Miraculous Monte Cristo AU Work in progress, aspiring author, and research can be a bitch! "I invoke the trope, Death of the Author, to be my muse and reason for differences in opinion and interpretation of all sources of fictional media." https://archiveofourown.org/users/EKWolf2020
Always want to make this AU tbh, took inspiration from 2004 van helsing movie. Valko as van helsing that can turn into a werewolf, mc as a witch who doubles as a hunter. They on each other throat but one thing another, they need to work together ^^ (also this an excuse for me to try draw furry 😭)
I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about how uncomfortable it is to see a character, not just based off of Buddhist monks, but is literally a monk in the show, be in a romantic and sexual relationship with a woman and have kids with her while still being a monk. And to talk about how hot and ripped he is and how people are thirsting over him? Bryke just love to pick and choose whatever parts of Buddhism they want to keep and what they want to bastardize for the benefit of aang. They make him preach about his monk lifestyle the entire show but when it comes to his crush there’s suddenly an exception. It’s so culturally insensitive and ignorant.
Re: This post about the Valko Boycott and the new news that Rafs 4th myth is allegedly being pushed back to sometime in August.
I honestly think this is such a good sign.
It shows at the very least that Infold knows that posting Rafs new myth before addressing the protest will only cause more chaos for them.
Someone on X also pointed out that Infold has likely been in a 30 day holding period so that they can investigate everything for legal reasons etc, so the earliest we MIGHT hear from then would be the 29th.
Personally I’m not holding onto anything really coming up in July at all, as we all now know 7/31 is a sensitive date in CN so I have some doubts about hearing anything before 8/1-2. Either way we shouldn’t set deadlines. We don’t stop boycotting until Valko is in the game.
Also at this point nothing in Valko’s cancellation announcement can be held as 100% fact either, as they promised Rafs myth there and thats (again allegedly) not happening anymore.
Every day that that brain dead post looses credibility is a good day.
The thing to be careful of is that this news has the antis freaking out so there’s very likely to be even more rumors and fear mongering flying around.
All that being said, this does not actually confirm anything in either direction. Until Valko is in the game, we cannot trust Infold with anything other than knowing they want our money BADLY.
The duality of Valko is strong!!! First he can go from cocky nerd like man that is laying out one liners and confident in his element to calculating, calm and very visually mysterious and keeping the room guessing from how serious he is when he walks into the crowd of people. Ugh! I want more of this!!! I need to see CEO Valko one moment then to goofy nerdy boy!
Don't mind me kicking and screaming as Love and Deep Space decided to do something amazing which is combining top movies of the decade and giving them quotes from said movies and stories!!! Also ZAYNE! the voiceactor needs a fucking raise!
Rafayel too! It almost didn't sound like him! But his quips were so good!
And Sylus! Sylus, my fucking gods! I want to hug and cry with his scene! but fucking yes!!!!! GODS these cards look amazing!
All of them look so good! I actually almost cried for Caleb's too! Gods don't make me cry! But also so fucking good!
Remember when joining fandom as a younger person meant lurking for a bit and figuring out the vibe and etiquette instead of coming in on day one and calling people weirdos for liking weirdo shit in the weirdo factory.
I am going to say some things about the leaked movie that might not make people happy; as well as light spoiler/ Alleged material. Especially have some words about the Creators of Bryke and extra why my thoughts will be spicy. If you like them and follow me, recommend scrolling away.
Otherwise, here we go.
Not sure how much of my words will hold weight to anyone, but just want to get my thoughts about all of this mess after sitting with the news about the movie leaking from the last 48 + hours.
I want to start off my take with while I have not seen the leaked movie, I am not really as hyped about this movie as everyone else is or see the excitement for it. Yes the animation looks good, and I will give the animation credit that there are times when the fight scenes happen - from the images I have seen, they look fluid and I can see the effort put into it. I would never take that away from animation studio as I know the medium is hard as is. So commend them as it sounded like it was hard to complete this project due to some debates with the animation studios last I heard.
That is all I can say just from the images as I have not found nor want to currently look at clips with audio, mostly because what I did hear was - admittedly - cringe even for me. And I am not as afraid of being cringey as I used to be. But some of the dialogue I have heard was like... really?
That being said...
When news about the Avatar animated movie in production including a release date, I was honestly indifferent. Mostly because, as a Zutara fan, I have come to terms that I was not going to get any more content from the main producers of the show of Zuko and Katara possibly together in any meaningful way; and even if we did, it would be brief and nothing at best and basically leaning into how "Toxic" the relationship could be at worse. And before people assume I am being harsh on the producers, yes. I am harsh because, while I was not there all those years ago, watching Bryke -two grown men - effectively bully and allow the further bullying of teenage girls/women for liking their show but not the way they wanted us to as mean spirited. And I was bullied growing up so I do not like bullies in general.
