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Don't mind this, I was illegally obligated to reblog it the moment that it was processed by my retinas.

am taking perverse pleasure in reminding people it's 2025. that's a star trek year. silly little science fiction number. except it's happening, and DANG ain't it underwhelming!

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I got Fire + Water + Grass + Dragon + Bug + Grass

and I am a Marsupial, so I have a kangaroo-like skin pouch with which to nurture my young : - )

I refuse to believe that I was supposed to stop after 2, the wheel is Arceus and it decides how many types I get

pokèmonize yourself!!!!

spin this wheel to see your pokemon type

spin this one to see how you'll look like

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This is so cool I can't even describe it.

(What do the letters mean though? I would love more thorough explanations in a legend that this references but there does not seem to be anything like that.)

Diagram of alien biology

It seems their fetal development takes place inside of vegetation rather than a womb, hmm…

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My geeky introverted self be like: /\

Terrarium Life collection~

I painted these way back during the pandemic (hence the hoard of toilet paper and Switch that I wish I had, but they were all sold out) No pandemic now but the chimney smoke from all the neighbors have made the air unbreathable and I'm stuck inside again 😭 cuddling my dog, drinking tea

tending to my fish tank and my plants

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Don't mind this, I was legally obligated to reblog it the moment that it was processed by my retinas.

transgender women are so awesome. reblog this post if you support trans women

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We know that this trend is stupid, we know that we do not want it, so we should know to shout that out!

Raise your voice so loud that heaven and hell alike can hear you, loud and clear!!!

WE DO NOT WANT THIS!!! I DO NOT WANT THIS!!!!!

THIS BS IS SCREWING WITH THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF REALITY!!! THAT MATTERS!!! THINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED!!!!!

SO LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW!!!

WE WANT THINGS TO CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!

Designs of Women in Marvel Rivals need to be more varied, right now the game promotes harmful "Beauty" Standards.

(TLDR: There is a poll at the bottom of this post about whether or not the marvel rivals devs should give Magik an 8-pack of abs, you can go ahead and skip the essay if you are just here for that! (: )

I think by now most of us know that our modern beauty standards are very stupid, harmful to the self-esteem of way too many women, and frankly outdated. So why do big companies like Marvel seem to think that people only like skinny women with an "hourglass figure"?

It's clearly not true! Remember how Squirrel Girl blew up on the internet when the game launched? How everyone was praising her for being thicc and whatnot? Well Marvel should! It was their fans who were that excited about a character from their new game! And she was praised for rocking a body type that has not yet been deemed conventionally attractive!

But the real kicker is, Squirrel Girl is not even fat! Barely even chubby! She has a completely normal build, quite average really, and yet people just went absolutely crazy over her!!! And I don't blame them!

We've been so brainwashed by woman in media being so skinny all the time that we didn't even notice. Think about it, if you saw this woman in real life, would you think of her as fat? Would you think of yourself as fat if you happen to look like her? You shouldn't! SHE'S HECKING AVERAGE!!!

This poison has gotten to the point that it is affecting the gameplay in Marvel Rivals. Have you noticed that Dagger and Invisible Woman look practically identical?

They should not look this similar! I can't even tell them apart in a match!!! And this is in a genre that usually prides itself on each character having a distinctive silhouette!!!!! ALMOST EVERY WOMAN HAS THE EXACT SAME SILHOUETTE IN OUR MOST POPULAR HERO SHOOTER!!!!!!!!!! WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

To be honest, the gameplay part of this issue can really just be fixed with distinctively colored clothing and accessories. But this problem perfectly illustrates my point, that marvel was so focused on appealing to this archaic beauty standard, one that barely even exists anymore, that they made their own cast of characters look so samey that they blend together, likely making a lot of them more forgettable.

The only good example in marvel rival's cast is Squirrel Girl, but there are so many more bad examples in there. And the example that annoys me the most, is Magik.

