#toadtrip

[delusional-mishaps]

i didnt really use spotify that much this year, but wrapped has come out so here are some highlights from my spotify wrapped <3

[abysswatchers420]

currently obsessed with this song thanks to vinny playing bill and carol

[shitpostingkats]

@existing-on-cloral

Crack Theory: Jaden Yuki is (at least partially) Atlantian

As usual, this is 100% my own connection making brain going crazy, I doubt this is what the writers intended, if they thought about it at all. Also, this essay is not free of infodumping or absurdity. 

So, Atlantis has always been… kinda weird, in yugioh. Other than just the absolute wildness of it just. Canonically existing. The Waking the Dragons arc has some of the most far reaching lore implications for the franchise as a whole, introducing ideas like the spirit world, duel monsters appearing in history (outside of egypt lol), and some major afterlife magic. Things that yugioh will expand on in following series, and things that were, I reiterate, introduced in a throwaway filler arc of the anime because they had run out of manga to adapt. 

But one character in particular not just builds on the concepts introduced in DM’s Atlantis season, but shares some interesting similarities with the main villain of that season, Dartz.

Jaden Yuki.

The first thing that caught my attention was the eyes. While yugioh has an almost ridiculous number of characters with magical eyeballs, heterochromia with one turquoise, one orange/yellow? Incredibly specific. I can’t think of a single yugioh character whose weird eye horror even passingly resembles anothers, yet here Jaden and Dartz are. Even further, both of them spend time serving as a “king” with pure gold eyes, before coming into contact with a foreign entity and developing the bilateral asymmetry. 

But Jaden’s eyes are based on Yubels, and more thematically, the colors of the polymerization card art. And Dartz’s seem to be just a random anime villain power up. 

Let’s put a pin in this for now.

The next weird link between the two is in the strange flashback we see at the very end of GX season 3. Jaden sees one of his past lives, when Yubel pledged themselves to be his guardian. In this era, Jaden is the young prince of a vague and never named kingdom. When was this? Where? We don’t know.

But the few characters we see share some interesting design elements with the people of Atlantis.

The primary front skirt panel being this narrow rectangle ending in a point at the end. The gold crown featuring a solid band with a diamond shaped piece right over the forehead embedded with a bright red gem. These capes and the big round brooch thingies. Jaden’s father’s belt has this segmented gold design that looks quite a bit like the necklace of the Atlantian king. (His granddaughter, Kris, has a similar one, I was just running out of space for references.) In fact, both Jaden’s father and the Atlantian king use red gems as their primary design element.

And finally, the biggest detail I want to point out is this little gemstone on human!Yubel’s forehead. Crowns are a pretty universal thing, but a delicate little jewel right on the forehead? That’s an iconic piece of jewelry worn by one Dartz Yugioh. It’s also worth noting, Jaden supreme king armor has the same blue diamond on its forehead. 

Now, before I tie this all together, let me take a quick aside to reassure that yes, I am aware, this sounds like the furthest reach I could possibly make. Sure, the two kingdoms might share some design elements, if you squint. Yeah, Jaden and Yubel might each have one weird feature that Dartz also flaunts. But really, is that enough to posit a connection between the two?

I mean, absolutely, I’ve built fan theories on far less and I WILL DO IT AGAIN

But no. Here’s the plot twist of this post: 

I’m not trying to prove that past!Jaden was the prince of Atlantis.  

Past!Jaden was the prince of New Atlantis.

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[queen-of-prophecy]

There had been a lot of frogs in the frog pond, and with a poof they all returned into various hellgoing people... with Gritt included. They'd tried the little frog adventure. They're all butt naked and confused and trying to cover themselves.

"Oh! Master Gritt! Did you enjoy a nice Toadtrip? I told you it was all the rage in Witchholm!"

[fictionallyattractive]

Totally forgot to mention that I just had to go on a 24 hour toadtrip to Texas for my vacation so yeah lol

[the-smallest-star]

"... Toadtrip? Gritt?"

Gritt was avoiding eye contact with Clem, the look on her face was very much a sibling scolding the other. "It uh... turned me into a toad. Not for long though! Just a few hours...." "Seriously, you were with that group again weren't you. Remind me to punch them in the dick later, that could of gone very wrong." Clem sighed heavily. Sometimes Gritt got himself into far too much trouble.

