#host!edward nygma

[diddle-riddle]

Here for the Tease

[Semi-explicit sex scene. Bruce is horny for his human, Eddie eventually lets him be in charge and they are both stupid in a fun way. The tone of this snippet is closer to crack]

........ ........

A slick tendril raises up the side of his leg under his jeans. It feels like a string of lukewarm alive seaweed undulating against his skin. Lazily, the appendage curls from his thoroughly waxed calf to the scar on his knee, runs alongside the tender flesh inside his right thigh... plays mockingly with the band of his boxer shorts.

Edward's breathing rate increases.

He cannot lecture his symbiote-friend: he is sitting in a crowded amphitheater, listening to a presentation from the designer standing on the set. His stupid boss Daniel Mockridge enrolled video game programmers in a week of internship for them to 'get on the page' with the latest technological progresses regarding digital imaging.

Not that twenty-year-old Eddie needs any of this. His first project, Riddle of the Minotaur, meets a flourishing success; he is already planning a second game in this universe, Riddle Factory under its working title, and makes researches to develop another concept centered around a mix between the Egyptian and European versions of the Sphinx he'll place at the center of an investigation game.

For someone who never went to college, Ed has a visionary spirit in matter of business.

He also relies on... a busy, fulfilling private life.

Eddie smiles fondly when thinking about his four-year-old daughter, who spends the day at her mother and step-father's house. Albeit he earned complete custody over Stephanie, Crystal and Arthur remain helpful. When Steph's aunts Nina and Diedre can't take her in charge while her dad is at work, he can count on Stephie's mother and Crystal's husband.

He was in a hurry this day finishes to finally get back home.

The tentacle trails under his briefs, distracting Ed from thoughts related to his job and family. The symbiote teases the area far too close to his cock... and changes of shape, remaining thin to fit in his jeans but extending enough to cup his balls. As if a flat hand abruptly put a delicate pressure against him and held it there, not moving, just... electrifying him due to the deliciously torturous closeness.

"Bruce..." he curses, shifting his thighs uncomfortably. "Not now, be patient..."

He bites his lower lip to block any suspicious sound when the hand starts to massage his sac gently.

No one on either seats next to his, but two seats on his right and only one on his left separate him from strangers, workers in Mockridge's company or programmers from other corps, who gathered for the 'courses' displayed there from Monday morning to Friday afternoon.

"We are not alone..." he blames him, whispering furiously while his hands ball into fists on his sides to manifest his intense displeasure... or as a consequence of his growing arousal.

Or both.

His trousers feel far too tight all of a sudden.

If anything, the young man's half-hearted attempt at regaining a composure amuses the alien, who lets out a discreet laugh only Eddie hears.

Far too long to be a human finger, a sort of digit leaves the 'hand' squeezing his lower manhood to slide along the shaft then stroke the sensitive skin of his head.

Ed's teeth dig deeper into his lip to refrain a pitiful whining.

Bruce's shapeshifting form adapts to envelop his whole cock, trapping the hardening length inside an impossible to describe grip.

And then he starts to move. The most skilled hands of the planet stroke his penis, slowly, ever so slowly though efficaciously... It isn't long before Edward fusses on his seat, more and more unable to restrain strangled yelps when Bruce applies the equivalent of a thumb flat against his tip or when the alien's rhythm gives him the impression to be dutifully deepthroated.

"That's it, I fucking hate you," he murmurs as a conclusion, shoulders trembling and legs turned into jelly when he stands up from his folding auditorium chair.

Eddie apologizes towards the two girls and a boy he has to disrupt to exit his row and walks to the alley. A prudent move to stay not far from the top of the amphitheater: he doesn't attract much attention upon him when he heads for the doors located at the extremity of the huge room.

The internship takes place in an university that often rents its auditoriums for presentations like these.

Edward is glad not to meet more than two young persons kissing in a corridor, he reaches the closest desert toilets and locks himself in a cabin.

Even here he can't exactly be 'noisy' in case a boy enters, but at least he won't give his chair neighbors the impression he plays with himself during a class. If anyone noticed the sweat perking on his forehead and his shifting coupled to hidden though existing groans, they will either think he is a crazy guy having visions or a total pervert who wears sex toys under his clothes.

"Now let me make you feel good, Eddie..."

His pants plus underwear pooling around his knees, Edward looks down to a satisfied symbiote, whose pointy-eared black head materialized along with one strong arm, all attached directly to Ed's body.

"I hate you."

"No you don't."

The extraterrestrial purrs loudly as he goes on with more dedicated ministrations. By just touching him, he brings his human to the edge more rapidly than Edward's dignity is willing to admit.

..........

Read “Here for the Tease” on AO3 here Discover the rest of the DC Symbiotes Series on AO3 here

[froot-batty]

maybe don't piss off the man who owns a scythe, ed

[sp00ky-scary]

Wooo Riddler design (I spent 8 hours of my life on this)

I'm working on a DC AU and Riddler is my favourite character (I'm hyperfixating on him, he consumes all my thoughts) so I drew a design for him. Design rant time!!!

