In your zombie au, how do you picture peter in his civilian clothing? Both before and after going to Gotham, all the details you can give too please, I would love to know everything about how you picture him!
Also love your au!
Yes, thank for the nice words. Im glad you like the au!
To answer the question, I see him like hes shown in episode but a lot worse. Cause in the episode he was clean and with his mask off. Here I see him with wilder hair, with rips and stiched parts to the suits. The'res a constant grime and stains covering the suit. I can see him trying to keep his body clean but no amount of water is going to get rid of the bags under his eyes. Long hair he dosent try to cut or brush falling just about the tips of his sholders. I mention this cause I dont see Peter taking off his suit much before Gotham, constantly having his suit on in fear of anything happening.
Though he dosent take his suit off much if at all, he dose have a few clothes he puts over the suit for casual patrols and down time at the base. He actually has a few sets of clothes he switches between which are
-A singuler big shirt (base wear)
-His decatholon Jacket and some goggols (for when hes doing science things)
-A hoddie he stole from happy thats way to big for him (Sleep wear)
-A gas mask, combat pants, a knife staped to his legs, big ass boots, bullet proof vest and a oversized hoddie he has to hide to ugly vest (patrols that leads him closer to the more infected zombie areas) (Bucky thinks its a crime that his suit dosent have any protection and forced him to wear it plus the knife. Hope said she dosent care how enchanced he is, he still need the gasmask for when hes in more toxic areas. Peter think their overreacting but wears them anyways. The hoddie is an act of rebelion)
All of these are worn over the suit, and any and every set that didnt mention pants means there are no pants
For Gotham wear, I think that Peter is just wearing the clothes he brought with him, which are his science pun shirts. But adding to it. I say that Peter never takes off Bucky's jacket that he had with him, always wearing it even when undercover for Loki. He puts small paches and adjustments to it as the months pass and it gets more dameged by the use, but the jacket stays overall the same. His hair has gotten to the point that he could put it up in a small ponytail his curls ever let him
His spidey suit is a sort of amalgamotion of what Hope and Bucky would force him to wear, the Hoddie and vest now replaced with a bulletproof hoddie with his symbol and a gas mask with goggles replacing his mask.
Thats what I think he would be like at least. I hope this answerd your question
I want to talk about Matilda McDuck, the oldest daughter of the McDuck Clan and the younger sister of Scrooge McDuck. Now I’m not going to talk too much about the 2020 version of her. The version I'll be discussing is the 1992-1996 version from the “Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck” and “A Letter from Home,” both written by Don Rosa (according to the wiki).
Long post and spoilers for the comics I mentioned above.
Summary
(I know I should have used the traditional image but she looks so cute here.)
Matilda grew up in Scotland and lived in a small village while attending to the family castle. She was close to her brother Scrooge until he went off into the world to make his fortune at 13.
While he had many adventures, Matilda remained behind with the family, growing up on the letters her brother sent back of his amazing journey.
When Scrooge returned, for what was supposed to be for good, he found that he had outgrown the small village from whence he came. So, he decided to leave for good and live in Duckburg, taking his younger sisters with him.
It was here that the sisters started to realize that Scrooge wasn’t the brother they remembered nor the one they came to idolize from his letters. Still, they remained loyal and did their part in taking care of the home front while Scrooge traveled the world.
One day they insisted on accompanying him on an adventure to Africa, and he agreed. However, it was here that their image of him was broken completely. Scrooge used underhand tactics to steal the lands from the tribes' men, and when one chief saw through his tricks, Scrooge hired a band of thugs to attack the village despite his sisters' protests.
The sisters, appalled and brokenhearted by this act of evil, decided to leave Scrooge and return to Duckburg. There it’s hinted they remained loyal and took care of Scrooge’s fortune.
Over 20 years passed before Scrooge finally returned home. The sisters decided to forget the past and give their brother a second chance—only to be coldly ignored then accused of only wanting his money, even embezzling it. This was the final straw for the sisters, and they left, this time for good.
It’s up for debate what happened next in Matilda’s life but it’s hinted that Matilda remained close to her sister and her family, though Matilda never married. (That we know of. Some say she married Ludwig, but there's no mention or canonical proof of that sadly.)
