#colossus the hamster

[selenadrawsstuff]

Here are the sketches of my albino dwarf hamster, Colossus, by themselves :)

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Frankenweenie (2012, Tim Burton)

01/04/2024

Frankenweenie is a 2012 animated film directed by Tim Burton.

The film is the stop motion adaptation of the short film of the same name made by Burton himself in 1984, clearly inspired by the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

The film was nominated for the 2013 Academy Awards as best animated film.

In 1971 Victor Frankenstein, a boy passionate about cinematography and science, lives in the monotonous town of New Holland with his parents Edward and Susan and his little dog Sparky. Victor's talents are observed at school by his classmates: the neighbor Elsa Van Helsinge (niece of the sour Mayor Bergermeister), the hunchbacked boy Edgar, the obese and naive Bob, the pretentious Japanese boy Toshiaki, the sinister Nassor and a very strange blonde girl called Weird Girl, who owns a cat called "Mr. Whiskers". Victor, however, has little contact with them, being too busy with Sparky: Victor's father then encourages his son to join the baseball team to make new friends and to practice a sport; at the game, Victor manages to hit a splendid home run but Sparky, chasing the ball down the street, is hit by a car and dies before Victor's eyes.

But then, inspired by the galvanic experiments of the science teacher Mr. Rzykruski, Victor digs up the little dog from the pet cemetery and takes him to his improvised laboratory in the attic; he manages to revive the dog using the electricity of lightning. The following day, however, Sparky leaves the attic to chase Mr. Whiskers, causing some damage in the neighborhood until he is noticed by Edgar, who asks Victor to teach him how to resurrect the dead and threatens him to reveal his secret to everyone if he doesn't. In order to keep Sparly's existence hidden, Victor agrees and the two revive a goldfish, which inexplicably becomes invisible.

Learning about Edgar's invisible fish, Toshiaki and Bob fear that they won't be able to win the science competition at the annual fair, and so Toshiaki tries to make Bob fly with a rudimentary jetpack improvised with bottles of fizzy drink, but fails and Bob falls from the roof, breaking his arm.

The group then decides to carry out resuscitations separately: Edgar prepares to resuscitate a dead rat found in the garbage, Nassor his mummified hamster "Colossus", Toshiaki his dead turtle Shelley, Bob an expired package of Sea Monkeys and Weird Girl a dead bat. After electrocuting the bodies, the kids involuntarily transform the dead animals into monsters due to their feelings of competition: Edgar's rat becomes a wererat, Shelley an enormous Gamera-like monster, Bob's Sea Monkeys become little monsters amphibians similar to Gremlins and Mr Whiskers, who held Weird Girl's bat in his mouth while it was electrified, a monstrous vampire cat.

After finding Sparky near his tombstone in the animal cemetery, Victor sees the monsters attacking the fair and runs to help his companions: the Sea Monkeys explode by eating very salty popcorn, Colossus is crushed by Shelley, while she and the Wererat turns back into a corpse after being electrocuted again. In the general chaos, Elsa's poodle, Persephone, is captured by Mr Whiskers and transported to the city windmill.

The citizens, feeling pity for the dog's death, decide to reward Sparky for his courage by connecting his electrodes to the batteries of their cars to revive him again.

[skittidyne]

fifty questions for commander shepard

og post by @spookyvalentine​! (i also could’ve sworn i’ve done this before but i cannot find it bc i don’t tag things so now i am officially making a tag for my shepard i guess)

these are all about my canon shepard, aka the star of my mass effect fic series. her name is elyse shepard! :’3

1. Why did Shepard enlist? Any regrets?

she enlisted immediately at 16 out of a desire to show her gratitude to the alliance & anderson for saving her on mindoir, and out of some survivor’s guilt (she has to make herself useful). she regrets that cerberus pulled at her & anderson’s relationship, but she doesn’t regret joining the alliance, nor leaving it.

2. How does your Shepard feel about having a yeoman assigned to them in 2? And in 3?

super awkward at first! she’d never been “important” enough to have someone to delegate to, though of course she’d complained about wanting one on the SR1. but kelly was friendly (and pushy) enough that shepard relaxed into having a kind of assistant, and now she’s very grateful.

3. What’s their relationship with Anderson?

DAD. it’s a mix of hero worship and father figure, but he views her as a daughter figure, though they’re both a little too emotionally stunted to acknowledge it.

4. Is your Shepard any good at poker?

nope! she has a decent poker face, but she also has tells. she also has strangely bad luck with cards, too.

5. How well does Shepard know their crew? Not just the companions, but the folks making up the Normandy

very well! she makes a point to get to know everyone on her ship, especially after it became her ship in me2. these people are hers.

6. Initial reaction to EDI? Does it change? 

leery, thinking she was a cerberus spy or spyware, but not too bothered about the AI thing. immediately thought it was funny how offended joker was by EDI, however, and how they bickered, so that actually helped soften shepard’s feelings toward her before she got unshackled and started to become herself. plus, AI are super convenient for doing all sorts of small tasks that shepard can’t be assed to think about!

7. Does their love interest move into their quarters?

pretty much! she has a big bed, after all. :3c

8. What is their reaction to the Alchera mission? And after?

She Doesn’t Want To Talk About It. afterward was a lot of drinking. after a certain point of drunkenness, she allowed others to come drink with her, at least.

9. What type of fighter is your shepard? Do they fight with honor, or do they fight dirty

elyse is a paradoxical mix of goody-two-shoes alliance girl scout and “i will kick you in the quads, throw dirt in your eyes, and spit on your grave”. a lot of her tactics and moves are very textbook (but she’s very good at them), but then she’ll do stuff like “let’s all focus on blowing up that one leg off that colossus just to watch it skitter around”. she doesn’t mind collateral damage and absolutely does not mind gore.

it’s probably for the best that her sniper rifle is so strong it usually kills in one shot. you wouldn’t want to catch her in a mood where she wants to play with her kills, after all.

10. Does Shepard keep any pets? The hamster, fish, something else?

she does keep fish, albeit not with a 100% living rate. she adores her hamster and fully adopted urz, too!

11. What order does Shepard pick up companions in me2?

miranda & jacob, kasumi, zaeed, mordin, garrus, jack, grunt, thane, tali, samara, legion

12. Does Shepard have any nicknames? What do they think of em?

she staunchly refuses nicknames or shortened forms of her first name. she’ll accept “shep” from kasumi/squadmates who are close to her.

13. How does your Shep react to teasing/ribbing?

she can usually give as good as she gets! however, she has a very pale complexion, and humans blush quite brilliantly. she hates that part.

14. Any good at flirting?

better than Certain Squadmates, but ultimately about average. she’s never had much interest in doing it; there’s always bigger things to do.

she’s better if it’s banter-y, though. she likes banter.

15. What colors does Shepard prefer for their armor?

she uses the iconic black with the white and red stripe! she worked hard to earn that n7 designation, damn it, and at this point, she’s known for it. she wears it like a flag to warn her enemies.

16. Is Shepard a drinker? History of other substances? Do they struggle with sobriety

she’s definitely a drinker! her cerberus-remade body can handle it faster than she can usually down booze, though, so she technically does not struggle with sobriety. she knows how to get drunk by this point, but can’t stay drunk for very long. she drinks more than she should.

she tried smoking in basic because she thought it looked cool. she was the kid who choked and almost died the first time.

17. How does Shepard react to attention? Do they enjoy it?

depends on the type of attention - if it’s the hero-worship-y type that random people (especially alliance grunts) have for her, she’ll roll her eyes and try to avoid. but she adores attention from anyone she actually likes. giving and receiving attention are her #1 love language.

(she especially loves it from the gruffer teammates, like jack or zaeed, because it means they’re really trying to friendship.)

