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[qourmet]

og meme under the cut

[fightinggamegirlfriend]

me rambling about some character interactions (honestly its really just Hayate/Ridley/Ryu, and some additional Ayane characterisation??) that occur right after the events of DOA5. uh. DOA5 and slight Ninja Gaiden 3 spoilers, but also a VERY LONG post!

thinking about a moment that’s set immediately after the events of DOA5, where Hayate makes a quick detour to Ridley’s apartment only to find Ridley in an emotional wreck because she’s been listening/watching the news reporting of a DOATEC facility (that Hayate, Ayane, Ryu, Kasumi and others were on) that had blown up not too long ago - and that Ridley has been dreading the absolute worse case scenario that none of the Shinobi made it out alive. She was informed before hand by Helena of what was planned, and that she'd promise to ensure the Shinobi would be fine, although after that platform collapsed, she has to do DOATEC's PR/Damage control and hide/lie to the public what actually occurred on that platform facility.

(What occurred on that DOATEC facility out in the ocean is that it doubled as a facility that harbored MULTIPLE Kasumi clones, and the Mugen Tenshin Siblings + Ryu got a little more than they bargained for, as the Kasumi Clones have reached their 'final' phase as being walking shapeshifting weapons of mass destruction that can also mimic abilities off the fly. and one of the clones copied Ryu's form and tried to do a dangerous technique of his, and the real Ryu had to respond quickly by doing the same thing and uh. it leads to facility going kaboom and everything collapsing. If you don’t believe me you can just watch this video. Obligatory DOA5 spoilers.)

There would be a moment where Hayate and Ridley are just standing in the middle of her apartment, embracing each other and Hayate profusely apologising to Ridley for causing any distress. "I’m sorry for making you worried, it was never my intention to do so. It was going all according to our plan but it went south so quickly, and I was powerless to stop it."

Ayane would eventually enter the apartment herself, because she would get really antsy about getting back home after the events of the day. However the moment she lands on the apartment’s balcony and enters, she immediately regrets her actions as she almost interrupts her sibling and Ridley’s intimate moment (even though it’s literally just two people hugging). Just as she’s about to turn tail and head back outside, she’s halted in her tracks when Ridley just barely croaks out a "thank you," to her for “having Hayate’s back,” and even adding on a “I’m glad you’re okay too...”

And Ayane is in complete shock and disbelief to hear this from Ridley, a person she has resented for so long for ‘taking her sibling away from her'. Only recently she has started to soften that stance over time after witnessing first hand Hayate’s and Ridley’s affection for one another. So hearing those words do disarm arm her slightly, like just enough to leave a tiny crack in the cold exterior she has but not enough to break it entirely. That said, in this moment Ayane would be caught off guard to just see Ridley in such an emotional state, and for a brief moment she feels her heart sink a little, and she doesn't know why (it's a ‘I don’t want to see my sibling’s precious person be in such distress’, but Ayane doesn't know it yet.) To get her bearings she sits on one of the couches, and does her very best to not tear up at Ridley’s sincere words.

Lastly Ryu enters the apartment, and I think a little before hand, Ryu would recognise that what has occurred in the last few hours have been exhausting, so he's open to Hayate's suggestion of a detour to Ridley's apartment for a brief rest stop. He would also acknowledge that there's no way that Helena Douglas and DOATEC in general can just hand wave away what's happened, and that there's absolutely a high chance the news would cover this incident, albeit they news would never know the true story. Ryu would reason that just telling Ridley in person that he's okay is a genuinely overall, good idea.

Winding down would also allow the Shinobi to fully process and comprehend the events of what happened at the facility, and relay more accurate (and critical) personal accounts of what occurred at the facility to their respective clans.

When Ridley finally pulls herself together, she does her best to make the Shinobi trio at home.

Uh during this down time, Ridley actually sees Ryu’s face for the first time and the interaction itself is highlighted in this post! There would be a lot more exchanges between these characters, although I'm not super sure how they would unfold right now, but there is a follow up exchange between Ryu and Ridley again, where he takes her aside and privately thanks her for being there for Hayate, when Ryu himself couldn’t (be it preoccupied with clan duties, the occasional demon fiend troubles or artificial gods etc.). Additionally I think in this moment Ryu, in a semi-tired state does confess to Ridley his feelings for her (albeit in vague terms) + mentions that since she's Hayate's special person, that by proxy, she's also special to him. He’s had these feelings lingering around for a while (since DOA4/Ninja Gaiden II) but he never really fully accepted them until the events of Ninja Gaiden 3, where Ridley makes a surprise appearance and punches the daylight out of a mutated Cliff.

