#emerald city rp

[roguishprince]

Will you stand with me now?? ROGUISHPRINCE is an indie rp & ask blog for Fiyero Tigelaar from the Wicked series. Mixed canon (novel, musical, 2024 movie) & headcanon based. Mun & muse 18+. Dark & mature themes present. LGBT, crossover, oc and duplicate friendly. Written by Vespertine. He/They pronouns.

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[emeraldcityrp]

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A man with no face.

A man with remarkable power. A showman, a criminal, an egomaniac… a wizard.

As the years have gone on, The Emerald City has become a shell of its former self. “The Wizard” is silent, and yet his estate only grows larger. Villages outside of the city have run into financial despair, and the yellow brick road is in shambles - and while The Wizard’s four witches ( of the North, East, South, and West ) and their corresponding factions have become more vocal, it doesn’t seem like they’re in any rush to fix these issues either - not when more money and influence can be gained.

Are you a citizen of Oz? A criminal under one of the witch’s thumbs? Or perhaps you’re a newcomer, having heard of the grandeur of the Emerald City and hoping to be one of the 1%? Work in the city, outside it’s gates, or in the gritty underbelly that only the cunning few have seen. But keep an eye out. With a disappearing ruler, 4 crime lords now call this place their home and run it how they wish. You don't want to be caught unawares.

𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝕌𝕄𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕐 : “EMERALD CITY” is an appless literate crime role-play on discord based on the world of Oz. This role-play will be heavily influenced and inspired by many themes from the Wizard of Oz books, while also taking creative liberties to expand upon the world of Oz and build upon it. This RP is a mature RP (21 + ), as it will contain mature themes such as violence, drugs, sex, and the dark world of crime.Our RP discord server can be found HERE.

[byroncapped]

EMERALD CITY screencaps

Linked above is a folder with zip files for each episode of Emerald City. This cast includes: Adria Arjona, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Joely Richardson, Jordan Loughran, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Vincent D'Onofrio, Fiona Shaw, and more. All of these screencaps were made by me using 1080p Blu-ray footage There are about 900-1,000 caps per episode. These screencaps can be used for icons, edits, promos, and anything for personal use. If you want make/sell base icons or use any of my caps in commission work, talk to me first.

184 ICONS OF ANA ULARU IN EMERALD CITY were made by argentangelhelps using these caps and they are available here.

WARNING: these caps feature partial nudity, blood, violence, gore, and weapons.

CREDIT: please like/reblog this post. since i cap films and shows with little or no resources, i ask that you also consider leaving credit somewhere on your blog/docs/carrd so that more people can find these caps.

[argentangelhelps]

184 ICONS OF ANA ULARU IN EMERALD CITY

all icons are free to use with credit to @argentangelhelps !

you may edit to your liking (add borders, psds, textures ect)

do not use for : celebrity/real person rps or paid commissions, everything else is up to user discretion. (don’t make me change this rule)

they are edited (sharpened) in ps, however they are meant to be used under the psd of your choice! if you choose to use them as they are they should work just fine! they are 100px & 75px square and do not come with any borders.

this icon pack was made in collaboration with @byroncapped ! all screencaps used were made by byron and cropped into icons by me. they can be downloaded HERE!

FACECLAIM INFO : ana is white (romanian)

TRIGGER WARNINGS : blood, drinking, gore (lips sewn shut)

the zip file is free to download on my PAYHIP!

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[muses-of-the-memory]

@hoshi-neko-hikari continued from here Hikari opened her eyes and smiled when she saw Chaos was goos now. “Bye bye, Tikaw! Bye bye, Chaos!”

After Tikal and Chaos disappeared, it can be assumed that they are living in peace together with the Chao... Both Sonics came back to their respective Tails after having to retrieve the 4th Chaos Emerald from Perfect Chaos. "So I think we've pieced together more of what's happening… and it's not good." Modern Tails said interrupted as the Time Eater does another flyby, making other areas be in White Space.

"When that thing goes through time it tears space apart, leaving the areas empty and dead and sticking them in this weird white limbo." Classic Tails spoke as colorless areas showing Crisis City (Sonic 06), Sand Oasis (Sonic and the Seven Rings), Nocturne (Sonic Chronicles), Rooftop Run (Sonic Unleashed), Planet Wisp (Sonic Colors) and Sky Citadel (Sonic Boom) appeared.

"When the Sonics accelerate through time they fix space, returning color and life!" Modern Tails said about the situation. "Then I guess we have to run like there's no tomorrow, or there won't be a tomorrow!" Modern Sonic said as Classic Sonic nodded going through Crisis City, a Bad Future timeline for the Kingdom of Soleanna where Iblis, the Flames of Disaster was unsealed from Princess Elise.

