#ox a hero

[villainsandheroes]

Captured

Thank you so much for reading everyone, @cupcakes-and-pain has the first part here and we will both be making masterlists which we will link here after! Let us know if you want to be on a taglist!

CW: alcohol mention, drinking mention, innocent person hurt?, fighting, restraints, beating, a bit of actual whump in this one!

Legend was in a nasty and obnoxious mood. He had spent the whole day in a head wrenching hangover and had been causing little catastrophes all over the city to keep the heroes busy. They were sporadic and without a plan, and so far he had seen four of the heroes helping, trying to keep up and figure out what he was doing. Seeing them busy and running around helped with his headache.

After causing trouble in the park, he flew over to a small supermarket. Anger boiling under his skin as he wanted to scream at someone. He wasn’t like this often but when he was, people knew to get out of his way. He went inside, trying to figure out what he was going to destroy before deciding to demolish nearly half of the store itself. He didn’t want citizens getting in the way, doing a good job scaring them off. Soon shelves were falling from the mini explosions going off left and right. He was unaware of the young adult with headphones in not knowing what was happening.

Ox growled as they arrived at the store at last. Icicle trailed behind them, and out of the corner of their eye, they saw her preparing to use her powers. They didn’t want to bring her, but she insisted. Ox was fairly good at keeping Legend in check by themself, but no one’s perfect. They might need the help. And the kid had to learn sometime. 

The citizens seemed to be already out, and there were next to no injuries. No surprises there. Legend didn’t like hurting citizens. It wasn’t worth going inside since they could corner him once he left the building. 

Ox and Icicle were still assessing the area, however, that’s when they heard a blood-curdling scream, followed by a crash and silence. Icicle glanced at Ox, but they didn’t even think before running inside as fast as possible.

Legend was staring across the side of the store at a citizen who had been crushed under a metal shelf. He had instantly stopped the destruction and was going to check on the citizen, but when Ox came in he stopped. Suddenly becoming indifferent as to not show weakness. He took a step back to assess the situation as reporters and a cameraman tried getting into the store to find out what was going on.

Ox took in the scene, assuring it was safe to make a move, then rushed to the person’s side. They could lift the metal off easily, but they had to do it gently and slowly to make sure the citizen’s injuries wouldn’t be worsened. Once it was completely off, they threw the shelf to the side and scooped them up. The person went limp in Andi’s arms and their eyes slipped shut.

“No, no, stay with me. Stay awake.”

They rushed to the nearest exit, already calling for help and blocking out everyone else as Legend stared at them wordlessly, worrying silently. Unaware that backup was even there.

Icicle stared down Legend alone. She couldn’t even bear to look at the person, or else she’d fall into her own terrible memories. Things she tried to keep far away from her job and her life, only talking about it with fellow heroes while off-duty. “You monster.” She spat while moving forward, “You don’t even care about the lives you ruin, do you? You’re all the same.” She fired an icy blast without warning, attempting to pin Legend to the wall.

He ducked, anger bubbling back up. He rolled his eyes, grabbing a broken piece of metal. “Oh please. Like heroes are any better.“ He threw the metal at her head. “You do it all for the glory.” He stepped forward. 

They fought, but it was clear from the beginning that he was so much more advanced than her. Ducking, weaving, and dodging through her attacks, Legend was the superior fighter. Yet, something kept him from hurting her despite the fact he wanted to. When he got her in a successful pin he stared down at her in fury before shoving her to the side and spreading his wings as he flew off. 

He was slower getting home, sighing tiredly as he shut the door. He took off his mask and dropped it on the table. Taking a deep breaths before checking the news about the civilian. All he could find was information he already knew. In the hospital. Critical condition. Attacked by Legend. His hand shook as he threw his phone at the wall. Cursing lowly as he tried to calm down. Drinking again was a bad idea but it was the only thing his mind produced to get off the injured citizen.

Little did he know, Icicle was not content with how things were left. There was a score to be settled. A wrong to be righted. A villain to be stopped. She crept after him, keeping a safe distance. She slunk along the alleyways, trying to slip in unnoticed by the light, but she was able to follow him to where he resided. 

