#ultra flare arc

[oceandiagonale]

grumbling forever and ever as I make a reference of the general layout of the aether foundation so I can actually know where everything is in it >:(

other references I pulled from to try to figure this thing out:

#oceandi speaks #ultra flare arc #aether foundation #using these to make a reference in #acnh #so that I can actually know where lysandre's stuff is >:( #grumbling grumbling grumbling #anyways the fact that all the storage is spread out across both basement floors and the office spaces explains why guz is always #carrying boxes around KFJHSDJKF #I'm doing this instead of finishing my friday update because I don't wannaaaaaaaaaa do line art #guz also doesn't get his own office smh #the most he gets is a little space in the front entrance area 😔 #sigh. this is also going to be useful for my pieces au oneshot dnd session thing. when I eventually have the time to finish setup to run it

[anonprotagging]

shjdkf I know it's because I stayed up a little too late drawing both other nights this week but I'm 😔that I fell asleep after making dinner bc I wanted to also stay up a little too late tonight too FKSDHFKJ

#tbf I'm finally done with sketches for half of the arc all that's left is fluff and the Plot Point at the end of it kfjshdkfjh #that leads into the end of the ultra flare arc. which means for now it's allllll lining and lining = I can actually have background noise

[pinkhairandpokemon]

WHERE THE FUCK IS XERNEAS WHEN YOU NEED IT

D.o not. Do NOT bring up Xerneas right niw

-Auberi

#(( context: it hasn’t been brought up in a minute but Xerneas was killed in this verse’s Team Flare incident 😔 )) #(( well not KILLED but injured so badly that it had to go into a thousand year slumber )) #(( which for Auberi! was essentially it dying )) #pokeblogging #pokemon irl #pokeblog rp #pokemon #pokemon oc #pokemon rp #asks #rival auberi #interlude arc #tw death mention #ultra stakes pokeblogging

[zozo720]

Okay okay okay, memes aside... I'm so happy right now!! Love them or hate them, X/Y and Kalos in general is the most underdeveloped Pokemon region/generation to date, and the ONLY one that never got any sort of follow-up. Everything pre-Unova has had at least one remake (Kanto got two), and every other game either got a definitive re-release, a full-on sequel, or a hefty chunk of DLC content. But Kalos got nothing. We only ever got one adventure through Kalos, and it was held back by being the first 3DS entries, and having a lot of things cut for time (From Team Flare, to aliens, to an entire sequel game we never got). The closest we ever got to closure was ORAS expanding Mega Stone lore, and Zygarde's final form being thrown into Sun/Moon (which at least delivered on the alien idea with Ultra Beasts) Pokemon Z has been a meme in the community for a literal decade, and while I always had hope we'd revisit Kalos eventually, I was prepared to wait. So to get news that a real revisit to Kalos is on the horizon, AND the Legends series isn't a one-hit wonder, all at once... It's honestly like a dream, it doesn't feel real. I can't wait to see what the game's actually like, and what it takes from Legends Arceus and Scar/Vio. I can only hope that the release date of 2025 means they learned something from S/V's launch. As for my hopes for this game... - Regional forms of Galar/Paldea Pokemon - New Mega Evolutions for Gen 6/7/8/9 Pokemon - MEGA FLYGON, DO IT, DO IT NOW - The Legends Arceus gameplay is intact but in a modern setting - Shauna - SwSh-tier Trainer Customization. It's Kalos, the trainer customisation HAS to be good - We finally get the last few Pokemon with no Switch game to go to

And most of all... can we PLEASE not have another Ingo situation? I don't care how cool it sounds to throw someone into Future Kalos or whatever, or have Emmet show up for a chapter just to say "I am Emmet! My brother went missing forever! Oh well! :3" because I don't trust the post-PLA Submas fandom to be reasonable about the train men anymore. Either conclude their arc or don't bother starting this with another character.

#pokemon presents #spoilers #pokemon spoilers #pokemon z #pokemon legends z-a #lopunnyposting

[disco-elysium-via-polls]

You're right, beautiful things do make people happy...

SAVOIR FAIRE - Beautiful things give you a *rush*. It's power -- crafting your style, draping your flesh in silk and leather, deciding how to present yourself to the world.

