#Bond International Casino

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

AMERICAN HARDCORE AT ITS MOST SACRILEGIOUS -- THE REAGAN YEARS HAD ARRIVED.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a promotional concert poster for American hardcore punk band DEAD KENNEDYS, performing live at Bond International Casino on April 26 and 29, 1981 (supported by SIRENS and BAD BRAINS supporting respectively). Poster artwork by Winston Smith.

PIC #2: Spotlight on a DKs "In God We Trust, Inc." (1981) record poster promoting their then newly released 12 inch EP, released under Alternative Tentacles in the US, and Statik Records in the UK.

Resolution at 1808x2765 & 600x1686.

Sources: https://punkrockposters.net/dead-kennedys-in-god-we-trust-1981 & Wikimedia.

[ajl1963]

Vanished New York City Art Deco - The International Casino

[capaldiera]

what if you worked with a guy and he told the british government you helped fund terrorism so they interrogated (tortured) you but you were innocent so they bought you a nice villa as an apology and then the guy showed up at your door and asked for help. and you said fuck off but he said pretty please so you help him which gets you killed and then you die in his arms and you use your last breath to give him advice on how to not hate his dead ex who you think was nice

[leiandroid]

yakuza au

ok fam this au is now separated from my previous inohina yakuza/bratva au. had to fly the girls back to japan and they got a whole new backstory ! big wall of text incoming ↓↓↓

-- uchiha clan

a clan that was once powerful but was slowly eating itself from the inside. rife with internal conflict and distrust, key figures sought to strengthen the clan and each had an idea of how to bring about that change, though no two could come to an agreement on a single method. tensions amongst the ranks began to fracture the uchiha.

taking advantage of the power struggle, madara, with the hopes of seizing total control, ignites a spark that quickly turns into a bloodbath. many low level thugs employed by the uchiha flee the compound as each key figure and their loyal followers battle it out until so few are left standing it could barely be called a clan anymore.

the power vacuum left behind by the dissolution of the uchiha has created an extremely volatile environment in the crime world as different yakuza families seek to claim the uchiha’s previously held operations and territory.

-- hebi

sick of the endless politics and weakening bonds amongst the clan, sasuke left to forge his own path. as punishment for leaving the clan itachi takes his eye.

he had never expected that the power struggles within the uchiha would lead to a massacre. so when he heard about the bloodbath occurring inside the uchiha compound, he rushed home to save his parents from a grim fate. but was too late when he witnessed itachi kill them by his own blade.

sasuke quickly enacted revenge by killing itachi and when the dust settled and madara emerged as victor, sasuke turned his blade on him too and snuffed out the flame of the uchiha forever.

karin is an ex-cop that was the uchiha's informant within the police. she brokers deals and negotiations on behalf of sasuke. she is his mouthpiece, so to speak.

sasuke is also seeking two who were once allies/friends. suigetsu who had always dreamed to join the seven swordsmen's guild, and juugo a talented and brutal fighter who dominates the underground fighting scene.

together he hopes to form a small mercenary group for hire.

-- inoshikacho alliance / inoshikacho rengo

one of the first yakuza family alliances ever made going back generations. inoshin yamanaka, chosuke akimichi and shikanazai nara where the first of each clan to join the families into an alliance that has since become one of the strongest and long-lasting alliances in yakuza history.

at the age of 25 each member of the alliance is to have at least two children to ensure the next generation of the inoshikacho alliance grow up together and are trained to take on the mantle for the sake of the alliance's future. this also ensures that at least 3 generations are alive at any one time (if they don't meet an early grave that is).

the yamanaka run brothels, which act as a communication and information network. every girl is hand picked by ino or by trusted subordinates and trained in the art of seduction and information gathering. the yamanaka have large underground garden operations that cultivate plants for poisons with all kinds of effects and traceability, from the quick and painless to the slow and destructive.

akimichi control entertainment districts, money laundering operations and run the largest underground fighting scene. money flowing in and out of casinos and other avenues are fully controlled by the akimichi.

the nara are drug traffickers that control market price and distribution.

-- hyuuga clan / hyuuga kai

the strongest and most notorious yakuza in all of japan. their efficiency in all that they do make them a fierce clan. when the clanhead was found dead, many other groups thought this was finally the crack in the hyuuga shield and made moves to try and see if they could challenge their authority. but the second daughter stepped into place and ordered everyone in within a certain radius of the hyuuga estate dead.

if they thought hyuuga hiashi was a ruthless leader, hanabi, in one day alone, managed to put herself up as one of the deadliest and horrifying yakuza leaders in recent history.

their efficiency in the business and economics sector, as well as having ties within governmental and political bodies, makes them a very powerful clan with many branching factions reaching far and wide across the country.

someone, somewhere, always answers to a hyuuga.

-- neji hyuuga (tian)

after hizashi failed to protect the hyuuga leader's eldest daughter, he had to pay with his life in front of his only son.

watching his father commit seppuku and then swiftly beheaded by hiashi in front of the elders and close family, stuck with neji his whole life. he made a silent vow to exact revenge on hiashi. the bitterness in his heart made living amongst the hyuuga a slow acting poison. his hate for hiashi became stronger than his love for his father and he could never look upon a picture of hizashi anymore because his face was the face of his enemy.

neji bided his time for years and years until one fateful night he murdered hiashi in cold blood and fled the hyuuga estate. he made his way towards mainland china with some aid from a contact in the chinese triads. he disappeared for many years living amongst a guild of killers and started going by the name tian.

his next order of business was to find the abducted daughter that caused the death of his father and kill her himself.