18. Who’s the dream team? Which companions does Shepard fight best with and why?

those are two VERY different answers!

shepard loves taking Team Sexy Sniper (garrus & thane) out, and they’re all skilled enough to complete a mission, but... she’s an infiltrator, so you’re looking at three snipers. this is not very strategically sound.

she works best with someone tank-y (grunt, usually) to let her actually be a sniper instead of trying to shoot people at close range with her black widow. she also works spectacularly well with liara, because when you’ve shared brainwaves with someone, you speedrun learning how to fight as a team.

19. Are there any companions your Shepard just absolutely cannot vibe with or relate to

she tries her damnedest! (and her success at friendshipping with jack may have lent her too much hubris on the subject.) but she struggles to get along with javik - which is strange, because if they’re only talking shop/tactics, they get along really well. but then one of them will say something that’s apparently “wrong” for the other, and then they’re back to growling at each other.

she respects that he’s a soldier, through and through, and she definitely understands grieving. but he’s arrogant and prickly and unsociable past that, and that’s what she fights with.

20. Does Shepard enjoy looking for resources and upgrading gear, or do they see it as a chore?

elyse shepard is a HOARDER and she will leave NO STONE UNTURNED. everyone else sees it as a chore to let her pick through everything possible.

21. Do you have any AUs for your shepard?

i wrote an entire thing here! it’s currently in a me3 rewrite/fix-it because bioware be tempting me to write better than them.

22. What’s the last thing Shepard ate before the final reaper showdown?

i don’t think she could’ve eaten anything. garrus might’ve forced a protein bar down her, but she definitely sat in her quarters and drank.

24. Who does Shepard turn to for advice? For comfort? Who do they like to gossip with

liara is the only one who fits all three of those!

for advice: depending on the subject, shepard will seek out samara or thane, and sometimes (grudgingly) kelly if it’s something emotional. she doesn’t seek it out from him, but mordin gives her a lot of unprompted advice. usually on her sex life.

for comfort: she’s close enough to her crew that she could probably go to most of them (or whoever’s closest at the time, if it’s bad), but she especially prioritizes those who were on the SR1 with her and have served with her the longest. joker is absolutely included in this, to his sometimes embarrassment. (extra funny if you imagine her calling up wrex on tuchanka and he’s like “wtf do i do with an upset human”)

gossip: TALI AND KASUMI. also chakwas, shockingly enough.

25. How emotionally articulate is your Shepard? Do they emote well?

she’s good with happiness and anger and professionalism. she’s technically good at grieving, but her grieving process also involves hiding from others, so i’m not sure it counts as “emoting well”. but she knows how to get through it.

she flusters easily if caught off guard by flirting/affection/romance, though, and she is very awkward around serious injuries or dying. death, she can handle. blood and wounds, she can handle. the process in getting better? not so much.

26. Does your Shepard have a romance? Who are they, and what drew Shep to them?

romancing both thane & garrus! :3c

garrus - she immediately went “that’s gonna be my friend” when meeting him, and they rapidly fell in like with each other on the SR1, though both were oblivious to it outside of “gee i sure do trust and admire this person, i love spending time with them, this is a normal best friendship”. thankfully, especially for tali and liara’s sanity, on the SR2, they realized their feelings were best friendship AND romantic.

thane - elyse was IMMEDIATELY like “oh boy /eye emoji” when thane dropped out of that vent. she did not, however, know what to do with instant attraction, nor did she know what to do with thane “i read poetry for fun and am soft and sentimental and religious and also i will give you a very meaningful and borderline worshipful pet name” krios after she got to know him. thankfully, he was equally enamored with her, because if left to her own devices, she would’ve just gone “i will sit here consumed with lust” and never actually act on it. (she was kind of intimidated by her own immediate attraction.)

also, she has a voice kink. she’s a happy camper with those two.

27. Do they have any pet peeves?

others not cleaning their weapons, having to talk to politicians, having those politicians pretend she is somehow a politician, and everything to do with conrad verner.

28. What about hyperfixations? What’s the topic that will get Shepard rolling no matter the person or place

she’s a long-time and semi-secret fan of horror vids, specifically old human genres. but she’s very :O about learning about alien subgenres, too.

also SNIPER RIFLES.

29. How active is Shepard? Are they hitting the gym, playing sports, or do they prefer quieter downtime?

to miranda’s undying irritation, shepard has gotten very lax after becoming accustomed to her new body. she still spars (though more for the adrenaline and bragging rights) and does basic workout routines, but she’s now aware of what her new muscles can do - and hey, synthetic weave doesn’t atrophy. she doesn’t have to try anymore, so she doesn’t. (she has, however, lost a lot of flexibility that miranda gave her; that much can fade without maintenance.)

she’s the type of person who gives you a blank look and goes “uh, reading?” when asked what her non-fighting hobbies are. she’s lying. she doesn’t read. she doesn’t have hobbies outside of saving the galaxy, though she probably should.

30. What will always make them laugh?

anything to do with irritating or dragging the council. she probably has a very specific old in-joke with joker that will always make her clutch her sides and almost die, too, and both of them refuse to explain it.

31. Who can always make them laugh?

garrus, joker, and EDI - the latter because her humor protocols are so bad it’s usually a laugh of surprise. but still counts.

32. What do they do when they have hit their limit angry, just incandescent with rage

physically lashes out. usually she’ll drag someone into the sparring ring, but heaven help you if it’s in the middle of a battle, because she is not above ripping things apart with her hands. (she does not have biotics. this is sheer rage and cybernetically enhanced muscle.)

33. What skills do they have that are a surprise to the people around them?

she really is good with other people. a lot of her detractors would assume that a lot of her team/supporters have been intimidated by her, or are just going with who’s powerful, but nah. she’s friends.

she’s also got a good memory for wartime tactics. she wrote a thesis on napoleon bonaparte in n7 school.

34. Got any tattoos?

nope!

35. Which companions have they lost? How do they cope with it?

virmire was bad - she lost kaidan and nearly lost wrex. time has dampened it, and elyse is very good at grief by this point in her life. she soldiers on.

36. Do they like to style their hair, wear makeup and jewlery? How do they feel about getting dressed up?

she usually wears her hair in a short braid, and used to do buns for the alliance (before she got important enough she didn’t have to care about regs). she also wears eyeliner. (gave her SR1 alien crew a heart attack the first time she sweated it off so it looked like she was crying black.)

the only jewelry she wears are her old dogtags, and that sort of depends on her mood. not so much anymore.

37. Got any bad habits?

thinking too many alien creatures are cute and trying to adopt them. while also forgetting to feed her fish. she also likes to strip out of her armor and drop the hardsuit pieces like a trail leading to her bed after particularly long missions. (she’ll clean it up after she wakes, but others have also picked up after her.)

38. Does Shepard do any activities with the companions and crew during downtime?

she does drink socially with them, and can usually be cajoled into playing various card games, but only if she thinks she has time for the latter. she enjoys eating together with others, though.

and she LOVES sparring with others. EDI keeps score of wins and losses for the normandy crew.

39. Do they keep around any sentimental items?

her main gun is a comfort item by this point. she’s lost everything too many times in the past to have many other things.

40. Does your Shepard actually like to collect model ships? If not, what do they display?

she does like model ships!

41. How is Shepard with a gun? What about hand to hand?

she’s a beast with her sniper rifle, both for its heavily modded power and her skill at range. but despite being an infiltrator, she’s good at hand to hand, too; n7 training demands nothing less. (those new to her crew usually have heart attacks the first time they see her charge into battle rather than pick a sniping perch. it’s a rite of passage for others to get used to her doing that.)

42. Favorite weapon?

HER BLACK WIDOW. and her widow, before that. she loves her sniper rifle.

43. Which version of the Normandy do they like best?

the SR2 is bigger and feels more like hers, rather than something she took from anderson.

44. Do they like to rotate out companions for quests? Who do they bring the most?

she does rotate out! elyse is very particular about taking those best suited for it - but she does have a couple of defaults if she deems the mission too easy or not specific enough to require certain crew. she does like using garrus and thane a lot, mostly because they compete for best sniper shot on each mission.

