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It always drives me insane, but especially now, how people dismiss 12 and Clara as romantic canon or eventually subtextually romantic. We've seen the Doctor in Canon romantic love. We've seen the Doctor in Canon best friends situations.
With his arguably biggest (based on how insane the fandom and writers, especially rtd are/cling onto) nu who love interest, Rose. When she's in danger he's fawning and doesn't bend. 10, especially isn't furloughed in morals as much as 12. (Or 9, but this is a different talk for another day.) He's not laying awake thinking if he's good or evil. He just accepts and goes.
When Rose and the whole Doomsday plot happens, all 10 does is burn up a sun to say good-bye. (Then treat Martha like shit until uWu Donna time.)
With Clara, he frequently goes to the next level. Hell, most his words in seasons 8 and 9 is her name! He's jealous in a way he never was with Mickey at Danny. He's constantly at odds with himself. He feels and acts legitimately threatened.
When she is finally dying. He loses all pretense, gives into his urges and threatens genocide, holds hostage, coups and kills. He is willing to undo his past of saving Gallifrey from falling, to save her. Keep her. Hold her.
It's only when Clara reels him in does he think differently. Go a different route. Be nicer. Chose a shard of kindness to the rest of the universe.
They both brought out the best and worst in each other until the bitter end.
"Friendship" my ass. That's real, toxic, deep all-consuming love.
#personal#doctor who#clara oswald#12th doctor#whouffaldi#i could defeat the lady me#oh missy is the lover of chaos didn’t you think she planned for this#bold of u to assume the master actually can think that far ahead past oohoo schemes#missy probably mourned clara#Missy liked clara#duh#i could defeat lady me in combat#give me a break#doctor who meta#parellels#river and 11 honorary mention but river can hold her own and 11 barely interveened cause river can hold her own and flitted in and out#rose tyler i versus i had a duty of care
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Hi! Can I order Aemond x Reader? Where he needs to enter a tournament to win her hand.
Aemond Targaryen x Fem!Lannister!Reader
" I don't care about Tourney's." is what Aemond had always said, thinking that displaying battle prowess in such a public way to be a weakness to enemies. Never let them know your skills, patterns or next move. However when Lord Lannister announced that a tourney be held for other lords and nobles to win his eldest daughters hand, his stomach churned. The beautiful Lady Lannister, the sweet girl that had come to court with her father many years ago. She was never afraid of him, never turned away from him, even when he wasn't wearing his patch. The lady that had always had a sweet smile or kind word for him, always saved a dance at balls for him. Who read in the library with him, doted on him and listened to his words.
He absolutely could not have another man take you away. He had immediately gone to his queen mother to demand he have your hand in marriage.
"I simply must have her, you cannot allow her to be married off to some noble swine! God's only know what those horrific men will do to her!" he cried to Alicent, who was sitting in front of a roaring fire in the great room.
"My son, I may be queen but I have no control over what Lord Lannister does with his children." The queen sighed and looked to her son knowing that was not what he had wanted to hear.
"Offer me to her, tell Lord Lannister that she will be my princess, the tourney can be a wedding announcement if he must have one." Aemond went to his mother's side, begging with his eye.
Alicent sighed and contemplated, she had never seen Aemond this desperate, and the Lady had never been cruel to her son, or any of her children. Maybe the lady would be good for Aemond, it would certainly keep him in one place.
"Alright, I will have a meeting with Lord Lannister." just that simple sentence caused Aemond to smile like a small child that was offered sweets.
"Thank you mother!" he swiftly kissed Alicent's cheek and rushed off to tell Helaena about the wonderful news.
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"Absolutely not, my daughter's future betrothed will have to earn her hand. She cannot be bought, or bribed! If the prince wishes for her hand he will have to enter the Tourney just like every other nobleman that wants her." Lord Lannister spoke bolsterously, his large belly shook as he spoke.
"My lord, he is the prince. Are you sure he is not the best option for your daughter?" Alicent asked keeping her posture stiff in attempt to seem more powerful.
"The best option for my daughter is a man that can defend her, if Prince Aemond wishes for her hand he must prove he can keep her safe with his bare hands." The lord poured another cup of wine, his third since the meeting started.
"My dear," Viserys cut in to get Alicent's attention. "Lord Lannister knows what's best for his daughter, and you know how capable Aemond is in combat." he put a hand on her arm.
"I suppose he is rather talented with a sword, it should be easy winning the Lady's hand." Alicent frowned knowing Aemond would not be happy about the news.
"It's settled then! The Prince shall compete with every other suitor!" Lord Lannister stood up and hobbled to the door. "My King, my Queen." he bowed and exited the room.
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"There was no other way to convince him?!" Aemond was furious although not with his mother.
"I tried, even offering a dowery. He is very adament about her suitors earning her hand." Alicent reached a hand out to touch Aemond's arm.
"Fine, I will enter the Tourney. But when I defeat every one of my competitors the Lord will know I was the right one for his daughter all along."
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The day of the Tourney arrived, a bright sunny day. The temperature was divine, not hot nor cold, and the dress the Lady Lannister wore was a deep red, with gold stitching. A symbol of her house engraved on her large pendant necklace. The Lady sat in the nobles box, front and center of the battle arena, a glorified dirt patch really. Many different noble houses were present, all there to pawn their sons off to gain Financials from the Lannisters. Each noble who was competing was introduced, the Lady had looked bored until the last competitor was announced. She smiled warmly as she saw Aemond, his eye met hers and he felt his heart swell.
Several battles took place, nothing too violent as the rules state that no maiming or murder can occur. You must knock the sword from your opponents hand, and you win the round.
Aemond breezed through each battle with ease, most of these noble men have not trained as he had. 'Amateurs' he thought to himself. Soon he faced the last round, against a large man from house Baratheon. The nobleman was skilled, Aemond had heard of his skill from passing conversation in the armor pit. He was not worried though, The Lady will be his, by the God's it will be so.
The fight began, fast and easy Aemond danced around the brute. Ducking, dodging and striking when he could. The goal was to get the sword from his hand. It should have been simple but the man was fast for his size. The battle continued with no progress, Aemond was too quick and the Baratheon too large. Aemond was growing annoyed with this, he could simply cut the oaf down and be done with it. He had defeated all his other opponents, surely he has proven himself, no? He glanced up at the Lady, her eyes completely entranced by his movements. In his distraction the Baratheon managed to gain the upper hand on Aemond, who had then fallen to one knee. A struggle ensued and it seemed that the Baratheon would win the Lady's hand.
The crowd gasped, and there in the arena was a pool of blood forming. Aemond had plunged his sword into the Baratheon's stomach, he gurgled on his own blood. Aemond then swiftly pulled the sword back to him, his opponent fell backwards to the dirt. Aemond dropped the bloodied sword to the dirt and approached the Noble box. He bowed to the Lady and looked up at her, half expecting horror on her face. But alas she was softly smiling, looking down at Aemond, she stood and walked to the edge of the box. Despite her father's protests and several noblemans pleas for Aemond to be disqualified, the Lady made her way down to meet Aemond. She took his hand in hers and lifted it into the air.
"My champion!"
#hotd imagine#house of the dragon x reader#hotd x reader#aemond targaryen#aemond targaryen x reader#house of the dragon#hotd#fluff#oneshot
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Ik Eclipse is only in your "actual medieval times" AU but. What if in the main fic Fazco decides for extra drama to give Monty a sorcerer companion who's a long lost brother of the attendants' and he does magic shows and stuff during the tournaments. And one of his Things is flirting with the Princess. Thoughts?
OK wait listen...listen...listen to me...
You can't just say this. My brain gets carried away so easily, I can easily see this happening. I won't/CAN'T add it to the fic canon because it would mess with the plot too much BUT!!!!
Medieval Times Eclipse, on the Invader's side, would be a whole new light show/magic show to take over the non-existent falconer's intermission.
The lights in the arena would go crazy and the sorcerer would make his dramatic entrance in a puff of smoke. He'd point his staff at the Princess and the jesters would crumple to the floor beside her, revealed to be his automatons from the beginning. Thus would begin a battle of magic vs song, where the Princess could only use her voice to drown out the sorcerer's chanting, urging the audience to sing with her to combat the evils that threaten her kingdom.
With the audience, her people, her lords and ladies, the sorcerer would be defeated but only temporarily. He'd vow to return night after night, gleeful and menacing, until the day that the audience fails her and she falls to his clutches.
He vanishes with a triumphant laugh, and sneaks around the corners of the atrium after the performance. Lucky guests will be able to spot him and call the Knights to thwart him, but he always vanishes before the Knights can get to him. (he uses the hard-to-spot staff corridors to get around) It becomes a side mission for all the young guests of Castle Faz.
The Royal Jesters wake with no memories of their master, and the Princess pities her Royal Attendants and doesn't tell them the truth, vowing all witnesses to secrecy.
