#caboose/tiny rvb

[rvb-relationship-royale]

RVB Romantic Relationship Royale- Round 1, Part 3, Poll 10

[deltafruit]

Art dump

[evandoodles]

i swear every time i draw caboose he looks different

[moshp1t-mak4out]

ouggh i love my blorbps

my srunkly bunkly dunkly boys (and girls)

hhhffddssaazxcvbggf. ….

[turkwriter]

Simmons goes on a date! It goes well until it doesn't.

[screamsindepression]

Rvb yap?

YESSSSS

I love Grif his my favorite character out of them second is Caboose which wow very different character types ta be top 2 favs but I love them I also adore North & Maine ngl then there's the tiny soft spot for Matthew's and the a bigger one for locus and that character he worked with not Felix but the other one god what was his nam??

[yandereunsolved]

James Randal in RvB or CRASH would go crazy hard.

-CRASH-

James would be such a fucking menace because he'd (accidentally?) encourage Duke and blow so many things up.

"Whaaaaaaatttttttttt? You're only taking that little explosives with you? You should always carry extra incase something goes wrong!"

James then proceeds to somehow fuck up every mission yet makes sure they are successful. The team needs that. And for some reason this untrained, very old man can help them with that.

I can see him being called Papa James or Pops Senior.

Pops absolutely despises and loves James. How is he supposed to command an 82yr old man who showed up out of the blue and just joined their team? Command has no idea where the fuck he came from- but he won't leave! And isn't abandoning an old man in "dangerous" territory senior abuse?

He probably tries to put a tracker on James so he can keep track of wherever he is going. The last thing he needs is another JR incident. (James Randal incident ― aka anytime he manages to fuck up n' fix things.) Well, they are a FIXER Team. Maybe he can stay.

And at least James keeps Peanut (sort of) on task!

And Crash is incredibly annoyed by James. But then again, when isn't he annoyed?

Don't get him started on SAMMIE. He thought he was only into houses. Apparently his interest expands to modified Heavy Machine Guns.

"Hey, beautiful. You come here often?" James asks as he wiggles his eyebrows seductively.

Yeah... James has been banned from being alone with any heavy machinery. There's a 110% chance he'll either fuck it or fuck with it. Izzy feels a headache coming on anytime James Randal enters a room.

-RvB (Blood Gulch Chronicles)-

Oh, gods. They're suspicious that he might be an alien at first. Or be some sort of puppet for something bad.

An old man wandering around Blood Gulch looking for the local burger joint? That's... something none of them have ever seen before.

And he's carrying a minigun! Don't worry. He told Caboose it was just a prop.

James Randal is the type of mother fucker to just switch sides whenever he feels like it. They just kind of let him go freely, like a stray cat. He refuses to wear armor because it feels too itchy. He's gotta be free!

And I mean... he's useful. He uses his landscaping abilities to make the dirt and rocks look- even better somehow?

Also, you still can't let this man near any military equipment. Someone is going to end up dead and he'll just say "oopsie!"

He definitely flirted with Donut because of the pink light red armor.

"I already told you Mr. Randal, I'm not a girl!"

"That armor tells me otherwise, sweetheart. Give daddy Randal a kiss on the cheek."

Grif and Simmons are laughing their asses off in the corner. Sarge has to break it up.

Tucker and James definitely get into some shenanigans. Mostly because James is like "what a kind young man. I was even more of a sexual deviant when I was his age."

Caboose and James are besties. They match each other's energy.

James is so ready to help Caboose with his journey on making Church his bff. James is so ready to help the private with his training. He'll even help teach him how to drive Shelia! Does James know how to drive a tank and properly instruct someone on such? Uh, he already taught road safety and self defense. Close enough―!

Caboose just sees James as a nice old man and a really good friend. He likes to give James big hugs. During the time when James becomes tiny because he got stuck in a dryer Caboose stands up for him. He does all he can do to help James adjust to his new life!

10/10 James Randal experience. Somehow ends up with both of the flags and is using them as blankets for his camping experience out in the Gulch.

[orange-enjoyer]

32 days until restoration (holds out my tiny microphone) thoughts?

Scared <3

They have Burnie back so I'm hoping that they'll get the characterisation right and the gang won't act wildly different (looking at you zero tucker and wash) but the whole concept just. Doesn't sit right with me?

They ended the show three times already, in seasons 10, 13 and 17. S10 has a nice ending, I think they could have easily wrapped it up there and left it (freelancer saga my beloved <3) but I'll admit the s13 ending is Amazing and leaves the show on a really bittersweet but high note. It has made me cry every time I've watched it and it's just a really good send off.

Then the blues and reds were a fun little side story but I feel like it kinda shits on the s13 ending (hell, the whole plot is baiting everyone with church being alive). They gave the characters a proper send off with s13 but then had a fun idea for a side story, and it's a pretty solid story with some of my favourite moments in the show so fine, a fun little adventure after the events of the main story.

Then the shizno paradox happened and. I like Huggins! I think donut finally got his well deserved arc and (speaking from the perspective of someone who does not have brain damage or memory issues or anything even close to what happened to wash so take my opinion with a heap of salt) I think they handled wash's brain injury with a surprising amount of care and respect for the haha goofy web series. Also caboose and Carolina in the shizno trilogy? I love them so so much caboose I would kill for you.

But it does feel like a punch in the face of season 13's ending. Especially with how ridiculous it gets at points (putting aside the "god"-killing golf-club they did tucker and sister SO dirty)

From what I can tell, most fans seem to agree that s13 was the proper ending for rvb, so I can understand why Burnie would want to go back to that and try to recreate that, and send the show off with a bang, but at a certain point it's just beating a dead horse? Plus they've already shown that they don't particularly care about respecting the show's roots and one of the reasons it got so popular like not rehiring Trocadero :((

I'm also worried that it may have been made in an attempt to start up the series again which means that we might have some random plot threads that either lead nowhere or get resolved Super quickly because rt got shutdown partway through production :(

Then again, I really hope I'll be proven wrong! I hope they give the cast a proper send-off and end rvb on a high note! I'm just very cautiously optimistic because I'll be honest shizno paradox and zero (and RT just being a horrible company in general and treating their employees like shit) left a rather sour taste in my mouth.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed but I'm not holding my breath ya know?

[rubykgrant]

On the subject of what kinds of tattoos RVB characters might have (or if they wouldn't have tattoos at all)...

Grif; we know he's got a Blade tattoo on his neck (I'm imagining it on the back). He'd probably get a few more, but avoid ones that seem too "typical" (he's mentioned several he would DEFINITELY not care for). He might get some on the Simmons-sides of his arm/leg, for the fun of it. I think on the back of his shoulder, he'd get something that matches with Kai, and when they sit side-by-side, it fits together. You just know he'd get a pizza tattoo somewhere (possible even a pizza with a slice missing on one arm, and then the slice over on the other). If he wanted to be all extra romantic about it, he'd find something with Simmons' signature on it, and get it tattooed on his chest, over where the heart is (this is a game, and he's winning). He also might get a traffic cone~

Simmons; he'd be all afraid to do it, but also REALLY wants to seem cool... if he finally goes for it, he'd get something like Pi or the infinity symbol. He might get a nerdy tattoo on his neck to match Grif (the Robin R, since his name matches Dick Grayson, or the Starfleet insignia, or the little up-link patterns from Ghost in the Shell)

Tucker; listen, he's a pain-baby. In a serious situation, when he has to fight or save somebody, Tucker can handle anything, he'll keep going and push through the pain... but in regular situations? Ow, no hurty! However, he'd get something for Junior (like the shape of his handprint when Junior was still tiny), perhaps on one shoulder blade, and on the other he'd get the Alpha and Epsilon symbols (almost left those unfinished, because HURTY, which would have been ironic, since Church keeps dying... but he finally got it done)

Caboose; had to be talked out of getting a HUGE tattoo that just says "I LOVE CHURCH" on his chest. Instead, he got a pale-blue helmet tattoo on his forearm on one side, and a deeper blue helmet tattoo on the other forearm (his and Church's original one), and when he hugs Church, the helmets overlap~

Sarge; never gave himself any down-time for decades, so no tattoos for a long time... when he finally chills, he would get a few for ODST, the Red Team symbol, and a shotgun slapped on him somewhere... maybe something pretty like a sunset scene on his back (he has a sentimental side for things like that). He'd also get a series of lines, in a stripe pattern, of red-brown-maroon-orange-pink-purple, one his bicep (people who see it ask "what Pride Flag is that?")

