Marcy Wu - Blog Posts

Love all these characters.

Entrapta and Hilda will always be some of my favourites

this is the best trope of modern animation (except wholesome gays ofc) and i will not accept criticism on that take

In honor of the art book, huge shoutout to this ask I got like 2 years ago that I intended to answer but just never finished cuz. Holy shit there’s so many

These are the points I drafted:

And yeah that’s not even including the metric crapton of Losing Marbles stuff me and Froggy have come up with. I can also think of plenty of canon-timeline ones that I didn’t mention but am too lazy to add now.

:D

LOSING MARBLES CH7 IS FINALLY OUT

Compliments to the chef @froggythesculptor

Lost her marbles by being a little too silly (aka flat-out insane. Deranged. Batshit crazy. Un-fucking-hinged. Ballistic, even.)

Context: I have an evil Marcy AU called “Losing Marbles” and couldn’t resist making a dumb joke fjdjbfjfskhd

@froggythesculptor and I have been working on an animatic for our evil Marcy AU, so here’s a sneak peak of what we got so far!! We’re about halfway done eheheheh

I mostly line, color, and edit while Froggy storyboards and sketches!!

Also, the animatic focuses on chapters 4-5 of our fic:

(I know I haven’t updated in ages but I SWEAR I’m working on it, I posted part of ch6 here on Tumblr XD)

OKAY it’s been over half a damn year since I last updated Losing Marbles and I STILL haven’t quite finished chapter 6, so thought I could give y’all a sneak peak XD

First off, here’s ch1-5 on AO3 (if you haven’t seen it, at least check the tags before reading this. But it is a continuous story so I suggest starting from the first chapter :P)

And ofc thank @froggythesculptor for like half of the ideas in this cuz she’s a genius HGVJFTVHYBJY

ANYWAYS!!! Enjoy the first 747 words of chapter 6 lol (btw it’s definitely a long [+ relatively heavy] one for me so far… this isn’t even half of the WIP lmao)

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Not long after returning to the castle, Darcy sat in her chambers, rolling a purple twenty-sided die between her fingers as she impatiently watched the loading screen. Should be almost there, she thought just before the words “download complete” appeared on the monitor.

Tossing her D20 aside, she stood up and went over to the coral chair where a new helmet was plugged in. She ripped off the wires, picked it up, then seated herself, avoiding the armrests. After taking a breath and steeling herself, she hesitantly placed the helmet over her head.

Darcy grunted, fiery pain seizing her every nerve as The Core made itself comfortable in her body once more. She wanted to scream but bit the inside of her cheek to stop any pathetic noises from coming out. At least it wasn’t as bad as the first time.

When the agony finally subsided, she slowly opened her ten artificial eyes then heard, “Ah, well done.”

Darcy leaned back and, though they were still somewhat dazed, smiled at the praise. The Core must have already gone through their memories to see how it went.

“Looks like we’re behind schedule, though. We were supposed to be meeting with Andrias in the throne room half an hour ago,” it told them.

“Oh, shoot!” Darcy hissed as they sprang from the chair and dashed up the stairs.

Being late to their own meeting will not be good for their meticulous and calculated villain reputation.

Despite their anxiety, they slowed down once they made it to the main hallway. Running through the castle as a troubled mess would only make problems worse, so they walked with slow but powerful steps.

As she went, Darcy passed frobots putting up mass amounts of entangled cables along the walls and collared newts installing eye-shaped surveillance devices all over the castle. She noticed it earlier, but the rate at which it was getting done seemed to have multiplied as the day of the invasion grew closer.

Wow, you guys must’ve been busy, huh? she thought to The Core. What’s all this for?

“These renovations are to aid us in the invasion,” it stated. “The new additions will allow us to be omnipresent in mechanical tendrils across the castle, even when disconnected from you.”

Her lips pulled up into a wicked smirk. So, basically, you’ll, she mused delightedly, have an eye on everything?

A large, exasperated sigh echoed from most of The Core, but one of the voices let out a muffled howl of laughter, instead. Darcy grinned ear to ear, immediately deciding that the newt who appreciated her pun was objectively the best of the collection.