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Nova Grappler Ft Jinsoul
Authors note: this piece while silly to me is an important piece that I have been trying to finish for ages and means a lot to me personally. Overall I hope y'all enjoy it
In the well-loved mecha combat sport Nova Grappler, tonight's championship bout had all eyes fixed on you, the crowd was hoping for your defeat. Despite a year filled with turmoil and betrayal, you stood alone before the crucial fight. Your coach had deserted you after wrecking his other protege's mecha, unaware that protege was once your friend who orchestrated a scheme to break your arm before the match. Compounded by the media's negative portrayal since the incident and the absence of your girlfriend and family due to logistical constraints, you found yourself at the pinnacle of the world championship with no support. Yet, you reassure yourself that setbacks are part of the journey. However, amidst the solitude, you question the purpose of your fight. Uncertain of your motivations, you acknowledge your journey thus far and resolve to see it through. Suddenly, a familiar voice breaks through the silence—your ex-girlfriend and megastar, Jinsoul Despite the estrangement, she offers an apologetic smile, expressing regret for not knowing about the betrayal by Jordan, your former friend. Perplexed, you inquire about the revelation, to which Jinsoul reveals Jordan's admission to orchestrating the scheme to sabotage you. Despite the cold response, Jinsoul chooses to sit by your side, offering a silent but comforting presence.
She breaks the silence first, her tone heavy with apology. "I'm so sorry I didn't stand by you," she says, her words carrying the weight of regret.
"It's okay, Jinsoul," you respond, trying to alleviate her guilt.
"No, it's not. You needed me, and I abandoned you when Coach Kick left you when the media was attacking you. I left you with no one," she insists, her remorse palpable.
"Soul... it's okay. I'm just happy to have you here with me now," you assure her, appreciating her presence despite the past.
"So, how do you expect to win tonight?" she asks, injecting a touch of playfulness into the conversation.
"Honestly, I don't know, Soul. The fight prep has been hell. Everyone's always attacking me whenever I go to practice. I just haven't had it in me," you admit, weariness seeping into your voice.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Jinsoul says sympathetically.
"It's fine. I'll probably just go down around two like a good heel. I mean, I made it this far when no one said I could, so why can't I just lay down this one time?" you respond, feeling the weight of exhaustion.
Jinsoul's demeanor shifts abruptly as she pulls your face to hers, her voice rising with a rare intensity fueled by her determination. "No! You can't give up," she exclaims, surprising you with her sudden fervor. "You've worked too hard for this. To throw it all away when your dream is so close... you can't. That guy out there, he's looking for your blood, and you're just going to let him beat you after everything you've been through? No, I won't let you," she adds fiercely, her words igniting a spark within you.
You laugh, grateful for her unique brand of motivation. "So, what do you propose I do to get out of this funk?" you ask, eager to hear her perspective.
"Well, why don't you fight like how you used to before you met Kicks?" Jinsoul suggests.
"Throws and strikes?" you question, seeking clarification.
"Yeah, play to the high-flying antics you used to do," Jinsoul insists, her confidence in you unwavering.
"Okay, I'll do that," you agree, feeling a renewed sense of determination. Jinsoul smiles brightly, her encouragement fueling your resolve.
"Go get 'em," she says with a playful wink as you head to the loading pit. When the announcer calls for your intro card, you hand him your original one, eschewing the "Kicks improved" version.
"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we have a special presentation for the Nova Grappler Championship bout. We have the Resolute Queen Jisoo defending her title against the upstart from Jumpstart, the high-flying, death-defying Razor," the announcer declares as you enter the arena, taking in the magnitude of the moment. Despite the sparse support, you feel a sense of contentment knowing that you've persevered through a tough year to reach this point. As you face your opponent, you notice her corner filled with her group mates from BlackPink and her coach Teddy, ready to give their all.
Round one rings, and you're off. You barrel towards Jisoo and make your first strike. It's a calculated feint as she dodges, going for the parry. You slide to the side, grab Mech's arm, and slam her Machine into the ground.
"Oh, and Razor starts strong. A classic opener we haven't seen from the grappler in a while. I guess with no Coach Kicks, we get to see what Razor is made of tonight," the announcer Sakura Miyawaki says cheerfully. Jisoo gets up and attempts to make a solid connection, which you dodge flawlessly, giving a quick shoulder charge to Jisoo's mech.
"Oh my gosh, it is a blast from the past! Razor is executing all of his old moves – first, the Judo throw and now the Tsuburaya shoulder charge. Will we see the Landfall?" Announcer Miyawaki says with rigorous delight. You revel in the reaction and decide, while Jisoo is getting up, to give the fans who have been watching Nova Grappler as long as you have a little something extra.
"Oh my God, is that the legendary Blazing Lion pose of the Hall of Fame grappler and Pilot of the Beast Deity series 001 Gao-King: Cole Evans? Ladies and gentlemen, we may have a true Nova Grappler fan among us tonight. Where has this Razor been all this time? Forget the Demon Duke; this Historic Homegrown Hero is so much better," Announcer Daigo exclaims, leaving his co-announcer, Mrs. Miyawaki, gasping.
Jisoo gets up and runs towards you. You roll out of the way and get behind her. Using prominent leverage – the move popularized by Ace, who piloted Mecha-Kitsune – you slam her mech into the ground again. At this point, the crowd goes wild. It had been a long time since many of these moves had been seen due to their "flashiness" and lack of strategy. Now, to be fair, you've made some adjustments to them using modern techniques, but you understand the core appeal of why these moves and heroes were so beloved in the sport. Knowing now what you mean to these people, you decide to give them a finisher that everyone would recognize.
You spin your left arm three times to charge up the move, and the crowd goes silent as you keep your index finger pointed to the sky.
"No..." the announcers gasped.
"He wouldn't," they add. But you would. You wait for Jisoo to get close; she makes a very telegraphed strike, you dodge, and using the uncharged arm, you swing at the critical spot all Nova grappler mechs have – the "collarbone" area.
Your strike rings true as you nail the solid connection, causing a Critical Failure Knock-Out, the first in 15 years to be precise. The crowd erupts.
"Oh my gosh, I can't believe it. Razor has pulled off the performance of the decade. He baits using the Super Galaxy Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagann Pose into the United States of Smash for a C.F.K.O. Oh my goodness. Nova Grappler history was made today, ladies and gentlemen. Never to be repeated. Razor is the undisputed Worldwide Nova Grappler Champion," announcers Miyawaki and Daigo declare.
The after-battle interview is kind of a blur. The key questions you remember answering were, "How did you come up with tonight's style?" and "What gave you the courage to fight with such outdated techniques?"
Your reply was pretty stuck the entire night. "I just love the sport, and I feel like these moves have their place despite skill and technique improving," you figure ESPN and all the news outlets would have more to say tomorrow, but tonight was just about the moment.
You did it. You won, sticking to your guns and style. No one could take that from you.
After everything, Jinsoul met you back in your hotel for the night giddy and excited at your victory.
"I knew you'd win," she says happily, as the two of you cuddle, hoping to turn in early for the night.
"Well, if it wasn't for you and the rest of my support, I wouldn't have gotten this far," you reply.
"Joe, I assure you. You were destined to win the championship. All we did was accelerate the process. Jisoo couldn't touch you all night, and you hit her with the greatest hits of Nova Grappling," Jinsoul states.
"Well, the moves were modified," you reply.
"Yes, but the core moves were still the same, and even then, she couldn't hit you," Jinsoul retorts.
"Fair," You reply
"I know. Now, kiss me goodnight," Jinsoul demands.
"I take it this means we are back together?" you tease, and Jinsoul rolls her eyes. You kiss her goodnight.
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Character Profile: Connor Hawke (Green Arrow II)
It's time to meet another member of the Lost Titans! The most beautiful boy in the world: Connor Hawke!
Connor is the oldest biological child of Oliver Queen and the second Green Arrow. He was introduced in 1994, possibly the best year for blorbos of all time, although readers didn't know that he was Ollie's son right away.
(His mother, we would eventually learn, is Sandra "Moonday" Hawke, who had a brief, no strings relationship with Ollie during their hippie days. Moonday has a Black father and a Korean mother, and is charmingly flaky with a shitty abusive new husband, the arms dealer Milo Armitage, who Connor butted heads with repeatedly in his solo series.)
At the time, Ollie was smack dab in the middle of a nervous breakdown, as well as injured (Connor helped patch him up, hence the line about seeing him naked). He'd taken refuge in a Buddhist ashram where he'd once found peace.
At the time, Connor was about 18 and had been at the ashram for five years. He was a big Green Arrow fanboy and the two quickly bonded. He was also an aspiring archer, although his archery was just okay, while his hand-to-hand combat was superb. (In the 90s, Connor was ranked as the fifth best martial artist in the DCU, which means he's better than Nightwing. (The top four are probably Lady Shiva, Richard Dragon, Bronze Tiger, and Batman. Cass Cain didn't exist yet.))
