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So LoZ: TotK is going to have DLC. And going off of how DLC was in BotW, I cannot help but wonder what new equipment items we may see added to the roster for TotK's gear in the form of new weapons, bows, shields, and armor that may be bundled into any of the DLC packs coming around.
So I cannot help but theorize and predict that we may get any of the following -
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ARMOR SETS -

• Skyloftian Attire - Considering the fact we may get a DLC that adds more islands, I think it would be fitting to allow for Link to acquire clothing and a new hairstyle option as rewards; replicating Link's appearance from the opening act of Skyward Sword.
• Ordonian Shepherd - Sticking to the idea of having Link in TotK replicate the look of what we once wore in the opening act of a previous game, I think it would be fitting to allow us to acquire the outfit worn by Link in the opening act of Twilight Princess. Especially since it will expose Link's right arm that is now adorned with Zonai accessories.
• Zora Armor of Twilight - As an alternative outfit choice for the Zora Armor you can already acquire in-game, the Zora Armor of Twilight Princess would be an addition to simply allow you to replicate Link's appearance in Twilight Princess.
• Magic Armor - The Magic Armor from Twilight Princess could be added to the game. Though most likely it would simply be an alternative outfit style while replicating the same effect as the Mystic Armor, I personally believe it could be recontextualized as a suit of armor worn by King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule during his younger years as a mere prince of the realm before his time to reign.
• Hero's Shade Armor - Continuing the trend of Twilight Princess inspired attire, I believe that the armor worn by the late Hero of Time in his final days would make for a nice set of armor to replicate the effects of the Barbarian Armor set. To make it interesting, I would personally add a visual flair to the armor by having Link's flesh look normal by day; but when night falls, his exposed flesh becomes semi-translucent, revealling his bones beneath with a single eye-socket glowing red to fully pull off the Hero's Shade look.
• Dark Mage's Robes - Moving to more toon aesthetics, I believe that it would be interesting to provide Link with the ability to mimic Vaati's appearance from The Minish Cap. What with BotW/TotK being more cell-shaded, it would be rather fitting to allow for us to see Vaati's likeness in more graphical detail. Plus as a bonus I think it should receive the gloom-resistant effect.
• Royal Engineer Uniform - Similarly, I think it would be fitting to have the outfit worn by Link in Spirit Tracks to be available in TotK as a collectible set. If I were to apply a bonus attribute to the set, it would be Energy Cell Efficiency; thus wearing the full set would allow you to have a 20% less drain on your Energy Cells when using Zonai Devices.
• Cap/Tunic/Trousers of the Warrior - Honestly, I was surprised that this set was not available in the base game; seeing as the outfit was available in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. But I can totally see Nintendo adding it in as a new collectible set to acquire while scrounging through The Depths.
• Bunny Hood - Tired of eating Rushroom Skewers and Speed Potions? Well, wearing the Bunny Hood will provide you with the same effect; allowing you to jog and run faster; though climbing speed is still normal.
• Hawkeye Mask - Some Bows, such as the Gerudo Bow, will zoom in whenever you take aim. If Nintendo were to add this mask as a DLC item, this would be how to replicate that effect for all bows in the game.
• Pegasus Boots - No, I don't think a speed boost would be proper to apply to these boots. Instead, I would have it be so that wearing the boots has stamina drain reduced by 20% while sprinting. Combined with the Bunny Hood, you can most certainly travel fast and far on foot.
• Iron Boots - Tired of being knocked around by heavy attacks from large enemies? Don't want Horriblins with bouncy mushroom sticks to make you launch across the cave? Well, find and equip the iron boots to make you move around a little slower but also never be launched by a heavy attack. Just be ready to take the hit.
• Travelling Swordsman - Though most Super Smash Bros Ultimate players don't like the Mii BrawleGunneSwordfighter characters, we can all admit that the default outfit for Mii Swordfighter is actually pretty well made. I could easily see Nintendo add it in as a reference set of shirt and pants; to be paired with the Travelers weapons arrangement.

