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damistrolls · 2 years

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💥 😭 🍩 🍓 🌙 🌺 🍁 🍃 for Zegrao

💥 what emotions do they have trouble dealing with?

zegrao is actually very good at handling his emotions! one of his best assets is that he can stay really cool under pressure, so i cant really think of a particular emotion that he'd struggle to deal with

😭 what makes them cry? do they cry easily?

zegrao has a pretty good handle on his emotions, but when other people cry, he has a tendency to tear up too. hes a sympathetic crier <3

🍩 favourite sweet treat?

he doesnt have a HUGE sweet tooth, but i think he does like having the occasional hard candy... as a little treat 4 him...

i think its less about the candy itself and more cause it reminds him of when he was a little kid helping out at the church. dovett used to give him little candies bc of the way he'd light up when he got one, so there's good memories there

🍓 do they eat their fruit & veg? what is their favourite fruit or vegetable?

mhm mhm, he makes sure to keep a balanced diet. wants to be in good health. i dunno what his absolute favorite is, but i do think he likes moderately tart fruits, like pomegranates

🌙 what is your oc's greatest wish? how far are they willing to go for it?

his greatest wish is to positively alter the culture on alternia, so that more trolls will be compassionate, respectful, and forgiving with one another :]

and... i mean, he's already going pretty far for it, running a whole church dedicated to such practices! i don't think he'd get more extreme than that, though. for now, he's content just helping trolls on a personal level, and setting them up to continue on his work when he eventually passes the mantle to someone else

🌺 do they have any allergies?

nope!

🍁 what is their favourite season? why?

zegrao's definitely a fall sort of guy. he likes how pretty everything looks during fall, and he thinks its a nice relief after how hot summer can be

🍃 do they enjoy being in nature? what is their favourite outdoor activity?

he likes being outside, but he doesnt especially love being in deep nature, u know? he'd be most happy sitting on a bench in the park, reading a book, rather than idk going on a hike in the woods or smthn. he's not THAT outdoorsy ehehe

🌌 what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

well, design-wise, it should be no surprise that he was inspired by the band ghost. i created him around the time i had first discovered the band, and so i couldnt help but wanna take some visual inspiration

but i quickly decided that any and all traits he shared with the band would be pretty superficial, and mostly limited to aesthetics. i knew i wanted him to be a genuinely sweet and gentle-mannered guy who was extremely well-meaning :]

💡 is your oc a planner? do they write down every small detail or just wing it?

he's definitely a planner. he wouldn't go as far as writing every small detail, but he does like to plan ahead and keep some notes to ensure that everything goes smoothly. but he's also flexible if things dont go to plan

🎁 what types of presents would they be most happy to receive? are they good at gift giving?

he isnt actually that big on receiving gifts! he doesnt have a lot of wants, and would far rather someone put their effort towards giving to someone else who might want or need it more

id like to think he himself is pretty good at gift giving :] his gifts are always very well-thought out

👑 what does your oc want to be remembered as? why?

i think he just wants to be remembered as someone who always tried to do the right thing, even when it wasn't simple or easy. he hopes that a legacy like that might encourage others to do the same

🔫 do they trust people easily? how easily will they turn their back to someone? have they been backstabbed before? will they betray someone if given an ultimatum?

despite how he acts, he isn't actually quick to trust. he has a lot of vulnerable people to watch over, so he tends to be very wary of strangers and newcomers. he's no less warm and welcoming, but he'll tend to discreetly keep an eye on people until he knows for certain that theyre safe

zegrao is extremely forgiving and it would take a LOT for him to turn his back on someone under normal circumstances. the exception is if you try and hurt someone he's committed to protecting. that's like. basically the only way you get into his shit list

hes definitely been backstabbed before, hence why he's cautious

he could definitely betray someone who means his people harm, but its a big no for basically everyone else. he's just. not the betraying sort :( not unless the ultimatum put him in an impossible place

🖍️ what advice would you give to them?

i dont think theres much i could tell him that he doesnt already know! maybe i'd tell him to just keep up the good work sdfjsdjfsd

🌠 if they could make any wish with no repercussions, what wish would they make?

he'd wish for everyone to be a little kinder to each other. a little more respectful and understanding. a little more peaceful. thats all he really wants

💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticeable? what changes when they're in love?

i think zegrao falls in love a little every day. i think its just his natural state to be a little in love with almost everyone he encounters. i dont even think someone COULD notice because he's just... like that all the time. hes constantly in love

