CupioGeek

How many of you bitches are gonna keep failing the bechdel test, because you want to make everything about Ada and Claire be about Leon instead?

The LEAST interesting thing about both of these women are that they happen to know the same man, but that’s all I ever hear about when one or the other is brought up anymore.

Code Veronica remake is not for proving Cleon or Aeon is better or canon. Ada is not in Code Veronica, she’s off doing more badass mercenary bullshit. Claire is the star of the show, and we’ll see other characters that haven’t gotten any attention in a long time like Steve Burnside and the ashford twins.

The only part Leon had to play in Code Veronica was to do exactly what Claire told him to do, and sent Chris to go help her. All off screen mind you. It better fucking stay like this. I do not want to see his stupid fucking face or hear his voice. I love him, but I don’t. Not even for a second.

Why?

Because two awesome, beautiful characters have been taken and made into damn near props by people who only actually care about Leon, and we’re all tired of it.

Frank woods- 47

Alex Mason- 21

David Mason- 12

Russel Adler- 158

I wish there was even half as much content for Alex as there is Adler.

Something funny to me about it though is the “call it Goddess of War” sentiment.

As someone who hasn’t played any of the games yet, why should they? She isn’t a god. She’s a frost giant. Powerful for sure, but not a god.

She fought Thor, fought Kratos when they met and married him, fights Begtse (another god of war) in the first couple minutes of gameplay, and has been known as Laufey the Just which sounds badass. Her given name alone makes me envious.

I think adding her name at the end of the usual God of War title is enough.

“But Kratos is the god of war it should be about him!”

The same Kratos that becomes the god of hope? The same Kratos that was given the title by Athena GODDESS OF WAR STRATEGY after killing Ares GOD OF WAR?

There are over a hundred war gods, some of which are from the same pantheon.

I’m sure there are I’m just surprised I haven’t seen any yet. Of course I’m mostly on ao3 and doomscrolling TikTok so maybe I’ve just been missing it.

I’m loving all of these eridian designs btw keep up the awesome work.

Edit: upon some thinking, I’m surprised there aren’t any OCs somewhat closely related to astrophage.

I want that ‘Nero is a Vergil clone’ theory type of kid. I liked that theory. The deadly fortune novel practically made Nero a Vergil clone (because what do you mean Vergil was passing down his beef with Dante to Nero?), and I want that. But Nero isn’t. So the next best option is to give Dante a clone child. It’d be angsty as fuck, but it’d really fit the aroace Dante headcanons too so who gives a fuck?

I have not yet watched Iron Lung and plan to do it after I finish the PHM book, but I am curious about bloodymary.

I will always be curious about what Devil May Cry 5 would have looked like if they had gone with this concept (which was really only done to explore all of the options and was never actually considered to be implemented If I’m not mistaken).

I guess in some ways it’d sort of make sense since Dante and Vergil’s demon side comes from their father, and to separate from it would change a little more than just their species and appearance.

The way her hair is drawn makes me think that one of her abilities would be related to it, and I’m not sure if that’s meant to be Shadow behind her or some other sort of demon/nightmare.

I was aware that Lucia's feelings for Dante were addressed, but no one told me that it's implied one of the reasons he refuses to date her is because he's aging much faster than she is and that he'll likely meet his end long before she does. I was also not told that Lucia wants so badly to not depend on Dante that she didn't want him to come to Vie de Marli/Dumary at all, even when Matier insisted they call him, and went behind Lucia’s back to get him there. Apparently Lucia doesn't even leave the island anymore.

Tell me why I got into an argument about Lady’s character, and me explaining how the two versions were vastly different got a response of “you all hate to see complicated female characters”. I replied that it isn’t the fact that she’s a complex character, it’s that it wasn’t necessary to make her that way, except to further push the propaganda.

They straight up asked me what propaganda I was talking about.

THE ENTIRE NETFIX ANIME IS PROPAGANDA. IT’S IN YOUR FACE POLITICAL, TELLING YOU HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THE SITUATION. IF YOU CAN’T SEE THAT, HOW FUCKING BLIND ARE YOU?!

The entire show has been in our faces about how the American government is corrupt and everyone is working with only their own interests in mind. Season 2 solidifies that with the president’s betrayal, Baines only focusing on his “holy war” instead of the good of the people, and then there’s Arius (a rich dude) uplifting it for his own success.

The entire show has been an anti-government message in a way that it has taken away from the characters we know and love.

Keeping in mind that Dante was in cryosleep longer than he and lady have known each other-

There’s something that is so comical in seeing how one adaptation has some of us acting. Damn near ready to rip out each other’s throats over their opinions on the show. Some of us taking stances and dying on those hills even when they can be proven wrong.

Like yeah- I’m sure some of us did (stupidly) think that this shit would be a copy of the games, but the rest of us cannot be judged just for wanting an adaptation that does justice to the major and “minor” characters, and not being happy that that’s not what happened.

Am I gonna voice my hate of the show? Yes. But let’s not shame people for liking it. At the very least keep the arguments civil, and try to see from the other person’s perspective. For all we know, the person we are discussing with is a person new to the series starting with the show, or a longtime/hardcore fan who can’t imagine a character doing some of the things they do in the show.

Because tell me why we’ll have people in our ears saying that of course it’s not to be an exact copy of the games (like we didn’t already know that, it’s not what most of us asked for anyways), and then we see shit that is straight from the games. And it’s the most iconic lines and scenes too, like it’s going to make up for the mischaracterizations, waste of other canon characters, etc..

In light of the 2 danlady kisses in season 2, and seeing some of the reactions to it, I fear the anime fandom does not know what yearning is.

They barely know each other, especially since Dante spent a longer time in cryosleep than he knew Lady. With the end of the season especially, it seems like a trauma bond fueled romance that’s doomed to fail/be mildly toxic.

This is compared to the at least 20 years of (potential/lightly hinted) yearning between Dante and lady, between games three and five.

Because what do you mean the only mother figure other than Eva Dante has is reduced to an acquaintance he meets briefly to give him guns made from makaian metal? At the request of Mary, mind you.

This woman spent her last moments making sure the parts of the gun were ready for Dante to put together. This woman who, towards the end of her life, only fixed up guns rather than made them, made Ebony and Ivory for Dante anyways because of how much she loved him. This woman was reminded of her son when she looked at Dante, so much so that she thought he was him during her final moments.

TO NOT ONLY CHANGE THIS, BUT TO DOWNPLAY NELLS SKILLS IS INSULT TO INJURY. Because in the novel that woman made those guns from metals 100% found on earth and they still don’t break apart in Dante’s hands, because she’s just that skilled.

I was afraid during the anime they’d rush their bond then kill her off at the end of season, but they still reduced her to that brief intro to him and a “she’s the grandma i’d wish I had” from Dante.

What Bell knew and how useful they could be to him seems like a waste. Perseus was still out there, and Adler has wanted to catch him for years. So why kill Bell instead of trying to get more out of them?

I personally think that Adler was ordered to do it. If Adler wanted Bell dead he would have done it the moment the mission was complete. Instead, he helped them back to their feet, then took them to a secluded space later to do it.