#the other lead character

[magentagalaxies]

random question: do our flag means death fans know about flight of the conchords?

#just in case the answer is no: flight of the conchords was an early 2000s musical comedy tv show featuring taika waititi and rhys darby #and it also had jemaine clemet from the original what we do in the shadows as a main character #it's a good show with good music 10/10 recommend #i have not seen ofmd yet but it's very funny seeing my mutuals post about actors from flight of the conchords #and being like ''huh murray is a pirate now???'' #our flag means death #ofmd #what we do in the shadows #wwdits #flight of the conchords #taika waititi #rhys darby #jemaine clement #oh also #the other lead character #bret mckenzie #did the music for the 2010 muppet movie #this man is responsible for man or muppet #and kristen schaal was another lead character. i feel like shes in enough stuff most people know her #but for the purposes of listing credits #she was the voice of mabel pines

[puppyeared]

littlest furth shop

@laikascomet

#i think i had a little too much fun with this lol #i also wanted to draw road boy and other characters but maybe when they actually get introduced #i do have a sketch of him with a lil chainsaw.. im not gonna be normal when he gets introduced man he looks so sillygoofy #if you squint laika's eye marking is a clover yue's is a crescent moon and mars' is a star ^_^ #i wanted to give laika an accessory too but i couldnt think of anything.. maybe a stack of pancakes?? #im curious to see the apocalypse side of the story too.. like so far we have an idea of the comet fucking everything up #and im assuming that lead to a ripple effect causing the apocalypse but exactly how bad?? i cant wait to find out #rn im kinda piecing stuff together.. larkspur delivers mail in a beat up van so that might mean all transportation is grounded #the buildings we've seen so far are intact like the observatory and turnip's house but idk if thats the same for big cities #laikas playlist only includes songs downloaded on yue's computer and there hasnt been internet in 20 years.. but radio signals might #still work.. if yue grows his own food we can assume that mass production and distribution also isnt a thing anymore #sorry im a sucker for worldbuilding.. and the furth puns are fun to me. i like to think toronto would be clawronto.. and vancouver wld #be nyancouver.. barktic circle.. mewfoundland and labrador.. canyada.... #christ i have so many drawing ideas. willow if youre reading this im so sorry youre probably gonna expect to see a lot of drawings frm me #like. i wanna draw laika in the akira bike pose so sosososo bad. IT WOULD BE SO AWESOMECOOL. ill teach myself to draw bikes if i have to #i also wanted to animate laika leekspin.. man #my art #myart #fanart #laika's comet #laikas comet #laika #mars #yue #furry art #fur #littlest pet shop #lps

[prokopetz]

Ghost hunting show that’s basically a reverse Scooby-Doo where in every episode the “ghost” turns out to be a different, unrelated supernatural creature or phenomenon. The main character is so focused on proving the existence of ghosts in particular that they’re always crushingly disappointed by this, and the moment they figure out it’s not a ghost they immediately lose all interest in investigating further. There is no indication that non-ghost supernatural phenomena are in any way commonplace or well known, and other characters react to them with the expected shock and fear – it’s just the lead who’s completely unfazed by any weirdness that isn’t a ghost.

#concepts #media #television #tropes #ghosts #in the final episode it turns out that their primary investigative companion was a ghost all along #they just never said anything because it was never the right time to bring it up #the show is 100% consistent about never having any character other than the lead directly acknowledge the companion's presence

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Bonus 8: How met your mother (CSSR design by @qourmet!)

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #cangse sanren #wei changze #jiang fengmian #It was important to me that WCZ had the hereditary mole. I will die on this hill. #I have been *waiting* for the day to finally arrive when I could finally make this comic. It's been marinating for months. #My mission is to redraw all of qour's character designs one day. They are just *that* good. #CSSR has the vibes of a wandering menace who shows up in towns like a stray cat arriving at a new doorstep for treats. 10/10. #While YZY strongly leads us to believe that JFM was in love with CSSR and that's his whole motivation behind taking wwx in- #-I do think this is (once again) rumour being presented as reality. It's the juicer story to tell after all. #It is still possible that he did love her! But I think that story undercuts the relationship he also had with WCZ. #Yall ever think about how JC and WWX parallel their fathers? How Wei Changze also left the Jiang Leader's side? I do. #Unlike JC though It is far more hilarious and plausible to imagine JFM begging to be CSSR and WCZ's third. You know he would. #My wild headcanon is that JFM and YZY are in a mlm and wlw arranged marriage situation. Deeply unhappy as partners. Better as friends. #they care for each other and I'll admit that there is a beautiful tragedy in them having romantic feelings for each other the whole time. #But I am also here for the gaffs. Let them be unfulfilled homosexuals together. #Meanwhile cssr and wcz are having incredible hetrosexual sex in a bisexual way that WILL leave him pregnant by the end of it.

