#kami arceus

[kaminokoverse]

Niel: (The giratina's eyes were starry as he looked at his surroundings) "Is this alternate universe?! COOL! This place is amazing! What can we do here? What fun things can we do?!"

KAMI: "Well... I haven't actually put much here yet. I'm still working on it. I have a little thought planned out on how I wanna arrange the land around... I guess this is 'spawn' or something? We can play tag if you want! There's a lot of space to run around!"

@askthe-eleazars

#kaminokoverse #kami #kami arceus #chapter 1: open for peace #askthe-eleazars #niel giratina #mod: @astrogoatz

[fallershipping]

Does anyone have any fic recommendations where Arceus + The Sinnoh Trio is not written like Zeus or typical deities that Westerners tend to depict, but something outside of the Western centric mindset like kami or forces of nature? They can still be creator deities but I just personally get tired of "God Dad Arceus" and the way people make it talk

[trainer-sean]

Self Aware Au

-Rei/Akari Parent

-actually became a god when pulled into the game

-Arceus basically Adopts you so you are a child of Arceus, and Rei/Akari is Arceus' grandchild

-Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina are irritating and great siblings.

-Rei/Akari are actually Demigods because they biologically became Players Children when he entered the game.

-13 ft. God form-god of domains related to games mechanics

-maybe Kami(japanese gods) ascetic

-maybe Player Adopts Rei/Akari who is Lavington's assistant as well.

-player has deep hatred and malice towards Kamado, Beni, and Volo for their attempts to harm their child(Kamado throws Rei/Akari out of village with the intent of them dying in the wild, Beni attempting to assassinate them(he is a ninja, who shows up to stop you, ninjas only do that with intent to kill!!!!), Volo straight wants to kill them, plus wants to Enslave Players new God Dad, and siblings.)

-Player is prone to flirting with Cylene, Arezu, and Cogita.

-Ingo is Rei/Akari's Uncle figure, Player decides he's a good uncle to them an refers to him as brother.(if it was a streamer Au as well, Gear station would be freaking out about a God referring to Ingo as brother, as well as accepting him as Rei/Akari's Uncle.)

#self aware au #pokemon #pla #pokemon legends arceus au #sean's fanfiction idea prompts

[applesjuice]

Oh! I'm curious to know how the Legendaries are acting in your Akari/Kiki project!

Are they more "Thoust art but a mortal, yet braveth enough for I to seek your company" or more "Hey, I know u a mortal and don't live long but u kinda cool, mind if I chill with you for the rest of your life bro?"

These tought just kinda poped in my mind hehehe xD

I actually had to think about this for a while and I made some notes to help me going forward LOL. So the Legendaries in Hisui are worshiped, like Palkia and Dialga and are treated like gods but the clans. But ultimately they are Pokemon. So I think what makes them differ besides from the GRAND COSMIC POWER from say, the average Pikachu, would be their intelligence, or their cognitive ability to interact and communicate with people. Like, most if not all pokemon can, but Legendaries in particular would operate more like kami. They understand human language and can respond in some way or even speak it.

Sort of like say, Princess Mononoke, where the older gods like Moro the wolf can speak but the newer generations are like more intelligent animals who have lost their ability to do so. That's how Legendaries operate in my AU. They're gods in the sense that they are ancient, powerful beings but can form human connections if they want to. Most don't, but Palkia and Dialga in particular are very fond of the clans since they literally worship them.

I think the Lake Trio would make more appearances because they don't generally live on a whole different plane of existence. They would be very skittish but also curious about people. But their powers can hurt humans if they're not careful and they aren't very careful. They just cannot really comprehend humans are squishy.

Post PLA Palkia and Dialga I think would pop in on the fringes to check on their worshipers, kind of like seeing bigfoot in the distance every time you have a bbq. They would only actually go out of their way to interact with those who have earned their respect, so essentially the Clan Leaders every so often, or Akari. There's lots of reverence from the clans so it's more of a "how art mine believers faring these days" sort of interaction a few times a generation since they have zero concept of time. While with Akari, who treats them like strong pokemon rather than gods because Akari is technically a modern trainer, they would visit more often because they are more curious about them.

They're kind of like stray cats that just wander in whenever to check on their human and possibly bug them for treats. I'd also like to think that come the future since worship of Palkia and Dialga isn't as in your face as Arceus, Palkia would actually take an interest in Ingo since he is technically a member of the old Pearl Clan. So as a Warden he's something like a priest to Palkia. Ingo would need to discuss with his brother whether or not Palkia is allowed on the subway.

