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So I was working on my personal gothic lit universe and when I was working on Quincy Morris this happened so take the pin up werewolf smexy cowboy Quincy
#quincy morris#gothic lit#gothic lit ocs#omamuniverse#omam#of monsters and men universe#of monsters and men#dracula#dracula quincy#quincy dracula#dracula fanart
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Okay, so we all know the real reason for the vampires-versus-werewolves thing in popular culture is because back in the 1930s, the same studio owned the movie rights to Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman, and they decided to moosh them all together into what is arguably the first Big Stupid Cinematic Universe, but what's slightly less well known is that H G Wells' The Invisible Man was also part of that package. I want to see what the goofy we-swear-it's-personal-horror tabletop RPG based on that facet of the mythos looks like, weirdly artificial taxonomies of playable splats and all – everybody's invisible, but there are like five completely different possible reasons for that, plus a sixth, evil reason for being invisible which you're not allowed to play as because they secretly rule the world.
#gaming#tabletop roleplaying#tabletop rpgs#universal horror#universal monsters#vampires#werewolves#invisible men#media#movies#literature#tropes#history#media history#the invisible man#h g wells
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Since you made that post about the Monster World and their Beauty standards
How attractive do you think Randall is by the monster world standards?
Obviously in Monster's University he's MEANT to be seen as this wimpy, scrawny geek and a loser 🤓
But what about during the Monster's Inc era?
Out of the 3 Main Monsters (Mike, Sulley, and Randall) we see that Mike is the only one who isn't "Bitchless" or "Maidenless" (as the Twitter crowd would say 🙄)
Which I find hilariously ironic considering Mike is the only of those 3 who wasn't a scarer nor does he really fit into any of the Beauty standards 🤔
(Now from a real life perspective I can understand why Randall and Sulley are single due to Randall's status as the villain and giving Sulley a love interest would've distracted too much attention away from his relationship with Boo)
But it is kinda funny from an In-Universe perspective because you'd think Randall and ESPECIALLY Sulley would both have an army of Women (and Men 🌈) trying to vouch for their attention due to their status as the 2 biggest Top Scarers
Tho with Randall I suppose you could argue that his personality was probably a turn off for anyone who actually might've tried to date him or get to know him (I love the dude but honestly he seems like he'd be kinda difficult to deal with in a relationship).
Not sure what the excuse for Sulley is tho lol
hi i will gladly talk about randall’s hotness 😋
okay for real though i think randall would actually be considered handsome (i swear im not biased) randall definitely possesses scary traits, from sharp teeth, big independently moving eyes, multiple limbs, etc., and has a general scary appearance, so i think it’s fair to say he’s considered quite attractive. also the fact he was in ror; the top frat in MU, presumably the most elite university in monstropolis, and is a scarer, the best career you could ever have (and with him and sulley being the two candidates to get the all time scare record, one of the best in the whole monster world??) probably helps too
another thing i want to mention that i’ve thought about is there are many round cyclops monsters like mike and big horned furry monsters like sulley, but there isn’t really any monster in the monster world (or in other media) that quite looks like randall.
