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legosam321 · 3 years

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Ben 10 Redesigns

Hello everyone I have redesigned some Ben 10 characters for a rewrite I’m doing of the classic series. I have a little bio at the end of each artwork talking a bit about the design and changes to the character as well as fun facts! Enjoy!!

Benjamin “Ben” Kirby Tennyson! I wanted to mix Carl’s and Sandra’s hair colour to make a lighter brown just because I liked it. Ben wears his soccer jersey from the Madison Magpies Jr. Squad. On the back it has a “10″ and under that “Tennyson”. I also liked the reboots cropped pants so I added cropped pants. Also Ben is relativity popular, Cash and J.T. are the only ones who bully him.

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson has freckles because orange hair and stuff. I also put her hair in a ponytail because I couldn’t find any other design that I liked. Her brand that she wears is called “CatSmart” and sells smart-looking but “cool” clothes. She is wearing shorts under her skirt, she just likes skirts but is active. I plan on changing her design after she gets magic but this is it for now :)

Grandpa Three-Striped Magister Maxwell “Max” Tennyson, possibly the greatest Plumber in history, is here! First of all, he keeps fit. No gut. I want him to be able to keep up with his kids and I feel because of all the times he healed with alien medicine he is able to stay much fitter than any other 59-year-old human man. I plan for him to reveal that he is a Plumber much earlier and use weapons to help him fight enemies and even train Ben and Gwen a bit. Also he keeps alien tech hidden on his person at all times. Max says he is retired but ever since Ben got the Omnitrix he has been tracking evil.

The Omnitrix. This is a deign I created YEARS ago but I’ve drawn a final version. If Ben gets a new alien it is repasented as an DNA strand because the Omnitrix can not downloaded all the DNA until it fuses with Ben. The lines on the core are also constantly moving.

Heatblast! This alien is perhaps one of Bens most versatile. With a little bit of creativity Heatblast can become a powerful asset and more than just a fireball machine. He creates fire by touching oxygen then lighting it. Until the fire separates from his body it is apart of him. He can also control fire he has made after it has separated.

Wildmutt! When Ben becomes a species he should become a full adult but because of his adolescent body he sometimes transforming into a mix between a child and adult of the species. This has happened with Wildmutt. Although Wildmutt’s form is that of an adult, his quills have not become sharp yet and do much less damage than a fully grown Vulpimancer. I also added his gills to his chest so I could add a collar.

Grey Matter! He wears a Galvan technician suit. The way Grey Matter’s brain works is that the smarts are stored in a Galvans second brain, which is linked to their DNA, and Ben gains all the knowledge that the owner of the DNA had as well as his own. Also I made all the alien’s (except one) have no pupils because I think the Omnitrix makes all the eyes lime-green to diffarechate (can’t spell) between real aliens and an Omnitrix user. This feature can be easily turned off but Ben doesn't know how because he doesn't really care.

Four Arms! I tried to make the red look more natural, almost like a hide colour. He has two chest because I like that design in Omniverse (thanks DJW). And yes, females have four breast (don’t do anything bad, I know you, Tumblr). He wears a mix between a Galvan protective suit and Tetramand battle armour. He doesn't have the spike because that is acally (can’t spell, again) a common mutation in Tetramands and the Omnitrix makes Ben the prime specimen.

XLR8! Also the perspective isn’t that wack, his legs are huge. Also I thought XLR8 was too overpowered so I gave him no fingers. He either holds stuff between his two spikes or stabs it. His tail can hold stuff but Ben needs to practise. Also he wears a racing helmet with the Omnitrix logo on it. The two glowing lime triangles are were his eyes are.

Diamondhead! I wanted to make him less man so I gave some reptile stuff to him. I wanted to add a tail but is wasn’t working, so maybe he gets one later? He does have spikes all down his back, though. His left hand is turned into a weapons and his right shoulder is turned into some spikes. He can move his fingers but they are ridged so Ben normally just makes a shape to hold stuff.

Stinkfly! Every one in a while you draw something that could kill God. Anyway, the goo from his eyes is just sticky but the goo from his mouth is poisonous. Not much changed. Oh yeah, he has an exoskeleton everywhere but his eye stalks and jaw/mouth. His tail is still sharp.

Upgrade! Normally a Galvanic Mechamorph is just a pile of goo but Ben transforms into a humanoid shape to feel more confrontable. Also no half-alien half-human in this. Ben can upgrade stuff and transform back into it after time-out if he can remember it. Most Galvanic Mechamorphs have no trouble because they have amazing memories but Ben doesn't. Better memory can’t transfer into another brain/soul because it is not connected to DNA. There are some exceptions like Galvans.

Ripjaws! I was looking at some inspiration of how I could change Ripjaws and saw that the original concept was purple, so I changed the green to purple! There is also not that many purple aliens so that needed to change (because I like purple). He can’t get fish legs because they don’t have any land on their planet other than a super-hot core that they can’t touch. Also the antenna thing gets larger at the end.

Ghostfreak! Ben as Ghostfreak was never scary enough, so I changed that. The purplish cloak is a protective layer that protects Ben from the sun and only some Ectonurites are born with it and is normally engineered.

Vilgax, the most dangerous warlord known to anybody. His armour is powered by Sugilite’s crystals. He needs a special liquid to breath so he has the brace. He has scars and burns from many battles. His favourite weapon to use is his flame sword. Everything was made by himself because on top of being brawn he is also brain. Also I recommend looking at the size chart at the bottom so you can see why he is looking down.

Oh yeah, when Vilgax’s ship exploded he got destroyed so he went in a healing pod for a while. Sadly, his epic battle-scars are gone :(

Doctor Aloysius “Dr. Animo” James Animo is an mad, crazy scientist who experiments with animal DNA. I wanted to turn up the crazy so I made him look very crazy. The file is an odd shape so I can add armour onto him in the future.

You’ve seen this, just a poster of Ben and the original 10. Welcome to use it as a lock screen or computer background (although it isn’t meant to fit that way).

The Tennyson family. Welcome to use it as a lock screen or computer background (although it isn’t meant to fit that way).

And finally, the size chart. This uses the original series models because I didn’t want to draw more. I made the chart before I drew Animo so maybe I’ll made a new one once I draw more :)

Also going to be sharing the rewrite soon :D

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surveys-at-your-service · 3 years

