#harmonia answers

[plasma-king-official]

Ghetsis, I don't think freezing over an entire city is morally acceptable by the general population.... But then again, who cares. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I have a ethics advisor on Team Plasma for this exact reason and he said it was fine.

[oneslimybastard]

"Shush, your highness. Have you not a role to fulfill?"

[gotstabbedbyapen]

Might be a bit obscure but I was wondering if you have any HCs about Harmonia?

Harmonia, goddess of harmony!

I started with a couple of random ideas but ended up with a whole story for her lmao

When Harmonia was born, Ares would hold her in his arms and cry the whole night for how adorable she was.

As the only daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, Harmonia grew up with four bothers (Eros, Anteros, Phobos, Deimos) and a bunch of adoptive brothers (the Erotes). She was rarely seen without at least one brother accompanying her.

Harmonia and Hebe had a complicated relationship. Not in a bad way but in a "I'm your brother's daughter but I was born around the same time as you so uh..." way.

Harmonia was the referee/peace-keeper in the house. She was the one settling disputes among her siblings and make them hug each other out after their fights.

But don't mistake Harmonia's preference for peace for her being weak. Peace isn't always achieved in a peaceful way, and with a father who is a war god and siblings being literal embodiments of fear and terror, Harmonia can and will throw hands if you were to disrespect her. Even her siblings don't get it easy.

And you know the rule: when the most pacifist person got pissed, things will get ugly fast.

Harmonia and Eris don't interact much due to their domains being literal opposites. But they absolutely have the "Are you tired of being nice? Don't you wanna go ape shit?" dynamic.

When Cadmus came to serve Ares as atonement for slaying his serpent, Harmonia took one look at this mortal hero and got a big fat crush. But she only quietly admire Cadmus from afar and never dared to come close.

Why? Well in the godly society, apparently it's fine for gods to sleep with mortal women, but goddesses sleeping with mortal men is considered shameful (e.g. Clio chided Aphrodite for sleeping with Adonis and Merope hid in shame for marrying Sisyphus)

Ares knew about his daughter crushing on his servant but was too shy to approach him, so being the awesome father that he is, he became her wingman (or wing-dad)

Ares ordered Cadmus to run errands at places where Harmonia was often around so they would "accidentally" bump into each other. He'd nudged Cadmus like, "Hey, my little girl thought highly of you so I'll make this servitude easier for you. Also, what do you think about Harmonia?"

Aphrodite was also supportive of her daughter getting it on with Cadmus, giving her tips and tricks to win over the guy. "Goddesses being with mortal man is shameful my ass, you go get your man, dear daughter!"

Harmonia aso ried to flirt and court Cadmus with advices from Eros. Sometimes it works pretty well, other times... well, Eros got his ass beaten by his sister.

When Cadmus was done with his servitude and married Harmonia, you can imagine Ares being a shotgun father and the Erotes being shotgun brothers at the wedding.

As one of the beloved-by-all figure on Olympus, Harmonia received a lot of wedding gifts from the other gods. However, unbeknownst to all, Harmonia was given a cursed robe and necklace from Hephaestus (as revenge for her parents cheating when Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus)

It was believed that these cursed gifts were the reason why almost all children of Cadmus and Harmonia were doomed.

On an unrelated but also related note, because Hephaestus' gifts had caused Harmonia misery, Ares grew even more bitter and distant from his brother.

I'm not gonna go through all the things that happened with the House of Thebes. Let's just say all the horrors that took her children away take a toll on Harmonia. She fell into depression, beginning to doubt her own divinity and dreading over the fact that as a goddess herself, she couldn't protect all of her children from their demises.

But after everything, Harmonia held strong. She had her father's bravery and her mother's fierce love, and those two traits was what carried her through the darkest moments and made her the ever-faithful anchor for her husband.

Harmonia was the one advised Cadmus to leave the royalty life and settle for a more simpler but more peaceful one. She wouldn't mind having to live as a peasant if it meant this new life could bring peace of mind to her husband.

When Cadmus was turned into a snake, Harmonia was offered by her family to a choice to leave Cadmus and return to Olympus. She chose to stay with him, even let herself be turned into a snake to join her beloved. He was all the she had left, and she decided: if they had to go, they will go together.

And when Cadmus finally died, even if she couldn't die herself, Harmonia followed him to Elysium.

But since Harmonia is still a goddess with duties, time and time again she would have to go back to the living world to fulfill them or visit her godly family. Those parting trips weren't as long as Persephone's because Harmonia is still a minor goddess.

Anyways, it was an overall happy ending for them.

