#jackalope’s nonsense

[jackalope-wyvern-kracken]

The TotK gameplay was awesome but I still think they should have taken MY idea and shown 30 seconds of footage of Link petting a dog and then ended the stream.

[mybisexualhell]

Demon form yay!

thanks for the idea of basing Trixie's demon form off a jackalope @salemkitty5

Gonna color it soon also bonus lil doodle because I'm learning to draw Alastor in my style

[mothbaaalls]

that is very true dont let me peer pressure you into breaking the mystique!!! we dont have to seek out sasquatch we can let it be 👍✨️✨️

AT THE SAME TIME I KINDA WANNA SEE SASQUATCH YKNOW ?? DHFHFHA we'll see where things tho tho :3

[articskele]

PETRA WOULD HAVE A GLISCOR *receives one million psychic damage*

[howi99]

Ashen Knight bonus 2

What if the Rusted Knight was a bit more unhinged?

RK: Cinder, I have conceived an idea most ingenious!

8yo Cinder: *waking up,* EH!? Whu!? *blinking* Who- *suspicious* How do you know my name?

RK: *taking a heroic pose* I am the rusted knight! *Point cinder with his finger,* and I've chosen you as my companion!

Cinder: *panicking* Are you kidnapping me!?

RK: *Laughing* Nonsense! I am merely taking you as my squire! Juniper is waiting for us!

Cinder: *blinking* ... You mean like in the book?

_ Outside _

Cinder: *seeing the real jackalope in front of her* ... Wow, so either i'm dreaming the weirdest dream ever or i'm dying.

RK: *laughing* Now, come along, young one! We must bring peace to this world!

Cinder: *looking at the old man* ... Are you insane?

RK: *wink* Just enough to make things interesting. *smile* And maybe you'll find a place in this world during our travel! *bring his hand to her height* What do you say?

Cinder: *Pensive* You do know that the owner is going to want me back, right?

RK: *smiling* Oh, i don't think we will have to worry about her.

Cinder: How can you be so sure?

RK: *point to her collar* She can try explaining that to the police, or just do as if you never existed. Also, *sound of an explosion* the hotel is on fire.

[localcanadiancreature62]

BillfordWeek2024,Week 4 - What Could've Been

Buckle up chucklefucks,this is the last week of BillfordWeek2024 and y'alls have until the 25th to finish your entries. Kiddingg,it doesn't matter if you get them done like two or three days after loll i just wanted the event to have an official end. This is also my own written entry that i was supposed to make at the 19th whoopsss. @aria-greenhoodie @aaabatteryy @wind-tail @spaghettipal @cecilscribbles

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Title - In a different life,in a different time (hehe. a different form,a different time)

Ford is drinking coffee in his bedroom at night while he writes about his new findings regarding the existence of Jackalopes and the Boogeyman in his new Journal 4,sighing contentedly as he recalls capturing the antlered creatures with his niece and nephew without feeling any sort of dread or paranoia this time. "Finally. A moment to myself without having to deal with the portal Bill's tomfoolery and alll of that nonsense. It's just me,and my wonderful memories of my family. Nothing can ruin this blissful moment." Ford says to himself as he embraces the peace that the universe has finally given him,he then continues documenting his findings as he sketches the Jackalopes into the Journal. He then pours himself another cup of coffee straight from the brewing machine,sniffing the bitter beans as he then slowly slurps the beverage while enjoying the moment. Only for him to drop the cup after getting startled by the sudden ringing of the telephone on the table. He then scoffs in frustration after realizing what he had done as he then answers the phone to see who is calling him at this hour.

"Stanley i swear if this is another one of your prank calls-." Ford remarks as he thought it was his brother trying to contact him for another one of his dumb jokes,only for him to hear a familiar high-pitched shrill voice yell into the other line. "SIXER PLEASE LET COME OVER HERE! I NEED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING!. MAYBE THIS'LL MAKE YOU GET BACK WITH ME!." Bill exclaims as he desperately screams into the Theraprism landline while Ford sighs in exasperation after realizing that this is the billionth time his triangular ex has called.

