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like pack it up Hollyleaf

“i dont like this character because they broke the warrior code” what are you a cop

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what do y’all do when the art thing isn’t working? I feel like i haven’t improved and I might drop it if I don’t get better soon

like, the art i wanna draw is in the world already and those artists are better, what’s the point

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LMAO

Mr. President, there has been a second dragonbite viper

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That’s very true, she’s most likely dead. And if not, she would probably be very lost after the war given how she thrived in it under Burn

I think about Crocodile a lot. I have so many questions about her. What's her story? Where did she come from? When was she hired by the SkyWings? What made her decide to work for them? Perhaps she was a Scarlet loyalist. But why?

Where are her sibs? Do they work for the SkyWings too? Or did she leave them behind to pursue greater things? She looks big, even for a MudWing. What if she was a BigWings? What if her sibs died, or she was an only child, lonely with no one around to care for her and ostracized from the rest of MudWing society?

Who gave her that scar on her face? A faceless soldier perhaps? Or is there a story behind that scar?

What if she survived Glory's attack? I mean, if Vengeance could survive a direct venom hit to the face (By a much older, more experienced RainWing then Glory, might I add), who's to say Crocodile couldn’t as well?

Leave it to me to speculate on the non-existent backstory of a pure evil, one-note character yet again.

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OOOH THAT WOULD BE COOL! it could shed light to why Asha was so willing to leave, perhaps Crocodile’s violence? I’m wondering where she got that scar. It would also give Crocodile a reason to be a Talons of Peace spy specifically, to keep an eye on her sister or have an in through family relations

I think about Crocodile a lot. I have so many questions about her. What's her story? Where did she come from? When was she hired by the SkyWings? What made her decide to work for them? Perhaps she was a Scarlet loyalist. But why?

Where are her sibs? Do they work for the SkyWings too? Or did she leave them behind to pursue greater things? She looks big, even for a MudWing. What if she was a BigWings? What if her sibs died, or she was an only child, lonely with no one around to care for her and ostracized from the rest of MudWing society?

Who gave her that scar on her face? A faceless soldier perhaps? Or is there a story behind that scar?

What if she survived Glory's attack? I mean, if Vengeance could survive a direct venom hit to the face (By a much older, more experienced RainWing then Glory, might I add), who's to say Crocodile couldn’t as well?

Leave it to me to speculate on the non-existent backstory of a pure evil, one-note character yet again.

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love that fish guy

i love being predictable

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Rainwings with eye patterns on them when they get upset... it's creepy and dragon uncanny valley.

Love your art! The snouts are stunning.

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Not gonna lie, this is a bit gay...

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HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY HL2!!! this game and I are the same age :DDD

its insane that HL1 is turning 30 in 2028…

this game has inspired me SO much as an artist through its characters and creatures alike

As i’m thinking about HL2 today I’m specifically remembered the HL2 leaks being picked up by a random company and made into bootleg bubblegum

It’s absurd but as someone who’s interested in old food packaging its also very facinating

the full video unboxing:

Happy 20th birthday, Half-Life 2!

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omg the ideas

you know what i was just thinking about this crocodile x avalanche shipper i saw way back like last year and i am all for it . malicious middle aged women yuri or something like that i dont know .

i think flame would be sort of scared of crocodile but in a 'man i want to be her' kind of way tbhonest .. like sort of watching her and his mom from afar in the shadows and thinking to himself 'wow she is so cool .... i wish i could be scary like that ............' do you all see the vision

and like crocodile hasnt been CONFIRMED dead ... like yeah probably but also like what if she escaped ... and found avalanche again after ... and she would also have a Sick cool scar (tm) and she could help flame feel better about his scar ................

just thinking thoughts at three am though i am very sleepy so eye dee kay .

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I made a thread about this, and i read in her article that her body was never found, so it’s a possibility she’s still out there

I think about Crocodile a lot. I have so many questions about her. What's her story? Where did she come from? When was she hired by the SkyWings? What made her decide to work for them? Perhaps she was a Scarlet loyalist. But why?

Where are her sibs? Do they work for the SkyWings too? Or did she leave them behind to pursue greater things? She looks big, even for a MudWing. What if she was a BigWings? What if her sibs died, or she was an only child, lonely with no one around to care for her and ostracized from the rest of MudWing society?

Who gave her that scar on her face? A faceless soldier perhaps? Or is there a story behind that scar?

What if she survived Glory's attack? I mean, if Vengeance could survive a direct venom hit to the face (By a much older, more experienced RainWing then Glory, might I add), who's to say Crocodile couldn’t as well?

Leave it to me to speculate on the non-existent backstory of a pure evil, one-note character yet again.

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does anyone remember Crocodile? Apparently her death is considered uncomfirmed because they never found her body. That’s concerning!

Crocodile was this scheming MudWing spy sent by Burn to infiltrate the Talons of Peace. She succeeded by gaining Webs’s trust, saving him from execution. Afterward she convinced him (complete dumbass) to go BACK to the sea kingdom where they publicly want him very dead. Then after he fled Crocodile followed him all the way there and sendt for backup. This is then followed by the SeaWing palace bombing (which is another event the plot kinda forgot about despite how tragic it was). But she doesn’t get to enjoy this for very long, being shot by Glory’s venom and falling into the unknown below. I skimmed through her page on the wiki and it was shockingly short, with no author mentions or trivia. Who are you Crocodile? Where are your sibs? Did you survive? The text says she was shot ‘between the eyes’ and not directly INTO the eyes (which is an insta kill) which if it had hit just the scales, she could have been blinded but still survived. Though with Fjord he died pretty fast as he was hit in multiple places so I’m leaning on my belief she’s dead. But still, the inclusion they did NOT find a body makes me curious. Tui loves to leave little loose ends here and there to elaborate on later. But due to how long its been and how abandoned the MudWing related plots are I’m assuming she forgot her.

