#Boothill's like their provider for physical weaknesses

[unfortunatebrainfarts]

Cussing out anyone and everyone is fun until you get lasso'd out of bed to do it on behalf of your casual space cowboy co-worker who for some reason knows where you live

Boothill x f!reader

A/n: soort of part 2 to my previous work but can be read seperately‼️

"For the last time — let me go before I literally unscrew your dick off."

"Psh, as if ya got the balls for that lil' missy."

You don't even have to look at Boothill to know he was immensely enjoying himself right now — hell you couldn't even if you wanted to since you were currently getting dragged through the ice cold floors of wherever the hell you were, with a fucking lasso firmly binding your legs and arms.

"It's like 5 a.m. in the morning, what the hell could you even want at this god forsaken hour?!" You righteously grumble, but alas, you were met with nothing more than silence probably because you've asked similar questions before. Yes. This has happened before. Many times before.

For Boothill, tracking down enemies and pinning them down was great. Not being able to curse them out and instead calling them a 'cutie' and blessing their soul? Not so great. But that's where you come in! His lovely fellow galaxy ranger who's been with him long enough to know what he wants to say, and is far too weak(compared to this baby shark looking freak of a cyborg) to refute him. Physically that is — you always make sure that you complain his ear off to at least ensure some sort of mental damage.

"Hey! If you're going to take me somewhere could you at least not drag me all the way there? Ugh these floors are so cold I feel like I'm gonna get hypothermia. If I do and I sue you, don't you have to pay me compensation for that? I'm expecting at least a million credits or so cause I don't think Lan provides health insurance for the galaxy rangers—"

Your pitiable monologue was abrubtly cut short by Boothill firmly gripping the rope which binded you and roughly jerking it upwards so that your body would fall limp directly on his shoulder like a giant worm, your head just centimeters away from his.

Of course to which you responded with automatic aggressive squirming and wiggling only making you look more and more like a worm. But honestly who could blame you? I mean, who just DOES THAT and expects the other party to be calmly subdued?!

"Oh sugar honey iced tea, could ya quit strugglin' for just one moment—" A large, metalic hand was promptly placed around your waist and no amount of wiggling could even get it to so much as budge. "Now that y'r off the darn floor ain'it 'bout time ya shut yer trap? Heh... we're almost there."

Now that you were head to head with Boothill, although not in the most favorable position, you could see his face now — his face with probably the most shit eating grin you have ever seen on it. His sharp teeth making themselves apparent, and unwavering eyes focused on just whatever lied ahead.

And then his feet stood still.

"THERE," he shouted unrestraintedly like a madman, while pointing his free hand at... a random lady in purple?

Without warning, Boothill launched himself forward stopping only inches away from the woman who looked just as confused as you.

"Now, go tell 'er that she's a wonderful ray of sunshine that deserves absoloutely nothin' but the best. Oh Acheron, bless your soul ya lovely imposter, be prepared to go on a playdate and have some teatime with me soon! Until then, you should keep yourself safe."

The sheer passion that Boothill had in his tone made it clear that he had a message to get across. Though you don't think the other woman, or supposedly Acheron, understood a word he said. You exasperatedly sigh, you felt just as bad for this lady as you did for you yourself.

"Well?! What'cha waitin' for," the arm around you tightened just enough for a squeak to involuntarily come out of you and you knew you weren't getting out of this.

You mentally apologise for this poor lady before translating his thoughts into words, "Er... what he means to say is uhm, 'you're a disgusting piece of shit who deserves to die seven times over by my hand. Oh Acheron, you absoloute dumbass fucking imposter, be prepared to meet me and face me off in a showdown soon, but you might as well just kill yourself before that."

"...," Acheron's face remained unchanging and blank throughout the whole spiel, Boothill's however, was characteristicly smug and maniacal.

To others, the three of you looked as if you were frozen in time for at least a minute or so, until Acheron simply tilted her head and monotonously responded,

"Sorry, who are you?"

[krawlernyannyan]

VERSION 2.2 INFORMATION ROUND-UP

The v2.2 update livestream just ended and, as usual, here's everything they revealed in one tidy place. I will state up front that they did not detail any new forms for the Trailblazer (no kit analysis or the like) but they did draw attention to the hats they're wearing in the promotional image...

PLOT DROPS

(Not picking apart the new trailer here, just mentioning things they talked about.)

The new Trailblaze Mission is titled The Fool Always Rings Twice.

Both Robin and Sunday return.

The Trailblazers will have to participate in a talent competition hosted by The Family in order to gain an invitation to the Charmony Festival itself.

