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ms-scarletwings · 8 months

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Honest truth, with every episode of this messed up show I finish rewatching I’m more are more sure that Dib is just as incompetent and short-sighted when it comes to his “mission” as Zim is. But it’s so funny to me that while Zim just makes bad plans, has awful priorities, and improvises a lot by the seat of his pants, Dib’s incompetent in the classical bumbling villain sense. Like, he’s doing the right thing, he generally has clever approaches and insights, makes full use of his resources, yet,

He’s still aesthetically and narratively such an antihero, the poor dweeb.

Observe, my magnificent Venn diagram

Only thing I didn’t want to tack on that because it bears worth of some more elaboration: Both of these two are horrible about recklessly arming their nemesis with tons of free information and striking opportunity that can only be used against them.

And Dib is worse at this, like, so… so much worse. Zim will do the classic ‘Muahahaha, now that I have you right where I want you, here’s a detailed presentation of my entire insidious plan, Batman!’ routine while at least having the class to wait until the hero is being lowered over the acid vat or tied to the train tracks. Dib, as a villain? Would start reciting that same speech while in the middle of trying to kidnap the hero, about 3 and a half steps way too early. It’s actually crazy how fast he will telegraph his next move even when he’s not in a position of having a real advantage yet.

The first time the two met and Dib stood there loudly showing himself as the most perceptive and hostile human in range? And then stood there explaining alien sleep cuffs and what he was going to do with them? And then stood there declaring war and that he’d identified Zim’s base location, swinging said cuffs around in front of the gnome brigade? Granted, he wasn’t aware of Zim’s security at the time, but the essence of that sequence was a pattern that he was more than happy to keep repeating for the next couple seasons.

Also, Zim’s brutalism, while it went to some shudder inducing places, is more expected from a genocidal maniac born from a race of colonial supremacists. It’s part of his theatrics and it’s fun for him in the same way it’s fun for his leaders to blow up innocent ice cream space-trucks and unlucky planets. Dib gets mean with their face offs in a way that’s just dripping with spite. All the time spite. Trivial, personal, petulant spite. Even more than Tak and her grudge, which, should be a lot more surprising to me. But it’s really not.

What it did do instead was remind me of a very interesting quote I once heard, from a Cracked video about online gaming behavior, of all places,

#invader zim #dib membrane #iz #iz dib #iz analysis #my memes #adorkable jerkass #Only real thing separating their brands of idiocy is Zim’s blissful denial lmao #he infodumps about his plans like me rambling about my dnd campaigns lmfao #dib slander #scarlet talks about things

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celestial-star-sprouts · 1 year

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Invader Zim scenario HEADCANONS:

Brought to you by dumbass ™️

Zim can eat as much as GIR can, but chooses not to, because it’s “impolite”

Zim and dib have “special no fight days” where they hang out or whatever like 4 days out of the month, except summer where it’s 5, when those land on school days the skoolkids act like the raptures coming

Keef once dramatically professed his love for zim in front of everyone (flowers a huge ass speech etc) and zim promptly threw up and beat Keef up after school for embarrassing him. Keef though he was playing hard to get (he was not. There was no love involved whatsoever.)

Zim fucking loves earth pastries, he will postpone his “evil plans” if dib bribes him with a couple of cupcakes.

^ when zim, gaz and dib were at a state fair, zim entered a pie eating contest, he just wanted pie, but it was the worst thing dib and gaz ever witnessed, he ate 3 pies in 5 minutes. It looked like the dark harvest but with blueberry pies. Dib still can’t eat pie, but zim did win.

Zim actually likes girs soap waffles, he just eats them in moderation

Since doughnuts are rarities for the tallest, the first time zim had a doughnut was when letter M brought them in for his birthday, zim was confused, ate it, and promptly cried at how delicious it was, like full on nearly sobbing, (his classmates were like “BRO?” “Is you good??!!”)

Membrane once invited zim over for dinner, because “he’s such a polite young man! With his passion for science, he’s a wonderful influence for you dib!” And zim was well behaved, dib however…..

Gaz and zim once played cuphead together, after fighting over who got to be cuphead (gaz won) they played… two dumbasses with anger problems playing a rage game…. Membrane and dib curled into a corner and cried of fear

Zim can cook actually really well because his time on foodcourtia, he just does not like to. He once cooked for a schools bake sale and dib accused him of buying it.

Zim hacked into the membranes Netflix account, and for some reason it cannot be removed, like he hardwired it into the account.

Zim and gaz and GIR Play video games together, (Minecraft, Roblox, supersmash bros, Mario kart and animal crossing are their specialties) “GAZ DONT CONSPIRE WITH THE ENEMIES!!” “Shut the fuck up GIR just found diamonds and if we don’t get to him he’s gonna die and lose them in lava”

If you have any please reblog this with them PLEASEEEE!!! I wanna seeeeeee

#invader zim #invader zim zadf #invader zim zim #zadf #zade #gaz membrane #professor membrane #iz zadf #IZ #zagf #Mario kart #GIR #Gagf #iz headcanon #iz gaz #iz dib #dib membrane #zim iz #zim and gir

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inbarfink · 3 months

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The thing that I’ve been thinking of is… so one of Dib’s most defining traits and flaws is supposed to be his desire for fame and emotional validation. You know he is fighting to protect the earth, but he’s also fighting for the sake of his own ego

It’s got a lot of fun potential because it’s both extremely understandable - he’s been bullied and emotionally neglected for his entire life, it’s no wonder his biggest fantasy is just to be loved - but it can also motivate some really selfish acts. Not to mention how much it acts as a mirror to Zim’s own desire for respect and prestige among his own people.

And because of that, I guess it actually kinda surprises me that they never tried to have Dib pull a… reverse Planet Jackers moment? Like, just as Zim will protect the Earth from outside threats because he wants the credit for destroying it - will Dib help Zim if his ability to get credit for defeating him is threatened?

Like, I imagine a story where maybe Dib meets a rival paranormal investigator, and the guy’s like a Super Mega Asshole to Dib and also thinks he’s crazy. And then this guy manages to capture Zim and it seems like he’s going to be the one to expose him to the world and get all the credit for foiling his infiltration scheme. The credit that Dib feels he rightly deserves. Or he simply get a chance to defeat Zim, but there are no witnesses and no evidence and no chance anyone will ever believe him.

For Dib, stopping Zim and proving to the world that he’s been right all along have always been interwoven goals. He has always taken it for granted that doing the former will naturally lead to the latter… So how will he deal with a situation where Zim can be stopped for good, but his situation will not change. No one will know or believe what he just did, he would just be the same ridiculed social pariah - the only thing he actually accomplished is that he has gotten rid of his best chance to change that permanently.

And you know, he doesn’t necessarily have to take that chance to help Zim or let him go - even just having Dib struggle with the idea momentarily could be a very strong character moment for him. I think it’s a shamefully underutilized aspect of his canon characterization and I do hope we’d get to see it played with more one of these days.

But you know which piece of canon really came closest to tackling this aspect?

Dib’s little plan for Zim in ETF is not quite exactly what I was talking about above - but there are some similarities.

I’ve seen some people talk about Dib’s ETF plan like it was meant to be a favor to Zim or some sort of attempt at redemption for him or like… a thing that Zim benefit from in any sort of way? Like, I've seen some people describe the plot of ETF like Zim's manipulation of Dib’s plan was him using Dib’s kindness and empathy against him? And that’s not exactly what’s happening here.

To recap, Dib tries to stage yet another confrontation between himself and Zim (to let off steam from his Daddy Issues) only to find Zim a total emotional wreck, depressed to the point of total apathy. His first instinct is to drag him away to ‘lock him up’ but... he’s not really feeling it.

Something’s not quite right about winning like this. And then, he shifts to empathy

But then, he shifts again, when he realizes the ‘real’ thing he’s been missing - a crowd.

The real reason this victory was feeling hollow is because he hasn’t made it public enough! If he's going to use Zim's emotional rock-bottom as a way to finally defeat him and condemn him into a life of painful experiments.... he wants to do it in front of a cheering crowd!

And while Zim’s scheme seems to have started once he first laid eyes on the Membracelet

That plan couldn’t have worked without Dib’s own scheme to exploit Zim’s suicidal depression to get him in front as many people as possible so that Dib can get worldwide fame and Daddy’s approval and Zim can get... experimented on for the rest of his life.

There was no kindness here to exploit, only a desperate desire for emotional validation.

