#splatoon!!! bro my splatoon guys in all this i’m sorry

[fixhbones]

i finished my sketchbook!!! started a new one, here’s almost all the pages so far :) (i always tape in cut out drawings in the start of my sketchbooks)

[druvjelly]

Greetings! Welcome to uhh, my blog. More info under the cut

My name is Druvjelly, or druv for short. I’m from Sweden so if I suddenly enter sweblr mods. Be prepared! I use any pronouns, and I use bro and guy gender neutrally to refer to people. But if you feel uncomfortable with that! Just give me a heads up!

Extra stuff about me before we get to the fandom stuff. I am autistic, so my replies to stuff may be quite. Stiff. I’m half Cameroonian and trying to teach myself French (I am very lazy so I forget to do that)

Fandoms and comfort characters

Main ones

Persona 4 golden

Splatoon (sideblog @splatoonpolls)

Fire emblem, 99% three houses (sideblog @themgloucestergenesarestrong)

Bioshock

Pokémon

Psychonauts

JoJo’s bizarre adventure (part 4 is my favorite)

Stardew Valley (sideblog @leeksoupforstardew)

May appear now and then

Punch Out!!

That's not my neighbor

What remains of Edith finch

No straight roads

Hi fi rush

Monster High

Final fantasy vii

Junji Ito

Comfort characters (aka I should not be allowed to write fanfics about these fellas they all suffer in the fucking end)

Kanji Tatsumi (persona)

Vincent valentine (ffvii)

Lorenz Hellman Gloucester (fire emblem)

Jackson Jekyll (monster high)

Roark (Pokémon)

Mikitaka Hazekura (jjba)

Josuke Higashikata (jjba)

Ignatz victor (fire emblem)

Atticus (Pokémon)

Chai (hi fi rush)

Clodsire (it is my all time favorite Pokémon)

Music taste!

Bauhaus

London after midnight

Pink turns blue

Gorillaz

Frank Sinatra

King crimson

Weird Al Yankovic

The crane wives

System of a Down

Books I really like

Six crimson cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

A clockwork orange by Anthony Burgees

The Sunbearer Trails by Aiden Thomas

Dni list

All the basics (bigots, pedos, zoos)

Cat haters (sorry but cats just means a lot to me, like if you actively hate cats we can not be mutual I am sorry)

Nothing more, nothing else! I will just block you on sight

My ao3 is druvjuice, and my art tag is #druvyart

[gensnix]

Welp I’ve completed totk and it’s been about a month so I’d like to give my silly little thoughts on it

I’ll put my thoughts in category's things I enjoyed, moments that made me lose my mind, and of course things I hate

spoilers below obvs

Enjoyed

The game plays so good! You can do just about anything you can think of. They definitely set a new bar for quality. oh those poor future game designers 

the title “legend of zelda” actually works this time lol

There’s sooo many little details in this game it makes me happy

they added more speech bubbles for npcs depending on what is happening 

I love the new characters! Makes Hyrule more alive

Yona is so kind and pretty she even fixed Link’s zora armor! 

Penn my writing partner that whole side adventure was fun and hilarious. 

Mattison! MY GODDAUGHTER I LOVE THAT ENTIRE FAMILY.  

Gomo helped me make my first $1000 so I’m legally obliged to kiss him on his head.

Tauro another history nerd. I like his dynamic with Paya!

I love the constructs all of them. The fact that they were made so long ago and yet still fulfill the roles they were made for make me sad. Plus the fact they actively miss the people who made them and wish for company adds to the sadness 

I liked how they upped the difficulty of the shrines I’ll admit I had to look some of them up and then eminently get humbled by some of them 

same with fixing some of the towers I’m embarrassed by the one that had weapons jamming the door 

Anything that happens in Tarrey town. 

Helping the hudson family prepare a great departure gift for their daughter? Beautiful

The dream house? Amazing 

The fact you can take a pic of Mattison and show it to Rhondson and Hudson to cheer them up? Literal tears in my eyes

THE FACT THAT KILTON IS THERE AND WANTS PEOPLE TO LIKE MONSTERS AND IT’S WORKING?? Priceless     

The lurelin village quest! Link saved an entire village and helped rebuild it and they give him the greatest rewards 

The fact that Link can join the yiga clan. Yea fuck that Link guy I can’t stand his short blond ass Glory to Master Kohga

As you can probably tell I really like the side quests 

I adored all the boss fights from slamming my face into ice to fighting against Shiver splatoon. 

Gohma it’s good to see you again. 

I really enjoyed the gibdo queen fight my only regret is not getting the sand boots before the fight 

speaking of gibdos I was kinda sad they weren’t redeads but then I remembered Oh yea the royal family made redeads not ganondorf

And of course the best fight(s) ever MASTER KOGHA! GLORY BE TO HIM! I knew that guy wasn’t dead and I don’t think he’s dead after that last fight either bros got cartoon logic on his side. The fights weren’t hard but I liked seeing Link get run over

The ganondorf fights were AMAZING when his health bar took over all the way to the side of the screen I burst out giggling.

THE DEPTHS 

I LOVE THE DEPTHS I HAVE EVERY LIGHTROOT DONE I LIVE THERE NOW SO SORRY HYRULE I CAN NOT SAVE YOU FOR I AM IN UNDERTALE AND COLLECTING CLOTHES OF PAST HEROS

The addition of caves and wells is nice 

The well in Kakariko even has blood on the walls down there <3 great call back. 

but no demon from hell trying to drag you under just a cutie patootie learning to cook for her family 

the fact that there's an underground gerudo cemetery right under the ruins of Arbiter's grounds a bit fucked up but it’s another great call back 

the fact we got something about zora ages and how gorons are born. 

Lose my mind

The fact that a good portion of the constructs names are fucking Steward I call some of them Stewies 

Purah pad... sounds like a hygiene product 

The lady that calls Link a freak then sees he’s attractive and gives him an egg

Actually I feel like there’s even more people that find Link attractive from botw 

the dick riding from the sign dude is crazy 

The fact when Zelda said “Link you must come find me” and I followed up with “Why don’t you try to find me”... shouldn’t have said that 

Misko WHO IS THIS PERSON WHY DID THEY HAVE ALL THIS STUFF

IT’S BECAUSE OF MISKO I CAN’T TELL WHAT’S CANON AND WHAT’S NOT WHY DID THEY MENTION THE FIERCE DEITY SO CASUAL AND HOW THEY KNOW I HAVE THE FULL SET OF SOMETHING TO GET ANOTHER REWARD

The fucking Cece side adventure 

The entirety of Goron City. I swear Regandorf has something against Gorons first he was feeding them to a dragon in oot NOW HE’S GIVING THEM CRACK ROCKS

AND HE GOT MY BOI YUNOBO MAJORA’S MASKED 

zora’s domain more like Delfino Plaza 

And now I’m in Splatoon!

BLOND! NO ABS! NOT A VAI!

Riju still needs her high chair for her throne!! 

the memories are ok but because you can get any of them whenever spoiled some shit. Like Sonia dying and Zelda turning into a dragon I didn’t even know there was a forth dragon until the final memory I just picked up the flowers and said “Welp i don’t know how to fix this”

the end of the bluepee quest for Kolton THAT left me speechless 

in fact WHAT IS WITH THIS GAME AND MAKING PEOPLE EAT GEMS

“Link I pray...” GIRL YOU NEED TO STOP PRAYING IT’S CLEAR THE GODS DO NOT LIKE YOU

Above every bargainer statue is a goddess statue and that is cool and has some lore implications 

Link suffering from the Tony hawk affect and how is zelda not How did they convince all of hyrule she’s the princess  

Jumping monsters with the avatars 

the sages mask making me think of majora’s mask 

Hate

I’ll be up front about it right now I have not a single care about this story’s main plot which is sad cause it had a great opening 

look as a gamer totk is great but as a lore enthusiast I’m going insane 

i like the timeline and I’m never expecting the games to perfectly line up I mean cmon most of the games take in-between hundreds to thousands of years there ain’t no way

but to me totk doesn’t like a retcon of the timeline. it feels like a retcon of botw 

 I’ve always held onto the theory that botw takes place in a world where the timelines finally become one. 

And I’m aware nintendo wanted to make it friendly to new players who didn’t play botw but... it’s a sequel 

Don’t give me the whole “Majora’s mask is a sequel to OOT and those two are def different games” Cause 1 those games are over 20 years old so it’s not a sin to want a zelda game with a sequel that actually feels like one ( I ain’t ever forgiving nintendo for cancelling the tp sequel) and 2 totk takes feeling like a different game to the extreme by literally getting rid of parts that happened in botw

it literally contradicts it's self all the damn time

if Link is always with Zelda why does know one recognize him he’s on the missing poster with her cause everyone knows the princess 

the disappearance of almost all sheika tech feels genially insulting 

the fact that they just sideline the sheika in general is fucking insulting 

the shrines?? the towers?? Cherry, Robbie’s most prized possession being reduced into something so small and now only has photos?!?! 

THE DIVINE BEASTS????MY SLATE?!?! THE FUCKING SHRINE OF RESERECTION 

And I know the running theory is that they went back underground or repurposed but do you know how much tech that is? to just take down somehow and then not see it any more the most you see is the guardians legs in the towers 

Only like 2 maybe 3 people commented on Link’s fucked up arm and in the end he doesn’t even keep it! Rauru literally said it was unsalvageable

and at the end Zelda is just... fine Like no scaring or anything just saved by two ghosts who I didn’t think could do that 

I hate the zonai I didn’t really think of them in botw cause I thought it’s just another tribed that helped 10,000 years ago and died out but noped they went from being a warrior tribe to god like beings who lived in the sky

they are the biggest inconsistencies and are just the ancient sheika with new coat of paint and for some reason there’s only two of them now 

Honestly to me they kinda sound like colonizers and the fact there are minning facilities everywhere in the depths doesn’t help

Also Rauru your plan to seal Ganondorf failed! Twice!

And ganondorf what was your plan exactly why did you do all this I’ve seen better villain backstories in Splatoon and Kirby. This whole story is just black and white

Don’t think I didn’t notice how you changed the labyrinths Nintendo those bars on the floor weren’t there before 

the fact Yunobo isn’t using daruk’s protection 

The thunder helm is missing?? One of the gerudo’s most important piece of culture. a vital part of botw story too. Like yea you can get a copy from the yiga but where’s the real thing

Rito village... what did they do to you 

No mention of Revali 

The weirdest personality changes

the fact that they just sidelined Teba. you know the forth person to help you with the divine beasts an absolute powerhouse in aoc. the guy to be described as crazy and rude but knows his worth. Revali’s biggest fan??

Nope give the job to Tulin the character it seems alot of people didn’t know existed in botw. “Over shadowed by his dad” kid was like 5 and all he did was watch Link and Teba train and suddenly he’s hot shit with a never before seen magic ability that he just has 

I liked rito village cause it’s two main character from their had to train to get to where they were

Like Tulin’s ok but it’s bad story telling you telling me all the new champs are now leaders of their respected societies but Teba is the only one to get sidelined (don’t give me the whole but in “age of calamity...” a noncanon game shouldn’t be used for a main story and if that would be the case the new champions fighting styles should be just like that game then) 

Also I can’t tell how many years have passed cause why is Molli (Harth’s kid) Still small I thought Tulin and her where around the same age 

Kass not being in the story obviously takes the game down to a 7/10 :(

And yea I’m aware that some people think he’ll be in a dlc later but that’s not an excuse for him not being in the base game.

Zora’s domain is exactly as I expected it to be but man Sidon you really are just here to be eye candy his ability sucks

god Sidon Teba you two used to be so blood thirsty in age of calamity what happened 

why the fuck is it called gloom it’s always been malice and why did it only effect weapons and not the bows and shields 

Speaking off where did the elemental weapons go? the different arrows? No one talks about them did Nintendo really get rid of them for the fused ability. they could have just added more power to them if you matched the elements right 

The sages are just diet champions and I can’t tell, especially with the direction it seems to be going, if they have the same names as the sages in oot/ww cause in the zora murals you can read they talk about the sage Ruto in both games and we all thought they were talking about oot ruto falling in love with a hylian 

I question this cause of the goat/llama/ whatever the fuck they are shares a sages name if that’s the case they really are just diet champions 

WOLF LINK AMIIBO DOESN’T WORK LIKE IN BOTW THEY PUT MY BOY THROUGH THE MEAT GRINDER THIS GAME SUCKS -3/10

I’d love to here what some of you guys think cause I may be deranged about the zelda series but my friends aren’t lmao 

But yea those are my thoughts it’s a shame that I game I’ve waited for years for isn’t to my fancy but I’ve been in the fandom game for a long time so I know exactly what to do!

Ignore it! 

I’ll make my own totk story and lore!

With blackjack and Koroks!

[factual-fantasy]

I gots 21 moar ask :}

aaaaaaa I’m hanging in there as best I can-- also aaaa sorry for the lac of posts!! I’ve been so busy with life and trying to get part two of Bits and Pieces done aaaaa--

AAAAAAA Its almost done!! I got all of the line art done and it just needs to be colored!!

AAAAAAA I ONLY HAVE 8 CANVASES LEFT IM GOING AS FAST AS I CAN AAAAA---

@immortalwithoutaname​ (Comic in question)

XD Well we’ll see what it ACTUALLY is in a future comic.. :}}

(Also thank you! I’m glad you liked it! :}})

I have a comic planned that will address Roxy and Chica’s rocky relationship. So you’ll find out then!

(Comic in question)

Actually.. The Daycare Attendant never came back.

In the story he did go to an employee the next day. But they told him the same thing. “We cant find anything wrong with you, so go back to work”

Sunny knew they were full of crap. So he figured to keep everyone safe.. He would keep the lights on at all times and not leave the Daycare until he could fix himself.

..A few months have gone by now, and he still hasn’t left the safety of the Daycare.

..DJ’s worried sick.

I never really cared for it too much. That’s mostly why I made Sunny/Moony one person in my AU.

Having them be two separate characters sharing one body just got confusing. And I couldn’t see a reason why Fazbear Entertainment would want to have a dual AI animatronic like that.. So I just made him 1 person.