45. Do they approve of curing the genophage?

yes, as a personal opinion. she doesn’t like that others ask her about it, though; she doesn’t think she should have any official opinion, given that she’s human (newcomer to the galaxy) and not part of any of the fraught history.

46. Does Shepard allow the rachni to live in me1?

she absolutely does! it is not a popular choice.

47. Does Shepard practice any kind of self-care?

shooting things and drinking are her self-care.

48. What abilities do they rely on the most in a fight?

she uses her tactical cloak if needed - getting in close or navigating a tricky spot - but adores incinerate if she’s close enough. no one should have let her set things on fire.

49. What is Shepard’s happy ending? What’s the dream that keeps em going

she doesn’t think she has one - she fully believes she’s going to fight against the reapers until she’s dead, but hopefully it’s at the end by that point, because she doesn’t like the thought of others having to clean up after her.

BUT. a HAPPY ending for her would involve a lot of complicated, opposite things that she doesn’t care to rationalize, because dreams don’t have to make sense! elyse would want a permanent home on a planet, on dirt, some place with a lot of open space and sky. somewhere where people wouldn’t call her “commander”. but she’s also super accustomed to starships and like hell she would ever give up the normandy.

50. Is your Shepard indoctrinated

nope! the rachni queen even checked for her.

(+1: what does Shepard smell like?)

gun oil and sweat. clean laundry if she actually bothered to change her clothes.

(humans smell sweet, according to most aliens, though.)

[drinkysketch]

I just read one of the first scripts for frankenweenie, and there were quite a few differences. Like how Nassor revives Colossus but he wasnt supposed to show up until AFTER the end credits where hes at home in his pajamas watching Colossus on his hamster wheel "looking proud." I dont know why I wanted to tell you this but I did 🤣 it just makes me sad that in the final movie Colossus just gets stepped on instead.

Heh yeah, it is fun to look through original scripts and concept arts of flicks and see what could have been. That tidbit about Colossus is a funny one! Yet I could see why it was changed, but alas!

[sungbeam]

who's anon name starts with an x, ends w/ an e, & is a wanda ride or die?? xnonie. xnonie is here ✋️😌

just for ONCE i want our wanda to use her powers w/o any grief or sadness behind it 😭 it seems to be a recurring theme w/ her & all i want for her is to have vision, billy, tommy, (& maybe even pietro if we're really pushing it) living HAPPILY EVER AFTERRRR 💔

BEAM, IS OUR TYPE BROODING DARK HAIRED VIGILANTES W/ A COMPLICATED MORAL COMPASS?? bc that seems to be the ongoing theme w/ the guys u brought up HSKDS & yes i came across khonshu edits on tiktok (especially when he wore the suit in the end credits scene w/ jake 😀)!! THOUGH I THINK THEY'RE JOKING... YEAH...

i absolutely LOVE verkwan as frank richards & charles xavier respectively i think it really contrasts w/ their personalities (i feel like kwan would try to get a little sneaky & read minds for gossip 👀👀)!! OML STOP U DID NOT JUST CALL WOLVERINE THE MOST FURRY-ESQUE MUTANT, BUT UR SO RIGHT THO 😭 it definitely fits hoshi & it's so funny b/c wolverine is one of THE most grumpy mutants to exist LMAOHDDJ & i love how 2 of the 97 liners are one of the most iconic siblings in the franchise it just feels so fitting b/c they're so iconic themselves❗️❗️

ACK i wish i could show u but it defeats the purpose of being an anon 🫠🫠

XNONIE UR HEREEEE!!!

personally,, ,, i would push it for pietro 💔💔💔💔 i want her to live happily ever after she's lost too much 💔💔💔💔 frfr like it feels like all her powers just channel deep inside her grief and she explodes and ig that's what makes her one of the most powerful mutants and witches out in the verse

BAHAHHAHA OUR TYPE *IS* BROODING BAD BOY VIGILANTE W A SCREWED UP MIRAL COMPASS DING DING DING 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 r we surprised? welp not really sjcbekfn i mean how could u resist xnonie 😮‍💨 LMAO so we're just gonna call out me and my choices in men huh 🤩🥰💔 KENFKSKFKDBF KHONSHU IN A SUIT IS WHAT DID IT FOR THOSE PEOPLE ??!(#;@(@(@()'?!?? PLSS 😭😭😭💀💀 THAT MAKES ME SO SAD BYE I HOPE THEYRE JOKING (´Д⊂ヽ

OOP YES VERKWAN DO CONTRAST NICELY !!! and yeah that's def a reason why i paired up kwan that way cuz we know bestie loves the drama pot 👀👀👀👀✨ okay but tbh the fic is actually super duper dark and angsty like it's so angsty that i even make kwan cry 🥲 it's like,, , ,sad sad bro </3 anyways yes i did just call wolverine the most furry-esque mutant !!!! ITS CUZ ITS TRUE >:3 AND HOSHI IS A GLORIFIED FURRY THEYRE BOTH JUST GLORIFIED FURRIESWHO SAY "BUB" IN DEEP VOICES AHHAHAHAHAH it's like when hoshi insists he's a tiger but we all know he's our squishable hamster (ﾉ´∀｀*)

YESYES MAGIK AND COLOSSUS AHAHAHA I HADNT EVEN REALIZED OMGBUT THAT'S SO FUNNY i'll have to figure out a way to incorporate that 👀👀

ahhhh true 😞😞 i really wanna see what u made but it's totally chill that u wanna stay anon!! i respect that ofc (^^ゞ and i can simply imagine it 😌✨

[delta-dean]

That's right. I made another one. You can't tell me that this isn't that scene in a nutshell.

[frczenhearts]

A kid named Victor loses the love of his life and does unspeakable things in a desperate attempt to bring them back? Okay I love Frankenstein, LOVE Frankenweenie, and now I'm head over heels for a guy named Victor who literally plays mad scientist to bring his loved one back from the dead. Coincidence? I THINK NOT.

[jadethest0ne]

TMNT 1987 Must Watch Episode List

If you are looking to watch the 1987 version of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, but aren’t looking to watch ALL 200 episodes, look no further than this list! You may view it either here or on this google doc that I created. It contains all plot or character relevant episodes. Also included is a list of my personal favorite top 10 at the end. Happy viewing!

(and also remember that these are my personal opinions and I am by no means an authority on the subject, just a big fan.)

Key:

Bold - Plot important episodes Italic - Introduces a franchise-significant character (character in parenthesis) Star * - a personal favorite of mine (see “top 10 favorite episodes”)

Number of episodes out of the total: 79 / 200

Season 1 (5)

* All of season 1! If you don’t want to watch anything else, watch this season! It’s only 5 episodes, telling a self-contained story, and it feels like its own thing. If you just want a quick idea for this incarnation and for the franchise as a whole. Watch this season. Out of all the seasons, it’s my personal fave. *

Season 2 (5)

Return of the Shredder Enter: The Fly (Baxter Stockman mutated) Invasion of the Punk Frogs (the Punk Frogs) * Splinter No More * Return of the Technodrome

Season 3 (17)

Turtles on Trial The Maltese Hamster * The Old Switcheroo The Fifth Turtle (Zach) Enter the Rat King (Rat King) * Take Me to Your Leader * Cowabunga Shredhead Casey Jones Outlaw Hero (Casey Jones) Corporate Raiders from Dimension X Pizza by the Shred Beware the Lotus (Lotus - a precursor to Karai) Usagi Yojimbo (Miyamoto Usagi) Usagi Come Home The Gang’s All Here * The Big Rip Off The Big Break In The Big Blow Out

Season 4 (10)

Plan 6 From Outer Space The Dimension X Story Raphael Meets His Match (Mona Lisa) Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X (Slash) Leonardo Lightens Up Back to the Egg * Donatello Makes Time Farewell Lotus Blossom What’s Michelangelo Good For? Splinter Vanishes

Season 5 (9)

My Brother, The Bad Guy Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko (Mondo Gecko) * Donatello’s Badd Time Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps Raphael Versus The Volcano Donatello’s Duplicate Leonardo Cuts Loose Planet of the Turtleoids Part 1 and 2

Season 6 (5)

Rock around the Block Krangestein Lives Adventures in Turtle-Sitting Donatello Trashes Slash Snakes Alive!

