#Transformers: Mythos

[cryogeniccrunchbar]

robo kitty go brrrrr

[daringdoombringer]

“The Birth of An Omen”

Transformers Mythos AU

New interest, new au everypony, and I’m COOKING. Throwing y’all into this headfirst. no prior context. First time sharing fanfiction on Tumblr, it seems to do well here. Whipped this up in like, an hour and a half the same day the idea was made. There aren’t many physical descriptions as these designs haven’t even been finalized i’m hyperfixing HARD chat. thank you Adrian Von Ziegler your Norse music is a lifesaver.

Word Count: 1107

Warnings: none though the vibes are pretty spooky

ENOUGH CHITCHAT ONWARDS WITH THE FIC!!

Starbolt sprung awake in a panic, sputtering out half-words as he sprang out of alt mode.

“Ajahdv a wh- what?! Am I- Where am-“

The Autobot froze, missiles pointed at his surroundings. He slowly brought down his arms. Composure very, very gradually coming to him through frantic eyes. Darkness. Complete and utter darkness surrounded Starbolt, there wasn’t even a discernible floor.

“He-hello??!” He frantically turned in place, looking around.

“Hello?! ANYONE?”

Silence. Barely an echo returned.

“Where- where…. …w-where am I?” The question devolved into a whisper as Starbolt anxiously hunched over, hands brought to his Spark.

“Am.. am I… …*sigh* oh what am i thinking, of course- of course I am. Not many outcomes after careening straight into a mountain, are there?!” He spat, crossing his arms. Promptly turning his chin up with shut eyes.

“Fine then, fine. Perhaps I wasn’t wOrThY of a noble death anyway!” Starbolt drawled, mockingly directed at whoever must’ve put him here.

A moment passed. Another. And another. Silence.

Starbolt stopped tapping his foot, eyes fluttering open. Confusedly looking this way and that for *any* indication of where or what this place was.

“Heh- ok. So I’m not dreaming. I… I r-really am dead. That’s… that’s what is happening right now.”

“I’m… I’m dead.” He rasped, an inevitable realization creeping up his wings. He stared at his hands, somehow still visible to his optics. Confused, he clasped them together. Touching his face, then patting himself down, thoroughly puzzled at his state. He was still… corporeal. In one piece.

“Huh… ” Starbolt observed. Going over what little he remembered before this point. He was battling a Deception battalion midair, was knocked off course- and now he was here.

He pondered, carefully putting a foot out to take a step; before drawing it right back. No, too risky. There wasn’t much to explore here, he couldn’t even see where the floor ended and everything else began. The bot nervously twiddled his fingers with wings down. Doubt crossed his face once again.

“Well then, this uh… this is… far from what I expected the Allspark to be-“

“That’s where you’re wrong.”

“WAUGH!!”

Starbolt jumped at the booming voice, scrambling backwards. He quickly took his arm and shoved it in front of his face, stopping the sudden light burst from radiating into his optics.

He brought his arm down slightly, providing his vision enough space to discover what was pitted for him next.

“WHA- WHO ARE YOU-“ Bolt’s protest was cut short at the sight.

A pair of gargantuan glowing eyes staring down at him. So large he could have easily flown between them, with plenty of room to spare. Their eerie glow faintly illuminated Bolt’s surroundings to his horror.

It was no floor he had fallen on. He was cowering in the palm of an equally gigantic hand.

Still peeking over his arm at the menacing optic gaze, shaking with abject terror. Those piercing eyes, glowing with red, divine Energon.

There was no mistaking their owner.

“M-M.. Megatronus Prime?” Starbolt finally managed to whisper. Words clumsily falling like pebbles.

“I-it’s- you? It’s… it’s really y-you?”

The gaze relaxed slightly, staring with jest at their trembling subject.

“I go by many names, sire.”

Megatron’s response was nearly purred more than said, his words twisted and distorted into something nigh unrecognizable. Yet they were said with such softness. Such understanding. They were coming from everywhere, yet nowhere, reverberating through Starbolt to his very Spark.

Bolt carefully, slowly lowered his arm. Staring in silent awe for several moments. The ultimate evil staring back.

“…. I- I uh- right. of course you do- sire… I- l-listen-“

Bolt reoriented himself to a kneel, a blubbering mess all the while. With hands clasped in prayer, he stared up at his otherworldly captor.

“I… I do not know what I’ve done to deserve your presence. You.. you see, I was a follower of Orion, I- I spent my last moments b-battling your own, I-“ Bolt was nearly to tears, optics squeezed shut at the divine presence before him.

“Please, why do I deserve this?! An afterlife upon your hands? Surely- SURELY there’s been a grave misunderstanding, L-Lord Megatronus-“

“There is no need, mortal. You have done no wrong in our eyes.”

Bolt froze. Slowly gazing up through blurred tears.

“wh.. what…?”

“We’ve both been watching you intently. You possess great speed and intelligence within your Spark. Even I will admit, you have impressed us greatly”

The Autobot was surprised at his comments. Unexpected, yet fairly true comments.

“I..l well, thank you, Lord?” He squeaked, though still decently terrified. “Im- I’m flattered, truly. Granted I wasn’t the greatest at combat but- y-you know, we’re- we’ve all got our weak spots.”

Megatron gave a single nod. Through his optics' glow, Bolt could almost make out a faint smile.

“Though, if it doesn’t bother you… may I ask- a question? A question you’ve likely expected, no less.” Starbolt asked, wings perking up.

Megatron blinked, bringing his hand a little closer.

“if… if I was really a disciple of your opposite… if I truly didn’t do anything horrible, in my life that is so, so very feeble to yours… w-why is it that I’ve appeared to you?”

