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elgaberino-mcoc · 2 years
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New Toad art from the official MCOC Twitter
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zeitgeistghoul · 5 years
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Caustic Ties (1/2)
Pairing: Axel x F!reader
(for you, anon! thank you for the suggestion! I apologize for taking so long in getting this up, i’m working two jobs this summer and it eats up most of my free time. i finished this weeks ago, but just now sat down to edit it. chapter 2 is in the works, thanks for you patience :) )
Axel was sprawled lazily over one of the many couches that sat in the X-Mansion’s common area, tuning in and out of the long talk Wade was currently giving the team. Domino kept trying to tell him to wrap it up, but Wade would shoo her away and continue rambling, earning exasperated sighs from the other members. It’s no wonder Cable never wanted to come to these meetings. This place would be a fiery pile of ash by now due to the time-traveler’s short temper and distaste for Wade’s antics. Axel’s found his eyes wander to you, the newest member of the X-Force crew. He watched as you tried your best to stifle a giggle as Wade began flailing his arms to emphasize whatever point he was trying to make with this announcement. He watched as you put a hand over your mouth to hide your grin. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. You had only been here for a day and you were already getting the full experience of Wade’s ridiculous pep talks and the antics that went on in the mansion. Axel didn’t know much about you, as it was technically your first day on the team, so he still hadn’t gotten the chance to introduce himself. He had heard from other members of the Force that you had the ability to transform your arms and legs into tentacle-like tendrils. He hadn’t seen a demonstration yet, but was sure it was avant garde like the rest of abilities held by his team members. That would definitely make missions more interesting. He wondered if you had chosen a name for yourself yet. 
“Yo, Barf Boy, I’m talking to you!” Wade’s voice roused Axel from his thoughts. He turned his gaze to Wade, who now had friendly arm around you. “You’re in charge of the new kid around here.” Axel sat up from his position on the couch.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” he asked. “I’m no babysitter.” Wade laughed obnoxiously. 
“Well, now you are!” he said enthusiastically. “Starting today, you’re Y/N’s mentor! Meeting adjourned.” The team filed out of the room before Axel could even open his mouth in protest, leaving you and him to stand there together in stunned silence. What the hell had he just been thrown into?
Axel stood on the training grounds watching you spar with Domino. He observed that you were quick on your feet and incredibly skilled in combat already. You hadn’t even used your ability yet. You ended the spar quickly, gently pinning Domino down. She let out a hearty laugh.
“Damn, newbie, you know what you’re doing!” You stood up and held out a hand to help her up, which she accepted. Domino dusted herself off and motioned to Axel. “Your turn!” Axel was reluctant to take on the role of mentor, but it didn’t look like he had much of a choice in the matter. Everyone else was too busy with their own duties or missions to be helping a new trainee get her bearings for hours each day, so he was their best bet. Axel walked over to where you were standing and faced you. 
“Ready?” he asked. The nod you gave him in return signaled the beginning of the spar. Axel threw a swift punch to your left, which you dodged without hesitation. Your fist barely grazed his cheek as he avoided the punch you hurled back at him. Axel grinned. “Not bad, but let’s see that power of yours.” You shook your head. 
“I don’t want to use it unless I have to.” you said. “It’s weird and kinda gross, if I’m being honest.” Axel laughed.
“Well, sweetheart, I spit up acidic vomit, so I think we’re both a little gross and weird.” Your eyes widened as he sucker punched you in the gut, causing you to stumble backwards. “Now, let’s see it.” The spar continued on with punches and kicks being thrown in all different directions, but you still refused to use your ability, no matter how many taunts Axel threw your way. He finally managed to kick your legs out from under you and you crumpled to the ground. Axel pinned you on your back, your faces inches apart from each other. 
“Pretty good, sweetheart, but it looks like you still need some wor-.” Axel’s sentence was cut off by one of your arms shapeshifting into a tentacle and wrapping around his torso. He could only watch helplessly as you lifted him off of you and flipped him around so you were now straddling him on the ground instead. All he could do was stare back up at you, silence falling over the both of you as his gaze met your E/C colored eyes. He must have looked visibly stunned, because you began to giggle.
“I told you I didn’t want to use it!” you said sheepishly, slowly getting up off of him and offering your hand to help him up. Axel begrudgingly took it. Beaten by his own student on the first day, how ridiculous. He watched as Domino ran over to congratulate you on your victory, your face lighting up in a smile. After Domino was finished gushing over you, you approached him and held out your hand to shake his own.
“I’m really excited to learn from you, Axel.” you said. Axel shook your hand, feeling how firm your grip was. You were determined. He could already tell this was going to be one hell of a ride.
Everyday afterwards, Axel would train with you on the X-Mansion grounds. He noticed you were improving rapidly with each session and you took his feedback seriously, something he wasn’t expecting. He had helped you condition and strengthen your arms and legs so you could lift heavier objects with your tentacles and have more stamina when using your ability. You had even received a specially designed battle outfit for missions that accommodate your tendrils in a way that wouldn’t destroy what you were wearing in the process. Wade would come observe you on occasion and gush about how well you were doing, as well as propose to work on a move where you would catapult him and the other Force members into enemies by hurling them around with your tentacles. Axel shut that plan down before it could go any further, much to you and Wade’s dismay. 
