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thevoidstaredback · 25 days

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Enough Caffeine to Kill an Elephant

Listen. It was an accident. He didn't mean to! It just kinda happened.

So maybe he brought a drink with enough caffeine in it to kill an elephant within a few minutes, and maybe he forgot to put the sleeve on his cup so he could tell it apart from the others, but it's not his fault! He didn't think anyone else was going to have the exact same Yeti cup as him! It's not like he'd seen any of the others carry one before. Besides, he worked with superheros. They should be smart enough to check before drinking someone else's drink.

Danny had been summoned by the Justice League Dark a few years back in order to help with a world ending crisis and he just didn't leave. It's not like he could go anywhere anyway. His ghost half hadn't grown past fourteen and his human half had stopped visibly aging at eighteen. He'd had to leave town as Danny Fenton, but he'd stayed in Amity Park as Danny Phantom. When his parents died of old age, thank god, he'd closed down the portal, stuck around for a few more years, before traveling the world as Danny Fenton.

Anyway, he'd taken up residence in the House of Mysteries after the JLD had summoned him. Constantine, at first, had been wary, but he and the rest of the JLD had grown to accept him. He was an honorary member of the team.

At some point, just after Robin had become Red Robin, Danny had been introduced to the Justice League. He liked those guys, too, and worked with them sometimes. Though, he usually only went to bug them.

Red Robin had been very interested in the fact that his was fourteen and working with grown heros, like he was one to talk, but Danny hadn't explained anything other than saying that he had died and come back. The following conversation was an interesting one that lead to Danny knowing that Nightwing was the Batman he'd met and that Batman was lost somewhere. He'd confirmed that the man was not dead, but he hadn't offered to help look for him. He probably should have, in retrospect.

Back on topic! Everyone in the JLD knew not to touch Danny's drink. They'd all seen him make it before and had been horrified on varying degrees. It's not like it could kill him. He's already half dead! So long as he only drank this specific brew as Phantom, he'd be fine.

The Justice League, apparently, didn't get the memo. He blames Constantine because Zatanna and Raven can do no wrong. No, John, he's not biased.

The point is, Red Robin just had a sip of Danny's drink. The horror he now felt was akin to the fear he held when he'd told his parents he was Phantom. (An interaction that had gone very well, thank you very much.)

Danny knew the exact moment that the vigilante realized he grabbed the wrong drink. His eyes widened to an astonishing degree, and, if he'd been able to seen his eyes behind the mask, Danny knew that the man's pupils would've completely overtaken the irises. His hands started shaking, too. Oh, no. The man's already addicted to hellish amounts of coffee. This is only going to make it worse!

Quickly, and without drawing any attention, thank the Ancients, Danny rushed over. "You, um, you okay, man?" Obviously not, but he tends to talk when he's anxious and he was certainly anxious right now. He could've possibly just killed a man via poison!

"What the fuck is in this coffee?" Red Robin asked, going to take another sip.

Danny pulled the Yeti from his hand and gave him the proper one. "Enough caffeine to kill an elephant."

"Obviously not, seeing as I'm still alive."

"Yeah, I can't tell if that's a good thing or not."

"Excuse me?"

"I-I mean-! I didn't-! You know what I mean." Caffeine is poisonous in excess, and his drink was way beyond excess, but it's the only thing that works for him as a ghost! Superpowered metabolism and all that.

"Do I?" The laugh in his voice answered for him. He took a sip from his drink and frowned at it. "I don't think any coffee will ever be enough again."

"And that's my cue to get my drink very far away from you." Danny turned, fully intent on moving to the other side of the room. Besides, the meeting was going to start as soon as the Flash and Kid Flash arrived, which would be soon. Something about one of their Rouges getting out?

"What?" Red Robin asked, "Why?" If he was a little desperate to get another sip of that coffee, he'd rather not acknowledge it.

"Because you don't need anymore lethal coffee," he muttered, "The sip you took will already keep you awake for three days at least, and it probably jump started an addiction. Best to stop it now. Besides, I need to go have my crisis on how the hell you're still alive after even a sip of this stuff."

"Again, rude." The bird themed vigilante crossed his arms as best he could while holding his cup. "If it's so dangerous, why do you drink it?"

Danny took a deliberate sip as he locked eyes with the technically younger man. "I'm dead. I don't need to worry about my heart stopping or having a seizure."

