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Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

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Seeking out a treasure known as a Bachelor's degree. 23-year-old enjoyer of several manga series trying to make it day by day. Ask me about my OCs ig.

CW: Technically Soul Eater? (Still Chained to Captain Crackhead)
#ocs #onepiece #dragonball

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Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Only day of the year to post it. Genuinely such a good fucking series. (Both '03 and Brotherhood imo)

#fma

October 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Well, I said I had more to show. I wasn't lying!

Here's Safume's updated character sheet with renditions of his install states, final intended form, and a new outfit. Extra information is in the alt text! Will be adding into the master thread soon too!

#dboc #oc #db

Safume's base form rendition, done by KorallDIZ on Twitter.

Personality and General Info-

Vindictive, cruel, calculating and petty to a fault. Safume possesses luxurious tastes and even loftier ambitions to match. One of my main villains for the U6 Sagas and by the time he reaches his peak? The strongest among them all.

One of the many moving cogs in the sixth universe's criminal underground and one of the primary sources of trafficking endangered species and artifacts across the cosmos, all of this is hidden with the exterior of a resort world by the name of Ajata, held in the far-off corners of the U6 Galactic Quadrants.

Safume is a Solarian: a race of bird-like humanoids from Planet Galazio, a usually peaceful people who value knowledge, trade, and a religion tied to the stars. He hated them for their weakness and exiled himself from the planet, believing their way of life was a waste of potential that he lusted to seek after with his own hands.

His final goal is something few of his subordinates are aware of, but it is to defeat the Destroyer God Champa through whatever means he deems necessary.

Zeus Plumage Safume. Same artist.

This power-up is induced through a permanent change in physiology caused by eating what are colloquially called volt candies, a confectionary from a planet bogged down by cosmic scale thunderstorms for most of the year.

Safume's business pipeline just so happened to bring him some allies from there. The result of this install/powerup is voltage coursing through the user's body, hair or feathers becoming more jagged and shimmering gold with the raw amount of electricity on display, even being seen channeled through the fabric of his clothing.

This state is geared towards quick-draw styled attacks, devastating strength, blistering speed, but the main flaw in it for him is that his movements appear to be straight forward and lacking somewhat in flexibility.

A fighter who both possesses wit and enough speed to react to begin with, could possibly exploit this.

Helios Plumage Safume-

Currently the method of obtaining this state is unknown, Safume himself does not talk about it much. Helios Plumage is a fire-based state which makes his body burn brightly as the deepest most superheated depths of a volcano: direct contact becomes difficult, which compensates for the physiology of Solarians being weaker against blunt force compared to other species.

Any Ki attacks or contact with his scattered feathers can cause nerve destroying burns that are also capable of inducing paralysis into the opponent, albeit brief.

Uoroboros Safume-

The only true transformation among these three augmented states-- this form spawned from Safume reaching an epiphany over the course of the arc: a sickening twist of irony befalling his enemies. A battle against the Sun God, a duel with Treble who called upon the power of the world to fuel her, his people who value the stars more than strength, and finally the burning sun known as Chayot: a freak among the Saiyans whom Safume already detested from the offset.

His answer to all of them? To take Champa's throne? To blacken the stars themselves and force them to fuel his splendor, without care for synergy with the universe around him.

The sheer power contained within this form distorts space and can hardly be contained within Safume's own body as it appears to be cracking at the seams. Uoroboros state Safume holds some control over stellar concepts and phenomenon in the form of gamma ray bursts, supernovas, plasma itself, and even gravity to some extent.

A truly fearsome opponent, and seemingly possessing only one weakness: his lack of finesse with the overwhelming might now at his fingertips.

September 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Apparently it's international cat day or something soooo here's my brainless creature then, and her brush off to the side.

August 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Pulled another all nighter and decided to do some trainer cards for the Sadala Trio. If anyone else is interested in doing such for their OCs, I can link the site I used for it.

#oc #dboc #pokemon

The reasonings behind all of my selections.

- Infernape is a master of various martial arts that use all of its limbs and is constantly stated to be incredibly agile. Is a monkey. And in game is a mixed attacker. Reflecting Chayot not being NECESSARILY entirely inclined to either blasts or physical attacks. He has decent options for both avenues.

- Lycanroc Dusk is naturally hard to train, calm which contrasts with Chayot's attitude nicely, but has a fierce fighting spirit. It only evolves at sunset and Citrine is constantly compared to either sunset or sunrise (mostly the former)

- Mimikyu's entire thing is that it wants to copy Pikachu so that people don't fear, and perhaps even love it. Chayot is very similar, initially wanting to copy what he THOUGHT Goku was to be adored.

- Chatot is kind of a joke pick tbf. Just because they sound similar. But Citrine imprinting can count as mimicking and Chatot is a parrot. It mimics human voices and shit. And I could imagine him beefing with it because it gets him into shitty situations.

- Orange Minior. He travels through space a lot and has picked up a few treasures. I could absolutely imagine he wound up saving a Minior that lost its shell and was going to die otherwise. Also a literal shooting star Pokémon.

- Hitmontop is another martial artist. A Capoeria user. A style entirely based on gaining momentum in combat. Dance fighting little head ass.

The reasonings behind Treble's selections.

- Torterra is known as a walking and living garden and serves as a microbiome for much smaller Pokemon. Treble being a life magic cultivator/user, being friends directly with a Kai, and caring for nature means she would absolutely _adore_ having one of these around.

- Froslass is due to the Faber arc and is a stand-in for Aura.

