#Ruby Ragnarok

[causalityparadoxes]

The Pantheon of Discord | Doctor Who, The Legend of Ruby Sunday

[evilhorse]

Grundy feel shame.

(JSA Volume 2 #4)

[gallifreyanhotfive]

Okay, so there's the Toymaker, the Trickster, the Maestro, the Mara, Sutekh, the Threefold Deity - maybe the Gods of Ragnarok? And then all the other ones.

I really thought the Black and White Guardians would have been among them. I find it odd that they're not, unless?

[intuitive-revelations]

Three fold deity could be the Gods of Ragnarok from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, since they were gods and there were three of them.

True... but I don't think Raag, Nah and Rok have ever been linked with "Malice, Mischief, and Misery"?

For now I'm assuming they're meant to be something different (after all, if they were intended to be the Gods of Ragarok, why wouldn't we just say that - especially with Fifteen having mentioned them already in The Giggle). Obvious death of the author applies, however, so we could always come back to them and link them in the future. Maybe we'll get something in the novelisation.

This all being said, if we go back to Craig Hinton's mythos again (which granted, aren't themselves 'canon' and are just the notes of one author), the Gods of Ragnarok were actually three of the Guardians of the previous universe, and thus presumably part of another 'six-fold god', with another trio of "Arma", "Gedd" and "Onn".

Given these 'Guardians' seem to exist as trios, maybe they really are instead organised into two "three-fold" gods? Maybe in this universe, the division that transformed the Guardian of Time in our universe into the Black and White Guardians instead divided the group in two?

Hmm... idk. I'm not certain, but I could be convinced.

[howlingday]

Clash of the Gods

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Oscar: (Sits on his bed, Yawns) Let's get to bed. Hopefully things will be a lot better tomorrow.

There was hope in the young man's voice. The events of the day had taken their toll on the four of them. Learning the status of the Relic of Knowledge was disheartening, and yet despite Adrian finding only one piece, was the most hopeful to find the rest. This lead to a heated disagreement between him and his uncle, leaving the party exhausted.

Adrian: (Sits on his bed) Good night, Uncle. (Lays down) Good night, Oscar. Oz.

Oscar: Good night. (Shifts) Good night.

Jaune: Good night. (Lays down, Shuts eyes)

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BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Adrian: WHAT WAS THAT?!

Jaune: Grab your weapon!

The world shook around them as wind and rain battered the walls of their shared home. Thunder crackled as the ground was rent asunder by lightning. Jaune threw open the door, sword in hand, and found a massive figure standing a distance from the entrance.

Jaune: WHO ARE YOU?!

Lightning flashed behind his towering frame, casting an intimidating shadow over the doorway. The figure pushed aside his coat, revealing two silver and black handguns. He spoke softly, but his voice carried over the winds.

Ironwood: Can I come in? (Reaches behind, Pulls out a flask) I brought wine.

Jaune: I'm not exactly fit for visitors!

Ironwood: Are you sure? You have a table and cups, don't you?

At the lack of response, the winds died down. The mountain of a man moved closer, but Jaune didn't step aside. It wasn't until the man shut his coat that Jaune let him pass. As the storm died down, Jaune nodded to Adrian, who hurried to set the table. As the men stared at one another, they set their weapons on the table, Jaune with his sword and the stranger with his guns.

The man's eyes were dark and tired, long sullen from ages past of sleepless night. His beard was long with strands of white, like fresh coal crumbled into ashes. Atop his brow rested a metal plate, a wound earned from a battle long forgotten by all but two survivors, both of whom located in this building.

Ironwood: (Looks around, Sits down) Charming place.

Adrian set the cups on the table, then stepped away as the guest set the flask down. "Pop!" The cap was removed and heavy red liquid filled each cup to near the rim. With a grunt, the cap was reseated and the giant reached across the table for the cup in front of Jaune.

Jaune: (Grabs cup, Huffs)

Ironwood: ...You could've told me before I poured.

Jaune: Why are you here?

The stranger lifted his cup and wafted a hand over the rim. A smile graced his lips for a moment before returning to it's stoic origins.

Ironwood: I'm being neighborly.

Before Jaune could reply, a stray wind blew from a torn open wall to the shut door. Adrian shivered, but straightened when Jaune glanced to him. There was a sudden movement, but it was nonhostile. The titan rotated his hand for emphasis as he spoke.

Ironwood: You seem like a reasonable person. Very calm. (Leans closer) Are you reasonable and calm?

Jaune: If I need to be.

Ironwood: (Glances to Due Process, Huffs) Good. You should be.

There was a knock, and Jaune and Adrian became still. The stranger simply sipped from his cup, totally unperturbed by the sudden noise. With a nod from his uncle, Adrian opened the door. The wind picked up as flurries whirled outside the doorstep, and a man formed as the ice and snow came together. Without asking, he entered.

Cloaked in heavy furs, the small gentleman glanced around with fast-moving eyes. Atop his lips sat a bushel of white hair, which matched his slicked-back hair. Under his cloak was a fancy robe, sown not from ilk, but from dust.

Jacques: Do you know who I am?

The man swiftly made his way to the empty chair and placed it beside the largest man in the room. He picked it up, moved it, placed it, and sat in it. All while he spoke with an air of superiority. Like he were speaking to a child.