"The whole city's on fire!" Sonic shouted as he and Classic Sonic were going through the stage. "That tornado's carrying a car!" Sonic shouted as he was trying to outrun the fiery tornado.

Meanwhile, Shadow had gotten Doom Power abilities of his own to surf on water and fly with wings. By restoring Crisis City, Blaze the Cat was able to restored too.

( @hoshi-neko-hikari )

“Sonic!” Hikari clapped happily as she ran up to him

"Hey Hikari!" Sonic said hugging back Hikari when he saw her coming up to hug him. "Long time no see."

[the-perverse-library]

Secure Seduction [Closed RP with @a-fantastic-time]

Rouge was a master thief, easily able to bypass any security measure to steal her score and escape deep into the night. She even mocked the Titans by swooping in and stealing things from under them. She loved the thrill of being caught just as much as she enjoyed outpacing would-be heroes and the authorities.

Of course, all good things come at a price. Rouge attempted to swipe the Master Emerald from the Jump City museum, but she found herself caught between Beastboy and Luckygirl. "Oh my! I hope we can come to a conclusion that leaves us all ~satisfied~." Rouge flirtatiously remarked as she licked her lips, her eyes settling on the soft bulges both heroes were sporting.

[simplepotatofarmer]

Blog Update:

Hi, it's me, Loyal.

I just want to say first and foremost, I really do love (parts of) the fandom and I'm not going anywhere.

I will, however, not be around as much. One, I'm about to enter an all day intensive treatment plan so I'll literally just be on in the evening. Two, as much as I'm going to keep writing and creating, I have no intention of interacting publicly with fandom as much as I have.

I can't. It's actually fucking insane that it's gotten to this point. I made tribute post and because I used lyrics from Dream's song, I got harassed. The people doing this, acting like this, thinking this way are insane.

So in case it's not clear: Based on my personal lived experience and some information that's come to light, I still enjoy Dream's content. You can approach me personally, off anon, if you want to know my reasoning. If you dislike me for this, that's fine. But I'm done trying to walk this fine line just so I don't get people threatening me, my kids, and my pets. Just so people stop sending me the city I live in, so they stop digging up twelve year old tweets, so they stop calling me slurs and suicide baiting me.

That's absolutely insane. It's horrible. It's disgusting and I was honestly just sitting here, taking it, because I'm terrified of upsetting people and losing friends if I say 'yeah, I'm excited for a new manhunt and I also this song helped me and my kids process my grief'. And the worst part is, it's not an unfounded fear. People have done the most vile shit to me. People I thought were friends jumped on me instead of those harassing me.

I just want to post about Techno and c!Rivals duo and not worry about whether or not this post is going to get me hate. I don't want to worry about how random discord servers are talking about me.

Because that's fucking batshit. Not the worrying, but what these people are doing and I'm tired of letting this effect me. I have enough going on in my personal life. My partner of 15 years almost died. We almost lost our house. I should be able to come online and post about the silly minecraft guys I like and their RP and lore without censoring myself out of fear of literally being doxxed and cyber stalked. I should be able to talk about the racism that effects me without being afraid people will make it about cc drama or calling me slurs or erasing my identity as an Ojibwe person.

The people doing this are the problem. It hurts that so many people are part of this, it really does. But I can't keep letting it get to me. I've always done my best to be kind. I haven't been perfect, especially not lately, because all this hate and stress has gotten to me. I've lashed out. I shouldn't have.

And I shouldn't have had to deal with all that shit in the first place. I hope no one else does. It's terrifying and draining and I'm done.

So I intend to post the things I enjoy, I intend to reblog my friends' art, write the Emerald duo and Rivals duo fics I want to. I want to post about the Syndicate and the new manhunt when it comes out. That's what I'm going to do.

Asks are staying off for the moment because people are too happy to make burner blogs but I'll probably turn them back on at some point as I love answering lore and headcanon questions and, again, it's fucked up I can't enjoy an aspect of the site and fandom because people can't just leave me alone.

To those people: Get help. You're harassing someone because you think they deserve it and that's the most fucked up thing.

To everyone else: So so many of you have been amazing. You've been supportive, you've been kind. That kindness and support speaks volumes and I love you all. I genuinely love you. Dreblr, you've been here for me for over a year at this point and I cannot thank you enough. You are the best part of fandom as far as I'm concerned. And to Dtblr, y'all have come to support me countless times and that means the world to me, it really does. As for all my fellow Rivals duo fans, you people are worth your weight in gold for the joy you bring. A special shout-out to @vpofcookies because you've been here since the beginning, practically, and I love you. There's more but you know who you are.

Anyway, I've been carrying this for awhile and I'm tired. I'm no longer going to give any amount of thought to the people determined to drag me down and harass me constantly.

My best advice is stop focusing on the things and people you hate and instead focus on what you love. That's what I plan to do, from here on out.

