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Possible Hero 6: By Hero Central: 11/1/2020:

This is a crossover piece I have been wanting to do for sometime now ever since season 1 of Big Hero 6 the series. As most of us BH6 the series fans know the producers behind it are also the ones who produced Kim Possible and this to me rings instant crossover especially with some of the villains included in the series and the use of Kim and Rons voice actors for Trina and new Villain Hardlight (BH6 version of Mysterio) 

I may plan to write a crossover fic about this in the near future just need to work out a good story I have an idea and timeframe within season 1 of BH6 and either seasons 2- 3 of KP just need to refine it a little. Until then this poster is a good crossover piece to start from. 

The background art was inspired by the San Fransokyo title card from Kingdom Hearts 3. 

Painted in Procreate

lettering done in Photoshop CC

Big Hero 6 & Kim Possible © Disney

They said

“We kind of teased doing some crossover kind of stuff, but it never came to pass sadly. But we’d love to write Drakken again in some form, sadly not on Big Hero 6 I guess.“

Possible Hero 6: By Hero Central: 11/1/2020:

This is a crossover piece I have been wanting to do for sometime now ever since season 1 of Big Hero 6 the series. As most of us BH6 the series fans know the producers behind it are also the ones who produced Kim Possible and this to me rings instant crossover especially with some of the villains included in the series and the use of Kim and Rons voice actors for Trina and new Villain Hardlight (BH6 version of Mysterio) 

I may plan to write a crossover fic about this in the near future just need to work out a good story I have an idea and timeframe within season 1 of BH6 and either seasons 2- 3 of KP just need to refine it a little. Until then this poster is a good crossover piece to start from. 

The background art was inspired by the San Fransokyo title card from Kingdom Hearts 3. 

Painted in Procreate

lettering done in Photoshop CC

Big Hero 6 & Kim Possible © Disney

They claim it didn’t go through, but they do have:

John DiMaggio: Roddy Baker / Dr. Drakken & Motor Ed

Christy Carlson Romano: Trina / Kim Possible

Will Friedle: Hardlight / Ron Stoppable

Patton Oswald: Mr. Sparkle / Professor Dementor

Néstor Carbonell: Chief Cruz / Señor Senior Jr.

Sean Giambrone: Richardson Mole / Ron Stoppable (Live Action)

-Lao Shi has worked how many years to keep magic from being exposed to nonmagicals? And Monty freaking Fisk just started doing public crimes involving powers he got from magic statues

-The Huntsclan exists in the same realm as these supervillains, meaning the Huntsman has either outright ignored them with an upturned nose or reluctantly traded tech to upgrade the Academy

-Gill Moss, cryptid of Lake Wannaweep. Just think about that. How easy would it be for someone to let the magical community slip to him because they thought he was a kelpie? 

-Pandarus has probably tried to enlist Kim to get him back a stolen magical item, and given that she never made a fuss or brought him up, he totally got away with convincing her 1) he was a good guy 2) the thing he got back was nonmagical and also not something he stole from someone else to begin with

-Also he has probably golfed with Killigan and this was one of the incidents that resulted in Killigan getting banned from golf worldwide

-The Japanese Dragon has probably studied at Yamanouchi

- I’ve wondered the reverse as well. How well could Jake, Lao Shi and the Dragons handle some of the supervillians worst stuff. The Mather’s antimatter ray, the Be-Bes and their super speed, Camp Wannaweep, rabid flash clones, brain tapping. Hell, their dragon forms are easy targets for the lasers and missiles Kim dodges all the time! KP faced some legit dangerous stuff.

- Toward the end of AD:JL 88 & 89 were gonna try to take over the world. For them, at best Kim catches them at worst they have to fight another villain. OR, the Huntsclans stuff came from Hench Co. and now no one’s paying the bills...

Monique.

I think she will become a bi-curious lesbian, but hasn’t even begun to question her sexuality yet.*1

Note, she WAS into Hirotaka in “Exchange”, but that episode also made Brick into a jerk (he was always dim, but never cruel), so I give that episode some leeway/caution here.

She always said that she had a lot of first dates but never had a relationship. I think the dates could tell she wasn’t interested. Her Va, Raven-Symoné, came out of the closet in ~ 2016.

KP took inspiration from the VAs to make the characters seem more real. Hell, Motor Ed is just John DiMaggio if he stole cars. Kim Possible aired from 2002-2007. A coming out story would have been a no-go back then, but I think now days would be... handled delicately, but still a step forward. (Sadly, I feel that resale of episodes in “stricter cultures” limits these types of plots for major characters for when they can’t cut a single episode. There are counties that “Ron the Man” can’t be shown in to this day because Ron’s Jewish. We’ll leave that talk for another post.)