Starbolt softly pleaded, clasped hands over his Spark once more.

“Out of all the Primes, why did you, deserve me? Why am I… here?”

Megatron was silent, closing his eyes briefly in pondering. When they opened again, they were narrow, almost tranquil.

“Your greatest gift is making yourself known, Starbolt. I’ve been needing someone like you. For a very long time.”

Megatron thrust his outstretched hand upwards, knocking him down. Before Bolt could react, he began to chant.

“May you be my trusted voice to Cybertron, may your wings taste freedom no mortal has known. Your valiant cries shall shake the stars, may every Spark race upon your presence!”

His rattling voice pounded in Bolt’s head, swirling through infinite blackness. Threatening to tear him apart from the inside out.

“BE REBORN, MY DUTIFUL MESSENGER!”

A brilliant burst of red and purple light enveloped Starbolt. He gave a single shocked scream, one that fell on deaf audio sensors. It ended as soon as it began. In an instant, the Jet Autobot was gone.

Megatron lowered his hand, gazing at his empty palm in triumph. He gave a smug grin, closing it into a clawed fist. He already knew where Bolt had gone, a disciple of his acquaintance no longer. The brazen god chuckled, before turning foot and disappearing. There was much to do, after all.

He had a new servant to attend to.

[salmonpiffy]

Cover art and character size comparison for my TFP AU

[starscream-is-my-wife]

Ok I understand why sparkling ocs are so popular designing one is addicting

Alt forms/ adult designs under the cut

So when he's littler he can be a Nissan atla, they're pretty cute, but reaching adulthood he'd be a Nissan big thumb, and getting a mod to have a trailer too.

Optimus only has a flat bed so Im doing the old reliable transformer design of putting stuff u don't know how to fit into the back. If he diddnt have a trailer, the bed sides could just be a part of his legs but he modded to have wings so he can get used to the weight distribution easier.

Big thumbs are 12 feet tall, G1 Optimus is a Freightliner making him also 12 feet, and G1 Ratchet is a Nissan cherry vanette, which are almost 6 feet (5"10 to be exact)

I thought that the big thumb would be a bit smaller then Optimus but damn, Ratchet is gonna have to deal with 2 giant trucks.

[grayrazor]

It'd be in the truest spirit of Lovecraft's style that if you're writing homage fiction, include eldritch beings from other unrelated works of fiction in the lists of blasphemous names.

"She began to speak, calling upon the epithets of the outer gods, harsh sounds not meant for the human tongue. Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth, Azathoth, Shuma-Gorath, Hastur, Ungoliant, Tzeench, Slannesh, Pah-Wraith, Redjac, Ideon, Qull of the Five Inversions, Mxyzptlk, Dormammu, Lavos, Jenova, Zeromus, Kyuubey, Xeelee, Ghidorah, Ogdru Jahad, Vorlon, Dagoth Ur, Hermaeus Mora, Sheogorath, Abeloth, Waru, Mnngal-Mnngal, Zonama Sekot, Phaaze, Unicron, W'rkncacnter."

[jessenitrogen]

that one barbie meme

I FINALLY DRAW THEM AGAIN it's been a lil bit, arts been slow. thank you trending(?) barbie meme

anyways first date didnt go as planned/j

[witchofthesouls]

Honestly I would prefer if Liege Maximo was the "first Decepticon" rather than the Fallen as it usually is. I think he is a better fit for the role, one of his siblings can call him "the first Decepticon" as an insult and him taking it as a point of pride.

Same here, especially since in some canon lore Liege is known the most evil Prime or Prima's true enemy, and has a lot of traits from Loki of Nordic mythos, who's a trickster god.

Either one of the brothers is a sore loser to rewrite things, or something is up 🤔

Plus, it makes a way more interesting dynamic between Leige Maximo as the Prime of Stories/Lies and Prima as the Prime of Light.

Granted, it's based on a lot of personal tf headcanons, but there's something more captivating to me to see two mythic figures go at each other because of their opposing outlooks. Prima is the Eldest and Firstborn, so he would have an extremely set view on how to guide the newborn mortals (the divine light of Prima shining down upom them) compared to Liege, who actively works among so many of them (the quicksilver storyteller with golden horns near a campfire or within the Great Halls). Think of it as an authoritarian parent versus an authoritative parent.

Prima, in the end, still rules by divine right and might. Unlike Liege, whose Domains are centered on connectivity on a personal level, Prima can stand on his own.

If anything, I think of Liege as a major architect (but not the only one) for the Thirteen Primes' downfall as an ode to Loki's role with Ragnarok. Fitting for Prime of Stories because all stories must end.

[thecreaturecodex]

Doctor Agatha Shiny

Image © @iguanodont

[Writing this entry was very cathartic. Doctor Shiny is not only my Villain OC (and trust me, there's nothing even remotely redeeming about her), but also a way to process the trauma I experienced in grad school. You may have noticed that "collegial mad scientists" are a recurring theme in my work; Doctor Shiny is their boss in the Inner Sea, at least as far as mere mortals go. I’ve been meaning to create a Legion of Doom in my campaigns, and this is as good an excuse as I’m likely to get. As one of the most powerful alchemists on Golarion, I gave Doctor Shiny access to a ton of weird extracts; I'm just posting a link to the Archives of Nethys master list than linking to them individually.

Also? Without any visual reference, Iguanodont managed to make Doctor Shiny look an awful lot like me. Spooky.]

Doctor Agatha Shiny CR 20 NE Humanoid This woman is fat and cheerful, her brown hair done up in a messy ponytail. She is dressed in a lab coat, heavy gloves and boots. Two tentacles grow from her back, each studded with sightless eyes.

