#aaron stoppable

[rosetyler42]

Lucy: Chaotic ADHD vampire, What if Dracula had Johnny for a kid?

Simon: Bluto as a good guy, what if Pubert or Pugsley had grown up normal

Jaren: Chinese weeaboo tries to make up for his mom's sins

Lizzie: American Dragon: Girl version

James: Accidental Dodgeball baby, what if Gru Jr was nice?

Connie: Kim Possible if she were a klutz and a slacker

Aaron: Genderbent KP

Vixen and Benny: Wildehopps 2, Electric boogaloo

Stitch-Angel Pups: The Grand Coucilwoman's nightmare in the Original film.

Kelly: Give the deux-ex-machina a peice of mole-rat ass so they can make mole-babies

Susan Tyler: Adventuring Goddess, what if Rose WAS The Doctor?

Alex Tyler: Space Nerd raised by the biggest space nerd

Meg: Franny K Stein is an alien

Lily: Supreme One in Turquoise

Describe your oc to me. Poorly.

[aglionbyacademia]

the foxes doing the hear me out cake challenge and who/what I think they’d put on there

Neil: Andrew Minyard, Kevin Day

Dan: Mufasa (Lion King), Filmore!, the weather app, the red M&M, Weaver (Antz), Scully (Monsters Inc.), Diego (Ice Age), Manny (Ice Age), the purple M&M, Mr. Clean, Bob Duncan (Good Luck, Charlie), Jimmy Neutron’s mom, Kevin Day

Andrew: Wymack (pissing Kevin and Dan off but the rest of the team agrees with him), Neil Josten, Ghostface, Chucky, Rumpelstiltskin (Shrek), the sound of glass breaking, a baseball bat, Wymack a second time, Gerard Way, Ben&Jerry’s peanut butter & cookies specifically, Kevin Day

Aaron: Jessica Rabbit, Lola (Sharktale), Candace (Phineas and Ferb), Fiona (Shrek), the dragon (Shrek), Sally (Cars), Matt’s mom, the green M&M, an aglet, an old fashioned quill and ink, swiss cheese, Peach (Super Mario), Kevin Day

Matt: Sarabi (Lion King), Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob), Andrew’s car, King Julien (Madagascar), Neil Josten, the “Jules” desk chair from ikea, the fairy godmother (Shrek), peach (the fruit, cmbyn style), Birdo (Super Mario), one of those sheet face masks, marshmallow fluff, Kevin Day

Allison: Balto, Scar (Lion King), a snickers bar, a salt lamp, Jack Skellington, Emily (Corpse Bride) (yelling ensues because both Emily and Jack are just hot), Diego (Ice Age), Dr Drakken (Kim Possible), the dad from inside out, the invisible man (Hotel Transylvania), Kevin Day

Nicky: Gill (finding Nemo), Diego (Ice Age), Major Monogram (Phineas and Ferb), Christmas ornaments, groan tubes, the Belgian techno anthem “Pump Up The Jam”, Sauerkraut, Bloaters/Shamblers (The Last of Us), Coriolanus Snow (The Hunger Games), Barry B. Benson (Bee Movie), the German word “Potzblitz”, Kevin Day

Renee: a literal rainbow, the Mona Lisa, a swiss pocket knife, a braided brioche loaf, Ghostface, Haymitch Abernathy (The Hunger Games), Barbie (the actual doll), the beast (Beauty and the Beast), Mrs. Potts (Beauty and the Beast), Andrew Minyard (earning a silent high five from him and Neil), Kevin Day

Kevin: some very niche historical figures, the onceler (the Lorax), a literal exy racquet, Gloria (Madagascar), a three sixty vodka bottle, Shego (everyone yells at him that she’s not a hear me out; she’s just hot), Allison Reynolds (earning a side eye from her), Matt’s mom

Bonus:

Katelyn: Dr Doofenschmirtz (Phineas and Ferb), Vanessa Doofenschmirtz (Phineas and Ferb), Sally (Cars), Andrew Minyard (Aaron is disgusted), Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible), Timon (Lion King), Balloony (Phineas and Ferb), the number 8, the periodic table, the electronic configuration of phosphorus, Jordi (The Secret World of Santa Claus), Gordon Ramsay, Kevin Day (Aaron high fives her)

[damailbox]

2003 Radio Disney Music Awards

Disney Adventures, February 2004

↘ Keep reading to compare with the 2023 tumblr poll. ↙

BEST SONG (2003: So Yesterday by Hilary Duff) 2023 Dig It by D-Tent Boys (54.5%) So Yesterday by Hilary Duff (36.4%) Cry Me A River by Justin Timberlake (9.1%)

BEST NEW ARTIST (2003: Hilary Duff) 2023 Hilary Duff (66.7%) Stacie Orrico (33.3%) Stevie Brock (0%)

SONG THAT MAKES YOU TURN UP THE RADIO (2003: So Yesterday by Hilary Duff) 2023 What I Like About You by Lillix (72.7%) So Yesterday by Hilary Duff (27.3%) Cry Me A River by Justin Timberlake (0%)

BEST FEMALE SINGER (2003: Hilary Duff) 2023 Avril Lavigne (63.6%) Beyoncé Knowles (27.3%) Hilary Duff (9.1%)

BEST GROUP (2003: Destiny's Child) 2023 Destiny's Child (54.5%) Jump5 (36.4%) Play (9.1%)

BEST SONG TO AIR GUITAR TO (2003: Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne) 2023 Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne (83.3%) Ultimate by Lindsay Lohan (16.7%) Are You Happy Now? by Michelle Branch (0%)

