#villain 102

[sonderwrit]

C102: Don't understand

I Have to Be a Great Villain - Masterpost

At the end of the day, Wang Yi learns to embrace Ho Yay.

X: *CHU~*

Wang Yi: !

X: If it's annoying, I'll call them back.

WY: Urk…it's fine.

Qin Xian 2: No sneaking hugs allowed!

Qin Xian 1: Me too!

(sfx: coming over)

WY: (Not good, it's really no good if there's too many people!)

*SHWAAAAAAH*

X: Is it fine if it's just me? (Back to just 1 person)

WY: That's not what I meant…

WY: (But he definitely continued from the words I couldn't say out loud.) [Mind-reading verified]

WY: X. Can you answer a few of my questions?

X: Hm?

X: What do I get if I answer? Can I get a kiss?

WY: Urk. Buddy, don't be a hopeless romantic. [*strategic retreat*]

WY: Since you have your seniors' memories, you should know what kind of jerk I am, right? I'm the kind of guy that'll abandon you anytime.

X: Hm, that's fine.

X: X won't lose you ever again.

X: No matter where Wang Yi runs, I'll find you.

X: Of course, that's assuming you—

X: —eat a portion of me. [There's still time before my next evolution, so no worries about getting devoured.]

WY: Huh?

**((NOOOOOOO WHY IS THE KISS OFF SCREEN DARN U CHINESE CENSORS))**

WY: (Wha…there's something there.) *gulps*

WY: (Something unimaginable—entered through my mouth!)

Qin Xian?: I love you.

Qin Xian?: I love you.

Qin Xian?: Can you—stay?

Qin Xian?: I'm begging you…

Qin Xian?: Begging you—

WY: (? ….)

WY: (I seemed to have…caught a glimpse of something. But it's too foggy for me to be certain.) [A misassumption?]

WY: (Wait a minute, now's not the time for that!)

WY: WTF are you doing?! 

WY: Did you put your own body…can I even digest something like this after eating it?! It'll be a big problem, right! *repeated gagging*

X: Don't worry, it's impossible for humans to digest X's body, nor is it harmful for humans. It'll just stay quietly inside you.

WY: (Does it have to be like this?)

X: Hm? Wang Yi's internal thoughts seem to be very chaotic. (Can't see clearly)

Arrow: After receiving the two Qin Xians' knowledge, he now understands the meaning of "reading one's heart."

WY: The heck, I only made a promise to Qin Xian (2), but now you're telling me you're all the same person. Of course it's chaotic now that my promise has turned into 3 promises.

WY: I don't get why I keep running into you every time I transmigrate. (The other characters are all random.)

WY: I also don't understand why…

WY: You would like me.

X: Perhaps this is fate.

X: Fate tied us together, so—

X: We can never be separated again.

WY: As if I'd believe you. *punch*

WY: In any case, you can't call it coincidence after all these times. There has to be a reason, so you need to tell me what you know. [The type of person who doesn't believe in superstition]

WY: Also, urk…

WY: If you still don't mind staying with me, then I'll fulfill my promise too.

X: !

X: Hehe. Although X's form of love is twisted enough to leave a marker inside your body, you can still accept it?

WY: If you're clear on the fact that [I don't understand what kind of emotion "like" is, but I'm doing my best to work with you]

WY: Then we can give it a try.

WY & X: …..

*chuckling*

WY & X: Hahahahahaha…

WY: Haha, we're really a match for each other.

WY: Although X has just regained some memories, it feels like we haven't parted for long at all. (You're not a stranger at all)

X: Just like you said, we really didn't part for long.

WY: And you?

WY: (Speaking of which, I never knew the ending for the campus romance setting Qin Xian.)

X: Me, huh…

X: It hasn't been long either, I guess?

(The days without you were agony)

Butler: Master, it's time to rest.

(The bites from the zombies were also very, very painful—)

(But if all this loneliness and grief came from waiting for you)

(Then to me it's as—sweet as sugar.)

*WHOOSH*

X: Hello.

*changed his looks*

X: I'm the new assistant Xiao Qin. Please take care of me.

WY: Come in.

[Left a portion of slime to pretend to be the experimental subject]

S-0: Hah? Host what's going on, you hired an assistant? This is a little different from the original novel?

WY (whispering): It's fine. More people means more help. The future "Mermaid Rescue Project" task of the heroine isn't easy.

WY: (Don't let S-0 know you can hear its speech)

X: (Understood!)

WY: Moreover…Sao-Ling, don't you want points?

S-0: ?

S-0: Is Host planning to…

WY: Yep.

WY: Time to do some shipping.*

*shipping - To 炒cp in Chinese means to "encourage a Couple Pairing," aka do actions that imply a romantic relationship by the ambiguous nature of their subjects

[warhaeds]

Your character sounds super interesting. Would love to read more solos and more of his backstory. Who is his face claim? Describe Brandon in a few sentences. He's wicked cool. :) Keep up the amazing job!

Howdy, 'nonnie!

Apologies for the slower response, I'm in the process of moving to another country and the past two days have been full of moving furniture out of my apartment. Anywho.

I use Karl Urban specifically as Butcher from the Boys, after a long, long search for the right faceclaim. I contemplated Pedro Pascal for a while, and maybe if TLOU had come out before The Boys, I might have gone with it -- but ultimately Butcher fits Wash to a T, at least the way I visualize him in my head.

If there was going to be a blurb for Among the Wreckage to summarize characters, I imagine Washington's would read something along these lines:

GENERAL BRANDON WASHINGTON, the leader of the Warheads faction. A man who believes he was wronged by the world, with the intention of making those he feels responsible pay. Washington is severely protective of his children, quick to assign blame, and a harsh Enforcer. Chaotic evil if anyone is in power but him, though expecting unfaltering loyalty to his own reign.

[sarcasticscepticles]

I know people shit on high school teachers a lot, but one thing that has followed me a lot when I analyze stories is just a casual throw away line my film & Lit teacher said in my junior year which was just him correcting himself going "Point out the villain- well maybe villain is not the right term lets say antagonist"

Because at that point, I never really thought about separating the two but there is defiantly a distinct difference in what a villain and and what an antagonist is.

[haystarlight]

What if mlp characters had Tumblr

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I have a princess conference in the morning but that won't stop me from staying up till 3 am on AO3. Mama needs her bedtime stories

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OP go to sleep or I will eat your crown

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🎈 smilesmilesmile Follow

All of you are like "would you fuck your clone?" hypothetically but, in practice, clones are too dumb to give consent and that's the real reason why I didn't sleep with any of my clones when I had the chance

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OP you still have a chance

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It's always "take off the evil amulet! it's corrupting your mind!" and never "oh! you look so pretty in your new amulet!"

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Celestia forbid ladies do anything

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Um, would you guys please stop voting for my boyfriend?

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I take it as a compliment

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I am offended

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Y'all know how some families got a gay cousin and all 'em other cousins are straight? Well mah family's the opposite. Ah don't even think we got a straight cousin!

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Mah sister says we have to assimilate other ponies into our family so the family name don't die out. She would do numbers here

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GUYS I'M SO SORRY FOR THE DELAYS

I've just been on the hospital (again) cause I got zapped by lightning (again)

But I promise I'll update my Daring Do/Reader fic as soon as I can! Thanks for the patience, love you guys!

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It's okay, take your time! I'll just reread the old chapters in the meantime

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NO!!! YOU WILL GO TO SLEEP!!!

