Sooo... 10,000 notes and then a shirtless Emmetđ?
all aboard!!!
I want to draw more so I try posting but also the thought of people perceiving my art terrifies me- itâs a constant battle-
Someone should draw the submas twins in a bouncy house. Thatâd end in chaos and Iâm 100% here for it
magneton sibling stuff.
This one is self indulgent. I just wanted to draw girls and recreate that scene from the manga where emmet threatens people with his nosey little walk.
Whatâs it for? yeah.
Ingo
Confirmed Canon Information
- Bad at facial expressions but good as vocal expressions (his face looks very neutral even when he sounds excited)
- Speaks very loudly, has no indoor voice
- While this is more obvious in the Japanese games, Ingo speaks in a overly polite/formal way
- Yells âBRAVOâ when anything smth he finds exciting happens
- Left handed
Manga Depiction
- Appears to be easily frustrated when losing battles
- Emmetâs impulse control through brute force, will simply grab and remove Emmet when heâs being too abrasive
- Repeats the name of the trains destinations in the speaker after Emmet does the first announcement. Maybe this is just a thing trains do but itâs important to me.
- More expressive than in the games (not by a large margin)
Pokemon Masters
- Seems to have an overbearing sense of responsibility(?)
- Hisui is not the first time heâs been transported into a different universe for unexplained reasons.
- Does not seem to be aware that his face doesnât show the emotions heâs feeling.
- Most of his conversations are about trains and rail systems.
Emmet
Confirmed Canon Information
- His face is always very expressive but he speaks in a monotone way ( he will look very excited and yet talk in a very neutral way)
- While this is more obvious in the Japanese games, Emmet speaks in a more informal way than his brother
- Gets very serious while battling
- Right handed
- Starts the majority of his sentences with âI am Emmetâ
- Says âveryâ as âverrrryâ
- Likes winning more than anything else
- Prefers double battles
Manga
- Will loudly announce he is going to eavesdrop on your conversation as he walks towards you
- This depiction of Emmet appears to generally be louder and more energetic
- Does this weird stiff walk a lot
- Mainly does the location announcements on the train speakers. Idk how you call them.
Pokemon Masters
- Really looks up to Ingo
- Prefers the rules of a double battle
- Puts a great deal of importance on safety
- Seems to have a thing with combinations; he states multiple times that he loves combinations when it comes to pokemon battles and takes great interest in the sync pairs system.
- Mentions Ingo a lot
- Considers him and Ingo as âeach otherâs closest rivalsâ
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Emmet suggestions! If anyone criticizes you for typing quirks, stims, tics, or just your overall personality?
Deck them.
Did you just find out about the Pokemon franchiseâs most popular battle facility since the Battle Frontier because of a plot point in Legends: Arceus? Were you curious because your friends were talking about some weird train man and you have no idea what theyâre on about? Worry no longer, because this mole person has you covered.
What the hell is Submas?
The term âSubmasâ is a portmanteau of their Japanese trainer class title, Subway Masters (in English releases, they got the trainer class title Subway Boss). Note that Iâm saying âtheyâ - there are, in fact, two of them, and theyâre twins.
Ingo (Nobori) is the older of the two of them, specializing in Singles. He speaks overly politely/formally (more obvious in Japanese), has no indoor voice, will yell âBRAVO!â the second anything remotely good or exciting happens, has an overbearing sense of responsibility (itâs an older sibling thing, trust me), and became an accidental sex symbol on Pixiv (donât ask, he probably doesnât know either). Heâs best known for being the âseriousâ one and notably has not been allowed to smile in-game to this day, although he was allowed in the anime and manga to be more expressive. He makes up for this by being very, very loud.
love of my life Emmet (Kudari) is the younger of the two of them, specializing in Doubles. His dialogue is a lot more blunt and informal (again, more obvious in Japanese; the English translation made him seem almost stiff), and heâs actually the more excitable of the two of them and is nearly always depicted in-game in a good mood and smiling. This is a bit deceptive, as when heâs battling heâs actually very serious and intense about it, and he also does take his job seriously and will go through safety checks before battling in certain scenarios. He has a verbal tic of reminding people that heâs Emmet, probably because when you have an identical twin sibling you get tired of being mistaken for each other your entire lives, and another verbal tic of saying âveryâ as âverrrry.â Heâs not irresponsible in the slightest but is still the goofball younger sibling to his older brother.
