#emma ( side character )

[asexual-juliet]

no but ryo paul debut is actually making me care about paul as a character for the first time because holy fuck if a white darry & japanese american paul dynamic is not supremely compelling in terms of 1960s oklahoma race and class tensions

[gameofthronedd]

In love with the way the Green actors talk about their characters and give so much depth to them. Honestly get them in the writer's room fr the canon they have in their heads deserves to be heard.

[lucyshypemaster]

that's MY pippa fitz amobi

[goldiipond]

HAPPY 7TH ANNIVERSARY TPN!!!!!!

i thought it would be fun to celebrate by redrawing the first full tpn piece i ever made! this series means so so much to me and im so grateful for it <3

original from february 2022 under the cut!

[always-a-joyful-note]

I said I was going to make a post about Link Click so here I am because I'm not over it. And since I don't really have any one cohesive thoughts, I'm making a list of bullet points again

Yeah this season had a lot of theatre/stageplay imagery and I'm a little bit scared as to why. Especially since Liu Xiao's whole vibes gives me the fear that he's supposed to be like...the director of it all. That asides, it was SO cool and subtle and I do not know enough about theatre (especially Chinese theatre) to pick that apart but it's there....

The whole sequence with Cheng Xiaoshi and Li Tianxi being parallels in episode 9 AND in other places? The way she was tangled up in the films? The way her last shot was of returning to an unbroken and peaceful home?????? First of all, I'm about 76.938% sure she's been set up as a parallel to Cheng Xiaoshi, which leads me to theorise that the whole "death is a node that can't be changed" thing can be....messed with a little by substituting someone else in the place of the person who died. Meaning I think, maybe, just maybe, Li Tianxi might have been a substitute for Cheng Xiaoshi's death (if that's true, that's gonna cause so much friction between our trio, which will be....painful. But fun. But painful). Also, the image of her returning to a peaceful home nontheless gives me hope that her theoretical parallel (Cheng Xiaoshi) will also find a happy ending where he can return to his home in peace, all the angst left behind

I love, really love, how Qiao Ling got Li Tianxi's powers of observation and possession. In a way, I think that role has been set up for Qiao Ling since s1. Someone who is very, very deeply entrenched into the narrative of a show but at the same time just an observer. She is definitely one of the MCs, and both the donghua and creators have made that pretty evident....and yet? Somehow, there's both an irremovable nearness and distance to her. It's amazing

This show really, really sold the point on how you can't change time but hope is not lost and there's always a chance but sometimes your past overtakes you and colours the choices in front of you and - in short, Li Tianchen leaving behind the picture of him and his sister was both horrible and so good. Like, yes, it's good to let go of the past! No, it's not good to leave it behind, though! I don't know....it was really well shown

I'm gonna shake Lu Guang AND the writers. The writers because somehow they managed to so WELL write Lu Guang's character Like That????? I can't explain it because hypocrites are usually always pretty awful and/or annoying, even if understandable....but Lu Guang isn't??? He's understandable and we don't think he's right, exactly, but we CAN'T be annoyed with him. We literally cannot and I want to study the writers with a microscope HOW did they do it so well????

[angst-and-fajitas]

I could write an ESSAY on how Maddie and Ellen are honestly probably the most important narrative foils in the whole show, philosophically. Like,, Ellen is so well-written, she's so much more than just the protagonist's mom, she's one of the biggest philosophical bulwarks of the whole plot, and specifically the interplay between her and Maddie's growth and the way they go back and forth with each other is fundamental to understanding Maddie as a character, and therefore the plot as a whole. Even Maddie's wildest decisions and most conflicting ideas all start to fall into place when you contextualize them with her relationship with her mother

[monsieuroverlord]

One of Marvel's Pride Stories this year, apparently:

(Hi, still internally screaming, thanks for checking in!)

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

Emma is Austen’s best novel

Pride & Prejudice contains Austen’s best romance

Northanger Abbey is my favorite out of Austen’s novels

[backlogbooks]

“Cursed dolls are prone to violence and malevolence,” Aunt Gail said. “it’s their nature. My friend Barb collects them off eBay.” 

“There are cursed puppets on eBay?” Louise asked, wondering if this was something she was already supposed to know. 

“Dolls,” Aunt Gail corrected. “I’m not sure if puppets and dolls are the same, theologically speaking, but eBay is rife with them. Barb’s calling is to keep them out of innocent hands. On long weekends and federal holidays we spiritually deactivate them.” 