[superscrub323]

Here is a new question for the Ares expert: Sometimes there are heroes and warriors and kings who represent the anti-version of a god, right? like Diomedes and Aphrodite, or (in my very personal opinion) Perseus and Zeus. Does Ares have one? someone who chooses pacifism? I can only think of like like one or two MFS in mythology who aren't like warmongers and One's Helenus, and he STILL killed people.

Oh that is an excellent question my dear friend! And while my knowledge of Greek Heroes isn't nearly as up to date as my knowledge on Ares, Ares did associate with a hero who wasn't known as particularly violent or a warmonger and that's Cadmus. He did kill Ares's sacred dragon but as 8 years of divine community service and getting hitched to his daughter afterwards after finding a city told it wasn't a high class crime. Granted he did suffer various misfortunes because of Hephaestus and that necklace would go on to curse his descendants. But beyond that no notable tales of blood conquests that someone associated with Ares and Athena that would usually follow him.

(Though if anyone knows any better examples please share)

[the-lost-and-found-king]

woah! hey there, N! how'd you end up living with Colress of all people?!

~ @fog-with-a-blog

Hello.

Um.

It's a bit of a long story.

Father left me somewhere alone and promised to come back. Somewhere Outside.

But, um.

He didn't.

I don't know how long I was out there for. A while, I think.

Colress and Grimsley found me.

They let me stay with them.

They're nice. They don't make much sense to me, but they're nice.

They're Good People, even though they're not in Team Plasma. I thought only Team Plasma were the Good People, and everyone else were the Bad People.

When father comes back, I should let him know about them. They're Good People. They can join Team Plasma and help Pokémon.

[bespectacled-bookwyrm]

sick n headcanons?

Kind of reminds people of a kicked Lillipup.

Due to the way he was raised, he believes he has to "power through" the sickness; it wouldn't do for a king to show weakness.

A minor bug, like a cold, can keep him laid up for ages due to his weaker than average immune system.

Has had to be carried back to bed - quite literally - to recover from bouts of sickness.

N is also naturally stubborn, so combine that with conditioning from his childhood, and you end up with a sick fluffball who refuses to rest.

His sisters have the best track record for convincing him to rest; Concordia knitting him comfort items like blankets and Anthea whipping up a lovely stew for him probably has something to do with it.

When he does rest, he can be very clingy.

Tends to sleep through bouts of sickness, usually with someone's arm held in a vice grip.

Fears he will be abandoned for being sick, but is quickly reassured that he won't be left alone.

Seems to be a reptile Pokémon magnet if he's laid up with fever; on at least one occasion, Grimsley has discovered Krookodile and Scrafty curled up with N.

N has effective Lillipup-eyes when he's well; when he's sick, almost no one can resist them.

Most people tend to develop the sudden urge to hug him upon seeing him unwell.

Alder got him a Zorua teddy for comfort during a particularly bad bout of the flu; N has never had a soft toy before, and it's now one of his most treasured items.

I hope these all make sense!

And thank you for the ask! :)

[bugbrews-creations]

HEAR ME OUT, HEAR ME OUT, HEAR ME OUT-

My favorite pokemon Crackship that I just made up one day. I have a whole AU around it. (James isn't in Team Rocket in it, it's just his most recognizable outfit)

I call it ✨TrainingWheelShipping✨

I think this technically counts as a crossover ship? If you don't count that time that N appeared in the anime? This is game N and show James. Their stories are a bit different, I feel the need to specify LMAO

[loiyourlocalperson]

I wonder which person you prefer? N Harmonia or Eyeless Jack? I think mix of both would be epic… *whispers* don’t let Eyeless Jack’s fangirls see this or tell them about this. Eyeless Jack in N Harmonia’s outfit would be such cool thing!

I wonder how you know I like N and Eyeless Jack-

Yuh!

[ask-cccc]

Whats your guy’s favourite type of games? Or what is your favourite games in gen?

{We like to play mariokart with each other often... Mainly the Wii version. Heart and mind play Splatoon at times... Heart likes the paper Mario series I think? He's got ttyd on the switch.}

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"Animal Crossing... The legend of Zelda series, undertale and super Mario 64"

"Me and him like to play Animal Crossing at times... But I do like RPG games. Oh! And minecraft."

[biblicallyaccuratefour]

N stinky

I should pose the question; life or bath for dry N? /j/silly :3

[plasma-king-official]

hey uh

so I get the whole Pokemon liberation thing

but I don't use Pokeballs, never have, and none of mine want to leave

how are you supposed to liberate Pokemon like them?

Run really fast.

