#i keep seeing posts that are like “kamado is a better person than volo” and. why are we pitting two bad bitches

[refrigeratedboombursts]

Both Kamado and Volo suck, the difference is that Volo gets sent to gay baby jail and Kamado to “you remind me too much of my shitty dad for me to actually look at your actions from a justified pov” jail.

[pika-ace]

Legends Arceus - Silver Phantoms AU: The Red Sky Aftermath

I'm having Rei and Akari friendship feels and I have an itch to ponder about what Ingo and Emmet likely went through while captured by Kamado, so lets take a break from the future and go back to Hisui, shall we? Let's get sad! :D

(Small warning for minor descriptions of violence?)

Now obviously, the events of the Red Sky fucked EVERYBODY up emotionally. Innocent spirits were kidnapped, Almighty Sinnoh turned out to be two different Pokemon, we found out a merchant single-handedly fucked up the world with the help of Pokemon Satan, A LOT happened.

If you remember in the initial Red Sky post, Kamado apologized to the Phantom Family for what he did and basically used Volo's arrest and imprisonment to make himself feel better since he now has the REAL culprit of the space-time rift. However, the same absolutely CAN NOT be said for our favorite Phantoms. Kamado may have followed through on his promise to not let the Phantoms see him again, but that doesn't stop the nightmares and slight PTSD that this poor little family suffered because of it.

Akari has vivid nightmares of the Stone Portal where Volo had her captive, his Garchomp hovering over her, and others where she's desperately trying to find her Uncles, but can't ever find them. She always wakes up in tears and crawls to where her Uncles are sleeping (Akari got a separate sleeping spot when she became 13 and Ingo and Emmet share a sleeping spot [insert mandatory Blankshippers DNI statement here]).

And Emmet and Ingo don't fare much better. While Volo didn't hurt Akari, as he didn't want to damage the one person who could potentially lead him to Arceus, Kamado...wasn't as kind. As I said before, they were tied up in a dungeon, and after letting them stew, Kamado began his interrogation. It only lasted for a day or two since Akari, Rei, and the wild Pokemon all staged their attack soon after, but to the twins, it felt like years. See, Kamado may have his own Pokemon, but he's definitely a more 'do it yourself' kind of guy; the dude has armor for fuck's sake, and I bet you anything he has a sword. Kamado wanted the twins to tell him more about the space-time rift, but obviously, the two aren't going to budge because they don't know jack, AND because they want to know where Akari is. Ingo says as much to him, and Emmet (who's likely gagged so he won't interfere and if we're taking the angle of him being non-verbal due to a wound it just adds insult to injury) instantly gets the tip of Kamado's blade to his throat. Thankfully, Kamado never goes too far, but he does give a few shallow cuts to draw blood to get his point across. He knows how close these Phantoms are to each other, so he knows that he can easily use the other to make one break.

So we basically got two different flavors of nightmares here for the twins. Ingo can barely bring himself to sleep because every time he closes his eyes, he sees Emmet at the mercy of Kamado's blade, helpless to stop it. Kamado easily picked up that Ingo was the softer of the two, valuing his loved ones more than himself, and he exploited that to a pulp. And Emmet also forgoes sleep to go out and train because while he was captured and used as Ingo's pressure point, it was the first time he was truly helpless. And he HATED IT. He's the strong one! He's the first line of attack! He's the one who's supposed to keep Ingo and Akari safe, and yet Kamado had him underfoot with no effort and caused Ingo to suffer! Emmet had to watch Ingo BEG Kamado not to hurt him while desperately insisting that they knew nothing of the rift and it just makes him want. To. SCREAM.

Needless to say, it was a good long while before any of them went ANYWHERE alone ever again. Akari was given stricter curfews and was told to tell Emmet and Ingo ANYTIME she was going anywhere and HAD to bring a Pokemon buddy with her at all times. Ingo and Emmet became even more joined at the hip and became WAY jumpier. It's not a fun time.

