Fankidtober Day … 17???? Tanith and her grandpa! Today is my Dawn’s bday (which I stole from Platinum) so I imagine she’s having a nice date with her husband and so Tanith gets to spend some quality time with her grandparents! So it’s kind of … Continue reading
01. What does your character’s name mean? Did you pick it for the symbolism, or did you just like the way it sounded?
I had trouble choosing for this number, so I asked my discord friends for suggestions and got the SoulSilver and Achromic kids!
Renato’s name information can be found in his profile, so I’ll just do Celeste here. I chose her name since it’s a type of musical instrument, matching Lyra’s name! The instrument is more commonly known as a celesta or a bell-piano and is sort of like a small piano. One of the most well-known pieces of music played on a celesta is “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from The Nutcracker! When going through musical names, Celeste stood out to me as being cute and suiting what I had in mind for her character, plus it has the added bonus of being a sky-themed name as well (like celestial), which suits Lyra’s Flying-type specialization as a gym leader during the next gen.
As for her family’s surname, I picked Campanella to match Lyra’s maiden name, Suzuki! Suzuki is written as “bell tree” and Campanella means, literally, “little bell”, but is also a type of flower, so both names relate to the two towers in Ecruteak as well as plants.
Now for Hilda and Aubin’s twins. These two have gone through quite a few variations, but their current names reflect something I think each parent would pick. Bertie’s full name, Bertram, means “bright raven”, which in a roundabout way fits the region’s “black & white” theme. It’s also close to Hilbert’s name (both “bert"s meaning "bright”) so I like the idea of Hilda naming her son after her brother, especially due to some stuff that happens to Hilbert after BW that I’ll get into more in a later post (at some point). Maela is the feminine form of Mael, a traditional Breton name that means “prince, lord”. My version of Unova has some Breton influence, so while for the modern era that usually only manifests in surnames (Morvan, Marec, Herve, etc) rather than given names (same as regions like Kanto having a lot of English given names and Japanese surnames, for example), Aubin is originally from medieval times so a more traditional name made more sense as something he’d pick. Mael(a) might even have been the name of a relative he admired.
Speaking of surnames, the protag family’s has also gone through a few changes, but the current one, Morvan, derives from the historical figure (also spelled Morman or Morwan) who was a king of Brittany, alluding to how this family is descended from the Harmonia royal line. I’ve found a few different etymologies listed for the name, though the most agreed upon one seems to be “great power/might” (other possibilities relate the “Mor-” part to mean “sea” and the “-man/van” part to mean “to think” or “mind, reasoning”, so the name could also mean “sea power” or “great mind”.)
30. When it comes to the arts (music, film, theater, etc), what does your character like?
Tanith really likes upbeat pop and rock music! Especially 80s/90s stuff – think workout music. Anything that gets her energized. As for film, she enjoys a fairly wide range of genres, though her favorites are cheesy mindless romcoms and cheesy over-the-top slasher (or other horror) films. Basically, stuff that you can enjoy with a big tub of popcorn at a sleepover. She doesn’t really like watching movies by herself and enjoys having friends to react with. She also loves musicals! Otherwise, as a coordinator, she often watches recordings of famous past coordinators to get an idea of what made them stand out.
Of the characters listed in the “OC Adults & Historical Characters” section on my directory, everyone starting from Sir Aaron is a historical character, with most of them being the past lives of certain fankids or adults who are reincarnations. Seamus is an original Team Plasma member and Cress’s ex-boyfriend, you can just picture him looking like the generic grunt with orange hair and blue eyes.
Agnar, Dimitriy, and Jeremiah are all OCs that are related! The three of them are brothers, despite the different surnames, and are all the same kind of immortal being. In fact, they’re actually the younger brothers of Solomon (who currently is the adopted son and youngest child of Cynthia & Diantha). Their kind used to serve the deities that Arceus and Giratina were created from (that is, Ellam and Jeshir) and these four, in particular, are all the direct creations of Jeshir, making them basically his sons (and Tanith’s older siblings!)
Due to events that took place thousands of years ago when Jeshir became Giratina, they and a number of their kin lost a lot of their powers and ended up stuck in the mortal plane, though they retained their immortality. Basically, the way it works is that their bodies can be killed, but if that happens they’ll simply regenerate in the form of a child (like a phoenix), weakened, and will regain their powers as they grow, eventually ceasing to age once they’re fully grown and living on until they end up with another fatal injury and regenerate again, over and over.
