#trash of the counts family
cale’s hair is a beautiful structural nightmare and i dont understand how pan4-sama makes it work
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tws theorizing about cale henituse in front of cale henituse:
anyone: cale henituse is a good person
cale:
how Cale and Alberu communicate to annoy each other
Alberu:[breathes]
Cale: Flawless, fantastic, incredible, show-stopping, the love of my life, the light of my darkness, the sun of my world-
Cale:[blinks]
Alberu: Amazing, spectacular, never the same, one of a kind, talented, magnificent, the yin to my yang, light of my eyes, the most heroic man I’ve ever known-
TCF Summary Arc by Arc (Part 4/8)
Every TCF story arc in a nutshell
Volume 4: chapters 300-399
Whipper VS Mogoru Round 2 – Attack on Titan x Fullmetal Alchemist Crossover!
Cale: (Alright, just pretending to be on the Empire’s side to backstab them later. No prob-)
Raon: Honte is a zombie
Cale: Wait what
The Ancient Powers: And that’s black magic disguised as alchemy
Cale: What
The Ancient Powers: Also those golems are made out of people’s souls
Cale: WHAT
Litana: *video-calling* And the Empire is attacking the Jungle at this very moment!
Cale: *flips the table* Well f*** this s***
Adin: Wha-?
Cale: *chokes Adin* HEY LOOK EVERYONE, THIS GUY IS POSSESSED BY BLACK MAGIC
The Empire’s Soldiers: *confused as hell*
The Empire’s VIPs: (…well s***)
The Sun Twins: *enter*
The Empire’s VIPs: (Oh f***!)
Cale: *burns the golems*
Adin: So it WAS you!
Cale: Yeah, obviously b****. And whoever’s controlling Honte is the real Tower Master right
Honte: Bhuaha, fools, you shall all die! *blows up*
Cale:*saves the day with a holy-looking shield*
Everyone: *stops fighting out of shock*
The Ancient Powers: Cale why did you do that?? You have a freaking dragon
Cale: Reasons…?
The Ancient Powers: You lying tsundere. Just admit you care
Cale: Never
Clopeh: *recording everything in the background* ✨Legend…!✨
Cale: Now let’s go to the Jungle- *faints*
[Enemy Adin Fled the Battle!]
[You won! You earned the trust of the Empire’s Sun God believers!]
*Cale coughs blood and/or faints counter: 13 (Double Combo!)*Saving the Jungle Round 2 – Naruto x Encanto Crossover!
Tasha: Young master Cale, we dark elves sure love free dead mana and all, but this is just too much…
Cale: Don’t worry about it, I’ll eat it
Tasha: Wait wha-
Cale: *Mokuton-no-jutsus the trees*
Adin: *video-calling* So what is it that you want, Cale Henituse?
Cale: A slacker life
Adin: Ha! Good one
Cale: No really, I am serious
Adin: Yeah right
Cale: (Why doesn’t he believe me?!)
Cale: I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you
Adin: Good luck *sends a signal to blow up the airship*
Eruhaben: How about no
Cale: Nice! Free airship
Eruhaben: (…this greedy bastard)
Cale:*falls over from hunger*
Everyone: *panics* Young master Cale-!
Eruhaben: Don’t worry, I got this. *picks up Cale like a bag of potatoes*
*Cale coughs blood and/or faints counter: 14*Rebellion in the Empire Plot – Start!
Cale: So let’s make it look like I’m hurt so that Adin doesn’t know I’m coming for him
Alberu: Alright
Also Alberu: *to everyone* Cale’s dead
Everyone: GASP!
Cale: Wait what? Quit telling people I’m dead!
Alberu: Sometimes, I can still hear his voice…
Cale’s group: *sneaks into the Bell Tower*
Adin: *casually drinking dead mana and looking down at a mountain of corpses* I shall monologue about my evil plans because I’m alone and 100% safe here
Cale’s group: *records everything*
Adin: Oh and I could really use that healing power from the Mercenary King
Cale: *adds meeting the Mercenary King to his to-do list*
Cale’s group: *displays the footage of Adin being evil all over the Empire*
Adin:*Surprised Pikachu Face*Overthrowing the Empire – Adin and the Lich
The Dark Elves: Hahaha, more free dead mana!!
Cale: Ok Choi Han, this is it. Beat up that b****
Choi Han: *cracks knuckles* Yes Cale-nim
Adin: Wait wha-
Choi Han: *beats him up*
Cale: *casually eating a breadroll in the background* (Ah, so refreshing…)
[Choi Han is Evolving! Congratulations! Your Despair Aura had evolved into Aura of Despair and Happiness!]
