#and it just gets swept under the rug because it's an animated show

[trashmammal-7]

Guys I won't even lie. I'm absolutely devestated over Lower Decks ending. I'm gonna need 3-5 business days to grieve this show I am not okay.

[panlight]

you know, last night out of boredom I was scrolling around tv tropes site and fell into a rabbit hole, and thru that I found entries for the Twilight Saga on the "Unintentionally Unsympathetic" and "Protagonist-Centered Morality" tropes that I found intriguing. Specifically about the Cullens:

In Unintentionally Unsympathetic

They are held up as the epitome of generosity and goodness. Even so, they generally are cold and anti-social to anyone who isn't another vampire or Bella, they are hostile towards the werewolves even though some (for example, Alice) never even met the werewolves before, and they are perfectly fine with letting vampires that do drink human blood hang around the area.

There's a scene in Breaking Dawn where the Cullens invite a bunch of vampires into town and give them keys to their cars so that they can feed on humans from out of town, because apparently their friends murdering people is okay so long as they don't know the people being murdered.

In Protagonist-Centered Morality

And by Breaking Dawn, the Cullens have agreed that they need backup if the Volturi are coming to get their murder on, so they call in every favor they have with the other vampires. Now, the Cullens have sworn to feed only on the blood of animals, these vampires have not, and yet the Cullens are happy to lend them their car to go hunting for humans (and vampires in the setting inevitably kill any human they feed on, unless they're turned) — just as long as Bella doesn't get hurt. Oh, and that they hunt outside Forks so people Bella knows won't die.

Yeaaa,, come to think of it, what was up with that?

My memory of the book is foggy but I did recall some narration where Bella sees the garage empty of some cars and notes that "the vampires had gone off to hunt" (even though??? they can run faster than any car so why bother? ??) and I can't remember if the movie addresses or acknowledges it but.. I DO remember the part where Aro considers having the La Push packs as "guard dogs" and Edward talks about how the idea won't work because the werewolves, being committed to protecting human life can coexist better with them/The Cullens more than the Volturi and now that I read those entries I'm just sitting here like But you're no different letting all those human-eating vampires chill at your place and causing a werewolf explosion?? And being soooo hospitable as to lend your cars for them lol!! At worse you're enabling it!! (facepalm)

Yeah this has always bothered me.

I think in the book it's specifically Edward who is lending out his keys to the visiting vampires. And, genuinely, why would these hundreds of years old nomadic vampires who don't live among humans like the Cullens do even know how to drive??

And also, they aren't even there THAT long? It's like, what? 2 weeks, max? And they don't have to feed that often. Could they really just . . . not hunt during their stay, or try the vegetarian thing to humor their supposed friends? If your vegan friend invited you to their house and you accepted their invitation, you wouldn't expect to be served bacon cheeseburgers for dinner. Or have Carlisle buy more donated human blood as he's been doing for most of the book and offer it to his guests as a 'nice compromise?'

Again, it's like SM didn't actual want to deal with any of the vampire stuff and just kind of swept it under the rug with Bella being "uncomfortable" with their hunting habits. Either a) deal with it! Show us Carlisle trying to persuade people, Emmett betting Garrett, Benjamin, Peter and Charlotte that they couldn't do it, an angry exchange when someone comes back with freshly bright red eyes, something!! or b) explain it away with an alternative like donated human blood, everyone agreeing to try the vegetarian thing, not being there long enough that hunting is necessary, etc.

If you're going to make it not matter you might as well go all the way and actually remove the moral quandary entirely. Instead we're in this sort of unsatisfying middle option when get one paragraph acknowledging that's happening but neither the 'good' vampires nor the shifters (!!) do anything about it because everything is justified in the protection of Renesmee and the furtherance of Bella's happily ever after.

Even though earlier in the! same! book! Sam says: "And inflict the menace on others? When blood drinkers cross our land, we destroy them, no matter where they plan to hunt. We protect everyone we can."

(I mean I GUESS they aren't technically crossing Quileute land but still like . . . c'mon.)

It could have been a cool source of conflict in a section of the book that really kind of needed some! Instead of Bella's little subplot with Jenks not going anywhere and fight training for a fight that never happened, we could have had something more than just, "well I don't like that they're killing people but we need them to witness so, meh."

[fortunelowtier]

There's a misconception among the animation community that the reason why people hate Viv is because of her humor/writing style, when in reality those people hate Viv more because she's genuinely just an incredibly egotistical person who harasses those who disagree with her and has so for several years

Viv is a person who has *several* documented cases of workplace harassment in various forms (crunching, underpaying employees, etc). And every time it's brought to attention, it's swept under the rug soon after, and that's what upsets people

People don't have Viv because her writing style is """cringe""", so fucking what if it is, that has nothing to do with it. People hate Viv because they're rightfully upset that the person who has spent the past 4 years fucking people over is the one who gets a show on Prime it's not jealousy, it's a feeling of injustice

and because I know people are gonna bring up the """corporate mindset""" and how "you gotta step on a few toes to get to the top of the ladder" and all that bullshit but like I don't think those people understand the irony of an *indie* creator developing a corpo mindset. Like how telling is it of Viv's character that the *moment* the HH pilot started gaining traction was the moment her notorious ego started to appear and she started becoming the thing that indie creators hate the most, a shitty boss.

[theoddest1]

with how the fans and even viv being VERY excited with the “visuals” of poison it’s was very clear that the intended purpose of having those scenes was for porn. Why else would viv be excited for SA scenes and make a cum joke? Not dismissing any SA survivors that felt seen or represented through Angel. I think the bar scene where Angel has a breakdown is good I just hate how they kinda swept everything he said under the rug for a musical, with the episode ending on a happy note and were told not shown that he gets better.

That’s why people kept bringing up moral Orel, silent hill 2 and tuca and Bertie as good SA rep because the abuse is NEVER shown were told or it’s heavily implied it was the aftermath that was shown, nurse bendy is hyper sexual in public but she secretly hates, is lonely and regresses into a little girl playing family with stuffed animals when she’s in her safe space. Angela is depressed/suicidal her only hope is to find her mother so things can get better but she never finds her mom and it’s implied Angela dies, Tuca and struggled with her sexuality and sexual trauma even feels ashamed about having intrusive fantasies of her abuser and thinks that after being SA’d but she is complete control of those situations and it’s her way o healing and even if she wasn’t SA’d she’d still be into those fantasies. It’s too early to say anything about Angel character it might change in season 2 and actually talk more about his trauma especially since the vees are gonna be more prominent (which I call bs because they said the exact same thing about Adam and he didn’t do shit, he only showed up in 3 episodes and he was so underwhelming plus he was the 2nd most powerful being in the show, idk what vox and Val are gonna bring to the table expect be stupid wannabe “mean girls”, plus lute is still around and she is by more powerful and interesing villain) but we have to wait and see, right now I’m indifferent to Angel he’s not a bad character but he’s not the best, sir pentious and nifty outshined him and everybody else, they were the best characters, and they were just joke characters

Viv is very, very obvious with what she seeks involving Angel Dust's character arc. She sees it as an opportunity to recreate a similar situation to Raph's animatic, a 3rd person view surrounding Angel's dilemma rather than Vox's. It's paraded around as though it's a tragic "Love Song" but there is no proper or meaningful way to convey the tragedy surrounding it all. It's an elaborate kink video for those who indulge those sorts of subjects. As you've mentioned, some other known media have handled the topic with much care and didn'tshow it, but this time around, this could have been a great time to make useful imagery to show just how awful the entire situation is. But we don't get that. All of it is glamorized in a pop song with neon lights and no subversion of one's expectations. The only time we are shown any blunt and saddening imagery is when Angel is passed around in bindage gear. The colors change and turn red, and we are faced with a strikingly blunt reality of the situation, but we then see Angel dancing in front of his situation, whiplash of the seriousness pertaining to it all. And while the pacing is better in this episode than most, it's still FAST.

So on top of everything we have a rushed pop song that's supposed to engage the audience in a mindset regarding SA to further think and discuss but it only aided in fueling kink culture and no one has had any strong meaningful discussions when it is about that entire sequence but the kinks sure are THRIVING! Imo, the fact that this side of the community got more outta this than those who love to discuss stories reflects on how unserious and sexual Viv saw it to be, and THAT is what makes Viv's shit representation bad. The remix only solidifies what I had assumed this entire song to sound like. It fails to be commentary, only fuel for a kink someone has, and NEARLY EVERYONE in the community is letting it slide cause of that.

[creaturefeaster]

Any tips on raising animals, specifically dogs? Just had a puppy today and named it after Frigus lol.

Long paragraphs below, hiding under a readmore. Also I absolutely love that. There's a real freakin' Frigus out there..... wow...

There's a lot of common sense things you could probably easily find online, but something that I think is always very swept under the rug is pure consistency. That goes with any animal. An animal is not going to be able to learn to be comfortable around you, if it doesn't know what to expect.

If you are tipping your toes around trying to avoid scaring a flighty dog all the time, you best be prepared to do that the entire time you own them because that is what they will learn to work with. Otherwise when you try acting normally, it will confuse and stress them out. If you just behave as you will from the start, not compromising your way of life for the sake of your pet, they will adapt and be happier for it, understanding you at your most you, knowing what to expect.

I grew up around a lot of dogs, big and small. Cats too. My first real pets I raised myself were chickens, ducks, and geese. I have a rescue dog now too. Chickens become very flighty of you and any other human if you don't hang around them enough, touch them, hand feed them. Bother them all their life, they get used to it and sometimes even learn to love it. At the very least they grow up to tolerate it enough for me to be able to look at them when they are hurt. They know what to expect from me, after all.

My geese become agitated around other people, because those people (understandably!) clam up and act awkwardly. They change and stiffen their body language. If there is anything I've learned from my geese it'd be to never waver. Don't aggress, of course, but a lot of animals in the pet world have different levels of "how much can I get away with?". Geese have very high levels, and the second you let them know they've scared you, they take fullll advantage of that. They like to have fun bothering things if they can get away with it. So being consistent in your body language is key. And I'm not going to work around the lot constantly being stiff. I'm going to walk like me, and they understand that because I've never done anything different.

