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[thenightraze]

Hand Jumper 122 - Pit Viper

Ohh Purple and Red essence in the title drop.

Ha so it was Rarog! That must be his Begonia partner, Snake. Didn't think he was carrying anyone in ep 117 but it makes sense since he's Begonia and they travel in twos.

Damn a level 8 and 9.

She seems like an interesting character. "I love the Begonia Group" Even though out of all the groups they seem the most "evil-y"?

Also I find this previous scene interesting with the focus on this necklace. Another relic perhaps? She wasn't wearing it the last time she was introduced back in ep 76. Hmm oh necklace where have I seen you before..

Wait.. Is it possible? That shape is the same, right? I don't think it could just be coincidence. What could you mean I wonder? Could it actually be from Aera's eyepatch? Or could it just mean something symbolically? Hmm

The name "Snake" could also be important? Snakes are often symbolically significant across many different cultures and religions.

Oh Lilith with the sword still through her.

It sounds like Rarog wants to leave Begonia? He is scared about the boss meddling with the godling?

Yep he definitely wants to skedaddle. I think he has some good instincts. He's sensing something is about to go down.

"Ruthenia" (that's based on Russia?) was mentioned back in ep 76 too. I think they both just came back from a mission from there?

haha "It's cold and sour cream is in all the food" yeah it's very likely based on Russia.

Oh they are just passing by? So it will be Butcher and Minnie that is going to investigate the fight?

As messed up as their world is the Bagonia's members must get very attached to their partners, since it seems they don't swap them, they always have the same partner (unless one dies I assume).

No answer. Oh she hurt.

His "wings" are rather versatile. Does that mean he can still fly even if they are not moving?

Oh so Snakes's real name is Huisu?

Oh this is her gift? She can twist her body? Red in the background, so she is the red essence user indicated from the title drop. We haven't seen another red essence user besides Ryujin and Roan, and their blood manipulation according to Hope is rather unusual, so it's interesting to see a gift from a "normal" red essence user.

A normal tattoo or does it mean something?

Hmm... I think it's very unlikely because I don't think the timeline would match, but the other known survivor from the Hongsan Island besides Han was this person here (ep. 104). It's curious that the tattoo is on the same leg as the injury? And that Snake has that necklace? However, the hands look more masculine? And this was 14 years ago so I think snake would be too young?

Hmm her name is "Huisu" though. It can mean something like "Joyful Longevity". Could her gift make her age slower? Could she be older then she looks and acts? It would match the vampire theme she has going too..

Na there's not enough information yet, so an interesting thought, but until I see more this might be my thoughts running around again. I do think the necklace is too similar to be a coincidence though.

And Rarog detached quickly. A survival thing I'm sure, but feel for Snake a bit still.

I wonder if he will head back if he senses things going bad for Snake though?

Oh how nice of her!

I see you there Well Godling. I think it's interesting that the godling eye symbolism is shown in this image, when Wolhye is talking about friends.

I wonder could Wolhye know something about the Well Godling? In the last episode Well Godling was pushing Sayeon to tell Ryujin about it (though I wonder if that was a trick). Is it possible Sara told Wolhye about the godling?

Or it could just mean something symbolically? It could symbolize that the Sara she knows is one that had been irreversibly changed by the godling's deal, so a Sara that is not fully the original Sara? If the godling does steal emotions?

Or possession theory? Where some aspects are not fully Sara at all? Though that's a pretty wild theory of mine.

It interests me that the background is white too. The godling's color. Not too uncommon a backdrop though.

Also sad all of Wolhye's friends are dead. I wonder what the normal life expectancy is for an aberrant?

Oh she's giving them another choice. Take it, take it and run.

Noo are you still going to fight??

Oh it looks like they where thinking of taking her up on that option after all. Looks like Snake is about to arrive though.

She scary.

I know aberrants are good at fall damage since we have seen the main group survive being thrown by Juni, however I’m guessing because of her gift she is even better at it? Might be why she is paired with Rarog?

Ehhhh!!!

Also rip Isuel. You're always the first to be attacked.

haha we can tell.

In the last two episodes it seemed like the Well Godling knew the future, since it warned Sayeon about Wolhye, but it didn't seem to mention Snake at all, just the one with the relic that it "knew well"? Did it see this far? Or not?

