u/Glum_Series5712 — reddlx

Something I love about men's designs in Frieren

I love that in Frieren, most of the men we see aren't the typical muscular, ripped guy with defined muscles.

Neither Himmel nor Stark, who are hand-to-hand combatants, have the classic physique. Instead, they represent a much more realistic body type, something more mesomorphic (we have trouble gaining weight, but it's also difficult for our muscles to become defined). Stark and Himmel, especially the former, are strong and slightly muscular, but it's a "realistic" physique for an anime. And that's something I like about Frieren's character design.

u/Glum_Series5712 — 1 day ago

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What do you think of characters with Hax, but who have it only after certain conditions or counter-effects?

I love making OCs (original characters), but I'm currently trying to polish the first one I made, and I really want to refine it before publishing it.

The thing is, she has two haxes that make her a Servant capable of facing off against ORT and even, under certain conditions, defeating him.

However, these haxes only activate during the duration of her Noble Phantasm. And there's a catch: they're only useful against "Alpha Predator" type enemies—beings that don't care about their surroundings or tactics because "they are the pinnacle." Although powerful, she is a possible target in a Grail War.

And after her Noble Phantasm ends, all her stats drop except for Luck (which is C) to D for 10 minutes.

What do you think of characters like this?

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u/Glum_Series5712 — 4 days ago

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Sauce: https://www.zerochan.net/484167

First of all, let's clarify one thing: this is the Nasuverse and all that, but Merodach DOES NOT exist, and I will rely heavily on OUR reality for this post.

First of all: Merodach does not exist. There is no sword in any region of Mesopotamia recorded as the Sword of Light from the Selection. The name comes from a Babylonian king who lived 500 years after Gilgamesh. So what we see in the series is an invention of Nasu... but if you want to make it fit, we can say it's a lie by Gilgamesh, given his arrogance.

Second: Gilgamesh claims that Merodach is the origin of Gram and that Gram is the origin of Caliburn. Herein lies a historical inaccuracy. The Arthurian legend of the sword in the stone was created in 1190. The story in which Gram appears was written in 1270, almost 80 years later.

3- Gilgamesh cannot possess either the prototype of Caliburn or Gram. The former is forged by the Fairies, and Gram is a divine creation made by Odin in his myth. Gilgamesh possesses the prototype of humanity's treasures, but Caliburn and Gram are not. If Merodach existed, it would be "The original sword of Human Selection," Caliburn is "The sword of Natural Selection," and Gram is "The sword of Divine Selection." All three ARE the originals; all three invented different facets of the "sword of selection" (again, assuming Merodach actually existed).

Okay, so after all this, how does this relate to the destruction of Caliburn?

Okay, to begin with, what we already know is that Shirou's copies aren't perfect, and Artoria was a wreck. This would already provide the perfect excuse without needing to delve into invented inheritance issues.

But then we have to consider that Gilgamesh has incredibly high charisma. For a novice mage like Shirou, if Gilgamesh says something, Shirou will take it as truth...at least initially. Shirou's Trace-on depends on "his image of that weapon." When Gilgamesh claimed to have the original, his charisma came into play, and Shirou subconsciously thought, "If he has the original, mine is a copy and must lose," thus weakening that copy of Caliburn. That's why Merdorach breaks it. Because Shirou believes that's how it should happen. Later, he matures and is able to withstand this, defeating Gilgamesh.

And let me preempt you: Before anyone comes along with the "but the sword represents the right to choose the king"... my friend, even before any intelligent being set foot on solid ground, the concept of "alpha" or "king" existed in nature. Caliburn grants the NATURAL right to be king. It's not something invented by humans, but by the planet itself.

u/Glum_Series5712 — 13 days ago

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I mean, the new Sumerian tablets about him change our view of him quite a bit:

1- He didn't travel much; he spent most of his life dealing (badly), fighting floods and droughts. He was more worried about the floods and the grain than about himself.

2- He had to answer to a council of elders... so even the garden wasn't truly his.

3- His friendship with Enkidu doesn't seem to have been that deep; it was more a fear of loneliness.

4- According to the stories, when he died, his divine ascension wasn't to immortal king, but to "he who quenches the thirst of the dead"... in other words, he's the bartender of the dead XD although the official title was "judge of the dead," since his role was to prevent rebellion in the underworld.

Poor guy, all his epic glory went down the drain xD Ishtar did it again, hahaha

PD: I'm not making this up, you can read it for yourselves xD

u/Glum_Series5712 — 14 days ago