#rahne: thief

[sammysdewysensitiveeyes]

Since I have now watched all of X-Men Evolution, I have many thoughts that will probably come out in random bursts posted on Tumblr, but for now.

I was glad to see Spyke come back at the end, especially to have a moment with Storm, and I was glad to see him with the team in the future, but it also felt a little bit like seeing Morph in Graduation Day in TAS - the writers saying, "Okay, the show is ending so we can bring back this character we previously wrote off." I have a lot of thoughts about Spyke but maybe in another post.

I was a little disappointed that Gambit and Pyro didn't show up for the final battle, when even the Brotherhood got to jump in at the last minute. I know Pyro is one of the bad Acolytes, like Sabretooth, but I find it hard to believe that Wolverine wouldn't drop by the Acolyte headquarters to say, "Hey, you violent idiot, you wanna burn things? Come help fight Apocalypse and you can burn things," and I find it even harder to believe that Evo Pyro would refuse. The dude was excited for a fight when Wolverine showed up in Cajun Spice. Maybe Pyro wasn't there. Pyro is gonna wake up in Key West after going on a multi-day bender, and be really disappointed that he missed the chance to burn Apocalypse. And I guess Gambit is too self-interested to show up in this series. Both Evo and Wolverine and the X-Men seem determined to make Gambit worse than he actually is in the comics. He's basically a manipulative, amoral thief in both series (and even an Acolyte in Evo, although we never find out why), and yeah, he's that in the comics, too, but he's also an X-Man and a hero who consistently tries to fight the good fight and cares about his team-mates. I think the worst thing Gambit has done in the comics is his retconned participation in the Morlock Massacre, and even that was before he joined the X-Men, and Gambit didn't realize what was going to go down when he led the Marauders into the tunnels. As soon as he saw people were getting slaughtered, he was horrified, saved Marrow, and got the fuck out of there. At least Gambit is on the Evo team in the future shot.

Maybe Evo Pyro and Gambit were on a bender in Key West together during the Apocalypse fight. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Nice to see Rahne and Jubilee were back, too, in the future shot. I hope that Rahne is with some nice foster parents in this universe, and very far away from Reverend Craig.

Not even commenting on the whole Jean-Phoenix thing, I guess they were gonna do that next season. We all know the drill, every adaptation has to do Jean-Phoenix.

And then there's the Brotherhood future shot, and Xavier's very judgemental "Some people never change," and I get really annoyed. I guess maybe I can assume that Xavier is just giving his biased opinion, because he has never treated the Brotherhood kids like they were worth anything at all. But it especially bugs me that we see Wanda and Pietro (two characters who have been heroes in the comics for decades) still with the Brotherhood, being written off as garbage by Xavier, while Magneto is now with the X-Men. I know there are many thorny issues around "redemption," and it's kind of pointless to really talk about who "deserves" redemption, although that doesn't stop anyone, including me. But it really bugs me when characters who have been abused don't get redeemed, but their abuser does. That's basically what Evo is doing here with Magneto vs. Pietro and Wanda (and to some extent, the rest of the Brotherhood). Magneto is a "good guy" in the future, but the kids that he used, threatened and manipulated as still the trashy super-powered team because "some people never change." Spoken by the guy who completely dismissed these kids and never really gave them a chance. Yeah, I have lots of issues with how the show handled the Brotherhood.

Nice to see Pyro with them in the future, though. I'm assuming that after Magneto leaves, the Brotherhood decides to use the Acolyte headquarters for their own and finds Pyro just hanging around there like a feral cat, so they basically adopt him.

Actually, I just realized something. The Avengers don't seem to exist in the Evolution universe. In the comics, Wanda and Pietro joined the Avengers, and in Evolution they appear to be SHIELD-sponsored. They are the Avengers. No, don't tell me it's Freedom Force, Wanda and Pietro are there, it's the Avengers. The Brotherhood, including Blob and Toad, will become Earth's Mightiest Heroes in the future, and Xavier will be eating his words when they save the planet from Galactus and Kang and Doom. Choke on that, Xavier. And Magneto.

[kaypeace21]

What's in a name? (Analysing all the names in stranger things)

*I'll be repeating some names more than once as I break down categories .

Show , book, and tv easterggs

Alot of character names may have deeper meaning but some are also refs to stories they liked. The stranger writers twitter posted a list of movies said to inspire s4 (which I’ll be referencing).

Dart- dustin names him this after d'artagenean (a 3 musketeers book character) and one of Dustin's fav candies (3 muskateers). Similarly his pet turtle yurtle is implied to be named after the dr Seuss’ story 'yertle the turtle'.

Brenner- main character from 'the birds', which was on the st s4 list.

Byers- john byers from x files. The duffers mentioned x files was an inspo for the show. Although John byers (from x files) resembles Murray as an unhinged conspiracy theorist. The documentary paradise lost was also cited as inspo for st- john byers and his son, terry, Michael, and Steve were names in said film

Jim Hopper- in Predator (another st inspo) he was a soldier who was flayed to death in the woods. Another character in the film with a similar fate was “Hawkins”.

Detective Wheeler and elle Holloway- from silent Hill franchise. Another ref mentioned by the Duffers. Holloway was the surname of st's Heather. Elle (is el) and Wheeler is Mike's surname. Wheeler was also on the ep of twiglight zone (another cited ref by the duffers) . In the ep 'mute' sheriff wheeler takes in a mute psychic girl as his foster daughter. So some hints at hopper too . Hopper even mentions el-anor (gilipse) in s1. The surname of a main character in the silent hill series.Lt. Colonel Sullivan (s4) could be a eastergg of silent hill 4 which had a Sullivan character.

Henderson- st twitter mentioned how all the bond films were on the s4 inspiration list . So Dustin's surname being the same as one of the bond characters is a nod. Duffers also mentioned ‘freaks & geeks’ as inspo- and 1 character’s surname was also Henderson (another nod).

Mrs Driscoll (from s3) - a nod to invasion of the body snatchers which was mentioned as inspo by the Duffers. And clear inspo for s3.

Powell (cop and partner of hopper ) - diehard films also on s4 list. He's named after the cop powell.

Callahan (cop and partner of Hopper) - father Callahan ref. He shows up in many of Stephen King novels. The Duffers have cited over 10 novels and books from him as inspo for st

Nancy- she's called ‘Nancy drew’ (from the novels). And the duffers have mentioned they are fans of elmstreet - who's main character was Nancy. Nancy also references 'Oliver twist" ,and that book has a character named Nancy in it. Nancy was also a first Lady in the 80s similar to her friend Barbara- who was also a first Lady in the 80s.Nancy's name might also be inspired by "Nancy Wheeler", a secondary character in the 1970 book Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret written by Judy Blume.

Fred (s4)- apparently a high-school journalist who may be friend or foe. This one is a stretch but given nancy maybe being an elmstreet ref- and her enemy being fred-die kreuger. Fred may have animosity to Nancy and that's why his name is Fred. I mean ... they even cast a new s4 character with Freddie kreuger's original actor.so...

Jason (s4) - is in the 1986 Nancy drew novel (when s4 takes place). He is similar to the duffers description. In the novel he's a rich, popular, arrogant jock and blackmailing students at the high-school . S3 even named one of its episodes after a nancy drew novel- so wouldn't surprise me.

Christie carpenter (s4/reffed in s1 by hopper)- christie is the main character in the hellraiser series (which is on the s4 st list). Carpenter is the surname of the director of 'the thing' name dropped in s3. (The flesh monster in s3 also resembles the thing) , and in s1 mr clarke watches it ,and mike has the thing movie poster in his basement.

Argyle (s4) - die hard 1-2 were on the s4 st list. And is a name of a diehard character.

Max- her name is 'mad max' like the 80s film. But since the Duffers like videogames. Her name may be a ref to max caufield from the ‘life is strange’ game as well. She has a 'never Maxine rule' similar to max in st. But the game character is similar to jonathan as she is a teen photographer and says similar words to jonathan in s1 saying she would rather watch people through a camera than interact with them.

Eddie munson (s4)- not going to lie. I have no proof of this but I immediately thought of the TV character Eddie Munster (the friendly monster ).

Possible comic book easteggs

The duffers are no stranger to comic book references. The duffers have already directly reffed xmen, wonderwoman, and green lantern. Kali's place also has a comic book ref to 'the invisibles' on the wall. While the s4 movie list mentions thor ragnock , age of ultron, and 2 batman films. Some of these refs will go over your head if you haven't read my DID theory. But a lot of this analysis will still be enjoyable. :)

Jane st ives (jane ives aka el). marvel. (jane st ives sees her dad k*ll her mom and vows revenge against him.Sort of similar to what brenner did to terry).

