#Queen Susca

[fangirlfortress]

Ngl he best trope is the one where, ok so there's like this people. Maybe it's a kingdom or a tribe or whatever, but it's a whole people and they're being deceived. They're generally a good people, they do what they can to survive and they love each other, and they are ruled by a good, albeit misguided person with understandable motives. Typically a queen, sometimes a mother, and she loves her people. She works, fights and shares with them - her people love her, trust her completely. But she is lying to them, maybe about a prophesy or about their own circumstances, but she is lying to them and she has been for decades, either out of the urge to protect her people or her child. Then this deception is revealed - she reveals it - and she begs for forgiveness, gives up her title and maybe tells them that she deserves to die for her crimes, that they have every right to kill her for breaking their trust and manipulating them for so long. She is crying, maybe this is on the verge of some crisis where they're all going to die because of she couldn't tell the truth, and her people are heartbroken, but forgive her immediately. They say, no, you cannot just die and be absolved of all responsibility. You have to stay and help us fix this, you have to fight. Because they love her and it is obvious that she loves them, that she did this because she didn't know any other way to protect what she cares for. And she is so beloved. Their trust is shaken, but she is their queen and she has, for so long, been one of them; someone who has sacrificed and cried and fought right alongside them, that they say no, we will not leave you. And if you die, then we will die right with you, because this is our home and you are our queen. You are one of us.

[majosullivan]

I’ll probably make full posts for these characters later down the line, but I thought it would be fun to do mixed characters text posts for once

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[urlocal-ghosty]

I can 100% see all of these tbh

I wanted to share some of my personal headcanon’s for the Castle Swimmer voices. The voices I always read their dialogue in anyway. ^_^ Kappa- Aaron Dismuke, Siren-Robbie Daymond, Nee-Tom Kenny, Susca-Stephanie Young, Nethimir-Colleen Clinkenbeard, Mucku-Wendie Malick, Pagoon-Ben Diskin, Ogo-Patrick Seitz, Fizz-Bryce Papenbrook. ^_^

Ooo that’s interesting!!

[linaisfunny]

Hot take of the week; The castle swimmer fandom hates on Susca WAY TO MUCH and liked Shoal WAY TO MUCH.

Okay, hear me out. Both Susca and Shoal are written incredibly realistic. They’re not perfect at all, they have flaws, they have faults and regrets. However, i see people scorn and hate Susca to an extreme amount and I think it’s completely unfair to hate HER if you like Shoal.

Susca not only lies to her people, she almost kills the Beacon to protect her sons life. She would willing kill and lie to protect Siren. Ask any parent and they’d say, “Yes, I’d do anything to protect my child.”

Pim threatens her castle’s leaders because they were mistreating Pagoon and left with him.

Mucku gives up her memories to protect Neth.

So why are we hating Susca for trying to protect Siren?

“But Susca tried to kill Kappa!!! She lied to Siren!!! She hurt him!!”

If you had a child, would you rather have them killed by a stranger or kill that stranger to protect them?

She did lie. She lied to everyone. But not for her own sake of being. She didn’t lie to comfort herself or because she could bare seeing people get hurt, she lied to protect her child.

But so did Shoal.

“Did I really leave to find a way to break our curse? Or was it too much of a coward to stay and watch our people die because of our decision?”

Shoal lied. Both he and Susca made the prophecy up. If you hate on Susca for putting Siren under pressure, you should also hate on Shoal for doing it to. It’s both their faults.

Susca hurt Siren on complete accident. Siren was the one to jump in front of her spear. And after she told that castle what she did and owned up to her mistakes and would have accepted being banished. She got insanely good character development.

But what did Shoal do?

He abandoned both his wife and son. He is, by definition, a deadbeat dad. Yes Susca made mistakes but she owned up to them and apologized and let Siren leave and accepted that Kappa and Siren love each other.

Shoal wasn’t even there to see Siren turn ten!

Shoal uses excuse after excuse to try and say he made the right choice and that leaving his wife and child behind was excusable. It wasn’t.

Yes, he does regret it, but what does he do to show his remorse for abandoning his family? Stay gone.

He had ten years to come back. He never did. He even admits the real reason he left is because he couldn’t bare to see his people get hurt because of his decision.

“Did I really do this to save Siren? Or did I abandon him because it’s to painful to stay by his side?”

Yes, Shoal, you abandoned your son.

I think the only reason people like him is because he’s attractive and he’s shown to love Siren.

But how much can you truly love someone, if you abandoned them because you couldn’t handle emotional turmoil?

Shoal does regret leaving, but never comes back? Back to his wife or son? Or his people?

