Germanmayo - Welcome To My Kingdom

The hero’s identity was accidentally revealed, but it turns out they are moderately poor, have no friends or family, and their civilian life is frankly…sad.

Been working on a mod to add submas into Stardew Valley!

I’m having a lot of technical difficulties and don’t have much to show yet but I can talk to Emmet and give him batteries.

(Grimsley is my player character)

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May the 4th be with You: A Poem for Star Wars Day

Maybe that Mario & Luigi warping footage has driven me mad and now I'm just terminally stuck on MAXIMUM BROTHERLY ANGST but the fact that the Mario movie seems willing to go to a very emotional and sweet place with their relationship is killing me!!! Here are some Mario and Luigi-specific theories/possible moments I've been thinking about for the movie, all nicely compiled (and not just tossed into other people's inboxes, haha) - maybe they'll happen in some way, maybe they won't, but if they DO, oh man, I will be a puddle of goo in the movie theater they'll have to sweep up afterwards:

Mario opening up to Peach and Toad about Luigi, what their life was like in the past, their closeness, and his fears/anxieties about the possibility of not being able to save his brother (some version of this seems EXTREMELY likely in the fire flower scene) (and likewise, Luigi talking to his fellow prisoners about Mario and how much he misses his brother!)

Both brothers taking moments throughout the movie to think of each other and draw inner strength/resolve from that - for instance, Mario struggling with his training, feeling exhausted and hopeless, but thinking of Luigi in danger and how much his brother needs him and that giving him the burst of strength and determination he needs to finally complete the course

LIKEWISE, Luigi panicking or struggling to act in his scary predicaments but thinking of Mario and what he would do/say in situations like this and being able to keep going/stay brave because of that memory

BOWSER FIGURING OUT THE RELATION AND USING LUIGI AGAINST MARIO AT A CRITICAL MOMENT??? (I'm sorry, but it feels like the interrogation stuff has to lead SOMEWHERE) (Bowser clearly is looking for info/weak points he can use against Mario, and Luigi himself ultimately IS that weak point!!!)

This could play out in a lot of different ways - using an in-danger Luigi as bait for a trap, maybe there's some Magic Shenanigans where Kamek throws Luigi's voice to lure Mario away from the group during a battle, or maybe Bowser just taunts Mario about his brother and how Mario's too weak to save him from the torture he's endured/will endure. Whatever the case is, Mario's anger and Ultra Big Brother Instincts overriding all other common sense could cause him to act too rashly or make some serious mistakes in the heat of the moment. :(

Either brother thinking that the other is dead for any period of time and just being BROKEN but also FULL OF FIERY VENGEANCE because of it!!! I know, I know, put me in Angst Jail but Mario could get blown off Rainbow Road and presumed dead for a little while, which could get back to Luigi through Bowser or his minions, OR maybe Luigi escapes but Bowser lies to Mario and tells that he disposed of his brother already and he's too late. I could just see both of them breaking down at first but ultimately being ANGRY above all else and resolving to avenge the other, no matter what ;___; (and this would also make their eventual reunion even MORE emotional and impactful)

Speaking of, the brothers reuniting with the BIGGEST, MOST DESPERATE, CLINGING HUG YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE (this is truly all I care about, I just need the movie to get this right, PLEASE)

Bonus points if there's a big lead-up to it where they maybe they just hear each other at first, or they see one another from a far-away distance and they're just RUNNING and FIGHTING and SCRAMBLING to reach each other, calling out all the while, to the point that they can't even stop, they just TACKLE each other at full speed

(They've never been apart this long before! Ever since they can remember, they've been joined at the hip, and this whole time, it's felt like they were missing a limb, but now THEY'RE BOTH HERE and THEY'RE OKAY and there's a lot of fussing over injuries and frantic questions and THE BIGGEST, TEARIEST SMILES EVER and it finally feels like everything's really gonna be okay, even though there might still be an ongoing invasion/final battle to take care of)

After reuniting, there being a situation where they need to split up again temporarily to accomplish different goals in the name of stopping Bowser and Mario is actually the more anxious one for once who really doesn't want to let Luigi out of his sight after they've just found each other again, but Luigi takes a turn reassuring him that it's gonna be okay (and Mario is quietly impressed by how his brother seems a little braver after his ordeal)

