Young Macguffin, Wee Dingwall and young Macintosh from pixar's brave fanart by me

Love these guys and this movie 🐻

I love the 2016-2017 Disney Princesses comics because they are very cute, quite funny and pretty, add a few cute good lore elements, and have characters bond

Notably it has Merida and her ex suitors having become friends after the movie's events which is adorable. None wanted marriage and she didn't want to put aside her tomboyish personalities they were allowed to have, so they all bonded over those as the clans made peace. That's adorable

I also love the balance of consistency (Wee Dingwall is not stupid. He just has a resting high face especially when he is not happy to be there or doing that. And these strips understood that) and evolution (none used to understand Young MacGuffin now they do and just "translate" for us readers, they all used to be shocked and embarrassed Merida was superior to them now they gladly accept it and try to better themselves and show off to her not an unfriendly way, Wee Dingwall speaks more and even though Young MacIntosh is still proud and boasts a lot and still tries to impress the archery expert as if he would teach her anything, it no longer, he no longer seems to fit as many tantrums as before, mock or look down on others, seeing teens his age and a girl who not only is not a trophy for once in his life but a genuine friend as well as someone who had him and the others open their eyes about this arranged marriage thing, he became slightly more humble and seems to still be working on it and heading towards the right way. As for Merida herself, who used to roast and mock them with her dad, now she is more at peace now that they no longer pose a threat to her future and so became helpful, supporting and even when she makes fun it is more light hearted than anything and she aknowledges when they do good (such as no matter how shitty his desmonstration had been Young MacIntosh DID do a bullseye) and is no longer annoyed but amused or concerned about their antic

But my favorite strip is this one for everything is implies and the lore details and potential it gives, especially for how much the movie is about parent-child relationships

The fact they all agreed to camp together and their parents agreed implying the clans are closer than ever and them, future clan leaders, will be closer than ever for having hunted together, fought together and camped around a fire in the middle of nowhere together in their youth

The confirmation Merida isn't/wasn't (it seems to take place after the movie but I guess even if the bond was mended and Elinor now accepts her daughter's tastes and opinions she still must expect her to keep practicing stuff essential for a Lady's future, or a compromise Merida accepts to do now they understand each other even if she doesn't like it) the only one to have to follow strict royal lessons but they all did which puts even more into perspective their roles in the movie and why they approved her choice

The implication that either the Lords are like Elinor at home being more up to the rules, serious and strict than Fergus and just being feral once together as men OR it has to do with gender and the mothers have to be like that to their daughters and so do the fathers to their sons

And the most boring tasks the dads give them have to do with their (dads' and/or sons') traits : Lord MacIntosh is very proud of his lineage and genes (he prides themselves in having the most beautiful hair) so he demands for his proud son to be proud for something useful for once such as about his own family heritage, Lord MacGuffin tries (enhance tries, that's not really how you help but he tries) to have his son more confident and more eloquent as a future leader who will have to be heard and understood by his people in his court or in battle, and then you have Lord Dingwall who just has his son do chores for him, which works with how bossy he is and how it must be his definition of making someone responsible, as well as how the Dingwalls seem to be more practical than show since whereas they are mocked for jist having a rock as sigil, it is a much better weapon than a caldron or a lyre and goes straight to the point without needless symbolism therefore chores must be more important for him in life for a leader than anything else

I am obviously overanalyzing some points, but these go perfectly with my HCs

I am in need of learning how to comic panel so it was a good excuse to draw this! They were supposed to be a bit older but I simply cannot make the grey hairs work right now. A challenge for another day.

So

I imagine most people enjoyed Merida being a strong, independent lady even by the end of the film but if you imagined her actually choosing someone in the end...

Asking for Help ~ Brave

For anyone who has watched Brave we all know how that goes.

But what if instead of figuring this out Merida decides to ask the first born of each clan to help her.

Imagin McGuffin, Macintosh and Dingwal trying to help Merida but also not understanding what the hell is going on.

Would this change how Merida feels about the boys? Or will it cement her idea of not getting married?

3 dwarves in Pixar Brave 😮

The Pixar Brave, have 3 dwarves in the movie,No wonder to familiar for go back.

Elinor: I'll have to say it again who broke the vase

Young macintosh:um I don't know

Elinor: sigh it was your dad's wasn't it

Wee dingwall: how did you know

Elinor: your father's breaks the most items here so I know it's them now where are they

Young macguffin: our dad's are hiding they told us not to tell you

Elinor: tell Me I'll leave you three alone

Young macintosh: fine they are in the room where Fergus keeps his drinks.

Inside the celler

Lords: why do we feel that we have been betrayed

Lord macguffin and young macguffin both have grey eyes in brave not blue if you look closer

And another thing that I noticed is that when young macguffin was knocked down by mordu, lord macguffin said scoundrel and went charging into mordu with his sword

That shows me that he loves his son and would protect him which is cutie.

[960] Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin from Brave

I certainly hope it's not pesky of me, but are there any odds you'll continue writing "Bold"? At first I was looking for a fanfic with my OTP, but now I'm positively taken by the usage of Scottish folklore and dialect. ( I may not be Scottish, but I find the culture to be quite a bit enchanting) Also I'm immensely curious how are they gonna overcome seemingly impossible challenges.

