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Headcanons about Amity Park/Amity Park culture
In no particular order.
-No one says the word “wish.” It’s practically a curse.
-Superstition is more common. Throw spilled salt over your shoulder. Don’t walk into a circle of mushrooms. Be extra careful on Friday the 13th. (Ghosts turned out to be real, so what else could be?)
-Halloween is chaos.
-Being awake at night isn’t seen as unusual. Being out and about after dark is risky. Wandering alone between the hours of 12-4 AM is asking for trouble.
-Horror movies? More like comedy movies.
-Same with ”paranormal investigation” shows.
-Crime rate is practically nonexistent.
-Everybody is close-knit.
-The Fenton family is a common topic for gossip. Everyone knows them, and they’re weird, even by Amity Park’s standards.
-People might have mixed feelings about the Fentons or the Red Huntress, but literally no one likes the GIW.
-Amity Park, on a physical level, is weird. The whole town is a liminal space. The ghost and mortal realms can bleed together. Time and space aren’t always 100% certain.
-People are more sensitive to the paranormal. (They know how to tell the difference between a cold breeze and a ghostly chill, at least.)
-People know to tread carefully (politely) in places that are likely to be haunted. (Abandoned places, certain parts of the woods, etc.)
-Graveyards are given extra care and respect.
-Some common protocols for ghost attacks:
Public places like schools and office buildings have specific alarms for ghosts, like fire alarms.
They either evacuate (see: run for their lives), or turn on a ghost shield. (Some places may shield the entire building, or have a designated shelter area that everyone’s supposed to run to.)
If you can’t run or get behind a shield, find somewhere to hide and stay as still and silent as you can. If (when) the ghost finds you, scream as loud as you can so Phantom can hear you. If you have an anti-ghost weapon, use it.
“Wait for Phantom to take care of it” is usually what ends up happening. The ghost hunters might show up as well, but Phantom is there for almost every single attack. (Let’s be honest people just like him more and he does all the work around here anyway.)
-It’s common for people to carry weapons like small ecto-guns and mini shields on their person for self-defense.
-People learned to recognize the different ghosts that visit Amity. They know their names and which ones are the most dangerous and all that.
-Often, people watch how Phantom reacts to a ghost (whether or not he fights them, and how much effort he puts into it) to gauge how much of a threat they are. Sometimes people just ask him. He seems to know all the ghosts.
-Phantom also seems to know who literally every single person in town is, somehow.
-Overtime, ghosts and humans start to mingle here and there. Some ghosts are just chill and hang around like it’s no big deal. People pet the stray ghost cats. Little ghost blobs are everywhere and most of them are just cute or annoying.
-Everyone knows not to ask a ghost about their death.
-December is the slowest time of the year for ghost attacks because of the truce. (Even if it’s not Official Truce Hours people just get into the holiday spirit early.)
-To outsiders, everyone seems inexplicably fearless. Their sense of danger is skewed.
-People moving out of town is rare. One reason being it’s awkward to leave and then have to live around people who don’t believe in ghosts. And another reason may or may not be some subtle ghostly influence that makes you want to stay.
-Likewise, people don’t decide to move there very often. They might pass through, and laugh a little at how superstitious everyone is, but the place is too weird for them.
(Feel free to discuss or add your own!)
"danny's ghost side struggles to leave amity park (his haunt) behind when the class goes on a field trip "
Happy Holiday Truce @sillysugargliders !!! I was your assigned gifter. I kept it kinda short, but I still hope you like it 😊
I think there should be more Dead Serious content about how horrified the batfam would be that Damian specifically is being courted by a literal extradimensional death god. On one hand, a potentially world-ending creature is hanging around their baby brother. That’s pretty bad.
On the other, the murder child is dragging around a superpowered, highly protective Lazarus monster that will do basically anything to make him happy. Quite literally the nightmare scenario. Tim declares that he’s moving to Metropolis.
I’ve been watching Danny Phantom and I get it. I get it now.
This show loves to make some offhanded comment, not a hint of consideration or concern in its tone, and just moves on without addressing it like that wasn’t the most creatively horrific concept this side of Nickelodeon. Shit makes up wackass lore on the spot and then disregards it immediately after, asks fascinating questions then looks at you funny when you try to answer them.
I now fully understand how this show has legions of fans dedicated to taking this somewhat mid cartoon and running so far with the implications of the premise they created an entirely different show that’s so much more interesting I’m upset it’s not real.
shifting is wild bc wdym im gonna be in my grade 9 semester 2 class again
but my australian online friend will be there
& the harry potter oc's from my self insert hp fanfic from when i was 12
& and percy jackson.
You can scroll on your phone all day (not that you should) and still shift/enter the void.
You can have a bad day or a lazy day and still shift/enter the void.
There are no set rules. You do not need to have the best day in the world, a clean room and your life together to shift or enter the void.
Everything you need is within you.
I love the hc that Danny can't help but trigger this innate, subconscious fight or flight response in everyone he meets. I love it even more when it's the reason why he still gets bullied by Dash.
Truth be told, Dash grew up years ago. His mean streak had been a short-lived phase that left a bad taste in his mouth. The sudden influx of hormones brought on by the onset of puberty had apparently muddled his brain and left him emotionally stunted for the duration of his freshman year. He'd shoved nerds into lockers and stolen their lunch money. He sorely wishes he hadn't been so excruciatingly cliche.
But he'd somehow managed to unstick his head from his ass pretty quick and he hasn't laid a finger on anyone since - well, except for Fenton.
Fenton had always been the exception. Small and slouched, with a messy fringe that fell into his eyes. Danny Fenton always made the hair on the back of his neck stand on end whenever he walked past.
His arm would brush too close or his shoulder would bump into his in a crowded hallway and Dash's arm would lash out before he could even comprehend the accidental touch. Fenton would be pinned against a locker with Dash's forearm against his neck in the blink of an eye.
The funny thing is though, no one stops him. The other kids don't call him out and the teachers are always coincidentally absent.
