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Pokemon Gen 1 Semi-Playthrough (Part 4)

Pokemon: Rapidash.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: Flamethrower, Agility.

My feelings on it: Another Pokemon I’m fond of, this is one where the anime episode it was in is always in my mind, in the episode Ash entered a race in place of the character of the day who was injured and could not ride her Ponyta. I remember the race being pretty enjoyable and thinking about it, I’m surprised there’s not really been that many Pokemon race events, especially in the games. I will say I’m a fan of the occasional race in media that’s usually focused on other things, as a kid I loved the podrace in Star Wars (helped by the videogame which I think I likely mentioned in my F-Zero post) and I feel for a filler type event it can be a lot of fun, especially when it gives a chance for characters who are part of the main cast but not the main character to perhaps get a chance to win or something. I bring this up because I liked the race having Misty and Brock also get involved although in this case they both ended up not finishing. You can probably guess as I mentioned Ash entered what happens, he rides Ponyta, looks like he’s going to lose but through determination Ponyta evolves into Rapidash just winning the race. Sure it’s cliché but again for essentially a filler episode it’s one that sticks in my mind and Rapidash is a big part of that. Beyond this, I guess Rapidash and Ponyta are just cool to me in a similar way to Moltres in that they’re horses (or I guess a unicorn) that have flames for a mane and tail which is a nice design. Honestly it’s sort of surprising but also not so that there are so few horse Pokemon. I suppose it makes sense as Ponyta and Rapidash managed to be exactly what you’d expect of a ‘horse Pokemon’ with them being clearly of a certain element whilst fitting both the horse and pony look. I am glad Alola added a new horse with Mudsdale who represents the much heavier more imposing types of horses, plus Ponyta and Rapidash got Galarian forms that definitely bring My Little Pony to mind, although that’s a subject I don’t know if I want to touch. Anyway, main point is I like Ponyta and Rapidash and I’m glad if Let’s Go did anything right it was it let you finally ride one in a game.

How I caught it: So in my mind Ponyta is always found in Pokemon Mansion, therefore when it came to catching one I looked there whilst looking for other Pokemon. As it turned out I realised in Pokemon Yellow Ponyta was in fact specifically only on Route 17 where I ended up catching one. Beyond that there’s not really anything of note to add other than I evolved Ponyta later in Ultra Moon when grinding.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Caught in a Pokeball, for Rapidash I taught it Flamethrower due to the spirit battle involving a Charizard who has the Spicy Curry flame breath (plus Charizard uses Flamethrower anyway) Due to the Charizard in the spirit battle also being a lot faster than usual I decided to represent this with Agility, although I realise it’s more a reference to Rapidash’s base speed being very fast, I still thought it made sense as a move.

Pokemon: Tauros.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: Take Down.

My feelings on it: Tauros is one of those Pokemon where I somewhat like it but have never seen much reason to use it. I believe I possibly used one once on my team in a really old playthrough but I don’t have many memories of it beyond that. It did stand out to me in the anime, perhaps in part because it was infamous for Ash catching a whole herd of them in the Safari Zone episode. That episode was banned outside of Japan due to a character pointing a gun at Ash I believe and never dubbed so with no explanation Ash just suddenly had 30 or so Tauros (I think, don’t remember the exact amount.) I did enjoy its appearances in the Indigo League but yeah beyond that it’s not a Pokemon I have many thoughts on. I guess one final thing I’ll mention where it did stand out actually is in Scarlet and Violet where it is probably one of the scarier wild Pokemon with it charging at you at really fast speeds compared to a lot of other Pokemon.

How I caught it: So I mentioned earlier how other Pokemon in the safari zone were difficult but didn't give me too much trouble, however this is one of the two that were a nightmare to catch. The only thing I had going for me was Tauros having a 10% chance of appearing in Yellow compared to the 4% max chance in the other Gen 1 games. Even with that however it took ages for me to catch Tauros. I can’t remember now whether it was Tauros or the other Pokemon I’ll get to later I got last but either way it was definitely the first ‘wall’ I ran into in my attempt to catch every Pokemon for my list. I managed it in the end but it along with the other Pokemon might have been the most frustrating for me in Gen 1.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Tauros spirit battle involves Bowser charging at high speed and having difficulty stopping which is an obvious reference to Tauros being a bull as well as it’s Pokedex description. The ability to cause damage when running into enemies made Take Down an obvious choice for me to represent this. It was caught in a Safari Ball but as stated in other entries, luckily that became a Pokeball when transferred.

Pokemon: Farfetch’d.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit Battle.

Moves: Cut, Fury Attack, Leek.

My feelings on it: Farfetch’d is the Pokemon I think of when it comes to in-game trades. After Gen 1 I don’t believe there was ever another case in the series where a new Pokemon (as in introduced in that game) was only available as an in-game trade. I definitely am pleased about this because to me the whole fun of Pokemon is having these unique party members you found and raised as well as named yourself. As for Farfetch’d as a Pokemon, it’s one that I feel has benefited from later games, again I’ve never been knowledgeable about the competitive side of the series but Galarian Farfetch’d getting a unique evolution definitely helped make it more interesting to me at any rate. With that said I do like it and how it walks around with its leek-sword as well the ingame explanation behind why there’s so few as being it’s been over hunted. There is another Pokemon on this list later that was in a similar position of being only available as an in-game trade (and I will detail in how I caught Farfetch’d my mistake on this) however as Farfetch’d is the main one I think of when it comes to this, I will mention a little of my thoughts on them here. Personally my favourite form of ingame trades in the series so far actually came from Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. I thought the idea of having NPCs who will trade you Alolan variants of Kanto Pokemon was a pretty good idea, it helped make sense in-universe for why you couldn’t just find them in Kanto (I much prefer it to them adding some new island that just happens to have regional variants on it imported in from abroad etc) and beat having actual Pokemon ‘native’ to the region not locked behind in-game trades. I guess also being the die-hard Raichu fan I am, I just want to mention the infamous in-game trade on Cinnabar Island where you trade a Raichu for an Electrode. The old man you traded Raichu to says he was shocked when it evolved despite Raichu not having an evolution. In more recent years it’s been revealed I believe that there was a planned evolution for Raichu which was dropped called Gorochu which was more fearsome looking than Raichu. Some people believe this was a reference to that, however it seems the more likely explanation based on what I read on Serebii was that in the original Japanese release (Pokemon Green and Blue) the in-game trades were different and the NPC would trade his Graveler for a Kadabra, both of which would evolve due to trading which would make his line make more sense.

How I caught it: Since it always stood out as an in-game trade to me I thought this was the best way to go about getting Farfetch’d in Kanto. I later found out when looking into it that Farfetch’d actually appears in the wild in Pokemon Yellow, something I’d never known until doing my playthrough. I still decided to go with DUX the traded Farfectch’d for nostalgia’s sake and just as something different.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: As a trade Pokemon DUX was most likely in a Pokeball, however being from Gen 1 regardless of what ball it might have meant to be in, it was in a Pokeball when transferred. Beyond this, in Farfetch’ds spirit battle it’s represented by Falco with the Lips Stick item, obviously referencing it being a bird and having vegetation as a weapon. Due to the attacks Falco uses with the Lips Stick I felt it best to represent this with attacks such as Cut and Fury Cutter. I was originally unsure about giving Farfetch’d a Leek to hold due to the item only being available in Sword and Shield, but I have just learnt I was mistaken and apparently it first appeared all the way back in Gen 2. I seem to be having a bit of trouble here as somehow I’ve gotten the Leek in the game without realising and yet I can’t find it anywhere, there’s no wild Farfetch’d in Ultra Moon either so I can’t steal one from a wild one, I’ll have to look more into this later I guess.

Pokemon: Gengar.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit Battle.

Moves: Hypnosis, Dream Eater.

My feelings on it: Another Pokemon I rarely had back during Gen 1 because it required a trade to evolve it. I think I did have Gengar maybe once or twice but never as an active member of a team I was using in a playthrough. Gengar’s just a cool Pokemon, it’s not one of my favourites but it’s definitely fairly iconic and would have been useful I’d imagine back in the old days. The only other thing I can think to say, beyond that my Sister had one of those reversible Pokeball plushes I mentioned in Koffing’s entry of Gengar and eventually I ended up with it, is unlike a lot of people it was only in recent years due to the internet I really saw about how people think Gengar looks like Clefable. I don’t think there’s much real meaning to it and it’s most likely just a coincidence, still it’s an interesting theory at any rate and I can see them as being opposites of each other to be sure (especially with the introduction of Fairy types which Clefable became.)

How I caught it: Basically the same way as I caught the Gastly earlier on my list, I caught a second Gastly (didn’t see the point in hunting down a Haunter) and transferred it evolving it in Ultra Moon. The main issue came from the trade evolution, I do have plans to get a second 3DS (or rather a 2DS) sometime just as a backup for if my 3DS ever has any major problems (a constant worry I have) but for now I had to rely on friends online in order to evolve Haunter into Gengar. Since this is the very first entry I’ve gone over which involved help from someone else, I plan on giving full credit and a link to the blogs of those who’ve helped me at the end of posts where I had them. In this case a friend of mine Chips helped me by trading over and trading back a group of Pokemon I needed to evolve with Haunter being amongst them. Since I didn’t want to bother her with having to do so multiple times I decided to get all the Pokemon I needed to trade to evolve (including items they needed) together first before we did so.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Once again I caught Gastly in a Pokeball and as stated before evolved it twice into Gengar. For Gengar’s spirit battle it’s represented by a Blue DK with the floor causing you to fall asleep. This is an obvious reference to Gengar’s hypnosis attack and since it always goes with it I decided Dream Eater was best to give Gengar as well.

Pokemon: Gyarados.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit, Trophy.

Moves: Intimidate.

My feelings on it: Gyarados is an example of a Pokemon that my thoughts have changed a lot on over time. Originally I saw it as this amazing Pokemon who was meant to demonstrate how a weak Magikarp can become one of the greatest Pokemon ever, the anime helped this with how often Gyarados would appear as a huge threat in the older episodes often as a result of someone mistreating a Magikarp. In Gen 2 it was I believe the only Pokemon you encounter during the main story in the whole series that will always be a shiny that you can catch, which helped make it feel even more special and amazing. As time went on however and I never had any luck running into a shiny despite my numerous runs through the series, I began to lose much interest in Gyarados. The fact the shiny one was almost meant to be caught like Snorlax (where it had to be defeated or caught to progress the story and beating it meant you couldn’t catch it so it was intended for you to catch it) just made it feel boring to me, honestly thinking about it now, with the online shutdown coming maybe I should make sure to bring the shiny Gyarados forwards. Anyway, as well as that, with more and more Pokemon and more dragons being added in each new generation, Gyarados whilst definitely still a good Pokemon (very good if my skim read of people’s opinions is right) doesn’t have the same impact it did when there were just 151 and only Dragonites line had the dragon typing.

How I caught it: Similar to Dux the Farfetch’d, I decided to make it feel more like a Pokemon linked to the story rather than catching a random Magikarp. I decided to buy the Magikarp from the guy in the Pokemon Centre at Mount Moon who sells you one rather than just catch one with the Old Rod.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: After buying Magikarp I transferred it and trained it up in Ultra Moon in order to evolve it into Gyarados. It has the ability intimidate which references your attack power being lowered in the spirit battle for Gyarados.

Pokemon: Psyduck.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: Confusion.

My feelings on it: Psyduck is another fairly iconic Pokemon thanks mostly to the anime with Misty having an infamous one. Due to this a lot of people tend to think all Psyduck act like Misty’s Psyduck who was often fairly useless but when it got a particularly bad headache could perform huge psychic attacks, on some occasions even winning Misty a battle due to this. I believe similar to Meowth there were Psyducks in the anime who appeared and specifically contrasted Misty’s because they battled like a regular Pokemon, so to be fair it was shown Misty’s was just particularly difficult. The only other thing I guess I can add personally is I suffer from a fair few headaches, I think related to my sinuses but I don’t know for sure, just they can be miserable so honestly I have a huge amount of sympathy for this poor creature that’s apparently constantly suffering from them. Of all Pokemon, I feel this is the one it’s most humane to evolve since Golduck doesn’t seem to suffer any such things. I do admittedly just like Golduck a lot also.

How I caught it: At first I wasn’t really sure and couldn’t even remember where I might have caught Psyduck, however after looking at the places it can be found in Kanto I was surprised to realise that in Pokemon Yellow it can only be caught on Route 6 by surfing on the water. Beyond that I caught it in a Pokeball and don’t really remember any issues with doing so.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Caught in a Pokeball, Psyduck already knew Confusion which I chose in reference to it’s spirit battle where the screen gets flipped upside down as you fight, I felt whilst not really a specific reference it made the most sense in general for Psyduck.

Pokemon: Machamp.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: Dynamic Punch, Submission.

My feelings on it: Machamp’s whole line are Pokemon I like a lot. Machop always felt a little odd how in older artwork it always seemed to have such long arms for how short it was, especially in it’s original Pokemon card artwork I remember. Machoke has always felt like the definitive fighting type to me and similar to Kadabra, due to its trade evolution is one I’ve used on teams in the past despite not evolving it. Machamp similarly is a Pokemon I haven’t used often because of it being a trade evolution, it’s a shame because it’s really cool. The only other thing I really have to add when it comes to Machamp specifically is I think its one of the coolest fighters available in Pokken Tournament and I really enjoyed playing as it in the game (although it wasn’t my main).

How I caught it: I caught a Machop on my trip through Rock Tunnel, I didn’t have to look hard although it did take facing a fair few Zubats first.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Caught in a Pokeball, I taught Machoke two attacks I felt best represented the spirit battle for Machamp which involved Captain Falcon with strengthened elbow and punching attacks as well as him using Falcon Punch a lot. I chose Dynamic Punch to represent the Falcon Punch attack and Submission I chose at first to represent the elbow attacks. I’ve come to realise however Submission is more like a body slam so doesn’t really fit, it’s just in my mind I always associated Machoke’s old Gen 1 sprites with it looking like it’s doing some sort of shoulder barge and it using the Submission attack often as being linked. Since there’s not really an attack specifically involving an elbow and Machamp’s line is known for Submission I decided this was the best option to go with. My friend Chips helped with evolving Machoke into Machamp alongside the others I mentioned earlier.

Pokemon: Metapod.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: String Shot, Harden.

My feelings on it: I feel like this really is a case where everything I could have said about this Pokemon’s line I covered in Butterfree’s entry. I will say Metapod was the first time I really saw a representation of a caterpillar’s cocoon in media and seeing some in real life in years following I thought it was cool how it looked like leaves, but beyond that yeah, the battle between Ash’s Metapod and the Samurai kid’s Metapod in the anime was funny I guess.