But people might say "Well they could change," and true. A bully can change. But that would mean humbling to admit that what they did was wrong and taking steps to show they change. From the comics and books that I have read and heard, it does not seem to be that they have humbled themselves, if anything they double down anytime something is changed in the stories and or confuses previous established lore. Or a "fix" in the relationship that end up damaging more - i.e. Katara getting nearly burned when Aang was mad she did not recognize him as a boyfriend and nothing was talked about or came out of it other than Aang still bottling his feelings. Extreme example, I know but this is one of many issues with the story as it goes. Or Having Katara and Zuko barely talk from the comics moving forward even though the third season made it seem like they were friends - or having the opposite effect of during season 3 comics when they are together, they work better than Aang. But then Byrke doubles down in the following material by some other means. And the cycle repeats.
And while some people can be able to just enjoy the new material, I just can't shake that feeling of being suspicious of them as they do it before of trying to make it look like we are the crazy ones for liking Zuko and Katara together but then show how unbalanced the relationship of Katara and Aang is and people still say "You are being just a crazy shipper that is not reading the story objectively." Maybe but when I can put away my passion for Zutara, taking that out and just looking at Aang and Katara's relationship has a massive imbalance. Other people on there and other platforms have done amazing jobs analyzing this more than I can do in a post, so if you want recommendations, let me know and I can share - or maybe I will finally bring it up as well.
But in terms of trusting the creators now, after so many years of them doing this, I don't trust Byrke. I have been burned by them many times objectively speaking from their continued work and I don't think Bryke was ever going to give Zutara to us properly or even the chance for it.
And from the review it sounds like they only visually had Zuko and Katara next to each other. Not a single bit of dialogue between them. Not even a single moment to show at the very least they are still friends. Just glances and maybe one "Order" from Katara (allegedly).
Which leads me to the leaked video. While I will be trying to not engage with it much, I will be honest that I am not sure I want to be watching it anyway as it feels hollow. While animation can look pretty and nostalgia is strong, I cannot find myself to be excited about the movie or even seeing Katara and Zuko together because the animation has them together. To me, based on previous patterns, it just feels like baiting from Bryke to make us talk about the movie and hype it up.
Even the scenes with Sokka and Toph should be interesting and funny and or engaging, but I cannot get myself to enjoy some of it. On some level, it feels like an animated vidoe that someone decided to make on Youtube instead of a millions of dollars studio making it.
Again, my opinion.
And people can take it or leave it or call me crazy for not accepting the crumbs or overly hyped about the movie. But for me, I just feel the bully trying to win me over before the curtains are pulled scenario creeping into my mind. Plus, I don't like giving more attention to this than what I have already have done and will do. Should something change, maybe I will come back to it, but personal, this is my only take on the issue.
If people want to enjoy the Zutara crumbs for the fun of it, I am not going to stop you nor can I. Or if people want to call me crazy for being a Zutara fan when "x,y, z ship is better", more power to you/ if you are rude you will be blocked.
All I want to say that is - in a possibility, not to scare but it is possible - if it becomes more clear they used us for the hype then suddenly pin a fan for leaking it, be warned. Because now, they are looking to move the blame from the hacker to the fans for watching the movie as it is coming out and Paramount cannot take it down.
And to be clear, I personally do not know why they would format the movie in a way that the entire thing could be downloaded this early on nor do I agree with having it hacked and spread like this without someone being on high alert; would have been better to keep it somewhere on a physical drive, but that is me - so there was some fault. Just not sure who.
So just be careful.
As for myself, I will be at peace with writing my fan fics and maybe drawing of the ship that I found and loved that ended at Season 3 of Avatar the Last Airbender.
You're welcome! I am glad it could help. Been definitely a wave of emotions that have been happening with this whole - quite frankly - mess of a situation. But if this helped someone, I say that this is a win.
I am going to say some things about the leaked movie that might not make people happy; as well as light spoiler/ Alleged material. Especially have some words about the Creators of Bryke and extra why my thoughts will be spicy. If you like them and follow me, recommend scrolling away.
Otherwise, here we go.
Not sure how much of my words will hold weight to anyone, but just want to get my thoughts about all of this mess after sitting with the news about the movie leaking from the last 48 + hours.
I want to start off my take with while I have not seen the leaked movie, I am not really as hyped about this movie as everyone else is or see the excitement for it. Yes the animation looks good, and I will give the animation credit that there are times when the fight scenes happen - from the images I have seen, they look fluid and I can see the effort put into it. I would never take that away from any animation studio as I know the medium is hard as is. So I commend them as it sounded like it was hard to complete this project due to some debates with the animation studios last I heard.
