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Draal, jego 艣mier膰 i jak ten w膮tek by艂 zmarnowany.
Nie uwa偶am, 偶e sam fakt i偶 Draal zgin膮艂, zw艂aszcza w obronie Jima, jest z艂y. To 艣wietne podsumowanie jego arku kt贸ry zosta艂 zniszczony odcinek p贸藕niej, ale to nie nad tym si臋 teraz u偶alam.
W momencie, kiedy Gunmar przej膮艂 kontrol臋 nad Draalem bohaterowie jeszcze nie mieli potwierdzenia, 偶e tyran si臋 wydosta艂. Tak, mogli si臋 domy艣la膰, ale Draal mia艂 to potwierdzi膰. Odcinek, w kt贸rym do tego dosz艂o, to pierwsze potwierdzenie, jakie dostali.
A Draal by艂 najbardziej odpowiedzialny za to, co si臋 sta艂o. To on mia艂 pilnowa膰 mostu i to on opu艣ci艂 stanowisko. Widzieli艣my reszt臋 grupy radz膮c膮 sobie z tym poczuciem winy przez p贸艂 sezonu, ale nie mieli艣my czasu zobaczy膰 jak Draal sobie z tym radzi. Inna sprawa, 偶e nie mieli艣my prawie 偶adnych odcink贸w skupionych na nim odk膮d dogada艂 si臋 z Jimem, ale to inny problem.
Na dodatek nie mia艂 kiedy przemy艣le膰 i przepracowa膰 przez to, 偶e by艂 kontrolowany. Mia艂 na ten temat p贸艂 rozmowy z Jimem i tyle. Tyle, 偶e przecie偶 to nie by艂 jedyny problem prawda? Nie chodzi艂o tylko o to, ze Draal pr贸bowa艂 zabi膰 Jima. Draal walczy艂 przeciwko Targowisku, kt贸re mia艂 chroni膰. Walczy艂 przeciwko przyjacio艂om i w艂asnym ludziom. Pom贸g艂 wybi膰 Janus Order. Polowa艂 na Jima i uniemo偶liwi艂 innym trollom ucieczk臋. Pom贸g艂 skaza膰 je na taki sam los jakiego do艣wiadczy艂.
I nawet je艣li zrobi艂 to wszystko nie艣wiadomie, Draal nie jest typem osoby, kt贸ra by tylko na to machn臋艂a r臋k膮 i zapomnia艂a. To by艂a kwestia honoru, kontrola umys艂u nie ma znaczenia. Potrzeba wi臋cej ni偶 kilku s艂贸w, 偶eby sobie z tym poradzi膰... zw艂aszcza, 偶e Draal jeszcze nie poradzi艂 sobie z tym, 偶e Gunmar w og贸le by艂 na Ziemi dlatego, 偶e op贸艣ci艂 swoje stanowisko.
I nie m贸wi臋, 偶e wini臋 go za cokolwiek z tych rzeczy, tylko, 偶e on wini艂by siebie. I to m贸g艂by by膰 interesuj膮cy w膮tek i character arc dotycz膮cy honoru i warto艣ci Draala: co jest honorowe? Czy powinien porzuci膰 swoich przyjaci贸艂 na mo偶liw膮 艣mier膰 dla swojego zadania, czy pozwoli膰 na straszniejsze rzeczy, do kt贸rych mo偶e doprowadzi膰 nie wype艂nienie obowi膮zku? Czy za honor odpowiadaj膮 bardziej obowi膮zki i przeznaczenie, kt贸re kto艣 posiada, czy mo偶e ochrona przyjaci贸艂 i towarzyszy broni? Czy s艂owo kt贸re Draal da艂 Jimowi, o tym, 偶e b臋dzie go chroni膰 naprawd臋 by艂o wa偶niejsze ni偶 s艂owo, kt贸re da艂 ojcu i 艁owcom o tym, 偶e b臋dzie chroni膰 most?
Ale nie, zamiast tego go zabili艣my. I wrzucili艣my 20-minutowy teaser kolejnego serialu. Je艣li ju偶 chcieli kogo艣 tak bardzo zabi膰 w tym sezonie, to zgadnijcie, czyj arc by艂 kompletny? Aargh.
O ludzie, czuj臋 si臋 nostalgicznie widz膮c Bully!Streva i Kind-of-Bully!Draal. Technicznie wci膮偶 jestem nastolatk膮. Nie powinnam czu膰 si臋 nostalgicznie XD
Skoro ju偶 przy tym, ma艂y Draal rant.
Draal mia艂 naprawd臋 dobry arc. Nie zacz膮艂 jako zwyk艂y bully, kt贸ry wy偶ywa si臋 na s艂abszym dla przyjemno艣ci, upustu czy 偶eby odreagowa膰. Jim odziedziczy艂 jedn膮 z najwa偶niejszych, je艣li nie najwa偶niejsz膮 rzecz, jak膮 kiedykolwiek posiada艂 ojciec Draala i nawet nie wiedzia艂 co z ni膮 zrobi膰. Nawet nie by艂 trollem. A p贸藕niej dowiadujemy si臋, 偶e Kanjigar odci膮艂 si臋 od swojego syna kiedy zosta艂 艁owc膮 Trolli. Mo偶liwe, 偶e amulet i to dziedzictwo to jedyne, co Draal m贸g艂 mie膰 po latach, je艣li nie dekadach.