When assassins came to the ashram to kill Ollie, Ollie and his ex-CIA frenemy Eddie Fyers fled. Connor insisted on coming with them. Eddie guessed the truth about Connor, but Ollie was still in the dark until Hal Jordan, in the middle of his own Parallax-induced breakdown, showed up out of nowhere and asked Ollie to introduce him to his son.
Ollie...didn't handle the news well.
Ollie's nervous breakdown only escalated from here on out, and he eventually wound up dying in a helicopter explosion (though he did go out a hero, saving all of Metropolis). Connor decided that though Oliver Queen had disappointed him, the world could still use a Green Arrow - and maybe if he walked in his father's shoes for a bit, he could try to understand him a little bit better.
Connor spent about five years as the only Green Arrow, traveling the world with Eddie as a curmudgeonly mentor figure. He quickly made a few superhero friends, most notably Tim Drake and of course the new Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner:
Kyle 100% STOLE THIS MOVE FROM ROY and that will always be funny to me.
Connor was briefly on the JLA before deciding (much like his father had before him) that he felt more effective and comfortable on the ground, helping individuals rather than fighting cosmic horrors. Eventually, the GA book was canceled and Connor decided to return to the ashram, trying to find what he was searching for by looking within, rather than by cosplaying as his dad.
In 2001, Ollie returned. Connor basically magically sensed that his father was back and in danger, and raced off to help him fight demons. Ollie, for his part, gave up his chance at staying at peace in Heaven in order to save Connor's life. Once the demons were defeated, Ollie seriously committed himself to getting to know his son and making up for lost time. They moved into a house together in Star City, along with Mia Dearden, a teenage former sex worker Ollie had taken under his wing. Connor and Mia quickly became very close.
There were a couple of major Connor-related developments early on in this run: first, Connor was shot in the head by the supervillain Onomatopoeia, though he survived thanks to quick emergency services and a blood transfusion from Ollie. And second, it was revealed that Ollie had always known about Connor, had been there for his birth, and just lied to everyone when he said he didn't have a kid. I hate this retcon, which to me makes Ollie's behavior irredeemably horrible - not just to Connor, but to Dinah and Roy, too. Brad Meltzer isn't the greatest writer when it comes to paying attention to past continuity, characterization, or, uh, logic. But my rant about how Archer's Quest sucks is a separate post. Anyway just know I will never acknowledge this retcon in a fic. I spit on it. Ptoo.
During this time, and really ever since his origin, there was speculation about Connor's sexuality. Connor is a very reserved, introverted character and was canonically a virgin when he was introduced (and still is, unless you count "sex" with a ghost where he didn't even get his pants off), and this of course stood in marked contrast to Ollie and Roy, both loud extroverted horn dogs. The fact that women were constantly throwing themselves at a blatantly uninterested Connor didn't help:
Ollie, Roy, and Kyle all flat-out asked Connor if was gay, which at the time he always denied, but he also explained to Roy that he was looking for The One, which I just love, because so was Roy, just in a different way! Everyone always says that Connor is so different from Ollie and Roy, and they're not wrong, but that's something they absolutely have in common: they are all hopeless romantics.
Connor's life was pretty good immediately after Ollie's return (getting shot in the head notwithstanding), but no writer really seemed to know what to do with him. There was an attempt to give him a spotlight again in the Connor Hawke: Dragon's Blood miniseries, which is...fine, I guess? Connor is forced to kill a supervillain who is trying to turn into a dragon and destroy the world. Also he makes out with Shado, the woman who raped Ollie in the early 90s, which is...certainly a thing that happened. (Connor wasn't going to be gay on Chuck Dixon's watch, nosirree!) (And actually I think the whole Shado issue is extremely complicated but there's no denying that the Shado/Connor kiss was really, really off. But my Shado rant is yet another post!) There's some interesting character stuff there but overall the miniseries has been mostly forgotten.
In the second half of the 2000s, things got shitty for Connor, just like they did for basically every character. First, he was shot with a bullet laced with a toxin that left him in a coma:
God Cliff Chiang draws him so beautifully.
Anyway, Connor was just sort of...left in the coma for a while. Eventually he was kidnapped and Ollie had to rescue him. There's a long stretch where Connor's body is just sort of used as a prop without any actual personhood involved, which is...really, really not a great way to use a BIPOC character? Oof.
When Connor finally woke up from the coma, he a) had amnesia, b) had a healing factor because of spliced in DNA from Plastic Man???, c) none of his old personality or character traits anymore (he had no archery prowess, was no longer a vegetarian, etc.). He then wandered off to find himself. Again: I love that Ollie came back, but aggressively sidelining Connor in Ollie's stories and/or only allowing him to be a victim for Ollie to save or a wise prop to serve Ollie and Mia's stories, then writing him off by putting him in a coma, then literally having him leave the book, was NOT GREAT.
Connor returned for Blackest Night and its aftermath, when he was like "Hey Dad, I have my memory back for no reason now, and also? I hate you."
Then the New 52 happened and Connor stopped existing. But don't worry! The ensuing years brought us not one but three riffs on the character who were all entirely white! (The New 52 Earth-Two version of Connor who looks like Roy, the Injustice "Connor Queen" who is the biological son of Ollie and Dinah, and Oliver's kid on Arrow and yes I know Connor Hawke is a separate character on that show but it was still a very bad look.)
Connor finally returned to us in 2021 as one of Damian's competitors during the assassin tournament on Lazarus Island. The two quickly bonded, and Damian was one of the first people Connor came out to as asexual (FINALLY):
Currently, Connor is appearing in Green Arrow as his family tries to find a way to be together and locate all of their missing members. It hasn't really been explained where he was or how he ended up in the clutches of the League of Shadows on Lazarus Island, and might never be explained. He also hasn't reunited with Ollie yet, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing it (and someday Kyle maybe please?).
In conclusion: I love Connor very, very much, he deserves better than what he got for the past 15 years or so, and I'm very happy he's back in comics and allowed to actually be queer, connected to his Korean heritage, making friends outside of Ollie's sphere, etc. Mazel tov, baby.
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Lady Lesso headcanons (+ some dovesso)
Lady Lesso is not a morning person but on the weekends she will be up right before dawn to practice her swordfighting because she actually really likes non-magical combat
Speaking of: that woman is an absolute powerhouse and could defeat any of the princes with a sword or in hand to hand combat
In result of that she is quite strong and can easily lift Clarissa off the ground which she does A LOT to annoy her
Lady Lesso loves archery but doesn't shoot because she thinks she couldn't hit the target because you need a pure heart (she could actually but Clarissa hasn't convinced her yet)
When she works out she wears long black pants and a black tank top showing off all her muscles and making Clarissa blush every time
Once the two schools are united Clarissa convinces her to use the gym in the Groom Room and all the ever boys just STARE when Lady Lesso walks in more ripped than any of them
Clarissa is very very fond of pretending to fall asleep on the couch so Lady Lesso carries her to bed (she actually knows that she's just faking but carries her anyways)
Yeah I tried myself at some headcanons:) Feel free to tell me if you'd like to see more!
#the school for good and evil movie#the school for good and evil#sge#lady lesso#leonora lesso#professor dovey#clarissa dovey#lady lesso x professor dovey#leonora lesso x clarissa dovey#lesso x dovey#dovesso#lady lesso headcanons#dovesso headcanons
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So please come to your senses (Fanfic)
HUGE SPOILER WARNING FOR THE END OF THE GAME
DON´T READ IF YOU DON´T WANT TO GET SPOILED
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Geppetto waited.
Waited for the battle to be over, he knew that he would succeed, and that soon, Carlo would be back, and things would be back to what they were.
When Carlo died, he felt as if he was being stabbed right in his chest, he fell to the ground, he could barely breathe, the world around him collapsed.
The ground above shaked, grounding Geppetto back to reality.
No, if he was going to reminisce about Carlo, it should be happy memories, the good times.
Holding him when he was born.
His first word.
When he learned to read, to write.
When he first went to school.
How he got in trouble at school…
Carlo´s teachers would call, to tell him to reprimand the boy, yet no matter how much he scolded him or how he grounded him, he just wouldn't listen.
Geppetto knew what Carlo wanted, attention, as an old man he regretted not being able to spend much time with his son back then. Carlo had no friends at school, partly due to his behavior, partly due to jealousy towards him.
His son was the world to him, he gave him everything he wanted and more, it was easy for him to make him a new friend.
Romeo.
They were thick as thieves, when he saw them play together, Carlo was truly happy.
He remembered the holidays they spent together as a family.
Christmas was always special, it was more consistent, he always had time for Christmas.
