Laios being a freak in Dungeon Meshi

im captivated by his weird tendencies and autisic coding
#dungeonmeshi #deliciousindungeon #laios #laiosdungeonmeshi #funnymoments #compilation

[@bigslump3622]

I really like the dichotomy of the most normal looking human fighter being the goofiest Freak For Real. Peak character design

[@twistedmyth5860]

Absolutely.

[@Mordecrox]

His entire design is great. His armor is very utilitarian, what seems to be for show is actually extremely relevant later and he added that bell and whistle for that specific scenario, even his plain looks add to character (from omake: He's inherently lazy and unkempt, the second his sister said he looks like a certain someone like that, he religiously shaves and trims his hair now)

[@childofmaka]

@@Mordecrox ooo daddy issues?

[@mustofaakmal7493]

​@@childofmaka His dad is just as autistic as him, so there are some misunderstanding. He's not a bad dad

[@thatpanfairy7176]

Fred Jones meets dnd

[@ladylexicon11]

The way he can make the audience go from “oh, what a cute, funny guy” to “oh, he’s actually fucking unhinged, good for him” in a matter of seconds like we stan a freak.

[@sayounsang]

cunny white man 😭😭😭😭

[@povyouretiredbutdontwannasleep]

i don't blame em, he's answering a very old question: "edible or not?"

[@MisterCynic18]

Guy just keeps getting more deranged, you can see the mask falling more and more every chapter. It's beautiful 🥲

[@mahogania5536]

​@@povyouretiredbutdontwannasleepto think humanity can make an entirely poisonous species (almonds) into an edible domesticated subspecies...

[@KevinShmelvin]

​@@washada He also has hatred for humanity. Laios considers monsters as pure being that just follow their basic instinct. His character is like an onion. Each chapter you peal back 1 layer at a time till you find the rroten core

[@goblinrat6119]

I have never seen a more relatable character in a work of fiction, and I'm not even joking.

[@flo_bato]

I completely agree, idk if it’s because of his attitude, his little monster rants or because half of his fans (including me) are autistic but something about him is just… so true

[@goblinrat6119]

@@flo_bato For real. He might genuinely be some of the best autism representation out there. Kyoko Kui also just spends so much time on her characters that I know with absolute certainty that him being Like This is not just kind of incidental. In the new Daydream Hour compilation, there's a small comic in which a toddler Laios is being shown his newborn sister for the first time, and his parents are disappointed when he just looks at her and runs off, apparently either too young or simple to actually understand it. Then it shows him going around his household telling all the animals about his new baby sister, and being so happy about it. And that just resonated really deeply with my own experiences. I'm an autistic man, and from since when I was a little kid, animals were always the one thing I could trust and be at ease around. I did the exact same kind of stuff.

[@flo_bato]

@@goblinrat6119 I know exactly what you’re talking about. Especially in the manga, I always related so much with his behaviour and just the way he talks about his interests. I,m very happy the anime is getting more popular since more can see the way he was amazingly written. It’s amazing how a character has the power to make people from all around the world who just happen to have autism all gather around and adopt him as one of them aha. All of the characters in the manga are just wonderfully written, it’s one of it’s best qualities.

[@sopapopp]

dude as a kid i used to be super obsessed with fantastical creatures and fairies and this manga completely revived that interest. i think i was just as excited as Laios about all the monsters in the dungeon. hes just like me frfr

[@ByllionBucks]

I love animals and monsters, I can’t read the room and poor social skills, i love learning something to the point of obsession, i am dense Most of all, i went to therapy and learnt im neuro-divergent like this numpty Im a Laios and I like Laios

[@stray_cat87]

Laios interrupting the mermaid's singing is so goddamn hilarious.

[@disnagburnazog9552]

imagine if your prey started singing your song back at you i dont know what the sirens were thinking but i'd be scared

[@rayanderson5797]

They look _so_ done, too. Like he didn't just throw them off, he _offended_ them.

[@hello3-e6j]

@@rayanderson5797fr

[@savioalmeida1103]

The best part is that he wanted to sing along with them.

[@DNGNDriver]

He's scaring the hoes fr fr

[@Saladass-kc1hh]

Laios every time he sees a monster: *WOULD*

[@mayfightu]

eat…right?

[@richogarden]

He is so real for that

[@christohperexantus543]

@@mayfightu *natalie portman* right?!!

