#Victory Belles

[nocternalrandomness]

The Victory Belles from the National WW2 Museum

#Pin-Up Girls #PinUp Models #Victory Belles #Vocal group #WW2 era #1940's style

[malcolmschmitz]

IT'S H-HOUR! Lock Lips, Sink Ships.

You know Victory Belles? The alternate-history WWII shipgirl gacha I've been writing for?

It's launching today, the 22nd, on Android and iOS.

It may take up to 24 hours to appear in the app store, depending on your region and platform, but it's available for everyone to play.

You can get the download links and a little more info in the Kickstarter post.

#victory belles #shipgirl #shipgirl gacha #video games #mobile games #my portfolio

[earlgraytay]

listen I know it's cheating to talk about these two whenever I talk about fandom; is it really a "blorbo" situation if I helped write them?

But I really, really, really ship Warspite (the one on the left) with Bezbozhnik (the one on the right) and I wish I had more people to scream about them with

They're the spirits of WWII battleships brought to life to defend humanity from an alien threat; Warspite is a British ship, and Bezbozhnik was a British ship until she got sank and dredged up by the Soviets.

They've got a childhood-friends-to-unwilling-rivals situation going on! Bezbozhnik has a whole "came back wrong" thing! They're very sweet and tender with each other while being painfully aware that they're probably going to have to point their guns at each other at some point!

They're also both Old Enough To Be A Mom in a cast of characters where the median age is like 23, and so they've got a "thank god, finally another adult in the room" dynamic!!!

I LOVE THESE TWO SO MUCH

#victory belles #vb warspite #vb bezbozhnik #ship girl #shipgirls #shipping shipgirls #what has this world come to

[pinkrabbit567]

My fleet in Victory Belles

#victory belles #ship girl

[unnecessarycraziness]

Victory Belles just dropped all these fucking bombs in the space of like 2 minutes… I guess Lugin wasn’t kidding when he said he’d get us a bomber huh

#for context they’re trying to get everyone to fight together against the morganas instead of warring between one another #like focusing on an existential threat to humanity rather than killing each other and such #honorable mention to cassel pointing out that the nazis would probably blame the morganas on the jews somehow #also to be clear these are not consecutive quotes there was other stuff in between #victory belles #nazi mention #ww2

[melisaongmiqin]

Commission - David J-37-typesetting-signature-200dpi

Commissioned by David J. Thank you so much for your support, kind generosity and permission to post! ^o^/

Wishing everyone a Safe and Peaceful Holiday Season and a Wonderful 2023 to come!

Featuring (from left to right): - Victory Belles Shropshire - Victory Belles Leopard - Victory Belles Suffren - Victory Belles Ashigara

Am available for Commissions. ( [email protected] )

http://melisaongmiqin.wixsite.com/melisaongmiqin/commission-rates

Tip-Jar  米＾0＾米 : https://ko-fi.com/A430B9Z

#melisaongmiqin #commission #fanart #victory belles #shropshire #leopard #suffren #ashigara #christmas #christmas tree #popcorn

[historynerdj2]

Hey, so to the surprise of many, I do in fact write stuff, so if you’re interested in a mixture of humor, wit, and maybe learning something from your fanfic reading, then check my works out. Or don’t, you have free agency.

#twisted wonderland #genshin impact #victory belles #fanfic #creative writing #historical writing #humor #ship girl #anzac #fire emblem three houses #second world war #first world war #samurai

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #2609

Imogen: "Joke's on you; I'm into that shit." (Dialogue from Victorious.)

#critical role #bells hells #imodna #imogen temult #laudna #ashton greymoore #laura bailey #taliesin jaffe #marisha ray #incorrect quotes #marks and rec misc #source: victorious

[revvethasmythh]

BUT OTOHAN IS FUCKING DEAD. DING DONG. THE BITCH IS DEAD. WE'RE FREE FROM HER AND HER STUPID BACKPACK

#cr spoilers #SMALL VICTORIES #cr3e91 #critical role #bells hells

[miss-chunli]

in honor of ‘Quiet on Set’ i hope they get their justice 💗

#2000s #nostalgia #90s #tv shows #amanda bynes #drake bell #josh peck #victorious #all that #early 2000s #late 90s #quiet on set #drake and josh #icarly #2010s internet #2010s #2000s tv #90s tv shows #nickelodeon #2000s nostalgia #y2k nostalgia #nostalgic #tv #tv series #amanda show #jennette mccurdy #miranda cosgrove #victoria justice #2010s nostalgia #early 2010s

[netripper]

pretty crazy party last night

happy new year 2024!! <3

#oc: victory bell #johnny silverhand #silverv #cbp2077 #cyberpunk 2077 #cp2077 #vantavp #fem v #female v #virtual photography

[malcolmschmitz]

DECLASSIFIED: VICTORY BELLES

"I have a plan, Captain. We dazzle them, we sink them, and we take their stuff! --It doesn't have to be in that order."

