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Thinking about Toxin.
Toxin who was lucky number 1000 and meant to be some super special, extra powerful symbiote because of it. Toxin who was treated as a monster by his first host (Pat) and powerless to stop him from getting killed, used as a mindless weapon by his second host (Eddie), and forced to separate from his third host (Bren).
Toxin who had to bond to Rick to survive, but it's clearly not a good match for either of them as somehow the two became woefully incompetent despite their combined experience. Toxin who through guilt or some other incoming breakdown keeps forgetting Rick's name and calling him Pat instead.
I need Toxin to go through an arc where he experiences a true bond and regains his confidence. Maybe even unlocks his own special power, as a treat.
I'm still not over it, man.
In Cates run, the symbiote was bad and abusive to poor, sympathetic Eddie. In Ewing's run it's Eddie being awful and abusive to a timid, impressionable symbiote.
Like c'mon man. Both of these characters are freaking awful. That's why they started off as villains. They met at the worst point of their lives. Eddie was downright suicidal and the symbiote was pissed about being rejected. They were both filled to the brim with hatred and fed off each other.
But then they realized they could do good together (and the symbiote further learned they could be heroes after his stint with Flash). Are they great at it? Of course not. No one is 100% good and you don't get that way just by deciding it. It's something you work at, and these two need a lot of fucking work. It's why they're the Lethal Protector, not the caped crusader. I'm tired of writers throwing that dynamic aside to convince us this relationship is toxic and doomed to fail. First of all, it's fiction. Not every relationship has to be pure and wholesome. Second off, how many times have Eddie and the symbiote referred to each other as love or darling or outright stated how happy they are to be together?
I want to see more Venom struggling not to kill villains that would be better off dead (like how they were more than happy to throw Torment off a building). And throw in the kids they have to raise with that? Juggling all that life and heroism demands from them with a minimal success rate. It'd be so interesting. I mean one of their kids is always ready to throw himself into danger. The other is three steps away from being an evil scheming mastermind. And you know what? Let's take the time to explore Toxin's whole inferiority complex too; bout time the kid had a proper mentor anyway. One big happy symbiote family.
They're sitting on so much material and just absolutely refuse to do anything with it. Like I'm not opposed to the symbiote having a different host. I think it's good to breathe new life into a character every now and then. But by god don't just use it as an excuse to bash previous stories.
Oh the state of Venom comics man...
Like I'm not opposed to Venom having other hosts. It keeps things fresh. But I feel like All New Venom was yet another excuse for writers to hate on symbrock fans. I mean what happened? King in Black Eddie was friends with Peter, now he's like the most hated man in New York all over again?? Because of Venom War I guess?? Still makes no sense to me.
MJ is constantly ragging on him, and the narrative follows. Everything is Eddie's fault, even the evil the symbiote did. Even in Eddie's own run it's ooohh all I cared about was staying in shape. Fuck Eddie for trying to keep Carnage under control. All he does is make things worse, am I right?? You know what, let's convince Dylan his dad is a piece of shit while we're at it. Like what is going on??? What are we trying to accomplish here??
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saw your reblog of my smaul art and nah I'm with you on the droid thing. I think D9 had more of a spider bot appearance but I couldn't quite put to paper what I had in my head so I just used a probe bot in its place. I see it having maybe the head of a probe bot but maybe more cylindrical? And the legs come out from the bottom in a spider-y way
Yeah, that's what I gathered about him too. I wonder if it was intentional for spybot or not. It definitely was for wrath. that book had its way of making everyting 10 times more depressing
Unfortunately there's no design notes for Spybot except for the sound design behinds his noises. I'd be interested to know if there was any inspiration behind his design.
I always wondered about the headcanon that Maul feels more comfortable around droids just because of the complicated relationship he had with D9 since that was the droid he was closest to. They didn't go in much detail about his little probe droids he had with him in Phantom Menace. Like I'm sure he only viewed them as tools but Spybot is described as "the closest thing to a pet he has."
And yes hard agree Wrath of Maul is just one bad thing after another until it's too late.
so there's a couple of different ways you can think of Maul's backstory. There's
A. Kycina is his birth mother, also mother to Savage and Feral, and she gave Maul to Sidious thinking it'd be a better life than the Nightbrother slavery and she did everything she could to make sure Talzin didn't find out to no avail
or B. Talzin is his birth mother and had some sort of deal with Palpatine that went awry, ended with betrayal and Maul's kidnapping. And she was willing to lie to Savage about them being related to get him back because no, that's her powerful pawn and she wants him back.
Either way it's clear Maul is so traumatized that he has no clear recollection of his early life to the point he thinks he has a name before everything (I don't think he did) and why he adds Savage to his memory of being taken. Wrath of Maul makes it clear his toddler life was just plain awful. I can see why Maul would omit that from his memory and think he was taken later in life. Things couldn't have been that bad right? There were people who cared about me before and wanted to protect me from such a fate right???