Also, I see her as caring more for finding a relationship... after college. She wanted one in high school. College, she goes for fashion design, and simply put, her times a dot and her major’s Pacman. Wakka-Wakka. Especially as Kim’s now teaching her some moves. It’s slow going though, but she’s dedicated. I see her taking to the extreme sports (climbing/snowboarding) easier than the fighting, minus parachuting/jetpacking, those are a huge leap. She still dates here and there for a bit in the summers, but nothing really past coffee dates honestly. She’s gay, but shes also super busy, she doesn’t have time to do everything, doing everything is Kim’s thing.

This is for a hypothetical Season 5 or a “Team Possible” sequel (for teens):

How do they handle the following associated growing-up tropes on a Disney cartoon!!!: *2

Coming out of the closet

I’m attracted to someone who isn’t attracted to people of my orientation/gender/ect.

Drinking alcohol/first legal drink (for good kids who waited)

Learning to drink safely

Resisting the temptation of showing everyone who drinks as morally bad

Dealing with real bigots

Hook-up style dating!

Casual hook-ups happen with people you know...awkward!

A safe sex talk !?!

No one taught us how to adult. Like taxes/getting a job/life. Help us!!!

Sleeping over with a partner!

Sleeping over at a partners!

My roomate has someone sleeping over...

Talking to your parents about your partner

Talking to your parents about your partner is sleeping over...

Of course I haven’t slept with the person sleeping on the sofa I spent a week on a ski-trip with and spoon with 3 nights a week. Here’s the thing, not everyone will honestly, no matter how rare that is.

Co-habbitation!!! *3

I see other characters handling this Sitch as:

Ron: Same as with Felix being handicapped, he... doesn’t care. She’s she’s still Monique. But, he’s there when she needs him. At this point, we’d also be starting to see Kim and him refer to themselves as a “us/we”, another sticker for Monique and the “where am I” in relationship land to explore. He’d stick up for her in a heart beat, everyone knows that. However, if she needs a double date, he’s always down to wrangle up Kim... for Bueno Nacho.

Wade: He’ll take a few episodes to realize what that means, just the be quiet at first type of stuff. Like a cat pawing a bed to test a new surface. I’m keeping in mind, he’s 5 yrs younger than Kim & Ron, and just started to come out of his room physically.

Rufus: He’ll act as the sniffer-mole rat he did like with Ron’s dates to sniff out bad ones for her (notice, he didn’t growl at Zita or Yuri).

Mrs. Dr. Possible: Monique would always be welcome in her home... when it finally gets rebuilt. She’d also help Kim get through her feelings of her best friend coming out. We call this scene exposition

Mr. Dr. Possible: He couldn’t help Kim when she wanted simple dating advice that boiled down to (What Mrs. Dr. P implied) “Ron’s not a hot guy, but he’s your best friend, loving and trustworthy. He’s boyfriend material because he’s your best friend Kimmy. That’s what matters”. Thing is, some people can’t handle change well in a smooth/classy manner, Mr. Dr. P is one of them... He’s where Kim gets her foot-in-mouth syndrome from! 

Felix: I feel he’d help a lot, with the experiences he’s received from people judging him for being handicapped. This can be shown best by Monique realizing he’s the valedictorian, an Everlot player, likes basketball, videogames with Ron, ect. and focuses on... his life, even if it is from his wheelchair.

Zita: Supportive, but more of a tag-along for when the group hangs out by way of being Felix’s beau. Still working at the movie theater come summertime. This is good for a Monique being embarrassed about having/coming out moment for being on a date with a woman AND an Easter Egg to “Grudge Match“ where Ron wanted to ask Zita out.

Bonnie: Per show logic, she’ll have to say the mean thing with malice. It’s her place in the system. Also, she doesn’t care. To quote Dr. Erskine: “Good becomes great, bad becomes worse“... I always knew Kim would be great...

Junior: He’s a gentleman. He’ll still try to crush her for trying to foil his plans, but would politely offer her and anyone with her (regardless of gender or orientation) a cold beverage if they were a guest. He would also call Bonnie out on her rudeness. “Papa” did better raising Junior than he thought he has.

Kim: I saved her for last for a reason. Here’s the thing, Ron’s a goof. When Kim learns a lesson, it holds way more weight. Unless it’s a male-orientated lesson (Ron the Man: the paper his Rabbi didn’t sign didn’t make him a man), use Kim most of the time. She’s been shown to have the occasional foot-in-mouth syndrome when she really doesn’t know what to say. She’s the prefect vehicle to display what type of support you need to give. 

