#Is there another name for their duo??

[crowsandturtlesandbatsohmy]

What are some of your favorite character relationships/dynamics in TMNT, and why? Is there anything that you particularly like seeing explored with them in fan works (art, writing, comics, etc)?

Good question!

I’m always a sucker for PB&J/B-Team. Initially it was just because I loved how Rise Donnie seems to have a clear soft spot for Mikey, and also the contrast of sarcastic “emotionless bad boy” with a mean streak and a sunshine sweetheart is just delightful to me! I enjoy them across all universes, but Rise is definitely my favorite :) For them, I love to see moments where Donnie really steps up as a big brother and looks out for Mikey. Things like making space for him in the lab, or making noise canceling headphones during Leo and Raph’s arguing phase, or taking him along when going on trips out of the lair. OR! To give canonical evidence, any scene where Donnie throws himself in front of an attack that would otherwise hit Mikey. I love the idea that Donnie has big brother instincts which cause him to have a soft spot for Mikey. I also love seeing Mikey try and make Donnie get more sleep, or eat, or generally take care of himself. I like to see him listen to Donnie info-dump. I love it when he’s able to get Donnie to relax a bit. Honestly I just love their dynamic so so much. They’re so much fun together, and the hurt-comfort (my favorite fic genre) is top tier. Unfortunately last I checked I’d read everything that fit what I was looking for XD so I make my own instead.

My other favorite duo is Leo and Raph. For this one it’s 100% 2012 and MM specific. They give me super strong twin vibes and there’s something incredibly endearing about their dynamic in both shows that I just can’t quite put my finger on? Like they obviously have each others back, but they’d rather die than admit that out loud. And yet there’s so much love there and so much care and concern. They’re best friends. Raph would punch Leo for a pineapple. Leo would push Raph into a drain pipe if he thought it would get him five minutes of peace and quiet. They tease each other constantly and it’s always brutal. They encourage each other the most. They are siblings in the truest sense and I love it.

As for what I like to see in art/fics, I tend to prefer the softer side of their dynamic. I like it when they hold each other up, be that physically or mentally or emotionally. I like it when they’re just goofing off and being silly brothers. I like it when when Raph can get Leo out of his head and to just relax for a bit, and I love it when Leo can sit with Raph and help him sort through his emotions and calm down. I love it when they take care of each other, like one brings the other a blanket or food or what have you. I love it when they one or both break and they go to each other. Hurt comfort with them is also absolutely the way to go, in my opinion. Typically I prefer if the hurt comes from an outside force, be it one of the other two, Splinter, the villain of the day, etc, and then one helps the other cope with whatever went down. But I also enjoy a good argument and reconciliation if it’s handled well :) My legit favorite canonical scene with the two of them is in MM, when Leo gives his speech, tells Raph to get loud, Raph flips the van and everyone piles in, and then Raph leans on the window of Leo’s seat and tells him he sounded like a real leader. They’re being supportive of each other and encouraging each other it just makes me so happy!!

I’m probably a bit basic in my taste, since that’s the way the shows often split the boys up, but hey, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it ;)

Thank you for asking! This was fun!

[noornight]

Long distance besties. This definitely happened after the third movie (source: trust me bro)

Based on this

[signanothername]

If you need to choose only one character you are saving, you prefer Killer or Color (of course the other dies by Nightmare) :')

You just had to make me choose between my two sons Anon. I hope you’re happy with yourself /lh /j

Imma have to say sorry to my fave son Killer

Nightmare has an unhealthy possessive nature, if he were to go after anyone it’ll be Killer first (if he “can’t have his toy, nobody else can” type of mindset), plus Color’s agony at seeing his bestie die in front him? A wonderful delightful meal for Nightmare

And a headcanon of mine (get ready) is that Color had saved multiple Killers in the past, only for them to get killed by Nightmare, and it never gets easier on Color to see Killer die each time (if anything he holds so much guilt over it)

But Color is never gonna quit trying to save Killer and maybe one day he could finally give at least one Killer the happy long fulfilling life he deserves away from Nightmare, away from misery and away from anything that could hurt Killer whether physically, mentally or emotionally <3333

[prudentseer]

For anyone that wants/doesn't know the context to this scene in Joel's newest video, watch Iskall's second channel video (and it should be timestamped but in case it isn't 18:57)

If you want a Tl:dr however...

