💛🤍 Rudra 💜🖤
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Formless being that likes writing and being analytical way too much. 🌹
Writer, 3D Animator, Casual Byzantinist. Xeno/SciADV/DrakeNieR Focused. Non-Binary. Icon by Matth (@MatthAIDI on Twitter)
Writer, 3D Animator, Casual Byzantinist. Xeno/SciADV/DrakeNieR Focused. Non-Binary. Icon by Matth (@MatthAIDI on Twitter)
And she's left all alone to be crushed by the endless cycle of stopping him from finding out the true nature of Project YoRHa.
Which... then, the whole ED ends with a re-emphasis of the Project being a Black Box of its own, one whose contents no one can be allowed to observe clearly.
Which... then, the whole ED ends with a re-emphasis of the Project being a Black Box of its own, one whose contents no one can be allowed to observe clearly.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
And she's left all alone to be crushed by the endless cycle of stopping him from finding out the true nature of Project YoRHa.
Which... then, the whole ED ends with a re-emphasis of the Project being a Black Box of its own, one whose contents no one can be allowed to observe clearly.
Which... then, the whole ED ends with a re-emphasis of the Project being a Black Box of its own, one whose contents no one can be allowed to observe clearly.
Because, ultimately, one of the most significant aspects of Automata *is* that it's a story of suppressed love between them. And just before she reaches him, he disappears; of course, the only way 2B can be free enough to really consider what she feels for him is when he's been executed by her.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Because, ultimately, one of the most significant aspects of Automata *is* that it's a story of suppressed love between them. And just before she reaches him, he disappears; of course, the only way 2B can be free enough to really consider what she feels for him is when he's been executed by her.
In other words, she sees clearly that fulfilling the conditions of her mission means executing 9S. So 2B is unbound from the confines of emotional suppression, and starts running after 9S - who's still blindfolded because he's still operating as a Scanner, gathering data he shouldn't have access to.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In other words, she sees clearly that fulfilling the conditions of her mission means executing 9S. So 2B is unbound from the confines of emotional suppression, and starts running after 9S - who's still blindfolded because he's still operating as a Scanner, gathering data he shouldn't have access to.
Into the both of them in a wheat field, where the blindfold comes off of 2B - being unchained from the limitations of YoRHa. And the first thing she sees is that flying white bird which could be either freedom or a knowing precursor to what 9S' ultimate fate is bound to be.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Into the both of them in a wheat field, where the blindfold comes off of 2B - being unchained from the limitations of YoRHa. And the first thing she sees is that flying white bird which could be either freedom or a knowing precursor to what 9S' ultimate fate is bound to be.
And the way it transitions out of the shot is with that silent clenched fist from 2B - all of her suppressed emotional damage, the quite literally deteriorating state of her internal personal data from having to play Executioner to someone she ultimately just wants to be able to love and be with.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
And the way it transitions out of the shot is with that silent clenched fist from 2B - all of her suppressed emotional damage, the quite literally deteriorating state of her internal personal data from having to play Executioner to someone she ultimately just wants to be able to love and be with.
Of course, they're wearing their blindfolds, which at various points is both *being* blind to the truth and signifies their compliance with making themselves devoid of emotion - or at least trying to be, even as they explore, try to understand, and imitate various aspects of humanity.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Of course, they're wearing their blindfolds, which at various points is both *being* blind to the truth and signifies their compliance with making themselves devoid of emotion - or at least trying to be, even as they explore, try to understand, and imitate various aspects of humanity.
It starts with the crystal, which to me seems to represent the YoRHa Project - with the truth needing to be kept under lock and key - while then moving to 2B and 9S draped in the cold, rigid tones of the official regulations they have to adhere to. Prohibited emotions, no opposition to Command.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It starts with the crystal, which to me seems to represent the YoRHa Project - with the truth needing to be kept under lock and key - while then moving to 2B and 9S draped in the cold, rigid tones of the official regulations they have to adhere to. Prohibited emotions, no opposition to Command.
People have their debates on Wiinoblade style vs XBDE style, but I think I upset everyone, because my favorite look for Xenoblade 1 characters is neither. It's actually the XB2 Tanaka look, and I'm not joking! If it was up to me, Xenoblade DE would have looked exactly like this!
May 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
People have their debates on Wiinoblade style vs XBDE style, but I think I upset everyone, because my favorite look for Xenoblade 1 characters is neither. It's actually the XB2 Tanaka look, and I'm not joking! If it was up to me, Xenoblade DE would have looked exactly like this!
Reading through Miéville's The City & The City has been such a treat, especially for someone that loves Disco Elysium. The inspiration is obvious, but also the concept of crosshatched twin cities where the citizens of each have to "unsee" the other is really interesting and pretty direct commentary
May 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reading through Miéville's The City & The City has been such a treat, especially for someone that loves Disco Elysium. The inspiration is obvious, but also the concept of crosshatched twin cities where the citizens of each have to "unsee" the other is really interesting and pretty direct commentary
Ok but genuinely y'all have no idea how happy I am about BOTH Tomodachi Life AND
Rhythm Heaven getting new entries on the Switch, I've been waiting SO LONG
Rhythm Heaven getting new entries on the Switch, I've been waiting SO LONG
March 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ok but genuinely y'all have no idea how happy I am about BOTH Tomodachi Life AND
Rhythm Heaven getting new entries on the Switch, I've been waiting SO LONG
Rhythm Heaven getting new entries on the Switch, I've been waiting SO LONG
The modeling in Xenoblade X DE is so monumentally improved just by the change to the faces, it's a little crazy. X desperately needed the increase in saturation level as well, IMO. I'm just so pleasantly surprised that I actually really like how the game looks now
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The modeling in Xenoblade X DE is so monumentally improved just by the change to the faces, it's a little crazy. X desperately needed the increase in saturation level as well, IMO. I'm just so pleasantly surprised that I actually really like how the game looks now
And in Dickson, I see a precursor to the Consul's Dilemma. A person that knows he's not at the top of any regime, knows that things are going to tip in one direction or the other no matter what he does, and wants to hitch a ride with the victorious power - whether that be Zanza or Shulk.