Perfect. 

Watching through the windows, she saw him stalking towards his fridge. She slipped inside. It should be easy enough to catch him from behind, when he would be bent down, rummaging through drinks. With an icy blast, just like she had tried earlier, she pinned his legs to the floor. He wasn’t fast enough for her, and she knocked him out easily with some metal from the store. She smiled to herself. No longer would he be allowed to spread evil. And no longer would the others underestimate her, once she’d be able to show them what she’d done.

When Legend woke up, he was dazed. His head was aching, not from the familiar whiskey but something different. It reminded him of a feeling he had when he first became a villain many years before. Blunt object most likely. He didn’t want to wake up but eventually pried his eyes open, frowning heavily while inspecting his surroundings

Icicle glared at him from where she was leaning up against the wall. Straightening, she walked towards him slowly. “So, here’s what’s going to happen, Legend.” She spit out his name like a curse. “You are going to be nice for once in your life, and tell me what I want to know. After that, it’s off to prison. Behave, and I won’t be forced to hurt you.” She knew some heroes would feel conflicted over torturing someone, even if they were a villain, but she was only doing what had to be done. Legend had done worse, and he would’ve continued if she hadn’t been there to do what was right.

He raised an eyebrow. “And just how old are you? 17?” He yawned, feeling his hands in cuffs behind his back. Gently rotating his wrists as best he could. Trying to feel for any slack.

She seethed. Arrogant, vile thing. She wasn’t even thinking as she slapped him, though she smiled as she did. “I wasn’t lying, Legend.” Then she punched him in the gut, as hard as she could. “And I’m 22, thanks for asking.” She said sarcastically as he grunted while turning his head away, the same cruel smile spread across her face. It was nice to see a villain in pain for once. It was even better to be the one to cause it.

“You're welcome.” He spat at her shoe.

“Behave.” She took a breath. “Tell me, what are your plans? I’m not dumb, I know you had something up your sleeve. All those random attacks today, what did they mean?”

“Wouldn’t the pretty hero like to know.” He leaned back and closed his eyes. He looked far too comfortable for what was supposed to be a threatening interrogation. “Go ahead and hit me again, doll. You’re not getting anything from me.”

That was it. Icicle was not going to put up with this. She saw red, and before he knew it, her fists collided with his stupid face. Over and over, until she could finally calm down. His jaw was quite bruised, and she didn’t know if she could continue to interrogate him now. “Can you answer my questions? Or should I wait?” Might as well ask his input. He could lie, but soon enough this interrogation would be done, so it didn’t really matter if he refused to do it for now.

He chose not to respond at all. Wanting to cuss her out but think better of it. Not because he was afraid of any consequence, but because she was younger and she was Ox’s friend. He wouldn’t stoop to that level he knew other villains would do. He let out a quiet breath. He closed his eyes again while feeling blood drip down his face to his neck.

She interpreted his silence as either an inability to talk or a simple desire to stay silent. Either way, she was fine with it. It gave her more time to develop an actual strategy for an interrogation. “Have it your way. Oh, and by the way. I have no intentions of feeding you or anything until I get through all of the questions. So have fun down here. I’ll be back.”

Legend chuckled lightly as she left. She had zero experience. He thought it would be fun. Little did he know that she was a monster waiting to be released. 

[cupcakes-and-pain]

Legends Never Die

A collab with @villainsandheroes

The villain Legend loses his temper one day and critically injuries someone, a civilian. The hero Icicle takes that personally, and makes him regret it.

