#badass trans swag

[kriegborderlands-moved]

ORYX IS A CANON TRANS MAN STOP SAYING HE ISNT SO THAT YOUR FAV CAN WIN.

[tournamentdirectory]

They're trans! And badass! @badasstransswag finds the badassest trans person around!

[pluralsword]

No question about it. Arcee could totally crush Oryx (sorry pal). She is much older than him including in sheer combat experience. She is one of the foremost warriors ever. Period. Full stop.

She is sometimes older than many if not all societies in Destiny, and if not spanning a significant amount of their history. She's killed Liege Maximo, an ancient Prime. The fuck'n T-800 unit in the Transformers vs. Terminator crossover assessed her as a maximum level threat. She is known for the sheer pile of corpses she's left in her wake, whether alone or fighting alongside friends and loved ones, never relenting, giving her all, with practiced wisdom in fury or coolness or both in equal measure, and something more...

You know what the most dangerous thing about her is? It's not her martial skill. It is her capacity to love, observe, think, learn, and plan. She knows as love at some point or across much of her life (it depends) as the strongest thing in the universe, and wants nothing more than autonomous peace for all, and is willing to speak to that, to formulate understanding of hierarchy and opposition to it, to persist even hegemonies alienate and other her and people dear to her, even when she's been through unbearable pain, ostracism, loneliness and continuing to try and fight for her kid Gauge even when things seem hopeless *sobs...*

even if you go all the way back to her 86 bio and to Sunbow or Marvel G1 (e.g. "Aspects of Evil Part 2" Transformers UK #224) prior to her intentional trans writing (2012 onwards) she speaks to the power of peace and dignity to prevail against hegemony, or reflects the deep capacity to be ferocious with and for love. Her Earthrise toy of recent years came with a motto: "Ferocity without compassion is brutality."

Then there's this from Optimus Prime #24 "A Sunrise Dark (couldn't reblog with the image so reblogging this way":

Three comic panels of Arcee talking with Optimus Prime on Earth. The first is a closeup on Arcee's face looking forward, saying "I don't know. Maybe all we can do is try to love we can and understand who we can't."

In the next panel we see her walking away a bit while Optimus Prime looks up at the sky - where Unicron looms overhead. Arcee says: "But, again... look who you're talking to."

To which Optimus Prime replies "I... I don't know that love can save the day."

The third panel is Arcee from the shoulder side remarking on Optimus's words: "I guess if I learned one thing in my time being a relic, it's that... ...love can't hurt."

There's a somewhat obscure Ask Vector Prime story that reflects this a bit- she helped start a trans revolution of understanding and gender affirmation as a post-war biologist.

Today... Arcee reflects so much. Among many other things, there is this that is immediately relevant to this poll: That for those of us whose trans journeys aren't so simple, that have hurt and pain from interacting and being subject to patriarchies (thinking of androcentrism and transmedicalism that she opposes in IDW1 here in particular) and/or empires, from having to fight so hard to survive- that we can find love and trust, that we need not always war- that our stories have meaning, that as we wisen we have so much to teach.

Oryx has a journey into kindness and love too. We won't besmirch that, from what we know it has it's own beauty. But Arcee's teachings is very much deeply entwined with transformation as an idea, as something the whole world does, and that that can be a fiery hope and part of building a new future.

Also importantly she reformats five times in IDW1. She kind of reflects that the idea of getting it right the first time isn't what everyone experiences- and that trans journeys are not linear. We are always learning more about ourselves.

congratulations to ARCEE for winning the finals of the losers' bracket! but here comes the real question: who's going to be tonight's big loser the real winner of second place? our last second place-r or her?