Remember, when they come to take it *away* from you -- you *worked* for those shoes. Whether you like it or not, wearing these shoes has made you more liberal -- *ultra*liberal.

JOYCE MESSIER - "You're back. Good." She takes a sip from her silvery thermal cup. "What can I help you with?"

6. "I've got some more questions about *reality*."

JOYCE MESSIER - "More lessons in basic reality?" She's positively surprised. "My favourite part of the day! Go ahead, ask me anything."

7. [Conceptualization - Impossible 20] What is… (Reach for something fundamental.)

+12 Jamais vu thought complete.

CONCEPTUALIZATION [Impossible: Success] - What is... all of this? The scent, the sound, the air?

"What *world* is this?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "What world?" The fading pearls of her eyes look to the sea. "The only one, I suppose -- the world of matter and its pale antipode..."

INLAND EMPIRE [Easy: Success] - The camera of her mind glides over the surface of the water.

"What do you see?"

Say nothing.

JOYCE MESSIER - "Great bodies of water, forest-covered surfaces... clusters of light where the cities lie. You've seen the montage, we all have -- this world is enough," she concludes.

"There is a term of endearment they coined for it. In the Dolorian century, when humanity was *high* on this world, discovering more and more of it -- these archipelagos included..."

"What is it?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "Elysium."

"Wait, is this the one with the evil apes?"

"Elysium... the world needs a term of endearment."

"This world does not deserve a term of endearment."

JOYCE MESSIER - "Not in this case, no. That sounds more like something the Mesque petrofascists might say..." Her gaze wanders.

Her eyes return to you. "It isn't enough to call us animals. Even animals aren't animals."

"What are animals then?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "They're like you and I, I suppose. Living organisms don't identify with abstractions. Elysium is for particular beings."

2. "Elysium... The world needs a term of endearment."

JOYCE MESSIER - "It does. There are those who would call it *Hell*..."

"What is *Hell*?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "A term of hatred that originates, like many such things, with the Mesque petrofascists."

"I don't feel like I have got the whole picture yet."

"I've got a clear picture. Let's proceed to another term."

JOYCE MESSIER - "Oh, you want a *picture* of the world?" She raises her finger to her lips. "There is no complete set yet, dear. They're having some trouble reaching orbit."

"How come?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "Great things are difficult to achieve. For now, we're viewing the world from the inside -- sideways."

"How about -- it's a ball."

"Inside sideways? What *shape* is this world then?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "We used to think it was a sphere, but that is beginning to look less and less likely by the day. You wouldn't know it from the tabloids, but the ORG nations have been launching weather balloons into the lower ionosphere since the Thirties."

ENCYCLOPEDIA [Trivial: Success] - ORG: Occident-Revachol-Graad.

JOYCE MESSIER - "There's a steadily increasing trickle of images. Between the big three scientific contributors, they're piecing together a dark grey corona."

"A dark grey corona?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "Yes." She pauses. "Pale covers 72% of the surface. There are grey flares and prominences, even arcs above entire isolas... The images are blurry, but if there was a sphere in there it certainly looks like it fractured a long time ago."

HALF LIGHT [Easy: Success] - A cold fear seeps into you.

"Oh my god, wait -- what the hell are you telling me?"

"The pale...? And what do you mean *corona*?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "You seem to be spooked. Please don't be." Her voice becomes homely, calm. She lets a moment pass.

"The pale…? And what do you mean *corona*?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "They say there is a rarefied envelope of matter surrounding the darkened disc of our planet. That is, if we are still living on a planet. Or, to speak more plainly, imagine vast swathes of land disrupted by nothingness."

"I am sorry, dear," she looks around. "It must sound quite terrifying through the acute encephalopathy. Even scientific positivism isn't entirely convinced about what we're dealing with here…"

"But -- this is one of the great questions of our time. Maybe when they get the complete set together it will jolt us out of our rut -- bring us together. However naive it may sound."

"A fractured corona doesn't feel like it's gonna bring anyone *together*."

"Okay. And then everything will be okay?"

JOYCE MESSIER - "I don't know about things of that scale, my expertise lies in nations and trade routes, one or several layers below *everything*."