Everyone in Absalom knows who Doctor Agatha Shiny is; she’s a celebrity scientist. Head of the Biology Department at Endiron School in Eastgate, her lectures on everything from diet to material science to biodiversity are popular and well attended by the public for entertainment and education purposes. Her column, “Ask Doctor Shiny”, is carried by several broadsheets and circulations. “Ask Doctor Shiny” is a slang phrase in Absalom meaning roughly, “how should I know?” Her various grad students and colleagues have nothing but nice things to say about her. Because the ones who talk out of turn have a habit of ending up dead or transformed.

Despite her jolly exterior, Doctor Shiny is a sadist of the highest caliber, and someone who is disgusted with humanity in general. It is her studied opinion that humans have been the dominant species on Golarion for far too long, and the ultimate aim of her research is to find a suitable replacement. Her primary laboratory for these experiments is the Puddles, which is increasingly home to murderous monsters of her own design. Doctor Shiny and the headmaster of her college, Tontartigan Dellby, have a system of mutual blackmail; both knows the broad strokes of each other’s schemes, enough to expose and humiliate the other if pushed. Agatha knows that she would win any conflict if it were to arise—she would merely shred Dellby with her bare hands and replace him with a simulacrum that obeyed her every command.

Doctor Shiny’s main lab is underground at Endiron School, but she maintains laboratories throughout Absalom and the entire Inner Sea region, each one of which has a doppelganger simulacrum she can project her mind into. Each lab is a facility for collecting monsters from the region, running tests on their physical and magical properties, and incorporating their characteristics into fleshwarped abominations. Her raw materials for fleshwarping often include those aforementioned recalcitrant students, as well as indigents, adventurers and other people who go unmissed. Those that would be missed are replaced with simulacra, or turned into dominated sleeper agents. Doctor Shiny has done some self-experimentation; tentacles grow from her back (she keeps these under her lab coat in her role as a public figure), and her internal organs are no longer fully human.

Like any good scientist, Doctor Shiny maintains a network of colleagues, almost all of whom are just as depraved as she is. Her Number One Minion is a blue slaad named Ranna, who was once a graduate student named Marina Rhinne, and to most of the world is still known by that name and identity. Ranna serves Doctor Shiny as an assassin, collection agent and lover. Doctor Shiny was the first contact point in Absalom for a species of fleshwarping monsters from Sarusan who have decided that the Inner Sea is ripe for their exploitation—these are the zern. She is also the chair of CIS, the Committee for Ingenious Science. CIS is a network of mad scientists throughout Avistan and Garund who occasionally report on their findings and brainstorm new ways to exert their will on the world. And lastly, Agatha Shiny is a religious woman. Her primary deity is Shub Nugganoth, but she sees the Goat of the Woods as the leader of a small pantheon of gods and demigods devoted to nightmares of evolution and knowledge at any cost. These six deities are the kyton demagogue Raetorgash, the sahkil tormentor The Vermillion Mother, the daemonic harbinger Deceid, the demon lord Abraxas, Shub Nugganoth and her green (wo)man daughter, Briarpatch. Doctor Shiny refers to these six as the Xammux, a zern word meaning “council”.  

New Material: Shoggomer Shoggomer is one of Doctor Shiny’s miscellaneous inventions, although she typically refers to it as “self repairing polymer” in public. It is a form of latex, made with both tree sap and fleshwarping reagents derived from shoggoth ichor. Shoggomer can be used to make clothing, or any form of armor typically made from leather, hide or fur. As it is flexible, it cannot be used to make shields or typically metal armors. Shoggomer armor reduces its spell failure chance by 10%, increases max Dexterity bonuses by 2, and decreases armor check penalties by 2. Materials made of shoggomer heal at a rate of 2 hit points per day, or 1 per day if they have the broken condition. While healing, shoggomer materials manifest sightless eyes, small mouths or small flapping tendrils—this both institutes an armor check penalty of 2 when worn, and creatures within 30 feet must succeed a DC 15 Will save or be shaken for 1 minute by the eerie sight. A creature is only affected by the fear effect of repairing shoggomer once in a 24 hour period, whether it succeeds or fails the save. Shoggomer items are always of masterwork quality

Type of Shoggomer Item       Item Price Modifier Clothing                                    +750 gp Light armor                               +1000 gp Medium armor                           +1500 gp Other items                               +450 gp/pound