The big mistake Dib did that allowed Zim the window of opportunity he needed to take over Membrane Labs was not doing the Kind Thing when he should’ve done the Practical Thing - and it was not doing the Cruel Thing when he should’ve done the Kind Thing. Dib had his chance to do the Practical Thing right there and then - kill or capture Zim while he’s not fighting back. He considered doing the Kind Thing (empathizing with Zim) and he decided to abandon both of them in favor of… the thing that will get him the most fame and attention.

And that’s the weakness of Dib that Zim exploited in his scheme. And that’s the thing that almost doomed planet Earth. Quite ironically, it’s literally a flaw Zim himself possesses quite strongly.

If Dib was willing to think purely in terms of what’s safest for Earth he would’ve taken out Zim right there and then and Earth would be safe forever - but for the sake of his own ego he took a risk that the planet almost paid very dearly for.

(And if he was willing to resist the temptation of fame and continue with the thread of empathy he showed Zim? Well, we can only speculate of what would've happened then...)

It’s not quite what I was talking about above; Dib would’ve probably gotten some of the fame and validation he wanted if he just stomped Zim’s head right there and dragged his corpse out - he just wanted as much attention as possible. And he didn’t knowingly help Zim or even seriously considered it as much as he was just tricked into a situation of Mutually Assured Bastardness. But I think it is the closest we’ve come so far, and I think it’s interesting.

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zimsrightantenna · 2 months

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Invader Zim + ZaDr Fan Merch Review

I bought some zadr and iz directly from @banana-zim and the gist of it is that it was very good 5/5 stars would recommend

But here are the details:

Nana was very very accommodating for my horrible financial situation and was able to indefinitely hold items for me and make arrangements with shipping to make sure I had a stable income while making the purchase, and also was very patient and kind throughout the whole process even when things were not stable on my end. I was able to plan this for months! Very trustworthy I'd say

These are the items I bought

[ID 1: A zim pillow in a plastic wrapper, and a notebook with stickers and stickiness wrapped in bubble wrap. /End ID 1]

The packaging had kept everything clean, dry and undamaged.

There was a Zim on both sides of the pillow, the colours were vibrant (though they look a little more saturated on my phone camera, no idea why) and the fabric was very soft. It has a zipper that is almost not visible, and you can open it. Inside is fluff, which you could theoretically remove to wash the pillow case though it didn't come with wash instructions. I will let Nana comment on that if there are questions!

[ID 2, 3: The zim pillow from other angles showing the backside and zipper, unzipped. /End ID 2, 3]

The post-its are cute and easy to write on, they have enough white space to get a few sentences down depending on how small you write. Here is a little thank you note ♡

[ID 4: The notebook laid out on the bubble wrap with the post-it notes and stickers on top. /End ID 4]

[ID 5: A close-up picture of the post-it notes. On the first page there is a heart drawn with a ballpoint pen and the words "Thank you Bananazim!" /End ID 5]

I got the zadr stickers for free. They have a paper-like texture and the colours seem slightly more muted than the pillow but they still look colourful in real life. I stuck one of them to the inside of my notebook and they seem to stick nicely!

[ID 6: Three stickers. The first is the swollen eyeball symbol on top of the irken symbol. The second is a heart with a space background. Inside of the heart Zim and Dib are kissing. The third is square, with Dib laying on a pillow with a blanket over his waist and an open book under his hand. Zim clings to his back. /End ID 6]

The notebook looks like this! It has saturated colours on the front and back, and a protective plastic page on either side. The front and back pages are shinier than the inside, and all pages on the inside are lined. Size A5.

[ID 7, 8: The front page of the notebook, a drawing of the black silhouettes of Zim and Dib in front of the control brains and swollen eyeball screens. The screens and Dib's eyes are coloured turquoise while Zim's eye and the control brains are coloured pink. Zim appears to sit in Dib's lap, and Dib's fingers have turquoise threads wrapped around them that go into Zim's back where his PAK is supposed to be. There is pink text reading "MY LittLE ALiEN". The lines are white. The pictures as with and without the slightly opaque plastic cover page. /End ID 7, 8]

[ID 9: A page of the notebook. It is lined from top to bottom. /End ID 9]

[ID 10: The backside of the notebook. It's black with the turquoise swollen eyeball symbol over the irken symbol. /End ID 10]

Overall I really enjoyed this, and I've already started using the notebook to keep track of my creative projects and everything I need to mend or fix in my room :)

In the reblogs I will link the Etsy shop and kofi because I don't know if tumblr hides posts with links or if that was an old bug?

☆☆☆☆☆

#zadr #invader zim #invader zim merch #zadr merch #merch review #fan merch #banana zim #bananazim #banana-zim #image described

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emeraldspiral · 7 months

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Thinking about the progression of Zim and Dib's relationship and who would/did fall for the other first. Like, I know I already said Dib would be the first to recognize and come to terms with their feelings because he doesn't rely on denial nearly as hard to avoid dealing with uncomfortable truths as Zim does. But I'm talking about like, the subconscious development of feelings and how they progressed throughout the show and the comics.

With Dib, it was obsession at first sight. Which makes sense. To Zim, Dib was just some random earth native he knew nothing about and needed time to evaluate. But to Dib, Zim was everything. Zim was proof that he wasn't crazy, a way to win his father's respect, a ticket to the career he always wanted, and the key to unlocking fathomless knowledge about outer space, other worlds, and advanced technology. Zim was everything Dib had ever dreamed of.

So Dib was down bad straight from the Nightmare Begins, but on Zim's end it took awhile for him to really reciprocate. Dib proves to be a problem for him as early as the second episode when he breaks into his house and snaps a photo of him in NanoZim. But Zim has multiple chances to do away with him for good starting with that episode, but never tries to actually off Dib until episode 8. Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy is the first time that Zim makes an actual attempt on Dib's life, and when he thinks he succeeded he doesn't seem to regard it with any gravitas. So I think up until that point Zim didn't really regard Dib as an equal, just a pest he thought he could get rid of as easily as Keef. But by the end of that episode, Zim realized that he'd underestimated Dib. Dib was so determined death only made him stronger, and left Zim with no choice but to completely abort his plan. This is notably also the first time Dib actually beat Zim, unless you count driving him out of his house in Planetjackers. Gaz was the one who defeated him in NanoZim and Zim trounced Dib in Dark Harvest, The Wettening, and Rise of Zitboy. So it makes sense that Zim didn't really take Dib seriously until BBRP.

Then, what happens in the very next episode? He tries again to get rid of Dib in A Room With a Moose, and it's in that episode where he explicitly acknowledges Dib as a Worthy Opponent by declaring him the only one who can appreciate his plan and implying that he enjoys being challenged by Dib.

So Dib's been obsessed from the first episode but it wasn't until BBRP that he won Zim's respect and Zim began relying on Dib's validation to boost his ego. This is further reinforced in the next episode, Hamstergeddon, where their dialog with each other is more relaxed and respectful, like they've really begun to see each other as equals.

The thing is though, at this point Zim and Dib are both fixated on each other, but they don't feel the same way about each other. Zim can see qualities in Dib that he likes, which is why Dib's opinion matters to him. He thinks Dib is cunning and intelligent so he crafts plans that he hopes Dib will admire. He starts hallucinating about the "Gangsta Specter of Defeat" and then gains the resolve to redouble his efforts in Door to Door only after Dib taunted him, because he didn't want to lose face in front of his rival. He's unable to resist Dib's obvious manipulation when he claims to admire the cleverness of his revenge in Bolognius Maximus. By the time of Mopiness of Doom, Zim is completely dependent on Dib's validation to motivate him to continue his mission, and in the comics more the once he outright says his plans are "for" Dib. Then of course, there's the more overt indications that Zim likes Dib and wants Dib to like him back. Most obviously, that time he was baffled that having him for a brother wasn't a dream come true for Dib, or programming Clembrane to think Dib loves him, or posing dramatically just especially for Dib when he finally decided to come out of the toilet.