Again, as previously mentioned, these feelings for the pro-wrestler is partly due to how genuinely supportive she's been to Hayate and Ryu holds those in high regard who are willing to lend a shoulder for others to lean on. I am aware its not exactly a sound justification for what will eventually turn into a polyship, but within the lore of DOA and Ninja Gaiden there's only so much I can work with, so cut me a little bit of slack. (also the connected timeline is kind of a mess... i have no clue when NG3 takes place tbh.)

I guess I should stress that Ryu does not envy Hayate and Ridley's relationship or closeness, I feel like Ryu is more rational in his emotions and doesn't let petty things bother him. like you'd have to try VERY hard to get him to be jealous.

ANYWAYS, back to the confession, I’m not sure if Hayate should walk in on the conversation or happen to overhear or, or have Ayane snitch on Ryu (would be an insanely funny idea, but it would be OOC as she deeply respects and holds Ryu in high regard). Whatever choice I go with, Hayate would be hurt to know that her relationship with Ryu wasn’t 'strong enough' for her life partner to feel comfortable in telling her that he had romantic feelings for her girlfriend. Ryu would justify the decision to not divulge these feelings to them as: “I wanted to prioritise your well-being first,” and that “I wanted to ensure that I could provide cover for you if any Mugen Tenshin Clan Elder asked me where you’ve gone. I don’t want you to be exiled or hunted down all your life like your sister, all because you’re seeing a person who isn’t from a Ninja Clan.” Hayate would feel very tired and defeated by that last justification, and even as Clan Leader, she knows she’ll have to answer a lot of questions if she dared tried to change that policy/rule (traditional can suck sometimes).

A few hours before the Shinobi trio leave Ridley’s apartment, Hayate would present the question to Ridley if it was alright to open up the relationship to include Ryu. Ridley doesn’t mind this, although she’s very confused on how Ryu has gained feelings for her. She literally says: “I’m not that special.” It would take a bit for her come around to develop her own feelings for Ryu, she IS attracted to him after seeing what’s under that mask, it’s just the development of romance between the two will take some time, but she’s open to trying :3

uuhhhhhh god this post is so long so I'll end it off here. there's nothing more to add atm other than Ayane being the obligatory fourth wheel to all of this unfolding before her eyes (much to her annoyance).

[fayrobertsuk]

Realised that, while I'm doing some fun voice acting work at the moment, I can't share any of it yet… but I can share auditions I've recorded, so here's one I sent off last night - enjoy!

[Link preview description: Against a teal background, what looks like an online audio player labelled "A Dastardly Audition | Fay Roberts" that lasts 3:23 minutes with the Patreon logo - a kind of misshapen, floppy p - and the shorter link to my Patreon page. There's a picture of me with bare shoulders in a black spaghetti strap top, grinning at the camera. I have wayward, curly light brown/ dark blonde hair that looks a bit like kelp floating around my head, glasses, and a short, goatee beard nearly the same colour as my hair. End link preview description]

[tychos-huzband]

AND ANOTHER THING --

the worst thing about penny arcade canon doing tycho so incredibly dirty and making him like that that pisses me off the most is that GABE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GROSS WEIRD ONE AT THE START

WHY DID THEY SUDDENLY MAKE HIM THE "NORMAL" ONE AND FORCE TYCHO INTO THE ROLE

I HAVE TO DEFEND THIS GUY EVERY FUCKIN DAY JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR FUCKASS ON-A-WHIM DECISION

free my darling tycho he didn't deserve the damn smear campaign

[cranity]

Astarion class swap🔮🧙‍♀️ Collab with @heph!

We swapped Gale and Astarions classes in a "what if" scenario. Here's comp I sketched + Rogue!Gale concept :] We honestly think he'd be a terrible rogue lol

[dandp]

hug clip for anyone who wants it!