[@Soup_Time346]

You know im sure Laios would be the type of mf to say one of two things when he sees a monster: CAN WE EAT IT?!?!?!?! smash

[@daddyjojo9258]

would? nah he's past that, he's at W I L L

[@uss_04]

01:02 Funny how Senshi, who has demonstrated extreme competence in living in the dungeon for 10 years at this point, and basically cooked eaten more monsters than anyone else, even has doubts and suspicion over what Laios is about to do.

[@IDKLOL-qj7sl]

I think it's _because_ Senshi has extreme competence and experience that he's doubting what Laios is about to do. for real, Laios does some pretty inadvisable stuff in the name of investigation. like... he'd only hide that he was eating raw meat _because_ he knew that their food safety guy would tell him not to. he knew... he knew...

[@load-bearingcoconut5586]

To be fair, they literally *just* discovered Living Armor were actually a type of Mollusk that used Armor as a Shell, so it's new ground for Senshi, too

[@user-ow1bc4sx2r]

senshi’s character is all about practicality and safety. He doesn’t tend to take risks. When Senshi tries something new, it’s usually because he has understands enough about the topic that he is reasonably sure it will be safe. The episode with the kelpie is sort of the demonstrator for this character trait. When it came to a new situation he couldn’t accurately understand the risks so he defaulted to the one he had more experience with (trusting the kelpie) over the one he had zero experience with (marcielle’s magic) and when that goes terribly he learns to lean on the experience of people he trusts. Laios is a much riskier person. He isn’t afraid of getting hurt or sick to try something new and see if there’s a something of value to a new experience. This outlook is way more reasonable as a person who is used to working in a party. If laios takes too big of a risk, he had healers and people to resurrect him. Senshi’s lifestyle meant that big risks were inherently much more consequential.

[@SophTumbleweed]

​@@user-ow1bc4sx2rI love that take on the whole situation, and that part at the end about Senshi not taking big risks and Laios being used to being in a party sounded super spot on

[@rockeyy6402]

laios is the most doglike man i have ever seen and i don't mean in the cute and stupid way i mean when they're being really frustrating and avidly refusing to give you what they have in their mouth or stop playing with the cat that is actively trying to tear their eyes out. i do also mean it in the cute way but moreso "Awwww fucked up and weird beast"

[@kathrynmyrick1739]

His sister did say that he has a really good dog impression, right?

[@naokaaaa]

And then he started barking

[@editsz8564]

At a dog

[@noname768397]

And he almost bit its fuckin neck

[@cefrinaldi8060]

Well, i mean he did act like an actual dog at some point, realisticly.

[@krzlcve]

The fact he gets sad the sirens don't appreciate him memorizing their song is so cute plzzz

[@yon9906]

0:48 the way marcille used ambrosia to move laios' head is killing me 🤣 oddly reminds me of how a chicken moves

[@TerminalConcret]

jarvis open tenor, go to the search bar, and search zerking him

[@strawberryrose3969]

Ikr i totally flipped at that part plus Laios expression too😂

[@SSName]

yowai mo

[@zulqernein]

@@SSName it's like you know exactly what i mean

[@0g0dn0]

And he’s not even bovvered by it, she must’ve done it so many times by now, or he’s just that autistic.

[@walmirxavier1582]

After reading the manga, i had to stop and reflect upon how much of a freakazoid Laios. I mean, it is beyond what i could imagine, bro is a certified weirdo.

[@TerminalConcret]

end of manga spoilers: Kabru: You turned into a monster to defeat the demon, right? That was the plan all along? Laios: ... Kabru: Ok, wait, don't answer that actually.

[@nanaminn9256]

He is just a silly guy, let him be😔

[@No-Ink]

​@@TerminalConcretYes that was ultimately the case. He wrote in his journal concerning his ultimate monster that it can eat desires. He outsmarted the demon in the end.

[@Lolololol-io9bk]

Bruh spoilers!​@@TerminalConcret

[@TerminalConcret]

@@Lolololol-io9bk my bads

[@madmalkavian3857]

Why would you play a human fighter? It's so generic. The person playing the human fighter:

[@eatmynutsarchmage4883]

my favorite trope about humans in fantasy is that we’re so fucking weird, we’ll literally try to eat everything. if it can fit in a humans mouth they’ll try to eat it, if it can’t they’ll find a way to cut it up so it fits. If it’s poisonous or harmful we’ll try to make it less so. my absolute favorite human representation is on a space station 13 server i can’t recall the name of where you gain a trait as a human character that lets you swallow small objects. The himbo in the vid is peak human representation.