joy has reptilian features but she looks very different from randall (though i’d like to point out that she was the number 1 scarer at fear co., which could be more evidence that randall is very scary and therefore more attractive) mr. crummyham bears some resemblance to randall, but he has smoother skin, a skinnier body, and a very different face

other than the fact that the vas in mi bear resemblance to their characters to me, randall has such a fine distinct design, so something i thought about is randall’s attractiveness could be compared to his va steve buscemi in our world. there are many people who consider buscemi as handsome, and i've also seen some people describe his look to be “unique”. with randall having a design so distinct from the other monsters and possessing scary/attractive traits, i feel like randall’s attractiveness in the monster world could also be described the same way

i definitely agree with the idea that they didn’t include any romantic stuff for sulley and randall because it would be unnecessary and distracting, but that aside,,
i’m sure there are many monsters who were attracted to sulley. sulley's been the number 1 scarer at monsters inc for a very long time, is the son of a famous scarer, and is shown to be very popular both in and at work. for one, these two in mu seemed attracted to him
in mi, on his way to work, basically everyone knows him and greets him, both on the street and at work. so in that way, there are actually a lot of monsters that vie for sulley's attention (including the fcking CDA 😭)
maybe some monsters are nervous around sulley and think he's out of their league. even though he is friendly, he does have a very high status so he may be intimidating to talk to; like look at how nervous needleman is here when talking to him hehe
on randall’s end, though he’s probably not nearly as social, he probably gets a fair share of recognition (though is probably very overshadowed by sulley) but there are likely some monsters that don’t like his personality and because of that aren't interested, or are scared/intimidated to actually talk to him. but they can admire him from an appearance and achievement perspective, though perhaps from a distance
but as you said, i definitely think that personality plays a big role into which monsters are considered attractive
first, mike is full of personality, being charming, funny and witty. he's shown to be a smooth talker, whether flirting with celia or distracting waternoose and randall with convincing lies. mike may not fit into the "scary" beauty standard, but i think some monsters don't really care. and i know that celia genuinely thinks mike is handsome :] mike was also very likely the smartest scaring student on mu’s campus. but judging by mike's locker in the credits for mu, celia may have started crushing on mike around the time when he was just a cafeteria worker and i like to think she fell for mike early on for both his looks and personality 🩷

sulley on the other hand is shown to be a bit clumsy and not as smooth with his words, so he probably has no rizz 😔✊️/jk (it's v cute though)
randall's personality is pretty self explanatory LOL, though interestingly, even though randall is a prick, his coworkers were genuinely happy for him when he became the scare leader and when they thought he broke the scare record. so i feel like he’s only directly mean to sulley, mike and fungus, while he just tolerates everyone else (unless they cross his path) like his coworkers are probably aware of his bitter attitude but may undermine it since he's not directly mean to them and randall probably has respect for being #2 in the whole comany, because i don't think all those monsters would be happy for him if he treated all of them how he treats the three i mentioned. and i mean he showed a liking towards johnny so we know he's capable of not feeling utter hate for everyone. though he may not always be directly mean to his other coworkers, i’m sure his attitude is still noticed and deemed undesirable for lots of monsters. i feel like randall would be viewed as skilled and attractive but a dick lol

but in the end i think a big reason why i think sulley and randall aren't in a relationship is because they’re so career focused.
sulley probably wasn't interested or focused on getting into a relationship since he was focused on his career and reaching the scare record. before he met boo, he didn't have much else going on for him outside of scaring. he does work out as a hobby but even that was scaring related; mike even calls him out for this
it was likely the same with randall, and between the scare record and the scream extractor, he probably has no time or desire to get into a relationship. and his commitment to his job and one-upping sulley could impair his attention in a relationship (you better believe this is something i incorporated into lia and randall's relationship but lets not get into that right now haha ☉‿☉) there may have been monsters who were brave enough to confess to him but he's likely rejected him because his priority is the grind 😤💯💰
in maw sulley may have lost some of his reputation by bringing laugh energy to mi, plus jill broadcasting to all of monstropolis that sulley cheated in the scare games, got expelled, and was associated with the convicted criminal who is waternoose, probably didn't help his popularity. though after the end of maw season 2 i know more monsters will warm up to him, not to mention there are probably many who admire him already

(where did they get this image 😭)
if anyone johnny is probably the pinnicle of monster attractiveness, from appearance, skills, demenour and status. i was cracking up over how much game this man had, like everyone wanted him 😭 he got with claire, then it was shown that jill, tylor's mom, and his grandma were shown to be down bad for him (not the generational thirsting) not to mention chet and randall wanting to get his attention, like fck this mf has game, he was probably on a magazine with "sexiest monster alive" on the cover LMAO
he was whole package, well until, you know

#monsters inc#monsters at work#monsters university#randall boggs#randy boggs#mike wazowski#james p sullivan#sulley#joy#mr crummyham#needleman#johnny worthington#steve buscemi#mi#maw#mu#pixar#disney#cartoons#analysis#ty for the question and giving me an opportunity to elaborate more on this topic!!#long ahh post#if you ever wonder why i take long to answer asks this is partially why 😔 i can't help but info dump#please ask me more monsters opinions questions and stuff guys i may not get to them right away but appreciate them 🫶#i feel like mu randy would still be seen as attractive to some but like in a cute way more than a hot way ya know#mike may be the least scary but he has the most rizz for sure#sulley doesn't need a partner he has mike to fill that gap lol#mostly men have been shown giving randall attention but not that he's complaining 😏 (insert gif of randall winking at frank here jkfhfgdfh)
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BUFFY BROKE UP THE COVEN (but make it gay) ->
in which DARLA is the vampire cursed with a soul who falls in love with the slayer; and DRUSILLA is the monster who remakes herself in order to earn a chance at buffy summers' love.