Also aaaaaaa nooooo my Gravity Falls art ehk-- 

My Chica’s eyes are almost identical to her “infected” eyes. The infected eyes are a bright toxic purple while her normal eyes are like a soft purple-ish pink.

@waffleking193  After part 2 of “Bits and Pieces” comes out, I plan to take the time to flesh out my AU and really organize the timeline.

If I decide to keep the part where Chica gets crushed by the trash compacter thingy, she will not have been lured in by Monty Mix. She would have been lured in by a pizza.

Because in my AU, its just food in general that Chica wants to eat. And Pizza is the thing she is most consistently recognizes.

I hate it :/

Nothing against Jack Black and Chris Pratt, but I really hate them for the voices of Mario and Bowser. And although I haven’t heard the voices of the other characters, I imagine I’m gonna hate them too.

Kamek’s voice was alright though, and Toads could’ve been worse. But I just couldn't get over Mario and Bowser.

The ONLY way I will be 100% fine with Mario is if they go with the Storyline of Mario being some random guy from Brooklyn or something that got transported into the mushroom kingdom. If they try to sell him as Italian I will be ANGRY

Also there’s nothing you can do to make me like Jack black as Bowser, I just keep hearing Po from Kung fu Panda. When ever Bowser talks he loses all of his intimidation.

Uhg and I bet they’re gonna make Bowser witty and quirky and the awkward comic relief character and whatever instead of the intimidating ruler that he is.

aaaaa other than the animation I’m so disappointed and have no hooopeeee

XD I saw the results. Honestly not surprised in the slightest that Sans won.

In all honesty, if Sans was in the poll and DIDN’T win? I would be shocked and super confused. XD

Tbanks bro

Oh gosh eww you found my Gravity Falls content oh no--

Anyway although I still ADORE that show and all of its characters, I haven’t drawn Gravity Falls stuff in a long time :/

*Part 3 --

And maybe! I haven’t forgotten about it. Just hit a brick wall in the planning process and am still sitting on it :/

@ar1-thecat​ 

I have SO many things I wanna draw like Mario and Luigi brother stuff and Sky OCs and Splatoon OCs and Kirby OCs but I REALLY want to wait until part 2 of “Bits and Pieces” is done before I draw all that but life keeps getting in the way and I keep getting busy and keep getting really tired and unmotivated to work and I wanna play slime rancher 2 and Pokémon legends Arceus and Splatoon 3 and Sky but I gotta wait until part 2 is done but life keeps getting in the way and I keep getting busy and I k 

They probably wouldn’t tease Freddy about being Gregory’s dad/Freddy adopting him. Since Freddy, being a robot, standing in for a human parental figure doesn’t really.. compute for them.

BUT, they would definitely tease Freddy for being Gregory’s “favorite”. :}

@sighlentknight 

They have not, but they have heard of her. Gregory told them both all about her and what happened when he came to the Pizzaplex that night.

They do not like Vanessa.

@hugsandchaos​ 

@blue0fox Awww! Thank you! I’ve never gotten a compliment on my Gregory before! <:’DD 💗

@milk-post oooo those are good ideas! :0

@hugsandchaos​ I always imagined that Kwazii turned away from his life of pirating by choice. I favor of being a lieutenant on the Octopod and helping sea creatures. As to how he did all that I have no idea--

Also somewhat unrelated but I liked to imagine that Calico Jack was proud of Kwazii for his decision, despite being all about that pirate life. I imagined that he would talk to Kwazii and be like.

“Just look at ya lad. Dedicatin’ yer life to helpin others. Yer really somethin Kwazii. Yer the best of all of us.”  😭

XD Spoiler alert, yes, Emmet will be fine. I’m not THAT cruel XD

[holycow99]

石田お寿司 19/7/21 stream translation Part 3

This is not the full translation of the stream. I only translated the parts I could understand & interpret or parts I found interesting/important. I’m still a beginner in Japanese, so the translations may not be accurate. If you want to repost, please repost at your own risk.

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C: Can finally sleep peacefully.

I: You’re right.

C: Why did you turn off the super chat option? (t/n: Super chat is an option, whereby viewers can donate money to youtubers.)

I: I’m afraid of becoming a billionaire. There are people who don’t turn on their super chat. I feel grateful just by you guys watching me streaming.

C: Aren’t you gonna live by the money you made through super chat?

I: Can you live with that much money though? I think watching my videos is enough.

(t/n: He said something more, but I totally couldn’t hear what he said. Sorry.)

I: However, please buy the things that should be bought (TG manga, JJ, merch, artworks, etc.). Please buy Jack Jeanne at 7000 yen ($63-$64). Is that considered expensive? (inaudible).

C: JJ has become my favourite works.

I: Thank you. I couldn’t have done it all by myself. It’s all thank to Ms. Towada. It’s the product of the combined efforts of the staffs who worked painstakingly, including myself. I hated it. I didn’t mean that I hated working on it. I just thought it was tough. It was the toughest works. Making JJ was a lot harder than playing Ghosts n Goblins. JJ is the demonic world (Makai Mura) itself.

*Ishida died and accidentally started from the beginning of the stage, not at the latest checkpoint, so he quit the game.

C: Sensei, you’re not good at saving.

I: Yeah, I’m not. I defeated Lady D twice because I wanted to see and defeat her again. I’ve done it now.

*Upgrading skills.

I: I’m not trusting the skills on the left side of the tree. “Your clone will appear for a certain period of time.” This is good, but then… “The first attack after you’re reduced to just an underwear will be tripled.” This might be strong, since I always in my underwear.

*Still surveying the skills.

I: This skill allows you to carry 2 weapons?! They have skills like that? This one allows me to carry 3 weapons! This is super amazing!

I: I’ll probably choose the right side of tree. You can increase the amount of weapons or shield you have. Makes it easier to hunt. The left side is more on the offensive skills.

*He chose the right side & obtained fire wall skill.

C: I have to wake up at 5 am tomorrow.

I: Is that so? Let me use the fire wall for once.

C: Were you able to cut off any lingering attachment to your wife? (t/n: OP was referring to Lady D from RE Village.)

I: I wasn’t able to. My heart clenches whenever I recall about her. I thought of including a hot character named Dimitrescu in my manga.

I: This skill looks weaker than the one before.

C: You’re not hungry today?

I: I am. I really am.

C: How can I fall asleep when sensei is fighting in Ghosts n Goblins!

I: I’m gonna sleep though. I’m thinking of resting now. Go and study. Good luck on your study. Wait, not studying. You have to wake up at 5 am, right?

I: Should I try once again?

*Continuing the game.

I: I’m getting bad at this game. My concentration is depleting.

I: Should I draw the manga I’m writing as a hobby after this?

C: What’s your plan for tomorrow?

I: My plan for tomorrow is working. Get a haircut as well. I wanna cut my hair.

C: I’m glad that the description of your channel has become youtuber-like.

I: Right? Look at my description if can. I wrote in twitter that Unro Channel has been removed and will be reborn. You could see a little bit of the channel’s description when I pasted the channel’s link. It was so embarrassing. I’d like for you to see it. I’m becoming more and more like a youtuber.

C: Please add “subscribe to my channel today.”

I: I won’t. I decided not to put that. I’d ask Gravy. (t/n: Gravy is the zebra MC from Animal Rap.)

I: “This channel contains enjoyable animal rapping as well as game playthrough contents”.  The description is cute, right? I said it myself that it’s enjoyable. However, other people don’t find it enjoyable. But, animal rap is fun. I think it definitely will be fun. Other people would want to try it as well.  

*Ishida died and once again accidentally started from the beginning.

I: (Letting out his frustration in weird noises.) I’m being calm. (t/n: He sounded so pissed off tho. XD)

I: Well, that is that. How was the game today? Hehehe. Let’s sleep. Well… The new stage is like this.

*Someone asked about Gaston.

I: Gaston? I’m seriously practising. When I got better… Nope, I’ll invite Gaston eventually.

I: They made quite a lot of changes in the game. Isn’t it good? Somehow, I gained my energy.

C: I want to play Splatoon with you.

I: Can you play with others? But I’m not gonna play it anytime soon. I wanna play Smash Bros with someone.

C: Haven’t you become stronger mentally?

I: My mental strength is originally like this.

*Someone asked about Heavy rain.

I: I wanna continue Heavy rain.

C: Was this a good break?

I: It was. It definitely was. I probably won’t be able to sleep after this. I might have a nightmare.

*Someone asked about Psychobreak.

I: Psychobreak looks interesting. I played a little bit of the first one. The first one caught my interest more. It looked scary.

I: I’ll let you guys know whenever I wanna play Ghosts n Goblins again. Somehow… I don’t feel relief at all. Haha. I don’t feel relief at all. I should’ve stopped after I defeated the dragon. Well, whatever. I was able to refresh myself. I can do it. Let’s be calm.

C: Will you stream the next time you play the game?

I: I’ll invite you guys through twitter if I feel like it. I wanna play Smash Bros with someone. The viewers can join me. But, I’d probably feel down if I got my ass kicked.

I: Should we sleep now? I’ll be working for a bit. I’ll cry after this rather than working. Then, please be healthy. Thank you.

Part 1

[msbowser]

My Top Games of the Last Decade

The year 2020 is here, ushering in a new decade to live in. Instead of looking at the bad events that occurred over the years, I instead want to look at my favorite games over the last 10 years. It’s crazy that back in 2010, I was only in my second half of the fifth grade. Oh how young and naïve I was and an even worse gamer. Now in 2020, I am in the second semester of my second year of university, studying in the psychology field. I feel how I was raised over the last years shaped of how I am as a person and I am still learning, no one is perfect. Those developments shaped even the gamer I am now. Back when I was younger, I just liked games that were fun to play. But now I am a person who puts Character Development and Story before Gameplay. You will see this shift as the years go by.

Well let’s start with 2010. And I will try to limit how much I write each game to about a paragraph each. Don’t want to make this post too long. I can give a more detailed explanation at a future date if someone is interested. 

PS. All the games are Nintendo Games. I’m only a Nintendo gamer so sorry if you don’t see like Persona 5 or Last of Us.

2010: Kirby’s Epic Yarn

Gosh this game is too freaking cute for words. I remember the stories about how much I wanted this game when I was younger, even the embarrassing ones. While this game is easy even for Kirby standards, this game is so fun to play. The levels are enjoyable to play, you can get lost hours doing minigames and playing music (Frosty Wheel is still the best), and is just cute. This game is cute incarnate. And if you don't want to play the original version, you can play a port of it on the 3DS with even more goodies on it.

2011: Pokémon Black and White

My favorite Pokémon games and generation even if I started with Pearl. Gen 5 of Pokémon is super special to me as I know it is for many others, being the first game I bought the day of release. I was also pretty blind in my playthrough, finding new discoveries as they came along and finding new Pokémon that I might have not liked at first but became my favorites. Pokémon like the Krookodile line, Emolga, the Leavanny line and so much more. The game also first brought to my attention to how characters can be written well and still is my favorite story in a mainline Pokémon game. 

2012: Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure

So I’m kinda cheating with this one since I didn’t play it until 2013 but damn it, I don’t care! This game is awesome. I am super terrible with rhythm games but this game is one that is very enjoyable with an excellent story and characters. Phantom R is such a cool guy that you just want to hang out with and go dancing with and not the fact he’s a gentleman. The rhythm minigames are mostly enjoyable and have a wide variety to play so you can't bored very easily (the gyroscope one can go die in a fire though). All I want to know is where is the damn sequel already Sega?! It’s been 8 freaking years with that teaser you showed at the ending of the game and no I don't count that bad IOS game you made a year later. We fans need our fix and answers now. 

2013: Mario and Luigi Dream Team

Bowser’s Inside Story will always be my favorite Mario and Luigi game but this game comes to a close second. As part of Year of Luigi, this game did not disappoint. Luigi is front and center and he is the best of the part of game, with his dream abilities and overall character. The story is also very good with the adventures the bro’s have on Pi’illo Island and the soundtrack of the game is my video game soundtrack of all time. There is also the fact that giant battles return and if anyone knows me, knows I love me those giants <3

I also have two honorable mentions for 2013 that I will give a brief note while I like them

Fire Emblem Awakening 

First Fire Emblem game, got me in the series. Characters are great and story left me generally shocked at points. Make a yearly tradition to one playthrough each year

Super Mario 3D World

Favorite Mario platformer, Peach being playable and being a cat. Yes please

2014: Kirby Triple Deluxe 

I freaking love Kirby games :D Triple Deluxe was the first Kirby game on the 3DS, using an engine that looks beautiful on the 3DS that was used for the next game they did. The game is super colorful with its vibrate worlds and use of pastel colors. The new abilities is super fun to play with as well, Archer being my favorite. Supernova is also a neat gimmick for the game and glad it was present in many of the levels and used in new ways to solve puzzles. 

2015: Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle

Surprise! I said favorite games of the decade and mobile games count. This game means so much to me, being the one of the mobile games I keep track of everyday, even looking at what the JP version gets. I am proud of my account and how far it has come over these past years. Though I was not there right when it released, it has felt like that long as I have had my account for over 4 years now and don’t plan to quit now. One day I will have my full husband team, just you watch <3

2016: Dragon Ball Fusions

This game was my answer to a playable Dragon Ball RPG to play on Nintendo consoles (before Xenoverse 2 got ported over on the Switch). The chibi artstyle gave this game its own identify from other games like it. The gameplay was fun as you can make your own character and fly all across the world fighting characters from the Dragon Ball timeline. The game is all about the fusion mechanic, but with an expanded roster of characters to fuse and the ability to fuse your favorites is a blast. 

Brief Honorable Mention to Pokémon Sun and Moon for a fun region to explore, new pokemon to love and pretty good story.

(Lillie is so precious for this world I swear. And Snowy as well :D))

2017: Miitopia

A lot of people would write off this game as a simple Mii game, but it is so much more than that. This game has much more personality than one might think, with its class system, characters even when you chose who is what role and the story as well. The story and characters allows many possibilities of ideas for stories and art for creators to make and enjoy, as this game and Tomodachi Life was used as a template for a rp that me and my bf do. And this game can get hard, like wanting to rage quit hard, so be prepared for grinding. The OST is also a charm of the game, being one of my favorite OSTs ever. 