"Excuses."

"No, it's not 'excuses'. I'm saving your life."

"You're a kid. If I can't have that coffee, then you shouldn't be having it."

"First, I'm older than you. Second, I already told you: I'm dead. This isn't going to hurt me. Third, you can't tell me what to do."

"There's no way you're older than me. You're like, ten."

"I'm thirty-eight!" He balked, "I only look fourteen because I died when I was fourteen. We've been over this."

Neither noticed the entire Justice League looking at them. The two they were waiting on had arrived a few minutes ago and everyone was ready to start the meeting, but they'd been distracted by the two's conversation. Was that true? Had Phantom really died so young? They'd all been made aware he was not living, but they didn't think he'd died so young! Though, that was probably the denial speaking.

The Justice League Dark had been fully aware of this and didn't really bat an eye. Though, someone should probably get this meeting started. A potentially world ending threat was the topic, and that was a pretty important thing to discuss.

Captain Marvel was the first to pull himself together, though that was only after Atlas and Zeus had mentally slapped him out of his stupur. "As, ah, riveting as this conversation is," he stepped between the two boys- er, boy and man? "we really need to start this meeting."

Batman did not clear his throat because he'd not lost his voice in the first place. "He's right. Everyone take your seats."

Part 2

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not-so-terrible · 11 months

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So Kisame's often considered the fourth most powerful Akatsuki member, but the top three are pretty unanimously Obito, Pain and Itachi. And with Kisame's motto being survival of the fittest and MO being taking out the weakest links, it’s fascinating to see him end up as one of the most well connected members of the Akatsuki. And since the top three never openly get to clash, technically speaking, he stays loyal to all of them. He's;

- Working broadly for Pain, Akatsuki's open leader, who wants to create peace through traumatising the world through a cycle of war

- Working secretly for Obito, Akatsuki's real leader (and by proxy, Madara and Zetsu, Akatsuki's real-real leaders), who wants to create peace through trapping the world in a dream realm

- Working day-to-day for/with Itachi, the Akatsuki's biggest name, most powerful field member, and a secret double agent, who wants to create peace through becoming the most powerful shinobi that's ever lived, and through using that power 'as much as he wants', 'lead the world to subjugation'

So either Kisame is the ninja equivalent of the minions, or the dojutsu wielding top three of the Akatsuki all looked to him and went 'yup, he's Henchman Shaped'

#kisame #kisame hoshigaki #naruto meta #akatsuki #along with sasuke and yagura they're also the only people kisame uses honorifics with #despite being otherwise one of the most polite and deferential characters in the series #i hc kisame as being allergic to the idea of being mizukage or any other leadership position #kisame has one plan and that one plan is acting as a helper for world domination #the ninja world's number 1 dark overlord stan #outside konan breaking away kisame ended up in the final three of the akatsuki #and i think he'd do the same thing on something like survivor #like he's a physical-social-strategic triple threat #a 6'5 sharkman with a history of kin-killing able to completely blend into itachi's shadow #in itachi shinden it feels like the wording of itachi's dreams of peace get closer and closer to world domination each time it comes up #some of his wording even sounds very yahiko #so i think hokage itachi may have ended up looking even more like a classic big bad than missing nin itachi #it's no hokage hat but he joined akatsuki with a smile and it shows #if isshiki or toneri showed up in shippuden kisame might have joined up with them too

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cruulsummer · 24 days

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HEAD CANON

Raven doesn’t read The Hunger Games for a loooong time because she thinks it’s not up to her literary standard. Gar is the one who convinces her (begrudgingly) to read it and…

Gar: So how’d you like the series?

