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thr3eguess3s · 4 months ago
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gUYS!!!!!
Holy fuck!
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yallemagne · 1 month ago
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So I finished the first season of X-Men: The Animated Series of course. Highlights?
Episode 1 & 2: Night of the Sentinels
Jubilee's father really fuckin sold her out huh? And holy shit the fucking sentinels. Dog, why did you MAKE THEM SO BIG. I had expected like that they started small and got bigger ones when the X-Men were revealed, but no, without even alerting the nation that they were making these robots, they sent a giant ass robot into a mall to capture one teenager.
Me pointing out "huh Morph is getting a lot of moments here, I like it" followed by them immediately dying. Like damn. They really did that. No wonder the creators backed out of having Thunderbird be in Morph's role, that would have just been insulting. Especially since he probably wouldn't have been brought back.
"Tell Cyclops... I made him a convertible."
Cyclops refuses to apologize for leaving without Morph and Beast but instead offers Logan an opportunity for revenge. It's so them. These petty bastards.
Episode 3: Enter Magneto
Beast... you're so silly. So, Beast refuses a rescue by Magneto (he's imprisoned) because "I'm awaiting a fair trial that will prove my innocence"... girl. You are a giant blue man. So, yeah, another case where Magneto was right.
Sabretooth is such a fake-ass bitch, I love it. So, he shows up at the trial causing a ruckus and gets injured and the X-Men take him in and start treating him like their pathetic little meow meow. This couldn't possibly go wrong.
"Come on, they're gonna kill him!" "Good." *turns around* "WHAT?"
"He's a threat." "He was near death." "Not near enough."
They just keep giving Wolverine all the best lines.
Episode 4: Deadly Reunions
Sabretooth, my poor little meow meow... all you did was a few itty bitty kitty murders... That's what Charles is saying at the start of this episode.
Xavier truly does try to get to the root of Sabretooth's anger with some super therapy, but alas, Sabretooth is just That Bitch. We do know that a competent telepath can temper his anger though, just look at Birdy.
They leave Jubilee alone with him acknowledging full well "this man is more dangerous than Wolverine... have fun babysitting!" He's restrained in a chair growling "let me at 'em" as Senator Kelly is being racist on TV and Jubilee very kindly turns it off and he's like "sowwy I'm twying to be a good boy... 😿" So of course Jubilee sees his restraints are hurting his wrists and releases him to help. Hahahaha. Oh girl.
If this were a show being produced today, I could totally see Sabretooth being accepted by the X-Men because "daww look he's angry just like you Wolverine" being drawn out into a longer arc where he actually gains their trust so it creates a genuine rift in the team... but also maybe he's not that patient for a scheme like that.
(also I know the show probably isn't going with the continuity that they're blood-related, but Wolverine telling them Sabretooth is nothing but trouble and getting hit with "but he's just like you 🥺" is very brother-coded okay?? Anyone who has a terrible older brother can relate.)
"Alright you egg-sucking piece of gutter trash. You always liked pushing around people smaller than you. WELL, I'M SMALLER! TRY PUSHING ME!!" << that's some little brother dialogue.
(… Morph would have listened to Wolverine about Sabretooth. Morph knows the Deep Lore.)
Episode 5: Captive Hearts
Callisto saw Cyclops and immediately said "I'm gonna make him my trophy husband", and while that is a valid reaction, no means no, hun.
They literally establish Storm as the Morlock's future Moses basically with her promising to come back for them when the time is right and they feel safe to breech the surface. And then they gave Magneto that role in '97. Ugh. He has the nerve to say Xavier just left them down there when it was in fact Storm that respected their right to self-determination.
Episode 6: Cold Vengeance
I love every time I see Sabretooth, he's just so silly-looking. No wonder everyone else imprinted on him like "hehe silly orange kitty" he's so BIG. He's incredibly top-heavy, just look at his bazongas.
We got through this with no sacrifice of Inuit life but a sombre sentiment that they'll be abandoning the old ways rather than rebuilding their homes.
Episode 7: Slave Island
Jubilee and Gambit have a nice little dynamic. He's the first person Jubilee used her powers to protect and she does it multiple times. I imagine he's like her cool older brother with street smarts.
No wonder Gambit was suspicious of Genosha in '97. Can't really trust that all is well when the foundation of that place was quite literally built with slavery.