Season 7 (7)

Night of the Dark Turtle (Triceratons) * Legend of Koji Night of Rogues Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter * Invasion of the Krangazoids Combat Land Shredder Triumphant

Seasons 8-10 (21)

These are the “Red Sky Seasons” and have a very different style of art and storytelling. A touch darker, and a lot more serial than episodic. These 3 seasons largely tell a complete story and finish up the show. I’d recommend watching all of them EXCEPT for these skippable episodes: S9E6 “Split Second” S10 E6 “Mobster from Dimension X” S10E7 “The Day the Earth Disappeared”

Top 10 Personal Favorite Episodes

#10 The Gang’s All Here - To my knowledge this is the only instance in the entire franchise where one of the turtles turns human. It’s not the best episode, but it deserves a spot on this list just for that. I find this one really interesting because up until this point throughout the series Michelangelo has shown hints of maybe wanting a normal human life, and he finally gets his wish in this one…

#9 Invasion of the Punk Frogs - The Shredder takes four mutant frogs and attempts to train them to combat the turtles. He gives them more traditionally violent weapons and “villainous” names (Attila, Napoleon, Genghis, and Rasputin), and tries to use them for his own evil gain. But their true nature is sweet-hearted goodness and they end up befriending the turtles instead. I enjoy the laid back frogs and their earnest nature, and the origin story of “made for evil, but ends up doing good” is a favorite trope of mine. These guys come back from time to time in the ‘87 series, and I think they make a fun addition to the turtles’ list of allies.

#8 Take Me to Your Leader - Leonardo doubts his abilities as leader, prompting each of the other three turtles to try their hand at leading. An interesting concept, executed quite well. Also refreshingly different from how I think other versions would handle it (for one, Raphael doesn’t want to be leader). It’s a nice look into each of the turtles’ motives, strengths, insecurities, and flaws.

#7 Splinter No More - What if Donnie found a retro mutagen and allowed Splinter to become Hamato Yoshi, once again? That’s what this episode explores. It’s one of the first times that the show really explores Splinter’s take on his own mutation and how the turtles think of themselves and their mutation. I like the focus on the relationship between Splinter and the turtles in this one.

#6 Enter the Rat King - Rat King is my favorite secondary villain in this series, and this is his intro episode. He’s not really in most of it, with the episode favoring a slow and creepy build-up to his appearance. I like the tone shift and slight mystery aspect of this one. It’s also yet another good episode that focuses on the turtles’ and Splinter’s relationship, as it is put to the test when the Rat King’s main ability is to control rats…

#5 Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter - Someone hires a mercenary to start rounding up all mutants whether or not they are good or bad. Leonardo and Michelangelo get captured and are forced to fight their brothers. This one brings up the prejudice the turtles face as mutants, as well as has the always intense “forced-to-fight-on-the-villain’s-side” trope.

#4 Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko - Michelangelo starts having dreams of someone else present at their mutation. That someone else turns out to be a gecko mutant who’s being manipulated by a villain. This one showcases Michelangelo’s pure heart and ability to befriend even those who start out as enemies (and also his ability to have premonition dreams?). Cool origin story for Mondo Gecko and his relationship with the turtles, and an excellent Mikey-focused episode.

#3 The Maltese Hamster - After a couple of seasons of the turtles largely sharing the action, this was one of the first episodes that focused on a single turtle. It involves Donatello somewhat playing the role of a gritty detective, but his play-acting turns a bit too real when some mobsters kidnap his brothers and Splinter and he has to get them back by himself. It leans a bit angstier than most of these early episodes and it spurred me to create my first artwork for the show. Also, April pies a mobster in the face and shows off some sharp-shooting abilities, so that’s pretty rad as well!

#2 Night of the Dark Turtle - This one has a lot of stuff going on. The Triceratons are invading, and meanwhile, a device created by Shredder accidentally messes with Donatello’s personality, turning him to a much darker vigilante bent on revenge. Though a little campy considering Donatello’s new get-up is heavily Batman-inspired, it’s one of the first episodes with a much darker edge to it. The tension is also excellent, with the threat of Shredder, the Triceratons, AND a potentially evil Donatello all causing trouble at the same time.

#1 Back to the Egg - Leonardo and Michelangelo get turned back into 5-year-olds and Raphael and Donatello have to play big brothers to the now rambunctious trouble magnets. This contains some of my favorite character dynamics in the show, and is incredibly adorable. I think it does a better job of the concept than an episode with a similar premise “Adventures in Turtle-Sitting”, simply because I think it uses the plot device better and has more fun interactions between the turtles. This one makes the top spot solely because it has my personal favorite character duos in play, those being Raph-Donnie and Leo-Mikey; I always enjoy their team-ups!

[little-mad]

Downsides of Thievery Pt. 3

~ Previous Part ~ Next Part ~

Going through the portal from one dimension to another felt as simple as walking through a door. There was no flash of light, no weird tingly sensation all over Gavin’s body, no “welcome to a new dimension” announcement; Gavin could almost believe he was still back home...were it not for the fact that every single thing around him was mega sized.

Trees as tall as skyscrapers loomed overhead, and although he was looking down on them from Rael’s hip height, Gavin could still tell that even the wildflowers sticking out of the ground would be taller than him. He swore he even saw a chipmunk the size of a car scurrying up the side of a tree.

Suddenly, Gavin felt almost glad he was secured inside a cage. As much as he hated being confined, right now he didn’t feel like he could handle being out in the open, not with a bunch of big ass woodland creatures roaming about. Being attached to a big ass dude was bad enough.

Though he couldn’t see it from his current position, Gavin figured the portal they’d come through must have gone away, judging by the abrupt disappearance of the soft blue glow that the portal had been giving off a moment ago. “I’m officially closed off from the rest of humanity,” Gavin’s brain helpfully reminded him.

Glancing upward, Gavin caught Rael throwing him a brief look as if to ensure his captive was still there. The teal eyes examined him for only a moment before they returned to looking forward.

Gavin sighed. As intimidating as Rael was, he knew he couldn’t avoid talking to the guy forever. For one, he needed to ask his captor where exactly he was being taken, because in the middle of the woods hadn’t been what he’d been expecting. Gavin was admittedly not all that knowledgeable about alteon customs, but he was pretty sure they mostly lived in cities and towns.

Before Gavin even got the chance to mentally prepare himself for the prospect of addressing the alteon, he was bucked forward by the movement of the giant leg behind him.

Once again lying at the bottom of the cage, Gavin groaned. He was really beginning to sympathize with hamsters, lizards, and other handheld pets. Getting tossed around in a cage really sucked. Although, he figured most pets would be handled more carefully by their owners than Rael was currently handling him.

Every other step the aleton took jarred Gavin’s cage, meaning there was zero point in trying to stand up because he’d just be thrown to the floor again in an instant. Instead, he opted for sitting in the back with his arms wrapped around the iron bars for stability. It was still an unpleasant experience, but at least this way he could spare himself a few extra aches and pains.

About five minutes passed by and Rael continued to make his way silently through the forest. He clearly had no intention of striking up a conversation, which meant the task fell on Gavin. “Just picture him in his underwear,” he thought to himself, but then quickly realized that trick only worked on normal sized people. Picturing Rael in his underwear would only make Gavin feel both afraid and uncomfortable. “Okay…just imagine he’s not gigantic then.”

