#avatar factory

[muffinlance]

Isopuppy's got legs for DAYS

Just need to get the top carapace on and write up the tutorial, and y'all can make your own Good Dog.

My baby spent most of the morning crawl-chasing me around, desperately pointing at the pupper to be allowed a hug (which she was finally granted just before nap time when I got the back seam closed, and she hugged it So Hard, then gummed those antennae real good). Toddler is demanding he be allowed to sleep with it tonight. So isopups are VERY snugglable, is what I'm saying.

[ecoterrorist-katara]

The only stereotypically masculine thing about Aang…is his romantic arc

There’s a really popular post on Tumblr called “Avatar Aang, Feminist Icon.” The thesis is basically that Aang, unlike his female teachers and friends, is actually not a badass. He listens, he defers, and he respects women. He seemed to have no problem with Katara’s crush on Jet, despite his own crush on her. He chooses love and kindness and friendship and pacifism. He’s not tall and handsome as hell or buff. He wears flower crowns!

And I agree! This is Aang for most of the series and I love those qualities (though I do think the bar is in hell if those traits make a character a feminist icon, as opposed to a person who simply sees women as human beings). Anyway, I just think there’s a glaring omission. And that’s Aang’s romantic arc in season 3.

Bryke managed to take the worst of both worlds: Aang’s romantic arc retains the male-centricity that make most romances so problematic, while retaining none of the characteristics that make problematic romances compelling to women.

Aang falls in love at first sight with a beautiful girl. For the majority of their friendship, he remains respectful and supportive. As his crush hits an all time high, however, it gets distinctly more stereotypical: he kisses Katara at the invasion, and when she didn’t want to talk about that kiss, he firebends at her (the fact that this comic is canon, and was published years after ATLA’s conclusion, only demonstrates that the creators still don’t understand critiques of their romance). Aang considers Katara “his girl” and becomes furious (“I would be in the Avatar state right now!”) when the actress version of Katara didn’t like him romantically, and then he kisses her again — this time explicitly against her wishes. Throughout the show, people reassure him that she will come around, continuously reinforcing the idea that Katara is “his” and he just has to be patient. And even though Ka/taang is supposed to be endgame, we never hear directly from Katara how she feels, even though we’re no strangers to her opinions and feelings on other topics. It’s almost like the creators wanted Katara’s feelings to be a mystery because we’re meant to resonate with Aang. That’s…a male-centric, action hero romance.

In addition, the friendship dynamics between Katara and Aang feel pretty gendered. The distribution of emotional labour between Aang and Katara is quite skewed: Katara takes care of Aang much more than he takes care of her. She’s the one responsible for calming him down from the Avatar State. She’s the one who cooks for him and performs a whole lot of domestic chores. Post-canon, Katara’s storyline revolves around Aang, and she’s treated as his accessory and the keeper of his legacy instead of her own person, to the degree that she’s not even recognizable in LOK anymore. A beautiful, badass, independent woman who dedicates her energy and intelligence to a man’s needs? Wow, that is definitely something I’ve never seen in media geared towards men!

A lot of gushing about Aang’s lack of stereotypical masculinity seems to also hinge on how Aang is not conventionally attractive, but that’s…not true. Aang may not behave like James Bond, but he has plenty of admirers. Meng and On Ji liked him even without knowing that he’s the Avatar. Post-series, Acolytes descend en masse to steal Katara’s man. And of course he grows into a tall, buff dude. Aang’s romantic arc is not about becoming attractive to women, or finding a woman who loves him despite his looks. His romantic arc is about getting the girl who’s hard to get, because she only sees him as a friend or a little brother / babysitting charge.

Bryke do not deserve the credit for creating a “feminist icon,” not when the only stereotypically masculine traits they gave him are in relation to his romance arc. It honestly feels more insidious this way, because it’s like, “see? You don’t have to be masculine to reap the benefits of performing masculinity” — the benefits being, of course, “getting” the girl you want.

[jellyfilledeyes]

Friendly reminder that katara is a canon punk and not a "soft girl whos into bad boys UwU 🥺" like bro stop projecting this isn't a Y/N fanfic

[yourfaveisafearavatar]

Jaa’m from Monster Factory is an Avatar of the Extinction

[wyldflowerss]

Looking for new friends!

Hey, Tumblr.

I'm a user from ye olde earlier days of the website (around 2013) that has come back for whatever reason. My dashboard is lonely at the moment, so I'm looking for some new blogs to follow, possibly to make some new friends too.

If you want a new follower or friend and post the following content, please like or reblog! I'm looking for the following to like and reblog:

RWBY.

Fullmetal Alchemist.

Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra.

Fire Emblem.

Blazblue & Guilty Gear.

Bungou Stray Dogs.

Tales of Series.

Tomodachi Life (I expect this one to be rare).

Music (any, preferred Bastille and STARSET though).

Horror (also including games, namely Sally Face and DbD).

Pokemon (I do play Pokemon Go, need more friends).

Animal Crossing.

The Sims.

Rune Factory, Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley.

Godzilla (other kaijus are welcomed).

Animals (anything other than insects and snakes).

Aesthetics (astrology, witchcraft, nature, etc).

Your own content (art, writing, etc., I'll be your hype man).

I will not follow if you're involved in a lot of fandom drama. I respect the vibe, but it's just not for me. I just wanna look at pretty art and get excited about hyperfixations with people.

