#super mecha teens

[smashpages]

Archie Comics has announced Archie & Friends: All Action, which features a story by  Daniel Kibblesmith and Ryan Jampole about that time Archie and his pals had to fight giant monsters in a mech suit. It arrives in stores April 5.

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#archie comics #daniel kibblesmith #super mecha teens #comics #comic books #ryan jampole #archie & friends: all action

[mobblespsycho100]

not my previous opinion on firefly coming to bite me in the ass JAHDJSHJD

#honestly her design is iconic #i think its the least fanservicey design hsr made so far #barring the child/younger teen characters' design obviously #firefly's design is still very gender and cute while being practical #also ofc Sam. is Sam. we love u sam. sam firefly. IHwdsjssjeheueb explodes #(for context i was previously unhappy with the fact that firefly and sam is one and the same) #(because i wanted a playable robot/mecha) #but kamen rider magical girl firefly who pilots / transform into huge metal warrior sam is so fun which i love #and the fact that firefly is canonically like . an biologically manipulated or engineered human #and is very much . older than a lot of our cast #first stellaron hunter (super cool) #the way her name signifies how her life is like #chefs kiss design #winx club looking ass splash art name title . thats a compliment btw #im very much looking forward to looking at her beautiful eyes up close . and also running around as a tall metal guy with fairy wings ahaha #kamen rider moment truly.... #also ppl saying its a clara svarog situation isnt getting it #clara and svarog are seperate characters just one in the gameplay #as svarog is claras robo dad/protector and just fights for her #honestly shouldve been clara & svarog like how topaz & numby are called that #but firefly is firefly. SAM is SAM. theyre one and the same #SAM is her alternate identity as a weapon and firefly is her true self #MAN.... #i think writing wise fireflys ''death'' was still not as hard hitting as possible #it was mostly shocking #which isnt bad writing #i still got attached to her #but when it was sad for trailblazer it just felt like a WTF WHAT. HUH moment for me #which kinda has like a disconnect #anyway im rambling too much

[cerastes]

Do not apologize for posting the unvarnished truth that is the gospel of Amuro Ray.

I am a firm believer in the idea that if Lalah's Newtype Ghost learned to give Amuro some GODDAMN PERSONAL SPACE ONCE IN A WHILE instead of getting up in his business every time he even thought of going into space, he probably would have been like... at least 10% less fucked up by the time Zeta Gundam rolls around.

Maybe.

He also 100% deserves to be a dad, if not in some kind of AU of the Beltorchika's Children timeline, then at the very least should get to be a surrogate father figure to other kid/teen mecha pilots in SRW games.

Lalah wanted to keep him fucked up for real, there's no other explanation.

SRW!Amuro is always heartwarming to me because he gets to hang out with a lot of people that ground the shit out of him, so you end up with the same Best Pilot Ever skills, but with a far, FAR happier personality that his usual "holding onto his last shreds of sanity with bloody splintered fingers" self. It's legitimately a miracle he never really snaps again after '79, but goodness, you can tell that he's trying his hardest, hence his freezing cold, silent, focused rage, that seething ardor that burns and consumes without making a ruckus.

My favorite parts of SRW!Amuro interactions are when he's just chilling with the mechanics and support staff of other shows and they are like "wait holy shit, why is this Super Ace Pilot so good at engineering and robotics?" that's his passion! That's what he actually loves and does! He just wants to build round little fellas, he just so happens to be Death Incarnate!

#penn inkwell #amuro ray #gundam

[softness-and-shattering]

So I put on this netflix show, in their tradition of being extremely obvious with names its called Mech Cadets, and its an alien-mecha human-pilot fight-the-giant-bug-aliens story. My first complaint is that the alien mechas are called Robo's. Wow exciting /sarcasm. Anyway thats totally forgiven because 1 the story actually makes choices and puts the characters through consequences instead of like hinting at oh it something bad gonna happen psych we dont have the guts for that. Its a kid/teen show so its not super dark but it follows through and goes the places it needs to.

2, and maybe most importantly, I gotta talk about the disability rep. There's four teens chosen by the alien mechs to be their drift-compatible pilots (I think im using that correctly? Im not super informed on the genre but I know some), and we see straight away that one of the guys has a prosthetic leg from the thigh down, and uses it as an example to tell the main protagonist, hey none of us are perfect we dont have to be perfect we just need to be human. The next episode the mechas are given human-designed weapons to fight with, and the disabled kid gets these flippy sticks I cant quite work out. One of them gets a staff, the other gets this glove for punching, story moves on. Then a bug-alien-antagonist gets into the teens dorm and while fighting it, the alien dismembers the guys prosthetic. He immediately grabs his crutches and goes to town on it with his crutches, and balancing on them to kick with his one good foot*. Then they disconnect the rest of the prosthetic and use its sharp edge to kill the alien. And then he just moves around on his crutches with no comment and Ill cut myself off there so I dont spoil the whole thing.

Except, a couple episodes later, Im watching him in the mech fighting and moving around, and I realise that his giant fuck-off monster attacking weapons ARE A PAIR OF CRUTCHES. Theyre his fucking WEAPONS. Thats cool as fuck!

#is it mech and not mecha and im making a fool of myself? I just cant quite bear to call them Robos im sorry #Mech Cadets #Theres more nice stuff about the disability rep but I want to leave some surprises for y'all when you watch it #The animation is ok theres one character who's face sometimes looks a bit plastic and moves a bit janky imho but otherwise its alright #I also definitely want more about the robos as people because theyre intelligent but theyre also a bit treated like machines #and not sentient beings #but they clearly are sentient #theres definitely themes happening about how alive they are but its not properly dug into yet. if they get a second season I definitely wan #more on them #like why did they just show up to earth to partner with people and fight the bug aliens? where are they from? whats their motivation? #but in a I want more world building way not in a wow this is shit world building way #anyway #mine #disability rep #disability representation #its got some really fun vibes #*his one foot. he doesnt have a good foot and a bad foot he just has a foot. getting him mixed in my head with Kaz Brekker and his cane

[sinisterstyle]

NEW INFO ON THE SERIES

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BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon and Mattel today revealed a sneak peek clip and official key art for the original animated series Monster High, which will premiere in the U.S. on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The comedy-adventure series following the teenage children of famous monsters will also debut in Canada, the UK and Australia later this year on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, and in additional international territories in 2023.

Also announced today is an all-star lineup of additional voice talent:

Ken Marino (Reno 911!) as Dracula – Dracula is about 4,000 years old and Draculaura's dad. He wants to be a good father but does not always have the necessary tools for the job.

Felicia Day (Mystery Science Theater 3000) as Ghoulia Yelps – Curious, clever, and with ultra-fast fingers, Ghoulia is a zombie and the top gamer at Monster High.

