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Jibaro siren, yeah ima draw her more

Nobody talks about this episode as much as they should. Anyone wants to know the series is on Netflix, “Love, Death, Robots.” Particular episode is 9 Season 3.

I cannot get Jibaro out of my head.

Watching her emerge, stripped of her armor. The slow realization of what she’d gone through. The shock. The wail. The clumsy attempt to perform her dance of seduction before the pain and rage take over and she abandons what she knows to lash out with her grief.

I’ve read about so many women turned into monsters in lore after trauma that, I always see them as survivors of some terrible injustice. That they chose to become horrific to prevent ever experiencing the same pain.

So her cry to me said, this was never supposed to happen to me again.

And I am just…….

jibaro.

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Was there also a biblical angle to the soldier consuming something and becoming more aware of his surroundings and his guilt. I think the colonial reading is very spot on granted that the siren's character design was so Orientalist, draws a connection to the unprovoked and predatory sexualisation of the "exotic" women of colonised countries, a theme also present in that bionic cat girl episode.

But I also feel like the toxic relationship angle is pretty valid in the sense that I've personally seen gold diggers who've bled their partners dry right to the last drop then left them for dead, like the knight does. I've seen people impose their love on someone relentlessly not bothering to see how their love was hurtful. Like the sirens bejeweled kiss.

Love, Death + Robots: Jibaro Analysis

The synopsis of the episode (16-17 mins long) revolves around a siren and a deaf soldier. In the very beginning we are introduced to a group of conquistadors. (Spanish colonialists, this is where my belief that the theme is about colonialism and greed instead of just toxic relationships nowadays. I’ve seen people say it’s about toxic relationships and they’re free to hold their own beliefs, but I kindly disagree.) Note at this point that the Siren is watching from the lake, but not attacking anyone. As the conquistadors approach the lake, the deaf Conquistador Jibaro sees a golden scale in the lake. Fascinated he pulls it out of the lake, marveling at the scale. Meanwhile, the other conquistadors have broken away and are being blessed by the Catholic Church. While this can be left up to interpretation, it appears the Catholic Church have hired the conquistadors to rid the lake of the Siren and likely steal the Siren's gold (as the Catholic Church has a rich history of stealing valuable items lmao literally look at all the museums in Britain, 99.9% of artifacts are stolen). Whether the Siren has been indiscriminately attacking people or simply defending herself and the lake, the conquistadors are sent on a death mission. (special note: I don’t want to write the entire summary on my own because it’s around 1:30 a.m. and this isn’t a school paper where I have to cite my sources so I copy pasted info about the episode and then wrote my thoughts) Moving on, upon removing the gold scale, the Siren appears out of hiding, and begins her magical and fatal screaming. The Siren, covered in the gold of her attackers and likely her own prey, uses her bejeweled body to her advantage, dancing in a seductive and disarming manner. The Siren appears to collect the gold of those that she has killed, either out of shame for her own appearance, loneliness, greed, or a mixture of all three. The conquistadors AND the catholic priests and nuns become filled with a crazed lust, even attacking and killing each other in order to reach the siren, driven mad by their own greed and selfishness. The deaf Jibaro, unable to hear the Siren's scream, watches in confusion and horror as the other conquistadors are dragged to their deaths. However, Jibaro seems less concerned with the deaths of the conquistadors and catholic nuns and priests, and instead cannot keep his eyes off the siren before eventually attempting to flee.

The Siren, now realizing that the Jibaro cannot be lured by her screams, becomes fascinated- infatuated even. The Siren has only encountered those filled with greed that she can easily lure to death. Having never encountered a person immune to her screams, she appears to believe Jibaro is different than the other conquistadors. She stalks Jibaro, observing him in his sleep, even smelling him, and ultimately laying down beside him in a human-like act. When the deaf Jibaro wakes up, he is startled by the Siren, but does not appear scared- grabbing her in an attempt to stop her from fleeing from him. When he grabs her several gold scales become embedded in Jibaro's palm. Realizing that the gold scale he picked up earlier in the lake in fact belongs to the Siren and the value of her bejeweled body, Jibaro becomes greedy, and pursues the fleeing Siren.