insp | insp
#darla btvs#drusilla btvs#darla#drusilla#buffydarla#buffydru#btvs#btvsedit#buffy the vampire slayer#honestly the sexiest part of this au To Me is not all the hot lady action we got going on here. its really not. you know what it is?#you know how in canon both angel and spike abandon the women-monsters who made them in order to themselves become something better#and be worthy of buffy and work towards good and just generally Transcend their circumstances?#in THIS universe both darla and drusilla abandon the men-monsters they CREATED#the human children they dragged into the filth and spent decades defiling who defiled others in turn#in order to like. impress a cute girl. lmao#(thats an oversimplification of things for comedic reasons BUT. you do get what i'm saying.)#In This House We Support Vampire Ladies' Wrongs#***all of the og images from this moodboard are taken from pinterest theyre not mine#blood cw#it's terribly simple#a fact or a weapon au
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HI I DO I LOVE FAT VAMPIRES
HERE'S MY LUCY FOR MY GOTH LIT UNIVERSE :D AND IMMA MAKE MORE FAT VAMPIRES CAUSE I LOVE EM [sincerely a fat vampire]
why dont u guys ever make fat vampire ocs im so bored of thin vampires
#Vampires#plus sized vampires#fat vampires#plus sized#fat#ocs#lucy wisterna#dracula#gothic lit#gothic lit ocs#lucy dracula#omamuniverse#omam#of monsters and men universe
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are we ever going to get a masc presenting eldritch horror to smooch? thoroughly enjoying the femmes but a guy or two would be nice :3c
Next game in SFL universe is very early in planning stages, but tentatively plans are yes
I think the masc loving ppl who loved The Shape of Water (me) will be really thrilled about at least one character in the works
#i spent 50 real life minutes trying to explain to Akabaka why the fish man in The Shape of Water is incredibly sexy#when im credited as “creative assistant” in the credits#this is my mark on the SFL universe lmao#sucker for love#indie games#indie horror game#monster fucker#monster men#sfl#visual novel#dating sim#akabaka
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Hello and welcome to my humble little blog
Information about me:
(simplified to make the post less long)
-My name is Ty (It’s not short for anything lol)
-Everything posted on this blog is SFW (with exceptions of gore if I think to post it but it will be tagged) though if you like NSFW I don’t judge
-DMs are always open provided you’re not rude (and I mean if you sent me teases I’m not complaining…what. Who said that?)
-I’m an aspiring author as well as poet
-I like making friends a lot and am more than happy to befriend most people
-I don’t accept DMs from under 18s (stay safe kids, don’t do what I did when I was your age)
-I’m asexual
-I am a college student (hoping to go to university next year)
-I am English (insert bad teeth joke here)
What’s this blog for:
-This blog is for posting fanfics/headcanons
-Maybe one day I’ll make fanart
-Also it serves as a fandom blog for my various interests
-Random thoughts that come to my silly little brain
-I now take requests (Both tk related and not)
-I occasionally post Tk stuff but it’s not the focus (it will be put under the #ty is insane if you want to block those posts)
Important tags:
#Ty is sane
Is for my normal posts
#Ty is insane
Is for the unhinged stuff (aka: tk stuff)
#Ty ships
Is for my deranged ships
#Ty irl talk
Is for me yapping about myself (usually irl Tk stuff)
Request rules:
My fandoms and guide:
❤️: current favourites
💜: not a hyperfixtation but I still love
🤍: only recently got into/not finished
🧡: old interest I still am fond of
💛: not in the fandom but would make content for
💚: unable to make content for but still enjoy and will talk about
🤎: only making non tk related content
If there’s a fandom you’re in that I haven’t listened ask about it.