Cale:*thumbs up*
Cale’s group: *evacuating the civilians and causing chaos all over the place*
Bernard: Enough! Let’s resolve this calmly and peacefully
Rex: Just let him hug you first
Bernard: Wait wha-
Jack: *exposes Sir Bernard as the true Tower Master*
Bernard: Well it doesn’t matter. I shall kill all of you anyway
Hannah & Mary: *charge*
[Hannah Used the Divine Item of the Sun God! It’s Super Effective!]Battle at the Empire – Final Boss Reveal!
[A Wild White Star Appeared!]
White Star: *telepathically projecting at Cale* (Who are you?)
Cale: (…does he expect me to yell my name over the battlefield, or…?)
White Star: I shall make you eat this baby dragon next to you and turn you into a Dragon Slayer like me
Cale: *hugs Raon legit scared for the first time*
Eruhaben: You DARE threaten my children, b****??
Eruhaben: *goes on a war path*
White Star: *uses the Sky Attribute for the first time*
The Ancient Powers: That is like, super deadly
Cale: (Well f***)
Cale: RUN!!!
Cale’s group: *shocked* (…but we never had to retreat before??)
Cale: I shall use the Divine Item-
Hannah: Do you even know how?!
Cale: …
Hannah: …You dumb sacraficial bastard
Cale’s group: *defends together with the ✨Power of Friendship✨*
Everyone: We survived!!!
Cale: Call Alberu- *faints*
[Enemy White Star Fled the Battle!]
*Cale coughs blood and/or faints counter: 15*Meeting the Mercenary King
Cale: *wakes up* Oh hi Alberu what are you doing here
Alberu: *has spent past 2 weeks cleaning up Cale’s mess* What do you THINK, you dumb bastard??
Cale: Thank you your highness. I gotta go to the Eastern Continent now
Alberu: (And this workaholic claims he wants to be a SLACKER??) *hands him intel* Ok here’s what we got on the Mercenary King
Cale: Thanks bye
Alberu: (…I will definitely get revenge on that headache inducing bastard)
Cale’s group: *arrives at Cale’s inn*
Cale: So we’re looking for the Mercenary Ki-
Ron: Oh him, he’s right here
Cale: Are you kidding me
Bud: *hugs Cale* FRIEND!
Cale: ???
Bud: *puts on glasses* Wait you’re not my friend. But you smell like an alcoholic, so you must be my friend!
Cale: You mistook me for the White Star, didn’t you
Bud: Yup
Cale: You want to kill him too?
Bud: Absolutely! Since he’s trying to kill me anyway
Cale: Join us. We got alcohol
Bud: Sure!
Cale: (…another lunatic on board, huh)The Wind Island
Cale’s group: We’re all going
Bud: Only the person with wind attribute can enter tho?
Cale’s group: *waits at the entrance like a bunch of puppies*
Cale: *enters the Wind Island*
The Ancient Powers: Let us tell you exposition about the Ancient Times
Cale: …So basically, the White Star is a copycat of an ancient lunatic with the Sky Attribute who tried to take over the world
The Ancient Powers: Yup. And there’s another helpful item for you to take from here
Cale: Oh that’s nice. So I just grab it?
The Ancient Powers: Uh, about that…
Cale: (Well f***)
Cale: *gets trapped in a traumatic illusion of living in a world where everybody else died for a week*
Cale: Welp. Time to blow up an island, I guess
Cale: *sets the sea on fire*
*Cale coughs blood and/or faints counter: 16*The Directory
Bud: I’m your secretary now.
Cale: But we didn’t even have that drinking contest-?
Ron: *looms menacingly in the background*
Cale: Nevermind
Bud: Yeah so this is the record of a 1,000 years, so there’s no way to-
Cale: *memorizes almost 10,000 books in a week* Got it
Bud: Wait what
Cale: I think the White Star was the first Mercenary King?
Bud: (Well f***)
Bud: Welp. Time to blow up the Directory, I guess
Ron: Let’s use this for the dramatic return of the Molan Household
Ron & Beacrox: *make epic comeback Michael Bay-style*The Castle of Light
Eruhaben: Yeah so this castle has been off limits since the last Dragon Lord died, so there’s not way to-
[Dragon Crown (Key Item) Has been Activated!]
Eruhaben: Wait what
*The Castle of Light Opens*
Sheritt: *to Raon* Welcome, my child. Now let me tell you exposition about your origins
Cale: …So basically, the White Star is a reincarnator because he was cursed for breaking the vow of protecting this castle?
Sheritt: Yes. And my second child is probably dead
Everyone: That motherf***ing bastard.
Sheritt: Agreed. I’m going to rip him to pieces if I ever see him
[Enemy White Star wants to fight!]
Sheritt: Perfect. *goes on a war path*
[Cale Used the Dragon Crown! It’s Super Effective!]
Cale: So we’re safe under our defences and have a back exit, while the White Star believes we’re trapped and exhausted… Let’s go around and smack that bastard from behind. Also Raon Mother’s-nim – we’re taking you with us
Sheritt: But I’m stuck in the castle?
