#or if it’s a viable theory

[quibbs126]

Imagine if we learn in the next update that Golden Cheese’s wings aren’t actually part of her body, they’re just attached to her, hence why she doesn’t have them in her costume

I mean, if she can recreate her kingdom in a computer while everyone else is stuck in older times, I reckon she’d be smart enough to create herself some wings, hypothetically speaking

[venti-death-watch]

i remember when i first saw the march 7th = idrila theory, leading to my yanqing = yaoshi theory. thought process goes that the aeons looked differently as humans, so maybe they’re pieces of the aeons/what the aeons were before they became aeons, kept on ice by the remembrance, who just so happened to wake up without memory of who they were prior

[dykedvonte]

Reading MW takes on Twitter is like reading a summary of the Bible from someone who only watched like a Family Guy family special about it

[moongothic]

You know when I originally suggested that maybe Dragon is the one who gave Crocodile his scar and/or took his left hand --if only because [Dragon not recognizing the big scary man with a baby when he was supposed to go see his wife, assuming the worst and acting accordingly] would make for an A-Class tragedy and great fucking drama (something which I would expect to see in One Piece)-- I wasn't fully convinced with the idea, I just considdered it just another option on What Could Have Happened between those two to get us where we are ...But the more I think about it, the more I've started to kind of believe it. And for two key reasons, first being kind of everything we know about Whitebeard, and the second being the basic logistics around the suggested scenario to begin with

By which I mean; if Dragon had indeed gone to see his wife so he could deliver their newborn baby to Garp, but instead came face-to-face with a man he had never seen before but who just happened to have the exact same and very specific facial scar as his wife and/or the same god damn hook... Like I can't say he SHOULD be able to recognize Crocodile instantly, but also, surely either of those features would make him stop for a moment think and/or talk before he'd jump into action, let alone if the man had both the scar and the hook. Of course, there is an argument to be made that maybe Crocodile had a smaller hook originally that no longer fit on his wrist after getting jacked so maybe Crocodile just wasn't wearing any hook at all, and a missing limb isn't an unusual disability on its own, at least not enough to faze Dragon. And who knows, maybe the two were supposed to meet on a dark and stormy night, in which case between the low light and the rain it could've been hard for Dragon to see any scars on Crocodile's face from a distance. These are both reasonable arguments, absolutely. But, as I have mentioned a few times before, sometimes the path of least resistance might be the most likely option as far as story speculation goes. If Crocodile had both his hands and no scar on his face, then Dragon wouldn't have had any way to immidiately and instantly recognize Croc (aside from his fashion sense) as he would've been missing (what we would now considder) his most distinquishing features. Which would it much easier for Dragon to jump into action and attack the strange man without a second thought.

And then there's Whitebeard. Whitebeard, who was kind of famous for stomping rookie pirates only to invite them to join his crew as his "sons", but who also had a weird thing about not having women in his crew (his nurses aside), because he believed "women do not belong on a battlefield". For one, that actually kind of supports the "Crocodile is openly trans" theory because, again, how the fuck would Croc have been pre-t AND stealth as a Wardlord getting his shit kicked in by Whitebeard? Like it's not impossible, as we have discussed many times before (and that is not the point of this post!!), but once again it would be easier to just assume Crocodile was still living as a woman at this point in time. And indeed, that could answer the question of "why would Whitebeard not invite Crocodile into his crew to be one of his children like Ace and everyone else?". If Croc was still living and presenting as a woman at this point, Whitebeard would not have even wanted him in his crew. (Sidenote but since Whitebeard seemed to have no issues with Jinbei hanging around the Moby Dick despite being a Warlord I don't think Crocodile's Shichibukai status should've had any impact on WB's ability to invite him to his crew. To be fair though, Jinbei did join the Shichibukai much later so it is possible WB could've just changed his position on the subject over the years) And that leads to this question; if Whitebeard has that kind of views on women, then would he ever go as far as to severely injure and scar (someone he viewed as) a woman right on their face? With an attack that could have very easily chopped Crocodile's entire head in half like a god damn burger bun if he weren't careful? Do you think Whitebeard would have chopped Crocodile's left hand off and left him permanently disabled if he viewed him as a woman who shouldn't be a fighter to begin with? Yes, to be fair, we do not know the circumstances under which Crocodile challenged Whitebeard into a fight and what kind of a pirate Crocodile had been up until that point, what his reputation had been and if he had done anything in particular to invite Whitebeard's wrath (much like Kid and Barto with Shanks). Like for all we know he could've done something truly heinous and fucked up enough that Whitebeard thought teaching him a lesson was justified.

Just, looking at all of these notes together, I can't help but to feel that it's actually very plausible Dragon could be the one responsible for one of Crocodile's injuries if not both (if Crocodad Real).

[blackholesun321]

I just realized from some past posts that people may not have come to the same conclusion I did with siren!Penelope and her directions to Odysseus on how to get home.

She lied.

Well she didn’t lie per-say but she wants to eat this guy right and hes being pretty abstinent and weirdly stubborn so give him what he wants but make it as unappealing as possible so he’ll want to jump in to see her even more.

