#Damian Wayne's favorite character is Darth Vader

[imperatrice21]

Damian is a Star Wars fan and I will die on that hill

[kl-writes]

Stable DC Timeline (Part 2/5)

At this point, I started thinking about what their ‘current’ ages should be. I see Flashpoint as the end of the initial DC Universe, so that’s the starting point for the stable DC Timeline’s ‘current’ era, or at least the point in time from where stories should develop and we start to put in new thoughts and ideas. Flashpoint takes place in mid-1974 (Unadj. 2011).

Batfamily:

Bruce Wayne: 55

·         Dick Grayson: 37

·         Helena Wayne: 27

·         Jason Todd: 26

·         Timothy Drake: 24

·         Cassandra Cain: 23

·         Damian Wayne: 22

·         Duke Thomas: 15 (Existence uncertain, he’s post-Flashpoint. His first appearance would be mid-1975, and we consider the current time to be 1974).

Selina Kyle:  55

Katherine Kane: 34

Barbara Gordon: 38 (Puts her at 16 at her first appearance)

Stephanie Brown: 23 (Puts her at 13 at her first appearance, and 17 at the birth of her daughter)

·         Unknown Daughter – Adopted by someone?: 6

Alfred Pennyworth: 75 (First appearance was in 1946. However, he was with the Waynes presumably during the upbringing of Bruce, so I used the minimum age of 20 at Bruce’s birthday, making his birthday 1899.)

Luke Fox: 19 (Post-Flashpoint)

Harper Row: 14 (Post-Flashpoint)

Speedsters:

Jay Garrick: 55

Barry Allen: 47

Wally West: 35

Iris West II: 3

Jai West: 3

Bart Allen: ??? (1966 would be his first appearance. Speedforce affected his aging, putting his birthday at 2 years prior, despite appearing to be 12. His effective age is about 20 as of 1974, so his civilian records likely have his birth year as ‘1956.’ These are fake, though, as he’s from the future).

 For a lot of the more modern comics, the ages of Damian and Timothy seem a bit too old, given their personalities. Even Dick seems a bit too old with this timeline. We can see that although the adjusted timeline works well for the oldest characters in DC, when it comes to legacy characters, the timeline isn’t perfect. It doesn’t help that in some stories, Dick and Wally are seen as young adult peers, and in others, Wally is seen as the father of a young family. This is where the stable timeline starts to change how characters are perceived. This is also why I wanted to minimize any changes to characters I might make to force them to fit the timeline, because introducing a stable timeline will force character growth and maturity.

Another thing I thought about was making certain character deaths permanent. Superman came back to life, Batman came back to life, and Jason Todd came back to life. My thought is, that unless their return created new stories (Like with Jason Todd), maybe they should just stay dead. This means that Superman died in 1965 (Unadj. 1992), Batman died in 1973 (Unadj. 2008), and Barry Allen died in 1962 (Unadj. 1986).

This doesn’t stop their stories. Wally West as the Flash has been thoroughly explored- in many ways, he absolutely trumped Jay Garrick and Barry Allen as the Scarlet Speedster. Dick Grayson as Batman was also interesting- he became Batman out of necessity, to stop the battle for the cowl. His dynamic with Damian was interesting. Given that Damian is “now” 22, perhaps Dick Grayson would step down from the role of Batman, and go back to being Nightwing. Damian always wanted to be Batman’s successor. Jason Todd, Timothy Drake, and Cassandra Cain all seem as though they’ve gone on their own paths of heroism now.

Superman’s permanent death would also be interesting. It was Superman himself that stopped the fighting of the supermen. Had he not intervened, perhaps Steel would have become Metropolis’s hero. Maybe constant battles between Lex Luthor and Superboy would have opened up new avenues- it’s not a straight Darth Vader, given that Superboy’s only a clone, but Lex Luthor has shown some affection for Superboy in the past. What would happen if Lex were able to establish a more permanent sort of mind control? What if he did so, and essentially took control of Metropolis’s ‘Superman,’ being able to play both sides of the board? There’s definitely a lot of room for stories like this.