Jacques: Not long ago, before this cold settled in, mistakes were made. Unfortunate and regrettable, to be sure, but I think we all know who's who around here, right?

Jacques: Now, what you did to my children... was understandable. Self-defense. They both attacked you, and you did what you had to. After all, despite our immense power, we are all still mortal. (Looks to Ironwood) And let's be honest; those two were worthless. They wouldn't have been any use to us. (Looks to Jaune) But Winter was different. She was the Maiden. She had value as both our superpower and my best huntress. Yes, she was driven insane by her power, but she was useful, and now she's gone because you killed her. Do you understand?

The smaller man reached over and took the cup from the much, much larger man and drank it to the last. He set the now empty container to the table. "Clack!"

Jacques: You. Owe. Me. (Looks to Ironwood) And you're no fun to be around.

Jaune: What do you want?

The man took Jaune's cup and did the same as before. Jaune didn't react. If anything, this worked in his favor as the most sober of the three men. Another cup empty by the hands of this stranger. "Clack!"

Jacques: Peace. (Stands up) Does peace hold any interest to you, oh great and mighty Valian god of war? Hm? That we ceasefire and return to our normal lives? You stay here, lay down, don't start anything with me, and I promise not to start anything with you.

Suddenly, cold blue eyes fell on Adrian, who stiffened under his gaze. A bony finger raised to single him out. On instinct, Adrian stepped closer to a support beam. Jaune placed his eyes on him as well.

Jacques: And you need to stop looking for the relics.

Jaune's eyes widened, fury suddenly ablaze in his glare. But this was less of his old form of fury, which was ignited and fueled by his rage, and more tempered by concern for the boy's well-being.

Ironwood: Yes. We know what you've been up to. Now stop it.

Jacques: The war between Salem and Ozma is dead. Salem is dead. (Steps closer) Understand?

Jaune stood up. The man turned to him and stepped away from Adrian, hands in the air. Adrian looked between the two. The huge man still seated at the table placed the rest of the bottle of wine to his lips.

Jacques: And that's it. We're even. In fact, I'll sweeten the deal and let your little refugee walk away, completely pardoned! Yeah, I know you're in there, you lying, little bastard!

He looked to the closet, where a dim flash of light flared. Adrian stepped closer to keep it shut, but was too slow as the door came swinging open. Adrian rushed in to hold back the older boy from making a grave mistake by striking the dangerous gentleman with his cane.

Oscar: Why should we believe anything you have to say?! When was the last time you ever kept your promise?!

Jacques: Ozpin. A pleasure, as always.

Ironwood: He looks younger. (Hiccups)

Oscar: If he tells you snow is white, he's lying!

Jacques: What? You do riddles now? And I thought the great and powerful Oz would be wise enough to see past his own ego.

His gaze returned to Jaune, who continued to stand at the table. The foreign man stayed his hand from his sword, but darted his gaze between the larger man and this deceptively more powerful one. Ozpin was a lot of things, and a lot of times, he hid the truth. But he never lied, especially about Jacques Schnee.

Jacques: Okay, here's my final offer. Stop your search for the relics, and I'll smooth things out between you and my ex. You'll never see Willow again, and I will ensure your safety when you walk through her garden. Keep your... nephew... safe. (Smiles) Isn't that what all we could ever ask for with family? So what do you say? Do we have a deal?

Jaune thought on the conditions. Willow, mad in her grief for her children, grew bolder in her attacks. Adrian's curiosity drew him closer and deeper into her territory, which put his life in danger. Jaune couldn't protect him forever, and Adrian was not yet ready to be on his own.

Which meant he still had to protect him from men like Jacques Schnee.

Jaune: No.

Jacques didn't react much to the answer. No raising of his brow or open gape of his mouth in surprise. He simply walked by his wide shouldered ally and whispered in his ear. In response, the massive man sighed as he stood.

Ironwood: Finally.

Before Jaune could blink, thunder rocked his core as he was launched through his wall, his home growing smaller and smaller in seconds. As his velocity slowed and blurs regained shape, his gargantuan foe was upon him once more, pistols in both hands. He holstered them and took hold of Jaune's neck.

Ironwood: I've been waiting for this! You Valians always were slow on how things worked in Atlas. Here, we have something called "a cold debt". (Squeezes, Jaune hacks) It means you took something from me, and now I take something from you. Don't worry, though; you'll pick it up!

Jaune smashed his fist against his colossal opponent's face, but earned little response beyond a chuckle. With a kick to his chest, Jaune became free from the iron grip. Instead of retreating, he smashed his forehead into the bearded giant's nose. Reeling from his pain, he tossed Jaune aside.

Ironwood: (Rotates shoulder) That was for Winter. Now show me this God-Slayer I've heard so much about!

Jaune reached out, but only felt empty air in return. Something was stopping his blade from returning to his hand. The tall man stalked forward, cracking his knuckles. One set of knuckles sounded more metallic in his koints popping.

Ironwood: Can't fight without your sword? Coward!

He lunged for Jaune, who managed to duck away. An arm swiped for him, but was deftly blocked by Jaune's shield, and a counter was delivered into the giant's side. This did little more than annoy the titan.

Jaune: I didn't want to fight Winter!

Ironwood: I don't care!