#zegrao #ask meme

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magnoliamyrrh · 1 year

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just in case i don’t want to talk abt this any more tw incest u could just delete this

horrific n downright wrong. i wanna say u n everyone else includin that anon did not deserve this n the collective u deserves so much more but i am so grateful seein people talk abt this. i was raised w the extreme pressure that my gen was goin to break the cycle of that type of abuse n i have to come to terms that we didn’t n that’s ok at least to me. it’s so hard to admit to n so impactful to say out loud but it’s what has to b done. it a type of trauma that’s been in my fam for many many yrs n i gaslight myself into believin that we broke it. i stayed in denial n tbh still am in denial bcuz it’s so hard to blame a fam member. esp for me a girl n a teenage girl at that. this isn’t always the universal reaction so there is no guilt if this isn’t the case or if it is but u still luv them no matter what they did it’s so hard to blame them. but sexual abuse is sexual abuse. i hope to god every day that when i have children that will b when the cycle is broken n it all stops but i will never put the verbal pressure on them the way my parents did. one of them was a victim of smthn v extreme so i do not blame them (there it is again) but it’s torture to feel like u let them down when u did nothin wrong. admitting is always the first step to healin. i’m so proud of u for talkin abt this n that anon n everyone else.

ya! i think even though its uncomfortable as hell and disturbing its important that we talk about it. thank you <3 im proud of everyone who pitched in too, and of you, thank u for sharing; its really not easy. i dont think this is the sort of thing we can heal from individually, you know? especially when its a cultural thing. theres so much shame and fear and repression surrounding this kind of stuff, and the only way were gonna heal from it is if, like u said, well start accepting it and talking about it

and yea youre right it is really hard. like my father crossed any possible line with what he did and he abuses his wife too and. i really just want him dead like i dont give a damn, i have to try to calm myself bc i get too focused sometimes on how much i actually want him to suffer. but even with him at times im like,,,, ,, eh but i still care abt him? i went through a whole phase where i felt like it was my responsabilites to help him or like heal him from how deranged he is lmao. but it doesnt last long. but with everyone else its different. (?) like. i realized like idk a year ago that uh yea my grandma did lowkey molest me and it actually made me feel fucking insane. i had no idea what do with it and i still dont?? and its fucked and definitely not ok but like...,,, we all pretend like its fine or just didnt happen i guess bc its,, normal? acceptable??? its weird as all hell, most of the time i just kinda try to not think abt it because i have no idea how to even feel abt the woman when i do. if anything as much as it definitely kinda fucked me up, im frankly way more pissed abt the physical abuse/beatings and endless insults and yelling and shit - like that actually probably did more damage to me. but still like idk yea i .. idk if i excuse it but i definitely explain it like oh she didnt know better etc etc etc. but that doesnt.. ugh it doesnt excuse it?? but i still love her and care for her?? its a fucking nightmare to try to detangle all that. and the shit w my mom too and other family members like uh yea it grosses me out and definitely got to me, this combination of being raised as property + controlling parents + sexualized + actually being whored out by father has k.o.d whatever mental sanity i could have had and it took me many years to.... idk. even start remotely working through all that. but. i still care abt them...?? i think the fact that its no longer happening and dont rly consider it on the same level as the shit w my dad makes it kinda different in my head but its still not fucking ok

and yea. definitely one of the hardest parts of it is being blamed for being uncomfortable/grossed out or even punished for being so when rly thats such a normal reaction to have to this shit. it is psychologically torturous and it is gaslighting and it rly fucks u up in the head..... and its really hard to get to the point where u dont feel like u did anything wrong or you werent to blame. i do presume that w this particular kind of shit tho a lot of it is that they probably went through similar stuff, internalized and repressed it, never dealt w it, and then just proceed to do the same

i hope to god too ill be different. i want to believe in both of us and this new generation that we'll do a better job. i think the fact that were even talking abt it shows some progress u kno. my mother and grandmother told me for many years that i wont do a better job than them and its just normal for kids to be raised w beatings and yelling and insults and controlling behavior and all that shit,,,, but. ive always been terrified of that. since i was little i knew if i ever had a kid i wouldnt want to put them through any of this. if i cant break the cycle id rather not raise a kid at all. at least for the past like year or two my mother has actually accepted that some of the shit she did wasnt okay and that she was abused by my grandmother too and..... apologized??? which was insane. so. idk. its been a long and weird fucking process. but. i dont think its hopeless

#lmao speaking of mommy issues #god so many of us are so fucked up huh

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fantroll-purgatory · 5 years

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@kuppah609

FIRST: Alternia or Beforus or some type of AU?