But long story short Legendaries play favorites, especially with their "champions" (protagonists of that particular game) and Akari is no exception. Only thing is there's a bit of a pissing match going on between Arceus, Palkia, Dialga and Giritina for their attention post PLA. Arceus will sometimes call or FaceTime them on the arc phone because why can't god face time their favorite little guy? Palkia and Dialga will actually visit sometimes. And i think I mentioned this before but I like to believe post PLA Akari would erect a tiny shrine for Giritina since the clans have little in home shrines for their particular deity and they felt bad that Giritina was being left out. Because of this Kieran is essentially blessed by satan.

Also the legendaries are not used in battle here. As funny as it is to see Arceus use like, perish song or something in a battle, unless they are fighting eachother (other legendaries) it's considered disrespectful in the AU to even consider doing that. Pokemon world religions or whatever. It would be like sending Jesus into a cage match people would lose their minds.

Also in case anyone is wondering yes Palkia and Dialga would absolutely pop into the BB Academy Terrarium for funsies were Akari to go back to school. They would have cryptid status.

#ask #legends arceus au #pokemon legends arceus au #pokemon legends arceus #kieran #akari does indeed have a text conversation going on with arceus #pseudo legendaries and mythical would spend a lifetime with their chosen trainer over an actual legendary. #they're almost on the same wavelength as regular pokemon

[onestepbackwards]

Self Aware Au

-Rei/Akari Parent

-actually became a god when pulled into the game

-Arceus basically Adopts you so you are a child of Arceus, and Rei/Akari is Arceus' grandchild

-Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina are irritating and great siblings.

-Rei/Akari are actually Demigods because they biologically became Players Children when he entered the game.

-13 ft. God form-god of domains related to games mechanics

-maybe Kami(japanese gods) ascetic

-maybe Player Adopts Rei/Akari who is Lavington's assistant as well.

-player has deep hatred and malice towards Kamado, Beni, and Volo for their attempts to harm their child(Kamado throws Rei/Akari out of village with the intent of them dying in the wild, Beni attempting to assassinate them(he is a ninja, who shows up to stop you, ninjas only do that with intent to kill!!!!), Volo straight wants to kill them, plus wants to Enslave Players new God Dad, and siblings.)

-Player is prone to flirting with Cylene, Arezu, Lavington, and Cogita.

-Ingo is Rei/Akari's Uncle figure, Player decides he's a good uncle to them an refers to him as brother.(if it was a streamer Au as well, Gear station would be freaking out about a God referring to Ingo as brother, as well as accepting him as Rei/Akari's Uncle.)

Interesting concepts 👀👀

I really like the idea of the heroes possibly just becoming your kids if you desire it, and they wish it as well.

It would be funny to see them as demigods. After all, they can survive great falls and heal almost instantly, and when they ‘drown’, they always end up okay anyway 👍 maybe they are demi gods after all?

#zed.talks #ask #trainer-sean #self aware au #interesting ideas!!!

[chounaifu]

Bites him in the ass and gives him ultra rabies.

There were already a multitude of reasons for Proton to abhor divinity: his upbringing left him bitter and cynical towards the kami, and he did not care to think about those who were 'devout' to these entities.

Today, he can hate the gods for an entirely different reason-- or at LEAST he would, if he realized who he was interacting with.

He does not though.

As far as he's concerned, this is a stranger.

Biting him in the ass.

A stranger is biting him in the ass.

So what does Proton do?

He YELPS, whips around, decks them in the face, and drops Rare Candy everywhere, all because the random attack flared up his glitchy sickness. Congratulations, Arceus, enjoy the dubious candy and the mouthful of TV static.

#➤ 《 𝟗𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭; 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 》 In Character #➤ 《 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐌𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 》 Answered #➤ 《 𝐔𝐡 𝐎𝐡! 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 》 Crack #exnusquam #{ The way this made me laugh LOL }

[forgottenwaters]

[continued from here]

of course, i will start preparing it right away. if you need anything else, just let any of the staff know. they should be just outside the room.

[with another bow, masaya takes their leave. almost as soon as they do, kon slips out from the bushes and climbs into the room.]

mind if i join you for a moment? i'll just sit here until lord ninetails arrives.

[as if inviting themself, kon takes a seat across from inari with a sly smile.]

how are you enjoying the village so far? it seems the villagers are quite curious about you. it's not often that gods walk so casually among the common folk in this realm, after all. in most places, there are as many dangerous spirits as there are friendly ones, and some would be more than eager for a chance to devour a god.

ah, but that is no way to talk before a meal. and besides, you are quite safe here. i was actually wondering more about where you come from, if our humble home is in any way comparable to your own. i get the sense we share similar cultures, but your curiosity thus far has caught my attention. the other gods from your realm, are they much like you? would they deign to take the time to meet the commoners of other realms? you've also mentioned that you live separately from your followers, what is that home like? here, most gods inhabit the same realms as everyone else, though usually they keep themselves away from the public eye. the only exception is kami - our arceus - who has a realm all their own. is there something like that where you're from?

