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finished even the mountains crumble reread
Do you like this video game song?
I like it and I've definitely heard it before
I like it and it sounds familiar
I like it and this is my first time hearing it
I don't feel strongly about it or have a complex opinion
I don't like it and I've definitely heard it before
I don't like it and it sounds familiar
I don't like it and this is my first time hearing it
joker and akechi persona 5 are beautiful to me because its like akechi will go "i hate you i despise you" and "thats just the sort of brainless sentimentality id expect from you" but hes like a traumatized shelter cat who only lets joker near him without biting because he's never experienced someone genuinely liking him for his real self before because he spends all his time lying and also his real self is a serial killer and all around bitch and joker is a normal nice guy with everyone else but hes got this weird codependent attachment to akechi because he's got a weird thing only half explained by getting arrested where he hides his real emotions all the time and makes himself as palettable and helpful to others as possible so they don't ask about any of his real feelings except akechi who inexplicably gets his freak and also tried to murder him multiple times
A pattern that's so important - their time together called a free time/relax in all ranks between Rank 2 - Rank 6. They really are just two teens hanging out, having fun together. A break from their busy life.
We know that for Ren, most of Confidants are some kind of deals, having some kind of goal, he's taking a break from that. For Akechi, his one purpose was his revenge so he's taking a break from his goal to have an actual friend and enjoy time with him, someone who knows him beyond Detective Prince.
This is also a break from their role as enemies. They were made to be enemies, but relaxing together, they can escape these roles for a bit, enjoying each other's company. Which also foreshadows the ideal reality where they're given exactly that. A chance to be together and have fun without any roles imposed onto them
"akechi thinks his vengeance was just" maybe that's the lie he told himself to justify it but actually no. the whole point of loki and robin hood are that he knows he's a villain. he knows he's not a real hero, a real hero would live up to robin hood's ideals, which he doesn't, not deep down. he knows his actions are ultimately unjust and loki's villainous appearance displays that. but he commits them anyway because he needs his vengeance more than he needs to be a hero. he knows what he's done is evil and he did it anyway. akechi is not light yagami. anyway i need to go to sleep maybe i'll write a real meta about this in the morning
This side by side makes me cry. Those are the exact same eyes. Despite everything it's still you :(
Today I learned that Goro Akechi and Ken Amada have the exact same blood type. All their other similarities aside, they just happen to share one of the rarest blood types?
I know that the Futagoro siblings headcanon is relatively popular because she's also AB, but Ken and Akechi being brothers is truly the funniest possible outcome. We need to slutshame Masayoshi Shido, look at this insanity
"I'm not gonna butt into this weird understanding you two have" i love you morgana
“Don’t worry. It’s just like you said: I’m a greedy person. I wanted Akira all for myself.”
[spoilers for the Even the Mountains Crumble/Easy Target series by rosegardenlake @whoalookingcooljoker ]
Do you like this Video Game Song? #758
I like it and I've definitely heard it before
I like it and it sounds familiar
I like it and this is my first time hearing it
I don't feel strongly about it or have a complex opinion
I don't like it and I've definitely heard it before
I don't like it and it sounds familiar
I don't like it and this is my first time hearing it
Song: Full Moon Full Life Artist: Atsushi Kitajoh, Lotus Juice From: Persona 3 Reload
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thinking abt lrb and how there was that whole trend in the fandom where everyone was like "akechi is the only one who knows akira is a normal human being with thoughts and feelings and struggles and the rest of the PT are stupid idiots who put him on a pedestal" and like you could get akechi to that point but. you'd need him to have an arc actually. bc akechi totally does put joker on an unrealistic pedestal actually. he is the ideal form of the person akechi wishes he could be, and as such he believes joker is Perfect. he thinks he's the suave amazing leader who has everything together and loves his friends and has a spotless moral code and is smart enough to challenge him. i think it'd be just as much a shock to him as everyone else just how much joker struggles under the surface.
the one time we get a moment in canon where joker struggles (2/2) akechi is put on the other side telling him to just get over it, stop being a human with emotions, be the perfect ideal of you I see in my head. and it's half because he doesn't want joker to care about him and he's afraid of being stuck in maruki's reality forever but it's also half because he doesn't want to see joker as a flawed person just like he is. he's supposed to be his rival. he's not supposed to struggle the way he does.
like, the interrogation room is the perfect example of this also. akechi straight up says in rank 7, "you are aware of the trap? of how we are on opposite sides and now we must prove our worth to come out on top? good. then beat me if you're truly my rival." he thinks joker is capable of besting him, i think when he kills joker and there was no plot and he's just dead (to akechi's knowledge) he's shocked and disappointed. he expected joker to meet him at his level. and it's also why he thinks his double crossing is entirely fair. they're rivals, if joker is worthy of him, he'll escape. if not, he wasn't worth a damn and akechi doesn't need to have any regrets at having killed him (he does anyway). akechi is not at any point thinking "oh wow joker will be traumatized by this" he's always thinking "joker will be able to handle this easily if he's truly worthy of being my rival."
anyway. point is, akechi is not normal about joker any more than anyone else in this game. there are of course ways he sees beyond the mask in ways the others don't, that is absolutely true. and he would likely be one of the first people to realize there's more going on in a story where joker is struggling specifically because joker is failing to live up to his unrealistic expectations. but he's also part of the problem of p5r framing joker like an infallible hero. everyone puts joker on an unrealistic pedestal, including akechi. and the game in the end mostly thinks they're right to do so. if you want to deconstruct that, give akechi an arc where he realizes the truth about his rival too.
Hi! I was wondering if you’ve translated the “this is no small potatoes” line from 2/2, where it later got changed to “this isn’t trivial” ? I love the scene so I’m curious if there is another layer of nuance in their discussion in the Japanese version
(Wow, this post was just hanging out in my drafts, totally written. Be free, little post. yeah, it's not little)
Hi anon! I currently have no thoughts of any kind and have forgotten most of what I ever knew, but I love this small sequence so much that I'm going to try to elaborate on it.
In short: these lines are the capstone of Joker and Akechi's arc. They run right back through the third semester to the Jazz Club, and right back to his confidant. They're the emotional heart of them.
Akechi 君は変わらず、丸喜と戦う道を選べばいい。 kimi wa kawarazu, Maruki to chigau michi o erabeba ii All you have to do is stick to your guns and challenge Maruki. [lit. if you choose a different path to Maruki without wavering, it'll be fine.]
First off, here's another instance of that "choose your own path" motif, elided from the localisation. This is not just associated with Akechi in P5, but he really does hammer it home.
now freeze: the callback to conf 7
I'm mentally unwell 🖤
Akechi’s first hug in years and it had to be that damn bear
Do you like this Video Game Song? #700
I like it and I've definitely heard it before
I like it and it sounds familiar
I like it and this is my first time hearing it
I don't feel strongly about it or have a complex opinion
I don't like it and I've definitely heard it before
I don't like it and it sounds familiar
I don't like it and this is my first time hearing it
Love love love characters that present themselves as emotionally open social butterflies but the more you see of them the more obvious it is that they’re the most closed off fuckers in the story. Sure, they want to help you with your personal problems and messy emotions, but if you turn that shit back on them, they’ll shut down or deflect every time. Why are you sticking your nose in their business anyway? It’s not like it matters. They’re not a person, they’re just a role being played. They’re the guy who fixes things and saves people. Please ignore the man behind the mask, he’s fine. Everything’s fine.