#not a crossover unless you want it to be

[chaos-bringer-13]

My thoughts were wandering off in the most random directions so I started thinking about the fact that Danny is probably poisonous (not venomous) due to all the ecto in his body

(yes I was for some reason imagining him stuck on an island or something with someone else and without food, and Danny just going "I could probably regrow a hand later if we cut it off to eat rn but I'm not actually sure if I'm edible")

And then I remembered the whole problem with ecto-contaminated food coming to life

So do you think if Danny's hand were cut off because of [reasons] it would come back to life independently?

Do you think Danny would keep it as his pet/friend/helper? Like Thing from Addams family?

#danny phantom #addams family #not a crossover unless you want it to be #just Danny and his sentient cut-off hand #someone: give me a hand pls? #Danny: grins way too widely as he reaches into his pocket #he probably grew his hand back and this one is just extra #so he added a third pocket on his clothes for his third hand #it comes in handy #yes just puns #and everyone freaking out

[thejadecount]

I had a vision

#no seriously this is how they are #1987 tmnt #2003 tmnt #2012 tmnt #rise tmnt #rottmnt #the 1987 turtles are rays of sunshine who could do no harm (unless they wanted to) #the 2012 turtles are the tired parent/aunt/uncle figures of the group who try to keep eveveryone from killing each other #the 2003 turtles are going to kill the rise turtles #and the rise turtles are daring them to #this is it #this is the crossover #tmnt corssover #turtles forever 2 script writers take notes #THIS IS THE DYNAMIC #the rise turtles are just the batshit crazy children you know it #seriously tho leo and donnie are egging the 2003 turtles on purpose and you know it

[tanglepelt]

Dp x dc idea 62

Danny has been reaching out to the league for help.

He thought he had it handled but then got sucked into a different dimension, had his town almost fed to plants, the town had a sleepy time nap, and for crying out loud vortex literally messed with the weather all around the globe.

Out of everything he thought vortex would of made them realize he was serious.

being sick of it he starts researching. If they won’t help them by choice and keep ignoring him he is gonna force the matter.

Too bad he can’t figure out who any of the hero’s are. But he does find a newspaper that might take an interest in his information. Especially with the anti ecto acts being brought into the conversation.

Is showing up at a random reporters apartment without being announced that smart. No. But he is desperate.

Clark did not expect to have a random white haired teen show up at his building.

Now he has answers about the mysterious attacks and questions of why weren’t they alerted.

#danny phantom #danny fenton #dp x dc #dc x dp #dp dc crossover #dp x dc crossover #dp x dc prompt #justice league #whether it be a mole or chalked up as a joke #the league was unaware of amity #the world wide attacks always got solved within 20 minutes by a secondary party #they had been looking into it #JLD said to leave it #that unless they get asked don’t get involved #they knew it was the infinite realms but didn’t tell the others. #you don’t mess with the realm unless you want it to mess with you #Clark and Louis have an article come out about the acts #just dragging them #showing how they go against the meta human acts #amity gets investigated #probs get the portal shut down #maybe sets off an adoption meter or two #my vote is the government has a mole in the leauge #they want to control ghosts as weapons #can’t have the league knowing about the world wide threat in amity #that would put a damper on things

[teecupangel]

Once upon a time in the quaint village, there lived a young mail courier. He was known for his unwavering dedication to his job, delivering letters and packages with a smile to every doorstep. One day, an urgent message arrived at the village, instructing him to embark on a long journey to a distant town where a crucial post office awaited.

The mail he carried was no ordinary mail; it held the hopes and dreams of the villagers, connecting loved ones and spreading joy. The journey to the post office was not an easy one, as it spanned through vast meadows, dense forests, and treacherous mountains. However, he was determined to fulfill his duty, knowing that the letters in his bag held significant meaning to the recipients.

With a firm resolve, he bid farewell to his family and set off at the crack of dawn, his loyal horse carrying him through the countryside. Along the way, the courier encountered various challenges, from wild storms that soaked him to the bone to a broken bridge that forced him to find an alternative path.