BEST SONG TO WATCH DAD SING (2003: Naked Mole Rap by Ron Stoppable & Rufus) 2023 Jenny From The Block by Jennifer Lopez (60%) Naked Mole Rap by Ron Stoppable & Rufus (30%) Dig It by D-Tent Boys (10%)

SILLIEST BAND NAME (2003: Bowling For Soup) 2023 Las Ketchup (41.7%) Bowling For Soup (33.3%) Atomic Kitten (25%)

BEST MALE SINGER (2003: Lil' Romeo) 2023 Lil' Romeo (44.4%) Justin Timberlake (33.3%) Aaron Carter (22.2%)

BEST SONG TO SING HAIRBRUSH KARAOKE TO (2003: Miss Independent by Kelly Clarkson) 2023 Tide is High by Atomic Kitten (45.5%) Miss Independent by Kelly Clarkson (27.3%) We Are Family by Jump5 (27.3%)

Thanks for voting!

[rosetyler42]

Lucille "Lucy" Van Dracula = Lucy Westenra. Technically not fictional, but she shares a name with Lucille Ball/Lucy of the I Love Lucy show.

Simon Van Dracula = Technically not pre-existing, but I named him after Simon Van Helsing, an earlier version of Johnny (and possibly Ericka) named for Abraham Van Helsing and The monster hunter from Castlevania.

Megera Ritchi = Megera from Hercules

James Felonius Wilde-Gru = James Bond and Gru himself.

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fu Long = Fu Dog. Lizzie was partly inspired by Liz from Magic School Bus and @ebevkisk 's earlier name.

Jaren Arthur Long = Jaren McArthur and Arthur Spudinski

Aaron Ronald Stoppable = Ron Stoppable. Also shares the name of a character in the Old Testament/Torah.

Connie Ann Stoppable = Kim Possible's middle name. Follows same punny naming convention as Ron and Aaron.

Vixen Laverne Wildehopps = I think there may have been the lady Fox from fox and the hound, although I named her after the name for Female Fox. Laverne came from Nick Wilde's middle name.

Benjamin "Benny" Finnick Wildehopps = Benjamin Clawhouser, Benny the Bunny from Sesame Street, and Finnick the Fennec Fox.

Susan Tyler = Susan Foreman, The Doctor's Grandaughter

tag the oc who was purposely named after a preexisting character

[everythingkimpossible]

a big heads up that Disney has released the Kim Possible Soundtrack on Spotify & Apple Music/iTunes! keep in mind that this is not the exact original soundtrack released in 2003 or the Kim-Proved version in 2005 but a new repackaged version titled “Songs from Kim Possible” which combines songs from both versions. However there are a few songs not included. A full tracklist is provided below as well as the songs you won’t find here. Have fun blasting all these tracks in amazing quality on your favourite streaming service!

TRACKLIST:

 Call Me, Beep Me! (The Kim Possible Song) - Christina Milian

 It’s Just You - LMNT

 I’m Ready - Angela Michael

 Get Up On Ya Feet - Aaron Carter

 Say The Word - Christy Carlson Romano

 Summertime Guys - Nikki Cleary

 This Year - A*Teens

 E Is For Everybody - Cooler Kids

 Come On, Come On - Smash Mouth

 The Naked Mole Rap - Nancy Cartwright, Will Friedle, Ron Stoppable &   Rufus

 Call Me, Beep Me! (The Kim Possible Song) [Tony Phillips Remix] -   Christina Milian

 Could It Be - Christy Carlson Romano

 Call Me, Beep Me! (The Kim Possible Song) [Movie Mix] - Angela   Michael

 Rappin’ Drakken - Dr. Drakken

Songs missing from this soundtrack:

Celebration - Jump5

Work It Out - Brassy

[rosetyler42]

Depends on what you're talking about. Lily or Meg are good with shooting. Lucy, Aaron, or Simon would probably be pretty good with throwing.

Which OC has perfect or nearly perfect aim?

[codename-adler]

aftg as cartoons

these are how i imagined the characters from aftg... as cartoons. these are very unironic, i genuinely had these images in my mind while reading the series for the first time... and mind you, some of them have nothing to do with the actual physical descriptions in the books... my brain just went *nyoom*

(pt. 2 here; pt. 3 here; pt. 4 here; pt. 5 here; pt. 6 here; pt. 7 here; pt. 8 here)

enjoy?

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#01 Dan Wilds as Alex (Totally Spies) & Storm (Marvel Comics)

it's a mix of these two, kinda, but i definitely see her as woc but without long hair/braids. dan is not white. no thank you.

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#02 Kevin Day as Shiro (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

you're gonna tell me that i'm wrong??

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#03 Andrew Minyard as Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)

i know his eyes are supposed to be brown, but otherwise? i'd say we got ourselves an andrew...

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#04 Matt Boyd as Wasabi (Big Hero 6)

this is H I M. no criticism will be taken.

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#05 Aaron Minyard as Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)

i feel the need to clarify that i absolutely LOVE aaron. and i know he and andrew are supposed to be twins therefore look the same. but... this is all i had in my head upon my first read. i'm sorry. this is cursed

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stay tuned for part 2!

[urlocalbunny]

Headcanons of what would be the children of boys with MC ???

Aaron:

Probably more than two, but they'd have a gap in between. Two sets of twins. And in full moon Aaron would be apprehensive.

Three boys and one girl, maybe? He is a very present father and the kids absolutely adore him! But they wonder where daddy goes in full moon... You tell them the truth, but hey, they're worried!

