TAROT PLZ (ALSO HI)

Mar 15, 2013 21:00

HELLO! I'M SUNSET OF DOOM AND I'VE BEEN STALKING/LURKING/WAYBACKING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS; JAK'S BEEN MY FAVOURITE GAME SINCE I WAS LITTLE, AND AS SOON AS I KNEW WHAT FANDOM WAS I WAS ON THAT LIKE STINK ON A MONKEY. AND AS BOTH A JAK NERD AND A TAROT NERD, INSTEAD OF WRITING MY ESSAY I DID... THIS.

IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS I AM A TAROT N00B THOUGH, WITH ONLY ONE DECK TO MY NAME (THE GODDESS TAROT WHICH I GOT FROM MY STEP-MOTHER) AND SO I USED TVTROPES' "TAROT MOTIFS" PAGE TO CROSS-REFERENCE (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TarotMotifs) (SORRY TO ANYONE WHO GOT STUCK FOR HOURS).



THE FOOL: JAK AND DAXTER GETTING OFF THE BOAT TO EXPLORE MISTY ISLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME

THE MAGICIAN: VIN IN FRONT OF HIS WALL OF GIANT BLUE SCREENS

THE HIGH PRIESTESS: ONIN IN HER HUT, SURROUNDED BY CANDLES

THE EMPRESS: A WOMAN IN WASTELANDER ARMOR HOLDING A GREEN-HAIRED INFANT; SHE HAS BLONDE HAIR, CERULEAN EYES, AND A KIND BUT MYSTERIOUS SMILE.

THE EMPEROR: SIG, NEWLY CROWNED KING OF SPARGUS, STANDING IN FRONT OF THE THRONE; NERVOUS, BUT TRIUMPHANT. (I WANT TO USE DAMAS FOR THIS CARD BUT THERE IS *NOT ENOUGH SIG IN THE WORLD GUISE* AND DAMAS FITS SO MANY OTHER CARDS)

THE HIEROPHANT: VEGER ORDERING SOME MONKS AROUND. THEY LOOK PISSED, BUT HE'S SMUGLY SATISFIED WITH HIMSELF.
DICK.

THE LOVERS: ASHELIN SITS IN THE CENTER LOOKING DEJECTED. TO HER RIGHT IS JAK, CONFUSED, LOST, AND IRRITABLE; TO HER LEFT STANDS TORN, STARING INTO THE DISTANCE WITH A STOICALLY-DEPRESSED LOOK ON HIS FACE.

THE CHARIOT: THIS IS ONE OF THREE CARDS I DON'T HAVE A GODDAMN CLUE ABOUT

JUSTICE: THE ORACLE

THE HERMIT: DAMAS, NEWLY BANISHED TO THE WASTELAND, STARES AT THE DESERT HORIZON WHERE THE SUN IS NEAR TO RISING. (I'M NOT SURE IF THIS SHOULD BE SWITCHED WITH THE HANGED MAN)

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE: THE RIFT GATE; AROUND IT IS THE SANDOVER-BLUE SKY, BUT THROUGH IT HAVEN CITY CAN BE SEEN.

STRENGTH: DAXTER, CLEARLY WORRIED, TOUCHES DARK JAK'S FOREHEAD. A SMALL AREA AROUND HIS PAW HAS GONE BACK TO JAK'S NORMAL COLOURING.

THE HANGED MAN: SEEM IN THE MONK'S TEMPLE, PRAYING. (I'M NOT SURE IF THIS SHOULD BE SWITCHED WITH THE HANGED MAN AND HAVE SEEM HOLDING A LANTERN; IT IS MORE REMINISCENT OF CLASSIC TAROT IMAGERY, BUT I THINK THIS WAY AROUND FITS THE SYMBOLISM AND THE CHARACTERS.)

DEATH: TPL!JAK, UNCONSCIOUS AND BOUND TO AN OPERATING TABLE IN THE BARON'S PRISON.

TEMPERANCE: JAK SITS CROSS-LEGGED, HIS LEFT SIDE LIGHT, HIS RIGHT DARK.

THE DEVIL: "I'LL BE BACK LATER." EROL HOLDS JAK UP BY HIS SHIRT, WANT AND MALICE IN HIS EYES.

THE TOWER: PRAXIS WITH HIS GIANT GLOWY SWORD IN THE AIR; THE PALACE, BEHIND HIM, IS BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

THE STAR: THE VIEW FROM THE TOP OF SNOWY MOUNTAIN; WE CAN SEE A BRIGHT STAR HANGING OVER GOL AND MAIA'S CITADEL.

THE MOON: BB!MAR LOOKS AT HIS REFLECTION IN A DIRTY HAVEN PUDDLE; THE MOON SHINES ON THE WATER, AND THERE'S A SHADOWY FIGURE (VEGER) BEHIND HIM.

