#I like Mei has sorta become the dragon

[tea-cat-arts]

Today on “Mihoyo is certainly making decisions”: It sure was a choice to make HoO easily Mei’s most restrictive design when in lore, this is the point in story when she’s supposed to be most at peace with herself

[newkatzkafe2023]

Okay just saw friends, family and enemies, meeting Queen Kong, now they HAVE to meet female Godzilla and Godzilla Jr. XD

(emojis don't work for this platform.)

I CHALLENGE ANYONE WHO READS THIS POST, TO TAG AND REBLOG AS MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS AS YOU CAN!!!!!!!

#Scary wife Privileges😈

(Lmk Wukong) Ohhhhhhhhhh man everyone in megaspolis can see you the Legendary godzilla. Your husband begged for months for you and godji jr to meet his friends and we finally agreed. After all godzilla jr kids Needs friends his age, so later you got to pigsy's restaurant. And everybody was either amazed or terrified, Tang was the first to notice and well...😨

Tang: P-Pigsy I-I t-think godzilla is outside your r-restaurant😨😨😨😨

Pigsy: Very funny Tang😒😒😒

Sandy:(Upon seeing you) Oh dear....😥

Wukong: Hey, you guys I want you meet my wife Y/n or goddesszilla and my son JR!!!!🥰🥰

Then the others showed up, Mk was spazzing out in a good way as he ran around you in extreme excitement. Then Mei was over here, taking selfies with goji Jr and playing with the filers with him. And Redson called his parents about the possible danger. As he hid under a table in Pigsy's restaurant.

With their Enemies 🐂🕷🌬☠️🦁🐘🕊

the spider gang did not want any of that radiation smoke🕷🕷🕷

and neither did DBK and PIF🐂🌬

Jin and Yin were fanboying all over the place🩶🤎

The Mayor knew what was good for him and stayed back and far away along with Lady bone demon☠️💀

Nezha Wasn't sure if he should report this to heaven or not

And Lastly Azure and Peng were outraged because what else has Wukong hid from them. Meanwhile Yellowtusk Did everything in his power were not to piss us off.

As for Macaque he's muttering his Prayers as he literally digs his own grave😈🤣😰

(MR Wukong) Terror Pure unadulterated Terror, your husband finally decided to tell his master about you and Jr, Any well it really could have gone better. The ground shook the camp as they see Wukong and Fruity come back with a big body and soon an even bigger body. The pilgrims were pale as snow when they saw you and Jr.

Wukong: I wanted to tell you, that I'm married now and this is my wife Y/n and my other son godzilla Jr🤗

We stared down at the pilgrims, as the monk wasted no time passing out because the monkey king is Married to GODDESSZILLA!!! pigsy pissed himself and sandy actively ran away screaming. Meanwhile fruity and goji Jr because the fastest best friends😊🥰

(NR Wukong) Ohhhhhhhhhh man this is gonna be lit����🤩🤩🤩. Everyone was so stoked to meet godzilla, and Wukong Sorta found himself bragging about you and his Jr. Li was at a serious lost about what to do with this information, but Jr was quick to win him over with his surprisingly social nature.

Li:(getting Lick by Jr) haha awww your so cute🥰😊

Godzilla Jr:(purrs)

Su and the others had many questions for you which you Took the time to patiently answer to the best of your while Wukong cuddle and purred into you.

Meanwhile

Ao bing: Dad is that goddesszilla???😯😲🫨

Ao Guang: Whatever you do do not make eye contact😨😰😱

(HIB Wukong) Luier and Silly girl already loved you when you made their father happy. They also became fast friends and Siblings with Godzilla Jr. Goji Jr was quick to become very protective over his younger smaller brother and Sister. But overall the 3 were loving play mates, and Silly girl had started calling you mama at the end of the visit as Luier would sit by you asking questions. Which put another painful blush on his face as he watched the whole interaction. You also Might be wondering why pigsy didn't bother to flirt with you......????

Because both of you can definitely kill him😬

(Netflix Wukong) the dragon king Screamed like a little girl when he saw you at Lin's house. While Lin herself, she could even begin to comprehend what's going on here. Wukong had bought you and Goji Jr to meet his friends and so far Goji Jr loved Lin as he went and licked her face. Making Lin laugh at the tickles, meanwhile dragon king was down for the count as you stared down at him with a glare. Dragon king remained on his best behavior while you were there Because his life literally depended on it.

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[fawnfictions]

Could you do platonic headcanons for Mei with a female reader? I love the monkie kid team but Mei deserves to have girl friends!!

dragon girl besties

— mei & fem!reader

u are actually so right!!! mei deserves more love from ALL of us, and away from those stinky boys /j

serious for a moment tho—it makes me sad to see quite a lot of the fanbase don't like her? which, i sort of get to some degree, but c'mon!! its silly dragon girl!! shes so cool!!!

;; platonic, just besties being besties, girl moment with no warnings.

MEI

- she would be SO EXCITED to have another gal in the group.

- as much as she loves her friends, hang outs with only girls hit different, and she's never really gotten the chance to experience those 'girl only' sleepovers or (platonic) dates.

- so, she's deciding a time and place the MOMENT you're free to hang out.

- would definitely take you to the arcade, and doesn't let MK come despite his complaints.

- eventually, though, you and Mei would be besties with MK and Red Son.

