#idk if its a seperate button or what

[eunhos]

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[rigels-nigels]

Girl help I've acquired possibly yet another expensive hobby

[daenystheedreamer]

Lucemond redeeming quality they single-handedly prevent the asoiaf top ten ships on ao3 from being exclusively straight

im still sooooo mad they beat out rhaenicent (you people HATE women) but its also insanely funny idk. like they really had a button a nickel and one sock and they used it to invent an entire seperate mythology which they then hawked so hard its only beat out by daemyra. no matter what i say on the ship know that i respect the battle hardened sincere fujoshi. and you KNOW theyre the reason omegaverse is one of the top ten tags for ALL of hotd. also unrelated but aemondgirls getting x-ofc and x-reader on the charts.... nevertheless she persisted!!!

[retrospectislame]

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FNAF Security Breach Ruin theories that I'm sure people have thought of already but I'm still gonna post here because I havn't been able to stop thinking about this game:

(theories are seperated with a 🎈)

(also keep in mind that this is just my personal little theory ramble, I could absolutely be wrong)

🎈 I dont think we ever hear the real Gregory's voice in ruin.

Even when the mimic (That's what its called right? Or at least thats what we're calling it? Idk I'll just go with it) is chasing Cassie, when he's saying, "You were never supposed to go to the pizzaplex" and "Do you really have any other option?" (or smth like that-), I think that is still the mimic pretending to be Gregory.

Why? (more after break)

Well first of all, the instructions during the chase are coming from the walky talky that the mimic has been using to communicate with Cassie throughout the DLC. And like, don't get me wrong, but im pretty sure Gregory wouldn't be able to hack his way into the radio frequencies that the walky talkys are using. The same can be said for the speakers in the elevator before Cassie falls. To maybe even have a chance at communicating with Cassie through either of these, he would probably have to be in the building, which he explicitly says (even if it is the mimic talking) he isn't.

Also, Gregory talks about the M.X.E.S security system that was put in place to keep the mimic down there, but how would he know about that? And how would he know about the mimic being trapped down there to begin with? I mean sure, there is speculations that he had been living in the pizzaplex for a little bit, but i dont think that a evil, sentiant animitronic living down in the basement of a children's pizza place would exactly be considered public information, even if it is just among the employees. Not to mention that he probably wouldnt even be looking for that kind of information in the first place if he was living in the pizzaplex.

Finally, (even though I'm sure there's more things to back this up, I just don't want this to get too long lmao) how would Gregory even drop the elevator? Like I don't this theres a button labeled "button to drop the elevator thats in that old ruin under the pizzaplex," and to actually cut the cords he would have to be there which he isn't. The mimic is the one who most likely dropped the elevator, and if it wasn't them specfically, it was probably someone/thing that was working with them. (or also possibly the fact that that elevator is probably decades old and has probably had no maintainance whatsoever during that time and has also retained at least some fire damage and-) (<also, if the elevator did fall out of just extreme damage, the mimic probably knew that and thats why they led Cassie there)

🎈 But this also sprouts another question:

Why did the mimic drop the elevator?

Well, my theory is that it wanted to disguse itself.

I'm gonna say now that I don't fully know how most of the animitronics work (especially when it comes to the mimic) but I think that it's going to use Cassie's body as a way of hiding itself when it eventually (maybe) makes it up into the real world.

I also think that we may see Cassie again. How far into the future, I'm not sure, but I think we'll see her again eventually. Of course, if my theory happens to be correct, it's not going to be Cassie, but instead the mimic in disguise.

🎈The last thing I wanna talk about is just a few questions that I have now that ruin has been released:

How do Cassie and Gregory know each other? What is their relationship with each other? Are they friends? Siblings? Two runaways that met on the streets? How did they meet? Where the hell are these kids' parents?

Did Cass and Greg meet before SB or after? (before ruin of course) If they met before, then that raises a lot of questions. (How did they get separated before SB, why didn't he mention her at all during SB, etc. etc.)

How did the mimic contact Cassie at all? It probably chose her because 1. It already had a sample of Greg's voice, probably from when he went down there in SB, 2. She's a child, she's guillible enough to go wherever her friends ask her to go. But how???? The only possible way I can think of is call, text, maybe leave her a note, but I don't think she has a phone considering she's like 8, and leaving a note would require literally going to her house, which the mimic obviously can't do.

Who installed the M.X.E.S system in the first place? Was it one person trying to keep the mimic a secret? Was it Vanny? Vanessa? (considering the rabbit, it may be, but im not sure tbh) Was it the company that runs the pizzaplex just trying to hide the past wrong-doings of the previous owner and make more money?

Is the Glitchy Rabbit Thingy(TM) really evil? If you think about it, it may have only been trying to stop Cassie because she was disabling it, which would unleash the mimic and allow it to escape. Maybe the rabbit isn't as bad as we think.

Where is Music Man? Y'know the big one. Did he just retain so much damage that he doesn't work anymore? For a little bit I had thought that the giant endoskeleton in the daycare theater may be him, but after comparing the two, it's clear that they are just not the same model. (Music Man's arms are skinnier, it wouldn't make sense for him to have a jaw considering his mouth is a screen, head shape, etc. etc.) Speaking of which:

What the hell is that giant endoskeleton for? That's what I really wanna know. And why is it only there in the AR mode?

What does M.X.E.S stand for? I feel like that could be really important.

Uhhh, that's all I got for now I think. Thank you for coming to my ted talk lmao I don't really know how to end this-

[scaredgirlsilly]

I'm aroace and coming up on my 1 year anniversary of engagement to my lovely fiance who is not aro or ace and I do not use the term qpp. I have the type of relationship that tends to cause a lot of arguments so when irl people or strangers ask I just say I'm straight. (There's also an added layer of confusion from some people since I'm an ace guy and that seems to be a hot button topic rn)

I tend not to share this because people who know that I'm aroace think that I was previously going through a phase when I say I love my partner. I do love my partner but I'm still aroace and it looks different and this is the first time I've ever felt so secure with another person and what we were able to create is beautiful because I stopped listening to people tell me what a relationship is or should be. And we work amazingly together.

-a fellow aro mutual still too nervous to talk about being aroace with my actual unsername (but wanted to show solidarity)

omg hiiiiiiii!!!! ::3

ok first off CONGRATS ON ALMOST A YEAR OH EM GEE!!!!!!!! thats awesome im glad you found someone you can be yourself with ^u^

and uh. the rest of this is gonna be gibberish sorry jfkshdksj i was literally walking around my kitchen last night when i first got this ask trying to figure out how to word what i want to say for like an hour or 2 😭😭

but like. i think alot of people dont understand just how *open* the terms aro and ace can really be. like. idk at least to me its kinda like nonbinary. like nonbinary is anything that doest strictyly fit into the gender binary. and thats. uh. A Fuck Ton Of Things jfkshdjsj. like im aro but i might honestly feel romantic attraction. but for me its my strong dislike of the idea of being in a relationship, along with like. almost being disillusioned with the very concept of romantic attraction. (and being sorta kinda poly??)

