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2024.06.09 11:13 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
Trade Offer Link - Steam Profile Link - My Inventory
Some items on the list may no longer be available or are still locked, visit My Inventory for more details.
Send a Trade Offer for fastest response. I consider all offers.
Add me for discuss if there is a serious offer that needs to be discussed.
2024.06.09 10:58 skuzol Mclaren F1 cap w/ Monster Energy logo
 | submitted by skuzol to McLarenFormula1 [link] [comments] |
2024.06.09 07:00 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
Trade Offer Link - Steam Profile Link - My Inventory
Some items on the list may no longer be available or are still locked, visit My Inventory for more details.
Send a Trade Offer for fastest response. I consider all offers.
Add me for discuss if there is a serious offer that needs to be discussed.
2024.06.09 00:15 gmpeil Update 4: Offset Semihollow
 | I said in update 3 I wasn’t going to post again until I was done but I’m taking longer to get done than I expected so I’m posting now. submitted by gmpeil to Luthier [link] [comments] Got the colour on the top in what I’m calling a Dark Bourbon Burst, built the pickup rings and pick guard, stencilled the logo and model name, grain fill and poly sprayed. And tru oil on the neck. Now I’m starting the hardest part of the whole process for me. Waiting a minimum of 2 weeks for the poly to cure before level sanding and buffing. This is by a long shot, my best build. Which makes me super nervous about how it’s going to play when I get it set up. |
2024.06.08 22:56 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
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2024.06.08 21:54 pumpkinsnice some important lore and details missed in latest video on indigo park!!
So I just watched the latest theory video on Indigo Park, and as someone totally obsessed with this game, I wanted to point out a few details that were missed while team theorist crafted this video. I think they're extremely important to understanding the backstory of the park itself, so I thought I'd throw them all in here.
Note: I am typing this on mobile, so once I finish posting it, I'll come back and edit with screenshots of everything I talk about. Just gotta boot up the game and play through it to get to those points haha!
So first off: When exploring the backstage area of Rambley's Railroad, you can see signage for something called "Lloyd's Limos". Until I can post my own screenshots, here's a link to the wiki page which has it somewhat in the shot. https://indigo-park.fandom.com/wiki/File:Salem%27s_back_room.png
This same logo is also seen in Lloyd's theatre backroom. (I will edit to add screenshot once I can get one from my own gameplay file!!).
In addition, there is a statue in the backroom of Lloyd's Theatre that looks very similar to the one of Rambley and Issac Indigo (Will edit to add screenshot!!).
So what this tells me is that when see Ed's notes that Lloyd as a character used to be more involved with the park, and he was his favorite, that is very well shown to be the case; it seems entirely possible to me that the statue in the backstage area is an older statue, that was eventually replaced by the one of Rambley. Or, alternatively, it was going to replace Rambley's statue and the park shut down before it did.
As for Lloyd's Limos, I think this is another Disney reference. Considering the location of the first Lloyd's Limo's sign we see being in the backstage area of Rambley's Railroad, its entirely possible that it was the ride BEFORE Rambley's ride was a redesign. This, i believe, is referencing Superstar Limo from Disney's California Adventure park; its an older ride that was not popular and shut down. A different ride currently in operation is Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway; this ride is very similar in aesthetic to Rambley's Railroad, which is something many people have pointed out in their playthroughs. Its the same kind of slow moving railroad ride through scenes, pretty much identical in vibes.
While Mickey's Railway ride didn't replace Superstar Limo (the Monsters Inc ride did, and Mickey's Railway is in a different land), Mickey's Railway in Disneyworld in Florida is in Hollywood Studios, which is the equivalent to California Adventure's Hollywood Land park (the original location of Superstar Limo).
In any case, I think the similarities are on purpose; Lloyd's Limos was an older ride that got replaced by Rambley's Railroad. And, possibly as a marketing tactic to push Rambley as the main mascot, the statue of Lloyd was replaced by a statue of Rambley.
The question I have with it all is "why"? Cuz if Lloyd was so popular, why suddenly replace his ride and statue and push for a new mascot? That, I think we'll learn more about in the upcoming chapters.
I could also have it backwards; maybe they were going to replace the statue of Rambley with Lloyd, and planning to redo the railroad ride with Lloyd's Limos but the park got shut down first. But I don't think thats the case, just based upon the environmental storytelling- Lloyd's Limos signage looks kinda outdated in aesthetic compared to Rambley's Railroad, the fact that Lloyd's Limos feels similar to the old disney ride while Rambley's is super clearly based off the new one, and also why would they be so haphazardly discarded in the backstage areas if they were meant to be something new? Definitely makes more sense they'd be the older stuff, back from when Lloyd was really popular.
Anyways, i hope team theorist sees this!! I was pretty shocked these details were overlooked in the latest video, so I hope they can keep them in mind for next time!!
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Note: I am typing this on mobile, so once I finish posting it, I'll come back and edit with screenshots of everything I talk about. Just gotta boot up the game and play through it to get to those points haha!
So first off: When exploring the backstage area of Rambley's Railroad, you can see signage for something called "Lloyd's Limos". Until I can post my own screenshots, here's a link to the wiki page which has it somewhat in the shot. https://indigo-park.fandom.com/wiki/File:Salem%27s_back_room.png
This same logo is also seen in Lloyd's theatre backroom. (I will edit to add screenshot once I can get one from my own gameplay file!!).
In addition, there is a statue in the backroom of Lloyd's Theatre that looks very similar to the one of Rambley and Issac Indigo (Will edit to add screenshot!!).
So what this tells me is that when see Ed's notes that Lloyd as a character used to be more involved with the park, and he was his favorite, that is very well shown to be the case; it seems entirely possible to me that the statue in the backstage area is an older statue, that was eventually replaced by the one of Rambley. Or, alternatively, it was going to replace Rambley's statue and the park shut down before it did.
As for Lloyd's Limos, I think this is another Disney reference. Considering the location of the first Lloyd's Limo's sign we see being in the backstage area of Rambley's Railroad, its entirely possible that it was the ride BEFORE Rambley's ride was a redesign. This, i believe, is referencing Superstar Limo from Disney's California Adventure park; its an older ride that was not popular and shut down. A different ride currently in operation is Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway; this ride is very similar in aesthetic to Rambley's Railroad, which is something many people have pointed out in their playthroughs. Its the same kind of slow moving railroad ride through scenes, pretty much identical in vibes.
While Mickey's Railway ride didn't replace Superstar Limo (the Monsters Inc ride did, and Mickey's Railway is in a different land), Mickey's Railway in Disneyworld in Florida is in Hollywood Studios, which is the equivalent to California Adventure's Hollywood Land park (the original location of Superstar Limo).
In any case, I think the similarities are on purpose; Lloyd's Limos was an older ride that got replaced by Rambley's Railroad. And, possibly as a marketing tactic to push Rambley as the main mascot, the statue of Lloyd was replaced by a statue of Rambley.
The question I have with it all is "why"? Cuz if Lloyd was so popular, why suddenly replace his ride and statue and push for a new mascot? That, I think we'll learn more about in the upcoming chapters.
I could also have it backwards; maybe they were going to replace the statue of Rambley with Lloyd, and planning to redo the railroad ride with Lloyd's Limos but the park got shut down first. But I don't think thats the case, just based upon the environmental storytelling- Lloyd's Limos signage looks kinda outdated in aesthetic compared to Rambley's Railroad, the fact that Lloyd's Limos feels similar to the old disney ride while Rambley's is super clearly based off the new one, and also why would they be so haphazardly discarded in the backstage areas if they were meant to be something new? Definitely makes more sense they'd be the older stuff, back from when Lloyd was really popular.
Anyways, i hope team theorist sees this!! I was pretty shocked these details were overlooked in the latest video, so I hope they can keep them in mind for next time!!
2024.06.08 21:37 MarlinDotMom "MazeRunner" In progress Game Console Build
 | It's the first PC I've built, and it's phenomenal! It's using the Fractal Node 202. submitted by MarlinDotMom to sffpc [link] [comments] Future plans: Finish dialing in fans and cables, Paint top shell white, add maze stencil decals, add custom logo, add custom load screen (similar to the Dreamcast), add another internal USB header to power a magnetic attachable keyboard (so when not in use I can put the keyboard on the case and it'll stick to it and can charge at the same time), as well as magnets for holding mouse. I'll probably also add some internal LEDs and maybe have some removable hooks to hold a headset and custom controllers. I'm planning on getting a White Rog Azoth and I'm considering modding it to have a qi charging coil so I can imbed a pad in the case so I don't actually have to use USB to charge, it just charges as it sits there on top. Along with the Rog I'll get a Chakram X and put in a custom LED logo. Let me know what y'all think and I'd love to hear some suggestions. |
2024.06.08 20:15 Awesomedude2152 Looking to commission a custom stencil dye of the U of I Cheif logo
 | I'm looking to get it done on a Neutron tesla submitted by Awesomedude2152 to discdyeing [link] [comments] |
2024.06.08 15:11 The_Sunhunter The Mythology of the Eikons #10.) Ultimalius
The Circle of Malius tapestry depicting Ultima Risen looking down upon seven of its elemental Eikons
“Have you learned nothing!? Damned is the slave who would turn the scourge upon his master.” -Ultima
Hello and welcome to my final post on the mythological inspirations for the Eikons of Final Fantasy XVI. If you would like to read any of my previous posts on the Eikons, you can find them here:
The main antagonist of Final Fantasy XVI, Ultima is a member of a race of extraterrestrial-like beings that share a single consciousness and identity. The Ultima collective were the first to discover the manipulation of aether, the quintessence of life, through magickal feats and with it, the Blight that would swallow their homeland. Driven by desperation, sixteen of the remaining Ultimas divested themselves of their deteriorating physical forms and embarked on a voyage to the land that would be known as Valisthea. Here, Ultima formed the Mothercrystals in order to siphon the realm’s aether for the purpose of weaving a spell that would resurrect its species and remake the world. Ultima also created mankind to act as stewards for its Mothercrystals, imbuing the members of the tribes that centralized around these glassy formations with elemental affinities; giving rise to what would eventually become the Dominants and Eikons. All of this was done in the hopes that successive generations of humans would produce a suitable body for Ultima to inhabit that could withstand the massive amount of aether required to cast the revivification spell; its perfect vessel, its Mythos. As the Mothercrystal Dzemekys resided in relatively close proximity to Origin, the metaphorical ark that ferried Ultima to possible salvation; the Children of Dzemekys, the Motes of Darkness that cultivated around this Mothercrystal regularly communed with their creator, starting a religion dedicated to Ultima called the Circle of Malius. One of the prominent beliefs of this faith was that of the Savior Myth, which prophesied that “...on some future day of reckoning, the incarnation of the lord would appear among mankind and remake the world; that the advent of this incarnation would be heralded by the emergence of several heavenly servants of great might; that the lord’s faithful should rally these servants together in order to bring the incarnation into being; and that for their loyalty, they would be rewarded with the greatest gladness”.
From this background information, as well as the names of many of Ultima’s attacks and Eikonic abilities, such as Holy, Voice of God, Aureoles, Proselytize, Purgatorium, Ascension, and Flames of Creation; we can start to see the parallels between Ultima and Mythos with the Judeo-Christian God of the Old Testament and Jesus Christ, the earthly incarnation of God and the Messiah according to the followers of Christianity. With its status as the originator of the human race, it is quite clear that Ultima is based on the idea of a creator deity, an often primeval and beneficent god in monotheistic and polytheistic belief systems that functions as a creatio ex nihilo explanation for the formation of the universe, the planet, or the existence of human life. Some examples of creator gods include the Sumerian Enki, who fashioned humanity from clay to act as servants to the gods in the story Enki and Nimnah; the Shinto kami Izanagi and Izanami, who formed the islands of Japan (Kuniumi) by churning the Pacific Ocean with their heavenly spear according to the Kojiki; and the Norse sons of Borr, that being Odin, Vili, and Vé who not only formed the mortal realm of Midgard from the primordial giant Ymir’s body, but also created the first two humans Ask and Embla.
Bearing similarities to the creation myth presented in the Babylonian Enūma Eliš; the first of the five books of the Hebrew Torah, that being the Book of Genesis, states in verses 1:1-2:3 that Yahweh, or Elohim Adonai “God the Lord” is yet another creator deity, being the grand architect of existence that created the world and all life on it in the span of six days. The first two humans made by God on the sixth day of creation, Adam and Eve, resided in the Garden of Eden where they were instructed not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Tempted by a serpent into disobeying their promise to God, Eve and Adam ate from the tree; resulting in their expulsion from paradise and the advent of sin or the “fall of man”. The subsequent generations born from the first two humans tainted the world, and as such, God sought to rebuild what He made by washing away the corruption with a great flood, mirroring older Mesopotamian deluge myths such as the one alluded to in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Verses 11:1-9 in the Book of Genesis mention that in the time after the Flood, Nimrod, the great-grandson of the Flood survivor Noah, led the newly united human race into constructing a ziggurat tower in the land of Shinar that reached up to the sky. Viewing this act as an affront to His lordship, God dispersed the human race across the Earth and created numerous languages so that humanity could never again unite and elevate themselves to godhood; dubbing this monument to the disorganization of the human race as the Tower of Babel.
These themes of mortal hubris, impiety, and the divine retribution for these disrespectful acts is also present in Final Fantasy XVI. During the time of the Fallen, an ancient race of technologically-advanced humans, a vicious war was fought for control over the Mothercrystals called the War of the Magi. The Fallen conducted horrific experiments within a literal and metaphorical ivory tower called the Sagespire, transmuting organic matter into inorganic crystals in the hopes of creating their own Mothercrystal and attaining godhood. The Fallen also constructed airships as well as machines designed to combat the Ultima collective and those who would defend the Mothercrystals. These machines, called Eikonoklastes, are named after the term “iconoclast”, which means a person who destroys or attacks religious images or beliefs. One such Eikonklaste was the Omega-I model, which is not only a recurring superboss) in the Final Fantasy series, but also has several neat Christian references associated with it. For instance, during the fight with Omega Aionios, the hostile machine can do an attack called Pantokrator. This is referring to the Christ Pantokrator, a mostly Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic depiction of a stern but benevolent “Christ the Almighty” or “Christ the All-Powerful”; with the Western Christian equivalent being Christ in Majesty. Another religious reference comes from the trophy received by the player for creating the Omega Weapon, called My Reward is With Me; with this phrase originating from verses 22:12-13 in the Book of Revelation as spoken by Jesus Christ, saying; “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last”. This is also referenced in the description of the Ultima Weapon that says “‘His word was the first, so shall it be the last.’ - Eikonomachy - Genesis 3:11”.
Much like the Greek story of Icarus flying too close to the Sun and falling to his death as a result, the rebellion against Ultima culminated in the Sins of Dzemekys; in which the Fallen invaded the eponymous Mothercrystal located in southern Storm to claim the giant formation as their own, but Ultima struck them down and destroyed the Mothercrystal, leaving a giant crater behind as a testament to the dangers of challenging the gods. This act not only echoes (pun intended) the Tower of Babel parable and the story of original sin as discussed by ProfNoctis and M. J. Gallagher in the video “Final Fantasy XVI Lecture Stream: A Conversation with MJ Gallagher on Faith, Fables, and the Fallen”; but the Sins of Dzemekys also inadvertently caused the forced emigration of the Children of Dzemekys to the continent outside of Valisthea in an unfortunate subversion of the Book of Exodus story of the Israelites, the chosen people of God, departing from Egypt in search of the Promised Land. This transgression committed by the Fallen against Ultima led the being to become what is known in comparative mythology as the deus otiosus, or the “idle god”. Ultima abandoned its creations, becoming dormant until Clive Rosfield awoke as the Dominant of the Infernal Eikon Ifrit and Ultima’s Mythos hundreds if not thousands of years later.
The fly in the ointment, however, is that Ultima never cared for its creations, its humanity, in the first place. The Savior Myth propagated by Ultima, the ancient Circle of Malius, and it's more modern offshoot Savior Cults in Waloed speak of “The Raise”, the ascension of the faithful into paradise for aiding the lord’s incarnation (Mythos) during the end of the world called the Arche (another term for Primogenesis). This idea is an obvious parallel to the evangelical Christian belief in the Rapture most likely originating from the verses 24:36-44 in the Gospel of Matthew and 4:15-17 in the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, whereby during an end-time event either before or during the period of the Great Tribulation that will precede the Second Coming of Christ; the faithful, living and dead, will rise up into the sky and join God in the eternal paradise of Heaven. However, the myth surrounding the Raise is a farce; as the Raise is actually the spell that Ultima intends to cast using Mythos to remake the world. Having served their purpose, Ultima will no longer have need of the human race alongside its resurrected people, meaning that the birth of the new world also spells the death of humanity. Furthermore, the process of Primogenesis, as the name implies, is meant to revert mankind to a prior, “purer” state of being by stripping the wills and higher brain functions of man and beast alike through the metaphorical ritual cleansing of aether floods. Numerous times in the game, Ultima comments on the “threads of consciousness” to Clive and states how it must untangle him from these threads and empty the vessel if Clive is to become its Mythos. These “threads of consciousness” most likely refer to human willpower, a sense of self, and empathy. The greatest affront to Ultima, the reason why it abandoned mankind, was because of their unforeseen development of sentience and free will. These concepts are alien to Ultima, as its entire race shares a single mind, a single identity, a single goal. In fact, Ultima only refers to itself with plural self-descriptors such as “us”, “we”, or “our” and displays a jarringly flat affect up until the final battle, where all of the Ultimas combine into the singular, angelic form of Ultimalius.
Given its rejection of mankind’s autonomy, as well as the fact that the being itself and the majority of the confrontations with it are some sort of mental abstraction; through a metatextual viewpoint it could be argued that Ultima is a twisted manifestation of the Jungian concept of the Collective Unconscious; a pull towards maladaptive conformity and unity, thereby acting as the antithesis to one of FFXVI’s major themes regarding the importance of individuality and freedom. In stark contrast to the popularly held belief in the tabula rasa, the idea that people are born as “blank slates” that are then shaped by their sensory experiences, Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung and the adherents of analytical psychology proposed that the Collective Unconscious is an inherited instinctual framework for understanding the world beyond conscious awareness that is present in all humans from birth. Jung argued that the Collective Unconscious manifests as archetypes, recurring images and ideas that can be seen propagating in various distinct cultures, allowing for one to make sense of one’s environment through familiar motifs. Jung believed that the similarities between many of the world’s mythological figures and events correspond to these universal archetypes; such as the aformentioned deluge myth motif or the pattern of the king of the gods often being a senex sky father. We can actually see this idea in Final Fantasy XVI in the form of the Eikons, which like the Eidolons) of Final Fantasy IX, are reflections of a given culture’s shared beliefs and experiences manifesting as a centralized figure of veneration for said culture; acting as the godhead of Ultima and the Mothercrystals. For instance, the Motes of Water originally hailed from the coast of southern Ash near the Mothercrystal Drake’s Horn and the river called the Ceaseless Rill, and as such their Eikon embodies the aspects of the water they were constantly surrounded by; that being the sea serpent Leviathan.
