#the devil and betty lee

[fandom]

Ships

Unexpected connections happen in two places: the Ships list and Feeld—a dating app for the curious. On Feeld, finding like-minded people is as fulfilling as finding yourself. In celebration of ships, here are this year’s iconic connections.

Ineffable Husbands +17 Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens

Steddie Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Stranger Things

Destiel Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural

Byler -3 Will Byers & Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things

Wenclair Wednesday Addams & Enid Sinclair, Wednesday

Bowuigi Bowser & Luigi, the Super Mario Bros. franchise

Huntlow +7 Hunter & Willow Park, The Owl House

Avatrice Ava Silva & Beatrice, Warrior Nun

Hannigram +2 Hannibal Lecter & Will Graham, Hannibal

Buddie -4 Evan Buckley & Edmundo Diaz, 9-1-1

Vashwood Vash the Stampede & Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Trigun Stampede

Zelink +80 Zelda & Link, The Legend of Zelda

Lumity -6 Luz Noceda & Amity Blight, The Owl House

Ghostsoap Simon “Ghost” Riley & John “Soap” MacTavish, the Call of Duty franchise

Blackbonnet -11 Edward Teach/Blackbeard & Stede Bonnet, Our Flag Means Death

Wolfstar +8 Remus Lupin & Sirius Black, the Harry Potter universe

Merthur +12 Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Merlin

Jegulus +25 James Potter & Regulus Black, the Harry Potter universe

Bumbleby +48 Yang Xiao Long & Blake Belladonna, RWBY

Bakudeku -4 Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Boku no Hero Academia

Dreamling -1 Dream of the Endless & Hob Gadling, The Sandman

Soukoku +60 Nakahara Chuuya & Dazai Osamu, Bungou Stray Dogs

Firstprince Alex Claremont-Diaz & Prince Henry of Wales, Red, White & Royal Blue

Wesper Wylan Van Eck & Jesper Fahey, the Grishaverse

Wangxian -8 Lan Wangji & Wei Wuxian, Mo Dao Zu Shi

Satosugu +23 Gojo Satoru & Geto Suguru, Jujutsu Kaisen

Imodna +8 Imogen Temult & Laudna, Critical Role

Kanej +44 Kaz Brekker & Inej Ghafa, the Grishaverse

Bubbline Princess Bubblegum & Marceline, Adventure Time

Ladynoir -17 Ladybug & Chat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Twiyor +6 Loid Forger & Yor Forger, SPY x FAMILY

Loustat +43 Louis de Pointe du Lac & Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire

Zosan Roronoa Zoro & Vinsmoke Sanji, One Piece

Marichat -12 Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Chat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Serirei +65 Serizawa Katsuya & Reigen Arataka, Mob Psycho 100

Adrienette -21 Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Chenford +24 Lucy Chen & Tim Bradford, The Rookie

Petrigrof Simon Petrikov & Betty Grof, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Kavetham Kaveh & Alhaitham, Genshin Impact

Griddlehark +54 Gideon Nav & Harrowhark Nonagesimus, The Locked Tomb series

Raeda -13 Raine Whispers & Eda Clawthorne, The Owl House

Tomgreg -19 Tom Wambsgans & Greg Hirsch, Succession

Hanamusa Jessie & Delia Ketchum, the Pokémon franchise

Zolu Roronoa Zoro & Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece

Narumitsu -12 Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney

Sonadow +23 Sonic & Shadow, Sonic the Hedgehog

Ineffable Bureaucracy Archangel Gabriel & Beelzebub, Good Omens

Spirk +9 Spock & James Kirk, Star Trek

Ballister x Ambrosius Ballister Boldheart & Ambrosius Goldenloin, Nimona

Nandermo -42 Nandor the Relentless & Guillermo de la Cruz, What We Do in the Shadows

Jonmartin -15 Jonathan Sims & Martin Blackwood, The Magnus Archives

Punkflower Hobie Brown & Miles Morales, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

AkiAngel Aki Hayakawa & the Angel Devil, Chainsaw Man

Ronance -49 Robin Buckley & Nancy Wheeler, Stranger Things

Superbat -11 Superman & Batman, the DC universe

Shuake Ren Amamiya/Joker & Goro Akechi, Persona 5

Geraskier -48 Geralt of Rivia & Jaskier, The Witcher

Hualian -18 Hua Cheng & Xie Lian, Tian Guan Ci Fu

Sulemio Suletta Mercury & Miorine Rembran, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

Sterek -5 Stiles Stilinski & Derek Hale, Teen Wolf

Gumlee Prince Gumball & Marshall Lee, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Shadowpeach Sun Wukong & the Six-Eared Macaque, Lego Monkie Kid

Drarry -29 Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, the Harry Potter universe

Wilmon Prince Wilhelm & Simon Eriksson, Young Royals

Harringrove -34 Steve Harrington & Billy Hargrove, Stranger Things

Kazurei Suwa Rei & Kurusu Kazuki, Buddy Daddies

Lestappen Charles Leclerc & Max Verstappen, Formula 1 drivers

Zukka -5 Zuko & Sokka, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Codywan +8 Commander Cody & Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Solangelo -23 Will Solace & Nico di Angelo, the Percy Jackson universe

Catradora Catra & Adora, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Shadowgast -4 Caleb Widogast & Essek Thelyss, Critical Role

Stucky -43 Steve Rogers & Bucky Barnes, the Marvel universe

Tarlos -18 TK Strand & Carlos Reyes, 9-1-1: Lone Star

Johnlock +21 John Watson & Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock

Sasunaru -24 Uchiha Sasuke & Uzumaki Naruto, Naruto

Locklyle Anthony Lockwood & Lucy Carlyle, Lockwood & Co.

Lokius Loki Laufeyson & Mobius M. Mobius, the Marvel universe

Supercorp -67 Kara Danvers & Lena Luthor, Supergirl

Piltover's Finest Caitlyn Kiramman & Vi, Arcane

Helnik Matthias Helvar & Nina Zenik, the Grishaverse

Prohibitedwish Scarab & Prismo, Adventure Time

Klance -12 Keith & Lance, Voltron: Legendary Defender

Reylo Rey & Kylo Ren, the Star Wars universe

Hanazawa Teruki & Kageyama Shigeo, Mob Psycho 100

Cockles -44 Misha Collins & Jensen Ackles, Actors

Percabeth -46 Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, the Percy Jackson universe

Astarion x Tav Astarion & Tav, Baldur's Gate 3

Timkon Tim Drake & Conner Kent, Young Justice

Davekat Dave Strider & Karkat Vantas, Homestuck

Cynonari Cyno & Tighnari, Genshin Impact

Creek Craig Tucker & Tweek Tweak, South Park

Klapollo Apollo Justice & Klavier Gavin, Ace Attorney

Style Stan Marsh & Kyle Brovlofski, South Park

Korrasami -11 Korra & Asami Sato, The Legend of Korra

Bill x Frank Bill & Frank, The Last of Us

Nick x Charlie -51 Nick Nelson & Charlie Spring, Heartstopper

Dreamnotfound -50 Dreamwastaken & GeorgeNotFound, Streamers

Dinluke -33 Din Djarin & Luke Skywalker, the Star Wars universe

Rhaenicent Rhaenyra Targaryen & Alicent Hightower, House of the Dragon

The number in italics indicates how many spots a ship moved up or down from the previous year. Bolded ships weren’t on the list last year. Explore your desires on Feeld. Within a safer, inclusive space, you can feel free to connect more intimately to yourself and others. Choose from over 20 gender and sexuality options and explore solo, or with a partner. Curious? Download the app today.

[devil-works-hard]

i rlly liked ur adding things to batim post, could u do that for batdr?

I'm glad you liked my ideas! Here's a few I came up with for BATDR:

Little Devil Lounge

Give us more of the cannibalism thing that apparently happened - supposedly Chef Buck killed Andre and put his flesh in the food, but there's really no evidence for that besides the giant heart on the stove. Maybe there could be a room with more evidence of butchering bodies (meat freezer!). Bonus points if there's a puzzle related to dissecting a Lost One or something.

Atrium offices

More tunnels! More offices! More stuff to crawl through and dig through and search! I loved this part of the game, it felt so lived in and interactable. I don't have many notes on the content of the area, I just really want more of it.