[WARNING MISSION POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD]

Iskall created a treasure hunt where someone has to replace the contents of Joel's copper chest with a treasure of their choice.

So of course xB chooses TNT minecarts as the "treasure" because the one defining characteristic in their "relationship" (if you can even call it that they've interacted like 5 times) is that they had just met and Joel tried to kill him a pathetic number of times before just going "screw it" and throwing 74 TNT minecarts at xB on his birthday.

This gets even funnier to me with the context of some of xB's episodes like the interview episode when they get talking about demise and xB's like "Oh shame if anything were to happen to this place [Joel's base]", oh and that Joel head that xB got from defense killing him once? Yeah, he put that ON ICE IN HIS SHOPS FREEZER?! and in the video xB is still chuckling to himself about the minecarts.

Man just cannot let Joel forget about demise (and I'm so glad for it, this is hilarious)

[lalasknives]

Dana's dumps better have a pic of Terrence and Luca that continues this legacy right here. If we need the filming of another season, so be it.

[rosaacicularis]

new grian video has me thinking about another corporate au where grian is cubs assistant and has a very big crush on one of the heads of security…

[ririemimo]

spreading the agenda here too !! >:O

[cupidskissx]

They have an indomitable spirit and nothing, neither pain nor torture nor threat of death, will cause them to give up.

“The Swan” - Roald Dahl / Zak Mauger / Charles Coates / James Moy / Eugene Hoshiko / XPB Images / Douglas Magno / Sky Sports / Clive Rose / Natalia Kolesnikova / Unknown / Mark Thompson / F1 TV / Carl Bingham / Sky Sports / Mark Thompson / Dan Istitene / Jakub Porzycki / Lars Baron / James Moy

[apollos-boyfriend]

duo name meanings: QSMP

TNT duo: quackity + wilbur

based on their dream smp characters.

in the dream smp, wilbur's character was heavily associated with TNT, having blown up his own nation. while not as heavily associated with the block, quackity used TNT a handful of times himself, attempting to destroy the egg with it and later going on to blow up purpled's UFO.

BBQ: quackity + badboyhalo

based on a combination of their names.

a semi-common thing for quackity's fanbase is to combine a name/theme of another streamer as opposed to an actual "duo" name. for example, quackity and karl are called honQ. the "BB" comes from the first two letters of "bbh" and the q from the first of "quackity".

loan shark duo: quackity + foolish

based on their dream smp characters.

a "loan shark" is someone who lends out money with extremely high interest rates, often to people they know will be unable to pay up. on the dream smp, quackity's last arc was partially based on him recruiting others to join his city, although his measures of recruitment tended to be extreme, such as blowing up someone's house, or in foolish's case, letting him die just to prove a point. additionally, the name borrows from foolish's skin having shark accessories/accentuation.

dap duo: quackity + slimecicle

based on their dream smp characters.

in the dream smp, charlie's character had a tendency of asking others to "dap him up!" quackity was the first person he'd interacted with, and therefore, the first person he asked that to, connecting the two despite slime going on to ask that of multiple other characters as well.

chaos duo: quackity + cellbit

based on their penchant for chaos.

quackity and cellbit tend to both have overdramatic moments that quickly spiral into chaos. quackity in particular can be unpredictable, both as a chracter and streamer.

crazy duo: quackity + forever

N/A

speculation: a parallel to quackity + cellbit's name of "insane duo".

duck duo: quackity + baghera

based on both of them being associated with ducks.

on top of quackity's name, his old avatar used to be the toontown duck. baghera's skin is a duck.

hammer duo: quackity + etoiles

based on an interaction between the two.

etoiles once hit quackity with a hammer. the name stuck.

quachu: quackity + nihachu

based on a combination of their names.

a semi-common thing for quackity's fanbase is to combine a name/theme of another streamer as opposed to an actual "duo" name. for example, quackity and karl are called honQ. quachu borrows the "qua" from quackity and "chu" from nihachu.

cabinet duo: quackity + tubbo

based on their dream smp characters.

