#Mr. Enigma

[comicwaren]

“Oh, Tae-Won, how you’ve changed.” -- Min-Jae

Cover art for Tiger Division #003

Art by Creees Lee and Woo Dae Shim

[tempest-toss]

Little Mister mini bio batch #1

Mr. Winter       Bearing frosty skin is the one and only Mr. Winter. He is the first Little Mister to be packaged with another Little Mister, that being his twin sister Ms. Spring. Despite being a part of this major achievement, you won’t catch him gloating about this, as his cold demeanor keeps him from thinking highly of himself. Thankfully his winter clothing can help warm him up! There’s a rumor that says that he was a normal guy that was frozen to death and brought back to life by Dr. Wondertainment. This has yet to be verified, but it makes his ice powers more plausible, right?

Ms. Spring       In contrast to her gloomy and cold brother, Ms. Spring is like a breath of fresh air. Wearing a flowery blouse and with tropical flowers in her hair, she is the queen of the fresh bloom. Her sunny personality quite literally brightens the room she enters, and with petals appearing with a snap, she’s a fun time to be around, unless you have allergies. She’s one of the few Little Misters to successfully escape an attempt to harm her.

Little Mr. Halloween        Despite being a legendary toymaker and fun-inspirer, Dr. Wondertainment rarely made seasonal creations. To remedy this, and so Three could celebrate the day of candy, Little Mr. Halloween was created. One of the Little Misters that can change form, Little Mr. Halloween can change into any costume, although he prefers a pumpkin costume. He’s the deadliest of the Little Little Misters, as he allegedly transformed into a monster to devour a would-be kidnapper of Three.

Mr. Cowboy       Originally planned to be known as Mr. Guard, Dr. Wondertainment was not feeling like it would bring joy, and so, opted to make a cowboy instead. Wearing the typical attire and talking in a similar matter, he is surprisingly the most normal of all of the Little Misters, being that his anomaly is tied directly to his revolver and not really himself. That being said, he has single handedly saved the most people and siblings from danger. 

Ms. Blue       Created while the first generation was still active, she was made as a defense for Mr. Red. Contrary to popular belief, Dr. Wondertainment knew of Red’s destructiveness, and had Ms. Blue made to combat him. After he was decommissioned, she remained as an emotional support, due to her ability to draw out sadness from people. She used to have blue skin, but recently she now wears blue clothing instead.

Mr. Candy       Gumdrop buttons, peppermint eyes, licorice thread on chocolate suits, it’s none other than Mr. Candy. He can make candy, he can regenerate, and he can be eaten, he’s a party’s delight. However, this proved to be a problem as a bachelorette party did not listen to his pleas to stop, and he was almost devoured to death. After being remade by Dr. Wondertainment he came back with a deep hatred for women, excluding his sisters. His attacks are often brutal and themed around candy, and he is never seen far from his candycane cane sword. He suffers from self-esteem, as he views himself as just a replacement for Ms. Sweetie.

Mr. Glitch       Wearing a nice black suit, and having nice brown hair, from the back he’d look like just an ordinary man. Then when you look at him head-on and find that his face except for his left eye and eyebrow is obscured with pixels and static, you’d think twice. Mr. Glitch is one of the more beloved siblings of the Little Misters, as he is patient, a good listener, and the honorary teleporter. His main ability comes from tearing open holes in space time, although he can passively disrupt electronics as well. Due to what afflicts him, he’s is constantly having twitches and seeming lag when he walks.

Little Ms. Party         Who’s wearing pink and wears a smile? It’s Little Ms. Party! With her pink tutu and rainbow highlights she wishes to spread cheer and joy through creating the most bomb parties known to existence! However, she’s not available to have anymore after a traumatic episode involving hair pulling that caused her to pop the head of a teen into confetti. She never could really recover from what she did, nor what the parents tried to do afterwards.

Ms. Lava Don’t touch her unless you want to be singed! Ms. Lava has a fiery dress and a temper that is equal to it. With a skin temperature of 127 degrees Fahrenheit, she has burnt friends and foes alike with a single touch, although usually it is an accident. She frequently clashes with Mr. Winter, as he usually rains, or more accurately snows on her parades. Bickering is constant with them, and usually leads to ruined furniture.

