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teecupangel · 1 year

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How about a reverse of animal Desmond in the past, and instead it's his ancestor's, as animals, in the future? Maybe watching Desmond as he goes through the memories with the Animus and his eventual 'death' via Isu BS. (And witnessing Bill's punch, oof.)

I read ‘ancestors as animals’ and immediately thought: “Desmond as a Disney Princess? Desmond as a Disney Princes???” XD

Okay.

So this seems like a two part scenario with the first part being more like a prologue of Desmond’s ancestors being able to watch Desmond from the past. Maybe during the time that they were in possession of the Apple.

Although that would be a bit hard to explain because Ratonhnhaké:ton thought the Apple he received from Washington was dangerous and he would never willingly ‘poke’ it.

So an alternative would be that they all catch a glimpse of Desmond while the Apple is in their possession but they believe that it is meant to entice them to touch the Apple more, to find out more, and let the Apple sink its claws into them further and further.

So they resist its calls. Even Ezio who had been given a glimpse of someone saying the name ‘Desmond’ and a vision of a man turning to face him. But he had been so tempted. So very tempted that it was only because he was not alone that he could resist the temptation. It was only because he knew the effects it had on Leonardo after Cesare made him access the Apple’s knowledge that stops him from succumbing to it.

But Altaïr… Altaïr had resisted for so long, had controlled himself, and only studied the Apple for a specific amount of time. Then… Sef died… Malik died… Maria died… And Darim left him.

All alone.

And so Altaïr stopped resisting. He let the calls of the Apple consume him.

And that’s when he met Desmond Miles.

No.

Not met.

He watched.

And he felt the loss of another loved one, of a family member, once more.

So when Altaïr took his final steps in a library void of any knowledge or books.

He whispered to the Apple his final command.

An Apple that had long bent to his will.

An Apple corrupted by the will of one poor miserable old man who was tired of losing everything.

And that whisper became a wave that corrupted every other POE connected to the same network as this abomination formed by both the will of the Isus and that of an old man with a lot of time in his hands.

The wave grew into a tsunami…

That covered and destroyed part of the calculations that the Isus have prepared.

Not enough to change the events that must come to pass.

But just big enough…

To wash old entities into the final part of the calculations, destroying what was meant to happen.

And creating a pit of sand where a castle could be built…

And destroyed once more.

Now. For the second part!

The easiest way would be if the animal turned Assassins found their way to Desmond on their own while he was growing up.

And it would be so easy for all of them to be different types of eagles or some other kind of avian but I kinda like the idea that Desmond’s main ancestors would be Ratonhnhaké:ton’s DLC animal spirits and it’ll be:

Ratonhnhaké:ton

Ratonhnhaké:ton is the wolf because Connor means ‘lovers of wolves’ or ‘master of hounds’ and he has to have the ability to call ghost wolves with a howl.

He finds Desmond while he’s in New York (maybe before he was a bartender) as a cub and Desmond thought he was a dog.

By the time Ratonhnhaké:ton had grown into an actual full-sized wolf, Desmond knew he was a wolf but just kept telling anyone who ask if that was a fucking wolf that it’s a ‘dog’.

Because he doesn’t want anyone to call animal control, Ratonhnhaké:ton has to stay in his apartment.

Ratonhnhaké:ton tried to save Desmond when he got captured by Cross but he was too late and he spent the entire time of AC1 and AC2 trying to find a way to get from New York to Rome.

Shaun almost had a heart attack when Ratonhnhaké:ton entered their hideout during one of Desmond’s Animus sessions.

Desmond likes to say “don’t be stupid, Shaun, he’s obviously a dog.” to Shaun, straight out lying to him. (He’s not trying to gaslight Shaun but if Shaun starts doubting himself, that’s on him)

Ezio

Okay, I know Ezio means eagle as well but Altaïr is gonna be the eagle and nothing can change my mind on that.

Which means Ezio gets to be the bear that they find sleeping in the Sanctuary underneath Villa Auditore.

Like, Desmond and Lucy just enters thru the ‘back door’ of the Sanctuary and Lucy’s like “Desmond… don’t move.” and Desmond’s like “???” then he sees the bear and goes “Holy shit, Lucy… is that a fucking bear” “Sssshhh, it’s still sleeping. Let’s just bac-”

Ezio wakes up and yawns, making both of them freeze before he turns to see Desmond and his bear face lits up because “Desmond!” which sounds like a bear roar to them.

Cue Desmond and Lucy screaming in a high-pitched tones when the bear suddenly charges them and then we have a comedic chase scene where Ezio the bear chases Desmond around the Sanctuary while Lucy climbs one of the statues because every man for themselves, Desmond, oh screw you Lucy!

It finally ends with Ezio bodyslamming Desmond and… just staying on top of Desmond and giving him a bear hug. Ezio is a big bear and Desmond just lies there, thinking yeah, play dead, might work.