He forces Susca to become not only a Queen, but a single mother raising the child Shoal couldn’t bare to stay around because it was to painful and forces Siren, who was nine at the time, to lose his father and go through life without a father.

Imagine the abandonment issues Siren must have because of Shoal. Most Sharks die for their family, Shoal left his.

Shoal is never shown to have any character development at all. He doesn’t change from the sad, deadbeat dad he was ten years ago.

Susca changes into a much more responsible and mature women and admits her mistakes and accepts if Siren never wants to see her again.

What did Shoal ever do for Siren that was for only his benefit?

Susca is a liar but Shoal is a coward.

Hate on Susca all you want, but remember that she was the one who stayed.

Susca was the one who stayed. Shoal wasn’t.

[ruvelli]

Castle Swimmer x Final Fantasy IX AU Update

Updated List

Got some plot in mind

This is the one most likely to see actual realization (though I kind of want to do all three now. Am I truly that dork, though? The answer is yes, yes I am).

In this AU, I may be forced to keep some characters from FFIX, though I realize that might be strange. In particular, I can't decide who should be Queen Brahne, Vivi, and Kuja... Maybe I'll take some characters from a different comic/game?

FFX-2 AU and FFVIII won't have mature content for sure, but the jokes and dialogue going on in my head for mature content in this is too strong. However, whatever mature content there is in this will only be indicated to keep some modicum of innocence (beyond some heavy kissing).

Ships:

MonoGaloo

KappaSiren

ShoalSusca

NOT Krilli and Nee, despite who they “represent”

Not Yet Used Castle Swimmer Characters:

Seko

Silver

Shoal

Labbu?

Tunny?

Whisk?

Galoo

Castle Swimmer FFIX:

Zidane - Kappa; will not be a sexual harasser and will only flirt with Siren

Garnet - Siren; not a spoiled brat and realizes his limitations, though he hates it (is determined to improve so he can be useful to everyone). Real name he remembers from childhood is “Siren”, which is the name he switches to instead of Dagger. Fake name Prince Diamond

Echo’s Moogles - Susca and the Sharks (people of the mist, and that’s all I’ll say to avoid spoilers)

Echo - Skiff (Child Skiff, who has a crush on Siren when they meet)

Amarant -

Freya -

ViVi -

Steiner - Nee

Quina - Ogo (”I must feast upon the frogs!”)

Beatrix - Krilli

King Cid -

Queen Hildegard -

Doc Tot - Herm

Ruby -

Fratley -

Puck -

Black Mages - ?

Mikoto - ?

The Genomes -

Garland - Surface God

Queen Brahne -

Lani - Jengu

Zorn and Thorn - Reesha and Roc

Kuja -

Black Waltz 1, 2, 3 -

Characters not Replacing Others:

Pim and Pagoon - Meet Siren along the way after he escapes kidnappers, learns how to fight then (when Garnet put everyone to sleep during dinner and separated. Siren will not be heading back to Alexandria of his own will, cuz he ain’t stupid.)

Worm/Arp - A pet Kappa carries in his bag

Tantalus:

Baku - Mucku

Blank - Mono

Cinna -

Marcus - Neth

Nero Bros - Fean, Finley, and Fizz

PLOT: (Not revealing planned scenes or anything I want to keep a surprise)

Siren’s real name is “Siren”. Prince Diamond was the name he was given at age 6 when he was essentially kidnapped. (Might keep Garnet because that has Bahamut, and apparently Garnet is a masculine name as well... But I like the subtle coorelation to Sailor Moon, hmmmmm...)

[shera-princess-of-power]

I-I think I may have a thing for pointy eared girls (and people bc I think the second person is nb) 

[paintingmosi]

Shark mom : i lied about the prophecy. If siren dies our curse will be lifted. Everyone you love will stop being hurt and dying.

The entire shark castle, immediately and unanimously, without hesitation : well we're NOT doing that, we love him

Me :

[gen-0]

EVERYONE SHUT UP SHUT UP THIS WILL BE ALL ILL BE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE NEXT WEEK JUST LOOK AT HER

[faceless-dude]

[thatbeluga]

Why Castle Swimmer is kind of the best thing ever

Castle Swimmer, a webtoons comic by @wendylianmartin, is a perfect example of how LGBT representation should be done. The representation is natural, and not a big deal or a token saying “HEY WE HAVE GAY CHARACTERS.” The (amazing, suspenseful, and moving) plot isn’t about Kappa and Siren’s sexualities, it’s about cool stuff like mermaid prophecies and blood curses and sassy shark grandmas. 

And when their sexualities are mentioned, it’s not in a hamfisted way. Like Silver teasing Siren about getting a boyfriend or Susca telling Nee that her son isn’t interested in princesses and Nee immediately offering princes instead. It’s just... the right amount of representation in the right way.