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"how are you so good at fashion" well you'd be an expert in fashion too if you'd spent 20 years in the closet

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My sister in Celestia that closet was made of glass

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Nothing like coming back from exhile just to find your bedroom was replaced by a whole ass forest

Some people have no respect for others belongings

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I don't control the growing of the magical forest, bitch

🌘 I-have-loved-you-for-a-thousand-years Follow

Rude

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Don't think I forgot about that time in 500 B.E. that you stole my ice cream

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You can't hurt me I have mommy AND daddy issues I'm unstoppable

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OP do you need me to adopt you

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I would love that actually

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*levitates my cat out of the way so I can use the sewing machine, which I need for my job*

my cat: YOU LIFT OPALESCENCE?!?!???! YOU LIFT HER WITH YOUR WICKED SORCERY?!??!!!! YOU ASSERT CONTROL OVER HER WITH YOUR MAGIC?!?!??! OHHHHH!!! MOTHER IS EVIL!!!!!

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I agree with the cat

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Girlfriend is out of town all week so I'm gonna dye my mane and tail green

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WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING

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She's all my self control

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🌘 I-have-loved-you-for-a-thousand-years Follow

Back in my day we tagged our fanfiction properly. There's a difference between / and & you rufians

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Shut up old lady

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YOU'RE OLDER THAN ME

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Sure, sex is great but does *your* husband help you check all your shipping fanfiction for grammar errors? Didn't think so

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She's everything, he's just Ken

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Happy to be of service 🫡

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[avvail]

prompt #102

“It must be suffocating,” the villain hummed, a fine whisper on their tongue and their fingers dancing a waltz through their hair. Soft strands curled around their finger, an absentminded and thoughtless movement.

They leaned down to kiss their temple, a chaste little thing that barely stirred the hero awake. Tucked against them as though they were lovers, as though this wasn’t a dangerously deceptive painting of their relationship.

“But that’s okay,” they whispered, patting the hero’s cheek. “I’ll take you away. From everything.”

[tmnt-multiverse-election]

Popularity Poll Results 8/21

Donnies

Omega @kathaynesart (Replica) - 117 (22.8%)

Krangified Donnie @abbeyofcyn (Krangified Donnie) - 80 (15.6%)

Swanattello @tangledinink (Swanattello) - 74 (14.3%)

Ghost @amevello-blue (Ghost In The Shell) - 60 (11.7%)

Donatello & Leonardo @kaysdenofchaos (Battle Scars) - 45 (8.8%)

Donnie @phykoha (Tiny Mutant Feral Turtles) - 41 (7.99%)

Donnie @kaysdenofchaos (Teenage Mutant Meddling Turtles) - 39 (7.6%)

Feral Donnie @kittynomore (Snapper Lou) - 31 (6.04%)

Mustachello @revitalizationrat (Mustachello) - 26 (5.07%)

Leos

Feral Leo @cupcakeslushie (feral Leo au) - 119 (23.2%)

Toast @intotheelliwoods (2 Arms Left) - 90 (17.5%)

Future Leo @cosmoscrow (Odd Man Out) - 84 (16.4%)

Kid Leo @angelpuns (Kid Leo au) - 74 (14.4%)

Donatello & Leonardo @kaysdenofchaos (Battle Scars) - 45 (8.8%)

Sensei @remedyturtles (Little Kid with a Big Death Wish) - 44 (8.6%)

Leo @villainleoau (Villain Leo au) - 42 (8.2%)

Hop @nights-flying-fox (Dimention Hopper Leo) - 15 (2.9%)

Raphs/Mikeys

Mikey @tizeline (Tiz Sep) - 167 (32.6%)

Raphael @thegunnsara (Hamato Warriors) - 144 (28.1%)

Dai @sweeneydino (Paper Scales/Little Dragons) - 102 (19.9%)

Glamrock Raph @thejade-forest (RotTMNT x SB) - 100 (19.5%)

Side Characters

Shelldon @the-lavender-clown (Fool's Gold) - 172 (33.52%)

Cassandra Jones @gremlinscomics (Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself) - 171 (33.33)

Kasey Jones @caseyjones-junior (Krang Parasite) - 170 (33.14%)

OCs

Calamari @cokoweee (Quilt) - 130 (25.3%)

Hamato Antonello @ants-turquoisewave (Led Astray) - 108 (21.1%)

Caiji @gornackeaterofworlds (Butterfly Effect) - 98 (19.1%)

Cerise Mylene Hamato @fanartmayhem (Mikey's Unplanned Purpose) - 90 (17.5%)

Liam @fishsticksloser (Last Echoes) - 87 (16.96%)

Now is the time to continue propaganda and ask the candidates questions before the debates officially start in September.

Good luck everyone.

Honorabl mention that I forgot in the poll: August Hamato @star-sparkler (August Hamato). Go show them some support!!

[cringefaecompilation]

biggest dick energy would be in episode 102 not bell's hells to join or immediately trust ludinus, but for imogen to convince him to come back with them with one of her good ol' 31 persuasion rolls. like okay, you were willing to sit us down and explain yourself, maybe you should do that with the world's leaders instead of fucking shanking them.

also it'd be funny because it'd be 2 for 2 with keyleth telling them to do a quick recon mission that snowballs into them massively disrupting the villain's plans.

[workersolidarity]

[ 📹 The blockaded and besieged Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip exemplify their resilience by continuing to perform Eid prayers amidst the immense levels of destruction and devestation evident all around them in the Jabalia Refugee Camp, in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the beginning of the Islamic holiday Eid Al-Adha. 📈 The current death toll in Gaza now exceeds 37'337 Palestinians killed, while another 85'299 others have been wounded since Oct. 7th ]

🇮🇱⚔️🇵🇸 🚀🏘️💥🚑 🚨

WAR OF EXTERMINATION DAY 254: ZIONIST ARMY ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY TRUCE IN RAFAH, BEN GVIR SLAMS DECISION, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY DENIES CHANGE IN POLICY, HAMAS POLITICAL LEADER SAYS RESISTANCE RESPONSE TO CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL CONSISTENT WITH BIDEN SPEECH, 8 ZIONIST SOLDIERS KILLED IN RAFAH, ISRAELI GENOCIDE CONTINUES ENDLESSLY

On 254th day of the Israeli occupation's ongoing special genocide operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed a total of 3 new massacres of Palestinian families, resulting in the deaths of no less than 41 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, while another 102 others were wounded over the previous 24-hours.

It should be noted that as a result of the constant Israeli bombardment of Gaza's healthcare system, infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings, local paramedic and civil defense crews are unable to recover countless hundreds, even thousands, of victims who remain trapped under the rubble, or who's bodies remain strewn across the streets of Gaza.

This leaves the official death toll vastly undercounted as Gaza's healthcare officials are unable to accurately tally those killed and maimed in this genocide, which must be kept in mind when considering the scale of the mass murder.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) announced today, Sunday, June 16th, a temporary truce in the Rafah Governate, south of Gaza, to allow humanitarian aid to pass to the starving population of the southern Gaza Strip.

In a statement, the occupation army announced that "in order to increase the scope of humanitarian aid entering Gaza and following further discussions on the subject with the UN and international organizations, there will be a local and tactical pause in military activity for humanitarian purposes from 08:00 to 19:00 daily until further notice."

The response from far-right Zionist extremist Israeli political figures was swift and uncompromising in its condemnations, with Minister Ben Gvir leading the criticisms by telling the Hebrew media that "Whoever decided on a 'tactical truce' for the purpose of a humanitarian transition, especially when the best of our soldiers are falling in battle, is a villain and a fool that should not be allowed to continue in his position."

In response to the criticism, the Zionist army clarified that "there is no cessation of hostilities in the southern Gaza Strip, there is no change in the introduction of goods."

"The IDF makes it clear that there is no cessation of hostilities in the southern Gaza Strip, and the fighting in Rafah continues. Also, there is no change in the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip. The axis carrying the goods will be open during the day in coordination with international organizations, for the transportation of humanitarian aid only," the occupation army said in its statement.