Carlo opened his presents with Romeo, he was smiling. Him and Carlo would fall asleep on the living room couch together.
The earth rumbled again, the combat above getting more fierce.
Geppetto never liked violence, although he understood why in circumstances like this it was justified.
Justified.
Like when Carlo got into a fight as a teen and broke a classmate's nose, but he was the one that started it, he was making fun of Carlo, it only made sense for Carlo to get mad and boys would be boys sometimes things got out of hand.
Carlo´s behavior got worse after that.
More fights.
He stole things.
Constantly pranked other students.
He almost got expelled, but Geppetto begged the school not to. He had excellent grades, to please just let him graduate the year.
Graduation.
Why didn't I attend his graduation?
“You don't care about me, you never have, you only care about your god damn job!”
Another dagger to his chest.
After that things only got worse, he saw Carlo less and less, and he got into trouble more.
And then…
And then…
And then he died.
Every time he remembered Carlo he would only focus on the happy times, those rose-tinted glasses were his truth. But now looking back, he sees the real truth.
Geppetto was a bad father.
Still is.
All this time, he had just been using Pinocchio.
No.
This was necessary.
Pinocchio was their only hope, and he succeeded.
He stopped the puppet frenzy, he helped make a cure for the petrification disease, he is just now protecting everyone, defeating Simon in his evil ways.
He had accomplished so much.
So why?
Why wasn't it enough for him?
… Because he wasn't Carlo.
A scream was heard in the walls of the tower, Simon had been defeated.
Simon would perish no doubt and it should stay that way.
Suddenly another memory is brought back, a recent one, at the hotel, talking with Lady Antonia not long after Pinocchio had rescued him from that stalker.
“Geppetto the dead out of remain so”
He was mad, granted, she told him in advance that the conversation wouldn't be a pleasant one, but he hadn't expected her to bring Carlo into this.
“Dear you have to move on, everyone dies, everything eventually dies, let his soul be at peace, not only for your sake but for the sake of Carlo as well.”
He simply walked away.
Snapping back to reality, he glanced at the box next to him.
The box where Carlo´s ergo, his very soul laid on, on his first try, on a puppet. When he first awoke he felt anger, hatred, Carlo attacked him, his own ergo wasn't enough, he needed more. That was the source of his anger, Carlo would never hurt his father, he loved his father and Geppetto loved his son.
“If you love him let him go”
Lady Antonia´s voice words echoed in his heart.
He was selfish.
A hypocrite.
How dare he criticize Simon for seeking immortality, when he was seeking to bring back his dead son.
The sound of the wires and gears now echoed through the walls, Pinocchio was descending.
He could finally have Carlo back.
He would see his precious son again.
Pinocchio just needed to give him his heart.
… But if he gave his heart away, he would die, he no longer would be Pinocchio.
Geppetto bit his lip.
The elevator kept descending.
This is it
You can do the right thing.
Fix all of your mistakes.
Be a good father to your son.
Geppetto opened the box.
He grabbed the small heart that rested in the Nameless puppet
A faint blue glow resonated, the ergo upon him.
Carlo´s very essence trying to speak to him.
Geppetto closed his eyes, tears ran down his face, as he crushed the heart his his bare hands, dropping the broken heart onto the floor.
He opened his eyes once more, he saw the ergo float in the air, it lay on his hands for a few seconds, seconds that were a painful eternity to Geppetto, then the ergo dispersed into thin air, finally, it was over.
Carlo was at peace now.
The elevator arrived at the destination, Geppetto quickly turned around to see the doors open, Pinocchio, alongside Gemini stepped outside, approaching him, until they were both face to face.
Pinocchio´s clothes were ripped apart, he could see his damaged body, one of his arms surely about to fall if a few more screws were loose, he looked tired, defeated even, despite his victory.
“Are you alright?” Geppetto asked, putting his hands on Pinocchio´s shoulders.
“Yes, father.”
That was a lie.
More tears fell out of Geppettos´s eyes.
He pulled Pinocchio into an embrace. Hugging him tightly.
“Pinocchio, my son, I´m just glad you are alive”
Pinocchio held his arms around him as well, both now embracing each other.
“I´m sorry”
“I´m sorry I've been neglecting you”
Pinocchio clung onto him more tightly, desperately not wanting to let go.
“I love you Pinocchio, I love you, the real you, not who I wanted you to be.”
In Pinocchio´s eyes, small tears had begun to shed.
“I´m proud of you, my good boy.”
They both felt warmth.
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PSA for Tim Drake Fanfic Writers
There's this thing I see in a lot of Tim fics that always has me immediately closing the fic. And I think it may be that people just aren't as obsessive about info as me and don't know, so I thought I'd make a little informational post.
Tim's mother was dead before he was officially accepted as Robin.
I see so many fics with Tim being around people like Conner and Stephanie and his mom is alive, when he wouldn't have been anywhere near meeting them. It drives me insane. So let me give you the rundown on Tim's start.
So, we all know A Lonely Place of Dying, right? Where Tim tracks Dick down to Haly's Circus, attempts to demand he return as Robin, gets taken to Wayne Manor, and when Batman and Nightwing get tangled up with Two-Face he becomes Robin to save them.
You may also know that Bruce refused to have another child in the field with him without intensive training over the course of several months.
During this training, an arc known as Rite of Passage, Jack and Janet Drake are kidnapped in Haiti by a...probably problematic villain called Obeah Man. He nearly kills them both, but Batman does get there to save them...only for Janet to accidentally drink poison and die and Jack to suffer severe nerve damage and drop into a coma.
This is why Tim could get away with a whole overseas training arc after that. His dad was comatose and his mom was dead. Bruce became his temporary legal guardian.
He also meets and ends up teaming up with Lady Shiva during this overseas training adventure. She's also the one who gave him his collapsible bo staff. And just for the record, she continually goaded Tim into killing her, as she is wont to do. Tim clearly didn't kill her, but he did defeat her in combat. So give my boy some respect for his skills please.
Hell, he knew Jean-Paul Valley before he knew Stephanie. Knightfall, when Bane famously broke Bruce's back, came before the introduction of Spoiler and Cluemaster.
And then Jack Drake is awake from his coma by the time Tim has met Bart, which was also before he met Kon.
Just...if Tim's Robin, his mom is dead, okay? Totally fair to make an AU because canon is wackadoo already but please label it cuz AUs are cool so long as I know that's what it is and if it's not labelled my brain decides the writer doesn't know what they're talking about and I can't read it even if it's one of the highest rated fics in my search and it causes me great pain because I NEED CONTENT 😭
Thank you for coming to my Tim Talk.
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Doll: Hey where's Lizard?
Lucky: I thought she was with you.
Doll: Maybe she's with Koby.
Koby: *on the phone with Lucky* I haven't seen her since our last date which was yesterday. Is she okay?
Doll: She could be with Ace
Ace: *who was totally evesdropping and was hiding on the Sunny* Nope I haven't seen Lizard since she went to get you and Doll a present.
Doll: *starting to panic* Maybe she's with Sanji or Zoro.
Sanji: Haven't seen Lizard since she came to get her afternoon snack
Zoro: She was supposed to meet me for training two hours ago.
Sanji: AND YOU DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS CONCERNING MOSS HEAD?
Zoro: WELL I JUST THOUGHT SHE WAS WITH LUCKY OR NAMI DAMN CURLY BROWS.
NAMI: I haven't seen Lizard in a while.
Robin: Lizard isn't on the ship.
Franky: WHAT?
Chopper: LIZARD'S BEEN KIDNAPPED?
Brook: This chills me down to my bone. Skull joke yoho.
Luffy: But how could Lizard have been kidnapped? She has Lady Camorra with her.
*meanwhile with Lizard*
Lizard: YOU'RE ALL GOD DAMN INSANE
Nougat: Hush my darling.
Katakuri: So you can train Lizard to your heart's content but she and Nougat can still get married does that sound fair?
Lucci: As long as being married doesn't infer with her training. I am fine with this.
Fortunately for Lizard, Lucci cares enough about her not to force her into a marriage that she clearly doesn't want (not to mention the rest of CP9 would be mad about it as well). If he did go along with the Charlotte family, it would only be long enough to grab Lizard and run. He would get out of his deal with them by saying that Nougat has to defeat him in mortal combat to have Lizard's hand in marriage. Lucci knows full well that Nougat doesn't stand even the smallest chance against him, so this is just a cruel joke on his part. He punches Nougat so hard that he flies to another island, grabs Lizard, and dips.
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My Top 10 Favorite Games I Played In 2023
In chronological order. It's a long one.