Jung believed that individuation, the process by which an individual develops a sense of self, first starts by consciously confronting and integrating aspects of the unconscious such as the Persona), the individual’s perceived role in society; the dualistic gender dynamics within each individual known as the Anima and Animus; and the uncomfortable and reprehensible aspects of an individual’s psyche) called the Shadow). By denying this process through the use of Primogenesis, Ultima keeps humanity under its thumb as an unenlightened slave race complacent in their own self-destruction. We witness this self-realization process for Clive, this transformation into Logos and denial of Ultima’s conformist Mythos, begin when he confronts his Infernal Shadow and accepts the truth of his role in the calamity that transpired at Phoenix Gate; which I think is beautifully demonstrated by the fact that Clive’s inner demon is the literal demon Ifrit.
The words Mythos and Logos are both of Greek origin and roughly mean “myth/story” and “reason, discourse, or word”, respectively. The use of Logos in FFXVI is interesting in that this word also has a theological connotation to it. In the Christian Bible, such as in verse 1:1 of the Gospel of John, Logos) is used to refer to Jesus Christ as the “Word of God”, being the preeminent representative of God’s divine creative presence and a member of the Holy Trinity as God the Son. Similarly to Logos, the Greek word Rhema means “utterance” or “something said”, with the Septuagint, the Koine Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, using both logos and rhema interchangeably when referring to the Word of God; which may explain why the crystals acquired from completing the circles of the Kairos Gate are called Rhema. To Ultima, Logos represents both the ruination of its divine vision of a new world for its own as well as the invictus) or “unconquerable” savior of mankind, with Clive ultimately sacrificing himself so that humanity may learn from their mistakes and build a better world where everyone can live on their own terms. Similarly, as discussed in the four gospels of the New Testament, Jesus was arrested, crucified, and resurrected; with this seen as a sacrifice on the Messiah’s part to serve as an example of how to achieve atonement and salvation for the misguided masses of Jerusalem.
In his video “Ultima - A Deconstruction of Villainy”, YouTuber FatBrett makes a very interesting comparison between Ultima and the protagonist of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. In her novel, Dr. Victor Frankenstein experiments with bringing life to dead tissue through galvanic and chemical processes. The scientist succeeds, essentially playing the part of God by creating a new form of life, but upon doing so is horrified and disgusted by the Creature, spurning his creation and eventually seeks out its destruction as it takes revenge for its abandonment. I bring this up because I would like to pay particular attention to the subtitle of Shelley’s novel, the Modern Prometheus, as this harkens back to the Greek story of the Titan Prometheus; who as a patron deity of humanity gifted mankind fire in defiance of the Olympian king Zeus, and as a result is eternally punished for his disobedience. In terms of the title of Mary Shelley’s novel, the Prometheus name, like the story of Icarus and FFXVI’s Fallen, is used to evoke the idea of a character that oversteps their bounds and is thusly punished for their arrogance. However, I would argue that this is only one aspect of the Prometheus myth. Through another lens, Prometheus could be seen as an example of the “nobel rebel” archetype, an individual who fights for an oppressed group in defiance of the injustices of a tyrannical system or individual, often in the hopes of making a positive change through their rebellion.
Prometheus’ theft of fire, while a sleight against the ruling pantheon that incurred a great cost, represents the gift of civilization and the boon of freedom that knowledge bestows; making it so that mankind would no longer solely rely on the gods for aid. We can also see a similar scenario play out in the Genesis story of Adam and Eve. While humanity lost access to paradise on Earth, they gained freedom in the form of self-awareness and knowledge equatable to that of the divine. These sentiments are also shared by the Ophites, who viewed the serpent in the Genesis narrative as a liberator of mankind from the control of a malevolent creator. Several critical analyses of John Milton’s characterization of a sympathetic Satan in his 17th century epic poem Paradise Lost also somewhat align with these viewpoints. Likewise, our protagonist Clive Rosfield, our nobel rebel and Dominant of the demonic Eikon Ifrit, defies the slave-master hierarchy of Valisthea before setting his sights on the ultimate slaver; denying Ultima its Mythos, its fantasy, by gifting mankind with its champion of free will, equality, and compassion; its Logos. And as I see it, in the end Clive succeeds in his crusade against tyranny not by killing Ultima, but by removing magick from the world, since the use of magick was the root cause of humanity’s enslavement, both from themselves and from their God.
Ultima’s apathetic disposition towards its creations, like Dr. Frankenstein, mirrors the Gnostic beliefs regarding their Demiurge or “Creator” named Yaldabaoth. Gnosticism is a collection of various esoteric Jewish and Christian sects that started possibly around the 2nd Century AD or earlier, with one of the primary beliefs shared by these disparate groups being that material existence was born from a mistake, and as such it is an existence of suffering and wickedness that can only be alleviated by coming to terms with and understanding the essence of the material and the spiritual; a process of personal enlightenment called gnosis. To elaborate further, according to accounts such as those found from the Nag Hammadi Library and the theologian Valentinus), there exists a spiritual realm of light which encompasses the totality of the immutable Supreme Being; the Monad), Bythos, or “the One”. From this Plemora, this immaterial plane, arrived the first emanation of the One, that being the hermaphroditic Barbēlō from which further personified divine principles of the mind called Aeons) descended, with these principles often being in male-female pairings called syzygies. It is worth noting that the hierarchical structure of the Aeon lineage#/media/File:Aeons.png) bears some resemblance to the Jewish Kabbalist diagram of the Tree of Life), which consists of the ten emanations of the Ein Sof, the “infinite divinity”, called the Sefirot. The Kabbalist Tree of Life just so happens to also resemble the sword-like symbol that not only can be seen on the Arete Stone in the Hideaway, but also appears when the Ultimas converge into Ultimalius at the end of the game as shown here in this post by . Anyways, the final emanation of the Gnostic Monad is Sophia) (Wisdom) who has no partner, and as such, leaves the light of the Plemora in search of one; resulting in the inadvertent asexual birth of Yaldabaoth. Ignorant to the existence of the Plemora and the Monad, Yaldabaoth believes itself to be the Supreme Being and creates matter, the universe, and all life within it; becoming the Demiurge.
Given that Gnosticism derives from divergent Judeo-Christian ideals, it should come as no surprise that Yaldabaoth was considered synonymous with the Old Testament’s Yahweh. While the followers of the Valentinian version of Gnosticism viewed the Demiurge as ignorant and flawed, other Gnostic sects, such as the Ophite, Sethian, and Archontic systems viewed the Creator as more of a malevolent figure that not only demanded reverence, but also inadvertently denied humans access to the Plemora and Sophia through their flawed mortal existence. As such, the only way for an individual to escape this entrapment is by undergoing the transcendental process of gnosis, allowing the divine essence within each person’s soul to be released, becoming what is known as a Pneumatic). This is similar to the Hindu concept of attaining liberation (moksha or nirvana) from the reincarnation cycle of Saṃsāra through the process of acquiring jñāna, or an understanding of the true self (Ātman)); which I find interesting as the alternative name for the Ultima Weapon superboss) from the SNES version of Final Fantasy VI is the Atma Weapon). Like Yaldabaoth, Ultima’s use of Primogenesis in Final Fantasy XVI prevents mankind from undergoing gnosis, while Clive as Logos acts as the metaphorical shepherd that enlightens humanity and guides it back to the light of the Plemora, which the Gnostics believed was Jesus’ role as well.
I should also mention that Yaldabaoth was typically viewed as a zoomorphic serpentine entity with a lion’s head, as shown here, while Hippolytus of Rome claimed that Simon Magus, the supposed founder of Gnosticism, also attributed fiery properties to the Demiurge, parroting verse 12:29 from the Epistle to the Hebrews, “...for our God is a consuming fire”. I think it's no coincidence that Ultima’s original physical body is the fiery Ifrit Risen, which has a feline face and a reptilian body. Furthermore, Ifrit Risen is actually the combined form of the two Eikons of Fire; Ifrit and Phoenix. In my first post on the Phoenix, I mentioned that the logo artwork for FFXVI by artist Yoshitaka Amano, which depicts the pivotal moment where the two Eikons of Fire duke it out beneath Phoenix Gate, looks similar to the Chinese symbol of yin and yang, which represents complementary opposites that provide a state of equilibrium. Ifrit Risen, like the Gnostic Aeons and Carl Jung’s conception of the Anima and Animus, is a syzygic pairing, a union of opposites. I would propose that while not a literal divine hermaphrodite, this unbreakable bond between the brothers Clive and Joshua Rosfield, who are likened to the twins Prometheus and Epimetheus in the song “Away”, could be seen as something similar to the hermaphroditic metaphor for the end product of the alchemical Magnum Opus) (Great Work) called the Rebis.
If you would consider this alchemical perspective, then I would like to further suggest that perhaps that Ifrit Risen is an allusion to the final stage of the Magnum Opus called Rubedo (reddening); whereby the given alchemical material has already undergone the stages of Nigredo (putrefaction), Albedo) (purification), and Citrinitas (spiritual awakening/transformation) just as Ifrit Risen is the combination of the destructive and restorative aspects of fire that attains sacred wholeness through its union. It just so happens that the stage of Rubedo was also occasionally represented through the symbol of a phoenix) and Carl Jung himself likened the four stages of the Magnum Opus to the process of individuation. It is also possible that like the Prometheus story, fire as the element of the divine could be a symbol for knowledge, free will, rebellion, and human ingenuity; or as I have also mentioned in my post on the Phoenix, could be based on the idea of the Empyrean. In Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso#The_Empyrean), the Empyrean is the highest realm of Heaven consisting of sacred fire where the wills of man and God become one; achieving what the Gnostics would most likely call the Anima Mundi or “World Soul”. And just like the Plemora and the Empyrean, the Nexus of Ultima’s Origin is bathed in the light of the aether harvested from all across Valisthea, but like the name of the eponymous song, it is a far cry from Heaven.
Well, this is it. I’m sad to say that my posts on Final Fantasy XVI are most likely finally over, but like ProfNoctis and M. J. Gallagher said in their video on the Echoes of the Fallen DLC, the amount of research the team at Square Enix did for this game is absolutely astounding, and I can’t thank them enough for this gem of a game that allowed me to write so much in these essays.
If you would like to watch some more videos regarding Ultima, Mythos, and Logos; I would recommend “Final Fantasy XVI - LOGOS EXPLAINED” by C. J. Cala, “Final Fantasy XVI Lecture Stream: The True Meaning of Mythos and Logos” by ProfNoctis, and “The story of Ultima explained Final Fantasy 16 Lore” by Alleyway Jack. If you would like to research more about Jungian analytical psychology, I would suggest checking out “The Collected Works of C. G. Jung”. Or if you would like to play another game that deals with Jungian psychology, world mythologies, Gnosticism, Kabbalah, and themes of rebellion and freedom; then look no further than the excellent Persona 5.
And I can’t thank you all enough for reading my posts. It means so much that you would allow me to indulge in this little passion project of mine and I sincerely hope that I was able to at least instill a little more appreciation of this game and our world in at least one person. I would love to hear your thoughts on the topics discussed and I hope you have a wonderful day!
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“Have you learned nothing!? Damned is the slave who would turn the scourge upon his master.” -Ultima
Hello and welcome to my final post on the mythological inspirations for the Eikons of Final Fantasy XVI. If you would like to read any of my previous posts on the Eikons, you can find them here:
1.) Phoenix
2.) Ifrit
3.) Shiva
4.) Ramuh
5.) Garuda
6.) Titan
7.) Bahamut
8.) Odin
9.) Leviathan
With the conclusion of the Echoes of the Fallen and the Rising Tide expansions, our protagonist Clive Rosfield finally reunites the power of the Eikons and realizes his full potential as the conduit for Ultima’s ambitions; and thus attains a form of apotheosis through the reward of Ultima’s divine abilities. As such, I figured I should do one more post, this time on Ultima itself. Though it is mostly an original character, there are still a lot of real-world religious themes baked into Ultima’s character that makes for a thematically poignant villain. As always, I am no expert and if you feel like I may have said something incorrect or if you feel that I missed something; by all means please let me know in the comments as I would love to start a discussion with you on these topics. I would also like to give a shout out to who asked me to make a post on Ultima a while ago. I hope you all like it!The main antagonist of Final Fantasy XVI, Ultima is a member of a race of extraterrestrial-like beings that share a single consciousness and identity. The Ultima collective were the first to discover the manipulation of aether, the quintessence of life, through magickal feats and with it, the Blight that would swallow their homeland. Driven by desperation, sixteen of the remaining Ultimas divested themselves of their deteriorating physical forms and embarked on a voyage to the land that would be known as Valisthea. Here, Ultima formed the Mothercrystals in order to siphon the realm’s aether for the purpose of weaving a spell that would resurrect its species and remake the world. Ultima also created mankind to act as stewards for its Mothercrystals, imbuing the members of the tribes that centralized around these glassy formations with elemental affinities; giving rise to what would eventually become the Dominants and Eikons. All of this was done in the hopes that successive generations of humans would produce a suitable body for Ultima to inhabit that could withstand the massive amount of aether required to cast the revivification spell; its perfect vessel, its Mythos. As the Mothercrystal Dzemekys resided in relatively close proximity to Origin, the metaphorical ark that ferried Ultima to possible salvation; the Children of Dzemekys, the Motes of Darkness that cultivated around this Mothercrystal regularly communed with their creator, starting a religion dedicated to Ultima called the Circle of Malius. One of the prominent beliefs of this faith was that of the Savior Myth, which prophesied that “...on some future day of reckoning, the incarnation of the lord would appear among mankind and remake the world; that the advent of this incarnation would be heralded by the emergence of several heavenly servants of great might; that the lord’s faithful should rally these servants together in order to bring the incarnation into being; and that for their loyalty, they would be rewarded with the greatest gladness”.
From this background information, as well as the names of many of Ultima’s attacks and Eikonic abilities, such as Holy, Voice of God, Aureoles, Proselytize, Purgatorium, Ascension, and Flames of Creation; we can start to see the parallels between Ultima and Mythos with the Judeo-Christian God of the Old Testament and Jesus Christ, the earthly incarnation of God and the Messiah according to the followers of Christianity. With its status as the originator of the human race, it is quite clear that Ultima is based on the idea of a creator deity, an often primeval and beneficent god in monotheistic and polytheistic belief systems that functions as a creatio ex nihilo explanation for the formation of the universe, the planet, or the existence of human life. Some examples of creator gods include the Sumerian Enki, who fashioned humanity from clay to act as servants to the gods in the story Enki and Nimnah; the Shinto kami Izanagi and Izanami, who formed the islands of Japan (Kuniumi) by churning the Pacific Ocean with their heavenly spear according to the Kojiki; and the Norse sons of Borr, that being Odin, Vili, and Vé who not only formed the mortal realm of Midgard from the primordial giant Ymir’s body, but also created the first two humans Ask and Embla.
Bearing similarities to the creation myth presented in the Babylonian Enūma Eliš; the first of the five books of the Hebrew Torah, that being the Book of Genesis, states in verses 1:1-2:3 that Yahweh, or Elohim Adonai “God the Lord” is yet another creator deity, being the grand architect of existence that created the world and all life on it in the span of six days. The first two humans made by God on the sixth day of creation, Adam and Eve, resided in the Garden of Eden where they were instructed not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Tempted by a serpent into disobeying their promise to God, Eve and Adam ate from the tree; resulting in their expulsion from paradise and the advent of sin or the “fall of man”. The subsequent generations born from the first two humans tainted the world, and as such, God sought to rebuild what He made by washing away the corruption with a great flood, mirroring older Mesopotamian deluge myths such as the one alluded to in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Verses 11:1-9 in the Book of Genesis mention that in the time after the Flood, Nimrod, the great-grandson of the Flood survivor Noah, led the newly united human race into constructing a ziggurat tower in the land of Shinar that reached up to the sky. Viewing this act as an affront to His lordship, God dispersed the human race across the Earth and created numerous languages so that humanity could never again unite and elevate themselves to godhood; dubbing this monument to the disorganization of the human race as the Tower of Babel.
These themes of mortal hubris, impiety, and the divine retribution for these disrespectful acts is also present in Final Fantasy XVI. During the time of the Fallen, an ancient race of technologically-advanced humans, a vicious war was fought for control over the Mothercrystals called the War of the Magi. The Fallen conducted horrific experiments within a literal and metaphorical ivory tower called the Sagespire, transmuting organic matter into inorganic crystals in the hopes of creating their own Mothercrystal and attaining godhood. The Fallen also constructed airships as well as machines designed to combat the Ultima collective and those who would defend the Mothercrystals. These machines, called Eikonoklastes, are named after the term “iconoclast”, which means a person who destroys or attacks religious images or beliefs. One such Eikonklaste was the Omega-I model, which is not only a recurring superboss) in the Final Fantasy series, but also has several neat Christian references associated with it. For instance, during the fight with Omega Aionios, the hostile machine can do an attack called Pantokrator. This is referring to the Christ Pantokrator, a mostly Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic depiction of a stern but benevolent “Christ the Almighty” or “Christ the All-Powerful”; with the Western Christian equivalent being Christ in Majesty. Another religious reference comes from the trophy received by the player for creating the Omega Weapon, called My Reward is With Me; with this phrase originating from verses 22:12-13 in the Book of Revelation as spoken by Jesus Christ, saying; “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last”. This is also referenced in the description of the Ultima Weapon that says “‘His word was the first, so shall it be the last.’ - Eikonomachy - Genesis 3:11”.
Much like the Greek story of Icarus flying too close to the Sun and falling to his death as a result, the rebellion against Ultima culminated in the Sins of Dzemekys; in which the Fallen invaded the eponymous Mothercrystal located in southern Storm to claim the giant formation as their own, but Ultima struck them down and destroyed the Mothercrystal, leaving a giant crater behind as a testament to the dangers of challenging the gods. This act not only echoes (pun intended) the Tower of Babel parable and the story of original sin as discussed by ProfNoctis and M. J. Gallagher in the video “Final Fantasy XVI Lecture Stream: A Conversation with MJ Gallagher on Faith, Fables, and the Fallen”; but the Sins of Dzemekys also inadvertently caused the forced emigration of the Children of Dzemekys to the continent outside of Valisthea in an unfortunate subversion of the Book of Exodus story of the Israelites, the chosen people of God, departing from Egypt in search of the Promised Land. This transgression committed by the Fallen against Ultima led the being to become what is known in comparative mythology as the deus otiosus, or the “idle god”. Ultima abandoned its creations, becoming dormant until Clive Rosfield awoke as the Dominant of the Infernal Eikon Ifrit and Ultima’s Mythos hundreds if not thousands of years later.
The fly in the ointment, however, is that Ultima never cared for its creations, its humanity, in the first place. The Savior Myth propagated by Ultima, the ancient Circle of Malius, and it's more modern offshoot Savior Cults in Waloed speak of “The Raise”, the ascension of the faithful into paradise for aiding the lord’s incarnation (Mythos) during the end of the world called the Arche (another term for Primogenesis). This idea is an obvious parallel to the evangelical Christian belief in the Rapture most likely originating from the verses 24:36-44 in the Gospel of Matthew and 4:15-17 in the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, whereby during an end-time event either before or during the period of the Great Tribulation that will precede the Second Coming of Christ; the faithful, living and dead, will rise up into the sky and join God in the eternal paradise of Heaven. However, the myth surrounding the Raise is a farce; as the Raise is actually the spell that Ultima intends to cast using Mythos to remake the world. Having served their purpose, Ultima will no longer have need of the human race alongside its resurrected people, meaning that the birth of the new world also spells the death of humanity. Furthermore, the process of Primogenesis, as the name implies, is meant to revert mankind to a prior, “purer” state of being by stripping the wills and higher brain functions of man and beast alike through the metaphorical ritual cleansing of aether floods. Numerous times in the game, Ultima comments on the “threads of consciousness” to Clive and states how it must untangle him from these threads and empty the vessel if Clive is to become its Mythos. These “threads of consciousness” most likely refer to human willpower, a sense of self, and empathy. The greatest affront to Ultima, the reason why it abandoned mankind, was because of their unforeseen development of sentience and free will. These concepts are alien to Ultima, as its entire race shares a single mind, a single identity, a single goal. In fact, Ultima only refers to itself with plural self-descriptors such as “us”, “we”, or “our” and displays a jarringly flat affect up until the final battle, where all of the Ultimas combine into the singular, angelic form of Ultimalius.
