#gordo cooper

[kwistowee]

90° 😏 Colin O'Donoghue in ‘The Right Stuff’ (2020)

[colinoeyebrows]

Colin O'Donoghue looking in a mirror

as John Bloom, the unaired Identity pilot (2011) as Killian Jones, episode 4x07 The Snow Queen, Once Upon A Time (2011-2018) as Brennan Sullivan, The Dust Storm (2016) as Gordo Cooper, episode 1x05 The Kona Kai Séance, The Right Stuff (2020)

[rawyld]

Oh there is a story about this photo, Deke Slayton didn't tell anyone that he could swim. So went to the bottom of pool only to be rescued by Gus and Wally. @gusgrissom

[gusgrissom]

The famous Mercury Seven photograph — and an alternate version, featuring NASA public affairs officer Shorty Powers taking his place as the “eighth astronaut,” 1961

[stone-cold-groove]

Mercury astronaut Gordon “Gordo” Cooper - 1963.

[jennrg]

(Credit to Life)

[kwistowee]

just gonna leave this here...

[rawyld]

Chapter 2 of my Thunderbirds meeting their real name counterparts of the Mercury 7 Astronauts.

[rawyld]

Yeah I wish Gus was alive for his mates. Man Gordo aged badly.

I started to laugh at this one. But these guys flew jets and went into space when our space program blew up rockets quite often. So gentlemen, you can wear whatever you wish. But I wonder, did John and Wally combine their suits? Wish Gus were there

[jennrg]

[rawyld]

Still cannot believe that Betty got treated so badly after Apollo 1 because she wanted someone responsible. Good on her.

A signed photo of the Mercury Seven astronauts (with Betty Grissom filling in for Gus) at their 25th anniversary reunion in 1984.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[rawyld]

Moon Shot @edwhiteandblue @gusgrissom

[puffle-fuzz]

NASA: these guys totally seem mature!

Astronauts: Maturity? What’s that? 😂

to R) American astronauts Elliot See, Gordon Cooper, Neil Armstrong, and Gus Grissom (flipping the bird at the photographer). Circa 1965.

[lacontroller1991]

ANNOUNCEMENT:

I am going to try to do flufftober/whumptober, is there any characters you would like to see? If any, please let me know in the comments.

I cannot guarantee that I’ll do every day or write for every character but I’d love to see what you guys come up with :)

[unpopularvivian]

New Ttte Fusion AU: Protocol 4774

GUESS WHAT BITCHES???? IT'S THE GORDON-TOBY FUSION CHARACTER YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, IT'S ROBERT!!!!!!

(All thanks to @jessythebunny for giving me this wonderful idea to create this wonderful character)

Lore:

Robert was initially created during a natural disaster on Sodor, specifically a tsunami with all of the engines trying to help everybody to get to safety. Gordon and Toby almost ended up dying when saving Sir Topham Hatt's grandkids and in a last ditch attempt to save them, Lady decided to fuse the two together to make them stronger, faster and better than before.

Initially, it ended up working! Robert was able to save Stephen and Bridget Hatt and was renounced as a hero. But.....Because fusion NEVER happened in Modernly Classical or even in Classically Modern and Gordon and Toby were basically the patient zero of the whole process, Lady never figured out how to separate the two once the disaster was over.

So with Gordon's and Toby's conscious trapped in this unknown and strange body, they began to start panicking and that led to Robert embodying the two's worst flaws and faults. Becoming emotionally unstable and would often ravage through Gordon's and Toby's clothes to try and get some sort of Tobyness or Gordoness back into him.

Eventually, the two engines in Robert's body would learn how to work together and cooperate and Robert started to form his combined personality of the two.

Fun Facts!

Robert is a cheerful but serious engine who is deathly loyal to his friends and loved ones. But be careful, he can be prideful and has a sharp tongue. (So you better not insult his ass) He can also be very fussy. Sometimes it's cute and sometimes it's not.

He's a transgender asexual bisexual with a male preference.

He's a NSGWT Steam Tram (It's a placeholder, let me know if there are other classes that can be used for him)

He is very protective of his coaches, that includes the Express coaches and Henrietta. Really likes to shunt his own coaches but refuses to let anybody else do it because they'll "damage them". Henry is unfortunate enough to get slapped in the face or by the wrist by Robert every time he approaches the coaches. (On Robert's defense: Henry is an ass shunter)

If Robert get injured, the pain is felt both through Gordon and Toby.

When Robert speaks, his voice is a combined voice of Gordon's and Toby's voice. Toby and Gordon are able to take full control of Robert's body whenever they need to. When Toby is in control, Robert's eyes turn completely brown and his voice and mannerisms are more akin to Toby. When Gordon is in control, Robert's eyes are completely blue instead. (Think of Ying and Yang from II)

Has two nicknames. Robby for when Toby is in control and Robertson when Gordon is in control.