#rrff!guardian of the spirit world

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How I Imagine the Voices in My Head

How I imagine the voice of the mcs in RRFF (=

Memory - vocal range between MARINA and Mitski(how I already hced Mems voice - think between Family Jewels and Door)

Illusion - between carolesdaughter and Mitski(developed after spending time w memory (= - think between My Mother Wants Me Dead and Washing Machine Heart) -- a little Feel Better by Penelope Scott and MONEY MAKES YOU STUPID by Black Dresses cause he's a little unhinged and his voice has to be too <3

Guardian(despite the fact that he already has a canon voice hush) - between Noah Kahan and Jack Staubers Mircopop - think between Northern Attitude and Cupid

Alex(again shhh)Alex(again shhh) - I'm So Sick by Flyleaf to The Moon Will Sing by The Crane Wives

Time - between Saint Bernard by Lincoln and Pearl Diver by Mitski(Honestly I couldn't rlly find much in the songs ik, but just think REALY fucking British, I'm pretty sure over 50% of the fandom agrees he just randomly has a British accent. None of his fam is British, just him-)

Galaxy - between the songs A Deer Mistaking Candle for Headlights by Crywank and Chaotic Gender Neutral by Murder Person for Hire

[illusion-reality-steve]

Headcanon that's a mix between the Canon Steve Sags and RRFF,

Guardian's boss, God Steve, is also his father

God Steve just randomly found smol baby Guardian and was like 'this child's cute. It's now mine' and then raised Guardian, the relaxed goth boi with a smort steampunk partner :3

The elderich angel is a happy dad that isn't to be messed with when it comes to his son he loves very much no matter what. You hurt his son, ya done for.

(And I also headcanon that God Steve is t o l. Around 8'7, but uses their powers to be around 6'8)

This is my favorite headcanon and has ironically been a thing since before God Steve was introduced in TSS since I used to watch 09SharkBoy LOL

That headcanon is so cute!

God Steve and Guardian have no familial connection in RRFF, but I love this headcanon so much! I love powerful cryptic father figures.

(imagine how awkward it's gonna be for Sabre when God Steve learns Sabre's been disrespecting the Guardian in canon Steve Saga).

[illusion-reality-steve]

This question is a little weird, but it's plagued my mind for some reason: what would the current rrff crew do if someone randomly bit them?

Wow, this ask has been sitting in my inbox for a very long time, and I'm so sorry for taking this long to finally get to it, anon. I thought it over and, well, here are your answers!

Time: he would use future vision to know when to dodge. Bite evaded, lol.

Memory: when he gets bitten, he’d just look at that person for a long second, refusing to blink because he has no idea what to do in this situation, before finally saying, “...can I help you?”

Illusion: he would immediately scream and try to get away as soon as possible.

Elemental: he would be annoyed because saliva. He doesn’t like that Time successfully evaded while he didn’t. He’d try to get away from the person to cope with his wounded pride. But later, curiosity gets the better of him and he returns to that person to ask, "is this some language that’s only expressed through biting?"

Galaxy: he would scream, "NO. DON’T EAT ME. TRUST ME, I TASTE HORRIBLE." Bonus: assuming Illusion is still programmed to always help Galaxy, Illusion also screams, "YES, HE’S RIGHT. I know your world is obsessed with the galaxy aesthetic, to the point that you guys make galaxy cakes, but you were probably lied to about how tasty the galaxy is!"

Sabre: "No! How many times do I have to go over this?! Just because I dress like a chicken doesn’t mean that I taste like chicken!" (shoutout to Purple Steve)

Void: he would throw a fit, and then destroy that person.

Alex: honestly, being the powerful goddess she is, she wouldn't even feel the bite. She knows that someone is near, but she’s assuming that they just wanted to hug her, and she decided, "maybe this person just really needs the hug. I’ll let them have it." And when other people start freaking out, she looks to her side and goes like, "omg, they’re biting me?! What does that mean?!"