Meanwhile, political sources speaking under anonymity said "the move was not approved with the Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) and the Minister of Defense (Yoav Gallant), at the moment, the decision is not approved."

"Currently this decision is not approved and is not being carried out," the sources added.

Another political official, speaking with the occupation media said, "when the Prime Minister heard the reports in the morning about a humanitarian break for 11 hours a day, he contacted his military secretary and made it clear that this was unacceptable to him."

Senior officials with the Israeli occupation army said the move was intended to help the Zionist entity in preperation for the decision of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, in the Netherlands, where a lawsuit by South Africa has seen the court order the Israeli entity to end all operations in the Rafah Governate, allow the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and cease any operations which could cause the physical destruction of the Palestinian population in "whole or in part."

"This is not an end to the fighting or a cessation of it, but rather a transfer of goods," the army said, adding that "this kind of decision does not need to go through a political level, but approval from a general is enough."

At the same time, Zionist army officials admit: "The conduct surrounding the release of the announcement was wrong and we had to pass it through a political level - but the decision does not require the approval of a political level."

It remains unclear whether such a truce will actually be implemented, or whether humanitarian aid will be allowed to pass through the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem border crossings, south of the Rafah Governate.

For the time being, the Israeli entity continues its closure of the two southern Gaza border crossing, blocking the entry of humanitarian aid convoys and preventing thousands of severely sick and wounded Palestinians from seeking medical treatment overseas.

The Israeli occupation forces took control over the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem border crossings on May 7th, beginning with the Israeli ground invasion of the Rafah Governate, closing the crossings to life-saving humanitarian aid transfers ever since as famine spreads throughout Gaza.

On Friday, medical personnel from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, announced the death of a young Palestinian child as a result of malnutrition and dehydration, bringing the total number of deaths as a result of starvation and dehydration to 40 since October 7th.

The Deputy Director of the United Nations' World Food Programme, Carl Skaw, stated that food supplies to southern Gaza are at risk, and that the displaced Palestinian population in the enclave are facing a public health crisis.

"We had increased the size of stocks before the operation in Rafah so that we could feed people, but the stocks began to run out, and we no longer have the same ability to reach individuals," Skaw said previously.

The desperate conditions and lack of food stocks have also begun to effect the enclave's hospitals, which have already exhausted most of their medical supplies, along with fuel for generators, following 9 months of Zionist military activities in the Gaza Strip as it continues its genocidal war.

In a recent warning, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that roughly 3'000 children in Gaza are suffering from malnutrition, and are at risk of death, due to the continued blockade of humanitarian relief.

"Horrific images from Gaza show children dying in front of their families due to continuing shortages of food and nutrition supplies and the destruction of health care services,” UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khader, said in a statement.

“With hospitals destroyed, treatment halted, and supplies scarce, we are preparing for more children’s suffering and deaths," Khader added.

According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), 9 out of 10 children in the Gaza Strip suffer from acute food poverty.

In a post to the social media platform X, the WFP said recently “the hostilities and restrictions imposed on aid have led to the collapse of food and health systems.”

Similarly, data published by the Ministry of Health in Gaza details how the Health sector in the enclave has collapsed, with what remains serving no more than 15% of the wounded and sick.

The date set makes it clear the health system in Gaza has become unable to serve those suffering from chronic diseases or epidemics caused by overcrowding in shelters, health centers and hastily erected camps, in addition to the destruction of Gaza's sewage system.

In other news on Sunday, the head of the Hamas Politboro, Ismail Haniyeh, gave a speech in which he stated that “Our [Hamas's] response to the ceasefire proposal is consistent with the foundations contained in Biden’s speech and the Security Council resolution.”

“Hamas and all the resistance factions showed great seriousness and great flexibility in order to reach an agreement that would spare the blood of our people and stop the aggression, and our response to the ceasefire proposal is consistent with the foundations stated in Biden’s speech and the Security Council resolution, and the occupation continues its attempts to circumvent and deceive with the aim of obtaining prisoners and resuming [its] 'War of extermination,'" Haniyeh stated.

Haniyeh went on to point out that "Another holiday has passed for Palestine [Eid al-Adha], and Gaza is struggling against the occupying invaders on all fronts. We are in the midst of a historical epic in which we defend our land, our identity, and our sanctity."

Continuing his speech, Haniyeh said, “Our people are living under a stifling siege and the most extreme types of suffering, from displacement to displacement and from bombing to bombing. Gaza is struggling for the rest of the world, and this year’s Eid comes in light of the enormous sacrifices."

"Our people are living in a journey of suffering that history has never known before. This Today is a blessed day with crowds of worshipers on the ruins of mosques in Gaza and in Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the oppression and barriers," Haniyeh added.

"My first message is directed to the people of Gaza, who are facing aggression and fighting the battle steadfastly. We are certain of victory, liberation and empowerment, and that the occupation that is committing genocide has failed to achieve its goals," Haniyeh continued, adding that "The occupation will see from our people nothing but steadfastness, steadfastness, resistance, and more rootedness and belonging."

"My people in the Gaza Strip have offered and are still offering everything precious and valuable and they bear all kinds of pain with steadfastness and patience, and we are certain of God’s promise to us of victory, liberation and empowerment," he went on, stating that "The occupation, which is committing brutal genocide, has failed to achieve any of its declared goals."

"The Al-Aqsa flood was a historic battle with evidence and results that cannot be comprehended. We see the helplessness of the enemy leaders. Despite all the enemy's attempts to destroy the capabilities of the resistance, the heroic operations are still continuing with courage, especially in Rafah yesterday," Haniyeh stated.

"We say to the Islamic Resistance Brigades in Iraq that you confirm that our enemy is one and that our nation is one," Haniyeh said, praising "the declared position of all parties supporting and allied with Palestine."

Haniyeh continued by saying, "The occupation has intensified the war of extermination that it is leading against our people in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem," going on to add that "The occupation continues its bombing, killing and destruction, especially in patient Gaza, and our people in Gaza are facing famine just as they are facing the bombs of the occupation."

"The nation must play its role in this eternal battle. It is time for our nation to develop its support and escalate its confrontation with the occupation."

Haniyeh concluded by emphasizing that "Everyone must move to force the occupation to open all crossings and bring in all the needs of our people immediately and urgently, and everyone must move to force the enemy to open the Rafah crossing."

“We are on a date with freedom for our prisoners soon, God willing," Haniyeh finished.

In other news, earlier this weekend, the Palestinian resistance ambushed a number of soldiers resting in an Israeli armored personnel carrier somewhere in the Rafah Governate, firing an armor-piercing shell into the vehicle, detonating the carrier and killing the Zionist soldiers inside.

In an article published by the New York Times, the Times quoted Israeli soldiers as saying that the explosion in the armored personnel carrier made it difficult to identify the soldiers killed inside.

The sources told the times that there was now widespread discontent among Zionist soldiers against the Israeli political leadership after the soldiers were ambushed and killed.

According to Israeli military officials, the Palestinian resistance ambushed an armored personnel carrier containing 8 Zionist soldiers and officers in the Rafah axis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Resistance forces fired an armor-piercing missile into the vehicle, after which, the vehicle immediately exploded and burned, killing the 8 soldiers and incinerating their bodies along with the vehicle.

Meanwhile, the bombing, shelling, drone and missile strikes of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued unabated over the weekend, killing and wounding scores of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip on the first day of Eid al-Adhar, a major Islamic holiday.

South of Gaza, Israeli gunboats continued bombarding civilian homes with artillery shells along the coast of Rafah, while Zionist soldiers burned a number of residential homes in the vicinity of the Al-Awda roundabout in central Rafah, and also bombed several homes in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah.

