Post by Shun Minamoto on Nov 25, 2016 11:15:07 GMT -5
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
Voracious readers among us might know that as a quote from Plato. Voracious readers of Bleach Gotei might know this as something that has—perhaps not explicitly—obsessed Takua Megiddo as a character from his very inception. At every turn, Takua was asking himself, “What is the measure of me?” He took that measure by what he did with his abilities, his growing might, and himself.
Each step along the way, he did whatever he thought was right, if it was within his human ability. This meant, yes, that he ate souls even though he despised it, and himself for doing it, until he no longer had to. But anything else that he could possibly do without, anything that offended his sense of morality, he did his best to avoid. Most famously, of course, was his outright refusal to kill.
He stuck to this promise until that fateful day with Severance atop the dome of Las Noches.
In so many ways, Takua lived more like a human than a Hollow. And why not, right? Hollows are monsters, killers, beasts. Until they reach a zenith that only one in a million will so much as glimpse, they even require the souls of others to simply survive. Who would want to be like that? Certainly, not Takua.
Above all else, this is what is most iconic about his character.
I’ve never said this to him before, but it is also why I believe that Takua has shown us the most complete journey of weakness to strength ever seen on Bleach Gotei. Just as Takua has grown from his now-famous moment in Swords and Crowns to the towering behemoth of combat prowess that he is today, his character as well has gained the power of confidence and self-acceptance.
Through it all, he learned the one, fundamental truth that had been eluding him this entire time: That nothing in life is wasted, that it all becomes part of who you are and that even your failures have purpose and worth. That nothing in this world is an accident, that nothing in this world is pointless. Nothing is coincidence. Everything is inevitable.
This includes learning perhaps the most important idea: That this includes Takua, his past, his present, and his future. Everything he did, is doing, and will do, all of it was worth something, contributed to the man that exists today. Just because he didn’t see it, didn’t mean it wasn’t there.
Bleach Gotei has never had a story quite like that, and it’s one that I think has been long overdue.
It’s most fitting, then, that Takua’s journey as taken the road it has. It has been full of all sorts of twists and turns, along with growth not just of the character, but of the player. Above all else, this is the epitome of what we strive for on Bleach Gotei. We don’t just what your character to grow, but the most successful players are those who challenge and grow themselves along the way.
Seeing a journey so complete, where Takua the player and Takua the character have undergone such a thorough adventure together, is a rare treat. Few places on the internet can say they’ve been home to such stories, and I think Bleach Gotei is lucky to count ourselves among them. But the journey wasn’t from imperfection to perfection, it was from the past to the present, trying to be as good as Takua could humanly be.
There’s still more to do, there always is, and that’s the fun of it. It’ll be a never-ending path, one that stretches out beyond the inifinite horizon, and that, too, has a worth all its own. That’s fun of it, isn’t it? That there’s always more to achieve, more to do? And now, I think Takua realizes that at a level that only he could.
When I stepped down from being Site Owner, I was asked two things by Tokiyo.
1. Write Takua’s Post-Prestige “Congratulations” or his death “Adieu”.
2. Write Tokiyo’s identical thread, no matter the form it takes.
Two things I was more than happy to do. It always was my favorite part of the job.
I don’t know what’s next for Takua, I don’t know what he’ll do now that he has become his most true self. Nor do I know what he plans to bring to Bleach Gotei next.
But I do know that, no matter what it is, we’re lucky to have it. I hope he continues his journey with us for years and years to come. No matter how much it might make us hate him for his absurd GP counts!
Regardless, that’s a matter for tomorrow. For today, I’d like to ask you all to join me in introducing—and presenting a well-earned award to—the single most prolific writer in Bleach Gotei’s history.
Congratulations, Value!
You are the seventh Transcendental!
Voracious readers among us might know that as a quote from Plato. Voracious readers of Bleach Gotei might know this as something that has—perhaps not explicitly—obsessed Takua Megiddo as a character from his very inception. At every turn, Takua was asking himself, “What is the measure of me?” He took that measure by what he did with his abilities, his growing might, and himself.
Each step along the way, he did whatever he thought was right, if it was within his human ability. This meant, yes, that he ate souls even though he despised it, and himself for doing it, until he no longer had to. But anything else that he could possibly do without, anything that offended his sense of morality, he did his best to avoid. Most famously, of course, was his outright refusal to kill.
He stuck to this promise until that fateful day with Severance atop the dome of Las Noches.
In so many ways, Takua lived more like a human than a Hollow. And why not, right? Hollows are monsters, killers, beasts. Until they reach a zenith that only one in a million will so much as glimpse, they even require the souls of others to simply survive. Who would want to be like that? Certainly, not Takua.
Above all else, this is what is most iconic about his character.
I’ve never said this to him before, but it is also why I believe that Takua has shown us the most complete journey of weakness to strength ever seen on Bleach Gotei. Just as Takua has grown from his now-famous moment in Swords and Crowns to the towering behemoth of combat prowess that he is today, his character as well has gained the power of confidence and self-acceptance.
Through it all, he learned the one, fundamental truth that had been eluding him this entire time: That nothing in life is wasted, that it all becomes part of who you are and that even your failures have purpose and worth. That nothing in this world is an accident, that nothing in this world is pointless. Nothing is coincidence. Everything is inevitable.
This includes learning perhaps the most important idea: That this includes Takua, his past, his present, and his future. Everything he did, is doing, and will do, all of it was worth something, contributed to the man that exists today. Just because he didn’t see it, didn’t mean it wasn’t there.
Bleach Gotei has never had a story quite like that, and it’s one that I think has been long overdue.
It’s most fitting, then, that Takua’s journey as taken the road it has. It has been full of all sorts of twists and turns, along with growth not just of the character, but of the player. Above all else, this is the epitome of what we strive for on Bleach Gotei. We don’t just what your character to grow, but the most successful players are those who challenge and grow themselves along the way.
Seeing a journey so complete, where Takua the player and Takua the character have undergone such a thorough adventure together, is a rare treat. Few places on the internet can say they’ve been home to such stories, and I think Bleach Gotei is lucky to count ourselves among them. But the journey wasn’t from imperfection to perfection, it was from the past to the present, trying to be as good as Takua could humanly be.
There’s still more to do, there always is, and that’s the fun of it. It’ll be a never-ending path, one that stretches out beyond the inifinite horizon, and that, too, has a worth all its own. That’s fun of it, isn’t it? That there’s always more to achieve, more to do? And now, I think Takua realizes that at a level that only he could.
When I stepped down from being Site Owner, I was asked two things by Tokiyo.
1. Write Takua’s Post-Prestige “Congratulations” or his death “Adieu”.
2. Write Tokiyo’s identical thread, no matter the form it takes.
Two things I was more than happy to do. It always was my favorite part of the job.
I don’t know what’s next for Takua, I don’t know what he’ll do now that he has become his most true self. Nor do I know what he plans to bring to Bleach Gotei next.
But I do know that, no matter what it is, we’re lucky to have it. I hope he continues his journey with us for years and years to come. No matter how much it might make us hate him for his absurd GP counts!
Regardless, that’s a matter for tomorrow. For today, I’d like to ask you all to join me in introducing—and presenting a well-earned award to—the single most prolific writer in Bleach Gotei’s history.
Congratulations, Value!
You are the seventh Transcendental!
!
