#and then iggy is just build different because... game headcanons...

[shkika]

Sliver overseer spotted??? Striggy??

Maybe even....

Stinky.

Though Moon's expressive overseer is a little special...

[cocoa-rococo]

Koopaling Headcanons: Larry

Larry | Morton | Wendy | Iggy | Roy | Lemmy | Ludwig

Everyone's favorite little brother and general pest for plumbers! He's just a lil' rascal.

Right handed.

His love of tennis originally started as a way to stand out from his siblings, but eventually, he really enjoyed the sensation of playing.

He became a big fan of a Horse Girl animated show after the Olympics, but is super embarrassed about it and won't tell anyone because he thinks it wrecks his ‘cool guy’ image.

Red-green colorblind.

He likes painting with Bowser Jr, and he's a decent comic artist, but he's pretty shy about showing people his work, partially stemming from feeling inferior to Ludwig.

Hypoglycemic. Combine that with his age and his tennis hobby, this boy burns through glucose like a powder trail. It's also partially why he eats so much.

Very much a visual learner, as he tunes out if people tell him things without example, and gets frustrated if asked to try and do something on his own / with his hands and zero instruction.

A frighteningly good pickpocket. He once had a conversation with Bowser and managed to take off all five of his spiked cuffs in three minutes. It's only when he returned them did Bowser even realize they were gone.

He's a big fan of milkshakes, especially chocolate ones. Also a big fan of blowing his straw wrapper at his siblings before he drinks, and blowing bubbles in his drink if he's thinking.

Favorite breakfast food is waffles, with butter, syrup, chocolate chips, and fruit.

Can beatbox almost anything, and he's learning how to breakdance, too. He likes looking up tutorials and practicing in his room for both the space and privacy.

He does gaming streams in his free time, mostly online team-based games or RPGs that let you sink hours of play into useless but fulfilling sidequests. Gaming companies love him because they’ll get guaranteed sales if they offer a trial.

Has a pretty good head for directions, but only for cities. If you tell him you need to find a building from a particular place, he'll give you precise instructions on where to go. Highways and roadmaps are a completely different story.

That said, he got lost so often as a kid that Ludwig gifted him a compass, and he carries it with him constantly.

Not really a flower person, but ever since he got an anonymous bouquet of them, he's got a small appreciation for forget-me-nots.

He's a big fan of punk rock bands, and would love to attend a concert (and be a professional rockstar).

Favorite fruit is either strawberries or pears, but one of his favorite treats is caramel apples.

He’s got a leather jacket that's got a big star bedazzled on the back. It’s his prized possession because he thinks it makes him look cool (and it does, marginally).

Saw a flyer for a new DJ at the Electrodrome and applied on a whim. He got hired (much to his surprise), and greatly enjoys his work. In fact, his time learning the electronics is what inspired his light company.

Likes watching baking and cooking shows with Morton, but while Morton watches to improve and get ideas for recipes, Larry watches to yell at the contestants, because what the FUCK, Michael!!!!! Don’t put your custard on a high temperature, it!!! Is going!!!!!! To curdle!!!!!!!!!!!!

Legitimately has a very good palate for food, and can point out individual flavors where others can't. He will also visit a five-star restaurant and order chicken tenders off the kids menu.

One of his favorite things to do when he was a kid was hiding around the castle and pretending he was a spy; listening in on conversations and writing them down, coming up with codes, always carrying a walkie-talkie, the works. It started his earlier pictographic babble, and what lead him to being such a sneakster later on.

Can and will cheat outrageously at any card, board, dice, or wheel game. Not at video games, though. Those are sacred. That and laser tag.

Looooves chocolate, especially fudge. Do not let him get anywhere near fudge.

He was a shark kid growing up. He dreamed of visiting the aquarium for his birthday, and when he finally got to do so, came home with an armload of various shark plushies and memorabilia.

A big fan of giving and receiving nicknames. Bowser once called him ‘blueberry’ and he cried about it for like seven minutes.

He’s got an admiration for Princess Daisy, for both her fearless attitude and tennis skills.

Favorite candy is gummy worms, but is really fond of sour stuff, too, along with super sugary energy drinks.

Loves sci-fi books / comics and mecha anime with Iggy, but personally loves the adventure genre with pirates and treasure hunters and wild westerns.