This just makes Magneto's "tsk tsk Charles didn't use his wealth and resources to ship a load of UNWILLING Morlocks to Genosha for their own good" comment in '97 all the more frustrating. Man can be a dumbass.
Anyway--- CABLE CABLE CABLE. My silly little big boy.
Episode 8: The Unstoppable Juggernaut
Juggernaut is such a funny guy. I feel like usually, the big guys don't get to be the wise-cracking type, so this piece of shit was fun to watch.
Also just love Colossus, he's perfect.
Episode 9: The Cure
It's hard to feel bad for Warren when he's literally rich and funding a project that can be easily weaponized to hurt mutants. Sure, he was tricked and wasn't actually funding his "cure", but it would have been awful even if he got what he wanted. Just wear one of those collars for the rest of your life, jackass.
HOW IS NO ONE CHECKING IN ON THIS RESEARCH?? This experimentation on human beings is taking place with no government interference???
Pyro and Avalanche are fucking don't even try to convince me otherwise. Pyro, I don't care where you are from, I'm gonna be so weird about you calling every man you meet “darling”.
Episode 10: Come the Apocalypse
The public will see literally any villain and be like "A RENEGADE MUTANT!!" Like yeah sure I think Apocalypse technically is a mutant?? But like they really just profile all criminals as mutants.
Again, not sorry for you, rich boy.
Poor Rogue, having to absorb all these men's damage.
Episode 11 & 12: Days of Future Past
Bishop is a fucking traitor holy shit. Sure he gets better but damn. Girly was really like "The face-eating jaguars would never eat my face." and then was immediately told he was no longer needed.
"Someone... or something has come back through the time portal." "CHECK PLEASE! TIME PORTAL?"
"You kids better behave yourselves; I'm staying behind to babysit."
"Okay, ROUND BOY. Let's dance."
Wolverine has all the best lines.
Wonder why Mystique specifically chose to impersonate Gambit for the assassination. Perhaps he seemed the most likely? Perhaps a grudge against him for his relationship with Rogue?
Episode 13: The Final Decision
I'm so fucking disappointed that the fate of mutantkind lies in the hands of Senator Kelly because, dog, I wanna shoot him.
When you make a giant racist robot factory and even the giant racist robot factory is smart enough to recognize that mutant rights are human rights and so it resolves to protect humanity by replacing it with robots. Fucking dumbasses.
Honestly makes you wonder what the fuck Trask thought he was doing coming back in the new series. He knew that starting up another Master Mold would inevitably lead to the robots replacing politicians' brains with computers and he DID IT AGAIN ANYWAY.
Seeing Chuck and Magnus working together always warms my heart. And then they go right back to being enemies.
That Mister Sinister teaser at the end was... I'm not gonna say it.
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cielcreations · 9 months ago
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Hazbin Hermits - Prologue
AN: Hermitcraft/Empires/3rd Life Series X Hazbin Hotel AU.
Meaning lots of cursing, fighting, blood, violence, flirting, shipping, sexual innuendos/implied sexual content, and pretty much everyone is a bad person to some degree.
If you don't like your favorite characters made to be not so great people, then do not read.
"Good afternoon! I'm Katherine Killjoy!"
"And I'm Joey JaxHammer! Chaos outside pentagram city today, as a turf war is raging on the west side between notable kingpins Lord Fwhip and self-proclaimed spunky powerhouse Mythical Sausage!"
"That's right Joey! After the recent extermination, many areas are now up for grabs! Demons all over Hell are already duking it out to gain new territory!"
"Those two seem to be really going at it, huh?"
"Looks like they're fighting tooth and nail for that hotspot!"
"And I'd like to nail their hotspots, am I right, fellas~?"
"Haha, you are a limp dick jackass, Joey! Or should I say-" Katherine poured her hot coffee on his lap, the man hissing and moving before she could actually spill it on his dick, "-no dick?"
"Bitch." The man hissed.
"Coming up next, we have an exclusive interview with the younger son of Hell's own head honcho, who's here to discuss his brand-new passion project!"
"All that, after the break!" Joey exclaimed, taking his mug and pouring his coffee on Katherine's head.
