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themildestofwriters · 6 years ago

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Writing Ask Game

Thanks to the magnificent @gottaenjoythelittlethingzz for tagging me in this wonderful little tag.

I don’t think I’m going to choose one WIP rather just the universe itself – The Divine Intervention universe. By that, I mean I’ll be doing it for these two novels I’m working on: Divine Intervention or: What Comes After Immortality? & The Trials and Tribulations of a Virgin Goddess.

1. Describe the plot in one sentence.

Divine Intervention or: What Comes After Immortality?

A goddess and a girl meet at a bus stop and while things are a bit awkward at first, they soon begin hitting it off and begin regular correspondence, however, there’s something more lurking under the surface that neither of them wish to peruse and that one thing is forgiveness and love respectively.

The Trials and Tribulations of a Virgin Goddess

Sex and Babette go together as well as water and oil, yet it was not always this way and in this story she decides to heal herself, to improve herself, and to choose love over her almost selfish desire to dwell on the past and wallow in a pit of guilt and suffering.

2. Pick one sight, smell, sound, feel, and taste to describe the aesthetic of your novel.

Divine Intervention or: What Comes After Immortality?

Flashes of blood, death and gore in the small hours of the night. The smell of petrichor as rain descends. The sound of deathly silence. The feel of soft arms holding you tightly. The metallic taste of blackened blood coughed from the lungs.

The Trials and Tribulations of a Virgin Goddess

Bodies intertwined in a lover’s embrace. The smell of lust in the air. The sound of ceaseless screaming. The feel of suffocating pain and smooth stone. The bittersweet taste of lip balm.

3. Which 3+ songs would make up a playlist for the novel?

Because I’m not very knowledgeable on music myself, this list is filled only with songs I have on my phone.

Divine Intervention or: What Comes After Immortality?

“Viva La Vida” by Coldplay; “Accidentally In Love” by Counting Crows; “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” by Five for Fighting; “Stressed Out” by Twenty-One Pilots; “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran

The Trials and Tribulations of a Virgin Goddess

“Somewhere Over The Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole; “All of Me” by John Legend; “Let Her Go” by Passenger; “Like A Virgin” by Madonna; “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri

4. What’s the time period and location in which the novel takes place.

Both books take place in the modern era and mostly in Salisbury/Adelaide, South Australia. WCAI? takes place in 2016 and TTVG takes place in 2017. However, at least specifically in TTVG, it does take place in other countries with Babette visiting Japan, America and perhaps even England as either a part of her job (Street Performer) or as the plot demands.

5. Is this a standalone or a part in a series?

Well…

6. Are there any former titles you’ve considered but discarded?

For WCAI? I only had Divine Interruption and for TTVG there was “Babette Visits A Sex Shop” “Babette Visits An Adult Shop” and The Weird and Wonderful Sexual Awakening of Babette Mewlyn.

7. What’s the first line of your novel?

I have a tendency to only have a single line to begin a book.

Divine Intervention or: What Comes After Immortality?

“The sky was a dark crimson haze.”

“It was supposed to be a bright and sunny Saturday morning in suburban Adelaide.”

The Trials and Tribulations of a Virgin Goddess

“We had planned this for nearly an entire week now and today was the day.”

8. What’s a dialogue you’re particularly proud of?

“ “心配しないで,” she said, a devilish smirk twisting onto her lips. “少なくとも見るかわいく、ジョセフィーン様.” “ – Divine Intervention or: What Comes After Immortality? Chapter 2(draft)

If you’ve got a problem with my Japanese, please tell me because I’m winging it on Google Translate and outdated information.

“ “It—it hurts.” It took all my power to just say that and once I did, I was hit by a new wave of grief—of agony—of heart-rending guilt. ” – The Trials and Tribulations of Babette Melwyn Chapter 3(draft)

9. Which line from the novel most represents it as a whole?

“It—it hurts.”

10. Who are your character faceclaims?

Babette… well, I’m tossing up between these girls: Jaimie Alexander; Abbey Lee Kershaw; Amanda Seyfried; Astrid Berges-Frisbey; Zoey Deutch; and Willa Holland.

For Josephine, she’s a bit difficult to find a face claim for. If you’d like to help, that would be appreciated but so far, I’ve not found anything that fits her yet.

11. Sort your characters into Harry Potter houses!

Babette Melwyn – Slytherin

Josephine Williams – Hufflepuff

Henrietta Phillips – Ravenclaw

Maria Camhain-Schmidt – Gryffindor

Kurt Schmidt – Gryffindor

Flynn Camhain-Schmidt – Hufflepuff

Adrien Williams – Hufflepuff

Samuel Meric – Gryffindor

Sofía Meric – Hufflepuff

Harrison Williams – Ravenclaw

Alyssa Williams – Gryffindor

Samantha Bailey – Ravenclaw

12. Which character’s name do you like the most?

Respectfully, I love them all, specifically the girl’s names. Henrietta, Josephine, Babette, Alyssa, Maria, Sofía.

13. Describe each character’s daily outfit.

Babette Melwyn; Babette’s daily outfit could be summarised as well cared for rags with a history with radioactivity. By this I mean, Babette hasn’t changed out of the dress she wore when a group of revolutionaries decided to nuke her. While incredibly old, magic makes a great cleaner and preserver for the cloth and during the course of this novel, she’s usually seen wearing it often. It’s a plain black form fitting V-neck dress with long sleeves that reach up to her hands. The skirt used to be long and flowing, but since being nuked, it’s much shorter, ending around her calves—jagged and looking like some kind of tattered flower blooming from her waist down.

Aside from the dress, she wears leather strapped calf-high sandals and her ruby necklace—her ruby necklace is a constant with every single last outfit she wears.

After settling down on Earth, she finds herself wearing other bits and pieces. She feels comfortable outside her tattered remains and has a small wardrobe filled with a verity of clothing. Her aesthetic could best be described as gothic and Victorian gothic. Expect lots of lacy black dresses of varying lengths along with several sundresses and perhaps a few gowns. Hats are usually wide-brimmed and floppy, and she will not wear heels.

Josephine Williams; Josephine doesn’t have a daily outfit because she’s a normal person who doesn’t have a set outfit and often changes as the clothes she wore previously gets dirty. However, she has that kind of… art student vibe to her, befitting her artistic inclination, though she does were certain jewellery or outfits that have a certain Hellenic aesthetic. What you’ll mostly see her around in is either some kind of cardigan, perhaps a really large jumper while wearing a dress, whether short or long with some leggings underneath. She mixes it up, shirts and shorts, pants and with different colours as well. She keeps her options wide and varied but if you spent enough time with her and paid attention, you’d notice similarities.

Heels, like her girlfriend, is a no-no, but her outfits are certainly more colourful then Babette’s who prefers black and occasionally other colours.

14. Do any characters have distinctive birthmarks/scars?

Babette has a lot of scars but specifically there’s the scars across her heart—two, specifically, one on her back and on her chest, both from being impaled by a weapon that wiped out all life in a galaxy. It wasn’t fun getting that one.