Games:
-Borderlands 🧡
-Undertale/Deltarune ❤️
-Little nightmares 💜
-Mario 💜
-Sonic 🤍
-Pokemon ❤️
-Danganronpa 🧡
-DDLC 🧡
-Crash Bandicoot 💚
-Animal crossing 💜
-Devil may cry 🧡
-Soulsborne games 💚
-Stardew valley ❤️
-Genshin ❤️
-Battle cats 💚
-FNAF 💛
-SCP 🤍
-Batman games 💚
Books:
-A series of unfortunate events ❤️
-Diary of a Wimpy Kid ❤️
Shows/cartoons/movies:
-Morel Orel 💜
-Monster high (Gen 1) ❤️
-Total drama ❤️
-Ridonculous race ❤️
-Making fiends 💜
-Steven universe 🧡
-TMNT 🤍
-SpongeBob 💜
-Mr men 🧡🤎
-Scooby doo 🤍🧡
-Disney movies 🤍🧡
-Pixar movies 🤍🧡
-Dreamworks movies 🤍🧡
-Bluesky movies 🤍🧡
-Mlp (G4 up to season 5 and Equestria girls)💛
-Arthur 💚
-Coraline 💜
-Looney Tunes 💜
-Wicked 💜
Anime:
-Madoka Magica ❤️
-Grand blue dreaming ❤️
-NGE 💛
-Life lessons with Uramichi Oniisan 💜
-Demon slayer (up to entertainment district arc) 🤍❤️
-MHA (Season 1)🤍💛
-Perfect blue 💜🤎
-Made in abyss 💜
The mutuals and friends:
(I’ll add to this later)
@laughlulee77
@lizzythefluffyqueen
@urav3ragesw1tch
@randommusicalfluff
@beautifulpocketbean
@ticklishlee24
@eliowantstickles
@creative-kny-fics
@italeean

#fanfic#fanfiction#demon slayer#kny#mha#my hero academia#boku no hero academia#pokemon#danganronpa#made in abyss#fandom#mr men show#steven universe#total drama#evengelion#nge#spongebob#batman#genshin impact#a series of unfortunate events#diary of a wimpy kid#monster high#tmnt#ddlc#puella magi madoka magica#stardew valley#pokémon#sonic the hedgehog#super mario#mlp tickles
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#legally blonde#monsters inc#monsters university#the princess bride#coraline#beetlejuice#hairspray#hairspray musical#men in black#will smith#Independence day movie#Independence day#but im a cheerleader#little shop of horrors#little shop of horrors musical#the blair witch project#blair witch#movies#films#tumblr polls#polls
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Everyone's first look at [almost] all of the omam cast! I made a header image of the crew!
#omamuniverse#of monsters and men universe#jekyll and hyde#dracula#van helsing#ocs#gothic lit ocs#dr frankenstein#the invisible man#vampires#werwolves#sirens#monsters#monster ocs#human ocs#mad scientist ocs#lgbtq ocs#polyamorous#everyones gay and or poly#i dont make the rules#straight ppl dont exist in omam/hj
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so... i'm not going to lie, it has been a busy day for me today, y'all. BUT i hope you all had a good one + i'm finally home and so anyways, i'm not saying that someone should make AU's for their own dc villains and/or characters (either OC or canon) based off of the batman drawings that gerard way did for his own little universe of batman, but i'm also not saying that they shouldn't
#OF MONSTERS AND MEN: musings.#ooc post.#also if you need context behind this... gerard way is one of the guys in my chemical romance and who also made the comic-#umbrella academy so that's pretty cool BUT whenever it comes to the designs that i'm talking about i may share some of them with y'all-#but most of them are like pretty lit NGL. like joker in his universe is very gothic and his batman gives off kind of strangely london /#victorianesque vibes perhaps without meaning to but it still looks awesome#and i have briefly talked about what barton would look like in a universe like this buttt just as a refresher: just think 80's big hair and#a porcelain doll mask instead of one made of human flesh. so its still creepy but in a different font so to speak JSJSJ LMAO
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My DC Cinematic Universe - Creature Commandos: Part V
Chapter Five: Cheers to the Tin Man
Y'know, I had a few ideas for titles of this essay, but this is honestly the perfect title, which is probably why Episode Three of the series also has it. Cheers to the Tin Man is far-and-away my favorite episode of the series, because it's honestly just a hell of a lot of fun, and justifies the Creature Commandos in this universe by making them terrifyingly (and mostly realistically) effective, while also giving us the backstory of one of its best-executed characters: G.I. Robot.