How I caught it: So my initial thought was to catch a Metapod since it’s hardly difficult, however I realised this wouldn’t work for what I wanted so I actually caught a Caterpie instead.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: The reason catching a Metapod in the wild wouldn’t work for me was because in the wild they only know Harden for a move. When evolving a Metapod from a Caterpie however it has access to the previous moves Tackle and String Shot. Metapod’s spirit battle has the Yoshi representing it gain defence and keep using it’s shield in order to reference it’s Harden move, however the stage also has the sticky floor hazard which represents String Shot. Fairly simple beyond that.

Pokemon: Pinsir.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: Vice Grip, Guillotine.

My feelings on it: Pinsir is a Pokemon I feel like I see a lot of people like but it just has never particularly interested me. I believe it’s been discovered due to information that’s come out over the past few years that Pinsir was likely intended to get an evolution that was scrapped, and interestingly it seems like possibly Heracross might have instead gotten some aspects of that planned evolution such as having one Rhino-beetle like horn. Pinsir did get a Mega Evolution that was cool, although I’ll admit it was still one of those that never particularly interested me. I feel bad running down Pinsir as much as I am, I know a lot of people seem to quite like it, I just personally always preferred Scyther in Gen 1 and then Heracross to either of them in Gen 2, I definitely wouldn’t pass up a Pinsir when I came across it in the Bug Hunt in Gen 2 however.

How I caught it: So here it is, the final of the difficult Pokemon for me to get in the Safari Zone. Unlike with a couple of others I had no luck with Pinsir, I vaguely remember it even showing up a lot whilst I was searching for others specifically but I just would not have any luck with it. I remember looking up guides and forum discussions, all sorts relating to the best way to catch it. In the end I just got lucky after countless encounters and always just using a safari ball every chance I got rather than bothering with bait or the rocks. It was frustrating but very satisfying when I finally got it.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Honestly, the way I approached Pinsir was silly. Unlike with other Pokemon, I decided to use a move it learnt at level 50 to represent its pincer attacks alongside Vice Grip which honestly was all I really needed. I guess it was because the spirit battle for Pinsir involved the Beetle item which can cause a fast KO if you’re lucky using it’s own pincers to pick up enemies, so I felt like Guillotine was a nice reference, but yeah it took a long time to level it up to learn it. What’s worse is I realise now it would have learnt this at level 30 in Gen 1, granted I’d rather grind in Ultra Moon, but still, honestly Pinsir might have been one of the most frustrating Pokemon I’ve written about so far.

Pokemon: Sandshrew.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: Dig, Rollout.

My feelings on it: So from a Pokemon I get is popular but I’ve never felt much interest in to one I like quite a bit but don’t think is particularly popular (although it’s not unpopular either). I just like Sandshrew and Sandslash, I don’t think they’re considered particularly good Pokemon but I’ve used them a couple of times even in later games. They’re not ones I’d put on my personal team but yeah I always found it a cute Pokemon who’s not useless by any means with it’s ground attacks and Slash attack. I suppose other than that the main memory I have of Sandshrew is the one in the anime with the guy who planned on beating 100 trainers before he actually set out on his journey and had a rough training regime. What’s cool to me is in Pokemon Yellow specifically there were a couple of NPC trainers who seemed to be changed to match certain characters from the anime and it seems like this character was referenced with a Youngster who has just a Sandshrew that knows Fissure (similar to the Sandshrew in the anime) and references restarting his 100 win streak after you beat him.

How I caught it: I believe I caught Sandshrew on Route 4, returning there after reaching Cerulean City specifically to find one. It didn’t take long nor was it difficult to catch so I don’t really remember much about it beyond that.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Sandshrew’s spirit battle has a small yellow Bowser using the Pitfall item most likely in reference to Sandshrew’s dig attack. Beyond this the spirit grants you a Screw Attack item in battle which I believe references Sandshrew’s ability to roll into a ball, due to this I felt Rollout was an obvious choice and taught Sandshrew it along with Dig.

Pokemon: Arcanine.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Spirit.

Moves: Extreme Speed, Flamethrower.

My feelings on it: Arcanine was a Pokemon I was always hugely jealous of others regarding. Most of the Pokemon exclusive to Blue I preferred but Arcanine always seemed like a really cool Pokemon I wanted and as a young kid Vulpix wasn’t the best option. Over the years I’ve come to like Vulpix a lot more but even so I’ve always been somewhat jealous of not having Growlithe back then, sure I could get one easily now but it wouldn’t mean as much as having the only dog Pokemon there was back in Gen 1. On top of this, Arcanine was even more unusual back in Gen 1 because it was always described as a ‘legendary’ Pokemon, despite not being an actual legendary Pokemon, so that always made me even more curious about it thinking it was amazing. The anime didn’t help either with there being this odd engraving in the second ever episode which had four Pokemon on it, the three Legendary Birds and Arcanine for some reason. I suppose with both it and Growlithe gaining new variants in Legends Arceus, it makes a little more sense now the idea of it being seen as a legendary Pokemon, granted it’s far from the only one that has an older Hisuian form. Nowadays I think it’s a cool Pokemon still but I’m not that eager to use one at all and actually I have more fondness as I mentioned for Vulpix and Ninetails of the two.

How I caught it: Since I had Pokemon Blue and Yellow, the only way I could get Growlithe was in the Pokemon Mansion. I remember it being surprisingly irritating, despite having a 20% encounter rate I remember running into more Muks with 4% encounter rates as well as even the odd Koffing (long after I’d finally found the Koffing I needed of course). I did eventually find a Growlithe and caught it in a Pokeball.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Arcanine didn’t have any particular attacks in the spirit battle I felt really worked, the increased running speed for the giant Duck Hunt Dog who represented it would probably have fitted Agility, but I decided as it’s the only move it could learn after evolving that Extreme Speed would be more fitting. The spirit equips you with Spicy Curry Fire Breath which I felt was easy to represent with a Flamethrower attack.

Pokemon: Poliwhirl.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Trophy.

Moves: Hypnosis.

My feelings on it: The first Pokemon on this list who’s exclusively appeared as a trophy only in the Smash series, due to this in most cases I don’t have as much to work with as even if the Spirit Battle doesn’t have any sort of move represented, I can usually infer something based on things such as which character represents them in the fight. In this case there’s a little more to work with which I’ll detail when it comes to its aspects from Smash. Poliwhirl on a whole however is another favourite of mine from Gen 1 and is a part of my personal Gen 1 team. I have a slightly complicated history with frogs, as a young kid I remember we had tadpoles for a bit which we kept in a tank as they grew up and when they became frogs I believe we set them free in someone’s pond or something (this was a long time ago now and I don’t remember specifics of what my parents etc did just that we had them for a time) so I was really fascinated seeing these things go from ‘fish’ into becoming frogs. When I first saw evolution in Pokemon it reminded me of that whole process and so when I saw there was a frog Pokemon I thought it was really cool. The reason this is slightly complicated for me is also because I somewhat have a bit of a fear of frogs, they’re interesting creatures to see but I can’t stand the thought of them jumping at me nor having them touch me, so when I have to go out to deal with something late at night and a frog just happens to be sitting in my way I admit even now I kind of tend to hesitate to go past them, especially if it starts hopping when I get closer. Regardless of that whole situation, I always really liked Poliwag for the whole tadpole aspect and Poliwrath is a Pokemon I think is cool as this fighting frog. Poliwhirl is probably the one I find least interesting but only because it’s the most basic of the three and I still like its design. Politoed is alright, it definitely stands out from the others but due to that I always felt it was sort of odd how Poliwhirl even evolved into it, Bellossum for example has a fair few differences from the others in it’s evolutionary line but it still to me doesn’t feel as radically different to them as Politoed does. It doesn’t help that being a trade evolution, Politoed is another Pokemon I hadn’t used on a team until very recently (and even then only as a member of my Kitakami team.)

How I caught it: Given just how many places Poliwag can be caught I can’t remember that clearly where I caught Poliwhirl initially, however given the Good Rod is needed to catch Poliwag and how much I like it I feel fairly confident I’d have immediately fished for one after getting the Good Rod in Fuchsia City. Given their high encounter rate I likely caught Poliwag there.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Caught in a Pokeball as always, I evolved Poliwag into Poliwhirl in Ultra Moon through a bit of grinding. I mentioned in a previous section how despite being the first Trophy only Pokemon I still had a move for Poliwhirl to learn, Hypnosis which luckily it already knew when I caught it. The reason this is the case is because similar to previous entries where I mentioned it, Poliwhirl’s trophy description mentions Hypnosis, or to be more specific Poliwhirl using the swirl on its stomach to send enemies to sleep which I feel is a close enough reference to justify it.

Pokemon: Bulbasaur.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Trophy.

Moves: None.

My feelings on it: I already mentioned in Venusaur’s entry that Bulbasaur’s my favourite Starter in Kanto (including Pikachu specifically because the starter one won’t evolve into Raichu which makes it no contest to Bulbasaur in my eyes.) so I won’t go on about that too much. Bulbasaur was a key member of Ash’s team in the original anime although it definitely wasn’t as popular as Ash’s Squirtle with the whole Squirtle Squad thing or Charizard (just because it’s Charizard and Ash’s one was probably a big part of why it became so popular). I do like it had a bit of character still being probably the most jaded of them with how many abandoned Pokemon it had lived with before meeting Ash and how in the episode where the Pokemon talk it believes Ash abandoned them. I like Bulbasaur but honestly I’m pleased Ivysaur became playable over it, firstly because I don’t like how much Smash has historically taken more from the anime than the games and secondly I like seeing an unexpected character who’s not so different as to be outright disappointing get represented, but I’ll save any more about this for Ivysaur’s actual fighter post. The only other thing I have to mention is back when I was very young I had a Pikachu plush that I’d like to walk around with in a backpack when playing and things, I’d rarely get plushes so never really got another Pokemon one (besides those reversible Pokeball plushes I mentioned in an earlier entry) however when on a school trip I remember we were at a place with a crane machine and I actually managed to win a Bulbasaur plush (probably the only time I’ve ever won on one of those things) so with this Bulbasaur solidified it’s position as one of my personal favourites and always has a place on my personal team.

How I caught it: I used the same method as mentioned in other starter’s entries to get this Bulbasaur.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: As a trophy Pokemon there are no moves or anything mentioned in it’s description. I did decide however to teach it the same moves Ivysaur has in Smash. The reason for this is simply that I always felt if we were to ever see every Smash Fighter get a full on alt costume, I feel like of all evolutions for Pokemon Bulbasaur would probably be the easiest one to have as an alt for Ivysaur.

Pokemon: Oddish.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Melee Opening.

Moves: None.

My feelings on it: So, I’d done my list, almost gotten every single Pokemon for Kanto and was feeling pretty good about it, then I made the mistake of checking the Smash wiki to see if I’d missed certain ones and was surprised to see a Pokemon appear as a suggestion in the search bar not on my list (I can’t remember which.) I searched for that Pokemon and find a page called ‘list of Pokemon’, so I scan through the list and I see it, that Pokemon with their appearance in Melee. Where did they appear in Melee? In the opening movie for the scene with a ton of Pokemon shown for a couple of seconds. The sensible part of me said ‘just leave it, you’ve gone as far as getting trophies, even Pokemon only represented in a spirit battle, you’ve done enough!’ whilst the other part of me simply said ‘gotta catch em all’. You can see which part won and that’s why Oddish is now getting an entry. Honestly, that whole spiel just now going over me choosing to cover Pokemon who only appeared in the opening movie in Melee is more than I could ever think to say about Oddish who, well it’s a cute Pokemon and whenever I see a plant bulb with leaves like it, I always think of Oddish, but beyond that I really can’t think of anything else to say on. It helps it wasn’t in Blue and I chose Bulbasaur so often it wouldn’t have made sense to add to my team anyway, yeah I don’t dislike it or anything but it’s whole line is one I feel fairly indifferent to.

How I caught it: I believe I caught it on Route 15, that route always tends to make me think of Oddish and it’d be the first one I’d have been likely to have encountered one in based on my journey through the region when playing.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Just like the trophies I have nothing to add, only this time there’s not even a Trophy description to take anything from.

Pokemon: Machop.

Region: Kanto.

Role in Smash Bros series: Melee Opening.

Moves: None.

My feelings on it: So, originally I was planning on saying a bit more on Machamp relating to its pre-evolutions, however realising Machop would come up later on the list I decided to save that for now. I like Machop along with the rest of its line as I stated in Machamp’s entry, one thing for me in particular however when it comes to Machamp’s earlier evolutions is that when I first saw them, they always made me think of certain Kremling enemies from the Donkey Kong series. I often nickname them Krusha just because of how similar I always found Machoke to the Kremling of the same name. Machop wasn’t as reminiscent but I did tend to think of a somewhat obscure Kremling from DK64 called Kosha as slightly similar (granted nowhere near as close as with Machoke and Krusha) being small (Although sometimes bigger than the Kongs despite still looking puny compared to other Kremlings) but being also strong enough to carry a giant club ten times the size of it. Beyond that, with it’s name Karate Chop is always a move I’ve associated more with Machop than it’s evolutions, but that’s all I have left to say really.

How I caught it: Similar to Machamp I believe I caught this Machop in Rock Tunnel, unlike with Machamp however, as I decided to look for Pokemon from the Melee opening movie later down the line I had to go back on myself to find this second Machop. I suppose the only thing to add is Rock Tunnel’s easily one of the most annoying places in Kanto to me, not just because you have to use Cut and then Flash to get to and through the place, but also because the Pokemon Center that’s just outside can’t be flown to (in Gen 1) which means having to go through cutting down that branch from Cerulean everytime you want to go back there.

Specific aspects from Smash Bros: Nothing to add here, I used a Pokeball but yeah that’s it really.

Credits.

For information on this game I used to research relating to attributes such as movesets etc for Pokemon I must give credit to Bulbapedia, Serebii and SmashWiki.

The screenshots in this post are taken by me using the Photo Club feature in Pokemon Ultra Moon, screenshots using Nintendo Switch in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Trophy Images taken from SmashWiki. Spirit Images were taken from The Spriters Resource submitted by Random Talking Bush.

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He caught you when no one else did; defeated you when no one else could. Whether you liked to admit it or not, Eraserhead had clearly proven his worth.

So why didn't you prove yours, little villain?

Another portrait for my POV yandere series, this time of Aizawa. Got a few people requesting me to draw/write for him so hopefully y'all enjoy it 🖤

Below the cut, as customary for the series, is a longshot one-shot that delves further into the backstory (Aizawa x Villain Reader, nsfw, dark themes, 8k).

TWs: dub-con, graphic smut, Bad Bondage Etiquette, degradation/humiliation, brat (villain) taming, cumplay and slight bimbofication. Scumbag Aizawa is real.

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The day you met Eraserhead, looking back, saying your worries had been misplaced would be an understatement. With not being apprehended and losing street cred at the very top of your list, it was decidedly easy to skip over any of the other big red-lettered warnings.

