#our intrepid Hero

[sage-nebula]

Jounouchi for the meme :3

What I like about them

His bravery and determination! This boy has endless perseverance and six hundred yen to his name and he will make the most of both of them. An Egyptian God couldn't kill him in a way that mattered, and people really think they're going to stop him when he puts his mind to something? Please. He's also snarky and funny as hell (in the manga / English dub of the anime, at least). Love this boy.

What I dislike about them

In the early parts of the manga he was a perv toward women because haha, perversion is so funny, right? 🙃 No, it's not. Rest in peace, Takahashi, but I hate how much you included male characters being pervs in the early chapters of the manga. (Jounouchi was far from the only victim of this.)

Favourite moment

Either when he stayed in the Black Crown to rescue Yuugi during the fire, or the pier duel when he broke through the Millennium Rod's control to save Yuugi from drowning. 😭 My heart will never recover fr.

Least favourite moment

Again, the moments in the early part of the manga when he was a perv toward the female characters . . . so fucking gross.

A situation with this character that I want to see explored more

Honestly I feel like not enough attention is paid to the fact that the home Jounouchi comes from is not only broken, but that he's scraping by by the skin of his teeth working part-time jobs (which he really shouldn't even be doing as a high school student, but does it anyway to support himself and his piece of shit dad). Like jokes are made in the manga about how Jounouchi will jump at the chance to make some money, or how he'll scarf down any food he can get his hands on, but like, yeah! He's dirt poor! His dad is a worthless scumbag who is abusive and neglectful and doesn't work! He has food insecurity because again, he's broke as hell. And yet he never makes this anyone else's problem, he doesn't resent his sister at all for getting to leave with their mom (and instead just loves her endlessly) . . . he's a great kid and doesn't get enough appreciation for the shit hand he was dealt in life and how he just bares his teeth in a grin and deals with it anyway. Kaiba could fucking never.

An interesting AU for this character

I like my AU where he still survived Ra's attack in Battle City, but did so at the cost of losing his memory (which leads to Shizuka taking him back to Hanafuda City with her to live with their mom after the tournament is over). And of course A Candle in the Dark is my magnum opus, and also counts since it's a canon divergence.

A crossover

I still love my Legend of Zelda crossover, which is less a crossover and more of a blend of the Hylian cycle surviving into modern times . . . even though it's in no way canon, Jounouchi having the Spirit of the Hero is canon in my heart.

OTP (or OT3+ etc…. just… favourite ship)

Jounouchi/Yuugi, of course. I maintain this ship would be so, so much more popular if people read the manga / the anime was actually faithful to the manga.

Other ships?

None, tbh, although I do really like his dynamic with Anzu . . . if Yuugi didn't exist then I would probably ship Jounouchi with her. But since Yuugi exists, lol, nope.

BROTP

Jounouchi & Anzu, since Yuugi exists. Their relationship development is just so good. They literally start at the very bottom of "only tolerate each other for Yuugi's sake," but then by the time Battle City rolls around they're hanging out without Yuugi and Anzu is enthusiastically cheering him on. (Not to mention how she told off Kaiba for his sake? Baller.) Their relationship is sooooo good.

And of course, I would be remiss if I didn't mention Shizuka! The little sister ever. The one who inspires Jounouchi to keep fighting, for her sake if nothing else. The one who wanted to give him courage right back! It's really unfortunate that Takahashi didn't do more with Shizuka—she deserved so much better, she deserved to show that she has the same fire her brother does!—but that's okay. I can fill in the gaps myself. <3

NOTP

Jounouchi/Kaiba and Jounouchi/Mai, and to a slightly lesser extent Jounouchi/Atem because it really doesn't make sense with Yuugi there / I can't do that to Yuugi. (It doesn't make sense because canonically Jounouchi always picks Yuugi over Atem, and I can't do that to Yuugi because Yuugi already feels inferior to Atem; having his best friend pick Atem over him would be just cruel.)