What, exactly, is the Battle Subway, and why is it so popular?
The Battle Subway is Gen 5â˛s most notable battle facility. To get to it, you go to Nimbasa City and enter Gear Station, which architecturally appears to be a combination of Grand Central Terminal and the late Pennsylvania Station (F in the chat). Once here, you can choose to do Singles, Doubles, Multi (2 vs. 2), or Wi-Fi battles (playing online with multiple people). Youâll face 7 opponents in a row; losing gets you booted from the train at a stop you didnât intend to get off at, which in New York City is a regular commuter annoyance. Winning 20 in a row allows you to fight Ingo, Emmet, or both of them if youâre doing Multi Battles; you can then fight them again with their team aces if you rack up a separate winning streak of 49 battles. Like all battle facilities, this is a challenge and requires skill and luck in equal measure, but itâs a lot of fun if you enjoy pushing yourself in that way.
As for why itâs one of the most popular battle facilities to date, being referenced in multiple games since its inception in Gen 5? Japanese railfan culture is on an entirely different level than other places; the nation adores its trains, and for good reason. Throw in a set of weird-looking twins and youâve got a recipe for success that you probably werenât expecting. Hereâs a poll done at the time of Pokemon Black and White showing the most popular characters; note that Ingo and Emmet are second and third respectivelyâŚonly behind N.
(When I found this poll, I found some people who didnât believe it was real. Obviously, they were people who didnât know about Japanâs railfans.)
Why do they point like that?
Japanese railway employees use a system called pointing and calling to reduce workplace errors, improve muscle memory, and overall avoid accidents. Pointing and calling originated at the beginning of the 20th century - because steam locomotives are Very Loud - and has continued to this day because it improves safety. By pointing at each indicator/task and saying it out loud as itâs performed, it actually increases focus and decreases mistakes, which is immensely important when youâre working with trains.
The New York City subway has its own version of point and call - there are zebra signs (black and white striped signs) at each station, and when arriving at a station the conductor has to open their window and point at these signs to ensure the engineer has correctly lined the train up with the platform, because if the train isnât lined up correctlyâŚwell, passengers could step out and there might not be a platform to step out onto. Not a good thing. Anyway, yes, you can have fun with the fact that theyâre required to point at every single station.
What Pokemon should I expect to see here?
Ingo and Emmet appear to share a lot of their team members, as youâll see both of them using certain ones depending on what mode youâre playing. Most notably, Ingoâs ace is Chandelure, and Emmetâs is Eelektross:
(The dynamic duo as they appeared in the anime.)
Youâll frequently see them associated with other team members, too, though. In Pokemon Masters EX, in order to allow them to work together as effectively as possible with the gameâs mechanics, Ingo has his Excadrill and Emmet has his Archeops. Emmet is also frequently depicted with a surplus of Joltiks, because his Galvantula knows Cross Poison, a move it could have only learned from breeding in Gen 5.
This is a full listing of their team members if youâre interested, or if youâre like me and enjoy trying to run their team in other battle facilities. (Yes, it works.)
Okay, OP, youâre from the greater NYC area. How the hell does your subway system actually work?
For whatever reason, a lot of people find our subway system intimidating at first glance. We have over 470 stations and counting sprawled across several boroughs, so it can be a lot for a visitor from a place with no public transit whatsoever or a less complicated system.
The truth is that the NYC subway system is actually three historical systems that were merged a long time ago - the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (the numbered lines [1-7] and the shuttle [S] between Grand Central and 42nd Street-Times Square), the Independent Subway System (lines A-G), and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company/Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (lines J/Z, L, M, N, Q, R, and W). In the 1940s the city decided to take control and merge them all into the modern Metropolitan Transit Authority that we know and love (?) today. If youâre interested in the history of the subway, you can learn more at the New York Transit Museumâs website!
