#oc: april lebeau

[witchofinterest]

April Lebeau will rob anyone, no matter how powerful. right now i’m writing her robbing shazam

[softfem-dom]

mutant file ,, fem oc

name : dolores betelohim nicknames : lola , lolita , dolly , lola dear .

alias : heaven says short form : heaven , heaveny

day of birth : 15th april 19??

height : 5,4

category : mutant (level 4-5)

abbilities : angel morphing , siren song / voice ridden mind-manipulation , dermakinesis , telepathy (weak).

residence : xavier's school for gifted youngsters.

occupation : (apathetic)student

affliction : xmen (occasionally) (since 1998)

state : 𝔞l҉𝔦v҉𝔢?

story

🖇️ early life Dolores was born in a catholic household, under the watch of a caring mother and the hand of a strict yet loving father. As soon as she was old enough to understand the world her she was taught about the love of God, the merciful being above, taken to church every Sunday and with a rosary hanging from her neck.

Pale as a white bunny, with equal curiosity for everything around her, and with eyes as blue as the sky. Her dark, almost coal-y, brunette hair only adding to the purity that seemed to coat her very being.

However, that purity didn't get a chance to last too long. When the priest from the church spotted her, looking like the ethereal esence of a divine being, he revealed himself to not be as kind as everyone had been fooled to believe.

He was part of an organization, an illegal project. To create angels on earth and, by false visual, force the christianism over the rest of religions by existent 'proof' of divine beings.

So, that fateful Sunday after church, she didn't get a chance to go back home. Snatched away with a cloth over her mouth, only to awake in some kind of rusty and old room surrounded by sharp medical props and colorful and strange vials on creaky shelfs.

She was experimented on. Mutated. To grow wings and have the melodic voice of the angels above. Completely stripped off of her own humanity to fake her into a 'divine' being to be worshipped. Surrounded by equal hate and disgust as admiration and amazement. just a prop to a cult.

🖇 xavier's school for gifted youngsters

After years of being trapped within the same walls, being forced to perform like some circus act. After years of being aressed as a divinity yet treated like a lab rat. One fateful days the alarms inside the facility went off, commotion being heard out in the halls, the armored door of her 'room' hiding her away from everything.

Then was when she met Charles Xavier and his team. She would've been scared of the blue man suddenly appearing inside of her room, with a 'poof' and a cloud of smoke, if it weren't for the cross pendant hanging from his neck. Christians were good samaritans, she tried to convince herself.

It turned out, at least that Christian was indeed a good samaritan. Offering her his hand and taking her away from it all, not caring about the wings growing from her back nor the blue in her eyes. She was for once being treated like a human being instead of like a divine being in need to be worshipped yet hidden away.

After that, she met the rest of the team; ororo, jean, charles, scott and kurt —the one who saved her. And found her home in Xavier's school for Gifted Youngsters. She was still seen as an angel within those walls. Yet not for the white wings, nor for the pure blue in her eyes, nor for the pale and perfect of her skin, nor from the melody in her voice, but for her smile and kind heart.

After she started to live out in the open, taking classes like any normal teen and playing outside, it soon became obvious the way her body rejected the necessary nutrients for growing —due to the poor conditions of the lab— and she ended up developing anemia, low iron levels.

Sooner than later, though, new people joined the team. Remy LeBeau aka Gambit, Anna Marie aka Rogue, Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin aka Colossus, Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake aka Ice-Man, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde aka Shadowcat and Logan Howlett aka Wolverine with whom she'll end up growing closer than she expected. A total contrast to see the dictionary definition of purity and religiousness attached to the hip of the sarcastic and dry-humoured man that was atheist to the damn bone.

🖇character analysis :

dear lola is an optimistic and soft girl, she is deemed extremely chill for her age —y'know puberty and all—. She seems to lack teenager hormones with how calm she is.

despite her past in a laboratory, and all the cultist stuff, she remains catholic and firm to the belief that there is a God up there that will always be there for her in the good and the bad. That's probably one of the reasons she is so close to Kurt, since they share religion and equal passion about it.

She will talk about her religion to anyone who asks or shows interest, even if she knows most people —especially teens— in the school don't give two shits if there is someone above due to their ansty teen rebellion phase she'll remain loyal in her beliefs.

She spends most of her time in the garden, the part with the tallest trees. She likes to climb the trees and spend her hours drawing or reading on the branches.

It's suspected that her calmness and relaxed nature is due to her very low iron, that has her with much less social battery and energy than people her age. She's not allergic to social interaction, but she prefers time alone or time shared in silence.

She's a very loving individual, surprisingly palyful and full of mischief. She loves helping the other teens plot schemes and pranks on the teachers —especially Scott and Logan—.

Everyone believes that the 'angel' part of her are just the white wings in her back, the ones she's always dragging on the floor because they weight quite a lot despite their feather-y appearance. But, in reality, the whole implanted 'divine' part of her is such a monstruous form that she'll never let anyone see it. The fact that she can turn in such a monstruous creature keeps her awake at night sometimes, seeing the reflection of something antromorphic and disgusting in the mirror whenever she looks at it.