One day, however, Aaron turns and goes for his usual hunt in the forest, but then he hears something faintly familiar in the woods. Yelling.

"Aaron! Aaron!" He sort of knows who this is. It's his mate. He is wary, but stays put until you're in sight... With two cubs. His eyes widen comically and he snorts, jumping in surprise. He sniffs the air wildly and realizes those are his cubs. He accepts them, nodding at you and turning his back to you. You sigh in relief, knowing you can count on him, but god... They're going to eat the shoes.

You thought the other two were normal children, until Ivan yells your name into the distance and when you run to see them, well. There are four little holes on Ivan's hand while he holds a diaper. You can only sigh. Good luck, mc.

The third boy and the girl are the little bats. The boy is a little weird but that's how Aaron likes it. Hehe. Like, he's just so cute! One time he'll be right here in daddy's arms, and in the other... Huh? WhERES MY BABY? HE TELEPORTED.

And the girl! Oh, she's so sweet! Once Aaron danced for her and when she swung her fat little arms, she created a shockwave that made him fall on his bum! That's it, daddy's little warrior!!!!

He's a great dad and he'll train his kids from the beginning. He's gentle yet strict, and your kids seem to love training with him. He also likes reading with his kids and teaching them about nature and how to hunt in their human forms. (The kids like it bc the actual rewards are fruit for the cubs and frozen bunny blood popsicle for the vampires.)

Raphael:

Just a little boy.

He's tiny, and no talk him bc he angy. Yes, he's got some bite to him. He likes wearing big hats and he paints. Biggest garden assistance for Vlad. (He likes Aaron more. He has a plan of owning the garden when Vladimir dies, but he doesn't know yet... ToT)

He's very educated and supportive of people with disabilities and he learned to paint with different textures and layers so his daddy can feel his work!!!! Raphael cries every time.

Raphael is comprehensive and tends to pay his head way too much every time he does some "oopsie". He also supports his kid and teaches him how to do stuff without seeing because he thinks of the day his kid will have to fend for himself and walking at night in the dark wasn't good when he first started.

Raph trusts his kid with the boys, but Aaron and Vlad are his go-to if he can't spend some time with his kid because he knows they'd only do what they think it's best for the kid. He also eggs his son on when it comes to exploring and running around. No sun though!

(You often catch him walking around during daytime. Y'all just Do. Not. Know. How y'all can't see where he is hiding until you realize this kid can literally conceal himself anywhere. Also he's very good at not burning himself so you stop worrying at some point and he'll just start sleeping during day)

Was he doing that just to scare Raph? Oh, he'll see what's scary. No kisses tonight >| |(

He's also extremely protective of his kid even though he tries to get him to see the world. A minute late and he'll be lectured severely, so please step in sometimes or they'll fight and raph tends to cry. It's gonna take him time to realize his kid can handle himself because he's fragile in your vampire's eyes.

Beliath:

You can see her ANYWHERE. She has two beautiful curled horns and an extremely ravishing purple hair full of curls. She isn't stoppable. She's confident, smart, social, a business woman! She's five! she's not only Beliath's daughter. She is fashion itself.

Beliath is her number one fan, supporter and manager. He'll spend the rest of his life moisturizing washing combing and zipping things up and down if that means his daughter is the most ravishing kid in this city.

One day you'll wake up panting to your kid sitting in bed looking at you as if she was a psycho though. You were dreaming just now of your kid waving at you. Yep, she's got her daddy's powers. A few months later, she's going to be itching her back like crazy. Beliath is going to be jealous because hey! He had no wings! >:(

One day he'll wake up with her appearance all twisted and then she'll create the sickest illusions like a goose head and a penguin wearing glasses. You'll have a lot to teach.

Beliath scolds her A LOT and she gets grounded A LOT because she's him but smaller and they fight a lot over how she should learn how to be humble and try her best instead of just thinking she's the best but she won't listen bc... She's the best?

She's the greatest performer ever. Knows how to dance and that's what she does the most. Another party animal for you. Now turn them Barney songs on!

For some reason, she absolutely LOVES Raphael. I think it's because he's got shiny outfits and he's chill so she can brush his hair however she likes AND read her books for him. Lives rent free on the library reading princess stories and complaining about the princes.

Vladimir:

A boy. He's shy, sweet and super articulated. His hair is blonde and he loves to wear nice clothes. Another one who'll bicker with his dad like he's talking to a kid his age.

Also he can hipnotize others in a specific way that turns him invisible when he wants and he can be persuasive, but it's hard to develop your powers when your dad is always complaining about the millions of cars you left on the floor and you're grumpy so every time you hide on the walls and turn invisible he complains and you go "tch, old hack" and he hears you. Tough life, grrr.

Even though they fight SOMETIMES, all they talk about when they're together is cuddles, studying and gardening. Vladimir is the actual mom if you wanted to be addressed to as the mom, just forget it lol, if not it's fine, you have a mom for your son.

He grounds your kid and talks it out calmly because even if they fight, your kid is a very good listener and he knows when words are well-meaning.

They sleep together a lot like two old grandpas and you have the advantage of Vladimir not knowing about modern cameras. Have fun!!!

Your kid ends up growing up to be an ABSOLUTE gentleman. He's funny, smart, handsome and really educated. Momma owl Daddy is proud!!!

Ethan:

IT'S A BOY AND A GIRL. BEWARE. HELPAJDHIAJDIAJD

They're trouble. Trouble.

Ethan yells, rips his hairs off, jumps and rolls on the floor but these kids, they're absolute raccoons! The girl literally can control minds Neil style and the boy is a tracker just like his father.