Stephanie harrington (Steve harrington)- 80s marvel comic. DP.7. Will DID ref. Antibody, is a medical resident who can project from his body a dark figure of himself (also called an "antibody", a word play on the medical term) that flies, can become intangible, and transfer its memories to another person by physical contact (mindflayer).  He later merges with the antibody. like how susie refs ‘wizard of earthsea’ -the novel where the young wizard Ged releases a shadow monster (said to be an ancient evil) but it turns out to be the dark aspects of his personality and the only way for the chaos to stop is to accept his darkness and merge as 1.

Barry bauman (Murray bauman) . marvel comics - Will did easteregg.Bauman lived in never ending darkness. He felt, that there was a realm outside the darkness and started to explore the entire content of his brain thus using now more than the usual 10 % .Also had telekinesis.He turned his attention to the stars in order to exact revenge on the human race which spends billions of dollars to kill each other, but wouldn't spend the mere million or so it would have cost to cure him. For his vengeance he transported the suns near our galaxy into his omnipotent brain. As the people of Earth would learn of the disappearing of the suns they would panic and feel Bauman's loneliness before he would destroy Earth.Despite the death of his physical body, Bauman's consciousness somehow survived and began hopping from body to body throughout the galaxy, his powers growing until the Star Thief was recognized as a major threat to galactic society.

Sinclair- last name of xmen rhaine.  Will Did ref. storyline Rahne Sinclair is mentally bonded to Havok against her will(Will/mf).She is subsequently manipulated by the Shadow King. Her bond with Havok causes her to act irrationally, sometimes threatening teammates, sometimes by flirting with them.  She undergoes more than one attempt to undo the bonding, with varying results. Her instability also manifests in many odd dreams, in which her identity is merged into pop culture figures. What’s funny is charlie heaton (jonathan byers) was just in an xmen movie with this Rhaine character.

Victor creel (s4)-sounds like mutant victor creed of the xmen comic. x men Mutant with ab*sive dad and poor socioeconomic background. He had a "birthday tradition" of ab*sing his young relatives on their birthdays. Which reminds me of Lonnie making jonathan cry for a week (because he forced him to k*ll a rabbit on his b-day). Not to mention Lonnie is prob coming back for Will’s b day in s4... so... the name is prob a ref to that ‘birthday tradition’. Could also be a stephen king reference -since Duffers love him. The Creel family was in sk’s book “pet cemetary’-which fun fact (the actress who plays El’s aunt is in the recent remake)!

Yuri (s4)-Yuri Topolov (Russian: Юрий Тополов) was a Soviet scientist and the first foe of the Hulk. 

Dimitri (s4)-Dmitri Bukharin was born in Kuibyshev, Russia (some sources say Moscow).  First appeared in Iron man.

Peter ballard ( s4 character) may just be a hellfire ref . since I guy with last name ballard was a double agent for the hellfire club (name of st s4 ep 1). And ballard means bald which the actor is certainly not lol. I don't think he's literally associated with hellfire but its just a ref. And because its implied in his st character summary despite working for the mental hospital-where brenner is most likely at- he's horrified by the treatment of the psych patients. So that may be where the double agent aspect would come into play.

Ian Hargrove (billy hargrove)- batman comics. had a history of mental health problems dating back to childhood, which his parents were unable to afford treatment for. His brother John hargrove tried to keep him out of trouble but Ian developed an uncanny talent for explosives (will the wise fire powers). He ends up at Archam asylum. Cough billy is Will's alter. Why he has the name billy (a nickname for William) . Jonathan in s2 mentions how he likes the writer vonnegut- who wrote slaughter house 5- the main character was Billy. Already mentioned how it connects to my did theory .

Jason carver (s4)- carver is the last name of the comic hero thunderbolt (in the flash)-the first name of thunderbolt is Will and his brother is named Lonnie. There was also a John carver in the comic.

Holland (barb's last name) last name of Swamp thing. I think its plot has quite a few s4/5 spoilers but Im not diving into it right now.

Names associated with religions or mythology 

(if you’ve read my DID theory- some themes will appear relevant in relation  WIll’s alters or to WIll’s past/tr*uma).

-‘Kali prasad".Kali  is the name of a Hindu goddess . Kali’s iconography and mythology commonly associate her with death,  violence, s*xuality, but also paradoxically -motherly love. In myths ‘she only k*lls demons’ and is described as  ‘overflowing with incomprehensible love for her children’ - (aka ST’s Kali k*lling people from hawkins lab for hurting kids). Her third eye stands for wisdom (like Will the wise).Kali is called at times ‘ the bright fire of truth’ (will the wise/fire powers).The devotee makes her image in his heart and under her influence burns away all limitations and ignorance in the cremation fires. This inner cremation fire in the heart is the gyanagni (fire of knowledge), which kali bestows (cough Will the wise-fire powers). The goddess also could create a darkcloud of lightning (similar to the mf). The phrase “brilliant as a dark cloud” is a snippet of one such prayer dedicated to Kali.The name Kali is derived from the Hindu word that means “time”. Kali receives her name because she devours ‘kala’ (Time)- like clocks ticking when El sees demogorgan/clock being wonky when Will see mf/clocks in s4 promos.’ After devouring time she resumes her own dark formlessness. “This transformative effect can be metaphorically illustrated in the West as a black hole in space” (cough mf cough hopper blackhole/time refs). Kali’s s2 butterfly-“Kali is the Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. ... The cocoon, butterfly and the karmic golden wheel reflect Her deep connection with life.”And Prasād (her last name) is a material substance that is a religious offering to gods in  Hinduism .

-While, EL is the name of a Cannanite (male) god associated with “salt water “ (pool filled with salt in s1) who “dwelled in a tent” (in s1 Mike’s blanket fort) .And his gray-beard was described as " "full of wisdom.” él’  in Spanish means ‘he’- which could be a nod at her ( androgynous) presentation in s1. El can also be translated to "God" or 'god'. The el character has various mythologies depending on which culture/ religion is using the term 'el'. In the post-biblical period, "el" became a regular element in the names of angels such as "Gabri·el," "Micha·el," and "Azri·el," to denote their status as divine beings.And Jane translates to " Yahweh (god) is gracious/merciful". The cannanite god El was also dubbed “Compassionate God of Mercy.”  Earlier, a ninth century B.C.E. inscription  identifies Ēl- the name of the Babylonian water god Ea, lord of the watery subterranean abyss (cough watery  dark void in st). Terry (el’s mom-aka Teressa) was originally used in the Middle Ages for a “child baptized in holy water” (El in the sensory water tank/Terry used it too,according to Becky in s1). Eleanor (called this in s1)- can mean "sun ray" (possible the opposite of the ‘shadow monster’ or Kali who can represent a “black hole”). 

-Will-the s4 st movie lists (‘red dragon’, gods of monsters, & ‘blade runner’ ) mention the artist and writer William Blake  (specifically his painting of the angel michael fighting a dragon in revelations - reffed in st s1). He was one of many painters part of the exhibition of “ The World Turned Upside Down: Apocalyptic Imagery.”The World Turned Upside Down explores the myriad ways that artists in England visualized the apocalypse in a period fraught with political, religious, economic, and cultural change. 

During this period Blake was commissioned to create over a hundred paintings intended to illustrate books of the Bible along with revelations .  He also drew illustrations for the novel Dante’s inferno. Blake’s brutally satirizes oppressive authority in church and state.He said those who proclaim restrictive moral rules and oppressive laws as “goodness” are in themselves evil. Hence to counteract this repression, Blake announces that he is of the “Devil’s Party” (cough hellfire club ref-and dissing the satanic panic of the hellfire club and other marginilised groups) . He also says “men forgot that All deities reside in the human breast.” So Instead of looking for God on remote altars, Blake warns, man should look within.He produced a diverse and symbolically rich œuvre, which embraced the “imagination as “the body of God.” He wrote his own stories based on biblical writings- one includes the fire wielding character of Los (will the wise) who represented jesus. Los (like jesus does in revelations) causes the destruction of the world and the second judgment unfolds. The poem ends with Los’s unfallen state rising up and shepherding in science and removing the dark religions. I also talked about  how this story ‘book of los’ hints at the DID theory-but this is getting long-so you can just read the explanation here if interested. Also, hellooo Both names are William B(yers/lake). Billy (a alter of Will-sharing the name William) in s3 he even wore “lady of pillar” medallion- i.e about jesus/mary.

JOHN (supposedly Jesus’ blood relative- who wrote ‘revelations’.) In scripture John was called “the disciple whom Jesus loved as a brother” .Fire is the most typical element associated with the Saint John's Eve celebration (Jonathan did light the demogorgan on fire). Many scholars consider John & Jesus ("apocalyptic prophets"). Jonathan itself translates to " yahweh (god ) has given" in Hebrew.