After her beloved sister died, Matilda returned to her home soil, where Matilda took the job of groundskeeper for her family castle, unbeknownst to Scrooge.
One Donald decides to reunite them without either knowing. The reunion goes poorly. Matilda is still angry and hurt—on her behalf, and that of her dead sister—and Scrooge is stubborn. Not helped when they find out there’s a Templar's treasure hidden in the castle, which immediately excites Scrooge. It isn’t until Scrooge saves her life that the two are willing to have an honest talk that Matilda is finally able to let go of her anger and forgive her brother.
And that’s it. For the most part, Matilda’s life is a mystery. It’s no wonder she’s not well known or popular (outside of the reboot).
Personality
Now that we’ve got her history, let’s take a look at who Matilda herself is—in the “Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck” and “A Letter from Home,” that is.
Matilda appears at first glance to be a soft and demure girl. Now, whenever a person hears the word, “demure” they automatically roll their eyes, especially when referring to a girl character but being demure isn’t a bad thing. It just means reserved, modest, and shy. Though she can be very forward, especially when pursuing a mate where she is as aggressive as her sister.
Speaking of manners of the heart, Matilda is a romantic through and through. She’s always swooning at the thought of romance and being swept away by a man of adventure. This makes sense as she grew up in a small, dull village and wanted to have escapades like her brother.
In fact, a small part of Matilda we get hints of, but never get to see in full detail is that Matilda seems to have a thirst and desire for adventure, like her brother.
However, her reserved side rarely lets her pursue these actions.
Wild mass guessing her, but this could be because Matilda was raised in a time when it wasn’t proper for girls to have adventures. While it was encouraged for boys to have adventures or to do exciting things, girls were not. Instead, they were told to manage the home front and leave the action to the menfolk. It’s never outright stated, but we get hints of this in scenes where Scrooge returns home to pay off the castle’s bill, and his uncle is told to take the women-folk home—even though Hortense had just chased off a bunch of men. (And in the future she chases off an entire army with a broom.)
Matilda seems to be at war with doing what a “proper lady” should do and her own thirst for adventure. We see this as there are plenty of times when she’s curious about something and seems to want to know more, but is held back by the idea that women were raised with, even when she’s in her 80s.
However, her most defining trait—aside from her polite manner—was her loyalty to her family. The McDuck clan values two things above all else; family and money. While we see no thirst for the latter, we see the devotion to the former in nearly every scene she’s in. She is always with another family member—mainly her father and sister.
Despite being unhappy about it, Matilda worked for Scrooge as hard as she could. She did physical labor for him--yes, despite being a proper lady Matilda can do hard labor when she has to.
Then she managed Scrooge’s bank and fortune while he was traveling around the world.
Even after his worst moments and ignoring them for years, Matilda still worked with Hortense to protect Scrooge’s fortune.
Because despite everything, he was family, and family remained loyal, no matter what. It was only when Scrooge showed her that family meant nothing to him that Matilda turned on him.
Hell, most of the reason Matilda was so furious and antagonistic towards her brother was because of their father and sister. Matilda was trying to remain loyal to them, despite both having passed away by this time.
She tried to honor what she thought was her father's wishes by keeping the Templar’s treasure from Scrooge.
While always doing that, Matilda tried to do what she thought her sister would have wanted by not forgiving him.
These were the two most important people in Matilda’s life, and they were both people who—in Matilda’s mind—Scrooge hurt and betrayed. This leads me to another defining trait—her temper.
Now the McDucks—and Ducks—are known for having a frightful temper like a bomb. Matilda, however, does not. Oh, she has a temper, but rather than being a bomb, Matilda's is like a winter storm. We see this when she reunited with Scrooge once again. Speaking of which;
Relationship with Scrooge
There’s actually a bit of a tragedy in Matilda’s relationship with her brother. It’s shown that despite always admiring her brother, she got to really know him, except when she was a real little girl.
Scrooge left Scotland when he was thirteen, and she was nine years old.