Draal chcia艂 kontynuowa膰 dziedzictwo swojego ojca. Uwa偶a艂, 偶e ma tak膮 racj臋, przywilej i obowi膮zek z urodzenia. Musia艂 si臋 nauczy膰, 偶e nie zawsze mo偶e dosta膰 czego chce, 偶e amulet sam wybiera jaki rodzaj 艁owcy jest najbardziej potrzebny.
W czasie trwania serialu Draal pokazuje si臋 jako bardzo honorowy. Zale偶y mu na sk艂adanych obietnicach i przestrzeganiu pewnego kodeksu. Poniewa偶 Jim go oszcz臋dzi艂, postanawia ochroni膰 jego dom i matk臋, a p贸藕niej nawet pr贸buje mu pom贸c. Nie tylko uczy go walczy膰 mieczem i pomaga trenowa膰 ale te偶 daje mu rad (jak z艂e by one nie by艂y)
Draal zbli偶a si臋 do naszej ekipy, staje si臋 bli偶szy zar贸wno z lud藕mi jak i z trollami z main cast. Po tym kiedy jest kontrolowany, naprawd臋 prze偶ywa to, 偶e ich zaatakowa艂, kiedy nie m贸g艂 nawet kontrolowa膰 w艂asnego cia艂a. A na koniec oddaje 偶ycie za Jima, osob臋 kt贸r膮 tak... no... pogardza艂, na pocz膮tku. Z t膮 艣mierci膮 mam osobny problem, do czego dojd臋 przy trzecim sezonie pewnie, ale dammit, ludzie, czemu-
A p贸藕niej... to wszystko jest wyrzucone w b艂oto. Dowiadujemy si臋, 偶e, ugh, Draal bra艂 udzia艂 w bitwie o Most 艢ci臋tej G艂owy (ugh) o czym nikt z jakiego艣 powodu do tej pory nie wspomnia艂, mimo, 偶e Bliky i Aaaaghr te偶 tam byli. (i z jakiego艣 powodu nie by艂o tam Kanjigara, kt贸ry powinien by膰 starszy ni偶 Draal, bo jest jego ojcem i wielkim wojownikiem, ale nope, nie pokazujmy go, nie wspominajmy go, kim jest Kanjigar, never heard of him) Killahead to miejsce gdzie walczy艂a pierwsza Trollhunter. A po niej by艂y ich jeszcze co najmniej dziesi膮tki.
A Draal widzia艂 ich wszystkich. Pocz膮tek jego arku opiera si臋 na tym, 偶e Draal jest zdesperowany i chce przej膮膰 dziedzictwo swojego ojca. Uwa偶a to za swoje prawo z urodzenia. Nie jestem w stanie uwierzy膰, 偶e ktokolwiek, po tym jak zna艂 i walczy艂 (mniej wi臋cej) u boku pierwszej Trollhunter, widzia艂 przez stulecia jak amulet przechodzi z r膮k do r膮k, mi臋dzy praktycznie randomowymi trollami, strzela艂by takiego focha o to, 偶e nie zosta艂 wybrany po swoim ojcu.
Zamiast na kogo艣 aroganckiego, ale jednocze艣nie w 偶a艂obie i pragn膮cego dor贸wna膰 tak naprawd臋 niemo偶liwym standardom, Draal wychodzi na dziecinnego, zadufanego w sobie i w pewnym stopniu tak偶e na beks臋.
Jego ark straci艂 sporo swojego impaktu i emocjonalnego baga偶u.
A co najgorsze nie dostali艣my absolutnie nic w zamian. Absolutnie. Nic. Draal zosta艂 po艣wi臋cony dla dw贸ch 10-sekundowych cameo, w sezonie w kt贸rym go zabito i w Wizards. (oh, Wizards, do tego bajzlu te偶 dojdziemy)
Tak czy inaczej. 1000-letni Draal? Thanks, I hate it.
Koniec rantu. Wracam do ogl膮dania.
Here's a fun scenario!!!
Basically, maybe in the beginning of season 1 or around Part 2, Nomura accidentally finds a relic that may have belonged to a demon, their demon art being able to control time. She keeps it in the museum for storage to be taken to the Janus Order for study.
Only for A. In events of "Waka Chaka" the relic is broken or activated and the demon uses it to escape to present Arcadia. Or B. After "A Battle of Two Bridges" a museum work mistakes the relic as a display piece and puts it up, leading to the same scenario.
But not just the demon is taken to Arcadia but also the Demon Slayers the had been chasing it, being Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke.
The group is not only stuck in the modern era, but we're the land and language is so new and unfamiliar. Even more confusing is the boy in shining armor seemingly protecting some stone "demons".