The Siren, realizing that he is not afraid, attempts to seduce him in the waterfalls and communicate her infatuation. As she is dancing against Jibaro, he quietly pulls a gold scale from her stomach, causing her to bleed and foreshadowing the following events. Distracted by her pursuit of Jibaro, the Siren tries kissing Jibaro, accidentally hurting him in the process with her bejeweled tongue and lips. Jibaro, now fully aware that sex is out of the question prepares to strike; The Siren realizes she has drawn blood, but still fascinated tries to kiss him harder despite the pain it causes Jibaro- it should be noted that when Jibaro pulls away there is blood but seemingly no damage to his tongue or lips, likely due to the Siren's healing properties. Using her intense attempts at seduction to his advantage, Jibaro pushes her back, kissing her a few times softly on the face as a further distraction ploy and then knocking her unconscious.

While the Siren is unconscious, Jibaro violently rips all the gold scaling and jewels from her body, ignoring that its harming the Siren and causing her to bleed out, a nod to the pillaging and raping done by Spanish conquistadors. Just as a rape violates and strips a woman of her self worth (this isn’t to say that a woman has no worth if she’s raped, just that the act itself is extremely brutal both physically and mentally) Jibaro stripped the Siren of her self worth..literally. Once satisified with his spoils, Jibaro pushes the Siren down the waterfall as if she means nothing, no longer of use to Jibaro now that he has gained his gold. The Siren's body drifts back into her lake, and her desecrated flesh bleeds into the lake, causing the lake to become imbued with magical healing properties. Jibaro, still consumed in his greed and trying to haul the gold back to his campsite which he can now claim entirely to himself and not share with the other dead conquistadors, fails to realize that he has backtracked himself to the Siren's lake. He drinks the bloodied water, and finds himself able to suddenly hear, which causes Jibaro to panic and bring himself even closer to the lake.

As Jibaro realizes that the noises are actually sounds that he is hearing, which is shown by him slapping his hand into a puddle of water and listening, screaming, and then ultimately connecting the sound of chirping to birds overhead, the Siren, now regaining consciousness, comes out of the lake and upon looking down realizes that in her naivety, she was violated, stripped down to essentially nothing and robbed of her ornamentation without consent. Realizing that Jibaro is just as greedy as the other conquistadors, and that she has allowed herself to be fooled in her infatuation, the Siren begins screaming in shame, pain, rage, and humiliation. Jibaro, now able to hear, cannot resist the Siren's screams any longer, and is ultimately drowned by the Siren. The Siren was a monster, killing anyone who may attack her or the lake, but Jibaro was greedy, consumed by his own need for financial gain. The siren may have been born a monster, but is largely just following her own nature, defending her own jewels and lake; while the conquistador who was not born a monster became a monster by his own greed. Even then however, the Siren is not without fault, inflicting her own pain on Jibaro with little thought- just as one would see in a toxic relationship.

The siren while initially implied to be the predator, is shown in reality to be the prey- doomed to never receive love or affection and be pursued to the death by those filled with greed, but abusive and harmful herself by her own nature. In the end, Jibaro's greed was his own downfall, but both parties suffered the consequences of the toxic relationship and each other's abuses to each other, just as the forced colonization of the central, south, and latin american communities. The Siren, though stripped and ashamed, gets the last laugh, using Jibaro's own shortcomings to bring him to his demise.

Another note: I don’t know if the soldier’s name is actually Jibaro, the name itself is a Puerto Rican word referring to traditional self sustaining farmers who worked with the land (funny because the soldier is so greedy). Regardless, I’ve seen some people say the soldier is Jibaro while others say it’s the siren. I have no idea who is right so I just wanted to include that here. 

I also saw another analysis that the siren is the embodiment of greed itself. Here is the theory verbatim from another person: 

“ It is in its nature to lure things to it. It doesn't kill. They kill themselves reaching for it. But it cannot help but lure things to it. That is its nature. It longs for someone to reach for it but not out of greed. The Jibaro is innocent at the start. His deafness is his innocence in this case. It pursues him because it cannot help but to lure. It feels he is one that can reach for it but not out of greed. He grows greedy and strips it of its gold and throws it to bleed out in the river. The river is filled with red. This is his guilt. He cannot out run his guilt. He drinks from his guilt. In imbibing his guilt... He loses his innocence. He gains the ability to hear.