"Oh. It's you. Bill,how many times do i have to tell you that we're done?!. I don't need you in my life anymore,all you did was ruin it whenever you were around!." Ford shouts as he then roughly puts the phone back on the rotary in anger,only for him to hesitantly grab it back after realizing that the triangle won't hang up until he gets what he wants. "You're still there,aren't you?." Ford asks as he then hears the isosceles practically crushing the phone in excitement. "Yes. Please come over. I found something that'll finally convince you. I'm begging." Bill replied as the genius can hear the pathetic desperation oozing from his voice.

Ford then pinches the bridge of his nose as he tries to consider visiting his dumb ex once more despite knowing that it'll end in them arguing again while the creature gets sent to solitary confinement for aggression,but part of him misses his muse and he remembers that they used to have such a great partnership before things soured between them. "Fine. I'll hear out your pathetic whining again. So much for a peaceful evening.." Ford says as he then hangs up,not allowing the triangle to excitedly ramble about how he's so happy that he's visiting again.

Bill then has the Axolotl prepare to teleport his genius to the Theraprism as Ford then puts his trenchcoat back as he then puts a laser gun into his pocket. As while the triangle won't be able to hurt him anymore,he can never be too careful and he figured that it'd be better to be safe than sorry especially regarding his volatile former muse who still has his powers albeit they're limited. The researcher then goes over outside as he waits for get himself transported to the glorified insane asylum that is the Theraprism,and he closes his eyes only to arrive at the asylum while eyeing the rows of prison phone cubicles before him. He then spots his former muse waving at him and urging him to come over. Ford then sighs as he walks over to the cubicle where the isosceles is.

"So what is it that you so desperately wanted to show me?." Ford questions while glaring at the triangle who's staring at him with an adoring eye only to snap out of it once the man calls his name. "You're so handsome- Wait huh?. Oh right. Check this out." Bill says as he then projects an alternate version of himself and Ford,where he appears to be human while his genius is like 80 years old via beaming up a holographic image of the other reality onto the glass wall of the cubicle. The holographic projection flashes images of the alternate Bill and Ford being so happy together,getting married having fun dates and even spending time with the rest of the Pines without any chaos or destruction caused by the triangle ruining everything. The og Ford has his mouth agape in shock over the projection,not expecting to see himself being so.. peaceful with his former muse albeit in a different reality. "Wh-Why are you showing me this?. Is this even real?,is this an actual alternate reality or are you tricking me again?." Ford remarks in confusion,only for the triangle to look at him distantly.

"It's real,i saw it with my own eye while sulking about the many realities where i succeeded in my plan but we're happy together in the end after some trial and error. I looked through a lot of different universes where we're happy to cope,but this one stood out. Look at this,look at the projection closely. This is what happens,when i actually talk about my issues and therapy works out and we make up instead of me pushing you away." Bill explains as he then started crying in guilt,big fat tears streaming from his eye.

"Look at what could've been,look at what happens to us when i actually deal with my dumb problems instead of ruining everything for myself like i always do." Bill says as he kept crying,the man wincing as he saw the isosceles cry while not knowing what to make of it as it could be another trick. "And you're telling me this,because?." Ford questions in annoyance despite also feeling bad about letting their relationship become so bitter.

"Because maybe we can be like them. Maybe we can make up and i can have the happy ending that alternate reality gave the other me. Where we're married and i actually get along with the rest of the Pines." Bill remarks while wiping off his own tears as the genius stares at him in disbelief. Ford then clutches the telephone as he watches the triangle keep holding onto the Theraprism landline while still projecting the image onto the wall. "I- Bill,i know you want us to get back together because you want to get out of this glorified asylum and for.. other reasons. But this is impossible with the current sluggish rate of your recovery. And i'm not even sure if this future scenario happens in our reality,for all we know this 'happy ending' that you speak of only takes place in that reality and you're destined to rot here for all of eternity." Ford says coldly as the isosceles gasps in shock over his reaction.

