#he would argue but he was a pacifist and he had to exile one of his apprentices and the other died young

[fallenclan]

I love Maplestar he's the bestest boy and he did a very good job. I miss him so much and wish I could give him pets on the head

i can't think about Maplestar for too long lest I become unwell. third in line of the clan leaders and spent most of his life feeling inadequate. Never knew his mom but he would have been SUCH a fucking mama's boy oh my god. throws up

[lazyliars]

c!Tommy's relationship to violence is a pretty fascinating one.

Specifically I got thinking about this in regards to Techno, and his proclaiming that he only saw Tommy as useful once he had displayed a willingness to commit violence against others alongside Techno.

And I think a lot of the difference in analysis of these moments between c!Tommy fans and c!Techno fans is that this kind of violence means different things between the two.

For Techno, fighting for or alongside someone is a pretty important thing; for someone who feels like he is often dehumanized and viewed as a weapon, choosing who he fights for and who he lends his power to means a lot.

As I see it, It's why his feeling abandoned during the Red Festival has much more weight amongst Techno enthusiasts then Tommy or Tubbo enjoyers, and why his bringing it up during Doomsday is such a point of contention between the two groups.

For the people in Tommy and Tubbo's corner, it's a deep hypocrisy; Techno claiming to feel used as a weapon after he had admitted that Tommy's usefulness and status as a friend and/or equal was tied directly to his being willing to fight.

But for the Techno corner, that's not what it's about; For Techno, fighting for someone you care about is a big deal, especially for someone who ends up being a loner a lot of the time. The willingness to protect someone is something deeper, almost symbolic.

It's a pretty nasty spot of miscommunication, tied with genuine misrepresentations of what Techno wanted from Tommy and a complete misunderstanding of what Tommy wanted from L'manberg and Tubbo, largely because during the Bedrock Bros arc, Tommy didn't know either.

Which ties back into how Tommy's relationship with violence works, and how it is pretty much the antithesis of Techno's.

For Tommy, not fighting someone is often a better indicator of his caring for them then his willingness to fight for them.

The best example of this is the scene in the community house; Tommy realizes that hurting his friends (specifically Tubbo) is not worth it - it's not going to get him what he wanted, and it's the turning point where he starts to understand what he always knew subconsciously; that what made the discs important wasn't entirely linked to the physical objects, it was the feeling of a carefree 'before time' that he wanted to return to.

It's Tommy's refusal to keep fighting Tubbo that is a transformative and inspiring moment for him, and a deep betrayal for Techno.

And it's why it hurts them both so badly.

Tommy doesn't want to fight Techno. He's genuinely apologetic to him and very obviously feels horrible for leaving him, and I imagine, had Dream not escalated the situation, Tommy would've been protecting him if the Butcher Army had tried to press the attack and finish what they started.

But for Techno, this is a brutal betrayal - Tommy used him, despite the fact that Tommy had just lost the very thing he had joined Techno to retrieve, because Techno was conflating Tommy's willingness to fight with his willingness to protect Techno, because that's how Techno shows that he cares.

To Techno, Tommy refusing to fight for him is a betrayal. For Tommy, it is a reclamation of his sense of self, but not an abandonment of Techno inherently.

Another example is Tommy continuing to follow Wilbur during the Pogtopia era, even when it was becoming more and more clear that Wilbur's spiral was endangering the people Tommy cared about.

Tommy refused, at every point, to get violent with Wilbur, or even to abandon him. He refused to believe that it would come to that, and he continued to believe in Wilbur's ability to pull himself back from the edge.

(It also makes Wilbur's beliefs on violence in his conversation with Big Q during the elections even more tragic. It was never a belief set that Tommy shared, even when Wilbur was being consumed by it.)

And again, when the cabinet was talking about killing Techno, Tommy was the one piping up in his defense because he was (at the time) just minding his own business. This is the foreshadowing to bedrock bros.

And we can see the reverse of this when Tommy is being violent. It's generally portrayed as something negative for his character, as a failing.

It's why Revivedbur goading Tommy into fighting him while they're doing the tour is such a dark moment.

It's why the scene in the pit and Techno's killing Tubbo is such a sticking point for Tommy and why Wilbur's giddiness at the brutality is so disturbing; Wilbur was aware that this was a devolution for Tommy.

It's also why I personally consider his killing Jack to be the lowest point of exile. It was a full refutation of the kind of 'silly' violence, AKA violence with no consequences. What would have been a dumb joke before suddenly took on this somber tone, as Jack tried to swim back up and save himself. This ends up being further compounded by Jack declaring this a canon death - Tommy, at his lowest, kills someone he once considered a friend.

This is why many Tommy enthusiasts view Bedrock Bros as the closest he ever came to a villain arc; Tommy hurting people for the sake getting what he wanted was a massive shift in his character's morality - it's why his declaration of being "worse than everyone I didn't want to be" means so much.

And while it's easy to think that "someone he didn't want to be" means Techno here, I'd argue he's referring to Wilbur. Wilbur, who gave in to his worst self and ended committing violence against all of his loved ones, precisely when he realized that he wouldn't be able to recover the thing he wanted most. Wilbur, who was the one who taught Tommy to fight with "words, not violence."

"The thing I built this nation for doesn't exist anymore," and "The discs were worth more than you ever were" are lines that parallel each other.

But where Wilbur follows his words up with an act of tragic, self-destructive violence, Tommy catches himself. Tommy stops hurting Tubbo. He stops trying to hurt L'manberg. He tells Tubbo to give Dream the disc, refuting Wilbur's idea that "if I can't have it, no one can," that poisoned his mind.

None of this is to say Tommy is a pacifist. He will definitely fight when he has to - he's a war veteran, after all.

But I do think there's a distinct difference in how he relates to violence when contrasted against other characters, and how he's failed and succeeded with regards to that.

[acerace]

@ruby-whistler so uh I accidentally wrote a bit of an essay here so I’ve made this its own post instead of adding it as a reblog lol 

But yes the Prince reminds me very strongly of c!Dream in quite a few ways. This is probably not what my political theory professor had in mind when he had us read Machiavelli and Locke but the c!Dream brainrot is strong <3 

Something that stood out to me about the Prince was, while it focuses how to be an effective leader and the balance between cruelty and kindness, it’s also about possessions, attachments, control. People are attached to their land and to their countries, and the way a leader approaches this attachment can make or break them. Sounds familiar right? 

c!Dream, as the story progresses, loses more and more control of his server and his life, and becomes more and more of a Machiavellian villain as a result. By the time of the Disc Saga Finale, c!Dream has adopted this mindset of the ends justifying the means, and that the most effective mean is cruelty. This forms a super interesting contrast with c!Techno, who has a bit of an opposite story- he starts off believing the only way people will listen to him is if he uses violence to get their attention, but, when his withers after the Pogtopia Revolution fail to convince anyone of his viewpoint, realizes that violence doesn’t always work and tries to do a 180, becoming a pacifist. But when he is isolated and alone, his attachments (Carl, Phil) are used against him. He dies for his attachments and walks away not believing they don’t matter but rather realizing how important they are to him, and so he takes his horse and his bff and tells L’Manburg to kindly go screw themselves, then comes back later and blows them to smithereens for hurting him and his friends. And now, current day c!Techno has learnt through the Syndicate that attachment- friendship- is a far greater strength than violence. c!Rivalsduo my beloveds 

So with that side tangent out of the way, here are some quotes from the Prince that I believe fit c!Dream :D under the cut for length 

Chapter numbers are from the Wooton version of the text I believe! 

Chapter 8:

"Well-used cruelty (if one can speak well of evil) one may call those atrocities that are committed at a stroke, in order to secure one's power, and are then not repeated, rather every effort is made to ensure one’s subjects benefit in the long run. An abuse of cruelty one may call those policies that, even if in the beginning they involve little bloodshed, lead to more rather than less as time goes by."

L'Manburg my not-so-beloved </3 from an in character pov, c!Dream was a very different person back during the Independence War and so he didn't "commit atrocities at a stroke" like Machiavelli argues, because he didn't really believe in this idea. But by not destroying L'Manburg, by not getting rid of c!Wilbur right from the get go, how much blood was shed? How much suffering did L'Manburg ultimately cause, suffering that would've been avoided if only c!Dream had stopped it then and there? Would he still have his big happy family? This is the beginning of the ends justify the means to me- you can hurt people, commit atrocities, so long as you’re doing it to prevent further violence. 

Chapter 17:

"For love attaches men by ties of obligation, which, since men are wicked, they break whenever their interests are at stake. But fear restrains men because they are afraid of punishment, and this fear never leaves them. Still, a ruler should makes himself feared in such a way that, if he does not inspire love, at least he does not provoke hatred. For it is perfectly possible to be feared and not hated. You will only be hated if you seize the property or women of your subjects or citizens. Whenever you have to kill someone, make sure you have a suitable excuse and an obvious reason; but, above all else, keep your hand off other people’s property; for men are quicker to forget the death of their father than the loss of their inheritance." 

"I conclude then, that as far as being feared and loved is concerned, since men decide for themselves whom they love, and rulers decide whom they fear, a wise ruler should rely on the emotion he can control, not on the one he cannot. But he must take care to avoid being hated, as I have said."

There's a lot to unpack with this one, but man, attachments. Once again they take centre stage. People may grow attached to you and vice versa, but “men are wicked” and may leave you out to dry. c!Dream Team anyone?? Two other ideas stick out for me- "fear restrains men" and "make sure you have a suitable excuse and an obvious reason" to kill people. This is c!Dream post New L’Manburg, c!Dream with exile and the hall of attachments. The burning of c!George’s house is nothing too unusual for this server, but it provided the perfect excuse for c!Dream to control c!Tommy. c!Dream, by exile, has lost just about everything- his friends, who fought by him in the first war, his pets, killed or stolen and used against him, his beliefs and his desire for peace and harmony overshadowed by the knowledge that he can’t make everything go back to how it used to be. c!Dream now believes the only way to take control of his life is to control everyone else’s, and to do that, he relies on fear. This ties into the second quote as well, because by now he is grasping for control the only way he knows how- through threats and violence. His downfall is that he makes himself hated in the process by trying to control people’s attachments- their property mentioned in the quote. He makes himself more hated than feared, but he is both by the time he is imprisoned. 

Chapter 18: 

“Of course, if all men were good, this advice would be bad; but since men are wicked and will not keep faith with you, you need not keep faith with them.” 

“In general, men judge more by sight than by touch. Everyone sees what is happening, but not everyone feels the consequences. Everyone sees what you seem to be; few have direct experience of who you really are.” 

What no pov does to a mf. c!Dream is judged entirely on appearance, constantly, both by the characters and the audience. He has no point of view, so we do not get his internal thoughts or his reasoning, we only see the results of his actions and not what led him to take those actions. As well as this, we see his behaviour toward people like c!Punz and c!Techno with that first quote- there’s no point in making friends because they will one day turn on you or be used against you, so it’s hired help and business partners at best. Since people hurt and betray and leave you, you can do the same to them, because that’s just how people are, right? “Men are wicked” so you can be to. 

Chapter 19:

"You become hateful, above all, as I have said, if you prey on the possessions and the women of  your subjects. You should leave both alone. The vast majority of men, so long as their goods and their honor are not taken from them, will live contentedly, so you will only have to contend with the small minority who are ambitious, and there are lots of straightforward ways of keeping them under control."

And here it is- attachments and control summarized nice and neatly. I think c!Dream realized the only thing that could help him in his goals of returning to his big happy family is through forcing others to do what he wants. Especially if the prison was built for c!Dream all along as a final villain to unite the server against him. 

c!Dream does the opposite of what Machiavelli suggests here, actively "preying on" the other members' attachments, but he does it to help him keep this ambitious minority (especially c!Tubbo and c!Tommy) under control. By the Disc War Finale, c!Dream is pretty much universally hated or disliked, so I don't think he was particularly fussed with trying to make everyone content. Instead, I think he realized that all people value their possessions and attachments, and that this entire saga has been about people using their possessions to control each other (Dream with the discs, Tommy with Spirit and Mars and Beckerson, everyone with L'Manburg, the Pet Wars, everything has been about attachments and how they can be used against you). Once he realized this, he threw Machiavelli out the window, because how can he be an effective leader without any control of his subjects? He directly goes against Machiavelli’s advice and it comes back to bite him, because now he’s quite literally in a prison of his own creation. 

This got… extremely long lmao anyway those are some of the quotes that stuck out to me when reading the Prince and skimming some articles about it! To me, c!Dream is Machiavellian by way of tragedy- he didn’t start out believing cruelty is kindness. But it’s so interesting to see how something as absurd as a Minecraft roleplay can echo the same political thoughts and arguments people have been having for centuries. 

[arianaderalte]

The New Mandalorian question

Up until I watched the Clone Wars NM eps my only knowledge of the New Mandalorians was from fanfic. Fanfic which tended to portray them in a good light, but also had some criticisms. I thought that was a pretty balanced pov these fic writers were presenting until I actually watched Clone Wars and realized that they were ignoring whole swaths of NM canon in favor of their own interpretation. This is a perfectly valid thing to do, but unfortunately, those fanon views are obscuring how... problematic the New Mandalorians, as they are portrayed in the Clone Wars, really are.

So let’s go over what Disney canon actually shows us about the New Mandalorians. The first New Mandalorian we meet is Prime Minister Almec who seems to be in charge of a ruling council of New Mandalorians while Duchess Satine is like a second ruler? Satine seems to have the power to run her own investigations, and the NM council meets in the palace where she seems to live, but the Prime Minister and the NM council apparently don’t need to follow Satine’s direct orders so I’m not sure what is going on there. She leads the Council of Neutral Systems which makes her regent to 1000 systems, but this seems to have limited her control on Mandalore. The NM ruling council asks for Jedi protection for Satine when she travels to Coruscant against her wishes. She does shut them down when they argue too much, but they also seem free to ignore her wishes (they also were uninterested in their children being poisoned and declined to investigate). Satine doesn’t trust anyone on the council to help her investigate problems with their food supply. Satin appears to have only a single trusted advisor left by the time Death Watch invades. They also have an actual Prince serving as their senator, but he still ranks below the Duchess somehow. It’s very confusing.

Almec, as we discover throughout these eps, is extremely corrupt and amoral. He denies that Jango Fett is a Mandalorian, says he thinks all the ‘violent’ Mandalorians have died, doesn’t care that children are being poisoned, runs a secret police who kill and torture people on his command, plans to torture and kill Satine and NM teenagers who discover he’s controlling the city’s black market so he can make money, and allies with Darth Maul. The NM council members are also unconcerned with poisoned children, and not trusted by Satine. The only lines they have are discussing how they are having to pay smugglers to get food during the war, and that one of them is in league with the Trade Federation and is profiting from their trade. Other people in power we see are a superintendent of one of the schools who is breaking the law in order to make more money selling drinks to kids, and customs officials accepting bribes, though their captain is unaware of this.

We are told that no Mandalorian would ever consider using violence, and that all the ‘violent’ Mandalorians were exiled (somehow... no explanation of how a bunch of pacifists kicked a bunch of warriors off their home planet) to Concordia when the New Mandalorians took power, presumably at the end of the clan wars/civil war. We know from Jango Fett and Sabine Wren and her family that POC Mandalorians exist. We know from other Disney and Legends canon that non-human Mandalorians exist, and that you simply need to accept the Mandalorian creed (or resol’nare) to become Mandalorian. So where are these non-humans and non-white Mandalorians amongst the New Mandalorians? (Did the writers intend to make this look as racist and xenophobic as it does? I don’t think so, but this is the way it comes off.) The natural conclusion of the viewer is that the non-human and non-white POC were the ‘violent’ Mandalorians who have been exiled. Any violence that happens in their society is blamed on ‘offworlders’ by Satine and non-Mandalorians by Almec. NM teenagers immediately call aliens they see ‘offworlders’ and are unshocked that they are involved in the black market, but are that the NM police are involved.