- just.... let Mei make up for lost time, first, yeah?

- she'd be dragging you around, showing you all of the best arcade machines, encouraging you to play them with her, whilst getting your ass handed to you every time.

- very determined to make you her friend, so she's pulling out ALL the stops.

- taking you to the coolest hangout spots, buying you snacks, showing you her favourite songs.

- and sleepovers? ARGH

- she is doing ALL the classic 'mean girls' sleepover tropes.

- painting nails? check, watching cheesy romcoms? of course, gossiping? ABSOLUTELY.

- at one point, MK tries to sneak in when the two of you were gossiping while painting each others nails.

- when noticed, he got a face full of pillow-attacks. it was safe to say, he wouldn't try to join in the 'super secret girls-only sleepover' ever again.

- then you go back to giggling, whilst pointing out attractive actors in the movie playing on screen.

- i feel as if her parents would be glad that she's got a girl friend, too—like, hanging out with men constantly is fine, but the friendship between two girls can be more healing and relaxing.

- plus, she's able to be less boyish around you, able to let her inner teenage-self out.

- i feel like shes actually really good at styling your hair,, she'll happily sit behind you and braid it, or put it in cute buns, whatever you want!!

- she becomes lowkey protective of you?

- not in the possessive or too-far sorta way, but in the girls-gotta-stick-together sorta way.

- just always looks out for you, and is probably to first to come to your aid, or realise if you're missing/something is wrong with you.

- and, of course, you'd do the same for her!

- if you had become friends BEFORE the Samadhi Fire events, you definitely would've had a helping hand in calming Mei down, and getting her to control the fire within.

- she definitely seeks comfort from you if MK isn't around, or if it's specifically not for his ears.

- she'd tell you a lot that she wouldn't feel comfortable confiding in MK for, which tends to strengthen the bond between you two quite a lot.

- ABSOLUTELY becomes your wingman wingwoman if she finds out about any possible crushes/love interests.

- she is, surprisingly, really good at keeping secrets sometimes.

- but, if you want to be really good friends with her, you've gotta get along with MK, too.

- she'll be so happy if the two of you get along REALLY well—now, she has two bestfriends!! (not including Red Son, but hes there too ;)) )

- overall, Mei as a bestie would be so fun!! and it'd make her so happy!! to have a good female friend—even if she is a tad overwhelming with it, at first; she's just excited at the opportunity :(

[static-arz]

What are the relationship of Li with Mk and others and Shen too if its alright?(Sorry I'm just really invested in your oc's🥺✨)

DON'T BEE I LOVE TALKING ABT THEM 🥹❤

Also phew this one is gonna long answer so prepare! :'D,

1. Note: Li makes his first appearance in mid season 2 while Shen makes his first appearance in mid season 4!

Li Xin:

Mei dragon:

Just like I wrote on his sheet, she's Li's childhood bestie and are super close, for Li she's seen as a possible love interest too! Problem is that he's too scared to say anything and doesn't wanna ruin the long friendship they share so he loves her in silence :')

MK:

Just like the rest, Li only knows him through Mei. At first, Li was doubting him and judging him in all ways, didn't really like him at first because he thought he was the only best friend Mei had lmao he was kind of jealous tbh.

But around season 3 Li sees MK as an close friend too! The moment MK had to start figuring things on his own, that is when Li was able to relate to him a lot. He would often try to mentally support him and just be there for him as much as he needed. He adores the way he is and also apologizes to him for his behavior and now he's extra caring for him. uvu

Monkey King/Sun Wukong:

Nope. Not even a bit. For Li monkey King is a burden. He gets to learn about him throughout the season 2, 3 and 4 and he is not very convinced by him. He often try to avoid talking to him and be annoyed with his presence alone. He only sees the bad traits instead of the good ones. In the end of season 4 he does get to learn more about him, but stays natural towards him. So he doesn't really see him as friend.

Tang:

For Li he's sorta a mutual than a close friend. He doesn't bond with him much but they had their moments too. Li gets to see his troubles too and notices his lack of confidence. He often try to tell him the opposite though. By now you'd know that Li is sort of the therapy friend of the bunch.

Pigsy:

Just like Tang a mutual. he would often take advice from him when it comes to cooking because Li had to microwave his food most of the time because he is a student. He'd love to learn how to cook proper meals for his health and regrets never learning it from his parents. Pigsy gladly teaches him as well. Li also learns quickly and he's thankful he's here too.

Sandy:

Li sees him as a close mutual. At first he was quite suspicious of him because he never saw so much kindness before. Almost made him believe that guy is not what he seems to be. He actually had a lot of doubts in everyone but slowly he warmed up to him too and saw a genuine kind individual. Since he received pain and suffering most of the time he often got fooled by people who pretended to be kind. He's glad Sandy is not that person and never will be. He appreciates his presence too.

Red son:

He doesn't wanna admit it but pretty sure he's part of them too! When first met in S3 Li gets super suspicious of him too. Especially after hearing about what he did in the past with the others he quickly becomes protective and alert of his friends safety. Soldier instinct he has. He didn't really like him at first and was neutral about him until in the special episode: embrace your destiny, he sees him as ally once seeing how much he helped. Especially Mei since Li gets super anxious and even more protective once he saw Mei struggling with the fire of Samadhi.