At the same time, local paramedic crews announced the recovery of 11 decomposing bodies who'd died in the Israeli bombardment in various areas of the city.

The Zionist occupation army also destroyed a civilian house in the Al-Fokhari neighborhood, east of Khan Yunis, without any casualties reported in the strike.

Elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave, the occupation army continued bombarding areas south of Gaza City, killing a Palestinian civilian east of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.

Heavy fire by the occupation army also continued targeting the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood, west of Gaza City, while Zionist warplanes bombed a civilian residence in the Al-Shati (Beach) Refugee Camp, west of the city.

Meanwhile, in the central Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces resumed detonations of residential homes in the village of Al-Mughraqa, north of the Nuseirat Camp, while intense artillery shelling also targeted the village.

In another horrific war crime, the Zionist army bombed two homes in the Bureij Camp, killing a number of Palestinians and wounding many others.

According to local reporting, occupation fighter jets bombed a residential home belonging to the Al-Khatib family, in the Bureij Refugee Camp, in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 5 civilians, including an infant, and wounding a number of others.

In continuation of the occupation's war of genocide, Zionist warplanes also bombed a civilian residence belonging to the Al-Najjar family, also located within the Bureij Camp, killing two more Palestinian civilians and injuring several others.

Gaza's media office also announced that the Israeli war machine continued its detonations and bombings of a number of civilian homes and residential buildings in the town of Al-Mughraqa, north of the Nuseirat Camp, in the central Gaza Strip.

Similarly, a civilian was murdered in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Al-Mawasi area, north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Additionally, Zionist fighter jets bombed a gathering of civilians in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, resulting in the death of one civilian and injuring several others.

Previously, on Saturday evening, the Israeli occupation army used gunboats to fire artillery shells, while Zionist tanks and other armored vehicles also shelled, areas of the Tal al-Hawa and Sheikh Ajlin neighborhoods, south and southwest of Gaza City, while simultaneously, Israeli fighter jets flew sorties at low-altitude over the air space of Gaza City.

Additionally, on Saturday, Zionist aircraft bombed various areas of Gaza City with high intensity, in addition to violent bombardments of the city of Rafah.

According to local sources, a number of civilians casualties were recorded after occupation warplanes bombed a house in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, west of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Local reporting also stated that Israeli air forces launched violent raids targeting a residential home west of the Shuhada al-Shati Square, in the center of the Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Camp), west of Gaza City.

As a result of the Israeli occupation's ongoing war of extermination in the Gaza Strip, the endlessly rising death toll now exceeds 37'337 Palestinians killed, including at least 10'000 women and over 15'000 children, while another 85'299 others have been wounded since the start of the current round of Zionist aggression, beginning with the events of October 7th, 2023.

June 16th, 2024.

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[blackstarchanx3new]

LOZ Four Swords Returns AU Masterpost

Crossing my fingers and hoping this works.

Four Heroes Return 1

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Back Home 2

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[writersagony]

Writing Prompt 102

Henchman knocked on the door in front of them, only entering after hearing the decisive enter from inside. There, Supervillain sat at their desk, pen in hand as they stared at Henchman. They closed the door behind them, walking up to lay the files they came to deliver at the edge of Supervillain’s desk. 

“These came for you a few moments ago.” Supervillain took of their glasses, reaching up to rub between their eyes. Henchman cautiously stepped to their side of the desk, on hand reaching to their temple, hardly even touching the skin. Supervillainn reached over, grabbing their hand in a firm grip, their eyes meeting.

“These asshole villains think they deserve my attention, Henchman. Do you think they do?” Supervillain’s eyes turned playful, the corners of their mouth twitching. Henchman hummed.

“I think…” slowly, they slid their knee over Supervillain’s lap. Once they were basically sitting on their boss’ lap they leaned forward, until their foreheads were touching, their hands still intwined at Supervillain’s temple. 

“Hmm?”

“I think that I deserve your attention more.” They continued. “I’ve earned it,” they ground their hips into the one below them, earning a tense groan and a squeeze at their thighs. “Haven’t I?”

[raineandsky]

#102

tw: abuse, threats, knives

The superhero barely sleeps anymore, but he can’t afford to. His mind is always haunted by one question: where has the hero gone?

His assistant lingers on the threshold to his office while he stares blankly at the table. She clears her throat when he shows no sign of acknowledging her. She holds a little envelope out to him when he glances up, his name written on the front in glittering cursive.

He reads the contents. Rereads. Looks to his assistant for answers. Receives none. Stares back down at the words on the little note in front of him.

“Well,” he says flatly, “I suppose I best go if we want the city to stay intact.”

-

The supervillain answers the door with a winning smile and a shocking amount of hospitality. 

“I’m so glad you made it,” he says brightly. He ushers the superhero into what can only be described as a mansion. Crime clearly pays well—or he likes to pretend it does. Who knows how he came into a house like this.

The supervillain sets the superhero down in an extravagant dining hall. Servants line the room, practically invisible in the shadows, almost as much of the furniture as the table and chairs in the middle of the room. Most of them have their eyes pointed to the floor.

The supervillain settles in the chair opposite and motions for one of the servants to step forward with a wine decanter. They pour it out agonisingly slowly, their focus honed in on the glass, before skirting around the table to do the same for the superhero.

The superhero startles. “Oh, there’s no need—”

“Nonsense!” the supervillain gestures for the servant to continue. “You’re my guest. Have a drink, please.”

The wine is poured. The servant steps back, their gaze flitting to the supervillain, and with the slightest nod of his head they retreat back into the shadows.

The superhero watches them go, catching the eye of one of the other servants standing on the outskirts of the room. It catches him off guard slightly—he could’ve sworn they were all staring at the floor—but after a moment to study their face he has to hold down a choked gasp.

That’s the hero. The hero he’s spent endless days searching for. The hero that disappeared off the face of the earth, who seemed to just cease to exist. The hero’s staring back at him like they’re equally stunned to see him here, their eyes wide and their jaw slack.

The quiet goes on too long. The supervillain twists in his chair to glance at whatever’s caught the superhero’s interest.

“Ah,” he says shortly. The single word seems to snap the hero out of it, their gaze immediately snapping back down to the ground. “Is my servant here bothering you?”

“You—” You invited me here on purpose. The superhero can’t think of words outraged enough. They’ve been here the whole time. “How dare you—”

“[Hero],” the supervillain says lightly. “Come here.”

The hero shares a worried glance with the servants next to them before slowly stepping towards him. They pause just behind his chair, their head bowed—out of fear or respect, it’s not obvious. “Sir?”

The villain holds his hand up to them expectantly. “Give me your hand.”

The hero spares a glance at the superhero. “B-But sir, our guest—”

“Your hand, [Hero].”

They hesitate, their breath uneven. Then they slowly, slowly put their hand in the supervillain’s.

The supervillain moves faster than the superhero can react. He slams their palm down against the table, his grip deathly tight on their wrist. A steak knife sits in his other hand, the tip poised over the back of the hero’s hand.

The superhero’s on his feet in an instant. The hero desperately tries to pull away, but the supervillain’s grip on them is vice-like.

“Now,” he says smoothly, “what have I said about manners?”

“[Supervillain],” the superhero tries.

“Haven’t I taught you anything?”

“I– I’m sorry.” It comes out of the hero’s mouth like a knee-jerk reaction, like it’s been said a million times before. “I’m sorry, I won’t do it again—”

The supervillain twists the knife testily against their skin. Something of a strangled sob tears from the hero’s throat. “Staring is rude, [Hero].”