@askoinari

#askoinari #pokemon ask blog #pokeask blog #nickit #ninetales #zoroark #masayanickit #konzoroark #rpreplies

[huntunderironskies]

Still thinking about how high level competitive play (as inspired by VGC stuff) would transfer over to actual real-life Pokemon. I think the biggest nuance is that you'd have to make sure that the Pokemon in double battles like...actually get along and work well together. The overwhelming majority of Pokemon at least seem to generally be social creatures so presumably they could pack bond with each other, but I would imagine swapping out teammates is something you would have to do very sparingly, especially since training Pokemon is probably a matter of months to years. Them suddenly having to adjust to a new teammate isn't something you'd do within a competitive season since it'd throw off your game.

...Man, this just makes me want to dedicate some daydreaming time to how breeding and trading would work in a high-pressure environment. I would imagine that selling Pokemon is considered to be pretty awful, but I'm not sure if that'd stop groups from forming who'd exchange eggs amongst each other.

(Vaguely adjacent to the point: one of my favorite headcanons I ever saw in a fanfic was that Pokemon are uniquely good at learning languages, even moreso than humans, though on a species-by-species basis they might be deficient in other areas. This was supposed to account for how quickly wild Pokemon pick up on human speech and how Pokemon seem to functionally speak each others' languages. It was one of those fics that was trying to be realistic, which in Pokemon fanfic can often translate into needless over-the-top grimdarkness, but it ended up not going wholly that route. Which is good, because while I like detail-oriented realism, the super edgy "POKEMON TRAINING IS SLAVERY" or focusing super hard on violence or warfare gets dull. I'm here for befriending the magical animals/possessed machinery/trashbags and defeating bad guys or friendly rivals with the power of friendship.)

That could go a long way towards creating dark horse picks, especially since if you can't travel regularly to other regions. Free public transit...seems to be a thing, unless you're in Lumiose City in which case the cabbies will charge you, but there'd still be logistics involved and it's hard to say if cross-regional transit from areas further than Kanto and Johto (since the Goldenrod train doesn't charge) would be expensive. And, well, everything seems to indicate that the overwhelming majority of trainers don't make much money.

All that's to say that creating the same sort of perfect team comps you see in VGC wouldn't realistically be common...at all. I'm really glad we've apparently gotten past the old mentality of legendaries being literally one-of-a-kind gods, Arceus possibly notwithstanding since they seem to be capable of creating avatars of themself which gets into some rough philosophy-of-self territory, but I'd still imagine legendaries are one of those things you'd see once in a blue moon. They probably don't breed in captivity as indicated by the fact...they don't breed, which might imply that most of them are more akin to endangered species who are mostly outcompeted by Pokemon who are less specialized and capable of breeding quickly but hanging on due to just sheer power. If they are solitary that's probably not doing them any favors either.

(I also have THOUGHTS about the whole Pokemon-as-gods things and how people without a religious studies background can read it wrong since at least in Hisui and, probably, Alola they're more akin to kami and kami-as-gods-in-the-Abrahamic-sense is a vastly oversimplified view of Shinto spirituality, but that's getting into religious studies nerdery and honestly my focus area is not that so I'm not even sure if I can do the whole discussion justice.)

Point is, while it's probably super showy to pull up with a Heatran or whatever it's still another Pokemon and can lose. And they might be harder to work with training-wise. A lot of legendaries are just objectively not that good in a competitive environment strictly in the games while some "common" Pokemon are actually really good. Though, a lot of them are also really good but you'd have to find something else that can fill their niche. Someone having to work around what they'd have to get access to and both get along with themself and what would vibe with the rest of their team personality-wise is fun to think about.

I think my one difficulty is boardstate manipulation (e.g. terrain, weather, Tailwind, Trick Room, etc.) is a huge deal in competitive play and especially doubles. A lot of those show up pretty rarely in the anime and manga. Weather stuff is more common but I believe Trick Room only showed up once in the manga so that makes things a little difficult to visualize in terms of how it'd work. Unfortunately that sort of tactical manipulation of the battlefield is what I'm also the most interested in and would like to preserve in my little mental world so I'll have to keep speculating on that.

#this may or may not be related to me wanting to do a fic of a character with either a legendary or v rare pokemon like a paradox mon #and add in a realistic angle to show that wouldn't be an instant win button #pokeposting

[shadowdarkee]

Pokémon Creation Myth, with modern physics

Before the beginning there was only the [Pokémon] quantum foam (..errr...Unown and Unown dimension?)

by pure chance, Arceus' egg is created by the quantum foam/Unown. It hatches.

