#gregor and ares

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I love that Ares and Gregor are commonly depicted with this Hiccup and Toothless relationship or Percy and Blackjack but like in all reality this sweet goofy 12 year old is being piggy backed by this hulking terrifying fully sentient adult man that has almost zero moral reservations and is feared by almost everyone and for damn good reason. Ares just carries this kid metaphorically and literally and goes along with whatever bullshit they decide on cause. Like. Whatever, sure, we're bros let's do it.

He's a trained soldier who's been to battle and has killed and will do it again. He saw an infant rat pup and was like 'Oh thank fuck it's defenseless, let's just throw it in the river and be done.' And 'Oh shit it's a baby, my dumbass 11 year old bond with a heart of gold will never allow this oh fuck oh shit please no.'

He's ALSO such an attentive, comforting dude who knows how to handle distressed kids (COUGH HENRY COUGH) and really looks out for them and their peace of mind. Bro keeps his word and bro minds his vows religiously and NOT just out of legal obligation. He is above and beyond ride or die. He shares a braincell with a 12 year old New Yorker. If someone shoved the kid Ares wouldn't give two shits about ending their life. He's a huge asshole who can say things that destroy people but never lets Gregor see that side of him because like. He's Gregor's bond now and as a team they don't do that they gotta be nice. He has very few shits to give and he gave them all exclusively to like four or five people.

Ares is a sweety the way a 200lb guard dog is a sweety.

[tanadellatarma]

My FanArt of Luxa from Gregor the Overlander saga was one of (if not THE one) my first art posts (still visible on Pinterest and Google even if I lost my old Tumblr account - yikes!) After years I was finally able to make a whole project about this wonderful saga and I decided to come back to Tumblr and post it here: thank you for inspiring me in those old days 💜 I did a whole "training project" for a dream Graphic Novel: if you enjoy it, share and comment this post 🙏 •► The project: https://tanadellatarma.it/gregortheoverlander/ Fly you hight & run like the river 🦇

[quohotos]

Back in June I commissioned @aldoodles, but forgot to post it because it arrived while I was out in the wilderness.

Here it is up on my wall!

[haveihitanerve]

GREGOR THE OVERLANDER IS AN ADORABLE BEAN BUT ALSO THE SASSIEST MF EVER AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

Bro was literally just attacked by an enemy rat and when he discovers that that rat is in fact not an enemy, his first words are ‘get off me man’ as he tries to push said rat away

He cracks his bubblegum a second time solely to see ripred flinch

(I just realized a shit ton of these are gonna be with ripred because, duh, hes only allowed to be a kid around the rat and his sass only comes out when he doesn't have to protect boots or someone)

‘I know someone else who’s in trouble’ gregor please. You just woke up after fainting because a squid pulled your arm. Please save the witty remarks for another time

‘I guess shes smarter’ like damn son

‘Sorry to bug you- i mean bother you’ i know it wasn't intentional but thats just hilarious

‘Ill tell him you said hi. You know, if hes still alive’ okay i know this was way out of line, but it made me laugh so hard. I honestly am not that huge of a fan of hamnet (don't come after me its my opinion) and so this made me smile

When he does his sprint in the first book and ‘faked them out’ making the bats lose formation and riders struggle to stay on

'he felt around desperatley for a weapon. what did he have? diapers? cookies?" its technically him because its narrated from his pov so that hilarious

"said Vikus, as if that explained it all"-again, said from gregors pov so him being sassy. in his head at least

"The mighty warrior excused himself and changed a diaper.”

"Who was Simon? He had no idea.”

“The place did kind of resemble a locker room if locker rooms were gorgeous and smelled good.”-dude. this kid is my frickin hero

Also some honorary ares mentions because as bonds they are the same person-

In the labyrinth, come to a point where they can go three ways “lets go left” (these aren't the exact words but im too lazy to go look it up) that path circles back around to where they started “on further reflection i favor the right” that circles back round. Only one tunnel left “why don't you chose?” o.m.f.g ares. I love you sm

Also- delivering the bane to ripred: please don't tell me you've become attached to ol twitchtip. Ares: as far as rats go, she is among our favorite. O.M.F.G ARES! I don't think he ever exchanges another word with ripred. The only time he ever talks to the rat is to confirm that she is their favorite rat. Not him. Like- i love him sm

And when theyre training for the army in the last book and gregor asks, ‘have a good nap?’ and ares just responds, ‘all twenty minutes of it’ ashdfgsfhgenhvengh!!!!! I love this dork sm. 

‘You learn fast’ like ma boi-! But its so cute because it distracts gregor from his fear of being a rager and gets him to laugh and its the first time they act like bonds and its super cute

“Aurora and I go with our bonds,” muttered Ares- he could just say it- but no. he mutters. i adore this bat

Ares flew straight for the rat.- its not sass but like- yes

"get off my chest what?'' get it ares. teach gregor mannors haha

yeah thats all i could think of off the top of my head

[haveihitanerve]

this is the shit gregor says when hes drunk

and then cackles like a madman because he thinks hes so funny

Hey, my name’s Gregor. Greg for short. Grego for medium.

[wagon-is-on-fire]

Suzanne Collins will never know the way The Underland Chronicles physically altered my brain chemistry as a 10 year old

[ares-protector]

We know that Gregor covered his ears and buried his face into Ares' fur right before Henry hit the bottom of the canyon. But... Ares didn't get to do that. Ares probably heard Henry hit the bottom. Heard every bone in his bond snap. His last heartbeat if the flier's hearing is good enough. Seeing it all through echolocation. How awful that must've been. Poor Ares.