"Okay. If you want me to rot here,fine. Be that way. But i just want you to know,that you never stopped being my genius even after everything." Bill replied bitterly as the man ignores him and walks away from the prison phone cubicle. The triangle looks at his genius sadly as he watched him walk away but he knew it was for the best since all he has done is ruin him like Ford himself said.

'And you never stopped being my dear muse.. I wish we could make up too,but things have just gotten so difficult for us.' Ford thought to himself as he voices what he wanted to say to his own mind rather than his beloved muse whom a part of him still missed even with everything the isosceles had done to hurt him,he secretly yearned for the great partnership they used to have before the betrayal but he knows that he can't fix something that's been broken beyond repair.

[ravioliet]

heyyyyy so guess who's back on that mlp au nonsense again! that's right it's me here's mlp au Odd Todd he's a paint horse because its fun :) also part draconequus (pseudo-draconequus? idk what to call him but he’s still mostly a pony not a full draconequus) because he's been messing around with chaos magic and stuff, he’s got a dragon tail and talon, as well as a rabbit paw and little antlers because jackalope reference hehe

some little screenshot redraws i did for fun as well because i somehow didn’t put together just how Discord coded this entrance was until just recently. like Discord literally showed up for the first time in a stained glass window and Todd shows up in a painting theres definitely some parallels to be drawn here. also paint pony in a painting haha funny moment

also some bonus stuff: doodle of little pre-pienado Olive and also Oscar cutie mark design whoaaaa

[lavvythejackalope]

I know I’m preaching to the choir here but what the heck.

Since the UHC assassination, I’ve seen some accounts trying out the old “We NEED CEO’s! They’re important! The whole WORLD WON’T FUNCTION WITHOUT CEOS!!”

Just wanted to point out what I hope is obvious - this is complete and utter tripe. Nonsense. Unfounded. In simple terms - a load of bullshit. We haven’t had CEOs for the vast majority of human history. UHC has continued to function without its poor downtrodden CEO at its helm. Seems like it’s doin’ just fuckin fine.

Now if all the LABORERS stopped showing up - yeah, the company would collapse almost immediately. This is true for any and every company or industry - the people on the bottom, getting treated the worst and paid the least - THOSE PEOPLE are who society can’t function without. The ones actually doing the work, not the ones sitting in their ivory towers and rationing out lives versus dollars.

Just a reminder from a random jackalope that we don’t need them.

They Need Us

Deny, Defend, Depose

[thedndgoblinwholivesinyourwalls]

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ᯓ★ Laurie/Lark

ᯓ★ He/It--Lesbianism is my fav (i like men sometimes but we ignore that)

I draw a lot and post my art on here, along with a LOT of ramblings about things I like :D

[Since I am a minor, I'm not able to donate to any fundraisers as much as I wish I could, so the best I can do is reblog]

✮⋆˙Common tags!✮⋆˙

ᯓ★ #cryptid hunter blabs : MY MAIN OCS!!! LOVE THEM SM!!! they occupy my braincells 24/7

ᯓ★ #thoughts in the void : anything. literally anything with me talking into the void hence the name

ᯓ★ #thoughts for the ages: anything that gives me inspo (cool photos, writing etc etc)

ᯓ★ #animal chatters: I’m alterhuman/therian! This tag is for all that stuff including pictures/media of my theriotypes (fox, otter and jackalope)! I am also soo open to questions about this all :3

✮⋆˙Fandoms I post about under the cut! (more will be added)✮⋆˙

Woe.Begone/W.bg

Dndads/Dungeons And Daddies/The Peachyville Horror

Sweetooth (on Netflix)

Starkid (especially the Hatchetfield trilogy) 

Octonauts (sometimes just sometimes)

My ocs!! My silly little guys!!

Dndads au’s

Rambling and general nonsense :]

The Magnus Archives/The Magnus Protcol

Chnt/Camp Here and There

The Train To Caleco Hill (which I voice innn-not yet though lmao)

The Foundation

Mouthwashing

Alien Stage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

That Gutter Show/GUTTER

[archivalofsins]

Milgram has amazing rewatch value. Because you'll do something like start listening to Mikoto's second voice drama and realize that he was brought in there and chained up while still unconscious. Which is why after Es calls out to him he wakes up and is then surprised to be chained up.