2. Note: As for everyone else he was able to meet throughout the adventures with MK and the others, he'd stay natural and takes time to warm up to anyone that is seen as ally, and he will be protective and shielding against the enemies.

Shen Xiaotian:

Let's say that his relationship with MK and the others is a mix of hatred and adoration. He pities MK but at the same time he can't help but feel pleasure when watching him suffer because he thinks he deserves it. Shen sees him as a corny hero but at the same time Shen wishes he was that type. For the rest he isn't very impressed by them but more annoyed. Especially with Li because for some reason Li caught his attention shortly. There is not much to say about Shen and his relationship with Mk and the others since he freshly appears in season 4.

As for Monkey King, he's a different case. Shen first met him when he caught him stealing peaches of immortality. Back then Shen was a passionate celestial warrior so he'd definitely try to catch that monkey. For sure he failed. He was a nuisance to him and still is. Yet he does adores the way of his rebellious acts. But Shen is even more unhinged than Monkey King so when he finds out how "weak" be became he instantly gets disgusted by him.

Phew! That was a lot to write! Took me almost an hour! Excuse my spelling mistakes, I am quite fast in typing and english is not my first language! :'D. But yeah, let me know if something is unclear I try to explain it more!

[cryptic-underground]

Ever thought redesigning mlb characters?

Or hear me out…

Mlb characters if they are characters in lmk

Or lmk characters if they are characters in mlb

Yeah, I have thought of redesigning MLB characters. I actually have an old sketch for a Ladybug redesign, though I have a different idea now of how I would design it than back then.

And ooh, both ideas sound pretty cool! MLB would probably be easy design wise— at least talking civilian forms since we have a lot of canon designs with similar outfits to go off, I'd say. So, to have the designs count as canon accurate to the art style would be easy. I think the hero outfits would definitely be a lot different, considering that LMK has bulkier designs and uses a lot more armor than MLB. It makes sense due to the fact that MLB is a magical girl adjacent show. Those don't ever use much armor and have slimmer designs besides from ruffles and bows mainly, MLB hero forms are latex aside from some additional accessories and padding on the boy's designs.

For LB, her main weapon would still be her yo-yo and would fall into the same mythical weapons like the Monkey staff, the wind fan, and the lantern Mac used in LMK. Lore wise, maybe the yo-yo could be something Nüwa made—since she's sorta a creator god— I think—and was stolen accidentally by Tikki or at least given to her from Nüwa. CN, however, since his main ability cataclysm doesn't connect to his main weapon, I would replace his baton with big bulky gauntlets. To sorta not make another really strong staff like weapon. They would have the same effect as his in show cataclysm does.

In the case of LMK, if they were in MLB, it's both easy and difficult. The roles are the easy bit. MK would very obviously take the monkey kwami, Mei the dragon, and Red Son the bull. MK would stumble across his kwami in a similar way he does with the staff and LB and CN do in their shop. Him only found out later that SWK, the past holder, had been the one to place it to be found. Mei and Red Son would have had it past down generational. I picture Tang as the guardian that takes care of the kwamis, which would make a link to Tripitaka since he was the guardian in swk's time but wasn't able to pass it down. Tripitaka would've given Swk his miraculous. The rest becomes a bit more complicated. Considering none of the main have the Ladybug or Cat miraculous, it makes it hard to accomplish evil in a similar set up to MLB considering they wouldn't be able to get rid of akumas. At least the more known way. LBD makes the most sense to have as hawkmoth, meaning the mayor could be the peacock holder. Maybe originally, Mac has the fox miraculous, but to mirror when LBD gives him a power up in s3; he could take hold of the peacock miraculous. Who knows!

This was very nice to brainstorm, but I fear if I think about this anymore.. I'll have another au to add to the list :')

[amethyst-wind-uk]

Just binged season 1 of Pacific Rim: The Black. Spoilers within.

I really quite liked it. The first season is very much scaled back compared to the films in regards to danger (the main threat is a single, recurring Kaiju rather than the films’ larger battles against multiple opponents) but that actually works well to show that the main pilot pair of teens Taylor (older brother) and Hayley (younger sister) are very new to this. They’re actually the children of fully-fledged pilots, and their driving force is seeking out their parents (who disappeared five years before the series’ present).

They’re later joined by a third pilot, Mei, who’s a 19-year-old scavenger with a dark past. With the nature of ‘drifting’, all three pilots are aware of each others’ backstories and emotional baggage. It allows them to be more open with each other... just a little.

Generally, Mei serves as the more world-weary protagonist, and as a bridge to introduce the secondary human antagonists: the nomadic prospector/crime gang... Bogan.

Said organisation serves as the first set of characters with anything approaching an Australian accent, despite that being where the series is based - the premise being that the continent stands abandoned after multiple breaches decimated any Jaeger defences, and the Kaiju now roam the land. (The rest of the world’s Jaegers have left for parts unknown.)

~ ~ ~

Generally the characters bounce off each other quite well: Taylor is mostly stoic (to the point where he’s clearly just choosing not to deal with a lot of stuff) but still makes the effort for Hayley’s sake.

Hayley, on the other hand, is far more empathic - she becomes the primary emotional caretaker of Boy, a mute child they find in a lab while searching for a replacement power source for the Jaeger (Atlas Destroyer) that they unearth in the first episode. [Keep in mind that Hayley is fourteen, yet still repeatedly shields Boy with her own body when threatened by armed opponents]. Hayley, too, seems to repress the emotions revolving around her family at times.

