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in light of the fuckery going on, come into my inbox and give me a shitty description of your oc

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dear beautiful friends who wish to pay compliments

you’re wonderful and lovely and your intentions are the best and i know that, but paying someone a compliment to their character saying ‘you’re the best ___ on tumblr’ or ‘so many misunderstand this character and you’re the only one who does it right’ is really... not cool. you don’t need to invalidate other portrayals of a character to hold one up. no one portrayal is better than another, and it’s really harmful to suggest there is. first, it puts the person on a pedestal and they’re forced to either agree that they’re the best or put themselves down saying that they’re not the best. either option isn’t good. and second, any other portrayal of that character reading that on the dash is going to feel like shit. that their portrayal sucks bc there’s no way they can measure up to That One, so why bother?

this isn’t a competition. this isn’t about playing a character better than another. this isn’t about being the Fandom’s Actual [Character Name Here]. even comments like ‘i love your oc ___’ or ‘i can’t believe you created ___ all by yourself’ or ‘you literally actually are ___’ are borderline.

again, i know where these comments are coming from. we all love to hear that people can hear our character in our writing, or that we embody our character so well. we love hearing that! definitely tell us that, that we have a wonderful grasp of our character. that’s fantastic. but there’s no need to demonize others to deify someone.

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let loki be ya sugar baby

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some cool shit to think about: divine emotions

okay so i have two degrees in history and classical studies, and i wrote my senior thesis on the iliad, more specifically achilles and his trials. i remember reading some really cool articles on the concept of divine emotion and godly rage. here’s a little quote from my report itself:

However, the emotions of the divine hero are also greater than the average man. The hero’s megathumos, his great spirit, controls him on the battlefield. By participating in the expectations of mortal warriors, fighting in battle to the best of his strength, he is victim to the excessiveness of his divine power, making him unwilling or unable to cease his rampage. Once the fire is lit within Achilles, there seems to be nothing that can wet it. Even when he approaches situations in which he previously provided mercy, he seems unable to understand or provide it again, knowing only slaughter.  

so i Know that greek mythology and its functions =/= norse mythology and its functions, and i don’t have a great amount of experience in norse mythology, so until i get some, i’m going to sparingly use bits and pieces of the divine experience of greek gods to apply to loki/norse gods. but the concept of GODLY RAGE is kind of well-known and the subject of a lot of jokes. but consider it.

gods (tho sometimes people call loki and thor demigods, which i would say they aren’t, bc technically a demigod is the child of a god and a human, but also at the same time declaring them ‘gods’ is kind of meta, but also saying they’re not gods isn’t good, so for the purposes of this blog, we’re calling them gods/divine beings/mighty species) – lost control of this sentence. as we understand them, gods are basically hyperpowered humans in every way. they are human-like with human qualities, but made exponentially more intense. their strength, their endurance, their physical prowess, their ability to influence the world around them. and their emotions. a god doesn’t just fall in love. they fall madly, gut-wrenchingly, life-endingly in love. a god doesn’t just get jealous. they get ‘i will kill my lover and their lover’ jealous. their rage can literally shake the skies. the intensity with which they experience these emotions are not subtle by any means – they can’t control that intensity with great efficiency. their emotions can drive them mad for extended periods of time, and their hate and grudges can last them decades and centuries.

so let’s look at loki, shall we? people love calling him dramatic and hella extra. and he is. he’s my extra baby. but really – is he acting with more than he should be? just cause aside, loki experiences events that shake his very core and identity. however justified his reasoning, these events blow his emotions to their full capacity, which is immense. his rage causes him to try to slaughter the frost giants, and then thor. his despair sends him hurdling off into the void. his pain, fear, and obsession leads him to invade the earth. his sorrow makes him destroy his prison cell, tear himself apart, hurt himself, like a raging animal in a cage far too small will bash its head against the wall. is it any wonder that his actions and failures and risks and emotions are extreme? is it any wonder why he’s all over the place?

tl dr; divine emotions are so fuckin extreme and gods do everything Hard As Fuck ok don’t cross a god and if you fall in love with a god u better be prepared

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when he smiles, the whole world rejoices. when he weeps, the sky sprouts endless tears. when he roars, the atmosphere dismantles and the planet's surface crumbles and falls into the molten core in fear and pity.

he feels so fiercely, the world can do nothing but react to his cycle.

