#hector toombs

[reallyhardydraws]

💙❤️💜it's their time!!! 💙❤️💜

commissions open!

[reallyhardy]

For the oc asks!

#7 for Hector and for Ronnie? 👀

[oc asks that reveal more than you think]

7. Describe them in three words. Now let them describe themself in three words.

hector is: caring, shy, dedicated. hector thinks he is:

ronnie is: vain, generous, gossipy ronnie thinks she is:

[wrestlinghistorywithkay]

Hot Rod: Remembering ‘ Rowdy ’ Roddy Piper

Today is the nine year anniversary of the death of WWE Hall of Famer and Wrestling Legend , ‘ Rowdy ’ Roddy Piper. I have mentioned Piper in my article about Scottish wrestlers that I did in June, if you haven’t , please go check that out . I’m doing this article as a tribute to Hot Rod by celebrating his life and career as a wrestler and an actor.

Roddy Piper was born Roderick George Toombs on April 17, 1954 in Saskatoon , Canada . He was of Scottish descent due to his mother, Eileen , being of Scottish- Canadian descent. His father , Stanley , was of Anglo-Canadian descent. He spent his childhood being raised in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he attended school. He was expelled from school due to having a switchblade knife when he was in middle school. He also left home after having a dispute with his father and decided to stay in a local hostel. For income during this time , Toombs was hired by local professional wrestlers to run errands all while he worked at a few gyms. He also learned to play the bagpipes , however , he has claimed that he didn’t know where he started with them. Thus , he also had a lifelong best friend , Cam Connor , a retired National Hockey League Player ( NHL ).

Toombs was a black belt in the sport of Judo and an amateur wrestler before deciding to train for professional wrestling. He was trained by Gene LeBell , a former Judo instructor, professional wrestler, and stuntman. Therefore , under the guidance of wrestling promoter , Al Tomko , he had his first match in front of an audience with ‘ Midget Wrestlers ’. Therefore , he was earning money to survive by wrestling all while going back to school.

Toombs’ first match in a well known wrestling promotion was against Larry Henning , the father of ‘ Mr. Perfect ’ Curt Henning , and the grandfather of former WWE Superstar, Curtis Axel. The match took place in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA). For his entrance, he had friends play bagpipes for him as he handed out Dandelions to the AWA audience. The announcer of the promotion only knew that his name was Roddy, thus , he came up with the name ‘ Roddy Piper ’. Therefore, Toombs would be known as Roddy Piper. He was an enhancement talent in the same promotion from 1973-1975. This meant that he was paid to wrestle and lose matches against the top wrestlers in the AWA. He did the same for the NWA Central States territory. This territory consisted of Missouri , Iowa, and Nebraska. He also was an enhancement talent in the Maritimes for the Eastern Sports Association. He also was booked in the NWA Houston Wrestling Promotion under Paul Boesch and Big Time Rasslin under Fritz Von Erich. Both promotions were located in Texas.

In late 1975 and going into 1976 , Piper was the top Heel for the NWA Hollywood Wrestling Promotion, which was owned by Gene and Mike LeBell. A Heel is a wrestler who is considered the ‘ villain ’ and hated by wrestling fans. Piper was also booked to work at NWA San Francisco, which was owned by Roy Shire , in 1977 and 1978. He was feuding with Gory Guerrero and Chaco Guerrero Sr, the father and brother of Eddie Guerrero. Their feud included Piper losing his hair in a match and a few loser leaves town matches . This meant that whoever lost , had to leave the wrestling territory. Piper also appeared as The Mask Canadian in the territory as well. He was soon unmasked by Hector Guerrero. Piper also worked in the Pacific Northwest , Georgia, and Mid-Atlantic territories. He made his return to Jim Crockett Promotions in 1983 after wrestling in Puerto Rico. When he returned to Georgia , he became a fan favorite and feuded with top stars such as Ric Flair, Sgt Slaughter , and Greg ‘ The Hammer ’ Valentine.

In 1983, at the first Starrcade show , Piper and Valentine had a Dog Collar match. This type of match is when two wrestlers are strapped together by two dog collars and chains. During the match , Piper suffered from a broken eardrum in his left ear due to Valentine hitting him with the collar of the chain. He lost 50%-75% of his ability to hear due to this . He also made a few early appearances in the WWF in 1979 under Vince McMahon Sr. His first match in the promotion was against an Enhancement Talent named Frankie Williams. Thus, wrestling manager , ‘ Classy ’ Freddie Blassie , decided to place toilet paper in Piper’s bagpipes , therefore , the crowd wouldn’t be able to hear them as he made his way to the ring.

