Because Of This Prior Ask I Was Reminded That I Drew Some Sketches In A Sai File I Named 'Bishop's First

The Nimona movie does what like a hundred movies and shows have done before, including Paranorman, Turning Red, ATLA, Buffy, Tekkon Kinkreet and genuinely like almost every story where there’s a form of supernatural or supernatural-ish power. A character loses control of their emotions and therefore loses control of their power and goes on a monstrous rampage, but then someone reaches out a hand, or hugs them, or stands unarmed and vulnerable in front of them, shows them the power of love and understanding and acceptance, diffusing the emotional crisis and turning the monster back into a nice normal person. And that’s a good story, there’s a good reason why people keep telling it and telling it.

But the Nimona comic did something rarer, something I liked much better. Nimona is an overall quite optimistic and lighthearted story that still managed to say - fuck you, your love can’t fix me, my anger is real, my fear is real, the monster is real, who the fuck are you to say it isn’t. The parts of me that are dangerous and scary as shit are just as real as the parts you love.

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I just had a thought. Little Cato considers himself irredeemable for shooting Avacato, right? He said himself that people don’t come back from something like that. Well, Avacato annihilated an entire planet; he straight up slaughtered four billion people.

So, at some point, are we gonna see Little Cato come to terms with what his father did? Is he gonna start judging his father as harshly as he judges himself? Better yet, are we gonna see Avacato–if and when we get him back–start owning up to what he did?

I’m not saying Avacato is a bad guy, but he was a terrible father. Sure, he spent three years looking for Little Cato, good on him for that. But how long did he know about the order to shoot his firstborn? I doubt it was a surprise, people would have needed time to collect their kids, seeing as how I’m pretty damn sure none of them would have come willingly. Little Cato himself had two people holding him in place.

Which means Avacato would have had time to get himself and Little Cato out if he had wanted to. They’re sneaky boys, they could have made it. But he didn’t. Instead he let Little Cato get dragged out there, made him watch a whole bunch of kids his age (considering the fact that we saw young Little Cato hanging around the base, it’s safe to say the other kids did too, which means Little Cato probably saw a few friends die that day), and then Avacato looked his son in the eyes and pointed a gun at his face.

Could you imagine what was going through Little Cato’s head? His father almost shot him. For no good reason.

I know Little Cato would defend Avacato until his last breath, but I don’t think Avacato deserves it. I think Little Cato needs to remember that what he did, he did out of absolute necessity. He didn’t have a choice, the gun was his last and only option, and he still cried “I’m sorry” afterwards.

But… did we ever see Avacato apologize for what he did to Little Cato? When he found Little Cato the first time, he said that he knows he messed up, but that’s not an apology. The only time he says the words “I’m sorry” to Little Cato is when he says that he can’t choose which of his memories comes back.

I’m not saying Avacato is irredeemable. I’m just saying that Little Cato needs to take a step back for a second, consider everything that’s happened to him over the years, and decide who the real guilty one is. Because we all know that if he thought about it–and I’m sure he just doesn’t want to think about it–he’d know that Avacato hasn’t earned the right to his forgiveness.

Why should Little Cato forgive someone who hasn’t even apologized for what they’ve done to him? How can he expect to forgive Avacato’s many mistakes when he can’t even forgive himself for the one? Father or not, what Avacato while working under the Lord Commander was beyond fucked up and, discourse be damned, he’s an awful father who has not earned his son’s forgiveness.

When Avacato apologizes it will be a step in the right direction, but for now is far from being redeemed.

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as an act of petties for him having killed a perfect good bearrer the crown decided to show the last thoughts of a martyred sheep that despite it all flowed with devotion unique to their bond over centuries

The Lamb blows a raspberry. “It wasn’t gruesome, it was just…slow. And painful.” Ah. No, wait. They bring it up now because it happened here. “I remember.” Black eyes dart to him. “You do? “Of course I do. You came to my domain soaked. You stunk of wet wool.” They had been covered in algae. A lily pad stem was still wrapped around their foot before it rotted away in the Land of the Dead. They coughed up not black sludge or blood, but murky water until their lungs expelled it all. There was no wound for him to heal. No alleviating of the pain he could provide until the process passed. He could simply just stare as the lamb shivered before him.