Valeria Rodriquez (The Valley of Tears) as Spectra Vondergeist – This ghostly girl makes up for her translucent appearance by being super chatty. She just wants to be seen!

Scott Menville (Teen Titans Go!) as Romulus – Romulus is the current head of the were pack at Monster High, though he's still got a bit of learning and growing to do.

Cole Massie (Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers) as Finnegan Wake – Charming and chill, Finnegan is a merman who uses a wheelchair to get around on land. He has a beautiful singing voice, just like his aunties, the sirens.

Victoria T Washington (Dropouts) as Howleen – Howleen is a natural leader who values integrity over the pack mindset and always speaks her mind.

Jordan R. Coleman (A Million Little Things) as Manny Taur – Big, bull-headed Manny looks like a brute, but he's the gentlest kid at school. With his penchant for solving puzzles, he's one of the only students that can compete with Draculaura for honors as a top student.

Krystina Alabado (Sesame Street Mecha Builders) as Nefera De Nile – Nefera is the mummy who has it all – beauty, popularity, royalty, and a heart of gold (literally, she dipped her heart in gold and keeps it in a jar).

The all-new series (26 episodes) follows Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Frankie Stein, and Deuce Gorgon, as they discover who they are, embrace their differences, and learn to be fierce and fearless at the one place they all belong: Monster High.

#monster high #g3 cartoon

[generic-anime-boy-bracket]

Round 1, Group B: Matchup 2

Sunny vs Shinji Ikari

Reasons for being generic + Propaganda below

Sunny

Reasons:

-Straight black hair -Blank stare -Doesn't speak -Simple, boring clothing

He's just, like, a teen who lives in a small town. 

Look at him

look at him. look at him. hes a generic asian boy with black hair and eyes. he wears khaki shorts and black and white collared shirts. hes just a fucking dude. he plays the violin and that's the only remarkable thing about him from a glance hooollyfuck my keyboard sounds so nice when i type jddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 

Propaganda:

Traumatized 16 year old disassociates the most fun jrpg ever for 4 years

Shinji Ikari

Reasons:

- Messy black hair - Whiny - Has a tsundere friend - "Friend" - Wears the most boring fucking clothing

Normcore king. He is just A Guy. He’s the first character I thought of when I saw your intro post. 

Most normal kid with depression and abandonment issues ever (and I say this very lovingly). His hair is brown and short with generic bangs, his eyes are brown. Literally just some guy (before the horrors (tm)) His default outfit is black shirt, white dressing shirt, black pants, white shoes (which is also his school uniform)

He just wants to go to high school, have weird feelings about girls, and brood about his relationship with his father. He does not want to get in the fucking robot

He’s a teenager with short black hair and a button up top and uniform pants. Given the iconic status of NGE, I wouldn’t be surprised if Shinji’s design served as a basis for every generic modern mecha/isekai series to come after.

Propaganda:

Your honor, he's so dislikable

He deserves a win after going through the horrors(tm). I know a lot of people don't like Shinji BECAUSE he's "too generic/depressed to be a main character" but if anything that should make him win. He's my blorbo ok? He was literally just some guy who one day got the fate of the world in his hands out of nowhere and when he reasonably is like "yo I'm like super depressed, this is only making me more mentally ill than I already was" everyone goes "ok, pussy much? Call the wambulance" and I think he deserved better. Also he's gay (or at the very least bisexual), so like diversity win. Let him win. Also if he wins we can all say "Congratulations, Shinji" like in the anime

One of the classic 90s anime everymen

Roasts of his design aside, Shinji is a genuinely great and fascinating protagonist. His struggles with depression, identity, self worth and hedgehogs dilemma are compelling to watch and, for a then socially anxious teenage me, were at times crushingly relatable. He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but he still has a place in my heart.

#generic anime boy bracket #omori sunny #omori #shinji ikari #ikari shinji #neon genesis evangelion #nge shinji #nge

[thotpuppy]

✨Bidding Now Open!✨

I'm a bit late in making a promo post, but I just wanted to share with you that I'm offering both a Teen Wolf fanfic AND any fandom fanart for @fandomtrumpshate this year! It's my first year participating. I think it's a really cool project, and I'm really happy to be a part of it. (:

My Offers:

(long post including art examples)

DoughritoArt Auction #1 (^ click to see listing!) Organizations this auction benefits: Bidder's choice of any of the listed groups (See full list.) Type of fanwork: Fan art Subtype(s): Banner, Book cover, Drawing/painting/etc., Photo manip Fandom(s): Any Length/scope: Minimum bid is $10 for simple edit, eBook cover, or plain illustration. $20+ full book layout or more complex illustration. $40+ willing to do complex painterly illustrations. Basically, the more you donate, the more complex and detailed the result. Fan art details: High Resolution/print quality Illustration, Banner, or Book Cover. Willing to do full sleeve book cover (Cover, Spine, and Back [including text]) as well. Comfortable with Edits or Illustration, capable of using commercial use assets, happy to discuss specifics. Especially interested in: I am particularly fond of stories involving queer romance, trans characters, and occult imagery. I am fond of both historical and modern fantasy. I really enjoy working with Original stories, but I also like 'underrepresented' fandoms, older fandoms, and superhero media. Unwilling to address: No extreme gore (i.e. Splatterpunk), no graphic horror (mild horror is okay), not super fond of extreme musculature. Struggle with illustrating of anthropomorphism, mecha/machinery, scantily clad/nude women. Other notes: I would like to have a very direct communication with the bidder. I want to make sure I am able to tailor your art to exactly what you want. I would like a lot of input at the initial stage, so I have a good idea of what direction to go (i.e. illustration vs edit and what subject matter), and I would like feedback when presented with multiple options. Special interests: Poly ships, Canonically trans or nonbinary characters, Trans or nonbinary interpretations of canon characters

ThePurebloodPrat Auction #1 (^ click to see listing!) Organizations this auction benefits: Bidder's choice of any of the listed groups (See full list.) Type of fanwork: Written fanwork Subtype(s): fan fiction (new) Fandom(s): Teen Wolf Highest rating: E Length/scope: Depends how much the bidder contributes. Bidding starts at $5 for 2k+ words. Every $5 adds 5k words, i.e. $10 = 7k, $15=12k. Maximum word count minimum is 25k. Minimum Bid: $5 Especially interested in: I am most interested in Sterek, Stackson, Scallison+Stiles, Jydia+Stiles, or other main MLM pairings. I am very open to poly ships. I enjoy some dark themes, but typically prefer to write main pairings in healthier relationships while the dark elements are external in longer plotfics, I don't mind the main pairing featuring dark themes from a kink-oriented perspective. (i.e. if you'd like 5k of a character getting nonconned, I'm cool, but 20k of yandere!character stalking their partner, I am less cool.) I enjoy transmasc characters. fave tropes: creature!Stiles (werewolf, raven shifter, vampire, otherwise supernatural), magic!Stiles, mpreg, Omegaverse, canon divergent, med.fantasy, college au fave characters: Stiles, Derek, Jackson, Lydia, Peter, Erica, Isaac, Allison, Scott, Parrish, Finstock, Sheriff, Boyd, Liam, Corey, Danny I enjoy writing complicated people and complex relationships. I enjoy creative world building. I tend to write very introspectively. Noncon, underage: OK Unwilling to address: Not super into Bad!characters, but willing within reason. No Scat, no bugs, no necrophilia, no Major Character Death, no genderbending. Less extreme, I am less fond of: All human/no wolves AU, Post Apocalyptic AU, Time travel Other notes: I would like to have a consistent communicative relationship. I tend to go weeks without working on something and then binge write a whole huge chunk at once. I would love to be able to shoot a few ideas at you randomly and have you respond in a day or two, to make sure you like the direction I'm going. Special interests: Poly ships, Trans or nonbinary interpretations of canon characters