this is the part that is gonna be incomprehensible jfksjsks. but the way i think about it is almost like. idk a diagnosis jfkshdks (NOT to be the weirdos that are like "romance is an illness" i just want to describe the fact that the borders and definitions of these attractions are socially constructed)

like romantic attraction has a bunch of "symptoms" (again value neutral i canmot stress enough that im not like anti people who like romance hfkshdjsj) like yk liking someone a bunch or butterflies in their stomach or like. yk whatever doesnt matter you get what i mean. the different thoughts and feelings and experiences that typically come up when someone is romantically attracted to someone. what im saying is i dont think there is *actually* a single Romantic Feeling people get, i think a lot of people just have a very similar experience, and so it sort of becomes a seperate thing yk. there isnt actually a Romantic Emotion but its a combo of a bunch of stuff that alot of people experience close enough to each others experiences that it is helpful for it to be named something.

but like. then people assume the Thing is actually real. or not that it isnt real but like. that the Thing came first and is law. when really its just a bunch of components that commonly make up the thing. and so when you share alot of those components of the Thing (saying i love you or being in a relationship that isnt a qpr with an allo person), people will say that you feel the Thing. but *you* know that you dont.

i dont really know where im going with this other than like. i wish people didnt see aro and ace people (specifically aro people jfksjsjs) as like. either you feel the Thing or you Dont. like 1. the Thing (romantic attraction) is something allo people cant even define comprehensibly and 2. the human experience is so varied that like. every single person is different and its v frustrating when people shit on others for not fitting into their idea of what that type of person is (shitting on aro people for not being what they think aro people are).

god this is nonsense im sorry but hopefully you understand what i mean. tl;dr everyone is different and everyones experiences of queer labels are different, id argue *especially* aro and ace people, and if you shit on aro and ace people for acting or feeling in a way you didnt expect or like, im killing you with a chainsaw

hopefully you can find other people who are not weird about your aroace-ness and if you ever need to talk about it id be down ^u^

[sleepy-vix]

OC APP IDEA??

There should be an app for keeping track of OCs. Like, theres just projile templated there with questions about ur oc, like all the basic oc stuff (gender sexuality etc.) and also stuff like dislikes, likes, triggers, trauma, backstory, family, friends etc etc and u can add your own questions if you want and answer them, and u can customise the oc's peofile so instead of like a white bg it can be a diff color or any image u want that'll represent the oc, and also u can change the font and color of the text,, and also theres an empty box for where u put the oc's avatar and when u tap on the box it'll give u an option to either import ur own photo or send u to picrew and if u press picrew then u automatically get directed to picrew where u can choose one u like and make ur character and then when uve made ur character, just hold on it and where theres options like save to photos and send to (discord, insta, etc) there's also be the *oc tracker name* app and when u press the option then the photo will be sent to *oc tracker app name* and when u go into the app, u go to the gallery section of the app (theres 2 sections; profiles and gallery) and the gallery will be where all the oc picrews u make will be stored, and u can name them (only the oc names tho to keep it simple) and if u want to drag the picrew picture onto a profile, u just hold on it and drag it, press the button profile at the top of the screen and then place the picrew image vaguely over the character profile u want it to go to and then the image will fill the empty avatar box,, and in the gallery there'll still be the picrew image and also any images you've imported for character avatars so when u've made alot of characters u cna just go into gallerry and scroll down to look at all the ocs u have and hwta they look like,,,, and also when u make more ocs in the profile section it'll come out like a page(?) with the avatar and all the questions, and there'll be buttons u can click on the side of the profile to change the profile's text color and background (as i mentioned earlier), and when u make another oc there'll be a thick line like a divider that'll seperate thre two oc profiles, and u can also customise the color/look of the divider aswell, but all dividers must look the same as to mot create confusion-- and also u can categorise the ocs bc one of the questions will be "category": and thats where u can put the name of the story ur oc comes from or whatever and at top of the page, below the "profile" and "gallery" buttons there's extra buttons which are different categories you've created- like, harry potter ocs or comfort ocs etc. and u can press a button (eg "comfort ocs" and it'll filter to be only the ocs with "comfort oc" in their category will appear (and u can add up to 3 catehories for each oc) ---- also the questions for ur oc profile will be super creative like "color pallette" and there'll be 5 circles (u can edit the amount of circles from 2-7) and when u press on a circle itll come up with the color hex picker thing (idk what its called) and u can choose colors to fill in the circles (also u can customise the circle- it can be a circle, square, heart, or star) --- and another cool question is "oc playlist" so u can link a spotify playlist of ur oc if u have one and it'll come up on the profile but as a really small rectangle on the page so it soesnt take ip too much space (the rectangle will have a small pic of the icon u put as the oc's playlist cover on the very left, and the playlist name-- and also u can change the color of that rectangle but by default it's white/black depending on if u have dark mode or light mode on <u can change that in the app settings at the very very top right>) and when u press on the small rectangle playlist link it'll direct u to spotify and to that playlist. Also theres a question that's like "whats in you're oc's bag?" and there'll be an icon of a bag beneath the oc's avatar (so its the oc avatar at the top left, beneath is a bag icon with the words "whats in ur oc's bag on top of the bag) and then next--

[smoqueen]

In your opinion, what seperates truly strong players from mediocre players assuming comprable technical skill? idk anything abt tekken btw batting my eyelashes

different for every game, so ill focus on tekken here

let's take two players, playing the same character, and assume they have equal matchup knowledge and technical skill. they have the SAME exact backdash, wavu, and just-frame proficiency and neither of them ever drop their (optimized) combos.

how could one be better than the other? heres basically just a list of skills you can continually develop beyond tech skill (which applies heavily to MOVEMENT)

better pressure. Tekken rewards aggression frame advantage matters a lot in this game. if youre both the same character, and both have a consistent defense, the person who "gets to" press more buttons is probably going to win. (caveat: i name defense because if you press too many predictable buttons you will eat several launchers and eat big combos) it might not sound like much, but i've beaten other TGP negans who just...did not want to use their pressure. they wanted to play defense, and lost for it, because i was able to crack their defense. (sometimes i cant though!)

better usage of space. not just sidestepping individual moves - but corralling your opponent towards the wall or corner and using that effectively. also not letting them effortlessly step off of the wall. pressure on the wall wins games

unpredictable offense. tekken has a shitload of moves- you better use them. if you are only sticking to your 'safe' moves or key moves you might not ever hit them. an example of this: hwoarangs getting rage and instantly using their rage drive, which starts low. which brings me to my next point:

prediction rather than reaction. if you're able to 'be inside the head' of your opponent and know what move they're going to throw, or what direction they're going to go in, based on context - you get the most rewards. if i know someone is going to sidestep left, i'm going to use negan's df2, which is a launcher with tons of range. if i create a situation where im able to accurately predict my opponent, im in a really good spot. if i get "plus frames" (have frame advantage) and make my opponent feel like they're rewarded for sidestepping left on frame disadvantage, i combo them. if you are stuck only reacting to your opponent you are perpetually on the back foot

PATIENCE. patience is one of the keys to a good defense. assuming the original situation (two players, same skill, same character) i would bet money on the "Antsy" one losing.

these are all concepts that assume people have already ironed out a lot of stuff that NEVER gets ironed out, though. movement is a never-ending learning process (basically), there's USUALLY optimization to be done on combos, and a bunch of other shit. its hard to assume someone will ever truly like iron out their tech skill just like you never really do that in melee. no one has perfect shield drops in that game

so, yea. healthy aggression, spatial reasoning, being unpredictable + making accurate predictions based on context, and patience

[angrybirdnews]

Welp we were lied to again.

1.11 of Bad Piggies 2 has released and yeah. No sandbox mode.