She thinks. "But yes, you'll be fine, don't worry."

EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - She does not seem convinced that you'll be fine. If anything, she is realizing how deep your condition runs.

"It certainly doesn't feel like I'm fine."

"Thanks. Okay."

"Okay, forget all this stuff. Let me ask something else..."

JOYCE MESSIER - "You have mis-imagined it. I don't have the power to convey to you the effect and geometry of the images that depict our world from below low orbit. It's..."

She looks up: "It's like the crowning of the world. It's insane. Very *disco*. You'd love it."

#disco elysium #joyce messier

[mxstball]

What's a piece of worldbuilding for your blog(s) that you've scrapped?

Hey, did you know that Lacey and Lauren originally came from another world that was taken through via a Magic!Anon? They were transported to Zinnia's world through the Latias Army!Anon, where 100,000+ Latias suddenly swarmed Sky Pillar and eventually (with the exception of Lacey and Lauren) were moved to another island that Zinnia visits on occasion.

The interesting bit was that there were times that Zinnia would actually use that plot point (and the eventual Braxien horde that followed) in RPs, whether to find somewhere safe to hide someone, or to overwhelm and raid an area like she did Flare HQ.

It's since been changed. There's no longer a Latias horde, and Heidi and Lauren got there via an Ultra Wormhole instead.

--

Another one is something that specifically 4 people is going to recall I think. I had a HC that Rayquaza had a deathly fear of Joltik because he was taken advantage of thanks to them. Originally, that person was Aster -- the previous Lorekeeper. She apparently joined the beginnings of team Plasma and used Joltik to absorb his power and abuse him until he submitted (but she died instead). I even had a whole plot event back in 2017 where Zinnia and Rayquaza were to find a dungeon underneath Sky Pillar that housed long-dead and experimented-on Pokémon that Aster had... I don't exactly remember what the aim was for because it's been 6 years, but I definitely recall it was super fucked up.

Then, much later, I scrapped that and said that his fear was from the 6th Lorekeeper that would use Joltik as a way to weaken and eventually kill him.

All of this is scrapped for... I hope obvious reasons.

--

While I'm at it, have an interesting half-scrapped AU.

Back when Heidi first regained her memories from encountering Friede, I originally thought of an AU where Heidi instead was evil instead of the good goirl she is today. Basically, this AU featured her back in Gaia always having a big aversion to humans and being closer to Lati, her brother, instead of Lauren. Then, when Heidi came to the world, she actually hated Zinnia and Rayquaza and secluded herself in Kalos instead and be like, Zygarde's on-and-off again girlfriend. The thing is that when Heidi eventually regained her memories and learned that Friede was going to destroy the world, she would join Friede's squad and always chase to basically become mommy's best little girl.

This was scrapped in part because the original person that rp'd Friede and Ruined Kingdom is no longer on Tumblr, but it was also because I didn't exactly like the direction it was taking... and the fact that I don't like doing story AUs (especially when mainverse story is so dense). That said, that doesn't mean that I completely poof'd the idea.

Heidi's closeness to Zygarde, and the eventual three-way relationship between Heidi, Rayquaza, and her was inspired from this. Linking Rayquaza and Zygarde this way through Heidi really helped me flesh out Zygarde's arc and think about how she fit in Elysium.

This idea is also how the idea of Lacey, Heidi's Shadow Forme, came to be. Keep in mind that I actually never played XD or Coliseum (no, I don't want to play it, so no, I won't play it) so the concept of Shadow Pokémon and Shadow Energy took some research and time to think about (obv, this was also before Go had Shadow Pokémon iirc but the eventual introduction of them in Go helped too). Now, Lacey is more neutral towards humans and just wants to find a way to either separate herself from Heidi or take over permanently.

#ifbench #answered #headcanon #// THANK YOU FOR THE ASK #// I hope these answered your question! #tw: animal abuse

[obsidian-warthog]

So catching up with the Pokémas story and just completed the Kalos villain arc. My current takeaway is that it didn't feel too focused on Kalos, Team Rocket basically hijacked the whole story with Lysandre feeling like an obligatory gacha promotion. The final showdown was Looker, Emma, and Anabel vs Team Rocket Admins, only one of those is actually from X/Y.

