#The Brawler

[nightwingsgypsyrep]

*taps microphone* is this thing on? Okay…

🎤 THIS IS A REMINDER THAT ALL OF THE ROBINS ARE SMART, GENIUSES IN FACT. THEY ARE IN A FAMILY OF DETECTIVES. THATS LIKE THEIR WHOLE THING. ALL OF THE ROBINS (AND THE REST OF THE BATFAM TOO) ARE CLEVER, STRATEGIC, AND CAPABLE, NOT JUST TIM. (No hate to my boy Tim, though. I love Tim.) YES, EVEN THAT ONE. Thank you. 🎤

[bepolite-beefficient]

Hello! I'm still new to your blog, but I'm greatly enjoying what I see here! I'm especially interested in your OC Brawler! What inspired you to make her?

I know this is super old but I wanted to answer it:

Truth be told, I can't entirely remember what inspired me when it came to her creation. I just knew that I wanted to create a character whose job it is to basically be the receiver of the brunt of the punishment when it comes to battle. Brawler's original class that I gave her was defense but I'd say she's a bit of a mix between defense and support in terms of her actual job in battle.

Brawler's job is to strategically pick fights, directly playing on her background as a streetfighter when she was younger. Typically she singles out members of the enemy team that she knows can be goaded into a fight with a little smack talk and prodding. She also kind of acts like a 'bodyguard' for her teammates. For example, if one of her teammates is corner she's the one who makes a b-line for them to help push back the enemy.

I have a lot more of development I still need to do for Brawler- and my other ocs aswell. I'm only recently beginning to be able to fully get back into the fandom, and a lot of things have stagnated since I've been gone. But yeah, that's just a little about her^^

[dykekarkat]

i keep seeing people say neil is canonically better at fighting than andrew??? genuinely confused as to where this is coming from outside of fanon...like genuinely why do people think he can beat andrew or even renee in a fight? neil is not physically intimidating like andrew. he is not capable of the same physical violence (maybe if u give him a gun). and yeah i see people point to his upbringing with nathan and MAYBE im cheating bcus im pretty sure this was only mentioned in the EC but his training never moved past dead animals. mary literally took him and ran before they could move to training him on live ones, and i think that's evidence that he wouldn't be some insanely crazy good knife fighter (also the fact all of this occured before he turned 10).

and call me crazy but there's No Evidence that Mary taught him Any physical fighting while they were on the run during those 8 years. in fact i think there's more subtextual evidence for her refusing to teach him both so that 1) he'd remain dependent on her and 2) so there was no chance he could become like nathan. like did we forget that his whole thing is getting his ass beat. over n over again. this is, i would argue, one of his most character defining traits. the foxes' battered wife in the wise words of one david wymack. mr "i start fights and let andrew finish them" josten.

[aurelion-solar]

the 3 promo posters for Arcane Season 2 can be joined together, with Ekko's trail going across them all, fortiche really are the best!

[adamwatchesmovies]

The Brawler (2019)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

I have an idea. I’m going to tell you about 2019's The Brawler and you can tell me who you think it’s for. There is an audience for this movie but it's incredibly narrow, and not the one the filmmakers hoped for.

Based on the true story, Chuck Wepner (Zach McGowan) is a small-time boxer who gets the opportunity of a lifetime when Muhammad Ali (Jerrod Page) challenges him for the heavyweight championship title. His story makes him a celebrity among the locals and catches the eye of Sylvester Stallone (Anthony Mangano), who thinks it would make a great film. Unfortunately, his newfound stardom plunges Chuck into a downward spiral of substance abuse and poor decisions.