Dib on the other hand, doesn't seem to have the same sort of open-secret admiration for Zim. He stands up for him to Tak's ship and claims that his Zim is the best since he beat Zib and all the other Zims in the Zimvoid, but it's framed as just him coping because if he admits that his Zim sucks then what does it say about him if he hasn't been able to defeat him? Dib's only ever really expressed any kind of admiration of Zim a handful of times. Aside from the aforementioned instances in the Zimvoid arc, he was impressed the first time he saw Zim's base in Bloaty's, admitted that he liked his boots when pressed to say SOMETHING nice about him, and complimented his work in ETF. Notably, ETF is the only time he really had anything nice to say about Zim. His boots and his base are just things he has, and insisting that he's a genuine threat isn't really a compliment. It's indicated at the end of the Virooz comic arc that Zim takes the fact that Dib considers him a threat as enough of an admission that he must have some respect for him, but ETF was the only time Dib ever verbally confirmed that he thought any of Zim's plans or inventions were any good and therefore that Zim himself has a respectable intellect.

Where Zim's fixation on Dib seems to be based on Dib having actual qualities Zim likes, Dib's obsession seems to be based on pure objectification. Dib does not view Zim as a person, but a means to an end. A way to get his dad's respect, a way to jumpstart his career, a way to get validation, and a punching bag to vent his frustrations. He sees Zim as pure, uncomplicated evil. No redeeming qualities, no feelings worthy of consideration, and no "humanity", for lack of a better term, worthy of any dignity or decency. Which conveniently means he doesn't have to worry about the ethics of wanting to dissect him or experiment on him, let alone bullying him at skool. But to be fair, Zim is entirely complicit in this. He wants to be seen as pure evil. He calls himself and his plans evil all the time. He nods along when Dib outlines to Chammy how they can never be friends because Zim is an irredeemable monster incapable of any emotions except gluttony and warlike ambition. Zim wants to be objectified because he's been socially conditioned to think of himself as an object. A machine with some organic hardware bred and programmed to be a cog whose only purpose is to serve the Empire and those in charge of it.

ETF is the first time Zim is ever vulnerable in front of Dib and it's very uncomfortable for him because it goes completely against how he's always viewed Zim. It's the first time he's seeing Zim as a person with feelings, and feelings he can relate to no less, and that's hard for him to process. That's why he's so quick to accuse Zim of faking it after he betrays him. Because it's easier to go back to that simple, comforting, uncomplicated idea of Zim as pure evil rather than try to integrate the idea that Zim can do the things he does while also being person with feelings and pain that Dib can sympathize with. But this isn't the only time in ETF Dib's perspectives of the people around him are challenged. He thinks his sister just hates his guts but it turns out she doesn't, and she won't kick him when he's really down and will support him when he needs it. He thinks his dad doesn't respect him or have his back and he needs to work for it to get him to be proud of him, but he finds out he was wrong about that too.

Overall, ETF was a big coming of age movie for Dib where his perceptions were challenged and his black and white views became more nuanced. The comic Dib's Dilemma would continue to show Dib's evolving perspective of himself and his father and his quest to prove himself.

So it seems like Dib is on track to shed his more childish views and understand the world with more nuance like anyone else does as they grow up. I know some people like the idea of Maladjusted Adult Dib, and that's a perfectly valid concept to explore. But I feel like the evidence is pointing us in a more positive direction. Like, as of Dib's Dilemma he's already begun to realize that his dad is imperfect and that he can make the conscious choice to be better than him, and specifically better about treating others with more empathy.

So to summarize the evolution of ZADR:

Dib was obsessed at first sight, but the person he's obsessed with doesn't exist. He's only barely begun to see the real Zim through the cracks in his facade as of ETF. But there's reason to believe that he is capable of eventually seeing the "humanity" in Zim and recognizing that he is a victim.

Zim meanwhile, initially didn't peg Dib as a significant threat until BBRP, at which point he began to respect and admire him, which grew into something of an infatuation to the point that the need for Dib's validation is about of equal importance to the Tallest. He even has the exact same reaction to Dib abandoning him as the Tallest.

But Zim is still wrapped up in delusions and denial 24/7 and convinced that he is incapable of love like all good Irkens should be, while Dib is growing and maturing and changing his beliefs according to new information. So I stand by my earlier assessment that even if Zim is the one who started to catch feelings first and Dib's barely even beginning to start thinking of him as a person, let alone a person he has any kind of affection for, Dib's the one who's going to be able to recognize and come to terms with whatever feelings he develops way before Zim will.

#invader zim #zadr #zadf

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adhdbisexualramblings · 2 years

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One big shift I noticed in Enter the Florpus that the fandom uses a lot in fanfiction is how the Tallest talk to and about Zim.

I would like the point out, the Tallest never say anything bad about Zim when he’s in earshot.

This isn’t disqualifying the fact that they talk shit about him to each other, and to the other Irkens on the Massive. Just never in front of him. They try very hard to keep his exile a secret, correcting themselves very quickly the few times they do slip up.

For example, most prominently, Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars, where Zim calls them to show off a plan of his and annoys them for three hours straight. When trying to come up with an excuse, the Tallest (Red, at least), make up some story about an enemy ship going up against the Massive, despite knowing that to any other Irken, that would raise doubts. They know Zim’s unbridled, faulty loyalty better than anyone, and know that they need to placate him, no matter how wild those aforementioned placating words are.

Another, much larger example is Battle of the Planets. Zim calls his leaders in a bear suit for seemingly no reason. the Tallest, along with every other Irken, watch him ramble about whatever Zim-like things he talks about, trying to stay completely calm. a noteworthy detail; they were laughing at him and mocking the fact that he wasn’t around to mess Operation Impending Doom 2 just before this. It’s only when Zim calls do they stop, and even then, they’re trying to hide laughter. Zim soaks up the “praise” of his leaders and his fellow Irkens before hanging up. Then the Tallest spill into laughter again. It’s rarely ever been in front of Zim. Ever. Because I’m sure that, as oblivious as they know Zim is, they must also know there’s a point where he’s going to realize they’re not laughing with him (even if this is never the case).

They don’t seem to completely despise him as they could have simply hung up when Zim’s constant yelling of ‘my Tallest’ got too annoying, but that’s a different story entirely.

Purple seems to have less of an issue of bullying the invader to his face, and Red is obviously the more work-focused of the two (which is debatable, as both of them seem to slack off a lot), as well as the one who keeps the secret about Zim’s mission and his disdain for him under wraps.

The movie, while admittedly changing a good few things about characters, butchered the Tallest the most, in my opinion. For Purple, it made complete sense to want to fly straight. he’s been childish a few times, and a lot more open about when he doesn’t like an order or anything else (see Megadoomer). However, Red was always the one that seemed to have things under control, at least a few times. When the Massive flies out of control, his first instinct is to run a diagnostic to find the problem, while his companion tries to save the donuts (this is not to say they differ too drastically in personality, as Red also wanted to save the donuts). For him to insist on flying straight, especially when there’s a very large and dangerous rip in space some miles away that he no doubt knows could hurt him and his companion, is a bit out of character.

When Zim calls, they make no effort to hide the fact that they’re annoyed with him, with Purple outright stating he liked him better when they thought he was dead. Red yells that they really don’t care about whatever he has to say. These are minor things, the only interaction they have with him in the whole film, and admittedly isn’t that telling. But I feel that short five minute was very telling to how they interact with him. Especially for newer fans who didn’t analyze every character in the show in comparison to the movie I’ve watched 20+ times now,

And a lot of fanfictions make the Tallest unnecessarily cruel, even going as far as to tell Zim, unprompted, to his face, that his mission is fake. Understandably, it’s possible for them to reach their limit and blurt it out in anger, but even then, Zim would just laugh it off, never taking it for what it is. Hell, the best example of the Tallest I’ve seen written ever is Forced Perspective, where they stuck to expected behaviors and, even when Zim asked about the legitimacy of his mission, stopped him from finding out. Zim finding out his mission is fake would make him want to go back to Irk, after all. And they can’t have that.

They know keeping the secret of Zim’s mission is crucial for keeping him away from them and causing destruction away from them, yet I feel that’s easily forgotten.

#Invader Zim #the almighty tallest #Invader Zim analysis #enter the florpus #the tallest iz #Almighty Tallest Red #almighty tallest purple

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random-iz-stuff · 10 months

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Invader Zim Deathmatch:

ROUND 4, FIGHT 4:

PROFESSOR MEMBRANE VS TAK!

The rules are as follows:

1. We’re assuming that both participants actively want and are willing to kill each other unless actively specified otherwise (for example: Chammy Wamboo).

2. The fight must be one on one so no outside help is allowed, but prep time is allowed.

3. The rule for prep time is that if one contestant gets prep time, the other contestant gets an equal amount of prep time as well.

[Masterpost]

Information about both contestants (who they are, powers and abilities, etc) can be found under the cut.