Dogs, for instance, may see you giving into their stubbornness every now and then-- they are sitting down when you don't walk they way they want to walk, so you end up going they way they want, for instance-- and double down each time you try to correct this behavior. If they know they've gotten away with it in the past, they will probably be able to get away with it again. It can be awkward, or boring, but if you're consistent about not giving in (or at least not rewarding them in any way if you can't get them to behave), they won't know that the probability exists to begin with.

Other than that... respect boundaries. Learn their body language in turn. A lot of sites will tell you what to look for in dogs in terms of fear, stress, early aggression, body tension, whatever. They're good starter points, but every dog is different. Every animal is different. Some are easier to read than others, and some tolerate things better than others. Some have different histories and backgrounds and past experiences that shape their reactions. You have a puppy so hopefully this part won't apply to you. But some dogs, they'll show those whites under their eyes even if they aren't stressed. Some dogs are growly but they don't mean it in an aggressive way. Like I said, it can be hard to correctly read some dogs until you get to know them.

Always familiarize and reinforce handling them-- if you want your dog to like pets as an adult, of course you always reinforce petting as a puppy! That mindset goes for everything you want your dog to tolerate you doing in the future, but sometimes dogs also just don't like certain things, and if your dog ends up hating their paws played with no matter how much you've tried, you shouldn't do it more than necessary if you can tell it stresses them out. Or you try and make it fun, which can work (as long as you're consistent, which is basically the theme of this ask at this point)... but it still might not always help. Depends on their temperment. It's good to try offering treats and other fun stuff while enforcing behaviors that are a little scary or stressful for a dog, to see if it helps. But if it doesnt, just learn to respect them if you can't buy their tolerance, lol.

And also if your puppy is a purebreed of anything, I hope you read up on their energy levels and temperments and proper coat care and the like, and that you're prepared to match those needs. It's too sad seeing people get border collies or other high energy dogs, but they live in an apartment or they never give them anything to occupy themselves with. It's sad to see very busy people getting breeds that thrive best in human company. Sad to see dogs with high maintenance coats being neglected the amount of time and care they need.

Okay okay okay very wordy I'll end it here, but those are just things I always wish more pet owners practiced and considered. 🪿🖤

[guiltycorp]

mmm im sort of glad they released arcane survivor jayce skin voicelines in league before act 3 drops because my expectations for it were rising a bit too much lmao... before it i almost convinced myself that yeah, viktor's character arc will lead him to manipulate jayce into transferring his soul to a new mechanical body + focus on a new strategy for 'healing' societal issues that isn't 100% evil and bad (while still having its drawbacks re: will and consent) and fighting noxians would place the zaun side in a better position to bargain with piltover for equal rights and a stop to exploitation (with an open ending sure but still), or even a straightforward revolution with zaun getting its independence through a violent protest that piltover wouldn't be able to curb due to being stretched too thin

but uhm.... all of this looks kinda... sigh

i really doubt they'll have the time in the remaining 3 episodes to develop both his and Viktor's motivations to fit those new ideas, feels like more of the same 'it all happened off-screen, trust that it makes sense' journey saying that Viktor is 'still worth saving' feels especially yucky all things considered, like pls stop trying to save that man and let him act and choose for himself for once in this season maybe? never thought i'd miss the times when Viktor was doing unsafe experiments, getting illegal drugs from evil mentors and accidentally fridging random female assistants, but mmm that sure didn't get a proper continuation for him did it... just like with Caitlyn, or even Mel or Jinx, we just can't seem to get a proper development for the obviously Questionable things the characters choose to do, it's all kind of swept under the rug or cancelled out by magic interference i guess, or they changed their mind off-screen so it's fine now now that i think about it, Jayce is the only one who was allowed to somewhat grow and change organically, and yet this arcane adventure of his might end up ruining even that... well maybe Vi too but she didn't have a concrete focus this season, just more of the same 'should i reconnect with my sister/father or kill them off for good' and lesbian angst (if she still goes back to enforcers after this i just... fml) did Ambessa's warmongering get the best of her or was she cornered by the Black Rose shenanigans with no better way out? did Isha have any purpose aside from giving us false hope that Jinx will get better and have a happy ending? will Mel have any relevance aside from the new magical one and managing her own mother? does Viktor want to 'supersede nature' and get rid of human error element now because of his own character journey or because that's just what Hexcore is leading him to do?... will Caitlyn show that she still doesn't get why Zaun is the way it is or will she also go 'yeahhh i made some mistakes, but now we fight a common enemy yay, and i'll be a bit less strict in the future without making any meaningful changes to the status quo... it was all them foreigners fault' it's just all so... aghhh

and yep now i am expecting that the piltover/zaun conflict is overrr because they have to come together to fight Ambessa and whatever is going wrong with the magic, sighhh social conflict plotlines are a little too spicy for our animated league adaptation i guess... ...this is the only voiceline implication i like and even then i can't help but imagine Viktor the damsel in distress begging Jayce to fix the mistakes they both did instead of like, participating in that himself

bonus points if that promise won't even be to Viktor fghgfhgf

[arc852]

 I don’t know how to start this one. Also, four rambles?? I’m happy you actually like these silly little things it makes my heart implode. 

 First off, I was wrong, totally thought it was Scar, but then I read ‘red sweater’ and immediately knew it was Tango. 

 Also, a piece of my first little ramble was right? Jimmy is a tad bit desensitized to the whole ‘humans are big, and have hands’ fiasco, if the getting picked up scene with Jimmy all confused and Tango actually freaking out has anything to say about that.

 Plus, Grian and Joel just dumping all their friends to hang out with Jimmy?? Joel was not having it when Tango knocked on their door, and I liked the added note of “They weren’t expecting to see him”. I find that hilarious. 

 Moving onto a less fluffy note, Joel seems to be a little more mean to Jimmy? Not in a super bad way, just how he didn’t want anyone else to know about Jimmy, even if he’s just worried about his safety. Same with ‘First Meetings’ too. Grian at least tried to coax him out, even if he was treating him like an animal of sorts. Joel, on the other hand, just moved the bed and grabbed him. He even notes how fast his heartbeat is, but even after Grian briefly mentions that means he’s scared, Joel doesn’t really do anything. Despite being in Joel’s hands, Grian is the one to attempt to get him to calm down, even if he didn’t try that hard. When Joel does try to calm Jimmy down, he’s just repeating words that Grian had said earlier. Then, y’know, he interrogates the little guy. He’s changed, obviously, he’s not mean like that anymore, but he’s still a lot less considerate than Grian is, which I guess is a very Joel thing to do. 

 The protectiveness of the two of them at least gives us a good insight to see just how much they [Grian and Joel] actually care about Jimmy though. ‘More Than Just A Drunken Dream’ made me think a lot more about Grian and Joel than the new human and Jimmy, surprisingly. 

 Not much to answer with this one, I answered half of my questions just by talking to myself long enough, so I apologize for that. I like your au, though, it gives my briancells something to think about. :]

Another one!

Yeah, Jimmy is fairly desensitized to it, you were right about that. Being with Grian and Joel has really made him okay with being handled, it's now more so who is handling him that he's really worried about. Once he realized Tango was good, he didn't really see a problem with being held by him.

And yeah...Grian and Joel have sort of just ditched all of their friends. They still hang out with them when they see them in class but they've pretty much stopped accepting invites to hang out afterwards because they don't want to leave Jimmy alone too long. It's, well...Like Jimmy said, he really isn't happy that they have forgone their human friends for him.

I think Joel is a bit more mean to Jimmy, at least in the beginning, just like you said! But also like you said, not really in a bad way. In First Meetings, he's more focused on his own curiosity, so he comes off a bit more off-putting, especially to Jimmy. Grian is a lot better at noticing things and so, while he also kind of swept Jimmy's fear under the rug at the start, he was at least trying a bit more. In Not Just a Drunken Dream, I would say Joel is being more overprotective and maybe even a bit possesive and that comes off him in a mean sort of way. He is very Joel and Joel loves to tease and be a bit mean but that is how he shows his love.

I think it's really interesting how you took so much from Not Just a Drunken Dream about Grian and Joel. That really wasn't my intention when I wrote it but I'm happy about it! You did notice a lot when it came to how I characterize Grian and Joel and I love that you did!

I always enjoy reading these, they make my day! Thank you!

[accirax]

initial thoughts on DCAS episode 20

^ reminder for everyone that this applies to these initial thoughts as well! it was quite the surprising sight to have pop up at the beginning of the episode, though.

... what is Emily's motivation to kill Trevor here, exactly? i guess she took a page out of Riya's book when it comes to pushing gays off of cliffs.

yayyyyyyy, they're finally getting along! :D

does framing people for theft and twisting their already broken ankles count as "working"?

i guess we do know from Aiden in Season 2 that Tom and Jake were the most popular players. it makes sense (especially given the grandparent context Ally goes into), but it was still quite surprising.

i really hope that Tom and Jake talk this out at some point, whether in the finale finale or in the tomjake miniseries, because the truth of the situation is that Tom's absence from Jake's life was contributing to his misery, which was apparently much greater than anyone expected. i know that Tom never intended it to be that way, but i'm also sure that his fooling around with lying about having a boyfriend wasn't doing Jake any favors. i just want to make sure that the inadvertent hurt that Tom caused Jake doesn't get swept under the rug.

haha, it's puns in visual storytelling :)

this is understandable. Riya can and will use your backstory against you.

