Here's a horrible idea for you. Quantonium works in mysterious and odd ways but one thing that they do discover over time is that it slows Susan's aging down to a snail's pace. Thirty years could go by and she looks and feels hardly no different. Scientists figure she and Bob could stand to become the longest-living monsters and that they could outlive everyone in the facility.
hell yeah, I hc it also helps with her healing and need for energy, so not a lot of food to eat and less bathroom trips. she's self-sustaining and practically indestructible to earthly forces
I hear you and I propose Link will be the second monster out of the group to die of old age, since the other 3 would have to be directly killed for anything to happen quick, otherwise a shortage of food will be the death of Doc & Bob
Monger I can see go on for another 30-50 years, Butterfly depends after Link
they're not immortal, definitely, and Susan will die, eventually, but if not old age, it'll be because of loneliness :(
Do you think Bob and Link have little moments together because one's the first of his kind being an accidental experiment and the other is the last of his kind. I imagine it doesn't always hit Bob since y'know no brain but when it does he goes to Link on how to handle it.
yeah, and at least suze & doc were human once (one was an accident, the other turned on purpose)
Bob doesn't dwell on things, he's perfectly happy and thoughtless unless he's in the moment where he's surrounded by people he can bounce off of. or TV — and plants keep him entertained where he can hold conversations outside of other interactions. there's a language barrier he works through with every different fruiting plant, but he adapts & overcomes
Link, y'know maybe he accidentally brings this loneliness thing to Bob's "awareness", because of the way Bob absorbs information like how he was internalising Susan's feelings for Derek. they have good vibes around each other but once in a while Link might slip his grief until it's enough for Bob to look inwards and blurt out. he does relate in a way he just never thought about it. and they both look on the bright side together, to appreciate what they do have now and that they have each other so they can be lonely together
like I don't think Link knows how to handle it at all (get a therapist), he just sits there and lets it pass cause there's nothing you can do about it. life goes on and you have friends, and you feel alone and out of your own skin for the mere fault of existing
here's something to think about; out of the monsters we know, Bob is the first prisoner from 1956, then the Invisible Man was captured 3 years later, and then Link after 2 years
Bob spent 3 years isolated, and for all we know Link could've had a family that vanished in a blink
Heyy! I love your blog, and I wanted to ask - do you have any headcannons about the Aliens in MvA? For me Sta'abi seems like a Lesbian...
gaww I'm happy to hear! gosh headcanons are so hard for me, apologies in advance that this is all over the place!!
hmm since it's pride, for fun I'd say Susan & Link are bi, Doc is a transman & aromantic or gay, Bob is nonbinary & pan ace
Coverton is either gay or demi aroace, Sqweep is a nonbinary (trans?)girl & ace lesbian, Sta'abi is pan demisexual, although I'm never set on labeling them but that's my idea!
oh and Gallaxhar is ace, Derek is bi (probably closeted)
the monster agents have their own private island where they live work free, nicknamed "Monster Beach"
Susan, Doc, Link, & Bob have separate living spaces, but they share the same (beach) house. There are 3 floors and 1 ground floor, which extends to Susan's area that is the majority of the entire building. There's a lab/garage for Doc's projects just off the main residence, but the real works are at Area 5X. Butterfly sleeps in a cavern of the cove behind a waterfall curtain.
Link has a driving license, a piloting licence, and a fishing licence and soon a licence to kill yes he has a car it's his 2nd baby
Link deserves a stuffed animal collection I think, but of course, his no. 1 will always be the rabbit, and they're all grouped on his heating pad rock thing
Susan video calls her parents weekly, tries to visit at least once a month but its more of whenever she can
Doc & Megamind are buddies. Although when the agents first met Megs it was a monsters vs alien situation (or monsters vs megamind hehe)
Doc's cockroach research contributed to the development of adding longevity to the average human which explains why Monger can be 90 and look like that, a less mad science former partner of his is responsible for this
there's an international Antarctic base that holds alien tech from around the globe (or at least what isn't "important" in each country's respective secret governments), these are mostly big and useless other than for study, an alien junkyard really
not sure how this would happen but I like the idea of Derek occasionally covering live news of the agents at work so a running gag is him getting splashed, slimed, dusted, swarmed, and such
Derek must have majored in meteorology, so there has to be something there. it's a special interest in weather and environmental sciences, but he'd avoid ever being called a nerd so it isn't that well known. he also had a hobby in photography, then wanted to be in front of the camera instead
MVA takes place in the same universe as Megamind, The Croods, How To Train Your Dragon, Rise Of The Guardians, Home, and Abominable (Shrek is canonically fictional, so dreamworksception? implying live action Shrek actually)
Link's species, the "aquappe", are not directly related to homo sapiens, but one of the cousin's ancestors (homo erectus?). I like to think their species evolutionary process was very back and forth (like a whale), but eventually became modern day mermaids. Like apes and whales they sing, but Link's adjustment to speaking might have affected his vocal cords. He still likes to sing, just shy about it like in the karaoke music party.
