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purplesong1028 · 2 years

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Wrong in All The Right Ways

Chapter 5: World Outside of You

Amado adjusts to his new life in Juárez, away from Guadalajara and Miguel. Meanwhile, Pacho and other Cali Godfathers worry about the recent noise in Mexico might bring too much unwanted attention.

Rating: 18 +

Pairing: Amado/Miguel, Amado/Pacho

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34735498/chapters/92444890

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Acosta is a stubborn, annoying, crazy asshole. There’s no other way to put it. Planes are for pussies? Since when?! What kind of patrón runs his own errands, letting some low-level mule lead them around? And that idiot actually gets to sleep on the backseat, while Amado has to drive everyone to find that lost load! For all he knows, that idiot might actually be a super smart snitch who knows how to act stupid, so he can lead his honorable, trusting pátron directly to the DEA in exchange for a large reward.

“The desert’s beautiful here.”

“Yeah.” Amado briefly glances at Acosta, and answers without thinking. He’s been driving for hours, so at this point he’s already too zoned out to appreciate how beautiful the fucking desert is. “So tell me, how did you end up hiring this dumbass?”

“Paid for his sister’s eye surgery, so she could see again.”

That does take Amado by surprise for a moment, but come to think about it, of course Acosta is the type of old-school bandito who believes they can achieve some sort of balance between good and bad. His uncle is the same, and honestly, it’s hard to judge them either way. What’s seen as hypocritical by some, might be respectable to others. Still, that doesn’t stop Amado from making a joke to lighten up this boring trip.

“Buying your way into heaven, right?”

“No. I’m not like you all.” Acosta slowly exhales a puff of smoke, making this conversation more serious than Amado wants it to be. “I love people more than money.”

Amado turns to study his face, looking for some trace of emotion behind that statement, maybe pride in himself, or contempt of Amado, but there’s nothing beside complete candidness. He simply stated a fact; nothing more, nothing less, and all of a sudden, Amado realizes how much he’s missed that.

“I also prefer people.”

Acosta gives him a subtle scoff, not looking convinced at all, but it’s really not a lie. He loves people, but it’s not his fault that he somehow always finds the worst ones.

“I thought your boss was different.” Of course he did; they all did, but maybe Amado just did a little bit more than everyone else. He grabs the steering wheel tighter, unconsciously bracing himself to hear Acosta’s next words, to enter a place in his mind that he’s been trying so hard to lock up.

“But he’s like Huitzilipochtli, Aztec god who took power by killing his brothers.”

No, you don’t get it. Amado wants to say. True, Miguel always finds a way to take what he wants, but why? Because he knows what to offer .

Amado thinks back to the meeting they just had, after DEA burned Rafa’s marijuana field into ashes. He remembers how he watched Miguel pacing the floor, picturing every inch of skin under that tailor-made suit. Why didn’t he enjoy it one last time when they said goodbye that night? What the fuck was he thinking? They didn’t need to get into the bath together and reminisce about the past like some star-crossed lovers. What Amado wanted, needed and should have done was burying himself inside Miguel, deep and hard, hard enough to make Miguel hate him a little, so he knew everything would end for real.

He remembers Miguel’s calm voice calling from behind, when he was about to leave.

“Lock the door.” Miguel said, so he did, and when he turned around, Miguel was already standing right there in front of him.

“Juárez is very important. It’s the future, Amado.” Their faces are inches apart, hot breath mixed together with the lingering scent of cigarettes. “Do you understand?”

Amado wants to grab him and crush him against the door, kiss him softly and fuck him mercilessly, make him scream right here in his hotel, his own office.

But he didn’t move as Miguel started kissing down his neck. He kept quiet when Miguel unbuckled his belt.

“He threw them down the mountain…” Acosta’s still talking, too distracted himself to notice how Amado stopped paying attention earlier.

“And tore their hearts out.”

“Bust of The Century.” Gilberto puts down the New York Times next to his coffee, picking up another piece of fruit from his plate. “Looks like DEA had a feast in Mexico, huh?”

Miguel smiles and takes off his glasses, “Who cares? As long as they didn’t touch the important stuff.”

“That’s his field, Rafael Caro.” Pacho already finished his breakfast, now making himself a mimosa at the bar. “The asshole who shot up the club.”

“What’re you talking about?”

“I think you weren’t here, hermano.” Miguel cuts in, “Pacho’s last trip to Guadalajara, that motherfucker opened fire at a club he went to.”

“Why the hell is he still walking around then?”

“Not worth the trouble, just an idiot.” Pacho shrugs, gesturing at Gilberto’s newspaper, “He’ll get himself caught or killed anyway, likely both.”

“This is attention, attention we don’t need.” Gilberto puts a finger on the large title, “It doesn’t concern us yet, but it certainly doesn’t help us either, if they’re drawing DEA like flies over there.”

Pacho nods, “I’ll see what I can find out.”

“Wait Pacho!” Miguel calls after the younger man just as he’s about to leave. “You haven’t told Gilberto the full story yet.”

“What story?”

“At the club! What happened after that crazy guy started shooting?”

Pacho laughs into his mimosa, “Come on, Miguel…”

“Wait, what happened then?” Now Gilberto’s also staring at him with shining eyes, and Pacho can never understand their passion for gossips, particularly those related to him.

He sighs resignedly, “This man sent by Félix to keep an eye on me, he was also there when it happened, tackled me to the ground and stood in front of me.”

“Did he?” Gilberto laughs knowingly, “Well, I think I know how that kind of story ends for you!”

“Well yeah, I got the price down to 65% for our last shipment, you already knew that.”

“Alright, he’s not gonna tell us this one.”

“Sorry, no story this time, Gilberto.” With that, Pacho finishes his mimosa and walks away with a smile.

Alright, fine. Acosta’s still stubborn and crazy, but at least he’s not an idiot. Somehow, against all odds, he was right. There was no one waiting with guns and handcuffs on the other side of the Mexico-US border, just their truck flipped sideways in a ditch. Amado doesn’t know why he’s so surprised, but he likes how everything turns out. It’s a strange feeling to be surrounded by honest but stupid people like these two mules, almost refreshing.

“Here, Dopey.” Acosta laughs as he casually throws a package at Amado, who decides it’s not worth it to fight with him about this new nickname. This is actually a genius idea, where they’re hiding the coke. Amado thought it was in the watermelons, but actually it’s all inside the gas tank, which is a much safer place.

“This’s pretty smart! The watermelons are clear, and the gas covers the smell too.”

Acosta gives him a nod and makes a low humming sound, doesn’t stop taking out one package after another from the flipped truck—— he really doesn’t send people to do things he can do himself. The man’s all business, no talk. Another package is thrown at him, and Amado almost missed it, consumed in his own thoughts.

“What, falling asleep over there?”

“Yeah? I fucking drove all the way here!”

“Can’t handle a little car ride? Thought you were some fancy pilot.”

One of the mules, the one who flipped the truck in the first place, actually dares to laugh at it!

“Oh, that’s funny? You are fucking laughing?!”

“N…no señor .” The guy practically starts shaking, and he’s lucky that Amado’s really, really too tired to keep this up anymore. Then, out of nowhere, something just clicks in his foggy brain, maybe because Acosta was just comparing car rides to plane rides, or maybe that’s been what’s distracting him all along since he saw where the coke was hidden.

“Hey Pablo!” Amado walks over to him as they’re finishing up. “Listen, enough with this bullshit, I have an idea.” He gets into the backseat, silently making the dumbass mule drive everyone back.

“We store our coke in Juárez like this, exactly how you do it!” Acosta looks back at him from the passenger seat, finally looking interested for the first time.

“We put them in gas tanks, and bury them under the runway.” Amado continues with a vivid gesture, unable to hide his own excitement. “Seriously, invisible coke!”

Acosta laughs out shapely at the last bit and lights a cigarette, “You really love your little planes, don’t you?”

“Come on! Hate planes all you want, you can’t tell me this isn’t a good idea, huh?”

“I, I think it’s a very good idea, patrón .”

“Just…shut up and keep driving, kid.” Acosta takes a long drag, looking out the window at the desert’s night scene, which is basically complete darkness. “Alright, you take care of that.”

“Bueno.” Amado nods at him with a smile, settling with the fact that Acosta isn’t entirely a stubborn, crazy asshole after all.

“ ¿Cómo estás, Diego? ” Pacho leans comfortably into the soft leather couch. “Still enjoying life in Mexico City?”

“Clearly I am!” Diego’s laughter is barely audible under the loud club music. “Sorry Pacho, hold on, let me find somewhere quiet.”

Manuel walks by and hands him a glass of whisky, and Pacho takes the chance to press a kiss on his knuckles.

“Alright, what’s up? I figured you were going to call.”

“Well, always one step ahead, aren’t you?” Pacho takes a sip of whisky with a smile. “What do you have for me then?”

“Probably not so much at the moment, unfortunately. The gringos went around the police and direct to the military, that was why no one got any warning.”

“Do you know if they were after anything specific?” Pacho twirls the glass in his hand, watching the golden liquor forming a perfect little turnado. “Someone, maybe?”

“I mean, they’ve been after Félix for a while now, so nothing new there. But they’re actually sending many agents back to the United States in a week or so.”

With that, Diego stops talking, and that could really be the end of it, but Pacho knows his top informants enough to tell the difference between silence and pause.

“But?”

“…Ok, look Pacho, this is really more of a feeling than actual information, so I didn’t want to give you anything wrong, but I don’t know, some people in Mexico City just seem…more nervous than they should be, you know?”

“You think the Americans found something on them? Made a connection?”

“I really don’t know right now, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some big players were involved.”

“Alright, muchas gracias, Diego. Call me when you find out more.”

“Of course Pacho, good night.”

“Good night.”

Pacho puts down the phone and finishes his drink. This bullshit is probably more serious than they thought.

“Bad news?”

“Could be.” Pacho leans his head back to look at Manuel upside down, his most deadly killer who never makes a sound when approaching someone from behind.

“How bad?” Warm fingers brush through Pacho’s Adam’s apple, slowly sliding down his neck and chest, opening his buttons one by one, delicate and teasing, almost like an artist’s hand, if it weren’t for the rough blisters.

“Not nearly bad enough for you to stop.”

The younger man smiles, and jumps his willing prey like a happy leopard.