Once it’s certain that the bear just wants to hold Desmond (and groom his hair apparently), Lucy gingerly walks away, ignoring Desmond’s death glare, to open the secret passage.

Ratonhnhaké:ton the wolf rush inside because he heard Desmond shouting and, really, it took both Shaun and Rebecca’s combined weight to stop him from trying to follow Desmond and Lucy in that underground passage.

It ends with the wolf and the bear just chilling near Desmond whenever he’s in the Animus and the three humans that are not named Desmond are starting to think that something strange is going on.

Altaïr

Okay, so Altaïr is an eagle in this one and he’d been trying to find Desmond because, out of all the ancestors, he’s the only one who actually thought… yeeaaahhh… this is probably my fault.

Unfortunately, his clearest memories of Desmond are when he had been abducted by Abstergo and got sent to Rome so he caught up to Desmond while he’s in the Rome facility in AC1.

He tried to help the Assassin team that tried to get Desmond out but they were outgunned and no one really paid attention to a fucking eagle until it started crying at them and leading them out of the ambush point they found themselves in.

After that, Altaïr had to leave because Abstergo seemed to think he’s some kind of Assassin spy. What? Did they think Assassins could have some kind of special bonds with an eagle or something? How ridiculous.

Anyway, the heightened security of Abstergo kept Altaïr from thinking of how to help Desmond out and, really, it was a good thing Lucy got him out because Altaïr had been debating how painful it would be to divebomb the wall of windows in the Animus level.

He follows them to the warehouse hideout and had been planning to make himself known when he sees the wolf barreling inside and… well… Altaïr could feel something different with that wolf. So he just… starts observing them first, perched in one of the many beams, silent and quiet.

When they got to Villa Auditore, Altaïr had been tempted to follow them in the mines but decided to just wait for a bit. Something was deep underground that felt the same as the wolf. He just doesn’t know what.

Altaïr was pretty sure he’d been quite sneaky but then Desmond climbs up the tree he had been using to keep a lookout of the villa and asks if he had followed them from Rome and Altaïr is impressed that Desmond actually found him. He must be better than Altaïr assumed (no, Desmond always knew he was around because he gave off the same feeling the wolf and the bear gives him) and Altaïr finally decides to join Desmond and sits on his shoulder as they make their way back to the Sanctuary.

When they get there, Shaun takes one long look at the eagle on Desmond’s shoulder, turns to stare at the wolf and bear near the Animus and just… gives up. Just one long suffering sigh and turns around while rubbing the bridge of his nose.

Other possible animals to include:

Edward: It would be fun to make him some kind of fish like maybe a goldfish or a beta fish that Desmond could keep in a small aquarium in his apartment. Like, he has no real ‘importance’ to the plot but he kept Desmond company before the plot. He could also be a jackdaw because that’s the name of his ship. XD

Haytham: Some kind of fluffy cat. He’s so fluffy he keeps getting petted which stops him from doing whatever he was planning to do. Seriously. He’s been taken to the pound and adopted so many times that Haytham has lost track (of how many times he had been taken and where Desmond was)

Aquilus: It would be fun if he was one of the guard dogs that the Farm had. He always let Desmond pet him and tried to console him as a kid. When Desmond ran away, Aquilus helped him navigate the forest before staying behind even though Desmond begged him to come with him. Aquilus stayed on the Farm to keep the other guard dogs from chasing Desmond’s scent and helping Desmond leave.

Other possible MC turned animal (I just went with my first thought so none of this… other than Arno… are sorta final?):

Shay: I’m thinking crow since that’s one of the Morrígan’s primary ‘forms’

Arno: Okay, okay. So… hear me out. Arno as a… sea otter. Wait, wait, wait. I have a reason for it! Sorta. Kinda. Anyway. Arno shares the same birthday (August 26) as one of the oldest sea otters right now: Rosa the Sea Otter. ……… Yeah, that’s it. That’s the reason why I want Arno to be a sea otter. I said I had a reason, I never said it was a ‘good’ reason.

Jacob and Evie: a pair of corgi the same size and breed as Desmond the Dog. Jacob believes that whoever reincarnated them as corgis had a bad sense of humor. They get mistaken for the royal corgis a lot and it’s quite annoying.

Bayek: Amun is usually symbolized by the ram-headed sphinx so a ram maybe?

Aya: the same snake that she got the venom she gave to Cleopatra

Kassandra: Okay, this is gonna be weird, probably, but I’m thinking maybe a goat? And! It’s not because she put the eye of ‘Cyclops’ into a goat’s ass, alright? Her ship is based on the goddess who nurtured Zeus and she used goat’s milk in that myth so I thought… it kinda works??? Also, it would be funny if Kassandra wondered if she was being punished for the whole eye on the goat’s ass incident by being turned into one.

Eivor: Raven the same shade and size as Sýnin.