From what we see, Scrooge didn’t get to visit often, and when he did, he was busy with the “menfolk.” So, Matilda never really got to know Scrooge outside of the letters he wrote the family.
From these letters, Matilda developed a hero-worship for her brother and began to think of him like a fantasy hero—a fantasy that was eventually crushed.
(I don’t blame him too much here as the villagers did pelt him with food just for looking fancy.)
When Scrooge returned, he was nasty, full of himself, and grumpy. Nothing she remembered or imagined him being like. But even so, she wanted to know him. She wanted to have adventures with him and help however she could.
Despite this, however, Scrooge took whatever opportunity he had to push them aside, only using them when he needed free labor. (Again, this could because of how they were raised. Not defending as that’s bull, but I’m just explaining. The comic is full of “leave it to the menfolk stuff,” though each instance is shown to be dumb.)
Now, I’m not trying to be too hard on Scrooge as I understand his point of view; he left the family when he was thirteen years old and had to survive on his own for the most part. It was, “[him] against the world, and the world was winning!”
Yet he was determined to make his fortune in the world. But whenever he got a leg up, he had to give it to his family—a family he barely knew.
Matilda got to build a kinship with her family up past adulthood, and she got to connect with her roots while Scrooge didn’t. But whenever they got in trouble, he had to give up everything to help them, which left him with nothing more often than not. It makes sense why these two have different views.
At first, Matilda tried to be understanding as in the note they left, they showed that they did understand that the world made him hard. Because of that, they were more forgiving than they should have been at times.
But then this scene happens;
For years, Scrooge has looked at his family with contempt, only seeing them as a burden to him, and this scene proves it.
Matilda and Hortense had remained loyal to Scrooge for over twenty years, despite seeing him at worse. Why? Because he was their brother. But now, here he was, throwing their love and loyalty in their faces and insulting them, accusing them of only caring about his money, nothing more. He didn’t bother to stop them or apologize when they left, nor did he ever attempt to make amends in over 25 years. And when he does return, she firmly believes it’s for the treasure, nothing more.
Matilda came to believe that Scrooge didn’t care for her nor the family she loved in general, and with how he’s acted his father passed you can’t blame her too much for believing this.
As a result, Matilda is bitter and vindictive towards Scrooge when they’re reunited, using every moment she can to poke at his wounds.
(Now, this is unfair. Scrooge made mistakes and was a poor brother, but as a son he was more than fair. He gave up his childhood to to keep a literal castle over their heads.)
(Again, unfair. Scrooge was in America trying to make money to support the family he rarely got to see. I like her, but Matilda’s rage is clouding her memory a bit.)
Then she overhears Scrooge’s words, “She never understood my life, and now… well, maybe we’re both too old to learn.”
It’s here Matilda realizes that he’s right. She may have had an image in her head, but she never knew the real him. Matilda never understood why he would travel around the world instead of staying home. She told herself it was out of greed, but what if there was something else?
Realizing this, she tries to go back, but alas she’s kidnapped before this could happen.
Luckily they’re reunited, and Matilda gets to see proof that Scrooge DID love her when he was willing to take a bullet for her.
Hell, that moment he holds her was probably the first time he’s hugged her since she was a child.
(I love how protective he looks here. Matilda seems more surprised than anything.)
It’s because of that one moment she fights for their relationship. Scrooge tries to clam up and hide behind his pride, but she has none of it. She kicks him partly out of anger and partly to finally try and get him to talk to her.
(Better ways to do this, but maybe this us how McDucks talk.)
This works as the siblings are finally able to discuss their viewpoints honestly for the first time in YEARS.
Scrooge proves to her that he not only realizes the error of his ways but knows the value of family now.
In return, Matilda makes amends by admitting that she was wrong as well, about their father at least.
Throughout "A Letter from Home," Matilda’s been drilling it into Scrooge’s head that their father was ashamed of him and his greed, but she learns she was wrong.
Matilda finds her father’s letter that showed he understood Scrooge’s nature better than anyone and was very proud of his son.