Michael- Similar to kali, he’s a religious figure known for killing demons. He’s the arch-angel from the book of revelations (Apocalypse). A evil Beast (with seven heads usually translated to ‘satan’ or ‘dragon’) appears .“it was a 7″ causes Will to be attacked by the demogorgan ( which in d&d is a demon with multiple heads). The Archangel MICHAEL fought and defeated this 7 headed beast/satan. Corresponding with Mike at the end of s1 writing a fictional d&d story for Will (based off defeating the demogorgan) which was about helping kill a 7 HEADED MONSTER! Michael is also the archangel who oversees on Earth the natural element of fire (Mike telling Will the wise to use ‘fireball’ to defeat this same 7 headed monster in the game, at the end of s1)! Ironically though Jesus /Christian god is also associated with 7s a lot (he has 7 angels and during the apocalypse causes 7 plagues , he has 7 candles etc .)cause the number seven, represented ‘perfection’ according to ancient numerology . Will’s b day is March 22- (3) +2+2 =7 (“it was a 7”). Will’s bday even falls in what christians call “the holy week”( the week immediately preceding Easter.)  At the end of s1 they even defeat this 7 headed monster because Will rolls a 14 (which can be broken down into two 7s). Michael & William also have 7 letters in each of their names respectively- equating to this 14. This dragon biblical story (of Michael) is also William blake’s most popular painting. Also, random fact in revelations god has a rainbow throne (with thunder /lightning -will the wise powers- coming from the throne, and seven lit torches next to it ) . He also wears a rainbow halo. Lol. Michael also roughly translates to  ( 'Who like el?' The answer being roughly translated to ' no one like el' ... which i mean literally is saying there is no one similar to her. But I still think its a linguistic pun/ burn that Mike is not actually into El romantically).

Jim (James) hopper- According to the s3 script Hopper’s real name is James. JAMES (JIM) was an apostle to jesus- brother of john. And in the bible was called a ’son of thunder ’. Will’s powers/ hopper being an alter of Will's so technically brother of jonathan and thunder powers. Not to mention David on Instagram saying hopper has " he has risen. like bread" is a Jesus ref to 'he has risen"... even the bread ref could be a catholic ref to the last supper.

  Martin Brenner/marsha holland-  have their first name reference the roman god Mars who was originally a ‘thunder or storm deity’ (will the wise/mf powers). EL (in cannanite mythology) also allowed Baal the storm god to rule the entire earth.

ROBIN- was the God of Thunder’s- Thor’s- favorite bird. And Dustin also means ‘Thor’s stone.’The red belly robin is also an important bird in Christianity. Legend has it that the robin got its red belly from a fire in which it was trying to protect Jesus. Robin also name drops the greek god prometheus- the god of fire (will the wise) who brought human beings life and knowledge. And Steve looks at Robin and says "let there be light" a biblical passage. The robin represents selflessness for a higher truth. 

Barb- Saint BARBara- dad kept her locked away from the outside world (like el/brenner) . He tried to k*ll her when he learned she didn’t believe in his religion- so the dad was punished by “god” who electrocuted him with lightning/lit him on fire. (Will the wise powers).

Nancy- is derived from a medieval diminutive of Annis, an English form of Agnes.  There’s the christian saint Agnes- who was beautiful and from a wealthy family. She was the Christian saint of girls and v*rginity . And the duffers subverted this along with the problematic horror movie trope of the ' v*rgin female heroine surviving while her more se*ually liberated female friends are punished by the villain' ( by having her survive specifically because she decided to have s*x).Agnes was also led out and bound to a stake, but (allegedly) the bundle of wood would not burn, or the flames parted away from her (will the wise fire powers). Also people claimed that any man who tried to r*pe her was struck blind.

Hopper's wife’s name -Dianne- is also the roman goddess of ,nature, hunting and wild animals( and greek equivalent to Artemis) .Becky  means ‘snare’ -for hunting animals .Teressa (Terry) means ' huntress'.  The name was originally used in the Middle Ages for a child baptized in holy water . Name of 2 saints-Teresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux. Lonnie’s gf (Cynthia) was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, as well.

Power couple Angela & jake (s4) - Angela means 'messenger of God". And Jake (also means ”supplanter”) is derived from jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebecca in genesis. El’s aunt,Becky (Rebecca) is wife of isaac.Other theories claim that Jacob is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".The name jacob is also where the names James/jim is derived from.

couple Steve spies on in s3- Anna Jacobi & Mark Lewinsky. Anna ( name of the mother of the Virgin Mary) Jacobi ("he who supplants"-aka same meaning as jim since both names are derived from jacob). Mark (”the god mars”-same meaning as martin brenner) .Lewinsky (lion-same name meaning as Lonnie). Also derived from the Hebrew root לוי‎ (leví, “priest”)

Joyce means "lord". Could also be a ref to the ('unofficial') saint Joyce who gave up wealth to live in poverty.

Ted-is the short form of the names Theodore and Edward. Theodore is a Greek name meaning "gift of God", Edward has an English origin and means "wealthy guard." Eddie (from s4) also means ‘wealthy guard”

Holly (nancy and Mike's sis)- Holly meanings are 'One who is pious' or 'sacred'

Karen- can be short for Katherine-one of the first christian saints.”Saint Katherine of the Wheel “(er). A 4th century martyr who suffered t*rture on a spiked wheel.  Wheeler does mean ‘occupational name for a maker of wheels’ after all. 

Gospel of LUKE (lucas?) , or simply Luke, tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ.

Sinclair- Catholic saint of computers and TV screens (i mean... he is in the av club).

MAXimilian was deemed a saint in the 1980s- saint of journalists and radios. (Both aspects of s3)

Saint stephen/steven ( STEVE)-an early disciple and deacon . Considered one of the first m*rtyrs of the church.Stephen is first mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as one of seven deacons appointed by the Apostles to distribute food (lol icecream) .According to Orthodox belief, he was the eldest and is therefore called “archdeacon”.

Sara- Her name is a feminine form of sar (Hebrew: שַׂר‎), meaning “chieftain” or “prince."  She was the wife and sister of Abraham (ew -given her being an alter of Will though, such a name doesn’t surprise me). Similar to st Barabara’s dad - Abraham tried to k*ll his son isaac in the name of god. Becky (El's aunt) - is derived from Rebecca - wife of Isaac.

Claudia (Dustin's mom)- Christian woman of Rome greeted by Paul in his second letter to Timothy (in the bible).

Sam mayfield (max's dad) -  Short for Samuel or Samantha, from the Biblical name Shemu'el, which means "God has heard", from the Hebrew shama, meaning "heard" and el, meaning "God". Samuel is rumored to be argyle first name.

Marsha Kelly (s4)- Kelly means "frequents churches" or " bright headed". Given she's a counselor the bright headed pun makes sense. But maybe she's not to be trusted if she frequents churches during a satanic panic arc which was fueled by Christian religious extremism . Or she's someone who contrasts the rest of the religious people in town since she's not originally from hawkins...who knows. x files’ main character was catholic but in one ep she criticized a small town for the satanic panic occurring-and says how accusing these kids who listen to rock as satanic or being k*llers is ludicrous.

Peter ballard (s4) - Peter was also the name of an apostle. 

Tina (side character s2)- like christy (s4) it’s short for Christina which translates to "follower of christ" or 'stream'. Tina was the gal who hosted the t halloween party and also the name of one of Erica’s friends in s3.

Samantha (goth girl jonathan talks to in s2 party) translates to "told by god".

Tommy (s1-2) "God's gift" or "twin".Thomas is the Greek variation of the Aramaic name Ta’oma’. It came about because there were too many apostles named Judas; Jesus renamed one Thomas—meaning "twin"—to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot and the Judas also known as Thaddeus.

carol (tommy’s gf)- Carol is the short form of Caroline and the meaning is derived from the English vocabulary word for “song” or “hymn". A hymn being a religious song or poem.

Benny ( who helped El at his dinner) - originally derived from latin bennedictus which means "blessed"

Stacey (s2-3 ) rejected dustin at dance. Stacey- "resurrection "

Grigori (the guy following and tracking hopper, Joyce, and alexi)- The name was adopted by early Christians heedful of the Biblical passage located in 1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober-minded; be watchful."grigory now means 'watchful and vigalent'

Alexi- prob based on the russian folklore story of alexy. A clever priest's son who tricks a dragon.