A comic scene from a memory from The Rehabilitation of Death, and a comic for a scene I'm writing for a future chapter.

Let’s talk about the greatest father and son dynamic in the show that is Thunder-bandit and Spider-cat. Here’s a brief recap of Gary and Lil Cato’s journey of their relationship.

Gary promised Avocato that they would find and rescue his son, and once they finally did, he made one last promise to his best friend: to look after him.

It was rocky at first. Gary and Lil Cato were grieving over the loss of a loved one. Being the young, rebellious teenager he was, Lil Cato avoided everyone while dealing with his grief. And Gary, who grew up without any parents, had no confidence in fulfilling the role of parent.

What’s most important, though, is that he tried his best, and him simply trying was all it took.

When Gary asked Lil Cato what he could do to cheer him up, he took up the request of killing the Lord Commander to avenge Avocato. To Lil Cato’s surprise, he didn’t expect an adult to allow him to do something so dangerous and reckless. This establishes respect in their relationship. Gary manages to reach out to Lil Cato because he doesn’t treat him like kid like any normal adult would do. A responsible adult would try to give him advice that he’s being emotional and not thinking straight, or “let the adults handle this.” Nah, instead Gary forms a murdering team with him. Gary has never, not once, belittled Lil Cato because of his age. Instead, he listens to and supports Little Cato on equal level.

In the end of that same episode, Lil Cato cries, admitting that he feels alone. Gary assures him that he’s not alone. “We’ll get through it together as a team. As a squad. As a team-squad.” When Gary’s prison sentence was complete, he had no idea what to do. This is where Gary finds his new purpose in life, which is being Lil Cato’s care-taker. At his lowest, Lil Cato also found something in life: a new family and place to call home.

Soon after, the crew enters Bolo’s mind to find the answer to closing the breach in space. Gary travels back in time to get the answer from his dad, who soon dies right before Gary again. Here, they establish empathy. Lil Cato sees a reflection of himself in Gary, understanding that they share the same pain.

In the final showdown between the crew and the Lord Commander’s fleet, Lil Cato volunteers to handle a dangerous task to cover Quinn, but she argues that it’s not something a child should do. Gary, in the other hand, trusts Lil Cato. Putting the life of the woman he loves and the fate of his planet in the paws of this young Ventrexian takes a lot of faith, and Gary does not think twice.

Throughout season two, we see more interactions and bonding between Gary and Lil Cato as those two grow closer. They establish nicknames, have handshakes, good off, and even think alike. I won’t get into too much detail about their subtle parallels, but I mention this one scene in S2E2. When Gary was feeling down about losing the Earth, Lil Cato repeated the same words Gary told him when he was at his lowest. “We’ll get through it together as a team.” Gary has influenced Lil Cato and made huge impacts in his life in so many ways, and Lil Cato brings out the best of Gary. Gary doesn’t just rub off his personality on Lil Cato, but also his optimism. Imagine where Lil Cato would be if Gary was never around from the beginning.

Now, after the events of S2E9 and hints of the next episode, it all comes down to loyalty and how far that loyalty will go.

(Spoiler alert for S2E8&9)

I’m not gonna day too much into the matter about how Avocato got possessed by Invictus and shot Gary, and then Lil Cato has to choose between protecting Gary or sparing his father. Enough has already been said this past week. I mean, he barely had a choice. Evil Avocato was going to kill both of them. He had to be stopped. Like, seriously. It was so emotionally messed up. However, in the next episode, Lil Cato leaves the Crimson Light Crew for what appears to be a bounty hunting gang. I’m very curious to see what he’s up to. What was his reason for leaving? Will he end up fighting Gary? Will he return to his real family or stay away for good?

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