Mei takes longer to warm up to the others, but and realistically relapses while doing so - retreating back into her colder mindset when various levels of trigger hit for her. Her backstory is a bit rushed, and doled out in basically one breath of exposition by a doomed satellite character, but enough is revealed about her connection to Bogan’s unpleasant leader, Shane, that you want to know more.

~ ~ ~

The myth arc of the series gets into full swing in the final two episodes, with the stinger basically spelling out what the next season is going to revolve around. Again, it interested me enough that I’m looking forward to it.

Far and away my favourite part of The Black, though, is Loa. She’s the AI for Atlas Destroyer, and she’s hilariously sarcastic. There’s one line in episode 7, delivered so perfectly, that I burst out laughing. I’m quite happy to get more Loa in episode 8 and beyond. She’s got her storyline going in the background, but not as much has been revealed about it just yet.

~ ~ ~

Romance-wise, there’s little going just yet - realistically so given that the main two characters are siblings, and because there’s far more important matters to deal with in just seven episodes.

We do know that Taylor is attracted to women, so he and Mei might get pushed together (despite Hayley actually making more of an effort to get to know her as a friend), but I honestly don’t know just exactly how old Taylor is supposed to be, except somewhere within a handful of years older than Hayley.

Hayley might be also into women, given how hard she took the death of her best friend (or more?) Rosa, in episode 1, but it was left ambiguous. She wouldn’t end up with Mei regardless, being 14 and 19 respectively, so little romance going there either.

~ ~ ~

I would say it’s definitely worth a watch. The animation’s generally good (sorta crosses between The Dragon Prince and Knights of Sidonia), and there’s lots of threads created for later episodes to follow. Refeshingly little, if any, in the way of fanservice, too.

Go watch it if you’ve got a couple of hours free one afternoon. You should find at least one thing to like.

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[macaxie]

Timeline moments (Flo ver!)

(OC interactions have a / surrounding each sides /example text/ )

IMPORTANT!

Flo was a experimental creation by LBD in an attempt to create 'a loyal servant' before LBD was trapped in that box thing. But something screwed up and Flo ended up getting freedom and a big case of amnesia (doesnt remember LBD).

Flo no longer lived anywhere but china.

Instead of being just an axolotl demon, Flo is an axolotl dragon hybrid demon.

Flo still has water magic and is a mess with it, he also still lost an arm but it was probably due to being a fool. The arm is replaced with a water one.

Due to still being LBDs creation, she can control them, not too much but still control. (But yes when possessed!SWK in S3 happens Flo gets more control over themself, but we'll get there when we get there)

Flo's chill with any pronouns

S1

This is when Flo first meets everyone.

In the intro episode:

Flo meets everyone while theyre trying to train with their magic and accidentally does a water warp straight into Mk while Mk was training with SWK /also Kito being there/.

Flo introduces himself and Mk is like

"WOAHHHH WATER POWERS?! THATS SO COOL!"

And offers to introduce Flo to all his other friends :D

Main character arc during the season:

Becoming everyones friend ig? And just, learning that others wont hate you for being a screw up with ya magic?

A character focused S1 episode but with Flo (that isnt the intro episode) would probably be about:

Flo working with Mk, Mei, /and Kito/ to finally master his water warp ability!

S2

Flo gets a small little crush on uh

Shhhh dont tell anyone

Its Mk

Shhh

Main character arc during the season:

While she doesnt know that the feelings shes feeling towards Mk is love, they slowly figure it out tho (doesn't confess tho)

A S2 character focused episode for Flo would be about:

Mei helping Flo to feel less insecure about their missing arm and focus on having fun

S3 (oh boy the big one)

OKI SO remember when I said LBD has some control over Flo? Haha yeah, LBD basically kidnaps Flo in ep 1 of the season so that she could force Flo to 'help' Macaque hunt down Mk and the gang.

There are some times when during some kind of confrontation with the gang, Flo manages to push back LBD for a bit and yells at the gang to run away because he really doesnt wanna hurt them.

Also, when LBD has total control of Flo, hes not a fool with his magic and instead is a master of his magic.

Main character arc during the season: UH WELL he sorta mind controlled for the season so uh Ig, getting his freedom back?

Finale:

O boi

Oki so, with possessed!Wukong going on and taking more power, LBD has less control over Flo, but just barely enough to keep them doing what she wants.

Mk /and Kito/ use this to their benefit and go and attempt to get Flo back.

Flo immediately jumps to fight upon seeing the two, Kito is the main one that fights back while Mk tries to figure out how to kick out LBD for good.

After realising what might work, Mk yells for /Kito/ to retreat, Mk runs towards Flo with no fear and hugs him.

Flo doesnt respond, instead freezing up. And then uh, this bits a little cheesy but its cute, Mk (who also had a crush on Flo) gently kisses Flo on the cheek and reassures him that no matter what he loves him.

And that certainly breaks Flo free from LBDs control.

