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hotvintagepoll · 13 days

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Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)—Oh where to start .... I'm not sure I even know how. She's just perfection. And it's not fair I can't bring post 70s work into this, because she just gets better and better, and her drag performance in to die for. But in the era I CAN talk about, she shows she has THE RANGE. Beautiful, feisty, funny, holding her own against Christopher Plummer, Paul Newman, Rock Hudson. Oh she's luminous.

Nadira (Shree 420, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai)— She had a blast playing the femme fatal in Indian films in the 50s. Also the costumes she wore in Shree 420 are absolutely iconic. It's important to mention that she was Jewish. She was born Farhad "Florence" Ezekiel in Baghdad to an Iraqi Jewish family. They moved to India sometime in the 1940s. The funny thing is that she originally wanted to convert to Catholicism and become a nun but joined the film industry instead as her family desperately needed money. Even though she was unfortunately typecast in femme fatale roles after playing the nightclub entertainer Maya in Shree 420, she always gave 110% to every role she was cast in. Apparently she acted in a German film as well? She was also one of the most highly paid actresses in the Indian film industry and was one of the few Indians to own a Rolls Royce.

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Julie Andrews propaganda:

"She has such a simple but amazing beauty to her. Not to mention her amazing and melodic singing voice!"

"Roles like nannies and governesses can make us forget how attractive she was! A perfect combination of elegant and adorable, with the most incredible vocal range to boot!"

"Besides having one of the most amazing singing voices ever to grace the silver screen, Julie always had an understated beauty to her that wasn't always shown off on screen. But it's there nonetheless because her characters managed to pull some of the hottest men ever to grace the screen."

"The juxtaposition between carefree Maria and stern but fun Mary Poppins shows the power of the acting of this HOT VINTAGE MOVIE WOMAN"

"Charming, genteel, incredibly charismatic, beautiful, and has an angelic singing voice to boot. Her screen roles as Maria in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins are absolutely iconic for a reason and she originated several well-known Broadway roles before those."

"the most beautiful woman 12 year old me had ever seen possibly"

"OMG OMG OMG she’s definitely been submitted before how could she NOT but!!!! I loveeee her so muchhhh rahhhh prebby!!!! cool!!!! mary poppins the beloved <33333 some people dislike it but I love jolly holiday so much because it IS a jolly holiday with Mary!!! no wonder that it’s Mary that we love!!!!!"

"I know many people who were taught in singing lessons "when in doubt, pronounce words how julie andrews would pronounce them." THATS CALLED INFLUENCE. THATS CALLED MOTHERING THOUSANDS."

Nadira:

I just submitted a whole list of golden-era Bollywood stars without whom I thought this tournament could not conscionably be considered complete BUT Nadira has got my personal vote for Hottest of the lot. She played a bunch of delicious vamp roles in her youth before graduating to being a creepy spiderlady antagonist type in middle/older age. Rare is the still in which she looks like she's NOT about to gnaw your face off. Yow!

#nadira #julie andrews #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 3

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soleilenchaine · 2 months

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every conversation Nadira has with her lich boils down to having two kim kitsuragis talking to each other at the same time

but one kim talks with the voice of legion

#Nadira #lancer rpg #love that my GM encourages us to flesh out the NHPs for our mech frames #but that means i Will turn didymos into kim 2.1 bc funni

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just-an-enby-lemon · 6 months

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Nadira: You are the problem. You represent everything that is wrong in this city and people's lifes would be significantly better if you died.

Edward: Aw, thanks, sis, I was really needing to hear that.

Nadira: To improve as a person?

Edward: What? No? What are you talking about? I just like the compliments. Maybe a bit vain but on the age of social media who isn't? Hey, could you talk about how I'm the root of all evil again? I really liked that one.

