equinoxal nationalist

okay so you know how animals and plants get domesticated for the sake of being allowed shelter, food, etc. and stuff with humans?

Well, imagine a plant or something keeps dying out thanks to global warming and stuff, but coincidentally, all the weird stuff around it gets picked up by weird guys in lab coats.

Eventually, evolution takes its course. Clearly, the best way to spread seeds and whatnot is to be taken by these weird humans. So, the plant grows to imitate the SCP plants of old, be they paralyzing warm-blooded prey, looking sharper and more dangerous, or even just having really fast growing fruits.

New Love Triangle Idea:

I wish the killing game forced responsibility on this man. He deserves to be made into a punching bag, of course, he did try to harvest organs off Makoto, so imagine the catharsis of making this man child a responsible adult.

Sure, he can start off the killing game as irresponsible as he always is, but I specifically remember when Chihiro was crying after the trial, Yasuhiro helped cheer them up, and even said "Ohh, finally cracked a smile, huh?" after. Like, tell me that isn't 'force this divorced loser to adopt' material.

I love Grover as a character, don't get me wrong. But like with most characters written by Rick Riordan, he's extremely neglected at best, and nonexistent at worst.

After the first series, he basically ceases to exist. Hell, after the first book, he becomes a plot device, then a minor character, then a major character with Pan, then back to a minor character, then pretty much never appears again. Like, this is Percy's supposed best friend, maybe keeping him around might, I dunno, give Percy something tolerable to do instead of his derailment?

So, that's why I believe he should've died in the Battle For Manhattan. I mean, think about how much energy it would take to encase a Titan in a tree. Sure, he's the Lord of the Wild, but that's precisely why he's the only one who can do it.

Kaede: All of her Pokemon are her own references to music she likes. Clair de Lune for Musharna, Swanna is for Swan Lake, Chatot is for Pomp and Circumstances, Lairon is for Hall of the Mountain King, Chimeco is for Jingle Bells (cheesy, she knows), and Ninetales is for the Girl with the Flaxen Hair. She spends all her time playing piano, so much so that her Pokemon are very untrained.

Rantaro: All of his Pokemon come from his travels. Relicanth surfaced from his scuba diving trip to Atlantis, and he teamed up with a Gimmighoul to collect coins for it, and sisters for him. He caught an Exeggutor in Alola, Stunfisk in Galar, Toescruel in Paldea, and a strange Ursaluna of the Bloodmoon variety washed up on shore at an island he was resting at. They're all best buds.

Ryoma: Had an all-cat team, but they were all killed by the Mafia, before he was sent to prison. now, his team's all from evil teams that he's beaten up. Alolan Persian, (his favorite), Crobat from a Rocket Executive, Camerupt from a Magma Grunt, Toxicroak from a Galactic Grunt, and a Liepard from a Plasma Sage. He got a Sharpedo from an Aqua Grunt too, and at first, he hated the thing. But, he's come around to it. However, he and his entire team really hate Garchomp. It's personal.

Kirumi: Solely focused on using a team of equally loyal Pokemon to preform her duties as a maid. Galarian Weezing and Wormadam eat and recycle garbage. Garganacl helps with water spills, and the rest (Altaria, Maushold, Cinccino) tidy up by hand. When under the employment of richer clients, she's often a training dummy for new heirs, but she doesn't mind. She was recently promoted to the aid of the Champion himself.

Angie: All of her Pokemon have a divine connection to Atua. She claims its what gave Oranguru its teaching abilities, Bruxish its psychokinesis, Xatu its prophetic abilities, and even her Raichu its psychic powers. It's also what gave Golurk the infinite energy source that lies within it. They all do rituals together, and take out ships that try to come too close.

Tenko: All female team, though Illumise, Nidoqueen, and Mandibuzz don't have a choice. She believes male Pokemon too can be degenerate, and she trained at the Battle Tower her whole life, after being dumped there as a kid. She's trained dutifully under her master, Spenser, who gave her a starter from his home region, a Blaziken, along with two he saw as helpful in her martial arts journey; Mienshao and Lurantis. Spenser has told her to avoid Rare Candies at all costs, considering it cheating.