Doctor Agatha Shiny    CR 20 XP 307,200 NE Medium humanoid (human) Human alchemist (clone master) 20 Init +7; Senses Perception +23; true seeing Defense AC 31, touch 18, flat-footed 28 (+3 Dex, +5 deflection, +5 natural, +8 armor) hp 273 (20d8+180); fast healing 5 Fort +26, Ref +21, Will +14; +4 vs. poison Immune alignment and thought detection Defensive Abilities fortification (25%) Offense Speed 40 ft. Melee spirit blade +23/+18/+13 (1d4+7 plus 1d6 acid/19-20), 2 tentacles +23 (1d4+7) Ranged +1 seeking light crossbow +20 (1d8+1/19-20) or bombs +19/+14/+9 touch (10d4+10 fire) Extracts Prepared CL 20th 6th—beast shape IV, caging bomb admixture, heal (x2), monstrous physique IV, transformation, verminous transformation 5th—dream, greater claim identity (DC 25), overland flight, planar adaptation, simulacrum, spell resistance, undead anatomy II 4th—caustic blood (DC 24), cure critical wounds, death ward, enchantment foil, fluid form, freedom of movement, restoration, touch of slime (DC 24) 3rd—absorb toxicity (DC 23), arcane sight, countless eyes, displacement, dragon turtle shell, heroism, protection from energy, voluminous vocabulary 2nd—animal aspect, delay poison, false life, invisibility, lesser restoration, spider climb, venomous bite, vine strike (DC 22) 1st—anticipate peril, bomber’s eye, cure light wounds, disguise self, polypurpose panacea, shield (x2), targeted bomb admixture Special Attacks bombs (30/day, DC 30), mutagen (+8/+6/+4 ability scores, +6 natural armor) Statistics Str 18, Dex 16, Con 26, Int 30, Wis 14, Cha 20 Feats Craft Construct (B), Craft Wondrous Item, Extra Discovery (x2), Fleshwarper, Improved Initiative, Magical Aptitude, Master Craftsman (Craft: alchemy), Multiattack, Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot Skills Bluff +24, Craft (alchemy) +37, Diplomacy +26, Disable Device +31, Disguise +26, Fly +21, Heal +25, Knowledge (arcana, nature) +31, Knowledge (dungeoneering, local, planes) +28, Linguistics +18, Perception +23, Perform (oratory) +26, Spellcraft +31, Survival +23, Use Magic Device +30 Languages Aboleth, Abyssal, Aklo, Common, Daemonic, Draconic, Gnoll, Infernal, Kelesh, Orisian, Senzar, Slaad, Sylvan, Thassilonian, Undercommon, Varisian, Zern SQ alchemy, discoveries (alchemical simulacrum, doppelganger simulacrum, fast bombs, fast healing, feral mutagen, greater mutagen, grand mutagen, infusion, preserve organs, promethean disciple, sleeper agent, tanglefoot bomb, tentacle [x2]), instant alchemy, legendary, persistent mutagen, poison use, rebirth, swift poison Gear manual of gainful exercise +5 (expended), tome of clear thought +4 (expended), headband of mental superiority +6 (Diplomacy, Disguise, Perform (oratory), belt of physical perfection +4, +5 shoggomer studded leather armor of improved electricity resistance, spirit blade, +1 seeking light crossbow, vest of the ultimate alchemist (counts as greater poisoner’s jacket, vest of stable mutation and vest of surgery), amulet of natural armor +5/mighty fists +5, truesight goggles, deliquescent/poisoner’s gloves, charlatan’s lab coat of resistance +5, ring of protection +5, ring of mind shielding and sustenance, boots of striding and springing, boro beads (1 4th level, 2 3rd level, 2 1st level), cauldron of brewing, pale green ioun stone, scroll of greater teleport (x3), 20 bolts, 100,000 gp worth of alchemical reagents and poisons, alchemist’s lab, formula book (as prepared, plus true seeing, clone, greater invisibility, eyes of the void, neutralize poison, stoneskin, claim identity, lesser simulacra, nondetection, water breathing, barkskin, bear’s endurance, blur, bull’s strength, cat’s grace, eagle’s splendor, fox’s cunning, owl’s wisdom, undetectable alignment, crafter’s fortune, identify, touch of the sea), 645 gp. Special Abilities Legendary (Ex) Doctor Shiny’s statistics are built on 25 point buy and she has the gear of a 20th level PC. These advantages increase her CR by +1 Mutagen (Su) Doctor Shiny’s mutagens are built to grant her a +8 bonus to Strength, +6 to Constitution and +4 to Dexterity. With her mutagen (and her vest of the ultimate alchemist), her statistics are as follows: Init +9; AC 39, touch 20, flat-footed 35; hp 333; Fort +29, Ref +23; Melee spirit blade +27/+22/+17 (1d4+11 plus 1d6 acid/19-20), claw +26 (1d6+9 plus 1d6 acid), bite +26 (1d8+9), 2 tentacles +26 (1d4+9); Str 26, Dex 20, Con 32; Skills Fly +23

[tooftreef]

Inspired by the “About You: Video Games” chart that appeared on the internet several months ago, I decided to make this “About You: Fictional Characters” chart that lists my favorite fictitious characters based on their attributes. A blank template of the chart is also provided if you want to make one.

Below is the commentary for my version of the chart.

Best character overall: Wall-E - Several factors allowed Wall-E to become my favorite fictional character of all time. Including, of course, nostalgia. Wall-E is one of the many animated movies that my parents showed me when I was little. And out of those movies, Wall-E stands out the most. I always like films whose primary characters are not human, and both Wall-E’s design and personality are charming to me. His tendency to assume his box-like form and/or yelp when he feels uneasy, his unmoving but somehow lively eyes, his relationship with Eve… Are all incredible to my young mind. Even today, Wall-E still amazes me. And Wall-E as a movie is very good as well. It’s the first movie that causes me to actively search the internet for its clips. The garbage-cleaning robot is the best fictitious character. Enough said.

Best main character: Double King - What makes the Double King the best main character/protagonist in my opinion? Firstly, he’s a titular character. If you’re going to name a media using the name of its protagonist, you have to make sure the protagonist is particularly notable. And indeed, secondly, in the very first seconds of his film, his ambition and personality is immediately made clear; he’s a selfish psychopathic monarch with an insatiable lust for crowns. His film revolves around his relentless attempts to vanquish all kinds of kings and queens so he can take their crowns. Due to this, thirdly, he is shown to be a rather competent main character, utilizing various weapons, subjects, and methods to achieve his goals. Like all protagonists, he faced difficulties in his quest, but these don’t change his behavior even a bit. What a protagonist!

Best antagonist: Fawful - What can I say about Fawful? Well, he is a villain with a jovial personality, and I like those. He’s also a villain who simply and utterly cannot defeat the protagonist if he doesn’t do advanced preparations and planning. Thus, when he attempted to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, he made all kinds of catastrophes to panic the masses, created various machines for assistance, and hired/brainwashed many beings to serve him. These antics proved effective, and his plan went exceptionally well. This is another reason why I like him, because by the time the protagonists move out, Fawful has partially won (he continues to achieve even more of his goals as the story progresses). I like stories that take place when the antagonist has or almost has reached their goal. Even without his villainy, Fawful is a very likable character by himself. And of course, I can’t forget his Engrish. Chortles.

