#dagger spy vs spy

[thatdepressedtwink]

The original toxic yaoi

[aluc-art]

OOOOOH Guess Who's Home, HOOONEEEYYY!!!

[molesamole]

Hey guys have you heard about these two guy spies?? Yeah they're TOTALLY queer trust me pleade

Without the dumb text 😭😭😭

[vodkanewtony]

all the content ive made for spy vs spy is cursed shit like this

[dueling-jesters]

Rare Grey Loss

[mrdrhenwardhykle]

Spy Guys

Experimental style time!

Also I'm just going to say this on my unrelated fandom/content stuff so:

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[big-sis-mimi]

When the homie (cough cough @daisykaboomlewis cOUGH) randomly hits you with the brainrot bat at mach 20

[quicksilverdaisyday]

homosexuality

[addiethedragoncat]

Happy Valentine's Day

[reuxben]

Here’s our MTGinktober for “Dagger,” starring Kaya, Ghost Assassin; Royal Assassin; Dowsing Dagger; and Quick-Draw Dagger! I used to love reading Madness Magazine and jumping straight to those zany gags in "Assassin vs. Assassin."

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Reuxben

[yuckyicicles]

The SvS discord server is wild

[usualgangofidiots]

Joke and Dagger Dept:

Spy vs Spy (MAD #184, July 1976)

Artist & Writer: Antonio Prohias

[highladyjane]

I don't want another warrior training like we've already had in the former books, but aside from training her Seer abilities, I can also see Elain having some basic and necessary training both for self-defence and to become a spy disguised as an emissary of the NC (because she can definitely be both at the same time). And I definitely see Nuala and Cerridwen + Az, and maybe even her sisters, teaching her a thing or two about how to properly wield a knife outside the kitchen - on her own terms and choice ofc.

Feyre was the bow and arrow, Nesta is the sword, and Elain is definitely the "knife in the dark" (just like Azriel).

I can totally see her carrying a knife/dagger as her weapon of choice under all her beautiful dresses like...

I don't think Elain, nor any other female character (especially in the Maasverse tbh) will lose her "soft femininity" just because she learns how to wield a blade. I think what they choose to do with that blade is what makes the difference.

None of them likes violence itself (except for probably mostly the Illyrians), but they sometimes have to resort to it because they need to. Knowing how to handle a blade doesn't necessarily mean it's for violence or to kill - but to defend, protect and save lives just like she did with Nessian vs Hybern.

She may have some lingering trauma from that incident to process, but I think Elain will see that having a dagger around at times is actually useful and easy enough to hide - and the perfect weapon of spies.

Maybe not even just for self-defence but for random pruning, carving, and slicing things in her garden and kitchen lol... It can be subtle and unexpected, but useful and sharp enough when needed - just like her.

No matter what happens to Truth-teller after HOFAS, I still think daggers and knives will come to play for both Az and Elain.

Maybe he'll even gift her a secret, lovely dagger of her own next Solstice... 😏

So that she can...

... in front of Az so he can momentarily forget the existence of air and have something new to fantasize and be tormented about at night 🤭 Like "Call me a mistake one more time, you jackAz" 😏 loljk

Yes, I'm getting carried away.

I can see so many possibilities and potentials for Elain.

She has repeatedly shown the will of becoming more useful and not like how she herself realised and admitted to being like in the first book (because character development, duh). And since she's starting to "show some claws" I think she'll also want to learn how to really fend for herself and not always have to rely on others, especially not Az (not after that Solstice incident) nor her sisters to always come and save her.

She likes domestic things and is the only one among her sisters who is actually good and useful at it, she's a Cauldron-blessed Seer (and now likely also Koschei's next target), but she also has hinted unexplored potential for something besides all that - the stealth, shadows, and secret-keeping = spywork.

She's the perfect housewife-spy like those in WW2 that SJM herself referred to.

Introverts like Elain are always underestimated observers and always so easily dismissed as boring just because their mouths aren't as open as their minds.

Elain knows how to surprise and I think she definitely will again in her book.

Especially with something sharp at your throat the next time you call her boring and useless.