Korekiyo: In this universe, Korekiyo wasn't there to see his sister go, as he was out looking for a Spiritomb sighting that he just couldn't miss. He found a Dusknoir in her hospital room. He only assumes this means she was led to the afterlife by this kind ghost, and respects its privacy by not catching it. He caught a number of strange items, from Banette, to Runerigus. He located Claydol and Sigilyph, and also found a strange bottle that he's still looking for a way to unlock its full potential. On the other hand, he got a little Hoopa out of it. He also completed the Regi puzzles, and visits them often, though they're usually asleep. He seeks tirelessly for the Arceus plates, in hopes of one day meeting the Alpha Pokemon. He's collected many more artifacts though, and is constantly running into gangs trying to rob him. He designed his outfit based on his Banette.

Miu: She likes burly Pokemon like Magmortar for no particular reason, though it might be related to why she has a Salazzle and Tentacruel. She throws her Electrode like a bomb, and keeps a Watchog to stop her from getting hit by a car again. She likes knocking down Corviknights with her Tinkaton, and built its hammer for it.

Gonta: He was raised by lizard Pokemon alongside a baby Druddigon, and became a pro bug catcher while living in the forest. While there, he caught a Ninjask, Leavanny, Kricketune, and Pinsir. Leavanny made his first clothes, and he still feels guilty for not realizing Ninjask's molt was "alive". None of his Pokemon have ever been able to comfort him well enough for him to stop feeling bad. One day while traveling across Santalune Forest, he found a strange stone that Pinsir really likes. Prinplup was a gift from his parents when he finally got home, along with a Mega Ring. While living with his parents though, a Buzzwole came through a portal in the sky, and Gonta single handedly took it down and tamed it. From that point on, all of his Pokemon tried their best to be gentlemen, except Prinplup, but Gonta's working on it. Buzzwole is trying the hardest, it even wears a tuxedo.

Kokichi: He claims his Gengar is actually shiny, and it takes quite a while before everyone realizes he's just lying. His Drifblim acts as his getaway vehicle, which he needs quite often. His two disguise Pokemon (Eiscue and Mimikyu) love to pick physical fights, since they know they're safe for the first blow, which is usually enough time to get away once they're attacked. His Mr. Mime has its own knockoff version of D.I.C.E, known as M.I.M.E, which is short for Mr. Mime's Incredible Mastermind Empire. All of his Pokemon are a part of M.I.M.E. His organization is very often mistaken for a real criminal organization, and he is only attending Hope's Peak to get Looker and Team Yell off his back for breaking the law, and stealing their brand respectively. He lies about his team's moves and abilities every battle, and his team backs that up by faking moves they don't know. His lock picking Klefki is the worst offender. He has an abundance of TM's and Ability Patches to keep up the facade.

Kaito: He's been told many times his Ledian and seemingly useless Cosmoem should be gotten rid of, but since he grew up with his Ledian, he simply refuses. All of his Pokemon have been caught with Friend and Moon balls, and has max friendship with all of them. His Clefable is keeping him healthy, and once they get to space, it can get enough power to cure him for good. All of his Pokemon share his love of space, which while not surprising for Lunatone, surprises him when it comes to his Starmie and Nidoking. He thinks its bigger than them just coming from space, and maybe it is. His Cosmoem has been glowing recently, what could it mean? He's won with it, though, somehow. He makes the impossible possible, after all.

Tsumugi: Has no idea how to battle, never tried. She just does contests with her anime themed Pokemon. A Pokemon wearing the titular anime character Ash's hat, along with an AOT inspired Grimmsnarl, DBZ Monferno, and Naruto themed Kubfu. Her ordinary Zoroark cosplays itself, and her Vivillion helps her with designs.

Himiko: All of her Pokemon help "keep her mana balanced", aka. they help her with magic tricks. Araquanid helps her with underwater tricks, Zen Mode Darmanitan and Mismagius help her with sleight of hand, Braixen is her starter and just generally useful, Bunnelby helps with the rabbit in the hat trick, and her Alakazam was traded to her by her master before he disappeared. In a world full of psychics, it's impressive she has an audience, but she manages.

Maki: Was born into an orphanage that served under Team Salvation, an upcoming evil team with aspirations to capture the Eon Duo. Maki and many others were trained to be Team Salvation's version of the Shadow Triad. As she worked at the orphanage, she cared for a Bonsly, Riolu, and Starly. She was given a Type: Null when she ascended the ranks of the official grunt, and worked directly under the admins. When she was accepted into Hope's Peak, Team Salvation was escatic, as they wanted the publicity of having a possible Gym Leader, or perhaps even the Champion as a member of their evil team. They set her up with a team worthy of a Child Caregiver, featuring the Pokemon she raised, along with a Drampa, and they gave her an Aegislash just in case things went south. They also handed her quite a few plates for Type: Null, as according to their peer review with the Aether Foundation, the Type: Null had a lot of potential.

