#and at a disadvantage even then

[nelkcats]

New place, same fight

Danny loves his friends, they have been with him since they were little and they have experienced too many things together, things that have helped them grow, things that only strengthen their friendship. Because Sam and Tucker were everything to him, as he was everything to them.

But at the same time, Danny could admit that he hated his friends; not always, but there were times where they wouldn't stop fighting, where they forced him to choose. The halfa could understand, Sam and Tucker had different world views, they saw different things and occasionally Danny thought they only got along because of him.

That was okay, he learned to live with them, to be the center of their arguments. And when they moved from Amity to Gotham, when they decided to rent an apartment together and go to the same college (which miraculously had all their majors), he thought everything would be fine.

It was idiotic of him. Because at the time he could only see a repeat of what had happened in high school; Sam was having a protest about the cafeteria menu and Tucker had organized the meat lovers (again), and the halfa knew how it was all going to end.

The point is, Danny was tired of repeating the same cycle, a cycle that apparently included Waylon and Poison Ivy fighting in the cafeteria at his new college (and how the hell did his friends manage to get the Rogues of Gotham into their fights?), so when he saw the people in bat suits he exploded.

When Sam and Tucker turned to ask his opinion he shook his head, pointed at Lunch Lady, who had her arms crossed and decided it wasn't his problem before disappear. Literally, no matter if half of Gotham was calling him meta, he was tired.

Red Robin gawked at him before turning his attention to Lunch Lady, who was gathering all the meat around her to form a giant meat monster. And Danny decided it wasn't his problem.

Apparently, Sam and Tucker decided that the bats could take care of it before they looked worried and started looking for Danny. It became obvious that the bats needed help when Danny looked at a giant meat monster two hours later, the halfa arched an eyebrow in dismay, weren't they supposed to be professional heroes? Lunch wasn't even trying...

#dpxdc #Danny loves his friends #but hate their arguments #he thought that they had passed the whole stage of discussions #but apparently not #Danny doesn't even know how Lunch Lady found out about the chaos #maybe she was following him #maybe all the ghosts followed him to gotham #that would be worrisome if he didn't care so little #Danny is no longer a hero and he refuses to go back to that #as much as he refuses to be the center of his friends' discussions #Sam somehow got Ivy and Robin on her side #Tucker settled for having Waylon and Nightwing somehow #dp x dc #dc x dp #Bats had never dealt with ghosts #Lunch Lady far outclassed them #the fact that Robin and Nightwing kept arguing was only a disadvantage #Tim has a feeling that the meta boy could fix everything #but he doesn't know how to find him since he disappeared #the boy's friends also refuse to help until they find him #Lunch is actually having fun #she's not mad she just saw an opportunity and used it

[vozchik]

#needy streamer overload #needy girl overdose #nso #kangel #nso kangel #omgkawaiiangel #hehe she's small #i love when things get tiny #i like being tiny in mario kart even if it’s a disadvantage #tiny is cute! #cute!! #no thoughts behind those eyes #tiny

[heleentje]

So there's a take that crops up every so often in the Breath of the Wild fandom, and it goes something like this:

Windblight Ganon is such a piece of cake! If Revali were as talented as he claimed to be, he wouldn't have been defeated by it, so clearly he's just an arrogant blowhard.

I disagree. Because while Windblight might have been relatively easy for the player to defeat, circumstances conspired against Revali in every possible way.

Strike 1: The Blight Ganons were tailor-made to defeat the Champions

While it's not stated outright, the Blights seem to be custom-made to put their respective opponents at the worst possible disadvantage. So while Link can avoid the whirlwinds on the ground, they would be very disruptive to Revali's Gale (something he's only been able to do consistently for a short while). Arrows, too, can easily get blown off course by the wind even when using a heavy bow (so can a Rito, who is presumably lighter than a Hylian).

If, on top of that, it was raining (implied by memories #16 and #17), then Revali's favoured bomb arrows would have been useless. Not a great recipe for a fight.

Strike 2: Rito don't see well in the dark

Botw is a game that doesn't tell you a lot upfront, but you can find a wealth of information in every little corner. Case in point, in Gerudo Town there's a Rito named Frita. And she has a very interesting tidbit to share if you talk to her at night.

[Image ID: A Rito named Frita in Gerudo Town says: "Us Rito... We haven't got the best night vision, to be honest."]

When the Calamity emerged, an unnatural darkness blanketed the land. A darkness that persists from its appearance all the way through Link and Zelda fleeing and their final stand at Fort Hateno, up until Zelda temporarily sealed the Calamity (memories #15, #16 and #17).