After some indefinite amount of (non-time), Arceus decides to create the Creation Trio:

Universe is created: Dialga is born, and time begins to flow. Palkia is born, and space solidifies and expands. Giratina is born, and rips holes in the surface of the homogeneous primordial quantum foam, scattering shards of concentrated mass/energy/momentum across the universe, and thus forming distinct points by which time and space can be bound, and with respect to which concepts of 'where' and 'when' gain significance.

From the openings in the surface of the quantum foam created, the dragon draws forth further mass/energy/momentum, creating cavities in the foam. All discover that they can borrow such material from this chthonic quantum sea to more directly impose their will upon the world (and fight each other by doing such. Dragons gonna dragon). Giratina draws up too much or engages in excessive violence and/or attempts to claim the quantum sea as its own. The heavy increase in mass/energy/momentum is found to endanger the structural integrity of the universe, and the cavities discovered to react violently with anything, be it kami or extracted material, that it touches.

The baryon symmetry is broken to stabilize the universe. The realm beneath becomes separated into another plane of existence so that the holes in the foam cannot endanger anyone further. Giratina is banished to become a part of the distorted world beneath, where Dialga and Palkia's influence are not absolute. As punishment it is given the role of overseeing this well of extra matter/energy/momentum making sure that the destabilization of reality cannot happen again

this is a neat and self consistant approach that builds upon modern understanding of physics (or almost modern, where the Dirac Sea is concerned). It explains what Giratina's role is in a way that puts it on the same footing as its siblings while following Word of God about it being the Dragon of Antimatter. It also explains what the Distortion World is, and how Pokémon moves work.

#pokemon headcanons #pokemon worldbuilding #Arceus #dialga #palkia #giratina #unown

[prismaposting]

Who are the Prisma Rangers? | Blog Roll | FAQ (Coming Soon!) |

Welcome to the fan-blog of the Prisma Rangers! What are the Prisma Rangers, you ask? They're a group of magical heroes with the power of Arceus! Yes, I'm serious! I've tried to compile everything I could find about them and the villains they go up against! The plan is to update this blog whenever new stuff comes out about them or just when I see anything interesting. Lemme know if you have any questions! Or if you have any info I haven't included yet!

You can call me Kami, any pronouns are fine! All you really need to know about me is I'm a HUGE fan of the Prisma Rangers and my partner Pokemon is a Riolu named Arkus! Oh! And I'm the founder of the Prisma Rangers Fan Club (PRFC)! ...As well as their only current member. I'm working on that! That's why I made this! Okay! See ya!

//OOC: Helloooo it's Arsène with another pkmn irl blog! This one is actually more of an info hub for an RP group that I'm really excited to be a part of, the in-character fan-blog bits arose organically. Notifs for now come from @anonymousunovan, if I end up adding other folks to the blog, they'll introduce themselves here too.

While I'm enthusiastic about this group, I am not the host of it, I will default to the judgement of @bitterbuffy in regards to any specifics. This blog was made with its permission! Info may be added, altered, or removed upon request from other members of the RP group.

Some explanations of things are written entirely out of character for clarity, and out of character posts will be tagged as such. The posts from Kami will be tagged with things like "kami speaks" and "kami reblogs". Kami will not acknowledge mentions of the group as anything other than totally real superheros and villains.

#pkmn irl intro #pokeblogging #pkmn irl network #prismaposting #//hope im not missing anything big with this... might make a few quick edits after this goes up shhh

[ker4unos]

Media & Mythos #1 - Hisuian Starters

Pokemon Legends: Arceus is one of my favorite Pokemon games, not only because of its unconventional yet incredibly fun gameplay, but the way that it incorporates not only Japanese (Yamato) culture but Ainu and Hokkaido culture as well. There are many issues with regards to how PLA writes how the Galaxy Team and the native Hisuians interact within the story, but that is not the focus of this post.

In Ainu culture, the “kamuy” is a divine being that possesses a sort of spiritual energy or serves as a protector of an object, place, or idea. Like the Japanese “kami,” the Ainu term “kamuy” has a wide range of meanings that does not neatly translate into English. It is similar to the Greek “daemon,” which is a divine spirit that usually presides or lords upon a concept or natural force though his not predisposed to good or evil. According to John Batchelor’s The Ainu and Their Folk-lore, "the Ainu apply their term for god to such a variety of objects, both to the greatest and highest good, and also to the lowest and most malignant evil...”