Dash isn't a bully - at least not anymore. He helped Lester get his locker door open after a ghost attack left the damn thing jammed shut. He stays late after practice so the girls on the cheer team don't have to walk home when the sun starts dipping low. He holds doors open for the people walking behind him and even offers a polite smile. The other day he stopped to help some little kid struggling to tie their shoelaces.
He's trying to be better. His mom cried about how proud she was on his birthday last month and principal Ishiyama made a passing comment on how nice it was not seeing him in her office every week. He enjoys being nice to people. It's gratifying, and some kids have started coming up to him when they need help.
Once upon a time, Dash had been a chubby self-conscious kid who'd hit the gym as soon as his dad had gotten sick of his begging. Puberty had hit him like a truck and he'd started shaving a year before anyone else. Since then he'd bulked up and was far larger than the average high schooler. He'd been honing his reflexes for years and never drops the ball. He's the shield that everyone hides behind during ghost fights. He's big and strong and has damn good aim - which is better than nothing when going up against a ghost.
But there's something wrong with Fenton.
Danny makes sweat gather beneath his collar and Dash has to grind his teeth any time he walks past.
At least he's not the only one.
Kwan's hands are always clenched into fists when they walk past Fenton's locker, even if he's not there. It feels wrong to have your back to Fenton in the changing rooms and Lancer's the only teacher still handing Danny a detention slip - Dash suspects it's cause none of the other staff can stand to be alone with him for that long.
No one steps in when someone lashes out at the Fenton kid. No one says a word or runs towards the teacher's lounge when Dale has Danny by the arm, eyes wide and gripped so tight his knuckles turn white.
The hallway goes silent and the world steps back as Dash's team flank his sides while the front of Danny's shirt is bunched in his fist. His heart thuds against his ribs and pounds in his ears as Danny opens his mouth to make a sarcastic quip. Danny's always been a sarcastic, mouthy little shit, but Dash can't find it in himself to laugh, not while his body forms a physical barrier between Fenton and everyone else - not when Dash has him by the throat but he's the one feeling cornered and exposed. He has to dig his toes into the soles of his sneakers to resist running.
It's not normal.
Dash plays along, keeping his cool as he goes through the familiar routine. He spits out a pathetic insult that misses its mark and thumps Danny against his locker before dropping him to the ground.
It feels rehearsed, like he's stuck in a cycle he can't seem to break. It's one big act that Dash walks away from with adrenaline churning the contents of his stomach and sweat gathering in the palms of his hands. The hallway parts as Dash walks away. He spares a glance at Kwan, whose dark eyes are trained on the floor in front of him, his fists clenching at his sides, shaking under the fluorescent lights. Dash hides his own hands in his pockets. The one he had bunched in Danny's shirt trembles, his nerves vibrating with the sensation of pins and needles. It feels like static under his skin. He tries wiping it off on the inside of his jacket.
The entire student body of Casper high follows behind him.
One thing that’s hilarious to me regarding DP fic crossovers with other superhero media is, while we joke that Danny is sorta OP in canon, he’s extremely OP in comparison to other heroes. His power set is just perfectly matched by his antagonists (ghosts) and thus is any situation outside of ghosts he’s ridiculously powerful.
Imagine a hero that can attack enemies and then phase through any return hits. Who has superhuman healing even when he’s hit. Who can be invisible and completely undetectable to people, technology etc for recon purposes. Who can overshadow anyone and make them do as he pleases. Ghost powers, especially stable and strong powers like Danny’s, would be an immense boon to whatever hero or villain got ahold of him. He could change the outcome of any battle.
And yet the fact that he’s a) 14 and stupid b) stuck for the most part in Amity and c) his rogues consists of other ghosts who can counter his insane power set means that Danny doesn’t really get how scary his powers would be to the outside hero community.
One thing that’s hilarious to me regarding DP fic crossovers with other superhero media is, while we joke that Danny is sorta OP in canon, he’s extremely OP in comparison to other heroes. His power set is just perfectly matched by his antagonists (ghosts) and thus is any situation outside of ghosts he’s ridiculously powerful.
Imagine a hero that can attack enemies and then phase through any return hits. Who has superhuman healing even when he’s hit. Who can be invisible and completely undetectable to people, technology etc for recon purposes. Who can overshadow anyone and make them do as he pleases. Ghost powers, especially stable and strong powers like Danny’s, would be an immense boon to whatever hero or villain got ahold of him. He could change the outcome of any battle.
And yet the fact that he’s a) 14 and stupid b) stuck for the most part in Amity and c) his rogues consists of other ghosts who can counter his insane power set means that Danny doesn’t really get how scary his powers would be to the outside hero community.
“Come on, Fenton.” Dash whined.
“No.” Danny crossed his arms.
“Why not?”
“Because! I already had to promise to three different teachers that we’d be good on this trip to Gotham!”
“But I know your parents gave you enough guns for the entire class!” Dash pleaded.
“They’re ghost guns! That’s in the name! They don’t work on humans.” He tried to walk away from Dash, but found his other classmates crowding him. “No! I’m not supplying a whole class of teenagers with guns!”
“Come on, Fenton.” Kwan pouted. “What if we need to defend ourselves?”
“From 16th century rice bags?” He gestured to the nearby exhibit.
“We’re in Gotham. Who knows who’s going to come through that door?” Paulina gestured to the door.
At that second, Scarecrow’s goons kicked open the door. Danny stared at the door in defeat for a full two minutes before reaching into his chest and pulling out a full size duffel bag and holding it open for his classmates. “I don’t know where you got the guns.”
“You’re the best, Fenton!” Dash was the first to pick out an ecto weapon and fire on the goons that was trying to take the museum hostage.
THE FAMILY OF BEAUTIES
The girls the boys they all like Carmen.
(In this scenario Carmen is the fentons).
I just want to headcanon, that the Fenton's have a ethereal type of beauty, not sexy or hot. Ethereal, like if you didn't know that they're a family of Mad scientist, a obsessive therapist and a dead boy. they could've passed as deity's.
And the amity park's citizens can and will totally agree, they might've disagree and fight for a lot of things but the only thing they can agree on was the Fenton's was down to earth beautiful.
