#junba taro

[oolathurman]

found some old art of various ocs!

top row: junba taro, nautilorian. (they/he/she)

bottom row: atmo troposphere, fire genasi. (he/him)

they're both massive dorks in their own ways and i love them.

[oolathurman]

Junba looked over their shoulder and that's when they saw him. Small, petite even, but he stood with an elegance and confidence that made him seem larger than life. He's wearing a glittering evening gown, one that's deeper than the oceans of Glee Anselm and it sparkles just as much. His skin is a dusky gray, and that only seems to highlight those elegant, otherworldly features of his. Sharp cheekbones accented with notable ridges that twi'lek weren't supposed to have, but he did. They highlighted his brow, his jawline, the lines that came down to a point at his clavicle. The base of his neck had them too, disappearing behind the edge of the dress, and Junba found themself wondering where those hypnotic ridges started and ended, if they did end.

Shit. Junba hadn't realized they were staring. The Twi'lek had noticed and had kept a sly eye on Junba, amused and curious and something else a little more indiscernible, but Junba was willing to hedge their bet on 'predatory.' The twi'lek knew he was hot stuff, the needy faceless suitors that surrounded him made sure he knew that. Distantly, Junba thought that the mental image of one of them licking the ground he walked on didn't seem far fetched. And Junba was caught staring at him.

Junba didn't move. Mind was too blank at the sight of those flickering fire orange eyes, warm and inviting and dangerous as any fire was. And, being the Mandalorian they were, they wouldn't give up the chance of playing with fire a little bit.

They stepped away, wandering to find whoever was holding a drink tray to grab a fresh wine glass or whatever it was, and a second for the Twi'lek-not-quite-Twi'lek.

Junba must've caught his eye again, and with a  look of pleasant surprise, he excused himself from whatever conversation he was having so that Junba could stand before him, an offering of wine to this beautiful god dressed in starlight and incense.

"I don't think I've had the pleasure of meeting your acquaintance," Junba said, offering the glass to him. "Junba Taro. I host Mythokillers."

The Twi'lek accepted the wine, swirling it in the glass before replying. "Eko Raksuri, a pleasure." He offered his hand, in a way that suggested it could've either been shaken or kissed. It felt like a trap or a test, if Junba were being honest with themself. And since Junba had always been an honest individual, they raised his hand to their lips. "The pleasure's all mine, trust me."

[oolathurman]

So for clarification and/or an excuse to talk about OCs.

Junba Taro. Nautolorian. they/she/he. Hosts Space Mythbusters (Mythokillers). big muscly boi (gender neutral). deep rumbley gravely voice. was put into theater classes and dance classes as a kid. their parents had a very different idea of what Junba should do growing up lol. Eventually she went into doing stage props and effects, and from there, film and explosions and hence Space Mythbusters. Better dancer than Eko.

Eko Raksuri. Mixed twi'lek/sith pureblood. Trans man, he/him. Femboy. Acts, sings, dances, good ol' triple threat. Also has a theater background but went into film much earlier in his career than Junba did. (Eko probably spent... a year or two at most? in theater? before acting? whereas Junba spend most of his childhood in theater.) Had some breakout role where he mostly just got to be himself - suave, vaguely intimidating presence that draws in people like moths to flame, gravitas to hell and back. Since said role, Eko's had multiple roles where he got to play a huge range of characters and his career really just went off from there, whereas Junba's comfortable where she is.

And yes, they're fucking.

[oolathurman]

actually while i still remember, bc i have a bad habit of being that person who goes, “anD ANOTHER THING!!!”

junba taro aka nautolan mando who definitely hosts the star wars equivalent to mythbusters. the mando’a discord suggested calling the show mythokiller which is definitely amazing :’D

anyway so

nauto mando

space mythbusters host

definitely even MORE explosions than regular mythbusters, somehow. 

“remember adike, the only difference between science and screwing around is writing it down”

“junba wants big boom”

“when in doubt, c4″

nonbinary, he/him, they/them, she/hers. will figure out deets later if necessary.

built like a fucking rock and looks just as cool tbh. 

and some mythokiller history, thanks to the mando discord person who wrote this <3

xx they blow something up every episode, with the exception of one episode where nothing was blown up. The Mando demolitions expert just said "fuck that noise" and pulled out a wrist rocket, which lead to everyone diving in a different direction, the camera being knocked off its angle, and what they had finished testing exploding violently. Immediately after, they admitted that specific part was scripted, the Mando doesn't have military-grade armaments in their suit (they totally do, they just didn't tell them), and they just loved the pyrotechnics. 

(thank u @eyeloch for adding “they watched those wrist rockets” afterwards bc that made my night lollll :’D)

[oolathurman]

so i’ve been trying to figure out this character’s story for a long frickin time and tbh i’m not sure if this is gonna be the version that sticks the most?

but also i’ve been binge watching a LOT of mythbusters (rip) and i think it’d be fun to have them as a space mythbuster :’D

for sure they’re mando (bc listen it’s fun and i wanna design a helmet that fits over the head tails ok) and their name is junba taro, at the very least. clan lok or wren idk yet. I feel like Lok would fit the sound of junba’s name... Junba Taro Lok, vs Junba Taro Wren. (Rook is a fun name too but clan rook in swtor ain’t on friendly terms with any other mando’ade afaik... then again, tarro blood is a fucking dick but the word taro by itself has only good connotations for me so i really shouldn’t worry too much lmao. i’m not even sure what era junba might be in anyway...)

but like. mando mythbusters. (mytho-busters? mythosaur logo? who knows lmao) sounds like a lotta fun tbh. there’s already a huge emphasis on explosions and ammunition anyway, so i don’t see why it couldn’t work? And then since a good portion of other myths are focused on survivability/safety/physical well being, that sounds like something that’d be on space mythbusters too.

plus, i can’t imagine how many myths there might be about mando jet packs and i would love an excuse to play with those ideas :D

[oolathurman]

still???? trying to think up a name for this lovely nauto but i know a few things (pronouns are not one of them, but i’m using they/them for now)

probably also lives in neutral/hutt space (nar shaddaa) like most of my NPCs/ background OCs do

owns and runs a cake+cupcake+sweet pastry shop by day

is a bouncer by night

probably has the same gravitas in their voice as darth vader or andre braugher

(this beautiful child was an adopt, if you’re interested in the artist PM me for details bc idk how much they’d enjoy constant random posts about an adopt i still have yet to name lolsob)

[mandaloriwren]

Name: Junba Taro

Role: Mythokillers Host

Species: Nautolan

Gender: Genderfluid

Pronouns: she/they/he

Height 5'11", 182cm

"Remember ad'ika, the only difference between science and screwing around, is writing it down."

Her parents put them into theater and dance classes as a kid. Their parents had VERY different ideas of what Junba should be when he grew up, it'd seem. Eventually he went into doing stage props and effects, and from there, film and explosions and hence Space Mythbusters. They meet Eko one night at a gala and the rest of the story is being made as their lives begin to intertwine.

Notes

I adopted this nautolan from deer-head-xiris

Space Mythbusters host

Clan Taro

Bug Muscly Boi (gender neutral)

Watch those wrist rockets