Cale: Let’s take the castle then. Where do you want to put it? I’m like, super rich
Sheritt: *Surprised Pikachu Face*
[Dragon Lord Castle Acquired!]
Cale’s group: *enters the Dragon Slayer Village*
Cale: *finds the book titled as the same novel he got transmigrated into with the same author*
Choi Han: Uncle…?
Cale: (WTF???)
Cale: Nevermind, let’s deal with this later. Everybody ready to fight?
Bud: Hey, why am I not fighting?! I’m not baggage! I’m a freaking Sword Master!
Cale: You’re right. I’m the baggage.
Bud: Ah, Cale, don’t talk about yourself like tha-
Cale: Shut up and carry me
Bud: ???
The Cat Tribe: *looks at On & Hong* Oh look, it’s those dirty trash!
Cale: (So you have chosen… death)
Cale’s group: *smacks the White Star from behind*
[Enemy White Star Fled the Battle!]
[Congratulations! You did not bleed or faint this time either!!]Back to the Empire
Hannah: So the Empire is planning another rebellion, but a bad one
Cale: You wanna bathe in the blood of your enemies again?
Hannah: YES
Cale: Great. We’re getting rid of all the remaining alchemist towers. Everybody ready?
Everyone: Yup
Cale: Time to destroy the Empire again *priest mode on*
Plavin: Oh it’s you, what can I do for you?
Cale: Gather a ton of magic stones for me and I’ll arrange your meeting with the new Pope (On the execution block, lol)
Plavin: I’ll do it!!
Cale: Perfect.God of Death sends Cale a Fan Letter
Cage: Um, young master Cale…? The God of Death sent you a note for some reason
God of Death: Dear Kim Rok Soo. You were supposed to die instead of your best friends. That’s why I think you’re cool. BTW, in a few months you’ll either die or return to your old world, so good luck
Cale: …
Cage: …Is it something bad?
Cale: No? *just inwardly had a whole PTSD flashback about it*
Alberu: *suspicious* Really. Then what did it say
Cale: (Let’s tell them the least concerning thing)
Cale: He said I was supposed to die
Everybody: *freaks out* …That motherf***ing God of Death!!!
Cale: (…What’s with them?)
Choi Han: I’ll be visiting Syrem in prison to get his ancient powers
Cale: Sure. Go for it
Choi Han: *comes back* I got them. …Also, your highness, there’s a hole in the prison wall now
Alberu: *headache mode activate* (Those lunatics… Cale’s people only eat and destroy things)
Also Alberu: *does not consider himself one of those lunatics. He’s wrong.*Rebellion in the Empire, the Sequel
Cale:*steals the magic stones from Plavin and replaces them with rocks* (Ah, so refreshing…)
Eruhaben:*video-calling* Cale, Choi Han just fainted
Cale: What?! Why?
Eruhaben: The God of Death sent a note saying he’s getting a vision? Something about Choi Jung Soo
Cale: *realizes his transmigrator status is going to get exposed* …That motherf***ing God of Death!!!End Volume 4.
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KRS!Cale embodies Henituse, he’s rich, doesn’t want to be recorded in history, and just wants a peaceful life with his found family.
OG!Cale embodies Thames, he’s mysterious, cunning, sly, we don’t know much about him, knows more than he lets on (I’m convinced he knows more than what he told KRS! Cale), has a weird relationship with time and will probably return in part 2.
Protect this Smile, by TCF Fandom
TCF hilarious moments #17
Chapter 208
“When you don’t like someone”, by Raon Miru
Raon: Human! I don’t like that bastard of a king! To give away 100,000 people for 80 years?! 100,000 people are enough to win against the Empire! That king doesn’t even know how to do basic math!
Cale: (I know, he’s total trash)
Raon: …
Cale: …
Raon: Let’s loot him!
Cale: *groans* (I wish…)
Inside Out, TCF Edition
Person 1: Look at Commander Cale, he looks so serious
Person 2: …I wonder what he’s thinking about?
Person 1: Probably something really important and heroic!
Meanwhile, inside Cale’s head:
Glutton: FOOD
Cheapskate: Make a sea of fire!!! Throw away more money!!!
Super Rock: Are you trying to sacrifice yourself???
Thief: I wanna steal
Crazy Kid: Let’s XXX those XXXX up until they all XXX XXX!!
Crybaby: *cries from being overworked*
Cale: Eating… sleeping… I just want a Slacker Life… why is living so damn hard?!
Bonus:
Raon: (running commentary) Human, why are you making that face? Why aren’t you answering me? Human? Human…?
Wind Elementals: CHAOS! DESTRUCTION! FRIENDSHIP! DEATH TO OUR ENEMIES!!!!