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Survey #462

i am way too tired to mentally flip through lyrics to put here, rip

Who in your family has been married the longest? (and how long?) I have zero idea. When did you last travel alone? Where were you going? The last time I visited Sara in Illinois. Do you take your shoes off when you come inside? Yes. What was the first color you ever dyed your hair? I think I got purple highlights? What was the first social media site you ever used? MySpace. Do you have any exes you really regret dating? One. Of all your friends & family, who has the most nicely-decorated home? Sara's house is lovely. Have you ever been catcalled? No. Are you allergic to any dogs? I might be. Have you ever touched a plant and had hives shoot up your arm? No. Do you think dragonflies are cool? Absolutely! What’s your favorite thing to draw? Meerkats!! Did you toss your hat in the air at graduation? Not high. I wanted to keep it. Do you like fudge? I CAN FUCKING DESTROY SOME FUDGE. Are you an affectionate person? Very. Name something you have to do today: Girt and I are hangin', making fun of bad Netflix anime and going to Buffalo Wild Wings. :^) Would you ever write to a death row inmate? No. People don't get on death row for no reason. I ain't got shit to say to them. Do you reckon online friendships are real? No fucking shit. Most of my most genuine friendships began online. Do you like Slipknot? Yep. Can we talk about how fuckin BADASS Corey's new mask is btw?????????? What do you think of Gorillaz? I like "Feel Good Inc." and one other song I can't remember the name of. Bow ties on guys, dorky or adorable? BOTH!!!!! :') What is the cutest Halloween costume for a baby to wear? GUYS I recently saw a picture of a little baby dressed up as a Little Oogie Boogie and it made my ovaries cry. Which of your friends is the tallest? Which of them is the shortest? Jesus, Girt is a giant. I don't know about my shortest... If you could re-paint your bedroom, what color would you choose? Pastel pink. :') What has been the best night of your life so far? Why? Probably something sexual so let's keep it on the down low lmfaooo Would you ever even think about taking part in a wet t-shirt contest? Uh, no. Even if I WAS confident in my body. Is you hair color the same as it was when you were a baby? No. It was dirty blonde. Have you ever been in trouble for being too loud? Ha, yeah, at school with friends. Not big trouble or anything, we were just hushed. Did you ever attend a wedding that was a complete disaster? No. What is something that you were surprised you were able to do? Hm. What is the most bullshit-sounding true fact that you know? Male cats have spiked penises lkasdjfal;kje;kjwr it's something to do with preventing other tomcats from mating with her. What Oreo flavor is your favorite? Gimme that Double Stuffed, friend. Sour gummy worms or plain gummy worms? SOUR. Ever been in a talent show? How many times? What did you do? Nope. Ever try out for the talent show and not make it? Did you cry? Nope. What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever cried about? Y'all when I was a very little kid, during my older sister's b-day party, I sobbed because I couldn't pin the tail properly on the donkey lmaoooo How do you feel about the use of nuclear weapons? Absolutely fucking barbaric. What song has the most meaning to you? "Life Won't Wait" by Ozzy Osbourne. What is your favourite dinosaur? Spinosaurus!!!! :') Have you ever made bread? No. Has anything ever fallen asleep on you? Pets, a baby I was watching after, and Jason. Ever been dominated in a game you were/are really good at? yep alskdjfla;jwej Have you ever decided to set fire to something out of anger? No. Would you rather be a house pet or a wild animal? Wild animal, I guess? Have you ever listened to a group of chanting monks? I haven't. If you had to get a portrait tattoo, who would it be of? Probably of Teddy. I've still yet to decide on the total design of his tribute tat I'm getting. Do you like the smell of men’s colognes better than woman’s perfumes? I think so, yeah. How mad would you be if someone copied your original work (story, poem)? I'd be pretty fuckin pissed. Have you ever blown something up in science class? Ha, no. Have you ever gotten a serious wound from shaving? Not serious, no. Have you invented anything, only to find out it actually exists? I feel like I have? Ever realize you never truly LOVED your first love? Absolutely not. I loved him. Would you want a Bachelor/Bachelorette party before you get married? Sure, sounds fun. Do you prefer pads, tampons or something else? As of very recently, I returned to using pads. I used tampons for most of my maturity, but I got annoyed with them for TMI reasons and resorted back to pads, even though I don't like them either. Have you ever dated a model? No. What is your ultimate goal in life? To die happy with my life and what I (hopefully) accomplished. What colour are the socks you’re wearing today? I’m not wearing any. Who was the last person you sent a Facebook message to and what did you say? Girt. It was something regarding how I once considered doing the suicide mission at BWW where you eat a select number of their hottest wings, but I didn't wanna die via chicken. :^) Are you tall, short or average? Would you change this? I'm average in height. I wouldn't change it, nah. Especially now that Girt and I are together the ridiculous height difference is hilarious but also cute lmao. Have you ever worked in a store while someone shoplifted there? Like, while I was there? No. Have you ever had casual sex? Nahhhh. What’s your favourite flavour of frosting? Chocolate. @_@ When you think of your childhood, are the memories mostly happy or sad? Mostly happy, I guess. What is it like being you? Is it enjoyable? It's very boring with few sources of joy. What are your thoughts on the cause of homosexuality? I would *assume* it's a genetic mutation. Reason being, having a romantic partnership without the ability to reproduce defies the motives of science. There is nothing, absolutely NOTHING, wrong with said (and hypothetical) genetic mutation, though. Mutations are just another part of science. They occur naturally. What subjects did you find most interesting in school? Least? Most interesting: literature/English (especially reading like, old mythology and epics and stuff like that), LOTS of branches of science (but primarily genetics), art, and I looooved my four semesters of German. Least: ANY and ALL math, history, economics, social studies... that kind of stuff. Which do you enjoy more–hot or cold beverages? Cold, for sure. What were some of your favorite bands from childhood? Green Day was one. Would you be more afraid of drowning or being buried alive? Buried alive, for sure. It would be much, much slower. Should you really be doing something more productive right now? Well, I SHOULD be sleeping. Today's going to be a long day, because when Girt comes over, he has a tendency to not leave until like fuckin midnight or later alksdjfl;waje Have you ever lived out of your car? No. Does your family own more than two houses? HUNNY we r poor. A relative just committed a very serious crime, do you turn them in? It depends on the exact crime, but odds are, yes. If you're endangering others, byyyyeeee. You’re in the woods, alone, at night…are you honestly not afraid? Bitch I'm terrified. I have zero survival skills. You are on life support, what would you want a loved one to do about it? For the love of god, please kill me. Your child has only a while to live, do you still enroll them in school? That would be up to them. Also, define "a while." How would you feel if you met your idol and they ended up being rude? WELP I have a tattoo in his honor so that would suck ass lmao According to the tale, was Eve wrong for eating and sharing the apple? "God was wrong for even setting up an apple tree and making up rules in the first place." <<<< There ya go. And the punishment was fucking ludicrously extreme. Are you working on any goals? Yes. I'm currently going to the gym regularly to try and better my physical health and then find a job. I know that being connected sounds odd, but trust me: I can barely carry out very simple tasks just because I have absolutely ZERO stamina to do almost anything. I need energy and endurance. I'm also working towards developing some self-love. Which parent named you? I wanna say my mom. Are you currently frustrated with someone? I mean, myself. Aforementioned self-love is hard. I'm just annoyed my head is so reluctant to accept that I'm not a piece of shit for a million reasons. Why have most of your past relationships ended? They all ended for different reasons, really. Are you having any online conversations, currently? I'm not. What’s on your mind? I'm just tired and going back to bed real soon. Have you ever had an argument with a teacher? No.

#survey #surveys #random questions

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imactualfandomtrash · 5 years

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•||Rayllum||•The Other Side Of The Fence

This One Shot is a weird idea I came up with, which is inspired by the video on YouTube, Being Pretty, but hey, that is what happens when you stay up late.

"Why can't everyone be treated equally?" The young boy thought to himself as he walked though the forest, kicking at a stone.

The contry was devided into two, the pretties, and the freaks.

The pretties were the people who looked normal, acted normal and played their roles. The father's would go out to work to provide for the family, the mothers would stay at home and clean, cook, take care of the children and the children would play and have fun, one day replacing their parents when they get older.

They, are pretty.

However, there were people who weren't like the pretties. These people, we're different, they were ugly. They were freaks. These people looked different, acted different, and didn't go by the rules. The freaks break the rules, they don't fit into this perfect system, into society. These people were sent to the other side of the border, not allowed to come back.

A young boy by the name of Callum, was a pretty. He lived in a wealthy home with his step dad and his younger brother with a loving family and had a few friends. Even with all off this, Callum knew things. He knew that one day, he'd be sent to the freaks side.

Why? Cause he knew he was to smart. While everyone stayed and did as they were told, he questioned things. He questioned why the pretties and the freaks should be separated. He questioned who actualy rules the contry. He questioned what was on the other side of the fence, or the border.

He was, as some like Verin would like to call him, exceptional.

Callum knew that having a label like that, ment he was probably going to be taken away. He didn't fit the countries image of perfect. This contry was all one big machine, and every person was a clog. They are all ment to work and make the machine work, and if your a broken or damaged clog, your thrown away and forgotten.

So, Callum tried to fit in. He wouldn't ask questions and take whatever information was given to him without question. He didn't want to be taken away. He didn't want to be a freak. He wanted to be pretty.

As Callum walked through the woods, he looked down at his mask. That Danm mask that everyone must wear. It looked at him, with its happy grin and happy eye's, staring up at him.

Once you hit 13, you get a mask, to show that you are a pretty. Callum hated it. He hated wearing that mask. He felt like putting it on, he was hiding away himself and being a new and different person, and he hated it.

Being alone and taking it off was one of the best feelings in the world for him.

As he walked, Callum looked up from the mask and looked around. "This dosen't look familiar" he mummbled to himself as he looked around the forest. It was at this momont, he knew, he was lost.

"Oh no, I can't be lost. I shouldn't have been so lost in thought" Callum scolded himself as he hit his head in frustration. How could he have gotten lost so easily?

Callum scanned the area and looked around, trying to think of which way to go. "I'll just go straigh" he mummbled as he continued onwards, hoping to find something like another village or a road.

However, that didn't happen, and instead, he came to something eles. A fence.

Callum looked up at the large wire fence. It was probably 10 feet tall, barbed wire at the top, and under the wire fence, was cement, clearly to prevent someone digging under the fence.

