We Rise And We Fall

I quiet being a hardcore Star Wars fan. I’m done I’m sorry but I’m over here crying about season 7 when I could just be that person who has only seen Cloen Wars season 1 and nothing else that is the Star Wars community.

I went to a Star Wars shop and I don’t know what to tell you but yes I bought the Commander Fox action figure and the Black Squadron comic.

Spoilers

You ever think about Domino squad and how their name is like their downfall. They’re dominoes, like I’m sorry but once DB died and then Cutup and then Hevy. Then Echo (at least what we thought) and then Fives. Dominoes.

My leadership teacher started watching Clone Wars and I laughed. I hope she’s ready for the finale.

It isn’t Christmas now but I wanted to add on a little fact. I lived in Russia for two and half years as a child, so I remember the culture that was there. Every Christmas we (my family and people living in the area) would go to the forest and people would be dressed up as the Snow Wizard family. There would be a pile of logs in the winter and from what I remember we sang a song and then lit the logs up and created a non fire. I also went to a private school so when it was winter there, we had a little play with the theme of the family. Russian culture is really interesting and once your like approved as a Russian by other Russians, it’s like having one big family.

The Russian Santa Claus in Siberia (The eastern part of Russia situated in Asia). He’s known as Ded Moroz. -Merry Xmas from Universal Beauty 

So true so true pop off. You have put exactly how I feel on the treatment towards Yukio into words. And to add on with a little bit to Yukio and Rin’s interactions, and how I view them, Yukio really truly cares for his brother. And it’s seen a lot through out the manga and anime, people just choose to ignore it and look at the harshness of it.

Yukio yelling at Rin because of a mission? Yukio just being an ass then? No. He truly is scared that one day his brothers gonna do something stupid and because of that action Rin will be executed. But the only way Yukio knows how to show it is through yelling and arguing. As said in the above post, Yukio doesn’t care about his own life, he really only cares about Rin’s.

And I do want it add on I love Rin, he’s a great guy, but some of his decisions aren’t always the best. He’s a selfless character which is almost the opposite of Yukio in a sense. The way I view it is that Yukio is selfish of Rin’s life, while Rin himself is selfless towards it to an extent. (Of course Rin doesn’t outright want to die but he doesn’t care about how his positive actions could cause it [not saying it’s bad I’m just stating a fact in a neutral kind of tone]). And you can actually see this in the Blue Exorcist movie, specifically the opening scene with the train.

I think if people paid more attention to the story and depth of each character in Blue Exorcist, they’d might see that Yukio isn’t such a horrible person. And I’m ngl I’m very subjective towards Yukio because I like him a lot. He’s a fleshed out character with relatable feelings and flaws. And I honestly don’t understand some of the hate sent his way. (Of course there were a couple moments where I end up signing and going “Yukio why?” But I still don’t see them as a huge reason to hate him that much).

Also another thing, as I keep adding more and more stuff, Yukio is not an adult. He’s a teenager. Just like Rin. And I feel that people forget that a lot. Yukio is still developing as a person and into an adult. And this fact is even referenced in the manga.

Honestly in the end, Yukio to me is just a really relatable character and not someone who deserves all this hate. Some of the comments I’ve seen about him make me very concerned as a human being. Because the world isn’t black and white, but people tend to view Blue Exorcist with that lens. And so grey characters, such as Yukio, will either get hated on or overlooked, like Shima, for a character who can generally be seen as the good guy, Rin.

I could honestly go on and on about Yukio and how deep his character is, so I’m gonna stop myself here and leave it at that. Also like the post above please don’t respond with unnecessary hate (if you have a genuine comment or question that’s fine)

how do you feel about yukio? most bonrin seem to hate him?

Sorry this one took me a while to answer. Had to get my thoughts straight. So, without further ado:

*gets ready to step on a lot of toes*

Let me start by saying this blog and blogger supports Yukio. You can dislike any character you want, of course, but I won't respond to hate on him. Poor guy gets a lot of that, and I am extremely grateful he isn't an actual person, because there is no way Yukio would survive all the hate and vitriol sent his way if he was an actual person. When you consider the hate he gets and the fact that he is one of the most self-loathing, depressed, and suicidal characters in the manga... it just breaks my heart.

Yukio is, in my opinion (which you're free to disagree with) an extremely well written character, and (again, in my opinion) a sympathetic one. He is one of the best portrayals of a depressed and suicidal character I've seen in manga/anime, and I am so hopeful for the next arc of the manga that he gets some healing from all of that. He's spent most of his life without the proper support he needed (I adore Shirou, but will never agree with the path he chose for Yukio, even if I understand why he did it) and with very little, if any, actual mental/emotional support. Rin wants to help him and love him, but because of the secrets and roles thrust upon them, that wasn't much of an option until very recently, and trusting someone with all of that -- especially if you're already severely depressed and self-loathing -- is not an easy thing to just start doing. If you've spent your life keeping things to yourself, you can't just turn that off.

