Sword gays showdown, round 1 of bracket one

Propaganda:

For Yasha:

Big somft goth Viking barbarian lesbian who fights with a zweihander (and other big swords)

She's huge, she fights with a giant sword, looks intimidating but loves her friends and (eventual) gf so so much

For Joe:

Yusuf al-Kaysani was originally a military officer/warrior who defended Jerusalem from the invading crusaders during the Crusades. He fights one of the crusaders, Nicolò, and they both kill each other only to come back to life. Yusuf and Nicolò fight and kill each other many times until they eventually make peace, learn each other languages, become friends and fall in love (thus beating the bury the gays allegations as they are both immortal and unable to stay dead). Now Yusuf and Nicolò (aka Joe and Nicky in present time) fight alongside each other as immortal husbands (parallels to Andy and Quyuh’s immortal wives duo) to protect humans in the Old Guard (their immortal found family). Yusuf has a thousand years of experience fighting with a scimitar (as well as with other weapons/hand combat) and is very protective of the ones he loves, making sure to strike down those who hurt Nicky and the other members of his family. Yusuf is also very wise, romantic (he delivers one of the best love proclamations I have ever seen in a comic book/movie), and overall is just a wonderful person who is truly deserving of the title of best gay swordsperson <3.

God I love this movie and his sword is very cool

One thing I love so much about "The old guard" is that in comparison to other action movies I've seen so far, there's characters that have actual personalities that are vital to the plot and why the characters are doing what they're doing.

major "The old guard" spoilers if you haven't watched it yet pls do. It's on Netflix n a second part is supposed to come out soon (it's already made but there's no release date yet but stiiill)

Idk if anyone noticed that yet and correct me if I'm wrong but I noticed that n needed to share because especially for the older group of immortals it pecomes so clear why they keep going (taking Nile out here because the entire movie is just about her, getting used to it and she isn't in the same situation as the others yet).

But Andy is doing everything she's doing because she feels responsible. Her entire struggle in the beginning is, that she feels like her work isn't doing any good. She wants to stop because the "projects" she works on don't seem to work out so obviously she's discoiraged but as soon as anyone in the group is in danger she immediately jumps to being the leader of the group again ("I will get them back whatever it takes" , "I always go first").

Nicky is the optimistic one of the group and believes that everything happens for a reason, which he keeps reminding everyone of as encouragement. He keeps doing what he's doing as long as he has faith that there is a reason, even if he doesn't know it. I think for him it's the most obvious because it's part of most of his dialogues with the rest of the group "everything happens for a reason boss", "it's like it was meant to be [....] like fate", and it also shows in a lot of his other scenes even if he doesn't outright say it (like the scene in the lab when he beings up going to Malta even though they're captured right now, once again showing how he's optimistic and believes that things will eventually work out).

Joe does everything he does for the principle. This is shown in smaller ways but i really like how they kept subtly putting it into his actions. Throughout the movie he mainly seems chronically pissed off, however we gotta consider that the movie shows a time frame where people are mainly doing things that harm him or the people he cares about in some way, which he obviously deems as wrong so getting back at them is just all about the principle. There's no arguing or reasoning with him because he is set in what he believes in and will fight for justice even about the little things. We can especially see that later in the movie in the final fight in the lab. This shows especially in the line "you shot Nicky...you shouldn't have done that" followed by him, killing the guy he just spoke to, like- Nicky is alive and well, the guy's immortal there was never even a slight risk of him dying but it's the principle. Also that he wants to leave Booker in the lab for betraying them, his last line in the movie of "she's not asking", which basically translates to 'you fucked up so now you owe us, deal with it' or just the entirety of the van scene. Obviously the whole "what is he? your boyfriend?" was just supposed to be some homophobic joke but, once again he asked so he's getting an answer. It's just the principle.