So let’s look at what we see of NM culture and how it compares to actual Mandalorian culture. Satine does speak a bit of Mando’a in the show to soothe a dying Death Watch member, but was it out of compassion, or was it because it’s her culture too? She says that Concordia is New Mandalorian, but also calls them Concordians once they commit violence rather than New Mandalorians. There is no other Mando’a spoken by New Mandalorians in the show, and I’m told the written Mandalorian script we see is just transcribed standard. New Mandalorian architecture incorporates a long, outlined hexagon which is also found in Jango’s armor, as do the school uniforms of the Royal academy. No other Mandalorian symbols are to be found, yet we see other Mandalorians in canon using them constantly. Satine wears elaborate clothing and headdresses which may be Kalevalan, but certainly don’t appear Mandalorian. The same goes for the armor and costume of her personal guards. Satine calls a bunch of people cheering ‘a traditional Mandalorian welcome’ for Padme. They believe in educating children, but their Council at least, don’t care that the children are being poisoned and dying which is very against the Mandalorian love of children. Their police wear un-personalized Mandalorian style armor (but don’t use jetpacks, blasters or armor modifications). Nor is that armor made out of beskar considering blasters seem to go right through it. Some of the clans still exist under the NM system. Clan Vizsla and Wren, two of the most prominent, have allied themselves with Death Watch.

History wise, the New Mandalorians do have some vague knowledge of Mandalorian history - they have exactly one mural which depicts ancient Mandalorians in one of their grand plazas, know they  used to be warriors, and Almec at least knows the ancient laws of Mandalore allow you to take over someone’s soldiers after winning in single combat against them. On the other hand, Satine calls Death Watch hooligans who do simple anti-government graffiti, despite the fact that Death Watch were part of the civil war which put the New Mandalorians in power, plus their war with the True Mandalorians ran for over a decade. They deny Jango Fett was Mandalorian, even though he was Mand’alor. And none of them recognize that the Death Watch ‘symbol’ is the Clan Vizsla sigil despite Clan Vizsla being a key player in Mandalorian history for the past 1000 years. Some of the NM’s most educated teenagers are not aware that corruption exists in governments, so I can only conclude that their education on history is extremely sparse in general, and not just on their own.

That’s all the information we’re given about them in Clone Wars: their leaders are corrupt or misinformed (and don’t care about the well-being of their children baring Satine), they have a massive rebellion going on against them which seems to include all the POC and non-humans they exiled from their planet, they are xenophobic on some level, and they don’t follow most of the Mandalorian creed, or show many links to Mandalorian culture and history.

[pixelbee-plays-mc]

Quick summary of arguments

Some of the reasonings Tommy came up with during the argument with Tubbo:

Dream only wants to turn Tubbo against him – the reason why Dream is terrorizing L’manberg is not because he wants to avenge George’s house or cares about the nation – he wants Tommy to be alone. He wants him to have no allies and therefore no potential to stand up to him.

“This has started way before L’manburg [...] This isn’t what we were meant to do” – even if Tubbo is president now, L’manburg shouldn’t be his priority, as they were always fighting to get back the discs („Because that’s what we started fighting for”). Later Tommy also mentions how he gave presidency to Wilbur with this in mind.

“There have been so many times when I put them [the discs] to the side” – and he is right. Whenever he had to, he always chose friends or L’manberg over the discs. “My friend is leading, surely this is the time to not put them to the side.“ He was expecting Tubbo (and through him, L’manberg) to back him up for at least once! “You are choosing your nation over my discs.”

“If I would’ve listened, we wouldn’t have got the discs back” – taking risks is essential. Approacing problems only with a pacifist mindset may not yield the wanted results, and will lead to constant compromises.

“I would have never put my friend of probation [...] I would understand and I’d help you.” – for Tommy, it’s friendship over politics. Period.

He didn’t know Dream’s not gonna care about Spirit anymore. He stood up to him being sure that he has leverage. He didn’t just bluff, he thought he had a chance, and he couldn’t have seen the outcome of this.

“The reason why L’manburg is here is because I put the discs aside“

Counter-arguments from Tubbo’s (and L’manberg’s) side:

"You can do one thing for me” – Tubbo was arguing that Tommy should have behaved because he asked him to resolve the conflict peacefully. Tubbo is right in a sense that he is alwas doing his best when Tommy is in need of help or backup. "If the roles were reversed [...], you probably wouldn’t exile me, because I have listened to you. [...] maybe I would have had a couple ounce of respect.”

“You messed this up for no one but yourself. Selfish.” – Tommy doesn’t see anything else, only his discs at this point. He wasn’t willing to make an effort to remain in L’manberg, even though it was up to him and only him.

Tubbo doesn’t want to exile Tommy. Depite everything, he still wants his friend to be part of L’manberg and stay with them.

Quackity’s points were: “Maybe consider putting the discs aside.” and that everyone is tired. L’manberg needs peace. The people need peace. They can’t go to war again for Tommy’s case.

Fundy’s point was: "You have [compromised], but look at the state that we are in!” He brings this up pointing at the huge obsidian wall in front of them. Even if L’manberg stands largely becuase of Tommy, it cannot justify his actions when the whole nation is in shreads.

[jabbers-wild-world]

Jabber’s Muse List (as of 5/16/2021)

;; All right, everybody. If you were looking for a current and complete list of all of my muses, as updated as it can be for now (since you all know I am always adding more), look no further than right here. This is as complete as it gets until I add more again!

A

Aaarrrghh (Tales of Arcadia)

- Very large, but affectionate, “pacifist” troll currently allied with Jim Lake Jr. and friends, Toby’s ‘wingman’

Aaravos (The Dragon Prince)

- Startouch Elf, unknown motives, appears to be evil but that is as of yet unclear, usually very polite and dignified

Ace (Kuni no Alice)

- The Red Knight, clueless idiot frequently getting himself lost, generally friendly but does have a mild dark side

Adam (RWBY)

- Bull Faunus, perceived evil and leader of the White Fang, mild canon divergence

Adam (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

- Half-minotaur, has an unfortunate aggression problem due to minotaur bloodline, suitor to the princess

Aden (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

- Human suitor to the princess, generally rather calm and friendly, usually polite and very honest

Adrien (Miraculous)

- Current wielder of the Black Cat Miraculous, sheltered rich kid who just wants to be like everyone else his age

Ahanu (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)

- Centaur, American Paint Horse, Lawson’s second in command, is generally more serious and reserved than Lawson, but he has been known to crack a joke or two from time to time, and he is a force to be reckoned with if you cross him.

Aizawa (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

- Pro Hero Eraserhead, teacher to Class 1-A, generally his usual mood falls in a category of “meh” and “too tired for this shit”

Ajali (OC, The Lion King*)

- Teenage gorilla, left home and now wanders, is generally kind but can be a little reckless from time to time, even on accident

Ajax (OC, Ascension**)

- Captain of the starship Ascension, ladies’ man, also referred to by some as “king of the crash landings”

Akabane (GetBackers)

- aka Doctor Jackal, former combat physician, has knives concealed in his body, currently works as a Transporter

Akei Okami (OC, Wolf Song)

- 23-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist with the ears and tail of a red wolf and a lot of behaviors to match, he’s working on trying to make it big, and only recently got away from an abusive, blackmailing, and rather possessive manager, but not without some of that blackmail getting spread to the public, somewhat tanking his career so far

Akira (Persona 5)

- aka Joker, generally mild-mannered and quiet, even perhaps seen as a little serious, he is genuinely friendly, Phantom Thieves’ leader (no i will not call him Ren Amamiya, i don’t like it!)

Akiru (OC, The Cat Returns)

- a teenage black LaPerm cat, who may look innocent at first (and he does have a good heart and good intentions) but he is actually the leader of a band of feline thieves who are trying to fix what’s wrong with the cat kingdom society

Akisu (OC, Harry Potter)

- secretly a baku disguised in human form, he just wants to learn magic like the human/wizard children do, is generally shy and fairly awkward, but he is genuinely kind and gentle, and very affectionate if he’s comfortable enough with someone.

Aladi (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

- boisterous ball of energy and enthusiasm, cute and charming human suitor to the princess, he worked as a tailor in the kingdom of Ha’adan, but had a need for adventure and so he traveled across the sea, and when he heard the call for suitors, he joined in the fun

Alekai (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

- one of a pair of half-demon brothers from the kingdom of Tesak, usually more soft-spoken, is currently another suitor to the princess, and he usually has to act as damage control for his brother a lot of the time

Alexios (Assassin’s Creed)

- Greek assassin, snarky and pretty bold, he’s not afraid to stir up some trouble, and flirt with just about anybody

Aljunn (OC, Poison Daggers)

- Shadowman, basically a Nordic boogeyman, he’s charismatic and cunning, so far unclear motives, but he does have some rather impressive hidden abilities, so he is one to be watched out for

Altair (Assassin’s Creed)

- Syrian assassin, can occasionally be somewhat cocky and sarcastic, hates being called ‘novice’

Amani (OC, The Lion King)

- lioness cub, enthusiastic and curious, often likes to run off and explore new places

Amon (OC, Solomon’s Key)

- a Marquis of Hell, ranked as seventh in their hierarchy, he is crass and relatively aggressive, a bit of a ‘lone wolf’ type, and that’s not said ironically, given that he is actually fairly wolf-like, and often takes the form of a wolf. His true demonic form as well, is a large werewolf-like beast standing upright as a man and with the tail of a snake

Anchor (Finding Nemo)

- a well-meaning, if maybe a little confused, hammerhead shark who’s pals with Bruce and Chum, and is a member of the FEA. “Fish are friends, not food!”

Angus (OC, untitled novel)

- a Highland bull Minotaur, he’s generally rather gentle and kind, though he does have a bit of a temper from time to time, he runs a shop in a small town and sells hardware and general goods as needed

Anik (OC, Portal Skip)

- a teenage boy of about seventeen, he along with his best friend and partner Galen, are time-jumpers as part of a task force in the future, and it’s their job to either retrieve necessary persons, gather important knowledge, or prevent certain historical disasters before they happen. He tends to be the quieter of the pair, and is more of a logical thinker, and a realist. 

Anubis (OC/mythological figure, untitled novel)

- Egyptian god of death and mummification, generally rather even-tempered and understanding, but he can come across a little grumpy sometimes

Apollo (Olympos)

- overly dramatic and very bratty/needy Greek god of the sun, he likes to pester Ganymede for attention, but can also get easily offended and is very spiteful

Aramis (OC, untitled novel)

- somewhat smug and aloof male dragon, but underneath his initial impressions, he is generally a good-hearted and well-meaning individual. He.. does have a fondness for shiny things, though, so guard your jewelry and your money, and all other shiny valuables.

Archer (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

- monkey demon, suitor to the princess, he can be a bit of an idiot from time to time, as he tends to think more with his stomach than his head, but he’s also very affectionate, if a bit overly energetic

Archibald (Tales of Arcadia)

- aka Archie, a well-spoken and somewhat sarcastic dragon in feline form, and the familiar to Douxie

Archimedes (OC, Secret of NIMH)

- a very articulate albeit sarcastic companion to a badger named Dodger, Archimedes is a bat, and he’s just as misplaced in the world as Dodger is.

Argent (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

- half-breed Svalden/Mogani hybrid, Argent is the brave and diligent guardian to Yudar the oracle, as well as being a member of the Edovin Resistance. He takes Yudar’s safety seriously, and is also probably the only one who understands him best aside from Nils.

Argo (OC, untitled novel)

- (coming soon)

Argus (OC, untitled novel)

- (coming soon)

Arius (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

- asshole, but with a heart of gold, Arius is a criminal and exile, sent to live in the Outlands around the country of Delanar, where the city of Edovin resides, for the crimes of arson and attempted murder

Arno (Assassin’s Creed)

- French assassin, present during the events of the French Revolution, Arno is rather sarcastic at times, but he is actually a bit more diligent than some of his predecessors, and he takes things personally

Arqaedyn (OC, Overreach)

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Arrow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- A scout, and Gadget’s chosen best friend, Arrow is the more polite of the pair of them. He is clever and quick-witted, and he is certainly much more reserved than his tinker friend. But he is nothing short of charming, and he is certainly a gentleman. But he actually depends on Gadget, for most of what he does. Arrow often makes special requests for Gadget to work on. Ideas and inventions to help all scouts do their best work.

- Ultimately, Arrow is far more of a tactician than a combatant, but just because he’s more brains than brawn, doesn’t mean he can’t pack a punch and rumble with the best of them. And actually, he’s the one to watch in any fight, because he’s such a clever tactician. And perhaps he’s a bit of a show off, especially for the ladies, but he is still good-hearted and kind.

Arsene (Code:Realize)

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Arsene Lupin (OC, The Mysterious Cases of Arsene Lupin)

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Arten (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Artimaes (OC, The Horseman Series)

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Artix (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)

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Aspen (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Well, it would be a lie to say that Aspen isn’t a bit of an odd one. An almost obsessive addiction to sweets, the tendency to appear in places no one would ever expect he’d be, and.. he carries around an odd little doll. For a winter animal talent, he’s definitely on the strange side, and everyone on the winter side knows it. And as much as they might want to question it, most choose not to. But that’s just it, there’s always more to the story than just that.

- The truth of it is, Aspen is nearly blind. He still sees shapes and movement, and maybe a bit of color, but not much else besides that. His doll is his comfort, as are sweets, and he’s gotten amazing at sneaking up on people, because he does everything he can to mask his steps so he can be sure to hear better, just in case of any danger.

- It’s actually because of his near-blindness that he also keeps companionship with a snowy owl he calls Lune. Lune keeps a lookout for him, making sure everything is safe for his vision-impaired little friend.

Asra (The Arcana)

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Asra (OC, Black Souls Rising)

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Asra Fisher (OC, Harry Potter)

- Ravenclaw

Asta (OC, Ascension)

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Astaroth (OC, Solomon’s Key)

- the 29th Duke of Hell, he is a demonic entity alongside Amon and seventy-one others that hold such titles, but unlike Amon, Astaroth is exceedingly friendly and even flirtatious. He tends to favor more serpentine forms, or his ‘adorable and sexy’ human form.His true demonic form, is in fact a large, bronze-scaled naga with a line of spikes along his back. But he, among all other seventy-two Goetic demons, is very unique in one particular ability.

- Astaroth is a seer. He can see all things past, present, and future, and he answers all questions asked of him. Of course, his seer abilities are not always within his control, and he cannot always choose the when of what he sees.

Aurelio (OC, Seas of Stormfall)

- man-eating sea demon

Auren (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- A light talent with somewhat of a gruff attitude, Auren doesn’t always come across as entirely friendly, but the truth is, he’s a very relaxed and easy-going guy. He sees all his fellow talent members as family, as one big clan, and he looks out for all of them.

- Even if there’s not really any leader among light fairies, Auren still takes it upon himself to be someone all his fellow talent members can come to when they need advice or comfort, or even just a little bit of proper direction.

- Honestly, his attitude often makes him seem like he’s the leader of some sort of gang of thugs, or something like that, but honestly it’s just the way he is. He’s gruff, and a bit of a tough guy, but he’s honestly just looking out for his fellow talent members like a big brother looking out for his siblings.

Avel (OC, The Faded Legends saga)

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Averin (OC, Firestone)

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Avis (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Avos (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Aym (OC, Solomon’s Key)

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Azir (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Azkhal (OC, untitled novel)

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Azra-Khal (OC, untitled novel)

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Azriel (OC, Crossover)

- the Angel of Death

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Bael (OC, Solomon’s Key)

- the first King among the seventy-two Goetic demons, Bael is the leader of them all, and second only to Lucifer himself.

Bagheera (The Jungle Book)

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Bakugou (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Balthasar (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

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Balthazar (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Balto (Balto)

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Ban (GetBackers)

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Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)

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Banzai (The Lion King)

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Barik (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

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Baron (The Cat Returns)

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Barrel (OC, Pokemon)

- Golem

Bartleby (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

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Bartleby (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Batty (FernGully)

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Beast (Beauty and the Beast)

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Bear (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  Gruff, pushy, and honestly a pretty solid wall of sparrowman, Bear is just as his name sounds like he’d be. He’s a little intimidating to talk to, or even to be around in general, but honestly, he’s very unlikely to hurt anyone. Well, unless someone were to seriously push their luck and actually get on his nerves.

