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20w14a · 11 months

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Finally made a line up for these guys (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

I’ll probably do more or something later but I’m still deciding on the other designs. Anyway, from left to right we have NPC Grian, Evil Xisuma, Helsknight, Worm Man, and Renbob!

[Headcanons and design notes under the cut]

NPC Grian

5′6 ft

demon? robot?? nobody knows

oldest of Grian’s robots children

although it loves messing with his creator and friends, it doesn’t mean to scare them when he suddenly appears

possessed doll vibes

patch on sweater made by Evil X

design wise I didn’t do much but I wanted to give a bit more distinction from mine by adding overalls and a sort of doll like vibe by taking inspiration from old toys like Raggedy Andy and a certain doll line I despised as a child lol

Evil Xisuma

5′8 ft with boots (without them they’re the same height as NPC Grian)

resting bitch face

lichtenberg scars sometimes appear on arms and body

long hair messy from wearing helmet

hair clips from Worm Man (idea taken from @waterfall-ambience)

unironically good friends with a lot of these guys but tends to act aloof about it for appearance sake

qpr with Worm Man

most of their design takes inspiration from the classic doom skin with a little inspiration from some fashion style and a certain clone with electric powers based on a blue fast hedgehog haha

Helsknight

5′10 ft

semi-retired champion fighter

flame is a part of him (essentially like certain demonic creatures, was debating going for a dullahan vibe because they are undead fae)

cut on mouth is from fighting

def a nerd in my head but tries not to show it (probably taught both Evil X and Worm Man tcg or something at one point)

his relationship with Evil X is funny to me, I think they’d share music tastes

his design mostly takes inspiration from knights from video games I know (ex: Julius from ender lilies, please check out that game)

Worm Man

5′10 ft (couple inches taller than both Helsknight and Zedaph)

has no superpowers; runs on perseverance and cartoon logic

sensitivity towards clothing textures, usually wears t-shirts and comfy clothes outside of hero suit (also wears glasses, check my other posts to see what I mean)

the stuff in his belt bags are mostly essential stuff like first aid equipment and leftover treats Evil Xisuma baked

qpr with Evil X

I kept Worm Man’s design the same; honestly my inspiration for his is actually from me using pink fabric as a kid for costume day funnily enough (though I will say I like to think his design is like a closet cosplay in a way with how he made it)

forgot this originally but the eye thing is more so a style choice and not part of the mask, I wanted it to have like a spiderman sort of vibe there with his expressions

Renbob

5′11 ft

originally would stop by to visit his cousin, Ren but slowly started staying more to help around the server until he later joined The Goatman with his work

werewolf cocker spaniel

freakishly strong and smart

more bite than bark than Ren if threatened, takes a lot to get him really pissed off though because of how chill he is

taken a bit of inspiration from hippie fashion for his design

#player.art #hermitcraft #hermitclones #npc grian #evil xisuma #helsknight #worm man #renbob #/seed

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txfeline720 · 24 days

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Title: Merch woes

Summary: In which Prowl has to deal with abhorrent (in his opinion) merch of himself. Among other things.

Characters: Prowl, Jazz

Warnings: None.

Note: Thought I post one of my fics here. You can find also find it on my Archive of our own and Fanfiction accounts.

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If there had ever been a time Prowl wished he had laser vision, now would have been great. Perhaps if he glared hard enough, he'd develop the ability through sheer force of will and disintegrate the object that sat ever so innocently on his desk. He hopes so. Logic can go hang itself.

"Not gonna lie," Jazz said, gazing curiously at the thing that managed to earn Prowl's full ire. "I'm kind of surprised they even thought you were marketable. Out of all the mechs here, Bumblebee seems to be the most fit for it." He then smiled. "They got the doorwings right. I'll give them that."

"That is beside the point," Prowl growled. Jazz raised a brow in surprise. Even at his angriest, Prowl wore a mask of restraint, allowing only slivers of his emotions to show in the twitch of his doorwings or the glow of his optics. This was a new development.

"It is completely undignifying and frankly exploitive." He made a vague motion towards it in digest. "I have not, in any shape or form, consented for this...thing, to wear my face."

To describe the said thing, it was ball-shaped and covered in a soft, fluffy white material that resembled a cotton ball having a bad hair day. It was what was attached to it that riled Prowl up. On the front was a head molded to his likeness. Red-horned and scowling. In the back were familiar black and white doorwings, and on the bottom were black flat pads that were supposed to be feet, keeping the fluffy nightmare upright.

"They definitely got the expression down," Jazz laughed.

Cold optics slowly turned to glare at him, hoping to freeze him with their stare alone.

Jazz held up his hands in defense. "I'm just making an observation," he said smoothly.

With a huff, the optics turned their sights back to the accursed pom-pom.

"So, how did you get a hold of one?" Jazz asked.

"I didn't. I opened my door to leave, and there it was, standing there with a note that said, 'They got the look right.' I was then I looked it up and found that some human companies came up with the idea to make stuff with our image, mostly Bumblebee's for some reason." 'Mostly' was an understatement. Mugs, t-shirts, toys for human sparklings, and, for some reason, pillows that were long in length with Bumblebee printed on them in various laying positions. Try as he might, Prowl could not figure out the last one.

Jazz knew. But he wasn't going to say anything, thank you.

"You know," Jazz said. "This could benefit us if you happen to think about it."

In spite of himself, Prowl looked at him with curiosity gleaming through the rock-hard ice in his optics. "What do you mean?"

"Well, you said no one asked you, or to your knowledge, any Autobot to be merchandised, right?"

Prowl nodded in affirmation.

"So, we sue them. But we don't demand that they stop production; we demand a share of the profits that they get. You catch my drift?"

Prowl did catch it, rather reluctantly. "Gain some currency for our use. Financial independence." He sighed, doorwings sagging in defeat. Curse logic. "Fair point. But I am going to firmly insist that all merchandise with my image cease all productions." With that, he started scheduling a meeting with Optimus and the other high rankings to discuss the matter further while simultaneously looking up the best lawyers to hire for the upcoming court battles.

"Great. See you around then," Jazz said, walking towards the door. "Let me know when the meeting is."

"Alright," Prowl said. He had turned away from his desk for a minute, but when he looked back, the scowling puff ball was gone.

"Jazz."

Jazz quickened his pace.

"Jazz!"

"Oh my, would you look at the time? Gotta go." Through the power of cartoon physics, Jazz became a streak of black and white and bolted out of the office, away from the red-horned bull bellowing colorful threats as he charged after Jazz through the halls.

Did Jazz have a death wish? Maybe. But he was going to be scraped before he gave up Little Poofy Prowler anytime soon.

