#hei torrac

[blappel]

Happy Birthday HEI TORRAC from TALES OF HOME DEPOT #OurShiningStarHEI

[choeeri]

slight revision to this post: just wanted to point out that in pokémon world, instead of saying Harry looks like a cat, it can be said he looks like a TORRACAT!!! Get it?? torrac(choi) is torrac(at)!!!

Harry is Torracat!

The little bugger is a fire type.

Originally a Litten, Pokedéx says:

It doesn't allow its emotions to be easily seen. Earning its trust takes time. It prefers solitude.

And once it evolves into a Torracat:

It can act spoiled if it grows close to its Trainer.

Even Harry's way of behaviour towards Malong can be identified in Incineroar's (home) dex entry:

[...] the way it helps out small Pokémon shows that it has a kind side as well.

Ha. Ha.

Won't say it's a perfect fit because it's a violent pokémon, but hey ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Maybe that'd bug him even more. Being lumped in with a violent furball.

pokémon AU ∴ Harry's team

This is something I can't help but think about. I play Pokémon a bit too much lol

Harry never had a Pokémon before. Not until Piu-Piu, that is.

PIU-PIU is Rotom!

An electric/ghost-type pokémon that:

can invade and control his phone;

can hack other appliances (allegedly);

speaks ~human~;

makes mischief;

but also uses its abilities to help; and

time travels!!!!!!!!!

And look at that face. I can hear it going wee-woo and annoying Harry all the time. Apparently you can also customize your Rotom-phone, so Rosé cover to match Piu-Piu's natural colour.

Also, Rotom's basic move is Thunder Shock / Electric Shock. You know, just like Piu-Piu.

🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

But Piu-Piu isn't his. They're just following Harry around. His first actual Pokémon is a goldfish he won in the market (D89, lunch chat).

Poseidon is Seaking!

It'd be potentially funnier as a Magikarp, the most underestimated pokémon of all time, but the thing is: Magikarp can evolve. And they become Gyarados.

Poseidon's a goldfish, which Seaking are based on it;

The last on their evolution line (no, she won't grow);

Literally called the King of the Seas! And in the beta games, originally called "Neptune" - a.k.a. Poseidon. A perfect fit.

I especially like corycatte's artwork for Seakings - which features several variants created through breeding.

To fit pokémon canon, I believe Poseidon's fins and/or horn wouldn't be so well developed, since they're the main reason people catch Seakings. Not that it matters to Harry, anyway.

I don't think he'd want to keep her in a PokéBall, but if he ever had to, it'd be a luxury ball, obviously.

(yes, Harry is swimmer class)

That being said, Harry wouldn't become a trainer, I guess. Battles are a hassle and violent. But maybe he'd use Poseidon's powers to kick people out of his apartment.

🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

Bonus: "furball" is Lillipup!

He doesn't talk much about it (D73, breakfast), so I'm not settling this, but what screams "furball" more than Lillipup??? It's also a quiet, clever dog, so I imagine baby!Harry would like it. If they stayed together, Lillipup would've been a nice companion and fierce defender... I especially like the idea of a shiny one, that has lighter fur.

Yamper is second best choice, since it's a dog from Galar (nod to his ancestry). And it likes to follow fast people / things :)

[blappel]

Hei Torrac from Tohd has died in Appel’s bag.

[blappel]

hey guys mod italian here i mean mod bunnyman . i have some lore to share with you all about my original character Hei Skateboard Torrac

[blappel]

Hei Torrac and Guy Licec from Tales of Home Depot are making out on the graduation battlefield.

[blappel]

Happy Birthday to HEI TORRAC 🐰🥕

[blappel]

Hei Torrac from Tales Of Home Depot has fallen unconscious.

[blappel]

Hei Torrac from Tales of Home Depot has fallen unconscious.

[blappel]

Hei Torrac from Tales of Home Depot is back up.

[blappel]

Hei Torrac from Tales of Home Depot has been spayed and neutered.