Titanfall 2
I've been told to play this for years now, though for most of those I did not really know why, as it never seemed like my kind of game. But, ever since I started really getting into mecha sometime in 2022, I decided to finally give it a try. I'm very glad I did. Titanfall 2 is a criminally short First Person Shooter with a very fun mech/pilot dynamic, really good mechanics of movement and combat for both, and some of my favorite level design of any game I've played in a long while. The platforming is crazy good! The mechanics are tight as hell! The mech is awesome! I recommend Titanfall 2 for literally anyone reading this.
Mega Man Zero
The Zero series is the one that most called to me in the Mega Man franchise every time I looked these games over, and I was right in that judgement. While I couldn't say if I was going to appreciate most of the GBA era action platformer difficulty or not, it was clear from Zero's more agile movement and bite-sized missions with very memorization-heavy bosses that I would enjoy it. And I did enjoy it a lot! Most of the bosses kicked my ass but it was an absolute blast to finally learn their patterns enough to defeat them. The problem is, I went out of my way to not get any of the game's health upgrades or energy tanks, making the final boss so hard for me that after days and days of attempts I gave up. Not beating Mega Man Zero is probably my biggest regret of the year lmao
Fate/Stay Night
Honestly, what do I even say? You can see my Saber icon, right? Fate is a franchise I never bothered to get close to, knowing of its name only through vague images and names of more popular characters (not even from FGO, just in general), and from later on getting to know that Fate/Grand Order was the game it is I felt like it wasn't for me at all and who cares. So when I learned what the original VN was actually about I felt stupid. How could something so fitting to my tastes have gone under my radar for so long...? Despite not being much of a reader in general, F/SN is a very long game that feels like it's just as short as you need it to be. The prose flows so well, every single character is lovable in many ways, and there's so much passion written into them and the situations they're in that it's one of the most smooth-flowing VNs I've read (which granted are not many) even though it's around the high 6 digit wordcounts. I love this game dearly.
Stranger of Paradise - Final Fantasy Origin
I wanted to play this game since the first few trailers! How cruel was it that, not only did I not have a powerful enough machine at the time, but the game wasn't even on Steam until the year after release? Final Fantasy Origin is the game it presents itself to be. There's something about it that's so special to a certain kind of person (which I happen to be one of) and that falls flat for everyone else. The combat and its many Weapons, Jobs and Skills to use are just fantastic in how nice they feel, and I really do like the type of story Stranger tells. I haven't finished it yet, but I'm close to it. I like to describe Stranger of Paradise as everything good about PS2 and PS3 games in a modern title.
Pseudoregalia
An old feeling from a new friend. Pseudoregalia is everything I like in 3D Platforming, and a little bit of what I don't. If you've ever looked at a single gif or video of Super Mario 64 and thought, "this looks pretty fun to play," you should be playing Pseudoregalia. If you like goat ladies with big butts, I can't say I understand if that would sell you on a game or not, but it is a feature everyone mentions. I wrote on this game already, so please do check that out and get it. It's one of the three titles of this list that came out this year, and I have not heard enough people talk about it.
Armored Core VI - Fires of Rubicon
My favorite in this list, which is funny because I don't know what to say about it at all. Armored Core is a series I've been studying up on from the outside for a while, and the announcement for this title was my reason to finally dive in. Unfortunately, I did not get past playing the first mission of AC1 a few times and booting up AC3 once. But I will get to it eventually! Fires of Rubicon is one hell of an action game, that I adored for every single one of my (currently) 67 hours of play. Going through the campaign with builds a little too busted for the AI most of the time was my dishonorable focus of the experience, but there's a lot else to do for every kind of person. The amount of freedom you have for messing with your builds for either single or multiplayer is not to be underestimated. Though it could be better. Here's hoping there will be a game that is.
Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Remix
I played this game as a kid so much that the main menu and its theme are scarred into my mind, yet this whole time I had no idea what the game was actually like due to the fact that most of my playtime was doing a few races and just cruising around. Once you dive into trying to finish the story, MC3 is a much different experience. One that frustrated me so much, I got actually ill from the stress. Please take breaks, gamers! Your health is more important than finishing an 18 year old game! Still, I did eventually do it. Midnight Club 3's handling model and gameplay structure are really impressive in comparison to the much more popular Need for Speed series, and I have to admit I did enjoy the game a lot. It's just a lot harder than it ever needed to be. I'll probably never forget this game, and that's not really a good or bad thing. Just, advice from me, if it gets too hard, maybe switch to sports bikes. Buy that Ducati.
Test Drive Unlimited
Another car game, but this one I have the least to say about of any on this list. I had played TDU on PS2 multiple times before and thought it was awesome. The atmosphere and immersion of this game are unrivaled by any racing game to this day. But playing the PC version with a steering wheel and pedals made everything so much more incredible. I played the Platinum mod, which adds hundreds more cars and fixes a lot of issues with the original game (but not all of them; the game was still really rough and I hate how much the resolution is a pain to change). Overall, one of my favorite experiences with a steering wheel controller so far. Otherwise, a pretty good game if you like driving.
Super Mario Sunshine
An old friend, and a new feeling. I don't play 3D platformers as much as I wish I did, because they're really not part of my main priorities looking for games lately, but every time I play a Mario game, it's like I found love again. It was not the first time I played Super Mario Sunshine, as I had collected a dozen or so Sprites years before, but playing the whole game in I think two weeks during the latter half of the year was such an incredible experience. Unless for some reason you play it on the Switch, Sunshine is a game that loves you as much as you love it. And you do love it, right? I know I do. I'd love to play this game many other times in the future. Granted, that applies to every game here, I just wanted to say it out loud for this one.
Lethal Company
A fairly recent release! Having played it with many groups of people by now, both modded and vanilla, I think Lethal Company is probably one of my favorite multiplayer experiences ever. It is scary and hilarious, but also just really really good, to a level that surprised me for my quality standards of co-op (horror) games. Lethal Company turns friends into improvised horror movie actors and it's incredible. I'm almost at 30 hours played and will likely get to 40 at minimum. It's also pretty cheap and likely runs well on all sorts of machines, so consider checking this one out too.
Honorable Mentions
Witch on the Holy Night and Story of Seasons - Friends of Mineral Town are games I am adoring and could definitely go on this list, hadn't I started them both quite late into December. Maybe next year I'll give them a shoutout!
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I'm not sure if this is something that has been discussed before, but the pacing of book 3 has always bothered me a little (not enough to consider the writing as less than phenomenal, but still). There's actually a few things that I think could have been handled better and I just grouped them under 'pacing issues' as an umbrella term, even though it's not always the most fitting term. Most of these aren't even really issues, but just my personal preference.
For instance, I always thought it's a pity we didn't get more episodes with the Gaang after Zuko joined the team. I love the fieldtrip episodes, but we barely got to see team avatar travelling together (and Toph didn't even get a fieldtrip!). There's a lot of untapped potential there and we're free to explore that ourselves of course, but having more canon storylines would've been nice and I think it wasn't impossible. (This is a segue into issue nr. 1):
Book 3 spends too much time preparing for the invasion.
The Gaang spends half a season to prepare for the invasion (they mostly just travel to the meeting point). This makes no sense to me as we, the viewers, know that Azula knows all about it (as King Kuei so nicely tells her about those plans in 2x19 "The Guru"). (Which btw, he could have mentioned to the Gaang after learning that Azula was not a Kyoshi warrior, but I'll let that slide as Kuei is canonically a useless person).
They build up towards a fight that we know is doomed to fail and that on itself is okay, but that moment could've happened earlier in the season (not so early that Zuko doesn't have the time to finally understand what his destiny truly is). If the invasion failed earlier in the season, Zuko (and Suki) would have joined earlier. Many episodes in early book 3 could easily take place after the invasion (thinking of "The painted lady" or "The puppetmaster", maybe(?) "Sokka's master" and "The runaway", though some elements would have needed altering, e.g. the Sparky Sparky Boom Man subplot (I say we get rid of it entirely)).
Conversely, there's one episode, or rather conflict, that should have occurred before the invasion. (Segue to issue nr. 2!):
2. What even was the invasion plan, really?
After the invasion fails, we learn during a beach party that the Fire Lord is planning to literally burn the entire world when the comet arrives, so the Gaang's new plan of discretely hiding and training until the comet passes turns out to be pretty pointless. Aang suddenly has to face the Fire Lord much earlier and more importantly, when Ozai's at his most powerful, which is less than ideal. So the combat training recommences. It is at this point that Aang suddenly realizes he's not willing to kill Ozai. He's of course right to feel conflicted about it, and it's understandable that his friends don't completely understand just how important this is for him. It's a necessary and significant moment in the show, but it's just strange that they haven't had the discussion before.