[xuroky]

My big farcille doujin is done!🥳🎉

It’s 30+ pages and basically a rough, very fast-paced retelling of the entirety of dunmeshi (but farcille pov) so its super spoiler-heavy

You can find it here for free

[unpeeled-human]

hey so. i'm being scheduled for literally one day now . and im running out of savings for rent . i'm gonna be opening a buncha comm slots for anyone who wants to support and would like a lil something in return !!!!

KOFI LINK

and thank you sm to everyone whos supported me in the past...........<3

[forlorn-plushie]

[divinit3a]

just keep playing along ch 11 - trash & treasure (ao3 link)

[fightinggamegirlfriend]

Some more random lore bits about my Dead or Alive Self Insert, Ridley Rosé, that I’ve never gotten around to posting about for some reason.

previous posts about my Dead or Alive Self Insert can be found here and here. New details are under keep reading!

Ridley Rosé has tattoos, most of them are flower based (not just roses, but tulips, snapdragons, lillies etc). However, there are other miscellaneous tattoos like blue rens or foxes. Although these tattoos pale in comparison to her most prominent and recognisable tattoo, is a cute demon character/emblem tattooed on her arm. It’s the equivalent to how CM Punk has the Pepsi logo on his arm.

The reason for the Fox motif being assigned to Ridley Rosé, is to follow in the footsteps of the series as many other characters in DOA are associated with animals/mythical creatures: ie: Jan Lee and the Dragon, Hayate and the Owl, Christie with Snakes, Hayabusa with the Hawk, Ayane with the Butterfly etc.

Fox motif kinda fits with her Wrestling Persona because she’s both of a mix of a Heel and a Babyface. Foxes are sneaky, they can betray you. But they can be… somewhat helpful.

Ring Gear Colour Palette most varies, but predominantly uses blue, lime green, yellow, white or black.

Notably stretches out just like Cammy White does in Street Fighter. Yes that stretch, you know the one. Often does this to fluster people. It worked on Ein/Hayate like a charm.

Uses she/they pronouns.

A hobbyist in motorcycles. Has a tourist bike model and a sports bike. Usually goes out for a spin to clear her head, and it’s usually around the crack of dawn or later at sunset/nightfall.

She particularly loves driving on the open road, or in more rural areas.

Prefers practical clothing wear that can’t get caught on things, so she doesn’t really wear skirts or dresses.

This isn’t to say she hates ‘girly stuff’, she’s more than comfortable with wearing girly accessories, just not necessarily wearing extremely feminine clothes.

What I’m saying is, If you asked her out to an extremely posh event, she’ll rock up in a suit. 

In an in game sense, her Post Match animations consist of her either sitting down cross legged like when CM Punk does when he’s about to talk, or she knocks the camera out and stands over it with an almost menacing grin (for intimidation and entertainment purposes). Probably cuts a short promo or something.

Pre-DOA1, If you asked any other pro-wrestler about what Ridley Rosé was like to work with and as a person, they’d give you mostly positive answers that she’s a good workhorse, but would have extremely conflicting feelings about her as a person. 

This is due to the eventual blow out when she went off script ON AIR and decided to do a Shoot Promo on Tina for ‘Selling out’ (she left wrestling wanting to persue an acting/modelling career but also she’s burnt out by wrestling.) more about this [here] and [here].

When Ridley Rosé gets knocked on her ass at the first DOA Tournament against Tina, she tries to keep it together and she does think about lashing out at Tina, but thankfully Tina recognises Ridley’s emotional turmoil, lends an olive branch out to her instead

Tina knew what Ridley was going through, and her heart could not stop breaking at the sight of a fellow wrestler who’s at their lowest point imaginable. Let alone it be a former tag partner, and co-worker. So she lends a hand to Ridley and gives a pep talk about how she is not alone in her feelings and that the best option for her is to channel her energy into working on herself to be a better person. There is a lot more nuance to the pep talk but that’s just a small idea of what Tina talks about.

After the pep talk, Ridley takes Tina’s hand and just hugs her and cries, she also apologies profusely- Tina accepts and they kinda raise each other’s hands at closing minutes of their match to signify a new leaf is being turned over.

After Ridley takes the time to self improve personally and work wise, she gets back into wrestling by signing a contract with a Japanese Wrestling Promotion, as after she quit/was let go from her contract at  her previous promotion, other wrestling promotions pounced on the idea of having her on their roster of talent.

After DOA2-3, Pro-Wrestlers who have worked with her have more positive and empathetic recollections of working with Ridley and her as a person.

