#T'Challa II

[thena0315]

MCU AU: This is the current Parent & Child in the Post-Endgame world

[phoenixlionme]

Perfect casting: Like father, like son

[burningfudge]

Civil War II (2016) #6

[wanderingmind867]

I actually now know of three people and/or fictional characters that share my birthday, and they're actually all tied to comics in some way or another: my birthday on February 20th is shared with Hal Jordan (Green Lantern), Sidney Poitier (the apparent visual inspiration for John Stewart and Black Panther) and Henry Polic II (the original voice of Scarecrow for Batman: The Animated Series). Since my birthday came and went yesterday, I now feel more comfortable sharing all this. So yeah. There are some people I share my birthday with, and I only learned of that Henry Polic II thing a few days ago, but it's kind of fun to know.

[chaneajoyyy]

Updated masperpost: December 3, 2023

Hey y’all I wanted to make it easier for you to read fics/find some dope writers to follow.  This will be updated over time. 

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[armenianwriterman]

BEHOLD: DEATH BATTLE FIGHTING GAME ROSTER!

This is a roster consisting of every Death Battle combatant (minus the ones based on real people)

And an additional roster of the Kaiju

Specific characters listed under the read more if you can't see them all.

Wiz

Boomstick

Samus Aran

Boba Fett

Akuma

Shang Tsung

Rogue/Anne Marie LeBeau

Wonder Woman/Diana of Themyscira

Goomba

Koopa Troopa

Mike Haggar

Zangief

Leonardo

Donatello

Raphael

Michelangelo

Zitz/Morgan Ziegler

Yoshi

Riptor

Felicia

Taokaka

Kratos

Spawn/Al Simmons

White Bomberman

Dig Dug/Taizo Hori

Vegeta

Shadow the Hedgehog

Mario

Sonic the Hedgehog

Luke Skywalker

Harry Potter (Unfortunately)