Artist's Rest

That one audio log says there are parties, gambling and other unsavory activities happening there all the time, but the area is surprisingly sterile. Firstly, make the place more lived-in. There are a ton of Lost Ones in the area, what if they used Artist's Rest as their home?

Secondly, I'm imagining a secret area used by the demon worshippers, hidden away from the rest of the studio. Something that still has traces of the Ink Demon's following and Sammy. An audio log or note from someone asking how it's possible that Wilson defeated the demon- because the Ink Demon was all-powerful, right? How could he be defeated? The Ink Demon offered salvation, what does Wilson offer?

Amok's Sewer / Gent Tunnel

Honestly that whole section is... a mess. Just give us more build up to Amok. Show us Amok-themed graffiti. A Lost One praising Lord Amok in Artist's Rest. Just give us something.

Or, if that's not possible, more information about Gent. It's their tunnel, so we should see more signs of them and what their purpose is here.

Downtown

I actually really like the Downtown area. It's nicely laid out, and appropriately messy. I would have liked to have gone into more of the shops, I think.

Imagine going into the cinema and actually watching one of the cartoons!

Let us into at least one of the hotel rooms. I don't really know what should be there, but we should be able to get into one, somehow.

The timestable on the wall leading into the Downtown mentions a bunch of areas that we don't see. We wouldn't have to visit all of them, but even just seeing one would be fun.

Like imagine visiting New Flesh. What the hell would even be there.

Gent Factory

Again, another good area in my book. But, considering their relationship with JDS (especially in Thomas's note), I'd like to see more Gent workers talking about JDS. Commenting on their ignorance to the Ink Machine's real purpose, the failure of the studio, something.

Thomas's desk, or office, or whatever.

Schematics for the Ink Machine! Plus more info for its intended purpose and what it can do.

Better yet, give us something from Alan Grey. If Gent is going to be the new evil company, we should get more of that.

Wilson's Mansion

Again, not many notes here. I really just want to see more of Betty. She mentions her room, and also that she's also part of a long line of experiments.

In-General Suggestions

More secret spots used by Grace - especially if these spots can be used to sneak past lots of Lost Ones.

More of Kay Lee's puzzles. Her audio log says "Here's my first hint" which implies there are more things hidden in the studio. That's a huge missed opportunity.

A scene with all four members of the Butcher Gang - For a game that used the Butcher Gang so much in the advertising, BATDR doesn't really use them that often. In BATIM, Chapters 3-5 each had an area/event that had all three of them together, which really made them feel like a gang. BATDR has them each show up separately- but this really dilutes them imo.

Imagine this: Audrey loses her Gent pipe (bonus points if it's partially/fully upgraded). After fending for herself without it, she discovers that it's been stolen by the Butcher Gang. In a claustrophobic cluster of offices, Audrey needs to sneak up on Piper to banish him if she wants to get it back. The puzzle involves setting off distractions in a specific order (possibly under a time crunch) to get him into the right spot for Audrey to banish him.

Piper has Audrey's pipe, which makes him extremely dangerous. He patrols the area. He can kill her in two hits.

Striker now patrols the vents, which are needed to access important areas to the puzzle. If he finds her, the only way to avoid dying is to get out of the vents.

Fisher still hides in lockers and other hiding spaces. There aren't many hiding spaces available, so listening carefully is key.

Slicer can still teleport around, and will attack Audrey if she stands out in the open for too long. She's also not fooled by hiding spots, so Audrey needs to keep moving.

Also, more ink powers! We get three but the one is really underwhelming.

Reach - like a sticky hand, but ink

Melt - melt into an ink puddle and hide on the spot!

Vision - Being able to see hidden golden messages (like with the Seeing Tool)

It's hard to keep things location-specific like I did in my other post, mostly because we don't spend much time in BATDR's locations. Still, this was fun to do :)

[sansaorgana]

Ooh, Lily, what did you think of the Bikeriders soundtrack? Being a music expert I'm sure you've heard most of the songs before, but I wasn't familiar with any and now I'm listening nonstop. What other songs would you add to a playlist?

Hello, Lee! 💝 That is so kind of you to send me this message and that you remembered my degree 😅🥰🤭

I really liked the soundtrack — in fact, I googled it right after watching the movie because I haven't known all of the songs either!

I am very glad they used the songs by The Shangri-Las because they suit the vibe so so much and after all their most popular song is about a motorbike driver 🛵

If I was in the charge of making this soundtrack, I'd consider adding these tunes: ➡ "You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me" by The Dixie Cups (the scene with Benny and Kathy, hello???) ➡ "He's a Rebel" or "Heartbreaker" by The Crystals ➡ "Johnny Cool" by Peggy March ➡ "Devil's Gotten Into My Baby" by Devotions ➡ "He's a Doll" by The Honeys ➡ "S.P.C.L.G. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Little Girls" by Betty Everett & The Society Girls (gives me a vibe of the female bikers or something) ➡ "I Wanna Be a Winner" by Vickie & The Van Dykes ➡ "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels

There are probably even more amazing songs but those are the ones I had on the top of my mind 🥰🌈

[teacasket]

cruel summer

genre: fluff, angst au: non-idol au warnings: none word count: 0.5k   pairing: gn!reader x lee minho song: cruel summer by taylor swift mini series: cruel summer // august // betty // cardigan // the 1 a/n: the reader in this is not the same reader as betty or cardigan. this reader is minho’s summer friend.

DEVILS ROLL THE DICE, ANGELS ROLL THEIR EYES.

The soda can lands against the door of the vending machine with a thunk. When you bend down to grab it, you ask Minho again, “You sure you don't want anything? I can pay for you, you know.”

As expected, he replies, “I’m good. Pier or beach?”

“Pier.”

You walk side-by-side with him and take special care to not look at him. You’re not supposed to look at him. Not even when the sunset is in your eyes, when there’s nowhere else to turn your head. You’re just friends. Friends don’t look at each other the way you look at him.

You keep your gaze steady on the wooden planks. You feel every bump and whorl under your sneakers. Through the slats, you watch the tides lap at the sand, desperate to make it farther than the dark border painted on by their predecessors. It would be so easy if friendship had an easily discernible line. At least you would know if you were toeing it. Instead, you have to rely on instincts and hope that you’re on the safe side. The right side. But the more time you spend with Minho, the more you want to leap over the blurry gray area and into definitive love.

“What are you thinking about?”

“Nothing,” you say too quickly. When he snorts, you admit, “You.”

“Me?”

It’s only one syllable, but you hear his amusement curling around it like smoke. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, but Minho has always been good at luring you to the flames. You’ll make a joke, he’ll laugh at it, you’ll take another step into forbidden territory.

“Yeah,” you reply. You lean against the metal railing and finally crack open your can of soda. “Why are you always chewing bubble gum?”

He chuckles and shoves his hands into the pockets of his jeans to search for his pack of gum. Another question you could have asked: “Why do you insist on wearing jeans in the summer?”

“I’m not chewing gum right now,” he says. “I don’t know. Gives my mouth something to do, I guess. Want one?”

While you shake your head, he takes one for himself. With the same amusement in his voice, he says, “I bet you’re just jealous ‘cause you can’t blow bubbles.”

“That’s not true.”

“I’ve never seen you do it before. Do it now.”

He doesn’t know about the smoke in his voice and its effects on you. You feel it tugging at your wrists and almost take a stick of gum. Instead, you catch yourself in time and lamely answer, “I should drink my soda before it goes flat.”

“Knew it. Watch this.”

Like he commands, you watch with tamed envy as the pink bubble between his lips gradually expands. It would be so easy to make the wrong choice right now, to kiss the other side bubble and pray that he doesn’t pull away when it pops.

So, so easy.

WHAT DOESN’T KILL ME MAKES ME WANT YOU MORE.

[the-lightbulb-and-the-octopus]

25 in 2025

I was tagged by @logarithmicpanda as usual! Thank you!

I've decided that this list in going to be full backlog because I don't follow new releases anyway, so I might as well try to clean up my shelves, both physical and virtual. It will be colour-coded like this: physical backlog, ebook backlog, nonfiction backlog.