Josephine once had a scar on her calf, but I think she might not have any major scars nor any tattoos—yet. I might give her a distinctive back tattoo that’s basically a string of astronomical symbols which relate to the Underworld in Greek Mythology.

15. Which character most fits a character trope?

I wouldn’t be able to say for sure but I’m sure that Babette and Josephine both fit into a character trope/archetype.

16. Which character is the best writer? Worst?

Babette, hands down. Babette’s not so good at writing songs and whatnot but she’s an academic and a Bard, having transcribed ancient texts, her own stories and a few she’s plagiarised from Earth because Earth Copyright doesn’t exist outside of Earth. Out of the main characters, I’d say that Josephine isn’t so good at the writing of things and prefers visual art. Like, she could write a story, but it’d read like a synopsis.

17. Which character is the best liar? Worst?

This entirely depends on when we take the characters. Before Babette was unceremoniously dethroned, she was a magnificent liar who would often use the skill in her youth on the run. However, at the same time, she’s spent literal aeons alone and her skills at lying have atrophied. She still does it, she’s just noticeably worse. I would say the worst liar would probably be Adrian because out of the children characters, he’s younger and got the biggest tells out of the lot of them. And yes, I have to pick children because everyone else are massive liars whether it’s lying to themselves, their parents, or others. In my experience, everyone lies at least once and their skill isn’t proportional to how much they

18. Which character swears the most? Least?

Henrietta swears like a fuckin’ sailor, Josephine can swear but only does it rarely—or at least where people can’t hear her.

19. Which character has the best handwriting? Worst?

Babette, again due to living for millions of years and the necessity she had to perfect her handwriting. So far, I’ve described her handwriting thusly:

‘…it was clear that it was one-hundred per cent handwritten, and it was a masterpiece. Each letter, each word was written in a way that made reading it clear and easy to read, but also incredibly pleasing to the eye. Cursive, almost like calligraphy but written in clear bull-point pen, as if someone managed to distil handwriting into an artform then decoded to perfect it because why not?’ – Divine Intervention or: What Comes After Immortality? Chapter 4(draft)

Unfortunately, she’s not so good at art unless it’s literally putting the image in her mind onto paper using magical means. Nevertheless, I could see her girlfriend asking Babette to do some calligraphy for her blog.

Flynn has the worst but honestly you can’t blame the kid… he’s a kid!

20. Which character is most like you? Least like you?

I’d probably have to say Babette, but it’s a close tie between her and Josephine because both of them contain facets of me but are also their own people with different desires and personalities.

Least like me are the other characters, pretty much. Henrietta, Maria, Kurt, Samuel, Sofía, Flynn, Harrison, Alyssa, I’m not really like these characters at all.

21. Which character would you most like to be?

Josephine. Hands down, Josephine. Listen, I like Babette and all and she’s an extension of myself in some ways, and, honestly, I’d feel a lot more comfortable in her skin then my own, but Josephine is just a quiet suburban girl with her own slice of the Earth doing her own thing. She’s an artist, she’s got a loving family, a healthy online presence, a healthy sleeping schedule, and… yeah.

To tag some folks, I think I’ll tag: @randomestfandoms-ocs; @rose-writes-and-drinks-tea; @ariellaskylark; @focusdumbass; @i-tried-and-i-loose; @undinisms; @alixismad; @sweet-scribes; @sunlight-melodies and literally anyone else who wants to try it!

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the-nysh · 7 years ago

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The Will to Power

A comprehensive theory of the core concepts within opm, and its relevance towards future character development. Here it is: a breakdown of the explanations provided within canon, connected through consistent character examples, and applying that towards how Genos can grow stronger too. Aka: formally presenting the long-awaited GENOS POWER THEORY.

Disclaimer: subject to revisions as more gets revealed within canon. Contains lore combining both manga and webcomic spoilers.

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The often overlooked, yet most vital component

As of the manga’s chapter 92, we now have two explanations for the pathways of power within the world of opm. From Dr. Genus’ explanation of his genetic research and the mechanism of limiters, to Psykos’ experimental method of monsterfication…both sides have spent ages and countless sacrifices attempting to find the secret to greater power, to ‘break through the limit of growth,’ but one of the most vital components they’ve always failed to account for was the individual’s inherent willpower.

Which is the inner, mental drive that compels one to keep going, the tenacity to stand up again and fight for one’s convictions, despite all other hellish external factors endured. The ability to consistently survive the absolute worst and then miraculously overcome what would otherwise become fatal. Both scientists can experiment to induce change indefinitely by forcing outward pressures upon their specimens all they want. But if the individual never had the drive or mental fortitude to endure the stresses to being with, the will to change for themselves (to truly desire it at their cores), or if they end up losing the will to live by giving up partway during the torturous process, then of course they will always fail, either by succumbing to compromised mediocrity or merciless death on the path towards greater power.

The exemplary outlier

Saitama will always remain the original successful exception. So far, he’s the only example of one who’s achieved limitless power (successfully broken through his limiter) through the merits of his own willpower. He persevered through an uncompromising training regimen, personally tailored to his own skill level (a personal hell scaled to his ‘ordinary’ limits; aka it would not be enough for those with higher potential), all for the sake of a simple, yet dedicated goal that aligned with the core values of who he truly wanted to become. An undefeatable, strongest hero with the ability to win in one punch. Yes, he had the focused (will)power to change and improve himself, to keep pushing himself with the intent and effort to achieve what he wanted without ever giving up, no matter how hard it got, and it was strong enough to break past his average body’s given limitations. That achievement is miraculous, remarkable and praiseworthy.

The important key distinction is that Saitama is NOT a monster. Dr. Genus explained why: monsters are those who have fully forsaken their humanity and succumbed to their base complexes, so they are transformed/mutated/reborn into another being with a whole new limiter. Saitama has retained his original self and his humanity, but at the cost of his baldness and the growing feelings of alienation and boredom apart from all others who don’t sit at the same pinnacle as him. (With the extra meta layer on whether or not it was even worth it to burn that much effort into achieving the pinnacle of his craft when the results became personally unsatisfactory.) Unless others can figure out how to successfully break their given limiters too, Saitama will remain peerless in power and will never find the fulfilling, challenging fight he’s always longed for. (His ongoing dilemma and search for life’s fulfillment will then need to be found elsewhere, such AS…genuine relationships with others.) All of this will remain canon until ONE presents information otherwise to either further or challenge the lore of these established explanations.

‘Limit,’ ‘willpower,’ ‘half-assed,’ ‘compromised,’ ‘goal,’ ‘mindset,’ ‘seriousness,’ ‘spirit,’ ‘determination,’ …they’re all important and consistent, reoccurring keywords to keep in mind through the entirety of the story. Whenever they pop up in panels, declared in chapter titles, or are offhandedly mentioned by Murata or ONE in streams/interviews (look where Murata mentions ‘will’), then aha! Those moments become clues worth paying attention to that link back to the overall core concepts of the series itself.