on the dream smp, both quackity and tubbo were a part of jschlatt's presidential cabinet, trapped under a government that continuously abused them and their people. the two bonded over their unfortunate situations, and stuck up for each other when things got rough (which was often).

sand duo: wilbur + philza

based on wilbur's bit of eating sand.

during a hardcore stream, wilbur appeared in phil’s TTS, starting the conversation by going, "phil, have you ever eaten sand?", as phil was clearing draining a lava lake with sand and wilbur suggested eating it in order to get it to go faster. this bit would continue on for at least 14 minutes, with wilbur switching from TTS to vc to give phil (and chat) further insight about his sand-eating agenda.

cat duo: wilbur + jaiden

based on their interactions.

when the two met, cats were one of the first things they discussed and bonded over.

oxeye duo: wilbur + slimecicle

based on tommyinnit's lava ravine mod video.

during tommy's video, wilbur and charlie played a nonsensical game of placing items in the same chest and acting as if each had a specific attack, defense, layout, etc. one of the items they played was an oxeye daisy, which was also the last item wilbur gave to charlie before "going submersible."

honey duo: wilbur + roier

based on their flirting.

early on in the qsmp, wilbur referred to roier as "mi amor". in return, roier responded with, "i love you honey", or something to that effect.

streak/tetris duo: wilbur + cellbit

based on both of their characters having (had) white streamers in their hair / based on the streamers being known to play (and rage at) tetris.

when wilbur’s character was revived on the dream smp, he came back with a white streak. when cellbit was kidnapped by the federation, he woke up with a white streak.

despite both of them enjoying tetris, they've been known to be driven slightly insane when losing.

square duo: wilbur + felps

based on someone's dream.

the person who coined the duo name had a dream that felps was the first person wilbur ran into when he returned to the server, and the two got to know each other while breaking down felps' square.

father duo: wilbur + forever

based on their love for their kids.

despite being unable to be there, wilbur cares a lot for tallulah. if he could be present in her life, he would, as that little girl means the world to him. forever is largely regarded as one of the most protective parents, constantly fretting over richarlyson and telling him to put on his armor. he has a strong sense of protection over all the eggs, as well, as seen with the ninho project.

joy duo: wilbur + pac

based on the “lovejoy” name.

despite never meeting him, pac has been very eager for wilbur's return, and was one of the people most looking forward to his arrival when the "surprise party" billboards went up. this led to fans joking about how much he was acting like a fangirl, spiraling into the coining of joyduo.

rain duo: wilbur + nihachu

based on their origins smp characters.

on origins, wilbur was a phantom, and niki a merling. due to phantoms burning in the daytime and merlings being unable to exit the water, the only time the two were able to truly talk and bond with each other during the day was when it was raining.

quirky duo: wilbur + tubbo

based on their personalities.

both wilbur and tubbo are known to be quite eccentric. yeah that's all i got for this one.

hide duo: fit + pac

based on the hide and seek arena.

during a game of hide and seek, pac said goodbye to fit by calling him "big daddy", causing fit to panic and fumble so hard it took him multiple tries to find his warp point back home.

dad duo: philza + luzu

based on their paternal roles/influence.

luzu, of course, is a father in real life. while phil doesn't have any biological kids of his own, wilbur and tommy have essentially adopted themselves as his kids. wilbur has canonized this dynamic in at least three different smps, dubbing himself as phil's son in the dream smp, origins smp, and the qsmp.

death duo: philza + missa

based on their associations with death.

phil is commonly associated with death, or lack thereof, with his irl wife (kristin) canonically having been the goddess of death on the dream smp, as well as his reputation of being an unkillable hardcore player. he's been dubbed "the angel of death" on multiple servers; for being a killing machine on smpearth, and for his wife being the goddess of death on the dream smp. missa's connection comes from his skeletor skin and the different fandom interpretations of his character's appearance.

sugar duo: philza + forever

based on forever being phil's "sugar baby"

during the brazilians' first day on the server, phil took forever under his wing, giving him a bunch of items and supplies to help forever get started. forever was quick to dub phil his sugar daddy, and the name was shortened to just sugar for simplicity's sake.

codebreakers: philza + etoiles

based on their duel against the codes during the elections dinner.