Rae: in tears um, it was fine

#it’s too good #bbrae #teen titans #beast boy #raven #the hunger games #edit also raven TOTALLY sees Peeta as a threat #like she’s right there with Katniss ‘he’s using her to win!’#and at the end she’s like oh my word😭#GAR IS MY PEETA😭😰

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kermitbread · 7 months

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I live!!!

thank you for the concern from the last ask yesterday. a measly death threat isn't really going to stop me from existing, and im going to make it anon's problem whether they like it or not

#ive dealt with death threats for as long as this blog has been in existence #god has already failed to end me so why should your words succeed in his place anon #lol

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wonder-worker · 27 days

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A.J Pollard’s biography on Edward IV was so cringe lol (generic; minor but frustrating inaccuracies; intensely judgmental at times and oddly dismissive at others while never considering the broader context; entirely diminished and trivialized Elizabeth Woodville as both queen and wife of his main subject in the name of "defending" her; created a false dichotomy between Edward and Henry VII’s styles of ruling and lauded the latter at the former’s expense even though Henry literally followed Edward’s example for the very things Pollard was criticizing Edward for; had a downright nonsensical and thoroughly misleading conclusion about Edward’s legacy & Richard’s usurpation that was based entirely on hindsight, Pollard's own assumptions, and the complete downplaying Richard’s agency and actions to emphasize what Pollard wrongly and misleadingly claimed were Edward's so-called 'failings', etc, etc)

I wanted to buy his book on Henry V but after reading this shitshow and the synopsis of that book, im guessing it's going to be 10x worse, so...no thanks

#history media #this was written months ago im posting it to get it out of my drafts #it wasn't necessarily BAD. it was generic and readable. but it was very disappointing and misleading and its conclusion was just nonsense #listen I have no patience for the dumbfuck idea that edward somehow had the ultimate responsibility for his own son's deposition because #of his 'policies' during his reign. like I said it's based fully on hindsight and entirely devoid of actual context. it's bafflingly stupid #literally everyone expected Edward V to succeed his father and 'both hoped for and expected' (Croyland's own words) a successful reign #Edward V's deposition was richard and solely Richard's fault lol this should not be difficult to understand #the reason Richard's usurpation was possible in the first place was bcause everyone expected E5 to succeed and didn't expect Richard #do to what he did. nothing would have happened without his initiative and decisions. it had nothing to do with Edward's 'policies'#Edward's policies were fine. henry vii - who pollard vaunts to no end - literally *followed* them #and claiming that he failed to unite England under the Yorkist dynasty is just plain stupid #buddy if he truly failed at that then neither Richard III nor Henry VII would have thrones lol. both emphasized continuity with #him when aiming for the throne. like the whole point of 1483-85 was that it was a conflict WITHIN the 'Yorkist' dynasty #it was not an external threat against it.#'his legacy failed' his legacy didn't fail his brother destroyed it (while also presenting himself as his heir because logic what's logic?)#henry's victory was very much the triumph of his legacy (a claimant chosen by his supporters as the husband of his daughter)#like this is really not my interpretation it is literally what happened #i'm not trying to glorify e4 but his son did inherit the throne in a more advantageous circumstances than any other minor king of england #and frankly than most other adult kings. dumping blame on Edward's literal corpse rather than acknowledge Richard's agency is so tasteless #the problem isn't that edward made a mistake in trusting his brother. many other kings including Henry V also trusted theirs.#the problem is that his brother was willing to break that trust in a way that was unprecedented and broke all political norms of that age #ie: Richard's usurpation occurred because of Richard who re-ignited conflict to make himself king. please drill this into your head #also btw this illogical 'interpretation' is based entirely on Charles Ross' hatred and derision towards Elizabeth Woodville and her family #if you agree with this inteterpretation you agree with his vilification of them 🤷🏻‍♀️#anyway if you want a better interpretation that's actually analytical and looks a relevant rather than a flawed retrospective perspective #i would recommend rosemary horrox's 'richard iii: a study of service' and david horspool's 'richard iii: a ruler and his reputation'#anyway one last time: STOP downplaying Richard's agency and actions. historians who do this are stupid and embarrassing. bye.#(i should really post horspool's glorious takedown of ross and Pollard huh? it was very entertaining to read)

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candydos · 2 years

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I know a number of people really didn’t like the “trio not really talking to each other for 10 years” thing, but I personally thought it was a nice thing to highlight.

as someone who’s had a lot of bad and toxic friendships, I realized that no one ever emphasized the importance of space, of distancing yourself to get better. it’s always about cutting them off, but what if you want to hold onto the person for the happiness you found in them? you have to take a little step back, look around, then keep going till you feel okay.

yes, the trio have been through a lot together, but they also hurt each other really badly and those don’t cancel each other out. not just everything in amphibia but the years of unhealthy dynamics back on earth. I know what it’s like to finally step out and have space after 8 months straight of a toxic friendship with its highs and lows, I can’t imagine what it would feel like for years of friendship. but it’s like a weird breath of fresh air. you both grow and you fix yourself out, then when you do come back, you’re better.

