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mythandlaur · 8 months

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Lyoko Warriors Run A D&D Game

I wrote something about this for Code: July and said I'd expand on it later And Then I Didn't so

Aelita: After much deliberation, was chosen to be the DM given her skillset making her good at handling both mechanics and storytelling (though the others occasionally try their hands in one-shots). Was incredibly nervous at first, but naturally settled into the role and thrives in it. Makes a lot of homebrew and gets crazy into setting development. Is very careful about the players' mental states and tries not to mirror any actual event they've been through too closely in her stories, though she can't help projecting a little bit (Mister Puck shows up as an NPC wherever she can fit him, she focuses a lot of plots around family crises and the importance of bonds between people, always puts emphasis on hope and happy endings, even if they're difficult to reach). Can be absolutely cruel in regard to making enemy encounters strategically difficult, but only because she knows the others will somehow make it through. Has a DMPC elf druid who acts as a healer (and shamelessly flirts with Jeremie's character)

Jeremie: Was also considered for the DM role, but declined--he admitted that while he'd read the rulebook before and would do great with mechanics, he'd make a poor storyteller. It's also kind of cathartic for him to be with the party of fantasy action heroes for once. He made a human wizard initially as a poorly-hidden, powered-up self-insert, focusing on spells that would mechanically and strategically benefit the party, but as he gets into the story the character comes into its own and he branches out with spells he just thinks are cool. The designated Only One Who Remembers What Happened Last Session, and usually the first to see through Aelita's battle gimmicks, though whether or not he tells the others about them immediately is a toss-up.

Odd: Made a nonbinary dwarf bard before most of the group knew what nonbinary was (mid-2000s, not a well known thing despite two of them being trans). Takes up the healer role when Aelita can't juggle her PC. Often has to be gently nudged out of the spotlight and reminded he isn't playing the only main character, but Aelita can always rely on him to take her hooks and drag the others along with him, or force the rest of the party to actually talk to each other. Basically that one really talkative, enthusiastic player in the group who always fills any awkward silences.

Ulrich: Initially wasn't too interested in this whole thing and was just joining to hang out with his friends. Has a dragonborn fighter who eventually multiclasses into monk. Also started off as very much a self-insert character, and Ulrich is occasionally a bit of a difficult player because he has trouble with his character being wrong and screwing things up. Eventually, though, he starts to loosen up, sometimes rivaling Odd as the spotlight-stealer because of his character's dedication to their team and "awesome dragon powers"

Yumi: Originally tried to make a healer until Aelita sussed out she didn't actually want to play support and was only doing it because she thought she had to; after some nudging, she made a human rogue assassin instead. She still winds up being the party's dedicated problem-solver and only sane man, the one who'll actually try the doorknob to see if it's locked before Jeremie's character makes a dangerous attempt to teleport past it or Ulrich's character tries to kick it in. The most quiet person at the table, but when she does speak up, it's clear she's put a lot of thought into her character's backstory, how she behaves, and her relationships and opinions on others. Always describes her attacks in battle, and encourages Ulrich into eventually doing the same.

William: Was invited by Aelita to mend his relationships with the rest of the group, and is the silently-acknowledged exception to the "don't play anything too close to Lyoko" rule since he's still working through some crap and this is the only way he'll actually open up to the others. As such, has a tiefling warlock afraid of his own powers and patron that's difficult to integrate into the group at first because of William's own reluctance and being one of those infamous brooding edgy loner characters. Eventually, William shows the character has a very notable soft side and gets him in somewhat good graces with the others. Is incredibly dramatic and clearly using this as an acting outlet, but is also very good at said acting and tends to get the rest of the group swept up in his energy.

#code lyoko

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best-tv-theme-song · 8 months

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Polls will start to be posted within the next week or so.

Bracket list under the cut!

UPDATE: LIST CANCELLED

*Starred shows have multiple theme songs or I have combined shows in a franchise in an effort to include as much as possible. These will have preliminaries built-into their polls on the first round. This is how it works: 1. all of the songs will go into a poll together against one other show; 2. the COMBINED votes for those songs will determine which show wins that poll; 3. only the top voted song for that show/franchise will move on, if the show has won the poll. (If you are confused it will make more sense when we start, I promise!)