But they aren't the only ones! Poor Rei was put through the wringer as well, being manipulated, betrayed, banished, and put up against forces far bigger than him in a very short span of time! His Deuteragonist status had him bite off way more than he could chew and he was told to sit there and take it. But none of that holds a candle to how petrified he was when Akari was kidnapped. While a few of his nightmares involve Kamado banishing him or the Galaxy Team hunting him down, most of them involve Akari, with him being helpless to save her and watching Volo take her away forever and sometimes very violent images of Kamado killing her. After waking up screaming for the fifth time that week, Rei sneaks out of Jubilife and seeks out Akari. Luckily, Akari finds him only a few moments after he calls for her and she finds him an emotional mess. Tears are streaming down his face, his breathing is shallow, and all he can say is that he doesn't want to go home and that he needs to know she's okay. Akari immediately takes Rei back to her home where her Uncles gladly allow him to stay and manage to get him to sleep next to Akari. It's the first night in a while that Akari doesn't wake up from a nightmare, cuddled up against Rei.

The next morning, Rei tells Laventon that he wants to stay with the Phantoms for a few days. He just...really doesn't want to be away from Akari right now. Laventon completely understands, and Cyllene even writes it off as Rei going off and doing some long-term surveys so it doesn't look like Rei's shirking his work. Living in the wild with the Phantom family is definitely different, but honestly, Rei is with Akari, who's safe, and that's all he needs. While he's with them, Akari's mood seems to brighten considerably, taking him around on little walks and outings, and she sleeps more soundly with Rei than she has ever since the sky returned to normal. Ingo and Emmet notice this and are very glad this is the case, but they can tell that Rei is still troubled. So they take him aside to talk.

Rei tells them how terrible he feels about the whole thing, and how he felt like everything was his fault, but Ingo and Emmet quickly squash that notion. Being manipulated by Volo was absolutely not his fault; there was no way he could've known about Kamado's plan or his alliance with Volo, he's just a child for Sinnoh's sake! They then tell Rei that they're basically indebted to him; why? Because if it wasn't for him, Ingo, Emmet, and Akari would still be captured and separated. It was Rei's determination to do the right thing and his bond with Akari that set all the events in motion that led to their freedom. They said back then that Rei had saved Akari's life and they meant every word of it, and they honestly don't know if there's any possible way to repay him for bringing their baby girl back to them, safe and sound. Rei saved them all, and Ingo, Emmet, and Akari would always remember that, for as long as they lived.

After that, Rei starts bawling and gets a Submas Group hug. Afterward, Akari comes in to take Rei on another outing since it's a nice day, and Rei looks much happier than he did when he first arrived. It takes about a week before Rei feels comfortable going back home to Jubilife. The nightmares still occur, but far less frequently, for both Rei and Akari.

[pyro-sea]

Mahaad, Volo, faye valentine

This is going to get so long XD Here we goooooo!

My NOTP for them

Mahaad - I'm not big on Mahaad x Mana. They're more brotp to me. Or, they WOULD be bro if Mahaad would do a prank every once in a while puh-LEASE

Volo - There are actually very few people I ship Volo with. Probably why making an oc to pair with him was so easy lol. I guess probably stuff where it's him with an unaged-up MC/Akari/Rei, but if it's aged up I don't really care. I do have a mild vendetta against Ginter for his prices on items though, so I'm not keen on the idea of Volo and Ginter hooking up, but that's like, a me thing and not an "I don't think these characters work well together" thing. And I hate Kamado, but like, again, that's a me thing and has nothing to do with whether I think the characters work well or not.

Faye - Bebop doesn't have enough characters for this - oh wait, oh yeah, not a fan of Faye with Ed. If Ed was aged up, sure I don't care, but I haven't seen that yet, and thus my stance on it is no thank you.

