Astral ultimate autism character because he keeps coming up with things to Collect All Of but then gets distracted halfway through by another thing to Collect All Of.

Kalin's crashtown theme. When I got to that arc, I paused the episode and forced all my friends to listen to it because I was so enthralled. Not many people can make a harmonica sound both intimidating and haunting at the same time.

You know? Shoutouts to Brron! He doesn't get enough love. I really love his design and they way he's animated in the show, this sort of creaky dusty mummy that doesn't have any bones and joints in all the Wrong places.

Ooh I can't narrow it down to just one so I'll do some for each series I've seen.

DM: Atem is stupid nearsighted and this is why he does the squinty squinty whenever he takes over. This is really impressive because he's the one who actually passed the drivers test for Yugi (Yugi's a fine driver, he just couldn't get through the exam without having a panic attack) and to this day no one knows how he did it because the man is coke-bottle-glasses-blind and needs help crossing the street most days. Yes, this means Yugi has technically driving illegally his entire life. No, he doesn't feel one bit bad about it.

GX: Listen to me. I am looking directly in your face. Tyranno Hassleberry would be an amazing principal/chancellor of duel academy. He's a friendly leader type who loves learning and being in charge of rowdy hooligans. He effortlessly takes command of the student body like three times in the series. He's weird and fun and would be utterly beloved by his students because yeah he talks like a retired army colonel but he also goes off on hours long tangents on the cretaceous period and lets any student who wants avoid going home over the holidays tag along on his archeology digs and/or camping trips. He seems to be friends with the entire work force of pro duelists and duel historians and duel physicists and regularly invites them to the island to give presentations. I know Shepard set the bar low but Tyranno Hassleberry is going to raise it.

5Ds: I haven't posted any art of it, but I like to draw Yusei with tattoos! He gets a new one for every person that's important to him, so he has a full sleeve on his right arm (though his tattoo for Martha is right over the scar on his stomach) and even gets the dragon head inked back on after the end of the series. Also as stated previously I fully believe in my heart of hearts that Carly Carmine is a lesbian. And I believe with certainty that she should go on a date with Stephanie (the server from blue eyes coffee). Stephanie opens up her own little queer coffee shop called "Les Bean" or smth and Carly becomes a full on investigative reporter who keeps getting in trouble with the cops because she and her six foot tall emotional support himbo investigate leads by picking fights with violent criminals and there's really nothing anyone can do about it.

Zexal: I haven't finished with the series yet but I am full to bursting with headcanons for what astral world is like and if the show wants to contradict me it is welcome to try. I think astral world is completely underwater and filled with bioluminescence and weird deep sea creatures. Everything is floaty and sways in the currents and an astral's hair is like the fronds of a sea anemone and it is customary/fashionable to have schools of fish swimming around in it. Some astrals decorate their bodies with coral and plants and are floating ecosystems. There's a good deal of Societal Value attached to how many creatures you are in symbiosis with. Astral himself doesn't know exactly why he feels so grief stricken when he sees Yuma fiddle with the beads in his hair, or feels so lonely when he looks in an aquarium, but he's working on it, and as far as he's got Yuma, then he's not alone at all :)

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For the anime specifically, either Cyber Dragons or Rose Dragons. I love weird dragons that still lay on the properly creatchury side of the spectrum. Small amount of evilness is a plus.

If I had to rank them, I'd say I like rose dragons just a little bit more than cybers.

Also sharks. And trains. I like archetypes that make big chunguses that hit very hard and make big explosions.

The Close/Swift tradition of losing body parts fucks so hard like. An entire lineage of characters losing pieces of their body just because they care so much. Glenn losing his eye as a direct consequence of wanting a good life for Nick. Nicholas losing his arm because he won't let anyone hurt his family. Cassandra losing her hand because of a goddamn wedding ring. Something something "I can't regrow my arm" vs. "He will never be your son again." The family art of inexorable loss being represented by literally losing parts of themselves. The tradition of losing and losing and being stitched back together and making the best of what you have left. The Close/Swift family being the guardians of the anchor of love.

It's also canon that they are all genetically predisposed to arson.

Wheel of Time is an insane book series because really early on it’s established that one of the main characters has the memories of dozens to hundreds of past lives that were all great generals and he also learns to speak a dead language and so far this has not been adequately explained or even questioned by the character.

But I'm also seven books in and we have yet to enter a town and not immediately have the color and materials of the roof tiles described in nauseating detail.

To add to the discussion around spiderverse!Gwen

I jokingly said to my partner after we saw the movie "Oh, you KNOW her and Peter became friends before she was out they had the same name." and we both laughed but like. That idea has really stuck with me.

The way Gwen is scared to come out to her dad because he will think she "killed" Peter. The trans grief of having the courage to be yourself, only for the ones you care about to immediately respond "What happened to my little girl?" or "You used to be such a carefree young boy." and. The cis narrative of transitioning killing the person you were in everyone's eyes, of coming out and instead of having to recalibrate their perceptions, the possibility that they may simply mourn the person you have always been. Of being an imposter living in the shape of the person they once knew. "Your father is weeping over an empty grave."

It adds a different layer to that scene for me, now.