Edward Nygma worked at the GCPD in cybercrimes (I dunno shit about the police so I'm not gonna elaborate on his exact job). Whilst at the GCPD he treated his job more like a challenge, he didn't want to do good or anything he just needed something to do plus working at the GCPD provided him resources to "pursue his hobbies" (commit crimes, he was basically just a freelance hacker before becoming the Riddler). Eventually he quit/got fired (it's complicated) and his need for a challenge and something to do basically lead to him taking up the Riddler persona and taunting Batman. (Originally his identity was a secret before ya know he got caught and thrown into Arkham for the first time. I do have a design of his initial Riddler outfit but his main Riddler outfit is cooler). Also to note he's not from Gotham he ran away from home and ended up in Gotham, where he attended University before working at the GCPD.

Actual design notes: His hair is dyed it's naturally dark brown, he's blind as fuck and somehow his Riddler glasses are prescription. I didn't include purple in his outfit because purple and green is a nightmare colour scheme, plus the Joker has that colour scheme so I wanted to separate the two a little more. He's autistic and has OCD, as well as some childhood trauma sprinkled in there. He's an overly confident, self absorbed, smug, asshole, yet also experiences a deep self hatred and has no sense of self preservation. He doesn't know when to shut up yet is initially charming and has a habit of speaking in riddles and telling seemingly useless facts and has an obsession with the colour green. He's physically kinda weak, not great at fighting unless he uses his cane, and he has asthma. His crimes often involve heists, robberies, puzzles and explosives, and the occasional hostage, he doesn't really kill people though, that's not his thing. And as is canon in like every version he leaves riddles and clues at the crime scene which is partially a result of his OCD. Oh and he's trans (FtM) and bisexual, I'm toying with the idea of him and the Penguin having some kinda relationship. Also he's besties with his henchwomen Query and Echo, as well as the Sirens. Most of the rogues both get along with him but also think he's an annoying asshole, something he and Harley bond over.

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Unburied Riddler just hicjacking game shows to do his own program where he tells riddles, ask questions and explain social economical issues, and maybe update people on important news and their impact on society specially minority groups all with an excelent humor. He also exposes bad people. He also steals a lot of money, is there in a mass kidnnaping, will beat peoole up pretty badly and even torture them on air and sometimes do unrelated puzzle mazes and heist to catch Batman's eye (he tries to build his mazes in empty massions belonging to landlords who want to rent it or are wait on the market for the perfect sell) but hey no one is perfect.

[sardonic-the-writer]

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[acapelladitty]

Scriddler Fic: Gratitude

Summary: Concerned about his health, Edward tries to alleviate some of Jonathan's pains by purchasing him some mobility aids.

This fic was a commission from the utterly delightful @glorified-monster and it was a real pleasure to fill for them. Thank you once again for the opportunity xx

Edward surveyed the opened package with an uncharacteristic hesitancy that irritated him with its sudden appearance. The construction of the individual componets within were all beautiful; each bearing a final painted coat in deep hickory which appeared almost glossy in the poor lighting of the basement.

The joint braces were composed of comfortable foam, stiff enough to ensure support but with the necessary flexibility to allow rapid movement. A skeleton of rigid metal structured the brace into a custom fit, one which Edward had painstakingly calculated using his brilliance where a conventional tape measure proved impossible due to secrecy of the intention.

In an identical shade, the finger splints which lay alongside the braces were constructed from a fine aluminium that held an intricate series of hinges and plating which allowed for as much mobility as possible without compromising their intended purpose.

Winter had not been kind to Jonathan.

The chill had brought sickness with it and Jonathan, as susceptible as he was due to his willow frame and immune system which seemed to run on little more than fumes, had spent days bedridden. Not that it impacted his work, rather, he merely shifted focus to more theory-based experiments as yellowed notebooks soon grew fat with scribbles and chemical formulas that Edward found almost incomprehensible in their complexity.

Edward, his frame much more plump and able to withstand the cold snap, had no such difficulties. His own skin played host to thick thermals which trapped his natural warmth as he popped vitamins as freely as mints to prevent any illness from sinking its claws too deep.

But still, an unfamiliar concern feathered his senses and so he put another brilliant plan into play to ensure that Jonthan would allow at least a little alleviation of his pains.

Shifting the mobility aids within the box so that each were clearly visible, Edward dropped to his haunches as he snatched the box from the floor and strode across the basement. Reaching Jonathan's seated position, he dropped the box atop the wide worktable and waited for the response.

Jonathan Crane accepted charity with less grace than illness but Edward Nygma was more than capable of manipulation when necessary.

"The hell's this?" Jonathan grunted, his voice sliding hoarsely over the syllables as his rich Southern twang broke the stillness.