Mr. Enigma Not to be confused for a certain Batman villain, Mr. Enigma is very much like his name entails. Wearing an non-uniform black and white pattern suit, he is the most inconsistent Little Mister to encounter. One day he condones violence and the other he preaches the opposite. He’d gladly help you vandalize a building only to try to deter you in a few hours. It seems that only Dr. Wondertainment knows what is going on inside of his head.

[thestitchingwitch]

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Summary: teen!Devin Walker misses the bond that Heavy Step aka Iron Sides II and Bash Talon once had. Forlorn, he turns to the only guys he’s closest with: Mr. Enigma and Wunderkind. 

Warnings: Angst, guys being emotional, physical harm, kissing, hugging, crying, death, jealousy, control issues.

a/n: This is just based on what I’ve read from the Legacy Watch account on Instagram so don’t come for me if something isn’t accurate. I don’t know or go to school with these people....So something that’s been on my mind lately is how lonely 97!Devin Walker must feel now that he doesn’t have his OG squad with him. What type of person would he become now that his team is so wildly different? Get ready for a little boys on boys indulgent drabble. ;)

It was a gloomy Saturday morning at the Edgewood dorms. The sky was overcast and there was a strong gale that made the windows rattle. One of those days where you’d stay inside with a cuppa tea. 

Devin Walker was huddled under his navy comforter watching YouTube videos on his phone like he always did - with no headphones. It was a constant switch between the actual videos and random pizza commercials. His roommate, Wunderkind, was replaying voice notes on his phone. A familiar accented voice was eminating from the speakers. 

“Hey Dev, you mind turning your volume down? I can’t hear these over your videos,” Wunderkind called. 

“Aww dude, really? You’re making me turn down the volume so you can listen to Tómas?” Devin poked his head out from underneath the comforter. 

“N-n-no - it’s just really loud and I’m tired of hearing the Gen Z version of the Pizza Bagel song. Wait, how do you know it’s Tómas?” Wunderkind responded - exasperated. It wasn’t super visible but he was definitely blushing underneath that mask. 

“Wunderkind, I’d know that French accent ANYWHERE. You should quit being a wuss and just ask him out already,” Devin threw his comforter back over himself and unpaused his video again. 

“I - I - I erm, how did you know I was into him?? And we don’t even know if he likes dudes!” Wunderkind stuttered.

“Like I always say, my dude, to fuck around is holy, to find out is divine,” Devin’s response was a bit muffled from all of the media noise and polyester.

“You’re ridiculous. I give up! I’m just going to put in headphones,” Wunderkind shook his head then proceeded to pop his wireless earbuds in. 

Devin smiled to himself from underneath his blanket cocoon. It was just him and YouTube now, baby. He never really knew what Wunderkind saw in Tómas or why Wunderkind was so head over heels. It’s like Wunderkind never had never met a hot guy before. What the fuck? Devin was RIGHT THERE? Wunderkind never felt the need to be flustered around him. A travesty, really. 

In some ways, Wunderkind reminded him of his best friend and member of the Gold Team, Ironsides II or “Heavy Step” (long story). When Devin knew his version of Heavy Step, he was kind of an anxious kid who Devin had to coax a lot. Honestly, it felt like rescuing a cat off of a treebranch some days. Both Wunderkind and Heavy Step both had big shoes to fill in regards to heroing. Although Wunderkind was a protegé of the Oracle, he, like Heavy Step, had some kind of legacy to uphold. Both of them had to feel an immense amount of pressure. 

Devin’s thoughts shifted to Tómas Fargeon or Mr. Enigma (his working hero name for the time being). Was Tómas really like Bash Talon? Both were kind of boisterous and their love lives were....complicated was putting it nicely. He knew for a fact that Bash Talon did not grow up a billionaire or enjoy playing the cello. In that way, Tómas was his own beast. 

A pang of sadness started to tug at Devin’s heart. Sometimes you never know how much you’d miss a person until they leave. What happens when they’re still here but they’re not the version of them that you knew? And you’re a version of you that they used to know? No one tells you how to navigate those situations. Devin Walker, though he didn’t show it, often felt like one of the loneliest kids on campus. He enjoyed the company of Wunderkind and Tómas, mainly Wunderkind if we’re being honest with ourselves, but it wasn’t the same as the bond he shared with the Gold Team. 