Like the Frankensteins in the last essay, I won't waste time and say that G.I. Robot was always going to make it into my version of the Creature Commandos. He's one of my favorite Weird War characters, and the idea of an automated soldier is gold, both for creativity and comedy, as this series proves. Unlike the Frankensteins, I think Gunn nailed this character, and honestly gave him more dimension than I would've expected from this character. This is an example of a character with little-to-no personality in the comics, elevated to his best possible form. God, I can't speak highly enough of this guy, and this'll be the complete opposite of the last essay.
Of course...the episode isn't perfect. But we'll get there. For now, let's actually go through this episode, because there are a slew of other characters and references here that flesh out the universe, also making this one of the more important episodes of the season. But yeah, let's start with the Tin Man himself.

First appearing in Star-Spangled War Stories #101 in 1962, the first G.I. Robot had a name: "Joe". A functional prototype, this robot responded to commands, and was sent into the field on a test run with a necessary human handler, a private named Mac. To test this machine, the creator, Professor Zurin, sent the duo to a super-safe testing area: an island full of still-surviving dinosaurs. Yeah, uh, Dinosaur Island is a major feature of 1950s DC, and is a central part of a period known as "The War Time Forgot." And, oh, don't worry: I'll be revisiting Dinosaur Island very thoroughly at a later date. With that said, the two survive their encounter, with G.I. Robot interpreting (and sometimes misinterpreting) Mac's commands, and saving him on multiple occasions. But Joe, as a prototype, would only last a few issues.
The next G.I. Robot was nicknamed "Mac", in honor of the prototype's handler. This one was also sent to Dinosaur Island, this time with a new helper named Reed, and the two had the same kind of shenanigans, with an improved response to commands in Mac as compared to Joe. However, this iteration died on his first seen mission, saving Reed in the process. And, heads-up, G.I. Robot getting destroyed is a trend throughout his comic book history. That may come back into play later. At this point, though, in 1966, the last story about a G.I. Robot is published for years, until Weird War Tales #101 in 1981. This time, he's not a prototype...and he's fit for war.

20 years later, G.I. Robot comes back in a story written by Ross Kanigher, who also invented the previous two iterations, and had obviously been trying to get this character to catch on. Guess he saw the opportunity, and decided to throw him into actual war. This iteration, named J.A.K.E. (Jungle Assault Killer Experiment), was now invented by...Myron Mazursky. Oh, HOOOOO, now that's an interesting connection, isn't it? Now, to be fair, having Mazursky be both a biochemist and a mechanical/software engineer is...silly. Even for comic book standards. However, the other person involved in making G.I. Robot is Charles Grayson, who absolutely makes sense in this role. A relative of the original Robin, Dick Grayson (yes, REALLY), Chuck was also the assistant to another prominent World War II era scientist, Robert Crane. Crane would be in an accident, forcing his brain to go into a mechanical body, and becoming the first Robotman in the process. So, yeah, Grayson had some experience.
G.I. Robot, therefore, was a part of Project M, the think tank responsible for the Creature Commandos, establishing that link. There's more to this story, but just know that J.A.K.E. was sent out outfitted with multiple weapons, and with new human handler Sgt. Coker. The two had several mission in the South Pacific campaign of World War II, mostly fighting the Japanese forces, until J.A.K.E.'s destruction in 1943 via self-sacrifice. Again. There's a trend here. A second G.I. Robot, J.A.K.E. II, was built afterward, and accompanied by a robotic companion, C.A.P.D.. This version of the character would eventually team up with the Creature Commandos in earnest, all of whom were stationed on Dinosaur Island during the latter days of the war. Afterwards, he would be silently decommissioned in 1945, but would survive into the present day this time! But, he would have very few appearances, and would return during the New 52 era with a whole new backstory. Now. Allow me to show you one of the best comic book pages I've ever seen.

Again. You see why I'm pissed about Frankenstein's Monster's treatment in Creature Commandos. Jesus. Anyway, this badass image comes from Men of War #8, the last issue of a series rebooted from a 1970s war series, and starring Frankenstein's Monster during World War II. And it is chock-full of badass images of Frankenstein's Monster that just make me upset when I think of Creature Commandos. But the most relevant point here is that scientist Robert Crane is kidnapped by the Imperial Army of Japan, and the Bride rescues him, only for him to reveal that he's already been forced to build a weapon for them, and it's ready for war.

