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Honestly, I really admire Manjoume. Wish I had a fraction of that guy's confidence. As he gets more and more character development, it becomes more and more obvious just how much of a weirdo (affectionate) this guy is.
I laugh at his Detective Thunder crap, but holy shit, the impenetrable confidence necessary to pull off that kind of routine while sucking that hard at actually investigating things. Amazing. Favourite yugioh character of all time
Ahsoka vs. hair
There’s that one clone wars episode where Padme just casually pops off her wig at the end of her day at the senate and I’m still shook about it.
(if anyone knows which episode it is, please tell me because I never found it again)
I've been thinking lately about how Tobirama and Izuna are parallels to each other the same way Madara and Hashirama are parallels to each other, and what that means for Izuna's characterisation. And I think that, since Madara got his sharingan due to Hashirama, Izuna probably got his due to Tobirama.
The two of them were never friends like Madara and Hashirama were; they were always rivals. And since Tobirama's so talented at battle even without a kekkei genkai, I imagine that when they were still in their early teens, Tobirama started to outstrip Izuna in terms of battle prowess.
I imagine that Izuna got real close to dying on the battlefield. That he felt outmatched and hopeless, unable to measure up to Tobirama, and scared of what his death would mean for his clan.
And those feelings of helplessness and fear would have awoken his sharingan.
And they would have been equals again, each unable to best the other.
(For now, anyway.)
@silverdreams101110 True! I tend to disregard the majority of what we're told via Itachi and Obito's flashbacks about him for that reason, cos they were just lying to manipulate Sasuke. Even if there's a kernel of truth in what they said, it's so hard to figure out which bits it might be. And for Hashirama’s flashback, narratively, it doesn't make sense for it to be a lie, but it’s definitely still biased due to being from Hashirama's viewpoint, and therefore limited to Hashirama's own limited and biased understanding of Izuna.
So I think the most impartial reference for Izuna is to judge who he was by the effect he’s had on the people around him, namely, Madara and Tobirama. Tobirama seems to have faced Izuna in battle a lot (if we extrapolate a little from Hashirama's flashback), so I think that a lot of the way Tobirama fights would have been influenced by the way he grew up fighting Izuna. Which means we can extrapolate some of Izuna’s fighting style from the way Tobirama’s would have developed to counter it.
I could go on, but that's probably rambly enough lol. I just think the way we can see parts of Izuna reflected in Tobirama is extremely cool and interesting! It's part of what I like so much about their two characters.
One of your Tobirama covered in line tattoo ♥️ (and if Madara is loosing his mind in the background it's bonus 👀)
Sometimes Tobirama revisits his seals to add more or revise prior lines. Madara always assumed Tobirama had Mito help him.
And the black smoke rises From the fires, we've been told
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Naruto Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Senju Tobirama/Uchiha Madara Characters: Senju Tobirama, Uchiha Madara Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Uchiha Madara Wins, No Black Zetsu and no Kaguya, Infinite Tsukuyomi, Established Relationship, Domestic Fluff, Sappy, Illusions, Psychological Horror Series: Part 2 of MadaTobi Week 2022 Summary:
Tobirama has memory issues.
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Day 2 of @madatobiweek2022: Infinite Tsukuyomi
Sorry for the delay, different time zones and all that jazz, y’know how it is :]
I think people who find the Jedi’s rule on attachment awful don’t consider that being a Jedi isn’t a regular job.
They’re not space cops, they don’t put their little Jedi outfit in the morning and take it off when they get home at night while leaving their responsibilities at the door.
You are a Jedi, always, because you can’t turn off the kind of powers that come with it and not adhering to a strict code of conduct is dangerous, and not only for yourself.
It’s saying ‘if I had the choice between saving my sibling/parent/spouse or 100 people, I need to make sure that I wouldn’t let my personal feelings get in the way of making the logical decision.’ It’s Anakin saying that irrational attachment and possession are forbidden, but compassion is essential to a Jedi’s life. It’s having friends, family and lovers, and still acknowledging that if something happens to them, you wouldn’t burn down the galaxy to get your revenge.
It’s not a grand title that comes with a cool laser sword, it’s a way of life. A difficult one, which demands to make sacrifices and utter control of yourself.
It’s not for everyone, and that’s why Luke gives Grogu a chance to back out. To say ‘alright, maybe I can’t do that and would prefer to stay with Din’.
And it’s not the end of the world if Grogu doesn’t become a Jedi! It only means he’s not ready to adhere to the philosophy that comes with it. And it's not the end of the world if Grogu chooses to be a Jedi! It only means he will have to learn that some things must be more important than Din when you become so powerful.
I think one of the reasons Fandom struggles so hard with understanding the Jedi’s beliefs is that Western culture romanticizes the fuck out of unhealthy, possessive relationships. It’s not just the Star Wars fandom, look at pretty much every fandom and you’ll see tons of it. Fantasizing about possessive relationships is, of course fine, but internalizing that those types of relationships are desirable is where things get dangerous. It also doesn’t come out of nowhere, these types of relationships are so common in fandom partly because they’re shown so much in film and television.
Anakin didn’t Fall to the Dark Side because he was in love with Padme. Anakin Fell to the Dark Side because he was possessive in his attachment to her. Anakin’s possessive nature was most blatant with Padme, in part because we expect to see possessive attachment in romantic relationships. However, Anakin’s possessiveness was equally blatant with his hunt for Luke. Vader’s life was miserable after his fall to the Dark Side, but he still wanted to turn Luke so that he could possess him. It wasn’t until Luke showed Vader how to love selflessly that Vader was able to turn back to the Light.
Anyone who has watched The Clone Wars should realize the Jedi are full of love. Their love is a selfless one for all living things. Where the Jedi lost their way is mainly because they were forced to fight an ongoing war where it became harder and harder for them to follow their code of ethics- leaving them to become increasingly strict to defend their psyches. The no attachment rule isn’t about giving up loved ones completely, it’s about being able to let them go in order to focus on the greater good.
Day 1 — Folklore, Fantasy, & Myth // Time Travel
Yuki-Onna is a pale demon who freezes her victims to death with an icy breath. Two woodcutters had the misfortune of meeting the yuki-onna after being trapped in a snow storm, where the older was fatally frozen by the demon. The younger was spared, but only if he never spoke a word of this encounter—for if he did, she would return to kill him. Later, the woodcutter marries a mysteriously beautiful woman who does not appear to age…
I've been thinking lately about how Tobirama and Izuna are parallels to each other the same way Madara and Hashirama are parallels to each other, and what that means for Izuna's characterisation. And I think that, since Madara got his sharingan due to Hashirama, Izuna probably got his due to Tobirama.
The two of them were never friends like Madara and Hashirama were; they were always rivals. And since Tobirama's so talented at battle even without a kekkei genkai, I imagine that when they were still in their early teens, Tobirama started to outstrip Izuna in terms of battle prowess.
I imagine that Izuna got real close to dying on the battlefield. That he felt outmatched and hopeless, unable to measure up to Tobirama, and scared of what his death would mean for his clan.
And those feelings of helplessness and fear would have awoken his sharingan.
And they would have been equals again, each unable to best the other.
(For now, anyway.)
(insert your culturally-applicable rude gesture for the last panel)
a dumb comic where Izuna goes around being petty and annoying with the only suiton he can manage to do (...for now?)
modern/reincarnation AU where they still have all the ninja magic but now I have an excuse to draw them in waistcoats and ties... and as a nod to the original source material, they continue to wear sandals for some reason.