when the codes attacked during the dinner, phil and etoiles were the two main fighters, and the only ones not to get teleported back by admins. additionally, the two of them have been the ones to most express their bloodthrist towards the codes, consistently challenging them to battles and calling them out for cowardly behavior.

goldfinch duo: foolish + jaiden

based on yellow birds.

in the words of its creator (@/inzerogravityy on twitter), "goldfinch is a yellow bird, and yknow jaiden is a bird person, and foolish is a totem that's made of gold which is yellow."

parrot duo: roier + jaiden

based on their habit of mimicking (ie “parroting”) each other.

contrary to popular belief, this has nothing to do with parrots, the bird. it’s because jaiden and roier have a tendency to mimic each other’s mannerisms/phrases! for example, roier’s insistence of hatsune miku being real comes from him hearing jaiden say so, and jaiden’s constant repetition of spanish phrases is because of spending so much time with roier.

rose/flower duo: cellbit + jaiden

based on cellbit’s visit to bobby fields.

when cellbit first visited jaiden's new house, he was very impressed and in awe of her build, to the point where he later admitted it nearly made him cry. jaiden's house, and bobby fields itself, is covered in roses, and recently, cellbit has also decorated his own home with them.

bird duo: baghera + jaiden

based on both of them being associated with birds.

baghera’s skin is a duck, and jaiden is well-known for being a bird lover, having two birds of her own irl. additionally, q!jaiden has been assigned as an avian by the larger fandom.

land duo: foolish + badboyhalo

based on their dream smp characters.

during the l’sandberg arc, bad had created a nation within foolish’s summer home and claimed its independence, despite foolish’s constant protests. multiple land disputes broke out between the two over toll gates, cacti, supreme fridges, and more, culminating in foolish blowing up l’sandberg. this rivalry between them has extended to the qsmp, as well, with bad consistently monitoring foolish’s builds and whether he has “permission” to build on those lands or not. 

theory duo/bros: maximus + badboyhalo

based on them being the original theorists.

before cellbit founded the order, maximus and bad were the first to start theorizing that something was wrong with the island, and the first to truly start digging deeper into what the federation was hiding.

gossip duo: cellbit + badboyhalo

based on their penchant for gossiping.

bad is not only a known gossiper, but known to start trouble just so he has more gossip to spread around. cellbit, while not as extreme, also enjoys his fair share of gossip, and the two have shared multiple gossip sessions over their fellow server members.

lamp duo: badboyhalo + baghera

based on bad gifting baghera a lamp.

during an investigation, bad gifted baghera a blue lamp. not only was this a pretty big thing considering q!bad's penchant for stealing and hoarding furniture, but also because the lamp was blue, ie skeppy-colored. bad tends to be especially protective and territorial over blue furniture, so gifting it to baghera was truly a testament of their friendship and how much he trusted her.

sweet duo: badboyhalo + etoiles

based on their interactions.

despite being some of the server's strongest and most decked-out warriors, etoiles and bad are total sweethearts to each other, as well as most of the other server members.

build duo: foolish + vegetta

based on their building prowess.

vegetta and foolish were some of the first on the qsmp to take up the idea of a large, intricate base, both taking it upon themselves to build massive towers. both players are known for their building outside of the qsmp itself.

castle/simp duo: cellbit + vegetta

based on their builds / based on their love for their partners.

both vegetta and cellbit have quite impressive bases, with vegetta's tower having since expanded outwards and cellbit's own castle.

people know not to mess with foolish because that would incite vegetta's wrath, and no one wants to ever be on his bad side. he's provided foolish with multiple illegal items because he loves him so much. alternatively, cellbit is absolutely whipped for roier. he absolutely short-circuits whenever his husband is around, and would do anything to ensure his safety/happiness.

misclick duo: mariana + slimecicle

based upon unfortunate canon events.

both mariana and charlie have ended up accidentally killing eggs by misclicking, whether it be by destroying their bed or by sweeping edge damage.

glass duo: roier + slimecicle

based on an ongoing bit of charlie breaking roier’s windows. 

charlie has a habit of entering buildings by breaking the nearest window instead of walking all the way to the front door, a habit that was especially noticeable in roier’s house. not only did charlie visit a lot, often breaking multiple windows during one visit as he came in and out of the house, but roier would have a notable reaction, likely due to the different norms between american and hispanic servers. 