[sound of door opening and Es entering]

Mikoto...

[sound of stirring and rustling cloth as though sitting up]

"Ah... Hi, Warden-kun."

You... are Mikoto, right?

"Uh... What are you talking about? It really feels like it's been a while, doesn't it? How have you been-"

[chains jingling]

"Huh? What's that...? Chains?! Oh, no- Take them off!"

I refuse. You're too dangerous. Physical restrictions are necessary.

"...Umm... Eheheh. What are you on about? Restraining someone that couldn't even hurt a fly."

End of Trial 1 Report

"Prisoner No.09, Mikoto. Guilty… I see. And that was an overwhelming vote. I’ve heard about the commotion he caused. I heard that it was quite difficult- No, I’m sorry. ……He is by far the most irregular. This one is really unexpected even for us. I'll cut him some slack this time, but if he’s going to become an obstacle for all, I'm going to take action."

Jackalope’s “Second Trial Commencement Notice”

Prisoner No. 9: Mikoto Kayano.

"Your judgment was “guilty”, and as such, his ideas were rejected. However... We have a problem. MILGRAM’s control didn’t seem to work on him. That is to say, he’s got a real case of multiple identity disorder. Don’t you get it?

The Mikoto Kayano that MILGRAM brought in as a prisoner is just his primary identity. MILGRAM was not able to account for the soul of his other identity as a separate prisoner, so has not been able to administer the proper punishment as it should have.

Hey now. Don’t judge me so harshly! I’ve been doing this a long time, but... there’s a first time for everything. We’re in a bit of a mess ourselves over this, you know."

"I'll cut him some slack this time, but if he’s going to become an obstacle for all, I'm going to take action."

"Huh? What's that...? Chains?! Oh, no- Take them off!"

"Well, we’ll use this case to improve our services in the future. So during this time, he’s been immune from the rules, unchained. Kotoko attacked him and they had a real dogfight. They were evenly matched, and he’s completely fine, intact. Maybe because he let off some steam from all that fighting, he’s back to being his primary identity. Dear oh dear."

Something not helped by the second Milgram novel displaying that Jackalopes have the ability to control the movements of prisoners,

"Ah, what a nonsensical situation." from the edge of my vision a bundle of fur walks into the passageway, "Let's have you back away from Es now." The words barely have a moment to sit in the air as Tatsumi is flung back by an invisible force the chains pressure lifting off my neck. I collapse against the wall breath heaving back into my chest. This is the first time Tatsumi has been subjected to Milgram's method of intervention, "Haa?" he stands there stunned by its' strength. However, Jacka's intervention does not end there. Tatsumi's arms begin to move stiffly as though torn between moving them forward or back. The chains inching closer to his own neck. The frantic panic within his eyes tells me all I need to know. He isn't moving of his own will. His hands turn on himself using strangling him with the chain he just had wrapped around my neck so tightly his skin protrudes through the holes. "Gah-" he falls to his knees hands struggling to loosen the chain before jerking them taught in defiance. Jacka's voice is indifferent, "I'd like to avoid any strange incidents occurring under my management. " he takes a seat near my hands that still shook lightly against the floor he sends a harsh gaze towards Mako the inciter of this incident, "As such listen carefully, do not underestimate the power of Milgram too much. In this place manipulating people's mind like this is quite easy. I can end any of you prisoners' lives with just a fleeting thought if I so desired. " Despite everything that had occurred right before her eyes, Mako's smile had not faltered, "..." "Jacka... you saved me."

Another thing to note is Milgram does not care about what happens to prisoners that have already been judged within the novels. This is shown through the death of a character. When asked if Milgram does not care about what happens to prisoners that have been judged already why not just release them it's stated that because their presence and what may happen to them within the prison as a result of their judgment could impact the guards future judgments. This is pretty much a good display of why there are no fights during the trial but there are no rules against it after they've been judged that trial.