"YOU LITTLE SH-"
The two looked away from the TV. The blue haired demon tugged the tie a bit tighter, just to make the prince look more presentable.
"Okay." He finished, stepping back, "Are you ready? You remember what to say?"
The blonde took a deep breath, his purple eyes widening in excitement as he exclaimed, "Yes! Let's do this!"
"Just, look at me, and I'll mouth it to you, Zed." The man grabbed the prince's shoulders.
Zed had light blonde hair with brown ram horns, pale skin, wearing a black suit with a red tie, no shoes so his hooves could breath.
"Ugh, come ooooon, Tango, I know what to say!" Zed reassured, smiling, "But, I do think we should make it a bit more interesting! I-I mean, I don't want to go up there and sound robotic, you know?"
Tango, normally, had yellow hair, that could change into different colors depending on how hot he got. Since he could control fire and such, his hair would change colors to match the fire type and, sometimes, it could even turn on fire. His skin was pale with a bit of a blue tint, his nails sharpened into claws. He wore a black crop top and black shorts, long black heeled boots. He also had black belts wrapped around his waist with golden buckles, black cloth to create an overskirt. (Art of Tango by @/lunarcrown)
"I get that, babe, but this is serious." Tango reminded him, "You can't go up there and squeal and giggle the whole time. It's adorable, yes, but not all sinners are going to trust and believe in your project unless you look serious and you know what you're doing."
"I told you through a fit of excited squeals."
"Yeah, and I listened because I know and believe in you." The demon motioned to the others, "These sinners don't. They don't know you, they barely know your older brother, and they certainly won't believe in you at first. It's why you gotta go up there, show them who's in charge, and act like this plan is full-proof!"
"But we don't know if it is..." Zed reminded.
"Your right, and neither do they." Tango booped his nose, "Which is our advantage. No one knows if this works, but if we act like we're the experts, people believe."
"Prince Zedaph? Five minutes before we're live." A demon called.
Tango smiled at the blonde, kissing his forehead, "You got this! I'll be right behind the camera, so if you need me?"
Zed nodded, smiling, "Don't worry, I got this!"
He turned around, walking to the desk and smiling, offering his hand, "Hi, I'm Zed-"
"Katherine Killjoy." The female anchor hissed, "You can put that away. I would say it's a pleasure to meet you, but that would be a lie." She then sneered, "Look, my time is money, so I'll keep this short. You're not here because we wanted you here. You're here because Jeffery couldn't make it to his cannibal cooking segment! You may be some royal bigshot, but that doesn't mean shit to me! I'm too rich and influential to giving a flying fuck about some tux wearing demon 'prince'-" (she put "prince" in quotations, as if Zed wasn't one) "-wants to advertise."
Zed narrowed his eyes, "Listen-"
Katherine leaned forward, glaring, "So don't get cute with me, or I'll fucking break you!"
"And we're live!"
Katherine zoomed to her seat, tilting her head so much, it sounded like she broke it, "Welcome back!" Once Zed was sat down, she spoke again, "So, Zedaph!"
The blonde's eyes twitched as he smiled awkwardly, "It's Zed-"
"Whatever! Tell us about this new passion project you've been insistently pestering our news station about!"
"Welllllll..." Zed looked around at the demons, Tango standing by the camera man with a smile and thumbs up. He smiled and took a deep breath as he spoke, "As most of you know, I was born here in Hell and growing up, I tried to see the good in everything around me. Hell is my home and you are my people. We just went through another extermination and we lost so many souls! It breaks my heart seeing my people being slaughtered every year!" He slammed his fist on the table, sighing, "No one is even given a chance and I can no longer stand idly by when the place I call home, the place I love, is constantly being destroyed!"
He stood up, smiling, "So, I've been thinking, isn't there a more humane way to hinder Hell's overpopulation? Perhaps we can find a new alternative way to save souls through redemption? I think yes, and that's what this project aims to achieve! Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between, I'm opening the first of its kind! A hotel that rehabilitates sinners!"
Everyone was silent, staring at the man.
Everyone outside stared at the TV.
One in particular tilted his head in curiosity.
Everyone in the news station... started laughing.
Zed shrunk in on himself as Tango moved to stand beside him, his blue hair turning into flames as he glared at everyone.
"What in the nine circles makes you think a single person in hell would give two shits about becoming a 'better person?!'" Katherine cackled, "You have no proof that this actually works and you want people to be good just because?!"