[@dionesdisciple3329]

💀💀💀

[@animeotaku307]

It’s all about how you play them

[@Wellshem]

Human fighter can be anything really but most people play the same US Navy seal with a sword

[@madmalkavian3857]

@Wellshem that kinda makes me sad. I'm a history nerd so like if there is something from history I read that inspires me that's usually what I play. Like if I want to play a scary character I'd play something like the Wallachian cavalry of vlad the impaler or if I want to be heroic a French Musketeer with all the goofy shenanigans that entails, or even things like Vikings or pirates. Human fighter is basically anything you can think of so long as you know the gear and tactics involved. That and your a human, that doesn't mean you have no personality.

[@twistedmyth5860]

Do we know if he was intentionally made of Autism? No. Is he made of Autism? YES.

[@thewolfPrince]

Honestly, judging by how Kui likes couching her analogies instead of outright saying anything, Laois was more than likely had his autism cooked into his character from the start.

[@disnagburnazog9552]

very intentionally him, falin and their dad

[@disnagburnazog9552]

she has a bunch of one-shots, one is 100% about an autsitic fella whos into rhythm games

[@DNGNDriver]

​@thewolfPrince like Disnag said, the ENTIRE touden clan are autists. It would be a hell of a coincidence if it weren't intentional

[@zeeb2190]

​@@thewolfPrincecooked you say?

[@Thiinka]

I love Laios and how his autistic behaviors are actually integral to the plot and character relationships in positive, negative, and funny ways ALL AT ONCE. Makes me feel seen. Edit 08/13/2024 at 21:45 PST - My interpretation is now just headcanon in light of Ryoko Kui's interview! I was wrong on her intent with writing Laios. I'll still hold this headcanon though, as I feel that I can defend my reading fairly well with his multiple behaviors that can fall under the diagnostic umbrella at the same time (but obviously I'm not an expert and he's not real). Anyone who reads Dungeon Meshi, has an opinion on characterization, and can defend their characterization in a logical manner, or who agrees with the authorial intent is absolutely free to do so! Just don't armchair diagnose the actual living person behind it over this, please. :| (Though, to write Laios and say he represents the everyman to you is really entertaining to me. Kui is a rockstar and a very good mangaka.)

[@coolsonic289]

Yessss

[@Khann_2102]

He's literally me fr, i mean fr

[@samfish2550]

Ikr

[@Anime_Lover2203]

So true!!

[@Пинагод]

God _especially_ that relationship part (certain Easterner lol). It's also legitimately cute that it's because of him that his sister is extremely kind and considerate-- She knows that he isn't the best at communication or social cues so she speaks for him sometimes. That pretty much broadens her understanding of how others might work, and thus broaden her empathy towards others.

[@nootdoot8429]

my special little freak. my sweet cheese. my good time bouy.

[@snartboy5000]

you get it

[@parkchimmin7913]

My rotten soldier

[@JohnDoe-tl4gm]

my silly rabbit

[@tomhossain2099]

He definitely floats. Empty head.

[@Onyrooliver]

I want to study him like a bug ❤

[@TerminalConcret]

i love him he's so strange and off putting he needs to be locked up

[@flo_bato]

True, to the dungeon he goes

[@TerminalConcret]

@@flo_bato he’d probably like it there too with all the monsters

[@kennethsatria6607]

Yknow aside from this quirk Laios is still one hell of a leader and a great asset to the team cause of all his knowledge, I like how that breaks so evenly

[@TerminalConcret]

@@kennethsatria6607 in the end, even when compared to skilled people like Kabru, laios still wins in the dungeon because of his extensive monster knowledge

[@goblinrat6119]

@@kennethsatria6607 Laios is so fucking smart/Laios is so fucking stupid is a perfect quantum state that may end up collapsing on either side at any moment.

[@lunatic-k5209]

I don’t know why but he give me a clingy domesticated lion vibe

[@p-_-.b]

m..m. ma. ..n...ga .. a

[@parkchimmin7913]

Lion, you say? 🤨

[@floralrune]

lion . . .

[@cryptwinters8886]

H MMMMM

[@YourBigDaddyOwO]

Lion? Perhaps with wings?

[@thewolfPrince]

"Average adventuring party is at least 1/3rd autistic" factoid actualy just statistical error. Average adventuring party has 0 autistics. *Autismo Touden*, who lives in the dungeon and eats 10000 monsters each day, is an outlier and shoudl not have been counted.

[@rayanderson5797]

Every DnD party I've been in has had 1-4 autistics in it, and I was always at least one of them.

[@kylepessell1350]

@@rayanderson5797 Half of my D&D parties had EVERY member as autistic including myself. More fun times have never been had.