Yet another TCF fanfic! This time, it’s a what-if scenario where Choi Han connects the dots about the dagger and confronts Cale about it in chapter 697.
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Welcome to:
✨Trash of the Count’s family✨
-isekai where a hot Korean MC becomes an even hotter red-head MC (and RICH) through transmigration into a fantasy world, who’s a scheming bada** and a secret softie with emotional self-awareness of a teaspoon, adopts a bunch of talking kittens, a puppy-like homocidal original MC, an adorable baby Dragon, scams for moneybefriends a hot blond (but actually a hot brunet) Prince Charming, meets a bunch of hot Whale People (they are REALLY hot, I promise!!)-
“To eat your cake and still have it” – Mary Sues VS Misunderstood MCs
I started wondering about something recently. Namely, why isn’t Cale Henituse a Mary Sue?
“Gasp! But Blue Teller!” – you say. “How could you possibly accuse Caleof being a Mary Sue?! No one would dare say such a thing!” Just, hear me out for a moment.
While people’s opinions vary on what exactly a “Mary Sue” is, I think most of use have the basics down: it’s basically the type of protagonist you see in badly written fiction (commonly fanfiction specifically) – usually female, but can be male as well (although it’s rarer to see male characters openly condemned by the audience for being Over-Powered and One-Dimensional due to stereotypes). Male counterpart is sometimes called “Gary Stue”, but I’ll keep using MS for simplicity.
MS is perfect, doesn’t have flaws – or at least any “real” flaws, for example she’s allowed to be “clumsy” or have “low self-esteem” because those traits still make her attractive. She is gifted, talented, beautiful (although she’s mostlyunaware of it) and everything goes right for her. Everybody adores her and she is objectively The Best. Anyone who disagrees with her is the Bag Guy. Often the object of romantic interest for many, MANY people around her, because of course everybody is attracted to Mary Sue! She’s allowed to have a tragic backstory, but within the story itself she rarely experiences any hardships or failures. The world itself seems to be only interested in her alone, even reality bends in order for her to be successful.
You know, that type of character.
So now you might be thinking: doesn’t that sound suspiciously close to a certain favorite red-head of ours??
So we go back to the main question – how is Cale nota MS?? Because most of the typical MS traits I pointed out seem to be true for him! Even how he has very few “real” flaws, but those usually make him only more attractive!
Not all of the things I described MS with line up with Cale, obviously; he experiences failure, both past and present, and he suffers a lot. More importantly, Cale is by no means a badly-written character.
MS is a typical Good Protagonist. Her intentions are pure, or at least mostly. We take it at face value that she’s In The Right, or at least we’re supposed to. Cale is more morally complex than a typical Good Protagonist from the get go, but that’s not what makes him different: it’s the fact that he acknowledgesthe complexities of morality. He doesn’t simply seperate people by them being “good” and “bad”. Everybody has their own goals and interests, including Cale. Just because other people’s opinions don’t align with him 100% doesn’t make them his enemies. He is also often biased, or even wrong.
We are set up to root for him, obviously, but he’s not Unquestionably in the Right. However, he still receives the same amount of glory and attention that a MS gets for being the Perfect Protagonist.
But just what is it about him that makes him work, though? What makes him different? Why is a typical MS considered “shallow” and “badly written”, while Cale is one of the best and most compelling characters I’ve seen in a while?
Well, most of the answers to those questions can be summed up in a single word: misunderstandings.
Let’s face it – having a character we root for receive fame and attention can be very gratifying. But it’s exactly that feeling which some (usually amateur) authors get drunk on, and eventually go too far with it, creating an Unrealistically Perfect Objects of Admiration – which in turn makes them too feel too fake to make them relatable, especially if they are too pretty and OP on the top of everything. They stop being a fun character, and become One-Dimensional like a stock image, a statue; basically a caricature of the very good protagonist they’re supposed to be.
However, there is a solution to that: to make a character receive all the glory while notbeing a MS. And that’s the Power of Misunderstandings!
Yes, the way to eat your cake and still have it in your possession… Have a character who is in fact flawed andcommits errors. But due to circumstances and wacky hijinks, as well as some seriously thick Rose Glasses on, the MC’s companions constantly misunderstand the situation! Now the MC still gets all the credit withoutsacrificing their character for the sake of fanservice!
It’s the perfect solution!
It’s not the only story where I’ve seen this trope, but TCF excelsat it. The story thrives on the comedy of misuderstandings, creating fabulous scenarios. Cale gets misunderstood by countless people in countless ways throughout the novel. All of these accidentally create the image of a MS-worthy hero, except he’s not like that at all! Furthermore, he hates it! He hates being percieved as something he is NOT! And it’s hilarious!
That is how it is done in modern era, my friends. We no longer need to deprive ourselves of cake in order to still have it. After all… now CTRL+C exists, hahaha!
