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Who decided to build the high school gymnasium all the way up there?

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Character Spotlight: Lord Bravery

Lord Bravery: champion of justice, defender of the realm, and the pre-eminent superhero of London.

Or something like that. To be sure, he has grand aspirations. But rather than battlling supervillains, he seems to be spending as much time wrestling with bureaucracy and arguing with his mother-in-law.

But who is Lord Bravery?

His theme song sums up his superpowers nicely:

He feels no pain

He can fly quite fast

In feats of strength he is unsurpassed

His grip is firm, never quavery

Not included in the theme song is his mild inferiority complex. Or his overbearing mother-in-law, who refuses to call him Lord Bravery and instead insists on calling him by his real name, Nigel Skunkthorpe, even when he's in costume.

Lord Bravery is equally pompous and put-upon. He longs to be taken seriously, but then balks at rescuing someone stuck in a sewer because of the smell. And of course, he once had to rebrand himself as Lord Smoked Meats and Fishes due to copyright concerns. Yet through it all, Lord Bravery keeps a stiff upper lip.

Naturally, when I decided to make Major Danger into a British villain for my fanfic, it felt like the perfect opportunity to bring in Lord Bravery as well. Putting him on American soil and forcing him to deal with customs, baffling red tape, and Americans in general is just natural comedy.

Catch Lord Bravery starting in chapter 3 of my fic, Pinky, Freakazoid and the Brain.

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The Emperor's New Brain - Chapter 3

After hours of preparation, dinner is finally ready. Pinky has perfected the spinach puffs. Kuzco has preened and primped. And Brain has crafted the poison. Poor Brain thinks the worst part of the evening will be giving a toast to the emperor.

But he's wrong.

📖 Read chapter 3 on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65915719/chapters/172445959

Excerpt below:

Brain leaned toward Pinky and whispered, "Pinky, we need to give the Emperor his food so that he has a drink—so that he ingests the poison." "The poison?" Brain pinched the bridge of his nose and let out a long sigh. "Yes, Pinky. The poison for Kuzco. The poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco. Kuzco's poison. That poison." Pinky's face lit up in realization. "Ohhhhh!" Brain narrowed his eyes, and Pinky sheepishly lowered his volume. "You mean the poison that puts Kuzco to sleep?" Brain froze. His eye twitched. "…No, Pinky. It is a lethal poison." Pinky suddenly looked to his left, staring at a spot just above his shoulder. After a moment, he turned his head to fixate on his right shoulder. Brain watched, nearly speechless. "...Pinky, are you expecting something to appear on your shoulders?" Pinky sighed. "Admittedly, I'm a little disappointed."

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I assure you: somebody, somewhere, is on the exact same wavelength as you are.

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Could you imagine if these three got together? Everybody in all comic verses would lose their sanity from theor shared braincells😭

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Dexter, that's a look I can definitely relate to.

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Pinky, Freakazoid, and the Brain - Chapter 3

Freakazoid dives into the digital depths of the Internet in search of his old pal Roddy MacStew—but something big, sniffy, and suspicious is already on his trail.

Meanwhile, Pinky launches a well-meaning mission of his own to uncover what Brain’s up to. Can Pinky and an inflated latex glove outsmart Brain?

And across town, Lord Bravery has arrived in Washington, D.C., fully prepared to fight evil—just as soon as he survives the bureaucratic gauntlet that is airport security.

📖 Read chapter 3 on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65700529/chapters/171834394

Excerpt below:

Floating just above the data stream, flapping tiny, pointless wings, was a giant, disembodied nose. The nose twitched. Its massive nostrils flared as it sniffed with a great big inhale. Then, a metallic voice echoed through cyberspace. "NETWORK TRAFFIC IDENTIFIED. SEARCHING FOR TARGET: FREAKAZOID." The nose flapped its tiny wings, hovering closer. "SCANNING FOR ADDITIONAL DATA." Freakazoid shrugged. "Weird, but harmless. Alright, Mister Giant Nose, what's next?" The nose inhaled. Not a simple sniff, but a hard and sudden pull of air. A powerful gust of wind sucked Freakazoid straight into the left nostril. "GAH—" was about as much noise as Freakazoid was able to make before he slammed to a stop halfway inside, his arms and legs flailing outside while the rest of him from the shoulders up was lodged deep in the digital nasal cavity. He felt something slimy. He glanced around and immediately regretted it. The walls of the nostril were lined with green, glowing, sticky data mucus. Freakazoid twitched violently. "Nope. Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope!" The Sniffer let out a whirring noise. "ERROR: LARGE FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTED IN NASAL PASSAGE." Freakazoid kicked wildly. "Yeah, and his name is Freakazoid! LEMME OUTTA HERE!"

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Nooooooo.