1: Fight

2: Capture

[dailyfigures]

Yuuki Yuuna & Gyuuki ; Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero ☆ Alter

[nitpickrider]

You gotta love the Enforcers, really showing that even to be 4th string z listers in the superhero game they are SO far beyond any petty gangster in New York. Amazing Spiderman 10

[landofanimes]

Chinese Zodiac Miraculous Heroes

Introduced in Season 3

Viperion (first apparition: 3.11 Desperada)

Pegasus a.k.a. Pegase (f.a.: 3.13 Startrain)

Ryuko (f.a.: 3.18 Ikari Gozen)

Bunnyx (f.a.: 3.19 Timetagger (future version) | 5.01 Evolution (present, seen above))

King Monkey a.k.a. Roi Singe (f.a.: 3.20 Party Crasher)

Introduced in Season 4

Polymouse (f.a.: 4.10 Mega Leech) | The Mouse Miraculous was first seen in use in 3.14 Kwamibuster

Pigella (f.a.: 4.11 Guiltrip)

Purple Tigress (f.a: 4.12 Crocoduel)

Minotaurox (f.a.: 4.24 Penalteam)

Caprikid (f.a.: 4.24 Penalteam)

Rooster Bold (f.a.: 4.24 Penalteam)

Miss Hound (f.a.: 4.24 Penalteam)

[imthepunchlord]

seeing kagami winning ox was so good,girl will be unstoppable

You and me both. Not only is she going to be a literal force to be reckon with, but it actually has a lot of growth opportunity for her. As a big theme for Bull/Ox is shouldering the burdens of others, offering assistance, the strong help the weak.

And Kagami is more like "be strong help yourself".

And not only will it help her grow as a hero, but also help her in making friends and connections.

Also, I was so excited to see Kagami in the lead, I actually did a doodle to have a take on a possible hair style, with hair coming up to be "horns".

And be a little Paper Star reference from Carmen Sandiego.

Also also, for Marigami fans out there, Rat and Ox are a perfect match.

[hero-hoe]

Hello loves! Here's a little about me before you go and scroll. ♡

First and foremost: MINORS DO NOT INTERACT. My blog and content is strictly for those 18 and older and if you are underage, you should leave. Anyone found to be interacting while underage will be blocked immediately.

With that out of the way, hello loves, you can go ahead and call me Hoe, and I write over on Ao3 and post occasional drabbles here. This blog is reblog heavy because I honestly consume more than I write most days. My works are almost exclusively poly fics with plus sized feminine readers / OCs because that's a dynamic and character type I enjoy reading the most. I'm nonbinary and often only write when I'm in a more feminine mood.

In addition, I live a hectic life and suffer from multiple mental and physical health issues that make writing take a backseat a lot of times. This does not mean I'm abandoning wips or don't have any updates planned, but it's not a priority for me. I have no upload schedule because of this. When a chapter is done, I post it right away.

My most active fics are:

Innumerable Sins and Their Tender Absolution (ISatTA): [Call of Duty] a soulmate!Johnny human/monster poly fic inspired by the wonderful @bluegiragi's Monster au. Features a plus size fem reader from a sheltered background. There is both M/F and M/M in the poly dynamic. Occasional religious themes and and no major warnings other than NSFW.

Treasured Love (TL): [One Piece] an isekai/transmigration fic centered around a fem!OC by the name of Alexia who's Devil Fruit is based off maslow's hierarchy of needs. Major canon divergence with warnings typical of One Piece itself, plus NSFW. Both M/F and M/M. (tagged as /reader for easier visibility, my apologies to anyone here from ao3 who felt tricked.)

Queen, Mother (QM): [Jujutsu Kaisen] coming of age poly fic with a fem!reader who serves as the vessel for Sukuna's wife (fem!OC). Religious themes in the form of worshipping the OC as as ancestral god. Warnings typical of JJK, no NSFW as of this time. M/F only right now.

My less focused works right now are:

Cambion: [My Hero Academia] a college!au harem fic featuring a demon quirked (Y/N) OC. ((I am working on editing that, forgive me, it was my first posted fic)). Largely canon compliant with only an additional NSFW warning. M/F and M/M

Asthenophobia: [Demon Slayer] a modern day pet!au with a fem!oc who has narcolepsy. A very lighthearted farm life fic where OC and Service Demon!Tengen slowly adopt more demons. Eventual poly. No warnings beyond NSFW and the moral questionability of demons as pets. M/F only right now.

