BRC: HeadCanons, Analysis, & Fandom Shenanigans

LuCo's dynamic at any given moment if you were to ask me: ^^^

I wish their romance an eternity of success, but between you & me...the Divorce AU would go BRAZY.

I already know it would be the indifferent Lucian trying to move on with his life and the distraughtly obsessed Nico who keeps popping up begging for a second chance 😭

Unfortunately, I am self-aware so I know this is the thought when I'm sharing stuff in DM's 🤭 As long as it's censored and CW'd, I HAVE NO SHAME!!

Had to bless you with a new varient: ChadNico. This is the form that confirms his goonery has kicked in. I'd evacuate the area quick if you aren't Luci...

This may or may not make my PFP rotation 🤷🏾 With your blessing, of course!

Sh*tPost Sunday x HBD2DRH, hope you found it as amusing as I did! Wishing you many more years of happy life and many more years of tender friendship.

First, here's the ranking so you don't have to sift through my yapping just to find out what it is lol.

Days Lie Dormant

Drum Show

City Walls

Downstairs

Tally

The Contract

RAWFEAR

Robot Voices

Intentions

One Way

Garbage

Cottonwood

Center Mass

DAYS LIE DORMANT

This song is so sweet. It's about Tyler being homesick and missing his wife and children. It's personally my favorite not only for its kinda whimsical melody (?), but I also relate to it in my own special way. It's the only other song I think I relate to other than Formidable from SAI. I think a banger alt ver. of this song would be if it was slower and more somber like the MTV Unplugged ver. of Shy Away.

DRUMSHOW

FINALLYYYYY!!!!!! A JOSH DUN SONG!!!!!!

I love this song so much. Not only is it a banger, its basically Josh's ver. of Car Radio??? HELLOOO???? That's genuinely so peak. I literally freaked out when it first released. Also, Josh has such a good voice, I wish there was more of it.

CITY WALLS

OOOOOH BOY. I couldn't have asked for more with this one.

▫️The fact the song opens with a FIGHT SCENE between Clancy and Nico was hype hell. Like the choreography was goated actually.

▫️I like to think the lines "I wonder where you are ; I wanted you to show me" reference Polarize's " I don’t know where you are ; You’ll have to come and find me, find me". I don't really have a reason. I just think it's neat :)

▫️Semi-Automatic and Truce reference?? "But now the night has fallen ;

Abandoned by the sun" I feels HAS to be referencing:

"Now the night is coming to an end

(Ooh)

The sun will rise and we will try again

(Ooh)"

AND

"The horrors of the night melt away

Under the warm glow of survival of the day"

I love Tyler's use of Night and Day to represent fear and hope.

▫️"I write a promise in pencil, but my loyalty's in pen" is SUCH a banger line like holy shit. Genius lyrics says that the "pen" could be Clancy's loyalty weaponized as in Ode To Sleep, Tyler says "some see a pen, I see a harpoon". And honestly that's an amazing way to look at it, so I'm adopting that for myself loll

▫️HOLY SHIT THEY MADE A MIGRAINE REFERENCE AHHHHHH

"From the mainland to the island of violence" WHEN I HEARD THIS, I WAS GOBSMACKED HOLY SHITSTICKS BATMAN. I love Migraine so much, so to hear this was like having a dream I didn't know I had come true <3

The referenced lyric btw:

"Behind my eyelids are islands of violence

My mind ship-wrecked, this is the only land my mind could find

I did not know it was such a violent island

Full of tidal waves, suicidal crazed lions"

▫️GONER REFERENCE!!!

"My smile wraps around my head, splitting it in

Two, two, two, two

I don't have a clue how I can keep the top half

Glued, glued, glued, glued"

Clancy's head splitting in 2 has to be talking about the Tyler's struggle with his other half, BlurryFace.

"I've got two faces, Blurry's the one I'm not

I need your help to take him out"

OMG THATS SO GOOD

▫️HOLDING ON TO YOU REFERENCE!!!

"Entertain my faith" is shared in both City Walls and Holding On To You :)

▫️THE END OF THE SONG IS THE BEGINNING OF HEAVYDIRTYSOUL???? HELLO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???

DOWNSTAIRS

This one genuinely has such a cool and sweet origin. This song was actually a demo from 14 years ago (known by the community as "Korea"). Tyler had deleted it from his computer, but Josh had saved it on his and would listen to from time to time. After all these years, he suggested to Tyler to finish the song and add it onto Breach. Makes sense, since the first time I heard this song, I immediately heard the similar music style Tyler had during Regional At Best. This track made me feel the exact same way to when I first listened to Be Concerned. You just get HIT by the strong emotional essence the song has.

TALLY

THIS SONG MAKES ME CRY SO MUCH

I listen to this song with the interpretation that it's addressed to his fans about the reception SAI had when it got first released. About how he was disappointed that he had disappointed the Clique.

I know its very much more likely addressed to Torchbearer and the banditos since he became the new bishop and replaced Nico (like most of the lyrics make 10 times more sense that way lol). I like both, but the idea of it being about SAI makes me cry and appreciate the song more.

THE CONTRACT

Not only does this song have one of the coolest music videos I've ever seen, it also has really cool sound to it. One of the most creative use of line delivery and instruments I've seen from Tyler. Also, I love the autotune he used. Brings me back to Regional At Best/Vessel. The song is such a cool concept of Tyler borderline having a panic attack about Nico and having the inability to sleep. Genius also describes the line "Ooh, my hallucinations I used to see" are in reference to Torchbearer's ability to project himself into people's minds. So that's cool

RAWFEAR

This song has a beautiful lesson.

