#both champions

[softambrollins]

#aewedit #wweedit #wwe #aew #hangman adam page #hangman page #seth rollins #those are my world champions your honour #[looks at both pics] it's the same feud #gifs #mine

[tomurakii]

The worst part about the "mansplainer Gale truthers" is that it comes with a fundamental misunderstanding of what mansplaining is. To mansplain is to have a subconscious bias against women or queer people that makes a (cishet, white) man assume he knows better than someone else without evidence (or despite evidence to the contrary), and as such condescendingly over-explain common or industry-standard information to them. One of the formative essays on the topic, published in 'Men Explain Things To Me' by Rebecca Solnit, is about an anecdote wherein the author introduced herself as a writer to a man who then explained her own essay to her, while bulldozing any attempt by her and a female friend to reveal that she'd in fact written the book that he was pretending to be an expert on. The man listened to her introduce herself as a writer on a particular topic, and had so little respect for her intelligence that he thought he would explain the subject to someone that had just told him she was an expert, while he himself admitted to only ever reading the blurb of her book.

While Gale being condescending is to some degree a matter of interpretation, it is objectively true that he knows more than the player, regardless of class choice. He was an archmage and Mystra's chosen, if the player was anywhere near his level of expertise he would've known about them already, especially if they're a wizard (which is the only magic class that goes through formal educational institutions and could be expected to know the things he lore-dumps about). Beyond that, in most of his lore-dump scenes he is addressing the entire party, the only magic user of which (Shadowheart) is also an amnesiac. It's safe to say his assumption that he knows more about magic/magic history than the rest of you is both valid and accurate.

It isn't mainsplaining when literally one of the top 10 experts in a given field explains something to you, and misusing the term just invalidates people who actually experience and try to call out mansplaining. Mansplaining originated in an uneducated guy believing he had the right to explain a subject to a woman he knew to be an expert. Literally all Gale's done his entire life is study magic, let the man infodump.

#he is real and lovely to me #also. how entitled. to have God's (former) Favourite Magician in your party and act like he's a bad guy for knowing more than you #if ANYONE is allowed to infodump it's the until-recently-reigning champion of Knowing Shit About Magic #also men explain things to me is both an informative and also just a well-written essay collection. great intro to feminist theory #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate

[kash-phia]

Pest control

#pokemon #Pokecomic #Rival blue #Rival green #Trainer leaf #Blue oak #Green oak #Conflictingshipping #pokemon frlg #pokemon hgss #Kashart #Green matures a lot after frlg; as a gym leader he builds this image of a mature person who always has wits about him #All that maturity is lost when he sees his rival getting hit on lol #Or in this case its what he perceives lol #Where did all that maturity go.... #He still has a lot of growing up to do #Ah in this case he felt bad for scaring the trainer lol so he offered him a free tour of Oak's lab #The trainers magnetite wouldn't stop glaring at him otherwise lol #It's trainer is timid so it probably sticks up for it #The trainer himself is delighted though #He's a fan of both the kanto champion and the renowned pokemon professor #Doesn't care much for the viridian Gym leader lol #Oh no I rambled too much...

[randomminty]

Coloured some old e4 sketches i miss them so much

#guess what im listening to. ill tell you at hte end of this post #art tag #pokemon #pokemon hgss #elite four karen #elite four will #elite four bruno #elite four koga #<- ? girl has a separate e4 and gym leader tag ig #champion lance #rival silver #gym leader janine #theres not a singl epokemon in this post its just the human characters wth #this is over a year old <333333 #nicely rendered karen and will among bullshittery #okay reveal. its more RAS songs lol #exists is such a good song raychell sings like a staircase #descending notes or smth is what i meant to describe it as but you get it. staircase adjacent #or ascending. both. #ok byebyebye :> #you can tell this is oldish bc i used a different brush hehe

[celluloidbroomcloset]

I like to think that Stede hangs on to that twine, like the piece of silk or the cravat, maybe turns it into a little bracelet he always wears and that Ed one day notices…

Ed: Well, you did say we were…intertwined.

Stede: ......

(Also I so love Stede's look of fondness and the crack in Ed's voice as he explains the twine...)

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #edward teach #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #ofmd season 2 #gif #look they will both be champions of dad jokes

[youshouldjustliveinmychurch]

Catra and Adora were taught to physically fight from the time they were young children, which I think is so interesting because we see the negative impact of that on their relationship. Obviously that's an unhealthy way to deal with things. They don't really know how to express their emotions or vulnerability very well. In Adora's words, she's used to punching her feelings out. In their horde days we see that one of the main ways they express affection for each other is roughhousing. Constantly. They mainly just tackle each other and playfight. It's a kind of physical touch that's more easily allowed within their framework than any kind of gentleness. While that's partially due to their dynamic in general, it quickly becomes sinister once they're actually on opposite sides of the war and are fighting with the intention to defeat. Another user posted about their fighting and the unspoken emotion behind it since they haven't been taught to express themselves in a heathy way (couldn't find the post so feel free to tag OP!). Because of their particular kinds of trauma, neither of them are able to be vulnerable and listen to the other while also explaining their feelings. For the first four seasons they're pretty much shouting at each other without any active listening going on. That lack of vulnerability and understanding is symbolized by their physical fights. What makes season 5 so good (at least in part) is The Shift™️ to gentleness.