.......................................sigh

this might sound like an odd critique given how much people love to dunk on DC's writing (especially in All Stars), but i actually think that the ONC writers don't have enough faith in themselves. i mean that in the sense that, across the season, they set up really compelling plotlines and rivalries between both Jake/Ally and Connor/Riya that people will naturally want to see fulfilled.

for Ally and Jake, just being here and being forced to work together after everything they've been through is already enough, especially when Connor's hopes are stacked on top of it as well. we're in it with the characters for the ride. so, we don't need more bits of fake drama, like Jake being petty and shocking Ally out of nowhere last episode, or Ally reacting stupidly to Riya's obvious lie, to keep up invested. we don't need a huge last-minute spectacle to feel like Ally and Jake working together is a big deal, because they've been subtly and slowly convincing us of that through the entire season. instead, diverting from the steady characterization to inject needless drama in is just going to convince everyone that nothing matters.

i don't know if this could be a miscalculated flaw from trying to account for the fact that any viewer could hop in at any time on youtube, or appealing to the youtube/tiktok algorithm, or an internal, insecure standard to insert drama into the show at any cost, but i hope that the writers realize how good they are at using heartfelt scenes to build up character dynamics across entire seasons and stop breaking character for silly plot twists in season 4. i have a lot of faith in the writers. i hope they can find that faith in themselves.

y'know, everyone keeps saying that...

OOH THE MOTION BLUR??? POP OFF ONC ANIMATION TEAM I SEE YOU

the "Ally, you're going there!" sign was so fucking funny

that's not very "i'll never work with or trust Riya again" of you, Grett

i literally said before Riya struck her pose, "i hope that Riya does the 'aren't you gay?' pose when it's her turn" and then she did! it's her signature move for a reason ;D

this is, like, the exact same spot and pose as when Trevor initially found Derek and Kristal kissing. i wonder if that was intentional. also, the Gay Thoughts Montage(tm) was really funny.

why would you do it like that? hasn't Trevor suffered enough...? (/j)

@venus-is-thinking pointed out the hilarity of Jake being the one to say this, as he's one of the two contestants who actually has been in the mines before. i guess it just goes to show how disorienting the bags were.

get his ass!!!

i KNEW Ally was going to make a minecraft reference as soon as Kristal explained the challenge. miiiiiiiiiiiiine diiiiiiiiiiamoooooooonds...

way to keep your eyes on the prize, queen.

we love money laundering!! (i think that's close enough to what money laundering is? also i'm joking, obviously.)

again, what is Emily's motivation here? i know it's technically "get the show canceled to embarass Kristal," but she really believes in that so strongly as to put the lives of six innocents-- including an eight year old-- at risk to do so? idk, i feel like Emily's character fell off the realm of reality into supervillain status. it's sad :(

boy, i sure am glad that we witness Riya and Yul pick up 10 gems in this scene! (/s /j)

very brave, Jake. i feel like this parallels something in s1, although i can't remember what. maybe it's just Alec protecting Fiore? that doesn't seem particularly relevant, unless Jake is also auditioning to be her dad.

James: wait... does that mean Jake and Ally are going to fall madly in love with each other? #rivalstolovers.

they look like paleontological fossils in there. the fuck happened to them?

somebody, quick, give them a miniseries! this is too good of a poster opportunity to pass up!

you have to make sure you strike a slay pose, even as you're dying.

props to the trailer for making it look like Ally was the one who sent the rocks to James' face instead of Riya. that was a fun setup and subversion of expectations!

see, Riya can and will use your backstory against you! i was kind of expecting her to do this to Jake, too, given the setup from earlier in the episode. i guess they might be saving that for the finale proper, though.

(check out the reblog for my thoughts on the ending, i ran out of images)

[sweetchcolate]

Oh boy, where do I start? I'll go with the negatives first I guess? Get those feelings out of the way at least.

One of the things that bother me about this finale is the way it tried to resolve both overarching arcs (the holy beginnings festival sculpture crafting and the Rafael plot), but didn't give the latter enough respect or gravity: the second Anne and Shall return to the workshop, they act as if they haven't just spent 3 weeks as prisoners to someone who could kill them at any moment (and who almost suceeded on the very last day). Their entire experience gets swept under the rug to leave more screentime for Anne to gush about the sugar sculptures and get ready for the festival.

Which... in a way, it is in character for Anne to care about sugar crafting more than anything (to the detriment of her own health or safety: see the duke of Philax arc). But at the same time, I genuinely think the anime could have cut back on a scene or two (like Anne and Elliot asking the church official to move the sculptures in early) to have Anne and Shall reflect on everything that happened and decompress.

[This scene kinda happens later on, when Anne is finalising the biggest sugar sculpture in the church, but it's more oriented towards the future (what Shall wants to do now that he knows he's a fairy king candidate, Anne wanting Shall to be happy and Shall wanting her to be happy) rather than what happened for the last 3 episodes]

Because of that, as much as I enjoyed the moments where everyone at the workshop gets to finally witness the fruits of their hard work and have fun at the festival, there was something... lackluster about the very last scene between Anne, Shall, and Mythril. It felt like a repeat of cour 2 episode 4's ending (or even cour 1 episode 4, the first royal fair), where Shall mentions his desire to follow Anne wherever she goes, despite everything that happened since then. You could have skipped the entire Rafael arc mess and you wouldn't know it from the way Shall and Anne acted.

Where's the growth? What's new in their dynamic that adds to this scene (compared to after the first royal fair or compared to when Anne returns Shall his wing in the second cour)?

tldr; to me, Rafael's kidnapping was treated more like an inconvenience or a 3 episode hiatus from the Paige workshop, and its consequences weren't really adressed nor felt (other than Rafael's 'humans and fairies can't live together' shtick affecting Anne and Shall).

The other gripe I have with episode 12 is that conversation Shall and Anne have near the end, when Anne is putting the finishing touches on the sculptures.

Their whole conversation is clearly marked by Rafael's poisonous words that fairies and humans cannot be together: Shall mentions that he wants to devote himself to Anne's happiness forever (even if that might mean she'll get married to a human and thus distance herself from him), and while Anne is happy at the sentiment, she also doesn't want to be a burden and prevent Shall from chasing after his own happiness. They both have each other's best interest in mind, both want the other happy, but do not realise that they've already reached this happiness by being with each other.

If I were reading the same scene in the LN, I wouldn't mind the angst because I know there will be more volumes to address that plotpoint. But the anime doesn't have this luxury, even more so since this is a finale (with no other seasons in the work so far), so why picture the last moments of their relationship in such a heartbreaking way? Why not have them each think 'I know it's better if the other stayed with their respective species, but for now, I'll cherish the time we have together' or something to that extent, thus showing both their doubts, but also their desire to enjoy the present moment and ending things on a bitter, but sweet, note?

tldr: overall, while this was a really good episode, it didn't live up to the expectations of concluding two major arcs in a satisfying way. One of the arcs's consequences were not given enough weight, and Shall's and Anne's relationship ended on this weird note where it's clear they're set for future angst, yet the anime finale doesn't have the room to resolve this.

[terriluvss]

Growth, and Trauma in Fairytail

I love fairytail with all of my heart unfortunately it’s my special interest so I’ve overanalysed the hell out of this series and one thing I have noticed with mashima’s writing is the way characters process their trauma. (This post will contain anime spoilers) ALSO TRIGGER WARNING FOR S AND VIOLENCE

Aka, non-existent. For the most part at least. However there are some exceptions to this like with Gray. With characters like Gray, it’s very clear to see why and how he copes with traumatic events take what happened to Ur as example. Gray believes Ur’s death was his own fault (my guess is probably because he was the one who brought up the deliora situation to her causing her to come to rescue him but as a result having to nope out if life), as a result he believes he doesn’t deserve to live as it ‘should’ve been him’. His actions show this as early as Galuna island arc with our boy using iced shell against Lyon. And multiple other times, he always tries to dish out that spell as a sacrifice because he believes his life is worth nothing more.

This is proof that mashima can and does write trauma well sometimes however his writing can also pale in comparison like with the death of igneel. Specially in the Alvarez arc. Natsu was absolutely traumatised by what had happened and we can see this with him running off for a year with happy. He needed his alone time and yet once he returns its as if nothing had happened, he’s his same old smiley silly self. If you told me to look for the differences in natsu’s character between the first episode and the final season, I would have a very very hard time. There was no growth to his character apart from getting ‘stronger’, we don’t get to see how he comes to terms with the fact his one life goal is void or how he deals with the aftermath of tartaros. Afterwards he is back to his smiley goofy self again like nothing ever happened. There’s no signs at all of Natsu even being affected by it apart from getting stronger. His one life goal is now six feet under ground and he has no visible signs of being depressed over that. He’s capable of smiling, being happy, and his usual self. Even during alvarez arc he’s just as fearless and unchanged as ever. During the alvarez arc Natsu had come face to face with this killer once again and instead of showing any signs of fear at all he looks acnologia in the eyes and takes him head on as if he were a weaker oponent or something.

Realistically acnologia should have terrified natsu. Just like how natsu had been afraid of gildarts seeing his raw power, and acnologia is ten times stronger than gildarrs. Especially considering that dragon had KILLED natsu’s dad. Ripping him in half right in front of him, someone Natsu probably viewed as the strongest and indestructible torn apart just like paper. I understand everyone processes trauma differently but we’ve SEEN first hand Natsu showing fear to stronger opponents like Gildarts. So why is it that all of a sudden when Natsu is faced with acnologia in person once more there is no signs of fear, no memories of the trauma, no nothing rather this cookie cutter hero moment again. Where he takes aconologia on as if he were a weaker foe, even laughing to himself and making witty remarks. We’ve seen at the face of truly terrifying power Natsu shrivels up into a stuttering sweating mess. So it doesn’t make any sense that he feels nothing seeing acnologia again. Saying he did the healing during the one year time skip through tartaros doesn’t even make sense because he challenged gildarts to a fight during the manga and you can see him shrivel up in fear unable to speak once more as soon as gildarts destroys a mountain to save him.

Natsu can feel fear. Yet why not with acnologia? Someone who should have traumatised him.

This happens so many times throughout the series. Trauma being swept under the rug like its just another tuesday. I dont get why he can write trauma fine with Gray, but when it comes to people like Lucy or Natsu suddenly its void.

I just wish the characters in this series were given more growth but time and time again it feels like im watching the same characters from episode one over and over again.

But anyway that’s just my two cents on fairytails writing of trauma. This is my first real post on tumblr so it’s probably dogwater, but yeah im open to hearing other peoples thoughts on this and thank you for reading this low effort post.

