#jet jack

[sand-jam]

them

[fiberturkey89]

You know, I just think about how before Imperium came on the scene - that the First Realm peoples were brutally efficent in making Dragons their prey. Think about it.

Jet Jack's role and the helicopter that usually carried Iron Baron were most likely to instill panic and fear into Dragons and to prevent them from escaping the line fire the other vehicles had.

But then I realized.

What if Faith had been the one to land the killing blow on Ultra Dragon?

[daily-ninjago-tcg]

Card of the Day: Ultra Duel Jet Jack

German name: Ultra Duel Jet Jack Featured character: Jet Jack Series 4 Number: 17 Type: character card - ultra duel Alignment: Villain - Dragon Hunters Power: 49 Attack: 100 Defense: 103 Speed: 80

[theyre-gay-because-i-say-so]

Today's LGBT+ Headcanon is;

Jet Jack and Faith from Lego Ninjago-Lesbians

Status: Alive (and dating)

[blluespirit]

Overall NATLA Thoughts

Okay, now that I've watched the series, I can give my thoughts.

Overall, I thought it was good!!! I had fun watching it! I'd rate it a solid 6.5/10. It's nowhere as good as the original, but it was definitely enjoyable and made some nice changes here and there that I liked. There were also some things I was also Not a fan of too.

I said in another post that it's best to treat this like an AU of the original. There will things that are great and things that are bad. That's the nature of adapting something.

Having said that, I need to get my initial thoughts off my chest... here we go.

Things I thought were good:

Sokka's characterisation - I really enjoyed him! I thought Ian did a good job! He played the funny moments well and retained the underlying seriousness/cautiousness. It wasn't perfect, but I enjoyed the changes a lot and think it was overall a solid performance.

Zuko's characterisation - Like Sokka, I do think I was most satisfied with their performances. A lot of Zuko's moments from the cartoon are sometimes... well, cartoonish and definitely wouldn't translate to live action, but I think Dallas did a nice job at balancing Zuko's desperate anger and that occasional sassiness well.

Zuko and Iroh moments were great. Had me on the floor crying. As it should have.

The bending looks a trillion times better than the movie - I understand it would not have been easy for the actors but, overall, I was very happy about it.

The scenery was stunning. It just looked so beautiful. I loved it so much.

Absolutely ADORE that they made Zuko a good calligrapher and artist. I read a fic about a million years ago where Zuko is a fantastic calligrapher and I thought it was perfect and made so much sense, and now I can say it's canon. This is perfect for me.

S U K I

The Freedom Fighters were ✨ perfect

They were so real for making Oma and Shu lesbians

Koh, Wan Shi Tong and Hei Bai looked fantastic, but I have more to say about all of them below, unfortunately.

I actually like the change they made that Katara is Aang's sole waterbending teacher.

Aang is not perfect, and needed more goofy scenes HOWEVER, I did like how they've had Aang's guilt more prominent in the story. The original didn't do a very good job with that, imo.

Zuko entering is breaking and entering era by breaking into an impenetrable Earth Kingdom prison is just perfect.

In Masks, I like how Aang and Zuko got a longer conversation - that was pretty cute.

I liked how they changed Yue a bit and got her out of the arranged marriage... how Yue saw Sokka in the Spirit World before meeting him in the real world.

Things I didn't like:

Far too much info-dumping/exposition. So much spelling things out. It was not as egregious as the movie, and I get there's a lot of information that needs to be conveyed well and quickly... but sometimes it really took me out of the show.

Why are Mai and Ty Lee here.... I was hoping the live action would give them a bit more depth (and they might as it goes forward!), but why put them in season 1 at all if they're just going to stand around???

Some odd changes - putting this as one point, but there are some bizarre changes that didn't make sense to me, as they did not benefit the story or deepen the characters. I have two main examples: a) making it so Aang didn't run away from home, and b) making it so Zuko actually fights Ozai in the Agni Kai.

Characterisation of Katara was Not Great. I don't think I got many hints of the reckless, compassionate, badass Katara until the end when she fights Pakku and rallies all the women together to fight (which happens off-screen). She was sweet and kind, but she just lacked the fire that OG Katara has.

Azula's characterisation - Azula is desperate to impress Ozai and so her character is just…. brewing with anger, frustration, desperation. I was SO excited to see the Azula we are introduced too… perpetually and irritatingly calm, calculating and ruthless. She's perfect, she's terrifying! She's literally the character of all time. But this Azula had more Zuko vibes? I don't think there's anything wrong with giving Azula more concrete motivation by wanting to impress Ozai and establishing that Ozai is abusive to both his kids, but I do think trying to do that right off the bat is a mistake.