Those were the biggest 3 deaths at the top of my head, but there were many others where the character came back to life, but didn’t necessarily have to. I’m not counting when they came back within a few months (Like with Wally West or Guy Gardner), of course, just the deaths that were “supposed” to stick- Bart Allen II, Supergirl, Hal Jordan, Martian Manhunter, Captain Boomerang I, etc.

Another thing we can do is look at deaths of minor characters, especially those around Final Crisis and Flashpoint, and determine whether we want those deaths to ‘stick’ or not. For example, Weather Wizard’s son, Josh Jackam, was killed off during Final Crisis. Owen Mercer, son of the first Captain Boomerang, was killed during Blackest Night. Both of these characters were potential ‘legacy’ characters. The Rogues don’t have many of these, so it might make more sense if they didn’t die, especially since their deaths didn’t have any lasting effects on the story.

Rogues (And kids):

Leonard Snart: 47

Lisa Snart: 37 (DEAD)

Hartley Rathaway: 46

Mark Mardon: 46

·         Josh Jackam: 5 (Dead?)

Sam Scudder: 46 (DEAD)

Evan McCullock: 31

James Jesse: 45 (DEAD)

·         Billy Hong: 17

Axel Walker: 24

Digger Harkness: 45 (Dead?)

·         Owen Mercer: 23 (Dead?)

Roscoe Dillon: 45 (DEAD)

Mick Rory: 44

Roy G. Bivolo: 35 (DEAD)

Owen and Josh are soft deaths for the reasons listed above. Digger came back to life, but he should probably just be dead-dead like Superman and Batman. Looking at this, it’s kind of depressing how many of my favorite characters, the Rogues, are dead.

If we were to look at a modern (1974) Rogues, we might also consider Wally West’s hallucination in the Flash v2 #140, with Cadet Cold, Mirror Miss, Heat-Whelp, Weather Whiz-Kid and Captain Slingshot as children of the Rogues. Cadet Cold would either be Leonard’s kid, or perhaps an unknown child of Lisa and Roscoe, who was perhaps sent to an orphanage. Mirror Miss would be Evan’s, Heat-Whelp would be Mick’s, Weather Whiz-Kid is more than likely Josh Jackam, and Captain Slingshot is Owen’s. Billy Hong, AKA Makhalli, with his magical powers, would likely become a superhero of some sort, if so, probably mentored by Hartley. But all of this is just speculation!

 The Luthors and the Supermen:

Clark Kent/Kal-El: 56 (DEAD)

Jonathan Samuel Kent: 1? (Existence uncertain, as he’s a post-convergence character who is the son of the New Earth Clark Kent)

Christopher Kent/Lor-Zod: 22

Kara Zor-El (Supergirl): 46 (DEAD)

Kara Zor-L (Powergirl): 39

Alexander Joseph “Lex” Luthor: 55

·         Lena Luthor II: 6

·         Connor Kent/Kon-El: 9, he was “born” in 1965 with the body of a teenager, so his biological age is anywhere from 22 – 28. (DEAD)

·         Jerry White: 32

Lena Luthor I: 45

·         Lori Luthor 17, high schooler. Honestly, this one could be anywhere from 14-19, she only appeared in one storyline before Flashpoint.

One thing that I didn’t realize before was that Superboy was yet another person who died and came back to life 3 years later. So my remarks earlier about the dynamic between Lex Luthor and Connor might not apply, depending on where you set the limit on how long until death becomes “permanent.” My initial thought was 1 year max, but maybe this should change. I’m not quite sure what to do with the two Karas, but it’s entirely possible that Superman has 2 cousins.

