#:: core echoes

[art-soop]

Baby Batch 🍼

[hheisa]

Drawing request from Instagram and some other silly thoughts I had 😭😭😭

Sorry for sudden drawings of creepypastas lmao

Ocs credits:

"Exolodes" sans by _dus71y on instagram

"Drone" by catflyxowo on instagram

"Vendor" Sans by pepperpopstar on instagram

[beatsboy]

ancient autism in echo park

[sticks-and-souls]

I love that star wars tells us time and time and time again that the only thing a person needs in order to make amends is the desire to. And if you want it enough to work for it, then there’s a place for you to bring good back into the world.

Emerie and Rampart in TBB finale both had opportunities to switch sides the only difference between them is that Emerie wanted it and Rampart didn’t. And the narrative treated them accordingly. And rather than treating Emerie like the evils she did were the only thing that would ever define her, Echo said “fine, if you want to help, then help” and those kids got out of there because of her.

[dungeonofthedragon]

Non-Violent Adventurous TTRPGS

Today is ANZAC day in Aotearoa New Zealand. It seems a very appropriate time to share some games about helping and healing.

Monster Care Squad by Sandy Pug Games

A game about nurturing monsters and healing them of their pain. In the creator's own words, you play a squad of elite veterinarians. I love games that make you feel you're making a positive difference. I hope to play this one some time.

Ngen Mapu by Helena Real and Evil Hat Productions

This game's gorgeous art is what first caught my eye, but what really drew me in was the premise. Playing as manifested spirits from the dawn of time, you must stop people who are causing serious harm to the natural world without hurting them. What happens if you hurt them? Well, you risk becoming a corrupted ngen called a wekufe.

Wanderhome by Jay Dragon of Possum Creek Games

A game of wandering animal folk. Wanderhome has been on my 'to buy' list since its release. This review sums up a lot of why I love it. The grief and hope of a game that takes place in a world recovering from war appeals to me far more than a game about fighting a war. Plus, my favourite part of roleplaying is exploring a character's internal world, and there are so many chances for that here.

Lunar Echoes is a hack of Wanderhome set in a solarpunk future!

[derpastein]

A What-If decade later, hella long WIP

Ft. Sydney Matters

[angstywildcats]

they're calling 7 year old maprojects classic....................... ( slowly withering into dust) (/LH)

[press-the-buttoooonnsss]

CORE DOODLES!! Planning on making a roommate au with the portal2 ones

[nocturius8015ficore]

Clone Force 99, ARC trooper and lovely vod, Echo.

That reg' trooper as been through hell and came back as a cyborg. His pure heart has never been other thing than loyalty to his brothers.

Traditional Ink on paper + colorization and texture in Krita

[puppetmaster13u]

I am too weak to creatures students & mentors & found family

  Separate Pictures Below The Cute

[brontios-helm]

Destiny 2: Diamond Flitting

[shadystranger]

Was existing normal then my mind went like sam's abusers (ruby, lucifer, gadreel etc) are amalgamation of all the worst parts of dean

Ruby isolates Sam and manipulates him <- Dean was actively telling Sam 'he's a freak' and an other & Dean's the only freak like him so he must stick with him. He alienates sam from normal ppl and when the psychic kids and demons show up aka real freaks dean disregards them bc they're freaks (derogatory) while dean's the only good freak sam should associate himself with.

Lucifer's abuse (physical or mental) through cementing himself as the only real in sam's life follows patterns almost 1:1 with dean hankering sam's subconscious mind and senses and practically all decision-making, and perception of reality on dean alone. When sam fights back he's brutalized by the two and they both share a sense of ownership over sam. I always felt their relationship was similar to dean-ruby in the way that dean-lucifer saw each other on the same grounds within sam's life each of them believing he's more rightful to owe sam.

As for gadreel i think it's mostly how gadreel and dean both believe their heart being in the right place is all that matters they view their actions not as consequential but as virtuous or utilitarian. coming from a place of righteousness that's absolved of whatever the general consensus sees them. Their dynamic puts them in parallel positions on opposite sides. Gadreel believed he was doing good for dean and ultimately sam then the angels inspite of all of their's perceived betrayal by him & dean also believed he was doing good for sam inspite of sam's perceived betrayal by him.

[howlsofbloodhounds]

What do you think happened during/after the fight Delta had with his Gaster(in the Final Ep. 1). What are your headcanons for it?

Apologies for the delay in response, I needed to both gain energy/motivation to reply and also to go rewatch Ultra/Vitaltale to refresh my memories.

And also the way the videos were sorted on creator’s YT channel was confusing my brain for some reason, so I just scrolled through their entire channel in order to find every piece on the AUs & put it into separate chronological order in a playlist of my own. Then I tried to rewatch all of it.

Which was hard, because I kept getting distracted and my attention kept drifting away. I will probably try to rewatch again soon, when I am capable of actually retaining the information in my mind accurately.

(Random side note because the thought just occurred to me; I find it very interesting how both Doggo and Papyrus demonstrate bravery when facing up against the unknown threat in Vitaltale Episode 1.4.