“I– I know, I’m so sorry—”

“[Supervillain],” the superhero snaps with all the authority he can muster. “Stop.”

“I deal with my servants how I please, [Superhero].” The supervillain’s gaze pulls up to him lazily.  “This is my domain, not yours.”

But he thankfully lets go of the hero. They pull back nervously fast, their hands cupped over each other protectively. The supervillain glances back at them as they attempt to meld back into the shadows. “Go downstairs, [Hero],” he says flatly. “We will discuss this incident later.”

The hero’s gaze snaps back to him like he just asked them to walk into hell itself. “Down– Downstairs?”

“Don’t make me repeat my instructions twice, [Hero]. You know this.”

Their eyes flit between the supervillain and the superhero for a moment. Then they dip into a short bow, and with a slightly choked “sir,” they practically bolt from the room.

A couple of the servants behind the supervillain exchange whispers and sorrowful glances.

“I must apologise,” the supervillain says with an innocent sigh. “I thought I’d trained my servants better than that. I assure you such behaviour will be dealt with.”

The superhero’s still on his feet. “Release them immediately.”

The supervillain idly swills the wine for a second. “Or what?”

“The agency will not stand for this.” The superhero clenches his fists at his sides. “I will not stand for this.”

“Well,” the supervillain drawls, “you can have them back when I’m dead.” The supervillain sets his glass on the table a little too hard. “This has been a wonderful evening, [Superhero]. Now get out.”

-

It takes 20 minutes to get back to the agency, and by then the superhero has a half-formed plan in his head and a burning cry for vengeance.

When he’s dead. So be it.

[kneesheee]

50 Things to Know about the Disney-verse

1. Ursula and Maleficent are rivals so Uma and Mal being rivals also tracks.

2. The Evil Queen and Maleficent are rivals for Hades' affections and for the status of "The Evilest of Them All'.

3. The Evil Queen claims not to be Hades' girlfriend, but they just had "an interesting weekend" on Castaway Cay. And therefore, I headcanon that she is Hadie’s mom. Probably conceived sometime around Evie’s banishment.

4. In the Disney Villains: Top Secret Files, Maleficent is featured in her own section. According to the pieces of information provided, Maleficent's last name is Faery.

5. She was actually invited to Aurora's birth ceremony and that the invitation simply never got to her castle because she burnt the postman to death (believing him to be a trespasser) before he could deliver it.

6. Her dragon form also appeared in The Little Mermaid series episode "Heroes" as a sea dragon.

7. Captain Hook tried to charm her, only to be zapped away leaving behind his hook. Jafar also tried to woo her while they sat together, only to end up being literally burnt.

8. It was revealed in "A Christmas Cruella" that she did want a puppy before becoming her villainous self.

9. Cruella has a brother named Cecil and a niece named Ivy. However, Cecil is not Ivy's father, meaning that Cruella and Cecil must have another sibling (most likely a brother) who is Ivy's parent.

10. In 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue, Cruella has set up a toy factory next to DeVil Manor. She seems to have tried online dating, where she has supposedly wed herself to Professor Farzboom, a meek professor who helps her make her toys. So there’s Carlos’ dad.

11. In "Max's Embarrassing Date", she went on a date with the Beast and asked if he came in a medium, which the Beast became annoyed of. After the Beast gets soaked with soup he was eating, Cruella is unhappy as she would have to get him dry-cleaned.

12. Walt Disney's early vision for The Rescuers revolved around the kidnapping of a polar bear from a city zoo; writers considered reusing Cruella as the main antagonist (presumably driven by her desire for the bear's fur).

13. The concept art of the film shows Cruella wearing an outfit made out of crocodile leather. Because The Rescuers was set more than a decade after 101 Dalmatians, Cruella was given a period-appropriate update. Aside from her '70s alligator-chic outfit, Cruella is accessorized with Sly and the Family Stone-style sunglasses. In other sketches, De Vil is depicted in bell-bottom pants and a pair of platforms. Other concept art showed Cruella driving a water vehicle similar to the one Medusa uses in the final film.

14. The Prince is usually known as Prince Charming, though some source material shows that his name is Henri, or Henry. However, he was never referred to by name anywhere in the film. Not even mentioned as "Prince Charming".

15. The story takes place roughly in June. In the movie, the sun rises slightly before 6:00 AM (in France), as it would within a few weeks of the summer solstice. Also, by this time, a pumpkin would have grown to 20–40 pounds.

16. The debate of the setting of Cinderella has always been a problem, but most people can agree it is French; however, there is a small amount of people who think it is Spanish because the female names end in "A" but that does not really cut it so deeper research shows that the thing on Anastasia's head is a peineta or headdress used in Spain along with formal attire also the French furnishings and the Spanish furnishings within the same time period are very similar in style.

17. Cinderella is the “oldest” princess in the official franchise being 19 while Snow White is the youngest being 14. Also, Snow White’s prince was suppose to be 18 according to Disney’s records.

18. In the third movie, Cinderella’s shoe size is mentioned to be a size 4½ in women's. According to Disney's Villains' Revenge, Snow White has smaller feet than Cinderella.

19. Cinderella was actually rich at the beginning, even before she married the prince. This was exempted, however, as she was forced to work as a servant.

20. In some stories, Cinderella's real name was Ella (short for Eleanor), and because she would always lie in cinders, her stepfamily would call her CinderElla. However, in the Disney film, "Cinderella" is truly her name by birth.

21. Cinderella's last name would likely have been Tremaine since her stepmother's name was Lady Tremaine unless Lady Tremaine kept her maiden name.

22. According to Disneystrology, Cinderella’s birthday is September 6.

23. According to the Disneystrology book, Snow White’s birthday would be on March 6.

24. Cinderella is magical. She has a special ability to empathize with animals, perceive what they say and communicate with them.

25. Melody is the very first human-merperson hybrid in history, making her birth a significant historic moment in both human and Atlantican history.

26.She is also not considered a canon descendant’s character and considered to be from an AU, but apparently, Beauty & The Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and The Little Mermaid are considered to be happening roughly around the same time in the disney timeline.

26. Melody's bedroom is Ariel's guest room when she first took human form and stayed with Prince Eric, albeit recolored with brighter colors.

27. Contrary to popular belief, Jasmine's age has never been confirmed or even referenced in any of the Aladdin movies, television series, or other spinoff projects. In the original film, the Sultan declares that Jasmine must be married "by her next birthday", but never specifies how old she will become on said birthday.

28. An early story concept for the original film had the Sultan saying, "Jasmine, the law says you must be married by your sixteenth birthday.", which would have made her fifteen years old. This concept was scrapped when Jeffrey Katzenberg became worried about sending the wrong message regarding the idea that fifteen year old girls can get married. Thus, the line was changed to "married to a prince by your next birthday.", leaving Jasmine's canonical age unknown.

29. One of the Disney Princess magazines has a story about two of Jasmine's cousins named Farah and Nadine. Whether they are considered canon is unknown.

30. Although the exact date is not clear, Jasmine's birthday is in late January or early February. This is because when Aladdin and Jasmine fly on the magic carpet, Chinese New Year is being celebrated over in China. This holiday can fall anywhere from January 21 to February 20.

31. She also has another cousin named Sharma who teaches at The Royal Academy.

32. Nasira is the better sorcerer between her and her twin brother, Jafar.

33. According to Disneystrology, Tiana’s birthday would be on December 25, Christmas Day.

34. The trailer implies that Gaston may have been aware of the Beast's curse, and had ulterior motives besides wanting Belle as his wife for attempting to kill the Beast, as the trailer described him as being "one man who wants to keep the spell alive," although it is unconfirmed whether this was the case in the film itself.