Especially if one of the things you hate most about yourself is weakness.

In my opinion, a lot of the hate comes from people who have never really done a lot of looking at Yukio as a character. They just see him as someone who was mean to Rin (who in their opinion, never did/does anything wrong) without ever looking at what might have led him down that road.

(It also makes me worry about how they would respond to real life people with depression or suicidal tendencies, and hope desperately that they're more understanding and gentle.)

Yukio has also been a self-destructive character for a while now, and as tends to be the case with self-destructive characters, his destruction tends to spread around to others. (Sorry Rin) He's trying to make the world a better place by getting rid of the corruption around him, and unsurprisingly, it's not going well because this boy with all his self-loathing, also doesn't want to drag anyone else down with him, so he's typically a loner with his actions and plans. His own life isn't worth anything to him, so he's reckless with it and dangerous because of that.

(Which is where a lot of his conflict with Rin comes from. He just wants it to be over and Rin won't take 'leave me alone' as an answer. Neither is great at listening to the other.)

I like Yukio. I want him to find healing and to realize that he has friends he can trust in (I cannot describe how much I love the little meal the cram group shares after Rin temporarily burned Satan connection. I LOVE how much this manga is about friendship and healing together and 🥲)

At the end of the day, Yukio is a boy who is complicated and a lot of why I like him, and Blue Exorcist, is the complexity. They feel real. They don't always do the right thing, or even the logical thing. They make mistakes and they're messy characters. But Yukio still grabs Rin's arm to save him in a fight, and still tears up when his friends call him by his name and forgive him. Yukio loves penguins, comedy manga, and hates cooking. Yukio runs to his twin to eat lunch so he doesn't have to upset the girls in his class, has a million spare glasses, always refers to his twin (who is ostracized by their society) as niisan (never distancing their relation.) He accepted full responsibility for his twin when he was the younger one, and never questioned doing it even if it meant taking on horrible tasks. He's been able to see demons his entire life, and despite spending his childhood terrified of them, worked hard to become the youngest exorcist ever. He loves and hates, and he's a messy character, and I like him.

So, sorry for the word vomit xD That's my opinion on Yukio.

I would want the full video op

This is a short extract from the goodbye video Viaplay made for Kevin at the Abu Dhabi grand prix. I thought the short interviews here were sweet. I believe they are recorded at the Brazilian grand prix.

Let me know if anyone wants the full video - I think it's around 8 minutes long. As far as I know they recorded a full goodbye episode with him today, so that should also be coming out soon.

You ever jump around fandoms a lot or like just focus on one thing and then you look at one art of another thing and then Bam! You’re into that thing now. Bc this happens all the fucking time. Too many times. I’ve gone from Clone Wars to Batman to Power Rangers to all sorts of things. And it gets annoying with the amount of tabs open. But there’s always one on the back burner going on too. Rn I’m focused on Top Gun Maverick with a background of Clone Wars, Power Rangers and Red vs Blue god help me.

So uh like idk if this has been said or not before but quick take. Some of the og colored armor was red right? Well what if it was chosen to show bleeding/blood. Especially since it was a more darker red and not a light one. Like “hey we’re human too and we also bleed!” That they’re not just clones but also people and so when most groups changed colors, that’s why the Coruscant Guard stays red. But slowly that red changes from showing their human to the color of dying brothers. That they die for these people and they metaphorically paint the dead brothers blood on their armor. And so imagine how much worse it feels during Fives death. Anyways red am I right aha- (gets shot)

Techno/Phil Apologists Rise Up

I’ve been thinking about the destruction of L’manburg on the 6th, and how everyone is saying that Techno and Phil went too far. That they didn’t have to destroy everyone’s homes. But the thing is, is that L’manburg, at that point, was no one’s home! The people who fought for it and believed it to be home DIDNT EVEN LIVE THERE! Tommy and Tubbo have continued to call L’manburg their home but have yet to even fully move in.

On the other hand you have the actual citizens of L’manburg. These people have lived in what was supposed to be “home”, a sanctuary for all, and guess what their reaction was to the destruction? THEY CHEERED! The actual L’manburg citizens cheered as it went up in flames because they knew firsthand the corruption and evils which the government had caused. Nikki BURNED THE TREE FOR GODSAKE! These are people who prove Techno and Phil’s point. The government failed the people. Even Ranboo, a citizen who was meant to fight, was aided by Techno and Phil in his attempt to escape the chaos. That nation was home for nobody.

While I do feel for Tommy, Tubbo, Wilbur, and Big Q, I think it’s important to realize that the people they were trying to protect and defend were some of the first to light the match to begin L’manburg’s destruction. They grasp at this false narrative that L’manburg still exists as the sanctuary it once was to justify their point, BUT ITS NOT! The existence of L’manburg itself only served to benefit the feelings of the government who had continuously failed its own citizens, and it should be celebrated that it is gone.