An assortment of headcanons! 

He's allergic to cats! He has a Kuriboh keychain on his keyring that Yuugi gave him. (He gave a Baby Dragon keychain to Yuugi in return.) He has a Sonic the Hedgehog cell phone charm while Shizuka has a Tails one. He associates miso soup with being sick because it's what his mom used to make for him when he was little. His favorite fruit is satsuma oranges, because when his parents were fighting before his mom left, he'd put orange slices in his mouth and smile around them, which would make Shizuka laugh / distract her from the fighting. He's good at math. His favorite NES game is Battletoads, though he's never beaten it. He's a decent cook, because he had to learn or he wouldn't eat after his mom left. He doesn't ever drink alcohol because of the alcohol-related trauma that comes with having an abusive alcoholic as a father. (And similarly, any partners drinking alcohol would be a massive turn-off.) He's bisexual. He likes games of chance, but never gambles for money because the reality that he could lose that money gives him (metaphorical) hives. He learned how to hotwire a car when he was thirteen, and knows how to drive even though he never gets his driver's license. He grows up to be a radio DJ with a talk show all his own after high school. He also does Let's Plays and game commentary. He doesn't have a co-host for his radio show because he talks so much he honestly doesn't need one. (He's got the gift of gab.) He's actually pretty good at basketball. His favorite band is Siam Shade.

#yumexhanabi #thanks for the ask! #character meme #our intrepid Hero

[onlowandhigh]

It would be fucking hilarious if the Rat Grinders just like, have no actual ill intention towards the Bad Kids. Like what if the Bad Kids are all just majorly stressed out and paranoid and are projecting?

Also, the name switch n party member (supposed) death got me thinking: What if the Rat Grinders used to go on real adventures like the Bad Kids, and Lucy Frostblade was killed on one of those adventures? And after that traumatic event, the group switched tactics to the less dangerous rat grinding method to keep themselves safe while still passing their classes, because they didn’t want to loose anymore friends?

The Bad Kids have brought up multiple times this season how bullshit dangerous advertising is- and that’s true! So with that in mind, would it really be so odd that a group of CHILDREN try and do something safer?

#fantasy high #fantasy high: junior year #dimension 20 #the rat grinders #the bad kids #fantasy high junior year #just like- it really feels our intrepid hero’s are making some assumptions #based on vibes that aren’t necessarily there #lucy frostblade #kipperlilly copperkettle #oisin hakinvar #ivy embra #ruben hopclap #buddy dawn #mary ann skuttle #fhjy #d20 fhjy

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

Jake, holding the rest of the Alpha kids & Beta kids ‘hostage’: PUT YOUR HANDS UP!

Jake, rips off his clothes to reveal a comically large strawberry costume: This is a S T R O B B E R Y.

#submission #homestuck #incorrect homestuck quotes #jake english #mod terezi #oh boy #how will our intrepid heroes get out of this jam? #it must be a berry traumatizing situation

[mayasaura]

.....well, it looks like I've found Cytherea's Ace Attorney Counterpart. Miss Dahlia Hawthorne. She even looks like her.

#oh woe is me our intrepid and naive hero has been suckered by a dainty victorian cosplayer #lmao I cannot fucking believe this #maya plays ace attorney #tlt aa au

[deelovesbooks]

man fantasy high is wild as shit 😂 episode 2 and they're already up to shenanigans

#like ive seen the more recent seasons of d20 and i know our intrepid heros can be unhinged (affectionate) #but i foolishly assumed that they would probably start off more tame until they got more comfortable #farther into the season or the next #but no just straight up episode 2 up the corn monster butthole and jumping on tables #also its so weird to see them playing level 1 characters 😂 #having like no hp and then its oh i missed on my one attack? well that's my turn then #fucking wild going from the finale of burrows end to this fight 😂😂 #fantasy high #d20 #me #my textposts