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WEAPONS -

• Wooden Sword - I think as a fun silent addition, Nintendo should add the Wooden Sword from Twilight Princess as an item. An uncommon drop from the Meantree enemies, so instead of them dropping an effectively useless tree-branch; they drop a more sturdy wooden sword to possibly make use of.
• Ordon Sword - The sword that the Hero of Twilight wielded during his adventure's earliest miles. A fitting piece to help fully replicate the look of Link from the Twilight Princess game when paired with the Cap, Tunic, and Trousers of Twilight.
• Sword of the Knave - At the start of Hyrule Warriors, Link was but a young Knave on his way to be a proper Knight. So it would be fitting to rename the Knight's Sword as such. However in the hands of someone like Link, this blade's power would surpass the likes of a Knight's Sword from BotW/TotK.
• Blade of the Shade - Should the Hero's Shade armor items be added to the game, it would only be fitting to include the Hero's Shade sword to help complete the look.
• Gilded Sword - The fully upgraded Kokiri Sword version 4.0! I think it would be fitting to have to acquire this sword in the Lost Woods, implying that the Hero of Time had returned the blade to the Lost Woods after his adventure in Termina.
• Great Fairy's Claymore - Perhaps they might add in a quest for Link to perform for each of the Great Fairies, allowing you to be rewarded with the gift of the Great Fairy's Claymore? That or simply make us find it in the overworld.
• Kholint Sword - Seeing as Toy Link has been given some representation as a headpiece you can acquire, I think it would only be fitting to allow for you to obtain the ultimate sword from Link's Awakening as an item you can acquire.
• Blade of Hurricanes - The sword that the Hero of Winds used when not in possession of the Master Sword. What makes this blade unique? Well, I propose that if you were to charge up your spin-attack to the third level of power buildup; Link will then unleash a Hurricane Spin Attack! Great for when you are surrounded by enemies or just farming for items that you can harvest by cutting down grass in a field.
• White Sword - Though it has rarely made an appearance, I believe the addition of the White Sword would be fitting. Fun fact, if you attach a star fragment to an item; you will launch beams of light into the distance. So if the White Sword were to be added to the game, I think it would be best to have it simply not be a weapon you can throw away. Make it akin to the Master Sword where attempting to toss the sword will instead send out a beam. However in the White Sword's case, it will cast a triad of light sources into the distance. A good tool for when in the depths and trying to conserve Brightbulbs.
• Magical Sword - Like the White Sword, this sword should also be unable to be thrown. Instead, attempting to throw the sword should unleash an elemental attack. But with the caveat of it being a random type of element. Are we casting flames, lightning, or ice against our opponent?
• Phantom Sword - I think the addition of the Phantom Sword would be a nice addition to the game's roster of legendary weapons. But how to make it unique? Well it could be complicated to code, but I think that if Link were to try to toss the blade while at full health; it should launch a beam of light upon the enemy. Whatever enemy gets hit by the beam of light will replicate the Time Stop + ability from BotW so the enemy is frozen for a free hit or two.
• Lokomo Sword - The addition of the Lokomo Sword would make for a nice item to include in the weapons roster. But how to make it unique? Simple. If Link attempts to use the Fusion ability with this weapon and attempts to attach Zonai Charges or even Large Zonai Charges, the blade will be mended of damage. Thus the sword can be healed without the need of an Octorok.
• Four Sword - Now I know what you are thinking and NO. This sword will not make three other companion Links running around as AI companions. We already have our Vows with the Sages providing that. Instead I offer an alternative. Imagine a visual effect like what happens in Super Mario Galaxy when you pick up an Invincibility power up. Whenever you wield the Four Sword, you will instead have three shadows following very closely behind you; one red, one blue, and one purple. Whenever you swing the Four Sword, these copies follow your every motion and if the hit lands; they deal the same damage as you. So while the Four Sword would be 15 damage power, it is actually most likely 15x4 if all three of these copy Link's follow your motion and land their hits; meaning that if all 4 hits land you just dealt 60 damage with one button press. However, the enemy could fall out of range due to the slight knockback that weapons feature in the game; so you may end up missing your copy-cat hits. At least this is how I would have the Four Sword act in the game.
• Dominion Mace - Though this is more of a joke item. I figure that after eons, the Dominion Rod of Twilight Princess would be both depleted of power and all history regarding the relic has been lost to those who do not peruse the Royal Library. As a result, Link finds the Dominion Rod and deems it to be a well-made mace.
• Flameblade
• Flamespear
• Great Flameblade
• Frostblade
• Frostspear
• Great Frostblade
• Thunderblade
• Thunderspear
• Great Thunderblade
  • So yes, these weapons were sadly removed as BotW transitioned into TotK. And yes, you can replicate them by way of elemental Lizalfos Horns. HOWEVER; I think there is a missed opporitunity here. Zonai attachments to Zoanite weapons receive a bonus to their attack power. I believe that these elemental weapons should return to the game and if affixed with the proper attachment (Flameblade receives Flame Lizalfos Horn attachment for example), it should have a similar enhancing effect to both the weapon's damage and elemental output.