 The Marvels and the Sivanas

Billy Batson: Biologically 23/Chronologically 42

Mary Bromfield: 23/42

Freddy Freeman: 23/42

Thaddeus Sivana, Sr.: 56/75 (Assuming a starting age of 40)

Magnificus Sivana: 36/55

Beautia Sivana: 36/55

Georgia Sivana: 23/42

Thaddeus Sivana, Jr.: 23/42

The Wizard: 9000+

This is another special case. The original run was from 1941 – 1953, and due to a long story about legal issues, didn’t have another ongoing series until 1973, and after Crisis on Infinite Earths, in 1991. In 1973, Billy had been gone for 20 years without aging, due to being exiled by Dr. Sivana, placed into suspended animation. In 1991, the story was that the Wizard froze Fawcett City in time to protect it from the encroaching evils of the outside world. As a result, between 1953 and 1991, we can say that the Marvel family didn’t age. Even adjusted, that’s 1945 – 1964, or about 19 years taken from Billy’s life. Billy began Captain Marvel at age 7 – 14, depending on the version. If we aim low, and take into account the lost years, then in 1964 his age is still only 13, which fits him being a child hero for that series.

The Sivana family, like the rest of Fawcett, only lost 9 years.

Edit: Upon re-reading, I found that the sivanas also lost 19 years. I adjusted the ages accordingly.

[agemintherough]

Also, since you're more a fan of the West, what are your favourite superhero/comic books series? And what about in the case of cartoons in general? -S3rp3nt3

I am indeed a huge American comic book fan. While I enjoy a wide range of series (Steven Universe, Rick and Morty, Ghostbusters, Jem and the Holograms, Classic G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Cobra, IDW's TMNT, Transformers vs. G.I. Joe, Batman/ Ninja Turtles, Scott Pilgrim, Mega Man, Marvel's Darth Vader, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, the original run of The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, 52, Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman, Paul Cornell's Action Comics run with Lex Luthor, Jack Kirby's New Gods, Tim Seeley's Grayson and Nightwing, Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason's Batman and Robin, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman, Batman 66, Lil Gotham...the list goes on), if I had to narrow down my choices to my FAVORITE runs or comics from a company, they would be:Marvel: Ed Brubaker's Captain America run. As much as I love the original Spider-Man run, it has to be this. These are just perfect Captain America stories. Brubaker understood the characters of Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes and gave us a fantastic run that has defined the public view of the character...recent publications not withstanding. The Winter Soldier section stands up as my favorite part (for obvious reasons) but I love the Death of Captain America section for its shakeups and risks.IDW: James Roberts' Transformers run. This one was even harder since I'd say IDW is probably my favorite publisher at the moment. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe is just so insane and I still don't know why they haven't tried to adapt G.I. Joe Cobra since it is literally the best modern G.I. Joe story written. But James Roberts is not just writing comics about Transformers...he's just writing comics. Chris Sims said it best when he described this series as a well-written comic whose characters just happened to turn into cars. The writing, the characters, the dialogue...it is so hard to find anything wrong with it. Last Stand of the Wreckers, "Chaos Theory," More Than Meets The Eye, and Lost Light are worth your time even if you know nothing about Transformers. I'd probably say either "Shadowplay" or "Elegant Chaos" were my favorites parts, but it is just so wonderful. I never thought I would give a damn about Swerve or Chromedome or Brainstorm, but here I am. Hell, I ended up selling all of my Transformers to pay for a renovation some time ago (they paid for most of it and my engagement ring), but I set out to get the new Titans Return Brainstorm just because I love what Roberts did with the character.DC: Grant Morrison's Batman run. I love "Year One" and "The Long Halloween" and I will gladly concede that "All-Star Superman" has the greatest five panels in all of comics (that I have had blown up and put up in my classroom before), but there was no contest here. For years, this run taught me so much about the history of Batman, general mythology, and writing tropes all from trying to figure out just what the hell was going on. I hated the run when it started, but by the time of "Batman R.I.P." I was hooked. I love crazy stuff like the Batman of Zurr Enn Arr (which has an action figure on my desk), the Batmen of All Nations, Professor Pyg, Doctor Hurt, and Leviathan. I love Bruce Wayne, but that period of time where it was Dick Grayson as Batman and Damian Wayne as his Robin were some of my favorite stories ever. That bit in Batman Inc where Dick and Damian reminisce about how they were the best partners? Still gives me tears. My favorite part would probably be "Batman and Robin Must Die." It has everything that made his run great: the Black Glove, Pyg being disturbing, Joker getting beaten by Damian, Gordon in a doll costume, double punches, and it all ended with a banana peel. That is quality storytelling.As for general animation, I also have a wide variety of tastes. Superhero-wise, DCAU is just perfection, Batman Brave and the Bold, Avengers EMH, and Spectacular Spider-Man are probably on the top of that list (unless you count Freakazoid, which I do). I'm not a fan of Young Justice though. I've tried, but I just can't get into it.I'm a fan of vintage Loony Tunes, Tom and Jerry (even the Gene Deitch stuff like Dicky Moe that everybody hates), Hanna-Barbera (from Atom Ant to Where's Huddles), Transformers (G1, Beast Wars, Animated, Prime), G.I. Joe (R.A.H., Resolute, Renegades), Jem and the Holograms, Real Ghostbusters, He-Man (the 2000 reboot more than the original), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Inspector Gadget, Reboot, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Rugrats, Doug, Rocko's Modern Life, Hey Arnold, Invader Zim, Avatar The Last Airbender, Dexter's Laboratory, PPG, Johnny Bravo, Edd, Edd, n Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Samurai Jack, Clone Wars, Over The Garden Wall, ATHF, Classic Simpsons (Up to season 8 or 9), Futurama, the first ten seasons of South Park, Rick and Morty, King of the Hill, Duck Tales, Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, and Gravity Falls. I know there are more that I have enjoyed throughout my life and still hold fond memories for, but this is a good start. I have watched a lot of animation in my life. Again, most of these aren't shows that I would say I binge watch like crazy, but if I pick up the, say, Boomerang service, I'd enjoy watching them. I can't really pick a favorite persay of these, as it's hard to compare something like Inspector Gadget to Over The Garden Wall or even The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby Doo to Mystery Inc. Still, at the present moment, I have episodes of Brave and the Bold, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, and Rick and Morty on my phone if that counts for anything.

