Honestly, Ive been meaning to write something about Helluva Boss for a while and uh. I'm in that Writing Mood. So here, have some quick rambles about my thought on HB and worldbuilding and stuff
They'll be under the cut just in case I write too much lol
The way HB fails [hard] with being what it wants to be
First things first: I am not a professional writer at all. I'm just some dog who can write for fun.
Ok. That's out of the way, cool!
So... Helluva Boss, amirite? I think the frustration a lot of detractors/critics have over it (and frankly, I'm amongst these) is how much *potential* it has. It exudes it, and like, if you read 5 different HB rewrites, they will all grab different stuff and run with it, because there's many, many things to tinker with that, in the hands of a well planning writer, could make the series just. Brilliant!
But, let's be real, the series doesn't do that. I'm not original in saying this but, from a plot perspective, HB sucks. It falls flatter than a metal sheet (is that a phrase?) And, hypocritically, it's obvious how Viv prides herself as writing it as revolutionary in ways that the story doesn't even (and forgive me for this) have the balls to be in.
It prides itself in having raw portrayals of queer folks, yet it only lets itself write the same overused "gay ppl + sex = funni" jokes over and over again, it goes and compares it's protagonist Blitz to Bojack Horseman, yet in Helluva Boss the plot bends itself backwards to lift any sort of responsibility that Blitz has for his actions (which is, y'know, NOT what BH does, at all), prides itself of being a female centered plot even though it's obvious how underdeveloped the female characters are compared to the male ones. I could go on and on.
And, in the most sincere, nice way I can conjure, this isn't just the creator being a hypocrite, this is straight-up a symptom of what I think dooms not only this series, but most of the works Vivziepop has done: The story of the thing doesn't know what the fuck it wants to be
Helluva boss is, at least in theory, supposed to be a dark comedy about demon hitmen. Simple concept, lots of stuff to tinker and play with! A lot of ways and directions to take it to, too. But then it tries to be a musical every few episodes. And then a family drama. Sometimes it's an episodic story and sometimes it tries very hard to fit into a season-long arc, depending on the mood. It gives characters some sort of growth just to take it away, and then give them another sort of growth. It defangs and villanizes it's antagonists in a way you just can't help but feel bad for them, because it takes away what made them interesting. The protagonists fuck up and the plot let's you know they fucked up, but then... The consequences of their actions never come!
Blitzo indirectly causes permanent scarring, disability , and trauma on his childhood friend and it causes such a rift that they don't talk in fifteen years, but it's fine! Look! Fizz forgives him in the span of a day after a little chat and now they're friends again :] don't think about it at all :] this is perfectly A-OK and totally not a way of making our poor little Blitzy a victim and Fizz the cunt for not forgiving him until now :]]]
Don't get me started on Barbiewire
Helluva Boss biggest sin is not it's lack of character growth, or it's dumb sex jokes (they ARE bad btw. I'm dying on that hill), or any of that sort. There's many good shows that can pull stuff like that and still be, y'know, good. Or at least mid. It's greatest mistake it's in the way that not only doesn't know what to do with itself, but also wants to do everything without understanding why and how to do it. To bite more that you can chew, if you know.
I have way too many thoughts and criticisms around this funky web series, and I'll probably do more rambles around this specific problem. But I think this is it for me and for now
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I finally have ✨️the list✨️
these are all the characters competing, first two rounds will be randomized, then I will make a bracket out of the remaining competitors
polls won't start until at least this Wednesday as I'm having a very busy weekend and I still need to compile all the images, so in the meantime, if you wanna submit some images to help me out, please do!! images without backgrounds are the end goal and would be the most helpful but finding the images is what takes the most time so if you have one please send them!! you can via asks or dms. if you send via asks I won't post them and anons are still on if that makes it easier. once I get some I'll cross out the ones I have so you guys know what to submit
thanks everyone, and I'm sorry you guys had to wait this long!!!