Callum walked closer to the fence. He's never seen this before throughout his time wondering the forest for years.

Suddenly, he herd something, the sound of bushes moving coming from the other side of the fence. Judging by how loud it was, it was close. Callum looked to the other side of the fence, and sure enough, something was moving in the bushes.

Callum didn't know what to do. Should he run? Should he see what it was? Was it a person? And animal? A terrifying beast?

Callum's questions were answered when the mystery on who was in the bush came out.

It was a girl. Callum stood there, looking at her with suprised. A girl? What is she doing on that side. The girl seemed equal as suprised, but she also had a look of anger and fear on her face.

"Your a pretty I'm assuming, judging by that mask in your hand" the girl spoke with disgust, pointing towards the pretty mask in his hand. Callum looked down at the mask in his hand.

"Oh this thing, yeah, it's a mask everyone has to wear" Callum spoke as he tossed the mask aside, tossing it to the ground. A suprised look came across the girls pale purple face. "You threw it away?" She questioned him, as if he had tossed a million gold coins away.

"Yeah? So?" Callum asked her, not understanding why she seemed so suprised. "That's your mask, if your caught without it, you'd be in a lot of trouble" the girl told him.

"I know that, but I hate it. I don't like wearing a mask. I don't like wearing something that hides the real me" Callum spoke saddly as he sat down on the grass, crossing his legs.

The girl sighed as she did the same. "I understand how you feel. Having to fake who you are just to fit in? I rather be a free freak then a brainwashed pretty".

"Wait, your a freak?" Callum asked with suprised. The girl rolled her eye's. "DUH, can't you tell!? The pale purple skin, the white hair, the horns!?" She spoke as she pointed to her horns.

Callum didn't know why, but he found her quiet funny and chukled a little.

"Even with that, I wouldn't have thought you to be a freak. Here, they always say freaks are like animals or have weird mutations, and things like that" Callum explained to her.

"Us freaks are nothing like that. The most you will get is having a different skin colour and horns. We also don't act like animals, well most of the time. If something happens between a soldier and a freak, like a fight, all hell breaks loose" the girl explained to the boy befor her.

"Must be tough, living there".

"It is. You never know if you go to far and get yourself shot" the girl spoke saddly.

A few momonts of silence passed between them.

"Anyway, on a less depressing topic, let's talk about ourselves. I'll start, my name is Callum" Callum spoke. The girl smiled a bit.

"I'm Rayla".

"Rayla? That's a really nice name" Callum replied. He thought her name was really cool and nice for a freak.

"So Callum, what brings you here to the fence of the border?" Rayla asked as she crossed her arms, waiting for his answer. "W-wait, this is the border!?" Callum asked with fear, standing up quickly.

"I shouldn't be here. If I'm caught, I'll be thrown in jail, or worse, sent to the other side" Callum told Rayla in a panicked tone. She rolled her eye's and chukled.

"Relax. If this place wasn't safe, do you really think I'd be here? If a freak so much as goes near this fence, their punishment is death. So relax, this place is safe" Rayla spoke calmly, trying to calm the boy down a little.

Callum took in her words. She must be right. Usualy, there are patrols along the border, but from what he could see, no one was around. Why would they be this deep into the forest?

Callum took himself a momont to calm his nervs before he sat back down on the grass. "I got lost".

"What?".

"I came here cause I got lost in the forest. I wasn't paying attention and ended up here. So why did you come here?" Callum asked her, still feeling embarrassed about the whole getting lost situation.

"Well I honestly don't know why I came here. Probably because I want to get away from my home every now and again" Rayla explained to the boy as she looked up at the sky only to see it was starting to darken.

She sighed and stood up, brushing the dirt off her. "Well, it was fun talking to you Callum, I really enjoyed the chat" Rayla spoke to him. Callum also got up.

"H-hey if you want, we can meet up here again tomorrow? Only if you want to that is?" Callum suggested to the girl on the other side. She turned to face him and smiled. "Sure. 7pm. See you then Callum. Goodbye" Rayla spoke as she ran off with lightning speed, disappearing into the bushes.

Callum stood there for a momont, processing what had happened. He had talked to a freak, but he didn't see her as one. If anything, Callum saw her as just another girl, just being labeled as a freak.

Again, Callum found the system unfair. Why should someone be labeled a freak for looking a little different. For acting different. For being different. It was unfair. He hated wearing those danm mask that hide you away and make you nothing more then a faceless person with no identity.

Callum walked over to his mask and picked it off. He hated that mask with every bond in his body. He hated hiding himself just to fit in. If he was to be labeled a freak just for being different, then so be it.

#tdp #the dragon prince #the dragon prince rayla #tdp rayla #rayla #tdp callum #the dragon prince callum #being pretty #rayllum #rayla x callum #au

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starlight-parkers · 7 years

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My Girl (Peter Parker x Mutant!Reader)

Summary: you take peter to a party and your friends take a liking to him.

Authors note(s): This was a request from @imaginesyes, sorry it took so long... hope you enjoy it doll xx

Warning(s): a cuss word and some fuff >.<

My Girl

"Hiya Peetie!"

"HOLY SHIT"

Peter yelped as he dropped his books. The pace of his breathing increased as he tried to recover from his fright, the young brunette bent down to gather his books before jumping and falling back onto his butt when he noticed her standing there, his books scattered around him once again.

She grinned down at him like a Cheshire Cat whilst he took in her appearance from his position from the floor. Smooth supple legs were exposed due to her wearing that black skater skirt he loved so much, her feet we clad in black and white high top converse-that were overly dirty because of how often she wore them-whilst she was draped in one of Peter's midtown sweaters. And of course, she donned some Lacey black cat ears, just because. The girl standing before him, held out a hand for the young genius, still flashing her pearly whites.

"Don't scare me like that!" He yelped, as she giggled at him.

"Whatcha doing down there Peetie!?" She gushed, her white teeth standing out against her black lipstick. Peter rolled his eyes at his girlfriend's antics before grabbing her hand and almost collapsing into her as she hauled him up.

"What do you want (Y/N)?" the teen scientist sighed, gathering his books before placing them in his locker which he slammed shut.

"That's not a nice way to talk to your girlfriend now is it Mr Parker" she teased, batting her eyelashes up at him. Peter felt his lips quirk up into a faint smile as he looked at his girlfriend, she grinned right back at him before linking her arms with his and walking down the corridor.

"Sorry angel, what's up?"

The girl ceased her walking, taking Peter's hands in her own and stopping in front of him. She teasingly pressed her body flush against Peter's, bringing her lips up to his ear. "Well..." she begun, tracing patterns on Her boyfriend's firm chest with her index finger. Peter felt himself tense under her touch, he both loved and hated the affect she had on him. The pair had been dating a little over a year, ever since (Y/N) had shown up at the avengers compound with Wade. He had been enamoured with how she carried herself and she felt exactly the same way about Peter. "There's this party at the X-mansion on Friday night and-"

"Nope" the super-powered male stated blankly, cutting his girlfriend off. Out of his peripheral vision, Peter could see her facade falter, she was used to getting her way with him, especially when she put on a confident act. He never really said no to his girl. "No parties, you know I hate parties"

The mutated girl detangled herself from Peter with a pout, yet their hands remained intertwined. The taller boy held her at arms length, his eyebrows quirked in amusement. "But Peterrrrr, I want you to meet my friends"

(Y/N) didn't have many friends at Midtown, most of them were from the X-mansion. (Y/N) was born a mutant, with powers very similar to the Cheshire Cat, she was able to teleport and disappear whenever she pleased. Since she could handle her mutation from a young age, her parents allowed to continue to attend regular school whilst training with Charles Xavier. The young mutant girl had practically grown up there, so was able to form very close bonds with the other mutants her age. In all honesty, if it hadn't been for Wade, (Y/N) wouldn't have plucked up the courage to speak to Peter.

"I know darlin'" Peter cooed, cupping his girl's cheek, she immediately leaned into his touch, her own hand coming up to cover Peter's. "I'm just not ready yet, okay?"

The bell rung over the couple as (Y/N) annoyedly nodded her head in agreement. The pair shared a quick chaste kiss before continuing their journey to class. "Mark my words Mr Parker, I will get you to a party one of these days"

"Sure you will babe" the boy chuckled, kissing his girlfriend's cheek. She simply grinned at Peter as she let her body disappear into thin air, only her smile remaining - for a short while. Peter jumped back from his girlfriend, head whipping around to make sure nobody saw.

