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Haiii, posting in marvel rivals tag cause it seems fairly active.

I've been obsessed with Mantis lately, and I was wondering if anyone has any good comics with her to recommend??

I could just look some up, but I like recommendations from others better

#marvel rivals #marvel rivals mantis #marvel #guardians of the galaxy #i love her so much

BRO (；ＴДＴ)

I think he's mad that I was gone for years

#i fucking forgot i did this #pranked myself #i was so shocked #the arcana #the arcana asra #he looks so smug too

knightnick

Just saw that some TERF/radfem touched one of my Shadowheart posts and I would like to make this very clear: Shadowhearts best friend is a transwomen. Shadowheart punches transphobes it's literally canon. Shadowheart is bisexual. She would despise you assholes. And also: Every single voice actor of BG3 that I have seen has spoken out for their support of trans people. Jennifer English (Shadowheart) posts about this OFTEN on Instagram, she and her girlfriend Aliona Baranova are very much supporter of trans people and trans rights. All of the voice actors always speak so proudly of the fact that this game has given people the strenght to come out, learn about themselfs or just feel seen. Literally NO one likes you assholes. You guys have no place in fandom.

8teddy-bear8

Penelope “you’re always my husband” and Odysseus “next to my wife” of Ithaca everyone

I’m afraid they invented romance actually

restlesskeychains

She answers his question. He asks her if she’ll ever fall inlove with him. It’s an insult to her. Oh, if you ask this, then can you remove the tree where you carved our bed? No you can’t. You can never do that, unless you took a knife and carved it out of its hold. Then why do you ask me such a stupid question? Can you tell I’m going insane with this song????

fabuloustrash05

What a lovely Christmas 🥰

farleyparley

arthurarthurarthurarthurarthurarthurarthurarthur

arthursfuckinghat

They really made a character like Arthur Morgan and not only gave him crippling self esteem issues, but they gave him confidence so low that he doesn't share his passions with anyone ever.

Like what do you mean Arthur loves to write but thinks he writes like a fool?

What do you mean Arthur loves to draw and is really talented but he doesn't see it that way?

What do you mean Arthur loves the smaller things in life but doesn't feel like he's deserving of good things?

What do you mean there was a whole different side to Arthur that the people he cared about rarely got to see?

What do you mean he lived and died with parts of his life tucked away tight in the pages of the journal that only one other person has ever been able to read?

What a tragedy.

#every day I think about the things he chooses to draw and the love and appreciation he holds for things.#every day I think about what specific things he finds beauty in and decides to draw.#I love an artist

fireivy

Upon replaying the Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after finishing Red Dead Redemption II, I came to the interesting realization that Geralt of Rivia believes himself to be what Arthur Morgan is. With this is the odd conclusion that for all of his faults, Arthur has a more accurate view of himself and better mental health than the Witcher. In this essay I will…

fireivy

…extrapolate upon the self perception of each of these characters, the outside, more objective view, the factors that have helped shape their perceptions and self-awareness, and compare them.

Lets begin with Arthur Morgan. Arthur’s self-perception is rather accurate. While the extent of his wrong-doings and good actions can vary based on the player, Arthur is an outlaw, a mercenary, a thief, and a murderer. One of the most, if not the most, prominent parts in the story is when Arthur beats an old man to death to collect for a loan shark. Arthur is also keenly aware of this and for a good part of the story does not seem overly bothered by it. In fact, there is a moment in the game where he is conversing with his fellow gang-member Charles where they discuss that they are criminals and that's just what their life has led them to. Later in the game Arthur’s conscience, which had been bothering him earlier, leads him to decide to change his behavior as he learns that his prior action (beating up that old man) has actually sentenced him to a slow death by tuberculosis. He knows what he has done and what he is, and he is not necessarily concerned with making up for the past, merely changing his behavior going forward for what time he has left as he recognizes that he does not want to act like the person he had been. In all, this is a relatively honest and self-reflective view. He does not try to deny his wrongdoing nor does he hyperfixate on them. He recognizes his actions and moves forward.