So you know how I've been teasing a couple super secret projects that I can't talk about for weeks now? Well, I can finally talk about one of them!

MEET GLORIOUS.

Imagine the fusion of Captain Jack Harkness, Han Solo, Catra She-Ra, and an obnoxiously posh BBC announcer. That's Glorious in a nutshell.

She's a gambler who plays long odds; she's a smuggler, a dashing rogue, a genteel scoundrel. She gets herself into and out of trouble on the drop of a whim. Her harebrained schemes work more often than they ought to- but never quite as often as she thinks they do.

I got to research some fun corners of WWII history while writing her, and her story's a delightful romp from beginning to end.

If that sounds like your cup of tea, you're in luck: Glorious is releasing today! She's an event character, so she's going to be gone Soon (TM).

Watch This Space for further developments.

#shipgirl #anime girl #victory belles #vb glorious #glorious #shipgirl gacha #shipgirl appreciation day #my writing #portfolio #shameless self-promotion

[earlgraytay]

📓

A fic that crosses over the Molly McIntire series of American Girl books with Victory Belles, the WWII shipgirl gacha game I've been freelancing for

In Which Molly Gets Encouraged In Her Performing Arts Talents By The Anime Girl Incarnation Of A Battleship

#agdoll #molly mcintire #victory belles #fic i'll never write #dash meme #ask meme

[jordanrosenburg]

After watching the “Quiet On Set” documentary, I can’t help but feel like there are literally no good people in the entertainment industry. Even the “good” ones aren’t good. It solidifies that we don’t actually know anything about them. We only know who they present as to the media. 

I think like most people around my age, we grew up watching Nickelodeon during its golden age. I always looked forward to watching “All That” not only because it was funny, but because it was something I could watch with my older siblings. It was something the four of us could laugh together about. My sister and I still laugh over the bit from “Keenan and Kel” where Kel admits to dropping the screw in the tuna. So many iconic characters and television shows were created at the hands of Dan Schneider. 

What else was created at the hands of Dan Schneider were countless acts of abuse, harassment, manipulation, and much more. His sets were homes to child sexual abusers. Adults who are around children each and every day, taking advantage of their trust and innocence, grooming them and harming them physically and mentally. 

It’s not easy for victims of abuse to speak up. Many aren’t believed. Reliving trauma is a horrific experience, so I commend each and every person who shared their story for this docuseries. There were previous cast members who aren’t as well known who got to share their truths, there were crew members sharing stories about Dan’s harassment and sexism on set. There were many crew members that felt uncomfortable about the scenes they were shooting, but no one spoke up. Dan had so much power at Nickelodeon because he kept churning out hit after hit after hit. The parents weren’t much better, but I’ll come back to that. 

The docuseries revealed three adult men who were caught for child pornography, and for sexually abusing children. One man’s name is Brian Peck. He groomed Drake Bell for years. Joe Bell, Drake’s father, did everything he could to keep Brian away from Drake because he knew something just wasn’t right with how Brian acted around his son. Brian eventually convinced Drake to fire his father as his manager, and let his mother take over. This gave Brian the room to drive Drake to and from auditions, take him to Disneyland with him and his friends, and more. Drake Bell revealed in the documentary that Brian Peck sexually assaulted and abused him for years. Since Drake was a minor when it started, his identity was kept secret.

During the trial, many people wrote letters for Brian Peck, attesting to his character: James Marden, Taran Killam, Alan Thicke, Thomas DeSano, Ron Melendez, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle. Some of these names are extremely surprising, and others aren't at all.

Joanna Kerns saying, "there must have been some extreme situation or temptation exerted on him to influence is actions" at the time, and is now saying "I have now learned that my letter of support was based on complete misinformation.

Knowing what I know now, I never would have written the letter". For me, it's not even about her writing the letter, it's about her blaming Drake Bell, the victim, and child in the situation, as if Brian Peck wasn't a grown man who should have known better.

Kimmy Robertson also wrote victim blaming language in her letter of support for Brian Peck.

Rich Correll wrote, "it would be my pleasure to work with him again". And then he did! Brian was allowed to work on The Suite Life! Correll later said, they had no input or involvement in the casting". He also went on to say that, "Mr. Peck simply replied that 'the problem had been solved'".