Chun-Li

Mai Shiranui

Starscream

Rainbow Dash

Master Chief/John-117

Doomguy

Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

Dr. Albert Wily

Metal Sonic

Bass

Princess Zelda

Princess Peach

Thor Odinson

Lord Raiden

Link

Cloud Strife

Batman/Bruce Wayne

Spider-Man/Peter Parker

Pikachu

Blanka

Son Goku

Superman/Clark Kent

He-Man/Prince Adam

Lion-O

Shao Kahn

M. Bison

Ryu Hayabusa

Strider Hiryu

Ivy Valentine

Black Orchid

Fox McCloud

Bucky O'Hare

The Terminator/T-800 Model 101

Robocop/Alex Murphy

Luigi

Miles "Tails" Prower

Venusaur

Blastoise

Charizard

Fulgore

Sektor

Captain America/Steve Rogers

Ryu

Scorpion/Hanzo Hasashi

Deadpool/Wade Wilson

Deathstroke/Slade Wilson

Kirby

Majin Buu

Ragna the Bloodedge

Sol Badguy

Gaara

Toph Beifong

Guts

Nightmare

Iron Man/Tony Stark

Lex Luthor

Beast/Hank McCoy

Goliath

Solid Snake/David

Sam Fisher

Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker

Dr. Victor von Doom

Donkey Kong

Knuckles the Echidna

Wolverine/James "Logan" Howlett

Raiden/Jack

Hercule Satan/Mark

Dan Hibiki

Yang Xiao Long

Tifa Lockhart

Mega Man/Rock

Astro Boy

Green Arrow/Oliver Queen

Hawkeye/Clint Barton

Agumon

Dante Sparda

Bayonetta

Trish

Jeanne

Bowser

Ganondorf

Ratchet & Clank

Jak & Daxter

The Flash II/Barry Allen

Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff

The Joker

Sweet Tooth/Marcus "Needles" Kane

Mewtwo

The Meta/Agent Maine

Agent Carolina

Cammy White

Sonya Blade

Tracer/Lena Oxton

The Scout/Jeremy Willis

Ken Masters

Terry Bogard

Amy Rose

Ramona Flowers

Hulk/Bruce Banner

Doomsday

Roronoa Zoro

Erza Scarlet

Pinkie Pie

Lara Croft

Nathan Drake

Scrooge McDuck

Shovel Knight

Venom/Eddie Brock

Bane

Natsu Dragneel

Portgas D. Ace

Sub-Zero/Kuai Liang

Glacius

Android 18

Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers

Zero

Lucario

Renamon

Balrog

TJ Combo/Tyler-Johnson Garrett

Shredder/Oroku Saki

Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada

Smokey the Bear

McGruff the Crime Dog

Naruto Uzumaki

Ichigo Kurosaki

Batman Beyond/Terry McGinnis

Spider-Man 2099/Miguel O'Hara

Sephiroth

Vergil Sparda

Black Panther/T'Challa

Raven/Rachel Roth

Twilight Sparkle

Jotaro Kujo

Kenshiro

Crash Bandicoot

Spyro the Dragon

Pit

Sora

Leon S. Kennedy

Frank West

Dr. Stephen Strange

Dr. Fate/Kent Nelson and Nabu

Jin Kazama

Samurai Jack

Afro Samurai

Carnage/Cletus Kasady

Lucy/Kaede

Optimus Prime

Nightwing/Dick Grayson

Daredevil/Matt Murdock

Ultron

Sigma

Master Roshi

Jiraiya

Thanos

Darkseid

Aquaman/Arthur Curry

Namor the Sub-Mariner

X

Mega Man Volnutt

MegaMan.EXE

Mega Man Star Force/Geo Stelar

Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff

Widowmaker/Amelie Lacroix

Shazam/Billy Batson

Wario

King Dedede

Ben Tennyson

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan

Weiss Schnee

Mitsuru Kirijo

Johnny Cage/John Carlton

Captain Falcon

Avatar Aang

Edward Elric

Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze

Lobo

Sasuke Uchiha

Hiei

Count Dracula Vlad Ţepeş

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama

Tatsumaki

The Mask/Stanley Ipkiss

All Might/Toshinori Yagi

Might Guy

Spider-Man II/Miles Morales

Static/Vergil Hawkins

Black Canary/Diana Laurel Lance

Sindel

Red Ranger/Jason Lee Scott

Genos

War Machine/James "Rhodey" Rhodes

Gray Fullbuster

General Esdeath

Goro

Machamp

Cable/Nathan Summers

Booster Gold/Michael Jon Carter

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Kakashi Hatake

Danny Phantom/Daniel Fenton

Jake Long

She-Ra/Princess Adora

Beerus

Sailor Galaxia

Prince Zuko

Shoto Todoroki

The Flash III/Wally West

Archie Sonic the Hedgehog

Winter Soldier/James "Bucky" Barnes

Red Hood/Jason Todd

Billy Butcher

A-Train/Reggie Franklin

Queen Maeve/Maggie Shaw

Starlight/Annie January

Konrad von Sabrewulf

Jon Talbain

Red Team (Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy)

Blue Team (Leonard Church, Lavernius Tucker, Michael Caboose, Agent Tex/Allison, Sheila)

Batgirl/Barbara Gordon

Spider-Gwen/Gwen Stacy-65

Sanji

Rock Lee

Broly

Yoda

King Mickey

Ryūko Matoi

Heihachi Mishima

Geese Howard

Blake Belladonna

Misaka Ackerman

Iron Fist/Danny Rand

Po Ping

Steven Universe

Star Butterfly

Goku Black/Zamasu

Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne

Macho Man Randy Savage

Kool-Aid Man

Dio Brando

Alucard/Vlad III Dracula

Avatar Korra

Storm/Ororo Munroe

Madara Uchiha

Sōsuke Aizen

Saitama

Popeye

Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel

Jinx/Powder

Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

Zatanna Zatara

Tanjiro Kamado

Jonathan Joestar

Omni-Man/Nolan Grayson

Homelander/John Gillman

Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr

Tetsuo Shima

Hercules

Sun Wukong

The Predator/Yautja

Excalibur

James Bond

John Wick

Black Adam/Teth-Adam

Apocalypse/En Sabah Nur

Xeno Trunks

Archie Silver the Hedgehog

Spongebob Squarepants

Superfriends Aquaman

Jason Voorhees

Michael Myers

Sauron

The Lich King/King Arthas Menethil

Deku/Izuku Midoriya

Asta

Gogeta

Vegito

Ant-Man/Hank Pym

Atom/Ray Palmer

Chosen Undead

Dragonborn

Killua Zoldyck

Mikoto Misaka

Stitch/Experiment 626

Rocket Raccoon

Obito Uchiha

Phoenix/Jean Grey

King Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd

Martian Manhunter/J'onn J'onzz

Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd

Bill Cipher

Discord

Cole MacGrath

Alex Mercer

Frieza

Megatron

Satoru Gojo

Makima

Scooby-Doo

Courage the Cowardly Dog

Rick Sanchez

The Doctor

Bardock

Joker/Ren Amamiya

Giorno Giovanna

Bowser Jr.

Sage

Kamek

Infinite

King Boo

The Imposter

The Fall Guy

Norse Kratos

Asura

Wile E. Coyote

Tom Cat

Doomslayer

Mahito

Tomura Shigaraki

Traveler

Yugi Muto

Simon the Digger

White Lantern/Kyle Rayner

Ruby Rose

Maka Albarn

Felonious Gru

Megamind

Random

And the Kaiju Roster

Godzilla

Gamera

White Tigerzord

Gundam Epyon

Gundam RX-78-2

Dragonzord

Mechagodzilla III/Kiryu

Megazord

Voltron

Unicron

Galactus

[annachum]

How I think the Nashuri plot line may happen in ASOMAM :

. Okay so the BP 1 plot happened before all the mess in ASOMAM. Then Namor comes up to the surfaces of Wakanda to propose an alliance with then because the Lannisters are hunting for Vibranium for their own power gains

. And then as a way to spy on the KL movements, Namor disguised as some new naval general from the Summer Isles under the behest of Mace Tyrell

. He also is courting Shuri, who at first had no idea what to think of him yet....actually grew to love him

. Basically it's like Beauty and the Beast and Julius Caesar/Cleopatra like plotline between the 2.