Best side character: Dave Panpa - The Henry Stickmin Collection features many characters that play minor roles in the overall plot, but perform actions that heavily impact said plot. Examples include Wilson Stone, Danil Dolche, and of course, Jacked Hughman. Then there’s Dave Panpa. Dave is one of the oldest Henry Stickmin characters, first appearing in 2010 in the original legacy version of Escaping the Prison, and has made further appearances in all subsequent Henry Stickmin games (except Fleeing the Complex), even playing a semi-major role in one of Completing the Mission’s endings, Toppat Civil Warfare. Dave is a side character and a very minor one at that. In Escaping the Prison, he only appears in the intro alongside his partner, Rupert Price (and later tries to stop Henry’s escape with a taser), in Stealing the Diamond, he is only seen talking with Kurt Dietrich about how he got fired and later knocks himself out when he sees Henry breaking into the museum, in Infiltrating the Airship, he is only seen incarcerated in a cell (though Henry may free him), and in Completing the Mission, Henry breaks him out of his cell and he joins his side in return. However, his action, giving Henry the “cake” that he uses to escape without inspecting it, is the catalyst that causes every further event in The Henry Stickmin Collection to unfold. Plus he’s a funny guy and most definitely a hard worker. Best minor character.

Best name: Rippersnapper - If you’re looking for fictional characters with peculiar names, Transformers is the franchise to go. There, you can find curiosities such as Slayride, Waspinator, and Mixmaster. But who is the transformer (or indeed fictional character) that has the best name in my opinion? Rippersnapper. He’s a member of the Terrorcons, a group of Decepticons that are known for their intriguing names. The Terrorcons are also known for their brutal behavior, and Rippersnapper in particular likes to rip and snap, just like a shark. His name is also derived from the word “whippersnapper”, which defines a young and inexperienced person considered to be presumptuous or overconfident. Indeed, Rippersnapper is considered to physically be the weakest member of the Terrorcons, causing him to be obsessed with superiority. I also really like names that are quite long but easy to pronounce, and Rippersnapper fits the bill.

Best design: The Redman - If someone asks me to quickly think up an original character design without any further prompts, a figure resembling the Redman appears in my mind. A bizarrely-shaped head with wide eyes possessing small pupils, an equally disfigured torso often without limbs, and pairs of spindly appendages underneath that acts as legs. My subconscious has decided that the Redman’s frame is the blueprint for character designs, and can then be modified to create characters with more complex appearances. And even with that out of the way, the Redman has a very sick design in his own right. Definitely the coolest-looking One Night at Flumpty’s character. His creator, Jonochrome, even said that he should’ve saved his design for a more original project.

Best personality: Basil - Kid me would consider Basil the ideal father. This is because Basil’s behavior towards his children reminds me of my father’s behavior towards me (by the way, love you, Dad). Of course, there are some aspects of my father’s personality that I don’t quite like, and I believe that if these aspects were to be removed, my dad would perhaps act exactly like Basil. In the few episodes of Bugtopia where Basil appears, he is shown to be a chill individual who tries to be polite to anyone he meets, and I have a soft spot for characters like that. A̶l̶s̶o̶,̶ ̶h̶e̶’̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶a̶i̶g̶h̶t̶.̶ For these reasons, Basil is also my favorite Bugtopia character in general, and obviously n̲o̲n̲e̲ of his children has ever acted abrasively toward him. Nope, not at all. After all, this anthropomorphic orthopteran is definitely a competent family man!

Best ability: Leon - The can-like beings that are featured in the television series Canimals are capable of doing quite honestly insane things. But this is what I think makes them memorable. There’s Nia, capable of letting out a tumultuous scream, there’s Pow, an owl who’s capable of flight and e̲m̲i̲t̲t̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲f̲r̲e̲a̲k̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲l̲a̲s̲e̲r̲ ̲w̲a̲v̲e̲s̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲e̲y̲e̲s̲, and of course, there’s Leon. When I was younger and frequently watched Canimals, Leon always stood out to me. Firstly, because he is one of the few characters in the show that are reptiles (I like reptiles), and secondly and more importantly, he possesses an intriguing array of abilities. He is naturally an adept climber since he’s a chameleon, which also means he can change the color of his skin. He utilizes this for several things in the series, such as to express his feelings (he turns red when he’s angry, and he turns blue when he’s cold). He also has an illogically long tongue that is nonetheless very useful, as it can be used as a multi-purpose tool or an additional limb. He can also straight-up disappear, turning completely invisible, appearing as if he’s vanishing into thin air. I also like the sound he makes when he turns invisible or changes color. I wish I had a .ogg file of it…

Best role: A - A is legitimately the most underappreciated character in Alphabet Lore. A is one of the several letters that are on the protagonistic side with G, and A is used multiple times to form many words (and thus objects) that cause the plot to progress; the CAB, the VAN, the MAP, the COWARD in N's dream, and even the 'fart' F made in the flashback. Indeed, the fact that A is willing to help the good guys vanquish what they think is evil shows that A is a rather sane character, at least when compared to some other letters. A is even shown to be sad when B is lying on the ground after being mauled by F. Furthermore, A is the very first character introduced in the animation and is present until the very end, when G's team watches F's flashback. This means A has been through the whole thing. Ayy... A truly deserves to be in the Alphabet Lore logo alongside L.