"Learning all that really matters is a slow and painful lesson (Never slowing down, never slowing down)

It is not pass or fail, but a poisonous progression (Never slowing down, never slowing down)

Try to micro-dose to immunity but you'll never, ever get it (Never slowing down, never slowing down)"

Growing as a person is not about the before and after, the "pass or fail". It is about what life teaches you, a slow progression to becoming better and better, even with every set back it throws at you. Which, ultimately, what happens at the end of story. Clancy doesn't destroy the bishops, he becomes them. He's failed again in this cycle, but its the farthest he's gotten. Represented by the face paint he wears after the transformations (Nico had it up to his nose bridge, while Clancy only has it up to his mouth), he HAS made progress.

ROBOT VOICES

I find it so cool that this song is a collaboration between Twenty One Pilots and Blanket Approval. Tyler stumbled upon its demo online and loved the song. He, however, wished that the bridge was the chorus. So he asked to fiddle with the song, and that's how this song was made!

For anyone curious the original song was "My Soft Spots My Robots"

INTENTIONS

I almost cried hearing this. The parallels to Truce is insane. Not only does it have a similar sound to Truce, but it literally uses the reversed "oohs" from the song. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS THAT WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT AND IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF! Also the opening lyrics reference some lyrics within Truce.

Intentions:

"I am starting it all over once again

Did I learn a thing?"

Truce:

"Now the night is coming to an end

(Ooh)

The sun will rise and we will try again

(Ooh)"

Like this is so cool but also makes me want to jump off a bridge /pos

I believe Truce is the beginning of the lore, so and Intentions is the end. Like.....Tyler when I catch you.....

ONE WAY

I'll be honest I didn't understand this song the first few times I listened to it, but after going onto Genuis it makes 10x more sense to me. The battle between goals and ambitions against doubt. I think some of these doubts may be connected with his music, as he wanted to go for something really different with The Contract and had some trouble doing so (though he ultimately succeeded lol). It also makes the ending part even funnier, since Josh wasn't sure about the transition from One Way to Days Lie Dormant lol

GARBAGE

This ones pretty self explanatory if you've heard the song. Tyler is struggling with his depression, and fears how he might negatively impact others and they will give up on him. This song kinda reminds me of Doubt

"Don't forget abou-bou-bou-bou-bout me

Don't forget abou-bou-bou-bou-bout me

Even when I doubt you (Doubt you)

I'm no good without you, no, no"

He also expresses his fear of being given up on here, though I believe Doubt is about his relationship with God.

COTTONWOOD

I don't have much to say about this song. Not because there no weight to it, but because it's simply a bittersweet song about Tyler's grandfather passing, and how Tyler's been dealing with it. Nothing really needs to be said. Rest in peace

CENTER MASS

This ones pretty emotional, as it generally talks about Tylers insecurities about how he deals with his habit of making himself when he's confronted with pain and grief. It's quite fitting since a lot of the album takes a more focused theme of being resilient and the flaws one may have.

Easy to say I LOVE this album. These guys just don't miss I fear. I'm aware they are taking a break after this long journey, but I can't wait to see what else they plan to do now that the lore is wrapped up!

I've been listening to this band for the past 8 years, they were the first band/music I've EVER truly enjoyed. And proud to say I still love everything they do, every song they put out, with my whole heart. I haven't once gotten tired of you.

Thank you @twentyonepilots sincerely for bringing such joy throughout the majority of my life. You truly give me hope.

And remember...

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ﾟ。Stay Alive - The Few, Proud, & Emotional

THE TROY SAGA

The Horse and the Infant

★★★☆☆ “A strong opening, war crimes are hard to come back from though…” — Negative Bleue  ★★★☆☆ “A good start…..I suppose…” — Dead_Rain

Just a Man

★★★★☆ “Poetically tragic, unjustifiably cruel.” — Negative Bleue  ★★☆☆☆ “Tragic but disengaging” — Dead_Rain

Full Speed Ahead

★★★☆☆ “I, too, ride the mighty wave of triumphancy when 600 men are singing my praises after murdering an infant…” — Negative Bleue  ★★★☆☆ “Full speed ahead to deez nuts (said Odysseus to Polites)” — Dead_Rain

Open Arms

★☆☆☆☆ “No clue why we suddenly got tropical with it, would’ve rather have listened to Polites give the gawk (like he totally was going to before Odysseus spoke!!)” — Negative Bleue ☆☆☆☆☆ “THIS FUCK ASS SONG” — Dead_Rain

Warrior of the Mind

★★★☆☆ “One of the select ‘theatre kid’-esque songs that I can actually listen to with little to no cringe…still corny, tho.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★☆ “Athena my queen….” — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: The Troy Saga is essentially the documentation of Odysseus’ original sin(s) and the founding of his inner demons. He, in one of—if not thee most iconic battle strategies of all time, demonstrates his propensity to deception and brutality in one fell swoop. This is masked by his charismatic leadership and “good guy” FACADE. Because it is indeed fake…just like the “will of the gods” he swears that he hears! You mean to tell me: that the most notorious villain of unprotected sex and subsequent child endangerment (on account on his spitefully jealous WIFE) otherwise known as Zeus SUDDENLY cares about post-term abortion rights?? There is no other being, no other entity that would benefit from killing a baby before it reaches maturation more than Zeus. And guess what? Even HE never thunder-clapped a child just to skirt future backlash (don’t quote me)! Odysseus came up with that bullsh*t-a*s idea all of his own volition and then had 600 dudes melodically jerk him off on the way back home. I feel as though even Athena knew this was a new level of cruelty, which is why she has to “remind” ole’ boy what the script was! He had severely lost the plot, but what more could you expect from a king? Matter of fact, the only person ready & willing to play their part was Polites—the royal c*cksucker.