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Note: The design of the toy was inspired by the drawings of @mattinthehat

#transformers #transformers g1 #prowl #jazz #transformers fanfiction #transformers fanfic

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he1ian · 1 year

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*lies seductively on a table* tell us more about masked chimes au convex 🌹

might as well ramble to you anon since we have nothing specific out there yet

(beware this is mostly crack that has its serious moments so a lot of this will sound ridiculous)

so they're the typical case of roommates. casual guys, cub works in retail and scar is like a barbie, he does it all - no one can specify his profession, the only thing that's known is that he's rather wealthy

cub is a supervillain (the jingler) - he just honestly enjoys being a little shit + has an excuse to work on some tech... in a garage... that no one checks... completely unsuspicious...

scar is childhood best friends with mumbo and grian, the latter a detective, and hears about him working on the case of the jingler and making barely any progress, "someone would have to be crazy enough to face him in combat"

and i need you to know mc scar is a BASTARD, absolute worst person ever, do not trust him and is an attention whore so he decides to create a hero persona for himself as well but instead of actually working on it he just rips off the jingler and creates the jangler

long story short he offers his services to grian and his team (doc and ren, they're more the tech guys than actual brains of the investigation) and grian, desperate, accepts

jingler strikes again but this time this random guy appears until he notices that it's HIS random guy (he genuinely doesn't know how no one else recognizes it's scar. it's the most obvious thing ever, fucking cartoon logic) and come on, he cannot just murder scar, so after some pretend fighting he flees

it doesn't really solve anything yet but it's the first time someone managed to defeat the jingler (or more so, not get killed by him) so it's a new spark of hope for grian

scar never had to face anyone other than cub, i mean, he's the jangler - meant to oppose the jingler but he has made a proper name for himself among other heroes and villains (they don't know he's a loser. they don't know he can barely fight. they don't know the jingler has a soft spot for him)

one day he gets himself in quite the situation (a fight against iskall and mumbo [who are a villain duo]) and loses, almost dying (it's also where the burn scar on his face comes from)

it's an entire scene written in detail, i won't torture you, but basically it ends in cub, as the jingler, scooping him up and escaping to tend him and reveals himself, offering scar to join him (he knows scar's a bastard, that he doesn't care about the greater public good, that he just wants the attention) (he also basically tells him that he sucked at being a hero - 😭😭😭)

after that starts, what me and my friends like to call, act 2 and they're basically teamed up as villains working together, after that they're like the same entity in the story against everyone else

#ask!#masked chimes au #convex #im so sorry i was not born to be a writer i just make silly images #mcau canon

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zofisroadtovillainy · 2 years

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The creators of animation have had to deal with censors for a long time. The people behind Batman: The Animated Series too did often complain about their difficulties with the censors. Here is a collection of their internal comments on some BS&P notes they received, from the book Batman Animated. They say, however, that the censors at Fox and WB were much more lenient than any other network and generally accepted that Batman was supposed to be something of a darker hero. Indeed older cartoon heroes were not even allowed to “make a fist, much less hit anyone with it.”

By the way, you can read the entire rare book at the Internet Archive!

Transcription of the images under the cut.

Bruce, the network says it is not their practice to show animal excrement hitting anyone on a children's show. They want us to cut the bat guano landing on Alfred's jacket and send them a fixed version of the episode.

Page A28: Network says no to Batman slugging Torchy in the gut with his fist. Kicking him, striking him with his whole arm or some such is okay.

Page 15: They won't let Scarface call anyone a "Scumbag".

Page 10: It'll break Alan's heart, but Penguin's joke about "picking up all the soap" in prison is out.

Network wants to cut Batman saying "Oh my God" from the audio cassette. They realize it's the logical thing for the character to say in the situation, but they feel many religious families would be offended by hearing Batman take the Lord's name in vain. It's okay for him to gasp.

Page A59: The third thug must be caucasian.

Page C41-42 Censor says Ras' looks too much like the devil. They want to lose the horned demon mask, glowing eyes, fangs and flames as he emerges from the pit.

Page 19: BS&P says Bane picking up Robin by the head is too easy for a kid to copy with a pet or smaller kid.

Page C16: Censor has a problem with Batman punching the skinny man in the face.

Page C39: Tell Dan he's going to have to restage this so Miriam isn't kicking Batman in the head.

Pages C97, C99, and C124-125: Baby-Doll can't bash Batman in the face with Mr. Happy Head.

Page C58: Robin kicking the thugs in their faces is too much. A body kick is okay.

Pages 4-5: I can't believe they want us to change the scene of the hyenas putting their heads into the baby carriage and chowing down!

Page 34: It has be clear through Harley's dialogue: "I think I made a mess on your cape" that she only barfed.

Pages 15 and 17: Censors want us to be more sensitive toward the families of those with mental illness. As Harley's just been released from the Laughing Academy, they don't want Bullock calling her a "fruitcake" or "screwball".

Page A15: It's okay to have Catwoman rake Batman's face, just don't show any blood.

Pages C10, C15, and C21: Censor wants us to figure out someplace for Catwoman to land other than on her face or breasts.

Page 26: We have to make it clear in the board that Batman's kneeing the Walrus in the stomach.

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techiebrots · 9 months

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OH! You gave ham and noir rings! and ham gets a silver one since noir is greyscale and noir get gold since ham’s in color. Also noir and peni have their nails painted black :)

I do, in fact, have headcanons and here they are

noir has black blood and webbing! (Which is something he should had have in spiderverse)

his glasses also completely obscure his eyes if he’s not trusting/alert/working mode but clear up when he’s chilling

doesn’t really matter all too much since he’s really expressive around people without his mask on which is a trait that Peter b shares

noir and peni don’t really quip like how miles or Peter does but luckily ham talks enough to carry all three of them

I love play around with the idea that their universe’s trademarks follows all three of them but in more random ways

The sky is a perfect clear blue and flowers sprout when ham’s singing in the morning and walking around New York. One of those “it’s a beautiful day today” songs

sunsets are the prettiest when peni is also there. It’s an intense yellow-orange with dark clouds rolling in the sky

Rain comes whenever noir is doing a angsty introspective monologue but he could literally just monologue about anything and rain will come his he pulls out all the stops

The wind seem to follow all three of them equally, peni’s a gust that carries a few leaves, ham’s a visible white swirling line, and noir’s blows on his trenchcoat

I imagine ham and noir, bless their poor souls, are always on edge when things begin to slow down because of the nature of their universe

ham has probably experienced dozing off or relaxing before suddenly BAM something happens suddenly scares him and /or calls him to man the spider ham role. Just part of the cartoon trope

meanwhile noir’s downtime in his universe means that something is brewing in his New York and he’s going to get a telephone call or hear that something’s happening that he has to go investigate

they almost afraid to settle down since it means that something is going to happen and something happening isn’t usually a good thing

peni doesn’t have this anxiety because she gets beach episodes and/or slice of life moments (instead she has breakdowns episodes where everything seems to go wrong until she can’t take it anymore:D)

this leds to peni to willed slice of life/beach episodes into Miles’s universe so ham and noir get to actually relax without fear of their universe logic coming out to get them

YESSSSS YESSSSS YESSSS!!!! DUDE YOU ARE SO RIGHT! I AM GRIPPING YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW AND SHAKING IT AROUND

I LOVE READING HEADCANONS AND I WILL BE STEALING AND POTENTIALLY DRAW THEM OUT IF I GET MOTIVATED TO DO SO

ALSO!! YOU NOTICED THE RINGS AND NAIL POLISH!! (Honestly other people may/have noticed it and just didn’t comment on it but still!!)

I actually have drawings planned out for both of those things just give me some time PLEASE IM SO SLOW THIS WEEK HAS NOT BEEN KIND (literally no one but me is telling me to draw)

#imagine me tossing you around the room like a basketball #I love receiving asks #because they always cater to my interests #I wonder why #tec ask #I’m so fucking slow at drawing

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gay-spamton · 1 year

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My version of the TMNT!!!! they're not super fleshed out but i think they're neat

here's what i have on them :]

MIKEY

Ornate wood turtle

14 - He/she/they/it

Audhd

Youngest babeyy

5' 2" (~157 cm)

Mikey will give u the best hugs !!! Somehow knows exactly what type of hug everyone wants

Awesome at helping others with their feelings but afraid to express it's own. She knows that the other 3 aren't the best at helping people with emotions and doesn't want to burden them.