Contestant Stats:

Professor Membrane:

“S C I E N C E”

Appearances:

Professor Membrane appears all over the place in the series, so I won’t list them all. He has a big role in the Movie though

Powers and abilities:

Intelligence (Membrane is Earth’s smartest scientist, being incredibly intelligent by human standards. However, this intelligence is limited to more Earthly and grounded regions of science, with Membrane unable to figure out things like hyperdrives and time travel and all that sci-fi-esque stuff and writing it off as completely impossible and theoretical. The most advanced thing we ever see him create is a perpetual energy machine the size of a building, and aliens were able to create a much more compact version of that themselves (the infinite energy producing machine from The Trial).

Fighting Skills (Membrane is shown to have somewhat decent fighting skills. It’s not on par with something like a soldier, but it’s more than the average person)

Bionics: (Membrane’s arms and possibly legs are mechanical, giving Professor Membrane the following abilities):

Flight (using his bionics, Membrane can fly and hover)

Energy Blasts (using his bionic arms, Membrane can fire blasts of energy from his hands)

BIG Energy Blast (by using both Bionic Arms at once, Professor Membrane can basically preform a dragon ball Kamehameha large enough to destroy a massive area in front of him. However: Given how he only preforms this move once and every other energy blast he fires afterwards is considerably weaker, it’s very likely that he can on preform this move once per fight (most likely for reasons related to power or overheating given how his arms need to take a moment to cool down after preforming the Kamehameha). It’s also very possible for him to miss as the move only shoots straight forwards (albeit with a very wide beam))

[Unusable] Meteor (when Membrane first appears to fight in ETF, he falls from the sky and creates a massive explosion that wipes out the entire area around him. HOWEVER, this explosion was most likely caused by Membrane falling from orbit and hitting the ground extremely hard and not any of his bionics or abilities, just gravity and possibly Membrane attempting to use his Bionics to break the fall, so it won’t be counted as an ability or power. It’s just has too specific requirements for him to use in a fight, even with Prep Time)

[Weakness] Glass Cannon (Membrane can hit extremely hard, but his human body is just as weak as a regular, untrained human, with Zim managing to knock Membrane out cold with one hit. He’s strong, but only as durable in a fight as a regular human, making him a serious glass cannon)

Fun Fact:

Membrane doesn’t believe aliens don’t exist like many fans portray him. He believes in extraterrestrial life, but doesn’t believe that said life would ever be able to communicate with or come to earth due to the vast distance between stars and the fact that while aliens are fully possible in his mind, FTL travel and communication is simply science fiction.

Tak:

“Dirtlord of Dirt with a planned 70 year reign”

Appearances:

Tak appears in the episode “Tak; The Hideous New Girl” and has a cameo appearance in Dookie Loop Horror.

Powers and abilities:

Irken physiology (can lift over 3 times their body weight and is extremely durable)

PAK (PAK legs, PAK lasers, shield generator, all the things an Irken PAK can do)

Elite military training (Tak went through irken military training, but fell just barely short of becoming an elite soldier because she missed the final test. This means that Tak has roughly the combat skills of an elite soldier)

Holograms (Tak has the ability to create holograms, letting her turn invisible and disguise herself. However, we never see Tak affect anything but herself with these holograms, implying that her holograms are limited to just covering her)

Mind Control/Wipe (using her holographic tech, Tak can compel creatures to do things. She can also wipe memories with the same tech. However, creatures of even average intelligence or greater are completely immune to its effects, meaning that it’s only effective on already stupid creatures. Even Zim is immune)

Fun Fact:

Out of universe, Tak is cursed. I mean it. Every time she tries to appear in an Episode/Comic/Movie/etc, something stops her. The show was cancelled before she could appear in any more episodes (which was supposed to happen), a last second animation error kept her out of ETF, copyright issues kept her out of all the comics but the last one where she gets a one panel cameo (the same thing happened to Skoodge there). It’s almost like the universe actively doesn’t want Tak to have more appearances.

Additional Thoughts:

I think it’s a lot more of an equal fight than you’d expect. Membrane can absolutely decimate the area because he’s Professor Membrane, but Tak can also turn invisible, making it very hard for him to actually hit Tak. Plus there’s the fact that we KNOW that one good hit from an Irken can take him out courtesy of Zim knocking him out cold in ETF.

#invader zim #invader zim deathmatch #polls #tak #professor membrane

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yanderes-galore · 2 years

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I SEEN YOUR IZ POST AND JUMPED !!! WE NEED SOME YANDERE ZIM HCS !!! FEED USS ◉ᴥ◉ - 👽ALEIN ANON

Of course! I'll see what I can do.

Yandere! Zim Concept

Pairing: Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Yandere-like behavior Sadism, Implied xenophilia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Invasion of privacy, Jealousy, Forced relationship, Manipulation, Slight possessive behavior, Slight clingy behavior, Delusional behavior, Obsessive behavior.

- Zim isn't really someone who thinks he needs anyone.

- He considers others expendable to his plan and shows little affection, claiming he needs no one.

- Zim's sadistic, a danger to himself and others, and is rather delusional.

- He believes himself to be so great.

- When in reality, he is a laughing stock to his own kind and suffers from loneliness at times.

- Even if he has GIR, Zim isn't really the social type.

- Although, upon meeting you somehow, he realizes the advantages to having someone.

- For this concept I am focusing on Darling being human.

- Not only does Zim have no social skills due to being a 'lone wolf' with no parents, he has no idea how to comprehend human customs.

- Meaning, Zim's obsession ends up rather twisted towards you.

- Zim is Manipulative, Possessive, Sadistic, Attention-seeking, Delusional, and not very affectionate when it comes to being a Yandere.

- He shows no remorse to his enemies and little sympathy when it comes to others plight.

- He'd invade your privacy often, too.

- You're almost treated as something to study.

- Irkens aren't ones for love as they don't entirely... procreate like humans.

- Zim just wants to understand why a human such as you makes him act so funny.

- "I must find out more. Just what makes this human stand out so much compared to the others!?"

- Zim most likely stalks you.

- Naturally he wants to find out more about you so he has cameras everywhere.

- He'll learn where you live then send in tiny drones to take pictures and record everything inside.

- He also does what he can to force a friendship with you.

- Often following you around to get information.

- The more he's with you the better the pining feeling within him felt.

- This is part of his manipulative and attention-seeking behavior.

- He isn't sure why he wants your attention, but he does plan on taking all of it.

- "What is it you... humans do for fun? I'm just asking out of curiosity-"

- Once he manages to establish a friendship with you, he will manipulate you into his own personally made trap.

- He's delusional so when he finally develops his obsession he thinks you love him

- Even though in reality you either think of him as a friend, or think he's weird.

- Just because he thinks you love him he'll indulge in you~

- Him attempting to learn human relationship customs is a struggle.

- Flirting comes off weird.

- Hugs and hand holding is rather forced.

- Gifts are also difficult but with all his camera footage, he'll figure something out.

- "(Y/N)! I have created a gift for you! Take it. TAKE IT NOW!!!"

- Similar to how I wrote Tak, Zim would try and lure you to his base.

- He first builds a solid friendship between the two of you.

- Then he invites you to hang out with him.

- Only for him to cage you in a holding cell he created himself.

- Now is when Zim can truly try to understand you.

- He also no longer has to wear his disguise around you!

- Since no one can enter his base without him purposefully letting him in, you two have privacy.

- You look so scared behind that glass, staring at the alien in front of you with fear.

- "Your human fear is so funny! Admire my greatness! You aren't going to leave here, I need you for my research!"

- "Oooo! It's your crush~!"

- "Can it, GIR! Don't let (Y/N) out of that cell."

- "Okie Dokie!"

- Zim isn't very affectionate when he has you, still unable to figure out how you humans do it.

- He also gets a bit irritated when GIR gives you attention.

- You are his.

- Zim does show slight sadism when it comes to your fear, however.

- The Irken comes into the cell to feed you and speak with you.

- While affection isn't often he slowly starts learning it.

- You are an important human to him.

- He can't let you go but he can provide certain items for you in the large cell you're kept in.

- "Have you been good today, (Y/N)? No ESCAPING right? Good! I'll get you something new for your enclosure...."

- Despite Zim sounding awful as a Yandere, he's also clumsy.

- For example, you could manipulate GIR to let you out if he's the only one watching you.

- That and Dib will most likely find out about Zim's current fixation.

- Although when you do get out Zim is quick to hunt you down again.