As she approached the throne room, she straightened her face before a couple robots on either side of the entrance swung the doors open for her. She strode in and Andrias swiftly lifted his head to see who had entered, tensing once he saw it was Darcy. Olivia and Yunan noticed his reaction then spun around and let out twin gasps of surprise.

Wait a second, Darcy thought as she stopped walking about halfway between the doors and the newts. Olivia’s and Yunan’s eyes were normal.

Tearing her gaze from the lady and the general, she stared at Andrias with narrowed eyes and asked, “What happened to their collars?” Though, it sounded more like an accusation than a question.

The giant newt seemed to prepare himself before stepping in front of Olivia and Yunan. He then said, “If I may, could you remove the helmet? I wish to speak to you directly.”

She scoffed and crossed her arms, already fed up with the conversation. “You will address all of The Core when speaking to me. Now, what are you up to? And where’s your little tiara? You know very well that we can’t monitor your thoughts without it.”

“Marcy-“

“Darcy,” she growled. Andrias knew that. He was trying to appeal to her old self, wasn’t he?

Andrias furrowed his brows but his eyes still held a little too much warmth. “Marcy, this isn’t you. I know how… persuasive The Core can be… but I also know you don’t want to hurt people.”

Darcy grit their teeth while listening, but stopped by the time he was done. Then they suddenly threw their head back in a fit of laughter. They soon finished with a sigh and went, “Oh, is that what you think, big guy? That I’m still the innocent little girl I was a year ago?”

👀 TO BE CONTINUED 👀

(in a hopefully reasonable amount of time… Idk my motivation is way too unpredictable for me to give any sort of guess hhhh)

Ok but one thing that bothered me is Marcy’s relationship with the newts

Anne earns the frogs respect and becomes a hero.

Sasha proves her use to the toads, and while most of them leave, grime, Percy, and Braddock stay

Marcy does everything she can for the newts, and they forget about her the moment she gets stabbed.

Like what gives? Why are the newts so uncaring towards their hero? Some fans say that she spent so much time having adventures that she didn’t get to know them, but we know that isn’t true with how much she tries to befriend others(and even if she didn’t, certainly someone would have cared out of gratitude). So instead, it comes off as the newts being self serving jerks, and Marcy shouldn’t have even tried to help them.

Oh no no they didn’t forget about her!! Well they probably did for a bit but, after they decided to turn on the king, they then considered breaking her out JUST so the physically and emotionally scarred 13 year old could help them outsmart him. Not only did the thought of a rescue attempt only cross their minds for selfish reasons, but Yunan immediately tried to shoot the idea down. She wanted to abandon Marcy and leave her terribly injured in the hands of a “mad king” just because she overheard ONE mistake she made when she felt like her whole world was falling apart and wasn’t thinking.

I can see Marcy maybe not having a whole lot of personal conversations with Olivia or Yunan, but she was someone they knew — a CHILD at that — and had good experiences with. Yet they would’ve left her for dead if Olivia didn’t know Marcy once beat Andrias at a board game, meaning there was a chance she could outsmart him for them.

I do like Olivia and Yunan, honestly, and am deciding to think that the neglect was more from the writers rather than them as genuine characters, but it just makes me so sad cuz they could’ve cared a LITTLE BIT without affecting character arcs ;-;

As much as I love angst, Marcy deserves better than this shit that lowkey just makes the two newts just seem like bad people and doesn’t even serve the plot :<

Edit: WHOOPS I got so caught up in my rage that I didn’t even realize you meant the newts in general, not just two of the ones she personally knew XD. BUT UH I can sorta excuse everyone else (except like the Triple B ig) cuz she was up in a flying castle that only a handful of people had access to lol.

Back on my shit once again!!!

Amphibia as text posts part 5 :D

It’s @froggythesculptor’s birthdayyy!!! To celebrate, I drew an idea she had about the core arms acting like Darcy’s (evil Marcy’s) little pets in our AU :3

I headcanon Marcy as having an older brother or smth but… Does anyone else find it kinda weird how so many cartoon protagonists don’t have siblings? Or at least they either have no siblings or their sibling goes on the whole ass journey with them (which even that is uncommon).