As the days turned into weeks, he faced moments of doubt, but he never faltered. The thought of the smiles on people's faces when they received their letters and packages kept him going. Each night, he would rest under the starlit sky, reading letters from his own family for encouragement.

On his journey, he met fellow travelers who shared their own tales of hope and love, making him realize the profound impact his job had on connecting people's lives. With newfound determination, he pressed on, even through the darkest of nights and the coldest of days.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the sight of the town appeared on the horizon. Exhausted but elated, the courier and his horse made their way through the bustling streets, guided by the townsfolk who welcomed them warmly.

The post office in the town was a grand building with ornate architecture, a symbol of communication and unity. As he entered, he handed over the carefully protected mail, knowing the importance of each letter entrusted to him. The postmaster was grateful for his perseverance and dedication, acknowledging the role he played in bringing happiness to so many.

In one of the letters is said: "what would happen if Desmond can turn into Eren's founding Titan form? Doesn't have to be an aot au. I bet it would be very funny lmao XD"

Alright, let’s talk about how we can do this. So we’ll give Desmond the Founding Titan’s powers but keep him in the AC world. (unless someone wants an AOT AU or a Desmond get isekai’ed to the AOT world AU)

So, first, let’s clarify what the Founding Titan’s powers would be now that there’s actually no… you know… Titan in AC (have spoilers for AOT, I guess):

The Founding Titan can create and control other Titans who are Subjects of Ymir. In this idea, you might think that means Desmond should be able to control those with Isu blood but I suggest a different idea: Desmond would be able to control humans in general but the more Isu blood one has, the harder it is to control them. (We’ll get to why we’re changing it this way in a bit). As for the creation part, since we’re not giving Desmond the ability to create Titan (I mean, we could), we’ll make him able to create ‘monsters’ instead. To be more specific: he can manipulate human genes and change them to whatever he liked, although it might be easier for him to change them lightly (like perhaps giving them the ability to access Eagle Vision) or to keep them more human-like (like say… a minotaur or a gorgon or a werewolf… if you catch my drift). This will also be the equivalent of the Founding Titan’s ability to change the body of the Subjects of Ymir (which, when you think about it, Titan creation is a subset of this ability anyway).

The Founding Titan can manipulate memories of the Subjects of Ymir. This means Desmond would be able to change or add or even remove memories of humans, even going as far as give them fake memories if need be.

The Founding Titan can telepathically communicate with Subjects of Ymir so I guess we’re giving Desmond telepathy as well.

The Founding Titan has the ability can influence the past in some way but it cannot completely change the past. It’s a bit complicated so we’ll set this up different with Desmond using one specific device: The Animus.

Of course the Founding Titan can only be used completely by those with royal blood so we’re making Desmond’s Isu ancestor be one of the Titan children of Gaia and Uranus. We actually have two main candidates: Iapetus whose sons were called mankind’s ancestors and we’ll translate it to Iapetus’ children being one of the Isus who helped humans during the war, turning their backs against their fellow Isus. Perhaps one of Adam and Eve’s children would marry one of Iapetus’ sons in this scenario. Another candidate is Hyperion who fathered the three children and lights of the heaven: Helios, Selene and Eos. Of course, we’ll pick Helios as Desmond’s ancestor to further twist the knife of Desmond dying from the solar flare or, if you want to be kind to him, we’ll give him Eos as a symbol of an upcoming dawn.

Now that’s done, we’ll talk about why those abilities might sound familiar…

They’re all ‘powers’ that Kassandra actually sees during her travels. To be more specific, she encountered mystical beings being controlled by Isu artifacts (that may or may not be Apple, we’re not completely certain that the Apple was able to change them or if they’re being used to simply control them after their change, the human experiments of Juno and Aita in Atlantis would point at the latter) which means that Desmond’s Founding Titan powers are powers that Juno and Aita were trying to recreate.

This is why Desmond’s Isu ancestor being Iapetus makes more sense because all of his powers are to subjugate and control humans, not Isus.

And then we come to the power to change the past which isn’t something that Desmond could actually do until he comes in contact with the Animus.