"Are you so dense as to not recognise such simple items?" Edward countered with a haughty sniff. "They are braces and splints, for your knees and fingers respectively."

Jonathan remained silent for a moment as his thin, willowy hands trembled within the box to wrap around one of the splints. A deep frown marred his forehead as he brought the small item to his face and it quickly dissolved into a snarl as he dropped the splint back into the box and pushed it away with a dismissive hand.

"I'm not an invalid and I do not require your pity."

"I never said you were. An ungrateful bastard, perhaps, but not an invalid."

Standing to his impressive height, Jonathan used the extra inches he had to fill the small space.

"I do not need these to work. My recent illness had passed and I am no longer feeling its effects."

Edward bit back his cruel reply, restraining the desire to immediately drag Jonathan down to size, and instead he crossed his arms defensively.

"You are not working to full efficiency. I see the tremble in your fingers when the winter chill sets into them and, since we work together more often than not, I will not allow for my plans to be delayed due to an easily corrected roadblock."

It was an out. An easy escape for Jonathan to accept the help without sacrificing any dignity. It was the closest thing to kindness which Edward could offer him.

A deep hum emitted from Jonathan's chest as he considered the words. His intelligent gaze, robins egg blue eyes hidden behind wire-rimmed spectacles, flashed for a moment as something between acceptance and amusement settled in his features.

"I see your mind is not to be changed." He growled. "Very well. I will consider their use."

"Excellent." Truly pleased, Edward allowed a wry smile to tug at the edges of his lips. "And if you find any discomfort with them then I can refit them for a more appropriate shape."

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Rogues! The podcast is a fan made podcast by a tumblr user named codot that the tumblr Batman rogues fandom treats like the second coming of Batman villain media and Batman media in general. It's like WFA in the way that it is based pretty much entirely on fanon characterisations for all of the characters except that instead of fluffy slice of life it's kind of trying to be like Nightvale if the radio hosts were Riddler and Scarecrow. They answer tumblr questions 'in character' and everything and also from what I've seen Codot has a tendency to get really pissy if people complain about the way the podcast handles the rogues characterisation, representation and mental illness. And yes Scriddler is the main ship and focus

hey okay I don't want to shit on fanworks too hard or anything but I'm trying to find more information on this and. to be clear. this is a podcast where the main ship is Edward Nygma and Jonathan Crane. and they are. both voiced by the same guy (Codot?) ? hello?

[gender-envy-tournament]

Gender Bracket #1

All were chosen randomly from submissions (With the exception of two of my personal favorites)

Pairs under cut

Reki Kyan (Sk8 the Infinity) vs. Hiyori Tomoe (Ensemble Stars!)

Kate Bush vs. Rantaro Amami (Danganronpa)

Papyrus (Undertale) vs. Gen Asagiri (Dr. Stone)

Rich Goranski (Be More Chill) vs. Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)

Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) vs. Fujimoto (Ponyo)

Dick Grayson (DC Comics) vs. Red Son (Lego Monkie Kid)

Danny Tanner (Full House) vs. Conner Kent (DC Comics)

Goro Majima (Yakuza) vs. Jacob Andrews

The Nameless Ghouls vs. Frank Iero

Joker (Persona 5) vs. Charlotte Wiltshire (Hello Charlotte)

Sal Fisher (Sally Face) vs. Howl Pendragon (Howl's Moving Castle)

Archibald Craven (The Secret Garden) vs. Bo Burnham

Lady Loki (Marvel Comics) vs. Joshua Kiryu (The World Ends with You)

James Kirk (Star Trek) vs. Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Lee Felix vs. Donatello (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Shikanoin Heizou (Genshin Impact) vs. Beelzebub (Good Omens)

Moira (Overwatch) vs. Samantha Jones (Sex and the City)

Klavier Gavin (Ace Attorney) vs. Quark (Star Trek)

James (Pokemon) vs. Paris the Puppet (The Dummy's Dummy)

Venti (Genshin Impact) vs. René Gallimard (M. Butterfly)

Camilo Madrigal (Encanto) vs. Edward Nygma (Gotham)

Edward Teach (Our Flag Means Death) vs. Bowser (Super Mario Brothers)

Crowley (Supernatural) vs. Delirium of the Endless (The Sandman)

Princess Ozma (Oz) vs. Vanitas (The Case Study of Vanitas)

Kris (Deltarune) vs. Lily Houghton (Jungle Cruise)

Natsume Sakasaki (Ensemble Stars!) vs. Ranboo (@ranboolivesaysstuff)

Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)

Dan Heng (Honkai: Star Rail) vs. Jeff Satur

David Tennant vs. Harry du Bois (Disco Elysium)

Dr. Frank-N-Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) vs. Link (The Legend of Zelda)

Tianyou Zhao (Yakuza) vs. @gender-envy-tournament (I got 10 separate submissions again)

The Spine (Steam Powered Giraffe) vs. Raine Whispers (The Owl House)

[allzelemonz]

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Axel, Merle Dixon, Milton Mamet, Simon

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Axel, Oscar, Otto

[diddle-riddle]

Shooting Star

If he's caught outside the dorms at this late hour, Edward will be punished. Yet he had to leave the crowded room.