Piper returned to the WWF in 1984 under Vince McMahon Jr., after being advised to finish out his contract with Jim Crockett promotions in 1983. He was in a managerial role when he returned when he was partnered with ‘ Mr. Wonderful ’ Paul Orndorff, and ‘ Dr. D ’ David Schultz. This role ended and he soon became an in ring competitor full time . Nevertheless, with his strong microphone skills, he was given his own little segment called , ‘ Piper’s Pit ’ . The segment took place for three years , ending in 1987. He insulted talent such as Bruno Sammartino, which their storyline ended with Piper losing in a Steel Cage match in 1986. He also insulted Jimmy ‘ Superfly ’ Snuka, which left him being hit in the head with a coconut. His most well known storyline is with Hulk Hogan , Mr. T, and Pop Star , Cyndi Lauper. Hogan and Piper faced off for the WWF on an episode of MTV’s ‘ The War To Settle The Score ’ in 1985. Nevertheless, this storyline and event went on to help set up the first Wrestlemania.

Piper returned as a Babyface in 1986 on ‘ Championship Wrestling ’ for a match against AJ Petrucci. A Babyface is a wrestler who is the hero and is loved by the fans. During the storyline , Piper became upset after finding the ‘ Piper’s Pit ’ segment was now ‘ The Flower Shop ’ , an interview segmented hosted by fellow talent, Adrian Adonis. Adonis also decided to hire ‘ Cowboy ’ Bob Orton , the father of WWE Superstar, Randy Orton , and former bodyguard of Piper, as his own bodyguard. Piper soon destroyed the set with a baseball bat, leaving the two to have a match at Wrestlemania lll, before he retired from wrestling to start an acting career. He returned in 1989 and interviewed Brother Love ( Bruce Pritchard ). He also became a co-host alongside Gorilla Monsoon for the show , ‘ Prime Time Wrestling ’ the same year. He had feuds with major stars such as Bobby Heenan and Rick Rude. Piper would return to the show in 1991.

Piper went on to star in the iconic 1988 sci-fi film , ‘ They Live ’ , which was directed by John Carpenter. Piper’s signature line from the movie was , “ I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubble gum. ” . This movie made him a ‘ Cult Icon ’ according to Entertainment Weekly magazine.

In 1994, he returned to the WWF again as the guest referee for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match with Bret hart and Yokozuna at Wrestlemania 10. He soon started a feud with Jerry ‘ The King ’ Lawler. He also began hosting a segment called ‘ The Bottom Line ’ on ‘ All American Wrestling’ . He took a break in 1995 before coming back in 1996 , taking on the role of Interim WWF President. He reinstated The Ultimate Warrior and participated in a “ Hollywood Backlot Brawl ” match against Goldust at Wrestlemania 12. He soon went to WCW and feuded with Hollywood Hogan and the nWo.

On the November 18 episode of ‘ Monday Nitro ’ , Piper revealed that Eric Bischoff was the newest member of the nWo. Thus , this led the faction to attack Piper after doing so. Ric Flair and the 4 Horseman offered to help Piper against Hogan , thus , on the December 9 edition of ‘ Monday Nitro ’, he declined and went on to defeat his long time rival on his own as he declared he would at Starrcade in 1996. In 1997 , Piper joined forces with Flair and the Horseman to battle the nWo. Piper took a hiatus from the promotion , only to return in 1998 as the new Commissioner of WCW. His last WCW appearance was in 2000.

Piper made a few more appearances in WWE and went on to make an appearance in TNA. He continued wrestling on the independent wrestling circuit until his retirement in 2011. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 by Ric Flair. Piper died at the age of 61 from a Heart Attack on July 31 , 2015 in Hollywood , California. Piper is considered to be the Greatest Heel of All Time. Wrestlers such as Drew McIntyre, MJF, and Ronda Rousey were all fans of Piper. He gifted Rousey his nickname ‘ Rowdy ’ and his jacket. She’s wore it to the ring .

My Final Thoughts:

Roddy Piper is my favorite Heel of all time. I love how he didn’t care what you thought about him . He was also pretty cool as well. I wish I could’ve seen him in his prime and met him. Have you met Rowdy Roddy Piper? What is your favorite Roddy Piper match or moment? Let me know!

Love You All,

- Kay

[allthevmff]

Mirrored Perspective

by casket4mytears / @nearfantastica

Neptune's wealthy elites know who to call when they need swift, discreet assistance with troubling matters: Wiedman and Associates, the newly-opened private security firm helmed by the former head of Kane Software. When the star of an exclusive nightclub becomes the fixation of a dangerous stalker, the owners hire the firm, sparing no expense to protect her.

