#ooc / shit posting from marble's basement.

[informaticn]

are we at that time again where we have to remind everyone that hydra is na/zis   &   na/zis are bad

#zemo is a na/zi don't do it #just don't #fucking pick up sam if you want a blog #or if you just want a bad guy walker qualifies at this point in the mcu #there's about a trillion other villains you can run with from the films if you don't like him #don't fucking pick up zemo #i genuinely truly from the top & bottom of my heart don't care about what the mouse says #i don't care if they give him some fucked up ' redemption ' arc #he's a fuckin na/zi & that doesn't change just bc they wrap him up in a cute package to make you #pay less attention to that fact #i will block you on sight if i even so much as glimpse a zemo blog from the corner of my eye #i don't give a shit this is my hard line stance i will die on this hill #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #psa / read the avengers charter thoroughly.

[hadariyao-a]

you really haven’t lived until you’ve looked at a 2020-released game’s twitter replies

#the whirlwind of entitlement & bullying directed at social media folks that have 0 control over the game is Alive on twitter #every once in a white i check the a day twitter & it's apparently gotten so bad #that they've gone from posting every day interacting with people ; answering questions & directing people to support #they used to do this screetshot thing on saturday trying to get people to share their favorite in game photos #& now they tweet maybe a couple times a week usually just that shit people queue for the schedule like related news #but it's a mark contrast to what i've seen here on tumblr & over on reddit #bc tumblr is generally negative but habitually attacking the page EVERY TIME they say anything at all #* generally negative but isn't habitually attacking the page #& they made a post on reddit a while back & everyone there was super polite & understanding #of how difficult it is to do this work in this current situation #i don't know how they're fairing as a whole but i looked at the cyberpunk's twitter page too a bit back #& they were getting the same awful treatment #twitter is a cesspool is what i'm saying & it makes us look like we sing kumbaya on thursdays #* ooc / marble's basement smells like bad writing. #delete.

[swampgallows]

In your opinion, what race(s) do you think have the least interesting lore behind them? Or resonate with you the least

 imma be 100% honest that i dont know a ton of alliance lore. i think the underdogs in having kickass lore are actually the dwarves and gnomes; people think mechagnomes were just a temporary tie-in for bfa but they were actually alluded to all the way back in wrath of the lich king (in borean tundra... gee how do i know that haha) and make their grand debut in Ulduar with mimiron (though some are in borean and storm peaks quests). in comparison i think the lightforged draenei were kinda one-note to make argus relevant, though i think we’ll be seeing more lightbound stuff in shadowlands or the predictive ‘void lords xpac’. lightbound undead were also mentioned in the Before the Storm novel, so they may be setting a precedent.

and it sucks that magni and brann are obnoxious as fuck (or at least we’re sick to death of them) because brann’s motives are genuinely quite interesting. it also adds a unique dimension to the trope that dwarves are miners or dig just because theyre innately attuned to the earth by literally being of the earth, a race called ‘earthen’ that was, like gnomes, given the curse of flesh. that, and they dig in hopes of unearthing (literally) more about their pasts and their connection to the titans. that’s why magni turned to diamond, why brann is always showing up at titan constructs, and so on. 

tauren are a given for least interesting lore because they have none. blizz keeps piling on AU tauren to avoid addressing the elephant (minotaur?) in the room (maze???) which is that tauren are racist as fuck. taunka were a start, being closer to bison and having culture shaped by their environment, but theyre about as developed as their fellow anthropomorphic animal natives the tuskarr. yaungol branched out a little more, having scant mongolian influence and actually some impact on pandaria. the highmountain tauren were approached with specific tribal concepts in mind (if not at least a specific area, like the pacific northwest) and seem the closest to being a fantasy spin on real life culture. but the kalimdor tauren themselves, having both tipis and totem poles, are a botched racist mess. 

