#the sovereign

[ellestra]

Lifecycles of Disposable Beings

One of the things I really hoped for in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 movie that it would remember that Rocket and Nebula were for five years the only surviving Guardians. That they became heroes and helped save the Universe and defeat Thanos twice. Not only for the friendship they developed but also because this movie has shown how similar they really are and how important it must’ve been to have each other. And I got my wish in such a perfect way.

Neither of them expresses emotions easily so it’s there in a little things. It first shows a bit when she gets him Bucky’s arm for Christmas and he made her her new one that she then uses to stab and ward off his attacker. The way Nebula fights for him from the start unwilling to let him die and pulling all of her family – including Gamora she kept from away from Guardians all this time. The subtle ways she looks devastated both by his injury and then by what she discovers when she reads his implants and then his history. The way she is the first person Rocket asks about when he wakes up (sure she was hailing but he noticed). How he instantly agrees to help save the kids. And of course the big one is her breaking down in tears when she hears his voice. Mantis has too speak for her because she is so overwhelmed by relief.

They were both remade to be of use to others without their consent and for purposes not their ow. They lost the family that meant everything to them along the way but they got through the worst of it together and I was so happy to see them be there for each other.

And I loved so much that Nebula gets to use her extensions to save Rocket (and people in general). Throughout all the movies so far we saw the changes Thanos implemented in her through the lens of the pain and suffering it caused her. We see it used against her and against those she holds dear (in Infinity War it’s her torture when being taken apart again is what brakes Gamora and leads to her death, in Endgame Nebula her own mind is used against her will – she doesn’t even own her thoughts because her father took even that). But now she finally owns it all and can use it as she wants. She can choose her own modifications – get rid of her face implants and get a new arm. She can use the fact that her body can fix itself and she can connect to databases with her mind for the benefit of her friends. She decides how to be and who she becomes.

And this too is mirrored in Rocket. High Evolutionary can consider him proprietary technology and think he owns his mind but he never did. He only gave Rocket parts all the true advancements Rocket built himself with a little help from his friends. All the real sparks of invention were really Rocket’s all along and he was always perfect in all his imperfections. There was always love and generosity there that he even tried to extend to the High Evolutionary but there was nothing in that man that could appreciate it. But there were people who cherished it and helped it grow until Rocket too could accept all the parts of himself and fully embrace his past and create his own future.

In defiance of another a bad father, because what would MCU be without them, and Guardians certainly have the worst (Thanos, Ego, High Evolutionary – you cannot pick a worst bunch). But as bad as Thanos and Ego were we only really watched them through the eyes of the adults they damaged. We see what Thanos’ “love” did to Nebula and Gamora in the scars on their bodies and souls but we never see their childhood pain directly. We experience their fear and hate and lashing out at others and each other but we are spared the gore of what happened (at east on screen). And we only see the remains of the countless lives Ego destroyed on his quest to become a God with capital G. The children he discarded when they didn’t fulfil his expectations. The lives he deemed unworthy once he realized they were of no use to him.

High Evolutionary combines both of them and we get to see it close and personal. This one shows us how it looked from the start when Rocket was too new to know how little he mattered to the one who created to him. Oh, Rocket knew he didn’t care about his pain and the callousness he treated the ones he deemed failure and how easily the anger and abuse came. This is why he stole the parts whenever he could. But P13 still had hope that if he’s useful enough he and his friends would get a reward and be allowed to live under the sky instead of the filthy cage in some dark storage room. He hoped for a better future until he was told he was only parts. That his friends were only mistakes. That there was no future for them.

And what could he do but disagree and fight back? But even that rightful anger ended in tragedy. Standing up to injustice doesn’t guarantee success. Those he tried to save died and he lost everything. No wonder he’s so scared to try again through out the first two Guardians movies. But his new family allows him space to try and when he loses them Nebula is there to help get him through that loss again. He doesn't end up all alone this time.

It was so heartbreaking to see the casual cruelty of the High Evolutionary – from the big picture to the small details. The little things like dirty, unkempt cages where they are left while their wounds mend. And the cruelty of the whole uplifting process that only cares about the perfection as the end result but never troubles itself with pain of its subjects. Creating perfection to keep it imprisoned and forever subservient – even when they are allowed to be a civilization, they are never free and, like the Sovereign or Counter-Earth, still can be destroyed anytime. And it always will be because perfect creation is nothing but a lie High Evolutionary tells himself.