An iron fist struck Jaune in the face, sending him spiraling into a wall. A follow-up punch missed and struck the wall instead. As debris and dust fell away from the crater made, Jaune used this to his advantage and weaved to behind his opponent, striking his massive backside. Unfortunately, this also didn't hurt him.

Ironwood: You insult me holding back like this!

A bloodied fist whirled round, narrowly missing Jaune, who held up his shield. Steel-hard fingers dug into his defense and tossed it away, earning a massive boot into Jaune's torso. Jaune rolled backwards to his feet, bracing for another attack.

Ironwood: How were YOU ever a god of war?! (Charges at Jaune, Misses and grabs pillar) You're fucking hopeless! (Whirls round pillar) You spit on my children's memories! I can't believe they lost to you!

Jaune ducked low and drove his shield into the gargantuan, deep into his gut. As he reeled from his pain, Jaune wailed blow after blow into him, staggering him. Reeling back, he swung his shield towards his stony face. The titan grabbed the sides, but was pushed back by Jaune's strength. He was now pinned under the god of war.

Jaune: You know who I was?

Ironwood: The Rusted Knight? Yeah, I do!

Jaune: Then you know what I can do!

Ironwood: Then show me!

Jaune held his sword hand out, hoping to reclaim his blade once more. Captializing on relieving his arm, the towering figured shoved Jaune away. The blade whirled into Jaune's hand, and bit deep into his foe as he swung. With a shove, Jaune cut deeper into his opponent, but this still didn't slow him down. Not even as red spurted from his mortal wound.

Ironwood: Now this is a fight!

As Jaune rushed in, a boot was raised high before stomping into the solid ground. The earth shook as a shockwave rippled the air around source. Jaune was launched far back into a wall. The same where his foe first bled. Jaune looked ahead and saw the man was fully-healed, with no scars to show his wounds.

Jaune: (Thinking) Damn it! How many times does it take?! When will the gods finally leave me be?!.

Ironwood: What's this? Now we're talking!

Jaune, consumed by his rage, rushed for the tall bastard and lept onto him. Fists bounced and bounced hard into the stone face, bruising iron skin and breaking bleeding bone as he pummeled into the laughing god's face. His arms were tightly held before he was thrown off. Jaune lept again, but missed and sent his own shockwave that barely pushed the mountainous son of a bitch. Jaune panted as cold air bit his skin.

Ironwood: Is that all? I thought you were finally showing me something! Come on! Show me the monster inside! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THIS!

Jaune: I AM!

Jaune charged forward and swung his sword from on high, only to be blocked by twin pistols catching from their slides. Jaune was pushed to the backfoot once more and was shot twice in the chest, sending him flying far and away once more. He smashed through something metal. As he regained himself, he caught the god in his follow-up, but was helpless as he was tossed through the metal and his face driven into the cold pavement below.

Ironwood: That was for Weiss! (Walks away) Sorry about your little statue, Pyrrha, you soft-hearted crybaby.

Jaune gripped a piece of bronze from Pyrrha's statue- her arm, maybe- and drove it deep into the god's backside. As Jaune readied his blade, the massive foe grabbed the shard from his front and tore it out. After a roar and a pant, he turned to Jaune and laughed.

Ironwood: If you're not fighting dirty, you're not fighting, right?

Jaune rushed to his foe with renewed vigor, those his body still ached. The battle was wearing hard on his body. Blade scraped against pistol as the giant swung his firearms like clubs. What didn't connect to his sword clashed against his shield, ringing Jaune's ears with a thunderous force.

Jaune: Your children attacked US first!

Ironwood: Good! Just like I trained them!

Jaune sheathed his sword and took another of Pyrrha's statue to strike his hardy foe. Said foe reeled from the pain, but only seemed to be reinvigorated by the attack. Lining up his shot, a fireball launched with hellish fury, singing a deafening song. Jaune clenched his teeth under such force. As he lowered his shield, a massive hand reached for Jaune, grabbing and slamming him into the pavement.

Ironwood: Was it luck?! Did my children lose and die to blind, fucking luck?!

Jaune felt heavy blow after blow cascade upon him like rain. Everything was growing softer, silenced by the deafening ring in his ears. Hands gripped around Jaune's throat as he struggled against his mighty foe.

Ironwood: You think you can burn a kingdom, come here, be a daddy, and get a clean, fucking slate?! That's not how the world works! You're a killer, a destroyer, just like me!

Jaune was finally able to breathe until the final, heavy blow was made against him. Everything had grown dark. Quiet. He knew this feeling before, for he's felt it so many times. Death.

And he never got to say good-bye to Adrian. Never the chance to tell him he's-

Ironwood: Oho no! I say when we're done.

Fire burned over Jaune's chest, his body alive with pain as his fingers curled in spasmatic rhythm. His heart thundered in pain as cold air filled Jaune's throat and lungs. As his body calmed, Jaune moved to his feet. The giant gestured with an open palm lazily.

Ironwood: Get up! I'm not leaving until I see the real you. Now!

With shaky legs, Jaune approached the god. His body still ached, but he could also feel it healing. His divine status returning, Jaune felt a rage boil within him, but he pressed it down once more. Rage would not win this fight.

The two came to blows once more, but Jaune was noticably slower than before, and so was the mountain before him. Judging by the rolling of his eyes, this was not for the same reason Jaune held. Flaring his nostrils, he barked at Jaune ashe swung.