(finally managed to answer an ask idk what's going on with my blog)
(update: I can answer this one only for now huhhhh anyway)
That's a fun scenario to think of! I also weighted the option of time traveling but didn't think to put a demonic relic 馃 I once thought of having Yushiro being involved in the Trollhunters stuff starting off with his drawn portrait of Tamayo being hung in the museum (because it's one of his oldest painting and he used very old and antique painting set)
Your idea will be fun to explore! I'd imagine this being set at the option B because wohoo the CHAOS there would be so so messy.
Like in Jim's POV, he suddenly sees four unknown people stumble out of nowhere in eastern clothing and brandishing swords he recognizes as katanas (and the girl doesn't seem human???) and in Tanjirou's POV, he and his friends get transported into another world in the middle of a fight and what what are those demons they don't smell like demons wait WAIT INOSUKE I DON'T THINK THEY'RE DEMONS DON'T KILL THEM YET --
But everyone probably focuses more on the fact that they're people to protect, so Tanjirou and his gang try assisting Jim and the others despite the absolute confusion and language barrier.
The way Bular and the changelings and the goblins suddenly get overpower only by the appearance of four teenagers is bewildering like these kids aren't like Jim and Toby -- they CAN and WILL take lives. This makes Jim and Toby flabbergasted too as they watch the slayers actually don't hesitate in chopping limbs and aiming for the necks.
Surprise surprise Draal manages to have a quick but informative conversation with the slayers in the middle of the fight like he suddenly speaks fluently in Japanese (Nomura let out some Japanese curses as well) and it's a huge help to the others so they can have better coordination in fighting against Bular.
Once the bridge is down and the changelings are gone off sights, Jim and Toby have to stand as a shield of sorts between their troll friends and the slayers because suddenly the katanas are all pointed towards them.
" They don't smell like a demon. " Tanjirou says. " But they are vulnerable to the sunlight as well. "
" Drop your swords! They're not dangerous! " Jim can't help but to snarl. He's exhausted. Draal just has his right arm turned into stone and the others are not left unscathed from the battle.
These new incomers are powerful -- probably the strongest humans Jim has ever seen. They are warriors, he can tell. They have experiences. He's forever thankful that these slayers are on the good side at least.
" Do you eat humans? " The question is directed to the blue troll.
" No. " Draal answers in Japanese, his breath is heavy and tired.
The slayers exchange glances. Zenitsu can tell that there's nothing but truth in their claims. Nezuko doesn't seem alarmed as well. Inosuke decides to let his comrades lead the situation next. Then, they drop down their arms to their sides.
" So, " Toby looks around at the mess, " what now? "
This can probably be a very long one shot or some chapters. I imagine the slayers have to stay in the trollmarket (with Nezuko and all) because staying together is a better option. They'd try to explain what they work as and get accustomed to the modern world.
Inosuke absolutely loves the training ground, cackling as he dodges the swinging blades and leaping over moving tiles. Everyone gets another whiplash at seeing his beautiful face. Zenitsu jumps at every second a troll walks past him but he feels safer around Aaarrrgghh (cause he thought the gentle giant could shield him from danger).
Nezuko spends most of her time sleeping. She surprises some trolls with her strength. They compare her to gnomes, and this sparks out some angry rambling from Tanjirou who keeps claiming that she's a beau.
Tanjirou offers to help Jim in terms of stamina and muscle management with total concentration breathing. Their swordsmanship is different so there's that. Blinky thinks it'd be good to have Jim battling against an opponent with different style fighting and Tanjirou is yet to be defeated. He encouraged Jim and is very humble so he gets along with everyone.
This is all I can think of for now, but this is a joy and interesting idea to think of.
Back again with other fan arts for Severing Hell's Leash by @lavenoon 馃き
Starting with the scene of Barbara peppery spraying everyone, because this is literally a fav scene of mine even in canon where she did it with Draal and Jim (rip my boys eyes lol)
Next is the scene of Jim and Angor Rot in the backyard talking (aka the start of their friendship please please please)
Chat, what are you going to do if a kid resembles a lot of your friend that you killed 馃様
Didn't know I need Deya and Angor Rot's friendship that ends with angst UGH UGH SUDGAVSSJSB thank you Lavenoon 馃槉
Jim is about to add another redeemed antagonist into his family tree. Strickler is his step dad, Nomura is the wine aunt, Angor Rot...is the weird uncle nobody talks about and has an insane lore.
Also I just noticed about Angor Rot's design, specifically the colour. I don't know if it's coincidental or not but I LOVE LOVE how they chose to make his eyes turn white when he lost his soul. I thought they'd turn duller color of yellow but nope!
It's really interesting for me because the white colour is a colour that reflects back all the visible wavelengths of light, contrast to the colour of black that absorbs all. So, in a way, the white colour rejects any light. It holds nothing at all.
And you know what the usual saying about eyes?
Eyes are the window to your soul.
When his eyes turn white, it means there's nothing there. No soul. Empty.
Also Lavenoon, I love the GIF you made! Yeah give that skinny skeleton looking something fuzzy and warm! I wanted to draw Angor in a sweater but!! Maybe later 馃榾