#literally I can go on and on about lore and headcanons and the mechanics of each game and why i love them all

[animangalover-writes]

Maybe I am autistic and maybe one of my special interests is the Zelda franchise.

(I literally will not shut up about it once I get going. I've been doing this since I was like 5.)

[inthelittlewood]

Questions about Eyes And Ears AU

I had somebody ask for a brief interview regarding my storytelling for their university project and thought I'd lend a hand.

I thought those of you that follow the story might like the insight too, so here ya go:

When you first introduced the Listeners in Evo SMP, did you have a broader narrative or concept in mind, or were they more of an atmospheric element at that point?

The honest answer is that I didn't want to write too much about somebody else's character(s), that being Grian's Watchers. If I could write the conflict from the side of the Listeners then we could continue the narrative with a pre-designed opposing force but have them be relatively mute for the most part. Partly to build anticipation of when they might act or retaliate but it also worked for behind the scenes purposes too. If the series hadn't slowed/stopped as suddenly as it did, I definitely would have poked Grian to pick his brain about what story elements fit his original imagining of the Watchers. So it was mostly narrative reasoning but they also served a mechanical behind the scenes purpose of transporting us to a new area which was necessary due to bugs we'd encountered with world gen etc.

What inspired you to flesh out the Eyes and Ears AU more in recent years? Was that mostly a personal creative decision, or was it influenced by fan interest?

Honestly I hadn't premeditated too much their reintroduction into anything that I was working on. Sure I'd seen a little chattering here and there about the Watchers but I honestly just wanted to write an individual story beat (albeit a tropey one) of c!Martyn snapping and turning on Ren but that never came to fruition due to Scar taking us out. The plan was always to backstab Ren then say a cool line like "Red Winter is over, Red Spring has begun" or something else punny. Seeing the fevered reaction of the audience though gave me some confidence that I could try my hand at some layered or entirely post-production storytelling, so heading into Last Life I was all guns blazing.

The Eyes and Ears AU is quite open-ended — do you intentionally approach it with the idea of leaving narrative space for fan interpretation?

It really is right? Yes, it's a very mindful decision to leave it open-ended but not so much for the audience's benefit or interpretations, but to give myself creative freedom to take the story wherever I'd like to. Committing to too many power scale, multiverse or narrative shackles early can really strangle stories I've noticed (from reading comics and manga) meaning back pedalling or aggressive retcons are required to explore certain paths, which is rarely a good experience for the reader. I do enjoy their versatility and capability to be applied to any Minecraft or adjacent story too. Some might call it too broad, I call it malleable.

How do you feel about fans expanding the lore through headcanons and theories? Have any fan interpretations stood out or surprised you?

I think it's brilliant! People inundate my inbox on Tumblr seeking permission to write stories or create characters / AUs but I've literally no authority on that. I suppose it might be a different conversation if they were profiting off of those works, but 99% of people simply want to write for fun which I highly encourage!! I'll be honest that I haven't read a great deal of AUs or headcanons, my exposure to them is mostly via chat messages during lore talk streams or questions that come through regarding the Eyes And Ears AU. As a general rule I try to avoid reading too much of other people's works on the topic because I worry I'll accidentally regurgitate it in some way then stumble into plagiarism, you know? It's why I focus more on digesting stories outside the fandom whether it's manga, Sanderson books, reading old Japanese folk tales and the like. I can source inspiration from those on how to weave narrative and execute plot twists without having to glance in my front yard.

Has fan content (art, theories, animatics, etc.) ever influenced how you think about or approach the AU?

Oh for sure they have. It's literally why after every season we'll do a sit down stream and talk about the lore in detail. Figure out the puzzle and potential trip wires of plot points from the episodes and how we can neatly pack them into the pre-existing story. A lot of people wouldn't do that as they'd be precious about their work and believe their opinion is th only correct one, but I looooove soundboarding with the audience on it. I also take that mindset in game and sometimes think about the scenery of an impactful moment whenever I'm able to control / design it. I'll have little quips or quotes cooked in my mind for how I'd ideally deliver a blow or plot twist, buuuuut given the nature of the Life series you very rarely get to execute things how you'd like haha! I definitely wouldn't have done as many of the poems had their not been such a positive reaction to those. I often see individual lines or entire passages make their way into art pieces as typography or highlighted in animatics which is really gratifying. It's why I also put such an emphasis and priority on audio production in my editing. If I can craft something that feels atmospheric, driving and punctuating with music, staggering vocals or sound effects then the auditory portion is already done, they can focus solely on the visual aspect of things. I try and be as cinematic / TV like as my skillset allows for that reason.

You’ve mentioned trying not to fully canonise the AU, but still referencing it consistently — how do you balance telling your own story effectively, while trying not to involve other creators, particularly on the Life Series, when a lot of your time is spent in a group?

The easiest way to do this, is to not do it. For the most part the only storytelling done with the AU is done in post-production. I never name drop the Watchers or Listeners in world (believe me, I was as surprised as all of you when I saw that Secret Keeper statue in Secret Life!!) and in recent seasons they haven't even reared their head as an influence whatsoever. They're on holiday, they deserve it. But when they do whisper in my ear, they're motivated decisions that I would likely make as a player/character anyway because the win objective is always the thing I'm striving towards. I can just pepper angst around it to make things seem more manipulated rather than selfish ha. I think that's why the open ended nature of the Watchers has served me well because as much as they have a singular motive which is to feed on negative emotions, that can be achieved in so many ways ranging from bloodlust to deception, heartbreak to panic. It's versatile for storytelling. It can be in your face, or a slow burn.

What do the Watchers and Listeners represent to you, symbolically or narratively? Do they serve a specific function in the stories you tell?

The Watchers used to represent the audience when Grian first introduced them, but after departing EVO I've definitely breathed more of an egotistical and sinister air into them. They're very much a unique entity / faction now, they in some ways represent gluttony, selfishness and neglect in achieving their goals. The Listeners on the other hand, are a lot of the opposite traits, but I'm still wanting to explore how being the hard end of most conflicts can be dangerous. I want to explore that at some point, whether it be with infighting or failures. They shouldn't be seen as simply bad/good, they're just, different. It shouldn't be too hard navigating that nuance but I want it to reflect elements and motives that we find in our own lives.

[luludeluluramblings]

Bat Boys as Dads Headcanons.

Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian AND Duke included.

This could be seen as how they are as partners with child/ren, or the platonic relationship they might have with their child/ren.

☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

Warnings: Made up Headcanons, SFW, wholesomeness

☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

☁️ - Dick

The type of parent to be so excited about having a kid that they’re annoying.

And, not just to other people, but to his own kid.

This man is nothing but *proud dad noises*.

Takes pictures of every single milestone.

Crying over every single tiny moment and achievement.

Coddles even his teenage children a bit. Has a crises when his teenage kid/s find him annoying.

The devastation he gets when his kid/s goes through the I hate you dad phase. (Literally cries to Bruce.)

When his kids become adults though, they end up better appreciating him. Because he is a good dad.

If you hand him a baby, he will coo at a them and make the most ridiculous noises. But, if they cry, he will cry with them.

☁️ - Jason

This man is terrified of being a parent. Will panic up until delivery of each child he has. Even if he has like eight. Panic every time.

If he finds out he has a secret kid he will have an existential crisis that would make Bruce’s coping mechanisms look healthy.

Doesn’t know what he’s doing when parenting, but he is the cuddle master. Solves most things with hugs and jokes.

Somehow figures it out and has the closest bond with his kid/s. (Also, he accidentally curses in front of them which makes him the cool edgy dad.)

Will sometimes make excuses for his kids mentally while being strict.

Will never use physical punishment on his children. Never. If he ever has to whoop his kid/s, he would hate himself.

He is teaching them how to use a gun. And, he is buying them a gun. And, how to change a tie. And, how to hotwire a car. His dad lore is friggin nuts

Freezes when handed a baby. Goes completely still. If he doesn’t move he can’t hurt it.

☁️ - Tim

The dad that would literally be a perfect parent by the book. (He’s read eighteen parenting books, and so many peer reviewed articles about kids, and he will follow parenting blogs.)