-- hinata hyuuga (makoto)

the abducted hyuuga heir, taken from the hyuuga clan at a very young age. makoto lives her life as a simple woman, adopted by an elderly couple in the countryside, unaware of who she is or where she comes from.

when a 'chinese' man that bears an uncanny resemblance to her shows up at her cottage one day, calling her a name that does not belong to her, her life is flipped on its head and she finds herself plunged into the underbelly of society.

-- chinese triads / pirates

tenten is a weapons smuggler. though she is affiliated with the chinese triads, she smuggles and trades weapons for anyone that buys them, as her true loyalty is to money.

tenten's operations are done by sea and she has control over a small fleet of boats that answer to her. other than a port owned by the triads, she has claimed a small remote island as her home and base of operations.

she was also neji's contact that helped him sail the seas to mainland china after he murdered hiashi.

-- korean mafia

kiba is an animal trafficker. he acquires exotic animals for their ivory/fur/leather as well as selling them alive to the wealthy for their collections and keeps.

he has sold exotic birds to the yamanaka for their gardens. gathered all manner of cervidae antlers from around the world for the nara's collection. has captured the most venomous snakes known to mankind for several organisations, including certain individuals of the uchiha family. has also sold a number of species of animals for tenten for her island.

he is generally in good graces with all kinds of people/groups due to his connections and ability to acquire the even the most endangered and rare species in the world.

-- suna siblings

kankuro and temari own a small medical clinic. kankuro is a general family doctor. people come to him for check-ups and simple treatments and minor operations. temari handles all the logistics, and appears as the clinic's secretary. they have 3 nurses: matsuri, yukata, mikoshi.

kankuro is also a certified surgeon and operates on all sorts of gang members in the hidden basement operation room. matsuri has been trusted to help kankuro with these operations when needed. their practice offers complete discretion and the clinic has become off-bounds for any gang violence, even if rivalling groups happen to meet each other on the premises. they enter a truce for as long as they are within a certain radius of the clinic.

the brother and sister duo are a respected, unaffiliated group, and they also use their operations to get clues on their brother's whereabouts.

gaara was kidnapped at a young age and was tortured to the point that psychosis was induced. he is held in the same place as juugo and both are used in fights that many come to pay dearly to watch and bet on.

-- police

with his parents killed and taken from his home, naruto was raised by a gang who kidnaps boys to beat and torture, and train them into savage fighters. he dreamed for a life where he could see the sun and the sea, to eat a hot bowl of ramen once again.

when a police investigation finally bore fruit, naruto was rescued from the place. he was taken in by iruka, one of the cops, and eventually followed in his footsteps. he made a promise that he would find and save the redhead that had once clung to him down in those dark cells.

tsunade is chief of police. sai is a detective. lee is a chinese detective commissioned by the chinese police to go to japan to work alongside the tokyo metropolitan police dept to follow the chinese triads operations in japan. (or is it the hosting country that commissions?? anyway) a number of jonin from naruto are also police including: kakashi, yamato, genma, anko, etc etc.

-- sakura

sakura is the head of a large hospital that was once tied up with the uchiha who used her as an in for smuggling medical supplies. she was called upon as their emergency doctor to treat key figures when needed.

upon hearing about their massacre she felt total relief that the family threatening her life were finally gone. she thought she was free from them when a certain uchiha and 2 others showed up at her door demanding treatment.

she can't say she was happy to be back in such a predicament but it seemed that this uchiha didn't have a penchant for threatening her life as his family did. and for selfish reasons, she was okay with this arrangement.

-- the aburame

a family of assassins. their efficiency and untraceable methods make them a highly coveted group of hitmen whose services are sold to the highest bidder. the aburame have close ties with the yamanaka of the inashikacho alliance as they outsource some of their poisons from the yamanaka gardens.

even though the yamanaka, akimichi, and nara families formed an alliance generations ago, this agreement between the yamanaka and aburame remains a secret from the rest of the alliance.

the aburame are a completely neutral party and the yamanaka understands this. to pay for their secrecy and treachery towards their sworn brothers, the yamanaka accept that if a hit were ordered against their own, it wouldn't affect their business with the aburame.

if u read all this many hugs and kisses mwah

[pinkeos]

Dad!Aventurine Headcanons

Warning/s: None and reader's gender isn't mentioned, whether the child is adopted or your own is up to you

Notes: I wish I had a dad🧍 /j

im fully convinced aventurine is a girl dad and it's hard to convince me otherwise

with his job, dad!aven couldn't spend that much time with his little girl as much as he wanted, the days where he wasn't needed to leave for different planets were far and between

and when he leaves, it takes weeks to months before he comes home despite trying his very best to finish his assignment quickly so, even though he knows it won't exactly be comparable to his presence in his daughter’s life, he sends gifts and toys. whatever she wanted, he’d give it to her

dad!aven would often call you when he's away, face timing to see and talk to you and your daughter. it'd send a pang of guilt and pain in his heart to see the frown and the tears she held back whenever he said he wouldn't be home yet

he’d be the type to rewatch the videos you’d send of you and your kid just enjoying your days whenever he misses you both, a smile on his face as he grows more determined to finish his work to come home to you

he loves his family, and treats you two as his most precious treasures, more precious than anything else in the galaxy. you’re the only ones he has left, after all. he thought his luck had ran out when you and your daughter entered his life, because he couldn't get any luckier

but whenever the man’s home, oh boy does the house get so lively

dad!aven would go along with his daughter’s wishes, doing whatever she wanted so you often had to help your husband wipe the thick make up off of his face that your daughter applied on him when they played

you remember walking in on them having a pretend tea party where they gossiped about the other ‘guests’ which were her plushies, he looked like he was enjoying it more than your daughter

they'd make bracelets together, and he'd proudly wear the bracelet his daughter made for him even though the colors didn't really look that good together or with his outfit. in his eyes, it was perfect and he'd bring it up to whoever he was talking to at work even though no one asked

dad!aven would be the type to sneak sweets for your daughter even though you told him not to because dinner was almost done, he was a victim to your daughter’s puppy eyes and pout

he once spent a day out to bond with his daughter, insisting you go and rest and have some you time while he takes care of your daughter. you later found out he took her to the casino, and the way you scolded their ears off after made him remind himself not to do it again

dad!aven was an entirely different person than the aventurine of the ten stonehearts. he was but a loving father that treasured both you and his daughter