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Ferris Wheelhouse (aka The Looney Tunes Critic) takes a look at Toby Danger and interviews Tom Minton, creator of Toby Danger. (Also animator, producer, writer, and storyboard artist for several other cartoons, from Pinky and the Brain to Mighty Mouse.)

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What is Waylon Jeepers up to now?

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The Emperor's New Brain - Chapter 2

With the help of a secret laboratory—and no thanks to Pinky's enthusiastic meddling—Brain is ready to brew a poison fit for an emperor. Specifically, to end an emperor. But when Pinky gets himself exiled from the lab, he stumbles into a culinary wonderland: the secret kitchen! Spinach puffs and sinister plots are both heating up fast. With Kuzco growing impatient, will Brain's plan go off without a hitch, or just go up in smoke?

📖 Read chapter 2 on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65915719/chapters/171028486

Excerpt below:

"It's finally complete. Just three drops," Brain murmured, holding the vial of poison between his tiny fingers. "Enough to ensure Kuzco's swift, painless demise. No theatrics. No suspicion." Meanwhile, across the lab, Pinky had transformed the cauldron workstation into his personal kitchen. Bowls of ingredients were haphazardly scattered across the table. A precariously tall stack of spinach leaves wobbled next to an oversized mound of cheese. Flour dusted everything—including Pinky. He held up a wooden spoon like an orchestra conductor. "Alright, my little leafy friends, today's the big day! We're gonna make the puffiest spinach puffs ever! I call this recipe… Pinky's Puffs of Delight!" He dumped an entire bag of flour into the mixing bowl. A cloud of white dust exploded into the air, coating the table, himself, and Brain in a fine powder. Brain coughed violently from across the room. "Pinky! What in the name of all things rational are you doing?!" Pinky turned, beaming. "Cooking, Brain! Narf! The trick is love! And cheese! And a completely unnecessary but dramatic twirl!" He spun in place, sending flecks of food flying. Hearing something plop into his concoction, Brain scowled. A perfectly square block of cheese bobbed gently in the vial of what was supposed to be a deadly poison. Slowly, painfully, he turned his head toward Pinky. "Pinky…" Brain's voice was eerily calm, though his eye twitched like a frayed wire. "Did you just throw feta cheese into my potion?" Pinky gasped, clutching his chest in mock offense. "Oh no, Brain! Of course not!" Brain's expression darkened. "…You didn't?" Pinky shook his head furiously. "Nope! Feta cheese is a protected designation of origin product, Brain. That's just feta-style cheese!"

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I've done it! All the pieces, the trails I've laid out for several chapters, are finally coming together.

Yes, this chapter is the lynchpin, where all the plot threads converge dramatically!

Yup.

Just going to get working on that.

Writing it.

Any time now...

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He feel no pain, he can fly quite fast

In feats of strength he is unsurpassed

His grip is firm, never quavery

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If you know who all four of these people are (Emmitt Neverend on the left doesn't count), congratulations.

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Hello, I'm Jack Valenti, and these are my cheeks.

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Pinky, Freakazoid, and the Brain — Chapter 2

Pinky is pretty sure Brain is up to his usual schemes of taking over the world... but without him. Brain is spending a lot of time on the computer talking to somebody else, and it all sounds just a little too nefarious.

Meanwhile, Freakazoid jumps on an email into the Internet looking for his friend Roddy MacStew—and maybe some answers about what the villains are working together to accomplish.

Dexter, of course, is not thrilled to be left behind.

📖 Read Chapter 2 on AO3 now: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65700529/chapters/170421286

Excerpt below:

"You know, it's been a weird couple of days," Pinky began. "I miss Dexter and Freakazoid and the aaaahmazing adventures we had! And my zappy-zoop powers! But… it was nice having things back to normal." Pinky chuckled quietly to himself. "Well, as normal as it can be when your best friend wants to take over the world every night!" Pinky sat quietly, looking at his hands. "But now things feel different again." Pinky's ears drooped slightly, and he kicked his feet idly from the edge of the table. "Brain's acting all secretive. I don't mind, really! Brain's always busy with something. But… I dunno." He tilted his head. "Sometimes, I feel like he's plotting schemes with somebody else." There was a moment of silence before Pinky nodded to himself. "Yeah, yeah, I know, I'm probably just overthinking things! You're right." Pinky reached over and gave his listener an affectionate pat. "You're such a good listener, Lefty." It was an inflated latex glove, its fingers stretched outward like a tiny balloon hand. A crudely drawn Sharpie face smiled back at him.  Pinky gasped as an idea struck him. "Do you think I should go check on Brain? Just to make sure he's okay?" He turned to look at Lefty expectantly. Pinky's expression fell. "What? No, of course not!" He sighed. "I'm just… worried, that's it." Pinky narrowed his eyes. "Oooh, I see. You think I'm being jealous!" He crossed his arms. "That's ridiculous, Lefty! I trust Brain!" Pinky exhaled. "Mostly."