Like Jack Fenton for example, He has built that can seemingly bench you without any hesitation, but a himbo at heart, the greys of his hair compliments way it mixes with the black hair of his, if Jack isn't in his ghost hunting suit, he is pretty decent when it comes to his fashion sense, When Jazz first brought along her friends, the first thing they asked was if Jack was single, which caused Jazz to smack their heads individually with a newspaper.
And don't get me started with Madeline Fenton, because I cannot stop when it comes to her, My girl with her short straight Reddish-brown hair, looks like a masculine but also feminine beauty, Can and will bench you, if you have any ill intent towards her family, she came from a long line of riches if I say so myself. Tall as fuck, about 6'7 while Jack is 7'0. very elegant when it comes to fighting, that it looks like she's just dancing, Was titled as a Milf by Danny's classmate which made the boy groan in annoyance, Sam and Tucker calls out to Maddie and says "Mother is Mothering", just to get something out of Danny who looks at them with disgust knowing full well what they were trying to do. While Maddie is just happy for the kids to see her as a mother figure.
Now Jazz, My love, my girl. Her long Red hair that came down to her hips, and her blue eyes, made all the girls and boys in her college swoon, with her 6'4 figure she strutted down the halls with confidence, beauty and brains everyone would oh so called it, and her knowledge in martial arts didn't lessen her attractiveness, The humans and ghosts can agree with that delightfully.
And now her dearest sibling Danny, Danny is a nonbinary fuck that can gender envy anyone he meets, that's why he got bullied in the first place, he was too fucking beautiful and handsome at the same time, all the boys and girls of his school have atleast had a crush on him, He was the only cute boy there, what could they do? He stared at them with his icey colored eyes that made their legs tremble from the pressure, and that black hair that always seemed messy but in a good way. It didn't help when he got that lichtenberg scar, that ran up his neck and the side of his face. you should've seen him in P.E cause my guy got everyone staring at him.
And the Fenton family has fashion sense, if they really put their mind and soul into it, everytime they dressed up for a family reunion or just an outing it was a very sweet treat for everyone's eyes. like how it is right now.
The Amity parkers waved goodbye at the Fenton's as they went on and attended a gala they were invited to, it was supposedly because of the sudden rise and popularity of their works and how's it been helping the environment.
One citizen sighed as he looked at the car that family was driving as it slowly became smaller and smaller.
"You think they can handle Gotham, heard nasty thing bout that place." She questioned
"Girl, Gotham should be the one readying to handle them, that family may be beautiful, but their crazy." Her friend's answered
"well that does give them a more attractive look isn't it?"
"I hate how you're right."
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The Gala the Fenton's went to certainly had an awkward atmosphere when they went inside, all the guest kept staring at them that it was starting to get creepy, did they overdress or underdressed, come on just walk towards start to talk or criticize them, because it's starting to get embarrassing for the family.
Gotham wasn't fucking prepared to meet the Fentons like as in, They had been awestrucked when the family walked in. A very tall man seemingly in his 40's with his hair gelled back, and a suit that fitted him too perfectly, gosh dang, even the homophobic guests couldn't help but stare, And then there was his Wife her straight her was curled and brushed out leaving a wavy effect that compliments her face shape, and that dress she was wearing was utterly gorgeous, fancy but also simple and mature, the heels certainly helped her height more and made her look more intimidating, The ladies blushed when she looks at them and smiles.
And don't get them started with the couples children, who looked adorable and elegant at the same time, The older sister had a aura that says: 'Im in your presence bow down' (And they would've if it was in a more private area due to the paparazzi's out the window). She wore a spaghetti strapped dress that had a slit on either side and was , making it more comfortable to move in for the girl, partnered by a white shawl made of silk, she had heels that also complimented he already tall stature, her hair was tied in a neat bun, with a few strands free to not make her face feel bare. And lastly the youngest everyone assumed, wearing a suit, double-breasted suit that was elegant and sophisticated it matched the way his hair is messed up for him to still look young, he was also wearing a black shawl that had specks of white making it look like stars. The family had a colour scheme of green, that made all gothamites present swoon, Including a certain family of bats.
(I might make a fanart of this later.)
It is inherently fun and sexy to say statements that swap the traditional genders of pronouns and terms mid-statement, such as: "I'm going to make him my wife" "She's my boyfriend" "Who says a guy can't be a pretty princess?" "That girl's the coolest dude I've ever met" "She's a madman who has to be stopped" "It's not his fault he's a material girl" Gender is a set of watercolors and the prettiest shades come from mixing the paints together.
today’s tarot reading: reality shifting advice
let go of your old reality and assumptions. if you want to shift then why are you procrastinating? make the goddamn decision cause it’s only an action just like the others, just like deciding to drink water. realise that you have the ability to shift realities, because you do for hell’s sake. focus on your emotions as if you’re already in your desired reality: what would you think and feel if you were already there? maybe you’re thinking about your crush, maybe you’re worrying for exams, maybe you’re having fun with your friends. immerse yourself in it. embrace transition. a new start is coming so prepare yourself, make a practical plan and persist.
go shift, your dr is waiting for you.
this has been said before in a myriad of ways but i have to say it again. i am obsessed with how his traitor’s ass thought he won, how he genuinely believed he’d wiped their memory from the face of the earth as if they’d never existed. only to watch a fierce, unlikeable misfit of a girl sprinkle flowers like precious breadcrumbs over a fallen tribute’s body in compassion, to honor their life in the midst of bloodshed. only for her to inspire rebellion with the very song he thought he’d silenced forever. only for her lover, a kind boy with a perchance for performing for & winning over the crowds, to possess a goodness so true that nothing could poison & weaponize him, not for long, not for good. retribution did come for coriolanus snow. sejanus & lucy gray & the districts were avenged tenfold & i fucking love that his doom & destruction was wrought by two children unknowingly carrying their ghosts.
me scripting be like
"my personality is the same as in my cr, but without my social anxiety and shyness and awkwardness and autism and"
deadlines are dead
here’s something i found out recently! making deadlines for myself is holding me back; and it could be doing the same for you.
now, shifting has no time limit. you don’t have to shift within the next 3 days or before you get you masters degree in engineering.