As a turtle tot he thought the funniest thing was putting one arm in his shell and running up to splinter like "DAD!! MY ARM FELL OFF MY ARM FELL OFF" (splinter just looks at him like 😐 )

Sleeps all spread out like a ragdoll that got dropped on its bed

Loves 2 doodle, usually draws in pencil or pen

RAPH

Spiny turtle

14 (older twin >:])- any (she/it preferred)

Tism time

2nd youngest

4' 11" (~149 cm)

Raph has the worst sensory issues out of all of em and wears their mask around their neck (doesn't like the feeling of it on their face)

Gives the tightest hugs. As soon as she spots u in front of a soft surface it's Over she's running at u full speed ready to Attack (tackle-hug)

Likes to perch on top of things. Finds the highest place to sit

Sidebar- raph nd mikey are "twins" (hatched on the same day). Also the ultimate annoying little sibs.

DONNIE

Olive ridley sea turtle

15 - he/they/pix

Autistic

2nd oldest

5' 6" (~167 cm)

Bag contains small tech, portable chargers, and simple first aid kit (how does it all fit? Cartoon logic)

Likes weighted blankets and those "blankets" that r like a pod and squeeze u from all sides

Likes to sit in corners or little alcoves, loves small spaces (when pix chooses to go in them)

Needs to soak in water and swims frequently :)

Sensitive to heat

Frequent headaches, they hate it bc they just want to work on their tech or study his current interest </3

Forgets to actually drink water (gets yelled at by mikey [who also forgets to drink water but shh])

Sleeps curled up

LEO

African spurred tortoise

16 - she/they

You guessed it- autistic

Oldest

5' 10" (~177 cm)

Loves space!!!! Donnie may be the science guy but Leo knows just as much if not more than donnie!!

Leo and Donnie will get into "fights" where they try to tell each other space facts the other doesn't know

Sleeps w the heat on like a weirdo /lh

Sleeps in their shell

Likes to paint but doesnt get to do it often :[

#tmnt #tmnt au #digital art #my artwork

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cocoabubbelle · 1 year

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Watching “Scooby Doo, Where Are You?” (1969-1970 CBS) + Thoughts

Episode 12: Scooby Doo and a Mummy, Too

Haven’t started the episode yet, but the title card made me randomly wonder if the Scooby Doo Franchise has ever done a crossover with Brendan Fraser or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? If not, they should. That would be a movie I’d enjoy seeing.

Background art is getting better.

Gee, I wonder who might be the culprit: the kindly looking caucasian archeologist, or the Egyptian man with super stern eyebrows?

“Anka is over 3000 years old.” “That’s funny. He doesn’t look a day over 2000 to me.”

I don’t remember much about this episode, but somehow I remember the siamese cat figurine and the identical real siamese cat confusing Scooby.

Ah, so the Scooby Gang are good students. They are at the Archeological Department to help out the professor.

We can obviously rule out the professor from being the masked culprit, as he is the one who hears the sudden crash and sees the shadow of the “mummy” while waiting for the Scooby Gang to return with food.

I’ve never been to a malt shop. Are they any good?

Liverwurst + Ice Cream Sandwiches…🤢

Shaggy accidentally gives the malt shop owner an Egyptian coin he forgot to return to the Professor earlier. He doesn’t give the malt shop owner the actual 50 cents he owes. Shame on you, Shaggy.

Yo, I thought this was a mystery surrounding an Egyptian mummy, not a gorgon; either way, the good professor is suddenly turned into stone. I have half a mind to retract my retraction of my suspicion of him as a potential culprit. On a side note, I am trying to calm down my shipper heart because Shaphne and Frelma are literally doing nothing but standing right next to each other (Freddy and Velma observing the stone professor, Shaggy and Daphne close to each other at doorway.) help why am I like this.

Everyone agrees that only the mummy could have turned the mummy into stone. I am embarrassed to admit I had to rewind a bit to the beginning to make sure they weren’t randomly saying that (the Egyptian guy named Dr. Najib confirmed it.).

“The first thing we better do is split up and search the school for clues.” “Like, what kind of a clue?” “The mummy! What else?” Look Fred, It’s not like you guys had a mystery related to a mummy before to warrant that kind of tone; Shaggy was just asking, sheesh.

Once again, the split ups are: Daphne and Fred in one team, and Velma, Shaggy and Scoob on the other team. Also, I guess the broom and trash can lids could have been found in a janitor’s closet, but where did they find the pots?? The teacher’s lounge or cafeteria???

The grumpy look on Shaggy’s face and him mumbling “spoilsport” at Velma’s insistence that he and Scooby put the lid, pots, and broom back in the closet made me giggle more than it should have. (also: semi Shelma)

I should have known that the mummy was hiding in that closet.

Dude how strong is this guy to punch a hole in the door? Or is the wood material very weak. Also ARE YOU KIDDING ME JUST UNMASK THE GUY YOU HAD HIM TRAPPED!! (Then again he did make a hole in the door so it’s common sense for teens to run from a potentially dangerous person I guess, but still.)

Gee, I wonder if the mummy looking at the darker skinned Egyptian mannequins and the lighter skinned “mannequins” wearing modern day clothing with the display costumes can tell where the teenagers hid themselves. (Also: another Shelma moment with the two of them posing as Marc Anthony and Cleopatra.)

Scooby is able to somehow teleport himself between different vases without actually exiting out of them to evade the mummy. Cartoon Physics and Logic? Yes. Shenanigans? Oh absolutely.

Mummy turns at the sound of Velma’s sneeze, and my suspicions of him being the Egyptian professor increase because of their similar profiles.

Velma’s attempt to ward off a large, physically imposing and potentially dangerous man dresses as a mummy: “Shoo! Go away!” *waves him off like he’s a fly* 😆

“Your mummy’s calling you!” *angry groan* “No sense of humor, huh.” Shaggy I love you but anyone would groan at a mom joke.

Mummy’s voice sounds exactly like Dr. Najib’s. I will be impressed if he turns out to be the Archeology Professor after all. (Cue random prediction that Dr. Najib made this convoluted plan to infiltrate Archeology Department as a mummy to swipe the Egyptian coin Shaggy accidentally swiped.)

Oh come on Scooby! You growled at a gorilla, a vampire, and a werewolf; why is a mummy more scary than either of those??

Seriously what are in those Scooby Snacks?

Betcha Scooby swiped the karate outfit from a Japanese martial arts display. (Shoutout to Hong Kong Phooey!…also why was he called ‘Hong Kong’ Phooey when he did karate??)

Mummy just stands there in disbelief as Scooby just pulls all sorts of shenanigans trying to get him to go away.

*when Scooby dances into another room* “How do you like that? He danced out and deserted us.” *when revealed that Scooby actually had a plan and manages to incapacitate the mummy from behind* “I knew he wouldn’t let us down!” Girl.

If we cut to the next scene and we don’t see what Fred and Daphne were doing to help solve the mystery while these three were engaging in shenanigans before reuniting with them, I will riot.

You all are spared from my rioting.

“Let’s follow [the footprints], and stick close to me.” As if doing that before has helped Daphne from getting into trouble. (Also, semi Fraphne? Dred??…okay what is their ship name I just realized I don’t know.)

Dr. Najib is apparently frozen into stone as well. If it weren’t for the fact that this show loosely uses logic to explain the mysteries + Velma noticing earlier that the glass entrance of the department was broken into inward and not broken outward, I would be less suspicious of Najib.

Confirmation that this department is part of the school the Scooby Gang attends since Velma decides to check out the authenticity of the ripped mummy wrap in the school testing lab??

“This place makes me so nervous that all I can think about is food!” Dude. Any emotion you feel makes you think about food.

Scooby you better not drink any of those mysterious liquids-!

DA HECK WHAT DID I JUST SAY!?!? 🐸

Anyone who works in archeology: do you use potassium disulfate? If so, what for and what does it do? (From someone who is genuinely curious and knows nothing related to archeology.)

