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We got a little one before...fuckin that one.
I'm going to assume this is Lily either messing with Mismagius or trying to retcon what she wrote. Only time will tell how much of a trainwreck this will turn into.
You know, it might just be me, but Lily's Mismagmus reminds me of another Mismagmus character from an older Pokemon comic I used to read along time ago; Random Doom by TamarinFrog on DeviantART.
I wouldn't be surprised if no one here has heard of it, the comic came out during the days of Diamond and Pearl, over a decade ago! But back when the internet could still be considered semi-fledgling, that thing was all the rage with Pokemon fans, especially on DeviantART (the less creepy side at least). I remember that comic alone getting the artist a million page views on her DeviantART in about a year or so. And remember, this was in 2009, a million page views was a really big deal back then, and it wasn't undeserved. For a late 2000's fan comic, the art was pretty top notch and was well written enough to be believably set in the Pokemon universe.
But I'm getting off track, what does this have to do with Lily's comic? Well, in Random Doom a fairly major side character was a Mismagmus named Edna, a nosy trickster who was always trying to get into everyone business and learn as much as she can about everyone, and wasn't beyond a little snark or playing tricks on her trainer and fellow Pokemon when the opportunity presented itself.
Sound familiar?
Granted, a Pokemon like Mismagmus might be prone to falling into certain stereotypes and this could just be a coincidence, but I swear the two are almost exactly the same character-wise except for one or two minor traits. The Mismagmus in Random Doom semi-frequently broke the fourth wall as a gag and was one of the stronger Pokemon in the comic, so she had more of a spine. Other then those two differences, which I can see being changed so Gardevoir isn't shown up or made to look anything less then neigh-invincible, the two are almost exactly the same.
Then you consider the long history Lily has on the internet, going as far back as to making Pokemon fics around this time. So it's perfectly possible that little Jerry back then came across this comic and took a bit of "inspiration" from it in regards towards this character. I might be grasping at straws here, or maybe I'm looking for an excuse to spurg about an old comic I liked, but I think there's enough evidence here to point to solid "possibly". I honestly recommend reading the comic, if nothing else, it's a cute and fun read.
With all that said, ripping off another persons Pokemon OC isn't the worse thing Lily has done, far from it, but it's something I think worth pointing out.