Shuichi: Was given a Sandile, later Krookidile, after investigating and finding a classmate's missing Krokorok. His starter was a Sobble, now Drizzile, and his Gumshoos came from his uncle. His uncle's wife gave him a male Meowstic. He was raised in Unova for a while, even getting to take home a Iron Thorns from Pokestar Studios. He only ever caught one Pokemon for himself, his Noctowl. Once, he got a guy jailed for murdering a member of Team Plasma, who apparently had stolen his sister's Liepard, and eventually driven said sister to take her own life out of fear of the outside world. The killer's name was Hugh. Shuichi has never forgiven himself for it.

Following up on a previous post about a villainous Percy being very much aloof and stopping quests in their tracks, I think the fair opposite could apply to Annabeth. She cares very much what happens, and controls Percy along with her own life with a lot of precision.

So, a villainous Annabeth wouldn't just be Percy's side piece, an unfortunate trait I see quite a bit when the two are paired up. Because while I am one who thinks their relationship isn't the healthiest, I do think it's one of things keeping them together mentally.

Therefore, I propose a very strict, dictatorial Annabeth in militaristic general attire, who essentially rules over the camp with an iron fist, say Chiron got disposed of and Dionysus's probation was up.

Annabeth takes control over the processing of demigods, builds it up into something resembling New Rome, and makes sure her mother, Athena, is raised in importance with the Big Three.

She cuts ties with a lot of her friends, she doesn't need them unless they're helping her with management. Thalia? She's too inconsistent. Leo? Associated with Calypso. Frank and Hazel? Too busy with New Rome. Piper stays, but she doesn't do much except pretend everything's still normal.

Hajime: Like many in the Reserve Course, he had very few Pokemon going into Hope's Peak. Just a Linoone, and a Lapras, who he enjoyed taking ferry rides on But during the Kamakura Project, the researchers decided the best way to create the Ultimate Human was to link his mind with the Ultimate Lifeform, a Shadow Mewtwo. His other Pokemon ran away, but at that point, it was too far gone. Post-killing game, however, Mewtwo was purified, and stuck by Hajime.

Impostor: Caught Tatsugiri and Dondozo to aid him with both deception and food security, and a Luxray for the sake of better night vision than his goggles could offer. He caught a starving Lickitung out of solidarity, a Ditto for disguising himself, and he stole a Totodile from a Pokemon professor's lab. It's since evolved to Croconaw.

Teruteru: His shiny Slurpuff is the mascot of Hanamura Diner, and his pride and joy. His Miltank allows him to have an endless supply of MooMoo milk, and his Kangaskhan was passed down to him by his mom when he went to Hope’s Peak. He caught Gabite, in hopes that the rumors of its illness-curing scales were true, and a Sawlot as a garbage disposal. Inspired by Siebold of the Kalos Elite Four, he caught a Clawitzer of his own.

Mahiru: She's one of those trainers who love themed teams, and since she wants to inspire positivism, she caught a Sunflora, Bellibolt, and Lanturn for the idea of a "bright smile." Her mom got her a Floette who she claims is descended from the old king of Kalos, AZ, but Mahiru thinks it's just her mom being dramatic. Sato got her a Wobuffet, and Natsumi got her a Cacturne to mock her. Unfortunately for both girls, Mahiru liked both equally. She runs an all-girl team, save for Cacturne, who works as hard as he can to help the others.

Peko: Was found with a Sentret by the yakuza, and was allowed to keep it, so long as she never bonded with it Furret does not like Peko. All her other Pokemon, (Accelgor, Escavalier, Doublade, and Corviknight) feel the same, as they have been trained to only think of protecting the clan The clan lent her a Sceptile to blend in with other trainers at Hope’s Peak, and somehow, it actually likes her.

Ibuki: Her managers tried to stop her from having her favorite Pokemon (Skuntank, Seismitoad, Toxtricity, Skuntank, Noivern, and Thwackey), due to them not being cute enough. Instead, Ibuki stormed out. She has taught all her Pokemon fire-type moves, yes, even Thwackey, and is very dangerous both inside and outside of battle, due to her owing so much money in property damage.