In ASOMAM, I imagine Nashuri to be like a slow burn rivals to allies to love thing

Like at first the Wakandans are wary of the Talokanils since they seem to be descended from the Summer Isles sea gods, but they formed the alliance for the sake of vibranium protection

And little by little, Namor managed to worm his way to Shuri's heart.

He did not cause death of Ramonda and TChalla still is living in this ( with his young son T'Challa II btw )

[themculibrary]

Fanfiction.net Masterlist 3

part one, part two

A Beautiful Journey - Aragorn II Elessar T, 566k

Summary: Watch-it fic. In 2035, members of the Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four bring forth the Avengers, Scott Lang, Hope van Dyne, T'Challa, Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Pepper Potts, Aunt May and Loki from the past to watch the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Afterimage - niewypowiedziane T, 150k

Summary: Sometimes, people and objects just suddenly appear and it’s frightening. (Blind!Tony, AU after his rescue in Afghanistan)

And I am Morgan Stark - KuroiKoumori M, 7k

Summary: Haunted by the memories of her deceased father, Morgan Stark travels back in time to see him once again. Wanting to get to know him better, she travels to the time before Tony Stark became Iron man. To her surprise, he was not exactly the way she remembered him to be. (Incest Warning) Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t seen Endgame yet and don’t want to be spoiled, do not read.

Avengers watch Captain Marvel - Roxas Itsuka T, 30k

Summary: Called forth by an unknown being. The Avengers are made watch a movie about a hero who came not long before them. Fury and Goose present also. No pairing.

Baby Steps - Monkeygirl77 T, 5k

Summary: There was no book for when one becomes the sudden parent of a teenager. Nor any sort of instruction sheet to follow for the care for said teenager. Stephen Strange is learning what it means to be the guardian of a superpower’d teenager, and its a work in progress, baby steps are still movement.

Can You Hear Me? - floradawn T, 2k

Summary: After falling into a coma, all Peter Parker has is his hearing. Set between Infinity War and Homecoming.

Dad - Jesuslovesmarina T, 75k

Summary: Daddyhawk! with SPOILERS for CACW. Clint fights to bring his family back together again, while Wanda struggles to find out who her powers, new family, and exile from America have made her. In the meantime, the Hulk is floating in space and Secretary Ross, with someone Clint thought he lost over a decade ago, make plans to destroy mutants, Inhumans, and Avengers in one fell sweep.

Dear Natasha - javct clint/natasha T, 3k

Summary: After a mission gone wrong, Natasha is left in a coma and Clint writes letters to her; in hope that she can hear. “Dear Natasha…”

Film Reels - Little-miss-laughs-alot G, 19k

Summary: A stack of film reels sent to the Avenger Mansion will be intriguing for some, but for one, it will be difficult. Reliving Steve’s past- before and after Captain America came to be, they get to know exactly who the kid from Brooklyn really is. Now Complete!

Hey Loser! Catch! - PokeyDotes K, 10k

Summary: It had to happen eventually. Peter finally meets the Hulk. Too bad everyone else is gone when it finally happens. There's a spider mutated teen who's just trying his best, a clearly unimpressed Hulk who doesn't have time for teenage drama, and gratuitous misuse of Captain America's shield.

How to Babysit a Super Toddler - Kaytoko  T, 8k

Summary: When Steve and Tony decide to go on a week-long vacation, babysitting duties of their son Peter fall into the rather incapable hands of the sons of Odin. Disregarding their lack of previous experience working with children, Thor and Loki agree to look after him. What could possibly go wrong? Domestic!Avengers, Toddler!Peter Parker

My Papa’s a Wizard! - Mutilated Pancake T, 26k

Summary: Papa Strange and Spider Son! That’s right ;) Doctor Strange adopts a newborn left in front of his door during a late night storm. Years later, the newborn grows to become Spider-Man and is on OSCORP’s radar. Uh-oh! Stay tuned to find out what happens!

She’s With Us - Annabelle536 T, 45k

Summary: In hindsight Wanda should’ve known she wasn’t joining a team…she was joining a family. And each member made her feel like she was part of it, in their own little way. Complete. Now with an epilogue!

Second Chance - SelenitaLunar reviews pepper/tony G, 21k

Summary: Tony Starks gets to live his life as Pepper Potts husband and Morgan Stark’s dad, with a happy ending.

Spreading a Bit of Love - seeingthoughtsthroughwords pepper/tony G, 5k

Summary: The elevator dinged and open. And Tony instantly recognized this department. Kids Department. “Welcome to the kids hospital,” Peter smiled, stepping out and tugging at Mister Stark’s jacket. “Come on, we don’t have all day.” (In which, Peter has blossomed something in Mister Stark’s heart. And Tony realizes what he wants in the future. That including Peter and perhaps someone else)

The Domestic Avengers in: The Babysitting Dilemna - madhatterroxas T, 3k

Summary: In which Steve and Tony ask Loki to babysit Peter, whilst Thor tags along and basically gets in the way. AU, slightly crackish; StevexTony

The Infinity Crisis - Bl4ckHunter T, 70k

Summary: When the Mad Titan Thanos begins his conquest to gather all six Infinity Stones and wipe out half of life, the heroes must stand together to face the threat to the entire universe, or maybe even more.