Character relations:

Mk - love, romance, little crush, *kissy sounds*, yes they are dating now shut up

Mei - Like siblings

Tang - alright

Pigsy - also just alright, doesnt like his noodles tho (not bc the noodles are bad no no, Flo just doesnt like food in general)

Sandy - pretty cool

Redson - I feel like Red is just a little bit afraid of Flo bc water beats fire

Swk - never really believes that Wukong knows what hes doing

Macaque - chill with eachother, neither of them wanted to serve LBD afterall

LBD - Hate hate HATE

/Kito - Friendsssss amazing friends :D /

/Yina - Also friends :] /

UwU

[segadores-y-soldados]

Have Some Mercy

Anon: “I don't know if you've mentioned this, but what do you think the odds are of Mercy being evil? I see a lot of theories about that, but I don't know if they can be backed up or not. I'm sorry if you've already discussed this” Hey, no worries, Anon - a lot of my Mercy stuff is spread out through like...five separate posts, so here’s one that’s got it all collected.  I moved this to a regular tumblr post so that I could also provide a cut and pics and whatnot.

I think Mercy’s personality is basically how she’s presented in the game - a healer who is passionate about her work, but also gets rather tired of the responsibilities she feels.  She appears to have some level of guilt or frustration over Overwatch’s fall, indicated by the line:

Overwatch was shut down for a reason. Maybe it's best it stay that way.

So in short, no, I don’t think Mercy is “evil” - I’ve seen a lot of similar theories and almost none of them have real evidence to back them up.  

To start with, we’ll get the “biggest one” out of the way:

Mercy is the one who incorrectly resurrected Gabriel Reyes/Reaper.

This is not true.

More under the cut

https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20747844983#post-16

Chu: “I'm not sure where it came from (maybe there is another line that sounds similar to it), but the "this is not what I intended for you, Reyes" line/exchange does not actually exist in the game.”

For a long time, many fans seemed to believe that there was a voiceline or interaction between Mercy and Reaper that went something along the lines of:

Reaper: you’re the one responsible for all this. Mercy: this was not my intention for you, Reyes.

Now, there is an unused Reaper voiceline that goes:

Reaper:  Don't forget, you're the one responsible for this.

But because it’s unused, he never actually says it.

We also need to remember that the game itself isn’t “canon” - what is happening with the game is a huge series of “what if’s”.  “What if” these six heroes got together and defended a payload in Numbani from another six heroes?  “What if” Reaper and Ana ended up working together again after the events of the Old Soldiers comic?  “What if” Genji and Hanzo had to work together in Hanamura after “Dragons”?  That sort of thing.

The game is basically a massive reference system for each character’s personalities and interactions, but are not actually 100% canon.  Each voiceline is meant to give you an indicator on 1) who this character is, 2) what their relationships with the other characters are, and 3) their relationships within the larger world of Overwatch (e.g. when a character comments about a specific map).

The “exception” to this are the series of interactions between Reaper, Sombra, Soldier: 76, and Ana.  While these still fall in the category of “what if” (these four characters interacted post-Old Soldiers), these four are the only characters who currently know that Reaper is Gabriel Reyes.  It is debatable how much Doomfist/Akande Ogundimu and Widowmaker/Amélie Lacroix know about Reaper.

Getting back to Mercy, she certainly has some Strange Techno-magic Shit going on, that Blizzard has put under their category of “firm science fiction” by describing her Caduceus staff as “nanobot technology,” but basically the majority of her interactions in-game are “Not Canon” in the sense of being firm, specific events we can point to and stamp as “This is canon proof about Mercy’s life.”

Mercy forced Genji to become a cyborg.

I spoke with a user privately not too long ago about the nature of Genji becoming a cyborg - the short answer is “we just don’t really know enough details about his fight with Hanzo and ‘the deal’ he made with Overwatch/Blackwatch to argue who is morally right or wrong here.”  And the longer answer is basically an expanded version of that.

We don’t actually know what level of involvement Mercy specifically had in terms of rescuing Genji and the Overwatch/Blackwatch operation against the Shimada clan.  Presumably, Overwatch/Blackwatch had been investigating the Shimadas for some time, which is why they were “close by” when the fight between Genji and Hanzo occurred and could rescue Genji before his death.  My assumption is that Mercy is still a doctor who genuinely believes in doing good, and so she wanted to help save Genji and create a new body for him.  Her level of involvement in making him “a human weapon” for Overwatch is not known.  In Uprising we see her monitoring his training, but I would assume by that point the person who is actually in charge of him is Commander Reyes.

Mercy has connections to Oasis/the group governing Oasis.

This is one I actually believe.

If you’re not aware, there’s a lot of interesting little lore bits floating around about Oasis.  The “City of Science” is governed by eight ministries, each one “ruling” over the city’s different scientific disciplines (e.g. Geology, Biology, etc).  We are specifically told that there is, in fact, a Ministry of Biology.

https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20457295

Mercy is a preeminent doctor in biotic nanotechnology.  Her last known location as of Recall is somewhere in the Arabian Desert.  Oasis, meanwhile, has been confirmed to be in Iraq.

Fortunately, the game has actually provided us with a handy little map showing Oasis’ location.

And yes, that is Oasis’ location because it is the only map currently found on the Arabian peninsula.

This map is pulled from the computer on Necropolis, where Ana and Soldier: 76 are tracking Reaper’s locations.  These locations are:

St. Petersburg, Russia (Volskaya Industries - Infiltration)

Watchpoint: Gibraltar (Recall)

Numbani, Nigeria (Museum Heist)

Los Angeles, California (Reflections?)