Team Rocket and Giovanni have been an obnoxious stain on the whole villain arc, but the Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova arcs were still great and focused on their actual casts and continuing the stories of the main games. While Kalos feels like it got outright hijacked.

Anabel showing up and the tease of the Ultra Wormhole was great, but wasn't this supposed to be about the Kalos cast? Even in a crossover game Kalos seems doomed to have its own elements always be second fiddle to references to the other games. This felt more like a Looker story than a Kalos story, which would be fine it was an event and not the main gen 6 story chapter.

I'm glad we finally got something with Malva at least, though I'm confused by how only Looker seems to know she's Team Flare despite her openly admitting to it in X/Y. But the intrigue with her and Looker was a good enough part of the story to forgive that little ret-con.

Also Lysandre dishing out vigilante justice with the help of two Pokémon that count as weapons of mass destruction does not strike me as a good thing, so it's weird how okay with it the other characters are. We're talking about a guy whose version of justice includes committing genocide. Professor Sycamore stop being delusional about Lysandre challenge (impossible).

It especially feels weird with the Paulo interlude, which is amazing. But, Paulo and Lysandre are very much the same right now in terms of overall goals and methods, and the writers made a point of showing that. So why are we pretending this is a good sign when Lysandre is doing it?

#Pokemas spoilers #Pokemon Masters spoilers #Pokemon Masters Ex spoilers #Pokemas #Pokemon Masters

[gnzma]

@tapuhauko​:

“You’re strong. Stronger than you’ll ever know.” (post flare arc!) [ questions & comments ; ACCEPTING ]

He looks at Hau slowly. As if he didn’t fully register the words. Maybe he didn’t really understand they were for him. This is what so many sleepless nights do to a motherfucker! Makes him slow. Makes him react a little too late.

Guzma knows that’s the wrost way to deal with the problem - with Rockets, with Ultra Beasts, with whoever got their hands on the kid and made him go through hell and back, but... He’s the Boss, around here. If someone feels in danger, he needs to keep his eyes open to check on them 24/7.

A shaky hand still holds onto the giant cup of coffee, the other reaches for Hau’s head, giving him a heavy, yet honest pat.

“Shut up, kid.”

It’s meant to be affectionate, miniHala. That’s his way to show affection when he’s sleep deprived.

#tapuhauko #❌|| ɪᴛ’s ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏʏ 💀 interactions ||❌

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[dysphoriaposting]

Thinking about the villains in the main Pokemon Games:

Besides Teams Aqua, Magma, and Yell, all the leaders in Pokemon suffer some sort of horrific or miserable ending.

> You can't tell me Giovanni's sudden disappearance was peaceful. Either he was killed in an unrecorded event by someone from Team Rocket, the International Police, or some third source, or he took his own life. Perhaps Mewtwo killed the man who tried to bend it to his will? I can't see that being the most pleasant ending.

> Team Galactic's Cyrus is my second least favorite ending of any Team. Being confined to the hellish realm of Giratina would most certainly be terrible. Are you saying that Giratina didn't try to attack a random living thing that just *showed up?* And if not, surely Cyrus starved (more far more likely, died of dehydration). To top it all off, even if this place broke the basic need to consume nutrients and water to live, he would definitely go insane with boredom.

> Ghetsis had the tamest of punishments by far. Not only was the Shadow Triad, a trio of ninjas who I definitely wouldn't mind tending to me hand and foot, still loyal to Ghetsis, but he still had all of his Pokemon! Sure, he was "on the run", but is that honestly so bad when you still have both Pokemon and ninjas to help you?

> Lysandre takes the cake for worst punishment in Pokemon games history (going off of only the main games.) After his plans for making the world beautiful cannot be fully realized, he realizes that the only way to make some semblance of his earlier goal is to blow up the facility containing the Ultimate Weapon (forgot its real name, pardon me), killing himself and everyone inside. However, the game suggests that he wasn't vaporized by the laser's blast, but rather crushed by the rubble of his own building. The impact (pun wasn't on purpose) really sets in when you think about the fact that some people irl can be stuck in demolished buildings for days, slowly dying because rescue crews simply cannot reach them. It's worse when you realize that depending on the game's version, he could've either been crushed outright OR rendered immortal and left to be underneath the several hundred tons of stone and steel, among the blood and rotting bodies of his fellow Flare members and their Pokemon. I can imagine no worse fate than crushing weights, eternal darkness, and the decaying stench of people who trusted me with their life.