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pokemonbiologyirlthetabletop · 2 years

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Slowpoke (#79)

Lutritardus edulis edulis (OG) Slowpoke Lutritardus edulis flavum (G) Slowpoke

Lutritardus kelyfos kelyfos (OG) Slowbro Lutritardus kelyfos flavum (G) Slowbro Lutritardus coronatus coronatus (OG) Slowking Lutritardus coronatus flavum (G) Slowking

Slowpoke are a notoriously dim-witted Pokémon, and have record slow reactions to external stimuli. It takes up to five seconds to process pain, and it can take up to a day to even notice that it’s lost its tail! Also, they are known for being extremely forgetful.

There are two official regional variants of Slowpoke and co., the original and the Galarian one. (G) Slowpoke are different from the originals in that they eat Galarica seeds, and the particles from these seeds collect in their bodies (specifically the heads and tails) giving them yellow tips, and will occasionally get a sharp look in their eyes that seems like they have thought of a something profound, but then it disappears.

Famously, Slowpokes lose their tails but they grow back quickly enough (takes about 2 weeks in the wild, but in captivity it grows back as quickly as 3 days).

Adult Slowpokes average at 3’11 feet (1.2 m) and 79.4 pounds (36 kg). They’re surprisingly large!

Habitat: They live around freshwater rivers and coastlines, or really wherever they can get easy food and Shellders are located. (G) Slowpokes and family are exclusively found on the Isle of Man, where Galarica flowers grow in abundance.

Life Cycles: Slowpoke live for around a decade in the wild, and two decades in captivity. Slowbro can live for thirty to forty years in the wild, and upwards of fifty years in captivity. Slowking, however, have been known to live for sixty years in the wild, and the oldest known Slowking in captivity lived to be 81 years old.

Slowpoke become reproductively mature at two years old (and level 15, of course). Their mating habits are confusing as nobody has ever noticed any particular courtship rituals from Slowpokes, but they obviously make decisions on who to mate with somehow. Slowbros and Slowkings are similarly mysterious in their mating habits.

Female Lutritardus spp. produce 5 to 7 babies per breeding cycle. Genetic analysis of wild rafts indicates that Slowpokes and co. will mate with many members of their raft with no to few exclusive pairings and with no particular concern over sex. In temperate climates, mating appears to occur during winter, when the Slowpokes are close together a lot. Parenting of infants appears to be a group effort. The same genetic analyses suggest that male Slowbros and Slowkings are slightly more popular as mates than male Slowpokes, though the difference seems to be only a little bit and could be chalked up to a difference in mobility.

Pseudo-Evolution: Slowpoke evolution is strange, and generally considered to not be “true” evolution, in the sense that they don’t permanently change their form with glowy magic. There is glowy magic that alters their forms, but its lack of true permanency is what gives it a different classification. However, Pokémon scientists consider it a tomato-tomato thing, and will still call it evolution colloquially—though, it is officially called “pseudo-evolution.”

(G) Slowbro and (G) Slowking are dependent on being (G) Slowpokes. They do not require any weird items, unlike in the games. Nor does regular Slowking require a King’s Rock, instead only needing a Shellder to clamp to its head and co-evolve at level 37 or higher. However, King’s Rock is an item that humans have discovered can substitute for Shellders on Slowkings because of internal magic, but this does NOT work to produce (G) Slowkings.

Worth noting, (G) Slowpokes are capable of being trained to reach incredible speeds.

Diet: Slowpokes and family eat fish, though are notoriously poor fishers. However, as they demonstrate, a patient fisher is a successful fisher. They also eat algae and freshwater bugs that float into their mouths.

Conservation: Least Concern for the original variant, and Vulnerable for the (G) variant found only on the Isle of Man, strictly because they have an extremely limited natural habitat that gets encroached upon by humans. They do exist in captive breeding programs but those programs can be difficult to maintain, since Galarica flowers only natively grow on the Isle of Man.

Relationship with Humans: Slowpoke are a popular Pokémon in modern media. They are much beloved Pokémon, though they are often the victims of hooligans. They make excellent companions.

Slowpoke Tail is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, and is often found at specialty grocery stores. It is not considered unethical to eat *by many* because the Slowpokes supposedly don't feel the pain, and their tails grow back quickly. Some groups want Slowpoke Tail consumption banned, but at most it's gotten strict regulations.

Some peoples believe that Slowpoke’s yawn causes rain, and in these cultures they are revered.

The Lutritardus genus is a subject of great interest in Pokémon Evolution.

#delicious dim witted otter #pokemon #pokemon biology #pokemon biology irl #pokemon irl #pokemon irl tabletop #pokemon tabletop #tabletop #ttrpg #tabletop homebrew #homebrew #slowpoke #yes its scientific name DOES mean fight me #personally i'm not convinced that slowpokes genuinely don't feel pain when they lose their tails BUT I'm leaving it open ended #does nobody think its a little fucked up you can cook with slowpoke tails in SwSh and then feed it to a Slowpoke like #thats fucked up right #like as a meat eater that seems kinda messed up

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