Although it did use the words "bed of thorns" and roses are associated with Begonia group. Hmm

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Omnibus brevis ultima multis, Photoshop illustration by Vincenzo Lamolinara

[etirabys]

oh my goodness, one of dian fossey’s first close up observations with gorillas happened when she was trying to climb a tree to see them better, but so badly that by the time she’d gotten up the entire group had come out of hiding to look at her: “Nearly all members of the group had totally exposed themselves, forgetting about hiding coyly behind foliage screens because it was obvious to them that the observer had been distracted by tree-climbing problems, an activity they could understand.”

[argumate]

hello, fellow apes

[spitoutthedaisyhoratio]

The lead up to that sentence is gold:

[consistantly-changing]

[Image transcript: porch. The group had been day-nesting and sunbathing when I contacted them, but upon my approach they nervously retreated to obscure themselves behind thick foliage. Frustrated but determined to see them better, I decided to climb a tree, not one of my better talents. The tree was particularly slithery and, try as I might, no amount of puffing, pulling, gripping, or clawing succeeded in getting me more than a few feet aboveground. Disgustedly, I was about to give up when Sanwekwe came to my aid by giving one mighty boost to my protruding rump; tears were running from his eyes as he was convulsed in silent laughter. I felt as inept as a baby taking its first step. Finally able to grab on to a conveniently placed branch, I hauled myself up into a respectful semislouch position in the tree about twenty feet from the ground. By this time I naturally assumed that the combined noises of panting, cursing, and branch-breaking made during the initial climbing attempts must have frightened the group on to the next mountain. I was amazed to look around and find that the entire group had returned and were sitting like front row spectators at a sideshow. All that was needed to make the image complete were a few gorilla-sized bags of popcorn and some cotton candy! This was the first live audience I had ever had in my life and certainly the least expected.]

[roach-works]

imagine some freakish not-a-human alien THING has shown up out of nowhere and is trying to get into your office building to study you. but it has no idea how to get past a revolving door. it tries for three hours. by the time it finally understands the concept of a revolving door and squeeze into the building everyone in the office is crowded into the lobby to watch and call helpful suggestions. it’s conclusively determined that the alien is definitely not a threat, except maybe to itself.

[obeliskthetormentorsfeetpics]

Addition approved

[targetedknowledge]

[museum-of-artifacts]

The historic "Frog House" (Kamienica Pod Żabami) in Bielsko-Biała, Poland.

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1903

[avodkat]

people NEED to talk about the lyrics to the official character playlists more

sleepacross previously said that the lyrics in the character playlists are mostly literal. so do yall realise that means the lyrics to these songs actually reveal a lot about the characters…..

okay hj editors have already abused drink for sayjin but hello? these are ryujins canonical lyrics?

then this on mins playlist:

not to mention the song “how to disappear completely” on mins playlist

idk what this means for iseul honestly maybe about his trust in sayeon

this is honestly crazy especially since sleepacross has stated the meanings are mostly literal.. like this isn’t just in the playlist for the vibes….. what does this all meann……..

[thenightraze]

I looked into the epilogue playlist in Sleepacross’s Spotify. 

I’ve never seen any of the movies that these songs are from, nor have I played Silent Hill, however I have now read about them and looked up when the songs are played in the films and game. They all make me incredibly scared for the ending of Hand Jumper. 

Here’s a more in-depth look into the films/game and where the songs play:

Warning: Big spoilers for the following movies and game: Old Boy, In the Mood for Love, By The Sea, I Saw the Devil and Silent Hill.

Warning: suicide mention. 

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Old Boy - an incredibly f’d up movie about revenge, how revenge doesn’t fix things, how people chose to live a lie. “Farewell, my lovely” plays when the main antagonist has completed his incredibly disturbing revenge plot against the main character. He realized it still didn't change anything and has a flashback to the reason why he did everything. His sisters suicide. The song abruptly ends when we come back to the present and he shots himself.

The song “The Last Walts” plays at the ending of the movie where the main character makes a very disturbing choice as a result of the antagonist revenge plot. He chooses to try and live “a happy lie instead of remembering the devastating truth”, but the ending also implies the truth won’t disappear either. The song plays into the credits.

In the Mood for Love - Falling in love with someone but never acting on it. Never getting to fully express what you feel. It’s about “missed opportunities” and never getting the closure you need. A doomed love story. The “Yumeji's Theme” song plays a few times throughout the movie, usually at different times that the main characters grow closer. It also plays at the end credits which haunts the viewer, just like the characters, on what could have been.