Hiyoko: Most of her Pokemon, much like her, are descendants of her mother's and grandmother's Pokemon. Her Bellossom, Kommo-o, Volcarona, and her Espathra don't respect her at all, and she doesn't respect them in turn. She doesn't even care about her starter, Quaquaval, but they all work together very well, due to the pressures of their ancestors. The only Pokemon she caught was a Dwebble she tripped over, and a Pokeball from her kimono fell on it.

Mikan: All of her Pokemon know Toxic, and she loves to bandage them all up. Toxapex and Dustox have a lot, Shuckle and Aromatisse have a few, and Hatterene along with Dusclops, have none. She does all her own healing, and makes her medicines, but that got her in big trouble with the Pokemon Center Company. Luckily, Hatterene dealt with things.

Nekomaru: Was raised alongside a sickly Cubchoo, and the two bonded quickly over the fact they weren't going to live very long. However, thanks to the power of Pokemon, his expiration date was prolonged many decades, along with his Cubchoo, which would soon evolve into Beartic. From then on, he'd start training weaker Pokemon to become big and strong, his Butterfree, Medicham that could Mega Evolve, Wishiwashi, Alolan Golem, and after a lot of hard work, he'd train up a Machamp that would be capable of Gigantamaxing.

Gundham: After reviving the Wyrdeer population as his claim to fame, Gundham began to travel to several regions to collect Pokemon that were in danger, and add them to his team. Alolan Marowaks that had been taken out by Ultra Beasts, one of which he bonded with over their lost mothers. The Copperajah population in an Eastern region, where the invasive Raichus were killing them off. His is named Belphegor Same went for Sevipers losing to Zangeese who had developed a hidden ability. His Seviper likes hanging around his neck like a scarf. At some point, he had even developed such a bond with a Greninja, he unlocked a state known as Battle Bond, though no bond would ever be as strong as him with his eight dark devas of electricity, (all Pikachu clones), though only his Dedenne is allowed to fight, as it has the most bravery. He nicknames all of them.

Nagito: He has the rottenest luck, but also has almost a full team of shiny Pokemon with the more strange titles than you can crash a plane with. He has two shiny Spindas that have the exact same pattern, a shiny Male Combee, a shiny Absol that is always on the brink a panic attack, a Pineco that is very attached to its Everstone it'd owned since it hatched, and a Hisuian Zorua. Nagito doesn't remember where the Zorua came from, it just comforted him after his dog was run over. Meanwhile, he "caught" all his other Pokemon after he got blown up in a Pokeball Factory Explosion, and all the balls that he had examined hours prior flew in every direction, and by the time he tracked them all down, they were filled with his new team. He and his team are on the same page with hope, and while many tell him he should switch out his team members for actually strong ones, he says so long as they have hope, they can win. However, if his Pineco gets OHKO'd, he gives up immediately.

Chiaki: She has several competitive teams, but only one casual team. Slaking and Reuinclus run a Skill Swap set, while the others are just for convenience. Probopass keeps her from falling during her standing naps, Jigglypuff helps her maintain a sleep schedule, Cast form tells her the weather while she's gaming, and Komala....she just thought was cute, she thinks.

Fuyuhiko: Had a very weak team, at first. A Deerling, Murkrow, Wimpod, Fidough, even his strongest Pokemon, Maschiff, was weak in comparison to his sister's team. But then, he was promoted to the yakuza leader. When the tragedy happened, he stole his dad's Mega Gyarados, and tore him apart with it, killing all disobedient yakuza members with his other Pokemon, who held Everstones to mock those who made fun of his team. All at once, he took away their burdens, and they evolved at once, a scene captured by Mahiru to send despair to the masses. After he woke up, his Pokemon are now much more bloodthirsty, and evolved, and he doesn't remember why or how.

Kazuichi: Would be a great trainer, if he wasn't so shaky. He rebuilt a Magearna after finding it in a junkyard, it's where he also found his Ferrothorn and Durant. Though, he can't for the life of him build an Electrolizer for his Electabuzz. Actually, that's a lie, he just doesn't trust anyone enough to trade and get it back. He was too poor to afford a starter, so he claimed a Grubbin as his starter, and thanks to his time in a junkyard, it eventually became a Vikavolt. He stole a Pincurchin that loves him very much, so he could use it to power his inventions.

Sonia: Technically, she only owns two Pokemon. She caught an Eelektross named Skong, and a golden Applin to trade for someone's hand in marriage, eventually. The rest of her team were made to show off her nation's vast wealth. From Jellicent, to shiny Finneon and Kingdra, to even a Shiny Arboliva to show off the main export of Novoselic.

