#jem [rockstar]

[realjem-art]

various doodles for crimbas

[lilianade-comics]

Dani falling in love with Jem and the Holograms is everything to me. There's something about this child finding a positive, inspiring female role model in a girly 80s cartoon rockstar with a transformation gimmick and an alliterative catch phrase. It's the corny, wholesome, fun-loving, "1986 is where Dani belongs" energy of it all.

[theoriginalmeep]

In-Universe Jem and the Holograms fans coming up with "Jerrica Benton is Jem in disguise" but as a meme, not knowing it's true.

Jerrica at the Lin-Z show, in front of a live studio audience, getting shown her own face badly photoshopped onto a wojak "They don't know I'm a rockstar" meme, laughing nervously along with the audience, questioning all her life decisions.

[queen-rainy-love]

Costume Rating Part 16

Let's rate some costumes!

Name: Sovereign of the Abyss

For who: Black Pearl 

Rarity: Legendary

Set: Golden Ripples in Dark Waters

Thoughts: With Hades inspiration, her costume looks so beautiful and I really love how her trident is turned into a scythe. Would love to see more of this.

Rating: 10/10

Name: Celestial Messenger

For who: Sherbet

Rarity: Legendary

Set: Golden Ripples in Dark Waters

Thoughts: The fact that this was inspired by Hermes is amazing! I love the gold accents and the staff that give it that elegant look.

Rating: 10/10

Name: Bodyguard

For who: Lilac

Rarity: Rare

Set: None

Thoughts: This costume has one detail and it’s quite nice looking.

Rating: 7/10

Name: Milky Way Resonance

For who: Milky Way

Rarity: Special

Set: None

Thoughts: She looks so warm and really cute! She gives me Winter Holidays Marching vibes.

Rating: 9/10

Name: Legend of Rock

For who: Rockstar

Rarity: Epic

Set: None

Thoughts: This gives me 80’s vibes and I love it! Reminds me of Jem and the Holograms.

Rating: 9/10

[legolasghosty]

but otherwise!

Jem and the Holograms??? 🙏

Hehe, I'll also try and write some Boggie, but I'm ALWAYS down to talk my JatH AU!

Okay for some rough context, it's basically the Jem and the Holograms movie from 2015, but make it JatP! Julie makes a video of herself singing, calling herself Dahlia, which her adopted brother Luke ends up posting online. It goes viral, and suddenly Julie (and her three older brothers/band) are the center of some very unexpected attention. Off they go to LA, with a rather scary music producer (Caleb Covington) pulling them along, an annoying handler (Bobby) who can't seem to echo his boss's positivity, and a little robot called PH4NT0M, who everyone thought was Rose's unfinished masterpiece... but maybe isn't as unfinished as they thought.

Also I added a whole lot of family stuff that isn't in the original, cause it's my fic and I can do whatever the heck I want with it. It's currently almost 3 chapters long, out of who knows how many.

A little snippet of Julie and Bobby first meeting below the cut! Cause oh yeah, this is a JuBobby story. Did I mention that bit? (Sighs in rarepair hell)

“Ah, there you are,” Caleb declared, clapping a hand on the guy’s shoulder. “I was wondering what was keeping you.” Was Julie crazy, or did rude guy shoot a glare at the producer before his expression smoothed over? “This is Bobby, our intern,” Caleb continued. “He’ll be acting as your handler for the time being. Bobby, this is Luke, Reggie, Alex, and of course our new star, Dahlia.”

“Julie is fine,” she corrected. Was the name thing going to keep coming up with this guy? She held out a hand to shake Bobby’s, but he didn’t take it.

“First off, ground rules,” the intern said, giving a half smile that didn’t really reach anywhere past his mouth. “No drinking, no drugs, no bringing people back to the house, and curfew is at midnight, no exceptions.”

“I thought rockstars were allowed to do all that stuff,” Julie retorted, crossing her own arms. Luke propped an elbow on her shoulder and nodded in agreement.

“Not sure, I’ll have to ask if I ever meet any,” Bobby snarked back. His steady stare almost felt like a challenge.