The 100

30 Rock

9-1-1*

The Addams Family

Adventure Time*

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

All That

The Amazing World of Gumball

American Dragon: Jake Long

Animaniacs

Arcane: League of Legends

Arrested Development

Arthur

Assassination Classroom*

Austin & Ally

The Backyardigans

Barney & Friends

Barry

Batman*

Bear in the Big Blue House

Ben 10*

Better Call Saul

Beverly Hills, 90210

The Big Bang Theory

Big Time Rush

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Black Sails

Bluey

Bob the Builder

Bob's Burgers

BoJack Horseman

Bones

Boy Meets World

The Brady Bunch

Breaking Bad

Bridgerton

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Buffy the Vampire Slayer*

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Charmed

Cheers

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Choo Choo Soul

Code Lyoko

Codename: Kids Next Door

Cold Case

Community

Cory in the House

Cowboy Bebop

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend*

Criminal Minds

CSI*

Cyberchase

Danny Phantom

Daredevil

Dawson's Creek

Death Note*

Desperate Housewives

Detective Conan

Dexter

Dexter's Laboratory

Diff'rent Strokes

Digimon*

Doctor Who*

Dora the Explorer

Downton Abbey

Dragon Ball*

Dragon Tales

Drake & Josh

Ducktales*

Ever After High

The Fairly OddParents

Firefly

The Flintstones

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Fraggle Rock

Frasier

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Friends

Fringe

Full House

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*

Futurama

Game of Thrones

George Lopez

George of the Jungle

Gilmore Girls

Glee

The Golden Girls

Good Omens

Gravity Falls

Grey's Anatomy

H2O: Just Add Water

Hannah Montana

Hannibal

Happy Days

Hawaii Five-0*

His Dark Materials

Horrible Histories

House, M.D.

How I Met Your Mother

How It's Made

Hunter × Hunter

Huntik: Secrets & Seekers

I Dream of Jeannie

I Love Lucy

iCarly

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Jeffersons

Jeopardy!

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*

Jonas

Justice League

Kim Possible

The Last of Us

Laverne & Shirley

Law & Order*

LazyTown

The Legend of Vox Machina

Leverage

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Little Einsteins

Lizzie McGuire

Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies

The Love Boat

M*A*S*H

Mad Men

Madoka Magica*

The Magic School Bus

Malcolm in the Middle

The Mandalorian

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Merlin

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Mob Psycho 100

The Monkees

Monster High

The Muppet Show

Murder, She Wrote

Murdoch Mysteries

My Babysitter's a Vampire

My Hero Academia*

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

The Nanny

Naruto*

NCIS

Neon Genesis Evangelion

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

New Girl

NFL (various network themes)*

Ninjago

The O.C.

The Office

One Day at a Time*

One Piece

Only Murders in the Building

Orange Is the New Black

Ouran High School Host Club

The Owl House

Parks and Recreation

The Partridge Family

Phil of the Future

Phineas and Ferb

Pinky and the Brain

Pippi Longstocking

Pokémon*

Power Rangers

The Powerpuff Girls

Pretty Little Liars

The Price Is Right

The Proud Family

Psych

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Reading Rainbow

Reba

Red Dwarf

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Riverdale

Rugrats

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat

Sailor Moon

Sanford and Son

Saturday Night Live

Schitt's Creek

Scooby-Doo*

Scrubs

Seinfeld

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Sesame Street

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Sherlock

The Simpsons

Smallville

Sofia the First

Sonny with a Chance

The Sopranos

Spider-Man

SpongeBob SquarePants

Star Trek (instrumental themes)*

Star Trek: Enterprise

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Stargate*

Steven Universe

Stranger Things

Succession

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody*

Suits

Taskmaster

Ted Lasso

Teen Titans

Teen Wolf

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teletubbies

That '70s Show

That's So Raven

Theory of Love

Thomas & Friends

Tokyo Ghoul

Total Drama

Totally Spies!

Transformers*

True Blood

The Twilight Zone

Twin Peaks

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

VeggieTales

Veronica Mars

Victorious

Voltron: Legendary Defender

W.I.T.C.H.

The Walking Dead

WandaVision*

Welcome Back, Kotter

The West Wing

Westworld

What We Do in the Shadows

The White Lotus

Wild Kratts

Winx Club

The Wire*

The Witcher

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wonder Pets!

Wonder Woman

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

The X-Files

Xena: Warrior Princess

Yellowjackets

Yu-Gi-Oh!*

Yuri on Ice

Zoboomafoo

Zoey 101

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heavenboy09 · 8 months

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20 Years Ago On September 3rd, 2003

FROM ANTEFILMS PRODUCTION & MOONSCOOP GROUP, FRANCE 🇫🇷 3 & CANAL J PRESENTS

THE BEST FRENCH ANIMATION CARTOON EVER MADE

Jeremy Belpois, an 8th grade prodigy attending boarding school at Kadic Academy, discovers a quantum supercomputer in an abandoned factory near his school. Upon activating it, he discovers a virtual world called Lyoko with an artificially intelligent girl named Aelita trapped inside it. Jeremy learns of XANA, a fully autonomous, malevolent, and highly intelligent multi-agent system, that also dwells within the Supercomputer.

Using Lyoko's powers, XANA can possess electronics and objects in the real world like a virus to wreak havoc. XANA's primary objective is to eliminate anyone aware of the Supercomputer's existence so that it will be free to conquer the real world and destroy all humanity.

Jeremy works tirelessly to materialize Aelita into the real world and stop attacks caused by XANA. Jeremy is aided by his three friends Odd Della Robbia, Ulrich Stern, and Yumi Ishiyama, who are virtualized into Lyoko to save both worlds from the sinister virtual entity. They achieve this by escorting Aelita to various Towers on Lyoko, which serve as interface terminals between Lyoko and Earth. Once the Tower is deactivated, Jeremy can launch a "Return to the Past" program, which sends the world back in time to undo any damage caused by XANA, while anyone scanned into the Supercomputer retains their memory of the events. In "Code: Earth," Aelita is finally materialized, but the group discovers that XANA had planted a virus inside of her that will kill her if the Supercomputer is turned off. They realize that they cannot destroy XANA, or Aelita will be destroyed along with it.