I don't think Nagito has a crush on Hajime.

Before you say anything, is this man the gayest gay in Dangayronpa 2? Yes. But is he in love with Hajime? No. He's obsessed with him, but he doesn't necessarily value Hajime as a person. He wants to be around Hajime, and he wants to admire the hope of Hajime.

But reminder, this dude completely flip-turned the second he knew Hajime was talentless. That's all it took. Now you might say, but he felt bad about it after. Maybe so, but only after realizing he was worse, by being a Remnant of Despair.

He didn't actually regret hating Hajime, and he probably still thought of Hajime was a stepping stone for hope, the only difference was that he had a lower opinion of everyone else around him.

Sayaka: Shiny Kirlia, gifted to her by the producers for appeal. Carbink and Arourus are the same. She doesn't care for them. Primarina is her starter. She only has ever caught one Pokemon, her Feebas, now Milotic. On top of that, her fans pooled enough money to get her a Clamperl, which then evolved into a Huntail. She loves Huntail, Milotic, and Primarina very much.

Leon: He hates training, so half of the Pokemon he's got are ones that don't exactly take effort to evolve (Armarouge), or don't evolve at all (Hawlucha and Passimian). The exceptions are Cinderace, his starter, Exploud, who he trained up to impress a girl, and Litleo, who he just doesn't try to evolve. All of his Pokemon and him want to start a band. He claims if it was allowed, he's replace his whole baseball team with his Pokemon and probably win more. He's probably right.

Chihiro: Too weak to catch Pokemon herself, so she was gifted a Charjabug by her dad, and a Ribombee by her mom. Her dad also owned a Rotom, which she brought with her to Hope's Peak. She accidentally downloaded a Porygon, and built an Iron Valiant, that may or may not being during her trans denial period. She was the only one in Class 78 without a full team, so Mondo caught her a Crabrawler. She's currently working with other scientists on reviving an ancient bug Pokemon using technology.

Mondo: As the leader of the Crazy Diamond Storm, it was only natural he'd use a Cyclizar, and after his brother's death, Mondo would inherit his Revavroom, though Mondo rarely uses it. His Houndstone, Chuck, is his best Pokemon, though Scrafty, Pangoro, and Squackabilly (Pokemon from rival gangs he's taken out), are also very good. However, Mondo hates Simisages, due to them being the symbol of his most aggressive rival gang.

Kiyotaka: He caught all his Pokemon himself, and specifically seeks to train Pokemon who are harder to evolve. Zweilous, Sirfetch'd, Hitmontop, are all examples of this. Falinks, Archaludon, and Dewott reflect the values Ishimaru exudes, but he absolutely despises when people assume he just was gifted Dewott as a starter. His grandfather was a brilliant trainer at one time, but after trying to use a Legendary and failing to take over the region, his family's name was shunned.

Hifumi: He got all but his Decidueye from his commissioners, and adores all of them, especially Smeargle. Blissey's the only one with some sense, the rest are just like their trainer. Especially Roserade. Luvdisc is often criticized by others, though Hifumi refuses to trade it, or any Pokemon for that matter. Hifumi plans on getting a Mega Stone for his Mawile.

Celestia: Won half her Pokemon (Flareon, Scizor, Dragonair) from the Game Corner. Her Purugly is her dearest companion, but those who reflect her Gothic style, Gothitelle and Chandelure, are close second contenders. She manipulates her Game Corner Pokemon rather often, and her attempts to be mysterious and deceitful when giving out commands to her Pokemon only ever leads to her losing most fair matches she faces.

Sakura: Wartortle was passed down by her family for generations, and now she is the lone heir. The same applies to Lilligant, who allegedly was a Noble Pokemon from the ancient Hisui period of her family. To train herself, she has caught many Fighting types, though her consistent team focuses on grappling, her specialty. These namely are Grapploct, Throh, and Emboar. She caught an Audino to take care of Kenshiro.

Aoi: She was gifted most of her Pokemon by sports teams wanting to recruit her. She's got a Poliwrath for boxing, Incineroar for wrestling, Mantine for surfing, Dubwool for soccer, Glalie for hockey, and a Buizel for water polo. She's already won the Pokeathalon several years in a row, so much so she's been forced to be sidelined for the time being.