[tiny-bird-of-sunshine]

there is something so satisfying about two of the most famous and anticipated movies this year, that both broke box office records, both having a jewish protagnist. take that antisemites.

#oppenheimer is jewish #i didn't know but it's reference multiple times throughout the movie and is a fairly important thing #and they have multiple other jewish characters. like a good third of them #barbie is jewish #barbie was made by a jewish woman #and they make a few (respectful) jokes about being jewish that were actually really funny #WIN FOR THE JEWS #jewish #jew #jewish tumblr #oppenheimer #barbie #barbenheimer #barbie movie #barbie 2023 #oppenheimer movie #oppenheimer 2023 #ruth handler #AND in barbie the woman who plays ruth was jewish along with one the lead writer and others

[jaskierx]

ed untied the rope himself

stede didn’t untie it for him, or drag him out of the water, or even say anything that changed ed’s mind. he didn’t touch him. he didn’t say a word. he just existed in ed’s space and gave off light and hope and waited until he was ready to choose life himself

the show is absolutely not trying to say ‘mental illness can be fixed by finding a partner’ or ‘you can’t change by yourself, you have to rely on other people’

all it’s saying is the very true and hopeful message of ‘you can get better by yourself but it’s easier if you have help. somebody loves you and wants to help you’

you don’t always have to go for the most negative interpretation you can find and use it as a stick to beat the entirety of s2 with

#also it’s a rom com guys they’re going to show a main character becoming happier when he’s with the other main character #they’re the romantic leads. that’s what they were always going to do #anyway. back to thinking about how much the show achieved on a -40% budget #ofmd #edward teach #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #lyse.jpg #ofmd meta

[driftsart]

If sugar is a drug to Cybertronians, is Prowl constantly getting high or something? I mean, look at all the donuts he eats

(guys btw this is chase from rescue bots, Prowl and Jazz are his mentors and he's a police in training ;D)

#transformers #au #ask #ask post #digitalart #art #photoshop #character design #autobots #prowl #jazz #chase #rescue bots #Jazz was assigned as Prowl's partner to watch over him to make sure he doesn't go overboard with the sugar intake #...cause it can lead to other problems and bots that are extremely addicted to sugar are more vulnerable. #...But there's no way Prowl can stop the donut thing completely most say he's a lost cause.

[moeblob]

Help this trio + another guy was specifically designed to target me.

#villainess level 99 #yumiella dolkness #patrick ashbatten #eleanora hillrose #i genuinely am so weak for these designs bc i love blonde menaces #i love side characters which helps a different blonde whomst i only met for like an episode #and i love patrick so much you guys i have adopted him #also im only through ep4 please dont spoil anything from the other eps #also uh outing myself as a fan of kon*suba and how the lead will just say yeah thats me when someone yells his name #so yeah have her just saying yes im 99 in spirit of he #okay i dont usually draw fanart of anime and idk if ill draw more but just .... these babies.... #why do i like yellow bgs ? idk but i do

[damianbugs]

thinking about how two of the most significant nights for jason post resurrection were spent in the rain thinking of bruce (who was never going to come save him).

jason crawling out of his grave and being found by two people, repeating just one word over and over again; Bruce.

disguised as clayface disguised as himself, jason fights bruce in hopes to see him filled with regret and mourning. when it is clear to him that bruce has moved on, jason screams in the rain, the caption; The father had lost a son, and now the son had lost the father.

#both scenes are from batman annual 25 #the way it says the father lost “a” son #but the son lost “the father” #because jason had bruce and only bruce #but to jason — bruce had others. he moved on. he has other sons to fill the gap. #they make me so insane #bruce wayne #jason todd #character study #currently writing a fic about jason and rain and it has lead me to THIS

[bonefall]

I personally like Thunder's prosthetic. Explained it to my friend (who does use a mobility device, a cane and wheelchair, and listens to me rant and infodump about BB) and they agreed, it's important to know that not every person needs what someone wants to give them. It's another example of "bad ableist person does a thing that hurts a disabled person because they are bad and ableist".

Clear Sky got Jagged Peak killed and would have killed Sunlit Frost! He would absolutely force his disabled son to be "normal" and present it like a privilege. "I wouldn't do this for anyone else, it's special, why don't you want to be helped?"