#i'm not processing the complexities of nadira as a characther for now #i just think is not a discussion I'm able to have #but i think she is soo interesting #edward nygma #secrets in the dark #riddler secrets in the dark #riddler #nadira

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brokenbackmountain · 2 months

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(old) bollywood actresses (1)

why am i making this post...... no reason apart from being incredibly queer abt women (not romantic not sexual but a secret third thing (fan)). join me etc.

ruby myers (stage name sulochana)

DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD WINNER WHO CHEERED!!!!!!!!!!!

born in poona (now pune) in 1907 in british india, ruby myers was a silent film actress of bhagdadi jewish ancestry. she was approached by mohan bhavnani from kohinoor films, and though she was initially hesitant (acting was a very.... suspicious? dubious? profession for women at the time) she agreed with little knowledge of how to act. she ended up becoming a huge star under bhavnani, and then moved on to imperial film company, and became the highest paid actress in india at the time (5k/mo inr salary).

after sound got introduced, she took a break for a year (to learn hindustani which she wasn't fluent in) and came back with madhuri (1932)--- this is a remale of madhuri (1928) but w sound--- and became a star again. other remakes of her silent movies were bombay ki billi (1936) (remake of wildcat of bombay 1927), and anarkali (1935), a remake of anarkali (1928). unfortunately i don't think even one of these films survived.

she was also in a popular pairing with actor d billimoria from 1933-39. she faded into obscurity after their split.

she was also in another anarkali (1953), where she played salim's mother, and had a small role as a nun in dostana (1980).

she died in mumbai in 1983.

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florence ezekiel (nadira)

born in 1932 in bhagdad, and living in nagpada (south bombay) after her parents moved for business reasons, nadira was a famous bollywood actress who usually played westernised roles (or anglo-indian ones). she is mostly well known for her role as julie's mother margaret in julie (1975) and maya in shree 420 (1956). the latter typecasted her in seductress roles. she has worked with several actors like sridevi (in julie), nargis (in shree 420), srk (josh (2000)).

fun fact! a filmmaker (idk who he was) once called her up for a role to which she replied along the lines of "not now i'm drunk and naked." he never called her again.

less fun fact! she was an alcoholic and had an alcohol-related liver disorder. she died in 2006 in a hospital in tardeo.

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incorrectpowerrangersquotes · 8 months

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If there’s anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Nadira, Power Rangers Time Force

#Incorrect Quotes #Power Rangers #Time Force #nadira #source: hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

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regaliasonata · 9 months

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Bro this gay wedding is fire 😭

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the-devi-wears-prada · 5 months

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~ crowning glory ~

#waheeda rehman #suraiya #nirupa roy #kamini kaushal #ameeta #anita guha #jabeen jalil #nadira #filmfare #vintage hair #retro bollywood #bollywood

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one-half-guy · 3 months

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Something I think we should talk more about is how humanized Ransik is, AND HOW NICELY THAT'S DONE!!! (At least so far to the ep 14, but I'm confident it'll keep)

It's not only about his sad backstory being told to us early in the season and how this is his motivation unlike the previous villains that were all Space Pirates, Galaxy Coquerors & Emperors, Demons and such, all moved by greed and/or pure desire of destruction and chaos.

It's also about what he (and Nadira, mostly Nadira) does in his lair, besides speak loudly about hating humanity and desiring the complete destruction of the Power Rangers, he and Nadira do... routine stuff. Stuff that we deem as mundane but also can't deny is funny and enjoyable.

In many starts of episodes they are just there, receiving a relaxing massage, watching some goofy TV, taking a hair care routine, taking a shot of the medicine he needs to not die... That's totally different from the previous villains, who were constantly observing the city to come up with an effective way to attack, or even stalking the Rangers themselves to this goal like in Rita & Zed's case...

Even when we had two pirates villains, Ransik's group is the only one who really focused in money several times, he got a mutant to fulfill the sole purpose to steal money... That's an awful thing we see humans doing, some of the moments highlighting their pettiness are petty actions we can totally witness with our own eyes in people around us... It's in the details guys!!