[tadc-fangirlandofothers]

These are the movies I like but everyone hates

And the movies I hate but everyone loves

Please reminder that these are my opinions and please do not bash it. This is how I really feel about these movies. If you have questions on why these are my opinions, I will be glad to answer just please be respectful.

[oceanlipgloss]

CINNAMON AND STARS

MAMMON.

+ no warnings.

+ my mc is the heroine, so the pronouns are feminine.

City lights breathe with life.

Whispers fall warm against his swollen lips.

The silky quilt of night tangles between his fingers.

His lashes quiver, painting shadows ever so pretty over the roses blooming upon his cheeks as he leans closer.

Dreamy warmth and tales of longing lips once again intermingle, and he wonders anew, "How many has it been tonight?"

Oh, nevermind.

Both will never know, both will never get enough; their love is a spell unlike any other. 

Their kisses are autumn, breezy tangerine and warm cinnamon; he can taste the stars on her lips, the moon on her tongue, and a tinge of art, enchantment from years past.

Their breaths are passion pouring down his throat.

Their touches are worship, burning with love and desire.

With feathery urge she lies him down on cool stone; it's a new sensation, warm—her body on his is bliss, adoration, home. 

Love flows through her fingers and weaves through his disheveled snowy locks, heavenly and gentle. 

Caresses ghost over the veil on her body, ardent with affection.

Ecstasy shimmers in their sighs, milky ways that intertwine with midnight; they might burn, but fire has never been more beautiful.

"There's something I haven't told you," she whispers against his lips, her honey gaze a sparkling galaxy. 

Question clouds sapphire, but not for long; understanding soon shows. On his forehead a soft kiss falls.

Love on his lashes…

...down his nose…

…until finally, her lips seal his. 

"I love you."

In this moment, the moon glows, stars fall, and paradise becomes the heart.

+note: written for Mammon's first everbirthday event.

+ MASTERLIST

+ AO3 POST

©𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨

[greyslime]

[talefoundryshow]

NEW VIDEO!

Is it better to be a stickler for every little detail, or is faithfulness to the original a bit overrated?

[runefactorynonsense]

Cozytober - Day 12 - Sweater

See? I told you it'd look good!

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Very niche post made mostly just for me:

Wilde and Sasha punning at the factory except is Sokka and Zuko (Aang and Toph are down the secret tunnel like Grizzop and Hamid cause they are the shortest, Katara made a pun so awfull and evil she was banned from their game, she still throws other evil puns at random to annoy them tho).

[forthedancingandthethriving]

Part 1 | Part 2

Max - The Ruinous

A high-ranking member of the Ruinous, and a reoccurring boss/villain. Typically seen wearing a dark blue cloak with moon embroidery on it. The hood only comes down during story scripted events.

Batshit insane, just like his The Bright counterpart, Roan. Both are willing to do whatever it takes to bring Irene over to their side and do not care who gets hurt or killed by the end of it.

At the end of each stage, based on The Ruinous and their action, he either appears as the boss of the end stage or he summons a boss to fight Irene. There's a unique game over screen in that it's Max or the summoned boss dragging Irene off if she fails any of these boss fights.

During the final boss fight against him, it's a culmination of all the summoned boss creatures he has and his own skills. It's left ambiguous if Irene actually killed him or not.

"He seemed like such a good man before The Ruinous got to him.. Why do you think he let himself fall like that?" - Irene, dialogue after defeating Max.

"Sometimes people do things to forget the past and have hope for a good future. But lets hurry, Dream King can feel Roan's power growing." - Nightmare King, following Max's defeat.

Roan - The Bright

A high-ranking member of The Bright and a reoccurring boss/villain. Typically seen wearing a white cloak with sun embroidery on it. The hood only comes down during story events.

Somehow, the more intense one, but that's meant to reflect how light isn't always a force for good. While Max is willing to play far, Roan isn't, and during his boss battles, he will play dirty and use tricks. But he won't summon anything.

During the final boss fight against him, he's a lot more desperate not to lose, and so he's summon The Bright enemies, and also using new attacks. You can absolutely feel his desperation in how he attack.

Once he's defeated, its left ambiguous if Irene killed him or not.

"My eyes are still burning.. I wonder why Roan joined The Bright. He didn't seem that affected by the war.." - Irene, dialogue after defeating Roan.

"It's something we'll look into later. Hurry, we need to shut down the organizations' power generators so that you can accomplish what you came here for!" - Dream King, following Roan's defeat.

End Game

Irene overloads the power generators of each building, blowing up the buildings and anything useful that was inside. While she's upset that she won't be able to find more information, she reasons that it was for the best.

Meanwhile, the actual founders of The Ruinous and The Bright watch from the respective rubble of their buildings smiles on their shadowed faces..

Irene is rightfully skeptical that this is actually over, but DK and NK assure her that even if it isn't, they'll be there to help her. She's very thankful.

While it ends happy, there's a split cutscene, showing Max and Roan's bodies being dragged away by members of their respective organization.. looks like it isn't over yet.

[whoslaurapalmer]

look at that drop I'm fucking cackling this is the best thing. the funniest thing!!!!!!! oh my god!!!!!!!!!!

[moreclaypigeons]

My brain made this

[industryinthe23rdcentury]

man, imagine being a demon

you could be any shape you want. 

You could be a wolf with a serpent’s tail. You could have 3 heads of different animals AND wings. You could be a human with tits & an owl head. You could just be a dog with wings. A horse. Anything. So cool.

[midnightcarp]

i think the only thing holding rune factory back from totally surpassing stardew valley for me is avatar customization