you don’t need to manifest your ideal body type before meeting or talking to that one person you want to be with so badly.
there is no limit to anything you do. it is your world.
galatians 6:9 — Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
now i got caught up in deadlines since i was young. primarily because of school and my family. weekend visits with my dad, going out to eat w him on wednesdays and only being able to stay until 7/8 or else it would be a big deal.
your homework is due the next day? i scrambled to do it in class or on the way home so i could say “nope! i’m done with everything. can i play video games?”
there was always something that i had to do in order to do something else, or it always had to be done by a certain time or there was fighting, yelling and screaming.. the good news is — that isn’t the case with shifting or manifestation!
all you have to do is decide you want it, and you have it, and you’re going to get it.
it doesn’t matter when or how it just matters that it is.
i want you guys to take this into account. stop setting deadlines for yourself and start saying “i will get it.” don’t say when, i usually just say soon.
but the thing is, it will all happen and it will b great <3
i love u all!
from the beings of ares and abyss
deadlines are dead
here’s something i found out recently! making deadlines for myself is holding me back; and it could be doing the same for you.
now, shifting has no time limit. you don’t have to shift within the next 3 days or before you get you masters degree in engineering.
you don’t need to manifest your ideal body type before meeting or talking to that one person you want to be with so badly.
there is no limit to anything you do. it is your world.
galatians 6:9 — Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
now i got caught up in deadlines since i was young. primarily because of school and my family. weekend visits with my dad, going out to eat w him on wednesdays and only being able to stay until 7/8 or else it would be a big deal.
your homework is due the next day? i scrambled to do it in class or on the way home so i could say “nope! i’m done with everything. can i play video games?”
there was always something that i had to do in order to do something else, or it always had to be done by a certain time or there was fighting, yelling and screaming.. the good news is — that isn’t the case with shifting or manifestation!
all you have to do is decide you want it, and you have it, and you’re going to get it.
it doesn’t matter when or how it just matters that it is.
i want you guys to take this into account. stop setting deadlines for yourself and start saying “i will get it.” don’t say when, i usually just say soon.
but the thing is, it will all happen and it will b great <3
i love u all!
from the beings of ares and abyss
the first two photos were later sold to a local newspaper and the last one was posted on dick grayson’s instagram with the caption “opps want to see me fall 💪🏋️♂️”
Amity Park is different
Amity Park has a local superhero.
He's great. He works hard to protect his town. That said, Amity's local hero is a teenager. The people he relies on to help and support him are teenagers. The town's superhero defense is a handful of kids figuring things out on their own.
They do good, but sometimes the people of Amity have to be prepared to lend a hand or hold their own for a bit. That's just how life is under these ceach other. Communities come together and support each other. It's fine. People adapt. Life goes on. They're really doing quite well.
A class from Amity Park visits a museum in Gotham on a field trip. They get caught in an unfortunately timed Scarecrow attack.
Scarecrow should have known better than to activate the fight or flight responses of a group of Amity Parkers.
The gas canister drops and discharges. The field trip group explodes into action.
A pair of Football players quickly overturns a table and use it as a shield as they charge the goons with the most firepower. Cheerleaders toss each other into the air for aerial attacks. Nerds turn objects from a nearby Janitor closet into a surprisingly effective trebuchet with astounding speed. One girl utilizes impressive martial arts skills.
A boy with Black hair and blue eyes flits about the battlefield pilfering and disassembling weapons with a shocking degree of efficiency as a Goth girl follows him around and bludgeon anyone who attempts to make a grab for him with a stand that had been holding up a rope barrier, and a boy in a beret lays down cover fire by launching pencils out of a makeshift bow formed from a binder and rubber bands with a startling degree of accuracy.
The teacher flits around pulling kids out of the path of attacks they hadn't seen, stowing any injured behind cover, and giving foes solid thwack on the noggin when the opportunity arises. He actually ends up knocking out Scarecrow himself.
The statement "We're not trapped in here with you. You're trapped in here with us," is repeated several times by different people.
When the Bats or police arrive, they have to carefully pull the feildtrip group off of the unfortunate rogues.
It takes a while to get the antidotes administered, but they do eventually manage. The class remains in defensive formation the whole time.
When the kids finally calm down enough to give statements, they mostly just say that Scarecrow gets what he gets for deliberately activating Amity Parkers' fight or flight responses. After the antidotes take effect, the class seems unfazed and goes about their business as soon as the authorities allow.
Some other visitors to the museum upload videos of the event online with titles like "the one class that was prepared for a field trip to Gotham" and "What kind of place is Amity Park, and why haven't I heard of it before?"
It doesn't take long for people to edit the videos to set the fight to music. Popular song choices include Ballroom Blitz, Bring 'em Out by Hawk Nelson, and the "we like to party" song from the six flags commercial.
Now the Bats are investigating Amity Park (and why they haven't heard of it before).
i don't even wanna go to any of my dr's, screw that. i just want to be in my majestic fantastic beautiful whimsical wr with good vibes, green vines and warm sofa and sleep for a week with no human contact whatsoever. no socialization, just peace and quiet. im so tireddddd
nothing brings me more peace than knowing that katniss everdeen spends the rest of her life eating warm cheese buns and being held every night by a man who loves her more than life itself. she deserves everything
please tell me more about danny phantom lore
Delighted to see this in my asks~
I assume you know about the most common phandom lore, but to recap, I'll just describe a few and then go into other sources. Keep in mind that DP lore is super super flexible and up for interpretation (it's what makes it fun!), and that a lot of it comes from canon crumbs, or just complete fanon lol.
Ghost cores: The very essence of a ghost, described as an orb-like, glowing kind of "ghost organ." Has been interpreted as a soul, a place that stores ghost consciousness, or just a life source. Often tied to their obsession. (brief mention appeared In Urban Jungle w/this pic and we rolled with it lol)
Ghostly Obsession: The anchor that ties a ghost to the spirit plane I suppose. Or what holds them together. This is one of those with many interpretations. Mostly, I've seen it have great importance. It's something tied to their previous life (an interest, a passion, a yearning, etc.) that gives the ghost's existence a purpose, and is often tied with ghost health. For example, The Box Ghost's obsession is boxes lol. Some phans believe that not fulfilling an obsession can result in either the ghost destabilizing, great physical pain, a drop in the hierarchy of ghosts, etc. I've seen some say that blob ghosts are those without a proper obsession. And as mentioned before, I have seen a few who believe obsessions are mainly just an interest or theme without great importance. Personally, I'm on the side that does think they're very important, since it's a cool idea, and also one of the few most supported by canon. Plus it's pretty close to actual ghost lore, in how we believe ghosts are spirits stuck on earth because they have not satisfied a purpose.
