#badass grandma lucy

[helluva-daughter]

So let's talk about Vivziepop's designing skills!

The amount of sadness I feel when I see Vivziepop's designs of the demons in Helluva Boss is impossibly high

Simply comparing them from where she is pulling from feels like looking at a newborn compared to a grandma. Now let's go through them!

Lucifer

Viv's Lucifer, a popular depiction of Lucifer ("The Fallen Angel" by Alexandre Cabanel), and one with Jesus ("The Temptation of Christ" by Ary Scheffer)

You can see a big difference in a lot, as you can see Lucy (which will be Viv's version) has well. Clothing but we can give her a pass for that as I don't think Youtube would be fine with an animated dick on screen. Another thing is his lack of wings, bat-like or feathered along with blonde instead of red curled hair and yellow eyes instead of the blue Lucifer has in The Fallen Angel.

But what I see as the biggest thing is Lucy's lack of muscles! In both of these depictions I have chosen Lucifer appears muscular whilst Lucy has Viv's favorite smile and body shape.

Asmodeus

Here we have Viv's Asmodeus (Ozzie) and Asmodeus from Collin de Plancy's "Dictionnaire Infernal"

I will give Viv major props, I LOVE Ozzie's design. If we removed the feathers, made his head bigger, and some small things it would be AMAZING! But comparing it to Asmodeus it's... wooo.... very different.

First you can see is Asmodeus does not look conventionally attractive with his strange old man face, elf ears, bull head, ram head, serpent tail, and literal chicken legs. Ozzie does have the 2 heads on his shoulders (just very small) and a tail (not a serpent one) but other than that the similarities end. Though I do think taking Asmodeus the direction to being physically attractive to most people was a good way to go.

A personal nit pick is the clear lack of a BADASS DRAGON. Yes, Asmodeus has a BADASS DRAGON. On his little Dictionnaire Infernal image he's sitting on a BADASS DRAGON which he holds a banner as he rides. Viv you could have made Fizz a cool dragon demon! Make him look LESS like Blitz's twin brother and more like something that related to the Ars Goetia canon.

Beelzebub

Now this is Viv's Beelzebub and a fly-like Beelzebub (Beelzebul) (I've left out the more manly versions of Beelzebub to keep it fair as Beelzebub is a woman)

So a big thing we can see is Beelzebub is a furry whilst Beelzebul is a straight up fly, taking the term "Lord of the Flies" much more seriously. Now comparing these two is basically impossible minus their wings and extra arms. Now with them looking nothing alike I'll put some of my own personal critique's in.

One, Beelzebub's hair and tail makes me want to vomit. It's constantly moving thus every frame it must be moved which is HORRIBLE on an animation stand point. Two, Her clothes. A direct quote from the Helluva Boss wiki says "Beelzebub represents the animal tamer/animal shows" when her clothing looks like that it's hard to believe. If it was casual clothes? Okay I'd believe that but it being her debut episode wouldn't you want her in her normal clothes? And that's ignoring her magical disappearing bra... is that just an arm strap? Three, the ear thing. God the ear thing! Viv said they were supposed to appear like beehives... girl what beehives have you been seeing? Maybe she meant honeycomb? Still I see zero resemblance.

Mammon

Here we have Viv's Mammon, Mammon (Mam) from the painting "The Worship of Mammon" by Evelyn De Morgan, and Mammon (Mon) from Collin de Plancy's "Dictionnaire Infernal"

As we can see Mammon looks like the Teen Titans Go Robin mixed with a Christmas tree, the Christmas theming is quite clever I'll give Viv that. Christmas is a time of greedily taking all that is given to you through gifts. Now I could complain about how Mammon is poor rep for a fat character and simply is a widened version of her normal body type but I already made a post about that

But comparing him to Mam and Mon? Nothing similar. Mam we can see appears like a very large naked buff dark skinned man whilst Mon is a freakish old man with wide eyes and tattered clothes. Mammon shares zero similarities to either of them.

Another thing is Mammon's monster form... I believe everybody has seen it and hochie momma it is HORRIBLE! From the screenshots I've seen we don't see all of it but he's clearly intended to be a spider of sorts which is great! Spiders can often be seen with 6 flies trapped on their web being hoarded for later but Viv seems to have taken the lazy route of extra legs and 2 extra set of eyes. Anthro spiders can be so so SO cool but I feel scammed. Stolen from. My life savings have been taken by this shitty design.

Paimon

Here we have Vivziepop's Paimon and Paimon (Paimonia) from Collin de Plancy's "Dictionnaire Infernal"

As we can see they appear nothing alike minus the crown and odd chicken legs though Paimon lacks the camel that Paimonia has. Paimonia also has a feminine face and a humanoid body, nothing like Paimon. Though I personally think Paimon's design is stunning what made Viv connect the two, is it because the Goetia family is intended to all be ripped from the Ars Goetia? I feel though that Paimon's design takes as much as it can from Paimonia while making him look related to Stolas but why does he need to be named Paimon?

Stolas

Here we have Vivzie's Stolas and Stolas (Stolos) from Collin de Plancy's "Dictionnaire Infernal"

So, I have a lot of issues with Stolas's design, it's ugly first of all but compared to Stolos's cute yet shocked wide eyes and charming little beak it's even more obvious how ugly it is.

First, Stolos is shown as an owl (but also is described as a Raven). which Viv got right along with keeping his crown and odd horn-like feathers. However, I believe making Stolas that skinny doesn't follow the model of most owls as they can be pretty fluffy and plump. Even Stolos has a round fluffy chest that trails into his comically long legs.

Second, that cape is very horrifying but not in a good way. Nobody wants to animate a cape with that many rips! Even if they don't have to be precise. Also, why do his buttons have no lineart when everything else around it has lineart? I have the same issue with Blitz's design and his random chest orbs.

Feel free to put in your own reblogs and replies with your opinions! You can also send in asks with designs from HH or HB that aren't linked to previously existing designs unlike these fellows and I'll throw in my personal thoughts.