Here are a few examples of cover art and illustrations I've done:

#teen wolf #sterek #stiles stilinski #stackson #fth 2024 #fanart #digital art #steter

[dougtheintern]

hey guys im thinking of a spiderverse dndads teens au.

SCARY/SPIDERLOCK a goth punk seeker of darkness that is practically a warlock. but only lame-os call her spiderlock— she prefers to go by her alias, Scary. she gained her supes cool spider powers by letting herself be tested on by some dr. asshole stampler in a lab coat. except now she like, has to save the city from villains. TOTES LAME. she’s a scene queen in 2003 and is the bitchiest spider person around

but Terri Marlowe is a snarky blonde teenaged girl who still plays soccer— just with a scowl. Her mom is married to some asshole ALSO named Terry and he just doesn’t get her!!!!!! UGH!

CHAINLINC/ SPIDERLINC is a big-city big-heart boy. it’s 2023 and lord, everyone needs saving! so he goes around and saves people as best as he can. usually he attempts to kill villains with kindness, but that mean roundhouse kick can kill them in a different way. he was born into a long line of spider-people, and continues the chain. (hence, his name). his city is never without a hero!

but Lincoln Li Wilson is just some sissy with 2 dads and a hero complex, that is surprisingly good at soccer. His dad Grant hides some killer secrets— but he does too.

SPIDER-KUN is a mecha-hero! he’s always around and in the year 2053, he needs to be! he’s japanese inspired and never is without a manga on the side, just incase the fight is boring! he was bitten by a radioactive spider, and knew that he had to fulfill his ANIME DESTINY to be a HERO.

but Taylor Swift (not that one) is just a lame kid who likes anime and manga just a bit too much— he has confusing lineage, but a kick-ass mom who voices dubs like no other. Taylor likes to imagine he’s popular, with a cool group of friends, but really… he’s not.

SPIDEY THE SPIDER is a super fun mascot that helps his suburban town in 1993 from strange monsters that plague the streets due to a nuclear plant just out of reach! he’s the school mascot-turned hero, and everyone adores him!

but Normally Oak Swallows Garcia is anything but. He’s the actual mascot, but everyone says that he should quit, since whoever is behind the mask is, like, way cooler anyways. But his boyfriend, Hermie Unworthy, from his rival school, will always encourage his dreams

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i have their villains and a half-baked plot in mind if u wanna know more… tell me

#spiderman into the spiderverse #into the spider verse #across the spiderverse #spiderman across the spiderverse #dndads #dungeons and daddies #dungeons and dads #dndads s2 #dungeons and daddies s2 #normal oak swallows garcia #lincoln li wilson #scary marlowe #taylor swift not that one

[onedegreeofsoniccomics]

Archie & Friends: All Action: "Archie's Super Mecha Teens"

Cover Credits

Pencils/Inks: Ryan Jampole

Colors: Rosario "Tito" Peña

Story Credits

Writer: Daniel Kibblesmith

Pencils/Inks: Ryan Jampole

Colors: Glenn Whitmore

Color Finishes: Rosario "Tito" Peña

Letters: Jack Morelli

Editorial Team

Editors: Jamie Lee Rotante, Vincent Lovallo, & Stephen Oswald

#Archie Comics #Archie Andrews #Betty Cooper #Veronical Lodge #Jughead Jones #Principal Weatherbee #Kevin Keller #Harper Lodge #Raj Patel #Dilton Doiley #Cheryl Blossom #Jason Blossom #Ryan Jampole #Rosario “Tito” Peña #Daniel Kibblesmith #Glenn Whitmore #Jack Morelli #Jamie Le Rotante #Vincent Lovallo #Stephen Oswald #2023 #Archie Sonic Contributors #IDW Sonic Contributors

[aboutzatanna]

Meet Zachary Zatara! Zatanna’s Cousin

  I’ve covered Zatanna’s mother, father and now to complete my series of posts on the pairing, lets look at Zachary Zatara.   

Zachary is a magician just like Zatanna, making her one of the few female heroes with a male side kick. He was also a member of the Teen Titans during Geoff Johns run which the YJ show draws heavily from. 

I’ve included a recommended reading guide for him at the very end of the post including some lesser known, obscure stories so do check that out if you’re interested in wanting to read more about him.   

The inspiration for Zachary goes back to writer Mark Waid and artist Alex Ross Kingdom Come OGN.  KC was seminal back in the day and had a huge influence on the DCU both positive and negative. 

A big part of KC were the children of various superheroes and super villains whom Superman, freshly out of retirement, recruits into his new super powered army in order to fix a world ravaged by out of control anti heroes like Magog. 

One of them was John Zatara, the son of Zatanna and Constantine (the latter of whom was walled off from the rest of the DCU at the time). It’s not known what happened to Zatanna and Constantine in the KC timeline, Zatara being their kid was only revealed in the back of the Absolute edition of Kingdom Come.  

Zatara barely had a speaking role in the OGN, here is a couple of scenes where he shows up in:  

He also showed up as a supporting character in ‘Kingdom Come: The Offspring’ one shot by Mark Waid and Frank Quietly which focused on Plastic Man’s son Earnie a.k..a ‘Offspring’ where it was mentioned that he was dating Avia, the daughter of Scott Free and Big Barda. 

Also note that all of his dialogue was written backwards throughout the whole comic even during normal every day conversations: 

He also appeared as a background character in The Kingdom Special  as one of the many heroes trying to protect Superman and Wonder Woman’s kid from Magog.  

Given these minor appearances it’s really hard to get a feel of Zatara’s personality here. One gets the impression that Avia is the assertive one in their relationship whilst Zatara is the passive one. And...this is just my speculation here, but I think KC Zatara might be autistic or at least, on the spectrum.    