Given explanations within canon

One of those core concepts (aside from the limiter concept) is that of 気合 (Kiai), chi, aura, willpower, fighting spirit…they’re ALL synonymous names for the same general, encompassing idea: one representing the inner strength/energy that everyone in the opm world naturally possesses, the only difference is in the potential/ability to hone, channel and manifest it over the course of people’s lifetimes. Existing varying levels depending on individual effort, training, or natural gifts. This energy is also closely tied to psychic power, where psychics can learn to directly manipulate this energy against one’s will. HOWEVER those with a strong enough willpower/spirit become ‘unbendable’, or ‘too heavy’ and can resist such psychic effects. ONE explains it all here (webcomic ch102):

Tatsumaki: “Even non-psychics have energy flowing throughout their body. Scholars call it things like ‘chi’ (気) or ‘aura’…I couldn’t bend them (Garou and Golden Sperm) either.”

Fubuki: “Strength of will is directly connected to psychic resistance. The reason (her power) doesn’t work (on him) is thanks to Saitama’s unusually thick spirit.”

This spiritual ‘power’ is therefore something internal, originating in the mind, that’s neither inherently good nor bad, and that everyone has the capability to possess (even non-psychics). But when channeled and/or honed correctly, its resulting force can manage to surpass beyond the body’s own physical limitations. The House of Evolution arc proved that one’s biology or physical status doesn’t matter. One’s level of intelligence or talent doesn’t affect its strength either. What does matter is having the persistence to endure, with the determination/mindset to never give up or falter, towards a serious goal that’s true to oneself. (Moral alignment doesn’t matter either, but only in the case if it conflicts with one’s true self/desires, as we’ll see.) One also cannot be held back by regrets, wavering second thoughts, or lapses in self-confidence. (Examples of this would be both Mumen and Fubuki’s complexes thinking they’re aren’t ‘good enough’ to compete and progress past a certain hero rank, so they are mentally limiting themselves on top of their current capabilities.) In essence, it’s like the liberation to freely set out and achieve what you truly want to do, without letting anything else limit hold you back (which is precisely what Saitama did).

Applied character examples within canon

This webcomic content (ch102-104) explaining the mechanics behind ‘strength of will’ came out from Sept-Nov 2015, the same relative timeframe the manga introduced the similar concept of ‘fighting spirit’ in the Metal Bat vs Garou fight:

(THESE definitive manga pages came out in Dec 2015, just slightly later than the webcomic’s). This publication overlap was not just coincidental; ONE was likely covering his bases through both mediums, by adding foreshadowing to the manga based on what he’d developed at the same time in the webcomic. (Which is also why reading BOTH at the same time is fun to catch writing parallels like this. :D) Establishing concepts that would only become relevant in the manga again much later. And this fight, which does not even exist within the original webcomic, is important for introducing this physical application of mental strength: every time Metal Bat tanks damage, even severe enough to take him out, he gets stronger. Why? It’s him channeling his willpower to keep going, aka ‘fighting spirit.’ Visualized though the literal aura effect steaming off his body...and bat, as an extension of himself. (This will become important. Also keep a lookout for whenever Murata repeatedly uses this same visual effect on other characters too.)

Some may say this ‘fighting spirit’ is an ability only unique to Metal Bat, but that’s not true. Because ch102 of the webcomic had already immediately established that everyone possesses this energy within them. So it is a universal trait that has the capability to be honed, channeled, and potentially even manifested as psychic power. (The latter would be fascinating if true!) And we SEE a combined application of this mental power come back in full swing in the manga’s ch92: where Garou now demonstrates his growing psychic resistance and ‘fighting spirit’ (気合):

To make this recollection even more blatant, Murata even went back to edit in a panel of Metal Bat where Garou remembers this:

To clarify, this is not Garou somehow simply ‘copying’ or ‘absorbing’ Metal Bat’s ‘ability.’ Even Psykos is surprised at what’s happening here and doesn’t understand it either (despite all her research, she’s failed to account for this key component). Just how is Garou able to move and resist her psychic bindings? Yup, it’s precisely that same mental ‘power’ as introduced in the webcomic’s ch102: his own strength of will, aka ‘fighting spirit.’ Even Garou did not fully understand it when he faced Metal Bat, but now, after enduring so much sustained lethal damage himself, adapting and coming back stronger each time, he recognizes it as the same thing happening to himself.

But it was no easy feat for Garou to even survive everything’s he’s been through up to this point! He’s fought and endured it all: fevered, outnumbered, poisoned, gunned down, beaten, sliced up, impaled, incinerated...all in rapid succession with little to no pause for rest. (Fun fact: note the keywords used in the ch titles during all those events.) He could have died any number of times (very dangerous, even called out as recklessly ‘suicidal’ at points), but according to Psykos’ observations, overcoming all of that is the contributing factor towards his rapid growth in physical strength. But forcing external stressors on him isn’t everything; the reason why he’s survived it all isn’t just plot armor, but rather because of his tenacious willpower to never give up. He’s never succumbed because his adaptive level of ‘fighting spirit’ has honed enough to resist both psychic powers and endure sustained physical torment. Truly, his stubborn resilience towards everything thrown at him has become so extraordinary that even Garou wonders (on several occasions) how his body has been able to keep up and endure it all too. This is the concept of ‘strength of will’ at work here, enabling him to persist past his body’s expected capabilities. When continuously put to the test under harsh conditions, it steadily adapts and grows stronger. If he keeps it up, he has the potential to eventually break through his limits, just like Saitama did.

However, Garou won’t be able to achieve it the same way as Saitama, because while that method was plenty to push past Saitama��s ‘average’ capabilities, the same muscle training (especially for someone already thoroughly trained in martial arts) won’t be anywhere near enough to breach the ceiling of Garou’s prodigious potential. While the story has set many similar parallels between them and their growth, they have different set limits. For Garou to even succeed the same, his tailored ‘personal hell’ to overcome must be scaled comparatively harsh and ravaging, as we have seen...

Its internal, driving source

Then, the only missing factor is just...where is the source of Garou’s tenacity, his willpower, his drive that compels him to keep standing up, coming from? Both the manga AND webcomic (double bonus: same ch92!) ask the same thing:

Psykos: “This determination of yours, where does it come from?”

Genos: “Where does he get this blood-curdling tenacity from...?”

WHERE indeed. And it does matter. Because while the origin for a strong willpower exists in everyone, for its strength to persist and adapt further, it must be sustained or based on something in the first place... Fueled by some unwavering conviction, ideal, belief, mission, feeling, desire, or goal that’s important enough to commit one’s life towards, up to the extent one would rather risk certain death than fail to achieve. Ranging from what drives us to get out of bed every day, all the way towards a potential willpower (essentially, a life force) so tenacious enough, it can best the pull of death. Otherwise without that motivation behind one’s actions, there’s nothing to channel into the eventual superpower that can miraculously move mountains. No prospect to succeed at breaking past one’s limits to achieve the otherwise thought impossible. However, it’s something that can’t be simply granted/received from the outside or others (exception: the powers granted to Homeless Emperor from ‘God’); the influence or spark of inspiration can, but the answer for the willpower itself, the driving force to act upon, must birth from somewhere genuine deep within.