Best routine management, hits all the milestones. Very active in making sure his child’s needs are met, even if it’s in the most unconventional ways.

Gets horrible imposter syndrome on if he’s a good dad or not. (He is, but he’s insecure.)

Absolutely terrified of emotional neglecting his child/ren. Will drop anything if he realizes he’s neglecting his kids by working too hard.

He gets the most sleep in his life when his kids fall asleep on his chest. The only time this man will sleep is if his kid curls up in his lap or if they have a nightmare.

When his kids grow up he gets misty eyed remembering they way they used to nap against his chest.

If you gave him a baby he would hold perfectly, or maybe in a weird way that somehow makes them stop crying and helps with colic or gas.

☁️ - Duke

Freaked out about being a dad, but also not. He knows he’s going to love his kid/s enough not to screw things up horribly, but the anxiety is still there.

Not gonna lie, he does his best to emulate his childhood. It could be a good habit or a bad habit.

Sucker for nastolgia and will try to recreate memories from his childhood with his kid. Taking them to a park he played in. Going on a vacation he’s been too.

Not because he wants to force them into something, but because he wants them to have the best parts of his favorite memories.

Plus, it just heals his inner child a bit seeing his kid/s happy.

Will do the “Back in my day…” as a joke, and maybe will exaggerate stuff a lil bit. Just a lil though.

So, gentle with a baby, but doesn’t coo. But, will sniff. New baby smell? Yes.

☁️ - Damian

An awkward (at first) and overprotective, yet can be too hard on his own child/ren.

Knows he didn’t have a normal upbringing, but too egotistical to admit he’s out of his depth when it comes to raising his kid/s.

(He had college degrees and kills before he hit the double digits in age. Yes, he knows he’s not like normal people, but he falls into the trap that his kid should be like that sometimes too.

When he realizes it, he does correct. But, he’s learning too.

Will sometimes push his kids too hard to do their best. But, only at the hobbies they choose. He won’t infringe on their choices.

Loves his kids in a stoic manner, but he loves them deeply and fiercely. (Won’t cry, but will get misty eyed at times.)

Deeply appreciates Bruce, Alfred, and Dick after he becomes a father. The amount of gratitude he feels is overwhelming.

Son of a bitch is natural at holding babies. Worse, they like him. (And, he likes them.)

☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

A/N: Something I polished up to give y’all while I try to get to work on Part Four of Pregnant!Reader. Just some wholesomeness.

A/N: I had my neck tube taken out yesterday, and it’s kinda sunk in that I had cancer. (Yeah, it was confirmed. Stage one thyroid cancer, but it’s been removed.) Might have had a mild breakdown. My dad had a different cancer when I was a kid (four), so he’s been talking me through things since I have small children too.

A/N: Thank y’all for all the asks wishing me well! I really appreciate y’all so much! Bless y’all!! 💕💕

[knuckleblaster]

On some level I understand the rejection or outright denial of V2's death: it was jarring and brutal, especially for a character who, at least in laws of traditional video game rivals and the rule of thirds, seemed like it'd stick around for longer. This said, inferring from in-game lore as well as dev statements, I believe V2's death, tragic that it is, is not unwarranted; and that it is commonly pigeonholed into a characterization it does not fit into due to its assumed role within the game.

This is long, so it's going under the cut.

Considering its name, it's easy to assume V2 is a new and improved version of its predecessor; but it is more heavily implied that it's simply a version of V1 with thicker plating, and nothing more. [1] V2 was an attempt at salvaging V1's design after war became irrelevant, to capitalize on the resources wasted on a highly advanced war machine by rebranding it as an adaptable worker, for security and (theoretically) other peacetime activities (...not an innuendo). This was a failure; there's no reason to invest in something so refined when a handful of lesser machines could do the same job [2].

If V2 is contextualized within its backstory, it makes a lot more sense why it ate shit so quickly. It is, out of any in-game machine so far, one of the least suited for survival in Hell. Sentries and Streetcleaners were created for war. Swordsmachine(s) and Mindflayers are scrapheads, constantly adapting to create (and protect) their perfect, lethal body. [3] If anything, it's on the same level as a Drone, able to defend itself in a limited capacity, but not intentionally programmed or built for combat. Faced with V1, something built for perfect, swift destruction, a machine made for peace would stand even less of a chance than normal, even with an equal level of mobility and build.

V2 is also doomed, in a very literal sense, by the narrative. In a meta sense, it does not matter to the game story whatsoever [4]. V1 is the butterfly whose wing flaps set Gabriel's story in motion, but V2 has no such connection to his story, and is thus irrelevant. Even its lore entry is overshadowed by information about V1/its connection to V1. A third fight, as well, was never in the running, not necessarily due to anything in the game lore, but because its first and second encounters are all it needs: a third rematch would be repetitive and messy [5]. The reason for its extremely violent death sequence is to ensure there was no question as to its fate [6].

In regards to its personality; it is oft-headcanoned as loud, irritable, and competitive, but this characterization is more likely due to its color as well as its assumed role as a "rival" to V1; rather than based upon its in-game actions. Although its initial intentions are up to interpretation [7], comparing its actions and mechanics to other enemies fully rationalizes its anger. Although it's fairly easy to enrage in-fight, the criteria for its enrage state is much more specific than other enemies, and it's quite easy to not trigger it at all. Cerberi will enrage after one of its kind dies, Malicious Faces and Mindflayers after a certain amount of damage has been dealt (on Violent). Most notably, as the only other character with a rematch, Gabriel begins his second fight enraged after his first defeat [3], which can imply by extension that even though V2 is taking its second fight more seriously [8], it is still not outwardly angry. Its enrage state is only triggered when its patience is depleted (the player avoids it for too long), or in its second fight when it has been punched with the Knuckleblaster. These can be interpreted as indicators that V2 likes it when the fight is "fair": when it's not being avoided and picked at from a distance, or being hit with its own arm; which is frankly pretty fucking mean. A side note: Returning to its creation, it can also potentially be inferred that V2 was intentionally programmed with a rational, controlled, and even marketable personality, easily suppressed or overwritten for ease of use.

In another game, or if V1 was the protagonist, perhaps V2 would not be dead. Instead, V2 is doomed by its creators, both in-game and in reality. It mirrors V1 in action and Gabriel in mind, but unlike them, it has no place in this story beyond a truly fantastic duo of fights. Although its story has any number of potential rewritings or epilogues [9], its doom was always intended. It's easy to mourn lost potential, and its end is intensely tragic; but I believe it is a tragedy that meshes nicely with the rest of the game's story. V2 is dead, and not a second too soon.

Footnotes:

1.

Along with the lore entry for V2:

V1’s planned production was cancelled and an updated model, V2, was developed instead, using the standardized plating, since durability was far more important during times of peace when no bloodshed was necessary.

2.

twitter.com/HakitaDev/status/1538313328715513857

3. in-game lore entries, can be read on ultrakill.miraheze.org or here in one document: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2245904838

4.

5.

twitter.com/HakitaDev/status/1538336055681863680

6. "And then V2 dies as hard as anyone could possibly die to make sure people understand he's fucking dead and is not coming back" - dev commentary, 05:08:09 (youtu.be/kaImho5JioI?si=v4_m90nfLOY-DyEZ&t=18489)

7.

8.

