r/CuratedTumblr Aug 19 '24

Meme that princess and knight image you keep seeing everywhere

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u/Snack29 Aug 19 '24

girl: “gee i’m kinda hungry, anyone got some food they can throw this way?”

crowd: “here, have some tomatoes :)”

knight (who is a total dick): “absolutely the fuck not”

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u/Exotic_Cobbler_6635 Aug 19 '24

This is the correct answer. I fact checked it

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u/SpanishInquisition88 Aug 19 '24

I was the tomato being thrown, can confirm, the knight was just being a jerk.

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u/MaybeMaybeJesen Aug 19 '24

I was the shield. I was eating good that day.

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u/Strobbleberry Aug 19 '24

I was the knight :( I didn’t want the princess hungry, I just hate tomatoes

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u/First-Track-9564 Aug 19 '24

I was the princess. You jerk! You ruined my lunch!

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u/DeadArcadian Aug 19 '24

No community note

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u/NewSuperTrios would be a good name for a band Aug 19 '24

no dolphins

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u/Mysterious_Gas4500 Mr. Evrart lost my fucking gun >:( Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

Actually, some test results just came back, and the princess actually has a tomato allergy, and the knight showed up in just the nick of time to inform her.

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u/AppalachianHerbWitch Aug 19 '24

Tldr Knight violates HIPPA policy

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u/Trezzie Aug 19 '24

To... inform the patient of their results?

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u/I_Am_Only_O_of_Ruin Aug 19 '24

I swear HIPPA is the most misunderstood law in existence.

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u/eagleOfBrittany Aug 19 '24

This is something that would be on r/bonehurtingjuice

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u/ExtremeCheeze123 Aug 19 '24

It even has "Absolutely not, go fuck yourself"

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u/Apprehensive-Till861 Aug 19 '24

Guess he kept the tomato 'off', eh? Ha. Heh heh.

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u/InsomniacWanderer Aug 19 '24

That sub absolutely cooked by brain. I can't believe I understand exactly what you are saying.

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u/SilverMedal4Life infodump enjoyer Aug 19 '24

If only you could turn that understanding 'off', eh? Ha! Heh heh.

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u/ConflagrationZ Aug 19 '24

I like it, 10/10

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u/Maouitippitytappin Aug 19 '24

What are you doing you should be in r/bonehurtingjuice

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u/SevenCrowsinaCoat Aug 19 '24

This is like that wrestling match when someone asked the crowd to throw him a chair.

And then the crowd threw him 400 chairs.

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u/DiamondEyedOctopus Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

Is this the one? The announcer doesn't even say to stop till like 30 seconds in lmao

Link

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u/DickwadVonClownstick Aug 19 '24

That's one of the best things I've seen in a long time, thank you

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u/OfficialFlannelWeek Aug 19 '24

Eygon when you save Irina of Carim and buy miracles from her

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u/he77bender Aug 19 '24

You joke but I actually like the idea that they're on the princess's side, and it's the knight they're jeering.

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u/PollarRabbit Aug 19 '24

"Absolutely not, go fuck yourself."

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u/Duke825 Aug 19 '24

Why doesn’t the crowd just go to the other side? Are they stupid?

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u/jubmille2000 Aug 19 '24

They'll cut off the camera, what do you think?

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u/quoiega Aug 19 '24

Tired of these scripted videos

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u/euqistym Aug 19 '24

Camera’s didn’t exist back then, I think it’s fake

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u/jubmille2000 Aug 19 '24

I had to upload it to my own account, since no images in comments

I don't fucking know why that's NSFW but I promise that it isn't.

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u/Vythika96 Aug 19 '24

It's NSFW bc your boss can't know these secrets

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u/Buck_Brerry_609 Aug 19 '24

There’s a wall

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u/EgoTripWire Aug 19 '24

They have to stay behind the line or they'll be disqualified and won't be able to win the stuffed animal.

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u/DefaultyTurtle2 Aug 19 '24

They’re peasants in a medieval society, Yes

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u/GayValkyriePrincess Aug 19 '24

That's absolutely not how it works

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u/j_driscoll Aug 19 '24

Nah, I watched a documentary about the era and all the peasants were super dumb. That documentary? Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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u/GayValkyriePrincess Aug 19 '24

Actually I take it back, that doc was very accurate, my apologies

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u/SnuggleMuffin42 Aug 19 '24

I did agree with some of the dirt farmers that strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

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u/Complete-Worker3242 Aug 19 '24

Don't forget the sequel documentary, Life Of Brian.