[nonbinary-sticks-the-badger]

i dont think he's shadow's best va but i think david humphrey definitely suits his character best (at least my version of how canon shadow should act). he has the ability to sound menacing but isn't overly aggressive; he can be gentle when needs be.

i particularly like his more monotone performance adds to it because it isnt so far as to sound unenthusiastic (as an actor) but it gives off the feeling that he's uninterested to those who don't know him, portraying the misunderstood side well. at the same time this adds to shadow being easy to view as autistic, which is obviously going to please me, an autistic person, and help me relate.

im glad he's not the exclusive VA for shadow, because i dont think he would have thrived in his more "edgy" mischaracterisations later (NOT counting shth because even if it is ridiculously edgy at times THE WHOLE! POINT! OF THAT GAME! IS THAT THE PLAYER! DECIDES! SHADOW'S! MOTIVES!). even when shadow is portrayed in a more nuanced light, eg 06, prime, it isn't quite the same way as he was in sa2 and heroes. neither have a major focus on maria or anything to do with the ark in shadow's story, and while heroes doesn't either, i think with the general tone of the game (and also with it being aimed at a younger demographic) shadow does get to express himself way differently through the level dialogue, a more informal way of communicating character, than in cutscene dialogue.

to be fair i have never played 06 so i dont know the level dialogue in that!!! but also out of the 3 iterations i just listed that one has the oldest target audience (heroes is PEGI 3, prime would probably be PEGI 7 and 06 is PEGI 12). and obviously theres no level dialogue in prime lol.

anyway hope you enjoyed my yapping about david humphrey shadow 👉👈

[chiconisroc]

Your "Was Not the Hero" series had me reeled in and it's seriously my latest obsession. I love how you wrote Luz as a parallel to Philip, she doesn't feel OOC at all

I know you said there won't be any sex scene between Philip and Silas, but I hope there'll be a very intimate scene between these two in the current timeline, not just in flashbacks

Keep writing, I love your works

Awww, thank you : ). I'm glad you are enjoying the story. I'll definitely continue working on it, especially if peeps are enjoying it.

And glad you dee the parallels between llLuz and Philip in the fanfic : 3. There will be more later for sure, hahaha

And there might be an intimate scene, but it will be in s way I think peeps don't expect, hahaha. It will definitely be in the present timeline : o

Thank you for your kinds words <3, i totally appreciate them

[team-z-comic]

The Zodi: Greece 1-1

Enter the world of The Zodi & follow Myra, an ordinary human forced to fulfill a destiny she never wanted after the greatest tragedy of her life. With elemental powers inherited from her zodiac parents, Myra embarks on a globe-trotting adventure to find & unite with other Zodi like her. Together, they battle villainous constellations seeking to destroy the universe & steal our heroes power to free their imprisoned king. Join the Zodi in their battle against the stars & discover their true power!

[emmikay]

Hera: With war about to break out, we need to start thinking about strategy. In that case, I’ll defer to you- Are there any heroes you have an eye on?

Athena: Oh, I’m delighted you asked!

Athena: (slams two full four inch binders on the table)

Athena: So, this here is Diomedes, King of Argos. Now I know he’s seems a bit young, but he has more experience than most of the others put together! Here, have a look over his resume.

Hera: My goodness, taking Thebes, and at such a young age? That is noteworthy. A good choice, I think. Is there anyone else?

Athena: Yes! This is Odysseus. He is the King of Ithaca and he lies constantly.

Hera:

Athena: It’s hilarious.

Hera: Well, maybe he’s more impressive in person. I’ll just go down and take a peek-

Hera: Athena, I don’t wish to alarm you, but your mortal has yoked a donkey to an ox, and is sowing salt into the beach. Stark naked.

Athena: Oh, don’t worry about that. He’s only pretending to be mad. He doesn’t want to go to war, and is trying to get out of it.

Hera:

Athena: Obviously I’m not going to let him get away with it, but isn’t that clever of him?!

[cupcakes-and-pain]

Legends Never Die

Co-written with the amazing @villainsandheroes

CW: super hero fights, physical violence, mentions of destruction of property. Not much going on here, just setting up for the real whumpy bits!