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i saw lucien’s sprite and his curly hair and i COULDN’T STOP FROM MAKING ARISTIDE with his fluffy curls. and then i had to put him with his girlfriend. It Was Important

ok so let me tell you about his bitch when i was making his list he wouldn’t even CONTEMPLATE any pokemon that wasn’t Pretty Enough and honestly?? he’s so Extra. he says he doesn’t have enough ice types but i let him settle with altaria because it’s blue and it can learn ice beam so he’s satisfied. milotic, glaceon, liepard, florges, rapidash, and altaria, because he needs the prettiest, most majestic pokemon available. he’s not THAT much of a trainer but he’s won so many pokemon competitions that he’s famous. his Awesome Fire Girlfriend nimia surana saves his butt on the reg, but that doesn’t mean he’s defenseless. he’s very pretty, but his milotic and rapidash are no laughing matter and can pack a powerful punch. and of course he has a rapidash because he’s a prince who needs a dashing steed.

look at nimnim’s tiny sprite in comparison to ari it’s so.......... I’m Alive

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by the way i changed obi’s team and here it is

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someone: oh yeah those are some cute pokemon-- nimia: BRINGS OUT FUCKIN CHARIZARD

someone get this girl a jigglypuff ok

so aristide once promised nimia a puppy and he may or may not have delivered in the form of a fire puppy houndour which evolved into houndoom who knows??? but yeah i was like nim you can’t have ALL fire types and she was like fucking watch me and i was like fine you can have three otherwise if you fall into a puddle you are going to be Fucked so i forced her to have some balance and they all probably have different type attacks like... i bet charizard has some lightning attacks and houndoom is a cross breed so it’ll be good against psychic and ghost types and... YEAH SHE CAN MAKE IT WORK

i don’t really have a good reason for her jigglypuff except for the fact that i started making the list and immediately put JIGGLYPUFF because for those who don’t watch the anime, the character jigglypuff appears in random episodes seeking out people to listen to it sing, and when everyone falls asleep (because jigglypuff songs are hypnosis waves), it PUFFS UP ANGRILY and scribbles on everyone’s face and honestly?? nimia wanting attention + call her short, and you’ve basically got jigglypuff

other ones that were SO CLOSE onto the team and are probably in her pc boxes: mawile, tropius, altaria, lanturn, kingdra, mightyena, gardevoir, metagross, vespiquen, mismagius, literally every other fire type

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luke for @showedmercy​!!

OKAY so the consistent theme across luke’s pokemon are that they are either adorable and his friends and pets, or they’re big tough types who saw this child and were like holy shit this kid is going to DIE on his own and i need to protect him. Bayleef is his honorary guardian, it is suspected that Charizard actually thinks Luke is LITERALLY its child, and YES, Luke has a shiny Eevee. He doesn’t make it evolve with any stones because he loves it the way it is, but in the end it evolves into an Espeon because Luke loves it so much.

in the au in which obi-wan is his dad, luke MAY have a cubone instead of an azumarill because obi-wan has a marowak and... it would be cute...

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Satine was a little challenging, but once I figured out her battle style, I got the hang of it. So! Satine is DEFINITELY not a trainer or a battler, and all of her Pokemon types are geared toward disabling rather than battling and attacking. Dustox is her main Pokemon for battle because of its specialty in various grass-type disabling attacks with all its powders. Sylveon is her little pride baby, a Pokemon that specializes in calming people. Her Dewgong is trained to freeze opponents, Rapidash is mainly a mount and has been known to win in some pretty impressive Pokemon breeding competitions, Dragonair just FELT right, and Venusaur was her first Pokemon, as well as her main muscle. It’s not fast, but it makes up for its speed with a powerful bind and vine whip, so she can talk to opponents rather than fight them. When tag teaming with Obi-Wan, she’s the support trainer who sets effects against the opponent for Obi-Wan’s hits to land the best.