Where’s the little sister going “WOAH THAT’S AWESOME” about Andrias’s flame sword while Marcy’s trying to explain how she got stabbed? Where’s the big brother wishing he was there to see his sibling fall down a flight of stairs? Where’s the twin being jealous that their sister is suddenly a world-saving hero? JUST GIMME SIBLINGS-

IT’S THE CREATURE’S BIRTHDAY!! THEY GOT A SCYTHE

Please ignore the fact that this is late. I ended up procrastinating all day and now it’s close to 3am LMAO

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UGLY /pos

sup losers (affectionate)

I made more Amphibia text post memes njhbgfvtvhjbnk

But, oh? What’s this? They’re not ALL Darcy or The Core? Tf is this heresy- (dw tho they mostly are)

I somehow forgot to post this here D:

I drew a meme/shitpost thing related to my Losing Marbles fic :P

Btw Anne’s not dead dw XD

Also I meant to draw Anne in the family guy death pose but kinda messed up cuz I couldn’t look up a reference since I was on a plane lmao

Greetings, frog Tumblr! Welcome to my impulsive, salt-induced Amphibia rant!!

This where I’m gonna ramble about Anne’s nonchalance and near indifference towards Marcy’s whole situation despite, not only supposedly wielding the “heart” gem (which embodies empathy, selflessness, and responsibility), but also the fact that she has been friends with Marcy since before kindergarten and has previously been very protective of her.

So STRAP IN, frogs, newts, toads, and hummuses alike cuz HERE WE GO

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[in TV announcer voice] Brought to you by unhinged screaming in a discord server with @froggythesculptor.

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Alrighty, we’ll start with Anne’s relationship with Marcy in “Marcy at the Gates”!!

When Marcy is about to jump in and save Sprig from the barbariant queen, Anne stops her and says she can do it herself. Marcy argues and asks about why she won’t let her go before Anne shouts, “Because I just got you back, okay?!” She then adds:

So worried and sensitive, right? Well, let’s move onto “True Colors” :)

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When Sprig is dropped by Andrias, Anne is so overcome by grief and rage that she actually activates her powers for the first time. She didn’t even see him hit the ground, yet still seems broken by the perceived loss.

However, when Marcy, her life-long friend, gets a giant flaming sword through the chest, uses what she thought would be her last breath to apologize, and collapses lifelessly to the floor, Anne simply shouts her name then basically goes, “Oh, I’m home now. Anyways-”

She has the shiny eyes here but doesn’t shed even a single tear until “All In” after Marcy is freed. Like, girl, you watched the friend that you’ve probably know longer than anyone except your own parents get brutally murdered 5 feet in front of you. How are you fine???

Of course it’s understandable for Anne to feel betrayed by Marcy after her truth is revealed. After all, she’s been trapped away from her home and family for 5 months and near-death experiences have become a worryingly routine thing for her in Amphibia.

The thing is that, with Sasha, despite her trying to knowingly and intentionally kill Hop Pop (and at one point Sprig), Anne still later said that “Sasha and I might be going through a rough patch, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care about her” (S2 E6). Plus, after Sasha showed a little remorse then let go of her hand at Toad Tower, letting herself plummet so her friend could get away, Anne was sobbing just a minute later. She even saw Grime catch her so she knew Sasha was going to be okay.

The most logical conclusion Anne should’ve come to after going through that portal was that Marcy was dead. Yet, we’ve seen her get far more worked up about someone that, not only also betrayed her, but was clearly saved and alive. And, in earlier episodes, Anne seemed so much closer to and more protective of Marcy than Sasha… So I’m honestly confused.

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As far as season 3 episodes 1-15, I wanna believe that Anne was simply in denial and didn’t want to bring it up, but it’s stuff like her being “stabbed” by the toy flame sword (in “Escape to Amphibia”) and simply laughing that make it hard for me to genuinely think that. When I just saw that happen through a screen I froze and stopped breathing for a second and it took me a bit to compose myself after. But Anne lived through both the actual event and the reminder yet didn’t react?