February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
And in Dickson, I see a precursor to the Consul's Dilemma. A person that knows he's not at the top of any regime, knows that things are going to tip in one direction or the other no matter what he does, and wants to hitch a ride with the victorious power - whether that be Zanza or Shulk.
So, ever since that Aionios analysis I did, I've had a take that I haven't seen anyone else bring up which in my mind, links Dickson and the Moebius together, and I feel like sharing it.
February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
So, ever since that Aionios analysis I did, I've had a take that I haven't seen anyone else bring up which in my mind, links Dickson and the Moebius together, and I feel like sharing it.
I should probably start reposting my written pieces over here so that they're not locked to an inactive private account! Starting with the one I'm still the most happy with - the in-depth analysis of Aionios itself, as a worldstate!
Understanding the Endless Now of Xenoblade 3: shorturl.at/dtU06
Understanding the Endless Now of Xenoblade 3: shorturl.at/dtU06
December 3, 2024 at 12:17 AM
I should probably start reposting my written pieces over here so that they're not locked to an inactive private account! Starting with the one I'm still the most happy with - the in-depth analysis of Aionios itself, as a worldstate!
Understanding the Endless Now of Xenoblade 3: shorturl.at/dtU06
Understanding the Endless Now of Xenoblade 3: shorturl.at/dtU06
I don't really have anything for it, but seven years of my favorite game ever! Even after all this time, Xenoblade 2 is still just as important and special to me. 3 is definitely right there with it, but there's just something about 2 that makes what it is to me absolutely irreplaceable
December 1, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I don't really have anything for it, but seven years of my favorite game ever! Even after all this time, Xenoblade 2 is still just as important and special to me. 3 is definitely right there with it, but there's just something about 2 that makes what it is to me absolutely irreplaceable
Alright, I think it's probably time for me to get back on working through this. It's been long enough, and I'm still really interested to see how Kaldellis frames his revision of the late stage 1200 - 1453 period, with the developments that've taken place in the field since the last general history
November 20, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Alright, I think it's probably time for me to get back on working through this. It's been long enough, and I'm still really interested to see how Kaldellis frames his revision of the late stage 1200 - 1453 period, with the developments that've taken place in the field since the last general history
I am never going to be over this shot from the Automata anime. The fact that they draw this parallel between 2B and Zero with the Flower is wild, but it actually works so well when you start to think about the ways in which they're both trapped, beholden to forces puppeteering them
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
I am never going to be over this shot from the Automata anime. The fact that they draw this parallel between 2B and Zero with the Flower is wild, but it actually works so well when you start to think about the ways in which they're both trapped, beholden to forces puppeteering them
Looking at some of my upcoming non-theory reading for after I've gone through Calvino's Cosmicomics is funny because it's like... so blatantly indulging my love of space exploration and discovery
It makes sense why I love games like Outer Wilds so much
It makes sense why I love games like Outer Wilds so much
November 2, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Looking at some of my upcoming non-theory reading for after I've gone through Calvino's Cosmicomics is funny because it's like... so blatantly indulging my love of space exploration and discovery
It makes sense why I love games like Outer Wilds so much
It makes sense why I love games like Outer Wilds so much
CROSSPOSTING MY REACTION TO XENOBLADE X DE OVER HERE OR SOMETHING, THIS IS CRAZY, AND RIGHT AFTER THE STEINS;GATE REBOOT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON TOP OF IT ALL
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
October 29, 2024 at 4:24 PM
CROSSPOSTING MY REACTION TO XENOBLADE X DE OVER HERE OR SOMETHING, THIS IS CRAZY, AND RIGHT AFTER THE STEINS;GATE REBOOT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON TOP OF IT ALL
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
I get *why* people don't care for the new Mayuri hairstyle since it isn't the spiky, poofy original, but unfortunately my favorite Mayuri is 0 Summer, and this is mostly in line with it, so I really like it
October 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I get *why* people don't care for the new Mayuri hairstyle since it isn't the spiky, poofy original, but unfortunately my favorite Mayuri is 0 Summer, and this is mostly in line with it, so I really like it
Finished showing a good friend of mine Gravity Falls for the first time and getting really emotional over the ending and the Pines family for the thousandth time, man this show means so much to me
October 27, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Finished showing a good friend of mine Gravity Falls for the first time and getting really emotional over the ending and the Pines family for the thousandth time, man this show means so much to me
I never really mentioned it on the other site, but I still can't believe how lucky I was to get two fantastic adaptations of two of my favorite stories last season. Spice & Wolf and Automata were everything I could have wanted them to be
October 18, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I never really mentioned it on the other site, but I still can't believe how lucky I was to get two fantastic adaptations of two of my favorite stories last season. Spice & Wolf and Automata were everything I could have wanted them to be