Her first encounter with Logan aka the Wolverine wasn't a very pleasant one. He had been living in the school for only two or three days when he stumbled upon the sight of a supposed big bird in the branch of a tree, he wasn't thinking straight when he grabbed a small rock and threw it at the 'animal' —believing it to be something dangerous to the kids in the school—. Only to be met by the sight of a female face turning to him with wide eyes and a heavily offended expression after the loud 'thwack!' of the rock hit her in the back of her head.

She crawled up to the branches of the tree until the green leafs hid her from him and didn't come back down until it was Storm the one calling her from under the tree.

Needless to say Logan was ashamed as fuck after realizing he had threw a rock at a random kid.

After a bit of time and a cookie offering —suggested by Jean— the two of them started to get closer. With Logan freaking the fuck out the first time Lola got up too fast and fell right to the floor, damn low iron.

Despite the two of them being the total ephytomy of opposites, Logan still put up with the religious kid even while being atheist himself. He couldn't give two shits about the 'supposedly' God up in the sky —how would that even work anyways? some huge dude in the sky?—, but he never dismissed her as he never dismissed Kurt even if the two of them paired up were a total pain in the ass.

[beej-machinations]

PBA Canon Character Fic Nominees

To help you choose your fave PBA '24 Best Portrayal of a Canon Character Fics, grouped by name!

I've written my own summaries, centred around the nominated character and which of their traits the story explored.

Voting Round ends April 21st (vote here x)

Card Games, Vampires, and a Very Late Letter by TheSailingRabbit Kinch enters the service while hiding a chronic illness; much later, Hogan has finally thought up a way to help him (It's very UnOrthodox). Kinch & Hogan friendship 👍👍🥲

Kinch in Mama Bear by PicassoPenguin 4+1 story of the times Kinch took care of the other bears. what's not to love? Kinch uses his skills in observation and subtlety to watch out for the crew in both direct and indirect ways.

Carter in A Brother's Bond by PicassoPenguin After the war, Little Deer misses his brothers from Barracks 14. He tells Brown Rabbit about them, how much he admires them, and about the first days when he joined the heroes ( !!! )

Carter in Exit, Pursued By A Bear by pronker Carter has questions. The extent to which the gang humors or suffers him is a delicate balance. I think the author captured his voice well :)

Hogan in Decoration Day by Abracadebra Hogan mourns, then honors, the men that have died under his command. He has to lie to Klink to do so, but that's only natural.

Hogan in Sergeant 'Don't You Sass Me, Hogan' Wilson by whatisthismandoinghere Doctors may make the worst patients, but Colonels come in at a close second.

LeBeau Hogan in Well and Truly Got by Cardinal Rose - (Hogan story, i think this was mislabelled in the poll) Hogan's luck runs out. He tries anyway, but the consequences are unavoidable.

Klink in Klink's Brother by Sam Worth Klink talks a little about his family, both real and imagined. Well captured voice and mannerisms

Klink in Yoga Session by Deepbluethinking Klink discovers that kowtowing to Burkhalter leads to kowtowing in a more literal way, to the dismay of his hamstrings.

Klink in Ashes by LightShiner14 Atypically, Klink goes to church. Childhood memories rise unbidden; and Klink reflects on the irony of attending church in the bloodied present day. There's also a question pressing at him: what does he find within himself? Does he dare examine it?

LeBeau in Operation Mother Hen by Tuttle4077 Lebeau is sick. He's miserable, prideful, and Not Happy with the fuss everyone is making - to the point of driving everyone crazy: until they recruit the best nurse (very cute)

LeBeau in Spring Flowers by Tuttle4077 a poetically evocative piece on how Lebeau witnesses the changes to his beloved Rhineland. For better, for worse, for better, for worse. for better? (the imagery is vivid, and Lebeau's love really shines through)

Uneasy Company by dust on the wind Stuck between a rock, a hard place, a Hochstetter, and more troubles on the way, Newkirk is stranded without any backup. We get to see how he thinks and performs under pressure when the crew isn't there. When he needs to use his lockpicking skills, how can he explain them to the paranoid Hochstetter?

Drop Bears by dust on the wind Newkirk makes a bet with an Australian POW, and ends up taking a different gamble and performing some last-minute acrobatics.