Aang knows he has to defeat the Fire Lord pretty early on. Throughout book 1 and book 2 he's preoccupied with learning to bend the elements (when he's not riding animals or escaping imprisonment or facing whatever other problem the plot throws his way). It's too early to think about the technicalities of what that defeat exactly entails because priorities, I totally get it. But by book 3, they have a pretty elaborate plan to invade the Royal Palace. It's just never explained how they will defeat the Fire Lord. Hakoda explains the plan as follows:
The eclipse only lasts eight minutes, not enough time for the whole invasion. And the Royal Palace is heavily guarded by firebenders. So that's where we'll need the eclipse's advantage the most. When this is finished, the Avatar will have defeated the Fire Lord. We will have control of the Fire Nation capital, and this war will be over!
Assuming the plan was not to kill Ozai (because Aang would have felt conflicted about that), how exactly would Aang defeat the Fire Lord in those eight minutes? Was he just supposed to knock him unconscious and then immediately put him in a cooler cell? If that's the case, I didn't see them carry one around. Aang had thought about the possibility of not coming back from the battle (as he tells Katara just before leaving), so it would only make sense for him to consider the possibility that it could be Ozai who would not make it out alive because of him.
#avatar: the last airbender#atla#iroh’s content and comments#i rarely ever make posts like this#but i really wanted the voice these... considerations#maybe this is something everyone already agrees on and i'm just late to the party#but in my experience book 3 is really popular#and deservedly so#but it could have been better#and by better i mean more adapted to my personal taste
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Asking this because I (for some reason) have yet to see a theory stating this (even though it must exist!) but waht do you think the changes are of Brienne being the person who gets Alaynes favor and her potentially competing on Sansa's behalf in a trial for the kinslaying allegations? Obviously Brienne and Sansa even meeting is hotly debated but with the direction the show went in I can't see Briensa (platonic) not happening!
First I'm assuming you meant kingslaying because I was like wait how did I forget Sansa being accused of killing one of her siblings omg?? alsdjf unless you mean "kinslaying allegations" ie she betrayed Ned in which case, if that does come up (it's certainly possible) it's not likely to come up until waaaay later because the only person who would care is like, Arya, really, (I think both Jon and Bran would understand Sansa's actions here) and I don't think it will escalate to Brienne having to fight a trial by combat for her in that case.
BUT.
THAT'S AN INTERESTING THEORY. I think the general consensus here is that they're going to meet somehow at the tourney and escape it together, and also, Shadrich will be involved and probably Bronze Yohn as well, but that's pretty much as concrete as I've seen anyone get (altho if anyone does have a more concrete theory, let me know!!!).
So firstly, I think this would match up with the Ashford Tourney Theory very well -> Sansa having all the same suitors, only for the tourney to get upended by a trial by the seven/the appearance of The Truest Knight In All Of Westeros. Brienne, being both a True Knight and a descendant of Dunk, makes the most sense for being part of the foreshadowing of this theory in my opinion. And that little note we got of GRRM's outline included that line "kill the mouse" which points to Shadrich being a problem for Sansa or Brienne or both in the coming twow chapters. However...some random hedge knight can't just make off with either Sansa Stark, Last Surviving Stark or Alayne Stone, Only Child Of Lord Protector Baelish, without causing a HUGE ruckus (look at her escape from KL - they needed a huge ruckus to cover up their movements!). SO. Considering he showed up with a bunch of other guys...maybe Shadrich and several others looking for Sansa accuse of her being a kingslayer and say they are arresting her and taking her back to King's Landing to face the king's justice. And just like Tyrion got free by having Bronn defeat someone, perhaps Brienne, who enters in the lists in the hopes of getting close to Sansa as a mystery knight, steps up to call for a trial by the seven. That would be a parallel to Dunk as well!
And in the chaotic aftermath, when Brienne (and Bronze Yohn maybe!!) has cleared Sansa's name, something goes awry (maybe Harry dies fighting in the trial, maybe Sweetrobin dies and Sansa tells Brienne she doesn't want to marry Harry), the girls decide to make a run for the Wall, to the only other known relative Sansa has left alive outside of the Tullys - her recently revived bastard brother Jon Snow.
As for gaining her favor...while I'm fairly confident that Brienne saves Sansa and they leave together from the Vale, the state in which Brienne shows up is really up in the air. She's just leaving from whatever the fuck has happened with Lady Stoneheart and Jaime. Maybe she's injured. Maybe she has no money. Maybe she sees Ser Shadrich there and decides she's better off disguised. It could make sense that she enters the tourney in an attempt to see if she can find Sansa in the crowd, spots her, and asks her for her favor. Cue Shadrich accusal, trial by seven, and escape.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Interesting prediction anon, I'd love to hear what other people think.
#briensa#valyrianscrolls#brienne of tarth#sansa stark#the ashford tourney theory#asks#anons#twow speculation#gotta get my dunk and brienne tag in order i think its#dunk and brienne parallels#maybe its#duncan and brienne parallels
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A rant you say?
three people want to hear my deranged thoughts.
okay.
Just so ya know, they won’t be cohesive and i’m really tired so if i don’t use proper spelling or grammar, i’m so sorry.
I’m going to just type as ideas come out so if this doesn’t flow like normal. Again, I apologize.
I both love the clones and find myself the most disappointed with them.
On one hand they are a great way to look into Mk’s psyche. They break down the character into simpler little niches that can later be used to build and expand on how a character reacts to a situation.
Porty Mk is a reflection of Mk’s impulsiveness and not wanting the people around him to leave.
Painter/ Artist Mk is a reflection on his perfectionism and strive to meet expectations.
but Delivery clone??? UGH. I’ve seen people write them very well, but they aren’t a good reflection of Mk. More so, it was horribly fat-phobic. Sure, it might show Mk’s lack of wanting to work hard, but it’s a horrible way to show it.
I say that the writers should have made Delivery clone into a Chef clone, where his love for his friends and family are amplified. It’d basically be like a mini Pigsy, but with Mk instead. This is the delivery clone in my head, I’ve replaced him. Given him a new life.
Anyways.
The main issue I have with the clones is that they are written/drawn as separate people from Mk, instead of an extension of him.
Porty Clone is rude and arrogant, but we see Mk act that way in the ‘Great wall race’ episode. Porty clone literally kidnapped Mei and a ton of unsuspecting people to Porty forever, and Mk has been shown to have a huge fear of people leaving him. Porty isn’t a bad person but more spontaneous than normal Mk, which is why he’s perfect to send in to mess with Azure Lion at the end of Season 4.
Painter clone has less screen time, but he’s a perfectionist same as Mk. He wants to keep training to defeat the lady bone demon. He wants to be perfect, make sure he knows he can handle it (the episode where they find SWK’s video game.) He tries to keep learning new skills and live up to the monkey kings expectations of him (Minor chord episode i think.) He has some self confidence issues, as seen in the episode shadow play, and Painter Mk most likely is the part of Mk’s psyche that is used to combat it.
It’s like if I took 1 song, a quartet piece for instance, and each clone is an instrument. Yeah, the instrument can play it’s part by itself and it can play other music too, but what makes it special is the fact that when these 3 instruments play together, they make a wonderful complex arrangement.
Building on this, and let me say I’m not a writer on the show I’m just a guy obsessed with legos, that all of Mk’s clones turned evil??!?!?
Like. Given the time and space, every single one of Mk’s clones had been lead by Porty to attack the original.
If the clones really are flimsy yet carbon copies of the original Mk, why did they turn evil??
Probably simply for plot purposes. But still. They could have just been annoying. But no, they kidnapped and attacked other people.
Mk’s got issues man. Get that boy into therapy.
#no pictures this time guys#just imagine me with a laser pointer and a projector with doodles of mk#mhm#lmk analysis#lego monkie kid#lmk#lmk mk#lmk clones#porty mk#speck rambles#i’m glad y’all like my rambling#like that’s so crazy to me
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Neon Genesis Evangelion 07
Yeah, me neither, kid. Kind of weird that we're seven episodes in and we still don't know anything. I'm a little concerned, honestly.
This is another Misato episode. Actually, this one might be even more of a Misato episode than the last one, which is fine by me. This show had some trouble getting out of the gate, but now we're cooking. Cooking toast, that is, because that's what Shinji and Misato have for breakfast every morning. Wait... I misread my notes. Shinji has toast. Misato gets toasted. On beer.
No, wait, she's having toast too! Good, that explains why she has that second beer after Shinji leaves for school. Gotta wash it down. Shinji expresses disapproval for her slovenly, beer-swilling lifestyle, which is a big change from when he just passively agreed with everything she said. Misato is pleased that he's gotten more comfortable expressing himself lately.
Shinji is also embarassed at the prospect of Misato going to his school for some parent-teacher conference thing. Misato is essentially his guardian at this point, even though his actual dad is Misato's boss. I guess he would have signed off on this, since it seems clear he doesn't care.