Best backstory: Snowdrake’s Mother - Snowdrake’s Mother, like most Undertale characters, has an at best vague backstory. However, she is an amalgamate, and the notes found in the True Laboratory provides information about how the amalgamates came into being; after finding out that determination is what makes human souls so resilient, Dr. Alphys decided to directly inject determination into her monster test subjects. However, since the bodies of monsters lack enough physical matter to handle determination, they begin to melt and mix themselves to gain more physical matter. Snowdrake’s Mother is one of these unfortunate test subjects, and her in-game quotes suggest that she misses her son so much. To spare her in her battle, the player even needs to help her remember the happy times she had with her family before her transformation. And thankfully, in Undertale’s happy ending (the pacifist ending), she manages to reunite with her son and husband. She may look rather hideous now, but her family doesn’t mind; they are just as happy to meet her as she is to meet them. I always like the amalgamates and how they can only be encountered in the pacifist route, and Snowdrake’s Mother in particular is quite c̲o̲o̲l̲.

Best death: Fellstar - Fellstar, one of the most enigmatic and wholesome Serina characters. He is a mechanical being of unclear origin who landed on a life-bearing moon to study its environment, and while doing so encountered a curious reaper named Eve. As years pass, Fellstar and Eve grew fond of each other; Eve gladly helps Fellstar discover Serina’s biodiversity, which he is more than happy to witness. And Fellstar, too, helped Eve discover perspectives that she would otherwise never know. Eve and Fellstar spent a good ten years together, but things started to change when Eve noticed one of Fellstar’s legs fall off. More of his legs followed, and Eve realized that her friend was dying. Not by slowing down due to age, but by literally falling apart. Eventually, Fellstar’s physical capabilities weakened, but his curiosity did not. But still, no matter how hard she tried to prevent it from happening, Fellstar ultimately met his inevitable end. Before his system stops working, he manages to get a final look at Eve, who places lots of flowers near the unmoving body of her alien friend. Fellstar is gone, but the change he left upon Eve is not. Lastly, the text readable in The Visitor Part 4, presumably generated by Fellstar’s programming before it shut down for good, is the cherry on top of the cake. My behavior pattern after reading Fellstar’s story has become highly altruistic.

Best voice: Air Force One Angel - I like the Air Force One Angel’s voice, and not just because it sounds like it’s said by someone using an extremely broken mic. The Angel has a notably echoey voice, like multiple individuals attempting to speak at the same time, which makes sense if you think about it because the Angel is the amalgamated soul of seventeen soldiers. Their voice also has another intriguing property; it’s rather loud, quite unclear (if you don’t pay attention you might not know what they’re saying), and combined with the mentioned echoey quality, gives it a pretty… Ethereal vibe. Perfect for an exceptionally powerful entity beyond human comprehension capable of breaking down entire universes. The Angel has definitely spoken more than once in The Monument Mythos lore, but we only get to hear their voice in ANGELASHES, the third episode of the series’ third season (which is now unlisted). Also, I know that The Monument Mythos isn’t really an analog horror series at this point, but the Angel’s voice sounds like something you’d hear from an old analog device.

Best goal: SCP-168 - I have to admit, this is probably the most absurd statement in this chart. There are thousands of SCPs, and the one that I think has the best goal is SCP-168? Heck, I’m even gonna say that SCP-168 is the fictional character that has the best goal! So, what even is the goal of this sentient calculator? Well, from its article in the SCP Wiki, it can be concluded that it was owned by someone named Eric (SCP-066 is another, more popular SCP that was also presumably under Eric’s ownership). Like most other sentient SCPs associated with Eric, it deeply cares about and wishes to reunite with its former owner, and I like this goal because it’s fairly wholesome. I know there are lots of other SCPs with goals that are as or even more wholesome, but the goal of the Eric SCPs, to reconvene with the enigmatic individual who used to be with them, is special because I think it can be realized. I’m pretty sure an organization as powerful as the Foundation can readily identify and locate this Eric guy, and then let him at least briefly reconcile with his anomalous objects. After all, it’s unlikely that their reunion is going to have negative consequences. Now, there are a handful of SCPs that share the goal of wanting to meet Eric with 168, but why do I choose this calculator then, let’s just say, 066? Well, this is because as a calculator it is its job to help Eric solve his mathematical problems. When photographed using SCP-978, the camera that can reveal a being’s deepest desires, it is even shown being held by a kid with a book titled “Maths You Need a Calculator for” nearby. As a high school student who frequently struggle with maths, I respect this desire. Lastly, I also happen to share a goal with SCP-168 as well! That goal is: To avoid long divisions.

Best fictional species: Modular Person - All Tomorrows is a magnificent work of art if you’re the type of person who wants to see what would happen to humanity if they encounter a malevolent extraterrestrial race that views them as disgusting lowly creatures. Long story short, after the star people met the Qu, exquisite organisms such as lopsiders, striders, and hand flappers came into being. But the post-human species that suffered the most is arguably the colonials. The Qu were especially pissed at them because they managed to resist their forces twice before finally being subdued in the third conflict, so the overzealous space bugs punished them by genetically modifying them into essentially living carpets that must consume the Qu’s waste products to live. The Qu made sure to keep their eyes and sapience so they could see and comprehend their wretched fate. Their pitiful existence gets worse when the Qu suddenly decides to abandon humanity and leave. With the primary producer of their food gone, how are they supposed to survive? But the colonials are the hardiest of the post-humans, and they find a way. To live more efficiently, the colonials organize themselves into groups, and each member of a group is tasked with performing a specific function; locomotion, sensing, manipulation… And eventually, every colonial group effectively acts as individual superorganisms, possessing modules who are completely adapted to do specific tasks. Ocular modules have massive eyes, manipulator modules function as arms, and digestion modules assimilate nutrients into their fellow group members. Once living carpets, the modular people are now like living bricks, able to break apart the individual modules in their bodies to become smaller or combine themselves to get larger. Finally, another reason why I like this unique sophont species is because when it comes to speculative biology, I like superorganisms; synergetically-interacting organisms of the same species. The modular people prove that humanity d̲o̲e̲s̲ have an indomitable will.

