#rift-cryptid

[collabwithmyself]

May we pet Holstein?

YOU MAY. She DEMANDS it even. She's a little weird for a chicken!! Doesn't mind attention, so long as you're gentle with her.

[the-irken-pony]

can I have some of the brain food (thsc headcannons) plz

Thank you for enabling my antics

SO

Burt and Charles? Both autistic. It presents differently in both of them but what they have in common is headphones as a comfort item.

Charles? Hates when other people mess with his headphones--don’t even TRY taking them from him if you want to not bleed. Also stims often. His stims include singing to himself and grabbing onto his headphones.

Meanwhile, Burt is a much different type of autistic. His voice is almost always monotone, he hates being put under pressure, and he’s very good at his assigned role. Being touched or grabbed by other people is a huge sensory issue for him, so Do Not.

*slams table repeatedly* Reginald and Burt friendship Reginald and Burt friendship Reginald and Burt friendship Reginald and Burt f

Seriously the only time they have issues is when Reginald is dealing with his own anxiety why did the fandom latch onto Reginald and Sven when Burt is RIGHT THERE

“I’ve only had Burt Curtis for a day and a half, but if anything happened to him, I’d kill everyone in this room and then myself.” - Reginald Copperbottom, probably

Before becoming right hand man, Reginald used to be in charge of creating blueprints. Sven talks about the plans for the rocket coming from "the old leaders" and he mentions having to "dig through mountains of paperwork to find it", suggesting that it was being used at least somewhat recently. Additionally, a brief shot of Reginald shows a graphics tablet in front of him at his computer, suggesting he's artistic.

Addition to the point about Sven complaining about how hard it was to find the blueprints for the rocket, Reginald is absolutely terrible at staying organized. Does this look like something an organized person would create?

A more recent one, but Reginald probably has ADHD, most likely hyperactive type. Evidence: bad organization, problems are either "Oh that's a problem, someone take care of that please" or "FUCK SHIT SHIT NO OH GOD FUCK" with little to no in-between, rejection sensitive dysphoria, frequently pulls at his mustache, and an overbite which possibly suggests a chewing habit of some kind.

Reginald is able to hold onto Henry with one arm when Ellie has a hard time holding onto him with two. Even if we acknowledge that Ellie had bad form, that still makes Reginald reasonably strong.

Back before he became leader, Terrence Suave was the head of pyrotechnics for the Toppat Clan.

Back during Sir Wilford IV’s leadership, Terrence and Reginald frequently got into trouble for getting into arguments with each other.

Right Hand Man is a trans man, sorry I don’t make the rules. He didn’t want people to use his deadname but also couldn’t come up with a name or a nickname for himself until he ended up becoming the Right Hand Man. Also his cybernetic legs coincidentally double as gender confirmation surgery.

Sir Wilford IV came from a family line of scientists, but he wanted to become a combat commander. His father, Sir Wilford III, was the main scientist behind T.R.N.K., and during T.R.N.K.’s production was when they had their biggest (and final) conflict.

Sir Wilford IV was autistic and had a special interest in the old Toppat Leader Reynaldo the Brute. I have no real reason or evidence behind this one I just like it.

[rhm-goes-to-therapy]

God dang it milk! When will you stop with the dang skin milk! Right, please take this as an apology *gifts right his favorite candy*

[collabwithmyself]

If I may, *grants you your favorite animal*

thank you for the sea otter, but i cannot hold it, as much as i want to. as soft as it may be (up to a million hairs per square inch on its pelt!), that pelt is vital to staying warm, since they don't have blubber like most other marine mammals! so it's VERY important it stays clean. and i have hot sauce hands.

[collabwithmyself]

I noticed that you drew a bellementa Phoenix a little while ago, would you be willing to tell us more about it?

YES ACTUALLY I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE WAS CURIOUS. THANK YOU FOR ASKING I WILL GLADLY ELABORATE

It was just a fleeting self-indulgent thought I had! He accidentally awoke his abilities when he ate the necklace and got hurt by the glass and metal. Since Mia's seen Diego's hair turn white from poisoning, she assumes that's what's going on with Phoenix when it happens. (Bellementum Godot is actually another idea I've considered, though...) He dyes his hair after the incident to maintain a semblance of normalcy.

Instead of being fire or air like you'd expect from someone named Phoenix, his element is actually earth - as long as he's got his feet on the ground, he can draw energy from the earth itself to heal himself. It's why he's afraid of heights, recovers so quickly from most injuries, and has a hard time of it in 3-5 - falling from a bridge into water, and then staying in a hospital room several stories up, means he can't recover as quickly as he'd like (though bellementa are naturally tough even without their magic!).

