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see more likely than not q!tubbo's actions aint gonna do shit and its not even gonna be serious attempts to break fitpac up itll be the cartoonish hijinks devolving into slapstick comedy
but the reasoning behind it all..... the reason he wants to do this....... That is what is making me go insane
#cuz knowing how this is gonna go#his ass is NEVER admitting or saying the real reason#“where will there be space in bw for me now?” and thats gonna be a joke but oof#qfit expects this cuz he knows he interrupted the movie date qtubbo and fred had#but qtubbo only sees pouring rain and an empty mailbox with a light that hasnt switched on in weeks#qtubbo would rather die than say its bc he doesnt want things to change between the morning crew dynamic#tubbo qsmp#qsmp#rotating thw cubito in my mind you are such a boyfailure i love you
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beast mode haruka my beloved
#kiryu's going to get better and he's gonna FUCKING like it#there is no such thing as milk toast haruka in this house she only knows how to do a backflip and kill#can you imagine the heinous things kiryu and majima have texted each other - mostly majima#kiryu prefers to call cuz he keeps hitting the gallery button and uploading close ups of his chin or smth#yakuza#ryu ga gotoku#kiryu kazuma#majima goro#sawamura haruka#seonhee#kazumaji#my art#goromi
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oh damen we're really in it now.mp4
#caprisun#captive prince#damen#damianos of akielos#damen of akielos#kings rising#prince's gambit#ITS HIM ITS MY GUY#also can i just say#i know i made him blush in the rip pitcher sketch because thats the correct interpretation of that scene. cuz he saw his thighs#but can we all agree that those must be the palest pastiest legs a man has ever put in direct sunlight#diogenes said to plato “this is a man” about that peeled chicken because he mistook it for Laurent in a chiton#i bet he burns like a lobster#you leave him in direct sunlight for too long and he starts heaving like an office laptop from 2016 booting up Baldurs Gate 3#i am still in the middle of book 3 and when i tell you i am in DIRE NEED OF SOME LAURENT POV DECRIPTIONS OF DAMEN#TELL ME HOW LOVELY HE IS I NEED YOUR PASTY ASS TO SAY IT#I want to hear those rapid fire thoughts because you just know he is extinguishing them like summertime mosquitos#if the govart dies chapter is anything to go by#damen oh damen you really thought ancel was gonna shove that stick up his ass during that one performance. i love you.#you are THE funniest motherfucker in that book and your obsession with that blue eyed featherless biped only adds to it#who drops a pitcher when they see a white boy approach#god out of fear maybe#i would never live it down straight up never#that memory instantly became damen's dark horse in the championships for the most embarrassing shit that he will think about in bed at nigh
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I think we should put Bond in more "normal people" situations where like sure his spy-training social mimicry can get him by, but there's still a limit to what that can do and he will have to defer to Q to actually successfully navigate the situation due to his own lack of real-world experience and like, context with said situation.
#00q#things like. oh god what DO you bring to the in-laws on the holiday and how does one comport oneself and-#I also like the idea that Bond gets into his head that he's gonna take Q on a perfectly normal regular people date for once#and it's gonna be great it's gonna be perfect- he had a lot of research to do#he should get his ideas from tv shows and movies and online suggestions I think it would be great#Q: ........ how am I the more soft-skills-adept one in this situation- you know what okay yeah let's go to a fair#there's a fic where Q is going over his budget I think and Bond is like arent you rather well off or whatever#and Q is like sure but I like to know where it goes. what about you? and like Bond has no clue cuz he never had to do normal-people things#like considering his finances or like. a retirement plan
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headcanon that Varian picks up on a few ingavarrian swears solely cuz he hears Hugo mutter them all the goddamn time. Does he know what it even really means in slang terms? Who knows—but it totally takes Hugo off guard to hear the other alchemist say it out loud directly at him one particular time when he was exceptionally pissed at his lil shit antics. He truly never fails to surprise the blond
#vat7k#varigo#otp: alchemist boyfriends#varian and the seven kingdoms#varian and the 7 kingdoms#vat7k varian#vat7k hugo#tangled the series#tts#and hugo is flabbergasted but only for just two seconds then tries to turn it around#cuz two can play that game so he goes “do you even know what that word means”#and Varian#after seconds registering the question#backpedaling “um no b-but i hear you say it all the time !”#but too late the moment he stuttered all the intimidation's gone#and Hugo 's looking at him like how you'd look at a kid who just learned their first swear word#and bro knew he shot himself in the foot cuz hugo is not gonna let it go for the next two weeks of the roadtrip
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random Hunter headcanon GO!
