#tdp wondering

[tategaminu]

"Keep my boyfriend out of your f***ing boat”

I'm pretty sure this mofo Finnegron (I'm not bothering remembering his name) is the one who kidnaps and beats Callum up so I hope Rayla whips his ass.

What if- WHAT IF. He asks her to fight in the arena again giving Callum in exchange for winning. She didn't win in the short story because she got discracted cuz Callum but maybe she will win now because he wants to save him! her weakness being her strenght now!

I doubt it will happen but It sounds angsty enough and I like it

Either way she gonna be insane trying to save him.

Edit: it ended up being the other way but I'm happy.

#rayla smith and finn rock #will smith slap #the dragon prince #what if you saved me from pirates and we had an ocean kiss after haha just kidding... unless? #rayllum #i dont like this finn guy he is showing too much skin and is distracting #he is no that good looking ok average at best ok not my type at all #rayla is gonna lose her marbles when callum gets kidnapped #i wonder if his thunder will call domina or some sht we will see! #also i guess rayla will guide them to scumport since they said she would guide them in some place she was? #and then they reveal scumport in the short and finn guy appears in the trailer? #Rayla that guy leading the ring is gonna kidnap your bf in a few weeks RAYLA #rayla x callum #tdp s5 #mystery of aaravos #tdp spoilers #tdp rayla #shitpost #YEAH

[imminent-danger-came]

I am seeing some of the WORST takes about tdp season 4. Sweet, sweet tumblr users. This season was a lot of set up, not everything was supposed to be explained or resolved, or even "should" have been. Season 4 had to do the heavy leg work of re-establishing characters and arcs and the plot moving foreword. It just needs a little time to be able to act on everything it's now established. It did a good job building off of arc 1, and now we are fully indoctrinated into arc 2!

#like yes you are SUPPOSED to think Rayla was acting weird #yes you are SUPPOSED to be confused about why she came back #yes you are SUPPOSED to wonder why Callum is throwing himself into his work/magic #(I think it's possible to infer but it's going to be explored) #yes you are SUPPOSED to be disappointed that Rayllum didn’t completely hash out their issues #Yes. Even the fact that Rayla wasn't as focused on this season. #she opened up about NOTHING and it's clear that during her 2 year absence something happened to her #I promise it's going to be explored these writers don't just leave plot points #Really s4 and s5 are gonna be more like 1 season narrative wise #s4 ep 9 was more like a mid season finally #This is exactly how it went down with seasons 1 and 2 #*finale #anyways #The only thing that feels like it was completed narrativly this season was the Janaya plot #This all feels super intentional to me man #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp spoilers #Like let the plot happen #Just because it didn't ALL happen in one season like you thought it would doesn't mean it won't #okay that's all the salt I have in me #imp tag

[kitkat-the-muffin]

Tis a niche of its own

Sorry there is only two female characters, I kinda pulled these off the top of my head and probably missed a ton of other candidates. Reblog with an addition if you have one!

Edit: I forgot to make this poll a week long! Once this poll ends I'll remake it with new additions depending on the results (the characters with the fewest results will be replaced with suggested characters from the notes so be sure to suggest some!) in the meantime tho plz reblog to increase sample size

This follows my own definition of what "Comic Relief" means: A character that is used as a conduit for comedy in a piece of media

Through character studies I have determined that there are 5 types of comic relief: the Character Relief, the Audience Relief, the Tone Shifter, the Butt of the Joke, and the Slapstick. Characters that identify as "Comic Relief" usually fall into one or more of these categories

Further explanation under the cut

The Character Relief refers to a character who actively makes jokes to be funny in-universe through conscious humor. Examples from this poll would be Sans and Rayla, who go out of their way to make their friends laugh

The Audience Relief refers to a character who makes the audience laugh regardless of their impact on the story. Examples from this poll would be Lapis and Gus, who are often involved in comedic bits meant for audience entertainment that aren't acknowledged by the narrative as anything unprecedented

The Tone Shifter refers to a character who makes jokes to relieve tension and shift the tone of a scene, either consciously or unconsciously. Examples from this poll would be Jay and Leo, as they both consciously make jokes about grim situations to help their friends or family feel better. Additionally, Jay would do this unconsciously before his trauma made him start doing it on purpose

