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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

You guys liking my new macaque pfp 

hes so goofy look at this emo boy

My friend that's just the start of many stories(uncanny valley of questions)

Also i do appreciate you like my presence lol for a moment i thought maybe you we're uncomfortable about me but I'm glad it's the opposite :)

do your requests,I'm watching you..)

-🐢 anon

🐢 anon's life be wilding frfr

OFC I LOVE UR PRESENCE EVERYTIME I SEE U IN MY ASKBOX I GO :D

oh my requests,, i forgor abt them,, i should probably work on them shouldnt i,,

yeahh ill do it later ^^ (will not in fact do it later) /hj

Hey just wanted to know if request are open now?was thinking of some plots here but don't wanna be uncomfy or anything!

-🐢 anon

Requests aren't open sadly </33 still gotta work on the ones in my inbox,,

But tbh, feel free to ramble about any plots to me either way! I'd love to hear whatever brainrot you have!!

BRO EXPLAIN THIS

explain what i dont see nuthing

Also the Legacy toyline... there's a leak that Animated Bumblebee is coming He's real someone leaked the toy early on twitter I'm going insane

ANIMATED BEE??? MY BOY???? THE MOST SILLY EVER??????

I am SO saving up my money for this OH MY GOD

Have you seen the puss in boots movie?

If not you should REALLY see it it's amazing!

-🐢 anon

not yet!! ive been planning to see it in theatres w/ my friends, but i still gotta ask if they wanna come hshfdh

it looks awesome though! i remember seeing the first movie when i was a kid, so i'm really hyped to see the movie :]]

just watched puss in boots 2 with a friend and...

NEW BLORBO ALERT WOOOOO

Hello duck! Sorry for the late response. Life is a bit crazy. I’m glad my presence and my rambles are welcomed with open arms here!

For your question, I’m not sure which trivia you know... Especially if it’s about Sun Wukong… however, I suppose one of the most interesting facts I’ve learned is that the original Six-eared Macaque actually never was said to have six ears. The six-eared actually refers to the six senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind.

Also, did you see about the new Black Myth: Wukong game? I heard about it weeks ago, but it finally has a release date now! I’m so excited for it.

Lastly, I have been absolutely binge watching anything from Cy yu, aka Alejandro Saab, the new voice actor for Macaque. (RIP Billy Kametz, a dear friend of Alejandro Saab) It absolutely broke my heart to hear that when he took on Billy’s roles, he had Billy’s voice playing over and over just trying to do his best to replicate his voice… I can’t even imagine how hard that must’ve been to do… but he did so well! I hope he gets all the praises he deserves.

Anyways, I hope things are going well for you. Christmas is just around the corner, and I’m hoping you’re spending much of your time with loved ones!

-🍑 anon

Life do be crazy like that. I'm sorry my response is so late as well- hopefully both of our lives get a bit easier soon!!

ooohhh fr? thats super cool ngl!! wonder where the six ear thing being just hearing came from,,, kinda obvious why, bcs u know. EARS. but a cool fact nonetheless!!

YOOO I HAVENT!!! I think i remember watching a demo gameplay of it when I was still in my JTTW/LMK phase. So hyped to see it release soon, cuz it looked great!! Hope you get one once it releases!!!!!

Yeah,, haven't watched s4 yet cuz I lost interest in the fandom at that point, but hearing about Bill's death was so shocking. It's super sweet that his friend got the role. I'm sure he did great!!

What things have u watched that features Alejandro Saab btw? Voice acting be crazy because sometimes I'd search up a voice actor and find out that they also voiced a character from a different show that I liked? And also sometimes get extreme whiplash from the differences in characters?

Case in point: Did you know Daran Norris, voice actor of Cosmo from the Fairly Odd Parents, also voiced Knockout the super sexy transformer from Transformers Prime? LOOK UP KNOCKOUT AND LISTEN TO HIS VOICE. THE FUCKING RANGE. I WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTER KNOWING THIS.

Ty 🍑 anon!!! I hope christmas treats u well too!!! I actually did celebrate something with my family + cousins today, it was nice seeing them again!!

oughh idk how to end this but RAHHH ADVANCED CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!

