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Okay so if you missed it 10 years ago 😁 I have a Zootopia RP blog for my Zootopia OC Sylvia Wilde, my take on Nick Wilde's mom.
Vulpinemama-wilde
So I maaaaay be open to RPing again soon!
Sylvia is also the version of Nick's mom in ny fanfics.
Annnnd, I have a potentially fun idea to update her bio soon? But I don't want to reveal it before I release the new fic idea I have so...but it would certainly be an interesting take!
(Mun: Just re-posting my "RP" rules to the link is active/more accessible within the mobile app)!
Note: As of Dec. 7, 2025, Not open for RPs. (But with the hype of Zootopia 2, I may change this soon)!
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The Rules
This is a SFW blog. All content will be rated up to a maximum of PG-13 or T. Some posts may contain coarse language (depending on the context).
If you have explicit, NSFW content on your blog, I will NOT RP with you.
No God-modding or power-playing. DO NOT role-play Sylvia in your responses. Craft posts to elicit a reaction from her, but I will determine said reaction.
Do NOT tag Sylvia in any NSFW content.
Sylvia is MY OC, and all headcanons related to her are my ideas of what Nick’s mom is like, or may be influenced by material about her released by Disney. Please do not tag ‘Slyvia Wilde’ in headcanons of other tumblr users portraying different versions of Nick’s mom, as their versions of Nick’s mom will be different than mine and are thus, not ‘Sylvia.’
If you send me an ask or starter, please allow at least 1 week for me to reply. I will try to respond by the weekend. If I do not respond within that time frame, you may send me a gentle reminder.
No trolling, spamming, rudeness, or negativity allowed.
If you make any posts, fanfics, fan art, or headcanons related to or associated with headcanons or RPs from this blog, featuring my OC or threads with my RP partners, please give the appropriate credit for inspiration where its due on your post.
I reserve the right to deny RP requests.
I am not obligated to not respond to all requests.
If you have read these rules, please inbox “Mother, May I?”
Thank you!
-The Mun
🌹 🍁 💐 🌺 - always up for hearing more about Syl! ^_^
She feels the most at home in the townhouse that she and her husband first purchased when they moved to Zootopia. She's been there ever since because it hold memories of the times most precious to her, and she honestly cannot see herself leaving anytime soon--she'd be heartbroken when she did. But she can look in the kitchen and see old memories of him hugging her from behind while she did the dishes. She'll look in the den and see memories of him slow dancing with her while Nick was asleep in his crib. She'll look in the living room and see memories of him helping Nick open Christmas presents--or older memories of when she sat on the couch and he'd rub her feet or rub her belly with his gentle paws when she was very pregnant with Nick. She'll look in the bedroom and see memories of their fights and their makeups. And of course all the memories after he passed as well--memories of Nick growing up, good and bad. But all of that is home to her...she could never leave it.
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Her "comfort corner" is the garden in her small back yard. She started it not long after she had Nick and she's kept to it ever since. She grows different kinds of flowers in it every few seasons. Tending to it gives her something to do and makes her feel more in tune with nature, which is very calming for her.
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She...doesn't handle it well. By that I mean, she often doesn't like letting other people know she's sick because she doesn't want to be a burden to them. When her husband was alive, he'd often have to force her to bed and keep constant checks on her to make sure she wasn't trying to up and move around on her own. (It was especially hard when she was pupped with Nick because he was a difficult pregnancy). But even after her husband died, she tried to not let Nick know when she was sick (which of course worried him more). And even after he left home and she had her friends nearby, she'd try not to bother them too. She actually can get through illness pretty okay--fast turnaround time. And she'll never admit it, but she actually does hate going through it alone--especially when it's really bad. But she'd rather tough it out than worry her loved ones...which is one of her flaws and only makes them worry more (and it's even harder/more fragile now that she's older).
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When Sylvia has a nightmare, she sings a special lullaby to herself that her mother and older siblings used to sing to her (her dad would to, when she was in a deep sleep, but she doesn't know this). It's the same lullaby she would sing to Nick when he had nightmares. Over the years, she has sometimes coupled this with any item from old things her husband gave her/that remind her of him, to whatever Nick's last comfort item was from his last developmental stage. These have ranged from old plush animals or dresses or sweaters John bought her over the years, to Nick's old toys or blankets, to family photos. Anything that helps her anchor that sense of "love and home." 🥰
@vulpespxp Sorry for the delay, but these were fun to answer!! Thanks for the asks! 💕
Mun: Dunno if the Zootopia fandom is still out there but please feel free to ask me questions about my portrayal of my OC Sylvia as Nick's mom!