Honestly they're smart, but they just like to use it to make his dad go crazy!

They love each other tho, they rarely get in trouble and they behave when you say so. They're scared *laughs evil laugh*

Ethan teaches them many things and since he can't fight so much, he sends them to train with whoever they like. The girl usually hangs into Beliath's sleeve and they get along super well. He teaches her hand in hand and the boy goes with Aaron because his tracking skills are developing. Sometimes he takes both of them and teaches them knife combat and how to be a good medical support because again, being a vampire is tough.

The boy likes embroidery and Ethan thinks he's weird because he makes some sick Dinosaurs but he tells him to go off. He likes how well made they are.

The girl enjoys violence fighting more so she trains extra hard.

Ivan:

This is the sweetest kid of the bunch. Your little girl. Is the shy baby you see clinging to their companion's shirt/pants in the street. She likes gardening herself, not with anyone else. She plants some flowers in a space Vladimir didn't use and she shoos everyone off, but gently bc babygirl is never mean... Until she finds out she has fangs

She's going to run to you crying and pull her lips up and squint as if struggling and then BAM, fangs are out! You'll have to explain with Ivan what's going on. She understands *sniff*.

Ivan is head over heels for her. They read together, they play board games and she's extremely skilled at every single one. She loves to pursue education on her favorite themes and she likes fiction.

Little girl also loves fashion and she wants someone to teach her how to sew. If you don't know it's okay, she'll put extra effort in learning to teach you!! "You'll see, we'll be sewing in no time, I'll teach you too!"

Sometimes you wonder if you're being a parent right because she just doesn't get grounded. You speak once, she never does it again. Is she really Ivan's daughter? "Hey!" "Shut up, go back in the hole or I'll use the stick!" "Ouch, stop!"

She turns very aggressive when she fights though, to the point where you're worried about the others when they teach her, because she fights like her life depends on it and she doesn't hold back until she overexerts herself. Turns out your daughter can use some sort of gravitational field and if you don't stop her, she might send one flying or pull them right into her clutches, so be careful.

Overall 100/10 great kid. Ends up designing hundreds of clothes and lives her life peacefully.

[rosetyler42]

Aaron and Connie Stoppable! One of my few sibling pairs in my ShipChild OC library.

Aaron is truly his mother's son: A nice, good-looking, popular, straight A soccer player with strong gymnastic and fighting talent with a hidden innocent/dorky side despite his Type A attitude. Unlike his mother he's a bit more secure and worries less about peer pressure, popularity and fitting in. Connie by contrast is CLEARLY a Stoppable: goofy, geeky, clumsy, easily scared, and a HUGE lover of baking and food - especially if it's from Bueno Nacho. While seemingly tomboyish and geeky on the surface - she loves videogames and wrestling - she also inherited her mom's love of cuddlebuddies and dad's love of ballerinas. Like her father, Connie is a shy, loyal type B cinnaroll who doesn't care what anyone thinks about her. Since she is part Possible, she is geberally more capable/competent than Ron, even if it is in a more chaos theory kind of way than the Possibles, and doesn't have as many phobias or insecurities (Part of that is due to parenting: K/R would certainly try not to repeat the parenting sins of Ron's mom and dad. And properly look into any camp they send the kids to.) She's also the only one of the two to have inherited Ron's MMP.

As for their two pet Naked Mole Rats, tjey're Two of Rufus and Kelly's Pups: Aaron's is called Wade, who inherited alot of Rufus' talent with computers and electronics, and Connie's is Monique, the more loyal fashion concious and physically athletic of the two - she's also one of the MMP blessed Rufus/Kelly pups.

Aaron is part of my so far only OC x OC ship that I have (least that I can talk about publically) - I ship him and Meg Richi. X3 I just started thinking about them together and it was adorable. They fit together so well, the odd alien geek girl and the nice jock guy.

Aaron's birthday is April 11, 2010 (Actual date of creation for him, Connie, and Lily Lipsky is April 11, 2017) and Connie's Birthday is May 28, 2012 (Modified date that I created Aaron and Connie's Buddypoke Avatars)

@nosodaforyou @gothicthundra @sharperthewriter @stilldanytrash @thenerdynightprincess13 @that-obsessed-gay-girl @ilikethenightblog @ronstoppble @dianenguyenbjh

[rosetyler42]

LUCILLE: French form of "Little Light" in Roman latin

LUCY: English form of "Light" in french/Roman latin

Simon: "Harkening" or "snub-nosed"in greek

Liorit: Hebrew name meaning "My Light"

Shimown: hebrew name meaning "Harkening"

Van Dracula: Van is Dutch for "Son/daughter/child Of", Dracula is a variant of "dracul," meaning either Devil or Dragon in romanian. Together, it means "Son/daughter/child Of the devil" or "Son/daughter/child Of the dragon"

Jaren: Angelicanized form of "to shout and sing" in hebrew. Named after Jaren McArthur

Arthur: Bear of Thor. Named after Jaren McArthur and Uncle Spud.

Elizabeth: Anglecanized form of Greek "God is my Oath"

Lizzie: pet form of Elizabeth that looks similar to Lizard. Inspired by an old name of @ebevkisk .

Fu: Chinese unisex name for Lotus, Man, husband, master, or wealthy. Lizzie's middle name comes from Uncle Fu dog.

Long: Chinese for dragon. Also ironically an English vocab word for something of great length or height.

Lilith: Hebrew form of Sumerian "Lilitu", meaning "Of the night." Also the name of a night or storm Demon.

