#that or ember from elemental

[gongedtornado]

i wish i saw more filipino characters and actors in media. fictional or not, i kinda wanna be able to see myself so clearly in a character one day

[dragons-hoard-of-fandoms]

I watched Elemental last night.

Good movie. Not as good as WALL-E, but I liked it.

...

Okay so hear me out, Uzi as Ember and N as Wade- *I am immediately assassinated by the CIA*

[chilledagridolce27]

no because why is elemental the literal embodiment of the absolute PRESSURE 1st & 2nd gen migrant kids face? the overwhelming reality of the unfathomable and tremendous sacrifice your parents made to give you the opportunities they never had...the weight of all that expectation to not only succeed but to succeed excellently because you are the culmination of generations of hopes and dreams, of blood, sweat and tears... The hopelessness of wondering how you could EVER pay back that kind of sacrifice and loss? the desperate need to be strong and do it anyway? The frantic desire to never disappoint, to never be the reason they regret it all... The constant internal struggle between your dreams and their legacy, your desires vs weight of their sacrifice, your future vs their past?? The burden of having to carry all of that and hating yourself for hating it because how could you spit in the face of all that sacrifice???! Why can't you just be grateful??!!

I'm a bad daughter

[toaverse]

The steam baby!

[therottenkingsreckoning]

3/14 it's Izzy! beautiful, beautiful Izzy. A full-blooded version of the same race that Yol is, with them and all of her friends being warped down to Earth thanks to a new plant she found and grew. They're big fans of plants, having an extensive garden in/next to her house, and will gladly talk for ages to you about that or anything else. Naturally, being on a whole new planet with lots of new plants to find was quite a pleasant surprise!

Generally seen as some of the smarter & more reasonable neighbors, though they are still plenty capable of causing & encouraging shenanigans when the opportunity arises >:)

made charts for each of the 3 typical headmates, as obviously each will have a different relationship to the people of Home. I'll put the version for Soldier down at the bottom as a bonus.

Only out when they need to be. Will protect you at all costs.

[peppapigvevo]

I was going to put this in a reply but I thought it might be too personal for that, so if you could, please respond privately!

(for clarification I don't mean this in a rebutting or critical way, just genuinely curious) I know pieces of media shouldn't be expected to capture the full range of experiences, but do you think the Elemental movie would also apply to poc who have only been in interracial relationships with other poc? in my personal experience while I can appreciate media that portray poc/white person interracial relationships, I don't connect to them personally

speaking entirely as the son of immigrants in a committed relationship with a white person who enjoyed the movie thoroughly but also just saw it once not even an hour ago:

the romance between Ember and Wade is definitely there and I loved them together but it was nowhere near the main plot of the story

definitely the reading of the movie is supposed to be "Wade = white person" and even myself made the joke and connection, but I think overall, the more important reading is the cultural difference that comes from being a naturalized citizen or direct child of a naturalized citizen vs. living or being far removed from that

this may be a little spoilery so stop here if you want to avoid that:

the movie starts with Embers parents immigrating to Element City and all the other elementals (there are no other fire elementals at this point) othering them; they're immediately given new names (their language being too complicated for the immigration officer) and are denied multiple rooms for rent by virtue of being fire elementals. it's pretty obvious (and supported by word of god) that fire elementals in Element City are from overt Asian cultures and the Fire Town they establish is a Chinatown.

there's definitely a few ways to read it, the most obvious, like I said up there, being that Fire elementals are PoC and every other elemental is "white." there also a scene in the beginning that establishes Fire Elementals as the "newest" type of immigrant – there's murals in the immigration office establishing that the other 3 were the first to populate Element City, so you could definitely read it as I tend to: diasporic people who are more removed from a culture interacting with immigrants who only had their culture. There's also the 3rd argument that Fire elementals had such an obvious cultural link and the other elementals didn't because Earth, Air and Water were just supposed to represent the idea of individualism vs. the familial collectivism that Asian cultures have (this is interesting because Wade is the only other Elemental besides Ember whose family we meet, and its a very extended family)

again, this is all my reading and maybe others will disagree or something, but th tl;Dr is Elemental is not a "star crossed romance" movie and is really the story of a child of immigrants caught in the VERY real-world dilemma of honoring her families sacrifice and pursuing her own path

[ki3r1]

♋♊

fire requires fire. it resents the cold rejection of water, doused upon it to condemn its very raison d'etre. and winds that try to forcefully change the direction of his blaze, saying 'i know what's best, better for you.'