- He'll invent and do whatever he can to ensure you come back to him.

- However, this time he won't be as nice...

- Looks like he'll need better security.

- "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ZIM!!! I'll find you and we'll start back at square one...."

#yandere invader zim #yandere zim #yandere iz zim

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simping-invader · 2 months

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Man, I'm on a writing roll rn anyway. This one's a lot longer. This is only part 1. It's like..1500 something words, so I figured to make it into parts

Anyway quick disclaimer

I'm planning on making this one a bit smutty

So if you don't like that...don't read this.

It's not in this part, but eventually it will maybe lol

ANYWAY ONTO THE SILLYS!!

Both zim and Dib are in their early 20's (earth time)

And I'm trying out new povs, so...ignore any mistakes. I'm trying dhdhdbddbdb

Too hot

Zims pov:

This is my 12th year on this dreaded planet, and the 12th time this blasted sun has tried to kill me. How these blaster human-stinks survive this is beyond me! Surely, my tallest will get me off this horrid rock soon enough.

I watch from my spot on the couch as gir somehow acts like this heat isn't unbearable. "I wanna watch the scary monkey show!" Gir shrilled. I flinched away from the noise, too exhausted from the heat to move away as my S.I.R. Unit flips on that damned show and sat on the floor in front of the TV. "Gir, why must you make me suffer." I huff. Gir igrnores me, his robotic eyes glued to the screen.

As I melted to the couch, I completely overpowered my the horrible heat of this stink planets sun, I feel my antennae flick up as my 'cell phone' rings from somewhere on the couch I begrudgingly sit up, digging through the couch before I find the source of the noise. The screen flashed with 'incoming call from: Dib-stink'. I roll my eyes as I press the green answer button. "What do you want stink-worm." 'Zim! Come down to the pool with me, I'm outside' "the pool? Why would I! THE MIGHTY ZIM! go anywhere with you. " I laugh, that stupid human. This blasted heat must have melted. What little bit of a brain he has. "Answer zim!" I demanded into the phone, but the line was suddenly dropped. "I guess Dib stink got the - " my head whips around as the door to My base is suddenly swung open and none other than DIB! waltzes right in "who said you could enter ZIMS!! base!" I hiss out.

Dib tosses some..shorts? At me, made out of some strange material as he closes the door as if he lives here, "put thoes on zim, we're going swimming" I scoff "I'm not going anywhere with you!" I watch was Dib gets closer to me, unphazed by my yelling and hissing."It's hot zim, the pool is cool, put on the swim trunks and let's go space boy."

he pushes me off the couch, making me stumble to my feet. "Tell zim why I should do this..'swimming '" I hiss, snaching the 'swim shorts' from him "because the water feels nice, and it's better than dying inside. " I deadpan at him. I knew Dib-stink was stupid, but I didn't know he was THIS stupid. "The WATER? Are you trying to kill zim? Is that your version of funny." I expected to see him look stupid and shocked,but instead, he throws a bottle of some..jell at me."What did you just throw at zim!?" "A special sun block I made for you. It's hydrophobic, so you won't burn. " A cocky smirk flashes on his face. I want to smack it off of

" Go change, it's hot!' He shoves me twords my private quarters, and I grumble as I close the door in his face. Why am I even humoring him! I look at the odd shorts, putting them on over my irken uniform before walking back out, but for some reason, Dib shoves me back in!? Before I can yell at him, he speak "you gotta take everything else off zim. They're swim trunks. They're meant to get wet. And put on the sun block first." I scowl at him as he closes the door on. "Stupid Dib thing! I'm an invader! What if the tallest come for me and see me out of uniform!!" I yell through the door. "Zim... we'll talk about that later, but they're not coming.. get changed. Let's have fun today." His voice sounded off. What does he know! My tallest will come to me! They're just... waiting!

I grumble as I strip myself of my uniform, feeling odd about being so bare. I slather myself with Dibs odd concoctions, hesitant at first, but when it doesn't burn my skin, I decide to trust it..mostly. once the odd cream is applied, I put on the magenta colored shorts, still feeling nude. "I don't like this." I call out, grabbing my irken shirt and putting it on, feeling more comfortable being covered before walking out. "Zim, your uniform shirt might get messed up if you wear it in the water." I glare at him, noticing he isn't as bare as he tried to make me."You're wearing a shirt! Why can't i!" Dib walks around my base, still acting like he owns it. I need to reprogram my computer to attack him on sight. Dib grabs two towels from my closet. "I'm taking mine off when we get there. Speaking of which..should we bring gir? " I glare at him."Then that's what I'll do. And no, he's distracted by the TV. Hopefully, he won't destroy anything..."

Dib smiles at me, that stupid smile that makes me feel all. messes up in the head. I can feel my antennae curl before I can stop them, gir seems to notice, too, because he's loudly going, "OOOOOOOOOO." I try and silence him, Dib looking confused.. "Let's go. Now! Zim wants to leave now!" I push him out of my base before gir can expose me."Oh ok, ok, no need to push- its right now the block- wait. Do you want to put on shoes?? It's pretty...hot. " I shut the door behind me, continuing to shove him."No, zim will be fine! Just MOOVEE!" I regret my words soon after I say them, the sidewalk burning my clawed feet as soon as I touch it. I jerk back, my pac legs lifting me off the scorching ground."I tried to warn you, zim. I'll just grab you some shoes for the walk there. "

Before I can stop him, Dib is walking back into my base. I scramble to follow him, hoping to silence gir before he can embarrass me. "DIIIB, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TEELLL YOUUUUUU." I can hear gir squeal from my bedroom, why is he in my bedroom! "GIR! GET IT HERE, GIR!" I yell in a panic as I run to my room. Luckily, Dib wasn't paying attention to my stupid s.i.r unit. "Are these boots all you have zim?" I push gir out of the room, sending him off to be distracted by something

else ,what else would I need other than my irken boots?" I say confidently. Dib looks confused, and let's out a sigh. "Well, they'll do, but you're gonna look weird." I snach my boots from him, putting them on. "You look weird." I huff. "Now let's go!"

I once again shove him out of my base before gir can say anything else. "I thought you didn't want to go??" I shut the door and shove him move."Silence! Zim said no such thing!!" Dib sighs lowly "Ok ok, let's go, space boy, " he begins to walk. I follow, my boots feeling weird against my bare legs. "What should zim expect at this 'pool?' " I question, very skeptical of where Dib is taking me. "Well..water...people..um..there's a slide." I roll my eyes at his bad explanation. "Wow, that's so helpful, Dib thing," I huff, using what the humans call 'sarcasm'.

3rd person pov:

As the two walk down the block to the pool, zim continues to question and mock Dib, who was completely unphased by the irkens antics. Dib has a smile on his face despite all of zims annoying questions and insults. Zim on the other hand, despite the facade he attempts to show, was more than thrilled to be with Dib, and the thought of the human without a shirt taking his thoughts to a not so family friendly place. If Dib knew anything about irken emotions, zim would be like an open book, despite the annoyed look on his face, his antennae where curled up at the ends and drooping slightly, which to any irken was a clear sign of love. Luckily for zim, Dib is clueless, or at least, that's what zim assumes. What the irken doesn't know is that Dib has still been studying him for months, wanting to understand him more. The earth boy has pages on pages of drawings and notes of what zims Body lauange could mean. Although he doesn't have a clear answer, he has an idea. He knows that the current position of zims antennae means something positive, but he hasn't figured out the exact meaning.

After their short walk, they reach the gates of the pool, Dib opens them for zim, smiling at the irken as he scowls back at him. Zim was definitely a confusing creature. His face showed annoyance, yet his antennae was back and curled up, almost making a heart where they met in the middle. Dib was confused at that, taking mental note of what it could mean.

-end for now <3

(Part 2 👇)

#invader_simp #invaderzim #dib membrane #part 1 of...idk #zadr #zim shit #zim x dib #invader zim dib #dib #fluff #eventual smut #18+ account #zadr fanfiction #fanfic #sillyposting #writing #gir being weird #zim #iz fanfiction

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snappedsky · 1 year

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Fanatics 98.6

Zim vs The Tallest vs Olivia

*Links to previous and next chapters in reblog*

War for Earth Part 6

Murdoc leans against the side of his chopper, scrolling on his phone. He may look casual, but he’s constantly receiving automatic notifications on the statuses of his soldiers. He sends out quick orders if he has to, but it’s not often necessary. He trusts the judgement of his officers.