To take a ride, you need a MetroCard, although these are in the process of being phased out for a new system called OMNY, which will allow you to tap your phone and use that as payment. Currently, the fare is $2.75. Every New Yorker ever will complain when there is a fare increase, even if that increase is minimal. Jumping the turnstiles to ride for free is illegal, but many people do it anyway. And yes, if youâre good, you can speedrun the entire subway system. I havenât done this yet, but I fully intend to.
Do people actually fight on the subway in real life?
Yes, Iâve witnessed it, and it was far from the weirdest thing Iâve seen on the subway. You get used to seeing strange things when you ride regularly.
Are there really that many rats down there?
Yes, and theyâll be your friends if you feed them. Most of the time they avoid humans, though, but you can watch them skitter about on the tracks when trains arenât nearby. One I observed at 14th Street-Union Station once was particularly smart and knew exactly where the train would stop, then stood just past that point and avoided being hit.
What about abandoned stations?
We have plenty, and if you know where they are you can look out the window for them as you pass through! If youâre visiting NYC, I particularly recommend taking the 6 train all the way to the end and staying on when it loops back around to go back uptown. Youâll pass through City Hall, the original terminus of the 6 line and an absolute masterpiece of architecture that has sadly been closed to the public since the 1940s due to trains being elongated since that time.
City Hall is objectively my favorite subway station in the entire city. It even has chandeliers. Iâve often wondered if this is why they gave Ingo Chandelure in the first place.
OP, youâre a foamer, arenât you?
Maybe. (Donât get me started on the GG1, Mallard, or the destruction of Penn Station in the 1960s.)
Is there anything else I should know?
Actually, yes, a few things:
For whatever reason, shipping Ingo and Emmet together is called Blankshipping. I do not do this because I have a real-life younger brother and obviously am wildly turned off by incest as a result. It was hard to avoid it during the gamesâ original run, but it seems to have thankfully died down now, though itâs still out there in places. Tread with care.
People in the know might notice that both of them can be interpreted as autistic-coded characters. (As an autistic person myself, I feel very seen by the fact that they exist and are so much like me.) Take care when depicting them to make sure youâre not doing anything ableist by mistake (Emmet in particular got hit hard by this early on). If youâre not sure, ask a neurodiverse person!
Donât touch the third rail, youâll be electrocuted and die instantly.
The man whose voice you hear saying âStand clear of the closing doors, please!â is named Charlie Pellett, and his voice sounds like that because he was born in the UK and tried to disguise his accent growing up to avoid being made fun of. He now has the most recognizable voice in New York City.
DONâT WEAR YOUR BACKPACK WHEN YOUâRE STANDING ON THE SUBWAY. Seriously, it takes up too much space, bumps other riders, and is generally a nuisance. Yes, this applies to the Hikers you meet in the Battle Subway, too.
Hopefully this guide helps you out on your journey into the world of the Battle Subway and the Submas fandom! Iâm happy to assist with any more in-depth questions about our subway system/trains in general, as well as other inquiries. Just donât send me your Arceus theories anymore, Iâm trying not to think too hard about it because it makes me cry. And with thatâŚ
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I have a joke what do you call a fish with no eyes?
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SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 4K+ GUYS!!!!
IâM REALLY GLAD THAT YAâLL WOULD LOOK AT MY WEIRDNESS AND BE LIKE.. âoh I totally donât mind this person on my dashâ
So to celebrate, and since Iâve never done this before, Imma do an art raffle!!!
1st place winner gets a fully colored illustration! Full-shaded and stuff like that! 1-2 characters! Simple background!
2nd place winner gets a flat-colored illustration! No shading! 1-2 characters! Simple background!
3rd place winner gets a black-and-white sketch! 1-2 characters! No background!
1 like = 1 entry! 1 reblog = another entry! repeated reblogs donât count!
Winners will be chosen through a random number generator on Thursday (Sep 19) so that I can make the prizes on the weekends! So good luck peeps!
Again, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FAM!!! A lot of peeps here are just so wholesome and supportive! I love yaâll! Yer the greatest and yeah!!!
Also if ya do reblog this, can ya add a stupid joke? Just for shits and giggles! XD
â hand my my shovel, iâm going in
âemmet would beat up voloâ is a funny concept but have you considered this infinitely more terrifying idea