#Galactic football

[coycorry]

Me trying to find a SINGLE reason for Norata to be white (unsuccessfully)

hello folks

it’s me your dude corry. I couldn’t justify Norata being white so here I am fixing GF plot for yall again.

Wish they show us a bit more brothers dynamic in the series, yh I understand they wanted to keep it dramatic between Norata and Aarch, but how can I believe that they are real siblings when they don’t act like siblings? (Imma having a brother myself and I swear some of our conversations looks more like a sitcom scene yet more dramatic)

I’d love to see more references/hints to their shared past, just verbal ones like “You maniac acting like this because mom always loved you more” and also in that way I think we could see more layers in their story. For example Norata could’ve mentioned that their parents (Rokkets grandparents) died and Aarch didn’t even appeared to their funeral and Aarch be like “Hey, I sent the money and the flowers” and Norata just cracks at some point and yell at him like “I DIDN’T NEED MONEY OR FLOWERS” which makes their conflict even more spicy. Layers, my fellows, I need more layers…

Have you ever thought that 15 years is actually not that much? I never did when I was a kid, so when I saw older Aarch with fully white hair in my childhood I thought: an yea OK. But now I’m like WAIT WHAT

Let’s do a bit of a math. Aarch, Norata and Artegor were in their 20s before GG (Great Glaciation) and assuming that average age of GF players is very young (cause you get into football in a very young age like snow kids in their 15s which is ridiculous, but somehow in that universe everyone is OK with that, so I presume it’s a common thing). So they all were in their early 20’s during flashbacks… +15 years on the top equals that you WILL NEVER turn fully grey/white, because you will be 40 y.o top. Also we see how Artegor, Addim, Tia’s parents, Maya and lot’s of other people of his age didn’t get a singular grey hair. Smells like a plot hole for me. Or Aarch dyeing his hair, which is more likely. And It’s brings us to the next great layer of character building…

Aarch is one of the most random human in the world of GF, who tries to pretend that he can organize.

And he’s certainly not a wise old man as they were trying to sell it to us. He’s more like Satoru Gojo type of a coach, who is making a whole bunch of a questionable decisions based on his random ideas. Even their major saying with Clamp gives us “with your ideas and my inventions…” I mean c’mon he was literally sleeping while driving the shuttle in the opening scene, so tell me if that’s wise. Then randomly saves M-Ice just because, so he can use him later to get more people for his sick plan. And don’t get me wrong, I mean thats kinda slay action💅✨, intelligence is sexy, but I’d love to see more of that side of him LIKE MAN BE RANDOM AND ENJOY THAT BRO

I could continue this, but I’ll save all my thoughts on that family for later. Now enjoy my sketches (Rokket is a big mood) let me know what if you have any thoughts on that and I’ll speak to you in the next post✨

[magical-boy-bracket]

[rin-henricov]

pathetic boyfailure starter pack

[emilija04acer]

Cartoons and Anime from My Childhood (part 1)

Born in 2004 in Serbia, I cherish the memories of a time when cable TV was a luxury that only became available to us when I was about 12 years old. Most of my cherished shows were watched at my grandma’s place. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane with this list!

This is part one; I'm not certain how many I will create, but I'll begin with some that have significantly influenced me. They are listed alphabetically, and most are anime.

(I included a short description of each show)

Of course please share your favorite cartoons!

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“Angel Friends”: Angels-in-training, Guardian Angels and Demons. First Angel x Demon ship that I sailed.

“Angelina Ballerina”: A dancing mouse with big dreams and a passion for ballet.

“Atomic Betty”: Intergalactic adventures with Betty, the space-faring superhero.

“Avatar: The Last Airbender”: “Water. Earth. Fire. Air.” A beautifully crafted world, elemental bending, and Aang’s quest to restore balance—this 2D gem blended adventure, humor, and wisdom.

“Barbie Movies”: Every Barbie movie—magical adventures from princesses to explorers.

“The Secret World of Benjamin Bear" Heartwarming adventures with this lovable stuffed bear.

“Bibi Blocksberg”: A young witch named Bibi and her magical escapades. Also Bibi and Tina.

“Bratz Movies”: Fashion-forward Bratz dolls navigating high school and friendship. That one with Paris traumatised me. ( the bone ageing thing)

“Captain Keroro” (Sgt. Frog): Frog-like alien invaders attempting to conquer Earth.

“Code Lyoko”: Virtual reality, secret codes, and a group of students fighting digital threats.

“DelTora Quest”: Lief, Barda, and Jasmine’s quest to restore the seven gems of the Belt of Deltora. (Barda was one of my first fictional crushes guys… 😭 don’t ask)

“Digimon”: Digital monsters, DigiDestined, and epic battles in the Digital World.

“Dragon Ball Z”: “Kamehameha!” The battles between Goku and his formidable foes kept us on the edge of our seats. The iconic transformations, energy blasts, and the quest for Dragon Balls fueled our imaginations.

“Galactic Football”: Futuristic football matches in outer space—goals, teamwork, and cosmic challenges!

“Holly Hobbie and friends”: The adventures of Holly Hobbie, a creative and kind-hearted girl.

“Mermaid Melody”: The enchanting story of mermaid princesses who use their voices to save the ocean. (Other first crush…)

“Mia and Me”: A girl named Mia discovering a magical world with unicorns and elves.

“My Little Pony (MLP)”: Friendship is magic in Equestria with Twilight Sparkle and her pony pals.

“Naruto”: Believe it! Naruto’s ninja journey, friendships, and determination. Who didn’t watch this?

“Nodi”: The little blue train Noddy and his friends in Toyland. (This and Strawberry Shortcake where my everything at like 6)

“Pokémon”: “Gotta catch 'em all!” Ash Ketchum’s Pokémon journey, Pikachu’s thunderbolts, and Team Rocket’s antics—this show captured our hearts. The Pokémon theme song is forever etched in our minds.

“Postman Pat” (Postman Pete): Delivering mail in the charming village of Greendale.

“Sailor Moon” (Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon): “Moon Prism Power, Make Up!” Magical girls, cosmic battles, and the power of friendship—And of course censorship!

“Strawberry Shortcake (2003)”: The sweet adventures of Strawberry Shortcake and her berry friends in the magical land of Strawberryland. (Logorovanje/ camping episode was my fav

“Tokyo Mew Mew”: Magical girls with animal DNA fighting to protect Earth from alien invaders. (Ren can get it)

And of course as I lived in Vojvodina, “Hungarian Folktales”

Here are some links... Sadly I couldn't include the images that I wanted...

Strawberry Shortcake (2004): Wikipedia, IMDb, MoviefoneWonderful Galaxy of Oz: Wikipedia, IMDb, Oz Wiki

Mermaid Melody: Wikipedia, IMDb, Trakt

Tokyo Mew Mew: IMDb, Wikipedia, IMDb for New Series

Galactic Football: IMDb, Wikipedia, SideReel

Sailor Moon: Wikipedia, IMDb, JustWatch

Winx Club: IMDb, Wikipedia, Netflix

W.I.T.C.H.: Wikipedia

As you see I had great taste! Please share yours!

If you are from Serbia... Do you remember ULTRA?! Half of my nostalgia comes from the ads that were on that channel!

Do you remember this people!?

[jamie-r0se]

Somebody give me the motivation to work on this project that I've been wanting to finally complete for like 3 years.

[raventhekittycat]

Dreamt of a new fandom concept called cannonballing. The idea was that someone who had seen all of a show (the weirder the better, Riverdale was the one in my dream), would have someone else with little to no knowledge binge watch the entirety of the show. The person who knew it all would be the "sponsor" of the person who was going to watch it. They have them come over to their place and have food and snacks for them and stuff.

That's sort of as far as the dream explicitly went but i got the impression the person watching it would compare it to other stuff theyd seen or whatever show they were super into and that maybe they're reactions would be recorded (which as i understand is already kind of a thing?) and either livestreamed or not.

Oh the term cannonballing came from jumping into the pool as the way to get into something, i.e. getting completely immersed in it with no warning/prior knowledge. Also since riverdale was used as the example I guess maybe you'd do like a season a day rather than going without sleep but I think you'd go into the next season the next day and the next the day after that without stopping.

Anyways what shows would you use for a cannonball?

[bouillefriend]

I've rewatched animated shows i watched as a kid a few times now and im doing it with code lyoko now and i keep forgetting that the voice acting from the beginning of a series is always soso bad

[silentwalrus1]

I like to think about what if the Kaminoans just, fucked all the way up and made the clones telepaths on purpose.

Kamino is in the Rishi maze, the equivalent of total buttfuck nowhere. This is like a cattle processing plant in rural Montana manufacturing an order for Shenzhen as outlined by a third party intermediary from Monaco who keeps contact with neither production nor “client” and nobody’s first language is Basic. Jedi are like, totally psychic right? Right. Psychic army for psychic clients, sounds right, checks out. There are whole ass telepathic alien species out there, some of which are also Jedi. Why would they want NON-psychic clones. Get it done, Tally Ho or Nala Says or whatever her name is. Chop chop.

Cue like seven years into production and the Kaminoan project leads are starting to get some… inklings…. that maybe some of the deliverable specs were perhaps not so much well-researched as based off cross-galactic hearsay some underpaid analysts pulled off space reddit. This is a business, okay? You’re not gonna make profit manufacturing two million units of fucking anything if you treat it like a luxury product, but especially not if the product has goddamn childhood development & socialization needs. Of fucking course some shit maybe slipped through the cracks. What are we supposed to fucking do now, Lama goddamn Sue sir, tell the Jedi or the pickled fucking Sith that oopsie woopsie, we got the specs wrong half a decade in and have to start over again?

No. No we are not. We are going to lie our fucking semi-aquatic asses off, is what we’re gonna do, and so will you clones if you know what’s good for you. NONE of you are fucking psychic, and you never were. Got that? Understood?

Fast forward to Jedi pickup D-Day and every time anyone with a lightsaber gets within aural biosystem of choice distance the clones immediately start loudly and dutifully Having Conversations.

Hello Commander Sir, It Is I, Trooper McSoldierClone, What A Weather It Is Today, Ha Ha? Over. Yes Indeed McTrooper One Two Three Four, I Am Agree, Now Here Is An Order To Follow Which I Am Vociferously Giving You, Acknowledge Orally, Over. Every clone making rock-hard sweating eye contact like don’t fuck it up as they mentally chant encouragement and script notes and jeering performance feedback at each other. Cadets trooping to fucking speech practice to learn speaking out loud with all the enthusiasm and skill of the average white suburban Floridian teenager taking their fifth mandatory Spanish 1 class. The jedi are like damn these poor asylum grown freaks are so unsocialized and uncomfortable around us, Their Owners, this is so tragic and horrid and unfortunate and meanwhile every clone standing silently in formation is mentally spectating the 400-person telepathic tetris team sport they invented with the same vibes as a football world cup back alley street party complete with official & unofficial betting pools and expert panel commentary

[mercyraph]

Okay but like you guys know how we suddenly gain that sense of comradery whenever someone we know or like our group are represented??? Like you could be really hating the football captain but the moment that your schools team go to nationals you're cheering???

Imagine we finally get to like Galactic Community or whatever and by now, humans are like spread out through the galaxy. But the moment someone mentions 'Humans' we're the first ones to like hype them up

[coycorry]

I am not pretending to be the best character designer ever BUT

As a main villain Bleylock deserved much better appearance than ugly pyjamas they gave to him.

I know that general style of the show was quite simple, but even simple design could work well because of it’s colours or shapes, or because it suited well with some characters like Norata, who was a boring dad and wanted to live his boring life. I respect that. But Bleylock is not just random boring dude, in fact, I think he’s actually quite opposite: a man that enjoys his rich bitch status and pretty things that reminds everyone about power and influence he has, like that random huge portrait of himself in the office.

So what I expect is “I could buy you and your entire family tree just because I want to” kind of attitude that immediately switches with “but I prefer violence”. I don’t want some tragic af backstory, just a villain who is hungry for power, influence, money and also queer coded as hell because of the only (2) thing that he can’t have and that shit is just making him crazy. Sonny Blackbones makes him INSANE because he’s not afraid of him. He will never obey, he’s hard to read and manipulate, hard to catch because he’s a smart motherf- strategist (and certainly not hot as hell), and they’re playing “catch me if you can” for years now. I know that we all know that, right, but why to not show it through the design, make it a little more complementary…

I would love to see this rivalry more personal (?) for them. Yes, they definitely weren’t friends when they were working on metaflux, but just to imagine if they spent quite a lot time together, so it probably helped them to get to know each other. We know that Bleylock was visiting Lobnor and I’son few times (also he was wearing damn good outfits back then💅). But what if instead of this, he’d actually stuck with them on the same space station for years by the order of Technoid. Like back in those days he only was gaining his power and influence, building a relationships with Duke Maddox, so he couldn’t disobey, even tho he hated it and were bitching about it 24/7. Ofc on the moment of 1st cup he still cannot act against Maddox openly, but he’s now having more power as Technoid’s General, as well as freedom to do what he wants, without fear of being catched.

Maybe Sonny and Bleylock tried to become allies when they were stuck at that space station, until they understood that they had completely opposite views on that metaflux project. And of course, it was too late when they realised how danger they are for each other. Imagine them having a poker nights together sometimes, because bleylock was so bored in there (and because ‘honestly I’son you are the only person who seems to have at least some talent in this game, on that damn station’). And (secretly) Bleylock admires Sonny’s intelligence so much and wants to have him by his side. But this is impossible, because Sonny Blackbones is a rightfull man, for god’s sake, and will never give him a metaflux. Not voluntarily at least. Or alive… That’s why he’s so dangerous, and that’s why he should be destroyed.

[boinin]

This week brought another episode of "Blue Lock is gayer in the official translation":

PO2 went with "more aggressive" instead and phrased Karasu's response more neutrally. Here, it's framed like he's personally been rooting for Hiori to break out of his shell.

Hopefully won't be the last showdown between these two ❄️🐦‍⬛

Another thing I enjoyed from chapter 252 was how Shidou and Charles separately view their playstyles:

I love the idea of their goal (Charles's assist and Shidou's header) being the result of their unique football ideologies overlapping. More of that, please. How about a Kaiser x Ness goal: floral magic? Another Hiori x Isagi one too, or even better: a galactic highway Kurona-Hiori-Isagi goal 🔥 We're bound to get a Rin goal, which could result from a team-up with Nanase, Tokimitsu, Charles or even Zantetsu.

This chapter was a massive W for Shidou all round. One of the coolest-looking goals yet:

[weirdmarioenemies]

Name: Fútbot

Debut: Mario Strikers: Battle League

Today we will be talking about famous bad game Mario Strikers: Battle League! I do not care about sports games even if they do contain Shy Guy, but geez, I'm sorry to those of you who do. You just can't catch a break.

But maybe there's hope? Maybe a brand new character, unique to this game, could spark some intrigue? Surely a one-off robot in a Mario game would at least appeal to ME, right? RIGHT?

Wrong! I think Fútbot is stupendously mid. Note that I called it a "robot". Not even a "funny robot". That's how you know I'm serious! As a design, Fútbot has some interesting things going on, I suppose. A propeller for a lower body, a puppety mouth, and a glowing sphere of a "tongue". But it just doesn't do it for me! My favorite part of this character is the cute name.

Fútbot simply feels like a mascot and nothing else. This could be the mascot for anything. An antivirus software. A local TV channel that shows both football and The Big Bang Theory reruns. A week-long STEM summer camp for 8-12 year olds. Fútbot could be anything, and so it feels like nothing.

Fútbot is here to help you and give advice, and I suppose I do like that they made a new character for the role! I have been hard on Fútbot, but I would have NOTHING to say about this game without its presence. I would rather it be here! I also think it's neat that Fútbot is a representative of the Galactic Strikers Federation, implying a bit of new Outer Lore to Mario's universe. I COULD say that it makes sense it wouldn't look like a Mario character, since it's from a galactic organization, not limited to Mario's planet... but we know very well that there are Mario enemies all throughout Mario's galaxy and beyond! No excuse!

There is one great thing about Fútbot. Something I've been saving for the very end. Let's look closely.

These eyes. Bright, glowing cyan, with concentric rings within. They're not an exact match, but they absolutely bring to mind...

URBAN STINGBY LARVA! My beloved! Yeah! Woohoo! Who cares about foot bort or whatever its name is! This has become an Urban Stingby Larva post now!

Wiggle wiggle squirm and squiggle

Funny larva makes me giggle

Instantaneous pupation

Urban Stingby Larva Nation!

[absolxguardian]

The new book Rise And Fall of the Galactic Empire, which is an in-universe history book, provides some lore that I think provides very interesting background context to that Tay'lor Spiff post. (I know there's a Republic era pop-star that was a Taylor Swift easter egg in the last issue of the Jango Fett comic series, but the fact she's a Twi'lek makes me feel like she can't be a full Taylor Swift expy- because she wouldn't be a part of the dominant racial group.)

Set alongside the SAGroup was the Coalition for Progress, which in many ways fulfilled similar roles and responsibilities relating to the adult population of the galaxy. Initially one of the smallest groups within COMPNOR, Progress—as the name was often shortened to—was sometimes greeted with a degree of trepidation by Imperial citizens and planetary governors. Much of this stemmed from the actions of the group within Progress designated to deal with art and culture. Progress created a very narrow definition regarding acceptable art, music, or performances that could be held or showcased in public. The result was a funding collapse in artistic pursuits and the blacklisting of some extremely high-profile artists, performers, and musicians who fell afoul of the new regulations. This included some of the leading gonk-rock groups of Bormea sector, who regularly had their venues closed or raided, and the overtly anti-Imperial band Red Shift Limit. Furthermore a musician from Naboo named Palo Jemabie was imprisoned at a labor camp by the Empire for a musical performance described—without detail—by his criminal record as “deviant.” This situation was particularly complicated as various planetary governors had previously been patrons and supporters of those who were now banned and could no longer enjoy their work.

[...]

The SAGRecreation group in particular was highly adept at identifying potential role models within various spheres of sport and culture who might appeal to younger citizens. Grav-ball already had an existing widespread appeal in the galaxy, but the Empire took the extra step of incorporating it into various military academies and recruiting some of its most famous stars as examples of what both physical prowess and loyalty to the Empire could mean. Broadcasts of grav-ball tournaments on the holonet were often accompanied by recruitment messages that featured popular players, and Grand Moff Tarkin was sometimes seen in the crowd for games that took place on Coruscant, though it remains unclear whether he actually had any interest in the sport.

This is clearly inspired by how sports and the arts were treated within real life fascist regimes- grav ball is space American football, there's an entire middle grade book about that. Given the position the kind of country pop Taylor Swift makes in our current cultural hegemony- the Empire isn't considering it "degenerate music". So Spiffies (specifically young people from wealthy Core families who'd be the only ones able to get away with posting stuff like that on the Holonet) insistence that Tay'lor is actual a force sensitive rebel sympathizer is even more ridiculous, when her boyfriend is actually part of Imperial propaganda. However at the same time I feel like there does have to be some poor ISB agent who has to check all of Spiff's lyrics to make sure there aren't actually secret messages like some of her fans claim.

[wetcatschwartzy]

SHUT UP I JUST REALIZED . HATCHETFIELD HAILEY WITH HER GALACTIC WORM AND FOOTBALL HAILEY WITH THEIR WORM.

HOLY FUCK. HOLY SHIT. OH MY GOD. something all haileys have in common.

[musclejedi-tameem]

Zack was enjoying a quiet night at home and randomly made a wish that his life was more exciting. He was a nerdy college student and pretty skinny. He was studying biochemistry but he honestly wished he was bigger and more handsome and that he could have a more exciting type of job. But he had never engaged in any activities to build that kind of life. As he watched the latest Star Wars series he secretly wished that he could have some excitement like that. As soon as he made the wish his vision began to blur and he felt his body beginning to feel hot and sweaty. He began getting taller as his muscles started to swell. His clothes began ripping as his chest expanded and got thick. His arms followed suit and grew big and round like footballs. His thin stomach began to thicken and develop six perfectly formed abs with a nicely defined v taper as his back widened and got thicker with round shoulders. His legs grew thick like tree trunks as his feet grew longer to support his large new body. His face became angular and defined as a short beard billed in on the jaw. He gasped loudly as his voice deepened. He began to feel himself full with power. Something he couldn’t explain but he felt connected to everything around him. As this happened brown robes draped his muscular body and a metal rod appeared in his hand. Zack shook his head as his mind was filled with new knowledge of his training as a Jedi. He was now Zax Xebar, newly promoted Jedi Knight of the Galactic Republic. He took a moment to catch his breath and center himself as he took in his surroundings, a dark city scape. He was on the trail of a possible rogue Jedi. He could sense them up ahead and slowly made his way down the corridor, lightsaber at the ready. This would be exciting for sure.

[uraandri]

now that we are on the topic of y2k, does anybody here remember galactic football?