Idk i just read Wrath of Maul and then the short story Restraint and am having thoughts.
I'll always be a Wrath truther when it comes to his background simply because he'd need WAY more time to develop the short term, long term, and muscle memory for alllll the different things Maul is shown to be very proficient at as a pretty young adult.
You're not gotta get all that barely starting intensive training in your teens.
I absolutely agree with that. Everything that makes Maul, well, Maul is too ingrained in him for him not to have been taught early on.
It's just sad that he has to fabricate memories because the truth is too hard for him to face. I think that's what they were hinting at in EP 8 of Maul Shadow Lord anyway, that he's not remembering his past clearly. There's also the evidence that neither him nor Savage had memories of each other when they met in Clone Wars.
Wrath of Maul is even sadder cause you get glimpses of the the person Maul could have been if it weren't for Sidious
saw a post by soosdraws where Qui Gon reformed Maul and thinking of a possible scenario where he could have run into Qui Gon and Obi-Wan years prior when he's still his sweet baby self. Baby Maul was curious about the world around him, wanted knowledge, and maybe even friends. Like before phantom menace Maul had a habit of running off on hunting missions and doing underbelly hits (with Sidious's knowledge BUT) what if Sidious is forced to take Maul on a trip to another planet, unknowing of the Jedi presence, and baby Maul gets too curious and wanders off. He gets lost and runs into Qui Gon and Obi Wan (or would he still be in the creche by this point..? either way) At first he's unsure about these people, hesitates to trust them, but as soon as they're nice without turning it into some sick lesson, he's won over. This boy craves warmth.
Or maybe, and this hinges on several canon divergences, but phantom menace!maul who fears Sidious more than he hates him, loyal through preservation at best. He's in the hangar with Qui Gon and the light barriers go up. He starts pacing, waiting, and the Jedi gets down to meditate, looks at him, and asks "What's your name?" It gives him pause because the fuck you mean this Jedi is trying to engage in small talk? But Qui Gon keeps talking "how old are you? You fight well. I sense you're strong in the Force. You have a choice you know. You don't have to do this."
And whatever bloodlust Maul needed for the mission fades away behind genuine curiosity and a faint hope of escaping his master. Of course at this point, he'd be a huge threat, so Sidious would always be trying to kill him; except, he doesn't count on Maul being able to walk away from most situations. Banged up and worse for wear, but the guy has the survivability of a cockroach. OR because of his doubts, Sidious doesn't reveal who he is to Maul just yet, so Maul just thinks he has a propensity for getting in trouble when really he's just Matrix dodging all of the hits being put on him lmao
Heathen Welcomed Chapter 7
Rating: T Minor Character Death Relationships: Marchosias & The Lamb AU - Canon Divergence Summary: Winter is acting up now that Yngya is mortal. The Lamb must stop their followers from perishing in the cold. Their only hope may lie in Marchosias, still alive after The Lamb managed to stop him from killing himself.
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Everybody was in an uproar when they returned. The storms had started earlier than expected. Followers rushed to finish securing buildings in the middle of repairs. Some herded others towards the temple. There were last minute rushes for firewood. It was pandemonium. The Lamb didn't think twice.
"Boys, go find your mom, and hunker down!" They ordered. The twins nodded and followed the command.
The Lamb jumped into action, helping wherever it was needed.
Heathen Welcomed Chapter 6
Rating: T No Specific Warnings Relationships: Marchosias & The Lamb AU - Canon Divergence Summary: Winter is acting up now that Yngya is mortal. The Lamb must stop their followers from perishing in the cold. Their only hope may lie in Marchosias, still alive after The Lamb managed to stop him from killing himself.
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Marchosias added to his notes. He had spent months, years, working on those gauntlets, developing the perfect technique to rip out the gods' vile conditioning from their pitiful followers. They had shown great results. The Free Pack was evidence of that. So, why then, were his pack here going along with yet another god's whims? Something must have gone wrong. He needed to correct this mistake. Rework the gauntlets. Create them to be flawless. Liberate every sad creature in these Lands until the gods became a thing of the past!
"Marchosias?" Mestor's voice.
Star Wars | Wrath of Maul
Read this book to become immediately sad
so there's a couple of different ways you can think of Maul's backstory. There's
A. Kycina is his birth mother, also mother to Savage and Feral, and she gave Maul to Sidious thinking it'd be a better life than the Nightbrother slavery and she did everything she could to make sure Talzin didn't find out to no avail
or B. Talzin is his birth mother and had some sort of deal with Palpatine that went awry, ended with betrayal and Maul's kidnapping. And she was willing to lie to Savage about them being related to get him back because no, that's her powerful pawn and she wants him back.