DR: The Troy Saga goes too quickly in my opinion. The jump to each song is so drastic that I felt I missed like half the plot that wasn’t even in the songs in the first place. Overall the songs are okay, I really only enjoyed Warrior of the Mind, simply because Athena is there.

THE CYCLOPS SAGA

Polyphemus

★★★★☆ “The demonic voice filter actually doesn’t sound stupid in a song?? Actually hypnotically smoothe? Give ‘em the Grammy for that alone!” — Negative Bleue  ★★☆☆☆ “Originally thought Odysseus killed an entire flock of sheep and then tried to make it better with wine, I was about to be a D1 Hater” — Dead_Rain

Survive

★★★★☆ “One thing about it, Jorge knows how to drop a rhythmic juxtaposition in this musical; the hope you had for the poor blokes gets soon stomped out in such a gorgeously gritty fashion.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “This song really understood that “defeat is not allowed”, one of my favorites <3” — Dead_Rain

Remember Them

★★★★★ “It’s generally lost on me how Odysseus was able to command an army of anyone, 600 men especially, UNTIL I heard that raspy Daddy voice (as demonstrated here in defiance to Athena).” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “Odysseus ate with this one” — Dead_Rain

My Goodbye

★★☆☆☆ “This is why we stan Athena; Odysseus said ‘no’ to her one time, and she dumped his sorry a*s by the next song.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “intro part reminded me of the Main Theme of FE3H, an absolute banger.” — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: In this saga, we get to witness the masterful manipulation methods of our king, Odysseus. Not only is he able to play off a very intentional murder as though it wasn’t intentional, but he even has already came prepared with laced wine JUST in case! He does a fantastic job at convincing all that he’s a leader that would go to any length to ensure the safe return of him & his, but then…he forsakes it all. Excusing any historical necessity of why they snuck Troy in the beginning, almost every killing thus far has been uncalled for. Innocent civilians of all ages going about their daily business, a HELPLESS INFANT! He even threatened the Lotus Eaters just for being some silly little guys! But in a surprise twist, this uppity n*gga decides that he don’t wanna be a playah no mo’. With a newfound change of heart, since your boy-toy got stepped on, we’re suddenly above killing. Even huge, scary monsters that wanted us all dead. If I was one of those soldiers, I would have finished the job and then suffered the ear-full later. I believe in karma, g*ddammit, so I don’t need to leave any of the bad kind alive to eventually catch up with me again…!

DR: Odysseus is pissing me off. Literally has been killing this whole time, but decides to spare a cyclops for some fuck ass reason because he decided NOW that maybe he should have some mercy. WHEN THEY ARE IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION. Dawg jump off a bridge…..

THE OCEAN SAGA

Storm

★★★☆☆ “Love to belt this one out when hurricane season swings by.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★☆☆ “I’d look at Odysseus crazy too if he told me to harpoon a fucking island in the sky” — Dead_Rain

Luck Runs Out

★★☆☆☆ “Eurylochus, my beloved. Don’t fall for the gaslighting of O-piss-eus; you’re the only actual voice of reason here. You’re like the Lorax, you speak for the peeps who don’t have plot armor…” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “Bros acting like Eurylochus is acting up when he’s making a good a point” — Dead_Rain

Keep Your Friends Close

★☆☆☆☆ “Literally the worst picks for this god character. It missed the mark of immersion in pursuit of whimsy.” — Negative Bleue  ★☆☆☆☆ “why does the wind god sound like a disney princess” — Dead_Rain

Ruthlessness

★★★★☆ “Poseidon read his aah like an ancient scroll, and Odysseus STILL couldn’t be bothered to simply say ‘sorry’. That’s why ya homies dead now…” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “CALL HIM OUT POSEIDON YEAHHHH” — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: I’ve come to understand that Odysseus bases his decisions off of whatever makes him a contrarian in the moment. Like, he doesn’t want logic, reason, or even strategy—just blind acquiescence to whatever he thinks up next. He doesn’t even feel bad for whose life it costs as long as it isn’t his. May I remind you that he ain’t even gasp when Polites got squashed. And now! The news is broke to him after getting his sh*t rocked that he only has FOURTY-THREE (43) men left, and how does Odysseus respond??? “♪All I gotta do is open this bag!♪” right in the face of the GOD OF TIDES. Imagine the immeasurable amount of loss your society will suffer because you lost 557 out of 600 MEN? And he breaks out in gleeful tune, just to nanny-boo-boo Poseidon one last time! “We’re doomed, and [he’s] dancing!” /ref

DR: Odysseus is actually stupid i can’t believe my fucking ears. That’s all folks that’s all…….. My co-host already explained it.

THE CIRCE SAGA

Puppeteer

★★☆☆☆ “Can’t feel sorry for them…what idiots trust someone with such a thick British accent? Deserved.” — Negative Bleue  ★☆☆☆☆ “at this point everyone deserves what they get besides Eurylochus” — Dead_Rain

Wouldn’t You Like

★★★★☆ “‘You can BE HURT or you can BEAT HER’...GENIUS.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★☆ “the wind god could never….” — Dead_Rain

Done For

★☆☆☆☆ “Ever since I learned that Hermes and Circe used to date (and also that Odysseus is, like, the grandson of Hermes), it made sense why & how he got help to win this battle he would have otherwise lost…” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “why odysseus acting like he’s all that for eating a damn flower” — Dead_Rain

There Are Other Ways

☆☆☆☆☆ “Odysseus love to play noble…like, we know whatchu had Polites doing for them ‘twelve long years’, n*gga. It STILL counts, even with other boys!” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “FUCK OFF BRO” — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: You see how that favoritism sh*t work? The surviving 43 go sit down to eat, and they get turned to pigs…okay. Odysseus stumbles upon YET ANOTHER GOD, eats some fruit, and gets…blessed?? He can’t lose! Everyone else is getting belt-to-a*s, but never him! Now he whoops this demi-god lady with a backhand and a half, then she HELPS HIM?! There indeed are not “other ways”—you either get with the Odysseus Show or die. Oh, and WHERE WAS EURYLOCHUS during all of this??