[so-fish-icated]

hey brennan what the FUCK do you mean death of a child in the warnings of this new episode if any of my kiddos are hurt in the veRY FIRST BATTLE IM THROWING HANDS

#ope #dimension 20 #d20 #dimension 20 neverafter #d20 neverafter #you better be fucking with me #nobody is allowed to die #i will leap through the screen and prevent it myself #fairy godmother can get fucked #but none of our intrepid heroes

[disastergoose]

14 year old Brennan Lee Mulligan dressed as a girl for Halloween

the source is that his mom posted it

#I love him #brennan lee mulligan #intrepid heroes #just felt like something y’all would appreciate and love #the cornerstone of his eventually playing all of our favorite female characters #please be Normal about this picture he is 14 in it :)

[shitpostingkats]

Starting NEO today

#twewy #neo twewy #ntwewy #neo the world ends with you #where we last left our intrepid heroes. Some things exploded. #i'm sure it's fine #video games

[slowlyfadingaway5]

Rewatching fantasy high and it's always bizarre to me not to hear Brennan scream, "HELLOONEANDALLAND WELCOMETOANOTHERTHRILLINGEPISODEOF Dimension 20: XXX" at the beginning of an episode

#my post #dimension 20 #and not to have our intrepid heroes be CALLED intrepid heroes #they have been called intrepid adventurers and its WEIRD

[trans-leek-cookie]

Do you think that the little mermaid would be jealous of Gerard? She gave up her tail and her voice (we can assume) to live on land and it's likely she, because of the original myth, is in pain A Lot because of her transformation. And Gerard may hate being a frog (which like Yeah. It does suck and there a lot of trauma and powerlessness he associates with his current transformation I'd bet) but he gets to go on land and walk around while she can't go home and even if she can live on land it's Hard. Y'know?

#I think there's a lot of interesting potential bc she Chose to do this (which tbh I don't hold against her bc she's probably a kid and didn #Realize or didn't have the proper understanding of what she signed up for with the transformation) vs Gerard and Ylfa because like their #Transformations are horrible and out of their control but also seem to make them stronger and better at surviving and it's just so... #“Neverafter” #Which again this isn't ''which character has it worse'' just the idea of choosing to change in a way that hurts you so badly but you #Thought you wanted vs again something out of your control that makes you feel inhuman and worse and scared but that makes you stronger #Like I think shes like... On a scale Gerard and Ylfa are on one end Little Mermaid is on the other and Pinocchio is kinda in the middle #Like - okay order is Ylfa -> Gerard -> Pinnochio -> Little Mermaid #Ylfa: had no choice and transformation was a result of random chance but is VERY STRONG thanks to the change #Gerard: transformed as a result of his actions (unfairly) and his transformation at This Point gives him more abilities #Pinocchio: also transformed as a result of his actions (in this case transforming back to his original state (also unfair)) and it doesn't #Seems to really give him an edge (the magic powers are separate from the transformation) and likes the initial transformation (where he is #A ''real boy'' and not a puppet) #Little Mermaid: (presumably) chose to transform and didn't like her original form as much but the transformation likely Cost Her and she is #Now at a disadvantage in the Neverafter #In general it's not a hard and fast pattern but it seems transforming into a non human can be helpful for surviving in the neverafter #“Anyway I don't think this is spoilers bc this is a mostly stuff that was covered before or stuff from the original Little Mermaid” #Snow white pls pls ask our intrepid heros to go meet the little mermaid I want to see the her #Y'know what I'll add it. I was also thinking gender envy. Make of that what u will

[icyblueroses]

Legit thought this was a post until I saw it was an ad 😂 how fitting

#an ode to our intrepid heroes #neverafter #dimension 20

[zeebby-night]

Neverafter: The Curdled Web

CW: Spiders (Though I won't be too descriptive.)

AH, this was such a fun battle! I really love how much the crew put into the setup of this episode. From the ambient lighting, the domes' screens with the webs and spiders, then the boss mini coming down from the center was so cool. Seeing all of the players reacting to that was such a joy. It shows how much time and dedication they put into these campaigns. Always going after more and better than the last one.

