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thatswhatsushewrote) wrote2024-09-12 01:18 pm
thatswhatsushewrote) wrote2024-09-12 01:18 pm
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novel canon wei wuxian is terrifying actually
[originally posted here on september 12, 2024.]
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i think a lot of mdzs fans, especially those of the novel canon, would benefit from revisiting the source material to re-familiarize themselves with just how terrifyingly powerful, and unpredictable, and dangerous wei wuxian actually was, both during the sunshot campaign and leading up to the first burial mounds siege. he was not just some rule-breaking scamp starting a farming co-op with some little guys in the burial mounds. lots of people were frightened of him and his power, and with very good reason.
[i reblogged my own commentary with the following addition on september 25, 2024]:
this is from episode 26 in the cql canon since i don't have the book in front of me right now, but:
as usual, the english subtitles on youtube are astoundingly bad, but i think they get the point across. he's not yiling-laozu yet, but he's absolutely en route, and he's using his power in this moment--his power to literally kill everyone in this banquet hall, if he feels like it (or loses control)--as leverage to get what he wants. and, just to be clear, what he wants is a good and noble thing, actually! he wants to rescue wen ning and the wen remnants who, in this version of the canon, are more or less non-combattants (if my memory serves anyway, i'll come back and correct this if not). but he is nevertheless using the threat of devastating violence to strong-arm the jianghu into giving him what he wants.
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my OG tag commentary:
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i think a lot of mdzs fans, especially those of the novel canon, would benefit from revisiting the source material to re-familiarize themselves with just how terrifyingly powerful, and unpredictable, and dangerous wei wuxian actually was, both during the sunshot campaign and leading up to the first burial mounds siege. he was not just some rule-breaking scamp starting a farming co-op with some little guys in the burial mounds. lots of people were frightened of him and his power, and with very good reason.
[i reblogged my own commentary with the following addition on september 25, 2024]:
this is from episode 26 in the cql canon since i don't have the book in front of me right now, but:
as usual, the english subtitles on youtube are astoundingly bad, but i think they get the point across. he's not yiling-laozu yet, but he's absolutely en route, and he's using his power in this moment--his power to literally kill everyone in this banquet hall, if he feels like it (or loses control)--as leverage to get what he wants. and, just to be clear, what he wants is a good and noble thing, actually! he wants to rescue wen ning and the wen remnants who, in this version of the canon, are more or less non-combattants (if my memory serves anyway, i'll come back and correct this if not). but he is nevertheless using the threat of devastating violence to strong-arm the jianghu into giving him what he wants.
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my OG tag commentary:
#canon wei wuxian #i did say i was choosing violence after all #i do have some specific sections of the text i need to quote but i'm about to go into a work meeting lol