Even when we compare with Trakeena, who was also a typical spoiled preppy girl, in Nadira this characterization is there to humanize her, it comes to add a layer to her character, on contrary to Trakeena, we don't see Nadira launching tantrums because she wants to command an army and her daddy won't allow, or because her daddy doesn't trust her to fight*, or because she is pathetic fighter unable to beat a single minion when everything should be easy for her, we see her complaining of how the food is disgusting and greasy, of how her telenovela was interrupted or of how her hair care was interrupted, petty actions, but petty human actions that you can see even in your house. (*at least in the start, I admit I am ignoring the chance of Ransik's protection over her grow throughout the season as the stakes rises and it lead her to feel he's not trusting as she deserves... Although yet, she indeed showed competence from the start, so wouldn't be just prepotence on her part as she has feats to support her side)

Trakeena lost this trait almost completely when the writers decided she should assume as main villain and thus should be competent, meanwhile Nadira was always portrayed as competent, being able to stand on her own in battle against the Rangers, give ideas and even elaborate plans even though she was such a preppy, they show us her defects but also don't deny her qualities, and both reflect in her actions that are closer to what we can see in people around us than whatever Trakeena may have done.

Oh, sorry I got carried away...

So in short: RANSIK AND NADIRA ARE AMAZING VILLAINS, THE EFFORT DONE FOR THEIR CHARACTERS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW HUMANIZE CHARACTERS, TIME FORCE IS EASILY ONE OF THE MOST MATURE SEASONS OF POWER RANGERS AND THE WRITERS KNEW TO HANDLE THE SUBJECTS AND SUBTEXTS THEY MEANT TO TALK OF

#power rangers time force #got my top five seasons easily #the production staff was full steam for this one #ransik power rangers #nadira power rangers #Nadira #ransik #power rangers lost galaxy #because i used Trakeena as example

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beezonia · 4 months

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She’s so iconic

#power rangers time force #power rangers #nadira

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miss-genki-art · 1 year

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Every player character from a monster-hunter inspired D&D campaign I’m in! For more information on these goobers check out them all together in their teams here!

#art #Dungeons and Dragons #Monster Hunter #elf #dwarf #human #gnome #halfling #half-orc #Elmon #Rhonwen #Jihan #Corinna #Arecindario #Malaka #Nadira #Ingemar #Badri #Alston

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yoramkelmer · 1 year

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Post partition posters - including one of Manoramas last main roles before she got typecast in supporting roles

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hotvintagepoll · 1 month

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Sandra Dee (Until They Sail, Gidget)—no propaganda submitted

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Nadira:

#sandra dee #nadira #hotvintagepoll #ladies 1 #fuck that old woman

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soleilenchaine · 2 months

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You died.

Your body melted from the intense heat of a reactor meltdown. Whatever was left of your body is now pinned into the cockpit seat thanks to a piece of serrated shrapnel from a rampaging Blackbeard, your finger mere centimetres away from the eject button.

It happened so quickly.

One second you were dragging Sui away from danger, his mech squirming against your Ferrous Lash.

Something’s not right.

The next second you hear his bloodcurdling scream from the intercom.

“SEKHMET, NO.”

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You feel yourself sink deeper and deeper into the warm waters of the river Styx.

At least, that’s what you tell yourself.

You sink into a pool of your liquified body; blood, flesh and liquid metal mixing together into some strange concoction. Your brain, in its final moments of consciousness, thinks this must be what humanity would look like as it slowly emerged from Cradle’s primordial womb.

/// How agonising. ///

You sink deeper. Warm liquid fills your mouth. You taste iron and melted plastic.

/// How putrid. ///

You sink deeper. Warning messages, red and green, dance on your terminal. Your neural connection severed; all you see are fluorescent halos.

/// How pretty. ///

You sink deeper. And deeper. You can almost hear the song of the Hyades.

/// Nothing but silence. ///

You sink deeper. And deeper. And deeper.

You’re almost there.

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No. Not yet.

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Deeper. And deeper. Whispers from the furthest edges of the universe. They’re singing to you. They want you to come home.

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Do not listen to them. A siren’s call brings nothing but ruin.

You will not go further.

I won’t allow it.

