#paladin mike

[peekaboo6293]

paladin michelle idk

[fruity-cleric]

the paladin is here!

close ups under the cut ⇩

wip

[byler-invested]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things official comic

Be prepared, because… there’s…..….

A LOT.

> “11 o’clock” in focus for no reason (Eleven symbolizes Will’s closet, internalised homophobia, innocence, virginity).

> open yellow curtain (probably signifies Will coming out in s5).

> “theme for the day” (meaning this sequence is thematic of something: Will’s trauma and coming of age).

> “Do whatever you want. Go see Mike and the boys… it’s up to you” (this refers to the perceived freedom of Will coming out or starting his sexual life).

> “not a trick?” (It is a trick unfortunately…)

> “Nope. I’ll even be your chauffeur if you need me. That means I’ll drive.” (gay top subtext)

> “For once, freedom is on the other side of that door. And it’s all yours.” (!!! — someone coercing Will into the gay sexual lifestyle before he’s ready or in an unsafe manner).

> Eggos and maple syrup are Mike coded. But orange juice is NOT! Mike would drink and is associated to white milk. This is a subtle hint that something’s WRONG.

“Technical” meaning in s5 they will start to delve into the mythology of the series.

But also… sexual subtext.

> “Time to get a move on, kid. Go before I realize this is a huge mistake” (something or someone coercing Will into letting go of heteronormativity and virginity).

> “It won’t… open”, “Just give it a push. You get everything you’ve ever wanted and you’re going to let a door stop you? There you go. Put some muscle into it.” (clearly subtext about coming out and first sexual experience from a bottom’s perspective).

Dustin is Jonathan in s5 when he realizes Will is being manipulated/ coerced by some guy.

The alarmed/ surprised turtle on the right is Lucas.

Raph (on the left) is Mike— he’s PISSED. Jealous Mike absolutely CONFIRMED.

> “Most importantly… why does Stockman want to open a gate, and why do they need him hooked up to that machine, too?” Lucas is absolutely shocked that the top (it’s his former basketball teammate Chance) is into guys and that Will, of all people, would be into Chance.

> “There are no good reasons to open a gate. They’re always bad.” Jonathan is protective of his little brother to whom he also represents a father figure. To him, it can never be good that Will’s having a sexual experience.

> “Maybe that machine is using her powers against her?” Meaning Chance is a dark mirror/ foil of Mike and one of the made-up characters we’ve been talking about.

> “Where are you going, Raph?” Lucas is surprised that Mike is so pissed and already springing into action (he won’t have come out at this point).

> “I’m gonna do the rescuing!” White Knight paladin Mike moment.

> “You can’t pull Eleven out. The mind is fragile.” (Will is in a vulnerable situation).

> “Donny, relax. I wasn’t talking about rescuing the girl”. This is the writers telling us this is all a metaphor and they’re not talking about Eleven, but Byler. They even make a point of showing us a bunch of Byler and Mike-coded stuff in the next image: two crossed swords, a walkie-talkie, Mike’s backpack and a huge phallic object…

> Mike makes use of his coding/ programming skills (Alan Turing reference).

> “Well, the two of them are definitely linked”. Mike and Chance are linked in some way.

> “Wait, so this whole thing is designed to create a big illusion? To feed Eleven a lie?” The writers referring to their gigantic five season long straightbait but also, manifestation theory IKTR.

> “Only those inside can shut down the projection”. Like I suspected, the scientists fucked up and Brenner as the lab leader was probably the one who made this decision of ‘trapping’ everyone in the simulation. Also subtext for “only those in Will’s trust and heart can shut down his illusion” aka Mike.

> Nice reference to The Cabin in the Woods movie there in the first pic (heavily recommend).

> Mike doesn’t even ask anyone and just brutally storms in to interrupt whatever Will and Chance are doing.

> We could even infer that his extreme jealousy straight up brutally OUTS Mike, not only to the audience, but maybe also to other characters. He unintentionally crashes down his own closet…

> “That’s not your friend.” Mike telling Will this about Chance.

> The background changes to orange as the villain (Chance) loses his disguise/ farce.

> “Fine, I’ll gladly stop pretending to be this buffoon.” Chance stops pretending to be nice and/or is revealed to be a Vecna/ Mindflayer trap.

> “Like it or not… this place is mine”. Mike and Chance will fight and compete for Will.

Note: Chance is heavily associated with orange even in the show, because of being a Tiger in the basketball team.

TAKEAWAY:

Unfortunately, I think at some point in s5— besides the supernatural plotline— we are about to witness Will delve into real unhealthy coping mechanisms (prematurity, hypersexuality, low self-worth and/or drugs) and reliving the trauma with his father (attraction to unhealthy people, as Chance will remind Will of a mix of both Mike and Lonnie).

These are extremely common results of CSA in many people.

Jonathan, Lucas and especially Mike will save him.

There’s a lot more. I just picked some of the most incriminating pages lmfao. And I’ll leave you with this Paladin Mike bonus:

If you wanna read more ⬇️

masterpost:

part 1:

part 2:

[moonfruito]

i need to learn how to draw armour waaa

[deniskraken-quizmack]

[marinhosh]

I fell in love with your art of Willow the wise, could you draw Michelle the Paladin? Please 🥺

Here you go 🫡

[fruitbythefoot7]

cleradin my beloved

[fluffyfangirl]

(nobody asked for this, but pumpkin byler x dnd?)

[meowza315]

here’s two little doodle designs I did for a quick Paladin Mike design since uhhhh yeah I needed to revamp his design.

The armor looks better now thank god!!!

Anyways I needed to draw em out finally since I’m doing a redraw! AND AND.. and another artwork because I haven’t really started the redraw.. because DND byler. we love DND byler.

here’s a sneak peak to go along with that because why not. kinda hard to tell what’s happening but it’s ok.

[foresttoffee]

So I couldn’t decide which prompt to do for day 7 so I decided to do them all 🤗

Wanted to do something about them having fun and being kids as they eventually become the cleric and paladin we all know.

[peekaboo6293]

“I forsake thy hindquarters!”

[medieval version of Cold as Ice by Foreigner plays]

[fruity-cleric]

Paladin Mike ❤️💥💫

original sketch 🌟

[cannibalismyuri]

"what if you wanna join another party?"

"let's start a new party. you and me."

"not possible"

the cleric and the paladin, through the years and the campaigns

[byler-going-crazy-together]

:) A little paladin Mike(Holder of the Light)! I played through the campaign for him on Stranger Things Puzzle Tales and I just had to draw him🥰 I hope you guys like it! (and no, this is not the drawing i was working on earlier, this was just an impulse drawing but maybe i might make merch of it idk and do a Will the Wise to match)

Art(c)Me

Character(c)Stranger Things

[notsohehehahanow]

i need a bunch of super cool paladin mike fanart. including my own chat im gonna cook, also recommend and/or show me artists or pieces of paladin mike art 😋😋

[byler-alarmist]

Mike Wheeler is so powerful when he's honest