[mynameisemma]

I've been brainrotting about Sonya again (very shocking I know) and I decided to write down my thoughts to get rid of the worms in my head.

I think after 4+ years of hyperfixation I'm able to articulate my feelings on Sonya's ending better. I used to think what I felt was pity for her but now I understand it's actually frustration. I'm not mad Sonya didn't marry Nikolai (and given his occasional emotional coldness with the supposed "love of his life" I don't even want to know how he'd treat the woman he never really loved or appreciated) or Dolokhov or anyone. It's the fact that her mistreatment and emotional abuse by the Rostovs (which isn't even subtext you know; it's explicitly said that Sonya's obsession with sacrifices as the way to show her personal worth stems from her position in the Rostovs' household) given no sympathy narratively that makes me mad; it's the fact that Sonya is constantly compared to a pet animal (domestic cat) that makes me mad; it's the fact that Natasha calls her a sterile flower, a useless person in fact, and refuses her the right to feel things as deep and intense as Natasha herself or Marya would, despite the significant role Sonya played in paving these women's road to happiness, that makes me mad.

Yes, I'm aware Sonya's journey in the novel has its own messages and intentions but in my opinion they come across as this typical "if you're homeless just buy a house UwU" privileged view because a) the narrative, again, refuses to treat the fact how much Sonya's background of living in dependency on the people that have been neglecting her for the most part of her life shapes and maims her personality with any nuance and care (unlike Marya's story of abuse was treated) b) the things the narrative "accuses" and "punishes" her for are extremely dumb and hypocritical.

Like how the narrative implies that she's incapable of feeling emotions (or "poetic feelings" if you will) but earlier in the novel we see her overwhelmed with joy, happiness and even pride and it happens when Sonya doesn't think obsessively about the ways to show her gratitude to the Rostovs or actually receives some recognition from the person she loves. How shocking! (no, it's not).

Or how Natasha says Sonya lacks selfishness but the only time she is selfish and hurt and bitter she's punished for not being able to make genuine sacrifice and still hoping/wanting to be with the person she loves.

And what makes me want to rip my hair off is how Sonya strived for the whole novel to be recognised and seen, her character, her very core is about love, her story is about unrequited love. It's not knocking at the close door but throwing yourself against the wall — here I am, please, see me, notice me, I love you, I love you, I love you, I'm worthy of your love — and it's not her failure to win the love of the people she loves that is tragic and infuriating (Sonya refuses to accept this simple and yet painful truth that you can never be "enough" for people that don't love you, little does she know about unconditional love) but the way her silent misery is swept under the rug in-between this family utopia Tolstoy tries to create.

Because we aren't supposed to think too much about domestic cat's thoughts or feelings

[tamelee]

I think a lot of sakura hate is undeserved. Like ik she's said and done some things that were out of pocket, but then again so did almost everyone else and no one else gets scrutinized as much as her. I don't even like her and her fans are incredibly annoying, but I feel this much is true. I think she'd still be one of the most hated characters in all of anime if her undeserved hate went away, so it doesn't really make much of a difference. I feel like her hate is kinda like sasuke's, sometimes it feels like he gets hated on just for being sasuke bc ik some things he's done would've been swept under the rug if another, more popular character did it (eg when he killed some samurai) for sakura, there are lots of incel fanart memes dudebros made to make fun of her, so it seems like they hate her for just being a woman who rejected a loser man and likes a better man. It's no wonder her fans are so annoying, that's what happens when your fave character gets undeserved constant hate. My fave is sasuke and sometimes even I wanna do some petty annoying shit just to piss his haters off too lol. Also since she's a woman, there's definitely some misogyny at play when her character is being analyzed by men. Or even women with internalized misogyny. It's stupid to deny that, misogyny is the most normalized oppression everywhere. So many ppl don't even realize they're being misogynistic, that's how normal it is. Sure it's not always the case but ignoring it is just being dumb. Her fans using the misogyny card to actual genuine criticism is definitely stupid though. Like it's possible to not like a woman and not be misogynistic ofc. Also when they use that when sns fans ship sasuke with naruto instead of sakura, that's even dumber 😂 how is not shipping a woman with a man and instead shipping him with another man misogynistic in any way lol. But yeah, I'm definitely not on her fans side, or even a fan of her myself, but I can still acknowledge this

+ 2 Asks - long post:

When talking about critiquing characters and analyzing stories, it doesn't really matter who's doing the talking – whether they're fans, critics, or just people who love or don't love a particular show or character. We can't always figure out why (especially anonymous) people feel the way they do and how do we even discern the motivation or background of those who do so? —whether they're misogynistic, incels, dudebros, fans, or critics of whatever other stories, among other factors. In fact, in this case it’s pretty irrelevant? Or only relevant here because you brought it up.

Nevertheless, that doesn’t take away the fact that a significant portion of the 'Naruto' audience finds Sakura's character unlikable. She consistently is found at the center of conversations about the most disliked Anime characters. This is ultimately a reflection of storytelling, rather than solely an audience reaction. And that leads to a broader discussion about Kishimoto’s writing where many blame his lack of skill in writing when it comes to the portrayal of female characters. (Opinions may vary, so does mine.) Dismissing criticism by categorizing critics as incels or misogynists is oversimplifying it tbh because of course they harbor specific biases against a character like Sakura which in itself isn’t fair and would definitely make it ‘undeserved’. (I really wouldn’t use that term for a fictional character unless we talk about the story itself tbh.) You yourself say “not always the case...” So that doesn't mean Kishimoto's portrayal of Sakura or any other character, and the genuine criticism she receives for universally disliked traits, is any less valid. Many perceive her as selfish, and Kishimoto himself has used that specific term (and even worse) to describe her. So, you can’t deny that this foundation of her character exists. Her decisions and behavior make sense even if people preferred to see it differently. 

Though, when analyzing, it is important to keep the Shinobi world in mind, and only our own as reference. And that’s exactly why the hatred Sasuke gets is not the same.... :

The amount of hate/criticism has nothing to do with a comparison though. Sakura's actions are often deliberately misunderstood, twisted to fit certain narratives that are in her favor and even exaggerated to counteract the hate like the first ask said. On the other hand, Sasuke is generally misunderstood and is hated for it. Often not getting even a tiny bit of compassion because some people struggle to see beyond his exterior and just ride the Naruto-verse’s moral/value waves from the narrative. Where the entire point was that those ideals needed change. 

SAVE HIM!? Why is it always so actively ignored that Sakura tried to kill Sasuke twice but him defending himself or fighting back is ‘so incredibly evil’? This ‘resolve’ of hers becomes even more significant to Kishimoto’s message when we consider that she intentionally represents the same ideals that led to the genocide and with that- agreed to eliminate him without attempting to understand him even once. Repeating history in the meantime where, again, that change is necessary. And you start with trying to understand the other, something Naruto had to learn too and actively had to find that answer by himself. Never once did she actually listen to Sasuke when he tried to open up and instead twisted the few words he got out to make it about herself. Not only disregarding his (and Naruto’s) trauma but shitting on it, thinking he, of ALL people, would feel happy with her abandoning her family and friends for him and comparing her feeling lonely without Sasuke to his entire clan being murdered what forced him to grow up alone. I mean, hello? Kishimoto was saying something very loudly there and it’s nothing positive about Sakura and that certainly has nothing to do with a lack of writing skills, the opposite actually. Even if she was briefly a teammate, she rightfully became irrelevant to him, and her decision to get rid of the (in her and the world's eyes) “criminal” was entirely for her own sake because she couldn't bear to see her crush behave like one and deal with her irrelevance.  

She rejected everything Sasuke wanted, needed, and desired, including his central 'why' in the story. She reduced him to a moody handsome boiii with no goals of his own, one she neither could nor wanted to understand. She tried to insert herself into his goals without him giving her any reason to, and when unsuccessful, she wanted to discard them altogether thinking he was ‘too far gone’. Like Sasuke as a person as a whole was her ‘burden’ to bear simply because she wanted to be somewhat relevant. Even Kakashi said it :/ although he thought she did it all out of the kindness of her heart. (Ffs, Kakashi I like you, but no.) Now, please consider EVERYTHING and then think again why Sakura thought of Sasuke as a burden or why she felt burdened by him while lying about her trust in him to Sai? 👀

The importance of Sasuke having a goal is immense because he grapples with survivor's guilt. A goal provides a reason to keep going, a way to carry the pain and blame he places on himself. It allows him to be strategic and have a plan, which is the only source of hope that things may eventually improve. He rejected what Naruto stood for because he found it distracting and hard to trust at that point. OF COURSE he fought so fucking hard against it. No matter his feelings for Naruto, relying solely on effort like Naruto wasn't something he could do. Especially considering how his beloved brother had betrayed him in the worst possible way.

Now, here's a question for you: why would Sakura need to receive compassion or 'deserve' it when, as a character, she rarely demonstrated it herself, especially when it comes to the person she claims to like so much? And if anyone thinks that was out of love in any way, which it wasn't, then what does it all mean for Naruto????

If you genuinely believe there was any point in the story Sakura tried to save Sasuke for Sasuke’s sake then I hope you’re able to read the story again and question this very rigorously for yourself. Not just her actions, but what Kishimoto tried to actually show/tell and use them to measure how it stands against the bigger Themes also.  

Lastly: the whole point of needing to kill Naruto was BECAUSE he cared for him lol, read Sasuke's monologue again if it helps. That his bond with Naruto had too much of an impact on Sasuke. His one and only, his most important person/friend, only bond left that kept him from truly being alone, Naruto’s life in itself too much of a threat to his heart even when separated, blabla- should I go on? 🤔      

[bunzeezilla]

Hi.

