platonic hc time!!! bomba and misto. these two def get along sooo chaotically in a great way. misto will use his magic for something and bomba will make direct eyecontact with him and do the same thing without magic. constant competition between the two of them when in public. alone, the two of them just like to sit there and plan what ridiculous thing to show off next. its ALL scripted for their own entertainments bcuz they think its funny and both feed off the attention. (this all stems from the one clip where bomba ends up being mistos magic assistant and then they 'fight' for the spotlight after)
Non-literal partners in crime Bomba and Misto my beloveds <3
How do you think lil buddy ended up with new agent 3
As the sunken scroll relating to Little Buddy states, it's pretty clear that he simply got lost during migration. Something made him get separated from his original school, be it a storm, getting distracted, or that dastardly Grizzco. In wandering the Splatlands, he probably came across Neo Agent 3–who probably gave him a little snack and some water, making Little Buddy latch onto them. Congrats! You are now his school.
Since they seem pretty chill, it's entirely likely that they looked at Little Buddy, shrugged their shoulders, and was like, yeah, you know, this is a good partner to have around. They probably bonded over something, and just started to wander/drift together.
Since my Neo Agent 3 is entirely canon divergent, I can’t weigh in on this OC wise, this is just a spitball, lol.
Must be hard for Neo Agent 3 to keep the little guy satiated however, considering the game has gone on record saying that lost Smallfry have an insatiable appetite when wandering, but at the same time Neo Agent 3 can sick Little Buddy onto any threat, and that's probably a good enough meal for him. I mean, he's more than happy to rip the “Octarians” to shreds, and honestly that's pretty cute, and I love seeing him do it. Pretty gruesome I know, but gosh I’m proud of the little fella. Good for him.
I feel like I've complained about Tim's email situation in Gotham Knights before (edit: I have), but the truth of it is just so funny.
He's signed up for so many podcasts, video game streamers, and random news alerts; it's just a constant barrage of data going straight into his constantly whirring brain. Hell, he even floats the idea of the Batfamily having their own podcast as a way to correct misinformation about them (which Jason shoots down instantly), and it's made me realize something.
Timothy Drake would be a YouTuber.
In this universe specifically, Timothy Jackson Drake, the heir to Drake Industries and the foster son of the late Bruce Wayne would be a YouTuber.
Think about it. It'd be the perfect cover. Who would ever suspect that some 16-year-old nepo baby with a YouTube channel could ever be Red Robin? You'd have to be mad. I mean, look at him.
Red Robin just dropped out of literal thin air and garotted someone four times his size, and you expect anyone to believe that's the same kid who does 24-hour Minecraft charity streams and occasionally drops 6-hour video essays (his last one was on Lex Luthor's illegal bit mining operation on the moon)?
i think grover pointing out to percy that annabeth's yankee's cap is the only thing she has of her godly parent makes percy realize how important it is for demigods to have symbols of their parents with them. and i would really love to see it all come full circle when percy battles with ares later on in season one, and after he wins, he demands that ares leave them alone so they can return the bolt and that he gives clarisse another spear to make up for the one he broke. which would be an amazing way to set up percy and clarisse's 'i have a lot of respect for you/you're an annoying bitch that i tolerate/if anyone messes with you, i'll cut them' trope for later seasons.
Nico referring to his mom as "Mama" implies he most likely at least used to refer to Hades as "Papa" and i 100% headcanon he still does but mostly in the manner of him having the entire Underworld wrapped around his finger for being the baby of the family
Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter.
Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.
The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge.
And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).
And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game.
Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.
(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).
After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely).
Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.
arthur gives merlin his mothers sigil thinking that hes going to die and wants to finally tell merlin how he feels and what better way of conveying the intensity of his emotions and how serious he is other than marriage? merlin accepts the sigil which means theyre married!! yay!! only. they both survive and arthur QUICKLY realizes that merlin has no idea the significance of the sigil. he has no idea theyre married. and arthur has no idea how to tell him bc then hell have to explain WHY he gave him the sigil aka WHY HE PROPOSED and now that hes not staring death in the face. he just. cant.
blah blah blah time skip to happy ending
the druids invite arthur and merlin to a celebration of the unification of emrys and the once and future king and the fruition of their destinies. merlin and arthur are excited bc finally peace is here and magic is returning and this can be the next big show of trust and reconciliation between camelot and the druids and so theyre there in the druid camp having fun when theyre approached and asked to participate in the ceremony. theres a huge buzzing crowd watching as the elder druid ties their hands together and goes on and on about the magnificence of two men standing before them and their great destinies and how the two sides of the same coin are joined finally as the prophecy said all those years ago. merlin doesnt realize it was a handfasting ceremony until hes talking to a few of the druids later on
anyway. merthur accidental wedding(s). now they both know theyre married but they dont know the other knows theyre married bc different ceremonies and traditions and all that. arthur is all awkward about it bc hes emotionally constipated. merlin is convincing himself he doesnt have to bring it up to arthur bc its not like the DRUID marriage ceremony is legally binding in camelot. they didnt sign any papers or anything. theyre not really married in camelot so arthur doesnt have to know. and then merlin can selfishly keep this truth close to his heart. even if its not reciprocated.