Alternia(kind of???? I made her for a fansession that has its own planet, demokratia http://aminoapps.com/p/apm4by )

This is a really neat premise! I’m always a fan of fantroll stories that take advantage of the fact that alternia can do spacetravel.

Name (preferably include how you came up with it and why):melaki sentok. It doesnt really have much of a meaning, it just slowly came to be after a couple months

You’ve already got her on that Demokratia list page, so I don’t know if you’re looking for name replacements, but I think naming her Plumer Iadges would be really funny. It’s a reference to both Plumeria the team skull character (since Plumeria is a “big sister” type character and fills a similar role as your girl here) and Purl Ridges, a type of stitch used in knitting, which is one of your girl’s hobbies!

Age: around the alternian equivalent of 17 or 18

That’s gonna put her at ~8 sweeps.

Strife Specibus: bayonetkind

Hmm. Bayonets are usually associated with soldiers. I think if you wanted to fit her theme as a criminal, you’d use spraypaintkind, or maybe even Batkind. This works both for the criminal image And a pun on the fact that Plumeria likes to use Golbats/Crobats, lol.

Fetch Modus: quilt modus- the items are put together in a square formation, only ones on the outside can be uncaptchalogged. The more important the item is the deeper it is in the modus.

That’s so CUTE…

Symbol and meaning: its her old symbol back when she was a indigoblood, with a purpleblood rendition

I might switch it up, but we’ll see when we get to the design.

Pesterchum:InnovativeTrolling

I think innovativeTrollster would be pretty funny. Or experimentalTrollster!

Quirk: puts parentheses around all her (Y)s, and uses stereotype gangster terms like “yoyoyo” or “its ya boy” or “yuh, check it”

Beee careful here, because stuff like “it’s ya boy” isn’t “gangster terms,” it’s just African American Vernacular English. AAVE already gets associated strongly with criminality and it’s a bad & racist media stereotype. Hussie himself is very guilty of this brand of racism, and it’s something we don’t wanna emulate! I think you can still use it, you just have to tread cautiously and make sure you understand the meanings and aren’t just using it as a Funny Prop, because it’s a dialect of english, not just a bunch of nonsense to be thrown around for goofs.

It’s possible to have “tough” and “criminal” character w/o relying on these stereotypes, too. You could just have her talk rough in general or use a lot of insults in a loving way (like australians love to do) instead. Or you could do something really stupid and fun like making her use archaic criminal slang.

Special Abilities (if any):nah

All purples have chucklevoodoos! But you don’t gotta putt hem to use so they can be functionally nah anyways.

Guardian/pets?: Her lusus is essentially the dragon from The NeverEnding Story. I think its name was falkor?

I was confused at first, but y’know what I think his loving and hopeful nature does vibe with Melaki’s hope title later, so I’ll let it slide. Purples do have aquatic mammals for lusii, though, so you gotta make this like, a version of Falkor that can also dive underwater. Maybe with a fishtail like Gamzee’s lusus. Mermaid Falkor.

Personality: melaki is a gangster girl, who goes around committing dumb crimes with her fellow clowns. She follows her gut instinct a lot, almost too much. To the point of injury in some situations(I.E. that leg of hers). Shes usually the momma person of the group, making sure her crime friends make it out alright. You could probably compare her to a team skull member or smthn

I like that a lot! I definitely drew on the Team Skull vibe a little more than you probably predicted, haha. Criminal with a heart of gold is a trope I enjoy, so I love her. Is she part of the Clown Cult or is that not much of a thing on Demokratia? You should ask about that if you haven’t, because juggalo culture could also be a good informer for researching for how to play this character!

Interests: trolling, vandalism, stealing, knitting, musicals (usually keeps those last 2 to herself)

Does she like stealing like petty theft or stealing like burglary because those are two different crimes. Something to #think about.

Title:seer of hope.

Understander of hope… Knower of hope. I don’t know if I think that’s quite fitting for someone as get-up-and-go as her. Fighty, energized, definitely not the sit back and learn type. If you want her to Learn to be a little more passive, this could probably fit, but as it stands I think she’s probably a Maid of Hope, mmmaybe a Sylph.

