finished mgs4. naomi is straight up scariest and most "evil" mgs character to me (no hate though)
in mgs1 i kind of liked her trolling snake, injecting him with foxdie and then answering his question on how much longer he can live with some vague stuff like "doesn't matter how long, you should live good". but in mgs4 she's not only a threat (which is ok, in mgs4 many people try to kill each other) but is also trying to get close to her victims feelings-wise. and when she succeeds with otacon (which ends up not even being crucial to her mission), she keeps hurting him: first dying on live stream while even holding the mk (unnecessary) to keep otacon looking at her, and while i can understand the sentiment behind enjoying other people suffering from your death, acting on it that much is a different thing; and then in her recorded message after all the business stuff she takes time to be emotional with otacon and hurt him again. it's like she's the opposite of solid snake in the sense of expressing feelings.
i was irritated by eva's constant hitting on snake in mgs3 when he clearly couldn't trust her (and for a reason) or mb wasn't interested in general, and succeeding when he was distraught by what he later admits to be a deed after which he was dead inside for the rest of his life, and using him ofc, while continuing to force herself close to him by claiming they loved each other (funny how ground zero briefing mentions that the boss was the only woman he loved). in mgs4 her views on friendship are unconventional to say the least but she's a much more loveable character, especially since it turned out she didn't plan to force big boss to stay unconscious and alive infinitely in that form to maintain jd or out of some vile sentiment.
naomi in mgs4 though is trying to get close to other characters and each time (except vamp) it screams danger and ends up being successful and true and then she openly enjoys and prolongs the suffering she caused, which is scary and evil in my book. at least she didn't hurt sunny. at least it's rude but funny how she reminds snake to die every time they talk, even in the recorded message - i was surprised that wasn't the message she passed to him in the after credits scene, but even there big boss mentioned that it's ok that the new fox die will mutate too, as long as he dies first.
that being said, mgs is not about nice and kind people and she's not a bad character, on the opposite - quite interesting one. but i'm glad i am neither snake nor otacon when it comes to interacting with her, lol.
seen a post about "yule boasting" - a tradition of publicly making "new year's resolutions" of unrealistic nature that will not be accomplished. fast google search did provide some mentions of a boasting tradition as a part of yule celebration but not enough details for me to consider the post accurate. however, i like the idea and if the yule boasting tradition didn't exist in that particular form before, now it does bc i am going to partake - feel free to join!
so, the deeds i will accomplish in 2025:
- draw the boss from metal gear smiling with joy and tenderness, a picture so good that the indomitable will itself will descend onto me and possess me, and a glimmer of it will be visible to anyone who lay eyes on the drawing
- sing 100 songs, quiet and loud, in privacy and in company of other people, friends and strangers
- please 100 ladies in sexual way, or please a lesser amount of ladies 100 times in total
- slay a number of foes in real life and thus prove myself worthy and earn the right to marry the old fashioned way
- feast on 100 meals (vegan)
- observe 100 wild beasts, big and small
- lift 100 stones (mostly small)
- read 10 good books (not 100, not that unrealistic lol)
- love 100 people: strangers, project partners, friends, romantic partners, family and foes
- find a decent and bearable reason to live that doesn't make me frustrated lol
feel free to post your own yule boasting, while arguably useless it is fun and sincere!
You can do it, Boss.
forgot to post this one. i was really proud if the pull up man (still looks good to me), and the rest i think i did during english class (i couldn't possibly read the hiragana now, lol, completely forgotten)
another attempt
line of action warmup below
idk who would even want to disable tumblr ads, they add to the experience imo. i have a collection of screenshots. i especially like when it's in a language i don't understand or something very irrelevant (like "get a new comprehension on usa-china relationship now" or "learn how the habits of drivers from some usa state impact your daily life"), or it's unclear if it's a hardcore bdsm thing or a christian resource. or just so seemingly random thing that i can't even guess what exactly is the product
my tumblr ads are alternating between reminding me i’m a dyke and telling me to fear the space scorpion
thank you everyone for posting your beautiful arts. tumblr has become not only the source of beautiful mgs fanart but also one of the reasons i practiced drawing more or less consistently. my skill improved (now i can draw without eraser and even can do faces sometimes, kinda) but also it unironically raised my quality of life in general. i hope you're spending holidays the way you like and hope to see more from you all in the future.
a friend said sleep deprivation works similarly to being drunk. if i was still into alcohol i would draw after, like, one beer, almost sober to be able to comprehend stuff and make effort to figure out and remember how things look, but drunk enough so anything i draw seems good enough
will draw sober instead (mb with a tasty non-alcoholic beer) and learn to be just as chill on my own
looking at yesterday's drawings after getting some sleep. hilarious (good)
i wonder if the skull suit with mask from mgs2 or mgs1 sneaking suit with mask as seen right after arriving to the location could be considered a swimsuit since one of their functions is diving suit
I've replayed Metal Gear Peace Walker and Phantom Pain recently and I just realised a thing about a couple of outfits we can acquire.
-John finally found a way to take off his pants as well as his shirt.
- the only games where we have swimsuits that can be worn by both male and female soldiers are the ones where swimming is not an ability we have.
- Kaz was in his undies in the command center every time we called him on codec as Swimsuit Big Boss enough times during PW.
more monsoon again. i meant to draw his feet position on top, detailed hands folded behind his back on the bottom and a full piece of his back (with hands folded) on the right but got caught up adding some "background" to the hands
was thinking about sundowner due to him having a nice and kind of unexpected song and forming my first impression of metal gear rising, and have found a cool blog @/justabrick with cool arts and interesting sundowner speculations. might draw him next
cw nudity and suggestive images. he/him, 🇺🇦, born 1999. posting bad art bc it is the way to posting good art. you should post your art now!
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