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Legend strolled around the city, looking for ways he could create some trouble. The hero team had been busy recently as villains from the whole district had been attacking, several of them a day. He didn’t care much however, an itch to fight someone after running into the newest hero several days before but not getting to fight due to her running off. Coward.

Legend’s attention was caught as he looked over at the park on the south side of the city. His dragonfly-like wings spread and he flew up to a nearby building so he could get a better look. Ox, the city's resident super-strength hero, was trying to clean up the park from destruction rot on it. They were moving trees and benches as civilians were busy on the other side cleaning up the trash that had been left behind.

Legend smirked, noticing how their movements were slower than normal. He eyed the foundation of a building nearby which had already been cleaned of debris. He wondered quietly how long that took, judging by how they looked, Legend concurred they hadn’t taken much, if any of a break. He hummed a bit before whistling to get their attention.

Ox looked up, but they didn’t have to. They had a pretty good idea of who could possibly be trying to get their attention right now, and their hunch was right. “Ah, Legend. I’m a bit busy right now.” They said, gesturing at the mess. “Can’t it wait?” They give him a fond but mostly exasperated look.

“Aw. You get any sleep? Or have you been too busy helping them?” He gestured his head over to the small cleanup crews. “You know, I really don’t think it’s in your contract that you have to help them.” He chuckled while walking to the edge of the building, stepping off. His wings caught his fall and let him land.

Ox rolled their eyes and kept cleaning. Their strength made the job so much easier for the cleaning crew, who desperately needed any help that they could. “I didn’t become a hero just to get paid, you know. Doing this means going above and beyond, no matter what the contract says.”

Legend made a face, practically dripping with disapproval and annoyance. “What a generous hero. God, can’t you ever be selfish?” He glanced over at the crew before back at Ox. None of them seemed super alarmed, which was good. He didn’t want a big scene. Legend stepped even closer into their personal space. “Why not just a little fight, hm Ox?”

They tensed momentally, out of habit. But their muscles relaxed a second later, and they lightly pushed Legend away, weary with his insistence, but not upset. “Well, all of the really heavy stuff has been taken care of by now, which is what they really need me for. How about this? If we go to a different area, and you promise to not make a mess, then we can fight. Do you hear me? Not a single. Ounce. Of. Damage. Not a broken branch of a city tree or a crack in the road.”

"Or what?" He leaned over them. "Because I really think the city could put more of their attention in this part of the city." He whispered while smiling gently.

“More attention needed to this part does not mean you should wreck it. No, we’re going somewhere else. Even just a few blocks over. I won’t let you cause havoc here.” Ox said, raising an eyebrow. A civil and good-hearted, although very genuine, challenge.

Legend eyed them before letting out a deep sigh. "You have two minutes to get there before I get bored." He flew off to an area with a more open field away from everyone. Fully prepared to go right back to the city, planning out in his head which buildings he would attack first.

Ox grumbled to themself about Legend, running after him as fast as they could while still conserving energy for the fight. “What a jerk…” they whisper to themself, trying to find when he went.

He hummed softly, looking up as they ran closer. Flying up in the air to get behind them before diving at them and slamming them into the ground.

All the earlier bits of fondness were mostly gone from their eyes as their mind shifted into Serious Hero Time. They had no problem shoving him off and rose to their feet as quickly as possible. They weren’t one for talking during a fight, so they didn’t. Their body tense and their muscles prepared to spring into action and defend against Legend’s attacks.

Legend was content with the situation, the fighting back and forth lasted for a while. Ox was one of the heroes on the team that Legend struggled fighting the most due to their strength aspect, but it made it all that more of a challenge. Eventually, he pulled back instead of leaping forward. “Nice fighting, good to see you aren’t rusty.” He gave them a smile before flying off.

Ox wiped the sweat off of their brow. Legend was always doing stuff like this. Forcing a fight, then leaving just as suddenly. And although he could be dangerous, he wasn’t a super violent villain— not that Ox would ever say that to his face — and his wings were a nice change of pace from most fights. Checking over themself, Ox started heading back to the hub. They had to write up a report on the fight that had just transpired before they could finally go home and rest.