AHH OKAY one of my random hcs is that hunter's smile is kinda asymmetrical/lopsided/wider on the left side cuz of his scars, especially after thanks to them. i imagine they'd significantly pull on his skin and could even affect nerves and definitely some range of motion, so-
sorta like this:
#i think it'd be very charming and neat :) but also sad cuz of the Reason for it OOF........ but charming. little dude#the owl house#hunter toh#in general i also feel like his scars are gonna significantly affect him cuz like. they cover a LARGE area. realistically they would#he has lots of experience with scars and injuries and knows how to deal with it all#cuz he rather didn't have access to a healer but needed medical attention a LOT so he defo had to learn how to patch himself up on his own#but also... i can imagine that with all of his responsibilities at the coven properly taking care of scars wasn't exactly his no.1 priority#so i like to think that if he gets a palisman woodcarving mentorship from the clawthornes dell will give him some advice#cuz he has a lot of experience with that himself as well and truly understands what hunter might be going through re: scar-related issues#anyways........ gah#hunter#toh hunter#hunter noceda#my toh talk#my sketches#my art#? kinda#nicole answers#Anonymous
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@nowfallc PICTURE!! FOR YOU!! PLEASE TAKE IT!! <3
#agh I’m so so nervous but I’m big and strong and you all agree with me <3#plus it’s nearly 6 in the morning and I pulled an all nighter to finish this. which I’m sure is not helping my stress levels At All!#ALSO!#I’m gonna do another one!#you will NEVER know which picture so get fuckin ready HELLLLLLLLL yeah!!!#<- as for those of you who were Present when I said which picture I was gonna do. ummmmm. shut up! say nothing!!#ALSO…..2!!#wanted to share how I did the scuff marks cuz I felt like it. and also I said I was gonna do it. anyway!#what you wanna do is get a real textured brush. ideally something pencil adjacent#and a mid grey color#and with LIGHT pressure you follow the edges of whatever metal bit you’re rendering#you can go a little heavier on the corners if you desire#from the corners you take a smudge tool and gently blend in the opposite direction of the corner if that makes sense#and then take an eraser (IDEALLY one that’s the same as your rendering brush)#and gently erase back towards the corner. but with a much smaller brush size#add little scratches and pick marks as you please#and that’s it#you know maybe this would make more sense with an actual diagram I’m so so bad at explaining stuff agh#I’m gonna shut the hell up now 🙏#trigun#nicholas d. wolfwood#trigun stampede#trigun fanart
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let it be known that i love prince inigo with my whole soul. however sometimes it is SO much fun to think about owain and his two most loyal-est knights you ever seen: worst guy in the world #1 and worst guy in the world #2. i love retainer inigo and severa so much. retainers who bully you and make fun of you and trash on you but they’d leave behind everyone and everything they ever knew to follow you and protect you in a whole new universe. they love you so much that they’d swear allegiance to total strangers but that loyalty pales in comparison to what they’d do for you. and they were all lovers!!!!!!!
