#MemeMay Day 12 I… don’t wanna talk about it 😅

Well, the left hate him because he's the figurehead of a multi-year effort to excise them from democratic representation, the right hate him because they think he's a Muslim communist and everyone else was pretty disengaged already and he ran on change then didn't change much. That about cover it?

#MemeMay Day 11 A purple devil man shows some oblivious folks what happens when wealth inequality is perpetuated.

#MemeMay Day 10 I’ve climbed Yr Wyddfa I’ve been to the top of the Empire State Building I’ve met the King of England

#MemeMay Day 9 Folks, meet Seida of Cadysium, as drawn in 60 seconds Only thing I wish so could have got in as well was her trident.

She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people. It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.

"The Switch is so old," you all said. "I need better graphics," you demanded. "Wah wah," you cried. And now, you sit here before Slippy Toad, the slippiest he's ever been, slippier than a fucking banana peel under a kart wheel, all thanks to the raw power of the Nintendo Switch 2—and you reject him?

#MemeMay Day 8 🕳️ 🪨 💎 🔵🤜🌫️🕳️🌫️🐉🌊🔥😈

If you see this, you have to post an anime opening from 2000-2005. I’mma wave the banner of FMA 2003 til I’m an old, grey husk.

As people get ready to vote in the Scottish Parliament election please be careful of the spoiler operation which is 'Independent Green Voice'. They are listed second on the regional ballot paper in South of Scotland with the Green Party further down. IGV is a right-wing spoiler operation.

#MemeMay Day 7 Just pop her in a canoe on a sea of white, crystalline vapour and you have Seida in Chapter 1.

Maybe it’s just cos I’m not a dyed in the wool Starfox fan that’s been waiting 20 years for a completely new game, but I just don’t have the energy to get mad or upset about “somehow yet another Starfox 64”.

#MemeMay Day 6 I have a saved playlist of Xenoblade music to get me into the mindset of writing for Beyond The Crystal Sky. For this, have Ribbi Flats:

#MemeMay Day 5 I mean, Nihilox is arguably a walking red flag in pretty much every way. If I had to think of some greens… 🟩 He’s driven 🟩 He’s independent 🟩 He works out 🟩 He understands the importance of family… well, other people’s families

#MemeMay Day 4 While Seida and Valkner are talking about ways to signal each other whilst exploring the surface, Valkner says, very off-the-cuff, for Seida to use her water power to make a “big splooshy splashy thing”. Seida never lets him live it down.

#MemeMay Day 3 I kinda did this one for yesterday, so lemme go digging. This is very much her arc for Book 1. Character mock up made in HeroForge.

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#MemeMay Day 1 I’m Dan and I write about how we have been living in a world of misery and despair for so long and we have to make a decision about it.

This could be fun!

Quote post with a Pokemon that shares the same first letter of your name!

#AntagonistApril Day 29 Setting Nihilox aside cos he’s not a master plan type, I’ll dive into the two grand scope villains that I’ve been dancing around all this month, whilst doing my best to avoid concrete spoilers. Those two villains are the Imperator of Tahr’Tareos and the Lords of the Peaks.

#AntagonistApril Day 30 Looking at specific villains, Nihilox definitely takes a lot of influence from Metal Face from Xenoblade. More broadly, villains that have inspired my creative journey include Charles Dance’s take on Tywin Lannister; Egil (also Xenoblade 😅); Prince of Egypt’s Ramesses…

#AntagonistApril Day 26 Nihilox doesn’t so much fear many things, but he recognises that there are seemingly divine powers that even he cannot stand up to without being obliterated. There’s also the will of the Imperator, to whom all agents of Tahr’Tareos are bound.

#AntagonistApril Day 24 Talking specifically about Nihilox as the Book 1 antagonist, he had a fairly ordinary life for those living under the Crystal Sky. That’s to see a cold, muggy existence where chaotic tides of force fed on and corrupted the living, leaving little for those that could avoid…

"Again and again... To our best ending" Happy Hundred Line 1st Anniversary!!! 🎉 #ハンドラ美術部 #hndr_FA #ハンドラ1周年

A whole year & a day since the release of Hundred Line! A most incredible year. Tune in today (24th April) for the @yagashow.bsky.social @ 2pm PST (California time) / 10pm BST (UK time) to see if it takes home any awards. 💙🩵🖤 #darumi #voiceover #yetanothergameawards #youtube #twitch #hndr #poggers

Not what I would call entertainment, Microsoft. But okay.

#AntagonistApril Day 23 At first, Nihilox regards Seida with condescending loathing, seeing her as just another naïve fool belonging to the privileged apparatus that hides above the Crystal Sky. Seeing her struggle with the reality of the world below her save bubble, his amusement and scorn grow.