[antidotefortheawkward-art]

Sun Wukong sponsored T mock-up based off the Sonic-branded T

[ID: A drawing of a product photo for gender-affirming hormone replacement testosterone gel, but branded with Shanghai Animation's 1961 Havoc in Heaven. On the left is a pump bottle of gel with a blue label. The label features a white graphic of Sun Wukong's face, reading "Testogel 睾酮胶 / 大闹天宫 16.2 mg/g Gel." On the right is a box with a full body of Sun Wukong doing his trademark hand-in-hand salute. End ID]

[neverendingfaye]

[transmasculineswag]

Transmasc Swag Polls- ROUND 2

CANONICITY LEVELS- DIRK: Subtext/ Coded (so heavily that the author tried- and failed- to kill the headcanon in extended media) PUSS: Because I Said So Propaganda and other info under the cut. Blahaj edit done by @outerspacetown and inspired by @mildlycatastrophic

MEDIA? Homestuck (and other related media), Shrek/ Puss in Boots movies (and other related media)

DIRK PROPAGANDA-

One of the last two humans on earth, the only source of how to be a human for the first like, ten years of his life until he meets Roxy is all the shit his Bro left for him and the archive of the internet. He decides he's not a fan of all the shit that's considered "girly" in the 2010s and 2020s bc he wants to be just like his Bro, so he's transmasc not bc of societal expectations but bc that's just what he's comfortable with.

[Pollrunner's Note: I will not even pretend that I'm not biased here. Dirk is the character that cracked my egg so hard that I couldn't deny that I was trans anymore. He's a canonically gay boy handled with an extreme amount of grace in an era of media where that was completely unheard of, retroactively making one of the most popular and masculine adults in the entire comic gay as well, since it is revealed that they are one and the same.

There's an entire passage in the comic in his and Roxy's introductions joking about chromosomes, textually making an observation that he and Roxy are in a 'reverse adam and eve situation'. He cares so, so much about his friends but is incapable of expressing those feelings because he's afraid that by his very nature as a person that he is both corrupting them and doesn't deserve them. Dirk's story has a lot to do with abuse, emotional neglect, and what it means to feel like you're fundamentally a bad person but living every day trying to break that cycle regardless.

Textually he was based off of (accidentally and then later an intentional deconstruction of) Gurren Lagann's Kamina, a character I have described as the "platonic ideal of masculinity". The way he was written in postcanon lead to feelings so strong that I ended up having a conversation known as the "Dirk Rant" that my brother claims "changed the way he viewed media forever". He is THE transmasc blorbo of all time to a majority of the Homestuck fandom.] PUSS PROPAGANDA- Honestly, vibes. Short af. He's a talking cat with a cool hat and boots, kind of badass. His trans-ish moment is when he's called cute and gets upset over it until he's called handsome. Mostly vibes and personality, I don't know how to explain 😭

[transgenderswagcompetitions]

We've found out the cartoon characters with the most transgender swag. So now, let's find out what book character has the most transgender swag!

That's right, folks! It's time for the Transgender Swag in Books tournament!

Rules:

Only submit one character per form. However, feel free to submit as many forms as you want :)

No Harry Potter characters or real life people

If you submit a character, please send me any official art they may have. If they don't have any official art, then don't worry about it

When submitting characters from a book series, please provide both the name of the series as well as the name of the book the character first appears in

Don't submit the same character twice

Double check your spelling!

Don't be a dick!

Have fun :)

Submissions will be open for at least a month, possibly longer if I need more submissions. Here is the submission form:

FAQ and tags under the cut

FAQ:

Can I submit a comic book character?

Yes! Comic book characters and manga characters are both allowed.

Are nonbinary characters allowed?

Yes! Any character that falls under the transgender umbrella can be submitted.

Are non-canon trans characters allowed?

Yes! Any character you think is trans, whether canon or not, is allowed!

How do I send you official art?

Just drop it in my ask box

What if a character doesn't have official art?

Then one of three things will happen. Either one of you draws art that you allow me to use in the tournament (with credit), you receive permission from another artist for their art to be used in the tournament (with credit), or I will use the cover of the first book that character appears in.