"Babe! You know you shouldn't do that in public! Someone could see you" Peter chastised, looking over his shoulder once more. His girlfriend smiled once more, it was much wider this time. Peter was almost certain that in her invisible state, she had winked at him too.

"Try and stop me" she cooed with a silky tone, before lightly tapping Peter's ass, causing him to gasp out and then pout, a crimson hue gracing his creamy cheeks. All the while his girlfriend watched in amusement, before teleporting and reappearing at the end of the corridor, in a skilful manner, so nobody had noticed. Peter gazed after her, as she sashayed away with a sway in her hips as she walked to her next class.

Peter stood by his locker, rubbing his cheeks to get rid of his blush, wondering how he ever deserved such a girl.

(Y/N) groaned as she lay on her back, one leg bent at the knee and the other outstretched. She had her arms folded behind her head as she leisured on the cool surface of a high metal shelf. Her (eye colour) hues almost drifted shut as she listened to her boyfriend and his mentor drone on about physics.

The girl's tail roamed freely now, it was part of her mutation. The soft black fur tickled her cheek as it waved about, her now-visible cat and ears twitching at the touch.

(Y/N) rolled onto her stomach and sighed, when she didn't even get so much as a glance from her boyfriend, she sighed again.

And again.

And agai-

The clattering of tools sounded in (Y/N)'s ears as Peter dropped a drill in frustration."Babeee" he whined.

"Peterrrr" (Y/N) drawled, mocking the boy's tone. A large grin graced her features as Peter ran a hand through his hair and then down his face.

"I'm sorry Mr Stark" Peter apologised, causing Tony to push up his goggles, a smirk tugging at his lips. "She's being really bratty today"

This caused the older man to let out a large chuckle and (Y/N) to furrow her brows. "Bratty?"

Peter laughed as his girlfriend sat upright, hitting her head on the ceiling. She let out a few curses, practically fuming. "Yeah" the spider boy nodded, returning back to his work. "She's salty because I didn't agree to go to some party on Friday"

At this point, (Y/N) had disappeared before reappearing by Peter's side, her hands folded over her chest. She glared at him, her slightly puffed tail swishing violently behind her ~ a sign of anger. "Sorry if a girl just wanted to spend some time with her boyfriend" She snarled, baring her sharpened white teeth.

"We can spend time together now" Peter stated absentmindedly, picking up a drill and getting back to work. Tony looked between the angry young female and the focussing young male, a small smile tugging at his lips. He shook his head playfully before picking up so goggles and tossing them to (Y/N).

"C'mon Ms (L/N)" Tony spoke as she turned to address him. "You're a smart kid, why don't you join us?"

The girl growled again as Peter looked up."I don't want to"

"But babe-"

"No!" She snapped. "I'm sick and tired of you blowing me off, you're always at this damned 'internship' and we never spend time together."

"But-I"

She growled, the pupils of her (eye colour) eyes becoming small slits, much like a cat. "I said shut up!"

At this point, Tony was fully engrossed in the young bickering couple, they reminded him exactly of himself and Pepper. Tony leaned forward on the table, resting his elbow on the cool surface.

"I'm just asking for one day of your time Peter, we've been going out for a year and I've met all of your friends but you haven't met any of mine." (Y/N) huffed with a frown. An idea popped into her mind, as mischievous glint in her eye as he begun to pretend to sulk. "Do you even care about me?"

Peter shook his head desperately as his mentor begun to quietly chuckle, Tony knew Peter was totally whipped for this girl. "No no, baby, you know that's not true... it's just that I-"

"Oh god, I don't know how much more of this I can take." Tony drawled, dragging himself up and circling the table before slinging his arms round both of the teenagers. "Ms (L/N), I would absolutely love it if you took Mr Parker over here, to that party of yours on Friday night"

"You would?!" Both teens chorused, as (Y/N)'s expression changed to an excited one and Peter's changed to a shocked one.

"But Mr Stark- the internship" Peter fumbled, trying to find an excuse, Tony shook his head before leaning closer to Peter.

"Internship my ass, underoos, you've got a pretty little young lady here dying to spend time with you" the older man stated, causing (Y/N) to blush. "You're going to that party"

Peter watched as his girlfriend squealed, clapping her hands together excitedly and swishing her tail about. She gave Tony a toothy smile, showing him her pearly whites before pressing a platonic kiss to his cheek. "Thank you Mr Stark! Thank you!"

"No worries, I'll lend Pete one of my cars and he can take you out for a nice dinner before hand... all on me" Tony continued, winking at Peter who was starting to feel sorry for himself. (Y/N) squealed again, disappearing in a flash before reappearing on the other side of Tony, giving him another hug.

"I can't thank you enough Mr Stark!"

"Anytime dollface and you can thank me by telling Wade to stay away from the compound, the guy's nuts!" he grinned as (Y/N) nodded enthusiastically before turning to face his young apprentice. "Make sure you have enough fun for the both of us kiddo! We're done for today"

Peter grimaced as the billionaire left the room, leaving the boy with his now overly excited yet lovable girlfriend.

The brunette vigilante let out a shaky breath as he pulled Tony's sleek black car into the driveway of the X-mansion. He leaned back in his seat after parking the car before turning to watch his girlfriend swipe on a thick layer of clear gloss. He admired her from the side, her hair was completely straightened (he had to watch her for 3 hours as she did so), tumbling down her back, the eye lids of her large (eye colour) eyes were painted with a golden tint and some black winged eye liner. The rest of her makeup was simple, although Peter thought she didn't need it. The girl wore a black cropped shirt underneath a loose flowing checked shirt that she'd borrowed from the teen superhero. She donned her signature black high-top converse along with some black ripped skinny jeans that hugged her figure beautifully.

As he admired her, he couldn't help but think. ‘You can do this Peter, you love her. You owe it to her to meet her friends’

"Peetie, baby, you're staring" she whispered, looking over to him. At this point she'd let her tail and ears appear, knowing she was safe in the confines of the car, where the windows were tinted. Peter gave her a sheepish smile, before leaning over the gear to press a kiss to her glossy lips.

"I'm sorry" he murmured against her lips, closing his eyes and sighing. She cupped his cheeks, allowing him to lean into her touch.

"You're nervous" she frowned, as he slowly opened his eyes to look at her again.

"Baby I-"

"You don't need to be" she interjected, running her hands through his hair softly. "You're an amazing guy, Pete, they'll love you. I love you"

The teen smiled at his girlfriend's words, he couldn't reply with words so he just kissed her again. The pair pulled back before things got too heated and Peter allowed her to reapply her lip gloss before they headed inside.

Music was blaring throughout the mansion and Peter could only recognise a tune or two as his girlfriend tugged him through the crowds. Many of the young mutants where dancing around like crazy, some even making out (despite Charles' rules). The young superhero could feel his nerves creeping up on him every time (Y/N) stopped to talk to someone, he wanted to make a good first impression on her friends.

After a while of walking around, (Y/N) begun to squeal excitedly. She briefly let go of Peter to hug a red-haired girl and then a brunette beside her. Peter watched as they chatted happily, he blushed when the girls turned to look at him with smiles and giggles. A few minutes later, the trio walked over to Peter who stood awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Peter these are my friends Jean and Jubilee" (Y/N) grinned gesturing to the two girls in front of him. "Jean is a brain freak and Jubilee's just cool"

"Hey!" Jean whined as the other three teens giggled. "So who's your friend (L/N)?"

Peter's brows furrowed, friend? He thought that they knew you were dating. "Actually I'm her-"

"Best friend!" (Y/N) interjected frantically. The others shared a weird look as the girl tried to cover up her mistake. "He's my best friend, yeah, uh um... he's spider man!"

Peter frowned at her antics as she looked up at him nervously, her eyes conveyed that she'd explain later so he opted not to say anything. "Wait?" Jubilee squeaked like a fan girl. "You're the spiderman?!"

"The one and only" Peter chuckled at the girl. The group went on to talk for a while, Peter gradually feeling more comfortable around the mutated teens. They shared more common ground as they all had powers in some kind of form, he knew they wouldn't expose their identity because their powers were just as secret.