That’s without even mentioning the laser show Windblight Ganon puts on. Ever encountered a car with LED lights on a dark road? Now imagine how Revali felt.

Strike 3: Revali had to fly non-stop for hours to get to Medoh

After sinking some hours into playing botw, you probably get used to warping all across the map via the shrines. Going from Lurelin to Rito Village is a matter of seconds. And if the Sheikah had been able to unlock the Sheikah Slate fully in the past, that would have been a massive boon to the war effort.

Unfortunately, they didn't. Which means that, when Calamity Ganon emerged, all the Champions had to take the long road to their Divine Beasts.

Now what does that mean for Revali? We can hazard a pretty good guess, but we don't have to, because the art book tells us: Revali flew straight from Lanayru East Gate to Rito Village. It's hard to tell exactly how long that would have taken him, but I'm estimating that would be about 8-10 hours flying non-stop.

[Image ID: A map of Hyrule showing the presumed routes the Champions took to get to their Divine Beasts. Revali's is a straight line across Hyrule.]

Which means Revali (like the other Champions) was probably already exhausted by the time he got to Medoh.

Aaaaaand that's three strikes, he's out!

But if that's not enough for you yet, here's one more thing. Admittedly, this is less solidly canon than the previous parts, but it's conjecture that, in my opinion, is backed up by the Champions' Ballad DLC.

Strike 4: Revali lacked his best weapon and may have been injured

The artbook shows us another salient tidbit. Revali could have detoured if he wanted to, but he didn't: he flew in the straightest possible line across Hyrule Field.

Hyrule Field, better known as the center of the chaos at the time.

Can we really expect a Champion, especially a Champion who's so eager to prove himself, to not stop and at least try to help? And while trying to help, what might have happened to him?

When you fight the Blights in the illusory realm, you gain a set amount of equipment, implied to be what the Champions carried with them at the time. And with Revali, something's missing.

[Image ID: The bow inventory during the DLC fight against Windblight Ganon. It includes a Falcon Bow, Duplex Bow and Phrenic Bow.]

Where's the Great Eagle Bow?

Would Rito Champion Revali, greatest archer in known Rito history, really not be carrying his signature bow, when every other Champion carried their favoured weapon?

This, combined with his route straight across Hyrule Field, makes me suspect that he did engage the Guardians, lost his bow, and may even have gotten injured in the process.

So there you have it. Just about everything was against Revali in that fight. And while Link, and by extension the player, may have had an easy time of it, they went into it at full health and with all the advantages of the Sheikah Slate.

Meanwhile, Revali arrived at Vah Medoh after a frantic hours-long flight only to be thrown into a fight he didn't expect against an opponent tailor-made to counter his every move, while he was unable to see properly and lacked his best weapon. And he still managed to put up one hell of a fight.

#botw #revali #meta #look I didn't write my first botw fic about this very thing just to have this nonsense persist #Revali is exactly as good as he claimed to be #and the Champions were thrown into a fight that had them at a massive disadvantage #(sidenote: Urbosa doesn't have the Thunder Helm either even though it probably could have saved her) #(Presumably she didn't want to detour when they were so pressed for time and she didn't expect a fight on Vah Naboris)

[har-har-harvey]

hey btw y’all, just wanna let y’all know that the most heart melting, almost made me cry, in-the-running-for-favorite moment of the season has 100% been the immediate “i give her the help action” to lydia barkrock with absolutely zero hesitation from kristen

#she cares about everyone so much all the time!!!! #and she simply doesn’t show it in conventional ways!! #BECAUSE SHES NEURODIVERGENT!!! #so she tries to help people and tries to do what she has to do and also things she WANTS to do and fails SO OFTEN #but she is at a disadvantage and doesn’t even realize ittttt!!!!! #and she doesn’t have the tools to help her succeed!!!! #:(((( #like give that girl some fantasy adderall PLSSS #IM BEGGING YOU BLEEM AND ALLY #DONT LET HER DO TO HERSELF WHAT I DID TO MYSELF IN HS #cause i see me in her and i so much so don’t know how to be normal abt it #she just like me fr #dimension 20 #dimension 20 fantasy high #dimension twenty fantasy high #d20 fantasy high #dimension 20 fantasy high junior year #d20 fhjy #dimension 20 fhjy #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #kristen applebees #lydia barkrock #adhd #adhd posting #ally beardsley #bleem #brennan lee mulligan #queue are... my fire. the one... desire.