SURELY, for Garou to have endured all that he has, by overcoming so many tortuous near-death experiences so far, there exists some origin for his ‘fighting spirit.’ And yes, we’ve seen the basis for his convictions formed since his childhood, with him assuming a role he believes is most appropriate, and then adhering to a misguided method he thinks will influence the change he wants to see in the world...but he (manga Garou especially) is still in the process of defining precisely who he is and what he fights for. The more he experiences, ‘it’ gradually gains in strength while steadily rising in clarity.

He’s always had genuine, strong feelings that motivate him (absolutely no doubt!), but there’s always been a lingering contradiction between what he says he wants to do and how he applies that into actual action. Like a mental set-back (hmm, another so-called limiter?) from all his stubborn denial that’s preventing him from realizing who he actually is, and therefore not fully understanding where his deeper feelings lie... Fortunately and interestingly enough, the incidents that forcibly put those feelings and his character to the test the most – the times that push him further beyond what he ever thought possible, resulting in his greatest bursts of strength – are actually those where his true self is brought to light in sharper clarity. Namely...all those impressive feats he’s chosen to overcome for the sake of protecting Tareo. Shielding him from a bullet rain, shrugging off getting stabbed and sliced to death, resisting absolute incineration...each time, Garou never had to risk himself that far to face any of that, yet he conjured the resolve (the willpower!) to stand up and fight for what he truly cares about. Compelled to risk his life for the sake of something that runs deeper than he can fully comprehend...truly, that kind of unconditional sentiment channeled into an unstoppable force is strong indeed.

But, protecting what he cares about (Tareo) isn’t the only thing that drives him. His personal ideals and worldview get further challenged the more he fights alone in the MA base. Repeatedly pitting his life against any injures or opponents he faces, as he comes to a greater understanding of what brought him here in the first place. Defining his determination and raison d'être as he goes, such as in his important fight vs Darkshine (webcomic ch68):

Now, it’s possible ONE may rework what happens in the manga’s version of this fight entirely (and beyond; EDIT: except for the narration, the manga’s adaptation has kept most of Garou’s words here intact!), but at least here, Garou solidifies a conviction worthy enough to bet his life against, overcoming his lethal injuries and absolutely refusing to lose no matter what...but will the reason he concludes bring him accurate enough clarity for the path he swears to take? Enough to forge a will strong enough to succeed at breaking past his limiter? (Manga edit: presented as, “Garou’s limiter seems to be breaking!”)

To simplify an analogy of the mechanics behind this mental process would be like finding the proper fuel to push the horsepower of a car/vessel past the output of its own frame. Where the key components are 1) fuel: goal, 2) horsepower: willpower, 3) frame: limiter. Compromise the fuel as an unfit source for the (will)power, and the overall performance either becomes substandard or falls apart entirely. And what do we see happen?

The consequences of a ‘wrong’ path

Fast-forward to his arc’s conclusion in the webcomic, and we see the consequences of settling for a compromised goal that conflicts in accordance with one’s true self/desires. Garou gets so close to breaking his limiter, but ultimately fails. Why? He showed so much promise and unshakable resolve to get here, so where on his path did he go wrong? As we learn, he fought so hard (continually risking his life!) not for the benefit of monsters, but rather to unite and reform society enough (through fear) to incite the arrival of a true hero. Choosing the contradictory role of the ‘evil’ aggressor to bait one out, when Garou himself was never truly evil at his core. As Saitama perceptively puts it: he was always a rather ‘soft guy’ with an ideal image of a hero in mind all along, but thanks to all his deep-set stubborn denial, he never allowed himself to fully realize this. (In this case, all his stubborn tenacity became a blinding fault that ended up holding him back from realizing the truth.) So Saitama calls him out for taking an indirect (half-assed) approach for his goal, rather than directly work towards becoming the ideal of a true hero himself:

Saitama: “It was a mistake to lower the hurdle right before the goal. A half-assed objective can’t succeed.”

Saitama’s words give Garou the wake up call, reality check, and clarity he’s always needed to hear...but the harsh truth becomes will shattering. Thankfully, all hope isn’t lost, because the one who actually picks him back up again, and ‘saves’ him by resparking his will to continue, is Tareo. By finally getting through to him and vouching for the heroism Garou’s always shown...Garou gains the basis to try again ‘next time’ in a more appropriate, constructive manner that’s truer to himself. He still has the potential and power to succeed, but now without being bound limited by the misguided mindset from his childhood anymore.

Garou’s arc shows us this huge, sweeping, in-depth example of what it takes and then ultimately what NOT to do (can’t end up choosing the ‘easy way out’) to truly succeed at something. And he’s not the only character to which this applies. Everything presented thus far will now culminate with Genos, and the speculative steps he can take to achieve greater power too.

The next who can succeed: GENOS POWER THEORY

(The following has been in the works since 2016, but nothing since then has disproven it – on the contrary, waiting for more content has only built on it – so now is as good as ever to finally present what I’ve had in mind for him this whole time. Everything ONE has shown only leads me to believe that the possibility is there for Genos to have his ‘next time’ to succeed too.)

From the panel above, ONE framed it in a way so that Saitama’s words apply to Genos’ situation as well: in his desperate haste to gain power and seek revenge against the Mad Cyborg, he chose to forsake his fleshy body and become a cyborg himself. Essentially, like choosing the more enticing, easily available approach with the quickest results (not unlike monster cells by the way, which are confirmed unsuccessful methods too), by looking outside for the solution (looking to both Kuseno and Saitama for the answers to power), instead of working hard to achieve that goal within himself directly. Without the logistics of his cyborg transition/rehab into account, it’s like in his young mind’s insatiable impatience for power, he sought the equivalent of instant gratification. Logically, now his choice appears like a short-sighted, fatal mistake that’s permanently screwed himself over, since now his body’s performance will always be limited (on top of his given limiter) by the output of his technological parts and Kuseno’s knowledge on how to improve them. (Kuseno won’t live forever to keep up with him either.) Time again, he’s faced with the bitter reality that he cannot rely on parts those alone.

So then, where is his hope? What about his own power? This is precisely why I believe ONE designed him as a cyborg in the first place. (His struggles facing personal weakness and powerlessness were never just for the sake of reoccurring gags, and ONE would never keep him stagnant as the deuteragonist either.) Because now, Genos is forced to figure out the correct solution the hard way, by overcoming THIS extra physical limitation imposed on him, to realize the answer he’s always sought MUST come from within. It shouldn’t matter that he doesn’t have his original body anymore, because in the opm world, greater power doesn’t come from having the chosen biology/genetics, specialized parts, or even natural born talent/gifts (remember the House of Evolution arc)...it comes from the process of strengthening one’s inner willpower itself. The remaining key to all of this lies in the fact he still has his organic brain, the place where everyone’s capability for this mental power originates, so that means Genos still has the potential to utilize it too.