DA HECK HOW DID THE MUMMY GET THERE WITHOUT ANYONE SEEING OR HEARING HIM?! (shenanigans, that’s how.)

Since Velma’s the intellectual of the group, I trust that she actually knew what chemicals to use to create a smoke screen that wasn’t poisonous. Otherwise this would be a very different show.

Did they just trap Scooby inside with the mummy by mistake?

“Where’s Scooby?” That answers my question.

Okay how in the world did the mummy conjure up a stone replica in Scooby’s exact likeness in a short amount of time??? Also, cue character-A-crying-over-character-B-they-think-is-dead-only-for-character-b-to-reveal-themselves-as-alive-and-not understanding-what-is-going-on-and-then-be-caught-up-in-the-shock-and-despair-of-them-having-died-and-are-now-crying-alongside-character-A gag 😆

If the mummy is trying to get the Egyptian Coin because he thinks it will make him rich, he should stop breaking doors because that definitely racks up a bill.

Animation Goof: one of the colorists colored Shaggy’s neck as green as his shirt in some frames.

Danger-Prone Daphne doesn’t look at the switches and turns on the one for a raving mad power saw instead of switching the lights off. Because of course she does.

The mummy is one of the more homicidally dangerous foes that the Scooby Gang face because HE INTENTIONALLY GRABBED THE POWER SAW AND THREW IT RIGHT AFTER THEM when they fell in the school’s pool through the hole the saw made. Dude!!! All of this for a stupid coin?!

I call shenanigans on the electric power saw not electrocuting anyone as soon as it fell in the pool.

AASDGHJKL-HOW DID THE MUMMY GUY GET THERE WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING?!

Shaggy and Scooby show their smarts by accidentally finding quick drying mold cement and spray molds, then piecing together the clues over how the “mummy” is able to turn others into stone, all while trying to escape and hid from said mummy.

Which brings up a question: how long was the culprit planning this theft and deception?Even if you have “quick drying cement,” I know for a fact that artists who use molds to create things have a process involving creating the right shape for the mold and its container in order to produce the right shape of whatever object they desire to create, and there is NO WAY this guy is that good of an artist to have the molds creating practically identical replicas of the professor, doctor, and Scooby in a short amount of time.

Some of you guys: “@cocoabubbelle , it’s just a cartoon show aimed at kids. Stop over thinking it and hurting your brain.”

Me: “Okay, okay, I’ll try…”

Immediately after I write this, somehow in just a few seconds after Shaggy and Scooby escape into a shed, the mummy has already prepared wet cement and managed to have half of a brick wall built to barricade our two heroes from escaping.

Aha! The professor of archeology just happened to be in the same shed they were hiding in, all tied up and gagged. I knew the writers were planning on making Dr. Najib the bad guy.

Shaggy just undid the professor’s gag to talk to him only to re-gag him and leave him behind. BOY. I-! (Okay it’s because he and Scooby plan to bust out to free the three of them, but still. The professor is frightened enough as it is)

Rest of the Scooby Gang watches, dumbstruck, as Shaggy and Scooby man an uncontrollable power mower and chase the mummy. Also, the animators and writers seem to want to convince the viewers that Daphne x Fred is a thing and we should ship it by having Daphne hold onto Freddy while Velma stands awkwardly behind them. (Sorry ladies and gentlemen; I’m all aboard the Shaphne Cruise Ship and you can’t make me get off.)

“TURN IT OFF!!!” 😱; “WEEEE!!!” 🤩 oh Scooby…😆

Impossibly strong trampolines are impossibly strong as usual.

First “Now let’s see who’s really behind this mask” stated in this show (ok techically Fred said “these bandages,” but still.)!

First “_insert-surprised-exclamation-of person’s-name-who-happens-to-be-the-culprit_!” used in this show!

How did I get to the point from where younger me would have been thrilled to see Fred’s arm around Daphne to the current me who sighed and shook my head in response?

Don’t get me wrong; I still like Fred x Daphne to an extent, but watching these episodes from the very beginning after so many years makes me feel like the writers and animators have been actively trying to convince us they should be together purely because they are the “conventionally attractive” male and female character of the group, and then throwing in blatantly obvious physical cues of Daphne holding Fred or visa versa at what feels to be a last minute reminder to help out the audience.

Am I the only one who’s thinking this? I am honestly trying hard to find the chemistry I thought I remembered they shared to warrant the “ship tease” that made little me thought they were meant to be together in the first place, but the majority of the dialogue so far between them has given me nothing to go on… Even Shaggy and Velma have the occasional witty banter that gives credence to why Shelma could be a possible ship that could be read as romantic as well as platonic, even if not officially canon. Freddy x Daphne, on the other hand? 🤷‍♀️

Ah well. There’s still more episodes to watch.

Day 12 of no “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!”

You guys: “@cocoabubbelle , why are you obsessed with needing the culprits to say that line in that exact manner when you are okay with the other well-known lines not being exactly said as they are remembered to say these days?”

Me: “Because it’s THE line!!!”

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glitchedcyberfox · 2 years

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Basically bringing back a very old au I posted about. (I am going to delete that post soon. It is outdated and the design is terrible in my opinion.)

So a rundown on the au. (Alot of things changed but I still like the main idea.)

Leonardo from Rottmnt possess Lolbit in this au.

After Raph forbid them all from going to the suspicious restaurant (Sister Location) Leon sneaks out and goes anyway. You can somewhat guess what happened.

It's all set in the same way Rise is set up. By this I mean the world looks cartoon not realistic.

Leon lost all his past negative memories apon dying.

Lolbit is designed to be a girl in this au. While Leon is obviously a boy. Since they share the same body it became hard to tell what gender Lolbit is. (Design already is hard to tell)

Often they work as one. Like one whole being not separate. But you can meet them separate if you were somehow either to enter their mind or temporarily detach Leon from Lolbit.

Leon now a ghost lost all "color" except for his mask.

I know I can't entirely achieve what I want them to look like in gacha but I can somewhat explain their apparence here. Lolbit looks almost exactly like the original Lolbit but there are a few differences; Lolbit has a top hat. Lolbit has Leon's bandanna tied around their arm. Lolbit's designed is a tad bit fancier. And of course has a cartoon look to her. Leon too looks like his original. He just often wears a blue hooded jacket. As I have said before he lost all color except for his blue bandanna when he died. He can't take off anything he died with. He is permanently stuck with his gear and his jacket. The ears and tail he gained from possessing Lolbit float a bit off of his body. The ears floating above his head and the tail floating behind him.

When you refer to only Lolbit she is a girl. When you refer to only Leon he is a boy. But referring to both of them would be an it or they.

Lolbit and Leon are very similar in personality.

They both like puns, pranks, and jokes.

Lolbit killed Leon. (The Sister Location animatronics were literally created to kill.)

Lolbit is a being that defies logic. You can often see them floating, glitching into an electronic device, teleporting ect. And they do this all without the help of mystic power, magic, science, and Hamato Nimpo.

They at some point escaped Sister Location and are now (unknowingly to Donnie) living inside Donatello's computer.

The event of Leons death happened a year or two after Ennard left. Meaning Lolbit was the only one left in Sister Location. (Yes I did change it so that every animatronic other than Lolbit left Sister Location)

Explanation to the cannon design:

Because its hard to get his cannon look in gacha I blanked out his face. So let's just say that he is able to put on this creepy look whenever he wants. His red stripes gain color when he dose so.