The Japanese Attack Killer Elite Robot, AKA J.A.K.E., is sent after the allies to fight. However, when it goes after a submarine that Frank is in, he LAUNCHES HIMSELF AS A TORPEDO AT HIM UNDERWATER, GOD GUNN DID HIM SO DIRTY!!! Crane reverses the Robot's alliance (because why not), and he becomes the Joint Allied Killer Elite Robot instead, AKA G.I. Robot. And then, he punches a kaiju in the face, because this comic is both ridiculous and amazing. After this mission, G.I. Robot survives at least until the Korean War, where he teams up once again with Frank. Honestly, awesome. Gruesome, but a hell of a character legacy.
Although, to be fair, it wasn't over. G.I. Robot appeared once again in a...really odd limited series that I'd never heard of before writing this post. One-Star Squadron starred a number of new or D-class heroes running Heroz4U, a gig-economy superhero hiring platform that has heroes work as telemarketers, security guards, birthday party entertainers...Cameo appearances, yes, ACTUALLY? It's definitely a joke series, but the main roster includes Red Tornado, Power Girl, Flying Fox, Heckler, Gangbuster, and...G.I. Robot. And here's the thing: it's such an odd series, and everybody is SO out-of-character, I don't think this can be considered canon. It's definitely a satire, and a good one, but there's no way it's canon. Look, I'm mentioning it o be a completionist, but it's going to be completely ignored by the annals of time. Not a great series, and incredibly odd in several ways for several characters. Plus, uh...G.I. Robot looks like this. Nightmare fuel.
Now, G.I. Robot's been adapted a couple of times, namely in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and, of course, Creature Commandos. Both series sets his origins and actions in World War II, and funnily enough, serving with the classic comic book wartime group Sgt. Rock and the Easy Company. I'm tempted to go into Easy Company in more detail, because its a super-neat group with a long comic book history, but that may be a topic for another day. All you need to know is that Easy Company was a group of soldiers serving on every battle in the European front of World War II, and they've appeared in DC Comics and other media since 1959. Classic group, cool to see them here, especially because we might be getting a Sgt. Rock movie? That's been in development for years.
Cheers to the Tin Man opens with G.I. Robot's backstory, bringing us back to his days with Easy Company, or "his boys", who gave him the nickname "Tin Man" in the first place. And you can immediately see his connection with the group, and his prowess in fighting Nazis. It's genuinely heartwarming. Flash-forward to the 1950s or '60s (unclear), where he's on a television show showing his somewhat unhinged (and hilarious) programming, only to be watched by Will Magnus, holy shit.
Now, not sure how I feel about time-shifting Will Magnus this far into the past, for a number of reasons, but this is incredibly exciting because of what Gunn's implying: that we'll see Magnus' creations in his DCU, those being the robotic superheroes, the Metal Men. And if there was ANY other group I'd want to hand over to Gunn from DC Comics, the Metal Men is incredibly high on the list. 'Course, this series has made that claim less enthusiastic, but I actually think Gunn would be excellent at changing the Metal Men for a modern audience, and giving some characters more depth to their purposely-simplistic personalities. Lab experiment characters, after all, seem to be Gunn's strongest point when it comes to adaptations.
Obviously, other stuff is happening in this episode's modern day, as the group realizes that Circe is headed to the palace while they're all absent to kill the Princess, and these things don't matter to me at the moment. I'll talk about Circe's nonsense plot in another essay, don't worry, but not this one. But towards the end of the episode, we see why G.I. Robot landed in prison, and in the Creature Commandos, intercut with two montages of glorious ultraviolence. In the present, G.I. Robot absolutely massacres Circe's troops at Flag's command, and it's fun seeing his upgrades as compared to World War II. In the flashback, he ended up being collected by a member of the KKK/American Nazis in Hub City (gotta assume local heroes Blue Beetle and the Question weren't around yet), with plans to use him as a weapon to do something heinous, only for him to slaughter literally all of the Nazis in the room and get arrested. We also establish that due to a previous criminal case, robots are granted human rights and accountability. Now that...is interesting. Can't wait to find out what that refers to in Gunn's DCU. Red Tornado, perhaps?
But all of this brings us to the most controversial move Gunn makes.
And I'm actually all for this. Kind of.
Look, I love G.I. Robot, but it's literally in his character to die. Nearly every single iteration of G.I. Robot has been destroyed at least once, only to be rebuilt and sent into commission with a new name and new identity. This is exactly what to expect from G.I. Robot. Now, should he have died in episode 3 of the series? Well, that's arguable. Unfortunately, the way this series is structured makes this the perfect story moment for him to die dramatically in order to forward the mission. Definitely made me sad, because I love this character, and Sean Gunn plays him incredibly well, but I get it.