Hi anon! You're not being pesky at all, thank you so much for taking an interest in my story! It makes me so happy to know people are reading my silly wee fics and actually enjoying them. I definitely intend on finishing Bold - my problem is my stupid adhd brain never wants to kick into gear until I'm fully invested in something again. So I need that inspiration to write, but I'm still desperate to finish it. (if it makes you feel any better, I'm a big fan of slow painful tortuous burns with a happy ending, so that's what you can expect 😂) . Thanks again anon! Xx

And yeah - couples in the end :D

boys not have names lol... what should we call them?

i think if Merida be married she choose Y.MacGuffin if he improves his speech (they can be together before in scenario)

I find Macintosh name - Ryan... we still need name for big one

Something I am sad for about the fact Pixar wants us to forget Brave exists and won't do any sequel or show is how much I wanted to see how were the homes of the other 3 clans. How it looks like. Their wives (who are either as crazy as them or as done as Elinor). If they love their wives and it's mutual or they stick together because they have to. If the wiveq are alive at all or if at least one of the Lords is a widow. If they have other kids, and if so how many and what genders (Lord Dingwall must not since he presents his son as his only son, but Lord MacGuffin sure does since he presents his as his eldest ; Lord MacIntosh doesn't indicate anything so we are up to imagine for him). What kinds of dads they are at home. How they lead their clans without a rival to fight with. How their houses or castles look like. How Merida and her clan in general are like and act in theirs and towards their members. How much buddies have Merida and the boys have become as merchandise implies ; same for their old men. If Merida would ever end up with Young MacGuffin because this ship is adorable (and was meant to be canon ! And his voice actor did say his characters likes her. And she DID peek)

We were so robbed

FUNDAMENTALLY! Word of Honor is about the epic romances had at the Villains Retirement Home. Okay we’re talking the ex-spymaster with erectile dysfunction 4 the world’s most shameless old mob boss looking to marry his cherished daughter off before he dies. And the plot is the two of them getting divorced and getting back together like 10 times because they keep meeting up with exes, or getting into fights about the spymaster’s terminal cancer, or they disagree on parenting the random orphan they’ve picked up, or like, if we’re retired shouldn’t we stop murdering people isn’t that kind of a young man’s game anyways? Meanwhile there’s a plot happening with a macguffin that is NOT the point

The Big Four AU: A Friendship Told Four Ways

Or basically Four Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons AU where they all exist in each other's universe.

How to Train Your Dragon AU: Hiccup entrusts his secret of Toothless with the only people on Berk he trusts; his friends: Rapunzel, daughter of the village healer. Merida, a training shieldmaiden and the only teen that doesn’t pick on Hiccup. And Jack Frost, a young shepherd boy that guards the flock, or what’s left of it.

Tangled AU: Determined to see the lanterns for her 18th birthday, Rapunzel makes a deal with a trio of thieves: Hiccup the Blacksmith, Merida the Archer, and Jack Frost, the Trickster.

Brave AU: When the four clans joined together, an unlikely friendship was forged between the children of the clans; Princess Merida of Clan DunBroch. Prince Hiccup of Clan Dingwall. Princess Rapunzel of Clan Macintosh. Prince Jackson of Clan MacGuffin.

Rise of the Guardians AU: For 300 years, Jack Frost was unseen by the mortal world, his only friends were other young seasonal spirits like him; Hiccup the Autumn Spirit, Rapunzel the Spring Spirit, & Merida the Summer Spirit.

it’s quite fascinating how, up until this point, despite being framed as the traditional protagonist, jodio is given mostly traits that are associated with previous villains in other parts. think about it, he demonstrates greed, ambition, and a tendency towards excessive violence and short-sighted decisions. he’s even explicitly diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and calls himself a sociopath, traits that are often associated with villains due to the lack of empathy it causes (which is a whole can of worms about the stigmatization of mental health in popular fiction, but i’m willing to give araki the benefit of the doubt and wait to see which direction he takes the story and that trait in particular in).

on the other hand, dragona is given the most traits we associate with classic heroism, being the leader and mediator of their group who advocates for holding back when jodio gets out of hand and the one that gets to experiment with the macguffin, as well as being nicer and having almost as much focus dedicated to them as their brother. the fact that, as a dark skinned person of color with an ambiguous gender identity, they’re also a rather nontraditional hero, especially in a japanese piece of media, adds another interesting layer to this.

there are two main parallels we can draw to these two: giorno and bruno, and dio and jonathan

jodio and giorno both obviously embody a lot of dio’s traits, being ruthless and power-hungry, although jodio is certainly more emotionally open and driven by personal gain than reserved and idealistic, more like a young dio than most of his sons were. whereas dragona, as a calmer team leader who follows the rules but still needs the protagonist to bail them out of a tight spot, has tons of parallels to bruno, but the fact that they’re set up as the underdog brother with more traits the story associates with heroism when their brother is a clear reference to dio brando of all characters should not go unnoticed

what i’m trying to say is that upcoming emotional drama is inevitable and it will HURT

shio's kind of a more difficult character to analyze than satou due to how in the background she is and also since her mindset isn't quite as developed as satou on account of her young age, but in her own way that honestly makes her even more interesting and challenging to evaluate

shio is very deliberately and effectively treated as a macguffin by the entire cast. every single character who knows her borderline treats her as an object, an objective, or at the very least a caged animal. she is constantly denied her agency by satou the same way she was denied by her mother, something shio HATES because she has a need to care for and help the people she loves. she wants to be able to fix their problems which leads to her moving proactively, which pretty much always results in something bad happening because no one has ever once bothered to teach her how to navigate the world around her. no one wants her to know how

satou wants the girl she's in love with to remain pure and innocent, not realizing how much she's taking away from shio by keeping her locked away from a world she can only see as dirty and corrupting. and by the time shio is finally free, she's lost that sense of wonder she used to have because she can only think of the person who left a permanent mark on her. nothing else matters to her anymore