The Butt of the Joke refers to a character who is made fun of by other characters in-universe, whether endearingly or not. Examples from this poll would be Dewey and Lance, who are often met with insults whenever they do something wrong or silly. The insults are usually meant to be endearing and comedic, but they can still feed into the character's possible inferiority complex. This also applies whenever a villain hits them with a sick burn*

The Slapstick refers to a character who is made fun of by the narrative and the audience like a punching bag. Examples from this poll would be Sokka and Yusuke, who are sometimes put in troubling and awkward situations as a gag for the audience's entertainment alone. These gags are not fun for the characters yet delightful to watch

Most comic relief characters can be characterized as multiples of these. For example, Jar-Jar from Star Wars is both Slapstick and Audience Relief, and even if you don't find his jokes funny that doesn't change the fact that they were written with your entertainment in mind

If you're curious how a "The Narrative's Favorite (derogatory)" character would fit into this chart, they're likely both a Butt of the Joke and a Slapstick character, making their life absolute hell. To be honest, MK from Monkie Kid is an example of a character who fits all 5 categories, but he isn't blue so he isn't in this poll

*Ok if you've ever seen Phineas and Ferb Mission Marvel let me just say MODOK is a total Butt of the Joke and my favorite line in that special is when a TV announcer calls him a "Giant Chicken Egg with a Face" and I just had to mention that omg

#I wanted to put Aqua from Kingdom Hearts but she's technically not a comic relief character #I did initially put Phoenix Wright down but ultimately decided Lapis needed a shoutout #Phoenix is both Butt of the Joke and Slapstick. no wonder he's traumatized #polls #comic relief #character analysis #atla #atla sokka #ninjago #jay walker #voltron #vld lance #ducktales #dewey duck #sonic the hedgehog #the owl house #gus porter #undertale #sans undertale #the dragon prince #tdp rayla #persona 5 #yusuke kitagawa #rottmnt #rottmnt leo #steven universe #lapis lazuli #ok ko #ok ko let's be heroes #omg im out of tags

[alasroundrock]

Carrying on my personal Aaravos-as-Howl agenda with a redraw of that flight scene (but make it a starry sky)

#anyway you might wonder why am I drawing the toxic divorced wizards as a wholesome ghibli couple #the answer is because I can and my flatmate is an enabler #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp s5 #tdp aaravos #aaravos #tdp viren #lord viren #viren #viravos #tdp fanart #hoping praying begging tumblr does not obliterate the quality as usual #my art #howls moving castle

[tessalation]

Losing my mind over the casual pride flags in the new season of the dragon prince

#it’s so subtle that you have to wonder if it was done on purpose or if you’re just gay #I literally see pride flags everywhere #but idk this still makes me so happy #and I love Terry so much #Terry protection squad for real #the dragon prince #terry tdp #tdp terry #janai x amaya #tdp janaya

[rayllurn]

Five Years of The Dragon Prince September 14, 2018 – present

#happy five years y'all!! #i can't believe it's been that long #what a wonderful five years it's been though #the dragon prince #tdp #tw flashing #tw flashing gif #long post #i tried to do four from each season but felt that all five I included for s5 were necessary

[raayllum]

I know you've never taken before. I brought you because you're talented, maybe the fastest and strongest of any of us. But it takes more than that. There's an instinct. A moment of truth. And in that moment, you hesitate.

#runaanedit #runaan #tdp runaan #in almost every season of tdp #the dragon prince #tdp #my edits #graphics #which yeah 'it's an instinct' (aka something inherent) #no wonder rayla flounders so hard

[m4rs-ex3]

i think about this often

#oh honey #oh sweet baby #no wonder she was a wreck when she was crying in s3 #aw :( #rayla #rayla tdp #tdp rayla #tdp #the dragon prince #bloodmoon huntress

[wraithdolll]