Although the concept of the kamuy as it is is not in Legends Arceus, the starters of the game still allude to the different kamuy present in Ainu religion. The final evolutions of the starters - Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott - exemplify the Ainu culture that Legends Arceus pulls much inspiration from.

Figure 1: Hisuian Decidueye (left) and the Blakiston’s fish owl (right)

Starting off with the Grass-type starter, Hisuian Decidueye may be based off of Chikap-kamuy (or Kotankor-kamuy, as some sources say). Chikap-kamuy is the kamuy of the land that takes the form of a great owl. In Ainu belief, the owl is said to be a watchful entity that presided over the relationship between the humans and the kamuy. It also presides over rituals and monitors whether humans carry them out.

In one legend, Chikap-kamuy sends several birds to the Heavens to deliver a message about a famine. However, Chikap-kamuy’s message was very long, taking several days to even recite. The hondo crow listens first, but dozes off. Therefore, Chikap-kamuy kills it. The mountain jay listens second, but dozes off too. Therefore, Chikap-kamuy kills it as well. The Siberian dipper listens third, and listens respectfully for six days and nights. Therefore, Chikap-kamuy lets it go, where it delivers the message to the Heavens.

The dipper returns to deliver the message that the humans had grown disdainful of the gifts from the kamuy, so the kamuy stopped sending their gifts. Chikap-kamuy then taught the humans how to hunt fish and offer the heads of deer to the inau (ritualistic wood-shaved sticks used in many Ainu practices). The kamuy are happy and the humans learn how to properly carry out rituals. “This myth both serves as an explanatory myth for the relationship with these animals and reemphasizes to the Ainu listeners the importance of making proper offerings, and of the proper ritual behavior that, because of the uncertainties of their lives, tried to ensure their survival.” (Michael Ashkenazy’s Handbook of Japanese Mythology)

Hisuian Decidueye and Chikap-kamuy share many similarities. For one, one of the inspirations for Decidueye seems to be the Blakiston’s fish owl, which lives within the Hokkaido region. According to Bulbapedia, “Hisuian Decidueye is said to have a stalwart, fierce personality, although it will tolerate those who do not act hostile towards it... It tends to have a nomadic lifestyle, wandering the region in search of food.” This is consistent of Chikap-kamuy’s distant nature as a watchful and fierce protector of the land. Though, Chikap-kamuy is not known to be a kamuy who is quick to fight, so perhaps Decidueye’s Fighting-type is a reference to Chikap-kamuy’s temper or derived from another inspiration entirely.

Figure 2: Hisuian Typhlosion (left) and a traditional Ainu household (right)

Moving onto the Fire-type starter, Hisuian Typhlosion may be based off of Kamuy-fuchi. Kamuy-fuchi is the kamuy of the hearth. It is said that she lives in the hearth within each home, as the hearth is the gateway to which the humans and kamuy can communicate with each other. She is one of the most important and powerful kamuy in the Ainu pantheon. She presides not only over the hearth but of domestic affairs and the household.

The hearth is also considered the residence of the dead, acting as a sort of underworld. Therefore, Kamuy-fuchi is considered a psychopomp, or one that guides the souls of the dead. Although Kamuy-fuchi rests at night, the hearth must never be extinguished. Her duty is so important that she never leaves the household, and employs other kamuy to act for her in the outside world.

According to legend, Kamuy-fuchi is the one who taught women how to make the kut (sacred belt worn on the lower abdomen that traces a woman’s matrilineal line). She is known to watch over mothers, for when a woman is going to give birth, a new fire is laid at the birthing place. “[T]hough she was served by men, her ties to women insured some balance between the sexes, at least inasmuch as familial and household affairs were concerned. Her myths demonstrate the relative independence and power that women assumed in Ainu society.” (Michael Ashkenazy’s Handbook of Japanese Mythology)

Hisuian Typhlosion’s typing pays homage to Kamuy-fuchi’s role as both a protector of the hearth and guide of the dead. According to Bulbapedia, “When eating spirits, it is believed that the spirits are purified by Hisuian Typhlosion's flames, before they are guided back to the afterlife where they belong.” Kamuy-fuchi is, as stated before, a psychopomp figure, and her hearth is kept pure by the humans. She does not eat spirits, but perhaps it is more of a symbolic reference than anything, since fire has a purifying aspect to it in many cultures. 

As a bonus, Hisuian Typhlosion’s signature move Infernal Parade may be based off of the Hyakki Yagyō, or the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons. The Night Parade was a large parade of yōkai that manifested in the dead of night. It was seen as a sign of ill omen. “On nights when the grotesque procession worked its way across what was then the furthest edge of town, residents were obliged to take refuge in their homes lest they wind up sick, mutilated, or blinded by the sheer sight of its monstrous participants.” (Hiroko Yoda’s Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien) This ties in with the Ghost-typing of the move, since yōkai often translates to “ghost” or “spirit.” 