ITS UP TO OUR LYOKO WARRIORS TO SAVE THE WORLD 🌎 AS WE KNOW IT AND MAKE THE EVIL SUPERVIRUS KNOWN AS XANA. GO AWAY

HAPPY BELATED 20TH ANNIVERSARY TO ANTEFILMS PRODUCTION & MOONSCOOP GROUP, FRANCE 🇫🇷 3 & CANAL J

CODE LYOKO 💻 #CodeLyoko

#Code Lyoko #Spotify

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yumiakikaze · 7 months

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Quick WIP, Recently I don't draw much

Btw, I lowkey plan to make a Code Lyoko x Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky AU.

But the main 4 characters (Aelita, Ulrich, Yumi and Odd) as Pokemon gijinkas instead. I revamped Beautifly Yumi's design so it shows the typical Japanese kunoichi theme instead (with a few inspiration from Idolm@ster for the skirt part). There's a reason why I make her wear a scarf though.

Extra headcanons under the cut:

CL PMD EoS Headcanon that I have (so far)

Roles:

Hero (Skitty) - Aelita

Partner (Riolu) - Ulrich

Beautifly - Yumi (Recruited at Mt. Horn)

Glameow - Odd (Recruited at Crystal Crossing)

P.S. The place where Meowth can be recruited only opened after Graduation (aka the Postgame), so I choose Odd as a Glameow at this point.

-Yumi has an affinity for stargazing, especially seeing shooting stars. She wants to meet Jirachi, a rare Pokemon, to make an important wish.

-Yumi and Ulrich are interested in legends and lore!

-Initially I planned Yumi before joining the team is she got picked on by Aerodactyls or something (She joined the squad in Mt. Horn after all, and Beautifly has a 4x weakness to rock type attacks).

-On the other hand, I can see Yumi having a few insecurities of "not being good enough" or her past experiences. that's why I added the Jirachi, I can see her wishing for something about it.

-Odd occassionally sleeps in Spinda cafe without Yumi noticing.

-Having the Dimensional Scream ability whenever Aelita touches something makes her feel insecure with it.

-Aelita is the friendliest in the squad.

-Ulrich is the one that gave Yumi the Vivid Silk, a special, scarf-like item that absorbs rock-type attacks. Yumi wears this scarf when she wants to go exploring with the squad.

Note (with spoilers): I dunno who will be the Grovyle, Celebi, (Primal) Dialga etc. One of X.A.N.A's minions is the Dusknoir, I guess? welp.

But Anthea will be the Cresselia and X.A.N.A itself will be the Darkrai. The AU will take place somewhere after chapter 9 in the main storyline, with the preceding events are still told in the form of flashbacks.

#code lyoko #pokemon gijinka #pokemon #pokemon crossover #yumi ishiyama #my art #beautifly #beautifly gijinka #longpost #wip

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stormesandshowersparttwo · 5 months

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Gay Pokemon asks:

Gardevoir What was your Gay Awakening?

Tsareena Someone/thing gays are usually nuts over that you just Don’t Get.

Weavile What is your biggest Tumblr pet peeve?

Gardevoir: well I was bi going into puberty. My attraction to guys and girls started at the same time, so it flows together rather than a specific person or event. I didn't fight against my attractions very much. I remember having a crush on the cartoon characters Jake Long, Danny Phantom, and Ulrich from Code Lyoko. I'd get excited when on the bus me and a friend's legs accidentally rubbed together. Def remember that.

Queer wise though, the music video to Cool by Gwen Stefani changed me as a person. I related to her so much (as a 10 year old lol) and her boyfriend in it was & is still my type. She may have been the first girlie I stanned.

Tsareena: I don't get why people like Lana Del Rey. Her sound never changes, once you heard one album you heard them all. And her politics are very meh.

Weavile: hm my Tumblr peeve is of course the censorship. I wanna hoe with y'all. if I'm being petty, reblogging someone's ask post and not have the decency to send an ask! I always send an ask to the person I reblog a prompt from. We all just wanting attention and to talk about ourselves. If you want it, give it to another person who obviously wants it too.

#thanks bestie #asks

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a-queenoffairys · 1 year

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Code Lyoko fan survey: William Dunbar and trauma

Results are finally in! Thank you for your patience while I got this all sorted.

A while ago I posted a link to a survey asking for your opinions on whether or not William has trauma following his possession by XANA throughout season 4, and if so, how it would affect him. There were also questions about William's relationship with the Lyoko Warriors and whether or not they'd ever let him join the group again. The survey got 80 responses with a range of differing answers and opinions.

I didn't explain the reason why I made the survey at the time, and a lot of people were curious about it in the feedback I got. Let's just say I'm glad a lot of you seem unhappy with the way William was written in Evolution, because part of what sparked the idea for the survey was an analysis of his character in Evolution and questioning whether or not they really did him justice. But outside of that, it was definitely interesting to hear so many people's opinions on the topic.

