Calvin the Bold and Susanna the Watchful

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Posted on March 26, 2020, 5:42 p.m. by DemonDragonJ

I think that the partners from Battlebond were an interesting idea, so I have made my own such creatures, as seen, here:

Calvin the Bold Show

Susanna the Watchful Show

These creatures were obviously inspired by Calvin and Susie from Calvin and Hobbes, my favorite newspaper comic, and they become more powerful when they are together.

What does everyone else think of these creatures? Do you like them?

Suns_Champion says... #2

Flavor wise, pairing Calvin and Susie makes little sense in my mind. And how does being together make them stronger? They are arch enemies in the strip.

Calvin is for sure mono red, though.

March 26, 2020 6:18 p.m.

psionictemplar says... #3

I think the color aspect is because they are so opposite in personality. As far as card stats goes, I really don't have anything to contribute.

March 26, 2020 7:20 p.m.

DemonDragonJ says... #4

Suns_Champion, numerous times, the author teased the idea that they may secretly be attracted to each other, and Calvin's arch nemesis is either Moe, the bully, or Rosalyn, the babysitter, but not Susie.

March 26, 2020 9:18 p.m.

Caerwyn says... #5

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I don’t have anything to contribute to the cards themselves, but I did want to cite the 1986 Valentine’s Day comic.

March 27, 2020 3:29 a.m.

Suns_Champion says... #6

DemonDragonJ perhaps not archenemy, as Calvin certainly has a lot of antagonists haha!

But with a few exceptions, they seem to only argue or fight with each other. Partnering Calvin with Susie still doesn't make sense to me, especially when Hobbes exists.

March 27, 2020 10:20 a.m.

DemonDragonJ says... #7

Suns_Champion, in that case, perhaps I shall make a card for Hobbes, at some point in the future; the only question is what color he would be; he is a wild animal, so that suggests that he is green, but he is also calm and rational, compared to the impulsive Calvin, suggesting that he is blue.

March 27, 2020 2:05 p.m.

Caerwyn says... #8

Honestly, I'd avoid making a Calvin and Hobbes pairing--we already sort of have one of those in Pir and Toothy.

That said, I would probably go with Blue for Hobbes, perhaps with a Green activated ability. One of Hobbes' underlying character traits is his intellectualism (at least in his and Calvin's mind), and it is frequently shown that he doesn't actually know how to be a wild tiger. However, he does have moments of primal savagery he seems to have little control over (by way of example, the numerous comics where Calvin opens the door when he gets home from school).

March 27, 2020 2:25 p.m.

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