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halfagone · 2 months

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Danny, You Need To Calm Down

Me: "I need to nerf Danny a bit for this fic. I should have him only reveal and use his intangibility."

Danny: *is still BAMF and kicks ass*

Me: "Hmm... I did not think this through."

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I am serious, though. If you're creative enough and have watched enough superhero media then you'll be able to find all sorts of unusual applications to some of Danny's powers.

With intangibility alone, all Danny needs to do is stand there and let his opponent tire themselves out trying to just land a blow and then fight back. If he has some more melee or martial arts training, he could use a nerve strike and bam, one-shot knock-out. And that's not even counting super strength or flight or telekinesis or why is this boy so overpowered?! /rhetorical

And if you know me, you know how much I love writing a good OP BAMF Danny. But it can be pretty restricting too. With an abundance of powers and a proven track record to gain more powers when necessary, it's not exactly easy to keep Danny down. There are a few known weaknesses we can use to our advantage here, but they come with their own issues:

Major Weaknesses

Blood Blossoms

We've seen blood blossoms are pretty effective on ghosts from the "Infinite Realms" episode in Season 3, but only on Danny's ghost half. I always thought it was a bit strange, since Danny has used ghost powers in his human form so technically it should still affect him? But that's just a personal headcanon so feel free to ignore that.

But! Since Danny could just transform (if he can get past the total agony it causes him) then he'll be fine again. Blood blossoms are also edible, as proven by Tucker, which makes me wonder if Danny could eat them in his human form and make it out unscathed? Since it's only his ghost half that's susceptible to them.

However, it's commonly headcanon'd that blood blossoms are extinct as we only see them in this episode back in the 1600s from the Salem Witch Trials. But canon also tends to bring up some really interesting concepts and then just... never mention them again, so it's possible they're still out there and the Fentons just never learned of them.

Ecto-ranium

We don't see this one come up too many times in fanfiction, if only because many of us have totally blocked out the episode it aired in, "Phantom Planet", from our minds entirely. Ecto-ranium is essentially the equivalent of kryptonite, but for ghosts. (Unsurprising, seeing as Phantom Planet likely took inspiration from Christopher Reeve's Superman II.)

This does come with some plotholes of its own, seeing as intangibility had allowed the ecto-ranium to pass through the Earth despite ecto-ranium supposedly making it impossible for ghosts to use their powers? I'm still trying to wrap my head around that one, I won't lie...

So obviously this weakness also has some shaky ground to stand on.

Mind Control

We see in "Control Freaks" that Danny is pretty susceptible to mind control as well, so long as it comes from the right source. We learn that Vlad continues to collect ghostly artifacts, so it's entirely possible he could find another magical device of equal power and use. Freakshow himself comes from a family with a wide range and collection of ghostly artifacts.

It's also possible that ghosts like Undergrowth could be able to control Danny as well, as he was able to puppet Sam through his vines and plants.

Danny is still capable of breaking through the mind control, if given enough reason to. There is also proof, though, that he can do a lot of damage to himself and others before that time comes. Just food for mischievous author thought.

Plasmius Maximus

This device only appears in the episode "Maternal Instincts" but Vlad had created it to shorten out Danny's powers for three hours. This is another instance of an interesting concept that disappeared after one episode, but considering how Danny used it against Vlad, maybe the man just didn't want to risk it a second time.

Nonetheless, this does prove Danny's powers can be temporarily locked away. How this is possible isn't exactly clear, but I've taken to using a yarn knot analogy to explain it. I won't bore you with that explanation (unless you're actually interested) since it leans more into fanon and headcanons than canon.

Lesser Weaknesses

Blackmail

Now this isn't really a surprise to anyone since Danny is a good kid and most superheroes have this weakness, but Danny is very much susceptible to threats made against his family and loved ones. We see that Freakshow uses this against Danny in "Reality Trip" to make him do his dirty work, as in: collect all the pieces for the Reality Gauntlet.

We might make jokes that Danny could easily defeat anyone he comes across, but the truth of the matter is that he takes these threats seriously and he's lucky more people haven't used it against him.

Inexperience

This one is more understandable and maybe not even technically a weakness but this boy is so silly stupid sometimes it's honestly really endearing. He doesn't have the best grasp of his powers so he can make all sorts of unfortunate mistakes. Danny is the type of person who learns as he goes, and thanks to the fact his one eligible teacher also so happens to be the same guy trying to murder his father... his options are a little limited.