BONUS!: Some cool ideas/details IF Ridley Rosé were an actual character on the Dead or Alive roster:

Not exactly the most played character, however those who do play her are known for being an absolute nightmares to encounter online. It gets so bad that she gets a reputation like King from Tekken where counter tools and strategies are made and distributed in communities just so people have an easier time going up against her in game.

Gameplay wise, Ridley would play like a mix between Tina Armstrong, La Mariposa and Hitomi. She has a wide variety of moves inputs, so she’s not limited in her combat options - usually around say at least 140+ moves overall. 

Her strikes are quite powerful, has a good selection of throws and holds, however her speed is reduced to help balance her wide versatility. Additional this means it’s easy to punish her moves if she whiffs one of them.

Her character is considered to be ‘Middle weight’ in game, meaning it’s possible to lock her into juggle combos.

Opening dialogue to a match range from “This better not be a waste of my time,” “You better take this fight seriously”, “Just because you challenge me, doesn’t mean I’m going to go easy on you.” + amongst others.

However if facing Hayate or Ein, her opening match dialogue is a lot less serious, going from affectionate to a somewhat upbeat but not exactly playful tone of voice which impiles she’s let her guard down around Hayate specifically.

In Tag Team Mode, the characters Ridley can be partnered up with that contain their own unique intro and victory outros are Tina, Hayate, Ein, Hitomi, La Mariposa and Ayane.

If she is paired with either Hayate or Ein in tag team mode, and are victorious, they have a unique victory pose and dialogue.

When winning a tag match with Hayate, their winning pose animation has Ridley collapsing to her knees, exhausted, while Hayate comes over, and lends her a helping hand to stand up, and when she gets on her feet, she’s a little too close which immediately they both let go of each other, both clearly embarrassed the display of public affection especially when they are trying to keep the relationship a secret.

There’s one with Ein, where both parties are a little more open to showing PDA, but it’s nothing more than Ridley just moving a stray strand of hair out of Ein’s face.

With Tina, their victory pose is a high five, however Ridley retracts her hand causing Tina to miss and be left hanging, while Ridley laughs amused, and eventually Tina gets a crack at it too.

Cant exactly think of what interactions she’d have with La Mariposa, Hitomi and Ayane atm, but know that they do have a unique victory pose/verbal exchange after winning a match.. 

Compared to a lot of the female cast, Ridley Rosé has pretty much a lower amount of ‘fanservice-y’ costumes, simply because the character isnt keen on restricting her movements in a fight. She does however have as one piece swimsuit and a wetsuit.

One of her more casual costumes has a denim jacket with lots of stitched on patches, and one them is Hayate’s Owl Symbol that is featured in some of his costumes.

The closest thing to a fanservice-y costume she has is an overall bodysuit type outfit in which is worn over a neon green mesh top. Let’s just say it certainly shows off a lot of leg, but also the overall just barely covers her front. Bodysuit reference here, just imagine the pink parts with green colouring.

Has a Halloween DLC costume that’s a two-way homage to slasher flicks and to Hotline Miami. The costume is a stylish bomber jacket with ripped and bloody jeans and a hyper stylised fox mask, although this can be toggled off. 

There’s probably a cryptid inspired costume somewhere for her character for yet another Halloween DLC costume.

Of course she’s unfortunately in the first two DOA Xtreme games, but never got included into Venus Vacation due to ‘personal reasons’ (read: being in a committed relationship), but if you pay attention to certain dialogue scenes with Ayane you can get a second answer: which Ayane is quoted along the lines of as saying: “you (the owner of the resort in the Xtreme series) give her the creeps’.

[gyunetwork]

[WEVERSE LIVE, 230709] 밍구

[shellshooked]

when death takes my hand

i will hold you with the other,

and promise to find you

in every lifetime.

[viyojo]

Hello!! I haven't been very active on my accounts, but I am participating in a donation-for-doodles event this weekend! Donate to a fundraiser and a group of artists will draw for you!

You can join the discord to learn more and make your requests! This is open until the 14th! so this weekend!

[michaelmylove]

I JUST SAW THIS STICKER DESIGN

IM FUCKING SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGGG

like, i know tma fans and malevolent fans intertwine. i know so many people are a fan of both. but tHIS.

[rhettmcsimp]