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chaos-and-sparkles · 6 months
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Presenting:
Prowler Pavitr <3<3
Here's Pavitr's design in my Prowler Pavitr au akjdskjdskjkskdsk! It's my au where Pavitr is a fallen hero who used to be Spider-Man and becomes the Prowler, fueled by rage against a world and a system that forced him to pretend at perfection and then only hurt him and the people he loves.
I love him so much,, I have so much stuff in progress about him rn (working on the fics too). Gonna have chaipunk front and center, and like four separate plot arcs, I'm so insane about this au actually -
Anyway here's some infodump about his design inspirations and symbolism I put in it, I loveeeee talking abt him:
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Okay so this is after some time, like a couple months since Pav became the Prowler, and he's grown his hair out a bit now. It's kind of a mix of rejection of the "masculine" standard of short cropped hair by flaunting his longer curls that he's always been proud of and even had to grow to love He also dyes his hair purple! Bc he didn't wanna cut his hair but he wanted to do something to set himself apart from his old identity and also he's literally an impulsive 17-18 year old and wanted to do something that felt like owning his own self and asserting autonomy over his body etc etc
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The tie that he's using to tie back his hair is his original blue headband!! It doesn't go with his outfit at all but It's the original blue headband that Maya Aunty got for him all those years ago that he's been wearing forever and it snapped and broke in the battle that preceded what happened to her, and he still keeps it and ties his hair back with it instead The nosering (nath) used to be Gayatri's, they used to try out her jewelry on him and he loved that one so much she gifted it to him, and since he's basically left his old life and gone no contact with her it's all he has left of Gaya too
Main Outfit -
His jacket is loosely based on Krrish's leather jacket from the Bollywood movie series that's about a superhero named Krrish. I just think it has the dramatique and vibe Pav would like He binds his chest bc he still hadn't had top surgery but he's way more open about it, with the binding showing through the neck of the jacket now where he would have never dared to hint at it before,,, another thing about how he doesn't care about people's opinions and perceptions and standards anymore, he wants to say fuck you as much to everything in the system as he can and also piss people off while he's at it and a trans antihero/villain is a surefire way to do that. His dhoti is basically a dhoti pant, modified a bit bc i liked it
He has payals on his feet that make a faint chhan chhan noise when he approaches which has creepiness and cuteness potential imo I basically turned the prowler logo into his dhoti belt buckle askjdsjk
It's also slightly modified to mimic a trishul or even a diya shape, up for interpretation either way, bc trishuls are a symbol of Shiva, god of destruction, and diyas are a symbol of light in the darkness and the need to find it Also the chain around the dhoti at his hips is both a reference to decorative dhoti chain accessories and the lil things on it are his modified grenades that he uses for arson, bc Prowler Pav is big on arson and murder ajajsjsj
Prowler Claws -
His bangles/claws were hands down my favourite part to design!!
So his claws are of course his original spiderman bangles modified into the prowler claws But i based them on three weapons, each of which means something interesting for Pavitr
The first is bagh nakh. Literally translates to "tiger claws", famously used in a legend of Shivaji Maharaj They usually curl into the palm instead of going between the fingers like they do for Pav, but they're basically metal claws wound secretly around your hand for a sneak attack It's associated with bravery and righteous rage bc of Shivaji Maharaj but it's also really associated with stealth and an attack from unexpected quarters, being stabbed from a side no one saw coming. Which. Pavitr. The perfect hero, becoming the Prowler. Come on
Second is the trishul, aka trident That's the reason there are three prongs to his claw Trishul is the symbol of the god Shiva, and as i mentioned he's the god of destruction, as in he's part of the main triumvirate of gods who focus on creation preservation and destruction He also is really really associated with rage, especially destructive rage; he has a whole dance called the tandava for his rage which is a Huge Deal I can't stress this enough And because Prowler Pav is a being fuelled by rage against a system that has hurt so many including him that he wants to destroy and see burned, it is perfect for him The trishul is also seen as a symbol of goddess Kali, who's similar in the destruction goddess aspect and also is literally an embodiment of rage and violence that cannot be controlled which is more the theme I started out with, but whichever you notice first, it works either way. There's a whole myth in fact where Shiva had to lie beneath her feet to stop her destructive rampage before it ended the world.