Having grown up in a world of Hollywood elites, it's the perfect first solo assignment for Logan Echolls. That is, until he meets the fiery and strangely familiar Rose. Can he protect her from the nameless threat while protecting his wounded heart?

AU - loosely compliant through season 2 (Lilly lives; no bus crash). Loose crossover with The Bodyguard and Burlesque.

Words: 3114, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Veronica Mars - All Media Types, Veronica Mars (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M

Characters: Veronica Mars, Logan Echolls, Lilly Kane, Duncan Kane, Jackie Cook, Wallace Fennel, Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie, Clarence Wiedman, Loretta Cancun, Cliff McCormack, Madison Sinclair, Parker Lee, Stosh "Piz" Piznarski, Leo D'Amato, Carrie Bishop, Hannah Griffith, Carmen Ruiz, Meg Manning, Susan Knight, Pam (Veronica Mars), Eli "Weevil" Navarro, Felix Toombs, Hector Cortez, Norris Clayton, Keith Mars, Richard Casablancas, Dick Casablancas, Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas, Casey Gant, Jake Kane

Relationships: Logan Echolls/Veronica Mars

Additional Tags: au - post season 2, eventual love, Eventual Romance, Alternate Universe - Bodyguard, Bodyguard, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Multiple Crossovers, Alternate Universe - Burlesque Club, Alternate Universe - The Bodyguard (1992) Fusion, Forced Cohabitation, Protective Logan Echolls, Not Veronica Mars Season/Series 04 Compliant, Veronica Mars doesn't take orders, Lilly Kane Lives, No Beta Oh No, Why crossover one movie when you can crossover two?, VMTAP20, Do these pasties make me look fat?, Eat your heart out Cher, There will be stripteases, Is that a Trident or are you happy to see me?, Childhood Friends, Past Relationship(s), Mystery, Stalking, Noir With Corsets, Logan Echolls being a BAMF, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Mutual Pining, Only One Bed

Story @ https://ift.tt/2Cqxrss

🎨 by @marshmellowbobcat

[ao3feed-veronicamars]

Mirrored Perspective

by casket4mytears

Neptune's wealthy elites know who to call when they need swift, discreet assistance with troubling matters: Wiedman and Associates, the newly-opened private security firm helmed by the former head of Kane Software. When the star of an exclusive nightclub becomes the fixation of a dangerous stalker, the owners hire the firm, sparing no expense to protect her.

Having grown up in a world of Hollywood elites, it's the perfect first solo assignment for Logan Echolls. That is, until he meets the fiery and strangely familiar Rose. Can he protect her from the nameless threat while protecting his wounded heart?

AU - loosely compliant through season 2 (Lilly lives; no bus crash). Loose crossover with The Bodyguard and Burlesque.

Words: 3114, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Veronica Mars - All Media Types, Veronica Mars (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M

Characters: Veronica Mars, Logan Echolls, Lilly Kane, Duncan Kane, Jackie Cook, Wallace Fennel, Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie, Clarence Wiedman, Loretta Cancun, Cliff McCormack, Madison Sinclair, Parker Lee, Stosh "Piz" Piznarski, Leo D'Amato, Carrie Bishop, Hannah Griffith, Carmen Ruiz, Meg Manning, Susan Knight, Pam (Veronica Mars), Eli "Weevil" Navarro, Felix Toombs, Hector Cortez, Norris Clayton, Keith Mars, Richard Casablancas, Dick Casablancas, Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas, Casey Gant, Jake Kane

Relationships: Logan Echolls/Veronica Mars

Additional Tags: au - post season 2, eventual love, Eventual Romance, Alternate Universe - Bodyguard, Bodyguard, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Multiple Crossovers, Alternate Universe - Burlesque Club, Alternate Universe - The Bodyguard (1992) Fusion, Forced Cohabitation, Protective Logan Echolls, Not Veronica Mars Season/Series 04 Compliant, Veronica Mars doesn't take orders, Lilly Kane Lives, No Beta Oh No, Why crossover one movie when you can crossover two?, VMTAP20, Do these pasties make me look fat?, Eat your heart out Cher, There will be stripteases, Is that a Trident or are you happy to see me?, Childhood Friends, Past Relationship(s), Mystery, Stalking, Noir With Corsets, Logan Echolls being a BAMF, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Mutual Pining, Only One Bed

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Cqxrss

[norrington-hell]

A Redemption’s Promise Fancast

As y’all may know, I introduced a handful of reoccurring original characters into the world of Pirates of the Caribbean via Redemption’s Promise. Each one has become uniquely special to me, some going on to have parts in sequel fics or other AUs entirely, and, as I’ve had multiple readers express curiosity, I decided to share whom I was picturing as I wrote.