After  KC’s monumental success, DC began incorporating elements from KC into it’s main universe, and just to give you an idea of how immense and influential KC is and continues to be:

(feel free to skip past these bullet points if you’re not interested in KC’s influence) 

- Maxine Hunkel, Magog, Jai and Iris West first appeared in KC then later in the main DCU.   

-The concept of a Blue Beetle who wore mecha armor ended up becoming Jaime Reyes. 

-It also popularized the idea of Bruce and Talia having a son. The idea originated from ‘Son of the Demon’ where we first see their infant child given up for adoption. Then in KC we see him grown up and named ‘Ibn Al Xuffasch’ and later incorporated into the comics in the form of Damian Wayne. Xuffasch also had a romance with Nightstar (Dick and Kory’s kid) much to Dick’s chagrin. 

-Alan Scott’s GL armor was introduced in KC that later appeared in the main universe. 

-WW’s golden eagle armor which has appeared in both the main universe and in WW84, her being the one Trinity member being willing to kill in the series which also directly paved the way for Rucka’s Sacrifice arc in which she killed Maxwell Lord. Granted she killed once during Perez’s run but the context of how it happened in Sacrifice directly pertains to KC. This lead to the false perception of Diana being a blood thirsty warrior and her thus her characterization in early Nu52 era.      

-KC Superman even showed  up in the main universe and even talking to Diana about how the main universe was turning similar to his.   

-The concept of Diana being exiled from Themyscira. In KC universe she was exiled because of her failure to change Man’s World. In JLU, 2017 Wonder Woman and Bloodlines DTV movie, her being exiled would be incorporated into her origin story instead (not for the better, if you ask me). In the Golden Age, Post Crisis and Rebirth versions, she left voluntarily with the blessings of her mother and sisters and was later able to reunite with them.    

-Even the core concept of the Infinite Crisis event of older heroes trying to impose a nostalgic outdated view of heroism on a world they deemed too dark and cynical was clearly inspired by KC.

-JLU’s Cadmus arc and the paranoia about Superman turning the JL into a super powered army, the fight with Captain Marvel on the show, things turning out for the worst despite Superman’s best intentions and Batman disproving of Superman sentencing criminals to the Phantom Zone felt like they were directly drawn from KC.   

-CW’s version of Crisis on Infinite Earths where Brandon Routh’s Superman had a costume similar to KC Superman and even has elements of his backstory like Lois, Perry and his co workers being killed by a gas attack from the Joker.  

-Even CBR exists because of KC since the site started off as a fansite for Kingdom Come before turning into a forum and later a comic book news site. So yeah, good and bad influences on the DCU all round.   

1/3 Zachary Meets Infinity Inc & Black Adam

Anyway, back to Zachary Zatara, he first debuted in Teen Titans  Vol 3 #34 and was created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniels.   Although his first published appearance was in Teen Titans, his first chronological appearance would have been in 52; a weekly series which covered the gap year in which Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman were inactive and other heroes were filling in for them.  

Zachary showed up in 52 #21 as part of the Teen Titans team investigating the new Infinity Inc (a group of kids given super powers by Luthor).  

Note that’s not Big Barda. That’s Little Barda. A New God who takes after Barda and clearly based off of Avia.

Zach gets off on the wrong foot with one of the Infinity Inc members:  

Later, in the issue,  one of the Infinity Inc members was killed in battle (thanks to Luthor’s machinations) and Zach and Little Barda are seen at the funeral: 

Note that Zach is associated with Raven.  

Later in 52 #32 Zachary is among the crowds of young heroes gathered to fight Black Adam (he’s right next to the Superboy statues palm):

Among them is also a young, costumed Eddie Bloomberg aka Kid Devil whom we will see will be an important character for Zachary:

In World War III #3  we get a small glimpse of Zachary fighting Black Adam as well as Raven reacting to him getting hurt (these two always had a connection):   

And finally in the 52 #50  we see Zachary working with Zatanna and several other mages attempting to stop the rampaging Black Adam with the help of Billy Batson:   

Zatanna and Zachary don’t share any dialogue with each other in the issue but it’s cool to see them working together as well as seeing Zatanna and Billy effectively leading the magical side of the DCU and I love that it’s Billy who figured out how to defeat Black Adam.     

2/3 Zachary & Eddie + The Teen Titans

Zachary would make single panel appearances in Teen Titans #34-38, they were from bits and pieces from Cyborg’s recordings from when he was in a coma. The ‘present’ day of these issues were set the year after the events of 52  Zach complains about Raven’s powers affecting him and we also get hints of his personality:  

So Raven has gone missing and in between fighting super villains, the Titans go on search for her which leads them to meet Zachary.   

Zachary finally gets the spotlight in Teen Titans #39 in which we are also introduced to his assistant, Bunny and he and the Titans don’t really get along:  

We also learn from Cyborg that his powers were only awakened recently after the events of Days of Vengeance (long story short; Spectre went crazy, Nabu died, magic died and was reborn):    

Zachary is kind of snobbish, arrogant and rude but they are also a way for him to hide his insecurities and fears. 

As you can see he also has history with Kid Devil/Eddie Bloomberg and we finally learn about their history and Zachary’s role in Eddie’s transformation from the kid in the suit you saw in 52 to the humanoid devil in present day in Teen Titans #42.   

So, Eddie is a huge of Blue Devil aka Dan Cassidy and idolizes him much to the latter’s chagrin , this leads to him wanting to get powers just like BD. One day he gets a strange mystical candle from a stranger which he takes to Zachary for consultation:

So despite Zach’s warning, Eddie goes through with the deal and to no one’s surprise, his trust in Blue Devil is in fact broken, when Eddie learns that Blue Devil was indirectly responsible for his Aunt’s death.  (Long story short: Neron promised him a way to return to being BD if Daniel blew up a power plant, the latter did but the feed back ended up killing Eddie’s aunt who was miles away. Dan Cassidy kept it a secret until Eddie confronted him about it).   

So yeah,  Eddie is pretty much damned now but Zach tries to console him the best way he can, in Teen Titans #56:

This era of Teen Titans was heavily dependent on making the Titans into a Junior Justice League. Along with Zachary, this run also introduced Miss Martian and reinvented Superboy/Connor from a fun loving Booster Gold style glory hound to the angsty black t-shirt wearing Superboy we know today and Cassie Sandsmark from the tomboyish fangirl to the cheerleader archetype. Instead of a stand alone squad the Titans were now tutored by older heroes, at least initially.   Suffice to say, this run had a huge influence on the Young Justice show.  

As for the run itself, I wasn’t a fan of how Robin, Wonder Girl and the Wonder Twins were written. Especially under Sean McKeever post Infinite Crisis (though tbf he faced a lot of editorial hurdles) but the Eddie/Zachary stuff was a highlight for me personally. 