First character that [I] favorite: Beetlemuncher - There is of course quite some history of how and why the Beetlemuncher became the very first fictitious character that I consider my favorite. About a decade ago, when my mother (bless her) found out what video games are, she decided to install one on her newly obtained laptop. That game happened to be Insaniquarium, and after beating it and unlocking the virtual tank, she made the surprising but wholesome decision to represent each member of her immediate family with a fish in the tank. After some negotiation, she put Guppies and Carnivores of various colors in the virtual tank that represents her parents and siblings. Of course, she didn’t leave her husband and son behind. I remember, my dad got a Guppycruncher, and then it was my turn to choose my fish. My mom brought me to the virtual tank’s shop interface, and she asked me which fish I like of the available choices. At that moment, a green chameleon-like creature with two limbs and big round eyes caught my attention. My young herpetology-obsessed mind immediately picked it, and with a swift motion of the mouse, my mom bought it, putting that Beetlemuncher, which now represents me, in the virtual tank. Once I’m older and able to play my mom’s copy of Insaniquarium on my own, I quickly learned that Beetlemunchers produce pearls and consume beetles spawned by Guppycrunchers, and they’re the reason Tank 3 is my favorite part of the game (besides the music). Unfortunately, the laptop that contained this historic copy of Insaniquarium has fallen into disrepair, which means my mom’s virtual tank and all of its inhabitants are now gone. Nevertheless, the insectivorous goofy-looking tadpole thingies will always have a special place in my heart.

Random character [I] really like for some reason: Tamataki & Chamataki - I don’t know why I put Tamataki and Chamataki in this chart. As mentioned, they’re just a (or technically two) random character(s) that I really like for some reason. Here are some possible reasons why my subconscious insists that this givanium-overdosed diapsid is a favorable character: Firstly, I really, really like reptiles (several other characters in this chart of mine are reptilian in appearance, notice), especially huge monstrous ones that are overly aggressive for no reason, because who doesn’t like unnecessary aggression in fiction? Secondly, they have a rather interesting backstory; Tamataki and Chamataki were created when the scientists of Banban’s Kindergarten added too many animal genomes into a single givanium-infused body. This presumably caused a phenomenon called genome cloy to occur, causing the unfortunate testee to become extremely hostile. I especially like this backstory because characters with backstories that have something to do with unethical experimentations peculiarly tingles my mind. L̶a̶s̶t̶l̶y̶,̶ ̶T̶a̶m̶a̶t̶a̶k̶i̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶C̶h̶a̶m̶a̶t̶a̶k̶i̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶i̶e̶ ̶v̶i̶d̶e̶o̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶f̶r̶a̶n̶c̶h̶i̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶o̶n̶e̶s̶t̶l̶y̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶d̶e̶s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶x̶c̶e̶s̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶s̶.̶ I wish I can think of more reasons of why I adore this chameleon-turtle hybrid, but at the end of the day, I don’t think I need to have any reason at all to like them.

Character that reminds [me] of [myself] the most: Cleveland Brown - Cleveland Brown is the fictional character that reminds me the most about myself, and this is not a personal opinion! It was my friends who watch Family Guy who pointed out Cleveland’s behavioral similarity to me. I don’t watch Family Guy, but upon hearing that one of the characters in it is comparable to me, I decided to watch some Family Guy episodes (or more correctly, Family Guy clips that feature Cleveland) to get the idea myself. I even read Cleveland’s Wikipedia article to get further information, and after concluding and realizing that Cleveland’s primary disposition is that he is very calm and patient, even when he wishes he isn’t, I think he i̲s̲ quite similar to me. If compared to Peter, Joe, and/or Quagmire, or indeed most other Family Guy characters, it’s clear that Cleveland has a particularly rational mind, and in real life, I also often feel like a single sane individual in a group of oddball friends. Now, I want to talk about his professions. Cleveland is currently a postman, but he was also a deli owner. Now, I’m still at high school and don’t have a real job yet, but there were times when I routinely collected money by performing select tasks for my mom: Helping her sell pizza (my mom makes and sells pizza as a side job), and delivering accouterments from her to her siblings, associates, or other familiars with my bicycle. I know, even if only amateurly, how it feels to be a merchant and postal worker. Thanks to Cleveland, I can finally assure myself that it is indeed okay to just sigh around when problems appear. I think.

Best group: Trash and the Gang - One of the reasons that I think make Five Nights at Freddy’s a unique franchise is that it often categorizes its primary characters (the animatronics) into various “classes”. A “class” is a group of animatronics that shares physical characteristics and usually has a certain adjective placed before their main names. Each animatronic class in FNaF is awesome in its own ways, but I think the best group, or rather g̲a̲n̲g̲ of characters both in FNaF and in general is Trash and the Gang. Just look at them! An assortment of everyday objects that have been arranged to resemble crude figures. They are introduced in Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator and are described as animatronic entertainers. Yeah, I don’t know if any of these guys (except Mr. Hugs) actually have electronics in them. And there’s something up with you if you claim that you can get entertained by them. But this is what makes me like them. Design-wise they’re so purposefully stupid that in a franchise like FNaF, it’s ingenious. I also like to ponder how they move. Other FNaF animatronics are capable of moving because they’re, you know, animatronics, but since Trash and the Gang doesn’t seem to even have motors, and as far as I’m aware they’re not possessed by the souls of vengeful children, it often puzzles me how these things are animate. Regardless, I believe that Trash and the Gang are the only enigmatic (as in not much is shown about them) FNaF characters that are intentionally not made to be scary. Just ask No. 1 Crate, and she’ll answer with her quiet soothing voice.