Jacka also mentions that their are ranks amongst Jackalopes and he has a manager he has to report to. Jackalope within in Milgram (webseries) is shown to be getting reports from the Jackalope in the first novel putting him in a position of management and he is later shown to have the authority to fire other Jackalope's. He also refers to Milgram as his Milgram and doesn't make to many statements about being management like others in the novel. Then when referring to the Milgram system in general he uses we and our-

"We’re in a bit of a mess ourselves over this, you know."-"Well, we’ll use this case to improve our services in the future."

As well as not making any allusions to needing to speak to a supervisor before making changes to his Milgram instead stating things such as,

"I'll cut him some slack this time, but if he’s going to become an obstacle for all, I'm going to take action."

Ultimately going yeah sure that guy I said was completely average kicked your ass and did something that should be impossible under our system... But I'll let him have this one! I can take it as a learning experience. Ah-ha I'm so messy... I treat this shit like a game because none of it is my responsibility-

"Sorry. I’m like the guy on the couch watching the sports highlights and complaining, don’t mind me."

If he keeps it up he's gonna have to find out though. Yet, for now this shit was hilarious I'll let it pass. It's later shown that Mikoto (John) to Jackalope's own admission at the start of trial two is not constrained by the rules of Milgram at all,

"MILGRAM’s control didn’t seem to work on him. That is to say, he’s got a real case of multiple identity disorder. The Mikoto Kayano that MILGRAM brought in as a prisoner is just his primary identity. MILGRAM was not able to account for the soul of his other identity as a separate prisoner. So, has not been able to administer the proper punishment as it should have. "

Live Jackalope Reaction: "This man is pushing my leniency."

Kidding he seems to still find this very funny and a mild inconvenience at best,

"Maybe because he let off some steam from all that fighting, he’s back to being his primary identity. Dear oh dear."

Dearie me whatever shall we do this seems like entertainment to me and a problem for you~

Meanwhile Mikoto is still very much accounted for and under Milgram's control again to Jackalope's admission. So, he really is like well if it doesn't interrupt what I'm trying to do it's fine that's for you to judge him for really. That makes the only time Jackalope would be able to manipulate Mikoto in such a way when Mikoto (the prisoner and primary identity Milgram's words not mine) was fronting not Mikoto (John). So it doesn't surprise me that after the attack on his guard and the failure to properly administer punishment due to Mikoto's unique circumstances he just went,

"Fuck it I'm getting you in the interrogation room somehow even if I have to use my abilities as Jackalope and administrator to do it. Have fun waking up in chains loser- You're gonna have a regular interrogation this time over your chained up body."

"I’d say, with this (Kotoko), and also Mikoto Kayano, it’s just a terrible luck of the draw for you all. On the other hand, maybe it’s too good to be true?"

[princess-of-the-corner]

MHA - nononono, IZUKU has the cute bunny ears & tail. AFO has the wild hare "I Have Seen Things" ears, tail & eyes. (Seriously, compare a wild rabbit with a wild hare. One of those is a cute & adorable woodland creature that's put on greeting cards. The other is the mortal descendant of an Elder God, & has been forced to contain the knowledge of the universe within its mortal shell. It has Seen the end of the Universe, & it Knows when it will come.)

Okay so like.

/technically/

They're Jackalopes, not bunnies. Which means they're jackrabbits which are hares.

But also this is magic nonsense so at first glance you go 'rabbit ears???' and the little tail.

[jackalope-wyvern-kracken]

Idk if y’all have seen the new Tears of the Kingdom trailer but Wild just got a WHOLE lot wilder.

SO new fic material:

-Wild fusing a stick to a rock to make the world’s worst hammer.

-Four’s general response to the fusion mechanic (either pure delight or pure horror)

-Wild just. building a car out of random stuff.

-Wind teaching Wild what a train is and then they MAKE one.

-Wild can swim through rock now. So that’s… a thing. That he can do. He can sure do that.

-Wild now has access to homing missiles.