505 (Villanous)
Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Adora (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
Adrien Agreste (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir)
Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Aja Tarron (Tales of Arcadia)
Aleksandr Kallus (Star Wars: Rebels)
Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
Alya Cesaire (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir)
Amelia Hughes (Infinity Train)
Amethyst (Steven Universe)
Amity Blight (The Owl House)
Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia)
Apple White (Ever After High)
Arthur Kingsmen (Mystery Skulls)
Asami Sato (Avatar: Legend of Korra)
Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Badyah Hassan (Dead End: Paranormal Park)
Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas and Ferb)
Barbara Millicent Roberts (Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse)
Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)
Beatrice (Over the Garden Wall)
Beatrice Horseman (Bojack Horseman)
Beckett Mariner (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
Bee (Bee and Puppycat)
Bender Bending Rodriguez (Futurama)
Benson Mekler (Kipo and the Wonderbeasts)
Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
Blake Belladonna (RWBY)
Blitzø (Helluva Boss)
Bloo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
Bloom (Winx Club)
Bluey (Bluey)
Bojack Horseman (Bojack Horseman)
Bolin (Avatar: Legend of Korra)
Boots (Dora the Explorer)
Bow (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
Bubble (Battle for Dream Island)
Buford Van Stomm (Phineas and Ferb)
C1-10P/Chopper (Star Wars: Rebels)
Cabbage Merchant (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Candace Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
Captain Rex (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Carmen Sandiego (Carmen Sandiego)
Cassandra (Tangled: The Series)
Catra (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
Claire Nuñez (Tales of Arcadia)
Clawdeen Wolf (Monster High)
Cleo De Nile (Monster High)
Commander Peepers (Wander Over Yonder)
Courntey (Dead End: Paranormal Park)
Courtney (Total Drama)
Craig Williams (Craig of the Creek)
Cybersix (Cybersix)
Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom)
Darcy/The Core (Amphibia)
Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)
Darius Deamonne (The Owl House)
Darling Charming (Ever After High)
Delilah Briarwood (The Legend of Vox Machina)
Diego (Go Diego Go!)
Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)
Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Dora (Dora the Explorer)
Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb)
Dr. Saira Bellum (Carmen Sandiego)
Draculaura (Monster High)
Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House)
Eddie and Venom (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Electro (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Emperor Belos (The Owl House)
ENA (ENA)
Entrapta (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
Ezra Bridger (Star Wars: Rebels)
Ferb Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)
Finn the Human (Adventure Time)
Fluttershy (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Frankie Stein (Monster High)
Freakazoid (Freakazoid)
Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)
Frobo (Amphibia)
Garnet (Steven Universe)
Gene Belcher (Bob's Burgers)
George Pig (Peppa Pig)
George Washington/Jason Funderburker (Over the Garden Wall)
Giovanni Potage (Epithet Erased)
Glimmer (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
Goo (Inanimate Insanity)
Grace Monroe (Infinity Train)
Grand Admiral Thrawn (Star Wars: Rebels)
Greg (Over the Garden Wall)
Grog (The Legend of Vox Machina)
Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball)
Gus Porter (The Owl House)
Harley Quinn (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series)
Hera Syndulla (Star Wars: Rebels)
Hilda (Hilda)
Hisirdoux Casperan (Tales of Arcadia)
Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack (Bojack Horseman)
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
Hopadiah Plantar (Amphibia)
Horse (Centaurworld)
Huey Freeman (The Boondocks)
Huey, Louie, and Dewey Duck (DuckTales)
Hunter (The Owl House)
Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Isabella Garcia-Shapiro (Phineas and Ferb)