A Deserved Gift by Cardinal Rose Newkirk dreams up the perfect plot for springtime. Most of the crew beg off taking part, because its an unnecessary risk, but regardless the victory is sweet and enjoyed by all. (in wartime, even Petty Revenge requires Pro Revenge tactics)

Cracking the Vault by Sierra Sutherwind Reminded of his younger days, Newkirk gives himself an inconveniently timed challenge - much to the dismay of Hogan and Schultz. They support him, but tbh they had their hands tied, what else could they do? (bonus: Schultz and the OCs in this fic go through some interesting developments, but they arent the focus in this category)

Once Is Enough by Abracadebra Newkirk is recruited as the reluctant accomplice in Marya's latest wild scheme. He shows off his skills at bluffing, snarking, and griping >:) i like how the more stressed he gets the funnier he gets haha

Autumn Winds by Fear-Of-The-Cold Newkirk's attitude toward human connection over the years, as it is influenced by his family and the world. we get to see a pre-Heroes POW Newkirk

The Assassin by lonewolfette9846 Newkirk is given the most important job in the war. And he has to do it alone. He does his best to keep his cover, and in the little time he has strategises his next moves. A very tense story - and that tension takes its toll on Newkirk. I like how methodical and tactical Newkirk comes across in this, despite the mission not being remotely in his experience.

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[executethyself35]

Oc Intro Page

Bianca Maria “B” Hernandez: Born June 30th, 1918, Havana, Cuba, 5’6, she’s insane and willing to fight anyone with no issue, she and her mother immigrated to Washington Heights, New York, in 1923 when she was 5, joined the airborne as a sense of duty and a way to get away from her mother and out of spite towards her mother, rank is Staff Sergeant

Zipporah Josephine “Zippo” Fieldman: Born November 23rd, 1914, Saratov, Russia, 5’7, she will brawl anyone and then go to Shabbos right after, she and her family immigrated to San Francisco, California, in 1916 when she was 2, joined the airborne because she’s always been the oldest sibling and is the only sibling that could go to war, she felt like she had to go as a sense of duty towards her family, rank is Technician 5th Grade (sniper)

Olive-Marie “Ollie” LeBeau: Born April 16th, 1921, New Orleans, Louisiana, 5’4, is usually very calm and collective, can act a little chaotic at times but most of the time is very chill, unless you get her around B and Zippo then she’ll join them in their bs, she will fight a person if need be or drunk enough, technically engaged but she hates her fiance with a passion and was forced to become engaged to him just so her family would let her go into the military, joined the airborne because she wanted to help people and do something with her life, rank is Technician 3rd Grade (nurse/medic)

Marselle Anita Rosaliano: Born April 16th, 1922, Alpine, New Jersey, 5’6, very bubbly and energetic, like a puppy, oblivious to certain things like flirting, and takes a minute to understand dirty jokes, will fight only if necessary or drunk, will be very blunt and tell you off if you really piss her off, she has connections to the mob since her dad runs one, but we don’t talk about that, joined the airborne because she wanted to help people, rank is Private First Class (nurse/medic)

Elizabeth Annabelle “Eliza” Thomlin: Born October 30th, 1923, Asheville, North Carolina, absolutely batshit insane, would probably kill a man with no issues, has severe mommy and daddy issues, hates religion with a burning passion, isn’t afraid of anyone, including Speirs, joined the airborne because she just needed to get away from her normal life and just do something with it, she saw that escape in the airborne, she’s willing to take the risk of death, rank is Corporal (nurse/medic)

Torrance Georgia “Torrie” Stylinski: Born March 27th, 1921, London, England, is a comedian on George’s level, will fight if drunk for shits and giggles, lived in England till she was 10, then moved to Ireland with her mother after her parents divorced, lived there till she was 15 and then basically her whole family on her moms side moved to America after her grandpa died, she’s a mixed albino woman, who currently lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, joined the airborne because she wanted to fight, and to get away from her mother, rank is 2nd Lieutenant

Mary Elise McCullen: Born November 15th, 1921, Castle Rock, Washington, has so many issues, like girl is so depressed but she’s vibing and laughing her ass off with Malarkey, Skip and Penk, will fight someone sober for funsies, her dad passed in a motorcycle accident when she was 12, so when she heard about Don and More’s run in with the truck she was PISSED, doesn’t have a great relationship with her mom, but she deals with it, joined the airborne because she wanted to, she saw her chance and took it, rank is Sergeant (mortar squad)

Allison Katherine “Allie” Harten: Born February 12th, 1917, Mountain View, Arkansas, is basically the mother of this group of idiots, is completely and absolutely done with everyone’s bs, both men and women, will call someone out and berate them in front of anyone without care, she doesn’t fight unless absolutely necessary, and doesn’t as drunk as everyone else, somebody's gotta be responsible here, joined the military when she was 18 in 1935, and once they introduced the airborne she joined that immediately, same reason as Lip she wanted to be the best so you gotta be with the best, she joined the military because her father and grandfather were both army men, and she has no brothers, so she decided to do join, it was also to piss her mom off, rank is 1st Lieutenant (intelligence officer)