Ironwood: Stop holding back!

Jaune's speed increased, as did his enemy's. Blade cut as bullets pierced, with only body and shield to catch each other. Jaune caught another boot to his torso, sending him sliding back into a wall.

Ironwood: There's no way my children lost to you! (Catches sword in metal palm, Snarls) Are you afraid to get your hands dirty?

Jaune tore himself free and distanced himself. He missed a swing for his head, but kept his shield up to defend himself. He noticed storm clouds continued to build around the forgotten city, and the building snow and hail grew and grew in size and intensity. Yet the titanic marksman leveled his pistol with certainty.

Ironwood: This is the god who destroyed an entire kingdom because a woman hurt his feelings?

Jaune sheathed his sword and held his shield up. A bullet careened from his shield, but he continued in his blind charge. Once he saw those big boots, Jaune reached high and seized his prize, his foe's throat. Squeezing it tightly, he struck him hard in the face. As he reeled to strike again, the giant ducked low and took hold of Jaune in a bear hug.

Kicking from his legs, the two soared into the sky. Thunder rumbled and roared around them as lightning flashed and blinded them. Even as Jaune freed himself and threw punch after punch into the god's face, he continued to laugh in a rumble that seemed to echo the thunder. Again, the fist was caught and Jaune was thrown to the ground. Jaune landed with a roll, and readied his sword.

Ironwood: THIS IS FOR WHITLEY!

As Jaune threw his sword forward, it clashed against the pistols, an electric charge sparking from their weapons grinding against each other.

Jaune: You always put him last! Even when he died!

Ironwood: What the fuck did you just say?!

Jaune: Whitley came after us because he was afraid of you! We didn't kill him! You beat him and he died from the wounds you gave him!

Ironwood: Oh, and like you're such a model father?!

They came apart and struck again. Lightning crashed and blasted the two far from each other. In their place stood a massive glass tower, brimming with electric energy. They circled each other around it.

Ironwood: This seems familiar.

Jaune: What?

Ironwood: Doesn't matter.

Jaune felt the earth crackle and rolled away. A thunderbolt scorched the earth where Jaune stood. As lightning crashes increased, Jaune charged to his foe once more and struck him with his blade once again.

Ironwood: I don't fucking care about what a good father you are! I want to see Vale's god of war!

Jaune: You started this! (Grabbed again, Kicks knee) I WILL END IT!

Jaune felt the god's leg give, but it did little to help him. What jubilance his foe held now died and was replaced by this towering rage before him. Rage, hatred, disgust. All of it targeted at this god of war.

Ironwood: This is the foreign god who murdered Winter?

Another heavy boot came crashing down, but Jaune caught his shoulder with his blade. Once more, divine blood spilled. However, it didn't seem to heal as fast as it did before. As Jaune was shoved away, it still bled. The god continued to bleed, which meant he could still be beaten. However, this distraction costed him.

Ironwood: (Grabs Jaune, Slams him down) This is the man who bested Cinder, the woman who murdered Ozpin?!

Jaune rolled away, only to be caught again by his enemy. His sword fell away as he was thrown into another wall, driven deeper by an iron fist. Jaune launched his own punches and two slugged one another until Jaune was tossed away again. Grabbing his sword, he swung the blade into a structure behind his opponent. Metal creaked as it fell.

Ironwood: Clever! (Raises pistol, Fires, Shatters iron beam) But clever won't beat me!

The two continued their battle, but even Jaune noticed his slowing down again. He doubted he'd be offered another chance by the godly titan before him. His foe also slowed, but much less so than him.

Ironwood: Where's your love of the fight?! Show me the god of war! Let me see him!

Jaune held up his shield as the massive pistols clubbed and sparked into it. Metal creaked and bent as lightning burned and melted against it's shape. Suddenly, it shattered, and twin barrels were placed to his eyes. Between them, Jaune saw the god's eyes ablaze in rage.

Ironwood: I see why my children fell to you. Even if it's this... weaker version of you. (Leans in) But I am not my children!

Ironwood: But your son? Don't worry! Jacques Schnee and I will take good care of him. He has plans for him.

Jaune reached out and gripped the bastard's arms tightly. Reeling back, he slammed his face through the pistols and cracked the asshole's fucking nose. As blood dribbled into his beard, Jaune roared as his fist crashed and cracked into the son of a bitch's smug face.

Jaune felt his blood boil. Spill over. He felt a rage he hadn't felt in ages. Something in his very being that told him to kill the man. Beat this god. Maim this dog until he begged for a quick and merciful death.

Ironwood: There he is.

The man chuckled and popped his jaw back in place. Reaching inside, he swiftly yanked out and tossed a tooth free.

Ironwood: There's the god of war.

The winds died down, and the snow and hailed ceased as the thunder quieted around them. The god reseated his pistols and dusted himself off. He took a deep breath and calmly spoke.

Ironwood: Consider your "cold debt" repaid. (Turns away) I'll be seeing you.

As Jaune attempted to give chase, lightning flashed and the mountain of a man was gone without a trace. Left confused in the cold, he remembered. Adrian was stuck in the house. Alone!

Stones shifted nearby and Jaune found his friends Ruby and Yang waving to him.