Like with 2013, I have two honorable mentions that I will give a short comment on.

Splatoon 2

Love it more than the original, Aerospray is still the master race and Off The Hook is better than Squid Sisters, don’ t @ me XD

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 

Amazing story, characters and unique experience from other games I have played. Berkut x Rinea OTP

2018: Dragon Ball FighterZ

As much as I like the Super Smash Bros games, I was more excited for this game to come out. I was glad it did come to Switch so I can play it. FighterZ was my first proper fighting game with button inputs and it threw me for a loop, but eventually I got the hang of it and is still learning. The story is a fun experience if you don’t think too much about it, me loving Android 21. And of course I main my husband that is in the gif above <3

2019: Pokémon Sword/Shield and Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission (That’s right, a tie)

I was excited for SwSh since day 1 and was not disappointed even with the dex cuts. The Wild Area has been a blast exploring, finding all the new raid Pokémon to catch and train. The new Pokémon are super fun to use, some of my favorites being Ponyta, Scorebunny and Dreepy. My baby Eevee also got a GMax form and she is super freaking fluffy, big and I want to hug her <3 I’m excited for the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra DLC when they come out.

This game was huge to us USA fans of the series as this was the first time we ever got anything DB Heroes related here. The cards were fun to make teams with and make even custom cards. It was a full experience without to play the irl game, which would still be fun. Though the game is slow to add updates, I will be waiting for what will be coming. I am glad the game came out so we can finally enjoy all of what the game has to offer. (Though I played the previous game in the series being Ultimate Mission X through Citra, so I got a headstart XD)

This is it for this post. Even though I am late at posting it, better late than never. If anyone is interested, I’m glad to give more detailed descriptions. I realize I have to do better at explain my opinions in a more detailed matter.

Thank you so much for reading :D

[lesbian-octoling]

Are you guys really so desperate to send me hate that you literally MADE ME TURN OFF ANON... and then went onto my main account to send me anon hate about splatoon because you’re THAT MUCH OF A COWARD? 

I am. So sorry for you. Literally what happened to you to make you so full of hate and bitterness? Why are you so determined to do something futile that will only result in the both of us suffering? What do you think i’m going to do? Go ‘oh shit better just leave the fucking fandom forever cus some pissbaby lowlife said a mean thing’? Grow up. There are literal nazis and pedophiles and incest shippers not only on this site, but in this fandom. I’ve seen them. Why are you so concerned with me? Does bullying a high schooler anonymously give you some sort of twisted satisfaction? You get off on it? Are you so desperate for it that you have to harass people, when you could be putting all of this hate and anger and frustration into driving the truly horrible people off this site?

Not only that, but to even say this kind of stuff- what sort of an idiot are you? You’re giving me way too much credit- little ol me, ruining a whole entire fandom? An entire CHARACTER? Bro, I only have like, 3,000 followers. And I’m literally only on tumblr. There’s a billion other sites. And- here’s the fun thing- there’s two magical little buttons... unfollow and block! Or, if you really want, xkit does wonders. There’s literally a built-in function to blacklist tags and people you don’t want to see. I have several people blacklisted because I don’t want to see their art- and guess what, it works! It’s that easy! If you can’t figure it out, try kicking’ your little peabrain into gear, bucko!

Anyway, seriously, move on. I’m done, dude. I’ll turn on anon on my main too if I have to, but if you have even a shred of decency in you, you’ll leave me alone and focus on trying to actually make the fandom a better place and not harassing teens who are just trying to have fun. Seriously. I’m out.

[cheryl1981-blog1]

Why I hate video games

Video games are distracting stupid and offensive

1. GTA auto has sex in it and children play the game which will influence them to do bad stuff like have sex at an early age, this game should be banned as a matter of fact never made because it has drugs weapons, you can even break the law in the game.

2. Shooter games will make kids shoot up schools because the fact that the game has guns especially super smash bros ultimate which has at least two characters with a gun one who is a lady and I’m very disappointed that they made a women wield a gun. Call of duty should absolutely be banned. Based on my research kids play this game and when they play they show serial killer tendencies and it scares me.

3. Mario Kart promotes road rage. For a children’s game I expect kid friendly characters having a nice little race. BUT NO. There is characters literally hurting each other just to come out on top. This promotes greed.

4. Kid friendly characters are getting sexualized. This is NOT OKAY. I see a nine year old getting sexualized all because she looks cute. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE as it promotes children in becoming pedophiles. I’m very disappointed in how the internet is going right now.

5. Fortnite is for sociopaths. Fortnite promotes violence and you have no feelings for other human beings. You kill everyone so that you can turn out on top. Kids watch ninja and when I watch his shows he clearly has some form of mental issues which will make kids do the same thing as there “icon”. I’m so sick of this ninja guy.

6. Donkey Kong promotes steroids. Kirby promotes obesity he swallows people in whole. This is absolutely just stupid. Now there promoting drugs and overeating.

7. Just dance promotes body shaming. It doesn’t represent lgbtq community and I don’t see overweight people getting represented in just dance this is offensive.

8. Splatoon promotes vandalism and gang violence. Why do I see little kids dressed as octopuses VANDALISING THE WHOLE damn place. Unacceptable.

9. Minecraft promotes ANIMAL ABUSE and they destroy environments. We are in a world where cute animals are about to be extinct and global warming is slowly coming forth.

10. Sonic the Hedgehog promotes speeding. Everyone wants to be quick and when they see sonic they want to be like him. When they get a car they are gonna die because they “gotta go fast.

11. Connect 4 promotes segregation only putting the reds with reds and yellow with yellow what if they want to be together.

12. CANDYLAND promotes diabetes.

13. Sorry sliders promotes mean gestures.

14. Pokémon promotes animal dominance and abuse. This game also promotes SLAVERY. Slavery ended and Pokémon is on the low trying to get it back. UNACCEPTABLE. Absolutley disgusting.

The reason why this generation of kids is immature is because of games. GAMES should be banned. I have a child and he is a very smart and mature man. He doesn’t need games for entertainment. If you say that I am a bad mother because I don’t let my child play games. Board games are the reason why my child is doing well. Board games are entertainment/educational. Thank you for reading my blog post I download this app because it’s a great way to get your opinions out there.

[endwalkr]

this is an ask based thingy but im really in the mood to infodump so im just gonna answer them all under the cut !

Favorite video game?

starting off with the absolute hardest question huh? i can’t possibly name ONE favorite game of mine because i adore my favorites for many different reasons. my overall favorite video game is ffxv or botw. ffxv because it has brought me so much joy for such a long time, and because i have such a connection with the characters. botw because i was actually in the fandom when it first got announced in 2016 so i got to be there when the hype was at an all time high– and finally being able to play the game after waiting for so long was an unforgettable experience. i have more favorite games but ill talk more about them in the ‘’special place in ur heart’’ question.

First console you owned?

my first console wasn’t a console. my friend and i used to play on her nintendo dsi all the time and at one point tiny little me reeeally wanted one of my own so i saved up and got one in [redacted] when i was 7. my first actual console was a wii though, we got that around the same time.

A game that holds a special place in your heart?

ffxv and botw mean the absolute world to me, but super mario galaxy and skyward sword are very important to me too. skyward sword is the game that got me into zelda which got me into anime which got me into final fantasy etc etc etc.  super mario galaxy was the first non-mini game collection and more adventure story-ish game i played. i was so proud when i beat it for the first time and mario was my first ever ‘’fandom’’ :’) 

Favorite video game character?

bro. i cant pick just one so i’ll choose one per game : prompto, ryuji and link. they were all my comfort characters at some point and i projected like crazy onto them. this doesnt mean that i wouldnt absolutely die for noct or zelda. 

Least favorite video game character?

i dont think theres anyone i distinctly dislike? i always talk about hating ardyn but that’s because he’s just a salty bitch. as a character i think he’s a great villain and i rly love him. i honestly always end up liking everyone somehow, maybe there is someone i just forgot about but i cant remember at all. 

Favorite genre?

adventure games, or action rpgs. 

Video game character you’ve had a crush on?

every character ever, but i distinctly remember the moment i fell in love with prompto sjghfkshd i was watching a playthrough of xv in december 2016 because i didnt have a ps4, and the guy got to the scene in galdin quay where the bros learn insomnia fell. i had watched about 6 hours of the game by that time and wasn’t particularly interested in the characters but not uninterested enough to drop it. i hadnt even gotten a good look at the characters faces yet, so when the camera zoomed in on prompto when he said ‘’might not be save for us here!’’ i noticed he had freckles. oh god. oh fuck. oh my god hes fucking cute. oh my god better watch 30 hours of this game now

First video game you remember playing?

wayyy before i got my own gaming systems, my then-best friend had a gamecube in her attic. i was around 5 or 6 at the time. whenever i was over at her house and we didnt know what to do, she’d sometimes propose to play ‘’mario kart’’. important is that we are dutch, and i was a literal child. i thought mario KART meant it was a fucking card game, so i always declined whenever she asked. on one fateful day, i finally gave in and was pleasantly surprised it was in fact not a card game, but a viddy game. so we played mario kart double dash. (…i had never played a video game in my life besides browser flash games and was Very Very bad)

Age you started gaming?

so i played my first video game that i didnt own when i was about 5 or 6. then i got my first supply of games at age 7/8, but i dont really consider that time to be when i started ‘’gaming’’. i’d say that was when i started mario galaxy, so i’ve been playing video games for real (ie. story adventure games with boss battles) for about 6 years now.

Hardest video game you’ve played?

this is gonna sound stupid, but the witcher 3. there’s like 7 difficulties and i played on the EASIEST and still had a hard time, i just couldnt get used to the combat. i had the same problem with assassin’s creed syndicate, but after about 10 hours i actually knew what i was doing, and ive played the witcher longer than that and still am clueless. this is kind of an unpopular opinion but i dont particularly like that game

Video game you’ve spent the most time on?

i guess i am what you’d call a casual gamer; i really like video games but during a normal school week i only game for like 2-6 hours. most of the time i dont play for like 2 weeks if im busy. gaming has kind of taken over my life not because i play so much but because i get so emotionally invested lol i’m currently on summer break and even now im not playing a lot because of exhaustion and executive dysfunction. this derailed slightly but the game i’ve played the most despite my casual gamer status is …. … …. ffxv. surprise, right? the runner up is botw, but xv wins by a landslide. 630+ hours. botw is 350. my main save in ffxv is almost 200 hours i think. damn. i really managed to keep myself entertained with that game… (………i was thinking recently, since the loading screens in xv are so long, how much of this total amount was spent watching screens. i imagine it’s several hours, especially if you fast travel a lot.)

Most embarrassing gaming moment?

many moments in my gaming experience are embarrassing, but a more recent one: i was in xv’s postgame, beating some dungeons on my new save file. i had just finished daurell caverns and hadn’t saved in about 2 hours. (uh oh) i was driving around in the regalia type d and got to the big cliff near lestallum, and remembered someone made a gif of jumping in there so i wanted to try it too. i imagined the game would just put me back on the road, like it does when you crash into something. except it didnt. i got a game over. where was my last save? 2 hours back all the way in hammerhead. yippee.

Scariest video game you’ve played?

i never play horror games, cuz for me games are supposed to be relaxing experiences. no hate towards horror games of course, they just stress me out. the only time ive played horror is when friday the 13th was for free on ps+, and my friends really wanted to play it. (theyre kinda addicted to it now. huh) they had already gotten over the initial fear of having jason chase you, but i was still terrified. i can play the game without getting scared now tho. the horror sound effects just rly freaked me out at first jhsdkghsd

Most memorable gaming moment?

playing breath of the wild for the first time, or beating it for the first time. both experiences were filled to the brim with excitement and nostalgia. seeing botw as a blank slate, a world for you to explore, having no idea where you’re going… that was pretty incredible. now i know every nook and cranny of the map, so i wish i could play it for the first time again. i was so incredibly immersed. beating it was insane. i cried for 30 minutes and the end wasnt even sad, i was just so amazed at the fact that i was really here, playing breath of the wild, it was really real. the fucking main theme in the background (which i cannot for the life of me listen to without crying) didnt help with my emotions sgkdjh

Video game character you wish you could meet in real life?

…………..its prompto again. maybe 2017 me …. was .. kind of a kinnie

PC, Xbox, Playstation, or Nintendo?

i dont care about console wars at all, but i think hardware-wise, pc is the best, because if you have a good pc you can basically do anything. i however do not, so i just play on consoles. ive never particularly liked xbox, so i only play ps4 and nintendo. not the switch though. its kinda petty, but my best friend and i really dont like the switch djghks

Gaming company you’re most loyal to?

none. i used to call myself a nintendo nerd (oh my god…. i m. gonna die) in like 2015 but since the switch came out and since i got a ps4 they kinda lost me. i still like their game series of course, but as a company i don’t care for them. the only reason i see square enix as one of ‘’my’’ gaming companies is because ffxv took up like 70% of my gaming experience, but besides final fantasy i don’t really love them too much either.

If you could only play one video game for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

atm i’m really into ffxiv because theres just so much to do, but that’s just a new, possibly temporary interest. if i had to choose, i’d say botw. maybe i’d say ffxv, but i feel like running around doing nothing in that game isnt very fun, because the world is sorta empty after completing every quest and getting to level 120. in botw, just fucking around on your horse is still really relaxing and nice. 

Do you use strategy guides?

yup. in certain games i try to avoid them but i usually end up stuck or in need of advice. i couldn’t have gotten so many p5 trophies if not for the internet lol

How often do you use cheats?

never, simply because the games i play often do not have cheats. unless im playing the sims and are in need of a motherlode, i dont use them.

Competitive or single player?

single player. im bad at video games and like to do stuff at my own pace. online multiplayer can be fun every now and then in games like mario kart 8 or splatoon, and i also like teamwork stuff like ffxiv or comrades. but ultimately, i prefer playing on my own.