All the boys at school think she's the coolest thing ever. She's a sexy lady and she's the NERV Ops Director. Shinji acts like they'd see her differently if they knew what she was like at home, but they don't care. Suzuhara and Big Rigg Mahoney are like "you keep the Earth safe, and we'll take care of Misato." Big Rigg Mahoney knows what's up. If I had me a freak like Misato, I think I could learn to live with empty beer cans. The penguin droppings might be a problem, but I think I'd get over it every night if you know what I mean.
We don't get a lot of information on the Evas in this one, but I'll go over what we do get. They're making more of them. Ritsuko and Misato talk in an elevator about the repairs on 00 and 01, and they speak of Unit 02 like it'll be along any day now. On a plane ride, Gendo Ikari speaks of Units 06 and 08, so there's plans to manufacture even more of them, though finding pilots seems to be the main hurdle.
Shinji also learns about Second Impact, the event that changed the world so much. First Impact was the hypothetical collision of the Earth with a protoplanet called Theia, which led to the formation of the Earth's Moon. Second Impact is widely known to be a meteor collision with Antarctica. According to the test in this screenshot, the meteor was only 4 inches wide, but it was traveling at 95% the speed of light, making the impact powerful enough to destroy Antarctica and cause upheavals that wiped out half of the world's population.
However, Misato tells Shinji that it wasn't actually a meteor at all, but the First Angel. It came to Earth on September 13, 2000, then exploded for some unknown reason, taking Antarctica with it.
NERV's mission, then, is to prevent a Third Impact. The Angels are still showing up on Earth, and if another one self-destructs in the same fashion, then it could cause even more devasation. So the only chance humanity has it to kill the things before they get the chance to explode.
Just to recap, we met the third Angel in Episode 1, and it self-destructed in Episode 2, but Shinji had nearly defeated it by that point, so maybe that's why it didn't produce the same destructive force as the first. And we met the fourth and fifth Angels in Episodes 3 and 5. No word yet on the second Angel, but it must have shown up in 2000, since everyone in Episode 1 talks about how there hadn't been an Angel sighting in fifteen years. It's also not clear how it was defeated, since Eva units weren't available for combat missions then.
My guess is that the second angel was susceptible to conventional weapons. That's my working theory on these things. Whatever they're up to, they seem to adapt and get more dangerous each time. The first one blew up shortly after it arrived on Earth, which might have been an accident, or some bad reaction to Earth's environment. The second one must have been killed by humans, which demonstrated that it could be done and it was a viable way to stop them from exploding.
The third angel was impervious to conventional weapons, requiring an Eva to defeat it. The fourth one... was basically the same deal, which is why Episode 3 kind of sucks. The fifth one targeted and disabled the Eva before it could get in range, requiring two Evas and a new-fangled weapon to defeat it. So the sixth one will probably be even harder to stop, which is why Gendo Ikari is trying to convince the U.N. to increase NERV's budget.
Meanwhile, Misato and Ritsuko are headed for Old Tokyo, where the Strategic Self-Defense Force are holding a demonstration. The SSDF are the guys who had that positron cannon Misato borrowed for her hail Mary play in Episode 6. Old Tokyo was destroyed in the chaos that followed Second Impact, but I guess someone decided to build a convention center out here on the remains.
I'm pretty sure the SSDF is just a continuation of the real-world Japanese Self Defense Force, but in this show they're mainly focused on finding ways to defend against the Angels, just like NERV. I mean, I guess that makes sense, given how the last three Angel attacks have been on Japanese soil. And their positron cannon did the trick, so they're not exactly bad at this sort of thing. This time, they're unveiling a new weapon, which is their own giant robot, Jet Alone.
NERV was invited to attend the ceremony, and Ritsuko takes the opportunity to question the premise of Jet Alone. It's powered by an on-board nuclear reactor, and it has no pilot. Everything is done by remote control, which seems like a really bad idea if they lose connection with the thing and the reactor melts down.
The SSDF guy laughs off her concerns, and attacks the Evangelion robots instead. They're powered by electrical cables, which is kind of impractical, and their pilots are subjected to intense stress and suffer mental instability. Also, the Evas are incredibly expensive, and every time the world increases NERV's budget, there's less money to care for the humanity they're trying to save.
So Jet Alone seems like a perfect solution. The tech is cheaper, there's no pilot to put in harm's way, and I guess they think it can hold its own in a fight, although that remains to be seen.
Misato keeps her cool at the dinner but gets furious afterward. By contrast...
Ritsuko calmly assures Misato that Jet Alone is nothing to worry about, as she burns one of the handouts they got at the dinner.
I'm pretty sure Ritsuko is awesome, but she really hasn't done a lot in this show other than provide exposition. She's practically the narrator in a lot of scenes, but damn. She can burn my papers anytime.
Soon enough, it's time to see Jet Alone in action. He looks a little primitive compared to the Evas, but I don't know, this thing kind of reminds me of Big O. I could see it getting its own show.
All they really do with it is have it walk forward, but for some reason they can't get it to stop, so it just keeps going and steps on the SSDF's control center.
And that's basically Jet Alone's whole deal. It just keeps walking in this same direction. Also its nuclear reactor is experiencing a pressure buildup, so yeah, this is turning out exactly like Ritsuko predicted at dinner. Maybe a little too exactly...
Anyway, the coolest thing about Jet Alone is its arms, which sort of dangle at its sides like tassels. I assume this is designed so it can wrap its arms around a hostile Angel like an octopus, but when it's just walking like this the arms flop back and forth and it looks adorable. He's just a struttin' and a strollin'.
Misato immediately takes charge, since the thing is headed for Atsugi and its reactor could go critical at any moment. She demands the SSDF give her an emergency shutdown password for the thing, but no one on-site has authorization to do that. So they call the authorities, but none of them want to take the responsibility without a written request. Disgusted, Misato decides to tackle the matter herself, and calls in Shinji and Eva 01.
Her plan is to just get inside JA and shut it down from the inside. For that, she needs a skintight suit to protect her from the radiation, and Eva 01 will get her close enough to the hatch to get inside. Once she's in, Shinji will have to try to hold Jet Alone so it can't move any closer to a populated area.
And Shinji seems to manage this pretty well, except he can't stop the reactor from exploding. That won't hurt Shinji, since the Eva can take it, but he's still worried about Misato, who will definitely be killed if she can't shut JA down.
Misato makes it inside, but the password to shut down the reactor (Hope), doesn't work. There's no time to figure out why that is, so instead she goes for broke and tries to shove the control rods into place manually. At least, I think that's what she's doing.
Fortunately, when she shoves one of them in, the others all retract with it. I'm not sure she knew that would happen, but it works. The red lights turn green, and Jet Alone stands down.
I'll go ahead and say it: This is actually really good fan service, as Misato promised in the preview for this episode. She said that a couple of times before, and never really delivered. I mean, she took a bath in Episode 2, but big deal. Most of the time she's wearing pretty normal clothing, and she's covered from neck to toe. Meanwhile, they keep showing Rei in various states of undress, or in her skintight pilot suit, which is the sort of thing you'd expect from fan service, except Rei's fourteen so that's creepy as hell.
But Misato wearing a skintight costume while she heroically dives into an exploding robot to shove its control rods into place? That's actually pretty sexy. YMMV, of course.
Shinji calls her success a miracle, but Misato is suspicious that it might not be as miraculous as it seems. Someone must have set all this up.
Later, Ritsuko reports on the incident to Gendo Ikari, and she says everything went exactly as planned, save for Misato's daring shutdown of the reactor. So it looks like NERV sabotaged Jet Alone, probably to discredit the SSDF and convince the UN that NERV deserves whatever funding they ask for. And since Misato's role in this was not part of the plan, it sounds like Ikari intended for Jet Alone to explode. That's why the password didn't work.
The only lingering question is whether Gendo intended for Jet Alone to explode in the middle of nowhere, or once it reached a populated area. That I feel the need to ask tells you everything you need to know about Gendo Ikari.
The next day, Suzuhara and Big Rigg Mahoney are still horny for Misato, and Shinji is still trying to convince them that she's not as cool as she seems. He tells them about how sloppy and silly she is at home, and they realize he doesn't know how lucky he is. Shinji's the only one who gets to see that side of her, and that's because Misato allows only him to see it. That means she thinks of him as family.
And there you have it. I guess this is a big eureka moment for Shinji, and maybe it helps him understand why Rei and his dad get along so well. Anyway, the next episode is supposed to have Asuka Langley in it, so maybe we'll finally find out what she's all about...
#neon genesis evangelion#2024ngeliveblog#shinji ikari#misato katsuragi#ritsuko akagi#gendo ikari#toji suzuhara#big rigg mahoney#it is weird to me that big rigg mahoney has been in almost every episode since i gave him that name#and i kept thinking they would mention his actual name at some point but they never do#i could go back to that episode where he introduced himself but that dvd is in the other room so i'm not interested#i'm just amazed at how determined this show is to force me to commit to the bit
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Holding Back
Chapter Two (1/4)
/== Chapter List ===/
“Answer!” the woman Yang and Pyrrha knew was Jaune's mother snapped at them, when they didn't respond right away to her first two questions. Afraid to say anything, Yang reached up and hit the camera flip icon. The woman's tone instantly changed. “Jaune!”
