#cane user peri

[the-maddened-hatter]

Alright so I pretty much said all of this verbatim on a reblog of someone else's post, but I wanted to put it here on my blog too.

As I've mentioned before, I would *very* much like to see Peri canonically having a disability that causes him to use his wand/cane and not just have it be an accessory, and so I analyzed the episodes he's in that I've been able to see so far and came up with a few observations:

As much as I'd be unopposed to seeing it portrayed, leg issues don't really seem like a major deal to fairies in general given as Cosmo misplaced his for most of an episode and a pair of sticks were a good enough replacement for him to have fun at the arcade in human form (without even drawing human attention)

And Peri can apparently use his powers as listed above without his cane since he doesn't always immediately have it on his person (especially since Dev & Hazel took his cane in Lost in Fairy World and he didn't have any power or mobility problems)

But!

I *could* easily see him having some kind of magical fatigue issue or magical equivalent of hypotonia or balance disorder, since he's shown to be

very tired after a morning spent magically creating cupcakes (a probably small but very repetitive task that leaves him running low on energy)

When his stationary float is disrupted he remains seated instead of floating back up again

3. A minor contact/startle reflex is enough to disrupt his hover and cause him to immediately fall pretty hard if not very far

4. speaking of distance, he is shown to sometimes float a bit lower than his parents, which, while not consistent and likely just an animation choice, could tie in with the other points to support the diagnosis theory

However, pain may admittedly be more of a factor than the above images suggest,

he may not just be tired from shape shifting like I'd thought since right before that he was walking (albeit in horse form) and afterwards (low) cloud float is apparently easier and faster for him than just quickly trotting past his parents

He also didn't really seem to be having too much of a problem at all before he hit the ground

Where it goes to a definitely tired and possibly more pained look.

Maybe he didn't want to tell Dev that it was painful either out of pride or because he didn't want to potentially upset him and just went with "tired" because that was what he assumed. It'd be interesting to see if it happens again in a different form.

Personally I think it'd be cool to see both and have it be a chronic condition (directly magical or otherwise) that he already had before the series began (diagnosed or not).

If he's the first fairy kid born in a long time he probably would have been monitored very closely, but it may have taken a while for doctors to notice a problem since there was little reference for comparison and may have even caused some potentially serious problems that gave Comso & Wanda a bad scare, which could tie in pretty well with their developing a high amount of over protectiveness of him, and that in turn leading him to try and behave too far in the other direction (not seeking help when he really does need it, pushing himself way too hard and suffering the fallout which he then tries to hide, ect)

If he's undiagnosed but having the problems it could be interesting to see sort of an inversion of the "character must learn to accept their disability" storyline wherein he's more connecting certain events & symptoms and we get to see him adapting to accommodations and letting himself try different approaches moreso than to having new symptoms (though we as the audience may see these symptoms more or behaviors contextualized as symptoms where they weren't necessarily before).

Idk either way I just think it would be cool (and I've probably put away more analysis into this than will ever pay off lol)

also to everyone who draws him as a disabled mobility device user: ILY please draw more of it it feeds my soul

[the-maddened-hatter]

Me, cooking my theories ⬇️

But fr you could be right about walking vs floating, I really like that and you made me realize something:

Pain could be a lot more of a factor than I realized! he may not just be tired from shape shifting like I'd thought since right before that he was walking (albeit in horse form) and afterwards (low) cloud float is apparently easier and faster for him than just quickly trotting past his parents

He also didn't really seem to be having too much of a problem at all before he hit the ground

Where it goes to a definitely tired and possibly more pained look.

Maybe he didn't want to tell Dev that it was painful either out of pride or because he didn't want to potentially upset him and just went with "tired" because that was what he assumed. It'd be interesting to see if it happens again in a different form (such as a human disguise like you said)

i really hope they make Peri canonically disabled and that's why he has a cane these days, as a cane user myself that'd be so neat... they don't even have to like. extravagantly point it out. they could just show him using it in a human form, bonus points if he's hesitant on turning into it! maybe it gets mentioned in passing somehow! that would be neat i think

[dinkbear]

he's so nonbinary aroace cane-user coded.....