"You have no proof it doesn't work!" Tango hissed, flames surrounding his body, "Besides, we already have a patron who's showing incredible improvement!"
"Ooooooh, and who might that be~?" Katherine sneered.
Tango leaned forward, intentionally burning her wooden table with a smirk, "Oh, just someone named, SmallishBeans."
"The pornstar?" Joey asked.
"You fucking would, Joey." Katherine glared before snickering, "In any case, that's hardly an accomplishment! I'm sure you can get that hooker to do anything with enough lube and sugar!"
Tango continued to burn her table, the woman looking ready to scratch his eyes out as he drew little doodles, "I beg to differ."
Zed also perked up, smirking, "He's been behaved, clean, and out of trouble for two weeks now!"
"Breaking news!"
Katherine perked up before she smirked, pushing the men away, "We just received word that a new player has entered the ongoing turf war! Let's go to the live feed!"
They turned to the TV and Tango pinched his temples as he tried to control himself, Zed muttering out, "Oh shit."
"Oh shit, indeed!" Katherine exclaimed, "It appears the one to join is none other than porn actor Joel, aka, SmallishBeans!" She looked at the two, "What a juicy coincidence! I bet you feel real stupid right now! How does it feel to be a total and utter failure?!"
She began laughing, everyone did, once more.
Tango tried to control himself as Zed clenched his fists.
The prince looked at Tango with glowing red eyes, "Fucking, show them who's boss."
Tango smirked, his teeth sharpening to points, "Gladly."
He jumped across the table, lighting everything on fire as he began to beat Katherine and Joey.
***
The prince and his boyfriend sat in a limo, across from the other sinner. The sinner had brown hair with a green streak in the middle of his hair, matching his green eyes and green antenna. He wore a long white and light green suit blazer, the top unbuttoned and showing off his muscular chest. He had black shorts and long, knee length black heeled boots. To top it off, he had green transparent fairy wings on his back.
They watched as he rolled the window up and down, clearly in his own little world. Eventually, he seemed to notice the two were staring at him.
The brunette stopped, leaned back, and shrugged, "What?"
"'What?' 'WHAT?!'" Tango screamed, his hair turning to blue, almost purple flames, "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, JOEL?!"
"Ugh, I had too, I owed Sausage a solid!" Joel huffed, "Isn't that one of those 'redeeming qualities'? Helping friends and all that?!"
Zed leaned into the window with a groan as Tango reprimanded him, "Not in turf wars that result in genocide?!"
"Meh, you win some, you loose a few hundred!"
"Joel, that was really not cool." Zed groaned, "You just... You made us look like jokes!"
"Nah, chill out, jokes are funny! I made you all look sad and pathetic!"
"Oh, cause that's any better?!" Tango growled.
"Look, I had to!" Joel argued, "My reputation was on the line! You know what people would say if they found out I was trying to go clean?! Not to mention, people would know where I am and try to break into the hotel to get some of me! Do you want a whole mob down there?"
"Listen, if you want to stay here, you need to take this shit seriously!" Tango demanded, walking towards the brunette, "We're not going to give you a free room, free food, free whatever else if all you do is fuck around! So, you either sit down, buckle the fuck up, and try to redeem yourself and help the hotel's reputation, that you burned to cinder!" He glared, flames coming out of his mouth, "Got it?"
Joel groaned, "Okay, fine, whatever."
"C-Calm down, Tango." Zed offered his hand, Tango moving to sit beside him again, "I-It's not over yet, we can still try! It'll be okay!"
The limo stopped at the hotel and the three went inside. Tango flopped on the couch with a groan, Joel grabbing a popsicle and sitting in a chair. Zed groaned and went to go upstairs, only to stop.
Someone knocked on the door.
He walked towards it and opened the door.
In front of him stood a tall dirty blonde man with his eyes closed, wearing a blue striped coat with dark blue sleeves, the coat falling to his knees. Underneath the coat, he wore a white dress shirt with a black upside down cross on the chest, as if to resemble a tie, long black dress pants with bright blue cuffs. Over his feet, he wore black heeled boots that rested under his pants. Behind his back, he held a long thin cane with a sentient vintage style microphone attached to it.