Has a private stash of snacks he keeps hidden in rotation for both late night munchies and keeping away from his siblings.

Genuinely likes cooking, but baking feels too precise for him. That said, he's more then happy to taste the end results of both.

Likes going skating with Wendy and Lemmy. He keeps trying complicated moves and keeps running into the walls.

Runs a recipe blog that doubles as a restaurant critique and rating site. It's gotten surprisingly popular.

[fierykitten2]

I had this “cool” idea (which is probably gonna be very difficult as someone who can’t draw) to draw Wake and Leaves in various different (Nintendo-related) universes (I’m thinking F-Zero (become more humanoid and wear clothes and just generally look super cool), Animal Crossing (match up with one of the species but not any species exclusive to special villagers. Also wear clothes), Metroid (tf am I supposed to do there, give them cool suits?), Star Fox (more humanoid, they wear clothes now), the Wii Sports series but specifically Nintendo Switch Sports because I think the Sportsmates are cute (yep, they’re Sportsmates here. And they wear clothes), possibly Splatoon (basically decide what they’d look like as humans, make their hair more tentacly and change their eyeshadow to black. Oh yeah and they wear clothes)) but then I realised I have no idea what species Wake would be in Animal Crossing. To make things even harder for me, I then decided I want to do it for all of the Proto Beasts (not just Wake) and all of the Neo Swords (not just Leaves). The Neo Swords are easy (auto predict suggested the word “pretty” after “are”. That too) to assign Animal Crossing species to because they all match their modern-day counterparts closely enough that they count as whatever species they are and their modern-day counterparts all have a direct Animal Crossing species counterpart - Leaves and Virizion are antelopes/deer so they’re deer like Zell, Boulder and Terrakion are bulls so they’re bulls like Vic and Crown and Cobalion are both goats so they’re goats like *doesn’t actually have a goat villager on their island so just goes with the first one that comes to mind* Iggy. I feel like Fire could easily be a lion villager just because it keeps the same build as Entei it just holds its body closer to the ground (hey, that means that Fire has the same “its assigned species is male-only” problem that its Violet counterpart Boulder has. I mean all of them are gonna have the “forcing the gender binary on a genderless Pokémon” problem that’s probably “resolved” by making Wake and Leaves female personalities and the other four male personalities (personalities I’d assign them based on my headcanons for them: Wake (happy overexcited maybe a bit comically stupid, took the role of leader of the Proto Beasts because Bolt doesn’t have the patience and Fire didn’t want it) peppy/jock, Leaves (happy overexcited fun, took the role of leader of the Neo Swords because it could and it’s closer with Boulder than Crown is and Crown is powerless to object to Leaves’s leadership status) big sister/peppy/normal/smug, Fire (pyromaniac metalhead believes it and Boulder are the coolest beings in existence) jock/big sister, Boulder (pyromaniac metalhead believes it and Fire are the coolest beings in existence) jock/big sister, Bolt (poorly-adjusted to modern life, will electrocute you if you wake it up while it’s sleeping and it sleeps a lot) cranky, Crown (also acts like a grandfather, believes it’s the only sane individual but will open a cutlery draw just to stare at spoons) smug/cranky/literally any female personality except peppy)) but Wake and Bolt are still difficult to assign species to

As a bonus instead of “let’s rock and roll!” being Boulder’s catchphrase (because it’s a bit long to be an Animal Crossing catchphrase) it’s its favourite quote. You know what, if I had an Iron a Boulder villager I would make that our greeting

Bonus trivia about the lion and bull species

Somehow I didn’t notice the first trivia point (about none of them introduced in the original game returning in Wild World) on the lion page until I returned to screenshot it. I did notice it on the bull page

Looks like I’ve accidentally assigned Fire and Boulder star signs too (Fire is Leo, Boulder is Taurus)

As an additional fun fact that you can’t see in the trivia sections of those species’ pages, both species have exactly 9 members

[l00n3ym00n3y]

The Koopalings as MARINA songs

Larry = “Hollywood”

Larry craves to be in the limelight and is obsessed with money. Hollywood has “infected [his] brain”.