Toko: She once tried to confess to a boy with an Applin through trade, but got a Boldore as a cruel rejection. Ironically, this made it evolve into Gigalith. She visits all the places she writes about, and as such, tends to catch any Pokemon that come near her. Seaking (So Lingers the Ocean), Blue Thread From the Sacred Mountain (Tangrowth and Froslass), and a Venomoth along with a Morpeko to reflect her so proclaimed "vile personality".

Yasuhiro: His starter, Meowscarada, helps him scam people. He tried to teach his Golduck payday by TM, but it refused to help him. He was nicknamed "Supernova" after his Solrock, who he used to dazzle and distract his clients. His Magnezone stole the luxury ball allegedly owned by George Washington and Alexander the Great. His Grumpig likes scamming other Pokemon, and his Galarian Slowking likes scamming Yasuhiro.

Byakuya: He was required to have a starter by the company to seem more "human" to their constituents, though he ended up buying a Shiny Serperior with its hidden ability. Togami bought an Amber fossil and revived it himself, along with a three-segment Dudunsparce out of spite. He also bought Indeedee was a gift from Aloysius on his 5th birthday, and he had to fight his siblings, each armed with a Bisharp up until he won, and his evolved into a Kingambit. He was raised alongside a Bagon, which eventually evolved into Salamence.

Kyoko: During her time with Yui, she obtained a Sneasel and Munchlax, now both evolved. She uses Swoobat to empathize and scan the minds of suspects, and Houndoom to protect herself from fire. Her first Pokemon was Stoutland, as it knew Odor Sleuth from birth. Her Espeon just appeared one day, and she took it in.

Mukuro: Her Azumarill was a "gift" from Junko, the rest of her team was picked off the corpses of other soldiers, or veterans from Fenrir. She is the only girl who can fight alongside and against Pokemon in hand-to-element power combat. Her Pokemon were bred for battle. Rhydon, Haxorus, Sandaconda, Perrserker, and even Octillery. None of them have a bond.

Junko: Abuses all her Pokemon, and they all attack back, for the sake of Despair. Each one represents one of her personalities. Firey Breed Tauros for her rage, Tsareena for her royal demeanor, Parasect for her sadness, Malamar for her intelligence, Delcatty for her cutesy side, and of course, Stufful for Monokuma. She's killed some of her old Pokemon, and robbed Yasuke's corpse of Malamar.

How anyone thinks this guy was trying to save everyone in the killing game confounds me.

Because this little asshole is the kid on the playground who has an invisible shield that blocks all attacks, and a magic flamethrower that does a bazillion damage.

He's got the same mentality as the Riddler. He wants to win and be proven the smartest guy at any give moment, especially in the eyes of the local detective, and the mastermind calling the shots. Even though he has very little skill to back that up, besides smack talk and bouts of wit.

I think Gundham's whole self-deprecation deal, coming from his status as a bastard child, really should be more represented in his fanon depictions. This guy thinks he's so awful, part of his execution, which was specifically designed to give him the most despair possible, involved him going to heaven.

A lot of fanon material I've seen of Gundham usually has him being super proud and all, which is true to himself in game, but what's beyond that? Usually, not much. But in reality, he's a teenage boy who thinks he's beyond a happy ending, and hates himself so much he's convinced himself he's demonic.

On one hand, I get the inherit comedy behind his persona. On the other, how sad is it that the most despair-inducing thing a kid can imagine for himself is not going to hell, where he thinks he belongs, due to his upbringing?

I think making Dark! Percy some evil maniac with the powers of Chaos, the Primordials, and godlike abilities is unrealistic. Because that's just not the kind of villain Percy would be.

Percy wouldn't be murderous, or an unbeatable force. He'd be the kind of villain that he's the kind of hero now. The one that can talk.

He convinces you he's right, he bribes, he lies, he does all he has shown an aptitude for in the books. But instead of convincing people to help him on his quest, he's convincing others to give theirs up.

It's not worth it, he says. Trust him, he's a veteran in that field. Doing this to impress your godly parents? They won't smite you, they haven't smited him yet. Need to do something for your human parents? Here, have this Lotus Casino card. It literally doesn't run out of money.

Pretty much everyone's well aware about how poorly handled Kiyo's backstory is, but I think what's even more underutilized is his talent. This dude's an anthropologist. He studies humans. And yet, he shows basically none of that skill in game.

Sure, anthropology's typically focused on the past, but what if Kiyo was even more of an awkward freak? Just standing in corners, observing people, and whenever the trial came, he knew instantly who it was based on his observations of his classmates' values, traditions, etc.

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