By The Sea - A couple having marriage issues. They do a lot of f’d up stuff because they don’t talk. They do finally communicate near the end of the film. Only movie with a “good ending”, though they do ruin other people's lives first. However, the song "Rearranging Furniture" plays near the beginning of the film when they are still not communicating properly, but they still fall into familiar steps of arranging the furniture together. 

Silent Hill - Is a game about the location, Silent Hill, a supernatural “purgatory”. This supernatural location can manifest people's regrets, guilt and repressed memories as monsters and other supernatural elements. This song is about one of the side characters, Lisa. At one point in the game Lisa remembers that she is one of the “monsters” of this town too. She starts to transform and begs the main character for help, however in fear he pushes her away. The song “Not Tomorrow" plays right after he pushes her away. She transforms, he runs. Lisa is someone in the game you tragically cannot help, since her real self had been dead for years.

I saw the Devil - The main character, who originally seemed like the hero, looked more and more like the psychopathic serial killer he was hunting as his focus on revenge rotted his soul and dragged innocent people into the conflict. The main theme “I saw the Devil” plays two times during the film. The first time is after the horrific first murder sequence by the killer, and the second at the very end after the serial killer is killed horrifically by the main character. The hero who saw the Devil in himself.

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With all this in mind, well, we all kind of knew this story was going to end in some kind of tragedy. 

I think Ryujin and Sayeon might realize how important they are to each other, but won't ever properly be able to communicate that to each other. Sayeon and/or Ryujin might complete their revenge, but realize it doesn’t change anything, that instead they are the monster now. I wouldn't be surprised if Ryujin or Sayeon died. The remaining one might try to pretend a “happy lie”, however the truth will be there too, always in the background.

Honestly I hope it will be at least a little more happy than this. I’ve become very attached to these characters and I don’t know if I could handle something so tragic, but the songs from the movies/game really indicate an incredibly sad ending to me.

[caesarsaladinn]

every morning i wake up and make the worst possible time management decisions anyone has ever made

[soymoss]

emo heron in boots

[evangelineiiimoscovia]

Several months after my Sayeon post and I feel like I need to add a follow up. Anyone who looks at Sayeon and calls her a psychopath or a sociopath, who questions her ability to feel empathy or guilt... I don't know how to break it to you, almost everything wrong with Sayeon nowadays is literally a product of her extreme childhood guilt.

Everything she's ever done is out of guilt, constantly apologising for existing but also wanting to justify her existence. That's her duality. She desperately wants the people she cares about to be safe, to the point of obsession. She doesn't trust other people to be safe if she's not there, she doesn't believe she's worthy of being alive but she desperately wants to be told otherwise. That's why she's always proving herself, making herself irreplaceable, perfect. She literally keeps asking Ryujin if she hates her and rewinds the timeline when Ryujin says she doesn't BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE HER and she doesn't need anyone to see her be vulnerable.

She's a very traumatised child getting thrown into a literal dog eat dog world and trying to survive, keep her cellmates safe, while watching the system she desperately clung to as the absolute opposition to her sister's underworld (and thus as an "absolute good") prove itself to be just as corrupt if not more than the literal crime syndicates she swore she would never be a part of. She spent her entire life destroying herself inside and out because it was her only chance at escaping her sister and the criminal underworld she knew she was born from. And out of every career option she chose CRIMINAL PROSECUTOR.

She asked if "a parent being guilty of a crime makes the children guilty by proxy" she said with full conviction that since Sara Lee killed an innocent daughter she should have her family (specifically her daughters) killed as well like? How is it not obvious? She's not talking about some abstract daughters or about Samin, she's talking about herself. The more she learns about her mother and her sister's crimes the more she understands that she should be punished alongside them, but she doesn't want to! Because she wants to live! So everything she does is to prove to herself that she doesn't deserve the same fate as her family!

[avodkat]

it's also important to understand that sayeon was never taught good from evil like a normal child, so she lacks the intuition to gauge right from wrong like other people. as a result, she uses arbitrary laws and systems as a metric to gauge righteousness. she believes following these rules leads to moral goodness and thus moral absolution.

in school, the rule was: get straight As and be a model student. in the aberrant corps, the rule is: gain the most points in the most vicious and utilitarian ways. sayeon says it herself during the capture the flag arc.

obviously her actions lie in a moral gray area like almost everything else in hand jumper, but she isn't a master manipulator who does cruel things for fun.