// 01, 02, 11 + 12! (The development meme for Syl!) ^_^
(I answered these on mobile so plz forgive any typos)!
1. A memory from their childhood
Sylvia grew up in the countryside before moving to Zootopia. She had a fondness for music as a kit, but her fanily had trouble finding a mammal who was willing to spend time teaching a fox how to play an instrument.
It just so happened that one of their neighbors was a field mouse, and Sylvia also loved playing in the dirt!
So it came about that she would help Mrs. Mousington with the upkeep of her little garden (Syl's tiny pause were perfect for that), and in exchange Mrs. Mousington would stop by their home on the weekend to give Syl music lessons.
Mrs. Mousington was one of the few animals who was kind to Sylvia and her family, and she played a big role in Sylvia's life. She'll always be thankful to the little mouse for it, and she came to see her as family as well.
2. A memory from their teenage years.
Sylvia is the middle child of three. She remembers that in her teenage years, her older brother more or less started getting into trouble and would often come to her for help to bail him out or cover for him.
And for a while she did when she could....but that only lasted so long.
She remembers hearing loud arguments between her brother and her parents as she tried to shield those fights away from the eye and ears of her younger brother...eventually the older brother broke away from the fam and went off on his own.
He didn't keep in touch much, but Sylvia did get a few birthday cards now and then from him...of everyone in the fam, he was closest to her.
(While her older brother pretty much cut ties like Nick did, unlike Nick who actually tried to make a way from himself by hustling, Sylvia's older brother was pretty much a lazy moocher. Sylvia swore she'd find herself someone with ambition so the same pitfalls wouldn't befall her future family....little did she know....)
11. A childhood friend.
Sylvia didn't have a lot of childhood friends. When she was a kit, she was good friends with a bunny and, as she got older, with one other fox. She and the bunny played together all the time and were besties until they got to junior high, when they conformed to societal pressure and cliques started forming. The bunny wasn't mean to her...they just...grew apart--and hung out outside of school less and less. Her childhood friend in school was another female fox, and they bonded over being a couple of the only foxes who were trying to be proactive and make a name for themselves. The fox was her best friend at school until they graduated and went their separate ways.
All of them were good kids....they just eventually grew apart.
As an aside, Sylvia was also friends with a badger whom she didn't know had a crush on her. He stayed close during her kit-friendship days with the bunny, and her adolescent-friendship days with the other fox...but she just never knew and always saw him as an acquaintance. (Maybe he'll reappear)?
I'm thinking that later, he actually does end up being good friends with John and helps the two get to know each other better? I might flesh that out more later.
12. Parents.
Her parents weren't mean, just very conventional.
Rightfully, they wanted to instill the best in their kids so they wouldn't live up to the low-brow expectations most people had of foxes.
Her mother tried hard to teach Syl all the means of being a proper lady and etiquette, and her dad instilled the importance of hard work.
They weren't a stickler for "gender norms" in the home, and were a bit more lax behind closed doors, but were big on teaching their kids the proper ways to behave and get by in society.
So skills like being musically talented, knowing cross stitching and how to sew, being artistic, money savvy...these were things they valued highly for their children.
Her father was more serious and strict than her mother, but it was a very loving home. Things just were rough financially.....especially when their oldest decided to practically rebel on his own....that was a bit of a blow to the fam too.
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MUN: Sorry for the delay! I had to think on this a while! This is the 3rd blog I've made for Syl and haven't thought of her backstory in quite a bit.....some things are the same (her older brother) others are new (younger brother & childhood friends), still others are ideas I had established but never fully explored (Mrs. Mousington and the unrequited Badger crush)...
So yeah!
Hopefully I'll get to explore these more and interest will pick up with Zootopia+ coming in a couple of years!
I might even kinda have an update to the backstory for her and John so...Yeah!
But @vulpespxp, thanks for the ask!
So I was going through old RP threads I did with old RP partners, old posts and headcanons from my past blogs fir Syl (because I've moved around blogs a bit) and came across these two and I just 😭 ......they were to good not to re-share!!
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She’s back!
Blame Disney XD and its back-to-back airings of ‘Zootopia’ over the Thanksgiving holiday!
That and I missed RP’ing!
Sylvia Wilde has returned! I have a new blog layout, which I’m still tweaking the coding of, but in the meantime please do follow if you feel so inclined.
But please read my rules first!
This ‘Sylvia’ also has a slightly different background than the previous one.
My goal is to try to keep this blog up until Zootopia 2 comes out (fingers crossed; but I’m fairly sure this is happening! My fan heart won’t let me believe otherwise)!
Also, this is a side blog so I won’t be able to send asks, but I can answer them!
It’s good to be back!