Gavin tilted his head back so he was looking up towards Rael’s face, however from the angle he was at, he could only really see the underside of the man’s jaw. “Yeeeah, kind of hard to imagine he’s not huge when I have to almost break my neck just to see his face.” After taking a deep, steadying breath, Gavin opened his mouth to speak.

-

Were Rael someone well learned in the magical arts, he could have easily teleported both himself and his human charge to the palace. However, as things were, he had no choice but to travel on foot through the woods that surrounded the city of Ostrad.

Rael didn’t necessarily mind a little hiking, but having to walk back to the city added on about an extra hour to the assignment he never wanted in the first place. He blew out an inaudible sigh, ignoring the way the cage hooked onto his belt repeatedly bumped against his thigh as he walked. At least the human had kept quiet so far, as long as it remained that way--

“Hey, uh--Rael?” The unexpected sound of the human’s voice nearly caused Rael to stop in his tracks. He paused for a moment but quickly recovered and continued making his way forward.

Rael flicked his eyes downwards for just a moment and saw that the human was looking up at him expectantly. Half because he didn’t want to end up running into anything, and half because he didn’t want to give the human the satisfaction of getting his attention, Rael quickly went back to looking forward. “What is it?” he responded reluctantly, making no effort to hide his irritation.

“Well--um, I was just wondering where we’re headed,” said the human nervously. Rael had been a little surprised when he found out that humans didn’t have high, squeaky little voices that fit their size. Instead, their voices were essentially normal, though much quieter than that of an alteon. This was something Rael was grateful for. While it would have been briefly amusing if the humans squeaked like mice, Rael had no doubt he would quickly tire of it.

“I’m delivering you to the Emperor at the palace,” Rael stated tersely. Surely the human could have deduced that on his own.

There was a pause, and Rael hoped that would be the end of the discussion, but evidently the human had other plans. “Right but uh--why didn’t we just...portal straight there?” he asked.

Rael rolled his eyes. He didn’t know whether it was all humans or just this one in particular, but there was certainly an air of obliviousness emanating from Gavin Stone. “The portal needs to be distant enough from civilization in the event intruders manage to slip through somehow,” Rael explained slowly, as though he were speaking to a child.

Honestly, the precaution of keeping portals isolated seemed as though it was more for the sake of protecting the humans that might come through than any alteons. Prior to departing for this assignment, Rael had been educated in all the ways humans could potentially bring harm to alteons. The list was quite short, and mostly involved large weapons of mass destruction, which were apparently not widely available in the human realm.

A thoughtful hum came from the caged human. “I guess that makes sense, though I can’t imagine any human intentionally trying to come here,” he commented. He seemed to be gaining some confidence in his speech and no longer stumbled over his words, much to Rael’s annoyance. The last thing he needed was for his captive to start getting talkative.

“Believe me, we don’t want humans here either,” Rael retorted. Perhaps he was speaking from his own opinion more so than that of the general population of his dimension, but he wasn’t about to tell Gavin Stone that.

-

Gavin narrowed his eyes at Rael’s comment. If he didn’t know any better, he might say that his captor wasn’t all too fond of humans. He had to wonder what the alteon’s past experience with humans had been. Was Gavin the first he’d met? Had he really made that bad of a first impression? “Oh yeah, I sprinted away from him full speed,” Gavin reminded himself.

People not liking him was not an unfamiliar thing for Gavin. Admittedly, he maybe didn’t have the best verbal filter, and had the unfortunate tendency to blurt out whatever popped into his head. He had been fired from his first job at a movie theater for accidentally calling his manager a “lazy dickwad” within said manager’s earshot. He had gotten sent to the principal’s office in third grade for letting it slip to another kid that Santa wasn’t real. And Gavin knew it was only a matter of time before he said something to Rael that really pissed off the giant.

If Gavin were smart, he would just keep his mouth shut. It was obviously what Rael would have preferred. The only problem was, Gavin wasn’t smart. Smart people became doctors, settled down with a sweet spouse, and moved into a fancy house in the suburbs. Smart people did not become thieves who stole from literal giants.

“So uh--are you like the Emperor’s delivery guy then?” Gavin asked. He didn’t really know where he was hoping the conversation would go or what he hoped to accomplish, but running his mouth felt familiar. If he stayed quiet he’d just end up wallowing in his own anxiety and fear.

Rael shot Gavin a quick, sharp look. “I am a member of the Imperial Guard, not a ‘delivery guy’,” he snipped, clearly not fond of Gavin’s insinuation.

Gavin didn’t really know what being in the “Imperial Guard” entailed, though he supposed it had a fancy enough name. Honestly, it kind of sounded like something out of Star Wars, though he wasn’t going to mention that to Rael considering the guy probably didn’t even know what a movie was.

“So did they specially choose--” Gavin’s sentence was interrupted midway through by an annoyed huff from Rael.

“There is no need for us to converse. So unless you have something crucial to say, I recommend you keep quiet,” the alteon stated coldly.

Despite Rael’s less than friendly tone, and the fact that it was a colossus of a man saying it, Gavin did not intend on keeping quiet. A familiar desire to be contrary was rising up in him. His mom had always called it his “urge to be a complete pain in the ass.”

Gavin didn’t necessarily want to intentionally piss off his captor, he didn’t want to make an enemy of the alteon. That would be stupid even for him. However, Gavin wasn’t about to roll over and behave like a good little boy. He was a criminal, following the rules was basically the antithesis of who he was. No, Gavin was going to talk to Rael whether the elf looking son of a bitch liked it or not.

[sundove88]

Polterpup (Frankenweenie Parody cast)

Young Luigi is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Polterpup. But then, tragedy strikes, and Polterpup shuffles off this mortal coil. Luigi is heartbroken, but his science teacher Dr. Eggman gives him an idea of how to jolt old Polterpup back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Luigi’s fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals -- with monstrous consequences.

Luigi as Victor Frankenstein (Mario)

Polterpup as Sparky Frankenstein (Luigi’s Mansion)

Terence as Edward Frankenstein (Angry Birds)

Matilda as Susan Frankenstein (Angry Birds)

Princess Daisy as Elsa Van Helsing (Mario)

Dracunyan as The Vampire Cat (Yo-Kai Watch)

Taranza as Nassor (Kirby)

Bowser Jr as Edgar E. Gore (Mario)

Bandana Dee as Bob (Kirby)

Hiro Himada as Toshiaki (Big Hero 6)

Lucy Wong as Bob’s Mom (Balan Wonderworld)

Rinko Shirokane as Weird Girl (BanG Dream!)

Dr. Eggman as Mr. Rzykruski (Sonic)

Antasma as Mr. Burgermeister (Mario and Luigi)

Poochy as Persephone (Mario)

Garfield as Mr. Whiskers (Garfield)

Norman as Colossus the Mummy Hamster (The Secret Life of Pets)

Bloopers as The Sea Monsters (Mario)

The Rat King as the Were-Rat (The Last of Us 2)

Yo-Kaiju as Shelly (Yo-Kai Watch)

[tatiejosie]

Even if you’re weird, even if you’re angry, even if your size is unusual, even if you decide to bite me like you’ve bitten everyone and everything else,

I’ll keep you by my side and I’ll still love you. You’re like me. I wouldn’t want to be thrown away because I’m angry. Mamma told me that I needed time. You probably do as well. In the meantime, I forgive you if you bite me. I get scared and angry for no reason too. Sometimes. All you need is someone who gives you time. I’ll give it all to you, Colossus. Because we’re the same.