- Lapras is one of the few Pokemon that can understand human speech, doesn't like fighting, and actively enjoys simply helping people. Treble early in the story had no greater purpose to herself really, she simply wanted to help the people she cared about.

- Much like Ruta? Treble was at one point a thief. Although I don't emphasize that thuggish nature with her ANYWHERE near as much because she's already tired of that life for the most part by the time the story begins. Meowth is a little shit who loves taking shiny objects. I'm sure you get where that's going.

- Articuno is said to show up to doomed travelers lost in blizzards and has near perfect manipulation over ice. The former thing SPECIFICALLY is exactly what the Faber mini-arc was as she showed up on a frozen planet and saved its people from having to waste away in geothermal vents until they eventually died out.

- Hisuian Lilligant is another testament to the life magic thing. It lives atop snow covered mountains and its known that trainers have IMMENSE difficulty making the flower on its head bloom properly. I could see her taking care of it and challenging herself to _make_ that happen

Explanations for Ruta's Pokemon team.

- The entire Piplup line are incredibly prideful Pokemon. Prinplup specifically prefers to live alone and deems itself the most important. Which reflects Ruta's attitude early in the story very much

- Staraptor is ALSO prideful and incredibly aggressive, this bird will actively choose to fight opponents out of its depth and keep fighting despite injuries.

- Midnight Lycanroc is a similar case to Staraptor where it is extremely aggressive and to boot is DEEPLY reckless, while also possessing a maddening love for combat like Saiyans; the stronger the opponent? The more fired up it becomes.

- Gholdengho, Sabeleye, and Weavile all hint at the fact Ruta is a thief, treasure early in the story is one of her bigger obsessions and even now to an extent it's an interest. And I'd imagine a lazy and chill Gholdengho would be a nice contrast to her characterization

June 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Episode 27 of Gurren Lagann has been finished.

....Was that really it? It can't possibly end like that, right? I mean it was good but.

Fuck man..

June 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Brother I am so tired. Shinies may in fact be a plague.

#tcgpocket

Did pulls on TCG Pocket and got a special animation only to get my 8th shiny instead of the double stars, animated rare, or anything else.

June 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Don't usually see them around here, especially not compared to stray cats. So it was goofy enough for me to take a picture of.

#photography

A wild raccoon that I have chosen to dub "Rabid Bart" at the pool at nightfall, spooked it probably since it didn't expect people this late.

Didn't seem to be rabid though, but this was as close as I got for safety sake.

April 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

...Pain.

#tcgpocket

TCG Pocket Triumphant Light pulls, got Glaceon EX for the 6th time. (Only got 8 EX's)

Wonder pick for Shining Revelry with the double rare Wugtrio EX.

April 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO #tcgp

TCGPocket pull with Garchomp EX art rare.

TCG Pocket pull with art rare Glaceon EX

April 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Been a hot minute with college and other stuff still beating my ass. Let's get some interaction fodder in here.

Any of my characters you know of, whether by pinned or other methods are fair game!

#oc
#dboc

April 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Forgot that tonight was the Blood Moon until the last second, not really sure if this is good enough quality to count as photography, but it's there regardless. Hopefully some of y'all got it clearer than I did.

#photography

March 14, 2025 at 7:21 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Twitter outages on a Monday? How we feeling folks?

March 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

We move.

Monster Hunter Wilds on the television, tonight is release night.

February 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

FINALLY A W. LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

#tcgpocket

February 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

It's been like 400 pack points worth of pulls and I haven't gotten even a 2 star yet, then THIS ASSHOLE PULLS UP FOR THE SECOND TIME.

I'M GONNA LOSE IT MAN.

#tcgpocket

February 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

You can either check the main trio in my pinned. Or try your hand at this dude.

The Sea Slug Namekian. Best of luck with whatever warmups you choose to do.

Karuba. A Universe 6 Namekian who lives close by the sea. Purple-ish skin, light blue ocean wave tattoos on the chest, floral patterns on his pants reminiscent of the tropics, a necklace of what appears to be shark teeth, and dreadlock-esque antennae which sport a subtle golden glow.

Running down his arms are bioluminescent feelers, the tips are toxic to the touch.

February 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Been off for a while with college and mental health kicking my ass, might add another OC to the thread soon. In the meantime? Since it's Valentine's Day. Chayot and Treble. First one done by a homie on Discord and the other is a comm from Amartbee.

#dboc #ocs

Art practice from a Discord homie, Chayot and Treble standing side by side, arm to arm and focused to the "camera"

Art piece done by Amartbee. The Sadala Duo unwinding after a long day to watch a movie at home, all while Treble "borrowed" Chayot's 61 Bomber Jacket. Several references can be seen in the background, with a scouter, several Dragonball films stacked up, a mop, and a plushie of another friend's character named Ruisu.

February 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Haven't seen the stray in like two weeks, so the other night was nice for my mental health knowing the little things alright.

The local stray cat, white with some darker fur and a collar, with a small pile of kibbles next to them

February 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

Beginning of week update. Had a dream where I picked up these birds in the middle of the city because they scare mules.

Apparently that was important in getting to a restaurant.

Anyone know the meaning behind this one? Weird ass start to the week.

February 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Reborn Gourd

@citrinedynamo.bsky.social

For any gambling addict followers.

Looks like the Pokémon company is actually listening to us? Honestly very surprising, but it's definitely a welcome one.

That said. Anyone pulled good on Space Time Smackdown yet?

#tcgpocket