[painhungry]

I do find it hilarious how at one point in her romance, Lae’zel wakes you up and pretty much says, “I’m so attracted to you, I stay awake for hours asking myself if you’re the one. And the only way for us to find out is by kicking the shit out of each other. Right now.” And as far as I know it is never officially established within the story whether this is a githyanki thing or if she’s the only one who does this

#one playthrough she even started the romance spar while I still had a dislocated shoulder from getting my arm stuck earlier that day #so I had disadvantage on every single attack roll against her when she already has pretty high defense #and since she is the powerhouse of my party she will instantly one shot me if I don’t disarm her in the first turn #huge fan of her flirting strategies #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #lae'zel #my posts

[imperial-agent]

tell me which line made you think "he's the one" in the tags

#no one posted the poll even after my call to action so im doing it myself. i was hoping a bigger blog would post it so it reaches #more people for a bigger sample #i understand dorian's at a disadvantage since gale is bi and and more people experienced his charm while dorian was exclusive #still #watch 'dorian pavus once said' on yt as a reminder #i know dorian isnt a wizard shut up. rizzard sounds better than rizmage or magrizzter (magister with rizz) #baldur's gate 3 #dragon age #gale dekarios #dorian pavus #polls

[cursedvibes]

Okay, can we move on with the plot now? Like try to save Megumi or something? Glance in the direction of Kenjaku to see what they're up to? Do anything other than another dick measuring contest.

Clearly it's not over-over, since Sukuna is still standing, Megumi is still possessed, Sukuna hasn't revealed his ace yet and Uraume is also hiding somewhere. Something has to happen to Gojo as well, otherwise we're back to the old problem of him just mowing his way through the villains and thereby singlehandedly ending the series while everyone else sits back and twiddles their thumbs. Not to mention that I don't trust him to make real political change while this powerful (still not over him wanting to put Gakuganji in charge like that's gonna fix anything).

#Gojo is at a disadvantage against Kenjaku because he can't use his domain #I don't think that's enough to make their fight even and not arrive at the obvious outcome of Kenjaku losing against the 6Eyes like always #jjk leaks #jjk 235

[weepingfishturtledragon]

Since it's the spooky season, I really want to read a fanfiction of The Super Sons and Billy going out on Halloween trick or treating and getting into shenanigans. They also switch costumes to not seem suspicious, where Billy is Robin, Damien is Superboy, and Jonathan is Captain Marvel!

Using Jonathan's and Billy's superpowers, they can go to each city individually! Gotham has the best candy, but it's absolutely insane with all the villains; Fawcett City has the best decorations and vibes, but people give out fruit as candy (ewww); and Metropolis has decent candy and is safe, but Superman is constantly "secretly" checking in on them!

#billy batson #shazam #dc comcis #captain marvel #dc captain marvel #superman #superboy #jonathan kent #damien wayne #robin #The Super Sons + Billy #they get so much candy Damien and Billy can't even carry it so they give it to John #feel free to add any young superheroes #like Danny phantom or kid flash #every city has its own advantages and disadvantages #please ignore any spelling or grammar mistakes

[ramenwithbroccoli]

guess who finally made a fanbot after 2 years in the musical robot fandom

meet Janka!

above: Janka in to versions - a bare mechanism and a 'friendlier' folk attire

created in 1921 and commercialy released in 1936, named after a character in a famous song, Janka was intended to be the first fully inteligent record-playing machine for personal use. With her creator, Stanisław Lasota, basing its design on popular barrel organs, she was equipped with many different accesories to make her blend in with the enviroment. The most popular one was a folk-based look, inspired by traditional clothing of people of Łowicz, but many different options were available, with some owners even sewing it clothes of its own.

above: bare mechanisms, the mask sold to make Janka less 'intimidating', the most popular folk variant, a "night out" variant personally crafted by one of the owners

Although the company producing record players promised all of them would be able to change the songs by the voice command, it seems that only the original prototype of Janka retained that function. That's why, while the other copies went on to become just a fancy gimmick, Janka's value skyrocketed, providing Lasota with a great sum of money that allowed him to retire early and comfortably. After his death in 1937, the original designs were found. It seemed that there were no differences between the commercial versions and the prototype - except for the material that the top of the table was made of. In the original, an undefinable green matter has been used, that studies have not been able to replicate. It is suspected that the substance, mixed in with molten glass, was a gift Lasota brought back from one of his travels.

above: diagram of the functions of certain parts

Once an unique antique, original Janka lost value over time. The amazement over her ability to change music at request and memorising entire symphonies after playing them once disappeared, replaced with annoyance, and sometimes even horror, as it seemed the machine gained a mind of its own.