McKenna: Gaelic for "Born of Fire"

Lily: "Lily flower" in english

Aaron: Greek form of Hebrew word meaning "Light-bringer"

Ronald: English and Scottish name derived from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, meaning "wise ruler." Aaron's middle name comes from his father.

Connie: Pet form of Constance, meaning "steadfast"

Ann: Varient spelling of Anne, meaning "favor, grace." Her middle name is the same as her mom's.

Stoppable: Able to be stopped. Aaron and Connie's names are as pun on "Unstoppable" much like Ron's.

Alexander: Anglicanized form of Latin word meaning "defender of mankind"

Susan: short form of Susannah, meaning "Lily." Susan is named after The Doctor's Grandaughter.

Tyler: English Occupational name meaning "Roof-Tiler."

James: "Supplanter", named after James Bond

Felonius: Adjective meaning "bad, like a felon, criminal, etc." James' Middle name is named after his father, Felonius Gru.

Wilde: Corruption of the word "Wild" or "untamed, crazy, feral" etc

Gru: I think this one was inspired by the acronym for a Russian Spy agency.

MEG: Pet form of English Margaret, meaning "pearl."

MEGAERA/MEGERA: Latin form of Greek Megaira, meaning "grudge." Named for Megera from Disney's Hercules.

RITCHIE/RITCHI: Variant spelling of English Richie, meaning "powerful ruler."

A number of these came from 20000-names.com

What is the meaning of your OC's name?

[geekcavepodcast]

The Dragon Prince Official Trailer

“After all unstoppable is just another kind of stoppable.”

In order to stop a war two human princes join forces with an elfin assassin to return the Dragon Prince.

Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Netflix’s The Dragon Prince releases on September 14, 2018.

[rosetyler42]

Lucy: Energy, a goofy charming elegance. She's the daughter of the Prince of Darkness and the cruise captain femme fatale that charmed him, both of whom are elegant goofy dorks. Her bucktooth fangs and bright eyes would probably be up there too.

Simon: his size, dark eyes...he looks intimidating if it weren't for the shyness. (He's secretly the most dangerous of the Drac Pack.)

Meg: Bluish skin, a largish head, and insane energy+Dramaticism levels along with a punky tomboy aesthetic.

Lily: ambition, dark beauty and charm, HUGE fluffy messy ponytail, quite a bit of sass but can back it up by being good at her job.

Aaron: A sports guy, but likeable and sweet and loyal to his friends and family and believes in hard work.

Connie: Cute goofy clumsy slacker type who loves food and is a geek, much like her father. Face covered in freckles and a mass of messy strawberry blonde hair.

Lizzie: Her wild spiky hair, probably, along with her skater girl hip hop aesthetic.

Jaren: Hie birthmark is pretty obvious, as is his Asian culture and magical creature love. Generally comes off friendly and well-liked, though!

What’s the first thing other characters notice about your oc? How does this impact peoples first impression? Is it a good or bad impression?

[watchingthesuperbowl]

Grading Super Bowl XLVI

What was the final score?

New York 21, New England 17

How much of the game was close? What was the “edge of your seat factor” like? (20 points)

The whole game was relatively close. The Giants had a 9-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and the Patriots led 10-9 at halftime. New England came out after halftime and steamrolled down the field on an impressive touchdown drive that extended the lead to 17-9.

From there, the Giants’ defense completely took over. After that Brady-to-Hernandez touchdown extended the Patriots’ lead to eight points, New England never again ran an offensive play inside the New York 40 yard line. It was up to Eli Manning and the Giants’ offense to score enough points to catch the Patriots. There was more than a bit of tortoise-and-hare to the comeback: New England burst out of the second half gates with a dominant touchdown drive, but the Giants slowly but steadily plodded back into the game.

On their first possession after the Patriots took that eight-point lead, Manning led the Giants on an utterly unconvincing but nevertheless effective drive of ten plays and 45 yards, capping it off with a Lawrence Tynes field goal. The lead was now down to 17-12. Brady and the Patriots then went three-and-out, giving the Giants the ball in good field position. Once again, New York failed to blow the doors off the place, but once again they did enough to come away with points. A nine-play, 33-yard drive of more than five minutes cut the Patriot lead to 17-15 with seconds left in the third quarter.

It looked like the New England offense was beginning to get back into rhythm early in the fourth quarter when Tom Brady threw deep downfield to tight end Rob Gronkowski. It was a jump ball between Gronk and linebacker Chase Blackburn and surprisingly, the Giants won this one. Gronkowski, one of the biggest, strongest, most athletic tight ends in modern football history, was outplayed by a guy who hadn’t been drafted out of college and had been a substitute teacher a couple of months earlier. It was a remarkable play, a lightning bolt out of the blue that played a big role in deciding the Super Bowl champion.

After the Giants and Patriots burned most of the clock in the fourth quarter on possessions that ended with a trade of punts, Eli Manning was in a familiar position: He was trailing the favored Patriots late in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, needing points on this possession in order to win a championship. Once again, Manning delivered. This time, it was an 88-yard touchdown drive in less than three minutes, giving New York a 21-17 lead after a failed two-point conversion.

The end of the Giants’ game-winning touchdown drive was one of the weirdest plays in Super Bowl history. With a minute left and the ball inside the New England 10 yard line, a potential game-winning field goal was very nearly a certainty for New York. The Giants were just killing the clock at this point, trying to give Brady as little time as possible for a desperation drive. New England coach Bill Belichick made the sort of decision that has earned him a reputation as a mad genius: He decided to let the Giants score a touchdown. New York running back Ahmad Bradshaw blew through the line on second down intending to fall over at the one-yard line, but the lack of defensive effort threw him off and he mistakenly fell into the end zone for a touchdown. It was a weird scene: The defense wanted to give away a touchdown and the offense didn’t want it. It was like watching a stoppable force collide with a movable object.