This is going to be the last post I make before completely discarding this account. I know I haven't been active since a good long while ago and that is cus I've moved to a more mature blog/blogs that fit my interests a bit more then this one. I only come back here to let the people who follow me and are mutuals with me that I will leave this blog unactive, for a few reasons. One of them is just that I'm not as connected to this blog as I use to be the other one is what I'll get into. This information is already on place like youtube and twitter, and somewhat on here. But regardless I still feel the need to talk about it. These are videos that should help explain why I'm not only leaveing hti s blog but also why I'll be taking a small step back from the undertale and undertale au community. [pt1, pt2] I am disgusted that this is a norm here. Because not only do the big top dogs do this kind of shit, but the smaller ones as well. And I won't blame the game or the aus for it, but please can this community get it's act together? There are too many grown adults going around here talking to CHILDREN in the most vile ways. I have been a mod in an utau server and had to deal with adults being disgusting towards me and my friends [all minors at the time]. Why is this so common and why is swept under the rug allowed to keep going? 1 person supposrting these ppl still, is too many, but 50-100+? 100 people who would rather children be prayed upon then even dare go a day without their percious au animations? And I can no longer comfortable saying that I'm apart of this fandom anymore. It sickens me to my core that there are still ppl defending and supporting, Camila, Nyx, Jaki. So I'm leaving this blog and taking a break from the fandom. If you are a minor in this fandom or any, and you see this, please stay safe. If an adult flirts or talks sexual to you, if you can, screenshot, record, tell another adult, report them, block them, get away from them. They are not your friend. They are an adult that does not need to be speaking that way to you. And if they try to guilt you, rather that be with getting their friends/followers to bully you or with taking ur own life, just get you evidence and don't bother contacting them anymore. There are adults and groups of people who can help you and support you and give you more saftey tips. One of those people being a youtuber by the name Lio convoy and the small group he works with. There are other groups like him that you can go to and they can help you file a report or at the very least, make sure that person isn't allowed to show their face on any platform. I feel now but heartache for the victims of this disgusting situation and wish them nothing but peace of mind and justice . And as harsh as it may sound, I hope that Veir, Artty-chan, Camile, Nyx, Jaki, and all the other scum who partook and/or kept quite about this rot and burn. This is absolutly disgusting and I hope that something like this dosen't happen again. Edit!: It's been two years of not being here and while i still stand on that fact that what happened was disgusting and shouldn't have stayed hush-hush for so long, I would like to leave a note that I thin lio is not a person you should put your trust into, in any shape or form.

[dorothydalmati1]

Obscure Animation Subject #99: Clerks: The Animated Series

Disney’s first animated show for adults and the company isn’t very proud of having that title however and just swept this show under the rug. Hell even when the show was brand new it had horrific treatment, in 2000 only two episodes aired and they were months apart AND out of order. Then the remaining four episodes got dumped on Comedy Central on December 14th, sheesh I would say I feel bad for anyone out there who happened to be a fan of this show but it did seem to find their audience on the complete series DVD that was released in 2001, so that’s nice.

Well if you’re a fan of the 1994 film Clerks then I’ll think you’ll enjoy this loose adaptation of it. It’s a very character and dialogue driven show which works because in the grand scheme of things, not too much happens in select episodes, the second episode of the show was a fake-clipshow LOL. The jokes that are told in this series are funny and can be absurd, basically everything I’ve been saying so far is just like the movie but now it’s animated 22 minute stories, and more wild. Oh but I can say something about the animation and music which are pretty good especially for 2000. Looks clean and has great cartoony expressions.

Nobody asked for this series, but we got it anyway. It’s a pretty funny show that lasted a very short amount of time but once you discover it, you won’t forget it for a long time. Smith has announced plans for an animated clerks movie for several years now. Don’t know if the movie will ever see the light of day, but if it ever does get made I’ll definitely watch it. This series, while gaining a cult following, is still quite underrated and I highly recommend seeing it, it’s only six episodes after all!

[tatakaeeren]

hi are there instances where u saw ur gif/s getting reposted? may I ask how do you deal with it?

I frequently see my gif getting reposted, I know it's the gif I made because I repeated extra frames to add an emphasis. Though, I forgot to add a watermark. I know I don't own the rights, but i kinda feel bad seeing some random internet user getting credit for it

Oh anon sadly more than I can count, and it sucks 🙃. Most of the time I reach out to the person and ask them to add the credit or delete the post. 80% of the time they do one or the other. The problem is that sometimes it is not only on Tumblr and that gets more difficult to track or people never answer😥. If the person fails to answer (I give three days) then I report the post 👍.

The other 20% are the ones that fight back and say "You don't own the anime, show, video, etc" but to that, I say, "Yes I do not own the source BUT I DO OWN THIS GIF BECAUSE I MADE IT MYSELF!!! I took the time to cut the clip, open Photoshop, reduce the frames, select the timing, add color, contrasts, lighting, PSD, resize, sharpen, blur, etc... so if it is that simple then take a screenshot or cut the video yourself" We don't own the source but we made the gif ourselves so we own that gif!

I feel terribly bad because gifmaking is not easy, it is not as simple as people think. And we take time and effort to make every single one of them just so another person reposts it and makes notes?!?!? no f*cking way, and the worst part!!! Sometimes they make even more!!! it is so frustrating that people who steal get more views and notes, and people who create and share their talent with others get swept under the rug slowly demotivating them to keep making content.

SO PLEASE IF YOU SEE A GIF WITH WATERMARKS MAKE SURE THE NAME OF THE BLOG IS THE SAME! DO NOT SUPPORT REPOSTERS!!!

[actuallyastingray]

Codename: Kids Next Door/G:KND - Recall Series

Recall

Codename: Kids Next Door was launched onto Cartoon Network in December of 2002, a full year after the original pilot episode was aired. From there, the show would last six years from 2002 until 2008 spanning six seasons plus two additional movies aired to close out the series. Codename: KND marketed itself as a peek into the lives of pre-teen kids and what they got up to in their spare time. In the world of KND, most kids on the planet belong to the Kids Next Door secret society; fighting off the "evils" of adults and older siblings and trying to maintain freedom for kid-kind. All of the operatives were kids under the age of thirteen, as when a kid turned thirteen, they were deemed too old to be a kid anymore and were decommissioned by having all of their memories of the KND removed, effectively forcing them to grow up.

The stars of the show were Sector V, a group of five close knit friends who made up the most successful branch of the KND. The team included leader and British Bond-esque agent Nigel Uno (Numbah One), grease monkey and resident brainiac Hoagie P. Gilligan (Numbah Two), ray of sunshine, animal lover, and champion of all things 'girlie' Kuki Sanban (Numbah Three), lone wolf and tough guy Wallabee Beetles (Numbah Four), and cool-headed weapons expert Abigail "Abby" Lincoln (Numbah Five). Together, they fought against the often hilariously dramatized crimes that adults would impose on children; whether it be forcing them to eat broccoli, visit the dentist, get a bad haircut, or put up with teenage siblings.

While the original series was concluded, hints regarding a sequel series emerged in 2015 in the form of a website (rainbowmonkies.com) followed by a fully voiced animatic video hinting at the sequel series titled Galactic Kids Next Door. This tied into the ending of the original series where Nigel Uno is given the option to become a galactic level operative, fighting crimes on behalf of the KND on a universal scale. The teaser garnered stupendous support from the fanbase overnight, but eight years later there is little to show of the sequel series other than a follow up animatic released later the same year in 2015 in which the creator of Codename: KND, Tom Warburton, announced there were no current plans for the show.

Review

Codename: KND is long considered to be one of the best and most successful show aired on Cartoon Network. Even today, it remains an icon in the memories of anyone who remembers watching it. Behind the "Kids vs. Adults" drama that was the norm for the show C:KND is more of less a metaphor about the joys of being a kid and how it hurts to lose that. Decommissioning, as previously mentioned, was not an uncommon occurrence in the show, and for such a fun exciting cartoon this was a particularly dark topic that was swept under the rug more often than not. For an organization dedicated to preserving kid rights and freedoms from adult tyranny, the KND would effectively make their own worst enemies by stripping children of their fond childhood memories and leaving them to grow up assuming nothing of importance was gaining during childhood. A pretty dark subject that I feel went right over the heads of C:KND's younger audiences. That said, there were several instances in the show that proved the exception to this rule; being that all adults are evil and the enemy, particularly in Operation: Z.E.R.O, where we got to see kids enjoying having parents and a loving family. It was one of those brilliant creations that was entertaining to audiences of all ages because the jokes made different amounts of sense depending on your age group. Personally, I feel it's one of the first media examples where the jokes could be considered too "young" for someone to understand; if you weren't a kid, you just didn't get it.

But enough philosophizing about cartoons, because most people still aren't aware of where the Galactic KND sequel went and why eight years later there is still little word about it. The truth behind this is that Tom Warburton has wanted to create the sequel series for years. He submitted many ideas to the producers at Cartoon Network and help put together both the Rainbow Monkey Website and both animatics. However, the truth behind the second animatic and the post-credits message lies with the first animatic. While Warburton had wanted to post the video on YouTube eventually, it was hacked off the RM website and posted prematurely. This combined with the hidden countdown on the RM website brought many fans to believe that the series was going to be teased or released in 2015. As a result, Warburton had to scramble to put together a second animatic just to have something on hand for the deadline. At the time of the post, G:KND had not seen any interest from Cartoon Network executives about continuing the series. While a reason has never been released, it is possible that the show wasn't popular enough with its target audience, young under thirteen children, and was not seen as being profitable. Personally, I feel this was a lousy excuse seeing as the trailer for G:KND indicated that the sequel series was going to be much darker and more mature in tone than the original (you're going to notice a trend of this in future posts regarding CN shows). A second possibility for the lack of support from CN was that C:KND was difficult to market. Specifically, C:KND was hard to create successful toy sales surrounding the series. While yes, action figures of the main cast would be easy, the main draw of C:KND was the secret agent aspects of the show. Considering most of the gadgets the protagonists used were made up of everyday objects lying around the house, things that a typical kid would use to pretend to be James Bond, it would be very difficult to market these as toys. Additionally, most of these objects were some forms of gun/blaster which is a tricky market to navigate especially for a company targeting underage children. Historically, stations other than Cartoon Network have cancelled shows when the supporting toy sales fail.