THE SUN: YOUNG JAK, DAXTER, AND KEIRA PLAYING ON SENTINEL BEACH UNDER THE MIDDAY SUN, WHICH REFLECTS OFF THE WATER

JUDGEMENT: THE REVEAL AT THE END OF J3; WE SEE JAK, DAXTER, AND VEGER'S AWED EXPRESSIONS, BUT THE PRECURSORS THEMSELVES ARE OBSCURED.

THE WORLD: THE MAP FROM THE FIRST GAME



THE COURT CARDS ALWAYS CONFUSED ME, SO MY OWN DESCRIPTION: THE QUEEN IS A MATURE FEMININE APPROACH, THE KING IS A MATURE MASCULINE APPROACH, THE KNIGHT IS A RASH, EXTREMIST APPROACH, AND THE PAGE IS A BEGINNER'S APPROACH.

CUPS REPRESENT WATER, AND ARE FEMININE; WANDS REPRESENT FIRE, AND ARE MASCULINE; SWORDS REPRESENT AIR, AND HAVE A VIOLENT BEND TO THEM; AND COINS REPRESENT EARTH, AND ARE CONCERNED WITH MONEY.

ACE OF CUPS: YOUNG!SAMOS ARRIVING IN SANDOVER WITH BB!MAR

TWO OF CUPS: ASHELIN AND TORN IN THE N.O. AFTER THE END OF THE SECOND GAME, SLOW DANCING.

THREE OF CUPS: EVERYONE SITTING IN THE BAR, RAISING THEIR GLASSES TO A WORLD WELL-SAVED.

FOUR OF CUPS: YOUNG ASHELIN LOOKING OUT HER WINDOW AT THE CITY.

FIVE OF CUPS: WASTELANDER!JAK STARING DOWN AT HIS AMULET; THE SUN IS RISING OVER THE DESERT.

SIX OF CUPS: JAK AND DAXTER STARING UP AT SAMOS' HUT; SURROUNDING IT IS DEAD TOWN, BUT THEY SEE THE VERSION THEY GREW UP IN.

SEVEN OF CUPS: HAVEN'T A GODDAMN CLUE.

EIGHT OF CUPS: ASHELIN HOLDING OUT HER SECURITY PASS TO JAK. HER EYES ARE CLENCHED SHUT AS SHE FULLY ABANDONS HER FAITH IN HER FATHER.

NINE OF CUPS: THE END OF THE FIRST GAME, EVERYONE STANDING WITH THE RIFT GATE IN THE BACKGROUND.

TEN OF CUPS: THE END OF THE SECOND GAME; THE MAIN CAST ON THE ROOF OF THE NEWLY-CHRISTENED NAUGHTY OTTSEL, SILHOUETTED BY FIREWORKS.

PAGE OF CUPS: BB!MAR HOLDING HANDS WITH TINY KEIRA

KNIGHT OF CUPS: DAXTER FLIRTING WITH TESS IN THE BAR

QUEEN OF CUPS: KEIRA WATCHING OVER THE BOYS, WHO HAVE CRASHED ON A COT IN HER WORKSHOP; SHE CONTINUES TO WORK, BUT KEEPS AN EYE ON THEM PROTECTIVELY.

KING OF CUPS: SAMOS STANDING OUTSIDE HIS HUT IN SANDOVER, LOOKING OUT OVER THE SEA.

ACE OF WANDS: TEENAGE TORN BEGINNING KG TRAINING. HE'S GIVING A VERY EAGER SALUTE.

TWO OF WANDS: SIG TEACHING JAK HOW TO TAKE APART AND CLEAN THE PEACEMAKER

THREE OF WANDS: JAK & TORN HELPING TO RE-BUILD A SLUMMER'S HOUSE AFTER THE WAR

FOUR OF WANDS: SAMOS IN SANDOVER WITH JAK, DAXTER, AND KEIRA, LOOKING RATHER BEMUSED AS TO HOW THE ONE CHILD HE WAS SUPPOSED TO WATCH OVER RAPIDLY BECAME THREE.

FIVE OF WANDS: JAK AND EROL AT PRETTY MUCH ANY POINT.

SIX OF WANDS: JAK CONGRATULATING DAXTER ON THE CLASS TWO RACE.

SEVEN OF WANDS: TORN LEAVING THE KG (I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE AS WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT IT DOES FIT THE MEANING OF THE CARD.)

EIGHT OF WANDS: RAYNE, FURIOUS AT LEARNING WHO IT WAS THAT KILLED HER FATHER.

NINE OF WANDS: DAXTER IN THE SURVEILLANCE ROOM OF THE FORTRESS; HE'S FOUND HIS BEST FRIEND, BUT IS HELPLESS TO GO TO HIM.

TEN OF WANDS: TORN PORING OVER A MAP IN HQ

PAGE OF WANDS: ASHELIN SIGNING UP FOR THE KG

KNIGHT OF WANDS: JAK CLIMBING UP TO THE PALACE; BRAVE AND DARING, BUT ALSO REALLY STUPID.

QUEEN OF WANDS: TESS PUTTING TOGETHER A GUN WITH NONE OF HER USUAL BUBBLY HAPPINESS, BUT RATHER A QUIET, FOCUSED CONTENT.