I feel like we don’t touch on these kinds of narratives/endings often, where goodbyes are permanent or the time away is significant. but there’s something beautiful in showing that friendships can stay intact in spite of distance and time away. that stepping away to grow on your own doesn’t diminish the value the friendship ever had in the first place. and I’m happy we got that.

#I’m bad at words so if this doesn’t make sense that’s fair #amphibia #amphibia season 3 #amphibia spoilers #but I have Very Strong defensive feelings about the ending because god!! it’s such a good lesson and by Jove I needed that as a kid #candy laments #yeah sure I didn’t save the world with my friends and almost die.. but we did deal with death threats.. teacher involvement.. blackmail..#and it was the worst months of my life.. but they were also the ones who made some of my best. how could I just let go of that?#and that’s why this idea of ‘it’s ok to stop being friends for a while then come back’ is so important #because now we’re better. and the ones i still have trouble forgiving.. I keep at a further distance but we’re ok. it doesn’t have to be #end all or regular commitment forever #like I’ve slowly been coming back to old friends that I haven’t talked to in 7-8 years and we were very close before.. it happens!#hdnsbvsbdhdhh separation and radio silence is ok it’s normal pls don’t get mad over it

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morp · 9 months

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#rain world #im obsessed with this #red lizards and pole plants looking similar? some pink lizards also being red enough to be mistaken *for* a red?#theres something there i just dont have the words DX #also makes me wonder if red lizards came first and pole plants ended up adapting that as a threat or it was the other way around #pink lizards sometimes resembling red lizards (in color) while red lizards then seem to frequently resemble pole plants in spine shape-#-and pole plants resembling poles.....#ough thays kinda cool #pole plant #red lizard

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y0-noid · 1 year

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GOT NOID PROBLEM? CALL NOID PATROL! AND AVOID THE NOID!

#this is such a silly silly concept #in my little brain cartoon.. i imagine these to be the noid's second threat next to mr green of course #but these three are also threats to mr green and his goons #personality wise I think #brook is the rookie(lol) and actually has a softspot for the noids. ususally letting them go free either out of embarrasment or being trick #bryant is the big guy. scary but also just trying to do his job. it usually doesnt end well do to complications and also how fast #and slippery the noids are (idk why i used the word slippery but they could just be)#the last one is varick. who is a sweetheart. a kind. always happy. Always happy. little fella.#varick is also the biggest threat of the noid patrol. while brook and bryant are a duo. varick tends to work alone.#they are. SCARY. to the noids to say the least.#I didnt MEAN to type a whole paragrach in the tags but umm #lol.#avoid the noid #the noid

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dutybcrne · 11 days

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Me BSing hcs like: The fact that Kae is not only able to create a shield when he is dangerously low HP but also the fact that he is able to regenerate HP when he hits opponents with Frostgnaw is definitely due to him receiving his Vision when Diluc had tried to kill him in their Confrontation...but could it be possible that his familial ties to the Abyss Order could have influenced that HP drain of his-

