>>34379 I like that he is characterized as socially inept yet infinitely confident. It makes sense since he has lived a life of insane privilege over everyone else
I like a himbo and don’t care about moid feelings on principle but I hate how her fans infantilize a 6’5 grown ass man. Hopefully he doesn’t get abusive but with all the head injuries linemen get (look it up)
Shadow the Hedgehog… Tiny (3'3), dark and edgy, broken on the inside, has an identity crisis, has a soft spot for girls in a pure way and not a gross pervert way. He's literally built for femdom but isn't a weak bitch.
I have a few husbandos I rotate between but I'd say the one I love the most is Abbacchio. Majima in his yakuza 0 era is a close second - got a thing for depressed handsome men kek. >>34381 agreed! love sugimoto as well, he is such a sweetheart.
This guy. I rewatched Gintama to keep from killing myself, and it worked, but I just latched on to him this time around. I really love Okita, so much. I got back into drawing fanart and everything.
>>34559 Ah Abbacchio is such a good one. I remember really liking him in my jojo phase. Plus voiced by Junichi Suwabe is always a plus
>>34531 A lot of Shadow's lyrics had to do with how conflicted he feels. Even in his theme, "Throw It All Away", it comments on how, even if he is immortal, it doesn't matter and he would rather throw it all away because the life itself is meaningless.
In Rhythm and Balance, the White Jungle stage where you have to save Rouge before the island explodes, the song asks over and over if Shadow is scared, once again that if he fails, he will lose yet another person close to him.
In the Supernatural, Final Chase's stage, the song starts asking if Shadow is even the Ultimate Lifeform to begin with as he gets closer to Maria's "dream."
The Biolizard of course, is unironically what I'd call Shadow's swan song. "Supporting Me" sounds just like the title, Shadow has finally given up revenge and learned that he wants to protect the world but he doesn't really know how to do this. He will do everything in his power, knowing that Maria is supporting him in order to fulfill her last wish, even if it means his untimely end, which the song references at the end of the song as well.
And of course, Live and Learn. Pretty explanatory, but it's learning to live with your mistakes and to keep moving in life even if all seems lost.
Shadow's story was unironically a great lead up from a broken individual lead on by hatred to one of redemption, giving his life to the ones he tried to destroy in the first place. We really won't have kino like this again, but at least its here.
tyki has been my crush since i was 7 and anime was airing dubbed in my country on a kids tv channel. this man shaped my taste in men forever. something was in the air when hoshino made him
Okumura Rin from Ao no Exorcist. I've liked him since he was 9 years old because of his adorable personality, cute appearance, good cooking skills and being half demon.
you guys have some really good pics but i need homelander so bad. he's such a stupid piece of shit and so insecure. that scene where laswell is riding him and he moans plays like a loop 24/7 in my head.
>>34959 There's definitely this Venn Diagram of men, where they are emotionally insecure, easily bullied, humiliated, and also really needy of you, while also being super dangerous and able to just straight up kill you that drives me nuts. It's like playing with fire. Bonus points if him actually killing me breaks his heart and makes him cry over my dead body.
>>34960 >>34957 i'm not even a really dom girl but tbh the thought of this little freak who apparently is so loved and is so powerful cowering for me is really hot. he's thought of as some sort of hypermasculine aryan all-american man, but he'd still suck my boobs in some sad attempt to feel loved. 10/10 even if i do get my eyeballs lasered out of my head. the dick would be worth it.
Sebastian has an unholy grip over my heart. I love him so much. Everything about him is so perfect, from his catty personality, natural sadism, to his good looks.
>>34953 I wish he was a guy that got powers and became an asshole because I still feel bad for him for being basically cloned and groomed since childhood until he became an irredeemable psychopath. I wish he could somehow be redeemed
I have an idea where the other Chaos Emeralds may be. I may not look like it, but do you know that I am a treasure hunter that specializes in all kinds of jewels.
This is Rouge. I've got a small problem… I can't believe that I'm trapped inside this locked safe with a Chaos Emerald! I guess I won't be able to call myself a treasure hunter anymore.
>Shadow pauses, thinking of Rouge, and then he recalls how Maria was in the same situation; laying helpless against a wall, waiting for her own inevitable death to come
Shadow is having a PTSD panic attack in this stage.
His deep subconscious is taunting him (“Are you scared? Shadow, don’t make me upset….You’re hiding something!”).