KING OF WANDS: DAMAS ON HAVEN'S THRONE

ACE OF SWORDS: JAK STANDS IN THE DOORWAY OF THE FORTRESS, FREE AT LAST; STILL IN HIS PRISONER UNIFORM (BECAUSE SYMBOLISM),THE WIND RUSHES AROUND HIM.

TWO OF SWORDS: ASHELIN AND VEGER STARING EACH OTHER DOWN IN THE TRANSPORT BEFORE DROPPING JAK IN THE WASTELAND.

THREE OF SWORDS: EROL STANDING IN FRONT OF KEIRA IN HER WORKSHOP, CLEARLY FLIRTING WITH HER; HER EXPRESSION IS A MIX BETWEEN GUILT AND STRONG ATTRACTION.

FOUR OF SWORDS: JAK KEEPING A VIGIL AT DAMAS' GRAVE

FIVE OF SWORDS: IN THE MIDDLE OF SOON-TO-BE DEAD TOWN, PRAXIS GIVES THE ORDER TO PULL THE SHIELD WALLS UP; TORN, STANDING NEXT TO HIM, LOOKS HORRIFIED. (PROBABLY DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAPPEN BUT SYMBOLISM)

SIX OF SWORDS: JAK AND SIG DRIVING OFF INTO THE WASTELAND

SEVEN OF SWORDS: KEIRA PEEKING OUT AT EROL FROM BEHIND HER BIG GREEN CURTAIN WITH A "WHO, ME?" LOOK ON HER FACE.

EIGHT OF SWORDS: DAXTER SITTING ON A HAVEN STREET, EARS DROOPING, FRIGHTENED AND DEPRESSED. BEHIND HIM, THE PRISON TRANSPORT HOLDING JAK RATTLES PAST, UNNOTICED.

NINE OF SWORDS: IN FRONT OF A CELL DOOR, PRAXIS AND EROL ARE ARGUING; THROUGH THE WINDOW JAK CAN BE SEEN, CURLED IN A BALL IN THE CORNER. (THOSE DOORS PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE WINDOWS BUT SYMBOLISM MOTHERFUCKER)

TEN OF SWORDS: PRAXIS BANISHING DAMAS TO THE WASTELAND.

PAGE OF SWORDS: HUMAN!DAXTER, CHEERFUL SMIRK ON HIS FACE, PLAYING CARDS; AN ACE HIDDEN INSIDE HIS SLEEVE IS CLEAR TO THE CARD'S VIEWER, BUT HIS OPPONENT (SAMOS) DOESN'T NOTICE.

KNIGHT OF SWORDS: EROL, TRAINING FOR THE KG. LIKE TORN IN THE ACE OF WANDS, HE IS ALSO SALUTING, BUT HE'S RAISING AN EYEBROW WHILE HE DOES IT.

QUEEN OF SWORDS: ASHELIN AS THE GOVERNESS OF HAVEN- INTENSELY DIGNIFIED, BUT WITH A SMALL SMILE.

KING OF SWORDS: YOUNG PRAXIS, PROUD AND POMPOUS WITH A HAND ON HIS SWORD

(FUCK COINS; THESE GAVE ME SO MUCH DAMN TROUBLE)
ACE OF COINS: RAYNE SITTING DOWN TO MANAGE HER FUNDS

TWO OF COINS: JAK GETTING HIS LIGHT POWERS

THREE OF COINS: DAXTER AND OSMO SITTING TOGETHER, TALKING.

FOUR OF COINS: ASHELIN AND THE COUNCIL, DISCUSSING A BUDGET

FIVE OF COINS: DAMAS HELPING TO BUILD SPARGUS. A FIERCE STORM RAGES AROUND HIM, BUT HE STRUGGLES ON.

SIX OF COINS: TESS OFFERING THE BOYS A SPARE ROOM IN THE BACK OF THE HIP-HOG.

SEVEN OF COINS: TORN AND YOUNG!SAMOS IN HQ

EIGHT OF COINS: KEIRA WORKING ON THE RIFT RIDER

NINE OF COINS: EVERYONE- EVEN RAYNE- TOASTING AT THE END OF JX

TEN OF COINS: JAK AND DAMAS LOOKING OUT OVER SPARGUS FROM THE PALACE

PAGE OF COINS: TESS TALKING TO KREW ABOUT SETTING UP HER "BARMAID" JOB

KNIGHT OF COINS: IS THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE. IT HAUNTS ME NIGHT AND DAY. I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

QUEEN OF COINS: RAYNE

KING OF COINS: YOUNG KREW, WITH BB!RAYNE IN HIS ARMS.

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR CORRECT, PLEASE, BY ALL MEANS, OFFER IT IN THE COMMENTS!

we deliver, daaaaax get on the guuuuunnnnn, fling into a lake, what the fuck is this, praxipads, yaaaaaaaaaaay, post some fucking jak god damnit

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