Link's first language is sign, which he learnt from Monger and few others, he learned proper English from Doc & TV
Bob also learned from TV, and Monger talked to him a lot
Bob's consumption/absorption of any material helps him regulate his mass. He floats on saltwater but will eventually break down after a very long period of time.
Monger has back scars from asserting his dominance over Link, an accidental acid burn from feeding Bob, and a matching chemical burn with Doc after he showed off one of his inventions
before Area 5X, Monger hunted monsters under an alias, although he was unsuccessful because it turned into a monster romance on at least 2 separate occasions
Do you have any headcanons regarding if Ginormica is radioactive or not? Does being around her affect people in some manner? The other monsters? :3c
I do not! and actually am against the quantonium affecting anything outwards on its own, because it's pretty self-contained if undisturbed
Susan herself doesn't have anything going on besides the initial glow and fixed size? so I didn't think much to add (she already has the mental & physical struggle 😭)
if she would radiate some kind of energy as a side effect, for whatever reason I'm thinking of a weird hyper spacial awareness and feeling light-headed, so you'd see things in heightened detail but its quickly overwhelming the longer & closer you spend time with her, but maybe it's something you eventually get used to
Doc is completely immune, Bob would tickle, Link kinda drops dead whoops (he'll toughen it out)
Glow in the dark Susan would be absolutely hilarious and terrifying at the same time. Imagine looking out into the dark and seeing something giant giving off just enough of a glow to let you know it's there. That's nightmare fuel right there and I love it. Of course the hilarious part is that Susan does not at all intend for it to be nightmare fuel. It just kind of happens hah hah.
not if she's out to kill you!!
also works as a quick light source, just make her laugh or blush 😊
The other monsters would absolutely turn it into a game wouldn't they? See how they can get Susan to glow the brightest and whoever does is declared the winner. She's always annoyed by it but never enough to actually tell them to stop doing it because admittedly she is having fun with it too.
AWWE that's so cute 🥺 the first time she glowed was her wedding but now it's just a good fun thing for all of them,,
it must've been embarrassing initially (like everything about her life now 😭) but like everything in her life now she's got people who don't treat her too different and she embraces this quirky little thing
she tries to "glow-up" on purpose by cracking her back and psyching herself for something like she's just a walking oversized glowstick pfftghdj
the aliens from the show are difficult, I have a reboot in my head but I'll separate them for hopefully a more digestible read I also haven't seen the show in a long time so my memory is blahhh
General Headcanons
Coverton gives me amphibious vibes, tho I do think those cheek "flaps" are like. gills or something, not exactly. his chrysalis rejuvenation molting whatever is ?? helps keep his skin squishy soft and get rid of skin disease. human equivalent of a "birthday" but he only does it every 6¾ (earth) years, he's also 180 so you do the math for his human age
"Coverton" is not his real name, that's a title, as is "Coverlord" for leader of the interstellar conquering empire
loves a good mocha, I also think he would like boba tea. idk I like to imagine the aliens just trying earth drinks, I'm gonna project more and say he doesn't like soda, or champagne but does appreciate wine. the lemonade he had from the pilot was meh, whatever
from what I understand Sta'abi doesn't have a home anymore? she's a survivor of some horrid giant beast's rampage. at some point she left her planet to join an interspecies group of warriors that travel the stars, which has some association to the Coverlord Empire. so her position under this council of warriors is.. a monster hunter
her favourite kind of food is from the sea, enjoys shellfish & cephalopods the most (because her usual hunt is on land, seafood is fancy). she likes to dance despite not being very elegant, but her priority is "the mission" which excludes "having fun" (tho her idea of fun is tag)
Sqweep's skin is like. dry slime. or putty texture. she is like a sterilised marshmallow if that makes any sense. smells like roasted walnuts or a burnt almond cookie
Reboot Headcanons
concept art I love better than the og + sketches of inspired slight redesign from my ig (and a drawing I forgor)
Coverton's legs are pretty weak compared to even the average of his species, Earth's atmosphere & gravity doesn't help either. so while he can stand, it's only for a brief time, it also fluctuates how long depending on the weather. he'd use his hoverchair or just put the spacesuit on, especially for going outdoors
