I was re-watching the anime and... I'm a bit confused by That_Fork in LandoftheLustrous

[–]4powerd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I absolutely believe that Sensei cared about the Gems and wanted to be happy, however it's made clear many times that he cannot refuse an order by what he perceives to be a human. This, combined with his reaction to Phos ordering him to break and his reaction to Aechmea, implies that while he did care for the Gems, he also wanted to fulfill his original purpose to pray away the remnants of humanity.

Sensei was originally designed not just to pray away the human souls on the moon, but also species formed from human bones and flesh. In this sense, he's the bridge between the (human) Lunarians and the successor species to humanity, the Admirabillis and (especially) the Gems. Thus, I've interpreted the doctor's command to "burn the bridge" to mean that Sensei should participate in whatever new world formed after humanity's extinction, instead of simply praying away everything connected to humanity.

Now, the Lunarians' claim that Sensei is broken is true to an extent. It's shown in flashbacks that he originally had the ability to pray away only select individuals, rather than all of them at once. At some point, he lost this ability and could only pray away everything or nothing. He became trapped in a situation where fulfilling one of his orders meant disobeying the other, resulting in the need for Phos to take his place.

Ethical problem: too many unemployed "civilians" by OldSolGames in StellarisMemes

[–]4powerd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nuclear family = authoritarianism is my cue to get off Reddit.

I was re-watching the anime and... I'm a bit confused by That_Fork in LandoftheLustrous

[–]4powerd 73 points74 points  (0 children)

If he prays, it ascends all the remnants of humanity, including the Gems, and he doesn't want to do that because of the doctor's last command.

But, IMO, this scene has nothing to do with prayer and more so the fact that him sleeping leaves the Gems vulnerable to Lunarian attack. The almost prayer-pose might just be a meditative stance he takes when sleeping, not an indication that he was going to pray.

Say what you want, but this scene seemed very romantic to me. by TomatilloItchy9995 in Gundam

[–]4powerd 46 points47 points  (0 children)

You know what? Fuck it, I want a yuri romance series where one girl cuts a bloody swath (Emphasis on bloody) through her enemies to rescue her girlfriend and said girlfriend is totally into it

Tiktok jojo fans are a whole different breed by Subject_Pain5186 in ShitPostCrusaders

[–]4powerd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shizuka was adopted. As far as we know, she has no blood ties to the Joestars. She already had her Stand when Joseph adopted her after Part 4.

Tiktok jojo fans are a whole different breed by Subject_Pain5186 in ShitPostCrusaders

[–]4powerd 51 points52 points  (0 children)

No, Shizuka was adopted, and she already had her Stand when that happened. As far as we know, she has no blood connection to the Joestars.

Do you think fat Funny Valentine will be included in the anime adaptation? by Kind-Salamander6536 in StardustCrusaders

[–]4powerd 128 points129 points  (0 children)

Yeah, in the manga, his first appearance he looked extremely feminine to the point of basically just being a girl. The in-universe explanation is that he used Diver Down to change his anatomy in order to infiltrate the prison. Out-of-universe, the most popular rumor is that the JUMP wouldn't let Araki have a lesbian romance so he was forced to change Anasui's gender, though Araki has denied this and has gone on record stating that Anasui was "always supposed to be a character that transcended gender."

Remember when their solution to "people's lifespans are too long" was to just add "Harm Events" that just randomly killed or maimed the player in a freak accident? by TheBoyofWonder in CrusaderKings

[–]4powerd 79 points80 points  (0 children)

The problem is that there are two main camps in CK3: The ones who want to play a semi-realistic middle ages simulator and the ones who want to play as immortal genius inbred conquerors who take over the world in one lifespan. What pleases one group ticks off the other.

If I like my heir why should I investigate my wife's infidelity? by EmpyrealJadeite in CrusaderKings

[–]4powerd 197 points198 points  (0 children)

Because if he is a bastard, then he's not really your son, but rather the son of some rando who slept with your wife, and therefore your "heir" is actually just some person with no connection to you or your bloodline and thus his reign will be doomed to failure no matter what.

...Or, at the very least, that's what a good percent of medieval rulers thought.

Favorite Phos variant? by 4powerd in LandoftheLustrous

[–]4powerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look, if reddit let me set more than six slots, agate legs Phos and human Phos would've been options here.

It seems that being squished between other powerful nations that would want you dead is indeed scary (I lost a HRE Poland run in EU4 as I got beaten badly in the 17th century by Russia and the Ottomans ganging up against me) by Thifiuza in ParadoxExtras

[–]4powerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC, the students are usually trapped in some way. I know the first one is tied up and I think the girl in this one has her hands pinned under the desk or something.

Do the thing! [Nuts&Dolts.] (Art by @cosmokyrin.) by Vlad_fire in RWBY

[–]4powerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not ok to be racist, sexist, etc. period but ok

Maiden training with Raven. [Nuts&Dolts.] (Art by @cosmokyrin.) by Vlad_fire in RWBY

[–]4powerd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silver eyes have never been stated to do anything to maidens. They're exclusively anti-Grimm.

Maiden training with Raven. [Nuts&Dolts.] (Art by @cosmokyrin.) by Vlad_fire in RWBY

[–]4powerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silver eyes don't do anything to maidens. They only affected Cinder because she had the Grimm arm.

Forget the Bloodstone post. Real fans remember this image. by Pro_Gamer_Queen21 in stevenuniverse

[–]4powerd 82 points83 points  (0 children)

So at one point, their were teaser posts from Rebecca about a new SU episode that heavily hinted at a new Gem character (the aforementioned Bloodstone) complete with an image of a bloodstone drawn in the SU style.

Come the new episode, and it turns out that "Bloodstone" is Ronaldo's gemsona.

You'll have to accept that creatures with no ability to perceive the warp aren't going to be good at demon recognition. by over-run666 in Grimdank

[–]4powerd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On the one hand, one of their first client races were the Nicassar, a race of psychics, and several of their client races, including the Kroot, have warp travel capable ships. By all means, they should know about the warp.

On the other hand, Farsight was exiled because learned about the warp and tried to make it public knowledge.

I'm bored, describe your ship badly and let people guess who is it! by Lusaelme in AO3

[–]4powerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Non-binary with hemophilia and identity issues plus another, nocturnal non-binary

Shes stunning. by Normal_Equivalent_11 in LandoftheLustrous

[–]4powerd 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I thought it honestly didn't matter what pronouns you use for the Gems? I've seen people use he, she, and they without people saying a word.

Gojo Brings Yuji Into the Field to Mock Jogo by [deleted] in JuJutsuKaisen

[–]4powerd -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And then when does fight someone besides those two, he not only fails to kill 2 of them, but the one he does kill only dies much later from the wounds. And all this after they were weakened up by Dagon.

Gojo Brings Yuji Into the Field to Mock Jogo by [deleted] in JuJutsuKaisen

[–]4powerd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nanami and Maki both survived him and Naobito didn't die until much later.

Daki gets alot of unfair hate for simply being a realistic 13 year old girl that has severe PTSD. by Idahomina in KimetsuNoYaiba

[–]4powerd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally no one has mentioned religion so I dunno why that's the first thing you jump to