You first felt the tickle in your nape while you carried your acquisitions across downtown Musutafu, accompanied by the familiar presage of someone watching your every movement. The city around you was bustling, as was the norm, as loud and meandering in its complaints as a chronically diseased elder, yet the alleys you took as shortcuts grew quieter and quieter with each step.

It was eerie, alarming, and a platitude of other adjectives you shamefully chose to neglect.

“So this is the great V/N in the flesh,” the lazy cadence of someone calling out your alias froze you mid-step, the way his owner dragged each syllable telling you he hadn’t yet decided whether you were worth wasting his breath on.

Your body was responding before you even had a chance to properly process the threat, running on instinct and muscle memory as you twirled to face the mysterious man and prepared to...

“Cute dress, kid.” Eraserhead in the flesh stood barely a few feet away, glowing scarlet orbs illuminating his preternaturally blank expression and transforming it instead into a visage of pure intimidation. “Didn’t pitch you for the frilly type.”

The growing panic in your chest put a hitch in your breath as you stared back. Yet you couldn’t help but still try, fruitlessly hoping—hands clenched, nails puncturing your own flesh as you tried to force your dormant quirk awake. And all for naught, considering your efforts were only repaid by the hatchet of your sinking realization being buried even deeper.

Although, the Pro-Hero also appeared to notice your meager attempts, taking a few steps closer to your form with a condescending gleam in his otherwise somber features.

Before you were conscious of what you were looking at (and before you had half a mind to attempt a quirkless attack on the hero), you observed the weapon wrapped around his neck unfolding fluidly, the extensions of fabric reaching out to envelop you in a forceful embrace that left your arms tucked to your sides and your back uncomfortably straightened.

“Better to trap you before you get any wild ideas. It’s your fault you’re in this position in the first place anyways,” he was taunting you, prodding you and poking you as you found yourself completely at his mercy, uselessly struggling much in the same way many of your victims had surely felt in their last few moments at your hands.

"Eraserhead," his pseudonym resembled an insult on your tongue, your rage and resentment making for rather colorful enhancements. "Don’t you have anything better to do than trapping helpless girls with this weapon of yours? Didn't peg you for a pervert."

Usually, you managed to reign in some of your nastier attitudes, channeling them into your quirk and the violence you could inflict with it…

But tied up and under the influence of his own ability as you were? All you had was pettiness.

"You can dress up as a civ all you want. Won't be fooling me." He took several steps, closing the distance between you two with barely the hint of a smile morphing his stern expression.

You could see the faint stubble on his handsome face from this up close, blood-shot eyes that refused to blink as they studied you in ample detail. Could even see the scar carved onto one of his cheekbones, a textured promise of the fight he had survived and now wore as a medal.

Such was your luck, that the Pro to finally catch up with you had to be this rugged scumbag.

"I'm not even engaging in any criminal activities, Eraseridiot." Your insult was terrible, but you were never much of a verbal sparrer. Not when you could use your fists instead. "What are you gonna send me to the pigs for? I know my rights."

And you did. So when the condescension on the lazy hero's face turned into a full-on expression of mockery as he approached your "bag of acquisitions," you audibly gulped. Goddamn stalker couldn't have been following you for that long? Could he?

If only you knew.

"Then," he held up the bag with an indolent brand of interest, the contents dangling tauntingly from his clutch. "How do you explain this over here? I reckon even dirt like you knows what stealing qualifies as." His other hand dived for the contents and before you could voice any protest, cheeks blushing furiously, a slow hint of a chuckle was bobbing his adam's apple. "It would be a fun thing to peg you down for, though."

That damned weapon of his didn't give out an inch as you started to furiously struggle, becoming instead impossibly tighter with each futile attempt at freeing yourself.

"You fucking psycho, is this your sick way of trying to pick me up or something?"

But your quip did not deter him at all (if anything, it spurred him on). The hand inside the bag tensed for a moment before he was retrieving the sole object inside. To say mortification was written all over your face would be an understatement.

A dark pantyhose now hung from Eraserhead's nimble fingers, not a second being wasted by the Hero before he proceeded to bring it up to his face, carelessly stretching the garment until you could see every single one of his features through the sheer material. The way the moonlight caught in it, bouncing off and bathing his patronizing face, made for uncomfortably intimate imagery.

(Yet a part of you, one you would never admit existed if further questioned, also could not help but notice the striking attractiveness of it all, making you want to squirm for completely different reasons while the man continued to exert his quirk on you through the fabric of your fucking lingerie.)

"Gotta say, didn't take you for a pantyhose kind of gal either. Girls like you…" He uttered the last part more like an afterthought, tossing the bag aside before his hands continued toying with the tights absentmindedly. "Are suited for something like fishnets much more."

By that point, you were sure he was just playing with you. You were such a harmless joke, restrained and showcased like a prize for his viewing pleasure.

"Reckon you must own quite a few pairs, uh?" He continued egging you on when you failed to give a timely enough answer.

(Perhaps the fact that he so easily guessed that detail should’ve been your first real warning, too.)

Yet you couldn’t help how his condescension and the downright dirty way he stared at you sent dark shivers up your spine, the threat he represented turning strangely alluring under the dim street lights illuminating you both.

As a villain, you had robbed, murdered, set people ablaze, and even stolen a popsicle or two from some crying kids. So why were Eraserhead's words having such an effect on you? Why did, a part of you deep down, seemed enthused by the awful way in which he was speaking to you?

"You don't have any proof I stole them. I just threw away the receipt after I bought them. Very environmentally unconscious of them, too, when electrical ones are a thing."

Now you were just rambling. What an adorable sight.

"Hmm, never thought I'd hear "environmentally unconscious" being uttered by a two-bit criminal." He stopped stretching the lingerie for a moment, thoughtfully scratching at his incipient stubble with his free hand instead, "Are you really trying to sell me the good samaritan angle?"

To his credit too, he seemed genuinely puzzled by your approach for an instant. Guess even an experienced pro like him still had room to be shocked.

"I'm not trying to sell you anything, imbecile." The snobbishly controlled tone of yours was back, the shaking of panic subsiding while you held onto your only hope of leaving this confrontation unscathed. "And my rights clearly state you need proof to apprehend me. Need causality to exert your quirk on me, too, or you would be the one breaking the law."

Now, Eraserhead wasn’t annoyed per se. You could tell from what little he had already spoken (and from the myriad of cautionary tales you had been told) that little could rattle the man at all, but your comment definitely appeared to intrigue him. It made you feel like an animal being studied, pinned down, and ready to be dissected for his own morbid curiosity.

"Isn't this just rich?" His tone was almost lethargic, words dragging on with a faint rumble. "Are you going to run off to the police, then? Tell them how a Pro trapped you and tried turning you in for a very obvious act of theft?", his eyebrows were raised, eyes more awake despite his monotone voice carrying on. "Be my guest then."

Because of course you were all bark, no bite and he was more than willing to call you out on your shit. So instead of continuing down that route, you decided to veer for a new approach, switching from your assortment of insolent tactics.

"Do you get off on this, then?" Your voice morphing into meekness while you adopted an expression of distress, bottom lip jutting out with the sparkle of thinly veiled sarcasm glimmering in your eyes. "Do you like thinking of yourself as the Big Bad Hero, maybe?" And you could tell by the way the incipient smile froze on his lips that your question had caught him off guard. Made you wanna press even harder, "Do you like the idea of taking a defenseless little girl into an alley and showing her just how bad you can be? Maybe planned on teaching me a lesson, is that it?"

His frown mimicked yours now, no longer any hints of cruel enjoyment on his part. His eyes still glowed red, but he was now squinting ever so slightly, zeroing in on you not only due to the limits of his quirk but also due to the words rapidly continuing to escape your impudent mouth.

"Does Eraserhead like to fuck his lays into being law-abiding citizens? Is the power over someone else what really gets you off, perhaps?"

It was like a spell was cast on the both of you. He couldn't drift his attention, his eyes couldn't stop scanning your face — quickly flickering from the hatred coloring your gaze to the slight quiver of frustration shaking your lips. The hand which he still used to grab your stockings was now a closed fist, knuckles growing pale from the poorly contained strength.

"Bet you plotted this entire thing, you creep. Wanted to take me behind an alley and show me my place." Your taunts were becoming increasingly more risqué, the anger blurring your sense of preservation—and the hint of something else too, a secret excitement you were unwilling to recognize. "Wanted to have me all submissive and obedient under you, surely. Show me what a scary hero cock can do, is that it?"

But instead of earning another entertaining grimace, you had a first-row seat to the rapidly darkening expression on his face. Eyes squinted at the same time that the bandages settled even tighter around you, cutting off your breath for a moment before relenting just enough not to suffocate you.

And that's when you first felt it for the first time, just when your jests died on your lips and you drank on his foreboding reaction. The grip of Eraserhead's quirk, more constricting than any ropes, wavering faintly around the prison he had constructed around you; the distinct buzzing in your hands returning for a mere instant before flickering out again.

Now that was interesting.

"Should watch what you're saying," the pro-hero sounded gruff, voice tinted by a new kind of intensity.

Like a shark smelling the smallest whiff of blood, you couldn’t help your instincts urging you to dial down.

"Always knew you hero types had a hard-on for the power trips. Bet you were using all of this as a decoy. Is this when you strip me and hold me down? When you plow me into the floor of this alley and tell me to "behave or else"?"

You knew your jabs were going too far, getting too brazen… yet as much as you enjoyed making the Pro visibly uncomfortable, once he decided to close the distance between you two there was little you could do to stop yourself from flinching. A fire inhabited his expression, the vivid brightness emanating from his stare not only intimidating, but downright frightening too.

"Are you trying to rile me up?" His hand gripped your face with force, bandages shifting until they were enveloping your neck, holding you up and forcing you to reciprocate his glare, "What do you think will you achieve by antagonizing me even more, V/N?"

You just looked at him through your eyelashes, still somehow managing to play up the innocent act through the layers of fear settling in. And as expected, it only served to further his irritation, calloused fingers digging even deeper into your cheeks and coaxing the claws of terror to continue trailing their nails all around you.

"I’m just trying to understand you, Eraserhead." The way you smiled at him was defiance personified despite it all, your tongue wetting your lips while you caught his eyes following the movement. There was the slightest give of his quirk again, a fluctuation in his concentration informing you that you were finally on the right track. "And I think, given the fact that I haven’t been cuffed yet, that we can both still come to a mutual agreement."

Fingers twitched around your jawline, muffling your words while your sides were squished together harshly. But even manhandling you, the Hero couldn’t hide the spark in his eyes, an interest you foolishly believed to be ignited by your former comments.

"So you are indeed trying to rile me up then." It was an assertion, not a hint of doubt in his leisure intonation.

Instead of replying this time, you just slowly blinked his way, observing your imitation of meekness reflected in a gaze that refused to abandon yours. It had been so long since you last tried to play coy, so long since you needed to depend on anything besides your own strength and ruthlessness. You couldn’t help the thrill you got from playing the role.

"Think you’ll get me distracted enough to break away, I bet." He was whispering directly against your skin after getting dangerously closer, the heat from his cushioned lips provoking an involuntary shiver. "Do you believe nobody else tried this approach before, little villain?"

You gulped, feeling caught before you even had time to properly set the stage.

"I wasn’t..."

"Weren’t what, trying to seduce me?" There was a sense of levity hidden somewhere under his timbre, stored between words that kept dragging on in a mantle of aloofness. "Or did you not mean any of your words?"

When you didn’t reply, you could feel the cruel smile resurfacing against your earlobe.

"If I lift your dress right now, do you think I’ll have my answer?" His question sounded almost casual, as weightless as your alias had been when he first called you out.

Your heartbeat sang in your chest, an anxious hummingbird trapped inside your ribcage. Because you knew the answer, you both did.

When the hand still clutching your bunched hosiery came up to press the fabric against your thighs, you could not help the gasp that escaped you.

"I bet all those things you were just saying…" His tone drifted off as the stockings were slowly guided up the vastness of your legs, fingers barely grazing you through the thin layer of the stolen undergarments. He was thoroughly teasing you, enjoying the manner in which your expression contorted in response. "You just want me to do them to you, don’t you?"

Even if you would’ve wanted to object, the pressure of his nylon-covered digits finally reaching your dampened panties was enough to kill any possible refusal. He traced the outline of your slit, soft touches running across it with deceitful lightness, and your mind became positively staggered as you were rendered overwhelmed by his actions.

You didn’t have to worry about his next move for long, either, because barely a moment’s notice passed before his entire palm was eagerly covering your crotch. And the new way in which he groped you was demanding, the heel of his wrist putting just enough pressure to drag a shamefully loud mewl from you.

The douchebag even had the gall to laugh at your reaction, the sound of his mirth prompting you to writhe even harder as he continued to feel you up through your rapidly soaking underwear.

"Knew you’d be a slutty one." His breath was hoarse against the side of your face, the stubble on his jaw scratching against your skin in a way which made you wonder how it would feel pressing elsewhere. "So fucking wet, it must hurt being this eager."

He didn’t specify what exact kind of pain he meant, whether your growing need for release or the insufferable blow all of this represented to your pride. Somehow, though, you had an inkling that he was referencing both.

"Wanna show me just how needy you are?" His words echoed with each laboured breath of his, one of the few signs you had that he was clearly very much into the whole affair despite his detached demeanor. "Maybe you could show me more of your adorable little cries."

As Eraserhead rutted his palm against you another time, you found your hips lowering down to chase the feeling much to your own chagrin, more moans making their way out of your panting mouth while he coaxed you to sing the notes of his preferred melody.

It was true that you hated his guts… but another fact was that you hadn’t had action in a long while either. Even with the threat of imprisonment hanging over you, you could not deny how desirable the idea to get to cum against that veiny hand of him was, to grip those muscular shoulders as you reached the perdition he was so tantalizingly offering.

Decidedly forgotten was your plan of you being the one distracting him. For fuck’s sake, you really were a needy whore.

"Why not show me how you cum for me in this alley, if you’re really that desperate?" His words kept getting cruder, his tongue tracing a languid stripe from your earlobe down to the side of your neck, a beautiful path of distractions threatening to dip your sanity even lower. "Be the dirty little villain that I know you are, doll."

But just as soon as the stimulation was hitting you a second time, so it suddenly disappeared. One second fingers were flexing against your tender flesh, coated by your arousal through the layers of fabric separating you and fluttering with the promise of an impending release, and then the very next instant you were left to whimper (a villain like you, actually whimpering!) in the unbearable wake of their absence.

When your eyes searched for the Hero’s again, in his blown out pupils you could only dare interpret part of the enjoyment he was getting from watching you scram for his touch, beautifully bold handwriting spelling out arousal for all to read.

Watching you so easily betray your own ego after all of your lip service? More than simple music to his ears, it was an entire sonnet.

"But, now that I think of it, you were the one trying to walk away free from this. So why should you be the one getting pleasured?"

Even in your precarious situation, you couldn’t help rolling your eyes.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Apparently, your discomfort at being denied was enough to forego your better senses.