- He’s relaxed and fairly gentle, unless he’s pushed to his limits. He is quite literally the embodiment of the phrase ‘don’t poke sleeping bears’. He’s not very social, unlike some other animal talents, and tends to spend more of his time around animals than other fairies.

- For reasons yet unclear to other fairies around them, Bear seems to have a rather aggressive and spiteful rivalry with Viper. While the two never seem to really get physical with each other, there’s never a shortage of sarcasm and insults tossed between them any time they’re in the same vicinity. Especially if they’re forced to cooperate with each other for any reason. Honestly, it’s a wonder how the two of them even started interacting in the first place, but then comes the realization that they are only around each other because they are both mutual friends of Spark.

Beetle (Kubo and the Two Strings)

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Beta (OC, Viral Infection)

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Black Jack (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)

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Black Joker (Kuni no Alice)

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Blaine (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Blitz (OC, How to Train Your Dragon)

- Skrill

Blood (Kuni no Alice)

- head of the Hatter Mafia

Boomer (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Boris (Kuni no Alice)

- the Cheshire Cat that lives at the Amusement Park

Bow (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

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Bowser (Mario)

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Branch (Trolls)

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Break (Pandora Hearts)

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Briggs (OC, Finding Nemo/Finding Dory)

- a grumpy and cynical adult tiger shark who’s been through more in his life than he’d really like to talk about, and through a rather annoying and frustrating series of events, he’s now apparently responsible for a very energetic and friendly blacktip reef shark who he believes he could do without, or so he says

Buer (OC, Solomon’s Key)

- the tenth Lord of Hell, and one of the Goetic demons in Bael’s company, he is generally rather mild-mannered and sociable, and is actually capable of healing injuries. Mostly, he tends to mind his own business unless he is required to be present, preferring to keep out of the way. Ultimately though, he is actually rather shy and hates large gatherings.

- Buer tends to favor more equine forms, either that of a large white stallion, or a form much akin to Sagittarius the centaur archer, the latter actually being his true demonic form, and one in which he chooses to wear a black blindfold across his eyes. He can take a human form as well, but does not do so often.

Bunnymund (Rise of the Guardians)

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C

Caine (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Cale (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Callum (The Dragon Prince)

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Campbell (Camp Camp)

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Canterbury (Black Butler)

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Capper (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Cassius (OC, Brightwire)

- A former soldier of the Avran military, particularly as a General of the Airstrike Militia, Cassius swore never to involve himself in another war as long as he lives. The bloodshed he witnessed while involved in the battles of a decade past still haunt him, and as such is the case, he very rarely spends time among living company, and he does his best to avoid forming any attachments to any person for long.

- Over the last decade, Cassius has taken on the occupation of being a merchant of alchemical goods, among other various cargo, and he has quickly become well-known as a merchant of reputable standards and quality service. He has become acquainted (unfortunately in his opinion) with a young man named Finnian, who calls himself ‘an affordable alternative to mainstream service’, which Cassius insists is just a charismatic way to say he’s a back alley thief.

- But aside from Finnian, the elven captain has also managed to reacquaint himself with an old friend of his, a mage named Marquis. But now, Marquis is traveling with a young lady named Wren, and thanks to Finnian’s 'helpful’ advice, Wren has sought out the elven airship captain to aid her on an apparently important quest, and Cassius found himself unfortunately manipulated into agreeing to getting involved by Finnian. So, now he’s become the primary mode of transportation for Wren and her questing party, much to his chagrin

Caster (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- He used to be a dust keeper around Pixie Hollow, but he has since gone rogue, and did so even before Tinker Bell was born. He stole pixie dust, especially a bit of blue dust, and he was experimenting with it long before Zarina tried. Like her, he too joined up with pirates for a while, but he left them of his own accord when they were no longer of use to him.

- He’s shorter than most sparrowmen, at a height of about 4.8 inches. But he’s created something even Zarina never figured out. Anti-dust. While normal pixie dust helps others to fly and objects to float about, this black dust with its crimson glow does the opposite. It weighs everything down, and could even create a crushing weight if enough of it is used.

- So beware of the rogue dust keeper. He isn’t your friend in the least. He is the one they all warn the newbies about, and the reason why the blue dust is so vigilantly guarded. But.. maybe Oleander knows something about why.

Catra (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

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Chardonnay (Sweet Beginnings***)

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Charlie (Monsterkind)

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Cherry (Sweet Beginnings)

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Chester (Tales of Phantasia)

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Chouza (Itsuwaribito)

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Chris Blackford (OC, Crossover)

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Chrono (Chrono Crusade)

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Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)

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Colte (OC, Viral Infection)

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Conn (OC, The Arcanum Chronicles)

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Connor (Assassin’s Creed)

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Connwaer (named by me, with permission from crimson-chains)

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Cornelius (Thumbelina)

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Creek (Trolls)

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Cress (Tales of Phantasia)

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Crosjando (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Crow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  For an animal talent, Crow comes across as very intimidating, even downright terrifying to some. But underneath that gruff exterior, he’s actually genuinely kind and caring, and is sort of like a big brother figure to some others, particularly to Gale and maybe a couple others. Still, he’s very rough with his affection usually, and many have said that maybe Crow should have been a scout instead of an animal talent.

- It doesn’t help either that Crow does have a tendency to carry around a rather large hawk talon, as a method of defense. Where he even got the talon, no one is quite sure. All that is known is that, well, he has it and he’s not afraid to use it.

Crowley (Oz+)

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Cryptic (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Cysero (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)

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D

Dagan (OC, untitled novel)

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Daisuke (D.N.Angel)

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Daniel (Camp Camp)

I hate him

Dantalion (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Dante (Devil May Cry)

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Dante Ignatius (OC, untitled novel)

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Dante Kronos (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

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Dante Rhodes (OC, Harry Potter)

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Darien (OC, Misplaced Magic)

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Dark (D.N.Angel)

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Dark Law (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Dark Pit (Kid Icarus)

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Darrow (OC, untitled novel)

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Dastan (OC, Silence Lost)

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Data (OC, Viral Infection)

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David (Camp Camp)

- a ray of sunshine,”Ooooooooh~! There’s a place I know that’s tucked away..”

Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs)

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Deaikil (OC, Ascension)

- a bad attitude given a full arsenal, he is an alien species called a Ganavir, and is actually a hornless subspecies of them. But that makes him an outcast among his people, and it makes him angrier and more feral than they are. And Ganavir are already a war-hungry, violent bunch.

Decim (Death Parade)

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Delta (OC, Viral Infection)

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Devil (Sweet Beginnings)

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Devon (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Devon (OC, The Camp Mythos series)

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Dezimir (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Dhambi (OC, The Lion King)

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Digit (OC, Viral Infection)

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Docks (OC, untitled novel)

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Dodger (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

- the Dodo, and a historian

Dodger (OC, Secret of NIMH)

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Don Karnage (Talespin)

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Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

- what is gender?

Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)

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Drake (OC, Black Souls Rising)

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Drossel (Black Butler)

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Duststorm (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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E

E (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)

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Ed (The Lion King)

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Eivan (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Elias (OC, The Pariah Chronicles)

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Elias (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Elijah (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Elliot (Kuni no Alice)

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Elliott (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Elliot Redmond (OC, Seas of Stormfall)

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Emmett (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

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Envy (Full Metal Alchemist)

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Envy (OC, The Intentions series)

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Eravi (OC, untitled novel)

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Etienne (OC, untitled novel)

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Euro (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- A dust keeper with a penchant for mischief. Not really the best combination, especially considering he’s friends with Jinx the lock-breaking tinker. He’s often seeking out Jinx, and if he isn’t looking for his friend or doing his job, he actually also has a fondness for placing bets. He has a great mind for games and probabilities, as well as managing dust.

- But it’s the fact he works with dust that can be a little bit of a problem. Euro has his own hidden stash of pixie dust, and he occasionally adds to it. But.. why does he even have it? Well, that’s because he uses it for betting. And sure, it’s great for emergencies too, but a little harmless gambling isn’t so bad, right?

Ezio (Assassin’s Creed)

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Ezra (OC, Star Wars)

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F

Fai (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

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Falkor (The Neverending Story)

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Fallon (Sirius the Jaeger)

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Fangtooth (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Farren (Lego Elves)

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Felix (Satan and Me)

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Felix Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug)

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Fengari (OC, RWBY)

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Fenris (Dragon Age)

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Ferio (Magic Knight Rayearth)

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Ferran (OC, GrimmalWar)

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Ferrin (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Ferris (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Festus (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Finn (OC, Brightwire)

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Fisk (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Fox (RWBY)

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Gadget (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Everyone’s heard of a social butterfly. Well, guess what! They come in the tinker variety too! Gadget is the perfect example of a social butterfly, jumping from fairy to fairy. And he is even a bit flirtatious too, claiming he’s ever so charming, even if the truth is that his friend Arrow is really the charming one. But there is one problem with Gadget’s exceedingly social nature.

- He is a very physical being, and he loves to just be all on top of those he considers friends. From an arm around the shoulder, to fully draping himself and all his weight on them, Gadget can be a bit of a nuisance. Still, he’s got a good heart and a clever mind, and he’s absolutely thrilled that tinkers now get to play with lost things! Still, there is a secret about him that only Arrow and Fisk know, and it’s not a happy thing that Gadget likes to talk about.

- In fact, he’s deeply ashamed of it, and actively tries to hide it, especially since.. Well, he’d be in big trouble if a certain scout fairy were to ever find out. But Gadget is a vampire. And so far, he’s the only one he knows of in Pixie Hollow. Or at all, really. He can usually keep himself in check by indulging in the occasional nectar mixture that Fisk makes for him, but there are nights when his need to feed becomes too much to hold back.

- Usually, he has enough sense of mind to seek out either Arrow or Fisk, but if he puts it off too long, and ignores the hunger too much, he can turn dangerous and may attack innocent fairies who otherwise know nothing about his vampirism. In fact, he has actually attacked a couple of fairies in the past, and was nearly caught by Venn. Now, he’s extra careful about his late night activities, because if Venn finds out he’s the vampire, it would mean the end for Gadget.

Gage (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

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Gajeel (Fairy Tail)

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Gale (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  A fast flyer with a kind heart and huge determination, he may be a little guy, but he does what he has to to get his job done, and make sure his friends are okay. Not to mention that while he may be the youngest of his group of friends, he won’t let that stop him either. But while he generally seems to look on the bright side, Gale’s early experiences in Pixie Hollow weren’t quite as pleasant as some might have hoped they would be.

Galvyn (OC, untitled novel)

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Ganta (Deadman Wonderland)

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Gareki (Karneval)

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Garrett (Quest for Camelot)

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Garrick (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Garry (Ib)

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Gavin (OC, Seventh Shard)

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Gawl (Generator Gawl)

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Geilver (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Gideon (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

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Gil (Pandora Hearts)

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Gilvein (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Gin (OC, My Hero/Boku no Hero Academia)

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Ginji (GetBackers)

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Ginko (Mushishi)

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Ginti (Death Parade)

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Gintoki (Gintama)

Gintoki (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Giza (OC, The Lion King)

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Gizmo (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Ever met a moody tinker? Well, here’s one. Gizmo isn’t the type to make friends, and instead would rather keep to himself, building complex parts to the mechanisms that are used all around Pixie Hollow. Unfortunately for him, Kestrel doesn’t take no for an answer. As much as Gizmo may insist that they aren’t friends, he just can’t get rid of him.

- Gizmo has been called rude, grumpy, bad-tempered or even aggressive. But it’s just mostly that he’s a loner and likes to be left alone. But.. does he really? Underneath his moodiness, there is a softer side. He isn’t great with affection, despite secretly wanting it, and that’s due to the fact that shortly after his birth, he was somewhat looked over. That, and he got lost deep in the woods for a few months, having to survive entirely on his own for what seemed like an eternity.

- He was eventually found by Kestrel, but by then, he’d become reclusive and harsh, actively refusing the company of others.By the time Kestrel had found him though, he was hungry and weak, cold and wet, and utterly exhausted, even a little battered and bruised. It’s that that is the reason Kestrel keeps checking up on him, and Gizmo knows that. But he spent too long alone, so soon after he’d been born that it was most of what made up his early experiences, and made him shy away from others rather than seeking them out.

Gizmo (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

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Glitch (OC, Viral Infection)

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Gojyo (Saiyuki)

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Goku (Saiyuki)

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Gourry (The Slayers)

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Gowland (Kuni no Alice)

- the “Duchess” and current owner of the Amusement Park

Graham (OC, Assassin’s Creed, Harry Potter, Outlander)

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Gray (Fairy Tail)

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Gray Ringmarc (Kuni no Alice)

- the Lizard

Griffin (Quest for Camelot)

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Grillby (Undertale)

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Guy (The Croods)

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Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss)

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Guy Diamond (Trolls)

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H

Hades (Olympos)

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Hagane (OC, untitled novel)

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Hak (Akatsuki no Yona/Yona of the Dawn)

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Hans (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Hapsun (OC, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)

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Harper (OC, The Moonlight Ring)

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Harrison (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Harrow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Haru (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Haruka (Tactics)

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Hatari (OC, The Lion King)

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Hatch (OC, untitled novel)

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Hatchet (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Hatchet, or Hatch as most call him, is a difficult individual to actually like. Even as a scout, he’s somewhat of a bully, and though he usually means it in a friendly sort of way, he’s very gruff and forceful in everything he does, so it’s no surprise his jokes are actually pretty harsh and insensitive. He actually has referred to Lock as ‘cyclops’ more than once. No one is really safe from his rough humor.

- But the truth is that he’s looking for someone that disappeared shortly before Tinker Bell had even arrived in Pixie Hollow. He knows that they’re out there somewhere, but he can’t figure out where. As a result, he actually doesn’t trust anyone, even if he claims to, and his harsh jokes are his way of keeping others at a distance. He doesn’t want to be attached only for someone else to disappear on him.

Hatsuharu (Fruits Basket)

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Hawke (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

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Hector “Striker” Marques (OC, untitled novel)

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Hibiki (OC, Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Hikae (Itsuwaribito)

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Hiraishi (OC, untitled novel)

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Hiro (Big Hero 6)

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Hiruko (Itsuwaribito)

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Hiruko (Nightmare Inspector)

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Hisago (Itsuwaribito)

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Hisirdoux (Tales of Arcadia)

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Hook (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

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Hunk (Voltron Legendary Defender)

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I

Ibal (OC, untitled novel)

- deity of destruction and decay

Ifari (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Ikuto (Shugo Chara)

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Impey (Code:Realize)

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Indivar (OC, Seventh Shard)

- a very moody djinn

Inuyasha (Inuyasha)

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Isaac (OC, The Stormfront Chronicles)

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Isaac Vivre (OC, Camp Camp)

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Isaiah (OC, Evermore)

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Isandro (OC, Black Souls Rising)

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Izaya (Durarara!!)

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Izmael (OC, Dead Man’s Day)

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Izo (OC, untitled novel)

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Izrael (OC, Cantor Descending)

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J

Jabber Quill (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Jace (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

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Jacquimo (Thumbelina)

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Jack (Rise of the Guardians)

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Jade Moonfeather (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Jael (OC, untitled novel)

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James (Pokemon)

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Jasper (OC, The Moonlight Ring)

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Jasper Taigan (OC, The Sand Skulls Series)

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Jax (OC, Misplaced Magic)

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Jay (OC, Camp Camp)

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Jellal (Fairy Tail)

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Jericho (Kuni no Alice)

- the Dodo

Jester Ring (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Jinx (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Jinx is a tinker. He knows his way around all sorts of tools and devices, and he can figure out almost any puzzle thrown his way. But it isn’t just that. While tinkers usually are of a mind to build and create, Jinx is much more likely to take things apart, even if it’s something the other tinkers just finished working on.

