#jordy

so for starters, most regressors you see in manhwa are (even at the start) calm, level-headed people. take Enkrid from erk/tkolt, or Yoo Joonghyuk from orv. both of them do go through personality changes as a result of their regressions, but for the most part, they were always relatively cold/jaded people

Jumper, on the other hand, was initially almost volatile in his emotions. when we see him in Odin’s Tower during the main flashback of his arc, he’s quite literally crying because of how many people died that he could’ve saved. to me, it doesn’t even seem like he’s necessarily blaming himself in that moment, but more that he is genuinely upset knowing that they died when they had the chance to live, so he pushes himself even harder to save whoever he still can

this is such a stark contrast to who he is now—someone who calls that version of himself stupid, despite how long he clung to those ideals. maybe believing that if he works hard enough he can save everyone was naive, but at the same time, he was so full of hope and passion and drive that now it’s almost like he’s a different character entirely

and yet, part of him still believed that those ideals were possible, even if he looks back on his old self with bitterness and hatred. that’s why he was willing to hear Sang-U out, to listen to his motivations and consider rejoining humanity’s side despite all the pain that it had caused him

and the thing is, even when he did decide to give up and side with the System, he still put his all into it. he created the Awakening Program, helped the Master found the Academy, and likely so much more behind the scenes that we never saw. it’s like he doesn’t know how to stop working himself to the bone for his goal, even if that goal is to kill himself in the end. honestly, it just makes me wonder who he was before the gates and awakening and hunters, because clearly he’s the kind of person that can do almost anything he puts his mind to

(he’s actually somewhat similar to Sang-U, in that they both work so hard to make the opportunity for them to rest, just so they can rest forever [except Jumper’s rest is in peace and he’s actually tired and not just lazy])

and he does all that while being burned out, hating life, and being so suicidal and full of rage directed to both the world and himself that he actively chooses to help a machine eradicate humanity in exchange for his own death. in fact, he wants to die so badly that when he sees that opportunity in Sang-U, he does whatever he can to make that possible. when Sang-U ran away and came back after strengthening his resolve, he was genuinely excited to see him return. he was excited that the person he was trying to teach to kill him came back to finish his training.

by comparison, most other regressors (like Kim Gongja from suicide hunter) grow used to dying and reseting to the point that they get desensitized. the closest situation I can think of is Yoo Joonghyuk’s regression depression, but even then, he very rarely gets close to thinking that he wants to stay dead permanently. most often, regression stories focus on using their ability to grow stronger so that in the end they can live on with all the people they saved in the process of their suffering, but Jumper has gone so far beyond that, that he no longer cares about saving people, no longer cares about anyone else at all. it’s hard to even claim that he’s selfish or only thinking of himself, because all he wants is to be dead. to rid himself of all the pain and suffering he went through for the sake of humanity

initially he’s such a perfect hero archetype character, someone who’s selfless and altruistic, who’s only goal is to save humanity and the world without any real benefit to himself. that’s why he thinks the Odin’s Tower artifact is a blessing; it helps him save more people, lets him get closer to his goal without any harm done to anyone else because he wasn’t strong enough. but ultimately, it’s because he was so hopeful that thousands of years without any sign of success broke him

he tried so many different things during his loops, but even when he first gave up on humanity, he still never gave in to the System because he had an anchor. he became reliant on the one person in his life that hadn’t yet become an empty shell devoid of life, and that reliance is one of the biggest causes to his downfall. he kept clinging to the only semblance of hope that he had left, because he had spent so long fighting for what he thought was good and just and righteous that he saw no other way

but in the end even Avery became a doll in his eyes. and even despite that, he continued to cling to what she represented to him—his hope, his humanity, his identity—even if it was likely impossible for him to love her at that point, given that she was no longer human to him. it was only her asking him to kill her, to move on and never find her again that pushed him over the edge, that made him accept humanity as a lost cause and join the System’s side

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IVE ft. Saweetie - All Night

VCHA - Girls of the Year

Tyga - Sensei

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Charli XCX - 360

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Jeremy Pope - U Lost

JT, Petey Pablo & Plies - Sideways Freek-A-Leek (jaybeatz - HVLM)