DR: I WANT ODYSSEUS DEAD. Bro gets everything and everyone else get punished for his mistakes and negligence. IN WHAT WORLD IS THAT NOT PLOT ARMOR. Then he has the nerve to be like “my penelope :3” as if his love for his wife is redeeming quality for him after losing 557 men……

THE UNDERWORLD SAGA

The Underworld

★★★★★  “Gorgeously orchestrated symphony. The haunting melancholy of loved ones past are grim perfection. It almost makes me wish I lived through something as dramatically tragic just to relate to the lyrics better.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “no one cares that ur ‘traumatized’ Odysseus. Everyone's Dead. NOW UR THINKING OF POLITES???? However the songs are banger and everything is so grave and sad. Incredibly well done.” — Dead_Rain

No Longer You

★★☆☆☆ “Not him screaming in his big boy voice like he about to punk out THE PROPHET for coordinates and names…boy, bye.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “You are not that guy pal, you are not that guy” — Dead_Rain

Monster

★★☆☆☆ “I wasn’t inclined to its musicality, but the flow switch-ups are extremely pleasing to hear. Classic monologue theatre that fit seamlessly into the theme & narrative.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “ACTUAL BANGER. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS PERFECT. The fact every verse is basically him realising all the ways the foes were more righteous than him. ‘Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves’ is so good cause its finally fucking clicking to him what he should have been doing since the beginning. How every time the chorus plays, he’s slowly becoming more of what he should have been. It's all so dramatic in how it represents his fall from his dumbass self. Also I think it's the best display of Odysseus’ vocals yet. It’s almost haunting when he’s thinking back on it all, FINALLY, with what he has lost. My favorite in the whole musical, I’d give it more stars if I could.” — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: This is the first and last time Odysseus will face some semblance of consequence in this story. He hardly gets what he truly deserves, but his screams of nightmare are just a bit of consolation after al this a*sery. He’s become the embodiment of “too little, too late”, unfortunately. So many have suffered from his self-righteous ego. “[He is] the WORST kind of good, ‘cause [he’s] not even great”! If he’d kill that cyclops like he killed that baby, he’d be a legend the rest of his days…now he’s just a cautionary tale you learn about in 7th grade..

DR: This saga comes far too late considering Odysseus should have been punished in literally the first saga cause he’s a crazy asshole. However, if I separate this from the rest, this has to be my favorite saga. All the songs match each other so well with feeling like Odysseus has gone to hell in his mind as well as physically. 10/10

THE THUNDER SAGA

Suffering

★★☆☆☆ “The chorus is a finely tuned back & forth.” — Negative Bleue  ★★☆☆☆ “Odysseus is a pussy” — Dead_Rain

Different Beast

★☆☆☆☆ “I don’t condone anti-Siren violence in the slightest. One-star only because he uses his Daddy voice for most of the song.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★☆ “gruesome :D” — Dead_Rain

Scylla

★★★★☆ “A voice so striking & petrifying that I’m almost brought to tears.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★☆ “Scylla’s voice is so haunting I love it. Also Eurylochus is did no wrong :3” — Dead_Rain

Mutiny

★★☆☆☆ “Fun Fact: Eurylochus is literally married to Odysseus’ SISTER, so he should want for his own blood to have her husband back safely too, no? Like, that’s Eurylochus’ Penelope, to put it in perspective.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★☆ “ODYSSEUS I HOPE YOU FUCKING BURN. EURYLOCHUS IS THE GOAT” — Dead_Rain

Thunder Bringer

★★★★☆ “Zeus’ and Poseidon’s voices are in a musical SLAP BOX FIGHT, I swear! I can’t tell who hits harder!” — Negative Bleue  ★☆☆☆☆ “...........” — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: Eurylochus is blameless in my book; it’s only so much suspiciousness one can overlook before they get to the bottom of things them damn selves. Also, Jorge I’m on to you?? I see how you Nerf’d my boy, Eury. Don’t believe for a second that he couldn’t contain his tummy rumbles anymore and just gave it all up. He doesn’t even protest that these cows are that of a godly status, his hunger simply consumes him for some reason. My theory is that there was actually no other way you were gonna get this haymaker of a player off the roster unless you wrote him outside of his pre-established character to justify this god-awful choice he goes on to make. Maturing is realizing they should have pushed Odysseus off the boat back in the Underworld. To sacrifice your OWN loyal, Ithaca-bred men because apparently your wife’s life is worth more than 600+ other lives!? I mean, I’d absolutely do the same, if not worse, if it was my wife—but still! They would have done alright finding some random island and starting anew there—WITHOUT Odys-s-sh*t singing about that woman all the time.

DR: they are trying so hard to make Eurylochus the bad guy, when everything is literally Odysseus’ fault. Nerfed him by making him “oh so hungry” that he does something stupid like try to kill the sun god’s cattle…… HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT HE’S THE ONE WHO WARNED ODYSSEUS ABOUT THE FUCKASS WIND GOD. WE CAN’T POSSIBLY BE SERIOUS.