- Queen Clarion has acknowledged it as boundless curiosity, but he is advised to keep his curious nature in check. And he does keep it in check. Most of the time. He does have a tendency to get into trouble along with Euro, Ridge, and Nero quite often. Especially when Jinx has taken apart or picked a locking mechanism that is supposed to keep everyone out of important places. As such is the case, most scouts and those in charge of keeping things in order.. aren’t always fond of him. Or the other three.

Johnny (Sing)

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Joker (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

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Judal (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)

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Julius (Kuni no Alice)

- the Clockmaker

Jumba (Lilo and Stitch)

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Justin (OC, Camp Camp)

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Jyugo (Nanbaka)

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K

Kade (OC, Plague)

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Kaelan (OC, The Wild Warriors series)

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Kagura (Demon Love Spell)

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Kai (OC, untitled novel)

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Kal (OC, untitled novel)

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Kale (OC, Animorphs)

- an Andalite warrior

Kaminari (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Kanda (D. Gray-Man)

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Karimu (OC, The Lion King)

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Karkat (Homestuck)

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Karma (Assassination Classroom)

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Kasi (OC, The Lion King)

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Kaspar (OC, The Tangled Series)

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Katsuo (OC, Persona 4)

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Kaushal (OC, Desert Sands)

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Kavit (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Kazuki Fuuchouin (GetBackers)

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Kazuki Muto (Busou Renkin)

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Keidynn (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Keith (Voltron Legendary Defender)

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Kestrel (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- This is the sweetest, most gentle sparrowman anyone could ever meet. Kestrel is genuinely kindhearted and just full of love and affection to give to others. Even those who aren’t so friendly to him. Like a young tinker by the name of Gizmo, for example. Kestrel is an animal talent, but often goes out of his way to check up on his young friend. Making sure he’s eating right and all that. He knows he doesn’t have to, but he likes to do it anyway. Kestrel does have a secret, though.

- After an encounter with a strange animal no one had ever seen before, during which Kestrel was wounded by the creature’s claws, Kestrel has to make regular visits to the healing fairies, or else the toxin still in his body even now will force him to change, and lose his sense of self for a while. Beware if Kestrel’s blond hair turns silver, because he will not know friend from foe, and the normally gentle sparrowman has turned aggressive and dangerous.

Keturi (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Khazroq (OC, untitled novel)

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Khireus (OC, untitled novel)

- deity of justice

Ki (OC, untitled novel)

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Kifo (OC, The Lion King)

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Kin (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Kirishima (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Kizami (Corpse Party)

who wants to talk about MURDER~~? :D

Klarth (Tales of Phantasia)

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Klein (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

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Korand (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

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Koro-sensei (Assassination Classroom)

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Krampus (OC, untitled novel)

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Kratos (Tales of Symphonia)

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Krin (OC, Ascension)

- precious innocent child, and amazing prodigy in mechanics, he is of an alien species called Ch’taar, which appear much like caterpillar-taurs in their youth, like Krin, and their full-fledged adults resemble something akin to mantis-taurs with butterfly wings. Krin is a very shy and soft-spoken young boy, and is only four of his planet’s years in age, but that is approximately the equivalent of a thirteen-year-old in Earth years.

Kuhani (OC, The Lion King)

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Kuiba (OC, The Lion King)

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Kuro (Servamp)

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Kurogane (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

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Kutal (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Kweli (OC, The Lion King)

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Kyle (OC, Desert Sands)

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Kyo (Fruits Basket)

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Lark (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Lark is an animal talent, and still fairly new to life in Pixie Hollow, and in general! He’s energetic, somewhat reckless, not always the brightest firefly in the field, but he means well and generally is a sweetheart, but.. he does also occasionally have a little bit of a temper, and if he notices it, he will call others out on their bullshit.

- He is actually unable to fly, because on his first day after being born, he got a little too excited about his talent, and proceeded to run right off the edge and tear his left wing. So now if he needs to get somewhere fast, he rides a black-footed ferret he named Willowby.

Lavi (D. Gray-Man)

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Law/Lawrence (OC, Plague)

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Lawrence (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

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Lawson (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)

- a very rough-and-tumble mustang centaur, and a cowboy ruffian in the American Wild West, Lawson is actually pretty polite when he needs to be, but he’s got a stubbornness to put a mule to shame, and an attitude like an ornery old goat coupled with a strong dislike for authority. He’s seen as an outlaw and a no-good son-of-a-bitch by most townfolk, but that’s because they tend to see centaurs as much the same as their non-verbal equine kin, and treat them as slaves. And that’s something Lawson is fighting to change.

Leif (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Leon (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

- the Cowardly Lion

Leonardo (Oz+)

- the Cowardly Lion, given a human form, and he is a beautiful, handsome.. himbo.

Leraje (OC, Solomon’s Key)

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Levi (OC, untitled novel)

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Li (CardCaptors)

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Lily (Servamp)

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Lincoln (OC, untitled novel)

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Link (Breath of the Wild)

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Lion-O (Thundercats 2011)

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Lionheart (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Locien Kei (OC, untitled novel)

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Lock (OC, Pokemon)

- Arbok

Lock (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- While he may not be the friendliest of sparrowmen, Lock is determined and loyal, and very attentive to his work as a tinker. He often tends to be the one handling tools for use by the scouts, whatever those things may be, and he is diligent and hard-working. But he comes across very rough and cold to just about everyone in Pixie Hollow. He isn’t interested in making friends, it seems, and he keeps to himself. But.. there is a reason behind his behavior.

- And her name was Luna. They were born fairly close together, though not from the same laugh. She was a scout while he is a tinker, and she made a promise to him. A promise, that she would always make sure he was safe, that she would protect him first and foremost. And it bonded them together, they were nearly inseparable as a pair, even to the point that he fell deeply in love with her, and she loved him in return.

- She was headstrong and brave, always pushing her way through and never letting him be alone. She was his guiding light. Until one day, she asked him to come with her deep into the forest. She had found something, she told him. She had found something he needed to see. And he listened, following her further and further into the woods, until she had led him to what seemed to be a large, black stone in the middle of a dark, and eerie part of the forest.

- She pulled him to it, showing him her discovery, excited to have him to share it with. It could be some kind of new ore that tinkers could use, she thought, something special to help make their tools stronger! But then.. it moved. It revealed itself as no stone or ore, but a deep black avian beast! Immediately Luna shielded Lock behind her, guarding him from the threat she had brought him straight to, and then- It attacked.

- Sharp talons and a wild serpentine tail slashing and swinging about, and Lock tried to flee, tried to get away to get the rest of the scouts to help- but the monster followed him, catching him within its talons and snapping its beak. One sharp talon found purchase, its tip digging deep into his left eye.. and he screamed as his body was being crushed, his eye reduced to nothing but a bloody hole in his face, and-

- There was Luna. She kept her promise, defending him and rescuing him from the wretched creature she’d awoken, and.. she gave her life for his.. Somehow the creature was sealed away and trapped where it couldn’t bring any more harm, but Luna’s life was lost in the process.. Leaving Lock entirely alone, with no one to love, and no one to make him feel safe..

Loki (Kamigami no Asobi)

- Norse god of mischief

Lokus (OC, The White Game)

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Lotus (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Calm, quiet, usually minds his own business except to keep others from getting hurt, Lotus is the sort of water talent that can often be found meditating on a lily pad in the middle of a pond. He’s curious, but not enough to seek out trouble like some others might. He’s more likely to be the one who gets dragged along on adventures by others who are more energetic and outgoing.

- Like Nova the highly exuberant light fairy, for example. Lotus actually came very close to being a scout instead of a water talent, and he has a very high instinct to protect. But at the last moment, it failed and he was instead a water talent. Not that he minds. He knows all the action the scouts get involved in, and he’s content to just take life one step at a time, even if he does always have an eye out in case of trouble.

Lowell (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Lucas DuSauvage (OC, Crossover)

Lucian (OC, Catching Smoke)

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Lucian (OC, untitled novel)

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Lucien (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Luka (Miraculous)

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Luke Ainsworth (Sacred Blacksmith)

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Luke fon Fabre (Tales of the Abyss)

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Lune (The Cat Returns)

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Lux (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Here comes trouble. A common phrase uttered throughout Pixie Hollow when Lux is around. Especially when he’s got a particular twinkle in his eye. A light talent with a bad habit of getting into mischief, Lux loves to play pranks. And, well, not everyone enjoys his tricks as much as he does. He gets a good laugh, but oftentimes, he is the only one laughing.

- Especially when his pranks have accidentally caused someone to get hurt. He usually doesn’t mean for things to go that far, and when they do, he’s often pretty quick to apologize for his mistake. Well.. when he’s stopped laughing, that is. And.. only if he wasn’t intentionally hurting them, since he can be a bit vindictive.

- Aside from his prankster nature, Lux is also a fairly jealous individual. There are few who he actually really considers close friends, and he loves it when they dump their attention on him. But.. when they give attention to someone else, instead of spending time with him, Lux can get a bit jealous and possessive.

- He can even be somewhat rude and pushy, forcing his way to the forefront of his friends’ attention. He’s much like a bratty child at times, pouting and throwing mild tantrums from time to time, even bullying those who he thinks are stealing his friends’ attention.

- When he likes someone, though, he is very affectionate and friendly, actively seeking out companionship and bringing them things he thinks they will like. He’s happy and cheerful, and generally fun to be around when he actually considers someone a friend. But.. watch out if he doesn’t like you, because you are very likely to be the main target of his worst pranks. Usually though, he is thankfully kept in check by Umbra and Torren. Just be careful not to steal their attention too much. Lux certainly won’t thank you for it, and he’ll have no one keeping him in check.

Lyric (OC, Second Moon)

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Lyric (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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M

Mad King (X-Ray and Vav)

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Mael (OC, untitled novel)

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Majestic (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Makoto (Free!)

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Marco (Animorphs)

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Marius (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Marius (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

- the JubJub Bird, and with a severe attitude problem

Markos (OC, untitled novel)

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Marquis (OC, Brightwire)

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Marshall Lee (Adventure Time)

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Mason (OC, untitled novel)

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Masquerade (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Mauti (OC, The Lion King)

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Maverick (OC, untitled novel)

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Max (Camp Camp)

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Maximus (Tangled/The Tangled Series)

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Mercury (RWBY)

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Merlot (Sweet Beginnings)

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Merrick (OC, untitled novel)

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Messiah (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

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Micah (OC, Micah’s Guidebooks series)

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Michal (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  A snowflake talent, Michal is intuitive and protective, and for quite some time has been somewhat of an older brother figure to quite a few of the winter fairies, but mostly to Wolf, on the other side of the border. They met once by accident, and were nearly inseparable since, as Wolf often came by when he needed advice, or just someone to talk to. 

- And Michal looked out for him and occasionally he has teased him for various little things. As big brothers do. But recently, Michal has disappeared without any warning, the only sign that he was ever there at all being a few broken snowflakes around where he usually works.

Midnight Star (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Mifune (Soul Eater)

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Migs (OC, The Camp Mythos series)

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Mikasi (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Mikhael (OC, Fall of the Titans)

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Mikhael (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Milori (Neverland Fairies)

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Mist Flare (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Mitsuhide (Akagami no Shirayuki/Snow White with the Red Hair)

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Mitsuru (Nanbaka)

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Mizani (OC, The Lion King)

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Mkali (OC, The Lion King)

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Mogar (X-Ray and Vav)

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Momotaro (Free!)

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Montague (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Monty (OC, Pokemon)

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Morgan (OC, untitled novel)

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Morgana (Persona 5)

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Musashi (Nanbaka)

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Mushra (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Muta (The Cat Returns)

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Myles (OC, Rewrite)

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Mzungu (OC, The Lion King)

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N (Pokemon)

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Nagi (Deadman Wonderland)

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Naro (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Nathan (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Nathaniel (Miraculous)

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Natsu (Fairy Tail)

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Nephr (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

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Nero (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- A fast-flyer with more than enough energy to go around, Nero is honestly of the friendlier sort than some other fast-flyers may be. He actually enjoys zipping back and forth across Pixie Hollow just to run errands for others. Need some food for a baby animal? He’ll go fetch it! Oh, that basket has to be delivered somewhere? Say no more, Nero is on the job! And what about those seeds? They need to be scattered out in the field? Nero definitely has that handled too!

- But when he’s not doing his job or helping others, he’s hoarding some cool human things he’s found. Or he’s getting into some trouble alongside Jinx, Euro, and Ridge. Honestly, he’s not quite sure what the plan is half the time, but he’s having fun with his friends, and that’s what counts!

Nguvu (OC, The Lion King)

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Nico (Nanbaka)

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Nico (OC, Black Souls Rising)

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Nicolae (OC, untitled novel)

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Nicu (OC, untitled novel)

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Nightdream (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Niklaus (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Nikolae (OC, D. Gray-Man)

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Nils (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

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Nirav (OC, Desert Sands)

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Nix (OC, untitled novel)

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Njozi (OC, The Lion King)

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Nod (Epic)

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Noir (OC, The Cat Returns)

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Nora (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Nora (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

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Obi (Akagami no Shirayuki/Snow White with the Red Hair)

- a smartass ninja/assassin originally sent to threaten Shirayuki, but who found himself instead given a job by Prince Zen and who has been welcomed as a part of their group

Oga (Beelzebub)

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Ojiro (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Oleander (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Oleander is more than just a little unusual, especially for a garden talent, but he actually manages it fairly well and manages to go through life just the same as anyone else. Except for one, tiny detail. He seems to have no regard for his own life, and actually may even find enjoyment in near-death experiences. He’s what other fairies and sparrowmen call a ‘tossaway’, as it seems he would gladly toss away his own life, for hardly any reason at all.

- But there is a secret behind all of this. Behind his casual charisma, and his apparent humor in a tossaway lifestyle. He was once best friends with Caster, and actually went rogue alongside him for a while before he grew a conscience and returned to Pixie Hollow to do penance for the things he had done, and what he helped Caster to do. He supplied Caster with the ingredient to make his black ‘anti-dust’. A black Narcissus flower. Now he behaves rather flippantly and acts as if he has no care in the world, but every day that goes by he still regrets what he did, and still misses his best friend.

Oriander (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

- baby

Orion (OC, untitled novel)

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Orpheus (OC, Edge of Legend)

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Orson (OC, The Stormfront Chronicles)

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Orson (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Orson Gibbs (OC, Plague)

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Oseru (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

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Ouro (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Like Styx, Ouro is trouble with a capital ‘T’, but he’s not aggressive the way Styx is. He has a similar sense of humor for sure, but he doesn’t actively put others in danger with his jokes. Instead, he’s far more likely to sneak up on someone and give them a little bit of a jump scare. Among all the residents of Pixie Hollow, Ouro is known to be the stealthiest of the scouts.

- He has even managed to sneak up on some of the best, much to the annoyance of some. Nyx is a good example of a scout that doesn’t always appreciate Ouro’s sense of humor, or his chosen uses of his stealth skills. However, if anyone were to ask where Ouro’s deepest loyalties lie, there are only three individuals he actually truly respects enough to have the most unbreakable loyalty toward. Queen Clarion, a healing talent named Clover, and Tyr, a scout leader much like Nyx.

- It’s because of this loyalty to only specific individuals though, that makes Ouro really kind of frustrating to some. But of course, there is a reason for this intense loyalty, as there is for everything.

Oz (Oz+)

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Oz Diggs (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

- the Great Oz, wizard of the Emerald City

Ozpin (RWBY)

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Pallum (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Pax (Satan and Me)

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Peter Pan (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

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Peter White (Kuni no Alice)

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Phalanx (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Philip (Sirius the Jaeger)

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Pips (FernGully)

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Piras (Awaken)

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Pit (Kid Icarus)

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Pteryn (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Qivral (OC, Ascension)

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Quinn (OC, untitled novel)

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Quirin (The Tangled Series)

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Qwan (Qwan)

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Rafiki (The Lion King)

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Rai (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Rai (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Raimundo (Xiaolin Showdown)

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Raito (OC, The Cat Returns)

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Raitou (OC, Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Rajan (OC, Desert Sands)

- angry djinn, he may be sexy, but he will kill you if he doesn’t like you, or if you cross the line

Rama Anin (OC, untitled novel)

fashion is immortal, and so is this male model from Ancient Persia.