Owners reported music playing in the middle of the night, suspicious movement and the needle skipping over certain words in song, forming a new message altogether. After the last owner, Jerzy Sójka, claimed "the goddamn machine, [it] has a mind of its own, [it's] the devil! devil is speaking to me!", the fate of Janka had become unknown. Many suspect that it has been abandoned in a basement or an attic, with some even claiming they still hear her song being played at night.

#when oc lore in your head so good it gives you the ability to draw #the story of janka has been conveyed with one smartphone a pen with a touchscreen tip and a dream #not even sure if that still counts as a fanbot. we strayed so far from the path 😭 #BUT SHE DOES PLAY MUSIC! just not her own #she also technically can only speak by compiling the words from the songs she played so she really likes word-heavy ones with lotsa lyrics #also technicaly can't see? but she does get acces to camera later so she's not that disadvantaged. at least she can hear alright #spg fanbot #my art #original character #oc #janka #fanbot

[blondeaxolotl]

Hi omg, i love ur red butler au, and maybe i missed a post or whtvs, but I am very curious... If claude has basically taken the role of undertaker- then who is undertaker?

Old man Undertaker in this AU is a butler to r!Ciel, who's referred to as just "Sirius" Also note, just Like Edward and Elizabeth, r!Ciel and o!Ciel aren't related. But that's why even if they're not related Lizzy keeps asking if she knew "Sirius" before because "he looks very similar to someone she knows". It just annoys him because he has no clue what she's talking about.

#best part is r!ciel and o!ciel never meet in this au. they never got the chance to #so r!ciel is forever clueless to what lizzy means by “you look familiar to someone” #also another funfact #undertaker is still a fucking giant even in this au. so when Grell has to actually fight him #she points out how this feels unfair because “he's 10x the size of me” noticing the disadvantage she has against him #black butler #kuroshitsuji #black butler fanart #kuroshitsuji fanart #kuroshitsuji art #black butler art #black butler swap au #red butler au #ciel phantomhive #r!ciel #real ciel #undertaker #black butler undertaker #black butler ciel #art #fanart #doodles #my art #swap au

[doberbutts]

If I had a nickel for every time I helped a Japanese client at my job, and in helping revealed that I speak [some, limited] Japanese, and in doing so their entire demeanor changed and they began to smile and gesture excitedly as we had a [relatively short] conversation in Japanese, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice.

#anyway if you recognize that the person you're speaking to does not speak English as a first language #and you know the language they do speak fluently #personally I recommend giving it a try to switch to their more comfortable language #it very visibly made their day to encounter someone who could speak Japanese with them #and I think it's nice to give someone the oppurtunity to not be at an inherent disadvantage in a conversation for once #both of these people told me no one here speaks Japanese with them #not even their family #and sometimes it makes them want to go back to Japan and never come back here #how miserable to be stuck somewhere that no one makes an effort to let you articulate in the way you're most comfortabke #but then I have a lifetime of watching that from my dad #who the only people who ever made the effort to communicate with him and his deafness on a level he's most comfortable #are his immediate family #no one else bothers even though they know he's deaf

[canisalbus]

just a quick ask to tell u it makes me super happy seeing the detail u go into when pointing out stuff u like about other people's art of ur ocs :3 it's so rare to see but it's so so motivating!! <3

Thank you! I don't take any interest for my art for granted, and if someone goes through the trouble of drawing my characters for me, I feel like trying to write a proper response is the least I can do. For a visually oriented person, receiving gift/fan art is a huge deal, it means someone considered my goobers worth their time and effort, they've probably been thinking about them more than a little and found them inspiring in a way or another, and I find that terribly flattering. It's extremely fun and interesting to see other people's takes on them. And I've drawn stuff for people as well, I know how nice and rewarding it feels to receive a response that is longer than a word or two. Positive comments like that can linger in people's minds for a long time, at least for me they do.