“daddy, move! you’re heavy!” your daughter whined as she tried to push her father who was leaning against her on the couch as they waited for you to finish preparing for the day out

aventurine dramatically gasped, looking down at his daughter with a faux offended look, “do you not want my love and affection anymore?”

the child, who genuinely thought she hurt her father's feelings, stammered, “n-no!”

“‘no’?” he echoed, his acting skills quite helpful when teasing his little girl as he looked away, sniffing as if he was actually crying

“i-i mean!” she stood on the couch, wrapping her short arms around his shoulders, “i still want daddy’s hugs! even when im older! i don't want you to leave again!”

his teasing might've gotten a bit too far when she began to sob, aventurine internally panicked as he embraced her, rubbing her back, “hey now, daddy was just teasing.”

“why is our little girl crying, kakavasha?”

the moment he heard your voice, he knew he was done for

[theunderestimator-2]

Tales of Paul Simonon's effortless rizz: The Clash signing autographs at their WBLS radio interview in NYC, 1981, as captured by Paul Busch.

When the Clash came to the US, the band, impressed with the burgeoning hip hop scene, fully embraced that NYC vibe and 'The Magnificent Seven" was one of the earliest takes on rap by a rock band. When they hit New York in May 1981 for a three-week residency, the landmark black-owned soul and R&B outlet WBLS had "The Magnificent Seven" on heavy rotation.

Here's footage of The Clash performing the song on New York-based talk show "The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder, as well as archival shots of the band in Manhattan during their residency at Bond’s International Casino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD5N0rTsulQ

(via)

[theclasharchives]

ticket for the clash's iconic gig at bond's international casino on may 29th 1981

[marian-1122]

The Clash arriving at New York's JFK Airport for a one-week stand at the Bond's International Casino on Broadway , May 26th , 1981 .

©️ Bettmann Archive

[kinonostalgie]

Ursula Andress, born on March 19, 1936, in Ostermundigen, Switzerland, is a Swiss actress and sex symbol who gained international fame for her iconic role as Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, "Dr. No" (1962). Her entrance in a white bikini, emerging from the sea with a knife strapped to her hip, became one of the most memorable scenes in cinematic history and established her as the quintessential Bond girl. This role not only catapulted Andress to stardom but also set the standard for future Bond girls, blending allure, strength, and independence.

Before her breakthrough in "Dr. No," Andress had appeared in several European films, but it was her role as Honey Ryder that brought her to the attention of a global audience. Her performance was praised for its blend of sensuality and toughness, and she quickly became a symbol of 1960s glamour and beauty. Following "Dr. No," Andress continued to capitalize on her newfound fame with a series of high-profile roles in both European and Hollywood films.

Andress starred alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, including Elvis Presley in "Fun in Acapulco" (1963), Frank Sinatra in "4 for Texas" (1963), and Dean Martin in "The Silk Stockings" (1964). Her versatility as an actress was further showcased in the epic comedy "Casino Royale" (1967), where she played Vesper Lynd, another memorable Bond-related role.

Despite being often typecast in roles that emphasized her physical beauty, Andress demonstrated considerable talent and charisma, making her a sought-after actress in the 1960s and 1970s. Her influence extended beyond the screen as she became a fashion icon, known for her distinctive style and elegance.

In her later years, Andress's career slowed down, but her impact on popular culture remained significant. Her portrayal of Honey Ryder continues to be celebrated, and she is often referenced in discussions about the evolution of the Bond girl archetype. Ursula Andress's legacy in the film industry is marked by her groundbreaking role in "Dr. No," her contributions to the spy genre, and her lasting influence as a symbol of beauty and strength.

[maguro13-2]

Fairy Tail : Dragon Cry Movie explained

[Dressing room]

[ In a Moment's Time - Michiru Yamane]

Natsu : Okay, guys. Look straight! Gotta be cool for this year's movie!

Gray : I'm getting my bling-blings on for the part of this movie! Gotta look tough, gotta stay cool! Gotta make those eyes sparkle!

Natsu : Hey, man. Vampires don't sparkle, we're gonna play this year's movie, it's going to be a huge hit!

Wendy : You guys are gonna look great. How to explicit this movie's rating, will it be PG-13? Or rated R?

Natsu : You tell me, it's gonna be super chick-flick movie. I'm just making sure that our movie is going to be called the Dragon's Cry, it's a movie about us that will search an artifact called the Dragon's Cry, it's definitely not igneel that is crying like some pokemon, but it's an artifact that is originally a ribbon.

Gray : Yeah, it's probably gonna be set before the final arc.

Wendy : I don't know about this guys. We've come along way to see this part of the movie, but we needed the definite attire if we're going to participate in this year's movie.

Hiro Mashima : I don't know about that much of having a block buster into a movie in the worldwide international release. But, this is going to be a great movie for us. Of course, you'll like it, fans will love it. It's a good deduction on my work on how this movie is officially canon. Hold up, it's my agent. I better make sure that I have get in with a little talk-to-talk with the editors.