To be more exact, the Animus used by Vidic still holds the POE that he had used to develop the Animus in the first place because it was the prototype. The POE reacted to his Founding abilities that had been dormant until he got into the Animus.

And this is how Desmond would be able to change the past.

By connecting to his own genes, he’s able to contact and even control to a certain degree the actions of the people who share the same Iapetus genes as him.

However, we come to a certain… shall we say ‘snag’ in this idea.

Because Desmond has two different bloodlines that, as far as we know, does not intersect.

Altaïr’s bloodline that comes from his mother and the Auditore-Kenway bloodline that came from William Miles.

This means that we have to choose who would carry the Iapetus bloodline. Of course, it’s me, so you know I’m going to suggest Altaïr but I have another reason other than the fact that I will always choose Altaïr given a choice.

Altaïr is someone willing to make a deal with Desmond in exchange for the safety and happiness of his family. Once Desmond learned of the truth of Altaïr’s future, he could use the Founding Titan’s power to contact Altaïr and to help him change the past in exchange to being Desmond’s ‘prophet’. Using the Founding Titan’s ability to change human composition, Desmond could change Altaïr to be immortal until all their work is finish and Altaïr would agree to it. Desmond’s connection to Altaïr would give Desmond a direct way to change the past, slowly unraveling the entire road that the Isus wished him to walk.

The path that would end with a noose tied to his neck as the sun burns him away.

And, of course, we have the Founder Ymir being the ‘helper’ of the one who holds the Founding Titan.

And who else will we pick but the Reader?

The Reader who can see the past, present and future thanks to the Calculations but unable to change anything without a ‘master’ to command him.

And the truth was…

The Reader was able to tweak it.

There was a split second when Desmond Miles was able to use his Founding Titan powers.

But it wasn’t when he was first put in the Animus.

No.

It was when he used the device in the Grand Temple to save the world.

In that split second…

The Reader used that time to manipulate Desmond to making him order him.

“I want to live.”

“I don’t want to die.”

“Please… someone… save me.”

He used Desmond’s desperation to live to set everything into motion. He changed the past just enough for Vidic to make the prototype have the POE, making him believe this was the best way to get clearer and more stable memories.

And from that…

The Reader set the third loop.

.

.

Just to clarify:

The first loop: AC canon with the Reader coming to existence

The second loop: Desmond Miles manages to awaken his Founding Titan power when he’s about to die and the Reader used that to change just enough things to make the third loop.

The third loop: the current loop with Desmond awakening his Founding Titan power during his first Animus session and, later on, making a deal with Altaïr to change the past using Altaïr as his ‘spokesperson’.

==== For the Alchemist Section ====

The mail courier’s perseverance traveled as far as his mail and it was now up to the local courier to make sure it arrived in its proper destination safe and sound.

Their little village rarely received mails before the alchemist took residence in the abandoned house up the hill and it had become part of his daily job to bring new mails and take the alchemist’s daily shipment but…

Things had been hectic around these parts. Harvest season was upon them and they had been so busy these past three months because of it. He knew that the mails were being delivered much later than usual but they haven’t heard a complaint just yet which was nice, especially with the heavy rainfall they’ve been getting lately. Everyone was quite worried for their corps.

Still, it was up to him to make sure he was able to deliver the ones that do manage to get to their village and send the ones the alchemist was able to finish in the midst of them helping with the preparations for harvest season.

But…

The chimney’s smoke was red.

The kind of red that reminded him of blood.

The alchemist made the weirdest things whenever they feel like it. The moving clay doll last month was one of them.

So…

He took a deep breath and prepared to knock on the door-

Only to gasp when he smelled the smoke.

It was because he was too close to the house. Even if the smoke was coming out of the chimney and dispersing into the air, it was still quite close.

His body…

… feels so hot right now.

He fell on his knees and began to pant, the heat seemingly coiling all over his body distracting him from the creaking sound the front door always make.

Then…

He felt cold air hit him like a puff of smoke.

And the heat disappeared.

Leaving only embarrassment with the way his body had reacted.