[danreblogsstuff]

Another Follower Dealy I’m Not Going To Actually Tag Anyone For Because I’m An Awkward Shit

Rules: Tag 20 followers you want to get to know better

Tagged by: @darklordtomarry

Name: Dan

Nickname: Cy, I suppose, even though the only people who use it never actually talk to me, lol.

Gender: Dat boi.

Star Sign: Leo

Height: 5′9″-5′10′ish? Somewhere in there.

Sexual Orientation: Gay af

Hogwarts House: I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT THIS AND I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I HAVE NO IDEA. Which probably means Hufflepuff? I mean, what’s the house for the lazy, slightly ambitious, misanthropic, anxious shut ins? 

Favorite Colour: Cyan

Favorite Animal: OKAY. SO. You know fuckin’ snow leopards? Because snow leopards are the best. Followed closely by buns. 

Time Right Now: 12:09PM

Average hours of sleep: Usually... *tries to math* 7-8ish? Most days I get to sleep around 2:30AM and wake up between 9:30 and 11:30AM so, something like that.

Cat or Dog Person: WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOOOOOOOOOSE?! I’ve never had a cat because my mom is allergic, and I love my dogs, but the only one left alive is a huge mess that pees and craps everywhere and honestly I just want something that will poop in a box instead of all over every rug we have so right now I’m gonna say cat? Yeah. Cat.

Favorite Fictional Characters: Fuck, dude. I’m gonna be here all day. Okay. Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Tom Riddle, Harry Potter, Sephiroth, Squall, Roxas, Kaim Argonar, Prompto (main cast needs to stop being so mean to my baby), pre-Blaine Kurt Hummel, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Colin Wilkes, Solid Snake, Liquid Snake, Big Boss, Psycho Mantis (especially Tretij, my little Baby Mantis), Ocelot, Proto Man, Light Yagami, L, Edward Elric, Roy Fucking Mustang, Alphonse Elric, Envy, Balthier, Reks (I’m still not over the beginning of FF12. GIVE HIM BACK!), Yellow Yoshi, My Commander Shepard, My Hero of Ferelden/Hawke/Inquisitor, Zevran, Anders, Fenris, The Doctor, The Master, Sonic the Hedgehog (mostly the SatAM version), every Ninja Turtle, Megatron (he tries so hard), Riku, Marth (my original sword boy), Sebastian and Ciel (yes they need to be together as one character), Sheev Palpatine (the original dirty old man collecting his harem of pretty boys), Sorey, Mikleo, Edna, Richard from Tales of Graces (he deserved to be in so much more of that game), Colin Creevy, Poe Dameron, Finn, oh my god, and this isn’t even getting into non-HP book characters. Let’s just leave this here with the understanding that this could go on until I hit the word limit.