Then, why hasn’t he? (Or has he but never realized?) What is his problem? What can he even do to reliably harness that kind of power? That same power as demonstrated by others (if Garou can develop it and figure it out, then why can’t Genos)? Intelligence, battle experience, reacting and analyzing are strengths he’s currently working on that will help, but shouldn’t Genos already have enough determination for a set goal in mind? If that’s not enough, then what is it exactly that he lacks?

As it turns out, Genos is not just limited by his cybernetic body, but also by the mindset he carries himself. His main problem has always been a mental one. (Doubled down by the frustrations caused by his self-defeatist attitude and disappointment when things go wrong too.) No matter the shinier upgrades or battle experience he receives, he cannot progress past this vital barrier if he always treats himself as a replaceable, disposable weapon. It’s then no wonder his body always turns so inexplicably frail, prone to breaking and losing limbs all the time, when he jumps headfirst into battle with such a lifeless disregard for his own being. Such a hollow shell for armor can’t possibly stand up to greater opponents with the will to pierce right through that.

But then, it’s curious to me that his head remains his literal strongest defense.

(Genos no, that’s recklessly dangerous!) Now, why would this be? Did Kuseno only reinforce the encasing of his brain (his most vital part), while purposely leaving the material of the rest of his body more vulnerable? Sending him out in the field with only substandard weapons and armor as his defense? While Kuseno giving his brain extra protection is smart, him lapsing in thorough efficiency for the rest of him seems unlikely to me. It becomes a much different picture when realizing this is likely not Kuseno’s doing or fault at all (or even just ONE playing with Genos’ plot armor). Because if Genos only sees the body granted to him as a replaceable tool, then where does he keep his sense of self, if he doesn’t even regard himself as human anymore? Hmm, it’s like all his desperation, resolve, and internal feelings are suck inside his mind without getting anywhere. Like his will itself is trapped within the cold metal encasing of his chassis without getting properly channeled.

Channeled? Yes. Remember back to what the Metal Bat fight showed us. Not just the introduction of ‘fighting spirit,’ but THIS as well:

Where Garou even makes it a deliberate point to emphasize just how much power such a simple, metal weapon holds. Of course, later in a bonus chapter, this is said:

Hmm, the explanation for an ‘unbreakable’ metal bat, huh. Conveniently provided for by the HA whenever requested/needed too. Now that feels like a red herring to me. Instead, even if he’s not consciously aware of it (his intelligence is rated a 3 in the databook after all), the likely reason why he’s able to turn his bat into an unbreakable weapon is because during his increased moments of desperation, he can channel his ‘fighting spirit’ through it as a natural extension of himself. While Genos, who’s entirely built from metal that Kuseno could manage to acquire from various ‘unbreakable’ sources too, but who is still fighting with such flimsy defenses, is most definitely not. Any willpower/fighting spirit that Genos has is still pent up within the confines of his hard head without correctly reaching the extremities of his own limbs. He’s not effectively using his body as an natural extension of himself when he can’t even see himself as human anymore. Again, he’s mentally bound. Oh, Genos...

Metal Bat is just one example allowing for the possibility of strengthening the inorganic, Garou is another for showing the grueling process of developing ‘fighting spirit’ too, while Saitama is the ultimate example of everything coming together in a complete package. For Genos to successfully develop the same, to the point he can push past the output of his own frame and achieve greater power too, we need to reexamine his key components: his fuel (goal), willpower, and limiter(s).

Just how exactly can Genos improve?

First, what fuels him to keep going? For whenever he flings himself into battle, with deadly precision and almost an entire lack of self-preservation, what does he have that’s so important to him, it compels him to resist and keep going no matter the hopelessness of the situation? He’s already established upfront that his mission in life is to become strong enough to find and defeat the Mad Cyborg that destroyed his hometown and family. For 4+ years, he’s been running on those intense, pent up feelings of hatred, rage, frustration and grief…manifested into the desire for revenge, and by dedicating his remaining life and humanity for the sake of the dead. Without having a proper emotional outlet or time to grieve and heal from his trauma, he’s essentially been running around this whole time chasing intangible phantoms from the past. Is that even a goal viable enough for the long-term? (It’s definitely not a very healthy or constructive one, that’s for sure.) What about his plans after?

Ch108 of the webcomic even asks the hypothetical questions, what if the Mad Cyborg’s already dead, what would Genos do then? Or if he’s still alive, how can Genos even gauge if he’s strong enough to defeat him as he is now? He can’t know. Based on memories he can barely remember and leads that are virtually nonexistent, it’s still too fuzzy and inconclusive of an objective to adhere all his efforts towards or use as a guidepost for his progress. He needs something with much more reliability, clarity, and viability, because in the desperate throes of the moment, something vague won’t help him when his actual life depends on it. So Genos, what else is there? Attaining the S Class top 10? Still not strong enough, or even with enough personal value to risk his life for, when it’s incomparable to the heights of Saitama. Ah. There it is. Saitama. As Genos progresses over the course of the story, his priorities have started to shift as he reflects on what is most important to him. Rather than focusing all his intent and efforts on those who are already dead, it’s much better to live and fight for those who are still alive. For those who matter to him: Kuseno and Saitama, who are now part of his new makeshift family, they allow him the chance to finally heal emotionally and find new inspiration to live for. By living with Saitama, Genos has even started to form another goal that’s worth striving for that will sustain him through the long-term even after the Mad Cyborg: to become strong enough to remain by Saitama’s side.

Next, his willpower. Some of his most defining traits are his dead-set seriousness and determination. (To the point it’s comically and affectionately referred to as ‘no chill.’) He should have loads of useable willpower/fighting spirit at his disposal, yet his performance still turns up short. Having a viable goal to work towards and sustain it, and then being able to correctly channel it (as mentioned with Metal Bat’s example) are important, but so is overcoming the subconscious mental barriers holding him back. For one, is Genos even aware of the current power he holds, without attributing the credit to others or his special parts? Because there is at least one instance where he demonstrates the willpower to achieve the otherwise thought impossible:

Not just a moment to simply dismiss as a freak incident, because here (during the fight he was directly inspired by Saitama by the way), his refusal to be dismissed compelled him to fuse his severed body back together again. A feat previously thought impossible for him (just how on earth could he ‘heal’ severed metal?!), yet right then, he momentarily gained the power to surpass his body’s limitations. And yet, the incident practically goes by unacknowledged by him, as he’s shortly taken down by acid and distracted by Saitama’s answer for ‘more power.’ But the potential is still there for him! He can do it if he only perseveres and realizes! (And not by asking or relying on others to just give him all the answers either!)

So what is ‘more power’ to him? How can the willpower he already has be developed and trained even further? We’ve seen what Garou’s had to endure to get stronger, but to Genos, suffering the same physical pain won’t have the same effect on him. Instead, his tailored ‘hell’ to endure and overcome must come significantly much more from the psychological side. Through stressors that repeatedly tax and test his mental state to the brink rather than just his body. (The mental factors for Genos just keep piling…) And so, much of the growth we’ve actually witnessed from him over the course of his development comes from overcoming the torment of repeated failure.