Look at her, just go ahead and take a good long look at her.

She is a fierce warrior, commander and queen of the scorching demon realm known as Limbo. She wields a mighty greatsword, one that is almost as tall as she is (and she is very tall herself, or at least she really should be), and she swings it around like it is an oversized butter knife that she is brandishing with the strength of a giant.

AND YET, there's barely a singular visible muscle in her arms! And no abs to speak of!!! None at all!!!!! NOT EVEN ONE!!!!!!!!!! She even has an exposed midriff in her outfit just to show off her confounding lack of abs!!! The idea that she has not burned off the calories around her abdomen to grow extra muscles on her arms just seems physically impossible at this point! I really don't think that's at all possible!

I mean, come on. MAGIK'S HERCULEAN FRAME SHOULD STIKE FEAR INTO THOSE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO DARE TO CALL THEMSELVES HER ENEMY! HER BICEPS SHOULD BE RIPPED ENOUGH TO SHATTER STEEL-REINFORCED COCONUTS!!! HER ABS SHOULD BE SHARP ENOUGH FOR HER TO TO GRATE CHEESE ON 'EM, AND MELT IT FROM THE FRICTION THAT THE TWIN TANKS SHE CALLS HER ARMS CAN GENERATE!!!!! SHE SHOULD HAVE MUSCLES LIKE LUISA MADRIGAL'S, THAT LET HER CHUCK HOUSES JUST AS EASILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who, by the way, IS ANOTHER CHARACTER WHO TOOK OFF ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO CONFORM TO THESE STUPID BEAUTY STANDARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just like the champions \/right down there\/, queens of their own respective crafts, GODDESSES each of them, in their own ways.

I feel like the only counterargument I ever see to the idea of including diverse body types in games like this is the idea that it is unrealistic for women that do not look skinny and fit-looking to be able to manage a combat setting. I also feel like the people who make that argument are the type to have their minds blown when they gaze upon the awe-inspiring forms of Cheryl Haworth and Dawn Ellerbe, champion athletes in Weightlifting and Hammer Throw respectively! They are the bulkiest pair in this lineup by a respectable margin, weighing around 100lbs more on the scale than most of the other athletes, and Cheryl could probably grind a scale of any material into a fine powder with her bare hands, and Dawn could scatter that powder atop Mount Everest with a single toss from ground level!!! (I may be exaggerating a bit, but probably not by as much as a lot of you might think.)

Give either of these titans a half-decent superpower or gadget and you would get a new tank on par with the Hulk!!!

So checkmate, mudbrains!

(shoutout to TBSkyen for bringing this image to my attention btw! and yeah, I am just stealing their opinion and repeating it louder, but apparently I needed to, BECAUSE THOSE CORPARATIONS IN THE BACK HAVE NOT HEARD THIS YET AFTER WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YEARS OF SHOUTING!!! Check out the video that reinforced a subconscious opinion of mine so that I could shout it to y'all! Hope Bettina Levy and P.M. Seymour read this so they can shout it even louder!!! make this a real tumblr youtuber team-up!)

(here is TBSkyen's video on the subject, linked at the timestamp where he talks about what I am talking about, but maybe don't listen to that there video if you are under 18 buddy, he mentions some spicy stuff in there that might be a bit gross for kiddos)

To be clear, I think that the Marvel IP is at fault here, I don't think that this was formed from any conscious intention of any of the devs working at Netease Games. By bringing a large portion of Marvel's "diverse" lineup of characters to light. The game really highlights a problem that has been plaguing our media for way too long now. So I think that it is time that we, as consumers, address this.

Because there is still time to change this. For this game, for Marvel, for all of media as we know it. It can be better than this.

Marvel clearly does not have a problem with changing the design of their characters to help comics sell better.

(For reference, see the comic where Mantis absorbs some old clone[?] of herself that changes her skin colour to match the guardians of the galaxy movie, as recapped here by Comic Drake: )

And changing Magik's body type could be very solved by having her do a little thing called "working out". (I feel like I've heard about that, I wonder if it's worth the hype) So there is absolutely no reason for Marvel to not, say, canonically make Magik way more muscular.

Given Magik's outstanding strength and commanding presence, she should absolutely look more like Kathy Collins or Cathy Sassin!(awesome names) They are champions of Boxing and Adventure Racing respectively. The skills of fist fighting and racing across varied terrains either on foot or using slimmer mobile vehicles seems pretty applicable to superhero work to me. (Though sadly there are no massive greatsword dueling athletes to compare Magik to :( , get on that sports people!) So Magik should really look the part by now!

Plus, it is clear that changing a model is not that hard, as that tends to be the most frequent thing that video game modders do when they mod a game.

(For scientific reference, see Thomas the Tank Engine as Mr. X in resident evil, making Penny Parker of Snapcube his latest victim: )

So given that Marvel Rivals is still releasing new skins and cosmetics, there is really no reason for Netease games to not fix Magik's design (as well as some others) by the time that season 2 starts, as long as the fanbase clearly wants a change, and I don't know about you all, but I know that I want a change.

So, to recap what I'm saying, it's time that we demolish this stupid trend of unrealistic "beauty" standards from spreading throughout our media, right here and now. (or at least in the next month or three, I think we can be patient like that)

So Marvel, If you still somehow think that the masses still want this body type, and just this body type, check out what the \/poll below\/ says in a week.

If you'd like, you could post a similar poll on twitter, bluesky, discord, whatever site you want really. Just see if the results are different.

Go on, I'll wait.

[ksoon42]

Designs of Women in Marvel Rivals need to be more varied, right now the game promotes harmful "Beauty" Standards.

(TLDR: There is a poll at the bottom of this post about whether or not the marvel rivals devs should give Magik an 8-pack of abs, you can go ahead and skip the essay if you are just here for that! (: )

I think by now most of us know that our modern beauty standards are very stupid, harmful to the self-esteem of way too many women, and frankly outdated. So why do big companies like Marvel seem to think that people only like skinny women with an "hourglass figure"?

It's clearly not true! Remember how Squirrel Girl blew up on the internet when the game launched? How everyone was praising her for being thicc and whatnot? Well Marvel should! It was their fans who were that excited about a character from their new game! And she was praised for rocking a body type that has not yet been deemed conventionally attractive!

But the real kicker is, Squirrel Girl is not even fat! Barely even chubby! She has a completely normal build, quite average really, and yet people just went absolutely crazy over her!!! And I don't blame them!

We've been so brainwashed by woman in media being so skinny all the time that we didn't even notice. Think about it, if you saw this woman in real life, would you think of her as fat? Would you think of yourself as fat if you happen to look like her? You shouldn't! SHE'S HECKING AVERAGE!!!

This poison has gotten to the point that it is affecting the gameplay in Marvel Rivals. Have you noticed that Dagger and Invisible Woman look practically identical?

They should not look this similar! I can't even tell them apart in a match!!! And this is in a genre that usually prides itself on each character having a distinctive silhouette!!!!! ALMOST EVERY WOMAN HAS THE EXACT SAME SILHOUETTE IN OUR MOST POPULAR HERO SHOOTER!!!!!!!!!! WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

To be honest, the gameplay part of this issue can really just be fixed with distinctively colored clothing and accessories. But this problem perfectly illustrates my point, that marvel was so focused on appealing to this archaic beauty standard, one that barely even exists anymore, that they made their own cast of characters look so samey that they blend together, likely making a lot of them more forgettable.

The only good example in marvel rival's cast is Squirrel Girl, but there are so many more bad examples in there. And the example that annoys me the most, is Magik.

Look at her, just go ahead and take a good long look at her.

She is a fierce warrior, commander and queen of the scorching demon realm known as Limbo. She wields a mighty greatsword, one that is almost as tall as she is (and she is very tall herself, or at least she really should be), and she swings it around like it is an oversized butter knife that she is brandishing with the strength of a giant.

AND YET, there's barely a singular visible muscle in her arms! And no abs to speak of!!! None at all!!!!! NOT EVEN ONE!!!!!!!!!! She even has an exposed midriff in her outfit just to show off her confounding lack of abs!!! The idea that she has not burned off the calories around her abdomen to grow extra muscles on her arms just seems physically impossible at this point! I really don't think that's at all possible!

I mean, come on. MAGIK'S HERCULEAN FRAME SHOULD STIKE FEAR INTO THOSE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO DARE TO CALL THEMSELVES HER ENEMY! HER BICEPS SHOULD BE RIPPED ENOUGH TO SHATTER STEEL-REINFORCED COCONUTS!!! HER ABS SHOULD BE SHARP ENOUGH FOR HER TO TO GRATE CHEESE ON 'EM, AND MELT IT FROM THE FRICTION THAT THE TWIN TANKS SHE CALLS HER ARMS CAN GENERATE!!!!! SHE SHOULD HAVE MUSCLES LIKE LUISA MADRIGAL'S, THAT LET HER CHUCK HOUSES JUST AS EASILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who, by the way, IS ANOTHER CHARACTER WHO TOOK OFF ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO CONFORM TO THESE STUPID BEAUTY STANDARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just like the champions \/right down there\/, queens of their own respective crafts, GODDESSES each of them, in their own ways.

I feel like the only counterargument I ever see to the idea of including diverse body types in games like this is the idea that it is unrealistic for women that do not look skinny and fit-looking to be able to manage a combat setting. I also feel like the people who make that argument are the type to have their minds blown when they gaze upon the awe-inspiring forms of Cheryl Haworth and Dawn Ellerbe, champion athletes in Weightlifting and Hammer Throw respectively! They are the bulkiest pair in this lineup by a respectable margin, weighing around 100lbs more on the scale than most of the other athletes, and Cheryl could probably grind a scale of any material into a fine powder with her bare hands, and Dawn could scatter that powder atop Mount Everest with a single toss from ground level!!! (I may be exaggerating a bit, but probably not by as much as a lot of you might think.)

Give either of these titans a half-decent superpower or gadget and you would get a new tank on par with the Hulk!!!

So checkmate, mudbrains!

(shoutout to TBSkyen for bringing this image to my attention btw! and yeah, I am just stealing their opinion and repeating it louder, but apparently I needed to, BECAUSE THOSE CORPARATIONS IN THE BACK HAVE NOT HEARD THIS YET AFTER WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YEARS OF SHOUTING!!! Check out the video that reinforced a subconscious opinion of mine so that I could shout it to y'all! Hope Bettina Levy and P.M. Seymour read this so they can shout it even louder!!! make this a real tumblr youtuber team-up!)

(here is TBSkyen's video on the subject, linked at the timestamp where he talks about what I am talking about, but maybe don't listen to that there video if you are under 18 buddy, he mentions some spicy stuff in there that might be a bit gross for kiddos)

To be clear, I think that the Marvel IP is at fault here, I don't think that this was formed from any conscious intention of any of the devs working at Netease Games. By bringing a large portion of Marvel's "diverse" lineup of characters to light. The game really highlights a problem that has been plaguing our media for way too long now. So I think that it is time that we, as consumers, address this.

Because there is still time to change this. For this game, for Marvel, for all of media as we know it. It can be better than this.

Marvel clearly does not have a problem with changing the design of their characters to help comics sell better.

(For reference, see the comic where Mantis absorbs some old clone[?] of herself that changes her skin colour to match the guardians of the galaxy movie, as recapped here by Comic Drake: )

And changing Magik's body type could be very solved by having her do a little thing called "working out". (I feel like I've heard about that, I wonder if it's worth the hype) So there is absolutely no reason for Marvel to not, say, canonically make Magik way more muscular.

Given Magik's outstanding strength and commanding presence, she should absolutely look more like Kathy Collins or Cathy Sassin!(awesome names) They are champions of Boxing and Adventure Racing respectively. The skills of fist fighting and racing across varied terrains either on foot or using slimmer mobile vehicles seems pretty applicable to superhero work to me. (Though sadly there are no massive greatsword dueling athletes to compare Magik to :( , get on that sports people!) So Magik should really look the part by now!

Plus, it is clear that changing a model is not that hard, as that tends to be the most frequent thing that video game modders do when they mod a game.

(For scientific reference, see Thomas the Tank Engine as Mr. X in resident evil, making Penny Parker of Snapcube his latest victim: )

So given that Marvel Rivals is still releasing new skins and cosmetics, there is really no reason for Netease games to not fix Magik's design (as well as some others) by the time that season 2 starts, as long as the fanbase clearly wants a change, and I don't know about you all, but I know that I want a change.

So, to recap what I'm saying, it's time that we demolish this stupid trend of unrealistic "beauty" standards from spreading throughout our media, right here and now. (or at least in the next month or three, I think we can be patient like that)

So Marvel, If you still somehow think that the masses still want this body type, and just this body type, check out what the \/poll below\/ says in a week.

If you'd like, you could post a similar poll on twitter, bluesky, discord, whatever site you want really. Just see if the results are different.

Go on, I'll wait.

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Marvel Rivals Character Concept: Ant Man & Wasp as a Melee Strategist

Basic Attack: Like I said, he is a melee character, it is just punches.

Wasp: Click an ally to have wasp fly over their shoulder like an extra hyperactive Navi and shoot healing bullets at that player and other players within about 10m of her. She will focus on healing whichever player in range has the lowest health when firing each shot, slightly prioritizing the player she is hovering over. She shoots faster when Ant-Man punches enemies. She may have to reload occasionally if that makes balance more interesting.

Pym Particles: Select an ally, or yourself, then choose to make them smaller or larger. Smaller characters are more mobile and that size would make them harder to hit, and larger characters have a bit more damage resistance and that size would give them more melee attack range. These effects are exaggerated when Ant-Man uses the ability on himself, both the size difference and the extra buff. Also, Ant-Man has a triple jump when small and a wall crawl when big. Using this ability takes Pym Particle charges, which recharge faster when Ant-Man punches enemies.

Ant Rush: Ant-Man shrinks to the size of some sort of insect and lunges at an enemy within around 15m, punching them repeatedly. This stuns the enemy and deals some damage over time. The Wasp and Pym Particles both treat this as extra rapid melee hits.

Self Care: Given that the only way for Ant-Man to heal himself with these abilities is to stand next to a player who has the wasp on them, he should probably have some heath regen that activates when they have not been damaged for a while.

The Queen's Wrath: Ant-Man and Wasp's ultimate ability. Everyone on the team grows larger and gets damage resistance, even more than normal with the Pym Particles, and they also gain some health regen. At the same time, throughout the duration, whoever Ant-Man last hit has the Wasp zipping around them like a mosquito armed with a laser rifle, dealing rapid damage.

So that's my character idea. I think that I would have a lot of fun playing as them. Plus, Ant-Man and Ultron would be a fitting pair to release together, no?

This idea can be yours! For the low, low price of 1000 Lattice, to be delivered to the bank of Ksoon42! :)

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People have been arguing and fighting a lot over religion, and I thought it would be funny if it turned out that there was just an alignment chart of different afterlives you could go to like in D&D, and after all that debate, it just turns out that everyone was right in their own way.

So I did some quick googling and put this together, let me know if there are any big religions that I missed!

(Indigenous Beliefs were not concise enough to learn about with a quick google search, so I did not include them, sorry)