#reality warper duke

[punkeropercyjackson]

DC fanondom:The Batboys are Dick,Jason,Tim and Damian and the Robins are them and Stephanie!!!!

Jason Todd himself:*Slams incorrect buzzer so hard he breaks it*

[jasontoddssuper]

Robin!Duke:How are you even cooler under your mask?!

Selina:I'm this cool all the time

[farsight-the-char]

Recent Kamala Khan news has me thinking about my "The Marvelous AU" again, Kamala as a DC character.

She is specifically called "The Marvelous Ms Magnificence" in it, getting her powers from multiple (different) cosmic radiation exposures in her youth (3 separate alien invasions, two magical incursions, a time traveling dragon, and drunk reality warper). The stretch and size changing, as well as the ability to make herself indestructible (by Increasing Mass, but not volume), along with other Weirder takes on her powers.

She moved to Gotham for university (at 21) and got hired (part time) onto the Gotham Daytime hero team, the Beacon Knights (a collaboration project between The Gotham Knights and Justice League, to handle an increase in dangerous meta-power enhancement tech).

The theoretical fic would mostly be slice-of-life stiff with her hanging out with the Knights on patrol or off duty. Building up to more action oif it got views.

The Knights would be a mix of characters like Mar'i Grayson (teenage) and my ocs, plus an older Duke (28).

...

Ask me, i want to talk about it.

[nucleon-artistry]

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Scalae Natura: Umbre herba Ignis

Common Names: Flare

Gender Dimorphism: Yes

Homeland: Thaholan Archipelago

Age of Development: Early industrial with elements of the Arcane

Birthing: Mammalian

Fertility: 1-7 Kodos

Growth Rate: Medium

Races/types/forms: Flare Alpha, Flare Beta

Average Height: 8’01 ft Male

7’9 ft Female

Commonfolk Lifespan: 57 yrs (M)

70 yrs (F)

Noble Lifespan: 123 yrs (M)

130 yrs (F)

Rate of Maturation:

0-1 years Kodo

1-6 years Kodocian

6-12 years Trabalkorodo

12-40 years Jukuspecizo

40+ years Chovelo

65+ years Mestraji

Physiology:

We Flare are a marvel of thaumaturgy, unlike any other creature before us, for our kind was of purely artificial make, if you could believe it! A complex procedure of thaumocurative infusions on the bodies of Umbre herba, by our Empress and Creator, her sovereignty Aqua. Created as companions, children, and servants to her will. We were made to be taller, stronger, faster, and most importantly, more majestic than the bodies we were first made from. As might have been obvious, we share very little in common. The same magic that binds our minds to this reality, is the same as such for that of our golems and lesser constructs, the only difference is that unlike them, we can propagate, and have higher thinking.

We Flare produce significant heat due to the ignis & praecantatio flowing throughout our veins, and are very tolerant to all biomes and lands (excluding the virulent taintlands, in which we still must take great caution). Our bodies distribute potentia and victis throughout our bodies for nutrients through our sanguine fluid reservoirs, arteries, whilst waste vacuos, ignis, and flux, is deposited into the veins for disposal.

This process is slightly inefficient, and even our masterful thaumocurative functions will be bound to the rules of entropy, disease, and the malformities of an imperfect procreation. As such, our bodies will slowly wither, just as all other lifeforms before and after us. This process causes us to eventually produce more flux than safe, resulting in a total collapse of thaumocurative functions, and eventual death. Our bodies will rapidly decay into pure flux after death, and so, care should be taken with those who are on the door of mortuus to properly dispose of them before nature runs its course and causes an potential outbreak. Unlike other species however, we have a special supply of stamina, though it is at the cost of bodily harm. We can force ourselves into an overdriven state, causing our bodies to rapidly produce flux, but with immense boosts of strength and agility, even allowing us to channel our innate attunement to fire, allowing Super-Anthrum feats for as long as we can bare to damage ourselves.

Races:

There are no flare 'races' per-se, but instead there are two different creations made by our creator and empress, her sovereignty, Aqua.

Flare Alpha: Flare Alpha, or the first flare, were the first creations of her sovereignty, and tasked as benevolent rulers over us all. Only four exist, the four dukes of the land; Warper, Baser, Rizon, & Runa. Each were given powerful infusions to help them in their tasks, are cherished the most by her sovereignty (even if we are all her children), and are known to never officially die, despite reports of them perishing.

