#bakugan alice gehabich

[shurisu]

[wilcze-kudly]

I know for a fact that kids aren't confused by trans people because almost everyone I know who watched Bakugan as a kid was less than fazed by the Russian femme lesbian turning into the evil twink.

I asked no questions I just rolled with it and it was one of the best plot twists in history

[the-fridge-orange]

[idrawprettyboys]

"Through the Looking Glass"

Alice Gehabich from Bakugan Battle Brawlers, looking in the mirror and seeing her male alter ego, Masquerade.

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Check out the youtube video to see my painting process!

ko-fi / inprnt / redbubble

[vysehrn]

[runoalice-propaganda]

one of these characters has a second personality who is a major antagonist that uses Bakugan with the darkness element and is the protagonist’s main rival for 3/4s of the first season

the other is the protagonist’s childhood friend

[gummy-sharks666]

Girls and their hydras!!!

[dorothylilac]

Alice & Alpha Hydranoid

[neoasari]

its old but?

[myriadium]

The top Subterra and Haos brawlers spotted hanging out?! What's up with that!

I was going thru best girls withdrawal, i've been working on a writeup with my Vestal redesigns, so i've been staring at aliens for like a week. Anyway here's also a meme-

i lowkey freaked myself out because i had hyperrealistic eyes on alice lol i'm such a coward. this does not bode well for biblically accurate bakugan designs.

[shurisu]

[rebis-san]

[imsickenedbutcurious]

[idrawprettyboys]

Guys, guys! I faced my fears and did digital art for the first time in a while! Isn't she pretty? I was so nervous about getting started, but it ended up not being too stressful after all! I drew her with MS paint first and then colored her with Clip Studio. Somehow drawing on MS Paint is less daunting for me. Maybe with some practice, I can get it to look less sloppy!

[marukrawler]

we often talk about how alice should've won against shadow in s2ep32 but i don't think we talk enough about how masquerade should not have appeared in that episode period.

of course we, as the audience, appreciate seeing him one more time because he was such a cool character. but from a narrative standpoint, masquerade's brief return not only doesn't make any sense, it also undermines alice's growth as a character and as a battler by implying that she needs masquerade to not only push her to battle, but also needs his help during the battle itself.

it's clear during their battle that shadow looks down on alice and he doesn't seem to fear her until she states that she used to be masquerade. why must alice use masquerade as a crutch in order to be taken seriously as a battler? why can't she command respect through her own merits rather than through masquerade's? why was she so afraid of battling when that goes against her entire character arc in s1?

masquerade disappeared from alice's mind specifically so that alice couldn't rely on him for help. he wanted her to understand that the skill and knowledge she was seeking from him was hers all along. he wanted her to build up her confidence which, now that i think about it, is an excellent parallel to alice and christopher. christopher also lacked confidence in himself and was going to rely on alice's guidance in his rematch with travis but circumstances led to christopher having to win this battle without alice by believing in himself and his bakugan.

my point is that having masquerade reappear like this does a disservice to alice. i've even seen people speculate that the reason why alice lost is because she can't utilize hydranoid as well as masquerade can, which completely goes against the message that masquerade and alice have the same knowledge and skill. if there's any difference in the way alice and masquerade fight, it'd be because of their different fighting styles as well as experience. not because one is smarter or more skilled than the other.

plus, there was even an episode that addressed this point. in s1ep48, klaus believed that alice should be fighting just as ruthlessly as masquerade but realized that alice has her own fighting style that works just as well as masquerade's. just because alice doesn't fight like masquerade doesn't mean she's weaker than him.

[runoalice-propaganda]

I think my post went down well on r/wholesomeyuri