Gieve *badly Hurt*: "If I Died, How Much Would You Miss Me?

Gieve *badly hurt*: "If I died, how much would you miss me?

Isfan *only shrugs his shoulders*: "It's cute how you think death can get you out of this relationship"

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“盛り上がってるけどやったの君らじゃない、、笑 兵士一人一人にも人間味あるから つい見ちゃうし突っ込んじゃう...(´˘`๑)ゝ #アルスラーン戦記 #別マガ 8月号発売中”

@BETSUMAGAnews on Twitter teasing me with an Isfan preview picture…

“when u get this u have to put 5 songs 🎵 u actually listen to, publicly. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool)✨”

The original ask says non-negotiable but feel free to opt out if you wish to, zero pressure! You can also make it private if you wish. I did it because I found it fun.

Chris deBurgh - don’t pay the ferryman

Roxette - fading like a flower

Roxette - run to you

BrunuhVille - Winds of Conquest

Amy McDonald - Statues

Drew Kazai to wind down a little bit after mock exams! (Fucking finals still coming up I hate it so much) since I wasn't very satisfied with the previous sketch I did of him (that was never uploaded, I think. I liked how I drew his face back then but alas from the hair to the body to the incomplete clothes I just... couldn't like it)

He looks like his older sister, who is the mother of AU!Arslan! Also he's Shapur's hubby. Go figure.

I still need to add his tats but that will come with the colouring stage (I haven't even decided what they should look like 😭 Does anyone got suggestions? 😭) I need to add his bracelet too, almost forgot.

I agree with every single point

Sorry if this seems rude, I’m just genuinely curious because I don’t understand. Why does everybody seem to like Isfan so much? He was just never that interesting to me

Are you ready, Anon? It's time to do battle.

I'm just joking; I'm not offended. There are plenty of characters that (while I may like them) don't fascinate me in the way they seem to others. I'm not sure how accurate it is to say that everyone likes Isfan, though. I imagine there are plenty of people who are ambivalent. It might just be that the people who do like him are more active in the fandom?

Still, as a minor character he's definitely popular. Looking at the results of that recent popularity poll, he ranked well above the characters of Zaravant and Tus, who were introduced at the same time as him. I doubt that me explaining what I like about him will suddenly change your opinion, and that's okay, but since you do seem genuinely curious, I'll give it a try. I think there's a few factors.

He's Shapur's brother — not a character trait in its own right, but definitely what first made me curious about him, even before we met him. And it continues to be interesting, in that you can see his brother's influence on him, and also glean a little bit more info about what Shapur was like from Isfan himself.

His personality - I guess you either like this or you don't, but I enjoy his eagerness to prove himself, his strong sense of what's right, and his earnest and honest nature. His personality, coupled with his age and relative inexperience make for both exciting scenes and the potential for positive growth.

He has an interesting fighting style. Hopefully we'll get to see more of him in combat in the manga soon, but even if you dislike Isfan, surely his fight scene against the sorceror and then Gieve was exciting?

WOLF. PUPPIES. This is a novel spoiler but it's a harmless one and I feel like everyone knows it by now anyway. I like how he tries to repay the favour to the wolves who saved him when he was young by saving and raising two of his own. I love the acknowledgement of his connection with wolves in that manga scene during the hunt, plus that hint of the wild in his fighting technique. His bond with his wolves is another aspect of his character that I like (there are some great scenes with them in the novels).

He's also one of the younger lords who answers Arslan's call, so he's an interesting counterpoint to those who have previously served Andragoras. I guess you can say the same for Zaravant, too.

He gets some great scenes later in the novels! The manga may or may not get that far, and you may or may not find yourself feeling differently about him, but I maintain it will be super exciting! There should be one coming up soon, that will be made even better thanks to an earlier addition by Arakawa that ties in with what I said about enjoying how Isfan grows as a character as he gains experience. I'll definitely discuss it more when we get there! But suffice to say, he's brave and he's striving to do what he can to support Arslan's cause.

His face

His fangs.

Okay, I'm going to stop now. If anyone else wants to add anything or elaborate on why they do (or don't, lol) like Isfan, go ahead.