It was like…

“Sorry about that.”

He raised his head and…

… came face to face with a complete hazmat suit that covered the alchemist from head to toe. The only reason why he even know it was the alchemist because of the white and red butterfly brooch that they had always worn, now adorning the helmet of their hazmat suit like it was a hairpin.

“It would be better if you stay by the fence and shout instead. I’ll take my mail and give you my deliveries instead.”

The alchemist made a motion with their hand and he weakly stood, using his courier standard bag to hide his shame as he handed the alchemist the mails he had received today.

“Uuuhh… is it…” He looked behind the alchemist and the entire house looked alright from what he could see.

“It’s just for this week. This week’s…” The alchemist paused for a moment before adding, “… No. Next Monday’s quite special, I suppose.”

“Oh?”

“I’ll have this done later this evening. Please come back by then instead.” The alchemist requested and he nodded.

“Alright. I’ll see you later then.”

With that said, the alchemist closed the door, leaving the courier unable to ask…

If they actually did not see his shame or if…

They simply didn’t care?

#oh man #i guess this is sorta like #desmond appearing to altaïr in dreams and such #or maybe even just as a ghostly companion only he sees #and altaïr changing the past #i tried adding the alchemist's section at the bottom this time around #let me know if you want the alchemist sections before the answer or after #ngl i was tempted to give the courier a dog #because of bg3’s scratch #but i didn’t because #the alchemist would have gone ‘dog!’ and derailed the entire thing by petting the dog #assassin's creed #desmond miles #altaïr ibn la'ahad #ask and answer #teecup writes/has a plot #fic idea: assassin's creed #uuuhhh #imma not tag aot unless someone wants a full blown crossover #first fe now aot #it's like “hey remember your old fandoms teecup???”

[rohirric-hunter]

Does Ao3 have a reporting system for mistagged fanfics? I am sick and tired of going to the LotRO section on Ao3 only for the vast majority of fics there to actually be Rings of Power or Shadows of War/Mordor fic that the author decided to just tag with every LotR-related tag imaginable for some reason.

#this is such a new problem too #five years ago this never happened #i would also accept a permanent block system so i dont have to filter out the same authors ever time #anyway hot take: you should almost never have more than 2 fandoms tagged on an ao3 fanfic unless you are actually writing a crossover #example: a lotro fic should have 'the lord of the rings all media types' and 'the lord of the rings online' #a star wars fic should have 'star wars all media types' and 'star wars episode 1 the phantom menace' #UNLESS it actually directly deals with events from other movies too #like if it tells a story that starts during the phantom menace but then eventually extends to attack of the clones #then you can also use attack of the clones #but and this one is just personal taste i dont think you should tag it attack of the clones until you actually get to that content #anyway. #im just very tired because when i go to the LOTRO page its because i want to read LOTRO fanfic #there oughta be a separate archive for lotro fanfic how much does webhosting cost it cant be THAT hard #(every day i see more and more independent archives absorbed into ao3 and it makes me sad) #(its good that there are more backups of these archives but it often heralds the original archive shutting down) #the internet needs more decentralized niche fandom sites not one conglomerate

[mercuriallily]

Can you tell us about your newest cat oc?

Of course!! :3

So as I mentioned, she is a calico named Rhiannon. Here's her intro from Discord:

Age: Older kitten Three words: Curious, energetic, distractible Anything else: The beloved housepet of a former detective. Prone to wandering. Loves snacks and attention

And here's the makeup test:

(She will get her own wig eventually) (and her own costume) (just wait)

I've wanted to make a calico OC for a while (I absolutely adore calico cats!) and I finally decided to do it! Her name is of Welsh origin bc I'm Welsh and I've always really liked the name Rhiannon

I'm still designing how her costume will look, but she will have a fluffy tail and mismatched warmers (I'm thinking dark right arm/left leg and light left arm/right leg). Once I have a concrete idea, I'll post it to hear people's thoughts and see if there's anything I should change!