Soon enough Jean and Jubilee went off to get some drinks and the couple found themselves slow dancing to an old Shawn Mendes song. Peter grinned as his girlfriend hummed the melody into his chest, as they swayed together like the couples around them. He couldn't help but think back to how she'd referred to him as a friend, what was that about?

"So, I'm your best friend, huh?" He teased, causing her to pull away, he sighed at the loss of contact but his pout soon faded as she quickly grasped his hands. She blushed as Peter smirked at her. "C'mon now angel, don't be shy. You're usually so confident"

"Sorry baby" she laughed, leaning back into his chest. "I haven't told them that I'm dating you yet"

"And why's that?" Peter smirked, as they resumed their dancing.

"They're both obsessed with Spidey and I didn't have it in my heart to tell them that I'm dating him" (Y/N) explained with a faint smile, looking up to meet the amused gaze of her boyfriend. He shook his head, a small smile of his own gracing his features as (Y/N)'s fluffy tail lightly brushed over his hand.

"They'll figure it out sooner or later" Peter snickered as the shorter girl rolled her eyes. "You're a good friend"

"And you're a good boyfriend"

Jubilee and Jean soon came back with four red cups filled with cream soda. They group talked and drank their drinks before (Y/N) excused herself to the bathroom. Peter, Jubilee and Jean continued to talk, but the young male became increasingly uncomfortable when the girls started asking him random questions.

"Is the suit really that tight? I bet it makes you look good!"

"Do you work out? I swear I can see a six pack from under that checked shirt"

"You're so cute"

"You're totally my type"

It's not that he wasn't flattered, the girls were sweet but he felt like he was betraying his girl. Peter was comfortable with this kind of stuff around (Y/N) , because she was his girlfriend, she understood him more than anything or anyone else. The (hair colour) girl didn't just find him attractive, she liked him for him. Not Spider-Man, not Tony Stark's apprentice, but plain old Peter Parker from Queens.

"Hey, one more question Peter" Jean piped up, pulling the boy out of his thoughts. He nodded, giving the girls the go ahead as he sipped his lemonade.

Jubilee cut in. "If you had to take one of us on a date, who would it be an why?"

Peter spat out his drink.

Now it's not that he didn't think these girls were pretty, but he couldn't think that way about anyone except for (Y/N). He loved the girl for crying out loud! His gaze nervously shifted between the girls who stood in front of him expectantly. It was when his girlfriend rolled up beside him that he knew what to say.

"Sorry I'm so late girls and Peter, I got caught up with Scott ~ oh Jean he's looking for you by the ~ oh!"

(Y/N) was cut off as Peter pressed his lips eagerly to hers, pulling her closer by the hips. Her (skin colour) arms weaved away around Peter's neck, before tangling in the hairs on the nape of his neck. Her soft black tail wrapped itself around Peter's leg, pulling him even closer whilst her cat ears twitched at the sensation of Peter's tongue dancing with hers. The couple kissed like nobody was watching and like they were the only two people in the world. Soon their lungs began to mutually burn with the need for air, so they pulled apart.

"Sorry ladies" Peter whispered breathlessly, turning to face the other two mutants. "But she's my girl"

(Y/N) looked between her two friends, a pink flush dusting her cheeks. "I guess I should've introduced him as my boyfriend... not my best friend"

"A heads up would have been nice" Jean agreed, with a chuckles as Jubilee nodded her head. "Why didn't you tell us?!"

"I didn't want to ruin your celebrity crush" the girl giggled, still wrapped in Peter's arms.

"It's just a crush girl" Jubilee scolded playfully, her cheeks dusted with a blush. "And although I'm absolutely mortified because I flirted with my best friend's boyfriend, I'm happy for you guys!"

"Yup he's a keeper! Totally cute!" Jean added with a whisper. The three girls let out some giggles before excusing themselves to find Scott (who'd somehow lost his glasses - well Peter Maximoff had taken them) leaving the couple behind.

"Your girl, huh? That's new" (Y/N) teased, pressing herself to Peter's chest, causing him to tense under her touch. She dragged her soft black tail, down the side of his face, gazing lovingly into Peter's brown hues as she cupped his cheeks. He placed his creamy hands over hers, gazing back with the same intensity.

"They needed to know that you're the only girl for me, I could never want anybody else"

(Y/N) smiled, a grin just like the Cheshire Cat, as her boyfriend pulled her close once more before pressing a long passionate kiss to her pink lips. Just to let her know, that she would always be his girl.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed it @imaginesyes

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Heterotopia

Heterotopia is a idea that is explained by philosopher Michel Foucault which describes certain Institutional, cultural and digressive spaces that are different somehow usually, disturbing, distorted intense, contradictory of transforming. Heterotopias are worlds that are within worlds which mirrors and also unsettles or distorts what is outside. Examples of heterotopia would be: graveyard, prisons, brothels, ships, bars, garden of antiquity, and many more, these examples are provided by Foucault.

Etymology

Heretrotopia follows the arrangement created by the concept of utopia and dystopia. The prefix part of the word Hetero- comes from Ancient Greek, (it means “different, other, another”) its is also fused with Greek morpheme τόπος (This means “place”) together they become “other place”. A utopia is a society or community that is imagined, it is the ideal place with high value or almost perfected qualities for the society. The opposite of this would be dystopia, this is a society or community that is low value or unsettling, dystopia translates to “bad place”. to put things simple a utopia is a place where everything is good; Dystopia is a place where everything is bad; Heterotopia is where things are different.

Foucault’s six principles

Become accepted in all cultures but in diverse forms (mostly as sites of ‘crisis’ or later ‘deviation’)

Mutate and have particular actions at other points in history

Juxtapose in one space many incompatible spatial elements

encapsulate spatio-temporal discontinuities or intensities

presuppose an ambivalent system of opening and closing, enter and exit, distance and penetration

Have a particular action in relation to different spaces as, for example illusion or compensation

Examples

1: Swimming Pool

-Feels like you are in another world but yet surrounded by the normal world.

-When under the water everything looks and feels different and also looks distorted

-Time feels slower especially when under the water as everything moves slower.

2: Disney Land

-Mirrors a world within a world, once your in it you the fact that the normal world exists is gone, this is because Disney land is design so that you cant see the outside world.

-Forget about time, you enjoy yourself so much in this new world that time flies by and you don’t realise what is happening outside.

-Has the potential of producing a world as itself.

3: Space Station

-Mirrors a world within a world (The space station is sort of looking down on the earth/world giving the effect of life being beyond just earth in another place.)

-lose sense of time (it also looks as if time isn’t moving as gravity is different and the normal world is far far away.)

-Distorted feeling (it would be difficult to understand sense of direction in a place like this.)

Heterotopia artist research

1: Beksinski

Beksinski was born in 1929 and passed away in the year 2005. He was a great polish artist as you can tell from some of his work shown above. He mainly used techniques such as photography, sculpting and painting, he specialised in dystopian surrealism. Beksinski did his drawings and paintings in a way he called ‘Baroque’ or ‘Gothic’ manner. His creations were created mostly in 2 sections. The first section would usually consider to have expressionistic colour with a very powerful style of utopian realism also surreal architecture, just like a doomsday setting.

2. Vincent J. Stoker

Vincent J. Stoker is a French photographer Heterotopia: the end of history is one of his series. He has a interesting style of art in his photographs, the setting in his images are usually shot in an abandon place like building with symmetry, this creates a very pleasing image to look at. His images give off the feel of heterotopia as the abandon places have turned into another world to what they used to be, looking at it you can sort of picture what the building used to look like which reflects the use of heterotopia.

3.Michael Sweerts

Michael Sweerts was born 1618 - 1664, he was a flemish painter/printmaker of the baroque style. he is most known for his figurative and genre portraits, paintings and tronies (tronies is common in dutch golden age in painting that shows overemphasised face expressions usually relating to a common type, or category of types). Michael Sweerts followed a peripatetic life, he worked in many places such as Persia, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels and India.

He has learned a lot of his techniques from travelling to different places, for example when spending time in Rome he became connected to the dutch and Flemish painters of low-life scenes commonly known as the Bamboccianti.

Project Model Development

First we had three main ideas we wanted to build, we narrowed it down to a single idea by debating with our group which idea was most interesting and best shows Heterotopia. Me and my group settled on the idea of modelling a space station. We took many different things into account before making our decision, such as how we will create the space station? what materials do we have to work with? how is this a Heterotopia? is it possible? and so on.