Yang: I told you he'd make it! Ol' Vomit God is just fine!

Jaune: (Falls over)

Ruby: Jaune! (Runs over, Helps Jaune up) Remember me? It's Ruby! And Yang is here, too!

Yang: You goo-

Jaune: Home! Now! Jacques Schnee is with Adrian!

Ruby: I'll get a gateway ready!

Yang: (Carries Jaune) Come on, big guy! Don't worry, nobody is around to see you get picked up by a girl.

Jaune: Who... Who was that?

Yang: That was Ironwood, Atlesian god of storms, strength, and being a general pain in everyone's ass.

Ruby: I still can't believe Crocea Mors stood up to Due Process! (Squeals) Uh, not that I enjoy watching my babies fight.

Jaune: Gn...

Yang: Uh, Ruby? The gateway?

Ruby: Oh! Right!

[asuraaa]

doodled my geffen guard NPC...

[abs0luteb4stard]

I wonder who "The Reprobate" was, though. The voice mentioned that, someone new? The other word for reprobate is "Rogue". But it feels like a red herring... unless him being lost in the alternate dimension corrupted him (I hope not).

Unless it's an allusion to the other rogue timelords: Master, Omega, The Rani, Time Meddler etc. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The Pantheon of Discord

[agentoffangirling]

Bc of all this stuff of "Billy is the first gay character in the MCU", I have decided to compile a list of queer characters in the MCU, sorted by date so y'all know who the actual firsts are

The conditions are thus:

It is confirmed in the project by either the character themselves or by another person. Maybe they speak of a partner, or say "I'm gay" onscreen

It is confirmed outside of the project by a director, actor, writer, etc. The specific thing about this is that it must be spoken about openly, not just "oh I like that idea!". No, it must be said, "yes, we intended for this" "this character is queer", you get the idea. This means cases like where Chloe Bennet voiced support for an openly bi Daisy Johnson in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." will not be counted, for while she does like it, she doesn't confirm Daisy as bi

The project must be set in the MCU timeline. If it is the subject of a multiverse, then that must be when the multiverse started branching out. "Deadpool and Wolverine" counts, but all other X-Men movies will not count

With these conditions, it also means cases like Iceman will not be considered, as even though him being a mutant is written like a coming out scene, he is still treated as being entirely het

Does that make sense? Good, let's get going

Victoria Hand (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, 2013-2014): Lesbian, confirmed by actress

Isabelle Hartley (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, 2014-2015): Lesbian, stated by actress

Joey Gutierrez (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3, 2015-2016): Gay, confirmed on screen

Jeri Hogarth (Jessica Jones, 2015-2019): Lesbian, confirmed on screen

Valkyrie (Thor: Ragnarok & Thor: Love and Thunder, 2017/2022): Bisexual, confirmed by actress and later confirmed on screen

Korg (Thor: Ragnarok & Thor: Love and Thunder, 2017/2022): Gay, only confirmed on screen in Love and Thunder

Karolina Dean (Runaways, 2017-2018): Lesbian, confirmed on screen

Nico Minoru (Runaways, 2017-2018): Bisexual, confirmed on screen

Ruby Hale (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5, 2017-2018): Aesxual, confirmed by actress

Aneka (Black Panther & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2018/2022): Lesbian, confirmed by actress

Ayo (Black Panther & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2018/2022): Lesbian, confirmed on screen

Unnamed character played by Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame, 2019): Unknown, confirmed on screen

Marcus Benson (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6, 2019): Gay, confirmed on screen

Loki Laufeyson (Loki, 2021): Genderfluid and bisexual, confirmed on screen (it is worth noting that Loki was only confirmed as queer in the series, ten years after he made his debut, which is why I only count the series here. However our main timeline Loki is suggested to be same)

Sylvie Laufeydottir (Loki, 2021): Bisexual, confirmed by creators

Yelena Belova (Black Widow & Hawkeye, 2021): Aroace, hinted on screen, confirmed by writer

Phastos (Eternals, 2021): Gay, confirmed on screen

America Chavez (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022): Lesbian, confirmed by actress

America's moms (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022): Unknown, confirmed on screen

Mister Immortal (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, 2022): Bisexual, confirmed on screen

Agatha Harkness (WandaVision & Agatha All Along, 2021/2024): Unknown, potentially sapphic or wlw, confirmed on screen

Rio Vidal (Agatha All Along, 2024): Unknown, potentially sapphic or wlw, confirmed on screen

Billy Maximoff (Agatha All Along, 2024): Gay, confirmed on screen

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[galahadwilder]

Sutekh: I’m gonna hide here for a bit and turn into a GOD

Sutekh: I, uh. Okay Fenric and Ragnarok were a bit much for me. But I’ll be a god soon—

Sutekh: okay so there’s a Time War but it’s probably fine, better sit this one outWHAT THE HELL IS THE COULD’VE-BEEN KING AHHHHHH

Sutekh: okay so that’s over I’m free might be a good time to come out — wait something’s haunting alongside me, what the hell is “Bad Wolf”

Sutekh: holy me Bad Wolf is ALL up and down the Doctor’s timeline I need to hide until I’m sure she’s COMPLETELY gone

Sutekh: is she still here

Sutekh: oh hi River you’re here again WAIT WHY ARE YOU BLOWING ME UP

Sutekh: okay Amy is clearly not safe for me since she can rewrite time apparently I need to —

Sutekh: wait where are all these tiny brunettes coming from WHO IS CLARA AND WHY DOES SHE KEEP THWARTING ME

Sutekh: WE’RE GOING BACK INTO THE TIME WAR ARE YOU CRAZY? And wait ITS THE FUCKING BAD WOLF AGAIN?????