ALSO after reuniting, there being a moment before the final battle with Bowser where Mario is self-doubting and isn't sure he can win, but Luigi doesn't understand that because ever since they were little and dealing with playground bullies, he's ALWAYS thought of Mario as a hero - this new role just fits him so well, at least in Luigi's eyes, and he knows that Mario can do this (I KNOW, I KNOW, A LITTLE CHEESY, but!! i just love the idea of Luigi hearing about/seeing his brother as The Hero and being like "yep, my big bro IS amazing and brave and the absolute best, this makes sense!")

At any point, Mario actually seeing Bowser hurt/threaten Luigi and just going ABSOLUTELY BALLISTIC because of it. RIP BOWSER, YA IDIOT

Possibly related to the above, but it feels like a pretty sure thing that the final battle has to be Bowser VS Mario all the way, that's how so many games end, but! I do think Luigi could provide important assistance at one or two moments. Like maybe Bowser is startling to struggle and goes for the power star, but Luigi has already beaten him to it and manages to throw it to Mario before Bowser reaches him - but then he gets STRUCK HARD or even knocked out by Bowser and Mario's anguished reaction sets off the star's power! (I did see that somewhere else, not my original idea - the concept that the star can only be activated by an intense, pure-hearted emotion - but I love it <3)

That's all I got for now - again, even a FRACTION of these happening would be officially Too Much for my little, feeble heart. I'm just so grateful that from everything we've seen so far, the movie really does seem to be centering the brothers' relationship (even if they're not physically together for most of it) and how much they mean to each other and that is everything!

Imagine your OCs skiing. OC1 speeds dpwn the hill. OC2 crashes into a tree. OC3 brings a sled instead of skiis.

What’s your OC’s birthday? Do they know it? How do they celebrate? If they don’t know it, what’s the reason?

Comic strip artists from the 40’s draw their characters while blindfolded

I'm really digging the whole possession/fusion concept. Any other little headcanons for it?

I’m so sorry this took so long, Anon, but yes, I do!

Giovanni

Inspiration: Carrie (Carrie 2014) / Ultron (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

Pronouns: I / They / Them

His eyes have gained a layer of tapetum lucidum - colloquially known as “that weird membrane that makes your cat and dog’s eyes glow when you shine a light on them.”

Can detect people’s auras, in a way. Not so much as to where people are, specifically, but as to tell if there’s any sort of malicious intent towards them.

Under severe stress, they can instinctively teleport out of danger’s way, but it’d drain them quite a bit.

Maxie

Inspiration: Godzilla (Godzilla franchise)

Pronouns: I / He / Him

The first time he tried fusion, he had a… particularly weak stomach. That’s when one of the grunts found him, but when they tried to give him a bag of ice to cool him down, the ice went liquid in about half a minute.

When under severe stress or nervousness, he has a tendency to melt things when he touches them. This ends up melting his paperwork, which makes him more stressed. He also tends to freeze on the spot with a rock casing around his feet.

His blood has gained a sort of shiny-orange, iridescent quality to it, like magma. It dulls when he drinks a lot of water, and even starts to glow when he’s pretty pissed.

Archie

Inspiration: Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe) / The Asset (The Shape of Water)

Pronouns: We / They / Them

Due to his body being fused with Kyogre, and his body temperature adjusting to water accordingly, he can survive pretty cold temperatures. He could swim in the Arctic Circle in his wetsuit for a couple minutes before it starts to bother him.

The lines on his body tend to glow and pulse in response to certain stimuli and emotions. Other signal-based water type Pokémon, like Lumineon, Starmie, and Lanturn, seemingly understand these signs (and he can understand them. Not specifically, but he can grasp a general idea.)

Always nearby some source of water, whether it big or small - the others are not pleased by Archie’s new habit to sit in a full bathtub for an hour or more.