can't stand saltwater, lousy swimmer, afraid of Earth's ocean & easily seasick
unlike show canon, his telekinesis is artificial & enhanced with technology
weighs like a bunch of grapes, flexible & hypermobile, near-sighted so he may wear contact lense
he carries out his rejuvenation cycle in a secure chamber, symptoms include excessive sliming ("sweat"), bubbling skin (boils), and flaking (desquamation is just the beginning). like the rest of his species, he was grown in a lab
I honestly have no idea if that's natural hair or a wig lmao
concept art where I'd just combine the best ones imo
Sqweep is a nickname! she gets it from the "eep" sounds she makes when excited or surprised
idk why I feel like she has a hundred or more siblings, not many are close to each other. perhaps several parents too, at least 5
like her parents and grandparents and great grandparents she's a super rich adult scientist that works as part of an interstellar organisation dedicated to protecting life harbouring star systems
a field researcher therefore planetary explorer, her job is to document & study life on Earth
likes romantic comedies, and loves all animals on Earth, but she's allergic to fur, which is devastating
since she does have a face and therefore is able to emote, I think the antenna colour coded light emoting is unnecessary. I'd like to find another place for it in relation to her but not her biology itself. she sparkles instead
pretty sure no bones (therefore no teeth), light as a cloud so a gust of wind could send her off like a tumbleweed, but I feel the density of her own body can regulate itself, depending on certain conditions? covered in fine fuzz, her nubby hands (tentacles?) hold things like itty bitty hooks
can't digest foods unless in the form of fluids, probably likes bland foods tbh. anything too flavorful would make her head explode
y'know maybe her species is. delicious. their "flesh" tastes like space mango, but cotton candy weight & texture 💀
some of the concepts I refer to for the most challenging and frustrating of the alien bunch, and today's look of her as I also went through & played with various designs
this version of Sta'abi is dropped on Earth to manage her "anger issues". her peers decided she needed to chill out, which is coincidentally the same day a vornicarn is brought into the world. as a hunter, she would've killed on sight, but after helping to capture it and being held captive by Area 5X herself, she starts to empathize with and eventually befriend the creature
Coverton eventually gets her to somewhat roam free in the facility and offers her a way off world but only if she helps him with his plans. he's not completely transparent about them and Sta'abi just wants to leave, she's already familiar with the empire he works for so there's some trust in his word
the males of her species have wings? is that canon? I feel like it's canon.. but in modern days they're just for show, can't fly but can glide and catch wind to hover, though only for so long as they're mostly small
none of these concept art belong to me btw if that wasn't obvious I just took them from the wiki
came from the only egg that survived the initial meteor crash & wasn't frozen to death, laid dormant and got covered in the antartic ice until global warming exposed it millions of years later (which scientists soon discover but let the monster agents investigate as they have alien consultants)
instead of Link's nose I really hammed up the alien parody for my own indulgence haha (blood cw; initial drawings + non-canon chest bursting)
steals coverton's chocolate either when he's not looking or right in his face, probably doesn't like baths, loves chin/neck scratches & belly rubs (only from Sta'abi)
smells with the tip of his tongue, bipedal & quadrupedal, not great at hearing
skin is scaly like a snake, full of muscle
can and will survive in all extreme environments except the desert? for heat & hydration reasons mayhaps as he can't withstand both at once
some of these may change with time and I'd love to read everyone else's hcs! or how you'd rewrite them perhaps :]
since you made it to the very end you're obligated to tell me your favourite alien 🫵
A silly question for you! One of my favorite things is when a character's emotions effects their abilities so what if whenever Susan got too angry or frustrated she started glowing a faint green? The angrier she got the more it would become vibrant. It can also happen when she gets really excited too.
YEAAAHHJJHHH oh you know it!! big emotions for a big girl
naturally, I don't think it would happen.. unless perhaps she develops an ability to control the quantonium 👀👀 therefore control her size and become small.. or even bigger 😳
she could even have a faint glow as it's more visible in the dark! that would be adorable