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BOWS -

• Sacred Bow - The final upgraded version of Skyward Sword Link's bow. I suspect that we will most likely see a DLC give us more islands in the sky to explore. So it would be fitting to be able to find this bow nested in a chest up high in the skies above Hyrule.
• Legendary Crossbow - It would be rather unique to have the ability to use Link's Crossbow from Link's Crossbow Training as a weapon. I personally would have it replicate the Duplex Bow to shoot two arrows for the price of one.

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SHIELDS -

• Deku Shield - If any shield should be added in a DLC as a quest reward, it should be the iconic Kokiri Shield from Ocarina of Time. Simply have it be a reward given by the Deku Tree for Link running an errand for him, a humble and sentimental reward.
• Ordon Shield - To go with the Ordon Sword, I think that the Ordon Shield should also be added to the game as a legacy item; thus allowing us to replicate the Hero of Twilight look even further.
• Mirror Shield - Though you can replicate this shield's effect thanks to the Zonai Mirrors you can fuse with a shield, it would be nice to have a Mirror Shield from a previous game as a legacy item. Question is, which one? There are like 6 designs we have had in the history of Zelda.
• Engineer's Shield - The shield that Link used in Spirit Tracks at the start of his adventure.
• Shield of Antiquity - Simply put, have it be an alternative version of the Hero's Shield that used to be dropped from the Wind Waker Amiibo. I personally would have it be an item that could be found in a whirlpool cave in the waters of the Necluda Sea added in with a DLC.
• Wooden Shield / Banded Shield / Braced Shield - I honestly find it strange that these weren't added as an homage to Skyward Sword as shields that could be found both in the islands in the sky and as items scattered around fallen island debris. If any DLC shields should be added, I think the Skyward Sword wooden shields would make for a nice addition to the roster; especially since they would level up alongside the player in the save file. So as they progress further in the game, they can find Banded and finally the Braced Shields.
• Iron Shield / Reinforced Shield / Fortified Shield - Ditto but with the Skyward Sword Iron Shield lineup of upgrades. Stronger than the Wooden Shield counterpart but susceptible to lightning.
• Sacred Shield / Divine Shield / Goddess Shield - Ditto. However, unlike with this lineup of shields from Skyward Sword where they mended themselves over time; I think that it would be fitting to have these shields only have a single property from that game carry over to TotK. When the shield is raised against Stal enemies (with the exception of the Stalnox), it will make them cower away from you and keep their distance. An especially useful item to have on hand when roaming around at night or exploring the depths wanting to be undisturbed by the annoying bones.
• Shade's Guard - Again, if Nintendo were to add in the Hero's Shade armor set; it would only be fitting to add in the shield used by the Hero's Shade in Twilight Princess as a bonus to complete the look.
• Shield of the Knave - The default shield from Hyrule Warriors would make for a descent addition. Especially if players are wanting to replicate the Hyrule Warriors' depiction of Link if Nintendo were to add in the outfit as well.
• Shield of Light - If Nintendo were to add in the White Sword as depicted in Hryule Warriors, I think it would be fitting to have it also be included the shield that Link used when making use of that sword. Have the bonus attribute that whenever you raise the shield, it shines light upon whatever is in front of you; allowing you to illuminate the darkness of the Depths and some caves with ease.
• Shield of Magic - Ditto. However, I believe that this shield should have the bonus effect of actually being able to heal itself. Should the player successfully deflect a magic attack with this shield equipped, it will mend some of its damaged health-pool by 10%; allowing you to fix the shield by simply fighting an elemental enemy.

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And there you have it.
Just figured I would share my expectations of what we could see as DLC legacy items coming to Tears of the Kingdom in the coming year and how I would have some of them provide a bonus effect.
Thoughts anyone?