Side note, Teen Titans #52 also gave us a peek at a possible future version of Zachary, you can tell he is evil because he has a goatee:

Zach also showed up in Tim Drake’s Robin series (Robin vol 2 #166)  to help him out with some bad guys: 

There are so many dark haired caucasian costumed guys around, especially in Gotham that even the villains get confused.

There are some interesting parallels between Zachary and Donna Troy. They’re both the side kicks of female heroes, both of them debuted in a title that didn’t star said female hero and they operated independently for a while before actually getting to interacting with their female mentor.   

Despite Zachary being a ‘part time’ Titan, he would show up in the 6 issue Terror Titans mini in which the Titans took on Clock King who was running a meta human fight ring.  Zachary and the Titans were captured and mind controlled to participate in the tournament and somehow Zach lost to Terra in a straight up fight:  

 (I call bull shit, maybe he threw the fight) 

Also Zach being emotional about Kid Devil is what got him caught in the first place: 

Meanwhile, in the main Teen Titans Eddie has managed to beat his curse and returned to normal human form.  

Then in the follow up in Teen Titans #69,  he harshly turned down Wonder Girl’s offer for Zach and other teens held prisoner by the Clock King to train with the Titans.    

His next appearance in the Titans would be part of a back up title called Coven of Three which ran from Teen Titans #84-87.  The series starred Zachary Zatara, Traci 13 and Black Alice in which the Demon’s Three trapped them in a world that brought their deepest desires to life. All of it as part of a gambit to escape their imprisonment and threaten the world again.  

The series begins by showing Zach in the least flattering light as possible: 

Then drops this reveal on us when Zach’s dream world is shown:  

Yes, he had a girlfriend with unborn twins who died untimely deaths. How old is this kid anyway? Was it a teen pregnancy? Does Zatanna know? This is one of the many plot threads that could have been addressed in the Zatanna ongoing were it not for it’s untimely cancellation and the 52 reboot.    

Traci 13′s dream is a world where she is worshiped as a Goddess and Black Alice’s dream was a world where her parents were alive and they had a normal family unit. Of the three, she was the most reluctant to give up her wish. It made things more complicated because undoing the spell required the consent of all three individuals.  Zachary and Traci have relatively normal, stable lives to return to, Alice doesn’t.    

We also got this interesting scene showing the difference between a book worm mage and someone who has natural abilities but never studied actual theory:  

Zach also brings up Eddie again and he gets a moment with Kate (his dead gf) before helping Traci undo the spell:

The three managed to undo the spell and even agree to become teammates:  

But there is a twist at the end where we learn that oops, even though they ‘won’, it was all still a ruse on the Demon’s parts as they’re still playing right into the demon’s hands:

The ending also flips our view of the character. Zachary, whom in the beginning was kind of a jerk, ends up with the most sympathetic motivation of wanting to use magic to bring back his dead girlfriend and unborn child. Black Alice ends up more or less at the same spot she started in. Meanwhile, it looks like Traci 13 is on the path of actually bringing her dreams of being a goddess to reality as she keeps one of the magical items used to trap the Demons Three for herself.     

On the YJ cartoon, I wasn’t a fan of Mary being the corrupted one for various reasons. But given Traci’s characterization here, I would have rather she had been the one corrupted by power.  

It’s a neat twist and I’m disappointed that there hasn’t been any follow up to it.  Especially the part about Zach’s dead girlfriend. Zatanna and Diana need to have a talk about their respective side kicks going through all sorts of trauma in stories without either of them getting involved.  

NGL, I still find weird that the Young Justice show, which draws heavily from Geoff Johns era of Titans decided to deage Zatanna and put her on Dick’s team instead of using Zachary, who was already associated with the Titans. Plus it’s rare for a female hero to have a male side kick. But then, if Zatanna was with the adults on YJ, we’ll probably see even less of her.     

2/3 Zachary & Superman: World of New Krypton Era 

Sometime after his first appearance in Teen Titans, Zachary later showed up  in Superman #680 in which Superman fought the mythological Atlas and was getting his ass beat.   Supes realized that he needed help so he went to a magic show Zatanna was meant to headline but instead met Zachary there and the two got off to a rough start: 

I’ve mentioned this story in another post but lets cut to the chase; Supes is a little abrasive here but lets cut him some slack, the Man of Steel was forced to leave his dog to fight his battles for him.

After getting a super charge from Zachary, Supes managed to beat Atlas but he wanted everyone to credit Krypto instead.

Zachary would have a minor role during the ‘World of New Krypton’ era of Superman comics. This was imo, the most interesting era of Superman comics which was kicked off when Superman rescued the shrunken bottled city of Kandor and restored it to full size on.......earth. So now the inhabitants on earth are neighbors with a thousands of Kryptonians and not all of them are as nice as Superman.

This event was like a tide for the Superman books and supporting cast, I can’t think of another era (besides maybe Death of Superman) that elevated supporting characters like Supergirl, Guardian, Dr Light/Kimiyo Hoshi, Captain Atom while also reviving Silver Age characters like Mon-El, Flamebird and Nightwing/Chris Kent (hey, remember him? he was the proto Jon Kent).    

Zachary and Zatanna appeared in Action Comics #873 along with the ‘Sentinel of Magic’ where they cast a spell to ward off a group of hostile Kryptonians and we also get a peek of Zatanna mentoring Zachary:   

The Zatara’s and the Marvel Family should team up more, imo. Plus it’s cool to see them doing combos and this is a great follow up from their appearance in 52. Their team work is better here and they’re doing combos now.   

In Superman #690, Zachary is meeting one of his stage hands who has something important to tell him when they are suddenly interrupted by Parasite:   

Mark Merlin is an old Golden Age character, the writer, James Robinson (who also wrote Starman) is a huge fan of Golden Age characters.   

I’m normally not a fan of jerkass protagonists but Zachary is a little different. His arrogance and aloofness serves as a mask to hide his insecurities and cowardiance. Plus you know Zee would whoop his ass if he really crossed the line.   

In a sudden twist though, we learn in Superman #692 that the man Zachary was talking to was not Mark Merlin, but Mirabai; a sorceress who agreed to become an ally for General Sam Lane in his anti-Kryptonian war in exchange for him loaning her a brainwashed Captain Atom so she can rule her realm (called the Sorcerers World) with an iron fist.   

Zachary appeared in the Captain Atom back up series in Action Comics that ran from Action Comics #879-889. Zachary appeared in #887-889 as an unwitting slave to MIrabai. He doesn’t really get to do much here, the story is centered on Captain Atom who has managed to break out of the Mirabai’s mind control and joined the rebels to help them over throw Mirabai.  

He succeeds only to find out that one of his ally’s was actually the wizard Mordru (I’ve mentioned him before in relation to Dr Fate) in disguise who quickly banished Zachary back to the mortal world:  

But he is friendly with Captain Atom, telling him that the latter could come back to his realm at any time.    

