#maverick having the same powers as his dad also implies that what powers you get has a genetic component which I've been wondering about

[nofacednerd]

finished watching the first 3 episodes of Gen V. I was super hesitant at first because honestly I don't watch The Boys for the supes and I was worried that the whole show was just going to be "everyone is a terrible person and they're all doing terrible things to each other as a spectacle" but I am SO glad that it's not that.

I was especially expecting Cate to be a huge asshole to everyone and Marie to be edgy and standoffish to everyone so finding out that they're both genuinely kind people that are struggling with the social dynamics that come with being a superhero was such a welcome suprise. Same thing with Luke tbh, I expected him to be a Homelander clone but he's so much better than I expected.

[zimithrus]

Kotetsu and Barnaby for the character ask pls? 💚💚💚

Ohoho the boys! The lads! The bickering buds themselves! 💗 Don't mind if I do~! Thank you so much for the ask @isleofair! 🌟 (Ask list for the curious ❤)

I will start with the wildest of tigers 🐯💚 And since there's two, I'll put this under a read more cut so I don't flood anyone else's dash XD

Kotetsu

Sexuality HC: I'm leaning towards Bi with Demi tendencies for him

Gender HC: Himbo lmao XD

A Ship I Have With Said Character: Obviously Taibani - though a close second is Kotetsu/Tomoe because 🥺😭💗 He loved her so much, gah!

BROTP: Kotetsu and Antonio, like, they already go way back, to high school if I remember correctly. They always go out for drinks together and they always just seem to have a good chill time together 🌟

NOTP: Karina and Kotetsu. Like, I can see the appeal but i just do not vibe with it lol Like she's 16 in the beginning of season 1, and Kotetsu is like, 35? Like he is almost/practically old enough to be her dad. It's not the age gap I have a problem with really, it's mainly more that I kind of think of my dad when I see Kotetsu? Like, my dad and him share the same birthday and they both act goofy, aren't always around for their kid but try their best? I can't help but kind of think of my dad sometimes when I think of Kotetsu so, thinking of Karina x Kotetsu it's like 'that would be like if I dated my dad fjdbfkdjb' just can't do it man 😂 Sorry for the ramble there! 😂

Random HC: One of mine I like to ruminate on is Kotetsu accidentally hurting his family members when he was a kid and first developed his NEXT powers. Like, that scene in season 1, during the flashback of the bank robbery? In the sub, the dialogue reads 'I'm not supposed to touch anyone when I'm shining like this', compared to the dub that simply says 'don't come near me' - like, the sub implying he was told to not be near people, to not touch them, and that got my brain going: What if he was told he wasn't allowed to touch anyone because he might have accidentally really hurt a friend/classmate/family member before he had total control? 👀 cough cough Kotetsu's dad perhaps?? cough cough 👀

General Opinion: I love him. He's dorky, funny, earnest, tries too hard, fucks stuff up, but never gives up. Despite his past and hardships he is still a positive person and always sees things through to the end. A type of person I wanna be. 💚 Less formal version: I want to put him in a blender and drink him 😂

Next up, the bun! 🐰❤

Barnaby

Sexuality HC: He gives me Ace/Demi vibes 💜

Gender HC: Pretty boy but not a twink - he can still kick your ass into next week lmao 😆

A Ship I Have With Said Character: Taibani once again - no contender for me XD

BROTP: Barnaby and Mattia - the childhood friends. They catch up and talk about their work and even vent with each other, springing for dinner every now and again. I love the side of Barnaby we get to see when Mattia is around, he seems almost carefree, it's nice. They vibe well together ❤

NOTP: Oh man, I haven't really though of a NOTP for him?? 😅 I guess I wouldn't want to see him put with Maverick, because like, not only did he orchestrate the most traumatic events of Barnaby's life he was also a father figure for him before that. Otherwise, I dunno 😆