#//And that's without mentioning the fact that Glacial Waltz's duration increases FOR EVERY OPPONENT DEFEATED #//Between that and his lil teleporting trick like an Abyss mage's (minus the flurries of ice); I have SO many thinkings #//Deffo love the abilities of his being an amalgam of Vision based and Abyssal energy imbued #//Deffo love that fact meaning it hurts a bit to use his Vision at all; esp with the teleporting being such a Staple to his combat style #☆ ┆ ( .ooc. );#//Sidetracking a bit; but I also like to think that even after the Abyss is defeated/beaten back enough to not be such a threat; he'd still #keep his abilities from it/some connection to it. Bc he's so used to it being such a big PART of his fighting style/assets to use in a pinc #//But also bc keeping that connection means it'd help him keep track of any remnants of the Order far easier #//He could track them down with far more ease; sense if they are growing stronger; get intel from Domains/abyssal traces #//Of course being very mindful to keep it a secret & trying to not involve his loved ones/fellow knights of it all #//But he very much is careful esp bc of risks of him being corrupted by it; keeping a keen eye on his mental/physical/emotional states #//Deffo has plans to leave Mond and/or end his own life if he starts seeing the Abyssal corruption affecting him irreversibly #suicide mention tw #//Kind of but also kind of not; considering some of the ways how he'd go abt it #//Knows it'd be harder to the further it goes; so he has particular criteria he keeps tracks of to ensure if they come to pass #//he; in a clearer state of mind; would either 1) use his Vision to try & purge the energy out of himself (extremely painful; COULD kill #if the corruption runs deep enough & save him the trouble) or 2) use the aggressiveness of the corruption to provoke someone (esp Luc)#into taking care of him &thus ending the problem all together. Bc he KNOWS he's strong; only a handful of beings could actually kill him #//& actually be WILLING to; without hesitation. Luc comes to mind first bc of their Confrontation. But also bc Kae'd be happy w him being #the last person he ever sees. Thinks it'd be comforting more than anyone else. Esp since a lover would just break his heart to see them #//Worst case scenario is him falling to the corruption & sb breaking it out of him in the moment #//Bc the Instant he realizes what's happening; esp if they are crying and/or angered at him; he WILL fatally wound himself #//And make SURE it's not something he can come back from; save by a miracle (or 'curse' as he'd see it)#//Probably making an icicle and slitting his own throat; if not jamming the thing into his heart #//he won't hesitate; wont offer explanations; final words or apologies; he cant risk that moment of clarity being too short for it #//he HAS to make sure he can't hurt anyone any further; no matter what it means for him #//Which is partly why he'd be so keen to make sure it's not found out; bc he KNOWS he can be talked out of keeping those abilities #//Or worse; he'd fight them on it; and thus make for a fucken MESS in the aftermath if he's been too far along in the corruption #//But he KNOWS that even with the risks; the powers are a VALUABLE asset to him; &thus desperately wants to keep them #//'sidetracking a bit'; I said. Proceed to write a wHOLE FUCKEN NEW HC IN TAGS; I did; kjfbgkftg. Whoops lmao

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eroticcannibal · 1 year

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I've tried. I've tried for years. Prison absolution is not only not something I agree with, but its a harmful aim. Its fucking paradox of tolerance shit, ok? For people to be free, some people must not be free. I am on board with reform, I am OK with imprisonment being so fucking rare that prisons must be closed and house arrest is the only way to do it. But I simply cannot bring myself to agree that no one should be imprisoned. I firmly believe that is an immoral and dangerous view that only condemns victims to glorified imprisonment in their everyday lives. Not everyone can be fixed. Some people are just evil and will hurt people unless you stop them doing it. I've tried! I've tried to be a good prison abolitionist leftist! I've weighed the arguments! But the "solutions" are not applicable to the real world I live in.

#word of god #at the end of the day the only way i (a victim) can ever have freedom and autonomy is if he stops being a danger #so he can either chose to stop being an evil person (he will not)#or he could be imprisoned #or he could die #or i and my family can spend the rest of our lives in constant danger #and not just us but every person he has hurt and every person he will hurt #every child he will hurt #every second he is free is another chance for him to hurt someone AND HE WILL #idk i think taking away the option of prison for people like him #will only lead to more vigilante justice #despite the fact he wont be prosecuted the threat of it keeps him cautious and gives me comfort #what of we did not have that? one of us would probably be dead by now

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howifeltabouthim · 2 years

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I've already told you how this story will end. With your fairy tale shattered . . . With everything you thought true turned untrue . . .

Soman Chainani, from Quests for Glory

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bioswear · 4 months

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Hey, go listen to Blissful Death looped with A Better End and maybe you’ll calm down

#nier #drakengard #nier automata #I’m like 90% convinced taro and Okabe conspired for music across the series to tie into each other thematically #bc like I say… why does wretched weaponry and wretched automatons sound similar #ALSO IF WE ARE TALKING NAMING CONVENTIONS #the fact that A better end can be interpreted as either a better end (death) or a better ending (of a story)#and a major theme of DOD3 is finding the best branch where the flower does not serve as a threat #meanwhile Blissful death - you rarely associate the words Blissful with Death #so I take it to mean it’s a similar thing where it’s a… well. blissful death