Given its rejection of mankind’s autonomy, as well as the fact that the being itself and the majority of the confrontations with it are some sort of mental abstraction; through a metatextual viewpoint it could be argued that Ultima is a twisted manifestation of the Jungian concept of the Collective Unconscious; a pull towards maladaptive conformity and unity, thereby acting as the antithesis to one of FFXVI’s major themes regarding the importance of individuality and freedom. In stark contrast to the popularly held belief in the tabula rasa, the idea that people are born as “blank slates” that are then shaped by their sensory experiences, Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung and the adherents of analytical psychology proposed that the Collective Unconscious is an inherited instinctual framework for understanding the world beyond conscious awareness that is present in all humans from birth. Jung argued that the Collective Unconscious manifests as archetypes, recurring images and ideas that can be seen propagating in various distinct cultures, allowing for one to make sense of one’s environment through familiar motifs. Jung believed that the similarities between many of the world’s mythological figures and events correspond to these universal archetypes; such as the aformentioned deluge myth motif or the pattern of the king of the gods often being a senex sky father. We can actually see this idea in Final Fantasy XVI in the form of the Eikons, which like the Eidolons) of Final Fantasy IX, are reflections of a given culture’s shared beliefs and experiences manifesting as a centralized figure of veneration for said culture; acting as the godhead of Ultima and the Mothercrystals. For instance, the Motes of Water originally hailed from the coast of southern Ash near the Mothercrystal Drake’s Horn and the river called the Ceaseless Rill, and as such their Eikon embodies the aspects of the water they were constantly surrounded by; that being the sea serpent Leviathan.
Jung believed that individuation, the process by which an individual develops a sense of self, first starts by consciously confronting and integrating aspects of the unconscious such as the Persona), the individual’s perceived role in society; the dualistic gender dynamics within each individual known as the Anima and Animus; and the uncomfortable and reprehensible aspects of an individual’s psyche) called the Shadow). By denying this process through the use of Primogenesis, Ultima keeps humanity under its thumb as an unenlightened slave race complacent in their own self-destruction. We witness this self-realization process for Clive, this transformation into Logos and denial of Ultima’s conformist Mythos, begin when he confronts his Infernal Shadow and accepts the truth of his role in the calamity that transpired at Phoenix Gate; which I think is beautifully demonstrated by the fact that Clive’s inner demon is the literal demon Ifrit.
The words Mythos and Logos are both of Greek origin and roughly mean “myth/story” and “reason, discourse, or word”, respectively. The use of Logos in FFXVI is interesting in that this word also has a theological connotation to it. In the Christian Bible, such as in verse 1:1 of the Gospel of John, Logos) is used to refer to Jesus Christ as the “Word of God”, being the preeminent representative of God’s divine creative presence and a member of the Holy Trinity as God the Son. Similarly to Logos, the Greek word Rhema means “utterance” or “something said”, with the Septuagint, the Koine Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, using both logos and rhema interchangeably when referring to the Word of God; which may explain why the crystals acquired from completing the circles of the Kairos Gate are called Rhema. To Ultima, Logos represents both the ruination of its divine vision of a new world for its own as well as the invictus) or “unconquerable” savior of mankind, with Clive ultimately sacrificing himself so that humanity may learn from their mistakes and build a better world where everyone can live on their own terms. Similarly, as discussed in the four gospels of the New Testament, Jesus was arrested, crucified, and resurrected; with this seen as a sacrifice on the Messiah’s part to serve as an example of how to achieve atonement and salvation for the misguided masses of Jerusalem.
In his video “Ultima - A Deconstruction of Villainy”, YouTuber FatBrett makes a very interesting comparison between Ultima and the protagonist of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. In her novel, Dr. Victor Frankenstein experiments with bringing life to dead tissue through galvanic and chemical processes. The scientist succeeds, essentially playing the part of God by creating a new form of life, but upon doing so is horrified and disgusted by the Creature, spurning his creation and eventually seeks out its destruction as it takes revenge for its abandonment. I bring this up because I would like to pay particular attention to the subtitle of Shelley’s novel, the Modern Prometheus, as this harkens back to the Greek story of the Titan Prometheus; who as a patron deity of humanity gifted mankind fire in defiance of the Olympian king Zeus, and as a result is eternally punished for his disobedience. In terms of the title of Mary Shelley’s novel, the Prometheus name, like the story of Icarus and FFXVI’s Fallen, is used to evoke the idea of a character that oversteps their bounds and is thusly punished for their arrogance. However, I would argue that this is only one aspect of the Prometheus myth. Through another lens, Prometheus could be seen as an example of the “nobel rebel” archetype, an individual who fights for an oppressed group in defiance of the injustices of a tyrannical system or individual, often in the hopes of making a positive change through their rebellion.
Prometheus’ theft of fire, while a sleight against the ruling pantheon that incurred a great cost, represents the gift of civilization and the boon of freedom that knowledge bestows; making it so that mankind would no longer solely rely on the gods for aid. We can also see a similar scenario play out in the Genesis story of Adam and Eve. While humanity lost access to paradise on Earth, they gained freedom in the form of self-awareness and knowledge equatable to that of the divine. These sentiments are also shared by the Ophites, who viewed the serpent in the Genesis narrative as a liberator of mankind from the control of a malevolent creator. Several critical analyses of John Milton’s characterization of a sympathetic Satan in his 17th century epic poem Paradise Lost also somewhat align with these viewpoints. Likewise, our protagonist Clive Rosfield, our nobel rebel and Dominant of the demonic Eikon Ifrit, defies the slave-master hierarchy of Valisthea before setting his sights on the ultimate slaver; denying Ultima its Mythos, its fantasy, by gifting mankind with its champion of free will, equality, and compassion; its Logos. And as I see it, in the end Clive succeeds in his crusade against tyranny not by killing Ultima, but by removing magick from the world, since the use of magick was the root cause of humanity’s enslavement, both from themselves and from their God.
Ultima’s apathetic disposition towards its creations, like Dr. Frankenstein, mirrors the Gnostic beliefs regarding their Demiurge or “Creator” named Yaldabaoth. Gnosticism is a collection of various esoteric Jewish and Christian sects that started possibly around the 2nd Century AD or earlier, with one of the primary beliefs shared by these disparate groups being that material existence was born from a mistake, and as such it is an existence of suffering and wickedness that can only be alleviated by coming to terms with and understanding the essence of the material and the spiritual; a process of personal enlightenment called gnosis. To elaborate further, according to accounts such as those found from the Nag Hammadi Library and the theologian Valentinus), there exists a spiritual realm of light which encompasses the totality of the immutable Supreme Being; the Monad), Bythos, or “the One”. From this Plemora, this immaterial plane, arrived the first emanation of the One, that being the hermaphroditic Barbēlō from which further personified divine principles of the mind called Aeons) descended, with these principles often being in male-female pairings called syzygies. It is worth noting that the hierarchical structure of the Aeon lineage#/media/File:Aeons.png) bears some resemblance to the Jewish Kabbalist diagram of the Tree of Life), which consists of the ten emanations of the Ein Sof, the “infinite divinity”, called the Sefirot. The Kabbalist Tree of Life just so happens to also resemble the sword-like symbol that not only can be seen on the Arete Stone in the Hideaway, but also appears when the Ultimas converge into Ultimalius at the end of the game as shown here in this post by . Anyways, the final emanation of the Gnostic Monad is Sophia) (Wisdom) who has no partner, and as such, leaves the light of the Plemora in search of one; resulting in the inadvertent asexual birth of Yaldabaoth. Ignorant to the existence of the Plemora and the Monad, Yaldabaoth believes itself to be the Supreme Being and creates matter, the universe, and all life within it; becoming the Demiurge.
Given that Gnosticism derives from divergent Judeo-Christian ideals, it should come as no surprise that Yaldabaoth was considered synonymous with the Old Testament’s Yahweh. While the followers of the Valentinian version of Gnosticism viewed the Demiurge as ignorant and flawed, other Gnostic sects, such as the Ophite, Sethian, and Archontic systems viewed the Creator as more of a malevolent figure that not only demanded reverence, but also inadvertently denied humans access to the Plemora and Sophia through their flawed mortal existence. As such, the only way for an individual to escape this entrapment is by undergoing the transcendental process of gnosis, allowing the divine essence within each person’s soul to be released, becoming what is known as a Pneumatic). This is similar to the Hindu concept of attaining liberation (moksha or nirvana) from the reincarnation cycle of Saṃsāra through the process of acquiring jñāna, or an understanding of the true self (Ātman)); which I find interesting as the alternative name for the Ultima Weapon superboss) from the SNES version of Final Fantasy VI is the Atma Weapon). Like Yaldabaoth, Ultima’s use of Primogenesis in Final Fantasy XVI prevents mankind from undergoing gnosis, while Clive as Logos acts as the metaphorical shepherd that enlightens humanity and guides it back to the light of the Plemora, which the Gnostics believed was Jesus’ role as well.
I should also mention that Yaldabaoth was typically viewed as a zoomorphic serpentine entity with a lion’s head, as shown here, while Hippolytus of Rome claimed that Simon Magus, the supposed founder of Gnosticism, also attributed fiery properties to the Demiurge, parroting verse 12:29 from the Epistle to the Hebrews, “...for our God is a consuming fire”. I think it's no coincidence that Ultima’s original physical body is the fiery Ifrit Risen, which has a feline face and a reptilian body. Furthermore, Ifrit Risen is actually the combined form of the two Eikons of Fire; Ifrit and Phoenix. In my first post on the Phoenix, I mentioned that the logo artwork for FFXVI by artist Yoshitaka Amano, which depicts the pivotal moment where the two Eikons of Fire duke it out beneath Phoenix Gate, looks similar to the Chinese symbol of yin and yang, which represents complementary opposites that provide a state of equilibrium. Ifrit Risen, like the Gnostic Aeons and Carl Jung’s conception of the Anima and Animus, is a syzygic pairing, a union of opposites. I would propose that while not a literal divine hermaphrodite, this unbreakable bond between the brothers Clive and Joshua Rosfield, who are likened to the twins Prometheus and Epimetheus in the song “Away”, could be seen as something similar to the hermaphroditic metaphor for the end product of the alchemical Magnum Opus) (Great Work) called the Rebis.
If you would consider this alchemical perspective, then I would like to further suggest that perhaps that Ifrit Risen is an allusion to the final stage of the Magnum Opus called Rubedo (reddening); whereby the given alchemical material has already undergone the stages of Nigredo (putrefaction), Albedo) (purification), and Citrinitas (spiritual awakening/transformation) just as Ifrit Risen is the combination of the destructive and restorative aspects of fire that attains sacred wholeness through its union. It just so happens that the stage of Rubedo was also occasionally represented through the symbol of a phoenix) and Carl Jung himself likened the four stages of the Magnum Opus to the process of individuation. It is also possible that like the Prometheus story, fire as the element of the divine could be a symbol for knowledge, free will, rebellion, and human ingenuity; or as I have also mentioned in my post on the Phoenix, could be based on the idea of the Empyrean. In Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso#The_Empyrean), the Empyrean is the highest realm of Heaven consisting of sacred fire where the wills of man and God become one; achieving what the Gnostics would most likely call the Anima Mundi or “World Soul”. And just like the Plemora and the Empyrean, the Nexus of Ultima’s Origin is bathed in the light of the aether harvested from all across Valisthea, but like the name of the eponymous song, it is a far cry from Heaven.
Well, this is it. I’m sad to say that my posts on Final Fantasy XVI are most likely finally over, but like ProfNoctis and M. J. Gallagher said in their video on the Echoes of the Fallen DLC, the amount of research the team at Square Enix did for this game is absolutely astounding, and I can’t thank them enough for this gem of a game that allowed me to write so much in these essays.
If you would like to watch some more videos regarding Ultima, Mythos, and Logos; I would recommend “Final Fantasy XVI - LOGOS EXPLAINED” by C. J. Cala, “Final Fantasy XVI Lecture Stream: The True Meaning of Mythos and Logos” by ProfNoctis, and “The story of Ultima explained Final Fantasy 16 Lore” by Alleyway Jack. If you would like to research more about Jungian analytical psychology, I would suggest checking out “The Collected Works of C. G. Jung”. Or if you would like to play another game that deals with Jungian psychology, world mythologies, Gnosticism, Kabbalah, and themes of rebellion and freedom; then look no further than the excellent Persona 5.
And I can’t thank you all enough for reading my posts. It means so much that you would allow me to indulge in this little passion project of mine and I sincerely hope that I was able to at least instill a little more appreciation of this game and our world in at least one person. I would love to hear your thoughts on the topics discussed and I hope you have a wonderful day!
2024.06.08 15:02 New-Hampshire2020 Add potential support next game for TP (IGS E3000/E3100) IGS PC based arcade titles
 | International Games System Co, Ltd logo submitted by New-Hampshire2020 to teknoparrot [link] [comments] Hi do you have Discord? if you do will you reach to TP and talk to them, they'll see if they can provide any information on the next project? I really wish looking forward if there is any plan that can add support titles generally in the near future particularly IGS because I already take a look at the game list and most title are running on PC based hardware but I'm hoping though to see if TP can work those game at some point one day, IGS are actually a great game to play and if they support multiplayer that would be glad with it. So here is the IGS E3000/E3100 game list that i would like to see to be playable via TP in the future: Monster Eye Overtake Elite Challenge Speed Driver 3 Crash Hour Speed Driver 4 World Fever Speed Rider |
2024.06.08 14:52 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
Trade Offer Link - Steam Profile Link - My Inventory
Some items on the list may no longer be available or are still locked, visit My Inventory for more details.
Send a Trade Offer for fastest response. I consider all offers.
Add me for discuss if there is a serious offer that needs to be discussed.
2024.06.08 11:00 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
Trade Offer Link - Steam Profile Link - My Inventory
Some items on the list may no longer be available or are still locked, visit My Inventory for more details.
Send a Trade Offer for fastest response. I consider all offers.
Add me for discuss if there is a serious offer that needs to be discussed.
2024.06.08 06:47 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
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2024.06.08 03:02 -RuDoKa- The new fated four.
ok hear me out. 4 maps, 4 big rocks on the center of each maps. We've seen the desert one and the monster interacting with the big rock is the thunder dragon, showing on the logo here https://imgur.com/a/LqBdaV9 we can see some similarities, like the big horns on the top of its head and the smaller ones on his cheeks.
this monster is part of the new fated four, and we might get 2 flagships, the 2 big dragons on the logo https://imgur.com/a/wchXYxy
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this monster is part of the new fated four, and we might get 2 flagships, the 2 big dragons on the logo https://imgur.com/a/wchXYxy
2024.06.07 22:43 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
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2024.06.07 20:59 internal_analyst_04 Analysis of the situation and movements within the Nijisanji company with respect to its business model and the decisions that have affected the perception in front of the public and investors.
The objective of this article is to explain, from a corporate point of view, the current situation of the Nijisanji company, as well as its evolution in the immediate future. This is strictly from a business, stock market and personnel management approach.
The business model.
Many identify that the company's success was due to the incorporation of facial tracking to incorporate it into a 2D avatar, much cheaper than a 3D model. Now a large investment was not needed to have a talent streaming. So, by being one of the first to apply it, it naturally became the leader. Then it became a talent management agency that revolutionized the world of entertainment... but is this so?
Yes and no.
The use of facial tracking, a central key to its success, has also enabled more than 16,000 vtubers to emerge by 2023. And the Japanese market, where it is most widespread, is already saturated.
This is something to think about.
The key to the company's success is the same technology that has enabled thousands of competitors. So, to stay on top, you must keep innovating constantly.
But, Nijisanji has not innovated on the technology front in years, nor does he have any plans to do so. In his reports he only focuses on what he already is and the diversity of his talents. Dozens of them to see which is the next successful one. 177 by some numbers. It is not a leading company; it is just the largest. In the last report it mentions a studio, but does not indicate any capacity and advertises an ASMR microphone as something extraordinary. It is a common thing in Nijisanji, it does not mention details when it is not convenient or simply lies, as in the retention rate of its employees.
There is also a marked difference in the management of the company. The time before the company's shares were listed on the stock market and the time after. In the previous era, there was more sustainable development, ideas were allowed. However, by allowing in huge amounts of capital they also acquired new responsibilities towards investors, leaving everything else aside.
On the other hand, it is a company that rents franchises. It is incorrect to classify it as a talent agency. The talents (which I refer to by the personal qualities of each of them, not by the business model) are provided with the logo, the space under the company name and the 2D model, of which they never have the rights. They do not receive a salary, they only earn a percentage of the profits generated, the rest goes to rent for everything else that is provided to them. The talents are forced to follow the strict orders and whims of the corporate. That the talents themselves must worry about their taxes is a clear example of this model.
So why is it so Big?
Very simple. They were pioneers, and lucky, very lucky.
It was a company that innovated with the use of technology and knew how to capitalize on it. And let's not forget that an immense growth was thanks to a worldwide phenomenon such as quarantine. In addition, we should mention that its competitors suffered quite a lot of controversy.
In this respect, we must imagine a scenario: If the competing companies had not had these controversies, would Nijisanji be in the position it is in now?
But this clear path is also the key to their woes. It allowed them to grow so fast that in the boom of their early years there was no restructuring, no organic growth within the company. Nor was there any necessary adaptation of procedures.
They stagnated in that first phase, both structurally and in the management of their personnel. Their quarterly reports also show this. It is a limited number of personnel for the responsibility that is handled. The total number of personnel that attends to the talents, also called managers, are even derisory for the number of people that make up the company. And the amount of monetary resources allocated to the personnel management part is worrisome. Let's remember that these managers monitor talent. If a manager is overworked with more talent than he can monitor and attend to their requests, then we fall into poor quality control.
And the worst thing is that the right people were not hired at that time of accelerated growth. And we cannot blame them. Years ago, when all this was going on, there were not as many people who had worked with Vtubers.
In fact, the strict control structure over talent is more akin to that of Idol agency managers, with the evils that are attributed to this industry, such as favoritism, strict control and stress. So, it would not be wrong to assume that they hired people from that part of the industry (plus a few others who surely came from situations completely unrelated to the training world) who imposed the only kind of management they knew. And they have not learned any new tricks since that time.
They currently have, or still appear to have, a talent academy, which is necessary for their business model, which is saturation. The more talent, the more revenue. Let's remember that they are franchises, so no matter how small the amount that franchise provides, it is profit.
But, since then, what have they done?