And lastly, the urumi, aka the whip sword from Kerala Basically each of Prowler Pav's claws extend into whip swords when he does the swing/slash/whip motion This is really interesting at least to me, bc it means 2 things: 1) Pav still remembers and is actively using some of his skillset from swinging around as Spiderman. He does use the urumis to curl around distant objects and swing too, and they are very lethal weapons when used right, and that use requires a lot of skill, huge parts of which he built up by his experience 2) This is a weapon which requires an unimaginable amount of control, precision and strength And Pav is doing all that So all of his actions, every movement, is very deliberate and thought out. He's not doing any of this - turning away from heroism, becoming the Prowler, using these lethal weapons - on a whim. They are all very very deliberate.
Also one more thing - the blades of his claws are all retractable ofc But they are not protected or anything They slice up his palms and the in-betweens of his fingers whenever he uses them,, especially when he uses them as urumis And it would be so easy to fix the design or make gloves or smth so they don't do that But he doesn't ever do it He could make it so his hands don't bleed on using his claws But he doesn't want to
He is an angsty boyo...
Mask -
The eyes are ofc like the prowler mask design except I made them more curved and curled at the end bc that's a kind of shape often seen in traditional art of the headdress of Kali, goddess of uncontrollable violence as I've said before Then the part between them is meant to be based off a third eye, which is something both Shiva and Kali have. It opens at the height of their rage, it's meant to symbolise destructive fury for them both Although it's also used in an all seeing context otherwise but a lot of whitewashed bullshit is also there that dilutes sources to find connotations His theyyam-based tusks from his Spider-Man mask, I wanted to keep
The shape below the eyes is based off the noses in masks in various regional Indian tribal and traditional masks,,, a lot of them tend to have a very distinctive curly nose shape that I wanted to keep, a lot of these masks also depict rage or are intimidating and are very emotive And then ofc you have the bottom of the mask, I made the curved-ish cut based on the peacock-feather-y shape i was using but it's also based on the general shape of Kali's lips in traditional art where she has her tongue out, it's a big symbol of her rage and rampage I tried to put the tongue too but it looked awkward and honestly i thought it would be cooler to jsut leave the bottom half of the mask open and you can see Pav's mouth and his expressions through it a bit instead, in the spirit of that And also it's based a little bit off Krrish's mask, you can never escape the Krrish design Also there's the lil teeth. Those are often used in art for demons and animals,, and Prowler Pav is very cat coded in his behaviour in general tbh. He's like if an orange cat's fur got burned to black.
Anyway, so yeah, that's him!
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xx-rennyxx · 5 months
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To all who don't reblog here are some reasons why you should:
1.It helps your favourite blogs reach a bigger audience
2.You can search tags from reblog post to find a fic of a certain character
3.It makes the people who create the work happy
Just a reminder that people are contributing to fandoms in their free time and not getting paid for their work so give them support and show your gratitude.
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enchantedpersephone · 2 years
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me going through the monster fucker tag and finding some really good fanart/fanfic content:
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viktheviking1 · 4 months
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Y'all, overhearing my mom trying to explain to my Uncle what fanfiction is and what I'm working on . . . It's f**king hilarious!
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thedemonscrawler · 2 years
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whoops i got carried away again
Well since Gregory has an actual inventory now in Permission Slip, I figured I should list out what all he’s got with him. Going to try and update this post after chapters as things change.
If Sun picks up anything more interesting than a scrape on his arm, he can have an inventory too.
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corvidiss · 8 months
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Greetings, Dirk Gently fandom; I bring you great news! A saviour has been born!
Introducing: a searchable DGHDA scene index!
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What is it?
It's a way to categorise and search for every single scene in the show.
You can sort by character, tone, season, activity level, etc, and the spreadsheet will automatically give you all the scenes that match your search with a link to their start and end times on YouTube!
Why?
The original intention of this was for fic writers – as the writing equivalent of a folder of reference images. But it has as many applications as you can think of for it!
How?
Four days of me hyperfocusing on spreadsheet formulae. Worth it.
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But!!! There's a Problem!
See, I've set the whole thing up, with formatting and formulae and so on – but, at present, there isn't actually anything in it.
