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2. Top 3 Disney MoviesThere are too many.Gonna discount Pixar films here. Pure Disney only. So in no particular order (and also these change regularly because I just love Disney so much):Lilo & Stitch - I was absolutely obsessed when it came out, and I currently own two Stitch plushes and still very much love this film and the TV spin-off and Stitch: The MovieThe Lion King - who doesn't love Lion King? Be Prepared is one of my fave villain songs tooThe Princess and the Frog - I love this movie so much right now. The music, the characters, also another fantastic villain song.(This list changed about ten times while I was writing it)34. Top 3 Ways to Treat YourselfAgain in no particular order:1. A nice cup of tea. Usually whatever my current favourite blend is, so right now a cup of Southern Sunrise2. A good book or graphic novel. Graphic novels tend to feel more like a treat since they're more expensive and I get both story and art.It doesn't have to be a new book or graphic though, just something that I enjoy.3. Art. Doing art, buying art supplies, admiring art and, very occasionally, commissioning other people to do art for me.48. Top 3 Fears1. Losing my friends to their mental illnesses. I live in fear of getting a call or message or visit when someone tells me that a friend has killed themself. 2. Being trapped in small spaces. This one stems from an incident at uni. Needless to say it wasn't fun.3. Heights. More specifically falling from a great height. This started on a family holiday when I was really little and we went up to the top of a windmill and there was only a small railing to stop you falling.I am terrible on things like the London Eye. 72. Top 3 Questions of This Post You Want to be Asked But there are so many!1. Tattoo/piercing ideas2. Dog breeds3. TV shows from childhood This was pretty fun.

I’ll take the small Rapidash’s, Ducklett is a savage beast that I would not dare challenge in my wildest dreams. It might steal my hat.

You’re right, and that’s an argument the show itself actually DID kind of use, when Chimchar evolved into Monferno Paul’s brother Reiji talked about how Chimchar and Paul simply weren’t compatible, whereas Chimchar and Ash were. But that doesn’t change the fact that Paul abused Chimchar (knowingly, it was clear that the thing wasn’t happy) and was never truly punished for it. For me the above argument is comparable to an abusive parent being forgiven because “most of their children don’t mind it”. Obviously that’s pushing a real life issue on a kid’s cartoon pretty hard, but this cartoon also constantly pushes the message that Pokemon are beings with feelings, living life on somewhat equal terms with humans. So really it just comes down to the writers slacking on that agenda in DP, which is understandable, I’m not saying they support child abuse irl or something (I mean just look at how little the fandom cares about this), but a flaw none the less imo. It breaks my immersion of the world they’re trying to sell me.

The fact that it’s called “Lightning Speed” in Japanese lulHonestly though, I think it’s mostly cause it involves the most movement out of Pikachu’s whole set. Having Pikachu run around at high speeds or even blitzing through the air, using it for dodges, it makes his battles a lot more dynamic than if he simply stood there firing off electricity with the occasional swing of Iron Tail. You could say Volt Tackle could’ve just become the new Quick Attack but since QA is just meant for keeping things dynamic rather than being a big event each time it’s used it would’ve ended up undercutting most of Volt Tackle’s impact, + Volt Tackle’s visuals are much more complex, Quick Attack is used a LOT, it’s pretty much just the most convenient move for the animators, easy to draw and easy enough to make some cool fight choreography with so you don’t appear too lazy using the same Thunderbolt stock footage for the millionth time. And I actually find the generic sped up Pikachu run animation kinda iconic in and of itself.They had an opportunity of replacing it with Extremespeed when there was an event Pikachu that got it in gen 5 but the anime doesn’t care about base powers so it wouldn’t have really changed anything, might’ve just felt unfitting or pretentious to change “Lightning Speed” to “God Speed”.

62. Top 2 Tattoo/Piercing IdeasI can't deal with the idea of having piercings because I have a fear of them getting caught on something and tearing or something. But...1. Animal family - If I get tattoos I want them to mean something. So I have this idea of getting tatts to represent my family but all as animals. It would mostly be my grandparents - a Siamese cat for my Grandma, a Skylark for my late Grandad and a pair of Foxes for my Nan and Grandad. I might put a flower in there with the Skylark for my Step-Nana. 2. A tattoo of Sapphire's gem from Steven Universe. Me and my best friend are basically the platonic equivalent of Garnet/Ruby and Sapphire from SU, so we've talked about getting 'matching' tatts to represent that.3. A book related tatt. I'm not 100% sure what it would be. Maybe something Beatrix Potter related, or a good Neil Gaiman quote (but there are a lot of those and I'm not sure how I'd choose).56. Top 3 Dog Breeds I want it to be known that I love most dog breeds because dogs are amazing and beautiful. The following are subject to change...1. Border Collies. My Grandad and Step-Nana used to have paintings of them in their old house, and my Dad used to have them when he was young. My Mum's friend has two called Bonnie and Clyde. They're just so sweet and energetic. I love them.2. Papillions. They're adorable. That's pretty much it.3. Duck Tolling Retriever. They are just so beautiful. Like they're the Aurora Borealis of dogs. Top 3 TV Shows From My Childhood1. The Animals of Farthing Wood. I used to wake up way early as a kid (like, 4 O'clock News early sometimes) and I would always go downstairs and watch whatever was on the TV - this was when children's TV was on for a handful of hours a day. For a long while that was The Animals of Farthing Wood. I don't think I ever watched all of it, but it was a great show that I loved. I read the book many years later and loved that too.2. Me and my friend were obsessed with Teen Titans. I used to run over to her house to watch new episodes. We were always playing at being the characters (mostly Beast Boy and Raven, since they were our faves) and I just have a lot of good memories surrounding it. Plus it's still awesome to me even now.... I'm having a hard time just picking three...3. Thomas the Tank Engine. Okay. Yeah. I was absolutely obsessed with Thomas when I was really young. We had a bunch of the magnetic trains, the collection of stories in a big bind-up and I just adored it.