Julia Ariana Josefina Vasquez-Rodriguez: Born, July 22nd, 1923, The Bronx, New York, the mini B, is treated like everyone’s younger sister, simply because she knew Joe Toye before the war, will fight someone if pissed off, not very hard to do, or drunk, will fight dirty (@blueberry-ovaries, i think you’re gonna love her), the youngest of her full-blooded siblings, moved to Philadelphia when she was 17 because she wanted to and for work, became friends with Joe Toye caused they lived in the same apartment building (yes this is setting up for a fic in the future, hush), joined the airborne because she wanted to, she was in training with the other replacements such as, Heffron, Hashey and Garcia, so she came in right before Market Garden, rank is Private First Class

(Also these girls got some ships to go with them, so i wanna see if y'all, my BoB moots, can guess which guys they go with, a few of them are kinda obvious but still wanna see what y'all think)

[tiredflowercrown]

Ok, I got exactly 2 people wanting to know more, so here it is! (Thank you, @shouldwemaybe and @unnamedrat )

Ok so the ocs from last night are the Black Family + 1 (and the messy polycule) and you've already met 4 of them before!

I made an OC post a few months back because I had kinda included them in a fic.

So the four you've met before are Lex Black, Ali Duke, and Orpheia and Hycthina LeBeau. But I didn't go into much detail then.

(They live and interact at whatever age I want so only age differences really matter. And i will do picrews later.)

Ali Duke

She is the eldest of all the cousins, being almost a full year older than Lex

Her full name is Alice Cybele Duke (well its actually Alix Cybele but everyone ignores that and all legal documentswith it were "lost"), but because Alice and Alex sound too similar, she goes by Ali and Alexander goes by Lex

She is a massive lesbian. Like very disaster levels of lesbian

The family is very old money and such everyone has to learn an instrument. Hers is the flute.

She is also extremely buff. (I swear she was like this before I read tlt. Any resemblance to Gideon is completely accidental and entirely hilarious)

Her birthday is April 9th

Lex Black

Lex is the eldest of all his siblings (in total being 6 all together, 4 blood and 2 god)

His full name is Alexander Rodolphus Castor Black

He's bi but happily dating/engaged (depending on where I'm playing) to Mary

He learned piano classically but perfers acoustic guitar

He's a nationally ranked swimmer

His birthday is January 1st (following after Ali's)

Cecelia Madison

The eldest daughter, being 2 yearing younger than Lex

Her full name is Cecelia Helene Madison

She's transfem and a lesbian

She's an esteemed cello player

She's on the weaker side of the family but still is fairly fit

Her birthday is November 29th

Hycthina LeBeau

Hycthina is the older twin by 2 hours and is god siblings with Lex and the others

Her full name is Hycthina Arachne Eve LeBeau

She's Aro and Pansexual

She never learned an instrument, leaving all the arts and music for Orpheia

She mainly does cross country but loves doing marathons and triathlons

Her birthday is July 3rd

Orpheia Lebeau

Orpheia, while being the younger twin, is the one everyone assumes is older

Her full name is Orpheia Ariadne Grace LeBeau

She's Asexual and Panromantic (and poly but it takes her forever to realize that)

Having learned several instruments including but not limited to flute, piano, violin, and clarinet, her favorite is guitar.

She's a dancer, performing lyrical or contemporary, but she use to swim competively when she was a kid

Her birthday is July 3rd

Barty Madison

Barty is the middle kid, being a year younger than Cecelia (and Hycthina and Orpheia)

His full name is Bartemius Rigel Madison

He's Gay and aspec (but not sure where)

His chosen instrument was the French horn

He is fully limp noodle, not caring in the slightest to work out

His birthday is September 21st

Philip Madison

Philip is the youngest boy in the whole family, being 8 years younger than Barty and a whole 12 year younger than Ali, and is the older twin to Anastasia

His full name is Philip Corvus Madison

He's queer, not bothering to figure out or put labels on anything

While not particularly liking music, he learned piano

He used to pair skate with Anastasia but quit and hasn't tried anything else (but is eyeing hockey)

His birthday is October 31st

Anastasia Madison

She is the youngest Madison, only being 2 minutes younger than Philip

Her full name is Anastasia Lyra Madison

She's queer, following the same reasoning as Philip

She tried to learn Violin but never took to it, learning oboe instead

She figure skates, making it to nationals on occasion

Her Birthday is October 31st

Bella Duke

She is the youngest of them all, being 12 years younger than her older sister Ali

Her full name is Bellatrix Emily Duke

She's bi

She chose to learn the harp (to the ire of her mother)

She tried a few sport but never stuck with any of them, preferring her harp over anything else

Her birthday is February 19th

Now onto the partners

Mary Jefferson

Mary is actually older than all of them, being just a few months older than Ali and a full year older than Alex

Her full name is Mary Suzanne Jefferson

She's pan

She plays violin, extremely well, when her and Lex got engaged, Lilianne (Lex's anut and Ali's mom) gifted her her sister's beloved violin- a treasured family heirloom

She's actually a professional ballerina

Her birthday is December 31st

Moira Holt

Moira is a little over a year older than Orpheia and is the eldest of their messy messy polycule