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- Why do we die?
- The dead are never truly dead. Maybe they’re not here, now. But everything that once lived, lives on forever. In the eternity of time.
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If there is something that matters in Dark, it is time. But not only because of the trips made through it... There is an aspect related to time that has gone unnoticed and is more important in the story than we might think at first: The time frame in which events take place.
In the narrative, two main periods can be distinguished (without taking into account the years): the week from June 20 to 27 and the week from November 4 to 12. We also have a period of three days in September (21, 22 and 23) and several individual days (it is not possible to determine exactly when some of them happen)
Of these periods, there is one that is special because of the symbology it hides and that can be key in the narrative. We refer to the time in which the first season takes place: November…
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MIKKEL'S OUTFIT
One of the things that really attracts attention in the first episodes is the skeleton suit that Mikkel is wearing. Taking the dates into account, it is inevitable to associate it with a festivity that has been gaining importance in Germany since the 1990s: Halloween.
In addition, in southern Germany (also in Austria), Catholics extend the celebration from October 30 to November 8. They call it “Seelenwoche”, which means “All Souls Week”. These days serve to remember deceased relatives and attend religious services in honor of the saints.
However, in Dark these celebrations are not explicitly alluded to, despite there being subtle indications, such as: Mikkel's costume, Jana's visit to Mads' grave, or various details throughout the series refering to "ghosts" or the "beyond" (see link)
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This omission may not be accidental, but Jantje is using it as a narrative resource called "paralepsis" with which, offering half information, as a clue, she intends to call attention to precisely what is omitted. It is a “relevant omission” with which she subtracts details from the work that are apparently uninteresting and, nevertheless, they constitute indications hiding and revealing at the same time the story to which they refer, configuring the work as an enigma.
To understand the importance of this "relevant omission" regarding the moment in which the first season of Dark takes place, we have to immerse ourselves in the culture from which the symbol of the triqueta comes from, since Halloween has its origins in a Celtic holiday: the Samhain.
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THE CELTIC EIGHT-FOLD YEAR
Celts did not understand time as a finite line. On the contrary, in their understanding of the Universe, it was considered as an infinite cyclical process. Celtic time is conceived as a circular path that always returns to the same position.
In the past, Celtic communities only observed two seasons: summer and winter (light and dark, life and death). Their year was divided around four lunar festivities that celebrated agricultural and livestock cycles: "Imbolc", "Bealtaine", "Samhain" and “Lughnasa”. There were also four solar festivities corresponding to the equinoxes (spring - "Ostara" and autumn - "Mabon") and the solstices (summer - "Litah" and winter - "Yule"), although these were of lesser importance.
The lunar festivities are also known as "cross-quarter day" as they are located at the midpoint between the equinoxes and the solstices. In this way, the eight festivities mentioned above (known as "Sabbats") mark the astronomical milestones of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
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SAMHAIN
Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the descent of the herds to winter pastures. It marks the start of the "Celtic New Year", separating the "light half" from the "dark half" of the year.
Currently, it is usually celebrated on November 1, although, according to some sources, formerly it lasted nine days, divided into three blocks of three days each and in the center of all of them the day of Samhain. In addition, it would not coincide with a specific date because it was celebrated on the new moon closest to the astronomical midpoint between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. Earth reaches this midpoint on November 8.
Samhain is believed to have been the pagan Celtic festival of the dead, and over time Samhain and All Saints' Day influenced each other and eventually syncretized into the modern Halloween.
The origins of the celebration date back to the Celtic peoples who inhabited pre-Christian Ireland over 2,000 years ago, and it is associated with many important events in Irish mythology. In the earliest literary records of the holiday, Samhain was characterized by large gatherings and parties and was the time when the ancient burial mounds, which were considered portals to the “Otherworld”, were opened. Some accounts suggest that on Samhain bonfires were made and offerings or sacrifices were made.
Samhain was a liminal or threshold festival, in which, according to Irish mythology, the border between this world and the other was diluted, which meant that supernatural beings such as spirits or fairies, called "Aes Side" (considered by scholars, remnants of pagan gods and nature spirits) could more easily enter our world through portals opened to the "Otherworld".
But also the souls of the dead relatives returned to visit their homes, just as those of the deceased during that year traveled to the "Otherworld" during that night when the veil between the present, the past and the future disappeared.
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THE “OTHERWORLD"
With the name of "Otherworld" ("Orbis Alia") reference is made in Celtic mythology to the fairy world that coexists with that of human beings. It has been interpreted as an expansive world with numerous domains and kingdoms within it, and is home to many beings (gods, fairies and spirits of all kinds, along with the souls of the dead)
In the Irish mind-set, the "Otherworld" is neither Hell nor Heaven in the sense in which we now consider it. Rather this "Paradise" is a land of eternal youth and bounty, and a place accessible, with difficulty, to the living.
