(Tw queerphobia and ableism) reposted from my tumblr.
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So um. I got an idea to make a A&B rewrite/ reimagining because, while I love it very much, I feel like there's some things about it that could be better. So, I decided to take it into my own paws.
Note: This is just based off my personal interpretation of these characters. You do not have to like them nor agree with them, but please don't throw a hissy fit because my characterization/interpretation doesn't line up with yours.
What would it entail?
:It is a targeted at an older audience, like the older kids or teens who grew up with the show.
Barnacles is still a main character. He goes on missions more.
Dashi still has a lot of focus though.
It would talk about both marine and land creatures.
It has the classic and iconic Creature Report.
The Octo Agents are still thing, same with Octo-Watches.
Bianca is a Octo Agent, and Orson and Ursa are Junior Octo Agents.
There's shellso, twashi and pearlanca here. (I'm sorry.) with a side of queer platonic Minkling.
And also Kwazini.For Kwazii and Paani, I'm thinking that their dynamic is more like enemies to lovers, (instead rivals to lovers, which is how i see them in show) like they really dislike each other, but as time goes on, they begin to they that they're more similar then they think.
Like, they both had pretty fucked up childhood's for example. And I want to especially nail in the fact that Paani's childhood was really fucked up and thats the reason why he thinks that so many things are normal, when in actuality, they aren't.
I also want explore things like internalized queerphobia and internalized ableism, especially with Paani.
Paani is still mysterious here, but to an even broader degree. However as time goes on, the audience finds out more things about them, like his childhood, and how the way they were raised negatively affected them. (Ex: The reason she had internalized queerphobia for the longest time is because of how her father said queerphobic things, (ex: claiming that queer people were "confused"). However, a few years before Paani became a Octonaut, she started to realize that a lot of the things she was taught as a child were incorrect. He realized that he was queer, that he was demisexual and demiromantic, that he was genderfluid and transfem. And got diagnosed with ADHD. At first, he was very ashamed of it, but he learned to accept himself, and that, they had nothing to be ashamed of.
Oh and did I mention? Paani becomes a full on Octonaut, and has their own pod here. It's a very nice little room, with light green walls, fake plants and fairy lights, band posters and other things they like on the walls, a little a shelf with her knick knacks and her dvd and cd collection.
10. Paani is alt here, however he typically wears his work uniform when on missions, but at home, you'll often find him wearing a pair of black skinny jeans, a bright green and black checkered belt, heavy, thick eyeliner and Invader Zim merchandise.
11. Kwazii and Paani begin to realize that they're more similar then they think after they get stranded on a an Island. At first, Paani is pissed at Kwazii, the two insult each other before they realize that they don't really have a choice but to work together, not matter how much they don't want to. Kwazii almost gets eaten by a shark, Paani saves him. Kwazii questions why Paani saved them, and Paani replies with "Because that's what Octonauts do." They start to bond and learn more about each other and realize that, they're actually pretty similar.
(Inspired by the Jimmy Neutron episode, "Stranded". )
12. After Kwazii and Paani get found after being stranded, they start being nicer to each other. And Kwazii starts to catch feelings and freaks out. he's like "WHY DO I LOVE THIS BITCH WTF?!" Oh and Paani realizes that they also like Kwazii. The two bottle up how they feel until one day Paani can not take it anymore, and tells Kwazii how he feels. Kwazii says that he feels the same way. And then they have a lovey dovey kiss scene and Peso and Shellington nearly faint out of shock.
13. Barnacles is glad that everything regarding Kwazii and Paani worked out just fine.
14. The childhood's of the other Octonauts are going to be explored here as well, the audience doesn't know much regarding their childhood's either, so they'll learn more about them as well. Featuring by personal interpretations.
I'll probably be making backstory posts for everyone, as soon as I finish coming up with them.
I'll probably think of more later regarding the other octo agents and og Octonauts, I want to explore them as characters as well.
here's this little ref I made for Paani, I kept his design mostly the same, but added some bangs and made his coat longer.
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