The end result is that G:KND was an amazing idea that fell through due to too much premature action on part of the fanbase and Warburton. What seems to me is that after trying and failing to garner support from the CN executives, he turned to the fanbase to show the overwhelming support it had from potential viewers. Of course, being the Cartoon Network we all know and love, this didn't seem to make a difference. Myself included, there are still fans of the show keeping the dream of G:KND alive and hoping for a sequel. However, Cartoon Network has historically disappointed when it comes to "rebooting" franchises. In the end, it's all up to Tom Warburton to take command and save the G:KND from mediocrity.

Rewrite

For the record, this is not a rewrite but a speculation. As of when I post this, there is still very little available concerning plot for the G:KND. Maybe in the future more information will be available, but today is not that day. Also, for the sake of my sanity I will not be including every single KND character in this list. That requires its own webpage to post that much. None the less, Enjoy!

As per the animatic suggests, the G:KND has deemed Earth too infested with adults to be considered salvageable. As with every world that came before Earth, the G:KND seeks to erase all life on Earth with the use of their B.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y cannon to destroy the planet. Before the attack is launched a last-ditch assault from the planet's resident KND branch disables the weapons and steals its sole power source. Earth might be saved from annihilation, but the G:KND has other ways of subduing a planet; invasion. Now, a war is being waged not between kids and adults, but kids against kids.

How would Earth look like during the invasion? I'm torn honestly. I think in keeping with the KND theme of "adults are blind" maybe they just think the local kids are particularly rowdy during summer break. Also don't judge that one kid just because he has antennae and a tail, that's racist. He deserves cookies just like the rest of them.

That said, there will be travel between planets and off world missions aplenty

This rewrite takes place a little over a year after Nigel leaves to join the G:KND

Keeping with the theme of the G:KND animatic, this series will be on the darker side

Sector Z

After the loss of Numbah One, Sector V continued on as usual. While short two members of the squad, they refrained from recruiting new members when no one proved capable enough to stand up to Nigel's or Abby's legacies. An unrealistic expectation perhaps, but Sector V is known for completing unrealistically impossible tasks. When the GKND attempted to destroy Earth with its B.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y cannon, Sector V once again defied the odds by sneaking aboard the enemy BigBrothership to sabotage the main weapon, as well as steal its power source. The Earth might be saved from annihilation, but the GKND simply resorted to launching a full-scale invasion. One of the first targets to be neutralized was the Sector V treehouse. Nevertheless, Sector V soldiers on to prevent crimes against kid-kind, even if the threat now comes from their own organization.

Abigail "Abby" Lincoln/Numbah Five

Once considered one of the best operatives in the KND, life just isn't what it used to be for Numbah Five. After the departure of her friend and leader Nigel, she assumed the reigns of head of Sector V and then head of the KND entirely. Sadly, this position isn't all that cracked up to be. Mere weeks away from her 13th birthday, she has to content with the fact that her glory days in the KND and as the legendary Numbah Five are coming to an end. The stares and whispers she hears behind her back have started to make her realize that maybe her sister Cree was right to go AWOL. How ironic that on the day of her decommissioning, the world almost came to an end at the hands of her former friend. With the KND headquarters in a state of panic, it was a simple matter to slip out and take Sector V right into the heart of enemy territory. Her actions saved the world (for now) but the KND and Sector V are in shambles. Worse is the fact that those individuals responsible claim to be doing these deeds all in the name of the organization she put her childhood on the line for. Abby is many things right now; melancholy, angry, confused, heartbroken, but above all she is a leader and it'll be a hot day in the ice cream shoppe before she lets some radicals tarnish the ideology she fought for. So what if the ideology she fought for was a lie? It sustained her through childhood and then some.

Abby's character in this series should drive home the message that parents aren't all evil and that growing up doesn't mean you can't still be a kid.

Abby has a younger sister as of this series. She is not named but is a driving reason for Abby to keep going.

Wallabee Beetles/Numbah Four

Wallabee Beetles likes to live the dream that everything can continue as normal no matter what. So what if Nigel bailed, Abby is a better leader anyway. So what if Abby is due to be decommissioned soon, he'll replace her as leader no problem. So what if Kuki is moving back to Japan, he never liked her anyway. As far as Numbah Four is concerned, life will continue as usual and nothing can change that, not even an alien invasion. Okay, maybe an alien invasion can change things. Maybe Earth's KND is all but destroyed, the Sector V treehouse is torched, and Nigel is out to destroy them. Maybe if they fail everyone on the planet will die a horrible death. Wallabee thought he could handle all the changes of life, but he's just...well, he's just a kid and kids don't react well to life. If he's going to help stop the GKND, he's going to need to get his 'macho man' back. That might mean getting intimate with somethings a younger Wallabee Beetles would never have dared try, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Wally's character in this series should reflect how kids are afraid of trying new things as they grow up, but changing isn't a bad thing.

Kuki Sanban/Numbah Three

No matter what, Kuki Sanban will always be Sector V's resident ray of sunshine and Rainbow Monkey dolls, or at least that's the impression she tries to cultivate. While not particularly floored by Nigel's initial departure, she would eventually become aware of how the loneliness would affect her team. It wasn't just Nigel leaving that caused it all; Abby being the new reluctant team leader, Wally rejecting the new recruits, and now she's due to be moving back to Japan because of her mom's new job. There are too many frowny faces at Sector V these days and not even her squooshiest Rainbow Monkey dolls can bring the cheer back. Now to top it all off, Earth is being invaded by gross aliens and her team is losing their hope all over again. While she's dedicated to the cause of fighting off the GKND, Kuki is also dedicated to bringing back that spark of hope that kept Sector V alive all those years together.

Kuki's character should be a message about finding your inner child/inner happy place no matter what is going wrong in the world and being able to help others do the same.

A side story would take place on an uncharted planet that is home to living breathing Rainbow Monkeys. They come to believe Kuki is a reincarnation of their heroic queen Chromatica.

Hoagie P. Gilligan/Numbah Two

Out of the entirety of Sector V, Numbah Two was the one who took Nigel's departure the best. After Abby assumed command as Supreme Leader, he took over as head of Sector V and has tried to keep things afloat ever since. He out of all of them knows the KND doctrine better than anyone and knows that, if not for the GKND, Nigel would have bid the KND farewell soon enough. Nevertheless, he soldiered on as Sector V's resident genius until the team was called to action against the oncoming GKND threat. Out of the entire team, Hoagie seems to be the only one holding it together in the face of an alien threat to his home planet, and this is after the realization that Nigel is the one to perpetuate the attack. In the wake of the Sector V treehouse and KND headquarters, Hoagie converted his grandmother's attic into a temporary base of operations until he received a transmission from an intergalactic source. If this group of rebels can be trusted, it means that Sector V just got the second wind it needs.

Hoagie's character arc should focus on determination and faith; both in his teammates and in Nigel. Another factor should be that naivety and childishness is not ignorance.

Teen Ninjas

In the year that has passed since Nigel and Chad departed for the GKND, the Teen Ninjas have been preparing for war. Via carefully planted spies in the GKND, they have been aware of the growing threat the GKND poses to Earth for years. However, they did not expect their top agent Chad to be captured, or for Nigel Uno to accelerate the invasion timeframe so quickly. While Sector V infiltrated the BigBrothership to disable the B.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y cannon, the Teen Ninjas set about freeing their squad mate Chad. Earth's current predicament necessitates an alliance with Sector V for survival, but warring personalities and vendettas between the group might just be the end of them both.

Chad Dickson/Numbah 274

Before Nigel Uno was chosen to become a member of the GKND, Chad Dickson was the first choice for a human GKND recruit. Despite his promising career, by the time he was to become a full member, he had reached the age of 13 and was to be decommissioned. Still, his loyalty and willingness to go the extra mile for Earth's KND gave him a way in, and as part of his first test he nominated his protégé Nigel as his replacement. Still, being an honorary and not full member of the GKND was not a cause for grief; Chad knew the GKND was much more hardcore than his home worlds branch. It was the blatant mistrust and stigma he faced despite his loyalty and years of service that caused him to doubt his place in the GKND and ultimately start leaking information back to his friends in the Teen Ninjas. The final nail in the coffin was how easily Nigel seemed to succumb to the GKND's twisted doctrine, and Nigel ratting him out to the GKND high council. Although his friends in the Teen Ninjas were able to rescue him in time, its still hard for Chad to come to grips with how the life he lived has all been a lie.

Cree Lincoln/Numbah 11

In Chad's absence, Cree was the natural choice to become second in command of the Teen Ninjas. Following the aftermath of Father's scheme in Operation Z.E.R.O, she convinced The Steve to distance the team from any further interaction with adults until further notice. This decision might have been why the Teen Ninjas were spared the brunt of the GKND's initial attack. The Teen Ninjas are reduced to only a token force against an army of invaders. Still, her brash decision to rescue Chad aboard the BigBrothership proved to be more successful than she anticipated. Not only are the Teen Ninjas back together, but it put the team in contact with their galactic counterparts, the Galacteens. This might be the start of a beautiful rebellion, even if she has to tolerate her baby sister.

More of Cree's backstory with the KND is revealed. After Abby was born, she tried to be a good big sister, but her KND missions started to get in the way. Also, her parents were going through a rough patch and were considering divorce. In order to prove her loyalty to the KND, Cree was ordered to ignore family at all costs. This included one mission where she was meant to sabotage her parents date night so that she wouldn't be stuck at home babysitting Abby. Afraid that doing so would force her parents to divorce, Cree ignored orders. She became penalized for her actions repeatedly which is why she hates the KND.

Cree and Abby would slowly reunite over the course of the series, becoming sisters again and resolving to always choose family for the sake of their little sister.

Rachel T. McKenzie/Numbah 362

Less than a year after Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S, Numbah 362 was forced to step down as Supreme Leader after turning 13. Officially, she was decommissioned and sent off to start Middle School the next year. In actuality, she had already been planning in advance to continue her career with the KND. Prior to her retirement, she had been in contact with Maurice in the Teen Ninjas regarding her future. These connections meant she made a clean transition to become an undercover KND agent inside the Teen Ninjas after her retirement. It also put her squarely in the GKND's crosshairs during their attack on Earth. While Rachel never expected her duplicity to last, she didn't expect The Steve to keep her on as such a high ranking agent.

