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Todays d&d game got derailed by a sudden rebellion against the king

The king brought out his evil wizard troops but luckily the five great wizards appeared to assist the rebels.

Theres also some mechs and the glam dragon

The war was won! Rebels have created a hippie commune and the 6th great wizard is making fireworks

The 7th wizard supreme arrived to spread joy and cheer (and rainbows of course)

Morgan and Serra are foils in that both are drawn to violence and capable of it, but stopped by different things.

Morgan seems to crave violence in a very real and urgent way, and the only thing ever really restricting her is the threat of legal repercussions. However, she's learned how to circumvent these restrictions. By becoming intimately familiar with the way the surveillance state operates, and finding the flaws in the system, she's able to open small opportunities to enact the violence she desires. The threat of punishment isn't enough to stop her. Going by what we see of the way she thinks, it seems Morgan will pretty much *always* enact violence if she thinks she can get away with it. Now contrast this with Serra.

Serra has super strength and a love of martial arts. She's expressed an interest in fighting many times, and is fascinated when she hears about Sosuke fighting and killing. She romanticizes violence because she was raised on action movies and videogames. She also has super-advanced hacking capabilities, so she could probably easily create holes in the surveillance system if she really wanted to enact violence on others. However, despite having the ability and being very interested in the topic, Serra has yet to ever hurt anyone. Unlike Morgan, it's not legal repercussions that stop her, but a sense of morality. For Serra, it's not a question of whether she could, but whether she would. And in every situation we've seen her in so far, it's abundantly clear that Serra wouldn't.

So the question of course becomes.... what kind of situation would it take?

cosmic-radiocity

If I turned out like you, Oh, would you be mad?

demilypyro

Serra Ashur i love you with my whole entire heart. but man Morgan might actually be a more patient person than me. if I found out even *an android* had more humanity inside her than me I'd fucking freak out I think. I watch Serra in episode 2 getting along with everybody way better than Morgan can and it's so painful dog. especially given Morgan specifically connected with Serra because they both had that artifice of humanity. to think Serra is so quickly surpassing her, leaving her behind. fuck that hurts

mikaila-orchard

Morgan and Reyes start dating and her kids give the detective so much shit.

Serra just cites the statistic of domestic violence in police households while glaring ominously at Reyes. Fran just hacks all of Reyes accounts and fucks with them. All her playlists get changed to Fuck the Police.

incognitohazards

I just really love her expressions

it's a vn, naturally all expressions are a bit exaggerated, but all of serra's look either very intentional (like she's putting them on, acting) or very unintentional (like she can't control her face). and seeing that depicted means a lot to me.

cybergirl-cathy

I'm seeing more and more people in of the Devil's fandom who are failing to really absorb the game's narrative. Transfems, autistic/adhd folks, people with personality disorders, etc. relating to Morgan for being sad, inhuman and lashing out (as they should!).

Morgan isn't cool, aspirational or a role model. She's pathetic and lives her life in the worst possible way. She pushes away people who would love her if she opened up to them. She self-sabotages herself constantly. Her serial killing is a metaphor for lashing out at people because "oh I'm so miserable I can't help it!" Of the Devil is a wake-up call for all of us (myself included) who find ourselves living that way.

Even the Heartbreak Killer herself isn't irredeemable. She can get better, make friendships, find love, despite pushing people away. The story is so clearly building up to a point where Serra helps Morgan confront her loneliness and heal from it. It's message for people like me who also need to overcome loneliness: find people like Serra, follow her as a role model, and you'll find the life you want (found family, love with Emma, love and respect).

The message is succinctly: be like Serra, DON'T be like Morgan. If you find yourself acting like Morgan, that's okay. There are people who will help you heal and get better. Find a Serra for your life.

That's what makes otD resonate so much with me. It's a message about hope and catharsis amid a horribly cynical world. I AM Morgan, but I WANT to be Serra. And that's the whole point.

But fans don't want to imagine Morgan happy and getting better. They'd rather speculate about her killing Serra out of jealousy (!!!), and remaining trapped in her misery. They want to be like, "look at me, the sad, emotionally repressed autistic/ASPD/trans woman who relates to this character who embodies what I am," and not wanting to admit of the Devil is telling them to grow out of being that sad, depressed and angry person.

greatwyrmgold

It's weird that of the Devil put so much effort into cosmetic phone charms when there's only one you'd ever need or want.

demilypyro

"i'll pay the fine" is my favorite recurring line in of the Devil cause it encapsulates SO succinctly how any law that incurs a fine just doesn't exist for anyone who's wealthy enough. Morgan is CONSTANTLY incurring fines because she just doesn't care about following the law. obviously she's breaking the law when she's out killing people but it really shows that even in her daily "I'm totally a normal citizen" life she disrespects authority in any way she can get away with. she's not even that wealthy so this is probably where ALL of her disposable income goes. she lives frugally and pays her bills on time and all the surplus money is just "this is how much i can legally break the law this month" it's incredible to me.

"please help me budget this" "stop spending so much on the fine" "no"

evillittlebug

it's morgan monday. i made mapo tofu recently....

soog-of-copsetown

oh, morgan you card...

where-does-the-heart-lie

Of the Devil Episode 2 spoilers!!!!!!!!

The session I had playing this game with friends a couple days ago was god-tier.

That moment between Morgan and London was so uncharacteristically mundane for Morgan I really enjoyed it. A palpable moment of understanding between the two. I love their dynamic.

cyanolov3

OF THE DEVIL

Prints selling on my inprnt

demilypyro

Being alone sucks but I think being alone *again* sucks way more. Sometimes you find someone and you think "finally, this person is like me, they'll understand, I finally have someone who gets it." And for a while you're happy, only to finally realize they're only Almost like you.

Something goes wrong, and you realize you're not the same after all. And then you realize they never really understood. Once you recognize a small difference it grows exponentially, until they become something unrecognizable. You still see yourself in them, kinda. But it's like a funhouse mirror. Mocking you. You end up wishing you'd never met them at all.

My closest friends are all pretty different from me, and I think it's because when I meet someone who's Almost like me, it honestly hurts worse than if they hadn't been like me at all.

volkerirl

I got this new visual novel game plot. basically theres this defense attorney except shes got huge boobs. i mean serious honkers. a real set of badonkers. packin some dobonhonkeros. massive dohoonkabhankoloos. big old tonhongerekoogers what happens next?! state prosecutor shows up one day with even bigger bonkhonagahoogs. humungous hungolomghnonoloughongous