Over time, the brothers all went their separate ways and all have lived many different lives over the course of history, so these are just their current identities! Agnar lives in poké!Scandinavia in a remote cabin as an outdoorsman, Dimitriy travels the world as a hitchhiker and sightseer, and Jeremiah is currently a wealthy Kalosian playboy just living it up. Solomon was a scholar until he ended up regenerating in Sinnoh after an unexpected accident (or was it an accident…) and was mistaken as an abandoned child by some hikers who found him by chance, which eventually led to his adoption by Cynthia and Diantha. He’s aware of Jeshir though and his original father being in Sinnoh is the main reason he sticks with his new family. His brothers are also aware of how their father and uncle have reverted to their original forms, as well as how they now have a new baby sister, and the three of them will play a role in Tanith, Solomon & Balthazar’s story as well as the main plot.
There’s more to this backstory, involving a fifth brother who they don’t talk about and more lore about their kind but this is getting long enough as it is so I’ll save it for a later post!
14. What is something that never fails to make them excited? The final, decisive moment, in a Gym or Contest battle! Tanith is competitive at heart, and nothing gets her blood pumping than having victory in sight. When things are down to the wire, there’s nothing in front of her but her pokémon and her opponent and their pokémon, she’s laser-focused, and she loves it. Whether she wins or loses (well, tbh mostly if she wins), nothing beats the thrill of knowing that everything comes down to this move, who knows what counter her opponent will have, how things will go… all she can do is rely on her instincts and her bond with her pokémon. Basically the thing that the music does in BW/SwSh/etc where it gets all intense on a Gym Leader’s last pokémon but it’s her brain.
19. How do they feel about public displays of affection? He’s pretty neutral on it! His parents are all pretty PDA heavy, so it’s something he just got used to. It never really embarrassed him even when he got older, though when he was younger he always wanted his parents to hug him as well if he saw them being affectionate in public, haha. When traveling with Glenn and Myka he likes to comment on any PDA he sees from others since he knows it (romance) annoys the both of them. In general he playfully flirts a lot, sometimes getting clingy all “Awww look how cute that couple is… we should hold hands too ~!”. He tones it down a bit after Myka snaps at him about it though, not realizing that romance was such a sore spot for him.
24. What do they think they’re good at, but aren’t? Being normal. Or more accurately, Hymnia thinks she’s a very good actor and can easily convince others that she’s perfectly innocent and mild mannered but she really isn’t. It’s hard for her to hide her general suspicious vibes and people are often put on edge a bit when talking to her despite her best efforts. While Hymnia is a good actor in some ways, like being a good liar, blending in with the crowd or trying to be a “Plain Jane” forgettable ordinary citizen is definitely not her strong suit.
25. What is something they think they’re bad at, but are actually pretty competent at? Being a big sister! Hymnia loves her brothers, but even she has to admit she’s not the best role model and not the best at being “sisterly” and affectionate. Despite usually being good at reading people, Hymnia isn’t actually aware of just how much her brothers admire her – Vesper especially. Even knowing about her less savory side, they’re happy she takes time to spend with them, even after leaving home. She’s taught them some (questionable) life skills, gives good advice, and would bail them out of trouble without question. She’d be pleasantly surprised to find out how much they care.
26. What is something they’re legitimately bad at? Self-restraint. Ultimately, Hymnia is ruled by her whims, even to her own detriment. She has a lot of trouble stopping herself from trying out every idea that comes to her mind, which usually involves sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong, some kind of criminal activity, or a dangerous experiment “just to see if she can”. While she’s certainly very smart and is great at seeing through other people’s plans, figuring out patterns and personalities, and solving mysteries… when it comes to her own actions she’s more of the “look before you leap” type, with said quick wits being the only thing saving her more often than not. She admits it’s a flaw, but she can’t help but enjoy the danger. It does make her life rather difficult though when she makes someone angry at her or gets on someone’s bad side just because her brain said “what if you insulted them/stole from them/poked them just to see what would happen”.