This is also when she lets go of the anger she was holding onto for Hortense. Speaking of which;
Relationship with Hortense
I think the relationship between the McDuck sisters was rather sweet. You can tell that despite their differences, the sisters loved each other and were best friends their whole lives.
While Matilda was always the one to remind Hortense to keep her temper—much like their mother would--
--Matilda brought out Hortense’s sweet side. Hortense is usually very short-tempered and abrasive, yet she always comforted Matilda when the latter was upset or scared.
Matilda returned the favor as well, such as when Hortense was scared of ghosts.
The two were always so happy in one another’s company, and very playful. They especially shared the same wavelength when it came to romance and teaching their brother a lesson.
The two remained close for their entire lives, even after Hortense married and had two kids. Hortense was one—if not THE—most important person in Matilda’s life, second to only their father.
In a way, it’s very symbolic that Hortense is pushing Matilda away from Scrooge when they leave for the last time, as she’s a major reason Matilda has trouble reconnecting with Scrooge.
The sisters usually pushed each other away from back situations that the other wouldn’t leave otherwise. Hortense would have continued fighting—and gotten court-martial for attacking the president—if Matilda didn’t gently push her to join Teddy’s wife.
Likewise, Matilda would have stayed in a toxic relationship with Scrooge if not for Hortense, who decided enough was enough.
Because of this, it’s so symbolic and meaningful that Donald—Hortense’s son—is the one to try to push her and Scrooge back together.
Matilda turned on her brother because of her love and loyalty to her father and sister, and the bond is only fixed when Donald reunited them, and when she finds her father’s letter. In a way, it was their souls telling her, “it’s okay, you don’t have to be angry for us anymore.”
Relationship with Donald
A small thing, but I think it’s sweet to see that Donald really cares for his aunt. (Despite the fact she literally paddled him with a wooden hairbrush. Yeah, not justifying or excusing THAT moment.) He set the whole thing so Matilda could try to reconcile with Scrooge, but once he saw how much Scrooge’s presence hurt her, he tried to convince Scrooge to leave for her.
It’s small, but I liked it. I wished she returned that affection, but I digress.
Conclusion
I don’t hate the 2020 version of Matilda, but if forced to choose I’ll take the original.
The original Matilda was a well-rounded character, and I like her story arc.
Matilda was a sister who desperately wanted to be a part of her brother’s life, only to be pushed away whenever he could. She thought of him as a hero, only to see that he was a real (duck) who got maliciously changed by the world.
Scrooge loved his sisters but also saw them as liabilities to everything he worked for. He was also ashamed of what he became and that he wasn’t who his sisters thought he was then became angry when they reminded him of it. This, combined with his pride, left the two alone for years, and now they’re all the other has of their original family.
I loved the drama between the siblings. You understand both sides, and it didn’t come out of nowhere for the sake of drama. Both made choices, and there were consequences for them. However, you understand why they made the decisions they did. So when they finally come together at the end, it means something. It’s a real shame that we never see her again after "A Letter from Home." It was interesting how Matilda’s greatest virtue—her family loyalty—was turned into something that was hurting her, and it made her unable to forgive for a long time.
I really find characters like Matilda charming. Others have issues with romantic, demure girls, but if written right I think they can be fun.
I think there was a lot of potential in the way she contrasted with Scrooge, and I wish we could have seen more of that when the two arrived in Duckburg.
Matilda was a sweet, innocent, passive, slow to anger, and a hopeless romantic. Scrooge was a grumpy, hardened, worldly fellow who was very quick to anger. Unlike his sisters, he knew what had to be done to survive. This could have been some interesting conflict, and we touch on this, but never see it.
Another reason people might be turned off to her is that Matilda really was a bitter old woman. She spanked Donald and was as nasty as she can be towards her brother, and never apologized to either of them. I don’t like that either, but everything else keeps me interested.
Ah, well. If you can find the times of Scrooge McDuck, I’d give it a read. It’s one of the best hero-to-villain stories out there and an interesting read. The flaw is that the comics were written in the 1990s. So, even though we should have known better, there are a lot of stereotypes, what I hope were accidental racism and some chauvinism. Therefore if your sensitivities are high, or you just don’t want to deal with it, I’d skip.