Harrington- similar to Robin's religious animal iconography. Harrington means 'he goat'.The most popular image of the Satanic goat dates back to the ever-mysterious Knights of Templar, who were accused of worshipping an idol known as Baphomet (a 1/2 human 1/2 goat man). Roman Catholic society decried it as a demon that demanded human sacrifice — but it would take a few more centuries before the goat became a truly occult symbol.Anton Lavey adopted Baphomet as the sigil of the Church of Satan in 1966, and it has appeared on countless metal album covers. But, Baphomet isn't the lone source of inspiration for our goat-like depictions of Satan.it's also believed that early Christians, seeking to demonize preexisting Pagan traditions, drew comparisons between the Devil and the Greek god Pan (god of nature), who happened to resemble a goat.Some cited how in revelations- during the apocalypse- Jesus separates the 'lambs from the goats'. ( supposedly Good vs bad)

Given the fact s3 alluded to the satanic panic. A Christian movement in the 80s that demonized and said d&d ,rock music, homosexuality, other religions, stephen King,horror films, wearing black,and non conservative ideology were 'satanic.' I wouldn't be surprised by this possible ref. Heck even William Blake criticized similar religious movements in his own time period. Several movies from the s4 list allude to this. The most obvious being the documentary paradise lost (named after the fictional retelling of satan/adam and eve story) - the documentary directly focuses on a witch hunt of rock loving teens (wrongfully accused of m*rders) in a small town during the satanic panic. Not to mention ironically s4 is hinted to be around easter. So Using such symbolism to address religious fundamentalism and the bigotry/hysteria it can cause isn't surprising. No i’m not lumping all religious people into this negative category- obviously.

Other Names with similar definitions

*Hunting /forests woods, nature, animals

Hunters and people in forrests

name meaning : becky - snare (a trap for catching birds or animals). Teressa-huntress. Dianne/Cynthia (Hopper’s ex wife/Lonnie’s gf) - is a roman/greek goddess of hunting and wild animals.  Rhadaghast- Will's password for cb is a lothr wizard who protects forests/wildlife.martin/marsha- previously god of agriculture/plants.As an agricultural guardian, he was believed to directed his energies toward creating conditions that allow crops to grow, which may include warding off hostile forces of nature (pumpkins rotting in s2). El in phoenician culture was called Elus and its Greek equivalent Cronus (god of agriculture) steve- he goat- associated with pan- god of fields, groves, wooded glens . brenner- ‘someone who cleared forests by burning’. the blond women, Brenner worked with,  Fraizer-  “of the forrest men”

* FUN FACT: Kali’s name originally was going to be ‘Roman’ (which is derived from Romulus-the son of Mars... aka Martin Brenner) .

Trees

Ives and owens- ives means 'yew wood' while Owen means 'yew tree. ' bauman- nickname for someone who lived near a tree.comes from the German word "baum," or "boum" in Middle High and Old German, meaning "tree’. Jennifer hayes- Jennifer  derived from Old English words "jenefer", "genefer" and "jinifer", all of which were variants of Juniper used to describe the juniper tree.Lonnie means "oak tree; or lion". Lion plushie in cb and the lion el has along with the tree establishes a connection between all 3 maybe? Oak groves were especially sacred to  the goddess dianna too. Buckley (it has many different translations) - Old English "boch ley" (with boch meaning beech tree and ley meaning wood, glade or clearing).

Nature

buckley if translated from "bok lee," means meadow, or field. mayfield- open country (field) where madder (mæddre) grows. Holland- wood land, Bruce (who was also possessed) - means WILLow lands . Keith (s2-3) : woods or forrest.Hargrove- meadow filled with rabbits (Jonathan’s hunting story).Holloway is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, or type of tree. Tina means 'river' . Burness (guy who claimed he jumped into quarry)-stream. Neil- cloud. Lowe (Bruce's last name)-This surname is derived from a geographical locality 'at the low,' i.e. the hill. Hayes means "hedged area'.

Flowers

Flo (hopper's secretary)- means flower. Suzie-  lily flower. Susan (Max’s mom)- means lily, lotus flower or rose. Karen (in Japanese can mean)- flower, lotus, or water lily. Heather is also a variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas.  Erica is a type of "heather" plant. martin/marsha: in the legend of Mars,his mother become pregnant with him using a magic flower- which was given to her by the goddess flora.

Bright (aka intelligent)

Bob- nickname of Robert . Both Bob and Robert mean 'bright, shinning or fame'. Aka smart -he's called ' Bob the brain ' for a reason.

Robin- is also diminutive of Robert . And we all know robin is smart too. Being multilingual/ cracking the code.Robin (like Robert) also means 'bright, shining , or fame.'

Lucas- means "bright" or "shinning" aka he's also a smart cookie. His firework plan saving the day.

Lonnie and Larry (the mayor) can both be nicknames for Lawrence which also means ' bright one' or 'shinning one'. Well... both are cunning I'll give them that. Lonnie is unfortunately ...smart. I think this detail had other foreshadowing. Joyce to Will about Will the wise ' if he's so wise why does he need the fireballs? can't he just outsmart the bad guys? " Will: " yeah. Usually. BUT sometimes the bad guys are smart too." I never understood why on earth Joyce would be with someone as awful as Lonnie in the first place- than be with his literal opposite Bob- but maybe she just found intelligence attractive?

Names associated with thunder/lightning/fire (Like Will/mf/Will the wise)

Byers-reprsents Greek Zeus (god of thunder/lightning). Martin - references the roman god Mars who was originally a ‘thunder or storm deity’ .ROBIN- was the German God of Thunder’s- Thor’s- favorite bird. And Dustin also means ‘Thor’s stone.’Jim- “son of thunder”. Christian god- has throne (surrounded by thunder /lightning). Kali- could summon thunder storms.Nancy/Barb-both saints associated with fire. Kali-is called at times ‘ the bright fire of truth’ /and bestows the fire of knowledge. Robin also name drops the greek god prometheus- the god of fire. Mars -the keeper of Rome's perpetual flame . The Robin bird in a Christian story myth protects Jesus from hell's fire. William Blake- wrote about a fire wielding character of Los who represented jesus. Jesus during end times wields fire. Michael is the archangel who oversees on Earth the natural element of fire. Fire is the most typical element associated with the Saint John's Eve celebration (Saint John- called Jesus’s brother).

Animals (and their symbolism)

Byers- means ‘ cattle shed’.The Greeks considered the bull animal totem to be a symbol of Zeus (god of thunder and lighting - will the wise powers). He is the head of the gods and the almighty ruler of Olympus.  I”n hinduism, Shiva is known as Gorakhnath, means the lord of the cows.  And is also known as, Pasupathinath, the lord of all animals (similar to Rhadaghast). According to some scholars, Shiva’s association with cows and bulls might date back to the Indus Valley period. Cows have a special significance in Hinduism, as aspects of Mother Goddess and as symbols of selfless service. Mahatma Gandhi declared the protection of cows a central feature of Hinduism.Hindus worship cows as the Mother Goddess and symbol of motherhood, kindness and forbearance.”

Tigers: (Sarah’s plushie/ Hawkin’s macott/ Will & Mike have tiger posters in their rooms): The goddess Kali & God Shiva wore a tiger skin (this fact was actually mentioned by Kali in the prequel novel ‘suspicious minds’ ).”In many tribal traditions of India, the tiger (or lion) is worshipped as a god. In some Hindu hymns the domestic fires are compared to the tigers that guard the house.Tigers also figure prominently in many Indian folk-tales, Jataka-stories, and the Panchatantra.”

Lions:(Lonnie means ‘lion’ and el and Will have matching lion plushies)- In the Bible, the lion has two opposite meanings: it is compared to the Devil (1 Pet 5:8) and to Christ (Rev 5:5). Aka: Lonnie is the devil. The kids are the opposite. Nancy also compares the demogorgan to a lion. “In many tribal traditions of India, the lion is worshipped as a god.One of the ten incarnations of Vishnu is Narasimha, who has the head and shoulders of a lion, but the torso of a human.Goddess Durga, a fierce form of Parvathi or Shakti, has a golden lion as her vehicle, while Rahu, a planetary guard, rides upon a black lion as his vehicle.Lions form an important part of Hindu religious art. The face of the lion (simha-mukha) is used in images and sculpture in many Hindu temples to decorate the doors, walls, arches, and windows.The memorial pillar at Saranath  contains four beautifully carved standing lions at the top on a round abacus representing the imperial power. They now constitute the official emblem of the government of India.”

El almost k*lling a cat- “Some superstitious beliefs are also associated with cats in Hinduism. For example, killing a cat is considered a grave sin, for which one may have to offer prayers and give in charity at least seven golden images of the killed cat. “

Harrington- he goat. Buckley- has various translations. Anglo-Saxon: ‘bucc and leah’ meaning goat and wood respectively. And obviously there’s the robin-bird. And I've already discussed their symbolism. Goat= baphomet/pan. 

Robin- thor's fav bird/ helped Jesus from hell's fire.