Across the field, Lard Nar appears much less collected. He paces back and forth in front of the Resisty ship, waiting for updates through his communicator from his soldiers. Murdoc sees this and rolls his eyes.

“You’re a pretty sorry commander,” he remarks, “all worried over nothing. Either that, or your army sucks, seeing as how you have no faith in them.”

Lard Nar glares at him angrily. “Of course I have faith in my army. We’ve been travelling together for years. But I also know the power of the Irken Armada firsthand. Also, unlike you, I actually care about my companions and don’t see them as mere soldiers made to fight. I couldn’t stand losing a single one of them.”

Murdoc glares back. “You think I don’t care? That’s an important part of being a commander too.”

Their argument is suddenly interrupted when a little grey car pulls up on the nearby road. It’s covered in all kinds of different blood- Irken, demon, human, and more- as if the driver plowed through anyone who got in their way, regardless of who they might be.

The driver door opens and Johnny steps out. “Finally. I thought you were here. I’ve been looking all over for you.”

“It’s you!” Nar gasps as Johnny approaches. He glares briefly at Murdoc, who glares back, but keeps his attention on the little alien.

“Listen, I need your help,” he says and points to the Massive. “I need you to get me up there.” “The Massive!” Nar exclaims, “no way! I’m gonna stay as far away from that thing as possible. Not that it matters. When they decide to blow up this planet, we’ll all be dead.”

“That’s exactly why I need to get up there,” Johnny insists.

Nar stares at him with surprise then rubs his chin. “Well, I could send you in an escape ship. It would be stealthier and I wouldn’t have to go with you.” “Fine, whatever, just make it fast,” Johnny orders.

“Alright, alright. Follow me.”

“What are you gonna do?” Murdoc asks sceptically. “Break into a highly advanced alien warship and take on their entire armed staff by yourself?”

“That’s pretty much the plan,” Johnny shrugs and follows Nar into the Resisty ship.

Murdoc scoffs. “Maniac.”

Nar leads Johnny through the Resisty ship to the escape ships. As Johnny climbs into one, Nar presets coordinates right for the side of the Massive.

“This is insane,” he remarks, “but if anyone could pull it off, it’s that monster.”

He pushes the button and the escape ship takes off. The acceleration presses Johnny into his seat as he flies through the sky. Within seconds, he crashes into the Massive, annihilating his ship on impact.

On the other side of the wall, a couple Irken engineers in a corridor don’t even notice. Then as one passes by, he sees a crack form. He grunts questionably and leans in to examine it.

Johnny’s hand explodes through and crushes the Irken’s face in his grip. Passersby exclaim in shock as Johnny smashes the rest of his way through, covered in smoldering bits from his ship, but unharmed.

As he drops the Irken’s body to the floor, the other aliens ready their weapons. Johnny shakes the alien blood from his gloved hand and brandishes his knives.

“Let’s see if any of you are as strong as those demons.” Meanwhile, back on the surface, the war continues to rage throughout the city. Skoodge flies around with his PAK, carrying Shmoopy, hurrying to anyone who calls for first aid. With their help and the help of the other medics, the Resisty, the SDA, and the Battalion stand strong against their powerful opponents.

But the biggest battle is taking place in the city centre, between three groups of opponents.

Tallest Red and Purple unleash a horde of metallic tentacles from their PAKs that lash out around them. Olivia grins and twirls her javelin spear, sending out waves of black energy that tear through the tendrils. Zim releases his jetpack and flies into the air, dodging the ones aimed at him. He goes around to Olivia’s back and fires his laser guns. Her wings flap, destroying the lasers, and she spins and throws a blast at him. He dodges and continues shooting at her. She twirls her spear, blocking each laser.

The Tallest concentrate their tendrils on Olivia. She takes off into the air, dodging them. She and Zim continue firing at each other as the tendrils chase them.

Zim’s antennae twitch and he glances back to see Red emerging from the mess of metal appendages.

“Gotcha!” he mocks as large spider legs stab out of his PAK.

“Not a chance!” Zim retorts as his own spider legs block the attack.

Red grimaces with surprise. “Rockets and appendages? That is more than a standard issue invader PAK can handle.” Zim scowls. “Zim is no ‘standard issue invader’.” “That’s what was wrong with you.” Zim fires his laser guns. Two short appendages create a force field in front of Red to block the shots while two longer ones extend around it and stab at Zim. His own spider legs block their attack as he continues to fly around and fire at Red.

Meanwhile, metallic tentacles continue to lash out of Purple’s PAK and Olivia continues to destroy them with mere swipes of his spear. Her large grin is annoying and unsettling even to the Irken leader. He scowls as the remains of his tendrils are retracted and replaced with a giant laser cannon. Olivia blinks with surprise as a plasma ball is fired at her. She barely manages to fly out of the way and the ball singes the tips of her long hair before exploding against a building, melting it like ice.

Zim and Olivia fly through the air, attacking and dodging the attacks from their respective opponent. During the scuffle, they find themselves meeting back-to-back. They immediately recoil and attack the other, Olivia’s spear and Zim’s spider legs bounding off each other.

They both freeze as they see over the other’s shoulder Red and Purple rise up on long metal tentacles. Both lash out with their own spider legs.

Zim deactivates his PAK rockets, dropping out of Olivia’s parry and dodging the Tallest’s attacks. As they close in, Zim thrusts his own spider legs up at her.

Olivia barely has a split second to register all the sharp points coming at her. But just before they reach, she explodes into black energy that destroys all the appendages and sends the Irkens smashing into the road.

Zim sits up, rubbing his head, and gasps with surprise as Olivia lands in front of him.

She doesn’t look like a normal girl anymore. Her clothes have been torn to near shreds as she’s grown three feet taller and put on considerable muscle. Long black claws extend from her fingers and toes, tearing through her ripped shoes. A long, black, spiked tail whips around from her back, beneath her enlarged wings, and her horns have grown a foot taller.

Her spear clatters uselessly by her feet as she examines herself. “Wow. So this is what it feels like. True power.”

Zim scoffs. “It’s got nothing on Pepito.”

Olivia guffaws. “Pepito? He refuses to use his power. He’s a disgrace!”

“Only because he doesn’t have to,” he argues as he stands up. “You have no idea the power he possesses.”

Her eye twitches. “Well, we’ll just have to find out, won’t we. Why don’t you call him?” “No need. Cause I’m gonna stop you, here and now.” She snorts. “Yeah, right.” Zim readies his guns as black blasts begin to form in Olivia’s large hands. But before either of them can attack, the ground beneath them explodes.

Olivia catches herself with her wings as they fly into the air, but Zim hits the road farther away. They both look over with surprise as the Tallest’s laser cannons retract from the hole they created, under the road, and back into their PAKs.

“Enough of this nonsense!” Red barks, “let’s just destroy this planet and be done with it.”

“I told you we should’ve just started with that,” Purple scoffs.

“No!” Zim shouts and races down the road for them. “This is my planet! And I will not let anyone take it away from me-!”

He suddenly stops as Olivia flies up from behind him and tears through his PAK.

“Sorry, what was that?” she asks mockingly, the shattered remains crumbling from her fingers.

Zim gasps in pain as he twitches and collapses.

#invader zim #invader zim fanfiction #johnny the homicidal maniac #johnny the homicidal maniac fanfiction #iz jthm crossover #myocs #myart

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misledyouth222 · 2 months

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Over My Head (Better Off Dead) - Sum 41

I am a really bad friend. Unless someone’s in front of me all the time, my follow through is non-existent.

I met probably my bestest friend that I’ll have ever had in my entire life freshman year of high school. We hit it off right away - she was a friend of a friend, and we very quickly squashed the mutual friend and were basically inseparable. We had almost everything in common (my musical tastes leaned more hardcore and pop punk, hers more radio rock that was popular in the early 00s), shared the same insecurities. We were both introverts who stayed home all weekend and watched Invader Zim together in the phone.

We ended up dating another set of best friends junior year. I had a huge thing for mine for the entire year before, and during the summer started hanging out more and things fell into place. His best friend went to a different school, and they became closer and things fell into place. That summer && the following months were a blast. The four of us did (almost) everything together. My parents with their strict af outlook on parenting, I did miss out on a lot when they would hang out just the three of them, but I was used to it, and always got the recap of the idiot things they did.