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liloinkoink · 1 year

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it’s 1am and i’m gonna go to bed in a second, however. something that sticks out to me every time i rewatch third life is the bit in the final siege of dogwarts when scar starts trying to fight ren and martyn and ends up attacking grian by accident. grian says an annoyed “scar, you’re hitting the wrong person!” and scar apologizes immediately and backs off (at which point grian, if i remember right, has to pearl out of dogwarts bc scar took out too much of his health, meanwhile scar turns away and swiftly kills ren)

this a real fun exchange to have in general for a dozen reasons, but it hits especially hard knowing that it happens just moments before scar turns on grian for real in the final three. scar’s the one who lands the first hit on grian after grian fails to pick up the no kill pass, and he knocks out a good amount of grian’s hearts before bdubs jumps in to finish grian off. pretty sure if scar had landed one more hit on grian then the death credit would’ve gone to scar, even!

i dunno where i’m going with this exactly, i just find it interesting to pair those facts together

#says words #something something so many ppl write scar as completely unwilling to hurt grian #and i don’t disagree w that. esp early series scar. or end of session 8 scar #scar is mostly harmless and not a threat to grian for 99% of the series #but there was definitely a period of time in session 8 where scar hd no such reservations #i have my own theories on why he decided Grian Murder Is Okay #(coughs. might be best to not look back. coughs)#but. idk. interesting to me

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beholdthemem · 2 years

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On one hand I don't have the patience for the kind of people who declare themselves the judge of what does or does not qualify as 'problematic' in a ship, because I've noticed that it inevitably seems to boil down to 'You don't ship the thing that I do, and I don't think that ships besides mine should exist' using progressive sounding buzzwords that kind of fall apart the minute you investigate them closer. ('That's pedophilia!' Two year age gap between an 18 and 20 year old. 'You're homophobic!' Shipping a bisexual dude with a female character.)

On the other hand, I also do not have the patience for the type of people who unironically use the word 'antis' when talking about people who don't like their ship, because every one that I have ever talked to has the BIGGEST fucking victim complex about shipping something unpopular and seems to consider themselves genuinely oppressed because of it to the point where I want to be like

#personal #it's just two different flavors of Too Invested In Fandom Please Go Outside #i promise you both THERE IS MORE TO LIFE #TOUCH GRASS I AM BEGGING YOU #words mean things. 'pedophilia' 'homophobia' etc- those have ACTUAL MEANINGS and YOU HAVE USED NONE OF THEM CORRECTLY.#which i *know* you know.#and then on the other hand it's like...#jfc SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK THE THING YOU LIKE IS GROSS. THAT SUCKS BUT IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.#GROW UP.#bitch i shipped HitsuHina and GAAMATSU in the 2000s/early 2010s #on FANFICTION.NET.#you know how many death threats you were likely to get per perfectly tame fic containing either of those?#on deviantart??#you don't wail about what a martyr you are to have to deal with it you roll your eyes ignore it and MOVE ON.#buddy on tumblr you can fucking BLOCK PEOPLE! we did not have that option in ye olde FFN days!#THE BLOCK BUTTON IS YOUR FRIEND. BLOCK. AND. MOVE ON.#you know how many people I've blocked in the past two months?#neither do i because i no longer bother keeping track #somebody says something rude to me about the thing i like and then i block them and move on with my fuckin day.#10/10 would recommend.

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sasudou · 2 years

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the first and second (manga) version of soukoku meet-cute has switched/mirroing POVs; which is why we see Chuuya's "you dare, punk?" expression and Dazai's cold smile in the first one and Chuuya's feral toothy grin in the second one; I'm choosing to believe the first one is more in Chuuya's point of view, and the second more in Dazai's. It also kind of reflects in artstyle too - the first is more somber and serious, the second is more goofy but also more morbid.

and i choose to believe that you are a gift from god

#god actually hates me and would never do this for me but we’re not talking about that right now #but this is such an interesting take #i think from ages 15 to 16 chuuya saw dazai as a sort of threat (??) idk if that’s the right word i can’t think right now #but he just thought dazai was evil #it wasn’t until the end of stormbringer that chuuya began genuinely caring for dazai and saw him as more than that #an actual friendship/partnership began to build #but dazai came to care about chuuya faster than chuuya came to care about dazai #dazai was shown doing caring/soft gestures for chuuya throughout stormbringer #so his care for him probably developed at 15 #maybe when chuuya helped dazai realize that he wants to give living a chance #(????)#if what you’re saying is right #then i think it’s a good reflection of how they saw each other at the time #idk if this has anything to do with the point you were making idk maybe i’m dumb but you’re absolutely right anon you’re so smart mwah

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problemswithbooks · 2 years

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Personal pet peeve of mine--people that call Twice’s death extrajudicial killing, aka an assassination.