-How to Sell a Haunted House, Grady Hendrix 

[journeytojaburo]

Maybe it's a good thing tomino was being held back by the constraints of making cartoons for 8 year olds with gundam because every time I learn new information about his novelizations I feel like this

[red-r0v3r]

hey girlies yk what there isnt enough of??? emma from tdi LIKE LOOK AT HER. SHES LITERALLY. THE GIRLIE EVER LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES AND TELL ME SHE DOES NOT DESERVE DEATH i love her so much i see almost nothing about her EVER,,, her relationship with chase is so toxic yet well portrayed of its own right, the on-and-off-again boyfriend thing is so fucking me and ive never related more to a silly girl before its like if tdi reached into my 2020 dms and was like. "Woah! look at this blonde blue-eyed bitch with a shitty boyfriend, severe DPDR and clinical depression!!! this would be a GREAT character concept!!!" please guys look at her (art is mine)

[danidoesathing]

I agonized over which to pick because I just want to ask about all your fics in progress!! I narrowed it down to two and that's just going to have to be ok

the world is staged and the script is set (you cannot change the ending)

Jukeboxes and Maple Syrup

its very funny you pick those two because those like. two of the only three on that list that ISNT lord huron related lmao. those are both hatchetfield fics ive started in secret. regardless those are the main ones im working on right now SO

the world is staged and the script is set (you cannot change the ending) is a fic based on the ending of TGWDLM where like. you know how in the credits where Emma starts begging the audience for help? and like. you know how in TTO how the audience is also referred to by Bliklotep's title? soooo the fic is the ending but i throw him in the mix and ramp the already existing horror of "begging for help and being ignored a cheering crowd" by going "realizing said crowd has been treating your suffering and death as a source of amusement right before you die". only fun times in hatchetfield

"She stumbles to the edge of the stage. The stitches in her leg have come undone and there’s blood seeping through the bandage. That is real. Emma is real, and she needs to help right now."

Jukeboxes and Maple Syrup is a fic that takes place directly after the end of Yellow Jacket that focuses on Daniel and Sophia like. right after the ending. we dont really see them after the Otho fight and we still have no clue is Sophia is even ALIVE and also i miss them dearly. the fic mostly focuses on Daniel trying not to have a panic attack in Miss Retros because one friend is missing after almost dying and the other is in the hospital after also almost maybe dying and he doesn't really know what to do. Not a whole lot of plot it's mostly him trying to deal with that whole. mess. luckily he's got Miss Holloway and Duke to make things a bit easier (responsible adults? in MY hatchetfield? its honestly only these two but its better than nothing)

"He feels so stupid. Sophia is in the hospital and she might never wake up. Hannah is missing and could be kidnapped or dead or worse. And he’s just sitting here in a cozy diner with pancakes and orange juice, and Hannah’s Jacket but not Hannah and not Sophia."

[s10127470]

Cartoon Idea: X-Men: The Next Mutation

I'm pretty sure most of you are familiar with the X-Men...

Ever since their creation back in 1963 by legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they've been a major cornerstone in the grand scheme of the Marvel Universe.

For about sixty years now, this merry band of mutants have drew in millions of readers from all over the world through their interesting characters, their colorful personalities and abilities, their engaging stories, and most importantly of all...their parallels towards the real world prejudice of minorities, being created with the intention to reflect the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

It's honestly weird to think that there was a time when the X-Men were the premiere superhero team of Marvel, while the Avengers were mostly B or C-Listers.

Undoubtedly, the peak of the X-Men popularity was during the 1990s and 2000s. During that time, the X-Men would be launched more into the mainstream thanks to the success of the still acclaimed and beloved X-Men: The Animated Series, which ran on Fox Kids from 1992 to 1997.

Along with that, the team had several appearances in video games such as Children of the Atom and Marvel vs. Capcom.

And of course, they had....

In the 2000s, the team would make their jump to the big screen with the help of 20th Century Fox, and their films not only ended up being major successes, but also helped revived the superhero genre in film.

They would also have several video game adaptations and appearances, from the X-Men Legends duology to the Ultimate Alliance series.

Not to the mention that they would have two more animated series, one at the beginning of the decade and one at the end of the decade.

Those shows being X-Men Evolution, which ran on Kids WB from 2000 to 2003.

And Wolverine and the X-Men, which ran throughout 2009 on the somehow still existing Nicktoons Network.

Along with them still being popular and frequently used in the comics, the X-Men were on top of the world and nothing could stop them no-

So yeah.....in 2009, Marvel was bought out by the Walt Disney Company, giving them ownership of all their IPs, including the X-Men.

But besides that, the X-Men were perfectly fine. Still frequently appearing in the comics and Marvel media outside of it.

So in despite the purchase, things were overall still fine for the X-

So yeah in 2012, "The Avengers" came out, became a hit (both critically and financially), made the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a cinematic powerhouse, and launched the Avengers into mainstream popularity.

So in spite of all that, things were still pretty good for the X-Men....But the over the next few years, the cracks would start to show.

As ths MCU became more popular, Marvel became focusing on pushing the Avengers as their premiere superhero team, with the X-Men essentially being dethroned.