-Mod Paimon

#mod paimon #helluva critical #anti helluva boss #helluva boss critical #helluva boss criticism #helluva boss critique #vivziepop critical #anti vivziepop #hazbin critique #hazbin hotel critical #hazbin hotel criticism #hazbin hotel critique

[midnight-in-town]

Ao no Exorcist is a Shonen series written by a woman and it shows

Since the latest chapter, I've been thinking about how several usual Shonen tropes are written rather differently under Kato-sensei's pen. No judgement or anything, it's just cool to observe. Some examples :

1) Rin's mentor is a woman

2) Rin's secret, despite being the MC, was revealed in ch13 to the entire cast, meanwhile Shiemi, The Main Girl, who was introduced to be so helpless is only starting to be explained.

3) Also, the Mysterious plot-relevant Shonen Parent is actually the twins' mother. (Of course Shiro is super plot-relevant too, but Satan is still angsting over Yuri and she's a huge part of the reason why he's the big bad)

4) Rin also changed his view about his future throughout the story: from dropping out of school, passing by hoping to become the Order's Paladin (probably to cope with Shiro's death and also to antagonize Arthur), to finally showing way more interest and potential in the (less epic and heroic in appearance) field of talismanic cooking.

5) When it comes to arcs, mental illness is a valid reason to build a character arc around...

6) And so is making an arc about girls being "cursed" to basically "get married and have children before they hit 30, the age where their beauty fade thus they become useless" :

7) ANE is a story about women becoming traitors to protect their loved ones, like Mamushi

or becoming overwhelmed because men toyed with their feelings like Tamamo

8) Older women can be absolute badasses like Shiemi's grandma

or Lucy.

9) Complicated mother-daughter relationship and girl friendships are given as much focus as complicated father-son relationships and sweet bro friendships (like Bon and his dad during the Kyoto arc, as well as the complicated but deep bond between the Kyoto Trio)

10) And one of my favorites: full time single dad, asking for help to do the job as well as he can and finding his true purpose in life by doing so :D

Hmm and now that I think about it, the only other Shonen series written by a woman I've been as invested in is Kuroshitsuji, by Yana Toboso, and similar examples can be found in it too, namely:

1) If Ciel ever finally admits needing a mentor, his aunt Frances will probably play that role

2) Girls can be super strong & skilled (Elizabeth, Mey Rin) and clever (Sieglinde)

3) (one part of) the Big Bad is a woman (Queen Victoria)

4) maybe Ciel's entire revenge stems from a conflict between Queen Victoria and Ciel's maternal grandmother, Claudia.

5) the Undertaker has been a continuously freaking pain in the ass because he probably fell in love with that same maternal grandmother and couldn't mourn properly

TL;DR we love our boys and their spectacular growth and development under women's pens a.k.a shonen series written by ladies are hella fun to read. :D

#ao no exorcist #okumura rin #okumura yukio #fujimoto shiro #yuri egin #kirigakure shura #moriyama shiemi #kamiki izumo #kato kazue #kuroshitsuji #yana toboso #claudia phantomhive #ciel phantomhive #queen victoria #frances midford #elizabeth midford #sieglinde sullivan #mey rin #undertaker #my analysis #why you should read or watch #narratively speaking on aspects such as plot intensity and worldbuilding in manga #the best series i've read is Berserk written by Miura who's a guy and One Piece is another extremely good title #but when it comes to depth i really enjoy Kato-sensei's writing as well as Yana's #it's quite an interesting contrast in what it brings to these stories and characters and i feel very lucky to be able to read all of them

[raisha-gs]

Royal Woods Cemetery. Probably the last place you'd ever thought to be visiting, especially at this time of the night. Despite having known Lucy Loud for a while, this was the first time you were ever invited one of her Mortician Club activities. Or so you thought.

As you walk down the gravel pathway past the rows of gravestones in various states of disrepair, you notice a faint red glow in the distance and approach it.

"Are you sure the spelling is right? It has to be perfect." A monotone yet serene voice could be heard faintly as you got closer.

"Trust me. I did not spend all this time in the library researching the subject just to mess it up." The second voice replied in equally cool manner.

Underneath the silver glow of the moon sat Lucy and her fellow club member, Haiku, in a small clearing. The duo perked up as you approached them with a hand wave.

"Glad you could make it." Lucy remarked with a smile.

"About time as well." Haiku jokingly added. "Did you bring it?"

You sit down next to them and reach into your haversack and reveal to them one of three large wooden baseball bats that was stashed inside.

"Excellent. We can begin now." Lucy chirped while still maintaining her usual tone.

You sit down on the grass amongst them and look in awe at the the summoning circle they had drawn on the ground with red paint. Five smaller rings surrounded the summoning circle, each with a red candle inside of them that glowed with a bright red flame. Emblazoned around the ring were words written in a runic text along with lines which intersected with each other to form a star. What caught your eye however was a small, green cube in the center of it all. 

"Impressive isn't it? As far as summoning circles go, I daresay I have outdone myself this time." Haiku boasted while admiring her handicraft.

You point towards the cube at the center of the circle and enquire about it.

"That? There's quite the story behind it." Haiku mused as you lean in closer to listen.

"You remember that big fight between Lady Ace and that badass woman with the crazy hair some time ago? Well, what if I told you I was there when it happened?"

You let out a gasp as Haiku continues her story.

"Long story short, I was out looking shopping for some new funeral gowns when that woman attacked some kind of military convoy. She was attempting to steal its cargo, but during the battle this strange cube fell out of the truck." Haiku explained.

"When I saw the cube I was instantly reminded of Lucy's journal and I knew I had to snag it."

Haiku's words shock you, and you start to berate her about it, however the duo merely chuckle as Haiku explains herself.

"Come on, do I really look like the kind of person who would steal stuff for the heck of it?"

...

"I'm not." Haiku glared. "But it just so happens that there is a summoning ritual in Lucy's journal that we wanted to try out." 