The bindings contracted around you in quick response to your insolence, your neck being craned even further and your arms mishandled until they were behind your back instead of at your sides, a sharp pain blooming from your shoulders as you struggled to adjust.

Treated like this, he really did make you feel like a helpless little doll. (Goddamn, that thought alone was enough to have your juices gushing again, the trails of your excitement starting to make a mess of your inner thighs.)

"You don’t get it, do you?" He asked in a despondent voice, unblinking eyes still refusing to abandon your face as he elaborated, "you should already be on your way to some second-rate villain prison, cuffed and muzzled and someone else’s problem."

At his reminder of what you believed to be your impending fate, the mocking pout on your face transformed into a retelling of real horror. Because your spotless reputation was the one trick in your book that had managed to give you a sliver of notoriety over the rest of the unremarkable criminals, much more significant than any quirk or grandiose crime.

So for someone like you to lose that? You might as well hang up the villain costume and retire, for all anyone would care. (And yes, you had been called an attention whore a lot throughout your life, but who could blame you when you couldn’t help but thrive on it?)

Sensing your spiraling thoughts, the Pro raised his eyebrows in an almost pitiful stint, as if he was truly empathizing with the agonized look of your face.

"I know you don’t want that, doll." As his declaration dragged on, the grip that had been steadying your jaw was swapped instead for the peculiar feeling of damp fabric —your pantyhose being pushed against your cheek and spreading your own juices around, all while Eraserhead intently studied the new wave of disgust coloring your features. "So why not show me that even a villain slut like you can behave? Give me a reason to believe that and..." The slickered garment was now pressing to your closed lips, your eyes starting to water with the weight of the humiliation you were being made to endure. "Maybe then I’ll consider letting you go."

You knew he was lying, had every right to doubt the sincerity of his promise and, in its place, conclude he just meant to take advantage of you in your desperate state and then leave you for the pigs to find anyway.

You knew all of that, and yet you still opened your mouth and allowed him to do as he pleased. When he worked the pair of soiled stockings inside, you had troubles recognizing the pathetic sight being reflected your way from the wild hue of his gaze.

For someone who had always prided herself in being a predator, you had never looked more like prey.

"Fuck, that’s it, doll." He pushed the piece further with his fingers, forcing you to stretch your lips until your jaw started to hurt from the strain. His fingers swirled inside, pressing the soaked material against the flat of your tongue and instructing you to eagerly lick it.

You had never felt as debased in your entire life, being forced to choose between savoring your own arousal while tied up in an alley or ruining a reputation you had fought so earnestly to maintain.

(And yet your thighs were pressing together now, attempting to create some meager friction to alleviate a yearning that did nothing but shift, demand, grow.)

"Look at you cleaning up your own mess," he almost sounded proud of you as you kept dutifully sucking, his other hand brushing your hair away from your shoulders in a strangely consoling way. "Seeing you all obedient like this, one could be fooled into thinking there is yet hope for reform."

By the time the Hero finally took his hand away, bunching up the stockings before fitting them into one of the hidden pockets of his dark costume, you thought you could discern a mocking smile through the clouds of tears.

"But now, now, doll… are you gonna keep crying or do you wanna try and take proper care of me next?"

Not finding it in yourself to raise your voice again, you instead opted to wet your lips hesitantly as you awaited for him to elaborate further. There was a question dying to be asked, struggling somewhere alongside the myriad of insolent retorts and insults you wished you could swing the Hero’s way without being harshly reprimanded.

"I wouldn’t call that proper exactly," a chuckle reverberated from the back of his throat, gravely and dark as he misrepresented your movements. Fingers still slick from your saliva caressed your bottom lip, massaging it in a way which played straight into the undermining tilt of his words. "Although I’m sure you must be dying to wrap your pretty lips around my cock. Would give you a good reason to stay quiet, uh?"

You really had been intending not to fall for his obvious goading, not trying to give the Pro anymore reasons to be harsh with you (or even worse, give him an excuse to leave you alone and to a fate worse than his company ever would be).

Had tried so hard too, but the cocky villain in you could only take so much degradation before it snapped.

"Goddamn it, are you trying to fuck me or bore to death?" As for the slight quivering in your voice, you dearly hoped he wouldn’t pick up on it.

Predictably enough, that slip earned you another harsh tug from the capture weapon, your whole body pulled back until you thought you were about to be snapped.

"I was just about to praise you for being all sweet for me, V/N." The switch from his pet names to your alias felt like a bucket of ice being dumped on you, voice a slow drawl while he tugged once more from your bottom lip, but this time harsh enough to have you wincing. "I’m trying to teach you how to be a proper girl, so don’t make me regret it. Or would you prefer to go take a prolonged vacation in a holding cell?"

He already knew your answer judging by the way his eyes coldly studied you, unearthing the secrets you uselessly attempted to hide with an ease that unnerved you (and, as much as you loathe to admit, fascinated you).

When he tugged at your mouth again, nails sinking just enough to be noticeable, you knew he was expecting a verbal answer. And a nice one, at that.

"Then fucking get on with it…" Words slurred at the end, caught up in the increasingly somber aura of your captor before you swallow thickly, quickly adding as an afterthought, "Please."

At that, his scowl receded enough for some satisfaction to find its way back into his grimace.

The more you struggled, the sweeter your surrender became.

"Not perfect, but better," he conceded with a thoughtful hum.

If you had properly studied just who he was beyond his active Heroism, then you would’ve understood just how accustomed he was to insubordination. If anything, your act only served to make him feel more at home.

You had barely any time to wonder about whatever he had planned next though, because in an instant that damned contraction of his was moving you around once more, twisting you until you were facing the brick wall of the alleyway with heaving breaths.

Your legs were now maneuvered until you were forced to keep them apart just a smidgen, the new inviting space between your thighs surely a most intoxicating promise for the sick man manhandling you. And your back experienced pain afterwards too, harshly pushed until you had no option but to allow yourself to be pressed against the dirty walls; As a result, you found yourself with your ass backed up and for the world to see, the frilly skirt of your dress caught somewhere between all the movements.

Yet even being roughed up as you were, when a hand reached out to tug your ruined underwear away you couldn't help greedily rutting into it, too worried by the fire gathering in your lower belly to care about maintaining a semblance of the reluctance you would later claim to have experienced.

It was almost comical for the Hero to observe the pathetic image you were now serving up on an ornate platter —especially when compared to the list of deviant crimes and horrors your spreadsheet of accomplishments preached. For all intents and purposes, you really were a horrible, messed up individual…

So it was a wonder why his mind had kept supplying him with the same descriptor ever since he first saw you, the same sweet little word that he thought might as well be written all over your skin for how accurate it described you.

A cute little doll (soon to be his cute little doll). Despite believing himself to be a fairly responsable Hero, the man had never wanted to play with anything as much as he did with you.

The sound of a zipper being lowered was alarmingly loud in the emptiness of your surroundings, as loud as a wail to your sensitive ears. When you squirmed below your restraints, nonetheless, you could no longer pinpoint whether it was from unadulterated fear or a sick sense of anticipation.

How easy it had been to break you, even if you would never recognize it openly.

"Knew you were into it, and now watch your ass trembling in excitement for me." He was chuckling again, not pretending like the cruelty coating his words had any other intention but to degrade you further. It had been just his luck, to find the one villain who just so happened to enjoy it. "I really hit the jackpot with you, didn’t I, doll?"

When the lewd sound of one of his fists pumping his cock reached your ears, you didn’t even bother disguising the whines of complaint refusing to be contained any longer.

"Stop..." Words spilled from clenched teeth, growled out with an annoyance that no longer sought to defy, "Fucking..." but to demand instead, "Teasing."

"Hmm, that’s cute. Why don’t you try begging me though?" His cadence was growing as bated as his breath, littered by intermittent curses as his eyes dined on the sight of your glistening core, held up and offered up for him to do as he pleased. "Beg for me to use you, and if you put on a good enough show I might just let you off."

Another shiver rampaging it's way through your body, an exhilaration that could not be entirely pinpointed.

"Please…" You started, rough intonation dripping with venom —But Eraserhead didn't seem to mind the sardonic nature of your pleading though, not as you heard the litany of damnations being spilled from his lips. Your shameful excitement, your bitterness, your hatred… he would feast on it all and do it gladly. "Get on with it, bastard. Didn't anyone tell you never to toy with your food?"

A low murmur was your only response at first, followed by the lewd sound of his pre-cum covered cock being harshly jerked.

"Hmmm, aren't you being a bit too demanding…" His steps echoed again behind you, his unoccupied hand coming up to massage your ass with a rather firm grip. "Even with the begging, I don't think you've learned your place yet."

When he planted a slap in the same place he had been eagerly caressing before, sharp and flaring up your nerves with the sting of pain and humiliation, you couldn't stop your scream from turning into a wanton little moan halfway through.

Even if he was hitting you, it still meant he was touching you, and so enticingly close to the place you actually needed tended to.

"Do it…" your breathing was too heavy to speak in full fluid sentences, body flushed and mind filled with the buzzing of desire. "Do it again, fuck."

You were still not begging him like he asked, but it seemed like your choice of words still greatly pleased him. Another slap rained on your ass, his big warm palm massaging the same reddening spot right after.

And he kept going, the spanking echoing through your body and sending both pain and pleasured shivers up your spine—lewd sounds mixing in with the increasing pace of his other fist pumping his cock. Even without directly touching you, your pussy clenched and weeped with each firm hit.

"Damn, it's my first time meeting such a masochistic whore." Punctuated by his most painful slap yet, the globes of your ass left trembling and a furious shade of crimson to match his lust-filled eyes. "I can see why you've managed to stay free for so long, little villain." The debasement, paired with the pain of his firm strikes, had you moaning even louder. You couldn't even recognize your own sounds, nor the thrills you felt at this entire fucked up ordeal. "Wonder how many other Pros you showed this beautiful sight to."

Even through the fog of sensations impeding you from being wholly coherent, though, you still couldn't help but want to set the record straight.

"None, fuck…" Words merging into another expectant whine when you felt his hand gripping your flesh again, only this time he was kneading you in an oddly tender way —Urging you on, fingers creeping closer to your needy hole. "I'm not… usually in the business of fucking Heroes. Shit, I hate this…"

But you didn’t, and when you were surprised by the warmth of his naked erection barely grazing the sensitive outer lips of your cunt, you couldn't help the sigh of relief that escaped you.

"Goddamn, V/N, even while you're an ill-mannered brat you still manage to know just what to say."

And then the older man was sliding his cock in the juncture of your thighs, teasing your core by pressing against it while grunts began to escape him. You thought you could cry from having him so close yet still not where you wanted him, but then his shallow thrusts against your legs proved to be much more stimulating than you first expected.

The fat head of his cock even managed to somewhat stimulate your puffy clit with its movements, pushing in its direction as your essence continued to leak out and cover you both. And It was so absolutely debauched, to think a Hero was using your thighs like a fucktoy while you were tied down and unable to stop it....

But it felt so good. Even without him actually in you, you had never been this turned on before.

"More… ughhh," you were now screaming with the side of your face pressed flush against the disgusting brick walls, needy sounds filling the night and making it privy to your descent into madness.

Another thrust, this time angled just precisely enough not to caress your pleasurable areas. Punishment, you feverishly thought while you attempted to wiggle your ass, eager to force more of that delicious friction you were quickly becoming hypnotized by.

"Now, V/N," his gruff voice had adopted a mocking tone of reprimand as he continued to rut against the soft skin of your thighs. "Haven't I taught you anything, yet? If you want something…" The hand returned to your heated skin, digits underneath you both spreading your pussy enough for the chilly night air to send shivers straight to your core. "You gotta say please."

And say please you did. Screamed it even, so eager for more and already far beyond feeling any embarrassment.

He didn't fuck you, not like you really wanted, but suddenly his thick shaft was sliding between your lips as his capture weapon aided him in angling your body just right, pulsing against your hole while he found a new rythimn. When both of his hands returned, one of them held you back to make the process even easier while the other swiftly joined his cock in tending to your eager pussy.

So lost were you in the new raw excitement seizing you, in the knowledge of just how messed up you both were for engaging in such debauchery —so distracted that you didn't even notice the faint buzzing returning to your arms, the vibrancy of an old frequency being reactivated and allowed to encapsulate you again.

(You didn’t notice, but fuck if it didn’t made your orgasm all the sweeter.)

You were cumming like that, your moans resembling squeaks, your body feeling closer to a used fucktoy than a human being. The hero kept rutting against you, the joint efforts of his cock and hand mercilessly continuing to abuse your spasming cunt while your cries filled the space with their decadence.

You felt dirty, guilty, maybe even a little ashamed as the orgasm briefly gave you a clarity of mind your arousal had clouded.

And yet, despite it all, it had been the best you felt in years, possibly ever. As the Pro now tugged your hair, forcing you to wrench your neck just enough to look at him over your shoulder, you couldn't help licking your lips in expectation of what he had in store next.

"You're gonna show me your face next time you come, little villain." He gave you just enough time to nod, eyebrows drawn as your pleasure got impossibly dragged out by the stimulation he still bathed you with. "And you're gonna keep begging me, keep showing me why you deserve to stay free, okay?"

It was commendable, how collected he managed to sound while thrusting into your thighs like that, the sounds of skin slapping against skin driving each of his words home.

"Yes, fuck, whatever you want…" Despite your senses shortly coming back earlier, you were still too far gone to rethink your poor choices. You just knew you wanted more, and so you asked for it. "Just give me more, please."

So fucking obedient. If your parents could see you know, their failure of a villain daughter being all proper and learning to beg for what she wanted? Well, perhaps saying they'd be proud was a stretch, considering you were also the one getting fucked in the middle of a filthy alley.

What you hadn’t expected, however, was just how well your begging would work.

Because the next thrust of his shaft was not between your legs, but aimed to finally breach your needy cunt instead, easily filling you up in one go with how utterly soaked in both of your juices you already were. The girth of him had you already clenching with renewed vigor, his hand stopping his assault on your clit just to give you enough time to truly savor the new intoxicating sensation.

And when your eyes found his again, so drunk on the waves of pleasure you were that you also failed to notice the lack of scarlet coloring the orbs boring into yours, now inescapable voids of dark desire and a type of intense fixation you thought hadn't been there moments ago.

(Or maybe it was always there, and you had been too busy with your own turmoil to notice the clues being left by your so-called enemy).

"Want me to stuff you properly?" His guttural question hit you at the same time as his sharp movements found your tender spot with experienced ease, walls tightening around him while your entire body struggled to continue holding yourself upright, relying more and more on the capture weapon to keep you from toppling over.

The binds still hurt from how tightly they wrapped around you, bruises sure to be left on their wake, but by that point you weren't so sure anymore the sting was an entirely bad thing. If anything, it just made the pleasure all the sweeter by comparison.