Figure 3: Hisuian Samurott (left) and an orca whale (right)

And finally, the Water-type starter Hisuian Samurott may be based off of Repun-kamuy. Repun-kamuy is the kamuy of the sea that takes the form of an orca. As a young child, he was known to be devious and unruly, though not truly unkind. He was an important kamuy because he provided gifts and food from the sea.

In one story, Repun-kamuy hunted a whale and her young and three them besides a village. A sea wren told him that the humans are cutting up the whales’ meat without showing the proper care to it. However, Repun-kamuy only laughed and said that the humans may do whatever they please with the meat, for it is theirs.

Later, Repun-kamuy saw that the sea wren had lied, and the humans cut up the whales’ meat with their sacred weapons while wearing their finest clothing. Feeling so grateful from the prayers and rituals of the humans, he held a grand feast for his fellow kamuy. He then declared that humans would know no famine, for the sea would keep them fed. “The mutually dependent relations of humans and kamui are well represented in this myth: The humans need food from nature (stranded whales were a major item of food), and the kamui need the prayers and offerings of the humans.” (Michael Ashkenazy’s Handbook of Japanese Mythology)

This comparison between Hisuian Samurott and Repun-kamuy is, unlike the other two, rather scant in terms of similarities and evidence. According to Bulbapedia, “Hisuian Samurott is said to have a cold and hard-hearted nature, and is deft with its shell blades. Unlike its Unovan counterpart, which prefers fighting fair, Hisuian Samurott will do anything to win a battle, and prefers to use tricks such as surprise attacks and cheap shots.” To my knowledge, Repun-kamuy is not an unfair or cruel god, merely a carefree and mischievous one. The plating on the back of Hisuian Samurott’s head somewhat resembles that of an orca (without the horn, obviously, since orcas don’t have horns). These differences are certainly due to differing inspirations for the Pokemon, though both Samurott and Repun-kamuy have a connection to water and the sea.

Although the Hisuian starters have varying inspirations for their designs and personalities, there is an undeniable link between them and the kamuy worshipped by the Ainu. 

SOURCES: - The Ainu and Their Folk-lore by John Batchelor - Bulbapedia - Handbook of Japanese Mythology by Michael Ashkenazy - Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien by Hiroko Yoda

#original content #hisuian decidueye #hisuian typhlosion #hisuian samurott #pokemon #ainu #first time doing something in this format... i really like it <3 will definitely do more #maybe not with the pictures though i suck at editing

[kayuripax]

(Image ID: A scene featuring three Pokémon that mimic a scene from Princess Mononoke. On the far left is an Alpha Hisuian Zoroark, covered in sludge and looking defeated. Arceus is in the middle, standing on top of a ripple effect in gold, while touching the snout of the pokémon on the far right. The Pokémon on the far right is a male Alpha Hippowdon, covered in sludge and surrounded by red wisps. The background is a forest with some glowing dust, while the foreground is a sludge covered forest floor with a dust cloud obscuring part of the scene.)

I have seen Princess Mononoke again a while ago, and I had the intense urge to make a Mononoke AU for PLA. This included redrawing THAT scene, and I did it. Feel free to bug me about the AU, I have ideas but trouble putting them into words without being asked. Base things:

Akari takes the role of San.

Volo and Rei both take the role of Ashitaka. ->Rei is of the Diamond Clan here, Volo is of the Celestica (He is the one who gets banished, Rei is only temporarily unable to go home)

All the Nobles and the fixed Alpha Spawns take the role of the Kami.

Arceus has the role of the Forest Spirit.

The Clans know about Arceus, and aren't fighting. They instead share the worship and tend to Arceus and it's forest at different times. Diamond during the day, Pearl during the night.

Jubilife is the equivalent to Iron Town.

#kayuri draws #pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #arceus #hisuian zoroark #hippowdon #mononoke au

