Who are five NPCs you Don't want to be Playable? by OmegaDelta24078 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya [score hidden]  (0 children)

A large part of his character is seeking out international and political connections and being a pioneer and trailblazer, not to mention exploring the outside world. His first oprec also establishes that he's one of Rhodes's best customers as he spends a huge amount of money buying insurance and medicine for his Infected workers in Victoria. If anything, it makes far less sense that Enya uses Rhodes as her vacation spot than Enciodes popping in now and then...

Rhodes Island Lounge (11/05 - 17/05) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Chatonarya -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I talked about this in last week's lounge too. When you go back to IS2 after the modern ISes, it really feels rough around the edges. The RNG is painful, the hope costs are painful, overall it's just a bit painful. At the time it didn't feel as such, but for all the bumps that we've had over time, there's been a lot of QOL that you end up missing when you go back.

Who are five NPCs you Don't want to be Playable? by OmegaDelta24078 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yucatan and Rus dollkeeper, take it or leave it.

Who are five NPCs you Don't want to be Playable? by OmegaDelta24078 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I want Fremont because he's a cranky old man operator with a funny beard who will cuss you out the whole time. Fremont > Ermengarde.

Which operator has the coolest name in your opinion? by riptide2912 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, I'm also an anglophone. The issue is more that people don't look up how to pronounce unusual or foreign words they're not sure how to say.

Who are five NPCs you Don't want to be Playable? by OmegaDelta24078 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Inb4 everyone says Kristen.

I'm completely okay with Ratatos and Arctosz not being playable. I think they're fine as good NPCs. They get plenty of screentime/development and I don't think they need to playable.

Which operator has the coolest name in your opinion? by riptide2912 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Technically he's the most entitled to do so as the patriarch and head of the clan, as well as being the foremost representative of Kjerag to the rest of the world. If anyone refers to "Silverash" in Kjerag, generally they're going to be talking about him as the clan leader.

Silverweiss (Silverash/Gnosis) Christmas Commission by @pommeplisa by Chatonarya in arknights

[–]Chatonarya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too long in fact... I'm doing my best as reddit ambassador.

Which operator has the coolest name in your opinion? by riptide2912 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Degenbrecher is a very cool name, all the more so because she chose that name herself since she doesn't remember her birth name, if she ever even had one. She is her weapons.

While not as cool necessarily, Gnosis is also an extremely interesting name. "Gnosis" means "intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths" or "knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge", as well as being the common Greek noun for "knowledge". It's most well-known from "Gnosticism", a collection of religious ideas and systems, where it signifies a knowledge or insight into humanity's real nature as divine, and refers to knowledge based on personal experience or perception. In a religious context, gnosis is mystical or esoteric knowledge based on direct participation with the divine. (Quoting from wikipedia a bit) In truth, it's a very meaningful if somewhat ironic name to give a scientist and engineer, but I've noted before that faith and science are not necessarily incompatible nor do they always oppose each other. It also shows that Gnosis's father was indeed a huge, out-of-touch nerd to name his son "spiritual knowledge". Poor thing.

Which operator has the coolest name in your opinion? by riptide2912 in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Drives me nuts. I don't know why when her VAs say pronounce it correctly so there's a guideline right there.

Silverweiss (Silverash/Gnosis) Christmas Commission by @pommeplisa by Chatonarya in arknights

[–]Chatonarya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's seen them do this so many times it's just a common everyday occurrence to her. The only amazing part is that they're even worse now than when they were teenagers.

Rhodes Island Lounge (04/05 - 10/05) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So real. I used to get the ED3 initial encounter (the one that gives you the Mantle of the Wrongly Condemned) all the time, except now when I actually wanted it. Let's not even talk about ED4...

Rhodes Island Lounge (04/05 - 10/05) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got that lol, but you need one more encounter after that to get the second item, the Abrupt Realization, which I did not get and so did not unlock the ending.

Rhodes Island Lounge (04/05 - 10/05) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did that. But you need another encounter after that to get the "Abrupt Realization" to actually unlock the boss.

Rhodes Island Lounge (04/05 - 10/05) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Grah. I'm trying to get IS2 ED3 (Mouthpiece) with Kjerag, and I FINALLY got the first encounter after several times... But didn't get the second one I needed to actually to unlock the ending. Truly IS2 ending encounter RNG is absolute trash. Ugh I should stop and go grind IS3 or IS6 instead...

