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The boi introduces himself!
Giggling and kicking my feet
Oh look, it's me Benny
fk me i cant figure out how to remove this and I don't want to start over
I like cheese
(I like cheese but in parentheses)
“What? Like, a disabled protagonist? How would that even work? How could someone with a disability be the hero in an action show?” local anime trash boy wonders while sitting next to his box sets of Full Metal Alchemist, showing no hint of irony or self awareness.
but is Ed really disabled? sure I get he lost his arm and leg
but he’s still able to move and do things perfectly
He has prosthetics. Having prosthetic limbs (that more than once break amd need repair) doesnt make him not disabled
It should also be noted that Ed:
-had to undergo very painful surgery to get automail
-had to relearn how to write because of his prosthesis (there’s a post going around showing he had to switch hands etc) and his handwriting is likely a lot worse due to that. This means automail isn’t super good for delicate work, unsurprising, considering what it’s made of.
-experiences phantom limb pain and therefore other associated stuff (this was only really shown in the manga)
-cannot go anywhere too cold without changing his automail or he’ll get really bad frost bite and it will stop working
-cannot go anywhere too hot, period, because the metal attached and under his skin will overheat and he will be badly burned
-Reattachment is painful, but needs to be done frequently if he breaks or outgrows his automail
- it’s HEAVY so much so that the strain has the potential to cause stress on his body, enough that it’s even theorized as possibly stunting his growth.
-it requires regular maintenance or it will break down, as shown when he forgets to do that and it…breaks down
-when it does need to be repaired, it takes time to do that, during which Ed uses regular prosthetics (that usually don’t quite fit him).
-costs a lot of money (not a problem for Ed due to high state alchemist salary/having mechanics as surrogate family, but explicitly noted to being the reason why most people in the fmaverse stick to regular prosthetics along with the painful surgery)
So Ed can’t actually do everything perfectly and experiences a lot of extra hassle, problems and pain people without automail don’t have to deal with! And any advantages he does have are more suited to fighting than day to day life (being able to incorporate weapons/fake out people who want to blow up his arm).
Arakawa did her research and thought it through. Automail is by no means a magic cure that solves all problems associated with losing a limb.
I’m kinda sad these two might not count.
Why wouldn’t they? Hiccup is missing a leg
But he doesn’t struggle.
Disability isn’t defined by” struggle” or suffering. Having a useful prosthetic doesn’t make them not disabled. Get the fuck out of here with that.
Cyborg is a superhero who lost so much of his body that he became a cyborg. He suffers from the pain of it and the emotional toll but he is a superhero because of it.
Roy Harper lost his arm and the end is corrupted causing him pain and the prosthetic is imperfect and if put on wrong causes even more pain. He is still an archer.
Jessica Cruz has debilitating anxiety and PTSS to the point that she was too afraid to leave her house for three years until a macguffin gave her no choice in the matter. She is a green lantern, the superheroes chosen for their extraordinary will power.
Oracle or Barbara Gordon, lost the use of her legs after being attacked by the joker and then went on to be the most connected and most trusted member of the entire justice league. (See here, the titans being asked who leads the justice league as proof that they don’t need a leader, and them all offering different options before Lian, Roy’s daughter, pipes up with “Owacle” as the leader of the justice league.)
Daredevil who is very blind.
Clint Barton, ie Hawkeye, who is deaf.
Bucky Barnes who is missing an arm.
Charles Xavier who is paraplegic.
Jericho who is mute.
Captain Marvel Jr. who needs crutches.
Eddie McDonough or Hornet who has cerebral palsy.
Doctor Strange who lost a significant portion of his fine motor control on his hands.
Misty Knight, missing an arm.
Nick Fury, blind in one eye.
Cable, missing an arm and an eye.
And this is just scratching the surface. Not all who suffer are disabled and not all disabled suffer. Some of these people only become heroes because of their disabilities and it doesn’t stop them from being incredible characters that the audience cares for.
My favourite disabled hero- My mom. Blind. It’s inconvenient for her, and it’s a pain to get places because of the no license, but she regularly volunteers and does pretty much anything else she wants to do.
I want to add that for a lot of these characters their disabilities are inextricably tied to their identities as heroes. Obviously you can’t have Cyborg without his prosthetics, but for Captain Marvel Jr, Jericho, Daredevil, and to some extent Oracle, that’s true as well. Having a Jericho who talks is like having a Spiderman with a living uncle.
So, here’s the Thing …
Let us not forget Benjamin J. Grimm. The Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing. The Idol of Millions.