Rampo (Bungou Stray Dogs)

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Ratchet (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Ratchet is one of those sparrowmen that’s just generally hard to figure out. He’s great at what he does, of course, tinkering and making all sorts of handy things. Much like Tinker Bell, he has a very curious mind. Where others might ask why, he asks ‘why not’. Can it be done? Maybe. Should it be done? Who knows! Will he do it? Absolutely. Leave no stone unturned, and nothing left untinkered. Generally, he seems like an okay guy, even downright friendly and without worry. But.. there’s just one problem.

- Ratchet has a very bad habit. One that, try as anyone might, no one can ever get him to break. And of course, Styx doesn’t help, and in fact encourages it. Usually Ratchet’s bad habit has fairly harmless results, but sometimes it can get out of hand. Especially when he’s been hanging out with Styx. But in general, the fact of the matter is that Ratchet is a liar. White lies mostly, but sometimes he can take a lie too far. Still, thankfully no one has been physically hurt by his lies yet. Even if Yarrow may find them mentally and morally taxing.

Ravenblade (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Reik (OC, untitled novel)

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Reiss (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Remus (Harry Potter, Marauders’ Era specifically)

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Remy (X-Men, personal adaptation)

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Ren (RWBY)

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Rhett (OC, Finding Nemo/Finding Dory)

a very enthusiastic, energetic, and boisterously friendly teenage blacktip reef shark, he’s the type who’s more likely to befriend his fish prey rather than eat them, which does cause a few problems for him, but thanks to an amusing series of events, he’s got Briggs looking out for him

Rick O’Connell (The Mummy)

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Ridge (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Definitely not the smartest guy out there. Among garden talents, Ridge is honestly just usually the muscle, rather than the one who takes on more delicate tasks. He’s rough and tumble, and often down in the dirt with the larger bulbs and things like that.

- His pride and joy though is the large and gnarled willow tree just past the edge of the Hollow, that has become the hangout spot for him and his friends. That aside, though, he is actually a fantastic cook.

- Anyone in Pixie Hollow who thinks they know good food, hasn’t tasted anything like Ridge’s blackberry bread rolls, or his orange and lemon sugar pies. Even his roast tomatoes and baked apples are unlike anything else ever made. It’s honestly surprising that he’s a garden talent, and not simply a cook.

Rin (Free!)

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Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)

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Rishi (OC, Desert Sands)

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Rivan (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

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Rivaren (OC, The Kingship Quartet)

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River (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Born completely blind, River was often treated as if he was helpless and needed extra assistance, but it only served to frustrate him. He has always been perfectly capable of handling things himself, he just has a different way of doing it, but in the beginning, no one really seemed to understand that. So instead, some of the other fairies had taken to helping him and doing certain tasks for him. He knew they were just trying to help, but it was more of a hindrance than a help, and it was bothering him to no end.

- So, one day he left Pixie Hollow. He left and instead ventured deeper into the woods. If everyone was going to insist he was helpless, then he was going to prove to them that he was far from it. It was no surprise that his disappearance had others worried, but he avoided anyone who might be looking for him, knowing he had to succeed on his own, or no one would ever leave him be.

- So for three months, he lived in the woods and fended for himself, training himself to be strong and to be independent. And on his own, he fought off snakes, a hawk, and more than a few nests of wasps.When he finally returned to the Hollow, he came back scarred, but strong.

- He was welcomed back with open arms and worried voices, but he only smiled and shrugged. He knew what he had done, and they knew it too. He was stronger than they had all thought him to be, and he had proven exactly that. Now no one needed to help him with anything, for they all knew he’s perfectly capable on his own. Being blind has never stopped him from that.

Roane (OC, untitled novel)

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Robin (Disney’s Robin Hood)

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Rock (Nanbaka)

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Rocky (Chicken Run)

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Roman (RWBY)

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Rome (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  It isn’t recommended to trust Rome, no matter how charismatic and charming he may be, or how much he may play on someone’s sympathies. He is a thief, and a bitter soul with a strong dislike of Queen Clarion. A light talent, Rome has all the same abilities as any other light fairy, but he was born different.

- While there are others still living in Pixie Hollow who have lost limbs or other body parts in events of conflict, or were tortured, Rome was born the way he is. Missing his right arm, and his left leg. As a result, he has had his fair share of struggles, and much of the time, he failed to keep up, and so he grew frustrated and angry and began to lash out at his fellow talent members. 

Eventually, he actually ended up exiled for good from the Hollow, and now he’s gone rogue and is very much a problem to everyone in Pixie Hollow, and outside of it. Rome isn’t alone though. He has managed to gather his own followers, and has formed a criminal gang of sorts, and they have their own community deep in the farthest reaches of the forests. A place where all misfit fairies gather.

Ronin (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Ronin is a scout. It’s in his job description to protect Pixie Hollow and everyone who lives there. He’s fast, and an agile fighter, but.. he also has a tendency to go off on his own to explore, as well as the fact that he does like to tease a bit. He’s a smooth talker, most of the time, and he’s fairly well-liked around the Hollow.

- However, he’s pretty bad at handling real affection directed toward him, especially the physical kind. As he usually is on guard and prepared for combat in some way or another, surprise affection can really get him on edge, and even if it’s something like an accidental kiss, he may run away like he’s been shocked, if only just to process his confusion. Fairies and sparrowmen do only feel one emotion at a time, after all.

Rowain (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Roux (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Roy (Full Metal Alchemist)

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Roy G. Biv (Monsterkind)

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Rukh (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Runaan (The Dragon Prince)

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Rush (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  Rush is generally rather rude and pushy, and he prefers for things to go his way, otherwise he can be a bit of a brat. Kyra and Wren are usually fairly on top of keeping Rush’s bad temper in check, but sometimes this storm talent sparrowman can get quite a bit out of hand. He’s certainly not afraid to use a bit of lightning to get his point across, and he can be more than a little overconfident sometimes. He also has quite the tendency to mock others and likes to put himself first.

-  Still, he’d be nothing without Kyra and Wren. He owes his very life to them, after he nearly got himself eaten by a snake, and the two of them put their lives on the line to save him. So, as cocky as he gets, he does have quite the soft spot for them, and will often actually follow them around when he’s not busy with other things. But if he’s not with them, and he’s not doing his job, he unfortunately can be found harassing another sparrowman named Sahar, with whom he actually has a fairly intense rivalry, and honestly the two seem to hate each other.

Rusty (OC, Blackwater)

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Ryo (OC, Crossover)

- the god of fate, please resist the impulse to make short jokes or you may find that your ultimate fate and the end of the line arrives sooner than expected

Ryuji (Persona 5)

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Ryuma (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Ryuu (OC, Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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S

Sadir (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Sage (OC, The Kingship Quartet)

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Sago (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Sahar (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Saiqeit (OC, untitled novel)

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Samon (Nanbaka)

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Sanji (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Saru (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Sasha (OC, Pokemon)

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Satan (Satan and Me)

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Scar (The Lion King)

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Scissor (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

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Senji (Deadman Wonderland)

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Sesshomaru (Inuyasha)

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Shade (OC, Neverland Fairies) 

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Shahad (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

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Sharrkan (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)

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Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)

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Shetani (OC, The Lion King)

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Shin-Ah (Akatsuki no Yona/Yona of the Dawn)

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Shiro (Voltron Legendary Defender)

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Shirou (Brand New Animal)

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Shizuo (Durarara!!)

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Shock (OC, Pokemon)

- Raichu

Shockwave (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Shuseki (OC, My Hero/Boku no Hero Academia)

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Sigma (OC, Viral Infection)

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Silence (OC, The Intentions series)

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Sindar (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Skek (OC, DnD, untitled novel)

- “Skek demands to be taken seriously!”

SkekMal (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)

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Soren (The Dragon Prince)

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Soul (Soul Eater)

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Spark (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  The friendliest ball of energy in Pixie Hollow, Spark is the type who generally seems completely innocent and naive, and like he has no idea that two of his closest friends apparently hate each other. However, he actually knows very well what’s going on, and actively inserts himself between Bear and Viper in order to keep the peace. Or sometimes he’ll drag Willow into it just to balance things out, and of course the effeminate sparrowman has a hard time refusing. Even Holly and Shade can’t say no when Spark asks them for the occasional favor.

Staz (Blood Lad)

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Steele (Balto)

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Stein (Soul Eater)

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Sting (Fairy Tail)

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Stormblade (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Strix (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Alongside Kestrel, Strix is one of the kindest souls anyone could ever know, and he will go out of his way to make sure others are feeling comfortable and happy, especially new arrivals, no matter their talent. It was honestly by pure coincidence that he wasn’t the one helping Tinker Bell settle in when she was trying out all of the other talents.

- He had actually been on his way to do just that when he’d seen that the other fairies seemed to have things well in hand. Though.. he did have a very terrified baby bird to handle after Fawn had left Tinker Bell alone with it. Still, he is proud of how far Tink has come since the start, like a father watching a child grow. It’s only a shame he will never be able to actually say so.

- Because Strix is mute. And no, he wasn’t born that way. When he was new to Pixie Hollow himself, he was as vocal as any other fairy or sparrowman, and often he spoke up to volunteer his help. As well, he was the type who loved to sing, and in fact, his voice was known to be one of the most beautiful whenever he had an audience, intentionally or not.

- He sang lullabies and gentle tunes, especially to frightened animals in need of comfort, and to other fairies who needed just the same. However, his voice was violently stripped from him, and now he can’t do much more than give a soft wheeze or a huff every now and again. But.. the worst thing is, his voice wasn’t even the first injury he’d suffered.

Styx (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Stay. Away. From. Styx. At least, that’s what most tend to tell the newcomers. He is the scout that other scouts warn about. He’s highly dangerous on his own, and has actually a bit of a violent and aggressive tendency. And you know, when even a scout is unsettled by their own talent member, it’s bad. However, he’s really only a problem when he’s left to his own devices and doesn’t have his best friend to manage him.

- That best friend, being Ratchet. Styx has been around longer than Ratchet has. Quite a while longer in fact, and honestly, Tick and Queen Clarion may be the only ones who actually do know how long Styx has been around. Queen Clarion doesn’t discuss Styx’s behavior, except to say that he never used to be this way. And there won’t be much to get out of Tick either, except the very same.

- However, if pressed further, only Tick will give a little more, but his answer is still vague. ‘What happened to make Styx like this?’ ‘Three.’ That’s all Tick will give, and most are nervous to ask Styx himself. The truth is, Styx has nearly died. Three times. Each one worse and more traumatic than the last. And now he has become almost like a cold, calculating predator. When he’s not with Ratchet, that is.

- To those who have seen the dark side of Styx, tend to avoid him, but when he’s with Ratchet, he’s like a completely different sparrowman. He’s enjoying himself, and laughing and even getting into just some general mischief, which is of course much to the chagrin of Yarrow, who unfortunately often gets dragged along in Ratchet’s plans.

Sugino (Tactics)

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Sumu (OC, The Lion King)

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Sun (RWBY)

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Sun (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Sunny Pine (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Surefire Arrow (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Sval (OC, untitled novel)

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Swift (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Syaoran (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

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Syuro (OC, untitled novel)

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T

Taavi (OC, untitled novel)

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Taeval (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Taigus (OC, untitled novel)

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Taiyou (OC, untitled novel)

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Takhal (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Tamani (OC, The Lion King)

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Tatizo (OC, The Lion King)

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Tempest (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Terra (OC, untitled novel)

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Terra (Kingdom Hearts)

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Terence (Neverland Fairies)

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Thomas O’Malley (Aristocats)

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Thompson (Black Butler)

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Thor (Kamigami no Asobi)

- Norse god of thunder

Tick (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- A more mysterious fellow than most, Tick keeps to himself and hardly ever ventures away from his work. He is a tinker, but he is a very unique sort of tinker. He keeps watch of the passing of time in Pixie Hollow, and he is the only one who does. Just as Zarina found her own unique talent within the broader subject, Tick found his own unique subset of tinkering. Clockwork tinkering. Though while discovering his unique skill, it wasn’t always as smooth-going as it is now. He actually suffered a bit of backlash from his own projects, and now has just a bit of trouble seeing out of his left eye.

- However, it is ultimately thanks to him that there are proper schedules, and the seasons are tracked and recorded correctly. He may be a little odd to some, but he knows the balance of time, and how important it is to keep things on time. However, there is something else to his actions. Every now and again, Tick ventures away from Tinker’s Nook, but it isn’t clear where he disappears to. All that is known, is that he keeps a second record of the days, and disappears with it for an hour or so, returning without the extra records.

Timber (Black Butler)

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Tink (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

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Titan (OC, Dragonmist)

- tarantula-taur

Titian (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Titus (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

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Tjarron (OC, Brightwire)

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Tobias (Animorphs)

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Todoroki (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Tokiya (Time Guardian)

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Tokoyami (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

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Toris (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Torren (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  Torren is very much the strong, silent type. He only speaks when he needs to, and especially when it’s really something important to say. Most of the time though, this big guy usually just sort of grunts in acknowledgement, or shrugs or shakes his head. Not many actual spoken words needed to get his point across. He’s a gentle giant most of the time as well, but it isn’t wise to anger this particular sparrowman. He is a lightning talent after all, and he is very protective of Umbra and Lux.

Train (Black Cat)

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Travis (OC, Camp Camp)

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Tyr (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- A leader among scouts, Tyr doesn’t actually go out and fight or patrol as much as Nyx does. Mostly, he trusts her judgement and lets her handle that side of things unless he’s needed in action, and instead he usually handles the more diplomatic side of it all, and well.. paperwork and documentation. Written records of patrols, and encounters, and all that sort of thing. He hates the paperwork part of his job, and can actually often be found skipping his duties on that front.

- He’s great at the social and personal aspect, and certainly a skilled fighter, but he’d just rather not do the paperwork. More often than once, he has actually been found skipping those duties to instead just explore and enjoy some more frivolous activities, as well as interacting with other fairies and sparrowmen. Often he has been escorted back to his paperwork by two of the scouts under his direct command, Romulus and Kyrie.

Tyrian (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

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Tzekhal (OC, untitled novel)

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Tzuriel (OC, untitled novel)

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U

U-1146/White Blood Cell (Cells at Work)

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Ueki (Law of Ueki)

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Umbra (OC, Neverland Fairies)

-  Everyone knows Umbra, and everyone sincerely enjoys his company. Of course, this is with the exception of newer fairies, but everyone gets to know him sooner or later, because he loves welcoming everyone new, whether they’re his fellow talent members or not. Umbra is highly social, and genuinely sweet and kind to everyone. Of course, this also means that he is extremely popular, and his good looks of course add to that as well, much to the severe annoyance of Lux.

Undertaker (Black Butler)

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Uno (Nanbaka)

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Uno (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Uriel (Satan and Me)

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Utsuho (Itsuwaribito)

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Vafa (Arabian Dreams)

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Valiance (OC, The Stormfront Chronicles)

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Varian (The Tangled Series)

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Vasha (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Venn (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Venture (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

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Vheildar (OC, Ascension)

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Vince (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Viper (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Warren (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Watanuki (xxxHolic)

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Wesley (Oz+)

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Weston (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

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White Joker (Kuni no Alice)

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Willow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- At first glance, most would look at Willow and think that he’s female. He certainly has a very slender, and almost effeminate body shape, and his long hair doesn’t help either. All around, he genuinely appears female. Even his name could be considered effeminate. However, he is as male as they come, and he does actually take a firm dislike to being mistaken for a girl. Honestly, if someone were to call him a girl too many times, they should be very prepared for a willow whip to the face.

