#and get redeemed

[problemswithbooks]

BNHA ch. 378

All I can say seeing Nagant and Gentle back on the good side is ‘to little to late’.

I like villain redemptions--I wanted and expected the LoV to get redeemed when I first started reading and watching this story. The only reason I’ve soured on it is because it’s so poorly written. It feels forced and unearned on both sides.

Ch. 378 only makes that even clearer. Nagant and Gentle are helping the Heroes now--coming right out of left field to do so. Besides their more sympathetic framing and LaBrava being a prefect counter to Skeptic there wasn’t really much foreshadowing for this reveal. They’re just here so we can get the obligatory ‘saved’ villains that show us that the bad guys can be turned good, even if very little effort was put in to show how these guys had a change of heart. 

Izuku did talk a little to Gentle and he did feel bad during their fight, but that was hundreds of chapters ago. Later Lady Nagant told him her backstory and he just told her ‘hey, maybe look on the bright side of life’ and she changed her tune instantly.

Plus, none of the villains actually did anything that bad. Gentle was a youtuber who essentially pranked people--it’s laughable that he was a villain in the first place. Nagant did kill a lot of people but no one we knew, and it was all before the start of the main story. She joined All for One, but she barely gave Izuku any trouble. She also felt immeasurable guilt for all the terrible things she did.

These two pale in comparison to the LoV who have helped level Japan and killed with glee for the entire run of the story. They never feel guilty or bad for hurting other people. They have targeted the kids and wished to kill them from their very first introduction and have never changed their minds on that. Besides being pals and having sad backstories they don’t really have any redeeming qualities. The only reason they will being redeemed is because Hori said so.

And it’s not like it makes any more sense form the Hero side either. Izuku didn’t care about Overhaul even though he was clearly in major distress and mentally not all there. He tried reasoning with Muscular for 2 seconds before deeming him unsavable. And now Tsukauchi is praising and believing in the changed villains even though the last time we saw him he was being really harsh to Aoyama--a kid forced to work for All for One.

So, yeah, I guess it’s nice that the villains are going to be ‘saved’ but it won’t really mean anything or have any impact. It’ll be as underwhelming as this Nagant and Gentle reveal was. Something I read and go ‘if you say so’. 

[stump-not-found]

just pretend i remembered to draw the cracks on bill consistantly

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 177

Now Dan is no coward. He’s not. 

But this stupid child body does have an effect on his reactions to things and honestly it’s a horrible thing that’s too small and too weak for him to use all his abilities. He could barely manage a fireball if he concentrated, yet everything caught fire with a mere outburst! His control was utterly gone, and a tantrum resulted in having to wear a stupid child leash backpack. 

It wasn’t like he was really a child, and it wasn’t like he’d get lost or some stupid shit that Danny would insist. Ugh, this isn’t even fair, technically he was older than him yet was stuck in a smaller body that he kept tripping over! 

Urgh, he’s even insisting on rewarding ‘good behavior’ and shit- must have talked to Jazz or something- because… Oh. No he wants the constellation bear, give! His star bear now, no takes back and, urgh, stupid baby body! 

Well, on the other hand, it’s utterly hilarious how much Danny sputters whenever he calls him Mom, not to mention strangers’ utter befuddlement. He ignores how Danny seems to be trying his best to live up ro the title. 

But! As he was saying, he’s no coward! He’s also not an idiot though, and having no control over his powers isn’t exactly a good thing. It’s really not a good thing when there’s a murderous-looking hero that he thinks he might have maimed in the future- which they apparently remember- staring down at him. So, he has to call in the big guns to fix this. 

“Mom, there’s a creepy fruitloop staring at me!” “There’s WHAT?!” Hah. Take that hero he doesn’t remember the name of.

(Behold the Grumpiest of Babies)

[lilianade-comics]

yes, yes she has.

[hughmanbean]

The King is Sealed, Long Lie the Queen!

After Pariah is defeated and resealed, Danny is crowned the new King/Queen. Yeah, he's a guy, but he birthed 2 sentient beings, and that counts as a queen in their books.

After a month long readjustment period, some certain areas of the Infinite Realms feel it's their responsibility to inform the Mortal Realms and uninformed ghosts of the good news!

Anyone death touched past liminality, anchored ghosts and revenants alike, are approached by ghosts and told that they're under new management. The Queen will renew their souls, as long as they can merely be within her presence.

One such revenant, Jason Todd/Red Hood, has been ignorant of this. His fraid, too! That must be fixed.

[ohposhers]

so my friends and i are obsessed with psychopath Creek and I'm sick to my stomach so here's my rendition of him when he eventually comes back to pop village which is a canon thing that happens in the cartoon teehee (i hate him)

[sunny-aster]

They're such wildly different examples of what an emotionally tired person looks like

[radiance1]

Danny has been kidnapped.

Well, more like he was mistaken for someone and then dragged off to who the hell knows where because of said mistaken identity.

Where to?

The Wayne Mansion.

Unfortunately for him, they never noticed until said person he was mistaken for just walked into the room, looking like they just got out of bed and was questioning if they should go back or not.

He got to stay, at the very least, introduced to wonderful cooking, and is given a closed-door view of the Wayne family up close.

He has so MUCH to tell Vlad when he gets back, well, he'll have to kick the man in his shins before that since he somehow FORGOT to pick up him.

Either that, or Vlad was running late because it's Gotham and he's rich and got held up by a mugging or something and then he was kidnapped before he got there.