This issue also came with preview pages for Zatanna’s solo series by Paul Dini and Stephane Roux which is where we meet Zachary next:   

Side note: Mirabai would make a good foe for Zachary and by extension Zatanna (’nobody enslaves my cousin!’).   

3/3 Zachary & Zatanna

Finally, when Zatanna’s own ongoing was launched in 2010, we finally got to see what their relationship was like.

Zachary showed up in Zatanna #04-06 written by Paul Dini and we finally get a little backstory on them including this flashback showing a teenage Zatanna teaching a young Zachary:   

Zatanna promises to show up for Zachary’ next show but fails because an evil casino owner who made a deal with a literal demon hypnotizes her to marry him so he can sell her soul in exchange for immortality.    

Zachary is at first, pissed when Zatanna doesn’t show up...

  but ends up helping  her escape from the evil casino owner while also bickering like siblings:     

The issue walks a fine line between not rendering Zatanna a damsel in distress, giving her agency in saving herself while also allowing Zachary to contribute to the story. 

At the end, she finally does manage to make it to one of his performances:  

He showed up next in Zatanna #14  written by Adam Beechen which starts out with Zatanna chewing him out for screwing up a joint performance:   

Zach, predictably doesn’t listen and ends up getting into trouble which his cousin had to bail him out of:   

Part of what makes the Zatanna/Zachary dynamic so fun is that both Zatanna and her father are often portrayed as heroic and selfless (even if they have some morally gray moments at times) but Zach is more self absorbed and arrogant which forces Zatanna to be more up front in dealing with her side kick.  It also gives Zach a character arc; his hubris is a cover for his cowrdiance and insecruities thus his story arc is one about overcoming them to become a better person.   

They also worked together during the Reign In Hell event which is set sometime before Zatanna’s series, I’m posting this here because I found Zach’s impudence here to be hilarious: 

You know you done fucked up when even Jason Blood is horrified.   

Post Nu52, Zachary disappeared but he did show up in Raven: Daughter of Darkenss, a 12 issue limited series by Marv Wolfman as part of the Nightforce:   

I haven’t read it yet and it’s the kind of thing that deserves it’s own separate post anyway.  

Finally, in 2021, a Suicide Squad book was among the titles in DC’s Round Roubin (basically, vote for whichever title you want to read the most otherwise it won’t see the light of day) with Zachary on the roster. The title never made it past the rounds and was never published but we did get some preview pages, Zach screwed up royally and has to work with the Squad to make up for it:   

Thank god this was never published, all I can imagine is Zatanna downing a whole bottle of alcohol and screaming after hearing this.   

That’s about it for his major appearances to this date. Now for some FAQ’s before wrapping this up and also check out the Recommended Reading List at the very bottom: 

Who Are His Parents?  

Zachary’s parents have never appeared on panel and has never been mentioned.  Sure, in Earth-22 Kingdom Come universe, ‘John Zatara’ is the son of Zatanna and John Constantine but as you can see there are differences between ‘John Zatara’ and the ‘Zachary Zatara’ here.       

Zatanna having an adult son either in the Pre Nu52 universe or the Rebirth timeline doesn’t make much sense timeline wise unless you go down the path of convoluted retcons involving aged up magical babies and false memories ala Pre Crisis Dinah Laurel Lance. You also have to consider the flashbacks showing teen Zatanna training kid Zachary, how they interact like cousins/siblings instead of mother/son and they refer to each other as cousins even when they are by themselves. .

That said, there is no indication in Giovanni’s backstory of him having any siblings either but not enough to completely rule out the possibility either. It’s possible that he had an estranged brother or Giovanni himself became distant from his own family or he had an uncle and Zachary is his cousin first removed.

Also, this is just my opinion, but I can’t really see Zatanna as a mom. Even with characters like I like seeing her dating (whether it’s Blue Devil, Joshua, Batman, sometimes Dick Grayson).  I can see Wonder Woman, Mera, Big Barda and Catwoman being mothers but never got that vibe from Zee. Sure she’s great with kids but I never got the ‘mom’ vibe from her character. She always struck me as a Helen Mirren type who would remain childless but fulfilled even into her old age.   

I have a few guesses as to who his parents could be in the pre Nu52 timeline:  

-Fulcanelli. A minor character that appeared in Fate #10 (click here for more). Zatanna initially introduces him as a friend of her fathers. He’s an alchemist who is burdened with the cost of magic. At the climax of the issue, right before he is turned into a gold statue, Zatanna calls him uncle while in turn he calls her niece.  Whether it was just an affectionate term, like she thought of him as an uncle despite not being related or if they were actually blood related was never clarified. Plus Zatanna has referred to people she isn’t blood related to as uncles or aunts, like the time she called Rose Psychic her Aunt during Reign In Hell.  

But suppose Fulcanelli and Zatara’s were blood related, Zachary’s father being an alchemist could explain why his power doesn’t work on anything organic.   

-Giovanni himself. 

Which would make Zatanna and Zachary into siblings as well which also fits their banter in the comic books. My theory in this case is that they share the same father but different mothers.  Giovanni has been associated with multiple women, both romantically and non romantically; Madame Xanadu, Charity from Starman and Tigress. He was smitten by Madame Xanadu and outright said he wanted to make babies with her but the latter turned him down since she was aware of his future. Their relationship never moved beyond friends with benefits but it would be interesting if she ever did take up on his offer after Sindella’s first death. 

The other option would be Tigress; the classic enemy-to-lovers trope. Tigress was a thief and a normal human who was Zatara’s main nemesis and sometimes-ally during the Golden Age. There are no stories where their relationship turned romantic but imagine if it did at some point but for whatever reason it didn’t work out, they divorced and Tigress had custody of Zachary. The flashback of teen Zatanna training a young Zachary could have taken place during brief visitations. It also fits Zachary’s stated origin that his powers were only awakened after the events of Days of Vengeance, especially if one or both of his parents are human.  It also explains Zatanna telling Flash that she doesn’t have a family in JLA: Crisis of Conscience, technically she wasn’t lying as this scenario involves Tigress separating herself from the Zataras. But then Zach got his powers and started following in his father’s footsteps and the two started to bond again. It also contextualizes Zachary’s ego; he is trying to reject his mother’s villainous roots and trying to embrace his father’s heroic side. 

Still, this is just what my speculation.  

Who knows what Johns, Robinson and Dini had actually planned though.  Maybe they were intending for him to be Zatanna and Constantine’s son and had a convoluted explanation involving wizards and genies and time travel involved.   

Is Zachary Queer? 

Zach has never been confirmed to be queer but I noticed that he does have a queer fanbase and his close friendship with Kid Devil aka Eddie Bloomberg can be interpreted as such. They just have that vibe to them.  He also does have a relationship with Bunny, his stage assistant but that could just mean he is either bi sexual or polysexual.  Folks are free to interpret him however they like.  

