Hi There, This Is A Random Headcanon That I Had About Carla: In An Episode Carla Said "I Can Play Him

MY VERY CONTROVERSIAL ELENA OF AVALOR OPINIONS

I try to stay neutral on many of the big issues about the show, but the time has come for me to finally share with you some of my deepest darkest opinions about it. I do not apologize for any of these, and you will not be able to change my mind on any of them. 

Esteban did nothing wrong… except for all the things that he did wrong. 

The flowers in Elena's hair are an immortal being, and will outlive everyone else in the entire show by at least 10,000 years. 

Princess Isabel could probably take over the world with her incredible inventions. Although there's only a 1.94962% chance that she'd actually try.

GUITAR!

Luisa could beat any one of us at olaball, without even breaking a sweat.

The real reason for Naomi's face and hair changing mid season 1 is either because aliens with advanced technology visited Avalor to offer free plastic surgery trials and she accepted their offer, or it was due to the daily stresses and successes of politics. (Also she definitely sings sea shanties all the time off screen; it's just that none of them are appropriate for a Disney Junior show).

Gabe has nice arms that are reminiscent of a cannon. 

A very serious opinion now about Mateo in Coronation Day during the final song “Guiding Light.” Near the end of the song I realized something very important and earth shattering while watching it… Mateo is singing amazingly in it! I mean have you heard the soundtrack edition of the song? I think all of the songs that Mateo gets in the show are very good, although in group songs you normally can't hear people individually, but in this one he is just rocking it! 

I would pay an enormous amount of money for an entire episode that's just Armando’s puppet shows. 

Zuzo has a great fashion sense, and he probably gives his human clients good advice on their own fashion choices.

I think one day, despite the criticism given to him, Skyler would make a very good king. Although he might have some trouble calculating proper taxation rates for his subjects, but let's face it, we all would.

The Question: Why does Carla have purple eyes when Ash & Victor have blue and green eyes respectively? The Answer: Why don't any of Migs & Dulce’s cubs have either of their parents eye colours? 

Luna's spots almost look like crescents, but not quite, so they don't perfectly fit her name! They only sort of fit, and yet they still look absolutely fantastic! 

Most importantly, I have figured out which ship in the show is unquestionably the best ship. After much deliberation and scientific research I've discovered that the best ship in the show… is the Alegria. It has survived for hundreds of years, it is magic, and the crew is fun-loving and immortal! Sure, Sea Blasters are very fancy looking, but you can bash a hole in them by throwing a stick at them! And Elena’s sailboat isn't big enough to officially be considered a ship, even though it has a very nice kitchen. 

So in other news…  Happy April Fools Day y’all!

mateo and gabe for the character ask please :D

Mateo

Favorite thing about them: His dorky adorableness. He's always just so excited about learning new nerdy things about magic, it's so sweet.

Least favorite thing about them: That he didn't have more magic training scenes with Olivia.

Random headcanon: Not only does he not eat chocolate, but he also just doesn't like sweet foods very much in general. In social situations he'll sometimes eat them to be polite but he just prefers vegetables to fruit and bread cookies. Rafa didn't mind this and tried to only make him food that he would really enjoy, but it did become a bit of a problem once he moved into the palace and started getting Palace food. But they eventually sorted it out.

Unpopular opinion: Has anyone ever noticed that he sounds a lot like intern Carl from Phineas and Ferb?

Song I associate with them: It Has Begun by Starset and Karma by OR3O

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Gabe

Favorite thing about them: His caring and compassionate leadership skills. He's in the military but he doesn't give in to apathy or toxic coolness, he cares about the people he's protecting and the people who serve under him.

Least favorite thing about them: The fact that he rarely gets a chance to use his tactical knowledge to create the plans to help save the day. Oftentimes his okay plans end up falling through and his good plans end up getting ignored.

Random headcanon: Gabe and Migs often work together in joint training exercises for the Guards and the Guardians. They have created plenty of attack patterns and battle strategies so humans and jaquins can fight together as a team in case either of their kingdoms were attacked again.

Unpopular opinion: Even though "The Gecko's Tale" was a fairly forgettable episode (because it had no song), I do wish that his fear of geckos had come up again at some point in the series. As well as his love adventuring and exploring. (It's sort of implied by the fact that he is a royal guard always protecting the kingdom and searching for bad guys, but it would have been interesting to see that pop up again in a more specific way, I mean I guess there was the time where he wanted to go to Norberg because he's never been there before...).

Song I associate with them: The Royal Guard by Sabaton

(Decided it would be easier to just do both of them at once so) Favorite pictures of them:

↑ The three different moods they have when they're with each other.

Had to make some screenshot re-draw sketches of Queen Miranda because she is gorgeous. I also wanted to see what she would look like with short hair.

Chatana with Pili  (Based on Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady With an Ermine”)

[Image ID: A pencil crayon and ink drawing of Chatana and Pili from Elena of Avalor. Chetana is a woman with dark blue hair, light brown skin, brown eyes, and light blue wings. She is wearing a long green and blue dress as well as large golden earrings and a golden diadem. Pili is a large orange-brown weasel, with a dark brown stripe running down his back and dark brown points on his paws and muzzle. Chatana is sitting down holding Pili in her arms. They are both looking to the right. The poses and composition of the drawing are based on Leonardo Da Vinci's “Lady With an Ermine.” End ID]

Happy Amphibiuary!