Instead the star collecting levels are the sandboxes and they didn't actually mean proper BP1 sandboxes and only sandboxes by general definition but eh, they knew what they were doing (even had it as a seperate part on the patch notes so yeah def intentional)

also said the update has the ability to have multiple buttons for the same part placed in seperate directions like BP1 had but its no where to be seen, maybe next update or something idk

play bp1

[windor-truffle]

2HCB1 Patchnote updates 11-6-24:

Bratsbel will now shove Bryce into the courtyard fountain because fuck him in order to subvert expectations of who's bullying who. [Concept to consider: is Lambda a bully or just a bastard?]. Double check continuity post-battle as condition changed from "roughed-up" to "soaked"

Richard will now use the word "abseil" in chapter 11 because he and I are both fancy bitches

Friendship pact scene is now 150% more awkward. Added vague reference to Asbel's inability to coordinate his friends' victory quotes

Dream sequence Lambda!Richard now 50% bitchier in order to heighten parallels to Emeraude. Button metaphor changed for the third goddamn time. Post dream sequence tone under review for potential whiplash.

Overly literal line from chapter 6 now replaced with fairy tale allusion in order to set up Cheria's side chapter. (*I don't know about this one Boss, I think referencing The 3 Little Pigs in a serious scene could potentially ruin immersion even if it's vague. Please review with more braincells.)

Richard's misunderstanding in chapter 13 clarified 33% (ie. it should be 33% clearer why Richard is misunderstanding, not that he now understands 33% more). Cat simile adjusted for simpler phrasing, but some cute imagery may have been lost. (*Why do I always use cat metaphors with Sophie??) Wish I could remember how I wanted this scene to end bc current line sucks ass (please review)

Red band foreshadowing added to Side chapter III. Richard's trust in Asbel increased by 10%. Latter conversation rearranged for cohesion (topic of Asbel comes up after breakfast and noting lack of injurjes). Verbal parallels drawn between Lambda and Sophie's seperate promises to be Asbel and Richard's friends respectively. Verb tense fixed* in final line. (*if my grammar is correct idk man)

Chapter 12 name still in review. Themes of thievery and forfeit could be potential name ideas, alongside the current inspirations of ephemerality, violence, and weakness. Retitling is low priority, as chapter 12 is still lacking connective tissue and undergoing development

Cup-and-string telephone metaphor removed from chapter 12. Idk feels too modern for Graces, even though I'm sure it's physically possible. Currently replaced by static electricity metaphor, they have THAT at least.

Post-Central Tower scene expanded by 2 paragraphs with vague comparisons to chapter 8 (Asbel assuming something is impossible until Lambda proves otherwise). Somewhat cheeky line added with vibes of "maybe it shouldn't be surprising that a being unlike any mortal creature might not be mortal at all."

Bratsbel's imprisonment in chapter 5 is now better enforced. Asbel may have to now yeet Richard's sopheria out the window to him since he can't go outside? Breakfast menu is omurice because the staff knows it's Hubert's last day :') Please review mixed metaphor in which Bryce is both a wolf and a snake.

Tiger Festival's pronouns confirmed it/its. Please ctrl-F to confirm consistent continuity.

IMPLEMENTATION NEEDED: allow Sophie to find emptied good luck charm bag after escaping the Rockgagong in side chapter V. May not be necessary, but canon!Asbel does acknowledge the gift as Hubert's way of being there for them, so it would be nice to allow the inverse to happen in this fic, particularly since it's well-foreshadowed in chapter 5.

RESEARCH NEEDED: How many blades do Bryce's claws have? I wanna say 4 each but that's something easily checked in screenshots. Implement in chapter 3.

Review potential overuse of alliteration in all of today's edits. I couldn't fucking stop myself, what am I writing a limerick??

[teddy-feathers]

like over all Fashion Dreamer *is* a boring game. There's no plot, no real direction, and the npcs are a little... repetitive despite efforts to make them have their own personalities.

That being said

Playing on line - which according to a post I just saw does not require nintendo online subscription - is rewarding because youre facing strangers who tell you - at best - four things about the clothes they like, and you make them an outfit with what you've collected or made yourself. Its rewarding not because younget to make a little outfit, but because they can then send you feedback on it - thanks or nice. or no response at all but them downloading your clothes. You also have a show room where people can take a look at your creations and collect them for their own use.

So like. it could be mind numbing. the style trends change based on day and location, and even the npcs get one tell you what they want but after a little it us tiring.

im still having fun. like running around collecting clothes and fulfilling requests with a shit ton of wiggle room on what you design is exactly what i wanted. a game around that would have been nice but probably would have only slowed me down. idk.

thre are issues

you cant zoom to see shit better. so collor and detail can get lost until *after* your client poses in the outfit. theres no confirm when you go to finish your design- accidentally hit the + button and its out into the world it goes - though it wont let you post an outfit that doesn't have either shirt, shoes, or pants.

the body type seperation is bullshit.

i havent found a lot of fun "mens "clothes...

no body diversity.

falling asleep. anyways i think its good for what i wanted but it is limited and relies on a popularity i dont know itll get.

[videostak]

ughhh dont no what to do today... spent last night cleanign my floor so im like super comfy rn lol like cleared out so much space its real good ^_^ also decided on more stuff to get rid of. honestly gonna get rid of the kalimba, mini lil glockenspiel type thing, and my yamaha synht. i knooow it sounds insane to say that but like ive realized my playing style rly is more suited for my other instruments then those and i rly dont make any thing on those. like a kalimba at some point would be nice to get but this one i have has not many keys and also is rly out of tune and loosening th screws n stuff doesnt change anything so i like never use it ahd never record anything interesting on it. the lil glockenspiel thing is the same tho i am gonna keep the lil mallet type thing it came w/ cause i use that when i play like water bowls n stuff and just great shape for hitting random percussin things w/ like found objects. then the yamaha synth i know sounds truly insane to get rid of but like idk i rly have trouble fnding the same sorta warmth i can find in like my pianos/electric organ/bass guitar etc in a synth. atleast a synth like that that is mostly presets with some sound synthesist abilities like ill have fun dicking around w/ it but hardly record anythign i  relisten to or would wanna show to ppl. and then am also probably gonna take one of my melodicas to the thrift too cause im not rly good at the melodica rn and dont see the point of having two when i always just use the other one and this one doesnt even have the cover for the spit valve so i have to use tape. its also one of those eaerly ones that has the keys all as seperate lil buttons instead of a piano layout so its kinda not as fun to play or as cool looking. so gonna take that since i only ever use the other one . the other one is hohner melodica piano 27 whcih i like in like every other aspect than the green one but ideally i think one day id want a piano 26 since that one is the one augustus pablo used and goes to more higher octaves than the piano 27 tho rn i dont wanna like order anythign and think its good to just use this since its obv great regardless especially for me who doesnt rly have melodica chops.

[inkbagel]

I used to use flipaclip but I’ve switched to procreate dreams recently. This is what I’ve noticed about both programs.

Flipaclip (when I used it, I know they’ve made changes to the app since then) is free to use but if you pay them like 10 dollars you can use more brushes and have more layers etc. just higher quality of life. You can also save your animations without their stinking watermark. (I’ve heard they’ve switched to subscription fees though. Idk if that’s true)

It’s a pretty good animation software considering how cheap it is. You can’t have too big of a canvas or it crashes, I got a brand new iPad when I first started using flipaclip and even then anything above 700x700 would crash the app. Aside from this it runs pretty smoothly and doesn’t overheat my iPad or glitch too often. The brushes aren’t the best and you can’t customize them (to my knowledge. A LOT has changed since I switched apps) but they’re still okay and I didn’t mind them when using this program.