Buckley- can also translate to " field filled with deer" (like the deer attacked by the demogrogan or the bambi film jon reffed in relation to the hunting story about lonnie).And Karen ( when from it’s Hebrew origins) can mean- antler or horn. Also the caananite God el was usually depicted with animal horns on his head.Diana in Roman art usually is accompanied by a hound (demo dog) or deer.  Because of the story of her turning an attempted r*pist-hunter into a deer/ and then causing dogs to attack him.  Deer is also one of the symbolic animals accepted since early Christianity as an allegory of Jesus Christ and the Christian Disciple. And when associated with Shiva (kali's husband) in Hindu iconography, the deer omen denotes sovereignty over nature and symbolizes the lord of all animals, humans, and the King of the Forest. In many visual and written illustrations, human beings and deer appear as close companions and in some cases, humans adopt the face or antlers of a deer, in images more common in stories of human strife. Deer also have a supernatural significance and appear as apparitions of divinity and in legends of spiritual awakening.

Hargrove- meadow filled with rabbits (like the rabbit lonnie made jonathan k*ll.) Hopper sounds like thumper the rabbit- which jonathan mentions in relation to bunnies . And ... idk... Hopper did make that pun in s3 about bunnies to Larry (lawerence) ? We also have rabbit refs elsewhere like with- el in Benny's. They play the song 'white rabbit' a song referencing Alice in wonderland and in el's room at Terry's house is the white rabbit from that story. Also paralleling to jonathan- el was almost made to k*ll a cat by her father (Cheshire cat aka Alice in wonderland ref + cats are associated with magic powers/witch craft).In Celtic folklore, the rabbit is seen as a supernatural being from the Otherworld.The rabbit symbolism in Christianity has found its way through the Germanic deity Eostre from which the name Easter came to be (s4 will most likely have the Easter holliday).One tale describes the rabbit as the pet of Jesus Christ. And rabbits were often inserted into art of jesus' mother .

Creel- basket or container of fish.fish is taken as symbolizing Christ’s faith, charity, and abundance. A biblical story goes how Christ fed his disciples with 2 fishes and called them “fishers of men.”  The Christians made an acrostic from the Greek word for fish, “ichthys” as early as the first century and it is, “Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter”, meaning Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.

Names hinting at character traits (which are very literal)

Mr clarke (science teacher)- clarke means 'scholar'

Dottie (in kali's gang)- she was in an insane asylum . And ‘Dotty’ is a very old British slang term  for 'crazy'

War (usually relates to ‘villains’)

Troy- means ' foot soldier'. Martin brenner: Martin means 'war like'. Lonnie is diminutive of Alonzo or Lawrence. Alonzo means 'ready for battle'.

In contrast to Lonnie, Will can mean "desiring peace. " Axel  who is part of Kali’s crew (who i think Will created along with others ) even means "father is peace."

Twin

Tom (Heather's dad) and Tommy mean ‘twin’. Robin's crush Tammy ('twin') Thompson ( 'son of tom’).

* Besides similar/identical name meanings.There’s also a lot of other repeated names that go into this whole twin/mirror imagery which i find strange... makes me wonder about @strangertheory ‘s version of the did theory. If not...maybe it’s just a allusion to the whole Will vs Will the wise arc (possibly) coming up?

Jennifer hayes (popular girl) & Jen (Mr clarke’s gf). Tina (highschool gal) & Tina- erica’s friend- Tina & christy are also nicknames of christina (s4 character). Susie (dustin’s gf) & susan (max’s mom). Sam (max’s dad) and Samantha (girl at party)/ samuel (possibly argyle). Billy Hargrove, Bill (dianne’s new huband),  and Will-all being nicknames for William. Robin & Bob-nicknames for Robert. Lonnie & Larry-nicknames for Lawerence. Ted  & Eddie being nicknames for Edward.James (Will’s bully), Jim Hopper (real name James), jacobi, and jason- all 4 are derived from jacob . Marsha Holland (barb’s mom) and marsha kelly (therapist s4)/martin relate to mars. Tom (reporter), tommy (highschooler), thompson (other highschooler).

it’s definitely peculiar to repeat names like this in a story. Unless it means ...something... I talked about how David was mentioning alot of doppelganger/twin imagery recently-here. So the name mirroring could just be an allusion to the Will/WW arc coming up ...possibly?

[whatcouldgowrong-ohthat]

Have either of your OCs met each other? If not, how would they react to one another?

And it takes four months for them to meet.

The two actually live in different timelines. But there is a Jen in Andie’s world. She’s a little different.

Jeneva spends every other year in New Orleans, training with the Guild. As she gets older, she chooses to spend more time down there. Don’t get me wrong, Jeneva loves both of her parents, but she adores New Orleans. And being a thief is far more up her ally than being a hero. She barely misses when Andie first comes to Xavier’s.

Andie and Jeneva Masterlist

-----

It was the first big storm since Andie had moved to Xavier’s school. When the power went out, her skin moved like scales, rippling rainbows trying to bring some sort of comfort. Bucky used to always remind her that rainbows came after storms, so they couldn’t possibly be so bad.

Reaching for her phone, Andie knew she could call either of her parents if she really wanted to. They knew the reason she was scared of the power outages had little to do with the rain and more to do with the dark. Specifically what memories came from it.

Andie huffed when she stared at a black screen. Her phone was dead. It wasn’t the first time and it wouldn’t be last. She was forgetful like that.

Crawling out of bed, Andie grabbed her sweatshirt and tugged it over her frame. She was careful not to wake her roommate. The last time that happened, Rahne’s wolf form wasn’t exactly the friendliest.

But that aside, Andie just wanted to go downstairs and get some water.

The roar of thunder and flash of lightning earned a couple whimpers from the teenager as she came downstairs. She hated how childish it was to fear something so simple, but she couldn’t help it.

“Didn’t expect y’to be up this late.”

Andie halted in her tracks at the sound of the woman’s voice. She had been midway down the stairs when she heard voices coming from down the hall. Peeking out between the railing, she spotted two figures by the entrance. Who else would be up so late?

“Ah didn’t expect to see ya tryin’ to make it in this weather.”

Andie recognized that voice. Sam Guthrie. He was one of the older teens – an X-man from Kentucky. But she didn’t recognize whoever the other person was. She craned her head, barely catching sight of gloves, a zipped-up raincoat, and high rainboots. It looked like the person had done everything within their power to stay dry.

“It wasn’t rainin’ cats and dogs ‘till I got to this neck o’the woods.”

Cajun. That was what the accent was that Andie had been having trouble placing. Only one other person in the whole building sounded like that and it was Gambit. This wasn’t him.

“Yeah, well,” Sam laughed, scratching the back of his neck. “Ah’m gonna head on up to bed. Ah’ll see ya in the mornin’. Night, Jen.”

“G’night.”

Andie watched the two part ways. The girl – Jen – was walking towards the kitchen.

“Oh!”

Jen looked over her shoulder as Sam called her name. “Your room should be ready for ya. Your mom and dad made sure none of the new students could get it.”

Jen laughed. “Merci, I’ll remember that.” She waited until Sam was out of sight before turning her attention back to the stairs.

A startled gasp filled the air when Andie realized she was looking right at her.

Oops.

“Y’nosy, petite?”

Andie gulped. “Uh…no.”

Another laugh and it was just as obnoxious as the first. She didn’t hold back, instead gesturing for Andie to come downstairs. “’Fraid o’the storm?”

Shoving her hands in her sweatshirt pocket, Andie found herself hesitating to answer. No, she wasn’t scared of the storm. But was that less childish than being afraid of the dark? She fell into step with Jen, following her into the dark kitchen. Occasionally, it was lit up by a flash of lightning, but it faded as quickly as it appeared. “Not exactly.” How the woman moved around the room and found everything so easily, Andie didn’t know. She acted like she could see so perfectly in the dark, never blinded by the abrupt light that would interrupt her routine. “Are you a mutant?”

Jen glanced up in the midst of her filling a mug with milk and cocoa powder. “Oui.”

Andie watched her mix the powder, curious why she would try and make hot chocolate if there was no way to heat it up. “So is your power being able to see in the dark?”

“Non. Not exactly.” She paused for a moment, setting down the spoon and leaning against the cold tile counter. “That what you’re scared of? The dark?” Biting her lip, Andie allowed herself a small nod. “That’s an easy fix.”

“Not with a power outage.”

Jen smiled, her eyes flashing a bright gold and glowing in the dark. Electricity danced off her cheekbones as she looked up. The ceiling light flickered on as the hum from the fridge filled the silent air. She glanced at the microwave as it beeped, the inside light blinking on. “Better?” Looking at Andie, she snorted when she saw the pure shock written on her face.

“You control electricity?”

Jen shrugged, nodding her head as if that would be a suffice enough explanation. “Sorta, kinda – not really. But it works as a good ‘nough explanation.” Taking the mugs, she put them in the microwave and set the timer. “What ‘bout the fille sneakin’ ‘round in the middle o’the night? What can she do?”