Janna Ordonia (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
Jim Lake Jr. (Tales of Arcadia)
Jude Sharp (Inasuma)
Kagami Tsurugi (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir)
Karen (Spongebob Squarepants)
Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Keith (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
Kelsey Jannings (Bojack Horseman)
Kelsey Pokoly (Craig of the Creek)
Ken (Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse)
Kikimora (The Owl House)
King Clawthorne (The Owl House)
Kipo Oak (Kipo and the Wonderbeasts)
Korra (Avatar: Legend of Korra)
Krel Tarron (Tales of Arcadia)
Kurt Wagner (X-Men Evolution)
Kyoshi (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Lagoona Blue (Monster High)
Lake (Infinity Train)
Lance (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe)
Lemmy Koopa (The Super Mario Brothers)
Lena Sabrewing (DuckTales)
Lewis Pepper (Mystery Skulls)
Libby Stein-Torres (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House)
Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons)
Lorna (Over the Garden Wall)
Luigi (The Super Mario Brothers)
Lunella Lafeyette (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur)
Luz Noceda (The Owl House)
Lyra Heartstrings (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)
Maddie Hatter (Ever After High)
Mai (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Map (Dora the Explorer)
Marceline (Adventure Time)
Marco Diaz (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
Marcy Wu (Amphibia)
Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir)
Mario (The Super Mario Brothers)
Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (Scooby-Doo)
Mikey Simon (Kappa Mikey)
Miko Kubota (Glitch Techs)
Milo Murphy (Milo Murphy's Law)
Mingi Park (Infinity Train)
MK (LEGO Monkie Kid)
Molly Blyndeff (Epithet Erased)
Molly McGee (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
Montana/Shocker (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Mordecai Heller (Lackadaisy)
N (Murder Drones)
Nox (Wakfu)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Odd Della Robbia (Code Lyoko)
One-One (Infinity Train)
Oodle the Doodle (Animated Inanimate Battle)
Orko (He-Man)
Pacifica Northwest (Gravity Falls)
Patrick Star (Spongebob Squarepants)
Pearl (Steven Universe)
Penn Zero (Penn Zero: Part Time Hero)
Peppa Pig (Peppa Pig)
Peridot (Steven Universe)
Perry the Platypus (Phineas and Ferb)
Philip J Fry (Futurama)
Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
Player (Carmen Sandiego)
Poison Ivy (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series)
Polly Plantar (Amphibia)
Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time)
Princess Carolyn (Bojack Horseman)
Radicles (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
Raine Whispers (The Owl House)
Rapunzel (Tangled: The Series)
Raven (Teen Titans)
Raymond (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
Redson (LEGO Monkie Kid)
Rex (Generator Rex)
Riley Freeman (The Boondocks)
Rock Rickaby (Lackadaisy)
Rok-Tahk (Star Trek: Prodigy)
Ruby Rose (RWBY)
Ryan Akagi (Infinity Train)
Sabine Wren (Star Wars: Rebel
Sabrina Spellman (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Sam and Max (Sam and Max: Freelance Police)
Sasha Waybright (Amphibia)
Scorpia (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
Scratch and Grounder (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)
Sea Hawk (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
Shadowsan (Carmen Sandiego)
Sheriff Stone (Scooby-Doo)
Snap (Chalk Zone)
Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbende
Sonic the Hedgehog (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)
Soos Ramirez (Gravity Falls)
Peter Parker (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Spinel (Steven Universe)
Spongebob Squarepants (Spongebob Squarepants)
Sprig Plantar (Amphibia)
Squidward (Spongebob Squarepants)
Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)
Stanley Pines (Gravity Falls)
Star Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
Starfire (Teen Titans)
Static Shock (Static Shock)
Stella (Winx Club)
Steve (The Owl House)
Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
Stewie (Family Guy)
Stitch (Lilo and Stitch)
Stolas (Helluva Boss)
Suki (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Sylvia (Wander Over Yonder)
T.K.O (OK K.O.: Let's Be Heroes!)