And Booker tries to do all he does for the people he loves, yet all the people he loved are dead and as we can see in his dialogue with Joe ("You and Nicky always had each other.......") and the first scene of all of them interacting, in which he doesn't interact with the group much or hug any of them, plus the fact that he's the youngest out of all of them, he doesn't seem to see himself as part of the group. He can't really find a reason for anything he's doing like the others do because while Andy will always feel responsible for the people around her, Nicky will most likely never lose his faith and Joe will always find something to be pissed off about, Bookers children are dead and any people he gets attached to will eventually die, which therefore disqualifies them as a safe and constant source of motivation. And the fact that he is aware of that but cannot find another reason to live for makes all of his actions so much more understandable and also really heartbreaking. To him his immortality isn't about responsibility, reason or justice it's just about hurting "just because we keep living, doesn't mean we stop hurting". So obviously he'd want to stop it.

I just rewatched it and it's so nice to see the dialogue and the character dynamics and really get the characters actions, which makes the plot like 10 times better. Generally I just really love this movie and I need Netflix to release the second one NOW because that cliffhanger was atrocious.

You're a child. An infant. Your mocking is thus infantile. He's not my boyfriend. This man is more to me than you can dream. He's the moon when I'm lost in darkness and warmth when I shiver in cold. And his kiss still thrills me, even after a millennia. His heart overflows with a kindness of which this world is not worth of. I love this man beyond measure and reason. He's not my boyfriend. He's all and he's more.

THE OLD GUARD (2020) - Yusuf al-Kaysani & Nicoló di Genova ~ everyone's favorite van scene ♥

Just asking y'all to stop this bs PLEASE

dog owners vs cat owners: the immortal gay edition

Joe & Nicky THE OLD GUARD (2020)

over and over and over and over and over and over

joe & nicky

print available here

Marwan Kenzari as Yusuf al-Kaysani The Old Guard (2020)

Character Intro Post, via @Skydance on Instagram, June 23rd 2020

TOG Promo Material (Part 6/?)

Sword gays showdown, losers bracket (Round 1)

Propaganda:

For Zero:

he’s bisexual. he studied the blade. he has huge boobs. he’s blonde. everyone that has played a fighting game is afraid of him because of his insane sword skills. he dies a lot. he doesn’t know what he’s fighting for 

This swordsman is so gay, like, super gay. The yaoi fans of yore in the early days of the Internet were writing of Zero & X's love for each other. I don't even know much about Mega Man X, so I can't write much propaganda, but I know how gay this guy is

For Joe:

Yusuf al-Kaysani was originally a military officer/warrior who defended Jerusalem from the invading crusaders during the Crusades. He fights one of the crusaders, Nicolò, and they both kill each other only to come back to life. Yusuf and Nicolò fight and kill each other many times until they eventually make peace, learn each other languages, become friends and fall in love (thus beating the bury the gays allegations as they are both immortal and unable to stay dead). Now Yusuf and Nicolò (aka Joe and Nicky in present time) fight alongside each other as immortal husbands (parallels to Andy and Quyuh’s immortal wives duo) to protect humans in the Old Guard (their immortal found family). Yusuf has a thousand years of experience fighting with a scimitar (as well as with other weapons/hand combat) and is very protective of the ones he loves, making sure to strike down those who hurt Nicky and the other members of his family. Yusuf is also very wise, romantic (he delivers one of the best love proclamations I have ever seen in a comic book/movie), and overall is just a wonderful person who is truly deserving of the title of best gay swordsperson <3.

God I love this movie and his sword is very cool

hot guard summer

I’ve got you.

For the prompt “protective”.

Does this still count as a doodle? Somehow it managed to break containment and ran away with me, but the prompt just hit a nerve, and I wanted to try doing it justice.

Thank you @lazaefair for the lovely prompt! 💕

— We are usually a better judge of character. I suppose you are taking us to the person who paid for your betrayal.

Bed head? Nicely tousled.

THE OLD GUARD (2020)