Video game character you want to/have cosplayed?

have never cosplayed, dont have plans to either, but it would be fun to cosplay link. omg. i just remembered i have that fucking chocomoogle shirt… sorry link im gonna slap on some sasuke hair, black jeans and ugly sneakers 

Ever go to a video game convention?

i have not, i have however gone to three (3) video game concerts which is basically the same thing. 

Hardest boss fight you’ve been in?

the hardest bosses for me are usually the ones with a gimmick. you have to use a certain item or tactic to beat them or something. other hard fights for me are when you fight someone with a similar skill set. (in ffxv, this happens twice, once with the iggy-noct sparring match and once against ardyn. somehow, the final boss was easier than getting the prince to eat vegetables.) i don’t know an actual example of THE hardest boss fight ive been in though. at the time, the first bowser battle in mario galaxy was the hardest thing in the universe and i got stuck for like a month. currently, i’m having trouble with the riku-ansem fight in kh1. 

Video game you wish you could burn from your memory?

the zelda cdi games? no, i dont really know. i dont hate a game so much that i’d want to forget about it altogether, but i dont exactly love ocarina of time that much. it hasnt aged well and playing it on the gamecube for the first time in 2015 wasnt a good idea. im sure it was revolutionary at the time, but i cant handle the outdated controls gsdgksjs 

Favorite gaming series?

see, i love ffxv itself more than the entirety of the zelda series, but i dont love ff as a SERIES more than the zelda games. so if were talking series, zelda for sure. i fucking love those games and they mean a lot to me. 

Do you skip tutorials, or find them useful?

i often skip them because i cant pay attention, but then find that i need them anyway. so i usually do skim through them. 

Best online gaming experience?

one really good one happened a few days ago in ffxiv, some guy and i exchanged emotes for like 30 minutes and it ended with us becoming friends on psn :’) ppl dont usually emote back at me in that game so this was really wholesome and nice gjshksdj 

Worst online gaming experience?

i dont really have a worst? theyre more annoying. think try harders in gta online killing you 15 times in a row because they want to show you how good they are or something. magically, online gaming hasnt been too hard on me (mainly because i dont game online that much)

Why do you game?

it brings me joy. it’s a fun way of relaxing, while being stimulated at the same time. games have meant a great deal to me the past 6 years and i wouldnt want to lose them for the world.

[dragon-seahorse]

Splatoon Manga Sanatized!Glasses AU Revamp!

Alright so I decided to sit down and rethink my AU a bit so somethings have been scraped,changed completely and slightly altered but I think this version is much better than my previous one. So if you’re curious then please give it a read! 

Sanitization: - Glasses had a bad case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and ran into some sanatized octolings that were scouting out the surface. He got knocked out and woke up an hour or so later with a splitting headache and his teammates and Rider gathered worriedly around him. After making sure he was okay and trying to figure out what happened they got him home and all seemed fine for a while. - As time went on though he started acting a little off, He started having headaches,loosing sleep,and even had mysterious cuts,scrapes and bruises on his hands and legs. Which was made noticable with Glasses covering up those areas with bandages. Glasses had no idea what was happening and was starting to worry everyone even the s4. Army suggested that Glasses keep a journal to try and keep up with what was going on. Glasses happily went along with it but when he woke up one morning he opened it up and found rather intresting writing which consisted of random jumbles of words, stranges sentences about some project and surprisingly doodles of octolings who he had never met. One Octoling in particuliar seemed much taller than normal and drawn in shadows and marked as dangerous and to be avoided at all costs for he was “unclean and a huge danger to their project”. - He brought the journal to the others so they could possibly help him decipher everything after some turf wars n such but, Once they all sat down to look at it Army and Mask were the ones able to figure out a few things but none of them could figure out what the project was. Glasses thanked them all for their help and decided to head home early so he could finally go get some sleep which everyone agreed would be best for him,Then later that night Glasses disappeared. - The next morning shocked everyone when Goggles,BobbleHat and Headphones were waiting in the square for Glasses who was almost never late. Everyone tried to text and call him but they got no response, At first they assumed he was busy but that was quickly thrown out the window when the realized that he would’ve told someone if he was going to be late. So then Blue team began to look for him and the s4,rider and their other friends started to help out in the search with only Glasses’ journal left for clues. - Meanwhile Glasses was now with the Sanatized octolings/octarians and the main bad guy,Glasses is now training his own team of octolings to take control over the surface. His true self sometimes peaks through and he becomes very confused and scared only for his mind to be quickly taken back over. Once he was fully under control he was subjected to a lot of tests and training and he became a very deadly fighter. Then as soon as the Big Bad felt that he was ready They put Glasses under anesthesia (i had to look up how to spell that),when he woke up his vision was perfectly clear and he had glowing sanatization markings around his eyes and a device implanted into his cheek near his right eye to make sure it stayed that way. It did have a flaw though that Glasses was kept unaware of which was that it would only work while he is under the effects of sanitization and will slowly stop working the longer he off of it. - When the others finally track him down with the help of the “Dangerous Octoling”, They are all shocked to see him after so long and at first Glasses doesn’t even recogonize them but as soon as he gets closer to them throught battle he does stop dead in his tracks his brush ready to swing and so do his troops all of them confused as to why. His glowing eyes flashed to his blue ones for a breif moment then tries to reach for them and apologized before he cries out in pain and then goes right back to fighting them. As the fight continued though Rider and Goggles noticed that Glasses was crying as he fought them and from seeing this Goggles became very serious and got the idea for every to use their specials all at once to try and free him. The specials clear out the sanatized octolings and octarians leaving only a dazed Glasses with a hand on his head groaning in pain. Relief washes over everyone but it is short lived as Glasses snaps back but not before he said “I....I’m Sorry everyone but this isn’t going to stop me unless you stop Them, Please....save yourselves” he then throws a rainmaker down to distract everyone and flees the scene. - The big Bad then once They have Glasses back at Their side, They started to go ahead with Their plans and releases the weapon (which glasses unknowingly helped build and explains his injuries from earlier) to end the pesky inklings and octoling once and for all. However once Glasses was put in control of it, he snapped out of his mind control breifly destroyed the device controlling him and offically betrayed the big bad and started to fight them while the others dismantled and destroyed the weapon. Once Glasses had knocked down the big bad he started to help the others escape all while his vision slowly started to become faded and blurrier. The Octoling noticed that Glasses was starting to have trouble so he went go help him and then with them working together they destroyed the weapon and they got everyone out of the place. - Once everyone was out of there and glasses made sure they were alright he then passed out from the sheer exaustion and was taken to the hospital where he stayed asleep for a least a few days. He was treated for his injuries and the implant device for his vision was removed and soon after he finally woke up much to everyones relief. Lots of tears were shead plus a lot of apologizing and Team Blue was finally whole again which was a breath of relief for everyone. Post Sanitization: - Glasses’ scars are the markings he got from his own sanatization plus a small scar under his eye on the right side where the implant device was which is always visible. Only Glasses’ right eye glows under stressful sistuations,when angry, or when embarrassed and his vision has gotten a little worse since the sanatization so he’s a bit more protective over his Glasses and doesn’t like people touching them. The scars glow at night and Team blue(plus his SO) actually find it really cute and pretty thought it embarrasses poor Glasses. - He has a bit of trouble getting back into the swing of things But Team Blue,Rider,Teams Gloves,Safari,Blast Bros.,Emperor(surprisingly) and the s4 have been helping out by either hanging out or turfwars. - When Glasses sees Crusty Sean again Sean is so happy to see him again and Glasses cries when he offers him his favorite seanwich because he really missed how nice he was. - Rider and Glasses go to thearpy together for their sanatization and due to it they’ve become a lot closer. They both also have developed some slight insomnia and became late night texting buddies and also accidental nap time buddies as well since they both have been caught every now and then accidentally falling asleep at the tables of where ever they were hanging out. Notes: - I might re-think Tartar being the big bad cause of a spoiler I saw from the end of the octo-expansion arc since I only read the psyhical copies due to not being able to find a reliable source to read it on and the eyestrain I get from reading online. - The “dangerous” Octoling is my Oc Thadius October or just Mr. October, He is an adult Octoling and pretty tall. He is also a spy and was actually hunting down the big bad who got their hands on the sanatization technology. Once he saw Glasses and heard about  team blue and the others looking for him he didn’t hesitate to help them out and save Glasses. The Big Bad might end up being someone from his past that he thought was long gone. This is why I used They/Them pronouns for the big bad since I don’t know what I’m going to use just yet - The orginal idea I actually had three other Ocs which were octolings named Valentine,RockSteady and Suzy and they became Glasses’ team while sanatized. They were not sanatized but hypnotized via the hypnoshades or some headphones depending. I will add this if people want it but for now this is a maybe thing if anything these octolings become a team with inkling Patches called team ElectroSwing and would probably be a team that team Blue goes up against in turf wars. - I have decided to completely scrap the loosing his voice thing since I realized he’d need his voice to give orders to his troops/team so, I think he’s more quiet and he actually doesn’t freak out as much as he normally would but that’s mostly due to him being mind controled. - I am half tempted to make this an actually blog thing and maybe draw some stuff for it too possibly. Anyway this is where i shall stop for now but I might add more who knows. 

[nammies]

This Is Me

hey guys! this is another song fic and this is the song. I had so much fun writing this and I hope you all love this just as much as I do!

      Bing was sitting in his room, holding his head in his hands as tears rolled down his face. Bing took a deep breath and he stood up “no. don’t let Google bring you down again! I’m wanted! I’m loved! And i’m secure!” He wiped his face and he took a deep breath. Bing looked at his desk and stared at the several pieces of paper that were laying across his desk.

     He got up and went over to the desk and picked up the papers and he smiled slightly when he recognized it as his favorite songs.

“I am not a stranger to the dark. Hide away, they say. ’ Cause we don’t want your broken parts I’ve learned to be ashamed of all my scars… Run away, they say No one’ll love you as you are”

     Bing remembered when Google first insulted him in front of all the egos. When the next day Bing was sitting in the commons area and Wilford told him that he should just stay in his room because nobody wants to know that there is someone that’s broken. The next day Google told him to just leave because no one will love him as he is.

     Bing sang beautifully, he sounded like an angel but nobody knew this. They all thought he was broken and worthless, but his singing was so beautiful and amazing. Little did Bing know, his big brother was listening to him. Bing dropped the papers, knowing the words of the song by heart already, this was when Bing was himself. When he was lost in his passion. 

“But I won’t let them break me down to dust I know that there’s a place for us For we are glorious”

     Bing remembered when sometimes Google would try to bring him down so far it was almost like he was turning to dust, but Bing realized that there is a place for him in this family. That the jims loved him, they came to Bing to asked him questions instead of Google which was amazing.

“When the sharpest words wanna cut me down I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I am brave, I am bruised I am who I’m meant to be, this is me”

     Bing sang with so much passion and emotion as he danced around his room, he didn’t know that there were tears in his eyes but he could care less.

“Look out ‘cause here I come And I’m marching on to the beat I drum I’m not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me”

     Bing’s singing echoed out of his room and down the hall as he really got into the song, he had a huge smile on his face as he sang his heart out.

“Another round of bullets hits my skin Well, fire away 'cause today, I won’t let the shame sink in”

     As he sang those words he was reminded of the time that Google would throw insults at him constantly, when Google would put him down nonstop and embarrass him in front of everyone, but Bing wouldn’t let the shame ever sink in anymore. He knew it was all lies so he ignored it.

“We are bursting through the barricades And reaching for the sun Yeah, that’s what we’ve become”

     Google walked in quietly, his eyes widened when he saw that the person singing was indeed his younger brother, Bing. Google stared at Bing in awe as Bing didn’t notice him and kept singing.

“I Won’t let them break me down to dust I know that there’s a place for us For we are glorious When the sharpest words wanna cut me down Gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I am brave, I am bruised I am who I’m meant to be, this is me”

     Bing turned and his eyes widened when he saw his brother, Google watching him. Bing straightened and smiled slightly “Hey bro! Why are you in here?” Bing chuckled nervously

     “Well. I heard you singing and I wanted to see if it was actually you singing,” Google cleared his throat and walked towards him “you don’t have to stop singing, you have a pleasant voice.” Bing’s eyes widen at Google’s complement and he felt a huge smile grow on his face and he nodded.

“Look out 'cause here I come And I’m marching on to the beat I drum I’m not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me”

     Bing was singing so loud that all the egos could hear him now, and now the jims are at his door.

“And I know that I deserve your love There’s nothing I’m not worthy of”

     Bing got lost in his singing again, forgetting that there was anyone watching him. Bing’s voice got quieter suddenly and he was looking right at Google.

“When the sharpest words wanna cut me down I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out This is brave, this is proof This is who I’m meant to be, this is me”

     Bing stared at Google as he caught his breath. Bring sighed, thinking that his brother didn’t see that this song meant alot to Bing and Google was the reason he could relate so much to this song.

     Google straightened and crossed his arms “I’ve noticed that you have a lot of worthless emotions while you sing this particular song.” Bing felt his heart crack at those words and he looked away, glaring at the ground.

     “Well i’m sorry to disappoint. I know you would rather have me harm myself instead of doing something healthy.” Bing snapped at him, looking at him with so much anger that Google felt so small under his younger brother’s glare.

     Google looked at Bing “Bing, I would never want you to do something unhealthy to cope with your emotions. I know it’s too late but… I’m sorry. For being your personal bully for years.” Google sighted, looking at the ground. There was a few minutes of silence before Google looked up at him.

“And I know that you deserve my love There’s nothing your not worthy of When the sharpest words wanna cut you down I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out This is brave, this is proof This is who your meant to be…this is you.”

     Bing looked at him in shock, he didn’t know that Google could sing let alone know the song and even change the pronouns to it fit what Google was trying to say to him. Bing felt tears build up in his eyes and he smiled widely.

     Google opened his arms and Bing ran right into them, as soon as he came in contact with his big brother he started crying. Google hugged him tightly and said some of the nicest things that he thought would never come out of his mouth. “I love you so much bro…” Bing said quietly

     Google laughed quietly and his grip tightened “I love you too Bing… even if I haven’t been showing it until now…” Bing smiled widely and he buried his face in Google’s chest.