[coern]

two embers needs to release soon already so I can have a little more of an excuse to draw alef and resh as siblings and draw them to six trillion years and overnight story

[discordiansamba]

he doesn't accompany his friends into hira'a.

it feels like a coward's move, but zuko can't bring himself to do it. it's just... zuko can't just put on a disguise and pretend to be someone else. his draconic features make that impossible. everyone in the fire nation- in the world- knows who he is.

his mom might not want to see him again.

he's sure now that his father was lying when he said that mother left because of him. but at the same time- he can't bring himself to face the possibility that there might be a kernel of truth to it at all. so instead he hangs back in the forest that borders the town, waiting. it takes a little while, but eventually katara comes to find him.

they've found her.

she directs zuko to a small house on the outskirts of hira'a. he doesn't go in. he doesn't even leave the forest. he sits up in a tree like the coward he is, watching them from the window. his mother is older than he remembers. she's had another child- a brightly smiling little girl who manages to make zuko feel self-conscious about his appearance in a way he hasn't felt since he met the dragons.

toph's the one who stomps out of the house and shoves him out of the tree. she grabs him by the collar and hauls him to his feet- then shoves him in the direction of the house. his mother and her new family are out there, waiting for him. he stops dead in his tracks- wishing he had a cloak or something to at least try and hide himself.

"...zuko?"

zuko swallows. there's so much hope in his mother's eyes.

"...mom."

there's tears in her eyes as she throws her arms around him. he stiffens- and then slowly relaxes as he puts his arms around her, ever so mindful of his claws. his wings surround them both, partially hiding them from view. he's pretty sure his half-sister is gaping at him, and his mother's husband is simply... staring. he'd be more offended, but he gets that a lot.

"i always held out hope," ursa tells him, "-that you would come back to us one day."

"it wasn't easy," zuko mutters, "-i'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you."

she looks up at him, cupping his face in her hands. he can't help but think back- back to the first time his father visited. back to the way he'd cupped his chin in his hand and stared down at him like he was a disgusting insect.

there's none of that in his mother's gaze.

he feels like he's come home.

rotating ursa's reunion with zuko in the dragon cursed au.

the last time she saw her son, it was when he was still fully overtaken by the dragon spirit. she argued with ozai for his right to live, but it was hard to hope when he seemed so lost. but when she finally meets him again after so long, it's after zuko has made peace with himself. his body is still transformed. he will never be free of that- but he and the dragon are at peace.

despite all that, zuko is... hesitant to approach his mother. he can still hear father's words ringing in his head. that she left because of him. he recognizes that it was a lie now, but it doesn't make the confrontation any easier. it would be so easy to stay away. she has a new family now- a sweet daughter who looks perfectly human. what if he just ruins things?

(someone rolls their eyes and drags him to meet her anyways. it's probably toph.)

ursa takes him in her arms and holds him tight. zuko rests his head on her shoulder and presses his palms against her back in return. she apologizes. ozai would have never allowed her to get anywhere near ember island again, but she always thought of him. she's so proud of him and everything he's accomplished.

he meets kiyi. she's not scared of him at all, which is a surprise. she asks if he can fly. he laughs and tells her he can mostly only glide. ursa has to stop them before zuko can take her cliff diving. kiyi is extremely disappointed. mom! it would be so fun!

(ikem has heard the tale from ursa, but it is another thing to see her son for himself. but he sees the way he smiles at his mother and his half-sister- and it is clear there is nothing to fear.)

[allhailnarusama]

Zutara: Fire Touching Water

This scene was inspired by that one scene in Elemental where Ember and Wade are at the beach and while they're having an emotional moment, the sun is setting over the ocean... or fire is touching water.

Wanted to try drawing their young adult versions this time (yk the ones we got from that poster that was released while lok was going?)

Yeah anyway idk how I feel about this one, but I'm tired of looking at it so... here you go

[luxuki-1]

Head cannon: Death Marks!

If you've seen my stuff on YouTube, you'd know that I'm a Warriors animator. So, I took some inspiration from Warriors fan designs of the dead cats. These designs will show elements of how the particular cat died, for example Hawkfrost will often have a scar on his neck from where he was stabbed. I thought it would be a cool idea to incorporate this into Danny Phantom as well.

Death marks are physical marks of how the particular ghost died or elements of what caused their death. So for full ghosts like Ember, the ends of her limbs are blackened like they were singed by fire. The same logic works for Halfas like Danny and Vlad.