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Tallstar's Revenge by Erin Hunter

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

Le Quatrième Roi mage by Antonio Exposito

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

Mon Mari by Maud Ventura

L'empreinte du Dieu by Maxence Van der Meersch

Le casse du continuum by Léo Henry

Les morts intérieures by Martine Cadieu

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Roaring by Lindsey Duga

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Clotel: or the President's Daughter by William Wells Brown

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

In Search of an Inca: Identity and Utopia in the Andes by Flores Galindo Alberto

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

I don't know anyone to tag, but please don't hesitate to consider this an open tag if you want to do it too!

[thereiswasabi]

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Conspiracy

Piro O'Neil - @acreepylittleguy

Amnesio Christie -

Hemo Kowalski -

Nykto Kingsley - @neptunestoast

Dogo -

Fashists

Neron Verona -

Ozymandias "Ozzy" [I forgot his last name lol] -

Cavigali Family

Osso Cavigali -

Theseus "Theo" Cavigali -

Arachno Cavigali -

Felicia Cavigali -

Nunsery/Church

Emilia -

Betty -

Klara -

Wojciech -

Dionizy -

Devil Towners

Karolina Kowalska -

Alina Kowalska -

[more to be added. . .]

The Underground Bar

Rona -

Lee -

Mizo -

Insekto -

Danielle -

Julia -

Rafał -

[more to be added. . .]

[spellbonds]

⸻     MAGICAL MENAGERIE     is     often     somewhere     that     PERSEPHONE PAIGE PARKINSON     can     be     found     petting the baby pygmy puffs after a rough day     ,     the     twenty     six     year     old,     that's     often     confused     for     the     muggle     SAVANNAH LEE SMITH     is     known     for     being     ASSIDUOUS     ,     but     maybe     that's     why     the     sorting     hat     had     them     in     HUFFLEPUFF     while     in     school     ,     but     they     can     still     be     very     DISPUTATIOUS     according     to     their     friends     .     currently     they     are     WORKING     as a     POTIONEER at the APOTHECARY     and     if     rumors     are     said     to     be     true     about     the     brewing     war     ,     they     would     surely     side     with     UNDECIDED.     ⸻     (     cisfemale     +     she     &     her     +     pansexual.     )

↴ ↴ ↴ . . . . . . . . . . . . LOADING.

⟶ SIDE A . . . A PERSEPHONE PARKINSON SOUNDTRACK.

01. gimme! gimme! gimme! . . . abba. 02. les fleurs . . . minnie riperton. 03. time of the season . . . the zombies. 04. sympathy for the devil . . . the rolling stones. 05. ( don't fear ) the reaper . . . blue oyster cult.

A PERSEPHONE PARKINSON SOUNDTRACK . . . SIDE B ⟵

01. don't stop me now . . . queen. 02. sweet emotion . . . aerosmith. 03. rebel rebel . . . david bowie. 04. black betty . . . ram jam. 05. cherry bomb . . . the runaways.

prim & proper. and yet, perfection is bred in pureblood families, until you. a stain on your mothers dress is held in higher regard. a blemish to her otherwise perfect life. a heartless father & a unfeeling mother. or rather a substitute for the woman who perished for you. a father remarried after the death of his love, their new children to replace you. but they never came, you were all they had.

named for a grecian goddess. reminded daily of the love your true mother held for the stories, however when placed in the house of yellow and black , your silver and green father and new mother , that was the final part . you were nothing more than a name. summers, winters, breaks of any kind were spent in the comfort of hufflepuff commons. you grew to prefer your own company.

post schooling, diagon was an escape. shoebox apartment right next to knockturn alley, dangerous. but it was home and it was yours.

PERSEPHONE PARKINSON ; QUICK HEADCANONS !

coming soon.

[annieandro]

Happy Birthday Nickelodeon

Mighty Mouse, Pearl Pureheart, Dinky Duck, Heckle, Jeckle, Tom Terrific, Mighty Manfred, the wonder dog, Deputy Dawg, Sourpuss, Gandy Goose, Strong man, Tornado man, Cuckoo man, Rope man, Diaper man, Foofle, Sidney the elephant, Flebus, Farmer Alfalfa, Scrappy Mouse,Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, Master Splinter, April o'Neil, Shredder, Krang, The big beast quintet, The Barbershop singers, The dog and the parrot, Stick Stickly, Doug Funnie, Porkchop, Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Phil Deville, Lil Deville, Angelica Pickles, Susie Carmichael, Spike, Didi Pickles, Stu Pickles, Drew Pickles, Charlotte Pickles, Dil Pickles, Grandpa Lou Pickles, Chas Finster, Kira Watanabe-Finster, Kimi Finster, Betty DeVille, Howard DeVille, Randy Carmichael, Lucy Carmichael, Reptar,Ren Hoek, Stimpy, Sven Hoek, Mr. Horse, Powdered Toast man, Walrus, Rocko Rama, Heffer Wolfe, Filburt Turtle, Spunky, Ed Bighead, Bev Bighead, Rachel Bighead, Dr. Paula Hutchinson,Ickis, Oblina, Krumm, The Gromble, Arnold Shortman,Gerald Johanssen, Helga Pataki, Phoebe Heyerdahl, Eugene Horowitz,Rhonda Wellington Lloyd, Harold Berman, Mr. Simmons, Grandpa Phil,Grandma Gertie, Abner, Henry, June, Sniz, Fondue, Betty Anne, Bongo, Cat, Dog, Winslow T. Oddfellow, Cliff,Lube, Shriek, Rancid Rabbit, Eliza Thornberry, Nigel Thornberry, Marianne Thornberry, Donnie Thornberry, Debbie Thornberry, Darwin Thornberry, Spongebob Squarepants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles,Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs, Pearl Krabs, Gary the snail,Sheldon J. Plankton, Karen Plankton Spot,Mrs. Puff, Larry the lobster, Bubble Bass, Squilliam Fancyson, Perch Perkins, Bubble Buddy, Junior,Old Man Jenkins, Nosferatu, Slappy Laszlo,Painty the pirate, Oswald "Otto" Rocket, Regina. "Reggie" Rocket, Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez,Sam "Squid" Dullard, Ray "Raymundo" Rocket,Tito Makani, Pelswick, Ginger Foutley Deidre "Dodie" Hortense Bishop, Macie Lightfoot, Darren Patterson, Timmy Turner, Cosmo, Wanda, Poof "Peri", Chester McBadBat, A.J. Trixie Tang, Chip Skylark, Jorgen von Strangle, Remy Buxaplenty, Juandissimo Magnifico, Vicky, Denzel Crocker, Crimson Chin, Crash Nebula, Ani, Zim, GIR, Dib Membrane, Gaz Membrane, Jimmy Neutron, Goddard, Carl Wheezer, Sheen Estevez, Cindy Vortex, Libby Folfax, Nick Dean, Hugh Neutron, Judy Neutron, King Goobot V,Ooblar, Professor Calamitous, Rudy Tabootie, Snap, Penny Sanchez, Yakkity Yak, Jenny Wakeman/XJ9, Brad Carbunkle, Tuck Carbunkle, Sheldon Lee, Professor Nora Wakeman, XJ1, XJ2, XJ3, XJ4, XJ5, XJ6, XJ7, XJ8, Vexus, Britt Crust, Tiff Crust, Danny Fenton, Sam Manson,Tucker Foley, Jazz Fenton, Vlad Plasmius, Ember McLain, The Box Ghost, Youngblood, Dani, King Neptune, Princess Mindy, Dennis,Todd, Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph Beifong, Appa, Momo, Zuko, Iroh, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee,

