ShinRa Seems Like A Fun Headache, Yeah?

ShinRa seems like a fun headache, yeah?

Tseng finds out why the Soldier Firsts call Zack a puppy and doesn’t know how to feel about it 🐶

See all this? Solid points.

“Those poor boys”

“She deserves to be punished too.”

“I’m not saying I support rape, but-”

“Sorry to say - she deserved it.”

“She put herself in harm’s way”

“But if she was fingered, then that’s not rape.”

“She ruined their lives.”

“Lan Xichen! In this life, I’ve lied countless times, killed countless times. Like you said, I killed my father, my brother, my wife, my son, my teacher, my friend—of all the evil in the world, what haven’t I done?!...But I’ve never even thought of harming you!”

I just want to put this out there: this quote bugs me because while Guangyao did genuinely care for Xichen, the fact remains that he used Lan techniques that Xichen trusted him enough to allow him access to, to kill Mingjue, who was Xichen's best friend. He also let Wei Ying become a scapegoat to the Cultivation world when Jin Zixun was cursed, even though he deserved it, which led to our Patriarch being driven mad, and soon to his death, which led to Lan Zhan falling into a depression after being whipped for protecting the love of his life from his own Sect. He was willing to kill Xichen's nephew and son (Jingyi is Xichen's son, and no one will take that from me) if it could save himself.

So yeah, Jin Guangyao DID hurt Lan Xichen. He was just too blind to realize how.

So, I keep seeing MDZS comparison posts...

There are people who fell down the MDZS rabbit hole via the novel, and followed the developing media that paralleled the novel, and others who only know the CQL drama. While the content on both sides does differ, based on media control, these facts remain the same:

Jin Guangshan is the most vile character:

Constantly cheated on his wife

Raped his best friend's wife, resulting in Qin Su

Made false promises to his conquests, especially women who were desperate for a better life where they weren't looked down upon for doing what they needed to, to survive/Meng Shi (possibly Mo Xuanyu's mother as well)

Strung his son along

Sneered at the Wens, but was against the Sunshot Campaign like a coward

Punished the innocent if it made him look good

Started all the BS by pushing MY/JGY down the steps of Koi Tower when he was a child

Lan Xichen is the most tragic character:

Felt helpless as Wangji was brutally punished, and live with depression after Wuxian's death

Couldn't say goodbye to his father

Learned his best friend was killed by someone he loved with his own family's arts

Mortally wounded JGY for a reason that may or may not have been true

Was willing to die with JGY, only to be spared and watch him die at the hand of his deceased best friend

Meng Yao/Jin Guangyao is the cruelest character:

Killed the man who gave him a new life after his mother died

Betrayed the boy who saw him as a brother from day one

Killed his own family

Made Wei Wuxian a scapegoat

Was willing to kill a bunch of kids and frame Wei Wuxian AGAIN

Almost killed a majority of the cultivation world in the same plan

Threatened the life of the nephew he raised after killing his brother

Threw Mo Xuanyu away instead of helping him

Betrayed Lan Xichen, yet still claimed he never hurt him

Nie Huaisang is a scary genius:

Spent ten years planning Jin Guangyao's demise, complete with back-ups and fallbacks.

Is actually a very capable cultivator despite not following the "normal" methods (at least he doesn't follow demonic cultivation) because how else could he have successfully sealed the coffin?

Lan Wangji is the most loyal character:

Continued to support Wei Wuxian despite everything going downhill.

Proudly took any and all punishments dealt out by his sect's rules

Visits Xichen during his Seclusion, just as Xichen visited him during this three-year Seclusion

These are my personal analysis of these characters, I have no expectations of others to agree.

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