Natsu : Yeah, man. Don't forget I'm getting a pair of drips when my movie's released.

Hiro Mashima : It'll come out, eventually.

Gray : Nothing's better than with to chill out with the bros. It's always clear, that mother has taught me the ways of dressed fancy, and I will be that outsmarted by you. Don't get all to cocky of who are you dealing with. Erza and Lucy are going to looking great at the film.

Natsu : Huh. Well, I wonder how that's gonna look great on these two when they have to dress as spies for the clothing.

Happy the Cat : Like one of them spy movies? (imagines himself as James Bond) Think of someone as the most coolest spy in the world where I take actions on stopping a mad scientist or an evil organization.

*Throws tomato+man grunts in pain*

Happy the Cat : That would be so awesome! But you did gave the right outfits as spies did you, dressing like you guys would make you the perfect spies.

Natsu : Yep. And I go like to be...(as James Bond) Dragneel, Natsu Dragneel.

Gray : (as James Bond) And Fullbuster, Gray Fullbuster.

Natsu : (normally) Something like that.

Erza : Hey, guys. Does this outfit make me look fat?

Gray : What's the problem now Erza and...Why are you in a bunny girl suit?

Erza : This is not what the director told me about being a spy in the part of the movie. I can't believe Mashima had to make me wear this, as a waitress at a bar? That's real comedy gold for ya, REAL. COMEDY. GOLD!

Gray : What? It looks great, you just had to be the spy of wearing that outfit, and it makes you look good. What's the problem about that? It doesn't make you look fat.

Erza : Well, you're right about that, I do look cool of being a bunny girl at casino, I don't know why Japan loves making girls wear a bunny costume. This is totally not my style.

Gray : I'm sure you'll live with it.

Lucy : Hey, Natsu. I just had to come over here after so many men had to giving their selves a perverted look on this outfit. So I helped Virgo out to clog the nosebleeding. Thank goodness, Mashima had my advice to give me an outfit that make me ook gorgeous in the part of my gig.

Natsu : Looks are gorgeous, Lucy. But looks don't matter when you--

*BOING+SHATTER+SUBALUWA*

(their jaws drop)

Natsu : Oh. My. God.

Gray : Dude. That is one gorgeous outfit.

(cues Sexy no Jutsu music)

Lucy in her Dancer Outfit : Well, guys. I sure hope this outfit suits me well. What'd you think? Don't I look cute, gorgeous, (in a passionate voice) And very stunning?

Wendy : Wow...That is a gorgeous look.

Erza : (covers Wendy's eyes) Shield eyes, Wendy.

Lucy : This new dancer outfit that Mashima gave me feels so good on my skin, I might feel very attractive. Don't I look cool.

Natsu : Totally. (both him and Gray melts)

Gray : I can sure deal with that!

*SMACK X2*

Natsu : Ow, Erza! The heck did you do that for!?

Gray : Yeah, what gives?!

Erza : CAN ANY OF YOU CUT THE STUPID TRICKS, YOU HEAR ME!? THIS IS YOUR LAST AND FINAL WARNING!!!

Natsu : Okay! Okay! Lucy will do your part and you'll play yours in the bar scene.

Gray : Fine, ma! Have it your way, we'll take parts in each of the scenes in the movie, let's get this over with before Edens Zero is going to have it's first adapation by the year 2021, this is going to be a great farewell to the end of Fairy Tail, but we'll come back in a year or two. When I say two, I meant 2024, that's how will get the gang back together again.

Natsu : Agree. Also, that dancer's outfit make you look totally appeal.

Director : Fairy Tail, we need you to be on set!

Natsu : Let's go guys! It's movie time!

*one filming the movie later*

Guy : Fairy Tail Movie : Dragon Cry Final Scene tail slate.

(Applause)

Director : That's a wrap.

Natsu : Woo! That felt good! This could be perfect! Hey, guys! That was great! Awesome, epic movie! Yeah, you all thank us too!

Gray : Dude! We are a hit! So, Mashima. Now that we're ready to show this movie to the world, we will make it to the top! Plus, Lucy's Dancer outfit has now become a fan-favorite, I totally nailed it!

Lucy : Right, it doesn't have to tell why Gray made me wear it.

Gray : Because it looks good, girl! You were dancing amazingly, and you've become very attractive that it went on the internet!

Lucy : You uploaded my dancing scene to make it viral!? Wha--I--How is that even possible!? Great, now I'm gonna be a Belly Dancer for Ara--

*THUNDER CRASHING*

Lucy : I mean...Great, now I'm gonna be a belly dancer that is very attractive to drunken men at a bar. This is what I get for alluring with men all the time.

Natsu : Relax, Lucy. You look great in that outfit and it became popular, besides. You were so amazing in that outfit i think it's kinda cute and charmingly.

Lucy : (blushes) You really mean it?

Natsu : Absolutely.

Lucy : Why...Why thank you, Natsu. I could never doubt that you would be amazed in that scene, it's kind perfect that the belly dancing scene would made a total distraction for a bunch of boys who are in a haze attracted to my dancing. Although, I haven't thought of something if I would be attractive to you, Natsu.

Natsu : Oh, that's what I'm talking about.

Happy the Cat : You never told anyone that you were seducing Zash Caine with your seductive dancing, Luce.

Lucy : Uhh, excuse me? Who in the world is Zash?

Erza : Oh yeah, I forgot. I have his ring that took from him. Must've snooping around when we were meddling at Kingdom of Stella's bar.