"And as luck would have it, that cube is exactly what we need to make it work." Lucy continued as she passes the old book she had in her hands to you. The page she pointed out was inscribed in a language you had never seen before and scrawled on the left most page was a hand drawn rendition of the cube that matches the actual artifact itself.

You look at the cube with uncertainty as it crystalline form pulses with a faint green glow from within it while its edges were surrounded by a tarnished gold brace which shimmered slightly from the red light of the candles. Lucy's pet bat, Fangs, waddling around the edge of the circle with a look of caution on his face which somewhat mimicked your own. This leads you to inquire about the journal and the ritual.

"Oh, this journal? I discovered it while my family were cleaning the attic. Turns out it was one of many my Great Grandma Harriet kept, but this is the first time I ever seen one of them written in this language."

"Lucy and I spent a lot of our free time trying to decipher the language. Almost six years I think?..."

"We've only been doing it for a year." Lucy corrected her.

"Well it sure felt like six. Translating an unknown language from scratch isn't easy work." Haiku lamented.

"Regardless, we were able to roughly translate a number of sentences from these pages. Its not perfect, but I think we have managed to nail down the ritual, amongst other things." Lucy boasted which peaked your interest.

"Did you know that according to the journal this language is called Zephorean?

"Xiphorean." Lucy corrected her friend.

Ignoring it, Haiku continued on about their revelations on the journal.

"And according to the pages, this cube is a source of great power, and has been used to imprison many beings."

You swallow hard and ask Lucy about the possible dangers of the ritual.

"Well, that's why you're here. We're hoping that the entity sealed inside might be the kind will grant us wishes for setting it free."

"Or maybe a handsome demon prince who will be indebted to us for life." Haiku imagined with a grin on her face.

"Or perhaps both." The two girls remarked at the same time while clasping their hands. 

Both of them let off a long swooning sigh, but were interrupted when you made deliberate cough, urging them to continue as you pass Lucy back the journal.

"Right... But just in case whatever comes out isn't to our liking, or decides to get physical, that is where the bats come out.

Haiku's statement made Fangs let out a small squeak of confusion.

"Not that kind of bats." Lucy replied to her pet.

You are still uncertain about the ritual and comment that it would be better if the other members mortician club were around, citing safety in numbers.

"That is true, but this kinda is our personal pet project. The others gave up after a few weeks when the translation progress became slow."

"Plus, if it really is a handsome demon prince inside there, there will be less competition if is just the two of us." Haiku snarked as she gave Lucy a wink who smiled back in glee.

Putting you hand on your forehead, you give a sigh and tell them that whatever happens, you'll have their back. Lucy smiles back and turns to Haiku.

"Shall we begin?"

"Lets do this." Haiku replies with confidence as the two of them stand up followed by you. The two girls each hold one end of the journal as Lucy clears her throat.

"Arcane echoes, liberate the prisoner of the void!" Lucy pronounced over the circle with her free hand raised and begins chanting the Xiphorean language alongside Haiku.

A strong gust of wind suddenly blows, extinguishing the flames of the candles. However the lights did not cease, as the summoning circle began glow in the same red hue as the candles. The longer they chanted the brighter the circle became.

You watch as the cube slowly starts to levitate off the ground, glowing brighter and brighter with an emerald green light. The longer the chanting went on, the more it started to vibrate as red cracks start to form on the brace containing the artifact. A loud sickening hum pulsating from it as it rose further and further off the ground, electrical bolts crackling from it. 

"I... I think its working!" Haiku shouted while Lucy continued the chant. However her words don't fill you with confidence, as you slowly pull out the bat from your bag in preparation of what's to come. The cube was now hovering directly above you and the girls, vibrating at a terrifying speed. 

All of sudden a loud bang echoes from the cube along with a bright light engulfs you and the entire cemetery.

You attempt to shield your face from the light, but it does you no good.

After that there was nothing but darkness and silence.

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A Gift for @neonio99 as a part of a Secret Santa event on another server I'm on! Featured are his favorite characters, Haiku and Lucy, about to do some summoning in the Royal Woods cemetery. I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong.

I was inspired by CoyoteRom's artwork of the two of them for this gift, but instead of just drawing out a typical summoning scenario, I wanted to add my own spin to it.

Anyway, with the last of the Christmas art out of the way, all that is left is one for the New Year, so stay tuned!

#Lucy Loud #Haiku #OC #Original Character #The Loud House #Artist On Tumblr #Digital Art #My Art #RaishaGS #TheLegendaryLadyAce

[lurkiestvoid]

Xena Warrior Princess has been buried SO deeply in my subconscious that I very often forget both that 1) it exists and 2) it had a MASSIVE formative impact on me, because like. That was (one of) the show(s) my grandma used to let play on the TV all day while she did her homemaking, and I would stare up at that tiny box TV on the dryer in our kitchen in utter awestruck fascination of ✨the Warrior Princess✨ and her cute-but-equally-badass sidekick-girlfriend Gabrielle.

Anyways Tumblr reminded me Xena exists and I'm gonna have to find it and binge it all now, bc I'm writing a story in which the main character just has felt kinda flat and I couldn't figure out why, until it clicked about three minutes ago that I was subconsciously inspired by Xena without actually remembering Xena, and so now I'm gonna go watch it to add depth and badassery to my character(s) and also because I am deeply fucking gay for Lucy Lawless

#xena #writblr #[core memory unlocked] +2 inspiration #other formative shows include: Sailor Moon. Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. Star Trek #it feels like there's more buried in there but i can't remember them independently #oh well anyways #lgbtq

[hebuiltfive]

I know this is probably often debated and talked about, but trying to work out possible ages for the characters in Thunderbirds Are Go (2015; I haven't dared try for the 60s but, even though I'm sure more is out there for it, it's no less confusing) is an impossibility? Bear with me whilst I go off on a tangent here. This is kind of long.

We know Alan is 18 by the end of the series, but how many years is the series set across? One? Is it 2060 throughout all the episodes? Or does the show end a year, two years, or even three later? They only ever mention Jeff being gone 8 years, so does that mean it's only set in 2060?