Still deciding whether making this chart is a genuinely good use of my time or not.

[fate-defiant]

it bugs me that it's never made quite clear if the whole raven blood schtick is Possession™ or more of a Jekyll-and-Hyde situation. I personally lean more towards the latter as it's more coherent, like, themes-wise.

[phoenixcatch7]

You know when I'm doing the maths that I'm having fun

[cryogeniccrunchbar]

even cosmic apocalypse deities need hugs sometimes

[mermaidsirennikita]

🎄Romance Advent🎄 Day 13: Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

One-sentence summary: Blood-maddened vampire assassin Conrad is taken to an old mansion to detox, only to realize that the beautiful dancer he sees (and can speak to) is not a hallucination, but a ghost.

Why read it: I mean, aside from that insane summary, this is a great entry point to Immortals After Dark, and has a hero who is, by IAD standards, baby? I mean, he can and will kill anyone who touches his woman and, again, is clinically insane, but Conrad is allso so wounded and so sweet at his core, and also, much to his eternal embarrassment, a vIRGIN (something his brother loudly points out in front of his ghost girlfriend). And Neomi, our heroine, makes it even better. She's funny, she's angry, she's flirty, and Conrad's brokenness calls to her own in a way that's just gorgeous.

Lives in my brain rent-free: Conrad is in the shower, really determined to ignore the Sexy Ghost Lady because SURELY she's in his head, right? And Neomi, rather determined to get him to break and a former burlesque performer, begins doing an elaborate striptease with lines like "Does Conrad want to see my panties?" (He does. As previously mentioned, Conrad is a 300-year old-virgin.) GOLD. QUEEN SHIT.

[salmonpiffy]

TFP : At The Mountains of Madness

Storyboard Part 1 / ??

[mythosblogging]

Vic was going to do it this time. He really was.

He had first seen the selkies four months ago, staggering home from the pub, whisky-soaked clouds of his breath hanging in the frigid air. He’d stumbled down to the beach for a piss, kicking cold sand up into his shoes as he fumbled for his zipper. Then he’d heard them laugh.

For a moment he’d just stood there, mouth hung open, gawking like an idiot as three women, bare as the day they were born, frolicked on the sand. They were beautiful, in the flickering snatches of streetlight that made it that far down the beach, shrieking with laughter as they splashed in the surf and rolled together like the box of fat Labrador puppies a ten-year-old Vic had once stared longingly at through the pet shop window. One turned, and for a moment, he thought she had seen him, breath catching in his throat – either fear, or excitement – as he waited for her to scream. Then a car turned onto the road behind him, headlights spilling orange across the darkness. The women startled, all three of them lunging for something hidden in the sand, pulling the dark shadow of it over their pale limbs and a disappearing into the sea.

When they hit the waves, they weren’t women anymore.

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[raiiryuu]

AU VERSE: TRANSFORMED

(mentions: character death, loss of control, violence)

During the fight with Alvarez, Fairy Tail lost Makarov.

In that moment, the guildmaster's grandson lost control.

If asked about his experiences, Laxus can only truly describe his emotions in those moments. Rage and grief and some strange feeling of being other, not quite himself. Everything felt slower than it should be, nothing looked the way he expected it to, and the images flashing before him were too muddled and confusing to make out.

Witnesses have a more complete story: After Fairy Law was cast and the dust settled, the sight of Makarov Dreyar standing petrified had just enough time to register before it started. Hair standing on end, people shocking each other when they moved, and at the center of it all was Laxus. Or...should have been.

Instead there was a whirlwind of rage and grief, scales and lightning, and it launched itself into Alvarez's remaining forces and disappeared. Some only caught a glimpse and assumed it one of Mavis's illusions to buy time, some thought it Laxus doing the same. Many didn't catch it at all.

During the fighting, a chunk of Alvarez's forces were found isolated from the rest, armor and bodies shredded and still crackling with electricity even hours later. It took specialized mages and equipment to eventually move them to be identified.

With everything that happened after, no one had a chance to seek Laxus out, and he is not likely to tell just anyone, but the events of that day altered him. High emotions triggered an involuntary Dragon Force, and he lost all control. These factors, combined with the state of his lacrima itself and the residual magics in the area, triggered an accelerated dragonification. His saving grace in his uncontrolled state was being confused for Acnologia at first -- several of Alvarez's troops opened fire, keeping his attention away from his comrades.

As far as the course of the battles in canon, the only thing that really changes here is that he's not around when Rakheid's abilities affect Fairy Tail's mages + Mavis, and when everyone's positions are un-scrambled after Eileen's defeat and they're returned to Magnolia, he's already mostly transformed back -- some scales are still on his arms reminiscent of the Battle of Fairy Tail, but no one has time to think on it then, and after that they're covered again.

Any dragon slayer would be able to tell something's up by the changes in his scent and magic, but he's not too keen on letting many people (outside the Raijinshuu) know otherwise. This is exactly how Acnologia ended up, and the fact it's happened to him is terrifying, but so far he's managed to keep it under control. But with no dragon parent's advice to rely on and the only other dragon slayers to have done so already dead, he's going to have to figure this out on his own.

TL;DR - Laxus dragon AU; he has the ability to transform but is still learning how to control it. Stuff is still pretty WIP and might change to make more sense but this is the gist.