A harsh punishment that could discourage and/or break the will of anyone, so it’s quite miraculous that even after all his losses, he’s still never stopped coming back to try again later or permanently gone off the deep end by now. It’s a strength that he’s never mentally succumbed under the relentless frustration and pressure. Instead, he always analyses what he did wrong, learns from his mistakes, and applies that into how he can improve next time. Little by little, by comparing him from the start of the story to now, he’s definitely improved. By becoming more aware of himself and his surroundings (to not always let his guard down!) and utilizing more efficient battle tactics, he’s turning into a much wiser fighter. Even coming to acknowledge the value of his own life much more than before.

^Yes Genos, be aware of your limits, because in this story, you are forcibly bound by many that you’ve yet to overcome.

Then what are his limits? Can Genos eventually break his limiter too? Does he still even have one? It’s a question often debated. His brain certainly still has one (along with many compounded mental barriers), but if his curious placement on the monster side of the spread during Dr. Genus’ limiter explanation means anything (EDIT: Murata’s since edited that spread for the published volume), would his similar ‘transformation’ into a new body make him gain a new limiter EACH TIME it’s replaced? Then uhoh, Genos needs to slow down and stay with one to acclimate as his perceived, natural ‘body,’ or he’ll be stuck in an endless loop trying to surpass his rebooted limits every time. (And he won’t get anywhere like that!) If that’s not the case, and his cyborg body doesn’t even have a limiter anymore (unlikely, because the output of his physical frame is always limited), then his brain’s still applies anyway. In either case, he will need to learn to fully accept, cherish, and value himself (as human!) first.

That’s why it’s so important he remains in contact with Saitama. Saitama’s calming influence is extremely vital to the stability of Genos’ wellbeing. Before they’d ever met, Genos was heading down such a self-destructive path, he really could have gone off the monstrous deep end to no return… ONE could still take his character arc down many dark possibilities, since Genos will likely have to endure much more psychological torment to grow stronger… (And then his once hidden placement on the monster side of the limiter spread becomes that much more ominous. But ONE won’t simply make his story a rehash of Garou’s either; he’s got different, long-term plans for Genos.) His road will be long and arduous regardless, as a gradual slow burn over the course of the story rather than neatly contained within any single arc. But no matter what happens, Saitama will be there.

If Tareo is Garou’s important link to his humanity, preventing him from fully becoming a monster, then Saitama (and Kuseno) are that vital link for Genos to remain in touch with his humanity as well. Vital enough to bring him new inspiration and newfound purpose in life to the point he will no longer have the necessity to think of his ‘self-destruct’ option as his last resort anymore.

Therefore, the words Saitama gave at the beginning of the story:

Where he mentions the familiar terms of ‘mental strength’ and ‘spirit’ in his advice to Genos...have actually always rung true. What the reader was originally supposed to take away as a throwaway line within Saitama’s bs, has in fact been a relevant chekhov's gun all along. This whole time, ‘a change in mindset will yield to greater strength’ has always been a viable approach in the path towards achieving greater power. :’)

Thank you for reading, and always keep an open eye out for what ONE has in store next! :D

#opm #saitama #genos #garou #metal bat #meta #manga spoilers #webcomic spoilers #long post #IT'S FINALLY HERE ;A;#who’s ready for some meta meat and potatoes!? 8D #this took a while to cook up but hopefully it’s savory enough food for thought!#simple in theory but complex in execution...gave me so many headaches aha #basically everything is connected; opm is mental and meta af; and ONE is the sneakiest bastard of them all

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northsalpha-archive · 2 years ago

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＂ THAT ISN’T ACTUALLY STRICTLY TRUE. — I WAS IMPALED THE FIRST TIME I DIED. neither my feet nor my knees touched the ground. ＂ the smirk that tugs at his mouth is slight, but there; just a hint of 𝚜𝚖𝚞𝚐 because it makes a change for him to be the one pushing payne’s buttons. role is normally reversed, her text message commentary on the wolves often testing his every patience. besides, if a wolf can’t poke fun at his 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬, how else can he be expected to cope with such trauma? there’s something else lingering there too though, expression somber & thoughtful as he truly considers what it’s all 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 him. the first death was long and pained, surrounded by the cries of his kin as they too suffered terrible fates. alpha fought for them, to no avail. they weren’t prepared. they didn’t stand a chance.

second was faster; a flash of metal, 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚙 𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 across chest. his son catching him as he fell, darkness temporarily taking over before the light flooded back in. both came with lessons he takes under his wing, as he does with EVERY life event. a wise leader 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 underestimates the power of experience. ＂ it’s not about the death. ＂ conclusion comes as his own stone skims over the water. ＂ you’re right. this part we cannot change, no matter how hard we wish to. the result is 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. — but how we reach that point? that is still in our power. we can either kneel down & accept our fate, or . . . we can fight with every last breath we have, only falling when we are already gone. that is what it means to die on our feet. ＂

@northsalpha ❝ i'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees.. ❞ ⏤ MEME : still accepting .

she had to know, what was it with supernatural men. and their thing of people dying. and refusing to do so on their knees. this wasn't the first time she'd heard those words. and she doubted it would be the last. she'd heard it from jackson in the bayou, and now from ansel. and honestly it made her head ring. in a way that made her want to slap them. as honestly was it a wolf thing ─── shaking her head, she goes back to throwing the stones alone the lake. watching the way they skip along the surface. her eyes soon trailing to look at the elder wolf, hazel hues analysing him. wondering if he even realised how egotistical, those words sounded.

❝ when death comes calling, you either die on your knees or on your feet. there isn't a choice. only an idiot thinks otherwise. ❞ she sighs. for she'd know, she'd died twice already. and no amount of fighting, would change the fact, they all knelt before madam death.

#hellsurvivr #in character. ⸻ conversations.#universes. ⸻ verse tbc.

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terravolksisms · 7 years ago

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TRRA - Part Three

And Part Three is finally here! I hope you all enjoy it!

The creatures of Grimm charged, howling and growling as they closed in on the lone Huntress in training. But the Beowolves were in for a surprise as Terra rushed forwards to greet them.

She battered the first Grimm away with Resistor, the Beowolf collapsed with a wet sound after she introduced her shield to the monsters skull. The next Beowolf wasn’t so lucky, she swung Surge in an arc and cut the beasts head off in a single swing.

Without even pausing for a moment she was onto the third, stabbing that one through the chest just like she’d done with the Ursa moments earlier. The fourth lashed out at her with its claws, but she brought up Resistor at the last moment to block the blow. Then she charged in, battered the Beowolf with her shield until she had an opening, and then she opened up its chest with her blade, spilling shadows out onto the ground.

The fifth was more hesitant, and attacked at the same time as the sixth, but it was even more unlucky than its companions, running right onto Surge and impaling itself. But it distacted Terra long enough for its companion to rake Terra’s back with its claws.

Terra grunted as she stumbled forwards into the quickly dissipating Beowolf in front of her. She hadn’t seen the blow coming and had forgot to engage her aura, something she mentally scolded herself for. She couldn’t afford to have that happen again.