Assuming Alan is 18 in 2060, Gordon would tops be 3 years his prior? I can't imagine he'd be any older, because a) he's closest in age to Alan (or so we assume), and b) he has two other brothers who have to fit in before Scott (who apparently was born in 2035 but now I can't remember if I took that from the 60s version?)

From Gordon's assume 'relationship' with Penny, I would put her as no older than Scott, else that's icky? (In my current calculations she'd be 25 to Gordon's 20. Imo that's barely okay, but we move forward for now because:)

That would mean Penny would have been 17 at the time of Jeff's disappearance!! That's all well and good until you remember John say that Jeff had her looking into the Hood before Jeff disappeared. Jeff disappeared in 2052, which would mean she was working for Jeff had at 17? Maybe even 16, depending on how fast he trusted her to look into The Hood. Was it her first ever assignment for IR? But then we know from Legacy that Jeff taught Penny the WASP protocol when she first joined. How long did Jeff know Penny before he 'died'?

Following on from that, (I have so many bug bears, bear with me) where does Brains fit in? Is he closer to Jeff's age (unlikely for many reasons, mainly his character models in both TAG and TOS) or the boys? I picture him older than Scott, only due to his ability to help Jeff build up the organisation and his friendly relationship with Jeff. Maybe in his early 30s at the start of the show?

Last point (for now): Lucy's death. We know Alan barely remembered his dad, even though he disappeared when Al was 10, and we know from Home on the Range that Al can't relate to his brother's talking about playing with their mother, so for Alan to not remember anything about her, he'd have to have been no older than 6? That puts it at 2048? But Jeff disappeared in '52. He set up IR, built everything and had it all up and running (with a decent reputation) in 4 years? I know he's good, but is he that good?

Ugh, this is headache inducing. I thought if I wrote it down and gave myself some creative licence it would make more sense. It hasn't.

Side note: Grandma Tracy being in her 80s and still being a prominent figure in the organisation on occasion? Badass.

#thunderfam #thunderbirds are go #thunder rambles

[gritsandbrits]

Rewrite vs. Canon: Ben 10 Omniverse

The new team consists of Ben, Rook, Kai, and Jora; so we have two girls on the team instead of it just being two guys and shitty romance subplots. Kai wants to collect artifacts from being lost in the "Time War" while Jora fully explores being a superhero regardless what anyone says. Kevin doesn't go with Gwen to school, allowing her to flourish on her own. Instead he is reconciling with his family; and has unfinished business in the Null Void. The four MCs go travel to different dimensions and meet other Omnitrix welders, not just alternate but alternates of other characters and even a few OCs. While the overgrown easybake oven is the main threat, the ultimate looming villain is Eon.

We get glimpses of Gwen in college, mainly learning more magic and creating her own team with her roommates and academic rival (Niya, Marion and a couple more OCs).

Rook gets more supernatural abilities because i think it's weird for an alien species he was too normal. So he has feline powers like retractable claws, heightened senses and aura sense. This is also why he was given the Proto-Tool (which i call the Bayotrix - bayonet+tricks and proto-tool sounds lame).

Jora's main arc has her pursue an active role in politics placing her at odds with characters like Will Harangue and Attea. She also discovers she can link up with certain elements to create powerful affects.

Ester joins as a sixth ranger and gradually becomes Kai's love interest. We also get more of cousin lucy, and how she's become the new leader of the Lenopans.

Cousin Sunny drops by with a whole new look and attitude, forced to live with Bens' parents to straightened her out. Eventually with Clyde, Cooper, Ester, Lucy, Julie, and Rook's girlfriend, they form the Substitute Plumbers. One episode is dedicated to them.

Blukic and driba pop up every once and awhile as comic relief but also GENUINELY useful.

There is no recreate the universe shite in fact that's treated as a bad thing AND eon's origin story.

The rooters are actually a vigilante group taken over by that baldy guy. Kevin's dad was a part of it but was betrayed; Aggregor comes back not exactly to male amends with Kevin but to avenge a fellow Osmosian as law dictates. OH AND WE MEET KEVIN'S GRANDMA STEPHAN E. LEVIN SHE'S THE KOOKY MAD SCIENCE BADASS GRANNY

Since this is the "final" season I will space it out to ten seasons with ten episodes following a particular storyline. The final episodes would feature all the characters fighting Eon's forces.

#gb asks

[thefanficmonster]

LOVE the hc where connor calls his daughter princess and it got me in the feels. sooo i have a request: (not x-reader, just canon characters), can we get some hc’s on connor’s little toddler daughter interacting with the rest of the group too? like auntie michaela and uncle frank and imagine connor telling his daughter to call annalise grandma or something just to mess with her haha

Sure thing dear! Enjoy 💕

Family relations: Connor & Daughter OC, Keating 5 + Annalise, Frank and Bonnie & OC

Warnings: None :)

Genre: FLUFF, Found Family, Humor

Everyone warned Connor of the setbacks of being a parent while still pursuing his education, especially something as complex and time-consuming as law

However, no one told him of all the benefits it would have too

Probably cause no one knew his friend group like him

Aka his second family

It used to feel odd to think of them like that, considering their rocky start

But now he considers them his and his daughter's second family with confidence

After all, they're more often at the Keating house than they're at their own apartment

Little Lucy wouldn't have it any other way, that's for sure

She's aunt Michaela's princess, getting pampered and doted on by her constantly

Michaela could definitely put Connor in his place with a single sentence and without the bat of an eye

But she's wrapped around this toddler's finger and she's not afraid to admit it

Uncle Asher's always got her in a fit of giggles and smiles, giving Wes and Frank a run for their 'best uncle' positions

Speaking of the latter two

Wes is the best babysitter of the group, closely followed by Laurel

He's the only one who knows when to turn down Lucy's outlandish kiddy ideas, albeit with a heavy heart

But that doesn't mean the toddler loves spending time with him any less

Uncle Frank takes her out for drives when he runs errands (only safe ones, of course, he'd never put the kid at risk)

Lucy loves riding in the front seat and, although slightly illegal and definitely prohibited by her dad, Frank does comply an let her take up the passenger seat

It's their little secret

Speaking of little secrets...