Archon's Note: Flare-Alpha can in fact die, and have died many times, through either entropy or injury. They are specifically designed to not show aging after a certain period of time, and are near-exact clones of the former generation, who seem to carry on the memories of the originals, despite not being the same person. Flare Alpha are, like her sovereignty, innately Intone with the cognito-arcanum. The nature of this infusion is kept hidden to all but the highest echelons of intellectuals and archons. We have decided to correct this for proper biological record. Only those privy will be able to read this text.

Flare Beta: Flare Beta were created after the first four, in order to make a proper society, we come from 2,762 fallen Leafis, the population of an long destroyed village. We do not share the powerful infusions, mostly due to economical costs, and the fact that infusions do not pass on to offspring. Other than that, we are functionally identical as children of her sovereignty.

Archon's Note: Flare-Beta are in fact infused with a sort of 'instilled loyalty' towards her highness Aqua, that is undetectable by normal means, and barred from research or recordation as per Aqua's 33rd dictate. This can only be noticed by a faint glow in the eyes when active, though this is only viewable by those in which the loyalty is instilled onto, or those with strong intonement with the cognito-arcanum (though this is largely covered up). Access to this innately warping and societally dangerous knowledge is restricted ONLY to Aqua, Flare Alpha, & the Duke of Aur. ~Duke Warper

Diet:

Our diet is standard to all creatures of victus, though we must eat a significant amount of Ignis, similarly to a Leafis' need of Herba, or an Usaltan's need of Alienis in their respective diets. Whilst Flare can consume uncooked flesh due to our extreme core body heat, it is inadvisable as venenum imbued foods can still infect via contact with the mouth or tongue...

Sensory:

Visiual:

Average, and indistinct from that of Usaltans or Leafis. Strangely, our sovereignty Aqua had made no attempt to make our eyes innately intuned with the vis spectra.

Olfactory:

On average as sensitive as that of the Leafis or glowing Usaltan.

Auditory:

Excellent, a trait we share with the Leafis.

Tactile:

On average as sensitive as that of other races. We do not feel, nor are damaged by all but the most intense of temperatures however.

Gustatory:

On average as sensitive as that of other races. We do not feel, nor are damaged by all but the most intense of temperatures however.

Cognito-Arcanum:

Rarely will a Flare develop a strong intonement with the Cognito-Arcanum arts, though at least a modicum is required for use of wands. Though true Cognito-Arcanum is rarely witnessed at best.

Natural Defenses:

Psychology: Being a sentient species, we can think, strategize, and barter for survival.

Teeth: Flare, like Leafis or Usaltans, naturally have sharp teeth of bone, but only a savage or a madflare would use them for combat!

Arcane Origins: Only the most desperate and foolish of creature would think to attempt to devour a Flare. Our sanguine fluids naturally curdle into toxic flux-taint once our away from our bodies, or once we traverse to into mortuus.

Intense Heat: Our core body temperatures are extremely hot due to the ignis in our bodies. We can even breathe fire, though the process is somewhat damaging to ourselves as well.

Strength: We flare are naturally the strongest intelligent species in the world (bar her sovereignty, Aqua.), and can push that even further through potentia-overdriving ourselves, though this process is damaging to ourselves as well.

Psychology:

Family: While all Flare are technically family under her sovereignty, Aqua, it is illogical to assume after such great periods since the original Flare, we would consider ourselves a singular family unit. Families are encouraged to be as prosperous as logical for their given circumstance, on average having about 3-4 offspring, with most expected to survive the first year of life. After six years of development, Young flares are given the title of Trabalkorodo, and are expected to be functional members of the household unit, with the eventual goal of learning to be functional to society at large, with tasks and duties fitting for members of such age groups. For higher class Flares, these would instead be replaced with extra years of education and study. after twelve years of life, a Flare is expected to find their own way in the world, with development and 'ladder climbing society' being encouraged by even the lowest of peasantry. Though it is obviously not assumed all will follow these lofty ideals, or else who would tend the farms and mines?

Community: Our communities are steadily progressing from petty feudalism, as more ideals spread by the Torian peoples. As peasants are steadily given more sovereignty over themselves and their properties, given access to proper education, and allowed advancement up the societal ladder based on skill rather than heritage or birthright. Ultimately culminating in a Flare Beta ascending to the rank of Duke of Aurus in the Drakewind Archipelago. We are championing a society of intellectuals, scholars, archons, mages, philosophers, inventors, for the good of the Flare as a whole.