However, this can be easily fixed given enough time and practice. Danny might not have any formal training but he's also proven to be a very fast learner which could very well make up for whatever else he lacks. Due to the unique nature of himself and his powers, there's also a chance that even with a mentor he would still largely be self-taught.

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It can still be pretty hard to write though. When you want to have high stakes, then you need to have a credible threat. And for a kid that has a gazillion powers, all with countless applications, it gets a lot more complicated. Honestly sometimes Danny might not have even needed the new power if he just applied one he already had in a different way? But so is the life of a teenage, overpowered superhero.

#danny phantom #character analysis #with yours truly :D #danny fenton #overpowered danny fenton #OP danny fenton #tagging for posterity #i need to find it again somehow #long post

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barstoolblues · 16 days

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i’d like to hear your most crazy dylobertson thoughts. like the most insane moments or whatever. whatever this means to you i’d just like to understand the extremes 😁

I UNDERSTAND THE EXTREMES. um where to start so i think robbie fell out of love with bob by the time of the last waltz and the shit you see go down with hazel is nostalgic lust which makes it much more painful. but also lets talk about the fact that robbie was the one to save bob from his suicide attempt in the bath and that after his second (motorcycle crash) he called for robbie to move to woodstock with him.... he needed it.... also robbie being aware of bobs eating issues and passive suicidality on tour as per testimony and trying to help him but also not knowing how.... the story about him taking bob to his mothers house for dinner and how bob barely ate anything...... GODDDDDDDDDDDDD but also speaking of that tour the francoise hardy disaster DEFINITELY made him sooooo jealous he doesn't even bother to hide it in TESTIMONY... the part where he says he leaned over to bob (GULP. HEIGHT DIFFERENCE) and whispered "and many happy returns" while the birthday show was falling apart around them..... CUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

#ask #robbie #bob #tagging for posterity

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youngtambling · 10 months

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i was gonna do either my flower garden legacy or the 30 shuffle cas challenge. instead i fine-tuned a young papa nihil sim. idk either man!

#doesn't look exactly like the actor but i'm semi doing my own thing #my little focus of the week is just him and sister imperator's lore #no reason at all i'll get over it soon #but it's on my mind my god #sorry to my friends they have to witness it happen #tagging for posterity #papa nihil #simblr #speaks #cas #sims 4 cas

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chrispineofficial · 2 years

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mark my words apollo prophecy recess kickball whatever. i am certain white denim is about to come back in style

#tagging for posterity

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eddiemunsongf · 2 years

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watch me become the one and only eddie/nancy shipper

#im kidding...............#nancy wheeler #eddie munson #nancy x eddie #nansun #tagging for posterity #or maybe #muncy #but that'll be a used tag already #cant be eddcy lol #and nandie just sound like an even gayer way to say dandy #mp

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laurenbacall · 11 months

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got my maisie peters album a week early 🤭

#maisie peters #tagging for posterity #also my album skips on the first song ): instant karma ig for getting to listen early lmao #want you back is my favorite so far but i’m still on side a #i will NOT be posting spoilers bc i’m not a monster

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fern-bee · 2 years

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Cant wait until the queens grave is up, uk really needs more gender neutral restrooms

#queen of england #tagging for posterity

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gryptids · 7 months

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For the weird asks: 1, 4, 21

Thank u for askin', anon!

1. Who is/are your comfort characters?

My own OCs!!! It might be a bit cheesy to say, but it's true. Of all of them, though, I have to give the top spot to Jude. Whenever I'm having a really hard time, I think abt him and it cheers me right up 🥹 He's my silly rabbit, my right hand arm man, my everything. Honorable mention to Cara, who is my muse and is endlessly fun to draw 🫰🏻💖

4. Which cryptid being do you believe in?

Do ghosts count? I don't necessarily believe in physical ghosts, but I do believe that someone's energy can linger in a space after they're gone. I've had some experiences in the wake of death that I can only explain through this.

21. Something you've kept since childhood?

I've actually kept a lot of things from childhood, but my favorites are the handmade fairy memorabilia that my older cousins made for me when I was little. I was OBSESSED with fairies as a child (some things never change), and my cousins were good sports who played along with me. I still treasure the 10-page handmade "fairy encyclopedia" that they made with construction paper, printed photos, and colored pencils. They also made me fairy hunter ID cards, journals, books, and guides on our grandparent's desktop. They really encouraged my imagination and nurtured that interest, so those items are really special to me!