Vlad was blasted/burned point blank in the face, it was a major factor of how he "died". When in ghost form, only the deepest scarring shows and of course changes colour to match the ghost's colour of energy.

Danny I'd say would have been electrocuted, so he has a lightning scar along his back and a bit on his shoulders (I know Lichtenberg Figures don't actually look like that, I just simplified the scars for my sanity). And like Vlad, the scar turns green in ghost form, but because of his suit, you can't really see it.

And as an extra note, death marks don't go away, even for Half-ghosts. So even though Danny's scar should have faded within a few days after the initial accident, it never faded. So injuries Danny would sustain from fighting healed quickly but strangely injuries from the accident never did.

(Sometimes these marks will even glow when using a strong and significant amount of energy. Think Danny's ghostly wail or the face off against Vlad and Dan in AGIT)

I don't know if anyone has ever done this before, I think it's likely but I just think having these death marks can also make for creative designs. (And this is also an explanation in case people were wondering why there were scars on Danny's neck in human form lol)

[philip-the-nickel]

Marketing did Elemental DIRTY

Just saw the movie, it was well worth the watch. The trailer made the movie look like some half assed race metaphor Zootopia ripoff with a canned, rehashed love story you've seen a million times.

Let me be clear, Elemental was none of the things the trailer made you believe it was.

First things first, The Romance:

There's a reason aro/ace people are flocking to this movie. The main couple falls in love without having to rely on any passionate kisses or hand holding; they fall for each other based on who they are, their personalities, their interests, their appreciation of the other's uniqueness. The central hand holding comes at a point in the movie well after the two are established as a couple, and have gone on many dates together. This movie makes their characters fall in love over mutual appreciation, not physical chemistry, and its such a genuine, sweet, wholesome romance to see play out

On top of that, this movie goes into a lot of aspects of immigrant life and the expectations that come with being a first born in a new country. The romance does not shy away from this or sweep it under the rug. The romance blossoms as the two learn more about each other, and come to understand and respect those differences.

Second, the movie isn't about romance, its about being an immigrant.

I came into this movie expecting zootopia 2: now with elements, and what I got was a heart-wrenching look into the life of a first generation child in a new land, born to immigrant parents. The movie absolutely does NOT sugar coat things, showing not only an ellis island moment of having your name changed, but also a number of topics ranging from having to navigate in a city made for people who are nothing like you, being denied housing, micro-aggressions, and straight up being denied entry to public places based on who you are.

The true heart of this movie is about the child of immigrants realizing the life she wants for herself, struggling with disappointing people who gave up everything they had so they could give you a better life, repaying that sacrifice and what a burden it feels like, and somehow facing the truth of who and what is staring back at you from the mirror.

Third, and lastly, the movie is absolutely beautiful

The trailers did this movie dirty. You never saw the refracting lights from firelight streaming through water, you didn't see the glassblowing, or how the fire dies down to barely a wisp when Ember is sad to burning like a wildfire when she's angry. You didn't see the scene underwater with the tree and |Spoilers|, you didn't see the world building or the character design that went into the background characters. This movie is absolutely beautiful, and uses light as both a visual treat and a metaphor for the movie's themes. Its absolutely gorgeous.

So, if you're wondering whether to skip this movie or watch it, I'm telling you now: ignore the trailers and go see this in theaters.

[markrosewater]

Maro’s Bloomburrow Teaser

Before previews for Bloomburrow officially begin, I thought it would be fun to do another of my Duelist-style teasers where I give tiny hints of things to come. Note that I’m only giving you partial information.  

 First up, here are some things you can expect:  

• A new mechanic which is a tweak on a mechanic from 2013

• “Destroy target creature” (a spell with only this rules text) gets a new mana cost

• A cycle of uncommon lands that each reference four creature types

• Counters in the set: +1/+1, blight, coin, finality, flood, flying, indestructible, loyalty, stash, stun, and supply

• A noncreature subtype makes its first return

• A ten-card cycle that acts as typal glue

• Two mechanics that came out in the same set return each part of a different two-color archetype

• The word “Squirrels” shows up four times in rules text

• A mythic cycle with a new symbol

• One of the cutest mechanics we’ve ever made

 Next, here are some rules text that will be showing up on cards:  

• “Create X tokens that are copies of target token you control.”

• “If you control a Raccoon, you may discard a card.”

• “Creatures your opponents control have base toughness 1.”