[zyrafowe-sny]

October 23rd WIP Wednesday Game Community Answered Asks: Pine Cone (18/18)

I finished the fic!

@stonemaskedtaliesin

They slowed their pace. With the help of their Institution-issued binoculars, they eventually spied the wyverns by a cluster of boulders. That made sense — they usually preferred rocky nests.

@1attheedge

They went after livestock and killed the occasional human, but unlike their dragon cousins, wyverns couldn't also burn down fields and farmhouses.

As per Institution policy, Ballister and Ambrosius dismounted a good distance away and activated the provided portable force field enclosure to protect their horses from any predators or thieves. (Trained warhorses were expensive to replace.) Walking was a little uncomfortable in their stinky, thirdhand armor — there was no shortage of potential squires should they get injured — but finally they were close enough that the wyverns started hissing at them.

@eriquin

As one, they raised their shields and swords, ready to attack and defend from all angles as the beasts flew near. Ambrosius was already yelling silly nonsense at them — even though heckling was wasted on wyverns — and Ballister could feel a fond grin pulling at his lips. Fighting back-to-back came naturally; they were always aware of where the other was and could usually anticipate each other's next moves.

@kallisto-k

One relatively clever wyvern diving down from above did manage to separate them for a time. Even as he parried attacks from wyvern tails with his sword and landed hits, Ballister's eyes kept darting away to check how Ambrosius was doing. He shouldn't have worried; Ambrosius definitively skewered the wyvern in front of him and soon enough they were reunited. As always, stronger together.

@friend-shaped-but TW for baby creature death

Once they'd struck down all the adults, they checked the area for juveniles. Decapitating baby wyverns was gruesome work, but Ballister told himself that they were basically overabundant at this point without other predators to keep them in check. Eliminating all of them would benefit not only humans, but other native creatures too. Perhaps jackalopes would make a comeback.

@aparticularbandit

"No need to hide tonight," Ambrosius rasped, and soon demanding lips were on Ballister's. He felt a little breathless when Ambrosius finally pulled away to crack open the cider.

"You went through all the trouble of smuggling it all the way here," Ambrosius said a little apologetically. "Let's make the saddlebags a little lighter for tomorrow."

[hotmothsummer]

🖊 for roadkillcommunion!

WAH!!! THANK YOU?? ♥️♥️

@roadkillcommunion is my aesthetic/vibes dump blog for the story which I am titling Jackalope Bone Records (for now). The blurb for it is as follows:

The Jackalope Bone Records is a story about trying to remember what you've forgotten, running from what remembers you, and the monsters that lurk between the shadows of both. Set in the isolate, neverending rural landscapes of the Western United States, Charlie and Jay find that the things they try to run from only inch closer with the more distance they put between it. In their quest to find ghosts and walking corpses, they quickly find that true horror is manmade, and often sits in the space between your heart and your ribs.

(Inspired by stories like Welcome to Night Vale, Over the Garden Wall, The Magnus Archives, Marble Hornets, and 17776.)

Charlie Vance is doing her best to run from the things that haunt her. She is stubborn, headstrong, and would make a killer final girl in a slasher movie. She likes strawberries, cute things, and fun-patterned skirts. She’s also kind of a bitch to be around because she’s working thru her own stuff, and it leads to a lot of nonsense arguments and festering feelings between her and Jay. She would kill to keep herself alive.

Art credit: @starstickerx

J (Jay) is trying to recover his past, and figure out why he lost his memory in the first place. He’s jumpy, anxious, and would make a red thread conspiracy board to the tune of touch tone telephone. He likes puzzles, prefers tea over coffee, and that big jacket that he’s always wearing. Even though he’s so nervous, he has a drive that makes him just as stubborn as Charlie, and while he is more apprehensive about certain things than she is, when it comes to the right thing, they find themselves on the same page.

While their disagreements are frequent and many, they don’t tend to last. They push each other, but they make each other better for it.