Amado wakes up around noon, finally feeling decently recharged. He plans to take a very long hot shower, but the heat in this fucking desert makes it unbearable after 10 minutes. Maybe he should consider changing his wardrobe a little if he’s going to stay in Juárez longterm. Black is the worst color he can wear under this weather. Amado tries to imagine himself in anything other than black as he pulls out a random shirt, and as if he’s channeling some sort of mental energy, a beautiful white box falls out and lands right next to his feet.

Amado’s heart skips a beat. It hasn’t been that long, and he clearly remembers what’s inside, still feels the delicate cloth against his fingertips. It’s ridiculous, really. He didn’t even take it out of the box that day, like some boring good person refusing to let Pandora infect his mind with evilness. But he also didn’t throw it away like he should have, maybe because he was anything but a good boring person, and there was no point to pretend otherwise. Amado shoves the box back into his closet with a sigh, grabs his phone and walks out. There are more important things and more tangible people to deal with.

It feels a little strange to take Amado’s call now. Miguel didn’t think it would be, but it is, and he’s not going to lie to himself about it. Before Amado went to Juárez, there was always a silent anticipation when Amado called, a possibility, at least. It was a bit of a guessing game, but still, it was up to Miguel to decide what the final outcome would be, and he enjoyed that. Now, that possibility should have disappeared: Miguel made sure of it, and he was certain that Amado agreed with him. However, that certainty did not last more than a few weeks, before it was broken right here in his office, so now all he’s left with is a uncharted territory, something new, unknown, and uncontrollable. He can’t stand things being uncontrollable.

Miguel makes their conversation stay strictly on business, and although Amado might think he’s pulling off a natural pretense, it’s very obvious that he’s doing the exact same thing. It’s comforting to know they’re once again on the same page, but at the same time, that fact alone is tempting.

“Sir, Neto is on the other line. He says it’s important.”

“So is this. Tell him I’ll call him back.”

“Yeah actually…” Amado starts speaking again, almost sounds apologetic. “That’s all, just wanted to tell you what the plan is.”

“Oh, ok.” Miguel pauses for a second, suddenly feeling a tight heat in his chest passing through. “Sounds good, move forward with it.”

Thinking back, it’s funny how he put so much thoughts into Amado’s call, thinking that would be the tricky one to deal with, before he cut to Neto’s line.

“The kid screwed up. They’re taking Camerena.”

Acosta Gif made by: @saucerful-strange

PS. Thank you so much to everyone in our discord writer’s circle, who kept helping me in every step.

@ashlingnarcos @yourlocalspacewitxch @bellinitini @acrossthesestars @carlislecullenisadilf @criatividad-e @cositapreciosa

#narcos #narcos mexico #pacho herrera #amado carrillo fuentes #miguel angel felix gallardo #amado/miguel #amado x pacho #ao3 #fanfic

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bellakitse · 3 years

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The Future Holds

“You’ve come so far,” she says softly as she reaches for his hand, holding it between her warm and loving ones. “I still remember the day you told me you liked boys.”

Carlos and his mother share a moment as they celebrate his engagement.

Written for @carlosreyesweek - Day 4: “You’ve come so far.” + Future

I mentioned it on AO3 but, today is the one-year anniversary of the day I published my first Tarlos fic and joined this fandom and I just wanted to say thank you for all the love and kindness this beautiful fandom has given me. 💗💗

Carlos Reyes sits on the back porch of his mother’s house. He watches with a smile as his family and friends mingle about the backyard, laughing and talking as they eat the feast his mother has prepared for the occasion. His eyes run over the collection of people he cares most about in this world before landing on the love of his life. He feels his heart expand as he takes him in across the yard, chatting away with his older sister with a smile so bright Carlos can see it from here.

“He looks good like that.”

Carlos looks up to find his mother behind him, a smile of her own as she watches her daughter and her future son-in-law. She pulls her gaze away from them to give him a mischievous smile that has Carlos snorting and shaking his head at her lack of subtlety. He turns back to TK just in time to see him blow raspberries into the neck of the baby in his arms, Adrian, Valentina’s nine-month-old, causing the little boy to let out a delightful high-pitched giggle that echos through the place. The baby had taken a liking to TK from the very first time he saw him, reaching out for him from his mother’s hold. It’s been like that every time since. If TK is in the room, Adrian wants to be held by him.

“He’s going to make a wonderful dad,” his mother continues shamelessly, causing him to huff in amusement.

“Mami, we literally just got engaged,” he reminds her, his stomach flipping at the words. He’s engaged to TK Strand. He’s still not sure how he pulled that off. “How about you wait till the wedding day before you plan for more grandchildren?”

His mother rolls her eyes playfully at him as she sits down next to him on the loveseat. “I’m just moving things along,” she protests with a grin on her lips. “I’m not getting any younger, Carlos Reyes.”

Carlos gasps dramatically. “Are you calling yourself old, Carlota Reyes?”

“Watch it, smartass,” his mother answers with narrowed eyes. “Just because you’re an engaged man doesn’t mean I can’t ground you.”

Carlos throws his head back as he laughs, the giddiness he’s been feeling since TK said yes to his proposal bursting out of him as it has for the last week since it happened. He keeps reliving the moment, how beautiful TK’s smile was as he went on one knee. The way he’d bobbed his head up and down in agreement before getting the words out. Laughing and crying as he finally said yes and let Carlos put his ring on his finger, before also going to his knees to kiss Carlos, smiling the whole time. They hadn’t made it off the floor and instead made love right there, letting the dinner Carlos planned get cold.

“You’re getting married, nene,” his mother whispers, pulling him out of the wonderful memory. Looking at her, he shakes his head at the tears he finds in her eyes.

“Uh-uh,” he scolds her softly. “You cried when we told you, and you cried earlier when we came into this party. We still have months of planning the wedding and the wedding itself. You have to pace yourself woman, or you’re gonna dehydrate.”

His mom lets out a chuckling sniffle that makes Carlos grin. “Bandito,” she says with fond amusement before the humor leaves her face for something more serious. “You’ve come so far,” she says softly as she reaches for his hand, holding it between her warm and loving ones. “I still remember the day you told me you liked boys.”

Carlos smiles at her words even as he feels a lump forming in his throat. “We were in the kitchen making pozole, and I just blurted it out. I couldn’t hold it in for a second longer.”

Carlota nods in agreement. “You looked so scared,” she says remorsefully. “I had never seen you look like that, and I hated it.”

“I wasn’t scared of you, Mami,” he whispers, feeling his eyes sting at her sudden sadness. “Deep down, I knew you would love me no matter what – I just didn’t want to disappoint you.”

“Oh, my love,” his mother breathes out, and Carlos can’t help the tear that breaks free, sliding down his face. “You have never in your life, not even for one second, disappointed me, ever,” his mother lets go of his hand to run her fingers through his hair before cradling his face. “My beautiful son, you have been one of my greatest blessings, and I’m so proud to be your mom. You hear me?”

Carlos gives her a shaky nod, the tears rolling freely before he’s pulled into a tight and fierce hug by her. He sinks into it the same way he did when he was fifteen years old in their kitchen, freshly out of the closet.

“I love you, mi corazón,” she whispers into his ear, and all Carlos can do is squeeze her tighter as he tells her he loves her too. He’s not sure how long they stay like that, but they only pull away when they hear a clearing of someone’s throat. Separating, they find a pair of green eyes looking at them with affection.

“Hey,” TK says softly with a hesitant smile on his face. He’s still holding Adrian in his arms as the little boy plays with the collar of his shirt, trying and failing to pull it into his mouth. “You guys okay?”

Carlos is still wiping at his face when his mother stands up in front of TK.

“We’re good,” she says to him with a smile. She reaches out to touch TK’s face like she did just moments ago with him. Carlos feels his heart fill at the way TK leans into the touch. “You promise to love and take care of him, mijo?”

TK looks over at him. The love shining in his eyes takes Carlos’ breath away.

“Always, ma’am,” TK says to his mother with the utmost seriousness. “I’m going to spend the rest of my life making sure your son feels safe, happy, and loved, I promise you.”

Carlos feels his heart slam against his chest at TK’s conviction and the absolute devotion he hears in his words.

“That’s my favorite white boy,” his mother teases with a wide grin, proving she spends too much time with his sisters. He rolls his eyes when it makes TK laugh with delight.

Carlota goes to her tiptoes as she tugs TK forward, kissing him on his brow. She takes Adrian out of TK’s arms, cuddling him when he whimpers a bit. “Yes, yes, we all know TK is your favorite,” she says to the baby, kissing his hair as he settles in her arms. “But it’s your uncle’s turn to cuddle with him for a while.”

She flashes them a smile as TK comes to sit next to him. “My son is too chicken to tell you, but I’m not,” she starts, smirking when he urgently shakes his head at her. “I want more grandkids, soon.”

“Mami,” he groans deeply while TK stammers as he tries to answer.

“We – ah – I mean, we’ll try our best, Carlota,” he finally says, his face a shade of pink.

Carlos sighs deeply while his mother smiles widely. “See,” she says, pointing at TK victoriously. “Getting in good with the in-laws. He’s a smart one.”

Carlota gives them one last smile before she turns from them to join the rest of the party.

“Please don’t listen to her,” he says once they’re alone. “She’s a meddler.”

“It’s fine,” TK assures him with a soft smile. “It’s early, sure, but I love that she’s excited about us having kids in the future. She and my dad are going to spoil the hell out of them.”

Carlos feels his heart race at the casual way TK mentions their future children, he might not be ready to talk about it, but it doesn’t mean his mother is wrong. He dreams on the regular about what having kids with TK will be like. The thought fills him with warmth and happiness.

“We have time,” he answers instead, getting a smile in return.

“We have the rest of our lives,” TK assures him, reminding Carlos of the promise TK made moments ago to his mother.

“So you said,” he says quietly. He lets out a soft exhale as TK leans in, rubbing the tip of his nose against his before he presses his lips to Carlos’ mouth. He lets TK kiss him, soft and slow, taking his time as he steals Carlos’ heart for the millionth time with one of his kisses.

“I meant it,” TK whispers as he breaks the kiss but doesn’t pull back. This close, Carlos can see every emotion in his stunning green eyes. “Every day for the rest of our lives, I’m going to wake up with one purpose. To make sure you are happy and that you know just how much I love you.”

Carlos presses his forehead against TK’s, overwhelmed by his words. “Me too,” he promises back. “Every day, sweetheart. All I want is to make you happy and keep you safe.”