He would kill to get a bedroom, nevermind how small, just for him. A private space to escape the endless turmoil, the ever-lasting agitation, the permanent bullying. Hidden in the attic-used-for-storage, Eddie watched the night from the cracked window.

While he is not religious, he made a wish when he saw an unusual shooting star:

"I need someone to be my friend... Maybe send me an angel. The nicest angel you have."

Not far from Gotham, a symbiote exited in extremis his emergency capsule that crashed in the countryside.

...................................

Read “Shooting Star” on AO3 here Discover the rest of the DC Symbiotes Series on AO3 here

[quandaryqueen]

Any riddler's

W a close friend who constantly does or almost does something stupid

Close friend definitely has hearing problems from how many times they misheard stuff like

"Go carts?" "..." "..." "...I said vocals." "oh"

Forgets stuff, like, there was this one time where they were searching for their phone using their phone's flashlight

"Have I told you this before?" Yes they have, about 5 times or maybe more in fact, they're veryyy forgetful

BUT despite that they're tremendously smart in different areas, just incredibly forgetful at times which is most of the time

In my defense, it's been three days since I slept

Batman Unburied Edward Nygma X Reader

A platonic piece! I love writing for them omg thank you for this request! This following piece is inspired by things that happened to me so, now you have an idea how stupid this bitch can be.

💚 He loves you, oh he loves you... But seeing you somehow trip on your own feet and somehow land in a canal made him undergo an asthma attack from laughing too hard. After getting his inhaler, he might just grab your hand and pull you out of it (after wiping it with a towel and spraying a hefty amount of sanitizer).

Then you somehow slip and fall back again. He laughs again, almost kills himself in the process, recovers, then helps you back again.

That's it. That's the relationship in a nutshell. And boy, does he always laugh when he's with you.

💚 And it never gets old, fucking hell you find ways in how to be so damn unpredictable when it comes to these things. Sometimes you'd be as agile as a cat, but sometimes you would be so damn clumsy... Like a cat. Huh, two sides of the same coin.

It's fun to watch you, he knows when to laugh and when not to, as he's been friends with you for so long. There are times the laughing was a mere instinct in the midst of a tumultuous moment upon attempting to register what he just saw or to at least alleviate tensions... Sometimes that laughter takes a few minutes as he replays what he had saw.

💚 But in his defense! He always helps you up... And lets out a snicker. And will later remind you of said events and watch embarrassment flood your features upon recalling it, then your mind starts to drift back to the faces of strangers looking at you weirdly for tripping at nothing.

It's top tier entertainment for Edward. He's a good friend, I swear

"Remember that time you walked into a glass door?"

"Not now, Ed," You wince when he brought it up, remembering how you burned under the scrutiny of onlookers. Not to mention, it left a nasty welt and a bruise to be reminded of it.

"Then when you to find the door, you ended up walking through another glass?"

"FUCK OFF!"

💚 Anyways, not only that, as your mind tends to run during the day and what came of it, were random blurts of words Edward finds absolute golden.

What the fuck was running in your mind that you'd pause in the middle of a task, stare off into the void and let your thoughts run... Edward interrupts your train of thought with a randomness of his own, resulting you to say the most random threads of questionable, yet entertaining semantics.

💚 Here's a little example:

Of course, you were once again staring into space and Edward saw the perfect opportunity to make you jump out of your wits. Your back was turned against him, it was perfect for him to catch you off guard.

Light as a feather, he takes gentle steps as to not disrupt you of your daydream yet. His hands were held out with malicious intent, and slowly, he closes in on you...

"BAH!" he exclaims, hands grasping your shoulder.

"AH 'XPLODING PUSSIES!"

... he does not have an inkling of idea of what you were thinking about, but god continue being such an intriguing little klutz.

💚 Mishearing things are a common occurrence if you're as dumbly deep in day dream as me. Here's an example:

There was a celebration of sorts hosted by Penguin, Edward recalls making you tag along because, according to him, would help ward off people with romantic intentions, hoping the sight of you by his side without confirming anything would successfully dismay them. Edward did not mention the fact that he can't stand some of the guests there and with you being there makes it more bearable.

You didn't mind, you yourself attended the event with personal intention... Namely, the cute performer by the name of Darius Chapel performing in the Iceberg Lounge that night. The darling of the crowd himself.

Well, you were dressed to the nine's, even garnering Edward's approval... Meaning, he was less critical about your fashion choices but I digress— you looked so fucking bomb.

You were seated at a table with Edward, along with a few guests. The most important man, Oswald Cobblepot, just seated beside you. Eventually, Darius came to join the table after performing and you were a sight to behold, giggling like a little school girl with their school girl crush and school girl daze and school girl day dream.