“Let’s keep moving,” Caleb called from the bank of elevators on the far wall, tapping his foot impatiently.

Julie smirked, resolving to sort out whatever Bobby’s deal was and beat him at his own game later. “Sorry, the boss is calling,” she said. 

He stepped aside and gestured to the elevator in a show of politeness. “Well best not to keep him waiting then. Good luck with the style session.”

Julie rolled her eyes and strode past him. Plenty of time to deal with him later. “Thanks,” she responded over her shoulder.

(Ask me about my wips!)

[top100countdown]

Top 100 Best of the 1980s

49. BARBIE AND THE ROCKERS

Barbie and the Rockers (known as Barbie and the Rockstars in European areas) is a doll line created in the mid-1980s by Mattel to compete with Hasbro's popular Jem doll line. They were on the market for roughly 3 years; a direct-to-video special, titled Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World, was released in 1987. The characters include Diva (a Scottish-Irish-American redhead), Dana (a Korean-American), Dee-Dee (an African-American), and Derek; Ken joined the band in later waves.

#barbieandtherockers

[realjem-art]

okay these are the last ones... for this whiteboard, that is

[vancruejovi]

Thanks for the tag @metalmusicwhore!!

Favourite songs of all time:

Comfort shows/books/movies: Shows are Granada Holmes, Star Trek, Buffy, Supernatural, 24, The Monkees, Green Hornet, Jem. Books are anything by Harlan Ellison, Stephen Grahame Smith or Anne Rice, the Dragonlance series, Arson! By Cap Iversen. Movies are Labyrinth, Attention les enfants regardent, Primal Fear, all the BTTF trilogy, The Original Star Wars trilogy, Star Trek 4, Shutter Island. Honestly even this is just a sample size I have so many favourites 😭

Fav rockstars: Jon Bon Jovi, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Brian Setzer, Tom Petty, Bret Michaels, Phil Lewis, Bruce Springsteen and honestly way too many to count.

Fav bands: Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Poison, Children of Bodom, Misfits, Green Day, Stray Cats, Adam and the Ants, Motley Crüe, KISS, The Police, Bee Gees, Danzig, Travelling Wilburys and hundreds more.

Hobbies: Art, playing guitar and bass, reading, crocheting, writing, playing video games

Four Random Facts about myself:

1. I collect DvDs, books, records and CDs! Sometimes when I’m stressed out I’ll just reorganise them for fun (you know, like a nerd)

2. One of my posts on here was liked by Neil Gaiman which is neat lol.

3. I’ve written a full novel and a full novella. One’s a western and the other is about vampires. I’ve also been published (through writing competitions) and my short stories have been made into real books!

4. I am a big Sims fan. I started with Sims 3 on the Xbox 360 and have been playing every game in the series since.

Tagging @ride-the-hammett @u-friend-or-ufo @rose-n-gunses @bitchymilkshakepirate @fake-guns-blazing @marscrassss and anyone else that wants to try :)

Tag game!!

these are so fun so I wanted to make my own!!

favorite song(s) of all time: Lady Madonna- The Beatles, this is the new shit- Marilyn Manson, Tainted Love- Marilyn Manson, The Nobodies- Marilyn Manson And I love her-Kurt Cobain Breadfan-Metallica, Sweet Leaf- Black Sabbath and Unholy- Kiss

comfort show(s)/book(s)/movie(s): comfort shows Family Guy, The Simpsons, Adventure Time, Regular Show and Supernatural. Books any Norse Mythology book. Movies any of the lotr movies any of the bttf movies any Star Wars movies(the classics ofc) and any Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey movies

fav rockstar(s): Kirk Hammett, Bret Michaels, Marilyn Manson, Jack Black, Tom Keifer, John 5, Twiggy Ramirez, Elton John Lemmy Kilmister, Tony Iommy, Brian May and Bruce Springsteen

fav band(s): Korn, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Wham!, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Kiss, The Beatles, Tenacious D, Poison, Cinderella, Mötley Crüe, Motörhead, Queen, Black Sabbath and Weird Al

