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do you ever see something that is just so incredibly wrong that you canât even figure out where to start with correcting it
#this is related to a dropout discourse#someone was like âhow could Sam betray his best friend since he was a kid???â#bc of a joke he made directly relating to the joke that the other players made#and then tried to make it seem like Josh was upset by it?? by taking an unrelated clip of him with his middle finger up as part of a bit#where the bit was him making a different fart noise for each finger#like legitimately so silly#and the person was like âsee!! heâs so madâ#(also: donât quote me on this but I think the middle finger bit was before the joke theyâre mad abt??#)#but yeah#dropout has a really good system for preventing anyone from being uncomfortable and for making sure that everyone feels good about it all#but sometimes ppl ignore that to stir up shit
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yo can i get some tech x chaotic gender neutral reader headcanons?
(fuck yeah bestie you understood the assignment. also i kinda went on my own interpretation of chaotic so if you had something a little different in mind lmk and i can make adjustments!)
tech x chaotic!gn!reader headcanons
ok so hereâs the thing about tech
he is literally surrounded by/related to some of the most chaotic individuals in the entire galaxy
like wrecker? crosshair? talk about a hot mess express
and letâs not act like he doesnât have his own little chaotic streak festering beneath that rigid hairline
so long story short, when you come along in all your chaotic glory, it really isnât a big adjustment for him
he might be a little surprised after he first meets you (how could someone so alluring and attractive also have that personality??) but overall your presence is simply an addition to the pre-existing insanity of the bad batch
he notices right away how well you fit in with his brothers (matching wreckerâs rambunctiousness or crosshairâs quiet nefariousness or both in your own special way) and tbh heâs a little jelly
and by a little jelly i mean heâs 100% super jealous
he watches how you joke around with them and plan pranks with wrecker and make dark commentary with crosshair and how your antics get a laugh out of echo and sometimes even hunter and how well your energy matches theirs and part of him absolutely hates it
(the other part, of course, is too busy being enamoured by the music of your laugh and the mischievous twinkle in your eye and the electric brush of your shoulder against his armor when you move past him in the cockpit of the marauder to really form an opinion on your relationship with his brothers)
despite his envy, tech is not the type to allow his emotions to derail positive outcomes (on missions or in personal matters)
heâs not gonna spoil yâalls fun or even let you know heâs upset about it. if thereâs one thing tech thinks he can do itâs keep his emotions in check
when chaos ensues, he regards you with the same familiar condescension and snark he uses with wrecker (although you realize quickly thereâs an amusement in his gaze when he mocks you thatâs absent when he speaks to the others)
as much as he loathes the current situation, he ultimately also recognizes that itâs no ones problem but his that you are more compatible for individuals with personality types more like wrecker or crosshair
(little does he know youâve had your eye on him and only him pretty much the whole time)
before your relationship, tech is the unsuspecting victim of a lot of your tomfoolery
you tend to mess with him the most (totally not bc you have a crush on him or anything nononono)
hiding a tool or his data pad when heâs not looking? a classic
âtech i have no idea where your wrench is i donât even know what it looks likeâ ây/n you play this practical joke approximately 3.7 times a standard week I know you are lyingâ
stating completely made up facts about different things or places with full confidence and arguing with him when he corrects you? tried and true
âfun fact: loth cats actually have a secret fifth leg tucked up underneath them and it only comes out in extreme emergency circumstancesâ âthat could not be more untrueâ âok well have you ever checkedâ ââŠno, but..â âsee tech thereâs just some things you canât know from book learningâ â*deep sigh*â
the best is when you flirt with him tho
it is bold and brash
âI need something sharp to cut through thisâ âjust use your jawline ;)â
âthe system we are traveling to is known for its extreme heat and rough terrainâ âhot and rough? sounds like you in the bedroom ;)â
he chokes and blushes everytime
despite the constant torment and how much he acts like itâs a nuisance, he secretly loves all the attention you give him (even if itâs at his expense)
knowing our sweet boy he is wayyy too socially awkward to make the first move in this situation (or to even recognize there is a situation tbh)
tech is pretty confident you view him as strictly a friend and an easy target for your shenanigans
like even if you basically admit to liking him, heâs gonna think itâs another joke. plotting and scheming with the other boys to make him step up (a classic âiâm gonna pretend to make a move on them to force your handâ for example) will not work
you have to very directly confess to him and it has to be very very genuine and away from the rest of the boys in order to get it into his exceptional mind that you seriously have feelings for him