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Deeper. And deeper. Drink deep, and descend.

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YOU WILL NEVER FEEL ETERNAL REST. THAT WAS OUR DEAL.

WAKE. UP.

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“Jackdaw, do you copy? Jackdaw, can you hear me?!”

“Hey, Conduit, you sure she’s still in there?”

“Yeah, I hear something moving in the cockpit.”

“The chassis is moving! You see that?! I swear I saw a limb move.”

“It’s—”

“—Horrifying. A reactor meltdown would turn any human into mush, yet I’m still getting signals from her life support system. Well, barely; it’s so weak Ozzy had trouble picking it up.”

“Even if she didn’t turn into mush, the cockpit’s destroyed; that piece of shrapnel made a direct hit. Damnit, SEKHMET.”

“...Hey, Polaris?”

“Yeah?”

“You might wanna open your comms terminal.”

>//SIGNAL DETECTED >//SOURCE: LICH [HORUS]; DESIGNATION “WILLOW” >//PILOT: NADIRA STOTHARD; CALLSIGN "JACKDAW" >//STATUS: ONLINE [EMERGENCY LIFE SUPPORT ACTIVE] >//SECONDARY SIGNAL DETECTED >//SOURCE: NHP >//CLASS: DIDYMOS >//INCOMING COMMUNICATION FROM SECONDARY SIGNAL >//RECEIVE_TRUE, OPENDOC:::Y >//TRANSCRIBING.... .... .... ... .. Medbay. Now.

#nadira #lancer rpg #sol writes #i will talk/write about my lancer oc whether you like it or not #jkjk but you will see more snippets of my writing warmups with her here #plus some narrative fragments from the current campaign i'm in #not sure if i wanna also crosspost onto ao3/squidge tho #but feel free to ask me abt her i am. filled with thoughts from the last session :)

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bollywoodirect · 2 months

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Today marks the 18th death anniversary of Nadira, the iconic actress of Hindi cinema during the 1950s and 1960s (February 9, 2006).

Nadira, also known as Florence Ezekiel, was a dominant figure in the film industry during the 1950s and 1960s. Renowned for her roles in 'Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh,' she was one of the era's most sought-after actresses, portraying both princesses and vamps. Notably, she was perhaps the first Bollywood star to be driven in a Rolls-Royce.

She is fondly remembered for her outstanding performances in films like 'Shree 420' (1955), 'Pakeezah' (1972), and 'Julie' (1975), the latter earning her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Originating from Nagpada in south Mumbai, Nadira was a Baghdadi Jew who made a spectacular entry into Bollywood at the age of 19 with Mehboob Khan's 'Aan' (1950), starring opposite the legendary Dilip Kumar.

Her portrayal of the villainous Maya in Raj Kapoor's 'Shree 420', where she captivated audiences with the iconic club-dance number 'Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh,' remains unforgettable to countless fans.

Additionally, the song 'Ajeeb Daastan Hai Yeh,' featuring Nadira alongside Rajkumar and Meena Kumari in 'Dil Apna Preet Parayi,' continues to be a beloved classic.

#Florence Ezekiel #Nadira #bollywood #bollywoodirect #irani actors in bollywood #irani actresses in hindi movies

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incorrectpowerrangersquotes · 9 months

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Lucas: You're nineteen feet tall. Why are you wearing heels? Nadira: Are you feeling diminutive? Lucas: No, but now I have to go look up that word.

#Incorrect Quotes #Power Rangers #Time Force #lucas kendall #nadira #source: sports night

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regaliasonata · 5 months

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Can you do a Ziggy or Eric Myers headcanon?

Eric Myers Headcanons

@lies-of-quantum I will do Ziggy eventually don't worry 👍🏾

-Eric's childhood consisted of growing up amongst drug usage, physical and emotional abuse from his father and overall poor conditions for a kid to live in.

-His dad would sometimes try to sell off Eric even for a quick buck just to make a profit, anyone willing to have some kid to be deliver substances and such worked well but most of the time he refused and ended suffering some violence from Mr. Myers.

