got myself a 60s-themed blorbo, a 70s-themed blorbo, AND an 80s-themed blorbo!! who shall be the ethically dubious, anachronistic, 90s-themed Sillyman to capture my heart? cast your votes now 😂
bahahaha please this is the silliest kind of character to be attracted to but they get me every time!!!! some old, uncool dweeb who cannot let go of the past (or is physically transported from his time) and who dresses and behaves according to the style and culture he treasures the most. he’s obnoxious, does silly dances, and is unerringly horny for reasons no one can explain 🥴
what is wrong with me 🙈
okay so. despicable me 3. wAiT DON'T LEAVE YET I SWEAR IM GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS-
Balthazar Bratt (unfortunate name. sorry bro.) is so fucking trans coded. and overall queer coded. yes i'm being serious.
i was talking with one of the irl broskis and i realized that shoulderpads check off a lot of boxes for an 80s cis-passing trans guy.
for starters, it makes u look broader in the shoulders. you can see how that would be useful given how bio guys tend to have wider shoulders than trans guys.
plus if they're big enough, it COULD help hide the badonkadonks. the honkers. the bazongas. especially since binders likely aren't very good for the bendy supervillain lifestyle (lots of dance battles).
and shoulder pads are one of those miraculous style pieces that ride the line between stealth and passing, ESPECIALLY in the 80s!! a pretty popular style with women was oversized suit jackets with shoulder pads. combine that with the points above and you have a piece that reads as cis passing to those who know and trendy girl to those who don't.
on top of the shoulder pads, his whole villain origin story is puberty. that's basically every trans person's villain origin story.