“Hey. Heyyyyyy. Hey, Wunderkind?” Devin, once again, peaked out from underneath his comforter cocoon. He motioned at Wunderkind to get his attention. Wunderkind was currently entranced by whatever he was listening to on his phone. Wunderkind’s eyes were glazed over with lust as he clutched one of his pillows. 

Ew. Guess Tómas really said something juicy, Devin thought to himself. Wunderkind shook himself out of his stupor when he noticed Devin’s frosted tips peaking out towards him.

Wunderkind took out a bud and cocked his eye at Devin, “you good over there?”

“Yeah...no...so like, no homo or anything, but can I like, chill on your bed?” Devin asked sheepishly. 

Radio silence. 

“Uhhhhhh sure??? So like, you want to switch beds?” Wunderkind cocked an eyebrow at him. He was clearly unsure how to interpret this request. 

“No, no, dude like, you can stay on there. I just want some company,” Devin looked at Wunderkind who wore a concerned expression. 

“Um. Cool, okay,” Wunderkind scooted down to make room for Devin, who was still in his blanket cocoon. 

“Thanks, bro. You’re a homie,” Devin said as he hopped up. He didn’t realize it but Wunderkind had sneakily shot Tómas an SOS text. 

A few minutes passed by with no conversation between them both of them. Wunderkind took one side of his bed and Devin sat on the other. A knock at the door broke both of them from their stupors. 

Wunderkind leapt up to grab the door and who other than Tómas was on the other side to greet them. Per usual, Tómas was only wearing a pair of very short track shorts. Sometimes Wunderkind and Devin felt like Tómas had some sort of material allergy. You could never find Tómas fully clothed. Odd. 

“Oh, hey, Tómas! Wow, what a surprise to see you here!” Wunderkind forced an awkward smile. 

“Yeah, Wunderkind I got your text wh-” Tómas began but was immediately cut short. 

“Ahahaha yeah!” Wunderkind awkwardly laughed, putting his hand over Tómas’ mouth. 

“Wunderkind just tell Tómas you think he’s hot already,” Devin called from the bed. Tómas looked down at Wunderkind with a flirty expression and waggled his eyebrows at him. Wunderkind’s whole body started to flush. 

“Oh? Wunderkind - is there something you wanted to tell me? Sadly for you, I’m not gay,” Tómas was clearly amused by the whole ordeal. Wunderkind froze then scratched the back of his head. 

“Uhhh oh...awkward...yeah, I figured as much! Ummm I meant objectively hot, not ‘I want to date Tómas’ hot,” Wunderkind gave an awkard chuckle at this. Devin shot Wunderkind at disappointing look before shaking his head. 

“Dev, you mind if I take this bed?” Tómas made his way over to Devin’s bed which only had the navy fitted sheet on it. 

“Oh, yeah, dude. That’s fine. Do whatever you want!” Devin responded, still fixated on whatever YouTube video was playing on his phone. 

To be continued...

[sinistermusings]

X-men: Forever 1 (2024) by Kieron Gillen and Luca Maresca

Cover: Mark Brooks

[heckcareoxytwit]

Phoenix Jean Grey rises to fight Dominion (a.k.a Enigma or AI Sinister) in the dimension and save the future of mutantkind.

Rise of the Powers of X #5, 2024

[rei-ismyname]

Mr Sinister should be experiencing profound existential despair

*Yes, I'm aware that he's not really capable of those kinds of feelings, but even from a character perspective the guy has lost his reason for existing. Huge spoilers for the entire Krakoan age, plus Heir of Apocalypse #1-3. We're talking about this guy.

One of the revelations of Krakoa was that Mr Sinister is not Nathaniel Essex, the 19th century Victorian eugenicist and scientist (now space god trapped experiencing the moment of death for eternity.) He's a clone *created* by Essex to achieve Domionhood (the highest form of non-linear gestalt machine entity - traditionally formed by joining singularities of machine intelligence together with so much processing power they are functionally Gods) through the study and utilisation of mutant power.