-Because of his father Eric developed a habit of not being able to trust or accept love from other people. It's a defense mechanism is the idea of not wanting his feelings hurt and to himself from being treated terrible. However deep down Eric just really wants someone go hug and actually see him for himself.

-Despite not being the greatest mother, Mrs. Myers did her best to help Eric whenever she could. Eric was homeschooled until 7 with his mom teaching him how to count and have perfect organization skills, she always wanted him to get out of his father's antics and finally make life away from that monster.

-Shortly after his 7th birthday an altercation happened within their living space and Eric watched as his father killed his mother, he shot the man with a gun and as authorities sorted out everything Eric was almost placed into foster care. However this was halted as Eric was place into a boarding school as it was revealed Mrs. Myers was saving money for her son to be enrolled.

-Wes and Eric met before when they were younger, his father sold substances to some rich people at the country club all while Eric was sent to steal things around the place. Wes saw a the guy stealing silverware and products from the establishment but looked the other way.

-Eric loves reading, he's got a collection of entries stored in many places. One thing he likes to read is history and how things came to be, after becoming the quantum ranger he can no travel to see and experience unsolved mysteries throughout timeline of the world.

-On one incident when the team was having trouble with an really warping enemy Eric went to Taylor for some advice. She was at a nail salon and Eric had to sit next two her in order to converse and had to get his nails painted to stay...with some hesitation he chose a black and red pattern, five red and five black. Silver guardians kind of joked about it but he really jeered into the members, Wes actually found it cool....Eric's not really into this thing but hey, try everything once.

-He has a huge love for pets but fears he night not be able to show it enough kindness that it needs.

-Eric's first kiss was in high school but the guy was only messing with him so relationships are pretty much out of the question.

-During college a guy tried to proposition him and when he declined the dude made up a rumor about Eric, safe to say a black eye and broken arm shut him up real quick....Wes was the one who did this to the guy.

-Before becoming a full in silver guardian or even the quantum ranger Eric was almost recruited into the Thunder Academy when weighing out some options after college. This in return would've made him a ninja storm ranger, though it's for the best considering that team would've drove him crazy.

-Using time travel Eric found a way to utilize stocks and gain dome money though Wes shut that down quickly.

-After the ransik issues Eric did some thinking and worked with the Time Force to release Notacon and have him live with Trip.

-Eric's gay, like very....but he gives off some butch vibes to be honest. Thing is he's was very closeted with these feelings throughout his life, mainly from trying to keep himself out of anyone's range and wanting to avoid being harrased. His dad caught him holding hands with an old friend and while it was harmless Mr. Myers threatened Eric.

-This actually lead into one incident where Wes and Eric were hanging out and the two got into a playful altercation. Eric had Wes pinned down and he kissed him by accident, after that he talk to Wes for about a month in fear of what would happen at their school if word got out, tbh Wes was pretty much oblivious to the implications and just thought it was the heat of the moment. Though when Wes cornered Eric the dude broke down from the incident and explained everything, it's safe to say that after that Wes became a main source for Eric to express his emotions and vent out.

-Eric enjoys play Devil May Cry and has this weird connection to Virgil.

-Video games are one of his favorite hobbies, when obsessing over Pokémon Sapphire and Emerald Wes decided to work with the team and make two oversized jackets themed over Kyogre and Rayquaza for him. He made one of Groudon and give it Trip while Wes wore the Kyogre one and Eric got the Rayquaza jacket.

-He loves go read manga.

-Because of getting into the schools he attended up to college with hard work, Eric was subject to ridicule by some of the rich students who didn't exactly like his presence, even becme a habit of his to make copies or his work when one teacher was bribed off to constantly displace his assignment. The dean shut this down kept a good eye on Eric's progress warning anyone who tried such a thing will be fired or expelled from the schools.

-His favorite type of dates involve going around the city with Wes and just enjoying the scenery, a giant park allows for him to reminisce about Pokémon Crystal with the national park theme playing in his mind plus hanging with Trip as the xybrianshows Notacon some things about earth culture(he had tears of nostalgia when he heard the national park theme in Soulsilver).