Shadow’s ego is suppressing these thoughts from reaching the surface level (“I am not scared at all. I don’t mind any obstacles. I don’t want to hear you.”)
To protect him from having those negative thoughts brought up to the surface, he constantly re-focusing his thoughts to his main objective, almost as if he has OCD. (“Hurry to the unexplored land”)
>>36159 >Shadow watching a soap opera and saying the female lead should kill both her love interests because shes 'not a price to be won'
To be fair, they weren't even Gabriella's love interests. It was just a guy and his brother who were claiming her when she wasn't into them at all
Shadow believes Gabriella isnt a prize to be one, simply because Shadow respects a person's individuality in that regard. Women aren't his property. Men and women are just people, and they come in good and bad
Also, Shadow loves Brazilians, Latinas and Mediterranean girls
Shadow is such a sad character. He doesn't understand positive emotions such as love or simple joys in life, just like a robot. But unlike a robot, Shadow does feel those emotions. He just can't process or express them because he is literally a lab experiment. Shadow has too much kindness, empathy, integrity and self accountability to dehumanize others. Regardless of gender.
Shadow puts doing the right thing over his arrogance, he doesn't take cheap shots, and he's fairly sociable. >SA2 game >Maria designed Shadow's air shoes >both Prof. Gerald and Maria named him >they were all patient with him as he was adjusting aboard the Ark Shadow had people who loved him before he was even born.
The movie gives Maria a fondness of rollerblading to tie into Shadow's air shoes.
Shadow started the movie with the view that the pain and anger he felt at Maria's death justified whatever he did to get justice for her. But you can kind of tell he's looking for something to shake him out of that view. He pretty much knows that this isn't what Maria would want him to do and he clearly feels guilty for hurting Tom, but he just doesn't have it in him to let go of his anger, plus Gerald is actively stoking it.
When Sonic attacks him in revenge for Tom, it confirms Shadow's worldview and he tells Sonic as much. Then instead of finishing him off, Sonic shows him mercy and tries to relate his own loss to Shadow, giving Shadow the push he needed to do what he probably wanted to do the entire time.
Eggman and Shadow got dragged into what is essentially a mass suicide pact. Eggman had no idea what Gerald’s plot was and by the time he realized he was already trapped in the ARK with no way back to Earth.
They come at it from different angles but both the movie and the game posit that Shadow is inherently a pure-hearted guy that wants to do the right thing and Maria is the person who sees that more than anybody else and brings it out of him. I think it's a really interesting difference that in the game, Maria directly asks Shadow to protect Earth, but in the movie, Maria just tells him to choose who he wants to be and Shadow chooses to protect Earth on his own.
It felt like people who truly love SA2 and Shadow and were able to bring out everything that made it good. The only thing it was missing was some SA2 lines >Shadow: So, there's more to you than just looking like me. What are you anyway? >Sonic: What you see is what you get! Just a guy that loves adventure! I'm Sonic the Hedgehog! >Shadow: I see. But you know, I can't let you live. Your adventuring days are coming to an end. >Eggman: As a child, I looked up to my grandfather because of all the great things he accomplished in his life. He was my hero, and I wanted to be a great scientist like him. But… did he really mean to destroy us?
>Goes on her own adventure, helps Gamme reunite with his family and shows that being kind is a virtue >Breaks Sonic out of prison single-handedly, has friendly banter >Shows Shadow that Maria didn't want him to be a monster
I have fallen in love with gregory fucking house. My beautiful princess with a disorder. I see myself in him so much- his avoidance, self loathing, how he acts arrogantly to try and mask that, his addiction to misery because he doesn't think he can deserve anything better. I don't want to fix him because I know I can't and I wouldn't want to- but we could make eachother a bit less miserable. I want to ambush him with my puppy-dog manic giddy pure love…tackle him and kiss him!!! I want to feel him loosen up, I want to feel all that pent-up tension melt away as I lick his neck…Erm. Anyways. I LOVE HIM Fuucusuuahshrhrjjckfkdjsm
>>34374 I just absolutely adore James Sunderland from Silent Hill 2, especially in the remake. Yeah i know he spoiler]Killed his wife[/spoiler] but he seemed genuinely sorry in some of the endings, plus he's so silly and pathetic sksjskjsksjks i love him. Sorry s