THE WISDOM SAGA

Legendary

☆☆☆☆☆ “Pre-K aah beat. Felt like I just accidentally changed the channel and lost the remote…” — Negative Bleue 

★★★★☆ “:D” — Dead_Rain

Little Wolf 

☆☆☆☆☆ “Athena deada*s had to jump in to save ole’ boy, the actual victor is clear. Antinous gave him the spankin’ Odysseus couldn’t be there to give, HAH!” — Negative Bleue 

★★★★★ “PEAK. Love the way they belittle Telemachus by repeatedly calling him little wolf, but it keeps the pressure on by each line getting higher in tension. Then Athena turns it around to make him the underdog.” — Dead_Rain

We’ll Be Fine

☆☆☆☆☆ “Not a fan of the key this track is in. Also, Telemachus automatically subtracts anything positive from the score for me…” — Negative Bleue  ★★☆☆☆ “too high pitched” — Dead_Rain

Love in Paradise

★★★☆☆ “Shiiiiiid, if he don’t want Calypso—LET ME AT HER! Just listen to that rich tone, mmngh~!” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★☆ “I like Calypso’s voice, very pretty :) Wish Odysseus was successful in his attempt” — Dead_Rain

God Games

★★★☆☆ “Can’t resist a good musical roulette/song gauntlet moment. Aprodite’s voice was sculpted with silk.” — Negative Bleue  ★★★★★ “Hearing all the Gods/Goddesses pipe in was so fun” — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: Now, we’ve finally gotten to the final checkpoint necessary for me to stake this next claim: Odysseus is a misogynist. Yep. If you take a detailed gander through all of Odysseus’ interactions with the female cast, he only gets overtly abrasive and/or threatening in the presence of women. If he can avoid conflict or issue with a male, he will. Women, even GODDESSES, are subject to his flip-lip and inclination to violence on a much more consistent basis than any males. Call it a pointed critique, I call it TRUTH. Also, Athena got one more ‘gain to intervene on behalf of any of these royal buffoons before I see just how masterful at war she really is…

DR: Kinda checking out mentally with the plot at this point…. Swaggy songs though

THE VENGEANCE SAGA

Not Sorry For Loving You

★★★★★ “Brings me to tears, I want justice for Calypso NEOW…!” — Negative Bleue 

★★★☆☆ “Calypso falling for the worst dude imaginable 😭🙏🏼” — Dead_Rain

Dangerous

★★★★★ “So good I made a choreography for the chorus!” — Negative Bleue

★★★★☆ "'I plan to end all the foolishness' BRODY YOU SHOULDVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT SOONER" — Dead_Rain

Charybdis

★★★☆☆ “A well-placed transitional song with beautiful runs.” — Negative Bleue

★★★★☆ "why does he get to make it home its so unfair" — Dead_Rain

Get In The Water

★★★★☆ “Points redacted for Odysseus’ annoying aah pleas for his life…” — Negative Bleue

★★★★★"POSEIDON I WISHED YOU KILLED HIM IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO GOOD"— Dead_Rain

Six Hundred Strike

★★★☆☆ “Torn between disappointed that Poseidon apparently didn’t have hands, but also impressed that Odysseus’ nuts dropped fr.” — Negative Bleue 

★★★★☆"BRO AINT NO WAY THIS GUY HAS THE POWER TO TORTURE POSEIDON IM GONNA FUCKING CRASH" — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: Giving bailouts to Odysseus is like repeatedly releasing a 17-time felon on “good behavior” each time. He has NOT learned his lesson. Even when faced with the god father of the cyclops son he impaired (for defending his territory, mind you), he still ONLY is moved to great emotion when his wife and son are threatened! This mofo Poseidon said, “All of Ithaca will die…” and Ody just sat there flat-faced. Like, Penelope and Telemachus are INCLUDED in Ithaca’s populous, idiot! I’m just gonna go on the record to blame Hermes chiefly, and then Athena. Those two should be tried for their crimes on Mt. Olympus; a monster such as this man, Odysseus, should have never escaped for as long as he did. Zeus was right, and that’s saying far too much.

DR: THIS MF HAS SO MUCH PLOT ARMOR WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN. GENUINELY HOW DOES THIS GUY DO IT. FUCK THIS SHIT I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED.

THE ITHACA SAGA

The Challenge

★☆☆☆☆ “I, too, am not a big fan of the government, Penelope…but you cheated the people out of a king for a decade longer than it had to be.” — Negative Bleue

★★☆☆☆"GIRL HE DOESNT DESERVE YOU HE FUCKING SUCKS" — Dead_Rain

Hold Them Down

★★★★☆ “If he wasn’t a would-be rapist, I’d be able to stan this golden-throated man unabashedly—why, Antinous, WHY???” — Negative Bleue

★★★★☆"I knew the rape song was coming bro but goddamn....what the fuck 😭. Why is it lowkey a banger too....." — Dead_Rain

Odysseus

★☆☆☆☆ “Points retracted for the self-titled track name, points gained for the colorful cast of male vocals..” — Negative Bleue

★★★☆☆"'for 20 years I've suffered every punishment and pain' DESERVEDDDD. Also Telemachus is a goddamn moron bro really thought he would convince the people actively destroying the place to stop..." — Dead_Rain

I Can’t Help but Wonder

★☆☆☆☆ “In a live show, I’d be the only person in the audience struggling not to cuss that this n*gga actually got his way…” — Negative Bleue

☆☆☆☆☆"Its not a bad song I just hate Odysseus so much I can't stand to see him happy" — Dead_Rain

Would You Fall in Love with Me Again

★★☆☆☆ “An intimately conclusive ending for such a grand story—befitting, to say the least…” — Negative Bleue

★★★★☆" the only thing saving this song is Penelope, you don't deserve her Odysseus." — Dead_Rain

SAGAcious Summary:

NB: My grief is as immense as it is immeasurable. Truly. I do not like the outcome of this retelling. A tale of a selfish king with poor judgement skills is spun into this victorious underdog story. The bridge between his spectacular feats and dodged accountability is not one I can cross easily. I find myself trapped in the middle, contemplating jumping off just to rid myself of the hair-pulling stress. Overall, gonna have to give EPIC a resounding A+ score. A new classic in the musical world, and I hope it receives every award & accolade available.