Along with that, their relevance in the comics notably began to degraded, and barely began making appearances in media outside the comics.

The reason for this, apart from Marvel focusing on cashing in on the Avengers, was because despite still owning the overall rights for the X-Men (which, why wouldn't they?), their film rights were still owned by 20th Century Fox..

Since Fox was pretty much a rival company to Marvel until Disney bought them out, Marvel basically saw any form of X-Men representation as free-marketing for Fox.

So they decided to essentially not to allow any X-Men related characters to appear in any media outside the comics and even reduced their overall presence as well.

This also happened to the Fantastic Four as well, since their film rights were also owned by Fox.

Though after that last movie, Marvel should've instantly gotten those rights back....

However, the person who essentially responsible for all was none than.....

IKE PERLMUTTER!

If you're a Marvel fan, there's a strong chance you know about Ike Perlmutter.

He's basically to Marvel fans (specifically X-Men) what Ken Penders is to Sonic fans.

This guy essentially helped keep Marvel from filing for bankruptcy in the late 1990s and has never did anything good for the company again.

Putting aside the fact that's notorious for being racist, misogynistic, homophobic, insanely cheap, and just being overall difficult to work it, Ike was essentially the one who led the anti-mutant crusade during the 2010s.

Since Marvel couldn't quite cash in on the X-Men as much the Avengers, combine with their film rights being owned by a rival company, Perlmutter made it his goal to remove the X-Men from any kind of media and even reduced their presence in the comics.

Not helping was Perlmutter infamously trying to replace the X-Men with the Inhumans.

So yeah during the 2010s, the Inhumans got a notable representation boost, appearing in just about any form of Marvel media at the time (cartoons, video games, merchandising, etc).

While the Inhumans have made appearances prior to this, it more occasional if anything.

These appearances were much more common and happening rapidly.

That was all part of Perlmutter’s plan fo phase out the X-Men as much as possible and essentially have the Inhumans take their place. Along with that, it also served as promotion for then upcoming Inhumans tv show, which would’ve introduced the characters into the MCU.

If you know the Inhumans tv show, you’d probably know how much of a massive failure it was.

It received negative reviews all across the board by the critics and audiences alike, and got abysmally low ratings, resulting in the show getting cancelled after just one season.

To this day, it still remains as MCU’s biggest flop and has virtually been retconned out of the franchise’s continuity.

The failure of the tv show, combined with Disney announcing that they would be buying out Fox not long after the show’s cancellation, essentially destroyed Perlmutter’s Inhuman plans, and the Inhumans haven’t played a major role in any form of Marvel media ever since.

But on the plus side, the X-Men were finally allowed to be used again.

Ever since 2019, they’ve seen a massive resurgence in the comics thanks to writer Johnathan Hickman.

They’ve appeared in video games like Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order and Midnight Suns.

And most importantly, they’ll be making their grand return to animation in the form of the upcoming X-Men ‘97, a continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series and the team’s very first show in over a decade, coming this Fall.

And while it is cool to see the X-Men coming back in a major way after essentially having their existence pretty much ignored and downplayed for the better half of a decade, I do sort of wish it was in the form of a new take on the mutant team, rather than a continuation of an already existing iteration.

Well that’s why I’m here today! To share you with you all an idea I had for an all new X-Men cartoon that I like to call….

X-Men: The Next Mutation!

The best way I could describe this series is as a spiritual successor to Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Just like that series, it feature will an all-new take on the X-Men. Though they wouldn’t nearly as drastically changed. Along with that, the series will make the X-Men more powerful than most of their other iterations through secondary and tertiary mutations.

In the comics, from what I’ve read, additional mutations are rather rare, only happening to few mutants.

Essentially this series will be expanding on the concept of secondary mutations, as in this universe, they’re far more common among mutants, with most them often experiencing it during early adulthood.

Tertiary mutations, however, are a lot rarer, with only some mutants experiencing them in their lives.

The animation for this series would be done by Flying Bark Studios, the same studio that not only did the animation for Rise, but also other shows like Glitch Techs and Monkie Kid.

And I mean….are you guys telling me you wouldn’t want a Marvel cartoon with animation like this?!

As for the art-style, in contrast to the more realistic (and obviously MCU adjacent) style that Marvel’s previous cartoons had used during most of the 2010s, X-Men will have a far more stylized and exaggerated.

And for the artist of this series, I think Boris Grovez aka ArtFrenzyBoris would be perfect for the job.

His art-style isn’t like anything I’ve seen before. It looks like something right out of a comic book, but with a more exaggerated and somewhat cartoonish flair.

And to prove my point, here’s some X-Men related art he’s done.