While me and my boyfriend broke up by Christmas, she and her boyfriend went strong af. We were all still friends though, I just wasn’t “his girlfriend anymore” (literally nothing else changed, I slept with him constantly for the next two years). We went on our senior beach trip together. The first time I got drunk off margaritas was with them, at her older brothers house who supplied us our supplies.

We graduated, and spent the summer hanging out. I was going one place - she was going another. She and her boyfriend came over the night before I left, and as much of a happy face as I put on, I was so sad to be leaving her behind.

Her mom passed around spring break. I had already planned a trip to go to the other coast with my ***~^stupid ab*s*ve boyfriend who cut me off from all my friends I went to college with~~^***, and knew I couldn’t make it. I was devastated I couldn’t be there for her, but there was no way to cancel this stupid fucking trip without a huge blowout argument, full of threats that I’d be all by myself without him (bc he drove all of my friends off).

Things weren’t the same after that. I didn’t have a car, so that summer was spent in my childhood bedroom, talking to no one bc I had no one left. I didn’t know how to talk to her again without feeling a huge load of guilt on my shoulders, and she didn’t call. We kept up through social media, but never really hung out again.

She got married to her high school sweetheart on their 10th anniversary, in the summer. I hadn’t seen them in so long, and had just finally rid my life of the ^**~~fkface!**~, and was determined to make this friendship work again. I was an adult. I had a car. They didn’t live that far away.

I didn’t talk to her again until our very lame (I cannot believe I even went to this goddamn thing) 10 year high school reunion. She texted me, asking if I was going (of course we still had the same numbers from high school), and I told her I was on the fence but would if she did. We went, it was the lamest thing I’ve ever participated in. They met my now husband, and really liked him. We reminisced about high school, like the time we played strip poker on vacation, and the time her husband gave us a fashion show in some skirt he found lying around the house. We promised to keep in better touch. She went home, I went home.

Out of sight, out of mind.

I haven’t talked to her since, it’s almost been another 10 years. We keep up on social media still - she’s a nurse now, and looks so happy with her nurse friends and they go on fun, adult adventures like baby showers and bridal things. I go on juvenile adventures with my husband and right here friends, and we double-tap each other’s posts.

My best friend in the world is a stranger now. I was convinced that we’d be friends 4eva, be each other’s maids of honor at our weddings, act stupid and do stupid shit together until we were old and gray and senile.

I know that I can reach out, god knows she’s still got the same number from high school (as do I). But I feel an overwhelming feeling of sadness, because I didn’t keep my end of the bargain up. Sure, she didn’t either, but in a way it was my turn to start again, throw the feelers out, reach out more. It was me who said, and I quote, “I fucking miss you, let’s do this more often, not under the guise of a lame ass high school reunion.”

I don’t know if she misses my friendship as much as I do. Probably not, as most normal folks move on with their lives, and I have the said trait I inherited from my mother of constantly thinking over the past, wondering what would have happened if this went this way, or that went that way. I wish this was the only example of my shitty friend-ness, but it’s more of a beginning of a sad road of scorched earth I’ve left behind.

If she texted me tomorrow, I’d be there in a goddamn heartbeat. ❣️

(I had to edit the fuck outta this entry. I did not know my life was so ~*ScAnDaLoUs*~)

#pity party #bad friend #bad day #cause you had a bad day #high school reunions are dumb

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The other heroes just…kept quiet and let the hammer wielding mons do their thing. Better to not give them a reason to attack, after all. This did also allow Luz to investigate whatever she managed to spot as well. Meanwhile, N. Tropy would probably walk (or teleport) in on some of the final preparations for a particularly massive invasion…but not aimed at the heroes. Nay…it was aimed for another problem foe, so what she had could be claimed. Athena was particularly interested in what she could do with what was to be claimed.

Luz, after getting a better look at it:...Is this another animatronic? Why does it feel so different compared to everything else? And how is it still clean despite everything that's happened??

Ross, after Luz told the others about this out of place robot: I say we take it as a souvenir! (Uzi: And if it's still "alive"?) Simple! We use one of those very old and broken cryopods within the vault below us, that we still haven't figured out what to do with, and use 'em as a prison cell!

Uzi: I'm gonna put security cameras up if I have then to make sure that thing stays in one place.

(Meanwhile within Cosmic Sam's Palace)

Shigaraki: Alright, I shall explain the master's plan as simply as possible in order to make sure our..."slower"...comrades are up to speed! *He side eyed the toon cat known as Pete and the Irken known as Zim...Both of whom glared back* We shall be invading Salem's castle from behind as the heroes do so as well at the front! With our benefactor Athena starting the invasion off with her beasts attacking first and tearing down any defenses that can possibly stand in our way!

Pete, after noticing N. Trophy walk in: Well look who decided to show up! Did your lil' science project get an F- at class~?

N. Trophy, refusing to take it lightly: If you must know, you overweight feline! The experiment had gotten into a snag when those accursed rebels showed up and ruined it by crushing the specimen with rubble!! And it was such a promising one as well!

#Multiversal Fusion #cosmicverse #adventureverse #adventureverse: cosmicverse #Chaos-verse

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here was the timeline of 2000s music/clothes (*from suburban memory) for younger genz who i see making some crucial timeline mistakes!-

2000-2002

nu metal- korn, limp bizkit, slipknot, insane clown posse

poppunk- blink 182,NOFX, MxPx, the ataris, etc, less than jake, reel big fish ska

eminem

around 2002 was garage rock revival the stroke, the white stripes etc

spiked hair baggy pants for men

middle lip ring, eyebrow ring. those star tattoos everyone got. spiderweb elbow tattoo

spencers

kind of indie/emo-lite on looks for “alt” culture- messangers bags covered in pins, flippy hair for women

2002-2004

popunk second wave- good charlotte, simple plan, avril lavigne, yellowcard

popunk men with the lng hair in front spikey in back haircut, clown tear makeup

second wave “emo”- taking back sunday, thursday, straylight run

secondwave nu metal- linkin park

metalcore- avenged sevenfold, atreyu, bullet for my valentine etc

outkast blows up

bands like converge or at the drive in or the locust for 15 year old boys midway on their journey from “corporate alt rock they play on fuse (see above)” to “underground music” or 80s hardcore

“rand0m sp0rk >.<” culture

Bam Margera, HIM, CKY

invader zim, emily the strange

flash games, bored.com, xanga

drawn on converse, lowrise flare jeans, lowrise skirts over jeans, skate shoes

hot topic, bondage pants

everyone making their own fansites, height of messageboards, quiz sites

hot topic goth, fauxhawks

von dutch hats, volatile platform sneakers

beginning of hummer/eat the poor culture

G Unit clothes/upper middle class white teen boys appropriating rap culture

beginning of mainstream crunk music

“indie music” blowing up modest mouse, franz ferdinand,

beginning of the saddle creek reign- bright eyes, cursive, the good life, tilly and the wall

garden state, the shins

2004-2006

fuse, mtv2, vh1

height of paris hilton, juicy

big zip up black band sweatshirts, lots of rubber bracelets

third wave “emo”- my chemical romance, the used etc

second wave “screamo”- hawthorne heights, senses fail from first to last

“i cut myself” live journal vibe, postsecret

gorillaz have their second wave

beginning hints of scene- fall out boy, people wearing long necklaces, mirror peace sign selfies. teen girls wearing thrifted young boys pajama tops

duckface, starbucks, uggs, northface jackets

Ed hardy

grindcore- job for a cowboy piq squeal bree music

teen boys wearing womens jeans

side lip piercings, strectched ears

folk punk scene, kimya dawson, paul baribeau, ghost mice, defiance ohio,

flip up hats, fanny packs, rat tails, house shows, anarchism, food not bombs, zines, bicycle culture ppl building “tall bikes”

soulja boy

2006-2008

the life and death of scene which comes and goes with myspace

skinny jeans/bright color skinny jeans, *rawr*

raccoon hair, “brass knuckle” jewelry, lots of eyeliner

end of mall goth, directly replaced by scene

continuation of consumer culture, duckface, starbucks, uggs, northface jackets but also guido, spray tan

Tap out replaces Ed hardy for men

beginning of white people ukulele covering rap song culture

“acoustic guitar in the woods”- iron and wine etc

“weird diy aesthetic” - dan deacon, animal collective

MGMT, juno etc adding to mainstream awareness of “hipster” culture

second wave of twee

every “alt” teen finds and obsesses over neutral milk hotel for some reason

reign of judd apatow

lil wayne, everyone knows the word to a milli

2008-2010

rise of facebook

texts from last night

scene overwhelmingly perceived as trashy, morphs into brokencyde vibe

edm, dubstep

lady gaga, the beginning of poptimism

chillwave- neon indian,toro y moi, washed out

hipster runoff and “the end of alt”

american apparel, lcd soundsystem

in these years vnecks transition from “american apparel alt guy” to “tech bro” very sharply

the cobra snake/last nights parties party pic culture, santos party house, cory kennedy