Doc; not super interested in tattoos... but he might get something like a moon and sun overlapping, like an eclipse, to be all symbolic for him and O'Malley. If O'Malley convinced him to get more, there would be like, a skull next the peace-sign. Doc's also one of those guys who'd get a motivational quote printed on him somewhere (everybody teases him that it's gonna be "Live Laugh Love", but he's not THAT much of a dork)

Donut; an elaborate tattoo illustration of a ribbon and several flowers, maybe on his thigh above his knee, and curves up around his hip, all very PINK~ Also, something that says "God Can't Kill Me" on his arm

Wash; not especially into tattoos, but he might get something on his neck (not over the scars, but around them), like a couple flowers to represent still being alive/growth. On a dare, he might get like, a small road tattoo (black winding stripe over an arm or leg, with the yellow lines down the middle. because it's his armor... and hahaha, car joke). Although he'd like to get something for all his friends he's lost, it feels weird getting a Project Freelancer tattoo (because the program itself SUCKED), or multiple AI Fragment symbol tattoos (it feels in poor taste, after what happened to Maine and the Meta). He would finally pick something like an intricate kaleidoscope pattern full of multiple colors (for the armor of all the friends he's lost, and all the friends he still has) on a shoulder

Carolina; just don't want any tattoos

Church; same. He doesn't care, he'll be the token plain-vanilla one with no ink

Tex; finally got herself that star on her back~

Kai; she's got a matching one with her bro... and also a lipstick kissy-mark on the little dip under her belly, something like cherries/hearts on her chest, small stylized symbols of different drinks on one arm, a crown and the word "PRINCESS" written in fancy font at the small of her back (it was gonna say "Princess Slut", but she decided to be at least mildly considerate to her bro's sanity, since he'd see it any time she had a swimsuit on. prude), "Fuck The Police" on her arm somewhere, and a rainbow that is a gradient- half colorful, half grayscale

[dapper-nahrwhale]

More rvb oz thoughts, courtesy of resident oz expert, ozpert you will, @dawnarts

Lopez is the toto, a robot who travels with donut to oz (which may or may not still be called oz)

Donut came from a crashed spaceship and has a sort of simplified space/flight suit outfit at first.

The ship somehow turns into a farmhouse when it crashes onto the witch tex, killing her instantly.

Donut recives the shoes, combat boots on tex, that turn into lightish-red slippers on him

The munchkins are all tiny robots that believe donut to be their hero because he is wearing a shade of red

The good witch caboose appears (the blues are the witches, blue team plot problems) who tells donut to get home he should go to his best friend the wizard of oz in the city of the blood gulch blue base, and to follow the blue brick road to get there. Ok good luck mr pastry :)

Donut starts to follow along the blue brick road

A comic of the entire first book of oz but with rvb is now in my thoughts...hmm...

Rvb wizard of oz au with the red team where donut is dorothy, grif is the scarecrow, simmons is the tin man and sarge is the lion. No other thoughts at this time.

[shy-cryptic]

more dogs doodles, cool colors edition!

[tinfoil-jones]

Conspiracy theory:

Tiny from Red vs Blue: Zero is the daughter of Dr. Emily Grey, and Caboose.

I mean... we don't really know how long it's been since season 17.

[lazyfox411]

I'm going crazy in self isolation so my solution to boredom was to take a journey into my basement and dig up all my old sewing stuff.....without further ado, I introduce you all to Little Sarge:

And the best part?