[scourgethehedgehogshrine]

came from a certain blog, your scourge is very adorable! he seems like he’s been through a lot though, can we get any backstory or any sort of further details you like to share on this particular version?

EHELP AAHFGFHHGFJS OKAYOKAY I hope you know you have sparked such happiness in me ohutbBHUHT OKAYOKAY

Before I explain anything, I wanna put a TW for sh — please proceed w/ caution.

I'm assuming you mean this Scourge, and this Scourge comes from an au called ‘FIGHTING TENDENCIES’, which was an au made by me, a friend and a couple of strangers. In this au, Scourge was trying to find a Chaos Emerald in station sqaure (Or Central City?? Can't remember that well..) after getting word that a shop was selling one, his method of getting the Chaos Emerald wasn't by buying it, though. He ended up robbing the shop, shooting almost everyone in it.. Yada yada yada, y’know the drill.

Then Blaze comes in, saves the day and then the two get into a big fight. Scourge was about to throw her off the edge of a building, but then she burnt his arm, which is how he has all those burn marks.

The scars are self harm scars. They vary from recent to old, but if you look close enough you will be able to see newer ones. The scars on his hand/paw are due to biting and stuff.

The small cut on his face was by Blaze in their battle, she scratched him on the face.

I'm pretty sure Tails almost killed Scourge, too.. Either way, it was a rlly fun rp :DD !!

BbBUJTBUT YEAH‼️‼️😋😋😋‼️ HIS BACKSTORY GENERALLY STAYS THE SAME BUT I ALSO HEADCANON THAT HE GOT BULLIED AS A KID FOR BEING NEGLECTED,, AND LIKE, A LOT OF MORE HEADCANONS THAT ADD ON TO HIS TRAUMA BUTBUT YEYAHH‼️‼️‼️😋😋😋‼️

Also off topic but I genuinely got so happy seeing this sotHANK YOU SO MUCH‼️‼️‼️😋😋‼️

[muses-of-the-memory]

@themultiverseheroines​ continued from here

Korra is happy to see it worked and Sonic is okay. Most likely will need time to heal up properly. She turns to Iroh and remembers what happened. She knew something must have happened to cause her to be send to the world with Sonic and the others.

Well, in any case, she’s just glad they’re all okay.

She then heard what Jinora said and knew because of what her uncle did, with Vaatu, she lost her connection to the past Avatars. With no way of bringing them back.

She’s at least glad to know Mecha Aang will keep his name alive in his world. “Thank you, Jinora. Tell them I’ll be along in a second,” she then turns towards Eggman and cracks her knuckles. “Just as soon as I teach this egg-shaped man what happens when you mess with the spirits.”

Eggman shrieks when he sees Avatar Korra crack her knuckles and he quickly shields himself by using Shadow the Hedgehog, who was looking annoyed. “It won’t happen again, I promise! Really! Just don't beat me up or burn my mustache!” He screamed and pleaded. “I will.” Jinora smiled seeing Eggman get what's coming to him. She then returned to where she was with her family after meditating, and Uncle Iroh went back to his own tea shop in the Spirit World. Sonic and the others went back to Planet Mobius from the super portal with Mecha Aang.

“Father, you have returned. You and Sonic, just like the Avatar promised.” Sage said. “Sonic!” Amy shouted in concern for Sonic as they gathered around. “Boss!” Orbot and Cubot shouted happy to see their creator. “Is he okay?” Cream asked as she and Cheese looked. “Just exhausted is all, but Korra saved me...” Sonic replied. “Teaches you to act without thinking.” Knuckles said. 

“Still, something or someone must’ve caused Korra to transport her from her dimension into Sonic’s world, just like I got here the first time.” Blaze spoke. “Yeah Blaze, but who?” Silver asked. “But why?” Rouge asked. “Well, whoever it was, it's not me." Eggman spoke. "WARNING! WARNING! Unknown mech approaching this direction!" Omega shouted as a mech looking the Dark Avatar (UnaVaatu) appeared. "That's not one of mine." Eggman spoke. "Made a mistake again, eh, my blockheaded doppelganger?" A voice spoke from inside the mech. "Oh no." Eggman facepalmed recognizing the cockpit in the mech's forehead revealed himself.

"EGGMAN NEGA!" Silver and Blaze shouted "It looks like I made a miscalculation with my Dimensional Rift Remote. It brought Korra and Mecha Aang to this world. Though I'm not surprised it's not the same one who interfered with Blaze and Silver." He spoke seeing Korra and Mecha Aang. "So, YOU'RE the one who brought Korra here?" Blaze spoke.