Government: Our government is a monarchy ultimately ruled by our Creator, her sovereignty, Aqua, with the five Duke's controlling the territories of Thaholo, Torius, Fengard, Phonetix, and Aurus, as well as their militaries, and given near full authority over said lands. Power is levied out to nobles, archons, and delegates to control cities or groups of lesser territories, to lesser mages who own stretches of land.

Culture: We are steadily becoming a progressivist, innovation/intellectual focused culture. We even have colonies and trade routes across the world with certain Leafis and Usaltan peoples. Though rarely do we allow them on our shores.

Etiquette: We are interested in foreign societies (even if they are innately inferior or barbaric), though take no heed to the ideals of religion or superstition, unless they have powerful evidence for their claims. It is certainly strange that others have no unifying ideals like us.

Clothing: Our clothing is of the ornate and magical variety, with marvelous shades of purple and gold, the colors of our nation and of our peoples. One would call us 'victorian' or 'colonial' in stylistic trappings. Not the fondest on what that could mean, however.

[ask-emilz-de-philz]

When there are heroes, come the Villains!

The Chastisers: a notorious organization of super-powered beings who believe that they can cleanse the world of crime and the like /through mostly violent (coughsILLEGALcoughs) means./

The Duke: is an immortal who also has a regenerative healing factor which means, he can heal really fast. He has lived through the centuries and has mastered several arts of war / melee combat.

Jade: was the illegitimate heir to the power of the 9 dragons but that has not stopped him from possessing one of the dangerous powers of the Former Jade Emperor - the power of the Jade Dragon.

Marionettist: may be playing with dolls, but it’s through these dolls that he can control anyone's bodies within a 6 k radius. 

Pandora: is one of the rare reality warpers in the world and possibly dangerous due to her unstable emotions. She hasn’t achieved her full potential yet, but is bent on changing the world instantly to make it a better (or worse) place according to the wishes of the organization.

Berserker: is the team’s strongman. One of the strongest superpowered beings, he can create damaging shockwaves and quakes when needed.

[thestoryofaslut]

The Infinite High School District

Something @lyinar and i have been tossing around as an idea over the last few months.

What if every Normal Average High School Except Not (TM) anime takes place, not even in the same universe, but in the same school district in Japan?  What if Shiro Emiya and Rin Tohsaka from Fuyuki are friends with Ryuko Matoi and Mako Mankanshoku?  What if Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki have to prevent fallout from Ryuk ‘losing’ his Death Note every so often?  What if Tatewaki Kuno and Tenchi Masaki get into cross-school fencing matches?

The schools that house the kids from Yu-Gi-Oh and Beyblade are only a few blocks away from each other.  All of the students from both schools think that Duke Devlin is kinda bizarre, and they can’t figure out where his theme music keeps coming from.

Usagi Tsukino and Sakura Kinomoto hang out with Akemi Homura every so often.  They think she is a little grouchy, but she’s been warming up recently.  They’re not sure why she keeps talking about this girl Madoka that they’ve never met, though.

Nobody wants to go anywhere near Cromartie High School.  It weirds them out.  A lot.

And the best way to get yourself obliterated from all existence is to threaten the school that Azumanga Daioh takes place in.  All of these and more will pile in to end you.  Chiyo-chan is just too adorable and they will not let you mess that up.

And tonight we figured out where the centerpiece is.  North High, the home of one Haruhi Suzumiya, an ordinary schoolgirl... who is also a reality-warper, and who got bored with what things were like in her life, and wished for things to be more interesting.

And boy did she get her wish.

[punkeropercyjackson]

Duke Thomas should've been an official Robin.Duke Thomas should've gotten a full The Signal run instead of a miniseries and he should've been the protag instead of sharing it with Bruce.Duke Thomas should've had a longterm love story with a black girl that was as integral to his development and as much of her own character Princess Koriand'r is to Dick Grayson.Duke Thomas deserved multiple love interests and maybe even a male or nonbinary one.Duke Thomas should've gotten Black Bat/The Signal and The Signal/Red Hood books.Duke Thomas should've been a stepping stone in Jason Todd's redemption arc and none of the Roy Harper character assasination bullshit should've ever existed.Duke Thomas should've been friends with the Fox siblings and have his own Superfam counterpart like almost all the other Batfam does.Duke Thomas should get his own cartoon that has heavy themes of blackness a la Static Shock.Duke Thomas should've been appreciated as the iconic and unique and refreshing addition to Batman lore he is instead of being shoved aside in favor of misogynoir coated Batgirl x Robin 4ver bullshit and simplification of extremely feminist female characters to sell a fake girl power run and writing and drawing Damian like a white boy and to be replaced by white/white passing characters who have less potential to be interesting in their entire bodies than he does in his pinkie