High Evolutionary could’ve never accepted a creation that would really be what he strives for because that he would have to set them free and he could never relinquish control. He would also have to accept that there would be someone greater than him and he cannot abide that. He spends so much time chasing Rocket to see what made him creative but even if he found it in Rocket’s brain he could never use it. He can’t stand Rocket being smarter than him and seeing the solution he missed. High Evolutionary, always needs to be in control and to keep that he could never let anyone be better than him at anything. This is really why batch 89 had to die. He couldn’t stand someone surpassing him at anything. Especially not someone he considered so inferior.

So he is constantly disappointed by his creations and destroys them whenever he makes something newer and shinier. The Counter-Earth is destroyed with all its animal hybrid inhabitants – including the nice bat family Peter charmed into helping them and we barely have time to notice. At least with Rocket’s friends we have time to be properly horrified by High Evolutionary’s cruelty and he at least gets punished for it. But a whole planet of sentient creatures gets lost in explosions and the only one given a moment is Ayesha – everyone else is lost while we only think of saving Rocket. And then saving Nebula, Drax and Mantis.

And it’s horrifying because we learn that all that High Evolutionary’s creations really needed is care and time. We see it with batch 89 and with all the others. The kids they save might've not been creative enough just after he made them but look at Phyla in the New Guardians being her own person. Adam Warlock was naïve and dumb but he was awakened too early and after that he clearly learns fast. He even learnt empathy in 2 days - something High Evolutionary hasn’t managed in centuries. And Sovereign probably can learn too once free of High Evolutionary’s toxic ideas of perfection. There was more to the Counter-Earth than crime and they too could’ve been great once not trapped in the 1980s hellscape High Evolutionary put them in. High Evolutionary’s real failure is not seeing any of that.

All of them needed just time and love and High Evolutionary didn’t have it for any of them. Not for Warlock in his cocoon. Not for 89P13 who fixed his process. There was always the next shiny thing and the last one was left rotting in filth until it was incinerated.

This is all explains Rocket we know from the movies so well. This why he is kleptomaniac with compulsive need to collect technology – it saved him and you should be wary of those who hoard it. It also explains why was so self-sabotaging with his new family. Letting himself love them meant hurt if he lost them and he lost them all. The devastation of the Snap hits even harder now. But this time he at least had Nebula. He had someone who could really understand how deep that pain was even without the details.

Outside of High Evolutionary’s control Rocket has grown into someone who could weather the loss and came and save his new family and have them save him in return. Then they saved everyone they could from the High Evolutionary because he didn’t deserve any of his creations. They were all too good for him.

In the end we see the new Guardians of the Galaxy combining Rocket’s different families. They are made of people who were like Rocket made by High Evolutionary and the ones who joined the Guardians in previous instalments. He started with nothing and too afraid to try this friends and family thing again and look at him now – leader of this team. Working well with others. All of them getting the best of their second chances. And saving the Galaxy along the way.

And somewhere out there on Knowhere Nebula and Drax make sure they all always have a home to come back to.

#guardians of the galaxy #gotg #guardians of the galaxy vol 3 #gotg vol 3 #guardians of the galaxy spoilers #guardians of the galaxy 3 #gotg3 #gotg3 spoilers #gotg spoilers #nebula #rocket raccoon #nebula gotg #adam warlock #phyla vell #the sovereign #counter-earth #high evolutionary #gotg nebula #batch 89

[fannyspammy]

I know Adam’s youthful behaviour is because he was prematurely removed from his cocoon but I just rewatched Vol. 2 & the Sovereign’s fleet is basically a higher stakes video game so at least some of it has to just be in his DNA

#adam warlock #gotg 3 #gotg 2 #gotg #guardians of the galaxy vol 3 #guardians of the galaxy #guardians of the galaxy vol 2 #gotg v3 #gotg v2 #gotg vol 2 #gotg vol 3 #will poulter #the sovereign #ayesha #mcu #marvel

[sunroseofthewood]

Kelsier, the Sovereign

#cosmere #mistborn #kelsier #mistborn era 2 #mistborn era 2 spoilers #the sovereign #cosmere art #mistborn art

[gotham-at-nightfall]

A team is put together to kill Wonder Woman!

Wonder Woman #5

#the sovereign #giganta #doris zuel #circe #doctor psycho #edgar cizko #grail #silver swan #vanessa kapatelis #angle man #angelo bend #dc comics #dc spoilers #matt reads a thing #i posted this

[accidicmagic]

Last Part of my Venture Bros Headcanons!!

