While taking a brisk jog around the neighbourhood, totally not attempting to steal things, Derek came across a lonely turtle who was minding his own business. Derek's criminal crusade was fruitless, so he snatched up the turtle and took him back home. The angry and ferocious turtle was then named Herbert.
- Are there any AUs you weren't familiar with that have recently caught your attention, or that you would like to learn more about?
- What are some AUs/fanworks that you enjoy, and would encourage more people to go check out? (Doesn't have to be in the comp!)
Let's see, I think the Void Brothers by @noval1t are a lot of fun, and so is learning more about @phoebepheebsphibs separated au. I also found Crusade of a Lonely Turtle by @revitalizationrat through the comp! And there's a ton of other amazing aus in the comp as well, I just haven't been able to check them all out as thoroughly as I would like lol.
Honestly, there's so many amazing aus in this fandom in general, but one of my favorites right now is But First They Must Catch You by @mudlarkspur. There's a bunch of others, but these are the ones that are coming to mind right now.
The media the 87 turtles like both as a whole and as individuals says some really interesting things about them. Things which I'm about to overthink.
First off, when it's all of them the media of choice is monster movies. Kaiju, creatures and aliens all included.
They seem to identify with the monsters more than the heroes despite being fairly heroic themselves. They have a special fondness for turtle-monsters and avoid any monsters that remind them too much of their enemies (The Brain from Dimension X for instance).
Which makes sense! They remember being helpless animals, the fantasy of being huge and powerful and scary to humans is a valid one and it gives them a chance to let off some steam in their imagination when they wouldn't hurt anyone in real life.
Donatello really likes Film Noir, at one point quoting Dirty Harry, and reads an expy of The Dark Knight Returns (The MidKnight Crusader).
Donatello's a turtle with a lot of aggression that he tries to keep at least somewhat buried. He's often too blunt or indifferent without intending to be so he tries not to be deliberately mean as well. He also stays within the lines for dealing with enemies but against enemies where it's less clear what the lines are he can be ruthless - throwing lit dynamite after a nightmare spirit, torturing an AI for information, and leaving an energy being to be eternally bounced between two satellites.
It makes sense that he fantasises about people who don't have to try to tone themselves down to be part of a team. Lone wolves who do what needs to be done and get results.
Raphael likes game shows and stand up comedy, but also art films. At one point he teases Michelangelo that he'll have to get into opera since he can't get the comic series he wants, which might or might not imply an interest in opera.
Raphael's preferences for media are eclectic, but it strikes me that the things he watches on his own don't really contain violence. He's happy to watch monster movies alongside his friends, but on his own that's not what he goes for. (He also responds to Leonardo feeling sick during a gory dinosaur movie by assuming that's what's causing it and teasing Leonardo, which makes me think maybe he's the one that finds it a bit much.)
He's willing to fight when necessary (as long as he's sure it's necessary) but on his own Raphael doesn't care much for physical violence.
Michelangelo does go for monster movies on his own, even if they sometimes give him nightmares. He's had to be torn away from a couple he was watching by himself. He's also the only one who seems interested in a series where the focus is on the hero fighting the monsters and the monsters are regularly defeated - Michelangelo is the turtle who most likes humans and is happy to identify with them.
He reads a lot of comics, which seem to be more traditionally heroic as opposed to Donatello's interest in the grittiest Batman take, although his favourite one is about Bugman who could be considered a mutant like them, or at least like Splinter.
There's also a mean chat show focused around putting people the host doesn't approve of "on trial", which has vibes of "Michelangelo, why?" but I guess he likes to sit back and watch the drama.
Leonardo loves Samurai movies and remains convinced that everything they do was possible in ancient Japan (although circumstances seem to prove him right). He's the most interested in their Japanese heritage through Splinter and always interested in martial arts.
He also wants to watch kickboxing, making him the only one of them interested in watching sports.
