MAGICAL GIRL FRAMES 02
by Matias Tapia
Anonymous asked:
bill please hjedlp; m e salamancve trasiner ghone fdor week noiw hrelp
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This message was sent months ago. —LH
Yeah, I'm sure it's fine. I mean, we haven't received news of any lone salamence going on a panicked rampage, right? —Bill
Except for that one in Alola a few months ago, anyway. —Bill
...oh. Oh blazes. —Bill
Say Bill, do you have any fun trivia about Riolu? I’ve hatched a little one recently and I’ve fallen head-over-heels in love with him.
Certainly!
- You’re not alone in your love of riolu. Riolu, and by extension lucario, are among the most popular pet pokémon in existence. A lot of this has to do with their intelligence and loyalty. The line is near-human in intelligence and nearly infamous for their dedication to their owners, especially if they make it to their lucario stage, but they’re also extremely easy to teach and very receptive to being taught.
- On that note, yes, you can teach a riolu how to play fetch. This is probably one of the most popular tricks people like to teach their riolu, along with playing dead and giving their paw. There is practically an entire genre on YouTube specifically for videos of riolu performing dog tricks.
- Riolu is also popular with children, thanks largely to the fact that a number of children’s cartoons feature riolu characters, often as sidekicks to main protagonists, parts of ensemble casts, or antiheroes (the latter especially if the cartoon stars a meowth or purrloin character, which was a pretty common thing in the 80s). Of course, it helps that it’s not uncommon for schools to bring in actual riolu for various reasons (by pokémon center/shelter workers to expose children to pokémon, by law enforcement to help teach kids about drugs and citizenship, and so on), and in these instances, riolu are often trained to behave in specific ways during these encounters to ensure that each experience is a positive one.
- It’s commonly thought that riolu are difficult to train (in terms of pokémon attacks) because they may not have a full handle on their aura abilities, but this really depends on the individual riolu and the patience and receptiveness of their trainers.
- By “receptiveness,” I mean that riolu do indeed have potent empathic abilities. That is, if it feels intense emotions, its trainer—the human with whom it’s bonded the most—will feel these emotions too. However, it’s worth it to note that, contrary to popular belief, the closer you’re bonded with your riolu, the easier it is to handle these emotions. Typically, it’s someone who hasn’t been with their riolu since they hatched or someone who hasn’t made the effort to bond with them that will end up overwhelmed by the emotional backlash. Doubly so because in these cases, riolu have a higher chance of experiencing negative emotions, which tend to be more powerful than positive ones.
- On the other side of the metaphorical coin, riolu are also highly receptive to their trainers’ emotions, especially if they’re bonded closely with them. Which is to say that if you own a riolu, prepare to have a small puppy come to you and do its best to comfort you whenever you feel at your lowest.
- For the above reason, riolu are also popular emotional support pokémon.
- Unfortunately, given these aura abilities and general popularity, they’re also subject to poaching. In their native Sinnoh, their numbers have dropped to fairly desperate levels, to the point where they may only be found in the most remote, inaccessible points of Iron Island. Their numbers have fared a little better in Unova (where they only live in areas accessible to only the strongest trainers) and Kalos (where they survive in an area directly protected by the Pokémon League), and they’ve thrived the best in Alola (where anti-poaching laws are extremely strict).
New characters for the Pokemon anime.
Here’s Professor Sakuragi and his daughter Koharu with her partner Yamper. This is his research lab that he built in the Kanto region.
… oh boy. Here we go again.
ripleyandweeds
Hahahahaha STOP IT RIGHT THERE!
Thankfully, unlike the FMA universe, we have Bill and his teleporter to separate the two.
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Anonymous asked:
Can anyone improve at art? I’m feeling hopeless with trying to improve
Yep! But ya gotta try new things
cant sleep, send some drawing suggestions guys!
can be anything
Catfish mermaid
Lion King (1994) explaining the importance of stylized 2D animation: Lion King (2019) and Cats (2019):
sethgetrecked
Kimba The White Lion (1965) explaining the importance of an original idea:
Lion King (1994) Lion King (2019) Cats (2019)
anthony-mcpartlin
Shakespeare (1564) explaining the importance of an original idea:
Kimba the White Lion (1965), The Lion King (1994), The Lion King (2019), Cats (2019):
Saxo Grammaticus (c. 1160 – c. 1220) explaining the importance of understanding that all creative work is inherently derivative once you study the oral tradition of storytelling and history and that’s okay because generations have always reformatted tropes and themes to make them relatable to their current audiences
Shakespeare (1564), Kimba the White Lion (1965), The Lion King (1994), The Lion King (2019), Cats (2019):
In the Pokemon fandom, every once in a while you stumble upon a ‘Pokeballs are $200′ joke. In reference to how Pokeballs cost 200 of the in-game currency:
What a lot of fans, especially more casual ones, don’t seem to realize is that the currency in the Pokemon games it based on the Japanese yen. The symbol for the currency in the games even resembles the yen symbol:
In fact, according to Bulbapedia, the ‘Poke dollar’ symbol was specifically created for the English translations of the games, and the original Japanese versions use the yen symbol.
Now, for perspective, although the exact exchange rate naturally varies, a US dollar is equivalent to about 120 Japanese yen. So, 200 yen is about $1.67.
A Pokeball in the Pokemon games actually cost less then two bucks.
There’s a REASON we see so many young kids training Pokemon, especially early in the games. The cost of investing into a Pokeball to try catching their own Pokemon easily falls into the range of a typical kid’s allowance. A Potion for healing after battles is 300 (or about $2.50), but since Pokemon Centers offer their healing services for free, that’s a moot point.