Many of the ancient tales tell of humans gaining access to the "Otherworld". Sometimes they were invited or summoned there by some god or spirit, sometimes they were kidnapped by one of the Otherworlders, and some people entered the "Otherworld" of their own accord during those times of the year when the walls between their world and "Otherworld" were lowered (as during Samhain and Beltane)
The portals to the "Other World" were found in nature and they used to be in caves or at the base of hills, on cliffs... It is also believed that the patches of mist could have some opening to the "Otherworld" within them.
One of the best-known portals is the Oweynagat cave (known as the "Gate to Hell"), near Rathcroghan (Cruachan), the oldest Celtic archaeological complex where the first legends related to Samhain are located. What's more, many people believe that this "Gate to Hell" could be the place where Samhain originated.
The entrance to the Oweynagat cave
The "Otherworld" is sometimes located under the burial mounds, dolmens and other megalithic monuments. Thus, we have the "Sídhe": underground worlds located under mounds of earth or ruins that serve as a refuge for fairies. In this way, stories circulate throughout Ireland about Knocks (from the Irish "Cnoc", meaning "hollow hill") inside which live extensive fairy communities ruled by a king or queen.
In many Old Irish manuscripts, the "Otherworld" is located beyond the Western Sea.
One of the great treasures of the Irish "Otherworld" was a ship that moved across the sea under the power of its pilot's thoughts. This mythological object was called "Ocean Sweeper" (Aigean Scuabadoir) and was brought from the "Otherworld" by the heroic Lugh, later becoming the property of the ocean god Manannan Mac Lir (first ancestor of the human race and god of the dead). He was responsible for transporting the dead heroes to "Tir Tairnigiri" (The Promised Land), where they would find their final resting place in the "Otherworld" located somewhere in the West.
Likewise, according to Gallic myths, once the souls had left their bodies, they went to the northwestern coast of Gaul and there they embarked towards ancient Britain. When they wanted to cross the sea, the souls went to the houses of the sailors, at whose doors they knocked insistently and desperately. The sailors then left their homes and took the dead to their destination in ghostly ships.
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APPLES...
Apples and hazelnuts played an especially important role for the first Celts, which is why they were considered foods from the "Other World". The apple symbolized life and immortality, it was the talisman that allowed access to the "Otherworld" and gave the power to predict the future.
In Celtic mythology, the apple tree is the quintessential "Otherworld" tree. It is believed that an apple tree grows in its center whose fruit has magical properties.
Additionally, apples serve as a graceful food offering that helps spirits travel safely as they pass through the veil between the mundane realms.
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ACORNS....
For the Celts, trees were of great importance, but the most sacred of all was the oak, which represented the "Axis Mundi". The oak was a symbol of connection to the spiritual world, its roots piercing the subterranean realms of the "Otherworld" while its branches reached the heavens.
The oaks also provided an important food: Acorns. The acorn, being a seed, contains both the memory of those that have passed and the promise of those to come, symbolizing the cycle of life and the seasons. They were considered a symbol of growth related to life, representing longevity, immortality, rebirth...
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...AND BIRDS
Birds are a powerful force in Celtic mythology, often symbolizing the flight of spirits or the guiding for souls in their transit to the "Otherworld."
The Celts thought that birds were the reincarnation of the souls of the dead, so they could be messengers from the "Other World".
The female characters, especially the witches, are very often associated with birds.
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THE SYMBOLS IN “DARK”
Next we are going to detail the existing analogies between this Celtic mythology and the story of Dark:
- The title of the series is related to the moment in which it begins: Samhain, the entry into the "dark time" of the year.
- Characters travel to "another world" through a cave.
-When Mikkel enters the cave, he does so guided by a Jonas who comes from another time.
- Mads, Erik and Yasin are kidnapped by a Helge who comes from another time.
- The members of “Sic Mundus” live underground, under the orders of Adam. After, their lair is in the ruins of the nuclear power plant (Remembering the "Cnocs")
- The "sacrifice" is mentioned by several characters.
- We can see apples in many places: it appears in the intro of the series, on the wallpaper in the bunker, with Noah on several occasions, in various fruit bowls (at Ines Kahnwald's 1986 house, at Egon's 1953 house, at Bernard Doppler's house, at Adam's lair, at Alt-Martha's house, at the attic room of the Tannhaus factory…)
- Acorns and birds are also very present elements in the narrative.
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EPILOGUE - Death and astronomical events
Curiously, although it is not mentioned in the series, three astronomical events take place during the story: the summer solstice (June 21), the autumnal equinox (September 23) and the last "quarter-crossing" (November 8)... Three of the " Sabbat” of the Celtic year…
June 27 is also a special date as it is the day the sun sets the latest.
All these dates are important in Dark: Mikkel's death takes place on June 21 and Katharina's death on September 23. The Apocalypse happens on June 27 in Adam's world and on November 8 in Eva's world.
Finally, all the characters in both worlds “vanish” on November 8, the day Sonja, Marek and Charlotte should have died. Exactly the "quarter-crossing" day of Samhain...
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THE QUESTION...
So, it is inevitable to reach this point without asking the question... Could we understand the story of Dark from a supernatural perspective? Are the worlds of Adam and Eve the "Otherworld" of the origin world? Would Jonas and Martha be "angels" as Marek says?
"Why do we die?..."