Auntie Laurel is her partner in crime

Whenever she gets in trouble, she knows who to call before anyone else finds out

Connor's also started picking up on the few Spanish words Lucy's started dropping left and right

No curse words yet, Laurel makes sure to answer phone calls as far away from the toddler as possible

Auntie Bonnie is the opposite of uncle Asher

And Lucy's taken her as a personal challenge

What exactly does that mean, you might be wondering

Well, the toddler has taken it upon herself to get the strict and stoic woman to at least crack a smile, maybe even elicit a laugh from her every now and then

Who wouldn't cave at the girl's cuteness?

And then there's granny Annalise

Ever the professional badass lawyer she is, no one could ever imagine her to be swayed from her work

Well, believe me when I tell you, all it takes is Connor's car pulling up in the driveway and the shout of Lucy calling her name for all her work to become Keating 5's problem while she takes her granddaughter out for ice cream or brings her to a theme park

She definitely wins the coolest grandma award, no questions asked

#how to get away with murder fanfic #how to get away with murder #htgawm #connor walsh #michaela pratt #connor & michaela #connor walsh & michaela pratt #asher millstone #wes gibbins #laurel castillo #frank delfino #annalise keating #bonnie winterbottom #connor walsh fic #connor walsh fanfic #connor walsh fanfiction #wes gibbins fanfic #wes gibbins fanfiction #wes gibbins imagine #asher millstone fic #asher millstone fanfic #asher millstone imagine #fic #fanfic #fanfiction #headcanons #request #fluff #found family

[fauzhee10069]

JoJolion chapter 109: Grandma Lucy’s Bizarre Adventure

(Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t read it, I suggest you to read it soon)

JJL chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident

After The End of Tooru, we go back to a flashback 70 years ago in Morioh, 1941.

A grannie who just got off the train and arrived in Morioh, meets a chauffeur who would pick her up. The chauffeur is a jerk for refusing to bring the old lady's heavy-looking luggage… typical Morioh’s jerk in JJL.

Thanks for being a jerk, the grannie's belongings are even taken by the thief. What's the point of telling the grannie about the thief if you refuse to help her bring her luggage from the start?

Fortunately, a young Morioh boy stops the thief.

right to left

The grannie offers the boy named Fumi a part-time job to be her local guide. However, the boy refuses, saying he is supposed to meet his girlfriend. He notices her holding a photograph of an orchard (Higashikata’s orchard obviously).

Fumi tells her about 「The Radio Gaga Incident」, a place of bad luck with numerous deaths in the past. One of them was a story of woman who was messing around with her boyfriend near a guard rail, she had followed a strange voice near a guard rail and begun to strip herself. She later disappeared after a farmer's truck passes by, leaving only her clothes and a piece of her bloodied foot behind.

Turns out that this grannie is Lucy Steel all along. She told Fumi about herself and the purpose of her arrival in Morioh. She was 14 in 1891 (Steel Ball Run), so she is supposed to be around 64 years old in 1941 (JJL 109) right now. Seems like she investigates the Locacaca fruit on behalf of the Speedwagon Foundation, as botanist and geomorphologist… that’s cool, though I was originally thinking that she was a secret agent (but that still makes sense).

Fumi, Lucy, and the jerk chauffeur later arrive at Morioh's hunting grounds near the orchard owned by the Higashikata. As Lucy inspects the site and observes the Higashikata house with a telescope, Fumi finds the remains of a bird under his foot. He freaks out after the jerk chauffeur appears behind him, seemingly entranced by a voice only he can hear. He begins to strip down naked and approaches the guard rail, just like the victim girl in the local legend. Panicking, Fumi calls Lucy's attention before a truck passes on the road and the driver disappears.

Fumi inspects the remaining clothes and only finds the chauffeur’s severed hand. One of my favorite moment in JoJo when the jerk cameo gets bitten by the dust.

Fumi’s starting to get scared and tells Lucy to flee as soon as possible but she refuses, explaining that she came to Morioh after discovering that a plant named the "Locacaca" had been growing in the cursed land that was similar to the Devil's Palm in America.

JJL chapter 109 and 99

Wait a minute, if Lucy had been to Morioh 30 years ago, did the flashback of her in chapter 99 happen 30 years ago? Doesn't that mean it was in 1911 instead of 1901? I thought it had happened along with the flashback of Johnny's death (1901), if that’s the case then Lucy's arrival in Morioh 30 years ago happened 10 years after Johnny's death! And she was around 34 years old instead of 24… unless Araki forgot and messed up his timeline again.

The chapter ends with cliffhanger of Lucy’s getting attacked by 「Radio Gaga」 too.

My thought…

So, after the end of the big villain, we go back to a flashback instead of another epilogue. This chapter kinda reminds me of Vento Aureo’s Sleeping Slaves arc, in which after the defeat of the main villain, we got that flashback instead.

It’s nice to have Lucy Steel once again, here she becomes a badass grandma. My favorite part is how Araki designs Lucy in her 60s realistically, instead of being like a lady who had drunk a fountain of youth. I wished Araki would have drawn Caato and Holy more realistically like this, perhaps in his eyes 50 is not old, 60 is. Not surprised though considering how he looks too.

Not only that, if you take a look to the hat Lucy is wearing, the model is after her late husband, Stephen’s. I think it’s not limited to her hat, her fashion sense as well truly resembles Stephen’s in Steel Ball Run.

Then there is a young boy named Fumi in his 17, could he be the grandfather of Josefumi? I think so, I wish it’s true.

Since Lucy and Fumi are near Higashikata’s territory, I hope that they will get any interaction with the Higashikata family. I'm also curious about what Lucy will get from her research on Locacaca fruit.

What kind of Stand is「Radio Gaga」? Who owns it and will it relevant to the event at JJL in the future?

To be honest, I'm a little disappointed with the timeline Lucy told, about 30 years ago, which makes the event of Lucy's arrival in Morioh at that time (1911) will likely be 'unrelated' to the death of Johnny (1901). Either Araki misses the chance or is pretty bad with timeline so, that’s it.