She's the perfect knife in the dark. A beautiful rose with thorns. A thing of secret, lovely beauty. 🌹🗡✨😌

[astrolovecosmos]

Mars Signs: Symbolism and Themes

Aries Mars: Sword, fist, explosion, dragon or dragon warrior, barbarian, knight, war, fire, destruction, conquer, compete, winning, scars, blood, masculine anger (symbolic), berserker, action, assertion

Taurus Mars: Tank, battering ram, earthquake, volcano, boiling over, immovable object, bull, elephant, charging, magnetic, time is on their side, real results, hidden or smothered anger and drive

Gemini Mars: Propaganda, gossip, messenger, urgent news, knowledge is power, spy, translator, alarm, arguing, debate, yelling, flexible, tricks, persuasion, mental gymnastics, war cry, expressive anger and drive

Cancer Mars: Shield, kraken, submarine, werewolf, killer whale, pressure cooker, mama bear, raging sea, feminine wrath (symbolic), great healer, intuition, primal, sanctuary, protective and tenacious will  

Leo Mars: Power plays, saber rattling, declaring war, politics, royalty, influence, destruction, lion, gryphon, sun magic or power, pride, roar, heart, fierceness, honor, weight of the world vs. self-love and respect

Virgo Mars: Soldier, investigator, sniper, spy, thoughtful, critic, skill mastery, listening and watching, problem solver, loyal security, army ants, secret messages, morse code, quicksand, landslide, sink hole, dangerous plants or organisms, efficient and effective drive

Libra Mars: Negotiator, politics, diplomat, bird of prey, justice system, persuasion, vigilante, peace keeping, judge, safe spaces, civil progress or unrest, revaluate, adaptation, dove, using anger only when needed

Scorpio Mars: Assassin, puppet master, steamroller, self-destruct button, spy, mind games, hurricanes or tsunamis, unstoppable force, power and desire, venom, will, self-mastery, destiny, shadows, vigilante, hypnosis, shark, thorns, when anger or passion meets depth

Sagittarius Mars: Burns, wildfire, daggers, range weapons, adrenaline, bark and bite, hunter, wildness, dangerous or helpful stranger, traps, savage insults or truths, dark horse, zealous drive or willpower that comes from a strong belief

Capricorn Mars: General in a war, power and control, being the G.O.A.T, unshakable, chess, patience, reward, success, climbing, surviving, boundaries, authority, poker face, underground bases, the power and heaviness of responsibility, Mars exalted like a badge of honor but also may be being held up like Atlas and the heavens 

Aquarius Mars: Rebellion, revolution, protest, technology, talons and large wings, unpredictable, tornado, lasers, distraction, politics, hacking, maybe vigilantes or rogue movements and groups, collective trauma, anger, healing etc. destruction, rebuild, hope, disruption

Pisces Mars: Piranhas, rapids, healing, intuition, curses and blessings, cycle breakers, escapism, unbreakable spirit, self-faith, gentle and harsh, power of water, water magic, a great seer or sage, drowning, fog or mist, drive is dissolved then solidified

[vodkanewtony]

isnt this just their relationship

[dueling-jesters]

Hi! Hope you don't mind me asking but I've been meaning to ask, could you explain where exactly the names Joke and Dagger came from for the spies? Is it a widely accepted fanon thing or their actual names ?? No worries if you're not sure yourself and i just wanna say I absolutely love your art!!

Thank you so much for sending this ask!

As far as I'm aware, Joke and Dagger aren't official names for the spies, but they have been widely accepted fanon for at least two decades. I'm not certain of the names' usage prior to the online fanbase activity in the late 90's - early 2000's (presumably after MADtv began to air) or who was the first person to refer to the spies as such. "Joke and Dagger" itself stems from the section of MAD Magazine in which Spy vs Spy is featured being titled the "Joke & Dagger Department", as a play on the phrase "cloak and dagger".

The only other names used for the spies rather than Black and White are Jackel and Heckel, which came from the guidebook for the Japanese release of the Island Caper video game. I choose to dismiss these names due to the fact that they seem to have been given by the video game company and don't relate to anything within the comics or other SvS media. That, and Heckel and Jeckel are the names of a cartoon bird duo predating the spies -it's literally one letter different.

I prefer Joke and Dagger for Black and White, respectively, as they fit my headcanons and interpretations of the characters. I see Black Spy being more of a trickster sort, and White Spy more vicious.