ive been thinking about elaborating more on what maul's various disabilities mean for him and actually tangibly what that would look like. my thoughts below in a clearer way!
due to being cut in his midsection a lot of his gut was either damaged or rearranged entirely. Zabrak are carnivores with probably shorter digestive tracts so its not as much of a problem as it is for humans who need to have much or all of their large intestine removed, but nonetheless he would probably have an ostomy bag + stoma of sorts or scifi equivalent (however this might change between various leg iterations). Its hard to tell how this condition would affect him outside of how it impacts people in real life who have this condition (crohn's disease or severe forms of ibd), but eating primarily meat might make it a bit easier on him? Something I might research more idk... Going along with that he would need an artificial blood dialysis device because he doesn't have kidneys anymore. All of this leads to him most likely having bad nausea/pain or feeling sick when his diet or meal timing changes.
Because of all this organ shifting, there might be more pressure on his diaphragm leading to less lung capacity, however being a zabrak with two hearts counteracts this and he's probably on par with any athletic human.
Due to eating like...garbage and probably fucked up things for many years, his liver had to work overtime and as a result he has some signs of liver disease, though it should be under control post spider legs and rejoining civilization. Likewise his stomach is also probably permanently smaller due to a long period of malnutrition.
Inside his prosthetic waist area would need a Thick layer of cushioning because the waist is not a real load bearing area of the body. Like any other prosthetic, there should be some way for him to detach part of his midsection so he can bathe properly and avoid any skin irritation (but it probably happens anyway if he doesn't do any self care in that area for a while)
His spine was severed so he has some pretty hardcore back pain as well as metal/robotic supports lining the inside and outside of his spine. Using a cane would help as it could alleviate pressure against his midsection and damaged spine, putting that weight towards the ground instead (this is also why i love maul with a cane in rebels).
There's probably ways to regain levels of sensation and tactile feedback through his legs (luke had a very responsive and seemingly sensitive prosthetic hand) plus nightsister magic probably gives some ethereal force connection to increase sensation and feedback. This might also be how maul can resist his body rejecting all the parts that are both embedded in him and against his body 24/7, its star wars there's magic sometimes. His legs are probably rechargable overnight and with some long term background battery (imagine uranium batteries like rovers and other space instruments have) to fill in time between charges. Maybe they can also convert food into electricity i dont know how star wars works.
anyway if you read this thank you! i hope you enjoyed my maul disability headcanons/fan explanations for how his body works. Im not going into any of his mental disabilities bc that's a whole other can of worms but it was very nice to elaborate on a canon disabled character that i care about very much
im so glad everyone is loving my disabled maul headcanons and theorizing! id argue that maul is the most actually textually disabled character that isnt "oh we gave this guy a new arm and hes fine now" or vader thats implied but not elaborated on in much detail. this manic depressed fuck is so important to me
Our two heroes ended up on the floor instead of the pacifista/enemy toppling in the latest chapter, but we know that Kid was up and ready to fight by the end of it, and Law was breathing and upright.
I’m surprised that the KidLaw shippers aren’t all over the parallels between Sabaody and Onigashima. Then again, as indicated by the crappy anime stills (as opposed to being lifted from the manga), the Sabaody fight was filler (but was referenced in canon). AND, I think most KidLaw shippers maybe stopped reading the manga a fair while ago.
Fair enough too. The arc where Kid and Law first met was 2008 (in the manga) and the filler above is from 2009. Long time to wait for your OTP.
They’ve probably had more time together in Onigashima than they ever did in Sabadody though. Fanart and fanfiction was always the fuel for these two. Long may it and they (and all the other people I ship them with) reign.
Or the shippers are all over at twit. Which is probably the logical explanation (or discord). Ah well, for the few of you out there. Here ya’ go.
I can’t provide *exact* context but the gist is:
Strahd is a *LEGENDARY* Vampire Lord from a beloved adventure-entire-campaign-setting called “Ravenloft”. He has a tendency to show up in different places in the adventures he features in as a ‘Fun Surprise’ encounter based on the roll of the dice. (Read: Deadly turn of events that you should run away from)
From what it sounds like in the video he showed up during what was *already* a difficult battle, had a face-off with the party barbarian where they *both* rolled Natural 20′s in a battle of strength, had a dramatic punch up and after the barbarian was finally taken down, the barbarian managed to impress Strahd so much that he did the classic:
“I’m older than god and this is the first exciting thing to happen in ten centuries, so I’m not going to kill you today in hopes that you come do more interesting things tomorrow” villain act.
(What do you mean that’s not a classic that’s *totally* a classic by which I mean I love it every time I encounter it)
And also, *YES* this is *EXACTLY* what DND should feel like.
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