However, this does expose a real problem with this series, and Gunn's treatment of the Creature Commandos as a group. Fact is, Gunn is still running on Suicide Squad logic. And the Creature Commandos are not the Suicide Squad. The purpose of the Creature Commandos is, yes, to get the job done, but also to use literal and psychological warfare to interfere with the enemy. It's a horror story where we're on the side of the monsters. It is not a story of a group of criminals trying to get time off of their sentence by going into impossible scenarios, in which any of them could die. That's the Suicide Squad. And the fact that Gunn is willing to kill characters like this early in the series means that we're supposed to expect at least one of our new friends to die. And of course, if you've seen the series, you know how that ends.
And, as if fulfilling an age-olf prophecy...spoilers for the finale...
Yeah, G.I. Robot comes back. Least surprising move of the century, but an incredibly welcome one! Now in a modernized form that reminds me a bit of his Men at War/New 52 iteration, this golden dynamo is set to serve in the group for season 2, where he will probably die again, let's be honest here. But now, him dying would be a part of the joke, and will lose its gravitas as a result. Which is OK.
Fact is, I think this is the best adapted character in Gunn's series, and there isn't a hell of a lot I think needs changing, and the stuff I would change doesn't have to do with the character. Maybe push the Will Magnus timeline a couple of decades; kill G.I. Robot in the next episode by making this the eight-episode series it was clearly supposed to be; maybe get rid of Nina's maybe-romantic fascination with G.I. Robot (that went truly nowhere at all); maybe even bring the new form of G.I. Robot back during the season finale to participate in a final fight. But a lot of that is restructuring of the series as a whole, or changing characters around G.I., not G.I. himself. I actually think he's kinda perfect.
But before we sew up here, I'd like to put something forward in terms of my version of Creature Commandos. Because this episode opens up an opportunity that I'm somewhat sad wasn't actually explored: World War II.
If it isn't clear by now, World War II is sort of a big deal in DC Comics, both in and out of universe. One of the reasons that DC Comics (and superhero comics in general) rose into cultural prominence in the United States, as well as being a major time period in the DC Comics universe, this is a time that has gone untouched by live-action media. And I mean that. Even the CW series barely touch World War II outside of references or the occasional alternate future. It's a black slate, because I'm not sure anybody's been able to figure it out. And it's not impossible to do, by any means; just takes some creative work.
How powerful would it be for the future of the DCU if one of the focuses of Creature Commandos was on the history of the team, rather than just the individuals. And, more importantly, this means that the Creature Commandos exist independent of the Suicide Squad, and have a different tone to them altogether. It's entirely possible, of course, that I've just predicted Gunn's plans for season 2, as he could bring in elements of the original group for the next season, with out modern Creature Commandos dealing with something from that time period. And frankly, for my version, I know exactly how I'm setting this up, but that'll be a later essay. My point is, why not use the connection to World War II, as seen with G.I. Robot (and as COULD have been seen with the Frankensteins), and give us both references to the original Creature Commandos, and the intricate history that was World War II in DC Comics. A missed opportunity, is all I'm saying here.
But regardless, that's the end of this essay; I'll elaborate more on this in the future. But next time...well, I guess it's time to talk about this character, and his confusing place in this story, as well as his genuinely interesting backstory. Next time, episode four, Chasing Squirrels, starring another of Gunn's seemingly favorite characters: Weasel.
See you next time (maybe, no pressure)!
Part One: Introduction and Adaptation Part Two: The Original Creature Commandos Part Three: Amanda Waller and Rick Flag, Sr. Part Four: The Frankensteins Part Five: G.I. Robot Part Six: Weasel Part Seven: Doctor Phosphorus
#dc#dc comics#dcu#dc universe#dccu#my dcu#my dccu#creature commandos#gi robot#g.i. robot#world war ii#world war 2#wwii#ww2#easy company#sgt rock#sergeant rock#will magnus#metal men#james gunn#frankenstein#frankenstein's monster
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Dark Universe: Of Monsters and Men : Chapter 12 - Oxford
https://archiveofourown.org/works/53968159/chapters/160037824
Following the events of "The Wolfman", a newly infected Inspector Aberline struggles to cope with the reality of his curse with Gwen Conliffe's help; all while trying to juggle his duties as Chief Inspector the other 29 days of the month. But can he truly keep his affliction secret? More importantly, can he protect London from the influx of dark forces that lurk in the shadows? Especially whilst battling the monster inside of him? This is a fan-series based on the scrapped Dark Universe concept.