The idea was that it was better for the Patriots to give Brady a minute to score a touchdown than 15-20 seconds to get into field goal range. It nearly worked, too. On the final play of the game, Brady chucked a Hail Mary pass into the end zone. The ball was tipped and fell just out of Gronkowski’s reach. Game over, 21-17 Giants. (Score: 16 out of 20)

Was there any kind of comeback? Was there ever any indication that the team which was trailing had a chance to come from behind and win? (15 points)

There were a few comebacks. The Giants scored the first nine points, the Patriots scored the next 17 points, and then the Giants scored the final 12 points. New England very nearly stole the game with a final play Hail Mary, as I mentioned above. The comebacks didn’t have a massive degree of difficulty, but this was a back-and-forth game. (Score: 13 out of 15)

Did the great players come through with great performances? (15 points)

Brady was good but not great. The future Hall of Famer completed 27 of his 41 passes for 276 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. It was the sort of performance that would earn a high grade for a mere mortal, but the bar is higher for Tom Brady. He has to clear the Joe Montana/Kurt Warner bar, and not just the Phil Simms/Brad Johnson bar. In terms of what a “great” performance constitutes, Brady is a victim of his own success.

Many of the second-tier stars had big performances. I’m sure people are going to read this and get upset with me for characterizing Eli Manning as a second-tier star. “Count the rings!”, they’ll say. “How can you argue with two Super Bowl championships?”

I can’t. Eli Manning has played wonderfully in both of his Super Bowls. He’s a very good quarterback.

But if you judge quarterbacks by championships and not their performances in every game, you wind up with Jeff Hostetler, Trent Dilfer, and Doug Williams being better than Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Dan Fouts, and Warren Moon. It’s a goofy, wonky system that’s irreconcilable with real life.

Wait, how is there a football card comparing Trent Dilfer and Dan Marino? How did that happen?

So as a result, I’ve got Eli Manning on the second tier alongside guys like Roethlisberger and Carson Palmer. He’s worse than his brother, he’s worse than Brady, he’s worse than Rodgers and Brees. But so are a lot of guys. That’s not an insult. That’s like being inferior to the Beatles and Stones. It’s a fact of life.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Manning was excellent again, completing three-quarters of his passes for 296 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions. It perhaps goes without saying, but not turning the ball over is vitally important. If you complete a huge percentage of your passes for nearly 300 yards while not giving the ball away, you’re going to win a lot. Manning did that in this game.

Other players who had big performances: Giants WR Hakeem Nicks (13 targets, 10 catches, 109 yards), Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw (17 rushes, 72 yards, 1 TD), Giants WR Mario Manningham (5 catches, 73 yards, one incredibly clutch play in the fourth quarter), Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez (14 targets, 8 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD). (Score: 10 out of 15)

Were the teams historically great? (10 points)

The Brady-Belichick Patriots, man. There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t been said before. They’re the most consistently great team in North American major professional sports in the 21st century. It’s not even close, really.

This Giants team is one of the very worst teams ever to win a Super Bowl. They were outscored by their opponents in the regular season, they were last in the league in rushing yards, and were last in the league in rushing yards per attempt. The 2011 Giants were 27th in the NFL in total defense, 29th in passing yards allowed, and finished in the bottom ten in the league in rushing touchdowns allowed and rushing yards allowed per attempt. I hesitate to say that this was a bad team - bad teams don’t hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the Super Bowl - but it sure wasn’t a great team. (Score: 8 out of 10. Sorry, Patriots, the other guys dragged you down.)

Were there memorable moments that will be talked about for decades? (10 points)

A few. Nothing quite on the level of the David Tyree Helmet Catch, but there were a handful of extremely memorable plays in Super Bowl XLVI. The Chase Blackburn interception comes to mind, as does the incident where the Patriots defense gave the Giants a touchdown that New York didn’t necessarily want.

But perhaps the single lasting memory from this game is the catch that Mario Manningham made on the first play of the game-winning drive. Manningham ran a fly pattern along the left sideline and Manning made a perfect throw past two Patriots defensive backs and over the receiver’s shoulder. While bending sideways awkwardly and falling out of bounds, Manningham was able to simultaneously catch the ball and tap both feet in the field of play. It was one of those plays that seems impossible until you’ve watched a few replays, and then just seems wildly improbable. New England challenged the ruling of a completed pass, but the call was confirmed.

Between those three plays, Super Bowl XLVI provided its share of memorable moments. (Score: 9 out of 10)

How was the quality of play? Were there a lot of penalties, punts, and turnovers? (15 points)

The quality was solid. There was a total of one turnover, both offensive lines protected their quarterbacks, and all four units (NE defense, NE offense, NY defense, NY offense) had noticeable periods of success. Penalties were a non-factor and there weren’t a ton of dropped passes. This was a well-played game. (Score: 12 out of 15)

Are there any other factors that add to the greatness the game? This covers things like weather, story line, rivalry matchup, legacy franchises, unexpected results, etc. (15 points)

Nothing incredible, but there were a few good stories. This was the fifth Super Bowl to have been a rematch of teams that had met in a previous Super Bowl. It hadn’t happened in 16 years, with the most recent rematch being the Steelers and Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX.

