#Megaman has suddenly grabbed me by the throat

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I am so sorry I promise I’ll stop spamming you about Bishop now (maybe.)

Do you think Bishop could ever be in a healthy relationship? What would the dynamic be like with evil Bishop versus Fast Forward Bishop?

And no I don’t mean Stockshop. 😭

Oh no worries at all I'm enjoying your questions!! Please feel free to spam to your heart's desire. Sorry it took so long to get around to this one, I have admittedly not put much thought into Bishop in romantic scenarios, so I had to think on it a bit!

So, could Bishop ever be in a healthy relationship? Short answer NO. NOT AT ALL LOL

Slightly longer answer, there is some potential depending on how you like to interpret Fast Forward!Bishop. I think it's impossible for Present-day Bishop to be in any sort of healthy romance (and I'll go into way more detail than neccessary about that below 👍) but if you take FF's presentation of the character at face value, there's certainly a possibility.

So long answer, Bishop is one of the single most self-centered, unexamined people to walk the damn earth. There are a lot of factors that go into why he would be just, the absolute worst in a relationship, but the biggest issue is he doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself. If we throw everything else out and consider a hypothetical where he enters a relationship for the relationship's sake, he is not capable or willing to see things from a partner's perspective. In any disagreement he will be unwilling to consider he could be wrong, and will go to great lengths to ensure the other person concedes or backs down. He is a paranoid control freak who would not stand for anything less than being agreed with and obeyed, and he is perfectly willing to break someone down to achieve that. And in a scenario where, indeed, his interest is actually in the other person, we know he has a terrible possessive streak. As long as his interest holds, there is no out for the hypothetical partner. He is going to be emotionally and mentally abusive at best.

Moving more to the particulars of what he'd want a relationship for, it's worth pointing out that Bishop is very single-minded and relentless in his ultimate goal. I find it very difficult to consider a scenario where any single person would be considered worthwhile enough to distract him from that. We've seen him willing to sacrifice personal friends in-canon for the sake of his experiments, (if you ascribe to the theory that J. Finn was mutated on purpose to some degree,) so his work is ALWAYS going to come first. But that's the nicer option, because there is always the possibility that he would consider a relationship if it benefitted his greater goal (OR fed his ego tbh.) In which case, he's only in it for what he can get out of the other person, and the second they've outlived their usefulness to him, well-- I guess it depends on how much sensitive information they know, by that point.

But, okay! Let's consider President Bishop. He's certainly less likely to lure in a partner just to use them and then dispose of them, so he has that going for him. With him, there is a lot of room for how you want to interpret his "change of heart." You could take it at as presented in the show, or read more into his actions based on what we know about his past. Personally, I prefer the latter, but I'll examine both for the sake of thoroughness, and also for funsies.

So let's assume Bishop is being genuine in how he acts, first. In this case, I think there's a decent chance he could learn to be a good partner, though I don't think he'd start out that way and I doubt it'd come naturally to him loL. His job requires a lot of time and attention from him, and he is always going to prioritize it; he is, after all, "a bigger picture kind of guy." Kindness does not come naturally to him, so in times of stress he may default to meaner actions. However, he is also pretty effective in learning and adapting, so with good communication he probably won't make the same mistakes too often. In this scenario I think time constraint really is the biggest obstacle, given his job.

Now, assuming his Good Guy act is just a mask for politics? He's still pretty damn toxic. Bishop's tactics have changed, but his personality remains pretty similar. I'm not sure his pleasant demeanor goes that deep, once you get into more than small talk. It's a necessity for his job, but he still appears to be cold and utilitarian underneath it. He still thinks he's right about everything, and based on the insidious ways he phrases his own backstory to always shift blame away from himself, (even throwing Stockman under the bus, STILL, just to look better in comparison,) he's gotten a LOT better at making it feel like he is always in the right. What you've got is a Bishop who can lie, persuade and charm better, who also still doesn't care about much beyond protecting his territory and using the people around him. This presents us with a partner who, unlike 2000s-era Bishop, is far FAR more subtle with his abuse. And again, heaven forbid he actually genuinely has an interest in his hypothetical partner, because now he has galactic-wide surveillance and public sway on top of the immortality, and they're never getting away.

I hope that answers to satisfaction! Honestly while it's not my cup of tea it is really interesting to examine this facet of his character, so thank you for the question!!