Also Kappa and Siren are the two most adorable mers in the entire world, so

[bosooka]

I’M B A L D

[ayma-nidiot]

Castle Swimmer © Wendy Lian Martin

Fire Emblem © Intelligent Systems/Nintendo

Stat screen maker © wtfihateredditnow -> https://feh-stuff.github.io/unit-builder/

Character description: Queen of the critically endangered shark tribe. She will do anything to save her people, even if that means killing others and being strict with her son, Siren. Appears in the awesome Webtoon Castle Swimmer.

Bloody Frigjørspyd – Mt: 17 Range: 1 If unit initiates attack, foes within 2 spaces of target that 7 damage after combat. Unit suffers 7 points of damage for every attack.

Shark’s Curse – At the beginning of Turn 1, halves the HP of both this unit and the closest enemy. Inflicts status on all foes restricting movement to 1 space through their next actions.

Summoned: How dare you summon me here! I am Queen Susca of the shark castle, and my duty is to my people.

“Tap!��� Quotes: -Siren… Well, as long as someone makes sure he kills the Beacon, I’m sure my people will be fine.

-This spear has been passed down from my great-great grandmother, who killed a horrific beast 100 years ago. It is very important to the liberation of my people.

-Tell me… If you had to kill an innocent person to save your people, would you do it?

-You know a few pretty princesses in this castle, hmm? Well, I hate to tell you this, but my son wouldn’t be interested in a princess.

-*chuckles

-I’m willing to follow your orders… But just so you know, I still don’t trust you. Nobody ever approaches one of the shark tribe with good intentions.

Home: -Some of the “heroes” here look totally out of shape… Do you need my help in training them?

-Ugh, I can’t stand those stinky plants from my world… Such is an abomination of the god of the surface. I hope your castle doesn’t have such putrid plants.

-My son better have killed the Beacon by now, or else I’ll really let him have it when he arrives at this castle.

-Prince Alfonse seems like a honourable prince devoted to his duties. I wish my own son could take a cue from him.

-If you see my son, could you tell me? I don’t want him to have negative influences from some of the… interesting characters of this castle.

-Greetings, stranger. I bring you tidings from [friend].

-*sniff* *sniff* Oh, i-it’s you. No, I wasn’t crying, I just had something in- Ah, you got me. It’s not easy being the queen of an endangered people, and having to be strong while at it. Wanting to do everything you can for them, even killing… But there is no other way. My foolish husband died because he thought otherwise. I admire your mental fortitude and kindness to your soldiers, though… May the god of the surface bless you. (upon reaching level 40, five stars)

-Map: -Ready and waiting. –I’ll take care of them. –Your command?

-Critical/Skill: -You are far too weak! –No more waiting! –Taste my spear! –Feel my wrath!

-Defeat: But… my people…

-I am Queen Susca of the shark tribe, and nobody shall lay a finger on my people. (5-6 stats up)

-I wouldn’t mess with me if I were you. (3-4 stats up)

-Well… This isn’t very becoming of a queen. (1-2 stats up) -Thank the god of the surface for this newfound power. (new skill learned)

[majosullivan]

When we dive more into Siren’s and Nethimir’s relationship, I will become a different person. The two just have so many well set up parallels with each other that any interactions between the two and the possible development of their relationships is just a gold mine of opportunity. For some examples:

-Both were born into royalty and an unique role that neither wanted and ended up molding them for the rest of their lives: Siren being the prophesied prince born without scars and Nethimir being an Octalia born with three hearts, which immediately made her in line to be the Octalia’s queen once she was old enough

-Both of their castle suffering tragedies that caused major decreases/near wipe out of their castle’s population: the sharks being cursed to become a target of tragedy and despair, which has caused around a 98% population decrease (since Susca said that their population has gone from twenty thousand to a few hundred), and with the Octalia’s castle being destroyed, leaving Neth, Mucku and Mono as the only survivors

-Both the tragedies that their castles suffered being the result of a god: the sharks being cursed by the mini god Neris and the Octavia’s castle being destroyed by Labbu, god of the void

-Both feeling responsible for the well beings and lives of their people, resulting in overwhelming guilt over their fate

-The only child to their respective parents

-Very complicated relationships with their mothers: with Susca covering up the true prophecy in order to protect Siren and all the consequences that came as result of that decision, and with Mucku losing her memories because of her using all her magic to protect Neth from Labbu’s attack, resulting in her forgetting who she is and that Nethimir is her daughter

-A clear shift in their relationship with one of their parents that occurred 10 years ago: with Shoal going off to find an alternative way to break the curse, resulting in him missing over half of Siren’s life, and, again, Mucku forgetting that Nethimir is her daughter (Mucku is pulling double duty in the parallel parental issues here)

-Both shown struggling with suicidal thoughts and whether they deserve to continue living after what happened to their people

We haven’t got much one on one Siren and Neth interactions so far, however, this scene in episode 128 really stuck out to me:

JUST FUCKING LOOK AT HER EXPRESSION!