TL:DR: Monique will become a bi-curious lesbian

Notes:

Sorry, I don’t know if I got the terms correct to convey my idea.

Watch some old Goofy cartoons, their radar wasn’t always as wholesome as you’d think...

EDIT: This was not referring to the film nor my posts, but given how it relates to a sentiment antis are using against the movie, I decided to keep it up in its original state.

So I’m not entirely sure what this is about, but given that I’ve been talking a lot about the new Kim Possible movie these days, I’m going to say it’s about that. I’m also going to go out on a limb and say that this anon message is a reaction to my posts about how a lot of the adaptational changes made in the movie were made to speak to a new demographic. (If not, this is gonna be both awkward as hell and funny).

And I say that there’s a big difference between making changes for purposes of narrative shorthand and speaking to a new generation and making changes to be “popular.”

Let’s discuss the first of these. The fact is that Kim Possible hasn’t aired a new episode in twelve years (”Graduation” aired in 2007). It’s probably been roughly ten years since there has been a steady run of reruns on the main network (One can’t guarantee access to Disney XD, but even in that case, that’s still probably about eight years without Kim Possible). That means that one really can’t nor should expect children of this generation to be familiar with the old series. More over, there wasn’t a way they were going to get new audiences familiar with the old series in a timely manner. A full series marathon would conflict with school schedules and a once-a-day or once-a-week showing would take too long and take up a spot of newer original content of the network’s. It’s not as feasible of a decision as one would think. 

So yes, adaptational changes are necessary to introduce core cast members and concepts and sometimes, they can best be communicated through narrative shorthand. The opening of the film shows Kim’s abilities so we see what her normal is so that we can get right to the story of her struggling. Bonnie’s age change takes the place of the longer explanation of Bonnie having more power and influence because Kim is always on missions. Rufus being introduced during the lab scene is narrative shorthand for why he’s able to be so intelligent and command a droid later on. Athena herself has a narrative purpose in Kim’s story. A lot of this stuff in the new series was able to be communicated through several episodes worth of establishing normality, but this film doesn’t get that luxury. Because of that, it just makes sense to change things.

And as for reaching a new generation, this is why works are remade. An old story can be re-told in a new way that speaks to the climate of a changing time. In 2002, Kim Possible spoke to our audiences in that girls could not only do anything, but everything! And they still can. 

As a matter of fact, they are. 

High school kids these days are put under so much stress. They’re expected to have high grades in school, prepare for tests that are given a great amount of weight, look into colleges, be involved in at least one or two regular extracurricular activities, and sometimes even work jobs – and that’s not even getting into the research and effort to research and apply for scholarships. AND at the same time, they’re expected to remain mentally stable by dealing with high school drama and the changes in their hormones while working under a schedule that doesn’t afford them the sleep that they are supposed to need at that stage in their lives. 

In effect, a lot of them ARE already the 2002 Kim Possible.

And that’s why this movie’s message is so important. Kim – for as talented, smart, careful, and kind as she is – has a rough transition into high school – as rough as it gets. All of her planning amounts to nothing due to forces she can’t control, she’s having an identity crisis upon meeting her literal match, and EVERYONE is picking up on this. And the narrative says that this is okay, normal, and something that can be overcome with patience with yourself and help from others. THIS is the kind of message that can speak to a new generation. THIS is the kind of message that will make Kim Possible a hero again to a new audience. 

As far as the second point that I spoke to – making changes because they are “popular” – this isn’t even in the same STRATOSPHERE as what I said above. A change made for popularity would involve changing something superficially in hopes of getting more viewers. With Kim Possible, it’s a little bit harder to pin down a concrete example of this because as Kim is a modern teenager, the typical examples of her using more modern slang and modern technology doesn’t apply (This is why the oufit change doesn’t count as much – it’s narrative shorthand so that the Kimmunicator is still something cool and futuristic without erasing smartphones and smart watches exist). The closest the movie comes to that is MAYBE the change from cheerleading to martial arts, but I wouldn’t even say that because martial arts is more touched upon in the film than cheerleading. In a meta-sense, MAYBE the re-created Naked Mole Rap could count, but even then, it’s outside the film.

kim saying “so not the drama” / “no big” / “please and thank you”

ron saying “sick and wrong”

shego calling kim “kimmie”

drakken saying “you think you’re all that but you’re not!”

ron loosing his pants

ron calling kim’s parents “mrs. dr. possible” and “mr. dr. possible”

mr. dr. possible saying “anything is possible for a possible”

kim calling jim and tim “tweebs”

jim and tim saying “hicka-bicka-boo”

any reference to the “naco”

ron calling kim “kp”

kim and ron looking at each other

kim and ron talking to each other