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I do plan to do more trans edits for Cole, so if anyone has screenshots of him, that'd be pretty nice.

And if I have the time, I'm thinking about editing details for other characters if that's something you all would be interested in. If so, then send me an ask :D

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Ok, I’ll stand by what I said regarding the new episode- I think it’s one of the better Helluva outings

But I noticed this while watching it and it’s driving me insane-

Barbie was supposed to be in this scene. They removed Blitzo’s sister from THEIR SHARED BACKSTORY. Viv is refusing to give this character any attention for some reason even though this screwed her over as much as it did Blitzo and Fizz.

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What a goated response from Goose :) wish other creators were like this, you know like an adult. Especially one in particular but not naming names ya know and not having such a coddling cult like fanbase defending them in any way, heinous or just down right annoying.

Also this 🤣 goose you're something else, we stan 🙏

I really think goose saw what a shitshow many indi cartoons fandoms are and said na ah, not mine.

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King shit 🗣🗣🗣

🤭 absolutely facts right here.

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stella redesign! ✨🦢

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loona redesign

i’m actually feeling nice about the I.M.P. designs, i personally don’t see anything wrong with them. however i wanted loona to look more unique, since the design elements in helluva boss/hazbin hotel are often reused. so yeh now she’s goth.

please correct me if i didn’t portray the style right, i’m not goth myself.

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So the controversy descriptions on Viv's Wikitubia are... Something.....

So if... If having a background character be trans, that's apparently transphobic??

Cause, I don't know if you knew this, but there are 2 trans gender imps in the Queen Bee episode. Who are....

GASP

BACKGROUND CHARACTERS?!

So why do THEY keep their identity as trans and it being good trans rep

But erasing Finn/Cole's identity is not transphobic according to them?!!!

"Oh but reducing a trans character to a background character is transphobic!! People wanted to make the only trans sibling Millie has a background character rather than give them a speaking role-!" SHUT UP

Sallie Mae AND Finn were both designed to be Trans! But Vivziepop made Finn cis as a way to get back at Erin Frost after they left Spindlehorse!

Positive transgender representation my ass

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Mammon character critique and redesign

These redesigns are based on Vivs original intentions for the seven deadly sins. That being circus themed princes of hell.

Do I think I’m a better designer then viv? Yes.

I'mma be real, I've always hated the christmas tree silhouette. It wouldnt be nearly as tasteless if he was the only plus-sized character to get this sort of body non-conforming dress up, but Adam gets it too, and just makes it seem like the show is too pussy to draw some proper rolls.

Why the fuck is he a spider? Why is he Australian if his Aesthetic is clearly based on the American dollar? Whats with the pointless asymmetry, what does that add to the character? Why do the dollar signs look like an after thought?

I understand he looks far more simple compared to his source, but honestly, thats a good thing. I was tempted to give him clown makeup, but that would be encroaching too far into Fizzes look + white just doesnt fit this colour palette.

More unique face, silhouette, outfit and colour palette, youre welcome.

With how he represents greed, and thus capitalism, I think he'd change outfits often to simulate "fast fashion".

Bet he eats gold to keep it safe, based on the creation myth and cultural figure, called Tiddalik from Gunnai Kurnai culture. I mean, if you're gonna make him Australian, you gotta at least TRY.

[yes, im salty they made him australian, instead of british or american, but all their protags are brits or yanks so they just had to villianise us Aussies, not once, but TWICE.]

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This! ^^

Since Beelzebub won the redesign poll in my post , here's my redesign of Bee!

For my redesigns, I want to lean more into the whole circus theme, since I think that's a really cool idea and I wish it was executed better in canon.

For all the deadly sins, I'm going to try and keep their designs somewhat close to the original (like body type or species)

For Bee, I liked the color palette on the bottom right here, so I went with that (with a bit of the others as well because I thought it was neat)

I still really liked the lava lamp idea (although I do wish we saw how it worked in the episode) so I kept it in the hair and abdomen (and did my best to simplify the lava lamp colors, it's not the best but I tried.)

For the outfit, I went with what an animal tamer outfit would usually be like and gave her long gloves as some animal tamers do have.

Finally, I did my best to clear up the clutter, emphasize Bee's most defining features, and make it somewhat simpler for animation.

I don't want to say that "Oh I fixed the design" or anything like that. This is just my interpretation of the character.

I'm going to work on Lucifer's design next, as he won second place in the poll.

Please do let me know what you think, and maybe even suggest some characters I can try redesigning after I finish the Deadly Sins!

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Vivzie has such an immensely unearned pretentiousness and bravado about her work given how she has one of the most unconfident art and character design styles I've ever seen make it to television. It's frenzied in it's addiction to making sure everyone is thin and covered in useless symbols and pinstripes. I didn't know it was this bad I was hoping the criticism I've seen online was at least a little cherry picked but these characters' visual chemistry bar is below ground.