I want to make a channel with a mix of my native language and English, but I don't have confidence when I speak on the mic. I make fillers, which ruin everything for now. The only thing coming to mind is to talk to Starngers on Omgele. I get a ski mask to hide my face and a cool mic, but my background is sh*t. I need recommendations to make it better so strangers won't skip me. Maybe for a while I will make omegle content for months until I get better
Inshort: How to make my background aesthetic I'm open to adding wallpaper and RGB lights, but what are the good options available? I live in a rented apartment, so please suggest something that doesn't require making a hole in the wall.

Wow this was cool. At first I was kinda bored and confused with the plot, but then I got engaged into it, and god damn the 3rd act is miles better than the first two. At start I was like "Man this is probably gonna be 6/10 for me" but then things started to escalate, freaking VADER showed up, things just kept getting better and better, action sequences kept getting bigger, Nostalgia starting hitting (Nostalgia for a couple of movies I watched like a month ago, nonsense, I know) , VADER SHOWED UP AGAIN! And the movie ends with the perfect cliff hanger, literally seconds away from the opening of A New Hope. Now I think it is a 9/10.
I loved the care with making everything accurate, like the aesthetics, the suits, the ships, the aliens, the sound effects, it's clear this was all made with love for the OT. It doesn't feel like something new, it feels like "Star Wars RTX ON", except for the cgi for Tarkin and Leia. Yeah... they were rough, specially Tarkin which was extremely distracting, it's a shame we didn't had deepfake tech back then. Anyway.
The characters weren't that engaging for me? They were OKAY, just your classic band of rebels. K was cool, and all his jokes landed for me, the blind guy was nice tho the "The force is with me I'm one with the Force" thing gets kinda repetitive when the guy says it constantly. I think it would be better to have him say it at the beginning of the movie like once or twice, so his friend can say it again when he dies. Just my personal taste. Also I found it weird how his friend just accepted his death, I'm pretty sure he could just run away from the granade and make it, guess he had nothing left to live for.
I felt bad when the pilot died, dude basically is the reason this whole operation worked, and he got mind-fucked by that freaky octopus thing and still managed to keep it together throughout the movie. What a hero.
I REALLY liked the cinematography, there are some amazing shots here. I already knew this director, Gareth Edwards, from Godzilla 2014 (I'm a huge Monsterverse fan in case you didn't know) so I was already expecting good cinematography, specially uncut, long take shots. Oh and the effects of the ships traveling at light speed were so good, they have that "cartoony" feel of the OT but somehow they still look cool with modern cgi. I loved the shots used to convey the size of the Star Destroyers, and the size of the Death Star. I feel like Gareth used what he learned in Godzilla, how to show the scale of something massive. Man, the Death Star causing an eclipse was like... a work of art. Wallpaper worthy. It's almost like the Death Star is a character as well.
I liked the villain played by Ben Mendelsohn, fun to watch, guy always nails it when it comes to bad guys. I liked the score as well, I just found it weird how it teases us with "The Force theme", from when Luke is looking at the Tatooine sunset. It's like trying to sneeze here, you can tell it's coming but then it just doesn't come out. Weird decision. Guess they wanted to make something recognizable but original at the same time. Imperial March is always a welcome surprise.
I got one question about the "lore" of it all though, about Saw Gerrera. How can he be against the Empire, but against the Rebellion at the same time? What?? Is there a Rebellion 2.0 that disagrees with the first one?
Anyway, the scene at the end with Vader jus tearing through those soldiers was amazing, genuinely made me feel scared for the guys, so freaking cool. And I can't stress how enough how much I like when one movie leads DIRECTLY into another. No severe time jump, just minutes or hours away. Also I almost got emotional when I noticed the aesthetics of the ship were getting more and more similar to how it is in A New Hope.
9/10.