#ann plays awakening#awakening trio#sometimes i forget owain is literal royalty and like#in the bad timeline hes probably like. the second most important person there?? unless luci has a sibling#obviously she’d need her own retainers but unfortunately i am thimking awakening trio thoughts. i miss. i love them in any form#that they are handed to me#i love them as best friends. as forced circumstance allies to family. as lovers.#i know i said lovers in this post but im not sure they’d ever label it as that#to me its very much ‘its not exactly romantic but its too intense to be platonic’#what i am getting at is queer platonic awakening trio btw. in case that wasnt obvious#like no matter who they are or where they go they are eachothers people dude. like literally do not separate#anyways im gonna be thinking long and hard about who should be everyones parents in this timeline#i have what i call my ‘main’ pairings and thats what i use for most of my headcanons (ex prince inigo)#but i’d like a completely separate one for owain retainer trio#i think im pretty set on fred!severa#i couuuldddd pick fred!inigo which i do think is SUPER compelling as well but something about freddy!severa… also shes so cute as a brunette#like sorry… shes just so beautiful#ive been having a lot of thoughts aboht tharj!inigo and i need to figure out if thats current bias talking or if im cooking with that one#i got no idea who owain’s second parent should be. robin maybe? idk#i mean his second parent isnt quite as impactful in regards to trio dynamics in this case just because he’s always the prince but. idk#i really like the idea of half plegian owain but i ALWAYS run half plegian owain cuz im always pairing lissa with robin or henry so its like#this isnt new 😭😭😭 but god. PLEGIAN OWAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#hm. though. hear me out. manakete owain???????????????? ehhh????#sorry. idk. i love how changing the parents of the second gen can change their characterization. its like my favorite thing ever#i think its why im so attached to all of them. theres always new things to explore with them!!! its so much fun!!!!!!#graaarfggjjjhhhhhhn!!!!
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I was supposed to play games after school but I did this instead. I am oh so very tired
@butter1knife
#buttersknifedtiys#i really hope thats the right tag idk.... im so sleepy i feel like im gonna pass out#art#my art#invader zim#nickelodeon#zim iz#dib membrane#zadr#zim and dib romance#AUAGAGAHHGG IM GONNA GO TO SLEEP after i finish watching this video#theyre so cute i love them so much#zim has no fucking clue what hes doing#i hc dib to be really good at cooking and whatever since 1 hes the oldest sibling and 2 membrane is never home#hes gotta know how to make food!!#zim though.... not so much. gir knows how to make food better than zim#primarily because irken are so used to only eating snacks they dont really need to know how to make things#also cuz no one really properly raised zim!! his ass cant cook!!!!!!!!#anywaysss this took a really long time so i probably missed some stuff. and im too tired to fit it.... sigh
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Drew a spider lily in place of dolls heart
#so it turns out i left the cap halfway off my fav yellow marker for who knows how long#i am so fine and everything is going to be ok <- lying to myself#doll md#md doll#murder drones doll#doll murder drones#murder drones#murder drones fanart#md fanart#grims art#ok so im gonna go sit for a while cuz the marker situation is genuanely upsetting to me?#idk ill be fine i just need some water. ok see you have a lovely day thumbs up
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I keep seeing fanarts of ppl's OC's being on the ship, so do you think that if there was 6st crewmember (specifically, another woman) Anya would've been more safe? Like, someone to actually call Jimmy's begaviour out, someone Anya might wanna trust? Is there a possibility something might have changed (even if a little) or it would not have mattered at all?
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I feel like the game would make it part of the commentary on where she would believe and help Anya but still be sort of dismissive? Like the whole “don’t waste time crying and being scared keep going and move on, don’t let him win”. It’s supposed to be positive and reinforcing but sometimes it does more damage in those times of mourning and grief, it feels patronizing, like you don’t understand what you’re going through but they do. Even if they did call out his behavior it’s still on Curly to act and while another voice would help, it’s still 4 against 2 on guys that don’t get it until they have to vs women who always have to.
I don’t mind mouthwashing OCs but I do get a bit bored as they tend to be borderline saviors or like Jimmy aligned. They are either more complicit than Curly or just Jimmy haters for no reason, outside of what the creators know about what he did to Anya. I am never irked by OCs but in a story like mouthwashing you really need to think about what your character adds to the commentary, especially if they are there during the crash. It’s nice to have like characters on Anya’s side more whole heartedly and interesting to see characters who placate Jimmy but sometimes it’s one note.
I can’t and don’t want to police peoples OCs it’s never my intention when I comment on trends I notice, but I do feel like the way people make their OCs interact with these two characters and especially Curly, really show a grave misunderstanding of the narrative and these characters as people vs roles in the story. Still, I know people just make up characters for fun and that’s fine. Great even, but I guys I’m focusing more on OCs that are supposed to have those serious dynamics. My favs tend to be pretty-Tulpar or post-Tulpar au OCs.