Valentine’s Day - DefrostingSteve rhodey/tony T, 3k

Summary: Tony Stark woke up to find a note placed outside his door, and continues to find them for the rest of the day. It takes him longer than a certain someone expected for him to figure out who’s written the notes, and why. Oneshot.

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fandoms i write for pt 1

I'm a writer but have major writers block and i have no idea where to start so if you see this and want to send a fic rec just lmk (i will be updating these consistantly) and once i get a few fics uploaded i will make a masterlist

smut -🖤 fluff-🤍 angst-❤️

here's part two and three

Formula one

Max Verstappen

Lando norris

Charles Leclerc

Carlos Sainz

Oscar Piastri

Sergio Perez

George Russell

Lewis hamilton

Fernando Alonso

Nico Hulkenburg

Yuki Tsunoda

Daniel Riccardo

Oliver Bearman

Pierre Gasly

Kevin Magnussen

Alex albon

Esteban Ocon

Zhou Guanyu

Logan Sargent

Valtteri Bottas

Stranger things

Billy hargrove

eddie munson

steve harrington

dustin henderson

max mayfield

will byers (mainly platonic (except for male!reader cause i am a firm believer that will is a bit zesty))

robin buckley

nancy wheeler

jim hopper

jonathan byers

karen wheeler

joyce byers

001/henry creel

marvel

(all names correspond with their superhero egos captain america/steve rogers etc.

steve rogers

bucky barnes

natasha romanoff

scott lang

thor

loki

yelena belova

wanda maximoff

pietro maximoff

kate bishop

tony stark

peter parker (tom holland + andrew garfield)

bruce banner

T'challa

shuri

Hatfields and McCoys

Cap hatfield

Johnse Hatfield

jim mcCoy

Tolbert McCoy

Calvin McCoy

HOTD/GOT

Viserys Targaryen (1st and 3rd)

Daenarys targaryen

Daario Naharis

Missandei

Rhaenyra Targaryen

Daemon Targaryen

Aegon II Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen

Helaena Targaryen

Maegor Targaryen

Jacaerys Velaryon

Lucerys Velaryon

Alicent Hightower

Gwayne Hightower

Ser Criston Cole

Alys Rivers

Cregan Stark

Robb Stark

Sansa Stark

Bran Stark

Jojen Reed

Jon Snow

Jorah Mormont

Tyrion Lannister

Podrick Payne

Jamie Lannister

Lancel Lannister

Gendry (Baratheon)

Margaery Tyrell

Loras Tyrell

Oberyn martell

Sturniolo triplets + nate doe

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

rosa diaz

jake peralta

(all other characters but platonic)

[lavendercharacters]

•Below the cut is a list of all Canon Characters currently played but the writer. Don't be afraid to reach out with any questions of other fandoms or characters you would like to play against.

Prince Toussaint T'Challa ii • fc: Kedar Williams-Sterlings• from marvel cinematic universe• 24 years old • Wakandan Royalty and College senior • Molecular and Medical Microbiology major

Miles Morales •fc: Jahking Guillory• from marvel sony cinematic universe • 21 years old • Spriderman and College junior • Quantum physics major

Lady Loki • fc: Ahn Hyejin • from marvel comics • 28 years old • Asgardian sorceress • currently living in New York City • working in an antique bookshop

Aegon ii • fc: Tom Glynn-Carney • from HBO's House of The Dragon • 21 years old • young King fugitive Prince Dragon rider • rumored to be working in a pleasure house in Essos Laurent Carriere • fc: Manu Rios • AMC's Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon • 19 years old • Survivor• Living with his Adoptive father and Aunt in a Virginia safe zone after they made it back to America from France • possible paranormal powers over the dead or walker immune blood Richard Grimes Jr. "RJ" • fc: D'Pharaoh Woon A Tai • AMC's The Walking Dead • 18 years old • Survivor • Living in a Virginia safe zone with his mother, older sister, and father • skilled at hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting • learning botany and medicine

Finnick Odair • fc: Sam Claflin • Hunger Games Cinematic Universe• 38 years old • Tribute / Victor • living free in distract 13 Louis de Pointe du Lac • fc: Jacob Anderson • Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire • 33 years old • Vampire • Art dealer Musem curator multimillionaire Armand (de Romanus) • fc: Assad Zaman • Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire • 26 years old • Vampire • multimillionaire brat switch

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Avengers (2023) Retrospective

ok technically the series isn't over but they've changed the lineup so it counts. Let's call it a "retrospective on part 1"

i. Jed's Style

I hadn't been following news on this so when I clicked on this week's I was genuinely surprised to see Steve... and then I was annoyed.*

*when I originally wrote this post I thought the Steve-led blood hunt line up was going to be permanent, hence the strong emotions

So, I guess I'll sort this rant into sections so it looks like I am capable of logic and reason even though this is entirely vibes:

So, McKay has this really noticeable tic in his writing where he structures an action sequence with a bunch of shit simultaneously, and then the panels flit between each tableau with a narration saying Something Meaningful about each moment which then builds to a climax.