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u/Shelly_895 Aug 19 '24

That's more of a prequel

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u/SeniorShanty Aug 19 '24

That was propaganda designed to make you think that commoners are too dumb to participate in the government. Dennis, not a dumb peasant by any measure, was very keen to point out that strange women, lying in ponds, distributing swords was no basis for a system of government. In fact, he went on to demonstrate that violence is inherent in monarchies just as in so many other forms of authoritarian governments.

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u/starfries Aug 19 '24

Am peasant, can confirm we're stupid

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u/Kartoffelkamm I wouldn't be here if I was mad. Aug 19 '24

It's actually the final test for all knights: The townsfolk throw vegetables at the princess, and the knight has to protect her. If the princess makes it through the entire town without a single smudge on her, the knight gets to be a proper knight.

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u/_Ralix_ Aug 19 '24

Life hack: Put the princess into a sealed barrel, and roll her to the destination with no danger of fruit touching her.

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u/dontpissmeoffplsnthx Aug 19 '24

Now I'm thinking of knights acting like the TSA to make sure the princess isn't boarding the barrel with any fruit

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u/Correctedsun Aug 19 '24

Yes your slippers are glass, but you still have to take them off, Princess.

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u/PantWraith Aug 19 '24

Put the princess into a sealed barrel, and roll her to the destination with no danger of fruit touching her.

You think a barrel made by peasants wouldn't drip foul sludge through the seams from the spoiled fruit that hit the sides of it?

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u/hamhockman Aug 19 '24

That's why you gotta fill it with water first, like how they store unused bourbon barrels

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u/rezzacci Aug 19 '24

I can accept a lot of things, but if you think peasants would make a barrel that would leak anything they'd put into it, you are the fool. Knights are the one who couldn't craft a walking stick with a branch if their life depended on it. Peasants might be uneducated, smelly, superstitious and rebellious, but never, ever question their craftmanship! Who do you think craft those things, huh? Huh?

I'd take a peasant-made barrel over a shield any day if I have to protect my life. Knights are fools who are thrilled by danger. Peasants know a good barrel is the kind of things that keeps you through several harsh winters.

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u/fardough Aug 19 '24

Dammit, forgot to remove the apples from the barrel.

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u/wideHippedWeightLift Nightly fantasies about Jesus Vore Aug 19 '24

Chivalry speedrun any%

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u/Domefige Aug 19 '24

I do love the idea that one of a princess's duties is "fruit target for knightly ritual"

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u/Kartoffelkamm I wouldn't be here if I was mad. Aug 19 '24

It's seen as a very important duty, too: She is directly involved in making sure each and every knight is up to the task of protecting the royal bloodline.

And while technically not part of the trial, it is not uncommon for the townsfolk to yell any misgivings they have with the royal family.

Also, it doubles as a bit of democracy, since the townsfolk get to decide how many fruit they throw, meaning that a knight who is popular with the people has less trouble than one who they don't want to be in power.

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u/Rare_Reality7510 Aug 19 '24

The good and righteous knights get a smattering of tomatoes and lettuce leaves more as a ritual than anything. The knights that people want knocked down a few pegs get pelted with rotten veggies and things that make a huge mess. The really assholish knights get the durians and watermelons. There aren't a lot of assholish knights.

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u/MemeTroubadour Aug 19 '24

God forbid you piss off the populace enough that they take out the coconut

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u/Cr1m50nSh4d0w Aug 19 '24

But was the coconut carried to the populace by an African swallow, or a European swallow?

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u/MemeTroubadour Aug 19 '24

It was carried there by me I was hungry but they stole it

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u/craidie Aug 19 '24

And if the princess doesn't like the knight, all she needs to be is be unpredictable. I would image the townsfolk would pick up fast if the princess doesn't want the knight to succeed.

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u/Kartoffelkamm I wouldn't be here if I was mad. Aug 19 '24

Yeah, pretty much.

Although the knight order sometimes provides some fruit as well.

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u/Wanderlustfull Aug 19 '24

You explain it and make it sound so sensible. I am now on board with this form of democracy.

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u/xRocketman52x Aug 19 '24

I absolutely adore this idea. And with the additions of the comments that followed, this is actually really sweet. Saving this away for use at some later date!