Additional ideas I've seen are that a ghost can be consumed by it if they're not careful, or that they can even evolve into having a different one if the circumstances are dire enough. An example of that is with ASharksReadingGlasses' MCU crossover where Vlad's obsession goes from a family including Maddie and Danny to (SPOILER) one where his obsession is solely having Danny as his son. Having a family -> being a father.
Danny's Obsession: Then for Danny, I see a general consensus that his obsession is protection due to the nature of his death. Part of the reasoning stems from how unstable he was the first month without a purpose, but once he realized he wanted to protect Amity, it stabilized his core. There are some other ideas though, such as how @imekitty has a theory that it's actually more specific than just "protection," but rather protection of himself. Others think his love for space is a contender, bringing us to the next phandom tidbit-
Dual Obsession: Some think there's a chance, a very rare one, where ghosts can have two obsessions. I've mainly seen this used for Danny, where people want him to have both a protection obsession, and a space one. Brings up some interesting ideas such as which would win out, and the complications that come with balancing them.
Ghost Speak: Idea that ghosts have their own dead languages that come naturally with dying. Often described as either guttural, or like wind going through branches. Spooky sounding, inhuman. Even a feeling, or a form of telepathy. Can be an umbrella term for multiple ghost languages, since many believe there's some spoken only by certain ghosts, depending on location, how deep they are in the zone, and how old they are. There's contemporary ghost languages, ancient ones. Just a lot to unpack here.
The Ancients: I've seen some phans distinguish ghosts like the Observants, Clockwork, and Pandora from others. They're just on a whole other level, sometimes even equated to ancient gods. This one's the most open-ended that I've seen. Very much a worldbuilding element.
Ghost King Danny: Belief that Danny is actually now the new ghost king since he bested Pariah Dark in battle. Some believe he has to die all the way to get the throne, but mostly I've seen that the zone doesn't care if he's a halfa or not.
The Ghost Zone is Alive: I've seen some describe the ghost zone as a living entity, comprised of human ideas that were so strongly held, they gained sentience. Also, many fics refer to the Infinite Realms as being the proper name for the zone. (thanks Frostbite)
Ghost Hunger: Often jokingly referred to as ghost vore lol. Just the idea that ghosts need to ingest a certain amount of ectoplasm to survive. There are harmless interpretations of this, such as Danny just needing to drink ectoplasm, or recharge in the ghost zone for energy. I've seen others go the Tokyo Ghoul route, where Danny needs to eat other ghosts. (typically smaller ones, like blobs)
Lairs: A place a ghost has claimed as their domain, place to feel safe, etc. Often like a haunt. Canonically backed as well, with Pariah's Keep, Skulker's Island, etc. Some believe Danny has a lair in the zone, that Pariah's Keep is now Phantom's Keep (ghost king Danny idea), that Amity Park is his lair, just Fentonworks is, etc.
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There's honestly a lot of lore to go through lol. The Phandom is wild creative, not even mentioning the AU's since those are a whole other thing. I've barely scratched some of the surface here, but if you want to read more, I'll provide some links to other posts on lore. (some mine and a few others!)
General blogs to check out: @floralflowerpower (fun facts, lore, thorough posts), @five-rivers (lot's of worldbuilding and ghost biology), @redrobin-detective (lot's of cool analysis), @monotype-on-phantom (super insightful analysis too), @imekitty (lot’s of lore shown through fics and explanation posts), @liminalhollow (analysissss) etc. There's many others but I can't think rn lol, so if anyone wants to add to the post, be my guest.
Ghost Lore Theory Posts:
Proof Our "Ghosts Are Spirits of the Dead" conclusion is valid and canon
Ghost Hissing
Ghost zone adopts Danno
Does amity know about the portal?
Danny hiding strength
pocket dimension
Danny is hard to look at
ghosts are like vampires
Danny power mimicry ability
nature of Danny’s relationship with ghosts
trio popular on social media
Danny has to train himself to compartmentalize
More inhuman aspects of Danny’s biology
The Westons
Valerie isn’t totally human cause of the suit now
Ghost Portal Origins and Lakes Theory
Johnny’s Origin
Danny sheds hair and it turns white
OSHA analysis on the portal lmao
Hand to Hand combat theory
G.I.W headcanons:
No one in Amity Park respects or trusts the GIW.
Civilians hate the GIW because they’re expensive, destructive and believe that they’re above the law and more qualified than anyone else.
For example, when it comes to payment and property damage.
Phantom and the Red Huntress work for free and don’t usually cause much property damage and what does get damaged can easily be covered by Amity Park exclusive “ghost insurance”.
The Fentons are loud and can be destructive sometimes, but they’re efficient, work at a very low price and are fully willing to pay for any damage not covered by ghost insurance. Plus they sell anti-ghost equipment at a low price and are more than willing to give tips on what to do if you’re the victim of an attack.
Ghost hunters from out of town are a mixed bag, because most aren’t equipped with actual equipment, instead bringing things made to communicate with the ghost and/or ward it off for some time (Spirit boxes to translate ghost speech, incenses and rituals to interact with them). Plus most out of town “ghost hunters” don’t even believe in ghosts and are usually just using the job as a way of conning money out of superstitious people. Prices can also range wildly. But those that take the job seriously can still be useful if an area is currently being haunted because they can still identify what exactly is haunting it and what you should do.
if your house contains a spirit the out of town ghost hunter could get it to identify itself or leave if it’s a weaker ghost, otherwise call the Fentons.