35. Despite various concept materials, as listed above, give Gaston the surname of LeGume, the Bimbettes during the song of "Belle" refer to Gaston as "Monsieur Gaston" and Belle in the reprise twice sarcastically refers to herself as "Madame Gaston" suggesting that Gaston is his surname in the final version.

36. The Bimbettes (individual names Claudette, Laurette, and Paulette) are blonde identical triplets who fawn over Gaston. They are inspired by Belle's sisters from the original Beauty and the Beast fairy tale.

37. They are the first Disney characters to possess green eyes without being villains

38. These girls worked their asses off in the comics to get Gaston to notice them. 😩

39. Its implied in one comic that Belle and Gaston were friends when they were children.

40. Ironically, despite Belle being considered by the village to be the most beautiful woman in the village, Laurette once disguised herself as Belle flawlessly enough to fool Gaston initially, which conflicted with the claim that Belle's looks had no parallel.

41. Even though he is referred to as a prince in the opening, none of the characters directly refer to him by that title. In addition, the first draft for Woolverton's take of the film indicated that the Beast was intended to be a duke instead of a prince.

42. According to the first stained-glass window featured in the film's opening sequence, Adam’s family motto is "vincit qui se vincit" (meaning "The winner is who wins himself").

42. Though the Beast's official age is not mentioned in the movie, it is strongly indicated by the narrator's statement that the rose "would bloom until his 21st year." As the rose has already begun to wilt by the time Belle arrives at the castle, it is very likely that the Beast is 20 years (i.e. on their 21st year) of age by this point.

43. In authorized supplementary comics, most notably The New Adventures of Beauty and the Beast, the Prince is never shown as being older than a preteen when he's shown as a human; moreover, the palace staff all refer to his pre-curse self as "a young boy" or "child". Two individual comics show that the Prince was originally a few years older than Chip, who didn't age during the curse, and shows him as being a couple of years older than Belle herself. The comics also show that the Prince has had a few run-ins with the disguised Enchantress, meaning that he'd still be a preteen when he was cursed.

44. Despite her slim figure, Belle seems to have considerable strength. She may have lifted the Beast, as evidenced by the Beast being placed onto Philippe's back, although this was never shown on-screen. Later on, she was able to pull the Beast up onto a balcony.

45. Belle is currently the only official Disney Princess to have hazel eyes.

46. In the beginning of the original 1989 storyline, found on the Diamond Edition DVD, Belle's birthday is celebrated, and the cake reads "Happy 17th Birthday Belle", providing evidence that she is 17 in the movie, or at least that she was originally planned to be 17.

47. Contrary to popular belief, it's not made clear whether Belle was actually born a peasant, as she implies that she wasn't born in her home village in the opening song, but rather moved there. In addition, her owning books at her cottage implied that she is, or at least was, considerably wealthy (as back in the time period of the film, books were considerably expensive).

48. In the musical, specifically the song "No Matter What" one of the lyrics had Maurice stating "You are your mother's daughter; therefore you are class ... crème de la crème", implying that Belle was part of the social upper class. This was also supported by Belle having a portrait of her and her mom in the Enchanted Tales of Belle attraction.

49. In earlier drafts, Aladdin had three human friends named Babkak, Omar, and Kassim.

50. In the episode "Two to Tangle", it's revealed that Aladdin has unexplored magic powers hidden within his soul. This may possibly be a link to him being "The Diamond In The Rough".

[autisticshadowthehedgehog]

I’m fucking obsessed with Rusty Rose and what they are going to do with her/they could do with her.

Her sadness at watching Nine ditch her and the Resistance Team.

Her smile at watching Rebel Rouge and Renegade Knux escaping before her Chaos Council programming kicks back in.

The fact that she malfunctions when seeing basically a mirror of herself in Black Rose and then immediately changes her plans to spare the ship she’s on despite previously destroying it.

There’s absolutely something left of her former self still in there taking whatever chance she can get to resurface. I swear, if they pull a E-102 Gamma with the Flicky in her chest, I will scream. I wanna give her a hug, but she’d probably punch a hole through my chest for trying

ABSOLUTE SAME

Most of the theories I've seen are that her backstory is that she was kidnapped at Little Planet and experimented on which would absolutely destroy me. They already have her as nightmare and emotional breakdown fuel might as well go all the way. If she pulls a Gamma I will cry, esp since the flicky might be Gamma's flicky....

Honestly, the only theory I have rn that seems separate from majority opinion is that I think she'll get hacked by Nine again but not in a good way. Nine can get perfect control of her, and he's definitely in his villain era. I think if he uses Rusty to defend Grim from Sonic... we may be in for a boatload of emotions.

[covertblizzard]

Teen Titans Chronology

Era 1: Superhero Names & Funky Nicknames

The Brave and the Bold (1955) #54 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #60 Showcase #59 Teen Titans (1966) #1-20 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #83 Teen Titans (1966) #21-22

This is the peak silly era. Goofy nicknames, (mostly) goofy one-off villains, occasional team-up, etc. As far as I'm aware, none of their real names are ever mentioned within their own title and it's just their superhero names.

It starts with Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad (in the first Brave and Bold), with Wonder Girl being the first addition when they are officially first called the Teen Titans (in the second Brave and Bold), so I'm counting the Fab Foursome (Cool Quartet? Fantabulous Foursome?) of them as the starting point. They're a team up to #18 with occasional guests from Speedy (#4 - with notes that there were an "avalanche of mail" asking for his inclusion, #11), Beast Boy (#6 - rejected by the Teen Titans and apparently previously the Doom Patrol for not having a guardian's permission slip, interesting note that he already had movie offers here), and Starfire (#18 - definitely not who you're thinking of and instead a Russian boy).

Issue #19 is when they become "Fab-Four-Sometime Five" where Roy joins and Garth takes a break, so the main four changed. There are then two more team ups with Jericho (#20 - also not who you're thinking of but some boy name Joshua) and with Hawk and Dove (#21).

I think only Mad Mod became a long-term villain (?) but the list includes: Mr Twister, the Astounding Separated Man, Beast-God of Xochatan, Akkuru, Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (Demon Dragster), Diablo, The Ant (less villain and more blackmailed by Mr Krask), Mr Baltzer, Mad Mod, Honey Bun (and a spy Karl Larner), Captain Tiger, The Scorcher, The Gargoyle (who makes a reappearance in #35), Captain Rumble, The Dimensional Caper (from Dimension X), Le Blanc, Punch (Sylvester Sepastopol), Fat Cat.

Era 2: Real Names, New Teammates, Mr Jupiter, and Solo Storylines

Teen Titans (1966) #22-31 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #94 Teen Titans (1966) #32-34 World's Finest Comics #205 Teen Titans (1966) #35-39 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #102 Teen Titans (1966) #40-43

This part of the story starts to have a bit more personality and it is a lot more character-driven as opposed to (short) plot-driven stories. Their real names are finally used and they're shown to hangout as civilians and not just superheroes.

This starts at the end of #22 when Donna Troy is given a name, a backstory (one of many), a new apartment, a roommate Sharon, and a makeover. Dick and Wally was previously named in #83 of The Brave and the Bold, but Roy gets named in #24. In a way, this makes Donna feel very much like the living center of the Titans for me, her development begins with the Titans and she's intrinsically tied to it very personally (and this also feels reflected in how Garth views Donna as the "TITANS FOREVER" among all of them). After all, at this point, there's no separate comics she is in unlike the other 4 main titans. She is also the only single character that appears in every single comic with no exception (other than the very first, but they weren't known as Teen Titans then either).