A game I vaguely remember. You are in a place that looks like hell, and you jump from stone platform to stone platform, avoiding the lava floor. Your goal is to reach the end and enter a cave entrance to continue your journey through hell. You have a weapon that resembles an M16. When you fall into the lava, the perspective changes from first person to third person, and you see your character die. In some instances, the character makes strange sounds that resemble an orgasm and lies down on the lava, which is one of the reasons why I think it may be a mod or a low-quality game. When you return to the menu or game over screen, you see a skull gif at the top, with fire coming out of its mouth, accompanied by metal-like music. This game was played by my big brother sometime between 2005 and 2007.
Like in the titel from memory it looks like a Gold Source ore Source game and may be a mod. Any help to track this game is welcome

These are very belated thank yous so I’m really sorry!
u/ChasingAfterShadows (x2) - thank you so much for the silly Squid Games card, I love it, as well as the Champs-Elysées one! I chose The Treachery of Images by René Magritte because it really is not a pipe - it’s a painting of a pipe! haha
u/Mysteryvus - thank you so much for the beautiful Christmas card and merry (very) belated Christmas! My fav Christmas memory is also playing ps1 in the morning, surrounded by presents haha
u/nirelleth - thank you so much for the Wetterhorn card, I enjoyed learning about it :) I’ve been to mount Rigi so I’d love to visit here too!
u/reindeerfrog - thank you so much for the Epcot card! I looove theme parks, even tho I unfortunately only visited one which is Prater in Vienna (but I guess this is more of an amusement park than a theme one lol). Me and my bf went to Europa Park a month ago, it was so much fun!
u/rocknAzDeb - thank you so much for the optical illusion card, it’s so cool!
u/not_napoleon - thank you so much for the card and happy belated World Postcard Day!
u/theethrowawaynumber8 - thank you so much for the Hershey Gardens card!
u/sebisrude - thank you so much for such an adorable cat card, I love it!
u/GreenEggsandCongee - thank you so much for the Singapore Flags of the World card!
u/SatanekoChan - thank you so much for the adorable Tea Party card and the washi tape! I love the pastels aesthetic too, as well as Y2K :)
u/Bree867 - thank you so much for sooo many cards! Halloween, Fall, World Postcard Day, etc! I hope you’ve had an amazing time on all of these days :)
u/CapnCobbler - thank you so much for the Stay Happy card! It’s so wacky, I love it!!
u/ImOkReally - thank you so much for the Pinocchio postcard!
u/lacuntessa (x4) - thank you so much for the Yosemite, Canyonlands and Acadia National Park cards, as well as the Field Museum Chicago one! I am a big fan of egyptology :)
u/vaughnquiqui - thank you so much for the Yosemite National Park postcard! I hope you had a great time at the Minnesota State fair :)
u/austsianodel - thank you so much for the Jerboa postcard! They are super cute and I love watching documentaries about them :)
u/littlemermaidXX - thank you so much for the Take it Tea-sy postcard! Best wishes to you and your cat :)
u/organicalmondmilk - thank you so much for the adorable Golden Retriever pups card! All the best :)
u/Internet_Creep_SM - thank you so much for the Froot Loops card! I had no idea that some of the original ingredients are actually banned in Europe, that’s very sus lol
u/melhen16 - thank you so much for the Thank you card and I hope you had an awesome 50th birthday!
u/HermitCreature - thank you so much for the ostrich postcard! I hope you and your bunnies are doing well :)
u/nuliajuk - thank you so much for the beautiful Malaysia postcard!
u/AtTheCodfishBall - thank you so much for the Howzat postcard! I’m adding the book you recommended to my list and I also heard that In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado is a very good book! :)
u/Frolickingfinns4ever - thank you so much for the card and cute stationery items! I enjoyed your story about adopting your dog and I hope you are all well! :)
u/germymany - thank you so much for the Pantone postcard, I love the color!
u/batcaved - thank you so much for the Confucius card! Your handwriting is the prettiest I’ve ever seen 🌸
u/MelodicEntertainer - thank you so much for the Niagara Falls postcard!
u/cherrycards - thank you so much for the Claude Monet postcard and cute stickers! I’m glad you were enjoying reading ‘Bunny’. I haven’t read The Kite Runner yet but it’s on my list! I have tons of book recs that I’d love to share with you if you’re interested 💕
u/wabisabi_sf - thank you so much for the Greyhound postcard! I have a Pomeranian named Gigi :) it’s so cool that you volunteer at a rescue center, that’s a dream job
u/Noonabae - thank you so much for the Howl’s Moving Castle postcard and stickers! That’s my fav Ghibli movie too!
u/Tsukino_Hana - thank you so much for such a lovely card! 💕
Thank you MyPicturePostcards for the Walt Disney Word Village card!
And a big thank you to the person who didn’t sign their username but sent me a postcard of the Whiteface Mountain! :)

