ADONOVAN94
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Why Can't We Like Things?
So. I have something I'd like to get off my chest. This'll probably turn into a rant, and is focused on Wings of Fire, so I'm sorry if you've got no clue what I'm talking about, haha!
I REALLY like Wings of Fire. Being a dragon nerd, I really love the setting, the characters, the lore - you name it, I love it. And I also love certain aspects of the fandom, such as the fanart and fanvideos and fanfictions, it's all so wonderful.
What I severely dislike, however, is certain members of this fandom that would like to dictate to me and other people, what we can and cannot like about this franchise. And should we dare deviate from this assigned path, we will be deemed as "toxic" or "problematic".
A prime example: Darkstalker is my favorite character in the entire franchise. I love him. He's charming and wickedly entertaining. When I was reading the books, I was captivated. Very rarely have I ever had a character made me feel so sorry for him I nearly cried, and then, a few pages later, terrify me! He is a complicated and messed up character. But one I find fascinating because I'm always wondering: "What is going on inside his head? What is his real motivation? How does he really feel about all this right now?"
But can I be allowed to enjoy the things I like? Big. Fat. Nope. Wherever I go in this community, I see certain loud individuals proclaiming that the characters I like are problematic and therefore that makes me problematic as well for liking it. Again, to correlate with the example above: They will say: "Darkstalker killed IceWings! Darkstalker manipulated other dragons to do his bidding! If you like him, you're gross!"
Like... do you seriously think I don't know that and/or that I'm okay with that? What the hell do you even mean? Was I shouting from the rooftops that "Darkstalker was right to kill all the IceWings! Bring him back!" NO! I know he did wrong, but I still found him entertaining as a character!
Honestly, these people should go after everyone who dares to like a Disney villain. I mean, "they killed people! They manipulated people! How DARE your find them even remotely entertaining?!" By the gods, "Hellfire" from Hunchback of Notre Dame, is universally claimed to be the best Disney villain song, it has hundreds of covers on youtube. Does that mean everyone thinks Frollo was okay? No! But he (and his song) was entertaining! Lots of people love Darth Vader: he's tragic, he's intimidating, he's powerful and scary, and he is badass. Yes, he did terrible things. But the people that like him - are they advocating that we should all be more like him in real life? No! We just like an entertaining character.
Yes, Darkstalker killed and/or manipulated other characters. And???
Tsunami also killed her father. Peril has murdered DOZENS of dragons, including eggs that hadn't even hatched yet. Sunny manipulated ALL the tribes to put her mother in a position of power using a prophecy SHE KNEW was fake. Starflight made his entire tribe, who were in fear for their lives, swear away their own sovereignty and surrender their entire culture in order to be assimilated into another.
There is not ONE character in this entire franchise that is squeaky clean. THAT IS THE POINT.
I swear, why can't people just let us have our fav characters? We know they're problematic. We're not saying what they did was right. We're just saying we find them entertaining. And when we write our fanfictions/do our fanart of these characters doing better in a better life, that is because we want to see them become LESS problematic. Like therapy. So leave us in peace!
Sorry about that. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.
(Now. Let's get on with my Darkstalker fanfic, shall we? *sips tea*)
Birthday Gift for Whispers-Gargoyle!
This is for
and I hope she enjoys this birthday present - and it's a day early, I'll add! 8 Character Fact ~Tagged~
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Post these rules
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[2]
Post 8 facts about your character(s)
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[3]
Tag other people along with the characters you want them to write about (which leads to rule 4)
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[4]
Post their avatars and write their character's name next to them
FACTS ABOUT KATHRYN OF THRENDRYN
Warning for spoilers to my fanfictions "Heat Of Fire" "Heart Of Ashes" and "Heart Of The Inferno"
1. Kathryn was born in a little village in the province of Enedwaith, to poor and superstitious parents that abused her after she came into her Seer abilities with her first vision: Orcs battling Dwarves outside the gates of Moria.
2. Kathryn met the great dragon Smaug of the Lonely Mountain in the year TA 2881 of the Third Age, 60 years before the events of "The Hobbit", and some time after fell in love with him.
3. She once held the position of Court Songbird for the King and Queen of Dorwinion
4. When leaving the Lonely Mountain, Kathryn was gifted with a single scale belonging to Smaug the Magnificent. The scale helps to anchor both his magic on her and focus her own magic should she wish to summon incredible amounts of Raw Magic.
5. Despite her nightmarish visions (or perhaps BECAUSE of them) Kathryn has a keen secret interest in learning History.
6. Due to her abilities as a Seer, Kathryn has the God Irmo (god of dreams and visions) as a patron, and subsequently can travel the "Path of Dreams" if she chooses - It is why she has been targeted to potentially be able to find the Door of Night, and free Morgoth.
7. Currently, Kathryn is around 140 years old (technically) but due to dragon-meddling, she hasn't aged since she was 20
8. Kathryn's favourite food is hot apple pie
I TAG:
:Whispers-Gargoyle: Audrey!
oxjelly1: Captain Treta!