"Guilty as charged, my dear Blaze... and I even made this mech based on Unalaq and Vaatu's work on the Dark Avatar. I found it very... stimulating." Eggman Nega said about his mech. "I call it the Nega-Dark Avatar. With its power, I can make loads of destruction in not just this world, not our world, but the Avatar's world as well. Not even the Chaos and Sol Emeralds can compare to its power. I couldn't care less about what happens to the worlds."

@themultiverseheroines

Closed RP w/@muses-of-the-memory

The last thing Korra remembers is fighting against a strange spirit creature. One that she was able to subdue and was in the middle of helping purify, when it blew up. The next thing she knew she was falling from the sky. Falling towards the ground at a rapid pace.

Korra begins to panic a little as she tries to use her airbending, but was having trouble focusing. She soon began closing her eyes and tries to shake off the fear of falling so she can save herself.

When her eyes opened, they begin to glow as she activates the Avatar State and begins using her Airbending to begin helping her form a powerful gust to help cushion the fall. Allowing her to avoid from getting seriously hurt. She soon returns to normal and sighed in relief.

"T-That was...that was... insane," said Korra as she tries to catch her breath. She then looks around and noticed where she's at. "Where the hell am I? I thought I was in Republic City."

@muses-of-the-memory

[ifbench]

Pokemon Black Retrospective, from the perspective of someone who became bored with it on their first playthrough

To preface this, this is technically not my first time playing Pokemon Black? I did play it once before, back in mid 2020, before I started PMD Rescue Team DX. I quickly got very bored with it, though, and stopped playing before I made it to Striaton City.

If you'd like to read my other mainline Pokemon retrospectives, you can read Emerald here, X here, and Firered here.

Pokemon Black was a strange one for me.

Like I mentioned in the preface, I didn't like it much on my first playthrough. I grew bored of it before I even reached the first gym.

And yet, in the years from then until now, I kept hearing about how it was apparently the greatest that mainline Pokemon had ever been. How it was the pinnacle of the franchise.

I didn't think much of it, until I started my mainline Pokemon marathon, and realized that I would have to give Pokemon Black another go.

I completed Emerald, then X, then Firered, having differing opinions on each. And for the most part, I was having fun! So, maybe if I tried Black again, I'd have fun with it too?

I decided that it was finally time, and I started a new game of Pokemon Black.

Like with my first playthrough, I chose Oshawott as my starter, having gotten much more attached to the species since then, thanks to my PMD OC Gen.

I named my Oshawott Arbaquo, after a neglected Oshawott-Shaymin hybrid OC of mine.

And so, I began my journey through the Unova region, hoping to see it through to the end this time.

The journey up to Striaton wasn't much to write about, but Accumula Town was cute, especially with the musicians adding instruments to the background music. The first battle with N was also neat, but I'll get to him later.

But once I made it to Striaton, I had surpassed my 2020 self, making it farther than I ever had. And I was immediately curbstomped by Cheren three times in a row.

It wasn't until I was told that I could visit the Dreamyard before fighting the Striaton gym did I manage to level up Arbaquo a bit, acquired my second Pokemon, Minro the Pansear, and was able to defeat Cheren.

Then was the Striaton gym, but with Minro by my side, obtaining the Trio Badge from Cilan was mostly easy.

Then was the encounter with Team Plasma in the Dreamyard. I had heard talk of this moment several times, but it was still a shock to see it.

It makes sense, though. Despite the name of the game, this isn't a black and white story. As my friend Icy said, this moment shows the unscrupulous lengths people go to when they are truly dedicated to a cause.

After that, dream mist secured, I returned to Striaton City, and unlocked a feature that would probably have been really cool if it was still available. Unfortunately, it is no longer available, and so I can only imagine what it would have been like.

I then made my way along Route 3, where I had another encounter with Team Plasma, though not much else happened aside from me catching a Pidove as my third team member. I named him Poliner.

Nacrene City was interesting! I found it neat how the whole town was comprised of refurbished warehouse, and there was a second battle with N!

Before this playthrough, my only knowledge of N was fandom osmosis, RP blogs, and a few fanfics, particularly kintsugi's fics. At one point, I considered having him be the human world's Voice of Life, though I decided to give that role to a different character.

It was a completely different experience meeting him through the game as intended, though. I liked him a lot, with how much he said he liked math and said he wanted to be my friend!

After that battle, I tried to battle Lenora, and failed miserably. I tried again, and failed miserably again. It took several tries, but eventually I was able to defeat her.

I had no idea that Team Plasma would try to steal from the museum, nor that they thought that the Dragonite skull was part of the legendary dragon. It's kinda silly in retrospect, but this was something completely new to me. I was intrigued.

Plus, Burgh was here! I didn't think I'd encounter him until Castelia City, but here he was!

Pinwheel Forest was when I decided to activate the infinite rare candy cheat so that I wouldn't have to grind. It was a nice leisurely stroll, aside from the Plasma grunts, but I didn't want to get stuck having to grind later.