     “Its okay big bro.. I forgive you… I always will…” Bing said quietly and for the rest of the night Google and Bing hung out and watched movies, Played pranks on Dark (he was pissed but it was totally worth it), and even played a board game with the jims which was really fun. Lets just say that Google and Bing became actual brothers and it was amazing for both of them. They were always there for each other and Bing wouldn’t have any other way..

I hope you all like it!!! I had so much fun making this! and yes the part when google sings is supposed to not be bold but only italicized

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[chasholidays]

Hey love your fics im a first time prompt sender, if you can could you carry on Where Everybody Knows Your Name, except with Monty and Miller, I want to see if Monty gets his customer crush too, looking forward to the holiday fics i cant wait thanks x

Original fic here!

“It was Nate, right?”

Monty considers, but he can’t help the smartass retort. It’s his lot in life. “No, Monty. We work together?”

Clarke rolls her eyes, but she’s clearly amused. Possibly in spite of herself, but he’ll take what he can get. “Your customer crush. Nate with the rainbow flag on his bag?”

“Oh, yeah. That’s him. Why?”

“I know him.”

He frowns. “Okay, that’s just unfair. You can’t hog all the hot queer boys. We’re in a recession.”

“Which is why I’m talking to you. He and Bellamy are friends. They hang out. If you came to hang out too, you could actually spend time with him.”

“You have such a weird thing about talking to people you’re romantically interested in. Who does that?”

“People who want to get laid.” She leans back against the counter, watching him shrewdly. He likes Clarke, but she can be kind of intense. “You don’t have to do anything about it. But I figured I should let you know. Hanging out with Miller is a possibility.”

“Miller?”

“Bellamy calls him Miller. That’s why I didn’t make the connection earlier. But we all hung out last night, so—“

“So you slept with a customer and want to enable everyone else to do the same.”

“We’re dating,” she points out. Monty still thinks she might be a witch, honestly. It would explain some things. “All I’m enabling you to do is spend some time with him socially. He’s hosting game night at his place on Saturday night. Bellamy said I could bring friends.”

The entire premise of Monty’s crush is that Nate is attractive and seems to be queer. He’s quiet and polite when he comes in, and usually puts a dollar in the tip jar after he pays. There are no particularly deep feelings involved. He’s eye candy.

But, well.

“Game night?”

“Apparently he’s really into indie board games.”

“Oh my god.”

She smirks, and he’ll give her this one. She deserves to be smug. “So, you’re in, right?” she asks.

“Send me the details, yeah. I think I can make it.”

*

Monty has a fairly effective strategy for dealing with random crushes: he doesn’t do anything about them and eventually they go away. He likes having a person to idly fantasize about, but actually making a move always seems kind of terrifying. In college, his first and only girlfriend had asked him out, and they’d had a year-long relationship that ended with graduation.

And since then, nothing. Just scattered crushes, the kind with no pressure at all. People who aren’t really real, customers and attractive strangers on the bus. When Clarke was hired, he thought about getting a crush on her, but she was too intimidating, and not really his type.

Plus, after less than a month, she was dating Bellamy, which sort of proved his point. Anyone who went from crush to flirting to relationship with the efficiency she did was not someone he could ever date.

But a quiet guy who’s friends with his coworker and her boyfriend, who has board game nights? That guy’s right up his alley. And it’s a more than a little terrifying.

Clarke agrees to walk over to Nate’s with him, so he won’t be showing up alone. Bellamy isn’t even there, so they don’t have to pretend he’s not nervous about interacting with his semi-crush.

“It’s not a big deal,” Clarke says, which isn’t actually that helpful. He knows it’s not a big deal. She doesn’t need to remind him he’s being irrational.

His expression must give him away, because her face dissolves into a sheepish smile. “Sorry. So it’s going to be us, Bellamy, Miller, their friend Monroe, Raven, and her boyfriend. Apparently they try to do this like once a month.”

“Cool.” He pauses. “Bellamy didn’t think it was weird? That you were bringing me.”

“Nope. That’s part of why I asked Raven,” she adds. “I just said I was bringing my two favorite coworkers.”

“Aww,” he says, grinning. “Thanks.”

“Not a lie.”

“We like you too.” He exhales. “I shouldn’t be nervous, right? This is board games. If I’ve got a thing, this is it.”

“Definitely. Also you like Bellamy and Raven, and Miller is pretty laid back. You have good taste in crushes.”

“Thanks. Did we know Raven had a boyfriend?”

“Nope.”

“Okay, cool, just checking. Should I call Nate Miller? Does everyone call him Miller?”

“I don’t think he’ll mind Nate? He and Bellamy met in high school and there were a couple Nates, so he went by his last name. Either is probably fine.”

“It’s probably good,” he says. “Nate is an idea, Miller is a person. I can get to know the person.”

“That’s the spirit.”

They run into Raven a few blocks out, falling into step with her and her boyfriend, a tall guy with long hair who’s about as intimidating as Raven is, honestly. They’re one of those couples Monty is sure could kick his ass without even noticing they were doing it.

“Hey,” says Raven. “Finally putting your money where your mouth is, Monty?”

“I’ve never understood that saying,” he muses. “Do you have any idea how dirty money is? The last place I want it is where my mouth is.”

Raven smirks. “Don’t be nervous. Me and Clarke are going to talk you up.”

“That actually makes me feel worse, thanks. Is this your boyfriend? Do we get introduced or is he just going to lurk?”

“Yeah, this is Roan. Roan, Monty and Clarke. Clarke’s boyfriend invited us. I slept with him after it turned out Clarke and I were dating the same guy.”

Roan takes this in stride. “I will probably need a diagram. But it’s nice to meet you both. Raven has been educating me on the evolution of board gaming beyond Scrabble and Monopoly, so I’m looking forward to an educational afternoon.”

“Oh wow,” says Monty. “Yeah, you’ve got a lot to look forward to. Did Bellamy tell you what we were playing? If Miller’s understanding of modern board games begins and ends with Settlers of Catan, I don’t think I can be into him anymore.”

“What if board game night is actually just Sorry for three hours?” Clarke asks. “What then?”

“As long as it’s not Monopoly. Then none of us would come out with relationships.”

They talk favorite games until they get there, which lulls Monty into a false sense of security. He can do this. He’s a normal person who has normal conversations.

And then Nate opens the door to the apartment building, and it all kind of falls apart. He usually comes in on his way to work, dressed in slacks and collared shirts, but on his own time he apparently favors tight t-shirts and worn jeans. The t-shirt has the triforce on it, too, just to rub it in. It’s like he stepped right out of one of Monty’s pathetic dork fantasies.

“Hey, coffee shop crew. I’m an asshole who doesn’t actually know any of your names except Clarke. I assume you’re Raven and you’re Monty,” he adds, guessing correctly. “And you must be Raven’s boyfriend, name to be determined.”

“Roan,” he says. “A pleasure.”

“Cool. We haven’t ordered pizza yet, so you guys can get in on arguing about toppings. Come on up.”

Bellamy and Monroe are already upstairs, looking at Nate’s–Miller’s–impressive collection of board games. To Monty’s commingled relief and horror, he’s got great taste in games, some titles he loves, others he’s been hoping to try out, and even some that weren’t on his radar at all but look cool.

“I have a problem,” says Miller, when he catches Monty examining a deluxe edition of Underlings of Underwing. “A kickstarter problem.”

“This is honestly amazing,” he says. “Like–wow. You have the game collection I dream of having.”

“Yeah? What are some of your favorites?”

There’s this zone Monty gets into where he’s nervous, where he can interact normally, have full, coherent conversations, but it feels as if he’s watching himself do it, as if he’s in a video game running through a pre-written script until he hits a decision. He and Miller have a perfectly cordial discussion of games, and Monty’s sure he comes across well.

On the inside, though, he’s basically dying.

It gets better once they settle in for actual gaming. The games are engaging and require him to put thought into them, and even though he always ends up playing the same game as Miller when they break into groups, he can interact through mockery and trash talk, which works for him. Especially since Miller gives as good as he gets.

He’s congratulating himself on interacting like a normal human and never having to do it again when Miller grabs his arm. “Hey, have you played Pandemic Legacy?”

“No, just regular Pandemic.”

“I’m trying to get a game going on Thursdays. Bellamy and Clarke are in, so we need a fourth. You want to join?”

“Thursdays?” he asks, to fill the space as his brain catches up.

“Yeah. I figure we won’t make it work every week, but I want to try it. I hear it’s cool.”

“Yeah, me too. I can probably do that, yeah. Thursday nights?”

“Yup. Give me your number, I’ll text you when we’ve got a plan.”

“Awesome, sounds good. Looking forward to it.”

They shake hands, and Bellamy and Miller do a bro hug, and everyone else says their goodbyes downstairs. Clarke’s going over to Bellamy’s, which means she’s not going the same direction he is anymore, and he gets to walk home alone, letting his music dominate his brain.

Jasper’s playing Splatoon when he gets to the apartment, and Monty just collapses next to him with a groan.

“Did it suck?”

“No. It was amazing. We have a ton in common, he has a huge game collection, he wants me to join a weekly Pandemic Legacy game. I don’t know how it could have gone better.”

Jasper pats his shoulder, consoling. “Sorry, bro. That sucks.”

“Yeah, I know.”

*

Miller’s never been one of the regulars who comes in every day, so Monty doesn’t actually see him again for another couple days. He comes in on Tuesday morning, though, looking just as attractive as always, except now he has a personality.

Clarke Griffin is the worst thing that’s ever happened to Monty, probably. This is her fault.

He’s grabbing a big order of pastries when Miller comes in, so he just offers a smile, but he ends up in line right next to him, because that’s the kind of luck Monty has.

“Morning,” says Miller.

“Morning. How’s it going?”

“Okay. I was hoping you were going to be here. When do you finish work on Thursday?”

He blinks. “Oh, uh–three? Morning shift.”

“Cool. I was thinking like six for the game. Order dinner, figure out the rules, fight over how to prevent disease while the world dies around. The usual.”

“Yeah, that should work for me. Are you getting any pastries?” he adds.

“Yeah, blueberry muffin.”

Monty grabs one quickly, puts it in a bag and hands it over. It’s nothing he hasn’t done for other regulars, nothing he hasn’t done for Miller before, even. But this is the problem with a fake crush becoming a real crush: now everything feels important. It’s not fun anymore.

Which is, of course, ridiculous. He still doesn’t have a chance. He just has real things to pine over.

“Thanks,” Miller says, easy. “I’ll text you later tonight.”

“Cool. Have a good day.”

“You too.”

“Very natural,” Maya says, patting his shoulder once Miller is gone. “Totally smooth.”

“It may seem that way, but on the inside I am dying.”

“No, I can tell.”

“Thanks,” he says. “Really.”

“At least you get to hang out with him every week,” Clarke says, and he glares at her.

“I’m not even talking to you. You’re banned.”

She just smiles. “You’re welcome.”

He makes sure there are no customers around before he gives her the finger. So he’s not that doomed.

Yet.

*

Interacting with Miller isn’t that bad, except that the whole crush thing doesn’t get better. He’s just waiting for something to ruin it, and nothing does. Miller is not only hot and queer, but sarcastic and geeky and passionate. He works for a theater company that does outreach in public schools and seems to love it, and while Monty doesn’t really think he saves kittens from trees in his spare time or anything, that’s not really his type anyway.

Miller is his type. Basically just as he is. And he has no idea what to do about it.

“You could ask him out,” Clarke says. They’ve got their fifth week of Pandemic Legacy tomorrow, and Monty might be complaining. Just a little.

In his defense, it is her fault. She deserves it.

“How dare you,” he says.

“Monty doesn’t woo,” Jasper adds. “Monty is wooed.”

“Hey, that’s not fair. Most of the time, I’m neither.”

“Oh right. In general, Monty is just sad and alone.”

“That’s me,” he agrees. “I’ve got a brand, Clarke. Respect the brand.”

“And your brand can never date Miller?”

“No, my brand’s just bad at it. And I think it’s incompatible with his,” he adds.

“Really?” Clarke asks, sounding dubious. “You’re nerds who love games. How are you not on Miller’s brand?”

“His low self esteem makes it hard for him,” says Jasper, like he’s some kind of expert.

“Your mom’s low self esteem makes it hard for her,” Monty mutters.

“You’re great, Monty,” says Clarke. “Really.”

“I know. But that doesn’t mean I’m asking Miller out.”

“Okay. But you could.”

“I could,” he agrees. “I’m just not.”

He assumes it’s the end of the conversation, which is true in a limited sense, but Clarke clearly doesn’t forget, because Monty’s been at Miller’s for about three minutes when their phones buzz with a message from Bellamy: Sorry, something came up, me and Clarke are out.

It’s not even a real excuse. They really could have done better.

Miller must agree, because he snorts and tosses his phone aside. “Wow, subtle.”

“You think they’re having sex?”

“Oh, probably. I meant–” He glances at Monty, like he’s thinking it over. “Bellamy’s been telling me to just make a move for weeks. He thinks just because he’s dating his barista crush, everyone else should too. So he probably decided to skip out just so I’d–do this.”

Monty’s mouth goes dry. “Wait, what?”

“No pressure,” he says, with a shrug. “But if they’re not here anyway, we could switch this to a date. Or we can pretend I didn’t say anything and play video games.”

It takes his brain a second to catch up. “Really?” is what he comes out with, and then, “I mean, um. Can we do both?”

“Both what?”

“Video game date? Like–we’re on a date, but we’re still playing video games. Is that something you’re into?”

Miller smiles. “Yeah, Monty. That’s exactly what I’m into.”

“Oh. Wow. What are the odds?”

“Pretty shitty,” Miller says. “We must be lucky.”

Monty can’t stop grinning. “Yeah, we must be.”

*

He makes Clarke a coffee when she shows up for her shift the next morning. “I’m not saying I forgive you,” he says. “But I no longer want to murder you.”

