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shadow-and-purgatory · 7 months

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My dnd characters ranked by how atrocious I think the discourse surrounding them would be if they were from a popular media

Mera - at the bottom of the list is Mera. I've only played Mera twice so it's hard to say, but I already know that she wouldn't have much discourse surrounding her. She's sweet, a little freaky to look at, but in a charming way. She's not the brightest of the bunch in her party, and she frequently misinterprets the situation, but she's not super problematic. I feel like the worst fandom treatment she'd get would just be like. People infantilizing her (she is like. 3 years old but she's also a young adult), but I don't see there being any discourse surrounding her. (as of now)

Whisper - whisper wouldn't really have Discourse, per se, but she would have Haters. I can feel it in my core. Similarly to Mera, I think she'd definitely get infantilized by the fandom a lot since she's very simplistic in her problem solving, and emotes very big and expressively. Unlike Mera, though, I think people would just think she was annoying instead of quirky and charming. She doesn't have any specific discourse surrounding her, and she's a cute girl, so she isn't the Least Popular character, but she's definitely not well liked by the fandom at large.

Ozy - I dont see Ozy as having a TON of discourse either. In large part because hed probably fly relatively under the radar for the more rabid Discourse Fans. He isn't super flashy, nor is he "problematic." He's Just a Guy. I could see his Anger Issues and short temper, as well as his tendency to break things with his crowbar when he's angry, as traits that fans might say are potentially toxic. I could also see people saying that his dynamic with trickster is unhealthy, due to her having no memories. There would be discourse abt whether or not he's taking advantage of her since she's in a vulnerable position and clearly desperate for companionship after god knows how long alone. Ozy has some amount of contention, but it's avoidable, and if you weren't in that side of the fandom, you probably wouldn't even know there was any controversy or discourse involving Ozy, bc he's just not super inflammatory.

Johanna - Johanna is where things start to get uglier. She's a pretty mad scientist who experiments on herself and is motivated by personal gain and also the evil company she works for. She would have a lot of fans who like her in a "go girlboss" sort of way, and probably some simps as well. That being said, there would also be a lot of people saying that the people who like Johanna are glorifying violence. a lot of value judgments about whether it's morally right to be a fan of Johanna. She's problematic! You can't like her, that would make you a bad person. Standard Not-Squeaky-Clean-Popular-Character discourse. It'd be really annoying discourse.

Verity - oh my god. The discourse surrounding verity would be bonkers-insane and insufferable. She's got everything. Questionable decision making. Mommy AND daddy issues. A fraught and close relationship with her younger brother. Loose morals. She's "minor coded"(short). She lies to her friends. She's insane. She's killed people. The internet hates any kind of nuance in its characters, so Verity would for SURE get butchered. I genuinely don't know who would be more insufferable, the rabid verity apologists claiming that Verity did nothing wrong and nothing that happened was her fault, or the people saying verity is the root of all evil and she should die because she's a bad person. If you want to say something about how her mental illness and warped view of the world shaped and informed a bad choice she made, you would be bombarded with people either saying that you're making excuses for her behavior, or saying that you can't criticize her because she's literally neurodivergent and minor coded. People claiming that anyone who likes her is romanticizing mental illness, and a handful of people who ARE romanticizing veritys insanity. People would have her in their dnis. There are essays about why she's the worst character and why she's harmful. You cannot have a productive discussion online about the nuances of her actions and character. She's soooo problematic, i just know the discourse around verity would be godawful. If she were a male character people would call her their poor little meow meow though

#listen I know my characters #I know fandoms #I know Mera would have the least discourse and verity would have the worst #whisper wouldn't have discourse but people wouldn't like her #Ozy would get called toxic and Johanna would be a point of moral contention #the people woobifying verity would definitely exist #and they'd be annoying as fuck #ramblimgs #late night ramblimgs #dnd ramblimgs #verity vimvaizal #ozymandius Irving #Oc ramblimgs #ozy irving #mera chime #johanna #whisper

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hollow-head · 21 days

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Responses to the most frequent comments on my Dungeon Meshi/TAZ crossover doodle

Laios and fair food

2. Taako cooking for real

3. Encounters with plants

(hello, in the manga, the pollen comes out the mouths)

bonus

#i never really drew taz fanart except Merle in a Grass Grass or Grass tshirt was my twitter icon for a long time #dungeon meshi #the adventure zone #i know it's not a popular piece of media any more but i enjoyed it when i listened to it and i still think of it fondly #even though i never had a very consistent idea of character designs

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clown-owo · 1 year

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been replaying the Portal series I think this is where its heading

#i haven't drawn in like. half a month. which listen i know i don't post much here but i do draw a lot #i have another blog. but also sometimes i just don't post things. i draw for myself #just got burnt out from working on an animation final 😔#so anyway. eased myself back in with a silly comic about portal #my irl saw my shitty sketch and thought glados was painting chell which is very funny to me.#chelldos #but like. unrequited. glados is obsessed with chell. chell is not having a good time #portal #chell #GlaDOS #GlaD0S #my art #og post #1k #5k #10k #20k #edit: i made this post almost a year ago and it haunts me. theres a typo. chell is out of character.#because i couldn't come up with a good reason for her to be there in the first place #and this was a shitty ms paint replicating drawing that i did just to get back into drawing #i didn't think it would gain much attention #i was Wrong #anyway someone in the comments said this is what happens when you speedrun thats an infintely better setup for the punchline #EDIT 2: ok i fixed it fuck you

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redcallisto · 5 months

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Kieran my baby boy. someone take him to a therapist please

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royaltea000 · 4 months

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Would you rather have a twink dad or lesbian daughter

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bread-that-draws · 1 year

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Flowey’s so funny and has me so fucked up like he’s a talking flower. He tries to kill you upon your first interaction. He is ten years old. He is damaged beyond repair. He’s a flower named Flowey. He’s become friends with every single character. He’s killed all of them countless times. He knows everything about everyone. He doesn’t care anymore. He takes care of his mom when she can’t take care of herself. He’s killed her before. He doesn’t care if you kill her. He thinks she’s trying to replace him. He just wants to be himself again. He wants to destroy everything. He hates you. You’re the only one who understands him. He wants his best friend back. He’s terrified of them. He believes in kill or be killed because he died by giving mercy to the wrong person. He believes himself to be the wrong person. He doesn’t understand when you show him that kindness he showed others, even when you know he could kill you for it. He’s tried every route. He asks you if you have anything better to do when you try to do the same. He’s a direct reflection of the player. He’s a fucking talking flower named flowey and his only voice line is by Ronald McDonald and his officially licensed plush does a little dance for you