[@mishaalkisan1688]

Laois is hilarious and awesome - he genuinely wants to save his sister and won’t stop at nothing to do - but also simultaneously uses said quest snd financial circumstances as an excuse to finally give into his intrusive thoughts (eating monsters). I think what’s funnier is that a lot of the time this passion not only drives the plot but also helps the gang get out of desperate situations (ie. The living armour).

[@bachtrinh8783]

The fact that Laois has been a leader of this group for so long But only now they know about Laois being a freak

[@chalibard3826]

@@bachtrinh8783 they did know for a long time but kept it relatively in check, they only had to resort to monster eating at the start of the manga.

[@mr.slimeyt]

@@chalibard3826 cuz of his sister?

[@troddenleper8915]

"I doubt a poisonous creature would hide itself in a shell" Cone snail: imma ruin this man's whole career.

[@russelllahna2268]

Excuse me, cone snails are VENOMOUS, not poisonous. Venom is injected, poison is ingested.

[@Nehema1000]

Wait until this man gets introduced to Australia.

[@janomomo153]

Kinda splitting hairs here, but aren't they just venomous?

[@Pollito_Con_Papas555]

​@@Nehema1000 Ah HELL NO Keep Laios away from australia

[@bauscheusse]

@@janomomo153 If you bite it and you d!e, it's poisonous. If it bites you and you d!e, it's venemous

[@river_brook]

you know the fact that characters like this seem perfectly normal and understandable to me probably should have tipped me off to my own autism earlier

[@cowabanger]

same😭 im always like: theyre just like me fr!!!” and then i realise theyre autism coded😭😭

[@thesilentgod7863]

Same lol

[@leeanna1297]

So he's not suppose to be easily understandable......

[@arghscuffelbut3226]

Wait, what? I thought it was perfectly normal with how many fantasy cooking isekais out there

[@Fritz-co4pb]

Same dude. I keep asking myself "Why is everyone so put off by the guy? He is just curious and logical" while watching. Dudes just like me fr fr.

[@edi9892]

The singing scene never gets old...

[@kawaiicake8038]

Bro those mermaids were ruining the vibe not him. He was bringing the energy 100%

[@simplyeyeronic1443]

Laios has to be some of the best representation of autistic traits in recent years.

[@angelikkss]

true! i love it!!

[@DawnAfternoon]

It shows the good, bad and quirky part of it, it doesnt frame it as a superpower, it just is

[@KennyMcGavin]

0:14 Laios transitioning his own inner dialogue into a freakish scream is some peak voice acting lmao

[@uss_04]

0:04 Subtle Blushing Literally a second later: “Our pretty Elf mage is being attacked by a monster!” Any other MC “I’ll defend her! I’ll draw my sword and my armor can take the hits!” Laios: “Spread your arms and legs to look bigger” “Make loud noises to threaten them” “That’s enough to keep them from rushing you immediately” Proceeds to do an insane intimidation dance with a monster. Laios is just lucky he was born as a tall man with a build that lets him follow his curiosity and obsession.

[@doubleasworkshop1692]

Kabru could never

[@uss_04]

@@doubleasworkshop1692 Somehow Kabru with a party twice the size of Laios gets wiped by a cocatrice

[@doubleasworkshop1692]

@uss_04 but Laios is twice the size of Kabru so it evens out

[@imshail]

He also watched her get chased by the thing for a little while beforehand.

[@fluidthought42]

I mean Marcille ain't exactly a half-foot (for now...), she could reasonably scare an animal by making herself look bigger and being very loud. She just doesn't know about the black bear technique.

[@hahahahahahahahaa6580]

I love how the moment someone who's willing to indulge his special interest without judgement shows up, Laois' mask cracks. His friendship with Senshi is so precious.

[@RealSquidShady]

“Laios’ mask cracks” Look me in the eyes and tell me this man has masked even once in his entire life

[@malaksafa4074]

​@@RealSquidShady He managed to surround himself with monsters for years and it was only after faline was eaten by the dragon did he come out about his monster interest. I'd count that as masking.

[@rock-ix4nc]

i would love to examine him and his behavioral nuances....

[@TerminalConcret]

kabrucore

[@llllavemder]

found the kabru

[@branarbi1437]

me too, i refuse to drop out of my psych degree solely so i can better understand him and his behavioural nuances

[@zoexycian2028]

This is something kabru would say in his mind

[@kneerow3]

come out kabru we know its u

[@Naxtal_]

He's literally me! (Autistic)

[@flo_bato]

hell yeah, same 🤾

[@scarocci7333]

I hope one day Ryan Gosling will play Laios in the live action Dungeon Meshi movie

[@yiphihi]

Same🤝🤝🤝

[@Girder3]

​@@scarocci7333Read my mind. I've been thinking Laios was perfect for a Ryan Gosling live action casting for a while.