"Want me to fill you with so much cum that you reek of hero cock for the rest of the week?" He laughed while he regurgitated some of your words from earlier, the hand pressing against your lower stomach caressing you with a distinct sense of ownership as he elicited another loud moan with a sharp movement of his hips.

Noticing you reacting not only to his actions but to his quips, you could practically hear the self congratulatory smirk as he spoke next.

"Bet the other villains would love knowing how much of a cockhungry whore you turned into too, doll. Talk about fraternizing with the enemy."

And he was right, in a way. Because what would your fellow villains think, seeing you being wrecked by one of the most infamous Pros in the business, lowering yourself to pleading and screaming as he rearranged your insides.

Would you get called a disloyal whore or just a plain traitor? Not only would your spotless reputation and the myth you had fought to build collapse, but from its ashes your eternal shame could be erected.

A shame that would tower over you, looming around you while the eyes of your peers followed you everywhere. You could even picture the jests veered your way, the looks of utter disgust and ridicule...

Somehow, the idea of anyone finding out only made your screams grow louder, impossibly more fervent.

"Fucking… get on with it."

However, his rhythm was rapidly interrupted after your jab, his cock pulling out almost entirely as your core convulsed with the sudden staggering emptiness it was left to grapple with. More whimpers, struggling against the set of eternally unforgiving ties encasing your body.

"But you're making me do all the work, little one" Another slap shook your entire frame as it landed heavily on your still pained cheeks. You were so sore, both from the previous set of hits and from the sheer exhaustion starting to set in, muscles tight and resentful from the awkward positions your body had been manhandled into. "If you really want to continue this, how about you start doing some of the heavy lifting, uh?" Just like before, his palm started massaging the tender spot he had just smacked, fingers digging into your supple flesh being as close to comforting as the Pro seemed capable of. "Show me just how good you can be."

And you could've argued, truly, could've even attempted to hold onto the last vestiges of your pride…

You could’ve done a lot of things, but the truth was that when his weapon relented its hold at last, retreating from the underside of your knees and giving in just a smidge for the first time since you had been captured, you didn't waste any seconds before you were chasing after your high with renewed vigor.

Greedily sinking into him with an obscene sigh, you audibly marveled at the curve of his member being deliciously imprinted in your insides. While you copied the cadence the Hero had previously employed, his grip on your lower belly fluttered, almost like he couldn't decide whether to take control back or allow you to humiliate yourself further with your own zealousness.

It seemed like the later prospect won him over in the end though, because he remained almost impassively still as you did all the work needed to bring you both deliriously close to your peaks.

The sight must've been spectacular, watching you, renown villain V/N, so thoroughly broken and willing to heed his every command. Impaling yourself on his cock, moaning and continuing to beg him for something you were already taking for yourself.

If he died right then and there, he doubted Heaven wouldn't have as much appeal as the scene still unfolding before his eyes. (But again, considering his actions, Heaven wouldn't really be the right place for either of you.)

You were just about to reach your second orgasm, toes curling inside your shoes, fists clenched and a face that spelt poetic extasis. Angling the way you took his cock, every single movement driving him painstakingly deeper, slamming against a spot that made you imagine the stars falling from the sky all around you, their light being the one bathing you instead of the malfunctioning street lamps.

So goddamn close…

Only to have him pull out again, this time completely. You were clenching against nothing, all stimulation stolen from you, and the bitterness of a ruined orgasm promptly dragged curses and complaints out of you before you could even think to stop them.

Eyes searched his, urgently seeking an explanation for his withdrawal only to find his glare fixated instead on that same dirty pair of stockings that had started it all.

Eraserhead must have taken the garment out of his pocket sometime while he fucked you, unfolding it from its scrunched up state until the crotch was visibly presented for both of you to admire, dark sheer fabric still stained from a mix of your arousal and spit.

When the Pro looked at you again, a beautifully dark smile topped his attractive face. He looked painfully content, the way he studied your own mortified expression reminding you of an artist studying his masterwork.

"Only the truly obedient ones get their cunts filled." You noticed then how his other hand was jerking him off again, erection rubbing against the nylon undergarments in a most obscene depiction. Too bad you were too frustrated to appreciate any of it. "I don't think you've… hell, you haven't earned it yet, V/N."

You didn't even notice you were tearing up from the annoyance until it was too late. And maybe that was what finally did it, seeing you actually crying at his refusal to breed you like the slut you both knew you were, writhing in exaggerated despair as you found yourself feeling jealous of a stupid pair of tights, because not long after your pathetic reaction the man was letting out a pained groan of his own and spilling himself all over the damned garment.

But instead of rubbing your wailing in your face after he came down from his own delicious high, last few spurts of cum slowing down to a halt, you were surprised instead by the weapon that had been binding you for the longest time finally retreating.

As expected, you unceremoniously collapsed to the floor, feet now unprepared for supporting your weight and your entire being wholly exhausted after enduring the roughest fuck you had ever experienced. It hurt all over, although you weren't sure whether your still present longing wasn't what pained you the most.

When you looked up to the Pro again, trying to find an answer to the new freedom you were experiencing, you were surprised by having the cum-dripped stockings thrown in your face.

And quite literally so, the still wet seed dribbling down your cheek and into your trembling lips, all before you collected enough wits to grab the offending item and pull it down with an expression of unadulterated disgust.

"Sorry, doll, but you were pouting so irresistibly," The Eraser user actually laughed, this time the sound coming with an untroubled merriment you did not think he was capable of.

He actually looked worn out while he tucked himself back into his costume, accommodating the pieces of clothing until all hints from your ravenous affair disappeared. The bandages were wrapping themselves around his neck once more, looking more like an extravagant scarf than the most precise set of inmovilazing gear you had ever endured.

However, something about his attitude had you forgetting all about his newest slight, much too worried by a new cause of worry.

"Hold on..."

Eraserhead looked down at you from his place after you raised your voice, urging you to continue as he finished getting himself presentable. The air of nonchalance around him was almost more intimidating than any of the actual threats or vulgar comments he had voiced prior. Almost.

"Are you…" you swallowed the sudden lump in your throat, voice still raspy and hoarse after what had just transpired. "Are you really letting me go?"

The man just raised one of his eyebrows at that, eyes crinkling for the first time and looking strangely amused.

"Doll, I stopped exerting my quirk on you while I was still teasing you good and proper," he declared bluntly. When his orbs glimmered again, you now felt like an imbecile as you finally realized they had completely lost the reddish hue to them. "So you know what? I thought you deserved to get an out of jail free card for behaving yourself… even if you still need to work some more on your manners."

To call your shocked expression dumbfounded would be a disservice.

When his now bottomless eyes bore into yours for one final time, all you could do was stare back in dazzled shock. Your quirk was back, the Pro himself had just confirmed it, and yet you were still nailed to the spot, still anticipating his next words without even thinking of attacking him in the meantime.

One little tumble and you were already his brightest pupil yet. He was now so glad to have waited that long, it only made the outcome all the more fulfilling.

"You don’t need to be so surprised, Y/N, we'll be seeing each other soon,” He kneeled in front of you for an instant, both hands reaching out to hold up your face in a gesture more resembling a lover than… well, whatever the hell you two were. So entranced you were then, that the use of your real name barely even registered. “It’s been difficult to keep you away from trouble thus far,” his acknowledgment reverberated in the alley, its meaning something else lost to you as you couldn’t help but become entranced by the new peculiar softness he addressed you with, “but getting you like this now, seeing you break so easily… fuck, I’ll mold you right back up, doll, you don’t need to worry your pretty little head about anything else.”

And just then, for the first time you realized, the Hero’s lips were brushing against yours gently, uncharacteristically careful as he kissed you slowly. Even his hands were tender while they guided you, treating you as if you truly were a doll that could just be snapped with a mere wrong movement. As if he hadn’t just been treating you like a dirty hole for him to use and abuse just short instants ago.

But at least he did not seem to care about the mess that was your face at the moment, about the cum stains or the still damp trails of tears. And, for whatever reason, you found yourself returning the gesture in kind, melting into the oddly affectionate touch of a man you were still halfway sure you loathed.

Even after he left you, alone and a mess still toppled over on the floor with the shadow of humiliation cloaking your shoulders, your fingers couldn’t help but touch your lips with a bizarre mixture of bewilderment and horror.

He told me I would see him soon, your mind supplied as you found yourself irreparably fixating your stare on the pair of now completely ruined tights you were still holding onto. The fact that you felt any type of excitement about the notion did not fail to mortify you.

God, even for villain standards you were fucked.

But it was okay, because misery loved company and, with time at his disposal and the right amount of coaching, Shouta was sure he could teach you to properly crave his soon enough.

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And, 8k of foul smut later, if y’all read through that whole thing... drop by my ask to recieve your congratulatory gold stars! ⭐ (jk but I do appreciate hearing y’alls thoughts, it’s what keeps me halfway productive 🖤)

Last but not least, very special thanks to my best pals @reinawritesbnha, @snappysnapo and @drxwsyni (who actually proof read this and helped me out immensely with her Big Brain Feedback. A TALENTED ANGEL).

#bnha fanart #aizawa #yandere aizawa #aizawa x reader #yandere bnha #bnha imagines #mha fanart #bnha x reader #aizawa fanart #aizawa smut #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #anime fanart #aizawa shouta #bnha art #eraserhead #artists on tumblr #just art tingz

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shadowtarot · 3 years

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Major Persona News Update!

A website for Persona's 25th Anniversary went live, and it's teasing a total of Seven new projects.

Seven sounds like a pretty large number, but I'm willing to bet the number's only that high because of Covid. I have my own predictions that might explain the high number in a different way.

Like one of them is most certainly a Gacha Mobile game. Sounds ridiculous, but when you think about it, thanks to Royal and Strikers we have a huge roster of Persona Users to recruit. Keep in mind, the older games had every human villain or minor antagonist have a Persona. But it could also just be a Persona game with its own separate plot.

We're definitely getting more P5 Spinoffs announced. Possibly the fabled Persona 5 Arena since Arc Systems are now well and done with their other releases. P-Studio said that Zenkichi and Sophia's popularity warrants putting them in future Spinoffs, so they both might get a chance to meet Yoshizawa and Akechi.

As I said earlier, P3 is marking it's 15th Anniversary in Japan and people have been questioning why P3 hadn't been put on Steam after Golden. I'd assume this would be announced by having a fresh version of P3 that contains The Answer along with FMC Route together in one package. Given Hamuko is on the artwork, Atlus isn't ignoring her anymore.

I'm also hopeful that the older titles get some love. Persona's finally broken itself out of the Niche cave and become more known by general audiences, so it'd be cool to play P1 and the P2 Duology on modern hardware even if it's just on Steam.

Speaking of Ports! Persona Q! Why not a Q1 Q2 bundle for Switch? Atlus has proven no desire to put anything but spinoffs on Nintendo hardware and the Q games are perfect for Switch! Plus, Q2 might actually get a dub this time!

But, predicting just Video Games isn't really wise, Persona has done more than just games. Remember how redundant it was when Persona 4 Golden got an Anime? What if they pulled it again with Royal? P5 might get a redemption arc with the Anime! ....or they can totally botch this one too and ruin Third Semester. EITHER WAY!

And I guess merch deals, and stuff.

But that's all the guesses I have! You honestly can't 100% guess Atlus!

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maburito · 2 years

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Have you seen the actual trailer? It’s not long, but I’m really curious about your thoughts. Plus, I love Weiss’ voice 🥰

Yeah I have seen it, it's a nice trailer, that looks promising as for my thoughts well.

The animation looks great, and I like the fact that they kept voice of the RWBY japanese dub coz yeah Yōko Hikasa is the perfect voice for Weiss in every way, she's really talented.

I also like the fact that it seems like the writing will be....well honestly it cannot be worst than RWBY, but yeah i like the fact that the first season seems like it will be way more developped and in a better way too. I guess I also like the focus it seems to give to Weiss in general, especially since the title RWBY Ice Queendom seems to hint at it.

But again....I don't want to get my hopes up again. RWBY canon has always been such a constant disappointment in terms of writing that I'm a bit scared to even try and give this a watch when it'll come out. Honestly in my opinion unless they take a complete different route from the fall of beacon, i don't think they can make it better. I'm kinda hoping they'll go a complete different direction from the actual canon of RWBY

So uh...yeah i hope you're not too sad about what i think of this so far anon. But don't let me ruin your enthusiasm for it! If you think it's gonna be great and can't wait to watch it then you should definitely give it a try!

#RWBY #RWBY Ice Queendom #uuh should i tag this rwde?#rwde #just in case #askxaquestion #Anonymous #also i am praying that there will as little Jaune as possible #like seriously if this anime can literally erase or at least change the Jaune arc to make it more bearrable i would be happy #honestly nah you know what just erase it #erase it all to not even one ep

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etherealbards · 3 years

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NEW DNDADS EPISODE NEW POST ABOUT IT. anyways spoilsies under the cut love youuuuu

IS THIS JIMMY IN THE COLD OPEN??? BC HI BFF I MISSED U HOPE YOURE DOING WELL <3

also im coming for will's throat apologies for dissing on mercedes' brownie recipe rn <//22 IM CACKLING SO MUCH ABOUT LEFT HANDED SCARY AND THEN NOW APPARENTLY SHE HAS TO ROLL IF SCARY DIES???

the energy in this episode is so funny its so chaotic on the get go.. also the amount of masturbation jokes is so!@#>2#>@#?@# AND IM SOOOO GLAD THEY GOT TO DO THE SEGMENTS WITH THE REMAINING PARENTS EVEN IF IT WAS TIMED IDC IDC!!! i love that even though taylor doesn't like his mom dubbing his favorite anime he's still so nice to his mom idc its so cute i love the swifts so much

REBECCA OAK. CAN WE TALK ABOUT HER? she's soooo fucking girlboss love youuu

THE KENNEL JOKE I DONT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND SORRY. IS IT A SEX THING OR A LARK THING.. sorry lawl <3 i cannot understand sometimes anymore also im not shitting you rn. i am so scared that theyre going the fantasy high freshman year route as much as i love them both but if dndads s2 we get a part where they fight IN prom and theyre about to fight something IN the cafeteria... i love dndads and d20 but hey bff? respectfully? no.

i love the normal taylor bffsie momence in this episode as well i think theyre a very funny duo

I DONT SHIP ANY OF THE DETENTION KIDS BUT LINK/SCARY IS SOOOOO TEMPTING (NOT REALLY BUT AS A JOKE). LIKE ITS A REVERSE (KIND OF?) K TANAKA/EVAN KELMP HELP.

THE WHALE. THEY JUST DID THE SAME THING THEY DID WITH THE LIBRARY IM CRYING. THEY NEVER LEARN I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

anyways im making a separate post 4 my #theories from this episode so look forward to that i guess

#bard.txt #dungeons and daddies #dndads #dndads s2 #dndads spoilers

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cosmictulips · 2 years

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Omg what the ask game sounds super cool! What?? Idk about my weakest or strongest influences but here is my chart lmao

I love to dance and be outside, make and enjoy art and play guitar and kiss and explore and love and just be free, I guess. My favorite color is blue (any shade really), my favorite animal … would be a tie between magpies and foxes.