- - - { { Spoiler Free } } - - -

Rebecca (Becca) Scott

‘Elizabeth,’ her full name sounds almost foreign in Becca’s dulcet voice. ‘We are, each one of us, living a lie.’

Truth and Lies

Elizabeth’s closest female companion in Port Royal, Rebecca Scott is highborn, beautiful, and playfully wicked as they come, guilty of goading ‘Dear Lizzie’ into all manner of mischief in their youth (though, admittedly, it wouldn’t have taken much effort). She’s described having fair, freckled skin and unruly ginger hair. 

In my mind, I pictured Carey Mulligan as Becca, specifically the character she played in Northanger Abbey, Isabella Thorpe, who was full of the latest gossip, always eager to have fun, and a shameless flirt.

Lieutenant Harry Toombs

Lieutenant Toombs affects a rather unflattering French accent and prances about the cabin, a wig he’s somehow fashioned out of parchment held to his head. ‘Oh, Capteen Norreengton, but you are ze most vexing of ad-ver-sa-reez!’ He crows, face red with drink.

Redemption’s Promise (Chapter 9: Friends)

Harry Toombs, a lieutenant along with Theodore Groves and Andrew Gillette, is one of James’ officers he hadn’t taken the time to know in his previous life, but this time does, and they become friends. Toombs is boisterous, always up for a drink, quick to laugh, and even quicker to lose all his money at cards. The only description given of him physically is that he has blue-grey eyes.

Due to his personality, I envisioned Simon Pegg while I was writing Toombs’ scenes, especially in the latter part of the fic. I’ve always admired Pegg’s ability to take a comedic character and turn them into a multi-faceted dramatic one, giving whichever film he’s in a surprising emotional weight.

Captain Robert MacMurray

MacMurray’s grin is almost feral in its intensity. The easy humor is gone from his eyes, replaced with something sharp and frigid. ‘We meet again, James the excellent sailor.’

Redemption’s Promise (Chapter 26: King)

Robert MacMurray, Captain of The Retribution, is a Scottish pirate and contact of Hector Barbossa. A formidable and avid enemy of His Majesty’s Royal Navy, MacMurray puts off a pleasant air that belies his reputation. He’s generous and gregarious with his friends and his crew, but ruthless with his adversaries. He’s observed as being tall, barrel-chested, and ‘broad of shoulder with a closely cropped black beard shot through with iron gray.’

Now, this is perhaps my most obvious fancast, as I pretty much verbatim described Graham McTavish’s character on Outlander, Dougal MacKenzie. The two aren’t much similar in personality, but, as I was rewatching the first season around the same time I came up with the character...

I couldn’t help myself! Graham McTavish is so very handsome!  ♡

Arthur ‘Fitz’ Fitzpatrick

It seems churlish silence isn’t going to be an effective method of escaping because the boy continues to prattle despite James’ best efforts not to engage. Within ten minutes he’s learned Fitz’s entire life story without having asked a single question.

Redemption’s Promise (Chapter 18: Choices)

En route to Tortuga, James almost literally stumbles over Arthur Fitzpatrick who he notes is ‘no older than sixteen, with dark, dancing eyes and jet black hair pulled back into a messy queue.’ James observes he’s flighty, tenacious, and genuine. And above all, he will not. Shut. UP.

In an author’s note at the end of chapter 19, I mentioned I’d choose Tom Holland to play Fitz. Mostly, it’s due to his youthful exuberance and stellar smile. And the fact that he’s a total cinnamon roll. Tom’s look from The Lost City of Z (sans mustache) was pretty on point for Fitz.

Redemption’s Promise is the first part of my James-centric Second Chance AU, also known as ‘Jimothy’s Time-Travel Fix-It.’ For more information on it, or my other projects, feel free to slide into my dms.

~  ♡  ~ Thanks for Reading ~  ♡ ~

[vmheadquarters]

ASK THE FANDOM--RESPONSES

Here’s this week’s Ask the Fandom question:

I’ve been thinking about the PCHer nicknames lately: How did Weevil get his nickname? Was Chardo the guy’s real name (which it could be) or a nickname (since it can also be a something of a slur)? Did Felix not have a nickname out of respect for his brother, since he used the most obvious one?