Morton = “I Am Not a Robot”

Morton acts tough to show to fit in society’s expectations for men when inside, he’s “just a little baby”. The singer tells the person that it’s ok to be emotional and not be something that they’re not.

Wendy = “Bubblegum Bitch”

The whole song fits Wendy

Iggy = “Guilty”

The song is about Marina having a nightmare about killing a dog and feeling guilty about it, so she decides to run away. I feel like Iggy would have a dream of something like that because he maybe accidentally hurt a chain chomp.

Roy = “The Outsider”

“Don’t get on my bad side, I can work a gun

Hop into the back seat, baby

I’ll show you some fun”

Roy’s pretty chill for the most part, but don’t get on his bad side… Also he’s definitely the type of person who would take you on a crazy car ride to “have some fun”.

“Just because you know my name

Doesn’t mean you know my game”

Roy may seem tough on the outside, but he’s pretty chill once you get to know him (Don’t get me wrong, he’s tough on the inside too).

“I’m good at protecting what they wanna take”

This verse is pretty straightforward.

Lemmy = “Solitaire”

The song is about how Marina would rather be lonely than famous. At the beginning of the song, she sings about looking out her window to see buildings, bars, rich/famous people, and golden cars. And despite what she sees, she’s content with being alone. Same with Lemmy. He appreciates the praise he gets for his performances, but once he’s done being out and about, he shuts himself in his room and winds down. And he’d rather do that than be showering in gold.

Ludwig = “Fear and Loathing”

I headcanon that Ludwig’s petty ego came from a place of low self-esteem and paranoia and he used it as a mask to hide them. He feared that there were always people who would want to screw him over, so he was always defensive and did his best to screw them over, to bring them down. He also feared that if he made even a minor mistake, then his reputation would be ruined and would be frowned upon.

“Been different people many times”

Ludwig has been different things in the past: a cheater, a liar, and a prick. And he’s been all those for the sake of himself, for his public image. Ultimately, his actions didn’t pay off well.

Over time, he learned that he should be nicer to himself and others and not everyone is out there to screw him over. He also wanted to work on being a better person in general. It’s still a work in progress, but he’s definitely getting better at it.

[kheichou-blog]

People seemed to really like my last Prompto headcanon so...

Here’s a list of general/random headcanons (and I guess not really head canons so much as is literally in game notes) for all 4 bros~

Iggy headcanons:

-Painfully average singer, prefers humming

-fantastic dancer

-has a hard time focusing on reading full length books and novels because there's so much else that needs to be done -all the time-

-prefers short stories, newspaper and magazines (specially culinary)

-prefers black coffee because it's quick more so than because of taste (ebony is a special exception.  Canned coffee has a very different flavor from a fresh brew). -Americano, no room, with a splash of flavor when he treats himself to a coffee shop.

-vanilla or almond

-likes it iced other than when it's exceptionally cold outside

-Likes classical music -okay-, though it reminds him a lot of the hours of study and work when he was growing up. (Sure he excelled, but it wasn't what any child would likely describe as -pleasant-.  He would rather be playing with Noct than doing homework!)

-He appreciates the complexity of it, but it's more of a background thing when he just needs white noise.

-When it comes to listening music, he prefers something like Rush or Dream Theater (Gladio’s fault)

-Pessimist af but tries desperately to convince himself to be more optimistic -Doesn't like speaking in front of crowds much.  Used to get tongue tied a lot or his thoughts would jump way ahead of what he was saying.

-Silent anger game is stronk.  Will stuff protests and retorts till snapping point (just look at chapter 10, geesh)

-Secret weak spot for tactical RPG.  Sneaks time playing when walking from one place to another and at lunch etc.

Prompto headcanons:

-You would never know that he's actually a pretty damn good singer.

-He's usually goofing around when he sings, so people assume he doesn't have much for a voice.

-Tenor

-Way too shy to ever actually show off his skills… so he whistles instead (beautifully ;v; )

-Dancing is interesting.  He can actually do pretty okay with it.

-Feels rhythms well and moves to them in no particularly meaningful manner, but it's certainly impressive looking!

-Would never voluntarily dance in front of others, goes full wallflower mode if someone else is there (unless it’s just Noct and him being silly)

-Not much of a reader.  Will read bizarre fanfics and blogs on occasion though (again, especially if goofing around with Noct)

-Would totally read to kiddos though.