She can obviously tell that something is wrong and likely has her suspicions, but she isn’t in the position to delve into it, both with her and Siren currently not being close enough for her to easily go into that conversation (the pair being more friendly acquaintances at the moment) and the current conversation being completely open when a topic like that would have to be a more private conversation between the two

I ended up re-reading through episode 117 soon after my first read of episode 151 and comparing Siren’s and Nethimir’s dialogue, with these panels standing out especially…yeah. If you’re in the mood to feel pain, highly recommended doing this.

Like I briefly mentioned in my long ass post about the whales, if/when Nethimir finds out about what Fizz said to Siren in episode 148, I have no doubts she’s gonna want to keep a very close eye on Siren/talk to him as soon as possible. Luckily, with the witches all now keeping an eye out after Kappa talked to them about how he thinks something is wrong with Siren, hopefully she’ll be able to catch on sooner rather than later

[wendylianmartin]

Susca was chosen as queen? Or was she a princess before? or something like that

I think this might get addressed in flashbacks at some point maybe.

[queerquintessence]

top 5 castle swimmer moments :3

awww yay castle swimmer!!

(these are in no particular order btw)

⚠️huge spoilers beware ⚠️

okokok

1. queen nee comforting siren and immediately afterwards saying “we’ve bonded now and he’s like a son to me”

2. kappas backstory (very very depressing and makes me cry everytime 👍)

3. the!! reunion!!!! very wholesome and worth the several months of waiting!!!

4. susca accidentally doing the no good big slashy stabby thing to her own son instead of kappa because he jumped in the way to protect him (very angsty and i literally gasped out loud when it happened because dAMN)

5. after kappa and the witches got away from that like 3 castles thing with the asshole rulers (except for nee and krilli of course) and kappa was a little shaken up but the witches helped cheer him up and make him feel better (FOUND FAMILY TROPE MY BELOVED)

[ruvelli]

Okay, here is the line-up I have so far for Final Fantasy IX... I may not be using all the FFIX characters (if I even write this fanfic).

Also forgot to mention last time I also had a FFVIII AU flying around in my head I like a bunch, too. LOL

Am I weird for this? Probably.

Also wanna mention that their (Siren and Kappa) mer forms do come into play with each AU. Siren's more than Kappa's in IX, and then Kappa's more than Siren's in X-2 Except maybe VIII... Haven't supposed how I might add the mer forms to VIII.

Also also, I have two versions for my IX idea, but this is the one that seems more workable.

If anyone is interested in seeing the other idea for a line-up and why (or if I get bored and feel like adding it) let me know and I probably will.

Ships:

MonoGaloo

KappaSiren

ShoalSusca

Not Yet Used Castle Swimmer Characters:

Skiff

Seko

Silver

Shoal

Fean, Finley, and Fizz

Krilli and Nee

Labbu

Ogo

Tunny

Whisk

Galoo

Castle Swimmer FFIX:

Zidane - Kappa; will not be a sexual harasser and will only flirt with Siren

Garnet - Siren; not a spoiled brat and realizes his limitations, though he hates it (is determined to improve so he can be useful to everyone). Real name he remembers from childhood is “Siren”, which is the name he switches to instead of Dagger. Need a fake Prince name.

Echo's Moogles - Susca and the Sharks (Shark people have something special about them :3)

Echo -

Amarant -

Freya -

ViVi -

Quina -

Steiner -

Beatrix -

King Cid -

Queen Hildegard -

Doc Tot - Herm

Ruby -

Fratley -

Puck -

Black Mages -

Mikoto -

The Genomes -

Characters not Replacing Others:

Pim and Pagoon - Meet Siren along the way, learns how to fight then

Worm/Arp - A pet Kappa carries in his bag

Villains:

Lani - Jengu

Evil Queen -

Zorn and Thorn - Reesha and Roc

Kuja -

Garland -

Black Waltz 1, 2, 3 -

Tantalus:

Baku - Mucku

Blank - Mono

Cinna -

Marcus - Neth

Nero Bros -

I’m thinking about writing either a Castle Swimmer characters in the FFIX or FFX-2 world fic.

I’ve got IX more fleshed out in my head, but X-2 seems funner…

I’ll make a list of character to what character later.