Lucy : Oh...I get it. You win some, you lose some. Eh, it was totally a shot since you have that ring.

Zash Caine : Hey! I would like to have my ring back, please.

Erza : Ehh, okay. Here. (gives Zash's ring back to him)

Zash Caine : And I never want to see you meddling at Kingdom of Stella's bar again! (leaves) Meddling brats.

Lucy : What a jerk. (to Nastsu) What did you know about the Dragon's Cry artifact?

Natsu : Oh, yeah...about that. Let's just about one thing about the Dragon's Cry. (sighs) The Dragon's Cry artificat we were looking for, is just a ribbon.

Lucy : You mean we went all for that life-threatening adventure in the movie, that nearly costs us all of our lives for a ONE LOUSY RIBBON!?!

Natsu : Well, yes. Actually, this is a girl's ribbon. The Dragon Cry artifact is just a ribbon for Sonya.

Gray : Now I truly understand what this movie is about, it's all about stopping some baddie wanted to use a girl's hair ribbon to destroy the world with magic. How's that surprisingly good?

Sonya : So, can I please have my ribbon back now.

(the gang looks at each other)

Natsu : (Sighs) Fine, you earned it. Here's your ribbon back, Sonya. Hope you have it useful.

Sonya : Thank you.

Natsu : Now that we finally finished the movie, let's just continue to the final arc and just chill out on our pads.

Gray : Great to hear.

Erza : Not so fast, for the damages that Zash Caine caused during the final battle against him, I suggest that I would need some girls that we're needed to pay up.

Lucy : [thinking] *ding* I have a better idea.

"later..."

[Starlight Carnival Act 2 by Tomoya Ohtani]

Lucy in her Belly Dancer outfit : Yeah! Woooo!

Erza in Belly Dancer outfit : This belly dancing thing is so much fun! I just lost to dance!

Wendy in her Belly Dancer outfit : Totally satisfying!

Juvia in Belly Dancer outfit : This is why the Belly Dancer outfit is very popular even from the movie!

Levy in belly dancer outfit : Stunning and amazing! But this music pumping up! I totally know how to dance like a belly dancing machine!

Lucy in her Belly Dancer Outfit : I know, right?! This is going to be the night of our lives! Too bad Natsu has to wear that attire to make a lot of money for Stella's repairs.

(Natsu is shown wearing bunny suits and is disappointed)

Natsu : This is not what I have to be expected to pay all of this. Making up the money to pay all the damages I caused, no idea how this was gonna turn out.

Gray : Don't get me started on this one, bro. We are totally comfortable in our selves.

Lucy : Come on, guys. Lighten up. I'm sorry that I had to make you clean up the damages that you caused. But this is what you really need to do, helping us by making lots of cash!

Natsu : Worst experience in my life ever.

Gray : Totally.

Happy : It's so thoughtful that we definitely agree that our movie was a hit wonder. Also, the belly dancer outfit Lucy was wearing is now viral on the internet and they're making some dirty adult stuff like NSFW all over the web.

Natsu : What?

Happy : Yep. I just had no idea that this outfit she wore in the movie would be so fan-favorite that wants fanservice in a movie. I didn't even recognize that Mashima wanted the fanservice in the movie. They pictured her booty up in 3D.

Natsu : I have no idea what that means.

(Iris out)

[NSMB : Course clear]

"AND NOW YOU KNOW!"

Natsu & Lucy : That's-a so nice!

Mario : Hey! That's my line!

[scarytheory]

IMPORTANT JAMES BOND INFORMATION!

There is a Japanese Casino Royale musical with women-only cast (famous Tarakazuka Revue). And this Sunday (11. 6.) will be an official international stream with English subtitles. It sounds like a must-see for every Bond fan but especially for every queer Bond fan. You can purchase a stream here: https://beyondlive.com/contents/241

(27 USD is not cheap but hey what can we do huh?)

If you still not sure about it, just watch the trailer:

[arc-en-disco]

Let me translate some real-people fanfic about Joe Strummer and Mick Jones for you real quick...

Du har Ellen si hand i armkroken. Fly og helikopter og stjerner heng på himmelen, som om New York har pynta seg for dykk. De går opp trappa til Gramercy Park Hotel, tar heisen opp og går ut på takterrassen. Det var her Humphrey Bogart gifta seg med Lauren Bacall. Du elskar det. Bare tanken. No er det dykk. Du har med deg Ellen. Joe har med seg Gaby. Paul har med seg Pearl. Men du veit at det er Joe og du som er det viktige paret her. Strummer & Jones. Strummer & Jones skal overleve alle andre par. Strummer & Jones skal leve i fem hundre år. (p. 81) You have Ellen's hand in the crook of your arm. Planes and helicopters and stars are hanging in the sky, as if New York has made herself pretty for you. You go up the stairs to Gramercy Park Hotel, take the elevator and walk out on to the roof terrace. It was here where Humphrey Bogart got married to Lauren Bacall. You love it. The thought alone. Now it's you. You are with Ellen. Joe is with Gaby. Paul is with Pearl. But you know that the important couple here are Joe and you. Strummer & Jones. Strummer & Jones will survive all other couples. Strummer & Jones will live for five hundred years. *****

Du syng <Somebody got murdered>. Du er 26 år, og du står på scena i Bond's International Casino. Rommet fordampar, og verda er enkel. Døden finst ikkje, smerta finst ikkje, sorga finst ikkje. Du er framleis nervøs før konsertane, skjelvande og ein smule komisk, men du elskar å smelte saman med dei andre i gruppa, å kvervle inn i dei, alle desse konfigurasjonane av lys og kjøtt, forvirrande, uventa, likevel så enkelt, opplagt, aldri sjølvmedvitande, alltid galvanisert av musikken, du og Joe, som to fyrstikker klare til å flamme opp.(p. 91) You are singing "Somebody got murdered". You are 26 years old, and you are on stage at Bond's International Casino. The room evaporates, and the world is simple. There's no such thing as death, no such thing as pain, no such thing as sorrow. You still get nervous before concerts, shaky and a bit comical, but you love to melt together with the others in the group, to swirl into them, all of these configurations of light and flesh, confusing, unexpected, but nevertheless so simple, so obvious, never self-aware, always galvanized by the music, you and Joe, like two matchsticks ready to burst into flame.