#peril #peril the skywing #wings of fire #wof #wings of fire canon #fanart #my art #ik i already posted this here before but it was in like an art dump post years ago n i wanted her to have her own full post #especially bc i was rereading tdp and forgot how weird she was and how much i liked her #also to establish that im gonna use the 'wings of fire canon' tag for like any art of canon characters #bc i draw a lot of ocs/fan characters and i know the wof tag as a whole on my acct will get muddled #i remember making this for like trans pride day bc i thought the trans peril hc was cool and i posted it to the wof subreddit #n they got soooooooo mad at me i wonder if theyve improved at all like human decency wise over there in the past few years

[heppyhenry]

NEW RAYLA EXPRESSION

#rayllum #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp spoilers #tdp callum #she looks a little upset #i wonder what they’re talking about

[tategaminu]

I lover her and her girly sitting

#shes so cute no wonder one its my pfp #the way she crosses her legs in the boat one is super adorable idk why #rayla my beloved #tdp #the dragon prince #rayla

[imminent-danger-came]

Bonus, to me:

#not the icarus callum #rising and falling (callum in the tdp s6 trailer) #(I'm fine in case you were wondering) #(lying) #I'm honestly totally normal thinking about tdp's falling motif. #especially when also thinking about characters falling to their knees #you're either falling or fallen and isn't that just a fact of life #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp parallels #tdp s4 #tdp s5

[its-leethee]

Look, y'all, look. Do you see them?

They're PUFFER BATS!

Look at them floooooooat the little poofy balls.

So cute when they're not squished ;_;

#i wonder which lil bat is kim'dael #the dragon prince #tdp gif #5x05 #4x02 #poofed-up puffer bats #if you squint you can see their widdle ears wiggle #tw flashing gif #just in case #ps i love the window detail with the moon phases

[konmaao3]

Has someone already tried kissing Bait to see if he'd turn into yet another prince?

#only now wondering if they chose a glow toad for The Dragon Prince because of this whole frog prince thingy #the dragon prince #tdp bait

[archivedbyebye]

You know how cats do that little head-butt thing and your heart just overflows with joy?

It's this. They're practically cats. I love them.

#the way she just plops onto him #AND HE NUZZLES AGAINST HER HEAD #OOOOO #i wonder if her hair is as soft as it looks #rayllum #rayla x callum #callum x rayla #tdp #the dragon prince

[self-spaghettification]

Did you notice that Ezran has a unicorn patch? What do you think?

I didn’t, but now that you mention it…

That’s interesting! Perhaps it’s meant to symbolize his naivety, and general, childish attitude i suppose, with lack of a better word—what with children often believing in unicorns, a false hope irl. His full hope and faith in Zubeia and the ability to heal old wounds when everyone else is skeptical. His empathetic & forgiving & giving nature.

Unicorns also symbolize purity, and gentle, kind animals, which ezran both is and sees other creatures as often—or at least at first. ie, him saying he learned he can’t trust racoons., and well… the antagonists.

Additionally, unicorns are star arcanum creatures and we’re supposed to see/get a lot more information on the stars next season. Maybe Callum will bring another unicorn trinket back from the starscraper as a gift to ezran lol (such an absurdly normal, beautifully mundane thing to do amongst what terrible events i fear may occur next season, let us have this <3)

We also know leola had a last wish as a startouch elf child, and leola was a unicorn, and that unicorn horns grant wishes. again, symbolism of hope, purity and childishness, all that Ezran represents. And Ezran is a child with great wishes too…hopefully that doesn’t foreshadow anything too terrible.

It’s interesting because unicorns were also the ones to gift primal magic to humanity, they took pity on humanity and believed in it whilst startouch elves/other elves did not. It reminds me of how Callum’s the first human mage in centuries. They (Callum, and the unicorn pin, and Ezran by proxy) both represent the hope of how humanity can thrive without needing dark magic.

In many ways, Ezran is like a unicorn. and i would love to see him get to meet one <3

oh also…. Claudia capturing/dehorning a unicorn, and…

“Tell me everything you know, little king, or i’ll squeeze it out of you” with Ezran :)

#also the connection to star arcanum from the start for him…. making me wonder aughghg #those are my thoughts! #thanks for asking :) #unicorn #ezran #ezran tdp #the dragon prince #self spaghettification #asks #q&a #voiddragon97 #this actually really helped me understand his character better #Thanks! #character study #mine #tdp meta