#aaawunder

[puppetmaster55]

god I can’t wait until we get the conclusion of the All Might VS All For One battle because Yagi Toshinori has already fulfilled his grief over Nana and now we get to see how Deku reaching out to others for help has led to him not only becoming the quirkless hero that Deku needed growing up, but also we get the thematic outcome: no one is beyond saving.

Because AFO really does need saving, from himself. Us learning his name is going to have far less to do with some DFO reveal and far more with Yagi looking at this kid (at this point, and into the fight) and realizing that there is a whole entire human person who became the way that he was because he grew up in a time where he had only the demon lord of the comics to look up to.

This child has spent well over a century being crushed by the weight of his own legend and has lost everything in service of becoming this legend, that of course it will end up being Yagi who reaches out and tells him that he can exist outside of this persona, he can be more than the world expects of him, he can be different; this is not his fate.

[aucatgirl]

@aaawunder he got a new cape I’m so happy 4 him

[kuromichad]

[materassassino]

curséd, as always

[kakunamatatq]

reframing voltron as a comedy makes for a much more enjoyable viewing experience of s8

[headspacedad]

vaguely related to your post on haggar and the shiro clones, i think it’s possible that haggar was able to read shiro’s quintessence and see that he had black paladin energy/his quintessence mirrored black and zarkon’s. alteans are extra quintessence sensitive and allura at the very least able to, so i think it’s possible alteans can sort of see and sense the quintessence colour off other living beings. this doesnt really have a massive stake in canon but it kind of fills in some holes

I would be willing to believe that.  We see Haggar using her magic to realize when the Blue lion and Altean energy woke up.  She’s obviously got the ability to sense types of quintessence and pretty darn specifically as well.  If she can do it super long range like that than I’m going to guess she can pick up even more detail at the close range she had Shiro at.   Season one told us the lions and paladins have quintessence that matches.  Whether that’s a specific ‘Black Paladin/Lion’ quintessence or just a type of quintessence that fits both of them, who knows, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Shiro’s quintessence was a serious factor in why Haggar chose him.

Add on to that the fact he was undefeated in the arena for over a year - and we’re talking a little tiny creature from a backwater world that couldn’t even get out of his own solar system taking on monsters and professional fighters that were better armed than him from all over the universe (and Haggar might know a thing or two about being small but powerful).  Plus the fact Ulaz called him a leader that gave hope and while we don’t know exactly what that means it sure means Shiro was doing something impressive during his year.  The slaves that Shiro and Pidge rescued recognized Shiro by voice alone (or chin) and immediately went from cowering to willing to make a mass run for it and cram into an easily shot down escape pod just because he’d showed up.  Whatever Shiro did during that missing year, he made an impact on a lot of beings that lasted even once he was gone. 

Throw together his adaptable fighting style, his intelligence, his ability to be so much more to the point he had an impact even as a slave across an entire empire and a quintessence that resonated with the Black Lion and I can see why Haggar got one good look at him and thought - I need more.

[dottysdokis]

p e a r l i s r e a d y

[nomadicism]

“I would buy ten of these in the form of a plushie that lights up.” what a mood dreamworks are complete fools for not capitalising on the vld plushie market. look at how much people like fanmade lion plushies. i’d pay good money to get chibi plushie lions

RIGHT!? I have a post in my drafts about kinds of merch that fans would buy and trying to figure out through data or whatever why it might be that we’re not seeing it.

And I stand by what I wrote. I absolutely would buy ten light up plushie cosmic wolves!