Thunder Storm should toss it in Clear Sky's face. (I would say toss it into the river but we do not pollute waterways in this house)

Thank you for telling me this, and tell your friend I'm thanking them too! If they have anything else to add please forward what they have to say

Since BB!DOTC tackles some of the heaviest topics in the entire series because its canon equivalent is so dark, I think very carefully about what I do here and how I show it. I take feedback on its sensitive aspects very seriously. If I'm understanding the criticism properly, it's that I should avoid stigmatizing prosthetics by making sure Thunder Storm's not the only one with it-- which he's not! And I'll add even more.

I don't want to avoid something only because it's uncomfortable if the topic is important, and my portrayal is respectful. Ableism IS uncomfortable! There are some situations where a prosthetic is not wanted! I think the rejection of this particular one is both a good opportunity to show a type of ableism and ALSO is very fitting for the characters.

In BB!Clear Sky's mind, the villain, he's fixing an old mistake. He can't admit that he got Jagged Peak killed or take REAL accountability for it (though he will, occasionally, apologize insincerely), but deep in his bones, he knows what he did was cruel. He'll never tell anyone this because he doesn't really cognate it himself, but Thunder Storm NEEDS to take his gift.

If Thunder doesn't take it, it blows a hole in his newest story. You see, throwing Jagged Peak out was All That Could Have Been Done back then. It was a Tragedy and he simply Made A Hard Choice. He regrets it very much, But You Have To Understand.

But now? Now? Well, behold. Look at what he's accomplished since the tragic death of his little brother. His cats are well-fed, cared for, and stable enough to make such incredible advancements. If only Jagged Peak had been able to hold on longer, if only he could be here now, I could fix him.

Just like I can (MAKE YOU JUST LIKE ME) fix you.

"Everything I've ever done is for Jagged Peak. For Fluttering Wing. For you." Thunder Sky is SPECIAL, but if he rejects any gift, tries to turn down the "privileges" offered to him, in an instant that becomes ungratefulness and arrogance. He both forces him to be special, and then leverages it against him if it's rejected. "Spoiled brat, doesn't appreciate what I've worked so hard to give him."

It all goes back to him and his own guilt. He can NEVER be wrong. He can't accept his family doesn't have to be "normal" or reflect his own ability. He won't see himself as a bully, let alone a murderer. It was never about his son's comfort or finding out what Thunder Storm wants or needs, it was about his own ego.

...All that said I'm still taking feedback if there's anything else I should keep in mind, or if anyone has a counter point, especially if you also have experience here.

(In the interest of having a link trail for posterity, here's the critique/call for feedback this is in response to)

#ALSO also I will take suggestions on other characters who should have prosthetics #Sunlit makes sense and it will make a really nice character moment later for him to have one built #There's also an amputee in RiverClan few people talk about called Stonestream #I can give him one and bump him up into a bigger character. In BB he is the sibling of Willowshine #BB!DOTC #better bones au #Also just as a side note... I love writing BB!Skystar. My ire for the character comes from his redemption arc so I feel like I get to-- #--write the character I WANTED to see #Same with Bramble in other BB arcs #cw ableism #tw ableism #ableism #They're fascinating in that they always have to see themselves as the victim or the hero #They believe every lie they tell. #If you ever catch them in a contradiction they will still try to find some way to turn it on you and YOUR lack of understanding. #Interestingly both of them are ableist. Sky's is just more obvious because he's LOUDLY bigoted. #But BB!Bramble is *notably* less close to Jay for a very sad and very subtle reason. #Jay just doesn't serve his ego like the others do until much later in his life. #unfortunately most bigotry is like that. #the type you have a hard time calling out because it's a deniable bias. the constant gaslighting of being part of a marginalized group #Maybe I need to address the criticism by adding a character with a prosthetic to THIS arc even earlier #Problem is that like... Thunder's small merc group is already full of disabled characters and their THING is forming in response to ableism #OH maybe I'll put someone in the Forest Cat group which is lead by Slash? #I need to finish that last book and then gather up all the cats for sorting into allegiances

[slocumjoe]

Anyway do you ever think about how piper is given weight in the main plot only to be shoved into a ditch to make way for Nick Valentine Synth Detective, who has large presence in the main plot + a personal quest + a whole ass DLC

#shes there to introduce you to DC #she's implied to be a good lead/source of info #which she kinda is? just not utilized #and then nick is like (oh no kellogs dead. guess we have to go to piper) #then you go to piper and then she gets maybe one sentence out before nick is like (wait no actually we'll just use kellogs brain matter) #and then you never see her again #like Nick and Piper are very much set up as like. the main plot companions (everyone else is rogue or faction) #and piper is there for maybe 20 minutes #beth can you PLEASE let your characters DO SHIT #beths fallout and skyrim are similar in that sometimes i feel like im playing with barbie and ken dolls #and not participating in a world where shit happens beyond the player character #this is an issue with all of them but idk #where are my hijinks bethesda. #CAN WE GIVE THE OTHER COMPANIONS CONTENT. #COMPANION REHAUL DLC WHEN

[kismet-cat]

you ever think about how sissel spends three chapters of the game back to back trying to save two deeply depressed guys with zero self-esteem? how he sees right through jowd's insincere self-pitying apologies; and how he's so promptly over the justice minister's disguised negative self-talk, eventually trying to set him on a better path by telling him to not go so hard on himself?

with hindsight, i'm surprised sissel never comments on it all feeling... familiar.