My BROTP for them

Mahaad - With Manaaaaaa!!!!! They have such good sibling vibes and I think they'd be homies. I also think that Mahaad and Jounouchi would end up with a strong bro thing over protecting Yugi and Atem. But Mana and Mahaad have such Younger Sibling Older Sibling vibes that are a lot of fun to see and explore.

Volo - I think Volo and Tuli would be bros. Volo and Cogita could be bros, if Volo wasn't so sus in trying to get information from her. But yeah no I lowkey think Tuli and Volo are bros. I also think Tuli is the one who keeps Volo posted on stuff going on in Jubilife, since the only other guild member routinely in Jubilife is Ginter, and Ginter does not seem thrilled enough at Volo's antics to sneak him information.

Faye - Faye and Spike have a really strong siblings dynamic imo. They both annoy the shit out of each other, as siblings do, but they'd also take a bullet for each other, as siblings do. They're like that in the anime and in the live-action series. Actually, the live-action series makes them even more brotp than I expected. They bond over luxury shower practices lol

My OTP for them 

Mahaad - Mahaad x Set is the most plausible for me canonwise, but I think they both bond over how much they care about Atem and that's what brings them closer together. Maybe in another life, they'd have more time to figure things out (Kaiba x Dark Magician, anyone?? Anyone????)

Volo - *points to my oc content* I did not put in this much work for Volo and my oc Niko to NOT be my Volo-involved otp. But uh yeah no Volo x Niko is my love, my life, my everything. I am vibrating while rotating them both in my brain. Volo has such simpish dialog in the game that spinning it to fit a shipping story was SO easy. He loves Niko. A bit too much. He's an obsessive bastard who needs to chill. But he won't, and Niko adores the attention. Drinks it like wine. Plus, Niko being from modern day knows Arceus as the pokemon god of creation, and just acknowledging Arceus as a deity would be SO validating for Volo, who is literally the only person in Hisui (except maybe, MAYBE Cogita) to know who Arcues is, let alone consider Arceus the "true"/"real" almighty Sinnoh. And at one point, Volo is the only person Niko trusts, because of shit that happens in canon. Niko has been ripped from their home and everyone they know TWICE and Volo has been there for them, even if he did, you know, kinda cause the first issue lol but GOD they're a bit dysfunctional sometimes, but they inspire each other to be better people and Niko fights god itself for Volo and just *bites fist* gaaaah I need to get the full story out someday

But if I have to pick a canon character, probably Ingo. I think Volo would keep tabs on him no matter what option you think he got to Hisui through (Volo's rift fuckery, ultra wormhole, some other third thing that even Arceus doesn't know of), one because Ingo is potentially from the rift, and two because he'd be waiting for Ingo to recover his memories and tell him of the future - and especially of the future's historical knowledge. Little does Volo know, Ingo's specialty is trains. But in that I like to think they'd grow closer and damn I just need to write a fic, don't i XD

Faye - Faye x Julia. Sorry Spike. There's a moment in the anime where Faye meets Julia and she seems so star-struck that i just thought "Oh. Oh this is it. Faye can have a wlw, as a treat" and i've never let that thought go. Ever.

My second choice pairing for them

Mahaad - I really like Mahaad x Ryou and Dark Magician x Ryou. I especially love stories where Mahaad somehow contacts Ryou through the Ring. Or where Ryou gets the Puzzle and Mahaad finds Ryou through that. Or sentient Duel Monsters cards. Or or or just making it happen. I think Ryou would dig Dark Magician's aesthetic, and I think Mahaad needs more positive enthusiasm in his life. Plus, then homoerotic magic training sessions could happen, and who doesn't want a good homoerotic magic training session??

Volo - Volo and Adaman! Why? Because Adaman deserves a little crazy bf, as a treat. For serious, I just like the idea of Volo detouring to visit the Diamond Clan just to see Adaman, him listing VERY intently while Adaman goes on and on and on about the clan's history, legends, etc etc, and Adaman metaphorically wagging his tail getting to tell someone so enthusiastic about how correct the Diamond Clan is. I think a similar series of events could happen between Irida and Volo, but I ship Irida with Mai I'm not sure Irida would see the interactions as romantic or potentially suggesting a romance being desired.