[collabwithmyself]

Did you know that there exist cat ears that actually react to your emotions and cosplay tails designed to move like an actual tail would?

I've heard of them! But I don't think Phoenix could afford them, nor would Miles be willing to spend money on them for Phoenix and orchestrate his own inevitable death when Phoenix wears them.

[collabwithmyself]

I listened to the song Numb Little Bug, and I think it fits Friday (but I might be wrong...)

A little bit tired of tryin' to care when I don't

A little bit tired of quick repairs to cope

A little bit tired of sinkin'

There's water in my boat

I'm barely breathin'

Tryna stay afloat

So I got these quick repairs to cope

Guess I'm just broken and broke

GOD. YOU'RE RIGHT.

[the-irken-pony]

*kicks down a door*

I wanna see your dissection of fusions for thsc please. You don’t have to do it, but I like your analysis of the games lore. In the end it’s up to you if you do it, I just think it would be cool.

( ◠‿◠ )

I’ll go through what I can, but what’s important to remember is that our knowledge of fusion comes from a single fail scene, therefore our knowledge is incredibly limited. However, there’s still quite a bit of information that we can dissect.

What we know:

1. Fusions have abilities that individuals don’t have

This is going to be the expectation with fusion in fiction regardless of what you’re talking about, be it Dragon Ball, Steven Universe, or whatever else happens to have characters fusing. These special abilities include super strength, enhanced speed, and levitation/midair suspension.

2. Fusions have the combined traits of those involved in the fusion

This can be personality traits, physical traits, or other aspects of their character. Take Ellry’s bio, which lists traits that they got from their components:

3. If a Fusion takes enough damage, the fusion falls apart.

This is one of the few limitations of a Fusion that we know of. While they’re difficult to stand up against, landing a hard enough blow on them will force the Fusion to separate into their components.

4. Fusion is an incredibly rare ability

Henry and Ellie are the only two characters we explicitly know to be able to fuse, and they are known to be anomalies ability-wise. When Henry and Ellie fuse into Ellry, everyone else reacts with surprise

and nervousness.

Even the Toppat armed with guns lose confidence. Their reactions suggest that information on fusion is extremely limited, and that fusion is an extremely rare occurrence. This is the only time we get to see it, after all.

However, the rarity of fusion is a double-edged sword. Just as the Toppats know hardly anything about fusion, we also know very little.

What we don’t know:

1. Limitations on who can fuse

We know that Henry and Ellie have the ability to fuse, and that the two of them are able to fuse with each other. We also know that not everyone can fuse--two characters without the ability to fuse are unable to fuse with one another, as shown by the other Toppats’ reactions to Ellry.

But what would happen if an individual known to be capable of fusion--such as Ellie or Henry, were to try to fuse with someone who is otherwise unable to fuse (e.g. Reginald Copperbottom or Rupert Price, who we don’t know to have any special abilities)? Does the act of fusing require both component individuals to have the ability to fuse, thus totally locking out anyone who normally can’t (e.g. Reginald and Henry would be incompatible because Reginald cannot fuse)? Or is it more similar to fusion in Steven Universe, where as long as one person is capable of fusing, a Fusion can form (e.g. Reginald and Henry could fuse but Reginald and the Right Hand Man could not)?

2. What IS Kabbitz, anyway?

Up to now, I’ve repeatedly talked about Ellry when it comes to fusion. Kabbitz, similar to Kado Ito in International Rescue Operative, is solely introduced to combat Ellry. But that begs the question: Is Kabbitz also a Fusion?

There is evidence for Kabbitz being a fusion. He stands out against other Toppats, at least for his height.

He’s also known to have the same enhancements as Ellry does, even managing to overpower them in the end.

Even his top hat is unique, with the top half being yellow (or gold?) and the bottom half being blue. The closest other Toppats get to a hat like this is a hat with a differently colored band around the base.

However, this line of dialogue makes it unclear whether he’s actually a fusion or whether he just happens to have all the traits a fusion is known to have (enhanced speed, floating, super strength).

Plus, we never see Kabbitz separated into any components--he’s only seen approaching Ellry as Kabbitz. We can headcanon as much as we want, but it’s unknown whether Kabbitz is just really big or if he’s a Fusion going stealth.

TL;DR

Information is extremely limited so there’s lots of wiggle room, but there are also some rules/limitations that we can gather based on context clues, the primary one being that it’s rare and limited availability. Additionally, there is inconclusive evidence as to whether or not Kabbitz is also a fusion.