DR: Odysseus did not deserve to feel joy, he didn't deserve to be badass, HE DOESNT DESERVE ANYTHING. However, the saga kinda ate, it was really dramatic lol

Jorge, where’s the crowdfund for the live show? Just put my card on file; I gotchu, baby.

I starve myself of hearing this masterpiece for months at a time in hopes of recapturing the wonder that surged through my body the very first time. I am prematurely overjoyed for the release of ‘Illium’. My hopes are high, and I trust Jorge not to drop them.

Alas, I was also a fossilized snake in the grass. 😔 Had to hit my talented co-host, @deadrainhaven with a "Closet Haul!!" of his BFF OC's! Aren't they just adorable!?

I will tell you right now: this image below has been a LONG TIME COMING. These two artists, zai & Lasagna_Prince, have been on my radar since last year! And I finally got my hands on them just in time to deliver a piping hot cup of "Sibling Afternoon Tea"! 😤

I'd steal this character if there were no witnesses. HUH?? Who said that?? It must have been the eternal wind that whisps by sugarkittycat04's character, Obsidian. He toils through the night, longing desperately for his wife before eventually falling victim to a dire case of "Cacoëthes Odyssei"...

My mutual, iChiChiChan, thought that I wouldn't put pen to paper simply because we cool...WRONG! Especially when you're hoarding this beautiful, raspberry chocolate man?! I chewed him right on up and spit out a "iChiChiBi DANTE!"!

Didn't I tell y'all that Zen-Sunis was gonna pay for that Mack attack? 😈 Contrary to popular belief, I think revenge is best served steaming HOT! And very few come hotter than this character here! Yet another OC I'd shoplift if the artist turned their head for too long. Sorry, I just can't help that "I Want Yu-RAW...!!".

Who's ready for next year? Not me, because I'll be licking these wounds until May...

See you back on Friday for this month's TOP POST! A little birdie told me it's gonna be: BANGER MADE.

Until then, I hope everyone has a splendid day!

GAME REVIEW: Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

Secret of the Mimic…can’t say it didn’t live up to its name! I tuned into the King of FNAF for my review, and let’s just say, even Mark wasn’t feelin’ it fr.

So many elements of this game were fantastic and made for captivating playthrough; however, the style of the game seemed better fit for a different franchise maybeeee??? Like, this would have been an instant classic, all-time favorite on a platform like Roblox, but it left much to be desired when sporting the Five Nights at Freddy’s nametag. Not the first one to say so, but did they bite from a game that already bit from them?? Is this the Bite-ception of '25?!

But lemme focus on the positives first! Awesome protagonist/player character. He was relatable, funny for the few lines he had, and actually was somewhat a human? Finally a game where a normal person isn’t thrown into demonic horrors on a whim, then they just immediately acclimate and take it in stride—bro, I’m a CIVILIAN, not a soldier! Also, we gotta show love for the Data Diver tool mechanism. Making this maze-like building with several interconnecting areas & avenues being restricted by your tool's current permissions was a pretty unique aspect to add. I wish it wasn’t so spoon-fed to you, though. Imagine if you were able to forego the need for the permission, via some procedure? I could definitely see if the player was able to “hotwire” the door, so to speak in order to bypass that specific door. You’d have to do it everytime, and it’d be a little reaction test mini-game in order to get in; that would be crazy in chase scenes, too! And you’d only have your own impatience to blame!

My main critique of this game, if I had to choose, was that it was TOO easy. Maybe I just only seen clips from veteran gamers, but outside of purposeful or infrequent losses, nobody was struggling? Might as well been watching a lore recap video, where was the grit!? There was a shockingly low presence of object permanence being displayed by the Mimic. How did you just see me, but because I went into a locker—right in front of your face, mind you—you lost all interest and/or knowledge of where I could have possibly went…wrap it up.

★★★☆☆ — Negative Bleue

Well put together game, just wasn’t what I hoped for the next installment. Didn’t have the “FNAF vibe”, just felt more like another mascot horror game. The kind of game that gets popular for a while then dies down cause it wasn’t anything special. I’m not one of those “Original formula was better!!” kind of people, 'cause I do think it got quite repetitive. It just didn’t have any elements of FNAF in it, it was just a puzzle walking simulator, while also having ‘some’ sort of stealth mechanic.

From an entertainment perspective, I was not captivated. I’m being completely honest, I remember only about 20 minutes of the game because I could not be bothered. The only parts I remember are the recycling bot and the Music Man-esque bot that crashed through the ceiling chasing the player. I was watching CoryxKenshin play it (love ya Cory <3), and he wasn’t even enough to keep me locked in.

Also, I don’t know what the lore is so you don’t get an opinion on that...

★☆☆☆☆ — Dead_Rain_Haven

TIER LIST: FNaF Games

HEAVEN SENT

FNAF: 4

The PINNACLE of FNAF! Truly a gem within the series. Not only is it the scariest, its gameplay is quite good! The audio focus really amps up the fear factor, as you MUST put yourself in a vulnerable situation in order to deter the nightmares. Not to mention the designs! Though quite simplistic in terms of what’ll make them scary, it works well within the theme of a child hiding from monsters. The cutscenes work well in portraying the story, giving us more hints and build up until the big -CRUNCH- of ‘83. Overall, a lovely FNAF experience. 

ACTUALLY PEAK

FNAF: 1

Only game TO THIS DAY that I actually own and still play. The classic that started all of this degeneracy that even takes place in this post. Will forever have my love & appreciation, I hope the FNAF team spins the block on this masterpiece one day.