Sutekh: okay look other me’s trust me don’t come out of hiding it’s not safe

Sutekh: okay Clara’s gone, yay, I’m — wait she’s up his timeline too isn’t she. Medammit. Now I have to wait out TWO OF THEM?

Sutekh: Okay these three are—they’re normal. They’re normal, right? No weird bullshit?

Sutekh: I’m sorry Ruby Sunday is WHAT? I CANT AFFORD TO WAIT TO FIND OUT I CANT KEEP GETTING HIT WITH THIS SHIT START THE PLAN START THE PLAN MAYDAY MAYDAY

[evilhorse]

Fate has come to you!

(JSA Volume 2 #3)

[chaotic-creator]

Bare with me folks as I detail my most recent Doctor Who theory.

So, in the 60th anniversary specials and seasons 14/1 and 15/2, we've been learning more and more about The Pantheon of Discord/The Gods of Chaos and their rules.

So far, in the Whoniverse, we've met The Toymaker, Maestro, The Trickster, The Mara, Lux Imperator, Sutekh, The Beast, and The Gods of Ragnarok (Beast and Ragnarok confirmed by Doctor Who YouTube channel)

One of the things we have learnt about The Gods is that they send Harbingers to warn about their coming.

Maestro had Henry Arbinger

Sutekh had Harriet Arbinger

Lux Imperator had Harvest Bringer

I haven't watched The Greatest Show In The Galaxy to apply Harbingers to The Gods of Ragnarok, but these are my theories for retroactively giving other Gods their Harbingers:

The Trickster - Either Grisloke the Graske or the people he makes deals with become his Harbinger

The Mara - The people it possesses become her Harbinger

The Beast- Toby Zed became his Harbinger and host

But what about The Toymaker?

Well, here's my idea. The Toymaker had a Harbinger because that was in The Rules for The Gods, but there was nothing in the rules that said he had to reveal his Harbinger

And so The Toymaker placed his Harbinger in secret, hidden within UNIT. He created:

Shirley Anne Bingham

If is you double the R from Shirley and take the E, then use the B, I, N, G, H and A from Bingham you have these letters

E, R, R, B, I, N, G, H, A

Unscramble that, and you get: Harbinger

My wild idea is that Shirley was The Toymaker's Harbinger, but unaware of it. It was more fun for The Toymaker seeing his Harbinger, his creation, be completely and utterly unaware and terrified of him.

Some time after The Toymaker was banished, both Shirley and the memory of her were erased, explaining why Morris is Scientific Advisor when 15 and Ruby visit UNIT in Empire of Death

Yes, I am aware this is highly unlikely and a completely wild theory, but it bugs me that Shirley has just vanished and that The Toymaker who introduced The Rules of The Gods, seeming broke one.

[colourstreakgryffin]

The Six Pillars; Masterlist #2~

Welcome to the second temple~! This is the era of my Hellaverse passion but really, all of this is my joy and pride! I hope everybody enjoys skimming through this disaster called my Blog!