Well, the successful VirtuaReal branch in the Chinese market, with the same approach of saturating the market with diverse talents at a low cost, however, this branch has its own administration and even its own studio with 3D technology. But we must consider that this is a joint project with Bilibili, headquartered in China and run with its own management. The operations are so separate that in recent weeks some Nijisanji talents have tried their luck broadcasting at Bilibili. Had they been considered sister branches, then some of VirtuaReal's many talents would have been present to boost those efforts. However, the Nijisanji talents were on their own.
If Nijisanji absorbs some of the profits from this business, which is very likely, it would explain the solvency within the company. But because they are so far apart there is a constant risk of that branch becoming independent. Does VirtuaReal really need Nijisanji? Apparently not.
But Nijisanji has done things on its own... unsuccessfully.
In the local market its strategy has been, as I have already mentioned, that of saturation. Remember, franchise business. Having 127 talents saturating the local market without any innovation still represents profits for the company. But this scheme will always have constraints. The fragile ecosystem of supply and demand will sooner or later collapse, as every local market has its own limitations. But again, we see the contradiction, since in its latest quarterly results report it indicates that the oldest talents are the ones who earn the most, while entire generations of the most recent talents do not give a large percentage of the earnings. At the time of publishing the quarterly report, it states that out of 156 Vtubers, only 26 to 30 are the ones who give 50% of the total accumulated income. Of the remaining 70 give the next 30%, and the other 56 give the missing 20%. Curious detail, the graph does not show the remaining 56, as if they wanted to hide these numbers.
Individually, their expansion efforts have been a failure, either by demonstrating a lack of knowledge of both the foreign market or of managing personnel outside your borders. You cannot impose the same work culture on people who have never had contact with anything similar and expect the best results. In some leaked cases it has even been reported that contacts and managers did not speak the local language of the market where they were seeking to expand.
This is revealing as it shows a pattern of behavior. As long as the expanding branches have their own control, they stay afloat and show growth. But as soon as the central corporate takes over, they slowly disappear.
If you look at it closely, Nijisanji in its expansion policy has been cutting costs permanently for years. Always.
Now we also know that they cut costs by hiring personnel with little experience and the minimum wage allowed. They give pittance commissions to their talents for the various revenues, be it advertising, merchandise and so on. This cost cutting has resulted in the absorption of expanding branches and a decline in quality control, both externally and internally.
First, they absorbed IN. Then it was KR's turn. Even after it went on the stock market and thanks to the price the shares obtained, causing the company's CEO Riku Tazumi to be named as Japan's youngest billionaire and an example of entrepreneurship, they dissolved the ID branch. And the absorption of these talents is almost a sentence for the development of these franchises. As an example, are the absorbed talents of the KR branch, which have no support whatsoever.
And the EN branch will apparently follow the same fate. The actions they have taken with this branch are more like those of a chain that knows it is going to close that store and is finishing off the inventory in the warehouse before transferring the remaining inventory to another store. The fact that they are releasing projects that had been on hold, but with deplorable quality, is only to justify what they have invested in them. Clearance sale, to put it another way.
The company has no strategy to attract new fans. Nor of recovering the ones it has lost. So, it is better to disappear the EN branch and absorb the talents in the JP branch, because it will look better to say to say that it is a company with an international presence with more than 177 talents and present reports as a whole of everything, than to give the miserable results they have obtained in the EN branch and show that as a company all expansion efforts alone have resulted in failure.
And, in fact, cost reduction has also affected the main source of income, which is the sale of merchandise. Numerous cases of defective or even poor-quality merchandise have been reported. This is important. It is reducing the amount of resources assigned to the area, which lowers the quality of its main source of income, and consequently, the income received will also decrease, as has also been demonstrated in the EN branch.
The personnel management model
First, the talents are under a very extensive bureaucratic scheme and strict control of the worker. Not only that, but because of the leaks that the talents and ex-talents have given, it is a scheme of oppression and demoralization with clear favoritism.
The model of oppression, micromanagement and demoralization of workers has existed for a long time. There are books, methodologies, conferences and others with the aim of perfecting this type of model and how to implement it. Because it must be implemented by people with experience, so that it is a model with monitoring, parameters and corrections to improve productivity and costs. If it is just by a horde of people with delusions of power, this becomes meaningless and directionless abuse because of how poorly it is executed.
Unethical? Definitely. Success for the company? Absolutely. Is it kept within the limits of legality? Therein lies the fine art of managing black companies.
But not every company can implement it. Not all environments are the conducive environment.
Make no mistake. This scheme is very successful for several franchises... if you are in the business of selling hamburgers.
But there is a big difference:
A Vtuber, they are mostly creative talents. And creative talent seriously succumbs to a stressful environment. You can call them idols, singers, players. But they are creative talents.
There is no way to manage workers whose success depends on their creativity in this scheme. Chronic stress is one of the biggest enemies of this type of employee. However, this method of personnel management has remained within the company.
Additionally, the contract clauses are some of the worst I have seen in many years of advising companies. That, in the opinion of a company manager, half of the worker's profits can be taken away from the worker does not make sense. Lifetime clauses? It is like a slavery contract that would definitely not pass legal scrutiny as demonstrated by the videos that a certain mind produced.
The artists and commissions handled by the company are high cost and limited resources, without taking into consideration that, if external artists from the same company are used, this huge conglomerate will take a long time to pay, if at all.
This results in talents living under constant pressure. Even if they were workers in another industry, this would be a very bad thing for any type of production, manufacturing, development, etc. But for workers whose creativity is at the center of their success, it is unthinkable. It's something this company exudes. A complete lack of knowledge of both the people they work with and the market in which they operate.
Let's put it with an example; Let's imagine a talent who despite everything has a good idea. He/she must fund that idea and promote it on his/her own. By not having a salary, the talent can incur some debts and owe favors. The idea turns out to be very good and the stream is a success. But in the midst of the euphoria and everything else, he/she receives a notification from upper management where they believe that he/she has broken a rule and that for this reason he/she will only receive a fraction of the reward that he/she has worked for weeks, months or years. They have killed the initiative and creativity of that talent. He/she will never try it again. And the projects will disappear, and those that arise will be simple and risk-free.
What if the talent also finds itself in the situation of not receiving adequate support?
Because that's right, there are talents that receive preferential treatment. They are not all, they are a minority. Others are barely supported, if at all.
This is not bad in the first instance; it is a corporate development strategy. Not all products will have the same boost. Even more so if within the company there is bureaucratic hell and cost and budget cutting. It is unethical if your products are people with extraordinary talents.
What are the criteria for a talent to access this select group? Is it because he or she had a previous friendship? Is it because he or she became someone's lover? Is it because he or she is related to an executive? Each person's assumption is as right or wrong as anyone else's. But generally speaking, the principle of Ockham's razor is always correct.
The fact is that this preferential treatment exists and affects everyone. Both those who receive it and those who do not.
Those who receive it become arrogant and lose quality. There is no need to make an effort. They will make worse and worse mistakes as they do not receive correction.
Those who do not receive it will go into depression and other dangerous states affecting their mental health and performance. No matter what their initiative, they will not be supported. They become vulnerable.
But then why does Nijisanji keep recruiting in the JP and EN branches if it is not going to support the new talents?
Again, the answer is simple.
Let's remember that Nijisanji has auditions where the best among all the candidates are selected. Full of skills, full of illusions, without legal knowledge and exploitable. Any of these talents could go far with the right support. I repeat; Any of the talents that are selected could go far with the right support. They are the best among hundreds or thousands, depending on the call. And in the hands of competition that is dangerous. So, it is better to recruit them. Hopefully that talent will lose their love for being a Vtuber and by the time they graduate some potential competitor will have been eliminated. Remember that the contracts offered by Nijisanji are for long periods and contrary to what one of the talents in the black screen video says, they cannot graduate early. They will forget that they were selected because they were the best. That is why many of the talents and graduates share this type of thinking. It is imposed on them.
In the meantime, of the little or much revenue it may have generated, a substantial part goes to the company. The cost of the 2D model is recovered and any additional profit is completely acceptable.
This is common in any industry with a highly competitive environment. The search for and acquisition of bright workers who could pose a danger to the growth of our business. It is better to have them under our shadow than to see them shine for someone else, corporately speaking.
In the EN branch this is painfully obvious, as there are talents who have never received support.
And on JP's part, the million talents is the best example. She took the world by surprise. Media outside of Vtuber referred to her. If she had received the right support, she would have undoubtedly become the most popular Vtuber in the world. Perhaps because two-thirds of their income comes from the female audience, they did not want to give her a boost. But the reality is that they missed a great opportunity. As always in Nijisanji, something happened. Groups or people in key positions were not satisfied. She has support, but not enough. But not at the level it should have been. And this is money the company does not make every quarter.
The graduation/dismissal situation
This has been discussed and analyzed by many people. We can talk about unprofessionalism and lack of knowledge of the people who make up their target market, as well as the fact that there are poorly trained staff at key points within the company.
However, there is one very important situation to highlight, and that is the company's lack of apprenticeship.
Throughout 2023 we witnessed a series of similar layoffs that literally wiped out the business of the Vtuber companies that carried them out. They should have learned from those situations and be grateful that they did not have the same results on March 10, 2023 when they carried out the first dismissal with the same characteristics. They didn't learn. They did the same.
The company has been characterized by doing things in a hidden way. We know of suspensions disguised as vacations, of disciplinary measures that are not communicated to the media, of coercion to companies and organizations for the non-inclusion of people adverse to the company and we do not even know what has been happening with some of their talent JP for months or years.
Corporate point of view; This was because it was a personnel management tactic.
This was a message to all talents, not just those affected.
With the dismissal on March 10, 2023, they did incredibly well. Let's analyze. This talent grew excessively, but it did not submit to the power structure within the company. It turns out that the reasons given as faults have also been done by other talents. So those statements only listed the excuses. Not only were they trying to end the career of one of their now-former female talent, but in the eyes of the company they had to end that former talent's career to send a loud and clear warning to everyone else. This could happen to them.
It is also part of the manipulation that has been done to talents. In addition to destroying their self-esteem through repression and creating the illusion that they are nothing without the company, they were now also shown what would happen if they left the company the hard way.
It is no coincidence that specific flaws are mentioned that are also applicable to his other most popular talents. Clear and forceful message. You are still here because the company allows it. You are still here because the higher-ups want you to be. If you don't comply with the whims, your career is ruined.
Evidently, the dismissal of the second former talent on February 5, 2024 backfired.
Furthermore, we must show the irony of the situation. A multi-national, multi-million dollar company, the largest in its field, plus the anonymous hordes of social media attacked with the intention of destroying the careers and perhaps even the lives of two of its once most successful talents. We must remember that the former talents were going through very delicate situations regarding their mental health, and yet this conglomerate did everything possible to bring them down. With a completely adverse result. Those talents faced the thousand-headed monster and survived.
And all of this could have been avoided. If the pride of those power groups or executives in key positions had been less. If they had not been evil and arrogant, this mistake that cost hundreds of millions of dollars could have been avoided.
The response
One of the most deplorable aspects of the situation was what followed. This company's response has been a series of errors that have demonstrated both a lack of foresight and a lack of learning. And the inability of its administrative part in the face of adversity.
In what kind of mind is it a good idea to expose your most popular talents to make the black screen video? This could have been done by other talents. There is a video on Youtube where a chair does what I thought was a great analysis of the intent behind this video, but it makes no business sense. That this has been authorized at different levels speaks of total incompetence. Either because no one had the idea that this could go wrong, or because someone raised the fear that it could happen and higher-ups simply dismissed the idea.
They could have used other talents. Talents with a smaller audience and measure the effect. And once they have tested the reaction, reinforce the narrative with some other talent. Protect the business. Protect the investment. Protect the millions that investors have trusted in the company. But with this measure the only thing that can be seen is that incompetent people were protecting themselves by doing everything possible. Let the company burn, but they will be protected. This type of behavior is very common within Nijisanji.
Additionally, there were several attempts to change the narrative by different characters. Whether these characters acted independently or were paid by the company, we will not know. But they did not realize it was too soon. The public was angry and overwhelmed. The only thing it achieved was that the problem was publicized outside the scope of Vtuber. And this would affect the attraction of new fans. Fans interested in Vtuber would have this bad perception of the company. And the Vtuber market is based on empathy for talent.
And here we come to the most obvious situation of all:
The negligible.
Many people have made fun of this situation, but they have not really seen in detail the true intention of this action. However, if we read the times and put them together with the movement of the stock market shares, everything becomes clearer.
Why was this?
Time. Valuable time for a very small number of people with a specific purpose.
On Monday, February 5, 2024, the dismissal of the now former talent was announced at 7:57 p.m. Tokyo time. The Tokyo Stock Exchange had already closed and Nijisanji had reached 3,820 yen per share. A day of rising value, since the previous day, Friday, February 2, they had closed at 3,750 yen per unit. They obviously expected things to remain the same as a year ago, on March 10, 2023, when they made a similar maneuver. With a little luck, maybe even the stock would rise like it did that time.
However, things were not the same. There were people defending the now former talent. The accusations were proven false. They were not prepared for this.
On February 6, the stock was at 3,615 yen per unit. It has lost 5.37% of its value. The projections do not look good. This is going to affect the money of people who should not be affected. We are not talking about those who have bought 1000 or 10000 shares. We are talking about the heavyweights, the big investors. Those who have such a large amount of shares that it is not possible to move them in one day. They are informed that the projections are pessimistic. They demand time. These people are the ones who do corporate favors, the ones who maintain the information siege in Japan. If they ask for time, it is an obligation to get it.
Thus, on February 7, with the share price at 3,380 per unit, that is, 6.15% less than the previous day, the answer comes. The 'Negligible' statement. An English-language statement with little explanation and a rarely used word aimed at a majority of Japanese-speaking investors. Remember, this statement is designed for large investors to mobilize their shares. Let the cost of losses be focused on the common investor.
And works. From Wednesday, February 7 to Friday, February 9, it only dropped from 3,380 yen to 3,330 yen per unit. It only lost 1.31% of its original value. But it was the precious time required. Big investors were safe. Favors are repaid with favors.
February 12 was a public holiday in Japan, so shares were not trading, but that did not stop CEO Riku from issuing a statement apologizing for the misunderstandings. Not because of losses. Not because of poor personnel management. Misunderstandings. On February 15, the shares reached 3,082 yen per unit, a drop of 19.32%. No problem. Large investors are protected. It is very likely that the CEO himself sold a large portion of his shares before the losses and then bought them back at a lower price to force the share price up after the chaos.
Many have seen it as an apology to investors, but nothing like that. Once again, the statement is spoken in English and without Japanese subtitles, and on the Nijisanji EN channel. This was a desperate attempt to appease the masses by trying to control the narrative with misunderstandings while the CEO tried to wash his hands of it.
And it should be noted, the improvement actions indicated by the CEO in the video have not been officially announced until the date of this report. And the support it promises does not exist either. Only so far do we know that two months after this announcement, starting on April 12, a 'Whistblowers' committee was formed... however, the purpose of this is unclear as it was leaked in a document. It could well be to denounce injustices within the company, or it could be for talents to snitch on each other.
The normal investor has lost 19.32% of his money. And we are talking about a multi-million dollar company that translates into a total loss of hundreds of millions of dollars lost. Where is the announcement of the dismissal of the person responsible? Who was the head of HR and PR that allowed this to happen and is now out of the company? When were the managers who allowed this to get this far fired?
So, to summarize. The company makes a media circus listing the errors when an employee violates its internal rules, but there is nothing similar against the responsible administrative staff who made hundreds of millions of dollars disappear?
It is obvious that in this scenario a conscientious investor should think twice before risking his money in this company.
Post-crisis actions
The company has sacrificed its most popular talents in a senseless action. Other talents have taken pride in breaking the rules that Nijisanji mentions in his communications without consequences, confirming favoritism. Furthermore, the company has demonstrated that the company's values and rules are applicable at will, causing fear in investors. Nijisanji has proven the allegations of workplace harassment to be true with every step. In the dismissal statement, the company practically confessed its sins twice.
So, what happened?
Nothing. No contingency plan. It is like all the senior managers are terrified of doing anything. Or groups with favoritism are afraid of losing their position and do not allow these plans. Whether by mistake or by whim, both causes are very serious and involve million-dollar losses.
Here it once again demonstrates a terrible cancer in the internal structure of the company. Nobody did anything, as if the EN branch did not matter anymore. Many people may have had good ideas, but the bureaucracy ruled and no one did anything.
Talent unrelated to the controversy could have been encouraged. Mega collaborations could have been created with the talents that were perceived as the “good” ones. At least a dozen talents were unrelated to the situation. Unleash those talents and when it is all over, you will not only have the usual favorites, but you will probably have six or seven other "greats".
Nijisanji has two new generations of excellent talents in EN. Almost criminally abandoned. The almost is mentioned because it must be considered that these talents do not receive a salary and their income is based on the success of their streams. But just because it's not criminal doesn't mean it's not cruel.
To give another example, YouTube subscriber celebration badges. As soon as the rumor spread that the talents did not have the badges, it was not because of the importance of the badges, but because it supported the idea of an abusive work environment. A simple response was to send the badges via express mail to the respective talents and, in less than three days, have a massive barrage of Twittex messages with images showing the badges in their possession. It could even have been an excellent advertising campaign by infusing the photographs with humor. The talents displaying them competed to come up with the most ingenious, while “debunking” the accusations.
Instead, weeks later only a, and I quote, ‘we could just fucking ask’ from a talent who no doubt tried to do his part, but without proper advice it only resulted in words that were again belied by the facts. There must have been an attentive manager monitoring his stream to stop this. But that is not all. That talent has now been rewarded with a merchandise collaboration. So, it is not bad when you put the company in danger, when you make a dangerous PR move that could have cost millions again. It only matters that you have pleased the right group. In the meantime, let the investors live in fear. By the way, the VOD of that stream has been made private and unavailable to the general public.
There is also the issue of concerts involving the EN branch. These were great opportunities to improve the company's shattered image. And in a simple way. Extremely affordable ticket prices, with the intention that the venues would be full. Then fill the networks with posts of these packed halls. Meet and greet with free costs. Hundreds of videos of fans hanging out and laughing with their favorite talents. Maybe there would be monetary losses, but it would be great publicity. But paying for advertising and public relations seems to be a concept that Nijisanji is not familiar with.
However, the cost of concert tickets was almost prohibitive and the quality was deplorable. The result? That its failure was even shown on social networks in Japan, affecting its main branch.
And these are not unique examples. There have been several. Too many.
Future
Here the actions the company is taking are very clear. Trying to control the narrative. Both what happened and what is going to happen.
Information control and legal punishments have increased both externally and internally.
The executives must have created an environment of terror with extreme control over talent. They are afraid of talent, especially those who are outside the group with favoritism, since they know they have reasons and now the power to make the company lose another hundreds of millions of dollars. Even among the group with favoritism they should view each other with suspicion. They should know that only the first to jump ship will have the best chance of regenerating their careers.
But let's remember the main objective; to build confidence in the Japanese market ahead of the release of the next quarterly report.
The image of the company is deplorable in different countries, the scandal has gone beyond the scope and usual audience of VTuber.
But in Japan the situation is different. They have used a very effective strategy in the past and plan to do so again.
They had a setback when they released their March quarterly report on the 14th and 15th with a loss in value per share from 3,140 yen to 2,451 yen. A loss of 21.94%. It was not higher because Japanese investment regulations do not allow a company to lose more than a certain amount of value per day before triggering a hedge that prevents the stock from moving.
But we must also analyze this with a more experienced analysis of the stock market. More specifically, from 10 days before the disaster.
On March 5, the stock price was 3,095 yen per unit. The company knows the quarterly report will be disastrous, but hopes that Japanese stock market regulation will stop what could be huge losses. Large investors are warned that they must put a contingency plan in place. They start buying shares to inflate the price. Throughout this week, from March 5 to 12, this massive purchase is made, managing to increase the price to 3,345 yen per unit. An increase of 8.08%.
But they cannot do it alone. For weeks now, information has been manipulated to the extent possible by the digital media associated with Nijisanji. They say everything is fine. That the company is growing. Which is a good investment. Furthermore, different reporters from different financial platforms are paid to publish good articles about Nijisanji. News websites that have an interest in Nijisanji do as well. If that wasn't enough, trading platforms are paid to have Nijisanji stock appear as opportunities on home screens. Nobody can be classified as a liar, there is the stock rising in price.
And on March 13, the massive sale of shares by large investors begins. There are already people willing to buy it. It is ordinary investors who have trusted the reviews. They are the investors who saw the opportunity in their stock market application. They are the occasional investors who do not study it in depth. The shares put up for sale by large investors are not only those acquired since March 5, but also a large part of their usual percentages, which causes the shares to fall by 6.13 between March 13 and 14 % up to 3,140 yen per unit. It doesn't matter, big investors bought them 2% cheaper.
And March 15 arrives. It is Friday. The quarterly report is out. It's not what the analysts said. It is not promoted by the forums. It is not the company that so many people had sold as a great opportunity. Regulation of the Japanese stock market is activated, preventing the stock from falling into the abyss. On the morning of Monday, March 18, the stock had lost 21.94% of its value, reaching 2,451 yen per unit. This is 26.73% less than March 12. For the average investor this is a terrible thing. They have spent the entire weekend watching their money disappear without being able to do anything about it. Ordinary people have absorbed losses of hundreds of millions of dollars and are desperate. But this is what the CEO and big investors expect. Now that the stock is cheaper, in fact, they can buy 26.73% more than they initially sold.
The strategy is a success. Thanks to the massive purchase, they manage to raise the cost of the shares by 10.16%, reaching a price of 2,700 yen per unit in just three days, from March 18 to 21. March 20 was a holiday.
Many may argue that inside trading is illegal. Without a doubt, but it is increasingly difficult to prove it. Furthermore, when it comes to pull and dump, few markets consider it illegal.
And for the future report it will be the same. They are reinforcing the walls of information. They must do it. They should minimize capital outflows and continue to pretend that everything is fine, especially in the JP area. Let us remember that these losses of hundreds of millions of dollars are not absorbed by large investors, but by ordinary investors. Some within Nijisanji, as well as some digital media in Japan, are trying to control information to the best of their ability. Take legal action against those you consider to be against you. They pay for advertisements indicating that the company is the best option. Minimize the inevitable again.
It is illogical that there are articles and recommendations that ANYCOLOR is a good investment. Even an economics student could say that the price of their shares has not fallen only because of the economic crisis in Japan, but because of two specific moments. The controversy over layoffs and the results shown in the previous quarter. So, applying a little logic; What will be the performance of the next quarterly report if because of these two situations it will show the loss of 40% of the company's value?
And it should not surprise us. The way they treat their talent is the same way they treat their investors. With favoritism for some specific groups. But the company cannot exist because of the favors received. And paying for these favors is increasingly costly, whether monetarily or due to other darker circumstances. Sooner or later, they won't be able to ask for more.
They will soon have to learn to behave as competitors of other companies, since no one will take them for the leaders they think they are. It will be difficult to regain the trust of both the public and investors. Many of these preferred investors will withdraw their money, as it is not worth investing in a company that is in decline. This Black Company reputation will be very difficult for them to eradicate, even becoming a commercial danger for any level of association.
If the company does not change its strategies, it will be remembered along with Blockbuster and Kodak. Huge companies whose lack of vision and adaptability condemned them to ruin and subsequent oblivion.
Additional information.
This report has not used any rumors for its preparation. All data presented are fully verifiable.
This document was translated into two different languages before being returned to English with the intention of making the writing style unrecognizable. If there are grammatical errors, I apologize for them.
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The business model.
Many identify that the company's success was due to the incorporation of facial tracking to incorporate it into a 2D avatar, much cheaper than a 3D model. Now a large investment was not needed to have a talent streaming. So, by being one of the first to apply it, it naturally became the leader. Then it became a talent management agency that revolutionized the world of entertainment... but is this so?
Yes and no.
The use of facial tracking, a central key to its success, has also enabled more than 16,000 vtubers to emerge by 2023. And the Japanese market, where it is most widespread, is already saturated.
This is something to think about.
The key to the company's success is the same technology that has enabled thousands of competitors. So, to stay on top, you must keep innovating constantly.
But, Nijisanji has not innovated on the technology front in years, nor does he have any plans to do so. In his reports he only focuses on what he already is and the diversity of his talents. Dozens of them to see which is the next successful one. 177 by some numbers. It is not a leading company; it is just the largest. In the last report it mentions a studio, but does not indicate any capacity and advertises an ASMR microphone as something extraordinary. It is a common thing in Nijisanji, it does not mention details when it is not convenient or simply lies, as in the retention rate of its employees.
There is also a marked difference in the management of the company. The time before the company's shares were listed on the stock market and the time after. In the previous era, there was more sustainable development, ideas were allowed. However, by allowing in huge amounts of capital they also acquired new responsibilities towards investors, leaving everything else aside.
On the other hand, it is a company that rents franchises. It is incorrect to classify it as a talent agency. The talents (which I refer to by the personal qualities of each of them, not by the business model) are provided with the logo, the space under the company name and the 2D model, of which they never have the rights. They do not receive a salary, they only earn a percentage of the profits generated, the rest goes to rent for everything else that is provided to them. The talents are forced to follow the strict orders and whims of the corporate. That the talents themselves must worry about their taxes is a clear example of this model.
So why is it so Big?
Very simple. They were pioneers, and lucky, very lucky.
It was a company that innovated with the use of technology and knew how to capitalize on it. And let's not forget that an immense growth was thanks to a worldwide phenomenon such as quarantine. In addition, we should mention that its competitors suffered quite a lot of controversy.
In this respect, we must imagine a scenario: If the competing companies had not had these controversies, would Nijisanji be in the position it is in now?
But this clear path is also the key to their woes. It allowed them to grow so fast that in the boom of their early years there was no restructuring, no organic growth within the company. Nor was there any necessary adaptation of procedures.
They stagnated in that first phase, both structurally and in the management of their personnel. Their quarterly reports also show this. It is a limited number of personnel for the responsibility that is handled. The total number of personnel that attends to the talents, also called managers, are even derisory for the number of people that make up the company. And the amount of monetary resources allocated to the personnel management part is worrisome. Let's remember that these managers monitor talent. If a manager is overworked with more talent than he can monitor and attend to their requests, then we fall into poor quality control.
And the worst thing is that the right people were not hired at that time of accelerated growth. And we cannot blame them. Years ago, when all this was going on, there were not as many people who had worked with Vtubers.
In fact, the strict control structure over talent is more akin to that of Idol agency managers, with the evils that are attributed to this industry, such as favoritism, strict control and stress. So, it would not be wrong to assume that they hired people from that part of the industry (plus a few others who surely came from situations completely unrelated to the training world) who imposed the only kind of management they knew. And they have not learned any new tricks since that time.
They currently have, or still appear to have, a talent academy, which is necessary for their business model, which is saturation. The more talent, the more revenue. Let's remember that they are franchises, so no matter how small the amount that franchise provides, it is profit.
But, since then, what have they done?
Well, the successful VirtuaReal branch in the Chinese market, with the same approach of saturating the market with diverse talents at a low cost, however, this branch has its own administration and even its own studio with 3D technology. But we must consider that this is a joint project with Bilibili, headquartered in China and run with its own management. The operations are so separate that in recent weeks some Nijisanji talents have tried their luck broadcasting at Bilibili. Had they been considered sister branches, then some of VirtuaReal's many talents would have been present to boost those efforts. However, the Nijisanji talents were on their own.
If Nijisanji absorbs some of the profits from this business, which is very likely, it would explain the solvency within the company. But because they are so far apart there is a constant risk of that branch becoming independent. Does VirtuaReal really need Nijisanji? Apparently not.
But Nijisanji has done things on its own... unsuccessfully.
In the local market its strategy has been, as I have already mentioned, that of saturation. Remember, franchise business. Having 127 talents saturating the local market without any innovation still represents profits for the company. But this scheme will always have constraints. The fragile ecosystem of supply and demand will sooner or later collapse, as every local market has its own limitations. But again, we see the contradiction, since in its latest quarterly results report it indicates that the oldest talents are the ones who earn the most, while entire generations of the most recent talents do not give a large percentage of the earnings. At the time of publishing the quarterly report, it states that out of 156 Vtubers, only 26 to 30 are the ones who give 50% of the total accumulated income. Of the remaining 70 give the next 30%, and the other 56 give the missing 20%. Curious detail, the graph does not show the remaining 56, as if they wanted to hide these numbers.
Individually, their expansion efforts have been a failure, either by demonstrating a lack of knowledge of both the foreign market or of managing personnel outside your borders. You cannot impose the same work culture on people who have never had contact with anything similar and expect the best results. In some leaked cases it has even been reported that contacts and managers did not speak the local language of the market where they were seeking to expand.
This is revealing as it shows a pattern of behavior. As long as the expanding branches have their own control, they stay afloat and show growth. But as soon as the central corporate takes over, they slowly disappear.
If you look at it closely, Nijisanji in its expansion policy has been cutting costs permanently for years. Always.
Now we also know that they cut costs by hiring personnel with little experience and the minimum wage allowed. They give pittance commissions to their talents for the various revenues, be it advertising, merchandise and so on. This cost cutting has resulted in the absorption of expanding branches and a decline in quality control, both externally and internally.
First, they absorbed IN. Then it was KR's turn. Even after it went on the stock market and thanks to the price the shares obtained, causing the company's CEO Riku Tazumi to be named as Japan's youngest billionaire and an example of entrepreneurship, they dissolved the ID branch. And the absorption of these talents is almost a sentence for the development of these franchises. As an example, are the absorbed talents of the KR branch, which have no support whatsoever.
And the EN branch will apparently follow the same fate. The actions they have taken with this branch are more like those of a chain that knows it is going to close that store and is finishing off the inventory in the warehouse before transferring the remaining inventory to another store. The fact that they are releasing projects that had been on hold, but with deplorable quality, is only to justify what they have invested in them. Clearance sale, to put it another way.
The company has no strategy to attract new fans. Nor of recovering the ones it has lost. So, it is better to disappear the EN branch and absorb the talents in the JP branch, because it will look better to say to say that it is a company with an international presence with more than 177 talents and present reports as a whole of everything, than to give the miserable results they have obtained in the EN branch and show that as a company all expansion efforts alone have resulted in failure.
And, in fact, cost reduction has also affected the main source of income, which is the sale of merchandise. Numerous cases of defective or even poor-quality merchandise have been reported. This is important. It is reducing the amount of resources assigned to the area, which lowers the quality of its main source of income, and consequently, the income received will also decrease, as has also been demonstrated in the EN branch.
The personnel management model
First, the talents are under a very extensive bureaucratic scheme and strict control of the worker. Not only that, but because of the leaks that the talents and ex-talents have given, it is a scheme of oppression and demoralization with clear favoritism.
The model of oppression, micromanagement and demoralization of workers has existed for a long time. There are books, methodologies, conferences and others with the aim of perfecting this type of model and how to implement it. Because it must be implemented by people with experience, so that it is a model with monitoring, parameters and corrections to improve productivity and costs. If it is just by a horde of people with delusions of power, this becomes meaningless and directionless abuse because of how poorly it is executed.
Unethical? Definitely. Success for the company? Absolutely. Is it kept within the limits of legality? Therein lies the fine art of managing black companies.
But not every company can implement it. Not all environments are the conducive environment.
Make no mistake. This scheme is very successful for several franchises... if you are in the business of selling hamburgers.
But there is a big difference:
A Vtuber, they are mostly creative talents. And creative talent seriously succumbs to a stressful environment. You can call them idols, singers, players. But they are creative talents.
There is no way to manage workers whose success depends on their creativity in this scheme. Chronic stress is one of the biggest enemies of this type of employee. However, this method of personnel management has remained within the company.
Additionally, the contract clauses are some of the worst I have seen in many years of advising companies. That, in the opinion of a company manager, half of the worker's profits can be taken away from the worker does not make sense. Lifetime clauses? It is like a slavery contract that would definitely not pass legal scrutiny as demonstrated by the videos that a certain mind produced.
The artists and commissions handled by the company are high cost and limited resources, without taking into consideration that, if external artists from the same company are used, this huge conglomerate will take a long time to pay, if at all.
This results in talents living under constant pressure. Even if they were workers in another industry, this would be a very bad thing for any type of production, manufacturing, development, etc. But for workers whose creativity is at the center of their success, it is unthinkable. It's something this company exudes. A complete lack of knowledge of both the people they work with and the market in which they operate.
Let's put it with an example; Let's imagine a talent who despite everything has a good idea. He/she must fund that idea and promote it on his/her own. By not having a salary, the talent can incur some debts and owe favors. The idea turns out to be very good and the stream is a success. But in the midst of the euphoria and everything else, he/she receives a notification from upper management where they believe that he/she has broken a rule and that for this reason he/she will only receive a fraction of the reward that he/she has worked for weeks, months or years. They have killed the initiative and creativity of that talent. He/she will never try it again. And the projects will disappear, and those that arise will be simple and risk-free.
What if the talent also finds itself in the situation of not receiving adequate support?
Because that's right, there are talents that receive preferential treatment. They are not all, they are a minority. Others are barely supported, if at all.
This is not bad in the first instance; it is a corporate development strategy. Not all products will have the same boost. Even more so if within the company there is bureaucratic hell and cost and budget cutting. It is unethical if your products are people with extraordinary talents.
What are the criteria for a talent to access this select group? Is it because he or she had a previous friendship? Is it because he or she became someone's lover? Is it because he or she is related to an executive? Each person's assumption is as right or wrong as anyone else's. But generally speaking, the principle of Ockham's razor is always correct.
The fact is that this preferential treatment exists and affects everyone. Both those who receive it and those who do not.
Those who receive it become arrogant and lose quality. There is no need to make an effort. They will make worse and worse mistakes as they do not receive correction.
Those who do not receive it will go into depression and other dangerous states affecting their mental health and performance. No matter what their initiative, they will not be supported. They become vulnerable.
But then why does Nijisanji keep recruiting in the JP and EN branches if it is not going to support the new talents?
Again, the answer is simple.
Let's remember that Nijisanji has auditions where the best among all the candidates are selected. Full of skills, full of illusions, without legal knowledge and exploitable. Any of these talents could go far with the right support. I repeat; Any of the talents that are selected could go far with the right support. They are the best among hundreds or thousands, depending on the call. And in the hands of competition that is dangerous. So, it is better to recruit them. Hopefully that talent will lose their love for being a Vtuber and by the time they graduate some potential competitor will have been eliminated. Remember that the contracts offered by Nijisanji are for long periods and contrary to what one of the talents in the black screen video says, they cannot graduate early. They will forget that they were selected because they were the best. That is why many of the talents and graduates share this type of thinking. It is imposed on them.
In the meantime, of the little or much revenue it may have generated, a substantial part goes to the company. The cost of the 2D model is recovered and any additional profit is completely acceptable.
This is common in any industry with a highly competitive environment. The search for and acquisition of bright workers who could pose a danger to the growth of our business. It is better to have them under our shadow than to see them shine for someone else, corporately speaking.
In the EN branch this is painfully obvious, as there are talents who have never received support.
And on JP's part, the million talents is the best example. She took the world by surprise. Media outside of Vtuber referred to her. If she had received the right support, she would have undoubtedly become the most popular Vtuber in the world. Perhaps because two-thirds of their income comes from the female audience, they did not want to give her a boost. But the reality is that they missed a great opportunity. As always in Nijisanji, something happened. Groups or people in key positions were not satisfied. She has support, but not enough. But not at the level it should have been. And this is money the company does not make every quarter.
The graduation/dismissal situation
This has been discussed and analyzed by many people. We can talk about unprofessionalism and lack of knowledge of the people who make up their target market, as well as the fact that there are poorly trained staff at key points within the company.
However, there is one very important situation to highlight, and that is the company's lack of apprenticeship.
Throughout 2023 we witnessed a series of similar layoffs that literally wiped out the business of the Vtuber companies that carried them out. They should have learned from those situations and be grateful that they did not have the same results on March 10, 2023 when they carried out the first dismissal with the same characteristics. They didn't learn. They did the same.
The company has been characterized by doing things in a hidden way. We know of suspensions disguised as vacations, of disciplinary measures that are not communicated to the media, of coercion to companies and organizations for the non-inclusion of people adverse to the company and we do not even know what has been happening with some of their talent JP for months or years.
Corporate point of view; This was because it was a personnel management tactic.
This was a message to all talents, not just those affected.
With the dismissal on March 10, 2023, they did incredibly well. Let's analyze. This talent grew excessively, but it did not submit to the power structure within the company. It turns out that the reasons given as faults have also been done by other talents. So those statements only listed the excuses. Not only were they trying to end the career of one of their now-former female talent, but in the eyes of the company they had to end that former talent's career to send a loud and clear warning to everyone else. This could happen to them.
It is also part of the manipulation that has been done to talents. In addition to destroying their self-esteem through repression and creating the illusion that they are nothing without the company, they were now also shown what would happen if they left the company the hard way.
It is no coincidence that specific flaws are mentioned that are also applicable to his other most popular talents. Clear and forceful message. You are still here because the company allows it. You are still here because the higher-ups want you to be. If you don't comply with the whims, your career is ruined.
Evidently, the dismissal of the second former talent on February 5, 2024 backfired.
Furthermore, we must show the irony of the situation. A multi-national, multi-million dollar company, the largest in its field, plus the anonymous hordes of social media attacked with the intention of destroying the careers and perhaps even the lives of two of its once most successful talents. We must remember that the former talents were going through very delicate situations regarding their mental health, and yet this conglomerate did everything possible to bring them down. With a completely adverse result. Those talents faced the thousand-headed monster and survived.
And all of this could have been avoided. If the pride of those power groups or executives in key positions had been less. If they had not been evil and arrogant, this mistake that cost hundreds of millions of dollars could have been avoided.
The response
One of the most deplorable aspects of the situation was what followed. This company's response has been a series of errors that have demonstrated both a lack of foresight and a lack of learning. And the inability of its administrative part in the face of adversity.
In what kind of mind is it a good idea to expose your most popular talents to make the black screen video? This could have been done by other talents. There is a video on Youtube where a chair does what I thought was a great analysis of the intent behind this video, but it makes no business sense. That this has been authorized at different levels speaks of total incompetence. Either because no one had the idea that this could go wrong, or because someone raised the fear that it could happen and higher-ups simply dismissed the idea.
They could have used other talents. Talents with a smaller audience and measure the effect. And once they have tested the reaction, reinforce the narrative with some other talent. Protect the business. Protect the investment. Protect the millions that investors have trusted in the company. But with this measure the only thing that can be seen is that incompetent people were protecting themselves by doing everything possible. Let the company burn, but they will be protected. This type of behavior is very common within Nijisanji.
Additionally, there were several attempts to change the narrative by different characters. Whether these characters acted independently or were paid by the company, we will not know. But they did not realize it was too soon. The public was angry and overwhelmed. The only thing it achieved was that the problem was publicized outside the scope of Vtuber. And this would affect the attraction of new fans. Fans interested in Vtuber would have this bad perception of the company. And the Vtuber market is based on empathy for talent.
And here we come to the most obvious situation of all:
The negligible.
Many people have made fun of this situation, but they have not really seen in detail the true intention of this action. However, if we read the times and put them together with the movement of the stock market shares, everything becomes clearer.
Why was this?
Time. Valuable time for a very small number of people with a specific purpose.
On Monday, February 5, 2024, the dismissal of the now former talent was announced at 7:57 p.m. Tokyo time. The Tokyo Stock Exchange had already closed and Nijisanji had reached 3,820 yen per share. A day of rising value, since the previous day, Friday, February 2, they had closed at 3,750 yen per unit. They obviously expected things to remain the same as a year ago, on March 10, 2023, when they made a similar maneuver. With a little luck, maybe even the stock would rise like it did that time.
However, things were not the same. There were people defending the now former talent. The accusations were proven false. They were not prepared for this.
On February 6, the stock was at 3,615 yen per unit. It has lost 5.37% of its value. The projections do not look good. This is going to affect the money of people who should not be affected. We are not talking about those who have bought 1000 or 10000 shares. We are talking about the heavyweights, the big investors. Those who have such a large amount of shares that it is not possible to move them in one day. They are informed that the projections are pessimistic. They demand time. These people are the ones who do corporate favors, the ones who maintain the information siege in Japan. If they ask for time, it is an obligation to get it.
Thus, on February 7, with the share price at 3,380 per unit, that is, 6.15% less than the previous day, the answer comes. The 'Negligible' statement. An English-language statement with little explanation and a rarely used word aimed at a majority of Japanese-speaking investors. Remember, this statement is designed for large investors to mobilize their shares. Let the cost of losses be focused on the common investor.
And works. From Wednesday, February 7 to Friday, February 9, it only dropped from 3,380 yen to 3,330 yen per unit. It only lost 1.31% of its original value. But it was the precious time required. Big investors were safe. Favors are repaid with favors.
February 12 was a public holiday in Japan, so shares were not trading, but that did not stop CEO Riku from issuing a statement apologizing for the misunderstandings. Not because of losses. Not because of poor personnel management. Misunderstandings. On February 15, the shares reached 3,082 yen per unit, a drop of 19.32%. No problem. Large investors are protected. It is very likely that the CEO himself sold a large portion of his shares before the losses and then bought them back at a lower price to force the share price up after the chaos.
Many have seen it as an apology to investors, but nothing like that. Once again, the statement is spoken in English and without Japanese subtitles, and on the Nijisanji EN channel. This was a desperate attempt to appease the masses by trying to control the narrative with misunderstandings while the CEO tried to wash his hands of it.
And it should be noted, the improvement actions indicated by the CEO in the video have not been officially announced until the date of this report. And the support it promises does not exist either. Only so far do we know that two months after this announcement, starting on April 12, a 'Whistblowers' committee was formed... however, the purpose of this is unclear as it was leaked in a document. It could well be to denounce injustices within the company, or it could be for talents to snitch on each other.
The normal investor has lost 19.32% of his money. And we are talking about a multi-million dollar company that translates into a total loss of hundreds of millions of dollars lost. Where is the announcement of the dismissal of the person responsible? Who was the head of HR and PR that allowed this to happen and is now out of the company? When were the managers who allowed this to get this far fired?
So, to summarize. The company makes a media circus listing the errors when an employee violates its internal rules, but there is nothing similar against the responsible administrative staff who made hundreds of millions of dollars disappear?
It is obvious that in this scenario a conscientious investor should think twice before risking his money in this company.
Post-crisis actions
The company has sacrificed its most popular talents in a senseless action. Other talents have taken pride in breaking the rules that Nijisanji mentions in his communications without consequences, confirming favoritism. Furthermore, the company has demonstrated that the company's values and rules are applicable at will, causing fear in investors. Nijisanji has proven the allegations of workplace harassment to be true with every step. In the dismissal statement, the company practically confessed its sins twice.
So, what happened?
Nothing. No contingency plan. It is like all the senior managers are terrified of doing anything. Or groups with favoritism are afraid of losing their position and do not allow these plans. Whether by mistake or by whim, both causes are very serious and involve million-dollar losses.
Here it once again demonstrates a terrible cancer in the internal structure of the company. Nobody did anything, as if the EN branch did not matter anymore. Many people may have had good ideas, but the bureaucracy ruled and no one did anything.
Talent unrelated to the controversy could have been encouraged. Mega collaborations could have been created with the talents that were perceived as the “good” ones. At least a dozen talents were unrelated to the situation. Unleash those talents and when it is all over, you will not only have the usual favorites, but you will probably have six or seven other "greats".
Nijisanji has two new generations of excellent talents in EN. Almost criminally abandoned. The almost is mentioned because it must be considered that these talents do not receive a salary and their income is based on the success of their streams. But just because it's not criminal doesn't mean it's not cruel.
To give another example, YouTube subscriber celebration badges. As soon as the rumor spread that the talents did not have the badges, it was not because of the importance of the badges, but because it supported the idea of an abusive work environment. A simple response was to send the badges via express mail to the respective talents and, in less than three days, have a massive barrage of Twittex messages with images showing the badges in their possession. It could even have been an excellent advertising campaign by infusing the photographs with humor. The talents displaying them competed to come up with the most ingenious, while “debunking” the accusations.
Instead, weeks later only a, and I quote, ‘we could just fucking ask’ from a talent who no doubt tried to do his part, but without proper advice it only resulted in words that were again belied by the facts. There must have been an attentive manager monitoring his stream to stop this. But that is not all. That talent has now been rewarded with a merchandise collaboration. So, it is not bad when you put the company in danger, when you make a dangerous PR move that could have cost millions again. It only matters that you have pleased the right group. In the meantime, let the investors live in fear. By the way, the VOD of that stream has been made private and unavailable to the general public.
There is also the issue of concerts involving the EN branch. These were great opportunities to improve the company's shattered image. And in a simple way. Extremely affordable ticket prices, with the intention that the venues would be full. Then fill the networks with posts of these packed halls. Meet and greet with free costs. Hundreds of videos of fans hanging out and laughing with their favorite talents. Maybe there would be monetary losses, but it would be great publicity. But paying for advertising and public relations seems to be a concept that Nijisanji is not familiar with.
However, the cost of concert tickets was almost prohibitive and the quality was deplorable. The result? That its failure was even shown on social networks in Japan, affecting its main branch.
And these are not unique examples. There have been several. Too many.
Future
Here the actions the company is taking are very clear. Trying to control the narrative. Both what happened and what is going to happen.
Information control and legal punishments have increased both externally and internally.
The executives must have created an environment of terror with extreme control over talent. They are afraid of talent, especially those who are outside the group with favoritism, since they know they have reasons and now the power to make the company lose another hundreds of millions of dollars. Even among the group with favoritism they should view each other with suspicion. They should know that only the first to jump ship will have the best chance of regenerating their careers.
But let's remember the main objective; to build confidence in the Japanese market ahead of the release of the next quarterly report.
The image of the company is deplorable in different countries, the scandal has gone beyond the scope and usual audience of VTuber.
But in Japan the situation is different. They have used a very effective strategy in the past and plan to do so again.
They had a setback when they released their March quarterly report on the 14th and 15th with a loss in value per share from 3,140 yen to 2,451 yen. A loss of 21.94%. It was not higher because Japanese investment regulations do not allow a company to lose more than a certain amount of value per day before triggering a hedge that prevents the stock from moving.
But we must also analyze this with a more experienced analysis of the stock market. More specifically, from 10 days before the disaster.
On March 5, the stock price was 3,095 yen per unit. The company knows the quarterly report will be disastrous, but hopes that Japanese stock market regulation will stop what could be huge losses. Large investors are warned that they must put a contingency plan in place. They start buying shares to inflate the price. Throughout this week, from March 5 to 12, this massive purchase is made, managing to increase the price to 3,345 yen per unit. An increase of 8.08%.
But they cannot do it alone. For weeks now, information has been manipulated to the extent possible by the digital media associated with Nijisanji. They say everything is fine. That the company is growing. Which is a good investment. Furthermore, different reporters from different financial platforms are paid to publish good articles about Nijisanji. News websites that have an interest in Nijisanji do as well. If that wasn't enough, trading platforms are paid to have Nijisanji stock appear as opportunities on home screens. Nobody can be classified as a liar, there is the stock rising in price.
And on March 13, the massive sale of shares by large investors begins. There are already people willing to buy it. It is ordinary investors who have trusted the reviews. They are the investors who saw the opportunity in their stock market application. They are the occasional investors who do not study it in depth. The shares put up for sale by large investors are not only those acquired since March 5, but also a large part of their usual percentages, which causes the shares to fall by 6.13 between March 13 and 14 % up to 3,140 yen per unit. It doesn't matter, big investors bought them 2% cheaper.
And March 15 arrives. It is Friday. The quarterly report is out. It's not what the analysts said. It is not promoted by the forums. It is not the company that so many people had sold as a great opportunity. Regulation of the Japanese stock market is activated, preventing the stock from falling into the abyss. On the morning of Monday, March 18, the stock had lost 21.94% of its value, reaching 2,451 yen per unit. This is 26.73% less than March 12. For the average investor this is a terrible thing. They have spent the entire weekend watching their money disappear without being able to do anything about it. Ordinary people have absorbed losses of hundreds of millions of dollars and are desperate. But this is what the CEO and big investors expect. Now that the stock is cheaper, in fact, they can buy 26.73% more than they initially sold.
The strategy is a success. Thanks to the massive purchase, they manage to raise the cost of the shares by 10.16%, reaching a price of 2,700 yen per unit in just three days, from March 18 to 21. March 20 was a holiday.
Many may argue that inside trading is illegal. Without a doubt, but it is increasingly difficult to prove it. Furthermore, when it comes to pull and dump, few markets consider it illegal.
And for the future report it will be the same. They are reinforcing the walls of information. They must do it. They should minimize capital outflows and continue to pretend that everything is fine, especially in the JP area. Let us remember that these losses of hundreds of millions of dollars are not absorbed by large investors, but by ordinary investors. Some within Nijisanji, as well as some digital media in Japan, are trying to control information to the best of their ability. Take legal action against those you consider to be against you. They pay for advertisements indicating that the company is the best option. Minimize the inevitable again.
It is illogical that there are articles and recommendations that ANYCOLOR is a good investment. Even an economics student could say that the price of their shares has not fallen only because of the economic crisis in Japan, but because of two specific moments. The controversy over layoffs and the results shown in the previous quarter. So, applying a little logic; What will be the performance of the next quarterly report if because of these two situations it will show the loss of 40% of the company's value?
And it should not surprise us. The way they treat their talent is the same way they treat their investors. With favoritism for some specific groups. But the company cannot exist because of the favors received. And paying for these favors is increasingly costly, whether monetarily or due to other darker circumstances. Sooner or later, they won't be able to ask for more.
They will soon have to learn to behave as competitors of other companies, since no one will take them for the leaders they think they are. It will be difficult to regain the trust of both the public and investors. Many of these preferred investors will withdraw their money, as it is not worth investing in a company that is in decline. This Black Company reputation will be very difficult for them to eradicate, even becoming a commercial danger for any level of association.
If the company does not change its strategies, it will be remembered along with Blockbuster and Kodak. Huge companies whose lack of vision and adaptability condemned them to ruin and subsequent oblivion.
Additional information.
This report has not used any rumors for its preparation. All data presented are fully verifiable.
This document was translated into two different languages before being returned to English with the intention of making the writing style unrecognizable. If there are grammatical errors, I apologize for them.
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|---|---|
| Animal Crossing Wild World | Game, Case, and inserts. No Manual |
| Chrono Trigger | Loose |
| Dragon Quest IV | Loose |
| Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Izuna 2 The Unemployed Ninja Returns | Loose |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Complete in Box |
| Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ | Cart and Case, no manual. Cartridge label is stained. |
| Super Scribblenauts | Loose |
| 3DS | Condition |
|---|---|
| Kid Icarus Uprising (Japanese) | Game, Manual, and Case (No Big Box) |
| Kid Icarus Uprising | Complete in Box, Includes Big Box, Stand and AR cards |
| Senran Kagura Deep Crimson Double D Edition | Sealed |
| GBA | Condition |
|---|---|
| Car Battler Joe | Loose. Label imperfections |
| Chocobo Land A Game of Dice | Loose |
| Lady Sia | Loose, EU import |
| Lady Sia | Loose. Label imperfections |
| GB | Condition |
|---|---|
| Alleyway | Loose |
| Kid Dracula | Loose |
| NES | Condition |
|---|---|
| Adventure Island II | Loose |
| Faria | Game and Box. Box has some wear |
| Kid Icarus | Game, Box, and Manual; Box shows wear; Protective case for box and manual included |
| Rainbow Islands | Loose |
| Super Mario Bros & Duck Hunt | Loose |
| SNES | Condition |
|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger | Loose, Bad Label Damage, damaged shell |
| Metal Marines | Loose |
| Secret of Mana | Loose |
| Super Punch-Out | Loose |
| Super Scope 6 | Loose |
| Wild Guns | Loose, Bad Label Damage |
| Gamecube | Condition |
|---|---|
| Cubivore | Loose disc |
| Pikmin | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Star Fox Assault | Loose disc |
| Resident Evil 0 | Player's Choice, Case and Discs, no manual |
| Resident Evil | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil | Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil 4 | Complete In Box, Disc 2 has label wrinkles |
| Super Mario Sunshine | Game and case, no manual |
| Sega Genesis | Condition |
|---|---|
| Jurrassic Park | Loose cartridge, Sharpie on Label |
| Phantasy Star IV | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Quackshot | Complete In Box |
| Rocket Knight Adventures | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Spider-Man | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Sega Saturn | Condition |
|---|---|
| NiGHTS Into Dreams | Complete in Box, Not for Resale Edition |
| Night Warriors Darkstalkers' Revenge | Loose |
| Sega Dreamcast | Condition |
|---|---|
| Project Justice | Complete in Box, page 2 detached from manual. |
| Power Stone 2 | Loose |
| PSP | Condition |
|---|---|
| Daxter | Loose, Greatest Hits, Not For Resale |
| Power Stone Collection | Loose |
| Silent Hill Origins | Game and Case |
| PS1 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Castlevania Chronicles | Complete in Box |
| Chocobo Racing | Loose |
| Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | Complete in Box, Manual is badly water damaged |
| Dark Stalkers | Loose slim case version |
| Dark Stalkers 3 | Disc and Manual, no back art |
| Rival Schools | Complete in Box |
| Silent Hill | Loose disc, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile | Discs and Case, no manual |
| World of Dragon Warrior Torneko The Last Hope | Loose |
| Xenogears | Complete in Box |
| PS2 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Avatar The Last Airbender | Disc and Case |
| Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Bully | Greatest Hits, game & artwork |
| Burnout 3 Takedown | Complete, Water Damage on back cover art |
| Burnout Dominator | Case and Disc, Disc has superficial scratches but still boots |
| Castlevania Curse of Darkness | Loose, Disc has light scratching |
| Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai | Complete in Box |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Final Fantasy X | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Final Fantasy X-2 | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Haunting Ground | Complete in Box, Water Damage on art and manual |
| Killzone | Complete in Box |
| Grand Theft Auto Vice City | Disc, Case, Poster, No Manual |
| .Hack Quaratine | Discs and Case, no manual |
| Marvel vs Capcom 2 | Cracked Disc, won't boot for me. Comes with case, no manual |
| Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 | Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground 2 | Complete in Box |
| Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Resident Evil Dead Aim | Game and Case, No manual |
| Scarface | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Simpsons Road Rage | Loose, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile 2 | Complete In Box, some wear on the artwork and manual |
| Tekken Tag Tournament | Disc and Case, Greatest Hits, Full side Movie Gallery sticker on DVD face |
| PS3 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Sports Champions | Complete in Box |
| PS4 | Condition |
|---|---|
| APEX Construct | Sealed |
| Gravity Rush Remastered | Loose |
| J-Stars Victory VS+ | Loose |
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | Sealed |
| PS5 | Condition |
|---|---|
| Battlefield 2042 | Complete in Box |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Eiditon | Sealed |
| XBOX One | Condition |
|---|---|
| Watchdogs | Sealed |
| Consoles | Condition |
|---|---|
| Monster Hunter Rise Edition Switch | New in Box (No game code) |
| Oculus Quest 1 | Complete in Box |
| Playstation 2 w/FreeMcBoot | Original PS2 "Fat" system. Won't read PS1 or blue PS2 discs. Laser could be ready to go bad, or just need re-alignment. Comes with a Yellow PS2 Memory Card that has FreeMcBoot on it. Free McBoot will allow you to to play games off of a hard drive if desired. No cords/controllers included. |
| Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Edition OLED Switch | New In Box |
| SNES Jr. | Includes Deck, RF Coax Cable, Third Party AC Adapter, and Third Party Controller. Small crack on the corner. |
| Splatoon 3 Edition OLED Switch | New In Box |
| Controllers | Condition |
|---|---|
| FortniteWildcat Joy-Con Set | Comes from the Fortnite Edition Console, never used |
| Joy-Con Grip | Bagged/Unused - Came with console |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Left Controller | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Right Controller | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Platinum Gamecube Controller | Third Party, no nintendo logo, wired, good condition |
| Joy-Con (Left/Gray) | Good, no drift |
| Joy-Con (Right/Neon Red) | Good, no drift, Factory refurbished |
| SNES Controller | Third Party, no nintendo logo |
| SPIN Z WiiU Pro Controller | Black, Near Mint |
| Misc. | Condition |
|---|---|
| Chocobo White Mage Plush | Good |
| Chocobo Mystery Dungeon Everybuddy Pin | Thief costume |
| Chocobo's Dungeon Card Game Monsters Expansion Pack | Sealed |
| Black MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| Yellow Nyko MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| The Art of Splatoon 2 | Sealed |
| Mario Kart 8 Target Pre-Order Keychain | Sealed. Cut in the film. |
| Nintendo Switch AC Adapter | Gently used |
| Nintendo 64 Memory Jumper Pack | OEM/Authentic Regular Pack, not to be confused with the expansion |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pre-Order Coin | Sealed |
| Breath of the Wild Sheikah Coin | From BotW Special Edition, Good condition |
| Pokken Art Cel Pre-Order Bonus | Sealed |
| Blastoise New 3DS Plates | Plates are mint and unused |
| Nintendo 3DS Stand | OEM, Came with Kid Icarus Uprising |
| Kid Icarus Uprising Players Guide (Imported from Japan, no AR cards) | Shows a little wear |
| Kid Icarus AR Card Set (205/404) | Contains 249/402 different North American (AKDE) cards, no duplicates. An itemized list can be provided upon request. |
| Kid Icarus AR - Pit Rally Cry Sealed Pack | Sealed pack of cards that contains AKDE-403,014,086 |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge 2 LP Soundtrack Vinyl | Sealed |
| Super Mario Wonder Framed Art Print | Comes from Best Buy, Sealed |
| Tears of the Kingdom Pin Set (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Art Book (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Poster (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Portal 2 Wheatley LED Flashlight | Sealed |
| Cases/Boxes/Inserts | Condition |
|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger Manual | SNES, Slight Wear |
| Chrono Trigger Orange Border Map | Slight Water Damage, 2 Pin holes in the folds, frame optional |
| Chrono Trigger Green Border Map | Slight Water Damage |
| Disgaea 1 Rosen Queen Edition | Everything but the game |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | Greatest Hits Artwork |
| Shantae Slip Cover | Limited Run Nintendo Switch 5 Game Slip cover with protector |
| Burnout Revenge | PS2 case and manual |
| Doom Eternal Steelbook | PS4 Sealed, no game |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Infection | PS2 case and manual |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Mutation | Empty Case only |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Outbreak | PS2 case and manual |
| Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | PS2 Greatest Hits Case Only, damaged clips but artwork is in good shape |
| The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition | Includes everything but the game |
| Metroid Dread Special Edition | Box only, damaged from shipping |
| God of War Chains of Olympus | Case and Manual Only |
| Gran Turismo 3 A-spec | PS2 case only, 'Not For Sale' version |
| Super Smash Bros Ultimate Nintendo Switch ConsoleBox Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| Pokemon Dialga & Palkia Switch Lite Box Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| Rival Schools Front Artwork | Just the front artwork |
| Fortnite Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | Empty Box, good condition |
| The Witcher III Wild Hunt | Empty Case, good condition |
| Tears of the Kingdom Steelbook (The Legend of Zelda) | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Empty Case, Mint |
| Witch's Wish Box | Empty Box, good condition |
| Freebies | Condition |
|---|---|
| Playstation 2 IDE Connector | Upgraded my HD Adapter to SATA, these are the old/leftover connectors. |
| Nintendo Switch Cart Caddy | 3D Printed. Holds 16 carts. Can connect to an OEM dock. |
| Yoshi Mario Kart Keychain | Good |
| Small Jotaro Kujo Figure | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| Large Jotaro Kujo Figure | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case | 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case | 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| Wonderswan Display Stand | 3D Printed. Does not fit Wonderswan Crystal |
| Lavos Figure | 3D printed in PLA Wood Filament. Not my model, found on thingiverse. |
| Wants | Console |
|---|---|
| Kid Icarus Uprising AR Cards: AKDE-025 AKDE-039 (Will consider others) | None |
| Asheron's Call Memorabilia | PC |
| Game & Watch Devices (Excluding 35th Mario & Zelda editions) | G&W |
| Trip World | GB |
| Classic NES Series: Excitebike | GBA |
| Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario | GBA |
| Classic NES Series: Pac-Man | GBA |
| Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble | GBA |
| Pokemon Puzzle Challenge | GBC |
| R.O.B. Accessories | NES |
| Yo Noid | NES |
| Pirates Of Dark Water | SNES |
| Chrono Trigger Box/Inserts | SNES |
| Marvel Super Heroes War of the Gems | SNES |
| Ribbit King | NGC |
| Mario Wonder Cards/Pins Pre-Order Bonuses | None |
| Metal Gear Acid | PSP |
| Racing Lagoon | PS1 |
| Parasite Eve 2 | PS1 |
| Red Ninja (Art/Manual) | PS2 |
| Night Warriors Darkstalkers Revenge (Case & Manual Only) | Saturn |
| Wonderswan Games | Wonderswan |
| DS Download Station 1-8,10,11,12,14,16,17,20 | DS |
| Oni | PS2 |
| Sega Master System Games | Master System |
| ROG Ally Extreme | PC |
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| Storage Solutions | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Thin Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray | 1/per | New. Clear front, black back |
| Standard Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray | 1/per | New. Clear front and back |
| Genesis/Famicom Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| Super Famicom Cartridge Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| SNES Cartridge Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| NES Cartridge Retro Protection | 1/per | New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector |
| amiibo | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Tears of the Kingdom Link | 25 | Loose |
| Ocarina of Time Link | 25 | Loose |
| Majora's Mask Link | 30 | Loose |
| Smash Bros. Link | 20 | Loose |
| Skyward Sword Link | 20 | Loose |
| Zelda & Loftwing | 15 | Loose |
| Wind Waker Link | 20 | Loose |
| Wind Waker Zelda | 20 | Loose |
| Twilight Princess Link | 50 | Loose |
| Wolf Link and Midna | 25 | Loose |
| Callie | 20 | Loose |
| Marie | 20 | Loose |
| Inkling Boy [Neon Green] | 15 | Loose |
| Inkling Girl [Neon Pink] | 25 | Loose |
| Inkling Squid [Neon Purple] | 17 | Loose |
| Splatoon 2 Pearl | 20 | Loose |
| Splatoon 2 Marina | 20 | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Inkling [Yellow] | 22 | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Octoling [Blue] | 20 | Loose |
| Splatoon 3 Small Fry | 20 | Loose |
| Zelda Loftwing | 30 | New In Box |
| Sanrio amiibo cards | 12 | Sealed Pack |
| Mario Cereal Box | 15 | Cereal Removed/Flattened |
| Isabelle Summer Outfit | 40 | Open Box |
| Cyrus/K.K./Reese | 18 | New In Box/Damaged box |
| Tom Nook | 12 | New In Box |
| Mabel | 9 | New In Box |
| Digital Codes | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD-STANDARD EDITION-US | 10 | Switch Digital Code |
| Figures | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger Chrono (Crono)/Robo/Eira (Ayla) Formation Arts Figure | 100 | Loose figure, most limbs are detachable by design, no missing parts |
| Pit Figma Figure | 90 | First Edition, Open Box, Contains everything but AR cards |
| Lillie (Pokemon) Nendoroid | 300 | Sealed. US edition from the Pokemon Center |
| Pixel Pal Mega Man | 30 | Sealed, damaged box |
| Pixel Pal SMB3 Mario | 30 | Sealed |
| Pixel Pal SMB3 Luigi | 30 | Sealed |
| Tracer Nendoroid (730) | 30 | Sealed |
| Tracer (Blizzard Entertainment Cute But Deadly Series 2 Vinyl) | 8 | Loose figure |
| Switch | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure Acedamia | 30 | Sealed |
| Atelier Ryza 3 | 90 | Complete in Box |
| Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack | 40 | Sealed |
| Bendy and the Ink Machine | 30 | Complete in Box |
| Ender Lilies | 55 | Sealed, Japan Import |
| Labyrinth of Refrain | 65 | Loose |
| Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom | 60 | Sealed |
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 Collector's Edition | 160 | Sealed |
| The Mummy Demastered | 55 | Complete in Box |
| River City Girls | 120 | Complete in Box, US Copy, Best Buy Variant |
| Shadowverse Champion's Battle | 15 | Loose |
| Shantae | 50 | Sealed |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge | 50 | Sealed |
| Shantae Collector's Edition | 150 | Sealed |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge Collector's Edition | 150 | Sealed |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection | 30 | Sealed |
| Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap | 40 | Complete in Box |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution | 18 | Loose |
| Wii | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Batallion Wars 2 | 11 | Game and Case |
| Castle of Shikigami III | 75 | Complete in Box |
| Okami | 10 | Game and Case |
| WiiU Games | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Batman Arkham City Armored Edition | 40 | Sealed |
| Disney Infinity 2.0 | 15 | Sealed |
| Nintendoland | 10 | Complete in Box |
| Star Fox Guard | 10 | Complete in Box |
| Turbo Super Stunt Squad | 200 | Complete in Box, Art/Manual damage |
| DS | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Crossing Wild World | 35 | Game, Case, and inserts. No Manual |
| Chrono Trigger | 80 | Loose |
| Dragon Quest IV | 70 | Loose |
| Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ | 25 | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Izuna 2 The Unemployed Ninja Returns | 70 | Loose |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | 25 | Complete in Box |
| Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ | 120 | Cart and Case, no manual. Cartridge label is stained. |
| Super Scribblenauts | 5 | Loose |
| 3DS | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Kid Icarus Uprising (Japanese) | 40 | Game, Manual, and Case (No Big Box) |
| Kid Icarus Uprising | 120 | Complete in Box, Includes Big Box, Stand and AR cards |
| Senran Kagura Deep Crimson Double D Edition | 75 | Sealed |
| GBA | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Car Battler Joe | 180 | Loose. Label imperfections |
| Chocobo Land A Game of Dice | 15 | Loose |
| Lady Sia | 30 | Loose, EU import |
| Lady Sia | 50 | Loose. Label imperfections |
| GB | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Alleyway | 5 | Loose |
| Kid Dracula | 240 | Loose |
| NES | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure Island II | 25 | Loose |
| Faria | 200 | Game and Box. Box has some wear |
| Kid Icarus | 180 | Game, Box, and Manual; Box shows wear; Protective case for box and manual included |
| Rainbow Islands | 35 | Loose |
| Super Mario Bros & Duck Hunt | 10 | Loose |
| SNES | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger | 190 | Loose, Bad Label Damage, damaged shell |
| Metal Marines | 90 | Loose |
| Secret of Mana | 55 | Loose |
| Super Punch-Out | 25 | Loose |
| Super Scope 6 | 22 | Loose |
| Wild Guns | 270 | Loose, Bad Label Damage |
| Gamecube | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Cubivore | 350 | Loose disc |
| Pikmin | 50 | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Star Fox Assault | 30 | Loose disc |
| Resident Evil 0 | 15 | Player's Choice, Case and Discs, no manual |
| Resident Evil | 25 | Player's Choice, Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil | 27 | Complete In Box |
| Resident Evil 4 | 30 | Complete In Box, Disc 2 has label wrinkles |
| Super Mario Sunshine | 40 | Game and case, no manual |
| Sega Genesis | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Jurrassic Park | 10 | Loose cartridge, Sharpie on Label |
| Phantasy Star IV | 70 | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Quackshot | 40 | Complete In Box |
| Rocket Knight Adventures | 37 | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Spider-Man | 12 | Loose cartridge, Label Damage |
| Sega Saturn | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| NiGHTS Into Dreams | 40 | Complete in Box, Not for Resale Edition |
| Night Warriors Darkstalkers' Revenge | 50 | Loose |
| Sega Dreamcast | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Project Justice | 225 | Complete in Box, page 2 detached from manual. |
| Power Stone 2 | 90 | Loose |
| PSP | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Daxter | 10 | Loose, Greatest Hits, Not For Resale |
| Power Stone Collection | 30 | Loose |
| Silent Hill Origins | 50 | Game and Case |
| PS1 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Castlevania Chronicles | 165 | Complete in Box |
| Chocobo Racing | 55 | Loose |
| Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | 20 | Complete in Box, Japanese Import |
| Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | 70 | Complete in Box, Manual is badly water damaged |
| Dark Stalkers | 70 | Loose slim case version |
| Dark Stalkers 3 | 50 | Disc and Manual, no back art |
| Rival Schools | 130 | Complete in Box |
| Silent Hill | 105 | Loose disc, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile | 325 | Discs and Case, no manual |
| World of Dragon Warrior Torneko The Last Hope | 90 | Loose |
| Xenogears | 150 | Complete in Box |
| PS2 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Avatar The Last Airbender | 10 | Disc and Case |
| Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance | 17 | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Bully | 15 | Greatest Hits, game & artwork |
| Burnout 3 Takedown | 11 | Complete, Water Damage on back cover art |
| Burnout Dominator | 9 | Case and Disc, Disc has superficial scratches but still boots |
| Castlevania Curse of Darkness | 60 | Loose, Disc has light scratching |
| Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai | 11 | Complete in Box |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | 15 | Complete in Box; Greatest Hits |
| Final Fantasy X | 6 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Final Fantasy X-2 | 6 | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Haunting Ground | 300 | Complete in Box, Water Damage on art and manual |
| Killzone | 15 | Complete in Box |
| Grand Theft Auto Vice City | 10 | Disc, Case, Poster, No Manual |
| .Hack Quaratine | 300 | Discs and Case, no manual |
| Marvel vs Capcom 2 | 60 | Cracked Disc, won't boot for me. Comes with case, no manual |
| Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 | 10 | Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Need for Speed Underground 2 | 24 | Complete in Box |
| Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 | 10 | Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case |
| Resident Evil Dead Aim | 50 | Game and Case, No manual |
| Scarface | 40 | Complete; Greatest Hits |
| Simpsons Road Rage | 15 | Loose, Greatest Hits |
| Valkyrie Profile 2 | 40 | Complete In Box, some wear on the artwork and manual |
| Tekken Tag Tournament | 10 | Disc and Case, Greatest Hits, Full side Movie Gallery sticker on DVD face |
| PS3 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Champions | 10 | Complete in Box |
| PS4 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| APEX Construct | 15 | Sealed |
| Gravity Rush Remastered | 60 | Loose |
| J-Stars Victory VS+ | 30 | Loose |
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | 20 | Sealed |
| PS5 | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 2042 | 20 | Complete in Box |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Eiditon | 150 | Sealed |
| XBOX One | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Watchdogs | 15 | Sealed |
| Consoles | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Hunter Rise Edition Switch | 420 | New in Box (No game code) |
| Oculus Quest 1 | 180 | Complete in Box |
| Playstation 2 w/FreeMcBoot | 80 | Original PS2 "Fat" system. Won't read PS1 or blue PS2 discs. Laser could be ready to go bad, or just need re-alignment. Comes with a Yellow PS2 Memory Card that has FreeMcBoot on it. Free McBoot will allow you to to play games off of a hard drive if desired. No cords/controllers included. |
| Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Edition OLED Switch | 400 | New In Box |
| SNES Jr. | 120 | Includes Deck, RF Coax Cable, Third Party AC Adapter, and Third Party Controller. Small crack on the corner. |
| Splatoon 3 Edition OLED Switch | 400 | New In Box |
| Controllers | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| FortniteWildcat Joy-Con Set | 120 | Comes from the Fortnite Edition Console, never used |
| Joy-Con Grip | 8 | Bagged/Unused - Came with console |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Left Controller | 115 | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Right Controller | 115 | Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case |
| Platinum Gamecube Controller | 20 | Third Party, no nintendo logo, wired, good condition |
| Joy-Con (Left/Gray) | 35 | Good, no drift |
| Joy-Con (Right/Neon Red) | 35 | Good, no drift, Factory refurbished |
| SNES Controller | 10 | Third Party, no nintendo logo |
| SPIN Z WiiU Pro Controller | 25 | Black, Near Mint |
| Misc. | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Chocobo White Mage Plush | 20 | Good |
| Chocobo Mystery Dungeon Everybuddy Pin | 5 | Thief costume |
| Chocobo's Dungeon Card Game Monsters Expansion Pack | 25 | Sealed |
| Black MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | 20 | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| Yellow Nyko MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card | 20 | Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card |
| The Art of Splatoon 2 | 300 | Sealed |
| Mario Kart 8 Target Pre-Order Keychain | 10 | Sealed. Cut in the film. |
| Nintendo Switch AC Adapter | 20 | Gently used |
| Nintendo 64 Memory Jumper Pack | 20 | OEM/Authentic Regular Pack, not to be confused with the expansion |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pre-Order Coin | 15 | Sealed |
| Breath of the Wild Sheikah Coin | 25 | From BotW Special Edition, Good condition |
| Pokken Art Cel Pre-Order Bonus | 7 | Sealed |
| Blastoise New 3DS Plates | 200 | Plates are mint and unused |
| Nintendo 3DS Stand | 30 | OEM, Came with Kid Icarus Uprising |
| Kid Icarus Uprising Players Guide (Imported from Japan, no AR cards) | 30 | Shows a little wear |
| Kid Icarus AR Card Set (205/404) | 600 | Contains 249/402 different North American (AKDE) cards, no duplicates. An itemized list can be provided upon request. |
| Kid Icarus AR - Pit Rally Cry Sealed Pack | 20 | Sealed pack of cards that contains AKDE-403,014,086 |
| Shantae Risky's Revenge 2 LP Soundtrack Vinyl | 55 | Sealed |
| Super Mario Wonder Framed Art Print | 25 | Comes from Best Buy, Sealed |
| Tears of the Kingdom Pin Set (The Legend of Zelda) | 20 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Art Book (The Legend of Zelda) | 65 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Tears of the Kingdom Poster (The Legend of Zelda) | 20 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint |
| Portal 2 Wheatley LED Flashlight | 120 | Sealed |
| Cases/Boxes/Inserts | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Chrono Trigger Manual | 100 | SNES, Slight Wear |
| Chrono Trigger Orange Border Map | 80 | Slight Water Damage, 2 Pin holes in the folds, frame optional |
| Chrono Trigger Green Border Map | 80 | Slight Water Damage |
| Disgaea 1 Rosen Queen Edition | 150 | Everything but the game |
| Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | 5 | Greatest Hits Artwork |
| Shantae Slip Cover | 100 | Limited Run Nintendo Switch 5 Game Slip cover with protector |
| Burnout Revenge | 5 | PS2 case and manual |
| Doom Eternal Steelbook | 15 | PS4 Sealed, no game |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Infection | 20 | PS2 case and manual |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Mutation | 20 | Empty Case only |
| Dot Hack (.HACK) Outbreak | 30 | PS2 case and manual |
| Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi | 10 | PS2 Greatest Hits Case Only, damaged clips but artwork is in good shape |
| The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition | 100 | Includes everything but the game |
| Metroid Dread Special Edition | 5 | Box only, damaged from shipping |
| God of War Chains of Olympus | 15 | Case and Manual Only |
| Gran Turismo 3 A-spec | 5 | PS2 case only, 'Not For Sale' version |
| Super Smash Bros Ultimate Nintendo Switch ConsoleBox Only | 90 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | 20 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Pokemon Dialga & Palkia Switch Lite Box Only | 30 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Rival Schools Front Artwork | 25 | Just the front artwork |
| Fortnite Nintendo Switch Console Box Only | 20 | Empty Box, good condition |
| The Witcher III Wild Hunt | 20 | Empty Case, good condition |
| Tears of the Kingdom Steelbook (The Legend of Zelda) | 30 | From the TotK Collector's Edition. Empty Case, Mint |
| Witch's Wish Box | 50 | Empty Box, good condition |
| Freebies | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Playstation 2 IDE Connector | Free with purchase | Upgraded my HD Adapter to SATA, these are the old/leftover connectors. |
| Nintendo Switch Cart Caddy | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. Holds 16 carts. Can connect to an OEM dock. |
| Yoshi Mario Kart Keychain | Free with purchase | Good |
| Small Jotaro Kujo Figure | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| Large Jotaro Kujo Figure | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R |
| 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case | Free with purchase | 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case | Free with purchase | 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case |
| Wonderswan Display Stand | Free with purchase | 3D Printed. Does not fit Wonderswan Crystal |
| Lavos Figure | Free with purchase | 3D printed in PLA Wood Filament. Not my model, found on thingiverse. |
2024.06.07 17:49 Bobapopo i just realised the monster logo is an M… for Monster….
submitted by Bobapopo to monsterenergy [link] [comments]
2024.06.07 14:39 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
Trade Offer Link - Steam Profile Link - My Inventory
Some items on the list may no longer be available or are still locked, visit My Inventory for more details.
Send a Trade Offer for fastest response. I consider all offers.
Add me for discuss if there is a serious offer that needs to be discussed.
2024.06.07 10:47 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
⎯★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
⎯★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
⎯★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
⎯★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
⎯★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
⎯★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
⎯★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
⎯★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
⎯★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
⎯★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
⎯★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
⎯★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
⎯★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
⎯★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
⎯★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
⎯★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
⎯★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
⎯★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
⎯★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
⎯★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
Trade Offer Link - Steam Profile Link - My Inventory
Some items on the list may no longer be available or are still locked, visit My Inventory for more details.
Send a Trade Offer for fastest response. I consider all offers.
Add me for discuss if there is a serious offer that needs to be discussed.
2024.06.07 08:04 Dimetro_Sparks You've seen me do Kong, now it's Godzilla's turn!
 | Same response as always! Enjoy the show! Though I think you'll all quite like this, especially since a fan-favorite makes a return here! (Fair warning, as usual, it's very long) submitted by Dimetro_Sparks to Monsterverse [link] [comments] We start off with the Legendary and Warner Bros. logos, before a haunting children's choir blares out as the black cuts to a ruined city, filled with debris, smoke and fires about, ruins all around as many human bodies and wrecked buildings are scattered around. As the "screen" takes a view of the carnage, the sounds of what sounds like a child screaming gradually becomes louder. The "screen" gets more distorted as it enters into a large fog, getting more shaky and shrouded in darkness, before the pure darkness is broken by a pair of red eyes as a harrowing roar, which sounds like a high-pitched alien scream rings out. White lights flash all over the place, and we see Godzilla's eye opening, as whatever epic opening your mind makes happens, before the title seeps in like the gas following it. The film follows Dr. Mark Russell (Kyle Chandler), having been alerted by "yet another report of Godzilla on the move". He enters a Monarch base of operations in Puerto Rico, asking what's the deal with Godzilla, with Dr. Ilene Chen (Zhang Ziyi) reporting that the King of the Monsters has changed locations yet again, from the Polynesian Islands to Kazakhstan, seemingly rapidly changing locations in a short period of time for whatever reason. Dr. Rick Stanton (Bradley Whitford) snarked that the G-Man was taking a world tour, and was received just as well as you'd expect. Dr. Sam Coleman (Thomas Middleditch) confirmed that he's choosing human civilizations specifically, and wondered if maybe Godzilla was sick of humanity's crap, but Mark retorted that there's no way he's acting out like this without a good reason (Yes, Mark has increased braincells since the Mechagodzilla Incident in 2024). Just then, he gets a call from his daughter, Madison Russell (Millie Bobby Brown). Speaking of Madison, she was working at a Monarch site in Venezuela, wanting to understand more of the Titans in the world (and maybe slightly follow her father's footsteps ever since Mark finally treats her like she's a grown woman). Anyways, she asks her father if he's gotten the alert of Godzilla, and Mark confirms. Madison then sent her father a camera from an Outpost in Hawaii, where Godzilla looks to be looking around, and using his claws to dig through buildings and even the mountains and the ground. Mark, and the rest of the Monarch Top Brass after showing it to them, comes to the conclusion that he's searching for something. For what exactly, it's unclear. But whatever he's searching for, it's agreed that it is extremely dangerous if it caught the King's attention. Mark asks his daughter to see if there is more information about Godzilla's personality change as Monarch sets off to Kazakhstan to evacuate the people, and she agrees. Madison calls a friend of hers situated in Germany, young genius Neil Trott (Brady Noon), who was in the middle of tinkering with high-end technology for monitoring Godzilla, and explains the situation. Neil was pretty excited to use his stuff to scour out what could be irritating Godzilla, and gets to work, the "camera" being Neil's, making it look like a first-person perspective, recording them and sending the results to Madison. Back with Monarch, the team has landed in Kazakhstan, where Godzilla was going out of control as the citizens were being evacuated. The Kazakhstan army were deployed to stop him from destroying any more of their city, but it was in vain as the G-Man wiped the floor with their tanks and fighter jets. Mark briefly locked eyes with Godzilla as the King backed out into the waters, and saw, among other emotions, one he never expected to see: Fear. Back to Neil and his "first person camera perspective", it starts to turn to dusk as he gets to around three blocks, when his scanner goes haywire as it leads him to an abandoned tunnel… or so he thought. Neil enters, and finds a weird, grey nacreous substance… before he finds himself getting ambushed by a group of thugs, knocking him out. Cut back to Monarch, as everyone in base is on edge, frantically searching for where Godzilla could make landfall next. It's gotten so bad, that Madison herself came to base to help with the ongoing and escalating problem. Until Coleman finds Godzilla's next target: Germany. Madison panics, and calls Neil to warn him, but he's not responding. Cut back to Neil, who awakens and finds himself tied to a chair in a knot, and stares up at his captors, who appear to have their own base. The leader (Theo James) explained everything to Neil. The leader was originally a normal man, living with his family, and doting on his daughter, until 2024, in Mechagodzilla's short reign of terror. The Leader's family was relaxing in Pensacola, Florida at the time, when Godzilla attacked the APEX Base there. While the Leader and his wife survived, their daughter… sadly didn't. Ever since, he has been plotting a way to destroy the King for revenge, and has allied himself with three other people who have lost their families and their (not literal) lives to Titans, and have found a solution in the form of their creation: The grey nacreous substance. Using it, it will enter a Titan's bloodstream, rapidly destroy the Titan's cells, kill them, and multiply itself with each Titan it kills. And they plan to sic it on Neil, for finding out about their secret. As Neil panics and struggles to break free before the substance devours him, the tunnels blow open as Godzilla's Atomic Breath slices through the area, still in his searching rampage and stomping around Berlin a few miles away. The collapsing tunnels buried the gang alive, but Neil takes the opportunity to get his things, and get the hell out of there. He turns around to grab the grey substance, but does a double take when it vanishes with no trace. Back with Monarch, as the team has landed in Germany, Madison is searching the ruins, begging Neil to be alive, before he spots her, to her relief. Neil reported everything to Monarch, including the grey substance, and during Stanton's question of what a jar of living Play-Doh is gonna do to them, what it's capable of. This substance sees itself as top priority, and a ground team was immediately sent out to find it, with help from the German military to evacuate the injured and the citizens. Unbeknownst to them, as the evacuation is underway, a young British boy named Lloyd Abbott (Tristan Ruggeri) was separated from his parents and found himself lost in the ruins of Germany. Lloyd was scared as he calls out to his mother and wanders Germany, until he spotted something: The grey nacreous substance, near what looked like some magenta particles and glowing magenta with a hint of gold. Lloyd was curious, and for whatever reason, felt compelled to go it, like it was calling to him, and it surprisingly calmed him down. He got to it and stared at it for a few seconds, but then the substance let out a tentacle and wrapped itself around Lloyd's wrist. As Lloyd panicked, more tentacles wrapped itself around his body and dragged him closer to itself as the substance wrapped itself around him and absorbing his body. Lloyd let out a long scream of terror, echoing throughout the abandoned streets of Germany, before it takes over his head, and his scream starts getting lower, longer and distorted before stopping. As dusk fully awakens for the humans, their search was unsuccessful as the ground team came up with nothing, with both Madison and Mark concluding that it must have been moved or destroyed when Godzilla attacked the city. Madison suggested the possibility of the substance being what Godzilla's so pissed off about. Mark can't help but admit that it does have some merit, especially after learning what it can do to a Titan, but they can't rule out all possibilities of a world-class Titan threat, something Madison agrees with (you know, because she theorized that same thing with Mechagodzilla in 2024?). Suddenly, an alarm goes off, alerting them of major Titan activity in Guatemala. Which also happens to be where Godzilla was headed next, so they decided to trail after him. In Guatemala, just as the alarm sounds off, we see Behemoth lumbering about in the coast and its forests, when he stopped for a drink. Unaware of the rippling of the water and whatever was disturbing it coming closer… Behemoth stopped drinking as he looks around the ocean for a while, before a grey colored gas with golden tints surrounds the area. He turns around to investigate… and something erupted out of the water and grabbed Behemoth, dragging him into the water and assaulting the mammalian Titan as he is unable to fight back properly. Behemoth slammed a claw onto his assailant, but it barely fazed it, and in fact, looked like it phased through the creature. Just as Behemoth was about to have its throat slammed down by it, Amhuluk charges in and throws it off. Behemoth stares in what looked like shock as Amhuluk basically helped him up to his feet. Both Titans were ready to combat the threat as the creature leaped out and struck Amhuluk, with the mere contact shockingly burning and decaying Amhuluk's wood body, before lunging at the two roaring Titans. Back to Godzilla and the humans, who have just made landfall on Guatemala, they stopped to stare in shock as Behemoth and Amhuluk were lying on the beaches, writhing in agony as they looked like they were scared, while a grey gas with golden tints surrounds the area, and the surrounding earth around them looked like it was dry and sucked of life, a major shock to both King of the Monsters and humanity alike. Both of them suddenly took off in separate directions. Godzilla suddenly shakes his head in pain as he gains that same vision from the beginning, and turns to find the creature, searching Rio de Janeiro, where he last brawled with the Skar King and Shimo. Chen remarks that whatever attacked Behemoth and Amhuluk, it was powerful, fast, and must be terrifying. Stanton quipped that maybe it could break Usain Bolt's record and gain a new spot in World Wrestling. Coleman looks over and finds trails of the creature: a grey nacreous substance. This confirms both Madison's and Mark's theories, that it was a combination of both threats attacking the world. Godzilla finally locks on to his target. He doesn't know what it is, only that it's ridiculously fast underwater, managed to beat and terrify both Behemoth and Amhuluk, shockingly managed to convince them to work together, and most importantly, was draining the environment of its natural resources, a major no-no for the King. Now he's finally got it where he wanted it. Using all his energy to rocket down the ocean, he zoomed to where it attacked next: Lindi, Tanzania. The monster was attacking the cities in a rage, and in the process was siphoning the energy of the world, until it got an Atomic Breath to the back of its head. Godzilla furiously walked up and roared at the monster, who turned its head around to reveal itself as the humans finally gets a good look at its identity. It's Hedorah. It looked like a grey misshapen Shimo with wide unblinking red eyes and covered in the grey nacreous substance all over. Hedorah roared as Godzilla interrupted its harvesting of the resources, and a fearsome brawl ensued. Godzilla fought well, but none of his usual attacks were doing anything to Hedorah, his claws and tail only inconveniencing Hedorah thanks to his substance. Even his Atomic Breath, which seemed to wound it, was useless due to the substance regenerating the injuries at a ludicrous speed. Hedorah then decided Godzilla had his fun long enough, now it was his turn. He attacked the King, his extending arms tossing and turning Godzilla around. But that wasn't what was shocking. It was the fact that Hedorah began glowing red as it was siphoning energy from Godzilla into himself. Godzilla was screaming in pain as he charged up an Atomic Breath and blasted it into Hedorah's face to get him off, but it was too late. Hedorah now has the ability to let out a beam of his own, and uses his new "Ion Roar" to push Godzilla back a considerable distance. Red energy pulses through Godzilla as Hedorah expels four barbed tentacles from his back, glowing gold and injects three of them into Godzilla, who roars in pain, just for his tail to smack the fourth one away… and whip the aircraft carrying Monarch, injecting the surrounding area into a thick grey fog. It was darkness for Mark for a few seconds, before he finds himself in the ruins of San Francisco, all the way back in 2014. The place was devoid of any life as he looks around the burning city. He then turns around at a sound, and comes face to face with his late son Andrew (Bentley Storteboom). As Mark stares in disbelief as to what was going on, Andrew stares wordlessly. Lights flash as Mark's vision distorts, and he is now in the ruins of Boston, in 2019. Mark comes face to face with the (horrifically burned) visage of his ex-wife, Dr. Emma Russell (Vera Farmiga), who is once again preaching about her whole "release the Titans to take back what's their's" spiel. As Mark looks around this living nightmare, Andrew appears, lifts Mark's eyes up to a light in the sky, and gently closes his father's eyes. When Mark opens them, he was in a new location, one not his own, and realizes everyone present was looking at him in shock and horror. Madison shakily asked if that was what was going through his mind the whole time on those two days, and Mark realized that whatever Hedorah did, it was bringing back terrible memories, and everyone was audience to it. We are treated to various traumatic experiences of the other Monarch personnel, including Madison's terror in Boston's battle and her trauma of King Ghidorah, Chen's visions of Dr. Serizawa (Ken Watanabe) and of his sacrifice, and one of Mothra's death psychically linked to her, and most shockingly, Rick's losses throughout his life, such as his father, his son, his wife, and his beliefs that he will die alone and unloved. The trips down memory street gets cut off by an incessant beeping, which snaps everybody out of the visions, and Coleman reveals that Godzilla's vitals are fluctuating at an astonishing rate, his emotions, especially fear, rising while his radiation levels are decreasing, and the humans (and us) see the event that was alluded to, but never seen before until now: The Great Titan War. We see Godzilla in a much different Earth, battling the Skar King's army, only for it to reach that fateful moment when the Great Apes managed to pin him down and clamp his jaws, before the Skar King himself menacingly strolls over, grinning sadistically, wielding a sharp weapon made from a Titan, before slamming it down on Godzilla. Before it could, the memory dispersed as Godzilla roared and sent out a full-power Atomic Breath to Hedorah's face. It got the monster off of him, but Hedorah got what he wanted absorbing Godzilla's radiation, and promptly took off, his whole body glowing red and magenta. Everybody needed a moment to take in the smorgasbord of stuff that went down just down. Mark needed to find a way to defeat Hedorah, and asked for any suggestions from Monarch. Stanton stated in an extremely cold voice: "Here's one. Kill that abomination of nature, and make sure it dies slowly." Stanton now DESPISED Hedorah with every fiber of his being, no doubt due to unintentionally exposing his traumatic past. Their discussion gets cut off when they hear one of their equipment beeping rapidly, showing Godzilla lying weakly on the ground, his radiation levels dropping significantly. Their veterinarians found a foreign pathogenic substance in Godzilla's system, depriving him of his radiation and weakening him, a virus borne from Hedorah. Everybody at Monarch worked ASAP to treat Godzilla, and all of them seem to be going too slowly for their comfort, until Coleman suggested one possible solution: They inject pure radiation from the Hollow Earth's solar winds. Having already collected samples thanks to the Hollow Earth team, they injected the solutions into Godzilla. The act worked, and Godzilla immediately got up and swam off to settle this crisis with Hedorah once and for all. Mark told Coleman to remind him to give him a raise for this. Monarch follows Godzilla in the case he needed another dose of radiation to get back into the fight. It was there that their sensors reported that Godzilla was making a beeline to Europe again. In a matter of moments, Godzilla made landfall in London, England. The Monarch team was forced to land their aircraft when a thick, heavy fog obscures their vision and their sensors. Thanks to Hedorah's abilities, London is more of a ghost town than anything. What follows is a shift in the camera to a "first-person" approach as we are treated to shadows and silhouettes among the smoke and fog, as paranoia increases, and the occasional Londoners suffering from Hedorah's hallucinogenic smog, with one poor soul even looking and feeling like he's fused into a Godzilla suit and is acting more feral and deranged. Luckily, Neil and Madison's genre savviness allowed them to not breathe in the gas with masks they brought and helped snap out the others. Finally, Godzilla roars as he spots Hedorah's resting place, with the Smog Monster himself undergoing a major transformation thanks to Godzilla's DNA, evolving until he breaks out into his final form, which resembles a giant Anomalocaris now with both of his large red unblinking eyes on stalks, and has the forelimbs of a praying mantis, all while his four tentacles are in full display. The two Titans charge at one another. The brawl in London commenced as the two Titans began throwing punches, slashes, bites, and threw the other around during the battle (fortunately for us, sparing Big Ben and other landmarks). It was going well for Godzilla now that the radiation had revitalized him, and Hedorah's new form meant he was actually landing solid hits on his foe, however tough his exoskeleton is. In fact, their battle was dispersing the gas, however slightly, helping Madison and Neil on the ground snap out the others from their horror show. However, just as it was going great, Hedorah manages to gain the upper hand by hiding in the fog and shadows of London, and using his deceptively strong tentacles to pin Godzilla's limbs while using his raptorial blades to slash and attack Godzilla's head, giving him virtually no chance to use his Atomic Breath. Hedorah then started using his tentacles and his mandibles' "Soul Siphon" to start absorbing Godzilla's radiation. This prompted the humans to start shooting at Hedorah with everything they have, which turns his attention away from Godzilla to swat the annoying humans with his Ion Roar. Godzilla managed to kick Hedorah off of him, but the "virus" began spreading more rapidly, weakening his capabilities. Godzilla was losing hard against the Smog Monster, as Hedorah now uses his new physical advantage to toss around the discombobulated Godzilla, every attack the King dishes out, met with a nasty counterattack. Hedorah tosses Godzilla into the River Thames, and lunges on top of him, and begins absorbing Godzilla's radiation unimpeded, seeing as Godzilla's getting too weak to properly fight back, and the humans have exhausted their weapons. As Godzilla's struggles fade away, his life moments starts flashing before his eyes, from his birth in ancient Madagascar, to the Titan War, battling the MUTOs, MUTO Prime, King Ghidorah, Kong, the Skar King and Shimo, and countless others. This causes Godzilla to regain his strength and lets out a supercharged Atomic Breath to Hedorah's face. The humans were in shock, scanners reading that the Hollow Earth's radiation began actively combating Hedorah's virus. Godzilla begins furiously beating down Hedorah as he punches, claws and slams the Smog Monster around. But Hedorah kept tanking the hits, up until he decided that enough was enough, and used his tail to anchor himself to the King's chest and drove his tentacles into Godzilla's mouth and begins absorbing his radiation. Hedorah's absorption of the Hollow Earth radiation causes his powers to amplify and absorb more radiation. Godzilla was struggling to breathe, until his dorsal plates begin glowing. Godzilla keeps his mouth open, but something extraordinary happens: His glowing dorsal plates begin flashing red, glowing more intensely until they stay red. Godzilla's entire being glows red and his jaws explode pure energy as he releases none other than the Spiral Heat Ray, directly into Hedorah's mouth. The force was strong enough to lift Hedorah off of the ground and drilled straight through his head. The intense heat of the Spiral Heat Ray also solidifies Hedorah's body. Eventually, all those factors combined was enough to reduce Hedorah to ashes, as they scatter into the wind, in addition to clearing the fog from the skies of London. Godzilla roars in victory, his red body glowing brightly as the humans watch in awe, well, except for Stanton, who enjoyed Hedorah's death just a wee too much. Scans also reveal that, as a bonus, whatever Godzilla's new power-up acted as a fever for Hedorah's virus, completely ridding any trace of it in Godzilla's system. A few days later, the humans at Monarch, along with Neil were going over the circus that just happened and were glad to put things behind them, with Mark even commenting that showing what happened that day kind of help destress him. Until they got an alarm that Godzilla was in proximity. Turns out, he was just patrolling like he usually does, and after seeing nothing out of the ordinary, returns back to the Colosseum to take a long, well-deserved nap, the film ending on his closing his eye. |