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Missed it by a day but Happy 39th anniversary to The Legend of Zelda! Here's some Zelda 1 Zeldas I drew a while back to celebrate.

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wonder if they can run in those shoes

//commission piece

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Fairly Oddparents humanizations I made recently

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That feeling when you beat Hades after your 71st try.

[ used reference by adorkastock #HadesGame   #Hades   #supergiantgames #zagreus #HadesFanart #fanart ]

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I don’t really buy the idea that putting the world in what I’m assuming is a post nuclear fallout world war setting is them putting themselves in a position to avoid heavy topics. Just an assumption on what I think the setting of things will be but it’s worth a wait and see I think.

Okay, on a more serious note about “Avatar Seven Havens”, the one thing I’m disappointed about with the series is that it seems like Avatar Studios is too afraid of continuing the thread from Korra. I feel like there was a lot of room to really explore the state of the world after Korra, such as the new Airbenders trying to form their own nation, new alliances being formed, the Avatar feeling more and more like a relic of the past due to the advancement of technology.

Instead, they went the post-apocalyptic route. Sounds interesting, but it also feels like it was done because the writers were either afraid of continuing the world expansion started by Korra or just didn’t know how. Personally, I’m leaning towards they didn’t know how considering how Legend of Korra approached more serious topics (coughnonbenderdiscriminationcough). So instead of dealing with things that are beyond their capabilities, such as complex politics, they wipe the board clean so that it’s back to spirits and magic.

That’s the one thing I’m disappointed by. I’m actually fine with everything else. Korra being a hated figure could work as a meta-narrative on Korra’s actual reputation in the fanbase. The Avatar being a hated figure is something I actually really like since that’s a natural development for this kind of character. If there’s a superhuman figure existing in the world whose main responsibility is keeping the peace between the nations, then none of the nations actually have freedom/autonomy since the Avatar is the world police. It makes sense that the Avatar would eventually be hated once the people realize they have to abide by this superhuman’s authority, especially since the Korra series introduced democracy.

But the post-apocalyptic setting…it feels like a cop-out. In my opinion, it feels like Nickelodeon didnt want the Avatar Universe to get too complex, so they reset the world in a way that the main focus will be on more cartoonish concepts. Sure, post-apocalyptic can still be dark, but the politics of Korra (and even ATLA) are gone now. Even though I have MAJOR gripes with how Korra approached politics, the show at least had the courage to take it on. But now, Nick seems to be pushing for the Avatar Universe to be a lot safer and to take less risks. I mean, look at the ATLA Netflix show, they took away Sokka’s misogyny because they thought it was too much for present day audiences.

I guess we’ll see how this goes. I like some of the ideas, but I’m skeptical overall.

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See I’m glad I finished Korra because if all I knew was season 2 I’d be the biggest Korra hater out there. But then you watch series 3 and 4 and the shit they put that character through is insane, and the show acknowledges it by basically making the last season just her getting over genuine PSTD. It’s great and she’s great.

It does make me wonder if a lot of the Korra hate comes from people stopping in S2 and then missing out on the last half. That season might have been so bad it single handedly tanked discourse of that show in a way that still affects it to this day.

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Bit of a retread, but let's call it a sequel

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PSA, FOP A New Wish is coming to P+ on March 20th. Looks like it's confirmed to be all 20 episodes too.

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can you draw garak pregnant and lactating

If somebody sends me 30 euro so I can buy sonic origins on steam I will do this. But not a moment before

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Anne plantar au where anne got stuck in amphibia much earlier than canon. The first time she activated her powers was during the heron attack

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This one is important because now I have to just assume every Moon Knight comic panel that's shared is fake

reading comics really gives you an understanding of how many panels floating around have Very Different meanings in context

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Now that the leaks seem broadly confirmed I can openly say that the new Avatar series concept is perfectly fine and that something bad happening in the future does not invalidate the past.

The millions of people that lived full and happy lives because Aang and Korra saved and protected them would probably be alarmed to learn that their lives apparently didn't matter because of something that happens decades in the future.

I don't get the thought that the only moment in history that has any importance to it is the very end. If the comet actually destroys earth in 2032 does it mean nothing you're doing today matters?

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you know that phenomenon where vaccines are so effective that people forget how scary the original disease was? I think Americans are like this about government

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Touch-up of an older piece

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My Fairly Oddparents webcomic has two new pages if you wanna check it out. Im answering questions asked by the audience!

LINK!

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In Donkey Kong Country 3, the Tearaway Toboggan level requires using the toboggan, a vehicle that moves on its own similar to minecarts in other Donkey Kong titles. However, it is possible to skip the toboggan in the manner shown in the footage.

By jumping into the Buzz at the beginning of the level as Kiddy, Dixie can use the free jump afforded to the player after a hit to helicopter spin to the platform with the toboggan without actually landing in it.

This will allow the rest of the level to be played as a regular non-autoscrolling level, resulting in it being very easy due to being designed with the toboggan in mind.

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