carrion is STILL silent but the emotions are there. Joey thinks his anger is justified, his wrath pure. sometimes he scares himself with the violent thoughts in his head, at least in early ARR pre-major memory surge
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i like thinking about joey getting subtly pissed off about something. gets met with dismissal and distrust in a quest and i think about his eyes glowing brighter, the swirls surrounding his pupils contracting, fingers twitching if they're not curled into fists.
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and cid is very sly about it too, good lord. that's the beginning of their "tease each other as a friendship/love language" arc
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ill reiterate that Joey is technically a 1.0 WOL hence he gets the legacy character cutscenes (not in-game obviously)
youtu.be/qJrgJatG4aQ?... this part especially
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when Cid came out in his signature clothes Joey keeled over from memories surging back to him. after that, they looked at each other and silently, mutually decided not to say anything, but recognition was in both of their eyes,,,
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he wouldn't be happy about this either. i think joey has a sort of understanding/respect for the tribe societies............. he'd be devastated to see Noraxia, a representative, wounded and dying.
and he wasn't able to do anything about it, not even beforehand.
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Nero Tol Scaeva: I have seen enough. We proceed as planned.
Joey would Absolutely notice another foreign (yet familiar) scent in the air if Nero/an imperial was around. but i like to think Nero's aware of Joey's... enhancements :)
so maybe he has scent inhibitors on him to prevent Joey from sniffing him out :)
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"Tasting the exotic feast triggers a divine revelation. In that brief, transcendent moment, you glimpse the true form of reality, comprehend its fleeting nature, and cry out to the heavens in celebration."
i think joey fucking up that exotic feast is warranted bc he hasn't eaten much for his entire life tbh. like, these people gave him a whole bunch of food and he'd be a fool not to partake. i bet he was growling and moaning a little while eating too ok ill stop
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speaking of blood i think joey has been actively struggling with Not feeding off of blood during early ARR. he doesnt know why, but some ancient, carnal craving for flesh just Sears his mind and taste buds.
he does give in sometimes when he kills a guy though
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even if Carrion is silent throughout ARR, her power and emotions persist. Joey does feel her presence, but doesnt know that it's her, neither does he know that he has a literal voidsent in him. bro got amnesia after the calamity
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going back to NG+ again and i find it so funny how people are like "you can't do that" and joey does it anyway purely out of burning spite
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the idea of joey, for once in his life, dressing up fancily for the (Bloody) Banquet and letting his guard down... being vulnerable and without his hammer (it's leaning against a wall tbh).
that was the only time he ever did that, never again
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i'd be here all day if i talk about how scary/unnerving joey is to others. just trust me bro.
he is very aware how scary he is to many people (including the scions, that's a can of worms for another day). he has mixed feelings about it depending on the situation and time of day.
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but bc of the Scions attempting to bring him back and Twig (in the lifestream) reminding Joey that his time isn't up yet, willpower surged into his soul and he came back. he got a taste of death and it changed him permanently. for once he felt at peace. he mourns that feeling [2/2]
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the only time he officially died was when he was fighting Zenos at the edge of reality. voidsent (Carrion) went dormant after all of her power was expended and resulted in Joey bleeding out. the Dynamis high wore off and he Technically perished [1/2]
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garlean experiment. forced pact between him and his voidsent. They Came Out Wrong
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sped up the stress process and gave him white hairs in his fur and mane, almost fully transformed into something else while confronting Emet.
most importantly -- even after Ardbert reversed the ongoing effects -- he has severe internal chronic nerve pains.
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An inspiration board for Joey. Left top: Death from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Left middle: 1982's The Thing Left bottom: Father Gascoigne from Bloodborne Right top: The Pale Visitor from NO, I'M NOT A HUMAN Right middle: The Roaring Knight from Deltarune Right bottom: he has most of my traits and quirks so. me </3
i just conjured him from my mind and went from there. character inspiration came after -- ive been waiting years to make this lmfao
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hey speaking of men pushing 50 in ur area Joey is nearing his 50's do with that information what you will
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sweat, leather and blood
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literally being haunted by ghosts that he wishes he fully finished off in the past but couldnt. even after that, he knew something was up even after nael dissipated. he genuinely thinks the calamity is his fault but takes it out on gaius, since there's no other outlet lmfao
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did i ever mention that joey was a 1.0 wol (i never played through 1.0 im just autistic about it). nael disemboweled him during the final fight and that continues to haunt him </3 binding coils and ruby weapon just added onto that
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i dont have anything special planned for Joey's voice claim video other than said voice claim singing one particular song.
anyway www.youtube.com/watch?v=qol1...
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suddenly remembering the canonical AU where the scions died to Black Rose and, by proxy, Joey. his last words to Cid over the linkshell were "I love you" (while dying) and i think that just adds on to the whole ordeal of, at first, Cid attempting to reset the timeline
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the Only Reasons for joey not literally killing someone outright is 1. they might have information for the people he's working with and/or 2. he goes against the wishes of his voidsent out of spite and lets that person go, believing they'll redeem themselves. my excuse for story mercy
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i think one of the only animals that aren't outright scared of Joey is Peepo (his chocobo). she's just as ferocious and bloodthirsty as him, notoriously difficult with her handlers until she met him :)
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even after his mother dying joey is completely in denial that she was emotionally abusive and he killed his father somewhere in endwalker. the father was an imperial conscript. they had some, Very choice words for each other
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Joey meeting Marques is like
Marques thought bubble: why am i scared of you :(
Joey thought bubble: why does your fear taste familiar
1.0 was something between Cid and Joey and not in a good way
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i like to think that in the quest "Dressed to Deceive" Joey both wears a hood to conceal his eyes and files down the entirety of his antlers. both of those features would make him extremely easy to recognize (he sticks out like a sore thumb a lot).
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