This genuinely works really well to build to dramatic moments and to have the entire team feel present in the story. It does, perhaps, just a bit, get a little repetative and maybe didn't need to happen as many times as it did in 13 issues. 13 issues is long enough to devote longer to individual characters, and provide a more personalised story moment for everyone outside of the ensemble. So, yeah, effective at showcasing the team as a whole but not the most efficient use of time for more in depth storytelling.

That said, while I wasn't massively moved emotionally by what happened in this series, I did like it a lot. He's a good writer, his characterisation was mostly very good, and I had a good time.

ii. The SamChalla of it All

My absolute favourite thread in this series has been the relationship between Sam and T'Challa.

The pre-amble to this is that T'Challa made Sam's wings way back when, and he made his shield. He's just staggeringly down to help him and give him vibranium for nothing, just the sheer love of the game I guess. But then, in Symbol of Truth (SoT), Sam sneaks into Wakanda for superhero reasons and T'Challa is like "you're not supposed to be here" and Sam is like "can you not see the nazi I was chasing he is literally right there" and then they fight. They fight and Sam wins.

Sam wins, in jeans and a t-shirt. No wings, no shield. And to Sam, it's like whatever he just wanted to get out of that situation, but to T'Challa, that seems like a big deal. It shows that Sam doesn't need him, never did. It rocks his sense of superiority which, love the guy but he definitely has one.

It's important to remember that T'Challa is currently Going Through It when it comes to feeling rejected by his country (they want democracy) and having a bit of an identity crisis. This informs how he acts in Avengers (2023). How does he act? Pettily.

He nags Sam, condescends towards him, insists on calling him by his first name and not his code name. It's petty, it's mean spirited, but also oddly intimate. You can tell Sam bothers him, gets to him in some way.

For Sam's part, he doesn't sit back and take it, but he doesn't rise to the bait either. He pushes back a little, but avoids a real conflict. This is in character, and indicates that Sam does still respect T'Challa, despite his pettiness. I doubt Sam would have a huge amount of empathy for T'Challa's current angst (because lol) but he does want to be friends, he wants this weird phase to pass.

And then in Blood Hunt (which is ongoing and yes that means I should probably be saving this retrospective until after it ends but whatever) we see T'Challa sacrifice himself to save Sam. The other avengers too, but Sam first. Sam is his priority.

Now, isn't that just a fabulous moment. Everybody, please, write me some fanfics.

iii. Art (Comic Book go Brr)

It's fucking stunning let's be real.

The art is CF Villa, who knocks it out of the park. Everyone looks great, especially Wanda, and it's just fabulous to look at. Like, I don't have anything to say here because it's not like it's super stylised or there's anything unique about the art. It's just really solid in a really pleasing way.

I also like the way he drew Sam. I like it when Sam gets to be pretty and youthful, and not always so "big massive hulking monster of a dude" - Admittedly this is weird because obviously he is a big masculine guy, but adjusting for inflation (i.e. adjusting for the fact that all marvel dudes are massive), he's not supposed to be a mountain. He's a gymnast ffs. And yes, he's not technically that young in canon, he is approximately the same age as the o5 x-men, and younger than, like, Emma Frost, and yet he gets drawn like he's middle aged half the time and they all get to be fresh faced 20-somethings. So, yeah maybe my preferences are silly but they're not formed in a vaccuum - I like it when Sam gets the physical appearance that has been denied him in the past. And I don't think it's a coincidence that artists over the years have decided to make the black guy visually the biggest, most masc and oldest of the group time and time again even when it makes no sense.

That was a long way of saying that I preferred Sam's look in Avengers (2023) compared to SoT. And his writing tbh.

iv. Why am I so Mad?

I didn't love his writing though.

There were a few moments scattered here and there that felt really weird. I think McKay's choice to associate Sam with this abstract idea of being The Symbol could have worked, but he never really filled in the blanks there. A symbol of what? A symbol to whom? I think there are potentially really interesting and relevant answers to these questions with Sam, but I can't help but think they're what he had in mind when writing it.

No, rather I think he just had a vision of Sam as a Steve stand-in... but if #14 is anything to go by, a stand-in who he is considerably less interested in than he is in Steve.

Steve is a symbol of America, of patriotism and courage and valour, hope in desperate circumstances and punching nazis. He also symbolises american ideals of white masculinity, and functions as a kind of ubermensch much to his own annoyance. That's the irony of Steve - he represents things in many people's eyes that he doesn't stand for, and his grappling with that is a big theme for the character. In general, Steve is hyper aware of his own symbolic import - it comes up over and over again. Moreover, he deliberate evokes that power - his assumed status as a figurehead - in order to get people to do things.

Sam's status as a public symbol is very, very different. He is not seen as the embodiment of America - in fact many people seethe and cope at the very idea of him being associated with it - he's not a universal symbol of anything really, given how controversial he is. And, again, that's the twist with Sam - he's politicised no matter what he does and his dilemmas and decisions are all in the context of having radically different expectations on him than Steve does. That said, Sam does care about his symbolism; he specifically cares about how young Black people understand him, how they respond to him. He wants to inspire. His priority is not symbolic - he's all about actually helping people on the ground - but it is still an important thing to him that could've been explored.

But it isn't.

