#tim dunkman

Dunkman: It's no secret that my team stinks. They're losers. You know what, I couldn't buy a sack of nickels with any of 'em.

Leo: A sack of wha-?

Leo I love you but you’ve let your ego get you in trouble too many times. If he does ever become the leader (temporarily or permanently), he’s going to have to stop putting himself on a pedestal or else everything will go horribly awry. He’s very good at Convincing People To Do Things, but if he uses that for dumb reasons like he did with Tim Dunkman, somebody’s going to get hurt. Conversely, the problem was solved by giving Donnie a pep talk! That’s a nice way to bookend the plot.

I’m going to get the Homestuck police called on me but I don’t care, I’m saying it anyway. Dunk is the secret third Strider brother. You thought it was a coincidence his team is called “The Daves”? Somebody write a callout post for the Rise crew. /j

Anyway, there’s room to see him again. Dunk is an eccentric billionaire in need of a surrogate son. What better villain to team up with than a kid genius in need of funds whose parents don’t support his endeavors?

Tim: You know what? I like the pep of your pizza, and the squeak of your sneaks! How'd you like to be-

Leo: Your new power forward who makes the winning dunk in game seven?

Tim: Of course not! You're just a random guy with oddly green skin playing in the park.