Andie shifted in her chair, not quite sure how to explain. She held up a hand and Jen watched as it shimmered in rainbows before turning invisible. Her brow shot up, clearly surprised. But it only got better when she saw Andie’s hand then turn to diamond. She couldn’t hold it long – only a couple more seconds before it was back to flesh and bone.

“Pretty sparkly, ain’t ya?” The blush on Andie’s cheeks told Jen that maybe the kid wasn’t used to friendly faces. At least not ones who understood what it was like to be a mutant. “Somet’in’ tells moi y’got a story behind all that.” Hearing the beep of the microwave, Jen took out the mugs and sat beside Andie, passing her one. “What’s your name, petite?”

“Andie Barnes.”

Holding out a hand for Andie to shake, she properly introduced herself, “Jeneva Lebeau. So…looks like we got a while ‘fore the storm passes. What got ya at Xavier’s?”

Andie giggled, taking a sip of the warm beverage. A hot cocoa moustache appeared as she asked, “Have you ever heard of the Avengers?”

----

Thanks for sending in the request! I LOVED writing this!!! XD

[weewolflassie]

@solarsunspots​ said:  ❛ What else of mine have you stolen? ❜ (non event starter)

“I’m nae a thief, ‘Berto!” Rahne protested, again. She thought he might just be teasing her, but she still felt guilty. “I didnae know it was yours!”

[thecorteztwins]

Imagine steampunk au

Ok, so this took me a while because I wanted to think on it, and come up with something that really emphasized the “punk” aspect, since that’s what really comes through with writing whereas the “steam” part tends to be more visual/aesthetic (the clothes, the gears, etc). The “punk” part in steampunk, cyberpunk,biopunk, etc. is about revolutions and fighting back against corrupt systems and the ugliness of our society reflected in these fictional societies.So I looked at what Spain was up to while the Victorian Era (the usual setting for steampunk works) was going on in England, and found out there were a few revolutions going on to depose Queen Isabella. I decided that similiar revolutions will be going on in this fictionalized steampunk Spain, but much more bloody, like the famous French revolution, and against the entire aristocracy, not just against the Queen. The Cortezes, being part of this aristocracy, are initially against the revolt, of course, but they both end up coming around to it. For Anne Marie, it’s because she ends up seeing the conditions that the common man is forced to live in compared to the decadence of the upper class. For Fabian, it’s because he sees the tides are turning, and he wants to be on the winning side.Thus, Fabian not only turns on other nobles, he becomes a beloved leader in the revolution, using his betrayal of the other aristocrats as proof of his devotion to the people. However, he becomes a tyrannical dictator in his own right, and the rebellion ends up deciding to execute him as well. But he is saved at the last moment by Anne Marie and two other rebels, Chrome and Delgado.So that covers the “punk” political aspect, and from there we shift to fantasy and exploration through a series of adventures and mysteries, many of which have a theme of things not being as they seem. The crew travels across the European continent and beyond, sometimes turning to piracy to survive, sometimes acting as heroes, always being disasters!- They absolutely rob a swanky beautiful Hellfire Club airship over Britain. Fabian gets his ass kicked/thrown out a window by Sebastian Shaw, while Chrome and Emma engage in the bitch-off of the century.- The Savage Land. Just the Savage Land. It’s right out of an Hg Wells/Doyle novel, it doesn’t need anything changed.- Inspired loosely by The Hound of the Baskervilles, they come to a tiny Scottish town where people are being torn to pieces every full moon. The local Reverend Craig, a hellfire-and-brimstone preacher, claims that each and every “victim” was in fact a sinner, and that this is punishment sent by God. When the werewolf strikes next, it’s against none other than the crew—specifically against Fabian, which is absurd as he’s no sinner!– the crew strikes back and tracks it down. It turns out that it’s a local girl, Rahne Sinclair, the ward of Reverend Craig itself, and it is revealed that Craig was using her as a weapon to destroy those he saw as unholy. - A freak storm crashes the ship in the snowy Himalayas, and it seems certain that they will die of cold…until a BIG FRIENDLY DOG appears and whisks them away to The Lost City of Attilan, a place vastly advanced in its technology and with bizarre customs….a place the currently is embroiled in a revolution, a coup led by Prince Maximus Boltagon against his brother and the rest of the Royal Family to overturn the cruel caste system and other such practices. Naturally, the crew allies with him, given their own background as rebels, but they soon discover…right idea, wrong guy! - They definitely go to America, where the Wild West is going on in the country, the 1920s in the cities. Cattlepunk and decopunk ftw! And they take a little detour to the Florida Everglades, where there’s legends of a certain snake-woman lurking in the swamps…- In London, they encounter Toad as a sort of Quasimodo, with Magneto as his Frollo (when he first appeared in the comics, Toad really wasn’t that toad-like, more of a hopping hunchback, and Magneto was horribly abusive to him while claiming to have saved him, much as he was to the Maximoffs)- Dragoness as “The False Harpy” and Milan as “The Babbage Man” who gave her her wings. In the comics, Dragoness is a member of the MLF (Mutant Liberation Front), a Brotherhood-like organization. She can shoot bio-electric blasts, but her wings are actually mechanical, not biological. Francisco Milan was one of Fabian’s Acolytes, and was a gentle technopath that was far less vicious and cruel than most of the others, being more interested in his machines than anything else. So I’m seeing this version as having created Dragoness/the Harpy’s wings simply for the challenge, not realizing she’d use them for crime. Charles Babbage was the creator of the first mechanical computer, and I’ve seen “babbages” used to mean early computers in steampunk fiction, hence why he’d be called “The Babbage Man” in a steampunk version.- In the Eastern European country of Transia, they go to plunder Wundagore Castle, an abandoned fortress said by villagers to be inhabited by terrible monsters that are half-man, half-beast. There indeed turns out to be ANIMAL MEN LIVING IN THE CASTLE but they are not monsters at all…though THE MAN WHO CREATED THEM might be! (Many steampunk works contain mutated monsters and science gone wrong)- Still in Transia, they come across a village that is terrified of two outcasts, Romani twins they deem The Scarlet Witch and The Silver Thief. They are said to have supernatural powers granted to them by the Devil himself; the Witch uses hers to cause disaster and ill-fortune with hexes, the Thief to steal using impossible speed. The crew investigates, and finds that Wanda and Pietro, the real names of the duo, do indeed have these powers, but are not to blame for the crimes the villagers accuse them of. Pietro does not steal. Instead, the real thieves in the village wait for when he runs by, and pick the pockets of the other townspeople while they gawk and point at the blurr going by. Wanda indeed does cause disaster, but her power activates on accident, and only when she is threatened. All the times she has made something bad happened, she was being menaced by the villagers.The villagers, however, will not see reason and continue to persecute the twins, so the crew takes them with them in the airship on their journey. They come to Germany, where they encounter another mystery—a series of murders, murders of children. They realize the murders line up with whenever a circus is in town, and investigate it. It is run by a Romani woman, Margali Szardos, and her children—Stefan, Jimaine, and Kurt. Kurt performs as “The Incredible Nightcrawler” and it is assumed by audiences that he is merely in costume. However, the crew find out that this is indeed his true appearance, and Margali confesses he is her foster child, found by her floating in a river like Moses. The clues begin to point to Kurt,  but it turns out that the murderer is Stefan, who has begun to practice the black arts. A showdown ensues in which Kurt is forced to kill Stefan. Kurt is going to flee in shame for what he has done to his own family, but is convinced by Wanda to stay, so that his mother does not lose BOTH sons. Wanda and Pietro end up staying in the circus with him as well.…that last one ended up being more about Kurt and the Maximoffs but I’m keeping it in this because I like it.

[fromryloth-tocorellia]

A MASTERLIST OF MY OCS

This list is updated as I make more.

No characters are straight.