One of their teammates waved over from the couch. "Hey, Andi! Is everything ok? Saw Legend on the news."

Andi sighed, flopping down on the couch with all the gracefulness of a, well, tired ox. “Well, he didn’t really cause much damage to buildings, and no civilians got hurt, so I’d say things are okay.”

Luna smiled sympathetically. Leaning over to gently rub their back. "I'll get you a snack. Sweet or salty?" She stood up.

“Sweet, please. Do we have any more of those little cookies?” Andi stayed sitting, but they watched Luna fondly. They were proud of her like they were of all the heroes on this team.

Most districts only needed a couple heroes, but due to the dangerous location with so many government-lead facilities around, the government allowed quite a lot of heroes in the area. The first six months or so was miserable as they struggled with trying to figure out each other's schedules. Who had what villains at what point in time. Their Leader was the one who had the idea that they just all become a team. Backup was needed for some fights anyways, so it made sense.

Everyone had been excited about the team and their performances all went up as well. One of their teammates had sent in a request for a hub, and surprisingly the government complied and began work. The facility wasn’t too huge but it was much more than most heroes got. There were work offices, several joined living areas, a kitchen with thousands of dollars worth of appliances.

And then Luna had come along a year or so ago. She was an up and rising hero, with very little experience. Surprisingly though, she wasn’t holding the group back in any ways. In fact, their little group had grown quite a lot since she had joined.

“Mhm! I’ll be right back.” Luna left to go to the kitchen. She hummed to herself as she got a plate of cookies and some water for them as well. Carefully added in flavorless electrolytes so Andi could recover a little bit easier from working non-stop. Luna picked up one of the report packets from the kitchen counter and brought them over, smiling a bit while presenting everything. “Voilá.”

Andi smiled, taking the plate and the packet. They began to fill out the report while munching happily on their snack. They had to brush away fallen crumbs from the papers every once in a while, but they finished at last. As they put away the plate and turned in the form, Andi noticed that Luna was still in the lounge. They gave her a friendly smile. “So, what about you? Have any big villain fights yet?”

“Yeah, actually.” She smiled, looking up from her book. “A couple of days ago some of the villains were causing trouble and the others were busy so I got my first solo battle.” She smiled. “Yesterday Legend found out and challenged me. Buuuut I didn’t wanna risk fighting him yet. I think I need more experience in hand-to-hand combat.”

“You came face to face with Legend? Wow.” Andi knew that Legend wouldn’t have tried to seriously hurt her, but that jerk wasn’t exactly known for his carefulness. They gave Luna a concerned look. “I’m glad you recognized you aren’t ready yet. Congratulations on the solo fight, and be careful out there.” With that, Andi said their goodbyes and headed home. After everything today, they were ready to shower and sleep as long as their body let them.

She smiled softly, though it dropped the moment they left. “Not ready yet… I’ll show you Andi.” She rubbed her arm lightly before going out to train with the others.

[actually-factually-anonymous]

Yep, the whole strategy is anything but sound. And it nearly resulted in disaster literally the first time it was tried.

Seriously; go back and watch "Sapotis". The Akuma-mob had disabled Chat Noir and was seconds from taking his Miraculous. If Rena and Ladybug had come half a minute later Adrien would have been retired and the Black Cat would be in enemy hands.

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Also: this is indulgent, and twice over since I've already posted this elsewhere. But since you liked that little script above;