There aren't so much guests as much as two new permanent members - Lilith who joins right before Mr Jupiter comes into the picture in #25 and Mal who joins right after in #26. During this time, 6 of them are mostly all there and are led and trained by Mr Jupiter. The longest disappearance is when Dick goes to college (from #25-32 except for a single appearance in #28) and occasional disappearance when they stay behind to take care of Mr Jupiter's lab (sometimes it is unexplained but I chalk most disappearance up to this). From #26 onwards, all but 6 issues are not related to Mr Jupiter (#28-29 led by Garth, #31 led by Wally, #34 and #42 led by Donna, and #43). This era also seems to establish Wally (and Donna) as de-facto leader when Dick is not around.

All other guests are really more part-time members such as Hank and Don who do their summer stint from #25-#30, Gnarrk who first appears in #32-33 and comes back in #39, and Garth who appears in #28-29 and #40.

For the first time (as far as I'm aware), a known villain gets brought into the story - Ocean Master (Orm) and an alien leader Mofo in #28-29 with Garth going after him. This part also established the easy-to-get-into-fights, easy-to-get-out-of-fights (among themselves) dynamics that I associate with the Titans. They start to place more importance on their insecurities and friendship.

There are also 2 main "friends get brainwashed" (for extended period) type storyline during this period of time (which later seems to become quite commonplace among the Titans): once with Donna (#34 which Wally doesn't see) and once with Garth (#40).

This is also the only era which has quite a lot of additional separate solo storylines. It start with Donna if you count "The Origin of Wonder Girl" in #22 (although it's kind of more like an additional story where everyone appears), and then Wally and Garth (with Tula) in #30. Garth (#30, #35, #36, #38) and Lilith (#36, #38, #41, #43) have the most with 4 each, Roy (#35, #38) and Hank&Don (#31, #39) have two each, and Mal (#35) and Dick (#36) have one each (like Donna and Wally). Superboy (young Clark) actually also has two - one with Dick (#36) and one with young Ollie (#37) that doesn't even have any of the Titans in it.

Crucially, contrary to how modern comics love to portray Batman and Robin's view on the Teen Titans, Batman actually fully supports the Teen Titans in the original and has never been shown to do otherwise almost at all. In fact, he is the one with the most team-ups with the Teen Titans and the team-ups almost always happen because he needs helps "relating to the teens" and he specifically calls on them, with full respect for them (even purposely allowing Wally and Donna to punch him real hard that one time to solidify their cover). The only mentor who does show disapproval is actually Aquaman (in Era 3), who does so because Garth gets mysteriously sick which he blames on the Teen Titans (sort of half-correctly).

Interestingly, up to this point there are actually more team appearances of what I'm calling Alternative 5 or Alt5 (Wally, Donna, Roy, Lilith Mal) than of Fab5 (Dick, Wally, Donna, Garth, Roy). In fact, up to this point there were 12 appearances of Alt5 over 5 appearances of Fab5. This is mostly because Roy and Garth actually have very little team-ups because Roy became a permanent basically the same time that Garth stopped being a permanent member.

Titans Villains (other than Ocean Master hat one time) in this era: Hell's Hawks, Harry Tout, Dr Pauling, Councilman Buckminster (Santa Claus), Demoness possessing Magda Drachwyck (Miss Wickersham), Calibano Della Loggia (x2), Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Black Earl of Moray, Captain Barstow's Phantom, Lord Beetle

Era 3: When Fab5 was Defined, More Teammates, Teen Titans West, and Splitting Up

Teen Titans (1966) #44-53 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #149

There was a more than 3 years gap from the last issue #43 in February 1973 to issue #44 in November 1976 which translated to a 2 year in-comic hiatus of the Teen Titans. There's also a change of regular writer from (mostly) Bob Haney to Bob Rozakis. All this culminated in a change in tone of the characters being a bit more aggressive and antagonistic towards each other, especially with Roy (note: Snowbirds Don't Fly happened in 1971 so it's not because that occurred in between the break since it actually happened before the break). They fight a lot more this era and the storylines are longer and bleed more into one another.

Another obvious change is that Wally is shown to be way more into Donna than before (in his thoughts especially) instead of their more casual flirting. Wally does eventually confess to Donna who rejects him in this era. The other "official" relationships are Mal/Karen and Lilith/Gnarrk (funnily because Mal/Lilith was a thing for a bit).

In story, Mr Jupiter decides to close shop (unknown reason) and so they broke up, with Mal taking care of the labs and the rest pursuing their individual careers instead as they agreed upon (but Mal is unhappy about). This... doesn't really make sense because I'm not sure what "individual career" Donna has, but never mind.

Lilith is no longer in the main team (later explained that she settled in the West Coast with Gnarrk which is very contradictory to her last statement in #43 that the Teen Titans is her family). Garth comes back from #45 when he is mysteriously summoned by Mal's horn and it's like he never left. He wants to resign in #51 because his insecurities making him physically sick, but he agrees to finish the mission and they all ended up disbanding anyway. Karen appears first in #45 as Mal's girlfriend and joins as Bumblebee in #49, but Duela joins the team first in #46. Because of these lineup changes, Fab5 appearances started to catch up to Alt5 until eventually Alt5 (15 appearances) just barely edges out Fab5 (13 appearances). Interestingly, Dick-Wally-Donna-Roy-Mal actually end up appearing most (17 appearances).

They (it's honestly mostly Dick, Wally, and Donna) discuss the idea of a new headquarters first suggested by Donna in #45 (like I said, she's very much the living centre of the Titans). Dick makes the decision (because he is Leader-Man and Bruce is funding it) to have their headquarters as a restaurant front, Gabriel's Horn (named after Mal's horn given by the angel Gabriel in #45), run by Mal and Roy (the jobless duo apparently) in #46 and they set it up in #49. Mal and Roy also started forming the rock band The Great Frog (a job!) in #45 which plays in their restaurant.

Teen Titans West first meet up and is established in #50 with some familiar faces (Gar, Hank, Don, Lilith, Gnarrk) and some complete newbies (Bette, Ch'al) to the roster. Issues #51 and #52 have the East and West team up, resulting in basically every Titans ever joining with the exception of Tula (but then again, at this point she only appeared in Garth solo story and never in the main storyline). At the end of which, they have a big feast (sponsored by Dick) and decided to part ways to improve and work towards eventually becoming the future Justice League (as they were always meant to).

The final story #53 establishes their origin and formation story which includes Roy, but had Roy basically saying he wanted to be involved only whenever he wanted and not permanently (ahem commitment issues), establishing Fab5 as the clear founders of the Teen Titans in the last issue.

There is a third "friends get brainwashed/used" (for extended period) type storyline with Lilith (#50-52), except she's not evil, but her powers are manipulated for evil. With Duela, there is also the first instance of villain's children in the Titans (in future there is Joey and Rose most prominently), setting up the stage for Titans raising villain's children. They actually brought Two-Face in to visit Duela at least once (right after a crime too???) which is... interesting?

This era has many more appearances of known villains including Dr Light, The Fiddler, Two-Face, and Mr Esper (Captain Calamity). The final issue is where Antithesis first appear (he is a recurring villain or at least comes back in future issues), and the remaining unimportant ones are: The Wreckers, Flamesplasher (x2), Sizematic (x2), Darklight (x2), and Rocket Rollers led by Brian the Brain.

Finally, there are some unexplained mysteries. Where the hell did Mal's horn go since it went missing in #49? Who is the blonde "Little Queen" that Garth meets from #36 (because I don't think it's Nirka McDuff from #40)? Who are Lilith's parents? What's up with Mr Jupiter? Is he Donna's dad (#35)? Do they ever make use of the possibly haunted mansion and fortune they inherited in #43? Why did Mr Jupiter not bother to make Roy, Wally, and Lilith face their fears (#38)? Does he think redheads have no fears? Are we going to address the fact that Lilith is apparently Juliet reborn (#35-36) and decided to give up Romeo (who she was very enamored by for a while) for Gnarrk?