I’m supportive of the head canon that Zachary is queer and him being in a relationship with Eddie totally works.   

I hope Zachary returns one day. He would be perfect for JLD and I love his dynamic with Zee and an appearance there is long over due.  

Litnu txen emit! 

Recommended Reading

-52:  #21, #50  (also World War III #3)

-Teen Titans Vol 3:   #34-38, #39, #42, #52, #69 (after Terror Titans) 

-Terror Titans #1-6

-Robin Vol 2 #166

-Teen Titans #83-87. Coven of Three back up with Zachary, Traci 13 and Black Alice.  

-Superman #680,  #683 (which is followed up in Action Comics #873), #687    

-Superman #690 followed by #692 and the rest of the story is picked up in  Action Comics #887-889 Captain Atom back up.   

-Zatanna #4-6 and #14.  

-Raven: Daughter of Darkness #1-12  

If there is anything you would like me to add or remove, let me know.

#zatanna zatara #zatanna #zachary zatara #kid devil #eddie bloomberg #blue devil #daniel cassidy #raven #rachel roth #raven dc #teen titans #young justice #robin #tim drake #kingdom come #avia #new gods #scott free #big barda #black adam #billy batson #neron #superman #clark kent

[dirtyriver]

Preview of "Archie's Super Mecha Teens" in Archie & Friends: All Action, written by Daniel Kibblesmith, interior art & cover by Ryan Jampole

#Comics #Archie #Mecha #Betty and Veronica #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Cheryl Blossom #Jason Blossom #Archie Andrews #Not #Pacific Rim #Ryan Jampole

[parrotwatcher]

(All) Can I ask where the idea of your games come from (when did you have them and if there was a specific inspiration)?

Honestly, it's hard to really say where inspiration comes from. Part of The One Chosen (for example) comes from a discussion I had with a friend about a world where everything runs on the concept of Destiny, what would happen if someone was born without any Destiny? Later on, this kind of idea became "what if the Chosen One was accidentally replaced by someone without a Destiny?" And the story grew from there.

Meanwhile, Totem Force is one of my oldest story ideas, with its initial roots back when I was a teenager: the story of four or five teens who discovered an alien spaceship that (for some reason) looked like a giant skull... (yes, this initial version would also inspire the show-within-a-show, Super Awesome Magic Anime Battle Team!) Later on, it got far more anime-inspired, taking inspiration from both mecha and 'mon animes to become the story it is now. (Ironically, the Power Rangers/Super Sentai aesthetic was one of the last additions, added as I was literally writing the first chapter.) I kinda want to go into more detail about the evolution of this story, but this probably isn't the best place.

Lovecraft Academy has one of the most obvious inspirations: the works of HP Lovecraft. The school aspect comes from early British school stories (mainly by Charles Hamilton, a man who is possibly the most prolific author in history, across dozens of magazines and over twenty pen names), which I enjoy in part because it's usually very easy to spot gay couples in the stories, even if the writers didn't realise it themselves... And given the time periods, a crossover between a Lovecraftian horror and a group of Hamiltonian schoolboys seemed completely natural. (As a warning to anyone interested: Lovecraft's works are pretty infamously racist, and while Hamilton's do feel more well-intentioned, he was definitely a product of his time, too.)

And Unearth Your Gays, as well as being obviously based on various different types of undead, mainly comes from how many Interactive Fiction romances kept ending up dying on me...

#the one chosen #totem force #lovecraft academy #unearth your gays #interactive fiction

[yakkyrwhackr]

Hello. A few months ago, I made a post about what roles Amy would assign to certain Sonic characters if they were there during the Mirage Express incident. I can't find that post due to Tumblr search tending to forget posts exist, plus that og post is a bit old, so I'm remaking it with my new vision for how they would interact. Some of these picks are unlikely but screw you they're my favorite characters. This is really long and was written during little bursts of free time, so I hope it's not too incoherent.

Mecha Sonic would be assigned the Angry Grandpa archetype for his role and would be put in the Lounge car. He doesn't wanna be here and he's only here because he owes Sonic after the events of Scrapnik Island. Amy keeps trying to get Mecha to wear a fake beard but Mecha is VERY adamant about not wearing it. He would be disinterested with what everyone else is doing during the events of the game. During the segment where everyone is called up to the conductor's car for Barry to deduce who the murderer was, Mecha just isn't there because he doesn't care.

Silver would be assigned the Butler archetype. He would be in the Dining car. He would be super paranoid due to getting way too into character and worried of the others using the "the butler did it" trope to accuse him. He can't be accused, he has pillows to fluff and meals to serve! This'll be horrible! If it gets out to the press, his butler services will be ridiculed! Yeah. I imagine him getting that into character. If you can't see this, you forgot the time in a DS Mario & Sonic game he said you had the right to boil and burn him for losing at ice hockey. Of course he'd be way too invested in his character.

Whisper would be assigned the Librarian role due to her quiet nature. When the books fall after the crash, she would get her Wisps to help her and the hands clean them up. She'd mostly just talk with Tangle (we'll get to her in a sec) and keep to herself. Barry would mention Sonic's words at some point and Whisper would be the only one to take that seriously. She'd begin sleuthing around with Barry and Tails, despite the fact she's supposed to stay in her car. Tangle would tag along too.

Tangle would be given the role of Teen Troublemaker. She would be assigned to the Casino car because Amy didn't know where to put her, but she would almost immediately make her way to the Library car to hang out with Whisper after the crash. She would get excited when Whisper joins Barry and Tails. Finally, something interesting! She would then tag along too, and would agree with Barry over the trash can thing. And would be rifling around every trash can until it's time to go to the next room, even if Barry checks them and finds nothing.

Sticks would, of course, be given the Crazed Conspiracy Theorist role. Before you say anything about Sticks being in the Boom universe, the ending of Sonic Frontiers has Amy mention Sticks, meaning she's been moved over to main canon. Back to what she would do here, she would be put in the Dining car. No relation to her role, Amy just wants her quite literally as far from the conductor's car as possible so she won't mess with the controls. She'd be the first to catch on to the train being evil way before it's revealed, and everyone would brush it off as Sticks just being Sticks. During the rescue segment, she would go on and on about how she was right.

