SquidCat
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Life’s work was entirely futile — crow is dead and Osborne is alive and it’s because Rean tried to ‘rise above his station,’ he tried to be anything more than what his brain keeps telling him he is: an unlovable, disgusting, horrifying monster.
January 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Life’s work was entirely futile — crow is dead and Osborne is alive and it’s because Rean tried to ‘rise above his station,’ he tried to be anything more than what his brain keeps telling him he is: an unlovable, disgusting, horrifying monster.
From their victory with osbornes return is a New kind of Bad Erebonia. They didn’t Fix It by stopping cayenne, and for rean that means he Made it Bad. He lost. He tried to allow himself to be loved and to love, and he wrecked it all, and the man he loved died in his arms, not even knowing his own -
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
From their victory with osbornes return is a New kind of Bad Erebonia. They didn’t Fix It by stopping cayenne, and for rean that means he Made it Bad. He lost. He tried to allow himself to be loved and to love, and he wrecked it all, and the man he loved died in his arms, not even knowing his own -
With the ILF but that’s another thread lmao. So Class VII wins, and it’s a symbolic victory for rean — a win for love and empathy that shows that he has value as more than his ability to kill, or that he can Fight without being a monster.
But then it turns out they didn’t win. Because what rises -
But then it turns out they didn’t win. Because what rises -
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
With the ILF but that’s another thread lmao. So Class VII wins, and it’s a symbolic victory for rean — a win for love and empathy that shows that he has value as more than his ability to kill, or that he can Fight without being a monster.
But then it turns out they didn’t win. Because what rises -
But then it turns out they didn’t win. Because what rises -
- or drawn out battles, and it represents like… the strength of empathy and humanization compared to the Noble and Reformists treating everyone as just Pawns to be shuffled around. And C7 wins, miraculously, and even use that empathy to swing opponents to their side. And there’s parallels to Crow-
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
- or drawn out battles, and it represents like… the strength of empathy and humanization compared to the Noble and Reformists treating everyone as just Pawns to be shuffled around. And C7 wins, miraculously, and even use that empathy to swing opponents to their side. And there’s parallels to Crow-
One of my hcs his compliance after cs2 that I hc that I think ties into what you’re saying — in cs2, he *is* sort of resisting. Class VII is sort of a strike force of Empathy that is allied to the reformists but not beholden to them. And they go for the head and end the war without more huge sieges-
January 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
One of my hcs his compliance after cs2 that I hc that I think ties into what you’re saying — in cs2, he *is* sort of resisting. Class VII is sort of a strike force of Empathy that is allied to the reformists but not beholden to them. And they go for the head and end the war without more huge sieges-
Excellent thread yes yes yes!!!! One of my favorite things is characters doing things they know are Wrong and having the agency to Stop but Not Stopping, and Rean is such a fun example of it >:3
January 18, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Excellent thread yes yes yes!!!! One of my favorite things is characters doing things they know are Wrong and having the agency to Stop but Not Stopping, and Rean is such a fun example of it >:3
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January 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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(No, like “aaa!” but long and quiet)
January 18, 2026 at 2:45 AM
(No, like “aaa!” but long and quiet)
Waaaah the Rean/Claire… I love them T_T very cute art!!
2026 is pretty stressful for me and will likely continue in that way but seeing trails art and friends keeps me going ^_^ hope your holidays were good!!
2026 is pretty stressful for me and will likely continue in that way but seeing trails art and friends keeps me going ^_^ hope your holidays were good!!
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Waaaah the Rean/Claire… I love them T_T very cute art!!
2026 is pretty stressful for me and will likely continue in that way but seeing trails art and friends keeps me going ^_^ hope your holidays were good!!
2026 is pretty stressful for me and will likely continue in that way but seeing trails art and friends keeps me going ^_^ hope your holidays were good!!
I WAS THE SAME I think I didn’t like Milly til cs3 but now I know the error of my ways
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I WAS THE SAME I think I didn’t like Milly til cs3 but now I know the error of my ways
Towa!!
I didn’t know you liked her :0 but good taste :3
I didn’t know you liked her :0 but good taste :3
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Towa!!
I didn’t know you liked her :0 but good taste :3
I didn’t know you liked her :0 but good taste :3
This but I’m loading bullets into crows gun before giving it back to him
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This but I’m loading bullets into crows gun before giving it back to him
Goddd I love her sm
Such a disaster
Such a disaster
January 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Goddd I love her sm
Such a disaster
Such a disaster
I personally call them Diabloids because it’s fun to say and it gets the point across
I know you weren’t asking “but what does SQUIDCAT call them” though so my helpful answer is that I’ve heard them as Action RPGs or even Action Looters
I know you weren’t asking “but what does SQUIDCAT call them” though so my helpful answer is that I’ve heard them as Action RPGs or even Action Looters
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I personally call them Diabloids because it’s fun to say and it gets the point across
I know you weren’t asking “but what does SQUIDCAT call them” though so my helpful answer is that I’ve heard them as Action RPGs or even Action Looters
I know you weren’t asking “but what does SQUIDCAT call them” though so my helpful answer is that I’ve heard them as Action RPGs or even Action Looters
For a sec I thought it was like. “Go. Live.” Like not ‘start streaming’ but ‘press this button to log off and really LIVE’
January 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
For a sec I thought it was like. “Go. Live.” Like not ‘start streaming’ but ‘press this button to log off and really LIVE’
HEHEHE happy to harm/help :3333
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
HEHEHE happy to harm/help :3333
:D did I point you to this game?? I don’t remember but regardless HELL YESSSS
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
:D did I point you to this game?? I don’t remember but regardless HELL YESSSS
YEEEAAAAHHHH ive put a ton of hours into this because im a billion years old apparently
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
YEEEAAAAHHHH ive put a ton of hours into this because im a billion years old apparently
YOOOOO SAME I made exactly zero progress in this game on my game boy but I did love Starting The Game lmao
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
YOOOOO SAME I made exactly zero progress in this game on my game boy but I did love Starting The Game lmao