Boothill has arrived to Penacony but been barred from checking in due to Acheron's arrival before him. He'll be seeking the help of the Astral Express and they bring up that Pom-Pom and Dan Heng are the only people on the train right now.

NEW MAPS

Dreamflux Reef is a new area, a "reef that the dreamscape flows past." Entering this domain in the first place would take "ways and means", and we'll encounter some old friends here.

The Festivity Auditions are a new area in the Moment of Scorchsand, where the talent show (hosted by SoulGlad) is being held. Trailblazers will have to prove themselves at each of the audition venues to earn the title of superstar and gain access to the Grand Theater.

The Grand Theater is a third new map, and the place where the Charmony Festival will actually be taking place. Based on scenes in the version trailer it's also where the new boss will be fought (see below).

NEW CHARACTERS

Robin is a Physical/Harmony character whose Skill can boost the total damage inflicted by her team and whose Ultimate allows her to provide additional damage after each ally attack. The Ultimate also allows all allies to immediately take action on top of other buffs. Her Talent allows her to regenerate Energy each time an ally attacks, and her Technique can cause enemies in its radius to start following Robin without attacking her, and attacking enemies while in this entranced state gives Robin extra Energy at the start of the battle.

Robin's advanced Trace material is the Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster (the Skaracabaz drop). Her Ascension materials are IPC Work Permits (see below)

Boothill is a Physical/Hunt character with a focus on single-target elimination. His Skill initiates a Duel with an enemy, taunting and giving him an enhanced Basic Attack. Both sides of the Duel take increased damage from each other. When he either defeats a Duel target or breaks their Weakness, he gains a stackable enhancement. His Ultimate inflicts Physical Weakness on the enemy and delays their action on top of dealing damage. His Technique allows him to additionally inflict Physical Weakness with his Skill after entering battle.

Boothill's advanced Trace material is the Lost Echo of the Shared Wish, and his Ascension materials are IPC Work Permits (see below for both).

NEW ENEMIES

Several new enemies were shown in the v2.2 trailer but none of them were elaborated upon in the actual program, although they did call attention to the violinist and drink-server puppets in the Grand Theater. These two, along the cage-headed puppet, previously appeared in Sparkle's trailer "Monodrama".

We also have our new boss, Harmonious Choir: The Great Septimus! Septimus is a three-phase with multiple summoned aids. These aids are the main source of its attacks, and breaking their Weaknesses in a timely manner to render them nonfunctional is a key element of the fight. During the second phase, they'll cast a shield on themselves to protect their Toughness and reduce the damage they take while boosting their damage given. Its third phase has attacks that ignore Defense and can deal massive damage. Breaking Septimus' Weakness gives a shield unto all allies.

NEW BANNERS

In the first half of v2.2, Robin will be joined by a returning Topaz. Four-stars accompanying their banners will be March 7th, Hanya, and Xueyi. Their respective Light Cone banners will feature Swordplay, Perfect Timing, and the new Nihility Light Cone Boundless Choreo.

In the second half, Boothill will be partnered with Fu Xuan, with Pela, Luka, and Hook as four-stars. On their Light Cone banners, the four-star Light Cones featured are A Secret Vow, Geniuses' Repose, and Landau's Choice.

NEW EVENTS

Clockie: Dreamjoy Memoir - A new combat-focused event where the Trailblazers will help Clock Studios repair the screen damaged by Acheron in v2.1 by helping direct and edit films. This includes a lot of additional mechanics to bestow buffs and special effects to the battles. These effects need to be allocated to meet audience demand, and you can unlock side stories through this event. Finishing the event nets a new text box style and new event-exclusive Harmony Light Cone, For Tomorrow's Journey.

The Legend of Galactic Baseballer - Giovanni of Aetherium Wars fame returns with a game based on the Trailblazer, focused around defeating as many enemies as possible to gain experience, level up their team, and unlocked special abilities.

All About Boothill - An assignment-focused event where you won't actually meet Boothill but you'll hear plenty of stories around him and his many deeds, gathering information for rewards.

Gift of Odyssey returns.

Planar Fissure (2x Planar Ornament drops) and Garden of Plenty (2x Calyx drops) are returning.

NEW GRINDS

After clearing the Trailblaze Mission, an Echo of War will appear to refight The Great Septimus. This contains Boothill's special Trace material, "Lost Echo of the Shared Wish". Notably, this Echo of War does not drop the usual Musketeer and Thief Relics that previous Echoes dropped, but instead rewards the Duke and Watchmaker sets. Possible Light Cone drops also appear to be adjusted.

A new Stagnant Shadow, Shape of Duty, will be arriving with the material needed to ascend both Robin and Boothill, IPC Work Permits.