Fortunately her armour took the hit. Someone else would have had their back opened up very messily. Possibly even fatally.

Terra spun on her heel, as she activated her aura she brought Resistor around and slammed it into the Grimm’s jaw. There was a loud crack as something in the monster’s skull gave out and it collapsed to the ground in a messy heap before it began to dissolve like its companions.

The seventh appeared somewhat surprised at how quickly its pack mates had fallen. So before it could react, Terra brought Surge up, the sword morphed into its Lightning Gun form in her hand, and then she shot it through the head with a bolt of lightning, and the seventh Grimm was no more.

As Surge returned to its normal state, there was a loud crack behind Terra. She spun around to find her brother Auric dispatching the first Grimm with his mace, it appeared the creature had managed to shakily get back onto its feet while she was distracted.

‘You missed one.’ He grinned at her. ‘Nice work though Sis.’

Auric was the second eldest child in the Volks family. He’d been the golden child since the day he could walk, of course Terra’s parents didn’t like to play favourites, it wouldn’t be fair on their other five children. But Auric was better than good at absolutely everything he tried to do. At first they thought he’d be an electrician like their mother, then he discovered a passion for machines like their dad. Now he was trying his hand at being a Huntsmen like his sister. And Terra was glad they weren’t twins. It’d be hell trying to make a name for herself at Beacon if she was going there alongside her golden haired brother.

‘I was saving it for you.’ Terra smiled back politely. ‘I didn’t want to steal all the fun.’

‘I ran into a couple on my way over from the lake.’ Auric shrugged. ‘I came as fast as I could. Arrived just in time to watch you tear those Beowolves apart. Very impressive. But in the future, try to keep your aura up. Professor Qrow would be disappointed.’

Terra sighed. ‘I know.’ She glanced around, for the first time noticing how quiet the marketplace had become. ‘Are they all gone?’

The rattling crack of dust powered weapons sounded not far off in answer to Terra’s question.

‘Doesn’t look like it.’ Auric grinned, ‘Come on Ter, last one there misses out on all the glory!’

They both rushed towards the sounds of gunfire, before they emerged into the market’s car park to find a number of militiamen fighting against another, larger pack of Beowolves.

Neither Terra nor Auric paused to survey the scene before them, if they didn’t act fast, the pack, and the alpha commanding it would overrun the small militia band.

Auric leaped at the closest Grimm and brought his mace crashing down onto its head as Terra charged in, battering one Beowolf out of her way with Resistor as she slew another with Surge.

‘Aur, cover me!’ Terra called as she began to hack and smash her way through the pack towards the Alpha. Her brother nodded and took up a position behind her, covering her flanks and making sure to finish any Grimm off that hadn’t yet decided if they were dead or not after meeting Terra.

It wasn’t long before Terra found herself charging the Alpha Beowolf. The creature was huge, covered in pale bony protrusions that contrasted its otherwise ink-black flesh. The Alpha howled as it saw her and lumbered forwards to greet her.

Its claws fell down on her, but Terra managed to block the heavy blow and slashed at its arm, wounding the beast. But the Beowolf barely even let out a grunt of pain as it battered away at Terra’s shield with its other paw, and followed up by trying to head-butt her, a move that completely took Terra by surprise.

With her sudden loss of momentum, Terra found herself fighting more and more defensively as she gave ground before the Alpha. She could already tell that this creature of Grimm had much more experience fighting humans than the other creatures she had fought. It was faster and better at predicting her moves.

But it was far from unstoppable, and while it was able to push her back, Terra wasn’t giving up, she managed to get a couple of hits in, only half of which resulted in her having to absorb a blow with her aura.

She was starting to tire, but so was her opponent, and unlike the Grimm, she wasn’t suffering from a dozen minor wounds.

Then, the fight suddenly turned when Terra jumped backwards over a parked car. The Grimm scrambled after her, but as it clambered onto the car its foot landed on the windshield and crashed through the glass. The Grimm howled in pain and tried to pull its leg out of the glassy trap it had found itself in. But while it struggled with the ruined window, Terra leaped forwards and with one mighty swing chopped the trapped Beowolf’s head off with one clean swing. The beast dissipated as Terra found herself in a suddenly quiet car park.

She looked up and found her brother and the militia all looking around as the last of the pack of Grimm dissolved into the wind along with their leader. The battle was well and truly won.

The militia let out a ragged cheer and Terra and Auric couldn’t help but join in.

‘Terra!’ Auric called as he ran over to embrace his sister, ‘How was your first taste of real combat?’

‘It was…’ Terra paused as the memories from all the fighting swirled through her head, the fear, and the rush, how long had she been fighting for? It felt like hours, or even days. But surely it had only been a few minutes… ‘It was amazing!’ She grinned.

‘You know, you two were pretty damn amazing!’ One of the militia called out, ‘where did you two learn to fight like that?’

‘Signal Academy.’ Terra smiled.

‘Damn, I could have sworn you two were the real deal from Beacon Academy!’ One of the other militiamen grinned, ‘Beacon will be a breeze for you two when you get there after what I’ve seen.’

Terra and Auric exchanged glances and grinned at the praise.

‘Maybe this town isn’t so boring after all.’ Auric chuckled.

#TRRA #terra volks #RWBY oc #RWBY oc fanfiction #rwby fanfiction

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madmonarch · 7 years ago

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THAT HEADCANON ASK DROP FROM YESTERDAY ( thank you to @selfsaving and @lacksmotive for sending them and keeping me busy on the road trip! ) ALL UNDER CUT CAUSE ITS LONG

“ would mk ever use his telekinesis during sexy times ? “ Ironically enough I actually thought about this a day or two ago and forgot to post anything about it. But the answer is if the opposite party already knows about his telekinesis then yes, yes he absolutely would. His favorite thing? Keeping hands occupied but using his power for tools or other parts ie tying stuff, knives, softer objects. Though sometimes he will use it on the opposite person themselves too

“What is The Most Violent thing mk has ever done?” this one is fucked up I’m going to say this. It was in his late 20s, and the reason he has that huge stomach scar of his. It was the first time he got kidnapped. Obviously I already mentioned he doesn’t like being bound in a room alone. And young MK wasn’t used to physical torture- what he received in the past was all psychological. At least for the most part. So some guys he had gotten on wrong terms tied him up and start to open his gut. MK, without a better choice of words, snapped. Killed most of the men in the room with his telekinesis. A reason that its dangerous for him to use his telekinesis when pissed is its terrifying. A lot of the men got impaled, but some parts of their bodies were torn off or ‘exploded’ without any external cause. With his torturer, he physically assaulted him for about 15 to 20 minutes with his fists or other parts of his body before rigging up a make shift machine in his containment location to keep him alive. Tortured him back for the better part of 7 hours past the point that he should be dead. And this isn’t even the most visibly gruesome thing he has done. But the other instance was mostly post mortum

“ is mk a good cook ? does he prefer to cook or get takeaway ? “ oh I’ve actually thought about this before and yes he’s actually a pretty good cook! Given that he was alone most of the time when he was a kid he had to cook his own food, so he learned pretty quickly. However given how busy he is with work work and villain / criminal work he often just picks up. Usually higher quality food as he can be quite particular on what he puts in his body. Though he occasionally indulges in fast food. He also has quite a sweet or salty tooth.Edit / add on: due to his ‘super’ sense of smell he is real precise on spices and stuff like that which can be good or bad. Certain food with a bad odor or overpowering he can’t do

“ when did the title 'mad king' actually come about ? “ as I said Riain was more of a serial killer in his early adulthood so the paper tended to give him names, especially as he started marking his victims with the crown symbol. The most common he heard was The King or The Bloody Crown. Well he was also into plays and old books about kings gone, well, Mad. Low and behold, he pieced together the name The Mad King and started to push that one at public eyes. It wasn’t necessarily one he pieced together, either. He used the name a few times before hand for throw together plays he did back in acting.

