UPDATE: With Hope...We'll Escape is on hiatus. Teams Are Merging, Just as the World Falls Apart-Reboot/Reux Arc 2 will be staring soon. Taking asks for both AUs.
I’m kinda in the mindset as it’s not actually Romeo but just a residual presence of him. The fact that it’s ambiguous in whether it’s him or not is one thing that’s both cool but also feels a bit like a cop out.
It probably doesn’t help that the two who faced him last have also been retired even before Strive-that being Venom and Robo-Ky. And I recall Daisuke saying that Venom’s story was done-when asks of if he was going to be brought into Strive.
Also also-doesn’t help that it doesn’t seem like we’re getting anymore after stories like before. I like to think it’s just just then “residual presence” idea cause Romeo deserves to rest. He accepted his mistakes and tried to atone for it.
It's eternally a little funny whenever I see someone say something along the lines of 'everyone in Strive is so happy now! Everyone's stories are getting resolved! It'll be hard to make a new game when everyone's retired and living peacefully and resolved their problems' and then there's a haunted semi-sentient mecha corpse in the corner constantly screaming from being trapped in limbo
I like to think the main reason Cody there a fit over missing his match was because he promised a fan he’s be there.
He’s done something similar IRL for a fan too.
It would have been great to see their duality along Bullfrog’s vs Dolph’s pessimism.
It’s fun to think about what-if’s. I know Cody is probably not coming back-and it’s a bummer he’s kinda played off as a joke-but man it would be hilarious if he did-along with the other GHOSTS-and everyone is just floored that this loud wrestler is just a nice dude.
@djsherriff-responses I know your post on Jade and Pey’J and you brought up with the “purity” aspect to Jade’s design:
“‘but Cody wears white too-‘Cody I don’t count because he’s based on a real celebrity and um”
I didn’t want to tack on added thoughts about Cody onto a Jade and Pey’J centered post. But mentioning the “purity” aspect to Jade being in all white-and so is Cody’s-it makes sense.
Hi wresting fan here and I did make a post on Cody before-and it does make sense for him too. Cody Rhodes maybe know as The American Nightmare but he’s an absolute sweetheart. But on top of that-the man doesn’t have a controversy around him. (Like not even in real life)
Not even a manufactured one for the sake of “wrestling storyline drama”.
It’s not the “purity” like it is in Jade’s case but if CLH wanted to reflect the IRL Cody it could have been interesting-him gaining this celebrity status in Eden and yet staying uncorrupted.
Definitely feel like he could have been a good foil to Dolph-similarly to how Jade could have been too.
@djsherriff-responses I know your post on Jade and Pey’J and you brought up with the “purity” aspect to Jade’s design:
“‘but Cody wears white too-‘Cody I don’t count because he’s based on a real celebrity and um”
I didn’t want to tack on added thoughts about Cody onto a Jade and Pey’J centered post. But mentioning the “purity” aspect to Jade being in all white-and so is Cody’s-it makes sense.
Hi wresting fan here and I did make a post on Cody before-and it does make sense for him too. Cody Rhodes maybe know as The American Nightmare but he’s an absolute sweetheart. But on top of that-the man doesn’t have a controversy around him. (Like not even in real life)
Not even a manufactured one for the sake of “wrestling storyline drama”.
It’s not the “purity” like it is in Jade’s case but if CLH wanted to reflect the IRL Cody it could have been interesting-him gaining this celebrity status in Eden and yet staying uncorrupted.
Definitely feel like he could have been a good foil to Dolph-similarly to how Jade could have been too.
I believe we’ve been confirmed for a season 2 and the manga FINALLY released after it go pushed back.
But honestly I am loving all the fan stuff that has been coming out. Lots of character introspection and just fun little bits of just “trying to survive under big brother’s watchful eye” with hints of slice-of-life.
I know this is going to be phenomenal when it’s posted.
AtKF Update!
First thing to address: When's it coming out?
I'm avoiding giving a hard deadline because life circumstances can and do change, scheduling be damned, but the good news is that a lot has been achieved since the end of February, and I'm closer to getting this thing out for everyone to enjoy :D
That said, my calendar's telling me to finish it by the end of this month. I got a feeling about this.
Second thing to address: any plans following this song comic?
It's not likely that I'll pick up another Captain Laserhawk idea that isn't a fanwork until we get more episodes. I have plenty of things I could do in the Rayman canon/lore, and there's at least one thing I could do for Laserhawk, but I'm holding off on that until we get more episodes.
TBH fandoms on tiktok come off as so restrictive. Like it’s almost ridiculous to the degree-it’s literally
It’s why I can’t pry myself away just yet from tumblr. It does remind me fandoms can be fun.
TikTokers are such pussies when it comes to ships. “B-but they’re not canon 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😖😖” honey back in my day we shipped characters from entirely different medias uphill both ways in the snow
Me: well I have the one CLH one inked, two more almost cleaned up—
Brain: but how many are finished?
Me: I have the OCs with @cryptidfoxes OC inked, and 3 more thumbnailed—
Brain: Completion count?
Me: And I have one more CLH thumbnailed and another in process of final sketching.
Brain: And none finished.
Me: A…and none finished.
In my defense-I had to deal with a big financial issue (ie replacing my car)…followed by my job’s department now getting down to a skeleton crew where I’m putting in overtime now, and in the process of trying to pack things since I’ll be able to start moving at the end of April.
Being able to sit and color isn’t quite feasible right now. But if you want to see WIPS I’ll happily share.
The urge to now draw Cody just holding Ramon like a wet cat while he’s having an episode and just going “Nah nah I got this, he’ll tire himself out” is strong.