A new Calyx, Bud of the Hunt, will be appearing in the Festivity Auditions supplying Boothill's Trace materials: Countertemporal Shot, Destined Expiration, and Meteoric Bullet.

OTHER STUFF

A full album of in-character Robin songs, Inside, is being released on May 9th, which includes songs featured in-game and additional new songs.

Trailblazer profiles are getting new features to show off battle records.

The Friends List will show what your friends are up to in real time (like if they're in the Simulated Universe or Forgotten Hall).

In Forgotten Hall or Pure Fiction, you'll be able to see what lineups your friends used and display your own (this is optional and can be turned off).

Optimizations to team setup to more easily let you check up on your lineups.

The ability to favorite characters and ensure they stay at the top of your character list will be added.

[that-student-that-has-homework]

Hellooo, I'm so sorry for the late reply!

I'm glad that you enjoyed my previous ramble on the ASL trio having HSR combat mechanics. (I was tempted to delete the whole thing bcos it felt too niche on HSR gameplay ><), but still, I'm glad you see my vision 🙏

Now that I think about it, Ace's Ult should be named 'Flame Commandment: Fire Pillar' rather than the initial one I suggested. It feels more consistent with his canon techniques :D For sure if Ace had a designated team (the same way Firefly is meant for a Break team comp), Marco can be his Gallagher (an Fire-type Abundance unit who can deal damage + provide team-wide healing). In many ways, Marco would be a great support for Ace 🤧

Regarding who can inflict status effects more often, I do feel like Sabo can do that more than Ace simply because of his control and mastery of Haki (if we're going with canon material, that is). Sabo growing up in the RA taught him how to be more strategic and resourceful in combat. Whereas Ace, as powerful as he was, wasn't able to utilize much of his Haki and therefore hone it alongside his DF abilities. But, this is debatable, since again, I'm way behind in the plot. And apparently, Ace did have all three Haki and used them unconsciously.

As for Luffy's element type, I feel like Luffy could also work as a Physical-type unit if he were to be a separate 5-star character lol. Main character moment, I would say. He has a Fire-type version and then a Physical-type version where his Ult will be a Gear lower. I'm thinking Physical-type Luffy would be a Destruction unit who can deal damage in the form of Counterattacks (like Yunli and Clara). He can parry an enemy's attack and then counter it depending on the amount he received.

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Bonus edition with some of the Strawhats (feel free to add on / come up with your own if these feel inaccurate!):

Zoro - Nihility; Wind (functions similarly to Acheron—big on Acheron here, if you check her gameplay). Zoro would be a multi-target AoE DPS whose main damage comes from stacking up on debuffs that are inflicted onto enemies. Also, when he activates his Ult, he ignores enemy weakness type and has complete Toughness Reduction in that state (again, just like Acheron's Ult). Zoro can synergize well with Sanji and function in a dual-DPS team with him. -> also, funnily enough, both have the tendency to get lost easily lol

Nami - Harmony; Lightning (inspired by Tingyun's abilities). She can boost a party members's ATK and regenerate Energy. Also, if Nami is in the party, she automatically gives All-RES PEN buffs to her team. (Nami's a generalist, but she can definitely be a good support for any damage-dealing character as long as they scale off of ATK :3)

Usopp - Harmony; Imaginary (methinks he'd have abilities similar to Bronya's or Sparkle's—most defn Sparkle tho...). Usopp can provide 100% action advance to a single party member, a 20% DMG boost, and also restore 2 skill points (with his Ult). Definitely a helpful unit for charas who eat up tons of skill points.

Sanji - Nihility; Physical (I'm thinking a combo of Luka's, Boothill's, and Cipher's abilities). Main damage comes from his Ult by accumulating stacks of DoT (whether it's Bleed, Burn, Shock, or Wind Shear). When stacks reach a certain level, he can deal massive Ult DMG against a max. of 3 enemies. (To maximize his damage, you gotta pair him up with a DoT enabler). After he activates his Ult, he inflicts additional Bleed DoT onto enemies.

Chopper - Abundance; Imaginary ? (could function similarly to Huohuo and Luocha). In addition to providing healing, Chopper can regenerate his teammates' Energy and dispel debuffs inflicted onto characters. Also, when using his technique pre-battle, Chopper creates a zone in which teammates restore some HP for 2 turns each time they deal an attack. (He's a must-have sustainer especially for characters who tend to lose HP easily).

Robin - Erudition; Quantum (inspired by Jade's abilities). Robin would be a multi-target sub-DPS who can deal damage through Follow-up Attacks or Counterattacks (in other words, when she's paired up with either version of Luffy, she becomes very OP). Her Ult can be recharged by how many times a character takes action (the more often the main DPS attacks, the better).