“Mom.” Jaune replied with a defeated tone.
“You've had us worried sick! Where are you? Why haven't you called? Are you safe?” Jaune's mother fired off a rapid series of questions.
“I'm sorry. Beacon. Afraid to. Yes.” Jaune replied.
“You're where?”
“I'm at Beacon.”
“And HOW pray tell did you manage to get into a Huntsmen Academy without combat school transcripts or a recommendation?”
“I...”
“Jaune?”
“Mom... please?”
“Jaune Jonathon Arc. You will tell me how you were accepted into Beacon, or so help me, I will come there and tan your hide!” Yang and Pyrrha both flinched, but remained silent. “So make your choice.”
“I cheated.”
“And how pray tell do you cheat your way into Beacon.”
“Forged transcripts.”
“Jaune. Well, that explains what happened to your savings account. So why are you calling... or more specifically are you having others call me, on your scroll?”
“Some things have happened, and... I have a problem that I...”
“Which one is it, or is it both? Are they keeping the baby?” Yang and Pyrrha both choked on air. Yang, on the thought that someone would think that about her and Jaune. Don't get her wrong, Jaune was a great guy, and a great friend, she just didn't see him like that. As for Pyrrha, she was picturing that statement becoming a reality.
“Not THAT type of problem!”
“Well, what was I supposed to think? You say problem, after having two young ladies call me on your scroll... AFTER not contacting us for MONTHS!”
“They KNOW!” Jaune snapped back at his mother in frustration.
“They know? What do they know?”
“Our style.”
“How? What did you do, Jaune?”
“I was bothered into a spar with Yang, and spared with her and...” Jaune paused, he really didn't want to admit to his mother that he had been too distracted to notice Yang's scroll recording their interactions.
“And?”
“She may have... she did... record the match.”
“That is unacceptable. Jaune you know better, then to be that unobservant. She bothered you into revealing something that is private? More likely, she goaded you, and your pride couldn't...”
Actually...” Yang spoke up, thumbing the camera flip icon, so Jaune's mother could see her as she spoke up, to take the blame from Jaune for her actions. “I did bother him constantly for three days, before I had to promise that it would be a one time thing... and promised not to tell anyone.”
“I see, and this promise you made, you instantly broke.” Jaune's mother's deep blue eyes narrowed.
“I only showed two people...” Yang swallowed, feeling very uncomfortable being the focus of Mrs Arc's glare. “His partner and a Beacon professor.”
“Again you broke a promise. Who did you show and why?”
“His partner... she's next to me right now...” Pyrrha risked giving the obviously displeased woman a small, hesitant wave.
“And this professor?”
“He's a doctor, actually.” Pyrrha spoke up giving Yang a break, having the woman's gaze focus on her, “We couldn't recognize Jaune's style, so we asked someone who we thought might know.”
“Who, girl?”
“Doctor Oobleck. He's teaches History.”
“No doubt he wants to study this.”
“He did mention that, though he said only if Jaune agreed.” Pyrrha offered.
“Jaune?” Mrs Arc started to speak and stopped, “Put this scroll somewhere, so I can see all three of you at once. Flipping the camera function is distracting.”
Yang did as the Jaune's mother bid, before moving to sit next to Jaune on his bed; followed by Pyrrha.
“That is better.” Mrs Arc sighed. “Jaune, this is totally unacceptable. You know better, you were taught better. You have no excuse for any of this, and regardless of what these ladies are saying... in the end the fault lies on you.”
“Yes, mom.”
“I feel there is something else you are hiding. What is it?”
“Jaune's been challenged.” Pyrrha spoke up. “It's to happen tomorrow during Combat Class.”
“Challenged? Why?”
“I dislocated another student's jaw.” Jaune informed his annoyed parent. “So they want to get back at me. I have to attend or face suspension; though I don't have to participate. I can offer and apology...”
“You used our techniques, didn't you?”
“Yes.”
“So not only have you let your pride, but also your anger dictate your actions!” Mrs Arc snapped, causing all three to flinch as if struck. “SO, what are your plans to deal with these... issues?”
“Yang is willing to delete the video. Doctor Oobleck...”
“Said without Jaune's permission... he won't ask.” Yang spoke up.
“And this challenge, who is it against? What type of person did you assault?” momma Arc asked.
“He's a thug and a bully.” Pyrrha informed the elder Arc.
“I'll appolig...”
“No, you won't.” Jaune's mother stated flatly. “This one time, I give you permission.”
“Mom?” Jaune asked confused.
#holding back#rwby#shadow skill - anime#jaune arc#pyrrha nikos#yang xiao long#saphron cotta arc#jaune's got skills
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Ouuugh, continuing to knock it out of the park with these characters. Always loved characters who are solely referred to as a title or epithet, and god the replacement of ones eyes like Istesas rules.
Did she have much inspiration from concepts or characters from Arthurian legends, or did the fey connections and "lady of the lake" thing just happen to be a fun coincidence?
Looking forward as always for where everything you're setting up goes, an effective god like character who just exists to hand out weapons that always lead to greater tragedy or destabilization of things absolutely slaps.
Thank you! I'm happy to hear you enjoy these, haha.
Istesa does in fact have a lot of Arthurian influence, yes. It's one of my favorite mythos, and the Fae have always been fascinating to me, especially when you consider the complete whiplash anyone would have when going from the modern, incredibly infantilized views on the Fae, to their old, outright brutal and callous origins. It always seemed fun to me to think that even back then, our ancestors were coming up with stuff like "yeah there's these very theatric and whimsy creatures that will try to prank you with such knee-slappers as enslaving you forever or turning you into a sentient bush".
The Lady of the Lake angle is sort of an evolution of a concept I've always wanted to play with: For the longest time, I had this idea of the Lady of the Lake being just one of the many titles of the Lady, and that she's more or less a weapons merchant that spends her time managing her business in the shadows as usual, until a great hero is in need of her. So she'll set out and deliver the legendary weapon to its rightful hero, by hand, so that they may mete our their destiny. If you're not a great hero and you come across her, you may get your hands on one of her formidable wares... For a very, VERY high price, and not necessarily one that involves money. Can't be handing out Caladbolgs and Tyrfings out like candy, you know?
Imagine you're an adventurer and you meet this woman in sunglasses and a suit, she's carrying a big case, she looks at you, and goes "hey, I'm in a bit of a bind, help me out here", and you're like, sure, so you go on a small adventure through dangerous lands into the territory of a despot. Throughout the quest, she never once opens the case, but is formidable nonetheless. Then, when you finally make it close to the despot's fortress, and you get ready for the fight of your life, the climax of this quest, she simply says "alright, we're here", and points at a crappy hut by the side of the river. You're confused, but you follow her as she opens the rickety door. Inside is a poor, young child wearing rags. She slams the case in front of the child and opens up the locks, revealing the most wonderful longsword you've laid eyes upon. She hands the sword to the kid, and then signals the way out.
"We're not going to topple the despot?", you ask.
"Nope," she says as she lights a cigarette, "Not our villain to defeat. Just came here on a delivery."
"And why didn't you use the sword throughout our battles?"
"Not my sword to swing. That's his."
Then she refuses to elaborate on anything else, thanks you curtly, and disappears the first chance she gets. Six months later, you're in the middle of the wilderness, the morning sun wakes you up, you step out of your tent, and notice a familiar case waiting for you outside. It has a letter attached. "Thanks for the help back then. For you." Inside the case is the single best weapon you've seen in all of your travels, it feels comfortable and natural, it fits your style of combat perfectly, there is no weapon in this world that could be more closely customized to you, specifically you. This is your weapon.
That sort of concept. Then, I thought, "damn, if someone or something could actually do things like this, it would be scary if they did that, but for villains", but it wasn't really a breakthrough of a thought, since a lot of villains... Do have that kind of service or advantage, some sort of scientist or wizard. Then came the follow-up thought:
"What if the Lady of the Lake straight up had no sides, she just made incredibly powerful, history-changing weapons and artifacts for the express purpose of shaping history to be 'interesting', to be 'chaotic', because in the future history books, it will be incredibly interesting, maybe even entertaining, to read about these chaotic times. What if the Lady of the Lake wasn't good or evil, she solely sided with whoever side made history look more interesting in the future, so she could, one day, sit down with a nice drink, on a comfy couch, and read the most wonderful tragedies and upheavals, content with the knowledge that she had a hand in the penning of these stories?"
I thought that would be terrifying and I loved it, so Istesa was born.
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