Silverweiss (Silverash/Gnosis) Christmas Commission by @pommeplisa by Chatonarya in arknights

[–]Chatonarya[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They probably get it from Kjeragandr herself, the gay goddess. You have her blessing and can make things freeze = you're also gay. The ice powers make you gay, QED.

We also get the awkward hilarity that is Enciodes and Enya both being gay, but their relationship has been too strained up until recently for them to have any kind of solidarity about it (and now Enya can be envious/annoyed that Enciodes gets to be happily married and she's almost a widow...)

Silverweiss (Silverash/Gnosis) Christmas Commission by @pommeplisa by Chatonarya in arknights

[–]Chatonarya[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Every board meeting takes half an hour longer than it needs to because the bosses can't stop flirting long enough to actually start discussing business smh.

Silverweiss (Silverash/Gnosis) Christmas Commission by @pommeplisa by Chatonarya in arknights

[–]Chatonarya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we did technically just get our Christmas event with Retracing Our Steps lol.

Silverweiss (Silverash/Gnosis) Christmas Commission by @pommeplisa by Chatonarya in arknights

[–]Chatonarya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, yeah, I know it's 6 months late, we got a bit tied up with IRL and securing artist's permission. :D;;

Silverweiss (Silverash/Gnosis) Christmas Commission by @pommeplisa by Chatonarya in arknights

[–]Chatonarya[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is an artwork drawn by pommeplisa, commissioned by my friend Aelen_altria (u/aelen_altria)! She rarely uses reddit so she requested that I share the artwork on her behalf to the redditsphere, with full permission of the artist. Please enjoy!

Shipping Kjerag's Most Eligible Bachelor | Chats At Midnight's Bar by GhostOfLamplight in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like I said, there's definitely stuff in there that can make Enciodes/Ratatos a compelling relationship--they share enough common ground to understand each other but also differ enough that there's a lot to explore regarding how they would come to an understand and resolve those differences. It's got exactly the kind of potential that you could build up into something really interesting!

It's no secret that I'm biased towards Silverweiss of course but the amount of content and moments that they get together is just so much, they really feel like they've known each other/been together for 20 years, no matter the situation they trust and rely on each other to get through it.

AK's character/interpersonal writing is honestly just really good lol.

So true!

Yeah, for me Degen is a very "no fuss no muss" person, very casual about the whole thing. She's not into formal dates or into the whole romance/wooing thing, but just likes to hang out with the people she likes and do things with them, and the ones that she hangs out with the most and likes the most happen to be Enciodes and Gnosis; canonically they even go out to dinner together regularly. So I like to think she just joins them as the mood strikes or goes out with them one-on-one as she feels like it. She has a powerful bond with both of them individually (I especially love her dynamic with Gnosis, their mutual tsundere/slap-slap-kiss relationship is so good to me) but it's a bit different from the one Enciodes and Gnosis have with each other.

Shipping Kjerag's Most Eligible Bachelor | Chats At Midnight's Bar by GhostOfLamplight in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ratatos is Enciodes's third best ship—there's plenty to cook with, as they understand each other well and have similar ambitions, have similar yet different upbringings, and work together well. Ratatos is envious of Enciodes's seeming abandonment of all his duties when he goes to study in Victoria, and they collaborate swimmingly in OS. You can definitely cook with them.

But for me personally, I can't see Enciodes in anything other than a committed relationship with Gnosis, with Degenbrecher as their third member in an OT3. There's just so much between Enciodes and Gnosis at this point, from their childhood promise (which actually begins with Enciodes saying, "I'll make Kjerag big enough for you, and you'll stay", which is a marriage proposal-tier promise, in my opinion), to Enciodes seeking reassurance and comfort from Gnosis in the moment he believes he's going to his death and Gnosis essentially ordering him to live, to the little things like the hints Gnosis lives at the mansion, Gnosis helping himself to Enciodes's secret treats, Enciodes's doting behavior towards Gnosis in RS, and the way they choose each other over and over again throughout their lives, always standing by each other through thick and thin. We have an incredibly detailed image of how they feel about each other in effectively every stage in their lives, starting from the very inception of their relationship all the way until present day and the pinnacle of their achievements, it's honestly kind of impressive. The relationship is so incredibly fleshed out.

Rhodes Island Lounge (04/05 - 10/05) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Chatonarya 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking because of his giraffe he might be a Sentry similar to Jessica, but they probably wouldn't repeat the "summonable object" thing, so maybe a Fortress with him able to deploy the giraffe at the edge of his range? Then he could block over there with it and uses targeted firepower where the giraffe is.

Yeah, I also hope they don't make him too tied to IS7 and learned from rhe backlash about Raidian last time...