Axel would never say it out loud, but he secretly loved being your mentor. He surprised even himself in thinking this. You were always so enthusiastic about learning new strategies and moves, as well as a fast learner. You proved to be a worthy opponent and Axel was never bored when sparring with you or bitter when he lost to you afterwards. The two of you spent several hours out of the day together and it honestly felt like he was hanging out with someone he had known for years. He wasn’t one for close, meaningful relationships and considered himself to be closed off, especially when it came to women. There were reasons for this, of course, but he didn’t want to relive that now. He was always so surprised with how genuinely kind and understanding you were, as you were always asking him if he was okay after a particularly rough training session even though you were pretty beat up yourself. He hadn’t noticed it at first, but he definitely acted differently around you. He was often hyper-aware of what you or what he was doing. He would feel an unwanted twinge of jealousy when he saw Wade put an arm around on your shoulder when talking to yu or when you laughed at something he said. It felt like Axel had just completely forgotten how to act around you, no matter how hard he tried to push his feelings back down where they came from. When the two of you brushed hands by accident when putting away equipment after a training session, his skin practically lit up in flames. He had hurried out of the storage room without word, leaving you confused. Training with you had become difficult as well, since it involved close contact. Axel would toss and turn at night, his mind racing with these strange thoughts and feelings. He was never the type to become attached, so this was a first. How was he supposed to deal with this? He couldn’t avoid you, you were his student for the time being and that wouldn’t work, period. He could have Domino or someone else from the Force take the reins and train you instead, but you were so close to being finished that it almost didn’t seem worth it. The best solution was to attempt to create some distance after you were done training with him and you had gone on your first official mission. This seemed like the most logical solution, for now, at least. He would start to further the gap between the two of you, beginning tomorrow.
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elgaberino-mcoc · 2 years
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Series: Characters Not Yet on the Wishlist Nor in a Tournament
Angel Salvadore
Mutant has wings and can spit acid. You'll recall her from Zoe Kravitz's take on the character in X-Men: First Class.
- Flying - Mutant - Corrode debuff
Bios: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Angel_Salvadore…
Art: pretty sure that first one is @docgold13
When depowered, she went by...
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elgaberino-mcoc · 2 years
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V33.2 release notes depict art of Sauron, Toad
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elgaberino-mcoc · 3 years
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MCOC Wishlist Contributor The Big Wazowski Part 1: Reject Island
TBW added some of the MCOC Wishlist's top entries, but its absolute basement is also littered with his suggestions. This set includes that one time HtD had terrible armor, rock Moai as aliens, a cockroach guy, a guy you can't remember, and superpowered barf
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elgaberino-mcoc · 2 years
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Series: Characters Not Yet on the Wishlist Nor in a Tournament
Puff Adder
- Mutant - toggle [hashtag]Size L to XL (prefight) - area-of-effect Corrosive gas, Armor Break - could introduce Serpent team hashtags
he was in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (The Official Game) but possibly no other games
Bio: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Gordon_Fraley_(Earth-616)
See also: MCOC Wishlist Waitlist Card: Puff Adder
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elgaberino-mcoc · 3 years
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The Fly
The other villain from this panel of Scourge victims, later resurrected by the Hood, who is on the Wishlist: The (Human) Fly (Richard Deacon).
I think he'd make a great @MarvelChampions entry.
At rank 498, he could use your vote. View/vote among ranks 476-500 here
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elgaberino-mcoc · 2 years
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Toad Graduates from the MCOC Wishlist
Mortimer is moseying his way to @MarvelChampions and migrates from the wishlist.
spotlight: https://playcontestofchampions.com/news/champion-spotlight-toad/… 
wishlist: https://bit.ly/3CcDgnE
- MCOC Wishlist Coco
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elgaberino-mcoc · 3 years
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MCOC Wishlist Waitlist Card: Puff Adder
The MCOC Wishlist is at capacity, and there are many characters waiting to be added next time a spot opens up.
Gordon Fraley is a mutant. As a size-changer and corrosion champ, he's interesting MCOC material. He has been depicted as a white guy and a black guy, but he is probably best viewed as the latter. Though he infiltrated the Society ulteriorly with Madame Hydra, he enjoyed the work, had a relationship with Anaconda, and became an advocate to “get the band back together“ down the road.
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elgaberino-mcoc · 3 years
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SERPENT SOCIETY: PUFF ADDER
In nature, a puff adder is a deadly snake. It warns by puffing up its body and hissing loudly. In 1988, when Ophelia Sarkissian infiltrated the Society, she brought Gordon Fraley with her, whose mutant power is size-change and highly corrosive breath.
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elgaberino-mcoc · 3 years
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MARVELEPHANTS would hate Nothing Man if they could MAMMOMAX
MAMMOMAX is a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and the 198 who is basically a huge elephant/mastodon man. He can attack by belching acid on you.
Recent rank: 583 — Vote
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