#A Warrior's Arrogate

[illmoraineakoi]

Headcanon that Ghost keeps saving Zote throughout the game because he looks REALLY similar to a Vessel and Ghost is just like “…Close enough. You’re welcome, Sibling.”

[rustpuppy]

pushing jonathan aside and making out w martha sloppy style

[magnusmodig]

ovo whispers menacingly abt his grandstanding .

[oddclangen]

Girl grieved Onefur death so hard she became arrogant

[nevesmose]

It really fucking sucks to not get a job because I was too honest in the interview. Clearly this is another of those innumerable situations where there's what you aren't supposed to do, what you are supposed to do, and then a secret third thing that is actually the correct answer which neurotypical people seem to just know implicitly and I have to discover by detonating it like a fucking landmine when I'm already ten years behind where I feel like I should be and don't really have much hope of ever improving.

I try to keep my tumblr as a positive escapist kind of thing but right at this moment there isn't much positivity or escapism to be had. It was for a promotion at my current job so it's not like I don't have a job any more or something like that. It's just a miserable, embittering experience.

[worstloki]

Isekai where Darcy/Jane hit Thor with their van and Thor wakes up as a precious princess character of some fairytale world. Things progress as they tend to in isekai with some poor romantic interest villain character inadvertently ending up around him. Thor wants to get out of this world so bad and is subtly trying to drop hints for the villain guy to spill info on how to dimension hop. It soon becomes evident that Loki was also isekai’d and is stuck as the story’s villain.

[firebirdsdaughter]

Also…

… Just bc I feel bad saying I was lukewarm about him in my other tags… I do like Ichigo. He's one of the more well rounded shonen protags in that he's actually allowed to fail from time to time and while he's overly powerful, isn't treated as the super ultimate power, necessarily. He just happens to be a weird chimera of powers that allows him to to do things people of one aspect can't necessarily do.

And he doesn't insist he's the most powerful either. Him chronically trying to help everyone is his nature, not him looking down on them. He respects the powers of all the Captains and his friends, he just wants to help.

And everyone else is allowed to be strong, too. Kenpachi is an absolute wild card, and I think Byakuya's also up there (not favouritism, I swear—okay, maybe a little bit) if he's fighting without being conflicted (I've come to theorise that first big fight between them would have gone on longer/differently except Byakuya didn't really have his heart in it, he'd just convinced himself he did), Hitsugaya's got a massively powerful sword and he's probably just going to keep getting stronger. Renji and Rukia achieve their own bankais and defeat enemies on their own. Ikkaku and Yumichika are no slouches, either. Despite some questionable writing, Orihime is allowed to be strong as well, having powerful defence and healing abilities, and her kindness is often treated as a strength. Her having no killing intent isn't treated as a bad thing. You've got Shunsui, Ukitake, and bloody Yamato in the mix. Uryuu fights on even footing with plenty of super powered enemies, and though he does go out of focus, Chad is never made out to be the weakest or anything.

Like I liked that in the end, they defeated the overpowered invincible big bad through teamwork the Old Men Brigade set things up, and then even Ichigo couldn't get a hit in until Uryuu used what their fathers made to help (and I'm glad that it was Ichigo and Uryuu working together, bc that was super poetic).

I'm just rambling now, but the point is, Ichigo is a good example of making powerful protag who doesn't (always) come off as too overpowered.

It's often treated as more he happened to be the right combination of things or the right circumstances to prevail. Wasn't hypnotised, already had a little hollow in him, is just really bloody stubborn. He's also just a nice guy! He cares about people he befriends and will work his ass off to help them bc that's his belief.