i really thought that during the crossroads cinematic when baine was warned that sylvanas would “come for thunder bluff” that it would be blizz’s quiet excuse to 1. level the playing field figuratively by trading teldrassil for thunder bluff and 2. level the playing field literally by scrapping all of the racist tauren shit and rebuilding it from the ground up, making executive decisions about which first nations people they want to draw inspiration from or respectfully represent. out of all the tauren tribes we used to hear about in classic barrens and mulgore, sadly i think the one with the most development is the fucking grimtotem, and how evil and shitty they are (but you still get magatha as a follower in the shaman class hall. cool)

and while i dont think poorly of the lore, i’ve gotta say that the majority of elf races resonate with me the least. ive said before about how all the elements are there for me to like blood elves, but they just don’t click for me. between the kind of characters belves were slated to be pre-BC and how they developed afterward, they really fell into the trappings of being The Pretty Horde Race and have been typecast since. blood elves were originally expected to be as ruthless as the undead, using their cunning and abuse of magic to gain power by any means possible. silvermoon originally struck me as being like the Vegas strip, that kind of gaudy veneer of over-the-top opulence to conceal its seedy or even criminal inner workings. shit like walking through the sparkling royal blue sheer curtains through a hookah den and down a marbled staircase into the basement where a bunch of warlocks are sapping the shit out of a naaru. THOSE are blood elves to me, but that’s not how people play them, and post-kael’thas that’s no longer where their lore is. after BC everything of the blood elves was founded on Lament of the Highborne and ex-jock Lor’themar stepping up to lead When No One Else Would and Liadrin begging the light to pwease forgive them. 

blood elf roleplay is its own animal entirely, and someday i might write an entire sociological dissertation on how blood elves IC and OOC are utterly symbiotic. ultimately though i think blood elves became the noble posh high elves/bourgeoisie orange county country club white people that everybody wants to pretend to be when playing them (and the very small percentage that wants to be Wood Elf Ranger), but it’s at the cost of what originally gave them their trademark Tragic Backstory. a bulk of that innate darkness, melancholy, and deceit has been expunged from their storyline.

now, blood elves are powerful without subjugation, luxurious and wealthy without avarice, slender and beautiful without vanity, intelligent without elitism, clever without cunning, and garner pity from their tragic pasts without being victims. they have become watered down and toothless, and this new diluted template was cloned, dyed purple, and stamped directly onto nightborne. the only further insult is that the nightborne, having deposed elisande and avoiding kaldorei on principle, are now mostly spending their time in the Horde living out the Born Sexy Yesterday trope. 

tl;dr elves are too pretty for me to relate to, and tauren are racist. please check out dwarves and gnomes instead if you want cool original warcraft lore.

#world of warcraft #metacraft #long post #gifs / #anon #ask

[informaticn]

pro tip for you   :   if you see nat   &   bucky on a team together,   esp if they alone make up the entire team,   do not engage.   your chances of getting blown up skyrocket when they’re near.

#remember when nat & bucky couldn't walk two feet without triggering an explosion i do #if you're on the team with them also you may want to keep distance #or split them up but like that present a new set of issues so #it's sort of like a pick your poison type of situation but one of the options is c4 #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.

[informaticn]

y’all are asking a lot of me at 1:37 on a friday afternoon

#i'm sorry the mouse gave you a na/zi & told you he wasn't #i am but he is #& i'm sorry if that makes you feel bad #blame the mouse for being so money hungry they did that #but zemo is a known na/zi & he's been around for YEARS his symbol is ALL na/zi #no matter how the mcu tries to wash that out #& esp when they're still blatantly pulling from his na/zi roots #trying to profit on it but also make him easier to swallow #it's just.... how the cookie unfortunately crumbles in this case #zemo is a nazi he has been for years in everything until now #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.

[informaticn]

what if   . . .   hear me out but what if   . . .   the teeniest,   tiniest starter call?   like.   one-liners.

#yes i know i owe ones still but those are gonna be a touch longer don't @ me #also i have like two brain cells to rub together rn let me live #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #starter call / i'm more than a little above your pay grade.

[informaticn]

i cannot think of a single reason why tony is in the b/w film considering the m/cu sacrificed nat’s relationship with him in full to make   . . .   whatever that was for steve,   but since he is if there’s not a scene where they get tony   ( stark )   &   tony   ( masters )   confused they will have truly wasted every opportunity afforded them

#they're not gonna make a good movie but they could still make an okay meme is what i'm saying #it's right there you can't take two tonys & put them in the same shitty place #& then not make fun of it #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.

[informaticn]

just wrote my every six months post about not giving a shit about the bw movie   &   queue’d it so i can’t wait for the announcement to come that it’s been delayed again

#every few months i have to write another one bc they keep delaying it & i can't find the old post #& i'm tired of writing them fuck just release it already #the only thing i actually care about is how miserable amanda is gonna be after seeing tony's cameo #that's it if it's not that i don't care #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.