However, flipaclip isn’t really the best for animatics or rigging since the copy paste feature is kinda weird and hard to use and you have to manually copy paste a frame a hundred times to make it go for multiple seconds. It’s really great for frame by frame animation but anything else you have to get pretty creative with how you use the app.

And also if you want to resize something to make it bigger, since the app can’t handle a big canvas in the first place everything gets extremely blurry and you end up having to redraw the picture if you want it to look crisp. I got around this just by resizing it anyway and drawing over the resized image on a seperate layer.

Overall it’s pretty nice for like 15 dollars but not the best software ever. I liked it when I used it though and made some pretty nice animations. Here’s one from almost two years ago that I’m still proud of.

Procreate dreams is very weird and has way more features but I don’t know if I can say it’s better. It’s not free, but you only have to pay 20 dollars once. Theres no subscription fees and the director of procreate said there never will be. (It’s also anti AI.)

It’s definitely extremely different from flipaclip. You can have as many customized brushes as you want (however if you want them customized you have to customize them in procreate), you can have a big canvas and use a lot more layers, instead of drawing it manually you can just tell the program to move one frame across the canvas at any speed, you can add videos with audio, it can almost work as its own editing software, you can set the frame rate way higher or way lower, you can add filters to animations, you can stretch frames to last whole seconds (instead of copy pasting like flipaclip) you can change the color and opacity of onion, you can switch between editing mode and flip book mode (animating) it uses this track feature that lets you have multiple animatics in the same canvas all running on different times and programming and a lot more that I haven’t fully figured out yet.

HOWEVER. IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY LASSO TOOL WHATSOEVER. Flipaclips lasso tool was really wonky but it was way better than nothing. It is sooo painful for an animation software to not have a lasso tool. It’s still a kind of new software, and it’s still getting updates all the time but nothings added a lasso tool yet and I’m personally offended by this.

Also unlike flipaclip, it’s really confusing to use and you have to watch a lot of tutorials on YouTube to get an idea on how to use it. But this goes for pretty much any program you use, flipaclips just nice like that.

It also uses SO MUCH STORAGE. Every time I finish an animation I have to save the video to my phone and delete the file because the procreate file takes up like half my iPads storage and if my iPad runs out of storage it tries to kill itself (thx apple)

The way it handles undo and redo buttons is really weird. It autosaves multiple lines into the same undo click so if you hit undo instead of deleting one mistake it might just delete half the sketch you just made. (If that makes any sense) the undo button also isn’t on the screen by default and you have to tape with two fingers, but you can change this in settings.

Also, if you zoom in to the canvas while drawing your lineart is way cleaner, but if you zoom out too much al your lines will be blurry. I don’t know why it does this.

It’s also still pretty glitchy and crashes often, but it autosaves every other minute so you don’t lose any progress. You just have to refresh the app a bit.

I personally prefer it over flipaclip, but it’s still a pain to use sometimes and I wouldn’t call it better than flipaclip. Here’s an animation I made on procreate dreams that was fun to make with little to no crying over the software. It’s way less animated than the one on flipaclip bc I was way more lazy making it and also learned more tricks on how to animate without drawing every single frame.

Both programs are pretty nice and considering everything id give them four out of five stars.

okay I’ve gotta know are there any ipad animation people on here and what programme(s?) do you use because if I don’t make an animatic soon I will explode

(If it must be paid for (which I assume it will be) then I would prefer a one time payment over a subscriptions)

[notebooks-and-laptops]

It's so good that they put Lucius and Izzy at odds in Episode 5 because Lucius is literally the antithesis to everything Izzy is and values, but also it highlights how Izzys outlook on life just does not fit with what is going on in the ship AT ALL.

Like. We have the obvious one. 'We don't own each other' as the way Lucius 'wins' when Izzy wants to own Blackbeard so bad he's dragging everything and everyone down around him to do it. Lucius and Pete are not jealous of one another but Izzy is so jealous of Stede it's eating him alive.

But then we have the extra bits too. Izzy tells Lucius that he'll spill all his beans. Supposedly this kind of intimidation tactic worked on previous ships for Izzy. But Lucius (and the whole of The Revenge Crew) literally can't be got that way because they're OPEN with each other. They all know. They don't DO shameful little secrets. Buttons talks to birds and his best friend is a Seagull he moonbaths with called Karl and nobody cares and everyone will actually DEFEND him if Karl gers hurt. Everyone will comfort Oluwande when Jim leaves the ship. Everyone is chill respecting Jim's pronouns. They 'talk it through as a crew'. So Izzy just cannot interact with that and his usual scare tactics won't work.

Izzy tries to seperate Lucius from Black Pete (and the rest of the original crew) and instead has him be watched over by Fang. Lucius immediately just makes friends with fang and pulls him into the world of the Revenge where you have fun queer times drawing one another naked. Izzy can't join this world because to him this is just...ridiculous. this is something to 'what the fuck over' compared to something to compliment. (This also I think shows Izzy COULD be part of the gang but he'll never let himself be - like he won't let himself be sketched by Lucius! He won't let himself join this world. Its almost self imposed).

Izzy also insults Lucius this episode and this episode veers the most into Izzy being homophobic ('bitch' he calls Lucius, he mocks him for moaning 'daddy') while ALSO being an episode that highlights Izzys queer subtext (again, moaning daddy, the way he looks at Izzy during their little fight at the end).

Idk guys. I think it does SUCH a good job of setting up Izzy vs. The crew (and the moral tone of the show) through Izzy vs. Lucius and it works SO WELL and honestly it's why episode 5 is my fav cos this whole plot just makes me go ahsksiseysgsksk

[shugojima]

𝗔𝗸𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶 🍋♀️

Sensual play✔︎

Very soft✔︎

Aftercare✔︎

Condom cause he smart✔︎

Praising✔︎

♡︎

You were out with your friends. Those usual party nights you spend together, searching for a boy to fill you up. Yes, that's how much of a hoe you were. You just compensated your depression with dick. Some good dick made you forget about all the problems you had so why not making this a regular?

Dancing with some halfways attractive stranger you felt yourself getting thirsty. No, I don't talk about that kind of thirsty... hoe.

Walking your way to the bar you pushed some people aside and sat down to order your drink.

"Just give me something strong, please."

This lead to nothing. Not with this guy you thought. Also he seemed to be soft asf and you needed to get destroyed so why bother?

"Wanna talk about it?"

A soft but deep voice rang in your ear when you looked to your side and saw a pretty damn attractive guy. Black hair... beautiful, tourquise eyes... glasses... Damn. You had a thing for glasses. You thought those made every man look ten times hotter.

"Oh, sorry. Akaashi." he reached for your hand and you took it.

"Y/n... What made you think I need to talk?"

Smiling a little he said

"You just ran away from a guy you wanted to sleep with for whatever reason but figured it's not worth it, so you came here and ordered a strong drink to forget whatever is on your mind. So I just guessed you'd probably need someone to talk to."

"Well shit. You got me there... what a whore, huh?"

Sipping on your drink you tried to wash away the last blowjob you gave two hours ago as he looked at you kinda worried.

"Do you do that often?"

"Huh?"

"I mean using dick to cope with something."

You looked at him raising a brow.

"What are you my therapist?"

"You're right, I shouldn't have asked that. That was rude of me."

"Well, you certainly give off therapist vibes. With that look on your face, those glasses.. also what are you doing with pen and paper in a bar? Taking notes already?"