hobby(s): Crocheting, playing guitar, painting/drawing and sewing

Four random facts about yourself: (1) I’m a cheerleader I’ve been cheering basically all my life and I’m currently on my schools varsity cheer team (2) I’m part Irish and I’m learning the language as well (3) I love concerts I’ve been to 4! I’ve been to The two cellos, weird al, Rob zombie freaks on parade tour and the Satch/Vai concert and I’m seeing Megedeth and Korn in a few months (4) I love men that’s not really a fact i just don’t know what else to put

tagging(no pressure ofc) @vancruejovi @devil-fucking-cat @starry-eyed-never-satisfied @pistol-whipped @ride-the-hammett @mxtal-up-ur-ass @liveinalovelyway

[thesecretdiaryofa90sgirl]

Jem and The Holograms (1985-88)

💖💖💖💖💖

[mxbitters]

considering getting another hair rerooting needle and customizing a monster high adjacent doll so it’s brian molko

[sillybub]

✨ 3 generations of Glamor Cats ✨

[gigisometim3s]

PIZZAZZ~~

[ratcity00]

gotta lot of lost time to make up for, don't we?

[collectivedirective]

JatH Characterization Masterpost

Jerrica

-Eldest daughter 4.2 gpa syndrome

-She was raised believing she would be a foster mom and has come prepared for all that entails; that means she is responsible and disciplined, but pushes herself to always think of others before she thinks of herself

-She loves music, but that comes second to her parental responsibilities, so even though she and her sisters are very skilled she never thought music would be a viable option for them

-So when Synergy offers her services, the first thing that comes to her mind is to start a band!

-The rockstar persona was a spur of the moment idea, though it came from a subconscious desire to escape her responsibilitie. Jem is everything that Jerrica represses in herself

-Since Jem is more outgoing, she feels more confident around Rio. I personally think Jem is drunk when she tries to kiss Rio during the yacht scene, she wouldn't put Rio in that position while she was sober

Aja

-Middle child syndrome 01, subcategory eldest daughter syndrome

-She is the most emotionally intelligent, and the best at reading the room. She is always the one that distracts Rio when Jerrica needs to transform.

-In the rare scenario that Jerrica isn't taking charge, it is Aja who picks up the load

-Aja, like Jerrica, thinks about others needs and desires before her own, though Aja has this to a lesser degree.

-She sympathizes with Jerrica for taking on so much burden, and so she is not critical of Jerrica for wanting to keep her identity a secret from Rio, and will defend her when her sisters criticize her.

Shana

-Middle child syndrome 02

-I just checked the wiki and it says shes the bass guitarist and thats basically all you need to know about her characterization

-Shana is reserved and shy, and I am 95% certain she has RSD.

-She is more easy-going, allowing her sisters to make the big decisions

-She and Kimber are closest with each other, and she'll go to her first for advice. These two are the creative masterminds behind JatH, generating 75% of their music while Jerrica and Aja edit the drafts

-Shana quietly agrees with Kimber that Jerrica should rip off the band-aid already and tell Rio that she is Jem. No dick is worth his cheating ass!

-But shes too nice to confront Jerrica directly, and too empathetic to Jerrica to back up Kimber during an argument. But once the dust settles she will validate Kimber and reassure her of her logic

-Shana knows that her advice will only make Jerrica feel worse. She knows from experience that RSD hits like a bitch and she doesn't want to inflict that on Jerrica.

Kimber

-The youngest of the Bentons, her whole life she's relied on Jerrica for behavior inhibition. Also tutoring, thats the only thing keeping her grades up

-Kimber is the Anna to Jerrica's Elsa

-While the lack of behavior inhibition makes her more distractible and impulsive, it also allows her to explore paths that would have otherwise been dismissed by Jerrica

-Winx Stella syndrome: Kimber is very blunt in her relationships; she will tell you exactly what she is thinking about if you ask her, and she will tell you even if you dont ask

-Regarding Stormber: Stormer will always let Kimber take the lead in their adventures. After Kimbers decisions for both of them wind them up in trouble, Kimber will FINALLY gain some much-needed behavior inhibition

Raya

-Winx Aisha syndrome: she is the only hologram that isn't a Benton foster girl, and thus has known the rest of the band for the least amount of time.