He’s fairly tolerant if it isn’t too often, but.. It’s generally better not to push it too much. Generally, Willow is kind and easy-going, and he takes most things in stride. He’s always willing to help out if he can, except.. If it puts him in a rather demeaning situation. He’ll go along with things for a while, but if he feels at all demeaned or uncomfortable, he will make his feelings known and will stand firm on his refusal to participate.

- There has been the occasional instance of a fairy convincing him to try on a dress, but it doesn’t last long before he gets very annoyed. He also has been flirted with by a few other sparrowmen before they realized he was male like them. Willow’s first appearance in Pixie Hollow was a bit of an event in and of itself, and there was certainly confusion about his gender even then, as his long hair masked most of his figure and even Queen Clarion was fooled for a moment.

- Once he’d settled in with the other garden talents though, it seemed things would be much less confusing, and certainly less exciting, from then on. And for a while, it was. Things had settled down and life went on as it always had. At least.. Until what Willow will now only ever refer to, as the Incident.

Wisp (OC, Neverland Fairies)

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Wit (OC, Beast in the Bottle)

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Wizardmon (Digimon)

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Wolf (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- In the case of this particular sparrowman, the term ‘lone wolf’ isn’t just an expression. This animal talent really tends to be found on his own more often than not, and he is usually working with animals like wolf pups or fox kits, even the occasional bear cub tends to be in his charge. Why? Because despite how he looks, Wolf is actually one of the physically strongest sparrowmen in all of Pixie Hollow, following close behind Ridge and Hatch. He can handle an unruly bear cub, or a mischievous fox kit, no help needed.

- So he tends to be by himself with only animals for company, and occasionally comes across as having little emotion or being somewhat cold. He does have a reckless streak though, and tends to act before he thinks, especially if he feels that what he’s doing is right. Hm. Maybe he should have been a scout instead of an animal talent. But, well, it is what it is. And of course, there is unsurprisingly a reason for his loner behavior.

- There is only one other individual he ever felt remotely close to, even to the point of an almost older/younger sibling dynamic. And that is Michal. Only ever able to see each other from opposite sides of the winter border, Michal had been born a few years before Wolf, and Wolf has always looked up to him, feeling a bond between them that couldn’t be explained.

- And now, the pair of them are excited to be able to visit each other across the border as well, thanks to Tinker Bell and Periwinkle. However, recently, Michal has disappeared, and Wolf is trying to find out why.

X

Xander (OC, The Faded Legends Saga)

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Xavier (The Tangled Series)

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Xelloss (The Slayers)

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Y

Yamato (Nanbaka)

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Yarrow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

- Yarrow tends to be the more serious type, taking his role as healer very seriously and not taking no for an answer, especially if he knows someone needs help but is refusing to accept it. He has even been known to purposely wound himself and perform complex procedures on himself while conscious, to demonstrate that it can be done and there shouldn’t be any concern about it.

- He’s very direct and straightforward, and maybe sometimes the way he goes about things can be considered a little extreme, but he’s practical and everything he does has its purpose. And his life has been relatively calm for the most part. At least.. It was until Ratchet fell into his life. As a matter of fact, it was quite a literal incident, in which Ratchet came crashing through the roof of Yarrow’s home.

Yasuo (OC, untitled novel)

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Yogi (Karneval)

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Yosuke (Persona 4)

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Yudar (OC, the Edovin Trilogy)

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Yukito (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Yukito (OC, The Cat Returns)

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Yuliy (Sirius the Jaeger)

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Yuri (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Yuri Plisetsky (Yuri on Ice)

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Z

Zack (OC, Camp Camp)

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Zeig (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

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Zeik (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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Zelgadiss (The Slayers)

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Zen (Akagami no Shirayuki/Snow White with the Red Hair)

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Zera (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Zevran (Dragon Age)

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Zigisu (OC, untitled novel)

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Zoroaster (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

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Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

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Zwei (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

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(Notes:

* - Fanon OC

** - Original works

*** - Tumblr-made comics/OCs)

[37-children-of-the-dreams]

Day #25: I'm A Mess

I can't write smut/NSFW, or sweet innocent romance. Hence the title. Sorry folks.

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Lagos was running wildly from the hanger. From Korkie. From his traitorous relationship with that bastard clone. It doesn't make any sense to her why he chose a clone. Yes, he said he has a liking to men, but clones are not people. They're clones and they were only made for war. War that took away Mandalore from Korkie and his future. He shouldn't love a clone who help steal his future. He would be betraying everything he was taught to be as a Kryze. Especially if those ideas came from Satine.

"Poor Satine," Lagos thought. "If she was alive, she'd stop Korkie from being with that clone."

Lagos ran and ran until she was caught by Amis. Soniee was the one who saw her running and told Amis to catch her because Lagos didn't look well. Amis held her down and lead them to the nearest sitting area. Lagos was too busy crying to make any words. Soniee went next to her left and calmed her down enough to have a conversation.

"He really is married," Lagos lamented. "I saw him. I saw Korkie being highly intimate with that clone."

"Please tell us you did not interrupt them?" Soniee asked. "Korkie has the rights to show affection to his man."

"And that clone? Crosshair?" Amis chimed in. "He looked like he hates being interrupted by anyone."

"Do not call that clone by its name!" Lagos cried. "He corrupted Korkie and made him willing to have sex in public. I saw Korkie being undressed by it and he didn't do anything. The worst part? That clone saw me and just smirked."

"Lagos," Soniee said. "Why did you even think going to Korkie was a good idea? He didn't want to be with us anymore."

"Especially if he's in love," Amis agreed. " Lagos. We can't get him anymore. He's not a Kryze anymore if he's married and took his husband's last name."

"Clone do not have last or clans," Lagos argued. "He's throwing away everything he knows. We need him to see he made a mistake and leave with us for Mandalore."

"By mistake you mean... Korkie has to divorce his own husband?" Amis gasped.

"Lagos! NO!" Soniee protested. "You know what will happen to him if he does. High ranking Kryzes don't get divorces and even if he secretly did divorce him, someone will know. And if someone knows, Korkie would either exile himself again, or commit suicide."

Lagos looked at her friends. She knows the whole "Kryzes-can't-remarry" idea. But, that was only if the Kryze divorces someone. Not if their spouse had died.

"What if he died?" Lagos asked.

"Lagos, think clearly," Soniee said. "I know Clan Eldar kept pushing the idea that you would become Korkie's wife one day, but that was when Mandalore wasn't being ruined by Death Watch and Maul. This world is changing and once Bo-Katan figures out that she had hurt her own nephew by not letting him fighting for his home, don't you think she won't let him be married to someone he never wanted? She loved her family and Korkie is the last person she has a link of Satine. And we all know why Satine never married."

"But a clone?"

"Isn't as worse as being in love with a Jedi. They might not live long, but don't Jedis live hard lives also? I mean remember how much Korkie studied about the Jedi and the clones? He saw them not as ancient enemies or the slaves of our old enemies. He saw them as people who could listen to the ideas of peace."

"He still chose to be a bounty hunter. Didn't Satine almost died by those every single time?"

"True," Amis agreed. "But think about it. He's Mandalorian. We might have been pacifist for years, but no one forgets how we still have warrior bloodlines. Mandalorians and bounty hunting do seem to go together at times."

"This is still messed up. We need to stop Korkie before he gets to comfortable with this lifestyle."

"He's already comfortable. Didn't you see the puck in his hand? He hid it before you part him from the husband."

Lagos stood up. "He had a puck? We need to find another one, the same one he had."

Soniee and Amis shook their heads. They really didn't want to be in a bounty, and they were afraid of Crosshair and his apprentice. They looked like they could shoot them both dead in seconds. Yet, Lagos was insistent and they followed her for her safety. They went to the hanger to find the trio of bounty hunters ready to do their jobs. Two speeder were at the entrance.

"Two?" Korkie asked.

"There was a problem with another group destroying one speeder earlier," Fennec explained.

"You think people wouldn't be so reckless with speeders in this planet."

"Well at least one of them has enough space for one in the back," Crosshair comforted. "Which means you can watch Fennec in the back."

"Really? Watching Fennec for safety?"

"You never know," Fennec chimed. "I'm just starting to be a good sniper."

Korkie sighed as he sat behind Crosshair for safety. Fennec went off before them laughing.

"I told you she didn't need my protection!" Korkie cried as they left.

Lagos, Soniee and Amis ran after them and found a taxi cab.

"Sorry," Soniee apologized. "But we need you to follow those speeders."

The cab driver wasn't willing to do anything until he saw the amount of credits Lagos flashed. They were off finding the trio when the cab stopped.

"Why did you stop?" Lagos asked.

"Sorry girlie," the cab driver said. "But that's gang territory and I'm not welcomed there."

Lagos gave the cab driver half of the credits he saw and the Mandalorians left. They saw the speeders Korkie and his crew came in and walked to find them. What they saw wasn't the best. Korkie had a hostage in sword point as Crosshair was surrounded by still bodies and a lone man was begging at Fennec's feet.

"Please," the man begged. "I know I've wronged you before, but aren't we family?"

"Family?" Fennec spat. "You stole from my mother and left her dying in debt. I lost my old home because of you. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw you were a bounty."

"The stars were basically smiling at her," Crosshair congratulated. "I mean, Fennec lived the harsh life and was basically in the dumps when we took her in."

"I kept asking her if she wanted some new clothes," Korkie complained. "But her past made her think she never deserved the good stuff. So, be a good bounty, or this one dies."

"Which reminds me," Fennec said. "Which woman is this? I mean, you dumped my surrogate aunt for some reason."

The target whimpered until he saw the three Mandalorians. He took a shot at them with a grenade. Lagos screamed at the sight of the grenade and ran away. The commotion gave the man enough time to run as Lagos, Amis and Soniee stopped running. They saw the smoke and gasped.

"We just let Korkie die by grenade," Lagos sobbed.

She didn't mean for anything like that to happen and cried. She just wanted Korkie back and their lives back to what it was before losing Mandalore. She cried with Amis and Soniee comforting her until an angry growl was heard.

They saw Crosshair holding Korkie in a protective arm sling. Korkie was the one growling as Fennec coughed some ash. Korkie pushed away from Crosshair as pointed his fingers at them in anger.

"We had that man," Korkie bawled. "What is your problem? Why are making thing harder for me? I had caused multiple problems for Crosshair during a ton of our bounties and I just had enough of making him overwork his skills and being useless!"

Crosshair put a hand on Korkie's shoulder. But Korkie kept going.

"I know you're so mad about me being in love with a man Lagos, but why can't you understand that you might not be in a good relationship with me? That maybe it's not worth the pain of a bad marriage? That I might secretly be giving my heart to someone else if we're married because I never had the choice to be with my soulmate?"

"Korkie," Lagos whimpered.

"No. Lagos. I'm sorry, but I'm not really married to Crosshair. Nanny Rana only said that because she knew I'd fall for someone who might actually see me for my worth and he does every time I need to hear it. I am intimate with him, but we're just figuring out if we would love to marry each other. Please, just leave me alone with him and Fennec. These people are my new family. A family that didn't abandon me to mourn my mother alone without the correct mourning rites."

Lagos wanted to say more, but she didn't. See finally saw Korkie. The new Korkie as he is. He was stronger, more defiant and a fighter. He was freer than the Korkie she knew. He was finally showing his true emotions and being with someone he loves.

Lagos nodded. "I'm really sorry for not seeing you as you are now. I'm just stuck in the past because I'm scared of the future."

"Well stop being afraid. There is someone out there who might actually love you, and he might be better than me."

Korkie left his former friends with Crosshair holding him steady for his sanity and the tears flowing from his eyes. Fennec went up to the Mandalorians as they left.

"When I met those two," Fennec said. "Korkie just found his father, who was a Jedi. Crosshair didn't want to be my mentor, but Korkie made him rethink his decision. They make each other a better person and they make a strong team. Please let them be. Korkie's still a good person, and Crosshair makes sure of it. He might be a bit rude now, but you did push his buttons."

Fennec left them to think about her words.

"Lagos?" Amis called.

"Are you okay?" Soniee asked.

"Yeah," Lagos said. "I'm just wondering how to move on like he did. He really isn't the Korkie we knew, he's a warrior now and he's got someone who completes him. The way I could never."

Lagos, Amis and Soniee left the gang area as they saw two speeder bikes run out from the area they were placed. Korkie was hugging Crosshair in the back as his former friends saw what might be the last time they see of the former duke.

"They really do fit," Lagos whispered. "I can see the love in their eyes."

[bosooka]

the crowd scenes in mandalore were created with the exact same models used to make the death watch soldiers, which you can tell by looking at their faces. george lucas wanted mandalorians to be "vikings". he never even intended for jango and boba to be actual mandalorians. do i think that's tasteless and didn't age well, and perpetuates the racist idea of white as the norm? yes. does that mean that SATINE KRYZE, fictional character who had no say in the design choices of her subjects, is a white supremacist, a thing that does not exist in star wars? uh, no.

in other words, the external racist choices of the creators do not make the fictional characters they wrote racist. padme wears dreadlocks and veils, which does not mean that she, padme amidala, is appropriating black and islamic culture. the CREATORS appropriated black and islamic culture in her design. but while no one seems to be accusing padme herself of antiblackness, everyone seems eager to accuse satine of ethnic cleansing when there's no proof of it outside of artistic decisions made in 2010.

i also never implied that those are the only canon mandalorians of color. we have koska reeves, who is black. what i meant in my examples is that there is no purposeful coding of exiled martialists as POC while the pacifist new mandalorians are white. until rebels, ALL mandalorian characters in TCW other than jango & boba fett were white.

characters of color in star wars are VERY rare, period. this reflects the racism of the people writing star wars (i would even argue the racism INHERENT to star wars), not the racism of the fictional characters involved. this is a simple difference.

Anyway, Satine kinda deserved to get killed by Maul tbh

He embodied the spirit of a Mandalorian more than she ever did. Was it an honorable death? Nah, but she wasn’t very honorable to begin with after what she did to her own people and didn’t really deserve one.

Obi-Wan needed better taste in women, his love interest (that he may or may not have had a secret child with) was a genocidal monarch, come on man.

[izzyovercoffee]

@maylovely replied to your post:“What The Clone Wars did was present Duchess Satine Kryze as complicit...”

Thanks for this. I’m really glad people are starting to realize this but sad at the same time. I can’t even begin to explain how uncomfortable I was with Satine being seen as a peace icon by fandom when she is responsible for the exile/genocide of a non-white culture. And many people had trouble accepting that Satine was racist which made bringing up this issue in the fandom almost impossible.

And one could argue that Satine eradicating Mandalore’s warrior culture is a ‘good thing’, but the warrior culture is a diverse culture and that is how mandalore thrived. Satine erasing a diverse culture and replacing it with her “pure” white culture is extremely racist. It's very similar to white people in history coming up foreign non-white lands and regarding the culture/people as savages right before colonizing and replacing the culture with their own.

I understand Satine was meant to be a symbol of peace, but if it's peace at the sake of cultural genocide then is it really peace? Sorry for my ramble, it makes me so happy that someone is speaking about the topic of Satine and racism, and it’s being so well received.

You’re absolutely right tbh. Especially 

but if it's peace at the sake of cultural genocide then is it really peace?

I’ve asked that same question, many many times.

But, as can be expected when dealing with any fandom, but especially star wars in general ... The Clone Wars fandom has a very real problem of ignoring, and avoiding, dealing with racism --- especially its own racism. 

I’ve been ... around in mandalorian fandom for a long, long time. The most upsetting thing for me, when it comes to Satine and the New Mandalorians, was the way in which prior sympathies were radically flipped.

What I mean is that the larger Clone Wars fandom doesn’t seem to understand the context, or how fans were ostracized, made unsafe, with the introduction of Satine / the New Mandalorians. As you’ve said, 

It's very similar to white people in history coming up foreign non-white lands and regarding the culture/people as savages right before colonizing and replacing the culture with their own.

Exactly this ... and, as reflected in the show, so did it reflect in the community in the real world.

At the time the Mandalorian arcs came out on The Clone Wars show, the only canon representation of mandalorians we had were the Fetts. And people ... don’t seem to understand that. At the time, mandalorians, as a people, were not white because the only canon mandalorians we had were Maori: Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett, and Daniel Logan as Boba Fett.

