#character rant

[cookierunkingdomconfessions]

I wish there was more solo fan art of Black Pudding whether it be of a cool portrait of him or art developing his character more. Don't get me wrong, I like the Campudding art too, but sometimes I can't help but worry that all people see in Black Pudding is as "Camembert's yaoi partner" and nothing else when there's way more to his character than just, the one thing. What about his found family relationship with the other Grinders? What about his history? The cookie who inspired him to be a vigilante? What about some cute/cool headcanons of personal hobbies and habits he'd have? Etc, etc. The comics and game certainly didn't help with that with him calling Cam nicknames like "Pretty Boy" and "Young Master".

I think overall it's an issue I have with fandom culture in general where there's just so much emphasis on shipping and playing dolls with characters that there tends to be a sort of forgetfullness of the characters as individuals. And again, there's nothing wrong with shipping, I do it too, but I guess what I'm asking for is some kind of balance? Like, ship the characters but also don't forget them as individuals as well to prevent flanderization of them.

I hope I got my point across decently...

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[l4ugh1nghyena]

This fucking disgusting pedo reposted my art on twitter. Listen if youre into this sick crap block me and kill yourself. I geniuenly hope anybody whos into this shotacon darkshipping proshipping stuff kills themselves. I dont care. I said it. People who draw and LIKES this stuff do not deserve anything in life. I do not fuck with anybody whos a fucking perv. Die.

[wh0s-izzy]

I think gabriel corelates more with philosophy than he's given credit for.

Specifically talking about his corelation and connection to socrates.

Socrates (the father of philosophy), main idea is that "he knows that he knows nothing" and so what he does is ask everything, question the knowlage of the people who claims to be experts in their field, not to belittle them but to genuienly find a conclusive answer.

There's even a method based off of this called the "socratic method". In a discussion, one person states something that they believe is the truth, and the other person questions and challenges that statement, and then the first person clarifies the definition, and after that the second person ask them another question, and that cycle repeats until they come to a conclusive answer.

Socrates doesn't claim to offer knowledge, he acts more like a midwife of thinking, where he'll ask you question after question until you realize the answer yourself.

Also he got executed for 'corrupting the youth' by teaching them to question everything, and so they started to rebel

All of this seems to relate with gabriel alot. Questions everything out of genuienr curiosity, being hated for asking too much questions, acts very quirky (sitting down and turning into stone while thinking sounds like smt gabriel would do) etc etc.

So basically he represents the base of philosophy which is questioning everything.

The more I learn about socrates the more I get reminded of gabriel

[memorybank44]

DONT LET HIS SEXY EXPRESSION FOOL YOU.

He is a DERANGED PERVERB. He is only interested in your green body and ability to lay eggs. He’s a SELFISH lover and a delusional Maniac. (Jokes but I still don’t like him even if he is insanely attractive.)

[random22765]

I really love G, like, a lot, probably my favorite character in Infamous (even tho i also really love Seven.)

They have a very common trope for rockstar characters as a core, that changes perception based on gender i suposse. I probably wouldnt stand Griffin while i love Gina, which i think is funny.

But i think the biggest reason as to why i love them is how much vulnerable they are? We see G at their worst almost IMMEDIATELY in the story, while O is stable and reliable, Seven is distant, August is unknown and Sebastian is just a really cool guy. G is immediately hangover on our face being very insuferable in that scene with Victoria.

And i think the final scene of chapter 5 kinda encapsulates a lot about what i like about the character (specifically Gina since she is the one i played a 100 times over), she is a dick, irresponsible and a fuck up. She recieved the world on a silver platter at 16 and she has no fuckin idea what to do about it now at almost 30. They weep and moan about how hard their life is and how much shit they make all the while not realizing how much power they truly hold, and is insuferable. (yet they constantly try to help people she has any kind of connection with the power she thinks she has)

And at the same time, they are extremely vulnerable. They truly just want to share a genuine connection with Mc that grows little by little in their route, and the cheating is the culmination of someone really irresponsible finding the type of conection she really wants. And i really love that, i REALLY love that.

They are a spetacular person, and they are a fuck up all the same. The image of a idol burns to the ground to reveal the vulnerable human being underneath that the MC thinks is way morebeautiful than the persona.

[neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerd]

I’m gonna catch strays for this, but I lowkey don’t get why people are so pressed about Suki not being in the film.

Like… who even is she? The Kyoshi Warriors had insane potential as a lore-building device, and their whole girl-squad energy was breathtaking at first. But they only really work as a team—cool background, cool uniforms, visually striking. Individually, though? Suki is one of the blandest characters. She has no real identity. You could hand her a whole comic dedicated to her only and still walk away unable to pin down her personality. They just made her the usual “good, dutiful, feminine but fight-ready” archetype—optimistic, nice, kind, and can puhch your face. That’s fine, but it’s not interesting, there is no person there.

If you saw her without the Kyoshi makeup and a different hairstyle, you wouldn’t recognize her even if she was talking non-stop. And don’t get me started on being Sokka’s love interest—it doesn’t add depth, it actually undermines her role as leader of this badass cultural fighting force that actually gives a damn about their village, legacy, and nation. My issue isn’t her having a life outside the warriors; it’s how flatly it’s written. Things that are positive in real life often aren't that in fiction. Strip Suki away from her girl gang, and she’s got nothing compelling left, without clearly written development, which she didn't get like at all.

Especially when the film managed to make characters with actual personalities—Toph, Zuko, Sokka—feel super secondary.

[artsycobaltharmony]

This may be an unpopular opinion, but heck I might as well throw it out into the void.

Pre Hazbin Hotel season 2, everyone agreed that Rosie and Alastor are besties, and many people shipped them (and still do). Saying that they're adorable together and "look at Alastor's smile, it must be so genuine!" But once Season 2 came out and we learned that Rosie owns his soul in "Don't You Forget", people immediately jumped to the other end. Replying to pre season 2 posts/videos/art with things like "this aged like milk 💀" or just straight up attacking the person. That's quite a harsh 180, don't you think? Until we get more backstory/information, could it be that the reality is somewhere in the middle?

Need I remind you: best friends can be toxic. I had a toxic best friend most of my childhood. She would gaslight me, guilt trip me, dismiss my anxiety, and pressure me into things I didn't want to do. We had bad moments and good moments, and while we don't talk anymore, she was still an important and positive presence in my life despite the negatives.

It's true that Rosie seems much more fond of Alastor than he is of her, as he gets annoyed and desperately wants to get out of his deal. But he lets her touch him freely (including patting him on the head), which is huge coming from him. I mean I guess he has no choice, but bro could AT LEAST brush her off or something. Even Angel Dust shows some resistance to Valentino despite how horribly he treats him, and Rosie is much kinder than that. Alastor doesn't even look that annoyed by it; he's more just annoyed at being reminded that he's not in control. She knows about his sexuality when he himself doesn't, which requires a certain level of confiding in her. Rosie is also much nicer to Alastor than any of the other soul owners that we've seen, EX: Vox and Valentino with Angel Dust, Alastor with Husk, etc.

I am by no means saying that their relationship is healthy, just pointing out that it doesn't have to be black and white as you think.