#echoflare841

ALRIGHT HERE'S WHERE THINGS GET TRICKY since with the other Emperors it's not nearly as clear what Prince of Hell theyre meant to represent as it is with Vector "Alien Beelzebub" Vector Zexal is. And it doesn't help that there isn't even a concrete list of the Seven Princes of Hell either, multiple authors have assembles their own version of the seven over the centuries! So we got a lot of different demons potentially on the field, and a little bit of It Could Be That Deep analysis has gotta be at the ready when considering the rest of Don Thousand's Finest. It's honestly a bit easier to try and maybe equate the remaining Emperors to one of the Seven Deadly Sins and try to work backwards to figure out their hypothetical demonology match from there (since I do very much think it's pretty clear the Barians are meant to parallel the sins on some level too because the Bible simply does not stop with Yugioh Zexal.)

The only other Emperor I feel fairly confident with is Nasch being tied to Leviathan, a pretty consistent member of the demonology 'royal' hierarchy and also, yknow, a fuckin water-associated sea monster! (and the first number we even see in the show is Shark's Leviathan Dragon, after all.) Leviathan's dead sin is Envy, which is maybe not the Most Shark-like, but still interesting to think about with him.

So that's Beelzebub for Vector and Leviathan for Shark. As for the others, I will posit some guesses:

Mizar: Most likely Lucifer for him... between his almost angelic type looks + having an association with dragons (as does Lucifer in the Bible) + Lucifer being the demon typically associated with pride it seems like it parallels him the best.

Girag: MAAAYBE MAMMON?? Demon who is kind of Just Some Guy but also associated with greed...since in his past life we know Girag would share the spoils of his conquests with the poor there could be some sort of wealth implied connection in there. Hmm...

Alito: Thinking maybe Satan [Prince of Wrath] for him.... his Barian form is even classic devil red which feels like a pretty deliberate choice.

AXEL AND JIM! Super chill dudes. Honestly they're like. the most put together guys here dghhjdg they're in grad school they have their shit together. AND they're engaged!!

Axel is working on an advanced history degree, with a research emphasis on military history especially. Has a casual interest in pyrotechnics and GMing complex combat-heavy ttrpgs. Jim's working on a geology phd (paleontology of course)--he's a transfer student from Australia and Shirley the crocodile is still here and she's still a crocodile. She's his ESA <3 He spends a lot of time hanging out with some other Geology undergrads (Hassleberry and Jesse.) Jesse actually used to live with Jim and Axel in a rental house until he felt a little too much like a third wheel and had to move out--they're all still friends though!

NOT EVEN KIDDING. Who created Duel Links? The actual canon in-universe explanation for the game is that it's specifically rooted in the manga version of the DM universe; it's a virtual world to play Duel Monsters in, produced by KaibaCorp, crafted and forged in the fire by Seto "I Have Issues Problems" Kaiba himself!!! There's actually a whole little DSOD prequel manga story called Transcend Game, which iirc goes into Kaiba's development of the project pretty heavily! (I haven't had a chance to read it yet myself so DMheads correct me if anything's off)

Why's he doing this? Well. A.) you know Kaiba's always on his little ego projects trying to pursue the Next Evolution of Dueling, B.) He can't let go of his rivalry with Atem and will raise him from the dead in digital form if he has to (and he has), and C.), ah. erm. <:)

ok seto very cool!!! (this is also literally a voice line he sometimes yells at game startup. unwell man)

How's he doing it? MONEY. PRESUMABLY. Same way he's made any of his other virtual world KaibaCorp madness products. How's he getting a hold of virtual copies of people's memories, enough to make a realistic AI clone of them thats unaware of its own nature? How's Duel Links doing this for characters from dimensions Kaiba's never even stepped foot in, that KAIBACORP doesn't even exist in? We..... don't know yet <:) That's part of the psychologically terrifying fun!

Is this like you, but with Aporia?

not really!

I see where this meme is coming from, but there's a couple things that don't really fit. A.) Aporia isn't really a sacrificial character to begin with (barring niche circumstances like his Tag Force route,) especially not to an implied Christlike degree. He is a character that is literally the embodiment of despair and suffering, but he isnt really suffering to SAVE someone else (except maybe Z-one, but his dynamic with Z-one isn't 'savior sacrificing themselves for the one devoted to them.'--Aporia is 100% the one who's the devotee here) Really Aporia seems to suffer largely because he either does it to himself or he's just, Extraordinarily Unlucky.

thank you! i like to have a good time 🙏💞

we arent doing too much this year because it's FRIGIDLY COLD HERE this week, but my clark and i will be going out to get pizza. for no reason <3 and then well. perhaps i will watch some seasonally appropriate and eat some candy. god willing!

RICE

NO...... THIS IS SO SAD. No respect for my man Axel!!! This guy carried half of GX season 3 on his BACK his VAs (dub and sub) put their ALL into their performances, he doesn't deserve this slander!!!!!

show your friend his cool duel disc that's a GUN that SHOOTS CARDS and ALL HIS COOL VOLCANIC FIRE MONSTERS!!!