-She is afraid of being left behind, of losing her place in the band because she is so new, so she does her best to be kind and sweet and appealing and low-maintainence

-This would make her quick friends with Shana, and instinctively reach out to her when searching for companionship. Unfortunately Shana is frequently with Kimber

-Kimber bluntly tells Raya that she would rather Raya be upfront about herself and her values; after all, Raya knows much more about them than they do about her

-Of course, if Raya decides to open up to Kimber about her fear of abandonment, Kimber would immediately empathize with Raya. She might see some of Shana in Raya.

-This communication would not be made directly; rather, Raya would tell Shana and Shana would tell Kimber

Pizzazz

-Owns the netflix account

-Her father gives her money instead of love and attention, so she looks for those things elsewhere- ie stardom and lawsuits

-She and Riot are very similar in this way, though I imagine they would bring out the worst in each other. In the scenario where they team up, these two would be a formidable opponent.

-If she were ever to team up with the Stingers it would not be by Riots invitation. Either Minx or Radish whatever her name is would have to take an interest in Pizzazz.

-Eventually she graduates to hanging out with the Stingers, and by proxy Riot, who eventually warms up to Pizzazz. Think TommyInnit and Wilbursoot.

-Maybe she one day joins the polycule who knows. This is an alternative ending to the "Lovesick" arc, and here Pizzazz would not rejoin the Misfits

Roxy

-Shes the smartest of the Misfits, but doesn't realize it because she is blinded by her insecurities: she didn't finish high school and is illiterate. Dyslexia?

-Roxy also has RSD, though where Shana recoils inward, Roxy lashes out in defensiveness

-My hc is that Roxy meets Pizzazz while skipping school. She sneaks into Pizzazz's old money debutante ball and they become fast friends.

-Roxy is probably the one who sets up the gear for the Misfits. Not because shes selfless like that, but because shes the only one who knows how.

-Stormer tries to help out but this irritates Roxy more than anything, because she has to give Stormer instructions and its more distracting than helpful

Stormer

-Too nice to be a bad girl and too spineless to be a good girl

-She is a borderline good guy, but when caught between an objectively moral choice and the Misfits, she will choose the Misfits.

-Do not mistake this for loyalty.

-She might object to a lot of what the Misfits do but her inaction enables it (compare to Aja?)

-Stormer subconsciously understands that the things she does as a Misfit are harmful, but she can usually frame herself as a victim to peer pressure and thus dodge the blame.

-This charade only holds up so long as she is in proximity to the Misfits validation; without their reassurance she cannot deny the awful things she has done.

-Cue Stormber!

-Kimber would be a good influence on Stormer. She openly condemns things she disagrees with, and will criticize what Stormer has done in the past. This will be a harsh confrontation, but paired with healthy communication it will make Stormer a better person.

-She will learn that its okay to vocally disagree with the people you care about (ie the Misfits), and that conflict doesn't mean the relationship is over

Jetta

-british

Rio

-He is a hothead and posessive over those he loves, which works as both a protective instinct and a destructive one

-When Rio reciprocates the kiss to Jem he establishes himself as a huge jerk, because he is technically cheating but not really??

-Because in his mind he is under the impression that Jem is a different woman than Jerrica, so he believes that he is cheating. In another world the mistress would have actually been a different person.

-The solution to this is not my own idea, I saw it somewhere else:

-Jerrica and Rio were never dating, but have been pining for each other since they were in high school.

-Jerrica feels confident enough to court Rio as Jem, but Rio feels like he is betraying Jerrica by accepting Jems advances

-The love triangle between Jem and Rio and Riot is very much like Malina versus Darklina: does the female lead choose her childhood friend and longtime crush, or follow the mysterious seductive stranger?

Riot

-" The Perfect Man"

-Headcanon poly relationship with Minx and Radish. Weaponize the evil power of friendship you manwhore!!!