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Pillar #1: Demon Slayer ~❤️

❤️ Akaza: Of Different Worlds

💜 Obanai Iguro: Back Off

🌈 Douma: Snuggly Orders

❤️ Muzan Kitsubuji: All Mine

🖤 Gyomei Himejima: Toasty Blood

💙 Giyuu Tomioka: Fuzzy Morals

💜 Obanai Iguro: Serpents and Arachnids

❤️💜🧡 Tanjiro, Obanai and Kyojuro: Ribboned-up

💛 Hotaru: Nothing or Everything

💙 Muichiro Tokito: Wire of Fate

💜 Nakime: Hot Red Strings

💙 Giyuu Tomioka: Sky-High Fortitude

💜 Obanai Iguro: Dragon Tamer

💙❤️💙 Muichiro, Tanjiro and Giyuu: Eating Drama

🖤 Gyomei Himejima: Typhoon Shelter

❤️ Tengen Uzui: The Best and the Worst

💜 Obanai Iguro: Sheathed Blade

💚❤️💙💛 Karaku, Sekido, Aizetsu and Urogi: Fishing for Prizes

🩷💜💚 Kanae, Shinobu and Kanao: Near-Death Experience

🩷🧡💜 Mitsuri, Kyojuro and Shinobu: Doll Mattress

💙 Aoi Kanzaki: Horseyback Rides

💜💜💚 Shinobu, Obanai and Sanemi: Victim Issues

💜 Genya Shinazugawa: Unlikely Partnership

💙🩷🖤 Giyuu, Mitsuri and Gyomei: Hook Hashira

💜 Shinobu Kocho: Eyes on the Walls

❤️ Tanjiro Kamado: Wait, Your Majesty

🌈 Douma: Sharing a Heart

💚 Kanao Tsuyuri: Feeling Flop

🧡💜💚 Kyojuro, Obanai and Sanemi: Past and Future

Pillar #2: Jujutsu Kaisen ~💜

🖤 Noritoshi Kamo: Numb Senses

❤️❤️ Choso and Ryomen Sukuna: Tiger Eye

❤️ Choso: One of the Same

❤️ Choso: Styling Perfection

💛 Kento Nanami: Eclipse Heart

❤️ Naoya Zenin: Toxic River

Pillar #3: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure~💚

💙💚💛 Jonathan, Erina and DIO: Clock Delay

Pillar #4: Death Note ~💙

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Pillar #5: Haikyuu ~💛

Osamu and Atsumu Miya: Plus Three

❤️ Kenma Kozume: Level 0; Training

🧡 Shoyo Hinata: Impressing You

🧡💙💚 Atsumu, Osamu and Rintarõ: Clown of Mischief

Pillar #6: Record of Ragnarok ~🩷

💚💙 Adam and Eve: Broken Little Heart

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Pillar #7: Hellaverse ~🖤

💜 Loona: Fuzzy Kisses

💛🖤 Moxxie and Millie: Appling

❤️ Valentino: Silkworm Caterpillar

❤️ Blitzø: All the Same to Me

💙 Vox: Baby Laptop

🩷 Angel Dust: Made of Love

❤️💙 Alastor and Vox: Climbing the Ladder

🖤 Rosie: Fire Lily

🖤 Carmilla Carmine: Love at First Meeting

💙 Vaggie: Bolt Spear

💙 Vox: Cameras and TVs

🖤 Husker: Dolling Up

🖤 Husker: Glass Barfly

🖤 Husker: Daddy’s Little Girl

💛 Emily: Counting Sheep

❤️ Alastor: Three Glowing Candles

💚 Charlotte: Balloon Soul

🖤 Husker: Pootie-Kitty

🖤🩷 Husker and Angel Dust: Growing Up

❤️🩷💛 Alastor, Velvette and Emily: Mirage Mind

❤️ Alastor: Yin and Yang, Light and Dark

🖤❤️💙 Husker, Cherri and Vox: Pink Shoes

💛 Adam: Stem of the Apple

❤️🖤 Alastor and Rosie: Blood Spill

💚💙 Fizzarolli and Asmodeus: Ruby in the Rough

❤️ Alastor: Picking Favourites

❤️ Alastor: A Little Game

❤️ Blitzø: Guns & Volleyballs

🖤 Husker: Precious Kitten

❤️Alastor: Rose Drop

❤️ Alastor: Staying Here

❤️ Alastor: Fresh Meat

❤️ Alastor: Rainbow Irises

❤️ Alastor: Old Habits, Never Die

❤️ Alastor: Diamond Trio

💙 Vox: Vampire Canine

❤️ Alastor: Rabbitfoot

❤️ Alastor: Lies and Deception

❤️ Alastor: Little Mistake

❤️❤️🖤 Alastor, Lucifer and Husk: Wildcard

❤️ Alastor: Smile, My Dear

❤️💙🩷 Alastor, Vox and Velvette: Getting Over It

❤️ Alastor: Crystal Heart

❤️ Alastor: Beauty from Within

❤️ Alastor: Blood Draw

❤️ Alastor: Shopping Trip

❤️ Alastor: All the More Demons

❤️ Alastor: Follow Me

❤️ Alastor: Mischievous Rumours

❤️ Alastor: the Prey and the Predator

❤️ Alastor: Redemption Path

❤️ Alastor: Chaotic I.M.P

❤️ Alastor: Night & Day

❤️ Alastor: Reaching Out

❤️ Alastor: Hell’s Angel

❤️ Alastor: Hopping Little Heart

Here is the third temple of this blog’s lengthy Masterlist~ Masterlist #3

[onepieceguy]

Adrian leads Jaune to Patch, where Ruby and Yang made up all those years ago. As they arrive at the Xiao Long Farm, they see Yang lying on the ground with her arms crossed while Ruby digs a grave for her.

Adrian: Aunt Ruby... I am so sorry-

Ruby: No! No, I don’t want to hear it. You don't know what sorry means!

Adrian: We're not letting Salem get away with this!

Ruby: Would that be the Salem you invited into my home?!

Jaune: We were all fooled.

Ruby: (stops digging) Ha... but some of us were bigger fools than others. Aren't we?! I gave you everything! My skills. My secrets. My friendship! My home! My treasures! And now what have I got?!

Ruby: (sobs over Yang) ... not even my family!

Ruby: (glares at Adrian, showing off her clothes stained with Yang’s blood) You want "sorry...?" This is what sorry looks like...

Adrian: (watches her continue digging) I... what can we do?

Ruby: (scoffs) "We?" There is no "we." There is only you... no matter what the cost... so what you can do... is get the FUCK out of my sight!

Jaune: ... come, Adrian. We are leaving... (to Ruby) mourn how you wish...

Adrian: ... I... I thought we were her family, too...

Jaune: ... we were.

Adrian: Slash! And strike! Slash! And strike! Sla- Agh!

Jaune: Adrian.

Adrian: Why?! Time is running out!

Jaune: And so are we.

Adrian: What? I don't- I don't understand.

Jaune: ...Do you remember when we found that cat outside? At your mom's house back in Argus? Someone shot it, and it was bleeding in the bushes. It was laying there, waiting for the bleeding to stop, or else it would have died.