[@mellennia9]

Ey, Autism buddy!

[@arkenn3497]

Most original shone protagonist I've seen in a while

[@bobbywhite5319]

Dungeon Meshi isn't shounen

[@jcp1296]

Not a shonen but I agree nonetheless

[@genematthewjuanico9532]

Hell na, bro's got more personality than 90% of shonen protagonists combined

[@gristen]

its a seinen lol. a shounen could never

[@DimT670]

@@gristen if this is a shounen then you know this shit has regressed to sheinen just meaning good show

[@lukeflanders282]

Is it just me or does this guy give off MAJOR Fred from Scooby Doo vibes lol

[@akodaah13-e32]

YES

[@MakeSureYouCleanUp]

Chillchuck = Velma Marcelle = Daphne Senshi = Shaggy

[@cowabanger]

himbo blondes

[@parkchimmin7913]

Especially Mystery Inc Fred. Laios’s hyper fixation is monsters/eating monsters, while Fred’s hyper fixation is traps.

[@Vladek24]

​@@parkchimmin7913 and the mystery ban

[@childofmaka]

i think what i most appreciate about this show is how everyone is just kinda....a bit unhinged in their own way. Liaos is over here with his monster hyperfixation and i swear he missed his calling as a bioligist lmao. but i love this freaky monster obsessed himbo

[@0g0dn0]

If they even have biologists in their medieval adjacent world.

[@07.quanghuy49]

to have a main character with an autism trait is an interesting choice tbh. and literally this whole manga/anime feels so fresh to me an autistic white guy who’s hungry for monster foods a female elf who’s not sexualized a tiny guy who’s 30yo and has 2 kids and a grandpa whose job is cooking

[@maestrofeli4259]

at the start senshi is seen as a weird hermit type chraactee but he kinda is the least weird of the group lol. Alright, maybe chilchuk is a bit more realistic but still

[@mishaalkisan1688]

Chilchuck is a dad?!

[@dannapena4728]

​@@mishaalkisan1688Tiene 3 hijas con edad suficiente para casarse 😂

[@Midnight_684]

@@mishaalkisan1688 he’s like the half foot version of being in his 40s-60s

[@mommalion7028]

I went from being founder of my high schools anime club to not being about to stand the stuff, I watch maybe twenty six episodes of anime a year a this point. Most volume 1 manga I borrow I don’t bother finishing. I absolutely devoured the delicious dungeon manga and it’s because the cast was so refreshing. The script would make a solid comedy no matter what format it was in.

[@daanstrik4293]

2:06 this would be extremely unnerving. Your in a dark dungeon, monsters trying to kill you all around, the water below you being no esception. And suddenly you hear thing singing, not sure whether they’re friend or foe. And then this doofus removes all the tension in the best way possible. For all his craziness its hard to deny his capabilities as a leader. Even if his methods are… unorthodox

[@majoras_swag2]

Nah bro. Tie me up like Odysseus because damn look at those mermaids.

[@MegaChickenfish]

I love "I thought it would taste like paint!" after he tried *so hard* to eat some for a whole episode.

[@royalbandit8106]

This brother would eat the spectrum 😂

[@rougestarlight4308]

He definitely would try

[@rock-ix4nc]

he JUST wants to play monsters in the sticks and mud IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR!!!

[@purewhiteloverbizarrejelly]

I think the mark of a great story, is one where the MC can win a popularity poll.

[@slimeinc.3822]

The bar is too low but you're so right T_T

[@RedYellowBird6889]

Damn that's fairly low faith standard wise, but can't I don't see where it comes from.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

I think Marcille is by far the best character in this series, which is not something inherently positive or negative. Hunter x Hunter for example, remains the best shonen ever written and Killua is more popular than the main character. I think when the story provides multiple great characters, that is a sign of great writing. YuYu Hakusho used to be like this, Full Metal Alchemist, etc.. when people vote for the protagonist by default, like what is happening with One Piece for example (the series devolved into a generic "chosen one" plot), that is a sign of weak writing in my pov

[@maxthepaladin2147]

Yknow, when a guy immediately hits it off with an eccentric hermit he and his buddies just met, then he probably is far from regular mentally

[@egghead2418]

He is such dork himbo

[@longbeing]

I don’t think he’s dumb enough to qualify as a himbo

[@janinebelleestrada7096]

He may act like a himbo but baby boi is really intelligent. He's a golden retriever border collie mix

[@rougestarlight4308]

​@@janinebelleestrada7096 one that won’t stop eating rocks

[@idontownagoldfish]

i clocked his himboness so early i am so in lovr with him

[@mostdefinitelynotadurian]

​​@@rougestarlight4308hey now those rocks taste like shrooms! How could he resist eating it?