WHY is Wan Shi Tong here. I love Wan Shi Tong, but like I said: Why Is He Here? Why could we not have his iconic, ominous as fuck introduction from The Library, and instead he's introduced in a random season 1 episode giving Aang Information(tm) about the Spirit World.

When Aang gave Koh the statue, and then he just takes it and immediately lets all the villages go, and neither of them even say anything, I actually laughed out loud. Like, I am so sorry, but what in the jesus fuck was that.

Speaking of Koh - I think Koh is better the less we know about him. Roku saying ~all Koh wants is a family like the rest of us~ just pissed me off?? I like my Koh the Face Stealer Terrifying and Unknowable, thank you.

NOTHING EVER REALLY HAPPENS WITH HEI BAI!!?? where's my precious spirit bear?? Like Aang never really does anything with him and the replacement Koh story is boring and it sucks.

Bumi.... sorry I just didn't vibe with him at all.

Things I can't decide on:

Fancy spirit knife to kill the moon spirit annoyed me a bit, but I guess they wanted to Kuruk something to work with and a little bit more interaction with Aang which I get but idk. I really flip/flop on this one.

I've been very on the fence about having Azula (and Ozai) being in the show in season 1 in general. I'm not sure if it benefited either of their characters.

Azula & Ozai's dynamic - Okay, so, I think they're trying to give Azula more depth, right? They're trying to establish what it was like for Azula to live with Ozai and that she's also (like Zuko) trying to desperately prove herself to him, but Ozai using Zuko's... achievements to do that just felt so weird. I get he's doing it to manipulate her, but that just felt so wrong when in canon it's very obvious that Ozai just didn't give a single fuck about Zuko. Ozai pits Azula against Zuko by saying he's a failure, he's a bad bender etc. Azula is born lucky, Zuko is lucky to be born - like, Ozai says that to Zuko's face. I don't know if I am communicating this point very well, but it just didn't seem right to me??

Zuko vs Zhao in the Siege of the North... I genuinely do not know how to feel about it! I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. I don't know how to feel about Zhao telling Zuko that his mission is a sham and that Azula is the prized one... It feels like it's saying the quiet part out loud? In the OG we all know that Ozai sending Zuko on that mission was an excuse to get rid of him, but we can work that out, no one actually says it. And then Iroh just fucking killing him/mortally wounding him instead of the Iconic scene where Zuko reaches out to save him despite everything Zhao has done to him, but Zhao's own pride gets in the way from letting him accept help from Zuko.

Zuko’s crew being the 41st is not necessarily a bad thing at all!!! But I do just want to say that in the original, the attack goes ahead, and presumably, those soldiers die. It’s horrible. Zuko’s sacrifice is in vain, and it was always going to be in vain because the Fire Nation as it stands would not allow Zuko's compassion to win. Ozai would not allow it. While not necessarily a bad choice (all the soldiers bowing to Zuko on the boat was so sweet I loved it!) but I think it does take away some of the horror of Zuko’s story (same as it does with making Zuko fight back in my opinion) because the whole point is that Zuko did the right thing - and he was punished for it, and those soldiers died anyway.

anyway...

Okay!! got that off my chest. I know I just had a big whine here, but I still had a lot of fun watching this show. I think some of the backlash is a bit over the top and unwarranted. It was never going to stand up to the original - and that's okay.

Enjoy it for what it is!

[tailschannel]

IDW unveils two new Sonic the Hedgehog one-shot issues, 900th Adventure and Endless Summer

Take a look at these new Sonic the Hedgehog one-shot issues from IDW Publishing, scheduled for a summer release.

900th Adventure

This issue, tentatively scheduled for 16 August, will feature various writers and illustrators as the blue blur goes on his "900th world-saving adventure!"

Sonic and his friends are playing a game of hot potato! Only the potato is the Warp Topaz and it could warp the whole world into oblivion. The gang is passing off the Warp Topaz in a relay race to get rid of it once and for all.

Cover A: Tracy Yardley

Cover B: Yuji Uekawa of SEGA Japan

Cover C: Evan Stanley

Cover D: Adam Bryce Thomas

Retailer incentive cover 1:10: Nathalie Fourdraine

Retailer incentive cover 1:25: Richard Elson

Retailer incentive cover 1:50: Jonathan Gray

Endless Summer

"Wave goodbye to the office and say hello to the beach," read the official solicitation. This issue is scheduled for a 30 August tentative release.