If it’s a ghost animal, treat it differently than a sentient ghost. Ghost animals are usually less dangerous than a sentient ghost but it’s still a wild animal. They can be dealt with easily and cheaply using incenses and Fenton gadgets that’ll make it leave the area or return to the zone. If it’s a large and/or dangerous creature, call the Fentons and tell them it’s a animalistic ghost.
If it’s a natural portal don’t bother calling the Fentons because natural portals cannot be closed or contained, don’t worry about it being that dangerous though, because natural portals are one way trips from the ghost zone to earth and can’t be seen or crossed from the human side unless you’re a full ghost. Just set up some incenses and charms so any ghosts that come though leave your house quickly or at least act respectfully while they’re here.
If it’s a collapsed portal, call the Fentons immediately and inform them of the situation. Natural portals that have collapsed may not be able to bring ghosts to the human realm, but for about a week after the full collapse, the area the portal occupied will produce high energy ectoplasm (H.E.E) that is extremely toxic and gives off an an astronomical amount of ectoplasmic radiation. Being in close proximity for too long can cause lasting health effects including ecto-acne. H.E.E such a powerful material that it’s used to power the Fenton portal. The Fentons are the most qualified people in Amity when it comes to dealing with the stuff. The GIW isn’t even allowed to do anything in this situation by both Amity Park and federal law. Just let the Fentons and possibly a hazardous material removal team deal with the stuff and stay with a friend or in a hotel for a day or two until they declare your house safe.
The GIW don’t care about public or private property and are loud, destructive and once again, believe that they are above the law and common decency. They also preform “mandatory sweeps” around the entire block of wherever they’re called in, raiding houses that they believe to have ghosts inside, ripping up lawns and damaging roads with their massive trucks and destroying public property either by accident or because a ghost was spotted nearby. They will also refuse to pay for any damages done and will secretly charge whoever called them with prices in the hundreds despite the fact that the propaganda posters advertising the GIW never mention a price.
Law enforcement in Amity hates the GIW because they get in the way of them trying to do their jobs, especially if someone has died. Multiple reports detail the GIW stepping in during cases involving sudden disappearances or murders and informing officers that the case is government business before removing all traces of said case’s existence. Multiple high ranking members of the GIW have been asked about this sort of thing and every single one of them claims that these cases “involved or resulted in the creation of an ecto-entity” making the case GIW business. It’s very obvious that the GIW uses these cases to locate and identify recently formed ghosts, but so far, no ghost related to a recent disappearance or murder has appeared and the GIWs meddling makes it impossible for actual law enforcement to figure out the causes of these crimes, meaning that murders and unexplained disappearances go unsolved.
The GIW also gives itself the authority to imprison and interrogate anyone that is believed to be involved with ghosts. In fact, for a while, the GIW made multiple attempts to arrest the Fentons and other ghost hunters because they fit this description. Some amendments were added to the anti-ecto law to exclude ghost hunters and ectobiologists (someone who studies ghosts for scientific purposes) to prevent this. This doesn’t mean they won’t try to push the Fentons and other ghost hunters around however.
The Fentons hate the GIW for of many, many reasons included but not limited to direct plagiarism of their scientific essays, multiple attempts to arrest them over tiny things that the GIW do not regulate and mass plagiarism of their gadgets and weapons.
The Fentons also hate how the GIW treats scientific research and the ghost zone itself.
The Fentons keep all of their research in the ops center and are more than happy to provide it if asked and actively want more people to be educated about ghosts. Their research is always kept up to date, and everything is meticulously covered. The Fentons want ectobiology to eventually be a subject that could be taught in a high school or college, mostly since when they were in college, their research was the first of its kind, often with nothing to go off of in terms of where to start or what to do and they ended up almost killing Vlad as a result.
Also, despite the “all ghosts are ectoplasmic copies of dead people and therefore are not and were never real people” stance, the Fentons are extremely against the idea of weaponizing ghosts and ectoplasm. You can’t control a ghost to do your bidding (freakshow is an exception, his staff was literally built by the ghost king and is therefore an outlier), You can’t create an ectoplasmic atom bomb (they tested if this was possible when they built the portal, you genuinely can’t) and any weapon that uses ectoplasm and works on human beings would be classified as either chemical warfare or biological warfare. They absolutely hate the idea of people using their research to wage wars.
The GIW on the other hand, keep all research a heavily kept secret and anything that is released or leaked is either outdated, details failed attempts at weaponization or is redacted to the point of absurdity.
The Fentons also disapprove of attempts to wage wars against, colonize, or damage large parts of the ghost zone. They understand that once the ghost enters the zone it has entered its natural habitat and home. Expeditions into the zone should not be used to capture or harm ghosts unless absolutely necessary. In the human realm they are entering our world with an actual motive (most ghosts need to be in the human realm to fulfill their obsessions), in the ghost zone you are invading their territory with no reason whatsoever, and due to the territorial nature of ghosts, showing too much hostility could trigger another Walker or even Pariah Dark level invasion. The Fenton’s may hate ghosts with every fibre of their being and want them destroyed, but they’re not idiots and they view what the GIW does as “swinging blindfolded at a hornet nest”.
The anti-ecto act details an ecto-entity as “An organism that relies on and/or creates ectoplasm and/or ectoplasmic radiation.” While ghosts, half-ghosts and plants native to the ghost zone fall under this jurisdiction, ghost portals, ectocontaminated objects, and devices powered by or made of ectoplasm don’t fit these requirements (mostly the “organism” part) and thus the GIW isn’t allowed to step in if it involves those things (For example, The GIW are not allowed to kick you out of your home and declare it a contaminated area if it contains a natural portal). The GIW likes to try and find loopholes around this.
Ectocontaminated creatures like Vlad and Danny in human form and anyone that’s been in an ectoplasm related accident do have ectoplasm as a permanent part of their bodies due to ectoplasm fusing with the cells in their bodies, but are actively excluded from the anti-ecto act because they’re still human beings, they’ve just got a tiny bit of ectoplasm in their bodies that cannot be removed. The GIW still treats ectocontaminated people like human beings because they’re forced to, but if a ghost is reported near where a person that’s been ectocontaminated lives, there’s a good chance they’ll bring that person into custody for “possible association with ecto-entities”. They do a similar thing to homeless people that are spotted near reported ghost locations.
