For those not in the know, Rise of the Dark Spark was a game that came out 2 years after Fall of Cybertron. It's also a crossover (kinda) of the WFC/FOC games and the Age of Extinction movie. The crux of the plot is that various characters are after an artifact known as the Dark Spark, which can travel between dimensions/universal streams.
I'm not going to get into more of the plot because it's not relevant beyond that fact that I find the whole thing ridiculous.
Now, the one good thing this game did give us is more banter between some characters from FOC, including a line that has been living rent free in my head since I heard it (Swindle calls Blast Off "Oh favorite brother of mine" and uuuuuuuh yes that is now canon)
ANYWAY since Rise of the Dark Spark technically takes place between WFC and FOC, and this is a blog for WFC/FOC based characters, I feel like I should address this game.
I think the story is dumb and I don't like it 🤷♀️ But I do like the conversations and scenarios taken out of the context of Dark Spark. So my general rule of thumb is that similar events happened, just not in the way the game presents them.
Did Swindle meet Sharpshot and immediately hate his vibes? Yes. Did they meet because they were escorting Shockwave and the Dark Spark to Kaon? No.
Did Bruticus take Cliffjumper hostage at some point? Yes! Was Cliffjumper after the Dark Spark? No!
Are you seeing the pattern?
So yeah, that's it basically. I take the "Dark Spark" aspect out of it, and that also frees up the possibility of events taking place before WFC or whatever.
I'll be condensing this down to add to my relevant info pages 👍
I guess I'll also say that I don't consider any other Aligned verse media to be 100% canon to my blog either. I may take inspo from it, but I'm very headcanon based when it comes to events before and after the games. So feel free to ask if you ever have any questions about what is or isn't canon to my blog!
"Pentious?!" He watched that blimp blink from existence and stumbled forward. What?! He couldn't be gone! Not like that! That wasn't fair! Astor didn't even get a chance to- he just- Pentious said he wasn't going to leave him!
Now what?! He didn't know how to grieve, how to start over, he'd never lost anyone before and the first person that loved him was gone?!
The shade sunk to his knees, shaking his head in disbelief as he stared at the space where the snake had been. He knew he couldn't stay there, with the exorcists around but he couldn't will himself to move.
The only thing that brought him back to reality was Charlie erupting forward to attack Adam, something even he couldn't do right now. He didn't know if that was due to Alastor being weakened or because his chest hurt and he couldn't get it to stop but there he stayed, digging his clawed fists into the ground as the tears rolled down his face.
"...Bastard." He muttered, the only thing he was able to muster as he sobbed.
(click for higher quality!) draconified link concept ive been chipping away at this past week ..... here's my funny little compendium concept for him:
"A heroic spirit has taken the form of this bestial dragon. Unlike it's kin, this creature exhibits an extremely aggressive disposition. It appears highly territorial, and will relentlessly chase down those who disturb its skywide patrols - of which it seems to be endlessly searching for either a long-time vassal or foe. Unfortunately, it seems the spirit within has long since forgotten exactly who it was looking for…"
Wanted to try my hand at designing some slightly older duck kiddos!!! Headcanons and insane ramblings under the cut:
I designed these to be around 14-15, so early high school age (y'know in a hypothetical scenario where they actually end up going to high school). I imagine they still adventure with Scrooge and the fam, just moreso on the weekends (cut to Huey on the floor of the Sunchaser frantically trying to finish his biology homework while they're being shot at by sky pirates). Donald and Della are also both a part of the school PTA. Nobody else in the PTA is happy about this. Now for individual headcanons:
Huey:
Straight A student that's kinda neurotic about his grades, will freak out if any of them drop to a B.
I like to think of his hat as his comfort item so he still has the same one and if it was up to me he would also wear it to adulthood. even if a grown ass man in a lil baseball cap looks silly.
He's sooo mad about Dewey being taller than him lol.
Dewey:
Solid B student with the occasional C.
Couldn't join the drama club and the basketball team at the same time so he chose the drama club (the actual reason is that he tried out for the basketball team and didn't make it but he won't admit that). He still likes to carry around a basketball and practice on the court by himself.
Grows cheek fluff like the others he just cuts his off out of insecurity.
He's the tallest.
Louie:
Has pretty shitty grades, not because he's not smart, but because he doesn't really try (I mean, kid already has it made, why bother?).
Still wears the same green hoodie every day like he did as a kid but this time it's a little bit bigger and baggier. Does he wear the same clothes underneath too???? We will never know.
He's the shortest.
Webby:
Also a straight A student like Huey but seemingly puts in way less effort than him (which bothers Huey greatly).
Has to carry all her supplies in her arms because she's not allowed to bring a bag to school anymore (she kept trying to bring weapons in. Not because she planned on using them, but because you can never be too prepared.)
In at least 5 different clubs, probably started like 3 of them.
The solver is gone (?) They put Bizcuit in a normal worker body. They really didn’t expect him to grow sharp teeth or a tail. He doesn't need to drink oil to live but that won't stop him from trying. (cw: vomiting)
(I actually drew most of this before episode 7, but I felt like cleaning it up a bit and posting it now)
Ego this happened and I need to tell another twst fan bc I'm so ahhhhhhh
my Nana (the biggest Disney fan I know) came over for Easter so i show her twst on a whim, bc it's my favorite thing yknow? I show her the characters and the battles, my cards, my guest room, all the good stuff. Then I decide to do a ten pull on mirror bc why not, I have 300 gems and maybe she'll give me luck 🙂
NOT DORM CARD MALLEUS FINALLY COMING HOME AFTER MONTHS OF HEARTBREAK 😭😭
AHHHH congratulations! ...also can your Nana come visit me too, because I have not gotten a SINGLE one of the dorm dias even with rerun pickups. 😭 does Malleus just demand grandma power or something.