#Super Power Island

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Lava Boys and Pony Girl(s) is the top-tier comic book series

[snoopypliot]

"Catch me if you can!"

Betty Jetty is my favorite female villain i swear I love her so much

[thehyperrequiem]

Headcanon for Speeding Spike, please!

Alright, here it is!

Whenever he talks, he talks very fast like a motor mouth! Must be from his super speed powers he got.

[redshamrock56]

Not really much of a super hero outfit, but Purple Shadow didn't want to dress up.

[phs-animations]

Happy Pokémon Day! To celebrate, I drew more Poptropica characters as Pokémon trainers. I go over their teams and AU backstories in this PHB post.

[pawptropica]

Speeding Spike?

Speeding Spike is a Devon Rex!

[mystic-sunni]

I finally made all the Super POWer villains in Gacha Club!

[koziku]

日狛 🍀🌻 | caught saliva trading in 4k

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

They look awesome 😍 They look funny also

This is an original sketch from when Super Power Island was being created. Cool, huh? Who do you recognize? … #Poptropica #SuperPowerIsland

[allthatmay]

So, today my husband said, "Some people think Shanks is a radial leftist, but I think he's the most centrist character in the show. Dragon fills the role of the radial leftist/anarchist that people often attribute to Shanks."

And, huh, yeah. People do often talk about Shanks like he's an anarchist, but he's really not. I've always said that Shanks is a mediator, keeping a tentative peace between the pirate tribes and the government until the time comes wherein the One Piece can be claimed and the mysterious consequences can happen, but that means he is effectively playing the part of a centrist—straddling the fence, as it were. The key difference, I think, is that Shanks knows for certain that change is coming in the form of a rubber deity, and he is trying to guide it into place. All his work is done behind the scenes with very little violence if he can help it.

Now, it's easy to assume that Shanks' plans involve the complete dissolution of the government as it presently stands; that he is simply using his power & influence to mitigate harm for the many until the "real fight" can begin (and, with him having recently decided to chase the One Piece, now it has), but that might not be the case (and, even if it is the case, a lot of centrists use "mitigating harm for the many" as a reason not to take action against some truly heinous acts). The reality may be that Shanks doesn't see the need for the total collapse of the government, or perhaps he knows something about it that we don't (i.e. because he might be of Celestial Dragon blood). I don't really believe this is the case because, as far as I'm aware, Shanks hasn't ever shown any real support for the World Gov but he has shown, time and time again, that he believes in dreams, in people's personal willpower, and in the ability of anyone to become strong and change the future. But the truth is that we can't know his intentions for certain without Oda giving us more information, so my husband's assertion that Shanks is a centrist makes some sense.

In particular, Luffy is what makes this theory interesting: slap him in between Dragon and Shanks, and there's a very real dichotomy between the two "fathers" in his life. See, Luffy idolises Shanks and thinks of him similarly to a father, but he might realise as time goes on that he can't be like Shanks; he might realise that Shanks' ideals will only carry him so far. After all, what good is it to be a pacifistic when your enemy is a powerful government that is comfortable with mass murder?

(My rebuttal is that Luffy is the only one who can be like Shanks. He is effectively Shanks' dream: Shanks wants to be strong enough to do all the work himself, to suffer all the pain himself, and while he is one of the strongest men in the world, he simply can't do that; what he can do is only achievable through the support he has at his side. Meanwhile, Luffy has close support in his crew, and he has the Gum-Gum Fruit! He can literally become a godlike figure and shape the world around him! He can do everything that Shanks wants and needs and, as sure as I am that Shanks wishes he could have done it himself—I'm thinking back to his days with Roger here—he knows that it was never meant to be him.)

This is where Dragon comes in. Dragon, in direct contrast to Shanks, uses violence as a tool whenever he can. He's all about the greater good, for lack of a better term. His thinking is along the lines of, "People are suffering now and we can help, and we have no qualms in forcibly dismantling a government that uses slavery, genocide, and imprisonment to control its populace. We don't wait for the right time to act, we simply act." Do I think Shanks would approve of Dragon's goals? Yes. Do I think he would approve of Dragon's means in achieving those goals? No, but mostly because Shanks is very self-sacrificial and tries to take whatever suffering is necessary for change onto himself, relying only on his small, personal crew, whereas Dragon is happy to let other people martyr themselves for the rebel cause. He lets a small, amnesiac child join them, for crying out loud—something Shanks would never do, not even if the child proved very capable.

If anything is to come from this difference of ideals, I think it's that Luffy will learn from both of them and find his own way to the One Piece and into the world waiting beyond. Why? Well, because Luffy is all about freedom, and no one on the side of Dragon or Shanks is truly free. As for the world itself, it's hard to predict what will happen after Luffy's done with it because it's pretty dependent on Oda's philosophy. For instance, Oda seems to approve of monarchies, which is not something I would personally imagine remaining in a world without a governing body—but, hey, what do I know?

Of course, we all know that the true centrist in the show is undeniably Garp. He will let real, undeniable harm befall those he cares about in order to maintain the status quo, or to stop the government from toppling because [gasp] that would be the worst thing ever! He's a man who believes the government is essential and joins up in order to change it from the inside, only to fall short of his own expectations because he won't stand up when it matters most. Not even for the sake of his beloved grandson.

[brifdi-daily]

day 168: clapboard !

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[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Villains with pink.

[yellownote0-0]

Here’s a simple drawing to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of TPOT 1!

[thehyperrequiem]

Speeding Spike from Poptropica

Here you go. 👟

[redshamrock56]

If you're still doing headcanons, I'd like to hear any you have for Superpower Island! 🦸

Copy Cat:

Actually has gray skin.

Illegally copied/distributed music for money.

Maximum amount of times she can spilt herself is twenty three times.

Youngest of the group.

Crusher:

Big car enthusiast.

Best friends with Speeding Spike.

Can lift four times his weight.

Doesn’t like horror movies.

Sir Rebral:

Originated from Astro Knights Island.

Doesn’t have a lot of knowledge about current technology.

Wears goggles for fun.

Maximum amount of things he can lift is thirty.

Ratman:

Would’ve gotten away with all the thieving if his rats didn’t rat him out.

Oldest

Able to control any rat as along as it’s within his range.

Secret metalhead.

Speeding Spike:

Loves racing.

Green is his natural hair color.

Can match the speed of a race-car.

Dog person.

Betty Jetty:

Her natural hair color is pink.

Younger sister to Ned Noodlehead.

Flew a small plane without a lisense.

The green glow and orbs are a sub power to her flying.

[puppynickel]