#werewolf#werewolves#wolfman#lawrence talbot#larry talbot#dracula#count dracula#monsterverse#dark universe#aberline#inspector aberline#inspector abberline#victorian#gothic#Ao3#fanfic#fanfiction#monsters and men#benicio del toro#dracula untold#frederick abberline#hugo weaving#the wolfman 2010#ao3 fanfic#ao3 link#fan fiction#fanfic writing#archive of our own#ao3 stuff#ao3 writer
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it’s not a shock at all but I’m having another blackpill moment while dealing with 911/police shit
If you see a homeless shelter advertised, it’s most likely men only, because they can’t advertise the locations of women’s shelters because every time they do, homeless men will show up and start stalking the locations to prey on the women sheltered there.
#obviously not universal and I’m not saying something stupid like#all homeless men are monsters I’m not an idiot#I’m also not talking about trans women showing up to these shelters#I’m so mad right now because we’re in a weather emergency and there’s tons of adverts for men’s shelters#but they can’t advertise the women’s#and our dispatch systems all have notes on the addresses of women’s shelters that ban us from naming what the shelter is for#it’s just a plain address#the buildings are also hidden on the property 💀#ofc there are more public women’s shelters#but they have to be freaking fenced off and curfewed and locked down#god I hate men#AND IM MAD BECAUSE WEVE HAD TWO CASES OF THIS
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I feel like it’s very indicative of my personality that I’m pretty sure my favourite characters from the hatchetfield are Richie Lipschitz and sir Wiggog Y’Wrath
A pathetic little meow meow trans-coded cringefail weeb who dies tragically
And a cthulu-esque god of wrath who speaks uwu, has tentacles, uses capitalism to incite a violent apocalypse, comes in adorable plushie form AND a tumblr sexyman form and giggles like a maniac
#I am both a monsterfucker who loves violence and death#AND a lover of pathetic wet cats of men who are filled to the brim with autism and transness and anxiety#that’s my type in men#pathetic and literal monster/god (not that one)#I will never stop talking about wiggly’s giggle#🪲#the lords in black#hatchetfield musicals#hatchetfield#hatchetfield universe#starkid npmd#starkid musicals#starkid black friday#black friday starkid#black friday musical#nerdy prides must die#npmd richie#npmd#richie lipschitz#hatchetverse#hatchetfield wiggly#Black Friday wiggly#wiggog y'wrath
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Epic monster yuri
#lesbian#yuri#my art#yes this is on the same page as the HSS x Randy art#ignore it#mu#mi#maw#monsters inc#monsters university#monsters at work#Reggie Jacobs#randall boggs#randy boggs#idk what to call this#i made this at 2am#anyways#gender I hardly know her#‘they’re canonically both men’ IDGAF!!!!#it’s my autism I do what I want#butch x gangly string bean lesbian
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On to sharing my next big project (which also got a revamp)
Mr. Men show...DALESWAMP AU

Summary)
"Being in a world where it seems to be like the olden times of England yet has its side of the future...Machines, medicine, labs, and items we have yet to discover and truly understand. Then there is the biggest threat...the MONSTERS as the others call them...but with the help of Dale Labs and myself, we plan to try and learn about them, understand them in hopes of helping to bring peace to our olden village. I am Little Miss Brave, ready for any mission the Dale Labs throw at me and my mission is to learn and note about these "monsters". Here is my Guide Book you have found and I hope this helps bring an understanding to these creatures...
-Little Miss Brave 17XX
An older crossover of monsters from around the world with TMMS characters...cause i do love me some creatures of the night 😈 I will be sharing the pages on here (since some on my DA page are marked🚫) Takes place in the far past, yet has its futuristic side, the main TMMS characters are different monsters living in this AU, some are good, some are bad, and some just want to be left alone by the labs...I've already shared Mr. Funny on here, so I thought, might as well share all the others too 📚
#art#digital art#chickie456#snake#crossover#monsters#mr messy#tmms#the mr men show#mr men and little miss#mr men show#au#alternate universe
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