The inevitably of the crash is on Jimmy. He did that not because he wasn’t stopped but because all his means to kill Anya were taken. The gun, the axe. Even if Curly did strip him of his co-pilot privileges and try to keep him contained there’s only so many people. An extra body helps but they have jobs they have to do, he’s the only one steering the whole ship and Jimmy would likely have an out: food, bathroom, etc. He’s not new and if he couldn’t crash the ship directly, who’s to say he wouldn’t sabotage something else? A clunker like the Tulpar wouldn’t take much. An extra person helps but it’s just another thing that prolongs what a person like Jimmy is willing to do to shirk responsibility.
It’s more than just needing someone to stand up to him and think that’s what is missing when it comes to inserting a character into the mouthwashing setting.
#like again most people treat Jimmy like a misanthrope and he’s not and the way he’s just evil/rude to everyone all the time just isn’t real#like he’s snarky and rude but it can’t be 100% of the time like hes not going out his way to instigate#he’s the type to say shit and hope it stirs the pot like Daisuke likes him at first#thinks he’s a bit of a jerk but he likes him like unless you specifically make a character he’s dislike he’s not just gonna be#readily antagonistic to strangers or at the get go#not to mention it’s not just about Anya needing a friend but someone with the power to do something#a point in why she confides in Curly is he’s the captain she’s not just gonna tell the only other woman just because it’s still personal#not every girl tells their friend or another woman especially if they are new and they don’t know how they react not all girls are#girls girls some can be just as toxic as the men they are being confided in about#the nuance of the situation is not solved by having more people who actively hate jimmmy if anything it would make him escalate further as#clearly has issues with how people perceive him and being liked like another woman who hates him that’s gonna do something crazy in his mind#I think it’s interesting when OCs explore another side of the pre established dynamics as Jimmy uses each remaining crew member to fill a#something Curly provided for him and represent his dynamic with Anya and being an abuser I just feel like a lot is being missed out on#and it’s mainly cause people don’t want to make OCs that aren’t great people like it’s okay to have a grey mediocre OCs in situations like#this its realistic and helps you write more grounded characters like idk i like the ocs but eh im not like a super fan#I really should make an analysis on Jimmy cause people hate discussing him and his character is being really misunderstood#like not saying she’s innocent or an excuse but just not getting how he is supposed to work like he’s no dick fucking dasteredly#he’s a shitty guy who gets shittier like he ain’t start out an avengers level threat#mouthwashing#💀 anon#mouthwashing game#ask#anya mouthwashing#curly mouthwashing#jimmy mouthwashing#mouthwashing oc#now I gotta make an oc just to prove myself but I can’t draw#so maybe not cuz what’s the point if I can’t explain the fly drip
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Minors shouldn't be following me
i'm doing this as more a formality than anything cuz i feel like it should be obvious at this point but minor's shouldn't be following me on here like i fully post links to my spicy art and my discord has a strict 18+ rule lmaooo
obviously i know theres no real way to police that on social media im just saying hey, i make adult content and tell adult stories and minors shouldnt be interacting with that! My mcyt stuff is free reign ofc cuz that was always made to be more for the 16+ age range but my recent stuff???? not so much lol
#foxx talks#i saw that THE wassupimE is now doing 18+ only and was like hey uhhhh do my followers actually know that ive been doing that for a while??#like im realizing that it should be obvious but this is the we dont piss on the poor website /silly /ref#if you wanna follow @skyfellcomic go for it im not gonna stop you#mostly cuz i cant stop you??? i know how the internet is lol#i just dont want any dead dove situations lmao
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lateposting . happy 1500 days anniversary to the election special ❤️
#and by late posting i mean that it was yesterday 💔#i finished this at like 11 pm okkay i didnt have the time all day 💔#also posted this one to twt but it had mistakes so i touched it up today and yeahh#the lightning is a lil funky but idc im still proud wtvr#ive had this idea since uhhh march but i didnt know how to execute it yet and today i said fuck it cuz now its my chance so yayyy#this is kinda gay art idk cuz to me its the 1500th day anniversary of their last peak interaction idk#i rlly miss them 💔💔💔#tawog tobias#tobias wilson#gave him a big coat cuz idk a ref to the one and who knows maybe he stole it from harold yayy#i shouldve made the sleeves bigger in that case but idk maybe he tugged them but its not clear here#tawog bobert#bobert 6b#was abt to draw him with a skirt but i bailed on that at the end fml#feel like an angel lost its wings SORRY GUYS 💔💔#if i draw them like this again maybe ill do that who knows#xuz i do wanna draw them again its fun#ran out of things to say okkay thats all rest of the tags GO#fanart#cherrys evil art#tawog#the amazing world of gumball#was gonna add the gumball chronicles but i dont think thats a real tag damn no one gaf 💔💔 i dont either but yk#rainbowdroid#I GUESS yeahh the intention was gay#eyestrain
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okay but can we talk about 'Mystery of the Urinal Deuce' because this episode is literally EVERYTHING when it comes to Stan and Kyle's friendship. Marsh is playing dumb the whole episode and Kyle is losing his goddamn mind over it. The betrayal. The DRAMA.