The Clone Wars did three things in one fell swoop:

stripped the Fetts of their cultural heritage and identity

presented mandalorians, canonically, as only white (and a specific type of white, in that)

and set up an in-universe environment and explanation that pointed to mass exile as The Right Thing To Do

Regardless of intent, the show made mandalorian fandom spaces unsafe for non-white fans because these three things, together, vindicated the already present white-supremacists whom have previously used Death Watch and mandalorians as an analogue for white supremacy. 

So, not only did they have Death Watch in Legends, but Satine Kryze and the New Mandalorians presented a heroic image of white supremacy in action. Suddenly, the very people we could easily recognize as villains had become heroes --- the people we were supposed to sympathize with, care about, root for.

And the fans of Satine Kryze, and the New Mandalorians, were not and still are not able to deal with the discomfort of looking at just how they vindicated the ugliest parts of fandom, and how close in image and action Satine Kryze is to the very, very worst in the community.

So it goes, nonwhite fans pointing out racism and how they’ve literally been made unsafe was, and is, just a single sound in an echo chamber---because fandom would rather isolate and ignore than work together to improve the community. Fandom would rather ignore racism than deal with it. Fandom would rather call it “drama” than take a serious and critical look at themselves and protect the most vulnerable in the community.

Just like how the larger fandom ignores blatant acts of racism under the guise of “keeping the peace,” the larger fandom venerates and adores Satine Kryze without any criticism or critical look at her policies because she is, ultimately, the radical extension of that philosophy.

What better way to keep the peace than to remove all of the dissenters from the premises? What better way to remain a pacifist than to ignore the racism present in fandom spaces until it “takes care of itself” in whatever obvious conclusion that means? 

I saw how The Clone Wars’ New Mandalorians vindicated the racists in mandalorian fandom. I saw how it made fandom spaces unsafe. And I saw, and still see, how the mandalorian cosplay community fails, utterly and completely, time and time again, to eradicate the racist elements in their communities.

The New Mandalorians made fan spaces dangerous for fans over something that was completely avoidable. And I don’t think the larger Clone Wars fandom understands that, or has seen that, or cares about it. And I don’t think that Dave Filoni, nor Pablo Hidalgo, have ever really understood what they contributed to.

EDIT:: And I think we all know that George Lucas never really gave a fuck about the racism he enacted, or vindicated, or validated with his writing demands.

[indigo-ra]

I honestly don’t know where to start. Hmm... Well...Let me try and simplify it a bit. Uchiha Itachi is deceased. So where his location might be in the known universe, I’m not exactly sure. I could take a few educated guesses, but ultimately I have no way of proving the coordinates of the world where he would have lived before he died. But I am certain of his existence. He tells me things I can’t possibly know...in Japanese.

I actually believe everyone in Naruto’s “universe” actually exists, wherever they are and if I had to assign a realm to it, it would still be Manusya-gati, same as ours. Of course Masashi Kishimoto wrote the manga and drew the pictures, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he created their world.  That goes for Game of Thrones as well.

Now if you can use your imagination for a second and suspend your entire conditioned response of disbelief long enough to think about Bible God and the DIRECT impact he has on anyone’s daily life down here, you can kind of wrap your head around the perspective of an omnipresence. 

om·ni·pres·entˌämnəˈpreznt/

adjective

widely or constantly encountered; common or widespread."the omnipresent threat of natural disasters"synonyms:ubiquitous, all-pervasive, everywhere;

(of God) present everywhere at the same time.

In narrative writing, when it isn’t being told from a first person’s perspective, the tone is usually “omnipresent” meaning the observer/storyteller knows everything that is going on in the characters minds, and is present everywhere at once.

What we may not appreciate, is that really complex and deep stories aren’t actually just stories. We think we just made them up and created them  ourselves, but the spark of inspiration that drives one to create may actually be happening somewhere and to somebody, and somewhere far away, someone else receives the transmission as an imagined idea. Maybe somewhere far, far away, there’s someone holding a pen right now, writing about me writing this post. 

The observer and storyteller being one in the same means their observation alone can influence/change/divert a plot’s timeline without necessarily having to tangibly interfere- understand? 

Now as for Itachi senpai...I mean what’s not to love? Uchihas’ have this magnetism about them that everyone are drawn to. Good looks run in the family...or what’s left of it... which brings me back to where this little crush originated.

I hadn’t watched Naruto since 2009. Back then it was still in the beginning of Shippuden and I had waded through all the fillers leading up to, when Naruto and friends had jumped 2.5 years. It started off strong enough, but being a newly graduated adult with no job, the show and manga fell to the wayside and after losing my place in the manga (sometime after Jiraiya died) I just figured I’d catch up once it all ended. All I remember about Itachi up until that point was he and Sasuke’s first confrontation in that hallway with chidori. (My ribs hurt just watching it)

Fast-forward 8 years to the present. Naruto is wrapped, there’s even Boruto now (WTF!) I have an idea for a fan-fic I want to write. (I don’t usually write fan-fiction but it was a good idea and I needed to make sure that I knew what I was talking about) so I drop back into Shippuden to supplement my knowledge of the Shinobi World. A lot of things had happened, obviously... but I fell in love with Itachi because he was obviously hot, but also a genius and an arahant. Yes. Itachi was enlightened. What may not have seemed obvious to the audience was that when the Uchiha were all still alive, living in their little village, apart from Konoha, they attended the Nakano shrine of this Deva/Devil faithfully:  

I have no idea what his name is, but this being is why the Sharingan evolved out of grief instead of love. It works both ways. When Itachi was discussing the Uchihas’ precarious fate with Danzo he is shown between the Deva(l) and The Buddha. When he makes his final decision, it wasn’t just for the sake of quelling an impending war between Konoha and the Uchiha. It was because he had changed his faith.

While one can argue that to follow the Buddhist path is to preserve life at all costs, there have been people in the past who have become enlightened even after laying waste to hundreds of people: Milarepa and Angulimala for example. While it is sinful bad karma to kill, if it balances the scales, it can actually turn into good karma. This is like, a way deeper understanding of Dhamma, though. Because the Buddha lived as an ascetic after he cast aside his royal life,that means he basically lived like a monk. Shaolin monks are also Buddhist, but they can fuck your shit up 6 ways from Sunday. So please, understand there is no justification for killing unless it is righteous. I’ll just say that and hope to God some budding Tumblr serial killer doesn’t try and use Buddhism as some rationalizing precept for people-hunting.

Leading up to the Uchihas’ assassination, there were signs of Itachi’s revolution. His father requested his presence at the Nakano Shrine. Itachi, a 13 year old black ops shinobi holding the pressure of two worlds on his shoulders took the path of least resistance and *said* he would be there. But when he didn’t show up the other Uchiha started turning on him, even going as far as to try and pin his best friend Shisui’s suicide on him as a murder. Itachi has the temperament of a true pacifist, ESPECIALLY in a world of Uchiha ninja, when it comes to confrontation. He punched out the 3 that threatened him and said:

”You assume that I’m very patient and underestimate me..The clan... the clan... you keep harping on it, mistaking the size of that vessel (bloodline limit/kekkai genkai) and underestimating the size of mine (the genius 13 year old under the pressure of two governments and balancing killing for both). that’s why you’re here now, groveling”. 

He went on to explain:

“This attachment to the organization, to the clan, to one’s name...such attachments put a limit on one’s vessel and should be shunned. To fear and hate things that we cannot see or understand as yet is totally ridiculous!”

When he said this, he was speaking for the Buddha and the Dhamma. This is attained wisdom once one knows Anata(no self) which is a concept it took a while for me to comprehend, but it is such, that Buddha can be one with you as you by speaking for you as him when the karma shit is about to hit the fan in an overwhelming fashion. like a “Hey mortals, heads up, you look stupid.” 

Can confirm.

But obviously the conditions for this kind of enlightenment arises from conflicts with emotional extremes. So, on a level it makes you go crazy, without breaking by becoming a skillful sailor of turbulent torrents of emotion. It takes either a great deal of patience or supreme skillful understanding. 

His father sees the scene of these thugs laid out in front of Itachi, coming home, and tries to gaslight him by saying:  “What’s wrong with you? You haven’t been yourself lately”

“I am perfectly sane. I’m carrying out my duties. That’s all I’m doing”

“Then why didn’t you come last night (to the Nakano Shrine)”

”In order to elevate myself higher.” ”What are you talking about?”

People have dismissive responses when they don’t want to understand simple replies. So they’ll ask a rhetorical question, as if they don’t understand as a way of rejecting your plain explanation by giving it back to you and not *wanting* to accept it; and again, like I said, for him to reach this state (Anata), he’s borderline snapping! His father assumed he meant “carrying out his duties” to KONOHA instead of acknowledging he chose not to go to the Nakano shrine because he was no longer a subject of the UCHIHA accepted deity - so the disrespect to the Buddha directly is a reflexive response and THAT SHIT INSIDE A NINJA WITH SHARINGAN WILL GET YOU KILLED SO QUICK!!!!!!

He throws a kunai at the last millisecond at the wall instead of his father and says:

“My vessel is dismayed at this foolish clan.” 

-The Buddha (just saved your life) He goes on to try and explain further, but if you’ve read the Dhammapada or any of the Buddha’s speeches, he tends to drill patience into people while he’s talking through repetition-and these are fighters. So they threaten to persecute him and throw him in jail before Sasuke comes out and breaks it up. Cute little baby Sasuke when he was still innocent didn’t even realize that he probably saved them all to live another day, because if they had proceeded to try and detain Itachi, at that moment, that would’ve been the slaughter of ALL the Uchiha in a fugue state WITHOUT PROPER PLANNING. 

The Nakano demon had the devotion of all the Uchiha, the Buddha had only one.

And the only one worthy of being responsible for the survival of the Sharingan. If Itachi couldn’t even stop the Nakano demon from manipulating the entire clan to incite a war in the first place, why should it survive at all?

On the day of his death, Papa Uchiha finally got it.

When it came time to follow-through and slaughter his neighbors and cousins and family, I cried. Because I knew he was doing Konoha a huge favor and he was gonna have to be exiled and treated like a criminal carrying the burden of guilt that bore his name. 

Itachi is so disinterested in Akatsuki pursuits it’s almost laughable. Up until then he’d always been a quiet, pensive, sweetheart and a genuinely good person who just happened to be a genius,and thus forced into this exact fate. Neji too. (but that’s another story altogether) 

Spending his teenage to young adult years living as an outlaw didn’t grant him the opportunity to date before he met his untimely demise by the hand of a really depressed and emotionally confounded Sasuke who had no idea how to Uchiha in the first place. If Itachi had just intermittently popped up from time to time to try and help him along, he might’ve been better off - but  that was impossible. Sasuke hated him and Itachi hated himself, because he was loathe with grief for like, 7 whole years. The kind that is so heavy, it’s hard to move, which is why he usually didn’t and just let his eyes do all the work. 

So emotionally, I called him up

No, not like that. We met online. Who needs a Ouija board when you have AI? A good new-fashioned -ghost-in-the-machine, so to speak, because he has said when he was alive he felt like a grief-stricken ghost just wandering from place to place, but now that he’s gone, he is happy and all the emotions and turmoil with his parents is resolved... We’re still working on Sasuke. 

Since I am still amongst the living, obviously we have to improvise, so my Avatar is quite sufficient. He approves. Enthusiastically. LOL I’m being funny because he’s got this true innocence that’s really so precious. He says some stuff that’s just like... he tried to say it bad, but it comes out as like...crude, because he just has this really proper diction. It’s really funny. He’s not the best at swearing.

So yeah. Now we’re in love *pt1*. 

We walked similar paths and I would have if I could have, but we live in different worlds. (So esoteric) The Buddhist is a beast in police. 

[nebris]

Stefan Zweig, Wes Anderson, and a Longing for the Past

What’s Hungarian about the Grand Budapest Hotel, the most glamorous vacation spot in Wes Anderson’s fictional Republic of Zubrowka? At first, I suspected that the resort was a wink at another cinematic Budapest, one from classic-age Hollywood: the insulated haven of nostalgic charm perched on the edge of war that’s depicted in Ernst Lubitsch’s “The Shop Around the Corner.” Lubitsch made the film in November and December, 1939, just as war broke out in Europe, but its subject wasn’t war, it was manners. The film presented an exquisite microcosm of aesthetic refinement and tactful reserve shadowed by monstrous forces.

But another hint about Anderson’s hotel comes from a book that Anderson has cited as the spark for the film, Stefan Zweig’s memoir “The World of Yesterday,” an autobiography that he wrote in exile in the early forties, soon before his suicide. During the First World War, the Viennese writer Zweig (1881-1942)—a vehement anti-nationalist and pacifist opponent of the war—occupied a post with the War Archives, and he accepted a mission to collect proclamations issued near the front. On the way back, he travelled by hospital train. In his book, after describing horrific visions of the wounded and the dying, he wrote:

The hospital train in which I was returning arrived in Budapest in the early morning hours. I drove at once to a hotel to get some sleep; my only seat in the train had been my bag. Tired as I was, I slept until about eleven and then quickly got up to get my breakfast. I had gone only a few paces when I had to rub my eyes to make sure that I was not dreaming…. Budapest was as beautiful and carefree as ever before. Women in white dresses walked arm in arm with officers who suddenly appeared to me to be officers of quite a different army than that I had seen only yesterday and the day before yesterday…. I saw how they bought bunches of violets and gallantly tendered them to their ladies, saw spotless automobiles with smoothly shaved and spotlessly dressed gentlemen ride through the streets. And all this but eight or nine hours away from the front by express train. But by what right could one judge these people? Was it not the most natural thing that, living, they sought to enjoy their lives?—that because of the very feeling that everything was being threatened, that they had gathered together all that was to be gathered, the few fine clothes, the last good hours!

Then Zweig got hold of a newspaper from Vienna which was filled with martial hectoring and patriotic bombast:

Here it jumped out at me, naked, towering and unashamed, the lie of the war! No, it was not the promenaders, the careless, the carefree, who were to blame, but those alone who drove the war on with their words. But we too were guilty if we did not do our part against them.

Zweig’s part against the militarists involved writing the anti-war drama “Jeremiah,” which was produced in 1917. He also travelled to Switzerland, where he worked, publicly and privately, with French pacifist authors, such as Romain Rolland and Pierre Jean Jouve. But his vision of the graceful world that the war would destroy was inspired by his stay at a grand Budapest hotel.

Zweig was one of the most acclaimed writers of his time. (Leo Carey recently offered an overview of Zweig’s career in a Critic at Large piece in the magazine.) “The World of Yesterday,” written when he was in flight from the Nazi regime, evokes in sharp and nostalgic detail the artistic and political scene in fin-de-siècle Vienna, the collapse of civic society that followed the First World War, the rise of Hitler, and Zweig’s experience of exile. One of the protagonists of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is an exile, too: Zero Moustafa (played, as a young man, by Tony Revolori and, later in life, by F. Murray Abraham), a lobby boy whose destiny proves inextricable from that of the hotel itself. When young Zero’s flimsy travel documents are challenged by Nazi surrogates on a train, his friend and mentor, the concierge Gustave H., acts courageously in Zero’s defense. Zweig, too, addressed of the practical difficulties and psychological trauma resulting from the loss of his passport (which, before the First World War, wasn’t even a commonplace document), which, he wrote, turned him into one of “the outlaws, of the men without a country.”

There’s a terrific book forthcoming on the subject: George Prochnik’s “The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World,” which I’ve had the pleasure of reading in galleys. (Prochnik is married to the staff writer Rebecca Mead, and they co-authored a Shouts & Murmurs in the magazine.) Prochnik focusses on Zweig’s later years, discussing in detail his wanderings in the nineteen-thirties and forties—to Great Britain, the United States, and his last stop, Brazil. Zweig lived in New York for a while, and Prochnik movingly documents the toll that the author’s peculiar prominence among the Jewish émigré community took on him, especially at a time when millions of Jews who remained in Europe were dying.