Her full name is Moira Linette Thompson, changing her last name to Holt when her parents finally lost custody

She's bi and poly

She was forced to learn piano but dropped it as soon as she could

She was an All-American Cheerleader

Her birthday is May 23rd

Damian Bryne

Damian is a few months shy of a full year over Orpheia

Their full name is just Damian Bryne, it's Mother took long enough deciding on that in the first place

It's Pan and Poly

They were never able to afford any instruments

It never did any sports, but they do go on runs every once in a while

Their birthday is October 13th

[dhampiravidi]

x-men OC: renée michele lebeau/li

template taken from here

General Information

Name: Renée Michele LeBeau/Li Aliases: Invidia (codename); Lil Remy (nickname) Age: (playable) baby - 25+ (born on April 9) Gender: Genderfluid (she/they) Species: Homo sapien superior aka Human Mutant Ethnicity: 1⁄4 Québécois, 1⁄4 Han Chinese, ½ Cajun Affiliation: the X-Men (usually; verse dependent)

Physical Appearance (FC: Janel Parrish)

Renée is a 5'6" (1.68 cm) young person who engages in regular physical activity. She’s lightly toned & has a relatively pale complexion (fortunately for her, she tends to tan rather than burn). Wanting to resemble her adopted mom Anna Marie, Renée began dying her naturally dark brown hair at the age of ten, starting with her bangs & progressing to her whole head of hair. Her wavy hair is often seen in neon colors. Like her father, Remy, she has red irises & black sclera, the former appearing to glow a little in the light. Renée loves fashion & her clothing aesthetic is punk goth: multiple piercings, flannels, graphic tees with ripped sleeves, chunky boots, chipped pastel-colored nail polish...

Personality

In a way, Renée takes after both of her biological parents. Most people tend to say she reminds them of her dad, Remy, because of her eyes, smirk, natural charm, confidence & tendency to flirt (for fun or manipulation). Others say she reminds them of her mother, Hestia, because of her hair (more so when undyed) & mannerisms. Some even say she gets her spunk & defensiveness from her other mom, Anna Marie. Regardless, Renée is her own person. She's a hedonist who secretly cares a lot about doing the right thing (even if she breaks some rules along the way).

History

Renée was conceived when Mr. Sinister used Remy LeBeau's DNA to impregnate Hestia while she was bonded to her symbiote. Sinister was curious to see if a child could be produced from this union & carried to term. Because Hestia was unconscious when this happened, she assumed that she was pregnant as a result of a nonconsensual encounter. Regardless, she wanted to start her own family, so she did. Everyone was surprised to meet the little baby with Remy's eyes & Hestia's...well, everything else. As time went on, Renée's powers developed. These helped her process & analyze info faster than most, so she was "homeschooled" (taught separately). She always looked up to her parents, so she put lots of effort into learning different kinds of hand-to-hand combat & gymnastics. In the meantime, she got into a great deal of trouble during her teenage years, especially when she'd shoplift (her dad had told her so many good stories about times he'd nearly get caught when he was with the Thieves Guild back in NOLA). She's started feeling conflicted about how mutants & regular people should interact, tired of wearing contacts or shades whenever she was out.

Powers / Abilities:

Static Energy Manipulation: this allows her a wide range of abilities, including generating/directing lightning, sparking fires, disrupting technology, attracting or repelling objects, clinging to solid objects while moving (wall-crawling/vertical running) & being invulnerable to electricity-based attacks. Static Interference: Renée's body creates so much static that her mind is shielded from most telepaths. High-Speed Reflexes: her reflexes, speed, coordination & thought processing are faster than the average human's. It's unknown if this is a consequence of her static energy manipulation. Without difficulty, she can run at 80 mph (128 kph), the speed of a car on the freeway. Martial Arts: Her mom taught her how to throw a punch as a preteen. As she got older, Logan told her all about fighting dirty, like going for the nose/crotch/kidneys. As an adult, Renée is pretty well-versed in MMA. Thievery: Her father has thoroughly educated her in the art of picking locks & pockets.

Trivia:

She has two piercings on each of her earlobes & one on her tongue.

Renée commonly refers to Hestia, her biological mother, as her "Mommy" & calls Anna Marie, her other mother, her "Mama".

Growing up, she had a crush on Daken, even though she saw Logan as her "grumpy Stab Grandpa".

Her favorite person, aside from her parents, is her Aunt 'Ro (Storm), who she typically addresses as "Ma Reine [My Queen]".

Being a daddy's girl has gotten her out of a lot of trouble.

Her accent is a mixture of her dad's (Cajun) & her adopted mom's (Mississippi).

She considers American English, Louisiana/Cajun French, European French, and Cantonese her "native" languages, while American Sign Language, Spanish & Arabic are "hobbies".

As an adult, she becomes one of the first mutants to ever grace the cover of a major magazine (Vogue, then Elle, then Sports Illustrated). She goes on to design a line of clothes, but she's more interested in modeling and crimefighting.