Aliit Toqema

Cain Toqema (NB, green Twi’lek, Force user, ex-Padawan/deserter)

Xhona (female, purple Togruta with green crest, slicer, Cain’s partner)

Varynn Toqema (male, blue Togruta’lek with green crest, elder child of Cain and Xhona, Force user)

Apraa Toqema (female, red Togruta with green crest, younger child of Cain and Xhona, Force-sensitive)

Lethal Toqema (male, medium-brown human, son of Blink and a surrogate, nephew of Cain and Xhona)

Sarya Freykaa Toqema (female, pink Twi’lek, artist, Bard’s partner)

Dor’xa Freykaa Toqema (female medium-brown Twi’lek/human, eldest of Bard and Sarya, intelligent, schemer) 

Nika Freykaa Toqema (male dark pink Twi’lek/human, middle child of Bard and Sarya, quiet, sensible, two years younger than Dor’xa)

Colta Freykaa Toqema (male brown Twi’lek/human, youngest child of Bard and Sarya, mischievous, five years younger than Dor’xa) 

Parjai Toqema (male, light brown human, Mandalorian foundling, son of Varynn and Luke)

Tohmos Toqema (male, light brown Zabrak, son of Varynn and Luke, Force-sensitive, two years younger than Parjai)

Panther Squad (the clones of Aliit Toqema)

Bard (male, ARC, musician, rescue)

Blink (male, RC and the oldest, tech/weapons genius, deserter)

Careen (male, Pilot, Xhona’s best friend, rescue)

Jaig (genderflux, Bomb tech, Force user, deserter)

Nuhur (NB, Medic, the youngest, rescue)

Recoil (male, Heavy gunner, fighter, deserter/rescued himself)

Aliit Kashk

Shrari Kashk (female, red Sith Pureblood, Force user, ex-Padawan/deserter)

Ilar Kashk (male, yellow Twi’lek, son of Shrari and Qet, Force user)

Mirain Kashk (female, maroon Sith Pureblood, daughter of Shrari and Qet, Force user)

Mirshko Kashk (bigender, pink Sith Pureblood/human hybrid, child of Shrari and Qet, Force user)

Smoke Squad (the clones of Aliit Kashk)

Levi (male, Captain, Shrari’s best friend, deserter, Force-sensitive)

Maximum/Max (male, one of the twins, deserter)

Qetryscelyon/Qet (male, ARC, Shrari’s eventual partner, deserter)

Peak (male, Medic, stern, deserter)

Punk (male, rebellious, deserter)

Shrapnel (male, mutation for gold eyes/hair section, rescue)

Sie (demiguy, Sniper, quiet, deserter, Force-sensitive)

Trigger/Trig (male, one of the twins, deserter)

Pel’verd (Cat) Company

Tak Duro (male, light orange-brown Zabrak, Jedi Knight, co-Commander)

Feedback (male, co-Commander, grew up with Ink and Pyr)

Totem (male, Lieutenant, close friend of Feedback)

Ink (male, Captain, batchmate of Pyr)

Pyr (male, chief medic, batchmate of Ink, the 'asshole' medic)

Kohs (demiguy, Sergeant, darker skin w/ vitiligo, light hair, warm, Force-sensitive)

Pulse (male, uses a Z6, friends with Blackout) 

Blackout (male, longer hair w/ darker streaks, a friend of Pulse) 

Rahn (intersex female, long hair kept in ponytail/bun, friends with Kohs and vod’ika of Feedback/Ink/Pyr)

Milo (male, purple and brown hair in regulation cut, the shiny vod’ika of the company) 

Dawnwatch (male, blond, quiet and kind, odd sleep schedule)

Snap (male, medic, Pyr's second in command, the 'nice' medic)

Crime Squad (nickname bolded)

Disturbing the Peace (male, Sergeant, generally coolheaded, best at breaking up fights)

Disorderly Conduct, aka Lee (male, Corporal, good tactician, quick wit)

Arson (male, ordinance specialist, oldest brother of the squad)

Grand Larceny, aka Lars (male, batcher of Thief, inventory manager)

Petty Theft, aka Thief (male, batcher of Lars, finder of things)

Forgery (male, report writer, fairly quiet)

Fraud (male, melee expert, close friend of Forge)

Bribery, aka BB (male, squad negotiator and liaison)

Conspiracy (male, assistant tactician)

Vandalism (male, weapons specialist, design expert and armour painter)

Jaywalking (male, baby of the squad, pilot)

Related:

Qadla Toreesh (female, dusty pink zabrak, line tattoos, marries Feedback, possibly a smuggler)

Saro Toreesh (child of Feedback and Qadla, pink Zabrak-human, black tattoos and clone-colour spots, twin of Cephas)

Cephas Toreesh (child of Feedback and Qadla, clone skin tone with red stripes/orange splotches, red and orange hair, twin of Saro)

Morpheus (male, clone found and brought back to the settlement by Tak post-Order 66, Force user, mysterious)

Dolus Damnum (male, pale Mirialan/human, galactic troublemaker, partner of Ink)

Brae Khando (nonbinary, medium-light brown Kiffar, trader/pilot/smuggler, Qadla's adopted younger sibling)

Wolfpack Clones

Parsec (male, energetic, insomniac, batchmate of Plasma)

Plasma (male, peacekeeper, batchmate of Parsec)

Orbit (male, youngest, freckles, named by Wolffe)

Eclipse (male, mutation for one light grey eye/streak of hair, fighty)

Additional Clones

Hotwire (male, engineer and vehicle slicer, Coruscant Guard deserter)

Spark (male, electrical engineer, Coruscant Guard deserter)

Lyall (male, medic under Commander Dexter, batchmate of Levi)

Riot (male, sergeant, unit worked with Cain early in the war, batcher of Gear and Blue)

Gear (female, batcher of Riot and Blue)

Blue (male, medic, batcher of Riot and Gear)

Rebellion Era

Atina (trans woman, green half clone/half Mirialan, Rebellion pilot)

Jela Vatak (female, black Twi’lek [literal, not human Black], fighty Rebellion pilot)

Sorenn Lor-Enz (male, medium-brown human, Rebellion lieutenant ground crew)

Robyn (male, pale near-human, smuggler/merchant/petty thief, Rebellion supplier, Sorenn’s partner)

Ri’an Xionyu (male, light brown human, Rebellion intelligence operative)

Jaris Shin (female, brown tabby cathar, Rebellion intelligence operative)

Adrian (male, pale humanoid, "collector of rare and valuable artifacts" aka pirate, Force-dense)

Orlean Scryver (male, pale humanoid, former Imperial Captain who defected to the Rebellion)

Old Republic

Monark T’Braal (female, near-human cyborg with red skin/cybernetic limbs, former Republic Army Scout-turned-chop shop owner)

Pollux Asri (male, blue-and-brown Pantoran/Zabrak, street kid-turned-handyman, Force-sensitive)

Garua (male, Mirialan, bartender, a friend of Pollux and Monark)

The Grey/Spectre (nonbinary, medium-light skin, near-human, Nar Shadaa underworld boss)

Other misc. OCs

Peqa (male, deep orange Zabrak, line tattoos, blind, former slave, Force-sensitive, friend of Smoke Squad)

Azarith Gael (female, purple Togruta, travelling medic, friend of Brae)

Atticus Guerison (male, light-skinned human, Jedi Knight, friend/partner of Marat)

Joa Exido (female, yellow Zabrak with thick black tattoos, padawan of Atticus, friend of Needle)

Marat Ayrvi (female, orange Togruta with purple crest, Jedi Knight, friend/partner of Atticus)

Giza “Needle” Rha (female, dusky blue Twi’lek, padawan of Marat, friend of Joa)

Rela Ziveri (female, orange Twi’lek with yellow stripe tattoos, New Republic Jedi under Luke Skywalker)

Vexan Aubros (female, yellow Zabrak, line tattoos, New Republic Jedi under Luke Skywalker)

Dani’lo/Dani (male, dark pink Devaronian/Togruta, adventurer, eventual partner of Lethal)

[vorthosjay]

Gatewatch Reinforcements

Strap yourselves in Vorthos - We’ve got weeks until the plot of Amonkhet begins, and I’m nowhere near done speculating. Today I’m going to be looking at which allies Ajani may be trying to find out there in the Multiverse. He mentioned Bolas has many enemies, and they might have many allies - but who would actually turn up for a fight with big bad Bolas?

Keep in mind, there is always the possibility - and outright likelihood - of new planeswalkers allying themselves with the Gatewatch. With that possibility acknowledged, let’s look at who else might be Team Curbstomp Bolas.

Presented in no particular order. Keep in mind, they don’t have to join the Gatewatch to be allies. They just have to not like Bolas.

Dack Fayden

Faithless Looting by Karl Kopinski

Knows Bolas? No.

Who: Dack is the Greatest Thief in the Multiverse, and while he might play at being a rogue, his heart has always been in the right place. He goes out of his way to save his friends, and if you hurt them he will track you down.

Why: Fans have been speculating on when we’ll see Dack again, and now seems like the perfect time. We last saw him heading into the underworld to fight Ashiok’s scheme on Theros, and the old theories were that he’d be how Elspeth is revived. Looking at it now, if Ashiok is involved on Amonkhet, I could see Dack meet up with the Gatewatch while tracking him down.

Narset

Learn from the Past by Chase Stone 

Knows Bolas? Maybe.

Who: Narset is a seeker of enlightenment, whose spark ignited when she learned the truth of Tarkir’s past. Now, she’s affiliated with the group known as the Story Circle.

Why:  If Ajani has learned anything about Tarkir’s past from Narset (Remember: he was looking for info on Bolas, and Narset has a loose connection there), he may want to recruit her to aid in the fight. She has a great deal of experience with dragons, and may take it as a personal affront that Bolas once tried to end the progenitor of the dragons of Tarkir.

