#jack slash

[estavionpira]

Imp trying to stab Jack Slash and he keeps dodging on instinct. No idea she's there, just decided to do some cardio today. Getting a really good feeling about picking up a steel chair and swinging it right in front of him. Can't for the life of him figure out why.

[sillydog33]

14.8... when i catch you wildbow

[bodegadulac]

[cpericardium]

Kind of shady that Jack Slash hugged a 15 year old and pretended to be her boyfriend... he's a grown adult why isn't anyone talking about this

[germesthegenie]

Jack was still grinning. “What would you do to people like me, then? Let’s say you got powers. Would you right wrongs, lecture schoolchildren on doing what’s right, and see bad guys like me carted off to the Birdcage?”

“People like you? I’d kill. Sir.”

Fun fact: Theo is crying in both of these scenes, it’s just covered by the mask.

I feel like Golem is one of the more underrated characters of Worm (at least if fanfics are anything to go by), probably because his part in it comes pretty late in the story. Kid with no powers managed to work up the courage to say he’d kill Jack to his face, and in doing so accidentally tied himself to Dinah’s end of the world prophecy. And through 2 years of hard work and grueling training, he got pretty close to being the hero he wanted and needed to be. He may have failed to defeat Jack on his own, but that was never in the cards from both an in universe and meta perspective. One of the few outright good guys in the series, coming pretty far from his upbringing.

[jaydeewis]

I don't think that I'll ever finish reading Worm - Slaughterhouse arc d r a i n e d me emotionally ×_×

[crowhoonter]

rating Parahumans guys on how well I think they'd be as parents

Brian: I think Brian would believe he is a great father, but there is too much repressed emotions and depression in there to properly care for and raise a child. 3/10, Not particularly good.

Alec: Alec has lacked a real positive parental unit in his life, and while I don't think he would purposefully be shitty to a kid, I think he might fall back on what he knows from his own youth. Might be a fun older brother though. 3/10, needs to focus on himself first

Danny Hebert: Too sad about his wife dying to properly parent. no further notes. 2/10, Danny please get it together Taylor is relying on you

Armsmaster: Would rub off his worst personality traits onto a kid, resulting in them being the average r/malelivingspace user. Might also encourage child to grow poor facial hair. 1/10, I feel bad for whatever unfortunate soul is consigned to this fate.

Coil: Coil would be an absent father for 90% of your childhood, unless you were useful for his plans. In that case, he would feed you drugs or some other unethical thing and make you work for him (child labor (bad)). 2/10, conditions are poor but you might get to meet some of the other children he has, fixing the playdate situation.

Kaiser: See in story results. -5/10 Nazis don't make good parents.

Uber and Leet: They come as a package deal obviously, and they are actually pretty okay parents, they aren't great obviously but they aren't tremendous failures either. That is until you show up on one of their livestreams and then you are the laughingstock of the school. 4/10 Don't upload your kids online.

Scion: Too sad about his wife dying to properly parent. Also not emotionally available. 1/10, get it together man people are relying on you.

Mark Dallon: Not necessarily a bad parent, but he has a laundry list of problems that he needs to work through before he can begin to think to focus on his kids. 3/10, he's trying by god. He's not doing good but he's trying.

Number Man: He would probably respond to any question his kid asks with some weird philosophical math metaphor. Is a killer cook though. Also math classes would be a breeze. Unfortunately, most of his time is dedicated to cauldron. 5/10, grades will be great.

Accord: The worst type of helicopter parent. He would make itineraries to follow any time his kid went out and would require them home in pristine condition super early. Has a rigorous study schedule and puts a lot of pressure on you to succeed, and you know he wants whats best for you but like its stifling and you aren't really living for you but for him. Sure grades are good but you just can't do it anymore. 4/10, the depression and GPA are soaring.

Jack Slash: As seen in Worm, he is an absolutely killer parent. Has a fun family vibe? check. Engages with his children's interest and allows them to pursue it? check. Keeps his child intellectually and creatively stimulated? check. Takes his family all over the country to see new exciting places and people? check. Dude is simply top tier on the parenting skill. Sure the family dynamic is a bit unorthodox, but when the results look this good can you really argue? 10/10 Jack Slash has got it going on.