TK smiles; he gives him another gentle kiss on his lips, and then another on his cheek, followed by a third across Carlos’ jaw before he rests his head on his shoulder. Carlos wraps an arm around his waist, holding him close. They stay like that, quietly basking in their love and the future they have to look forward to, while around them, the rest of their combined families continue to celebrate with them.

Holding the love of his life, Carlos can’t help but agree with his mother. From that scared 15-year-old in their kitchen to now. How far he’s come.

#911 lone star #tarlos #911 lone star fic #tarlos fic #carlosreyesweek2021 #tk x carlos #my writing

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blackdragonturds · 3 years

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Headkanon requests~

Black dragon guys with pets following their S/O (request for @wellofeternalthirst.)

Kano: His rats are his little furry children so when they start following you around like puppies, his black heart breaks a little. He tries to see if you have food or any treats to make them follow but when you don’t, he’s a bit jealous. The rats are always eager to eat your lunch with you and receive scritches any day.

Erron Black: Erron is very suspicious at first why Uncle Bandito is always by your side. He’s led to believe he likes you but when the time comes Bandito is sleeping by your side or eats out of your hand only, Erron is jelly. He tries winning back his trash panda’s affection but you are Bandi’s favorite human. He will even pick up Bandito off the bed beside you placing him on the floor. But when the coon decides he wants you, Erron will be annoyed to no end.

Tremor: Tremor’s ‘dillo Rocky will be super sweet to you if he decides to make you his favorite human. This armadillo has the sweetest and cutest personality around you and ill be a little “lap dog” if you will. Tremor will be hurt a small bit because he is rocky’s owner but he knows that Rocky is being affectionate.

Kabal: His five ferrets are already a handful but if one of them make you their favorite human, Kabal will be jealous. No other way around it. The rascal will probably come licking your hand while she’d bite Kabal’s. Once this happens, the one who will make you their favorite offers the cutest smiles, cuddles or even let you play with their toys. Kabal will try to get the ferret to play with him but he will get even more ticked if the furry cat snake ignores him for you.

Kira: Kira’s snake Lilith will choose you as her favorite human. She hates her master’s boops but will tolerate yours. When you offer Lilith her treats, she will gobble them up eagerly. Kira will be like getting blood from a turnip. This snake will even coil up around your neck and hiss affectionately in your ears. This snake will make Kira jealous and a little bit curious as to how Lilith likes you more.

Kobra (since he needs some love): I see Kobra having a pet hedgehog named Prickles. Prickles is a lazy but sweet hedgie but when he picks you over his owner, Kobra is mildly annoyed and amused. He will see why Prickles choses you but when he sees his tactics are futile, he grows humorously jealous, teasing his hedgehog that it won’t steal you from him. Prickles loves your belly rubs and when you offer him food he normally doesn’t eat. Your boyfriend will try to do the same rubbings and scritches but will get bitten or Prickles’s spines poking him.

#ask and ye shall receive #kobra mk #kira mk #kano mk #kabal mk #tremor mk #headkanon #headkanon request #pets being cute #when pets pick favorites

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weaponizedhorse · 3 years

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Omfg this lady I got into contact with on ancestry is so adorable her uncle (I think great uncle) is my great great grandfather, and she worked in areospace and helped with the ISS and even met some astronauts (even a latina she told me) and that we may be related to a famous bandito Tiburcio Vásquez. And got me the contact info of another "cousin" who can give me more info, she is so pure lol

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dollyreblogs · 3 years

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Crimes that Brute Force Have Committed as a Team:

- Hogging the fucking braincells, everyone hates that the strong smart people came together and formed a team when they know everyone else is dumb.

- Attempted Murder...and Murder in general. Benito needs testing subjects to perfect the super venom serum, Misha needs to kill to feel something, and Alley just kills by accident or because Amias wanted him too.

- Taking Alley away from Louis, not really a real crime but it is in Louis's mind.

- Public disturbance, someone told Misha his pink hair and name made him sound gay and he lost it.

- Theivery, Misha stole a shitton of things ranging from weird obscure Japanese magic relics to baby hippos because he was getting gifts for his aunts and uncles. Also because Benito just straight up shoplifts medicine for his dog, Bandito.

- Assaulting heroes with goats. That's all Alley...and robbery of all the black berries in Gotham City.

- Drug dealings, Benito is a big boy and is glad his dad is trusting him to handle the big deals.

- Being absolutely precious sons. The three of them. Their all daddy's boys.

#Brute Force

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plush-anon · 4 years

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Happy Halloween Scooby Doo! Review

Muahahhhahahhahahaha! Thanks to the Walmart tradition of stocking movies for sale weeks before the intended release date, I have myself a copy of what claims to be Scooby Doo’s FIRST Halloween adventure!

…in spite of movies like Witch’s Ghost and Goblin King, holiday specials like WNSD’s A Scooby Doo Halloween (which had a haunted Scarecrow too…), BCSD’s EL Bandito (for Dia de los Muertos - obvs not the same, but most companies act like it) and Halloween, The NSDM’s Halloween Hassle at Dracula’s Castle, and the DTV short film Scooby Doo and the Spooky Scarecrow (which, ironically enough, did NOT take the opportunity to feature Dr. Jonathan Crane).

So let us take a look now at Happy Halloween Scooby Doo! and see whether this film will be a graveyard smash of a treat, or a black licorice bomb of disappointment.

Full review (and SPOILERS TO GO WITH IT) are below the cut in my new review format; if all goes smoothly, I’ll go with this for future Scooby films.

WARNING: This review is very long.

One minor note before we begin: the Special Features actually include BCSD’s Halloween, WNSD’s A Scooby Doo Halloween, and PNSD’s Ghost Who’s Coming to Dinner

...so they were AWARE this was not the first Halloween adventure of the Scooby gang, and yet still use that tag line. Hm.

Still, kudos for including them - this’ll help boost the reasons to keep this movie, if it turns out to be a real Milk Dud of a movie *ba-dum tish* :D

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The movie starts off rather abruptly, actually - no slow pan over the setting, just WB Animation credit and BOOM, we’ve cut to a Halloween parade and Elvira is talking.

I’m of a mixed opinion including Elvira on top of having Bill Nye and a Batman Rogue - while she most certainly fits the Scooby aesthetic, it doesn’t feel as grand an impact after her weird little cameo in Return to Zombie Island (ugh) and I’m not sure how well the movie will balance her in wait a minute

wait just a

WAIT A MINUTE

Did - did that parade float skeleton just sing Crystal Cove as the town’s name?

oh no.

Oh No.

....also their song is terrible and they should feel terrible.

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Fred: We got him! Banh Mi Shop, second floor!

me: the heck is a Banh Mi Shop? *mild googling noises*

So I guess Jonathan Crane really had a craving for a Vietnamese sandwich before he enacted his Halloween scheme.

...you think he’s a lemongrass chicken type of guy or a BBQ pork guy? It’s always hard to guess at these things, esp when coffee and pumpkin spice aren’t on the table (as per fanon, of course)

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Velma: We have a flawless track record!

So I guess WB is just gonna ignore the past few DTV retcons established in 13 Ghosts and Return to Zombie Island?

I mean that rather defeats the purpose of them existing at all, but fcuk YEAH I can get behind throwing that retcon garbage out of canon!

And STAY OUT!!

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Shaggy, talking about ghosts being real: I’m like the boy who cried wolf - I keep warning you but like, you won’t believe me until I finally get eaten!

Yet again, Warner Bros makes a wolf reference to Shaggy. Yet again, I am torn asunder between wanting werewolf!Shaggy in a new Scooby property, and fearing for the appearance of werewolf!Shaggy in a new Scooby property.

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Velma: Point is, being afraid is a waste of time!

Scarecrow, LITERALLY EXPLODING THROUGH A BRICK WALL three buildings away:

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He’s floating through the air and t-posing to assert his dominance 🤣🤣🤣

Gods bless animation 😁

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Daphne @ Shag and Scoob locking themselves in the van: Are you serial?

Me: wait, SERIAL? *re-reads captions* yup, that says “serial”.

Is this an editing mistake? I don’t think that works here…unless that’s supposed to be a joke on how they always do this. But then why would that be an irritating surprise, they literally do this EVERY episode 🙄

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Oh hey, Red Herring’s Party Screams truck has Red Herring running out of it

Could this be a hint to how the story goes? The villain appearing on a literal Red Herring?

Naaaaaah, WB’s not THAT smart

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So if we take @captainbaddecisions crack theory on Jonathan Crane being Shaggy’s uncle seriously, does this mean that Jonathan is using magic to fly, float fear toxin orbs around himself, and making things explode, a la the family trait of Crack Theory A?

Logically he’s probs using wires or magnets or some shit, but it’s a fun thought to entertain 😁

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Welp, we finally get the opening credits! … with Jonathan Crane smashing through the Mystery Machine’s windshield, set to a slow poppy song straight from the 60s, and spewing the title of the film out in glittery pink mist.

All the while Scooby and Shaggy throw candy at each other, deliberately obtuse to the cloud of fear toxin enveloping their friends and the townsfolk, the steady destruction of the Mystery Machine they’re laying in as multiple cars crash into it and send it spiraling, and the general mayhem and destruction that Scarecrow is causing

Never change, guys, never change

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I just choked on my lemonade

There’s an article plastered to the roof of the Mystery Machine titled “Talking Dog Confounds, Ignites Ethics Debate Over Dog Labor”

ahahahahaha

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Annnnnnnnd there goes the Mystery Machine, tumbling in the air and over the roads with Shaggy and Scooby still inside without seat belts. Will they perish in this horrible road accident? Will Death finally come to claim them at last?

Of course not. This is Shaggy and Scooby we’re talking about - I’m almost positive they can survive anything up to and including a nuclear bomb. This is child’s play to them.

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So they “capture” Scarecrow… by pinning his cape to a tree with crossbow bolts.

And they do not try to at least tie up his arms or his hands in ANY capacity.

JUST the cape.