Tags:

@sapphiccharacterstournament @butch-bracket @best-transgender-character @badass-queer-couples-battle @platonic-pals-punchout @ultimate-blorbo-bracket @ultimateinstrumentpoll @throuple-tournament @tournament-announcer @sadboytournament @evilestgentleman

[fave-fight]

ROUND 1, MATCH 27

NO MAGIC, POWERS, OR WEAPONS

Your Mom:

“Your mom lol”

vFlower:

“Androgynous ouple girl for the win”

“theres is nothing in that binery just look at them (okay canonically theyre a girl but look at them) looks badass as fuck i want their gender”

“I think that they can harness the power of trans swag in order to kill”

[stem-sister-scuffle]

STEM SISTER SCUFFLE: ROUND 3 MASHUP 3

GLaDOS (Portal) vs Lup (The Adventure Zone)

GLaDOS is a Quantum Physicist and Behavioural Psychologist!

Lup is an Astrophysicist and Extraplaner Researcher! (she researches inter-dimensional space travel)

Lup fanart made by @herbgerblin

Why you should vote for each contestant:

GLaDOS:

"i’m not sure how to explain this one. she’s an evil computer who makes a woman do fucked up tasks that all involve a portal gun in some way. evil computer woman i love you :3"

"She's witty, fun, they had to restrain her intelligence and it didn't work-"

"She should be able to kill everyone forever. Anyways she runs aperture she loves science so much it transcended lives and identity. It’s just what she does"

"she kills people 👍 shes cool and i like her"

"…. I mean she’s categorically not but it would be funny to include her. Again, it would be Very Funny"

"mad scientist robot representation with a complex emotional arc through multiple video games"

"She might not know what the point of her tests are, but she sure is good at making them. Bonus points for being hot"

"Managed a massive and highly advanced scientific facility in which she ran tests and experiments long after the fall of human civilization. Chell/GLaDOS <3"

"She’s GLaDOS"

Lup:

"badass trans woman who is not only a highly competent astrophysicist who was chosen to be part of the first extra-planar expedition, she is also an incredibly powerful evocation (blowing shit up) wizard and uses her powers to full effect. in addition she has, along with her husband, transformed herself into an incredibly powerful lich, just all around badass and competent woman in stem we love to see it"

"Literally studied space and inter-dimensional travel and magic and necromancy for 100 years. She was part of her home planet’s first inter-dimensional expedition on a crew of 7. She’s got that transfem swag and literally became a lich for love and science and to save the universe"

"She’s incredible. She’s trans, she’s a lich, she and her husband pined for decades before getting together, she’s an elf, she’s a twin, but that’s all just spices in the cake. She’s genuinely a genius and a total badass and is so full of love. She is the first character i thought of for submitting to a women in stem bracket because she’s just so iconic. Lup Adventurezone i would die for you"

[genderqueerdykes]

Being intersex means you get to have weird shit like having certain AFAB external genitalia while being reassigned AMAB by the government so now that makes you the first ever AMAB trans man

Sorry I just found this whole situation I'm in very funny

that is funny but also extremely fucking badass i'm not gonna lie at ALL. i have met other AMAB trans men, but i hope you know that you are cool as hell for being Government Assigned AMAB trans man. swag as fuck

[theautisticcentre]

Spidertwins(Miles and Momo)hcs? /nf but as many as you can please!!(Also would perfer transmasc Miles)

OK but can you answer my ask I sent a while back now please?

Transmasc bro and trans girl sis swag fr fr fr

Bond over their colour schemes and love for tea (Momo did get a bit ticked off over the chai tea thing tho /affectionately)

Badasses in battle

Know how to calm the other down very well

Jeffrio adore Momo

Candy lovers

The sillies

[wizardbracket]

Round 4: Match 6 of 8

Why they deserve to be the ultimate wizard according to YOU:

Vivi Ornitier:

Vanquished (so far): Wizardmon, Alakazam, Kamek

"geeze I've never even played ff9 and i love vivi! go vivi!"

"vivi is my son, and i will hear nothing against him"

"My favourite kid wizard with existential issues who grows from his insecurities"

"Vivi will always have my wizardly heart"

"the tiniset kindest wizard of all"

"vivi is the most wizardgender on earth"

"he has a lifespan of like 2 years you gotta"

M. Rasmodius:

Vanquished (so far): Green Mage, Kouchou, Xanax

"rasmodius can trans your gender"

"He lives secluded in a tower making potions in a big as cauldron. Is untouchable (cannot romance)"

"he is PURPLE. he lives in a FOREST TOWER. he lets you talk to ADORABLE SPIRITS"

"If you don't vote for my purple divorced cowboy Wizard i will cry. He gives you drug soup and he stops a fight between two of your best supernatural friends."