[artbyblastweave]

The good news is that getting fitted as a groomsman has cemented for me that I'd be capable of a kickass Jack Slash Cosplay. The bad news is that in the current media climate everyone would most likely assume that I was Mihawk or some such shit. And if someone assumed I was Mihawk or some such shit, well, I would have to check the Worm Honor Code, to be sure, but If someone assumed I was Mihawk or some such shit I might be obligated to commit sepukku right then and there on the convention floor using the prop sword. Again, I would need to check the code

[rebel-sqrrl]

Shoutout to Wildbow for posting my new favorite WoG to cite when people are arguing about Jack's power:

It's annoying and boring either way. Move on, people.

[bagelboihijinks]

Jack Slash: Hey gang! Let’s split up and search for new members!

Shatterbird: Like, zoinks, Jack! We’d better get going!

Nightmarish Horror Beast Bonesaw Made From 3 Apples And A Two By Four: I am the ultimate evil. Complete with hot and cold running water.

Mannequin: Oh my god. This is my life now. What wrathful god did I offend to deserve this. Every second I spend alive on this godforsaken planet is a second wasted in agony. Every time I think that my hatred cannot possibly surpass itself, that it cannot possibly grow to a new extreme, I am proven wrong. Burn. Burn, all of you.

Crawler: It’s Crawling time!

[lemurlord]

If Jack Slash was woman, she could go by Madame Guillotine.

[estavionpira]

Listen, folks, I have a lot of friends that are parahumans, and let me tell you, it's not good out there. The Slaughterhouse Nine, they aren't sending their best folks, it's not good what they're doing, and I know some of them, they're not all bad people, but they aren't sending their best. Rambling Jack Slash, have you heard him? It's crazy what this guy, Rambling Jack Slash is saying, and he reminds me of the late, great Hannibal Lecter, but he wouldn't admit that. Don't even get me started on Socialist Siberian! Folks, you know what I think she heard, I think she heard that everyone is equal in death folks, and she wants everyone to be equal, because she's a Socialist. But I know some of them, and a lot of them are great people, let me tell you. Brilliant Bonesaw, that's what they call her, and she is, she's a very bright young woman, and the Liberal Media wants you to think that she's terrible, but she's not.

[innominaterifter]

When you wished to be in a slash fic for a thrill, but the Genie was in a bad mood.

Jack Slash cosplay version 1.0

Okay, it turned out to be more difficult than I expected. This was my first attempt at this type of torso modification/makeup, and it's not that easy. Suitable face makeup and express wig styling were separate quests. (HelpMe.file: Next time, do all this in advance at home, not on location).

I don't really like how the pectoral muscles turned out. There is also a critical lack of abdominal relief in the lower part. My abs are visible in the upper part, but my lower abdomen has always been more convex, as, in fact, it was with my mother and grandmother. There was always a little fat there, even if I was in good physical shape. I am currently in the process of losing weight with more thoughtful nutrition and exercise, so I expect better results this time.

As for the character's feeling itself, there are still difficulties with that, too. I can't feel Jack as I would like to. I have fewer points of intersection with him than with some of the other characters (and more confrontational moments), but that only makes the task more interesting.

[rililith]

He's getting lines on his face

[cpericardium]

[victoriadallonfan]

It’s fascinating to me that so many people can’t handle the fact that Jack Slash is written in a way where he can’t lose (to Parahumans).

Because this isn’t revealed out of nowhere.

Number Man literally spells it out for us in his interlude:

- Interlude 21

Like, even the weakest of media literacy can understand this. It’s not exactly abstract. Jack doesn’t lose to Parahumans because his power cheats. We even see an alternate Jack Slash as a hero, where Chevalier mentions he can never lose so long as he fights Parahumans.

And his eventual defeat is caused by them taking advantage of this perceived invincibility, using a normal human to sneak past his awareness to trip him up.

This is all very simple.

And yet.

Like clockwork, there are people in the fandom obsessed with the idea of “beating Jack Slash” or offended that the character written to never lose to Parahumans, can’t be beaten by their super special plan/OC.

They make it personal, like it’s an affront that a character has narrative reason for existence and that by denying them (the user) the ability to beat Jack Slash, it’s an insult to them.

Why?

What does it matter?

What does one gain from this? I can understand if one just want to discuss things for fun, but they don’t treat this like fun. They treat it like they need to WIN

So odd