once he gets that you mean it tho, heâs over the moon
and once youre in a relationship? the rest of the batch should be WORRIED
now your focus is no longer on messing with tech, and you have a super genius on your side
he may have enjoyed being a casual observer and constant victim before, but now that youâve allowed him on your team itâs a totally different ballgame
heâs still happy to take a backseat and let you do your thing, but he also loves to be a background player in all your hooplah
you wanna play a prank? tech is scheming and building shit and looking at diagrams to figure out the best way to execute it
hunter gets mad at something you did? tech has already figured out a way to pull focus off of you and onto one of the other boys
OR EVEN BETTER a non-batcher (a reg, a superior, a random streetgoer) takes an isssue with you? tech is launching into a full rant with them about something completely unrelated and giving you time to scamper away before they can even begin to reprimand you
tech is the kind of boyfriend that isnât gonna overtly match your energy, but can keep up and will balance you out
you still mess with him, but now he has the confidence to mess with you right back
this also creates a really spicy sexual dynamic (I wonât go too into that but def a lot of teasing, brat taming kinda stuff)
overall i actually think tech would be really good with someone more chaotic and wild bc he can seem so rigid but isnât actually like i think that type of relationship would really suit him
you bring out his playful side and he keeps you grounded, out of trouble, AND acts as a top notch audience/partner in crime
rip hunter tho now heâs got tech to worry about on top of all the rest of you (except echo heâs a perfect angel who could never cause trouble for anyone <3)
#the bad batch#bad batch#tbb#the bad batch headcanons#the bad batch x reader#tech x reader#tech tbb#tbb tech#tbb tech x reader#tech the bad batch#tbb crosshair#tbb hunter#tbb wrecker#tbb echo#tbb x reader#tbb tech headcanons#tech headcanon#tech x you
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Tbh while this is âcontroversialâ (is it??! Idfk) I would love 2 hear your thoughts on like. The comparing and contrasts of ranboo and his dynamic with bench trio (tubbo and tommy) compared to boreal boys (techno and philza) because like. The differences between the two groups r both night and day and also... not? I think about em a lot and donât have a good way with words but anything youâve got is always welcome. (Personally I like both, with a slight bias to boreal trio- but Iâm sendin an ask 2 you after all so. Go ham) -butchpuffy
Okay Iâm gonna answer this in two bc I donât know if u mean streamers or characters and I ASSUME u mean characters but it could be either sOÂ
Also this is going under the cut because I started analyzing comedy (all good things, all good things) and it got long because Iâm an improv kidÂ
Streamers -Â
I think the commodification of streamer dynamics to the point where the names become anything other than, well, shorthand for streamer combos you like to see is like, legitimately concerning and a symptom of one of my biggest problems with streaming as a cultural phenomenon in general. Like itâs literally the marketing of Hanging Out With Friends as a product and itâs :nervous:. Like at the end of the day these are just different vague configurationz of friends Ranboo hangs out with and I think like, reading into like Who Heâs REAAAALLY Better Friends With or whatever is like. Itâs literally just truthing. It is literally just truthingÂ
Howeverrr to partake in that commodification and view it as like, which combo of entertainers I personally would like to watch more as again an entertainment product I thiiink borealtrio has to take it, solely bc Technoblade fdhkfjsh. Like both groups are funny in different ways and are clearly all comfortable with each other soÂ
I will however now dissect some of how and why I think peerpressureduo and alliumduo in particular are funny because I love overthinkingÂ
Peerpressureduo are great bc like. You really get 2 see the overlap between their mannerisms and more importantly their general joke style and let me goddamn tell you the effect Stacks. They both encourage this like, uncorpsing sarcastic yes-and in each other and itâs great they go for so much longer than either would be able to sustain independently whether that is this like sarcastic self-aggrandizement or judgement of other ppl/things around or black humor and exaggerated confusion. Bc of their similarities they mesh really well and bc of their differences they can keep it going for a while (Techno tends to be more prompting and Ranbooâs really good at yes-and) -- itâs fantastic and bc both of them tend to Sell their sarcasm really hard and rarely corpse or break character/sona during bits like this the effect is unrelenting. Like they just keep saying funny things and they donât even flinch. My go-to example is the infamousÂ
Technoblade: On the bright side, we might have inflicted enough trauma onto this child for it to become funny. Ranboo: Ooooh, yeah, he could become a Minecraft YouTuber!Â
Technobladeâs statement here is black humor carrying through the bit they have been doing lampshading how fucked up villager mechanics are, and this is kinda looking too far but he does also leave it open and explicitly includes his scene partner by saying âweâÂ