“Cool.” She raises the cup. “To customer crushes?”

“To customer boyfriends,” he corrects, and she grins.

“Even better.”

[attract-mode-collective]

Everything Just Looks Better On Film, Even Rotoscoped Pixel Animation

The above, which was originally seen over at mendelpalace, hails from 1982 and was produced by Mattel, to advertise the Intellivision on the big screen, which played alongside movie trailers.

The futuristic newscast showcases the games Space Battle, Night Stalker, Utopia, Tron Deadly Discs, Boxing, Tennis, Skiing, and Star Strike, according to the uploader. He also states…

“This is a digital transfer from my personal 35mm film. Compared to other similar videos of this trailer, this is a higher resolution video but the original film stock is a little dirtier and has more wear. This digital transfer has been left in its raw state and no effort has been made to clean it up.”

Man, it’s been a little while since the last game culture wrap-up hasn’t? So long that this wacky Photoshop depicting Governor Chris Christie (courtesy of Kotaku) could be considered old news, but am gonna post it anyway…

I feel silly even commenting on it, but given my interest in video game attire… yes, I know about Atari’s Speakerhat. And yes, we are indeed living in the darkest timeline…

Whereas here we have a photo from back when Atari still did things that mattered…

The libraryandarchivesofplay explains…

“During the 1970s, designers at Atari created a multi-sided arcade game kiosk that allowed people to play up to six different games simultaneously. This undated photograph of an Atari Theater Kiosk depicts one young gamer playing Gran Trak 10 with the steering wheel control, while other children to the left of the image are engaged in a two-player game. The Atari Theater Kiosk was a high-visibility arcade attraction in public locations, such as shopping malls or subway stations.”

Back to the news, I have a new source and it is the Hard Drive section of The Hard Times. It’s hard to pick my fave headline and accompanying story, among such gems as “Climate Scientists Warn That All Super Mario Levels Will Be Underwater by 2025”, “Help! I Can’t Get Past the Part in Dark Souls 3 Where My Wife Threatens to Take the Kids and Go”, and “This Guy Made a Fully Functioning Computer in Minecraft That Blocks @notch on Twitter”.

Though the very best one might have to be “Band Paid in Experience Can Now Perform Spin Attacks, Wear New Armor”…

I also can’t choose which piece from Tino Valentin I like more; this possessed PC Engine…

Or this cheeseburger with a GameCube inside…

Am also rather fond of Pablo Calahorra’s Nintendo papercraft..

It’s a safe bet that most of you have seen Leonardo Gutierrez’s Super Smash Bears by now, but just in case (via it8bit)…

Speaking of Samus, here she is enjoying a glass of wine, courtesy of Sarracenian…

I also can’t stop staring at this Splatoon gif by tanyopo…

Was reminded of the original’s existence, while doing research on a “thing” regarding notable books that cover video game art and culture; here we have a review of CREDIT 00 - I love game graphics, perhaps one of the very first of its kind, originally published in 2004. Oh, also, the review is in German…

Apparently Batsugun is getting a manga adaptation?! Looks very nice as well (via miki800)…

Hey, Lego versions of the ships from Ikagura (via shmups). Neat!

I thought i had posted this old video mag cover previously, but it was something similar, perhaps similar enough in most circumstances to pass on it. But cuz I’m gaga for Xevious (again via the aforementioned source)…

Exhibit B (from you know who)…

I cannot emphasize enough how big of a deal Xevious was back in the day. The same could also be said of another beloved shmup of mine, Gradius. And on that note, Jeremy Parish’s most recent entry of his most excellent NES Works (formerly known as Good Nintentions… a name that I still prefer, sorry) is all about the game that made me want a Nintendo Entertainment System back in the day, and not Super Mario Bros like for most other kids…

Speaking of the NES, and returning to the subject of gaming mags, it’s time for yet another one of Classic Gaming Quarterly’s deep dives, and this one might what everyone’s been waiting for: the very first issue of Nintendo Power…

Spoilers: of all the magazine surveys that Chris Alaimo has done thus far, this was the first and only one that I found myself bored, though it’s not his fault. Cuz, at the end of the day, Nintendo Power was more or less just a vehicle to promote Nintendo and nothing but (obviously), which means we’re not only getting just a one portion of the gaming world circa its publication (never-mind that Nintendo was the only portion at the time, to a certain extent).

So there’s not a whole to talk about, though Chris does what he can, and makes some interesting observations, like the crazy hours the Nintendo Game Counselors had to work and if Sylvester Stallone ever saw how he was portrayed in the NES version of Rambo 3 (and if so, what did he think).

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; god bless old print MSX ads (via mendelpalace once again)…

Recently, gaijira  posted an oldie but goodie, which Eric originally shared back in the day, over at GameSetWatch. It’s of the Ika Drive from Invader! Squid Girl...

I still need to watch that show, cuz I still don’t know why the 32X attachment is regularly colored…

What I would do for a full sized version of the following. Which apparently, thus far, doesn’t include me just asking the source, who also apparently took it herself (hey, I’ve bene hella busy)…

Here’s something I saw some time ago, in a Slack channel that I’m a part of, but it was small so I never shared it. But thanks to arcadezen…

lunaticobscurity states “snk please make that tough-looking hair flip girl [from  King of Fighters ‘96] a character in kof xv”…

They should also add…

Been on a Jackie Chan kick as of late. Which might have been brought on by the Tekken kick I’ve also been on recently. Surely everyone knows the connection, but in case not (via mysterious0bob)…

When you graduated from high school or college, you probably received a year book, right? Which means you didn’t go to Hudson Soft’s school for video game design. Otherwise, you would have received the following, provided you graduated in 1991…

Hardcore Gaming 101 has the details. Basically, for their final project, students produced a game in which the player walks around the school and interacts with staff plus teachers. It also includes the various assignments that they had to make during class, worked into the ���main game”, or so I’m assuming. Alas, details are a bit hazy and there isn’t even any footage, simply a slideshow; apparently technical limitations prevent any video from happening…

BTW, here’s what the class of 1995’s Graduation Album looks like, courtesy of videogamesdensetsu…

What happens when you machine translate a Famicom game? You get the following; crashcarnival has several other examples handy…

Speaking of the language barrier, I wonder if that’s why I haven’t seen anyone leave a comment on this image by francoisdourlen, regarding the fact that you can’t play Duck Hunt, at least with a NES Zapper, on a flat screen television…

Which piece of Sonic fan art screams “THE 90’S!!!” more; this illustration of the blue blur himself, by piroeoe…

Or this group shot  of the “bad boys” (and gal), by paperbeatsscissors…

Though there’s also this official illustration for that cancelled Saturn title, via a sticker set that came with some Austrian freeze pops, via sonicthehedgeblog (note how Sonic is where Shaq’s uniform, back when he was with the Orlando Magic)…

And on that note, it’s been a while since we saw what’s new over at The Most Famous Hedgeblog, right? Recent faves include this tender moment from Sonic’s origin story, via some manga published in 1991…

Robotnik sprouting Wolverine claws in the American comic, early into its run…

Sonic getting on Knuckles’s case in Sonic Advance 2…

Sonic getting down, again somewhere in Australia back in the day…

And Sonic giving Mario a hard time, back when they were frenemies…

Here we have pictures of a pigeon playing Phantasy Star Online, via… who else but… tinypigeonlord…

You know what they say about Doom, right (via gamefreaksnz)…

Remember that video I posted not too long ago, of folks playing Super Mario on a big ass, replica Famicom (plus Super Famicom) controller? Well here it is again, but this time with Mega Man (technically Rockman; via anthony10000000)…

As @NickPopovich states: “Man, this IKEA has got ALL the classics”...

And finally, my new fave PC-98 jam (here’s the previous one, for those who need a refresher; via radicalhelmet)…

Don’t forget: Attract Mode is now on Medium! There you can subscribe to keep up to date, as well as enjoy some “best of” content you might have missed the first time around, plus be spared of the technical issues that’s starting to overtake Tumblr.

[tako-kola]

Plot: Canyon Conquest - Part 4

((On that one faithful day, the Great Zapfish went missing for a week. And Callie was nowhere to be found in Inkopolis. Will the entire city’s power run out? Or will they find a solution to bring it back? The answers will surprise you.))

((WARNING: This story contains spoilers to Splatoon 2. For those who haven’t owned the game or completed story mode, please keep scrolling ahead. Thank you and enjoy.))

Agent 7 (mentioned) belongs to @agent-7-at-your-service

Eimie (mentioned) belongs to @marchant-girls

The clock was ticking, fast for the two agents. After their battle against the Octo Samurai, they both advanced to the 3rd sector: Beaker’s Depot. They’ve encountered bigger threats like the Octo Seeker who couldn’t even catch Mantis, a break. Then, there are Octosnipers in that one kettle with a deserted parking lot. When it comes to snipers in general, Phantom would be an easy target if she’s not careful.

One boss after another, they went toe-to-tow against the Mighty Octostomp. Marie and Sheldon recognized this familiar box with legs after 2 years. But this time, it came back with a new coat. They cautiously took down the Octostomp after a lot of struggling to keep up.

The next sector which is Slimeskin Garrison is filled with a few bounce pads and ink furlers. As the sun begins to set in Moray Towers, Octolings and Octosnipers are trying gun them down. Agents Phantom and Mantis had to split up to get all 8 Mini Zapfish, each. For some reason, the soldiers were using Sloshers and Blasters on the battlefield. It didn’t take long to clear all the kettles in this area to face the Octo Shower, the fourth and final Octo Boss. Phantom was able to gun down the Octocopters, while Mantis inks a path for her to escape from incoming missles and pressurized ink blasts.

Back in the middle of Slimeskin Garrison, the two agents and Marie would receive a call from the same unknown disembodied voice. And he’s not pleased. “….Why..? Why do you all insist on getting in our way…? Why won’t you leave…?”

Phantom has been wondering if that familiar voice is actually her brother. It wouldn’t hurt to tell him. “We’re doing this to save Callie and the Zapfish…” She responded. “I don’t get it… Why do you sound just like my brother, Fynn…?”

The unknown voice stayed silent for a short period of time before speaking up. “….There is no Fynn here… Only Unit 11…. You got the wrong guy….” Back at base, Fynn was speaking to them through the CPOD transceiver. Both Team Beta and Omega were both wiped out at Humpback Pump Track and Moray Towers. The last remaining team in Musselforge Fitness is Delta.

“That doesn’t make any sense..! I know it’s you, Fynn..!! What are you even doing here..?! I haven’t heard from you in a week!” After all this time, Phantom wasn’t aware of Fynn’s disappearance until now. Her parents didn’t say much and Eimie told her that he’s busy with work.

“…Tch. Whatever…. Just stay away from me and don’t come back…!! EVER….!!” The brainwashed squid hung up the phone. He marched straight to the Commander’s office to speak with her. As soon as he was almost to the door, he was interrupted by Unit 64. She’s been keeping an eye on him for a week, now.

“And just where do you think you’re going..?” She asked, leaning against the door. Her right shoulder is recovering from the bite wound after snatching another Zapfish.

Ignoring her question, Fynn barge into the Commander’s office without a care. He opened the door to see a blueprint on the desk with her, examining it. It looks like some kind of heavily armed machine. The blue-ringed Octoling quickly rolled up the blueprints and hid it under her desk. “Ah, I was about come over here. What can I do you for?”

“Commander… Is that what I think it is..?” Unit 64 wasn’t the only one who noticed the blueprints. This one is a bit similar to DJ Octavio’s old ship.

“Oh? It’s just the blueprint to my latest prototype weapon to destroy those agents.. I’ve been collecting data on Lord Octavio’s old ship and created a machine that can destroy Inkopolis, once and for all..! We’ve been stuck here for years and we will claim what is ours..!!” Judging by the Commander’s expression, she was obsessed with getting revenge.

Unit 64 was not sure to follow this plan of hers. Of course, it sounded very high-tech and interesting. But that’s a bit overkill. “Are you sure, you’re going to use that…? I know it sounds all well and good, but I think that’s going a bit too far…. I’m sorry to say this, but it won’t work unless you tested it..”

“Of course, I’m sure!! This is what our lord wants! To wipe out all Inklings in existence!!” The commander slammed her fist down on the table, creating a loud thud.

“That’s insane…!! Lord Octavio did wanted revenge after a couple of years, but he wouldn't go too far..!! He might be finding another way for power supply, not… this..!! The lord himself, wouldn’t like your prototype anyway! I’m going to inform this to Lord Octavio at once..!” Unit 64 was about to leave the office, until she was blocked by Fynn. She quickly turned back to face the Commander with a look of shock and anger.

“You dare deny your commander…? Her voice is more venomous than her bite. Her expression was filled with malice and disgust towards Unit 64. “I can’t believe one of my favorite elites, walking away from me…? It’s about time, we put you in your place.. You damned traitor…!!” The Commander snapped her fingers to order Fynn to take her away to a cell.

“…..” Fynn knocked her out by the handle part of his Octo Roller. He watched her, collapsed onto the floor. He immediately picked up her entire body and carried her to the cells. Whatever happens to her, will be either punished or sent to the hypnosis chamber.

As he took Unit 64 away, the Commander lets out an eerie giggle. “Our time has come, Lord Octavio.. Once you finish performing your song with Callie Cuttlefish, we’ll carry out on our missing and destroy everything in our path with my newly developed, Octobot MK III..! Victory will be ours..!!

Meanwhile in the middle of Cephalon HQ, Phantom was bit furious when Fynn spoke to her for the first time. She immediately punched the pole in front of her to take her anger out on. “Can someone tell me.. Why is Fynn in Octo Canyon..!? Why is he siding with the Octarians…?!”

Mantis would try to calm her down, but he’d get slugged in the face again. Marie on the other hand was shocked that one of her formerly obsessed fans was working with the Octarians. That’s when Agent Freeze stepped up and explained why Fynn went missing.

“If I may…. Fynn was kidnapped by a couple of Octolings. The ones that I used to team up with… They were tracking me down for years, because I’m a wanted fugitive for leaving base.. This is my fault for letting Fynn get captured and who knows, what they did to him…. That’s why, I’m here to fix this mess….” She hung her head down in shame. Now that Freeze is here, she’s going to find the Commander and take her out by force.