"He gives the player forest drugs, lives in a badass fucking tower in the forest, and has purple hair. Peak wizard swag."

"he's purple and divorced"

"Divorced man hiding in the wood"

[badasstransswag]

FINAL ROUND: KING VS. KING

(sun wukong art by @antidotefortheawkward-art, used with permission)

[transmasculineswag]

Transmasc Swag Polls- ROUND 1

Propaganda and other info under the cut.

If you want your blorbo to win, please consider reblogging for a larger sample size!

CANONICITY LEVELS-

SELIPH: Gender Tomfuckery PUSS: Because I Said So

MEDIA? Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War (and other related media), Shrek/ Puss in Boots movies (and other related media) SELIPH PROPAGANDA- He's the leader of the liberation Army, like 19 and he has like major imposter syndrome about not being able to fill his father's shoes. He can wield a really cool sword called the tyrfing. Also he had like 3 variations of his name before his current official localization. His portrait is just an edit of his mom's. "Seliph gives me lowkey gender envy tbh He can be cute. He can be pretty. He can be handsome. He can be all three at the same time. " < the note that inspired me to submit him here

PUSS PROPAGANDA- Honestly, vibes. Short af. He's a talking cat with a cool hat and boots, kind of badass. His trans-ish moment is when he's called cute and gets upset over it until he's called handsome. Mostly vibes and personality, I don't know how to explain 😭

[lesboygamzee]

ok explaining characters genders in silly ways for funsies

june - trans woman who gets a bit silly w it

dave/dana - coolgirl swag in a distinctly lame way

jade - oupy ( girl )

jane - butch lesbian

dirk - trans guy who tries so hard to not fit into the soft flower crown boy stereotype he makes a new , equally shitty overused stereotype all on his own

jake - girl in a boy way

aradia - sollux took its gender

tavros - girl in the specific way fairies are girls

sollux - took aradias gender

karkat - was never assigned a gender and never got around to trying to get one for himself

nepeta - catboy

kanaya - trans woman who gets a bit badass w it

terezi - if you ask xem what xir gender is you will be there for hours . just accept ' non binary dude ' and move on

vriska - chose her own gender ( girl ( sinister ) ) and still managed to enforce it on herself to a miserable extent

equius - horsegirl

gamzee - gross dude ( lesbian )

eridan - cis guy who goes on e and calls himself a lady when he feels like it

feferi - boy in a girl way

[fave-fight]

ROUND 2, MATCH 2

NO MAGIC, POWERS, WEAPONS, OR ADDITIONAL HELP FROM OTHERS

vFlower:

“Androgynous ouple girl for the win”

“theres is nothing in that binery just look at them (okay canonically theyre a girl but look at them) looks badass as fuck i want their gender”

“I think that they can harness the power of trans swag in order to kill”

Rainhaze:

“He's a talking cat living in a multi-species death cult, his first on screen appearance that isn't a flashback shows him brutally killing and disemboweling a fox that tried to desert the death cult, just look at him!”

“Well he already has a chokehold over like half of the Pinepaw Discord server including me so he certainly has something going for him. He's literally just a traumatized cat but issue 23 clarified that he is the one responsible for taking out animals trying to leave the murder cult he's stuck in and issue 24 goes into this so he certainly is dangerous. He's also just a cat. Like no super powers or anything. His nephew has implied supernatural powers while he just has trauma (his nephew has trauma too). Also I think it would be really funny if this guy breached containment enough to win at least one round”

“He was already a pretty good fighter but upon joining a death cult he was used basically for that purpose- and while he doesn’t quite enjoy it (we can say that he was sent to the battle via Ranger), he’s grown stronger with the purpose of one day snapping and releasing his inner bloodshed. Someone who’s used for the purpose of killing off traitors must be pretty strong, if a cat has been able to kill multiple different kinds of creatures!”