She always keeps some pins on her in case she has to pick a lock.

Renée is terrible with a bo staff, her father's primary weapon & she's kind of embarrassed about that.

Verses*

Brotherhood AU

General/Comics: I typically play her from any time during her childhood to her mid-20s. Her parents would be 50ish when she's an adult, so...yay, future X-Men shenanigans. If you play a canon that's usually an adult, we can do time travel or say that Renée's power super-aged her to adulthood. Either's fine.

I'm always cool with a plot where she's the Princess or Guildmaster of the Thieves' Guild (taking over from her dad)!

IRL AU: she can be written as a thief, underground fighter, up-and-coming model, or some combination of the three.

*I don’t want to write threads about live-action movies made after The Last Stand. I just don’t like their plots & some of the casting (plus the timeline confuses me SO MUCH)–anyway, I’m still down to RP with canons from then!

[romeomahbromeo]

allow me!

below is a list of Newsies real names and ages. due to the nature of the media, most of these are headcanons. however, a lot of the headcanons are as good as canon in the fandom due to their widespread popularity. i’ll admit though, quite a few in this list are names and ages assigned by me. all of the newsies in this list are actual background newsies, from either Livesies, 92sies, or Girlsies, barring Bowery and Pegs (my ocs). you may also see things about a newsie named Graves— he was an April Fools Day prank created by I believe @newsiepedia ? I think he’s swell I just didn’t include him in this list. I only included actual newsies in this list, but if you’ve only seen livesies I’ll tell you about Sarah Jacobs. Sarah is Les and Davey’s sister in the 1992 movie, as well as Jack’s love interest. She and Bryan Denton, the reporter who breaks the story of the newsies strike, were replaced by the composite character Katherine.

newsie real names and ages

jack kelly- francis malcolm sullivan (17) most often shipped with Davey, Crutchy, or Katherine (javey/javid, jackcrutchy, jatherine)

crutchie- charlie morris (15) sunshine boy! most often shipped with Jack (jackcrutchy) or my mutual charlie hehehe

davey- david jacobs (17) most often shipped with Jack (javey/javid)

les- lesley jacobs (9) “and i’ve got a date!” and her name is Susie

racetrack- antonio higgins (18) most popular character in the fandom due to being a wiseass. Transgender by Word of God. most often shipped with Spot. (sprace) or Albert (Ralbert) Italian no matter how blond the livesies version is

spot- sean patrick conlon (17) Short King. Most often shipped with Racetrack (sprace). istg these two ARE the main ship of the fandom somehow. Irish no matter how Italian the livesies version is.

albert- albert daSilva (15) ginger pain in the ass. most often shipped with Race (Ralbert)

blink- louis balletti (16) was a REAL NEWSIE in the actual strike of 1899. only ever shipped with Mush. Blush is the most consistent background pairing in the fandom.

mush- nicholas michael myers (15) again, Blush unproblematic legends.

romeo- Damario Amadeo de los Santos (12) most often shipped with specs (spromeo)

specs- spencer leBeau (13) most often shipped with romeo (spromeo)

hotshot- bruno angeletti (15) spot’s top lieutenant in Brooklyn

mike- michael morganthau (17) twin of ike

ike- isaac morganthau (17) twin of mike

smalls- sophie schedeler (14)

sniper- wah jia (16)

snipeshooter- albwin kapsner (11)

splasher- hugo mchugh (11)

buttons- benjamin davenport (14) most often shipped with Jojo

elmer- elmer kasprzak (10)

jojo- jorgelino josephino de la guerra (14) most often shipped with Buttons

bumlets- luka herrero (16)

skittery- nigol avalioni (16)

henry- henry butler (16)

finch- patrick cortes (13)

itey- izan tejedor (15)

pie eater- giorgi gloveli (17)

dutchy- reznikov ilik (15)

boots- theo burke (15)

tumbler- ? (the newsies named him themselves) (7)

swifty- sisto la bella (14)

snitch- jeremy mowshowitch (14)

tommy boy- toma spassov (15)

barney peanuts- barnaby mcbride (15)

vince- eleuterio vincent rabellini (16)

myron- marin josé rabellini (15)

willie- william mcdougal (15)

bart- bartholomew mcdougal (17)

kenny- kenneth bates (15)

snoddy- jakub leavy (17)

jake- jacob schrötter (18)

york- roger ó fearghuis (15)

tenpin- johnny fisk (9)

joey- josephine higgins (17)

rafaela- rafaela camacho y torres(14)

knobs- elia pagnotta (14)

flipper- ronnie macgregor (10)

bowery- henry louis snyder (16)

pegs- arthur david snyder (16)

disabilsies:

CANON

crutchie- crutches (polio)

kid blink- eye patch

york- eye patch

HEADCANON

spot- cerebral palsy (mom had rubella)

race- HOH

mush- cleft palate

albert- autistic

newsies fans, i have some questions. okay so ive it twice (the live proshot version i think it’s “livesies” correct me if im wrong) and i really did enjoy it, but aren’t super familiar with all of the specific characters. all i know are jack, crutchie, and catherine is her name i thing (?) but can someone give me a short rundown on all of them so i can try to interact with the fandom a little more?