What a paragraph!

Here he is in 1924, threatening Destiny after killing Sinister.

He thought he was seeking Dominion for himself, not knowing he was a clone or that when he achieved Dominion his progress would be harvested by Essex. Essex created 3 other clones/variations for the same purpose but through different means -

Dr Stasis through post/humanity and Orbis Stellaris through the 'cosmic powers' (dude took over the Progenitor 's Worldfarm - a staggeringly impressive achievement for a 19th century clone from Earth)

These two dickwads

Finally, Mother Righteous through Magic (physically a clone of Essex's dead wife Rebecca, but just as much of a callous existential colonialist and monster as any Essex spawn.)

There she is, having a tanty after Enigma stole her Dominion success.

Each was created without knowledge of the other, and had mental blocks in place to prevent them learning about it. They ALL succeeded in various timelines and their efforts were harvested by the real Nathaniel Essex - Enigma, leaving the clones with nothing. Less than nothing. Alive but very dejected.

Making a huge unforced error

Instead of enjoying his godhood he chose to fight the X-Men and thanks to Jeanix, Xavier and Moira he's now a smear across infinity - defeated and broken but trapped at the moment of death forever.

Get Phoenix'd idiot!

Mr Sinister knows all of this, he even participated in the fight. Dr Stasis and Mother Righteous are dead, though Orbis Stellaris is still out there. His brain was only able to comprehend this stuff properly very recently. Even when working against Enigma there were still blocks in place.

Any one of these truth bombs would mess his head up, but all of them at once should ruin him. He doesn't have a sense of ethics but he does need purpose. Consider how bummed he was when the Progenitor ignored him on Judgement Day. He's not a real boy like other clones are.

- He's a clone with all sorts of fake memories

- Created with the compulsion to fulfill someone else's endgame

- Everything he's done for the last 200 years has been in service of Enigma's plan. Even the stuff that makes no sense. Especially the stuff that makes no sense.

- He has no other reason for being.

- Enigma smote him at least once.

- Enigma is dead, like super dead.

- Everyone else knows this as well

What the hell does he do now?

*Sigh*, he'll probably just be treated as Nathaniel Essex again, given Brevoort 's transparent policy of overwriting Krakoan lore. He could just clone himself with a new purpose/hard reboot as we've seen him do in Immortal X-Men, but how would he even decide? Also, he's the mutant devil - anyone who knows about him should want him dead, including some very powerful people. Two of the things I found insulting about Heir of Apocalypse was Exodus being next to Sinister and not eviscerating him AND Mr Sinister just acting like his old self as if nothing had changed. At the very least it should be explained - it's really not that hard either.

Mr Sinister is a system not a person, so he can make whatever changes he wants. It's not a very compelling villain if we don't know his motives though, and he's been there before.

Once that door is opened you can't ignore it. It'd be a shame to throw away the development he received, while ignoring potential for interesting new stories.

[daddys-little-conundrum]

@kingofpuzzles is he ur dad or what

❔:: WAIT WHAT?! No.. He looks similar with dad, but isn't him! Dad is a redhead and he has different suit. Okay, you can change the suit, but he does not have freckles as me and MY dad! It's.. I dunno who it is. Parallel universe Riddler?

[enigmaticvariation]

not to be a petty vindictive little bitch but I'm so happy that the wuthering heights casting is making people mad and causing them to realize that emerald fennel is not all that. I have been in the anti emerald fennel trenches since day one but all the "let people enjoy things" saltburn lovers kept trying to silence me. She's a shitty writer with unoriginal ideas, too rich and out of touch to create anything with interesting social commentary and as we are now seeing had little respect for the source material she's choosing to adapt. If emerald fennel has no haters I am no longer on this earth.

[mintyaquagreen1675]

So, who do you think is going to win this fight?

[merakiui]

🧠 for Crowley?

I remember a post a little while back saying you had an interest in his character. Tbh I am too

Also want to say I love your writing, like I have cried over it and it takes a lot to make me cry

Your writing

(ask game)

🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

I like applying the concept of crows mating for life to Crowley, so it's fun to headcanon that once the two of you have sex or get married you're essentially stuck with him forever. T_T the most cringefail of a man for a husband is all yours and you're bound to him with nowhere to go but into his arms.