He took out his phone to check the news because he was bored.

Oh. Vlad's been kidnapped and held for ransom.

Well there went his plans of being picked up for the evening.

[maplemaplemaplemaplemaple]

i like drawing him doing mundane things

[imqueenofthecastleowo]

I've seen a lot of takes saying stuff like "Why did Ivy had to die for being a little mean to Mazey once".

Guys. Ivy had to die because she was part of the group actively trying to bring an apocalypse to Elmville, revive a corrupted rage God and fuck up everything in the process. She shot The Hangman without hesitation. SHE WOULD HAVE TRIED TO KILL THE BAD KIDS IF GIVEN THE CHANCE.

We can sit here and talk all day about how the Rat Grinders are just teenagers being manipulated by adults they trust (which they are! don't get me wrong, I know that!), and how they deserve a second chance. But also. The Bad Kids are teenagers too. They're teens trying to save the world. Of course they're gonna kill the bad guys, if they don't, everyone they know will most likely die, themselves included! Fabian being petty for Mazey's sake was just an added bonus, not the sole reason for his attacks.

[dogrocks]

an au where dovewing trains in the dark forest instead of ivypool....

[thebrainrotsreal]

Never looking at hands ever again, ugh, fingers should all explode. ANYWAYS: GET REDEEMED LOSER AU! @avisisisis keeps having epic, amazing ideas for my au, SO I FINALLY KNEW WHAT TO DRAW! Basic run down of the AU is this: Evil Mark (Wasp) trying to make Mark worse, while Mark tries making Wasp better. They both think that the other is the weakest version of themselves. They hate each other, they hate themselves, and cain instinct is set on truly homicidal levels of hostility. Everyone looks on in horror, confusion, plenty of concern, and slight, fleeting understanding.

EDIT, bonus song theme because I can: I am drowning. There is no sign of land. You are coming down with me. Hand in unlovable hand. And I hope you die. I hope we both die. (No Children by The Mountain Goats)

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 317

IMAGINE THIS: Lil baby Damian, bored and being not quite old enough to start learning how to use proper weapons (curse these wooden ones, he wants true steel!) is wandering the base. This is not out of the ordinary, he’s the prince after all. What is out of the ordinary is that his shadow, his Akhi, is not here. 

Technically, he should be napping, but he woke up and neither his mother or his brother- who is quiet but gentle and isn’t a good speaker (mother said it was from a head injury)- is there. Which is how he finds his way to the Pit, which he’s not supposed to be at. Or at least not alone. 

But! His mother and Akhi are there! And- and Akhi is screaming and he’s never heard him scream like that, like he’s in agony- His eyes are green- they were blue, had, had Mother placed him in the Waters- 

And then the pool is bubbling- he should be running away, get assistance or something, he’s five, he shouldn’t be running towards it when everything is screaming to flee. But one moment he’s at the doorway, the next he’s clinging to his akhi as something writhes in the Pit, a mighty bellow echoing even as the Shadows take defensive positions. 

The water cascades, laps at their feet, splashes everywhere as a scaled form rises from the depths, wings like a bloodied sunset spreading as fur bursts into flames. Crimson eyes glare down at them all, pupils slits as they bare down at his Akhi. 

The creature- the dragon- dips its head down, its breath warm as it chuffs at his akhi, wings folding as though it is bowing. His akhi is clinging to Mother, shivering, several scars glowing as they fade and a burst of hair burned white. 

Oh. 

Oh.

@fairy-lights-and-blobs @f4nd0m-fun @hdgnj @radiance1 pspspspsps

[irradiatedpiratebooty]

Hancock having a line thats something along the lines of "when nobody wants to talk to you, a book will be your best friend. Not that I have to worry about that"

Only to also have lines that quote classic literature ( "I like the new outfit, emperor" for example)

I love this insecure asshole

[hughmanbean]

A Wedding to Remember

Credit to @i-am-not-acting for this idea from a comment on one of my other posts. I had a major brain functionTM.

Ellie does her wandering, and comes across a beautiful Lady by the name of Gotham. The two of them hit it off, dating, and eventually, getting married. But a week before the big day, Lady Gotham has a flash of panic. She forgot to invite her Knights and Rogues! Ellie, of course, consoles her, saying she'll help her do it. Fright Knight tags along, saying it's only fair that he welcome his fellow protectors and loyal servants into the Royal Family.

And so begins a week long jumble of either Fright Knight, Ellie, or Lady Gotham giving invites to the various vigilantes and rogues within Gotham.

Mostly these are letters, inviting them to come and witness a union that will forever impact and strengthen Gotham's standing universally. Something will change Gotham as we know it, forever. Everyone who shall see will be audience to the greatest joys one could know.

Ellie is the pseudo daughter of the Reluctant King, after all. There will be a huge party, like, absolutely massive. And Lady Gotham's Joy will ripple throughout her inhabitants.

These letters, obviously, do not ease any worries. They very much compound them. Now, how any of our batfam or rogues recieve these letters is up to you, or it could be a personalized invitation! But from the beginning of the week to the day of the wedding, it's either outright chaos or paranoia setting in.

may add more later.

[ohposhers]

i only accept fleek in the form of delusional toxic yaoi featuring psychopath creek (i am obsessed) he is not hurting him he is just grabbing him hes been grabbed hes been big grabboned the big grabby wabby