#X-Calibur

[justicelikelightningpodcast]

Justice Like Lightning - Onslaught Book 2

We check in on some other teams that start with x that aren’t the X-men! London has a bad time and there’s some drama with brainwashing and evil clones. We talk about being Mystique simps and how much we hate Hank McCoy.

Excalibur #100 

Published: August 1, 1996

Writing: Warren Ellis

Pencils: Casey Jones, Randy Green, Rob Haynes

Inks: Tom Simmons, Jason Martin, Rick Katchem, Rob Haynes

Lettering: Richard Starkings, ComicCraft

Colors: Ariane Lenshoek, Jim Hosten

Editors: Suzanne Bob, Gaffney Harris

Best Words: 

Best Panel:

Best Person: Kurt Wagner

Worst Person: Xavier/Onslaught

Moira for retroactively lying about the Xavier files. 

Wolverine 104: The Answer At Last! The Beginning of ONSLAUGHT!

Published: August 1, 1996

Writing: Larry Hama

Pencils: Val Semeiks

Inks: Chad Hunt

Letters: Richard Starking

Colors: Joe Rosas

Best Words: 

Best Panel: 

Best Person: Elektra

Worst Person: N/A no one was really awful in this issue

Wolverine because the looks like that, jk but it triggers uncanny valley response in me

X-Factor #125: Re-Creating Havok in McCoy’s Image

Published: August 1, 1996

Writing: Howard Mackie

Pencils: Page 1-23 Jeff Matsuda, Page 24-37 Stefano Raffaele

Inks: Al Milgrom

Color: Page 1-23 Glynis Oliver, 24-37 & Kevin Somers

Letters: Richard Starkings

Editor: Kelly Corvese

Best Words:

Best Panel: 

Best Person: Mystique

Worst Person: Evil!McCoy/Dark Beast

X-Factor #126: The Beast Or Not The Beast... That Is The Question

Published: September 2, 1996

Writing: Howard Mackie

Pencils: Stefano Raffaele

Inks: Al Milgrom

Color: Glynis Oliver

Letters: Richard Starkings

Editor: Kelly Corvese

Best words:

Best Panel: 

Best Person: Sabretooth

Worst Person: Random

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

DEFECTOR OF THE SHI'AR EMPIRE -- HIGHLY TRAINED, COMBAT EFFECTIVE, DEATHLY BEAUTIFUL.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1044x1600 -- Spotlight on Cerise, an extraterrestrial female combatant of the Shi'ar race. She arrived upon Earth after deserting the empire's brutal military tactics, refusing to fire upon innocents and as a result causing the death of her crew. Artwork by Jim Lee, c. 1993. Marvel Comics.

POWERS & ABILITIES: "As a member of the alien Shi'ar race, Cerise possesses physical abilities much more powerful than an average Earth human female. She is capable of generating and psionically controlling energy fields comprised of coherent red spectrum light force in multiple forms ranging from concussive blasts, light or in the shape of solid weaponry and armour. Using this power also permits Cerise to levitate large objects such as an entire Sentinel by encasing it within a "bubble" of which she is capable of transporting great distances. Independent of this power, Cerise is able to fly on her own volition.

In her arsenal are Shi'ar developed gloves that contain broad-band sensors which can locate specific life-forms, temporal and/or dimensional frequencies and energy within her environment, as well as a suit which allows Cerise to travel through hypserpace.

Cerise is a superb warrior, having received intensive combat training in the Shi'ar military and is a trained starship navigator."

-- COMICVINE/GAMESPOT (Cerise bio)

Source: https://1ojodemelkart.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-marvel-x-men-collection-n1-children.html & ComicVine/GameSpot.

[starrysharks]

last year vs this year

[machoestofmen]

Soul Calibur x Tumblr posts

[ms-octno]

SoulCalibur VI Fan Art ⚔️✨

(Happy New Years <3333)

[malewifehenrycooldown]

Got an invite to a tumblr community and I’m just sitting here like completely unsure how to feel about that. Like one hand thank you but also no thank you, I’d like to stay in my own bubble, sorry. <- wearing clown makeup

[the-autistic-gemini]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, @chacusha !!!!!! Thank you so much for the lovely drawings!!! I also decided to make you some tirpyr and funnily enough, this is also my first time drawing them together. I haven't drawn anything soulcalibur since middle school because I'm very much a perfectionist, and it's my favorite thing in the world. I had so much fun finally drawing tirpyr. And I hope you like them too!

[studioskorm]

[best-character-named-x-poll]

have you done your daily click

[lady--lioness]

Transcending history and the world, a tale of soul and swords eternally told ...

[jimmawww]

Fave Health Bars 2

God of War

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry 4

Mega Man X

Banjo-Kazooie

Assassin's Creed

GTA IV

Soul Calibur IV

Soul Calibur VI

Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Signalis

Persona 5

Overwatch

[dynamitesunshine]

Retro gaming was fun playing Playstation and PS2 games today. Love Digimon Digital Card Battle, X-Men Next Dimension, Bloody Roar 2, and Soul Calibur 3; Also Dragon Ball GT Final Bout, which is barely a GT game, they just wanted Super Saiyan 4 Goku lol

[killerinstinctgold]

i hit my 10,000th post and to celebrate my time on tumblr, id love to show some of my all time favorite screenshots ive taken throughout the years. i've met some amazing friends on here because of our love of video games and i wouldn't change that. much love to my friends and followers who enjoy my content<3

[starrysharks]

PC stands for politically correct personal computer PARO CHRONEKO!