There's also literature with Leonardo the only one of them to seem interested in reading much - starting with The Three Musketeers. Once again it's about swords. I suspect it's also about the intense friendship, fighting alongside one another, and "all for one" element. These turtles don't think of themselves as brothers, so Leonardo doesn't quite have a word for what they are. I can imagine he's looking at the musketeers going "that's us! we're that!" when he didn't have a model for it before.
I compiled a list of designs in the past to share some favorite Final Fantasy XIV glamours from the Eorzea Collection website. With the Endwalker expansion released, there are quite a few new options available and people have developed even more incredible looks. So I decided it was worth doing a follow-up. I’ll probably do this every expansion or so. As before, this list comes with a disclaimer that it’s personal opinion and purely in the interest of going ‘LOOK HOW COOL THIS IS’ at people! Anyone could theoretically do the same, I’m not an authority.
This post focuses on tanks.
Season I Tanks
PALADIN
FEMALE
- Blinding, brilliant by Louise Aquitaine
- Consecrated Crusader by Ecclesia Albion
- Smite of the Valkyrie by Selerity Faire
- Maid of Eorzea (Jeanne d’Arc in Final Fantasy XIV) by Jehanne Pucelle
@revitalizationrat revis au!!! My coalt boy, hes so traumatized and alone and also lonely and did i say that hes alone yet? Honestly im having a lot of fun painting the turtles on cardboard, might make a raph for the set If i find an au that i rlly like the raph of
once again! cardboard with my cheap ass 7 y/o acryllics, some newspaper and one palette knive
This bad boy is joining my CAS and L.O.V.E. artworks on the WallTM
Below the cut are the matchups in text form! Also please let me know if I did mess anything up.
At My Worst + The Lonely Buzz in Blue VS Mama's Boys -> Gemini Twins
Feral Leo VS Little Scraps of Wisdom
Ghost in the Shell VS SnapDonnie + The Likeness of Mirrored Souls
I'm Sorry, Teenage Mutant What Now? + Wouldn't it be Easier? VS Little Subjects
Finding Home + Death Wish VS TMNT: Shen and the League of Lesbians + No Crime, Only Brooches -> Rattrap
Snapdragon + Is This Right? VS Battle Scars
Open Your Shell to Find Your Wings VS TMNT: Omniverse
100 FT and a World Away + Forgive Me VS Happily Ever After
Honor Bound VS Even More of a Disaster -> Bad End Ninja Turtles
The Last Ronin Becomes a Discord Admin VS Life Goes On
Age Gao VS Hello, Clairvoyant? + Rabbit's Broach
Villain Leo AU VS Kid Leo AU
Twinpathy VS Replica -> TMT Croc Pot
True Colors VS Kendratello Childhood AU + August AU
Crusade of a Lonely Turtle VS Minor Interference
The Employees + Turtles All the Way Down VS Empyrean Weeping
Sep!Leo AU VS Two Arms Left -> REBOOT: A Second Chance
Portal Baby VS Sidelined + FIrefight
Reptile Rampage VS Wanderer -> Dimension Hopper Leo
The Neon Void VS Live Life + No Fun in Fungus
Snapper Lou VS Universes + The Unicorn Paradox -> Swanatello
Please Don't Leave Me + Lone Hunter & Turtle VS Tabletop Turtles
Remember Forever VS Aberration
Twin-Sync (More Than You Think) VS Mitosis + Minecraft Isekai -> Spider-Lily
Hues of Mystic Neon VS Until I Found You
Teenage Mutant Meddling Turtles VS Sorry I'm Late
Ktech + The Mutation Situation VS Blood is Thicker Than Ooze
Grown Apart VS UPRISING: A Dystopia AU -> The Little Prince
Surp-Rise! VS TMNT 04
Red Rover VS Teenage Mutant Warrior Cats
Tiz Separated AU VS Rise of the Parallel
psst! The arrows in some of them indicate a somewhat bonus round, so those will all happen before the official round two. think of them as round 1.5 :D