I have determined that I need a 3DS, not only because of
KH3D, but because of Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Curious why I would possibly want that?
and
and you should probably read through the rest of http://ask-darkpit.tumblr.com/ just
because it's funny. (there are spoilers for Kid Icarus: Uprising, however.
Don't say I didn't warn you)
Dark Pit now really reminds me of Shad, and I want to play
Kid Icarus: Uprising for inspiration purposes, because I hear the relationship
between him and regular Pit is... idk, something I can draw inspiration from
(that ended up sounding really lame, but I have no idea how to put it, and I
can't really rant about it without giving away spoilers (yes, I've spoiled
myself, but I wanted to see just HOW MUCH Dark Pit was going to remind me of
Shad, which is A LOT))
Basically, it's the light/dark "two sides of the same coin"
relationship that I love, and to an extent that doesn't involve "IDIOT I'M
GOING TO KILL YOU!!" (Like Ven/Van)
Anway, enough about Dark Pit
Let's talk about Shad!
art by the wonderful ssceles, which you can find on dA here
http://ssceles.deviantart.com/art/Darkness-Within-VanSo-175929219
(I realize that that just leads to this picture on dA, but you can find ssceles on dA through that)
(I realize that that just leads to this picture on dA, but you can find ssceles on dA through that)
I love this pic, because Sora's like "asdhfsdf, the
darkness is eating me!!" and Shad's (that's technically Vanitas but shh) laughing "heheh, sucks for you,
but this is great for me!" while he enjoys every second of it
I'm in an odd mood today, lo siento
But, with the hype about Dark Pit this morning, I've been in
a mood to talk about Shad
And, y'know, it's fitting, given the villains question thing
that I just posted
And, what the hey *goes to post the latest chapter to Dead
Inside*
Sorry for spamming you with chapters, but talking about Shad
would be hard if that chapter wasn't posted, just saying.
*glances through notes*
Right, didn't think I had anything to say about this chapter
So, I'm really loving this character development I'm getting
from Shad. As Organization Number 15 (don't know why I put archsage, sorry
about that!) mentioned, it really adds depth to him, and good
villains/antagonists need depth (something I've always had trouble with - I
mean, I've had trouble with character depth with a while, but antagonist depth
is especially hard for me.)
And then that huge rant he gave me in response to Cookie's
equally large question-- I mean, it was awesome. Character development galore!
(And my head-canon now states that the Shadow Courts have a larger role in my
head than they used to - Shad's even yelled at the Knight, ah, former Knight a
bit!(this is all reference to... a scrap idea from my novel, and Shad's bout of
character development helped me develop it more, too. BONUS! But sorry if I'm
confusing you))
See, this is the part of Shad that I really like, and I
absolutely love this last chapter. Because it expands on
something new: that Shad is nothing without Sora - something
that I do need to develop if the thing with Maleficent is going to work
properly.
That's why Shad denied a life where he had a chance with Kairi (in the question
thing). Because a life where he had a chance with Kairi is a life where Sora
doesn't exist, and a life he cannot live. As much as he hates to admit it, he
needs Sora.
I know what you're wondering
"But, rar, doesn't that contradict the only thing he
wants out of life is to drag Sora into darkness? If he needs Sora, then he
can't drag Sora into darkness, because when he does that, Sora's gone!"
Well, I'm still developing that thought properly, and these
might be two issues that end up sovling each other -- I'm just not quite sure as
of yet, and I can't tell you because it's spoilers.
I mean, you can write the "needing Sora" vibe you
get from the last chapter off as "I need to know where Sora is so that I
can fulfill my purpose!" if it makes you feel better, but, I'll admit
there is more to it than that. I just can't tell you what.
Which means I'm telling you more than I should, and
confusing you.
Ah well.
I'm going to shut up now before I confuse you more, but
first:
(you'll probably have to go to youtube to see the subs...
sorry)
This song has always reminded me of Vanitas - with the "how can you smile like that?"
"Smile, cry, get angry, that's what you do. Expressionless, smileless, that's me..."
"Another me extremely annoys me."
Of course, not all of it fits Van. The song heavily focuses on that "light/dark, I'm nothing without you, even though I think I don't need you" vibe that I've come to love, which... doesn't entirely fit Van.
Entirely.
Idk.
It follows the theme of this post.
I'm going to go do school now
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