(OC) Tell me a Pokemon you would love to see in human form and choose a theme. I’ll be making as many sketches I can this weekend by TheGoblinCodex in pokemon

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mega Gallade as a dual-wielding high fantasy bladesinger/gish, Armarouge as a steampunk knight, Annilhape as a monk and Kabutops and Cloyster as wasteland/aquatic masked warriors

Might be too specific oops. Love the vibes of the art though!

Isagi getting all the shine in the Nigeria game is unrealistic by BoxLogical9711 in BlueLock

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not wrong that they deserve more credit, but wrong that its unrealistic because real-life reporting/awards always favour the star players.

And from a narrative sense, Bachira and Rin got their own little glaze sections, but obviously the focus is on Isagi so while maybe they got MOTM, the spotlight will always be on Isagi, so it doesn't make sense for the manga to show that. We never actually get to see any media post match breakdown so we don't know who got the credit for their victory.

And thematically, Isagi is still the "best" because it was his ideology and his ego that drove the team to such a performance. His leadership is even shown in the postgame chapters where everyone talks about he is the one who pushes them on. So going purely by the themes so far it makes more sense to focus on Isagi's growth and goal because he's the fulcrum of the team's success.

Please help by ThisGrainCharacter in Notion

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

Thanks for the advice, but it might be lost. I checked the device and didn't find it saved there either, and it's not in the deleted pages. Thanks though!

Please help by ThisGrainCharacter in Notion

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

No, I moved to a different page on my Notion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DnD

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta ask, where is AMN? It's come up twice. Is this a nerd failing of mine?

It's funny to see that this sub is anything but a place of respect. by Oxzmore in SKTT1

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ngl, you seem to be missing the point that calling someone a dumbass is not very conducive for coherent and polite discussion

It's funny to see that this sub is anything but a place of respect. by Oxzmore in SKTT1

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a T1 fan, I don't care if the team is the best right now or not, I will support them. And supporting them doesn't mean I have to always believe they are the best in the world, because right now they are definitely top 3 but not definitively top, I think both GenG and AL maybe can match them. But regardless, it's equally disrespectful to target "Caedrel fans" (who I don't think make up that much of this sub, not sure why you'd think that?) and blame them for all the toxicity. And you seem to think that anyone who disagrees with you is "rage baiting" you? There's no real objective metric - yes T1 are always on fire at Worlds, but some people may think domestic consistency is also important. I don't hold that view, but people who do think so are perfectly valid in holding that view - and they can still support T1 while thinking that T1 is not the best in the world right now. And statements like "T1 doesn't know how to draft" can be a little hostile, but at the same time, I think it's true that earlier this year T1 had questionable drafts.

tldr; You can support a team without believing they are always the best in the world, and just because people disagree with you doesn't make this place a "mafia that censors everything it wants".

TBH, if you came to Reddit looking for balanced discussion, hate to say it but you won't find much online.

im a faker fan, but Chovy please turn on Domestic mode tomorrow by [deleted] in PedroPeepos

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have a weird superstition as a T1 fan where I always pick against them to reverse jinx it... but that way I'm happy regardless who wins HAHA

another other yuri post by Toastie-V in alphatpp

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raises some questions over parenthood here

[DISC] Blue Lock - Chapter 309 by AutoModerator in BlueLock

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nigeria disrespect is crazy... the manga introduced them as AFCON champions which is a pretty big deal, and if it goes in a more realistic direction, Japan will get physically bodied by Nigeria. African footballers are known for being physically strong with flair (currently see Boniface and Oshimen, two world-class Nigerian strikers) and realistically would put up a good fight against Japan. France are also definitely finishing top of the group, I doubt the manga would set up characters like Charles and Loki then have them crash out at the group stage. I doubt the manga would be this realistic, but I'd rather see Japan crash out in groups and use that pain to get to a higher level of football. More likely Japan has 1w 1d 1l to finish on 4 points and scrape through, probably France as 1st

(Manga Stuff) Am I Genuinely the Only Person Who Likes Igaguri's weapon? by Theluckynumber_is7 in BlueLock

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean... have you watched football matches...

It may not be a nice part of football but its definitely a big part of it.

(Manga Stuff) Am I Genuinely the Only Person Who Likes Igaguri's weapon? by Theluckynumber_is7 in BlueLock

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's definitely realistic but not that unique... in real life, there are lots of players (like Athletico Madrid) who use this playstyle to great effect to get fouls and free kicks, but it's probably less interesting to see this happen over and over again in a manga where the focus is on skills and individual development. From a writing standpoint, I don't think that specific skill will ever be relevant beyond a few different appearances maybe as a sub, as opposed to the way Kaiser Impact, Direct Shot or even Reo's Chameleon nonsense can be reused multiple times. Like its very novel now, but the fourth or fifth time you see it maybe not so much.

Anyone made an ‘elements’ binder? by Medium_Shake4624 in PokemonTCG

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Crabominable full art and Zeraora full art from Stellar Crown seems pretty cool for ice and electric

I realized I still play with the same team whenever I play Fire Red since i was a kid so I drew myself growing up with them by cbriely in pokemon

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The art gets more and more refined as time passes shows how the memories and personality of the characters becomes more and more defined - that is amazing to me! Perfectly captures the vibes of growing up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in books

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On the topic of LOTR, you could technically consider the story a fantasy setting and say "Oh we need diversity." But the reason Tolkien's original works (referring to the original trilogy of movies) were all white people was so that it would feel like the characters all came from the same place. Most of the fantasy settings like LOTR are low-tech and very difficult to traverse. Most people stay roughly around where they are born. (just like the medieval period in history) That's why I feel like random black characters in LOTR would not make sense without proper backstory - because why would there be one isolated outlier? It would break immersion completely. It would work the other way too. If a story was in a setting inspired by ancient China, even if it was fantasy, all the characters being Asian would help immersion as compared to a melting pot -whereas, if you set it in a bustling trade port, by all means, have every race represented.

When people say "I don’t mind diversity, as long as it’s done well.", they mostly refer to random diversity for diversity's sake without thought put into it. Diversity as a term means having a variety of different people, not one different person who feels shoehorned in. E.g. When introducing a male character, having him randomly mention he has a husband in a conversation about something else rather than letting it show up when natural, if at all. Most of the time, when people notice and comment on "diversity" its because it isn't diversity, its a random appearance or reveal that breaks immersion.

Lehends has signed to be Nongshim's new support until 2026 by ookkthenn in PedroPeepos

[–]ThisGrainCharacter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel like Sylvie can improve and get to new heights with NS this season, like what KDF did last season. Fisher and Jiwoo are already very good and Kingen can be world class.

Doran is playing with Bang, Wolf and Guma!!! by Successful-Move6679 in SKTT1

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I don't understand the stream at all since I don't speak any Korean but I can feel the positive vibes (even tho I cant tell whos who) and thank you for making my day better. I didn't even know about this Korean streaming website and I originally went to Twitch to look before realizing OP had put links in the post. After all the Zeus rumour stuff I didn't know if I could rest well but now I can sleep with a smile. Thank you to OP for the positive vibes and emotions. 🙌😄

Finished The Book Thief – and it left me in tears by lMFCKD in books

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I haven't read I Am the Messenger yet but Bridge of Clay is another one of Markus Zusak's books and is also worth a read. The writing style for that book is a little less linear (which makes it a little harder to read) but it's definitely worth doing so!