After settled on an idea we started to research space stations to see what they looked like on the outside as well as inside. With and idea of how they looked we began to sketch more ideas on how it would look and also work.

We all then look at each others sketch idea and then decided on which best fits what we were looking for, once the vision was there we started getting the process of developing the model, which first need measurement and a scale. Once finding the dimensions that would work well with our vision, we started to sketch out a few more idea such as the details of the space station and thought about how we can use the materials necessary to make our model as good as possible.

Here we have measured and drawn onto the cardboard (which will be used for our model) the back wall window part of our design, this section of the model will be connected to all of the rest so it is a crucial piece. after using this as a guide it was easier to find the correct size for the other pieces.

All of the piece for our models are now cut out and correctly measured, it was just a matter of sticking it all together. First we tried using a glue stick, it work but it didn't have the stability we were looking for so we found a glue gun instead which made things a whole lot easier and strengthened the model. Stick the models together was a bit of a fiddle but helping each other, one holding the pieces one using the glue gun also saved time and made it easier to a line the parts correctly.

Here are some of the smaller details that we have drawn out onto cardboard, theses will be stuck onto the sides of the model, they will be used as the wires and little other pieces that are seen on the outside of a real space station. This will give the model a more realistic feel instead of just having plain sides with no definition.

Here we have the final model, overall the model looks great and turned out just as we wanted, we also added a spaceman character to peak the potential of the model, There we also other ideas that were took into account but however we thought the best decision would be to leave them out. The only con of our design would be a bit of glue is visible on the model, and it would look better with colour.

Other ideas we had:

Stand: We thought about adding a stand to the model, however we though the model would look better without a stand and there would be more and better types of images without one, below you can see the types of images we were able to achieve without the stand that would be possible with the stand.

Background: A space background was another thing we consider but it was shortly decided against it after little development. We thought the background would properly get in the way and it would also require the stand.

Here are some of the images we took during the photo-shooting of our model. I think they all look really cool, we had a bit of trouble sorting the camera, but once the setting were correct and to our liking we were able to create some really nice images. We used dark and lighting to make the environment give a space feel to it. We were able to get a lot of cool and different angles as well, we decided to use different colour lights (colours: blue and pink) to give an even more spacey feel. Other techniques such as composition were also used to enhance the look of the pictures, my opinion of the project would be it was really fun and we were all able to create something we were happy with. If i could do it again i would added more detail and colour.

Through the process of making this we all took turns doing different activities to contribute to the model, we all research and used references to do our own sketch ideas and discussed them to further improve our project design, we all took part in cutting out the pieces and building the model in some way, i found trying to stick the smaller pieces together a challenge however others in the group were able to do this a lot easier, which made it better for them to focus on doing things they were best at in a result of saving time.

Treatment and Research

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Far Cry: New Dawn Review

Far Cry: New Dawn is the latest installment in a series that recently turned fourteen years old. New Dawn is not a DLC; it might be considered as an expansion of Far Cry 5 since it continues that story but I think a sequel is a better word to describe it.

I am amazed the game does not have little ponies.

Far Cry was one of the best FPS (first person shooters) that mixed action with stealth and while the first game was a pretty realistic shooter with a sci-fi twist, the rest did not follow in its footsteps. Far Cry 3 and Primal had some supernatural nonsense (this one does as well) but nothing close to the sci-fi elements that were introduced in the first game. I honestly enjoyed every game until Far Cry 4. After FC4, though, I reached my limits mainly due to the lack of creativity. Ubisoft tried to change things with FC5 and it did, though those changes were not enough to make the game feel fresh or interesting (at least they removed the towers).

“Problem makers must be solved. So rabbits, are you problem makers or problem solvers?” – One of the twins right before bashing someone’s head with a helmet.

These are the twins, so instead of having one boring villain now you get two in the price of one!

Since Vaas (“You are so fucked Jason”), no main villain really made an impact on me. The story was always an important part of the Far Cry games and without a solid antagonist the story, usually, falls flat. Of course no matter how cool Vaas was, the gameplay evolution of the third game is what made Far Cry what it is today (and in case you haven’t figured it out yet, I love stealth games).

Oh dear God please do not remind me of that music.

Even today, I believe that Far Cry has the perfect stealth mechanics in any FPS game. Not only that, but with each new iteration the Far Cry series only becomes better. Unfortunately though even if the gameplay has always been good, most of the other parts were not so much. I thought the fifth game will be the end of the series but, apparently, I was mistaken. I was also surprised as I thought New Dawn would be a glorified crappy pink re-skin (since it hasn’t even been a year since the release of Far Cry 5). Looks like it wasn’t – or at least not as much as I initially thought – and to be honest, I liked it in spite of all the pink crap (even if it does make the game feel like it was built for little girls!). Seriously, the pink colour is frigging everywhere! I did not like the game as much as Blood Dragon which, in my opinion, was amazing – and I am still hoping for a sequel – but New Dawn is better than Far Cry 5.

“If I wasn’t blind as fuck I would have joined the fight” –Grace Armstrong, probably the best sniper in Far Cry 5 but not anymore.

For the sake of spoilers I am only going to say that the game continues exactly where the fifth game ends (or to be more precise from a specific ending since there was more than one). Seventeen years after the incident people resurface and start to rebuild the world. A group of ruthless murderers called the Highwaymen, led by the twins Mickey & Lou, terrorize the inhabitants of Hope county in Montana (I get it’s a catchier name but why not Highwaywomen since most of them are women? I mean even the leaders are women. Just a thought).

“Are you ready to go so fast that your pubes will pull back and tickle your asshole?” – The Monkey God’s faithful servant Hurk right before handing me the keys of his deadly car.

After the near complete annihilation of the safe haven Prosperity, Carmina Rye (the daughter of Nick & Kim Rye from FC5) asks survivors lead by Thomas Rush to help them. Since Rush is helping to rebuild communities all across the country, with the help of experts he has recruited over the years. Shit hits the fan very soon though and a full frontal assault begins at the train where Rush and the rest of his people are using for transportation. That’s where you take the role of the captain of the security who, minutes after the attack, rushes in to save his people. Unfortunately, everyone dies and Rush gets captured. The captain as the sole survivor is being found by Carmina who leads him to Prosperity and the fight against the Highwaymen begins.

Don’t even ask! Seriously just don’t.

The story is nothing special but certainly more “believable” and enjoyable than what we got in Far Cry 5, though most characters – with a few exceptions – are nothing extraordinary. While there is a comedic tone here and there, the actual story is rather serious. I mean, it is a survival game so how fun can it be right? Speaking of which, if you could adjust some things, remove some others and put zombies in the mix, this could easily pass as a “The Walking Dead” game (which could have been better than the one we recently got). I also do not know why Ubisoft chose to, once again, go with the silent protagonist (maybe it is the RPG elements which Ubisoft tries to put in every single bloody game it makes but more on that later) but for me it’s getting tiresome; this is not a sandbox RPG for the love of god.

“Lollypop lollypop, you are going to eat dirt lollypop” – Little girl outside the arena before I enter with the fight name Lollypop.

The voice acting is pretty good but the lip-syncing is not always that great. Moreover, most of the characters from the previous game return in this one. The main antagonists, the twins, are OK I guess. They are “psychotic” and “logical” with extremely violent tendencies and without showing any kind of empathy or sorrow, however they are not very menacing or scary and their looks do not fit their characters. As such, they become a bit forgettable.

Yap, this is where I found the naked guy.

I mean, take a look at Vaas. His looks matched his personality almost perfectly (he could be psychotic and insane while at the same time he could be funny and clever) and most importantly there was a serious reason for you to fear him and hate him at the same time (I think the writing was better as well). The twins failed to emotionally engage me with their personalities/looks as I basically didn’t really care or worry for anyone except for Rush. Even so, there is a part involving the twins that I really liked though it becomes forgettable rather quickly (if you’ve played the game, you understand the part I’m referencing). I do not want to spoil anything more but I have to say that some of the returning characters make much more sense in this world rather than the one that Far Cry 5 was based on.

“Loot them but do not defile them” – Father Jerome while I am going through someone’s pockets.

Visually speaking, the game looks just as good as Far Cry 5, and some may say that it performs a bit better than it. The only performance issues I’ve encountered were some random stutters (from time to time) and, for some odd reasons, the subtitles kept resetting whenever I was launching the game. Other than these two minor issues, though, New Dawn ran fine on my system. For more details on performance please read John’s analysis.