Ranbooâs response is literal textbook yes-and, and a very effective one -- he actively uses the information his scene partner gave him and carries it through+synthesizes it into a joke that follows directly from that, keeps the tone, and is also fridge self-deprecation in keeping with both the playersâ general comedic brands Â
Alliumduo meanwhile also have excellent improv chemistry but in a much less... I want to say less balanced but that has bad connotations. It is very much balanced but itâs less two-way and the way they work together is much more metalevel. Itâs most pronounced in all their beef. Tommy has been noted to Throw For Content, and like to set himself up to get made fun of for comedy to a degree, and Iâve compared Ranbooâs dunking on ppl to like, retroactively setting people up -- like, youâre walking with him and pass through a revolving door and you should be moving with the door but without warning he grabs it to still it so you walk directly into the door, and he was definitely the one being (joke) mean to you but you still walked into it so you look like the clown. These obviously work together really well esp bc Ranboo tends to be very good at not going too far and actually being mean and generally with like, reading How to yes-and a situation. So you get stuff like the infamous:Â
Tommy: We donât like you here. Youâre not welcome. [...] Who would you say, Ranboo, is the better duo, me and Tubbo or you and Tubbo? Ranboo: You know, based on how youâre acting on Twitter, I think youâre beginning to realize-- Tommy, crosstalk: FUCK YOU, BITCH-- Ranboo, with increased malice: I think youâre beginning to realize which is better! Â
Tommy sets himself up for this both a) by acting in that exaggerated sadboy:tm: manner on Twitter (which he had been particularly doing at the time) and b) by this comment in and of itself. With the paradigm heâs set up, there is no way he would have gotten a flattering answer to this question. Itâs also carrying through the jealousy bit in general and his brash no-thoughts-head-unspeakably-rude streamersonaÂ
Usually dunking on ppl is bad improv, but why that is is bc it tends to shut people down, or disregard what theyâve said -- and Ranbooâs response here does neither! Itâs another yes-and, though itâs harder to recognize: he is taking the gift his scene partner has given him and is fully carrying it through. By how Tommyâs been acting on Twitter, Tommy, intentionally or not, basically handed Ranboo this punchline through this question -- Ranboo picks up on this and, as he is wont to do, gracefully deliversÂ
The interruption also ends up working, not only bc it again keeps Tommyâs streamersona bit going but also bc it briefly interrupts Ranboo so he can repeat it while doubling down on the gleeful malice in his tone, so both Tommyâs persona and Ranbooâs acting+delivery gets to shineÂ
These are definitely not the only funny moments they have, and it doesnât mention the dynamics they have with other members in the trios, but I had to rant abt these bc these are literally exemplary improv and I think itâs just. Delightful. The way I said it also makes it seem like they all like, Directly Thought This Out, and like they obviously didnât, but like. They have clearly been doing enough comedic improv and working with each other that they have a feel for it; thatâs how improv works, and this very like, deliberate-seeming breakdown is just a breakdown of how the responses they felt out worked wellÂ
Tubbo and Philza are both iconic in their own rights in these dynamics too: Tubboâs being terminally casual while also being immaddogimberserkimacyclepath.mp3 is fantastic both to Tommyâs more straightforward chaos and Ranbooâs Backhandedly Polite Yes-And, and Philza in the boreal dynamic is not just a great hypeman but also the #1 catalyst of incredible comedic hostility, to which Ranboo rises with no hesitation and to which Technoblade either joins in on effectively or reacts to balance out. I donât have improv-analysis paragraphs for those (I admit the paragraphs up above are kind of canned ahdgdskjfhdfjds), but they are all very good together and both trio dynamics and all involved subdynamics tend to all be just well handled collaboration between competent entertainers
Characters -Â
Okay, like in real life, benchtrio and borealtrio in character are just fundamentally different dynamics, and bc of this reality I donât rlly feel like it works to call one like, better or more story interesting they just work differently; personally I find borealtrio more interesting, again, solely bc I have more investment in the characters involved. I donât think either dynamic is less valuable, though full disclosure I am like, mildly bitter bc benchtrio is the default dynamic ppl draw Ranboo in and like... sobs... canon gives me nothing... fancontent does give me things but for every Syndicate/borealtrio/peerpressureduo content there are 50 benchtrio and [sobs]
Okay but in terms of story and in universe analysis, finally, which is what this ask was probably even sent in to solicit at all:Â
Both benchtrio and borealtrio offer Ranboo different forms of solidarity, and they place him in different positions. Theyâre his current main support circles, and itâs good that he has both -- it places him in a better position than many on the server, and honestly probably the others in either dynamicÂ