The whole time, he smiled.
Zed shrunk a little as the man opened his eyes. He had black sclera with blue eyes, staring down at the prince.
"HELLO!" He spoke, his voice altered to sound like that of a broadcast.
Zed shut the door on instinct, "Uh, Tango?"
"Whaaaaat?" The flame demon groaned.
"The Radio Demon is at the door!"
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icharchivist · 1 year ago
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So if Siegfried's VA is coming on Granblue TV next week, pretty much everyone assumes we're getting a new Sieg unit. What are we hoping for, here? Fanservice and sexy? Strong and intimidating? Maybe showing off some fierce draconian power? I guess it's all sexy
Grand Sieg Real!!! Grand Sieg Real!!!
i don't know if it's what you really want to know since your ask is more lighthearted but here's what have been my thought process about it all and i've thought about it a lot for the past two years:
ever since Grand!Lancelot dropped in December 2021, we've known that they were going to release a set of Grand for each of the Dragon Knights.
Grands are given to some of the most important characters of the lore and of the game in general.
The Dragon Knights also are in a situation where they're popular and powerful, but their very first units (except for Vane) have been relegated to the Classic Draw, making them difficult to access for new players. It also means that their original kit has been outdated (though they still have their use)
So the idea of those Grands will be to be an upgrade on the Base Units, while taking into account their development so far, and also recapping the important parts of their lore.
It's why Grand!Lancelot recapped from the ground up everything we knew from Siegfried being framed to the crimes of Feendrache and the way Lancelot has grown from his blindly patriotic days.
Since the announcement of the Grand series for the Knights, only Lancelot and Percival have been released. it's also noteworthy that before the current rotation of knights, the last released unit was Halloween Vane, meaning that in the rotation, next one has to be Siegfried.
If they continue on the logic of replacing the base units, it will be an Earth Grand Unit for Siegfried.
What to expect from it? well, it just needs a look at the previous grands to have an idea.
Grand!Lancelot gave him an upgrade by connecting him to the Fairies of Feendrache, finally coming out from their slumbers and blessing their new champion.
Grand!Percival meanwhile got an upgrade thanks to Cath Palug, the guardian creature of the rulers of Wales, who has been set since BFAF with looking over the possible rulers of the nation and eventually give them the power to do so if they're considered worthy.
Their new arts came with an overhaul on their armors and also something that strengthen their current affiliation. Lancelot leaves behind the blue armor to embrace a white one as the leader of the White Dragons. Percival's armor meanwhile ends up upgraded with regal designs reminding of the coat of kings, strengthening as well his goal to become a worthy protective king. His uncap also strengthen this imagery by showing him as a leader of the people, while Lancelot is a little more "battle generic".
The conclusion to drive from it with Siegfried, which i had at the time and have been strengthened by the preview, is that Siegfried is also going to get a power up from a specific creature that will lead him to reevaluate himself.
So obviously, for his Grand to actually have the impact it needs, Siegfried's storyline must continue on the Draconian front.
in Siegfried's Fire unit, following the event of SIEGFRIED, the dragon blood has basically been consumming him and he's losing himself more and more and is currently in a situation of near death or losing his mind if he doesn't find a way to ease up Fafnir's blood. One of the theory mentioned in the FE as to how to save Siegfried's life, is that he has to connect with Fafnir in some way again. (we also know now, from Naoise's storyline, another draconian, than a positive relationship with the dragon you have the blood of in your vein can help you control this power).
So it's basically been set up for years that the next logical step in Siegfried's journey would be related to Fafnir and to his condition as a Draconian, and with the current Grand trend, it seems likely that this will be the core componant to his upgrade.
The newest event is called "The Dragon weep before Daybreak" and will feature discussion of the Sins of Feendrache. The sins of Feendrache are many, and one that is important is the way Fafnir has basically been used to poison the people of Feendrache for years due to Isabela's influence, after all. Moreover, any sins of Feendrache would imply unveiling Josef's past.
So i believe Siegfried will get his upgrade because he will be forced to confront Fafnir, in one way or another, and will come out of it with more power. I also believe that the past we'll unveil, probably even more regarding Josef, are going to break Siegfried to some level.
