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the religious symbolism in dispatch hits you like a truck in this scene

like holy shit. 3 generations of fathers offering their sons to sacrifice themselves to live and die as selfless heroes for humanity? 3 parts of a greater trinity as mecha man? the rosary cross hanging from his neck like a noose when it’s already been established he has suicidal tendencies and expected/sometimes hoped to die in the suit that was thrust on him by his father how the cross was thrust upon jesus by his father. im not religious but i eat symbolism up like this every timeeeee this is so fuckin peak.

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Flambae and Robert's shared history is so insane to me. They left their mark on each other. their bond of hatred was forged in a suicidal crucible. "The phoenix, tired of immortality, tricked the sun god into killing it. but instead of dying it rose from the ashes, reborn." Robert saving Flambae's life by maiming him and giving him the shock of a brush with death to reclaim (or discover for the first time?!?!) his sense of self preservation. Flambae, who "spent [his] whole life wanting to die", may have chosen to live out of sheer stubbornness, spite, and the promise of future revenge against Mecha Man. Hatred, too, can be a form of desperately needed human connection in a world of incredible loneliness.

Mecha Man being Flambae's reason to live is INSANE it is INSANE to me how badly he needs Robert. how badly they need EACH OTHER to heal from this and learn to live beyond their numbness, the way Blazer said the powers "make it hard to feel anything" and Robert emulated that very same awful, isolating separation from his fellow man with only an unaffectionate father and a legacy too formidable to bs borne. he was raised to be an Atlas, but the pressure to live up to his father's invention made him an Icarus, flying too close to the sun.

it's awful that Robert maimed Flambae, but at the same time, he may have done that because Flambae was determined to die, and Robert simply refused to be complicit in that. there may have been no other option to deescelate. and Flambae could even resent Mecha Man more for NOT KILLING HIM than maiming him.

god. they are so fucked up i need them at each other's THROATS!!!

#im sick in the head why are they doing this to me #icarus x phoenix ass homoerotic mutually antagonistic mutually destructive relationship #i cant stand them #robert robertson #dispatch #dispatch meta #dispatch theory #flambae #flambert #mechabae #mechaflame #flamecha #THEY ARE. KILLING ME.#NOBODY TALK TO ME THIS IS THE ONLY THING I'M GOING TO POST ABOUT #flambae meta

Waterboy could become a powerful superhero

No seriously, think about it. Waterboy’s powers is the ability to create and control water. He can puke up a bucket load of pure h2o, he sweats water to the point he is constantly wet and everything he touches becomes moist - and that’s all while he is a fumbling mess of nerves.

(Side note: This boy would be dead if he wasn’t constantly expelling water, having too much in your body can kill you. To consistently produce that amount just by existing means that he’s either absorbing the h2o in the air and releasing it like a humidifier OR his metabolism is somehow naturally producing water in near toxic levels.)

While that doesn’t seem all that powerful and more like sidekick powers, I truly believe Waterboy just…hasn’t fully tapped into his powers yet.

Like Robert mentions Waterboy holds himself back (“confidence issue”) and if he applied himself into developing emotionally he could become something more; his psychological state affects his powers (as seen with the other Superheroes like Sonar). Constantly doubting yourself and your abilities damages the Self and can create blockages that prevent you from growing; socially, physically, emotionally, etc.

Once he has confidence and a healthy dose of self love, he’ll have better control of his powers. He could produce flood levels of water, probably even some water bending type moves, and the kicker is he’d never dry up.

I also believe once he’s matured he would make a great hero in spirit.

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People be talking about how invisabitch probably but on the bomb that left Robert in a coma or how Blondy is probably playing us, but have you all considered WATERBOY!?

Like he applied to work there and clean, so he could reasonably be anywhere in the building or at people’s desk with an excuse.

And more importantly, HE KNOWS THAT ROBERT IS MECHA MAN OUTTA THE SUIT BECAUSE OF THE BEGINNING.

#this boy knows to much and is too weird to not be suspicious #plus remember Toxic’s comment on abilities getting better with shrouds augments?#waterboy who is a desperate loser when learning this info👀#dispatch theory #dispatch #dispatch game #blond blazer #dispatch waterboy #robert robertson #robert robertson dispatch #superhero #theory

Thinking about Robert's name.

I know that it's a funny haha joke both in game and meta, but like, what if it's not? What if Mecha Man Prime, the first one, had a kid while being a hero? What if he named the kid in hopes that he will one day wear the same hero suit? What if Astral carried on the same tradition? What if he named his child with hopes of passing on this burden? What if they both hoped that there will always be a Robert who will always be Mecha Man?

It makes sense that this legacy would end with the third Robert. His grandpa chose to be a hero, while his dad had the support system that is his hero squad. He was probably closer to them than to his family. I would guess that the first Mecha Man carried the role for quite a while, but the second one died way before he intended for his son to step into that suit.

So who was there for Robert? Who did he have to teach him the role of "Robert the Mecha Man". He was passed two names, inherently intertwined, and he had no clue how to be either. It's something he figured out for himself.

There is no Robert without Mecha Man, that's what Robert figured out.

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Been thinking about the Brave Brigade (nothing unusual there), and I started focusing really hard on this member right here

We know nothing about her. Not a name, not a power, not how she relates to the other members. But I shall not let these limitations hold me back, so allow me to construct what is technically an OC for your reading pleasure, and when Adhoc gives us more info (because they will. Source: trust me, bro), we'll see how far off I was!

First, I was thinking about her powers. Her outfit—especially the cape and visor—makes me think she's a mobility-centered hero. If Track Star wasn't already the team speedster, I'd give that role to her. But since he is, we look elsewhere for powers, and that's when I gravitated toward flying. Except, I thought that was too basic, so here's what I really think her power is:

She can manifest a construct similar in shape and size to a hoverboard (but not in material) that allows her to ride/surf the wind. Think a combination of Marvel's Silver Surfer and Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians. She can reach both high speeds and altitudes. In addition to surfing the wind with her construct, she can use it as shield and bludgeoning weapon against opponents

Having her power picked out, it was time for the name. This is the trickiest, but I landed on Airheart for her hero name (in reference to Amelia Earheart), and Wendy Wright for her civilian name (reference to the Wright brothers and to the literary character, while also having that double consonant name consistent in early superhero media)

The connecting tissue between Amelia Earheart and the Wright brothers is planes, and that is where I think a lot of her personality comes from. She loves planes and is very knowledgeable about them. If there's ever something she needs to remember, she'll always connect to a plane

With this in mind, her charisma and vigor are her dump stats. Combat and mobility are her highest stats. Intelligence falls somewhere in the middle

While part of the team, she was great at working with everyone, equally suited for support and damage-dealing rules. She was not, however, much good at comforting civilians, talking down villains, or being the face of the Brave Brigade

Her lack of people skills is much of the reason why she failed to notice what was happening between Robbie and Elliot, both of whom she respected and admired without ever truly knowing them. The consequences of their fallout pushed Wendy to learn more about the team members they had left

She was also the one who ultimately convinced Chase to stop running once the truth of his powers came out. He was moved by her seriousness, how she confronted him head-on. It was a sharp contrast to her usual aloof nature

After Chase left, though, the Brave Brigade completely broke down. She works as a cross-country courier now, delivering important information that can't be risked being sent electronically. She isn't in Los Angeles almost at all anymore

But when she does eventually come, there's on part of Robbie's life she desperately wants to know more about...