#branch the bounty hunter

[riciart]

Branch still finds J.D. and their meeting... It's unpleasant, and when J.D. hits back, he asks a question that Branch definitely didn't expect to hear…

[binkusdinkus]

He has rabbies

+ extra doodles for the AU

[teddy-bear-xing]

[grim-ghosty]

I'm kinda interested in what is brozone reactions are going to be when they see their baby brother as a "cold blooded" bounty hunter, and as for branch I think he's going to be very conflicted about seeing them again

Branch in every universe will be conflicted seeing his brothers again. As for them finding out about him being a bounty hunter, it's going to take sometime for Branch to open up about his past. Unless the brothers find out before Branch is ready to tell them. >:]

Sorry this took so long to answer! I was making a comic for this ask. :]

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[mintycourage]

BOUNTY HUNTERS PT 1 🎵🎼🎶

[tantei-chan01]

In the mute branch au

What do the bounty hunters think?

Like with their jobs im sure they see all kinds of trolls with different trauma quite often

The bounty hunters have met many trolls with different traumas, some gray. But a mute troll that wasn't a result of a physical injury was something they've never encountered.

Gray trolls don't have a long lifespan due to them losing hope and drowning in their depression. The longest they managed to live was 5 years at best. To meet one that has lived 20 years and to have it happen at such a young age is a shock. It's also a sign of hope, proof that it's possible to heal such heartbreak.

Being mute also stung their hearts. It’s one thing to lose your voice to injury or illness, but to lose it due to trauma hurts deeply. Especially if it causes such a rift between you and the community. They see Branch as a strong and respectful troll. They're impressed that he created a new form of communication and asked to be taught so they could spread that knowledge to other trolls that can not speak anymore

[deviousfatestudio]

First au of mine is of course bounty hunter au.

basically the only thought process I have is after failing to do family harmony they really just went “fuck it we ball” but ball as in murder.

Family motto: the family that kills together, stays together!

JD is the leader of course but he’s way more laid back about it. Of course he is he can easily vent his frustrations now! He’s very protective of his baby brothers. Also he treats himself to nice things and his brothers love that for him. JD is the one who can hunt anyone down in a forest environment and the best tracker, Branch is second and his little protege.

Bruce and Floyd are the manipulators of the group one with attractiveness and the other with emotions.

Clay is the one who thinks out the traps and all possible ways it could go wrong. He, of course, manages the finances and finds their targets. He’s serious but also best at torture and having fun with it.

Branch is the Jack of all trades. He learned from the best after all! Master trap maker like clay while being a manipulator of both charm and emotions. Of course he’s a top notch tracker like his oldest brother too!

Poppy: I support family rights but also family wrongs

[alleycatchitchat]

something something what if brozone was called on to represent the boy band subgenre of pop in trolls world tour something something

[storyteller-trollfan]

You know, I love the idea of Bounty hunter!Branch

Let this man out of the forest that shaped him up, that though him how to take down larger prey efficiently.

Let him out into the world where no troll has ever seen one like him, one as determined to survive to the point of spending 20 years without giving up to his greyness. Unknowingly surviving what many others could not.

Let him go feral on the targets that deserve it, those who cannot outrun this persistent hunter who learned to keep going until your prey can't anymore.

Let the other bounty hunters meet him and become his comrade, his friend. Let him feel safe with them because the bonds he makes with them mean they'll watch his back and he'll watch theirs.

Let him meet people who'll understand and accept him.

Half feral or not.

Colors or not.

Silent or not.

[2blueberrylover2]

Chapter 5 of BroZone's Back, Alright! is up! Please let us know what you think!

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[riciart]

[binkusdinkus]

He's the mood rn

I need inspiration for more bounty hunter shit like I can't stop thinking about it but art blocks going crazy

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Noodlemoon if you even care

[fandom-skellyweirdo-jumper]

Chapters: 2/4 Fandom: Trolls: TrollsTopia (Cartoon), Trolls (DreamWorks Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Branch & Hickory (Trolls), Branch & Dickory (Trolls), Dickory & Hickory (Trolls), Branch/Hickory (Trolls), Branch & Holly Darlin' (Trolls), Branch & Gust Tumbleweed (Trolls), Branch & Delta Dawn (Trolls), Branch & Half-OC (Trolls), Branch & Background Characters, Delta Dawn/Dickory (Trolls) Characters: Branch (Trolls), Hickory (Trolls), Dickory (Trolls), Holly Darlin' (Trolls), Gust Tumbleweed (Trolls), Delta Dawn (Trolls), OC background characters, Background & Cameo Characters, Half-OC Characters, He's in the 2nd movie, Disco Trolls, mentioned - Character, Country Trolls - Character Additional Tags: Coming of Age, Depression, Branch has Undiagnosed Mental Illnesses, Mental Breakdown, Panic Attacks, Suicidal Ideation, Suicidal Thoughts, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Feral Branch (Trolls), Grey Branch (Trolls), Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Branch's ear pulling thing, Found Family, Trolls World Found Family Tour, Developing Friendships, Trolls Have Tails (Trolls DreamWorks Movies), Satyrs Yodeller Trolls, Fauns & Satyrs, Centaurs, Swearing, Pre-Relationship, Pre-Canon, First Impressions, Awkwardness, Second-Hand Embarrassment, Multilingual Character, Google Translated Language, Hickory is a Sweetheart (Trolls), Dickory is a Big Old Softie (Trolls), Aunt Dawn (Trolls), Out of Character, Because Hickory does not talk with his country accent yet, Pre-Transgenre Hickory, Yodeller Troll Hickory (Trolls), POV Alternating, POV Multiple, Dialogue Heavy Series: Part 2 of Mercenary Branch AU aka Grey Branch Found Family Amongst Genres Summary:

All alone, Branch is on the road. On a road longer than any exploration exhibition he had ever gone on before, he travels. Travelling to where? He does not know. He has left his only home with no other plan besides to never return. To never return no matter what happened to him.

But sometimes, the best laid plans are the ones you have to improvise when the world just throws whatever the fuck it wants at you.

Because sometimes the world will throw good things at you.

And all you have to do is accept them.

(Whether you accept them gracefully or take it to the face when they are thrown at you makes no difference.)

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AKA

Branch’s physical journey from Pop Forest to Lonesome Flats, the ‘small’ town that shares its name with the desert.

AKA

Let the running gag of [Pop Trolls being terrible at first impressions] commence.

[grim-ghosty]

I'm going to bet that when branch meets the snack pack he is going to be nervous/scared of meeting them, while the snack pack are going to be intimidated or just afraid of branch and with poppy trying to be the peacekeeper between them

You're pretty much right.

They remember Branch from when he did live in the village, and Branch didn't have the best representation with anyone that wasn't Poppy, so it takes awhile for them to warm up to him. There is also the added knowledge of him being a bounty hunter.

[mintycourage]

BOUNTY HUNTERS PT 2 🎷🪕💎🧶🪗🎤

[tantei-chan01]

Did you know Branch was originally going to be the one Velvet and Veneer had kidnapped? That would be extremely traumatic for him in the mute au since he had just gotten to the point he felt comfortable even singing in front of other people and not running for cover whenever Bridget or Gristle comes by and suddenly MORE giants are kidnapping him and trying to use his talents specifically because he started singing again.

I like to think in that circumstance, Bridget and Gristle would postpone the wedding to support Poppy, but John Dory would somehow still crash some important even they were a part of, that Poppy would still insist on going with John to save Branch and probably be joined by more than a few guests, maybe even Bridget while Gristle stays back (someone has to watch the kingdom and while he may be bros with Branch, he also knows his first Troll friend is justifiably nervous around Bergans and probably gonna have a bad time if he sees him), and the group would not have as many jokes about Brozone still thinking Branch is a baby because A) he isn't there and B) his friends are and while they are all there for teasing their most introverted friend and learning about his past they cannot get over the fact Branch had been left alone for over 20 years with no family and suddenly they discover he had 4 older brothers who all presumably had jeut up and left

I did know about that and agree it would have gone much differently. Mr. Dinkles would have sent some critters to Mount Rageous to delay the performance for as long as possible.

Poppy would enlist the bounty hunters to help them track down the brothers. First, finding John Dory thanks to Delta's help. Him being horrified at the fact of his brother's kidnapping just as he was packing up to go see him and at the fact that he was also traumatized into losing his voice and turning gray and now this will just make it worse. Luckily he has clues that helps the group find the others.

Floyd would be performing in a small town when they find him. He immediately agrees to go with and feels guilty on what he's been informed about.

Bruce immediately jumps to save the baby of the family, which Brandy encourages and beats himself up for not thinking of going back for Branch after he found Vacay Island.

Clay can immediately tell what's going on after a few words and immediately packed a rescue bag, refusing to leave his brotherbehind again. Viva tries to keep them from leaving, but Poppy, who's already stressed with worry, shuts that down and tells her that sometimes you have to do scary things if it means protecting someone.

They make it to Mount Rageous, where the critters successfully delay the performance for another day, they find out where they live and sneak into the bedroom to find Branch. He's already lost a large amount of talent and can barely pull himself up. The brothers immediately hug the prison and express worry.

Crimp walks into the room and tries to tell Velvet and Veneer when the bounty hunters restrain her. They convince her to help them expose the two fakes of their crime. The brothers try harmonizing again, but it fails due to unresolved issues. Then Cooper asks if it really was necessary for them to be perfect?

He explains that it was something Branch always told Poppy and others trolls when they stressed out about it. He always says that perfection doesn't exist and that being yourself is enough. Velvet and Veneer walk in and immediately try to capture the trolls. The bounty hunters and critters distract them long enough for Poppy to start singing.

Everyone starts singing together and manages to break the prison, Branch landing in Floyd's arms, clearly exhausted and in bad shape but alive. Bridget bursts in the room with the authorities, Velvet tries to argue that they have no proof only for Crimp to reveal that she had livestreamed the entire thing. Veneer willingly gives himself up to the police while his sister fights the entire process.

They head back to Pop Village to get Branch checked out. Along the way, the brothers finally have a much needed talk with each other and agree that being separated for so long affected them in many ways and decided to work on their family relationship. With the help of licensed professionals.