#asks #I don't ship Stockshop anyway but if they were to be together it would be HORRIBLE #Bishop's already abusing the dude and he doesn't even like him #not uh. not that you asked. but #the way my friend Trauma characterizes them is excellent tho chef's kiss shoutout to that guy #I know there's been some new writers on the scene regarding this too that I've been meaning to check out! just haven't gotten around to it #Megaman has suddenly grabbed me by the throat #agent bishop #tmnt 2003 #tmnt 2k3

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R-IT-dley

On a rainy afternoon, MegaMan is walking back from the store. He’s wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a bag filled with upgrades.

MegaMan: Man, I can’t wait to install all of these upgrades!

However, MegaMan wasn’t paying attention to where he was headed. This caused him to bump into a street sign and drop all of his valuables.

MegaMan: Ggg! Man, that came out of… Oh no!

The upgrade bag began floating away down the stream of water as the rain continued to batter down on the ground. MegaMan chased after the bag, but it was too late. It had fallen into a storm drain.

MegaMan: No! Those were the last upgrades in stock today! And they were so expensive…

As knelt down to the storm drain to see if he could possibly locate and reach it. All he saw was darkness. Nothing but pitch black darkness. That was until he saw something.

A pair of glowing eyes.

???:  Hiya Rocky! (holds the upgrade bag) This sure looks like an important bag. Do you want it back?

MegaMan: Um…yes? Also, how do you somewhat know my name?

???: You look like a rockin’ kid, so I called ya Rocky. Guess I got lucky, hehehe! I bet you have tons of friends…

MegaMan: Well, yeah. But I’d say that Pit would be my best friend. We go way back.

???: That’s good to hear. Where’s he?

MegaMan: Most likely doing a favor for Palutena.

???: He sure sounds like a hard worker! I can give him a neat lookin’ bone to reward him for his work!

A faint snap could be heard, or at least would if the rain wasn’t pouring so hard….

MegaMan: ….

???: Do you want a neat lookin’ bone too, Rocky?

MegaMan: I’m good. And I don’t want to sound rude, but I really shouldn’t be talking to…

???: Strangers?

MegaMan: I was gonna say random guys in the sewer, but sure. Let’s go with that. 

Riddle-ly: Well, I’m Riddle-ly, the Dancing Dragon! Now that we know each other, we ain’t strangers.

MegaMan: Right. But what are you even doing the sewers?

Riddle-ly: You see, Rocky, I’m hiding. There was this mean lady who I kept trying to…make friends with, you see? But every time, she would hurt me… I tried all sorts of things to get her to be my friend. I’d try to make her fly by lifting her up in the air and putting her back down, I’d change my look to be more appealing. We’d even play some hide and seek. Oooh boy, that game would get intense. But…nothing worked. That’s when I got into riddles

MegaMan: Really?

Riddle-ly: Yeah. I assume she hates me because I pranked her parents and she didn’t like that. Ever since then. she always puts this figurative suit of armor on to protect herself, like I’m gonna hurt her or something. I don’t see what the problem was. Her parents were laughing so hard, they couldn’t even breathe! Hee hee! Hahahahahahaha!

MegaMan: (awkward laughing)

Riddle-ly: (stops laughing and stares coldly at MegaMan)

MegaMan: …. (clears his throat) Well, Mr. Riddle-ly, I should get going.

Riddle-ly: Wait! What about your upgrade bag? You can’t go home without it, can you?

MegaMan, nervous: … Right. (Reaches for it.)

Riddle-ly: Oh, and I forgot to tell you one of my patented riddles! Wanna hear one?

MegaMan, closer: Sure?

Riddle-ly: How swell! Now, riddle me this. What’s blue, has a hole in it, but in the sewer. I’ll give you a hint: It’s a type of rock you can only find underground. It’s also a reference to something that once happened somewhere around last year. It was a pretty big announcement.

MegaMan: Um…I dunno. What?

Riddle-ly, eyes glowing a piercing red with a sinister smile: YOU.

Suddenly, a sharp, spear-like appendage zooms out of the storm drain and impales MegaMan through the chest, lifting him in the air. MegaMan attempted to let out a scream, but was unable to. There wasn’t any sound coming out as the object was still in his chest. 

The weapon then ejected itself from MegaMan, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud. MegaMan clutched the wound and attempted to limp away. The pain was making it difficult for him to even stay conscious. He then felt a dry, boney hand grab his leg. 

It dragged him into the storm drain, as cackling laughter could be heard.

…..

……..

Ken stepped outside, hearing some commotion. He glanced around. There was no one around that might have been causing commotion. He did see a blue child nearby. But he assumed he must’ve left. Though he did notice one thing.

A small trail of what appeared to be oil leading into the storm drain…

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