“hipster” “williamsburg culture” blown up, wavves, best coast etc

the beginning of the reign of the micro genre “witch house” etc

burial, grouper etc

“irony” becoming mainstream, tim and eric

“indie folk” becoming mainstream car commercial music- edward sharpe, foster the people, mumford and sons

rage comic reddit culture, beards, bacon

tyler the creator, earl sweatshirt, lil b, nicki minaj alt white ppl have new interest in hiphop, see it as experimental, start of the end of “rap is crap” racist thing

velour sweat suit culture starting to fade, more variance in clothing styles. black lace up boots, floral skirts becoming popular, beginning of 90s nostalgia. men wear cardigans

lookbook.nu , tavi gevinson, alexa chung

less prep vs scene/goth/punk more “everyone is kind of alt so there is no alt” (500) days of summer is nail in the coffin

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xxhatchetxx · 3 years

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Can I interest any of you into the most self indulgent thing I have ever made? @priest-of-rage and I started yelling about Hannibal and welp! here’s a zadr au!

Dib is an FBI special agent. To please his father he now goes after "real" monsters. At this point in his life he hasn't seen Zim in years and assumes him dead. Until his boss forces him to a take a new psych eval with a new psychiatrist

Zim isn't a serial killer. Just a dumb alien doing his usual earth destruction plots

Below is further explanation into the au! Its mainly Hannibal S1 themes and is canon compliant to IZ!

Dib started to see less and less of Zim as he grew older. By the time he graduated school he hadn't seen the Irken in years. The fire that powered his obsession left him and Dib made changes in his life. He goes to school for forensic science. It's not quite the science his dad wants him to do but it's real science enough for him to leave Dib alone.

Zim was doing many things over the years. But not having his one true nemesis around started to bore him. It had been a while, so he thinks of a brand new genius idea to take over the Earth!

But first before that he must track down Dib. Can't have him foiling his plans again so why not find him to keep an eye on him. He finds out Dib works for the wretched FBI and is in the need for a psychological evaluation. So Zim's concocts a genius plan to become a psychiatrist just so he can give the most bogus evaluation for Dib that will surely get him locked in the crazy house forever!!

Dib’s life takes a sudden dip into the interesting when he sees Zim again. With a new found determination he plays nice with him in front of others but becomes hellbent on exposing him again. Unfortunately he doesn't have much time to expose Zim when there is a murderer on the loose. It's also complicated as Dib still has lingering feelings for Zim that he thought he buried years ago, but seeing him again has unearthed them.

As Dib hunts down the killer his boss forces Zim to accompany him. Neither party are too pleased

Garret Jacob Hobbs is a defective Irken who came to earth with thoughts of leaving his past behind him. He wanted no memory and forced his pak to make him forget. But not before starting a new life, getting married and creating a human-irken hybrid daughter.

The more time he spends on earth the more he loses himself. Every so often the pak tries to force reset, to get back to an Irkens mission of destruction and conquering. Hobbs realizes he needs to make "missions" for himself. So he does. His missions are murder. They slow the paks reset but this also causes him to lose his mind. As he forgets more, his "mission" just becomes murder. Hobbs is fully convinced he and his daughter Abigail are human.

Abigail Hobbs has no idea of her Irken lineage. Her father explained her pak was a simple life saving medical device she has just always needed. Being a hybrid, her antennae are small and one is underdeveloped. She also does not have the same healing ability other Irkens would have. She has never used her pak legs and has no idea that it is anything other than what her father told her.

One day something finally snapped in Hobbs and he attacked his family. Thankfully Dib had done enough investigating to track down Hobbs. Dib (and Zim) are there in time to kick down the door but not before Hobbs kills his wife and slashes his daughter's throat. Dib finds himself shooting Garret Jacob Hobbs. He then rushes over to the injured girl on the floor.

When Dib looks over to Hobbs as he bleeds out, he can almost swear he sees half of his face flash the familiar Irken green skin and large bug eyes. He shakes his head and applies pressure to Abigail's neck to try and stop the bleeding. Looking back to Hobbs after he assesses Abigail's condition, he looks fully human and very much dead.

Dib thinks both Hobbs and Abigail are human and feels responsible to try and take care of her. He's the reason she is an orphan. He knows what it's like to have an absent family. He tries to be like a father to her but it's hard. He doesn't know what he's doing.

Zim had suspected something was off about Hobbs, but the day he watched Dib kill Hobbs was just the confirmation that he was Irken. A defective who lost his mind that killed and ate humans. Zim found the eating humans part disgusting but it wasn't like he hadn't stolen their organs and eaten them before. It's Abigail he has an interest in. She was too quiet. Too calculating. Too emotionless. Too much like himself. He took to her easily. Became the parental figure Dib longed to be. How could Abigail like Zim more than Dib? What was he doing wrong that a wretched alien was doing correctly?

Seeing Zim care for her the way he did made it very obvious that she was not human. It took Dib a while to admit to himself that Abigail was Irken. This whole situation is complicated for him. He cares for Abigail and he can feel his romantic feeling for Zim start to bubble over. But isn't he supposed to be exposing Zim? And If he exposes Zim what about Abigail? She was raised as a human but she is technically also an Irken.

Zim eventually shows Abigail what she really is. Who she really is. She's frightened by the state of her true appearance but Zim says he will teach her and show her what it means to be an Irken. He is proud of his heritage and he will teach her everything.

She knows Dib is trying to be her father, but won't he expose both her and Zim as aliens?.

Abigail: Dib knows doesn't he?

Zim: He knows what I am.

Abigail: What am I going to do.

Zim: He will keep our secret.

Abigail: You don't know that.

Zim: He will. Otherwise the one good thing in his life will be taken.

Since no one ever listens to Dib he never really shuts off his mouth. The wrong people overhear Dib one day and it puts Zim and Abigail in real danger of becoming test subjects to be ripped apart and studied. As much as Dib had those thoughts as a kid, that wasn't what he wanted. Losing Zim for all those years took a toll on him and he wasn't about to lose him again or lose Abigail.

#enjoy my 2 fav shows mashed together #zadr #invader zim #hannibal au #my art #i went just bonkers with this sdfghj #it was super fun tho !!!!#there are so many good connections between hannibal and zadr #making the fake screenshots was also super fun!#it was a neat challenge

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dana-chan-the-control-brain · 3 years

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With a spring in his step, Zim returns to the skool without a plan to confront the Dib. But he’s suddenly overcome with the feeling of a million eyes on him. He can’t breathe and can’t leave so finds the closest available hiding place. Dib is going to expose Zim for the terror he is in front of his Dad’s own two eyes and nothing will get in his way now.... except.......

Back to Skool Arc:

Takes place After the Judgementia ARC

But Before the GIR ARC

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Like if you’re wondering what’s going on with Zim, well, Public Trauma is a a hell of a drug.

His existence evaluation and behavioral readjustment were both huge major events

If you think that Zim had anxiety over too many humans looking at him before... oh boy... He should have really taken Computer’s advice and not gone to skool at all, but you know he won’t cause he’s Zim.

Membrane is making an effort and is attending the first parent teacher night in years... while also not paying attention to his kid. Nice. (it’s not like he’s doing this on purpose. He was just absorbed in his own thoughts that he really didn’t notice.... Yes. Membrane is that oblivious. That’s his whole character.) Plus Membrane Labs is kinda getting a lot of mixed press right now since the Florpus happened.

And a WILD GAZ appears! What does she want! Well, we’ll see. she has her reasons. And I’ll get more into her motivations in another comic arc. and another update will probably happen next week. (or later today if I’m lucky)

Also Happy IZ anniversary everyone! I didn’t draw a birthday pic so this post-florp double update should make up for it.

Also, I know I ramble but consider supporting me on my Patreon.

I upload the AU early there before everyone else and these are time consuming to make.

or you could buy me a kofi

#Invader Zim #Post Florpus #Zim #Dib Membrane #Gaz Membrane #Miss Bitters #Professor Membrane #danachan's art #zim has ptsd and a lot of it is spilling over from older things

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