That is all I can say just from the images as I have not found nor want to currently look at clips with audio, mostly because what I did hear was - admittedly - cringe even for me. And I am not as afraid of being cringey as I used to be. But some of the dialogue I have heard was like... really?
That being said...
When news about the Avatar animated movie in production including a release date, I was honestly indifferent. Mostly because, as a Zutara fan, I have come to terms that I was not going to get any more content from the main producers of the show of Zuko and Katara possibly together in any meaningful way; and even if we did, it would be brief and nothing at best and basically leaning into how "Toxic" the relationship could be at worse. And before people assume I am being harsh on the producers, yes. I am harsh because, while I was not there all those years ago, watching Bryke -two grown men - who effectively bullied and allow the further bullying of teenage girls/women for liking their show but not the way they wanted us to was mean spirited and disrespectful. And I was bullied growing up so I do not like bullies in general.
But people might say "Well they could change," and true. A bully can change. But that would mean humbling themselves and be willing to admit that what they did was wrong and taking steps to show they change. And from the comics and books that I have read and heard about, it does not seem to be that they have humbled themselves; if anything they double down anytime something is changed or questioned in the stories and or confuses previous established lore. Or a "fix" in the relationship that end up damaging more - i.e. Katara getting nearly burned when Aang was mad she did not recognize him as a boyfriend and nothing was talked about or came out of it other than Aang still bottling his feelings. Extreme example, I know but this is one of many issues with the story as it goes. Or Having Katara and Zuko barely talk from the comics moving forward even though the third season made it seem like they were friends - or having the opposite effect of during season 3 comics when they are together, they work better than Katara with Aang. But then Byrke doubles down in the following material by some other means. And the cycle repeats.
And while some people can be able to just enjoy the new material, I just can't shake that feeling of being suspicious of them as they do it before of trying to make it look like we are the crazy ones for liking Zuko and Katara together but then show how unbalanced the relationship of Katara and Aang is and people still say "You are being just a crazy shipper that is not reading the story objectively." Maybe but when I can put away my passion for Zutara, taking that out and just looking at Aang and Katara's relationship, it has a massive imbalance. Other people on here and other platforms have done amazing jobs analyzing this more than I can do in a post, so if you want recommendations, let me know and I can share - or maybe I will finally bring it up as well.
But in terms of trusting the creators now, after so many years of them doing this, I don't trust Byrke. I have been burned by them many times objectively speaking from their continued work and I don't think Bryke was ever going to give Zutara to us properly or even the chance for it.
And from the reviews of people that have seen it and have said, it sounds like they only visually had Zuko and Katara next to each other. Not a single bit of dialogue between them. Not even a single moment to show at the very least they are still friends. Just glances and maybe one "Order" from Katara (allegedly).
Which leads me to the leaked video. While I will be trying to not engage with it much, I will be honest that I am not sure I want to be watching it anyway as it feels hollow. While animation can look pretty and nostalgia is strong, I cannot find myself to be excited about the movie or even seeing Katara and Zuko together because the animation has them together. To me, based on previous patterns, it just feels like baiting from Bryke to make us talk about the movie and hype it up.
Even the scenes with Sokka and Toph should be interesting and funny and or engaging, but I cannot get myself to enjoy some of it. On some level, it feels like an animated vidoe that someone decided to make on Youtube instead of a millions of dollars studio making it.
Again, my opinion.
And people can take it or leave it or call me crazy for not accepting the crumbs or overly hyped about the movie. But for me, I just feel the bully trying to win me over before the curtains are pulled scenario creeping into my mind. Plus, I don't like giving more attention to this than what I have already have done and will do. Should something change, maybe I will come back to it, but personal, this is my only take on the issue.
If people want to enjoy the Zutara crumbs for the fun of it, I am not going to stop you nor can I. Or if people want to call me crazy for being a Zutara fan when "x,y, z ship is better", more power to you/ if you are rude you will be blocked.
All I want to say that is - in a possibility, not to scare but it is possible - if it becomes more clear they used us for the hype then suddenly pin a fan for leaking it, be warned. Because now, they are looking to move the blame from the hacker to the fans for watching the movie as it is coming out and Paramount cannot take it down.
And to be clear, I personally do not know why they would format the movie in a way that the entire thing could be downloaded this early on nor do I agree with having it hacked and spread like this without someone being on high alert; would have been better to keep it somewhere on a physical drive, but that is me - so there was some fault. Just not sure who.
So just be careful.
As for myself, I will be at peace with writing my fan fics and maybe drawing of the ship that I found and loved that ended at Season 3 of Avatar the Last Airbender.
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