[punkeropercyjackson]

Jason:Gay as hell to be The Signal.What're you signaling?To other men that you're avaliable🤨?

Duke:Nigga i'm gay for a lot of reasons but none of all three of my Dads are one of them.Spiderpunk might be though

Tim:'Might'

Duke:SHUT UP EX-BENEFACTOR

[punkeropercyjackson]

Duke:....I was never a real Robin.I've been with you guys way longer than i ever was with Bruce-

Jason:Yeah,no shit you're not Batman's Robin.You're The Outlaws' Robin-You're my Robin and you always have been and you always will be

[punkeropercyjackson]

Honestly like imagine seeing a black orphan character who grew up being bullied and kicked out of schools and EXPLICITLY wants to be part of the group because he feels alone and leaving him out ON PURPOSE because he's different to replace him with white boys and other nonblacks who HAVE everybody loving them.You guys are so mean to Duke for no reason,what did babyboy even do?????Is it cause y'all are jealous Jason choose him over Roy and is his first choice in general💀

[punkeropercyjackson]

If anybody's the token normal Batkid and the sanest one,it's Tim-Dick was a circus kid who watched his parents plumet to their deaths and has literally almost 100 years of crazy ass shenanigans,Jason grew up on the streets after his mom died of overdose and his dad got sent to jail and then he got murdered and ressurected at 15 and is the token evil Batkid,Stephanie is the daughter of an abusive dad and a drug addict mom who became a vigilante at 13 to be a hero to other poor people and has been a pastel punk just as long and held the Robin Batgirl Nightwing AND Batwoman mantles,Cass' mom is motherfuckin' LADY SHIVA and her dad trained her to kill but not to talk or any other social things technically including the concept of gender,Duke is a demigod who's 'birth' dad was actually his adoptive one and his parents got jokerised so he joined a Robins gang and even before that he was a troubled kid who was kicked out of multiple schools,Damian was raised in a cult and linkend to a demon in skill and is obsessed with animals and then there's Tim.His mom died when he was little,his dad's a rich jerk,he's a lifelong Nightwing fanboy and that's it for his entire backstory.It's not that he's boring but he's pretty ordinary compared to the rest-Duke probably takes the prize for weirdest Batkid on meta status alone but even then it's an INCH cause they all freaks-Tim's regular teenage boy freaky but the other bats is FREAK FREAKS

[punkeropercyjackson]

"Hobie Brown's DC counterpart is Jason Todd!!!" "Hobie Brown's DC counterpart is Kon-El Kent!!!"HOBIE BROWN'S DC COUNTERPART IS DUKE THOMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[punkeropercyjackson]

"So you think no Batfam fan should EVER reblog posts that say they're about all the Robins or all the Batkids but don't have Duke and both him and Cass if they don't want to be racist?"Well,yes lol!Reblogging posts isn't free speech or a human right😭I think they'll live if they don't support creators who are intentionally exclusive of a biracial girl who debuted five years before a biracial boy who's origin story hinges on racialized misogyny towards his mom and a black boy that has a small amount of content compared to his siblings so he's the easiest one to get into-especially because they have no problem including non-Batman characters for ship reasons and the ships in question are always the ones that actually aren't canon unlike them being a 6 sibling unit.'Fanon is better than canon' in the context of DC is a dogwhistle at this point

[punkeropercyjackson]

Tim,Duke and Jason as pictured by @coffeemilkcatz

[punkeropercyjackson]

Unironically i don't think you can be a Jason Todd stan if you're not also a Stephanie Brown and Duke Thomas stan.Your opinions on Tim Drake are irrelevant because he also thinks he's irrelevant,Stephanie and Duke are literally the closest thing Jason has to a Batgirl and Robin in canon

[punkeropercyjackson]

.......This made me think of Duke and Stephanie because of the hat colors but the caption fits too,omg-