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

My favorite part is when the Siren’s singing slowly gets quieter as Laos’ gets incredibly loud

[@0g0dn0]

Bro didn’t just join in, he killed all her passion for the song.

[@Hydratarkus]

FREAK!!! i love him

[@flo_bato]

Our favourite freak

[@jamesmedalla7043]

Laios' strategy for the Sirens are hilarious yet coud work, using your own voice to block their singing 💀

[@rougestarlight4308]

And scaring them off

[@RegstarRogstar]

need him oiled up

[@flo_bato]

I couldn’t agree more

[@wealdfury]

Fr

[@popstel2286]

Yall what-

[@parkchimmin7913]

Don’t waste oil, we need it for cooking 🥲

[@thebaconguy1661]

@@parkchimmin7913we cook laios

[@jjpasay]

Laios is legit the scariest member of his party.

[@Carols989]

for the longest time I was like "damn why everybody obsessed with this dude he is normal af whats the big deal" then I got diagnosed

[@z0w0z.]

same

[@bleedmagic88]

GO WHITE BOY GO ‼️‼️‼️

[@Man-Corgi]

"I doubt a creature with potent poison would hide itself inside a shell." Bro doesn't know about the humble Cone Snail.

[@janinebelleestrada7096]

Well cone snail is a vulnerable creature. The venom is indeed potent but its squishy body ain't no adamant armor

[@browserjunior4707]

To be fair venom and poison is different. Poisonous animal require you to eat or bite into them for the poison to start acting. Venomous animals have to actively bite you, so it makes sense why he said that.

[@kylepessell1350]

It's quite rare to find an animal which layers poison on top of venom on top of armor. Mostly because at that point you are wasting energy on more defenses than are necessary to defend yourself and therefore are lowering your own survival rate.

[@ooccttoo]

“Laios” 🙂👍 “Laios when he’s being silly” 🥰👌👌👌 “Laios when he’s bleeding and dying” 😵‍💫💗💞👌😤🙏💞 “Laios when he gets crazy eyes” 😳🥵🫠💞💖💖👁️🫦👁️🥰🫠😩👌👌👌🥰😵‍💫😇🙏💗💗💗

[@aceofspades5109]

Fr fr

[@SyafitraNurAnnisa09]

Winged Lion!Laios 😳🤯🥵💥🔥💥🔥💖💓💥🔥🥵🤯🤯

[@lovezozo13]

you get it

[@user-bf3fg5iy1i]

The way the fish-women just left om.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

It's hilarious. There's another scene were Laios is barking like a dog for a pack of wolves, one of the wolves is looking concerned at the camera, lol

[@blep1114]

why is he so cuteee

[@truesheltopusik1140]

he smart and not sexualized tho :(

[@kneerow3]

@@truesheltopusik1140laios not being sexualized is a good thing tbh

[@rougestarlight4308]

​@@truesheltopusik1140 wdym? He and Senshi carry this anime's whole fanservice

[@truesheltopusik1140]

@@rougestarlight4308 maybe idk, but he still smart, knows a lot about monsters wow very cool.

[@rougestarlight4308]

@@truesheltopusik1140 a character can be a genius and still get sexualized tho

[@missuntitledblog]

When he ate the raw parasite

[@georgyekimov4577]

whats wrong with that he iss just being curious I did weird things with might be food too

[@maks-tldr56]

​@@georgyekimov4577 i dont know if you know this but theres a reason we dont eat raw meat

[@dormir2072]

@@georgyekimov4577 he literally had to sneak cuz he knew someone would stop him... because it's a bad idea. the impulse control was just not there in that moment.

[@georgyekimov4577]

@@dormir2072 I once ate korean unknown fruit in the botanical garden... Which is all one needs to know of my impulse control

[@dormir2072]

@@georgyekimov4577 we are all Laios at some point or another...

[@Eddison33]

As an autistic blond man, I can relate to him a lot. Especially when he decided to sing without anyone's approval) Hopefully, my hyperfixations don't include eating every strange creature I encounter...

[@HazeEmry]

Random question, what's your thoughts on seafood?

[@Eddison33]

@@HazeEmry Ha-ha, really random. I'm not a fan of seafood. Some is good, when cooked correctly, of course. But molluscs are a no-go for me - their texture is so weird and unpleasant. It grosses me out.

