#Duking

[gameotheque]

Direct action from Ho-Oh! Does it come from nowhere? Yeah. Is it cheesy? Yeah. Is it awesome regardless? Fuck yeah.

There are still things to do in the postgame, like rematching the Cipher and Snagem bosses, the new boss at the Deep Colosseum, as well as snagging the rest of the Shadow Pokémon, but to be honest even those don't amount to much. I think I can play that in my own time and close out the liveblog here.

This was another game I've wanted to play in full for a loooooong time and I'm glad I finally took the plunge. I really enjoyed my time in the Orre region :)

The sequel, of course, is next!

[latealzalost]

Christmas at Dr. Kaminko's

Michael insisted on inviting everyone they could

[orre-champion-drago]

Log #1 - Pokémon Trainer Drago - Bio

Born in Gateon Port, young Drago always wanted to be a Pokémon trainer. However he only ever had the one Eevee he had received for his 10th birthday, and all battles in the Orre region are meant to be double battles. So didn't set out for his journey until he was 15.

His mother was concerned for his safety as the wastelands of Orre are dangerous so she didn't want him setting out as soon as he became a trainer.

For those 5 years Drago did a lot of training with his Eevee by battling with sailors at the Krabby Club. At age 13 he got his motor scooter and got a job delivering packages for Makan to save money not only for his journey, but to buy a thunderstone to evolve his Eevee into a Jolteon as that was the evolution the two decided on together.

Drago loves to watch Duking on TV as he thinks it's cool that he found spots where wild Pokémon could found in Orre as it was thought to be impossible for them to live in the region's harsh climate.

When Drago sets out on his journey he makes his first stop in Pyrite Town to talk to Duking and purchase some Poké Snacks as well as the location of the nearest Poké Spot.

Once Drago has the location of the first poke spot, he heads out to make his first catch and finally because a fully recognized trainer in the Orre Region.

[amorkuku]

[gavamont]

Not my white ass locked in the duke’s dungeon again because I fucked his favorite jester 😩

I didn’t know he was so territorial over the silly little guy 🙄

[fckbatmanhiskidsareminenow]

multilingual batkids. they learn each others languages so they can mix and match. for example:

tim in french: have you figured out how we’re gonna tell b we’re not going to that gala yet?

damian in arabic: no i thought that was thomas’ job?

duke french: me? no jason said he’d do something

jason in arabic: hey don’t drag me into this!

dick in romani: i’m gonna kill him i really i am

steph in russian: who are we killing?

dick in english: ah! nobody! wait i didn’t know you spoke romani

tim in greek: you’re an asshole

jason in english: wait my greek is rusty say it again slowly

tim in greek: you’re an asshole

jason: …. you motherfucker

cass signing: nice drawing

damian in chinese: thank you

dick yelling at bruce about something he did

jason in spanish: what language is he speaking right now?

tim also in spanish: uh all of them i think

jason: does bruce even know-

tim: no he doesn’t

[frownyalfred]

things that make Gotham criminals say “oh shit”:

Batman showing up to the hideout and not asking any questions

Nightwing cracking his escrima sticks together with 0 witty banter or foreplay

Red Hood when his hands are shaking

Injured Robin and Batman known to be in near proximity 

Any sightings of Batman on Robin II’s death anniversary

Superman in Gotham without an escort

Batman speeding through the Narrows on a motorcycle and not the Batmobile

Red Hood abandoning his guns and throwing punches instead

Robin fighting with a sword and 0 supervision

Jim Gordon trying to quit cigarettes for the 19th time on the night shift

Any captured Batkid too injured/tired/frightened to taunt the responsible criminals

Batman bleeding and/or missing any major parts of his armor

Any Bat vigilante other than Duke outside during daylight hours

[forgetfulsynapsid]

Another picture of the BAT-family!!! Bruce will make them all fit under his wings if it’s the last thing he does.

[everwalldigan]

To anyone who thinks Bruce has a clear and consistent favourite child I raise you this: it is infinitely funnier for Bruce to have a complicated and elaborate “ranking” system of his kids that only he’s privy to.

Picture this: Batman, dosed with truth serum, gets asked as a gag from one of the goons holding him captive who his favourite bat-vigilante is and instead of giving a straight answer, he launches into this whole explanation about the ranking system and who’s in the current lead, who’s hanging behind, etc. At some point (this is a mystery to everyone involved) a whiteboard appears and he starts explaining his system like he’s a football coach before an important match. Out of nowhere he starts pulling out little cardboard cutouts of his kids and pins them to the board. At some point the red string comes out.

Jason hasn’t killed someone in a week? Automatically promoted to favourite. Tim hasn’t caused an international incident in the past month? Puts him a few points ahead that keep decreasing the longer he refuses real sleep (20 minute power naps don’t count Tim! Says powernap inventor Bruce Wayne). Cass gave him a hug this morning and wished him a good day? Favourite until he gets a call from dick telling him (without shouting!!!!) that he’ll be there for this week’s Sunday dinner. Duke accidentally scratches the Batmobile? Demoted to the “in trouble” zone (which, honestly, that’s where his kids spend most of the time in😭). Damian did not attempt to free all the animals in the zoo they visited? Favourite. Until Bruce found out he was just trying to conceal the cat hidden in his room that Bruce explicitly forbade him from keeping.

Dick arrives at the family dinner with a busted shoulder and a bruise the size of Texas on his face? Gets demoted so far down that even azraeil scores higher than him. He’s in the “in trouble” zone for a constant month after that. Oh one of them survived an almost death? Favourite for at least the next week. At least. Multiple people survive an almost death? EVERYONES the favourite. The least favourite is the growing grey hairs on his head.

The end of day results are decided by who bothers to wish him goodnight and if all of them have fucked up in some way the past week then Jon (Kent) becomes the automatic favourite until someone cracks a joke that Bruce actually finds funny.

The favourite child changes daily, hourly even, and his kids are aware this system exists and keep trying to crack the code but he always Knows and just smirks smugly.

[dukeofash]

baby hippo but make it a baby triceratops

[versasfanficwastedump]

and while i’m on a self indulgent thing? i think that any of the kids calling Bruce “dad” changes his whole demeanor. it helps him know that whatever they’re talking about is serious.

hearing his name shouted across the house does nothing for him. a hundred people say his name all day, including his kids. whatever the situation is can be fixed.

but hearing “Dad!”, cried out in battle or screamed from the other room, has him rushing to their side. what is it love and i’m here you’re alright and shh i’ve got you

“Bruce, I need help” = can’t open this large jar, have a question about math homework, need someone to look at this case file for me

“Dad, I need help” = I am hurt. I am scared. I am in danger. I need you to make things better. I need you to protect me.

[latealzalost]

An addendum to my Orretober Week 1 Meme Prompt Contribution

[fanaticalthings]

Bruce Wayne except he texts like an ominous boomer

wdym you can't tell if he's threatening them?

Based on this post by @mysterycitrus :)

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Bonus:

Happy birthday, Tim 🥰

[waveoftheocean]

wahoo finished this in time for superbat week day 5: tired dads!!

[sreppub]

they have a literal ancestral manor to hang out in but they choose to break into jason’s apartment while he’s out. they’re playing jackbox and accusing dick of being the faker. (it’s steph.)

[video320]

I drew the bat family