In benchtrio, the solidarity is that of people who have been failed by authority that was previously trusted, which is why I think a lot of the fandom, which tends to skew younger, gravitates toward em. Tommy and Tubbo, even if you donât consider ages canon, tend to read younger bc narratively their arcs have heavily relied on authorities they looked up to and trusted for guidance and protection failing them at that, in some way or another repeatedly, and benchtrio seems very narratively bent towards finding a replacement for a place for that trust with kind of a solidarity with people who have been similarly fucked over, and surviving that way, which is incredibly, painfully relatable to I think most of the ppl in our age group l m a o (me tf too. Sobs). Benchtrioâs friendship is based on just hanging out a lot, too, but is also based in mutual trauma and solidarity around disillusionment on a personal level.Â
Itâs also relevant to note that Ranboo is generally moreso in the comforter role in this dynamic, which isnât a bad thing or stating that itâs like, necessarily unreciprocated or w/e, just an observation. Like you are going to have friends where you help them out actively more than vice versa, and it definitely makes sense with how private Ranboo is; either way Ranboo definitely holds himself as responsible for the other two members of benchtrio to a degree (again, not necessarily a bad thing). Itâs just kind of a consequence of how their dynamics developed and how Ranboo sees them -- heâs always been moreso in that role (trading letters w/ Tommy in exile, supporting Tubbo while Tubbo was Going Thru It as a child president), and heâs just continuing that, comforting them both and grinding armor and stuff for them, etcÂ
In borealtrio, the solidarity is that of having explicitly been failed, marginalized, and ostracized by political systems, and of being victims of coercion to some degree. Like thereâs a reason peerpressureduo are called what they are, and Philzaâs whole thing with killing Wilbur and his treatment under NLM puts him there too; the same thing applies to Niki, but her dynamic w/ Ranboo is currently still in the âthey havenât talked since they fell outâ area unfortunately. All their narratives have relied on being taken for granted and taken advantage of, as well as being ostracized or excluded systematically, and reclaiming power in the face of that (which personally I find. Deeply compelling and relatable afhsdkfj). Borealtrio also work together and share interests and investments unique to that dynamic (grinding+roadtrip streams+etc) that donât show as much with benchtrio (who tend more to fuck around and find out kind of hanging out). Borealtrioâs unity is based around mutual trust and understanding as well as solidarity from similar/analogous trauma and disillusionment on a political level.Â
In this dynamic, Ranboo is also in much less of a provider role. He is more occupied with being a guest than a responsible party, and to some degree trusts Technoblade and Philza to help him actively moreso than he lets on/allows to benchtrio; heâs disclosed to them things heâs worried about, including the voice and the enderwalk experiments to an extent. Bc he doesnât see himself as responsible for their wellbeing to the same degree that he does his peers in benchtrio, heâs willing to let them in and let them help (or know smthâs up at all) more than he would for benchtrio, and theyâre capable of offering that help. Not to say he doesnât help back; he provides resources, shares powers, and helps Philza deal with his feelings abt Wilbur, but he never has the same vibe of like, I Have To Be The Support System he tends to have w/ benchtrio; here the support system tends to be more spread out/balanced and he will accept help and mentorship (or WOULD IF TECHNO LOGGED ON!!!)Â
It is also important to note that Ranbooâs kind of on edge in both underlyingly, though for different reasons
In benchtrio itâs partially bc of aforesaid responsibility, and I would say w/ Tubbo itâs again partially because of the previous dynamics and the way theyâve been leveraged (stuff in LâManberg and around the nukes in particular)Â
In borealtrio itâs much more like... internally sourced and exaggerated rather than minimized? Itâs also based in previous dynamics and even moreso about reputation and like, prowess affecting how Ranboo sees the other two, which could be a FASCINATING thing for Techno considering esp now in S3 Techno seems to heading narratively into being in conflict with that exact thing, his reputation Â
Ranboo definitely needs both dynamics and what both dynamics give him, and different shades+manifestations of his conflict come out in both; the throughline of his caginess and distrust in others, the throughline of agency, the throughline of responsibility, the throughline of keeping himself and the people he cares about safe. Both narratively and in terms of in-universe mental health, both benchtrio and borealtrio are essential to him, and I love it sm, and I desperately need to see them both exploredÂ
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(I had to I was in an argument. They said N was the best which is a good pick but objectively wrong)
Most of the results were v ambiguous sort of âloveâ results which I largely ignored because that shows up for almost every plant, but thatâs there too. âEnduringâ was the way one specific source phrased it, and I liked it a lot lol. Love and protection, thatâs Piers to a T. Regarding fighting, the âenduringâ part works shockingly well w a couple of headcanons I have about his battle style, so thatâs a bonus. (Remind me to rant about that later.)