Adora's been in an environment with people around her who have helped her start to recover from her trauma. Catra just starts to get that chance once she's rescued from horde prime. And it takes time. There's a lot to unpack there and it's not easy, but slowly Catra starts to heal as well away from the Horde. And their dynamic changes. We still see moments when they regress (their fight immediately after Save the Cat and the scene where Catra leaves again both moments when they aren't really listening to what the other person is saying - healing isn't linear), but there's something else there as well. They put their hands on each other's cheeks, Adora puts her hand on Catra's shoulder, they cradle each other, Catra holds Adora's shoulders as she helps her to the heart. And there's the moment in the spaceship where they've been fighting once again and Catra's exterior breaks and she's vulnerable. Catching Adora's wrist, her hand slides down to gently caress Adora's and she asks her to stay. This moment mirrors the moment in the first season where Adora catches Catra's wrist, asking her to come with her and Catra pulls away. Rather than the wrist (still a somewhat detached touch), Catra's hand slides down intentionally taking her hand. Ughhhhhh. My little heart. Before when they're holding hands, it's usually accidental or almost unavoidable during a fight. They're pulling each other off of cliffs or grabbing hands in a mind-bending reenactment of their memories. But this is something else: intentional gentleness which I think is such a crucial element of Catra's redemption, the development of their relationship, and the healing of their trauma.

Once Catra is out of the horde, she has the chance to start to feel safer and is able to be more emotionally vulnerable along with the fact that there are boundaries. Violence won't be tolerated and Catra has to change her behavior in order to be close to Adora, which I think is important. They start listening to each other and helping each other heal by validating the other's needs while putting themselves in each other's shoes. This peaks at the moment that Catra is finally able to express her love for Adora, which she's never had the ability to do before because of her insecurity, trauma, and fear of vulnerability. With that narrative resolution and progression, they finally kiss. Gentleness and vulnerability is what they were never allowed before and it's the thing that embodies their healing. Nothing that hasn't been said before by other posters but ughhhhhhhhhhhhh

#that was so long goddamn #i was supposed to be doing other things but brainrot i guess #it's a complex narrative that champions both accountability and healing which I appreciate #catradora #spop #shera #catra #adora #adora x catra

[hyper-revenge-sio]

I made this and thought maybe someone on here would appreciate it <3

#alrighty #adam faulkner stanheight #leigh whannell #quentin smith #kyle gallner #ethan kirsch #ethan landry #jack champion #hold on #adam stanheight #i did both for ethan it felt rude #mike schmidt #i think! i may be wrong #josh hutcherson #a guy im into totally looks like ethan. and he may even like me idkkkk though i only see him directly at choir stuff and thats not often #but i hope #anyways lmao #WAIT #saw 2004 #noes 2010 #scream vi #fnaf movie

[stephstars08]

Currently in my Avatar phase at the moment so definitely getting ideas for Spider and Neteyam!🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵

#currently in my avatar phase….again #getting ideas for both of my favorite boys #avatar #avatar the way of water #avatar way of water #avatar 2 #avatar wow #pandora #awow #neteyam sully #Neteyam #spider Socorro #spider sully #miles spider socorro #na’vi #na’vi avatar #jack champion #jamie flatters

[nell0-0]

Walking through route 4 in Unova be like,,,

Emmet “I am Emmet. It’s way too hot. Remind me why are we walking through here.” 

Elesa “I told you to ditch at least the coat.”

Emmet “No.”

#submas #submas au #subway bosses #Subway Boss Emmet #pokemon emmet #emmet #champion emmet #pokemon ranger ingo au #gym leader elesa #pokemon elesa #elesa #emmet and elesa #my art #Emmet refuses to take the coat off unless it's to change into his champion outfit #Elesa dislikes both but this one is the lesser of the two crimes against fashion #emmet sweety. your bro ain't stuck on a random sand dune waiting to be found #yet

[sersi]

Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, and Delayed Lives

#marveledit #steverogersedit #natasharomanoffedit #evansedit #mcufam #elysia makes stuff #**elysia's gifs #*parallels #**elysiaedits #1k+ #steve rogers #natasha romanoff #they were besties because they were both world champions in ignoring the fact that maybe they wanted to be more than superheroes 🤡!

[eev583]

Cynthia meeting her great grandpa in the trainer lounge.

#pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon diamond and pearl #pokemon volo #volo #volo pokemon #pla volo #volo pla #pokemon cynthia #champion cynthia #cynthia pokemon #Both of them are probably talking about ruins

[jadeazora]

Lysandre: I've invited you both to my private island because I crave the deadliest game.

Sycamore, (nodding): Ah. Knife Monopoly.

Lysandre and Diantha:

Lysandre: I was actually going to say "hunt you for sport", but now I'm really interested in whatever Knife Monopoly is.

#disaster throuple #pokemon xy #pokemon x and y #lysandre #champion diantha #professor sycamore #pokemon masters #pokemas #i mean between blowing up kalos and trying to blow up pasio #he's basically attempted to kill them both twice over

[maranello]

listen y’all need to have more trust in lewis and also more trust in charles. granted, ferrari is the variable we are all scared of here, but I do trust vassuer more than binotto and I don’t think either of these drivers would sign these deals with ferrari if they, or any of their trustworthy team, thought it was going to be bad for them.

#lewis isn’t signing to be some mid second driver and charles isn’t going to automatically get deprioritized #he’s just going to have to earn that priority which I have faith in him to fight for fairly anyways and I think he’d enjoy that challenge #against a fair competitor and seasoned champion like lewis #it may come as a surprise to some but drivers with their talent and level actually enjoy competition with others on the same wavelength #and I think if I were to accept charles being beaten by anyone it would be at lewis’ hands anyways AND vice versa #they have always produced spectacular but largely respectful moments when they race each other #maranello.txt #the fans and discouese and media WILL be horrendous #but honestly I think this could be something exciting for both of them?? #they really did always seem like they enjoyed racing each other #and I genuinely want nothing more than for both of these drivers to enjoy racing again purely

[shorthaltsjester]

the venn diagram of people who actually understand pelor’s complexity and the people who understand vex’s character is a circle and a very small one at that

#it’s about them both being secretly kind hearted with harsh and dickish exteriors to protect the things that matter to them #like. please rewatch c1 and the info we get about pelor in it #where it is reiterates time and time again that pelor faced a significant brunt of the calamity. who watched ioun get struck down. #who shares a plane with sarenrae after her believers were essentially extinguished #and tell me again how his actions (of which we have. still very little info) are unreasonable #they are Absolutely asshole actions #but yknow. vex was also inclined towards asshole actions when her loved ones/the stability of her life was threatened #anyway this isn’t discourse this is just how i feel about two of the fandom things that irritate me the most and their correlation #honestly i don’t super want anymore vm cameos for a While but also i would love a vex one if it was regarding pelors champion stuff #especially now that we won’t have deanna around #vex’ahlia #pelor #the dawnfather #vex’ahlia de rolo #critical role #my posts

[therestofmyfandoms]

with totk giving us the avatars of the sages, ways for them to still help Link while also staying and doing their duties, then why couldn't we have that with botw. especially since they're already dead!

i want to have daruk jumping in front of you to take a hit, urbosa waiting for the perfect moment to attack with you, mipha catching and healing you when you are dying, revali rolling his eyes and lifting you up a cliff

#revalink #legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom #loz totk #totk story spoilers #totk spoilers #mildly #botw #loz botw #. #man what we couldve had #i miss the champions bro #mipha has a statue but thats the only mention ive seen of them #revali and urbosa both have been just ignored and it makes me sad #im not sure about daruk yet but i imagine its the same #anyway #someone draw link with the champions avatars please and ty

[matchbet-allofthetime]

The first time I played MK11 and Liu Kang and Raiden merged so Liu Kang could be Fire and Lightning God Liu Kang, I thought about something I've never seen anyone else mention.

When Raiden gives his powers to Liu Kang, Liu Kang comes out with the godly glowing eyes and the glowing dragon tattoos, right? We all know that.

But I always felt like it implied that, similarly to Fujin, Raiden DID have tattoos.

It's the same in the sense that Liu Kang got Raiden's glowing eyes and white hair (assuming that like Fujin, Raiden's hair was white)

So can it not be assumed that if Liu Kang took on those features, he would take the tattoos too?

I've always thought that the dragons weren't Liu Kang's, not really. They're Raiden's.

And I'm gonna die on the hill of Raiden having dragon tattoos in MK11 that are just vibrant, glowing fucking white.

I've thought this for AGES and I've never seen anyone else make a similar connection.

#mk11 #mortal kombat 11 #mortal kombat #raiden #lord raiden #fujin #lord fujin #just bc he's mentioned #liu kang #fire god liu kang #i think about this every day of my life #and it makes the scene hurt all the more for me tbh #because we “lose” raiden in exchange for liu kang becoming a god #and then liu kang has to mourn remaking all of time after raiden passes... #and he still has his fucking tattoos in mk1 #in the universe he made #and he sees mortal champion raiden #and i feel like maybe it breaks him #especially if he sees raiden with that one skin where he has the blackout scale tattoos on his neck #anyways i wanna cry i love them both so much