Here the body comparision between my 1/8 and special 1/6 blind box dolls (pic censored because tumblr is being a dummy)
From left to right: OneMore Sugary Girls with old body -> OneMore Sugary Girls with new body -> Zack Event -> Oioi Studio Transform Electrical Street with spare ZE head -> Lovely Kwaidan (same body as Lunar Lore) from Inedible Doll -> Meki Oblivion's Luminaria -> C4F Minty Ocean Gem -> Electronic Pet Game World -> Ten Thousand Escape Plans from Instant Heartbeat
Sugary Girls are mjd while the rest are bjd. Sugary Girls, Meki, Kwaidan and Lunar Lore can mostly share clothes (Meki have bigger butt so some bottoms might not fit). ZE and Electrical Street can also share clothes but Electric Street have longer arms. Minty Ocean Gem can wear clothes made for Past in Sicily
Skin tone matching:
- Sugary Girls and Epet (which makes it a little unfortunate because it's hard to find a replacement body matching their tone), ZE's skin matched Sugary but not Epet
- Meki, Escape Plans and Lunar Lore, Electric Street's skin tone is a little more yellow but the different isn't too drastic, Electric Street body also came in pinker skin tone
- Lovely Kwaidan and Minty Ocean Gem's skin tones are closely matching but Minty is a little pinker, i would have group Epet in here too if the difference wasn't so drastic
🌙 Arianrhod, Gwydion, Manannán mac Lir & Gwyndolin 🌙
New video! This one’s a deep dive into all things lunar — from sovereignty goddesses and revolving castles in Welsh myth, to sea-mists and illusions in Irish lore, to the snakes and moonlight of your best friend and mine, Dark Sun Gwyndolin!
I cover:
Lunar symbolism, cycles & liminality in Celtic tradition
Arianrhod’s story in the Fourth Branch & why she’s so controversial
Manannán mac Lir’s sea-magic & illusions
Gwyndolin’s design notes (yes, the serpentine legs are moon-symbolism)
Plus a personal section on psychology in the Souls series (attachment styles, family trauma, and why Pontiff Sulyvahn is a very naughty man).
Content warnings: discussion of assault in the Mabinogi, themes of trauma/neglect (the fourth branch is WILD)
Spoilers: Dark Souls series + Elden Ring (incl. Shadow of the Erdtree).
If you’re into Celtic myth + videogame lore analysis, give it a watch, and let me know: where would you most like to live in the Soulsborne worlds? (Majula is cheating) 🐍🌙
🌙 Arianrhod / Aranrhod, Gwydion, Manannán mac Lir 🌙
Join me today for a different sort of video — a Deep Dive into not the Age of the Deep, but everything Lunar and everything Gwyndolin.
It also has a more personal section at the end about psychology in the Souls games and what I personally see in Gwyndolin's arc (pure speculation and some swearing at Pontiff Sulyvahn).
It’s a long one, so buckle up and let Melina take the wheel of this Honda Accord!
Note: they/them is used for Gwyndolin throughout this video, to invite viewers with many different readings of the lore.
What’s Inside:
Lunar symbolism, sovereignty, and liminality in Welsh & Irish lore (Gwyndolin, Arianrhod/Gwydion, Manannán mac Lir)
Cycles and the Souls games
Applying real world psychology to the themes in the series
My own deranged ramblings as I slowly succumb to Hollow Dropsy
Content warning: discussion of assault and coercion in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi; discussion of complex trauma, emotional neglect, and disorganised attachment style.
Spoilers: Dark Souls series + Elden Ring (incl. Shadow of the Erdtree).
If you enjoy Celtic myths and videogame analysis, devour those like and subscribe buttons. Drop your theories below! 🐍🌙
(Where would you most like to live in the Soulsborne worlds? Majula is a cheat answer!)
::: Sources & Further Reading :::
Nicole A. Thomas — PhD thesis on Arianrhod & gender roles:
https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/43713/1/2013ThomasNphd.pdf
Thomas (2021), Re-Reading the Mabinogi:
https://ipics.cardiffuniversitypress.org/articles/61/files/submission/proof/61-1-119-1-10-20210625.pdf
LGBTQ Cymru — Antiquity & queer Welsh figures:
https://lgbtqcymru.swansea.ac.uk/2022/05/11/antiquity/
The Druid Network — Trans rites of passage:
https://druidnetwork.org/expressions-of-druidry/learning-resources/the-art-of-ritual/rites-of-passage/transformation-and-healing/a-trans-gender-rite/
|| Videos Mentioned ||
@KrisHughes — Who is Arianrhod? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkYw0W63X4
Kris Hughes — Manannán mac Lir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W60ptj_GUI
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Lindsay Gibson: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/42677510-adult-children-of-emotionally-immature-parents-how-to-heal-from-distant
Why Does He Do That? — Lundy Bancroft (PDF): https://ia801407.us.archive.org/6/items/LundyWhyDoesHeDoThat/Lundy_Why-does-he-do-that.pdf
🙏 Thank you for watching!
Moladh don Ghrian, Grá don Ghealach — and remember: time is a flat circle and this too shall pass.
Lunar was one of my favorites. He was just a kid. He was getting better. He had been moving on from his truama. He had a new found family.
And then it all started to go wrong. Both his brothers were in danger. Sun was acting like Eclipse. He thought he was safe. He thought he'd gotten over his fear.
But he just HAD to come back, just one last reminder he could end up RIGHT back to where he started.
So he moved away.
But that wasn't enough. Eclipse was still out there, he was plotting.
Lunar was trying to deny that. He would spend what time he had with Monty, but that was all that is known.
But he can't run from Eclipse. He'll always find him to get one last inch of fear out of Lunar. He didn't know that house was his last chance to live.
He lived the last of his days, feeling smaller and more afraid than ever. Knowing he was just another part of Eclipses schemes. It was just like how it used to be...
Monty tried to save his life, but it was too late.
What a tragic end to such a happy fella.
...
Anyways gonna go kill Eclipse!
*goes and rips him outta my phone to choke that stupid star out of him*
I mean none of this is necessary of Monty uses that SINGULAR nanobot. Perhaps not all hope is lost...
