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But it’s all okay. Because you know who fights them? You know who kills the monsters that can cover the skies in shadows and eat the universe from the inside out? You know who scares the monsters that scare Gods themselves? You know who protects the universe and will never let you down? 

mark my words

He didn't do it.

The cops very clearly planted evidence on him because they had to make an arrest because all eyes were on them and whoever actually did the deed was making them look stupid.

Why would the real killer hero have kept the weapon on his person and traveled two states over while carrying it and a manifesto in his bag, conveniently turning the crime into a federal matter? The same guy whose bag they found in a park, filled with monopoly money? Why did the police turn off their bodycams, take Luigi's stuff, drive a block away, turn their bodycams back on, go back into the restaurant, and then arrest him?

I wanna see a show or comic or whatever where the main character is a young, jaded, and cynical kid who gets superpowers. And he knows that it’s all a big sham. That these “superheroes” are actually a bunch of assholes who cause more problems than they solve. That they’re corporate shills and sociopaths who parade themselves around in spandex like its some kind of fetish. Especially that Superman knockoff. He knows the truth. He goes into the superhero community knowing that. That he knows how it works. That he’s better than these Silver Age wannabees.

Except… he’s wrong.

When he actually gets to know these heroes, really interacts with them, his misconceptions start crumbling down. Yeah they aren’t perfect, they’re people, no shit, but they really are what they claim to be. They really do fight for all that ham and cheese. They care, sometimes too much.

Turns out this worlds superheroes really are heroes, or at least try their hardest to be. They fuck-up, sure, but they aren’t malicious. They try. And more than that, they believe.

And that Superman knockoff? Is he actually an alien infiltrator and conqueror like Omniman? Is he a corporate sponsored sociopath like Homelander? Is he secretly some sort of monster?

No. He really is that goody two-shoes heroic nerd he looks like. He believes in people. He loves people, and he never gives up trying to make the world a better place.

And this kid, this edgy loser, feels every second of it. He thought he understood. He thought he had it all figured out. He thought cynicism was wisdom, and contempt was power. But he was wrong. And to make it worse, they forgive him. These heroes he scorned. They get it, that it’s hard to believe in heroes nowadays. And yeah, the world sure as shit ain’t black and white, but it never hurts to try and make things better.

They don’t cast the kid out. They don’t bash on him, they don’t scorn his arrogance and fear.

No. They do what heroes do. They help him. They teach him. They inspire him.

something that kills me about the aus where b joins the decepticons because he misses megatron is that y'all seem to have forgotten that b was fully prepared to straight up murder megatron for shooting/dropping orion and trying to kill elita.

look at this shit. he had his stingers out the instant elita was in danger. he was aiming for megatron's head. any allegiance he might've had towards d16 died in that moment.

this is what kills me about a lot of b127 character analysis. people write him as a clueless child because of his talkative nature and hyperactivity, when he's a grown adult who knows what he's doing. he may be very socially inept, but that's not the same as him being stupid. he knows megatron isn't d16. he knows megatron is a danger. and he witnessed firsthand how megatron turned on all of them.

in the grander scale, it's honestly a bit insulting how people will see a hyperactive, socially clueless character and label them a child. i'm autistic and have adhd. i'm both of these, yet i'm a grown ass adult with my own agency. ik this makes me biased, but ehhhhhhh.

Of the three main characters left, I imagine Optimus would try to redeem Megatron, Elita would be 100% against it even being possible, but B... I could see him vocally doubting it, but ultimately trusting OP's judgement... but keeping his weapons drawn.

But on a more comedic note, I could see him excitedly claiming he could go undercover in the Decepticons, probably making a whole thing about his stealth abilities... and not shutting up about it.

mark my words

I wanna see a show or comic or whatever where the main character is a young, jaded, and cynical kid who gets superpowers. And he knows that it’s all a big sham. That these “superheroes” are actually a bunch of assholes who cause more problems than they solve. That they’re corporate shills and sociopaths who parade themselves around in spandex like its some kind of fetish. Especially that Superman knockoff. He knows the truth. He goes into the superhero community knowing that. That he knows how it works. That he’s better than these Silver Age wannabees.

Except… he’s wrong.

When he actually gets to know these heroes, really interacts with them, his misconceptions start crumbling down. Yeah they aren’t perfect, they’re people, no shit, but they really are what they claim to be. They really do fight for all that ham and cheese. They care, sometimes too much.

Turns out this worlds superheroes really are heroes, or at least try their hardest to be. They fuck-up, sure, but they aren’t malicious. They try. And more than that, they believe.

And that Superman knockoff? Is he actually an alien infiltrator and conqueror like Omniman? Is he a corporate sponsored sociopath like Homelander? Is he secretly some sort of monster?

No. He really is that goody two-shoes heroic nerd he looks like. He believes in people. He loves people, and he never gives up trying to make the world a better place.

And this kid, this edgy loser, feels every second of it. He thought he understood. He thought he had it all figured out. He thought cynicism was wisdom, and contempt was power. But he was wrong. And to make it worse, they forgive him. These heroes he scorned. They get it, that it’s hard to believe in heroes nowadays. And yeah, the world sure as shit ain’t black and white, but it never hurts to try and make things better.

They don’t cast the kid out. They don’t bash on him, they don’t scorn his arrogance and fear.

No. They do what heroes do. They help him. They teach him. They inspire him.