> Guzma, my poor boy Guzma. Whether he helped Lusamine because he desperately needed recognition or because he was in it for the milf cooter, his punishment was more than too much. In both the normal and Ultra Sun and Moon games, Guzma is shown to have some serious mental traumas from his time in Nihilego's realm. Not only that, but having to disband Team Skull, a group that he treated like his own family (albeit a dysfunctional and frat house-esque one), would surely hurt him in the heart.

> Lusamine got rekt. Okay, now that I got that out of my mouth, let's be more serious. In the standard Sun and Moon games, Lusamine treated her children like shit and definitely deserved what came next: being so hyped on Nihilego drugs that she went into a coma. That being said, she's given a suggested redemption arc when the postgame shows Lillie bringing her to the mainland to see if she can find medical help for her severely injured mother. Ultra Sun and Moon is when things feel offbeat. Lusamine wasn't so much punished as she was sorta pushed to the side to confront Rainbow Team Rocket. Lame, but I think her treatment in normal S & M is more than enough to make up for it.

> Rose had the modern nightmare of a fate. Once a man who had it all, his fall from grace after trying to bring about the Darkest Day sorta ruined all of that. His reputation as a world-renowned businessman tarnished and his social standing among both socialites and the basic populace of Galar would surely make him persona non grata wherever he goes. No way to make money when no one wants to hire him and banks would surely deny giving him loans. No person to turn to when everyone hates him for basically trying to destroy the region. Let's be honest, Rose's public personality and broadcasting of his attempts probably made his punishment worse off than it would've been if less people knew his name and tied it to the game's big event, like with Ghetsis or Giovanni.

#pokemon #Evil team #pokemon sun and moon #pokemon sword and shield #pokemon red #pokemon blue #pokemon green #pokemon yellow #pokemon sapphire #Pokemon ruby #pokemon omega ruby #pokemon alpha sapphire #pokemon xy #pokemon diamond and pearl #pokemon platinum #pokemon black and white #pokemon villains #Villain deaths #i think about this a lot #rip #Fates worse than death #villain

[oceandiagonale]

I've been meaning to ask, is Cloress a part of Ultra Flare?

Yeah! He's working for Aether and Team Plasma both -- but he's mostly, honestly, working with Faba KJFHSDKF

(lab coat friends with questionable ethics regarding the treatment of pokemon in science <3)

#oceandi answers #squishyswimmingsoda #ultra flare arc

[anonprotagging]

oh gods, between periods of being depressed and being too tired to stay awake, I'm sketching out gene being back in modern day to avoid drawing arceus. and like. 1 it's weird to see him in a house but 2 I can't help feeling like after the hisui arc everything with ultra flare is just silly dgdjchdj

#it's notttttt it's thematic I worked very hard on it alsooooooo and Yet

[gameotheque]

Party check for Giovanni:

*Vesper lv 79

*Cinder lv 78

*Solvarg lv 77

*Psyren lv 77

*Bluefrost lv 77

*Meliorchis lv 77

Fighting alongside Lillie and Guzma were unexpected moments added to USUM via the Rainbow Rocket arc, and while I wish both were longer, they are still my favorite part of it.

My least favorite part of it was that they took Lusamine out of the equation entirely by some bogus throwaway line that also implies she'd be RR's servant, which... is a horrible look for a way to treat the first (and for now only) main female antagonist.

I guess it's kinda funny then that I don't have strong feelings on the premise of the Team Rainbow Rocket arc itself, because I guess while it's fun to battle all of the main villains again, I don't think it was implemented well enough, and it's such a silly concept that I could never take it seriously. Moreover I've always found Rocket to be the most bland* of the evil teams, so to see it supersede the others is... Meh.