Mr. Blik, Waffle, Gordon, Hovis, Kimberly, Katilda, Gomez, Mr. X, Trudy X, Truman X, Tuesday X, Mikey, Josh Redgrove, Parker Dinkleman, Otis, Pip, Abby, Bessy, Pig, Freddy, Peck, Duke, Manny Rivera,Frida Suarez, Tak, Bessie Higgenbottom,Happy Higgenbottom, Ben Higgenbottom, Penny Lefkowitz, Charlotte,Vendetta, Skipper, Private, Kowalski and Rico, Fanboy, Chum Chum,Kyle the Conjurer, Yo, Mr. Mufflin, Boog, Lenny,Dudley Puppy, Kitty Katswell, Keswick,Chief,Tammy,Daisy, Snaptrap, Birdbrain, Chameleon, Korra,Asami Sato, Mako, Bolin, Amon, Sanjay Patel,Craig Slithers, Robot, Monster, SwaySway, Buhdeuce,Harvey Beaks, Fee, Foo, Miriam Beaks, Irving Beaks, Michelle Beaks, Claire, Dade, Kratz, Piri Piri, Princess Roberts, Doctor Roberts, Jeremy, Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket, Bubbles, The seagull crew, Lincoln Loud, Lori Loud, Leni Loud, Luna Loud, Luan Loud, Lynn Loud Jr., Lucy Loud, Lola Loud, Lana Loud, Lisa Loud, Lily Loud, Rita Loud, Lynn Loud Sr., Charles, Cliff, Geo, Walt, Watterson, Clyde McBride, Rusty Spokes, Zach Gurdle, Liam Hunnicutt, Stella Zhau, Mr. Grouse, Warren Rabbit, LaSombra, Pibbles, Zeus, Bunsen the beast, Mikey Munroe, Ansi Molina, Olly Timbers,Saraline Timbers, Felicity, Miguel, Yana and Athena, Ronnie Anne Santiago, Bobby Santiago, Maria Santiago, Arturo Santiago, Hector Casagrande,Rosa Casagrande, Frida Puga Casagrande,Carlos Casagrande, Carl Casagrande, CJ Casagrande,Carlota Casagrande, Carlitos Casagrande, Sergio Casagrande, Lalo, Sid Chang, Adelaide Chang, Stanley Chang, Becca Chang, Mama Lupe, Paco,Pinky Malinky, Lampo, Milady, Pilou and Meatball, Miko Kubota, Hector "hi-five" Nieves, Santiago Montes, Tomás Montes, Lorelai, Annie Brambley, Pony, Parker J. Cloud, Angus Shackleton, Russell, Narlene Narwhal, Nobby Narwhal, Squidina Star,Bunny Star, Cecil Star, Grandpat Star, Brendar,Evan, Horus Scrum, Stacey Owl, Axe, Morag, Angus,Sharkdog, Sammy Gupta, Raj Gupta, Zokie Sparkleby, Ruby Studebaker, Handsome Steve, Derek, Windy,Stumpy, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Hazel Wells, Max, Annette "Nan" Artifice and Clarion Wellspring, B.O.B, The Missing Link, Dr.Cockroach and Rabbid.

[forgottenfriendshiprpg]

most wanted Cis-Girl characters from the animated T.V. shows that are in the Masterlist page? thank you!

Our members said that they would love to see Mrs. Rita Loud, Lori Loud, Leni Loud, Luna Loud, and Luan Loud from The Loud House™ / The Loud House™ Movie / The Casagrandes™ / A Loud House™ Christmas / The Really Loud House™ / A Really Haunted Loud House™ / The Casagrandes™ Movie ; Trixie Tang, Tootie, Veronica, and Mrs. Wanda Fairywinkle-Cosma from The Fairly OddParents™ / The Fairly OddParents™: Fairly Odder / The Fairly OddParents™: A New Wish / A Fairly Odd™ Christmas film / A Fairly Odd™ Summer film ; Cynthia 'Cindy' Vortex, Liberty 'Libby' Folfax, and Elizabeth 'Betty' Quinlan from The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius™ ; Custard, Apple Dumplin', Seaberry Delight, Coco Calypso, Crepes Suzette, Tangerina Torta, Frosty Puff, Raspberry Torte, Lemon Meringue, Apricot, Banana Candy, Watermelon Kiss, Plum Puddin', Annie Oatmeal, Caramel Corn, Lime Light, Honey Pie Pony, Cherry Jam, Sweet Grapes, Princess Berrykin, Lime Chiffon, and Pumpkin Spice from Strawberry Shortcake™ / Strawberry Shortcake™: Berry In The Big City / Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures™ ; Duchess Bella Bigowski, Melody, Darlene D'Cornia, Blair Delaware, Gilda, Ms. Griselle Grande, Gwen Grande, Mrs. Penelope Pocket, and Mrs. Pamela Pocket from Polly Pocket™ ; Applejack, Rarity, 'Pinkie' Pie, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Photo Finish, Princess Cadance, Princess Luna, and Cozy Glow from My Little Pony™: Friendship Is Magic™ ; 'Pinkie' Pie, Applejack, Photo Finish, Vice-Principal Luna, and Principal Celestia from My Little Pony™: Equestria Girls ; Rhonda Wellington-Lloyd, Olga Pataki, Lila Sawyer, Sheena, Nadine, Gloria, Ruth P. McDougal, Connie, Maria, Patricia 'Big Patty' Smith, and Mayor Dixie from Hey, Arnold!™ ; Abigail 'Abby' Lincoln, Fanny Fulbright, Rachel McKenzie, Alessandra, Constance, Cree Lincoln, and Laura Limpin from Codename: Kids Next Door™ ; Princess Azula, Mai, Ty Lee, Princess Ursa, Princess Yue, and Mrs. Kya from Avatar: The Last Airbender™ ; Savannah Shane, Belinda Eldor, Brianna Penelope, Nicole Boscarelli, Samantha Shane, Sarah 'Taffy' Maynston, Ms. Shelly O'Keats, Rachel Wyatt-Alcroft, Paris Seltzer, Leslie Myers, Olivia, Kioko, Samantha 'Sam', Megan Jensen, Amelia Collins, Ms. Coco LaBouche, Edith, Hedley, Harriet, Francine Garcia, Emma, Britannica, Mrs. Didi Pickles, Mrs. Charlotte Pickles, Mrs. Kira Watanabe-Finster, Mrs. Dr. Lucy Carmichael, Ms./Mrs. Betty DeVille, and Emica from All Grown Up!™ / Rugrats™ !!

And you're welcome, 'nonnie !!

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List of all the books I’ve read

just wanted to keep a list of what I’ve read throughout my life (that I can remember)

Fiction:

“Where the Red Fern Grows,” Wilson Rawls

“The Outsiders,” S. E. Hinton

“The Weirdo,” Theodore Taylor

“The Devil’s Arithmetic,” Jane Yolen

“Julie of the Wolves series,” Jean Craighead George

“Soft Rain,” Cornelia Cornelissen

“Island of the Blue Dolphins,” Scott O’Dell

“The Twilight series,” Stephanie Mayer

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee

“Gamer Girl,” Mari Mancusi

“Redwall / Mossflower / Mattimeo / Mariel of Redwall,” Brian Jacques

“1984,” and  “Animal Farm,” George Orwell

“Killing Mr. Griffin,” Lois Duncan

“Huckleberry Finn,” Mark Twain

“Rainbow’s End,” Irene Hannon

“Cold Mountain,” Charles Frazier

“Between Shades of Gray,” Ruta Sepetys

“Great Short Works of Edgar Allan Poe,” Edgar Allan Poe

“Lord of the Flies,” William Golding

“The Great Gatsby,” F Scott Fitzgerald

“The Harry Potter series,” JK Rowling

“The Fault in Our Stars,” “Looking for Alaska,” and “Paper Towns,” John Green

“Thirteen Reasons Why,” Jay Asher

“The Hunger Games series,” Suzanne Collins

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” Stephen Chbosky

“Fifty Shades of Grey,” EL James

“Speak,” and “Wintergirls,” Laurie Halse Anderson

“The Handmaid’s Tale,” Margaret Atwood

“Mama Day,” Gloria Naylor

“Jane Eyre,” Charlotte Bronte

“Wide Sargasso Sea,” Jean Rhys

“The Haunting of Hill House,” Shirley Jackson

“The Chosen,” Chaim Potok

“Leaves of Grass,” Walt Whitman

“Till We Have Faces,” CS Lewis

“One Foot in Eden,” Ron Rash

“Jim the Boy,” Tony Earley

“The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox,” Maggie O’Farrell

“A Land More Kind Than Home,” Wiley Cash

“A Parchment of Leaves,” Silas House

“Beowulf,” Seamus Heaney

“The Silence of the Lambs / Red Dragon / Hannibal / Hannibal Rinsing,” Thomas Harris