To be continued~

Some Statistics (For Fun)

Most to least appearances, we have:

Donna (60) - only missing from the very first story before they were coined the Teen Titans

Wally (58) - missing from 3 stories all during Mr Jupiter era (twice unknown reasons and once because he is watching the lab)

Dick (54) - missing from 6 issues for his college

Roy (41)

Garth (37)

Mal (28)

Lilith (22)

Mr Jupiter (12) - not a Titan but I was curious so I counted him

Hank and Don (11)

Karen and Duela (8)

Gnarrk (5)

Gar (4)

Bette and Ch'al (3)

Tula (1)

Most to least trio appearances (within Fab5):

Dick-Wally-Donna (50)

Wally-Donna-Roy (38) - the love triangle lmao

Dick-Donna-Roy (33)

Dick/Donna-Wally-Garth (32)

Dick-Donna-Garth / Dick-Wally-Roy trio (31) - DWDG and DWDR limiting factor

Wally/Donna-Garth-Roy (14) - Roy/Wally-Donna-Mal/Lilith have more than this (25, 23, 19, 18)

Dick-Garth-Roy (13) - Fab5 limiting factor

For quartets, Dick-Wally-Donna-Garth (DWDG) quartet (31) ends up exactly equal to Dick-Wally-Donna-Roy (DWDR) quartet (31).

Special note that because of Lilith separation in Era 3, even though Garth is brought back, the Rebirth "OG" line up (Fab 5 + Lilith) actually only has 3 appearances together. On the other hand, Alt 5 + Dick have 9 appearances (but no Garth). World's Finest line up (Fab5 + Karen) have 7 appearances but only 4 of which Karen is actually Bumblebee and fighting with them, while the Silver Age Final line up (Fab5 + Mal) has the most with 10 appearances.

Ultimately, Lilith does still make more sense to me than Karen to balance the team with more girls, because she definitely was there earlier, had more appearance than Karen, and also doesn't have the additional association of joining because of Mal since she predates Mal. That said, the girl with the most Fab5 teamup might actually be Duela who also has 7 appearances with Fab5, all of which she is on their side (although half their issue was trust which wouldn't make so much sense if she was with them from the beginning). The person with most Fab5 teamup is unquestionably Mal though (10). It's curious to see what is more "valid" but my personal opinion is that there is no point in making a Fab6 just let leave it be and acknowledge it as product of its time.

If you want to have a look at the data out of curiosity, it's here.

[transformers-earthspark]

WARNING: EARTHSPARK SPOILERS & LONG POST AHEAD

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

Leaked Synopsis of Episodes 1-26

Taken from this video; originally a 4chan leak.

>101-102: Secret Legacy

> Robby, reeling from his family's move from Philly to the rural town of Witwicky, finds new joy and purpose when he and his sister Mo bond with the first-ever Earth-born Transformers: the Terrans, Twitch and Thrash. Tied emotionally to their human siblings by emotionsharing cyber-sleeves, the Terrans quickly become the target for cyber-human villain Mandroid. It'll take Optimus and his Autobots along with Ranger Dot and Dr. Malto to save the kids and Terrans, all while keeping their existence and adoption a secret to prowling Decepticons and the mysterious agency of GHOST.

>103: Moooooo-ving In

> As the Malto family gets used to its new members, Bumblebee hopes to quickly knock out his mission in all things Autobot. But he's flummoxed when they seem more interested in cows and games than the wisdom he has to impart, maybe all parties could do a little more listening.

>104: H.O.U.S.E. Rules

> Thrash chafes at the "restrictive" Malto family H.O.U.S.E. rules, and he convinces Mo to go along with his loopholes around them. But when the Decepticon Swindle does some exploiting of his own to convince Thrash and Mo to help him find his missing brother, they soon find themselves playing by a much more dangerous set of rules.

>105: Classified

> GHOST Special Agent Schloder is in pursuit of a Decepticon that is targeting kids (really a misidentification of Twitch and Robby). Meanwhile, Dot is put through GHOST orientation, where she learns that GHOST's intentions might not be completely above board.

>106: Traditions

> Robby begs off Alex's traditional Wakwak hunt, so Alex shares his family history with Bumblebee, while Twitch, eager to gain her own traditions, encounters her "Dad2" -- Wheeljack.

>107: Friends and Family

> The Terrans' erratic behavior may be reflecting Mo and Robby's anxiety about their first day at their new school. Or it could be something far worse...

>108: Decoy

> While out on a mission to capture three tricky tuneful Mini-Cassette bots, Optimus and Megatron have a disagreement about GHOST's treatment of Decepticons.

>109-110: Age of Evolution

> Twitch and Thrash wonder if they're the only two Terrans in the universe, and they venture to see if that's true. With the help of Optimus, Bumblebee, Alex, Robby, and Mo, they relocate the cave of their origin and find much more than the Emberstone. With the birth of three new Terrans (Hashtag, Nightshade, and Jawbreaker) the Malto family has grown. But will these new allies be enough to rescue Dot and Megatron from the clutches of Mandroid?

>111: Hashtag Oops

> Twitch helps Hashtag choose her new altmode, and it takes them for a wild and GHOST-ly ride. Meanwhile, Alex and Bee struggle to hold down the fort with the new Terrans when Dot has to leave for work and the kids go to school.

>112: Outtakes

> Jawbreaker is feeling nervous about his altmode. How does he choose the right one? A conversation with Mom gives him an idea: use a camera to inspire bots into telling him why they chose theirs! But when Hashtag gets involved, the scale of the project gets a little out of hand.

>113: Missed Connection

> When Nightshade's feeling isolated from the rest of the Malto family, they find a new connection in the most unlikely of places...

>114: Security Protocols

> When Mo, Robby, and their Terran siblings are locked down in the Dugout, there's no way to avoid longsimmering conflict.

>115: Bear Necessities

> When Twitch gifts Dot a baby bear cub for Mother's Day, the two of them and Robby embark on a journey to return the baby to its own Mom... who, unbeknownst to them, is tussling with the other Maltos at the homestead!

>116: Warzone

> Robby and Mo join the Terrans on a visit to the Spacebridge Memorial Park, but the memory of the siege opens old wounds... and more... for Megatron.

>117-118: Home

> The kids and Terrans sneak out for a night of fun in Philadelphia, but their dreams of visiting the big city transform into a nightmare.

>119: A Stygi Situation

> Jawbreaker gains a dinosaur altmode, but instead of changing into it, the altmode changes him.

>120: Disarmed

> As Mandroid secretly works in GHOST, Robby, Mo, and the Terrans attempt to force new cyber-sleeve powers to unlock, with disastrous results.

>121: What Dwells Within

> The Malto kids are lost in a maze of underground tunnels with a mysterious monster stalking them. In order to survive they have to team up with Starscream! But can they trust him?

>122: Prime Directive (or Once Upon a Prime)

> Robby's cyber-sleeve illness threatens his life, so Mo renounces ever touching the Emberstone and Quintus Prime shows Mo why she's the hero her family needs.

>123: Stowed Away, Stowaway

> When Bumblebee is called away on a secret spy mission, Thrash, Twitch, Mo and the others decide to go on their own secret mission to protect Bee.

>124: The Battle of Witwicky

> The truth about the Terrans is revealed as the Malto family makes a last stand against Croft and her sinister forces within GHOST.

>125-126: Last Hope

> The Malto family must overcome insurmountable odds to stop Mandroid once and for all, and save Cybertronian kind.

Posted Nov. 6, 2022

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K0HT1wyjqI (originally leaked on 4chan, has since been deleted)

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