-I am skeptical of his backstory. Yes I know the show's tone indicates that he is telling the truth just hushshh shhhh shh.

-To refresh, his claim is as follows: he comes from humble beginnings, and his passion for music was suppressed by his abusive father. The Stingers struggled financially for a long time, and it is implied they became homeless. They reached the top purely by hard work.

-What we know about his backstory is purely of what he tells us: it could very well be that he was lying about his rags to riches journey

-The reason I think this is because of the Stingers behavior in the show: their frequent destruction of property, their sense of entitlement to everything and everyone, their scams, their mind games and manipulations, and other irresponsible, destructive behaviors that could only have been enabled by old money paying off the lawsuits.

-That is my first interpretation: Riot is a narcissist and lied about his backstory.

-Second interpretation is that Riot is only pretending to be a narcissist, and is telling the truth. He may be compensating for his jealousy of old money with faux self-importance. He frequently states that he is the "perfect man," after all. He might be trying to convince himself.

[legolasghosty]

Wip Word Finding Game

Hullo, @innytoes tagged me in this a couple days ago and the stars have aligned enough to let me speak on the internet so here goes!

Okay so I cannot find any sunshine. Apparently that is just not a word I use when I write. So here's a Star instead!

Julie jumped, almost falling off her stool. She whirled around to see Luke standing in the doorway with a soft smile on his face. Her face flushed. No one was supposed to hear that.

“Sorry, did I wake you up?” she asked, standing and grabbing the tablet.

“Nah I was just helping Carlos brainstorm a ghost video. Did you get anything good on there?” he asked, pointing to the device.

“What, no, I didn’t record anything,” Julie lied. “You’re on your own, rockstar boy.”

(From the Jem and the Holograms AU where Julie is afraid of being on camera.)

Grin

“I’ll help set it up!” Carlos jumped in eagerly. “Trapping cats is way easier than trapping ghosts.”

Julie rolled her eyes at her brother but grinned. They all had their weird lockdown fixations. Julie baked, their dad started drawing on sticky notes and leaving them everywhere, and Carlos hunted ghosts.

(From the Molina Foster Kittens fic where they can't keep the new kitten in the garage....)

Small

She snagged a grey hoodie off the back of a kitchen chair and pulled it on. It definitely belonged to one of her brothers, though god only knew which one. It dwarfed her small frame, helping shut out the chill of the morning. A glance out the window told her that Tia Victoria had already left for work, so her dad was the only parent home. And he didn’t really share his sister-in-law’s distaste for people eating on the furniture as long as nothing spilled…

(From the Jem and the Holograms AU where Julie has a lot of adopted brothers and doesn't want to deal with eating at the table)

Sigh

Alex chuckled and took a long sip of his tea before moving over to stand between Willie’s knees. “This better?” he checked, setting the mug down beside Willie’s hip so he could wrap his arms around their waist.

“Yes,” Willie sighed contentedly, letting himself fall forward into Alex’s embrace. 

Alex chuckled and pulled them closer. “Come on, let’s get you to bed,” he murmured.

(From the fic where everyone dances around the house together and Willie is very sleepy)

Plant

Julie wasn’t sure what to say. Her head was spinning. It felt wrong that losing the house was even possible. Sure, money had been tight this year, but how had it gotten here?

Tia Victoria stood and walked around the kitchen table to plant a kiss on the top of Julie’s head. “It’ll all be alright, you get some rest.”

Julie rose slowly. “Goodnight,” she mumbled as she headed up the stairs to her attic room.

(From the Jem and the Holograms AU where Julie is suddenly aware of financial issues)

Sue me, that JatH AU is the longest current project I have. I haven't touched it in like a month though. School is destroying my brain.

Tagging @linden-after-hours, @caswellseyes, @lockwoodsco, @fandomscraziness22, and anyone else who wants to play!

Your words are fly, smirk, laugh, run, and star!

[realjem-art]

The 2nd batch of talky sprites is done!!! these are so fun to make and see come to life raaah!! only 3 left to go of my sona designs and then we can get into my actual ocs lol