“Cry the Beloved Country,” Alan Paton

“Moby Dick,” Herman Melville

“The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings trilogy / The Silmarillion,” JRR Tolkien

“Beren and Luthien,” JRR Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien

“Children of Blood and Bone / Children of Virtue and Vengeance,” Tomi Adeyemi

“Soundless,” Richelle Mead

“The Life She Was Given,” Ellen Marie Wiseman

“The Girl with the Louding Voice,” Abi Dare

“A Song of Ice and Fire series / Fire and Blood,” GRR Martin

“A Separate Peace,” John Knowles

“The Bluest Eye,” and “Beloved,” Toni Morrison

“Brave New World,” Aldous Huxley

“The Giver / Gathering Blue / Messenger / Son,” Lois Lowry

“The Ivory Carver trilogy,” Sue Harrison

“The Grapes of Wrath,” and “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck

“The God of Small Things,” Arundhati Roy

“Fahrenheit 451,” Ray Bradbury

“The Night Circus,” Erin Morgenstern

“Sunflower Dog,” Kevin Winchester

“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” Betty Smith

“The Catcher in the Rye,” JD Salinger

“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” Sherman Alexie

“Bridge to Terabithia,” Katherine Paterson

“The Good Girl,” Mary Kubica 

“The Last Unicorn,” Peter S Beagle

“Slaughterhouse Five,” Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“The Joy Luck Club,” Amy Tan

“The Sworn Virgin,” Kristopher Dukes

“The Color Purple,” Alice Walker

“Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Zora Neale Hurston

“The Light Between Oceans,” ML Stedman

“Yellowface,” RF Kuang

“A Flicker in the Dark,” Stacy Willingham

“One Piece Novel: Ace’s Story,” Sho Hinata

“Black Beauty,” Anna Seawell

“The Weight of Blood,” Tiffany D. Jackson

“Mulberry and Peach: Two Women of China,” Hualing Nieh, Sau-ling Wong

“The Weight of Blood,” Laura McHugh

“Everybody’s Got to Eat,” Kevin Winchester

“That Was Then, This is Now,” / “Rumble Fish,” / “Tex,” / “Taming the Star Runner,” S. E. Hinton

“Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World,” Yoshi Yoshitani

“Memoirs of a Geisha,” Arthur Golden

“The Best Awful,” Carrie Fisher

Non-fiction:

“Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl,” Anne Frank

“Night,” Elie Wiesel

“Invisible Sisters,” Jessica Handler

“I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban,” Malala Yousafzai

“The Interesting Narrative,” Olaudah Equiano

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” Rebecca Skloot

“Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,” Harriet Jacobs

“The Princess Diarist,” Carrie Fisher

“Adulting: How to Become a Grown Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps,” Kelly Williams Brown

“How to Win Friends and Influence People,” Dale Carnegie

“Carrie Fisher: a Life on the Edge,” Sheila Weller

“Make ‘Em Laugh,” Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway

“How to be an Anti-Racist,” Ibram X Kendi

“Maus,” Art Spiegelman

“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou

“Wise Gals: the Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage,” Nathalia Holt

“Persepolis,” and “Persepolis II,” Marjane Satrapi

“How to Write a Novel,” Manuel Komroff

“The Nazi Genocide of the Roma,” Anton Weiss-Wendt

“Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz,” Lucette Matalon Lagnado and Sheila Cohn Dekel

“Two Watches,” Anita Tarlton

“The Ages of the Justice League: Essays on America’s Greatest Superheroes in Changing Times,” edited by Joseph J. Darowski

“Shockaholic,” Carrie Fisher

“Breaking Loose Together: the Regulator Rebellion in Pr-Revolutionary North Carolina,” Marjoleine Kars

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OC Interviews

I was tagged by @corvosattano to do this fun lil game with some ocs!! Thank you!! Here you will find some info you probably don't need to know about Bianca, Anabel, Nonia, and Carmine!!

Name: Bianca Andretti

Nickname: Bee (given to her by Holland in Nice Guys verse, given to her by Bennett in all other), BB/Bibi (stands for “Better Barbie,” given to her by Ken in her Barbie verse)

Gender: Girl

Star Sign: Pisces sun, Cancer Moon and Rising

Height: 5’1

Orientation: Bi

Nationality/Ethnicity: From US with Italian and Mexican heritage.

Fave Fruit: Bananas. Especially in combination with strawberry.

Fave Season: Spring!! When all the winter is going away, new green grass and plants begin to grow back, baby animals being born…new beginnings!!

Fave Flower: Lily of the valley and bluebells!! 

Fave Scent: Normal smells that normal people like I'd say vanilla, lemon, and lavender. Weirdo smells that Bianca loves would be fuel (gasoline, racing, diesel), the smell of mechanic (iykyk), and antiseptic.

Coffee, Tea, or HC: None!! Bianca is an energy drink person.

Average Hours of Sleep: While working as a nurse, Bianca can get anywhere from 12 to 3 hours of sleep, depending on her shifts. When she stops working in some verses, I'd say like averaging on 9.

Dog or Cat Person: Bianca likes all animals, but she's more of a dog person. Something about the stereotypical loyalty of a dog. And I'm toying with the idea of giving her, Holland, and Holly a dog in the Nice Guys Verse!!

Dream Trip: Japan!! She loves the culture, legitimately and not in a weeaboo way, and while she can take a trip to Little Tokyo any time, it's certainly not the same.

Favourite Fictional Character: Ironically, Barbie. That's why she dyed her hair blonde in the first place!! That's also why it's exceptionally funny that she has a Barbie verse in which Ken refers to her as “Better Barbie.”

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: Usually just one, unless she's absolutely freezing. Or if her partner wants a second one.

Random Fact: It's ambiguous to the audience, the characters, and to me whether or not Bianca actually has family in the mafia. It's kind of a running joke. I like to keep it a mystery to even myself. The answer is probably no, but she may lie about it for kicks. If she is lying…

Name: Anabel Lee

Nickname: Bel, Queen of the Hells, The Devil's Bride

Gender: Girl

Star Sign: Aquarius sun, Cancer moon, Sagittarius rising

Height: 5’1

Orientation: Bi

Nationality/Ethnicity: Tiefling?? If that's what an ethnicity is in BG3 LMAOOO

Fave Fruit: She will go so crazy for some cherries. 

Fave Season: Summer!! It's warm, it's free, it's the time of year to wear revealing clothing!! 

Fave Flower: Spider lilies! I'm sure there are more exotic flowers in the DnD world, but of this world she'd love spider lilies.

Fave Scent: Cherry, smoke, apple cinnamon, and Raphael's perfume.

Coffee, Tea, or HC: Tea, although she doesn't drink it too often.

Average Hours of Sleep: While adventuring around Faerun it was probably like 6 or less, but now with Raph she sleeps as much as she wants. 12+ if she so chooses.

Dog or Cat Person: Both, but cats slightly more. They fit her vibe more.

Dream Trip: I don't know about every location in the Forgotten Realms (still learning lol) but she definitely wants to explore every horrible inch of the Hells with Raphael.

Favourite Fictional Character: I don't know what kind of fictional characters are in DnD, but I think she'd love Betty Boop in our world.

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: None. It's hot in Hell, and you've seen how they sleep in this game. No blankets like weirdos.

Random Fact: In her original verse, Anabel was an angel that got kicked out of heaven because she was so annoying, and the piercings she has are shards of her halo.

Name: Nonia Fonzarelli

Nickname: Buttercup (Reese's peanut buttercup, get it??), Fonzie, Nonnie (she hates this one)

Gender: Girl

Star Sign: Cancer sun, Pisces moon and rising

Height: 5’1

Orientation: Bi

Nationality/Ethnicity: From US with Italian/Indigenous/Mexican heritage

Fave Fruit: Limes and lemons. Give her citrus any day. Give her a Corona and she will drink it with the lime then eat the lime.

Fave Season: Summer!! Racing season is at its peak, it’s warm, there’s a lot of fun to be had in summer. 

Fave Flower: Buttercup, daffodil, and anything yellow.

Fave Scent: Leather, cigarette smoke, Reese’s cologne, fuel (gasoline, diesel, racing), the smell of mechanic (iykyk)

Coffee, Tea, or HC: Coffee if she has to choose, but she'd rather not have a hot drink.