Youngsters in the early game only give within a range from 50-150 of the currency, which is about equivalent to $0.40-$1.25. The first Gym Leader in Hoenn Region, Roxanne, give 1,680 in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, equivalent to about $14. Which is about right for the equivalent of a middle or high school honors student. A later Gym Leader, Winona, gives 4,200, or about $35. The Champion, Steven, gives 11600, or $96.67.
The winnings from enemy Trainers varies, but Ace Trainers seem to give out about 1500 or $14 on average, give or take. Swimmers (especially common later in ORAS), award a range from 400-800, or $3.33-$6.67.
Vitamins (such as Calcium, Iron, and HP UP), cost 9,800 or $81.67 each. An Ultra Ball cost 1,200, or $10. A Paralyze Heal costs the same as a Pokeball, while an Awakening is half that. A Revive is 1,500, or $12.50.
What’s the point of doing this? Well, for one, to get a better sense of the in-game economics, which can be hard to grasp if one doesn’t realize the in-game ‘Poke dollars’ are based on the Japanese yen. And a look at said economics reveals some interesting details.
First, it shows basic Pokemon training and raising is well within the affordability of a ten-year old, or older. Which makes sense as Pokemon is aimed at younger kids, and the develops would want them to have the sense that going on a Pokemon journey is something they could do if they somehow ended up in the Pokemon world.
On the other hand, it also shows there’s really not that much money to be made in Pokemon raising and traning, unless you battle frequently and regularly against higher-level opponents regularly and and win. Which is…very much in line with how professional sports work in real-life. Pokemon battling gets compared to a sporting event a lot for a reason. The initial 3-D games were even called Pokemon *Stadium.* Parallels are frequently drawn between the Pokemon League tournaments and the Olympics in the anime. The low money output is probably also why we often see Gym Leaders and the like working other jobs.
Just something interesting I decided to look into. I’m a Pokemon fan first, before any other fandom, and always will be. It’s shocking that I haven’t written any meta on it yet.
Hope you enjoyed!
EDIT: As pointed out by invenblocker:
The 1000000 price for the bicycle translates to $8259.51, which is the price of a top quality bike for proffesionals.
Excellent catch! Helps explain why the bikes can ride through stuff like snow and sand. They are of excellent make.
And it also helps explain why the bike shop owners are happy to give out their bikes to a prospective Pokemon Trainer for free (whether through a voucher or otherwise). Your average Trainer taking the Gym challenge puts those bikes through the *wringer.* Riding them along mountains, through marshes, and even through snow. But a bike being able to endure that is the kind of thing a professional rider would look for, and desire.
Most Pokemon Trainers will never be able to afford the bikes, but are in one of the best positions to push them to their limits. So giving them out for free is actually a clever marketing move. Imagine a potential buyer seeing a Trainer riding one of those bikes in Lillycove, and said Trainer reveals they rode it from Rustboro (which means they rose it around a mountain, several caves, a few marshes, and possibly other environments I’m not thinking of right now). That’s a hell of an impression to make, and a fast, easy way to sell the buyer on getting the bike themselves, especially if they ride competitively.
Case in point, in Pokemon Gold/Silver and their re-makes, the bike shop even gives you the bike specifically as ‘advertising.’ After you’ve ridden it around long enough, you get a call saying that because of you doing so, their sales have shot through the roof (and happily tell you to keep the bike). And it’s no wonder why.
@bills-pokedex you might wanna see this details! It’s pretty correct since the currency were based on yen
{Thanks, yo! This is actually something that’s been discussed on forums for years—the first reference to pokédollars being yen that I can find was on Serebii in 2008, though I could swear I’ve seen posts elsewhere that predate that one—and it makes sense. You are, after all, supposed to be a young person whose only source of income is battling other young people, including actual kids, and taking half of what they’re carrying when you win. So of course you would only start out with only 3000 poké, which translates into about $28, a reasonable amount of money for any kid who was planning on going on a journey like this anyway.}
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yall look at this shit ad*be is tryna pull now on ppl who have outdated software:
(note for context: i’m all for piracy, but in this case my copy of CS6 was downloaded years ago when they were giving it away to students. i got it totally legally.)
so here is what NOT to do if you’re a loyal fan of adobe who has the cash to shell out for a newer and shittier version of the product you already paid for.
1) DON’T use your search bar to find and open the Run app
2) DON’T type in services.msc
3) DON’T find Adobe Genuine Software Integrity Services and right-click to get a dropdown menu, and don’t select ‘properties’
4) if you happen to click properties, DON’T use the startup type dropdown to locate the option to disable the program. be sure you DON’T click apply to finalize that change.
5) DO NOT do the same thing in order to also disable Adobe Genuine Software Monitor
if you do all of these things, this WILL disable adobe’s ability to monitor the software, and you will be forced to continue using the same older software that you already paid for instead of having to sign up for a newer, shittier version and pay more for it. so if you have lots of cash to spare and are cool with putting it the pockets of racketeering capitalists, definitely don’t do any of these things.
however, you SHOULD reblog this to spread the word, as we certainly want to make sure lots of people know what NOT to do :)
bisexualdaffodil
wlw does not mean ‘lesbian’
mlm does not mean ‘gay man’
bisexuals people are automatically included in these terms. bi women are wlw in the same way lesbians are. bi men are mlm in the same way gay men are. it is unfair that our identity is always erased when these terms come up because people just forget we exist
big-mlm-moods
not my usual content but so so so important to remember
labcrew
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