Bringing people into custody for “possible association with ecto-entities” is basically the GIWs calling card, because “possible association with ecto-entities” is such a vague and difficult to disprove statement that just about anyone in all of Amity Park can fit that description and the GIW knows this. Anyone can and will be taken in from people that have witnessed a ghost fight to people that were briefly overshadowed to amateur ghost hunters and even to random people that have nothing to do with ghosts. Being taken in for “possible association with ecto-entities” is a popular meme around Amity Park, usually as a counterpart for sending someone to the gulag or Brazil.
The GIW may be partially government funded, but it has basically no governmental supervision and a good chunk of the GIW is self funded. They are extremely corrupt, breaking the anti-ecto laws amendments, several federal laws and most of the boundaries placed by the higher parts of the government whenever they deem appropriate. They aren’t even allowed to do half the things they do in Amity Park but get away with it because no one in Amity has the balls to stand up against them and even if they do, the government basically doesn’t care what some small government agency is doing in one tiny town in Illinois as long as they’re doing what they were sent there to do (research ghosts).
The GIW technically aren’t even supposed to be fighting ghosts. They were founded with the intention of RESEARCHING ghosts as nonviolently as possible. It’s the Ghost INVESTIGATION Ward, not the Ghost DESTRUCTION Ward. Both the federal government and the GIW themselves ignore this.
The extremely wealthy are usually able to bribe the GIW into leaving them or certain areas of Amity Park alone and/or make them turn a blind eye to ghostly activity. People that do this include (in descending order):
Vlad and all of his companies.
Axion Labs.
A small family in the extremely high class area of Amity known as the Mclains.
Most large companies that just want the GIW out of their way.
The Mansons on rare occasions.
Freakshow and circus gothica. Not anymore.
Some others.
For the first few months of the GIW being in Amity Park, they were completely unregulated with a massive budget and literally did whatever they wanted just by saying it was “government business”. They didn’t even need to play the “possible association with ecto-entities” card, because they’d just take anyone in for no reason other than “government business”.
That was, until they got sued.
To make a very long story short, the Fentons sued the GIW for plagiarizing their research, plagiarizing their weapons and selling them as their own and the multiple attempts the GIW made at arresting them over “direct association with ecto-entities” (ie: all of their research) “direct summoning of ecto-entities” (ie: the portal) and “harbouring ecto-entities” (ie: having an ectocontaminated person (ie: Danny) living with them). Most of the GIWs unregulated actions in Amity were brought up and the GIW were found guilty of scientific misconduct, plagiarism, abuse of power, dozens of accounts of unlawful arrest, embezzlement, discrimination of all kinds and many other crimes.
In the end the GIW was completely restructured, received several massive cuts to its budget and had multiple restrictions put on to try and regulate them, the anti-ecto law had multiple amendments added to make sure that it only effects ghosts and the GIW was banned from ever using Fenton research, gadgets, weaponry and basically everything with the word Fenton on it. This ban includes the creation of ghost portals.
Eventually the GIW was mostly unregulated again but even now, they mostly won’t mess with the Fentons or their research, because the Fentons are some of the only people with the courage needed to stand up to them and the evidence needed to put the GIW in hot water, and if the GIW end up with another incident like the “Fenton vs Ghost Investigation Ward lawsuit” they could all be in serious trouble.
The GIW has a list of “high value targets” that are either extremely dangerous, have evaded capture for a very long time or both. The list (in descending order of importance) includes:
Spectra (extremely dangerous and impossible to capture, ATTACK ON SIGHT)
Technus (messes with all of their equipment, has managed to delete thousands of documents of research and has released a large amount of ghosts from their facilities)
Phantom (difficult to capture, plus most of the GIW is still salty about not being able to collect that bounty)
Johnny 13 (a whole bunch of factors make him extremely difficult to capture)
Youngblood (impossible for anyone except children to see him and his guardian is extremely protective and dangerous)
Ember Mclain (can appear extremely human and is therefore extremely difficult to spot, along with having the ability to hypnotize agents into letting her go. Also constant requests and a couple million dollars from the living Mclains state that if captured, she is to be brought to them instead of to a GIW facility)
All ghosts have some level of respect for Phantom. Weaker ghosts view the Red Huntress as a genuine threat that should be taken seriously, while stronger ghosts view her as a ghost hunter thats far out of her league but still shouldn’t be underestimated. All ghosts view the Fentons as serious threats that are not to be messed with, but also won’t hesitate to fight them if it means saving another ghost that’s been captured. Every single ghost, with exceptions made for ghosts like Spectra, Aragon, The Fright Knight and the ancients, shit themselves at the mere mention of the GIW. If you get captured by them, it’s over. No hope of destabilizing and reforming in your lair because the GIW will use devices to keep you stable as they experiment on you. And they WILL experiment on you. Dissections, Vivisections (it counts as a vivisection if the ghost is conscious during the process), imprisonment in cells that Walker would consider crimes against humanity and just straight up, cold blooded torture of all kinds. The few things anyone, human or ghost, knows about what goes on behind the closed doors of a GIW facility mostly comes from ghosts that managed to destabilize themselves and reform in their lairs, and most of the ghosts that come back from a GIW facility come back with massive changes to their forms that they can’t remove and will often refuse to enter the human realm ever again, obsession be dammed.
Videos taken in Amity Park tend to become corrupted once they leave Amity Park. The entire thing seems normal while you’re in Amity but once you leave the video warps and corrupts and gains a sort of Analog Horror vibe with sudden cuts to things that were never recorded, videos looping on random parts, random corruption and strange whispering heard throughout the entire thing. It gets worse if a ghost was caught on video before leaving Amity Park because their ghostly aura corrupts the video further, adding random connections to the ghost’s origin, obsession and core. (Example: a video that briefly caught Ember on camera may suddenly cut to scenes of a burning building, sometimes showing a figure resembling a living Ember trying (and failing) to escape the blaze. The video will also contain distorted singing and/or a ghostly voice begging the viewer not to forget about her.) A large amount of stores in Amity Park sell things to counteract this.
