Prisoner Ryu

So in episode 8 of Street Fighter II V, still well within the show's early "incredibly homo-erotic" phase . . .

Ryu gets sent to prison on false charge.

NO GUYS. We're not gonna have a soap dropping scene or anything.Instead we're gonna show Ryu's treatment at the hands of this sadistic warden.

Ryu is soon shirtless and strung up from the rafters.

As the warden reveals one of his favorite tools for breaking in new prisoners.

A whip! He's a hands-on kinda guy.

And he does enjoy his work.

The whip cracks into Ryu's exposed and vulnerable flesh.

And the warden gets PISSED OFF when Ryu doesn't howl from the first strike.

So he . . .

Whips him again . . .

and . . .

. . . again . . .

All as Ryu grits his teeth and takes the pain, refusing to give the evil pig the satisfaction of hearing him cry out. It's a matter of pride.

It's a dark scene, and the recycled footage of Ryu writhing in his chains goes on for some time. It affected me a lot as a kid, because it was my first glimpse into what would later be a pretty big S&M fetish. Something about a strong hero helpless and yet defiant as his body is beaten really, uh, spoke to me.

A bit too extreme though, for both past and present me. Would've been way hotter if it was just a spanking rather than a whipping. u_u

By the end, his muscular body is covered in scars from the whipping he's endured.

Afterward he's left to recover in his cell.

Poor adolescent me. At the time, I was really struggling with my personal inclinations. Liking men I was never really bothered by, but . . . I didn't just like them, I got off on seeing them in pain!

How could I enjoy seeing people hurt? That wasn't me. Even as a kid I was a pacifist. And yet I had all these fantasies of basically abusing men and raping them against their will. 'What the hell was wrong with me?' I thought. Ryu was a good guy. He didn't deserve to be put through such tortures, any more than the friends and classmates who I also secretly lusted over and imagined abusing.

It's so hard to reconcile different parts of ourselves, isn't it? The mental, the ethical, the sexual, the body, the soul . . . How do you know which parts to listen to? Which parts are right?

Anyway, uh, the moral of the story is I grew up and decided that as long as these were only fictional men anyway, then no harm no foul! Oh, and lots of guys like being abused, so I should just find one of them if I want to indulge in my sadistic side. (but the key part of the fantasy is that they don't like it . . . Argh!)

Shirts Off, Flex Off

From episode 7 of Hakuouki, another anime about the men of the Shinsengumi, because Japan has a collective boner over those guys which will never go down!

Here they are getting a physical, which in this case apparently means getting only their upper bodies examined. Whatever! Lots of shirtless flexing and posing and Shinpachi is super cute.

Monster Hunter

PRETTY sure all the men in this post are from the Monster Hunter game series, but please correct me if I'm mistaken!

 

 

 

 

Going solely by the fanart, I'm pretty sure these games are about really buff guys hunting monsters wearing only the skimpiest of thongs. u_u

 

Monster Hunter.

The Tournament

 

One part fighting tournament where skilled fighters can test their mettle, another part scientific demonstration of a new teleportation device. The event seemed to have something for everyone. Champions are 'ported into fighting arenas where they do battle with each other. And all who participate are guaranteed part of a grand prize!

The first fight goes off without a hitch, as Chaos and Galen duke it out in front of a frenzied crowd. Unfortunately, the wolf/rabbit Chaos loses his match, and is teleported out of the ring. A simple blow to his pride from the loss is hardly all he has to deal with, however . . .

What none of the champions are aware of is the true purpose of the tournament. By attuning themselves to the new teleporter, they unwittingly gave up control of their bodies to an outside force. Chaos is teleported right out of his clothes and into some prepared ropes and a ball-gag. He finds himself inside a glass dome of some kind, naked and bound, and with an unbearably and inexplicably hard erection.

It's all the doing of one Egad Nob, a bondage obsessed villain who has crossed paths with Chaos before. There is nothing the evil fox likes better than to bring strong and powerful men down and show them they're not nearly as strong as they thought they were.

 And so, as the tournament goes on . . .

Chaos finds himself with more and more company . . .

As the loser of each match is teleported into an adjacent 'trophy case' just like his own!

Until finally, the 'Grand Prize' is assembled. Just as promised, every fighter who participated has a part in it. The ensuing auction of the helplessly bound and enraged fighting hunks raises Egad a fortune . . .

 A year later, another Tournament is held with a similar premise.

This one under the control of Egad's superior within the villainous bondage heirarchy, "Big Boss" Damian Ratsbane.

As the last one was so popular, Damian's Tournament draws many more competitors to it. So many that the first rounds are fought with tag-teams rather than one-on-one.

This tournament is one of my favorite concepts ever, and provides the backdrop for the next slew of Slake stories. Yes, Slake is a competitor, and even Conquer entered on a whim in order to challenge his son. According to the rules I'm not allowed to notify ya'll when Slake's matches go up, so you'll just have to keep an eye on Bogrim's page if you're interested in casting a vote. ;]

Also check out his blog for LOTS more information and background. It's well worth the read~