The Siren is heart broken that he has lost his innocence. She cannot go against her nature. And he cannot go against his.” 

I think this theory might be valid, especially since she saved the soldier’s horses and didn’t kill any of them since they are innocent creatures. I don’t know why this episode hit me so hard but as a woman and as an immigrant I could relate to the siren and I felt her pain when Jibaro betrayed her and tossed her aside like she was nothing. Overall, I just really enjoyed this episode and I sometimes go a bit manic and overanalyze shit so thanks for bearing with me. Goodnight!

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Head-canons

For anyone who doesn’t know what Jibaro is (at least in reference to this) watch this vid https://youtu.be/j6fRCupGH2Q

For those who do know, these are gonna be head-canons about the siren not the soldier

🌹Riddle Rosehearts🌹

This will always be in the bullet points

IS THIS AGAINST THE RULES???

Who cares he’s healing let him have this

You would be interested in his UM which led up to how you two officially met

He would invite you to all the tea parties and help you pick out outfits to show off your jewels while also fitting the aesthetic of the party

This is a lot harder than expected

Riddle always looks forward to your arrival as they are all quite entertained by your dancing

He’ll pace around and try to make sure everything is as perfect as possible

He really wants to impress you

Your voice makes Riddle blush rose red

Would give you any pretty jewelry he comes across or just give you red flowers

It makes him happy when he sees you’ve added it to your usual outfit from time to time

Always willing to help you study or even answer questions about the world of Twisted Wonderland

You two have a lot of lakeside picnics, both because of privacy but also so he can see you dance on the water

It always leaves him in awe, jaw on the floor

I’d imagine that at some point in your relationship you would occasionally give him jewels that you’ve hoarded

As a being who’s dedicated to jewels n such this would kind of be a huge deal

🦁Leona Kingscholar🦁

You would be very interested in his habits

But not in a creepy way *cough**cough* Rook

You would go to the botanical garden often to practice dancing since it’s sort of like a release for you and it’s the closest thing that simulates your natural home

He would hear your calls and like everything, would be drawn to it

He physically gets up and peaks from the bushes to see what it is

He’s not mad, more interested

Then he sees you dancing like a graceful swan

His jaw drops

Your sparkling body leaves him breathe less

Without thinking he walks towards you making you feel startled

Due to your frequent visits to the botanical garden his presence becomes clockwork, basically expected at this point

Your probably the one thing that could persuade him out of a nap

Thinks your ability to control people with your voice is cool asf

Still super protective

He knows how his dorm could get, and he doesn’t trust many around you for fear of them taking your beauty

A little skeptical to let Ruggie go around you for a while

Enjoys your quiet nature, he can’t explain it but your presence is relaxing to him

He likes the way you cuddle people

Definitely not something he’s seen before but he finds it endearing

Would call you his Gem

🐙Azul Ashengrotto🐙

Would drop whatever it is he’s holding the moment he sees you

YOU’RE JUST SO GORGEOUS

Like many, is very curious about your multitude of jewels

Would probably have to be told by you or others that your skin is literally gold before really believing it

Because he’s a mer creature I doubt your calls would have much (if any affect) on him

Aside from making him swoon

Gifts you pearls for your growing ensemble

As soon as he sees your dance not only is he praising you to high heaven, but he’s requesting you be the special entertainment for the Monstro Lounge

Not everyday of course, then that wouldn’t be very special

Maybe like once a month

Since it’s a very aquatic location filled with your target audience you agree

This backfires on Azul by the many MANY boys you have coming your way now to court you

But he also did make a crap ton of money

He’s conflicted

This makes him insecure, and even through your very little information on humans (or human presenting beings) you can tell something is not right

You’re eagerness to be around him and learn from him however does wonders to rid him of his insecurities

Still needs reassurance from time to time

Maybe a private dance will suffice😏

(They’re only dancing what were you thinking perverts🤨/hj)

Wonders everyday how he made such a catch but he’s not complaining

🥳Kalim Al-Asim🥳

Deadass like 😳

BRO YOU HAVE GOLDEN SCALES

HOLY CRAP THAT’S COOL

-Kalim probably

He would immediately show you to his treasure chamber where you would be deeply infatuated with all the jewels