The worst part of this is that moment when T'Challa sacrifices himself. The villains want to take Sam and vampire-ise him because they think it'll be symbolic. T'Challa saves Sam, but literally says it's for symbolism reasons (very "the people need captain america because he gives them hope") but like...? No, T'Challa doesn't believe that. No, Sam is not seen like that by the public tbh. No, the villain is not right actually. The scene would have been so much stronger if T'Challa's reasoning was because he likes Sam, because he cares about him. That way the villain's cold, strategic perspective is contrasted with something human and loving, and it's a more apt final beat to their relationship arc.

Yeah. The man wanted to write Steve the entire time you can tell.

And, anyway, I don't think the rest of blood hunt is going to heavily feature Sam as a beloved symbol of hope the world over. Maybe I'll stand corrected, but I doubt it.* Especially because #14 continues the event but with Steve and oh what's that? He's the world symbol of hope and courage and whatnot?

*future me again: I think I was right about this. Sam does give a big speech in blood hunt but to me it fails to fulfil the function McKay needed it to, because Sam only gives a big inspiring speech because Carol tells him to. A ridiculous moment in my opinion. This is not the inspiring power of Sam, it's outsourcing.

The other way Sam felt less than present in this series is obviously his powers. I know I go on about this every time, but seriously. He uses his powers once in #2, never again. There are missed opportunities with this, especially when they're dealing with Nightmare/existing in a dream state. Worse, the very first episode shows Sam being recruited with Carol's argument being "I would take Steve because obviously he's better but Sam is a powerless everyman so he's more humbly relatable." I'm paraphrasing but it's literally that patronising.

No, Sam is literally superhuman. No, he would not find this convincing. No, your otherwise good writing doesn't make me any less mad at you, Jed.

McKay's obvious glee at finally having Steve in his lineup is incredibly off putting. It's clearly what he wanted all along. But there's this other thing. Namely, that while Sam is clearly playing a stand-in role for Steve in this series, he's not really getting the full Captain America treatment either.

vi. Did Carol Danvers ruin my life?

At some point in the mid 2010s, Marvel made Carol Captain Marvel (she'd been Ms Marvel for years) and decided to actually treat her with dignity and gravitas. To respect the character and make her important. To portray her as the heavy hitter and major player she should be. And to make her a team leader.

Now, this is great obviously. Lovely to see them give her the respect she'd been often denied over the years.

She's the team leader in this comic. And then there's Tony - the writer's pet to end all writer's pets - and the rest of the team. So, if Steve were on this team, he'd be the leader. Tony would still be there and in charge of a lot, but Steve would be the shot-caller in action scenes and the guy framed as the lead. If Carol was on the same team as Steve (in the modern era) maybe they'd split this role, but Steve would still be calling shots and, idk like, pointing at stuff.. telling the avengers to assemble, you know the drill.

Sam's not doing that, though, is he?

Sam's just another part of the team here. He's not in a leadership position, not even when they're out in the field. He's kinda just in the background half the time. He gets to be the horse whisperer to the impossible city - which I genuinely love as a character beat it suits him - but aside from that he's just kind of there. To be clear, this is way better than that godawful infinity comic that insults him at every opportunity (and physically beats the shit out of him) but it still feels odd, right? He's call "captain" sometimes in Avengers (2023), but he doesn't get even a whif of authority in the series.

I'm left wondering if there really is room for a Captain America, a Captain Marvel and Iron Man in an avengers series. Like, that's too many bosses, too many team leaders. And that sucks.

But of course, if Steve were here, they'd find a way to put him in charge wouldn't they? This also sucks.

Anyway, it's not like I massively, desperately need Sam to be giving orders all the time. Honestly, I think as a guy he's in his comfort zone when he's not in charge. But that's why it's important to push him into a leadership role sometimes - because it challenges him. That's the entire point of him being Cap ffs.

v. Conclusion

I don't want to sound like I hate this series. I'd recommend #1-#13 and I do genuinely think it's really solid.

I'm also aware that a lot of what it failed me on are things that really belong in a Sam solo. But we don't have a Sam solo right now. We did have one, and it was kinda meh. It had many of the same problems and some entirely different ones. Although, it had a bit more fun with his powers, I'll give SoT that at least.

I guess maybe my hopes were a little too high? I was so caught up in the high of Sam being in a good comic that I forgot that company wide failures to do Sam justice existed.

But overall I think it is genuinely very good. I'm not a big avengers series person at all, and I still read this every month and anticipated each new issue. I had fun. I'm just also full of bitterness and resentment.

[wearelondonhq]

seriously this rp and each of the players seem so great I'm over the moon. mw?? fc and plot wise please!