The one area where Arthur struggles is in his intelligence. Arthur is clearly a smart individual, but multiple times throughout the game he professes otherwise. Arthur was orphaned early on, grew up on the streets and then with a gang. He learned to properly read and write sometime in his late teens from his mentor/father-figure Hosea. He never got proper schooling. Because of this, Arthur seems content with the idea that he simply isn't very smart. His role in the gang is a strong-arm – he doesn't need to be “smart” to threaten and kill so it doesn't appear to really bother him. But Arthur is a good writer, a good illustrator, creative, and a good problem solver. He recognises when something is wrong with the gang leader Dutch and makes the difficult choice to challenge him on it whereas a lesser man would simply go along. But Arthur’s intelligence, academic and emotional, shows itself differently than the well-read scientists and philosophers he meets and counts as smart. And when they tell him he isn't, he believes them. This is a product of how the world Arthur lives in has shaped him and those around him, and he sadly doesn't have any reason to believe otherwise.

Now lets turn to Geralt of Rivia. Andrezj Sapkowski does a fantastic job of writing his characterization in the book series and the video games remain mostly truthful to this. It is very obvious that Geralt has self-esteem problems. He describes himself as a mutant, and monster, and readily accepts the notion that he is not human but something implied as lesser. Due to the circumstances of the world around him, Geralt is often faced with making decisions that will inevitably hurt someone. The concept of “the lesser of two evils” is often touted in the world of The Witcher but it more accurately plays out as a “no-win scenario.” Geralt recognizes the hurt around him and often blames himself for an inevitability. This is especially prominent in the games where, due to the nature of the game, the player is aware that there was no good outcome even if Geralt might be unconvinced. However, Geralt’s view that he is a bad person is made more questionable by the fact that Geralt is one of the few characters in The Witcher world who indeed IS a good person. He has good morals that he sticks to (for the most part) and cares deeply about the people he loves and demonstrates compassion and kindness to those he does not know (a true rarity in this world). In the books he spares monsters he knows are harmless, or endangered, despite the consequence of not getting paid. He puts himself in danger to save others and, of course, risks life and limb for his adopted daughter. Now, this could be similar to how Arthur Morgan’s perception on his intelligence is warped due to his surroundings. Geralt lives in a tragic, cruel world and it would make sense that this would alter his self-perception. But Geralt, much like Batman, is the kind of “lone wolf” that invariably finds himself surrounded by friends. Friends who are able to see the kind of person Geralt is and express this to him. Despite this, Geralt remains unchanged in his views and easily spirals into depression because of it - something that is obvious in the books and explored greatly in fanfiction.

If we want to make the comparison to intelligence (and why not, since we’re here), Geralt does have the upper hand on Arthur in recognizing his intellect. Geralt, though, was schooled in the Witcher equivalent in biology and he has a great depth of “book” smarts and is aware of this. If anything though, this furthers his belief that he is different and “other” from humans who primarily lack the grisly knowledge Geralt carries.

While looking at both characters, its easy to see that while Arthur and Geralt both consider themselves bad people, Arthur actually has consciously done bad things whereas Geralt almost always chooses the “morally correct” choice. Arthur recognizes his wrongdoings and takes steps to act better whereas Geralt falls into false perceptions. There are, of course, nuances to this take. Geralt does have moments in the books which are questionable and maybe even out-of-character, and Arthur’s role in the collapse of his life range from “it was out of his control” to “100% his fault and he’s an enabler.” But Geralt never beat an old innocent man to death over $20 and Arthur, even when facing the fatal consequences of his actions, doesn't breakdown as much as Geralt.

This does not make one character better than the other – in fact I think both are wonderfully designed. Perhaps it is an example of how one can write two very different but very good and compelling characters. I will make the disclaimer that this was written in my free time at work, and mostly from memory, so there are likely some moments in the books or either game I missed.