#this comes with a big serious disadvantage though #it often takes me a long time to write that response #my social batteries are extremely small and a lot of the time by the time I go online I feel too worn out to engage with people properly #I'm autistic anxious and severely depressed my spoons are in short supply at the best of times #I've always had really hard time putting my thoughts into words in a way that I find satisfactory #so I keep putting off reblogging gift art #because most of the time my brain is too smushed to formulate that meaningful comment I want to give #maybe that sounds dumb and fake #but this is something I've struggled with for years and I feel extremely guilty for keeping people waiting like that #often weeks sometimes months even #and potentially making them feel underappreciated and unnoticed #I'm also genuinely very scatterbrained and unorganized and I miss and forget things I'm supposed to do all the time #not to mention that I tend to have trouble keeping track of my mentions and dms and asks I'm only one person #so if you've ever drawn something for me and I didn't/haven't responded yet #please know it's not personal it's entirely my fault I'm kind of a mess #and chances are I'm still very much attempting to get back to you #feel free to remind me if you feel like I might have not noticed your post I really don't mind at all it often helps me a lot #and please if you can don't delete the post even if it seems like I didn't see it #because again sometimes it takes me a long time to respond #thank you to everyone who has stayed endlessly patient with me though I appreciate it #sorry this spiraled into a list of apologies and excuses this is actually something that bothers me a lot #because it's largely a mental health thing but easily comes off as ungratefulness #I'm trying to work on that #answered #anonymous

[age-of-moonknight]

“Two Minds,” Superior Spider-Man (Vol. 3/2023), #4.

Writer: Dan Slott; Penciler: Mark Bagley; Inker: John Dell; Colorist: Edgar Delgado; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

#Marvel #Marvel comics #Marvel 616 #Superior Spider-Man #Superior-Spider-Man vol. 3 #Superior Spider-Man 2023 #latest release #where’s moony #Moon Knight #Mr. Knight #Marc Spector #been a hot minute since I could use a panel for both my Moon Knight and Kaine blogs! #and this is one of those «trapped in the mindscape» sort of situations so it has no impact on reality #nor needs to reflect it #and while I may have my beef with Slott and the whole Superior Spider-Man story thread as a whole #I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon this and it is sweet that Peter considers Moon Knight an ally #(although that may be more Bagley’s input???) #and even more of an ally than Ben Reilly at this point asldhk RIP unless one of those vaguely spider-person-shaped #silhouettes is supposed to be Ben which puts him at a disadvantage to even Howard the Duck hahaha

[the-spooky-children]

I'm still obsessed with the fact Skid's the only person immune to Eyes' possession and other stuff (ik the Piper commercial isn't canon, but it still shows Skid not being controlled while everyone else is so I'm counting it), I really like thinking about what it means for him as well as the cult

#i wonder if it's to help him or put hin at a disadvantage #I'm convinced that in the last episode the climax will be: #everyone in the town is being controlled except him #but also #his dad #so he has to go against his dad completely on his own #without even pump by his side #it seems fitting #spooky month #skid and pump #skid #sm skid #pump #sm pump #sr pelo #SM Skid's dad #Skid's dad #sm skidad #skidad #sm skiddad #skiddad

[mik-arts]

I didn't have "try to keep your friends from falling off a ladybug" on my 2023 d&d bingo card and yet here we are

#yes its 2024 by now but this happened and was drawn in 2023 so it counts #d&d #dnd #dungeons and dragons #art #my art #first flora's crush started to fall and she had things click into place that uh oh she likes him #and then when he managed to get up BOTH beau and zenny started to fall #we left on a cliffhanger for like 2.5 months and only wrapped up whether we were falling to our deaths or not last night #that was a very long 2.5 months #but worth it #although my dice were being assholes last night #I rolled above a ten like 2 or 3 times and didn't even get to use 1 of them because it was at disadvantage #no joke rolled a 2 on the die like 5 times #wanted to bang my head against a wall a little bit

[torosdottir]

thing is idk i know hormones have an effect on mood i know i was just literally about 3 days ago joking about oh i know it's coming when i start listening 2 a certain sad sad song or whatever. but i do think weve been conditioned to play it up i do think the whole world sees women as these hormonally controlled creatures and i knoooow theres genuine mood effects but also like. idk man my mood is up n down back n forth like a rollercoaster on the regular and sometimes its so easy to say "oh i felt down/angry this week bc im pmsing" but bro i can feel down or angry any week. and i can feel bright and light and happy when im premenstrual. i dunno maybe women are thoughtful intelligent complex emotional beings not driven solely by hormones? maybe theres other things going on w us? seems sometimes that some women write off any emotions they experience (ESPECIALLY THEIR ANGER..) if it's at a certain time of the month bc they somehow figure those feelings aren't "real". girl its as real as any other day and ur magic hormones didnt conjure this feeling out of nowhere. you're still you. u know?

#i knoooow this is going 2 sound so preaching 2 the choir. but idk i think its smthn even feminists lose focus of #like w the whole 'women have xyz natural physical disadvantage' thing and how it leads to women always assuming theyre weak and useless #idk. dont let it get in ur head.