#yakkyrwhackr #sonic the hedgehog #yakkyr's thoughts #the murder of sonic the hedgehog #mecha sonic #scrapnik mecha sonic #mecha sonic mk 2 #tmosth #whisper the wolf #tangle the lemur #silver the hedgehog #sticks the badger #barry the quokka

[inkbeanjo]

Ok, questions for Moni 1)What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do? 28) Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? 35)How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? And for the creator- H) What trait of theirs do you admire most?

oh god uhhh 1: Barely any time- it's a small detail in chapter one, but while Spyder is doing recon there's a tab open in Moni's AR feed that's literally just a galaga emulator on pause. the girl is undiagnosed adhd as hell and finds her own enrichment if things are too quiet. 28: Absolutely a lie, she can't even bring herself to tell others simple truths- for her at least, it'd feel hypocritical to ask for simple truths instead of little lies. (totally not gonna be relevant in the not too distant future) 35: She's quick to excite and likes excuses to not be awkward or sad, so 9 times out of 10 she's supportive as hell. if it's technical or niche knowledge, as a HS dropout, she feels like she can only contribute so much conversationally- but to the credit she wouldn't give herself, she's curious enough to pick up info/otherwise learn as conversations go. H) Moni is a major comfort character for me; Growing up, I was/still am a massive fan of Gurren Lagann, as i saw it at a very low point in my life that I really really needed- the idea of someone who could push through anything and everything to achieve something, odds and despair be damned, was utterly foreign to me in my late teens. I attached to it really quickly, and wanted to be someone like that. Real life of course isn't a super mecha anime- and shortly afterward I got hit with a figurative train of additional bullshit that worsened my depression, and afterward was around the time I statted/drew Moni's first iteration (unrelated to the comic, that game kinda pittered out ;;). Just this cocky little barrens rat with a penchant for illegal chrome and destructive weaponry, who kept bouncing back despite getting shot/flamethrowered/electrocuted/stabbed/etc etc her first iteration was ironically far less competent than my second approach years later. When I took a stab at her the second time, I wasn't in much better a spot mental health wise- I wound up making her an inverse of how she'd been originally, a timid as hell and introverted mess liable to snap at relatively common atrocities in the seattle metroplex. I met some friends and played her out further, and things kind of developed from there into some of the later art you've probably seen me post, scarred up and loving every second of close quarters hyperviolence she gets to take part in. This's all set dressing and context. The trait I admire most about her is her persistence, and genuine ability to grow. No matter what bullshit I played her through, no matter what dire stuff she had to work through in personal roleplays or as a consequence of her digging into things that shouldn't be, there were single digit times she ever came close to giving up or throwing in the towel. The idea that someone as flawed and as broken as her could genuinely improve on herself/otherwise reach a point of self actualization makes me hopeful that I could do the same.

#koboldyaps #neo automisia

[no1ryomafan]

Random Ryoma Rant (RRR if you will)

Rotating Ryoma worms as per usual and realized how much of a damn shame it is that this man hardly ever saids FUCK when he is one of the characters ever to drop this F bomb every sentence when he’s super pissed off. I cannot think if in Animes besides Arc-which was like one flashback-if he dropped the damn bomb, he’s always saying shit or son of a bitch. (New literally have him shorten it to SOB in I just think the dub bc that feels too wordy for Japanese but I find it hilarious) and yeah those curses are in character but man I just wish there was a moment in these dubs where he screamed “FUCK YOU SAOTOME” or something. Why must the F word be so forsaken? Getter isn’t really PG13 content with the amount of gore it has, these guys can say as many of these f bombs they can get because referencing sex is hardly something they’re gonna do outside of this.

Oh expect for SRW cause of COURSE that’s the place where that stuff is dumb down so teens can hope in to see mechas they’ve never seen but Ryoma can’t say the god damn word even once despite the SRW writers having too much fun with his dialogue.

#getter robo #ryoma nagare #mecha rambles #let Ryoma say fuck multiple times #Yes it’s 2 am but also I thought about this #also maybe in manga he cursed more but hell if I remember

[hyperforcereignition]

The robot flew swiftly back to the base after that.

As soon as it was docked, everyone disengaged from it as now they had other things to be concerned over.

Ren wasn't waking up. Jinmay had realized it when on the flight back, as he laid on the floor of the torso tank cockpit, he hadn't moved at all. He would groan in pain but that was about it.

"Is he… gonna be okay?" Jinmay asked as she and Chiro helped him out of the robot.

Her brother had always been a constant in her life… and apparently, from what she realized tonight, even after her life.

The memories that flowed into her mind replayed like a reel of film. When she looked at her brother's unconscious face, she saw many things.

She saw the strong jawline their father had, she saw the dark purple hair that her mother had been known for. They always used to joke that Jinmay was more of a carbon copy of her mother, looks wise, while Ren was his father's son through and through…

She also saw the fear he had when she used herself to shield him.

"REN LOOK OUT-!"

Her heart raced but it didn't have time to worry. She tried to shake her head free of those thoughts.

"He's gonna live. I promise." Chiro told her, trying to give her a reassuring smile.

He was exhausted, his body screaming for rest but that could wait.

The monkeys were hurrying out already as well.

Ren being as tall as he was, was difficult for the teens to hold up as they dragged him out of the mecha.

Antauri frowned, hurrying over.

"Here, allow me please. Otto, Gibson! Get a stretcher!"

"We're already on it!" Otto called over his shoulder.

Antauri lifted a hand up, levitating Ren off of the two teens and onto the awaiting hovering stretcher that Gibson and Otto had pulled over.

As soon as he was laid on it, they hurried off with him to an elevator nearby designed to fit it.

"W-Where are they taking him?" Jinmay asked, her heart skipping a beat. "L-Let me go with-"

"They're going to make sure he's alright." Antauri assured her, giving her a reassuring look. "I'm sorry you had to go through all of this tonight, Jinmay."

Her eyes welled up a little.

If you asked her, that was the understatement of the year.

"Yeah… me too…" She wrapped her arms around herself, closing her eyes tightly. "Why are you still helping him? He screwed up so badly… Why are you helping us?" Her voice cracked. "For all you guys knew, I could've been helping him…"

"Because…"

Antauri tilted her chin up, looking into her eyes as he floated to her level.

"We're here to help. Not to judge… Even if someone wronged us, if that person needs help, we will still help them. That is our way." He gave her a gentle look. "You're only thirteen. It's hardly fair to judge you for the mistakes of an adult… especially after all you've endured. You're only a child."

"I… but I…"

Jinmay's eyes trembled as the hot tears stung her eyes.

It had been too much. Too much to bear in one evening for her.

Chiro brought his arms around her, bringing her in close to him.

"Shh…"

Jinmay cried out as she sobbed, hugging the boy tightly. Her hands dug into his uniform, gripping the fabric as she buried her face into his shoulder.

Chiro tightened his embrace, resting his head against hers.

"It's okay to cry." He told her softly. "It's okay… Let it out."

#srmthfg #hyperforce: reignition #super robot monkey team hyperforce go #mila hanamura #srmthfg oc #antauri #chiro #gibson #nova #otto #Don't Fear the Reaper #Jinmay #Jinmay Kanno #Ren Kanno #OC #Chinmay #ChiroXJinmay #Chiro's Girl rewrite #Series rewrite AU #AU Fanfiction #literature #writeblr