Average Hours of Sleep: About 7 to 10.

Dog or Cat Person: Dogs!! They just fit her personality and she has always loved them. I kind of want her and Reese to adopt a mixed breed herding dog when they're ready.

Dream Trip: A Route 66 roadtrip!! All the sightseeing, all the driving…it will be so fun!! (I would know I've been on one)

Favourite Fictional Character: Tweety Bird!! She's a huge Loony Tunes fan, and Tweety has been her favorite since childhood.

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: One or two, and she always needs separate ones from her partner or she’ll take it. Reese doesn't really like Blankets anyway so he's okay with it.

Random Fact: Nonia doesn't just love driving cars, she also loves riding dirtbikes!! She always used to with her dad before her parents moved back to New Jersey.

Name: Carmine Ferrari

Nickname: Carm

Gender: Man

Star Sign: Sagittarius sun, Leo moon, Virgo rising

Height: 6'1

Orientation: Bi

Nationality/Ethnicity: From Canada living in Italy with mixed Italian heritage

Fave Fruit: Oranges!! Give that boy an orange and he will be so happy.

Fave Season: Fall!! A transition to another season, it can be cool or warm, and it's spooky season!!

Fave Flower: Moon flowers!! He didn't know what they were until Fiona showed him and now they're his favorite.

Fave Scent: Lavender, rosemary, chamomile, antiseptic, Fiona's perfume

Coffee, Tea, or HC: Coffee and hot chocolate!! But to be fair, the way he makes coffee is basically hot chocolate anyway...

Average Hours of Sleep: As a med student, it was rare and very short bursts of sleep. Now with a degree and a job, he's working to where he can get at least 8 hours.

Dog or Cat Person: He was one of those "on the fence" people until he met Hewie, now he's team dog all the way.

Dream Trip: Taking Fiona back to his home in Canada. It's not very exciting, but it's pretty different from life in Italy and England she's used to.

Favourite Fictional Character: I want to be very silly and say Jill Valentine. He's a Capcom (fan) character so making him have a Capcom fav is funny, especially since Fiona resembles RE5 Jill and that Haunting Ground was scraps of RE4.

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: Just one, and Fiona tends to steal it, but he doesn't mind

Random Fact: Collects old anatomy books and posters. Fiona thinks it's a bit creepy, but he really finds them interesting.

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Trivia and reference Cuphead Comics season 1:

Against Elder Kettle's warnings, the brothers enter the Devil's Casino and begin playing craps. 

• It is possible to refer to The Cuphead Show season 3 episode 11,, The Devil and Ms. Chalice" when Cuphead mindlessly ran to the casino like it tempted him and Chalice and Mugman chase after him to stop him.

Cuphead seems to be based on Mickey Mouse and Mugman seems to be based on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Elder Kettle may based on the character Mr. Coffeepot from the 1935 Van Beuren cartoon Picnic Panic. Both characters even have cup-like children that they care for.

King Dice is heavily based on Cab Calloway, a famous American jazz singer who notably appeared Betty Boop cartoons with his songs.

• he was the Devil's right-hand man in the game, while in The Cuphead Show he was the Devil's number one

The Devil's design is based on the devil from "Hell's Bells", a short from Silly Symphonies.

•  He bears similarities to is Ursula from The Little Mermaid. He strikes deals with people just as Ursula strikes deals with merfolks. (Why do they keep contracts? They probably kicked his ass) Also, he said "Poor unfortunately soul" is referencing to Ursula's song "Poor Unfortunate Souls"

• He is inspired by Hades from Hercules. That's explain his quote "Going once... Going twice.".

• When the Devil is defeated by Cuphead and Mugman, he said "I hate cups" It's referencing to The Cuphead Show.

• In the finale fight, Devil call Henchman is referencing to the Cuphead Show, where starring Henchman, the Devil's assistant.

Legendary Chalice has a habit of being captured by the ghosts in mausoleums everytime. Shan Lee, Werner Werman and Goopy Le Grande telling their about mausoleums and powers named Super Arts.

• Why did they know? Because Goopy has hallucinations when he saw her. Shan Lee was curious about her. And Werner intends to kill her, but misses.

While many believe the names of the Root Pack are "Moe Tato", "Weepy", and "Psycarrot", these are unofficial names created by fans. But now they named their "Sal Spudder", "Ollie Bulb" and "Chauncey Chantenay".

The Root Pack may have been inspired by other anthropomorphic vegetables from cartoons such as The Tears of an Onion (1938) and The Fresh Vegetable Mystery (1939).

• In The Cuphead Show season 1 episode 7 "Root Pack", they are the main antagonists, because they sneak into Elder Kettle's shack, while Cuphead and Mugman have to look after his garden and then they eaten the shack's soil when the two cups catch them.

His name, Goopy Le Grande, means Goopy The Great in Italian.

• "Le Grande" is also a pun on "El Grande" (Spanish for "The Big") and "Le Grand" (French for "The Big").

Goopy Le Grande's design are homages to the Slime, a common enemy and the mascot of Dragon Quest, and cartoons such as Ub Iwer's Balloon Land. 

• Cuphead call him Rocky Balboa is referencing to Rocky Balboa, the main character from Rocky starring Sylvester Stallone.

Hilda Berg is connected to Betty Boop and Pearl from Steven Universe.

Her name is a pun on the Hindenburg, an infamous German zeppelin known for its destruction at New Jersey field in 1937.

• Hilda Berg makes an appearance in The Cuphead show season 2  epidoes 2 , "Charmed & Dangerous", where she as cameo. Whereas in Cuphead (my version), she knows them. Plus she knows astrology.

Cagney Carnation is tribute to famous animated flora from the 1932 Disney Silly Symphony cartoon Flowers and Trees through the 1930s and beyond. His first name came from the famous 1930s film star James Cagney.

• Cagney reminds of Flowey the Flower from game Undertale.

Cagney's idle animation in his first phase is a direct reference to the dancing style of a ghost in the 1930 Talkartoon "Swing You Sinner!"

Ribby and Croaks are based on Ryu and Ken from the Street Fighter series

Their color schemes may also have been inspired by the Frog and Toad children's stories by Arnold Lobel.

Ribby and Croaks may have been inspired by the Battletoads.

• Ribby and Croaks are supporting  and recurring characters in The Cuphead Show!. They were originally boxing champions, but their mother disapproved of it, since she hate to see her sons boxing each other. So that's why they wearing suits.

• They are the main antagonists in The Cuphead Show episode 3 " Ribby and Croaks". The funny thing is that they fight each other.

Djimmi is based off the Genie from the 1992 Disney film, Aladdin. Actually, some scenes (in my version) refer to Aladdin. For example, "I can't believe it. I'm losing to a cups". Also, Cuphead call him Robbie Williams, who voiced Gienie ( RIP Robbie Williams)

• Many also compare Djimmi to Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants due to his facial expressions and shape.

The pipe in Djimmi's mouth is a mixture of the Calabash pipe (used by Sherlock Holmes portrayed by Basil Rathbone) and the Corncob pipe (commonly used by Popeye the Sailor in all of his cartoons).

Djimmi falls in love with Shan Lee. At first they're friends, but later they're couples.

Shan Lee is daughter of sun goddess. That means she is demigoddess. She prayed to the gods in a Chinese words.

She is inspired by fighting woman in fighter games such as Chun Li from Street Fighter or Li Mei from Mortal Kombat

• Her appearance resembles female Monk from Diablo 3.

Cuphead call her " Tigress". It doesn't bother her because:

• It symbolises bravery and strength, the tiger is known as the king of the beasts throughout Chinese culture.

• It's referencing to Tigress from Kung Fu Panda.

Her phase 2 with pose references to disney movie 1998  Mulan, where Mulan fighting Shan Yu.

Beppi's name is a reference to Tito Beppi, a clown portrayed by Lon Chaney in the 1928 film Laugh, Clown, Laugh.

• He reminds of Pennywise, the main antagonists of Stephen King's novel and Horror movie ,,It"

He said ,,Why so serious? " is refence to Dark Knight, when Joker say same.