(I mark this as spoiler because of things in the Il Siracusano event)
I downloaded the game because of Lappland 3 years ago and she has been living rent free in my head since I pulled her
I'm down bad atrocious for this woman and I can't figure out why.
I pretty much never go full monke brain for any character of any game or anime, and I'm a massive weeb, but bro, Lappland has me by the leash, I can't escape her, I have her as my phone and PC wallpaper, I take her on any mission the game will let me use her
She was already the perfect aesthetic for me, but with the Il Siracusano event I've fallen even harder for her.
Her personality, intelligence and character development had me on my knees the entire event, I rarely even bother to read Arknights, I know the story is super good but there is too much text and I don't have the time, I just watch Lore videos later or check the wiki.
I tried however to read this event just because of Lappland and it was the best thing ever, not only because of her but other characters as well, but yeah, Lappers was the best part of it.
When she went to Texas to give her a chocolate IN PRISON and then it turned out it was THE ONE SHE HATED, that was way too funny I was like "Please god turn me into an Arknights character and let me marry this woman"
Then TWICE she went to her father by MURDERING EVERYONE in the Saluzzo HQ John Wick style. You would figure they would just let her go through the second time, but no, she had to kill everyone AGAIN, like how many people does Alberto need to hire on a weekly basis????
And at the end she first beats Texas and then went to the wilderness to absolutely destroy Zaaro, bullying a DEMIGOD into submission like this woman is so fking HOT bro.
Also I really enjoyed her story and animations since it was exactly how I envisioned her since the beginning, like, having proper formal training and education but then cranked up the INSANE to 11, in the sense that even through her crazy fighting style and choices you can notice the traces of a ton of training and education, like there is a method to her madness.
And speaking of her madness, I don't think she is as insane as we talk about her, she grew up exactly as she was supposed to under Alberto's tutelage. It was Alberto who made mistakes in raising her, but like, she's the natural outcome of that kind of environment and education. She's super smart and strong.
I just wanted to vent my Lappdumb addiction since I now desire to be demolished by her massive truck.

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

• She will use PC for gaming mostly and some productivity work. 1440p+

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

• $1500-2000, Preferably closer to $1500 but I tried creating a build and it was $2000 + California Tax so...maybe you can do better

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• Sometime this week, maybe next week

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

• Tower

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• California, USA . Yes to MC.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• Keyboard + Mouse, she needs monitor but she will buy on her own. She's thinking of 32-34" UW

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• Don't think so

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• SSD + 011 mini case + NZXT screen AIO + lian li v2 fans + PSU & GPU strimer

What type of network connectivity do you need? (Wired and/or WiFi) If WiFi is needed and you would like to find the fastest match for your wireless router, please list any specifics.

• WiFi - Prefer Mobo with included WiFi but don't mind buying card as well.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• Lian Li 011 Dynamic Mini Black - lots of RGB

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

• No

Extra info or particulars:

• I recently built a PC and she fell in love with it and basically stole it from me, so building her one as well. Tried building something similar to mine but MC cost was about $2k + tax due to aesthetics. Can you do better? I'm aware its hard to be under budget spending $500+ on aesthetics (NZXT gif AIO + Lian Li v2 fans + PSU strimer + GPU strimer)

I was thinking of ASRock 6800xt for GPU but open to suggestions in build, first PC for her so she don't lean blue or red. Thank you.
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