"It's... quieter than the city. I'm kinda used to the sound of cars, gunshots and stuff. The quiet is nice. Only place that comes close to it like that is Wrath, but its more of a wasteland there." And it was Gritt's favourite ring, his favourite animal came from there.

Vine sighed heavily.

"Oh Paimon, you irascible rascal-"

Though her third eye was not so interested in Paimon as it was with this charming imp. What a storied history-

So much to tell.

Vine lounged in her chair, and poured drinks for her visiting guests. "Well, Master Gritt has had the chance to peruse the city a bit. Even went on a little Toadtrip with some of the girls!" She explained to Clem, giving her all her attention. "But what do you think of my city my dear? I understand it's not so modern as the other cities, but I do love the historic look. It suits us, does it not?"

[vetplantje]

[jbernalphoto]

🔹🔷🔵🟦🔵🔷🔹 • • • • • • • • #analogblog #magazine35mm #photocinematica #ishootfilm #analoguepeople #sheshootsfilm #filmphotomag #shootfilmunder1000 #fotoform #newyork #rye #playland #abandonedplaces #ridefromhell #lca #lomography #35mm #slidefilm #toadtrip #roadtrip #crossprocess #agfa #dreamy (at Rye, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGV1kpLJToa/?igshid=1usucxxrufb93

[gogogargar]

Sunny weather car journeys with @kjab

[lumasboutique]

Enjoying this time with my baby 😍 #familytime #toadtrip #bless #lumasboutique (at Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid) https://www.instagram.com/p/CffhdfurJ72/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[queen-of-prophecy]

Vine portaled them back upstairs. Her wardrobe was lavish, full of designer pieces, jewels, silks, brocades and clothes from every era. But she ignored them for a time in exchange for a set of shopping bags set on the couch. "You may duck behind my screen if you like. I simply put in a little order for a change of clothes."

High-end stuff of course, but she wasn't going to be a cheap hostess.

"You know if this visit to come Toadtripping hasn't put you off, my invitation to come for Samhain is still open!" She trilled in an offer while he dressed. "I have charms enough for disguises, if dearest Charlotte is still worried for you!"

"B̸̧̨̨̛̲͎̫̝̣͓͔̳̼̦͎̱͘Õ̴̧̧̞͙̠͍͋̿̄̚͝͠ͅO̵̢̝̦̬̟̹͎̻̓̔̊̆̀̒̅̎̉̏̌͊̕͠.̷̮͊͒̽̎̑̍̎̚͘͝͝"

The face in the mirror had briefly turned dark and distorted, the face of a great monster with many eyes and clinging hands and a plume of dark fur-

But then Vine's laugh chorused through the bathroom.

"Ohohoho! Do forgive my little joke-!" Vine had a good hard laugh at the brief scare, a hand to her chest as she bellowed her laughter. She was not monstrous, but her usual self. "-but the girls down in town started that little rumor that I'd come in all my primordial glory if they said that three times in a mirror. So I do it for sport now and again."

What fun! And what a delightful spook!

"Ohoho! Ahh, I apologize. You must be tired. Come, come, I'll see you're dressed-"

[newoldwindmill]

Climb the mountain, not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world ~ David McCullough Jr It is rare to find such magical places. When I do, I like to absorb as much as I can. Get to the ground, touch the soil and smell the breeze #toadtrip #travel #geminibridges #utah #moab (at Gemini Bridges, Moab Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdNN18Hr8nd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[praveer2017]

We went on an awesome road trip with my wife and friends towards Karnatak & Tamilnadu sometimes back. I tried to put the entire trip in my new Vlog out already on my YouTube channel…check it out…Link in Bio. #toadtrip #wanderlust #travelphotography #travelvlog #jeepcompass https://www.instagram.com/p/CZgzyhMPF2i/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lesliedriskill]

Marine life at Shedd Aquarium #chicago #vacation #toadtrip #ocean #fish (at Shedd Aquarium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYqHTQRLLLt/?utm_medium=tumblr

[reichenyoo]

The piece of winter flow in Northern California #toadtrip #NorthernCalifornia #NoCal #BurneyFalls #California #CA #US (at McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYadsxyrl1q/?utm_medium=tumblr

[victoriousfish]

#restday #toadtrip #beach (at Lewes, Delaware)