#Laughing in Blue #My au?#fnaf lolbit #rottmnt leo #Leon possessing Lolbit au #Haha I still like this au though my Gacha editing was terrible back when I made it.#I might draw these two but that is not a promise #Pls correct any spelling or grammar errors you see #Yes some lore from both fandoms has been changed for the purposes of this au #I shall call this au idk mabey not. I might find a better name for it.#Edit: I updated the picture

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I have like alot of stories/series/alternate universes in my brain but these guys are the most recent! I introduce to you the Numero Gang! On our roster we have

- 07 (glasses & spiraly cowlick) the hacker of the group the one who most often takes down security measures and cameras when they're all doing their heists, can go through electrical devices and messing with it from the inside, they're not exactly human, she originally a computer virus that has developed intelligence and due to this was locked inside of an old computer model to ensure that they won't be able to get out..well until the fall of the corporation she was made in and they got out of that Computer real fast afterwards, along the way they found another experiment within the wreckage known as 09 and the two (due to same circumstances) bonded and became friends eventually leaving the wreckage and sought to live their lives outside which ended up with them turning to a life of crime, probably the oldest out of everyone but acts crudely and degenerative, is not stealthy she will whistle or hum a tune while infiltrating areas just to mess with the guards/security mostly because she knows she can handle herself well enough.

- 09 (Glasses & Gas mask) the silent but deadly one in the group but the silence is because she doesn't exactly know how to interact with people that much the exception being her team, she's an entity made out of pure ink (some batim shit right here) and somewhat indestructible, she also have the weird ability to go through graffiti she had made like a portal (cartoon logic where someone could paint a wall and go through it but others cannot and just hit the wall) due to the fact she mixes her paint supplies with her own inky substance, has a unusual fascination to color and fashions their weapons accordingly i.e bombs that emit colored smoke, has been in the facility she and 07 were made in for an unknown amount of time but once they met 07 she's quick to latch unto the first person(?) She has seen in days immediately following them around like a lost puppy and due to this they both become partners in crime both literally and figuratively.

- 01 (Short boy & Hat) he was originally a robot model for a delivery service and was the prototype designed by his creator or mother as he likes to refer to her as and a unknown scientist, he liked the schedule he was put under even if it was the only thing he ever knew and he loves all his brothers (clones) it was a constant never changing routine and he wouldn't have had it any other way, until his company shuts down due to reasons he was not made aware of and soon he was on the path to being crushed down and incinerated but managed to escape unscathed using his little knowledge outside of his usual programming and soon he was off into the world alone and certainly confused of what to do next, he didn't entirely liked the freedom he had it was nice but he didn't feel useful and that feeling of uselessness prevails until he meets 09 and 07 on their first high of criminal life and without much thought he followed them along and eventually was apart of their team as a spy and that made him feel useful again even more alive, he modified his body to have a holographic disguise kit so he can project different faces unto himself at the cost that it doesn't embody all of him as in he's short and if he disguises himself taller it'll take one touch to know he's not real though thankfully he hasn't been caught, along with making a suitable companion he dubs Lumos a small companion robot that can serve as a light, can make small shields, and is able to flashbang any incoming threats when prompted, he didn't have many connections in his life but he used to have a friend called Simon who he used to drop off parcels to Simon's aunt's flower shop and it had been a nice break from his routine when it got too overwhelming but he knows he won't be able to see him anymore on account of the flower shop moving and him being a criminal essentially.

- Sketchy (Bow) the sniper of the group! She was a freelance artist but wasn't getting paid enough so she turned to becoming a assassin for hire up until a mission left her so wounded she had to be transferred to a sort of synthetic body, she can disappear in a cluster of paper and cannot fight close combat wise (i.e no good with knives), she went into hiding after transferring into her synthetic body and became restless and sorta adrenaline seeking which is how she ended up with this ragtag group of nonhuman misfits! She's got alot of past stuff she doesn't reveal too often but she's real nice and cute even, until she has to do her job then she goes into professional mode.

They all operate in this district area called CyTech and generally hop around here until the had to go to the other districts, they're all really close and work well together even if they get on each others nerves aswell definitely a nice found family with maybe an antagonist on the horizon 👀 but for now they're just stealing stuff from various places for the thrill of it.

#oc art #my ocs #oc lore #my art #artwork #10/10 would shake in a jar for hours #oc rant #they just wanna cause chaos #and honestly same #Nonhumans just wanna have fuuun~

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xfand0mfr34kx · 2 years

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Finally finished! ^v^

redesign of my (kinda) old OC, Rabbit

Lore is very much wip, the only thing that is established is that Rabbit is a (freelance) hitman as a part-time job. (or something similar idk I'm working on it)

design notes

• the mask does not have cartoon logic, it is always static.

• only the upper line of the mouth is drawn, the mouth takes up the bottom quarter of the mask.

• the dripping paint(?) on the eye is optional.

• Rabbit's actual appearance is never shown. When drawing them with their mask and/or hood off, their face/head should be shaded completely black.

I'll post a ref sheet with more detail soon

original design under the cut

[made in July 2021]

eww cringe- ;v;

(the bunny ears were from the first concept that I erased immediately cuz I didn't like how it looked)

#art #oc #tw blood #it's pink and not that much but eh #my stuff

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your-brilliant-lady-m · 3 years

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Part 4 - Basic Concepts of Miraculous Ladybug: Glamour

You can call it however you want: kid's show logic, superhero disguise logic, magical girl show logic, cartoon laws, suspension of disbelief, etc. But the fact that nobody recognises Marinette, Adrien and others when they are suited up IS NOT BAD WRITING. It's one of the main laws of this genre. That's not because characters are stupid, okay? So, being frustrated that everyone in the show acts stupid about this "wearing a mask that covers only eyes" trope is strange. This criticism is not valid or fair.

But, this trope has to make sense in-universe as a worldbuilding and narrative element.

Miraculous doesn't give us much direct information on how glamour works. And in this case, I think we need both SHOW and TELL. Because if you don't establish the glamour rules clearly, you are going to run into problems and create unfortunate implications with your storytelling choices.

Appearance

Miraculous obviously gives our heroes magical glamour. In "Lady WiFi" we find out that masks can't be taken off. It's magic. No other explanation is needed.

Miraculous can slightly change the appearance of users (eyes, face shape, height and hairstyles). People can identify and notice the hairstyles of heroes (numerous Ladybug wigs, statue in Copycat). Jagged Stone points out the change of hair when he mistakes Chloe for Ladybug ("Antibug"). But it's just a costume. There is no magic that prevents Jagged from understanding that Chloe isn't Ladybug. So, how does it work? But it's forgivable because it's cartoon logic. Suspension of disbelief works here, I suppose. I won't judge this too harshly.

Glamour also obviously prevents people from making a connection that Marinette and Ladybug have identical hairstyles. So people know that Ladybug wears her hair in pigtails, but magic does not allow them to notice similarities.

Another important question. Does glamour work on Kwamis? Can they see who is behind the mask?

New York Special makes it clear that magic does not affect robots and they can see through glamour. Does that mean that Markov, AI built by Max, knows the identities of Ladybug and Chat Noir? And it's never addressed.

Plagg in "Frightningale" says that holders can subconsciously choose their superhero appearance. This is actually pretty interesting and I like this idea a lot. Except the show is not consistent with this. The transformation of Master Fu looks identical to Nathalie's. And we have seen how different from each other Ladybug and Black Cat holders looked in the past. At the same time, Master Fu and Nino have different takes on Turtle superhero suit.

Age Glamour

Does age glamour exist? Do people see Ladybug, Chat Noir and other heroes as adults even when they look like teenagers to the audience (their height and build are smaller even when they are transformed)? Is that why no one ever questions the fact that children nearly die on a daily basis?

I mentioned unfortunate implications earlier. Well, this is where they come into play. Let's talk about "Copycat". A lot of people discussed it before me, so I won't bore you with details.