[sphinxofgrease]

the word “sabotage” is p much short for “fucking shit up with a wooden shoe”

[futzingbarton]

what

[sphinxofgrease]

fucking shit up with a wooden shoe

[futzingbarton]

oh my god

[genderhasnobearingonability-blog]

well wooden shoe look at that

[nerdismyhobby]

I’M FUCKING CRYING AT THAT PUN BE MY FRIEND PLEASE 

[zephyrine-gale]

qifrey!

[seaallzzz]

the new hand jumper art sleepacross released is SO peak. i feel like it means something important but i cant quite decipher it... like that tear placement was INTENTIONAL bro. and also wolhyes relic earrings being depicted as red instead of purple for sure means something i think. and the dna thingies in the background.. hm. im pondering

also art created by sleepacross, you can find it on her webtoon community page

[unknownweirddeity]

Wolhye’s earring/relic is not only red, but the exact same color as Sara’s earring, which might signify their ties to one another or to the godlings.

Not only that, but Sayeon’s skin is also that shade of red (the same red as the relics that we have been told are gifts or connections to the godlings)- which might imply her ties to her mother and Wolhye, but also inability to escape her abberancy/connection to the godlings, as unlike relics, she can’t remove her skin, her DNA, which is also depicted red in the art.

Sayeon is the one closest to us, with Sara behind her and Wolhye in the background, but the ones further from us are bigger than the last. And each of them has their own way of bringing attention to themselves, having a certain color the others lack, varying levels of detailing but also tied to each other with Hand Jumpers main colors: Blue and red.

Wolhye is facing forward, with her purple color standing out against the yellow of Sara’s and Sayeon’s background but blending into the red of her own, yet seems to be looking away from everyone including the viewers. Despite the tears her general expression looks to be calm and composed, maybe the tears are a sign of her grief or her guilt over the death of Sara Lee, or a portrayal of how Wolhye might be forcing herself to feel guilt in order to be able to use her relic. In Wolhye’s red background there is a spark/star thing that looks like an exact replica of the one Sayeon creates when she rewinds.The main strand of hair on her is in a similar shape/direction as Sara’s hair spiral.

Unlike Wolhye, Sara has her back turned against the viewers, her face is almost completely hidden, with her only discernible features being her hair and earrings, all of which makes sense given her character being one of the most important people within the series yet also being the most secretive and mysterious, never revealing her full face.Her hair is green- the opposite color to red which is also the same color as the DNA strands in the image, further connecting her to Sayeon.

Sayeon seems incredibly small against the other two. She is depicted using her gift, like it’s the only power she has over her situation. She is also looking away from her mother, her posture is unsure, and she is caught in a spiral (the spiral of a godling) made by her mothers hair, like showing how her godly ties are from Sara, and how she seems caught in the center of what her mother started.

Wolhye’s tears are directly over Sayeon’s head, which can mean many things and also nothing at all.

Overall the art is amazing, and Im sure that there is details I’m probably overlooking or over analyzing.

[thenightraze]

Nibelungenlied/Hand Jumper Symbolism?

I have been researching some of the legends Sleepy mentioned in her q&a again. She mentions the epic poem Nibelungenlied (though only in reference to the three nixies) so I thought I would research it. 

I found something of possible interest? Siegfried was nearly invulnerable since he bathed in the blood of a dragon he slayed, except for a single spot on his back where a Lindon leaf fell and prevented the blood from touching his skin.

Kriemhild (Siegfried’s wife) sews a cross (an X) on Siegfried’s clothing where this weakness is. This cross was meant to act as a protective measure (to tell their ally, Hagen, where to protect Siegfried), however Hagen betrayed them and drove a spear into Siegfried’s back when he was drinking from a stream.

Ryujin has the dragon (Ryujin is a dragon in Japanese myth), blood (her gift) and X link to Siegfried? Ryujin can harden her blood to become invulnerable (ep. 70), and Ryujin’s friend(?), Jiwon, embroidered an X on Ryujin’s cap (ep. 48).

Interestingly, the first time Ryujin died was from being shot in the head when she was wearing this cap.