Crowley's character interests me a lot! He's so mysterious and yet so goofy. There has to be more beneath his silly exterior. I'm watching you closely, Crowley... (≖_≖ )

And thank you so much for liking my writing omg!!!! <3 I'm flattered to know it's good enough to evoke tears. :0

[comicwaren]

“Now you can join Doom and be rewarded--generously, I might add--or you can die alongside everyone else.” -- Doctor Doom

Cover art for Tiger Division #005

Art by Creees Lee and Woo Dae Shim

[teeth--king]

I sometimes wonder what is going on in that head of his.

[floofygeck]

I still don’t understand how he did

………….that- 💀

[sinistermusings]

Rise of the Powers of X 5 (2024) by Kieron Gillen & Luciano Vecchio

[gotham-at-nightfall]

Destiny meets the Enigma Dominion!

X-Men: Forever #1

[autistic-shaiapouf]

What's your opinion on Meruem x Pouf? :3

I saw this ask come in yesterday but wanted to wait until I had enough time to give it my full attention 👀

The short answer is that I support it with a resounding yes courtesy of the illustrious @ravenfeet222 👀✌️💖

The long answer is gonna give me a lot of space to talk about pouf which is why I wanted to wait to answer this 😭 Gonna live up to the url for just a moment 👀

ALRIGHT SO, let's talk about pouf for just a second. I truly do feel that a LOT of people missed the major points of pouf's character just because his arc had a lot of negative growth, plus the more flamboyant aspects of his character also seem to have made some people write him off U_U I've done a few large scale analysis pieces on him but I'm gonna reiterate a few points for the sake of the discussion at hand, and they're all points about how pouf interacts with and perceives the world around himself.

Pouf is afraid. It's explicitly said in canon multiple times that as the arc progresses, he understands everyone around himself less and less and grows increasingly more afraid of all the change. Pouf is also emotionally disregulated, he shows intense anger, he cries like his heart is breaking, all with little prompting. One thing I clung to was a line that seemed to be treated like a joke - pouf commenting that soldiers had no need for memory or emotions, ironic coming from the most emotional character in the arc, but what I believe it hints is that pouf doesn't view his own emotions as out of line. He thinks he's acting in a perfectly reasonable manner and minimizes his emotional expression to not conflict with his own personal image of being a perfect soldier (on his good days - there's still plenty where he thinks very poorly of himself).

Okay so pouf is afraid and he struggles! Where do we take this? My argument is gonna get a little shaky bc I'm a pouf scholar and haven't studied meruem to the same extent but I'm not gonna let that stop me 👀 In my eyes, meruem's arc progresses in an opposite manner to pouf's - meruem grows more stable and trusting while pouf feels increasingly more suspicious and borderline paranoid of the world around himself; meruem's desires become more grounded while pouf's grow increasingly more frantic and based in fear. They counteract each other in ways that would be conducive to each other's growth, with special regards to meruem acting as an anchor for pouf's fears and general anxiety about the world. Meruem, judging from his earlier-arc interactions, could still get caught up in his mind similar to pouf, but focusing on asking himself what he's meant to be doing, what his purpose is, and pouf would easily draw him out of that. I'd also like to believe that, somewhere in there, pouf learns to be more of an individual, likely with a little help from meruem pushing him towards his interests and helping him grow beyond what pouf initially considers to be his purpose.

I'm not generally someone who cares much for shipping (as someone who's aro and ace, though I do have very contrasting feelings for specific fictional guys lmao) but I can definitely see the dynamic between the two growing into something mutually supportive if both of them were given time to grow (which canon didn't do U_U). Let this also be my way of saying that I have strong opinions on the ants and the caa as a whole and I wish I saw it get discussed in a greater capacity but you can't win them all, I put out what I can and am always glad to be asked about them 😤 Also I just think that pouf deserves to be happy, the man entered a mental health spiral and dropped dead imagining himself as a failure; he's. very personally important to me and to see him get put in a situation where he can start to recover and become healthier means a lot to me, so that's also a bonus ✨️