Stan in this scene knows damn well that everything is a conspiracy (he admits as much later in the episode and knows that Kyle thinks the same thing). And Kyle knows damn well that Stan out of everyone should also know this, because Stan is the one person he can usually count on to back him up on this type of shit. But Stan is the one messing with him in this episode, so we get these fun moments of Stan letting loose and enjoying pranking his friend Kyle.
Many see the Assburger's duology as the establishment and turning point of Stan’s character. And while it certainly establishes his clinical depression, I’d argue it in no way establishes either his tendency towards depression/melancholy OR cynicism as both of those have always been present from the beginning (but that’s another discussion for another day. I already basically wrote an essay on that a longgg time ago that maybe I’ll share later).
When it comes to a true ‘turning point’ for Stan’s character, I think of ‘Raisin’s’ ‘from Season 7, which expands on his already present tendency towards sensitivity and annoyances with general society and evolves it into a deep melancholy and detachment from society (at times bordering on nihilism, something we see more of from Stan post Season 7’s ‘Raisins’ such as in the ‘Douche and Turd’ episode in Season 8 and many other episodes). I don’t see the ‘You’re Getting Old’ episode as the turning point for Stan’s character at all. I see it more as an extension of what I actually view as his turning point episode of ‘Raisin’s’.
What I love about ‘Mystery of the Urinal Deuce’ is it is a post ‘Raisin’s’ episode where Stan just gets to play around, which is sadly something we just don’t see from Stan post-season 7 as often.
Kyle has always been the easiest target for Cartman not even necessarily because of his traits, but because of his reactions. He is super reactive to everything, and Stan knows this. Unlike Cartman, Stan respects this and usually stands up for Kyle when this aspect of him is taken advantage of. But at the same time, this doesn’t mean that Stan doesn’t like to tease Kyle at times - because let’s be real; Kyle’s high reactivity would make it so fun to mess with him. And in this episode, Stan takes advantage of that.
And while usually I hate people taking advantage of Kyle in this way, it is so goddamn refreshing to see Stan just being able to let go of all the heavy shit that’s been so key to his character emotionally post-Season 7 and just play around with his bestie in this episode, something I think that at the core of his character he ultimately just wants to be able to do at the end of the day. you can TASTE the shit-eating grin in his voice. he is having the TIME OF HIS LIFE watching Kyle spiral. stan tries so GODDAMN hard to find happiness throughout the series to no avail, so it’s refreshing the times he succeeds and gets to just actually be himself.
Later on in the episode, Stan is also just able to let loose. His ‘Well dude, maybe we’re just badass, have you ever thought of that?’ later on in the episode is said so nonchalantly with him literally smirking, and it cracks me up every time as he tries to appease Kyle’s doubts. He is thoroughly enjoying pranking his friend.
like yes give me more of this next season?? give me more of stan actually getting to be a kid and mess around with his best friend instead of drowning in existential dread 24/7? please and thank you?