He has a pipe cleaner skeleton. So he can protect my mug from those damn dirty blues

[tvckerwash]

no cops at pride just caboose and freckles

[sharkface-daydreams]

rvb cooking headcanons because i love food and cooking and I know some of these people can burn water just by thinking about it (affectionate)

Blue Team:

Church (alpha): basic skills. can make easy mac and has definitely hacked together ketchup and hot sauce to make fake bbq sauce when they ran out like any frat boy worth at least half his salt. however baking mystifies him.

Tucker: almost the same boat as alpha, but I like to think he tried to learn to make a few things because of Junior. maybe some sangheili and human ‘kid’ foods like whatever their equivalent of mac and cheese is.

Caboose: the stove spontaneously combusts in self defence when he’s reaching for it. he’s very good at setting the table and pouring juice though. When left to his own devices (leftovers) he’ll do awful things like put maple syrup on his mac and cheese... and enjoy it.

Tex: makes church and tucker cook for her, not that she needs to eat, but because she likes to sit at the table or counter and heckle them about their lackluster cooking skills and watch them suffer

Kai: she could probably be good at cooking if she wanted to, but that’s a lot of effort, and why do that when you can use your good looks and charms to get stupid guys to buy you fancy dinners and champagne?

Wash: listen. I know this guy is white as fuck. I grew up with white as fuck family. I know exactly how this man cooks. It’s bland. It’s by the book. He underuses salt and sneezes every time he smells pepper. He’s capable of pasta, weird underseasoned casseroles with not enough sauce, and a select handful of crockpot recipes that are either really good, or really weird, or both.

Red Team

Sarge: he knows how to work a grill, and knows how to cook meat, eggs, and grits, and operate the fancy coffee machine he installed in Lopez, and that’s where it stops. Gets mad if you say you don’t like grits, and will make you sit and eat it until it’s gone.

Simmons: Thinks he can cook. He’s had to make his own vegan meals for a long time because no one else will actually substitute meat and animal ingredients. But that doesn’t mean he’s great. Most of his vegetable substitutions are approximations and his black bean burgers always turn out dry. He has been able to trick Grif into eating and enjoying vegan snacks, but only to turn around and laugh and tell Grif what he’s actually eating. Because the fun is in getting to see Grif’s angry face afterwards.

Grif: Knows how to cook, and cook well, but can rarely be arsed to put it to practice. One of those people who genuinely enjoys reading cookbooks. He’s pretty creative and scrappy, having had to make sure he and Kai ate alright as kids while their mom was doing whatever it was that wasn’t looking after them. Probably knows the recipes to various carnival/circus foods like funnel cake and deep-fried anything. He and Kai can spin up cotton candy into fancy shapes like nobody’s business.

Donut: Not so great at cooking, but is a whiz at baking. When he deigns to bake, the results are eagerly scooped up by Reds and Blues alike, sometimes resulting in ridiculous heists to get at them before the other team can. He cannot for the life of him make donuts, though. They always come out rough, with tiny holes that are overstuffed with glaze. Sarge seems to enjoy them, though.

Lopez: Hates the very notion of human food and digestion, and is resentful that his body houses not only Sarge’s overclocked coffee machine, but also a temperature-controlled snack storage accessed at his hiney. He has access, as a robot, to the entire internet’s worth of recipes and theoretically could cook some incredible things. But he will not. He refuses. The day he does anything nice for these assholes willingly is the day they’ll have to cart him off to the scrapyard.

Carolina: She can microwave water for tea and coffee, but has screwed up easy mac before. Has some memories of cooking with her dad at a very young age, and remembers the recipe to the dish they always had whenever Allison returned from deployment.

Asshole day at the skittle factory:

Dr. Leonard Church: Probably did most of the cooking. Allison was deployed a lot especially with the war starting. Let Lina do little things to help like stir cold things or count out ingredients for him before she was old enough to work with the stove etc.

Aiden Price: In general I can’t see this man ingesting anything except extremely fancy tea. I tried to imagine him having a burger and the fucker showed up with a fork and knife to slice it up. But if I had to consider whether he knows how to cook for himself, I think he’d put enough effort and research into it to ensure enough nutrients, and possibly would insist on cooking for himself to ensure he wasn’t being poisoned.