Faye - If Faye can't have Julia, then by god let her have Spike. Yes I know I just called them brotp, but they have the range to be both. Specifically, Faye has the range to put Spike in his place, and Spike has the respect for her enough to be put in his place. It'd work, eventually. When money wasn't tight. Listen they've been through too much together, it'd work.

My fluffy pairing for them

Mahaad - Mahaad x Atem! Or, more like Dark Magician x Atem, since anything involving the AE crew ends in, well, *gestures to canon*. But like, I think Mahaad and Atem would spend quiet mornings building deck strategies for Atem to run by Yugi. It'd be cute.

Volo - Nnnnnnnniko! Niko x Volo is everything to me. All of it. It has the range. It is the full package. The fluff, the angst, the hurt/comfort, the betrayal, the reconcile, the healing, the loss, the pining, the drastic times call for drastic measures. Everythiiiiiiing.

But, again, if it had to be a canon character, I think anything would work pre-postgame. Ingo, Adaman, Tuli, Cogita, Irida, the guild members, it's almost anything goes. However, in all the post-postgame stuff.... I think professor Laventon is the only one who'd give Volo a second chance, considering the stuff Laventon tells you after the Giratina mission. Plus like, they're both nerds lol fellas, is it gay to collaborate on research projects that further both y'all's research goals? (in this case, the answer is a resounding yes).

Faye - Faye x A fat paycheck and a long shower. That's the only fluff life gives the bebop crew. Although if I could au it a bit, Faye and Julia could have some pretty soft moments while on the run together.

My angsty pairing for them

Mahaad - Mahaad x TKB. The heartbreak at the end of the line. Mahaad having to choose between helping TKB and protecting Atem. TKB knowing that if he attacks the throne, he's going to have to face Mahaad as an enemy. It hurts. It hurts so good.

Volo - To literally no one's surprise: Niko x Volo. I'm telling ya, the pairing has the range.

Volo x Adaman also has the potential for some serious angst with the postgame. A whole big batch of "I trusted you" and "How could you do this" and "Did I really mean that little to you?". Delicious, delicious angst.

But you know what REALLY has the potential for some good angst? Volo x Emmet. Volo. x. Emmet. Just imagine. Emmet finds his way to Hisui. Encounters Volo. Volo offers to help him find his brother, but fears getting found out, so he derails their search. It takes a long time. Emmet loses hope, but Volo keeps encouraging him. Emmet starts to fall in love, only to have his heart absolutely decimated when he finds out Volo is the reason Ingo got yeeted in the first place. Ouchie :)

Faye - Considering the way the show ends, Faye x Spike would pretty much tear out your heart and rip it to itty bitty shreds. Both versions of the show, actually. Bebop canon said no one is allowed a positive ending except Ed and Ein (which is okay, because they do deserve it).

My favorite poly ship for them 

Mahaad - Mahaad with Set and Atem! Or, Mahaad with Atem and TKB. Or or or actually Mahaad with Set and Atem AND with TKB. Chronic. Multi. Shipper.

Volo - Volo x Niko x Adaman. The whole dialog from the lake trio missions is a solid 70% Volo and Adaman talking about how cool and competent you are, so like, once again the in-game dialog lends itself so well to so many potentials. It also lends itself to Volo x Niko x Cogita a few times. So many pastabilities!

Faye - I really like Faye x Spike x Jet, but specifically in the format of Faye > Spike < Jet, with Faye and Jet being more metamores than romantic or sexual partners. They're both there for Spike, and Spike is absolutely high off the attention.