#AntagonistApril Day 22 I’ve found HeroForge to be an indispensable resource when it comes to making mockups of my cast. Here be Nihilox, post Tahr’Tareos transformation. He really oughta put a shirt on.

If you use generative AI, you are not a writer or artist. Pass it on.

#AntagonistApril Day 21 Nihilox’s power is derived from the tides of oblivion, which are controlled by the unseen Imperator - this is true for all agents of Tahr’Tareos. Those that become members gain a superhuman level of power and are capable of defending themselves. Still, strength in numbers.

If you were to tell me at the start of the year that I’d be falling back into the gravity well of Saints Row, I’m not sure if I would have believed you. Anyway, here’s me old Boss: Ezekiel Dove!

#AntagonistApril Day 19 Nihilox isn’t above leaving inconsequential destruction to oblivionites/mist beasts, but he’s also more than willing to go after an objective himself. The greater scope villain’s whole deal is in manipulating others to carry out their will.

#AntagonistApril Day 18 Nihilox, like all agents of Tahr’Tareos, is able to control the flow of the tides of oblivion, allowing him to form copies of any creature that has been consumed by the tides - known as oblivionites, or mist beasts - or corrupt and control living beings by infecting them.

#AntagonistApril Day 17 The second instalment will be introducing an evil himbo. Can they be a himbo if they’re not nice? I dunno, but Zayse is that - an oblivious, arrogant doofus sent to stop our heroes from upsetting the “natural” order.

#AntagonistApril Day 16 Can’t get into this without spoiling the plans I have for the later instalments. Boring answer, but that’s all I’ve got.

#AntagonistApril Day 15 Nihilox himself is little more than a jumped-up henchman himself, using the power of Tahr’Tareos for his own betterment. He relishes taking action against a world he believes owes him. Another unnamed henchman is present, living for the fight, for a world he feels owed to.

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

#AntagonistApril Day 14 Every party in the story eventually comes to make significant sacrifices. The shard-bearers effectively sacrifice their privacy by letting the spirit of their predecessors live inside their heads. Unknowingly, they’re also sacrificing their place in the common afterlife.

#AntagonistApril Day 13 Well, that would certainly be telling when it comes to one villain faction. When it comes to Tahr’Tareos however, there are those who see them as an organisation of liberation - in a world where real power seems hard to come by, some will try to rise by any means necessary.

#AntagonistApril Day 12 There’s little point to a prison for a collapsed society, especially when when discord and ill behaviour draw in the tides of oblivion. Depends of course on how you would define a “prison”.

#AntagonistApril Day 11 Tahr’Tareos, as the group at the helm of the tides of oblivion, invites nothing but fear and suspicion. Their original intentions remain unknown to all but their own members - as the organisation has grown and spread though, that intent has been lost to individual wills.

#AntagonistApril Day 10 Nihilox is certainly not unaware of the wrongs he’s done - he just doesn’t care. All he cares about is enriching himself and reaching the top of the food chain. The greater scope villains? Who’s to say…

#AntagonistApril Day 9 Seida and Valkner start off seeing Nihilox as the monster he chooses to be. Valkner remains in that camp, not bothered about the nuances. Seida, seeing how the inequality created by the Crystal Sky, comes to understand N, but doesn’t let him off. At most, she pities him.

#AntagonistApril Day 8 Nihilox’s goal is to escape the world beneath the Crystal Sky, seize the power hoarded by the peak top villages and kill anyone that stands in his way. So long as he gets what he wants - the place at the top of the totem pole - he doesn’t care who he hurts.

If I had to choose a single thought which haunts me most, it’s this. And it has animated me for years. This thing has been growing and metastasizing for almost a decade. And every passing year we’ve grown more hoarse trying to get someone to give a shit.

#AntagonistApril Day 7 As the force that weaponised the tides of oblivion and drove humanity to the peak top villages above the Crystal Sky, Tahr’Tareos certainly carries a heavy mantle. Why would they do such a thing?

#AntagonistApril Day 6 There’s one antagonistic character who, after being a bit of a dick, turns out to not be dreadful. As for if there’s a twist villain? Who’s to say?

#AntagonistApril Day 5 The age old question of redemption and sympathetic villains. Outside of the most extreme examples - I’ll leave aside for now - anyone has the potential for redemption if they are sincerely committed to the attempt. It doesn’t undo harm done, but we all must start somewhere.

#AntagonistApril Day 4 In terms of BtCS, Nihilox is the main villain. An angry misanthrope that grew up in a world ravaged by the tides of oblivion. The moment he gets his first taste of real power, he decides to force his way to the top of the food chain, no matter who gets caught up in his path.