[machoestofmen]

for the human touch prompt, number 22 for ivy/setsuka (lets call them snakeblossom)

Fandom: Soul Calibur Pairing: Ivy/Setsuka (Snakeblossom) Touch prompt: 22 (Falling asleep on the other's shoulder)

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Isabella Valentine may not have been the lady of wealth she had been when she was younger, her father having squandered most of the family's assets on increasingly bizarre alchemical studies, but she was most certainly not penniless. Budgeting things out, she had much planned for her lover, Setsuka, a woman born of a Japanese father by a Portuguese mother, to experience when her venture to London was complete. Setsuka had never seen the British Isles, despite having occasionally visited the West; Ivy had told her much about them when she was making a brief visit to Japan herself, having scoured Nagasaki for particularly rare artifacts vital to her own research.

With one arm in her blue velvet jacket slung over Setsuka's shoulders as they both rode through town in a roofed carriage, Ivy was thankful for the occasional obstacle that stood in her way on the trip to Nagasaki. Had it not been for such delays, she might not have had the lucky timing to ever met this beautiful lady.

Looking down—by God, even being just half a head taller than Setsuka made her seem so much smaller when nestled into Ivy's arm—Ivy's inhumanly blue eyes met Setsuka's, hers the color of ice as opposed to the noonday sky, and Setsuka gave a small, tired smile. The day had been a long one, after all, and it seemed that Setsuka was content to rest against Ivy as opposed to in a bed. "Keep this up," Ivy remarked, "and I might just have to carry you inside when we get back home."

"Mmm, sore wa īdesu ne, itoshī hito; that would be nice, my love," Setsuka muttered, translating to English to compensate for Ivy's reasonably stunted understanding of Japanese. "You happen to be more than strong enough, and how could I say no to you holding me close?"

The road conditions in London had been steadily improving over the past few decades, and it really showed; even as recently as Ivy's teenage years, the road to the Valentine estate had been more well-worn earth than anything resembling pavement, but now there were delightfully flat cobblestones beneath the carriage wheels, minimizing the rocking. Ivy rolled her eyes, but smiled genially in return. "As though we won't be closer for longer when the night is done."

Setsuka giggled lightly. "That would be even nicer, I think," she said, closing her eyes. "But we still have a few minutes, minutes I would like to spend them as comfortably as possible. And under your arm is the most comfortable place in the world right now."

[soulofamy]

Oooo! For the romance prompt thing, Accidental hand touching with Viola and Zwei!

blossoming romance writing prompts

I Won't Let You Fall

Sunlight dappled the forest floor through the thick green leaves up above. The distant sound of birds chirping every so often broke up the otherwise still silence that surrounding Viola and her newfound traveling companion, Z.W.E.I., as they trekked through the forest together. Most of their time walking was spent with Viola following Z.W.E.I.'s lead. Her crimson eyes eyed the black, feathery hair on the back of his head. It had been a few days since they had become acquainted, though Viola still found herself unsure of how she felt about him. His past was murky, stained with diluted ink and the scents of iron and despair. This did not match his current, more gentle and easy-going nature very well in Viola's eyes. Then again, human nature was a mystery to her. She couldn't decide if she believed he had some sort of ulterior motive to asking her to travel with him, or if he truly did think that they would work well together as a team as he had originally told her.

If you don't trust him, why did you agree to traveling with him? her own common sense nagged her inside her head. It was a question she didn't know how to answer. Perhaps she was simply tired of being alone, and being othered by everyone she came across? Or perhaps part of her wanted to believe that someone, for once, admired her for her differences and understood her struggles in a way that no one else would?

The sound of babbling water grew more noticeable as Z.W.E.I. led them to the bank of a creek. Large, wet rocks dotted the way across.

"Watch your step." Z.W.E.I. warned as his stone blue eyes looked back at Viola.

Viola frowned as she looked at the wet rocks. "...there isn't a bridge somewhere nearby that we can cross?"

"If we keep going, yes. But if we cross here, it can save us time getting to the next town," Z.W.E.I. explained. He looked back out at the water before touching an experimental foot to the rock in front of him. "It's perfectly safe, see?" he said as he demonstrated his point and took the first few steps. "Trust me," he continued before glancing back at her with a look meant to reassure her. "I won't let you fall."

Viola met his gaze with skepticism before taking a deep breath and following after him. With her orb clutched close to her chest, she took a cautious step out onto the first stone. She kept her gaze at her feet and watched each step she took. As she neared the opposite side of the creek, her attention snapped to a nearby rustling bush. Her heart dropped for a brief moment before realizing it was only a squirrel. She looked forward again and sighed in relief before taking another step toward the final rock.

A quiet gasp escaped her when she felt her foot slip off the edge of the rock. One arm clung to her orb while the other stretched out before her to grasp at a nonexistent ledge to steady herself.

In the blink of an eye and the beat of a heart, the next thing she knew, she was safely across the creek and face to face with Z.W.E.I., who looked down at her with searching eyes. "You okay?"

The sound of her heartbeat rang in her ears. She wasn't sure if it was because she almost fell, or if it was because if she leaned forward an inch more, she would be able to hear their hearts beat in tandem. Viola was unsure how long it took before she was able to nod in response to his question.

Z.W.E.I. smiled. "Like I said before," he began.

It was then that Viola became aware of the warmth surrounding her once free hand. His hand was strong, but held hers with the care of someone holding a freshly picked hyacinth stem. She looked down with curiosity at their hands clasped together before removing hers. She paced forward a few steps and stood with her back to him before looking down at her hand. "...you wouldn't let me fall," she finished.