Maurice/Numbah 9

As an undercover KND agent, Maurice was under orders to report back whatever information he could to KND headquarters. He was responsible for intercepting initial communications between the Teen Ninjas and an unknown intergalactic source. Initially believed to be a spy among the GKND, he found this source was a warning from a different source warning about the GKND. While he was able to share this information with fellow spy Rachel, there was little they could do with the timeframe they had been given. Now he is just another fugitive from the GKND's "justice".

The Steve/Numbah 100

Once known as Numbah 100, one of the greatest leaders the KND ever had, The Steve's career with them came to an end at the age of 13. Uniquely, decommissioning was not the end for his legacy, as the process only seems to have intensified his leadership capabilities. As the suave leader of the Teen Ninjas, he's not about to let his team get picked off by a rogue KND force from outer space. Whether as The Steve or as Numbah 100, he's always been the hero of his story and that's not about to change.

The Galacteens

The intergalactic counterparts to the Teen Ninjas, the Galacteens are a mish mash force of teenagers, young adults, and even under 13 children who have come to reject the GKND doctrine. Founders and leaders Numbahs X and Y once led the GKND and remain steadfast in their belief that peace between adults and children can happen. They are the ones who contact and rescue Sector Z and the Teen Ninjas in order to bolster their ranks against the GKND. As part of their operations in the Sol sector, they have transformed Mars' moons into two satellite bases.

Numbah X and Y (pronounced as Numbah Won and Who)

Numbah X and Y hail from a far off world of the Milky Way galaxy. Growing up, they were raised by their single parent, referred to as Mama, who did her best to give her children a happy childhood. Sadly, Mama passed away during their younger years and the two grew up rresolute that other parents could learn to be like Mama and forge an eventual peace between parents and children. Regardless, the two were aware that some parents were also plain evil and formed the GKND in order to bring the fight to evil parents. At the same time, X and Y used the GKND to show recruits that not all adults were evil and that when they would grow up, to end the cycle of violence against parents by becoming good adults. After being ousted from the GKND by its new leader, X and Y began founding the Galacteens in order to continue their mission of peace.

Numbah X, referred to as Sister or Big Sister, uses mystical ring pops to transform followers into candy based magic girls. She and her followers can shape weapons and constructs out of candy and call mystical space dolphins as their mounts.

Numbah Y, referred to as Brother or Big Brother, uses power suits and advanced 2x4x6 weaponry, as do his followers. His highest-ranking followers can also call in Gundam mechs for some serious firepower.

Their names are meant to be plays on solving for x/solving for y

A recurring gag is that neither sibling knows which of them is the older one, and constantly confuse each other for being the oldest. This is why they refer to each other as Big Brother/Big Sister

The siblings would reveal that their species does not age unless it chooses to, explaining why they choose to look like teenagers.

A side episode would have Numbah 4 joining Numbah X for a mission and having to do "girly things". This would be part of his character growth in trying new things. It would be revealed that boys who join Numbah X acquire Saint Seiya armor as opposed to magic girl outfits.

The Teen Ninjas would become a parody of Voltron, each with their own mech suit

Numbah Squared

Numbah Y's second in command. He is freakishly tall and imposing for a teenager and stays in armor the majority of the time, making extra care to keep his helmet on all the time. Despite being a badass soldier and amazing weapons expert, he is extremely shy without his helmet on and worries that people will judge him for liking "girly things" like tea parties and Rainbow Monkeys. He becomes Kuki's best friend as she does not judge him for his appearance without his helmet.

A gag in the series is that he never shows his face. Kuki knows what he looks like but refuses to tell anyone

Numbah Squared is part of Kuki's character development; she helps him come to terms with his hobbies and doesn't judge him for it.

Imaginary Numbah

The self-proclaimed "Zen Mastah Of All Things Candy And Sweet" resides on a planet frequented by Numbah X. She is responsible for gifting the candy rings that transform Numbah X and her followers. She appears to be wise beyond her years, but most of the Galacteens think she's just high on sugar as always. As part of his initiation, she gifts Wally with a Limited-Edition Lollipop as part of his joining Numbah X.

Aleph Numbah

A sentient AI that functions as the caretaker of the Galacteens databases. Unlike his GKND counterpart and younger "brother", Aleph Numbah chose not to delete his Emotion Cortex, allowing him to experience what "growing up" felt like. He frequently works with Hoagie on the Galacteens 2x4x6 technology and has struck up a friendship with the newcomer, especially since Hoagie comforts him with the knowledge that his brother construct might not be as evil as the Galacteens believe him.

Numbah Vine/Lizzie DeVine

Originally a loyal member of the GKND, Numbah Vine was sent to Earth as part of an elite recruitment squad to test Nigel Uno. Assuming the guise of Lizzie DeVine, she was meant to intercept Nigel on missions and create a snafu, forcing him to choose between his own feelings and the KND missions. Despite only pretending to be his girlfriend, Lizzie admits she did develop feelings for Nigel after so many years together and wishes she didn't have to pretend to be a ditzy lovesick woman. After Nigel was summoned by the GKND, Lizzie believed she would finally get a chance to come clean to him, but soon saw how the GKND's ruthless process of breaking in new recruits could destroy even the likes of Nigel Uno. Heartbroken, she chose to betray the GKND multiple times, first to the Teen Ninjas, then Earth's KND, and attempting to contact the Galacteens. For her crimes, she was imprisoned but was set free accidentally by the Teen Ninjas during their rescue of Chad. Lizzie has since found refuge with the Galacteens and seeks only to make the people who hurt Nigel pay.

Lizzie becomes part of Hoagies story, as he convinces her not to give up on Nigel and that he could still like her even if she isn't human

As Numbah Vine, she is revealed to be a plant like alien. She is still technically considered underage because, according to her species, plants age slower than humans

Mama

The mother of Numbah X, Y, and Paradoxical. She was shown to be very kind and caring towards her two oldest while they grew up. Like most adults, it is shown she did not understand why her kids were off "pretending" to fight adults but decided to encourage them and sometimes indirectly aid them anyway. She earned their undying respect when she confronted an unknown enemy of theirs during a mission, lecturing him about disrespecting her children. Her interference allowed Numbahs X and Y to succeed. Sadly, Mama passed away shortly after her third child was born. While Mama does not appear in the series directly, the Galacteens revere her as a paragon of their mission and depict her as a saint. In contrast, the GKND see her as the ultimate enemy, depicting her similar to Grandfather.

The Galactic Kids Next Door

Once designed to create an eventual peace between adults and children, the GKND rapidly shifted gears once the tyrannical Numbah Paradoxical took power. Over the years, the GKND has dropped further and further from its original mission, now coming to see anyone over the age of 13 as the enemy. While their initial plans of destroying Earth with the B.O.O.M.S.D.A.Y cannon failed, the GKND has thousands of fanatical operatives ready to storm the planet and complete their objective the hard way.

Numbah Paradoxical

Supreme Overlord of the GKND, Numbah Paradoxical was the younger brother of Numbahs X and Y. Unlike his siblings, he never knew how kind their Mama really was when she died after his birth. Always jealous of his siblings and their success, Numbah Paradoxical came to believe that she had not died, but simply abandoned the family out of spite. When his siblings formed the GKND, they were aware of how prejudice their younger brother could be and were initially reluctant to grant him membership; an act that haunted him long after he joined the GKND. He turned to spreading rumors behind his siblings' backs, targeting kids who had seen the worst that adult-kind could throw at them. He explained that his species could stop aging altogether if they wanted to, and that his siblings chose to keep aging was proof they would become adults someday. His message began to resonate within the GKND and soon enough he had the strength to overthrow his siblings and take over as Supreme Overlord.

In the time since, the GKND has transformed from a peace seeking organization into a cult-like following. That Numbah Paradoxical cannot age beyond 12 makes him a paragon in his followers' eyes, and he has used his new position to undo all that his siblings created. Out of all his deeds, inventing the decommissioning process to spread fear of aging among his lesser minions is just the start. His crowning achievement is the creation of The Formula; a drink which pauses the drinkers aging process so long as it is taken regularly, shared only with his closest followers. Numbah Paradoxical is both cunning and ruthless with his decisions, knowing exactly what to say to make someone break to his will. He often appears formal and disarmingly charismatic in order better appeal to his subjects. Underneath his carefully constructed facade is a little boy who is still eternally jealous of his older siblings and longs to wipe them from the galaxy so that he may finally stop living in the shadows of their achievements.

Numbah 74.239

Numbah 74.239 has a long history of working as the GKND recruiter. He is known on thousands of planets under the same alias but has managed to keep his true allegiances a secret. Much like with Nigel Uno, his task is to identify potential recruits for the GKND, test them inconspicuously in and out of the field, and finally see them through the initiation process to become GKND loyalists. Unlike Numbah Vine, he has no real concern with the fact that his recruits are effectively brainwashed by an evil organization into becoming cult-like fanatics. In fact, he's completely indifferent to it entirely, only complaining that he wishes more species in the galaxy were like him; unable to age or aged slower.

Numbah 74.239 and Numbah Vine are revealed to be part of the same species

Numbah Infinity

Often paired with Numbah 74.239 on recruiting missions, Numbah Infinity has a similarly long list of successes in his career with the GKND. He is far older than he actually appears, haven used The Formula to remain young. Despite his similarities with Numbah 74.239, he does have his reservations about the initiation process GKND recruits go through. Although he just puts it down to nerves and convinces himself that this is just business as usual, there is a small part of him that remembers things weren't always this bad.

Numbah Infinity is revealed to have been a former supporter of Numbahs X and Y, but was brainwashed after drinking The Formula.