(*I said bland, Flare is still the dumbest)

Nevertheless... I can safely say I enjoyed Ultra Sun more on this replay than in my original playthrough, in which I was mostly upset about how they axed aspects of Sun and Moon that I was very fond of. I still think the changes made for a lesser story, but I can see now with a fresh eye that the gameplay still makes it super solid as a whole. Onto the next title!

#jack plays pokémon ultra sun #Giovanni #Lillie #Guzma #Lusamine #Yeah I also made Vesper more of my assigned partnee for RR bc #it was a late arrival and deserved to shine more

[sweetescapeartist]

TOYOTARO/THE DBS MANGA COPYING THE DBS ANIME

Here are a few times that the DBS manga copied the DBS anime. Most of these moments are praised by the fans. But, many ppl give credit to the manga instead of the anime.

We already know Toyotaro loves to poorly recycle scenes from the original Dragon Ball manga. Now, here's evidence that Toyotaro copies the DBS anime as well.

KRILLIN'S GUIDED DESTRUCTO DISKS

ANIME EP 84 - After Krillin achieved enlightenment in DBS EP 76, he advances his techniques like the Solar Flare x100 & he used the multiple guided Destructo Disks technique. This was BEFORE the Tournament of Power. (4/2/2017)

MANGA CH 57 - After Krillin trained with Gohan, Piccolo, and the others to prepare for Moro's invasion, he uses the multiple guided Destructo Disks technique. This was AFTER the Tournament of Power. (02/13/2020)

CHARACTER WITH A POWER SIMILAR TO ULTRA INSTINCT

ANIME EP 76 - Krillin awakens to a power similar to Ultra Instinct, conveyed through symbolism. Then, 34 episodes later, Goku awakens to Ultra Instinct & there is similar symbolism illustrated. (1/29/2017)

MANGA CH 39 - Roshi randomly gets a power similar to Ultra Instinct. Then, Goku gets Ultra Instinct right after that moment. (08/21/2018)

JARRING SHOCK TO THE EMOTIONS

ANIME EP 109 & 110 - Goku has a jarring shock to his emotions, but regains control of himself when he almost dies in the Genki Dama. Then, he achieves Ultra Instinct. (10/8/2017)

MANGA CH 39 & 52 - Goku DOES NOT have a jarring shock to his emotions. He just gets upset with himself, then he achieves Ultra Instinct. In CH 52 of the next arc, Merus explains that self-control during a jarring shock to the emotions is how to attain Ultra Instinct. (08/21/2018) & (09/21/2019)

ENERGY WHIPS VS UI OMEN GOKU

ANIME EP 116 - Kefla uses energy whips against UI Omen Goku. Goku dodges while charging a Kamehameha, then blasts Kefla after surfing her energy blast with his Kamehameha. (11/19/2017)

MANGA CH 59 - Moro uses energy whips against UI Omen Goku. Goku dodges while charging a Kamehameha, then blasts Moro after spinning around in the air. (04/21/2020)

BREAK THE CRYSTAL

ANIME EP 121 - Anilaza has crystals that store his power. He is defeated when his forehead crystal gets shattered by No. 17. (12/24/2017)

MANGA CH 66 - Moro has crystals that store powers. He is defeated when his forehead crystal gets shattered by UI Goku. (11/21/2020)

ULTRA INSTINCT AIR PUNCHES

ANIME EP 121 & 129 & 130 - UI Goku uses air punches on his opponents during the ToP against Kefla & Jiren. UI Goku also uses rapid air punches that can't be seen when pushing back Jiren's ki blasts. (11/19/2017) & (03/4/2018) & (03/18/2018)

MANGA CH 59 & 73 - UI Goku uses air punches against Moro & Granolah. UI Goku also uses rapid air punches that can't be seen. (04/21/2020) & (06/21/2021)

GOKU'S HEALING POWER

ANIME EP 11 & 72 & 105- Goku's body mysteriously heals itself while in SSG for the first time. Next, Goku resuscitates himself with god ki after Hit assassinated him. Then, Goku uses a similar power when he heals Roshi in the ToP. (9/20/2015) & (12/25/2016) & (08/27/2017)

MANGA CH 75 - Goku randomly heals himself in the Granolah arc without any suggestion of the power prior anywhere in the manga. (08/19/2021)

So basically, Toyotaro is taking moments that happened in the DBS anime, then rewriting them in later chapters of the DBS manga, but with slight alterations.