"Another great year. I propose a toast!" One of the guest raises their glass.

"Cheers!"

In your simping head, make up an appearance, you suddenly sat up from your seat, which had everyone in the table glance at you with furrowed brows. They watch you step away from your seat and walk away. All glanced at Edward, who was only as confused as they were when you returned to the table carrying a stack of monoblock chairs.

"What are those?" Edward questions.

"Chairs."

A short laugh was pulled from his throat before he can even respond. "Honey, he said 'cheers' not chairs."

... No one has let you live it down.

💚 When he laughs with you during your little accidents, there's still the underlying sense of concern he has for you. He hopes you know he cares, even after he is laughing up a storm that he triggers an asthma attack.

So after you trioo for the umpteenth time, it's expected he laughs, helps you to your feet, and does the 'lovingly calls you an idiot while patching you up' kind of thing, even throwing in reassurances... Or his way of reassurances.

"I am so dumb, oh my god. What the fuck did I tripped on? Nothing!"

"Oh don't worry. No one saw you this time, I promise!"

"That doesn't even make it less worse!"

💚 This Edward is less of an elitist in terms of intelligence compaired to his other counterparts, he is more understanding about how some people are more intelligent in their ways. He also does not go out of his way to make others feel bad and put himself on a pedestal because of it.

Because of your nature to trip over nothing and stare into space and lost in your train of thoughts, others have tendancies to call you names... Which Edward fucking hated, because he knows you're more than the stumbling idiot everyone assume you as.

I firmly believe that he would be that friend that will subtly set up a scene that he knows you'll fucking dominate. So he'll put up a riddle he knows you can answer and watch in satisfaction as the others jaws drop at the sight of you answering that riddle without a second thought, and being fucking correct.

💚 In the end, he loves you because you make him laugh.

[ramenflavoredchaos]

Hula

It was very typical of Harley to host a rogue’s only talent show, it was also very typical of her botanical girlfriend that everyone’s safety hinged on their participation. Now Oswald found himself in the back row of an abandoned theater while a handful of criminals were showing off their skills ranging from dislocating and relocating their arm (It was glaringly obvious Jonathan was getting a kick out of the reactions he got out of that) to recounting the entire ace attorney series word for word (Harvey was very hung up on the spin off series being chess themed). The gentleman rogue was trying to find out of this predicament, weighing out whether he could sneak out through the fire escape or just blow a hole into the side of the wall and book it, both ending is Poison Ivy either strangling him or Harley tackling him to the floor.

“Next up! Edward Nygma who will be performing a,” the clown girl held her cue cards closer to her face and muttered something in Korean, “He will be performing three hula numbers back to back honoring the the lava goddess Pele and- Aigoo this handwriting is atrocious…”

“I don’t need your input on my penmanship just read what’s on the card,” a voice backstage yelled.

“How!? You write like you don’t have hands!”

“Forget it I’m going to start!”

Thinking back, Oswald did remember Edward mentioning that when he was growing up in Hawaii he use to dance hula professionally.

“He must have had a hard time looking for a green aloha shirt,” Oswald chuckled to himself thinking about how the Riddler was seen in skin tight costumes or sparkling suits, a button up shirt and khakis was probably a change of pace for the prince of puzzles.

That is until Ed began to dance out once the speakers played a prerecording of Ed chanting to the beat of a percussion. Oh wow! Oh dear! He was wearing a cloth barely covering his lower half and wreaths around his limbs and head. With each turn the cloth moved out of the way to briefly show his ass giving way to a couple of whistles from the crowd. Oswald meanwhile was preoccupied by Ed’s expressions, the way his eyes followed every movement his hands made, the way he would call out the first word of each verse, the way his face displayed this unadulterated joy and love of his performance. Of course, the fact the man was practically naked didn’t go unnoticed by Oswald but there was something charming about Ed’s enthusiasm radiating from his body once the second number started and he was alternating between standing and dropping down in his dancing.

“You’re really focusing in on him,” Selina pointed out from behind him, “Wanna share with the class?”

Oswald blushed, “I don’t know what you mean. Ed is just a very charismatic performer.”

“Sure.”

“I am. I am sure!”

The cat thief just hummed a response, turning her attention to the stage where Ed was on his knees and bending backwards, his upper body just barely touching the floor. In that moment, the dancer’s eyes locked onto Oswald’s and everyone else seemed to disappear from their mind’s eye. Edward held his position for a good while and winked before shooting back up to wrap up his dance.

Suddenly, an escape plan sounded like a terrible course of action and it was swiftly replaced with how he can get this man to dance for just him.

All based on this picture I drew of him-

[thenerdgames]

Contestant Match-Ups!