We shouldn’t leave him out of this conversation just because he doesn’t have a “real-world” disability. Ben has been regularly and consistently portrayed as disabled since Fantastic Four #1, and, as @captainlordauditor points out, it’s integral to his identity as a hero.
Ben’s very first words are his frustrations at living in a world too small for him. He’s a two or three times as broad as a normal man, and covered in an orange, rocky hide. He weighs a quarter of a ton. He needs custom-tailored clothing. He needs special furniture. He’s an accomplished pilot, but he can only continue in his chosen profession because Reed builds the controls to suit his scale and his huge, four-fingered hands.
Early on, people faint at the sight of him, at the shock of his disfigurement, until he becomes well-known and popular enough to be seen as a hero, a big cuddly teddy bear, rather than as a monster.
Ben isn’t representative of a specific disability, but in the obstacles, inconveniences, and prejudices he faces, he most definitely counts as disability representation.
bringing this back around just because
“How can you be disabled, you don’t seem to struggle?”
“I don’t show you my struggles.”
Often forgotten: needing glasses.
Having bad sight is a disability often forgotten because of how common it is now. But glasses are as much as a helping tool than prosthesis Canne or wheel chair.
Just like those they are often super expensive to buy and today you can’t do a lot of things without them (reading, driving, looking at a screen, walking outside, etc.)
Reblogging to ensure everyone understands this, as this will be relevant in my comics
honestly? just put urself into that show or movie or whatever and make that character u like fall in love with u. its called CANon, not CANTon. do whatever u want forever.
Mindset that made me start this blog lol
First arc?
Full story of falling in love leading to confession
Retelling of Nick's personal quest
Slice of life snippets
Reader lead plot
I feel like I'm gaslighting at this point but bear with me, content is coming
Here's another poll but absolutely pretty please, if you have a fun prompt for a comic please submit! I'd love to do a running plot line full of 4th wall breaking to answer you all, think that era of undertale comics, you know the ones
Who should be my boi's ex?
Joshua Graham (good old religious trauma)
The Ghoul (Bad boi era)
Other Benny (matching but different outfits couple loool)
Arcade (Married to his job)
Boone (Doesn't do long distance)
... alright I'm not sure how to handle a tie, I'll be honest
I feel like I'm gaslighting at this point but bear with me, content is coming
Here's another poll but absolutely pretty please, if you have a fun prompt for a comic please submit! I'd love to do a running plot line full of 4th wall breaking to answer you all, think that era of undertale comics, you know the ones
Who should be my boi's ex?
Joshua Graham (good old religious trauma)
The Ghoul (Bad boi era)
Other Benny (matching but different outfits couple loool)
Arcade (Married to his job)
Boone (Doesn't do long distance)
It has come to my attention my previous poll had the wrong vault. I shall be hanging my vault suit in the closet and turning in my fallout fan badge 😭
New poll, rawr xd idfk
Favorite NV Casino?
Ultra Lux
Gomorrah
Lucky 38
The Tops
Atomic Wrangler
Vikkie and Vance
Sierra Madre
Every self insert fanfiction honors the legacy of Dante's devine comedy (I tell myself as I draw increasingly gay comics of post apocalyptic polycules)
Sorry for how long it's taking, real life got crazy out of nowhere 😅 here's another poll to help distract!
Fallout Food You'd Most Like to Try IRL
Nuka-Cola
Deathclaw Steak
Fancy Lad's Snack Cakes
Blamco Mac and Cheese
Sunset Sasparilla
Mutfruit
Squirrel on a Stick
YumYum Deviled Eggs
Deathclaw Omelet
bisexual cooper howard is officially canon now i make the rules
.... well I wasn't going to include him, but now I feel obligated
While I'm working on a longer comic to establish their romance, please feel free to submit asks for short comic responses from Benny or any of the fo4 companions! I'm itching to make some fun reactions
Which pairing would you like to see first?
Hancock
Nick Valentine
Deacon
McCready
Saw it coming a mile off lol
Alrighty, get ready
Which pairing would you like to see first?
Hancock
Nick Valentine
Deacon
McCready
Last call!!!!!
Foreshadowiiiiing
I actually love how this turned out, ty @leedj0v0 for the pose reference!
Which pairing would you like to see first?
Hancock
Nick Valentine
Deacon
McCready
Alright gang
If Nick and Hancock tie
Both are introduced at the same time
Good ol' throuple to start the polycule
Aaaaaand go