Now, for most of these, I believe Toyotaro is DEFINITELY copying. But for others, Toriyama probably liked how the anime handled it and told Toyotaro to include some things. Because the "jarring shock to the emotions" wasn't how manga Goku achieved UI during the ToP. THAT was an anime only thing.

I'm sure there are many more times where the manga copied the anime, but I'll let y'all find those if you wanna. But this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Cause the anime copied the manga and brought back SSG. Something I was glad the manga didn't forget.

#Dragon Ball Super #DBS anime #DBS manga #copying #Toyotaro #Toriyama #Toei #Shueisha #Goku #Son Goku #Krillin #Kuririn #Roshi #Master Roshi #Ultra Instinct #Kefla #Moro #Android 17 #Anilaza #Jiren #Granolah #anime vs manga

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My (very 100% won’t actually happen) Concept for the Next Kirby Game

Kirby Kirby Kirby that’s the name that you know!

Kirby Kirby Kirby here’s the star of the show!

...Well, not this time

So, I’ve been in the Kirby hyperfix lately, and so I’ve been playing Return to Dreamland before I can borrow Star Allies from my friend.  And while I was playing, I just got this concept for a new Kirby game which is probably never gonna happen

Basically, it would be a sort of sequel to Return to Dreamland, with the characters and Super Abilities (which idk how they’d make that work with 3D) returning, but this time, there’s a twist in that...

Kirby isn’t playable.  In fact, in this very hypothetical concept’s plot, they’d have been abducted by the villains so they can study their powers and possibly use them to revive some eldritch god somehow.  You know, the usual stuff.

The rest of the heroes, including Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Dee, and Magolor, will go to save our pink friend and stop the villains.

Some notes about the characters and story here:

There would be some unlockable characters, either through story or doing some of the minigames.  I’d imagine/hope Landia would be one of them.  I feel there should be up to eight playable characters, which would include Kirby when you complete the main story.

All of the playable characters would have a Super Ability specific to them.  Meta Knight would have Ultra Sword, Dedede would have GrandHammer, Magolor would probably have Flare Beam, Landia would have Monster Flame, and Bandana Dee would have... uh... Snow Bowl?  Okay idk what to do there, with both Bandana Dee and Snow Bowl.  Maybe Snow Bowl could go some friendly Ice Doomer or something?  And maybe for Bandana Dee there’s a Super Spear or whatever?  There probably would be two Super Abilities added, considering there’s eight characters, and Kirby would be able to use all of the abilities.

I feel like Susie would play some sort of role, considering her connection with Another Dimension.

I’ve seen stuff about the character development of the other Kirby characters, like how Dedede has grown from a greedy tyrant to a person who would risk his own life to save one of his subjects and how Bandana Dee has grown from a rather pathetic “boss” in The Arena to a hero who can keep up with Kirby, but Magolor has had somewhat of an arc of his own I’ve noticed.  After his antics in RtDL, he’s been very remorseful for his actions, and has always been an ally Kirby in his post RtDL appearances, whether that’s building a whole theme park or being a Dream Friend.  So here, he’d be very motivated to save Kirby to make up for what he did.

Obviously, that fluttery menace will appear, hopefully Galacta Knight makes their first canon appearance here too.  Maybe one of them is gonna be one of the playable characters here.

so yeah that’s my very very hypothetical concept for a new Kirby game, I doubt this is gonna be even close to what we’re actually gonna get... though I’m still gonna adore what we’ll get

#kirby series #wyvere rambles

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(Pokemon Ask) I challenge you to name the best evil team, best champion, and best professor. Oh and your favorite rival if it's changed at all (you said it was N right?)

(As expected, I rambled on a fair bit.)