There's something like 900 scenes in the whole show.
So: I'm asking for your help!
I've got a document linked below explaining everything involved, but in short: if we produce a community effort and divide the episodes between us, the whole thing will be filled out and functional much more quickly!
There's no pressure to do anything you don't feel up for, so don't feel like you have to input loads to take part! And if you don't take part at all for any reason, that's also completely fine. Your presence in the fandom is always enough <3
If you do feel up for anything, your help will be greatly appreciated!!
Interested? Read the document and get in touch!!
The Guide Document:
The Spreadsheet:
(The sheet is view-only at the moment for safety. Read the document and get in touch with me if you'd like to help out!)
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P.S. We've got an active DGHDA discord server if you'd like to hang out and discuss anything DGHDA related! The guys there have been vital to this spreadsheet's production so far, and are wonderful to be around; come join us if you want to! Here's the link - DM me somewhere if it's expired!
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tozettastone · 2 months
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Do you remember the fics from like 2003 that would put "NO SLASH!!!!" in their summaries? Man. Something just reminded me of how people would do this...
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phoenix-ash234 · 5 months
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Thinking of having Cosmic Owl be someone who works at the game stores that have tables set up for people to try the board games. Cosmo or Howie as a name. He meets the two of them after he gives them a lightly used mattress and box spring after posting it online. Prismo gets into a conversation with him right away and thinks he could be awesome to hang out with. Scarab isn't too sure yet but he knows Prismo is a good judge of character so he's not worried.
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thethirstybean · 4 months
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One of the things I love about valveplug is the warnings people put.
For example: I just scrolled past yet another Overlord/Reader fic which tagged Overlord in the 'Content Warnings' section.
I just- I love that we've all just got this unspoken agreement that Overlord's existence requires a warning, and that the only suitable warning is his name.
It's utterly hilarious and 100% fitting.
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motley-box-rose-1 · 6 months
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Another drawing from the same AU, this time with Maka and Soul. I think I’m happier with Maka’s look, honestly. Soul needs some tweaking.
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strigital · 4 months
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outlining "Tapeworm" - which once upon a time was supposed to be a short fix-it fic - is hard and thirsty work (in both senses, hehe) so here are some spoilery memes to help me get this shit out of my system and also i really need a break (special shoutout to ChatGPT for explaining English to me like i'm five)
also yes if you can't tell i'm slightly going wild over the Black Dog story in Cyberpunk Red (how dare it derail my perfectly headcanonized plot!) because it's good stuff and i need to cram it's plot points into "Tapeworm" or else imma lose my mind
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sapphicseasapphire · 8 months
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Work in progress for a comic I’m making! Still just sketching, so pretty much every thing here is subject to change. (Don’t worry, I’ll clean up the writing later!)
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This is a scene from @illegiblehandwriting1 ’s amazing LU fanfiction: The Chosen and the Champion, chapter 15, in which Wild is a good friend and Sky is Not Vibing.
I haven’t drawn Sky’s scars yet. Or Wild’s. And to be honest, I’m pretty new to LU so I’m not entirely sure about their designs? So I just drew them pretty close to how they look in their respective games. (Please don’t come after me for that one, I’m trying my best haha!)
I still haven’t even gotten to the best part…
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xx-rennyxx · 4 months
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blackpensils · 10 months
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These designs are all related to a prequal hereafter story that kind of goes into detail on how Tucker can still be Mayor of Amity Park despite the fact that no one knows Danny's secret identity, along with some more angsty shit that I may or may not go into. I don't know if I'll ever get to writing it, so I might do a whole post about it at some point.
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squirrelno2 · 8 months
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I know. I know what's going to happen with this poll. I've been in fandom I know
But I don't know maybe people will surprise me! So this is for anyone at all, not just people who replied character/ship in my last poll, and please feel free to reblog and add further thoughts in tags/replies/reblogs
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keo6232 · 9 days
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Zum Glück haben Sprachboxen keine Videofunktion, Part 2
Hippie-Hardrock in Hamburg: Thorstens sind out, die Piercings mal schnell Backstage durchgehammert und romantischer als Händchenhalten mit Kippen und Bier wirds heute Abend auch nicht mehr
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