[ketchuplaser]

[thenightraze]

Jinhee vs “Heejin”

I’ve been examining Jinhee Young and Ryujin “Heejin” Kang since they seem to be set up as foils this arc, in association with Sayeon.

Going back to the names. They both use the same written characters, just in a different order.

Hee (희) can mean Joy/Delight, or Bright/Shining. 

Jin (진) can mean Precious/Treasure, or True/Real.

It might indicate that they both represent a type of “shining truth” to Sayeon? However, one that is real and one that only seems real?

Another interesting thing I noticed is that Jinhee and Ryujin both had dragon plush toys when they were younger. I was trying to figure out the symbolism and have come up with a theory:

In ep. 118 Algol, we see Jinhee hugging her dragon. They are both in the same frame.

“Algol” can mean Satan’s head (reference to Medusa’s head). Dragons can represent the Devil (godling?). Could it represent accepting a fake truth?

In ep. 89 Promise, we see Ryujin fighting the dragon to rescue the princess. Ryujin is in a separate frame.

“Promise” in this context is the promise to save. To rescue the princess (Sayeon) from the Devil (godling?).

I also noticed some interesting framing in the recent episodes:

In ep. 118 Algol, Ryujin is ignored as Jinhee rushes to Sayeon.

Next Ryujin overtakes her. What is most interesting is that we visibly see Ryujin overtake Jinhee in this scene. Her worry and care, breaks through and wins here.

However, Jinhee rushes forward again to overtake Ryujin. We see them in the same frame again as she does this.

In ep 121 You Were Warned, Ryujin follows Sayeon again because she is worried. They are together again, it is Ryujin’s care that makes her act.

Jinhee overtakes Ryujin again. Again they are seen in the same frame.

Jinhee reaches Sayeon again. She is surrounded by those sparkles that seem to represent zeal or worship.

In this scene, Ryujin is placed behind Jinhee, with Jinhee’s hair still in view, making Ryujin seem left behind.

I don’t think these framing are a coincidence, just like their names, the scenes are set up as Jinhee vs “Heejin”. Who will reach Sayeon? The Worship or the Love?

Also if Ryujin symbolizes Jesus Christ, is it possible then that Jinhee, who seems to be “Heejin’s” foil, is meant to be the false prophet, the “anti-christ”?

Will Jinhee lead Sayeon astray? Will an act of love intervene?

[zoinyoi]

creation//ruination (spell referenced from chromatic_flare on x)

[avodkat]

sayeon lee and trust as a substitute for love

in hand jumper, sayeon uses trust as a substitution for love.

sayeon lee has never experienced mutual unconditional love. no one truly knew her for who she was as the daughter of a criminal aberrant. the closest she ever got was jaeil, who died. her sister’s love is (arguably) unreciprocated. thus, she doesn’t acknowledge the love she feels for other people (like all her other emotions). sayeon is a utilitarian. trust is directly tied to her ability to manipulate, by extension, mission success. so, it is the only form of affection that she allows herself to have.

additionally, sayeon doesn’t trust people easily. she is a logical person who questions and criticizes everything. in the corps, blind faith could mean death. as a leader, trust is indicative of power and skill, both things sayeon aspires for. sayeon understands the weight trust carries in the aberrant corps, where the survival rate is minimal.

so, she searches for affection through the trust placed on her by other people.

this emphasis on trust is paralleled with love. when sayeon learns her teammates trust her, she starts smiling and blushing, which is a stereotypically romantic reaction. she searches and even craves for trust in the same way many people want affection. in missions, she tries to be as efficient and successful as possible to gain trust. she constantly wonders if characters like min and ryujin trust her. like love, trust needs to be earned. her journey towards gaining trust mirrors a journey towards genuine relationships, albeit a more twisted, complicated version.

but the most compelling parallel is that sayeon lee does not want characters to be forced to trust her. instead, she hopes they will trust her out of their own volition. as ryujin says: “you want me to choose you all on your own”. even absent the obvious romantic undertones, the treatment of trust as something that cannot be forced mirrors the nature of love. in the same way true love is mutual, sayeon wants trust to be real and reciprocated.

through the parallelism of trust and love, sleepacross delves into complex and ambiguous relationships, which allows her to further explore themes of moral grayness. but more than that, she explores how a person’s psyche can be impacted by trauma, and thus, inability to acknowledge love.