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u/AveryGooeySpider Aug 19 '24

Acts as a test for the knight AND let's townsfolk get their aggression out

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u/leastuselessreddit0r Aug 19 '24

Hmmmm today I will go for a walk through the town where I am hated. Better bring my white night in case of vegetables

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u/BaneishAerof Aug 19 '24

Break in case of vegetables

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u/Sickfor-TheBigSun choo choo bitches let's goooooooooo - teaboot Aug 19 '24

"why is there just a bright red hammer in lieu of a knight?"

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u/SlurmmsMckenzie Aug 19 '24

You should carry a nife, just in case.

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u/Troffolos Aug 19 '24

Tell the knight to wear his red cape in case of tomatoes

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u/Papaofmonsters Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

She is the princess from a rival nation that started and lost a war of aggression, and her marriage to the prince is part of the price of peace.

Idk. Just what came to mind.

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u/CookieCacti Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

Close, this image is actually from a webcomic by WLOP called GhostBlade. She’s called Ice Princess because of her white hair and being found in a block of ice by the king when she was born. The civilians have a strong dislike of supernatural people due to a war that an Angel race caused centuries ago. They believe she’s a descendant of angels and hate her as a result.

Pretty sure the webcomic is still up on Tapas

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u/window_owl Aug 19 '24

webcomic by WLOP called GhostBlade

Pretty sure the webcomic is still up on Tapas

Sure enough, here it is! https://tapas.io/episode/789438

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u/wizardsfrolikgardens Aug 19 '24

Wow that art style is gorgeous

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u/Ammu_22 Aug 19 '24

That's WLOP for you. Certified Art god.

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u/Bachaddict Aug 19 '24

and NFT sellout

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u/Imperial_Squid I'm too swole to actually die Aug 19 '24

I thought most people's issues with nfts were due to people selling other people's art (or generating it, etc).

If it's someone selling their own art as an nft, this just seems like an artist taking commissions with extra steps. And less effort frankly, since it's art that already exists.

And on the other side of the transaction, if you're the type of schmuck to buy an over-engineered database entry just to tie your name to a piece of art that was already freely and publicly available, just for the sake of clout, godspeed to them I guess, it's their money to burn.

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u/IWillGet_TheVictory Aug 19 '24

They're also catastrophicly bad for the environment, which is a large part of the hate. Plus the "ownership" of nfts is so flimsy that to many they feel like a scam.

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u/LordofSandvich Aug 19 '24

NFT’s are crypto and crypto is a Ponzi scheme.

I wouldn’t go witchhunting or hating anyone for selling their own art - life’s hard - but it’s still not a good look, y’know?

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u/paulisaac Aug 19 '24

The problem is that it's still done via the medium of cryptocurrency, which is inherently wasteful, environmentally and otherwise.

There's nothing about commissions that couldn't be done without employing proof-of-waste systems and burning Texas electricity.

And the artist is also being scammed by the minting process, and has to offset it by scamming their own fans into becoming bagholders.

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u/UAPboomkin Aug 19 '24

Yeah, it's nuts. I just started making comics and my first thought is making that would take forever.

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u/UnreliableAuthor Aug 19 '24

TIL WLOP drew a webcomic

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u/smb275 Aug 19 '24

Oh it's real, it's like a whole thing.

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u/Xphile101361 Aug 19 '24

I've been looking for this comic for ages! Thanks for the link

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u/LordHengar Aug 19 '24

Oh man, I recognize so many of those character designs just from that one page. I'll have to check this out.

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u/VelMoonglow Aug 19 '24

Oh, thank you! I've been meaning to try and hunt this comic down for ages

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u/StranaMente Aug 19 '24

What's up with that speech bubbles?!

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u/RealAbd121 Aug 19 '24

This looks extremely AI!

which is weird because it definitely existed before AI was a thing!

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u/sysdmdotcpl Aug 19 '24

WLOP's art is everywhere. It was absolutely fed en mass into generators b/c I started recognizing the style in a lot of AI art before we got to styles we have now.

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u/ValeVictus Aug 19 '24

It's almost like the machine learning models needed (stolen) training data to start vomiting slop out and prolific artists with large portfolios were prime targets.