You get a similar effect if you set a radio or old tv to static and go near a ghost. Their aura will warp the static and create “Ghost Noises”. Every ghost creates different noises and you can usually figure out what ghost is nearby based on what noises you hear in the static.
If Ember is nearby the you’ll hear a mix of distorted singing and a crackling fire. It may also play music sung by Ember on occasion.
Technus’s presence generates morse code and noises that, when made into a spectrogram, show detailed blueprints for electrical machines invented in the late 1800s. The blueprints are extremely detailed and are all labeled “PROPERTY OF NICOLAI TECHNUS”. The machines range from radios to induction motors to something that looks like an early prototype of a computer with internet capabilities. Most machines have already been invented by other people, but the blueprints seen here are all dated years before those machines were invented.
If you’re listening while Skulker is nearby you’ll hear the sounds of machines wiring and inconsistent beeping. This is the suit giving off ectoplasmic signals and ghost noises as it moves around. Skulker himself is too small and weak for their ghost noises to be heard.
Spectra’s ghost noises sound like whispering. It’s impossible to make out what exactly the whispers are saying, but some have claimed that the whispers addressed them by name, mentioned their families or said things regarding their personal lives with frightening accuracy.
On the rare occasions that Sydney Poindexter is wandering around you’ll hear muffled sobbing. Faint whispering, similar to the noises of Spectra can also be heard in the background.
Youngblood’s ghost noises are mostly silent, but occasionally the very faint sounds of tires screeching followed by a crash can be heard.
Most animalistic ghosts (think Ectopuses, Shadow, Cujo, etc) create faint growling noises, usually the same kind of noises that the creature itself makes.
Johnny and Kitty sound like a mix of engines, tires screeching and gunshots. Faint growling, similar to the sound Shadow makes can also be heard on rare occasions.
The Box Ghost generates the sounds of heavy machinery. If you listen carefully, you can hear someone that sounds like the box ghost arguing with an unknown person in the background.
Phantom creates a noise that sounds like either ice cracking or electricity with extremely slowed screaming noises that, when sped up, sound exactly like Danny’s ghostly wail.
Plasmius creates the sound of acid sizzling as it dissolves something, along with the sounds of fire and extremely slowed down screaming.
The Fright Knight’s ghost noises aren’t like the other ghosts. While other ghost noises are partially obscured by static, The Fright Knight’s ghost noises are clear and unobscured by any static or outside interference, sounding like loud, maniacal laughter with the sounds of buildings crumbling, people screaming, and ghost speak as a constant chant plays In the background, detailing the horrors of the lord of the dead; King Pariah and how to summon him, along with the consequences of making a deal with him.
While no one has ever heard the ghost noises of the King himself, most items associated with him have their own ghost noises that most agree are pretty close to what he would have sounded like. They all sound like chanting. The chanting recalls tales of the ghost king’s cruelty and power. Those who listen quickly become drawn into it, eventually becoming fanatic worshipers of the King.
Clockwork creates the sound of a clock ticking.
Pandora’s ghost noises sound like war chants.
Nocturne creates no noise, but instead creates a sudden pause in the static and a strong feeling of sleepiness.
Headcanon:
Ghost money is a massive running joke among ghosts, since ghosts pay for things through either trading or favours.
Getting someone to work for ghost money is a common prank played on recently formed ghosts that are new to the zone and don’t know how things work yet.
It’s not just useless in the human world, it’s useless in the ghost zone too.
After School Ghost Theory 101 with Professor Fenton
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[Image ID: A four page comic that starts with Danny Fenton standing in front of a whiteboard holding up a white cat. “Question: Do ghosts purr?”
Tucker: “Danny when was the last time you slept?” Danny: “Irrelevant.”
Danny info-dumps: “The answer is yes, but also no. Technically, all beings that possess a core are constantly "purring”, a.k.a. Core Vibrations. Core Vibrations are a nonverbal, emotion-based communication system between Ghosts, similar to how some living species use pheromones to communicate. The exact tone of each ghost is different the same way people’s voices are different. Humans can only hear these vibrations when the frequency passes through their audible range (20Hz - 20KHz), hence the ‘purring’ sound. When the range dips into infrasound (16 - 20Hz) it can cause feelings of fear and unease in humans that they often associate with ghosts and the supernatural. Also known as the ‘Heebie Jeebies.’”
Danny, wiping off the whiteboard: “Any questions before we move on?“
Danny’s audience consists of Wes Weston, Tucker Foley, Sam Manson, Danny’s clone Ellie, and Dash Baxter in a classroom. Wes is seated at a desk at the front taking notes. Tucker is sitting on Sam’s lap playing on a Switch, Ellie is sitting on a desk behind them. Dash is asleep at the back of the room.
Ellie, now holding the cat: “Is this Vlad’s first cat!?” Wes: "Could you tone down the floating eyes before the next part? They’re kinda distracting.” Danny: “What eyes?” Wes: “Please stop gaslighting me.”
A transparency trick on the last page reveals dark shadows and eyes all around Danny when viewed in dark mode. /.End ID]
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If Ruggie can shove twenty people down the stairs on a regular day, can you imagine what he can do if he overblot
If Ruggie can shove twenty people down the stairs on a regular day, can you imagine what he can do if he overblot
not to harp back to a few days ago but the whole "taking phone calls in public/loud music in public/playing music and videos outloud in public is rude etc. (the list could go on)" argument is not only absurd,
(not all public spaces are going to be silent its is unrealistic, outside cannot cater to every single person as everybody has different needs, but this is not me dismissing there are concerns for people who may have sensory 'issues' or may be bothered by loud sounds)
but has ties to racism and classism, especially considering that many nonblack and white people call the police about "noise complaints" on black and brown people and poor people because the music being played at a party is 'too loud' or music from a car is being played 'too loud', which leads to them getting arrested or killed.
It also has links to gentrification, it is known that people who do complain about a community being too loud are clearly not familiar with the cultures in that area and that loud noise being a nuisance is a clear sign you are coming into a culture that isn't yours
anyway i think some of you need to read the article linked because the influx of these types of arguments is concerning.