[tkmedia]

How new Hall of Famers Troy Polamalu and Bill Cowher formed lasting bond

7:29 AM ETPITTSBURGH -- More than 6,600 days after Troy Polamalu hesitantly answered the call from a Pittsburgh area code to begin his NFL career, he and the coach who helped make the call will enter the next phase of their storied careers.Former Pittsburgh Steelers Polamalu and Bill Cowher will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Canton, Ohio, becoming the first duo of player and the coach who drafted him, to get in in the same class."You wouldn't take my call when I drafted you because you didn't like the 412 area code," Cowher joked as he interviewed Polamalu after the safety got the famed knock from HOF president David Baker in February 2020."It's attached to bad weather," Polamalu replied, laughing. "Snow in April, you know all that good stuff. I wasn't too excited about that. Little did I know, it became home to me, my family, myself."A working relationship that began when Polamalu was 21 has evolved into a friendship between the coach and his former player, one that makes the dual induction even more special.Catch the 2020 Centennial Class ceremony in Canton, Ohio on Saturday (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), followed by the 2021 HOF class induction on Sunday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN):• Peyton Manning changed QBing forever • Jimmy Johnson: 'How 'bout them Cowboys?' • Charles Woodson's legendary path in NFL • Get to know this year's HOF classes • Videos: Watch these HOF moments "He helped develop me and helped me as I matured into adulthood and really played a big father-figure role in my life, much like LeBeau," Polamalu said. "To have that confidence instilled in you, by a Hall of Fame coach. He's also from Pittsburgh, and he really embodies that blue collar mentality, as well. To not only have that sort of influence earlier in my career, it's also an honorable virtue that Pittsburgh stands by, blue collar work ethic."Their bond, though, was hardly instantaneous. Polamalu struggled during his rookie season in 2003 as Cowher tried to put his first-rounder in a variety of roles, at first attempting to shoehorn him into tightly defined positions. Finishing the season without an interception or a start, Polamalu's confidence was low."That rookie season for me was also when I started to question my purpose and whether or not football was for me or not because my rookie season was not enjoyable, nor was it very successful at all," Polamalu said. "So post-rookie season is where I kind of had a real conversation with myself that was like, 'Listen man, either you're going to go all in on this or all out, because if you're not all-in, there may not be a career.'"That was a turning point -- in both his relationship with Cowher and his career."Troy needed a year to develop and adjust to being in the league," Steelers owner and team president Art Rooney II said. "Bill helped him along with that. I know Troy appreciates that and it's part of their relationship."Bill Cowher and Troy Polamalu spent just five years together on the Steelers but have remained friends since and enter the Hall of Fame together. AP Photo/David ZalubowskiThey were together three more years, but Polamalu and Cowher found a rhythm that maximized Polamalu's ability and brought the two men closer together."As humiliating as it was, if I had not gone through the process of that molding, of really being put through the furnace of adversity and doubt and really attacking that in a way that's calculated, methodical, and not in an emotional way," Polamalu said, "it was like, I've got to go about doing this the right way and that paying off. Because that paid off, it set in motion the rest of my career."In 2004, Polamalu earned the starting strong safety job over Mike Logan and exploded for five interceptions and 97 combined tackles. Cowher and LeBeau found the right combination of discipline and freedom that allowed Polamalu to maximize the innate skills that set him apart."I remember the more you got to know Troy, there was a reason behind the things that he did," Cowher said. "... When Troy was on the field, you didn't want to harness him. You wanted to let him play. If he got uncomfortable, that made me uncomfortable. We gave him a lot of leeway, and that's why he's going into the Hall of Fame -- he's a very special player. A very special person."• Troy Polamalu's lasting bond with Bill Cowher • Bosa stoked about Chargers' new defense • Surprise! Harry making plays for Patriots • Can Cowboys' defense improve from 2020? • Texans OC: Taylor has command of offense After a 15-1 season in 2004, Polamalu helped the Steelers to their fifth Super Bowl in the 2005 season. He became known for his flowing locks spilling from beneath his helmet and his ability to transform from a soft-spoken enigma to a ball-hawking predator on the field.Cowher resigned in 2007, and Polamalu continued to build his Hall of Fame resume with another Super Bowl win in the 2008 season and by making seemingly improbable plays -- like the flying superman tackle of Titans quarterback Kerry Collins in 2010 that Polamalu now describes as taking a "calculated risk.""Unbelievable instincts," former Colts and Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning said of Polamalu. "Defensive coaches want you to do a certain thing, right? You're supposed to be in this position, that's the way the defense is set up. Well, with Troy, that was kind of out the window. Even though he was supposed to be here, he could tell the ball was going to go over there. And he ends up over there and I'm like, 'No, he's not supposed to be there.'"From a rocky start to a player who redefined the safety position, Polamalu will enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday as a part of its Centennial Class alongside Cowher during a weekend that will also feature the inductions of three other Steelers -- Alan Faneca, Bill Nunn and Donnie Shell."It helps define my career," Polamalu said of the induction. "I've been surrounded by a lot of Hall of Fame people in my life -- obviously being drafted by a Hall of Fame coach. Having played already with two Hall of Fame football players, it's an indication of my career, as well as that I've been surrounded by Hall of Fame people. And I've been very grateful for that." Read the full article