#ghost trick #ghost trick: phantom detective #ghost trick spoilers #sissel #jowd #justice minister #yomiel #(by implication) #a normal guy and his normal cat #analysis #every life sissel saves leading up to the final chapter is a trial run for him saving the 1 person he always wanted to save but never could #and not just in the sense of learning how to use his ghost tricks :) #and a bonus observation: isn't it so funny that the justice minister calls himself (in the third person) a ''contradiction'' #given which other character later uses that same phrase to describe their own existence? :)

[dykedivorce]

moiraine has been consistently hot throughout all episodes, even when her wig was having the worst time of her life, but the scene I keep thinking about is "I will let a thousand innocent people die if there's even a chance that [Rand] will live". 😳 yes girl tell us that you're not doing this because you're fundamentally Good as a character but because you're obeying your Core Principles and you believe in a greater good that has a price you're willing to make everyone pay 😳😳😳 can we fu

#also the light it sheds on her dynamic with rand!! #she's leading a lamb to slaughter. maybe she gets attached to the lamb on the way there - it doesn't matter. #she's not doing this for love or out of the goodness of her heart but because she must she has a duty there's no other path to walk!! #and she will be rand's fiercest protector not because of rand as a person but because of his place in the grand scheme of the wheel #goddddd characters who love fiercely but never ever put love above Duty my beloved #wheel of time #moiraine damodred

[the-tortured-fangirl-department]

Yes I know Apollo had done atrocious things. Yes I know he can be a self obsessed bastard. Yes I love him and I wanna wrap him in a blanket and tell him everything is going to be ok

#trails of apollo #rick riordan #apollo percy jackson #lester papadopoulos #get yourself a pookie who can do both #complex character blablabla #btw why are people on TikTok using the Daphne myth to prove how bad Apollo is I feel like there are many other myths that would work better #like are we missing the hit by an lead arrow thing?

[hanzajesthanza]

being a hanza fan is bullshit btw because when you want to buy merch of them you cannot just get one of them because they will be. lonely .

#i guess you could get two and it wouldnt be character neglect (treating them like they are small animals) #but i think overall they want to be together #they are a set do not separate 😭😭😭 #which is even harder because alejandro colucci never illustrated angoulême so we can’t have her in a full set of the books. denied #the elbow-high diaries #this either saves me money (i give up) or wastes me it (i go all in) #i could swing regis-milva regis-angouleme cahir-angouleme or cahir-milva. those pairings would work #separating the hanza by gender on the other hand is not advised as it leads to insufferability and annoyance #regis and angoulême are like SCPs that need to be contained because in event of a breach others go insane

[greensaplinggrace]

the darkling says “fine, make me your villain” because he is. what’s not clicking

#shadow and bone #grishaverse #sab #aleksander morozova #the darkling #pro darkling #sab meta #‘he acts like he isn’t the villain’ like yeah I guess if you want to examine it without any deeper analysis #when the statement itself is actually fascinating to put into a narrative context and analyze the means by which certain steadfast roles #are enacted throughout the books #and the larger implications of character want/desire and leading goal vs world state and perceived morality #largely due to prejudice and war time sentiments #as well as the individual harm caused and the way it’s significance becomes questionable when placed in stark contrast #to the broader political and socioeconomic climate #which doesn’t even take into consideration individual character roles and the doylist analysis of their relative functions as ideas #instead of entire personalities with depth #when you give an idealistic character a goal larger than life with a tactical relevance over a moral one #within a story that also centers around a broader goal of ‘saving the world’ as well as personal trauma #and attempt to liken both to the same moral equivalence and significance #then try to pit them against each other #especially when your narratively condemned villain desires more than anything to protect the masses and be loved for it #showing a fascinating level of genre unawareness. yet displaying a relative awareness to the role he has been unwillingly cast as #because he is both at odds with the genre but not with the general moral tone of the story and it's discordant messages #that rely on the pov of a character that fundamentally cannot understand him #because of his place in the story #and cannot understand the world state #because of her place in the story #you are going to get statements like this #sure yes. he ‘says it like he isn’t the villain’ #but come on. we can do better