Either way it's clear Maul is so traumatized that he has no clear recollection of his early life to the point he thinks he has a name before everything (I don't think he did) and why he adds Savage to his memory of being taken. Wrath of Maul makes it clear his toddler life was just plain awful. I can see why Maul would omit that from his memory and think he was taken later in life. Things couldn't have been that bad right? There were people who cared about me before and wanted to protect me from such a fate right???
Idk i just read Wrath of Maul and then the short story Restraint and am having thoughts.
My thoughts are going to be all over the place, so bear with me. But Maul Shadow Lord.
Yeah, Vader shouldn't have been in the season 1 finale. It was much too soon for Maul and him to meet. He should have been a season 2 tease. I get that they were trying to ramp up the tension, but it does come across a bit weak. First off Maul isn't at his best. Vader and Maul deserve a proper duel. Not only that, Maul is smart. He knew exactly the moment Order 66 went down. It wouldn't take him that long to figure out what exactly he was up against as soon as Vader showed up. More than that, I want to hear what Maul might have to say to Vader. Will it matter? No, because Vader's def not in a listening mood at this point, angry as he is, but it'd be interesting after Maul's emotional moment in ep 8.
I think one of Maul's biggest failings (and more that he was failed in his life) is that he just cannot bring himself to trust anything about the light side of the force. He thinks they are weak, that they are always destined to fail (ironic). Even though he acknowledges the good of the Jedi now that he has been cast to the wayside and seen the Empire's rise. He is too steeped in his abusive Sith training. He is too easily swayed by his own fear. I do like that moment of hesitance we get from him before Maul decides to betray Daki. Like this is a Maul that acknowledges that the Jedi are necessary to bring about the end of the Empire. But Maul is also a creature without tools of compassion of any kind, so when push comes to shove, he falls back on the same fear that has crippled him his entire life (and he was terrified of Vader's power), leading him to choose Devon over Daki in a crucial moment. Not that I think even them together could fend off Anakin at this point. Maybe if Maul hadn't been injured to such a degree. Maybe. But this is Vader fresh off huffing the anger. He's a death machine in motion. He doesn't need finesse when he has that much raw power on his side.
Someone pointed out that it is funny how as soon as Devon taps into her rage, she is immediately disarmed. It will be interesting to see how her fighting style develops under Maul's tutelage. More important, it does highlight the difference between her and Maul. For all the Ls this man takes on the daily, it is a fact that he is one of the deadliest beings in the galaxy, and I think that's in part because of the way he weaves his anger into his technique (also the abusive succeed or get punished training method he was subjected to throughout his youth). But he wields his anger like a finely tuned weapon. He can get explosive and furious with it or keep it at a seething simmer. His skill bleeds through. Yes, yes, his anger doesn't help him in either of his fights against Kenobi but aside from that. Look deeper. Also I'm tired of Maul, deadly Sith assassin that he is, not being able to score a win. Like even injured he was able to fend off two Inquisitors alone. I know they can't be killed for continuity reasons. He should have at least been able to wound them. Like you're telling me Devon and Daki were able to land hits on 11 and Vader respectively but the best Maul could do was land some kicks and bring a roof down on them?? Come on.
It's really outside of fighting when he lets his anger consume him that things get messy. Like if he had taken Daki's advice in the city and used a stealthier approach instead of trying to send a message to Devon about how powerful the dark side is compared to the passive Jedi, it could have taken longer for the Inquisitors to catch their trail. Maybe more of Maul's allies would have lived. There is a Jedi style that allows for more emotion, yes? It's just that Maul is too used to letting it consume him. Again, he lacks the tools for compassion and falls back into his same old patterns but can you imagine a Maul that heeds Daki's advice and manages to find some kind of inner peace? Far fetched I know. An AU idea maybe. Anyway.
I know people are upset there wasn't a cut away literally every time one of his allies was taken out. I think we only need patience for that. In s2 I bet there will be a moment where he lets it all wash over him. It's not easy to grieve when you're being hunted by a 7"2 machine of pure destruction. And you can bet he's going to use those losses to fuel his vengeance obsession.
Heathen Welcomed Chapter 5
Rating: T No Specific Warnings Relationships: Marchosias & The Lamb AU - Canon Divergence Summary: Winter is acting up now that Yngya is mortal. The Lamb must stop their followers from perishing in the cold. Their only hope may lie in Marchosias, still alive after The Lamb managed to stop him from killing himself.
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"You knew I'd be coming?" The Lamb asked. They shut the door behind them. Marchosias's collection of papers floated to the ground. It did nothing to help the chaos.
The heathen leaned back on the bed with a hmph.
"I am no fool. And neither are you. This winter is raging too much for even you to control. What other option is there but to pester me for help?"
"So you'll help then!?" The Lamb perked. Marchosias's brutish laugh plummeted the Lamb back to reality.
"Why would I? I like watching you scamper around like a lab rat. That will be the closest you come to science."
Cult of the Lamb | Woes of Marchosias
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