[informaticn]

          I was a spy.   I was trusted.   Until I changed sides.   Funny how that happens. I gave up one country for another.   One country for an ideal.   I didn’t think of it that way at the time.   Call me crazy   ——   I just wanted to be free. 616-based natalia romanova of marvel comics,   handled by taylor.   independent,   selective,   highly critical of marvel.   non-mcu compliant.

                                                                       *   personal blogs do not interact.

#marvel rp #black widow rp #natasha romanov rp #natalia romanova rp #listen i know i haven't written in a couple days but also........ don't @ me #i wanted to make a new promo okay & i tried something a little different for me #i'm actually?? kinda happy with it for once #so i guess you could.... support your local spy who definitely isn't breaking into your house rn #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #* self promo. / sign on the dotted line to be stuck with me forever.

[informaticn]

thinking about this   &   how nat doesn’t hesitate to throw herself into the line of fire   &   make herself a target in order to buy time   ——

#i need to find the post i wrote on this before bc nat is #an amazing partner to have in a fight for her adaptability & skill in compensating her allies' weaknesses #fighting with nat means fighting while knowing that your blind sides are covered #& if you go down she'll give you time to get back up #she's just as good at fighting as a team as she is on her own i say loudly #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.

[informaticn]

seriously tho is   . . .   is this what thompson thinks nat has been doing all these years???

#ignoring the fact that thompson is treating is as tho a grapple is a new concept for nat #is this what?? she thinks??? nat's been using this whole time????? #please i need to fucking know this is the second time she's done this #& nat's grapple being built into her gauntlets has been a part of them since they were first introduced #HOW DO YOU DO THESE THINGS THAT ARE SO BAFFLING THOMPSON I NEED ANSWERS #WHERE ARE YOU GETTING YOUR REFERENCES FROM #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #wednesday spoilers

[informaticn]

additionally   :   if you see nat   &   tony on a team together,   keep them both in sight at all times.   if you lose one,   you’ve lost the fight.

#the plot twist on this one is that you usually want to keep tony in sight more #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement.

[informaticn]

listen i am just a single person,   standing on my apple box,   begging marble to just pick a goddamn haircut

#long hair? short hair? bob cut? straight? whatever the hell the 2020 run is doing? that nasty perm from the cap run? #just pick one!! PICK ONE!!! #i don't even fucking care which at this point any one!!! #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.

[informaticn]

as a reference   :   the interpretation of the red room / black widow ops program generally portrayed on this blog will be heavily headcanon-based,   with influence taken from what little is explored of it in the 1999,   2001,   &   pale little spider runs that center around natalia   &   yelena,   among various others less significantly.   i don’t take interpretation from the 2004,   2014,   2016,   or deadly origin runs into account.                                     PERSONAL BLOGS DO NOT INTERACT.

STATUS.   DEFUNCT   ;   EXISTENCE KNOWN TO INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES   &   WORLD AUTHORITIES,   BUT FEW DETAILS HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED   &   FEWER HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED OR DEBUNKED IN ANY OFFICIAL WAY.

INTRODUCTION.

put into consideration some time after the end of world war ii   &   into official operation during the cold war,   the black widow ops program   ( commonly referred to as   “ the red room ” )   was created for the purpose of training the perfect spy in order to gain an edge of the rest of the world in the field of intelligence.   it was placed under overall kgb authority within department x’s facilities   &   the program was subject to acting as an extension of the organization,   with the head of the program typically being a high-up officer in the soviet army.

RECRUITMENT.

the women of the black widow ops program are known for their extraordinary ability   &   fortitude   ;   they were often chosen from among the soviet army’s ranks following an exceptional display which showed a capacity for greater things,   as well as for their patriotism towards their country in their decision to enlist.

potential candidates were subject to extensive background checks in order to discover the best method of approach to ensure their acceptance of the offer to join the program.

upon acceptance,   both military   &   personal records of the trainees would be classified,   available only to training personnel   &   the program’s head.   widow trainees would,   for all intents   &   purposes,   cease to exist within the public light.

THE RED ROOM.

although the program as a whole is often called the red room,   there does exist a true red room   ——   the office out of which the head of the black widow ops program operated,   where widows would give their mission reports   &   receive their orders.   it was presumed that,   during it’s time in operation,   the red room was located in moscow,   russia.

UNKNOWN.   it is unknown who lead the black widow ops program during its initial time of operations,   though it is widely presumed that they are long-since dead due to their replacement in more recent operations.