And Ody didn’t question it when that comes to an enemy who is literally trying to tempt you with anything you could want to get you to jump in the water one o one. Because he’s fed up at this point and is grasping on to the first real opportunity he can to get home at any cost. He’s also not taking chances to keep them around for more questioning. So into the water with out tails they go.

But yeah was this not like obvious to anyone else?

[arthur-lesters-emotional-baggage]

Is it possible at all for Yellow/the King to be dead? Like

Kayne mentioned that with every moment a Great Old One is stuck in a mortal's mind—fractured—they're "slipping away"? Like it was happening to John in S4. But that's not happening anymore? Also Yellow/King was shoved into Larson and teleported to god knows where. So like?

[nat-without-a-g]

I’ve want to do something with the beginning of Episode 6 (DnDads Season 2), so I’ve been re-listening to the audio a lot and I have to stay aware of Taylor because he continuously has the best lines in this scene. (I almost made the mistake of cutting out when he came back with punch after Normal got life-or-death exposition dropped on his head)

One that I just realized:

Taylor: your uncle seems drunk.

Normal: that’s my dad, the other one’s my uncle

Taylor, crosstalk under Normal: I doubt that.

THANKS TAYLOR HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT WAS ABOUT TO BECOME UP FOR DEBATE?

LITERALLY THIRTY SECONDS LATER.

[aveterhours]

In my previous qsmp post I talked about how all the challenges of the qsmp are made so that the players will fail, but I wanted to elaborate a bit on the overall purpose of Why and the motive of this entity that controls this island, assumedly the qsmp federation. I also wanted to speculate on the overall theme of this story, and why I think this will actually have a (relatively) positive conclusion.

The theory that this is some sort of data-gathering operation is the one I think is the most plausible. This whole thing is an experiment. Maybe even a reoccurring one; this island is old, with broken down buildings and a wall covered in vines that can presumably move up and down. There was audio formatted like a report on test subjects until it devolved into errors. At least a few of the messages the players receive from the duck are recorded on videotape, possibly so they can be reused. The entire island feels used and artificial and is falling apart. Perhaps there were previous participants who faced similar tests and had similar conflicts and are now gone, in some way or another. Some of the entities present on the server might even be remnants of these past participants---mainly the ones who don't seem to be here intentionally, like the glitched green text creature, and the coded message telling them to find a way out.

As for the other entities, primarily the deities, to me they don't seem actually all that powerful. Maybe it's the fact they actually appear in game and not as some cutscene, or because they resemble players, but they seem to be working within the bounds of this experiment and this island, and are on a lower level compared to the federation. They are moreso variables than all-powerful beings. Which speaks to the level of control exerted over this island, amongst other things; something else that comes to mind is how death doesn't actually seem permanent, at least not yet. Players don't have an established limited amount of lives, and while the eggs do, they have come back on multiple occasions and only seem to stay dead because that's what some sort of controlling force wants. I don't believe people can permadie unless the federation wants it.

But why is this experiment being conducted? To prove a point, i think. To prove that these two groups cannot come together and use teamwork and get along and complete 'simple' tasks. To prove that unity is impossible. These challenges are made unable to be won, to cause more conflict, because they want to prove that this collaboration is foolish and harmful and should not be attempted.

The entire overarching theme of the qsmp, on multiple levels, is two different communities, two groups that speak different languages, coming together to make something. It's about working together despite differences and difficulties and learning from it. These challenges are the antagonistic force because they are driving people apart. The federation is the antagonistic force because it put them all on this island in a skewed experiment in order to prove collaboration between these two groups impossible. I think the story will be about defeating this because, despite how things are going now, the entire idea of the qsmp is to show that teamwork is possible and to prove those negative ideas wrong. To overcome those obstacles no matter what and subvert expectations of failure. It is a theme that permeates the entire operation, from the concept to the construction to the story, and I think it will prevail.

[eolande]

ppl on twitter are going crazy with nanaya. where's the nanaya love on here ...? there's so much potential for her.... i think it's very likely she's a frenzyflame plant like shabriri or hyetta.... ppl are saying the spine could be her baby and yes definitely maybe but it's said it's a spine of someone who failed to become the lord of frenzied flame.... midra maybe still has his spine. maybe he's not the first person she tried to make frenzied.... but also what if she just is his loving wife who misguidedly wanted him to endure!? even tho that only festered the flame!? and what if she had a fucked up frenzied baby. but she's also giving "young gold digger wife who waits for her husband to die so she can get rich" except she's waiting for him to become lord of frenzied flame LOL

[swan2swan]

Thinking about Ankylosaurus ovulation and honestly I need more arguments for and against clutch sizes.

[thenixkat]

20% of the global population is quirkless and we get 4 canon born quirkless characters

2% of the global population is blond and we get 49 (minimum not including white-haired characters who might be platinum blonde or characters with clearly artificially bleached hair) blonds in this piece

And yet the quirkless are a dying breed. Somehow.