Also when Sasha passingly mentioned that Marcy was still alive, just captured, Anne simply sighed and said “thank goodness” before changing the topic. Like????

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Now for “The Beginning of the End” :D

When first faced with Darcy, Anne (and Sasha kinda, but her reaction is more expected/normal for her tbh and imma not focus on her here anyway) was initially confused but, once she knew the jist of what was happening, she was just angry. She didn’t take a second to mourn or feel bad for her friend and skipped straight to getting mad. I was expecting some sort of guilt for not getting there earlier and maybe even an attempt at an “I know you’re in there!” speech (I wouldn’t want it to work but I feel like Anne would’ve been one to try that), but guess not.

Insert text “Yeah, we gay. Keep scrolling.”

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BUT THERE IS HOPE!! Marcy’s Journal is gonna have a section written by S3 Anne, so we might get some Annegst >:3. I doubt they can entirely salvage this with just a book (the show is the great majority of the story, after all), but something is better than nothing lol.

Me and @froggythesculptor came up with YET ANOTHER Darcy AU lmao. This one happens after the 10 year timeskip when Sasha, Anne, and Marcy manage to get a portal working. Marcy ends up getting re-possessed by The Core (ofc it’s still alive. It’s a cockroach, duh) except it now only consists of the non-royal members. We have more info but I don’t wanna elaborate too much right now since I might end up writing a fic for this lol.

Anyways, here’s a script scene thing I wrote :P

*Inside an FBI outpost or whatever near L.A. at 4am*

Darcy: *attempts to get the portal to start up by trying different commands on the computer next to it*

*The door busts open and Darcy raises their head to see Anne and Sasha enter, each holding up some sci-fi looking gun that they probably stole from the federal government on their way to the portal room*

Anne: You won’t be conquering anything on our watch, cockroach.

Sasha: I suggest you put your rental hands up if you don’t want us to kill you again.

Darcy: *smirks at them then casually focuses back on the computer and continues typing, clearly not intimidated in the slightest* Ah, there you are, girls! And you arrived *glances at the time in the corner of the screen* 7 minutes quicker than we calculated, well done! However, you still manage to disappoint us. We already told you that we rid ourselves of the Leviathan dynasty, yet you still believe we have the same insipid goals.

Sasha: Are you saying you… don’t care about the whole multiversal domination thing you were going for last time?

Darcy: *scoffs* Of course not. Not only is it impossible to control an infinite number of worlds, but the aim is also remarkably basic. As to be expected from a line of narcissistic tyrants who share a personality, we suppose.

Anne: Oh. *lowers her gun a bit* Then what’re you doing?

Darcy: Just checking how you humans cracked making portals without the gems. We don’t exactly have the resources to figure it out ourselves anymore since you three *makes a circular gesture with their finger to include their host* somehow DRAINED the most powerful objects in the multiverse.

Sasha: But why would you need portals if you’re not going to other worlds?

Darcy: *laughs* Oh, blondie, we never said anything about that! We may not be invading, but we do still have a mission.

Sasha: Which is…?

Darcy: *sighs* Eh, why not. *finally looks up from the computer again and leans on the desk a bit with one hand* We intend to discover all that we can about as many dimensions as possible. Of course, following the same logic as earlier, it is quite impossible to learn EVERYTHING. But, even so, the idea is far more appealing than what those boorish overgrown salamanders had planned. Like, they’ve destroyed so many thrilling temples and puzzles along with countless fascinating species just for their ridiculous pursuit of power. What a waste.

Anne:

Sasha: Oh my god it’s a fucking nerd-

Salutations my good bitch!(/pos)

how ya doing? Good? Wonderful!