As for the kingdoms, oh I don’t know I can’t choose between air and water and earth. Perhaps you can like feel out intuitively what you’d chose? Idk sorry

And, of course, again: happy happy happy birthday to a fellow Taurus ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Sending you lots of hugs and love

I was looking at your chart, and I was like, the weakest would probably be water. and sure enough I was right lol.

Also idk how I figured you are a leo before a taurus lmao. I see your blog and Im like, yea that's a leo. but I forget you're a taurus LOL

Happy taurus season bby

sooo let's see.

I'd place you in the town of Tiger Lily Falls. it's a beautiful town nestled by the border of the Earth Kingdom and the Water kingdom. it's a large trading center -mostly imports and exports between the local communities -.

obviously, this town is known for it's large waterfalls. the water routes that this creates makes it very easy to travel between the towns. and most people in this town find themselves to be citizens of both kingdoms.

I think for you... You'd be a Summoner. my summoners work with the nature spirits around their home towns and local areas. and you are no exception to this rule. the water Nymphs especially like you because you're not only mischievous, but you're warm and they like a warm body. they've introduced you to your sidekick, a little fox that you've dubbed Foxy.

the little guy helps you pull pranks on unsuspecting victims, and you both are fierce protectors of the rivers. you are so well known in fact, that people pay you for passage across the borders.

I think your weapon of choice would actually be a flute. the music that comes from this flute is close to that of a Nymphs Voice. it allows you to connect more with the nature spirits and allows you to easily drown each of your victims or send them into spiraling psychosis.

Water magic! it's spooky shit lol.

Having a lot of air in your chart, I think you'd be quite fond of something like a pan flute. or anything that gives off a shrill whistle. it's how you communicate to the spirits and the land around you. and as tokens of their favor, not only do they allow you contracts to summon them when you need them, but sometimes... you'll find little trinkets ;)

#astro?game lol #it's just a game

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deadmandairyland · 3 years

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Guess who’s back with another tier list!

So I found another Black Lagoon tier list, this one including both Fabiola and Ginji, and this time I decided to go a different route with the list. Maybe some time I will use it to make a new, actual tier list, but today I decided to talk about probably one of the most confusing things about Black Lagoon (especially in the anime): the language barrier!

...So basically this list is just what languages the characters are speaking based on what I picked up on over the past decade of being a fan of this series.

This list was inspired by the fact that people watching the anime tend to be very confused on what languages the characters are actually speaking because unfortunately there is no perfect dub of Black Lagoon that actually shows what characters are actually speaking at any given time. Don’t get me wrong, still one of the best English anime dubs of all time, I’m in full agreement of that, but both the Japanese and English dubs of this anime fall apart when the language barrier becomes a key component in the series. And honestly it’s not their fault. I imagine translating this over to anime must have been hell for both dubs.

One important thing to mention: I do not claim that this is 100% accurate. This is what I’ve picked up on as I read the manga and watched the show, but obviously there may be other languages these characters speak that either I missed or was just never really addressed in the series. Also in several places I filled in the blanks myself because, well, obviously English isn’t going to be the first language for, for example, Ibraha.

I also remember reading in a few places that it was confirmed that English is a common language in Roanapur, but I cannot find the official source that said this. This is one of the reasons why I’m not claiming that this is 100% accurate, because while I do think this is probably what was intended for the story, no proof means no proof at the end of the day. But it’s also worth noting that--spoilers btw--the United States basically runs the city behind the scenes, so that’s something to keep in mind.

Another reason why I’m not claiming that this is 100% accurate is because human beings are fallible and as shown in some of my corrections below I know I’ve made a few mistakes here and there in the list, and there could be more that I’m missing or that I’ve got wrong. At the end of the day, this list is not to be seen as a definitive answer to the question of “What languages do these characters speak?” but rather something to look at to get a better understanding of some of the more confusing parts of Black Lagoon wherever language is a key component in the story.

One final note: at one point I refer to the main mob bosses of Roanapur as the Big Four. This is just a name I came up with to describe the balance of power among the four mob bosses, so it’s not an official name as far as I’m personally aware. I figured I should point that out to clear up any confusion.

So with that being said, here’s the breakdown. Expect lots of spoilers.

Revy speaks English, and a small handful of words or phrases in Cantonese (as mentioned in The Wired Red Wild Card), and that seems to be it. She is the most likely person to tell some to speak English when they speak another language to her, or to just say that she doesn’t speak whatever language they’re speaking. In the Japan arc especially, if you’re reading the manga or watching the Japanese dub, it’s clear that she doesn’t understand what most of the Japanese characters are saying. Canonically the vendor she has a shouting match with is actually shouting at her to speak Japanese and she thinks he’s insulting her (and her being unable to talk to the vendor is why Rock goes back and forth between them in the first place to talk about the fixed game), she never actually communicates with Ginji or the kids verbally (she talks to them, but they don’t understand each other’s words), when Rock asks her if she and Ginji can work together in the anime’s English dub when they enter the bowling alley he’s actually asking if they can communicate (Revy basically says when the action starts, they’ll be in sync without needing to talk to each other), and the dude who’s like “I GIVE UP, SERIOUSLY, I GIVE UP” is actually desperately trying to say he gives up in English. Also if you’re only familiar with the English dub, this video is a great example of why this arc is so confusing for everybody, and why the English dub was like “Fuck it, we’re not bothering with the language barrier subplot.”

Benny speaks English. He’s also Jewish, so it’s possible he may know Hebrew or another Semitic language.

Eda speaks English. She’s a CIA agent who claims to be from Alabama and is shown to be very patriotic when in CIA mode. Not that I’m saying this automatically means she doesn’t know any other language, but I haven’t seen any proof that she does.

Lotton... is mostly speculation based on everyone else, particularly Sawyer and Shenhua. I don’t even think he has an official nationality, he just... exists.

Sawyer speaks English. She is British and her name is of English origin. It is possible she speaks a Chinese dialect as well since she seems to do jobs for the Triad and befriends Shenhua, but she seems to be more freelance than a member of the Triad so this isn’t very clear.

Rowan is also mostly speculation. His name is of Irish origin, his last name is likely Pigeon, and Revy can understand him.

Chief Watsup is the chief of police in Roanapur and is the only recurring character in the show who is actually Thai. He can communicate with both Revy and Balalaika, so whether or not he speaks English depends heavily on whether or not Revy and Balalaika speak Thai (and given that Revy says in The Wired Red Wild Card that she only speaks English and a tiny bit of Cantonese, it’s more likely that he knows English).

Yukio and Ginji speak Japanese and do not appear to speak English. It is ignored in the English dub of the anime, but everywhere else it is often brought up that Revy can’t understand what they’re saying and they can’t understand what Revy is saying. To add on to what I mentioned above in Revy’s section, also consider that Yukio curiously asks Rock if Revy is Japanese when they first meet, with the thought in mind that the first thing Yukio and Ginji see when they first meet Rock and Revy is Revy shouting in English at a Japanese vendor who is yelling at her to speak Japanese.

Mr. Kageyama obviously speaks Japanese, and I assume he speaks English as well as he seems to be able to speak to both Dutch and Balalaika, the latter of whom is confirmed to not know Japanese.

Chaka canonically speaks both Japanese and English. Not only can he and Revy understand each other, but being able to speak English is one of the things he brags about to Revy when they first meet, saying something along the lines of “Can’t run a place like this without being able to speak English.”

Takenaka obviously speaks Japanese, more than likely speaks English as he’s able to communicate with Revy, and likely speaks Arabic as he has allied himself with Ibraha.

Ibraha obviously would have Arabic as his first language and he presumably speaks English as well (and possibly French as he’s from Lebanon, but this isn’t relevant). The important thing is that he does NOT know Japanese, because it is implied that THIS is the reason why he gets angry out of nowhere during the interrogation. Takenaka and Rock are speaking in Japanese during the interrogation (signified by a change in font in the manga, which would only be important if the language barrier is important to the scene) and Ibraha interrupts by saying something along the lines of “Even I know this is no longer an interrogation!”

All of the canonically English-speaking cast can understand Roberta, Garcia, and Fabiola, whose first language is obviously Spanish. Rock and Fabiola both act as interpreters in different points of the series. It’s also worth noting that Lovelace is obviously of English origin, which suggests to me that the Lovelace family in particular has a very ethnically diverse background.

Rico communicates with Revy and Eda, but judging by his name he probably can also speak Spanish (or possibly Portuguese, but Spanish is more likely as there are many Spanish speakers in town).

Balalaika and Boris obviously speak Russian, but they can communicate with the English-speaking Lagoon Company as well as Roberta.

Hansel and Gretel are Romanian, can communicate with several English-speaking characters including Revy and Eda, and are working for the Italians.

Verrocchio obviously speaks Italian, and presumably English as well as he’s part of the Big Four of Roanapur (this again ties into the idea that English is a common language in Roanapur). Also where IS Ronnie the Jaws? Or Abrego for that matter? This list said “All Characters.” False advertising smh

Bao is Vietnamese, but often speaks to characters that don’t speak Vietnamese (e.g. Revy).

Mr. Chang would likely speak Cantonese as a leading figure of the Hong Kong Triad and would likely know Mandarin as well. He can communicate with Revy, who according to The Wired Red Wild Card only knows bits and pieces of Cantonese and likely not enough to hold a whole conversation. He is also the CIA’s lapdog, so unless Eda speaks Cantonese they are probably talking to each other in English.

Shenhua is from Taiwan and as such would most likely speak Taiwanese Mandarin. She speaks with Revy who makes fun of her for her thick accent and way of speaking when she speaks English. She also might speak Cantonese as well since she works for the Hong Kong Triad.

Ahbe from the WWII flashback obviously speaks German.

Sir Alfred the old Nazi fuck would also speak German, but he’s able to talk to Dutch over the phone and he has American Neo-Nazis doing his bidding so he likely speaks English as well. He is also apparently living in Spain so it’s possible he might also speak Spanish.

Caxton and Yolanda speak English as they are constantly speaking with known English speakers throughout their appearances. Caxton in particular is about as ‘Murican as it gets without being a negative stereotype. It is unknown if they know any other language.

Jane is almost always speaking with English speakers. She is from India, so she likely also speaks Hindi. She is also part of an international team of counterfeiters, so it’s likely she knows other languages as well. After I made this tier list I remembered she also speaks German at one point and I think Theo was also from Germany, so she probably speaks German fluently as well, but I’m not redoing this list.

Leigharch speaks drugs... and presumably English and Irish as well.

Rock pretty much knows every language that ever existed in the history of mankind. He is basically the go to guy to translate anything. That being said, Japanese and English are the languages he’s most fluent in.

Dutch knows English, and--spoilers for L’homme Sombre btw--probably French as well, and also probably one of the many languages spoken in Burkina Faso, especially if he was born there (which I sadly didn’t think about until after I made the list). This arc is still ongoing in the manga, and more than anything I’m just excited to see Dutch's backstory being explored. It was long overdue. (Now we just gotta hope that the same happens for Benny.)

As I mentioned in that caveat, Roanapur is in Thailand, and it’s possible the people living in Roanapur may know Thai, but actual local Thai citizens are a rarity in Black Lagoon (with Chief Watsup being the only recurring Thai character), and American influence is so strong in the city that it’s probably the reason why people drive on the right side of the road with steering wheels on the left side, in a country where people drive on the left, and why US currency is accepted along with Thai currency, so that’s worth pointing out.

#black lagoon #revy #tier list #tagging revy because she was the character i used the most to determine if other characters spoke english #this post was partially inspired by an argument i saw in the comment section of a youtube video #where someone was very serious about everyone speaking japanese all the time just because it was an anime #chances are they are either a troll or twelve years old and it's not worth arguing with them either way #but it still inspired me to make this post because i think this aspect of black lagoon is genuinely interesting #not many stories dive into language barriers quite like black lagoon does #also should mention that me ripping on the ''all characters'' thing is a joke #i know that sarcasm is not easily understood in text so i figure i should say something now before anyone thinks i'm serious #like i said human beings are fallible

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glitterytidalwavedragon · 4 years

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Expanding into my other Fandoms (I’m gonna have to take a stance) Read the whole thing please.

One of my oldest and most beloved anime is Inuyasha. As of late I have been binged watching the hell out of it as I am getting my BFF into different anime shows. We are really close to entering the Yashahime part of the series, and she asked if I planned to write fanfiction involving the one character which made me even watch the show as a 10-year-old.

Sesshomaru

The first episode I ever watched involved this aloof, entitled dog fighting his brother over the sword in their father’s grave. Specifically, it was part 3 of that whole episode series were Kagome pulled out the sword. I at the time had 3 dogs of German Sheppard/wolf hybrid, they were MASSIVE dogs, fell in love with the big white fluff that was Sesshomaru’s demon form. I use to sneak staying up and watch the show faithfully to see the goodest boy as it was only on at 11pm EST on adult swim. Which meant it was bad and I was breaking the rules, I felt like a rebel.

Now I hesitated answering that question. She has no idea of what is in Yashahime, she is being careful not to spoil it so I told her I didn’t know. Recently, to find out what the feel is for Sesshomaru content, I looked into the tag on tumblr…

OH MY GOD.

Sesshomaru’s tag is FLOODED with hate. Like every four post, there is hate, distain, and attacking happening. As someone who watches Yashahime, I quickly knew why.

Sessrin.

Even now I sigh. And I sigh HARD. I am not for, nor am I against the Sessrin train. Same for the Sesskagu train. I think both sides need to look at things on a logical prospective. I plan to do just that. I know I will get hate from the either side and maybe some support as well. But if I am going to do anything in this fandom (as I like doing ships and reader inserts) it will come up.

So, like my Kaiba post, and my Sebastian Heel post, I will use my research skills as well as my COLLEGE DEGREE WHICH HAS BOTH ART AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY labelled on it to explain why this progression in the story is normal to anti-Sessrin fans and why this isn’t a crime by story standards nor should we look at it as a crime.

AS WELL

Explain to Sessrin fans why it is so weird for non-shippers to see it play out and why so much hate formed.

As I let out another sigh, we shall begin. Let’s start at an historical prospective. (Links at the bottom).

PLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING! I’LL BE ABLE TO TELL!

I will start with the information I can access right away.

While finding charts on the life-span of common folk in 1590’s Feudal Japan is rather difficult, Ancient.edu states that the average lifespan was about 50. To put this in perspective, the average lifespan of Europeans at the time was somewhere between 40-45 with the latter being rare. Since most of us reading are not from Japanese descent, I will through Europe in this first.