You felt you were getting comfortable due to the alcohol. He laughed a little and said

"Valid question, I guess. I'm a manga editor. That's just my worksheet. Usually I do that at home but I felt like I needed a drink."

The way he used his words so carefully and his overall behaviour made you wonder how high his IQ is.

Certainly a smart man and to be honest, that was a rare breed around here.

The two of you kept talking for over two hours and you really had a lot of fun. It wasn't the usual shit talk, nothing too flirty more deep. You also told him that he was right and you were actually just looking for a rough fuck but gave up hope when you noticed that guy was definetely a bottom.

Also... you were a little tipsy by now...

And that's where it started.

"So you think in order to forget everything around you, it has to be extremely rough?"

You looked at him confused. Well sure it has to be?!

"Uhm... yes? I mean... I at least never really enjoyed that soft shit. It's just... ughh idk I just like it hard."

A warm smile on his face your eyes met and his gaze was so intense, it send shivers down your spine. No way you would be able to break eye contact. Wow... just... wow. You felt like he was able to read your mind, look straight through you. He definetely had something about him. Something special that made your mind go blank.

"That isn't true."

"What?"

"I said that isn't true."

Who tf does he think he is? Thinking he knows what you like or not?

Looking into your eyes, no... basically into your soul, he said

"Sensual sex is something you need the right man for. You need to connect on a high level and feel real attraction. Not just to his dick but also to his personality. If you ever come across that man... Think of my words."

You sat there, mouth slightly agape and you didn't know why but his words somehow affected you... that deep voice, the way he spoke, its was erotic. No other way to put it. So you couldn't help but eventually press your legs a little together.

Sure, he noticed your reaction. He's a smart motherfucker after all...

Slowly placing his hand on your thigh he said

"That's what I was talking about. And I only used my words." He winked at you and you were already a puddle.

Blushing hard you almost spilled your drink when he broke eye contact first.

How did he do that? How could he get such a reaction out of you just by talking to you? Not even doing dirty talk, just by stating facts.

"How... I-...how?"

"Skill." He laughed.

TIMESKIP

"Make yourself at home, love. You relax a little I'll be right back."

You nodded and got a little comfortable on his bed. Sitting there you realized you had never been so nervous before you had sex.

Something was different this time and you were sure it was a positive change.

You knew each other for only about 4 hours now and you felt like you were already close friends. It was weird and if you'd believe in such things you'd say he's your soulmate.

The way he spoke about that connection people need to have... that had to be it.

When he came back he had more comfortable clothes on and a bowl with ice cubes in his hand as he sat himself besides you, placing the bowl on the carpet.

"How do you feel?"

"Good, I guess... not that drunk anymore."

"That's great to hear." he smiled as he leaned in whispering with his dark voice

"Because I want you to be sober enough to feel everthing to the fullest. Everything of me."

Gulp

"You're so nervous again just because of my words... You probably really love dirty talk, am I right?"

Eyeing me closely he didn't need an answer tho.

"Nevermind... Your legs are pressed together just like they were two hours ago."

Blushing hard you tried to act normal and keep your composure but that was absolutely impossible when he guided you onto his lap and looked deep into your eyes, through his black framed glasses. His mouth slightly open, not even half an inch from yours.

"If I'm doing it right, you're about to feel heaven, my love."

You wanted to feel his lips on yours so bad so you leaned in but he hold you in place, his hands on both sides of your head.

"No kissing. Heavy breathing can be just as erotic."

And that it was...

You just stayed like this, breathing in and out on opposite times, basically exchanging breaths. The air around you heating up rapidly as you closed your eyes and enjoyed this intense feeling.

"Can you feel the tension?" he breathed into your mouth before kissing you so sensual yet full of lust. He slightly bit your lower lip when he slid his tongue into your warm mouth, one hand on your back, the other slowly running through your soft hair.

You felt nothing less than loved in this exact moment and you already forgot about everything that made you feel so terribly sad earlier.

Never did a kiss feel so good.

When your slick lips seperated he leaned to your ear and whispered

"I can hear your heart beating."

Wanting to get rid of his glasses you stopped him in his tracks.

"Can you... leave the.. glasses on?"

Smirking knowingly he put the glasses with his middle finger back up the bridge of his nose.

"You like that, hm?"

"Y-yes... they.. look good on you."

"Note taken."

Carefully placing you with your back on his sheets he gave you a soft kiss on your forehead before he stood up.

"What.. are you-"

"I'm sorry, love. I don't do it raw."

"Oh r-right.."

Rummaging something in his drawer he put the shiny package on his bed side table before crawling up on top of you.

Your heart was beating out of your chest and you didn't even know why. He was a stranger after all. Someone you just met and still he made the butterflies in your belly you didn't even know you had, go fucking wild.

Your hips between his legs he slowly started to unbutton his grey and blue plaid shirt when you looked away blushing.

"Hey, eyes on me." He commanded softly, continuing with the last 3 buttons.

I'm sure my eyes had hearts in it by now when I saw his ripped body. Fuck... he was so hot. Those toned abs, perfectly on display with the low light that shone on them, leaving a little shadow under every muscle.

"My god..."

"And you wanted to look away in shame."

He smiled when he threw his shirt on the soft carpet near his bed and leaned in on you.

Kissing you again he carressed your deep red cheek and whispered

"Let me show you what real sex feels like."

You got the chills when he started to trail a path of soft kisses down your neck and sucked a little on your skin every now and then. Slight gasps leaving your throat he breathed heavily against your skin.

"You're so... so sensitive to my touch... "

"Wait.." You breathed out, wanting to get rid of your shirt as well so he could kiss you further.

Quickly taking it off so he can continue making you go crazy.

Holding you in this half sitting position he asked you if he could take off your bra as well when you nodded.

Skillfully opening it with one hand while his other cupped your cheek. He didn't stop kissing you until he layed you back down and took a moment to fully capture your feautures.

"You look absolutely beautiful, Y/n."

"Thank.. you, Akash-"

"Keiji."

Leaning down on you again his soft fingertips explored your body. Carressing along your neck, your collarbones, your breasts... before he pinched your hard buds slightly. Moaning softly you closed your eyes to make the feeling even more intense.

"Do you feel comfortable, love?"

"Y-yes... nghhh.. very much so.."

A warm smile on his face he reached for the bowl with ice cubes and put one into his mouth. Playing around with it a little until it completely melted he started licking circles around your bud. His cold tongue driving you crazy when he sucked slightly.

"Nghh... K-keiji.. that feels so good.."

Feeling his smile against your skin his hand found its way down your belly... to your skirt.

Hovering above you again he kissed you once more.

"You know where else that feels amazing?"

Melting another ice cube in his mouth he lifted your hips from the sheets and slowly took of your skirt along with your soaked panties.

Going down on you his cold tongue parted your slick lips making you throw your head back and moan loudly.

"Right here."

"Fuck."

He licked slowly but greedily along your wet slit, evetually sucking on your clit before he slid a finger inside and looked up at you.

"You're soaking wet, love. I thought you can only enjoy it the hard way?"

Inserting another finger you arched your back as you grinded on his fingers. Desperate for more.

Desperate for him.

"Keiji... I- I need more..."

"Is that so?" he smiled, curving his fingers inside making you scream as he hit your sweet spot.

"M-more... please!"

Pulling out slowly he licked your juice off them

and opened his belt before he stepped out of his jeans and pulled down his boxers.

"Holy shit."

Chuckling he went "Thanks I guess?"