Cyrus

Inspiration: Enchantress (Suicide Squad)

Pronouns: I / They / Them

Sometimes, if no one engages with him for a while, his eyes go black. When he speaks, it makes no sense - spoken cryptically as an ancient language. (”Ay, yo, Cy, you ok?” // “H̵̫̙̔̀ḛ̷̠͈̚t̴̩̑̈́̐͛ ̸̨̨̱͔͊n̴̺͇͚͓̓ë̵͉́̅̿̚s̸͈̱̠̳̎́̀k̵͔̀̒a̶̢̙̝̥͒̉͛͘ȓ̷̰̾d̷̗̠͉̦̐s̵̤̗͙͒ ̴̜̉m̷̡͙̀o̷̦̻̮͖̔̓́c̴͔̙͍̾͊e̸̦̔̋̓h̸̰̩̅t̴͙̼̪̐̀̕.”̵̺̤̠̘̀͂ // “Oooohkay, buddy, let’s go for a quick walk, yeah? Walk n’ talk.”)

Will sometimes stare off into space above for hours on end. No one knows why, but no one really wants to try and bother him at that time.

Is utterly silent when he moves. No one knows if he’s in the room until he’s right behind them. ( [Warping the wall and stepping in from the shadows] “What’s going on in here.” // “AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH” )

Ghetsis

Inspiration: Venom Symbiote (Venom)

Pronouns: We / They / Them

Taking into account all the extra features involved, he’s the tallest fusion, with Lysandre coming in close as second.

Despite him not needing the cane to walk, technically, they do need ice to maintain the fusion (it acts like an adhesive, in a sense, preserving Kyurem from Ghetsis’ body heat, and keeping Ghetsis cooled enough to deal with Kyurem’s chill).

Coming off of that, they’re highly heat sensitive - they try to shy away from Maxie if possible, due to warmth melting the adhesive and making it easier to unfuse.

Lysandre

Inspiration: Smaug (The Hobbit series) / Rodan (Godzilla franchise)

Pronouns: We / He / Him

Surprisingly doesn’t need to eat to survive while fused. Not out of any biological change, but because of Yveltal’s influence - the life they drain from other people sustains them just fine.

As for his ability to drain life - he can’t really ‘turn it off’ in the broad sense, but he can actively avoid draining life from a specific person if they concentrate.

He can produce wings and is capable of flight, but he can’t fly too far or for too long.

Guzma

Inspiration: Spider-Man (Avengers: Civil Wars / Into the Spiderverse)

Pronouns: I / They / Them

His chest glows with a white light that outlines the dark bones of his ribcage. It was so bright and so unnatural that he couldn’t sleep for the first few nights. They can also reflect light in a way that turns them invisible temporarily.

He’s oddly developed a bit of a hunger for fruit. As someone who is technically both a bat and a human (who had lived on a strict diet of various cups of hot chocolate, potato chips, and candy bars), the switch is a healthy - if not jarring - one.

Likes to crawl on the ceilings or stay in high places to the point he fell asleep on the walls. Trying to get him down was a challenge at first. You know that scene in Into the Spiderverse where Miles is stuck to the lights and needs to unstick? Kinda like that.

Aaaaaaand, bonus!

Sycamore + Xerneas

Inspiration: Mothra (Godzilla franchise)

Pronouns: We / They / Them

Life and renewal seems to spring up where they walk: flowers bloom in the grass, cracked tile becomes whole, tired beings gain a pep in their step.

Possibly the only person who can touch Lysandre while he’s fused with Yveltal without getting drained. Xerneas’s powers help cancel the other’s out, and vice versa.

They can form powerful moonblasts in response to danger, but they’re more often then not a curious pascifist.

Sometimes just sit out in nature and feel the grass. The mere presence of other living beings is a comfort to them.

They can heal others through sympathetic touch and concentration. If worse comes to shove, they can transfer some of their own essence into others.

Sycamore would be VERY averse and confused to fusion at first glance, and Xerneas chafes as well. It takes them a while before they really settle into each other, and end up being a pretty stable fusion.

His eyes have gone blue, with X-shaped pupils. A crown of antlers pokes out from the sides and behind his head, and blue lines run down the bridge of his nose and cheeks. If they’re very excited, a tail may or may not start wagging.

EVERYONE STOP AND LOOK AT THIS PIC OF CROSS I FOUND

I believe I can flyyy