• “Whenever one or more other creatures you control leave the battlefield without dying,”

• “if it’s the first instant spell, the first sorcery spell, or the first Otter spell”

• “put a flood counter on target land.”

• “where X is the number of creatures you opponents controlled that were exiled this turn.”

• “for each other Squirrel and/or Food you control.”

• “As long as there are four or more card types among cards exiled with CARDNAME,”

• “up to one target artifact, creature, or planeswalker an opponent controls loses all abilities until your next turn.”

 Here are some creature type lines from the set: 

• Creature – Hamster Citizen

• Creature – Frog Advisor

• Creature – Skunk Assassin

• Creature – Raccoon Berserker

• Creature – Squirrel Warlock Bard

• Creature – Rabbit Mouse

• Legendary Creature – Badger Warrior

• Legendary Creature – Weasel Mercenary

• Legendary Creature – Elemental Elk

• Legendary Creature – Bird Dragon

 Finally, here are some names in the set: 

• Crumb and Get It

• Festivals of Embers

• Hop to It

• Kitnap

• Playful Shove

• Polliwallop

• Rabid Gnaw

• Shrike Force

• War Squeak

• Wishing Well

 Tune-in to our official YouTube and Twitch channels (youtube.com/@mtg antwitch.tv/Magic and) at 9:00 am PT on Tuesday, July 9 as Bloomburrow previews begin.

[sketchy-etchy]

ME! I was the one who requested it! And it’s beautiful!!

This was a requested from someone to draw them in there voice actors outfits from this!! Still my Lock Screen-

[uva124]

THE MOMENT WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR, FINALLY FINISHED THE DESIGN OF ASTER YESSSSSS ✨✨✨✨✨✨❤❤

This design belongs to the Wish rewrite called "The kingdom of wishes" (Written by @annymation and soon illustrated by @emillyverse and me)

Sorry for the delay, but this guy had so many things to draw and I also had a thousand ideas that it took me a while to capture them all (4 drawings wow, even I'm surprised lol)

Now after this introduction I will tell you the procedure of its design :]

2D MODEL:

-Maybe some don't notice it, but for the 2D drawing of Aster I didn't add many shadows, because in the classic Disney movies the animation doesn't have many shadows if we look closely, this is for several reasons (at that time they had to inking FRAME BY FRAME, can you imagine how much longer it would have taken to add detailed shadows? I really have respect for the animators)

(Here are some examples of what I'm trying to explain)

-As I said before, I didn't detach myself much from the concept art of the movie, I just added some other details that occurred to me, Anny and Emy.

-We decided that his cape would have the constellations of the signs of the zodiac (It was Emy's idea), which in the final result are on the cape, the constellations are noticeable more or less depending on Aster's mood.

-In the Wish rewrite it is mentioned that Aster's hair is like a candle (Reference to Hades) so I decided not to add the lineart in that part

His hair changes depending on his emotions, but not only that, but also his lineart, the calmer he is, the cleaner his animation will be, however with strong emotions (anger, sadness, nervousness) his details will be more neglected, especially when He is REALLY angry, by the way I made his hair look like a flame to give more drama to his design and also make a reference to Ember from Elemental

And as a final detail, the star-shaped gem that she has as a brooch changes color, just like her earrings.

3D MODEL:

-When Aster disguises himself as a human, his details on his clothes would disappear and the shape of his accessories would change to ones without a star shape, also the tone of yellow would look duller, you know so as not to draw attention (although he is dressed like a prince with a giant cape, the boy doesn't know how to hide the truth very well lmao)

-In general, it's just that the design becomes simpler, the only thing that changes is her hair that is no longer a flame, her freckles that are no longer little stars, her clothes no longer have so many details and her mark on her eye disappears(￣▽￣) .

By the way, I wanted to thank @the-autistic-idiot for giving us the great idea of ​​Aster having a star-shaped mark on his eye :D.

-Also, I think that those who have seen my other Wish redesigns are wondering why it seems like I had spit a rainbow at Aster's 3D drawings, what happened is that when I was painting my neurons said ✨Change your coloring✨ and well, The drawing in the end came out like this, although I honestly like it better, it better represents how I draw in a traditional way

Yes, basically the coloring of my drawings is as if a unicorn had spit on them lol

FINAL COMMENTS:

-It was very fun to draw Aster! The boy really has a lot of changes, but thanks to him I already discovered my digital drawing style so I am satisfied.

-Again sorry for the delay, I know that for many Aster must be their favorite character so I hope your wait was worth it :]

See you next time!✨✨