Land:land of Faux fur and chapels

Why faux fur I’m laughing. I’m sure there’s a reason… But all I can think of is vans with shag carpet in the back. Land of Shag Carpet and Chapels. That’s mostly a joke suggestion, but either way, love this.

Dream planet: prospit

I Fully Agree that she’s definitely a prospit player but why’ve you sprited her in a dersite outfit– nevermind I won’t question it.

Onto design!:

Your submitted picture was a little too blurry to work on directly, so I had to rebuild her. I wanted to make her makeup a little more unique, so I based it off of Plumeria’s eye look with the harsh wing and then the greys and whites around the eye. And then I made the outer grey look like Guzma’s interestingly shaped glasses. Everything else was kept largely the same. I gave her same horns, because assymetrical horns always just feel a little weird w/o design reason. And I added a little arrow to her sign as a reference to Caprittanius, the purple/void/prospit sign.

-CD

#kuppah609 #melaki sentok #plumer iadges #melaki #sentok #plumer #iadges #purpleblood #review #redesign #cd review #submission

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constellaj · 6 years

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im gonna rate ninjago villains

longass post, basically i go through ninjago villains and r8 them out of 10 (dont take it too seriously)

Skales Fuck as soon as I saw him I knew I was gonna love him. nobody ever listens to him except on the very rare times when his ideas are actually bad so he gets blamed for bad stuff but never thanked for his good stuff?? honestly. dont hate him. also A+ redemption and best dad honestly he’s just an all-around good snake king 9/10

Pythor Loki-esque cannibal snake fucker? He’s def an interesting villain but tbh I’m still bitter that in day of the departed he was the MOST USELESS... literally showed up and yelled a lot and then jumped off a cliff... very relatable tho. Also that whole anacondrai cult thing was very good, defend your culture son (despite... eating them) and good job calling baby lloyd out on his manipulative shit 7/10

Master Chen straight-up the most entertaining villain. like clearly he has NO potential for redemption but he isnt the kind of boy you hope does? literally he was just there to make things fun and HONESTLY he delivers. buttons man. hell yeah 8/10

Clouse he started off as an acceptable villain with that whole garmadon hating backstory and all that dark magic and knowing spells and stuff (and also i love his giant snake pet? id die for her), but then skybound happened. “you conniving deVIL” as if you didnt fucking know thats what was gonna happen dumbass. for fuck’s sake clouse you’re better than this 6/10

Krux and Acronix this is another literally-made-to-be-entertaining villain set but holy SHIT does it work well, they’re competent but the whole “back in my day” vs “THE FUTURE” thing? fuck man that’s brilliant. honestly every scene they had was a gem to watch. not that i want them redeemed by any means (straight up i hope they die actually) but still 8/10

General Kozu WHY DOES HE GET NO LOVE. the only stone warrior to speak english and dont come at me saying he didn’t know what Bequeath meant he straight-up KNEW those were ninja the entire time but didn’t care he was so sick of this shit. literally his entire army (probs family?) can get controlled by whoever puts a fucking hat on TELL ME that’s not sad as fuck. wasted potential tbh i hope he’s okay 9/10

Nadakhan what happened here. the first half of the season set him up as this really sad boy who just wanted his friends back and then wanted to avenge his DEAD DIMENSION and honestly that’s SO GOOD? and then in the second half of the season he just started yelling about marriage. personally i theorize that the sword corrupted him but yknow. 10/10 in the first half of the season, 2/10 in the second half, overall 4/10

what the fuck is this 1/10

Overlord he fucking WORKS as a villain just to be a villain man. like. literally evil incarnate but he’s INTIMIDATING. he also has one of my favorite villain designs from the entire series? he loses points for consistently wheezing tho like do you need an inhaler or smthn man 9/10

Morro I... i still dont know why yall like him. like yeah he’s redeemed but how? what happened? like if kai had a heartfelt conversation with him while he was possessing lloyd about like, how sometimes youre not the green ninja and that’s fine, then i wouldve understood, but this is.... why. he looks like hes never seen a shower 3/10

Garmadon this doesnt even need explanation 10000000000/10

#ninjago #ninjago villains #morro #lord garmadon #skales #pythor #master chen #ninjago clouse #krux and acronix #general kozu #nadakhan #samukai #overlord #long post

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