Due to her habit of wandering, her human does his best to keep her inside. However, he can be pretty forgetful, so sometimes he'll leave a window open and Rhiannon sees that as an opportunity to get outside and explore the world. But she always makes sure to come home, since home has the best snacks. She's extremely curious about the Jellicles, but she doesn't know if she truly belongs there

#sasha speaks #sasha's stuff #I'm not putting this under a readmore jsghdaf #no one seems to have noticed the alonzo inspirations in the makeup #so I'm mentioning it here #the former detective is llewelyn watts from murdoch mysteries #I've decided that after the show ends he moves to london and gets a cat #a crossover between one of my favourite musicals and one of my favourite shows? you bet!! #the snacks thing is in reference to the fact that watts always has food in his pockets sjfhdaf #I want to get a rhiannon cosplay for christmas #with your help I can make that happen #<- that's a joke hahaha. unless...?

[geejaysmith]

The problem with trying to get somebody into Symphogear is that it requires a certain tolerance level for Anime’s specific kind of Anime Bullshit.

Fortunately, my mom will readily identify herself as a Fate/Stay Night fan, so she’s already past that threshold.

#the fact that that’s on Netflix now and my mom has seen it will never stop being funny to me #bc was I was in my Peak Weeb Phase you had to be a certain level of Online to even know it existed at all #anyway i finally got around to Symphogear after my sister reccing it to me #checks watch #five years ago #maybe? #it is indeed My Shit #Yes Kat I know I still need to read Young Wizards but consider #I should Not do so at the moment unless you want me to pester you about crossovers #wherein the principle characters have mecha-style magical girl outfits powered by karaoke #bc I guarantee I will find a way if prompted

[arklayraven]

Let's make a Paralive and OM! chaotic crossover happen by placing the OM! characters into Paralive teams.

Lucifer joined TCW. Mammon joined AKYR. Levi joined Goku Luck (rip Levi). Satan joined TCW too with Lucifer. (it's okay tho. he has a kitty to keep him happy). Asmo joined Bae! Beel joined AKYR too! Now for the last of the demon brothers. Belphie.

#;jay speaks #paralive #paradox live #obey me #;paralive om! crossover #this is the last poll i will be making for now for this little crossover idea btw. unless you want me to continue with the other characters #like Diavolo and such. just feel free to let me know if you want me to keep going or not. until then. will be making little headcanons #about the demon bros in their new teams. and daydreaming of the many art ideas I have now from this silly idea alone. lol

[eclipsecrowned]

stares at some apparent ship fuckery coming to a head in a specific fandom smiles in mostly shipping my associated muse with crossover characters.

#there is not a single mansand canon that dream ships w unless you really squint at l*ki being canon per som/tko. #otherwise it's uhhh edmond aqua and hel. all of which are crossovers. #i'm not opposed to shipping if anyone wants that it's just that looking at my dash im suddenly VERY GRATEFUL at where my shipping has landed #SO FAR. there is always tomorrow. and potential for new ships. #out of stories

[bitletsanddrabbles]

International Fanworks Day Crossover Piece..........DONE!

...

COLLAPSING NOW!

#downton abbey #good omens #crossover fanfiction #IFD2023 #IFDChallenge2023 #aziraphel #crowley #thomas barrow #guy dexter #thomas barrow/guy dexter #never send a demon to do an angel's job #unless you want a lot of work fixing it #it was all crowley's fault #be mad at him

[chaos-bringer-13]

I've seen a lot of people writing Danny as a space ancient and Dan and Dani as ghosts with moon and sun cores, being sort of parts, versions of Danny and therefore weaker. Now, consider: Dan and Dani are both powerful ghosts with really cool cores and stuff but Danny is just some guy™

Dan, who came from an alternate timeline and is kind of from the future but also not, is Clockwork's apprentice and will eventually become an ancient of time. He probably only agreed to have some lessons with Clockwork to understand better what happened to him, but he enjoys his apprenticeship now.

Dani, with her love of travelling, loves seeing all the different places the world offers to her, and that includes space and different planets and maybe even parallel universes, and she accidentally ends up being an apprentice of the space ancient. For now she's probably a baby ancient of freedom or something like that, but she might become an ancient of space in the future.