Ladybug: Chat Noir, I need to go get help! Stay here and keep them busy while I- Chat Noir: Ladybug it's a friggen Kaiju, he'll use me for a toothpick- and last time I got turned into kitty litter! Chat Noir: Literally, that was the Akuma's superpower. Ladybug: Okay that sucks but I really need to go now and- Chat Noir: I don't think you do. I really don't think this whole "leave the cat to play hackysack for the Akuma" has been necessary... well, EVER really. Chat Noir: But now you've got the box linked to your yo-yo, you can just fuse the Miraculous inside with your own in seconds. You don't need a temp hero you can just be Pegabug or Turtlebug or- WHAM (Yelp of Chat Noir barely dodging an incoming Akuma attack that would have transformed him into Roadkill Noir) Char Noir: Whatever! Just use them yourself! Ladybug: Urgh, we've already been over this. Fusing can be dangerous- Chat Noir: Not for you! Multimouse said she needed a nap after using all of them. But you've never had a problem fusing one or two! Ladybug: ... Chat Noir: ... Akuma: (Animal Abuse Intent Intensifying) Chat Noir: (Visibly gives up on getting an answer). Okay whatever, but could you give me the Ox then? Ladybug: What- why? Chat Noir: Because I'm the front line fighter who always has to eat magical attacks and mind control. And I do mean always- (Chat Noir dodges an offbrand Kamehameha from the Akuma with a backwards handspring. Said Kamehameha goes on to vaporize a third of the Banlieues, but they'll be brought back later anyway.) Chat Noir: - So why not give me the Miraculous that negates that? Like, just forever. I mean, I think the nose ring will itch like crazy and I might have to rebrand with the horns but... Ladybug: (Awkwardly looks away with obvious intent of not answering)... Chat Noir: Fine. I guess the most overpowered defense Miraculous we have, that's only ever used in a soccer game, can just stay in the box forever. Makes perfect sense- Ladybug: (Perks up with all the glee of a retail worker seeing a long-winded customer leave) Glad to see we're on the same page, now- Chat Noir: -But maybe there's something else you want to do? Ladybug: Oh what now? (Akuma creeps up behind the two with impressive grace) Chat Noir: Like... Oh I don't know... teaching me a Guardian trick to block Akumas. Ladybug: ... Chat Noir: ... Y'know, since that could be really useful. Might enable me to resist mind control while we're at it. Chat Noir: At the bare minimum it could prevent a traumatic potential apocalyptic scenario involving the moon breaking that may allegedly leave you traumatized. Chat Noir: You know. That one thing. Ladybug: Uh... I don't know what you're talking about- (visibly sweaty like she just spotted a bare-chested Adrien poster). And where did you get the idea that Guardians could do that- Chat Noir: Su-han did it in his first appearance. Just did a pose and a mantra and poof! The Akuma went someplace else. Seems really easy all things considered. Ladybug: ... Chat Noir: ... Akuma: .... Chat Noir: (Sighs in side-character and twirls his baton) Okay. Good talk. Have fun finding whatever temp-hero you need in this city of millions. Ladybug: (Cheers up and she zips away) I always do! Chat Noir: I can tell- SQURUNCHLLCH! (Assorted horrified screams as Chat Noir is turned into Cat Food Noir with one well-aimed strike from the Kajiu Akuma)

Speaking of how the heroes are chosen, the temp system might be one of the worst writing choices the writers ever made. I mean I get it, permanent heroes would require the show to have continuity and it makes for yet another parallel with Gabriel, but it just ends up being another one of those instances of the show trying to have its cake and eat it too, like. The new heroes eat up screen time that could've gone to the OG duo, but they also don't get to be heroes in their own right and are essentially Ladybug's Pokemon. It makes both people who liked the duo and people who like team-based shows unhappy for no real benefit.

It's also just a massive security risk. Fu says that it's dangerous for the Miraculous to be out in the open, but it's actually way less risky to put the Miraculous in circulation, because then Hawk Moth has to retrieve them by defeating every hero individually, which is a lot more effort. Keeping them all in one place and distributing them one at a time like this means Hawk Moth only has to figure out who's in charge of the distributing and follow that person right to the Miracle Box. Ferrying the Miraculous for every battle also creates more opportunities to lose them, which is how Queen Bee ended up happening.

Looking back, the problems of just about every season finale past S1 can be traced back to this system. It's almost like the writers are trying to set Marinette up to fail.

Ladybug's Pokemon

I love that phrasing! I've just called them her powerups, but this paints a much clearer picture of what I mean. They're not her autonomous teammates who feel vital to the story. They're her cute little friends who do whatever she says. All she has to do is pick which ones she wants for today's battle.