If we look at the same time frame of 1590, we are looking at most of Western Europe had now entered the age of Renaissance. According to sources from Learning Resources in association with the National Gallery of Art, marriage was not what TV drama’s from HBO or Hulu depicted. By today standards they would be a crime, as the average age for marriage of an adult female was age 14…

The reasoning behind the young marriage age had multiple factors. First being, females were considered an adult once they were menstruating. Birthing also proved to be fatal, and since the lifespan was at best 40 and 45 if they were lucky, there was really no room to wait. Also Europe at the time had became hugely focused on making sure blood lines were legitimate, meaning to ensure the girl was a virgin, the moment she was able to reproduced she was married off. Those they married were not young teenagers either. Most marriages, a man would be in their thirties, and had probably multiple wives as women died more than men when not counting the battle field.

To make matters worse for the Renaissance Lady, these marriages would leave many young males unable to marry and if their husband died in battle, well, unfortunately they were not seen as desirable. This was due to the idea of a ‘free woman’. Should the girl not have a father, brother or uncle to return to as they too died, a widow had her freedom. But that freedom came at a cost. She would be assumed to have slept around, and in many writings, such as the Canterbury Tales, where Geoffrey Chaucer writes about a Window on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land survived her five husbands and the men in her family. In short, she was made to be a slut and to be looked down upon as no man controlled her.

The point of talking about Europe is because that is something most of us Non-Asian or Japanese people consume and like to paint in large romantic brush strokes of knights and magic. Honestly, reading G.R.R.Martin Song of Ice and Fire, he uses this model as we see the Queen of Dragons, Danny start off at age thirteen shortly after she had her first menstruation.

Now let’s look at Feudal Japan.

As stated before, the lifespan was around 50 years. In some populations, this was even shorter. Nagaoka, Hirata, Yokota and Matsu’ura’s on demographic data at the Yuigahama-minami area in Kamakura, Japan and found both male and female remains that suggested life expectancy to have ended around age 24-25. This was largely due to living conditions and public health. In areas like these, it would make the most sense to marry and repopulate quickly as the expectancy of life was half the national average at the time.

To my frustration, I could not find a clear marriage age for Japanese women at the time of the edo period. HOWEVER, where there is a will there is a way. I took a look at famous Lords or Daimyo’s of the time. The average age of marriage of their wives was between 12-14. Much younger than I expected, but it made sense considering this is a time where war ran the show and marriage was strictly about political gain. One of these Daimyo’s was Masamune Date, who was also 13, but then as he got older took concubines who became considerably younger than him as he became older. The goal was to have as many children as possible for hires and for political marriages to gain power.

Now lets look at Inuyasha the MANGA

Lets get the manga timeline proper here. The whole adventure took place in 11 months, a month shy of Kagome’s 16th birthday. Doing a few estimations, Rin would have travelled with Sesshomaru about 8-9 of those months. But before we get into the relationship, lets look at something the ANIME made a huge mistake with in the beginning and tried to fix as the story went on.

For some reason I could only fine gifs for the Early appearances of Sesshomaru so bear with me.

Early appearances in the manga

^ He was so fickle and a trickster then...

Now early apperances in the anime.

Later appearance in the manga

Laster appearance in the anime

Notice the issue here?

Sesshomaru was CONSIDERABLY younger looking in the start of the manga. In the anime, he started off looking like an fully adult male. But as the anime went on, they tried to make Sesshomaru look younger with subtle changes to his jaw line, eye size, and his height. Yeah, his height had changed. They made him shorter.

While in the manga, we see this young-teen looking demon, slowly mature over 11 months to look like he is in his later teens and by series end, closer to being in his late teens or twenty. Yes, art changes over time, but the anime went a reverse route. I can only guess they spoke to the author of Inuyasha about her ships, as they did Drama CDs, and realized the mistake that was made in making him more mature than he was.

You can’t tell me he doesn’t look closer to his manga self in the final act, because he does.

Since we are on the topic of the anime, lets be clear. The anime timeline and manga timeline are very different. The story in the anime (in the English) suggests that OVER a year has past since Kagome started her journey. They try to fix this in the final act, but it was still so muddled as previous seasons are to be taken as cannon. This could have been due to an translation error in the early production when the anime no longer had anymore manga material to reference. But whatever the case, for English viewers the time the group spent together felt much longer.

So now we come to the heart of the issue.

Because of the mistakes of the anime, a lot of anti-sessrin see the relationship as father daughter. I’ll be honest, watching the anime and solely the anime as a teenager and as an adult (as the manga was on hold for a very long time due to author’s health. I was in college when it finished.), I too thought it was just a father-daughter relationship and Jaken the nanny who got punched all the time. In fact, the English took hard liberties with Kagura, as the English dubs often do with characters, and made it very clear her feelings for the demon lord and Sesshomaru very much recognized them (though he never responded). Even in her death scene, it felt as if he was saying good bye to a friend more than love interest. But who really knows, as there are things that point otherwise. When another demon mock’s Kagura’s death, Sesshomaru gets super pissy.

The manga did also play with this fact when it came out in English, idk if the wording or message is different in the Japanese. Translation errors happen a lot even in todays releases, look at Kuroshitsuji. So of course most anti-sessrin’s did not see this coming in Yashahime when Rin was named mother. In fact it felt like a betrayal as we were sure Sesshomaru had no romantic feelings.

Then there was the Kohaku/Rin mashup that was hinted left and right. The English anime, with its overly dramatic and blunt emotions made it appear one way. That in the end the two kids would probably be married. Then the anime as a whole made Sesshomaru older than intended. I can see why and understand how this became a problem.

On the other side of that coin.

If you followed the dub, seen ‘Swords of an Honorable Ruler’ and read the manga… Sesshomaru was not fatherly to Rin at all. In fact, Jaken picked up all of that leg work. Rin worried for Kohaku, but clearly loved Lord Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru cared about Kagura but he almost CRIED when he lost Rin.

We have to remember that Sesshomaru and Rin’s relationship must have been very hard for the demon. While we never see his mental process expect for a few rare times, we have to remember he hated humans. In the movie, he blamed a human for the early death of his father, Sesshomaru killed without mercy. It made sense that he wouldn’t be fatherly to Rin as her just being there should have caused countless inner conflicts. Hell, he even says his father’s weakness was humans, and look who picked up that trait.

Sesshomaru was designed to, someday, walk in his father’s footsteps. So sess/rin, not a surprise. Also when you see it in a historical perspective, Rin having kids around age 15-16, makes sense. In fact you could argue he waited too long for the time period.

We also need to look more at the manga when concerned with Yashahime. 8-9 months is all Rin travelled with him and he was like hold up, and left her at the village because he KNEW she needed to come to her own conclusion. That no matter what she picked he would live with and protect her. Unconditional love on his end. She cannon wise spent YEARS living with humans and MONTHS with Sesshomaru. Again, by manga standards of cannon.

Now I can already hear the screaming about age and what not. Some sources say Sesshomaru is over 900, by the rule of thumb, if we look at anime and movie releases, we have Sesshomaru being over 500 with no define age and Inuyasha around 270 years old being more pinpointed due to the movie. Just by going by ANIME CANNON. Kagome and Inuyasha, you have a 15 year old with a 270 year old man. If you say being pinned to the tree doesn’t count, then you have 220.

Also, here is something very interesting. In the episode where Inuyasha meets the unmother, he tells her, thinking it was his mom, she died when he was very small and we have flash backs later in the series of him being small running from demons. Demons clearly age much slower than humans, even half-demons. Inuyasha can be 270 but mentally and physically be 15, the same logic works for Sesshomaru, who in the manga is not much older than Inuyasha.

In the manga, there wasn’t any grooming, in the anime, there was a ton of mess-ups but no grooming.

Would this fly in todays world? HELL NO! NO, its gross, she’s a kid. Stop.

I know any fanfic I write will lean heavily on the side of father/daughter because that is what I grew up seeing on the screen. I can’t think of Rin as an adult because years of seeing her as a cheerful little girl. It’s like seeing G.O.T Arya about to have sex for the first time in season 8… I remember when she was a kid on the show. It was way to weird and I had to look away until it ended. But that’s my 2021 mentality.

But Inuyasha is not taking place in 2021. Feudal Japan is a whole other era with its own beliefs, morals and way of life. Those who understand this have nothing wrong with them. They just understand history.

Also, just to bang some nails in…

Anyone remember Bleach? Remember the MOST accepted couple was Ichigo and Rukia…. Rukia who was hundreds of years old and Ichigo who was 15… or Ichigo’s mom who was a teenager and his dad also hundreds of years old.

Most of this also boils down to Sesshomaru being a dude. As in reverse roles in animes its accepted and they don’t have the same historical context. Inuyasha is based off of historical context of Feudal Japan.

We need to stop spreading hate. We can’t accept some forms of literature because its European fantasy but bash other fantasy based literature for doing the same thing.

Sure, its weird for those who were use to seeing the father/daughter dynamic. Yes, there are extreme sessrin fans who post really questionable illegal content when they decide to leave Rin as an 8-year-old…

But this wasn’t ever meant to be perverted. The story was meant to make sense on a logical and historical base.

I hope everyone takes the time to read this. I love Inuyasha, I love Sesshomaru. I am just sick of seeing so many people fighting over what should be the revival of a beloved series. While yes, there is still room for sess/rin not being a thing, until it is stated otherwise, why hate each other? This fandom will only lose people by doing this. Calling people names or accusing them of illegal endorsement can hurt someone these days over social media.

Tumblr allows you to block tags. You don’t have to read anything or watch anything you don’t like. We gain nothing from attacking each other but can lose so much by doing so. Fanart, really good fan fiction, friends, ideas, sharing fond memories. Both sides have the right to feel as they feel, but no right in hurting each other.

A fandom is meant to bring people together. Not start a war…

Thank you.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.20402

http://www.italianrenaissanceresources.com/units/unit-2/essays/husbands-and-wives/#:~:text=Marriage%20not%20only%20reflected%20order,to%20ensure%20the%20bride's%20virginity.

https://www.ancient.eu/Canterbury_Tales/

https://www.ancient.eu/article/1424/daily-life-in-medieval-japan/#:~:text=Just%20as%20Japanese%20people%20today,in%20Western%20Europe%2C%20for%20example.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_Masamune

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megohime

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ae0nx · 3 years

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FRUITS BASKET S3 EPISODE 8 RECAP AKA THE KYORU CHRONICLES PART 2 (plus a quick recap of eps 3-7)

aaaaaaAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! I gotta get it out of me otherwise I won't be able to concentrate on work and I will be scrolling through the tag till the day I die. Everything from episode 3 of Season 3 literally hit me like an avalanche - literally cos I marathoned 3-7 over the weekend which I wouldn't advise unless you want an accelerated heartbeat - and I'm starting to realise... maybe I just wasn't ready for season 3. Despite asking for it, haha. Not gonna put as many screencaps for this one cos tumblr editing bay be trippin and I just don't have time nor emotional energy to be fighting with the picture uploads, sorry lol

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Episodes 3 - 7

I spoke before about how (despite my feelings about the characters) the English dub VAs for Akito and Shigure pair up really well audibly. And I think I feel the same way about both Yuki and Machi's English VAs! They both have the same soft spoken yet scratchy element to their voices almost like they are holding slightly back. Although, I'd argue that Yuki has been losing the element of slightly holding back as the anime has gone on which I wonder if the same would be included for Machi's performance?

I really like the presentation of Machi's trauma through her family's expectations to be perfect and how physical it is? How Yuki kind of encourages her to let it out in a healthy way? (Btw the whole chalk breaking scene in the meeting was SO FUCKING SMOOTH. YUKI IS A NERD BUT HE IS SO EFFORTLESSLY COOL A LOT OF THE TIME)

The age gap between Isuzu and Haru for sure isn't the worst age gap in this anime/manga but it's still a bit... hmm...

Episode 4:

In all seriousness, I know Akito deserves some sympathy but it doesn't change the fact that I still see her as a villain. Hurt people hurt people but it doesn't mean they should get away with it, I was honestly pleased Haru got that big confrontation with Akito to tell her WHAT'S WHAT but it was also somewhat... merciful?

Hiro's growth has been so beautiful to see, him realising there are bigger things than him from the event with Rin to his relationship with Kisa to then the birth of his little sister.

Kureno choosing to get his hands a little dirtier and paying the ultimate price for it (as far as we know so far in the anime lol) was great, he is the moon side of Tohru's sunshine.

Shigure... I still don't really get him and Akito's relationship. It's clear he's waiting for Akito to grow the fuck up but at the same time he's not creating an environment for her to grow and develop. He's decided to go with the 'tough love' route which I'm still deciding whether I like it or not tbh. Sometimes it feels necessary, at other times it feels shitty. I respect that he knows he's a scumbag and I don't deny that there are people out there who take revelry in the fact that they are awful but at the same time, him remaining unchanging despite everything feels... unrealistic. But considering throughout this story he doesn't seem affected by trauma, it's understandable, I guess?

Also... that scene where Shigure ponders about whether he should've been with Tohru is THE creepiest creeper shit he's EVER done in this series. No. 🙅🏾‍♀️

Momiji is best bunny boi regardless of how tall and 'manly' he becomes. 🐰His scene with Akito was so authentically him and he really did that shit. We love him. <3

I love the way that the curse breaking should (on surface) be a happy event considering all the trauma the zodiac went through because of it but it's presented mostly as loss as well as happiness. It's the realness of getting out of a bad relationship

Shigure basically laying it out to Tohru how Kyo means nothing in a very taunting way was an excellently painful scene and I choose violence. It was heartbreaking seeing how worthless they all saw Kyo compared to how Tohru saw him but... by this point I was just living in the pain so 🤷🏾‍♀️

The story visually showing how Isuzu is more willing to be soft after her whole ordeal through her fashion choices (e.g. the pastels, the cardigans) was really nice. And Haru being happy about Isuzu making friends with Tohru was cute!

It was nice we saw that Kazuma was still wary about whether Tohru loved Kyo for the right reasons, you'd assume after everything Kazuma would love Tohru as a match for Kyo but he's so emotionally intelligent and also just a protective Dad! Yay, good parenting!

Tohru's confession to loving Kyo was amazing however I still adore Kyo's confession a little bit more. Just a bit. Lol. However, if you add the moment later in episode 8 it trumps it completely. Ethereal goddess.

Kyo and Tohru's grandfather having a scene together was great and nice

Now that I think about it, I wish there was more a visual link in the story between Tohru adapting her speech to imitate her Dad and Momiji adopting his Mum's German accent. Albeit for slightly different reasons, it just adds to the unique connection Tohru and Momiji have. In short, I'm seeing this ship with my third eye now. I get it lol

I don't wanna screencap the scene where Kyo is haunted by both his deceased mother and deceased Kyoko and potentially deceased Tohru because it's the stuff of nightmares. But, it was a wonderfully done scene. You definitely understand fully and clearly why Kyo buried all of that trauma under his hatred for Yuki (I CAN'T WAIT FOR EPISODE 9, YOU GUISE!)