Sarkhan Vol

Sarkhan’s Triumph by Chris Rahn

Knows Bolas? Yes.

Who: Sarkhan is a former Thrall of Bolas who found redemption on his home plane, changing the timeline to resurrect the long dead dragons by saving Ugin from Bolas.

Why: Sarkhan has no love for Bolas, and now that he’s turned his life around, he might be willing to take on his old master.

Ugin

Soul Summons by Johann Bodin

Knows Bolas? Yes.

Who: Ugin is the millennia old spirit dragon who was very nearly killed by Nicol Bolas 1,280 years ago - and whose work Bolas has undone on Zendikar.

Why: Ugin already knows the Gatewatch, and while he isn’t happy with them, Bolas is a much greater threat to them all. He may be willing to work alongside them again if it means the defeat of their ancient enemy.

Koth

Phyrexian Arena by Svetlin Velinov

Knows Bolas? No.

Who: Koth a Mirran Vulshok, fighting for what is left of his home after New Phyrexia took over. 

Why: While he once had allies in Venser and Elspeth, both are dead, and the Gatewatch would be welcome allies in his battle. Ajani has met Koth, and may seek our his aid in the coming fight, in exchange for the Gatewatch’s help fighting the New Phyrexians.

Karn

Art by Igor Kieryluk

Knows Bolas? Maybe (although I don’t recall specifics, they should at least know OF each other).

Who: Karn is a golem and a part of Urza Planeswalker’s Legacy Weapon, who ascended upon the weapon’s activation.

Why: Karn would be looking for allies the same way Koth was, and he has deep roots on Dominaria. It’s likely that Ajani at least knows of Karn, and setting Dominaria as their home base means they may run into more old Dominarian regulars.

Next Time: The Five Gods of Amonkhet

[xprojectrpg]

PHASE 2

2015: Maya makes a journal entry asking about people’s plans for Christmas. Little Paper Dolls: A few members of X-Force (and guest Jean Grey for medical and psi-support) gather to discuss a plan for extracting Emma Frost's clones from a scary secret Canadian mountaintop base. Xavin posts in xp_generation_x asking who wants to go skiing in BC with Jean-Paul after Christmas. Quentin posts a poem by Langston Hughes to his journal.

2016: Doug continues the graduation test for Hope, the pair walk away after stealing several items of jewelry. Sharon encounters Daredevil when out in Hell’s Kitchen as they both rescue a young waitress from a pair of thugs.

2017: Felicia posts an instagram picture of herself out shopping for Christmas trees. Cecilia asks for help putting together some pasteles she made using her mother’s recipe. Topaz tells people not to panic if they see an animated textbook flapping around the mansion, Stephen unleashes a swarm of bookmarks to herd it back home. Jean and Sooraya go shopping for presents for the children of the Mutant Underground.

2018: The Danger Room Paradox: Garrison, Everett and Team!Scienceget down to upgrading the Danger Room with new tech on a quiet Sunday afternoon, which doesn't go as expected; having worked out the extent of the disaster, plans are made to fix things; in the Harry Potter Universe, group of newly de-aged mansionites - Angelo, Alex, Hope, Marie-Ange, Jean-Phillipe and Stephen - find themselves a little… wrapped up; in The Last of Us, Laurie, Xavin, and Felicia have been dropped into an unknown location in what appears to be the middle of winter and will have to determine what's going on and who else is there, while in another spot nearby, Jean, Rahne, and Natasha are going through the same thing; in Welcome to Night Vale, it’s ...not that welcoming for Topaz, Nica, Miles, Jubilee and Warren; in Minecraft, Kyle and Terry arrive in a strange place that appears to be made of the color orange and cubes, and incidentally they are also made of cubes; Darcy and Bobby are also in a world of cubes, although theirs is more floral and forested, and Bobby identifies the world as Minecraft; Star Wars: A long time ago in a galaxy far away... Kevin, Bobbi, Wanda, Sooraya, Maya and Amanda are a group of Rebels infiltrating an Empire prison planet, with no idea of their true identities or that this is all a fiction; and in The Illiad, Meggan, Sharon, Ty, Kurt, Clea, and Logan have been dropped into the middle of the Greek camp and have to quickly take stock of the situation without being discovered; Harry Potter: o matter where you go, there’s always a troll; The Last of Us: the group now seeks shelter, clues to what has happened to the world, and where exactly they are, amd another question that looms large is why Natasha has a note indicating they need to go to Baltimore; Welcome to Night Vale:the local library serves as a good place to hide, minus the librarians; Minecraft: Terry and Kyle explore, offer commentary on the weirdness of their environment, and accidentally discover they can make things; they also discover that they can not only talk to people nearby, but to each other - which is a surprise since they're scattered all over what seems to be an infinitely large world; Star Wars: after their ‘crash landing’, the group follows former-slave-convict-now-thief Aola’Toor into the prison; The Illiad: after questioning a hapless soldier who stumbled out of his tent, the group now knows they've somehow ended up on the beaches below the city of Troy during the Trojan War, and the question now becomes how do they get back to their own reality; Harry Potter: say hello to the a-maze-ing flying Angelo as he solves the second riddle; The Last of Us: food must be found, no matter how unpleasant the job is and after narrowly escaping a zombie ambush where Rahne is bitten, the group establishes camp in an abandoned house and have split up to find transportation and supplies; Welcome to Night Vale: the group’s various issues, along with an Angel tagalong, help them get through town and find Cecil’s boyfriend; Minecraft: Bobby has set the others to making things, and nobody but him likes it, and Clarice is especially displeased; Darcy discovers that when you die, you lose your stuff - but not your life - and that she might be able to hack Minecraft with her powers, maybe, if Bobby could just remember any of the in game cheat commands; Star Wars: so far, so good - the group manage to get to the strong room and retrieve their prize, before things go horribly wrong; The Illiad: after coming up with their plan of action, the group splits into two smaller groups with Sharon and Logan off to cause the biggest distraction they can while the others work on getting to the walls of Troy; Harry Potter: Death is only temporary, uuuuuuuuuuuh right? Hope is 'killed' for the sake of solving the next riddle; The Last of Us: after a restless night in the abandoned house, the group leaves in the large SUV they've managed to start up and provision, as the faster the progress they make to Baltimore the better; Welcome to Night Vale: Cecil has been taken by a Librarian, so our heroes go in to save him; Minecraft: Bobby is the only one who knows anything about this game, but he has a theory about how they might get to go home; It turns out Bobby's plan involves more of the same - digging, farming, building; Star Wars: the traitor is double-crossed, the former Sith is dead and the rest of the group are in a cell - has the mission completely failed?; The Illiad: Meggan and Clea have split off from Kurt and Ty to face off against Aetenor and Dolon, respectively; The Last of Us: as it gets toward sundown, the group decides to seek shelter again for the night, as they don't know the hunting patterns of the zombies and they need to look for more supplies for Rahne and for themselves.; Minecraft: Kyle and Terry and Darcy make food - and Darcy reports that she can't cheat them home by command-killing the dragon; poor Clarice - she's gotten all the teleporting of a Minecraft Enderman and all the downsides too, like not wanting to be looked at, and Terry and Clarice make armor and conversation; Star Wars: Tara’s body is hauled away to be transported back to her Inquisitor father; The Illiad: in the open plains below the city of Troy, Sharon and Logan dressed in the battle gear they had stumbled upon earlier cause a ruckus and face off against Hector and Aeneas, heroes of legend; The Last of Us:Rachel has joined their group amidst their escape, and the consensus had been to get this place in Baltimore as fast as possible to save Rahne, who's stuck in an between state of werewolf and not, and avoid any more close calls; Minecraft: Bobby explains enchanting weapons to Kyle, and Kyle does not turn himself into a parrot; it turns out some of their powers do work in this weird Minecraft world, they just have to be clever about it; Star Wars: meeting up near the hangers after their escape, the Rebels fight their way out to a shuttle, and off the planet; The Illiad: Kurt and Ty breach the walls of Troy in whatever shape or form they can then go back for the others; the walls of Troy have been breached and in the ensuing chaos everyone has to find each other again because their chance of survival is better in larger numbers, and no one wants to get accidentally left behind; Harry Potter: the final showdown, where, spoiler alert: Marie-Ange gets to stab someone; Team!Science manage to haul back the group from The Illiad, but it's not the gentlest ride, and Garrison and Ev come up with the solution of going to fetch each group themselves; Star Wars: mission accomplished, the Rebels are on their way back to base, and two strangers turn up in the shuttle while they’re in hyperspace; Minecraft: having found what they need, the group is sent down to dig obsidian and build a portal; the team goes through their portal - and finds the way home; The Last of Us: while the group debates what to do for Rahne, a solution arrives from an unexpected place; everyone retrieved, Team!Science gets down to shutting things down for good; Cecilia makes a journal entry saying I told you so.

2019: