#Kingdom Hearts Redux

[kingdom-hearts-redux]

Ventus

Specifically some still more or less in-progress clothes and anthro features (albino deer) but I'm really proud of it anyway. Bits and pieces are obviously gonna get refined but I'm not sure I'd be able to sleep another night without having done something artful for this UA...

Anyway! Since I'm rambling, I decided against giving him his shoulder-armor thing because I wanted to focus more on the outfit itself. My one lament (besides forgetting one or two pockets) is how the hair came out; it's a bit hard to tell how long it is, but it goes down to his elbows. As depicted, it is white, no longer blond. Vanitas braids his hehe. Overall, just a very birdlike and "free" vibe to him.

Quick factoid is that he sheds his antlers in winter. Quite gruesome-looking, if you know anything about the way deer shed their antlers, and gave Terra quite a shock when he first found that out.

That was a lot of text, but thank you for bearing with me and taking the time to read it!

[flovey-dovey]

If anybody’s feeling down this Valentine’s I just want you to know that there’s a UA (like an AU but not; look it up if ya want) out there of Kingdom Hearts where everybody’s a furry (Sora’s a lion boi, Riku’s a wolf boi, Kairi’s a bunny gorl, etc.) and Aqua is there and she’s a big butch bunny lady and Xion’s a real person named Shion (who is also a bunny gorl) and is besties with Kairi and Aqua looked after them both as their Big Mama Aqua Who Is Very Cool And Capable after fleeing from the castle during a siege on Kairi’s home to Destiny Islands and played her little bunny gorls lullabies on her instrument she knows how to play when they were young (but would gladly do so anytime they asked) and that UA is mine you’re welcome :3

[ideal-girl]

Oh dear I think I should clarify; the upcoming questions about Sam’s Story and Another Side is also another “how would you imagine this” questions like the crossover one; so I don’t know if you would be willing to do that considering the burnout from the Mandy/Wonder Woman crossover ask. 

I know you said the crossover is delayed because of personal problems, but out of curiosity could you give a hint on How big will this rewrite be exactly? I figured there would be only some mild changes with 3 of the villains dropping out after Freddy’s arrival, do you plan on going more than that? 

Another thing- is it okay if some days I ask “simple” questions that you probably don’t need to think of too deeply (like say, what would Mandy’s favorite band be?) in the midst of some of the other stuff you’re doing (like the crossover prompt for example). I can accept if you’re not feeling it. 

Nia: 

I don’t mind sharing my thoughts about Sam’s Story: Another Side, but it would be better if I were to answer more simple questions, just so that I can get back in the groove of things. The only reason why I was not able to complete the Kingdom Hearts Revived: Redux (KHR:R) prompt, regarding Mandy and Diana (WW) , is because of the issues I had to tend to in my daily life. Those should be over until June, and so I’m good to write now. 

Kingdom Hearts Revived: Redux (KHR:R) should not be a long-winded response. I’m still piecing the story together and trying to make sure Mandy and Diana’s plot fits in well. However, I have an idea of what I am going to write. It’s similar to what I wrote before, but of course, I’ll be more detailed. 😄

Does this sound right to you? 

Mandy survives the destruction of her college and activates a dormant power as a result. 

Diana (aka “Wonder Woman”) and Mandy will meet and become friends. They will go on many adventures, including trips to Themyscira, where Diana reports information to her mother and the two of them just relax. 

Mandy is also “mentored” by Diana. She has a lot of emotional blockages stemming from present and past experiences. Mandy struggles with her sexual orientation, authenticity, and worthiness, struggles that need to be resolved if she were to truly become powerful. Her friendship with Diana facilitates that growth.

[thedigitalvalkerie]

SONIC OC BARRAGE GO

Introducing a bunch of my sonic ocs that no one really asked for, but I felt like drawing!

The "Squad of the Future" redux because the squad got bigger

Each character and a little bit about themselve's under the readmore!

Angel Robotnik-Cemerald the Cat

The oldest of the squad, being a few hundred years old now, though she lost track a long time ago. She is a clone created by Eggman, using both His and Vick's Dna, made to be the perfect heir to share his eventual kingdom with. ... Well she got his smarts and his love for building, but thats about it. She has to keep her little half brother, Draco, out of trouble.

Draco Johnathan Cemerald-Robotnik the Hedgecat

The "brains" of the group, 12 year old Draco is the son of Vick Cemerald and Shadow Robotnik. He has a problem with his arrogance, but doesn't hesitate to put himself between his friends and danger. He's constantly bugging his big sisters, both his half sister Angel as well as his full sister Raven. Demetre is his very best friend.

Demetre the Porcupine

Demetre is Draco's keeper, aka the one to always humble the dumbest smart person he knows. With his ability to fire his quills at a rapid rate, he's more of a long range attacker. He enjoys science, like Draco, though isn't quite on his level.

Henry the Bearded Dragon

Henry is a quiet kind of guy, usually having his nose in a book or drawing sick comics. He's a tad self conscious about his looks, so he tries to look the part of "bad boy". But with his big heart and stupendous healing abilities, he's a great ally to have.

Kevin the Armadillo and Mesmer the Hedgehog

Kevin is the literal big brother of the group, with his little Sibling Mesmer always by his side. They may not be the strongest of the squad, but their experiences in life make them invaluable. Mesmer is always reminding everyone that theres time to smile, while Kevin reminds them of responsibility that they all share.

Lexis the Sloth

Lexis is the powerhouse, with an explosive power to gather potential energy and turn it into kinetic energy. To prevent herself from making a destructive mistake, Lexis prefers to spend her free time sleeping, either in a bed or where ever she can get cozy.

Prince Kappa of the Kingdom of Shells and Princess Marina of the Kingdom of Urchins

Prince Kappa and Princess Marina are two royals from the same continent, one madly in love with the other. I'll give you three guesses as to which is which. Marina's father, King Marin, wants the two to be wed in order to combine the two kingdoms. Kappa, however, as a single heir to a kingless kingdom, does not want this. He does not like Marina in that way and just wants to be friends who hang out.

Jaque the Hedgehog

The Dream Walker, Jaque has the ability to enter the astral plane in his sleep as well as the dreamscapes of others. He is incapable of having dreams of his own. Usually he's the therapist of the friend group, unable to help himself on coming upon nightmares when called out to.

Piper the Retriever

Although not the oldest, Piper has big Mom friend energy, scolding the more irresponsible of the group often. While having no powers to speak of, she has a great sense of leadership though claims that shes no leader. She loves to take care of her friends, especially when they forget to eat, sleep, or sometimes breathe.

Axel the Meerkat

The strongman, loving to casually show off his strength, Axel has, you guessed it, strength class abilities. He is a mute sort, never seeming to utter a word, though no one really knows why. His best friend Gou seems to understand him regardless.

Gou the Porcupine

Gou is a Speedster, only able to launch a single quill at a time but with great precision and speed. His best friend Axel tends to keep his class clown attitude in check, but with his big mouth its hard to get out of the tricky situations they get into. He uses a cyber sleeve on his right arm to gather intel, and to also sometimes watch videos on TuYube.

Dr. Nikolia Moore the Tigeress

Nikolia is the team's Medic, being the only one of them certified with a doctorate in medicine as well as nutritional health. Her deadpan face can be intimidating to most, but her heart is that of a mother. A mother who will rip off the head of something hurting an innocent, a friend, or worse, a child. She is a strong believer in Doctor/Patient Confidentiality, and would never out someone for anything with out asking if it was okay to speak on the matter. She and Angel are Colleagues.

And that's all for now! Thank you for reading thus far.

[missputotyra]

Monster Boy Index Au - Alice Redux

so I'm Rebranding my Old Monster Boy Encyclopedia AU as Monster Boy Index, As I wanted to Redo Some Monster from the Monster Girl Encyclopedia. Some of the First Monsters Will be the " Permanent Loli" Monster as Thier Are no permanent Shota monsters in the Monster Boy Index .

The Alice was an Monster I loved but Felt Let me Down as someone who Loves Fairy Tales . But I had an Idea that I thought would Work . Also most of The Sexual Aspects were erased and/or Toned down

Monster name:

Alice

Family/Type:

Incubus

Habitat:

Wonderland

Disposition:

Varies are generally described as cruel, bratty, stubborn, childish,and temperamental by other monsters.

Info:

Alice is an Incubus who is said to take the form of a young boy. However, the truth is, they don’t stay this way forever they grow up like every other Monster they just Do it on Thier own Terms , as they usually start out as young boys who have particularly turbulent lives.

Whether they are neglected, bullied, an orphan, or have unreasonably strict parents, they have a chance when all alone to see a portal to the realm of Wonderland. Often, these boys go through it hoping to escape their turbulent lives, even if for a little while. Most of the time, these kids go through Wonderland and get back without problems.

Many others, not wanting to go back to their horrible lives, end up in the Sister Realm of Wonderland, called Sugarterra. The residents of the many kingdoms often adopted them and grew up to become Candincubus, among other candy- and pastry-themed variants of monsters like Cakehounds.

But,if a boy decides to stay and Wonder in Wonderland isn't turned into any of the other creatures in Wonderland due to the strange fauna and flora, putting a mushroom on their head or disturbing a Wonderworm on the wrong evening.

The boys who become "Alice" are incubus with very unique behavior. Alice often prioritizes building up a family unit, going after people and monsters that catch their eye, and often going for people who treated them well before becoming an Alice, often meaning whisking away friends or family members from their lives. Alice also has the habit of targeting similar troubled people.

A woman and children being abused by an ungrateful man may find themselves suddenly whisked away to Wonderland.

Alice will often assign these family roles with disregard to gender, so a man can be declared a mom, for example, and there's nothing you can do or say to make them change that until they mature, and they'll still mess with you. Alice's are really stubborn.

Depending on the Alice and Their Lives before, family units can be as basic as Mom, Dad, Sister, and Brother to having servants, nannies, governesses, chefs, and guards included in their family units.

As Alice's grows up and matures into a proper adult incubus, even when they get to the point of wanting a romantic partner, the people in the family units are never considered romantic partners.Alice's are often offended by thier families being called harems and will correct you .

When Alice find suitable Romantic partners, they often just whisk them away to thier homes to court them .Most Alice Take reject well. It's a common myth Alice don't take Rejection well.

But The "Queen" of Hearts is not a Good baseline for how Alice Tend to act , Nor is the Chess Based Black "Queen ". But Mr.Phantomhive and Mr.Rosenhearts are different topics.

The Most Distinct Feature of an Alice are its Whimsical Wings resembling the collar of a Harlequin or Jester.

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Notes

Adult Alices Are Some of the Least Sexual Incubus , They much Prefer Romantics to Sex. That being Said They do view Sex in a More Romantic Light. A Sacred gesture to only be done with someone you Truly Love.They are Concerned Prudes by most others Incubus.

COOKIE RUN FANDOM FORGIVE ME!! yes Sugarterra is the Name of the Realm, Earth bread and Beast Yeast are Landmasses in Sugarterra . Yes I'll going over the Candy Monster Boys when I have Ideas.

No ,I Don't Plan on any Sexual Content involving Ciel and Riddle they were just the Two that Inspired the Rewrite Do to a Roleplay.

[apathmakerstale]

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilers

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has almost reached the peak of Kingdom Hearts 2 for me. Still a large gap since KH2 is the perfect game, but it’s a fantastic game that kept my attention literally the entire time.

I LOVE when a story is really a redux and the whole timeline and other worlds stuff . It’s not that hard to understand honestly, does require a bit of digging but I love Bloodborne and Monster Hunter and both require you to dig for the story and background lore a bit so I'm no stranger (BUT I WILL KILL CHAOS) to seeking out answers.

Also I really hope Jenova the entity does more rather than just be a boss monster. Sephiroth is fantastic, but I sincerely hope the theory that the Aerith spirit at the end is Jenova and she’s manipulating Cloud to break him more. I LOVE Jenova as a villain, more so than even Sephiroth.

A Cosmic Eldritch Abomination that travels the universe on the corpses of the planets it’s eaten who steals the image of passed loved ones is best Eldritch. It can manipulate you if you’ve taken its blood, and almost immortal so long as they exist.

I just think they’re neat!

[flameraven]

Tears of the Kingdom - play notes!

[This is just going to be my stream-of-consciousness notes and speculation while I play, so please don't "correct" anything or add spoilers!]

DAY 2! [Spoilers Below]

First, let me just say the opening of this game was SICK AS HELL, OMG. Obviously terrible things were going to happen as soon as we went down into the basement full of horrible evil smog, but the encounter with Ganon was still genuinely chilling. The way all your hearts get shattered away! AMAZING. Possibly the most exciting scene I've ever seen in a Zelda game?? My big complaint about BOTW was the light amount of plot so I'm so excited that this game is already starting off more involved.

Also, Zelda is a ruins nerd and I kind of love that for her. Characterization! Actual interests besides just sort of sitting around limply going "help us, Link!"

The Zoani and Roaru are really cool! I like them, and I love the little helpful robot friends. Even if the giant gumball/gatcha machines for the Zoani device pokeballs are a little silly looking.

I'm about 5 hours in at this point and just got back to the surface. I'm really enjoying it! The new powers are a bit tricky but also in some ways easier than the BOTW ones? I miss my remote bombs a lot but I find "Rewind" a LOT easier to control than Stasis. "Ascend" is just a bonkers ability. I'm sure I will keep forgetting it as a way to get up high.

I recently finished watching a Let's Play of Skyward Sword, and I'm kind of glad for the timing, because the longer I play the more this game really feels like Skyward Sword Redux. Notable similarities:

-The murals that Zelda finds, about the "Ancient War" and the "Demon King" are straight out of SS

-The "Stabulb" plants seem an obvious reference to the stamina bulbs in SS

-The sound effects the Master Sword makes when "pulsing" while wounded sound a lot like Fi's appear/disappear noise

-The circle menu to quickly choose Abilities is the same format as item use in SS

-Skydiving and the whole sky-islands schtick

-In SS Zelda/Hylia gets imprisioned/stasis'd in a big amber crystal, similar to the one you see in the Temple of Time in TotK

-the yin-yang shaped object that Ganon stole looks a lot like the Amber relic collectables in SS.

Given some of Rauru's dialogue, and the way Ganon knew Link and Zelda's names at the start, it seems like there's a time loop situation happening here (Zelda does love them)-- I'm thinking that Zelda ended up with Rauru while he was still alive? Either that or she's in like the Goddess's Realm/Sacred Realm, doing... something... to rejuvenate the broken Master Sword. But I'm not sure Link is in the same time as he was, either. We'll see. I'm excited to explore and find out more!

First though I gotta get a horse.

[raidergamerspice]

I'm finally getting to my Kingdom Hearts song memes - and naturally, there was no better ship to start with than Soriku! 💞🎵

This is a redux of an older song meme 'cause I wanted to include the full lyric. It's I Still Believe by Hayden Panettiere from Cinderella 3. I still like to imagine Kairi singing this for Sora and Riku's wedding. Anyone wanna make that a fanfic since I'm unreliable with myself when it comes to fanfics? 🤣

[nothingavailable]

Here’s lore and world-building I’d like to put down for a possible reboot/rework/remake/retool/redux/rewrite of Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall involving other series.

Lord Fuse has a connection to the Nothing from The Neverending Story, MultiVersus and Fortnite, as do the Void from The Amazing World of Gumball, the Darkness from Learning with Pibby: Apocalypse and the Entity from Dead by Daylight. In terms of both skill and power he outranks, outmatches and outclasses the Meta-Nanites from Generator Rex, Aku from Samurai Jack, the Omnitrix from Ben 10, the Collector and Archivists from The Owl House, the Magic from Star vs. the Forces of Evil, the Calamity Gems from Amphibia and Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls at their absolute strongest, possibly being even more powerful. His powers here instead primarily revolve around various inorganic, non-elemental and non-radioactive sources with the added abilities of immortality, extreme regeneration and complete control over his body, mind and sense of self.

Now here are battles I’m interested in seeing for multimedia crossovers:

Cube Queen & Herald (Fortnite) vs. Origin/Cube King (Fortnite)

Vilgax (Ben 10 Classic) vs. Megatron (Transformers: Animated)

Reindog (MultiVersus) vs. Strike (O.K. K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes!)

Shiba Sintaro & Simone (Cannon Spike) vs. Strike (O.K. K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes!)

Chizuru Urashima, Reiji Arisu, Xiaomu, Mii Koryuji & Kogoro Tenzai (Namco x Capcom & Project X Zone) vs. Strike (O.K. K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes!)

York Neely, Miko Aiba, Troy, Lazarus, Anesha, Raizen & Augustine (Cross Edge) vs. Strike (O.K. K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes!)

Ruby Heart, Amingo & SonSon III (Marvel vs. Capcom) vs. Strike (O.K. K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes!)

Sora, Riku, Kairi, Roxas, Namine, Xion, Terra, Ventus & Aqua (Kingdom Hearts) vs. Strike (O.K. K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes!)

[circifox]

The Major NPCs of EoC

I'm going to put the links at the bottom this time as there is more than usual. I'm hoping that this year is the year that I finish Miitopia: The Epic of Ci. I've had quite a few bumps and roadblocks for one reason or another, but my (currently unfinished) redux playthrough has helped reinvigorate me to finish the story. Plus I do want to get to the crossover short stories with my friend Rachel's Clayfighter playthrough and some ideas that I've had with my own playthroughs. Since I hadn't drawn King Freddie or the Fab Fairies, I thought it would be good for me to just. Do a redraw lineup of all the Major NPCs. Mostly because I was dissatisfied with some of my old ones and because I wanted to do a big lineup on a big sheet of paper. I think I've grown a lot with my art since 2017. Let's hope I finally get this project done! Process Sketch: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm6E18MOD6y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Great Sage Penelope: https://www.deviantart.com/circifox/art/Great-Sage-Doodles-853196356 Dark Lord Freddy and Darker Lord: https://www.deviantart.com/circifox/art/Dark-and-Darker-2020-852221084 Old Royal Triangle: https://www.deviantart.com/circifox/art/Miitopia-The-Royal-Love-Triangle-728772174 Old Genie: https://www.deviantart.com/circifox/art/Miitopia-The-Genie-of-the-Lamp-779670736 Five Nights at Freddy's- Scott Cawthon Drawn to Life- 5th Cell and 505 Games Kingdom Hearts- Disney and Square Enix Penelope, Anne/Anthea- Me (@circifox)

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[tieflingbi]

Hi 💖 I'm here to tell you about my oc The Prince!! He's an elf, but my elves are more like plants than animals. They live for a Long time and can eat or photosynthesize. They have magic but some aren't as good at it as others. Most elf children are grown in a community garden watched over by a Caretaker.

But The Prince was grown in a private royal garden. The Queen is raising him to take her place as the monarch while she uh. Becomes a god? She's got ambitions.

The Prince doesn't know about any of that though. He's raised very sheltered in the palace, and he is rather dull because of it. He's got no passions or ambitions of his own, just acceptance for his future.

And then the time comes for him to go on a walkabout in the kingdom, as is tradition when elves come of age and finish their apprenticeship/studies.

He learns all about the world he lives in and gets new perspective on his mother and the way his country operates and he finds his confidence and 🥺 I love him.

He's also betrothed! The Queen's girlfriend/court witch raised The Duke to be her appreciate and The Princes eventual spouse. They get a real good arc together, n it's like. Soulmates redux lol they have to work for it and it makes my aro heart happy.

(Here's The Prince)

Ooooh gosh, I love him!! A cutie!! 💖💖😭😭

What a wonderful character and story, I adore your take on elves and the fact that they are more plant-like!! I'm also very proud of The Prince and his growth (heh, plant pun) and I'm always here for a "soulmates are made, not found" arc, that is the good stuff 💖💖

Thank you so much for sharing him with me!! Do you have more of his story written out somewhere by any chance? I'd definitely love to learn more of him sometime! :D

(Also good for the Queen I guess, god forbid a woman does anything! xD)

[kingdom-hearts-redux]

The Keyblade(s) and the Kingdom

Before the Great Keyblade War there was only one true Keyblade. In the games, the name of this Keyblade is the Combined Keyblade, and isn't much beyond being pretty, but for the Redux I've decided to dub it the Unity Blade as well as make it the true form of both the Kingdom Key and the Kingdom Key D. "Unity" coming from what it represented for the people at the time, its appearance- two halves that make a whole- and the way it's (briefly) summoned by the unity between Sora and Riku.

The defining moment in the Great Keyblade War was the moment it split; both the Unity Blade and Kingdom Hearts itself. The Princess of Heart of the time was the one to do it, desperate to stop the fighting, and after all was said and done locked Kingdom Hearts behind a door and literally threw away the keys.

Thus the Unity Blade became the Kingdom Key and the Kingdom Key D, respectively. Although separated, both of these Keyblades possess the same abilities as each other, such as being able to restore Heartless and Nobodies to their completed selves and lock/unlock a world's keyhole. However, only the Unity Blade has the power to open the true door to Kingdom Hearts, bring it back from its hidden realm and awaken it from its sleeping state using the Power of Waking on the Kingdom's Keyhole.

The Kingdom Key, though not sentient in a traditional sense, is able to sense and be wielded by the current Princess of Heart. The Kingdom Key D, conversely, has the power to declare a new Princess of Heart if one didn't currently exist. Both of them are invincible, and no known method exists for being able to break the Keyblade in any of its forms.

The reason Remus wields the Kingdom Key D (Remus being the replacement for Mr. Mouse) is because he was entrusted with it. He knows he doesn't truly control the Keyblade, and the Kingdom Key D knows that someday it will be reunited with its other half.

The reason Riku is able to (however briefly) wield the Kingdom Key in Kingdom Hearts is because the Keyblade sensed a light in Riku that spited the Darkness slowly consuming him. A light that spoke of a desire for Unity.

[flovey-dovey]

I finally made a Kingdom Hearts sideblog. Wanna see it? :3c

[ideal-girl]

Kingdom Hearts Revived: Redux

So picture this story set in this massive crossover prompt (that sortof rips off Kingdom Hearts, specifically KH1). Either for a video game or a series (ignore the obvious licensing problems). Intentionally vague for you to give your own interpretation (like what the title is for instance). Take your time with this one, especially if you decide to give your thoughts on EVERYTHING, not just the Mandy and Wonder Woman arc.

This would be something like the LOTR movies in that it focuses on multiple groups of protagonists instead of just one, but for here specifically, focus will be drawn to a certain Asian “mean girl” and an Amazonian warrior. 

First, background information to give it extra flavor.

ELSEWHERE (not the title)

In the universe, various evil beings congregate and do their evil plans. The egotistical disgraced billionaire turned supervillain Lex Luthor, the white wizard Saruman, and the shapeshifting red headed blue mutant Mystique all lead their own Legions of Doom from all around the galaxy to uncover some sort of Macguffin that either gives them ultimate power or whatever is their greatest wishes (in Mystique’s case; it’s partly following prophecies by her dearly departed Destiny). They may or may not be warring with each other.

One of said villains picks up a firebender named Azula, formerly the princess of a warmongering nation, with the nation lost and azula herself suffering a mental breakdown as a result. Azula is manipulated by the Villain into becoming their personal underling (why the villain does this, YMMV).

However, several scenes show that Azula is also being influenced by a mysterious orb of red and green light who instructs her to feed on her most damaging tendencies (or, alternatively, sabotage the villains plans).

On the heroes side, a paranormal organization with members Hellboy, Martin and Diana Lombard (from Totally Spies’s sister show), amongst others does some undercover work investigating the threats, superheroes are beginning to form (eventually leading to a team combining Marvel and DC characters) clashing with the Legions, etc. Sarah Connor from Terminator plays either the Nick Fury or Amanda Waller role eventually overseeing everything. 

Eventually all the players come together. After a big battle against Saruman, Luthor, and Mystique; then enters Freddy Krueger, a nightmare demon with a red and green sweater and a funny claw, fueled by the emotions of fear, rage, and pain. Either Freddy simply hijacks all the villains plans, or it’s revealed that Freddy was using all the villains as his puppets all along. Either way, he needed Azula to get the goods (he was the Orb), and once the opportunity presented itself, he either kills Azula or does something to her body and sends her down an abyss (but it’s ambiguous if she survived or not) and then becomes the main villain and moves on to destroy the entire universe (Originally his plan was only to destroy the world but when opportunity presented itself, plans changed.) 

So boom boom, random boss fight with a giant version of the Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth, Freddy becomes a battleship and then boom finale.

(However, either a post credits scene or future installments reveal that since Freddy spread so much terror to the whole universe already, he is able to not only come back, but is no longer confined to Earth. But he’s not trying for another universe destroying plot… so far.)

THE STORY HERE (still not the title) 

Mandy from Totally Spies was just doing her typical schtick in either high school or college when a mysterious storm appeared destroying her school (or maybe her entire hometown). May or may not involve Legion members or monsters. Mandy survived. Somewhere along the way Mandy has to join Wonder Woman, Diana of Themyscira, on an adventure for some reason (maybe it’s to get rid of a curse, a prophecy, dealing with some newfound superpower or another reason) where they encounter said Legions and the leaders. Mandy learns a couple of things about herself in the journey as Diana’s persuasive words touch her heart and soul.

All the while the firebender encounters them at various (but not frequent) points of the story for an unknown personal reason (either the Villain/Orb instructs her to or Azula just focuses on them against her master’s orders). Think of Riku’s scenes in Traverse Town, Agrabah, Monstro, Neverland and Hollow Bastion. In a series, Azula would probably appear in 3 or 4 episodes (but not in a row) of the Mandy-Diana arc leading up to the penultimate event.

Wonder Woman takes cues from her incarnation pre-Infinite Crisis in that she doesn’t have a secret identity like others have, however (as a nod to Perez era) she doesn’t really identify herself as “Wonder Woman” though she’s not offended by the media nickname, but she always makes it a point for others to call her Diana. 

Wonder Woman and Mandy would stay separate from Connor and the rest of the heroes (as Diana has not joined a superhero team yet) at least until either the halfway or penultimate point of the main story, then they are present with them as they defeat Freddy.

Diana keeps her lasso of truth as usual. Sometime, Mandy gains an ornate axe decorated with thorns (will elements of “Goth Mandy” come to play?), either gifted to her or something she draws “from her heart” somehow. It‘s either just a physical weapon or has some “soul power”. 

After the end of the story, either Mandy moves in to Themyscira as an Amazon, or simply Wonder Woman and Mandy just hang out in their world, something else, etc.

So, how do you imagine their story would play out? What would Mandy and Diana of Themyscira’s friendship or something else (but not romance) be like? Any analyses you can draw from this vague concept? 

And if you‘re curious enough to talk about the other parts of the story (heroes and legions, Freddy’s role), again how would the story play in your opinion? (This is optional however). 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Alright for the rewrite of ”Kingdom Hearts Ripoff: Redux”; alongside ideas you said you’d like to develop more, here’s some ideas that were meant but not properly explained in the original prompt:

If memory serves, only Saruman was the evil “White Wizard/Ishtari” and the White Council were the good guys so the White Council wouldn’t really work as bad guys. If anything Gandalf would be part of the good guys.

Sauron is either dead or simply doesn’t exist in this story at all. He’s a Dark Lord far more powerful than all four of the main villains combined.

The “Legions of Doom” were more of a general meaning for villainous crossover teams. The three villains have their own Legions comprising of villains from many franchises (that you can pick) from all around the galaxy. For example say that Luthor’s Legion has Doctor Octopus and The Riddler, Saruman has Captain Barbossa, Dr. Facilier and Snow White’s Wicked Witch, and Mystique has Livewire. (these are not the total members or need to be the legion members LOL) but you can stick with Luthor’s Legion and Mystique’s Brotherhood if you want, though Saruman will need his own Legion.

You can use Saruman as the role of Azula’s “boss”; but he wasn’t really the “manipulator” in LOTR. He had to literally possess a king to gain control of his kingdom (which failed), and beforehand he bribed a slimy servant to corrupt him. Mystique on the other hand is a well known manipulator (and backstabber) and remember JL “Tabula Rasa”?

Azula’s mental breakdown should play a crucial role. didn’t read comics but according to creators, the situation was so bad she got committed to an asylum. This would explain why Azula was more easily susceptible to the manipulation by one of the Villains and Freddy/The Orb (yes remember that both the Villain and Freddy were manipulating her, even if Freddy told her to betray the former). Also of importance should be Freddy’s/The Orb’s corruption of her, playing on her insecurities and specifically instructing her to take those self-destructive tendencies and inner turmoil and embrace it furthermore. It cost Azula her own friends, family and ultimately her own home dearly in the war of the Fire Nation, and again here it plays a role in her death or demise alongside Freddy.

Why does Freddy take the form of an Orb when privately speaking to Azula? Was it of his own choice, or was Azula (and his further corruption of her) more important than one would think?

(Optional) To give an idea of story progression, maybe it first begins with the paranormal organization, and then the rise of the superheroes as probably a response to the Legions. The paranormal organization would probably try to work ”in the dark” as they probably done before, as no one previously really believed in tales like the Jersey Devil and vampires, and they probably needed to keep it a secret. However with the rise of superheroes, the public would realize that these so called “fairy tales” were more logical than they think and the secrets can no longer be contained, and the paranormal organization would have to step up their game.

As superheroes are just beginning to form, Sarah Connor would probably form the team of superheroes close to the beginning point of the story or the halfway mark.

Luthor/Saruman/Mystique and Freddy would play out like Maleficent and Ansem in the first KH in that ultimately those three villains are the “focus” for most of the story, driving most of the plot forward (with Freddy appearing in only brief scenes with Azula as the Orb for the “first two acts” ) and it’s only in like the final third of the story that Freddy steals the show. The “penultimate event” would be a battle against the three villains and Freddy’s arrival (as himself, not the Orb), the real “final act and finale” would be Freddy trying to destroy the universe. TLDR; those three bad guys are the main villains of the beginning and middle, Freddy is the villain for (only) the third act and finale. Inspired by KH1’s ”Hollow Bastion” story.

No offense, but Mystique is incredibly resistant to mind tricks, Saruman is basically a powerful wizard, and Luthor, while narcissistic, is still a genius, so it wouldn’t really make much sense that not one of them could defeat Freddy already when all three of them are still sticking around at the same time. Nor would it make much sense for Freddy to not either kill them or do something horrible to them. But TLDR; once Freddy becomes this story’s main baddie, Saruman, Mystique, and Luthor are either all dead or taken out of commission.

Doesn’t mean that Freddy himself necessarily killed them or beat them however. Perhaps they died or were beaten because of their own failings (again like Maleficent in KH1) and Freddy only took charge after the fact (again like Ansem).

(Optional) Maybe Freddy would ultimately possess Azula’s body and reform it to his own physical image (like Ansem with Riku)? If so, then her soul would be banished into an abyss. Here’s a scene for reference (this is after the main villain takes over said character’s body and banishes his “heart”): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=thwKomyWCBg&list=PLBSaGsHLuQhGIfEeU6b-purevzVSFjISK&index=28

Freddy does not fight the Pale Man. It was a reference to KH1 where the final world had a random Chernabog boss for no real reason. So in here, before the heroes fight Freddy, a giant version of Pan’s Labyrinth Pale Man shows out of nowhere and fights the heroes. Exactly why The Pale Man is here is your interpretation.

Alternate universes are not in this story, too complicated, no offense. Everything takes place in the same universe. Maybe the same world if they don’t have to travel to other planets (which they probably do).

Mandy and Wonder Woman’s arc would not be after Freddy’s arrival. Rather their arc (starting with Mandy’s college destroyed) would play out from either the very beginning or close to the beginning. Maybe as opposed to the other heroes and the paranormal organization (who probably stay “on their own turf” as to speak) their arc would be more of the “adventure” genre where they explore realms and places. And with Freddy only being the main villain for the final third, they probably wouldn’t be “oppressed” by the darkness as much.

(Optional) there would probably be several (but not many) scenes where Diana takes Mandy to see Themyscira. To give an example, maybe Diana takes her there after the college storm, and they go there several times either to rest or to find out from (or tell) Diana’s mother the events that are transpiring in the world and universe.

Azula would in no way (intentionally) help the heroes nor Mandy and Diana. Azula’s personal motivation for antagonizing Mandy and Diana would be more of an emotional one (for a hint, think of how Azula would feel about them, especially the Amazon, as well as Freddy/Orb’s influence). (Riku from KH1 was an inspiration, only without the “former childhood friend” element. If you don’t care about spoilers there’s a video that has all Riku scenes from the first Kingdom Hearts. And yiu probably shouldn’t bother looking it up on the wiki, the story of KH is way to over complicated)

As you said yourself, more development on the Asian girl and Amazon princess as friends pls. Also on how Diana would help Mandy on her own inner problems on their journey, not just the ones currently, but the ones she always had since high school.

[game-boy-pocket]

Well. I've lost count of the times I've finished this game. I keep telling myself I've gotten all the enjoyment I can possibly get out of it and I should stop replaying the vanilla version of the game. I tell myself "play a randomizer, or at least Master Quest, or better yet, play something new!" and I never listen to myself. I think playing Banjo Kazooie the Jiggies of Time gave me the urge to revisit the source material yet again, I actually put Banjo on hiatus to finish this so I don't explore any areas with Banjo before I get to them as Link.

I'll say this is still one of my favorite climaxes to any game ever. Yeah it's very standard stuff with the hero storming the tower to foreboding music, fighting the bad guy, escaping a crumbling ruin with the princess, and then slaying a giant beast with thunder and lightning in the background, and then the whole kingdom celebrates like the end of Return of the Jedi or something. But it's just done very well and is always a treat to go through, even if Ganon himself is fairly easy.

I don't need to go into detail about this game, everyone knows it already unless they're avoiding it on purpose or just flat out don't like Zelda. I think it's good reputation is well deserved, I know there's been a lot of people who think otherwise but nuts to them.

I will say I'm not exactly playing the vanilla version of the game, I haven't done that since the 3DS version came out. I'm actually playing Ocarina of Time Redux, which just makes the game a slight bit closer to perfection by mapping the ocarina, iron boots, and hover boots to the D pad, speeding up the rate at which Link pushes blocks, giving the bunny hood it's Majora's Mask abilities, adds an on screen prompt for stone of agony for people who don't have a rumble pak, and not stopping the game when you get a skulltula token. Only change I don't really appreciate is that you get a heart container on the fist try for Dampe's grave digging tour, but I could see why people would be okay with that. There's Redux versions of Majora's Mask and Master Quest as well. I'm using an older version, newer ones update Link's model and I would prefer not to.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, June 24th

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~~Reprise~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Trapped in Darkness by RebeccaHaskell (Xander/Spike, E)

Teacher by RebeccaHaskell (Xander/Spike, M)

Seeing Dru by RebeccaHaskell (Ensemble, M)

dialogue for a phone call with cordelia by ang3lik (Cordelia/reader, not rated)

[Chaptered Fiction]

There Should Be Groveling, Chapter 7 by slaymesoftly (Buffy/Spike, strong R)

Keeping Up With the Scoobies, Chapter 24 by Takara_Phoenix (Buffy/Spike, T)

Knock, knock! Chapter 5 by Popsy (Buffy/Spike, not rated)

From Hell with Love, Chapter 13 by TemporaryTitle (Buffy/Spike, M)

Fuel’s Aflame, Chapter 3 by wickedrum (Buffy/Spike, not rated)

Moments that Make You: The Hero and The Princess, Chapter 16 by myheadsgonenumb (Cordelia/Doyle, T)

Ninety-Nine Days Until Ascension On the Wall, Chapter 43 by FlightlessMan (Buffy/Angel, M)

Inner Demon = Literal Cat, Chapter 19 by desicat (Buffy/Spike, E)

The Other Woman, Chapter 4 by aliceinwonderbra (Buffy/Faith, E)

Presumably Dead Arm, Chapter 6 by tragicbynight (Buffy/Spike, E)

Reweaving Time, Chapter 4 by Joan963z (Buffy/Spike, M)

Xander the Teenage Witch: Something Wicked, Chapter 6 by v_o_x (Xander/Larry, T)

Who Wants to Live Forever? Chapter 7 by A_World_Without_Shrimp (Buffy/Faith, M)

Still Life, Chapter 2 by Emcee (Connor/OC, T)

The Keys to the Kingdom, Chapters 1-5 (complete!) by Michaelt (Ensemble, T)