If we're assuming N counts as a Rival, then yes, he is my favorite. Because to me, he totally does. But if not, I might just go with Cheren and Bianca anyway. I am of the opinion that they're underrated, and easily the best interpretation of the "friendly rival" that everyone is so sick of. I don't mind the friendly rivals but they're getting a bit old, and starting to feel like caricatures of themselves. The worst rival in the entire series is Trace. I'm sorry, I don't know what they were thinking by creating him. Especially since they put Blue's character into Let's Go anyway. At least Hop has a character arc. Even if his personality is recycled from Hau, he's still a fleshed out and developed person who goes on a journey and I grew to care for him. Trace? Yeah, I got nothin'. As for the "jerk" rivals, I'm pleased to see them make a return in the form of Bede and (to a lesser extent) Gladion, but I wasn't one of the people clamoring for it, I guess.

My favorite evil team is either Team Plasma or The Aether Foundation - specifically the version of them that we saw in Sun and Moon. Don't talk to me about the Ultra games, because all they managed to do was skewer the story, and like much else, the Aether Foundation suffered as a result. But in general, they're very creepy, and I love the whole front of them being noble. In some ways, they are, but the uniforms, the music, the base...their twisted experiments...yikes. I also love how Team Skull is a decoy team to throw off suspicion. I really could gush for ages about Sun and Moon, but I'll just say that few things have disturbed me more than Lusamine's collection of "precious babies." She's evil in a wonderful way, especially in connection to Lillie.

But Ghetsis is just as creepy, and I like the story Team Plasma goes through. The fact that Black and White had sequels really plays into their favor. How they had the whole symbolism of royalty and knighthood, how N was their "King" and sure, the original costumes may be goofy, but it suited them. Especially with the castles as well. They had a unique motivation that could even be considered noble. It was cool to see Pokemon tackle the age-old question in the fandom about how "Isn't this technically slavery?" I like how the team divides in two during the sequels, between those who genuinely wanted to help pokemon and those who were just using it as a front. The N loyalists and Ghetsis loyalists. By the way, the redesign of Team Plasma's outfits, the ninja one? Easily my favorite uniform of any evil team to date. I dunno, it just really resonates with me. As for the other teams, Rocket is fine. Aqua and Magma were a bit one note but it was a unique concept to have two teams, and a creative motivation for them. Galactic and Flare were just goofy cults, and feel like they were underdeveloped for the sake of comedy.

My favorite Champion is a tricky question, and I once again have to talk about Sun and Moon. Because my favorite Champion battle in the entire series is the one where the player isn't even fighting the Champion - it's the battle with Kukui. (Again, don't talk to me about the Ultra games. I have much salt over them.) That battle was just, legendary. It was so cool to actually fight the professor, and with the knowledge that you are the Champion...and that fight's music is my favorite of any of the champion themes. It's your theme. And it's great. That very song is a love letter to the fans. Move over Leon, Alola did it first. That said, I can understand why people might say that doesn't count. Whether or not N counts as well is once again, questionable.

But who is the best Champion in any game? Oh who are you kidding, you all know it's Cynthia. Stephen is pretty cool too, but she just leaves him trailing behind. I love her theme, in and out of battle, she's got a powerhouse team of pokemon, a cool design, and she's actually pretty active in the story. I also enjoy Alder. Not really as a Champion, more of a character. He has a unique backstory. And the worst Champion? Not exactly a hot take either, but I'd have to go with Diantha. It's not like she was a lousy champion on paper. Her design is...fine, I guess. Her music is lovely. Her team is cool. But her character is flat, she just does nothing in the story. There's no development of who she is as a person beyond the most general and unspecific outline. She only appears twice and most people have probably forgotten about her by the Elite 4.

Best Professor? I dunno, most of them tend to blur together for me. Well, the early ones do. If I'm gonna be honest, they didn't really start to give the Professors memorable personalities until a few generations in. Oak is iconic, as are Elm and Birch, but...of the original four generations, Rowan is more three-dimensional as a person than all of his predecessors combined. I quite like Juniper, and Sycamore was a knockout character. Seriously, they really did a great job with him. It only got even better with Kukui, and then with Sonia. I love the twist that she's the true Professor of the Sword/Shield story, her character was pretty awesome. That said...I'm still gonna have to go with my boy Kukui for this one. He's just tons of fun, and I am an Alola stan, what can I say?

#Pokemon #Pokemon Games #Pokemon Sun and Moon #Professor Kukui #Team Plasma #Aether Foundation #Champion Cynthia #Champion Diantha #Ghetsis #Cheren and Bianca