Not only was this the second time in five seasons that the Giants and Patriots met in the Super Bowl, but it was also the second time in five seasons that the Giants and Patriots met in the Super Bowl after having faced each other during the regular season.

This game was played in Indianapolis, the city where Peyton Manning had become an NFL superstar. Heading into Super Bowl XLVI, both Manning brothers had one Super Bowl ring - this was a chance for Eli to top his brother in Peyton’s city.

The Giants were attempting to become the first team in NFL history to go 9-7 in the regular season and win a Super Bowl championship. Obviously, they were successful.

How does the game grade overall? (sum of all previous categories, 100 points)

78 out of 100. It was one of the ten greatest Super Bowls ever played, at least at the time. It wasn’t inner-circle great like the first Giants-Patriots Super Bowl, but it was a very good Super Bowl. This one is about on par with the 31-24 Elway-Favre game in XXXII and the 21-17 game between the Bradshaw Steelers and the Staubach Cowboys in Super Bowl X.

Not too shabby.

Ratings and rankings of Super Bowls I-XLVI:

1. Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants 17, New England 14 - 91 points T2. Super Bowl XIII - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 - 87 points T2. Super Bowl XXXVIII - New England 32, Carolina 29 - 87 points 4. Super Bowl XXXVI - New England 20, St. Louis 17 - 86 points 5. Super Bowl XXIII - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 - 85 points T6. Super Bowl XXV - New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19 - 84 points T6. Super Bowl XXXIV - St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 - 84 points T8. Super Bowl X - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 - 80 points T8. Super Bowl XLIX - New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17 - 80 points 10. Super Bowl XLVI - New York Giants 21, New England 17 - 78 points 11. Super Bowl XXXII - Denver 31, Green Bay 24 - 77 points 12. Super Bowl VII - Miami 14, Washington 7 - 74 points 13. Super Bowl XLIII - Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23 - 71 points 14. Super Bowl XXX - Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 - 69 points T15. Super Bowl IX - Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 - 68 points T15. Super Bowl XXXI - Green Bay 35, New England 21 - 68 points T15. Super Bowl XLV - Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 - 68 points T18. Super Bowl XVII - Washington 27, Miami 17 - 67 points T18. Super Bowl XXVIII - Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 - 67 points 20. Super Bowl XXXIX - New England 24, Philadelphia 21 - 66 points 21. Super Bowl XIV - Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19 - 65 points 22. Super Bowl XVI - San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 - 62 points T23. Super Bowl XL - Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 - 61 points T23. Super Bowl XIX - San Francisco 38, Miami 16 - 61 points T25. Super Bowl III - New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7 - 58 points T25. Super Bowl XXII - Washington 42, Denver 10 - 58 points 27. Super Bowl XXI - New York Giants 39, Denver 20 - 57 points 28. Super Bowl XXVII - Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 - 55 points 29. Super Bowl XXXIII - Denver 34, Atlanta 19 - 53 points 30. Super Bowl VI - Dallas 24, Miami 3 - 52 points 31. Super Bowl XX - Chicago 46, New England 10 - 51 points T32. Super Bowl I - Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 - 50 points T32. Super Bowl XXXVII - Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 - 50 points T32. Super Bowl XLI - Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 - 50 points T35. Super Bowl XVIII - Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9 - 49 points T35. Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 55, Denver 10 - 49 points 37. Super Bowl XXVI - Washington 37, Buffalo 24 - 48 points 38. Super Bowl VIII - Miami 24, Minnesota 7 - 47 points 39. Super Bowl XV - Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 - 44 points 40. Super Bowl IV - Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 - 43 points 41. Super Bowl XXXV - Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7 - 42 points T42. Super Bowl II - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 - 40 points T42. Super Bowl V - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13 - 40 points 44. Super Bowl XXIX - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 - 39 points 45. Super Bowl XII - Dallas 27, Denver 10 - 38 points 46. Super Bowl XI - Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 - 35 points

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Simon might, being the more humany one, Lucy...probably not. She's got her dad's vampire senses and would be overwhelmed by the smells. (Like me. XD)

Meg would probably end up buying a bunch of them XD She's like her dad. She loves making herself up. Plus, she's got some of her dad's ADHD-ness, and impulsivity, so...

Aaron and Connie would probably be able to. Connie might try some of them but probably wouldn't be super into perfume. (Autism/ADHD be strong with this one.) Aaron would probably have more luck since Connie's ADHD scatterbrained-ness might have trouble with sense of direction.

Lizzie and Jaren would probably do well. Jaren might try some. Lizzie might go for some but doesn't have the senses of Lucy and isn't much into perfume. Maybe some of the floral stuff, but...She can also use dragon feet to increase her height, which might help see the way out.

Would your OC be able to make it through

the perfume department?

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Me: *listening to Aaron Manhke signing off on Lore*

Me, every single time: *Ron Stoppable voice* Haven't you noticed that his last name is one letter away from 'Monkey'??!

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Suh’s Rams call to mind one of college football’s best defenses

The Rams now have two of the most talented interior defenders of this millennium, and I’m very much here for it

On October 8, 2009, my understanding of football changed.

To that point, most of the writing I had done about offense and defense revolved around scheme and structure. 4-3 vs. 3-4 vs. 4-2-5. Spread vs. pro-style vs. triple option. We lean on these terms as stylistic short hand, but that’s all they are. So much of what you do, in both structure and tactics within structure, is based on matchups. And if you have a single, drastic advantage, you can build really creative things off of that.

On the second Thursday of October, I watched Nebraska operate out of a base dime defense. Its starting lineup listed two defensive ends, two defensive tackles, a middle linebacker, two cornerbacks, and four safeties.