When I watched "Copycat" for the first time Theo's crush on Ladybug didn't bother me, because I thought that he sees Ladybug as his peer, a girl who is about 20-23 years old. Theo is an artist, his character design is that of an adult. He has his own studio, its appearance indicates that he did serious commissions in the past. The guy has no idea that Ladybug is like 13.

But then we get "Heroes' Day" and "Ladybug". And Hawkmoth calls them "kids", which means that there is no age glamour. Others see Ladybug and Chat Noir as teenagers. Perhaps, other Miraculous users aren't affected by age glamour. Therefore regular people see all heroes as adults but other heroes are able to guess their age more or less correctly. But you must spell this thing out because the audience can interpret "Copycat" differently. If there is no age glamour, then Theo is crushing on a teenage girl and he is fully aware of this fact. And this doesn't look good for your show.

The "No Age Glamour" theory is further confirmed in "Sapotis" where Alya just straight up analyses voice recordings and says that Ladybug is a girl their age. If glamour exists then it should also cover technology. Kwami can't be photographed. Face and voice recognition software shouldn't be able to analyse transformed superheroes and detect their identities in any way.

Besides, after "Sapotis" Alya should definitely be sure that Ladybug is not 5000 years old (also not an adult), especially after she wore Miraculous herself and was one door away from detransformed Ladybug.

SEASON 4 UPDATE! There's no age glamour after all.

In "Furious Fu" Su Han calls Chat Noir a child without knowing his identity. It means that everyone knows their superheroes are teenagers. "Copycat" can't be saved from that, uh, subtext anymore. No one questions the danger of their job or the balance of their lives outside of the mask. No one doubts their competence after "Origins" ever again. No one becomes annoyed after being bossed around by two teenagers in spandex. You had many opportunities to drop these details into the narrative. Someone could have been akumatized over this (I will not be ordered around by some magical kids!).

I don't know why writers decided not to use at least this idea and slightly adjust "Copycat" if they got rid of the age glamour completely. It can be explained as kid's show logic, but unfortunately, I'm reluctant to do it. If many characters sympathise with akuma victims on-screen, why not with the teenage superheroes who must fight them?

New York Special had this weird focus on collateral damage out of nowhere (the damage done by sentimonster Robostus) and yet it has 0 effect on the main story. No one in Paris is pissed that their 2 teenage protectors weren't there.

Ironically, "Furious Fu" and that one remark made by Su Han also created unfortunate implications for other moments in the show. Just hear me out. Apparently, Jagged Stone wrote a "thank you" song for Ladybug knowing that she is 13-15 year old child back in "Pixelator". Fandom is more than happy to roast Lila for lying about saving Jagged Stone's cat and him writing her a "thank you" song. Fandom claims that Lila's tale could harm Jagged's reputation, when he wrote a song for teenage Ladybug several weeks prior. Meanwhile, in-universe this lie is 100% believable.

If we put on "realism glasses", then both this whole song situation and Theo's crush in "Copycat" have uncomfortable implications. However, the show's canon can't be viewed and criticised through "realism glasses". I admit that bits and pieces of my criticisms are affected by these "glasses", but, ultimately, I'm trying to be fair and concentrate only on things that can't be justified by "cartoon logic and worldbuilding".

Could the existence of age glamour solve this problem of unfortunate implications and other concerns mentioned above? YES. Is it better for the narrative? YES. Is essential for the story? NOT QUITE. Could the absence of age glamour be called an irredeemable storytelling flaw? NO.

Disclaimer: On a side note, only older audience can notice these implications. Children, the target audience, most likely won't understand this subtext simply because they don't have enough experience. So, perhaps, this criticism is unfair, because these moments only look weird to me as an adult. It's like an adult joke in a cartoon that you don't get until you reach a certain age.

There's nothing technically wrong with adult writing a "thank you" song for a teenager. It's just an expression of gratitude. However, unfortunately, we live in a world, where adults normally wouldn't write songs for teens to express gratitude only. In real life similar actions would imply pedophilia and would be actively scorned by the public. No one would risk their reputation like that even if their intentions were genuinely pure and sincere. But this show can't be viewed through "realism glasses", because it's a cartoon and in certain cases we as the audience must use suspension of disbelief and pretend that certain things are possible for plot to happen.

Su Han also wants to give Ladybug and Black Cat to adults. Why didn't Master Fu do this then? Writers don't give us any explanation. Throughout the show we never question this up until the moment it's revealed that adults don't have time-limited powers. Then comes "Furious Fu". Story suddenly becomes self-aware here. Because apparently nothing prevented Fu from giving the most powerful Miraculous to adults who won't have time limit and will be more effective against Hawkmoth (see part 3 for more details).

I have a very good example of Age Glamour done right. It works in the story. There is no confusion or unfortunate implications. There is like one plothole connected to the glamour (it's been years and I still can't forgive them for Cornelia and Caleb) but otherwise, it's a pretty solid example of both show and tell. Clearly, writers wanted to avoid uncomfortable implications which are present in "Copycat". I am talking about W.I.T.C.H. comic books and animated series.

If you are not familiar with it, I'll give you a brief explanation. The story follows 5 girls, the Guardians of Kandrakar who are chosen to protect their world and parallel ones from evil. They receive magical powers from the amulet known as the Heart of Kandrakar. Their powers are based on elements: fire, water, earth, air and energy. Our main characters are about 13-15 years old. In the animated series they are younger and they attend middle school, making them 12-14 years old. But the transformation makes them look 18-20. They look like young women to each other and to other people. At the same time, people can recognise them, their looks and voice don't change. Most people don't know that they are really teenagers when they are not transformed and these people don't know that magic can make them look older. That's why everyone treats Guardians like adults when they are transformed. Comics establish this fact in the very beginning. In first issues characters state that they look older, we are also shown this multiple times.

In fact, one of the first side plots revolves around the fact that Irma uses her powers to sneak into the disco club to meet up with her crush. Irma is 13 at the beginning of the series, she is a high school freshman. Her crush, Andrew Hornby is a senior guy 17-18 years old. Irma has liked him for a long time and wants to impress him, so she decides to be clever about this. She transforms into her Guardian form of the 18-year-old girl, hides her wings, sneaks out to the club after her parents are asleep without any problem, and meets Andrew, who obviously doesn't recognise Irma in this girl who looks about his age. Smitten Andrew offers her a ride and 13-year-old Irma doesn't understand the implication of that offer, so she accepts. And, obviously, he decides that she is interested in more than just a ride home, since she agreed, and the comic implies that he fully intended for them to have sex in the backseat of his car. But Irma understands the implication only when Andrew tries to kiss her. She panics and turns him into a frog. And she actually pulls this "I need to look mature" trick more than once over the course of the series.

It's not the only situation where this age difference is handled well and makes sense. People who know the main characters in everyday life remark on their older appearance during transformation. Sometimes people flirt with Guardians when they are transformed. In one of the side-novels centred around Cornelia, she is worried that the prince of the realm they helped to save from famine would try to marry her. That never happens, but Cornelia actually brainstorms with her friends about how to tell the prince that she is really 15.

There are many other plot points where this happens, but I think that you got the idea. I really like how "Age Glamour" was handled in W.I.T.C.H.

How do we fix this? Create the situations where people offhandedly mention "Age Glamour" in the presence of Marinette or Adrien, use Kwami for this.

"Don't worry, dear. Chat Noir and Ladybug are adults, who know what they are doing. I am sure that they will handle this. "

Theo could say: "Oh, I wonder which university Ladybug goes to?"

"So, does that mean that other people see us as grown-ups, Tikki?"