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REPOST.   DON’T  REBLOG.   post  TEN  characters  you’d  like  to  roleplay  as ,   have  roleplayed  as  and  might  bring  back .    (   if  you  can’t  think  of  ten  characters ,   just  write  down  however  many  you  can.   feel  free  to  go  over  ten ,   too.   )

CURRENTLY PLAYING Donatello (TMNT 2012) Levi Ackerman (SNK) Edward Elric (FMA) Izuru Kira (Bleach) Spike Spiegel (Cowby BeBop) Mugen (Samurai Champloo) Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6) Orihara Izaya (Durarara!) Psycho (Fandomless OC) Shusei Kagari (Psycho Pass) Ashton Terrance Jackson (Fandomless OC) Bastion McGrath (Fandomless OC) Roy Mustang (FMA;B) Prince/Firelord Zuko (ATLA) Dimitry (Anastasia 1997) Prince Hans Westergard (Frozen) Princess Anna (Frozen) Adrien Agreste/Chat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug) HAVE TRIED TO PLAY / HAD A BLOG FOR Ronin (Epic) Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (HTTYD) Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians) Tadashi Hamada (Big Hero 6) Vegeta (DBZ) Chi Chi (DBZ) Trunks (DBZ) Uchiha Sasuke (Naruto) Haruno Sakura (Naruto) Remy Etienne LeBeau/Gambit (Marvel’s X-men) Richard ‘Dick’ Grayson/Nightwing (DC’s Nightwing/Batman) Timothy ‘Tim’ Drake/Red Robin (DC’s Red Robin/Teen Titans)

WOULD LIKE TO PLAY Lenardo Hamato (TMNT 2012) Raphael Hamato (TMNT 2012) April O’Neil (TMNT 2012) Scott Summers (Marvel’s X-Men) Clint Barton (Marvel’s Avengers) Raven (DC’s Teen Titans) Moana (Moana)

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[witchofinterest]

uno reverse: pick some ocs, what are their “this barbie/ken is” slogan?

!! your so sweet, i love you!

mina: this barbie doesn’t feel fear

april: this ken is a batman villain

kay: this barbie is the best shot in north america

quentin: this ken came back right

cilla: this barbie sees the future

[witchofinterest]

April sidekicked a clown (harley quinn), so occasionally she’ll pull out a silly skill (card tricks or juggling) and it always shocks ppl

[witchofinterest]

Happy birthday to April “Ace” Lebeau who i revamped for her just in time for her birthday

[witchofinterest]

i am a sellout bc i’m thinking of making a marvel oc a dc oc

[witchofinterest]

How would the writers do any/all of the x-sisters dirty?

lighting round! let’s go! thank you!

syd;

- only there for scott or alex

- no relationship with jean :(

- make her wait forever to come out

- gets killed so often bc they have no ideas for her (see: jean grey)

rhuben and riley reichter:

- only allowed character development together

- only cared for when someone their related to needs development

- rhu is made too nice and ri too mean

lily:

- they make her care for a family that doesn’t care for her

- make her regret getting powers (she wouldn’t)

- make her die extremely gruesome deaths

- kicked off the x-men for the krakoa arc (even though she supported them every time they needed it)

eel;

- one note villain

- no joining the heroes

- relationship with her brother not explored

april (no longer an x-sister, she’s a dc oc now asdfghjkl sorry)

- make her remy 2.0

- say she isn’t as good of a theif bc she can un/lock things with her mutation

- her relationship with storm is gone after they meet

- i feel they’d make her too mean and avoid friends

[witchofinterest]

which of your ocs are cat people?

oh! great question, thank you!

rory definitely, especially since she’s kinda like one, oh i should give her a cat!

also april and jenny/cat!

[witchofinterest]

🎬 + any of your x-men ocs? (I love them all i can't choose between my children!!!)

thank you!!!

there will be a scene where gambit (who speaks with an accent form new orleans) call out his sister for speaking like she’s from the north, even though she had a southern accent last time they spoke. she denies it, and gambit tries to get jean to read his mind.

no longer canon bc april (name changed from grace) is a dc oc now, but i will miss this dynamic. i think she’s from jersey now though so that’s even funnier.