Beppi is a homage to Fleischer's iconic character Koko the Clown of the Betty Boop cartoons and 1930s animation

Baroness Von Bon Bon seems to be inspired by the French queen Marie Antoinette. This is indicated by her utilization of her cake castle in her final phase, referencing the phrase "Let them eat cake".

Her name, Bon Bon, is used in various languages (like French or many Balkan countries) for candy.

She throws her head at Cuphead and Mugman could be a reference to The Queen Of Hearts in Alice In Wonderland. The Queen's popular quote is "Off with his/her head!"

• In The Cuphead Show season 2 episode 5 "Sweet Temptation" Baroness is main antagonist. Why? Because she is an evil, psychol and murderous individual that turns children who break her rules into candy so she can eat them. But in Cuphead ( my version) she is an sweet, beautiful, loving and a little aggressive and dramatic, who she is Ruler of Sugarland and Cuphead falls in love with her.

Baroness is inspired by Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time.

• In The Cuphead Show, She very coincidentally resembles Mommy Long Legs from Poppy Playtime, as they both initially claim to help the protagonists but end up trying to kill them in the end.

Grim Matchstick was named after Grim Natwick, a legendary animator notable for his designing of Fleischer's Betty Boop and Disney's Snow White, with his stutter also being a direct reference to Natwick.

Grim's personality matches that of the Dragon from The Reluctant Dragon, as both characters are wanting to prove that they are friendly and yearn to gain acceptance into society among their peers.

• He also bears a resemblance to Taro from The 7th Voyage of Sinbad which is one of the creatures animated via stop-motion by Ray Harryhausen.

• Grim's facial structure, complete with a pointed muzzle, bears a small resemblance to that of Maleficent's dragon form the 1959 Disney film, Sleeping Beauty.

• He also bears a physical resemblance to Grimm from Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders.

His final, three-headed form is presumably based off of King Ghidorah from the Godzilla or the Hydra, a three-headed dragon from Greek mythology

Cuphead call him "Wawel Dragon". It's a famous dragon in Polish legend.

Grim have son.

• In The Cuphead Show Grim Matchstick is shown to have a child, implying that he might have a wife. Season 1 Episode 10 " Dangerous Mugman" Grim save his child from Porkrind ( How cute!)

Wally Warbles is inspired by the giant roc in Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor 

• Wally's name may be a reference to Walter Lantz, founder of Walter Lantz Productions and creator of Woody Woodpecker.

• Wally looks similar to the buzzards from the 1931 Silly Symphony cartoon The Cat's Out.

The vehicle that his son, Willy, uses has a similar appearance and model to Bowser Junior's clown car.

Penelope Peaowl's song " I don't want to miss a thing " is refence to Aerosmith, rock band who they singing that song.

Final phase her showtime, she resembles Harpy, a half-woman and half-bird from Greek mythology.

In knockout, her boa choking her is similar boa constrictor - a species of snake from the constrictor family, one of the representatives of the boa subfamily.

Cuphead jokingly says that she and Rumor are lesbians.They really aren't.

Werner Werman is inspired Mortimer Mouse from the 1936 Disney short Mickey's Rival.

Due to the nature of the battle and inclusion of Katzenwagen, Werner's boss fight is a reference to the iconic Tom and Jerry cartoons.

• Werner's screaming similar to the iconic screams of Tom

• In The Cuphead Show Season 2 Episode 10 " Rats All Folks!" is most likely a parody of Tom & Jerry. ( Wener Werman is the main antagonist in the episode . Also he is small)

Werner's colour scheme, the shape of his muzzle, and his habit of constructing machines make him similar to Wile E. Coyote from Looney Tunes.

He also seems to be very similar to Vladimir from Nickelodeon's My Life as Teenage Robot, as they're both villainous rats with heavy accents (German for Werner, and Russian for Vladimir), and they attack their foes by using various weapons and automatons (Werner using his own soup-can tank, and Vladimir using Jenny, albeit only in his debut episode).

Werner speaks German accent.

Captain Brineybeard is a direct reference to Bluto from Popeye.

Brineybeard lost his legs by Cala Maria ( Sea Gorgon) to save his daughter ( in my version)

• In The Cuphead Show season 2 episode 3 "A High Seas Adventure! " he as stone by Cala Maria lost his legs by Mugman ( by accident)

• He is madly in love with her ( Yup. He is simp)

Brineybeard's song ,"Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)" is refence to Treasure Island, where pirates singing that song.

Cala Maria was human, and she have job as archaeologist ( reference to Lara Croft from Tomb Raider), and then she was possessed by spirit and transformed to giant monster aka Sea Gorgon ( or Sea Beast in The Cuphead Show) referencing to Enchatress (June Moone), super villain from DC Comics.

• Luckey, she was back to normal by Dr Kahl.

Her have last name "Neptune", that reference to Neptune ( Poseidon), god of sea.

Her level name is incredibly similar to that of a level in the game Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity, named High Sea Hi-Jinks.

She is most likely inspired by Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid, as evident to being both mermaids

• Her skin color is similar to that of Ursula from The Little Mermaid.

• Her electrocution is similar to the former's death, as when she is killed, her skeleton is also seen. Additionally, the eels helping her may be referencing Flotsam and Jetsam, two eels who act as Ursula's henchmen.

Cala Maria's second form is based on the infamous Gorgon Medusa from Greek mythology.

• The fact that this is an air battle against might be inspired by the battle with Medusa in chapter 9 of Kid Icarus: Uprising.

• Her floating head form in the final phase is a reference to Medusa being decapitated by Perseus in Greek mythology, which has also been referenced in other video games featuring Medusa, such as the Medusa Head, a recurring enemy and boss in the Castlevania series.

When transforming into her third phase, her body turns to stone and her arms fall off, making it resemble the famous statue, Venus de Milo.

She has a similar name and color pallete to Celia Mae from the Disney Pixar film Monsters Inc., another gorgon-based character who has snakes for hair.

Mugman falls in love with her.

• Cala Maria and Mugman being love interests in the latter's book in “The I Scream Man“ in The Cuphead Show Season 2 ep 6 "The I Scream Man"

Dr. Kahl was inspiration from other mad scientists in other platforming game franchises, such as Dr. Wily from Mega Man, Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog, or Dr. Neo Cortex from Crash Bandicoot.

His robot similar to the Iron Giant from The Iron Giant ( He haved GIANT, but now gave FRANK)

• Dr Kahl's phase of the fight seems to bear a strong resemblance to the battle with N. Gin from Crash Bandicoot: Warped.

The Robot's presentation is ancillary to Rayman 2 The Great Escape, where the Seller visits Razorbeard and introduces Grolgoth as the Pirate's solution to Rayman's problem.

The invention of the "Beauty Machine" refers to the video game Banjo Kazooie, this machine works and managed to make Cala beaty and normal.

Robot say "BITE MY SHINE METAL ASS" is refence to Futurama, when Bender say same.

Rumor Honeybottoms was inspired to Honey Woman, an unused boss character from Capcom's Mega Man 9.

Security Bee seems to be inspired by a policeman ant from the 1940 cartoon Ants in the Plants, as both have similar designs.

• His design may have been inspired by Buzz the Bee, the Honey Nut Cheerios mascot.

• Also inn The Cuphead Show!, there are multiple security bees, but these security bees come in both genders and their colour schemes appear more green-ish. Their presence may suggest that Rumor Honeybottoms may be present in some way.

Sally Stageplay may have been inspired by Sally Swing, a blonde character from Betty Boop. 

• She has a similar color scheme to Sally Brown from Peanuts, who also (albeit coincidentally) has her given name.

In Cuphead Show season  3 episode 3 "Cupstaged", Sally Stageplay enters the theater pretending to have rabies to demonstrate what acting is. ( I love Marcia Gay Harden, who she voiced Sally ! 💖)

The Phantom Express is an homage to the Ghost Train from Final Fantasy VI. A musical nod to this train is included in Railroad Wrath

• The background for this fight is inspired by the 1929 Disney cartoon The Skeleton Dance.

Cuphead said to the Devil ''We'll never turn to the dark side" is reference to Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

in the end Cuphead and Mugman married Baroness Von Bon Bon and Cala Maria ( In my version) this refers to the fanatic CupheadxBaroness and MugmanxCalaMaria ( I mean others prefer another relationship romantic, but for me...whatever. ) .