...you know, Velma, for a team with a “flawless” track record, you guys are making a hecking TON of mistakes in facing against one of Batman’s ROGUES GALLERY, ESPECIALLY with no Batman in sight, good freakin’ grief. 😩

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Yaaaaaaaaas, this Scarecrow design is LUSH

He’s got the lank, the height, the BTAS costume colors, the elongated face with beaky nose and pointed chin and angular cheekbones, the eyebags like Gucci, the furrowed brow… honestly the only thing missing is the more reddish color hair, and even that isn’t mandatory. I love 😍

Not to mention the HOT DAYUM voice he has - low and velvet rough and so godsdamned particular in a way that could either tie in to obscuring a southern accent as in fanon or just as a stringent academic, oh my yes. He’s voiced by someone called Dwight Schultz, who’s most well known for playing Captain ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock in the OG A-Team show, and someone called Reginald Barclay in Star Trek TNG and Voyager, if any of y’all know that character in particular.

And of course, the first line he says is a delightfully wry “Oh, but I AM getting away with it,” with the sort of smirk that absolutely lends credence to why he’s a threat to Batman, and not some simpering wimp that can be defeated with some crossbow bolts in a tree.

I think I’m going to enjoy this movie at least somewhat, so long as we get to see him 🥰🥰🥰

(tho on a side note: Daphne why on EARTH are you trying to film Crane saying the meddling kids line? Do you have a video compilation of past villains who’ve done that, and you hope to add his to it? Was your phone damaged when you went up against the Riddler a few DTVs ago and you want a second shot at recording a Gotham Rogue saying it? Bc I don’t think a Gotham Rogue would be too pleased with seeing himself as a Mystery Meme on the Youtubes, you get what I’m saying?)

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Okay, so the floating orb things are explained away as fear toxin bomb drones somehow… despite looking nothing like the other drones and being much smaller with no visible propulsion, while also flying unassisted through and around objects to explode against places once flung…

(tho interesting note, none of them are aimed directly at the crowds, just behind them - odd, that)

But how did he heckin’ FLY at the beginning?

Yeah, they show him wearing wrist-mounted grappling hooks at the end of the intro song sequence, but they are NOWHERE IN SIGHT at the beginning - and I do mean in sight, since he emerges against a backdrop of flames. There was nothing there (see the T-pose above for further evidence), and nothing there when he FLEW THROUGH THE MYSTERY MACHINE’S WINDSHIELD AND FLEW BACK OUT AGAIN. And these things are pale silver, which stands out like crazy against the darker backgrounds, so no hand-wavy ‘they were always being used’ bullcrap we’ve seen in other movies.

Hmmm *scribbles in notepad* note to self, add notation concerning Crack Theory A on magic!Shaggy to “Uncle Crane” theory files - evidence denotes that Crane is able to fly (or at least hover in mid-air unassisted) for terrorization purposes. May boost strength of CTA by family association, lending credence to magic inheritance along the bloodline...

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“Avocado Toast Generation”? Crane, I honestly don’t know if you really mean that, or if you understand just how much that phrase gets under any Millennial/Gen Z kid’s skin. Having seen multiple variations of your character, it really could swing either way (tho kudos on the dead switch idea - very nice 👍🏻)

Although this does lead to an interesting stand-off: Fred, upon seeing the town threatened with 3 days worth of fear toxin, immediately moves to let Crane go, while Velma stops him and refuses to consider compromising if it means Crane escapes. They both look legitimately frustrated at the other for taking the stance they do.

Fascinating~

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Hmmm

Crane honey, I don’t know if your drones are made of flash paper and hope, or if Scooby and Shaggy are using the reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally old candy (the stuff made about ~3 years ago most neighborhoods give out to the teenagers that knock around midnight on Halloween) to shoot them down, but either way you may wish to speak with the manufacturer about this

Then again, this IS Shaggy and Scooby - they probably could’ve spat marshmallows at the drones and brought them down with equal success and explosions

(and good on them for shooting those down! Atta boy 👍🏻)

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Aw dang it

1. They still have Crane captured and now in handcuffs (despite having… you know… NOT been bound by anything except cross bolts in his curtain cape thing)

2. Dwight Schultz has decided to pitch his voice higher and more nasally than what he has. Hopefully this is more of an incredulous sort of pitch than something that sticks for the rest of the movie, ugh.

Also, I think they’re framing the movie to be more Velma-centric this time around - she’s the one explaining to Crane how they tracked him down, apparently through a piece of fan mail he sent Elvira (is that the only reason she’s there? Also why was Velma examining random pieces of fan mail for toxins, Elvira probs gets hundreds a week irl) and it looks like they’re framing something up on how fear isn’t something you can pretend isn’t there. neat!

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whajit

53rd?

53rd?!?!

ONLY 53rd?!?!?!?!

Boooo, Scarecrow’s WAY more popular than that! I call foul

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Okay why is Daphne’s schtick so far to spit laaaaaaame slang after every sentence Velma says

I would rather this not be her schtick

Actually could she go back to filming mystery stuff, bc at least I can pretend it’ll build into the OG Zombie Island Daphne

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Phew, his voice has returned to its low, raspy goodness

also, Crane needs to learn about personal space, good grief

(interesting clue brought up tho - Crane only steals tech that CAN’T leak his toxin, ergo it can’t be tracked until he releases it. Sensible use, given that Batman probs tracks it if it does.)

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Velma: I’m not afraid of you, Crane. Fear is an illogical reaction to an imagined threat.

Crane:

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Crane: Fearless, then. Intelligent. Proud and stubborn. You remind me very much of the one person in this world I care about.

uhhhhhh

Yourself? Harley? Edward Nygma? Ichabod the raven? Idk, I’m honestly curious as to where this thread will go 🤔🤔🤔

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Fred, leaning against the Mystery Machine: Guys, it’s gonna be okay. She told me!

O_o

Fred? Honey? Are you sure you weren’t supposed to join Crane in the transport vehicle back to Arkham?

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OH SWEET JESUS SHAGGY GREW YAOI HANDS

WHAT THE HECK

THAT’S WAY MORE UNNERVING THEN YOU GUYS NOT BEING AFRAID ANYMORE

(although the fact that they’re both unsettled by NOT constantly shaking or having their heart racing is honestly kind of heartbreaking. Y’all need therapy, good grief)

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Shaggy and Scooby just chewed up candy (wrapper and all) to make themselves a Halloween costume of… what looks like barfed-up candy (ew)

Before then proceeding to dance so well that everyone around them also starts dancing in a 60s-70s era rainbow light show and giving them candy

I worry for these two sometimes - that kind of power seems to be getting to their head 😬😬😬

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Oh hey, acid green toxic waste is spilling from an 18-wheeler onto the Fear Toxin drones and emitting a purple pink haze that envelops a pumpkin patch! That won’t do anything suspicious at all I bet!

(wait is Poison Ivy going to come into this at some point)

(also major kudos to the music here - very 80s horror synth, I like)

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So the Pumpkins have grown faces, limbs, consciousness, the ability to fly and a lust for human flesh

And they appear to be led by the Pumpkin King of the Pumpkin Patch mentioned in the Charlie Brown Halloween special

He’s not as friendly as I pictured him being, sadly 😕

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Why is this random ass cop coming up to FD&V to say that they’re in over their heads… AFTER the mystery’s been solved?

Like dude, you’re only making yourself suspicious at this point, go home

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Huh, interesting - the gang are being interviewed for a tv news network while they’re considered the town heroes

Why am I getting bad vibes from this…

Eh, it’s probably nothing

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Velma: {Shaggy and Scooby} are, um… REALLY into the Halloween spirit.

Shaggy: THIS ISN’T COSPLAY, VELMA!

I’m dying 😂

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Holy Shit

Velma just snapped and went off on Shaggy and Scooby for acting scared and doing nothing to help wrap up the mystery

(even though these guys are the ONLY reason that the gang didn’t have to choose between setting Scarecrow free and poisoning the entire town for 3 days straight, but hey, what do I know - I’m just writing an in-depth reaction post to this movie and taking note of details like this, clearly I know nothing *eye roll*)

Last time I saw Velma critique the guys’ usual mystery solving shenanigans, it was much more low-key and without knowing they were nearby

But I’m sure that’s just a coincidence

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What the

Bills?

Bills?!?!

Fred just mentioned that fixing the Mystery Machine was going to leave a hefty bill and that they may need to get dishwashing jobs to earn money

Which is more of a job you might expect a high schooler to get on the go and yet

They actually have to pay bills

How old are they here??!

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wait a tic

THIS is how they introduce Bill Nye?

He just calls up Velma with no explanation other than Velma saying “Oh hey, it’s Bill Nye!”

I just - what?!?!

How do you know him so well that he can just pull up your number and call you, and then geT YOU A NEW FREAKING CAR LIKE

WHAT?!?!?!?

Was there a Scooby episode with him in the past two years where the fcuk did this come from

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Also the car is dressed like Bill Nye

And he can talk to the gang directly as the car

So that he can solve mysteries with them whenever he wants

This… this was not what I was expecting to come about from the Bill Nye cameo

(alas, poor predictions of being Crane’s roommate, you will not come to pass this day) 😔

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Ooooo, purple haze throbbing on the horizon! That’s always a good sign of things to come! 😀

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And now Daphne’s… asking Elvira to mentor her fashion wise. And Elvira’s taking her on as her unpaid intern/personal assistant.

Yooo, movie, can you pick a direction and stick with it for Daphne? You’ve gone from her spewing outdated slang to wanting a costume for trick-or-treating, and now this.

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Welp, now I can say I saw a giant pumpkin dog vore an old woman

I didn’t WANT to see that mind, but I guess I can say it now 😐

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OH SHIT NO

IT TURNED HER INTO A FLYING PUMPKIN SHAPED LIKE HER FACE

ABSOLUTELY UNSETTLING, 0/10 WOULD NOT RECOMMEND

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At least we get a nice scene of Daphne kicking the pumpkins’ collective butt

Something normal

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Elvira: WOW! You’re a regular Mary Sue!

*falls over cackling*

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And now there’s a giant purple fissure opening up in the concrete to swallow the town of Crystal Cove whole

(good, i whisper softly into the darkness of my living room. Let it fall)

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Man, I feel so bad for this single father right now

He’s gotten wrapped up in all of this nonsense with his daughter, and he is just Distraught at being chased by Jackal Lanterns, having the town collapsing under his feet, and having to gorge jump in his sedan to get away from the worst of it

It’s okay, Mike Dad - we would feel the same way in your shoes

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Hologram Bill Nye is wearing Cat ears and cat whiskers/nose, and is cleaning his hands like a cat cleans its paws

Why was this the movie we found out Bill Nye was a furry

Why Warner Bros

Why would you inflict this upon us in a Scooby Doo-Scarecrow mystery

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Hey, can Jonathan Crane return now? The movie needs its dignity back.