I might make more in the future idk yet though, these take a long time to make,

If you have any questions about the flags let me know! (´∀｀)

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#the venture bros #venture bros #adult swim #vbros #bobbi st Simone #the sovereign #brick frog

[sarahowritesostucky]

im craving some steve/bucky/reader!

will you ever add to Worth The Wait? pleeese??🌷or maybe write a mfm fic that's set in the mcu? I'm dying for a good stucky/reader endgame fix it, and you write the best m/f sex scenes! 😳

Hi! I will add to Worth the Wait, one day. I have a lot of rotating projects and I'll admit that one isn't at the top of the list.

And I was brainstorming some kind of Endgame fix-it fic idea with an ofc/reader x Stucky pairing, and here's what I came up with:

I wanted to write a fic with more canon elements of the MCU (as I realized that I write very few canon-set fics and almost exclusively AUs). I wanted to write an ofc/reader with a super unique backstory, and hoo-boy, did I ever! I took a lot of inspiration from the galaxy as depicted in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. This fic will be posted as a one-shot fic, whenever I get around to writing it.

A Stucky x Reader fic, set in the MCU during and after the events of Endgame:

Reader is from another planet - yes, literally.

You're a refugee from a planet that didn't want you (The Sovereign--Aka "the gold people" from Guardians 2.)

Long story short, those people disdain sexual (aka uncontrolled) reproduction. Your Mother was banished for becoming naturally pregnant by an inferior genetic (a Xandarian)

You have mixed genes: slightly gold skin from your Sovereign genes, and blue eyes and brown hair from your Xandarian father. (And since the Sovereign control reproduction strictly, there are no other mixed race Sovereign people like you in existance)

You narrowly escape Thanos' destruction of Xandar, and wind up hitching a ride, post-blip, with Nebula and rocket on the Milano. They take you to Terra to meet their friends after completing one of their post-blip scouting missions.

There you meet Steve, a Terran, and the two of you become friends. He suggests that you consider staying, as you have no real homeworld. You accept.

Eventually, you develop romantic feelings for each other. You decide to be brave and you walk up to him one day, asking if he wants to mate.

"Uh ... do you mean date?" he stutters. Then when you repeat yourself, the two of you proceed to have a long conversation about male-female relationships in Terran culture.

There's a lot to learn about the differences between Terrans and your own kind. For instance: Terrans don't have genders! ("gender" means something completely different on Terra).

Steve has to learn all about what it means for him, as the boyfriend of an omega-gendered woman. (update: he's a fast learner😉)

Steve loves that you're omega. Your nesting and scenting and purring instincts always make him smile. He loves how submissive and touch-focused you are with him, that he can make you melt into a puddle just by gripping your neck.

And he loves your heats. He's fascinated by the way your body changes and the way you start behaving. You can tell it turns him on, to see you getting needy and aroused, and he is very good at helping you through your heat.

He doesn't have a knot, but aside from that part of anatomy, his genitals are a very pleasing size compared to the Xandarian males you've been with in the past. Plus: he has the serum, so he's able to keep pace with the demands of your heat!

When you were at the peak of your heat that first time, half-delirious and begging for a knot, Steve got creative and tried the only thing he could think of: his hand! (fun fact: it's bigger than a knot😉). You now joke that you're a "size queen" in every sense of the word

Your romance with Steve is going well, when Steve and the others figure out a way to potentially reverse the blip: time travel.

You're conflicted, because it's all very dangerous and you're scared of losing Steve and the family and home you've found on Terra. But you know they have to try.

It works. And after the final battle, after you've been scraped out of the wreckage and laid Tony Stark to rest, you finally get to meet the man you've heard so much about: Bucky Barnes.

You can see the change in Steve, with his best friend back. He's happier, lighter, his full self in a way he wasn't before.

Over the course of a few months, you become close friends with Bucky as well. You and Steve don't even have to have a discussion about where Bucky will be staying: It's with you.

The three of you decide to go to Wakanda for a time. You're excited because you hear that the African Terrans' culture is very different from the Terrans in New York.

In Wakanda, you grow even closer with Bucky, and you decide to bring up the idea of partnering with Bucky at dinner one night.

Bucky just about spits his mouthful of wine across the table.

Apparently, three-way relationships are not the norm in Terran culture. Bucky and Steve get very pink in the cheeks at first about it (something you've learned means they are aroused, embarrassed, or both).

Steve splutters and stumbles a lot, but once Bucky shrugs and suggests that the three of you spend a night in bed together, Steve gets very quiet and won't stop looking at Bucky for a long time. (You grin, because you think he looks at Bucky like he want to mate him😉)

Later, after the three of you spend your first (amazing) night together, Bucky privately explains to you that he and Steve have never been intimate before, and that back in "their time" two males weren't allowed to be together like that.