Anyway, to complete in another direction (sort of), I was thinking about this bc of how when he reaches the Soul Society in the blood war arc, the first thing he does after getting Akon to help is go to see Byakuya. Probably bc he saw that Rukia and Renji were unconscious and Byakuya was fading, and probably knew he'd want to now they were alive, but like. While they're not personally very close, I do think Byakuya is one of the Captains Ichigo is closest to bc he's so close w/ Rukia and Renji. Just by virtue of that, he'll end up interacting w/ Byakuya more often. And he does respect him (I think he got over the 'I'll kill you' the moment Byakuya took Gin's sword for Rukia). He goes to check on him, and reassures him that Rukia and Renji are alive, even saying 'don't worry.' Like I said before, I totally think he would have lied there, if they hadn't been, bc he'd be well aware that information would completely break Byakuya. He thinks he's dying, he wouldn't leave him thinking he'd completely failed to protect them. But more to the point, he doesn't respond after Byakuya talks about how ashamed he is and begs him to help. He responds to the first question, but goes silent after that. And…

I love tranquil fury. I love it. I love this moment bc Ichigo's already fuming from sensing/hearing everyone being hurt. He's already super pissed. But to me there's some thing about the way he goes silent during that talk that feels like a switch is well and truly flipped at that moment. After that, he doesn't stop or pass go, just heads directly to Yhwach and is clearly completely enraged.

Bc until then, there's been a little bit of distance. He's angry bc he could hear it, he's even angrier when he gets in there and sees what's happening, but then he goes over to Byakuya and has one of the strongest, proudest, most level headed and noble people he knows break down in tears and beg him, while apparently dying, for help. The one who had previously told him that none of the Captains would ever need his help.

And that just hits the unstoppable rage button.

[idalenn]

The further I go on this outline the more I come to realize that Lillian would, just, not suffer Fordola. Or Yotsuyu. In fact, she'd be up there with Hien champing at the bit to see them hang; except she couldn't be persuaded by Gosetsu to let them live - to let them atone - and would openly criticize Hien for changing his mind.

[arttrampbelle]

ok,ok,ok. Look I'm completely going FERAL(tm) on main for the idea of a younger shang tsung. Early days dark magic apprentice or just freshly newly becoming a master. Like freshly cursed. Freshly scheming bastard under shao kahns court. You know early days when shang tsung basically betrayed his home realm of earthrealm (srry not srry im retconing back to his og timeline. It makes more sense and is better lore and storywise from him to be from earthrealm and absolutely says fuck you guys im switching to team outworld because shao kahn promised me shit. Oh fuck wait,he trapped me and is using me as a pawn. Oh shit. Oh well,time for scheming) You know like he's been around maybe 90 or 100yrs give or take. His physical appearance is maybe mid late 30s. And he's still trying to get the hang of his cursed to whither and age less he takes the life force/souls of others. (You guys should know by now his curse. But ya know) but yeah. Young/early days courtly sorcerer shang tsung.

Like I'm so down for a PROPPER early days shang tsung that isn't plot convenient for other characters,that isn't changing his whole personality to fit or fill plot holes,that has him actually brash,arrogant,but cunning and very fucking intelligent and dangerous. (He got better with tact over time,look carefully how he carries himself in mk11. And then 12. And see the difference. Mk11 shang is smoldering,tactful,cunning,but poised and courtly. Mk12 shang is a younger,more brash,early days,cocky,more arrogant,less tactful. Bratty even. But he learned to be better thru hardship,war,kombat,torture under shao kahn,etc. So having the idea of him not going thru that. Is interesting to say the least. What consequences would be? If certain trials and tribulations never came to fruition? Like kitana succeeds to take down shao kahn earlier on. Like shang never got tortured by shao kahn. Kitana granted him a little bit more leeway. And due to her not really needing earthrealms help. Liu kang thus never really having that bond quite like they did. A loooot would change. And it would have been more interesting of a plot than what we got. Shang tsung being a bigger threat than ever while simultaneously being the only one person who they could have the snowball chance in hell to defeat maybe shinnok or the gods or even a corrupt fire god liu kang or all three. Like this would be the true deadly alliance. Lao and shang tsung team up anyone?! Helloooo. The blueprint is right there!)

But yeah young,smug,stupud sexy shang tsung.