And here’s what you had to say:

@feeisamarshmallow--Ohh I like this question a lot, I love fleshing out minor characters. I always thought Chardo was his name, because Leticia refers to him as “Chardo”, but she initially calls Weevil “Eli” in 1x02.  

Leticia: “Eli is still seventeen. Chardo is eighteen, and he’s got a record. They’d send him to prison.”

But then she calls him Weevil, so I don’t know if that means anything. 

Leticia, cont’d: “Weevil can do 4 months of juvie." 

I honestly didn’t know what Chardo meant, let alone that it also had the connotation of being a slur. I don’t speak Spanish, or live in an area with a lot of Hispanic people, (and I’m not American) so I was definitely missing some context there. From internet searches, I couldn’t even definitively find how offensive/slur-like the name can be considered, so I don’t know. It doesn’t look like Chardo is a super common name, so I’d lean towards it is a nickname, albeit a well-established one. That’s interesting though, at it’s most innocuous meaning (that I could find), Chardo is a slang term for a black man. So, does the (presumed) nickname refer to his heritage? To just his looks? (that’s kinda offensive). It’s clearly well-enough established and accepted that his grandmother calls him Chardo.

A popular story in fic is that "Weevil” was a childhood nickname-turned gang nickname. I like that theory because it explains why Leticia also sometimes calls him Weevil. Often the story is of the variety that Weevil is small but tough/destructive, like a weevil bug. I particularly like the origin story in this fic, Requiem for a Lost Soul by fiona d on ff.net. 

Side note: I’ve also always wondered whether Weevil’s name is just Eli, or whether that’s short for Elias. 

I think as for Felix not having a nickname like his brother, Gustavio “The Reaper”, there’s a mix of names and nicknames in the gang. Hector is another key player that doesn’t have a nickname. For whatever reason, a nickname just wasn’t given or didn’t stick for Felix, that’s my personal headcanon. 

I’m trying to think of any other PCHers mentioned by name. Thumper is obviously a nickname, real name Eduardo. There’s a Bootsy mentioned, and a Dodie (spelling?) which are most likely nicknames too. But Cervando is most likely his real name. There’s Arturo, the freshman who Weevil wouldn’t let join up, and who’s later running the gang (and history repeats itself…) Maybe he took a nickname after he joined the gang, but at least Hector still refers to him as “Arturo” after he’s joined up (2x19 I think). And in the scripts, the other PCHer charged with stealing from the Sac N Pac in the pilot is Phuong Nguyen, but we never hear what the PCHers call him. I think that’s it. 

Other side note: How devastating must it have been for the Toombs’ to bury not one, but two, brothers before they graduated high school. In the pilot, Felix mentions having a little sister (who likes “ponies and juice boxes”) and I think a lot about her growing up going through the grief of losing both her older brothers. 

Anyways that’s my (rather extensive) 2 cents on things. Thanks anon for the great question! 

[reallyhardydraws]

spooky gang take 2 🧛‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧟‍♂️🐺 (commissions open!)

[reallyhardydraws]

redo of the first drawing i did of them once they got names! becoming a bit obsessed with them now they're all i wanna draw

commissions open!

[reallyhardydraws]

casual / club / wedding / gig

[reallyhardydraws]

couple looks

[reallyhardydraws]

boyz boyz boyz

(based on a post from @drawyourfaveslikethis under the cut!)

⚠️⚠️⚠️commissions open!⚠️⚠️⚠️

hehehe

[reallyhardydraws]

hector 💖 ronnie

[reallyhardy]

Four for the oc asks

[oc asks that reveal more than you think]

4. Do they look good in red?

ty for sending!!! i'm just gonna do the whole gang so let me see...

ronnie, as someone of the vampiric persuasion, has her bright, well fed, red skintone, so probably not -- she usually wears contrasting hues like purple and bluegreen, and red kind of clashes. annie, with her bluegreen complexion, wears red-framed glasses, but i've not really put her in much red, she could rock it though. hector's green, but like green-green, so runs the risk of looking a bit christmassy. nico, like ronnie, has an orange and pink heavy colour scheme so would clash with red too but also like, there are no rules really, innit. everything's subjective.

anyway, now curious about it, i threw together some quick red outfits for each of them on their lil doll bases:

kind of looks like... they were hired to play a valentines gig or something? 🤣❤️

[reallyhardydraws]

my spooky gang 🧛‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧟‍♂️🐺

💖 links to support the artist! 💖

[reallyhardy]

ronnie and hector moodboards <333