9. Notably, Dream's End Come True / v2isdead.com.

[eatuniverse]

sonny's : retired drs

i have been in the shifting community for like five years, a lot of scrapped scripts are piled in the recesses of my noggin.

i choose blood ! ✶ dream smp

i'm so tired of pretending like the dream smp was corny. i mean, the fandom was. and so were the streamers. and so was the story. and the characters. however, i choose to turn a blind eye because it did something through minecraft that nothing else was doing at the time, and nothing has replicated since. and it was great. excellent, beautiful. although i recognize that my impression filtered through layers of nostalgia and headcanons. and if you know me, you might expect, i basically rebuilt the entirety of the lore from scratch. rewrote history.

who is she . . . ? my name was soap. i was part mushroom, the daughter of an ancient forest entity, psychically tapped into the mycelium network between the tree roots. i was down devious madly in love with technoblade, who was a werepig cursed by the same witch who was sally's mother. i lived with him and phil, and tommy post-exile. i listened to a lot of grimes during this time period. so, think, that informing the vibe. i was a weird kid in middle school. i would yap to anyone who would listen about ts.

death before dishonour ! ✶ arthurian legend

i went through a phase where i was obsessed with the knights. not in a weird christian way. in a feminist way. this was just after i finished reading tcp, and i needed to be a girlknight so bad. i remembered i had free will so i clung onto the round table, my funky little englishmen, my mythological blorbos. i still have never seen bbc merlin, dont want to watch that thank you. because. i dont like real british people. i started trying to learn old english. i still really fw this so i might go back to it lowk.

who is she . . . ? phoebesthus goulding la fey. i was the descendent of faery warrior nobility. had a tail and golden eyes that shone like a cats in the dark. whimsically inhuman. i was an expert swordfighter, the only knight other than lancelot to best king arthur in a joust. smaller, quicker, and deadlier than any of the others. i was op.

one giant leap for mankind ! ✶ space travel

phase when i really wanted to be an astronaut. i had just read project hail mary and thought that the astrophage were dope. and i desperately wanted to escape our solar system. this was basically a waiting room. i scripted that i just drifted between outposts and journaled. incredibly chill. the ship i drove was an old green hunk of junk shaped like a scarab beetle called a "sunbug".

who is she . . . ? i was a green, half human/alien who could photosynthesize. a spaceship mechanic with a pet raccoon named beetle. i was an orphan, obviously, with a military past, duh. i think i just really want a tail in general, because i still lowkey script one in almost every dr.

do i dazzle you ? ✶ twilight saga

im literally bella swan. like she's just literally me. that's always been the case. im legitamately an avid twilight scholar, i know all of the lore. no one truly understands it like i do. i love it all. not even in an ironic way like genuinely. and i wanted that freak discoball so bad.

who is she . . . ? i replaced bella. i divorced my parents (foreshadowing...). and i love my baby renesmee. MY SHAYLAAA.

breathe out / so i can breathe you in ✶ firebug dr

original firebug dr was actually a fever dream. it was a better cr that i heavily fixated on throughout freshman year of high school. it took place in a major, quite historical city on the east coast, except i scripted near constant cosmic peril to befall us. dark, grungy, thrilling, inspired by the batman (because that movie literally altered the culture, 2022 was crazy). this is what my currently current superhero dr is based on. scripted my hallway crush wanted to talk to me and that i never fell over when a public bus moved.

who is she . . . ? sarafina graham. the firebug. pyrokinetic. pit fighter. annoying smartass. biochemistry prodigy. fourteen year old girl. oooh good times, bad bad nostalgia.

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[a-oct0]

I was thinking about this while trying to sleep last night and figured I could share my thoughts on this topic- but I should preface this by saying while I love Callie a lot I am in no way a Callie expert and that this is just my personal understanding of the whole hypndoshades ordeal. (And also I just wanted to write/ramble about something honestly lol)

So to begin- Callie 100% went to the Octarians by her own choice, she went to them willingly sometime just before Splat2. After the Squid Sister splatfest she and Marie went on to expand their solo careers and such as said in game, but the pressure of constantly being in the spotlight started to get to Callie, especially after she was publicly declared as being lesser than her cousin. She needed some sense of escape and she went to the only ones who she felt could understand that feeling... The Octarians. It does seem like Callie at least enjoyed her time there, she decorated the canyon, redesigned the soldiers outfits and probably uplifted the overall mood of the Octarians. Be that before or after the shades I don't know- But I think at some point Octavio realised that Callie would leave and go home, leaving them. I think that's what spawned the hypnoshades- he used them not to kidnap her out right but as a way to convince her to stay, not wanting to lose what had basically become a light in the dark for his people. The shades do seem to make Callie act a bit different but I don't think they're programmed to make her personality different, I've always viewed it as if the shades gave her this- sense of freedom, that she can say and act how she wishes just maybe slightly exaggerated by the shades. Now of course Marie was able to hit the shades off Callie's face which "returned her to normal" and tbf by Splat3 it seems like Callie has worked through her issues, slowly making her way back into the public eye solo.

Now this part- is all just complete headcanon and tied to my own Agents/NSS lore but I wanted to share some of it as well lol- While I get the game making Callie put the shades back on because "they look cool" as a way to add her back to the boss fight was well that- literally just a way to add her back to the fight- I personally think she did in fact put those shades back on. She put them back on again and again as an unhealthy coping mechanism, to return to that sense of escape from her very public life. Marie "snapping her out of it" did not fix the issues she had and so Marie (And Agent 4) fought Callie and Octavio again and again- each time Marie hitting Callie in the face with low tide ink. Low tide ink is probably a very dense and generally harmless type of ink but even with that constant exposure would have to leave a mark right? (This is the reason I tend to draw Callie with the green eye scar.) I think gaining this scar over time would snap some sense into Callie- finally realising just how- dangerous and mentally unhealthy her constant use of the shades are, it would be difficult but she realises that she needs to seek proper help or the cycle won't end no matter how hard Marie and Four try.

[beansmakesthings]

You 🫵

Yes you

Give me your Penny Lamb headcanons (rtc)

Well, if you insist! These are just some random kinda general ones. Some will mention some gore and the accident and some will vaguely reference familial abuse, so be warned!

- Penny had a really rough childhood and was taken from her father indefinitely when she was 10. She's been in the system ever since, as families keep deciding they can't handle the combination of PTSD and autism and gave her back.

- The only biological family she really connected with was her grandmother, who was the one who gave Penny her doll

- Penny wants to be a sheep farmer one day like Gran was before she passed.

- Penny's Metis on her bio mom's side. She doesn't really talk about it much because her mother died shortly after she was born and her father kept her away from that side of her family and Penny never really learned much about her culture. She doesn't really know what all it means.

- This one is kind of a general RTC headcanon, but the way the choir survives the Cyclone after the musical is that Karnak quite literally shifted the timeline. They technically inhabit an alternate universe where the only change is they survive. This means everyone has two conflicting memories of how the accident happened and Penny has very vivid nightmares that constantly switch between losing her head and waking up alive aftermath of the crash with her throat sliced and her neck broken.

- Penny had a sort of identity crisis at 3 am due to these dreams and cut and bleached her hair in Jane Doe fashion. She actually found it strangely comforting to sort of pay homage to the person she was when she found her friends and keeps the look. She didn't like being Jane Doe, but she appreciates what Jane did for her.

- Penny always liked scary movies and stuff like that, but after the accident and the whole Jane Doe debacle she becomes very fascinated with anything morbid and death related as a sort of weird coping mechanism.

- Penny also gets very into the goth, emo, and heavy metal scenes after the accident. She cries listening to Nemo by Nightwish (no I will not shut up about that song)

- Speaking of music, Penny is a life long Marianas Trench fan and when Constance finds out they NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT IT

- Penny had a big crush on Ocean for a while before they started dating, but it was always kind of soured by Ocean acting SO homophobic and SO ableist all the time. It was a huge internal conflict for Penny until Ocean finally turned around, apologized to all the people she'd hurt, and genuinely changed for the better. Penny is actually quite proud of Ocean's progress.

- Penny's hyposensitive to touch and loves deep pressure, squishy hugs, cuddles, and textures. She's notorious for touching stuff without permission when she thinks no one's looking just because the texture looks ✨️feely✨️ (same girl same)

- Mischa is her favourite person to go to for sensory hugs cause he's taller than her and kinda chubby and kinda muscular and he can just envelop her entirely and squeeze the life out of her which she loves.

- Penny really likes Moutain Dew. Mountain Dew of any flavour. The only things she drinks are water, Mountain Dew, and the occasion double-double from Tims. Ocean got her that Baja Blast t-shirt from Hot Topic and Penny wears it every day as pajamas.

- Penny's new family (the one she was placed with after the other one didn't look for her or report her missing or anything at all after the accident) are very nice, but she's incredibly wary of them because of her history. She prefers to be out of the house so she doesn't have to interact with people who are supposed to be parental figures to her.

- Penny loves going to Ricky's, laying on his floor, and being smothered by all his cats while he tells her about Star Trek lore.