As some of the responses pointed out, trauma is a complicated topic and there are many what-ifs involved with where William's character could go after the series finale. Some respondents also indicated that they were aware that Code Lyoko is a show aimed at kids, so it wouldn't be allowed to get too dark, and there are some things that probably shouldn't happen but the writers would force it for the sake of drama and whatnot.

I also appreciate the people who mentioned how the Lyoko Warriors have been through a lot of terrible stuff as well, and it's very likely they'd be traumatised and this shouldn't be completely overlooked when discussing William's experiences and potential trauma.

Thank you to the people in the Discord server for letting me bounce ideas off them and helping to refine the set of questions I wanted to ask, especially @souljellied for proofreading and sharing the link around on other sites. And thanks to everyone who filled out the survey! I appreciate people taking the time to fill this out, as well as the kind feedback I received.

Content warning for discussion of trauma/PTSD and various symptoms. Drug use and self-harm are mentioned by name but not discussed. Image IDs are in the alt text.

Now let's get into it! Warning, this post is long.

Methodology

The survey was hosted on Google Forms. There were two multiple choice questions, one asking about the respondent's familiarity with the show and the other being "Do you think William would have trauma after the series finale?" The rest of the questions were long-answer.

In an earlier version, a couple of the questions were going to be multiple choice instead, but I wanted to leave everything open-ended to see what answers people would naturally think of without me leading them to those answers. A lot of the William trauma discussion I'd seen in the past mostly revolved around the fallout of XANA-William, his memories of those events and his relationship with the Lyoko Warriors, so I was curious to see how many people would talk about how William's absence and his clone impacted other parts of his life, such as school and his relationships with friends and family.

I also only gave example answers when I felt the question may be too vague, like I didn't want people to answer the question "Which do you think would be the main source(s) of his trauma?" with "His being possessed by XANA" because that answer isn't very specific. When giving examples, I tried to go for ideas I'd seen people talk about often, like for that question it was "Memories of his time under XANA" and "Pushed away by the Lyoko Warriors," and I avoided mentioning school or his social life for the reasons I explained in the last paragraph.

But long answer questions meant I couldn't get easy numerical data from the raw results... So I read through all the answers, made a spreadsheet with a list of recurring ideas for each question and then tallied up how many people mentioned those ideas in their answers. When an answer was unique, I noted it separately from the tally. The tally data is what I used to create the charts. (I hope you like Google charts because I couldn't find a better program to make them in.)

I'm no statistician by any means. I did my best to analyse the numbers and make the appropriate charts to represent the data. I hope it will get the main points across, but there could easily be correlations that I missed. I've posted the spreadsheet here, along with all the charts I created. If anyone else wants to do their own analysis, I'd love to see it!

I don't currently have any plans to post the original responses, but if there's enough interest I could anonymise the answers (the survey was anonymous but some people voluntarily identified themselves) and post those as well.

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Results Section 1: General questions

Do you think William would have trauma after the series finale? Do you think William remembers any part of his time under XANA? If yes, how much do you think he remembers? How do these memories surface? For example, does he remember only the times when he fought for control, or every moment of his time under XANA? Are the memories fresh in his mind or do they come as occasional flashes or nightmares?

Most people believed that he would have trauma, and he would remember at least some part of the time he spent under XANA's control. It was nice to see that trauma and memory retention weren't always perfectly linked.

I do have to note, although I encouraged people to answer the survey even if they didn't believe William had trauma, I imagine some people who would have answered no simply didn't bother taking the survey. I wouldn't apply this "93% yes/6% no" ratio to the entire fandom, only the people who responded to the survey.

There were 2 people who answered that William does remember being possessed but isn't traumatised by it. One of those people said the memories would come as nightmares or hazy recollections, and he would harbour some anger towards the gang. On the other hand, the second person said he would have full recall and the only effects it would have on his behaviour are that he's more level-headed and is good at thinking things through and giving others advice.

On the other side of it, there were a few people who decided he wouldn't remember anything, but his trauma would come from other sources, such as the knowledge that he had been possessed, being rejected by the Lyoko Warriors, or the months of his life he'd lost and the way it impacted his relationships and school life.

We're told in the show that just like every other victim of XANA, William can't remember anything from when he was possessed, but it's definitely a common fan theory that he was lying or that the memories resurface later on. And that's fine! There's a lot you can do with that idea, so if that's what you want for your story, then go for it. But it's also refreshing to see people discussing William having trauma without those memories, because he was gone for several months and it would have definitely had a significant impact on his life going forward.

Now we break it down into which parts he remembers, and how he remembers them. This was all one question and some people answered one part but not the other, for example saying his memories come to him as nightmares but not specifying which memories they were.

"Lucid moments" is how I've referred to the times he fought for control, like in episode 76 The Lake. "Major events" can include things like lucid moments, fights against the Lyoko Warriors, activating towers, "dying" (being devirtualised after losing a fight) or being sent to Earth. "False memories" refers to memories XANA fabricated and planted in William's mind to confuse him, so he doesn't know what was real.

One person suggested that memories of major events and the times he fought for control would be more repressed, because he couldn't stand to remember the things he did and how he wasn't able to regain control.

"Full recall" means he can clearly remember everything. "Gradual recall" means he doesn't remember at first, but the memories return to him over time. There was some suggestion that the montage of XANA-William fights in episode 95 Echoes was William remembering those scenes himself.

Memory triggers often included the Lyoko Warriors, but also things such as technology or imagery like "Yumi holding a paper fan."

One person said William would know what XANA's plan for the robot army was.

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How do you imagine his relationship with the Lyoko Warriors after the series finale? Do they accept or reject him? Does he try to regain their friendship or does he avoid them?

Most people thought the Lyoko Warriors would accept William as a friend, but a lot of people thought the opposite.

As some people pointed out, it may seem unfair that the Lyoko Warriors pushed William away after they rescued him, especially since Jeremie and Aelita were possessed by XANA on a few occasions. One person brought up episode 31 Mister Pück in particular and the scene where XANA-Jeremie nearly kills Odd, and asks why the gang seem unbothered by that but they decide to reject William. Was it because of his carelessness, or maybe the amount of time XANA-William served as the face of the enemy? We should definitely account for the fact that the rest of the gang were much closer friends with Jeremie than they were with William.

When it comes to discussing the decision to reject William, we do need to consider the Lyoko Warriors' trauma. For almost two years they had XANA trying to murder them every other day - they saw a lot of really scary stuff that William never experienced. If William is traumatised, then it's a very different trauma to that of the Lyoko Warriors. Coupled with William basically being the face of the enemy for several months, I can personally see why the gang wouldn't immediately welcome him back with open arms.

A lot of answers specified which of the Lyoko Warriors would be the most/least accepting, so here's a graph. Bear in mind this only includes the answers where people specifically named individual characters, and doesn't include data for answers like "The whole group accepts him."

Aelita was definitely the clear winner when it comes to accepting William as a friend and offering him help, and not just in this question but in several others as well. Since she's been possessed by XANA several times and made to do terrible things, she can relate to William the most, as shown in episode 94 Fight to the Finish.

Odd was the second most likely to accept William as a friend. Yumi is next on the list but she was also rated the most likely to reject William outright. Jeremie was rated mostly indifferent, and Ulrich was rated to either be indifferent or reject, not accept.

Mixed answers with regards to the nature of their relationship after the series finale. "Chill acquaintance" means William is someone they talk to at school occasionally, but isn't a full-fledged member of the group. "Support group" means the gang offer him support for what he's going through (since he can't really talk to anyone else about the time he got possessed by an evil computer virus).

There was some suggestion that Jeremie would want to get information from William and/or run tests on him. This would tie into people saying William had some memory of XANA's plans.

It's not shown on the graph, but 12% of people mentioned something about William being fully friends with the gang prior to being possessed. Others noted he had very few interactions with Odd, Aelita and Jeremie, so they considered Yumi his only real friend from the Lyoko gang.

Some of the people who talked about William avoiding the gang gave reasons for it.

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Do you think the Lyoko Warriors would invite him to join the group if XANA returned or a new enemy appeared? How would they come to that decision?

Most people said the gang would accept him back as a Lyoko Warrior, for various reasons and with some caveats. There were a lot of big "if"s in this one and a few people gave a few different ideas without being able to settle on a definitive answer.

Of particular note is the fact that William knows about Lyoko and is immune to the return to the past. Even if the gang managed to avoid him noticing them sneaking off, he would definitely notice when an RTTP was launched. One person suggested Jeremie could erase William from the RTTP to avoid this happening.

No one said it explicitly, but I felt there was some slight suggestion that he may be able to use his knowledge to blackmail the group into letting him join again.

One person said he probably shouldn't be allowed back into the group, but the show writers would bring him back for the sake of tension. Some said it would depend on the enemy.

Several answers said it would depend on how hesitant or insistent everyone is, both William and the gang. Some said the gang would be conscious of William's trauma and wouldn't want to drag him back into the fight unless he was ready. Several answers said the Lyoko Warriors would be divided on whether or not to let him in; Aelita was named the most likely to accept him and try to convince the others, while Yumi and Ulrich were most resistant. Whether or not William has insider info on XANA was also a factor in some answers.

The following charts break down people's reasons for their answer yes/maybe/no.

"Because of past behaviour" includes not just his behaviour on Lyoko in episode 65 Final Round, but also his behaviour towards Yumi in particular.

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How do you think his life in general would be affected?

This question was added after an initial round of answers showed that the rest of the questions may have been too specific and didn't get people thinking about the bigger picture of William's long absence. This question allowed for a broader range of answers and allowed people who didn't go to section 2 to give their thoughts. However it did also tie into answers for the next section, so I decided to merge the data.

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Section 2: William's trauma

This section was only seen by people who answered yes to the question "Do you think William would have trauma after the series finale?"

Which do you think would be the main source(s) of his trauma? Note "The time he spent under XANA's control" isn't the preferred answer here because it isn't specific. Yes William was possessed, but how does that leave him traumatised? What are the consequences, how does it impact him personally? "Memories of his time under XANA" or "Pushed away by the Lyoko Warriors" are possible sources of trauma, for example.

A variety of answers as to the source(s) of his trauma.

"No memory" comes up here, referring to William knowing that he was possessed by XANA and his body was used to hurt his friends, but having no idea of the specific things that he did. Particularly when a Lyoko Warrior acts resentful towards him for a specific event he has no recollection of.

"No support/coping mechanism" often went hand-in-hand with the idea of the gang avoiding him after the series finale, so he has no one to talk to about his experience.

"Reality of Lyoko/XANA's existence" is definitely my favourite, just this knowledge that Lyoko exists, XANA exists and is a massive danger to humanity, you can be walking around one day and then this entity comes along and takes control of your body, that's just a thing that can happen! Terrifying!

A couple of people noted that long-term virtualisation, particularly with all the time William spent in the Digital Sea, could potentially cause some distressing physical effects.

Other sources included lingering emotions/intrusive thoughts from XANA-William (e.g. wanting to hurt the Lyoko Warriors), getting repossessed in episode 94, vague feelings of having been possessed (as opposed to specific memories), and being unfairly blamed by the gang.

Some people also got specific about the traumatic memories and aspects of his clone's reputation that would most cause trauma.

There's the question of how well his clone performed in school and what sort of grades would be on his record. Some people thought the clone was intelligent enough to get straight As, then William's grades would drop when he returned. However, people usually talked about William-clone at school in reference to his social life, not his grades.

There was also the idea that he had been replaced by a clone for several months and no one had realised it wasn't really him.

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How do you think the trauma might affect his behaviour?

Note while this whole survey is about trauma and everyone who answered this question also answered yes to "Does he have trauma," this chart only shows the number of people who mentioned PTSD/trauma as a symptom in their answer to this question.

Miscellaneous symptoms include:

Self-loathing for having trauma

Sleepwalking

Obsessively checking the time and date

Fear of: jellyfish, the sea, loneliness, certain sounds, the dark, technology

One person suggested he would get angry at Sissi for buying into the idea that the clone was just him playing a prank, since they'd bonded previously, surely she should have known it wasn't really him.

On the other hand, other people said Sissi could make great friends with William, since they share a lot of similar experiences with strange phenomena, being possessed by XANA and being gaslit (and I do mean gaslit, not just "lied to") by the Lyoko Warriors.

One person said, given the opportunity, William would probably side with XANA again due to how bad his life on Earth was now (in their opinion, failing social and school life, rejected by the gang), which would make for a better explanation of his betrayal in Evolution episode 15 Spartan.

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What sort of coping mechanisms do you imagine he might use to deal with the trauma, if any?

Hobbies included (ones that were mentioned often are in bold):

Art

Writing

Music

Swimming

Social media

Video games

TV/movies

Graffiti

Clay eraser

Martial arts

Techniques for mindfulness and self-reassurance included:

Reminding himself it's not his fault

Breathing exercises

Touching things to remind himself he's not on Lyoko, he's in control

Trips to the factory

Physical and visual checks to see he's not possessed

Talking through his memories to regain control

A couple of people said he would avoid alcohol and other drugs because he never wants to feel like he's not in control of himself again, or to black out and have no memory of his actions again.

Therapy was a very common suggestion for an ideal solution, but the number here is so low because several people also said it would probably be unattainable, either because he just can't access a therapist or because he wouldn't be able to talk openly about his experiences. Some wondered if he would even bother going if he could access a therapist. Some said his parents would force him to go after they witnessed the debacle in episode 93.

Once again, some people suggested he would get support from Aelita specifically, one even calling it a sibling bond.

Some of the people who said William would bottle up his emotions also said it would eventually lead to a breakdown.

A few people suggested him leaving the school, either by choice or because his parents force him to. A couple also suggested he would leave the country. (One of those people said he would still rejoin the group if a new threat appeared, but would assist them remotely.)

There was a broad range of answers to this question, a lot of them unique. Here's a list!

Helping others

Attention-seeking

Physical touch

Making jokes about his traumatic experiences

Meeting new people, partying hard

Avoiding triggers/reminders

Religion

Kiwi as an emotional support animal

Talking to Yumi

Seeking information and proof of XANA-William and his actions

Avoiding Yumi

Crying himself to sleep

Pursuing friendship with Sissi, bonding over their experiences

Avoiding video games

Sticking to crowds

Reckless sex (when he's older)

Studying marine biology

Befriending the Lyoko Warriors

Easing off on his flirtatiousness

Blaming the Lyoko Warriors while ignoring his own faults

Aggressively pursuing Yumi

Pursuing a new relationship

Listening to music on repeat

Training extra hard to be the best on Lyoko

Hold out until graduation, everything will be ok when he never has to see the Lyoko Warriors again

Nothing could help him cope

And in this graph you can see the ratio of positive, negative and neutral coping mechanisms, though there is a degree of subjectivity with determining which was which and what the respondent was going for when they suggested each idea. Largely though, although there were a lot of negative responses, it looks like most people had a more positive outlook on his coping mechanisms and recovery.

Conclusion

Well I hope that's everything, congrats if you made it this far haha. A lot of passionate fans answered the survey, so I hope people find this as interesting as I did, and I hope I did it justice. Thanks again to everyone who participated!

#code lyoko #code lyoko evolution #william dunbar

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code-swap · 11 months

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Long time no see!

Kitty and I have been having so much fun running Code: Swap—but with busier schedules, and lots of plans—we could really use an additional member on the team.

If you or someone you know might be interested in helping out, share this post!

Below is a Google form, all we ask is that if you’re interested in talking more about the role (or if you’re just looking to help out) that you fill out the form. We don’t have a hard timeline on when the form will close, but in all likelihood it will be open for the rest of the month.

If you have any questions, you know where to ask!

Thanks!

#code lyoko #aelita schaeffer #code swap #odd della robbia #aelita stones #ulrich stern #aelita hopper #william dunbar #jeremie belpois #yumi ishiyama #code lyoko event #jeremy belpois #code: lyoko #code lyoko exchange #code lyoko aelita

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zyuna-arts · 4 days

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XYZ SIBLINGS INTRO

I'm happy to finally introduce the XYZ siblings in art form after brainrotting for so long through writing about him and his siblings in my original story/spin-off of Code Lyoko, Project UNCIA 😭

I introduced concepts for their species earlier on here!

I took part in the #sgoctradingcard event which gave me an excuse to draw the siblings, though I could've done a better job with the graphic design and everything had I started much earlier 🤣 Deliberately kept the art style simpler after spending so long working on Cinthya and I have the tendency to overcomplicate things 🗿

ZOL:

He's energetic and curious and will steal your snacks if you leave them unattended 👀 Despite his playful nature, Zol knows when it's time to have fun and time to be serious. He is incredibly smart for a rynka but with intelligence comes mischief - not everyone can handle him and he gets labelled 'stubborn' or 'untrainable' sometimes. There are times he decides he wants to do his own thing so you must know how to negotiate with him.

He loves working together with his rider Aria (who I will formally introduce via art soon) and is very loyal to them, and by extension whoever Aria is close to. Zol likes to retrieve and gift things, where his gifts can range from a single rock, a branch, food, tools... Anything he thinks is interesting or useful!

YSRI:

Ysri [pronounced 'is-rri'] is anything but the stereotypical "forgotten middle child". With a heart of gold and dignified loyalty, her royal blue and red coat is coincidentally apt as "people's Prince" Faros [pronounced 'fah-rros'] of Rodron is her rider.

Although she isn't the easiest rynka to get close to, she is a reliable ally and dependable friend you can count on if you gain her trust. Ysri cares for her brothers deeply and looks out for them despite the occasional sibling squabble, as well as her rider Faros and by extension anybody he's close to.

I found myself gawking while designing Ysri's card frames (idk maybe I was high from lack of sleep) and it gave me Star Wars vibes for some reason.

XILIM:

Xilim [pronounced 'si-lim'] may be docile by nature, though he dozes off when he gets a bit too relaxed and isn't much help saving you unless you give him detailed instructions on what to do... He will just stand there or idle like an NPC and lacks natural guarding instincts - something his rider needs to keep in mind. If you do tell him to keep watch and be firm about it, only then will he fulfil that task. But he is good for hugs! He's also a popular choice among his drift for public meet-and-greets when there's open houses since he's one of the calmest around strangers.

Fun fact: The notch on his 'ear' is natural and doesn't cause him any issues. What may look like ears on rynka are actually akin to whiskers, helping them sense and pick up vibrations in their surroundings! Their actual ears are hidden behind those appendages and look similar to bird ears.

You may have first heard of Zol and Xilim as the name of my pigeonboi and crowboi plushies by @berry_winkle_ if you follow my Instagram but the reality is the plushies were named after the OCs and not the other way around hehe 👁️ Zol and his siblings mean a lot to me and I hope to share more about them 🥺

SOCIALS: Linktree

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#zyuna arts #zyuna ocs #Project UNCIA #common rynka #XYZ siblings #original art #original species #first time showing their visual designs #will probably continue to refine designs #xilim's face was too small in the card front

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judgementdaysunshine · 1 year

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May I please request headcanons for Ulrich, Yumi, Odd, and William reacting to their female S/O inviting them to her parents' anniversary party and dragging them onto the dance floor?

OMG MY LOVEEES AAAHHH

Code lyoko characters reacting to going to Fem reader's parents anniversary party and dancing

Odd

He was excited when you asked him the week before finding a good suit and deciding to actually to slick his hair back instead of having it like he normally did

He met up with you a couple of blocks from your house talking and joking going in and getting drinks introducing him to a couple of your family members first your parents who had heard alot about him and the boy who makes their daughter laugh and smile

Your 3 aunts who are like moms to you smiling at him when he fixes your dress,brings you a drink,and compliments your aunts homemade pasta leaving her smiling the rest of the night and out of the sad mood she was in before

Your cousins who were more like siblings who at first secretly interrogated him but after a bit they realized not only was he indeed not trying to harm you but they ended up liking him alot

And your grandmother who always loved whenever anyone brought their friends or someone to family events and as soon as he smiled at her jokes and loved her homemade sweets she couldn't help but love him and told him never to hesitate to call her or go to her house for more of the sweets

You enjoyed dancing and running around with your younger cousins until a slow song came on and as you went to go sit and talk with your grandma he grabs your arm and pulls you to him