Random HC: Speaking of Maverick, I HC that he wiped/altered a lot more of Barnaby's memories than we were shown. Like, thanks to the comic anthology I saw one chapter that kind of made a little point at that and it's stuck with me ever since. Like, if Barnaby ever started to rebel at a younger age then Maverick would alter his memory. Got too close to discovering the truth? Nope, no he didn't, silly boy that was just a bad dream. So much to the point where Barnaby has trouble remembering his past at all and can't help but feel like even his memories aren't his own. Good angsty potential - and potential me and a friend discuss frequently 👌

General Opinion: At first I was like 'okay we got a cocky pretty boy, alright, he seems alright, let's see what he can do' and then the more I watched the show the more I really loved his character. How he always seemed so poised and suave and haughty - like he's confident definitely and he knows it, but also that sensitivity, that raw emotion and anger he displays - it is so incredibly human and realistic what drives him to do what he does and act the way he does. Slowly learning over time that his life has room for more than just revenge. Now I like him just as much as Kotetsu ❤

Wow, I really went deep into some of these answers my goodness! I think I've spent over an hour thinking all these thoughts out!😅 But anyways, thank you so much for the ask isle, I had a blast answering these questions - and even better, you gave me two characters! Double the fun! Thank you so much!! 💗💚💗

[batneko]

tiger and bunny rewatch ep 16

hoo boy i forgot this episode started how it does. tiger and bunny goes hard.

trigger warnings: domestic abuse, mentioned sexual assault, serial killing, alcoholism, people burning to death

ready for Lunatic’s sad backstory?

no. no you are not.

he accidentally set his dad on fire while his dad was beating his mom

that’s an odd reaction

so Kotetsu and Bunny are out chasing a bad guy

Kotetsu’s power runs out early again

and when he can’t put up a fight Lunatic just leaves

they’re throwing Bunny a party, but Kotetsu is more interested in the food

when he leaves, Bunny goes out and joins him

sure let’s go with that

he was a friend of Bunny’s parents

well that sure is convenient for Maverick

HE SURE DOES

good luck with that

he is genuinely shocked!

Kotetsu has been tracking how much his power is declining

that’s an awful name, that was the best you could do?

“we should keep this valuable information on criminal activity out of the hands of vigilantes, so let’s give it to Bruce Wayne”

shower scene!

with Lunatic!

oh no it’s the same flashback as earlier, but with more detail this time

recognize that outfit?

oh no

oh no

oH NO

hey remember way back in episode 7 when I said the handprint on Lunatic’s mask was sad?

yeah.

turns out Lunatic has been caring for his mentally ill mother this whole time

I’m not saying he’s right to be a serial killer?

I’m just saying this is how you make serial killers.

hey let’s check in on Kotetsu and the somehow-less-depressing plotline about degenerative illness

that’s reality television for ya

I don’t remember if I capped this, but yeah, that was a thing

can you imagine being a hero at that point? knowing that your hard work and credit were going to an alcoholic old man? I’d spill my guts years later to a random cabbie too.

Ben says no, not exactly, but Kotetsu storms off

I guess the lesson is, don’t teach your kid to be heroic and then turn into a monster later.

because you’ll get burned to death.

or just, you know, don’t hit your wife ever.

also turns out Lunatic regularly hallucinates his dad!

we never really know for sure if Lunatic 100% believes in what he’s doing. he respects the other heroes and doesn’t seek to harm them. he challenges them to prove their ideals are right. not to mention he calls himself Lunatic, which implies a certain amount of self-awareness about his mental state.

anyway, Kotetsu was driving home when he heard a woman screaming for help

he gets interrupted during the fight by a call from work

of course he saves the girl (and catches a couple hooking up in an office)

oh hey here’s Lunatic

in case you were wondering

there he is

Kotetsu manages to chase down the Lady Killer again!

aaaand his power runs out just in time to get electro-whipped

harsh

and Kotetsu lands in the garbage

a failure, not even missed at the job he was supposed to be doing

the Lady Killer just went to a strip club, where Lunatic finds him

but Lunatic is still aiming to kill

first of all how dare you

welp.

after the credits!

Kotetsu appears to have spent the entire night in that dumpster

well this hero is just going to lie back down in the garbage

boy I wish I could tell y’all that it doesn’t get darker than this, but uh

uh

I can’t.