hi, lovely! thank you so much! we hope you join us! we would love to see president barbie, ken (kingsley ben-adir), (barbie 2023 movie), rhaenyra targaryen, viserys targaryen, alicent hightower, aegon targaryen ii, rhea royce, aemond targaryen, baela targaryen, rhaena targaryen, laena velaryon, corlys velaryon, laenor velaryon (house of the dragon), cersei lannister, sansa stark, arya stark, jon snow, missandei, grey worm, oberyn martell, ellaria sand, khal drogo (game of thrones), ada shelby (peaky blinders), jeff denlon, dylan denlon, marcus banks, marv boswick, jeannie lewis charlie emmerson, david tapp, donnie greco, steven sing (saw), mindy meeks-martin, christina carpenter, gale weathers, mark kincaid (scream), michonne, lee everett, clementine, andré anthony, rj grimes, sasha, rosita, tyreese (the walking dead), caroline forbes, stefan salvatore, damon salvatore, bonnie bennett, marcel gerard, anna zhu, tessa, rafael waithe (the vampire diaries), cho sang-woo, kang sae-beyok, han mi-nyeo, seong gi-hun (squid game), janet van dyne, luis, sam wilson, t'challa, shuri, riri williams, james rhodes, kamala khan, monica rambeau, luke cage (marvel), veronica lodge, betty cooper, jughead jones, archie andrews, hermione lodge, hiram lodge, clay clayton, toni topaz, fans fogarty (riverdale), steven conklin, cam cameron, laurel park, skye, cleveland castillo ( the summer i turned pretty), anakin skywalker, ahsoka tano, jacen solo, anakin solo ( star wars ), edward cullen, jacob black, rosalie hale, jasper hale, emmett cullen, carmen denali, eleazar denali, victoria, renee dwyer, riley biers (twilight), just to name a few! members, feel free to add on!! as for fc's, how about emeraude toubia, lindsey morgan, liana liberato, nina dobrev, bianca santos, kimiko glenn, melissa barrera, odette annable, jenna ortega, zoe kravitz, alyah scott, kat graham, laura harrier, michael b jordan, trevante rhodes, oliver jackson-cohen, idris elba, park hae soo, bradley cooper, justice smith, lakeith stanfield? we would love to see anyone you wanna bring us!

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Honestly when Kamala comes back Mutant or Inhuman I just hope she keeps her stretchy powers. Since outside of making Sam Wilson Captain America II (let's not get pedantic) It's clear the movie synergy is just not working anymore (especially when we had that nasty rumor of them trying to Fade out T'Challa in media due to Chadwick Bowsmen's passing).

Yeah i definitely would hate it if her fun abilities got swapped out for generic energy powers. Not that i dont like those sorts of powers it’s just a massive downgrade creatively.

[otherkinotd]

hi!! suggesting some otherkins for you, feel free to cherry pick ones that seem the most relevant/interesting/etc to you!!

Carrot Ironfoundersson (discworld) who is dwarfkin

The Librarian (discworld) who is orangutankin

Kenai (brother bear) who is bearkin

Merida (brave) who is bearkin

Cú Chulainn from celtic mythology who is dogkin

Goldilocks (from Puss In Boots 2) who is bearkin

not sure since HP is quite a controversial fandom, but Sirius Black (from harry potter) who is dogkin and McGonagall who is catkin

T'Challa from Marvel who is leopardkin (actually there is plenty of marvel characters that can be considered otherkin hmmm)

Batman who is batkin and Catwoman who is catkin :DDDD

Spot (the good dinosaur) who is caninekin

Daenerys Targaryen (game of thrones) who is dragonkin

Leto II Atreides (dune) who is sandwormkin

Blind (the Gray House) who is wolfkin

Alexander (the Gray House) who is angelkin and dragonkin

Eragon (from Eragon) who is dragonkin

Griffith (from Berserk) who is demonkin

Aaahh thank you so much for these 😭 I'll go through these, vet them and queue them, though I'll probably space it out with other stuff just to spice it up Thanks so much though :3

[thecoldsoldiers]

Bio

Birth Name: James Buchanan (Bucky) Barnes

Known Aliases: The Winter Soldier, White Wolf

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

Species: Enhanced human

Affiliation(s): US Army (formerly), Howling Commandos (formerly), HYDRA (formerly), Winter Soldiers (formerly), Avengers, Wakanda

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a World War II veteran, former officer of the 107th Infantry Regiment and the best friend of Steve Rogers since childhood. Barnes had enlisted into the Army following the attack on Pearl Harbor and was assigned to the 107th in 1943. His unit was captured by HYDRA, where Barnes was injected with the Super Soldier Serum by Arnim Zola. Barnes was rescued by Rogers, who had become Captain America. Barnes and Rogers then formed the Howling Commandos to battle Red Skull's forces. However, during the attempt to finally capture Zola in the Austrian Alps, Barnes was caught up in the ambush and plummeted hundreds of feet. As no body was recovered, Barnes was presumed deceased and honored as a hero who died in service to his country.

Unbeknownst to his team, Barnes' enhanced abilities allowed him to survive the fall, albeit with the loss of his left arm. Once he was found by the Soviet Armed Forces and HYDRA, Barnes was brainwashed and armed with a new cybernetic arm in order to become their operative, known as the Winter Soldier. Over the next fifty years, he would eliminate anyone who posed any kind of threat to HYDRA, including Howard Stark and his wife, Maria. Between all assassination missions, Winter Soldier would be put back into a cryogenic stasis to ensure his longevity. In 2014, Winter Soldier was ordered by Alexander Pierce to kill Nick Fury, in order to ensure that all Pierce's schemes with Project Insight could go ahead. However, Winter Soldier was challenged by Steve Rogers, leading to him to begin remembering his prior life.