Agent York: Overzealous, insists he knows what he’s doing, consistently sets things on fire. Can whip up a mean cocktail though.

Connecticut: Same boat. Burns things but at least she has the cojones to admit she doesn’t know what she’s doing. Pretty good at cutting up fruit and veg for snacks though. Charcuterie/stuff plate queen.

South Dakota: hates cooking mostly because she was expected to learn as the ‘girl’ of the family. She retained the basic mechanics of cooking like meat and pasta and oiling a pan so things don’t stick, but won’t volunteer and will probably fight you if you ask her to cook. Prefers doing stuff plate nights with CT.

North Dakota: He knows how to work a coffee maker and do microwave popcorn.

Wyoming: Can bake, but will only do so to make things to eat for teatime. Everything's always more than a bit dry. He defends this by insisting it's supposed to be eaten while drinking tea to moisten it.

Florida: Average level of cooking and baking competence, but has a fondness for strange and unnerving culinary experiments he attempts to get the others to test. Most people know better than to try these horrors.

Maine: Likes meat and carbs, and generally doesn’t make anything else. Not real big on seasoning or flavor either. Better with a grill than a pan on a burner.

Iowa: Ovens fear him. They explode in self-defense when he nears.

Idaho: One of those people that reads cookbooks for fun. Has a “Recipes from the Forgotten Realms” cookbook. Isn’t always successful, but the results are usually interesting. Edible, at least.

Ohio: Stacks her PBJ sandwiches with a half inch of peanut butter. Occasionally adds bananas. The rest of the kitchen might as well be Sangheilios.

Doc: Has tried to learn how to cook via lessons and tutorials and memorize a few recipes but he usually remembers them wrong, sets the wrong temperature or time, stuff like that. Donut’s tried to tutor him but he’s just kinda hopeless. Offered to trade vegan recipes with Simmons but Simmons was like ‘nah.’ (O’Malley is only interested in making poisoned food.)

Extra Colorful Morons:

Locus: knows how to cook, finds preparing ingredients and following recipes to be relaxing. Is extremely particular about how his kitchen is arranged. Leads to a lot of arguments in red team kitchen

Felix: Felix? Cooking? Can u imagine. He knows how to microwave coffee and maybe slap a sandwich together. Either wheedles someone else (Locus) into cooking for him, or gets food pre-made from somewhere.

Sharkface: You didn’t think all that fire was just for show, did you? Fire’s a kitchen’s best friend. Spent some time job hopping after the Freelancers crushed him, some of these being dishwashing and line cook jobs, whatever was needed to pay bills. There’s something very satisfying about roasting food over an open flame grill.

Siris: Can cook some things, mostly things his wife likes and family recipes handed down. Not particularly skilled but what he cooks is made with love.

Doyle: This man screws up tea when it’s a mug of hot water and a teabag. Useless. (affectionately frustrated)

Kimball: Knows how to make a desperation stew out of snared game and local root veg. After so long in a civil war has to be reintroduced to the concept of enjoying food for flavor.

Dr. Grey: She’s one of those people who drink brightly colored drinks out of lab beakers like other people use a mug. Highly unnerving to anyone who visits her office. She knows how to cook of course, but what’s the fun of doing things by the book? Don’t eat anything she offers you. ANYTHING. Especially if she’s got that studious glint in her eyes like she’s going to document every little twitch of expression you make as you eat.

[smilysstuff]

Fun idea for a prompt.

Imagine the casts of Red vs Blues, including the following, the Freelancers, the antagonist, and even the Lieutenants from chorus! Somehow and suddenly got transported into the real world in 2022. But fun size.

And by fun size I MEAN SMALL! They all somehow got into irl 2022 but shrunken when they all get there. And a random still passionate rvb fan just unexpectedly encountered with them in their house and you know I'll fucking use that rando as a way to express how fucking awesome they are.

And oh fuck that's a good idea for a fic.

I'm planning on making it on a later date, but wanna share it to you guys if you want to pick this idea up! Oh my god, I remember my fanart of a pocket size Caboose.. Tiny Caboose is the best thing ever—