- Penny and Noel are the same height, so often times he comes over asking to try on her skirts and stuff to see if they'll look good on him. She has lost half her wardrobe to him.

[irokwashere]

Girl wake up, I’m being a crazy bitch again

Ik this is normally a Bunny or Cartman thing but how do we feel about sysxsys Style?

(and yes I'm sending this same ask to three people, shhh😀)

I’m assuming you mean sys as in “system”? If not, I apologize in advance as I know this is a touchy subject for some, but I’m gonna answer as such.

So, as some Irok lore, a few years back, I actually had some system thoughts and I have an ex who was a system who- I guess convinced me- that I was part of one? (Never got officially diagnosed, never had the time nor the money to get it actually checked out); so, I’ve always kinda had a soft spot for system headcanons and as a Stan kinnie, I sorta project on him a lot.

Here I am, going on about three years later, and I never really gave it thought, but I can see Stan and Kyle both being part of systems. I don’t really know if I’m assuming this correctly, so again, to any systems reading this, I apologize if I’m incorrect, I’m just going by interpretation and what I was told by my ex (who was self diagnosed and who “diagnosed” me at the time).

For Stan

I could see alters being basically his alter egos

Stan - He/Him, Non-Binary, Demiromantic Bisexual

Raven - He/They, Non-Binary, AroAce

Shed (Toolshed) - He/Him, Demiboy, Biromantic Bisexual

And

Marshwalker - He/Him, Male, Homoromantic and Gay as fuck

And then for Kyle we have

Kyle - He/Him, Male (but in a “questioning if Demiboy” kind of way), Biromantic Asexual

Kyley (B), He/Him, Male (in a YEAH I’M A THE MANLIEST MAN WHO EVER MANNED way), Homoromantic Homosexual

Kite, he/they/it, non-binary, biromantic asexual

“King”, he/him, male, Homoromantic also gay as fuck

And they’re all dating each other’s respective alters, but like- all care for each member of their respective systems. They all kinda trigger the specific alter that they’re dating to front.

For example, if Kyley B is fronting you could almost bet Raven is going to be fronting for the day, it’s like a 90% chance. And if not, they don’t take any offense to it, they’re all just like “oh I guess it’s not [Blank’s] turn, oh well, I can chill with [whoever is fronting]”.

I feel like as far as roles go, it’s like

Stan/Kyle - Sys Hosts

Marshwalker/King - Gatekeepers

Shed/Kyley - Protectors

Kite/Raven - Trauma holders

And here’s my logic

Stan and Kyle are the sys hosts who spend the most time in front for obvious reasons.

Marshwalker and King are Gatekeepers for obvious reasons, they need to “protect the kingdom” aka the systems from all the demons (bad memories) and such

Shed and Kyley are protectors, and are most likely to front if Marshwalker and King don’t when- for example, Randy does literally anything. Randy is a big trigger, especially for Kyley, he goes OFF.

Raven and Kite are trauma holders: Raven for obvious reasons, heartbreak, Randy’s neglect, etc. My reason for Kite is he identifies as an “alien” because he formed out of trauma of just not being treated as human for various reasons (ie all of Cartman’s bullying/Gerald’s treatment toward Kyle/whatever torment Kyle goes through in whatever you all consider canon, I won’t name any particular events, but it all just jumbled into “am I even human?”.

Now as a reminder, it is my personal belief that system alters having individual gender identities and sexualities is totally valid, I know there are some people out there who disagree. And you know what? To those people: argue with the wall.

Also, AroAce is a spectrum and, as an AroAce person myself, I promise you, we are aloud to have partners too.

Now, as a bonus round, I would like to add that both systems land somewhere in the autism spectrum, personally I HC Stan with AuDHD and Kyle having some degree of autism. Respectively that’s throughout their systems too.

I also HC Stan as an age regressor, and before ANYONE asks, as in the COPING MECHANISM, not to be confused with Age Play the kink, I do NOT want to deal with that shit, age play is a big discomfort for me as someone who sometimes age regresses, please don’t come at me with age play, that’s nasty.

As mentioned before, Shed and Kyley are protectors and their respective partners tend to trigger each other. Kyley is quick to come out and protect Raven if he’s out, and Shed with Kite.

And I’m typing all of this at like 5AM so I REALLY hope I interpreted the question correctly; if I didn’t well, oops, but here is some Irok lore and some HCs for you.

Bonus:

Stan’s system refers to themselves as the Nevermore Collective, as a treat for Raven, and Kyle’s system refers to themselves as simply the Style system, since Kyle’s always trying to “stay in style” or whatever his queer butt is doing.

They both kind of have system thoughts in middle school but they don’t really look into it until Stan’s disassociation gets to the point where Kyle is just like “hey, if you get therapy, I’ll go with you” and that’s how they OFFICIALLY figure themselves out but like- They also always sorta knew that something was going on inside themselves.

As far as their parents go

Randy doesn’t know, and he doesn’t GET to know; Kyle’s system doesn’t want him to get into Stan’s (system’s) head and cause MORE damage up in there, because they all collectively know he’s not going to get it. He couldn’t even handle Stan’s general depression gently.

Sharon doesn’t fully understand it but after divorcing Randy, she’s a little better at caring more for her son, and she tries to understand it enough to give each alter some kind of love or whatever affection and attention they each need; Kyle tries to explain it better to her as Stan has a tendency to disassociate when it’s brought up.

Shelley is- Shelley about it. “Whatever, you’re all turds”, except if anyone ever gave her brother and his alters grief, they’d meet her fists.

Gerald - [no data here, Kyle’s not dealing with that]

Sheila - She doesn’t really believe it much at first but she tries to be supportive. As time goes on and as the different alters front from time to time, she starts to realize “oh. OH” and starts reacting much like Sharon does with Stan. It’s a little awkward at first but over time she gets the hang of it.

Ike - isn’t really bothered, but as someone in middle school himself it’s like “oh cool so I have more brothers or something?”. And Kyle’s like “…I think so?”.

And that’s all I got for now, I just came up with all this on the fly, because as I said before I haven’t thought about it TOO much, but that’s just how I see it going as someone who may or may not have been/be in a system?? I hope my answer gave some sort of satisfactory!

[madness-combat-confessions]

Okay idk if this is the most Obvious shit and im just slow or if theres been an ask about this or something but we need to talk about cloning and the AAHW more imo!!

If the thing about sanf and dei being previous members (and i think doc being confirmed?) then that begs many questions. Jeb and tricky were also members and we know their lore as past scientists for nexus and then jeb was "hired" by auditor and tricky too probably but we dont have a direct confirmation afaik but everyone else is just? Vauge?

Like either A) AAHW has people working for it that are not clones like the mass agents and soldats and engineers and they are never mentioned (which would be stupid imo considering how far we are into the story) or B) they are all clones that dissented which for deimos is yk not far fetched considering his poster outright stating it

BUT THEN THAT BEGS THE ISSUE ON HAND. Everyone that ive seen online considers the agents as personality-less fucking creatures and i think even canon says smt like that about them but like.. if a clone can dissent then they probably Arent as bland as they seem. And even that isnt far fetched, i mean they hold birthdays apparently and play games to pass time. How deep does it go? How much will do they have? They seem to be conditioned to never run when Hank aka (almost) certain death is around which is one thing but are they scared of death? Do they have favorite foods and colors? How human (or in this case grunt) are they? Is it just Some of them that have self awareness/personality? Are they coded to have a personality? If yes is it random or set? Would the AAHW bother to code a random persona generator?? Do they perhaps lose more of their indaviduality/humanity as they progress up on the food chain to be soldats or engineers??

Idk i keep seeing agents n shit in fics and stuff be shown as these sometimes mechanical creatures with 0 varying personality and 0 humanity and it makes me heavily wonder about them. Maybe theyre just a bit dumber than average due to being mass cloned? Shrug. I dont know i think theyre more interesting when considered to be actual people than just. Puppets. They are metaphorical and sorta physical puppets yeah but like they held a birthday man. Fuck. They had a birthday.

Agents keep me up at night.

-anon MMS if i can claim that cuz its funny /opt!!

Glad to know that I'm not the only one who also thinks about the AAHW!