Question and Answer *Tagged*
to provide thirteen facts about myself and answer thirteen questions.Facts about myself:
1. I am in love with musicals - or music in general. It speaks to my mind in a way that makes me feel as if I can see it, how it moves, and from it I can visualise so many scenes. Don't get me wrong, I'm no musical genius, I can hardly even play a single tune on the piano!
2. I have a nasty habit of creating something (whether that be art, writing, or something else) thinking "yes! that's great!" then looking back at it and realise: "oh wait, I'm shit."
3. I find swear words funny - I know, REALLY mature.
4. I'm an avid Dragon Fan... though not a big secret, that.
5. I'm in love with the idea of being in love, but have only ever been in one serious relationship.
6. I am the eldest child of five.
7. I love eating fresh pineapple, but hate it cooked! Gross!
8. I am counting down the days until the next episode of Game of Thrones! (I don't know what I'm going to do with my life once it ends DX)
9. My nails and my hair are precious to me, because they are the only part of my appearance that I am actually vain about - they are my only feminine qualities, in my opinion. So I grow both of them very long.
10. I once cried in anger when my mum told me she didn't like the idea of Wonder Woman or any saviour woman, because she liked the idea of a man swooping in and taking care of everything for you >
11. I cry at almost EVERYTHING sad.
12. I make a point not to get involved in politics too much, instead I have a strong set of morals which I refuse to break - and it is only when someone else breaks the ideas of those morals that I begin to dislike said person. But I still hold true to the belief that all people are entitled to their own opinions, so long as those opinions do not harm or impede others from doing the same.
13. My singing voice is the only thing I am quietly proud of (until I hear it played back to me, then I hate it).
The thirteen questions:
1. What internet meme or YouTube short film would you most like to see get a feature film?
Reversal of the Heart by Carolyn Chrisman. Check it out, and you'll see why.
2. What's your favourite season of the year? (Summer, Autumn, Winter or Spring?)
I think Spring. Simply because I live next to a duck pond, so I love the baby ducklings! :3
3. Which filmmaker or showrunner do you absolutely trust to always produce good stuff?
Peter Jackson. Screw the haters.
4. If you could time-travel anywhere to any time, where and when would you go to and why?
Dinosaur era. Because = DINOSAURS!
5. Where was your favourite holiday?
USA Florida. Got to go to Sea World, Disneyland, Universal Park... such good memories.
6. Which of these magical elemental powers would you most like to have: Fire, Water, Ice, Earth, Air, Lightning, Woodland, Space, Time or Gravity?
Air - Because then I could fly!
7. What Disney or DreamWorks film would you most like to see a remake of, and in what style? 2D animation, 3D animation or live-action? (NOTE: You can't say any film that was remade after 2010.)
Hunchback of Notre Dame as Live Action, but as the recent musical version, because I can see it being the Titanic movie of our time!
8. What's your least favourite season of a programme you love, and why?
Uuuuuh, really hard to pick. But currently, Poldark season 3 (I think we're currently on Season 3), simply because the main character, Ross Poldark is REALLY giving me the arseache with his blatant hatred of authority to the point that it causes so much harm all for the sake of his principles and the show needs extra DRAMA!
9. Which of these would you most like to be: Time Lord, Dragon, Wizard (Harry Potter or the general fantasy archetype a la Gandalf), Angel (Supernatural) or Transformer?
Dragon. Obviously.
10. What's your favourite sequel you thought was better than the original?
Kung Fu Panda 2. No question.
11. If you could un-cancel any cancelled film project, which one and why?
Disney's Gargoyles - that show was absolutely epic. I would beg every Disney executive, if I thought the original show could return - or better yet, get a film REMAKE!
13. What do you prefer books being adapted to: Film or TV?
Depends on the source material. If it is heavy on characters and lore, then I would say TV. If instead it relies on plot and could fit nicely to a single runtime, then Movie.
My Questions to those I'm tagging down below:
1. Favourite music track (musical, movie theme, mainstream, anything)?
2. Do you play video games? If so, which would you like to get a Hollywood make-over? Or be adapted to TV "Game of Thrones" style?
3. Favourite fanfiction world to write/read in? Why?
4. What is the greatest moral any piece of fiction has taught you?
5. Favourite villain? Favourite Hero? (the two do not have to be connected)
6. Have you ever read the novelisation of a movie/game/anything, and if so, which was your favourite and why?
7. Are you a dragon fanatic like me? If so, who's the best?
8. Name the worst book you've ever had to sit through?
9. Do you prefer the old type of Disney villains - diabolical, glorious in their revelry of their evilness? Or do you prefer the new type of Disney villains - where we don't actually know they're the villains until 2/3 of the way through for a plot "twist"?
10. What was the hardest thing you've ever had to write/draw/create and why?
11. Do you overthink any piece of entertainment waaaaaay too much? If so, explain the craziest of the bunch.
12. What's your ultimate power couple?
13. Tell me about one piece you are most proud of. What inspired you? What was the creative process like? What sets it apart from all your other projects?
I tag:
