Poll: Hallows and Antagonists (dramaverse)

[china_shop]

Define "best" however you like -- best for the story, best designed, the one you most want to get your hands on, whatever. :-)

Poll #32705 Hallows and antagonists

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 21

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Best Hallow?

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Longevity Dial
9 (45.0%)

Mountain-River Awl
4 (20.0%)

Merit Brush
4 (20.0%)

Guardian Lamp
3 (15.0%)

Who would you most like to yeet into the sun? (pick up to three)

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Zhu Jiu
7 (33.3%)

The Regent
11 (52.4%)

The Regent's Deacon
9 (42.9%)

Ding Dun
5 (23.8%)

Minister Gao
1 (4.8%)

Zhao Xinci
1 (4.8%)

Zhang Shi
1 (4.8%)

the Rebel Chief in Ye Olde Haixing Era
12 (57.1%)

other
1 (4.8%)

Comments

[trobadora]

A+, no complaints. :D

The only thing I can't decide is which would be more satisfying:

1) Shen Wei yeets him into the sun with extreme prejudice, or

2) Shen Wei gently leads Ye Zun there and lets Ye Zun yeet him into the sun with extreme prejudice. *g*

[facethestrange]

Ohhhh, yep, Ye Zun needs to do this for maximum emotional impact imo! ♡

[facethestrange]

Lol yes, he's such a pathetic little meow meow.

[sakana17]

It was a tough decision between Longevity Dial and Mountain River Awl, so I voted for the Awl because I expected it to get fewer votes. Merit Brush was a non-starter, and I have conflicted feelings about the Guardian Lantern. T__T

Oof, yeet votes were hard, too, but Rebel Chief has to be one of them. I see the reasoning of not yeeting him, to preserve Weilan, but despite that I still want to yeet him.

And now I'm bummed that I didn't vote "other" with Professor Ouyang in mind because I wouldn't mind giving him a yeet into the sun.

[trobadora]

The Merit Brush is by far the least popular Hallow! I'm not surprised, LOL.

And for the yeets, FWIW, you can click on "change your vote" in the poll and go for "other" after all, if you want.

[facethestrange]

"It was a tough decision between Longevity Dial and Mountain River Awl, so I voted for the Awl because I expected it to get fewer votes. Merit Brush was a non-starter, and I have conflicted feelings about the Guardian Lantern. T__T"

Literally my reasoning too, 100% to a T. :D *high five* *sobs about the lantern*

[china_shop]

When you have limited yeets, you have to be strategic! :D :D :D

[china_shop]

*nodnod* I look forward to rediscovering it!

(One of the reasons I suggested the readalong so soon after reading was my lamentable memory. ;-)

[china_shop]

Aww!

The reason this icon exists is because someone used the phrase "the lantern-is-half-full vs the lantern-is-half-empty views on the ending", and I was like Yes! To me, the lantern is half full! I think part of it is that the Lantern isn't something that happened to ZYL, like the wormhole and so many other things were -- it's something he chose to protect the people around him and the world, which is you know, who he is. But not trying to convince you or anything! I totally understand why you'd be traumatised by it!

[china_shop]

(Yeah, I don't even want to de-traumatise everyone. Their histories are what make them who they are, you know?)

[china_shop]

Though he still deserves a punitive yeeting

Well, he does get punitive eaten-by-Ye-Zun, so that's something?

[china_shop]

I also picked a Hallow I thought was going to get fewer votes.

Aww! <3

[china_shop]

but the Longevity Dial has the energy exchange!

That was my reasoning. Both energy exchanges, plus it's the thing that kicks of the story in the first place.

(I think Professor Ouyang is also deserving of a yeet, but I had none left. *g*)

Ooh, yes! I should have thought of that. (I nearly put Ye Zun in the poll, since he is after all the main antagonist, but I thought Shen Wei would disapprove of anyone yeeting his didi. *g*)

[china_shop]

But I'm now I'm being stingy with my yeets, lmao

Hee! <3 <3 <3

[china_shop]

I picked the lantern, because it has the most emotional impact and lighting up all of Dixing is an impressive feat.

Yes, excellent call! (Plus, the whole sacrifice thing really works for me.)

I also voted for Ding Dun because of his weirdly complicated fortune teller scheme.

This made me laugh so much. :D :D :D

[china_shop]

Yeah -- he's terrible, but he's juuuuuuuuuuuust complex enough to engender mixed feelings. I agree!

[china_shop]

so I voted for the Awl because I expected it to get fewer votes.

I love this! I love how many feelings people have about it, and how they're gaming the voting process. :D

I see the reasoning of not yeeting him, to preserve Weilan, but despite that I still want to yeet him.

*nodnodnodnod* Entirely fair!!

Professor Ouyang is so terrible -- I think partly because he has the potential to be so much better?

[trobadora]

110% agreed! Without the tragedies and hard choices and everything, they wouldn't really be the characters I love.

[facethestrange]

Aw, I get it, and I'm happy it works for you and other people. ♡ My reaction is basically "but he shouldn't be in this situation in the first place". It's not fair to even have to be presented with this choice. (I need a less flippant icon for heartbreaking ZYL content, lmao.)

And no worries, I didn't mean that your icon specifically makes me sad - I see the lantern enough in fandom spaces, it's all good. :) Looking at it intentionally will eventually upset me though, lol.

[trobadora]

I feel like the eating is mostly on reflex, since Ye Zun's powers have just activated, and that guy deserves something more deliberate. Grrrrr.

[trobadora]

NO YEETING OF THE DIDI!!!!!!!

(Shen Wei would yeet himself right after him, too.)

[facethestrange]

"I thought Shen Wei would disapprove of anyone yeeting his didi. *g*"

Ahahah, FACTS. :D

I was glad to not see Ye Zun here, lol, no yeeting my evil blorbo. xD

[tinypinkmouse]

Merit Brush. I don't really have an explanation. It gives you powers or something, seems cool. Could be versatile. I mean I guess it didn't just give you powers out of nothing, but whatever. I can't remember the details.

I'm yeeting the Regent and the Rebel Chief because I do not like them. The Rebel Chief especially needs yeeting. (I do yeet him off the cliff in at least one WIP somewhere.)

Funny thing about the Deacon and Ding Dun at some point my brain mixed them together and then convinced me they were one person (despite what my eyes clearly told me) and I was extremely confused watching a few episodes. ("Isn't he dead? I'm sure they said he's dead?" Nope that was an entirely different person.)

[tinypinkmouse]

Okay, in retrospect I realise I'm currently writing an AU that is just now dealing with the brush and that might have influenced my vote. I have merit Brush on the brain.

[facethestrange]

"The Rebel Chief especially needs yeeting. (I do yeet him off the cliff in at least one WIP somewhere.)"

*cheering* Hell yeah, exactly what he deserves. :D