It is impressive how awful these character designs are. I would struggle to do this on purpose

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"Vox has a sharp teeth due to him having shark motif" is the weakest excuse to character having a bad design because other characters also has sharp teeth too

Someone pointed out that Shiver from Splatoon 3 is a well-done version of giving a character a shark motif. You can tell from a moment you look at her that she is shark inspired. Hell, her name is a part of her motif. Her design contrasts amazingly with Frye as well.

The designs in Splatoon are just fantastic man.

Back to the Hellaverse, the fandom is fighting for their lives defending Viv's character designs. I am over here giggling and having a gay old time reading these tweets. The fandom become a source free of entertainment when someone criticizes Viv's designs.

Now they are using headcanons to excuse the reuse design elements. I never got the vibe that Alastor or Vox wanted Lucifer's role as being the "ringleader of Hell". Vox saw Lucifer almost beat Adam to death, he probably does not want that smoke lmao.

Putting Al and Luci together is hilarious because it was an old fan theory during the pilot era that Al was Luci in disguise to watch over Charlie. Alastor is just uglier Lucifer, but he has period blood aesthetic and stank ass breath.

Viv has never felt her comfort zone when it came to character designs. Like look at her design for Smoke in the Cartoon All-Stars reanimated project. He straight up looks like a character from the Hellaverse.

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My predictions for this 'queer roller coaster'

- There's going to be a love triangle between Stolas, Vassago, and Blitz

- It's going to focus on gay, bi, and pan characters (no sapphic relationships except for maybe background characters)

- Maybe Sallie Mae (if we're lucky)

- No ftm trans characters or nonbinary or agender characters (except, again, random background characters we don't know)

- Nothing for aro or ace folks

- More focus on the men and their relationships

Man i'm sure hope you claim is going be roller coaster over ship i didn't give a fuck.

I swear seasom 3 is going be start a fanfiction when season 3 come out.

(I know season 2 is already fanfiction but season 3 is will become even more fanfiction than season 2).

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(From left to right: Cole, Clifford. Copper, Clay, and Sallie Mae)

Something I noticed is despite Millie having 4 brothers and 1 sister, Copper doesn't seem to show up in the episodes involving Millie's family despite the others being there

(Clay was shown at Sallie Mae's introduction scene)

I wonder if the crew removed him or if it's just an error. I'm aware it's a small thing compared to the rest, but it's pretty odd considering how he has a reference and everything (although this is the same studio that erased Cole's transgender identity, so who knows if we're going to get an answer.)

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Since Beelzebub won the redesign poll in my post , here's my redesign of Bee!

For my redesigns, I want to lean more into the whole circus theme, since I think that's a really cool idea and I wish it was executed better in canon.

For all the deadly sins, I'm going to try and keep their designs somewhat close to the original (like body type or species)

For Bee, I liked the color palette on the bottom right here, so I went with that (with a bit of the others as well because I thought it was neat)

I still really liked the lava lamp idea (although I do wish we saw how it worked in the episode) so I kept it in the hair and abdomen (and did my best to simplify the lava lamp colors, it's not the best but I tried.)

For the outfit, I went with what an animal tamer outfit would usually be like and gave her long gloves as some animal tamers do have.

Finally, I did my best to clear up the clutter, emphasize Bee's most defining features, and make it somewhat simpler for animation.

I don't want to say that "Oh I fixed the design" or anything like that. This is just my interpretation of the character.

I'm going to work on Lucifer's design next, as he won second place in the poll.

Please do let me know what you think, and maybe even suggest some characters I can try redesigning after I finish the Deadly Sins!

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Love the design here!

writers HATE HER!!!!! give a female character agency over her own narrative with this ONE NEAT TRICK!

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I love this!!

WOOOO back with my HellaVerse redesigns, this time, the queen of the Gluttony Ring: Beelzebub!!!

The original design was a bit pleasing, due to the cute colors, but she contradicted her lore...a lot. She could also be mistaken for Lust. Why is she a fox? What is the mohawk in front of her lava lamp hair? What are these clothes? In my rewrite, Bee is a shapeshifter, made of a swarm of flies and demonic honey. She typically takes the form of a wolverine/insect hybrid, since wolverines are typically associated with gluttony!! Fun fact, their scientific name, gulo gulo, is a wordplay on glutton!!! Her stomach can inflate/deflate, depending on her appetite, her hair is edible, but eating it gives you endless manic cravings for food and delusions. Bee is a party girl at heart and is typically hosting food fairs and gobbling up whatever. She likes to dance frequently and is obsessed with Gyaru fashion. I was inspired by Majin Buu and Android 21 from Dragon Ball as well, since they are both gluttonous characters with an endless food craving, and gave Bee one of their powers: the food beam!! Whenever Bee's henchmen are incompetent or she gets furious, she can turn them into food and eat them!!! She and Mammon are like siblings, and constantly have some form of rivalry. Both of them have eating contests to see which one eats more.

Her main inspirations were wolverines, bees, honeypot ants, bearded vultures, and houseflies. The gyaru outfit was inspired by @ezralovrr 's Bee.

Her voice claim is Android 21

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Did an edit for Cole for him to be how he was originally intended.