“ if mk had a pet, what would he want ? “ actually he has three (had, at least. Its unlikely they carried onto other verses besides main.) A frog with 5 legs, a two headed snake, and a cat depending on verse / character connections. The first two for sure. He likes animals with genetic oddities, and given that his early experiments were generally on frogs there is that reason too.

“ where is mks favourite place for a sexy encounter ? “ mmm well a sense of danger is kind of a turn on for him. Areas of potentially getting caught but low likelihood of it happening. Or you know, more physical danger. He’s also a fan of shower / bath sexy time or oddly enough, car. Back seat specific. Honestly Mad King is big into indulging just about anywhere at any time on or against probably just about anything.

“ Has mad dad ever tried to reach out to any of his family members or vice versa?? “ Mad King himself hasn’t tried to, neither has any of his family as far as he is aware. He prefers it that way. They did try to once or twice immediately after he ran away, but he knew it was just to drag him back to being a good little lab rat.

“ if someone put their hand over his mouth ( in a NON sexy way, in a like 'shut the fuck up' and / or 'this is a kidnapping' kinda way ) would he lick them yes or no? “ lick? MKs a biter. He will actually tear the flesh off of someone’s palm if that happens. He’d try to go for his knife or something first and cut their gut, but its a split second difference of which one would go quickest for him. Licking is saved for sexy stuff or him being a messed up piece of shit and licking up blood

“ does mk own a human skull ?” oh he absolutely does. A few actually. Most are made into something or other- technically speaking, a lot of skulls he does own would be hard to tell from other house hold items (mk uses parts. That means be careful with household items in his house. Your spoon could have been made from an arm bone). But he’s edgy. He uses some unchanged just for looks in areas he can get to. For a bit he used on as a stand for his crown but that was for a real short amount of time

“ how is mk with children !! “ he’s alright with them. I’ve said a long time ago that children are the least likely for him to hurt. He doesn’t have a reason to. Beyond that, he doesn’t really like seeing kids being hurt. However, he will not go out of his way to help a kid especially if it interferes with a plan of his. Generally speaking, he won’t go out of his way to talk to kids nor will he really break who he is to look kinder in front of kids. Though I think he honestly has some dad instincts buried under that arrogant demeanor of his. Secretly might want an ‘heir’ but would never say that.Obviously he’d be far more obviously better with / if a kid is his and not just some random kid.

“ does mk like birthdays + does he / how does he celebrate his ? “ when it comes to his own birthday, no he doesn’t celebrate it. He quit celebrating it a long time ago when his family showed no care towards it. For him his birthday is just another day of the week. He doesn’t even tell people when his birthday is. Which is odd, given it would be even better of an excuse to have people treat him like royalty. But then again, he’d rather force that belief then make excuses.As far as others, it is likely he does celebrate them. He isn’t flashy about them, and he doesn’t really abuse the fact he has money. If he cares enough to celebrate another persons birthday, he isn’t just going to get them stuff with a large price tag. He is going to go for something of personal value.

“ does mk like horror movies ? does he taken any inspiration from horror movies / villains for his own bad shit ? “ he adores horror movies! His favorite genre and if he actually has free time he’ll watch them. He has taken some inspiration for some of his killings, but its more bits and pieces for one or two kills. He makes fun of killers that take too much inspiration from horror. However, arguably the one he has taken a lot of inspiration from happens to be his favorite horror movie / book- Silence of The Lambs

“ WHAT ARE MK'S FAV PET NAMES EITHER TO BE CALLED OR TO CALL OTHERS “ so the ones that apply to either calling others them or being called them himself; dear, darling, honey, and to a lesser extent babe and loveNow I’ve talked about this too much but won’t stop tbh but like if he likes you? You for sure have a title brewed in his mind already. The fucker loves titles. Specifically royal titles. (And for half the ships I have I may or may not have figured out what specific titles he would give and why)As far as ones he LOVES to be called. Call him ‘My King’ in a non mocking manner. Also 'My Love’ or 'My Dear’ are good options.He’s not a fan of overly sappy ones. Like honey bear or stuff like that.

“ does mk prefer to share a bed or have his own space ? “ depends. Concious / appearance keeping Mad King prefers his own, but its pretty obvious subconsciously and if he were to relinquish some pride issues he much prefers having another person with him. Its comforting. Like I mentioned he cuddles up to people rather quickly when he falls asleep. And his prideful butt hates that fact when he wakes up. Especially the fact his body yearns to keep the contact despite the argument of mind. Of course I’ve mentioned he’s awful about falling asleep. Aka he doesn’t get enough sleep ever. Actually, probably his best sleep is gained if he’s with someone.

“ what's mk's favourite weapon to use during a kill and why ? what weapons does he like in general for what purpose ( like what's he like to use for torture stuff ) ? “ he actually really likes to get creative with his crown. The tips of his crown are razor sharp- like, they can put plenty of knives to shame. Of course he wields it in such a manner that he can be precise whether he wants a real deep cut or not. But he’ll use it to cut chunks off, slit throats, or lodge through people. Other then his crown, its usually blades. Knives are of highest preference- a harpy or curved blade is fun, but he also likes basic hunting knives (the one he carries in the GTA AU fits one of these.) And speaking of GTA, his favorite guns are generally the bullpup rifle / shotgun or (ironically if I remember correctly) the MK Pistol. Though for torture? It changes. He likes pliers. And his knife. Chemicals. Also does enjoy fire. Basically, the King likes anything with power but is efficient and aesthetically pleasing at the same time.Of course, if he’s feeling creative he will build tools for torture. Draining people, slowly cutting them apart piece by piece, triggering electrical impulses naturally occurring in the body to go into overdrive to burn the person inside out. It depends on his mood. It really does. And he’s tried plenty.

#‛|ℳK┆“OUT OF CHARACTER” ♛ ᵗʰᵉ ᵏᶦⁿᵍ ʰᵃˢ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵈᵉᵗʰʳᵒⁿᵉᵈ #headcanon tag tba #( things learned from this headcanon ask day #mk is awful and violent #really likes sexy time #has a shitty childhood and probably needs to sit down and talk to someone about it )#abuse //#gore //#horror //#blood //#torture //

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