I hope that this flashback chapter will be relevant to those unresolved mysteries that I brought up on my previous chapter review. Perhaps it would have something to do with Tooru and his calamity, but my expectation is quite low regarding this. Tooru and 「Wonder of U」 are probably gone forever.

At least I hope this mini arc will answer the most important mystery in JoJolion, the origin of Higashikata’s family curse! Araki really owes us for that, don’t you agree? Please Araki, don’t let us down!

Next chapter prediction…

The continuation of Radio Gaga arc, perhaps followed by an epilogue considering that the next chapter could be the end of JoJolion. Also, does this mean that Josuke-&-Yasuho will be official/canon?

Personal Note: this is my first time JoJoblogging without my father here, he passed away due to Covid-19. God, this pandemic is terrible, I hope this ends soon and you guys are doing well.

#jojolion spoilers #lucy steel #fumi jojo #radio gaga incident #jjba part 8 #jojo's bizarre adventure #chapter review #radio gaga #jojolion #my thoughts #badass grandma lucy #it's ending bro

[urhexgirls]

Hex Girls FF

[New Post from Thorn]: today we decided to do some photo shoots for some ‘lighter’ vibe songs that we have coming out soon!! they caught a pic of me listening to the photographer and jiwoo says I look like a sim… I found that funny so here it is!!

[New Post from Dusk]: POV you’re my tv as I pull up godzilla vs kong for the umpteenth time ���‍💨😮‍💨 i’m not sure why but I’ve been kinda digging the grandma feel lately! like I wanna make brownies… y’all already where I’m going with that 🤑🤑

[New Post from Luna]: Yeah my picture is from behind the scenes but I’m actually pretty proud of how mine turned out, I just don’t want to reveal them just yet~ But… And I hate to say this… Jiwoo got me into Godzilla vs Kong and now we’re watching it as a group.

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[demeter-jisoo]

𝑮𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒐𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆! 𝑾𝒊𝒔𝒉 @adonis-jeonghan 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 5 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒔

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[atomic-taco-muffin]

They get along well enough, but Mirta always says how much her sister (Katrina’s grandma) would have LOVED Hana to pieces!! Mirta actually tears up a bit cause Hana’ll do something feisty that’s almost exactly what how her sister used to act!

Mirta: Lucy would have adored you spitfire!

Baby: Who’s that?

Katrina: She was my Baba. We lost her about ten years ago.

Mirta: She was the real power in this family! Also the glue that bound us all together, but when she passed…

Katrina: We all drifted. And then I got married off to that man.

Mirta: Had I known I would’ve gotten you out of there!

Hana: She sounds badass!

[nothingunrealistic]

casting call information from the two river theater production of love in hate nation

A turbulent rock romance set in a 1960s Juvie Hall, Love in Hate Nation uses classic “bad girl” movies as the inspiration for the story of young people caught between eras of a changing America. Sixteen-year old Susannah Son is carted off to the National Reformatory for Girls to get her head put on straight. There she meets the aggressively incorrigible Sheila Nail, and a relationship forms which leads to an all out “revolution in the institution” as they attempt to break out of the boxes society has created around them. Girl Group Wall of Sound harmonies are filtered through a punk rock spirit in this rebellious and romantic new musical.

NOTE: The show is set in 1962. The world is stylized, but the characters should feel firmly planted in the time period in terms of timing, delivery, speech patterns. Specific inspiration was taken from the “bad girl” movies of the late 50s – early 70s. See: Switchblade Sisters, Kitten With a Whip, Rebel Without A Cause, Female Trouble, etc.

SUSANNAH SON: In Juvie for attempted suicide. A total weirdo and our heroine. SUSANNAH is a black girl from suburban CT. Her father is a former military man, her mother is drunk. She’s adopted. Neither parent understands SUSANNAH or seems to like her very much. She’s been teaching herself ukulele for a few years. She loves girl group pop music. She has never felt at home anywhere and she always feels alone in groups. She felt calm around her grandma, but now her grandma is dead. She designed a logo for herself (what’s the logo for, exactly? Unclear) and draws it on everything. She is not badass. – Should have a versatile voice that has lots of personality. Ukulele skills a real plus. Guitar skills a plus but not necessary. (Who would play her in the movie: a teenage Kimya Dawson, a teenage Odetta, a teenage Janelle Monae.)

SHEILA NAIL: In Juvie for theft, pyromania, violent tendencies, thrill-craziness, and rampant waywardness. Sheila is total badass. Unsentimental, sexy, tough, weird, furious, calm. – Should have a great rock and roll voice: think Aretha, Janis, Smith, or Amy (Winehouse). Any ethnicity. (Who would play her in the movie: a teenage Gina Gershon, a teenage James Dean, a teenage KILL BILL-era Uma Thurman.)

DOROTHY DONALDSON: In Juvie for incorrigibility and impersonating others. Dorothy is a Southern belle, by way of Jersey. A warm criminal from New Jersey whose “special skill” is impressions. She does a few characters from time to time but her main guise these days is Southern Belle. – Any vocal type will do. Any ethnicity. (Who would play her in the movie: a teenage Ellie Kemper, a teenage Cookie Mueller, a teenage Mindy Kaling.)

BRENDA “Rat” RATOWSKI: In Juvie for kleptomania and destructive tendencies. Rat is a scrappy little thieving weasel. A rough, snarling sneak with a mean streak. Pure Brooklyn, total street rat. – Any vocal type will do. Any ethnicity. (Who would play her in the movie: a teenage Steve Buscemi, a teenage Cyndi Lauper, a teenage P.J. Soles.)

KITTY MINX: In Juvie for “cross-dressing” and sexual deviancy. Kitty is the ‘family secret’ who feels at home in Juvie. In 2019, Kitty would be referred to as transgender. In 1962, she’d be referred to as a “cross-dresser.” She is confident and kind and strange and in love with the screen goddesses of the 1940’s. She is a rebel in the making and she bites. – She should possess a strong rock/soul voice: think Anohni, a female Elton John, Nina Simone. Any ethnicity. Seeking Transgender and Gender Nonconforming actors. (Who would play her in the movie: a teenage Candy Darling, a teenage Justin Vivian Bond, a teenage Jackie Curtis.)