Notes:

There will be some opportunities in later rounds for characters who get voted out to get “revived” i.e. voted back into the contest! (My current plan is along the lines of, say, the top ten characters with the most votes who lost are included in a poll(s) to see who will get revived back into the contest)

Not all nominated characters were able to be included. Some did not quite meet/match the “nerd criteria” we were looking at, and a handful of extremely obscure nominations were received (which was much appreciated!) but the small amount + inability to find sufficient information on the characters to make a determination on their qualification meant that they couldn’t be included.

Poll Length: Current plan is to have Round 1 polls span one week. It’s possible that after Round 1, polls may revert to being 24 hours each for the remaining rounds - this is still being decided, and we may also open up a poll to see what other people think or would prefer regarding this. We’re happy to hear your feedback.

Alright everyone, here are our contestants & match-ups! (The characters who win round 1 will get shuffled around again before being matched up in round 2!)

Gyro Gearloose (DuckTales 2017) vs Huey Duck (DuckTales 2017)

Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas and Ferb) vs Carl Karl (Phineas and Ferb)

Maxie (Pokémon) vs Clemont (Pokémon)

Dexter (Dexter’s Laboratory) vs Mandark (Dexter’s Laboratory)

Theodore “Tobey” McCallister III (WordGirl) vs Sniffles (Happy Tree Friends)

Dr. Sylvester "Sylvie" Ashling (Epithet Erased) vs Klug (Puyo Puyo)

Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls) vs Fan (Inanimate Insanity)

Melvin Sneedly (Captain Underpants) vs Martin Prince (The Simpsons)

Jeff Andonuts (Earthbound) vs Double D (Ed, Edd & Eddy)

Harold Norbert Cheever Doris McGrady V (Total Drama) vs Brainy Smurf (The Smurfs)

Alan “(the) Brain” Powers (Arthur) vs Carl Chryniszzswics (Johnny Bravo)

Steroids (Nuclear Throne) vs Closet (Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse)

Will Byers (Stranger Things) vs Abed Nadir (Community)

Victor Frankenstein (Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus) vs Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Steve Urkel (Family Matters) vs Fact Sphere (Portal 2)

Kowalski (Penguins of Madagascar) vs Chidi Anagonye (The Good Place)

Dr. Herbert West (Re-Animator) vs Edward "Ed" Nygma (Gotham)

Berdly (Deltarune) vs Carlos the Scientist (Welcome to Night Vale)

Checklists

Each character will have their Nerd Checklist criteria featured in their polls, so that voters can see what criteria they do/don’t meet when making their decision! We are seeking to try and ensure that checklists are accurate. The checklists for each character will be posted prior to polls opening up, so that fans may have the opportunity to state if they think any selections or lack of selections are inaccurate. Behind the scenes, we’re working on finalising the checklists now.

In the end, no nomination was received for Floofty. I would have gone ahead and put them in the contest, but I’m not personally familiar with the character so I’m not able to fill out an accurate checklist for them. We will be looking at opening up nominations for a contest mainly featuring nerd girls to host afterwards, but nonbinary characters are still able to be nominated and participate for that too (same as they were for this contest focusing mainly on nerd guys)

The current goal is for Round 1 to start on Monday or Tuesday evening GMT+10, but that may be possibly delayed slightly depending on when the checklists are finalised/posted. Thanks, everyone! Will keep you all updated.

(Curious about how the match-ups were determined? Refer to the “How were the character Match-Ups for Round 1 Chosen?” post linked in pinned post!)

[random-movie-ideas]

Batman & Batgirl: The Iceberg Heist (Movie Outline)

This movie would be a sequel to my earlier Batman & Batgirl outline, set within a cinematic universe where much of Batman's most well-known stories have all played out. It would also follow a Nightwing movie following shortly after B&B, where Tim Drake was introduced, and Clayface and Poison Ivy both received their origins.

We start out with a “business-as-usual” opening, with Batman and Batgirl working together to go after Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, who have stolen a car and gone on a joyride. They cross paths with Nightwing and his new sidekick Tim Drake, who have been trying to track down Ivy for months. There’s a bunch of playful banter going on, and in the end, they manage to stop the joyride, though Harley and Ivy manage to slip away.

We then cut to the Iceberg Lounge, the Penguin’s bar and a front for his criminal operations, also a popular hangout for criminals and others trying to avoid the law. We see Selina Kyle there, drinking alone and looking sad. We get a couple small flashbacks reminding the audience how she had been paid off to give Batman false information, resulting in the death of Jason Todd. As she is sitting there, she sees Edward Nygma/The Riddler enter the bar, greeting the Penguin in a genial manner, saying he got his message, something about a Batman auction.

The Penguin shushes him, nodding to Selina nearby, and saying he doesn’t want to discuss things around possible rats. He ushers Nygma into a backroom. Selina, curious, sneaks her way up into the ceiling above the backroom, listening in as the Penguin discusses with the Riddler an upcoming auction, how a certain person had approached him, claiming to know the identity of the Batman, with proof, and that he wished to auction this information off to the highest bidder. The Penguin had agreed to host the auction, inviting most of the Gotham underworld, but he was concerned about security, that if news of this auction got back to you-know-who, the lounge itself and all of his clientele would be in danger. The Penguin then hires the Riddler to set up his security, specifically to make it Bat-proof.