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padme i love your lake dress but................. that was impossible i have no idea how the science of that fabric works and i gave up on your right arm

BUT ANYWAY

Padme isn’t a trainer, but that does NOT mean she’ll give you an easy time if you do challenge her. She’s got some hyper punches packed in her team. The area around Theed is a breeding ground for Oddishes and Vileplume is her oldest friend who reminds her of home. I don’t know why or how she got her Steelix, but I just feel like. Yes, she definitely has a Steelix. She NEEDS a Steelix. Mantine and Ampharos are her soft babies and Ampharos has a very wicked Thunder Punch. Vulpix is her lap baby who bites and Does Not Like Anakin. Haxorus is a gift from Anakin, because his description (”They are kind but can be relentless when defending territory. They challenge foes with tusks that can cut steel.”) can’t be beat. If Padme is ever in trouble, Anakin trusts Haxorus to defend her.

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I’m watching Pokemon on Netflix, WHICH of course required me to make Obi-Wan’s team, and attempt at a sprite. Which is OKAY, it’s not the best, but close enough. Anywho, a little explanation for the Pokemon selections.

Judro the Umbreon – Found as a very angry, very aggressive stray in an industrial city. Obi-Wan rescued him, nursed him to health, then allowed him to return to the streets if he desired. He didn’t. Instead, Judro followed Obi-Wan everywhere as his own little ankle-protector. Judro hates staying in a Pokeball and when Obi-Wan gives attention to anyone else. He makes exceptions for the rest of the team. Sometimes. Most of the time, he occupies Obi-Wan’s arms and shoulders, preferring to be carried everywhere. He’ll begin to growl loudly if others want to pick him up or if Obi-Wan tries to set him down before he’s ready. He’s fearless when taking down Pokemon twenty times his size. (Yes, Judro is a shiny Umbreon!)

Gaetana the Sceptile – Obi-Wan’s starter Treeko. They’ve been together since the beginning of his Pokemon training. She’s a large, affectionate lug who really prefers to sleep in the sun when given the choice, but they work fluidly together. Her speed attack stat can’t be beaten, and she considers the rest of the team to be her children whom she raised from infancy. Obi-Wan included. She doesn’t allow him to sacrifice himself for his Pokemon and doesn’t accept any of his emotionally distant bullshit.

Calo the Arcanine – Calo saved Obi-Wan from a hostile family of Primeape when he was a young man. The massive Arcanine decided Obi-Wan caused too much trouble to be left alone and decided to tag along as protectorate. He’s quiet and obedient, the model for the rest of the team by which to abide. At least, Calo hopes his good example will lend itself to aid. Especially to Judro. It doesn’t usually work. It results in Calo setting a giant paw on Judro, who fights back against the weight without much success.

Xel the Xatu – Xel was one of Qui-Gon’s first and oldest Pokemon who joined him on his own adventures as a Pokemon trainer. Obi-Wan was raised beside Xel in Qui-Gon’s house, and upon embarking upon his Pokemon adventures, Qui-Gon lent Xel to his son to keep him safe. Xel is a very odd Pokemon who doesn’t blink nearly as often as he should and has the habit of spending the night propped up next to Obi-Wan’s head as he sleeps. Obi-Wan is extremely fond of him, a constant link to his father. Xel is weird, but also very powerful when summoned and has saved Obi-Wan from many scrapes caused by his own foolhardiness.