The series went on from there, explaining how Dan’s behaviors just got worse and worse, and he “flew too close to the sun”. The inappropriate sexual innuendo bits on his shows happened more and more frequently. This included constant closeups on actors’ feet, many of the young female actresses being forced to be squirted in the face with various liquids to represent “money shots”. Ariana Grande probably had it the worst in that she had to film videos that went directly to YouTube, many of which included her biting her own toenails, squeezing a potato until juice squirted out of it, etc. Just absolutely disgusting things that do not make sense for a CHILDREN’S television show. These weren’t jokes for kids. This was Dan Schneider abusing his power, and seeing how much he could get away with. 

It wasn’t until Jeanette McCurdy’s mother died that Nickelodeon finally launched an investigation into Dan Schneider. Jeanette talks about this in her book, “I’m Glad My Mom Died”, which was a heart wrenching read, but well worth it. Jeanette returned to work a WEEK after her mother died from a long battle with cancer. Because of the backlash she got for that, Nickelodeon realized that it was the culture Dan created that probably made Jeanette feel like she had to come back, that she couldn’t take more time off. 

All Nickelodeon did was remove Dan from his sets, and made it so he could only watch from his office and give notes from there. Even though he wasn’t physically on set, the toxic and hostile environment was still alive and well because he was still watching everyone’s every move. 

Thanks to #MeToo, more and more women started speaking up about their experiences on set with Dan Schneider. And then in 2018 Nickelodeon finally kicked Dan Schneider to the curb after launching another investigation based off the new claims. The investigation didn't reveal proof of sexual abuse, but it revealed more cases of harassment of his actors and his crews.

Child stars are often made fun of and exploited by the media as they transition into adulthood. We watch their mental health decline until they’re caught having a breakdown. People point and laugh, and say it’s just another child star who couldn’t handle life as a grown up. But what I think a lot of people don’t understand is that many child stars are forced into the entertainment business. Parents put their financial burdens on their children, tell them they need to work to support the family. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a child. So, if something bad is happening on a set, a kid is going to be too afraid to speak up because they could be fired, and if they’re fired, then they’re not making money for their families. The parents are supposed to be on set and with the kids at all times. But so many turn the other cheek and don’t speak up because they don’t want to risk their kids getting fired. 

It just feels like no adults, not even the ones you’re meant to trust, are safe to be around. In some way, shape, or form these kids get abused. Whether it’s sexual abuse, racism, inflicted eating disorders, or other types of mental abuse, they’re not safe. No one is looking out for them. Everyone is more concerned with making money. 

The entertainment industry squeezes the youth dry and tosses them aside when they can’t legally control them anymore. And we wonder why so many of them have a tough time later on in life. The lucky ones are helped through therapy, and the not so lucky ones either turn up dead, broke, abused, or end up abusing others as they were abused. 

I am feeling very sad and heartbroken. And I’m not sure where to go from here. So many of these shows have brought me comfort and laughs over the years. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to enjoy them again. Is it okay to sit and watch reruns or should we be boycotting everything? I want to help in the ways that I can, but I also know that the world will stop caring about this in a week or so when the next big truth bomb about something else is dropped. 

People who have no moral conscious, people who are okay letting children be hurt for the sake of their own wallets shouldn’t have any power. And I hope everyone involved in hurting these kids, past and present, is forced to answer for what they did. I hope they’re shamed and cancelled and doxxed and everything else bad that can happen to people like them. I hope they go broke and become ruined. And at this point, I hope Nickelodeon just crashes and burns. They don’t deserve any salvation. 

#dan schneider #quiet on set #drake bell #drake and josh #icarly #jeanette mccurdy #ariana grande #hbo max #all that #victorious #zoey 101 #nickelodeon #the dark side of kids tv #brian peck #opinion piece

[randomalistic]

Literally almost started sobbing upon the realization that Basil took down the Ratigan portrait by the end. (The same mantle with the gold clock- he replaced it with the news clipping saying he saved the queen💔)

It would’ve been weirder if he kept it up but. WAAUHGHAAHAHAAA

(He kept his bell though. That’s something I can still hold onto.)

#analysis #also like I kinda already knew ratigan died but the fact his portrait his gone. . #that kinda solidifies it #or at least basil is sure he’s dead so now he hangs onto the bell to remind him of his victory #I WISH I HAD A BACKSTORY BETWEEN THESE TWO SO FUCKING BAD #tgmd #the great mouse detective #gay Rats #ratigan #basil x ratigan #basigan

[kelbunny]

Tear Down Your Idols (You Were Never One of Mine)

Kel draws a serious big piece of OC art for the first time in 1000 years.

Darner buddy, you've so much wrong with you.

#kelbunn's art #kelbunn's ocs #Victory Bells #Darner Meadowhawk #Aeshna oc #original character #Drawing his face from this angle means less crystals to draw #but in all seriousness I'm so flipping happy with this #I need to do more with my ocs fr