We then see a few scenes of Bruce and Barbara in their daily lives, Barbara getting ready to graduate from college, interacting with her dad and the police force, and flirting with Dick, who is struggling to have patience with his new protegee. On the other end, Bruce is struggling but trying to reconnect with Dick, does his best to put on a good public face, and talks to Alfred a bit about Selina. We also get to see Bruce and Barbara working together in the Batcave, having built up a strong rapport with each other. While they are working, they get an alert that the bat signal has been lit up.

Bruce and Barbara both head to the precinct to answer the call. They arrive to see Gordon coming out with his gun drawn, having apparently not lit it up. They are greeted by Catwoman, sitting on the ledge nearby. They all greet her with suspicion, Barbara especially acting defensive of Bruce, remembering the memories she saw in Bruce’s head. Catwoman raises her hands, saying she comes as an ally. Though they don’t trust her, they listen as she explains what is going on at the Iceberg Lounge, and the planned auction of Batman’s identity. She tells them to check it out themselves to verify.

The team tentatively take her advice. Barbara and Dick spend the day staking out the Iceberg Lounge, seeing the Riddler there drawing out plans. They talk a little about Selina and whether she can be trusted, neither of them really big fans of her. Barbara also gets to talk to Tim one on one, surprised he already worked out her identity as Barbara Gordon. Meanwhile, Bruce and Alfred do research on who might have his identity, Alfred trying to talk to Bruce about Selina but Bruce not having it. Bruce pays a visit to Arkham, meeting there Dr. Crane and his new assistant Thomas Elliot. Crane tells him that the Mad Hatter is still safely under his care, though the specialist who’d been working with him resigned a few days ago, one Hugo Strange. Finally, Commissioner Gordon and his detectives gather information, confirming that there are indeed special invitations going around for those seeking to buy the identity of the Batman.

All confirmed, Batman and his allies gather in an abandoned warehouse to formulate a plan, Alfred coming along in a simple black outfit and mask. Catwoman shows up too, offering her help. No one wants to trust her, but Alfred takes the initiative to vouch for her. The rest all ultimately agree, though with great reservation, agreeing at least that she could be useful for the mission. The story becomes something akin to a heist movie from here, with our heroes plotting out their heist, intercut with scenes of them doing it, and some interpersonal interactions between them all, such as Barbara interacting with Gordon and doing her best not to let on who she is. We also get to see some interactions with Bruce and Selina that show there still is a mutual love and attraction between them, but that can’t erase the past.

The first part of the plan involves them playing into the Penguin and Riddler’s expectations. Barbara, Dick, and Tim all go, full costume, to break into the auction, triggering the Riddler’s traps in the process. Meanwhile Selina, her involvement yet unknown, would attend the auction as a guest, with a plus one in tow. As Selina arrives, she is greeted by what looks like Killer Croc, though she soon realizes it’s just a disguise and assumes it to be Batman.

From here, we intercut several scenes of the Trap crew working to figure out the Riddler’s traps and get through, each member having some specific skill that helps them through it. Meanwhile, in the lounge, Selina and “Croc” greet the other guests, including Penguin, Harley and Ivy, Two-Face, and finally the Joker. A tense scene ensues between Selina and the Joker, with Selina nearly attacking him after he makes a joking reference to Jason’s death. Afterwards, as the program begins, Selina sits down next to “Croc” and talks to him about what happened, about the faulty information she’d given him. She confesses to making a mistake and apologizes to him for everything that happened.

Dick, Barbara, and Tim get through trap after trap, coming face to face with the Riddler as he strives to circumvent them at every turn. Finally, working together, they get through the last of his puzzles and beat him down. Just as they are celebrating, they find themselves locked in an electrified cage that the Penguin had rigged up, just on the off-chance that the Riddler failed.

Down on stage, the Penguin starts off the main event, but adds a surprise twist. He unveils the cage with Nightwing, Batgirl, and Robin all locked up inside it, saying that whoever wins the bid for Batman’s identity, will also win the privilege of unmasking all three of them as well. He then introduces his special guest, Hugo Strange. Strange comes out to applause, explaining that he was the Mad Hatter’s psychiatrist at Arkham, and that through working with him, he had verified the Batman’s identity, which he had then confirmed by looking into appropriate records and resources.

Strange starts the bidding, with various players tossing out high amounts, including “Killer Croc.” Everyone is surprised, however, when Bruce Wayne enters the room and offers a bid three times higher than the last person. Hugo Strange is even more surprised, and slightly terrified. The Penguin tells the audience that Mr. Wayne donated a very high sum of money to the lounge, and as a thank you, the Penguin had extended to him an invitation to the auction. Strange seems furious, but unable to do anything. He and Bruce then face off, back and forth, with Bruce beating every offer, and Strange desperate for anyone else to take the bid. Finally, Bruce wins, and Strange angrily goes to tear open the envelope.