#south park#kyle broflovski#stan marsh#character analysis#stan marsh joy sighting (RARE)#mystery of the urinal deuce#this episode is criminally underrated#stan choosing chaos is my favorite stan#sometimes your friend has to lovingly gaslight you#it’s just what besties do#let stan be happy 2025#local child takes break from existential dread to troll his bestie#again pls why can’t max just let me screenshot im simply too lazy to be going on my laptop to pirate shit to share on tumblr#anyways I love this ep cuz it it shows how secure their friendship is despite their flaws#Stan knows Kyle well enough to know where the line is#it’s so cute how he goes with that sweet spot of#‘I’m gonna drive you fucking insane but in a way that won’t actually damage our friendship#max I do actually pay for u in that my stepdad pays for u so pls pay no attention to the pirating allegations#but also max if you’re listening just let me fking screenshot and then maybe we won’t have a problem#I have so much I wanna share but again am too lazy to pirate scenes even tho it wouldn’t take all that long#but like cmon max just let me screenshot short sections it’s so goddamn stupid you won’t allow it😢#this would make it so I wouldn’t have to resort to other measures#just realized I made Stan’s dialogue here a bit… purple?#oh god does this make me colorblind like my dad and bro#or does the fact I noticed it make me… not colorblind?#usually I try to use the exact hex codes for the boys dialogue but was lazy here lmao
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ghost type trainersona moment 🖤 +extras and pokemon team below!
-a sweetheart!!!!! -the kind of person who'd be more likely to befriend all the really grown middle-aged people at their job and get along fairly well with the elderly -theyve always had a very generally gloomy outward disposition (unintentionally. like literal black aura hovering in the air over them) which people usually find intimidating, this further saddens them bcuz they mean well and are just quite softspoken 😭 -this also often causes bad weather to happen near them sometimes, so they tend to keep to themselves for the sake of others usually -wish they had a green thumb but its hit or miss on gardening probably. they fully believe plants may not like them but they still try! desperately so! -they take a lot of things very literally sometimes or take a moment to understand things -i pair them with Avery (and they do have kids later on) but honestly they are my doll to play house with whoever yay ^-^ -they also have a phantump they spoil and a ceruledge thats newer to the team whos still getting acquainted with the whole team dynamic -yes I do think that 99% of her pokemon give Avery a hard time since they really adore their trainer
#my art#pokemon#pkmn#trainersona#pkmn oc#pokemon oc#avery dont know what to do wit all dat.... chat should we kill that glasses wearing freak Yes or Yes#gengar#toxtricity#dragapult#mismagius#decidueye#mimikyu#debating giving the sona one of my names or if i should do a completely new. semi-related name. something something [redacted]#anyways as always outfit subject to change o7 among other things!#i was gonna go crazy if i couldnt give that trans enby another trans enby to bite them. in my head theyre kinda like abacelsus#i think the first time they see each other avery is intensely annoyed and focused on beating her and shes intrigued by his oddities#do not ask me who asked each other out first the more i think abt it the more i get a headache cuz i can see it from both sides theyre just#very frustrating when approaching the whole relationship HKFDSF i really dont know how they manage to have kids someday#somehow. cuz i also do not see either of them as the parenting type per se. but they get there! dont ask me how they manage!#something something abt two lonely traumatized ppl kinda finding each other or whatever
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Shoutout to the furry transformer fans this one’s for you
#i’m going to be completely honest i TRIED to make a general villain themed one of these posts#but looking thru my 450 screenshots I took while watching the show I only had like 7 screenshots featuring villains that WEREN’T steeljaw#and I don’t even think that’s cuz I love steeljaw (I only have around 29 screenshots of him alone)#I think it’s cuz#1)I don’t care much for all the rid2015 villains (yes all of them recurring and one-off ones none of them interested me)#(except for maybe saberhorn in his intro episode but only in that one I just like how he immediately creates & one-sided rivalry w/ Bee)#and#2)I find the main cast much more fun and interesting (if you couldn’t tell by my previous posts)#I’ll post the few general villain images I made in another post but I’ll need to hold myself back from shit talking starscream fans *sighs*#cuz GOD are yall annoying#I’m THIS CLOSE👌 to making a rant post about how much they misconstrue his character in both TFP and RID2015#you know what I am going to post about it I nearly just posted a rant in these tags I need to get it out of my system or it’s gonna kill me#rid 15#rid 2015#rid15#rid2015#tf rid 2015#tf rid15#transformers rid2015#transformers robots in disguise#robots in disguise 2015#transformers robots in disguise 2015#rid steeljaw#rid bumblebee#steelbee#for obvious reasons
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