STALYENKO,   YURI.   one of the modern heads of the black widow ops program,   who oversaw the training   &   orders given to black widow belova.   replaced following the widows’ uncovering of his plot to steal nuclear weapons hidden during the cold war   &   he was arrested.     /     STATUS.   alive,   in custody.

TISCHENKO.   the most recent,   presumed final, head of the black widow ops program,   who took over from stalyenko following the latter’s arrest.   presumed to have died following the fall of the red room after multiple defections from the black widow ranks,   though unconfirmed.     /     STATUS.   unknown,   presumed deceased.

THE WIDOWS.

the primary assets of the black widow ops program,   the black widows were women recruited   &   placed under extensive physical,   espionage,   &   mental fortitude training   &   tests in order to make them into the world’s greatest spies.   upon graduation of the program,   the women were given the title of the black widow.

although the number of years the program was in full operation or how many women began training is unclear,   there have been only two women to have ever graduated   &   obtained the title.

ROMANOVA,   NATALIA IVANOVNA.   the first to graduate   &   said to be the very best agent to be produced of the program.   presumed to have served through the cold war.   defected to the avengers following several skirmishes,   after which she would take on a role as a western superhero.     /     STATUS.   alive,   active.

BELOVA,   YELENA.   the second known graduate of the program.   involved in the incident with la frenesie immortel serum in rhapastan.   defected to her own interests sometime after initial contact with her predecessor,   details unknown.     /     STATUS.   alive,   active.

THE WOLF SPIDER PROGRAM.

following the success of the black widow ops,   an alternative program was created in order to train a second,   male,   operative to work alongside the black widow operative.   the program was deemed a failure,   however,   &   discontinued when it’s sole trainee proved to be impossible to control.

CONSTANTIN,   NIKO.   the sole trainee of the wolf spider ops program.   the program was shut down before he was able to claim the wolf spider title,   although he would later use the name for a gang he ran in a gulag where he was imprisoned.   charges unknown.     /     STATUS.   presumed alive,   imprisoned.

BIOCHEMICAL ENHANCEMENTS.

as part of the process of creating the perfect spies,   the black widow ops program employed biochemist dr. lyudmila antonovna kudrin to provide the widows with biochemical enhancements in order to aid them as spies in the field   &   improve their overall ability to function as such.

RESISTENCE TO AGING.   the serum given to the widows grant them a resistance to the aging process   &   the deterioration of the body that comes with it   ;   although they are not immortal,   they are capable of living considerably longer than the average human,   with the oldest widow being a woman in her 90′s who appears to still be in her late twenties / early thirties.

ENHANCED HEALING.   while far from instantaneous by any means,   the serum grants the widows the ability to heal at a rate reportedly five times faster than the average human does.   fatally inflicted injuries will likely still kill them,   however,   before they have a chance to heal from them.

ENHANCED IMMUNE SYSTEM.   the serum augments the widows’ immune system,   giving them a greater resistance to illness,   diseases,   poisons,   &   toxins,   to the extent that they rarely,   if ever,   get sick,   &   are able to recover significantly quicker from the effects than an average human.

LEGACY.

although the defection of black widow romanova,   &   the later revelation of the winter soldier’s attachment to the program,   thrust the existence of the black widow ops into the public light,   this is largely only on the surface   ;   specifics regarding operations undertaken,   training facilities,   &   personnel involved in the creation   &   deployment of the widows continues to be a mystery to all outside of the few directly involved.

it is,   however,   believed by most modern-day intelligence agencies that all primary personnel are deceased or out of the game following the defection of black widow belova,   some by natural causes,   other through internal termination or the various counter-activities by both rogue widows.

MISCELLANEOUS.

the winter soldier served as a partial trainer for the original program during the cold war,   although his involvement,   or lack thereof,   in the later established operations is not be confirmed.

#i probably missed some things i should have included here but #there i'm never thinking about this mess again #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #headcanon / what matters is you loved and lived. #file / black widow ops.

[informaticn]

anyways you know who is amazing in every way possible?   james rhodes.

#does rhodey know that i love him i hope he does #also i'm gonna do clint's & hulk's daily challenges again then put more stuff in my queue #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.

[informaticn]

another wednesday another twenty minutes of silent prayers that marble retires the old crew so our collective misery can fuckin end

#this cap run is so boring some of y'all have just been reading this every week? how #i mean it's a nice change of pace from the bw run that makes my skin crawl but still #they couldn't have given steve a little excitement #ooc / shit posting from marble's basement. #delete.