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Ocelot II

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1. He wasn't even a very good artist; he wanted to go to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 08:02 PM

Oct 17

but they rejected him twice. He wasn't bad at architectural drawing but he couldn't draw people, and his style was described as that of a “moderately ambitious amateur.” Maybe if he'd been a better artist he wouldn't have become an evil dictator.

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Anyone who idolizes Hitler is historically illiterate. [View all] WarGamer Oct 17 OP

He wasn't even a very good artist; he wanted to go to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna Ocelot II Oct 17 #1

He was the ultimate incel... bitter at the world. WarGamer Oct 17 #2

And/or an asshole... Wounded Bear Oct 17 #3

I think it fits. A whiny loser being a hero to whiny losers EdmondDantes_ Oct 17 #4

I Don't know.... WarGamer Oct 17 #5

As a little girl canetoad Oct 17 #8

ahhh the good old TV shows!! WarGamer Oct 17 #11

Which is right in line. Your heroes were people who did good things EdmondDantes_ Oct 17 #13

If I was the sort to praise fascist heads of state for their Vogon_Glory Oct 17 #6

And his father's real name canetoad Oct 17 #7

They idolize him for what he did to Jewish people JI7 Oct 17 #9

Truth x 1000 FakeNoose Oct 17 #10

Netflix Doc OC375 Oct 17 #12