Sonic drags Jewel on a well-deserved beach day to spend time with her besties, Tangle and Whisper! But when they all settle in for some rest and relaxation…they realize the Babylon Rogues had the same idea… at the same beach. The only way to settle this is with a totally tubular beach showdown!

Writer: Gale Galligan

Illustrator: Tracy Yardley

Cover A: Tracy Yardley

Cover B: Jack Lawrence and Reggie Graham

Retailer incentive cover 1:10: Tracy Yardley (Monochrome "colouring book" variant of Cover A)

Retailer Incentive cover 1:25: Natalie Haines

[jilllovesmike]

Sharks!

[goblinhound]

Buncha cool preorder stuff including wave 2 of my sonic keyrings hehehe

Put ur orders in here!

[kentjohnson91]

[stereax]

the family... it's broken...

[imasradiantasthesun]

Ez’s Hunger Games aesthetics, part 16: The Second Quarter Quell Generation, part 1

Jack Hawthorne, the miner’s son

Alys Everdeen, the apothecary’s daughter

Gordon Jet Everdeen, the musician’s son

Hazelle Hawthorne, the hanged man’s daughter

Leiney Undersee, the lonely twin

Maysilee Donner, the candy maker’s daughter

Nick Mellark, the baker’s son

Dahlia Mellark, the teacher’s daughter

Haymitch Abernathy, the orphan

[goaliekisses]

sid saying with full confidence that he’s a landscaper???

[fiberturkey89]

Y'know, I had this train of thought; so like.. if Heaby Metal is Faith's hunter name and the latter is her real name, does that mean the others used their hunter names? Because I totally headcanon that Jet Jack's real name is like.. Joanne. Muzzle would be like.. Murphy or Martin, Chewtoy could be named Cass or smth.

[cage-cat-yt]

Some doodles in these trying times

Depressive episode still going, I'm fine rn thankfully tho. I'm especially happy with the last 2 drawings tho cause I finally got some sharpies so I won't have to use pen as the outline ^^ (I'm not a fan of using pen tbh but didn't have any good sharpies for the first page in this notebook 😭) also a band thing went well yesterday, I ate sushi with some besties

Anyway, thanks for reading! Remember to hydrate and self care and I hope you have a good day :)

[blluespirit]

It’s time for episode 4 thoughts

Here are my thoughts from Eps 1-3 😌

things I have enjoyed!!

the interactions between iroh and aang in the prison were good. i’m glad they didn’t just spell out his backstory immediately and left some suspense there.

Zuko in his breaking and entering era so true. i love it when he is sneaky 😌

I’m happy they got to include the minstrels singing the secret tunnel! I was wondering how/if they’d do it

I actually am enjoying the new Sokka characterisation, I don’t hate it at all.

I love Jet. I love his character. You can understand where he’s coming from but Katara’s speech to him sums it up nicely

Jet: Look at the power you have. That’s because of me. Katara: That wasn’t you. That was me.

She was iconic for that. she’s becoming the warrior we know and love

Also Gordon is perfect i love him he is Aang 😌

OMA AND SHU LESBIANS LETS GOOO

I’m pleasantly surprised how they have gone not with the Kataang route. I was never a fan with how they handled it in the og so i was hoping they’d either scrap it or develop it better!!

Zuko and Iroh flashbacks destroyed me. i am on the FLOOR. I will never be okay again.

So happy they included Zuko having fucking… insane strength (SMASHING METAL CHAINS WITH HIS FOOT). love it.

Zuko with everyone: 😡😤; Zuko with Iroh: 🥺😌

Constantly giving Zuko situations were he can either help Iroh or pursue Aang and him choosing Iroh every time. yeah exactly.

things that that I’m not a fan of or am unsure about:

Bumi. Sorry I just didn’t like him at all. i didn’t like the challenges either. idk why i just didn’t vibe with it. this one is just a personal opinion!

Not necessarily a bad thing but I’m just not sure if having all these Ozai scenes was the best choice ?????? I feel like if they wanted to make him feel more terrifying then you can build up to it? Like all the characters are laid out right away. I’m just not sure!!!!

Also I love Katara but something feels Off. I have no idea tho if I’m off base with this so I’d love to know your thoughts

OVERALL: Still enjoying it 😌 I think they’ve done a good job thus far and am very much entertained

[gracefulserpent1207]

A post of all my comfort characters because absolutely nobody asked:

Bambi (Bambi)

Thumper (Bambi)

Faith/Heavy Metal (Ninjago)

Jet Jack (Ninjago)

Pixal (Ninjago)

Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Sunburst (My Little Pony)

Nico Di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Wylan Van Eck (Six of Crows/Shadow and Bone)