Guardian: he’d get so worried. "Are my wings broken? Did I get an infection? Will it spread to the Steves when I go back to the Spirit World?" So he’d try to leave as soon as possible to assess the damage, and then walk around and ask, "has anyone else been bitten and need medical attention?"

Red Leader: "...can you do that again, but on that guy this time?" [points at Illusion] "And more furiously?"

Green Steve: he would NOPE on out of there.

Overseer: he would make a sheep-like cry. He may have a flashback to the times he was a sheep and had to worry about so wolves wanting to eat him.

The Colors: no one can bite them. But they see the others getting bitten and find the whole situation delightful. Origin Beast appreciates the hypothetical random biter.

Narrator: he would never allow someone to bit him. He would just conveniently have a chew toy to give to the person to divert to bite away from him.

[illusion-reality-steve]

Rrff characters in a nutshell (I think) 

Sorry my hand writing sucks lol

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Stress: Omg, this is a pleasant surprise to find in my inbox! I absolutely love this. Elemental rising from the grave while surrounded by pog expressions was the highlight of my day. Guardian is looking like a weeping angel right there. Alex looks like she’s doing a cover of “Can we pretend that airplanes” and Sabre is jamming to the music. The vibes of Galaxy, Void, and Time are perfect. And short Illusion with a knife. Short Illusion with a knife. Who gave him the knife? Memory definitely taught him how to use the knife to keep him safe, but he didn’t give him that knife, and he’s still having doubts about it, lmao. I love these boys so much.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I hope you don’t mind me sharing this on my blog!

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Remorseful Recollections of the Forgotten Family - Chapter 40: Planting the Seed of Change

The flower glitched into a white variant with six different colored anthers inside.

Memory snatched the flower – back to blue again – and inspected it curiously before it suddenly fizzled out of existence, startling him. Flowers only disappear when a person remembers their lost memories...

Time and Alex stood back up. Alex sighed in relief and gave Memory an apologetic look. "Something tells me that we should head back to the Illusion Town."

Content warning: platonic love confession, discussion about love, and LOTS of yelling/scolding

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DeviantArt: Table of Contents; Chapter 40

[illusion-reality-steve]

STOP ARGUING ABOUT WHO’S THE BEST CHARACTER IN RRFF

Memory Steve is LOVEABLE

Illusion/Reality Steve is SYMPATHETIC

Alex is AMAZING

Sabre is INTERESTING TO READ THROUGH A VILLAIN’S POV

Time Steve is NOT DEAD

Guardian

Galaxy Steve is A TRAGIC BOI

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Remorseful Recollections of the Forgotten Family - Chapter 21: Home

He panted and held his injured left shoulder, but the burn wasn't enough to distract him from the three sets of eyes on him. He dipped his head down and whimpered, as if being watched undid the golden apple's effects like the illusion, highlighting his bruises, burns, and fractures.

He saw Reality on his left, words spewing frantically out of his mouth. The scattered, intensified thoughts blurred his words.

On the right was Guardian, who listened to Reality with uncertainty before nodding.

Memory barely heard what came next.

Then unconsciousness welcomed him again.

Content Warning: brief morbid discussion about death/injury, medical/recover-related scenes, mental breakdowns, arophobic comments, and acephobic comments. There are also recaps to Chp 20, so there is a mention of self-injury in a fantasy context at the beginning and a brief flashback depicting emotional child abuse near the end of the chapter.

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DeviantArt: Table of Contents; Chapter 21

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Remorseful Recollections of the Forgotten Family - Chapter 17: An Unexpected Ally

Every attempt to pull his hands free sent him more pain. In this darkened world, Memory couldn’t move, unable to reach for the blindfold or –

Wait, where was his bow?!

Then the tip of an arrow pressed his neck.

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Remorseful Recollections of the Forgotten Family - Chapter 18: Need Some Space...