He reached for the shiny package on the little table and opened it with his teeth before rolling it onto his hard cock.

Can we talk about how fucking big he is? Lord help you were thinking of calling an ambulance in advance.

"You know... I don't have to be rough on you to have you drowning in pleasure. There's no need to be when you know which bottons to push and when."

He said as he pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose when he leaned in on you and was close to your lips again, his eyes drilling holes into yours you felt his tip at your entrance.

"Right now you're craving my cock so bad that you'd basically do everything just to feel it rubbing against your walls. And I like that a lot. Not that I'd dare taking adventage of your miserable situation."

"Put.. it in... please, Keiji! I can't anymore!"

You whined as you tried to lower yourself onto his length just for him to grab your hips and hold you in place.

"Why are you so impatient, my love?" he breathed against your lips, pushing just his tip inside.

"Nghhh fuck! Please!!! Please I need more, Keiji!!"

"Remember this moment."

One deep thrust inside you screamed in heavenly pleasure, your eyes shut close and your back arching.

"OHH MY...GOD!"

Smirking at your reaction he took your hands and intertwined your fingers, holding them down besides your head when he started moving slowly.

"To me at least... It looks like you're enjoying it a lot."

His thick cock stretching you out to the limit, low growls leaving his mouth as the sounds of his balls hitting your ass and the squelching sound of your soaked pussy filled the room.

You were in heaven.

He brought heaven to you.

An endless rush of endorphines fluted your body as he teached you his way of pleasure.

He knew exactly what he did, how to do it and when. Noticing every little reaction coming from you and knew what it meant.

This man was a drug.

And you were about to get fucking addicted.

♡︎

Guys... I had to do a cut. This is getting sooo long and I really love how it turned out.

It's so sensual and sweet my heart is a puddle.

I will upload the second part as soon as possible.

Soft Akaashi is gold

😩🛐

[caestoexist]

ok i'm done with the movie and i have some Thoughts.

this is what i wrote down in real time in my notes app while watching this movie:

im using my airpods as earplugs bc the movie theater is too loud and i didn't plan ahead

so far it just feels like an ad

ok what the fuck is going on

everyone just saying "hi barbie!" over and over again with increasing speed

this movie is weird

there's not enough scissoring or decapitation in this movie

that's how i always played with barbie's

barbie just said "you guys ever think about dying" and everyone stopped dancing and looked at her this is how i feel when i hav e to go to the mall

that's how being at the mall feels

weird barbie is awesome she's like a lesbian

"i don't have a vagina. and he doesn't have a penis! we don't have genitals"

"....that's alright" "yeah that's cool"

ken and horses

ken looking at all the man stuff and slowly getting more and more confident and excited feels trans but i can't place why

barbie looking around the world in awe and beauty and then telling the woman she's beautiful was actually a really nice scene

ADAM GROFF ADAM GROFF ADAM GROFF

i like the absurdity of this movie sometimes, how everything is just weird.

i also like irrepressible thoughts of death barbie

"and when you think of sparkle, what do you think of after that? female agency"

"how much do you weigh? doesn't matter"

ken and patriarchy and horses

"you guys are clearly not doing patriarchy very well"

"I CANT EVEN BEACH HERE"

the middle schooler calling her facist

"this large phallic building"

"some of my best friends are jewish!"

"don't you dare push that button let me push it"

my favorite comedic character in this movie is will farrel

"i am WIDE awake sasha!" *drives directly into like 15 traffic cones*

"a podcast hosted by two wise trees or a choir consisting of thousands of fathers"

"horses are just men extenders"

"ken's mojo dojo casa house"

it still all feels like a giant ad

i am strangely attracted to ken, he's very himbo and i wanna smash his head into a brick wall or maybe be him (he's boy)

wtf did barbie even do to ken, ken is being such a man baby and i refuse to believe that this movie is even surface level feminist

depression barbie is kinda funny but it being all produced by mattel makes it so that none of this hits right. like it's supposed to be some sort of comedically dark commentary on society. but something about it just feels like. stop commodifying our mental illness. this is your fucking fault. you are the problem. stop trying to appeal to our emotions about the dystopian hellscape that the world today is to get us to buy fucking barbie's.

"by giving voice to the cognitive dissonance of being a woman under the patriarchy you take away its power" THIS IS NOT A REAL SOLUTION THIS MOVIE OFFERS NOTHING

am i the only person watching this movie being like... this is made by mattell i cant seperate the art from the artist becauae this is a CORPARATION and they have ulterior motives, to make themselves look good, and to get us to buy barbie's. i cannot take any of the things they say seriously. it's all so surfacelevel... idk it comes across as just like. without substance, at least to me. maybe i don't get it cuz im not a woman.

"i'll play the guitar at you"

this movie makes me wanna be a boy so bad. something about the experience of watching this movie makes me feel very validated in my trans identity.

why is there so much boybandery happening

this shit is so gay

interpretive ken dance for the horse patriarchy

ken being so mad that barbie isn't into boys

"put that manly hand in mine" THIS MOVIE IS SO GAY

this movie is so "wow we did feminism yippee, pats on the back for everyone, we're so feminist look at us and our woman autonomy"

ken is cute when he cries

"tbh when i found out the patriarchy wasn't about horses i lost interest anyways" literal slay

barbie apologizing for literally just not wanting to date ken what is the point of this movie again

ken is so stupid and himbo and cute GAH WHY DO I LOVE THIS CHARACTER HES JUST SOME GUY

"mr mattell-"

"please, call me mother"

"no thank you"

nothing changes by the end of this movie the ceo is still a man and the only thing that changes is woah they have a new barbie who's ordinary or whatever

double mastectomy barbie

this movie feels like it's trying to convince me that it understands the fundamental experience of being a human which kinda makes it seem disingenuous because again it's made by mattell

does barbie get a vagina at the end of this movie

i said this already but this movie feels trans and i think maybe it has something to do with the way they portray gender roles and how the dolls actually don't have genitals, it feels almost like.. validating in the sense that ken is a man and has an identity in being a man that is very distinct despite having no actual sex. idk. i liked that part.

i talked to a random woman in the lobby after the movie and she said something about how the writer and director was a woman (which i knew) but thinking about the people who actually put the work into this movie makes me feel a little bit better about it. at least these are the real thoughts of real women. it still sucks that this whole thing was like... a giant ad, but hey. what else would it even be? it's a movie based on a toy. of course it's an ad.

final rating: it wasn't my favorite and me being very aware that it was all sorta just one big ad made it a little hard to watch, but also the characters were cool and the way the movie was shot, the writing, the casting, and the strange uncanny valley effect that was created by the way people in barbieland behave was well done. there were some scenes that i really liked and some that i sorta just rolled my eyes at. at the same time i understand how some ppl really like this movie i just don't really think it's my thing. i did like how pink it was tho. 6/10

about to see the barbie movie with three middle school boys. will update.

[mitamicah]

Spoilers from both Trollhunters the book and Trollhunters the series!