You both slow dance together looking over to see your grandma smiling sweetly at the two of you,your aunt Lydia giving you a big thumbs up while your aunts Katie and Jill clap in excitement,your parents nearby seeing you with a look of joy and emotions about you growing up,and your cousins quietly cheering especially your cousin Natalie who was the closest thing to a younger sister that you had

After it all you both leave saying goodbye to everyone taking some of the food especially the past lydia made and the sweets your grandma made going back to campus

William

He was surprised but happy when you asked him to go with you to your parents anniversary party at lunch a few weeks before smiling for weeks

He didn't really know what to wear exactly but he ended up picking a red and black suit putting a few small roses in the pocket for you

The night of the party you met up with each other on campus and he was amazed seeing you with your hair up in french braids and a matching red dress with black shoes and tie around your waist

You walk together meeting two of your cousins nearby the house then introducing him to other members of your family first 2 of your 3 aunts who liked how laid back he was slowly getting him to come out of his shell,then your grandma who liked him as soon as she watches him pull a chair for you and acted so nice and answered everyone who talked to him and how he treated you,the rest of your cousins who liked him really well especially your younger ones,your parents who were abit hesitant but liked him as soon as he was honest that he liked you and wanted to get to know them,and your last aunt who intimidated him at first but as soon as she smiles and gave him a pat on the shoulder as she walked away

You talked and ate with your cousins and danced until a slow song came on you both sat on the couch until you got up grabbing his hand and you both slowly begin dancing seeing your parents smiling and nodding at you making you smile,Your cousins jumped up and down in joy,your aunts give you a look of support saying go for it,and your grandma took a drink of tea and smiles big at the two of you

Soon after slow dancing you both take some food saying goodbye and heading back to campus walking slow and laughing halfway there

You both tell each other you had a good time giving each other a peck going into your rooms and going to bed planning on going to another family even together

Ulrich

He was nervous for the first little bit after you asked but slowly got happy and excited to go with you picking a yellow suit to match your yellow sunflower dress even putting small sunflowers in his pocket for you

You met up outside campus and head in together holding hands and smiling introducing him to your aunt Jill who smiles at him as she pours a drink for the two of you followed by your cousins who were getting pizza liking him immediately making you smile when he picks up and holds your younger cousin who was having a hard time with the others,Your parents say hello and see him as another kid to help and look after having heard from you about his parents giving him such a hard time taking him under their wing,your aunts Katie and Lydia met him after your parents and they smiled when he fixes your hair that was out and helped lydia with cooking then katie with handing out drinks and he finally met your grandma leading the two of them to be peas in a pod just like her and you are

You start slow dancing together when you hear it come on while at a table with your grandma but she smiles as you both go out and dance while your parents and lydia stand behind her watching proud of the person you became and that you are growing up,your cousins watched across the room smiling and high fiving,Jill and Katie stood with your uncle Logan watching while they laugh in surprise and happiness

You help out after and end up staying the night at the house changing in your room while he changed in the bathroom into the clothes you each brought to wear after putting the dress and suit in your closet watching tv together until you both fell asleep next to each other in your bed

Your mom found the two of you the next morning taking a picture or two and then leaving the two of you to sleep until you both woke up and went down for breakfast

Yumi

She had heard alot about your family and wanted to meet them and was over the moon when you asked her

The two of you picked out your dresses for each other and you both loved what the other chose,you chose a japanese styled dress in white and red for her while she picked a lace and silk pink dress for you

The two of you meet at her room helping each other and getting ready doing each other's makeup and helping put your dresses on meeting with the others for a few minutes then going to your home

You introduce her to your aunt Katie who had learned some Japanese from Lydia and Yumi smiled when she said hello and her name in the language,you then introduce her to your cousins who liked her especially your younger cousins who played with her for quite a bit,next was your grandma who had gone to Japan multiple times when she was younger and gave yumi a kimono that she had for years but couldn't wear anymore and she had given the others to you,You then have her meet your aunts Jill and Lydia together lydia being fluent in japanese and helping you whenever yumi wasn't teaching you the language,Finally you have her meet your parents who instantly loved her and she knew they did asking when would be good to make plans with them and they agreed

You two slow dance holding each other tightly as you see everyone watching you both,Your cousins quietly giggle and nod in support,your aunt katie clapped in approval and smiled,your parents smiled proudly while holding each other,your aunt jill whistled in happiness and yelled as well,your grandma quietly clapped her chest smiling lovingly at you,and your aunt lydia smiling giving a thumbs up and laughing in joy

You both go to her house staying in her room listening to music after taking a bath together and laying in her bed holding and caressing each other with kisses until you fell asleep in each other's arms

Her brother Hiroki walked in and saw the two of you smiling carefully getting the bed hugging both of you giving you each a kiss on the cheek and right after he left her parents saw you together smiling taking pictures of the two of you and tucking the blanket over both your shoulders her mom kissing both your heads and they both slowly leave the room as you slept hugged together

#code lyoko #william dunbar #yumi ishiyama #odd della robbia x reader #ulrich stern #william dunbar x reader #code lyoko x reader #ulrich stern x reader #yumi Ishiyama x reader

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codesecretsanta · 7 months

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Code Secret Santa - Rules 2023

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