JUDITH RAMONE: In Juvie for cutting a guy’s dick off. Judith is one tough cookie. She’s got an eye patch. Don’t ask about it. Tough, nasty, woke up on the wrong side of the bad. The school bully who revels in being the bully. She roots for the Wicked Witch every damn time. She’s totally annoyed by you and wants you to know it. – She should possess a personality-filled voice that ain’t pretty. Any ethnicity. (Who would play her in the movie: a teenage ROCKY HORROR-era Tim Curry, a teenage Pam Grier, a teenage Divine, a teenage Grace Jones, a teenage Ellen Greene.)

GLORIA “Ya Ya” MEEKS: In Juvie for general strangeness, compulsive behavior, and promiscuity. Gloria might be an alien. Bizarre, sweet, prickly, warm, cool, painfully unhip, fragile. The weirdest one in a group of weirdos. – Any vocal type will do. Any ethnicity. (Who would play her in the movie: a teenage Melanie Griffith, a teenage Courtney Love, a teenage Brittany Murphy, a teenage Amanda Plummer, a teenage Jennifer Tilly, a teenage Amy Sedaris.)

MARGARET ASP: The Warden. “Ms. Asp” is a fraying version of a 1950s suburban housewife. She is trying desperately to hang on to the values and sensibilities of days gone by. Her flawless exterior and just-so mannerisms mask the fact that she is losing her grip on reality. She’s all smiles as she stabs you in the heart. A disturbed human being who will go to any length to show you that she is absolutely not disturbed in any way. – She should possess a versatile musical theater-y voice that can maybe do some other fun stuff. She’s not a rocker, but she wishes she were. (Who would play her in the movie: Judy Davis, Lucy Liu, Mary Woronov, Kathleen Turner, Lynne Whitfield, Glenn Close, Charles Busch.)

THE GUY: FRANCIS, SUSANNAH’s buttoned-up intellectual, pretentious boyfriend. Presents as a liberal, but is completely trapped in the 1950s and is often unintentionally racist / misogynistic / etc. And, more often than not, intentionally racist / misogynistic / etc. Physically intimidating/imposing. ALSO plays: BUZZ, the bizarre fast-talking orderly; DOC SHOCK, an evil scientist Shock Treatment facilitator; MR. SON, SUSANNAH’s military father. – A brilliant, versatile character actor. Dangerous, alive, and period. Voice type not important at all. (Who would play him in the movie: Michael Shannon, John C. Reilly, Vincent Kartheiser, John Goodman.)

#link in source #love in hate nation #susannah son #sheila nail #dorothy donaldson #kitty minx #judith ramone #gloria meeks #miss asp #francis alcott #i'm guessing some of these details no longer apply to the characters as written / as cast but it's interesting to see where they started #casting calls

[taste-in-music]

The Ultimate Masterlist of Badass Female-Fronted and All-Female Bands (and Duos)

This is a continuation of two posts I had circulating a while ago, Badass Female-Fronted or All-Female Bands You Should Check Out Already parts 1 and 2.

Key: all female / poc frontwoman/frontwomen / *lgbtq+ rep* (if I get any of this info wrong or forget something, please let me know!)

POP/ELECTRONIC

CHVRCHES

*The Aces*

Glades

Fickle Friends

Bahari

MisterWives

*MUNA*

The Naked and Famous

Little Mix

Transviolet

Sofi Tukker

No Frills Twins

Say Lou Lou

IDER

Lucy Daydream

Dusky Grey

BETWEEN FRIENDS / HEIRS

*SHAED*

Let’s Eat Grandma

Erthlings

SALES

Milk & Bone

AlunaGeorge

*REYNA*

Hey Violet

Kero Kero Bonito

ROCK

The Pretty Reckless

Black Honey

Dream Wife

The Regrettes

Dorothy

Charly Bliss

Stand Atlantic

*PVRIS*

Cherry Glazerr

*The Big Moon*

*Halestorm*

Paramore

*Sleater-Kinney*

Doll Skin

Skating Polly

Wolf Alice

Marmozets

Tonight Alive

*Courage My Love*

INDIE/ALTERNATIVE

*Pale Waves*

Goat Girl

The Beaches

Alvvays

Dizzy

Sunflower Bean

Our Girl

HAIM

Beach Bunny

*Now, Now*

*The Greeting Committee*

Lunar Vacation

*Better Oblivion Community Center*

*boygenius*

Superorgansim

Rubblebucket

*The xx*

Of Monsters and Men

London Grammar

Broken Social Scene

*Lolawolf*

No Vacation

HIP HOP/R&B

*The Internet*

LION BABE

The Marías

St. Beauty

Chloe x Halle

This is just a start, (I’m especially looking for more recommendations when it comes to bands with frontwomen of color.) By all means please feel free to add more bands to the post!

#music #music recommendation #artist recommendation #band #female fronted bands #girl bands #female empowerment #please add more!!!! #taste in music

[blind3dbylight]

some concepts i put together in kisekae where Sophie eventually has a daughter, Maya, and becomes Badass Grandma a la Kiryu in Yakuza 6 as Maya grows up and eventually inherits her mom’s abilities

this is actually helping me come up with backstory and lore for the initial run of Sophie, Lucy, Gemma, Shinko, etc

#light says a thing #sophie griever #maya griever #kisekae #my ocs

[scribbles97]

scribbs rewatches TAG season 2- Up From the Depths Part 2

Under the cut for length and spoilers

Noooommmmmmmm

Get ‘im Scotty

Scott be careful please

We’ve already had a scare with Gordon today

Scott getting it back in less than one piece is better than not at all

Jeff wanted to go FAST

Why is 1 less powerful than the TV21 I wonder?