A few words and boom, problem solved. Then allow the "show don't tell" rule do the rest.

#miraculous ladybug #ml #miraculous analysis #miraculous meta #ml meta #ml analysis #miraculous transformations #miraculous critical #miraculous ladybug critical #miraculous glamour #superhero glamour #miraculoustalesofladybugandcatnoir

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dark-strangeson-virgil · 4 years

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Sanders Sides/Thomas Sanders Asks!

I'm sure this has been done before but I figured I'd make my own because I'm bored and why not?

Roman - What is your biggest insecurity/what would you say is your biggest flaw?

Virgil - What's one thing that always calms you down when you're scared/anxious?

Patton - Name 3 people you love on this app, tag them and tell them why they make you happy!

Logan - What helps motivate you to be productive?

Janus - What's your favorite method of self care? (Face masks, calming tv, etc.)

Remus - What's the most crackhead energy thing you've ever said?

Thomas - Name something you love about yourself!

Remy - What do you usually turn on to fall asleep?

Emile - What was your favorite cartoon as a child?

My True Identity - Who's your favorite side(s)?

Way too Adult - What do you want to do after high school/college?

Taking on Anxiety - What's been causing you stress lately?

A New Year of Lying to Myself - Set one goal for yourself for the future!

The Dark Side of Disney - What's your favorite Disney movie and song?

I'm in a Disney Show! - Did you prefer Disney Channel or Nickelodeon growing up?

The Mind vs. The Heart - Do you make decisions based more on logic or feelings?

Alone on Valentine's Day - Are you currently in love?

Losing my Motivation - Do you like mysteries?

Sanders Sides Q&A! - Name a fun fact about yourself!

Am I Original - What's your preferred method of creativity? (Singing, playing an instrument, writing, drawing, dancing, etc.)

My NEGATIVE Thinking - What's one regret you have?

Growing Up - How do you feel about growing older?

Making Some Changes - What's one positive change you've made in your life recently?

Becoming a CARTOON! - Who's your favorite fictional villain?

Accepting Anxiety - How stressed are you currently from 1-10?

Fitting In - What's your hogwarts house?

Moving On - What's your favorite childhood memory?

12 Days of Chirstmas! - What's your favorite holiday song?

Can Lying be Good? - Are you in theater, either as part of tech or an actor?

Crofters - The Musical! - What's your favorite snack food?

Learning New Things About Ourselves - Are you happy with where you're currently at in life?

Embarrassing Phases - What "phases" did you go through in your middle school years?

Selfishness vs. Selflessness - Do you want to get married one day?

Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts - How's your mental health doing right now?

Are There Healthy Distractions? - Do you try to ignore conflict or face it head-on?

Putting Others First - How many times did you cry during this episode?

Sir Sing-A-Lot - What's your favorite nickname you've ever been given by your friends?

Emo Nightmare - Did you go through an emo phase? If so, when was it at its peak?

Eyeshadow - What's your favorite band?

Blue Tie - What's your favorite school subject?

Cardigan - Do you have a mentor other than a family member in your personal life? If so, describe them!

Scales - Have any pets?

Red Sash - Describe the last dream you remember having.

Green Sash - Describe the last nightmare you remember having.

Please ask me questions!

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he1ian · 1 year

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Something I think we all ignored (masked chimes AU): So Scar knows Grian and Mumbo, as well that Grian is a detective and potentiolly that Mumbo is a villain(?) but neither Grian nor Mumbo know Scar is dressed up in some clown costume? (except maybe Mumbo when he blasts his face off? Like, are they still frend with each other?) Also, apparently, Cub is insanely strong while Scar not so much so now I imagine Cub throwing murder glances over Scars shoulder whenever they fight against someone

1.) basically, yeah! it's all cartoon logic (mlb style) and cub is actually an odd one for being immune to it

2.) the whole fight scene thing is really intricate but basically it's when mumbo gets revealed to scar but not vice versa, that comes later and is, full drama

3.) meanwhile cub is way stronger and skilled, scar isn't exactly terrible - he gains some skills at the beginning when cub was messing around with him and basically just gets more hectic and chaotic after joining him

when the jingler is way more calculated and direct, the jangler is more about wreaking general havoc (especially setting stuff on fire)(but yeah it's definitely cub doing more of the work and scar just wants to collect the spotlight)

#ask!#masked chimes au #mcau canon

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This post is Part 3 of the five-part meta series on the Zhang Zhehan (張哲瀚) Incident, based on what has transpired up to 2021/08/22.

1) The 2nd Sino-Japanese War (1937-45) & the Yasukuni Shrine 2) Post-War Sino-Japanese Relations; “Every Chinese should visit the Yasukuni Shrine” 3) The Summer of 2021: The Brewing Storms for One 4) My Thoughts on Zhang’s Incident, Part A 5) My Thoughts on Zhang’s Incident, Part B

3) The Summer of 2021: The Brewing Storms for One

Parts 1 and 2 are my very rough, … kindergartenish introduction to the historical background of Zhang’s incident. For the sake of brevity (please don’t laugh), there are so many things I haven’t touched on (such as the role of the U.S., the geopolitics). There are even more things I’ve likely missed from my admitted ignorance (Sorry).

I think a fair summary of what I’ve written so far would be as follows, before we move on to other sociopolitical factors related to Zhang’s incident?

It is true that the Japanese government, while having shown signs of repentance, has yet to truly face its own past.

It is also true that the Chinese government has been taking advantage of its national tragedy to fuel nationalistic sentiments, to spread hatred for the purpose of propaganda ...

... Propaganda that is highly sensitive to timing, the message the regime wants to send at the moment.

In August, 2021, Sino-Japanese relations is at a nadir. The brief thaw in early 2020, initiated by the Japanese government donating masks to Wuhan when COVID first broke out, seemed to be as old as the Chinese poem printed on the shipping boxes: 山川異域風月同天 (“Our mountains and rivers are on different lands, but our winds and moon share the same sky”)—from the 779 BCE work of a Tang dynasty monk who had sailed to Japan as a missionary, affirming the long cultural bond between the two nations. China would give masks back to Japan.

Fast forward eighteen months later, this good will is all but gone in Chinese news, on Chinese social media. The Japanese government had just vowed to join the United States to protect Taiwan, should the Chinese government furthers its military threat towards the island — the People’s Liberation Air Forces had already intruded Taiwan’s air defence zone 393 times between January 1st and August 17th of 2021 — or should the Chinese government attempts to take over the democratic island nation by force.

Late July came, and the Tokyo Olympics presented the opportunity for the Chinese state to broadcast anti-Japanese sentiments among the general populace.

Like USSR and the Eastern Bloc before, the Communists-ruled China saw the Olympics medal count as a matter of national pride. After the Games began, the hot search turned immediately from the Henan flood to stories of the Tokyo Games’ subjectively awful organisation, alleged cheatings by the Japanese athletes, and the perceived unfairness of, in particular, Japanese judges towards the Chinese team that cost the latter more and better medals. This fervour cumulated to the cyberbullying of Japanese athletes by high-on-nationalism Chinese netizens, who brought back Japan’s past as a reason why Japan and its people should be universally hated. Reminders of the horrific brutality of the Imperial Japanese Army eighty years before the Games surfaced in Chinese social media posts. The derogatory slangs 小日本 (“Little Japan”), and 鬼子 (Guizi “demons”), the latter harking back to the nickname of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, populated online Olympics discussions.

Japanese netizens are aware of the derogatory terms Chinese nationalistic netizens use against them. In 2010, they fought back the 小日本 and 鬼子 insults by designing cute anime characters for these names. (Source1, Source2).

August, 2021 is not a good time to be accused of liking the Japanese.