***** BRENN HUSET NED (2013), Frode Grytten, Forlaget Oktober, Norge So I have been reading this book 'Burn down the house' in Norwegian (Nynorsk), thanks @slashonmydash, and it's essentially a fanfiction about the Clash. Like, real-people-fanfiction but totally printed on paper and sold in bookstores. Which gives me hope for my own career as an author, LOL, but I digress.

Reading this novel is astonishing. This man, Frode Grytten, in his fifties, is writing more sentimental wallowing about this punk band than I ever did, EVEN AS A SMITTEN SEVENTEEN-YEAR OLD FANGIRL. This is amazing. Frode, my man, cheers to you.

I cannot believe they let this go to print. It has their real names and all the real dates and locations. Two of these people are dead but the other two are still very much alive. How does copyright / portrait right work in Norway? Must be nice...

[limbobilbo]

Fun fact.

In Austin Powers: international man of mystery, there are a couple of jokes about Austin being a fan of Burt Bacharach

Now its common knowledge that Austin Powers is a spoof of James Bond, however this joke is a clever reference to the wider James Bind franchise. As, little known fact, Burt Bacharach did the music for Casino Royale

Not this one though, the 2006 reboot and the good craig film (dont @ me skyfall fans). No, the obscure 1967 film

Which also gave us this amazing poster that I could explain the context but will only do so if asked

Now, the multilayered reference of Burt Bacharach is that Casino Royale ‘67 was a spoof of james bond itself. Focusing on creating a stupid, over the top nonsensical plot made even more weird by the fact that peter sellers (who played one of the main protoganists) quit during filming due to orson welles being too commanding of the set. As well as a bunch more dumb scenes and elements that I could rant about for ages. But I would highly recommend to anyone who likes bond.

So basically: Austin Powers, a character from a james bond spoof, is a fan of burt bacarach, who did the music for the first james bond spoof.

[aidendh]

BSD! OC! Atsushi Hinata | P1

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Kanji: 日向 • 敦

Rōmanji: Hinata Atsushi

Also Known As:

Atsushi Nakajima (birth name)

Atsushi Dostoevsky (18)

Malen'kiy Tigr (former, nickname by Fyodor)

Malen'kiy Kotenok (Nickname by Fyodor)

The Intern (former, by Yozo Tsushima)

Atsushi Tsushima (Gifted War Arc)

Atsushi Hinata (Real Name)

The Recruiter (The Rats House of the Dead)

Atsushi Satoshi (Alias)

Namesake: Reference: Ayato Satoshi's referenced son

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-:Personal Information:-

Status: Alive

Gender: Male (He/Him)

Sexuality: Straight

Birthday: 5th May

Age: 37 (BSD), 35 (Persona 5), 26 (Gifted War), 25 (Paris Arc), 18 (Tower/Casino Arc), 17 (Persona Arc), 7 (Assassin School)

Height: 172.12 cm (5'8"), 170 cm (5'7") [18]

Weight: 61.80 kg, 55 kg [18]

Blood Type: AB

Likes: Chazuke, plushies, his father, play fighting, his daughters

Dislikes: Getting wet, Yozo Tsushima, Akira Kurusu

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-:Professional Information:-

Ability: The Moonlit Beast

Reference: Tales of Crimes and Punishment: Tiger Cub of the Moon (Тигренок Луны, Tigrenok Luny)

Occupation: School Councilor, Leader of The Krysa Foundation, Member of The Rats House of the Dead (former), Detective (former), Student (former)

Affiliation: Shujin Academy, The Krysa Foundation, The Rats House of the Dead (rebranded), The Resistance (former), Tower Detective Agency (former), Collège Françoise Dupont (Paris Arc), Wakaba Park Cram School (former)

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-:Metaverse Information:-

Name: Atsushi Hinata

[Rerouted through Fyodor Hinata (former)]

Location: Shujin Academy

Distortion: Sanctuary

Treasure: Snowflake Hairpin

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Code Name: Tigr (Tiger in Russian)

Theme: Caretaker

Mask: Tiger Masquerade Mask

Weapon: Clawed Gauntlets / Mini Gun

Persona: Byakko (Councilor)

[DPS/Healing]

Element - Ice

Absorbs - Ice

Resists - Curse

Weakness - Fire, Nuclear

Exclusive Skill: An unnamed damage dealing, healing attack

Book: Tales of Crimes and Punishment, Chapter: Tiger Cub of the Moon

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-:Relationships:-

Family:

Fyodor Hinata (adopted father)✝

Nagisa Hinata (adopted sister)

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Akira Kurusu (former foster brother)

Sayuri Kitagawa (former foster sister)

Kairi Sokolov/Goro Hinata (adopted brother)

Naoto Mori (honorary uncle)

Karma Hinata (adopted brother)

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Ember Hinata (adopted brother)

Shoto Hinata (adopted brother)

Neito Hinata (adopted brother)

Galina Hinata (adopted sister)