We can also have something like Dan having a core of destruction or Dani being the Speed Force if you want it to be dcxdp, or any headcanon of yours about their cool powers.

And then there's Danny. And yeah, everyone knows that he's super powerful, but also he's just some guy.

It can go different routes. Does everyone know that Danny is just Danny? Or do they think that with siblings (well, technically a clone and an alternate version, but whatever) so powerful, he must be even stronger? Is Danny actually something terrifyingly eldritch and ancient and strong, almost a god, but he just doesn't know himself? Or is he just really some guy?

Now, because it's obvious that I have a dcxdp brainrot, have a regular "JL summons/meets a powerful ghost" but its Dan and Dani, and they keep mentioning their original/brother who won a fight against them at some point. The JL is very concerned about Dan and Dani's godlike powers, and they can't imagine what Danny is like. And then they meet him (in his human form), and it's just a young adult in casual clothes, very friendly and helpful, with no evident powers. Imagine the confusion. Imagine Dan and Dani, radiating power, in their eldritch ghost forms, admitting that fighting Danny for real is the dumbest thing to do and not even they would succeed... And then there's Danny is jeans and silly t-shirt, waving shyly.

#DO YOU SEE MY VISION #please #I'm not getting enough sleep #my brain is obsessed with weird stuff #I want Sam who barely looks human because she's one with nature #I want Tucker who looks regal and dangerous in his pharaoh clothes #I want Dan look like he can destruct the Earth with a wave of his hand #I want Dani who is everything there is in the world and you feel it in your bones #I want Jazz who sees your soul and your mind and you know it and there's nowhere to run #I want JL to meet all of them before meeting Danny #I want all of them to admit in their different ways that Danny is the greatest of them #I want JL to be VERY worried about meeting Danny #and then I want Danny to be as normal and friendly as possible #and I want him to treat all those eldritch creatures (his family and friends) as they're regular humans and nothing is weird about them #just hugs and love and praises #because it would cause so much confusion #this is NOT ghost king Danny #unless it is but he doesn't know (and either no one knows or no one told him because it's funnier this way and he's super oblivious) #dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #dc x dp #DPxDC #DCxDP #danny phantom #isn't a crossover if you don't want it to be #could be any crossover if you do want it to be

[biggestbaddest]

okay Im gonna throw a starter call soon, but as a reminder from my rules you don’t have to have an anthro/animal/whatever verse to interact with me if you’re a human character and what not. If anything there’s more humans then animals in the movie verse anyways LMAO

#➤ ┊ ooc. #im not gonna stop ya if ya really want to ofc lol! #but dont feel obligated or think you /have/ to #I default to crossover unless said or plotted otherwise

[viksalos]

everything i know about waifspo i’ve learned against my will

#like. there are crossover with aesthetics and motifs i enjoy but #i can't believe we're reviving honest to god h*roin chic in 2022 #don't go in that tag unless you want to scroll in horror for 30 mins #. #text

[waywardfeathered]

also i realise i just showed up after months of crickets again as if i never was away but sknsksnks i mostly follow the same people on my multi/thirteen/wren where i have been active, sorry if this is the only blog we know each other on and i seemingly vanish for ages and return as if had been here all along. i practically always am logged in even if not scrolling all four dashboards (mostly look at dash on the multi or wren).

#; outofgrace #oh you can always follow me on any of my other blogs #i often don't do that first (unless i initially follow from all my blogs/multiple of them) because i feel pushy #but if i follow you on one of my blogs there is no reason i would not love to follow you on any of my others OTHER THAN #on my multimuse i unfollow people if they don't do my interest tracker in like several months of being mutuals #but it's literally a case of you can just do the tracker after i unfollow and i will refollow #or unfollow and follow to catch my attention even if it's been a while #because 'i don't know which muses are ok to toss at you' is the ONLY SINGLE REASON #why i would not follow you back on my multi if i follow you on any of my other blogs #being softlocked into not being able to interact due to not being sure if some of the muses there are not welcome #but i'm so crossover friendly etc. #that there is NO other reason i wouldn't follow anyone back on my other blogs if we're mutuals on another #i just feel pushy following first #not wanting to make people feel like they're obligated to interact with my other blogs #which is a me problem not a you problem you are not obligated to make the first move obviously with this any more than with anything #but regularly trying to put it out here that i have other blogs that are generally more active if you are interest #no worries if not happy to have you here! #(links are in my rules)