While reading the book I was really impressed with how many differences there were between the character so I have worked on giving my take on six characters from both media, book vs series, and how they differ from each other :3 

I should mention that while there was illustrations in the book I tried for the challenge not to copy those but follow along the describtions in the book - when possible - to give my own interpretation of the characters ^v^ 

Steve

First up we have Steve. Starting out as the stereotypical bully in both version their paths seperates quickly resulting in two different ending for the musuclar blond Jorgensen-Warner is the book version of Steve. Here's how he is described from our first encounter with him: "He was handsome but in the oddest way- He eyes were too small and his nose piggish: he had a ridiculous amount of hair and a couple of teeth that looked like fangs. Yet somehow in combination these features were sort of mesmerising. His unnatural muscular bulk and odd way of speaking -crisply, politely, as if he were a foreign student who had learned English in class - completed the strange package." page 21-22 For his outfit I went with the description of him on page 224 "[my clothes] ... didn't cast me in the best light when compared to Steve Jorgensen-Warner, who looked rather rakish in blue jeans and a shirt - definitely not a blouse - opened to the third button. He dribbled the ball casually with his left hand." The bold passages is added by me   This Steve is later revealed to be a changeling aka a troll   Before we go on: can any of you explain to me what a "ridiculous amount of hair" even means :'D? I had a lot of trouble with this prompt because isn't this so darn subjective :'D? and the official art look way less ridiculous than I'd figure it'll be :'D x'D Palchuk is the series version of Steve. His facial appearance being way less specific (I'd say he has normal sized eyes, a big roman nose and some more or less normal teeth) and his way of speaking is definitely not polite. Like book Steve, this Steve starts out with pushing smaller guys into lockerrooms yet after that he becomes way less of a terrifying bully and much more of a silly goose who brings a lot of the comic relief in my opinion Douxie says it best in Wizards when he calls Steve the "village idiot" x'D I do not recall seeing Steve being that sporty in the show, he is much more interested in becoming homecoming king  no basketballs around x'D While book Steve is revealed to be the enemy (a troll) series Steve joins the "good guys" creating the creepslayerz with the character Eli Pepperjack

Blinky

Blinky is just called Blinky in the book  Here's a bit of description of him "The third [troll] had scarlet eyes, eight of them on long stems. (...) The thing from my house glided toward me with a surprising grace for something with an indetermined number of legs, all of which were hidden behind a patched kilt scaled with layers of medals, prizes and trophies and award ribbons. An incalculable tangle of tentacles twined around one another as if dying to squeese something to death. As it passed the oven, the firelight revealed olive-green skin, reptilian texture, and lacquer of slime lubricating its undulating appendages Its moth a horizontal gash.. " The bold passages is added by me   So yeah this Blinky is quite something :'D I stopped caring to draw tentacles after a while but overall this was silly but fun to draw  since his teeth later is described as big as traffic cones I believe he must be very tall :'D Also he's close to blind   Has a bit of a dirty mouth but in a very "read" way if it makes sense :'D cannot seem to stop calling Jim dimwitted and tiny and Tobias big :'D Blinky's full name in the series is Blinkus Galadrigal  he has six eyes instead of eight and they are all working just fine, thank you very much x'D His tons of tentacles and legs has been replaced by four arms and two legs and while he is still olive-green he is now made of tone like texture just like the other trolls  the kilt turned into shorts and he is quite a bit smaller now not even as tall as Jim  He still has this very academic way of speaking yet he is way nicer to Jim calling him "Master Jim" instead of "the short one" x'D

ARRRGH!!!

Book ARRGHHH!!!s full name is Johannah Mmmm ARRRGH!!! and she is a pretty big deal warrior among the trolls in the book - she's so badass in fact Blinky has decided to call her by her last name to honor her for her deeds for trollkind   Here's a qoute from the book describing her appearance   "The goliath emerged from the tunnel as comfortably as a dog from a doghouse, coarse black fur pouring into the chamber before I could make out any actual arms or legs (...) Even beneath the fur I could see loops of muscles flexing. (...) ARRRGH!!! was built like a gorilla but three times larger: Two arms, two legs, and, thankfully, just two eyes. Horns, curled like those of a ram (...) The thing's orange eyes cast about with animal perceptiveness, and it used its snout and sniffed. Its jaws fell open to reveal a purple, slavering mouth armed with haphazard daggers of teeth." Page 75-76 The bold passages is added by me   (Also worth mentioning: the qoute is from before the protagonist knows of ARRRGH!!!'s gender which is why he calls her an 'it') At other times in the story we learn that ARRRGH! has quite scarred arms and really wishes for better tooth hygeine; so much so that Tobias actually end up making her a brace out of chicken wire :'D Idk I find it quite adorable :'D Now unto the serie's ARRRGH!!! - first up he is male, his name is Arghaumont and he is famous for another reason than Johannah: he was a general of Gunmar but retreated from the war making him a traitor to his people yet a hero for the good trolls in the series. Series ARRRGH!!! is likewise built like a gorilla but made of stone and having a mane long and green like it is moss  his horns is way smaller and less curvy and his teeth hygeine is never brought up  also his face is way less dog like x'D 

Tobias 

Book Tobias' full name is Tobias M. Dershowitz yet he is going by 'Tubby' or 'Tub'. Here is a describtion of him from the book: "You could call Tobias Dershowitz chubby, if you were being cute, or husky if you were being diplomatic. The fact is he was fat, and that was only the beginning of his problems. His hair was a thick, orange, out-of-control hedge. His face spilled over with the kind of freckles that make kids like Tub look like overgrown toddlers. Worst of all were his braces, marvels of modern torment: whips of stainless steel crisscrossing each tooth seperately and lashed to a dozen silver fasteners. The braces clicked so much when he spoke, you expected sparks. At least he was tall..." page 27 The bold passages is added by me   The outfit I went with is described on page 259 like this: "He stood in the driveway decked out in his best approximation of a ninja: black tennis shoes, black sweatpants, a black hoodie, a belt made from a red curtain sash, and an oversize fanny pack holding his gear (...) It was unfortunate that the fanny pack was lime green..." To describe Tub is a bit difficult because sadly he is not much in the story as I'd liked - mostly he is being quite serious and let us know he is not happy by being sidelined not speaking troll nor being invited on hunts which I completely understand tbh :'D What I do find interesting is how Tub and series Jim has seem to have switched roles a little bit: In the series Jim is the one giving a speech about how he is insecure about his place in life and how he wants more - in the book this is Tub in more than one occassion: "We have to accept who we are. And before you ask, I'll tell you. We're nobody. We have no life. We have nothing to look forward to. We're not special. I just want it to go away. All of it. The stupid being scared. Doesn't it seem we've been scared forever?" page 37 "Jim, you're wrong. We were meant to do this. This is exactly what we've been waiting for. They've chosen us. Of all people! Us! (...) Jesus, Jim, take a look at my life! You know what I'm worth! To anyone? Zero! Nothing! I'm a fat loser and will always be a fat loser. Until this. This is like a present. Full of, man, I don't know. Hope?..." page 196 (talking about trollhunting here btw) Oh yeah and book Tobias gets this badass scene where he uses his dentist's tool to kill trolls I loved that   Now series Tobias is way different :'D first up his name is Tobias Domzalski and his nicknames are Toby and Tobes. He is way shorter and has more neat hair (what is it with the series neating up the hair :'D? x'D). He also seems way cheerier and pretty happy with his place in life more or less  Unlike Tub, Toby is in it from the start being an important player in the story   He doesn't have the same drive to be something more than he is as Tub has instead Toby is going with the flow starting out quite afraid of everything troll and ended up being as brave as the rest of the team *tbh Jim's scared out of his wits too so they mimic each other x'D* Where Tub has dentist tools Toby gets a badass hammer so I'll say its an upgrade  