I realized I never drew a younger Nassor???? The world needs a younger Nassor. He’s 14 in the movie and somehow looks like a middle-aged divorced dad, so I’m taking the liberty to make him look like this at 8 years old, because Extremely Precocious Puberty™ (you smell that? that’s projection)

Anyway, Colossus was always an extremely agressive animal that had little to no chance of getting adopted, but Nassor saw something in him and pressed his parents to take him in. He got his fair share of biting at first, but eventually Colossus calmed down and warmed up to his owner. However, Nassor would be the only one to clean the cage and change the food, as Colossus would bite and attack anyone else.

also Colossus is one hecking chonker of a hamster, wtf

[selenadrawsstuff]

Catching very bad quality blurry photos of my pet hamster Colossus and turning them into adorable sketches is what I’m here for

[violetrose-art]

Frankenweenie Headcannons, Theories, and Ideas

This is just a list of the theories, headcannons, and ideas I came up with for Tim Burton's Frankenweenie. I might add more later on, so watch out

-When he was six years old, Victor Frankenstein got Sparky as a small puppy from the local pet shop

-Elsa got Persephone as a gift for her seventh birthday

-Victor’s full name is Victor Charles Frankenstein

-Victor is strongly not fond of sports, especially baseball. But he does love to play fetch with Sparky and ride his bike

-Victor secretly has a crush on Elsa, but he’s too nervous to say anything. But he wouldn’t mind just being friends with her

-Even though he doesn’t get along too well with Toshiaki and Nassor very well, Victor doesn’t mind Bob (who was one of the “cool kids”) being nice to him

-Victor used to have a pen pal in London named Shamus Holmes. They wrote to each other back and forth almost every week, until Victor reached college. That was when the letters from Shamus stopped coming

-Victor isn’t allergic to anything, but he does get nauseous around peaches for some reason

-When he grows up, Victor either wants to become a scientist, a vet, or a movie director… but he can’t decide

-Victor likes to watch both horror and sci-fi films. His favorites are Karloff’s “Frankenstein”, “The Fly”, “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”, “Behemoth the Sea Monster”, and “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers”

-The Monday after Dutch Day, Victor was told to stay after school for baseball practice, but when he hit the ball and ran around the diamond, he broke his arm and got a black eye and he was suspended from the baseball team… which he thought was the best day ever

-Victor isn’t particularly fond of his young cousin, Vincent Malloy. He’s often annoyed by Vincent's slightly obsessive mannerisms and all of his Vincent Price talk and Vincent's mother blames Victor for introducing her son to scary movies in the first place

-Victor was born on August 31st, 1957

-Elsa’s full name is Elsa Anais Van Helsing

-Victor and Elsa first met on their first day in kindergarten. They both reached out to grab the same toy, but their hands touched and their eyes met. After a tiny squabble over the toy, they started playing together and they quickly became friends

-Elsa was born on October 28th, 1957

-Elsa isn’t into sports, but she enjoys going swimming or roller skating on occasion… She also likes to watch Victor Frankenstein at baseball practice sometimes

-Elsa is highly allergic to bees and pistachios

-A year after Dutch Day, Mayor Bergermeister forced Elsa to take ballet lessons recently and she doesn’t like it

-Elsa has an interest in history and she thought about becoming a historian someday

-Elsa has a secret crush on Victor, but she’s too shy to say anything

-After the events of Dutch Day, Victor promised never to reanimate Sparky again if he died one more time. Eventually when he was in his late teen years, he let Sparky die because he and Elsa wanted Sparky and Persephone to be together in death. The two dogs were buried in the pet cemetery together (Romeo and Juliet style)

-Elsa likes to watch horror movies in secret. Her absolute favorites are “Bride of Frankenstein”, “Dracula”, and “The Phantom of the Opera”

-After Dutch Day, Victor and Elsa started to grow closer and closer, as well as their dogs Sparky and Persephone

-Despite her uncle's protests of having a dog around, he agreed to let Elsa keep Persephone. But he insists that she keep the dog away from his front lawn

-Sparky and Persephone had four puppies together. Their names are Coal, Raven, Anastasia, and Hades

-When they were in the eighth grade, Victor and Elsa had their first kiss at a Halloween dance at school. They had their second kiss after a Christmas dance recital; they were performing the Nutcracker together. They started officially dating when they were freshmen in high school

-Elsa’s favorite books are “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, “Romeo and Juliet” and other works of William Shakespeare and her favorite writers are Lewis Carroll, Harper Lee, and Shakespeare. She also enjoys Edgar Allen Poe’s works

-Elsa considers Weird Girl (aka, Mindy) a friend, but she doesn’t like it when she creepily stares at her

-Elsa had a pen pal in New York City named Kristen. They wrote to each other a few times a month, but they lost touch when they reached senior year in high school

-When Victor and Elsa grew up and got married, they had two children. Their names are Peter Timothy Frankenstein (age 12) and Moira Juliet Frankenstein (age 8)

-Weird Girl’s full name is Mindy Cecilia White

-Mindy was raised by a single mother who was a medium, as well as a psychiatrist

-Mr. Whiskers was adopted as a kitten by Mindy from a local pet store. He was the only one of the litter that wasn't adopted because of his large starring eyes

-Mindy took the same ballet classes as Elsa

-Mindy has a crush on Edgar. She secretly hoped that Mr. Whisker's would one day dream about her and Edgar

-After Mr. Whiskers’ death, Mindy fell into a deep depression. Elsa was there to comfort her in her time of need and she even helped her bury the body in the pet cemetery

-Mindy first discovered Mr. Whiskers’ ability to predict the future through cat litter one morning after changing it; it was shaped in the letter B. On that same day, a girl named Brooklyn from school got three strikes at the bowling alley

-Mindy was born on April 3rd, 1958

-Edgar’s full name is Edgar Abraham Gore

-Edgar has a crush on Mindy, but he believes she’s out of his league and was too afraid to approach her

-At one point, Edgar wanted a snake or spider for a pet, but his mother told him no. Once tried to adopt a wild raccoon, but got a scolding from her when he let it into the house

-Edgar was born on September 14th, 1958

-After Dutch Day, Edgar developed a fear of rats

-Edgar still wants to make a death ray with Victor, even though they can't actually make one

-Mindy and Edgar started dating when they were in their sophomore year

-When they got married, Mindy and Edgar had a daughter named Giselle (age 7 ¾)

-Toshiaki’s full name is Toshiaki Ito Oroku

-Toshiaki's mother and father were originally born and raised in Japan until they moved to the US a month before he was born. Being an open community towards different race groups, New Holland was the perfect location to start a family

-Toshiaki was born on May 28th, 1956

-As a reward for winning his first science fair, Toshiaki was given a pet turtle, who he named Shelly. Shelly was unfortunately passed away when he was left outside in the hot afternoon in his aquarium for too long

-Toshiaki and Victor are frenemies, mainly friends, but mostly enemies

-When Shelly died two times, Toshiaki was very upset. But luckily, he had his friends to comfort him after his second and final burial

-In school, Toshiaki met one of the new girls, a Japanese girl named Mae-Lee, and he quickly developed a crush on her

-Years later, Toshiaki and Mae-Lee got married and had two children, a daughter named Shelley Sue (age 8) and Yoshi (age 7 months)

-Nassor’s full name is Nassor Hannibal Karloff

-In school, Nassor stood out from the other children due to his height and cynical macabre personality. The only thing that made him happy as a child was his pet hamster, Colossus. One day Colossus went missing and Nassor was frantic with worry. About five days later, Colossus was found trapped inside the wall and he had starved to death, leaving Nassor heartbroken

-Nassor has an interest in Ancient Egyptian culture around pharaohs and the afterlife. It was his idea as tribute to Colossus would be mummified and placed in a large tomb

-After Dutch Day, Nassor was found wrapped up and he was untied by the others. While he holds no grudges against Toshiaki, he doesn't exactly forgive him for causing Colossus's second death

-Nassor was born on February 24th, 1956

-After Dutch Day, Nassor met one of the new girls, a young lady named Hillary, and he was instantly infatuated with her

-When Nassor and Hillary grew up, they got married and had a son named Darwin (age 12)

-Bob’s full name is Bob Adam Hill

-Bob’s dad passed when he was rather young, making his mother, Mrs. Hill, extremely protective of him, and he finds it super embarrassing