I personally think/headcanon that basically everyone in the AAHW is a clone because anyone that could had been an actual real person is dead (lol). And idk how to explain it but from what I've read they lack S-3LFS, but they still are kinda like people? Like they might just appear like mindless clones who only wanna kill Hank, and they are that don't get me wrong, but I think they also still act like people to some extent (or at least some of them)

I mean one of the agents in MC 9.2 had been writing "We are abandoned " on a wall so to me that says they're capable of understanding their situation and feeling sad (?) about it?

Now I'm not sure on the engineers and the soldats, I mean a soldat literally blew a rocket where their team was because they thought their boss had told them to. Which makes me think two things

1: The AAHW is a bit too blindly devoted to the Auditor. Which is probably because they are clones that were made/'programmed' to be that way.

2: I think that the soldats and the engineers have less "free will" than the agents because of the ATP

There's also something else I wanna talk about

This:

Like hello? What the fuck did this guy do?

From my understanding what is considered a dissenter in this series is someone who goes against the Auditor and the agency. So what did this guy even do? Did he try to betray them like Deimos and Doc did?

Or was it perhaps something minor like not doing their job? Like actually make a decision for their own and don't do what the Auditor says for once, like how an actual person would do?

I wanna say that's a stupid reason to kill one if their agents, but it's a possibility: the Auditor is shown to not really take it kindly when people don't do their job, she literally sliced a grunt in half for it. Even though all the grunt did was play cards with some other agents.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case this guy was damned a "dissenter" and killed by the Auditor (or maybe the other members) for that reason.

So taken to account that they are soulless clones but can still 1: celebrate birthdays 2: play games to pass time 3: dislike their shitty ass situation I'd say that they have some personality, it's just that the Auditor is too strict to allow them to show/act like it. Because she doesn't want people with free will in the agency he wants mindless clones who'd do whatever she says.

Does this make sense I swear it does in my head I'm just bad at putting it to words.

[sukirita]

does anyone else feel like the Meg Griffin of their family? Having to suffer being the first kid of completely dysfunctional, emotionally unavailable, mentally ill parents? Not being attractive enough to have someone rescue them from the shit life they have?

Fuck it, I'm headcanoning meg griffin. Using the bits of canon pieces from family guy, but keep in mind that the lore is not consistent at all.

- she's an internet kid, she grew up on it. Maybe when the show started it was as a "phone addicted teenage girl" stereotype, but now it seems like the internet is her escape from the shitty life she has. She can have "more chances" when people can't judge her for how she looks first.

- she's not ugly, or hideous. She's a teenage kid going through puberty through the show who clearly has to figure everything out for herself because her mom won't teach her, and judges her about it when meg dares asking (something something about how Lois told meg "I never had that, and no woman that I know ever had that" something like that...)

Besides Lois never bothering to teach meg and help her discover her style, femininity, puberty, hygiene... She also can't look trendy with new clothes and a popular fashion sense because her dad is a blue neck collar who rather spend his little sum of money on beer, and her mom is trying to be independent from her own rich father, who doesn't seem that close to meg to actually care about her and spoil her.

She's not ugly, she's not hideous. She canonically looks like Lois and just has a tough time figuring everything out for herself when her resources are clearly limited and her knowledge probably comes from the internet only

- I said she grew up on the internet, where she probably socialized more, and since she's been shown to be an extremist from BOTH side, knows Russian, been on the dark web, and likes ponies, I think she's been to 4chan. Like c'mon, that was one of her weird kid stops.

- she's mentally ill, and I can see it being blamed on her parents even more than the bullying of her peers, which probably just broke her completely: I'm not going to begin analyzing Lois and Peter, this ain't about them, but they're clearly mentally ill who come from harsh childhoods that shaped them this way, and Meg either inherited her share or got it as a result of being a literal punch bug for the family. I don't even have to talk about how meg has been treated by them.

She had rough patches. Depression, anxiety, even post trauma. I know I'm getting kind of serious here but I just feel for her and it makes so much sense. The bullying, the feeling of never belonging, never being someone's special one, not her romantically, sexually or platonically, being chronically online, it didn't help what was already messed up from her childhood. She smoked weed in the show, and self harmed, and I think she would use substances and SH as coping mechanisms. Developed an ED maybe, she would hate skinnytok.

But she is recovering and probably internalized her various traumas rather than externalize them. She did, a couple of times - the storm episode, meg goes to prison, etc etc, her various shenanigans where she's shown not caring about her family and emotionally distancing from them, but ultimately her parents borderline sociopathy helped her become a sensitive, protective, loyal and good person overall, who just strives to be loved.

- besides the family, and mostly her siblings and sometimes Brian who occasionally show sympathy and love towards her, I think Quagmire and Joe were good influences and borderline father figures for her.

- NOW HOLD ON, I KNOW QUAGMIRE HIT ON HER. yes, he's a rapist maniac who has no respect towards women, but after he got with meg for that one episode and the occasional sexual jokes she was featured in, he has shown care towards her. He got her a job, he teached her to defend herself against bullying, he was a person she went to when she needed help and they both have mutual respect and care for each other in recent seasons. I think it was a good choice by the writing team. And Joe has shown to care about her. Not to mention he knows what it's like being the black sheep who no one cares about. Not to mention quagmire has been shown to care for his kids when he occasionally adopts one of them.

So yeah, they were both positive influences on her. Maybe not too much, but compared to peter? They RAISED her. They were there for her.

- In later seasons it seems like her relationship with the family and her life changed. They stopped picking on her and Meg became this weird character doing her stuff in the background and sometimes flexing on her family while still being nice and good matured to them. I feel like it's the result of internalizing trauma and "forgiving", by emotionally distancing herself from everyone in her family but still being affectionate and kind to them, willing to do things for them. And you can't tell me it's not true after the storm episode. She gave up on the justice she deserved because she didn't want to break the family. Also, it's not like they actually listened and were willing to change. Peter laughed at her face and acted petty on purpose and I'm sure Lois wasn't going to suddenly change as the enabler for her husband.

- what I'm getting at is, that I think meg grew more confident with herself as she grew (she's 18 now, driving, drinking, having jobs, going to college...) she had a lot of trial and errors, her dysfunctional family forced her to mature early and being chronically online and trying to fit in at all costs caused her to be exposed to adult stuff early. Ugh, she's just like me.

- anyway, what I'm getting at, again, is that she learned to accept her situation and her family. She might be bitter about how her siblings are being treated better than her - don't get me wrong they suffer too but Stewie is a baby, and being the first child means suffering as your parents learn. And she was the black sheep of the family,

She might be bitter about how her dad hates her, beat on her, can't provide for her and is an infantile man child (yes, both child and infantile),

She might be bitter about how her mom emotionally abandoned her, never helped her fit in, competed against her, and enabled her father,

She might be bitter about how the dog does not give a fuck about her and is being treated like more of a family member than her despite him a grown adult asshole who never made something of himself and was never there for her except rare time where he and Stewie help her,

But she learned to accept the role and just matured. She is going to move out, she tried to do it many episodes, and ultimately I think she would "leave the family behind" to make something of herself that will be meaningful to her. She will still come and visit, and talk with them, but she emotionally will leave them in the past too. I don't think she will forget the treatment she received. But she won't let her family control her anymore.

I don't think family guy started to write her well, I don't think they really care about her more than they used to, but their various inconsistent bits kind of build a personality and a reasonable outcome of someone who feels like life's black sheep, despite being a clever, skilled, funny, loving and accepting person

Maybe she's not as iconic, maybe she doesn't stand out too much, maybe she doesn't have her niche aside from being picked on, but when you look at her character you see someone who might actually make it out of this dysfunctional family with their sanity intact and emotional intelligence and empathy that none of the griffins can truly reach. Holy fucking shit, meg is the family guy.

The true family guy was Meg Griffin all along.