My weirdest pairing for them

Mahaad - Idk if it actually counts as weird, but I think Mahaad x Kaiba/Dark Magician x Kaiba is REALLY fun, especially when it's a rendition of Kaiba that is super magic-reluctant. Mahaad who loved Set is just "I have found you once more, my beloved" and Kaiba who refuses to believe he was Set in a past life is just "Yugi get your weird cosplay friend off my lawn". Or better, "Yugi tell your duel monster cards to stop fucking talking to me"

Volo - I kinda do ship him with Cyllene a bit. I think she puts a lot of faith in his abilities and expertise in canon, when she's super not the character to do that. Which suggests they have some sort of history/connection pre-canon. Possibly a flame on the downlow? Friendly exes? Mutual aces? Pick your favorite flavor, I just think they're fun!

Faye - If bebop had more characters *grumble grumble* Honestly I think the weirdest pairing i could do with Faye would be to make a bebop oc. Which, i'm not going to do, but that's kinda were I'm at. There's only a handful of characters. I guess Vicious??? Faye x Vicious???? That's the best I got. It'd be quite the middle finger to Spike lol

[volono1fan]

what survivor / hunter the pokemon legends arceus characters would main because i think it’s funny. part 1 because i can’t do all them in one post.

akari: perfumer for survivor. she gets all the instant perfumes but the time she doesn’t she gets downed in twenty seconds and it’s so bad. mains geisha and again is either doing amazing with the butterflies or gets one person on the chair once the entire match.

rei: embalmer. not personality wise but i feel like rei likes the idea of helping on the sidelines idk that’s just me. could also be a prisoner main too ngl. as for hunter i feel like he’d be a bonbon main i don’t know why it just feels right. specifically the new b.duck bonbon. but rei is definitely way better at survivor than hunter.

adaman: that man mains mercenary or forward he hates decoding and always wants to help others and rescue everyone, plus he loves kiting too. unfortunately he never gets first kite with his mercenary or forward so he gets stuck on decoding duty anyways which double sucks because of their awful decoding speed. he mains naiad just trust me on this one too. it’s one of the hunters that moves around and is super involved even when someone is chaired. he is not good with the super campy hunters

irida: she mains mind’s eye don’t question me on this she is always keeping the hunter on their toes and is so good at telling when she needs to pallet stun or vault it’s not even funny. she also mains bloody queen and her spacial awareness with that hunter terrifies survivors and even fellow hunters.

volo: mains seer. he’s a fucking nightmare to play against though he will farm owls and he will emote while kiting. he also is such an awful gate taunter like he will not leave until the absolute last second even if everyone is already gone. dances at dungeon until the hunter shows up. he’s a fucking menace. he mains feaster too like the god fanboy he is and roleplays as him post match win or lose.

ingo: he mains gravekeeper but specifically train conductor gravekeeper. however if there was ever a train oriented survivor he would main that one. he also mains wu chang because *i am about to be attacked*

melli: first officer and photographer. i am not explaining this. he is so toxic it’s not even funny.

laventon: he mains the professor (lmao) but he’s really bad at the game. he used to main lucky guy though and was always downed in 5 seconds. hell ember main too because he needs the help of the ai. he’s struggling constantly.

cyllene: doctor main and she’s so good. pallet stun to heal is so engrained in her and she’s so good at it too. she’s also a sculptor main she’s so good with statue placements she can down anyone in 20 seconds. she’s not even toxic too she just leaves immediately post match and doesn’t accept any compliments. she’s also an idv coach for top players.

kamado: batter main. batter main. batter main. he is such a harasser it makes hunters pull their hair out because he always gets away with harassing. he’s a percy main too and everyone hates him for it but he leaves post match immediately so he doesn’t see people try to bully him. he’s good but he doesn’t play often so everyone thinks his account is a smurf. no he just didn’t play for two months and came back to wipe the floor clean of all the hounds in rank.

mai: barmaid. older sister moments but also she is really good at getting her heals in and using her speed boost when necessary. also a disciple main and kills it at both survivor and hunter. probably the most well rounded out of everyone too in terms of ability to fit into any role.