Art credit: @meltwithclarity

[eunchancorner]

Spirt animal??? 👀 Pray tell, my dearest.... what's the au about? Well, besides the fact it says it in the title, what's everyone's spirit animal and why? :>

Well my dearest beloved, I do admit that most of these spirit animals are random, but each one is assigned to a character when they reach their 13th birthday! I have most characters but am still thinking on some; Here's what I have so far!

Jack: Cerberus (I just thought Jack having a dog would be cute) John: Manticore Shotty: Pegasus Ethan: Wyvern Kevin: Phoenix Robert: Hydra Roy: Unicorn Ross: Griffin Lila: Kitsune Streber: Dragon Liv: Hippocampus Confi: Kirin Leon: Enfield Jaune: Peryton Frank: Leucrocuta Aria: Baku Richard: Jackalope Radford: Wolpertinger (thought it would be funny if the other sibs got big, cool spirit animals and Rad got a tiny little thing) Diego: Goldhorn Cap: Merhorse (Kinda matching Shotty) Rick: Roc Carmen: Zmiulan (It looked elegant idk) Robin: Quezalcoatl Patty: Kelpie Ross's Dad: Chimera Evermore: Serpent Dexter: Cockatrice (I liked how it looked like a nonsensical horror mixture instead of something elegant or grand) Bob: Hellhound (It's a hunting dog cmon)

[bestworstcase]

I feel like it's symbolically relevant that every "main" character in the Ever After has their own Ever After "companion" creature of sorts.

Ruby has Little and MAAYBE Curious, Jaune might have the Jackalope, and Neo might have the Jabberwalker.

Not sure what the exact symbolism is, but I vaguely feel like it'll be relevant.

On a side note, what if it turns out the Rusted Knight is Jaune's armor that he discarded after he decided that he wasn't worthy of being the hero and huntsmen that he wanted to be, but reanimated somehow?

i have… two thoughts.

one, while almost everything we know about the girl who fell through the world has come to us filtered through the perception/interpretation of other characters, one line we DO know is “she brushed off her bumps and bruises, for nothing hurt worse than the loneliness in her chest.” alyx is a lonely girl, and the ever after, the story of the ever after, is driven by that loneliness. the ever after is also—as we’ve seen—an intensely kind place. it runs on hope and love and gentleness in the face of anger. i think it probably isn’t possible to be truly alone in the ever after for very long.

second, to elaborate on my niche nonsense, the quote in the linked post is from the frank wildhorn musical wonderland; i do not think rwby is consciously referencing the musical (for one thing, the planning for v9 predates it by a decent margin) but there IS some fictional convergent evolution happening simply because the musical and rwby are both using aaiw/ttlg to interrogate identity in a very similar way. anyway. in the musical, the hatter is alice’s reflection—the personification of “every time someone has broken a promise to [alice] or broken [her] heart,” at once all the things she wishes she was and everything she wishes she weren’t. and because rwby is utilizing aaiw/ttlg in such a similar way and because obviously the symbol of mirror-image and inversion and alternate selves is baked into ttlg, and because the rusted knight/jaune are constructed as hatta/hatter in the op, i think it is VERY LIKELY that something similar is going on with jaune and the rusted knight. (the REASON the musical chose the *hatter* for this role is partly that the hatter lends himself well to a villainous role—he’s very rude even by wonderland standards—and partly, i think, because the hatter appears again in ttlg as hatta, i.e. there’s some textual basis for riffing on hatter and hatter’s reflection.)

i doubt the rusted knight’s armor is literally jaune’s discarded armor—if only because rusty is in full plate and jaune wears only a breastplate and silly spaulders—and in fact i’ve been side-eyeing the suspicious similarity between rusty’s armor and the armor of the knight ozma takes out in lost fable—

—it’s not identical, but it’s like bad guy/good guy variants of the same armor set and it’s because salem wrote this story and jaune is salem in this essay i will

—ANYWAY, while it may not literally be jaune’s cast off armor, i think there may be some symbolic or metaphorical element of replacement/reflection happening here and i wouldn’t be surprised at all if jaune chose to lose the armor at some point during the course of the volume in connection to…whatever the connection between him and rusty turns out to be.