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ultrakill is a game about finding even small hope when everything seems inhospitably bleak.

swordsmachines modify themselves to become and keep what they find beautiful and mindflayers create a body that they love, even in a world where such bodily modifications do not serve a combative purpose and are resource-intensive.

sisyphus fought the forces of heaven alongside his brethren for all of their freedom knowing he would lose, since the very act of fighting against their oppressors was the ultimate rebellion in his eyes. and then proceeded to enter another fight he would lose without regret with v1.

even if the council which was indifferent towards the ferrymen surely would have had them destroyed, they sculpted idols out of compassion for the life that resides within them, and the idols use what power they have to protect others out of that same compassion.

gabriel destroyed the council by his own hand to give the residents of heaven the ability to choose their own fates and right the wrongs he had made, knowing very well that doing so would destroy his last chance at avoiding certain doom.

the player, knowing that soon hell will have no creatures from which to wring blood and sustain v1, travels anyway. every single retry of a level they love. every single retry to p-rank. becoming more proficient and stylish in the craft of ultrakilling, even if only by a little bit, each time.

2-S’s message of finding meaning in a seemingly uncaring universe doesn’t just apply to 2-S, but the whole series in small places. Even when it doesn’t seem possible, there is always a chance for something to be just a little better.

Radiant is ULTRAKILL, for it is full of lights in the darkness.

Every Ultrakill player have to go through a DECT phase I'm telling you

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imagine the ferryman

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Hello Minos I made drawig :)

Anyways yeah this blog is a joy to view!! I love doodling Minos and this blog is the PERFECT thing for me.

Now I'm left here wondering when a sisyphus askbog will be made...

anyways idk what else to say mrow miau meow I love making art for people askboxes!!! meow miau mow

Huzzah!!! A masterpiece of the shenanigans of this little blog! My genuine gratitude upon thee, this brings me great joy and it shalt be on the fridge

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anyways speaking of like. femininity affecting mirages behavior i want 2 talk abt her conformity to the norm

so here i find a really interesting relationship between the way mirage presents herself and the way she navigates the world. like its always been fascinating to me how mirage's identity as a woman, as the prettiest girl in town, is entirely performance. look here for a second:

in these two bits, mirage plays up her femininity to to the player's perception of her. mirage knows that the player doesn't know her well enough to have a strong opinion and quickly jumps to playing into one of two things when you first meet her. if you're generally nice to her, she leans into self-aggrandizement and almost uses her title/reputation as "the prettiest girl" like a tool to feel better about herself. if you're rude, she ramps up her aggression and leans Hard into the insults.

but all of these are just very exaggerated performance of what mirage believes she should be. it's pretty easy to tell that most of mirage's insults aren't really rooted in actual anger towards you - she's just pissed at you but she'll forgive easily. like you can choose to aggrieve her (refusing to help her up) and then immediately step back (admit you're lost too) and her mood fluctuates with yours. also she quite directly says that "Blowing off steam is just how [she] cope[s]"

so we know that mirage's anger is mostly her way of avoiding the despair and internal pain that comes with her nihilism. BUT what about her femininity? how does her presentation affect or indicate her character? ok see here

mirage says she doesn't care about school. she cares about nothing and nothing matters, she's gotten to the point where she doesn't give a damn what others think of her. basically, mirage is at a point in her life where she doesn't care about herself. her aggressive attitude probably pushes people away, her academics certainly aren't a priority. maybe she's the prettiest girl in town, but this only references what she looks like and never what she Feels like. her whole persona is the true mirage.

therefore i interpret mirage being in a schoolgirl outfit, her title as the prettiest girl, her referral to herself as a fair maiden, and her entire presentation of femininity as a representation of her being stuck in her ways. (in the story, at least. of course mirages physical appearance is a riff on dating sim tropes, but i think that the schoolgirl outfit is too interesting to be forgotten when it comes to her personality and character)

it's clear that mirage is unhappy. it's clear that her nihilistic perspective has made her devalue herself. so i think she continues to wear the schoolgirl outfit and go to school and use her title because she's unable to break free of what's been set out for her.

i think personally that mirage's character is all about being stuck. stuck in your view of the world, stuck in your lifestyle, stuck in a town you hate surrounded by people you hate going to a school you hate. mirage is about needing to be pulled out of the haze that is total despair, and you (as the player character) are meant to do exactly that.

so to me, mirage's outfit and reliance on the classic version of femininity just emphasizes how she is stuck. mirage doesn't know how to get out of her societal role as the prettiest girl. she continues to act as this specific version of what a girl is, she continues to dress as a schoolgirl and go to school because she believes she has to. she enjoys none of it, but it's okay if she rationalizes it as "all of life is supposed to be painful anyways". with mirage's acceptance of the world's meaninglessness, she also accepts the idea that she has to be a girl in this specific way. and it sucks for her

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Hello friendo!! I did not notice it was you until I read the user helpp 😭 It was a really pleasant surprise though:)

Awesome art!! :D

uhhhuuuhhhhh gabriel is my favorite i want to be like him (worst choice of an inspiration ever)

um for those who are wondering. whhhyyy does gabriel have a bandana around his neck. liike i give that to characters i like. so. yeah. its basically just a award (i also CANNOT draw him without it)

AND FIRST IMAGE IS BAD DONT MENTION IT DONT MENTION IT

also hi clover