Also cooking. She can follow a recipe, sure, but somehow her food always ends up tasting a bit… off. And while she can follow a recipe… she often doesn’t since wants to see what will happen (see above). And that never ends well. She enjoys a good meal but just can’t seem to make them herself! Not for lack of disastrous trying though.
pkmnomegaverse: Fighting Screen Mock-Up – Fight Your Mom Edition. Did another one of these using the kids from the Dawn Fankid pic I did earlier. Kiddos are… my Riley/Dawn daughter, Kyra pokemon-legends-and-legacies‘s Gijinka!Giratina/Dawn daughter, Tanith mysticspkmnfankids‘s Paul/Dawn son, Alex pkmn-downtheline‘s Paul/Dawn daughter, Lizzie endlesshighway-pkmn‘s Paul/Dawn … Continue reading
sydchan: A “quick” side pic I did for a series I might or might not continue, featuring a parent character and various fankids for that character, made by different people across the fandom. This one is Dawn, featuring but a small handful of the many … Continue reading
Tanith yelped as a particularly strong gust of wind rushed across the Valor Lakefront, tugging at her ponytail and nearly blowing her over.
“I really think we should go back to town!” yelled Balthazar, squinting at Tanith through the harsh wind. He had his jacket pulled tight around him and was hunched up against the hostile weather.
Tanith whipped around to glare at her friend, the motion causing her ponytail to nearly smack her in the face. “Absolutely not! I said that I was going to catch a pokémon today and I will! A real trainer wouldn’t let a little wind get in her way, after all.”
Balthazar sighed, “I guess so… but hurry it up okay? I’d rather not get blown away today if I can help it.”
Satisfied that there would be no further complaints, Tanith reached to her bag and took out a pokéball. With a click, she released her sole pokémon. Sionna immediately chirped in alarm when she was greeted by a sharp gust of wind, scurrying to hide behind her trainer’s legs for shelter.
“Aw, I’m sorry Sio,” Tanith reached down to pick up the Piplup, cradling the trembling penguin in her arms, “I should have warned you about the wind. But I need your help! We’re going to catch a new friend today!”
Hearing this, Sionna perked up, shifting in Tanith’s arms to get a better look at her surroundings. “That’s the spirit!” Tanith grinned, “We’ll find a wild pokémon in no time!”
Despite her optimism, well over 30 minutes passed and there were no signs of wild pokémon, not even common Bidoof or Starly. Balthazar shot a glare at his companion. “Now can we go back to the Pokémon Center? All the wild pokémon probably have more sense than we do and are hiding in their dens.”
“Not yet!” Tanith persisted. “I’m sure if we just look a little harder we’ll… WAIT!” Without another word, she began sprinting to the water’s edge.
Balthazar groaned before chasing after his friend, grumbling to himself, “This better be a wild pokémon she’s spotted.”
Arriving at the lakefront, Balthazar was just in time to hear Tanith shout, “Go Sionna! Use Pou- wait no! That won’t work … um… use Bubble!,” followed by the by-now familiar sound of the Piplup using the water attack. A rather pitiful sounding cry followed, and Balthazar could finally see what pokémon Tanith had been battling – a somewhat worse-for-wear looking Drifloon, clearly hating the windy weather as much as he was.
Tanith reached to her bag, fumbling slightly but managing to grab an empty pokéball. “Ok, Tanith, you can do this. You’ve practiced. You’ve got this.” Taking a deep breath, she threw the pokéball. Both she and Balthazar held their breath as they waited for the telltale click.
Finally, the pokéball stopped shaking. After a moment, Tanith squealed in delight, grabbing the pokéball in one hand and scooping up Sionna into a hug with her other. “We did it! We caught our first pokémon!”
She paused, clearly thinking, before crouching down and setting Sionna back down. “Alright, let’s meet our new friend! Balthazar, you have to come help us make a barrier so she doesn’t blow away again!”
Balthazar knelt down in the grass next to Tanith, grimacing when he found it was damp. Nonetheless, his excitement at meeting Tanith’s new Drifloon outweighed any discomfort caused by wet jeans. Tanith pressed the button on Drifloon’s pokéball, releasing the balloon pokémon. The ghost initially cowered, sure she was going to be blown away again, but when she wasn’t she opened her eyes and looked around at the group surrounding her.
“Hello! I’m sorry Sio and I had to rough you up a bit to catch you,” Tanith apologized, handing the ghost an Oran berry, which she happily ate. “How do you like the idea of traveling with us from now on?”
When Drifloon hummed in agreement, moving closer to inspect her new trainer, Tanith’s face lit up in a grin. “That’s wonderful! Come on, let’s get you to the pokémon center so you can rest up, and we can come up with a nickname for you, and maybe even start training…” As Tanith continued talking excitedly to her new teammate, Balthazar couldn’t help but smile. Their journey was just starting out, and it was sure to be an adventure as long as he stuck with his childhood friend.
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