Similar to Rise of the TMNT, the series will sport a more comedic, light-hearted tone than its previous iterations and be more episodic with some story arcs sprinkled about. I know some people are gonna have a problem with the first detail thanks to one particular show that I’m not gonna mention making people think that anything remotely comedic involving long-existing superheroes is automatically bad. But similar to Rise, despite being more light-hearted and comedy focused, it won’t shy away from dramatic or emotional moments. As for the latter, that won’t be problem since the 90s show and X-Men Evolution did the same thing as well.

Also, might be a bit controversial, but the way mutants are viewed in this universe is a bit more neutral than most iterations. While some of humanity still hates and fears them, others are actually fine and even like them. I’ve always liked it when the X-Men actually had human supporters (or at least humans who actually appreciate what they do), which most adaptations almost never really explore.

The series will also feature various romantic relationships. Some iconic, some rare, some that were set up but never explored, some popular with the fans, and even some that have never really been considered. Also, there will be no relationship drama (or at least drama that isn’t melodramatic or shit). Yes…that does mean you-know-what will be not featured in the series in any kind of way…..and I think we will all be better off for it. 

As for the X-Men themselves, the roster of this series will consists Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Beast, Rogue, Gambit, Psylocke, Nightcrawler, Angel (who is a female in this universe), Emma Frost, Colossus, Iceman and Jubilee.

As for what they can do in this universe.....

.Cyclops-Thanks to his secondary mutation, Cyclops can now channel the energy of his concussive beams through his beam. Giving him greater physical strength and speed, and allowing him to shoot the beams from any part of his body (he mostly does it with his hands and feet). He can also alter size and density of his beams, allowing them to bounce off surfaces.

.Storm-Thanks to her secondary mutation, Storm can now transform into the elements of wind, water, electricity and ice. Not only giving her even greater control of the water, but also enhancing her physical abilities as well. Her elemental forms virtually make her invulnerable to harm and gives her a boost in some physical areas (like ice giving her superhuman strength and durability and wind and electricity giving her superhuman speed and agility).

.Wolverine-Thanks to his secondary mutation and some experimentation, Wolverine now possesses superhuman physicality and special berserker rage factor that greatly increases his physicality when entered. His healing factor is also even more powerful, being able to heal and recover from the most fatal of injuries.

.Beast-Thanks to his secondary mutation, Beast was given the hairy blue look we now him for today. Along with that, his already impressive superhuman physicality was greatly enhanced, he now has animalistic senses (similar to Wolverine, but not quite on that level), and a supersonic roar.

.Rogue-Thanks to her secondary mutation, Rogue can call upon the powers and abilities of those she has previously touched for a limited amount of time.

.Gambit-Thanks to his secondary mutation, Gambit can now uses his kinetic energy manipulation in different kinds of way. He can channel it throughout his body to give himself greater strength, speed and reflexes, and even create physical constructs like throwing cards and a staff.

.Psylocke-Thanks to her secondary mutation, Psylocke can now create various solid energy weapons that can do actual damage, enhance her physicality, and even create giant energy projections that do physical damage.

.Nightcrawler-Thanks to his secondary mutation, Nightcrawler can now manipulate darkness, using it to blend into the shadows and create physical constructs like swords.

.Angel-Thanks to her secondary mutation, Angel possesses superhuman physicality and is able to generate and manipulate light from her body, which also has a healing factor.

.Emma Frost-Thanks to her tertiary mutation, Emma can now combine her psionic powers and diamond form to create physical constructs of varying shapes and sizes.

.Colossus-Thanks to his secondary and tertiary mutation, Colossus can now morph his limbs into various shapes. He can also alter his body density and switch between a liquid steel and a flaming steel form.

.Iceman-Thanks to his secondary mutation, Iceman can now alter the temperature and even weather of his surroundings, and control the other elements associated with snow and ice, that being water and wind. He can also transform into whatever element he's controlling, making him virtually invulnerable to damage, just like Storm.

.Jubilee-Jubilee....sadly, hasn't gone through her secondary mutation yet.

Well that's all for now! I'll go into more details about the X-Men (their appearances, their backgrounds, their voice actors, etc), as well the other characters in their world, including their fellow mutants, their non-mutant allies, and villains (both mutant and non-mutant).

Let me know what you guys think and if you could, send me some ideas on elements I should implement into this show.

[always-a-joyful-note]

Link Click: Here's a really cool character with a really cool design who has important side character energy. Would be a shame if we killed them off before you got to see any hint of likely the multitudes they contain, wouldn't it? :)

[incorrectccrp]

Schaeffer: I wasn't injured. I was lightly stabbed. Nora: I'm sorry, you were STABBED? Schaeffer: LIGHTLY stabbed. I didn't want to frighten you.

[skyland2703]

Fandom: *main ships are characters A x B or B x C*

Me: hmmm…. You know what…

Me: *pairs up A x C*

Also me: HMMMMMMM that’s better