I have a concept! Your Villain!Marcy AU but our girl Darcy is just. Flirting with Sasha. Like imagine:

Darcy just draping herself over Sasha and running her hands through the latter's hair, and calling her really endearing pet names, and cupping her hands around her face and things like that. Just AHHHHHH

Why hello there

Omfg lsncksnfjsk

And then Sasha’s trying to stay mad and tough even though she’s gay panicking HARD. I’m not a heavy shipper but sashannarcy is great stuff and this idea is so mmmmmm.

This is half-assed but I really wanted to try this out in a tiny script format XD

Darcy: *circles Sasha, running their hand along her as they do* The Core told me you never cared about me…. Is that true, Sashy?

Sasha: *turning awkwardly to keep Darcy in sight* … Uhm… No?

Darcy, their words laced with honey: *stops in front of her and cups a hand around Sasha’s cheek* Aww I always had faith in my girl. You did miss me, didn’t you?

Sasha: *stiff and beet red* N-no…

Darcy:

I brain went “what if Darcy glitched?” then shat this out so here ya go

Sasha: I’m here to save her and stop you!

Darcy: Well th- *freezes*

Sasha:

Grime:

Darcy: *slight twitching*

Sasha:

Grime: Is… this a human thing?

Darcy: *eyes start flashing rainbow colors*

Sasha: Don’t think so

Grime:

Sasha: *steps towards Darcy with one sword out in front of her to poke at their armor*

Darcy: -̷̳̝̓̔E̴̳͍͊̊E̶̠̒̚E̸͙͘N̴͙͘E̴̻̎͝N̴͔̙͂͝Ȇ̵̩N̷͖̺̄Ṋ̶̊̈́E̷̡͊N̷͕̾E̴̬͛N̵̜̩̑̐E̴̘͊̋E̶̯͖͒E̸̾͜E̵̻͋N̴̛͇̿Ñ̸̻̖N̷͚̍Ṇ̵̝̎Ń̴̘̭Ǹ̶̯̕ *falls to the floor*

Sasha: *shrieks and stumbles backwards*

Darcy: *rolls around like they have some weird ass ragdoll physics bug* L̴̲̚L̸͔̞͒L̸̻͎͠Ļ̶͎͆Ľ̸̺̰L̸̟͠E̷̘̤̓L̷̺̼̈́̕E̶͇͋E̷͗̚͜È̵̙̗̎E̸̢̔Ě̵̯̭́B̶̡̛̘̚B̶̖̈́B̸̺̀B̸̦̖̀̔B̷̙̮̓͒B̵̰̒B̵̦̠̔̑Ś̸̢͌S̴̨̓̊S̵̝͇̄͠S̸̼̐Ȗ̴̼Ų̴̜̿U̸̺̓̒L̴͈̓͊U̵̹̟̓͝Ļ̷̊̚Ĺ̸̮͠L̵͉̻̈̔B̸̰̐Ṙ̶̺̩͘R̴̖̲͝R̶̒̐͜R̶̗͗Ë̷̮͉́E̴̢̦͗͗

Amphibia as text posts part 3 (except it’s just The Core because I Am Obsessed)

I made these as the sun was rising after a night of not sleeping at all kjibhgfvnbm

The cawormity trio is doin a spin :}

I can not and will not stop with the worms

“Amusing. You wish to squirm?”

I spent almost 2 hours drawing a worm… I need help

“Let’s rumble, wormfriend”

Here’s a drawing I just did. Y’all get zero context :D

Unhinged Marcy cuz she’s batshit crazy and I just,,,, love it. So much.

Ohmygod. Guys. The name Marcy means “war”, right? Well her middle name, Regina, means “Queen”.

THIS GRIL WAS FUCKING BORN TO SIT ON THE DARK THRONE!!! ME AND MY FELLOW EVIL MARCY TRUTHISTS JUST GOT SO MUCH MORE VALID-

But it’s also fucking hilarious cuz like….

Behold: the War Queen

Idk what to say for myself except that I regret nothing

Cat Darcy :3

Darcy with long hair >>>>

Fun at the beach!! :D

Here’s the original image:

Btw this is the Swim Reaper apparently lol

Drew an emoji for a Discord server I’m in :P

Drew this cuz why not