If Akito is a villain, Ren is the final boss. Although, with her type of villainy... I feel like I can kind of enjoy a bit more. She reminds me of a Greek God in the ways she master manipulates people and her desperation for control and power (I just read 'Mythos' by Stephen Fry, it's a great read lol)

It lowkey feels like every female character who's comfortable in expressing their sexuality in this story is punished in some way for it... this is an incomplete thought

Shigure as a child feeling like they should all be pitied is so... mature... I feel like I need more of an explanation for why Shigure is the way he is

Akito's ego death with Kureno? Amazing. I loved that she was at least aware enough to realise how Kureno had been coddling her all this time but again... doesn't excuse her crimes

But anyways...

EPISODE 8

Honestly? I really don't have much to say about this episode besides 3-5 points I wanna get out of my head. It's not a bad thing at all, it's just that there's still a lot left to play out from this 'arc' and this season in general that I wanna complete my thoughts on.

But I'll start with this:

Lol, isn't it funny?! Isn't it heart-wrenchingly funny how the relationship between Kyo and Tohru has kinda reverted back to how they were at the start of the series? The coldness of Kyo at the beginning of this episode (and throughout) was a bit of a gut punch considering all the light and fluffy moments that we've gotten between the two since the True Form arc.

Talking about the True Form arc, I feel like this episode is somewhat a repeat of the same emotions, same trials of the True Form arc. Kyo still 'runs away like he always has' but this time we get him being the most honest and confrontational with his own emotions and trauma than he ever has been during the course of this whole story. While trusting someone (Tohru specifically) for the first time with the whole truth of his story! He always seems to move one step forward and then three steps backwards and while it's a tad bit frustrating, it feels very... real. I'll probably complete my feelings how this arc reflects the True Form arc when we finish this section of the story in future episode(s).

Considering the fact that 80% of this episode is Jerry Jewell monologuing as Kyo and I never got bored really just sells his performance. Kyo was being incredibly cold this episode and yet the range of emotions through his performance made it feel understandable enough for you to empathise with it.

BrattyKid!Kyo to lighten the mood 😹I still wish he and Hiro had more of a relationship, I feel like they could have taught each other a lot. Well... mostly Kyo teaching Hiro tbh

Kyo rejecting Kyoka for her honesty and kindness and then later rejecting Tohru? Oh... kid...

Wow, I felt so good about that whole episode of Kid!Yuki helping Kid!Tohru get home and then it's slightly soured knowing KID!KYO was running about the streets alllll night into the morning?!?! I really did feel Kyo's frustration at not getting that win to actually do something right. And the irony of that being linked to him being unable to save Kyoka from the oncoming car?

Honestly, I don't know what my feelings are on Kyo being unable to save Kyoka. I don't even know what my feelings are on Tohru pretty much pushing that aside in favour of her feelings for Kyo. It's... complicated and I've been mulling it over in my head for the last 10+ years hahah However, if I was in Tohru's position I think I'd eventually come to a point where it feels like it's too late to really do anything about how bad I'd feel about it. Kyo's intentions weren't horrid, if anything he was just being a scared kid and he's allowed to be that. I just wish Tohru had a bit more time to evaluate it but considering she knew her mother well and assumes that wouldn't have been the full scope of what she had said, I don't have much of a problem with it in general

Lol, I love when Tohru gets a 'FUCK YOU, I LOVE YOU' moment with Kyo. 😂Another reflected scene from the True Form arc... only thing is that this time... it doesn't quite work. 😕

(Again, I love how all of these reflections are resolved in later occurences in response to the duality but I'll get to it next week when it shows hopefully)

Laura Bailey only had a few sentences in this episode but she killed it as always. Comparing her performance in 2001 to now is just... growth!

Ok, so Yuki automatically gets Best Boi in this episode for meddling and chasing after KYO of all people. Showing how he's personally done with hating Kyo. Realising Kyo is pretty much the only person who'll make his mother happy. I think he also lowkey wants to understand Kyo? But, we'll get to that next week.

....Oh yeah, Akito is there.

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In total, I liked this episode even though it has me anxious for the next one. We finally get the full picture of why Kyo is the way he is! Ahhhh - a weight off all our chests, I'm sure. I kinda don't like that they put the ending theme at the end of these episodes - the joyfulness doesn't really match up with the intense theme? But, that's just a minor gripe. And hey, maybe they just want the audience to know... it's all gonna be okay :)

See you next week!!!

#fruits basket #furuba #fruits basket season 3 #fruits basket 2021

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Custom Toonami Block Week 91 Rundown

Stone Ocean: Jolyene gets started on prison life by meeting her new cellmate Gwess who… keeps taxidermy birds and stuffs tiny people inside which takes Jolyene and disturbing amount of time to start questioning. Anyway shenanigans occur and Jolyene ends up tiny inside a dead rat speaking like a 2006 internet catgirl, as one does. Since Gwess’s Stand Goo Go-I mean “Cry Cry” Dolls makes peeps small and shit so she can play Elmira from Tiny Toons on them but seeing its physical form allows Jolyene to tie her own Stand together like a 3D printer and beat the shit out of her before she gets caught. So Jolyene gets her locket and arrow fragment back and names her Stand “Ston Fr-Ocean”, Stone Ocean, like the name of the show, guess we’re taking the Golden Wind route on dubbing this huh. But yeah just kinda weird that Stone Ocean manifested without Jolyene’s knowledge and just started beating the shit out of stuff against her will, guess it’s the same deal with how Star Platinum was catching bullets for Jotaro when he was trying to shoot himself in jail, Stands are weird because sometimes they’re automatic when you first get them and then they’re never automatic again, idk man.

Inuyasha: So another filler episode that’s kind of a dud but it is a little funny, it’s one of the one that basically has one gag for the whole episode and how much tolerance you have for that gag will directly affect your enjoyment of the episode. We have Hatchi impersonating Miroku for the whole episode and basically doing exactly what Miroku does except without any spiritual power to back it up and a slightly better charismatic salesman approach. They act like ‘hey it’s just what Miroku does anyway’ and that’s not entirely false but Miroku is a real priest at least and him doing shit to a village will probably somewhat help even if he’s scamming the shit out of most people. Anyway Hatchi gets caught and Miroku actually gets to use the Wind Tunnel for once since all the poisonous insects are hibernating in Mt. Hakurei atm. Not great as far as filler goes for this series but I’ll admit the ending of two Mirokus running away from Sango does put a smile on my face.

Yu Yu Hakusho: So Yusuke threatens the dude beating Kurama up to shoot him in the back and literally fight every demon in the arena if he doesn’t let Kurama bow out of the fight given that he’s in a coma and the shinobi head is just like “Dude wtf, just put him down, this guy’s crazy” and then Yusuke has to fight the Nappa of the group, and as we all know the bigger the muscles in a shonen the less effective they are. So this dude has one move and it’s Sweat Fog which is just as gross as it sounds and even blindsiding Yusuke a few times it does laughably little damage until Yusuke putting two and two together realizes that sweat fog’s weakness is obviously wind so he shoots a Spirit Gun into the wall so hard it causes a makeshift gust to blow away the for and absolutely decimates the guy with one punch and then beats the shit out of him when he tries to play possum. Next up we get fan favorite character Jin and not only do he and Yusuke have a good back and forth, the animation for the sweeping shots and big landscapes as he’s flying around are pretty amazing for the time. It’s a really cool fight and it’s only one punch so far, so that’ll be exciting for next time.

Fate Zero: I’m just kinda confused honestly, this whole episode is confusing. Kiritsugu and Kirei have their fight in Batman’s surveillance basement from The Dark Knight which is kind of weird they both knew exactly where to show up like we just kinda cut to both of them already being there, even with the signal fireworks and all that for them to both know to go to Batman’s basement is just weird, like when Saber shows up she knows to go through the front door but they know to go under. Anyway the fight itself is pretty cool I guess, the weird chanting song that Kiritsugu gets when he’s doing shit just reminded me of Magia playing when Homura does stuff and I kinda wanna see someone dub over this fight with Magia now. Anyway the Grail goes Sploosh and drowns the fight in grail cummies before Kiritsugu wins and we get into one of those Evangelion sequences where nothing makes sense because everyone’s only half-finishing their sentences and the Grail’s just like “dude you can’t just say ‘do good’ that’s not a wish, if you’re the dude I’m gonna be wished from I’mma do things like you would but like ten times better’ and since Kiritsugu has solved every problem in his life ever with murder, the Grail’s just like “I know, MURDER!” and Kiritsugu’s just like ‘wait no’. And like judging by how the grail works in other serieses he can wish for other stuff but the way Kiritsugu murders his wife and child in a fantasy world makes it seem like no matter what he wishes for the grail’s gonna murder everyone anyway. I feel like this is a deeper lore thing because somehow every Holy Grail War seems like it’s actually the story of the previous Holy Grail War and I remember vaguely reading something about how someone jazzed in the grail or something so now it’s all fucked up and summoning people like Gilles and the cup doesn’t know what the fuck it’s doing but none of this is really properly established and Kiritsugu acts like he knows what’ll happen even though they never actually tell him. Anyway Saber murders Lancelot and got that plotline was underdeveloped huh, Kiritsugu shoots Kirei in the pool of grail cummies and he’s not dead because we know he comes back later so maybe he just did an Avatar thing and took away his bending because I don’t recall if he was able to do much shit in UBW anyway. And Saber meets up with Gilgamesh and he’s all ‘Before the war’s over if anyone wants to confess their feelings for me, now’s the time’ and she’s just like ‘Wtf you egomaniacal prick this isn’t about you’ and he’s just ‘That’s literally impossible, everything’s about me.’ And Kiritsugu shows up and is just like ‘okay I’m done, I’ve killed my real wife, my fake wife, my work wife, my fake daughter and shot a priest in a pool of mystical jizz, I’ve had enough, I COMMAND YOU TO FUCKING GETSUGA TENSHO THE EVER LOVING SHIT OUT OF THAT CUP’

Bakemonogatari: So the episode has like eight minutes of Hitagi strutting around naked calling Araragi an idiot and a virgin, very Asuka-esque really (though she does it with all the emotion of Rei so idk). And then we get to the crab business and it just hits like a fucking truck. They go through and ask Hitagi a bunch of personal questions, some seemingly innocent ones she still refuses to answer but then she just comes right out with being sexually assaulted by her mother’s crazy death cult and her, you know, not wanting that, fucks the dude up and rips apart her family in the process. Since her mother only got into the crazy cult because she was worried about Hitagi’s stereotypical failing health, she feels responsible for it and when she meets up with the crab it literally lifts the weight of the issue from her should, relieving her pain but also taking away the resilience and emotional depth that enduring said pain creates, so now she’s an ice queen that weighs one titty’s worth of pounds. They fight the crab a bit, which judging from Araragi’s reaction is not uncommon and they even say he’s had to fight horny cats and weird spirits on at least two occasions but since the dialogue moves so fast in this show it’s hard to parse but since the only thing I know about this show is Hanekawa is a horny catgirl I’m guessing we’ll get back to that later. Anyway instead of just breaking the god crab which is apparently something Oshino can do for reasons, Hitagi apologizes to it and gets her memories and emotions back (and possibly her weight but that also got transferred to Araragi so idk if everyone present got extra weight or they accidentally gave Hitagi’s weight to him, guess we’ll have to see) but yeah, really pretty good shit, it’s a pretty common “don’t run from pain” message like you’d see in Paranoia Agent or The Children Who Chase Lost Voices but it feels like it doesn’t gloss over how much that fucking sucks as a moral because Oshino doesn’t exactly say Hitagi’s a bad person for abandoning her pain but if her choice is to return to it this is what she needs to accept, which is good, both are presented as options with their own forms of suffering involved and that’s kinda neat and Hitagi is hopefully more emotionally deep as a character at this point and won’t be a stunted tsundere the whole time since she thanks Araragi for the help.

Sailor Moon Crystal: So yeah a lot of weird asspulls happen in this episode, apparently Black Lady can just spam Black Crystals and like three of them are enough to break the planet and four will just blow everything up. She still has Brainwashed Mamoru and he just beats the fuck out of Sailor Moon with her own Moon Rod which is just a weirdly jarring scene to watch. Turns out Wiseman was actually the planet Nemesis the whole time so their Nemesis was literally Nemesis, feel like someone thought that was clever. And he tries to Majora’s Mask the planet on top of the castle and Sailor Moon uses her crystal to not have that even though everyone’s been saying she can’t do that but now she can because reasons. And also Sailor Pluto wants to go fight but she can’t because keeper of time and all that, great job btw, time sure is looking great, just standing there will definitely help. But she makes a deal with a one foot tall kitten to be the guardian of space and time for like five minutes while she goes to kick some ass which feels more like a loophole than anything, like having a kitten do it is a very small step up from just jumping out and helping on her own. Anyway turns out Dimande wasn’t really brainwashed and was just kinda going along with it because they had his brother or something and then proceeds to fucking murder his brother anyway and has an existential crisis about how much stronger the silver crystal seems to be than the black crystals even though the black crystals are currently kicking everyone’s asses and Sailor Moon falls down and gives Tuxedo Mask the crystal which combined with the rod seems to awaken him just a bit until Black Lady yoinks them and THEN Diamande yoinks them, like this series is just predicated on people not at all keeping a firm grip on the world-ending objects they have in their possession. Anyway, much like myself, Diamande has had enough of this timey wimey bullshit and is like ‘fuck it, time paradox time’ and is about to touch the two crystals and explode the universe, which at this point, good for him, ya know, full support on your decision Prince.

Durararax2: So after Shizuo beat the shit out of the Tiger gang last episode, their White Knight Sexist Chivalrous leader comes to beat him up, but, you know, it’s Shizuo so he gets knocked the fuck out (though surprisingly slowly by Shizuo standards) and then he proceeds to go date six girls at once and stop a shoplifter the next day. Chikage here’s methods are so extreme that he even won’t beat up a scumbag too much if it’d make a woman upset, classic Durarara absurdity. Also for some reason Namie is the narrator for this one even though she’s barely in it and gives weird commentary the whole time. Also we start the episode with Izaya doing a tiktok about how the possibility of getting murdered by someone is usually low but never zero and his whole Dark Knight Joker speech about how humans are weird. Everyone in the Dollars chat is hanging out when Masaomi slips into Mikado’s DMs to tell him to be careful and shit because something’s brewing but this is Ikebukuro, something’s always brewing. Also a tiny girl tries to kill Shizuo but again, it’s Shizuo, so all it did was annoy him really, also Celty’s on a mission from the mob to find said tiny assassin girl and gets beheaded by a Russian Biker chick but she’s Celty so all that did was annoy her really.

#ooc #Toonami #Custom Toonami Block #Jojo's Bizarre Adventure #Inuyasha #Yu Yu Hakusho #Fate Zero #Bakemonogatari #Sailor Moon Crystal #Durarara!!

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