Oasis, Iraq

(Not shown: Giza, Egypt - Old Soldiers)

Oasis is particularly interesting because it’s hypothetically the only location we haven’t seen Reaper appear at in “actual canon materials” (aka comics and shorts, or lore events like Uprising), which means we need to sit down and scrutinized why it’s being referenced alongside “canon appearances.”

Reaper has a very specific, “semi-canon” interaction when he is selected alongside another character in Oasis:

Sombra: So what are we doing here boss? Reaper: I need to pay a visit to a friend.

Remember, Reaper’s interactions with Sombra are “canon” in the sense that she knows who he is, and presumably knows about his “condition” too.

A number of theories argue that Reaper is going there to “off” Mercy... but considering their only “what if they encountered each other” interaction is this:

Mercy: What happened to you? Reaper: You tell me, Doc.

It legitimately sounds like Reaper is actually going in for a doctor’s appointment with the doctor who may have the ability to resurrect the dead.

Mercy is not exactly what she seems to be.

This one I also believe, and this ties into the last “theory.”

http://segadores-y-soldados.tumblr.com/post/159665523340/overwatch-apocalypse-now

I have a long essay talking about some of the “dead/undead” mofits in Overwatch, and Mercy is basically top of the list - yes, arguably beating out Reaper.  The issue, as is the issue for like 70% of the Overwatch cast, is that we simply do not have enough lore/story/plot for Mercy to determine what exactly is “off” about her.

Just that she kinda is off.

In the essay I linked to, I talk a lot about how the symbolism and mythologies that Mercy’s different skins reference should give us some pause.  They’re not canon (well, the “Witch” is canon as a Halloween costume she wore at some point before Overwatch fell), but they’re not...exactly... “isolated” either.

I sum it up like this:

What the Overwatch team is building here is a series of “range of canon” background mythologies (some that are “non-canon but merely background white noise that colors how the players view the world,” to “these are kinda sorta canon and you should be paying attention to how we use these references,” to “these are outright canon and we will be using them blatantly for whatever we want”) that develop the world in a set of unique ways.  Even for the stuff that “isn’t canon,” it still exists in the game and it still tints how players interact with the characters, their personalities, and their story arcs.

So yes, I know that like half of this essay or whatever “isn’t canon.”  But if Mercy’s Witch skin has impacted how you view her, or knowledge of Watchmen has impacted how you understand Overwatch as a whole, or hearing Orisa’s voiceline about the Iris has changed your perception of it, then does it matter “how canon” it is?

If it has impacted how you see it

Then it has already influenced how you interpret it.  

I wrote this essay like, right after Uprising came out.  Since then, we’ve received a few more indications on how this reading is not inaccurate:

This doesn’t even cover backstories like Reaper or Mei or D.va, that latter of whom straight up has Godzilla/Evangelion references in her background.  And this doesn’t even cover stuff like the battle of Eichenwalde, or Deadlock, or “HAL-fred Glitchbot” (who is literally a reference to HAL and Alfred Hitchcock, both elements of “Hollywood horror”), or even the issues around Los Muertos.  There’s a ton here that shows that the Overwatch devs are dropping apocalyptic and/or horror references as varied as Mad Max to Apocalypse Now to 2001: A Space Odyssey to Neon Genesis Evangelion to The Headless Horseman to “the grandfather of all sci-fi” Frankenstein to “the grandfather of American macabre Romanticism” Edgar Allan Poe.  

The “background mythos” of Overwatch is filled with horror story references - everything from The Raven, to Thriller, to Psycho.  Behind the bright colors and beautiful maps are canon stories that imply something darker - a God Program being contained against its will, a yakuza clan that “needs to be reigned in,” a city “building the tallest tower in the world,” an arms-dealing gang “coming back into power,” an EMP being delivered to “hostile Omincs” - and a whole slew of “non-canon references” that display something even deeper, “even darker” that lurks beneath them all.

And what did we receive for our patience?

More

http://segadores-y-soldados.tumblr.com/post/164048891205/chateau-guillard-details

Evidence.

http://segadores-y-soldados.tumblr.com/post/163200042035/death-becomes-you

And what’s coming next?

Athena: Welcome to Junkertown.

The mother of all Overwatch apocalypse maps is going to “hook” us in soon.

So what exactly is “going on” with Mercy?

“You tell me, doc.”

I’m not certain, but I’m super excited to see where her lore goes.  I suspect that if Reaper is actually visiting her to “get a consultation,” then Mercy contains a lot of the “answers” we’ve been missing - what happened to Overwatch after the fall?  What is going on with Reaper’s condition?  Can she actually resurrect people from the dead?

And if heroes never die

Then why do they appear to be losing “the war” against evil?

[pokelec]

@france-scah There’s this thing called an askbox. It’s makes answering these things a lot easier if you use it in the future.

Send me an Overwatch Hero 

This needs to be under a cut due to length (why did you send FIVE HEROES AT ONCE?!)

One Main: Mei

What skin/spray/voiceline is my favourite: 

Skin: Luna! I do like the classic and Chang’e, but the red and gold is more flattering on Mei, in my opinion. But gdi, Blizzard, fix the damn skins!

