#pridefulaftermath

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Currently writing a Napoleonic parody of A Christmas Carol and while planning the ghosts , we thought about Kléber singing "It feels like Christmas" before quickly deciding against that. That...man , could never be a "merry old spirit" not for Napoleon.

Kléber : It's a time for giving

Napoleon : Huh...yeah...givin-

Kléber : GIVING VENGEANCE MOTHERFU-

Junot ( Past probably ) : should we...should we step in?

Damas and Dumas ( Marley and Marley ) :...neh

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Summarising the French 4 ( and Poniatowski ) with 1 of their lines.

Junot : How many taboos do you think I can get in 1 night?

Kléber : Not everyone is a whore

Dumas : Is there a God?

Desaix : I AM GOD!

Poniatowski : ...What?

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Wdym when u talk abt Napoleon having an immigrant plot? Unless I totally red that wrong

Okay 1st , finally clearing up the 3 asks I've been meaning to do - I'm so sorry this took like 3 weeks. 2nd , 1/2 of this is gonna be anecdotes I've found and the other 1/2 is opinions and headcanon.

So...Napoleon’s "immigrant plot". I swear it's not as bad as it sounds. Napoleon ( Napoléone ) originated from Corsican which used to be the Republic of Genoa - yay , England - and before that Italian Roman. The Bonaparte ( Buonaparte ) family has mixed roots from Tuscany - northern Italy - and Liguria meaning that from an ethnic point of view , Napoleon is everything but French.

That being said due to Genoa annexing the land if Corsica over to France in 1768 - before Napoleon's birth year of 1769[nice] - that makes the Buonaparte family officially French past that point. If you wanted to say that "well if they're born before 1768 they're still native Corsicans" yep sorry no. The only Napoléone who is a Corsican under that idea would be Napoléone's uncle from I believe his father's side [ edit : kinda right , it's actually Carlo's uncle meaning it's Napoléone's great-uncle who is the original Napoléone. Let's make a Napoléone/Napoleon counter ].

So , legally , the Buonaparte family is indeed French and come from the island of Corsica but that'd be no different for someone in Puerto Rica claiming to be an American citizen - i.e. territory of [country] = part of country - or someone from Gibraltar saying they're a U.K. citizen. However! No...because uprisings.

Corsica was...odd early on. Very odd. Although Carlo is known to be a French supporter ( something I'd argue is because he'd probably want to keep a noble status/wealth for his family but that's just my opinion ) the rest of his family seemed VERY pro-independence. Napoléone even speculated that his mama Leutizia had an affair with Pasquale Paoli - a Corsican statesman and patriot - which...okay Napoléone.

So all of this to say , Napoléone might have been tied to a French identity but he just seemed like a Corsican/Tuscan through and through.

Right , now with all the backstory shit out the way , what the hell do i mean by immigrant story line when I've just argued that it's impossible with Corsica UNDER French rule. Uhm...you guys know Hamilton?

I swear I'm going somewhere with this. Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis ( Now Saint Kitts and Nevis ) to a famously Scottish father on an island that was British. Does that mean he was british? ...well...yeah but nah. Ethnically , yes he'd be British but legally he became a fighter of the revolution - becoming an american. That does however also make him an immigrant ( moving from 1 colony to another ). Now I'm 100% certain someone else knows a million times better than me about what makes someone an immigrant and what makes another an inner-migrant but ( at least from what I see ) Napoleone and Hamilton could very well be 2 sides of the same coin , just flipped.

Rather than Napoleon changing to the ethnicity of his occupying country from his roots like Hamilton , I'd argue it's somewhat flipped. Napoleone originally wanted to BE Corsican then declared himself offically French via changing his name to Napoleon. Besides that , I'd also argue that Napoleon had a similar...oh boy let's see how many people hate me after this...Napoleone has a similar "immigrant upbring". ...yep , this is how people look at me like an idiot.

I'm gonna pull off the band aid right now , I'm not gonna say this is what all immigrant parents are like , nor will I say this is every immigrant upbringing. What I will say , it's very similar to most popularised immigrant/intergrating stories. Napoleone is mainly raised by his mother who had high expectations of him and all his siblings , gave him every opportunity possible in the military and upon him becoming the "famous general" suddenly Leutizia is making him the example to her other kids.

Now I'm making the abuse separate to the "immigrant story" paragraph strictly because - again - not all immigrant parents/kids abuse/have been abused. @ic-napology has gone through Leutizia and Napoleon's relationship far better than I could've so please read that but just know my opinions on their relationship as mama/son is just "Uh...yep , definitely his mama aren't you?"

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Things that make me laugh in the Desaix drafts , Part 1/probably gonna forget this :

[ Context , it's 1890s Austria and they're all there because they need to talk with othet ghosts ]

Desaix hooked his head around to spot Junot and Kléber watching the aristocratic ladies with confusion. With a similar step over , Louis remarked what they were all thinking.

"There’s a slice up their arms."

"Why have they done that?" Kléber asked , the 2 snaking their heads to see if even Massena had a clue. He was none the wiser.

Junot - with the mind of a worm - plucked one of the apple slices from a woman's pits and bit into it , gaining a similarly distasteful remark from Dumas.

"Ugh- you are much uncivilised , Andoche , even for these courtesans"

Damas hiked his head from a portrait of a blond child resembling Napoleon "Oh that's who they are , they've certainly changed from our time , look at their feet!"

Kléber thought it was best not to follow his companion's orders.

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The Frenchie Htraens

From Left to Right :

Kléber , Desaix , Dumas and Junot

Haven't quite figured out whether Junot should be an angel , demon or mix.

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Being on a call with friends from "Napoleonic countries" is so fun because we are currently arguing at ( 1 AM for me ) about whether or not it's fine to call Napoleon "rideable" and all of this came from having to research Kleber and Damas' relationship ( thanks Du Quay ;_; ) and hearing Lucien say "Oh , he's perfect rideable height too." No i won't say which he was referring to , that makes it funnier.

For those interested. Karo is saying they are all rideable , Archie is trying to make Lucien admit that Bernadotte would be better , Lucien is shoving Napoleon's groin in all our faces , Safa is attempting to remain neutral , and all I can think about is how you resurrect and erect a dead person and not call it necrophilia.

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Prideful Aftermath - But Vines ( Video name in blue )

Kléber : Louis , I'm in love with another , his name is Damas

Desiax : Dumas?!

Kléber : Y-no!

Desaix : DUMAS , GET HERE YOU-

Dumas : *Screaming like a pigeon*

[David Lopez - Juanita loves Jesus]

(( I kinda wanna make like a full video with P.A. characters as vines , 2018 pre-tiktok stuff ))

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And finally , I'm making the frenchies!

Oh my god they came up as the most horrific pairings ever , perfect. Uh , argue , here.

From Left -> Right -> Down Left etc

Louis Desaix , Étienne Damas , Thomas-Alexandre Dumas , Auguste de Marmont , Andoche Junot , Jean Baptiste Kléber