Soon, the stolen Dragonite skull was retrieved, and I could continue on to Castelia City.

Between Pinwheel Forest and Castelia City, though, was Skyarrow Bridge. It was really cool seeing the bridge in its full glory, the camera panning around and all sorts of cool perspective shots!

Castelia City continued with the cool perspective shots, with the city being like a mini-Lumiose, complete with side areas and back alleys. It was a lot to take in, but it was cool!

Not so cool was the fact that the EXP Share was still a held item that only worked on a single Pokemon. That battle house was neat, at least.

Burgh's gym was...something, to say the least, but he was an easier foe than Lenora, and I acquired my third badge.

After another encounter with Team Plasma, I made my way to the desert of Route 4, and was accosted by a sandstorm.

Like with Hoenn's desert, the weather chipped away at my Pokemon's health with every battle, making the route a test in how many battles I could avoid.

Eventually, though, I made it through, emerging into Nimbasa City.

It had just as many things to do as Castelia, despite being a bit smaller.

But before any of that (at least I think, this might have happened after the gym, I can't entirely remember), there was the fabled Ferris Wheel scene with N.

While it didn't quite live up to all the hype, it was still really cool! It was a fun way of explaining a bit more about N.

After that battle, I got to explore Nimbasa proper.

Honestly, I don't get the purpose of the Small Court and Big Stadium? As far as I could tell, they both just had one trainer battle each and that was it.

The Musical Theater was fun, though! I had fun dressing up Arbaquo for a musical, and the music was nice! It felt sorta like the contests from Emerald.

Then was the Nimbasa Gym, a rollercoaster of a time. Literally.

The trainers were actually harder than Elesa herself, but she was still a challenge, since half my team was weak to her. But Minro had recently learned a new fire-type move, and put it to great use here.

Seriously, why do people dislike the elemental monkeys?

Anyways, after the gym, I set out onto Route 5, where I encountered Alder, the champion.

Like in X, the champion here is more than just a final challenge, but a friend you meet along the way. I find that neat, and Alder's theme music is great.

After making it across Driftveil Drawbridge, I made it into Driftveil City, home of Charles the Heartbreaker.

The rotation battle with him was really fun! It was an interesting and intriguing new way of battle!

But before I could get too comfortable in the city, I had a job to do: Investigate the Cold Storage, and find one of the sages of Team Plasma.

It was a neat ice sliding puzzle area! And I caught a Minccino while I was at it! I named her Minrir.

After finding Zinzolin, it was time to take on the Driftveil City gym! It wasn't too challenging, but Clay was still a fun foe!

Next was the quaint Route 6, where I caught another team member, Daria the Deerling.

Chargestone Cave was really cool! I really enjoyed the puzzles with the floating magnetic rocks, and I caught a Drilbur here, who I named Rilia!

The Team Plasma encounter here was cool, too! It was neat being surrounded by the Shadow Triad to be taken to N, and seeing N clash with Professor Juniper.

But soon, I emerged into Mistralton City, and not a moment too soon, for I had a breakthrough:

I had figured out how to usee my Action Replay to activate mystery gifts, and let me do the Victini event.

Upon activating the code, I received the Liberty Pass from the mystery gift deliverer, and promptly flew back to Castelia City, to see what this event was all about.

It wasn't much, probably because I was way over the level for it, but it was still fun battling the Plasma grunts, learning about Victini, and then battling and catching Victini!

After that little side tangent, I flew back to Mistralton. But before I could challenge the gym, I had to trek up Celestial Tower.

Celestial Tower felt a lot like the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town back in Kanto. It was eerie, spooky, and had possessed trainers too! It was a very fun experience, and I enjoyed the climb.

After meeting with Skyla at the peak of the tower, it was time to go back to Mistralton and challenge her gym.

I thought the stuff I had heard about the cannons in her gym were exaggerated.

They were not exaggerated.

Not only were you shot out of cannons in order to traverse the gym, one of the final cannons shot you face-first into a steel wall. Youch.

But aside from that, Skyla was pretty easy, and I got my sixth badge.

After traveling across the other part of Route 7, and through the Twist Mountain mines, I arrived at the moist Icirrus City.

Gotta say, I was not expecting to be able to encounter wild Pokemon within a city, but I found it neat!

Also neat, if tremendously silly, was the quiz house. I laughed a lot at the question I got, being "What do you call your father's brother", and the hint being "it's not big brother".

But then it was time to face the Icirrus gym.

It was like a souped-up version of Cold Storage, with rotating mechanisms that change your sliding trajectory. It was a really fun puzzle!

But thanks to Minro, Brycen wasn't very tough. And I got my seventh badge.