-Bob hates it when people talk about his weight. When he fell down a manhole by accident, he got stuck and had to have a crane to pull him back out

-Bob was born on July 6th, 1957

-In school, Bob had a crush on a girl named Jenny

-Bob first met Toshiaki shortly after Shelly's death. Despite Toshiaki's cold behavior towards him at first, they became good friends

-Bob has an interest in marine life and he has a fish tank full of different kind of fish up in  his room

-When he grew up, he and Jenny got married and had a son named Carl (age 12)

-Mr. Frankenstein’s full name is Edward Steven Frankenstein

-Edward was an avid lover of sports, especially baseball. He played as a star athlete in high school, where he first met Susan who was cheering with the other cheerleaders

-Edward has a bit of hard time understanding his son, Victor, but still supports him nonetheless

-Edward likes to role play with his wife Susan that he's a travelling salesman when her "husband" isn't around the house

-Edward often gets people who ask him about his last name Frankenstein. An old family rumor was that he was a direct descendant of the original presumed fictional scientist, Dr. Frankenstein

-Edward tries to get along with his next door neighbor, Mayor Bergermeister

-Mrs. Frankenstein’s full name is Susan Delia Woods Frankenstein

-Susan and Edward Frankenstein first met in back high school; he was a star athlete while she was the head cheerleader. A few years after graduation, they got married and she gave birth to Victor at age 31

-Susan has two sisters, Lillian and Francine. Francine is the eldest, Susan is the middle child, and Lillian is the youngest. Lillian is Vincent Malloy’s mother

-Susan isn't as social with the other mothers/housewives with their gossiping. She prefers the company with her family instead. She is friends with Mrs. Van Helsing, though

-Susan had a pet calico cat when she was younger named Lacey. But poor Lacey died when she was around Victor's age, so she knows what her son was going through

-Mayor Bergermeister’s full name is Robert “Bob” Clarence Bergermeister

-The Bergermeister family has been mayors of New Holland for generations. They were known for their strict laws, rules, and leadership towards its citizens

-Bergermeister has a very low tolerance towards animals, especially dogs… probably because he never had any pets growing up

-Elsa’s father’s full name is Jonathon Gabriel Van Helsing

-Elsa’s mother’s full name is Lydia Hermione Bergermeister Van Helsing

-Mr. and Mrs. Van Helsing are philosophers, hence why they tend to be away a lot. They travel to countries mostly in Europe, like Romania and the Netherlands. They sometimes take Elsa with them when they have to go out of the town, state, or even country. But most often, she stays behind because of school and just wants to be at home and spend time with Victor

-Mayor Bergermeister is in fact the older brother of Lydia by four years. Like most siblings, they do love each other but sometimes can’t stand each other

-Lydia is one of the few people and things that actually scares Mr. Bergermeister, despite the fact that that she’s his little sister. She doesn’t take nonsense from him or anyone else and she’s not afraid to stand up to him. When she’s done, he usually replies weakly “yes, sis” or “yes, little sis”

-Jonathon grew up in Romania for most of his childhood, but when he lost his parents, he immigrated to the United States to make a better life for himself. He met Lydia when he was about to start high school

-Bergermeister loves gardening, especially his first prize flowers. He absolutely hates it when the neighbor's dog lays his "business" all over the lawn

-Bergermeister cares deeply for his niece and younger sister… but he isn't very fond of her husband, Jonathon

-At first, Bergermeister greatly disliked the idea of Elsa and Victor being together, but he eventually grew to respect him

-Bergermeister used to be married; he and his wife even had a son named Bernard. But the couple had a huge fight and they filed for a divorce. When the divorce was finalized, his ex left New Holland and she took Bernard with him

-Bernard Bergermeister was never close with his cousin, Elsa. In fact, Elsa often found Bernard to be quite repulsive

-When Bernard grew up, he met a wealthy young woman named Lucille and they had a son named Bruce (age 13)

-Mr. Rzykruski’s full name is Ivan Darius Rzykruski

-Ivan was born in a small Eastern European village. He grew up influenced around various scientists in the community. Both of his parents were scientists in different fields of expertise and would encourage him to pursue his dreams

-By the time Ivan was 18 years old, he immigrated to the United States and eventually landed a job as a university professor teaching quantum mechanics. He met with various famous scientists in his career

-Ivan tends to be a bit dramatic in his teachings. He briefly took acting classes in his youth, but he wanted to focus more on being a scientist

-During one of his science lectures, Ivan met a woman by the name of Vanessa. They quickly fell in love, got married, and had a son named Dirk. Unfortunately when Dirk was about 9 years old, Vanessa passed away because of cancer. Ivan was heartbroken and he and Dirk missed her terribly. When Dirk was 10, Ivan sent his son to a private boarding school in another part of the state. But when the boy turned 14, he went back to public school

-Dirk grew up and met a woman named Clarice. They got married and had a daughter named Ingrid (age 13). But Clarice died of a terrible sickness when Ingrid was about 3 or 4, then Dirk died in a car crash when Ingrid was about 7. That was when Mr. Rzykruski took his granddaughter in and raised her as his own

-The gym teacher’s full name is Coach Darla Gladys Barnes

-Bob’s mom’s full name is Barbara Deborah Ferguson Hill

-Vincent Malloy’s full name is Vincent Sebastian Malloy

-When Vincent grew up, he met a woman named Marilynn, they got married and had a daughter named Winona (age 7). But Marilynn got into a bad car accident and passed away, leaving Vincent to raise his daughter on his own

-The invisible fish Victor reanimated didn't die. In fact, the fish used its invisibility powers to slip out of the glass jar Edgar was keeping it in and disappeared into the sewer, rumored to still be there

-The reason that New Holland has so many lightning storms is part of an old town legend. Centuries ago when the first settlers built New Holland, there was a young witch by the name of Loretta Thistletwing and while she was a good witch, she kept her true nature a secret from the superstitious townsfolk. Unfortunately, one fateful night, Loretta accidentally caused her powers to be revealed and the townsfolk formed an angry mob to have her killed. However, her beloved familiar black cat, Midnight, heard of the danger and tried to defend his mistress, only to get killed in the process. Outraged by the loss of her beloved pet, Loretta unleashed a curse upon the town right before they burned her at the stake, saying that the town would be cursed with perpetual thunderstorms and any lightning that hit a deceased pet would bring it back to life, unleashing its fury upon the town. This is why the lightning brings dead pets back. But Sparky is the only good one to be reanimated because Victor loved him so much

-Susan and her two sisters are the three granddaughters of Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot. Susan’s son and only child, Victor, was named after his great-grandfather who passed away before his birth

-In the past, New Holland had experienced horrible monster attacks and many of them were based on famous movie monsters. There was a mutated bulldog made out of slime (based on the Blob), a half lizard/fly (based on the Fly), a gigantic pet capuchin monkey (based on King Kong), and even a phantom like cat (based on the Phantom of the Opera). Of course, the current townsfolk never believed these supposed stories until the Dutch Day incident

-Legend has it that the curse Loretta put on the town could only be broken when a pet that had been deeply loved by its owner was brought back peaceful and the townsfolk came together to save it should it die again. This ultimately ended up happening by the end of the movie and the curse was unwittingly broken

This is all I've got so far, but feel free to tell me what you think and tell me which one is your favorite

[tribbetherium]

The Early Glaciocene: 100 million years post-establishment

Ham Hath No Furry: Furbil Diversity in the Early Glaciocene

The furbils, a clade of small, long-tailed hamsters, are thriving well into the Glaciocene a hundred million years post-establishment. Distinguished by their long, tufted tails, the furbils, quite surprisingly, have changed very little in the past eons. While the cavybaras and hamtelopes gave rise to megafaunal herbivores, the arbocricetids spawned flyers and primate-analogues, and the duskmice diversified into giant swimmers and apex predators, the furbils have remained seemingly content in a group of nondescript small-rodent niches.