So what it means for Siegfried's Grand Unit:
-I think it's going to double down on the draconian angle. Since Fire!Siegfried we expect so, Fire!Naoise showed us how a proper feral draconian can evolve, and we know from gbvs that Granblue is leaning harder in harder on Siegfried being fully a draconian now. (besides, in Summer!Siegfried, a huge plot point is that the dragon blood almost drives him to insanity again and he still has to fight it and he wants to enjoy the last few moments he has with his friends for now)
-Which will probably mean that the uncap at least might be Feral and unhinged
-There's the possibility that the uncap also actually reflect his dynamic with Josef.
-I don't really think it'd be sexy for the sake of it being sexy, i think for such a big unit moment, they'll focus on the lore itself. I just hope that they remove his helmet for it bc looking at the concept art for Fire!Sieg, where he wasn't wearing the helmet while in the final art he does, is painful.
-Siegfried's theme colors are already Black and blue, so i think if change to his design, rather than color palette, it will be a design change like Percival had.
tldr So personally i believe it'll be strong and powerful, with a high chance of feral depending on how in control he will be, but nevertheless i do think the focus will be on the draconian aspect of his characterization, or eventually on his relationship with Josef.
and yeah i've been thinking about all of this since 2021 so i have many thoughts alright
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scarlet-witchery · 10 months ago
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✨W e e k l y 🌟 T a g 🌟 W e d n e s d a y✨
(so what if it's Sunday i do what i want!!!)
tagged by @softmick
Name: Leinth
Location: the bluegrass state
Astrological Sign: cancer
What's a TV show or movie you plan to re-watch this year? i feel like i'm gonna end up rewatching shameless since i'm working on the soulmates fic, but i'll probably also rewatch a bunch of my favorite documentaries as per the usual <3
Whats a book or fic you will probably re-read this year? i'm gonna finish my re-read of the camp half-blood series, probably also will re-read kane chronicles and magnus chase. i'd also like to re-read the old kingdom series by garth nix, it's been a while since i sank my teeth into those. (if you haven't read them you really should give them a shot, they're an absolute delight)
What is a song you will likely continue to play on repeat? bullet with butterfly wings by smashing pumpkins and last cigarette by mothica
What's a tasty treat you look forward to eating more of this year? i mean, ice cream? i have a limited palate so i eat a lot of the same stuff anyway...
What's a time sink that you will continue to sink time into this year? tumblr, but also hopefully more discord rp stuff with my wife
Did you pick up any habits in 2023 that you plan to continue? i managed to stop drinking as much as i used to, and while i feel okay about limited alcohol use, i think i'll try to continue substituting weed instead.
What's your toxic trait? thinking people don't like me when they don't answer. it's not personal, so i shouldn't take it as such!!! people are allowed to be offline if they want :p
What is a coping mechanism you will continue to indulge in this year? cannabis. they legalized it in ohio which is a much shorter drive for me than illinois!! so hopefully that will make it easier to indulge :p
Tell me something you like about how you look! i really like my eyes, they're stormy blue. i also really love my piercings and tattoos, i want more! and i love dyeing my hair funky colors, catch me thirty-five years from now dyeing my hair bubbblegum pink when i walk up with my medicare card lol
Give me at least three adjectives describing things you like about yourself. kind, fierce, intelligent.
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script-a-world · 6 years ago
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The overall premise of my world is an apocalyptic event happens where humans have to survive in a Walking Dead scenario. But instead of zombies, they're facing mimic-like creatures that are half object and half grotesque fleshy monsters. But would it be realistic to expect people to survive a scenario like that? I know zombies are bad enough, but these are monsters made of cars, machinery, and even colossal buildings. Would make a good videogame but Idk about just as a story.
Tex: I don't see why not - D&D has mimics, Stephen King's Maxiumum Overdrive talks about almost exactly the scenario you mentioned, King's Christine features an evil car, the Transformers series has sentient machines - which also align themselves according to different moral compasses, and there's oodles of possessed car movies, cursed objects, and even Japanese Tsukumogami.
Mixing machinery with flesh is difficult, but could be doable if you draw from aspects such as botched Transfigurations from Harry Potter. If given a proper amount of adjustment for the reader in terms of exposition, it could make for an excellent story premise - the world is your oyster in this regard.