#culecore #tagging for posterity

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alexanderpearce · 10 months

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ship ask game 😁1 Who would be first to to bite down anc consume the flesh of the other, euphoric in the taste and the heft and the slide of the blood 2. who is the ant and who is the ophiocordyceps fungus? 3. who is the dog and who is the master? 4 when the roles are blurred or reversed who would be first to die and how? would it be by bulletwound? the phallic blade? strangulation? 5. Cocaine or Heroin? 6. who licks up the other’s cigarette ash? 7 who is julius caesar and who is brutus? 8. who is jesus and who is judas? 9. did jesus want it? did julius caesar know it was coming? are the betrayed ever proud? 10. who is irrumatus and who is irrumans? who is pedicatus and who is pedicans? 11. did they ever kiss and why not? 12 if they are two sides of the same coin who is heads and who is tails? 13. and if the coin was the holey dollar? 14. And if the dog bit back? 15 and if the dog bit back? 16 and if the dog bit back? 17 and if the dog bit back? 18 and if the dog bit back? 19 and if the dog bit back? 20. Who buys the other flowers?🥰

#feel free to proliferate this as either poetry or a real ask game it is both. And if you follow my sideblog you know who this is about #the latin participles mean who is facefucked/facefucking and who is sodomised/sodomising #my poetry #my writing #idr if theres any more posts in that tag maybe i should write more. this was fun.#it IS entirely inspired by and about ollie and malcolm the thick of it. for posterity.#its giving hannibal and will as well tho #shut up ulrike #shipping #fangirl #ship ask game #drug tw #popular #greatest hits #cordyceps

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marthajonesurastar · 1 month

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I know we've talked about who's going to hold the umbrella in S3, so here's my pitch, hear me out

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #i know it's just for the posters but idc #Someone's gotta hold that umbrella #and they're not talking #(because they're busy making out)#ineffable husbands #aziracrow #i hate the aziracrow tag they already have a better ship name

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listen-to-the-inner-walrus · 2 months

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so while i was trying to fall asleep last night, my brain just said "martin doorsese" and then this happened.

please enjoy.

#...#what do i even tag this with #goncharov #gonchposting #i forgot that tag existed #fairy #walrus #fairy walrus #walrus fairy poll #i keep bursting into laughter every time i read martin doorsese #i have decided to pin this post #because fuck it #im proud of my shitpost poster #i really like it dkdmdmzm

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crustaceousfaggot · 7 months

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#doctor who #dw #dweu #doctor who movie #big finish #divided loyalties #is Dividen Loyalties mainstream by any standard? no clue #i feel like it is but maybe it's just among the Thoschei crowd #i guess I'll tag #thoschei #just for posterity #eighth doctor #1k

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studioboner · 3 months

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Nicker poster color paints and brushes that i got myself for xmas have finally arrived so i decided to try tnem out by repainting an older piece! im very happy w the quality

#my art #sth #ask to tag #nicker poster colors #those are the ghibli paints btw!!#tails #miles tails prower #tails the fox #miles prower #sonic #sonic the hedgehog

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stars-below · 11 months

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Help settle a dispute between my family members

#i don't know what to tag this #for posterity reasons i will not be sharing my opinion until the post is done

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corruptimles · 2 years

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That makes my Miku Movie Marathon for this year’s #MikuAllWeeku! If anyone has a favourite from the set, I'd love to hear it. Until next time...

#vocaloid #hatsune miku #miku movie marathon #mikuallweeku #I dont have a drawing tag #the thing #jaws #the godfather #joker #singin in the rain #back to the future #i robot #also @ people reacting to the japanese on the jaws poster #leave me alone!! I didnt go google translate it or anything like that it's literally the japanese poster for the movie #I wasnt sure what direction I would go for with all of these #and the thing poster doesnt have the title either because I couldnt make a joke #and yet singin has it without being changed so theres inconsistencies everywhere #let me liveeee

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sporkberries · 11 months

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True Loves Kiss ( when kissing the messiah/the anti-christ please be cautious. though it may draw you out of the lonely it could also lead to severe facial scarring, but hey, you score either way!)

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