He would let you take some

Loves to give you different clothing options to both show off your beauty and be mobile enough for dancing

Btw he would be high-key OBSESSED with your dancing

When I say obsessed I mean OBSESSED

He cannot take his eyes off of you

He will always ask you to dance whether it’s with him or just showing off your impressive skill

He would beg you to teach him how to dance like that

(So would Jamil but he’s not the mc rn)

He thinks your quiet but curious nature is delightful

But not to worry he speaks enough for the both of you

He’s been conditioned to love the sound of clinking jewelry because that usually means you’re coming his way

He invites you to every party and finds a way each time to make you the center of attention

Likes cuddling up to your cool golden scales in the desert heat

He goes goo goo eyes if he hears your siren call (dw he doesn’t die) (bc I said so)

🦚Vil Schoenheit🦚

He would be jealous

He would be SOOOOO jealous

After all what is more beautiful than a golden dancer with an enchanting voice

His own tendencies towards shiny objects (regular jewelry) and his natural beauty is somewhat the thing that draws you to him

You are his MUSE

He loves taking photo shoots with you

Or photoshoots of just you

None of them do your true beauty justice in his opinion but it’s close

Your top supporter for dancing

He tries to convince you to go professional but you wouldn’t like that very much

He respects your feelings but will still brag about you online

Tries different makeup looks on you that go well with the gold

Orders special products specifically for keeping your gold nice and shiny

Spoils you with so much more jewelry than you could imagine

Which he will gladly help you put together into an outfit

Which is another thing he relentlessly spoils you with

You’re one of the few people this man is truly and deeply in love with

💙Idia Shroud💙

Will physically freeze if he sees you

SKIN MADE OF GOLD

HOW OP IS THAT

CAN CONTROL PEOPLE WITH YOUR VOICE

HE’S AT LEAST LEVEL 150

-Idia

Doesn’t even attempt to interact with you at first, he thinks your too good to even breathe the same air as him

Instead you come to him

It’s mostly his hair and curious habits that draw you to him

As a water being I imagine fire isn’t your best friend BUT FIRE FOR HAIR

That’s so 😳

You will often walk up on him without his notice and touch along his hair

After all you are gold, it would have to be a lot hotter to even make your hands drip

Squeals and runs away immediately

You’re let into his dorm by Ortho who is very fond of you since you treat him so kindly

Since you’ve never even laid eyes on a computer screen his games interest you thoroughly

He teaches you how to play a lot of em and you find a lot of entertainment in them

You’re weirdly good at beat saber due to your fast reflexes and flexible body

You enjoy stealing his hoodies because sometimes people ogling your jewels gives you anxiety

He gets the feeling and is more than happy to lend you his hoodies

While he’s playing games you’ll sit on his lap or cling to his side/back like a koala

He struggles to keep his composure

Willing to go out a little more if it means seeing you dance

How he bagged a complete SSR he’ll never know but he’s grateful

🐉Malleus Draconia🐉

You know how dragons are usually depicted as hoarding treasures or just being drawn to them in general?

Yeah, that’s how it was

You were like a treasure from another world and he wanted you so bad

Your lack of fear to approach him and the curious gaze you always gave him about his appearance was very amusing to him

It felt like you two were so similar but you still held an incredible uniqueness he didn’t even think possible

Is like putty in your hands when you begin your siren call

Like Kalim, could watch you dance for days

Sometimes you dance up to him so beautifully before placing a kiss on his lips

This has never and will never fail to make his face go beet-red while attempting to stutter out some sort of response

You will constantly dress him (specifically his horns) in dangling jewels

He’s gotten many stares, not of fear but of infatuation

His intimidating aura mixed with his handsome looks and golden accessories makes him a nice view on campus

Has more people complimenting him rather than running from him in fear

He always credits you with this

Gives you breathtaking jewels nearly everyday

You have a collection now

You’re his treasure and if anyone dared to lay a finger on you they would be no more🤗

jade parfitt for jean paul gaultier haute couture fall 2003 // siren from ‘love, death + robots: jibaro’ (2022) dir. alberto mielgo (3x09)