The Trouble With Wanting, Chapters 1-3 (complete!) by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, T)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Characters Play Games, Chapters 1-2 by Buttercup_of_Integrity (Rosa_Inglese) (Buffy, Willow, Angel, Spike, T)

One night together, Chapters 1-2 (complete!) by DeanWinchestersDreamGirl (Xander/Spike, M)

Get Well, Part 2 by way2geeky (Spike/reader, not rated)

From Hell with Love, Chapter 14 by temporarytitle (Buffy/Spike, R)

Encased, Chapter 16 by Sunshine by acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Presumably Dead Arm, Chapter 9 by tragic (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Inner Demon = Literal Cat, Chapter 19 by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Dawn the Vampire Slayer, Chapter 8 by LJ94 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Aspectus, Chapters 20-21 by Kirinin (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Dawn and the Wheel of Reincarnation, Chapter 18 by MistofRainbows (FR18)

There Should Be Groveling (sequel to Redemption Redux), Chapter 7 by Slaymesoftly (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Mystery of the Disappearing Scoobies, Chapter 1 by sandy_s, Megan, SomeKindOfADeviant, JSBirsa, Yummysushi17 , Harlow Turner (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Happy One Year Anniversary, Sunnydale After Dark! by Dynamite and Dirtyaim (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

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Artwork: Buffy "I may be dead but I'm still pretty" by doctormage (worksafe)

Artwork: computer Willow by dramamine10 (worksafe)

Artwork: Willow in Voltron's art style by quartersety-of-a-holsety (worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy by gehirnfussel (worksafe)

Fanvid: Buffy & Angel || Cruel Summer by FandomDiaries

Fanvid: Buffy Summers - American Teenager (Ethel Cain) by Minute Long T Swift Edits

Fanvid: Buffy, Angel and Spike - Sometime Around Midnight (Re-Edit) by CaptainBlondieBear

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike Video Tribute by Bobblehead89

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike- Total Eclipse of the Heart (Westlife Cover) by Bobblehead89

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike: Total Eclipse of the Heart (String Version) by Bobblehead98

Fanvid: buffy & angel | mastermind by lostlcve

Fanvid: Buffy the vampire slayer - Centuries by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: Buffy Summers - Stronger by juliaroxs241

Song & dance: I'll Never Tell - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling (Cover & Music Video) by Majestic Muffin

Music: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Rescore: Season 1 Episode 5 "Never Kill A Boy On The First Date" by David Müller

Vidding resource: BUFFY happy/soft | twixtor scene pack by ioveallure

Vidding resource: ANGEL twixtor +1080p | Buffy by ioveallure

[Reviews & Recaps]

Video: Whatever Happened to Buffy the Vampire Slayer? by Exits Examined

Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4 & Self-Determination by Becoming Buffy Podcast

Video: Season 3 Wrap Up-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Reel (also uploaded videos about all individual S3 episodes)

Video: Season 4 Wrap Up-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Reel (also uploaded videos about all individual S4 episodes)

Video: Buffy vs Dracula-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Reel

Video: Buffy sex scenes in comics by COMICS STORIES

Video: Buffy & Angel sex in space by COMICS STORIES

[Recs]

Video rec: LURK: A Fray Fan Film recced by beaujes

Fic recs request: BTVS fanfic by Thezedword4

Fic recs request: I need some Buffy and Angel live happily ever after fanfic recs by rocio_coria

[Community Announcements]

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[Fandom Discussions]

You know Giles didn’t leave post Season 5 because he doesn’t love the rest of the scoobies by Angelique Grayson Of The Volturi Guard

Giles adopting Buffy as an adult by Angelique Grayson Of The Volturi Guard

Spike was an upper-class posh dude who reverse my fair ladied himself by comradesummers

I genuinely think that "Spike is a posh boy who pretends to be a Cockney" is one of the best retcons the show ever did by anonymous and comradesummers

Spike has very little interest in the demon world by Girl4Music

the trio is one of the most terrifying group of villains in btvs by onlyalittlebookworm

We’re supposed to think Buffy was a shitty friend when she returned in s3 by hero-adjacent

[Thoughts about the Watchers Council] by thewanderer-000

Should Dawn have died instead of Buffy? continued by AlphaFoxtrot

SoS: Could Xander and Cordelia have worked long term? by nighshade

Spiral Spuffy Event at Sunnydale After Dark by American Aurora

Interesting little detail crossover from Buffy to Angel by dragonsrawesomesauce

faith spin-off by dojatvd

Angel’s curse by JumpingJBeans

On S4 of Buffy and confused by some references, do I need to start watching Angel? by reddistrict616

Could Buffy's Blood Also Have Opened the Portals? by rednax2009

Buffy didn’t kill the knights of Byzantium by Madido24

Sibling jealousy by Either-Laugh7137

Jasmine loses, First Wins by zombiehoosier

Does anybody else feel like [BtVS] morphed from a So Called Life to more of a 90210 over the seasons? by V48runner

Justice for geeks in Buffy! by jaylyn_da_potato

What parts/themes of Buffy DO hold up? by hhjmk9

Poor Amy! by UpstairsReasonable71

Why did the first get an opportunity to rise after Buffy came back from the dead? by Gold-Cantaloupe-5285

Would Faith still have to go to prison if she only killed Allan Finch? by Waarm

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