Well terrorizing and killing innocents is hard work, he deserves a break, a permanent one.

Music and sound are fine. There are some audio glitches though they occurred rarely, but Christ the music playing at the outposts is frigging horrific. Terrible, just terrible (no wonder why all the highwaymen are losing their fucking minds after listening to it). Thankfully, there is another radio station that plays classics and although I am not a big fan of that genre, it sounds heavenly better than the other station.

I told you BOY, you are not allowed to play with grenades before dinner! Now go eat your veggies and come back to teach you how to politely stab people in the face!

Now let me address the elephant in the room – not actual elephants like in FC4 as there aren’t any ride-able animals this time – the RPG elements. Yes, Ubisoft did implement some of the changes/features we saw in games like The Division or AC: Odyssey. Unfortunately, Ubisoft keeps copying and pasting stuff to every game it makes, even if these elements do not fit in specific titles. What it doesn’t seem to understand is that New Dawn’s lasting appeal won’t be extended by adding them, and that all of its latest games look alike and/or play the same. In reality, what these RPG elements actually do is make the game boring and repetitive as hell, and I’m certain that no one wants unnecessary grinding that does not come with, at least, worthy rewards. Also, I find it really stupid – in a Far Cry game – to shoot an enemy 100 times in the face so that you can kill him/her, just because he/she is one or two levels higher than you; it’s bullshit.

That crap is all over the place so that’s why we call her Glitchy Gina, she doesn’t like that as you can see.

“I always hated that motherfucker” – Gina after shooting some random highwayman.

I do get that some people like this but it makes no sense to me in this particular series. But hey, at least you can turn off the damage numbers and enemy health bars, thus making it a bit more tolerable. Thankfully, I did not rush the main story and all the missions I completed were on the same level I was, so I never had to shoot someone in the face more than once (or maybe twice if they wore a helmet). On the other hand, I had a couple encounters with some mutated animals which could only be killed by shooting specific parts of their bodies.

Even the god damn fire is pink…the bodies?! What bodies? No, there are no bodies here.

The shooting is – as always – pretty good and the non-restrictive cover system works, once again, great. The melee combat is also solid and I do appreciate the return of the knife take-downs. Actually, these may be the best take-down animations I have seen in a Far Cry game. You can use numerous melee weapons like bats, pipes and shovels but all the stealth take-down sequences feature a knife. As for the advertised new weapon, the saw-launcher, it is cool but I stopped using it the moment I realized there is still no gore or dismemberment in the game.

“Go sinner, with our blessing and hope” – Leader of the hunters before I go burn everything to dust .

Stealth, as usual, is great but some parts felt a bit weird since you can now move the camera while doing take-downs and using skills like the chain take-downs (which worked perfectly in the previous games but did not this time around or maybe I was doing something wrong which I doubt since I have played extensively all of the previous Far Cry games). By the way, I will never understand why you throw a bat instead of a knife when you do the advanced take-down.

This nice old lady is a killer, she might not look the part but she is, trust me.

Instead of a skill tree you now have perks, just like FC5. You earn perk points by doing challenges like killing ten enemies with a handgun. After a specific part of the main story you get access to some new perks which I found unnecessary. Honestly, if I knew what these silly perks exactly did, I would had never unlocked them, though that’s a personal opinion as I am almost certain that some people will like them.

He seriously expects me to take the apple?! I am no Snow White father, oh wait wrong book.

Weapons customization is completely gone. All weapons are pre-made and there is no way for you to make any modifications no matter the weapon you choose. To be honest, I didn’t really mind that very much. However, I was really annoyed by the newly introduced weapon rarity level system. Due to this system, players will need a level X weapon to kill a level X enemy as anything below that feels like a water-gun. At least almost every weapon feels unique and has different stats.

“You will be the Shepard of my people” – Joseph Seed.

Surprisingly enough. there are no fetch missions or annoying side-quests in New Dawn. All of the side content is tied to the main story. I am truly amazed that there isn’t any of Ubisoft’s classic fetching crap flooding the map. Speaking of the map, it is smaller than before and most of the surrounding areas are radioactive (thus impassible). Furthermore, Ubisoft did something interesting with the outposts this time around. In the previous Far Cry games, players could liberate outposts and after that they could use them as resupply centers and/or fast travel points. This time if you capture an outpost, you can abandon it and the enemy will take it back from you. You can then re-capture it though it will be much harder as enemies will be tougher (though the rewards will also be better).

The Cap after a bloody fight taking over an outpost. I wonder who cleans all the mess he leaves behind.

The most important currency in the game is Ethanol (which translates to power fuel) and Prosperity, being your home-base, needs several things to expand and grow. You can upgrade many parts of Prosperity, like the infirmary or the garage, and you need Ethanol in order to upgrade them (which you get mainly by capturing outposts). There are three upgrade stages, with each stage providing different bonuses. The only thing that needs more resources than Ethanol, so that it can be further upgraded, is the main building (as it requires specific people called Specialists so that they can operate specific sections of your home-base). I honestly prefer this way of upgrading your base compared to the older games in which you had to hunt numerous animals to get skins for crafting better equipment. At least this makes more sense now.

It’s so funny that they think they can put me down with fists and bats when I have already killed hundreds of them, just by staring at them. They should be fleeing up the mountains crying for their mommies.

One great addition to the game are the Expeditions. These missions are taking place in different locations outside Montana (like San Francisco) and they have a very simple goal; steal shit from the Highwaymen (so the baddies are all over the states but live in Montana? And you also fly all the way to these locations with a chopper? Oh well). These missions are a nice break from the green fields of Hope County and can be done solo or with a gun for hire.

“They penetrated our defenses so deeply” – Bean, creator of Wikibeania, after the attack on Prosperity.

Speaking of which, and just like the previous FC game, guns for hire are back. These are people or animals who are willing to follow your command into battle, from a cute doggy to an angry wild boar and from an old lady with a sniper to a guy with a mask and bow who says absolutely nothing in the whole game (he just moans a lot… and he sucks by the way). In order to recruit them you will usually have to do a mission involving them like rescuing some nice doggies from some evil twisted motherfuckers who are butchering them. My doggy, by the way, had more than a hundred kills.

I fed these guys to the dogs, stupidity is untreatable anyways.

As for the game’s boss fights… well… they are awful. I mean… OK… I get it; it is not that easy to make a memorable boss fight in a, mostly, realistic first person shooter. However, making your boss absorb enemy fire like Sponge-Bob is not the freaking solution. Put some armour on them or do the hide and seek trick, make it a melee-only fight, hell even make a god damn QTE-fest sequence like Far Cry 3 did; it will still feel better than what we get in New Dawn. Seriously, in the final fight the boss had 3 arrows stuck in its damned head for the first three seconds of the cut-scene… it was ridiculous I tell you.

The Rye family reunited! Even after everything I have done I still don’t get a hug. Ungrateful bastards!

“Even if there are less cars now people still drive like assholes” – Gina after being hit by another vehicle.

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, there are microtransactions in the game. Truth be told they are not intrusive and you can get almost everything with the in-game currency, but if you want to unlock every single weapon then get ready for some glorious grinding. Microtransactions have no place in a single player game in my opinion. It’s unacceptable, plain and simple.

Currency for microtransactions. I donated all of mine to my pet friends.

In conclusion, Far Cry: New Dawn is OK. It’s certainly not the best Far Cry game but it’s way better than the previous one (even if you include all of its DLCs). Is it worth purchasing and playing it right now? Maybe. All I can say is that I didn’t encounter any problem that could ruin my experience (I mean it doesn’t have the awful and crazy spawn times that were happening in the previous game). If you liked Far Cry 5, chances are you will also like this one. If you lost interest in the series after Far Cry 3 then this might also be a nice breath of fresh air. At least it was for me and it has been a while since I had fun with a Far Cry game.

Melee

Stealth

Shooting

Upgrades

Cover System

No Busy Work

Weapon Variety

Villains

Boss Fights

Freaking Pink

RPG Elements

Silent Protagonist

Microtransactions

Lack of Customization

Playtime: 17+ hours total

Computer Specs: CPU: i5 4440, GPU: MSI 960GTX 4GB, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB HDD: Crucial 275GB MX300, OS: Win7, 1080p

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Thank you OSWIN for auditioning for our first alien OC EVIE SMITH, we love how in-depth and thorough you’ve made her and her daughter. We find the idea that she’s a Floraxian to be interesting and fun! We have decided to go with Elizabeth Henstridge and we are pleased to say that you have been accepted!