Phantom decided to relax, a little. But she was still upset about Fynn, leaving Eimie and his friends during the power supply crisis. “If you’re friends with Fynn, please help me get my brother back…” She wanted to face him and smack him upside the head to knock some sense out of him.

“I’ll do the best I can for you and Mantis… The last kettle before we meet Octavio is Musselforge Fitness.. The last wave of Octoling elites will appear everywhere.. This time, I’m tagging along to cover you two..” The two agents have cleared all 5 kettles in Cephalon HQ. There’s only one more to go.

“Proceed with caution, you two.. Looks like Callie wasn’t the only one who is squidnapped…” Marie recognized his pink Inkling before. 2 years ago, he used to have a huge crush on Marie. And of course, Marie doesn’t feel the same way. Even after her break-up with Agent 7, she remains single and happily so.

The three agents arrived at the fitness center. The last 8 Mini Zapfish are located in each nook and cranny. As soon as they stepped down the pedestal, they were all greeted by a familiar pink squid on top of the pyramid. Their hearts sank as Fynn turns around to meet the three. “F-Fynn…?!” Phantom couldn’t believe her eyes.

“…I told you all, not to come.” Fynn was equipped with the Octoling armor for men. It was the only gear, they could find for him. He clenched onto his Octo Roller, preparing to strike them all down. He is now the Commander’s last line of defense.

“So, that’s why they took you..? To search for me….? I swear to cod, I’ll find the blue-ringed bastard and give her a piece of my mind…” This was it for Agent Freeze. She took Agent 7’s advice to rescue Fynn and she will fulfil her purpose.

“Fynn, this isn’t funny… Please, snap out of it…!” Phantom tried to bring him back to his senses, but mere words aren’t going to help him.

“….Now that you are all here, prepare to get crushed..! You’ve all done well in taking back all the Zapfish… But… it ends tonight..!! Delta Team, take position and curb stomp them into oblivion….!!” Fynn super jumped back to his spawn point to let a group of Octolings to stop them at all cost. Suddenly, the troops are guarding all 8 Zapfish. This isn’t going to be easy.

“Agent Phantom, there’s nothing you can do to help him.. We need to take back all the Mini Zapfish and knock sense into him.. If I’m in a bit of a pinch, use this..” Freeze hands her a can of the Splashdown. But this was no ordinary Special Weapon. “This one is called the Low-Tide Splashdown. It won’t splat him, instantly but this will clear his senses.. Lady Marie came up with that name, after her special Low-Tide ink technique. It only cloaks up your fist, not your entire body.”

She took the can from Freeze and examined it. There’s a Marie icon on that can with some glitter on it. She looks up at Agent Freeze and nods. “I-If that’ll save my big bro, I’m putting my faith in you…”

“It’s gonna be okay, Phantom… I’ll stick with you to grab all the Mini Zapfish.. If my brother was in this situation, I wouldn’t hesitate to help him in any way…” Mantis placed a hand on Phantom and gave her a reassuring smile. "Now, let’s bring the battle to them..!!”

Phantom nodded, slowly as she went for the first Mini Zapfish. With her newly equipped, Hero Splatling. She charges up her six barrels before the Octolings could act. And then, she released her rapid fire at them. With a long ranged weapon, Phantom can tear up the competition from afar. After she splatted a few Octolings, Freeze shattered the light bulb, allowing her to grab the Mini Zapfish. Agent Freeze will cover them by breaking every light bulb in the gym and snipe foes if they’re stuck in pinch.

2 in a half minutes later, Mantis and Phantom grabbed the remaining six Zapfish. If it wasn’t for Freeze, they would’ve failed the mission after making it this far. Before they could grab the last remaining Zapfish, they noticed that Fynn was not at spawn. Confused and worried, Mantis contacted Freeze who is still at the other side of the spawn. “This is Agent Mantis, speaking. Is everything okay..?” There was no response until they both heard choking. They quickly turned around to see Fynn, strangling Agent Freeze while they were busy with collecting the rest if the Mini Zapfish.

“Freeze…!!” Phantom cried, watching her brother choke the life out of her. It appears that Fynn snuck around the area to get to his teacher.

“Gnnnk… F-Fynn….. stop…” Agent Freeze has been fending off Fynn, but his skills were too advanced to bring down the Octoling, she trained. Her arms went slack when Fynn has his hand around her throat.

“F-Fynn…. please, stop…” Phantom’s entire body was shaking with fear. She has never witnessed this side of Fynn until now. She has to save Freeze, before Fynn takes her life. She remembered the Special Weapon that Freeze gave to her. The Low-Tide Splashdown. Her gaze was fixated on her brainwashed brother. She clenched her fist in anger as she got into positon. Without warning, she dashed straight towards Fynn while he’s distracted.

“So, I finally found you…. Unit 237… I won’t kill you but the Commander will be pleased if I bring you in, alive… Soon, you’ll be remixed and back in the force… That’ll teach you to go AWOL on us…!!” As Fynn was about to get her out cold, he heard footsteps. And it was getting closer and closer.

Phantom ditched her Splatling as she balls up her fist that was cloaked in her own ink. Her face was mixture of anger and sadness before she lands a critical hit. “FYYYNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!” She lands the Low-Tide Splashdown, directly into Fynn’s jaw. Like Freeze said, the impact didn’t splat him.

“AHHHHHH!!!” Fynn shrieked as he lost his hypnoshades. He loosened his grip on Agent Freeze and collasped to the ground. Now that his shades are finally off, his corruption was shattered while was having a hard time, thinking.

Freeze coughed and wheezed, trying to gasp for air until she was able to breathe. She looks up at Phantom and gave her a thumbs up. “You… did it, kid… Thanks for saving my neck… Literally…” She was almost about to pass out from the iron grip.

“Phantom, are you alright..?!” Mantis said, running towards her. He watched the whole thing when she literally, “knock some sense” into him. One things for sure, Phantom does have a killer right hook.

Phantom was on her knees, sobbing. She didn’t mean to hurt him that bad, but she had to save him or die trying. She got up and walked over to Fynn. She hugged her brother, tightly as she cried over her shoulder. “Fynn…. Please come back to us… Mom and Dad are worried, your team is worried, even Eimie is worried…..” She said, still shaking like a leaf.

As his corruption has been lifted, he was free from being mind controlled. He groaned from the migrane, he’s having and the bruise on Fynn’s jaw. “Ooooogh….. My head… my jaw… my everything…” Fynn would soon feel something warm, against his chest. Before he could notice, he stared at the agent who was hugging him. He was about to ask her why until her face lifted up to see him. Fynn recognized the freckles on her cheeks and the magenta eyes. “D-Dawn…?!” Fynn is shocked to see his sister, working for the Squidbeak Splatoon.

“F-Fynn… You’re okay..!! I’ll explain everything, once we grab the last Mini Zapfish.” She dried up her tears and lets go of Fynn. The Mini Zapfish is still in the light bulb, waiting to be freed. It wasn’t long until the agent shattered the bulb and grabbed the last Mini Zapfish. Their mission is a huge success.

5 minutes later…

“So, let me get this straight… I was brainwashed for a whole week and stole all of Zapfish while you hired my sister and this random guy to help get them back….?” They were all standing near the entrance to the last Boss Kettle. Fynn was having a hard time, thinking at the moment.

Marie’s glad that Fynn is back to his old self again. “Yep.. They both fought hard to get here and their teamwork is flawless.. Now, we have a Great Zapfish to save and my cousin, Callie.. You're not the only one who is missing, Mr. Sparks..”

Mantis walks up to Fynn. He couldn’t believe that he was the mysterious figure in the footage that put his brother in the hospital. He was mad at first, but he couldn’t stay mad at him for a long time. “It’s an honor to meet you, sir! I’m Sage Evergreene, Dawn’s neighbor!” He enthusiastically shook Fynn’s hand.

Fynn looked over to his sister as smiles, a bit “I like this guy, already. Are guys dating or something..?” As soon as he said it, both Phantom and Mantis were blushing.

“Fynn..!! We are not dating..!! We barely even know each other..!!” Mortified, she turned away from him. She was still blushing up a storm. Then again, she’s starting to like Mantis more than ghosts.

“Hate to cut the reunion short, but ya’ll need to save the Great Zapfish and Callie.. But first, you have to take down my ex-boss.. DJ Octavio.. From what I heard from Lady Marie, he busted out of the snowglobe in Octo Valley and came back for revenge. It ain’t going to be easy like last time.. Me and Fynn are going to settle the score with the Commander and destroy the Hypno Chamber into scraps. All of this is my fault and I’m going to erase my mistakes, permanently..” Agent Freeze hands Fynn some hero gear for this final battle. “Take the briefcase and you’ll be equipped in your Hero Suit. Also, I’m lending you this..” She gave him the Herobrush to help out.

Fynn got dressed into his new Hero Hoodie, immediately. It doesn't suit him well, because it's a bit humid to wear and too much neon yellow. He looks like walking ripe banana. He held the Herobrush as the memories came rushing back to him."I remember what happened before I was captured, now...! I borrowed your Octobrush to defend myself and I got knocked out in return... That reminds me... Where is that girl who was with the Commander..? Unit 64, was it..?" He also remembered, breaking her Octoshot by stomping it on the ground.

"Wherever she is, we'll get some answers from her. The Hypno Chamber isn't that far from here.. I know the way." She turned back to look at the three Inklings. "It was an honor, working with you guys.. Make sure ya'll give ol' Tavi, a bass whoppin' for me! M'kay?" She winked at them with her left eye.

"Be careful out there, Agent Freeze. You too, Fynn.. Sometimes, I'm worried about you or your sister because you're both grandsquids of Cyrus Sparks.. Gramps told me about him." She thought he was just another obsessed fan with bad hygiene, but he's an honorable Inkling at heart.

Fynn was touched by her kind words. The Marie, he knew was sarcastic and sassy in general. Maybe, she turned into a new leaf after the last Splatfest. "Heh, thanks. Keep this up, I might fall for you again.." He would, but he already has a woman to love. Otherwise, he'll get his legs shot off by Agent 7 again.

As soon as Fynn said, Marie reacts with a groan. "Aaaaand, I take it all back. I'm not worried about you.. Just get your butt to the Hypno Chamber, now." Even after Fynn being brainwashed, his smugness never changed.

"Try not to break a hip, grandma. Let's get it over with, so I can go to bed." Fynn turned his back, leaving the three squids to face against the DJ. Agent Freeze shrugs and went with him. When this is over, she promise to let him lay low for a while until everything's back to normal.

Marie lets out a huff, turning to face the two agents. "I liked him better, when he's brainwashed... Whatever.. Are you both ready to finish this?" The idol asked.

"Whoever this Octavio guy is, I'll make him pay for what he did to Callie and my brother..! We've fought long and hard to get here, thanks to your help..!" Phantom was nervous at first, but she has to stay strong for not only Marie or Fynn. But the entire city of Inkopolis.

"Like we said, we won't let you down. I'm sure, my brother will have me as the 4th member on his team! I just can't wait to participate in League Battles, someday. And even the Splat Tournament!" He said, twirling his Hero Duelies.

"Then, let's take the fight to Octavio's doorstep..!!" Marie led the two heroes into the Boss Kettle. After a few seconds, the entire saucer-like platform descended into the main arena where they finally meet the DJ for the first time.

They all appeared into the large arena. They spotted a large crowd of Octotroopers and Octolings, cheering and shouting to get the concert started. Not to mention, there's a huge flying object in the middle of this familiar landmark. ("That looks just like Inkopolis Plaza's pavement...!") Phantom said, staring down at the bottom.

"I'll keep an eye on you, while you go down there.. Once again, proceed with caution..!" Once Marie ordered them, they super jumped into the middle. They could hear a lot of cheering from the crowd.

As they both landed before the huge object, they both noticed the Inkling who is standing on stage. And that Inkling is... "C-Callie.....?!" Agent Phantom was surprised and shocked to see the pink pop idol in her new black midriff. This isn't the happy-go lucky idol that Dawn knew. She's as corrupted as Fynn.

The brainwashed pop idol turned around the face the agents. She looks disappointed to see them. She too was wearing the same hypnoshades as Fynn's and she has a tattoo of an octopus on her stomach. "I told you to beat it..." Callie crossed her arms, glaring at the two.

"C-Callie, wake up..!! This is your cousin, Marie..!! Please snap out of it, this instant..!" Seeing her new look, sends shivers down Marie's spine. Technically, squids don't have spines for that matter.

"You leave me, no choice... Prepare to get rocked, losers...!! DJ, LET'S BREAK IT DOWN...!!!" And with that, Callie summonded the large octopus DJ who is controlling the ship. He was wearing a samurai-looking snapback cap and a pair of shutter shades. He glares down at the two squids.

"So... You must be the two slimy little hipsters that Agent 2 hired... I'm rather impressed that you two, took back all the Zapfish from us.. You both remind me of a certain agent who dubstomped me, years ago.. Allow me to congratulate you two by making this far..... by remixing your faces with my funky fresh, wasabi beats!!! GYA HA HA HA HA!!!" The DJ lets out a hearty laugh, before prepping up for the big finale.

"Here comes our hottest new single: Bomb Rush Blush!!!" Callie struck a fabulous and alluring pose for the audience as the music started. This one is more remixed than the original.

"I'm sorry for what they did to you, Callie... I promise to bring you back, safe..!! Time to nut up or shut up...!!" The two agents before them, got into their fighting stances. It was all or nothing.

Meanwhile in the deepest part of the headquarters, Fynn and Tundra were infiltrating the main base to reach to the Hypno Chamber. Luckily for them, there was no one there to stop them because they're all watching the main event on live television. It didn't take long for them to reach to the chamber. When they arrived, they both see a restraint Unit 64 on the chair. Now, that was unexpected. Her screams were muffled by the tape in her mouth.