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A clue on the whys here - the town was built on top of a MASSIVE lithium deposit, with the talks to mine it being scrapped due to environmental concerns. That’s actually a decent lead in for why some

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Welp

The Jackal Lanterns just went full Mad Max with the Halloween Parade floats and cars

No, I don’t have any idea why either, just roll with it

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Nice, they confirmed that Fred’s full name is still Frederick Herman Jones XD

Also a great little action sequence with Daphne - while there’s not much movement, they frame the scene dynamically, with some good quick wordplay. Very nice.

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Velma has a mind palace

Aight

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Velma: Shaggy, I could kiss you!

Oh, to hear this as a child, when I still hardcore shipped Shelma *sigh*

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Oh thank gods we’re going back to Scarecrow again

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Shaggy ate some Scooby Snacks, leapt out of a moving vehicle, and onto the backs of two flying pumpkins that he promptly reined in to fly to Crane’s prison transport

...yet again, I am amazed at the sentences I am led to type for Scooby Doo DTVs

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Ah, how very Hannibal Lector of you, Jon

Man, he actually looks very meek in normal clothes - red long-sleeved shirt and grey slacks

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Hmmm

So Crane ISN’T behind the Jackal Lanterns - in fact he’s outright befuddled by them. This means his whole spiel to Velma earlier about both of them being caught in the same trap was… metaphorical? The breakdown doesn’t actually go into WHY he thinks they’re in the same trap - Crane’s whole schtick is tied to accepting fear, not denying it, so why would they be the same?

Either way, someone is using both him and Mystery Inc to do something to Crystal Cove (please be Red Herring, please be Red Herring, please be Red Herring)

Actually, that reference at the beginning really WAS a red herring - they framed it as being Jon the whole time when it wasn’t. Kudos!

Additional kudos to having Jon be seen more out of mask than in - he is a looker, and I aim to look as much as I can ;)

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Annnnd Daphne’s now trying to convince Elvira to switch clothes with her

I don’t get it - how on earth did we get from Daphne trying to find a good costume for trick-or-treating to asking Elvira to switch oh there it is nevermind.

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There is literally a scene where a giant buzzsaw is slicing towards Crane

and he just

stares at it

going “huh, that’s different”

And I LOVE IT

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And here we have another fascinating scene: Velma going to free Crane from his cell, as Daphne tells her to just leave him to die by pumpkin

I’m wondering if they meant to draw a parallel between the two here - Velma starts by reciting a nursery rhyme, then overcoming her fears in order to release madness to take control. It’s not done very cleanly - mainly bc we barely have any time with Crane in this movie - but I wonder if they meant to insinuate that Crane was like Velma once, where he refused to acknowledge he was afraid, which caused him to lose focus on his initial goals

Idk, ignore my ramblings

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Crane, smirking: I’ll need my personal effects - extenuating circumstances.

Me, fanning myself: I’ll need you to remove yours first

(i am not even kidding, Crane is an absolute DILF in this movie and it flusters me. Stupid sexy animation)

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YAAAAAAAAAAASSSSS

SCARECROW TO THE MOTHERFCUKING RESCUE BABY, SCYTHE AND FCUKING ALL!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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FCUK YEAH THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

HE HAS A DANCE LIKE QUALITY WITH SOME OF HIS FIGHTING MOVES

VIOLENT DANCING BRINGS THE GIANT JACKAL LANTERN DOWN BABY

THEN HE BACKFLIPS AND GYMNASTIC SWINGS INTO THE VAN

ROCK IT SCARECROW FCUKING ROCK IT

(minor note here, but the subtitles show Dr. Crane instead of Scarecrow - unsure if that’s more that the movie calls him Dr Crane or if it indicates he’s acting more heroic than villainous)

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GODDAMNIT

THE GIANT PUMPKIN SNUCK VINES INTO THE VAN AND STOLE HIM BACK

WHEN CRANE WAS... wearing a seatbelt before, but isn’t now.

...

BOOOOO

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Yet again, we find a Scooby movie that attempts character development, but with Velma

Unlike Shaggy’s Showdown however, I’m mixed on how successful it is.

For starters, Velma hasn’t been this cocksure in other DTVs we’ve seen, so it’s a bit odd to see it now. While not 100% out of place - after all, the gang DID capture one of Batman’s Rogues Gallery on their own - it still feels a touch forced. Compare that to Shaggy’s Showdown, where Shaggy has ALWAYS been a coward (one that, in more recent years, writers have had willing to abandon his friends for safety), so the character development there feels more natural.

The progression of events with Velma actually work somewhat okay - but again, here’s where past DTVs come to bite them in the ass. The past handful have had the gang be wrong, have had them fail, or catch the wrong guy. This makes Velma’s attitude here at odds with the other films, something that sticks more due to a character that’s appeared in the past few films as a minor inconvenience - a Sheriff who keeps telling the gang not to interfere, they’re doing things wrong, etc. If this had been a character who was completely wrong in the past AND SHOWN TO BE WRONG FOR HIS OPINIONS, while the gang never guessed wrong, this would work much better. Unfortunately, it doesn’t, and here we are.

I think it would have flowed better if Velma’s cockiness came solely from catching Crane on their own. Have a random cop character or reporter or whatever (just not the recurring cop), insinuate that the gang is in too deep with Scarecrow, that he should be handled by the adults or professionals or whatever. Velma could bristle, overcompensate, and THEN fall from her pedestal like we see, reach out to the gang and commiserate over feeling scared, and grow. Again, it’s not too far to reach for, but they handle it poorly; as a result, the outcome feels a little more shoehorned in.

It’s an honest shame, bc we haven’t had a Velma centered story since Frankencreepy, and we all remember what a hideous fcuking mess THAT was *shudders*. Still, it somewhat gets its point across, I guess.

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Fred why did you rip your shirt off

Actually better question why do you not have nipples

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Awwwwwww

Velma just apologized to Shag and Scoob for snapping at them earlier, and admits how she doesn’t appreciate how much they make Mystery Inc what it is

Also she eats a Scooby Snack with them and admits they taste pretty good

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Huh

Velma’s mind palace is the Mystery Machine driving through space

Also Shaggy and Scooby are able to telepathically follow her in and communicate with her

Literally, they actually followed her into her head telepathically, and show her their memories of things she hasn’t gotten to see tonight (while also possibly enhancing her ability to remember things, given how much DETAIL she captures perfectly of things that she would maybe have glimpsed in a millisecond AT MOST)

...another tally for Crack Theory A of magic! Shaggy and Scooby *scribbles*

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Fred, be very very thankful that there are no people operating those pumpkins in person cause uhhhh

Those traps would be spraying red instead of orange

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Another weird music choice - the gang goes up to fight the Jackal Lanterns, but the music is the same 60s bubble we heard earlier

Not terribly atmospheric, really

(wouldn’t a Smashing Pumpkins cover of Scooby Doo be more appropriate, or did you guys spend all your money on hiring Elvira and Bill Nye?)

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Dang

Velma just admitted her fears and jumped into the mouth of the Mega Pumpkin, before getting Fred to use the app from earlier to shut it down, revealing it to be a giant drone surrounded by smaller pumpkin drones

This feels… counterintuitive, but I’ll try to explain at the end

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Okay

I’ll admit it

The Whodunnit is actually pretty decent in concept

There was a sprinkling of tidbits that could be assembled for the final conclusion and still make a decent amount of sense, all to find the sheriff doing it

Only he isn’t a sheriff

He’s a former Tech CEO who was also busted by the gang years ago in a case the Sheriff kept bringing up throughout the movie - due to his prison sentence, he lost more than half his wealth and the opportunity to expand it further with the Crystal Cove Lithium deposits

He was also someone who sold tech to Crane for his fear toxin distribution, where he got the idea to frame him for it

(tho on a side note, Crane is an absolute dork and a terrible liar - just look at the email he sent XD and that profile pic, my gods)

He deliberately picked at the gang for the past few DTVs (specifically 2: Return to Zombie Island and Curse of the 13th Ghost) to fracture their confidence, undermine them, etc - all so that in one fell swoop, he could retake his fortune, frighten everyone in town away from the mines so they couldn’t interfere, frighten away the gang (while also ruining their reputation as mystery solvers), and take Crane off the docket so he couldn’t identify the CEO when he pretended to be the sheriff

This… is actually a pretty damn good plan, for a Scooby villain. He was patient, manipulative, and clever, learning how best to tie up loose ends and win back what he lost. A clever revenge story that came so close to coming to fruition, and could have honestly been sold convincingly…

...if it hadn’t been done so much better in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

Yeeeaaaah, this movie basically lifts the rough framework up from that one - past mystery villain comes back to attack the gang and ruin their reputation (tho this one decides to also make his fortune back and tie up loose ends with former criminal contacts, a la Crane). Gang is embarrassed in front of the news folk, another villain is framed for it (like Old Man Wickles of the Black Knight fame), and the gang must reconcile to foil the villain for good.

Although it also??? Merges elements of Frankencreepy in it?? The movie is focused on Velma, who is struggling to admit when she’s wrong (which ties into her fear, somehow… I’ll think on that point a little) and things purportedly go haywire when she won’t bend. This… isn’t illustrated as well here, since there’s very little direct cause-and-effect from Velma’s actions that would prove this point - that insisting her way is the right, best, and therefore only way to go ends up making things worse.

As much as I despised Frankencreepy (and I DESPISED IT), it did do that part well - showing that refusing to budge on something can lead to you hurting your friends (literally, in that one), and that admitting you were wrong and need help isn’t the end of the world.

(that movie also had former villains returning to gain vengeance upon the gang using psychological warfare, hm - may need to go over that one again, unfortunately).

It’s a shame, too - the basic elements for this plot are all here, they just need to be polished and reworked a bit to make a really fascinating movie.

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Anyways, back to the asshat CEO who just… faked being a sheriff. Because white people can get away with that so long as they have the outfit and the car *throws up hands* (the sad part is this is probably something that actually happens)

As he drives away we see a familiar silhouette looming in the cornfields, watching him approach

Velma had Bill Nye on speaker, so he could record the entire confession for the federal officers nearby (who were taking Scarecrow back to Arkham), and track the phone signal to his exact location

And right as his holographic call cuts out, we see the shadow of a Scarecrow looming over him, causing him to scream.

When the feds arrive at his final location, both his body and the money have vanished. The car still sits, engine running, before the crows leering over him from the field vanish into the sky.

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Now that he’s dead, the gang walks and finds themselves at a Halloween party, with friendly faces and good food. The mystery is solved, though the culprit may never be found again.

Then Daphne admits to NOT trying to steal Elvira’s costume for Halloween, but instead trying to steal Elvira’s identity and replace her.

Something that she’s apparently nearly gotten away with on past mysteries working with Phillis Diller

*sighs* movie, why couldn’t you just stick to the costume schtick? This is just… so much worse.

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From there, Elvira walks off to wrap things up, reveal the monster face on the back of her head sans wig (which was also a monkey), and start the credits, where we see the gang working to bring the Mystery Machine back to its former glory a la Frankenstein pastiche.

This movie… this movie is a hot mess, but at least it’s an OKAY hot mess.

It really does feel like someone started writing a decent Velma-focused movie concerning the Scarecrow and a past Mystery Inc villain interfering, but was bogged down by notes from higher-ups: Wait! Write in Elvira! Also write in Bill Nye! Hey, let’s have a Mad Max car chase with the Jackal Lanterns! And have Daphne obsessed with literally becoming Elvira! Also make reference to things that we’ll insist be explained this way instead of a way that makes sense! Great!

(seriously tho, we never find out who Crane cares about most that reminds him of Velma, what the heck?)

It’s like two or three different scripts were smooshed together without being cleaned up - stuff is said that doesn’t get resolved, the celebrity guests don’t get to breathe much and feel squished together, and the build-up for the villain feels… less impactful, even knowing that he’s been in the past two films.

It might have worked if he’d been in… let’s say like 5 or 6 DTVs in a row, speaking roles for dissing the gang growing in each (ex start with “Good job kids! But maybe next time, leave it to the professionals, okay?” and growing more bitter from there), but only 2 feels kind of meh. Still, I do appreciate the clues we got to collect together, and they all work in the final breakdown of the scheme - some DTVs can feel like they pull stuff completely out of nowhere, so kudos there.

I appreciate what they wanted to do with Velma - give her a character development arc similar to Shaggy’s in Shaggy’s Showdown. Unfortunately, it wasn’t set up quite so neatly: they blended her ‘refusal to admit fear’ with her overconfidence that she was always right, and it led to a weird conclusion. To face her fears, she leapt into the Giant Pumpkin, which… proved that she was right all along about it being fake, and that solves things somehow. It doesn’t address how she can get something wrong sometimes, it doesn’t really address what she’s afraid of (which is honestly quite good: she’s afraid of failing in a way that allows bad guys to escape justice and in a way that hurts her friends), it’s just a bit of a mess. Points for aiming the focus the right way (and in a way that DOESN’T sexualize the underage teenage girl, unlike some DTVs cough cough Frankencreepy cough cough), but it’s very very messy how it goes about it.

The movie actually balanced pretty well for the whole gang - no excessive focus on one leaving the rest in the dust (too much at least - Fred was a touch underdeveloped, but nowhere near as annoying as past iterations have been. Shaggy and Scooby were kind of meh in some places but great in others, while Daphne was just odd. I think they were trying to recapture the BCSD Daphne characterization, but they failed. Still, she did spend some good time kicking ass with the pumpkins, so that was fun.

Now for the Rogue, Jonathan Crane. If you like Crane, this movie gives you: maniacal Scarecrow, calm and creepy Crane, a brief glimpse at fanboy!Crane (he admits in his own awkward way that he’s a fan of Elvira, and later tells her he loves her work - it’s fun), and (best of all for me) a heroic Crane - one who helps the protagonists and ends up kicking ass pretty damn well, brief as it was. And while DILF Crane is always a treat, he feels underutilized in this. In comparison, Scooby Doo/Batman Brave and the Bold really utilized a lot of different aspects of Riddler, to the point he actually does feel pretty menacing by the third act. It’s a shame we don’t quite get that with Crane, but I do love seeing him 1. More out of mask, and 2. Acting as a good guy (in his own way), so he’s enjoyable on the whole.

I kind of wish that the whole movie was spent more with Crane, but again, the script is a bit of a mess on this part - the fact that he’s not completely screwed over is a goddamn miracle.

Elvira was… okay. She didn’t have much of a purpose beyond getting the plot started and giving Daphne some hooks to play off of. Bill Nye (abrupt as his introduction was) did provide some necessary elements to the mystery, as well as the tech; he wasn’t too bad by the end. (still a touch bitter we didn’t get ex roommate Nye, but hey, what can you do)

Humor was… mixed. Some good, some meh, but very few long enough to feel painful. Some bits felt extraneous at times, but they did help to build to the conclusion, so points for effort.

At the end of the day though, I’m probably keeping this more for Jonathan Crane than anyone else. It does have a lot of fanfic potential tho 🤔🤔🤔

That’s all from me tonight, folks! Hope you enjoyed my own little breakdown of the movie.

#happy halloween scooby doo #plush reviews: final thoughts #jonathan crane #scarecrow #spoilers

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Chapter 14

Word Count: 947

Warnings: Angst & talk of violence

Author’s note: I definitely did NOT add this chapter in yesterday even though I have had this series finished since like February! I just thought it needed more explanation, so I hope you enjoy!

“I heard her singing again Nico. You need to control your daughter,” Keons growled at Nico. He paced around the office while Sacarver and Andre sat behind him. “We don’t want what happened to Nills to happen to you, do we?”

“No,” Nico groaned as he slid down into his chair. He thought back to the old leader of Dema, Nills, who had broken the rules and therefore was bumped back down to a level one Bishop and allowed Nico to take the role of the leader. “I’ll talk to her.”

“Good,” Keons tapped his fingers together meliciously as he stared Nico down. “Any news on finding Josh and the boy?”

“No.”

Keons walked over to the Bishop and grabbed him by his collar and held him close to his face, “You’re pathetic Nicolas.” He threw Nico back down and walked away. Nico looked over to Sacarver and Andre who both just shook their head at Nico was sprawled out on his chair.

“You aren’t cut out to be a leader, Nico,” Andre whispered as he walked out of the room. Sacarver followed him and then Nico was alone. He took a deep breath before standing up straight and headed up to his daughters room.

“Clancy?” Nico knocked on the wooden door and it slowly opened up with a creak. He saw the flicker of her red hair as she turned around and walked back to her bed.

“I heard Josh and the little boy escaped,” she whispered. She looked up at her father with eyes that were filled with sadness, but he never noticed.

“Yes, did you have something to do with this?” he asked.

“Why would I-”

“Don’t act like we don’t hear you singing all the time, Clancy. After everything that has happened.”

“Seriously, Dad, I thought we weren’t going to talk about that anymore,” she mumbled. She walked over to her bed and sat down on it while staring at her hands, trying to avoid his dark eyes. “I told you, they weren’t why I tried.”

“Doesn’t matter anymore, what matters is that Josh and the boy escaped.”

Clancy shrugged. “I don’t know what to tell you.” Nico sighed and walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him. Clancy layed on her bed and softly sang to herself.

“Stay alive, stay alive.”

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Josh finally was able to catch up to Connor whose face was red from running about a mile away from the Dema headquarters. They weren’t exactly sure where they were, besides that they were somewhere in Necropolis.

“We need to find someone who can drive us back to our house,” Josh told Connor who agreed. They continued walking until they finally came across a house on the side of the road that they were walking down.

“Excuse me?” Josh asked politely. The old man who was working outside, he must had been a farmer, looked up at Josh and smiled.

“How are you boys doing today?”

“We could be doing better, our car broke down and we really need a ride home? Could you drive us?”

“I don’t see why not! How far away are you?” asked the old man. Josh told him, and everyone piled into the man’s blue pickup truck and drove about forty minutes to their house.

“Thank you so much for the ride,” Josh thanked him and handed him some money that he had in his pocket. Thank god the Bishops and the Niners didn’t take any of it.

“So what is the plan? Why are we here?” Connor asked. He was afraid, and he wanted to make sure his family was safe.

“I need to get the word out to the other Banditos,” Josh mumbled but Connor was still confused.

“What do you mean? Why?”

“Because I think I know a way we can try to save your dad and the rest of your family, but I need the Banditos help. And tape. Yellow tape. Lots of it.”

“Yellow tape?”

“Yes, remember? Bishop’s and the Niner’s can’t see yellow,” Josh explained.

“Uncle Josh, I’m scared,” Connor admitted. Josh walked over and wrapped the little boy up in his arms, holding him close.

“I know this is scary but you have been so brave and strong so far, and I know you can continue to be for your family. I believe in you.”

“Thank you Uncle Josh,” Connor whispered into his chest.

The rest of the day was spent with Connor going to the store and picking up yellow tape while Josh was busy trying to find the other Banditos. He went to the Trench and it still looked like a bloodbath. He wondered where the bodies had went, but at the same time he didn’t want to know.

“Josh?” he heard a voice whisper from behind him. He turned around to see a young girl, maybe 15 years old, sitting on the ground holding a Ukulele. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m trying to find the other Banditos, I need your guys help.”

“I can help. What can I do?”

“Do you know a way to contact the Banditos of other provinces?” Josh asked and the girl nodded.

“My name is Rose by the way,” she held out her hand for Josh to shake.

“Thank you for helping,” Josh whispered.

“Of course.”

Josh gave Rose a pile of napkins that had instructions of where to meet and what to do, and she told Rose to get them out to the other Banditos in any way possible and for everyone to spread the word. He needed the banditos to join him at his house tomorrow so he could go and help Tyler and his family.

#tyler joseph #tyler joseph x reader #twenty one pilots #twenty one pilots fanfiction #trench au #trench fanfiction #dema au #dema fanfiction #demaverse #tyler joseph fanfic #tyler joseph fanfiction #josh dun #josh dun fanfic #josh dun fanfiction #the creator #beanfic

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Complete List of My Characters: With Snippits **EDITED**

Hood- Johnathan Satlin, the universe Guardian. Lazy, married to Liz Wright

Liz Wright- Wife to Hood, ultimate Mom with a control over fire and a ghost body guard

Aaron Nitishino- Number 42, The God Killer, adorably fluffy, married to Beth Wright

Beth Wright: Aaron’s wife, will kick your ass, adorable with a kind personality. Will gladly fight for her husband

Tiggs Nitishino: Aaron’s cousin. 9 foot tall black and silver four armed tiger man. Total mad scientist.