backfly duo: vegetta + slimecicle

based on the combining of "backflip" and "fly".

charlie and vegetta once jumped down from the top of vegetta's tower with their gliders, attempting to see how many backflips charlie (el backflippo) could do before hitting the ground. the answer was 6.

green duo: mike + slimecicle

based on the green of their skins.

both charlie and mike have green as the most prominent color of their skin, with mike's eyes, shirt, boxers, and shoes, and charlie's eyes, shirt, br'aad's sash, and slime.

fonduo: slimecicle + baghera

based on their conversation on debate day.

baghera and charlie spent a good while talking about fondue together. more specifically, gruyere, as charlie couldn't manage to say it properly and kept asking baghera for assistance.

guapo duo: roier + cellbit

based on their communities' initial reactions to the other.

when cellbit was first added to the qsmp and outside communities got acquainted with him, roier's community (+ roier himself) were quick to talk about how handsome he is. in return, cellbit's community was also quick to highlight how handsome roier is, and the two grew a fast but unbreakable bond.

(la) realidad duo: roier + forever

based on the two discussing “the reality” of latin america. 

when forever was building the multiple bus stops + roads to the favela, he encountered roier in front of the oxxo. him and roier got to talking about “la realidad” (the reality) of living in latin america, destroying the road to be pull of pot holes and uneven terrain, as that is “la realidad” for most areas. they have since continued this bit, still keeping it to centering around the reality of latin american life.

ohnana duo: maximus + forever

based on the ongoing "oh nana" bit.

while the entire server has gotten into the "oh nana" bit at one point or another, maximus and forever are by far the most involved. everyone else has mostly dropped the bit and will only do it when a large group is involved, but forever and maximus have essentially turned it into a greeting between the two of them.

insane duo: cellbit + forever

based on their behavior.

cellbit is known to drive himself insane and go to extreme lengths to solve whatever puzzle has been put in front of him. forever is known to drive himself insane with projects that anyone else would balk at, such as copacabana and ninho. on top of that, they just drive each other insane and to the extreme.

smart/genius duo: baghera + cellbit

based on their penchant for enigmas.

baghera and cellbit have gotten very involved in the server's mysteries and uncovering the truth. they're both very smart and have keen eyes, especially when paired together.

smooth duo: pac + felps

based on their flirting and demeanor.

in comparison to the other brazilians, pac and felps are by far the calmest of the group. additionally, they're "smooth" flirters, having even kissed during festa junina.

piranha duo: pac + forever

based on both of their characters being flirts.

in portuguese, “piranha” is slang for a woman that sleeps around. both forever and pac have become semi-infamous for flirting with the other server members. 

mean girls duo: baghera + forever

based on mean girls, the movie.

baghera and forever are known to provoke and poke fun at each other constantly. they also have a penchant for gossiping and talking shit, although largely as a light-hearted joke and nothing actually serious. additionally, baghera and forever's characters are both blond, fitting the usual "mean girl" stereotype.

pacman duo: pac + etoiles

based on both of them having pac-man associations.

both etoiles and pac have a pac-man symbol on the front of their shirt/hoodie.

baguette duo: nihachu + tubbo

N/A

green box duo: tubbo + philza

based on their dream smp characters.

the backstory for c!tubbo was that he was found on a box on the side of the road by philza. the "green" was added due to both of their skins having green as a major color.

beets duo: tubbo + foolish

based on their dream smp characters.

to "fix" his consistent issue of starvation, tubbo decided to build a beet farm to have a consistent source of food. foolish ended up jumping in on the bit, and soon enough, a fairly notable area of the greater dream smp had been turned into a glorified beet farm.