I think about that often.

[quohotos]

ARES SWEEP

The running theme that I've seen in the discussion today is that everyone is finally recognizing Ares. He's more then just "Gregor's Bat". We all love him dearly.

To celebrate, I painted the moment Ares decided to save the Underland... and seal his fate.

Fly you high, Ares. Fly you high.

Fly you high...

TUC TOURNAMENT - FINALS!!!!!

didnt expect this to end up this way, but HERE WE GO!!!! you have the next week to vote for your favorite TUC character in this FINAL MATCHUP, and our winner will be crowned on september 1st, the 20 year anniversary of gregor the overlander!

(i still have to make the post with the full results from the semifinals, which i will do later when i have time! just wanna get this posted asap so the voting can commence :3)

[themirepirate]

redrawing a piece from over a year ago! I’d say I’ve improved, or at least the bane actually looks like a rat and not a borzoi this time

click for better image quality

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Idk if you’re still doing doodles but

Gregor giving areas a hug? The both deserve hugs

[dishesoap]

i like the Hunger Games a lot but im always gonna be a little bitter it took off when her Underland Chronicles never did. those books were so good and so fucked up. snippets of spoilers for a 20 year old book series for middle schoolers ahead:

cockroaches the size of horses who talk and are actually super chill and great babysitters for human toddlers. these books are the only reason i dont have nightmares about cockroaches anymore

cannibalism happens a lot. at one point a rat the size of a bison says "man go ahead and eat your dead friend, we wont judge" to a spider, who then proceeds to eat her dead friend. everyone but the rat judges.

another rat, who is still relatively a baby, is found later eating his babysitter's liver in an attempt to hide the body.

dude, pandoras death was so fucked up. "wow an island! im starving im gonna have a snack. brb guys" flies a little bit over, is immediately devoured in seconds by bugs and her skeleton crashes into the jungle below

plague book! humans try to commit genocide and blame it on bugs

hey. hey eleven year old. kill this tiny baby screaming for his mother. he sounds just like your baby sister you think just died horribly. kill this baby with a sword. you didnt? you didnt kill a sobbing baby who watched his mother die? we're putting you on trial for treason and will execute you

baby rat gone insane, now 15' tall and leading an army, ripping the head off of his friend/gaslighter, immediately heartbreakingly asking where she went, and then finding the head and accusing a twelve year old boy of doing it

dude gregor is eleven and in the first book willingly leaps off a cliff to his death (despite it being his worst fear) in the hopes itll stop his two year old sister boots from being graphically torn apart and eaten, like he has seen happen to others

thalia's death. they dont just kill unnamed children (they do absolutely kill a lot of unnamed babies onscreen) they also kill beloved named children

"the fireflies had to gnaw ares' claw off of his corpse bc you wouldnt let go of your friends claw. its been almost three weeks and the viscera has dried and glued it to your grip. we cant get it off without breaking your finger. you gotta let go of your friends corpse, twelve year old boy"

twitchtip.

forcing the twelve year old into a prophesied battle where he will die, and making him dissociate so hard for months he blankly allows others to make him cause/be complicit in war crimes

HAHA HEY THE SAPIENT, INTELLIGENT MICE DYING BY THE HUNDREDS SUFFOCATING ON POISON GAS WHILE A TODDLER SINGS A NURSERY SONG ABOUT THE MICE DYING.

the six year old boy losing literally everyone hes ever known and cared for over and over again

just so much violent gore and death for middle schoolers, man. i love it.

hey that was objectively a good and well done ending. and i also loved it. but "hey gregor my husband was in the war. he had ptsd that will never go away just like you" hey hes twelve :( someone help him

prim's death in the hunger games has nothing on the shit collins pulled in the underland chronicles this is like a tiny chunk please read them

[quohotos]

Doodled this in MS Paint while I listened to today's episode. The mention of Gregor listening to Eminem inspired me.

Ep 12 - Gregor the Overlander 20th Anniversary Special

It's been two whole decades since Gregor the Overlander first hit shelves! In this very special anniversary episode, Oona, Nate, and John celebrate by reading emails sent in by fans and competing in an Underland creature trivia game.

[gummybearsings]

I wanted a wallpaper of Ares so I took an old unfinished drawing and spiced it up, dunno how to feel about it.

[haveihitanerve]

Gregor and Ares, on an adventure they are not supposed to be on: la di da di Luxa, Aurora, Ripred, Howard, Nike, and Temp: *waiting in the shadows* Gregor: ares, i feel like we’re being watched Ares: gregor, have you seen us? We are always being watched. We are beo-ti-fuol. *flips hair and accidentally knocks gregor off of his back*

[i-think-in-metaphors]

Gregor bought them all boba.

[stained-glass-cicada]

I am so insane for "I'd give my life to save yours and Know you'd do the same for me" in specifically non-romantic, non-familial contexts

Like maybe it's the inherent appeal of a committed platonic relationship but

Bonds in The Underland Chronicles, where you literally say "our life and death are one, we two. In dark in flame in war in strife, I save you as I save my life"

And it's been years since I read shadowhunters but iirc Parabatai is very similar to the bonds from TUC, yes I know theres a whole shadowhunters series about romantic parabatai, that does Not factor in

Like that dynamic where it's as easy as breathing, of course I'm saving you, You have to get out of this, you would never betray me, we choose each other every time

This shit drove me insane as a kid/teen. Literally was out here like wow I wish this magical world was real and people really could have meaningful, longterm, and committed friendships