IMAGINE Magazine Question for 3/15

[JeffsFort]

I know we are (for the most part) all adults here. Our childhood behind us and all those childish things that society says you need to outgrow are all growed out of. (I'm not changing it, I don't care! LOL!) But you can't tell me you don't remember some of the cooler parts of being a kid. Before work, and bills, and responsibility did all it could do to kill the inner child off, I know mine is still alive and well in there, I just can't see him anymore when I look in the mirror. He makes himself known when I'm watching a movie, or listening to music, or reading. Which leads me to where our question comes from.

I can remember sitting in front of our TV on the floor in our living room when I was like 6 or 7ish watching "The Amazing Spider-Man". Glued to the screen watching this character crawl up walls and swing through the city on what was often an obvious background loop. Busting bad guys and leaving them all tied up and dangling there for the police to gather up. The animation may have been corny but, the idea of an ordinary kid being bit by a spider and then becoming a superhero as a result made me wish it could happen to me. I'd take a spider bite if it meant I could be special like Peter Parker was and not be 'just me'. I think that was one of the first times I found myself ever wishing I actually was a fictional character and of course, it was far from the last time.

Do I still sometimes do this as an adult? I'l be a liar if I said no. Of course with Tom Holland being the current Peter Parker I have entirely different fantasies regarding Peter Parker ::grin:: but often I can find myself wondering what life would be like if I was the person on the screen or on the page. I may not let my imagination take it to embarrassing levels but, I would totally rock a Spidey suit in private though! LOL!

So, who do YOU wannabe? Could be from any source too. A story, Anime, Cartoon, Movie, Comic... 💜
(If we get enough Avengers, we totally need to assemble! You know that, right?)

Edited February 27, 2025 by JeffsFort

[Page Scrawler]

If I could be any celebrity, real or imagined, I'd like to think that I would be Aang, from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Without all of the firebenders chasing me around, of course. My life is stressful enough, parenting two kids and maintaining the household, on top of a part-time job as a line cook. That's all the responsibility I can handle.

Peaceful, gentle, just a really chill guy who likes to have fun and make people laugh. Oh, but if you hurt my friends, watch out! Practical-minded, good at compromising and mediating arguments...I see so much of myself in Aang.

Edited March 5, 2025 by Page Scrawler

[JeffsFort]

* Hopefully we get at least a couple more replies or else there won't be enough to add it to IMAGINE  I mean, I guess they all can't be winners... Here's hoping!

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So I chose this question because I could think of a few different characters off the top of my head that I could choose. As with the question example, Spider-Man is absolutely still high on my list but of course as I get older, agility becomes less of a strong suit... unless you could cheat aging itself. You know who can do that? Yeah, another character from another story, possibly in another article this month ::grin::

Peter Pan! Mmmhmmm... Even though I'm sure it would get real old eventually, the older I get the more I think to myself that I miss being a kid. I miss being fearless (read: stupid) on my skateboard. I miss saying stuff like "...you dare me?" knowing full well I'll probably end out limping home but with my honor intact! But not only do I want to step back and freeze my age at the point where doing dumb stuff was the norm, I want the knowledge I have now. I want to take more risks, I want to have more fun, I want to be more of a kid instead of needing to act older than I actually was. My situation at home had me needing to act as the man of the house way too early and being the oldest kid in the house, it wasn't really optional. Another GenXer griping about adulting in grade school, I know. But I got a taste of being stupid and I want a second shot at it cause damn it, I could have been much better at being worse! LOL! I mean, my brain already refuses to age so, why not have the rest of me finally agree with my brain! Gotta maintain my insurance though, may need it! (You get to hang out with the lost boys too... I mean... where do I sign up?)

[D.K. Daniels]

I never actually wanted to be a celebrity in the grand scheme of things, but I did admire some characters, wishing I had some of their nuances or character traits. Since I was the the quiet, shy type who mostly kept myself to myself when I wasn't being mercilessly bullied, I did like the character of Nathan Drake from the Uncharted game franchise, his humorous one liners, his quick, and sometimes clumsy saves, making him a likeable, but fearless guy. There was also the character of Hannes in the german movie series The Crocodiles, played by Nick Romeo Reimann who in the franchise was played up as being the smart, but lucky kid who always made it out of situations with some luck on his side. There was the added bonus that he had friends who cared, and he was pretty cute. I would have loved to have the superpower of Max Caulfield from the Life Is Strange series, allowing me the chance of some do-overs when first meeting people, and just once, not being weird kid in the corner. In some element, I lived vicariously through fictional characters since I grew up under difficult circumstances, and kind of wished I lived a little more recklessly when I was younger.

Edited March 8, 2025 by D.K. Daniels

[rj777]

First one that comes to my mind.
~ Kirito ~
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[Page Scrawler]

15 hours ago, rj777 said:

First one that comes to my mind.
~ Kirito ~
SWORD ART ONLINE
 

I always thought Kirito and Eugeo would have been a better couple, compared to Kirito and Asuna.