[youarestellarverse]

Just in case anyone was somehow still holding any notions of moral purity while reading along with this fic:

I'm totally working on a side story where college sophomore!Jason bends thirty-something Dean Winchester over a table during the Third Act Breakup with Percy because he needs to dominate and Dean needs to be dominated and the fact that Lucas Till looks disturbingly like Jared Padalecki has absolutely everything to do with it. :|

(Yes this does mean that not only does stellarverse apparently take place within the SPN continuum, it's also wincest if you squint)

#I think I monkey's-pawed myself with wishing for my writing brain to come back from the war #but hey if rent-lowering gunshots is what I get i'll take it #honestly it's been annoying me the amount of antis who read my fic #like are you lost #do you want me to call your mom to come get you #no I kid #it's because I needed fluffy self-soothing kinkfic #and I got so hyperfixated it doesn't show that I'm also a DDDNE horror writer #unless you look in my ao3 bookmarks I guess lol #stellarverse #rent lowering gunshots #blorbo crossovers #send help I've lost control of my life

[theminecraftbee]

so, you've been considering getting into hermitcraft.

that's great! welcome! we are an extremely enthusiastic fandom, i admit, but we are very happy to have you watching the hermits! however, with over a decade of existence and twenty-seven current hermits, it can feel very intimidating to get into hermitcraft. luckily, as of the time of this posting--january 31st, 2024--it's also the BEST time to get into hermitcraft, because a new season starts on february 3rd! (and if you're reading this later: don't worry. this is ALSO the best time to get into hermitcraft. don't worry about it i'll get into that.)

the shortest version of this advice is: start wherever you want, with whoever you want. it doesn't matter, you can catch up.

still, it can seem like a lot. so, from someone who's been around since mid season seven, here is a more detailed guide on how to start watching hermitcraft!

what is hermitcraft?

hermitcraft is a collection of people who all play on the same survival multiplayer minecraft server. that server is a mostly vanilla minecraft server; i don't really call hermitcraft "vanilla" anymore, as they rely on a number of largely cosmetic mods, but the things they do on hermitcraft should, broadly, all be possible in vanilla minecraft, and the server still "feels" vanilla, so. vanilla minecraft. they do this in "seasons", which are periods of time between a year and two years, after which they reset and start on a fresh server.

in comparison to something like qsmp or even the life series, hermitcraft leans heavily on the "building cool things and hanging out" side of the spectrum as opposed to the roleplay side. however, at least once a season the hermits like to do a big storyline; sometimes, it's more frequent. many of the storylines are more natural escalations of things like server prank wars or a failing server economy, though, as opposed to things that are clearly in-universe roleplaying. don't worry, though; you'll know a hermitcraft storyline when you see it. by everyone's bad acting. also, by rendog putting on a silly accent.

if your only impression of hermitcraft has been from the fandom, you... probably have a somewhat mistaken impression. my bad. in my defense, i am a horror writer at heart, and in the fandom's defense, a LOT of crossover has happened with the life series fandom, which leads to both sort of leaking into each other. in general, expect things to be on the lighthearted goofy shenanigans side with very few exceptions when you're actually watching hermitcraft, despite the way the fandom tends to be.

where is hermitcraft?

broadly, youtube! hermitcraft is an almost entirely video series, and if you want to watch a hermitcrafter, you will almost certainly need to watch them on youtube. there are only very rarely streamed hermitcraft events, and these are normally announced ahead of time.

what if i prefer twitch?

skip the rest of this and just watch joe hills. i promise i'm not saying that because i'm a joe hills guy; i'm saying it because he's the only hermit that consistently streams from hermitcraft. impulse, tango, cleo, pearl, xisuma, iskall, and hypno all also appear to stream fairly regularly, but it's not always from hermitcraft.