Tendi (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
The Powerpuff Girls (The Powerpuff Girls)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
Toby Domzalski (Tales of Arcadia)
Todd Chavez (Bojack Horseman)
Tom (Tom and Jerry)
Tom Lucitor (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Tulip Olsen (Infinity Train)
Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Valerie Gray (Danny Phantom)
Vivi Yukino (Mystery Skulls)
Wakfu (Wakfu) The Professor (Hailey's On It!)
Wally West (Justice League (2001))
Wammawink (Centaurworld)
Wander (Wander Over Yonder)
Waylon Smithers Jr. (The Simpsons)
Webby Vanderquack (DuckTales)
Weiss Schnee (RWBY)
Wendy Corduroy (Gravity Falls)
Willow Park (The Owl House)
Wilt (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
Wirt (Over the Garden Wall)
Wolf (Kipo and the Wonderbeasts)
Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
Yugo (Wakfu)
Yummyan Hammerpaw (Kipo and the Wonderbeasts)
Zadra (Tales of Arcadia)
Zetto (TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise)
Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
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F/O List!
Romantic
Julian Devorak (The Arcana)
#leeching love❤️
Nadia Satrinava (The Arcana)
#a royal romance💜
Mettaton Ex (Undertale)
#love machine 🩷
Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)
#great minds think alike 🪬
David and Gwen (Camp Camp)
#camp counselor cuties 🌲
Dr. Flug (Villainous)
#more than chemistry 🧪
Penumbra (Villanous)
#nightshade lovers 🌑
Alastor (Hazbin Hotel YT Pilot)
the love song on the radio 📻
(Note: This tag is purely for my self indulgent stuff! My “official” ship with Alastor is a QPR (aroace x aroace). Plus, I’m on the aroace spectrum irl anyways and I like writing both realistic and unrealistic stuff. Sometimes I just get too hyperfiaxted on a character and may want to self indulge here and there. At the end of the day, Alastor is aroace (romance and sex repulsed) no matter what. It’s why I made a separate tag as I want to respect aroace representation. Also, the tag is for anyone who wants to block it as well.)
Angeldust (Hazbin Hotel YT Pilot)
#addicted to you 💗
Verosika Mayday (Helluva Boss)
a succubus’ prey 💘
Human! Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
#love gets weird 💛
Grelle Sutcliff (Black Butler)
#death’s red kiss 💋
Familial
Portia Devorak and Mazelinka (The Arcana)
#the devoraks 🔸
Jack and Sally Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
#my little pumpkin 🎃
Pines Family (Gravity Falls)
#the mystery family ❓
Eddie, Frank, Howdy, Barnaby, Poppy
(Welcome Home)
A family sitcom 😆
Platonic
Muriel of the Kokuri (The Arcana)
Sebastian Michaelis, Mey Rin, Finnian, Bard Roy, Tanaka, and Undertaker (Black Butler)
Puppycat and Neighbors (Bee and Puppycat)
Demencia and 505 (Villanous)
Soos Ramirez (Gravity Falls)
Charlie Morningstar and Niffty (Hazbin Hotel YT Pilot)
Brett Hand, Andre Lee, Myc, GiGi (Inside Job)
Sans, Papyrus, Undyne, Napstablook, BurgerPants (Undertale)
Seam and Spamton (Delatarune)
Julie Joyful and Sally Starlet (Welcome Home)
QueerPlatonic
Alastor (Hazbin Hotel YT Pilot)
On the Air 🎙️
Asra Alzanar (The Arcana)
#the magician’s apprentice 🔮
Bee (Bee and Puppycat)
#buzzy bee buddies 🐝
Wally Darling (Welcome Home)
#darling dearest 🍎
Potential F/O’s
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Alice and Boris
Steven Universe
Pink Pearl, Spinel, Steven, Pearl, Amethyst, and Garnet
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
The mane six, discord, and muffins/derpy hooves/ditzy doo
OK KO
Proffesor Venomous and Boxman
Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright
The Amazing Digital Circus
Main cast
BigTop Burger
Main cast
FYI: I’m anti-viv. I just like the pilot.
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