As we exited the gym, though, who to greet us but Team Plasma? Seeing the Shadow Triad surround us was certainly a surprise, especially with them telling us to go to Dragonspiral Tower.

And so, to Dragonspiral Tower I went.

Dragonspiral Tower reminded me of Sky Pillar from Emerald, with it being more and more crumbled and unstable as you went up. It had a lot of fun navigational challenges as I made my way up to the top!

But I was too late. N had already awakened Zekrom, and now my only hope lay with awakening the legendary dragon of truth, Reshiram.

I really appreciate how, unlike Emerald and Firered, Black tells you where to go. You're not left wandering for hours trying to find the Team Magma base, only for it to be hidden behind a random rock on the other side of the region. Nor are you left to flounder after finding all your available routes blocked by Snorlaxes, only to find out that you had to backtrack to a prior city with no indication.

No, instead, Black directly tells you to head to the Desert Resort.

Speaking of which, the Desert Resort was neat! It was unique among most other decrepit structures I've seen in other mainline Pokemon games, in that you're not going up, but down. Down, down, as far as you can go, to the deepest part of this buried castle. It was really cool!

Alas, this is not where Reshiram was. They were actually right before my eyes all the way back in Nacrene City. Reshiram was the unassuming little stone in the top left part of the museum.

And so, I acquired the stone form of Reshiram, but they were still sealed, with me having no idea how to free them.

I flew back to Icirrus City, and continued onwards, making my way towards Opelucid City. But before I could get there, I had to travel across Tubeline Bridge first.

Let me tell you. It was an experience seeing a figure at the far end of the bridge, thinking, "hey, they look familiar", and as soon as I realize it's Ghetsis, I get surrounded by the Shadow Triad.

And then he tells you his whole secret evil plan. Which, I feel was kinda weird, but alright.

Route 9 was short enough that the shock was still there when I arrived at Opelucid City.

Opelucid City was reallty cool! I loved the look of it all, and the music was great! It even had the first rotation battles I've seen since Heartbreaker Charles!

And after a conversation with Iris and Drayden, it was time to take on my final gym of this game.

The Opelucid Gym was massive, with a really interesting puzzle. It felt almost overwhelming with how big it was, but soon, I made it to the end, to battle Drayden.

It was a fun fight, and his Druddigon gave me quite a bit of trouble. But I won, and got my final badge.

All that was left was to head through Route 10, and take on the Pokemon League...or so the game probably wanted me to think.

Route 10 had some really nice music, and the final rival battles against Cheren and Bianca. I haven't talked about them nearly enough here, so I'll do that now.

Cheren was my first roadblock, the one who curbstomped me three times in a row all the way back in Striaton. It was really neat seeing his character development, seeing him figure out what he wants to do with his life.

Bianca is a similar story. She never curbstomped me, but she had her own character development, that maybe she had a different calling in life than what she once thought. And from what I've heard of B2W2, I think she achieved that calling.

All in all, they're great rivals, and those final battles with them reminded me of the final battles with the Kalos friends, on the last route before its Victory Road.

Fitting, as I was just about to reach Unova's Victory Road.

The badge check gates here were amazing. They were like Kanto's, but with the flavor of Kalos, and dialed up to 11.

Each badge had its own themed area, with the Trio badge having an outdoor dining area, the Legend badge having two dragon statues, and so on. And with each gate i passed through, more instruments were added to the music, until it all came together, forming the music for Unova's Victory Road.

Hoenn's Victory Road was a test of navigation. Kalos' was a test of strength. Kanto's was a test of wit. What, then, would Unova's Victory Road test?

A combination of all three.

I had to use spatial reasoning to figure out what caves went where, and which slopes to slide down. I had to use my sense of direction to make it through the caves, and know when I'm going the wrong way. And I had to use my strength to defeat some of the toughest trainers yet.

It was fantastic, probably my favorite Victory Road yet.

And finally, I had made it to the Pokemon League.

Apparently I was wrong in my X retrospective. Kalos wasn't the first region to let you challenge the Elite Four in any order you wish. Unova lets you do that too.

I unfortunately don't remember much of my matches agaisnt Unova's Elite Four, but they were each very tricky. I had to use a lot of strategy to get past them each. And I remember that the order I fought them in was Shauntal, Grimsley, Marshal, and Caitlin. And some of them had mentioned another challenger, one that came before me.

I defeated them all, though, and was ready to face Champion Alder.

But I never got the chance to, as N had already beaten him first.

It was like a twisted version of the final hour of Firered. Your rival had become champion moments before you.

Only with N, he wasn't planning on a simple battle for the title of champion.

No, as the castle of Team Plasma rose up from the ground, I knew that this would be a battle to decide the fate of the Unova region.

But I had to reach N first, and travel through the castle to get to him.