Franky - Preservation; Imaginary (functions similarly to Aventurine). Franky would be a great tanker tbh. He can provide shields to the entire team based on the amount of DEF he has. Each time a team member gets attacked while the shield effect is on, Franky gains stacks which he can accumulate to deal a Follow-up Attack on all enemies and apply another layer of shielding (the more you get hit, the better). His Ult can build on stacks and increase an enemy's Crit DMG received at the same time.

Brook - Preservation; Quantum (somewhat inspired by Fu Xuan's gameplay). Brook can absorb some of the damage his teammates receive and also reduce the damage they receive whenever he's on the field. If his HP drops below 50% from absorbing damage, he can restore up to 80% of his HP. Or, if his HP remains above 50%, he can convert some of that absorbed damage as his own and deal damage equivalent to that (in a way, the more his teammates get hit, the better).

Jinbe - Preservation; Physical (he'd be a Gepard, but better lmao). Jinbe is both a tanker and a DPS with a high base DEF and increased Effect Res. Whenever he's on the field, he automatically applies Taunt on enemies (thereby directing all the damage to himself). In addition, each time his teammates receive fatal damage, he can parry their attacks and deal massive damage of his own based on his DEF. (He can be OP if built right). If Jinbe receives a killing blow, his HP will only drop to 1 once (in this state he needs to be shielded or healed).

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Ngl these are so fun to do hahaha, but as far as my OP knowledge goes, this is all I can think of atm

Now I'm imagining interactions between OP and HSR characters bcos of this (delulu)

Let me know your thoughts tho! teehee

~ ⚜️ anon

welcome back ⚜️ anon! For a moment I thought that because I took such a long time to get back to you, I wouldn't hear from you again!

You know a lot more about the meta of HSR than I do. I find it rather overwhelming and just do my best with the suggestions the game gives and that I find online 😂 so unfortunately I am unable to do much more than listen and give responses regarding the cosmetic details (names and stuff)

for Chopper, given he's from Drum Island, why not make him an Ice Abundance?

I also think that Brook could be ice too! I'm not going to say much here though. I feel like Quantum was chosen because of him being a musician right?

I also thought Franky would be a preservation unit! Given he's a cyborg like Bootie though, wouldn't he be physical? I'm curious, what inspired you to pick imaginary?

with Robin I wasn't sure whether or not she's be Harmony, and you solved that dilemma! I like her functioning similar to Jade! (Jade didn't come home when I pulled for her, I got the cutie lil Bailu instead) her being Erudition is so true to character!

Jinbe being preservation is just 🥹💚 I didn't think of that, but yes. Yes. Absolutely yes.

I really, really like the Nami - Usopp Harmony choice: because YES. Also picking lightening for Nami is PERFECT because she uses thunderbolt tempo quite a bit.

Lol Zoro being Acheron works so well: Swordsmen with katanas. I really enjoy how he and Sanji seem to carry similar functions given they are the other powerhouses in the crew alongside Luffy. Though Sanji could also be fire too, Diable Jambe and all.

lol hsr and OP characters interacting? sounds fun! Tashigi, Yunli and Yanqing can fangirl/boy over swords together 😂 Nami and Tingyun and their business scheming sounds hilarious. Yeah Nami would have a lot of fun with topaz too, anyone who has money. I don't think she'd agree with Aventurine's gambling, but if he's giving her money, she probably likes him.

I feel like Robin would enjoy a conversation with Jing Yuan, as would Jinbe, probably. Hold up, actually, I think Robin might enjoy being in Dan Heng's presence more, because he can give her access to the data bank. While I think Robin can play mind games with Jing Yuan, and would likely want to extract what historical info she wants straight out of him, she'd appreciate how straightforward Dan Heng can be. Wait wait wait, now that I'm remembering all these characters: Robin and Black Swan would be a duo. They both have that playful side.

Franky I can see taking an interest in both Svarog and Boothill.

Zoro and Acheron getting lost together.

I think if Usopp, Luffy, and Chopper got the chance to see Boothill shoot with his finger, they'd get stars in their eyes.

Yunli and Luffy could be glutinous together. No wait: I want Stelle and Luffy being menaces together.

Serval and Brook are vibing with Pela.

Sanji and Argenti having a conversation sounds like a riot because Argenti is like beauty in all things, Sanji is like: women. Sanji and Jiaoqiu can talk food and cooking.

who would Sabo and Ace interact / vibe with I wonder. Sabo and Phainon would be silly geese together maybe.