Number of Blankets I sleep With: In summer, one. In winter, at least two, a thick and a thin, with additional thins on standby if needed.

Favorite Singer/Band: Okay, I’m going to pick just one here and say blink 182, because they pretty much single handedly got me into music when I was a kid and shaped my musical tastes until I was in my early 20′s. 

Dream Trip: Japan, but, not like any of the actual tourist destinations, just the stores that sell fandom merch that won’t ship to the US. 

Dream Job: Writer who gets one of his books turned into a profitable movie series. 

When was this blog created: August 2015

Current Number of Followers: 80! And at least 5 are porn blogs.

When did your blog reach its peak?: Just now?

What made you decide to make a tumblr: Too many of my boyfriend’s (now fiance) friends follow my twitter and I wanted a place to talk about/promote my writing without feeling self conscious about what I’m writing, so I made this blog and promptly started reblogging gay shipping stuff, lol. 

Tagging: Anyone who wants to do this. Just tag me back so I know people actually listen to me, lol.

[meringuebones]

003.

What type of chocolate is your favorite? Milk chocolate. Do you own anything that’s rainbow colored? I have one of those fat pens that has a whole bunch of colors in it, if that counts. I can’t think of anything else.

What were your favorite shows as a kid? I had so many, and it also changed pretty often. My favorite show in fifth grade wasn’t my favorite show in first grade, and so on. Some of the ones that seemed to always be favorites were Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rocko’s Modern Life, Powerpuff Girls, and other typical cartoons that were on Nick and CN during the 90s. Did you have a special blanket or stuffed animal as a kid? I don’t recall having a special plushie, but I did have little ‘blankies’ that were really scraps of fabric that I’d take from my grandma. I remember having white, sky blue, and dark green ones. What were the last pair of shoes you wore? A pair of all-black hi-top Vans. What are you currently wearing? Short black cotton shorts, a black Star Wars t-shirt, and a black zip-up Ghost hoodie. How many languages can you speak? Two. One fluently, one... not so fluent. Which languages would you like to learn? Korean, Icelandic, French, Romanian—really any language. Which primary color is your favorite (red, blue, yellow)? Blue. What was your first video game system? SNES. What’s your favorite flower? Pink roses and water lilies. What are you afraid of? Roaches, the paranormal, the dark, windows and mirrors in the dark, the idea of living alone. Do you collect anything? If so, what? I collect way too many things... I’m actually taking a break from collecting a lot of stuff just to save money and not go crazy. Right now I’m mainly focusing on my Kylo Ren collection Who’s your favorite Pokemon? Mew, Mewtwo, Pumpkaboo, Haunter, Lugia, and Pikachu. What is the last thing you drank? Water. Who are your top five fictional characters? Kylo Ren and Darth Vader from Star Wars, Glenn from TWD, Damian Wayne from Batman, and Sam from Trick ‘r Treat. What were your favorite toys as a kid? Mostly video game systems, like the SNES, N64, Playstation, and Gameboy Color. I also really liked Lego and wooden building blocks. When’s the last time you rode on a roller coaster? I don’t remember. I think it was in middle school. What city do you want to travel to? Right now? Maybe Reykjavík, Iceland. What is currently stressing you out right now? I want to make more money, my wedding is on Monday, I need to start buying my best friend her birthday and Halloween presents, for some reason I’m breaking out (which is pretty rare), I feel like I need to lose weight, and I think my period is a couple to few days late. They’re all very small things, but they add up.