"What the- A-Alex..?! Why are you in the hypnotic chair...?!" She calls out Unit 64's real name as she walked towards her. Before she could free her, a large robotic object dropped down on Tundra. She reacted, immediately and dodge backwards from the machine. "You....!!" She said, glaring at the Commander who is controlling the heavily armed object. This machine looks alot like a spider.

"Well, well, well.. Look who decided to show up after all these years... Unit 237... And I see, my buddy came back to his senses.. Bravo, bravo~" She stared down at them like ants. She was filled with madness and hate against the two heroes.

"I'm not your buddy... It's about time, I pay you back for making me do such horrible things...!!" Fynn gripped onto his Herobrush, ready to strike. He recognized the same blue-ringed Octoling who threw a bottle of Toxic Mist to immobilize him. He's still unknown to the new Sub Weapons, yet.

"You won't leave this chamber, alive..!! With this newly built prototype, I'll force you to your knees...!! This ends now..!!" While Phantom and Mantis battling against Octavio feat. Callie, Fynn and Tundra are going to stop the Commander at all costs. This will be their final act in saving the Great Zapfish and Inkopolis for the second time.

End of Part 4

[agent-7-at-your-service]

Plot: Ink-License Renewed - Part 6: We Will Endure!

(( Agent 7, Nakano-868 (mentioned), Mitsuhide-582 (mentioned), Masato, Date-567, and Sanada-600 belong to me

Mercury belongs to @teamuntyblue / @ryan-sign-guy​

Agent J1.0 (Jay H) and Agent J2.0 (Jim H) belong to @ask-the-h-bros​

Agent Firefly (Cameo) belongs to @squished-by-inkbrush​

Lee belongs to @inklingleesquidly​

Ami belongs to @amethystsuki​

Leo belongs to @theoctogellifamily​

Cassi and Vanille (Agent 27) belong to @candiphoenixesartblog / @thephoeninxknightsblog​

Chihiro belongs to @petit-blu-inkling​

Vincent and Beaker Jr belong to @askvincent and @scrushling​

Sylver (Cameo) belongs to @twelvetailedkitsune​

Robin and friends (Cameo) belongs to @alpinesquid​

Jess (Cameo) belongs to @helpful-yellow-inkling​

Depiction of Agent 3 and Agent 4 (cameos) belong to @ofsquidsandkids / @squiidhero​

Blueshift belongs to @myzzy​

Agent 0 belongs to @son-of-joy ))

We Will Endure! We Will Endure! We Will Endure!

Inkopolis Square is full of rioters, chanting this slogan. It was a small group of students, but their message is strong: the witchhunts must stop; the extreme censorship must stop; the discrimination must stop; the mob rule must stop; the Rīkībaketto Party reign must stop.

This sowed the seeds of a rebellion.

In order to explain, Masato “Senshi” Sosharu and the Rīkībaketto Party have already passed a law allowing their new Security department to gain control of the media, seize artists and writers, and detain Off the Hook for a trial. That last part would cancel another Splatfest which angered the fanbase who saw it as the last straw.

Inkopolis Square was given promises from this political party through their acts of justice and prosperity. Those actions and deeds are finally questioned by their witchhunts, extreme censorship, mob rule, discrimination, false accusations, and unlawful arrests and executions. All this brought fear, control, and discontent from those already living in this part of Inkopolis.

At sunset, ink chargers were shot, and there were screams and retaliation. A mob leader named Sanada-600 is already at the scene with his union of gangs and mobsters to turn the riot into a rebellion. However, there were still some civilians in the riot that were already panicking to the point of routing. Those that weren’t part either the rebellion or the riot and those that were bystanders ended up in the mess.

Vincent managed to get Beaker Jr out of the disarray. All he was doing before this sudden battle was strolling with his son. He ended up stumbling into Lee, Ami, Leo, Cassi, and Chihiro in some pharmacy. They got their ink-weapons with them, but they weren’t planning on joining this battle in the Square.

“You guys, too?” Vincent was holding Beaker Jr close who was crying. He tried to calm him down.

“Well, things aren’t looking good out there.” Cassi is with Chihiro, peeking out the window. “We can’t just risk our lives.”

“Who would do this?” Chihiro recognized seeing these Ammonites before. “I thought those ammonites were gone two years ago!”

“Whoever these guys are, those poor guys in the square are going to get hurt,” Leo commented, “There are children still out there.”

Ami has never seen tension rise like this. She’s covering her ears and closing her eyes tightly. Lee was there to calm his friend down, and he didn’t want to be in this mess either.

“We need to get out of here somehow,” Leo stated. She held her roller close.

“We need to get everyone out of here before someone splats forever.” Cassi is already on a phone to call someone. She kept her Gold Dynamo roller in one hand just in case. “Vanille, we got some trouble here in Inkopolis Square...”

Meanwhile, Agent 7 just arrived back in Inkopolis. He was in Calamari County, negotiating with his mother, and later in Octo-Valley having a meeting with his arch-enemy, Calypso.

When he arrived in old Inkopolis Plaza, there were numerous citizens of Inkopolis Square in tents. Sylver and Jess can be seen doing what they can to comfort them. Robin and friends were there to keep their spirits up. Agent Firefly, Agent 3, Agent 4, and Captain Cuttlefish can be seen assuring protection.

Blueshift and Agent 0 approached. Blueshift and Agent 0 tried not to mention Marie or Agent 7′s situation in finding her. However, both of those Agents know something is up.

“Agent 7, thing’s are heating up in Inkopolis Square, what’s going on?” Agent 0 asked.

“Agent 7, what’s going on?” Agent Blueshift.

Agent 7 soon realizes what happened. Masato and the Rīkībaketto Party have brought a rebellion upon themselves.

“It has begun...” Agent 7 passes by the two agents, and they followed him.

Agent 7 approaches Captain Cuttlefish. He salutes. “Captain!”

“Agent 7, did you figure out the whereabouts of my grand-daughter?” Cuttlefish asked.

Agent 7 shook his head. “Close, but I’ll explain later. Right now, there might be some innocent lives still in Inkopolis Square.”

“I already sent some back-up to execute a rescue mission,” Cuttlefish replied, “It’s not too late to follow them.”

“Is Agent 1 with them?” Agent 7 needed to tell her something.

“She refuses to join... I’m sorry.” Cuttlefish couldn’t explain.

“...Alright.” Agent 7 nods and looks to Blueshift and Agent 0. “You two, with me.”

As Agent 7 superjumps to Inkopolis Square, Agent 0 and Blueshift followed, but each shared a look of concern relating to Marie. They want to know what Agent 7 has found out about Marie and her kidnapping.

As the battle in Inkopolis Square intensifies, there were already Agents in the premises, taking cover. This is the rescue team, made up of Bigfin Splatoon, two agents from  Squidforce Splatters named Agent J1.0 and Agent J2.0, and an Agent named Agent 27.

They manage to detect a number of civilians who got caught up in the war in two locations in Inkopolis Square, so they decided to split up to rescue them. Bigfin Splatoon went off to rescue civilians near the stores of Inkopolis Square. The rest handles rescuing a few civilians in a pharmacy. Agent 27 manages to talk with those civilians through a communicator.

“Cassi, are you there?” Agent 27 managed to get her call. She was carrying a hero roller at the moment.

“We’re over here.” Cassi is at the pharmacy’s window, waving to her.

“Who’s in there with you.” Agent 27 is prepared to go towards the pharmacy. It was just across a street.

“Well, there’s Lee, Ami, Leo, Vincent, his kid, Chihiro... and me,” Cassi replied, “We were holding out here for a while because of the fight.”

“We know that, and that’s why Cuttlefish sent some agents here,” Agent 27 replied back.

“Finally, some rescue!” Leo walks over to the window.

Ink-shots suddenly fired on Agent 27′s party, and both everyone had to take cover. Ammonite Ashigaru were pointing their modified bamboozlers.

“Those things got us pinned!” Agent J2.0 stated.

“We can’t get into that pharmacy with those chargers shooting,” Agent J1.0 commented.

Agent 27 had an idea. “Cassi, do any of you guys have your turf wars weapons with you?”

“All except, Vincent and Beaker Jr.” Cassi was looking at everyone in the pharmacy.

“Good, here is what I need you guys to do,” Agent 27 ordered, “we’re going to draw all the firepower, and once they’re exposed, you guys will have to attack them. Afterward, make a run for it. We’ll cover you guys.”

And with that, Agents 27, J1.0, and J2.0 began taking all the fire, distracting those ammonites for Cassi and a few others to use their ink-weapons to splat the enemy. Afterward, they started running to safety with agents covering them.

Suddenly, seven ammonites on horseback delivered a surprise attack on the group. However, they were stopped by three more Agents: Agent 7, Blueshift, and Zero. The ammonite cavalry retreated to join the fight in the square. Agent 7 approaches Agent 27, J1.0, and J2.0 Agent J1.0 and J2.0 saluted. The others know about Agent 7 and were kind of glad he’s here.

“This is it, three agents? Where are the others?” Agent 7 questioned.

“Some are at the stores, rescuing the rest of the civilians,” Agent 27 replied.

Agent 7 sighs and gave them an order. “Get these guys out of there, and get word to Cuttlefish that we need agents to support this rebellion.”

Agent 27 nods and leads her party and the civilians back to safety in Inkopolis Square. Before Agent 7 can continue, Blueshift stops him.

“Agent 7, Zero and I need to speak with you.” Blueshift knew they can’t just talk on a battlefield, but it was a bit urgent. “Something about Marie.”

Agent 7 stopped. He’s listening.

“...What did you find out here when you were searching for Marie?” Agent 0 asked.

Agent 7 didn’t respond for a moment but then replied: “This is between us and us only. I already told enough people about it. So here is what I know, and it has to do with Masato and his political power.”

And he told them the truth about Nakano-868.

Minutes later, Blueshift and Agent 0 would be heading straight for the city hall, leaving Agent 7 to continue rescuing civilians at the Square. The fight was spreading from there all the way to the City Hall where Masato and his party resides.

Blueshift and Agent 0 had a small task from Agent 7: To retrieve whatever intel they can find from the Masato’s office. With the fighting going on, the two manage to break into the city hall and infiltrate the offices. When Blueshift and Agent 0 find Masato’s office, they began searching only to find nothing but empty files and drawers.

But then they heard a groan and a collapse. They leave office to check it out, and they find an injured Mercury. She has a bundle of papers in her hands.

An ammonite in blue and gold armor stood over her, carrying two ink katanas. The banner he carried had the sigil of sparrows and bamboo. Next to that ammonite is an inkling with cyan hair and light skin, wearing a black suit, brown tie, white gloves, and a short top hat -- this is Masato. He smoked a cigar.

“Greetings, spies,” Masato began, “I recognize you two. The Vigilante that the Commodore has hunted for years and the Agent who whiled the Commodore’s retainers.”

“That’s behind us now.” Blueshift has his Quasar Blade ready.

“Why did you do all this to Inkopolis Square?” Agent 0 demanded.

“I’m doing this for the people. For Justice. For the greater good. I’m doing this to make Inkopolis Square prosper.” Masato takes the cigar out of his mouth and blows some smoke. “It’s all that my party believes in.”

“Through witchhunts, crackdowns, and control?” Blueshift carefully stepped forward.

“Date-567,” Masato ordered.

The ammonite in blue and gold armor points two ink katanas at Mercury’s neck.

“One more step and she’ll have no head,” Masato threatened before turning around. “Get those papers if you dare. I have work to do.” He leaves.

Agent 0 takes out his shield and the flaming katana, and he charges at Date-567. The ammonite had to give up decapitating Mercury to guard. Blueshift quickly runs over to pull Mercury away from Date.

“Get these to Sev...,” Mercury mumbled, “He had to see this...” She passes out.

Blueshift gently places her down and gets up to face Date-567.

((BGM: https://youtu.be/xlYCxbBZUCY ))

“It’s time I do a favor for Mitsuhide, Vigilante and Agent.” Date-567 sharpens his katanas, smearing them with ink. “You’re deaths shall be my ascension.”

Blueshift and Agent 0 took the fighting to the main halls. Despite the legislators still in the building, the fight didn’t disrupt the sessions.

All can be seen is flecks of ink and sparks lighting the dark. Date-567 danced like a madman, deflecting the attacks, letting blade meet blade, and ink meet ink. Each clash of blades leave a few drops of ink covering the floors and walls.

Date-567 would do a few flips and quick moves to maneuver the slashes and thrusts. Blueshift and Agent 0 were coordinating every attack they can throw at the ammonite, and the only damages they dealt was on the armor and not the ammonite.

The fight was soon brought to the upper levels of the city hall. The blades kept clashing, and more ink was covering the floors like in Turf wars.

Soon, the fight stopped for a moment. Agent 0 and Blueshift circle Date-567 like predators surrounding their prey. Agent 0 and Blueshift made some eye contact for a moment, each getting the idea that they need to find a way to defeat him.

Agent 0 decided to give it his all and threw all his attacks on the ammonite. Blueshift stepped back to focus and figure out how to defeat him. There were are few damages to the armor, but Date-567 kept an eye for an attack on heavily damaged parts of his armor. Blueshift then figured out the truth: Date-567’s armor is not as tough as it looks.

Blueshift charged at Date-567 only to end up thrown down to the main floor below. Date-567 then threw Agent 0 down. This didn’t cause the two agents to splat.

Date-567 looked down on them, and he sheathed his katanas.

“You’re not yourselves since you defeated the Commodore’s men two years ago! Look are you now!” Date-567 mocked. “Masato will get what he wants out of the Square even if he has to control--”

Mercury, who has finally regained consciousness turns him around, pulls out his katanas, and stabs the ammonite with his own katanas. This time, Date-567 splats, and he will remain dead with the ink-puddles left like carrion.

((End of BGM))

Minutes later, Blueshift, Agent 0, and Mercury, began making their escape before more ammonites come. They would regroup. They didn’t share any sign of saying “Thank you” or “Your welcome”. There’s still a rebellion going on.

The papers that Mercury managed to retrieve all connected to one of Mitsuhide’s goals: A wedding day before the Vernal Equinox. But there was more to the wedding, and Masato is taking advantage of it. 

They want to go home.