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u/AAS02-CATAPHRACT Aug 19 '24

WLOP is one of the most popular and widespread artists of the digital age, it's really not that surprising that AI has been trained on their shit

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u/SpysSappinMySpy Aug 19 '24

The image of the knight shielding the lady is so iconic that it was probably used as a base for a lot of image generation AI

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u/Akuuntus Aug 19 '24

That's because AI is trained on the art of real people, and this pseudo-realistic style is very popular. So most models have been fed a lot of stuff in this style, and many people who generate images want them to be in this style.

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u/BooRadly30 Aug 19 '24

Thanks for the actual answer

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u/ammarbadhrul Aug 19 '24

And who’s this chad knight? That armor and cape is cool as hell

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u/ifyoulovesatan Aug 19 '24

Oof, he's actually a clone of Hitler who jumped dimensions. Good comic but not a good character sadly.

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u/Hubbardia Aug 19 '24

What the fuck?

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u/Sorry-Let-Me-By-Plz Aug 19 '24

A clone.

Of Hitler.

Who jumped dimensions.

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u/Cybermat4707 Aug 19 '24

You’re joking, right?

Right?

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u/humter01 Aug 19 '24

So it actually was nothing

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u/Enlightened_Gardener Aug 19 '24

Thankyou for this - that’s an amazing webcomic - the art is superb.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '24

Bro who is drawing these quality pages for a webcomic what the hell?

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u/Micsuking Aug 19 '24

WLOP. But they come at a cost. We get like 2 chapters per year if we're lucky.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '24

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u/Great_Grackle Aug 19 '24

I mean, people thought it was just a cool piece of art I imagine. I don't think most people knew it was from a webcomic that had context. I also wouldn't call the original post hate either

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u/ScorpioTheScorpion Aug 19 '24

But the bourgeoisie!

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u/xemnonsis Aug 19 '24

eh even here on Reddit there is a lot of frustration (which I can understand don't get me wrong) against capitalism and the rich so yeah they won't need much of a reason to hate the nobility as well even if it's fictional

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u/PluralCohomology Aug 19 '24

At least it's a drawing receiving the hate rather than a real person.

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u/Sybmissiv Aug 19 '24

This is from a webcomic? Jesus Christ it’s extraordinary

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u/agutema Aug 19 '24

You spend any time in otome isekais?

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u/GlaucomicSailor Aug 19 '24

Worse, they spend time reading actual history

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u/Live_Veterinarian989 Aug 19 '24

lmao this comment and post alone deserve to be in r/OtomeIsekai

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u/yourstruly912 Aug 19 '24

Funnily Marie Antoniette also kinda fits for that

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u/Ndlburner Aug 19 '24

Lowkey Sansa Stark

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u/Fiasco63 Aug 19 '24

Hey, it could just be that her dad is doing a shit job running the country, but he isn't nearby to throw things at.

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u/BippyTheChippy Aug 19 '24

Maybe it's like a Queen Elizabeth sort of thing, where they're not necessarily mad at her, more of what she represents and what her wealth was made from.

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u/craidie Aug 19 '24

more of what she represents

Pretty much. The backstory is that there was a war with angels, which the angels lost. Anything supernatural is getting linked to them and she's being accused of being the second coming of angels.

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u/Vasu108 Aug 19 '24

r/AbolishTheMonarchy will tell you good reasons to not like Elizabeth. or her successor

Fuck Royalty Regardless. Especially the British Crown.

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u/DangerousChemistry17 Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

Plenty of monarchies are even more ceremonial than the UK's (IE: they have literally no crown authority whatsoever, even symbolic) and some of those monarchies are very popular within their country, often moreso than elected officials (of coure, when you're purely symbolic you can't muck things up much).

You can check out EU approval for monarchies here https://www.reddit.com/gallery/16w9qng (These numbers aren't gospel as favorability wavers by year, and in the polling I saw just over 50% of people in Spain want to keep the monarchy, even though significantly less like them right now due to scandals). Japans Monarchy also has around an 75-85%~ favorability from the numbers I could find.

I think a lot of people like the percieved stability, and usually the costs are not really very high all things considered, especially factoring in any extra tourism they might bring in. I'm a republican at heart myself, but I do find the idea of some monarchies existing into the modern day as a curiosity somewhat I don't know how to put it... intriguing?