-Prefers ciders and steamers to coffee.

-Drinks are always hot.

-Loves fruity flavors, especially peach for steamers

-He has whole playlists of video game music on his phone for every mood he falls into.

-Also enjoys some techno

-Dabbles in punk and alt rock as well

-Optimistic pessimist

-Does not speak in crowds.  Total freeze and fear.  Will awkwardly stare until someone rescues him.

-Anger comes out as tears, all the tears, so many tears.

-Doesn't mind showing his tears, sad happy or angry.  He won't wanna talk about 'em, but he won't hide 'em cause dammit, he wants to push himself to be less closed off around those dear to him.

-Give him all the games plz.  Especially loves adventure games.

-Steers away from fps mostly because they're not accurate enough.

-It's not that he dislikes them, he just finds himself criticizing them playfully and worries that he's annoying everyone else over it.

Noct Headcanons:

-TONEDEAF AF

-Honestly wouldn't be as bad if he actually tried

-Still wouldn't be -good- though

-Too shy to sing for the most part anyway

-Have you seen commander Shepard dance?  That's Noctis…

-Could probably do some killer break dancing if someone taught him though!

-Doesn't read unless there's pictures in it because he just dozes off and loses focus

-Would totally dig comic books

-Adores being read to

-Makes him feel nostalgic (he's sentimental af)

-Likes reading soft erotica and sappy romances as a guilty pleasure.  They're so bad they're amazing.

-Hates coffee.  It's just bitter bean water!!!

-Sodas all the way.

-Might occasionally do an italian soda type thing if he wants to feel fancy.

-The weird kid that LIKES the orange flavor

-Just listens to whatever Prompto is listening to or whatever is popular on the radio for the most part

-Totally digs piano.  Played one whenever he was left in a room with one.

-Terrible public speaker, yet also not bad??? He struggles to find words and stutters over himself, but when he gets it there, man oh man.

-Always has the nagging sensation that he's screwed, but also believes deep down that it will work out and/or he can fix it

-He's the prince, no one can touch him or his friends dammit!

-Says things he doesn't mean when angry, all the time, without fail

-Very whispery grumbly anger

-Prefers multiplayer games

-It's easier to stay invested when someone else is as well, and it makes it more fun anyway

-Prefers stories with happy endings

-Huge fucking baby otherwise, bawls his eyes out and tries to hide it

Gladio headcanons:

-Doesn't sing……… except for in the shower

-Basically everyone just wants to heave their face to his chest when he's humming/singing because oh my gosh, that deep rich voice

-The vibrations <3

-His dancing sucks

-Always steps on feet

-No patience for it, just gets frustrated with it

-Ignis really tried to help him out, but it didn't go over well

-Still wonders if Iggy's toes have healed

-”Please… Gladio… don't ever ask your s/o to dance...”

-Loves long novels

-Not enough shelves for his books

-As a believer in true strength, his mind needs to be as strong as his body

-Straight up black coffee or shot in the dark in the morning

-Likes the way it bites and snaps him into the moment

-When he feels like treating himself though, he goes for a caramel breve

-Loves 80's hairband type music

-Spine melting guitar solos are a must

-Probably the most optimistic out of the party

-No one is gonna get hurt with him there, so clearly everything is going to be fine

-Really takes it to heart when things DO go wrong

-Takes it out on everyone else (especially Noctis)

-Projects his own insecurities on others and never apologizes for it

-Constantly beats himself up for it and curses himself out for not being a bigger man about it (thus making the cycle even worse)

-Will play any game as long as he can come out on top

-Everyone hands him the controller when they get stuck because he will find a way out (and Iggy is too busy)

-Contra would be his jam

AND THAT’S WHAT I HAVE SO FAR.  If anyone wants me to build more or elaborate on any of this (Like I did with “Prompto would probably read to kiddos though”, let me know one way or another!