[zaptap]

btw i still think theyre going to do unova remakes this year. for a second there i wavered a bit since i realized they could do something with johto first (hgss is older than gen v after all) but i think after indigo disk bringing unova back into the spotlight, it makes more sense to keep that going right into the next game (and there's no pattern yet for second-round remakes, since we've only gotten lgpe. could be total coincidence they did kanto again before sinnoh)

as for whether the remake will even be any good? idk lol. maybe they'll get ilca to do the bare minimum again. or maybe they'll decide not to after how much of a mess bdsp was (i feel like theyd rather not have to come up with special rules for pokemon home transfers again)

and to me legends arceus was one half of the sinnoh remake (the part where they add a lot of new stuff and bring newer pokemon to the region, which bdsp lacked) so they could do another legends game. they could continue the trend of focusing on a mythical and maybe do genesect or victini, or maybe base it on that merged dragon legendary we never really saw? idk

really hope though that they just... do a normal remake again. recreate the world and story of the original game, yes, but add to it. let us have pokemon that didn't exist when the originals came out, add new pokemon forms, etc. i really miss the old remakes being in the same style as the brand new games of the generation and able to communicate with each other, instead of this thing theyve been doing since lgpe where everything is in a weird bubble by itself

at the same time though i liked legends arceus and it'd be nice to see something like that again. my theory has been that it came about because game freak maybe got a little too ambitious working on a more traditional sinnoh remake (trying to work something like the wild area into sinnoh, maybe settling on making five of the areas more open, and ultimately deciding it was too different--or had some ideas to make it even more different--and spinning it off into something new while hiring ilca to cover the expectation for a "normal" remake since they'd be abandoning that)

and now, after having already done the split-model remake with bdsp and legends arceus, would they do the same thing again? i think with scarlet and violet's open world, having it be similarish to those games probably won't happen (also they absolutely wouldn't have terastalization and tera raids--if blueberry academy is in unova and has a special tera orb to enable all of that, that means it isn't in the rest of the region). but they could still have it be more linear while being stylistically similar to sv, as opposed to what bdsp did

ANYWAY how about this actually: have the type of remake we got with frlg/hgss/oras (where there's plenty of new stuff and you can get pokemon that didn't exist in the originals) and then throw in some kind of Dream World inspired side story area with legends arceus mechanics. that would be really cool

.......also there's the whole question of like. what the fuck are they gonna do about bw2. those games went above and beyond the usual third version deal. different story, different starting area and map progression, different protagonists. they can't simply tack on some alternate clothing options and throw in the kyurem/kami/etc forms and call it good. that would be unacceptable

would they put both games in one? would they sell the second as dlc? would the paired games, instead of black remake and white remake, be bw remake and bw2 remake? (would that even work?) or would they really just ignore bw2 as much as possible? honestly with the way game freak's been these days i feel like that might be most likely unfortunately

for the past few years ive been wanting to replay gen v, but with these remakes coming... well, in the past i've replayed rs before oras and played yellow before lgpe, and that was fine, but when i replayed platinum before bdsp came out it just felt like i was playing the same game again except worse. like i think i'd rather have played bdsp and then platinum. so i'll wait until after the remakes before doing that i think (or at least until we have an idea of what we're getting) (not that i think i'll have time to get around to playing those before then anyway)

#pokemon #unova #gen v #unova remake #bwbw2

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[100-yardstare]

Self Insert & F/O List - Historical and Present

Under the cut...

Present Romantic F/O's

Piccolo - Dragon Ball

Shin - Dragon Ball

Dr. Eggman/Ivo Robotnik - Sonic

Ingo - Pokemon

Astarion - BG3

Past Romantic F/O's (meaning I am not currently crushing on them, but they are still my faves)

Blinky/Blinkous Galadrigal - Trollhunters

All Might - My Hero Academia

Dave the Octopus - Penguins of Madagascar

King Candy/Turbo/King Candybug - Wreck-It Ralph

Optimus Prime - Transformers

Stanford Pines - Gravity Falls

General Grievous - Star Wars

Other Fave Faves (Platonic)

Shank - Wreck-It Ralph

Aerith - Final Fantasy

Launch - Dragon Ball

Griffin - MiB3

Tracer - Overwatch

Tron Bonne - Megaman Legends

Wheatley - Portal 2

Samus Aran - Metroid

Ridley - Metroid

Ahsoka Tano - Star Wars

OCs

Steven Wheatfield - Started off as a parody version of Human!Wheatley but has grown into his own over the years. I use him in almost all my AUs and give him cameos frequently in my works. He is a British programmer and fills in for my "Smart Guy" roles.

Self Inserts

Atomic Ace (My Hero Academia) - Quirk "Adrenaline". Adrenaline gives her super strength, speed, and overall massive power. After many years she finally reached America's Number 1 Hero in her late 20's, only to lose it months later due to her quirk taking a toll on her body. In her youth, she hung out with All Might and David Shield during Toshi's American tour. All Might and AA both were in love with each other but were to focused on becoming hero's to admit it to one another. That is until AA comes to Japan years later during the show's events.

Kailey "Kat" Terranova (Metroid) - Kat is the Director of Development for Galactic Federation Space Research Station Number 2. In charge of keeping tabs with both the research team and Federation investors, Kat has been working with head scientist Steven Wheatfield to bring to light the transcendence of human minds into Artificial Intelligence. Unfortunately, things go wrong when the base is attacked by Ridley and the Space Pirates, and over the course of the Metroid franchise she becomes their unwilling genetically modified test subject.