You're astounded by these things about Terran culture and history that you're constantly learning, but you have two very good teachers in your mates boyfriends Bucky and Steve.

Terrans can't bond, but they do hold ceremonies to commit to life partners. So, after a year of living in Wakanda together, you, Steve and Bucky decide to have a "wedding." You are mated married on the palace's grand terrace, under the Wakandan sunset.

That night, you consummate the marriage, and that's the first time that you take both Bucky and Steve inside of your body at the same time. (spoiler: it's amazing😉)

You've already told them about bonding. They don't have glands in their neck like you do, but they've agreed to honor your traditions as well, and they both bite you that night.

You thought it would be purely symbolic, since they're both Terran, but it turns out that Terrans do have pheromones to some degree, and so shockingly, you can feel a euphoric rush when it happens.

You experience that intense closeness and intimacy of a bond with them, and even though it's not the same for them, over time, both Bucky and Steve confide that they feel a change as well.

Maybe it's a bond, and maybe it isn't. Who knows? Who cares? It's love, of that much you're certain. And that's all you need to know.

Yeah, so. This'll get written somewhere down the line. Hope it wasn't too far out there for ya 😆

#xandar #the sovereign #guardians of the galaxy #mcu #marvel #steve rogers #bucky barnes #steve rogers x original female character #steve rogers x bucky barnes #steve rogers x reader #steve rogers x female reader #steve rogers x you #steve rogers x y/n #steve rogers x oc #bucky barnes x you #stucky #fanfiction #fanfic #bucky barnes x female reader #bucky barnes x reader #bucky barnes x y/n #bucky barnes x oc #stucky x ofc #stucky x reader #stucky x you #stucky x y/n #endgame fix it #avengers endgame #the blip #wakanda

[whats-9plus10]

The original imposing evil: The Sovereign, The Guild, & The Girlfriend

Song: Playboy Carti - Sovereign (prod. ruinedbymateo)

#last edit before the movie #dr girlfriend #my edit #vbros #the venture brothers #the venture bros #venture bros #henchman 21 #gary fischer #dr mrs the monarch #radiant is the blood of the baboon heart spoilers #rbbh #the sovereign #phantom limb #killinger #the guild of calamitous intent #watch and ward #the monarch

[supersecretventureblog]

Showdown at Cremation Creek pt.2 - Screenshots (part 4)

any miraculous fans out here in the venture bros fandom? claws out, amirite?

There was no rush really, you both didn't need to launch urself into the air and land on the bed like a 10 year-old....

these two are so silly

ugh okay, I still have a few that won't fit in this post, so I'll do like a mini one.

#the venture bros #venture bros #vbros #dean venture #the monarch #rusty venture #phantom limb #the sovereign #technically not brock but #brock samson #hank venture #henchman 21 #henchman 24 #byron orpheus #dr. orpheus #the order of the triad #the alchemist #jefferson twilight #dr. girlfriend #dr. mrs. the monarch

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Wonder Woman (2023-) #1 art by Daniel Sampere

#Daniel Sampere #The sovereign #Wonder Woman #Dc #Comic art #comics #comic books #Cover art

[candyredmusings]

 You don't have to build a city to make people worship you ...

just make the chumps believe they're worth a nickel.

#musings #the manipulative #the villain #the sovereign #the divine #the cold #source: bioshock

[oldacefox]

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #myconid colony #the sovereign #reshade #my screenshots

[dozing-composing]

Hello! I’m always happy to see someone write for the Venture Bros! Keep up the good work! Could I get some platonic/familial headcanons for the Sovereign and his Daughter!Reader please?

Gah! Thanks Anon! All The Familial Stuff Is Making Me Feel So Warm.

ʜɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ɢɪꜰᴛ...

✦ He's only ever been known as David Bowie, so this is the guise he chooses to raise his daughter in. ✦ The shapeshifter thing does come in handy though. He'll turn into any animal his angel wants. If she wants a bunny, he morphs into a Holland Lop bunny. If she wants a kitty cat, he turns into one and starts purring. ✦ You are his right hand man. Metaphorically and literally. He'll be in the middle of a "tough" decision and he'll ask for your opinion. ⤷ "(Y/N), darling, which cereal would be the best for today?" ✦ He wants only the best for you, and he makes it happen. There may be a few casualties that he won't tell you about to get what you want/need. ✦ You go on so many daddy-daughter dates. It doesn't matter what is going on with the Guild, he always makes time for you to do whatever you want to do. He can handle his work later. ✦ Surprisingly, he doesn't get too worried for you. You're his child, one with authority because of him. If anyone were to lay a finger on you, or even think it, they'll be executed. There are some "what if" scenarios that occupy the back of his mind. ✦ Depending on your age, he'll include you in everything. If you're old enough, you get to learn about villainy and the Guild. Even older and you get to help out on Guild operative work. (Under his guidance, of course.) ✦ He is a very cunning man and can scheme a plot out of thin air. Obviously, he teaches you how to use wit and how to manipulate those around you. Use this wisely. ✦ With that being said, if you're against the idea of following in his footsteps, he'll support you. He will be disappointed at first, but he couldn't be more proud of you making your own choices.