But this is not to imply a lack of diversity, for the furbils number over a hundred species strong, and though small, have come up with no shortage of unusual forms. Some, such as the dusky tuftwick (Chernamys albacauda) are basal and very similar to their Early Rodentocene forms as small seed-eaters, while others, such as the banded chrew (Soricicricetus xanthus) have become voracious insectivores, developing longer snouts and sharper teeth to better grasp invertebrate prey.

Like their Rodentocene ancestors, the Glaciocene furbils rely heavily on color in their survival tactics. The spiny miceicle (Cryoechinomys crystallocapillum) uses its white fur to blend in with the snow of its tundra habitat. However, it has a second line of defense: if spotted and grabbed, the miceicle uses sharp, stiff quills made of modified hairs to discourage the predator. These hairs, translucent and hollow, have a somewhat glassy appearance, and serve as an additional insulation to the cold. Another furbil relying on camouflage is the cryptic ghillie (Cryptocricetus folimimus), which uses its mottled grey, brown, yellow and red fur to break up its outline and hide from predators on the forest floor.

But while some furbils try to blend in, others try to stand out. Some use their color as a warning for potent defense mechanisms, such as the spewing torchtail (Pyrocaudatomys expectoratum), native to scrublands of Easaterra where, thanks to its tolerance for toxicity, is able to feed on poisonous plants that would sicken other creatures. When threatened, it regurgitates its stomach contents, using the pressure of its cheek pouches to generate a powerful stream that showers its enemy in a putrid-smelling, irritating mixture of stomach juices and plant toxins, and any unlucky carnivore that has the misfortune of being sprayed learns well to stay away when it sees the distinctive orange tail flashed in threat.

Not all the brightly-colored furbils use their displays as warnings, however. Some, such as the varicolored pinratta (Polychromacricetus speciosus) use these as markings of sexual display, with males developing the brilliant colors during the breeding season. Hormonal changes at a certain time of the year cause them to accumulate pigments and display vivid colors much like the walkabies and lemunkies do, blues and pinks displaying on the bare skin of their paws, ears, tails and noses, while their fur becomes a mix of reds, yellows and whites. This coincides with an increased mating drive and an urge to leave their burrows to display to their mates -- a risky undertaking that, conspicuous to predators, many males do not survive, an adaptation that favors sexual selection at the cost of individual longevity.

Furbils as a whole seldom grow larger than a couple of inches excluding their tufted tails, as a vast majority of them occupy mundane rodent ecological niches. Even the one notable exception, the giant rattigan (Rattatitan giganteus), only grows up to seven inches maximum (twelve if including tail), a true colossus within its family, but very small outside. As such, even this giant of the furbil world has many dangers to fear, emerging primarily at night to feed on fruits, seeds, and invertebrates, out of the sight of daytime hunters.

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[ravel-puzzlewell]

Shepard waking Joker up at 3 AM after Legion’s loyalty mission

“Ok, listen, the pre-war quarians probably had robot dogs and virtual simulation pets, like tamagotchi, pokemon, shit like that, right? Tali has a petname for her combat drone, they absolutely did.“

“Ugh...shit, what time is it?“

“And geth are 100% software right, so they can’t die from time passing because if the hardware gets too old, they can be uploaded to somewhere else and be fine. So the programs from the pre-war time still exist on the geth servers, Legion even showed me recordings from one of them. “

“Riveting stuff. We have a mission in uh... Four hours?“

“So that means there are virtual pets forced to fight in a war.“

“Wait, wait. You mean like geth pikachu fighting for the Reapers? Okay, fine, that’s hilarious.“

“It’s inhumane! Okay, it’s a little bit funny, but mostly tragic. They were programmed to be miserable without organic’s attention. Imagine! There are abandoned dogs on geth servers who haven’t been petted for generations. Don’t you have a heart?“

“Ok, ok, sure, I’m really sad for the geth puppies, but um... what’s the emergency?“

“It should be our first priority, nay, a moral imperative to download all of them into a mobile platform so I can pet them.“

“You’ve gotta be shitting me. Aren’t geth like... people? You’re friends with Legion.“

“This is not how the geth work. Of course I wouldn’t upload Legion into a robot dog! You’re gonna embarrass me in front of my AI friends, Jeff.“

“It’s 3 AM!“

“Geth are not “people”, they are a collection of individual programs who achieve self-awareness through networking. They don’t have a coherent personality like EDI, they were not designed for that. They don’t just become absorbed into a single mind when they are uploaded to hardware with others, they all retain their primary functions, priorities and perspectives, which is why they make decisions by voting. If your home appliances had to unionize with your car to prevent you from destroying them, it doesn’t mean they suddenly forgot who they are.”

“Hold on for just a sec, you mean that all geth are basically three toasters and a roomba in a trench coat?“

“Essentially. They use specialized programs for warfare now, of course. Legion is a consensus of over a 1000 programs, optimized for scouting, data processing, interacting with organics and long periods of isolated functioning. Comparing him to pet VIs is ridiculous. It’s like saying “How can you keep hamster as a pet, your boyfriend is also organic.“

“Okay fine, calm down. Where would you even upload these virtual pets? Normal geth are, you know, kinda people-looking. Wouldn’t it be weird to be petting a humanoid robot?“

“...you know how geth colossus are sort of puppy-shaped?“

“What?!“

“Well, they have four legs, and before they shoot a rocket at you, they put their front legs together, like a puppy begging for a treat. And the panel over the flashlight on their heads, how they raise it like an eyebrow? It’s ADORABLE. Kind of like a dog standing on attention.“

“With all due respect, babe, you’re out of your fucking mind.“

“You just never saw them up close.”

“And I plan to keep it that way!”

“We can throw out that shitty “Hammerhead” and keep it in the cargo hold.“

“No, you can’t keep a geth tank as a pet on the Normandy!“

“No as in it won’t physically fit, or no as in you’re coward who’s scared of big dogs?“

[corpuslevatio-dorm]

And here are the last of the confirmed students, while they aren’t based off any haunted mansion characters, they are the first two subjects of the Corpuslevatio reanimation program and are undead members of the dorm nonetheless. Also important note both characters have boyfriends made by @shoujoqueensstuff

Name: Benjamin “Sushi” Inber

Dorm:Corpuslevatio (formerly Octavinelle)

Twisted from: the invisible goldfish from Frankenweenie

Age: 16yrs

Year: First year

Gender: Male

Height:5’6

Dominant hand:right

Origin: sea of corals

Club:light music club

Best subject: swimming(he can’t take broom flying so mr Vargas gives him private swimming lessons)

Hobby:learning about land culture

Bad with: getting the attention of others

Favorite food: lemons

Disliked food: sushi

Special skill: undersea animal communication

“What? No I’m not a zombie, and please don’t ask why I’m invisible, it’s such a long story...”

Sushi has had a rather bad string of luck. Coming to the school being bullied, dying but being revived at the cost of being invisible. Luckily he outfitted his portable tank with a lamp so his friends can still see him. Sushi is a kind yet timid boy who mostly keeps to himself after his accident.

Name: Tarik Dakhm

Dorm:Corpuslevatio (formerly Scarabia)

Twisted from: Colossus the mummy hamster from Frankenweenie

Age: 17

Year: Second year

Gender: Male

Height: 4’8

Dominant hand: right

Origin: land of hot sands

Club:mountain appreciation club (formerly horseback riding)

Best subject: Animal linguistics

Hobby: candle making

Bad with: his eating habits

Favorite food:candle wax

Disliked food: mangos

Special skill: turning into a small bandaged hamster

“Stupid breathers... My death isn’t a laughing matter nor is my size!”

Tarik has had quite the change in world view since his death. Resenting most “breathers” and only interacting with his fellow Corpuslevatio members. He was killed by an unfortunate accident with the camel stables in Scarabia. He could be described as a tsundere but he’d probably yell at you.