We were discussing TUE in a dp community and that got me thinking:
HOW COME THE FENTONS + SAM + TUCKER DIDN'T MANIFEST AS GHOSTS AFTER GETTING BLOWN UP???
I'm sure in the long history of this phandom this question has been posted before, but SERIOUSLY, H O W
If we take "obsessions" as canon wouldn't they be the first people to have "unfinished business"??
You can't tell me Jack and Maddie wouldn't manifest as Skulker-type ghosts, ghost-hunting ghosts.
You can't tell me Jazz wouldn't show up as a meddling protector.
You can't tell me Sam and Tucker wouldn't show up to support Danny, they're literally his ride or (apparently AND) die.
Lancer? Eh sorry dude, maybe he'd show up too if he left a good book unfinished lol idk
They would and should become ghosts after having their lives cut short so tragically.
SO IMAGINE: Vlad and Danny desperately trying to find their ghosts in the entire Ghost Zone, every door and realm and crack and cave just to bring them back.
Now if you really want to still keep them out of the picture for the events of TUE to take place consider how:
We also know Clockwork is shady as all hell, so maybe if their spirits did show up in the GZ he could've trapped them in his castle specifically to drive Danny to become Dark Danny. Because even if the Observants told him to prevent Danny from becoming, Dan (evil)- he actively set the gears in motion for the tragedy to occur. He is responsible for his creation.
I don't know where I'm going with this, it super bugs me that we never got clear answers about what happened after the explosion up until Dan's creation, especially if you believe the flashback is "unreliable narrator Vlad" and things occured differently than he claims.
I knooww the DP writing is flimsy and the only reason the phandom keeps marching on two whole decades later is because we love exploring all these different potential outcomes but yeah you get my point. Or maybe not cuz I'm rambling.
Either way give me your thoughts and headcanons!
Idk when I'm posting art again btw life is quite hectic lately but I do have plenty of sketches/ideas so do be on the lookout.