In the wake of the Battle at the Triskelion, Barnes, now free, deserted HYDRA in order to remember his past and end his long, violent history. Two years later, Barnes was framed for the bombing of the Vienna International Centre, which claimed the life of T'Chaka. As Black Panther then sought his revenge for his father's death, Barnes was repeatedly saved by Captain America, which sparked the Avengers Civil War as a team of Avengers led by Iron Man was sent to capture him. However, they learned that Helmut Zemo framed Barnes and reactivated his brainwashing so that Zemo could reveal that Barnes had murdered Stark's parents years ago. Having just survived Stark's revenge, Barnes was given amnesty in Wakanda by T'Challa and was placed in cryostasis until all HYDRA's control could be removed.

With the help of Shuri, Barnes was finally cured of his brainwashing, earning the nickname White Wolf. However, as Thanos attempted to kill Vision for the Mind Stone, Barnes received a new vibranium arm and joined the defence of Wakanda. Winter Soldier defeated many of the Outriders alongside Rocket Raccoon, only for Thanos to defeat them and assemble all of the Infinity Stones. Barnes was subsequently disintegrated as Thanos eliminated half of all life in the universe. Five years later, Barnes was resurrected by Hulk and participated in the final battle against Thanos. In the aftermath of the battle, he attended the funeral of Tony Stark with all the other heroes. Later on, Barnes bid Rogers farewell, knowing of his intention to time travel back to the 1940s. Barnes then witnessed Rogers, as a much older man, return home in order to pass the shield onto Sam Wilson.

With his name pardoned, Barnes sought atonement for all his actions as the Winter Soldier. His attempts were interrupted when John Walker was made the next Captain America, and the Flag Smashers emerged to act against the GRC's efforts to handle the aftermath of the Blip. He and Sam Wilson would go on a mission to stop the Flag Smashers, working with Helmut Zemo and Sharon Carter. However, their mission was complicated by Walker's attacks, until Walker murdered a Flag Smasher over Battlestar's death. Barnes and Wilson were forced to defeat Walker to stop him from continuing to be Captain America. Barnes would then join Wilson and Walker in the final battle with the Flag Smashers, helping in their defeat and making amends with his past. 

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I know I haven't seen these Marvel characters in ASOMAM yet, but I have some ideas of them :

. Namor - The underwater King of Talokan, an offshot undersea Mayan kingdom, who agreed to help Mace Tyrell in naval fleets for his own scrupulous reasons ( wants to expand his naval territories to the far corners of the world ). He also soon fancies Princess Shuri of Wakanda and determined to win her over

. Shuri - The spirited and sassy Princess of Wakanda who is also a residential inventor of the Wakandan court. Her world turns upside down when she found out that King Namor becomes an intended suitor to her

. Queen Nakia - In ASOMAM, Nakia becomes Queen of Wakanda through her marriage to King T'Challa. Gentle and brave, Nakia is also a gifted naturalist and also a chief barrier maiden of Wakanda. Later on she shall be expecting a son with T'Challa ( ie T'Challa II )

. Shang Chi - The son of the Mandarin/Wenwu and the late Princess Ying Li of Yi Ti. Having had enough of the abuse from his biological father since his mother died, Shang Chi ran away to Lenghi at the age of 15 and was adopted by the House Chen, and thus gained Lady Katy Chen as an adopted sister. He and Katy later on joins the new Lenghi Embassy to Yi Ti to strengthen the Yi Ti - Lenghi alliance against Wenwu's forces

. Katy Chen - The younger adopted sister of Shang Chi. Bubbly and sassy, Katy is both a treasure hunter and a spy, and also has a younger brother ( ie Shang Chi's younger adopted brother ) of her own. She later on joins Shang Chi in representing the Lenghi Embassy as a Lenghi ambassador

. Xu Xialing - The younger biological sister of Shang Chi. After her brother ran away, a 12 year old Xu Xialing had enough of the abuse from Wenwnu and up and ran off to join the Jade Sea Pirates. A series of dramatic and unexpected events forced the two estranged siblings to finally meet after years, and she begrudgingly allied herself with Shang Chi to fight against Wenwu for the sake of the Jade Sea Pirates

. Princess Leiko - A beautiful and poised Princess of the Jogos Nghai, who was later on bethrothed to marry Shang Chi as a way to boost alliance between Jogos Nghai and Yi Ti against Wenwu. Poised and thoughtful, Leiko is an astute diplomat and spy who is also trained on equestrian combat. Despite the often turbulent ties between Jogos Nghai and Yi Ti at those points ( that was during an equivalent of Ming Dynasty in Yi Ti ), Leiko and Shang Chi are determined to make their new alliance work. Gradually, their alliance turned into true romance

. The Kamar Taj council - The Kamar Taj council is a magical temple council which resided in the mountains of Lhazar. Led by the Ancient One, she also has Dr Strange ( who originally is from Lys ) and Wong on her side in protecting the Kamar Taj against any perceived threats

. Dowager Queen Ramonda - The wise and decorous Dowager Queen of Wakanda, and mother of T'Challa and Shuri. Borne from a minor noble house in Southern Sothryos, her marriage to the late King T'Chaka united many nations across Sothyros. She also has a strong sense of justice and was also a brilliant poet and storyteller