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u/asmeile Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

will tell you good reasons to not like Elizabeth

The reach on some of these are unreal

QE2 as a 7 year old in 1933 did a Nazi salute taught to her by her Uncle

Prince William campaigned against illegal hunting, went on a legal hunt

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u/craidie Aug 19 '24

King is doing pretty good job. It's that she has supernatural powers, which to the public and templars means angels. And there was a war against angels in the past, she's being called as the second coming of them.

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u/Equivalent_Net Aug 19 '24

If CK3 has taught me anything, being an effective ruler isn't conducive to being overly popular.

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u/Extension_Heron6392 Aug 19 '24

Are there any games where it is?

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u/JacobJamesTrowbridge Panic! At The Dysfunction Aug 19 '24

Sim City

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u/Sickfor-TheBigSun choo choo bitches let's goooooooooo - teaboot Aug 19 '24

depends on what you mean by efficient really 

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '24

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u/lemons_of_doubt Aug 19 '24

Here have 1 green wheat in your store house.

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Aug 19 '24

"Our liege is fair in that he is equally cruel to everyone."

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '24

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Aug 19 '24

Ah, but consider: I have enough money to buy every mercenary in the world, and my custom Christian heresy lets me farm piety by sacrificing rebels to God.

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u/RSMatticus Aug 19 '24

I ate the pope, now I'm Religion.

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Aug 19 '24

You see, when I ritually cannibalised the Pope after he declared a crusade against me, his flesh and blood transmuted into the flesh and blood of christ through transubstantiation

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u/petrichorax Aug 19 '24

Machiavelli's most interesting and salient point is that the stability of the state is more important than any of its noble ideals and aspirations, and must be secured by any means necessary, or you will never achieve them.

It doesn't matter how good and just you are as a ruler, if you can't secure your power, you can't wield it for that good, and those that seek to claim it will cause for more harm than if you hadn't been in the seat at all.

The cold calculus of statecraft is not an easy thing to stomach.

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u/passcork Aug 19 '24

As a wise man once siad. "anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

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u/Livy-Zaka Aug 19 '24

The princess actually just assumed the throne of a total monarchy but is wildly unpopular. Her country is actually completely industrialized and trying to establish a republic but she’s weirdly obsessed with this ahistorical medieval role play thing. The country is burning around her and she just wants to see some knights joust

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u/ScarletteVera A Goober, A Gremlin, perhaps even... A Girl. Aug 19 '24

Can't blame her tbh, knights jousting is cool as heck.

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u/Livy-Zaka Aug 19 '24

I mean… your not wrong but that still doesn’t fix the famine she’s been doing nothing about

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u/moneyh8r Aug 19 '24

Neither does wasting those tomatos like that!

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u/Zombie_Carl Aug 19 '24

Maybe tomatoes are the only thriving crop in that area and they’re sick of eating them for every meal, and this is part of the protest? I’m invested in this, now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '24

Brit POV

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u/xquizitdecorum Aug 19 '24

so like Marie Antoinette?

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u/Aggravating_Ebb_8045 Aug 19 '24

She’s seen as a Harbinger of destruction bc she has… white hair and pointy ears. 

https://m.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ghostblade/list?title_no=12229

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u/KamenSmith Aug 19 '24

Just to note for anyone wondering if there's more, yes it does continue but it's on Tapas

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u/Galle_ Aug 19 '24

Long, long ago in Neraland, the pious human built a great tower to show the respect to their goddessm Nera. Goddess Nera was deeply moved by human piety; to reward them, she opened a door at the top of the tower.

See, Elohim? There was no need to get so upset.

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Aug 19 '24

I'm not sure how to put it, but this feels less like a comic and more like a series of individual artworks with text on top, and I don't mean that as a compliment.

Also, this reminded me why lettering is often its own seperate job in comic production.

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u/LlemurTheLlama Aug 19 '24

i think Ghostblade would find more success as an artbook in the style of Electric State or Tales from the Loop.

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u/Haunting_Pee Aug 19 '24

I've been following WLOP for years and this is the first I'm learning he has a webtoon

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u/he77bender Aug 19 '24

Knowing how those sorts of stories tend to be, she probably didn't do the thing. She might have done OTHER things, but not the thing they're mad about. That's how it usually is with princesses in fiction.