[chronicallyday]

Hello! My hunger games (and specifically Odesta) obsession has returned and I recently have come across Carrick Bend. I’m about to compliment dump like crazy. You’ve written a beautiful piece of work. As an Odesta shipper too with exactly the same headcanons, it feels like you’ve gone into my heart and imagination and given life to these scenarios. From childhood Odesta (when I literally read the pier lore I was şčřëāmǐņġ because I was like how is this exactly what I wanted/imagined and someone just like wrote it…and you’ve made real and I can always go back to it???), the original characters (district 4, the traditions, lore the unique pseudo-career district dynamic, the relationship between mentors and their mentees, pre/post games friendships, family dynamics and rebellions), career!annie, dysfunctional!odesta, finnick trying to live and not survive, our dear know-it-all mags, annie in the capitol, the shift/response to rebellion…everything just everything was a home run. From the conversations about having a child together, Annie and Johanna needing each other as girls, the emotions and sacrifices of Calder, Shake and Corin and his daughter, the disappointment of annie not able to give katniss a bracelet, finnicks yearning, Annie’s resilience, Rio, Banner, Aria, Eric, Bay EVERYONE- it all just felt so rooted and real. The harder, more sensitive topics surrounding coping mechanisms, trauma, unhealthy communication and treated with the utmost care and not sensationalized for a narrative. You’ve taken Suzanne Collin’s side characters/setting and fleshed them out in a way that I have no choice but to accept yours as canon. Your understanding of their tragic love story actually being a declaration of love (whether that be romantic, platonic, familial, unconditional, self-love, mentor) has manifested in the most profound characterizations that seek to reflect the human condition, setting you above and beyond anything I’ve ever read before. The way you write with alternating flashbacks, POV, and inner monologue is riveting. Your writing is a true amalgamation of romance, angst, coming-of-age, folklore set in the backdrop of a dystopian political commentary. How you articulated everything I could’ve ever wanted/hoped to have learned about Odesta, wow, you’ve just blown me away. all of this to say. YOU DID THAT. BE PROUD. PERIODT. you’ve written and accomplished something so few people ever set out to do and have passed not with flying colors, but by seeing and unlocking a spectrum of new ones. THANK YOU. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I can only imagine how much time and energy writing takes, let alone a project this thorough and massive. I hope that wherever you are your blankets are warm and cozy and the pillow always cool. I know you said you’ll come back to this work eventually, and know that you’ll always have my support whenever that may be. YOUR TALENT, ON YOUR TIMELINE. I do hope that we get to see Annie gift katniss a bracelet someday, but if that chapter never comes know that you’ve already spoiled us to the gills. You’ve given me so much joy reading your work and I hope that joy and appreciation is reciprocated back to you 💕

I have absolutely no idea how to respond to this 😭 thank you so much for telling me how you enjoyed my fic—THANK YOU for enjoying my fic, truly. It brings me so much joy when ppl enjoy my fics like this

[frostynovaprime]

While the KIM is great the rizz computer really turned me from a skeptic to a believer and it drops so many juicy lore bits.. most of it is pretty on par with what I headcanon but i just wanna ramble on about the differences between Operator and Drifter!Kyrie

(below the cut to preserve ur dashboard)

SO it was pretty much common knowledge that the operator and drifter split at the Handshake(tm) during the Zariman crisis, and the KIM confirmed that but the way some chats write it feels like drifter still equals the operator in terms of memories and experiences. aka the way the Drifter talks about the Warframes and other characters in the Origin System. In my little dollhouse of a brain Operator/Tenno!Kyrie is the original and Drifter!Kyrie is the one that split off, so in this I'll just refer to them as Kyrie and Drifter respectively to save my fingers.

I really like thinking that with the Handshake, Kyrie and her Drifter counterpart fully split. So in a way yes, Kyrie and Drifter are still the same person. But they aren't the same person. They shared life leading up to the split as one single person, BUT afterwards their memories, thoughts, and experiences are completely separate and individualized.

While Kyrie is the original self, she doesn't remember much of her childlife on and before the Zariman thanks to good ole Old War ptsd and/or sleep amnesia. But of course, Drifter does remember all of that life (maybe because those memories split off with her?). Whenever on the Zariman Drifter feels right at home with the holdfasts and going in and out of Duviri, but Kyrie is always be in a state of deja-vu or somber unknown nostalgia. Kyrie likes talking with the holdfasts too, but for her it's more like trying to re-piece what she's forgotten. Kyrie also, of course, has never stepped foot in Duviri (because she physically can't) and barely comprehends what goes on in there. That place is purely Drifter's stomping grounds, and Drifter would try to explain it if asked but Kyrie just blows it all off as weird Void meddling. All talks of Duviri in the KIM are defacto from Drifter's POV herself, though I see Drifter as becoming a lot more jaded and cynical towards it all, it's just her life. She's actually pretty open about telling anyone who asks the 10001 way she's died and is 100% nonchalant about it. Though the more intimate chats could be said nonchalant facade cracking and revealing to be a coping mechanism.

Alternatively, Drifter doesn't know jack shit about anything happening in the origin system post-Zariman. Cause she's lived solely in Duviri up until the New War. She knows nothing about Warframes (except maybe Kullervo), nothing about the Sentients, didn't even know something called the Old War happened. She doesn't know anyone in the current day Origin System on the same level as Kyrie (exception being Little Duck and Ordis thanks to TNW), and the Lotus is a complete stranger to her. Anything in the KIM system that mentions warframes or origin NPCs, that would all be Drifter just paraphrasing or inferring whatever Kyrie had told her. Warframes creep her tf out, though with now living in 1999 has come to a bit of an (incorrect, but at least not fully ignorant) understanding of them. Kyrie would try her best to explain how everything in the current timeline works, but Drifter really turns out to be the adoptive wine aunt Void "expert" (as expert as one can be with it) that she needs, especially with time travel now in play if Tenno themselves can't go into the Void without everything exploding into a million bits. tldr: Kyrie and Drifter are the same person in theory, but lived completely different experiences that shaped them differently and have since grown into their own individual person. Drifter's relationships and interactions with certain Origin System denizens are not the same as Kyrie's. Kyrie is ???? about the Zariman and Duviri, while Drifter is ???? about literally everything else. Big Kyrie is the Zariman/Void Meddling expert while Normal Kyrie is the one in charge of everything else.

The KIM got a lot right, but there are some things I still think different about.

[mechanical-aristocrat]

What are your thoughts on Screwllums letter to Svarog? I'm open for discusstions.

[OOC:]

My immediate thought upon reading it was "this is super wholesome and cute" and yeah, I still definitely think that, but I've got a lot more to say now that it's been sitting in my brain for few days so buckle up:

First off, this man is so totally autistic /aff (as is literally any robot character in any piece of media, you can't convince me that an allistic robot is a thing that exists). Over explaining to make sure the exact point he's trying to get across does so as accurately as possible and apologizing in advance for accidentally crossing boundaries (considering that at this point in time Svarog is basically a complete stranger), as an autistic person myself it's very relatable to see.

Second, I think it's really funny that he only knows of Svarog's existence because he watched what is essentially an E-Sports tournament, which he only watched because Silver Wolf practically begged him to (because I think we can pretty safely assume that the "Stellaron Hunter friend" he was referring to was her); that just adds onto the relatability for me because I also do not give a flying fuck about E-Sports, he's so real for that. I love Screwllum and Silver Wolf's dynamic with each other, they give off uncle-niece vibes and it's very fun (what I don't understand and will never understand is people shipping them with each other, it makes me really uncomfortable for several reasons, but for the sake of my sanity I'm not going to get into it).

Third, the letter honestly just confirmed some of the headcanons I had once I sat down and read all the lore regarding the Machine Emperor Wars about a month ago (which I highly recommend btw it's super interesting stuff). I guess I sort of had the fear that Hoyo would try to make it so the IPC just completely dropped every last bit of their idea to exterminate all mechanical life the second Screwllum proved to them that robots aren't inherently harmful to humanity, and that everything was just magically okay after that and humans and machines could live in perfect harmony with absolutely no conflict whatsoever. Thank fuck they didn't do that because that would've been both super boring and super unrealistic, Screwllum acknowledges within the letter that there are many places where robots are regarded only as tools, they don't often have the same sort of foot holding in society that humans do, and he hopes that changes someday.