[chocobro-hijinks]

What if Ignis wasn’t just a friend...?

this has been bugging me every since i finished the game, so absolute SPOILER warning for those of you brave enough to wander the tag before finishing the game!

based on the actual game and available video evidence (movie, anime and recent trailers), we’re told that Ignis is Noctis’ childhood friend and advisor, but playing the game i get a different vibe

while Noctis is generally balanced between the different attributes in battle, Ignis is focused more on magic and a quick kill with poison daggers and an optional pole arm

he’s trained like an assassin, built like a mage (second only to Noctis in magic level, and that’s saying something when magic is exclusive to the Lucis Caelum bloodline), learns recovery and buffing skills, and later on refuses to leave Noctis even if it meant pushing himself and being face to face with a danger he cannot even see. if the game had any healing magic (cura, curaga, esuna etc) i’m 100% sure that would be Ignis’ field of expertise, especially after the injury that forced him to look inwardly and find an all-seeing eye. (prays that Ignis DLC introduces curative magic because my broke ass couldn’t afford the 50 elixers i needed to clear that one boss battle)

his uncle is on the council, his family had been allies of the Lucis royalty for generations, who is to say they didn’t marry any of them, or are direct descendants of princes rejected by the ring? 

what if Ignis was a distant cousin? what if he was a near cousin? what if he was an illegitimate child of the reigning king Regis Lucis Caelum ?

imagine little iggy being told that Noctis, the prince he’d never actually met, was hurt in an attempted assassination and that Noctis might not make it. imagine someone slipping to him the fact that if Noctis doesn’t wake up from his coma, Ignis will be in position as the next Lucian heir. 

what if someone also warns him about the fate of a King of Light? say, Gentiana, accompanied by a messenger from the Oracle herself (Sylva at the time)?

Pryna the white dog seems like a good indicator of Gentiana’s presence since one of the pups is always with either Luna or her. and Pryna is already a place-traveler (as shown in the Omen trailer) as opposed to Umbra who travels in time. the pupper has been in Lucis long enough to get hurt and be found by anime Prompto right around the time little Noct was in elementary school. the timing seems about right.

so Ignis is standing there being visited by the honorable Oracle herself, or the messenger of the Astrals, getting told about the horrors that would befall the world if the light disappears, and 10 year old iggy is suddenly overwhelmed by the responsibility falling on his little shoulders.

he was a child, and if it wasn’t a math pop quiz, he was not ready!

but then Noctis survives his coma with the help of Carbuncle, and all around there is fanfare and banquets and an extended vacation for the recovering prince and the whole city celebrates.

Iggy is no longer important, and the few people who know about his possible involvement attempt to silence him as he is now another competitor to the throne.

So he learns to survive. he teaches himself how to kill as to not be killed. he learns how to use healing items and how to turn them into deadly poison, and obsessively researches the history of Lucis and the Kings with more vigor than his Eos history teacher ever dreamed of.

He learns how to be independent because maybe his own family will attempt to kill him, or maybe he will need to do the killing in order to protect the future king and the less people around him the better. he drives himself everywhere the moment it is legal, he cooks his own food, and at one point, has a chance for an audience with King Regis to introduce himself.

My headcanon says he’s an illegitimate child, he’s used to being on the sidelines and never being good enough, but Regis wouldn’t treat a son as coldly if he knew. so maybe learning more about the families surrounding the Lucis royalty will make their polite interactions clearer.

but for now, picture middle schooler Ignis begging the King to let him be Noctis’ advisor, or friend, or servant, or whatever the heck he can be so he can protect the little brother he never knew he had.

And for whatever reason the King believes his honesty, and approves of his abilities to protect the future King of Light.

and maybe, a part of Regis looks at the square-shouldered boy with those hollow cheeks and swollen eyebags, and all he can see is a past lover’s eyes, or a brother he’d lost to the ring, and he knows why Ignis is just the right man to entrust the future of Light to.

Ignis literally slept in the same wing (or room!) as Noctis. in the last chapter in the game, in the area before the final battle, Noct and Iggy recall things that happened in the middle of the night and sneaking out of the building and getting scolded or caught, and someone scribbling on the paintings in the hallway and having his mistakes fixed by someone else. those two definitely grew up together as more than a servant and master.

It doesn’t seem like Ignis has anywhere to go back to, either. While Gladio has a sister in Cape Caem, and Prompto is used to living alone wherever, Ignis didn’t show any kind of anguish at seeing Insomnia burn. He didn’t leave anything or anyone behind, even while Gladio and Noct were desperately calling, he just watched the city burn. his only reaction was his head snapping back in shock when Prompto’s phone radio announced king Regis deceased.