Jessica Baio - SLOW DOWN

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Normani - Candy Paint

Becky Hill - Lonely Again

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Chase Atlantic - DIE FOR ME

HRVY - Party In My Head

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Normani - Still

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Normani - All Yours

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Bree Runway - 2BADGYALZ

Bradley Gibson - NO ILYS

Bradley Gibson - Ain't That Easy

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Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove

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Alexander 23 - American Boy

Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

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Rachel Bochner - Groupie

Jessie Murph ft. Teddy Swims - Dirty

John Duff - Be Your Girl

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Kylie Minogue ft. Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo - My Oh My

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Meghan Trainor - Make A Move

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Frost Children ft. Danny Brown - Shake It Like A

Kimbra - Back To You

Kimbra - Tethers

Katie Gavin - Casual Drug Use

Isaia Huron - Aisha Potter

Ice Spice ft. Travis Scott - Oh Shhh…

Flo Milli - Understand

Charli XCX - Club Classics

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Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk (Remix)

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Charli XCX ft. Shygirl - 365 (Remix)

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Latto - Settle Down

Latto ft. Megan Thee Stallion - Squeeze

Sasha Alex Sloan - Me Again

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GRACEY - Delirium

Megan Thee Stallion - HISS

Mallrat - Ray of Light

Ayelle x Tamaraebi - Presence

Halle - Because I Love You

Robin Thicke & DreamDoll - I Know What To Do (IKWTD) [Remix]

Katy Perry ft. JID - Artificial

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Katy Perry ft. Kim Petras - Gorgeous

Katy Perry - Lifetimes

Katy Perry ft. Doechii - I'm His, He's Mine

Katy Perry - All The Love

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JT - JT Coming

Tate McRae - It's OK I'm OK

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Kyle Richh - B.A.S.

Kimbra & Dawn Richard - The Moment

Isaia Huron - Smithson

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Nessa Barrett - DIRTY LITTLE SECRET

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Saweetie - Is It The Way

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Phantogram - Ashes

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Megan Thee Stallion ft. Flo Milli - Roc Steady

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GRACEY - Rhetorical Questions

Trevor Daniel - Tempo

Elmiene - Crystal Tears

Alice Chater - Don't Let My Boyfriend Get In Your Way

DeathbyRomy – BITCHFAMOUS

Tyla - Back to You

Latto - Brokey

Flo - How Does It Feel?

Flo - I'm Just A Girl

Kris Allen - Guinevere

Flo - IWH2BMX

Flo ft. CHLÖE x Halle - Soft (Unlocked)

Ayesha Madon - Michelle Obama

Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!

Nessa Barrett ft. Tommy Genesis - DISCO

Nessa Barrett - Passenger Princess

Omar Apollo - Spite

Omar Apollo - Dispose of Me

CHLÖE - Rose

Yseult - TUNING

Tiana Major9 - Alone

Kiana Ledé - Natural

Adam Lambert - Wet Dream

Victoria Monét ft. Usher - SOS (Sex on Sight)

BANKS ft. Doechii - I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend

Nao - Elevate

JORDY - Drinking Of Me

Addison Rae - Aquamarine

Victoria Monét - 1900's

VITA - FADE

VITA - BUTTERFLIES

VITA - TOPS

VITA - SAYLESS

VITA - BESTOFME

Addison Rae & ARCA - Aquamarine / Arcamarine

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Perrie - Forget About Us

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The Corrs - Breathless (2024 Warren Remix)

FKA Twigs - Eusexua (Anyma Remix)

Rebecca Black - Sugar Water Cyanide

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Griff - Miss Me Too

Maleigh Zan - 8 Ball

Connie Diiamond - Messy

Ariana Grande - Yes, And

KATSEYE - Touch

Bree Runway - PAWZ

Emei - Rabbithole

Brooke Candy - Block

Amelia Moore ft. Absolutely, Samara Cyn & Coco Jones - See Through (Remix)

BIA, Lil Yachty - PISSED OFF

Blusher - Somebody New

Saweetie - Nani

Lady Gaga - Disease

Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With a Broken Heart (Dombresky Remix)

Role Model - Slut Era (Interlude)

Alexa Cappeli - Anymore

Sam Fender - Me and The Dog

Bazzi - F U

Emmy Russell - Redemption