Synth: Visually the machine/flesh premise makes me think of Simon Stålenhag's "Things from the Flood" series of paintings. They are awesome and I love them, but also find them profoundly unsettling. Perhaps they can be another place to start for inspiration.
(Content Warning for the linked images. Please do not click through if the description indicates it is not something you would like to see.)
http://www.simonstalenhag.se/bilderbig/bio_gameboy.jpgA white original Gameboy with smudges of blood around the edges of the LCD screen. The screen itself is transparent, with bloody brain tissue visible through it.
http://www.simonstalenhag.se/bilderbig/bio_modem.jpgAn old computer modem, off-white with a teal stripe along the front under the power switch and status lights. Blood starting to emerge through the seams in the plastic, and there is a tumorous mass of flesh and eyeballs bursting out of a huge crack in the top right side of the device.
http://www.simonstalenhag.se/bilderbig/bio_tv.jpgAn 80s-style CRT television on a short metal-framed wheely stand, with a puddle of blood underneath it. There is a mess of blood and organs visible under the glass of the screen, and a mass of flesh is forcing its way out from behind the speaker panel on the right side of the screen. The lower edge of the TV is dripping blood and bulging downward from the pressure of the viscera inside it.
http://www.simonstalenhag.se/bilderbig/bio_stereo.jpgA black 2-deck audio cassette player/radio. The speaker panel to the left looks normal, but the one to the right has been replaced with a cluster of misshapen organs and blood under glass. The rightmost tape slot door has been knocked askew by the flesh behind it forcing its way out, while the left one has blood oozing out of it. An arch of bloody spinal column wrapped in blue and yellow wires has erupted through the top of the radio.
You're going to have to decide some "ground rules" for your zombie objects. Can a fleshified skyscraper get up and move around or is it still anchored to one location? Are zombie trucks and trains and airplanes still required to fill up on petroleum-based fuels occasionally? Would a zombie toaster need to be plugged in to do much of anything?
Constablewrites: You would have very different adaptations for this scenario than you would for zombies. Survival is going to depend on being able to reliably determine if an object is safe or monstrous, and having ways to reliably dispatch the monsters. There would probably be quite a bit of trial and error involved in this, so a lot will depend on how far into this apocalypse your story takes place. If you look at something like NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy, apocalyptic events happen on the regular and there are systems in place to help humanity survive. Compare that to zombie stories where the event has just happened and everyone is still trying to learn the rules.
I imagine an urban environment is going to be much more dangerous than a rural or pastoral one. So people who live in/retreat to a place where there's just less stuff will likely have an easier time of it. Especially if there are ways to make things that cannot be mimicked.  The objects you've described are all things that require a high degree of manufacturing, so perhaps under those rules things that have been manipulated less are less likely to be mimicked, so you'd see an increase in tools/homes/weapons/etc made by the simplest means possible.
Brainstormed: How did the creatures come about? Are they invading and assimilating into objects, or are the objects themselves suddenly becoming fleshy and alive? The former may lead to a situation where people mostly work on intercepting the creatures before they can invade an object, and perhaps salvaging the object afterwards. The latter would lead to investigation into why the objects are becoming animate, whether that be magic or aliens or what have you. Or if the reason is known, attempts to counteract the change and prevent things from coming to life, or even change them back, would probably be led by anyone from governments to small town families trying to survive.
Also, what are the monsters doing, exactly? Zombies generally hunger for brains, what do these ones do? Seek to infect other objects? Track down resources to build themselves into stronger creatures? Just rampage and kill indiscriminately?
MareeB: The plausibility is what you make it when you have a fantastical situation. You can build in whatever flaws you need to make them defeatable by humans. Consider how a human would defeat a car monster. Who could defeat a car monster. When your monsters are part machine it creates a different hierarchy of worth in the survivors. With normal (lol) zombies the best people to have on your team are people adept in hand to hand combat. When it's a machine you'd want mechanics, welders, structural steel riggers, ie people who know how these things work and how to take them apart.
And I have to say that I would love to read a novel where tradespeople like me are shown as intelligent and competent heroes.
Miri: I recently picked up The Art of the Evil Within from Dark Horse Digital (I was $15 CDN) and that has some good images of some humanoid merged creatures in there as well. Some concept art of things they rejected as well as images used for the game. (There are tons of Let’s Plays on Youtube if you want to see the game in action.)
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