[@Matias-dr3ys]

I ate random plants i found when i was a kid. And cardboard

[@animeotaku307]

Or at least not eating them raw.

[@vyvern6148]

Ive never felt more represented by a character than by laios

[@ryukreya45]

I am so happy to see people love him (and some... well they have seen a certain offical shirtless drawing and not recovered since. Rest in horny.)

[@janinebelleestrada7096]

Laios is a cutie

[@janinebelleestrada7096]

And a big boi

[@momoko6917]

Baby girl 💖

[@LovesickCupid]

hes so autisim and i love it

[@enby_kensei]

"I thought it would taste like paint" Tbh it's very in-character for Laios to know what paint tastes like

[@ratter_dream3639]

He is the Jerma of this anime

[@chugetnuget6230]

Jerma mentioned

[@lambs5258]

So goddamn true

[@jargohersek1192]

Ah yess finaly a main characther who is EXACTLY like me ❤❤❤

[@octoprince315]

Laios - you can’t handle the instincts of my Uber autism

[@snartboy5000]

"observe" *prepares and eats living armor*

[@mikelonduckguey]

This is a great compilation but you left out my favorite 😔 the scene where Laois is asking Marcille if being tied up by the man-eating plant felt good and she just has this look of disgust

[@twofour9515]

like him or hate him gotta admit bro knows his shit

[@dummy_vicc2976]

Can't wait for more episodes to come out so y'all can see more of his freak behaviour. Also i find the siren scene hilarious bc the va is clearly able to sing well, and is singing better than someone who actually sucks at singing despite his efforts to sound terrible

[@KawaiiKoalaBear]

I didn't pay enough attention to Chilchuk's frog skin trash bag when I was watching the episode 😂

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

They made his frog suit with the remaining skin

[@Neil-ko7pj]

Sausage

[@taiyoqun]

i'm sorry but İ can't in good conscience accept that Laios is autistic. The community needs to consider that the reality is much worse than we thought: everyone in that party is autistic af. Chil is the rigid hyperfixating kind. He doesn't get out of his comfort zone and can't handle interference in his work, and he has a lot of trouble opening himself and expressing his emotions. Marcille is the "I won't try anything new". She's extremely rigid in what she considers acceptable, and that adversion takes over her communication and doesn't allow her to express how she feels. Senshi... Do I need to say anything about him? We've seen him have breakdowns over magic, water, bread. We've seen him rocking in his seat like an autoregulating goblin. His blank expression. His inability to express affection through anything but food. İ mean, if you asked me who has the tisms, I would say all of them. I'm a Senshi flavour autist. Tag yourself.

[@rattled6732]

And then there’s falin who turns out is as much of a freak as her brother concerning monsters

[@fakhri9156]

Perfect party. No wonder shuro and namari left 🤣

[@mochiandturtles5642]

This feels wrong but I'm Chilchuck flavored

[@derpiedoxie]

This is absolutely accurate but I have to ask… why is your “i” in the third last paragraph that long…?

[@taiyoqun]

@@derpiedoxie eldritch horror? Keeping a little bit of absurdism in our lives? It's an illusion like tall Laios? Discordianism? Honestly l just do it İn case someone finds it. Congratulations, you've seen it, your mortal soul is now forfeit (your immortal one is fine until you find the slightly taller uppercase "I" don't worry).

[@CamTuNguyen-wq8if]

3:08 Chilchuck looks like a sausage😭😭

[@thelostprincess6859]

Laios's creation is my sole reason to enjoy and appreciate food even more

[@NoName-ze4qn]

“I doubt a creature with potent poison would hide itself inside a shell” Cone snail:

[@Werevampiwolf]

Technically, they're venomous, not poisonous. And venomous things don't (usually) hurt you if you eat them, unless you maybe have a cut in your insides.

[@Maethendias]

me, looking at cyno and laios "i think i have a type" i cant excuse him eating a fckign raw worm tho wth was he THINKING WHY HE HAD A COOKED ONE RIGHT NEXT TO HIM

[@flo_bato]

REAALLLL they’re strangely similar, lol!

[@backgroundartist1879]

He’s not that bright unfortunately…

[@janinebelleestrada7096]

​@@backgroundartist1879as a matter of fact Laios is either the first or second smartest. Why? Because spoilers He thought in advance on what monster to create to transform into to defeat the lion without coming off as suspicious and is actually genuine because the lion can read your mind

[@determinedhelicopter2948]

​@@janinebelleestrada7096 Honestly I thought his monster would have a note that it can "Eat anything."