[yappacadaver]

Yk one of the endings in mortuary assistant where Rebecca gets possessed and killls raymond? I ask myself why he didn’t do something like he did when Rebecca was inthe basement ending

LITERALLYYY mr delver u stupid slut...

most of the fandom at the time was saying similar when end6 came out and I'm not sure if we have any word from Brian himself on why this is the case, but i like Insym's theory and I take it as probable canon so here's what he thought:

In end3 ( the one where rebecca gets possessed and turns him into a meatball) Raymond is supernaturally attacked by a demon in a living host, and is killed. In end6, he is physically attacked by a demon outside of a host who seems to be trying to claw its way into his chest, and survives thanks to the tattoo.

Now, there's a couple differences between these two attacks but the main one (for this theory) being the demon not having a host. Insym and his commenters theorized that the demon inside rebecca was going for the kill from the start, whereas vallerie's demon was trying to possess him. Thus, where rebecca's demon used the force to crumple him like a soda can, vallerie's demon triggered his tattoo magic by trying to hop bodies into him and touching the ink.

this is all theory though and I bet we'll get more lore that explains this in better detail someday xD

[broodwoof]

hey hi hello i am Still thinking about solas' armor. i have once again decided that the leather wrap thing under his tunic is a gorget

waffled on it for a while bc it does go down quite far and that seems...? odd? compared to what i was originally seeing when i looked at gorgets? but no, there are some longer, higher-necked variants

it still could be a fuller top but then you're getting into issues of attachment or daily wrapping/unwrapping that have plagued me ever since i first noticed this part of his outfit, so yeah, going back to my roots

gorget.

[moongothic]

It is kind of funny to think about how popular the Kuja Crocodile fan theory is when you take a step back and think about where that theory kinda originates from Now to be fair, I'm not 100% certain where the theory came from, I can only remember so much of what the fandom was theorizing back in 2008, so I may be speaking from my ass a little right now

But from what I do remember, back in Yee Olden Days, there was a lot of speculation about why the Strawhats got sent to their respective island by Kuma the way they did. A lot of people did notice how each island seemed meaningful one way or another to each Strawhat and tied into their characters except for Luffy, and everybody thought that was a bit odd. Mainly because we didn't fully know HOW Kuma's ability worked. Now, nearly two decades later, we DO know how Kuma's ability actually works; People don't magically travel to islands they have a secret connection to or anything, Kuma himself has to actively choose where he sends people off to, meaning Kuma looked at the Strawhats individually and picked out islands where he thought they'd be best off at. Luffy being sent to Amazon Lily is arguably no different; Kuma knew Luffy was the brother of the soon-to-be-executed Ace, but also a target of the WG (due to being Dragon's son). Amazon Lily was close enough to both Sabaody that Luffy would be able to return there relatively easily if he wished to, or he could try to befriend the Warlord Hancock, who was also being summoned to participate in Ace's execution, to hitch a ride from her to go and try to save his brother. The only challenge Luffy would have to overcome there was indeed befriending the Kuja, at least enough to be taken off from the island safely and alive.

But indeed, we only really know and can fully understand that now. Back in Yee Olden Days, the fans did just seem to think Kuma's ability might be a bit more mystical in nature, and thus people got really curious what Luffy's Secret Ties to the Kuja and Amazon Lily could possibly be. And naturally that lead to people speculating that maybe Luffy's mom was a Kuja. Because what other subconcious connection could Luffy possibly have to the island especially when it didn't seem like it would help him reach/achieve his dreams any faster either.

But then we get to Impel Down and Crocodile gets those transgenderism allegations thrown right in his handsome face (and people start shitposting about him being Luffy's other parent) And I think that might be where the streams crossed. People noted how Crocodile has his funny little reptile motif going on, and how the Kuja ""also have a reptile motif"", transgenderism allegations, badabing badaboom Crocodile could be a former Kuja, secret past SOLVED.

But the connection there is really weak though, isn't it? Especially when you considder that the Kuja don't really have a REPTILE theme going on with them. Yes, the snake motif is important to the Kuja, our beloved Hancock being The Snake Princess and the sisters having the Gorgon/Medusa (fake) backstory, but the animal motif is limited to just snakes, not reptiles as a whole (otherwise we could also speculate that Moria is a former Kuja because he's also named after a reptile). And more importantly, the Kuja have a big FLOWER theme going on for them, namely in, well, their names; each Kuja is named after some kind of flower/plant. Sure, Crocodile could have a secret deadname but we don't know if he does, there is no evidence to suggest either way (but also, depending on when you think he would have transitioned then him just being able to have a secret deadname is kind of up in the air (see: Crocodad timeline))

So if Kuma's ability doesn't have a magical way to send people to places they have ties to (whether the person knows it or not), and if Crocodile doesn't have any obvious, thematic connection to the Kuja, then the only reason people believe he could've been a Kuja is because... he might be trans. And... yeah. That's kind of a weak basis for a theory, isn't it

[spiltsoup]

GREG HOUSE BEAT THE TOMMY WESTPHALL UNIVERSE ALLEGATIONS

[joeyclaire]

Do you think they aren’t playing poker face in the pjo show bc lady gaga revealed she’s actually saying fuck her face :(

this why