[ID: A watercolour painting of a happy green frog surrounded by yellow, orange, red, and purple flower petals. /ID]

This is a doll I made of Spinel from Steven Universe as a gift for my friend @foxtrotparadox​! 

She is made out of felt, yarn (I braided it to make her arms) and thread which I sewed together. I made all the patters for her myself. 

Overall, she was really fun to make! (The first two photos are ones that I took, and the second two are Lily’s)

This comic is brought to you by: me rereading the Brothers Grimm and remembering how horrifying “The Juniper Tree” is. (Also “Hansel and Gretel” is pretty messed up too, but still).

Comic script: Amber (to Miranda): So you're definitely not going to be an evil stepmother like the ones in fairytales? Miranda: Yes, I'll be good. James: So, if we ran out of food, you wouldn't convince our dad to abandon us in the woods with no way home? M: No, I would not. And if we were low on food, you could have mine. A: Speaking of food, you would never cook us in a stew and feed it to our loved ones, right? M: No! Absolutely not! What kind of fairytales have you been reading?! J: The Grimm ones. A: Final question worst possible scenario, would you ever dress us in servant clothes and force us to do chores? M: No, and are you sure that's the worst scenario of the three? A: Absolutely. Without a doubt.

(Original pencil sketch version of the comic under the cut)

"It's not symmetrical or perfect, but it's beautiful and it's mine"

[Image ID: A watercolour fanart of Isabela Madrigal from Encanto. She is wearing her blue dress with multicolour flowers and pollen on it. She is surrounded by plants and flower petals she has made. End ID]

Hi there! I read your post about Egypt and Cleopatra, and now I am really curious about the African Kingdoms you mentioned and was wondering if you could tell us more about them please, they sound really interesting.

Oh, there's SO much I could tell you, and there's so many African kingdoms that have been woefully understudied--and many more aside from the ones I mentioned. They all have their own rich histories, cultures, political intrigue, and it's an actual tragedy that they aren't discussed more. I'm still researching myself, so I'll just review some of my favorite things from each kingdom.

Aksumite/Axumite Empire: Located in modern-day Ethiopia, this empire existed from the 1st to 8th century CE, though its prime was from the 3rd to 6th centuries CE. The Axumites converted to Christianity of their own free will over 1,000 years before colonialism and as a result have ancient churches, some made of stone and carved from the earth itself. They also were the first African kingdom to mint their own coins, and their capital city of Axum had, at its peak, 20,000 people living in it. Also, I love the Dungur palace. Here's a reconstruction of what it looked like:

LOOK AT IT.

Source: x

Kongo: Located in central Africa around modern-day Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. This kingdom had a rich social hierarchy, apparently had ambassadors to Europe, and some people practiced Catholicism, which led to their own branch of Christianity led by a woman named Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the 1600s who believed she had visions that informed her Jesus actually came from Kongo. Yeah.

Sources: x, x

Loango: A neighbor of Kongo, but one we know much less about due to Kongo having a long, well-documented history of interacting with Europe (see: the ambassadors), and Loango... does not. But we do know they also had a rich social hierarchy, and we have this map of their capital city.

Sources: x, x

Great Zimbabwe: From 1100- 1500, located in modern-day Zimbabwe, this was a city of the Zimbabwe empire that was either used for storing grain or as a royal residence. Either way, the ruins of said city look like this:

Here's a reconstruction:

Sources: x, x, x, x

Ghana/Mali/Songhai: These were three successive empires from West Africa, with Ghana being the first from the 7th to 13th centuries, Mali being the second from the 13th to 16th centuries, and Songhai being the last one from the 15th to 16th centuries. If you learn about a non-Egyptian African civilization at all in school, chances are it's the Ghana empire and its successive empires, and they're most famous for gold, Timbuktu (with its ancient mosques, library, and university), and Mansa Musa.

Sources: x, x, x, x, x

Ashanti/Asante Empire: Located in modern day Ghana, this kingdom lasted from the eighteenth century to the twentieth century. This kingdom is most well-known for its role in the slave trade. The Ashanti had well-built roads and architecture, and a little fun tidbit about them is that, after the introduction of guns, they actually had a minor firearms industry.

Here's their capital, Kumasi:

Source: x, x

Swahili Coastline: The coastline was made up of MANY city-states that saw their prime in the 11th to 15th centuries--including Mombasa, Zanzibar, and Kilwa--that participated in the Indian Ocean trade route, and pottery from as far away as China has been found in these cities. Many of these cities also practiced Islam and had their own mosques. Kilwa is my personal favorite:

These cities were built of stone, but Kilwa's palace, in particular, was built of coral. Its architecture led to the city being described by Ibn Battuta as one of the most beautiful in the world, which is part of why it's so fascinating to me.

Source: x, x

Of course, this barely scratches the surface. There are many more kingdoms all over the continent and a variety from ancient and pre-medieval times that deserve much more love.

And this image doesn't even cover them all!

So yes, ancient and medieval Africa deserve much more love, more research and more hype, and hopefully one day soon they'll get just that.

❗️ 😈 🦀 💀 👹 ❗️

- the evil wizard