married life shenanigans ensue. merlin and arthur both have to physically stop themselves from calling the other their husband. jealous spats when out in the tavern or when visiting royals/nobles stop on by. leon knows all and is this close to snapping. extra protective idiots. and idk someone catches merlin holding the sigil and explains the significance of it or a druid asks arthur where his husband emrys is and my boy is STRESSED about being caught but then the druid brings up the handfasting ceremony. stupid idiot x stupid idiot.
Skimblegus Family Time--Tumble takes after Asparagus more and more the older he gets, but Teazer takes after Skimble a lot more than people give her credit for. They're both these very bright, clever, and relentlessly cheerful cats who try to put a brave face on things and hide when they're not at their best. But when they crash, they crash hard; it became a bittersweet source of reconnection after she was free of Macavity, especially since Teazer didn't realize her dad ever had bad days. She can basically only stand to be around her dads, Tumble, and Mungojerrie on particularly awful days, and Skimble's learned more from Asparagus about how not to just pack those emotions away to worry about later. Plus, you know she's feeling better when she and Tumble can start picking at each other again.
I love it so much, and I love this little family <3
I was gonna ask if the little buddy is considered some sort of deity due to the hugefry thing (Prophesied children have a tendency to either be demigods or achieve apotheosis after all) but after seeing your thoughts on story mode Im kinda nervous to ask. Sincerely a guy raised to be tasty as calamari.
Am I really that intimidating? I'm sorry if I come across that way, I know I can be very particular about Salmonids… but it does come from a place of passion and deep love, lol. I want to see Splatoon be the best it can be, well and truly.
Honestly, if you think that I didn't consider Little Buddy turning into a giant salmon the best thing that ever came out of the Splatoon universe in general, you've got another thing coming because that was the best thing I've ever seen in my entire life.
Did it make sense? Absolutely not. But hey, it was fun, super cool, made me scream with delight, and it made an otherwise miserable boss fight actually enjoyable for me, so I'll take what I can get.
I didn't include it in my mood board because I was running out of room, and also didn't know how to fit it in without making the entire mood board about just that. I also wanted to spend more time getting better screencaps of him and give him the love he deserved, but I just didn’t at the time.
At any rate, I do think that Salmonids would consider Little Buddy a deity of some sort–or at the very least, that phenomenon would be considered a blessing from a god, either as a gift, or as a sort of possession or conduit. Honestly the way it’s presented, it can only be described as divine intervention, lol.
Of course, no Salmonid saw it, so nobody is actually aware of this occurrence… So it’s unlikely that Little Buddy would get that treatment if he’s reunited with his Salmonid school (seeing he wants to be after accepting the Squidbeak Splatoon as his “school”), but hey, it's a really cool idea and it's probably a legend passed on from various schools.
Maybe he could either remember the event to end regale it later when he's older, or the Salmonids would be able to smell that sort of “Special Air” about him, whenever they're around. It’d give him instantaneous respect, because they can tell something special, even if they can't put a fin on what it is.
Additionally, even though I headcanon that Goldies hatch with their golden scales, I theorize that Little Buddy could grow up to be a Goldie himself! Because of his ability to glow throughout the story. Not to mention his ability to do… Well… All of THAT at the end of the game. So maybe Goldies aren't born with golden scales. and develop them as they grow up.
Barry: Hey Clark, we heard about your recent breakup. Really sorry to hear that, man.
Clark: [gloomily] Yeah...
Bruce: [stares out the window]
Arthur: You will meet someone better suited for you one day—your destined soulmate.
Clark: I hope so.
Bruce:
Hal: I mean, who wouldn't go for you? You're strong, smart and handsome!
Clark: Thanks Hal.
Barry: Yeah! I’m sure you'll meet someone who's just as kind and attentive and knows how to cheer you up whenever you're feeling down.
Clark: Mn.
Hal: Hey, there's this new bar that just opened up in downtown Metropolis! We should go and check it out this weekend! Whaddya say?
Arthur, Hal and Barry stare expectantly at Bruce.
Bruce: [slowly turns to look at Clark] I like the look of your bleeding heart.
Arthur, Hal & Barry: ???
Clark: [visibly cheers up] Thanks Bruce! You know, it took a few attempts to grow those flowers in outer space, but I finally got it right! They look slightly different from those cultivated on Earth, but I find them unique. I'm glad you like them too!