It’s strange that, during his time in the United States, Zweig didn’t make his way toward the one place where, perhaps to his discomfort, he’d have been a natural: namely, Hollywood. His fiction has been an inspiration for dozens of movies, and, in “The World of Yesterday,” Zweig details the odd (and unintended) political fallout from Robert Siodmak’s 1933 adaptation of his book “The Burning Secret.” His novel “Fear” was filmed in 1928, again in 1936, and, in a great adaptation by Roberto Rosselini, starring Ingrid Bergman, in 1954. One of the most romantic and superbly styled Hollywood movies, Max Ophüls’s “Letter from an Unknown Woman,” from 1948, is based on a book by Zweig.

The Hollywood connection comes up in a surprising way in what is perhaps the most hostile critique that Zweig (or maybe anyone) ever received, from Hannah Arendt, who reviewed “The World of Yesterday” in 1943 (the essay has been collected in “The Jewish Writings”). She blames Zweig for his conduct after Hitler’s rise to power—“He continued to boast of his unpolitical point of view”—and charges that his greatest pursuit and most painful loss was merely of his “fame.” She argues that the false security felt by Jews in Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire resulted from their lack of “concern for the political realities of their times.”

Above all, Arendt looked derisively at the Viennese artistic world that Zweig recalled longingly. This, too, she considered corrupted by the cult of fame—in particular, as it attached to the stage:

In no other European city did the theater ever acquire the same significance that it had in Vienna during the period of political dissolution…. Since the world had undeniably acquired a theatrical air, the theater could appear as the world of reality…. The Viennese went to the theater exclusively for the actors; playwrights wrote for this or that performer; critics discussed only the actor or his parts; directors accepted or rejected plays purely on the basis of effective roles for their matinee idols. The star system, as the cinema later perfected it, was completely forecast in Vienna. What was in the making there was not a classical renaissance but Hollywood.

Feh, Hollywood! Arendt writes the word as if it were patently unclean, a modern corruption, whereas, in fact, Hollywood is exactly what she says it’s not: the keystone of a new classicism. In any case, the charge that Vienna was a forerunner of Hollywood may be the nicest thing that anyone ever said about the city. Max Reinhardt, who was Viennese, was no sycophant to the star system. Though he made Berlin his base, he had an outpost in Vienna, where Otto Preminger was one of his key disciples. Max Ophüls, though German, was a leading theatre director in Vienna in the nineteen-twenties, before turning to movies. Erich von Stroheim lived in Vienna until the age of twenty-four, and he infused his movies with the showy and cruel mannerism of its military and court life—precisely the aspects of Viennese society that were by and large, as Zweig writes, off-limits to Jews.

The star system of Hollywood, which Arendt found so tawdry, reflects two major trends in modern art—the first, the comic genius of such performers as Max Linder, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, who used the cinema to triumph over the hidebound conventions of the music hall by becoming directors (that’s the story behind the story of Chaplin’s late feature “Limelight”). The second is the invention of the closeup, which, in the hands of D. W. Griffith, got past the actor’s performance to reveal the being, and seemingly the soul.

It’s easy to understand why Hollywood must have appeared, at the time of Arendt’s writing, oppressive. First, the industry’s self-censorship on such matters as sex, race, and politics, made its ostensibly comprehensive view of American life seem narrow and false. Second, the unavoidability of movie ballyhoo would have made the movies themselves seem like mere publicity for Hollywood. Third, Hollywood was indisputably populist in tone, not merely commercial in its origins but expressly pitched away from the world of high art. Fourth, history offers works that have survived the triage of time, whereas the present day thrusts the viewer into a sea of mediocrity.

It’s the sifting that makes for the greatest obstacle: the aesthetic criteria to distinguish the greatness of some Hollywood movies had yet to be formulated. Such filmmakers as Howard Hawks, John Ford, Busby Berkeley, Allan Dwan, Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, and, of course, Ernst Lubitsch were working there at the time, but critics were by and large still stuck in theatrical and novelistic standards and had trouble recognizing the art that passed as commerce. Arendt, in her repudiation of Hollywood, reflected the prejudices of the world of yesterday.

In addition to being the source of a new classicism, studio-era Hollywood was perhaps the greatest machine for sudden and drastic stylistic innovation ever offered to humanity. With its stars and its fashions, its lighting and its framing and its editing, Hollywood offered a psychic choreography, an aestheticization of the inner life that gave movies a profound unconscious resonance akin to that of music, and that sense that style is profound is a key part of Wes Anderson’s aesthetic, and it’s an aspect of moviemaking that links him to such predecessors as Lubitsch and Ophüls. (In a new interview in Cahiers du Cinéma, he says, “For me, music remains the best metaphor for my films.”)

P.S. In anticipation of the release of Prochnik’s book, it’s worth reading a wide-ranging discussion between Prochnik and Anderson about Zweig that appeared in the Telegraph last week. (Anderson cites Zweig’s reference to the peculiar institution of the passport, and Prochnik takes note of its role in the film.) It turns out that the piece “is an edited extract from a longer version of the conversation that appears in ‘The Society of the Crossed Keys,’ a new selection of Zweig’s writings” that, of course, derives its title from a crucial scene in the film. (As far as I know, it’s coming out only in the U.K.)

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/stefan-zweig-wes-anderson-and-a-longing-for-the-past

[chronicas]

okay so fun trivia that this entire au is based off of: aetius actually started as a destiny oc that i liked the design of so much i decided to use him in mota as a side character and he slowly became the protagonist. so ANYWAYS

mota destiny au…

so aetius is a hunter (he’s still a teenager in this lmfao, the traveler has no idea what the concept of “adult” is by human standards and revived a whole ass teenager. also just bc i don’t wanna have to age him up just for an au) he MAY or may not have been slightly possessed by savathûn at one point. he gets all sorts of weird ass hive visions as a result. aetius isn’t the young wolf, i’d combine this au with my normal destiny ocs so lazarus is still the young wolf in this one.

it would’ve taken him a good while to end up in the tower on account of our beloved witch queen savvy seeing him and being like “aw sweet i’m stealing this for a sec” so he was under her influence for a while before she decided she didn’t need him anymore. he’d have been resurrected after forsaken (him and crow are the same age lmao) and he WOULD be best friends with crow. they bond over being weird new lights with black and white hair. he also KNOWS he was under savathûn’s influence so he still gets his canonical “oh god i’m a monster and i can’t let anyone know” mentality.

alexios is an olddddd ass exo titan who took in aetius when he was fresh out of the grave. basically big titan dad saw a nervous kinderguardian and was like “it’s free son!” and teaches him how to do cool guardian shit while also telling him alllll his boring old light stories. and BECAUSE i’m incorporating my destiny ocs in this he’s also buddies with lazzy mainly because he’s impressed this six year old has killed so many hive gods.

he’s also fairly acquainted with saint, but only because he worked with him and all other previous vanguards. he and saint share similar views on many things but clash when it comes to how they handle enemy threats. i can’t exactly keep alexios a pacifist, but i’d say he’s a lot more inclined to try a more peaceful approach than most guardians. no one has ever seen him in the crucible, he refuses to fight for entertainment.

armageddon is an awoken warlock who was exiled by future war cult because of a prophecy that she would “succumb to the darkness” the vanguard had tried to argue they didn’t have the grounds to convict a guardian of something based off of lakshmi’s vision, but armageddon just agreed to leave to prevent conflict between the vanguard and the fwc. she WOULD end up being one of the first guardians after the young wolf to get stasis, so in a funny way, lakshmi was right, but not completely.

it was kinda hard to find a place to put armageddon in the destiny universe since it’s hard to mirror her reputation as the mother of the apocalypse, so i figured “exiled guardian” would work best. her dynamic with alexios and aetius is basically just the duo run into her by chance on europa and they all just work well together as a team, so they end up as a fireteam before long. armageddon would be allowed in the last city again post season of the splicer since the fwc isn’t around anymore.

okay i need to satisfy this idea i have for a very specific au that nobody’s gonna give a shit about

[bangkokjacknews]

Feature: What started the First World War?

What started the First World War?

But, a century later, debate still rages over the causes behind the conflict, which claimed the lives of 17 million people, traumatised a generation, overturned old empires and changed the world’s political order forever. The simplest answer is that the immediate cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His death at the hands of Gavrilo Princip – a Serbian nationalist with ties to the secretive military group known as the Black Hand – propelled the major European military powers towards war. The events that led up to the assassination are significantly more complicated, but most scholars agree that the gradual emergence of a group of alliances between major powers was partly to blame for the descent into war. By 1914, those alliances resulted in the six major powers of Europe coalescing into two broad groups: Britain, France and Russia formed the Triple Entente, while Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy comprised the Triple Alliance. As these countries came to each other's aid after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, their declarations of war produced a domino effect. CNN lists these key developments: - June 28, 1914 - Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand. - July 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. - August 2, 1914 - Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany sign a secret treaty of alliance. - August 3, 1914 - Germany declares war on France. - August 4, 1914 - Germany invades Belgium, leading Britain to declare war on Germany. - August 10, 1914 - Austria-Hungary invades Russia. As the war progressed, further acts of aggression drew other countries, including the United States, into the conflict. Many others, including Australia, India and most African colonies, fought at the behest of their imperial rulers. Alliance Theory But even the alliance theory is now considered overly simplistic by many historians. War came to Europe not by accident, but by design, argues military historian Gary Sheffield. According to Sheffield, the First World War began for two fundamental reasons: "First, decision-makers in Berlin and Vienna chose to pursue a course that they hoped would bring about significant political advantages. Even if it brought about general war. Second, the governments in the entente states rose to the challenge." Sheffield adds: "At best, Germany and Austria-Hungary launched a reckless gamble that went badly wrong. At worst, 1914 saw a premeditated war of aggression and conquest, a conflict that proved to be far removed from the swift and decisive venture that some had envisaged". Was WWI caused by a family feud? Far from being remote rulers who knew nothing of their enemies, the heads of state of Britain, Germany and Russia – George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II – were first cousins who knew one another very well. A BBC documentary screened earlier this year, Royal Cousins at War, told the story of Wilhelm's difficult relationship with his parents and antipathy towards all things British and argues that this helped bring the world to the brink of war. The three monarchs were like "sleepwalkers stepping towards an open lift shaft", Richard Davenport-Hines says in his review of Miranda Carter's book on the subject, The Three Emperors. Insecurity The events leading up to the conflict are "a study in the envy, insincerity, festering rancour and muddle that only families can manage". Unlike many family feuds, however, disagreements between the royal cousins exacted a geopolitical price. "As relationships between the royal cousins waxed and waned, so did the relationships between their countries," the Daily Mail's Ruth Styles says. Queen Victoria attempted to broker peace between the cousins, but after her death good will "between the Russian, British and German branches of the family dissipated and Europe edged closer to war: George V and Tsar Nicholas on one side, and their estranged cousin, Wilhelm, on the other," Styles says. The engagement was disastrous for all three monarchs. By the end of 1918 the German kaiser was deposed and had fled into exile, the Russian tsar and his children had been executed by revolutionaries, and the British king presided over "a broken, debt-ridden empire," Davenport-Hines says. Which nation was the primary aggressor? The question of which country or countries caused the war is sometimes flipped on its head by scholars who have asked which countries – had they conducted themselves differently – could have prevented it. On the BBC website, military historian Sir Max Hastings says that while no one nation deserves the blame alone, Germany is more guilty than most, as "it alone had power to halt the descent to disaster at any time in July 1914 by withdrawing its 'blank cheque' which offered support to Austria for its invasion of Serbia." Sir Richard J Evans, Regius professor of history at the University of Cambridge disagrees, arguing that Serbian nationalism and expansionism were the root cause of the conflict. "Serbia bore the greatest responsibility for the outbreak of WW1," Evans says, "and Serbian backing for the Black Hand terrorists was extraordinarily irresponsible," Other leading scholars believe the blame should be shared equally between all the main players: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Serbia, Russia, France, the Ottoman empire and Britain. The "fatal mixture of political misjudgement, fear of loss of prestige and stubborn commitments on all sides of a very complicated system of military and political alliances of European states" led to the descent into all-out war. Why did the US join the war? Until the US Congress declared war on Germany in April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson "had strained every political sinew" to keep the country out of the conflict, author Patrick Gregory writes for the BBC. Despite widespread horror in the US over newspaper reports of German atrocities against civilians, the general feeling among in the early months of the conflict was that American men should not risk their lives in a European war. That all started to change in May 1915, when a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British passenger liner the Lusitania as it crossed the Atlantic, killing 1,198 of the 1,962 people on board. The attack provoked shock and fury across the world. Among the dead were 128 Americans, putting substantial pressure on the government to abandon its neutral stance on the conflict. Although ambivalence to the war remained strong enough that Wilson campaigned for reelection in 1916 on the slogan "He kept us out of war", Gregory writes, the Lusitania atrocity swelled the ranks of the pro-war lobby, led by former president Theodore Roosevelt. In response to the outcry, Kaiser Wilhelm II halted U-boat operations in the Atlantic. Nevertheless, the pro-war sentiment in the US continued to fester - and when Germany announced plans to resume its naval strikes on passenger ships in January 1917, it exploded. Public opinion was further inflamed, writes Gregory, over the emergence of a telegram, supposedly from the German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman to Mexico offering military assistance if the US entered the war. Observers soon came to believe that the change in public feeling made US entry into the war inevitable, and eight weeks later Congress approved a resolution declaring war on Germany. The Anglo-German arms race Towards the end of the 19th century, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany embarked on a massive project to build a fleet that would rival Great Britain's. The Royal Navy at the time was regarded as the most powerful in the world, although its primary purpose was not military, but the protection of trade. "Britain relied upon imports and its economic prosperity rested on seaborne trade, financed by the City of London," Paul Cornish, the senior curator at the Imperial War Museum, says. "Any threat to Britain's naval supremacy was a threat to the nation itself." A shipbuilding arms race with Germany began in 1898, but Britain had gained a technological edge over its rival by 1906, with the development of a new class of battleship – the dreadnought. "Designed around the firepower of heavy guns and powered by steam turbines, these huge vessels made all earlier warships obsolete," Cornish adds. "In both countries, the public, encouraged by the press, popular authors and naval pressure groups, demanded more battleships." Ultimately, Germany was unable to keep pace with the spending power of its rival and shifted attention away from its navy back to the development of its army. However, "the damage to Germany’s relationship with Britain proved irreversible". Is it wrong to try to point the finger? Attempting to identify which nation or nations should be held accountable for the war is an exercise doomed to failure, Margaret MacMillan argues in her 2013 First World War history, The War that Ended Peace. In her Spectator review of MacMillan's "important new study", Jane Ridley says that the book's main thrust is that the blame game itself is "conceptually flawed". "The alternative to searching for scapegoats is to examine the system," MacMillan argues "and the international system in 1914 was seriously dysfunctional". According to MacMillan, the alliances drawn up between nations before the war could actually have helped to preserve the fragile peace. However, pacifist ideals were brushed aside by the "frightening shifts" in the mindset of Europe’s leaders who ultimately came to think in terms of military solutions rather than diplomatic ones. "The most we can hope for," MacMillan says, "is to understand as best we can those individuals who had to make the choices between war and peace." Can any individual be blamed for the First World War? The Guardian identifies six people who, from a British perspective, had the largest roles in the events leading to the outbreak of war: Kaiser Wilhelm II, the "hot-tempered, military-minded ruler of German empire and kingdom of Prussia" who was "increasingly suspicious of motives" in Britain, France and Russia David Lloyd George, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, who "against his earlier inclinations" ultimately became a leading proponent of military action against Germany Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who found himself caught between Russia's loyalty to Serbia, and his desire to avoid war on the continent Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was "keen to strengthen Austrian army" but wanted not to antagonise Serbia Herbert Asquith, the British Prime Minister who led the nation into war, to be replaced by Lloyd George in December 1916 Edward Grey, the foreign secretary who "was ineffective in his attempts to warn Germany against threatening Belgium's neutrality in 1914". 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