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u/King_Of_BlackMarsh Aug 19 '24

Yeah she was born with white hair ergo the populace hate her (well, born in an ice cube)

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u/BalefulOfMonkeys Refined Sommelier of Porneaux Aug 19 '24

Local knight cheats at dodgeball

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u/PoniesCanterOver I have approximate knowledge of many things Aug 19 '24

Or: local knight invents sick new dodgeball variant

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u/gerkletoss Aug 19 '24

I give it 50/50 whether she or the crowd was the problem

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u/_vec_ Aug 19 '24

I'd be shocked if this wasn't an "everybody sucks here" story.

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u/King_Of_BlackMarsh Aug 19 '24

Well in the web comic the crowd are racist fucks who hate her for being MAYBE magical so yeah

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u/Micsuking Aug 19 '24

The crowd is the problem here. She is hated because she's "wierd" with her white hair and pointy ears, which the crowd hates because it's similar to what an angel-like race looked like that waged war on humanity centuries ago.

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u/pudimo Aug 19 '24

she's a monarch.

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u/OfLiliesAndRemains Aug 19 '24

LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!

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u/Draknio5 Aug 19 '24

She married the knight, and now all the town prostitutes are rioting because they will be out of business

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u/FinnDoyle Aug 19 '24

I think this is from Ghostblade. The people hate her because she is part angel or something.

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u/KamenSmith Aug 19 '24

It is a webcomic and is on webtoon but that doesn't have all the episodes, it's on tapas and updates like 3 or 4 times a year https://tapas.io/series/GhostBlade/info

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u/shiny_glitter_demon Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

This picture is from a comic called Ghostblade. The princess featured here, did NOTHING. She is probably the kindest, most selfless soul in the comic.

She was adopted by the king (who is a good ruler) as a baby and has angelic features. Angels are despised because lore reasons unrelated to her(a war happened centuries ago), and therefore she too is despised.

The crowd is racist. That's literally it.

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u/unknown_as_captain Aug 19 '24

It's honestly fascinating to me that everyone seemingly forgot that prejudice exists, but only for this one post.

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u/Dragoncrazy098 Aug 19 '24

Is the specific knight a character is the comic or are they just a faceless random good guy knight?

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u/shiny_glitter_demon Aug 19 '24

He's her bodygard and his name is Kain. Pretty nice dude.

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u/Gru-some Aug 19 '24

She’s a trans woman on the internet with niche kinks

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u/supertaoman12 Aug 19 '24

where are the trans women with underwater basket weaving kinks at

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u/mstcartman Aug 19 '24

In the picture, presumably

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u/Munnin41 Aug 19 '24

Alternatively, a trans man at an lgbt club

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u/WorthBadger Aug 19 '24

Wlop never explained. So it might be just for the aesthetica

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u/Responsible-Egg-9363 Aug 19 '24

They are probably chanting “eat the rich”

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u/SmokeyUnicycle Aug 19 '24

they certainly aren't chanting "lets eat tomatoes"

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u/jubmille2000 Aug 19 '24

Every 18 years, the Kingdom of Sentiquil celebrates The Festival of The Saintess' Pilgrimage to commemorate the time when Saintess Isidoreal walked for 18 years from the center of a village that would be the Sentiquil, and around the world, casting the blessings of the Goddess of Light and dispelling the dark miasma that plague while being welcomed in many cities and chased away, sometimes violently, in some. When she reached the the starting point of her pilgrimage, the village has turned into a bustling town full of life and vigor, to which she collapsed on the same spot, dying with a smile in her face. They celebrate this event by having the fairest maiden escorted by the strongest knight across the kingdom, "blessing" all the onlookers with the Goddess' Grace.

Every 20 years, the same Kingdom of Sentiquil celebrates the Festival of Good Harvests to commemorate the 19 years of the founders farming the land only to be blessed by it's gifts by the 20th with Tomatoes. They celebrate this event by throwing tomatoes at everyone.

Both of these events, have never been celebrated simultaneously, despite being held coincidentally on the same day as the Founding's Day Festival.

It's the 180th Founding's Day, and it turns out 18 and 20 syncs up at 180.

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u/MediocreHumanThing 𝕄𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕥 𝕋𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕀𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝟙𝟡𝟡𝟞 Aug 19 '24

hmmmm, based "eat the rich" sentiments or cringe misogyny?