If you like the Rocky franchise and hope to get “a little more” by watching the story that inspired it, this film will disappoint you. At first, "The Brawler" follows the 1976 Oscar-winner nearly beat-for-beat with a few key differences. Firstly, Chuck is already married to Phyllis (Taryn Manning). Secondly, his rough-around-the-edges manager (Joe Pantoliano) isn’t all that lovable and has no memorable lines. Third and most importantly, our protagonist is 0% likeable. You have to admire the film for showing a “warts and all” portrait of the real-life boxer but if you’re going to show the man’s flaws and your objective isn’t to assassinate his character… try to show some good facets of his personality. Sloppy, dumb, unfaithful, apparently eager to abandon his three children (I think there were three, they get so little screen time I can’t be sure) and always insistent that none of what happens to him is his fault, you don’t cheer for Chuck. Ever.

The film is fundamentally flawed in that it keeps reminding you, over and over, of two movies you’d rather be watching: Rocky and Rocky II. In fact, Chuck receives a role in Rocky II from what is undoubtedly the worst Stallone lookalike you’ve ever seen. Director Ken Kushner does his best - for a while - by shooting Anthony Mangano (at least 30 pounds too heavy and way too old for the part) from a distance, in a hoodie, with sunglasses or with all three but eventually, the “real” Rocky and the movie Rocky come face-to-face and you’ll be embarrassed for everyone involved. Their Mohammad Ali wasn’t very good. James Diian Bonavia as André the Giant was worse but by comparison, they're mirror images.

So is the film for boxing fans who have never seen Rocky? Maybe, as long as they can tolerate poorly choreographed and poorly shot fight scenes. The camera twists and twirls so much it could make anyone look like a prized fighter. Even with these tricks, it’s obvious the punches are not connecting with any force.

For drama fans, then? ‘Fraid not. At 95 minutes, there’s too much material covered for anything to have any emotional resonance. There is no through line, no lesson for Chuck to learn and no character arcs. It’s simply a checklist of events until the film ends. The conclusion is supposed to leave you feeling good but there’s no way you will because it’s unearned. That’s how bad this film is; even if you separate yourself emotionally from the movies it reminds you of, you dislike Chuck so much you don’t want him to win in the end.

No one wants to see a movie about a screw-up that’s not self-aware. They certainly don’t want to see one that's badly shot & edited, with lousy performances and a sloppy story. So who is The Brawler for? People who like comparing good and bad movies. Here’s what you do. Week 1, you watch Rocky and the Here Comes the Boom. Now you see how a boxing underdog story can be done well, and not-so-well. Week 2, Rocky II and then The Brawler. Now you've seen how to follow up one of the greatest sports movies of all time with a solid sequel and how you REALLY shouldn’t tell a boxing story. (June 19, 2020)

[goblinshop]

Shmooshing my interests together because it's fun!!!!!!!

Whipped these up last night, please pleas share if you have ideas for what Pokémon the others would have I love to hear other people's thoughts

[goldbiscuit]

Did anyone else get themselves sent to prison to see how Kylar's doing and discover a guy so pathetic and puppydog it makes you want to give him a second chance

[swoo0zy]

they say shes too wrapped up in herself #haters

[novivii8]

Vi gives isha an emo makeover ;D

Drawing this was lowkey therapy for me getting over isha...

Wanted to draw vi giving her a makeover cuz that's her lil sis too idc idc we deserved more of isha with the fam 😔😔

Also the image is supposed to be flipped cuz it's supposed to be their POV of looking into a mirror but I didn't wanna draw vi's apartment so idk if it's obvious 🤷‍♀️

[liviatherwbyfan]

I don't understand how people can act surprise that Blake is able to bride carry Yang. Please, she routinely throws Yang at bad guys like she weights nothing, that's their signature move.

[rcrisdraws]

This the doomed yuri everyone's been talking about?

[brawlersinzone]

Artfight attack for @welldrawnfish's amazing world and character, Twig!!

[twin-azure-dragon-wave]

I like how Yashahime remembered that Sesshomaru, despite having a super powerful sword and poison claws, will sometimes decide he'd rather just punch you instead

[aurelion-solar]

Commander Caitlyn, Prestige Commander Caitlyn, Brawler Vi & Shimmer Lab Singed Splash Art