strange MudWing lady

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Ikr Nettlebreeze who’s considered ancient was incredibly feeble compared to how Mosspelt is depicted. Nettlebreeze lived through the rest of Oakstar’s leadership (we dont know how young he was though) and somewhat of Doestar’s. But Mosspelt survived Crookedstar’s, Leopardstar’s, Mistystar’s, and the entirity of the RiverClan crisis even being a prisoner. She’s one tough cookie! Plus with how inconsistent the years and seasons are with timeskips and offscreen stuff, she could be a lot older

HOW IS MOSSPELT THAT FUCKING OLD I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WILLOWSHINE'S PARENTS AND WHY IS THIS CAT LIKe A THOUSAND YEARS OLD

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its the fact the new team forgot about her and now she’s pushing 200, to be fair so is Oakfur but he’s younger by a bit. Though Oakfur saw a lot more plot events being in ShadowClan so he feels older

HOW IS MOSSPELT THAT FUCKING OLD I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WILLOWSHINE'S PARENTS AND WHY IS THIS CAT LIKe A THOUSAND YEARS OLD

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im so glad theyre friends :3, i bet he’s waiting for her in StarClan

So soft about their friendship;;

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I nearly cheered when The Elder’s Quest peak chapter actually talked about Oakfur, the cat that has been left to his own devices for well over a decade now. I thought they were gonna kill Oakfur off between books but I do hope he has a shot at being given an actual character like some of the RC cats. I’m actually really glad Oakfur and Mosspelt weren’t entirely forgotten cats, so consider this an appreciation post for them both!

Being apart of the series for that long, both Oakfur and Mosspelt have seen and survived many tragedies and events. Oakfur specifically has survived the aftermath of Brokenstar’s bloody leadership and the sickness that followed, The Kin, The merge of ShadowClan into SkyClan, Mudclaw's Rebellion (as a participant!)

Mosspelt has survived Splashtail’s reign, the death of all her children, The Kin’s raid on RiverClan (which she actually walked away from unlike some of her clanmates who were forced to stay), the fire on RC and the closed border situation.

They both witnessed giant plot events like The Great Journey and the destruction beforehand, The Battle with the Dark Forest, the drought, The Tigerclan situation, BloodClan battle, and many MANY historical bouts of disease.

Basically every large plot point after Into The Wild.

Some more info about Oakfur

-He’s a GIANT DICK. He canonly calls a RiverClan cat a slur during Star and gets his ass handed to him, he also watched Berrykit struggle in a fox trap. Like, he’s been an asshole for YEARS. He has these nice moments here and there but in his most recent appearance he hasn’t learned.

-Oakfur has been alive since the first arc, he was an apprentice RIGHT after Brokenstar’s rule, he’s seen the rise and fall of 5 leaders (do remember that Tigerclawstar and Nightstar’s leaderships weren’t long lasting, and Rowanstar didn’t have the longest reign either.)

- He’s mostly known for being thrown into a tree by Fireheart

- He’s trained four apprentices; Tawnypelt, Smokepaw, Ferretclaw, and Tawnypelt’s son the 2nd Tigerheartstar!

-Speaking of sickness, he’s survived being very ill several times unlike the other cats in his age bracket who died long ago to similar circumstances.

-Oakfur has actually been given a lot of opinion agency as a bg charcter, having joined Mudfur in his rebellion and years later leaving The Kin on his own accord. Which gives us a lot of questions about his morality. I think the many Erins forget about him and just use him as a vessel for SC hate but they… just kept doing that. Therefore I’m taking his character at face value. I feel like Oakfur is one of the very few remaining cats who has the early other-clans-are-enemies mindset. He acts a lot like cats in long ago super editions that had a very survival of the fittest attitude in contrast to how the Clans are now. Current era clans are a lot closer to how the DOTC clans were at the end of that series than to how they were in Tallstar’s Revenge.

Now Mosspelt!

Mosspelt is a RiverClan elder. She’s been given more focus in Frostdawn’s and in Nightheart’s POVs while they were in RiverClan.

- She’s survived 5 leaderships; Crookedstar, Leopardstar, and Mistystar’s being long healthy reigns while Splashtail’s ended quickly and Icestar’s has just begun. She was also a survivor of the Kin’s raid on RiverClan.

- She was a foster mother to Feathertail and Stormfur, though a mysterious queen named Greenflower was supoosed to take that role. She later vanished from everything as a handful of first arc cats did. I should write about her too. Mosspelt was actually super friendly towards Graystripe, and loved fostering his children. Though she did have maternal children; Dawnflower, Robinkit, Woodkit, and the late RC medicine cat Willowshine.

- Mosspelt had 3 apprentices: Swallowtail, Pebblefoot, and Perchwing.

- Mosspelt is most likely the oldest cat in the Clans right now, being a queen in Fire and Ice. Mistystar may have been impossibly older than her but she got nine lives which extended it quite a bit. Mosspelt survived with only one AND outlived her.

-Mosspelt doesn’t take a hostile role in the RC conflict, making her one of the only RC cats with clean paws.

-She survived a direct fox attack

Here’s some offical art for these characters

Mosspelt

her design is shockingly consistent.

Oakfur

He’s neat your honor

Welp, here’s to these forgotten old people, I hope they survive this arc or are given character roles that give them interesting deaths or development.

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or any friend group really