Noctis had become his whole world, and wherever the King of Light goes, he followed blindly (quite literally).

If you enjoy pain, here’s one more blow: imagine Noctis not knowing any of this, and assuming Ignis is following him around because he’s been ordered by the higher ups just like Gladio.

And he will never know, Ignis wouldn’t have it any other way.

No need to add to the worries of his highness over an insignificant chess piece, he’ll shoulder as much of the responsibility as he’s allowed to carry and then some.

and he will NEVER be unprepared ever again.

[angelic-guardienne]

Noctis Lucis Caelum Headcanons

Noctis, for some reason, still sits on the back of the car the way he does even though he’s fallen off the back of it at least four times. Ignis can’t stop him while he’s driving, Prompto can’t reach him, and Gladio is just kinda like “eventually he’ll learn his lesson,” but he never does.

Maybe, just maybe, Noct likes fishing so much because his mother really enjoyed it and he not only does he love it but he finds it as a way to have some ties to his late mom.

Canonically, he hates coffee, but forces himself to drink it because it’s more mature. If someone offered him hot chocolate, he probably wouldn’t hesitate to drink it.

He really enjoys minty stuff. Candy canes are amazing to him.

He’s always lost in thought, thinking about something or other. One sound in his direction from the other bros is usually enough to pull him out of it, but sometimes he just doesn’t react.

Probably doesn’t really like the way he grins (like showing teeth) and so he’s always got these closed-lip smiles whenever he’s in photos.

Speaking of which, he’s got this kinda poker face whenever he’s out in public. He’s not the best at maintaining it, of course, but he has this standard face that he wears when he knows people are watching. (This face is different from his resting face at camp, or really when he’s just with the guys)

They don’t call Noct the Sleepy Prince for nothing. This boy can sleep through anything and can doze off anywhere. He’s even learned to sleep while sitting up ramrod straight. No one knows how he managed.

One time, a fire broke out in the castle. Noctis was found outside, with only himself and a pillow, asleep on top of a bush in the royal gardens. Gladio and Ignis were dumbfounded.

He sneezes like a normal person. Just “achoo” and that’s it. It’s not really loud and it’s not really quiet. It’s just. Normal.

Whenever he’s driving at night and daemons show up on the road, he’s extremely tempted to try and drive by them, but begrudgingly gets out of the car to fight anyways.

When he was first learning to warp, he warped himself somewhere really high up and panicked cause he couldn’t get down. 

In fact, learning how to warp was a real ordeal for him. There was motion sickness and breathlessness and exhaustion and accidentally warping himself into awkward and/or kinda dangerous situations.

He’s tried to sleep away his problems before, without much success, but he still. Tries. and iggy screams in the background

He’s probably got a really nice singing voice, but he’s too shy to sing so he never does unless he’s alone, and even then it’s usually constricted to humming.

He probably loves marshmallows... but never eats them cause he’s tuff

He never shirked his studies, but he never, ever enjoyed them. He’d much rather be sleeping than reading historical documents about Lucian trade.

He’s not really sure how to deal with certain emotions so he just kinda. I dunno... He acknowledges their presence but does nothing further? He’s one step away from just ignoring them altogether. It’s unhealthy, he knows, but he can’t help it.

On that note, not dealing with them kinda leads the emotions to build up really quickly and so the emotional sequences that happen in the game are that much more cause like... this is a breakdown, literally.

When he was taking notes in school, he’d picked up the habit of doodling on the margins. These doodles mostly featured Carbuncle doing various things.

When he was young he somehow managed to hide a stray cat in his room for like a week, and when the kitten was finally found everyone was like “why???” and Noct was like “she was alone and it was raining” like it’s common sense to pick up this lonely kitty obviously

His hair is always in the way. Like he’s trying to grow it out, and it’s in that awkward phase where too short for a ponytail but too long for anything else, and it’s just. always in his eyes.

just leave him alone and let him be happy

Hhhhhhh I think this is my longest headcanons list.... I’m crying cause I thought it wasn’t long enough?? Well anyways... I finally got something out for each member of the crew, so with these established, er, other stuff can happen now? Wherever this blog goes haha. Until the next post, au revoir!