[gabbies-eevee-emporium]

We all know that if you were actually related to Ghetsis you'd be named some shit like "Habitual", not Gabrielle lmao

This implies Ghetsis is absolutely horrible at naming children and/or Pokémon and honestly I'd like to keep it that way because that is funny to me.

[gotstabbedbyapen]

Dionysus: Kadmos, hear what suffering Fate appoints for you. You shall transmute your nature, and become a serpent. Your wife Harmonia, whom her father Ares gave to you, a mortal, likewise shall assume the nature of beasts, and live a snake. The oracle of Zeus foretells that you, at the head of a barbaric horde, shall with your wife drive forth a pair of heifers yoked, and with your countless army destroy many cities; but when they plunder Loxias' oracle, they shall find a miserable homecoming. However, Ares shall at last deliver both you and Harmonia, and grant you immortal life among the blessed gods.

-Euripedes, Bacchae

Some additional info about Cadmus for the other anon. I think its Ares who deliver them to Elysium in this version 🥺

Oh, wow. I know there is a version where it was Ares who delivered Harmonia and Cadmus away but can't remember where it's from, so I didn't mention it.

Thank you so much for your addition, Anon! You just add more points for our Best Dad Ares truthers :)))))

[ask-former-king-n]

What do you think of the different champions? Have you ever met any of them, having been the king and all?

“I really only know Alder, that’s because of Ghetsis.. I truly don’t understand how someone as kind as alder ended up with a man like Ghetsis, but if alders happy, who am I to judge him?”

[bespectacled-bookwyrm]

out of curiosity,

I was wondering what is your personal hc with n's past? Like before ghetsis found n.

Also, where do you think n's power comes from?

Going off what Anthea and Concordia say, N was orphaned, dumped in the woods because he accidentally freaked people out, and then adopted by his Pokémon caretakers.

So, I'd say my personal headcanon is that he was born in a very rural, VERY superstitious village, but lost his parents at some point. Due to his ability to communicate with Pokémon, he was feared as a fairy child or changeling (the Fair Folk aren't always nice, after all, and can actually be quite nasty), and eventually dumped in the forest by superstitious villagefolk.

I picture N as being quite young when this happened, since he looks to be about five-ish in the BW opening cutscene, so I'd say he likely lived with Darmanitan and the other Pokémon for at least a year until he was found by Ghetsis. (Their resemblance to each other is pure coincidence, because they have no biological relation, and Ghetsis used it to his advantage.)

As for where N's power comes from, I think it's a mixture between very, very, VERY weak psychic powers that let him instinctively understand and speak with Pokémon, and him learning their language when he was young.

Psychics canonically exist in Pokémon, but N's powers are so subtle that no one actually knows he has them, not even N himself! This particular bit of the headcanon mostly comes from the anime, where there's a clip of him asking Alomomola for help without saying a word and said Pokémon being underwater. (Pretty sure N was also on a ship at the time, and those things are BIG.)

N also sometimes describes Pokémon talking as their "inner voice", rather than speaking to him directly. So. There's probably some sort of psychic power involved there!

The second part comes from the anime's Meowth and the times we've seen Pokémon mimic human speech in the games, like that Mimikyu in Gen 7. Since Pokémon can learn human language, and Pokémon like Beheeyem do have their own language, it's only reasonable to assume the inverse is true. Plus, at the age N was, his ability to pick up language would be at its strongest. (Body language is also included here, so N could "read" how a Pokémon’s feeling just by observing them, without necessarily needing to speak with them directly.)

So, technically, N is fluent in two languages: human and Pokémon!

I hope my chatter makes sense, by the way!

And thank you for the ask! ^°^

[jaredthebc2]

so it seems I’m finally speaking to you. I hesitated because you don’t allow for anon asks, and I didn’t want to break the immersion by using an account, but since people are claiming to be the n stinky anon I’ve come to explain.

I am not the original anon, I saw the original n stinky anon and decided to take up the mantle, so while I’m not the first I am the most prominent. Every time there was a wave of n stinky anon asks it was me. I would message accounts that seemed to like N because in the post I saw of the one of the original n stinky asks it was mentioned this person targeted that sort of account. I messaged multiple at once for a larger effect.

There seems to be N stinky anons that have come after me. I have no connection with any that have come before or after me. I am also not on that discord server that has been mentioned.

I thought it was funny to continue the gimmick after it was clear the original n stinky anon wasn’t doing it anymore, but with people claiming to be the anon and other asking variants of n stinky it’s no longer a niche thing I gave an extended life to. People no doubt will get sick of it and demand answers so it can finally end. It seems the joke must come to an end.

My wandering spirit will torment N tumblr no longer.

Guys omg the climax of the N Stinky saga dropped 💀