Kat (Dragon Ball) - Out of rebellion runs away from home and her scammy father, and begins a life of crime after meeting Launch. Her awry ways quickly come to and end when Launch goes missing, and upon finding her meets Kid Goku and friends. However, she is often confronted with oddly familiar strangers after offering kindness to an old man of the same domineer, who are all Kami in disguise. Years later, her father finds her, and brings her back into his false promises. During their visit to the city, he is killed by King Piccolo, ironically freeing her of more torment, but cementing her connection with future Piccolo.

Kailey (Pokemon) - Owns a farm in west Unova. During her back and forth to the city after establishing her farm, news of one of the Submas brothers going missing is hard to miss. Little does she know that Arceus is about to use her, too, and soon she will cross fates with Ingo, the missing twin.

The Vulture (Spiderverse) - With her father abandoning her and her sickly mother, a new variant of the Vulture is soon to be added to the Spiderverse. Oscorp, having been experimenting on the poor population of the city, the Vulture is born with large brown wings as a result of her parents exposure to genetic mutagens. While her mother regards her as beautiful, society rejects her, burying her more into poverty. Ultimately, the illness takes her mother, and she seeks revenge on Oscorp and its hedge-funders.

Sarai Daan (Star Wars) - Sarai is a Togruta Jedi Knight and a survivor of the Clone Wars.

Kelda the Wild aka The Skrill Princess (How to Train Your Dragon) - A former hunter-trapper, Kelda once looked up to bounty hunters like Grimmel the Grisly during their youth and sought to appease her starving guild. However, her heart soon pulled her away from that life, and she would abandon all she knew to fight for the dragons, specifically a mother Skrill who left two children behind after she was killed by Grimmel.

Kat/Kailey/Kaleen/etc. (WoW, BG3, DnD, General Fantasy, etc.) - Always a Cleric with light or fire affinities, and always an Elf. Knowledgeable in Apologetics and religious texts of their god/gods and even other gods of their universe, and has a chaotic good alignment.

Guardian of Comfort (Rise of the Guardians/Guardians of Childhood) - Is the guardian of comfort and spirit of warmth and acceptance. Based on "comfort and joy" in the Christmas tune, she has fire abilities and is associated with candlelight. As a human, she died in a fire protecting the ones she loved, and was chosen by Man in Moon, to continue to provide her comforting presence to lost and despairing children all over the world.

Kailey (Sonic verse) - Specific universe will differ, but she is a human and usually a test pilot with aspirations to have a "lazy girl job". Very gifted but seen as a slacker to her co-workers, but never seems to get fired due to her working smart-not-hard work ethic. For more laid back universes, she has finally achieved this goal, and has an easy life with a garden.

#yooo look I'm finally making a new insert and f/o list!!! #also i've logged into computer tumblr for the first time since this shitty update and it BLOWS #anyway i'm back into my creative mood so send me asks about these please i may need help brain storming and elaborating #kailey speaks #f/o community #self ship #self insert

[tobiasdrake]

Orange League, Episode 12 - Sailing Joy! Across the Raging Sea!

Ash meets a burlier Nurse Joy with a suntan. The islands in this part of the archipelago are too small to host their own Pokemon Centers, so they all share a single Joy that travels by canoe to provide services. She treats Ash's group to lunch, and they decide to repay her by helping her provide medical care.

(Uh, I appreciate the sentiment, guys. But I'm not sure I'd want my medical check-up performed by child drifters moonlighting out of gratitude to the trained medical professional.)

That's pretty much the episode. Ash and Tracey follow Joy around, dragging Misty with them, to watch her practice medicine for tropical and aquatic Pokemon. They have trouble keeping up with her and end up obstructing her work multiple times.

They also take some time to talk about her backstory. As a child, she bonded with a giant Magikarp, who was the first Pokemon she ever provided care for. That experience inspired her to enter the Nurse Joy profession.

And, of course, they get attacked by Team Rocket. And after Ash and Tracey have interrupted her efforts to deliver medicine to sick Seel babies twice, too. Desperate to reach those Seels, Joy prays to the Pokemon Kami for salvation. Arceus answers her prayers, evolving her giant Magikarp buddy into Gyarados.

The medicine is delivered. This Joy remains pretty cool. And Ash's group screws off to avoid creating any further obstacles for her. Joy gives them directions to Navel Island, home to the next Gym for Ash to challenge, and they're on their way.

#pokemon liveblog #pokemon #orange league #nurse joy