Black is, as far as I'm aware, the first mainline Pokemon game to do the unthinkable: have the plot take precedence over the journey to become champion. Rather than the game's plot ending at the 7th or 8th gym, like with Emerald, X, and Firered, the ending of the plot is the ending of the game.

It's a lot like Violet in that regard, but I'll talk about that once I write my retrospective on Violet.

Team Plasma's Castle was an experience I won't soon forget. There were no battles until the very end. I was told the story of N and Team Plasma by the Shadow Triad, N's room, and N's siblings.

Anthea and Concordia should have gotten more screentime, yes. But I still like their role here, in how they show you more of what Team Plasma was like, and what drove N to be like this.

But before long, I made it to the throne room, where N waited.

N told me I wasn't ready, that I wasn't worthy, as Reshiram hadn't awakened yet. But before my eyes, the Light Stone began to glow, and Reshiram emerged from it.

I dedideed to use Minro to try to catch Reshiram, since Reshiram would likely be taking their spot on the team for the coming battles. I wanted to let my faithful monkey companion have one more moment in the spotlight.

And they performed wonderfully. Whittling down Reshiram to a tiny sliver of health, enough that I could catch it.

N was my toughest opponent yet, with his team being even higher leveled than the Elite Four.

But I remembered his words from back in Nacrene City, about how, when all of this was over, he wanted to be friends with me.

I think those words are what made this part of the game so emotional to me. I wanted that to come true.

And so, I battled, and I won.

And yet, it wasn't over. Ghetsis came along, and brutally berated N. And then, he challenged me, in a battle that would decide the fate of the Unova region.

He was even tougher than N was. Fitting, as he was my final challenge in the main story of this game. It took everything I had, every single member of my team, to defeat him. By the time I was at his last Pokemon, only Arbaquo was left standing.

But despite the odds, I won. I had defeated Ghetsis.

But before the credits rolled, there was one final cutscene. A conversation from N to me. About how he didn't understand me at first, about how he couldn't understand why a Pokemon had liked me. About how he wanted to battle me, to find out why.

And then, that iconic line came. About making my dreams come true.

I like to think that my character and N became friends.

And so, the credits rolled, ending this game.

I had completed Pokemon Black.

I had so much fun with this game, and I'm so glad I gave it another go. Out of the four I've completed for this marathon so far, it's probably my favorite mainline Pokemon game.

It's not perfect. It had its difficulty spikes, and a few parts of it felt a bit awkward.

But it was fantastic. I love this game, it was fantastic.

I see what the hype is all about now.

[god-of-mischief-mcu]

OPEN RP

*The air crackles with an otherworldly energy as a swirling green portal tears through the fabric of reality, depositing Loki onto the bustling streets of Midgard—New York City, to be precise. His sharp emerald gaze sweeps over the towering skyline, a smirk tugging at his lips.* 

Loki: *"Ah, Midgard. Still as loud and insufferable as ever."* 

*With a dramatic flourish of his emerald-green cape, Loki strides toward the Avengers Tower, his boots clicking rhythmically against the pavement. The mortals part around him, sensing an unspoken authority in his presence, or perhaps just unsettled by the sight of his horned helmet. Either way, Loki pays them little mind. He has come for a purpose—or at least, an amusement.* 

*As he reaches the entrance, he gazes up at the glowing 'A' atop the building, scoffing under his breath.* 

Loki: *"Honestly, brother, could you not have chosen something a touch more... regal?"* 

*With a flick of his wrist, the doors swing open before him, as if the building itself acknowledges his arrival. He steps inside, his voice echoing through the grand lobby.* 

Loki: *"Thor! Your beloved brother has graced you with his presence. Do try not to faint from the excitement."* 

Tags: @kingofpoptarts (sorry for tagging you so much) @goddess-of-birds

[roguishprince]

Indie roleplay blog for Fiyero Tigelaar of Wicked. Mun & muse 18+ Rules & About in the pinned post. Crossover friendly

[emeraldcityrp]

𝕆 ℤ .

A man with no face.

A man with remarkable power. A showman, a criminal, an egomaniac… a wizard.

As the years have gone on, The Emerald City has become a shell of its former self. “The Wizard” is silent, and yet his estate only grows larger. Villages outside of the city have run into financial despair, and the yellow brick road is in shambles - and while The Wizard’s four witches ( of the North, East, South, and West ) and their corresponding factions have become more vocal, it doesn’t seem like they’re in any rush to fix these issues either - not when more money and influence can be gained.

Are you a citizen of Oz? A criminal under one of the witch’s thumbs? Or perhaps you’re a newcomer, having heard of the grandeur of the Emerald City and hoping to be one of the 1%? Work in the city, outside it’s gates, or in the gritty underbelly that only the cunning few have seen. But keep an eye out. With a disappearing ruler, 4 crime lords now call this place their home and run it how they wish. You don't want to be caught unawares.

𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝕌𝕄𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕐 : “EMERALD CITY” is an appless literate crime role-play on discord based on the world of Oz. This role-play will be heavily influenced and inspired by many themes from the Wizard of Oz books, while also taking creative liberties to expand upon the world of Oz and build upon it. This RP is a mature RP (21 + ), as it will contain mature themes such as violence, drugs, sex, and the dark world of crime.Our RP discord server can be found HERE.

[annkama]

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@justdeich niiiiice, thanks

3 ships i like: Anders/Tanya (OCs), Roman Barkov/Uliyana (CODxES), Konig/fem!Medic (CODxTF2)

First ship: Daniil/Masha (my groupmates from kindergarten)

Last song: The Beatles - Norwegian wood

Fav childhood book: "The wizzard of Emerald city" by A. Volkov (soviet ver. of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz")

Currently reading: "The war of the worlds" by Herbert Wells, "Kostya+Nika" by Tamara Krukova

Currently watching: YouTube, "Wayne" 2019

Currently consuming: Russian classical music, borshch

Currently craving: waffel candys, character.ai rp, drawing, big masked man

Tag! You're it! @lavrusha @andthisisdia

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[chardonnavs]

( nathalie kelley, forty, cis woman, she/her ) ☼ i know it’s a small town, but i run into DANICA MARQUEZ every time i go to THE TRAIN TRACKS. it’s like they practically live there and not PELICAN TOWN for TWO WEEKS. it must be because they’re ELEGANT and CONCEITED. come to think of it, that’s probably why they’re a VIOLINIST too. but i did hear they want to RE-ESTABLISH HER SPONSORSHIPS SO SHE CAN GET THE HECK OUTTA THIS PLACE, and sometimes they like to PAINT BIZARRE MUGS. rumor has it they also like EMERALDS, but dislike EGGS. what do you think?

what is up, dewers!!!! i'm anne and i'm soooooo excited to play the sdv update while we rp here <33333 i'm gonna summarize some bits about danica here and we can def plot! she is like super new, so i would understand if there isn't a lot of meat to dig into there, so i'm totally down for chemistry and seeing where things go lol

she's from zuzu city, she's a city gworl!

she grew up with 4 other siblings who all went into incredibly stereotypical overachiever fields (doctor, lawyer, engineer, wall street freak)l, so she's lived with the burden of being an overachiever in the arts.

she used to play for the zuzu city philharmonic as associate concertmaster. she was going to try to get a step up, and boy was she on track for all that. but one day, she kinda cracked under the pressure and when a rehearsal went wrong, she lost it. she threw a tantrum and in this day and age, that was posted all over the place. she got dumped from her sponsorships for her bad behavior, and the philharmonic asked her to take a leave. indefinitely.

so that's what she's here in pelican town, living with her aunt to recuperate from the hell that she made of her own life.

she's a snooty booty, and she has a tendency to look down on things that don't reach her standard in her mind.

danica's willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants, and it doesn't matter who she steps on to get that.

she can be charming if she wants, but she's really cranky right now.

she goes to sit by the train tracks a lot to dream about escaping the valley, and hell, escaping zuzu city at some point. she craves more for herself.

she has a weird taste in art. she loves wacky mugs and other oddly shaped dishware.

she only likes the outdoors when you can't smell the outdoors. huge fan of glamping.

danica used to go to a lot of restaurants and reviewed their food for her own personal excel sheet. she's majorly sad that there aren't that many options here in the valley. ugh!

sorry to say, she's a capitalist shill, she will shop at joja mart if it's easier!!! if she can get a sponsorship from them, then she can take a step in the right direction for the resurrection of her career!

idk if you give her an emerald she might do you a favor or maybe be just a tad nicer to you, she's a huge fan of sparkly expensive things but especially emeralds.

feel free to message me here or on discord (zukospcnytail) to plot or even say hi!!!!!

[silver---linings]

So…

Sonics been missing in the other timeline, or, the past, and uh.. Neo Metal Sonic is decimating cities and killing millions of people with his other robot versions of himself-

And only shadows been doing much of anything to stop him while everyone else is tryna find sonic..

(See the most recent open rp/asks post from @asktheevilgeniusesson (me :3) if ur interested )

"WHAT?! ... Are you f*cking kidding me?!" Silver facepalms. "Of freaking course! The ONE TIME I decide to return to my timeline, SOMETHING happens!"

"Not sure why Metal would turn himself Neon, but what he's doing to definitely going to affect the future, I have to step in! The only problem is I have only one Chaos Emerald, and the device I use to time travel whenever I want is still recharging..." He screams and punches the wall.

A thought then occurs to him. "Wait a minute. How did you even get here? This is 200 years into the future."