Jaune: And just like that cat, we have also been wounded. (Gestures to the dummy) This, though? This is a distraction.

Adrian: ...

Adrian: ...I failed.

Jaune: NO. ...No.

Adrian: ...I want to find Aunt Ruby, and I think I know where to look.

Jaune: Then lead on.

[anthurak]

The Surprising Similarities of Little Red and Odin

So this was originally going to be another ‘how Ruby could be an Odin allusion’ post, but in the process of brainstorming, I ended up landing on what feels like a more fun broader topic:

Namely the very interesting similarities in the stories of Little Red Riding Hood and Odin, and the fun potential overlap these two folkloric figures could have when writing fantasy stories.

First off, there are a lot of surprising similarities between the two.

Little Red Riding Hood is a girl known for wearing a hooded cloak (a ‘riding hood’) who wanders through the woods to visit her grandmother, and is menaced and potentially eaten by a monstrous wolf.

And funny enough, basically all of these traits can be found in Odin in one way or another:

For one, Odin has a well-known penchant for wandering Midgard in disguise, as a mysterious hooded figure. Indeed, a hooded cloak is one of Odin’s most well-known visual traits. And just like Little Red, Odin is ALSO menaced by a monstrous wolf in the form of Fenrir, who likewise devours Odin during Ragnarok.

Even Red Riding Hood being a girl has some surprising overlap.

See, we often think of Odin as being this wise, old bearded patriarch of the norse gods, but in reality a lot of that image is the result of more modern depictions attaching elements of Zeus and the christian God to Odin, who doesn’t have nearly as much of those elements as many modern depictions would have you believe. For example, Odin is way more of a loner and trickster archetype who’s often off questing for knowledge.

Fun fact actually; basically our only pre-christian written source we have on Norse mythology comes to us courtesy of the Romans and the contact they had with the Scandinavians via trade routes. Specifically one General Tacitus, who wrote an ethnography in about 98 CE of the Germanic peoples Rome was trading with, which includes some descriptions of the gods they worshiped, which is again pretty much our earliest written source on the Norse pantheon.

Now the thing to remember here is that in these accounts, the Norse gods are referred to as various Roman gods. This was a thing the Romans did with basically every other culture they encountered as a means of cultural assimilation; conflating that cultures’ gods with whichever of their own gods the Romans thought were similar enough, basically saying ‘your gods are our gods’. For example, the accounts seems to refer to Tyr as Mars (aka Ares), likely due to both being war gods, and Thor as Hercules, probably due to both being super strong and giant slayers.

What’s interesting is that the account seem to refer to Odin, the leader of the pantheon, not as Jupiter/Zeus, but rather as Mercury, aka HERMES. A tricksy traveler who among other things, shepherds the dead to the afterlife. I mean if that doesn’t tell you that comparing Odin to Zeus is pretty far off the mark, I don’t know what does.

So with that tangent out of the way, most interestingly for the purposes of this discussion, Odin has a surprising number of feminine traits. Odin seeks and takes the council of women (in particular the Nornir, from whom he learns the prophecies of Ragnarok), something noted to set him apart from the other male gods. And he even learns and practices the art of witchcraft, something practiced specifically by women in Norse mythology. There is at least one instance of Odin even being specifically called a witch, or at least a ‘male witch’, again a specifically feminine term. Plus there’s the fact that Odin is often noted as not being as much of burly fighter like most of the Norse gods, and is instead much more of a crafty schemer.

So taken all together, I think we can really start to see the similarities.

In fact, I think it’s not so hard to believe that the original folktale of Little Red Riding Hood could have some folkloric connection to Odin. As in, if we followed the tellings and retellings of Little Red Riding Hood back through the generations far enough, we might arrive at, among other places, people telling stories of Odin and Fenrir.

BUT, this post is not about making conspiracy theories about folklore, mythology and European oral history.

It’s about pitching fun and interesting ideas about the potential of blending together Odin and Little Red Riding Hood.

Obviously I’ve already talked a fair bit about the fun allusions and parallels Ruby Rose has and could have to Odin; cool and mysterious hooded cloak, use of a spear-like weapon, a character journey with a major emphasis on a pursuit of knowledge and answers, defiant refusal to accept any kind of ‘fate’ of the world (see her contrast with Oz), death symbolism, and of course the possibility of getting a sick eye-patch in the future.

But even outside of RWBY, I think there’s so much fun potential for more general fantasy stories with twists on fairy tales:

I mean everyone’s always re-imagining Little Red as some huntress or ranger with an affinity for or some other connection to wolves.

But just picture a take on Little Red Riding Hood who, in addition to the red hood, penchant for wandering the woods and a complicated relationship with canines, also happens to be a nerdy, goth trans girl who practices witchcraft and has a sick eyepatch and a pair of pet ravens and uses a walking stick that turns into a badass magic spear and she’s also a crafty schemer and a bit of troll and also might sometimes be plotting a war crime or two.

I mean if you ask me that sounds pretty sick. :D

And finally, if you happen to the kind of LOTR fan who remembers that Odin was one of the main inspirations for Gandalf, then yes this means there IS in fact at least a bit of mythological precedent for Big Naturals Gandalf XD

[sphxxshthealien]

Who did you think the “one who waits” would be?

(before you watched The Legend of Ruby Sunday)