[l-just-want-to-see]

On shame. 9/10

Dayenu definition / Dream, DSMP / Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo / Wilbur Soot, DSMP / Scott Street, Phoebe Bridgers / Doodle of Tubbo with Tommy being taken into exile by Dream in the background, by meeee / Picture of Neptune / Neptune, Sleeping at Last / Technoblade, DSMP / Neptune, Sleeping at Last / Hannahxxrose, DSMP / this is me trying, Taylor Swift / Philza, DSMP / Crooked Kingdom, Leigh Bardugo / Tommyinnit, DSMP

[chickensoup1025]

Thinking about desert duo again but this time The Song of Achilles flavored. Ow ow ow

[goldstargloww]

jimmy: wait– isn't your soulmate.. doing soulmate things, with another person? martyn: yep! i've been cheated on! martyn: they thought i was cheatin, and then they went and cheated, but actually i never did cheat, so actually, they're the cheaters! martyn: [enters drama mode. voice gradually gets louder and thicker with emotion] martyn: look at them buildin their happy little home, and oohhh, i'm in love with scott, and oohh i'm in love with cleo, and– we're best friends, and we have FLOWERS in our hair, and WE BUILD BRIDGES, and– stuff like that! WHEN IS SHE GONNA THINK ABOUT MENDING OUR BRIDGES? jimmy: … jimmy: [amused] bro, i reckon you build like a little bridge connecting– [trails off with laughter]

[im-kino853]

My frist time drawing them 🤯

[thirdtimed]

i think the transition from third life to last life is so interesting wrt how server dynamics were kinda shaped by who turned red first & how fast. like just thinking abt how grian spent a decent portion of 3L allied w a red name despite being a green name & how that set precedence for ren's altar sacrifice to take place, when the initial idea was that red names should isolate themselves & green names Should steer clear... & grian's pledge to scar inadvertantly rendering that null & void lol. and then you have last life where the first to turn red wasn't this huge intimidating power with vast influence on the server, it was Joel, someone already inclined to being a sort of lone wolf... his rapid descent into red name status as hilarious as it was almost seemed as if setting the tone for the rest of the season, like, compared to the two big red names of 3L, red names in LL were treated as exiles and outcasts and socially isolated... & of course this was at the active encouragement of grian as game admin, who stressed as much as possible that when you turn red, your alliances are out the door. and it was pretty much upheld by everyone that once you turn red, you turn your backs on your allies.. its a pretty stark contrast compared to the red/green & red/yellow teamups of 3L

[nis-talks-qsmp]

Bad and Foolish being immortal makes their relationship make so much sense

That being said, Bad and Foolish's friendship to me is the same as the one this Colombian friend group I once met had

Let me explain...

I went to an exchange program once where 4 schools from 4 different countries would be given the chance to have 4 students go to Germany

The people from Colombia explained to us that in their country, most people go to public school, and a lot of private schools are extremely exclusive

Their school happened to be so exclusive that most classes had around 5 people

So for most of your life you saw the same 4 people at school

They seemed to always be either very close or genuinely hate each other. There was this one girl that the other 3 had at arm's length a lot of the time, but they would still hang out and talk casually

I didn't talk much with them myself, but the people I was traveling with confirmed that they seemed to be very toxic; doing things against the other, getting mad at each other about it, and then go clubbing together the next day as if nothing happened.

Because you kind of have to get along, you're gonna see them every single school day until you graduate. If you had more classmates, you could allow yourself to ignore them; but whether you like it or not, they're gonna be a constant in your life.

Now, imagine being immortal. You see most people around you die at some point (if you stay long enough for that), maybe you've even killed some people yourself.

They all come and go, in and out of your mind in a blink.

But there's this one guy you keep encountering. You've known him for a long time, which doesn't happen a lot.

Every few hundreds of years you'd cross paths and hang out. Because... why not? It's one of the only familiar faces you can think of

Sometimes, you get along. Sometimes you don't. Either way, you're still gonna gravitate towards each other and strike conversation every single time

Now you're forced to be in the same place. Of course you're gonna hang out!

You have the weirdest possible conversations (You've already talked about everything else)

You slap him with a fish for hours, you let him slap you with a fish for hours (you've got the patience for it, you've done worst things for longer and the gods know you have the time)

You electrocute him, prank him, flirt with him, offer him emotional support, set him on fire, compliment him, insult him, falsely accuse him of murder, you plan his murder right in front of him, you plan other people's murder together, you tell him your most secret plan, you know when he's hiding things from you

Because he probably knows you more than most people

Because he's your friend

Because he's your sworn enemy

Because what else are you supposed to do

[gulava]

It's funny...Suddenly I feel like I don't know myself at all...I guess I would like to know. What do you know about me...that I don't?