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About

Hello! I am Duck! I write and read fanfictions a lot (more reading than writing, really) and decided to make this blog to look for any potential readers that might want to read my writings. I hop around fandoms a lot, so my interests change VERY drastically, but that doesn’t mean I’m not up to writing for some older fandoms I’m in!

One important thing to note is that I might not be online very much? Real life has a way of keeping me busy, rest assured that I am still active! I’m just not writing lmao 

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Really into Sonic the Hedgehog rn,, not sure whether or not I’ll end up writing for the franchise tho. 

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Use tone tags/indicators when sending something to me! You don’t have to use them all the time, only when necessary ofc. I just find them really useful to have, as some people have trouble with deciphering tones through text.

Don’t bring any political/controversial things into my ask box. I use this blog and my writing as a sort of safe space/escapism from that kind of thing. 

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I’ve been thinking a lot about Shadow’s characterizations in the Project: Shadow fan film, SA2, Archie, Heroes, ‘06, Prime, and Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and why they’re all considered among the best. And I’ve been thinking about his characterizations in IDW and Boom, how they’re considered among the worst, and how much they clash with the other portrayals. I think I’ve hit upon the number one quality that Shadow needs to have to be written well.

Loyalty.

I’ll explain below the cut.

The best Shadow is one who is loyal to someone or something. Maybe he’s not always loyal to the right someone or something, but he is loyal nonetheless. It’s a core part of his character. He is ride or die to the very end for whatever friend or cause he cares about. Shadow is always ready to kill or be killed for whatever or whoever matters to him most; it’s what sets him apart from the others. The others have limits on their loyalty. Sonic will help you out, but he’s not gonna kill a man for you. Shadow will. He doesn’t have that limit. If you are Shadow’s friend and you need him to kill for you, he will do it. Period.

Here’s a recap of Shadow’s loyalty:

In SA2 and the fan film, it’s to Maria, and to a lesser extent, Gerald.

In Heroes and ‘06, it’s to Team Dark.

In Archie, it’s to Team Dark, Hope Kintobor, and Commander Tower. Sometimes it’s even to his own values like when he goes against Rouge to help Blaze in Treasure Team Tango.

In Sonic X, it’s to Maria and later Molly. Maybe even to the universe, given that he’s ready to kill Cosmo to save it.

In Prime, it’s to Green Hill. And later on, Shadow is also loyal to Sonic despite the latter driving him crazy.

In Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, it’s to Amy.

And in his own game, Shadow can be loyal to Maria, Sonic and friends, Eggman (up to a point), Black Doom, or even Earth itself. Not all of those folks are worth his loyalty, but the fact is that Shadow still cares about fighting by their side. That key element of his personality remains.

And that’s what’s missing in Boom and IDW. Because in those, he isn’t loyal to anything. He isn’t ride or die for anyone. At least, not that we can tell. When you remove Shadow’s faithfulness to those he loves, you remove a lot of what makes him who he is and all that’s left is an edgy aesthetic that soon wears out its welcome because there isn’t anything to supplement it. And this is made worse by the fact that they’re never allowed to bring up or expand his backstory, so they can’t ever talk about why he’s like this.

I guess you could make the argument that Shadow is loyal to the world in IDW since he helps save it a few times, but he’s so mean and heartless to everyone in the world that it feels less like he’s fighting to protect other people and more like he’s just trying to save his own house so he still has a place to live. I mean, if he won’t help Rouge when she’s been kidnapped by Starline and he won’t help Omega when the latter has been smashed to bits and he won’t help the Chao get out of their cage and he actually has to be talked into saving a village from an avalanche and he seems to really dislike/be annoyed by everyone he comes into contact with…what exactly is he saving the Earth for?? It can’t be for the people living in it. He hates them. He doesn’t care if they need his help. So the only conclusion I can draw is that he’s just doing it to save his own skin. The only person Shadow shows even the slightest bit of loyalty to is himself.

And that makes him unrecognizable from the Shadow we know and love.

His loyalty is his greatest virtue, even when it’s misguided. Let him keep it.