“…and after I say that, we head back to Town. Sounds like a good plan to trap Sabre, right?” Reality asked for clarity.

“Correct.” Memory stood up and peered ahead, spotting Alex and Guardian from the distance. “They have returned.”

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Rewatching the Blue Steve Saga in 2022: Reaction post

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtjzVstj3DQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtAhnD6m6IA

I’m only watching the first two episodes. I need to get back to writing RRFF and watching RQ after this, lol.

Guardian: Welcome to the Spirit World! I know this looks like the regular world, but not everything appears as it seems. The Spirit World only looks like this because you want it to look like the regular world.

*SPIT TAKE*

WOAH.

The Spirit World is a figment of the imagination! It takes the form of the setting you desire the most!

No wonder Illusion Steve wanted to take over the Spirit World. The Spirit World is basically an illusion that doesn’t need manual maintenance! It would have been perfect for his plan.

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Blue Steve doesn’t feel at peace. I wonder what’s the biggest source of his distress. The fact that he doesn’t have Rainbow by his side, or the fact that he feels like he hasn’t done enough to help Rainbow?

Honestly, Blue Steve is a mood when you struggle to separate your work from your self-worth, rip.

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I wonder why the Guardian doesn’t mention that Blue Steve can hang out with his other deceased friends (like the Elders he looks up to) in the Spirit World. If the reason is because Blue Steve never had friends and Rainbow is his only friend, I am going to be sad.

Lol, imagine if Guardian went like, “look, you have friends here *introduces Professor Red*” Blue Steve would go like, “this isn’t heaven. this is hell if you’re suggesting I hang out with him.”

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Guardian: I sense a great power in you, Blue Steve. I think you might be even stronger than the Elders.

Alright...I’m going to go on a tangent here because I have a theory. A theory that will never become proven, but this theory can be used for an interesting AU. Here me out.

First of all, when does the Blue Steve Saga take place in the timeline?

Based on the evidence so far, I’m assuming that the series takes place right after Blue Steve passes on and gets absorbed by Rainbow in SSO.

But here’s my little theory: what if the series doesn’t actually take place between SSO and Sabre’s Steve Saga?

I was remembering how Rainbow Steve lost all his powers sometime before the Elemental arc, which means he also lost the energy/power that Blue Steve gave him.

Blue Steve lived on through Rainbow Steve as a source of power. So what if when Rainbow Steve lost his powers, that was when Blue Steve finally arrived in the Spirit World, released from Rainbow Steve? If that’s the case, then Blue Steve Saga actually takes place simultaneously during the Elemental and Time Steve arc, not before Sabre’s Steve Saga!

This means that Blue Steve arrived in the Spirit World several generations after his demise. Remember what Hypno said to Rainbow in SSO? Rainbow had to sleep to gain the full potential of his powers, especially his control over the water element. What if that multi-generational hibernation also allowed Blue Steve to reharness his power inside Rainbow? Since Blue Steve didn’t fully pass on yet, his power was able to grow for several generations. That would explain why Guardian sensed he was stronger than an Elder.

Blue Steve Saga taking place during the Elemental arc might explain the Demon Steves. Space and time were having issues during the Elemental arc, so maybe the Demon Steves arriving in the Spirit World is just one example of the space problems.

And remember that Light Steve was somehow in the Blue Steve Saga? Well, if Blue Steve Saga takes place during the Elemental arc, then now there is a reason for Light Steve to be in the Spirit World: he was killed during the Rainbow Town arc. I’ll admit that I don’t really understand how Light Steve works, so I don’t believe “him already being dead in the timeline” is a great explanation for his appearance in the Blue Steve Saga. But I guess with the space and time problems happening in the Elemental arc, that would handwave why Light Steve is in the Spirit World?

I really liked rambling about this wild theory and potential AU idea. I wanted to share it to you guys. I hoped you enjoyed this little reaction post!