Jasmine Nitishino: Aaron’s cousin. Shapeshifter, lynx lady, pan, will stab you and flirt with you in the same minute

Pinstripe: Mafia Hit man possessed by ancient assassin god

Sheriff Waters: wild west sherriff and time displaced Pinstripe.

Sheriff McCreed: immortal western zombie sheriff, total nonchalant asshole.

Deputy Colt 45: super futuristic robot sent to the wild west. Deputy to Waters and McCreed.

Guilty’s Gang: Guilty, Thomas Ralz the pianist, and old man Joe the banjoist. And their swamp monster.

Scorpio: bandito given powers by the zodiac spirit scorpio,

Cheif Kitchi: Blackfoot indian chief.

Vessal: bronze golum, protecter of Kitchi’s tribe, host to hundreds of warrior spirits.

Argon and Neon: nova kids trapped in the Wildwest, brother and sister.

Nobilis Krypton: Anodyne, roman themed, trapped in wildwest with Argon and Neon

Stephan and Justin Wright: Little Brothers to Hood and Aaron respectively. Adopted by Tracey Wright and Hail Tartalgia. The bridges to the multiverse. Cinnamon roll and sin-namon rolls.

Tracey Wright: Hail’s wife and the mother to Justin and Stephan, tired of everyone’s shit and the power over darkness.

Hail Tartalgia: Second Youngest of the Tartalgia family. Shy, ice powers, twin brother to Zana, cinnamon roll. Married to Tracey Wright.

Lightening Tartalgia: youngest Tartalgia, power over energy, super speed. Energetic, outgoing, friendly.

Fog Tartalgia: Middle child of Tartalgia family, twin brother to Storm. Power over all gasses and vapors. Quiet, kind, wise.

Storm Tartalgia: Middle Child of Tartalgia family, twin brother to Fog. Power over weather. Loud, arrogant, secretly a cinnamon roll.

Kujo: Second oldest of Tartalgia family, twin brother to Zoey. Blunt, dry, helpful. Can know everything about an item by touching it, and will know expertly how to use it.

Zana: Second youngest of Tartalgia family, twin sister to Hail, power over water and liquids, equally as shy as Hail if not more so.

Zoey: Second oldest of Tartalgia family, twin sister of Kujo, control over plants and animals. Mischievous and naughty, but still someone to trust.

Hero: eldest of Tartalgia family. Power of adapting to any situation (nearly infinite powers). Outgoing, positive, conceited, loves himself.

Pops: Possibly immortal old man, Looks like 60, but is as healthy as a 30 year old. Street brawler, travels with Launa.

Launa Dandies: Descendant of Waters. Can’t be harmed. Sociopath, angry at everything.

Taurus: Minotaur like being, greatest enemy is Hood, wants to envelop the world in eternal night.

Number43: almost clone of Aaron. An attempt to repeat the success that is Aaron in making ultimate weapon.

Grave Digger: older than time, is death, grim reaper, and the grave all at once. Always drinking.

Arnold: The Graveyard Cat. Zombie cat with the power of decay. Experiment of 100 Project

Ronny: The hellhound, control over darkness and fire. Experiment of 100 project

Damian: Giant Golden Flying Fox, A big ass fruit bat. Kind, gentle, not sure where he is. Clings to Digger

Marty: a mothman, silent, thinking, will fight you.

Vet: time traveling immortal redneck doctor getting into shenanigans

Uncle Sam: ultra patriotic American bald eagle robot. Made by vet

DJ Giz: super sleek robot covered in speakers. Makes noise. Made by vet

Livewire: robot with tendrils coming from his back. not made by vet but saved by him

SARAH: vets body guard. Ultimate fighting robot girl. Very curious about the world and open to learn.

Leao: Wizard cat!

Farmer John Stidham: first of Shattered Six, hard working, blunt farmer

Don Lomas: Second of Shattered Six, mob boss, mysterious, dangerous.

Poindexter Carter: third of Shattered Six, genius, scientist, nerd

Smiley Joe Stidham: fourth of Shattered Six, mixer, dancer, happy.

Dr Dean Lomas: fifth of Shattered Six, doctor, muscular, pretty boy

Agent Carter: Sixth of Shattered Six, agent, fighter, dangerous.

The Fivefold: The Pastor, Prophet, Evangelist, Teacher, and Apostle.

The Big Three: The three who made everything, Austin, Chance, and Fernando.

Curly Satlin: Giant lumberjack with bigger afro. Works for Don and Brigitta Vigarin.

Kristopher Krins: towns person of Keypers Cove, might be santa, definitely Santa, necklace is two candy canes which he uses when fighting.

Galve: flaming skeleton goat man in a robe, comes out from November to February.

Sir Issac Wells: real name of Johnny Rockers. Large bulky man, from Arkansas, used some enhanced cocaine, permanent other personality emerged, sophisticated man of class, still an absolute psychopathic serial killer.

Mr. Hicks: Henry Hicks, CEO of large tech company, travels the world joining fighting tournaments, boxer.

Lord Harlston: Victorian era gentlemen revived as a half plant, half zombie, very kind and polite. Hates rude un-gentlemanly people.

Pedro Gonzalez: former CEO, current Hero of Mexico, very strong boxer, rival to Mr. Hicks.

The Matador: Alfonzo Rivera, fighter, uses a sword and two bull fighting spears.

Wechidna: Immortal butler and warrior, butler to Mr. Hicks, neighbor to Tracey Wright.

Ashura: Ghost of formally immortal warrior, bonded to Liz Wright

Foxcrest: perfect maid

Wolfthorn: perfect Butler

Hawkridge: Perfect butler,

Ursa: Tigg’s main maid. Super strong

Lea: Tiggs’ main gardener. Mastered every last known martial art

Shaun-Li: Tigg’s cheff, poison touch.

Pastor Smith and Juddeep: World traveling Southern Pastor and his Saudi Arabian friend/ex-airport security guard.

Romulin: Son of Anubis, permanent rival to Uncle Sam

Valz: Greek titan of love, passion, erotic pleasure, and drinks.

Issac: Son of Hood, inherited all his powers.

Tommie: Daughter of Aaron, inherited all his powers (and looks)

Tedd: living teddy bear, adopted by Hood.

Ishmael: ancient warrior and shaman. Rival and big brother figure to Issac

The Mesh: large, jumbled robot, created by a deceased boy genius, roams the world looking for a new owner.

Abra: Alternate pinstripe, unknown female who’s theme is magician.

Ringmaster: Circus ringmaster with reality altering abilities

Chuckles: Alternate pinstripe, unknown female who’s theme is clown.

Ragdoll: Hood from a forgotten universe, a patchwork ragdoll like being of pure evil.

Snap: the alpha hood, the original who snapped upon seeing the multitude of various deaths.

Corruption: alternate Aaron. Put on Hood’s sweater, old programming resurfaced, Went crazy.

The Pinstripe Corps: multidimensional assassin group of alternate Pinstripe’s

The OFFKeys: a group of six musicians from Keypers Cove, each represents a different music genre

The entire town of Keypers Cove: hoh boy. Their necklaces has powers

Thunder and Zora Tartaliga: Parents of the Tartalgia Family and founders of Tartalgia.

Ultra42: Alternate Aaron, true ultimate weapon

Omega42: Zombie Ultra, mindless animal, afterwards a depressed former hero.

Aaron+: alternate aaron, controlled with nanites, killer.

Amalgam: an amalgamate of Pinstripe, Fatality, Legion, Patient Doe, Mr Thompson, Scorpio, from a computer world.

Scrap: all of Vet’s robots, mashed into one, torn to shreds by Aaron+ individually before reforming and killing him.

Virus: Vet’s true opposite. Body is home to every last disease, fungus, and bacteria in the universe, complete control over all disease.

Schism: the true embodiment of chaos and order. True equality. A god pretty much.

EL: The elemental. Splits into six main elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Machine, Nature, Light and Dark. Then they fuse into four sub elements. Fire and Water make Energy. Air and Earth make Decay. Nature and Machine make Time. And Light and Dark make order. Then they fuse to make two. Time and Decay make Death. Order and Energy make life. El, the final fusion, is the element of Humanity

Error53: a mix of science and magic, a demonic computer virus.

El guillao: Puerto Rican Gansgter, uses soul flame and machetes.

Fatality: embodiment of fear, true monster.

Legion: former youth pastor turned host to millions of demons.

Train Man: Wildwest Zombie, enforcer of death, rounds up souls Digger doesn’t feel like finding.

Dr. Isotope: former Cold War Scientist, imbued with the power of ten atoms bombs

Xalarn: flaming spikey skeleton man, makes more flaming skeletons for army.

Damian Weaver: form an alternate universe, survivor of zombie apocalypse. Thinks he is edgy, is not edgy,

Justin Carter: from the same forgotten world as Ragdoll. Another patchwork ragdoll man, with a flaming chainsaw for a hand, a hero.

Patient Doe: unknown. A patchwork person trying to make themselves the perfect body, might be alien, no facts known.

Mr. Thompson: really friendly serial killer, animals love him, everyone loves him, everyone knows hes a killer too.

Silver Heart: given a robotic heart that replaces all damaged parts with robotics.

Bob: robot from the future meant to be sent to 1950’s America. Sent to modern America. Typical 1950’s dad but is actually killer liquid metal robot.

Rex: very large man with brain of hyper intelligent dog. Loyal, works with a pirate, but always dressed in a suit.

Leon: demon lion man. Crazy, violent, evil

Captain Longbeard and Shiv: Pirates. Longbeard is very intelligent, pilots a ship from the far future, Shiv is his malfunctioning robot fighter/first mate.

Clove: Skeleton Wildwest gun for hire. Known as the Gunslinger.

Beryl and Obsidian: Gem people. Servants for the Gods.

DOTcom: a program and nanite cloud created by Vet, pilots his TAURTOS.

Talli and Mingan: Talli cant die, Mingan is his giant grey dire wolf who is the real brains of the duo.

Blachidna: Alternate version of Wechidna, evil, arrogant, ruler of planet of factories.

Employee18: leader of worker revolution against Blachinda, favorite weapon :picaxe

Ashuraos: alternate Ashura, driven mad with power, being of pure chaos, body is half liquid energy

The Lounge Singers: 1920′s era smokey ball room band, actually hitmen, Ricky, Big Al, Betty, and Li.

Lukas Muler: Swiss cowboy living in Treasure Canyon. Earth bending powers, loves rocks.