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It should also be noted that while "the devil ain't shit and should be regarded as a stupid motherfucker and not revered or feared" is not a specifically American take on the concept (or even a new one, this concept has come and gone a lot of times over the centuries), that sentiment is very much present within a lot of southern American takes on Christianity both within the church and throughout the wider cultural landscape

''the devil ain't shit and is fuckin lying about his fiddle playing skills and also i have god and anna may on my side''

--Someone named Tommy Lee Jenkins or Betty Sue Franklin probably

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NOVOCAINE (2025)

Starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Conrad Kemp, Evan Hengst, Craig Jackson, Lou Beatty Jr., Garth Collins, Tristan de Beer, Jessica Stanley, Chioma Umeala, Margot Wood, Dylan Skews, Keeno Lee Hector, Maria Vos, Dominique Maher, DeVille Vannik, Lance Elliott, Motsi Tekateka and Toni Erasmus.

Screenplay by Lars Jacobson.

Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen.

Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated R.

If a movie comes up with an extremely clever – if slightly obscure – concept, and then can’t play by the rules it sets up itself, you have a problem going in. Novocaine is one of those movies where the more you learn about what is happening and why, the less sense it makes. And the less you really care.

Jack Quaid (star of The Boys, son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan) plays Nathan Caine, a mild-mannered outcast bank manager who has one odd physical quirk – he cannot feel pain of any kind. His body simply has never had any pain receptors. Because of this, since he was a young boy, he has been called Novocaine by the other kids and all other people in his life. (Honestly, that seems like a bit of overly pithy wordplay to have been created by a bunch of 11-year-old boys, but okay….)

The thing is, though, even though he feels no pain, it doesn’t mean that he can’t be badly hurt or killed. In fact, there is a reason that the body feels pain – to warn you something is wrong. Nathan doesn’t have these warnings, but he still can be handicapped or slain. The film explains early on that his lack of pain is a mine field for Nathan, he has to be on constant alert for simple things most people take for granted, like simply not biting his tongue off while eating.

And when he is thrown into the action of the film – trying to save Sherry (Amber Midthunder), the woman he is crushing on, after she is taken hostage during a violent bank robbery – Nathan is nearly constantly injured and maimed in ways that should destroy him. Instead, he just shrugs, shakes it off and keeps going, barely slowed down by what should be some mortal injuries.

Did the filmmakers forget the guidelines that they created?

The funny thing is, for a big, dumb, constantly moving action movie, Novocaine actually starts out in a rather calm, somewhat intriguing manner. For a little while at least, as we are getting to know Nathan and he is starting to fall for Sherry, the film has a bit of soul and depth.

We don’t totally buy into Nathan’s weird personal life. He is madly, passionately, devotedly in love with a woman he just barely knows. He has never even physically met his only friend, a computer gamer (Jacob Batalon) who he only knew through their shared video quests. And frankly, he’s much too smart and handsome to be such a complete pariah, even with his weird condition. Still, we want to know more about what makes Nathan tick.

At least until the film forgets about giving him any dimensions other than turning him into a computer game avatar. In fact, it appears that Novocaine is trying to make a bigger point that Nathan is able to survive horrific fights and terrible injuries because he has learned from gaming. However, the movie does not seem to bother to truly make show this in any but the most superficial of ways.

The film also for some reason makes the action happen during the Christmas season and quickly drop that ball, too. Let’s face it, in future years there will be no Die Hard-like arguments as to whether Novocaine is an action film or a Christmas film. (And, for the record, Die Hard is not a Christmas film, it’s just an action film which takes place during the holidays.)

None of the crazed, pinballing action starts until about a half-hour into the film, at which point all of the thoughtfulness and characterizations of the film are run down by the constant cartoonish motion of the plot. The further that Novocaine goes along, the dumber it gets.

Beyond the non-stop action, Novocaine also luxuriates in gory extremes. It seems because he can’t feel anything that the filmmakers feel the need to push the envelope in injuries – sticking his hand into a working deep frier to grab a gun, or having him regularly shot, pounded and tortured by the bad guys. There is even a house which is booby-trapped as if this were a Home Alone movie. I am not a squeamish person, but even I had to look away from the screen on several occasions.

The title of the film fits, though. Eventually, the hyperactive fighting and violence thrown at you in Novocaine makes you go numb as a viewer.

Jay S. Jacobs

Copyright ©2025 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: March 13, 2025.

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#LetsDoIt25

Following Uncool Two 50, and Fear of Mu21c and Let's Do It, this is a list of my favourite fifty recordings made before the end of 1953. Rock 'n' roll lies in the future, these are the days of music hall, film soundtracks, the stage, and jazz.

The top five get bonus points:

12 points MARGARET WHITING & JOHNNY MERCER "Baby, it's cold outside" 11 points GENE KELLY / JULES MUNSHIN / FRANK SINATRA "New York New York" 11 points ANDREWS SISTERS "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" 11 points BETTY HUTTON "The sewing machine" 11 points GRACIE FIELDS "Sally"

Ranked approximately 6-10:

ALFRED DRAKE oh! what a beautiful morning DORIS DAY the deadwood stage GILBERT & SULLIVAN the major general's song JUDY GARLAND the trolley song PERRY COMO & BETTY HUTTON a bushel and a peck

Positions 11-20

ANDREWS SISTERS boogie woogie bugle boy BILLIE HOLIDAY that old devil called love BING CROSBY white christmas CHARLES TRENET la mer DORIS DAY bewitched bothered and bewildered EDMUNDO ROS manana is good enough for me ETHEL MERMAN there's no business like show business FOUR LADS istanbul not constantinople FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS let's call the whole thing off GROUCHO MARX lydia the tattooed lady

21-30

BING CROSBY swinging on a star FRANK SINATRA i get a kick out of you FRED ASTAIRE top hat white tie tails GLENN MILLER in the mood HARRY CHAMPION any old iron KAREN CHANDLER hold me thrill me kiss me MARY MARTIN i'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair MUNCHKIN CHORUS ding dong the witch is dead PATTI PAGE how much is that doggie in the window VAL ROSING & HENRY HALL Teddy bear's picnic

31-40

BILLY JONES yes we have no bananas COUNT BASIE one o'clock jump ELSIE CARLISLE a nightingale sang in berkeley square JOHNNY MERCER & THE PIED PIPERS accentuate the positive LORD KITCHENER london is the place for me ME AND MY GIRL CAST lambeth walk PEGGY LEE ft BENNY GOODMAN the way you look tonight PROKOFIEV / LIEUTENANT KIJÉ OST troika RUDY VALLÉE brother can you spare a dime TERESA BREWER music music music

41-50

BILLY JONES yes we have no bananas COUNT BASIE one o'clock jump ELSIE CARLISLE a nightingale sang in berkeley square JOHNNY MERCER & THE PIED PIPERS accentuate the positive LORD KITCHENER london is the place for me ME AND MY GIRL CAST lambeth walk PROKOFIEV / LIEUTENANT KIJÉ OST troika RUDY VALLÉE brother can you spare a dime SIDNEY TORCH barwick green TERESA BREWER music music music

The two I didn't post on BSB were "Take me out to the ball game" and "Barwick green".

Near misses, which could easily have made the list if I did it again.

DINAH SHORE buttons and bows EDDIE CONDON fidgety feet EDITH PIAF la vie en rose ELLA FITZGERALD ev'ry time we say goodbye FRANK SINATRA let it snow let it snow let it snow FRANK SINATRA september song (1946 recording) GENE AUTRY rudolph the red GLORIA BLAS ORCHESTER can can ILENE WOODS a dream is a wish your heart makes

These songs fell off the list when I came to check them:

BETTY GRABLE & CHARLES WALTERS well did you evah! [couldn't verify it had actually been recorded before 1954; would have been a bonus] NOEL COWARD mad dogs and englishmen [appears not recorded by 1954; would have been top 30] STANLEY HOLLOWAY where did you get that hat [recorded 1956, would have been top 40] HENRY HALL the sun has got his hat on [nixed for casual racist language, would have been top 50]

Other people have been doing LetsDoIt25, and a top 250 has been produced. That will feed into a master challenge, ranking the top 1000 across all four lists. More on that in April...