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IN-CHARACTER INFORMATION

Character desired: Evie Smith, 32; daughter: Millie Smith, 11(i realise there are a lot of smiths, i just went generic because she’s an alien so it felt right, but i’m also cool with changing it!) Sexual and Romantic orientation: pansexual/romantic, but a bit too busy hiding/keeping her daughter safe for any of that sexual/romantic nonsense. Ships: evie/chemistry Anti-Ships: evie/forced, evie/no chem Character biography/history:

- though she tries very hard to keep under the radar and away from all things rift/alien related (she really just wants to give her daughter a chance at a life she can’t have), her daughter Millie actually just started this past september at coal hill academy – the home of the very rift the mother/daughter duo snuck through – thus putting her in a position where she (and her daughter) are forced to interact with people she thinks might be involved in all the alien business. she’d considered kicking up a fuss in order to get her daughter into another school district, but she didn’t want to draw any extra attention to them – rule # 1 of being an alien refugee? keep a low profile.

- picked her current alias by doing a quick google search and picking at random a first and last name from the list of top 100 most common names in the uk. the more generic the name the better, she figured. but she hadn’t exactly counted on being surrounded by quite so many smiths when she’d chosen it. better to be boring than tracked down by the blorgon mafia, yeah?

- she is of a humanoid alien race which has a mutation gene that allows them to take on the form of whatever sentient creature that makes contact with her bare skin. she can control this power, a little bit, by slowing down the process– but so long as there is contact she will take on the physical structure of the being (conversely once contact is broken she is able to return to her natural form), though she is able to hold this mutation as long as she likes it does come with a cost – she is able to see the future of whoever’s entity she wears, and that is very rarely a good thing.

Character traits: + caring, courageous, intelligent, enthusiastic. - cautious, guarded, know it all, perfectionist. Connections:

Rory Williams: Her favourite male nurse. Rory is kind, dedicated, brilliant with children, and doesn’t ask too many questions which are… actually exactly the traits Evie looks for in a friend these days. Someone, she can enjoy a laugh with, who has no interest in prying into her personal life. So they’ll sit together in the canteen if they happen to share a lunch break, or meet up for the occasional coffee – he’ll share stories about his very ginger wife, and she’ll share anecdotes about Millie and that’s good enough, isn’t it?

Martha Jones: Evie and Martha work together in the ER, and if she’s honest she sort of looks up to Martha… in a way. She thinks she’s a brilliant and capable physician, especially considering the obsolete tech the year 2016 provides. She thinks they could actually be pretty good friends – both kind, quietly, slightly nerdy individuals. It’s just… she gets the sense that Martha knows a bit more about the rift and the resulting alien activity than she lets on. And Evie can’t afford to risk being sent back through.

Ashildr/Me: Mayor Me. The first person who greeted her when she passed through the rift, and the one who helped her get acclimated to the area. When they first arrived, Mayor Me gave them shelter on Trap street. And when Evie insisted on building a life in London (being human passing, apart from the gloves they’re forced to wear has its perks!), Me helped her find a flat and set her up with a job. All she asks is that Evie be her eyes in the hospital, and report any new arrivals to her so that she can over them the same protection Evie was given.

ORIGINAL CHARACTER INFORMATION

Face claim: 1st choice Elizabeth Henstridge, 2nd choice Chloe Bennet maybe? Pronouns and Gender: female, she/her, mutant humanoid from the future. Additional biography: - she comes from a planet that is unpronounceable by most humans, in a future most of earth’s population hasn’t even considered. a planet with no sun (it’s basically always day and everything appears to be the colour blue, this tooks some getting used to when she was first on earth), that has the most beautiful mountain range in the galaxy, and one that has been in a civil war for as long as history has been recorded by the people who live on it. two races – one with all the power and one existing only to serve, and then her kind. the mutants. half breeds. the lowest class citizens. and so naturally the leads of the rebellion.

- evie was born into a family whose outward appearance was floraxian – and so long as they always wore a pair of gloves, they were able to fit in and and reap the benefits all floraxian’s were awarded simply for being born. which was great, in theory, apart from living in fear of being caught. living as a floraxian meant more opportunities, better food, access to a better education (which is how evie was able to be trained as a physician… she’d be thankful later for such thorough training when she found herself working in a primitive earth hospital in the 21st century.)

- however evie never quite felt… right. it seemed wrong, din’t it? that she reap the rewards of a society that runs on the oppression of her own people. so in her 20′s she joined the rebellion, using her status as doctor to help. but her idealism perhaps made her a bit naive. and so she got caught in over her head – pregnant and in way too deep in the blorgon mafia. a fact that became particularly evident when her then boyfriend (and father of her child), a fellow mutant higher up in the rebellion one night drunkenly admitted that perhaps the intention of the group was not as noble as she once believed.

- with no way out, and a young child to protect she did what she had to do, and found a way out after a chance encounter with a time rift. she had no clue what would be on the side, but it seemed a brighter possibility than what the mess the were up against.

- earth provided a lot of challenges and even more new opportunities. like the opportunity to start over fresh – new identities and all. and so long as she always kept on a pair of gloves, her cover wouldn’t be blown. which was nice, wasn’t? safety at last. she does miss her family, but she knows they are safer without her around. and anyway, she’s got millie and that’s all the family she needs.

- though there is a part of her that worries her ex will find a way through the rift and come to take them back, she can’t bear the thought of it being closed permanently (monitored, certainly, but kept open). she knows she not the only being in the galaxy that’s ever needed a fresh start. and with mayor me and the trap street there’s no reason refugees from across the galaxy shouldn’t be able to find the same safe haven in london as she has. within reason, of course.

- all of that being said she does know how to protect herself. she may look very sweet and innocent on the outside (and she is both of those things, for the most part), but since coming to earth and escaping the rebellion/her ex she’s decided she never wants to feel helpless again, and so has taken some self defense classes and even knows how to carry a gun. (she does keep one in the flat in a lock box just to be safe, but it’s not loaded.)

- in her spare time she works on creating a gene suppressant. mainly for millie’s sake, something she can take (like a vitamin or a shot) to keep her powers under control and maybe offer her a real chance at a normal life. but so far she’s come up completely empty.

PARAGRAPH SAMPLE

She had a system. Finely honed over years of overachieving. She lined her open books across the table – by subject and in order of importance – she’d study one subject until she either got bored or distracted at which point she’d move on to the next. The genius part, of course, being that it prevented her from wasting time closing her books and finding her place in the new one. Efficiency is the key to good grades. As proven by her many years of excellence. Who said you couldn’t be brilliant and a Hufflepuff?

That is to say, she generally had an effective system. But that day something seemed to be going awry…

She’d just moved from Defense Against the Dark Arts and onto Potions when she realised it. Her pages were askew. She’d been meant to read Chapters four and five, but she was on seven.

“No,” Jemma asserted to herself, flipping anxiously through her very detailed planner, “No, that can’t be right I checked.” Triple checked in fact and yet….

Her eyes glanced from her to the Potions book again, now midway through the second chapter.

“Oh!” Jemma gasped in surprise, leaning forward to inspect her books. “Now that’s new. How you doing that then?” She whispered into the pages of her book, eyeing them curiously.

IN-CHARACTER QUESTIONS

1. What are your character’s last three texts sent? And to whom?

[ SMS MILLIE ] Late shift at the hospital. Dinner’s in the freezer. No chocolate until after you’ve finished your homework. [ SMS Millie ] I mean it! [ SMS Me ] There’s a situation at the hospital, I think you’d better come check it out.

What would be your character’s last three social media posts?

1. an instagram shot of an exhausted looking millie wearing a smile and scrubs. captioned: ‘Need tea in an IV bag STAT! #knackered’ 2. a new pinterest board filled with perfectly organized wardrobes (by colour, clothing articles, length etc) entitled ‘organisation goals’ 3. joined the facebook group working mums of hackney area.

What are the very first three things your character does when they get up in the morning?

she’s a very early riser. first she’ll pop on the treadmill for an early morning jaunt to get that adrenaline pumping. she’ll then set the kettle hop into the shower. she lets her tea brew whilst she dresses and sets about getting breakfast ready before waking up millie.

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