[pixelaves]

I love that you draw Peri using a walking cane! I've got my theories, but what kind of disability to you hc him as having? 👀

shout out to this post for analyzing peri for potential symptoms! i think it’s very likely that he’s got some sort of magical fatigue (possibly related to how powerful he was in the original series) and/or* chronic pain that gets worse when he’s walking or standing

(*leaning more towards the “and”)

[an-adhd-infested-nerd]

Everytime someone draws/writes/headcannons Peri as disabled and a cane user I gain a year of life

[dinkbear]

GARARARARRAAR SCREAMING BARKING FOAMING AT THE MOUTH (im a cane user)

i saw a post on here that talked about peri being a cane user when in a human disguise and it just really stuck with me

any tips/pointers on how to draw canes would be appreciated, this is my first time doing this :]

[inspiredrawaw]

The way you draw Peri reminds me a lot of Myrvin in some ways. Im not sure how, but maybe you can play with the idea of it.

WELL-

-Snazzy getup, purple hair, cane user, too charismatic for his own good, stars, magical, pointy ears, AND ACE?!?! (Headcannon vs oc cannon)

Maybe Peri was created for me specifically/j

[aromantic-karamatsu]

Cane user Peri my beloved

Disabled Peri my beloved

Peri with chronic pain my beloved

Peri with muscle weakness or neurological disorders my beloved

Artists/writers who write/draw Peri with a cane and head canon him as disabled in some form and needing to use a mobility device to get around my beloved

You have irrevocably changed the chemistry of my brain

[transarchivist]

What are u listening to w canon cane users bc sign me tf up??

the far meridian and archive 81!!!! lil bit of a spoiler for each but: in the far meridian peri (the main character!) gets injured and has to use a cane, the soundscaping accommodates for it and other characters acknowledge it! in the third season of archive 81, nicholas (main character!) gets injured and uses a cane- i never noticed any specific soundscaping, but there aren't any scenes that have a lot of walking in them

[the-maddened-hatter]

Ngl poof floated lower than his parents as a baby in the original seried too

Interesting! Like I said it could easily be nothing more than an animation choice, but it would be interesting if it ends up being significant!

[the-maddened-hatter]

Hero Forge Peri (FOP)

I'm not totally happy with the way his face came out, and if they end up doing hair closer to his he'll get this style replaced, but I'm pretty happy with the threads, wings, and his cane! (and the perfect lemon cupcake!)

[the-maddened-hatter]

I'm trying to make Peri in Hero Forge but my autism face looking skills are kicking my ASS.

[dinkbear]

fairly oddparents new wish writers im telling you if you give human-disguise peri a cane i WILL do a backflip despite being disabled and physically unable to. it will happen.

-a cane user

[aromantic-karamatsu]

Cane user Peri my beloved

Disabled Peri my beloved

Peri with chronic pain my beloved

Peri with muscle weakness or neurological disorders my beloved

Artists/writers who write/draw Peri with a cane and head canon him as disabled in some form and needing to use a mobility device to get around my beloved

You have irrevocably changed the chemistry of my brain

[the-maddened-hatter]

Hi! Glad you liked my Peri post. I wanted to say your posts about Peri being a cane user inspired me to create a design for Peri that included his cane more.

I'd like to see more disability representation being disabled myself and put my experiences into Peri's Free Use Design too. Fingers crossed for season 2.

Omg that's so flattering! Your art of him is so awesome, I *wish* the producers will end up making him similarly to your ideas! It honestly seems feasible, even if it ends up being a bit of retroactive writing on their part.

[eelgraveyard]

i saw a post on here that talked about peri being a cane user when in a human disguise and it just really stuck with me

any tips/pointers on how to draw canes would be appreciated, this is my first time doing this :]