It’s just not--that’s not what those words mean, and it’s in no way accurate.

First off, it can’t be an extrajudicial killing because Hawks clearly wants to capture him. He had many opportunities before and after Twice fought back to kill him and did not. Yes, you can argue that Hawks was doing a poor job of apprehending Twice or deescalating the situation, but given he gave Twice the option to surrender, and even offered help getting a better sentence, it’s clear he did mean to arrest him and have him face some form of trial. That alone means it’s not an assassination--if it was Twice would have died immediately.

Second, saying Hawks was going against his orders to preform an assassination but then lapsed back into following orders, and therefore it’s an extrajudicial killing also doesn’t hold up. There really isn’t any indication that Hawks was ordered to kill Twice. It seemed he alone focused of Twice because after Jin destroyed an entire city with his clones, he appeared to be the most dangerous individual in the LoV.

Before Lady Nagant showed up the worst the HPSC did was send Hawks in as a spy and allow him to ignore civilian lives to get on the good side of the League. We got no indication Hawks was a trained assassin for them, and even after the Nagant ‘reveal’, we got no real conformation he did the same extrajudicial killings she did.

Third, even if Hawks was trained as an assassin and was ordered to kill Twice--he didn’t follow those orders. As stated above, he actively tried to apprehend Twice alive. Even when Twice resisted, he kept on trying to incapacitate him. You can argue his effectiveness, but it is shown he tried and wanted Twice to live.

Hawks didn’t revert back to assassin mode and kill a man because of orders--he killed Twice because he was an active threat that from both past and present actions showed he was a major threat to human life. That’s not an extrajudicial killing--it’s a form of self defense, defense of another.

Because as much as some fans will say Twice was unfairly targeted and killed for actions he hadn’t yet committed, that’s just not true. Jin had already killed a lot of people and leveled a city back when he fought the MLA. He’d already shown blatant disregard for human life during the forest raid, where many children’s lives were threatened by his friends. He helped attack police, probably killing a few when they ran them off the road to torture Overhaul. Twice had a past of using violence, even murder to archive the LoV’s goals so it is by no means unfair to assume he would continue to be violent.

Not only that he replies in the affirmative when Dabi tells him to go mess things up. Twice flees, after resisting arrest, while making it clear, due to his past actions, that he will use lethal methods to help his similarly murderous friends. It’s far more likely that Twice will continue to help his friends, and further Shigaraki’s goals (which are inherently based on killing millions of people) if he gets away, then it is he’ll just chill with them and do nothing. Letting Jin go under that circumstance, with nothing but hope that he’s to injured to rampage, or gets caught by another Hero, so he can’t escape, heal and come back as a major threat would be grossly incompetent.

#bnha #bnha spoilers #mha #bnha hawks #hawks #takami keigo #I just get kind of peeved at the people using the wrong word #and pretending its correct #like if Hori wanted it to be an assassination #then he really should have had Twice get killed at the end of that one cliff hanger chapter #because Twice having a violent past isn't a reason to kill him without trying to arrest him first #like I don't agree with the US using drones even if it was a guarantee they always hit the bad guys and no civilians were ever killed #because even if those people did kill people they clearly aren't an active threat in that moment #but Twice was going to become an active threat if he got out of that room #he said as much #and then that's when his past actions come into play #because they show he really is committed and has the capability of murdering people #so yeah Hawks had every reason to kill him #it sucks and Hawks' actions should be scrutinized and possibly punished in someway due to him ending up in such a bad situation #like there was pobably more he could have done to either remove Twice from the location before hand #so reduce the possibility of him getting back up #or give Hawks more time to catch him non-lethally if he got by him #but either way I don't see him getting anything for Twice's death #since at that point it was nessesary #at best he'd get reckless endangerment #negligence maybe #if twice had any family they could probably get some compensation because Hawks messed up the arrest #like in a civil suit #but I don't see Hawks getting jail time for it #maybe he loses his Hero license for a few months

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