ULTIMATE CUSTOM NIGHT

Absolute gem amongst a cave of rocks. Nothing like a game that hands you full control to test if your skill can cash the check that your ego wrote up. Y’all remember when Mark was stressing trying to beat this damn thing? And even he capped it at 20-5!! Chef’s kiss. No notes, except we got a few more animatronics to add now-a-days. UCN 2??

PIZZA SIMULATOR

Pizza Simulator is quite the fun game, combining different elements to make a different story each time (Because it has multiple endings and all). It combines the classic features of ‘checking cams’ (really you’re just keeping track of a motion detector), while also adding a new element of noise detection. It’s also neat that you can stall/prevent an animatronic from coming in by staring at the vents. It’s interesting that as the player, you can decide how many enemies you can actually deal with by purposefully losing the salvage, so they won’t enter the pizzeria. Speaking of the pizzeria, actually designing and managing the place is quite cute!. It serves as a bit of a break between the scary parts, so it’s not just back to back survival situations.

BANGER

FNAF: 2

This is personally my (Dead_Rain) favorite FNAF game. It’s great lore wise, has good animatronic design (LOVE YOU MANGLE!!), and looks good as well. The only problem is that the gameplay can be redundant because most of the animatronic can be dealt with the same way, by using the mask. Only exceptions to the rule would be Golden Freddy, Withered Foxy, and the Puppet.

HELP WANTED: 2

Help Wanted walked so Help Wanted 2 could run. The minigames are more fun and creative this time around (not that they weren’t before) and the entire look of the game is interesting to the eye. FNAF in VR will always be a banger, and they haven’t missed yet!

DREAD BEAR

As spooky season lovers, of course we enjoy the Halloween DLC for Help Wanted! All the minigames are fun and stylized. All the animatronics have great designs. A truly sweet treat for the Halloween season! 

SECURITY BREACH

One of the only games to take their classic concept, put it through the “new & improved!” blender, and somehow come out the other side…incredible!? Such a great body of work that includes exactly how the FNAF franchise would elevate and adapt in the competitive, capitalistic world of children’s media & entertainment. I KNOW we have several games on why this is a bad idea, but can we please get the Pizza Plex IRL? They drop billions of dollars on everything else, but the important stuff it seems. Hmph!

INTO THE PIT

Don’t remember too much of it (it’s been awhile), but from what I remember it was pretty cool! Artstyle was cool, and the story was engaging. The fetch quests can be a little annoying but otherwise the gameplay is good.

CORNBALL!

FNAF: 3

FNAF 3 is kind of piss poor in the gameplay department, but it’s cool lore wise. The game is too easy, and despite it being a cool idea to have 1 real enemy, it was executed poorly. The phantoms are more annoying than anything (2 of them you don’t even need to deal with),  and springtrap can be fooled rather easily. And while I personally don’t mind the phantom’s designs, it is indeed somewhat silly. The lore through the minigames is always cool, but that’s really all it has going for it.

SECURITY BREACH: RUIN

We’re here to bring you real, fandom insight here at BRC, so we have to come clean. We don’t know what the Helly even happens in Ruin. With very few visual recollection to gather from, it’s looking like it’ll get the automatic mid-tier “CORNBALL!” ranking simply for not peaking either one of our interests enough. I know, it’s a bit of sloppiness coming from your favorite fandom news broadcasters. It’s even wilder considering we were just giving its predecessor the Gawk Gawk 3000 in all categories. Sorry, but this sequel kinda Ruin’d it for us!

HELP WANTED

Help Wanted was a good surprise when it was announced! Help Wanted is a fun experience for even the most casual of gamers, as all the minigames are engaging and can offer some good difficulty. Seeing the animatronics size compared to yourself, having to manage the cameras as you can hear animatronics looming outside your door, the timing terror that is the plush trap minigame? Cool as hell! However the game can fall a little flat in some areas. The controls can be kind of iffy, and some of the minigames are just kind of repeats of each other at times. Otherwise, a good time even if it has its drawbacks!

DOWN-BAD DELIRIOUS

FNAF WORLD

FNAF World is well uh….interesting. It’s certainly a game for sure. It doesn’t really fit in with the other games, in more ways than one. First of all it’s an RPG, which I don’t think fits FNAF style. Also….despite it’s lore, the game itself just looks odd. It definitely looks like Scott made it, but it doesn’t feel like something he wanted to create, if that makes sense? Had a vision, didn’t execute it well.

EXIT STAGE LEFT

SECRET OF THE MIMIC

Great Concept! Even greater game mechanics! Poor gameplay, poor storyline, poor overall installation. This, opposite of Security Breach, is how you do the “bigger and better” motif absolutely dismally. Felt like an anti-climatic game of run-around just to kill some time. If we were die-hard collectors of anything FNAF, obviously this would be on our shelves. But if we were just in the market for a good game, this game would be rolled past like a stop sign at night.

GET THE F*CK OUTTA MY FACE

FNAF: SISTER LOCATION

Fnaf Sister Location was a miss for us. It played on a linear path, so every playthrough was essentially the same. The animatronics had stellar designs, but unfortunately got nerfed in a mediocre game. We feel as though the game only picks up near the end, but by the time you get there you are already done with it.

FNAF: AR

B*tch, what is this game???

TIER LIST: FNaF Characters

BEST CHARACTER OF ALL-TIME

Showtime Foxy, my GOAT. “Funtime Foxy” for the puritanical noobs. As a former theatre kid, you knew where this was going. The bravado, the grandeur, the voice box that obviously was more expensive than anyone else’s! If the objective is to put on a show, I am always thoroughly entertained. And finally! Someone who gives a damn about punctuality. The rest of these chumps are big fans of stalling for dramatic effect or whatever—not my Foxy. Be there or be dead!