Avan the Lapras – Avan was an accident. Encountering a pod of Lapras being cornered by sea poachers seeking to harvest their shells and blubber, Obi-Wan fought them off barely in time to save one last teenage Lapras. Out of desperation to keep the hunters from killing the last Pokemon, Obi-Wan captured Avan in a Pokeball to use his status as a Pokemon trainer to make the poacher’s attempts toward the last Lapras an illegal form of Pokemon property thievery, rather than legal hunting. Later, Obi-Wan tries to release Avan back into the wild, but she refused to leave the Pokeball, terrified to return to a dangerous sea without her pod. She only agreed to leave the Pokeball when Obi-Wan promised to keep and protect her. Avan has a nervous disposition and refuses to work for anyone but Obi-Wan, lest she fall into a fit of anxiety.

Panama the Flygon – Panama is Obi-Wan’s oldest friend. Through various junctions of his life, he repeatedly met with a mysterious Trapinch that would pinch at his heels and steal his food. Then a Vibrava, who seemed to enjoy flying from above at great speeds to watch his travels and occasionally zip down to dart at his head (earning the ire of Calo). And then, a playful Flygon, who finally settled in his curious adventures to follow the curious human with whom he loved to play throughout his life. Though they joined together later, both Obi-Wan and Panama feel as though they have been friends for ages, evidenced with how comfortable Panama feels with stealing his foot and picking him up under the arms to fly off places. Obi-Wan isn’t entirely sure if Panama wants to play with him or get him killed. Calo hates Panama.

They all have exceptionally high speed and special defense stats! Free for reblogging!

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Apparently Obi-Wan’s go-to Pokemon are all GREEN? Why? I’m not sure. Coincidence? We first have their tagteam duo, with Obi-Wan’s Flygon, Xatu, and Sceptile working beside Anakin’s Lucario, Charizard, and Terrakion. Obi-Wan’s specialization in speed and special defense works very neatly with Anakin’s specialization in speed and special attack.

So, here we have Anakin! His sprite was a little tougher and I got a little lazy. His shoulders look fat, but he wears all dark robes, so it was tough. Anywho.

Not an as extensive explanation of Anakin’s Pokemon, but we have Lucario, Greninja, Terrakion, Charizard, Numel, and Luxray. Lucario is his go-to partner and kind of his Pokemon equivalent. Tough, fast, not exactly obedient, and very intense. Greninja will win by beating out in speed and clever, unorthodox strategies every time, but he may break the rules in doing so. Terrakion is a protective, hero complex Pokemon who likes to guard all the other Pokemon, which I thought was perfect for Anakin. (It also babies him and bulldozes him down when he’s being an idiot.) Charizard was Anakin’s Charmander starter and is the sheer firepower that backs up Anakin’s words with a very high special attack. Numel is Anakin’s ‘Ash syndrome,’ in that he’s had Numel forever and never forces it to evolve. Numel is also sort of his Artoo Pokemon, his little buddy that comes through when there’s no hope left. Luxray is the very tired babysitter, who Obi-Wan trusts to make sure Anakin doesn’t fall off a cliff or get flattened by other trainers. He keeps everyone else in line with very fierce electrical reigning. Don’t try to hurt Anakin, or Luxray will have some serious things to say.

Free for reblogging!

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Ahsoka for @snipisms! Along with a tagteam card with her master. Because that’s always fun. So, upon making Ahsoka, I figured she’d have a lot of grass and fighting types and I have NO idea why. But she did.

Her specialties are speed and attack. Dewott was her starter Pokemon, Breloom and Jolteon are her favorites, and Yanma is her personal helper because I couldn’t help but see her flying on Yanma’s back and leaping off to attack. Whirlipede is her ambitious project, and when it evolves into Scolipede, she’s going to have a BADASS POISONOUS MOUNT.

Able to be relogged.~

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a cliff face can be as sturdy as can be. but sometimes bits and pieces will crumble off.

but you have to keep standing tall

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Send me a song and I’ll write you a starter based on how the song makes me feel.

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I have spent too much of my life bent over bodies.

(did I cause them, or did I just miss saving them?)