This wasn’t a philosophical decision. Head coach Bo Pelini and his coordinator brother Carl weren’t attempting to revolutionize football defense. They were simply exploiting the biggest matchup advantage college football has seen in the 2000s.

One of their defensive tackles was Ndamukong Suh. No other matchup mattered.

Nebraska met Missouri in Columbia in a game that would decide the Big 12 North. In the most torrential conditions in which I have ever watched a game — storms knocked out the power in half the stadium, and the lighting was “small town high school” hazy — Suh made five solo tackles, an assist, and a sack, and he picked off a pass, broke up another one, and forced a fumble. And that didn’t tell even half the story.

Suh commanded double-teams (at least) on nearly every snap, and Mizzou linemen still committed three holding penalties. (That probably means that another 16 went uncalled.) And his sack might have changed the trajectory of Blaine Gabbert’s career.

Gabbert never really had perfect pocket timing, but after Suh dragged him down from behind, forced a fumble, and injured his ankle, Gabbert’s clock was broken, his step-up-or-flee instincts permanently warped.

That Nebraska dime defense — the Pelinis would begin calling it the “Peso” defense the following spring — finished 2009 ranked No. 1 in Def. S&P+.

Suh not only had 20.5 tackles for loss, the double-teams he commanded set the table for tackle Jared Crick to make 12.5 and end Barry Turner to add 12 more.

Without blitzing, the Huskers’ four linemen thoroughly defeated any opposing line (even eventual BCS runner-up Texas’), and in pass-rushing situations, teams had no choice but to keep the running back in as a sixth blocker. That created a 7-on-5 advantage for the rest of the defense, 7-on-4 if the QB wasn’t a runner. A secondary that featured future pros Prince Amukamara, Larry Asante, Dejon Gomes, Eric Hagg, and Alfonzo Dennard didn’t need that much help, but got it anyway.

Eventual BCS runner-up Texas nearly fell victim to one of the most dominant individual performances we’ll ever see: Suh’s 11-tackle, 4.5-sack destruction in the Big 12 title game. Nebraska allowed 31 points to Texas Tech but otherwise only 8.8 points per game. Only one opponent (Colorado) averaged even 5 yards per play.

This was an absolutely unfair defense. I love nothing more than a defense that turns the trenches into a bar fight, creates anarchy, and lets its other defenders swarm the ball with numbers advantages.

We saw another good version when Robert Nkemdiche peaked at Ole Miss in 2014. He and undersized nose tackle Isaac Gross took a chainsaw to the interior of any opposing line and let everybody else clean up the mess.

And now that the Los Angeles Rams have just signed Suh to line up alongside Aaron Donald next year, we might get to see the NFL version.

With Suh, Donald, and Michael Brockers collapsing pockets from the inside out, the franchise boasts the league’s least-stoppable interior linemen.

Having Suh’s pass rushing will help mitigate the loss of defensive end Michael Quinn, who was traded to the Dolphins this offseason.

The additions of Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters will likely help the pass rush too.

Earlier in March, I wrote about the salary cap balance that most successful teams end up pulling off. Generally, if you add up the 10 most expensive players from most good teams, their contracts amount to between 50 and 60 percent of the salary cap. Any more, and you’re probably too top-heavy and thin in too many positions. Any less, and you’re either the Patriots or don’t have enough star-caliber talent.

Really, only one team this decade has gotten away with bumping that figure over 60 percent: 2017’s Rams.

In the sample of eight teams that went over 60 percent (they were at 63.1 percent), last year’s 11-5 Rams were one of just two that had a winning record* and were the only team with a scoring margin higher than plus-60 — at plus-149, they had the third-best margin of the year.

They bucked the trend by having a lot of big contributors on rookie contracts [including QB Jared Goff, RB Todd Gurley, WR Cooper Kupp, DT Aaron Donald, and S Lamarcus Joyner.]

Per Spotrac, these nine productive players combined to take up just 12 percent of the Rams’ cap space. Having this many cheap players thrive was fortuitous. It’s also unsustainable, as eventually you have to re-sign some of these guys. Donald, for instance, will soon be far more expensive.

With the Rams placing the franchise tag on Joyner, we’ve already seen Quinn get traded and Watkins leave for Kansas City via free agency. Johnson is also a top free agent, Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib have been brought in as replacements, and there are even more big decisions on the horizon for the Rams, if not in 2018, then in 2019.

Goff, Gurley, Kupp, and Darnold are still inexpensive; they’ll occupy just 13.1 percent of the team’s cap this year even though Gurley was the league’s offensive player of the year and Donald was defensive player of the year.

The Rams therefore had a chance to throw out some short-term cash and make themselves a contender.

Like, say, a one-year, $14-million contract to a still-mostly-dominant 31-year old DT. Suh will spend more time as a 0-technique nose than he’s used to in Wade Phillips’ system. That’ll probably work out okay.

The addition of Peters and Talib had already upgraded the secondary, and now they’ve just added one of the five or six best interior linemen to line up next to the best interior lineman in the league.

Goodness.

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Aaron Donald

The salary cap makes it hard to build a good team unless you’ve got a lot of players on rookie contracts. For at least a little longer, the Rams have that.

And now they’ve almost got the pieces for a professional Peso defense.

Blow up the interior of opposing offensive lines, and let the chips fall where they may.

Gabbert, by the way, spent last season playing for the Cardinals, one of the Rams’ division rivals. He just signed a new deal with Tennessee. He got out just in the nick of time.