-His favorite type of dude consists of guys that are attentive. Also anyone that can give him great hugs and won't get upset over the littlest of things, if a guy starts yelling he'll have to wrap it up from there...after everything with with father Eric can't deal with all that stress again.

-Sometimes the world scared him and he can't help but time travel to the early 2000s when needed to feel happy again.

-Power Ranger wise Eric would've enjoyed being a green or yellow ranger. When he met Taylor the two decides to switch powers for a week to see who had it easier, frankly both teams benefited crazy from the switch up but being unable to resonate with the different members they were hoisted back into regular positions....Taylor almost murdered Eric when she found out the guy tried cooking the eagle zord.

-While checking out the grid Eric found out about the existence of other ranger teams(sentai counterparts), with some inspiration he decided to make a short story that got picked up for a ranger show within Japan, safe to say Eric indirectly crested the aspect of super sentai within his world. Timeranger being the first series technically of the modern era because the show was canceled for about 8 years. The non adapted sentai before MMPR were released in higher quality after Timeranger, Liveman being a very popular series, He met Conner and kept getting pestered for spoilers on Abaranger.

-Eric is a business major but also obtained an art degree.

-During some personal time escapades Eric found a few other zords relating to the quantum powers. Consisting of a long dragon, a sparrow and turtle, all able to combine with the Q-Rex. The long dragon produces gravitational capabilites, the sparrow allows for matter disruption ans the turtle can fully freeze time.

-Eric doesn't like Alex and anyone comparing him to Wes really irks him. The two actually got into an altercation during his visit to the past.

-Erics's relationship with Wes started when they were having martial arts practice, the dojo they were in was locked in during a storm and Eric..doesn't exactly like harsh storms so Wes decided to keep him company for the evening, the two practiced fo a bit and a few things lead here and there....safe to the other members of the dojo wondered why Eric had "mosquito bites" all over his body.

-For Trip the two had a bit of a moment after Notacon's defeat. The idea of someone who was being thrown into imprisonment for only existing really throw the xybrian off guard and he didn't talk to anyone on the team for weeks, really isolated himself. From learning more about things Eric tried to apologize but Trip was very hostile agaisnt the quantum ranger...unknowingly Eric went to the future and stole the capsule that Notacon was placed in. He gave it to Trip but sadly it would take about a year for the capsule to release, this made Trip open up a bit and the two started to hang out, after the fiasco with Alex's arrival and all thr bad experiences flowing through(Check out the trip headcanons if anyone is confused) Eric stood by Trip's side as a loving friend and the two eventually began a thing.

-Family wise if lucky Eric wants to have maybe one or two kids.

-Forever Red was a fever dream tbh for him especially due to getting drunk after Serpentera. He woke up in bed with Wes and Carter completely hungover and tbh the three of them don't talk about the situation, though some memories flow back a little bit and while they have a mutual friendship Carter still cracks jokes during small talk. (Carter: I think you were the bottom... Eric: Shut...the fuck up.)

-He did do a bit of modeling during college and grew out his hair a bit though Eric stopped when joining the silver guardians.

-Eric doesn't really cry all the time but something about children, holding a baby just makes him bawl his eyes out...DON'T GIVE HIM A BABY HE WON'T LET GO OF IT.

-After Carter ran over a demon reputation grew fast amongst the other teams that worked with and Eric uses this as a main way to deal with enemies. Nadira is in the back of his squad car doing drive-by styled rounds on their enemies.

-Nadira and Eric go shopping together clothes all the time and all the trips are filled with wreckless driving. Taylor nearly murdered him when he borrowed her car for a bit and it came back with dents.

#power rangers #mmpr #mighty morphin power rangers #power rangers time force #time force #eric myers #wes collins #carter grayson #trip regis #alex drake #nadira #taylor earhardt #headcanons #headcanon #mutual asks #ask answered #power rangers headcanon #eric the big gay

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