Im down if the story is written better,if the story is written by competent people. Who care about the characters. The lore. And the game outside of hype and making it a "marketable plushie" (tm)

Like unf

Like look at a young smug shang tsung.

[yuumayn7]

Im loving the story so far, both characters are very interesting and the potential relationship between them is👌🏻😘😘

Title: The Age of Arrogance

Where to read: Webtoon

[suzakucastle]

Damn right.

Arrogance is for fools, I don't care who you are.

~R

[plasmuser]

Pride Month Sheik/Link

Hey all! Since I can never actually finish a story before writing a new one, and since it is very late into pride month, I thought I’d do a cute little scene a day thing with my Hyrule Warriors au. Obviously I have published nothing, but at the end of the month I will just post the whole thing! Probably a bad idea but I hope you all enjoy what I bring to the table!

[tmnt-obsessed-ace]

Rise fans are weird sometimes

I'll see posts sometimes saying that if they keeping fighting for Rise then Nick will:

Restore Season 2 to full length

Give season 3

And a season 4

And a fifth

And a sixth

And a seventh

And another movie to wrap it all up

And Im just sitting here like...what planet are you living on?

You really think Nickelodeon would do that? In what universe would that ever happen?

At max Rise would get a third (probably short) season and thats all

And lets be real they wont redo season 2 unless someone like Elon Muskface PAYS then to do it.

(Also weren't there only three seasons planned? Where the hell are they getting four more seasons and a second MOVIE from? I mean the writers definitely have enough material to make that happen but there's no way Nick would ever allow that)

Plus it seems like Nickelodeon is fully moving on to Mutant Mayhem so the odds of them going back to Rise anytime soon (probably not for a few years at least) is extremely unlikely

[smokestarrules]

I have just one quick questions.

1. Do you really believe Father Vincent repentance was genuine or is he playing the long game?(Personally, he has inside info about the holy war but idk).

2. What loose plotlines did TOH crew did not cover? I saw some about Gus's unresolved trauma along with Grimwalker plans and even the Archvist.

.1) By the end of s2, yeah, I do think it was genuine. My interpretation of Vincent's character is that he's absolutely desperate to have something or someone to believe in, and depending on who gets to him at what time, he's easily swayed. I do believe his repentance is genuine, but that doesn't mean he won't do it again.

.2) Those three for sure; I also think another big one would've been learning more about Hooty. I don't think that information is paramount for the show--which is why it was obviously cut--but I would have loved having an entire episode dedicated to him. That would have been fantastic.

[gatorsnot]

i need some practice designing torbies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

meet yet another warriors oc of mine, this is ducksplash! she's firetuft's mom as well as eaglestep's, and she had two daughters who died as kits - hawkkit and amberkit. her mate's name is rockpad

ducksplash unabashedly favors firetuft over eaglestep, as she and rockpad have a hard-set belief that he shares the same defining characteristics that their own fathers had (flamethistle, who was ducksplash's father and firetuft's namesake, as he has the same bright ginger coat; and whistletail, who was rockpad's father and one of the past riverclan deputies) and coddled him from the moment he was born.

ducksplash was much more adamant in her insistence that her favored son was blessed by starclan and destined for amazing things. she begged streamstar to make an exception about the rule discouraging kin from mentoring kin, saying that it would be best for firekit to be mentored by either herself or his father, even trying to flatter the leader by saying her own daughter puddlepool - who was deputy at the time - would be the best pick. streamstar knew that ducksplash and rockpad were delusional ass-kissers, so firepaw went on to be mentored by a warrior named finwater - only shutting them up as he was puddlepool's mate.

as i said, ducksplash was the more annoying one in her quest to get her precious boy praised, right down to getting caught catching fish for firepaw to present as his own when he fell behind in his training and jumping to his defense every time he had some kind of shortcoming. nonetheless, this caused firetuft to grow up very spoiled, and his arrogance and self-entitlement REALLY shine through as a warrior.

i really want to do more with this family, but we'll see 👀

[glados-kisser]

i love playing my idiot hero complex guy. hes so scrunkly and stupid.