ADHD of Diabolical Proportions

Call me As/Astro - They/Them - 30 yrs - Minors DNI! - I write, draw and post whatever comes to mind.

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Welcome!

A Little About As

Hey there! You can call me As, or Astro!

They/Them Pronouns

Hoyoverse Addict (Genshin and Star Rail especially)

TL70

AR60

Lyney Main, Kaveh Fanatic

Multifandom Writer/Artist

Feel free to send in asks just to chat~! I’m a shy person, but overall excited to learn more and share with you all!

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

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I’ve taken a deeper dive into DC comics recently, and I have something I gotta say.

Guy Gardner just needs a chance to escape his past.

While his bowlcut and joke-character era are important, they were filled with throwaway c-rank hero antics and writers who, lets face it, didn’t like him. But he’s not as bad as people think when they hear the name Guy Gardner. He’s more than just that lantern Batman knocked out with one punch (which was deserved, but still).

The more I read about him or things he’s included in, especially more recent media, I’m awestruck that he doesn’t get at least a little more love.

So here are the reasons I think Guy Gardner is better than you think he is.

Upbringing

“I never took a punch that hurt as bad as any he gave me.”

Guy didn’t have it easy growing up. His father was an abusive alcoholic who berated and beat him daily for nothing, just because he was there, because he was “thick headed.” But despite everything he went through and the horrible upbringing he had to endure, Guy didn’t fall into the same cycle as his father did. Yeah, he has a bad attitude, he’s pretty cocky and he hides behind that bravado, but he never turned to villainy.

He became a social worker in older media, working to help people who are in his situation to escape it, like I’m sure he wished someone would have helped him. In more recent media it has been retconned that he’s a cop, which I like less, but he’s still a good one. He goes out of his way to help people and make their lives better, as best he can. No one walks away from that sort of history unscathed, so his aggressive persona is no surprise. But he’s a Green Lantern, and a hero despite it all.

Willpower & Strength

Just to begin with the fight pictured above, Guy took on that Yellow Lantern without his ring and nearly died, but he won. He has some of the strongest willpower there is, and the sheer bravado to back it up. His fellow Lanterns, mostly, know that while he’s problematic that he will get the job he’s given done. And if they don’t right away, they’ll soon learn it.

Guy very easily could have been who the ring went to over Hal, if it weren’t for Booster Gold’s time stream shenanigans causing him to be further than Hal was from the ring (which was how it was supposed to be, Booster was making sure things stayed how they were meant to). That’s all it came down to. Distance. He was also a candidate for John’s ring, but if I recall he was helping someone and lost out again.

And his creativity with his constructs and how quickly he can work with it is astounding.

(More on this topic also in Intelligence below)

Devotion & Reliabiltiy

“C’mon kid… can’t d-do this without you.”

Believe it or not, he’s a reliable partner both work-wise and in romance. He’s trusted to mentor new Lanterns, and is a high ranking Lantern himself for a reason. He’s rough around the edges, a little too forward, blunt and a tiny bit horny (…okay very horny) but all of that goes out the window when someone is in danger.

He cares for others despite how his persona may make it seem. He listens more than people think, and he understands others more than he lets on. A good example of this is actually in a silly comic about superhero dating. While he was showboating and being a bit of an arse, he retained every single thing she told him. (And for context, she was using him for an article about how BAD it would be to date a superhero— specifically him. Rude much?)

“Nothing’s gonna stop me from being at your side if you need someone or something.”

And to his partners he does show great care and love for them, even if he’d rather be seen as the tough guy.

So, yeah, despite it all there’s someone with a very large heart behind his attitude. He’s bold, he’s loud and far too confident, but you also know he’s someone you can turn to.

Intelligence

“I figured out the receptors in my brain I need to stimulate.”

This is one of the bigger points for me, because as much as he fucks around this man is incredibly intelligent. He’s been shown to deep dive into research, study and learn whenever he needs to. So much so his entire room was at one point a terrible mess.

But even more so this man was able to save himself from dying after being cut in half. I debated putting his in Willpower, but it’s more a testament to his quick thinking and knack for learning.

He was able to use his ring to recreate his lower body, which included all organs which functioned to keep him alive. Eventually he even perfected it enough so that it would take less effort to maintain. Then to stop himself from ever having to sleep (and his lower body subsequently disappearing and killing him) he figured out how to stimulate his brain with his power ring to release the chemicals he needed without actually having to sleep. He would have needed to figure this out within a day or two at most while dealing with the severe trauma he would have experienced.

So few people would have had the wherewithal to even save themselves to begin with, let alone trick your brain in such a way so quickly. And accurately.

And there’s so much more to his character than the shit end of the stick he was originally given. That’s not to say he isn’t an arrogant little bastard, but when people hear “Guy Gardner” they laugh, without realizing how much his character has evolved.

He’s able to be his bratty self, sing songs about his ass, showboat and still be a good person while maintaining that humour.

So yeah, I think more people need to give Guy Gardner a chance.

[samairuart]

I’ve been bewitched 🌌

[teatitty]

I NEED HIM CARNALLY

[tarutaruga]

please hoyoverse give this man a british accent you don't know how much I NEED this

[rabbithenoob]

Inspired by a Facebook thread about horses not existing in FF16

[isvivn]

[iiping]

Light of the Kshahrewar ✨

[xinyiz]

Mad🤔

[miyaneatworld]

torgal gaming

[nevermeyers]

startled tiny med boy, that's the post

[michmconel]

All I could think during today’s episode

[astrobolical]

What a combination of achievements to get. I love the name of the second one.

[tevinho]

[lockescoles]

FINAL FANTASY XVI ↳ coming june 22nd

[tatakaeeren]

Aza Choubei 💮| JIGOKURAKU EP. 11🎴

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Obey Me - Transparent Image Resource (2)

Character(s): Solomon, Diavolo, Barbatos, Mephistopheles (+ Asmodeus/Solomon), Thirteen, Simeon

If you save or use any of these a like or reblog would be super appreciated!

More edits I’ve been picking away at, some of these took a bit more fixing than the brothers did, but it was fun! I decided to do two versions of Mephisto’s to keep Solomon and Asmo with him because it was so cute! But also kept him solo.

Alterations: Fix on Dia to remove some sparkles that came from the bg, Thirteen has a similar edit of a sparkle needing to be removed from her hair.