#toby/faust

[crafty705]

Starbreakers sours (sugar free!)

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Version w/o text etc below cut:

Base:

[beyblade-e]

Pretty much stolen from that one thing but what ever

[crystalkleure]

Doodling

[curedeity]

happy ace day to the boyfriends of all time! I forgot it was ace day, so finishing this sketch was the most I did. Im sorry, shading doesnt exist.

[artichow]

Toby sees a stranger in the reflection

[andro-dino]

“What had Faust once been? Someone loved, someone lost?”

fanart inspired by deity’s fic because it’s incredible and I have gone absolutely insane over it

[mic-check-stims]

Faust icons bc there are about 9 frames he looks half decent in

[orngbanana]

i think starbreaker should've had the chance to beat ziggurat with metal bats as a form of team bonding. just a lil bit.

[idontthinkimokaymentally]

Hello there Faust fans.

[crafty705]

“You either gotta live in NY or you’re 6ix9ine”

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Vest from this reel lmao

Sketch and ref photo below cut:

[beyblade-e]

feel like shit i just want her back

[mrcompass]

The Time Setting of Damian's Flashback

Some time ago, I encountered a discussion about Damian's uncertain age (a point I concur with), suggesting he might indeed be a child. This is a subject that seems to spark some debate (some websites state he is 16), so I wanted to try to sort this out. We know very little about Damian himself and even less about the true ages of the characters (though some can more easily be guesse). However, we have some material to work with. In episode 95, we saw a younger version of Damian with Ziggurat, who gave him a bey. This moment symbolized Damian's entry into the world of Beyblade. However, due to certain informations, the time setting might be much closer than we thought.

The Creation of the Arrangement System

"After studying those events, I decided to employ a more scientific approach when analyzing the power of Beys and perfected a method to maximize a Bey's potential through science: the arrangement system."

Dr. Ziggurat in Episode 87 (The Plot Thickens)

The events Ziggurat is referring to are mostly Ryuga's loss of control during the end of Battle Blader, as well as Doji "losing sight of the true goal." He clearly states to Ryuga that he created the arrangement system after Battle Blader. Some might argue that he was lying, but he previously stated his true goal (which would be verified later) to Ryuga, so he had no reason to lie about that.

This element doesn't outright give us the moment the flashback happened. However, it's possible to theorize that Damian didn't undergo the arrangement system before Battle Blader. This tournament is at most a year before the World Championship (although it's not precisely stated), but there's a window of time between Ginga's victory and Masamune's arrival in Japan. So, during Metal Fusion, he still had a normal appearance.

Damian's Physical Appearance

Although Damian's portrayal exhibits minor inconsistencies, fluctuating between childlike and late teenage appearances, his stature remains consistent. In the reminiscence, he appears significantly shorter than Ziggurat, aligning with his elbow. This proportion seems unchanged during the Spiral Force showcase, indicating minimal growth. Also, Damian has long legs (not visible in the flashback) compared to his body, which contribute to his diminished stature. This could indicate that he didn't age much between the two events and that they could be close in time.

Depending on the shot during the flashback, his features aren't as soft, and he doesn't seem so dissimilar from his past self (except for longer hair and more frowned eyes).

Another point I wanted to add is that the arrangement system (for the most compatible Blader like Faust and Damian at least) has a drastic effect on one's appearance: Toby's features become much harder, and his hair grew noticeably in a short amount of time (between the end of the World Championship and the Spiral Force event). Knowing that, it should be no surprise that Damian's appearance also underwent a similar impact because of the arrangement system.

Links with the plot.

To summarize: The arrangement system's creation occurred after Fusion, Damian's height remained constant from the flashback to the present, and the system has the capacity to modify physical features.

In addition, it is said multiple times that Damian only played Beyblade because of Ziggurat telling him to do it and his compatibility with the arrangement. According to what Ginga says (and sometimes Ginga understands people better than they understand themselves), Damian was asked to do Beyblade and then became a test subject for the arrangement.

"I see you really are just a victim in all of this. You did as you were told and took up Beyblade. Did as you were told and became some kind of lab rat test subject."

Ginga Hagane in episode 95 (Showdown! Gingka vs. Damian)

Damian only cared about Beyblade so long as he was the "chosen one," and that was what Ziggurat wanted. His mindset of playing and torturing people might have come from the fact that he gained seemingly unlimited power easily and rapidly. He never aimed at making an effort to become strong, so his only distraction in a fight is to put the opponent down while establishing a natural order: He is strong; the others are weak.

This mindset could hint that he never trained in a traditional sense, nor ever used his own strength alone. It is very well possible that after this scene, he went straight to the arrangement. Meaning that the Damian we see in the flashback could very well be Metal Fusion or even early Metal Masters Damian.

[curedeity]

Snippet from Ghost!Toby AU:

King: why the FUCK do you just have a ghost hanging around?!

Zeo: * prepares himself to explain tobys death and to not cry thank you very much *

Masamune: yeah well why dont YOU have a ghost following you around.

King: I dont... yknow... i dont know.

[artichow]

Toby: Sorry it took so long to bail you out of jail. King: No, it was our fault. Masamune: Yeah, we shouldn't have used our phone call to prank call the police station.

[qloof]

u didnt turn into a cat ??

[diasomniacs]

the normie potions come in handy when you don’t want to alter every single uniform you own to fit your wings & talons!

an OC of mine but for a specific verse where it was a past dorm leader. shoutout to despairing vacation <3