Kopano Pillay: South African mercenary, true soldier, gun for hire.

Malware: a corrupted, computer virus infected Justin, wants to recreate his family using the glitches.

Trojan: a corrupted, computer virus infected Stephan. Wants to make Justin fix their world then kill him, willing to destroy whatever stands in his way.

The Televnagelist: former big name preacher turned serial killer.

The FRESHfold: the fivefold, but Fresh.

Vetster: Vet and Gaster merged together.

Aroodamate: Hood and Aaron, amalgamated

Civilian: mysterious unknown vigilante, no powers.

Galaxes: angelic being made of red space dust and stars, watcher of the world

The Four Angels: A Roman Centurion, a Holy Knight, A Western Sheriff, and a US WWII Soldier. Angels, and patron guardians of The Fivefold

El Monstruo: Mexican Super Villain, villain to Pedro Gonzalez. Basic super powers of super strength and speed. Only wants to bring Mexico to World power status, going about it very wrong.

Cowl: Underfell Aaron

Cloak: Underfell Hood

Charger/Camaro/Mustang: super soldiers made by Group 100 project, large, strong, hate Aaron.

Moses Shamalyan: the Great Devastator, Aaron’s rival, dog man.

Golgatha: parasite, cannibal, mercenary, master chef.

Y’All: parasite that turns people into hillbilly’s

Thomas Burgens: crazed pizza place owner with an army of killers and animatronic suit.

Retro: pixelated knight traveling the world

Fenrif: Old Norse God living as a cowboy in Montana

Mabel Brown: wizard cowgirl, alchemizes her own bullets, each being a different spells.

Rodrick Black: magician, bank robber. Enemy of Hood. Possible real magic? unconfirmed.

Gabriel: angel made of rusted scrap metal, joins Retro on his adventures.

Agent Tell: Government agent infected by alien millipede parasite. Covered in spikes, has flame thrower.

Agarom: former hero, turned demon, back to hero.

LUCAS: comes from the same world as Retro. A humanoid figure made from a random assortment of different sized and colored pixels. Friendly, wants to help.

Emmanuel Rodriguez: Mexican assassin with an affinity for throwing knives.

The Untracables: Robert Gonzales and Shaun Findly, hitman contractor and loser turned killer duo.

Vinny: a business man infected by a parasitic lily that has taken over his body with vines.

Ausham: ego of darkness, creativity, and passion

Chanter: ego of emotions, morality, and love

Eclecious: ego of logic, spirituality, and intelligence

Parsure: ego of depression, anxiety, and writers block

Glossy: ego of encouragement, ambition, and responsibilities

Blake: ego of neutrality, boredom, and disinterest.

Cole: ego of mischief, rage, and hatred

Dull; ego of distraction, absent mindedness, and randomness

Author: ego of humor, nostalgia, and regret.

Buddy Lilly: Ego of music, talents, and boldness

Staliel: Ferns Guardian Angel. Nervous train wreck

JM Drew: former cartoon studio owner turned inky psychopath

Dr Alexander: former life of Ausham, dangerous surgeon and assassin

Chanzer: a twisted corrupted Chanter

Plush: a felt plush filled apex predator

Ratio: TV head in charge of directing messages and asks to the egos and other characters.

Publisher: anthropomorphic cat man made of stars and darkness, lives in the thrift shop.

Officer Lupe Rodriguez: a normal lapd officer who has an instant healing factor making her invincible.

Oasis: a being made of sand that wanders the Mojave desert.

Glitch Angel: A humanoid being made of multicolored corrupted pixels with two large pixel wings.

Black Bishop: mysterious man in a black hooded robe with a staff shaped like a bishop chess peace that can pierce any material and summon minions made of that material. Actually an absolute dork.

Magra: bishops main general. Flaming jackolantern head on a titanium and gold body with vines, hot plasma, and liquid energy wrapped around his body. Also an absolute dork.

#my characters

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Wynnona Earp 1x01 Purgatory

Spoilers disclaimer (please read before sending messages or writing comments.)

Stray thoughts

1) I thought I should preface this by saying that I have literally no idea what this show is about. I had some idea about the basic premise of Jane the Virgin, but Wynnona Earp? Nothing, nada. I do know that there are some F/F ships, but that’s about it. I have no idea what the show is about. Is it sci-fi? Mystery? Drama? Is it set in the past, the present or the future? Is Wynnona Earp a character or a place, or something else? I truly don’t know! But a lot of you suggested I should watch this show, so here I am, ready to find out!

2) So I’m guessing this is Wynonna…

And she has some kind of history in this town, obviously.

I wonder whose funeral she’s attending…

3) This was some intense flashback…

A lot of information but nothing is spelled out. There were at least three sisters – I’m guessing – and their dad. One of the sisters mentions their mom, but I’m guessing she was already dead. And who are the bad guys and why are they attacking this family?

4) If someone from the area tells you not to go outside, and you even call her “smart” because of it, then why on earth do you not listen?! I’m sure she could’ve held it for two more minutes.

5) Yes, lady, this is what you get for saying “hello” to the roaring beast and taking a stroll in this creepy ass forest instead of running back to the bus.

6) Okay, I’m into this. (sorry, lady, but you kind of had it coming.)

7) Yes, super into this, but I have so many questions! Was the creepy birthday ringtone kind of like a trigger? Because she started kicking some serious ass the minute she heard it. And what about the creature? Why did it look like a man at times and like a beast at others?

8) So is this like a western supernatural show? Well, I wasn’t expecting that.

9) Why doesn’t she want anyone knowing who she is? Is she some sort of fugitive or is it because of her history in the town? And is the town literally a purgatory? I mean, those creatures in the forest seemed like they belonged in hell, not in purgatory. I have so many questions, sorry!

10) Who are Gus and Curtis to Wynnona? They don’t seem to be family, for some reason. And it seems Wynonna suspects he didn’t die of a stroke.

11) I was about to go on a rant about this…

SHERIFF: Runaway? Whore? Who knows what kind of trouble this girl got herself into?

DEPUTY DOLLS: Spoken like a man who finds a lot of dead girls. And you've had three of 'em in the past six months.

…but thankfully someone shut him up.

12) There’s an actual saloon in this town, it seems time stood still in Purgatory. Makes sense.

13) Wynonna delivers a line to give us some background information about her…

Two stints in juvie, a summer riding with the Banditos, and I'm still wanted for questioning in the Bleaker case.

…and I have more questions than answers. Why was she in juvie? Who are the Banditos? (which, btw, I’m guessing is “Bandidos” – Spanish for “bandits” – misspelled) And what is the Bleaker case?

14) Okay, so Curtis was Wynonna’s uncle. Got it.

15) So, she’s been called insane, cursed, and a freak. I wonder what special qualities she has that make these small-town dumbasses describe her like that.

16) OMG, I love this girl already!

But why is Wynonna’s sister dating this douchebag?

17) This is the dude that Wynonna fought in the forest, right?

18) WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!

19) So there is a curse, and there is a magic gun that Wynonna’s ancestor used against these creatures or whatever.

20) Damn, this girl really has a chip on her shoulder!

21) So is Dolls a Mulder?

22) What happens to the Earps when they turn 27? Why is she spooked? I’m sorry, this must be a crappy recap because all I keep doing is asking questions! Oh, oh, is that when the powers kick in? Is that why she started kicking ass the second she turned 27?

23) So the house has been uninhabited since the night of the fire. And we finally get a little more backstory:

They say Wyatt took down 77 outlaws with this gun.

And all those outlaws are resurrecting as revenants coming for us.

They won't rest until they gain freedom from their earthly prison.

You'll stop them, Daddy!

You'll get 'em.

Willa is the eldest, the next Earp heir destined to inherit Wyatt's abilities. Because the only thing that can put these demons down again is you.

I really couldn’t tell who each of the girls is supposed to be, but apparently, there was an older sister, Willa, who was supposed to be the next “chosen one” to defeat the demons but she was taken and, I’m guessing, killed.. It seems it’s Wynonna’s turn, now.

24) So Wynonna has been diagnosed with a mental health disease because of her speaking out about the demons. Reminds me of Buffy.

25) So the Deputy is trying to recruit Wynonna. And Willa is most definitely dead.

26) Wait, did Wynonna shoot her own father?

27) Who the fuck was crawling out of the well?

28) I’m really liking the tension between the sisters because I understand where each of them is coming from. Wynonna carries a lot of guilt because of how she accidentally shot her dad, and Waverly wants revenge and to break the curse, probably so that both her and Wynonna can be safe and free.

29) So this is the guy that was crawling out of the well…

He’s definitely hiding something.

30) “Sometimes life chooses for us.” I’m guessing this will have relevance when it comes to Wynonna’s own destiny.

31) Is there going to be a fucking duel?

They took Waverly. You'll fix this. He said, "Tomorrow high noon.”

32) Yep, Dolls is a Mulder. He knows about the fucking demons.

33) Is Waverly going to be the “put Willow in danger” girl? I hope not. I mean, it works, but I hope that as a character she’s not reduced to the damsel in distress.

34) Okay, more backstory, thank you…

You see, when the Earp heir turns 27, those of us killed by the last one, well, we resurrect. A little more demonic than the time before, but, one way or the other, we all end up in Purgatory.

35) Okay, but he said they killed Curtis to lure her back, but she turned 27 when she was already back in town, so that means they couldn’t have come back and killed Curtis before then? Plot hole? Or am I missing something?

36) “Nobody shoots my family but me.”

37) I guess he’s going to hell now.

38) So Dolls did help after all.

39) Oh, this was some steamy shit…

40) So, the guy that crawled out of the well and met Wynonna at the bar is a revenant, but he’s helping her out. Could he be an Earp that was killed by another Earp? Listen, I don’t know who he is but he’s hot af.

41) Okay, I’m really interested to see where this show goes. We have a female hero who can kick ass, there’s this “curse” and the demons who walk on earth and are stuck on Purgatory – literally, there’s this cool sister/sister dynamic, and the government is involved in actively fighting the demons. And the modern-day western setting, let’s not forget that. I’ve never been a fan of Westerns, that’s a very American thing and well, I’m not American, but I think I may actually enjoy this.

I do have a lot of questions. There’s been a lot of action and very little exposition, which sometimes is a necessary evil. But it seems the writers have taken the “show, don’t tell” route, which I appreciate. So I guess we’ll get more details as the season progresses. Hopefully.

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