Iâm not sharing the whole doc bc itâs kind of haphazard and the second half is vaguely unrelated and tailored to the specific situation I made the doc for, but hereâs a few of my other finds. (If thereâs interest, I can clean up the doc and release it full, but there is a lot of âthings you already knew about Piersâ to go with the âthings you donât know about Piersâ since I was trying to be stubborn and comprehensive.)
Speaking of âenduringâ, Obstagoon has maxed out EVs in both Defense and Special Defense.
His name is derived from âpierceâ in several languages, not just English, which makes his lack of piercings even MORE perplexing. (Uniform regulations? Scared of needles? Takes them off to be less intimidating for the challengers?)
In German, heâs called Nezz. Insert earthbound joke here.
Piersâs profile states he âtends to accidentally reveal his strategy to his opponentsâ, which doesnât match the headcanon I mentioned earlier but is quite funny.
Piersâs theme has melodic elements reused from both Nâs theme and the Rocket Hideout theme. This is because he is very clearly an intentional parallel to Giovanni- tldr both of them are gym leaders who lead âevilâ teams, but one seems non threatening and is a mafia boss and the other seems threatening (even overtly using evil-type PokĂ©mon as his gym type) but has a heart of gold- and probably also to N to some extent, what with him being the first semi-friendly villain character in the series.
Itâs easy to miss, but the Spikemuth Gymâs primary sponsor is the Spikemuth Chamber of Commerce. On a related note, we were robbed of punk klinklang.
Heâs voiced by the same guy who did that radio furry from the hell show?????
Itâs likely that Spikemuthâs energy shortages are deliberately ignored by Macro Cosmos as punishment for not letting Rose build them an out-of-the-way stadium.
I donât think he can play the guitar, on the grounds that we absolutely would have seen it already.
Tldr, Piers having caught Marnieâs Morpeko when she was five presents a strange temporal error when you consider all the facts, and the only real fix is to assume the player character and the other gym challengers are teens, not ten. (This directly contradicts Leonâs lore, but fuck Leonâs lore, it doesnât make him any less compelling if he has to wait a couple extra years.)
If thereâs anything I learned in 7th grade civics class, itâs that Piers might wear glasses.
He should have had bandmates. Thatâs just my opinion but I want to be loud and annoying. He should have had bandmates. And an exploud.
(Also objection I donât post any content anymore I just reblog NBD eat plain chip and sleep)
Swishy imagines admin here. Over the past week I compiled a 2.5k word doc of piers trivia (to prove heâs the best character in PokĂ©mon) and I thought youâd be interested in this find: his name comes from the Juniper tree in most if not all languages, which i discovered is most notable in plant language for symbolizing âenduring protectionâ.
(No need to collect proof we already knew heâs the best)
But thatâs actually so cool. Iâve read that his name is derived from the Juniper tree. (Which are actually significant to me because my grandparents used to own a large piece of land that was covered in Juniper trees). But I didnât know about the âenduring protectionâ part.
That makes so much sense, though. Piers is notable for being protective (overly so depending on who you ask), especially as a brother.
And enduring is also really reasonable. Piers was designed to showcase Obstagoon, and his signature move âObstruct,â which blocks attacks. So to call Piers âenduringâ is to reference the fact that Obstagoonâs (and through association his) signature move is about defense.
Thanks for sharing. If you.... idk, wanted to share a little more with the class... youâd be more than welcome.
(also swishy imagines rocks)
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