Spray: Eyes is really good. The snowflake and Mei in the center feels... fitting. Dragon Dance is also pretty good, with Snowball and all

Voiceline: “I’m gonna have to science the heck out of this!” I just... it’s so pure... It’s so good

My first impression of them

“Oh, an ice character! And she’s a scientist! I’m gonna play here first!” -Me, right before playing Overwatch and right before realizing she will become my main

What I think of them now

“STOP CALLING HER A DEVIL!“

How many hours I have on them

51. I think that’s the most I have on a single character, period. But there’s someone else who is pretty close...

Something that needs to be buffed

I don’t know if Mei needs a buff? I mean, that glitch where her freezing effect didn’t make people slow down was fixed, so I’m good now. I also don’t play against enough Meis to say for sure what needs to be buffed (or nerfed).

Something that needs to be nerfed

I would love something where, if a griefer decides to play as Mei and they’ve been reported enough times in the past for trolling, I would love it so that they could never use ice walls

Then again, people may abuse that system by reporting Mei mains... Dammit.

Solution: let teammates pass through ice walls? ...Nah.

If/How I got their Cute/Pixel sprays

I think I got her sprays within my first day of playing Overwatch. No stories for them, I’m afraid. I just knew right away that she would be my main. I can’t say the same for...

My Other Main: McCree

What skin/spray/voiceline is my favourite:

Skin: BLACKWATCH, DUH! I’ve been wanting a young McCree skin for a long time. And I am so happy I got it! Now, I can’t say I’m as pleased that I got three duplicates in loot boxes during the event...

Spray: Draw, and Target Practice is pretty similar, too. They have a dramatic feel to them.

^Special mention to SnowCree, which I got immediately after I decided I would go for it in the Winter Wonderland event

Voiceline: “I feel like a man possessed.” O_O That’s not even an equipable voiceline, it just... stands out.

My first impression of them

“Oh! Uh, I guess this guy is pretty fun to play as...” -Me, as he started to grow on me

What I think of them now

“I LOVE THIS FRACKING DORK THAT ALSO NEEDS A HUG! IT’S HIGH NOON SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD!”

How many hours I have on them

50. Considering that the hero with the third most hours I have on them is, like, 16, I think it’s pretty obvious who I love to play as. 

Something that needs to be buffed

I heard he’s getting a fix to a hidden part of his gameplay! That’s good! 

I would also like it so that, since he’s the only hero who’s able to actively cancel his ult after it’s been activated, he keeps some ult charge when he cancels it. 

There’s also a proposition I heard of for a passive for him. “Bounty”, as it was called, would allow him to see enemies that are on fire (sorta like Sombra’s passive). The youtuber who I heard this from (who heard of it on reddit) asked a lot of questions about practicality and limits, but if it behaves like Sombra’s passive, then the answers are pretty obvious. I can explain my thoughts in a different post, if I felt like writing the questions and my answers all out. 

There was also another idea, that his combat roll gets instantly resets if McCree gets an elimination, and I liked that idea, too. 

Something that needs to be nerfed

This cowboy has enough of a bad reputation as a glass cannon as is. He doesn’t need a nerf.

If/How I got their Cute/Pixel sprays

I got the pixel spray “Whoa there!” pretty early in my time as playing as him. I got “High Noon” on Volskaya Industries, and I remembered where it happened because a) I posted the POTG on my tumblr somewhere and b) I have a lot of luck on getting achievements at Volskaya, for some reason. 

Genji

What skin/spray/voiceline is my favourite:

Skin: BLACKWATCH. I mean, I did like his Chrome skin for subtlety, but HIS HANZO PHASE BLACKWATCH SKIN IS PRETTY AWESOME

Spray: I’m not impressed by Genji’s sprays. If I had to pick a favorite, I guess it’d be Green Dragon

Voiceline: “Life and death balance on the edge of my blade.” It’s pretty dramatic, and it’s even better with his Hanzo Phase Blackwatch skin on

My first impression of them

“Get away from me, and stop trying to reflect my ice beam.”

What I think of them now

“I’M A SHOOTING STAR LEAPING THROUGH THE SKYYYY LIKE A TIGER, DEFYING THE LAWS OF GRAV-I-TYYYYYY”

How many hours I have on them

~4. I’ve only picked him up recently. Strangely, I feel like he’s better on defense than on attack.

Something that needs to be buffed

I already heard that’s he has a buff in the PTR and a possibility he’ll be able to use the dragonblade 7 times max as opposed to 6... 

Something that needs to be nerfed

I lowkey want an occassional troll message in the chat instead of “I need healing”. It’d be like what happens whenever a player types “gg ez”, but not as reliable. Though, I wouldn’t mind something like that to be an April’s Fool thing next year... 

If/How I got their Cute/Pixel sprays

I have not gotten either of his sprays yet. I have a POTG on here where I was a fraction of a second off of getting his cute spray, though. Man, I was mad I didn’t get the achievement. 

Lucio 

What skin/spray/voiceline is my favourite:

Skin: I’m not impressed by a lot of his skins, even the legendaries. I just like the recolors and Andes. 

Spray: In Concert, because it’s funny to watch a performer put up his own posters lol

Voiceline: “Why are you so angry?” I would love to ask that to Lucio’s voice actor, just because. I’m lowkey mad I didn’t see him at WonderCon

My first impression of them

“At least I can play as one healer...” -Me, before I started playing every healer

What I think of them now

It’s either “GET OFF THE DAMN PAYLOAD” or “CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP”, there’s no in between. 