#❀ #the venture brothers #the venture bros #venture bros #venture bros x reader #the sovereign #the sovereign x reader #headcanons #request

[sir-yeehaw-paws]

WE ARE FRIEND OF THE SPORES

AND

Maybe you too can be granted the title of, 'Life Chaser' should you bring neon spore-kind a tyrants head.

#bg3 #nates baldurs gate 3 play #baldurs gate 3 #oc: sir #nere #well kinda? #nate caps #nate vids #the sovereign

[strunmah-mah]

Was poking around in the Wonder Woman tag to see what the general consensuses is on the new run. And I keep seeing screen shots of the narration boxes captioned with stuff like "look at Tom King's trash opinions on the amazons" And like . . .

Y'all know those are the Sovereign's opinions right? Not Tom King's? You understand the difference between a character and a writer? And that since the Sovereign's weapon of choice is The Lasso of Lies that he probably shouldn't be considered a reliable narrator? It's literally his job to make the Amazons look bad.

#dc #wonder woman #wonder woman 2023 #tom king #the sovereign #also hot take but i'm enjoying this so far #king's dialog is stiff and on the nose #but i don't think the overall comic is bad #anyway #just really hate this recent tend in the idea that the authors opinions and the characters are the same #an author's opinions can inform certain story choices #but for that to be your default method of analysis is lazy #and seeing it in reference to the new run so many times frustrates me #made a similar comment on poison ivy's knight terrors tie in #did not expect that to be a divisive as it was

[lorddevourer]

from here with @hannah-the-small​ :

"... the window was unlocked. And don't call me that." Herish grumbled, great. Now someone was going to have to explain that to Cromwell, and HE was going to get blamed for it and have a sulky rabbit man scold him.

"It was a spinal unit, not a terran invention. Y'know... the inventions made to override complete control by attaching to the spine of the host, combined with the cuffs to drain celestial light?" He further huffed, "I've been through it before, I'll bounce back. Thanks for dropping by."

It was very clear Herish wanted him to leave, but was unable to move to make him.

“Unlocked, with you in a state like this? Seems rather sloppy, as far as security goes.” The black hole tilted his head, breathing in some of the swirling glass dust around him. He could be reasonable, after all. Silicon dioxide? Easily reformed when he’d take his leave, though diamond would serve better.

As for the star’s complaint about his moniker, Nero simply grinned wider. “Why should I not call you what you are, little blue? Reality won’t be denied. Though, if you wish to offer me your name, I won’t protest.”

Herish’s further grumbling – spoken as if tools designed for mere terrestrials to subjugate, enslave, and harvest celestials like they were cattle were a widespread, common thing – rapidly killed the black hole’s amusement. Air pressure plummeted as the near-constant grin fell from his face, filling the room with an unnatural chill and an oppressive air.

“ N̘̮̯̪o̹͙͎͘ͅ.̙͙ I do not know. Wh̠̲͔̠o̞͟ is spreading such devices?”

#hannahthesmall #// wow it's almost like he cares #// tumblr wasn't letting me reblog without absolute chaos so clean slate it is #the sovereign #little blue

[tobiasdrake]

This opening with the Sovereign is basically a bit of reminder flash cards for what's going on in the Guardians series right now. Covers all the important points that the movie's going to go over:

Peter has an unusual parentage that he doesn't fully understand.

Gamora and Nebula have a strained and antagonistic relationship. Nebula got away at the end of the last film but we pick right up with her capture here.

Rocket's a short-sighted prick who makes questionable choices.

Groot died at the end of the last movie and is a twiggy baby now.

Drax exists.

It's a bit over-expositiony, especially when the Sovereign queen starts randomly worldbuilding about her culture in the middle of a mercenary contract resolution. Nobody asked, lady. But overall, it serves its purpose of reminding us where we're at with these characters.

#marvel #marvel cinematic universe #guardians of the galaxy #guardians of the galaxy 2 #the sovereign #drax the destroyer #peter quill #star-lord #gamora #rocket raccoon #groot