BEST DESIGN

Glamrock Freddy. DUH. Hands down. Have you seen the color scheme? The shape language? The c*nt?? Okay, well maybe you haven’t seen the c*nt…but if you ever find it, call us at 1800-BRC-LINE.

WORST CHARACTER OF ALL-TIME

Withered Bonnie. If you wanted hot dog swamp water levels of ASSery, you came to the right place. As fellow Bonnie lovers, this n*gga AIN’T taking it! Hoes showing up to the function faceless and somehow supposed to eat?? Oh, the lies a fandom will tell you…

WORST DESIGN

Toy Chica is a travesty amongst character design. I remember first seeing her in the freshly released gameplays, I knew the porn-brained override got to the creators at last. No way you took the only fem-adjacent robot, stuck her in a diaper & bib (with a breast bump), snatched her waist in, “feminized” her face, and then called her TOY Chica. It’s giving: p*do diaper fetish or something. And her beak can conveniently “fall off” in this design…I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE!

How many more years you think the fandom has in its tank? Or have we officially reached all-time classic status like Star Wars or Pokémon or somethin'?

Check back in with us on Saturday for @deadrainhaven's star-studded solo broadcast! I hope it features some of his awesome art!

After recently playing Forsaken with my co-anchor @negativebleue, I've been inspired to write about what many players, including myself, have found so fun/charming about this game.

As many players would claim, Forsaken is basically a Dead by Daylight clone. Not surprising, as many Roblox games often take inspiration from popular games on other platforms. Though unlike Dead by Daylight, this game is themed around Roblox Hackers!

The game play loop is simple: You and your teammates must survive from the (player) killer while the clock ticks down! To aid the survivors, they have the ability to do generators to reduce the time!

Let's see who's within our cast of Survivors!

Survivalists:

Survivalists specialize in evasion and self-preservation. They excel at avoiding the Killer and doing objectives until the end of the round. These survivors are ideal for players who prefer a stealthy playstyle. - Forsaken Wiki

Noob: Noobs are a free survivor who uses different food items to help them survive

007n7: Survivor ($500) who uses his clones and teleportation as a means to get away from the killer quickly

Sentinels:

Sentinel Survivors are frontline defenders who focus on stunning the Killer and protecting teammates. They often have higher health or regeneration abilities, making them more durable during confrontations, and they can either be long-ranged or close-ranged when it comes to defending. - Forsaken Wiki

Shedletsky: A free Sentinel that has the ability to slash the killer (stuns them) and to self-heal via his fried chicken

Guest 1337: A Sentinel ($500) who can charge into/punch the killer (stunning or nullifying their abilities) and block attacks

Two Time: A Sentinel ($600) with the unique ability to revive themselves.... as long as they get enough stabs in the killer.

Chance: A Sentinel ($777) who's entire gimmick is luck. He can shoot the killer, take away weakness, reroll his health, and can recharge his abilities. Of course, only if he is lucky....

Supporters:

Support Survivors focus on healing and protecting their teammates. While they have lower health, their abilities make them invaluable for team survival. - Forsaken Wiki

Elliot: A Support (Free) who gives pizzas to his teammates to heal them! He also has a rush ability, allowing him to speedily escape the killer.

Dusekkar: A Support ($600) who can shield/buff allies and slow down the killer.

Builderman: Asupport ($500) who can build turrets (slows down killer) and healing machines.

Taph: A Support ($600) who uses tripwires and bombs to slow and distract the killer.

Of course, its now time to introduce the killers hunting our poor survivors!

Jason: A Killer (free) with a few tools to his disposal to kill the survivors. Has an ability (raging pace) which gives him immunity to stuns and the ability to see the closest survivor.

John Doe: A Killer ($1,000) who can set up traps, send a wave of spikes, and reveal the auras of survivors to stop them in their tracks. He also leaves a trail of corrupted code that can hurt and slow survivors.

c00lkidd: A Killer ($900) who can lunge at survivors to deal damage and set them ablaze. He can also throw bricks (reveals aura) and spawn in clones to damage survivors.

1x1x1x1: A Killer ($1,250) who specializes in ranged abilities. They can perform a horizontal slash (ranged), a dagger throw (will make the target stunned and have to perform a minigame to free themselves), and can summon killed survivors as minions.

The gameplay itself is quite fun. The rounds are short, so no round overstays its welcome. During the round, you can do generators to reduce the time to increase the odds in survival (though upon a survivor's death, it will add time as well). The minigame for it is quite simple (you just need to connect different colored dots together without overlap, like one of those mobile games), so it's easy to master. The maps have different advantages and disadvantages, and all look nice. After each round you'll earn money, which you can use to buy fun skins and emotes! And don't worry, the grind is not bad. It doesn't take too long to stack up on cash. Personally, if you're trying to grind, I recommend playing as either Elliot or Taph, as they make easy money with their abilities.

There are only a few complaints I have:

The hitboxes in the game can be quite janky. Whenever I'm playing, I feel as though I'm being hit from a mile away sometimes. Or when I'm playing killer, I'll be right up against a player and for some reason unable to land a hit on them.

Another thing is that the stamina feels like it drains so quickly. I'm an Elliot main, so basically half of what I'm doing is running since I'm a support character. But if I'm being chased, it feels like a death sentence unless I can find a sentinel to help me. However, this could entirely be a skill issue (probably is lol), so take that criticism with a grain of salt.

With all that said, I quite honestly love Forsaken. I'm not one who cares too much for competitive games, but Forsaken has such charm to it that I can't stop playing!