#ask lazy stuff

And if you don’t mind me asking but Sage did say they need ‘Cookies’ to understand the Soul Jams , Shadow Milk and the Ultimate Cookie so who do you think the responsibility of understanding the soul jams and the ultimate cookie will go to

Gonna be honest, I did go back to look through the cutscenes to make sure I did understand what the convo was. I'm not the biggest fan of that section of episode 2. It's kind of the weakest section to me, but that is beside the point.

I do wanna think that Sage won't be appearing again, as him doing so would be . . . weird, if I'm honest. Cause he is just there to be a fandom shout out. His role in this story is just exposition dumping, and I don't think he will be utilized so well when I believe Ash Salt would be a better fit due to my own theories and bias. But thats another ask for another time.

As for the idea of who could give true understanding to the three things, i feel like there isn't one answer for all of them, since idk whether the Ultimate Cookie will be dealt with via this arc or the next. But if I were to look at the details of the convo-

Sage seems to imply cookies in a way that doesn't feel like it needs to be a select of three. The overall convo here is mainly saying what they need to do is uncover the mysteries of the Souljam, Ultimate Cookie, and the bearers of the souljam in order to defeat shadow milk and bring order to the timeline. Meaning the overall arc will be about learning new lore about all this. "True Understanding" is mainly just a term they are using to imply that the cookies right now don't have all the answers and are ignorant to the truth. I don't even know if Sage knows the truth about it all (gosh I hope he doesn't). So it's not that I think someone will be like "I understand you", but more like knowing how something works so the elements can be removed and make shadow milk less than a threat.

Oooh! My first ask!

Redemption of the beasts has been a concept I struggle with. Mainly because I have a bias about the beasts.

Do I think a redemption arc could be done well? Yes. Do I think Devsis could do it well? No.

With the latest update, I do wonder if it is the direction they wanna go. Since it recently came out, I won't spoil the details, but I am a bit concerned with how it feels like it could be foreshadowing it. But from the looks of it, the redemption could be dragged out.

However, my biggest issue is the direction of how this is being done. And again, it is of personal bias. Cause the purpose of the beasts is that they are flawed beings that fell on their own terms. Because of this, I dislike the notion of anything kind of shifting blame and softening or ignoring the crimes. As it makes it feel like too easy of a dismissal and making their status of "evil villain" feel like it's being treated like a tantrum or something much smaller scale.

Shadow Milk has been a fave of mine because he is such an evil bastard. I have always seen him as this force that tests the heroes and makes them question their morals, beliefs, and reality. Which is what can make a good villain entertaining. So watching this guy getting the woobie treatment and either devsis or fans saying "we should feel bad for him cause he was lonely" is very jarring for me as a fan of the big bad I thought he was gonna be.

I've rambled in previous posts where I say I think the beasts didn't live up to the hype I thought they were getting at. Like, the very first trailer made me think these would be eldritch beings of twisted power. Instead they all seemed so easily contained and tricked, and I can't help but find it slightly disappointing that we will never get to see them be an actual threat aside from the war and the one encounter with their counterparts. Shadow Milk being the exception cause . . . You know. I don't dislike the beasts, but I do find it disappointing how their story ended as they could have found a way to continue their story and even maybe do a decent job at building up redemption arcs for them.

However, with the "Ultimate Cookie" factor, I feel like this will become another way to excuse Shadow Milk's actions. Make his crimes seem less cause "he didn't mean it" or "he wouldn't go this far". But I do find that to be bullshit, as this would be a perfect way to take his character and make him a big bad. Trying to make it seem like this is an artificial action inflated by a third party is weird cause it's shifting blame again. All to just make a possible redemption feel cleaner.

Damn, only five? Fair tho, I will try to keep only five faves.

Pastry Cookie- She was one of the first cookies I was invested in. Mainly because she was purple and her design was pretty cool. And then I saw her story and was even more invested. The fact she came back to help finish the main story meant so much to me. I love her and wanna see more stories about her (ignore my beast cult AU where she suffers)

Black Sapphire- Again, my bias of purple. I find him to be also very sexy and I adore how his voice actor plays out. I'm a weak person to manipulative cookies, especially when they have a charm and suave.

Pom-Pom Dough Cookie- I would technically have her and her siblings rolled into one, cause I love them all, but I also know that would be cheating. That being said, I love this little gremlin, she is perfect and I enjoy her, I'm happy she and her siblings got their happy ending.

Ash Salt Cookie- I know she is recent, but I do love her a lot. She has been the easiest to talk about and I hope her story does well.

And lastly

XD I have a few more I adore, but not that much. There is a lot of cookies I adore from Kingdom.

But for those honorable mentions

Venom Dough and Mold Dough- this group is just fun! I enjoy them a lot. I'm also a sucker for experiment kids. It's one of those stories I wanna see more of.

Candy Apple- nothing will make me hate this young adult woman. I've been fighting the front lines to ensure everyone remembers she wasn't a kid character. Not to mention she was designed to be a shout out to Shadow Milk fans.

Burning Spice Cookie- shadow milk is my fave, but burning spice is my second fave. I love me a Dom who will crush me. I also feel like people judged his backstory too quickly. I totally get it man. Burnout sucks.

Elder Faerie- I like this guy. Man pulled a husband and a wife. I do wish devsis did more with him. Some justice for the guy who could have been interesting if he survived the main plot.

Capsaicin- little guy who is basically built to be a weapon. I still would love for him and Burning Spice to clash once. I also think he is cute with his boyfriend and girlfriend! I support silly pollies!

White Lily- while I'm not a fan of how her story ended up, I still think her character is very interesting. It was thanks to Pastry Cookie I learned about her, but she was the real reason I came back to try Kingdom one last time. Now here I am, still playing.

Croissant Cookie- okay, yeah, she is honestly a fantastic character. I'm not sure where her story will go, but I do love her a lot. We need more mechanics like her in the world.

I'm not usually one for the chain stuff, but I'll answer anyways.

Writing- I love to write. I have a few one shots, but I also have so many ideas in my head. I'm also a fan of breaking down concepts and playing with them in my brainbox.

Video Essays- I don't watch a lot, but there are a few I listen to. And I'm always down to finding video essays that are about my favorite franchises or stuff I'm interested in.

Music- I'm the person who will listen to anime ops and imagine my own animation for them. Listening to music is just fun and a part of living for me. It even calms me down or gets me in the zone when the time calls for it.

Food- I'm a picky eater. But I also will love to eat food. And maybe try some new foods (so long as it's not effecting my allergies. Recently I found out I love steamed dumplings. I wish I knew how to make em at home.

Come on in and ask away! I finally worked up the courage to open it! Ask me about anything about my fanfics, my AUs, my hyperfixations! Send me pictures of cute animals!

So long as we don't talk about personal info about one another, thats probably my only boundary. I don't need to know about you and you don't need to know about me.