A blast is triggered the moment Strange rips it open, blowing up half the stage and the podium. Bruce realizes too late and is blown back by it. “Croc” grabs Selina and pulls her out of the way. The Joker bursts into laughter, emerging from the smoke, asking if anyone really expected him to want to actually know the Batman’s identity. That would get rid of the fun. Strange pleads for his life, but the Joker pulls out a gun and shoots him in the head. Harley and Ivy emerge, surrounded by other goons, as Joker says it’s now time to finish what he started, taking aim at the three captive sidekicks.

Suddenly, the room goes dark, as what looks like the Batman sweeps into the room, tackling the Joker and making his shots go wild. Harley and Ivy do their best to fight him, but they can’t see in the dark. Dick, Barbara, and Tim see the unmasked Bruce work his way around behind their cage and get it open, unleashing the three of them. Barbara asks who Batman is, and Bruce makes a passing reference to her dad having a lot of guts before running off. Meanwhile, the Croc pulls off his mask, revealing Alfred underneath, and hands Selina her costume, telling her it’s time to make things right.

For just a moment, Joker and his minions lose track of the Batman. Then, some lights turn on, as the true Batman appears on the balcony above the stage. His appearance is followed by Nightwing, then Batgirl, then Robin, and finally Catwoman. As one, the heroes descend upon the crowd, taking down the Joker, Harley, and Ivy, with Two-Face getting wrapped up in it all as well. The Penguin tries to weasel his way out of it, only for Gordon to show up again with his police force, stating that Bruce Wayne called them after the explosion. Everyone is arrested and led away by the police.

Afterwards, the group are hanging out on the roof, talking about the mission. The kids needle Alfred, saying he should get involved in these more. Catwoman decides to go, with Batman trying to talk to her, but her not feeling quite right about it and leaving. We then see Barbara and Tim bonding over nerd stuff and setting up a time to play D & D, with Dick feeling like a third wheel between them.

A couple of days later, Barbara is sitting with Bruce and Alfred at breakfast looking over the official police reports of the raid on the Iceberg Lounge and the arrests of most of the major criminals currently in Gotham. Barbara says she has plans with Dick and Tim later, and excuses herself to take a call from her father. The doorbell rings, and as Bruce goes to answer it, Alfred tells him to remember what they’d talked about after the heist was over.

Bruce opens the door to find Selina there. He is surprised to see her, and she acts a little shy about it. She mentions that she went back to the scene later that night and found Strange’s letter in the rubble, holding it up. She may have taken a slight peek. Bruce looks at it for a moment and hands it off to Alfred, taking a moment to let go of the past. He invites her inside. Barbara sees her enter, looks a little annoyed, but rolls her eyes and lets it go. We then fade out as Bruce and Selina walk and talk, Selina saying something about “So this is how you get all your gadgets.”

In a post-credits scene, we see Dr. Crane and Dr. Elliot at Arkham, making sure the Joker, Harley, and Two-Face are secure inside their rooms, with Crane looking over the files on Penguin, Riddler, and Ivy to determine if they need to be transferred to his facility as well. Elliot brings up what Strange did, and Crane says that Batman is a valuable ally to them in their work, and it’s a disgrace that one of their own violated his trust in such a way. Later, Elliot goes back to his office and pulls out a small disc, saying it’s a good thing old Hugo saved a backup before pulling out a roll of gauze and tearing off a piece.

What do you think? I always wanted to write a story like this, where the Bat Family takes part in an Ocean's Eleven-style heist to break into the Iceberg Lounge and stop Hugo Strange. It also works in a nice way to feature a majority of the familiar rogues gallery, the same way the previous movie did with Batman's memories.

What did you think? Would you watch a movie like this?

[just-an-enby-lemon]

My Riddler casting criteria is Game Show Host Vibes and that's why Paul Dano just is an odd choice for me (even ignoring all the other problems I have with his Riddler -being the fact that he would work more as a bunch of other Rogues the only thing that I don't enjoy in The Batman).

[riddler-rambles]

Hello, and welcome!

We are the Criminal Minds sub-system* in the wider system known as Amorist Archive. ( @amoristarchive )

Our source character, as you could’ve guessed, is Edward Nygma. Also known as “the riddler” in the 2014 TV show Gotham.

We have three (3) alters in our sub-system:

Edward “Ed” Nygma - He/Him, 27 - Host - ❔

Rory Nygma - He/It, 27 - Protector - ❓

Heidi Nygma - She/Her, 27 - Caretaker - 💋

Stay, learn about us, or leave. Either way, enjoy your time!

*sub-system : put simply, we define sub-system as a system within a system, or when an alter has alters.