(one of the headcanons that I have regarding this is that there's a secretive group of people within the IPC that are specifically trying to fuck up Screwllum's reputation and the reputations other robots who are also massive public figures that advocate for robot rights, but especially in Screwllum's case they haven't found much success because that man does not have a single problematic line of code in his programming)

Lastly, I would kill to see Screwllum and Svarog properly interact in the future, I think they'd get along so well and their dynamic would be so fun. I don't necessarily ship them, but more power to you if you do, honestly I might eventually be convinced to ship them if more stuff like this shows up, this was super cute (also, before anyone reading gets confused, the "we will come to call each other "brothers"" bit at the end of the letter does not mean anything that would make shipping these two characters quote-on-quote "problematic". The word "brothers" in this context purely refers to a strong bond of friendship and mutual understanding. I honestly should not have to explain that, but considering that the internet is the internet, I figured I ought to).

[lovelylazyraccoon]

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: "Two Horns" AU

Headcanons + Lore bits + Other stuff

Onto the fun:

Cliffjumper dead? Nah, he lives in this AU! "But Cricket, how will he survive?!" I already have that figured out(I hope)

Cliffjumper gets into the squabble with the decepticons and yadda blah blah blah, BUT he has two human companions with him. Hanzo and Kokuro, two humans who found out about the bots before Jack, Miko, and Raf came into the play

Cliffjumper decided to just flee the scene since he couldn't risk the humans he was guarding(even though he really wanted to murk those damn cons)

He meets back with his team after telling them over his comm about the fiasco and blah blah blah

Same events occur, but with a twist. Raf, Kokuro, and Hanzo are cousins. So when he finds out that his older cousin's car was a giant alien robot all along, he is kinda hurt but understands at the same time. He's also older than Kokuro, being as he's 12, and she's 11.

So after all that jazz, events play out as normal, just with Cliffjumper involved because let's face it, WE ALL MISSED HIM AND IT ISNT FAIR THAT HE DIES BY GETTING JUMPED

anyway- moving on-

Hanzo keeps all the kids in check(Much to Ratchet's pleasure since I know that mech is TIRED), Hanzo ESPECIALLY keeps an eye on Miko more than anyone else because of her impulsive tendencies

With that said, they kinda are like a found family trope?? Kinda?? Idk but anyway, Hanzo is tired of these kids(not Raf or Kokuro tho, mainly js Miko)

Eventually, when more crew members get added in, Cliffjumper stresses out whenever Smokescreen takes Kokuro out for a drive, it's like he can SENSE whenever Smokescreen is going over the speedlimit

Smokescreen gains a companion, and she likes to go fast

Hanzo does NOT trust Smokescreen for a long time, like that's his baby sister. He can trust Bumblebee with Raf bc well.. it's Bumblebee, but Smokescreen?? He'd rather have to fight Megatron

Wheeljack also is 50/50 with Hanzo but he has more trust in the bot that literally has grenades in his trunk rather than sonic jr

Kokuro likes to bother the shit out of Ultra Magnus for the same reason she likes to bother Ratchet... it's funny

"What do you want NOW???" "... did you know that I know how to hot wire a car :3" "whAT DOES THIS MEAN?!?!?!"

She's the silver tooth kid and Raf is the cousin she drags into the chaos (it's canon that Raf comes from a Hispanic family, he's just white washed)

Optimus actually likes having them all around, he's like a father figure to them kids(said kids have issues)

Oh yeah, also, Hanzo is a mechanic and an underground fighter, while Kokuro is usually the one who handles the calls he gets whenever someone needs their car fixed(Raf also is there but he's mainly there js because his family sucks ahh and he'd rather be with his two favorite cousins instead)

Ratchet found out about Hanzo being an underground champion bc he let it slip when they were fighting a vehicon one time and Hanzo just full on beat the life out of it and Ratchet was js like "😐"

Hanzo only fights underground bc of financial problems, Kokuro has no idea about this and only thinks her brother must be a good mechanic bc of all the money he "earns" when fixing cars

Jack actually landed a job at Hanzo's shop, mainly only bc Hanzo saw himself in Jack and wanted to help him bc no one helped him when he was in the same boat

Miko actually also hangs around Hanzo's shop but she's mainly in the back js to hang out with Raf and Kokuro whenever she can since she doesn't like her foster parents

Mother Figure June™️

Agent Fowler is the "Uncle who got stuck with his siblings kids during summer break" and I live for that lmao

Hanzo has fought Breakdown/Dreadwing and won out of pure spite

He had broken ribs and a broke leg, Ratchet was STRESSING while Cliffjumper was panicking

Arcee lets Kokuro put stickers on her servos and ONLY Kokuro (sometimes Raf)

Bumblebee and Smokescreen race a lot against each other, mainly because sometimes Kokuro and Raf get into arguments on who is faster and then it spirals

Arcee gets dragged into it whenever Smokescreen mumbles something in a taunting manner, so then she has to show him who's boss

June is the unofficial mom of all of them. She makes sure those kids know they are valued and loved

Hanzo has (secretly) vowed to murder anyone who messes with his younger siblings he's now adopted

Wheeljack has taken Kokuro into the air ONCE and immediately vowed never to do it again(she got a hold of the controls, and he saw his life flash before his very optics)

Um.. anyways I feel like this is WAY too long(I'm always anxious about sharing my silly aus on the internet) so erm.. maybe I'll make a part 2 or something if motivation decides to bless me

But thanks for reading all this, and if I ever decide to add anymore onto this, then maybe I'll include the rescue bots! (I'm still mad they never had the rescue bots crossover into TFP)

[oopsalltes]

WHAT THE HELL EVEN ARE BOMBERMEN? (AN IN-DEPTH REIMAGINE AU LOOK INTO BOMBERMAN ANATOMY)

ridiculously long text dump incoming but i figured i'd finally go over some more technical stuff about the au. ive seen other people talk about their headcanons for how the bombermen work in-game and got a bit inspired since ive mostly been going over lore with my comics!

SO, WHAT ARE BOMBERMEN? true to most of the games, they are still robots in the au! entirely mechanical with no organic components. the vast majority of them originate from the former planet earth, now called planet bomber, but some models have been integrated into different planets (planet scrapheap for example) for specific jobs.

all bombermen come from "the original", Shiro, who was built by evil forces lurking underground on planet earth before it was renamed planet bomber. during his tenure as a reluctant minion of evil, his purpose was to create bombs for their efforts of subjugating the remnants of humanity on earth.

prior to his escape from the clutches of the evil forces, he looked very much like how he is depicted in the games!

WHY DO THEY LOOK LIKE HUMANS NOW? in the original NES bomberman game, the plot revolves around bomberman's escape to the surface under the belief that he will become human. the AU follows this premise, but more literally: although Shiro doesn't actually become an organic human, he is rebuilt to resemble their appearance more faithfully! thus, all bombermen that come after him retain that human-like appearance.

this applies to the human experience as well. they can cry, taste food, live like humans even though they are artificial. they're aware of the fact that they aren't human, mind, but the line is very thin for some! Shiro goes so far as to say that he's just as human as any organic one because of his free will and his ability TO desire to be human. but most are pretty normal about it.

BASIC ANATOMY STRUCTURE bombermen possess an internal structure intentionally designed similar to that of humans. their endoskeleton is practically 1:1 of a human skeleton, the only difference being that it's obviously metal. they possess significantly less "organs", with most of their computer components centralized in a single case located where a human heart would be. their central processing unit and memory cards are located inside of the skull, reinforced by pure steel to prevent any potential internalized damage. while ripping off the outer layer of skin takes about as much effort as it would to a human, you'll be hard-pressed to actually penetrate their head/skull. pain receptors are probably the most complex and delicate in terms of structure, essentially microscopic detectors found across the body like nerves. the part of the processing unit that recognizes the feeling of pain can be manually turned off if needed, but is usually left on so that the individual is aware of damage or something malfunctioning.

all bombermen have an antenna attached to their left ear. this is used for communication with others across distance, and is also used to monitor their surroundings! it can pick up movement, energy, and other various things. it's one of their trademark identifiers, and can also be used as a sort of ID for other bombermen, so its very important to them! to remove their atenna is like declawing a cat.

don't.

like most computers, their capability of information storage is limited. although usually equipped with multiple memory cards, many bombermen elect to move data/memories they don't need all of the time onto items like USB drives so they don't need to outright delete things. their sleeping routines are the most effective way for them to undergo defragmentation.

with resources on earth having been very scarce, bombermen are equipped to run on multiple kinds of energy. like most computers, electrical energy is the most common and widely used, but their synthetic skin is capable of taking in solar energy and a furnace "stomach" can transform eaten foods into chemical energy - think of the latter as burning coal to fuel a locomotive. the one thing they DON'T use however is oil. its seen as very volatile source of energy because it's not renewable. this means they don't bleed! there's no need for them to have any liquid circulation, so replacing parts is also easier in that regard since there's no fear of losing any potential lifeforce.