Speaking of the boss though, I can't express how much I love that Ylfa immediately was like, "She's like me and I can help." Even while doing her best to help defend her friends and Scheherazade. It's quite interesting at the end with her moment with her hand on the book. And her questioning her story and how she is always afraid in her story while in the Neverafter she could at least be with Ylfa. I thought that was so sweet and it really shows us more about the nature of the book.

I'm so glad that the group was having some better roles this time around, plus making some really smart moves in general. It was so different from the first battle though in a way, for the storyline at least, it almost feels necessary to have had the players experience a TPK as it allowed for the characters to grow and adapt to the world around them.

I can't wait for this Wednesday, I'm quite curious about where our heroes will be going and who they will run into.

Side note, I did finish Mischief and Magic. I will be posting about that sometime this week, maybe even tomorrow. Now, I am off to the stars.

#dimension 20 #d20 neverafter #brennan lee mulligan #intrepid heroes #I love miss muffit #she's too cute #I can't wait to see how she comes into play more with our heroes.

[limelocked]

My will broke, I’m making a timeline of Yoo Joonghyuk actions outside of his interaction with the Dokja squad, I’m gonna end up writing it huh

I’m not even finished with orv but I’m gonna end up writing a canon from the protagonists perspective fic

#omniscient reader #randevouz was too good and now I’m convinced #<- excuses cuz I know the real reason is that I’m procrastinating on writing something else #pov you are Yoo Joonghyuk and you get punched into the stratosphere and when you wake up the absolute throne is in pieces your sister is #just fucking There I guess and nothing has gone as predicted nor expected and you just have to kinda accept that or give up on this turn #pov you are Yoo joonghyuk and this isn’t even the first time Kim Dokja has done this to you #side note I read up til the end of the manhwa before starting the novel so I’m getting the novel start too #am I doing this because the squad just defeated a fucking sun train and Kim Dokja got qualification for the end and I’m scared of what will #come next for our intrepid heroes? nooooooo not at aaaall #will I publish it before I finish orv? as to be seen

[25centsoda]

SW Fanfic - A Little Empathy Goes A Long Way

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39238917

Summary: Vader uses a different method to capture Luke on Bespin, one that minimizes damage.

Excerpt:

Luke had to brace his knees to keep his balance as the floor suddenly moved under him, lifting him up from the room of pipes and steam into a new chamber, dimly lit with red and orange emergency lighting. The shadows crawled, but even fresh off Dagobah and Yoda’s training, he couldn’t tell what emotion they carried. Malice? Anticipation? He shook them off like physical things and drew the Light closer.

He was here for Vader.

He was here for his friends.

Warily, he walked forward, toward the stairway. Steam hissed out of the pipes around the room, and at the top of the stairs, a dark figure loomed through it.

Darth Vader.

Luke’s blood quickened. He holstered his blaster and quietly unhooked his lightsaber from his belt.

#star wars #fanfic #luke skywalker #darth vader #esb au #bespin duel au #sometimes empathy powers suck #our poor intrepid hero #he never seems to get away in fic XD

[journeytojaburo]

This is exactly the type of progression I figured was gonna happen after just seeing how the presence of like 3 newtypes was treated back in the day

#i wonder if any more people awakened as newtypes in the ambiguous 7 years zone or was it just our intrepid heroes #Z-36 #〇

[jawbonethecounselor]

Minor spoilers for episode one of Dimension 20’s Fantasy High: Junior Year

I personally loved the episode and I can’t wait for the next 19 episodes (and 20 adventuring party episodes) of amazing content from our Intrepid Heroes!

#dimension 20 #dropout #fantasy high #junior year #dimension 20 meme #dimension 20 spoilers #gorgug thistlespring #zac oyama #zelda donovan #squeem #brennan lee mulligan #parks and recreation #april ludgate #aubrey plaza