How many hours I have on them

12. After all this time, he’s still in the third spot in my quick play time. 

Something that needs to be buffed/nerfed

Listen. He’s already gotten a huge buff/nerf recently. I kinda don’t wanna tough him right now. 

If/How I got their Cute/Pixel sprays

I have the cute spray! I remember getting it at Numbani, but I don’t remember much else.

Trust me, I WISH I had the pixel spray.

Symmetra

What skin/spray/voiceline is my favourite:

Skin: Architech, because Star Trek. Utopaea is pretty... pretty, too!

Spray: As a contrast to Lucio and Genji, Symmetra’s sprays as all #aesthetics. The Lotus is probably the best in that regard

Voiceline: “I don’t think so”, mainly as a response to other people’s voicelines lol

My first impression of them

“Stupid turrets!”

What I think of them now

“OMG I NEED TO PLAY THIS CHARACTER MORE, I GOTTA!”

How many hours I have on them

~3. I only have one officially, but I play her a good bit in Capture the Flag and No Limits. Seriously, I need to play her more. 

Something that needs to be buffed

I feel like she needs the ability to cancel her ult. Sure, I like that McCree is the only one who can do that, but I feel like it would at least make sense for Sym to be able to do that, too. 

Something that needs to be nerfed

I’m not a fan of how her primary fire gets stronger as it is used for a long time... if that made sense. If that had to be kept in, I’d like the rate of power-increase to... decrease. 

If/How I got their Cute/Pixel sprays

I got her pixel spray at King’s Row by doing the infamous microwave-at-spawn technique. 

I don’t have her cute spray, obviously. I’m trying to think of when I possibly could get 20 people teleported in one match... 

[lesbianmichelmishina]

random ow au idea: they’re all unusual/supernatural beings who are trying to keep what they are secret from everyone else, but they’re all like... living in the same building at university. so it doesn’t really work.

hanzo and genji are dragon-summoning yakuza ninjas (so no change there) who maybe sorta kinda took their inheritances and ran for it. their family isn’t pleased. they’re trying to hide it but they are absolutely terrible at it - they keep climbing through windows when late, genji insists on using his training to show off, at some point they’re bickering and genji throws a fucking knife at hanzo and hanzo catches it without looking and EVERYONE FREAKS OUT.

lucio is a siren who can take a human form, except his human legs don’t exactly hold him up very well. he hates using his song because he doesn’t like taking peoples’ agency away, but he’ll do it if he has to. and he’s an amazing singer even without the song itself. 

mercy is descended from angels and hit the genetic jackpot. healing powers, summonable wings, all that jazz. it’s pretty awesome.

reaper is a vampire. everyone thinks he’s just really really goth and that’s why he takes a thick umbrella and a hoodie with him everywhere. 

mccree was blessed as a child with incredible luck and eagles’ eyes. never gamble with him. (at some point he and hanzo get into a poker game and it gets very ugly.)

pharah and ana are griffin tamers. pharah is literally trying to hide a griffin on campus. it’s not going well. please pray for her.

tracer’s a time traveller from several hundred years into the future. everything about this time period confuses her. winston is her “mission control” who is operating from a hidden location on campus. they’re investigating a series of strange events that occurred at this point in history.

sombra is a technopath. she gleefully abuses this power. no one can figure out how she pulls off half the things she does.

widowmaker is a drow who’s ended up in the sunny world to investigate humans. she pretends that she has a skin condition making her look blueish-grey. more than a few of her dormmates WANT to call bullshit but don’t dare. people stay out of her room because she has a lot of pet spiders.

d.va is a ghost that got fused with an advanced ai program, creating a being who can totally fake being human, but who can also possess technology, go through walls, etc. she has decided to use these powers to become the greatest starcraft player ever known.

junkrat is part fire elemental. this is not a good thing. it’s actually pretty terrifying. he sets his hair on fire just because he can. on the flip side, he can’t swim.

roadhog is a merman who, like a siren, can pretend to be human (albeit with more success on the legs and less success on the lungs). he’s been known to threaten to bite people, and with those teeth, it’s a major threat.

zenyatta in this au is human, except he’s also a very powerful psychic who has spent his life controlling and understanding this power. he’s very good at spotting when someone is troubled, but never really pokes further unless they approach him. (he also knows from like. minute one that most of the others aren’t human.)

torbjorn is literally a dwarf; like widowmaker, he’s from another world, and has just ended up in ours by chance. he’s okay with it though.

76 i’m having trouble on, but i can see him as some kind of blind seer who always knows more than he lets on. it’s very annoying for him. visions suck.

symmetra is a magician. she generally sticks to creation and conjuring, but if you piss her off she will totally curse you. (except her curses don’t always work how they should on non-human or otherwise supernatural entities...)

reinhardt is the descendant of a holy knight who had magical armour. reinhardt has inherited this armour, among other things.

mei is an ice spirit. she keeps accidentally freezing things and trying to hide it. she’s trying to become a climatologist because as an ice spirit she really really hates how the planet is getting warmer.

zarya was hit with a spell as a baby which gives her the strength of ten men. she’s nonsense strong. she keeps breaking things. please help her.

bastion is an escaped military “drone soldier”. they’re now hiding near campus with ganymede. no one knows they’re there. except d.va, who sensed them early on.