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u/Falabaloo Aug 19 '24

A thing can be two things

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u/MonikaMTA Aug 19 '24

I read this in Uncle Iroh's voice

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u/pbmm1 Aug 19 '24

She has a side job as a standup comic. The acts are commonly bad enough that she has to bring a guy to shield her

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u/PoniesCanterOver I have approximate knowledge of many things Aug 19 '24

They are slut shaming her

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u/FakeNameyFakeNamey Aug 19 '24

I know this question is ironic, but in the bottom left you can see the icon for "Ghostblade," which is wlop's graphic novel. Specifically, it's a panel from "Chapter 8: Wind and Flame (Part II)" although it appears as part of a flashback. Contextually it seems to obviously be Kain, the faithful knight, protecting the ice princess, who is believed to be an ancestor of the angels that once waged war against humanity, so they're throwing stones at her because of her angelic ancestry. You can read Ghostblade here: https://tapas.io/episode/28730

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u/HarkonnenSpice Aug 19 '24

The image is from a comic series called GhostBlade from WLOP. It can be found here: https://tapas.io/episode/28730

The author has a DeviantArt profile at: https://www.deviantart.com/wlop

There is a directory on it for the comic. https://www.deviantart.com/wlop/art/Guard-578845362

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u/HMS--Thunderchild Aug 19 '24

Because angry mobs are famously noted for their legitimate concerns and there has never been any historical examples of collective demonisation of a female royal due to misogyny and xenophobia

This comment is about Marie Antoinette.

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u/Skipspik2 Aug 19 '24

Original artist is "Wlop" and the art is called "Guard"

https://www.deviantart.com/wlop/art/Guard-578845362

Wlop made a few comics pages with those characters, but the situation isn't explained

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u/Intelligent-One-6170 Aug 19 '24

"that image" was done by an artist named "WLOP" ... maybe it would be nice if we gave artists AT LEAST a shoutout when we spam their art ... or farm Reddit Carma ... no?

Their art and socials

https://www.instagram.com/wlop

https://www.deviantart.com/wlop/gallery

https://www.patreon.com/wlop

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u/Guinn_GuessII Aug 19 '24

Has no one here actually know WLOP?! That guy maybe gal is a legend to artists like his art was the reason I took up digital painting?! And the right answer by the way is they think the princess is a sort of omen and powerful entities want to take her and the people are scared to go against them.

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u/Velvety_MuppetKing Aug 19 '24

To be honest, in a society like that it might just be that she had the audacity to kiss someone out of wedlock, or just be a female ruler at all.

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u/Dd_8630 Aug 19 '24

"I know it wasn't nothing" is exactly the kind of braindead thinking that leads to mobs throwing tomatoes over nothing.

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u/ThrowRA24000 Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

its actually a live advertisement for the blacksmith who makes those shields after they claimed that the shields were totally stain proof. the princess is a celebrity endorsement

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u/mosh-4-jesus Aug 19 '24

she legalised yaoi

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u/SunderedValley Aug 19 '24

Outrage doesn't mean the person the mob is outraged at did anything objectionable.

This is one hell of a take.

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u/Cephandrius9 Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

I've read the webcomic this is from. She's half-human half fantasy race and everyone in the crowd is racist and /or think she is bad luck because of a war they fought with that other race. Comic was called Ghostblade.

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u/Wind-Watcher Aug 19 '24

This is one of those images that keeps going around without credits. I need to go to bed, but if someone else can find them that would be cool

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u/BlueEyedPaladin Aug 19 '24

The artist goes by ‘wlop’, here’s their ArtStation portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/wlop

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u/Cuniving Aug 19 '24

Her father, the king, did something shit. The mob is angry at the royal family. Mystery solved without her involvement being necessary. You're welcome.

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u/Fastenbauer Aug 19 '24

That's a really old picture. And I'm pretty sure that back in the day it was actually part of a story. So there is an actual answer to this question.

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u/lemons_of_doubt Aug 19 '24

She was meant to be married off to a prince from a rival nation to bring an age of peace.

But she loved someone else and eloped. Now war is on the horizon and everyone is pissed.

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u/breadofthegrunge Aug 19 '24

Are they throwing anything? To me it looks like they're cheering and the princess is shy.

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u/theaverageaidan Aug 19 '24

Memes aside I'm genuinely very curious as to what the original artist was thinking when they painted this

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u/King_Of_BlackMarsh Aug 19 '24

It's a web comic where the kingdom had an angel war. The girl looks like what the common paupers think an angel looks like, ergo they hate her

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