Aoi Hinata (adopted brother)

Hazel Hinata (adopted brother)

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Karma Akabane (brother-in-law)

Kyo Akabane (adopted nephew)

Cho Akiko (honorary aunt)

Radio/Mirabella Schmidt (honorary aunt)

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Takeo Kagami (honorary aunt)

Chuuya Kagami (honorary cousin)

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Archi Akabane (adopted nephew)

Juleka Hinata (adopted daughter)

Rose Lavillant (daughter-in-law)

Goro Akechi (adopted nephew)

Hinata Hua (adopted daughter)

Victor Hinata (adopted nephew)

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-:Appearances:-

Manga Debut: Lost Souls, Kamoshida Arc

Anime Debut: Bungou Stray Dogs: Lost Souls, Kamoshida Arc

Light Novel Debut: The Hinata Family

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-:Portrayal:-

Japanese Voice: Yūto Uemura

English Voice: Max Mittelman

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Atsushi Hinata (日向 敦,, Hinata Atsushi) is Shujin Academy's school councilor and the leader of the Krysa Foundation. He possesses the ability The Moonlit Beast.

Personality: Childish, Caring, Protective, Friendly, Clever, Anxiety (7/18), Ruthless (RHTD)

Confidant/Arcana: Fool → Councilor

(Abel's Councilor)

[Continued in P2]

Atsushi Nakajima (7, orphan)

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An Unwanted Orphan bullied by the Orphanage

Ability: The Moonlit Beast* Weretiger Transformation

Was found chained by his neck

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Atsushi Dostoyevsky (7, adopted)

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An Unwanted Orphan taken in by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Ability: The Moonlit Beast* Weretiger Transformation

Often hides under Fyodor's desk

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Atsushi Dostoyevsky (18)

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A TDA member with a Russian accent

Ability: The Moonlit Beast* Weretiger Transformation

Confidant: The Fool

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Shadow! Atsushi (17)

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A Plushy Weretiger with protective Family bonds

E: Ice /A: Ice /R: Curse

W: Fire, Nuclear

Treasure: Snowflake Hairpin

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[alljamesbondgames]

James Bond 007 (Game Boy)

Original Release: 1998

Developer: Saffire

Publisher: Nintendo

Platform: Game Boy

The other James Bond game published by Nintendo. Released in 1998 (the same year the Game Boy Color came out), this quietly drifted by and is mostly forgotten now. I must admit that I didn’t expect that much from this game – with the generic title and releasing quite late in the original Game Boy’s life, I had my own biased expectations: this was probably just a basic side scrolling shooter.

Unfortunately, while some Game Boy games were suited to palettes and would automatically load them to have colour on a Super Game Boy or Game Boy Color, James Bond on Game Boy remains entirely black and white – possibly none of the combinations of colours worked for the game, so you have to make do with an entirely monochrome experience.

However, my disappointment wavered when I realised that this wasn’t just a lazy side scrolling shooter/platformer: It’s a Bond adventure that takes some cues from Zelda (particularly Link’s Awakening). You collect items and weapons, using them to progress he game and fight. From the select screen, you can assign these items (as well as Bond’s punch and block abilities) to the A and B buttons.

The game starts out in a Chinese village, the way is blocked by a broken bridge and you have to find a the repairman’s hammer to fix it – this serves as a simple but effective introduction to finding and using items. From here, you investigate the temples village looking for clues of an international smuggling ring, where you have to fight Zhong Mae, the dojo sensei and the Bond Girl of this adventure, then fight your way though villages before escaping on a boat.

Returning to MI6 headquarters, you get your next mission from M and gadgets from Q, where you can mess around with a few thing (much to Q’s dismay). The dialogue in this game is simple but charming, and captures the spirit of the characters surprisingly well, and the structure of the plot fits the style of Bond films, with lots of neat little touches that just adds to the charm of the game.

You get sent to Kurdistan to investigate the disappearance of 008, who was investigating the warlord currently in control of the region. One absolutely tiny detail fascinated me: a flies. They’re only three pixels flapping about, but such a tiny detail just helps make the game more alive. You’ll be using a lot of trading and solving a few puzzles here before finding and defeating the warlord and getting information that Oddjob is operating out of a market in Marrakech.

This was my favourite level. It’s quite vast with three parts to it: luring a middleman to a casino, finding a diamond and searching catacombs for a “ratman”. This level is where the “maze-like” structure starts to crop up, but the levels aren’t so expansive, so you can learn how to navigate them. In the casino, you need to make money playing Blackjack, Baccarat and Red Dog in order to reach the high earners table and attack the attention of the man who never wins.

In the market, you take part in a large trading cats, where you end up with all sorts of things in your inventory, such as a cat. When you first explore the area, you’ll get hints so when do you find items, you’ll have an idea of where you’ll need them. The catacombs are more combat-based, where you’ll need to find a secret entrance to what is very clearly a brothel (but portrayed in a kid-friendly way), the “ratman” and also a back door to the casino.

Once you’ve done all this, you’ll gain access to Oddjob’s room, where Bond is unequipped to deal with him. Before you die, Oddjob decides that it’s more fun to have Bond be trapped in the desert, near an oasis but too far to get anywhere without being able to carry water. Luckily for Bond, a man on a camel happens to pass buy with a spare canteen, and then MI6 contacts him to let him know that there’s a nearby airfield. If you found the satellite map on the previous level, it’s easy to follow the coordinates. If not, you’ll have to wander around until you find it.

The next place is investigating another temple in Tibet, where you have to find objects to help you scale a mountain to the temple at the top. Here the game gets a bit more combat heavy, with less attention on the puzzle side, which is a bit disappointing, but still fun. Once you make it to the temple, you have to fights far too many rooms of sumo wrestlers, only for it to be a trap as Bond gets taken to Oddjob’s secret base.

This is where Zhong Mae makes a reappearance, breaking Bond out because she’s realised that letting these smuggle to help her village is actually something much, much bigger than she expected. She goes off to disable the base’s security as you need to reequip, find a way to counter Oddjob’s attack and finally defeat him, getting him to tell you who is behind everything. Oddjob doesn’t know, but lets you know of a middleman that does, back in Kurdistan.

In the power vacuum caused by getting rid of the previous warlord, war has broken out. Scattered around are dead bodies being picked apart by birds, a pretty grim sight for a Nintendo-published Game Boy game. After fighting both warring leaders (one fighting to the death and the other being an abject coward), Bond finds who it is and where their secret base is located.

The final section of the game is much more combat orientated, with the only puzzles being playing with switches until you get the right combination (made clear by a Bond theme jingle). I’m not sure if this is the intended way, or if I missed a clue somewhere. After defeating the villain, you have to make it past his defences to stop his missiles from launching, as wall as saving Zhong Mae (who got fed up of waiting for Bond and found out the base’s location on her own).

The game ends in regular Bond fashion, and there’s also a secret ending: if you mess about in Q’s lab, you can find a hidden item, this item unlocks the final scene. The credits also give you some codes that allow you to play the card games by entering the codes as names when creating a save file.

James Bond on Game Boy is fairly short, but is far more than it ever needed to be. It’s very enjoyable and captures the spirit of a Bond adventure as a whole more than any other Bond game. I’d love to see a modern interpretation of this style of game for James Bond – there’s more to the character than just shooting everyone.

[shocklight]

Evil Genius (2004) Sound Design

I’m making this its own post even though barely anybody is going to see it because I just rediscovered my archive of the extracted sounds from Evil Genius and it’s fucking incredible. At the time I extracted these, I ran them by Rebellion and there wasn't any issue with us hosting them online for people to find, so I don't see any issue with posting them here either. It's a 20-year-old game. The source code is gone. Tiny user archives is all we have.

You are (NOT) prepared for the amount of sound clips this collection contains:

The Normal Bits

The soundtrack to Evil Genius was released a good number of years ago but only features a small collection of actual tracks. The fully extracted audio resource has the decency to also include every overworld ambient track, musical stinger and transition, including some bits that never made it into the release:

What's really funny is that the final stinger files used in the release game are stored internally in a folder named New Folder. So sting24.wav, here, gets perpetually ignored for life:

Whereas New Folder\sting1c.wav gets put into the final game and layered in with the PA (AlertDoorBreach02.wav) when agents break into your base:

The Boring Bits

All the foley that's important to atmosphere but that nobody wants to do is here too. 52 clips of cicadas, 62 clips of crickets, 96 clips of bullfrogs, and 23 seagulls are just SOME of the audio files in the Outside directory, along with the imaginatively titled 'Wavs' directory which has, among others, clips liquid bubbling, distant explosions, distant construction work, thunder, fire, the sea, telex machines typing, and all manner of beepy, bwoopy 60s sci-fi sound effects:

The Incredible Bits

It's the sound clips that are to be matched to animations that's where the sound design of this game shines. Every individual character has a sound clip for every possible animation / action they can take. As an example, the James Bond expy has:

12 martial arts yells

4 yells being launched by an explosion

2 yells being blown away by a giant fan

10 investigative thinking sounds

4 sounds of shocked surprise

7 suffocation sounds

7 fainting sounds

16 exertion noises while doing a combat roll

13 sounds of stretching / back pain groans

4 sounds for being thrown into a holding cell

17 whimpers while being gloated at in a holding cell

4 sounds for being thrown into a giant stand mixer

3 screams while being mixed in a giant stand mixer

3 screams for being bounced on a giant sawblade

15 sounds of exertion when being shot

4 exertion sounds when being crushed by giant bookcases

and 3 sounds made attempting to unstrap himself from a nuclear missile

If you think that sounds like a lot of sounds, you're right! Except you're wrong because these are not even close to the total number of sounds that exist just for the James Bond character. There's another 303 sound clips for him activating every unique trap in your base, including sounds of him being distracted by a fully stocked bar and casino, and EIGHT CLIPS OF HIM BEING ATTACKED BY BEES, which I've compiled into the following clip:

Now remember how many unique characters there are in the game (fourteen minion types, eleven henchmen, five crime bosses, eight enemy types belonging to five factions, the five super agents and the three evil geniuses themselves - not to mention all the extras; tourists, kidnapped diplomats, cosmonauts etc), multiply that by the number of files there are for just ONE of those characters (around 430 for Bond) and you start to see how big an undertaking sound design on this game was.

The true character of the game comes from its voice clips. I only get four more audio uploads on this post so I'm going to make them good ones (and consequently not the horrific white-people-doing-terrible-Asian-accent voice clips that sadly exist in this game because it's a product of That Era).

We'll start with Maximilian having been ordered to execute a minion (which had the in-game effect of drastically increasing the loyalty of minions within line of sight):

Lord Kane, European criminal mastermind responsible for starting World War I, the Hindenburg disaster, and the sinking of the Titanic, on being ordered to attack an enemy:

Biochemical weapons / facial cosmetics expert Dr. Neurocide whipping out a bottle of lethal perfume to spray directly into a fracas:

And finally, colonial British big game hunter Colonel Blackheart, using his ultimate special ability, Pendragon the Berserker Monkey:

We'll probably never see another game quite like this ever again.