Claire

First off we have Claire Fontaine, a foreign student from no other than Scotland with a taste for military clothing and liqourice   Here's how she's described in the book   "She tucked her long dark hair behind her ear and left ir with an adorable smudge of white dust. I thought she was beautiful, though she wasn't in the classic sense. The popular girl would say she wasn't skinny enough. They would also point to the fact that she didn't wear makeup or do anything to tame that hair. And her clothes -well, what could be said about her clothes? Her boots were not sexy and knee-high: in fact, they were ankle-high and rubber-soled and looked picked from military surplus racks, an array of pea-green coats and multi-coloured slacks, all of which looked as if they'd been through actual World War II combat. And that beret she wore before and after school wasn't of the look-at-me-I'm Frensh variety: it was more in the style of I'm-going-to-invade-your-country-and-be-your-new-dictator. Only one thing didn't make sense: that bright pink, exceedingly girlish backpack that inexplicably hadn't one anti-establidh patch sewn onto it (...) Oh, I forgot to mention that Claire Fontain came from the UK. That's right- the girl had an accent. I think you are starting to get the picture." page 30-1 The bold passages is added by me It is hinted at that Claire is quite tall and a great deal taller than Jim (more when I get to him) and she is actually a whole year older than Jim since they both have birthday May 2 but Claire is 16 while Jim is 15  Since Trollhunters in this story is not a "protected title" (aka the chosen hero type) Claire ends up being one herself even though nobody even herself didn't know: AND. SHE. KICKS. BUTT! She's even better than the guy that had 40+ years experience so yeah safe to say she's badass :'D Even before that she has a hilarious scene calling out Steve in the wildest shitstorm of Scottish slang I lived for it x'D She's described quite a few times with lots of bracelets, sometimes made of wire so I gave her a bit of both   She's not really a part of the popular group but has her own thing going on   Now onto Claire Nuñez the series' version of this badass   Here Claire is hispanic and pretty much one of the most popular girls seen around  her style is way more ... I've called it punk rock in purple but Idk exactly what to call it x'D she's shorter than Jim and slimmer looking than her book counterpart   She enters the story not as a trollhunter but as a victim of having her brother stolen by changelings and as time progresses she becomes a fastlearning and quite competent sorcerer dealing in shadow magic   Unlike Fontaine, Nuñes is seen wearing make up, shorter hair with dye in it and hair clips instead of bracelets  

Jim 

First up we have book Jim. His full name is James Sturges Jr. and lives with his single parent, his dad, after his mother went away the day before his birthday in start May and never returned. Sturges Sr. had been traumatized loosing his brother to trolls although none of the characters didn't know this yet - only Senior had seen the creatures making him paranoid and in turn making Jim very embarrased about his father. At the same time Jim seems to honestly worry for his father and his behavior too makes Jim very cautious and fearful a character. Book Jim is pretty much a typical teenager for the most part  He is seen to be a tad clumsy and not exactly brave really. And the author's choice of basically not describing him anywhere made my job way harder trying to be book accurate :'D So I've mostly inspired him of the official illustrations in the book   Here's what I could find about our little trollhunter   First off: he's a short fellow  that is first mentioned on page 14; "Sunshine is important for growing boys." (...) "I am not growing" I took after my dad when it came to size and was still waiting for that growth spurt everyone kept raving about. "In fact I think I'm shrinking." This is brought up most of everything Jim through the movie from him not being able to reach a point of a chalkboard (page 32) to people's dissapointing sighs taking meassurements when he is chosen as Romeo (107) and him wearing super high heels for the same reason (224) but also Blinky directly calling him a "little fellow" (page 127) On page 27 we learn that he is getting a bruise on his chin after being slammed into his locker by Steve  Lockers he has been thrown into enough to have learned to open them on the inside :'D He is a skinny fella which Tobias so politely call "lack of muscletone" due to "glandular" at page 120 He is not very good at anything describing his room full of stuff from hobbies he tried and failed at (page 63) The longest describtion about his appearance is probably page 105: "I lowered my eyes and regarded the chewed, dirty fingernails holding my script, thes scuffed shoes on my feet, and realized that these were the symbols of my pityful life: worn-out, insignificant, ready to be thrown beneath Dad's industrial mower" It pretty much says it all when this is the longest quite I could find :'D For the outfit I mostly went by the small describtion on page 89-90: "I tucked the medallion beneath my shirt. After a full day of wearing it, maybe the rest of the suffocating fear would go away too. My plan was to dart into the kitchen, grab my sweatshirt and be out of the house. " I added jeans since he is said to wear jeans on page 283 - the medallion sneak out beneath the sweatshirt/shirt on page 97 which is why I added it on top here as well   Now since there's a bit more to both versions of Jim due to their role as the protagonist I've added in a little extra features here being the medallion in the book vs the amulet in the series and the weaponry given to the characters   For Sturges we have the medallion who's described like this: "It was a bronze medallion conntected to a rusty chain. It was engraved with a foreboding crest: a hideous, snarling face; indecipherable markings of a sevage language, and a magnificent long-sword across the bottom." page 9 The medallion is treated like it is a common artefact if a bit rare in the book - its purpose is to translate trollspeak for the wearer. Jim is giving two swords in the book; a rusty longsword he calls Clairesword (do I need to explain this one?) and a cutlass he calls Cat #6 after the one cat at Tobias' house that liked Jim  x'D For Sturges' personality my feeling about him is that he is a bit more ... passive than his series counterpart. He is not really standing up for himself that much and would rather blend into the background. This qoute from Claire sums him up pretty nicely I believe   "You're a good person, Mr. Sturges. A bit gloomy, but good" page 246 I do like that Jim in this version is a Taurus  (I am a taurus too x'D) born on May 2nd so that's a plus   It is probably also worth mentioning that in this world trollhunters aren't a chosen hero type like in the series: trollhunters or paladin was once a title held by many warriors yet now there's very few left. Sturges was a proud paladin family making Jim a chosen candidate for the honor of becoming a trollhunter but he is not the only one - or even the best - in the book. In fact out of the three trollhunters we learn about I'll say Jim is the weakest (and he is not even the least trained; ouch :'D) Jim doesn't get a nice armour like his series counterpart either but is seen in the illustrations wearing a blue hoodie (like the one in the little doodle)   The full name of Jim in the series is James Lake Jr. He is the child of a single parent and lives with his mother whom Jim "mothers a lot" (Tobias' words in the first episode) This Jim is pretty "tall for his age" (Jim's own words uttered quite a few times across all three series) yet with quite skinny legs (he is called out for this by multiple characters). He is much more competent in life than his book counterpart being an exceptional cook, good at Spanish, seemingly alright in PE and at school he seems to stand pretty good if only holding himself back. Unlike book Jim, series Jim seems much more active and longing to be something more than he is - he is seen to be quite brave and protective of his friends, very kind and selfless. Also even from the start he seems much more nimble than his book counterpart being able to climb the robe (a feat book Jim didn't do before later) and with his training as trollhunter he becomes even more badass   Trollhunter status in the series is way more important since the title is given to only one chosen warrior of Merlin chosen by the amulet of daylight (the medallion in the book). This also makes the amulet way more special and important in the series which probably explains its shine up from rusty bronze thing to silver and blue. While Lake Jr doesn't have named sword he does have a magical armour and sword made of daylight   We do not know the exact birthday of Lake Jr but the creators have replied to a fanquestion saying it would be around fall especially October so by that estimate Jim is probably a scorpio  pretty far from the before mentioned taurus in the book   While Jim Lake Jr isn't seen with long lasting bruises in the original series he does get two more permanent scars in Wizards