August, 2021 is not a good time to be accused of liking the Japanese, especially if the accused is a celebrity in the c-ent industry. The ongoing Clear and Bright Campaign (清朗行動) includes, as its 8th aim, the “regulation of stars and the organisations behind them, internet behaviour of their official fan clubs”. Possibly as a welcome to the summer vacation for the country’s youth, on June 15th, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) had announced it would spend the next two months focused on rectifying the “chaos caused by fan circles” (‘飯圈’亂象).

The Kris Wu (吳亦凡) case that had exploded in July then turned the public’s attention (and imagination) squarely on c-ent and the alleged “insanity” of c-ent fandoms, particularly those of idols. Wu’s fans had been met with ridicule and cyberbullying, especially those who had tried to “save” their idol by attempting to perform, when the incident had first broken out, what is customary per Chinese fan circle culture—to drown the criticisms with their supportive messages, their defences of their favourite stars; with their offences towards the accusers and in some cases, who the fans point to as the true culprits accompanied by the necessary “evidences”. Widespread reports of Wu’s fans planning a prison break after Wu’s arrest, propagated by the state media despite the number of such fans could’ve numbered to no more than a handful, further fuelled the narrative that c-ent idol worship has become cult-like, with the fans being so brainwashed that they can no longer distinguish right or wrong.

This narrative of “fans would say or do anything to defend an idol” means that if or when accusations fall on the latter, little can be said in their defence even if the defence has its merits. Fans who make the defence are accused of being “brain-disabled” (腦殘); non-fans, of being brain-disabled fans in disguise.

Political cartoon from People’s Daily, 2021/08/02, 2 days after Kris Wu’s arrest (English translations by me). The slogan at the bottom says “The Deformed “Fan Circle Culture” has turned cold”. “Turning cold” (涼了) means to lose popularity. (Source)

Last but not least, in August 2021, the online platforms that host the content of state propaganda, of fandom talk, of c-idols’ works are also in quicksand themselves. Without getting into too much details, since earlier this year, the Chinese government has been targeting the tech giants, once considered untouchable with their significant contributions to the economy. Most international fans of c-ent are likely familiar with Tencent. Alibaba is also a major player in c-ent: it’s the owner of Youku, for example; it is also a major investor of Sina (the company in control of Weibo) and also—a piece of trivia for turtles—of Yuehua (Dd’s management company). These tech companies have been charged with antitrust violations, been the target of cybersecurity probes, accused by the state media of hurting China’s youth with “spiritual opium” in the form of video games etc, and their stock prices have been tumbling as a result.

The tech giants, and the online platforms under their ownership, have therefore been extra vigilant, extra compliant to messages from the state, in attempts to gain the government’s favour. Just a few days ago (2021/08/21), Tencent vowed to donate 7.7 billion USD to the government, heeding Xi’s call for “common prosperity” (re-distribution of wealth), adding to the 7.7 billion USD it already donated in April for the government’s “sustainable social values” program. While both donations are officially philanthropic, most political and market watchers interpret the donations as Tencent trying to achieve a less-than-philanthropic goal—to get the state regulators off its back.

Following this line of logic then, these tech giants, and their online platforms, have got to be extra quick on their feet in August 2021 to sever ties with anyone perceived to have drawn the displeasure of the government. If that anyone is a c-ent idol, the loss for removing their works and fandom content is nothing compared to the price these companies may pay if the eyes of the state regulators train upon them: the latest fine Alibaba paid for breaking the anti-monopoly law, in April, amounted to 2.8 billion USD.

All these factors considered, there are better days … far better days than the ones in August 2021, for a c-ent idol to have his Yasukuni Shrine visit become an item on Weibo’s hot search.

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Disney+ Announces Goofy Themed Shorts By Walt Disney Animation Studios And Eric Goldberg

Goofy’s back in a trio of all-new, hand-drawn animated shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios, offering hilariously relatable insights on How to Stay at Home with such topics as mastering the skills of “How to Wear a Mask,” “Learning to Cook,” and “Binge Watching.” Like most people, Goofy spent the last year and a half staying at home… so it seemed only fitting to Eric Goldberg (the Genie in Aladdin, co-director Pocahontas) that Goofy could provide some good-natured lessons in How to Stay at Home and show how to make the best of a challenging situation.

Last fall, Goldberg pitched several shorts to Disney Animation chief creative officer Jennifer Lee and president Clark Spencer, who recognized that Goofy was the perfect “everyman” to relive some of the common experiences we’ve had during these unprecedented and unusual times. Goldberg directed all three of the films in the series and is the supervising animator on “How to Wear a Mask,” while fellow Disney Animation veterans Mark Henn and Randy Haycock are the supervising animators of “Binge Watching” and “Learning to Cook,” respectively. The Walt Disney Animation Studios Presents Goofy in How to Stay at Home series, streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning August 11, is produced by Emmy Award® winner Dorothy McKim (Prep & Landing, Meet the Robinsons). Disney Legend Bill Farmer, the voice of Goofy since 1987, provides the charismatic and clumsy character’s familiar vocals, while actor Corey Burton is the narrator of each short.

How to Wear a Mask”

Goofy demonstrates the fine art of putting on a face mask as he prepares to leave the house and venture into the outside world. Despite his earnest efforts, Goofy becomes inextricably tangled in the mask before finally finding the perfect fit. “Goofy is such a great physical character,” says Goldberg. “There are so many great physical cartoons that Goofy was in, like Olympic Champ, Goofy Gymnastics, and The Art of Self-Defense, where the narrator is describing all the things Goofy is supposed to do—but, of course, he can’t.” This short continues that tradition. “Goofy’s having fun with it; we’re not making fun of wearing a mask,” McKim notes. “We can all relate to him, and we can have a little chuckle about it.”

Fun Fact: A “jaunty” melody from How to Play Music (1942) is sampled, per Goldberg.

“Learning to Cook”

It’s a recipe for comedy and disaster when Goofy uses everything but the kitchen sink—along with any and all ingredients in his understocked pantry and refrigerator—to concoct something original and uniquely Goofy. “Goofy will always do something based on his own cracked logic,” says Goldberg. After the narrator explains that a master chef can make anything taste delicious using whatever they have on hand, Goofy is emboldened to do just that—even if it leads to a “bizarro food tower,” Goldberg says. “One of the great things about Goofy is that he always comes up smiling. It doesn’t matter if he makes a completely ridiculous mistake. It’s like, ‘Yes, I’m eating a piece of tin can with beans in it. Boy, this tastes great!’ So, you can always count on that character to keep smiling, no matter what.”

Fun Fact: Not only does Goofy wear the same outfit from Mickey’s Birthday Party (1942), according to Goldberg, but “Learning to Cook” uses the same music from the classic short.

“Binge Watching”

Goofy sticks his neck out to show viewers what it means to be truly flexible when binge watching takes precedence over… well, just about everything! Goofy is remarkably able to multitask and juggle a variety of household activities simultaneously—in a way that only Goofy can. By the time he sits down to watch his favorite show, his gaze is fixated on the screen. “I thought it would be funny for Goofy to settle down with a slack-jawed expression and keep it there for the entire show,” says Goldberg. “Talking about it with Mark, I said, ‘His bottom half acts like Goofy; you’ve got to animate that part as if it’s Goofy, even though the top remains completely stationary.’’ Clean up and background artist Rachel Bibb had the most technically challenging job, says Goldberg, “because there are all sorts of takeovers to keep his head still and keep his body moving, putting down the glass and putting pizza in his mouth. It was very technically oriented, and Rachel was great at keeping that straight.”

Fun Fact: The squash and stretch effect “highlights hand-drawn animation at its finest,” says McKim

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