#*spectre

[laugh-of-the-medusa]

THIS LMAO

The “Shepard Effect” has gotten so much funnier to me as I replay Mass Effect. The thing where all Shep’s squadmates end up flying the nest and becoming big important players in their own spheres? Like the random mercenary Shep brought along to hunt Saren ended up leading his entire species, that random Quarian kiddo on her Pilgrimage ends up as her species ambassador, the Virmire survivor becomes the next human Specter, etc. It’s the effect Shepard just has on the people around them that launches their careers/destinies… except it doesn’t apply to Shepard themself. I get the marketing plan of “Commander Shepard” being the only title so they’re more recognizeable to a gamer audience, but from a military perspective it is so fucking funny that Commander Shepard doesn’t get promoted once. Like not even posthumously, not even after saving the Citadel and killing Reapers left and right, all the while their squadmates are jumping from lieutenant to major, kid to ambassador, professor to Shadow Broker. Garrus isn’t even attached to any government body, and he still goes from C-Sec officer to Omega vigilante to Reaper expert(?) in the turian Hierarchy. It’s unclear what his official position is in the third game, but we know he gets a salute from a Hierarchy general.

And here’s Shepard cruising through, still a Commander because obviously they haven’t done a single thing worthy of promotion since the first game. No, it’s fine, they’ll fix everything for you and keep killing Reapers left and right. Died in the line of duty? Just a normal tuesday for Commander Shepard, nothing noteworthy here. Yes they will be the commanding officer of a major, there is nothing strange about this rank structure. 

[vangoghcore]

by marinaweishaupt

[lavendersageicedtea]

Me and my bfs long quiet and spectre cosplays!!!

[drivngonceagain]

the only truth that i can see, spectre has come for me +++++

[newquestion]

And by that logic, Wild, Burned Grey and HEA could also speak cat.

What about the Harsh princesses? Well...

They're sukeban

Stranger can go anywhere tbh, she's Stranger

tbh idk with Nightmare, Wraith and PATD

[zvaigzdelasas]

Welcome to "no, actually YOU'RE the communists!" 2024

[the-butch3r]

whatever. go my pristine blade

[magua-vida]

I like The Spectre.

[circusmantis]

More princesses!

[ehlihr]

My bestie the spectre

[lavb-b]

My first princesses in pristine cut (and by far my favourites)

[tinyspectre]

Cradle-to-Cradle: Reflection So excited to post my very first piece for Invisobang 2024! Big shout out to my author WillaKK for writing a story that mixes two of my favorite things together (Danny Phantom and vampires!) and fellow artist EyesofCrows who inspired and challenged me to do a pixel art piece for this event. I had so much fun working on this with them and hope you all check the story out!

You can read the first chapter on Willa's page here

And you can read the full story here on AO3, which will feature both Eyes' and my pixel illustrations for some of the chapters!

[knockknockitsnickels]

"Sacrifice the Yourself" (title pending), the hip new slay the princess swap AU, in which you and the girlies must decide if you're gonna let a giant bird stab you (and maybe.... find love?!)

[orcatnip]

holding hands for the first time. kind of nervous

he caught him for the sole purpose of dropping him!

I feel so bad for Hero in this route..

Oppy really shows his worst colors in this chapter! If it were only him in our body, he'd probably be willing to take down all of us for the sake of being on top.

Besides for the Wounded Wild scene, it appears Oppy is really only out for his own safety. He only sides with the winner, so what if he's the winner?

[sanyfrika]

Working on a bigger illustration for another princess right now so have some Spectre doodles in the meantime !

[plague-theartist]