Uh Oh Scott’s going down

I need to do a tally on who’s crashed which ship most

I love Grandma telling him what to do… LOVE the idea that it’s prerecorded

You’d best not let it out of your sight John

SCOOOOTTTTLANDDDD

Ooo Grandma talking to Penny is so sweet

That point looks right around Pitlochery to me

I think it’s broken Gordon

Brains what use is a hammer going to be?

Alan it’s not just a plane

What grandma said… Jeff’s determination

So was the crashing of the TV21 the trigger for starting IR? Rather than Lucy dying?

Iridium vault?

NED!!!

I think we all thought the same Casey

Ned I don’t think you’re going to get a say in the mechanic taking the irridium

Casey I get the preserving life and all that… but he’s stealing the iridium!

I love how Casey’s first call is IR

Ned you did complicate things unfortunately

Oh Gordon it’ll be okay

‘Does this look like a hexdriver’ hehehe

What hasn’t been tested Brains?

You were very easily persuaded

Look I really need the Thunderbirds theme on bagpipes in my life… it is like that tune was made for it

Yes girl power team we need!

Parker why have you named a crowbar?

Same question alan… What is it?

Ahh it’s a MAX designed for Thunderbird 3

Space stand off

He’s plugging MAX in to talk to TB2

F

A

B

That’s some badass music to go with some badass equipment

Alan you’d best learn to use that quickly

Fight dirty with dirtier

Docking bubble….that’s new

Scott nobody is surprised it’s Ned

Oh Ned please just give it up

Yes we don’t want any dramatics please Parker

Parker why do you have a decoder thingy

Well done Kayo catching the doors before they slam

Ooo protector bubble by Penny

Erm spidery thing

Correction… scorpion

Getting grumpy are you Mechanic?

Run Scott run

Ned looks od without his hat

We know Alan

‘It’s not Dad’ SOB

Uh ohhhhhhhh

ALAN SCOTT NEDDDD

Nice one Kayo

I’d perhaps be moving away from the thing that’s about to explode Alan

Scotty looks saddddd :(

A drone

The hood learnt from the mechanic??

Parker helping Penny up

Well at least someone is finally greatful fo Ned

YAY 4 is fixed!!

Grandma hugging the boys <3

JOHN IS ON EARTH

‘Jeff LOVED his family and going really really fast

#thundebirds are go #thunderbirds 2015 #thunderbirds series 2 #up from the depths #Scott Tracy #Gordon Tracy #Virgil Tracy #John Tracy #alan tracy #colonel casey #kayo kyrano #Brains Hackenbacker #grandma tracy #ned tedford

[purpledragon57]

001|Fairy Tail and 001|Fruits Basket [PS you ever watch Full Moon wo Sagashite?]

(no I haven’t seen Full Moon wo Sagashite, I know I’ve heard of it but can’t remember anything specific about it off the top of my head (I think it’s an idol and/or magical girl show?)) on to the questions:

001 | Fairy Tail

Favorite character: Lucy Heartfilia forever and always

Least Favorite character: No one comes to mind immediately...

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Gajevy, Nalu, Jerza, ElfEver, Gruvia

Character I find most attractive: No one comes to mind, tbh. I guess maybe Jellal.

Character I would marry: Lucy to be perfectly honest haha

Character I would be best friends with: Levy, probably

a random thought: man it’s been a long while since I read any fairy tail. Can’t think of anything.

An unpopular opinion: Natsu and Lucy weren’t ready for a serious relationship yet at the end of the series, so I’m glad they didn’t explicitly get together romantically.

My Canon OTP: Gajevy BABY!! Holy Heck!!!

My Non-canon OTP: Nalu and Jerza, technically

Most Badass Character: Jellal was first to come to mind

Most Epic Villain: Zeref is definitely the only villain I have any lasting interest in haha.

Pairing I am not a fan of: I don’t like Graylu romantically, mainly because they’re just such GOOD brotp content

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): I can’t think of anyone really? Mashima screwed up a lot of things but the characters were mostly consistent, at least as far as I can remember.

Favourite Friendship: I basically already mentioned this, but Graylu!

Character I most identify with: Is there really any Fairy Tail character I ‘identify with’. I guess we can go with Levy because books or something.

Character I wish I could be: Probably Erza, despite how Awful of a time she has.

001 | Fruits Basket

Favorite character: Kyo!!

Least Favorite character: uhhhhhh. Probably Ren Sohma. What the #*@%, woman.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Kyoru, Yuki/Machi, Kisa/Hiro, Uo/Kureno, RinHaru (someone please enlighten me on fruits basket ship names I only know two)

Character I find most attractive: I don’t know, honestly. Hana is the most stylish tho

Character I would marry: Am I even allowed to list anyone other than Tohru?

Character I would be best friends with: see above

a random thought: I need to get hold of the rest of Fruits Basket Another

An unpopular opinion: I don’t know if I have any? I have a few that’ll probably count as unpopular once tumblr gets it’s filthy, mindless hands on it but I’ll be trying my darndest to avoid all of Those people

My Canon OTP: Kyoru, obviously

My Non-canon OTP: I don’t have any Furuba ships that aren’t canon so.

Most Badass Character: In a way, Tohru, to be honest? She’s like. emotionally badass I suppose. Hard to explain. She’s an inspiration that’s for sure.

Most Epic Villain: I don’t think any of the Furuba villains/antagonists really qualify as ‘Epic’, exactly.

Pairing I am not a fan of: Never was into Yuki/Tohru even before... you know.

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): No one, to be honest. Everyone in Fruits Basket is phenomenally written.

Favourite Friendship: Tohru, Uo and Hana

Character I most identify with: Kind of sort of Kisa tbh. (we’re mutism buddies and I Support Her)

Character I wish I could be: everyone in this series has such a horrible time I honestly don’t want to be any of them. Maybe the kyoru-grandchild from the epilogue. Tohru would be a heckin sweet grandma.

Thanks for the ask!

Current Ask Meme

#asks #fairy tail #fruits basket #fruits basket spoilers #crimson-cross-strike