Fu says that it's dangerous for the Miraculous to be out in the open, but it's actually way less risky to put the Miraculous in circulation, because then Hawk Moth has to retrieve them by defeating every hero individually, which is a lot more effort.

Ferrying the Miraculous for every battle... creates more opportunities to lose them, which is how Queen Bee ended up happening.

These are two of my biggest issue with the temp heroes as a general concept. Fetching them every battle gives Gabriel endless chances to find out the temp heroes identities and/or where the guardian is hiding. I don't know why the show acts like the problem was Ladybug forgetting to detransform in Heart Hunter:

Ladybug: Master Fu, I need your help! Master Fu: (sees Ladybug, gasps) This costume is very cute, miss, but is it really fitting in this place? Ladybug: (gasps) I forgot to transform back. (Looks arounds enters the center of the merry-go-round trying to remain unseen) I haven't been followed Master, I'm sure of it.

Nathalie would have been able to track Ladybug either way. At least this way Marinette's identity stayed a secret!

It would make infinitely more sense for Fu to be the one to hand out the miraculous to the temp heroes for two reasons. The first one was laid out above. Having him or some other support character do it is the best way to keep his identity a secret. You should not have Ladybug leaving battles to do it. That's too easy to track because the villains know where she's going to be when she goes running off for help.

The other reason is because it's asinine to have Ladybug run off every time they face a major threat. Think about that logic for a second.

Ladybug: This akuma is too hard for us to fight as a duo! Chat Noir, you stay here and fight this super hard akuma alone while I go get reinforcements. I'll be back in half an hour or so. Chat Noir: Wait, what? How am I supposed to- Ladybug: Have fun! Don't die! Bye!

How did that never backfire on them? I get temp heroes being temp for a few fights, but they should have all been given their miraculous full time ages ago.

[nitpickrider]

I dunno Pete it seems like you were giving them a pretty good thrashing for a 3 on 1. Amazing Spiderman 10

[wrestlingatthemovies]

Escape From New York

In an alternate timeline where New York City has been isolated from the rest of the world and used as a dumping ground to place the worst members of society, a highly decorated marine turned bank robber is sent in to rescue a kidnapped president.

During one scene the anti-hero protagonist is pitted in a gladiatorial battle inside a battered old wrestling ring against a brute portrayed by former NWA Hall of Famer Ox Baker. The duo have a back and forth battle using spiked clubs and dustbin lids for shields.

Features Wrestler:

Ox Baker as Slag

Wrestle Rating:

4.5 out of 5 audio cassettes

An excellent action movie by acclaimed directed John Carpenter that introduced the world to infamous Snake Plissken character. Ox was a great choice for the role and displays some traditional heel mannerisms to rile up the crowd.

[imthepunchlord]

Well, now that the first three zodiac polls have been concluded, how do you feel about the winning characters?

Mostly unsurprised with one big pleasant surprise. Doing polls for the ML fandom, I find majority just want to stick with what canon rolls out, very rarely is anyone up for any sort of major change.

So I wasn't surprised to see Mouse!Marinette was the winner, though I was momentarily delighted to see Mouse!Sabrina had the lead for a little bit. But Mouse!Marinette is just too powerful. I think it might be one of her more popular kwami swaps. Either way, I was kinda hoping to see Marinette win a different Zodiac cause I see Multimouse content everywhere but I haven't written Multimouse yet, so it'll be something to try out. Especially as I don't really see Marinette and Mullo really clicking but we'll see. I also didn't think Felinette really worked as a ship then I wrote Grumpy Cat and proved myself wrong. And hey, this also removes Marinette from future polls as I had her for every Zodiac.

Now Ox was the pleasant surprise with Kagami winning it. Especially as one thing I do hope for is doing some kwami swaps, and that is one for sure kwami swap! I am excited to try Ox!Kagami.

Tiger!Juleka I am not surprised to see as a winner, but she can do pretty well with Tiger's changed power, so I get why. She's probably in the same boat response wise as Multimouse.

Now we'll just have to see for the rest, with the next new polls coming in this Sunday, so keep a look out.