where should i start?

now, that's the real question, isn't it? my answer is simple: start Now. if you're reading this as i post it, that means start this saturday on everyone's episode one. if you're reading this long after i post it, though, just... go ahead and start with whoever you want to watch's latest episode! the nice thing about hermitcraft is that you can GENERALLY jump in wherever you want.

but what about old seasons?

you do not need to watch older seasons of hermitcraft. unless you want to, of course; the world is your oyster and they are very good! however, there's also a LOT of old hermitcraft, and if you want to join in with what hermitcraft is doing now, old seasons aren't necessary. very little carries over from season to season. while sometimes old "lore" or recurring bits can carry references over, and the relationships between hermits will often carry over to some extent (if often not in the same patterns), it is never to an extent that you need the old seasons for context. each season is a clean new slate, and where "lore" carries over, the relevant hermit will almost always explain it to you.

what about helsknight/evil x/hotguy/boatem/convex/some other thing i've been hearing about?

i promise, if they are relevant to this season, they will explain it to you in the relevant episode and/or it will be easy enough to pick up. do not worry about it. each season is a soft reset for a reason, and one of those reasons is to make it easier on new viewers! and if you're here because you WANTED one of those specific things... ask an older fan! they'll be able to direct you to the places they're from.

do i need to watch all the hermits?

absolutely not! in fact, i strongly recommend you don't. there are going to be... hold on let me count... twenty-seven hermits? (i am bad at counting don't quote me on this) in this season alone. keeping up with all those videos is too much for basically anyone! instead, pick a few hermits that you like best, and if you want to keep up with everyone else, go to the hermitcraft recap youtube channel and watch that! it is a vital hermitcraft resource where pixlriffs, zloyxp, and lyarrah all watch every single hermit so that we don't have to. honor their sacrifice and don't try to watch everyone.

but how do i pick someone?

few ways! there exist, if you google, plenty of "choosing your hermit pov" quizzes; if you head over to the hermitcraft subreddit, for example, i'll be SHOCKED if they don't have one, and if you go over to the recap channel, they had one of those for a while too. this is the starting place for many people.

another way is to watch the recap and choose whoever's project interests you most. for early episodes, this may be hard, but since hermits tend to go hard for their first episode, you'll normally at least be able to pick up a sense of pace and build style.

just watching whoever it is your friends are obsessed with is also a tried and true method of finding your first hermit; frequently, like with the recap, this is a good method for then figuring out whose style you like best, and switching to them, if you don't end up clicking with the same people your friends click with.

finally, you can just... click a random hermit's channel! try a few out! maybe you heard about decked out and want to watch tango; maybe there's a storyline you want to start watching because the dash has been rambling about it; maybe you just want to know who this grain character is. clicking around until you find the guy whose editing you click with is a totally valid strategy!

that sounds hard. just pick someone for me.

if you like well-edited shenanigans: grian or mumbo jumbo. (these are also good starter hermits in general, i've found; if you aren't sure where else to start, start with one of them.)

if you like long background noise-type videos: docm77

if you like minigames: tangotek.

if you like a chill video: xbcrafted or, if the texture pack gets you, vintagebeef.

if you like storylines: rendog or grian, again. (i was trying not to double-up, but if you're here from an rp-heavy server, grian remains a great entry point in that regards.)

if you like to see something new and bizarre: zedaph if you prefer highly-edited videos, joe hills if you prefer lightly edited videos.

if you want the best building on hermitcraft: pearlescentmoon or bdoubleo100, special mention to goodtimeswithscar.

if you want someone as new as you: i'll come back and edit in whoever the new hermits are once we know! but them.

if you just want one of my favorites: zombiecleo or iskall85.

thank you! what if i DO want to know what the fandom is always on about?

that, i'm afraid, i don't know how to help you with. you'll just have to watch hermitcraft from here--and maybe read some of the fanworks that have intrigued you--and find out for yourself!

good luck out there, and i hope this has helped someone!

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