ASIMOV? WHO'S THAT?? they do not follow the three laws. they are completely independent. most bombermen lean towards being good-natured (if not with their own quirks), so murder of organics/destruction of their own kind is HIGHLY taboo. this doesn't mean they're incapable of making that decision, though.

WHO BUILDS THEM? this answer is a little more complex. early in the timeline, the only way to make a bomberman was to build one yourself. this was especially apparent during earth's final years before being renamed, as most of humanity had abandoned the planet after the evil forces were reawakened decades prior. as such, bombermen were short in number because the few remaining humans that were technologically competent were the only ones capable of making them.

however, ALL bombermen are capable of recreating their own kind. this was information originally given to Shiro by the evil forces so that, for whatever reason, it would be instinct for him to prevent the extinction of his own existence. when more bombermen began to populate the planet, they started to do the creation themselves since they knew everything they needed in order to accomplish it. this is where familial relationships become possible! many bombermen who create their own kind view their creation as siblings or children, and this carries over further into the timeline even when a mother computer meant to mass produce models comes into existence.

WHAT'S IN A TITLE? "Bomberman" is both a species and a title. while most common bots will refer to themselves as "a bomberman", very few have the privilege of being called Bomberman. this name is reserved for particularly outstanding individuals who are responsible for the protection of planet bomber, meaning only a few of them exist across the timeline.

so far these include Shiro (the original), Ivory (Shiro's brother and the protagonist for most of the games that take place on Planet Bomber), and White (the sbr iteration - his siblings get privileges by association but since he's the only cracker white bomberman of the group he gets the official title). depending on how development of the timeline goes there might be more...

WHAT THE HELL ARE PSEUDO BOMBERMEN? I actually addressed this question on my twitter with a funny little comic but i'll go a little further in-depth with the discussion here.

as the name implies, these aren't considered to be "real" ones for various kinds of reasons. bombermen become very popular to imitate due to how (in)famous Shiro becomes across space, but building a robot might not exactly be conventional for some people. this is where pseudo bombermen come in. anything from bomber-cyborgs, organically made bombermen, etc are all considered pseudo bombermen. the general rule of thumb is if it isn't a robot, it's a pseudo.

notable pseudo-bombers would be Max (cyborg), Shirobon from Jetters (alien), and the Bomber Shittenou (made from elements).

ARE YOU GOING TO ADDRESS THAT LINE FROM YELLOW IN SBR2 sure they can have cock and balls why not. full human experience or something.

well that was long as fuck!! thanks for reading!!! if there are any questions feel free to leave them in my inbox and ill be sure to respond to them :)

[xiv-0014]

before new update (not pretty sure) // during 2024 halloween update

RUS/ ENG translate ~)------------_____------------(~ guys, i think i have some fan theory or headcanon abt that

tbh, this my fav picture, it is located next to the passage to the "rooms", or rather behind the cabinets 60 doors. almost every run I check the picture, today was no exception.

so, these changes have me thinking.

i knew earlier that the guiding and curious lights are connected. still there were very immodest common features between them - the characteristic form of light (before the update with a special screen saver after death); the same dialogue after death, although coordinately different, but the dialogue; the very fact of power in a certain universe … well, in a sense.

i stick to the assumption that the curious light can travel between different universes (backdoors and the hotel, the portal at the end of the backdoors, teleporting us to the beginning of the hotel instead of the usual lift) and consider it canon in principle, at least for myself.

but I thought before 4 some reason that the guiding light is more…important ig. he can talk about the mechanics of the hotel entities and looks like he really understands what's going on. but the curious light on the contrary - tells us almost nothing after the end of the run and is like ‘oh…well…you r dead……. mehh…..’ xd

if talks abt red or the "evil, or "mischievous" light (idk how correctly, well idc neither, name that how ya want), i literally found out abt them on these day. not much to say about him, only that in the new update his candy scared me a lot for the first time, it was funny (I didn't realise they always had a death debuff on them or almost minus full hp ughdamngod)

on the new variation of the painting we can see that the symbol of the mischievous light is much larger than the others known to us. i have a couple of hypotheses about this:

1) maybe this painting reflects the ego of the curious about himself, or a straight flat context of elevation and stronger possibilities in the form of travelling between matter and its offshoots.

2) it could also be a special lore and it could be used as the origin of these three, as a pre-canon in short. mb the curious light created these two and for some reason put them in different universes instead of him (hypothese). the curious light - in a hotel, and the naughty light - in different variations of the hotel with modifiers.

3) Based on the second point, I would also like to say that there is no way for the mischievous light and the curious light to overlap. (I do not consider the red glow of the seek as a mischievous light, only as a hint to help the mischievous light to him, btw, so perhaps the crucifix and doesnt affect the sic, as on other entities. the figure does not count, maybe other reasons for this, or maybe the same mischievous light… although I did not observe the figure of this, not the topic of my monolouge). but the curious light can be present in the hotel and in the branches of the hotel with mods (even tho the mischievous light doesn't let us in abt 60 door, lol).

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вообще это моя любимая картина, она находится рядом с проходом в rooms, а точнеее за шкафами 60 двери. почти каждый забег я чекаю картину, сегодня было не исключение.

итак, эти изменения наталкивают меня на некие размышления.

я знал ранее, что путеводный и любопытный связаны. все же было очень нескромно общих черт между ними - характерная форма света (до обновы с особой заставкой после смерти); тот же диалог после сметри, хоть и координально разный, но диалог; сам факт могущества в определенной вселенной.. ну, в каком то смысле.

придерживаюсь предположения о том, что любопытный свет может путешествовать между разными вселенными (backdoors и the hotel, портал в конце прохождения backdoors, телепортирующий нас в начало the hotel вместо привычного лифта) и считаю впринципе это каноном, хотя бы для себя.

но все же я думал почему-то что путеводный свет более.. важнее что ли. он может говорить о механиках сущностей отеля и выглядит так, будто реально понимает, что происходит. но любопытный свет наоборот - почти ничего не рассказывает нам после окончания забега и типа такой "о..ну…ты сдох……. мда…" хд

говоря о красном либо же "злом", "озорной" (называйте как хотите, я ваще не уверен ахах) я чуть ли не на днях узнал. нечего сказать о нем, только о том, что в новом обновлении его конфеты меня сильно испугали впервые, это было забавно (я не думал, что на них всегда дебаф смерти или чуть ли не минус фулл хп блен)

на новой вариации картины мы видим, что символ озорного света намного больше остальных известных нам. у меня есть пару гипотез об этом:

возможно эта картина отражает самомнение любопытного о себе, либо прямой контекст возвышения и более сильные возможности в виде путешествием между материями и их ответвлениями.

также может быть это лор особый и от этого можно отталкиваться как о происхождении этих троих, как предканон короче говоря. мб любопытный свет создал этих двух и по какой-то причине поставил их в разные вселенные вместо него (предположение). любопытный свет - в отель, а озорной свет - в разные вариации отеля с модификаторами.

исходя из второго пункта, хотел бы еще сказать о том, что ни озорной свет, ни любопытный свет никак не могут пересечься (я не считаю красное свечение сика как озорной свет, только может быть как намек на помощь озорного света ему, кстати поэтому возможно крест и не действует на сика, как на других сущностей. фигура не в счет, мб другие причины этому, а может тот же озорной свет.. хотя не наблюдал за фигурой этого, не суть) но любопытный свет спокойно может присутсвовать и в отеле, и в ответвлениях отеля с модами (хоть озорной свет не пускает нас к нему, лол).