#oc; bhima (berserker)

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Warning: looooooong post with many old art ahead! A small break from Greek mythology, have some Hindu mythology instead! (Almost) all of my Mahabharata fanservants. It's time for Pand(ava)emonium!! .......... That sounded funnier in my head.

Berserker, Bhima (I made him before Bhima became canon and I'm keeping him because my Bhima isn't a Lancer!

Madreyas.

Lancer Yudhi.

Ruler Yudhi/Yudhi alter (Dharmaraja)

Caster Yudhi/Indonesian Yudhi (Puntadewa)

Caster Ghatotkacha (I will get around giving you a proper design one day!!!)

Archer Abhimanyu

Bonus: Ruler Krishna.

Miscellaneous:

The jewel on Dharmaraja's forehead is the very same jewel on Ashwatthama's forehead. It was ripped from Ashwatthama as punishment at the end of the Kurukshetra war and was given to Draupadi. Draupadi then gave it to Yudhi to wear.

Nakula's sword(s), Asi, was created by the Gods and has gone through many, many owners but it eventually ended up with Drona and then Ashwatthama after Drona's death. Buttttt then Ash was punished/banished and the sword was given to his maternal uncle, Kripacharya, for safekeeping. Kripa gave the sword to Nakula, who would eventually return it to Kripa when the Pandavas died. It's said Kripa still is caring for the sword (which is apparently sentient!!) until the day Ashwatthama comes back for it.

(Ash is very sick of the Pandavas taking his things...!)

The name of this file is literally "yama why" (alternate name: Yudhi is very tired)

There is probably some drawbacks being the son of the God of the dead and underworld... (Yudhi is my fav and that is why I like bullying him)

Mafia AU.

Yudhi is the boss (and he still hates his life). Dharmaraja is having fun though!

Bhima still the MVP

Nakula utilizes his reputation of being vain - people think he's just admiring himself with his pocket mirror but the truth is he's secretly using it as a way to check on the surroundings behind him.

Sahadeva is always ready to throw hands. Or stab someone. Or shoot someone. Whichever he deems necessary at the moment.

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Bhima: (is now canon) Yo!

Bheem:

Duryodhan:

Duryodhan: I can take both of them on. Easy-peasy.

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Bhima on Bhima interaction, let's go.

My Bhima is already confused on Antasena's existence as his "youngest son out of three" (Bhima has two sons), so another him would get the same reaction: absolute bafflement. I can vividly imagine both Bhimas doing the Spiderman pointing meme.

Though, after the shock and confusion, he'd vibe hard with canon!Bhima. He's a chill dude, he'd get along with a man his wavelength and no one gets him more than himself ayyyy.

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Ranking the Pandavas based on how soon they start personally calling Karna their "nii-san"

Sahadeva (calls him nii-chan)

Arjuna (calls him nii-sama at first, switches to nii-san)

Bhima (calls him nii-san or nii-chan)

Nakula (calls him nii-san or aniki)

Yudhisthira (calls him ani-ue at first, switches to nii-sama)

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Okay, time to elaborate.

Sahadeva is the first to call Karna niichan because of his future sight. Even back as a child who never met Karna, he knew everything about him — his true lineage, his destiny, and his ambitions. Thus, Sahadeva can connect very easily to Karna and will start calling him his niichan from the get-go (much to Karna's surprise; he hadn't even attempted to connect to him!)

Arjuna in truth is a far second but still the second one to call Karna niisama. This is simply because he and Karna already had a genuine connection going on and it only needed some reworking to get things straightened up. And besides, Arjuna does want to connect to his eldest brother despite his chuuni posturing.

Bhima is third because because — among the three Pandavas that Karna had near to no dynamic with — he's the most similar in personality with Karna. While building up a relationship with Bhima is still an awkward process for Karna, both of them get each other very quickly since they have so much in common (weird sense of humor, no filter on their mouth, strong fuckers with tender hearts). All Karna needs to do is to promise Bhima that he'll break Vasavi Shakti should Ghatotkacha be summoned.

Nakula is second to last because, despite being the friendliest Pandava, he can nurse a grudge. Not as deeply as Draupadi or Saahadeva, but enough to not want to trust sharp-mouthed Karna. Dealing with him is like dealing with a stubborn horse that stays stubborn out of spite. However, Nakula's job as a physicial forces him to be professional with Karna and Karna sees that as an opportunity to bond with him. It does work in the end, as Karna chips away at the distrust by constantly finding an excuse to get hurt so Kula has to help him.

If this rangking had an acurate scale, Yudhisthira would actually be no. 100. He's cordial and polite toward Karna, but that's it. Yudhisthira maintains a polite distance between him and his big brother, and Karna's quite confused on what he should do to bridge this gap; nothing he tries will work! This problem is actually caused by Yudhi himself, as he has no desire to "fork over some big-brotherly responsibility" to Karna — not out of spite, but guilt. He carries the burden of "I must make ammends and be a better brother" and to share the load, to him, is an asshole move. It's "shifting blame" and "letting someone else pay for your sins." Until Yudhisthira's guilt issues are resolved, he cannot physically will himself to call Karna niisama.

Ranking the Pandavas based on how soon they start personally calling Karna their "nii-san"

Sahadeva (calls him nii-chan)

Arjuna (calls him nii-sama at first, switches to nii-san)

Bhima (calls him nii-san or nii-chan)

Nakula (calls him nii-san or aniki)

Yudhisthira (calls him ani-ue at first, switches to nii-sama)