[blappel]

then hei torrac is a woman

guy licec is heterosexual

[blappel]

Let Your Guard Down: The Harms of Toxic Masculinity on Interpersonal Relationships in Tales of Home Depot

Blitz Siege, Hei Torrac, and Michael “Appel” de Appel Gang are all canonically gay male characters in the main party of Tales of Home Depot (TOHD). But where Blitz and Hei have come to terms with their sexuality and are comfortable expressing both conventionally masculine and feminine characteristics, Appel is introduced as repressed, hiding behind airs of heterosexuality and masculinity in an attempt to preserve his reputation and ethos. In this essay, I argue that the effects of this self-centered, insecure approach prove harmful not just to Appel, but to the party, too. In the end, the resounding message is that rigid gender roles and tyrannous sexuality norms undermine and prevent meaningful, functional relationships from forming.

First, I juxtapose the way the three men behave in the context of “The Pile,” a practice where characters in lack of sufficient bunking spaces sleep next to one another on the floor, is indicative of the harms of gender roles and sexuality norms. In the beginning of TOHD, the only members that “pile” are Hei and Blitz; because they do not fear physical intimacy, one night when a potential enemy visits their camp, Hei and Blitz are able to stealthily and rapidly wake up to guard against the disturbance. They are able to engage in teamwork together and protect the party from threats. Appel, however, who was offered a spot in The Pile, had scoffed and declined to join. In that tense moment, Appel, sleeping further away, needed to be woken, was slower to set up, and was ultimately less helpful to the party’s overall defense dynamic. In that moment, Appel’s inability to be vulnerable and let his guard down in front of other men actually led to poorer guarding of the party itself; attempting to follow masculine norms added to the danger of the situation.

The harmful effects of gender and sexuality norms arise once again when Blitz and Appel attempt to free their companions from sentient vines and poisonous trees. In this encounter, Appel charges in headfirst, attempting to embody the conventionally masculine role of the tank; even when he is worse for the wear, he refuses to heal, retreat, or seek cover, and continues attacking. He overcompensates. Appel’s refusal to engage with tactics that may make him seem weak ends with Appel in the throes of death. Instead, Blitz must return from the cave to heal Appel, and place himself in reach of enemy attacks. Even when Appel is healed, he refuses to heal himself, instead falling unconscious three times. Appel endangers not only himself, but his teammates who are relying on him to free them from deadly vines. Finally, Blitz, the healer, resorts to sacrificing his own health in order to transfer some to Appel; Appel has endangered every single member of the party in an effort to maintain masculinity.

In direct contrast to Appel, Blitz holds the conventionally feminine role of the healer, who holds no qualms about retreating into a cave from the vicious plants outside or healing those around him. Blitz does not worry about the optics of his actions—rather, he truly prioritizes his friends, and as a result he is able to help rescue them. Here, Appel’s attempt to conform with masculine expectations threatens his life and the lives of his teammates multiple times (effectually presenting as much danger as the enemies they face). It is Blitz’s ability to see past toxic masculinity that really frees the party members, indicating the harm of gender roles and sexuality norms.

It’s important to note that at the end of the vine battle, Appel’s behavior shifts momentarily from his general pattern* of masculinity. As Blitz and Appel lie on the ground in the aftermath of a near-death encounter, Appel reaches over to heal Blitz. Appel must be physically close to a man do this—something he expressed aversion to in the context of The Pile—and must engage in a conventionally feminine role to do so. As he takes a step away from patriarchal gender norms, Appel realizes he has feelings for Blitz, once again driving home the point that escaping gender/sexuality expectations is beneficial to establishing meaningful relationships.

As Appel is taught to embrace pride in existing outside and in spite of toxic masculinity, patriarchal norms, and heteronormativity, Appel is able to begin forming better relationships with those around him rather than relying on dysfunctional models. Appel has a long way to go before he can truly realize the full potential of his friendships and bonds with others in the party, but through repeated rejection of societal norm, Appel can find happiness.

*I say general pattern of refusing to heal because while this is not the first time Appel has healed anyone, usually, Appel does not resort to healing. One significant exception to this pattern is when Appel revived Blitz during the squid fight. Despite the fact that Appel heals Blitz, Appel still yells out a threat at Blitz, showing Appel’s inability to engage in healing without also trying to put on an aggressive, masculine veneer. Appel fails to truly portray that image, and instead the exchange is tinged with a strangely violent tone, one that seems so out of place it even holds gay undertones. Ultimately, while this scene represents the beginning of the Blappel arc, it also shows that Appel has quite some work to do on himself before he can truly love another man.