic is Juve’s most important forward. I don’t know how they will manage to accommodate McDonald, Mandzukic, Dybala, and Costa, but I hope they find a way to continue to use everyone’s favourite Croatian hothead.
Also the bit about McDonald transferring to Juve just as you decide to follow them for Mandzukic?? THE BIGGEST MOOD.
And on an unrelated note: can you believe Mandzukic decided to go into international retirement before the UEFA Nations match against Spain. Who is gonna yell at Ramos now?? Rebic is out of order, as is Kramaric, so it’s up to Perisic? And Pjaca? Honestly, Mario, how dare you put so much pressure on them??
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