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Wow okay. So many characters. Prepare for a lengthy post.So Twily and Sunset.Vs - We have seen that either could defeat the other (a la Equestria Girls), but I think that since Twilight has basically altered ponies' entire destinies accidentally and has defeated/outsmarted so many ne'er-do-wells that it would make Sunset's eyes water she'd probably have the upper hand (hoof)?Or - I relate more to Twilight on a personal level (books, freak-outs, would willingly live in a library etc.). Aesthetically I prefer Sunset, I find her colour scheme and overall look more interesting and pleasing and she pretty much endeared herself to me straight away. Decisions are hard.+ - There is absolutely a part of me that ships these two romantically, not gonna lie. But probably friendship over all to be honest.Tracer and WidowmakerVs - Whoever I'm playing is going to lose.Jokes aside, it would depend on the situation - we've seen Widow damage Tracer's time vortex thing (good lord I can't remember what it's called xD), which could potentially send her out of flux with the rest of the time stream, thereby rendering her useless/helpless. Also if Widow had the drop on Tracer she's fast and accurate enough with that scope that she could take her out before Tracer even had a chance to do anything. Tracer, however, could just as easily give Widow the runaround were the positions switched. Also there's that whole zipping through time thing which could be a huge advantage (unless it used actual science, in which case Tracer would just be a pile of human mush - see Game Theory's Science of Tracer episode).Whoever I'm playing is still going to lose though.Or - I prefer Tracer, both aesthetically and as a character. I like Widow's backstory (and her voice omg), but Tracer has always held more appeal and she seems a lot more fleshed out (which probably helps on the appeal front tbh). + - Maybe friendship? I mean I could see them sort of getting along if they weren't on opposite sides of things... yeah. Omi and RaimundoVs - Again, arguments could be made for both parties. If it was a straight up fist fight I think Omi would actually have the advantage. He's trained in this stuff for a long time, plus his size would make it easier for him to dodge. If Shen Gong Wu were involved I feel like maybe Rai would have a better chance. He's pretty resourceful and he's pretty good at thinking on his feet.I think probably Omi though.Or - Definitely Omi. I have a fondness for characters who butcher idioms, also I never really liked Raimundo. He just annoyed me more than anything else.+ - Frienship. Maybe slightly familial? They have a sort of brotherly relationship sometimes.Dipper and MabelVs - Mabel would win in a punch-up. Dipper is hugely resourceful though, and could definitely outsmart his sister if he had the opening. Or - Dipper. I love Mabel, but her level of optimism and just her general demeanour and stuff rub me up the wrong way sometimes. Actually, thinking about it I probably love and hate them both in equal measure... + - Familial and Friendship. Because anything more is kind of creepy and just... no.

favourite female character: Yugioh’s selection is kind of miniscule but I do like Anzu (Tea for all you plebs). Mana (the basis for Black Magician Girl from the final egypt arc) would probably be a strong contender if she had more screentime.favourite male character: Yami Bakura. My original villain obsession.least favourite female character: YGO may not have many but I certainly don’t dislike any of them so, there’s that.least favourite male character: You know, maybe it’s just cause I can’t help but compare him to his Adridged version but Ryuuji Otogi (AKA Duke Devlin) is pretty boring in canon. Like even his passion for his own game is a stronger character trait in the parody. He should’ve just been a one off arc character rather than sticking around and doing nothing (even in the anime which expanded on him he mainly just had dumb “fighting over a girl’s attention” antics with Honda.favourite ship: Low key Bakura x Malik lolol, like even beyond the Abridged I loved their villain team up. As far as real romance goes I dunno, Anzu x the Yugis is kind of all we have and it’s…complicated. But nice. I know a lot of people ship Yugi and Jounouchi and I don’t wanna suggest that that can’t be romantic but I personally always valued seeing such a close friendship between guys, Yugi straight up telling Jou “I love you” was cool, and I feel like that’s what Takahashi (the writer) had in mind as well.least favourite ship: Again not many options to choose from as favourite and even harder for least fave. (Also I only consider canon for this, I’m sure there’s plenty of fan pairings out there I could pick from and be like yea that’s not okay).film/tv show rating: Despite it having plenty of flaws that I could dig into, some that bothered me even when I was young and first getting into it, the positives definitely outweigh the negatives for me and it’s still one of my favourites, I’d say 8.