Numbah Nominal

The GKND head of inquisition, Numbah Nominal is responsible for reviewing any and all recruits for signs of treachery or deceit. Ever since Numbah Paradoxical took power, she has the pleasure of expanding her area of operations into judging whether or not recruits need more processing, and constantly screening recruits for lack of commitment to the GKND cause. She initially disapproved of Nigel joining the GKND, as no humans had ever made it through processing in one piece. However, his willingness to launch the invasion has disproved her, something she resents.

If you've watched the animatic, Numbah Nominal is the first female voice that speaks out against Nigel.

Numbah Nominal later joins Nigel as part of a squad of GKND soldiers to combat Sector V. She is a dark parallel of Abby; being obsessed with destroying all things adult and hating anything that would ruin her childhood.

A gag in the series; her real name is difficult to pronounce and write in other languages. It is frequently misinterpreted as "Moron", and she is humorously referred to as Numbah Moron by others, much to her chagrin.

Beth Numbah

The younger "brother" to Galacteen Aleph Numbah, Beth Numbah was convinced by Numbah Paradoxical to remove and destroy his Emotion Cortex in order to make room for more logic. It worked, but the process left him much more vulnerable to Numbah Paradoxical's manipulations. He currently leads the GKND weapons and manufacturing department, constantly trying to improve the GKND's equipment to outdo his "older" brother. As a sentient AI, he cannot age and has no use for The Formula

If you've watched the animatic, Beth Numbah is the second voice that speaks out against Nigel. He uses a monotone computer voice.

Beth Numbah later joins Nigel as part of a squad of GKND soldiers to combat Sector V. He is a dark parallel of Hoagie; representing the problem of seeing only logic and knowledge and not having the emotional capacity to use it.

Numbah Ordinal

The head of the GKND military, Numbah Ordinal has a long career of missions against adult-kind under his belt. Although many hopeful recruits look up to him, he sees most of them as little more than target practice with whatever new weapon he gets his greasy hands on. By Earth standards this guy is anything but cool, but most of the GKND are too terrified of him to even dare say anything like that.

If you've watched the animatic, Numbah Ordinal is the third voice that speaks out against Nigel. He punctuates most of his words with "Noth".

Numbah Ordinal later joins Nigel as part of a squad of GKND soldiers to combat Sector V. He is a dark parallel of Wally; representing toxic masculinity at its worst.

Numbah Negative Upteen

Out of all the GKND elite, Numbah Negative Upteen might just be the most corrupt. As GKND head of communications, he is responsible for organizing and cooperating with agents in the field in order to keep missions running smoothly. Instead, he abuses his position to mock field agents and then turn the impending failures against them. A master of lies, he is always quick to kiss up to superiors, except when he can knock them down a few pegs.

If you watched the animatic, Numbah Negative Upteen is the fourth voice to speak out against Nigel. He has a raspy tone.

Numbah Negative Upteen later joins Nigel as part of a squad of GKND soldiers to combat Sector V. He is a dark parallel of Kuki; being a bully who verbally abuses and humiliates others to make himself feel better.

Nigel Uno/Numbah One

Nigel Uno was once considered a paragon of the KND doctrine. However, the year he has spent proving himself to the GKND has left him a shell of his former self. Given special attention by Numbah 74.239 and Numbah Paradoxical, he was pitted against the worst things adults on other planets could come up with. Although he has proven to have no remorse for these criminals against kid-kind, he still holds on to his memories of Earth; especially how his dad was Numbah Zero. This has left him unable to tell right from wrong when it comes to the KND. His decision to oust Chad as a double agent was purely reflexive at the time, but he found no way to back out his deed. Unlike the rest of Sector V, Nigel knows nothing of the GKND's lies and no longer trusts anyone outside of the organization, meaning he no longer sees his former friends as allies. As far as Nigel is aware, the only way out of this scenario is down the rabbit hole, no matter where it takes him.

Adults

Adults were the first victims of the GKND on Earth, but long before the invasion adults all over the galaxy have been terrorized by the organization. Earth is just the most recent conquest in the GKND's never ending crusade against people over the age of 13

Father/Benedict Uno

Known as the ultimate enemy of the KND on Earth, Father's plots have made him the bane of any child associated with the KND. At the time that the GKND invaded Earth, he was celebrating his official retirement from evil, deciding to spend more time raising his Delightful Children to be the next generation of KND villains, with the rest of Earth's villainous adults in a grand celebration. Unfortunately, such a hot zone of adults was a prime target for GKND C.A.R.P.E.T.B.O.M.B.E.R's to attack. Rising from the rubble and frightened by the idea his own children could be in danger, something in Father snapped. He now cycles between a bitter, melancholy personality that mourns for his losses and a wrathful, vengeance fueled one against the kids who would harm his beloved children. Using his own considerable wealth and technology, Father has outfitted his house as a spaceship capable of interstellar travel. Now he travels the cosmos seeking ways to destroy the GKND and any child who would support them. In his travels he has recruited many other alien adults to his villains group, P.A.R.E.N.T.S

Father and his allies function as secondary antagonists to the GKND, keeping the theme of kids vs. adults.

Father is still humorous in this series, but less so due to the grief of almost losing his children

FYI, no Earth's adults didn't all die. Father just ran off without checking. I just didn't feel like writing them in.

The Delightful Children From Down The Lane

Former members of Sector Z, the Delightful Children were forever transformed by Father into the (mostly) obedient children they are today. Due to a defect in the Delightfulization process, they are incapable of aging which makes their status on the GKND most wanted list further proof of the organizations ironic. During the GKND, the Delightfuls were busy preparing for yet another Birthday party when their house collapsed under a bombing run. It was their beloved cake that saved them, toppling over to cushion the rubble. Now fugitives from Earth along with Father, the Delightfuls travel the galaxy from the comforts of their rocket powered home seeking to recruit more villainous adults to take down the GKND.

Madame Secretary

Hailing from a world overrun with corporate offices, Madame Secretary was the sidekick to The Presexcutive, a greedy corporate tyrant. Unlike her boss, she did not hate kids and wished to take some vacation time off to spend with her family away from the office. Hoping to get fired, she framed The Presexcutive for the crime of child labor hoping the GKND would step in and arrest him. To her dismay, the GKND not only arrested every single one of her coworkers, but "liberated" all of the employees' children to become unwilling GKND soldiers. After being approached by Father and the Delightfuls who offered her revenge, she signed on as the first of his new villians

Madame Secretary is a skilled strategist and organizer, functioning as P.A.R.E.N.T.S computer woman. In a fight she acts like a ninja, using a yardstick katana, telephone nunchaku, and business card throwing stars.

She is meant to be a replacement for Mr. Boss

Nosferabbit

A rabbit-like creature who achieved immortality via a diet of nothing but vegetables for breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, and dessert ever since he was a baby, and believes that all children would be much better off if they shared his veggie craze.

Nosferabbit can suck the juices out of any vegetable, turning them into sentient zombie vegetables. Any child who eats these are also transformed into vegetable crazed vampires, but the process can be undone via eating sugar. Nosferabbit himself is terrified of candy the same way a vampire is terrified of garlic.

He is meant to replace Grandma Stuffum

Goody Twoboots

On her home planet, Goody Twoboots was known worldwide as a famous baker and charitable to children, baking the most deliciously sweet confections ever know. However, after her creations accidentally caused an obesity epidemic, she tried to correct this by scaling back the sugar and making her treats healthier. This enraged the KND on her world who contacted the GKND and blamed her for worse crimes; like putting spinach in her brownies. The GKND destroyed her bakery and left her destitute, covering up the act by affirming the claims against her were true.

Now, rather than makes sweets for children, she makes bakery themed weapons and minions to take her revenge on the children who ruined her. Goody also commands a legion of disgruntled cooks who assist in her crimes and pilot her croissant shaped spacecraft.

She is meant to replace StickyBeard

Snake Charming

Charming was the prince of a well-known kingdom who had an unnatural obsession with creepy crawlies. Unfortunately, his attempts to share his love of these critters with children were met with fear and loathing, and it wasn't long before the GKND put his kingdom to the torch.

Snake Charming can control snakes, lizards, spiders, and any other animal that children find scary and disgusting. He can also transform himself into a giant humanoid snake if need be.

He is meant to replace Crazy Cat Lady

Liar-Brarian

An old yet knowledgeable individual, the Liar-Brarian maintained a school library on his home world for decades before turning evil. Tired of kids spending more time on social media than reading books, he locked every kid in school inside the library during summer break in order to force them to finish their summer reading. For this crime, he was targeted by the GKND and his beloved library was burned down.

Liar-Brarian is very old but prefers using brains over brawn to fight. By that, he can conjure up inky words to use against his enemies, the bigger and more complex the word, the stronger. He can also create Stack Attack Soldiers out of books to attack enemies.

Nurse Hack

Nurse Hack (full name, Hacket P. Tooie) was a pediatrician on his home world. A paranoid germaphobe and conspiracy theorist, he was convinced that a plague of mythical proportions would strike the populous of his world if all kids were not vaccinated or take their cough medicine. It is still unknown what exactly happened on his home planet as, while a disastrous plague did indeed strike, it is unknown if the GKND, Nurse Hack, or another party was responsible for the outbreak (or if he just one day completely lost his marbles)

Nurse Hack is quite bumbling in his work to save the galaxy from germs, but he's not a totally slouch in fights. Nothing riles him up like the though of kids who haven't taken their medicine. He'll use any kind of doctor themed weapon, though his favorite are anesthesia filled syringe guns and grenades of chewy vitamins. The smell of his patented cough medicine is so vile children pass out upon smelling it.

He is meant to replace Toiletnator

Granny Greater

An ogre-like creature who spends most of her time asleep in front of her favorite soap operas or wandering around in a sleepwalker like state. She can only be awakened by loud noises, such as children playing rough, causing her to transform into a massive rampaging creature of terrifying strength and endurance. She was reportedly engaged by the GKND after being awakened by her rude grandchildren while trying to sleep, causing her first rampage. When the GKND first battled her, they found she could not be destroyed and instead drove her into the swamps surrounding her neighborhood. It is shown that she only awakens angry if children disturb her and does not act aggressively towards her fellow P.A.R.E.N.T.S.