[@pastoobagelman4107]

so when Laios screams at birds to intimidate them, it's funny and quirky and cool, but when I do it, I'm "being annoying" and "should be put in a mental institute."

[@coolthings_1]

Fr it's always "stop making a scene" and "you're ruining Thanksgiving again" Smh nobody understands 😔

[@mazder360]

My buddy who only slightly knows Dunmeshi referred to Laios' "gentle Insanity" I'm like gentle ...is not the right word there

[@elizabethkblanco4620]

I love that man. I wanna marry him.

[@mb7626]

I need him

[@mofubunsart]

In bed

[@Rodan727]

I like how the siren is like "Oh God no it's him again" when she starts hearing laios' singing

[@magpie1466]

Honestly he seems like the most normal person in any cartoon that there has ever been. I don't think I've ever related to an anime character *more* haha

[@Matias-dr3ys]

Same, he even looks like me.

[@cutiekanroji7969]

When I ask the question "Is somebody gonna match my freak?", I want this type of man to respond immediately.

[@xyippee]

when they had to cover his eyes for izutsumi to undress😭😭

[@RunaeirastheSnakewhowaits]

The mermaids expresion had ne on the floor, it was like: da fuck is this weirdo doing??!, its ruining the mood

[@Marcelis]

Laios is the embodiment of “I just needed an excuse”

[@spicyreyes]

the sirens, hearing laois singing off key: oh.. he's acoustic

[@anpan_sparking]

I love this autistic monsterpedia freak sm 😂 I'm so glad Kuma-chan got to voiced him ♡ it's just so perfect especially the singing part lmaoo

[@vanhoras3082]

And that was just the start, when he still had self control...

[@goose9245]

If laios saw god his first thought would be how to cook him

[@PrincessOrionThe8th]

And Senshi would do it

[@_Xantras_]

As a white guy, an autistic guy and a freak, it feels good to have this quality representation

[@birchboom1888]

I can’t believe that I thought he was going to be a boring, ‘everyman’, typical fantasy protagonist based on his design. He’s freaky and I love him

[@janinebelleestrada7096]

Not gonna lie he is so far the best boi for me this season. Cute, bubbly, freaky, smart, knowledgeable, ditzy, most of the time just straight up crazy but most of all I like him because he is blonde has golden eyes and is a lovable bear. Most of my favorite anime characters have blonde hair and golden eyes

[@aeddiefarmer]

​@@janinebelleestrada7096excuse he is a silver wolf! Not bear. >:(

[@hudibaba]

0:01 Laios blushing is one of my fav subtle moments from the series. dude cant help but blush when Chilchuck casually called his bluff XD

[@rickyricardo6481]

Not him overpowing the sirens singing😂

[@Enomaru001]

HIM OUTSINGING LITERAL SIRENS 💀💀💀

[@BE-ew2pt]

Love this little guy slash new character archetype: freakhimbo

[@Jynxnohcyare]

I have quite literally never related to a character more than this fucking weirdo I love him he makes me sob

[@mr.slimeyt]

You really have to thank Falin for keeping this guy in check for years. Sadly she got eaten and well...

[@disnagburnazog9552]

i wouldnt call him a himbo cuz he's got a lot of smart brain in that head trouble expressing himself sure but he's bloody smart

[@zrifepsych]

Freak Laios compilation is gonna get at least quadrupled by the end of the series

[@ToozdaysChild]

"I've got a pitch for an anime character." "Shoot." "Imagine if David Attenborough was REALLY hungry." "....I'm listening...."

[@OctopusOwl]

Laios is awesome Autism representation

[@averagemumeienjoyer5498]

Im loving this discount Roboute Guilliman

[@thesilentgod7863]

Can’t unsee this now

[@Murmarine]

Robot Gorillaman but instead of being a depressed elf fucker, he just wants to eat dragons.

[@PrincessOrionThe8th]

FINALLY someone else sees it. Tall blonde man in armor with a specific haircut who hangs out with elves and is probably autistic. He also has a fraught relationship with his dad.

[@jessicajayes8326]

I love Laios's English voice actor! Damien Haas brings the authenticity of the neurodivergent dungeon explorer!

[@anormaluser5750]

Please. We need more characters like Laios in media, he is the best

[@marcojacinto824]

Senshi is equal parts hot and adorable but of course everyone knows that already.

[@milkiiiteaa]

i need him carnally

[@just_a_hampa]

I love that guy. I liked him design-wise but looking at the full picture makes him even better.