Whereas Sans, who will eventually absorb the SOUL of Bravery to become the Delta we know, is all for evacuating. Love how this Sans is not naturally brave in the typical way, even should he eventually come around to gaining the bravery soul in Vitaltale as he did in Ultra.)

Anyway. On to the actual question. My mind is a little wonky today so if I get anything wrong or confused about the question feel free to correct me.

So it’s to my understanding that Echo (Ultratale’s Gaster) calls Sans/Delta to the Ruins for a “chat” after Delta’s fight with Cross. Echo has information for Delta—a way to “fix” their mistakes, but he will not tell Delta unless he fights for it.

Delta calls the information “old,” and says he’s going to beat Echo into the ground anyhow. Gives me the impression that he’s possibly more fixated on his current task—protecting AUs—then trying to go back and fix the past.

Because Ultratale was ultimately rebooted into Vitaltale we obviously don’t know for sure how this battle ends and likely never will, but I personally HC that it has multiple endings.

1. Delta loses, Echo doesn’t give him the information. The two go on their separate ways and live their own lives.

2. Delta wins. Echo attempts to tell the information, but Delta stops him. Says he doesn’t want to know and just wants to move on with life. That it’s what Papyrus, Frisk, and the others would want them to do.

3. Delta wins, Echo tells him the information of how to go back and fix it all. Delta refuses.

4. Delta wins, gets the information, and he accepts. Perhaps this information leads into the formation of a variant AU—a reboot, that creates Vitaltale. Chara doesn’t absorb Frisk’s soul and therefore can’t prevent them from Resetting.

(Side note: perhaps, for a character defining moment, in every ending where Delta refuses to hear or accept this information, Echo always furiously protests against this. Maybe Echo is the voice encouraging Delta to go back, to fix it all and “fight for us,” whereas Beta is the voice encouraging Delta to keep moving forward.

Echo cannot let go of the past because he was shattered and wasn’t ready to leave it, but he is was always aware.

Beta never got to truly live either because they were murdered and kept in a jar, but they were not as aware of the world outside the jar and thus is able to move on easier. Because Beta’s life was over before they truly got to live it, whereas Echo/Gaster’s was cut off at its peak.

Delta is in the middle of this. Experienced with life, but still young. His life is just starting—he’s halfway out of that cage—whereas Beta realizes they are free and is just trying to convince Delta to join them, and Echo..the cage is open, he can step out now.

But he spends his time trying to coax Delta and Beta back inside instead, and to help him bring everyone else back in the cage where it’s safe and familiar.)

Delta, now just Sans and perhaps without any memory of the events of Ultratale, manages to convince Frisk to Reset near the end of a Genocide route and be better. However, the Determined Omega!Chara must still Erase this world—the culmination ending exactly as Ultratale did.

Omega!Chara absorbs Frisk’s Soul, prevents them from Resetting and goes on a Genocide to Erase this world once and for all. Sans attempts to prevent it, even by giving characters such as Doggo hints and tips to help them in combat against the unknown threat.

None of it matters. Sans’ attempts do nothing, it ends in Genocide and Sans absorbs the Bravery soul—going on to protect the rest of the Multiverse.

He always fights Cross, he always fights Echo. He’s always given the choice—go back and try again and again, or accept what happened. Be brave, and move on. Do what Doggo and Papyrus did—brave in the face of impossible odds.

Anyway I guess my little HC is basically that Ultratale and Vitaltale are connected in-universe. Vitaltale is the story of how we got to Ultratale, and Delta must choose between the mortifying ordeal of the unknown and living with his mistakes & losses, or the comfort of a past that’ll end horribly in Ultratale; but at least he never lost anyone yet and no mistakes were ever made.

If he chooses to move on, he goes to the Omega Timeline where he meets Color, Epic, Core Frisk, Killer. Grows closer with Beta, Cross, XChara. Adopts a service/therapy dog he names Zorox (which is someone else’s HC, I don’t know if it’s okay or not with being tagged). Lives life, saving and protecting people.

Sans manages to escape the loop of Undertale only to find himself in another due to the rebooting nature of Ultra and Vitaltale. Only this time he has the ability to choose to escape it, he just has to be brave enough to attempt it—even though it seems impossible.

(Also how, despite the way his experiences could understandably lead him to Nihilism, helplessness and the belief that nothing he ever does or says will ever matter or change anything, he learns to be brave enough to keep trying anyway.)

Anyway. Sorry for the long rant that got horribly off topic at points. I had a lot more ideas about this by the time I was done than when I first read the question. Have Delta & Echo being silly and zesty respectively to make up for it:

[kaxenart]

Coral Wife When We Are Not Getting Divorced

[monkmain2]

I feel like making an Outcode is kinda a right of passage

And if you know me you know I never pass up an opportunity to draw MK

So Eko is the result of a bunch of code getting all jumbled together

Error was attacking an AU, and the FUN value just happened to be 98 at the time. While trying to escape, that universe’s MK ended up crashing into GK, and their code along with the code of several things MK is associated with (echo flowers, the umbrella, Undyne) ended up getting all tangled up.

The code tomfoolery resulted in Eko being booted out of the universe right when Error managed to get a string around them, and the rest of the AU collapsed soon after, making Eko an Outcode.

The string that Error got around them ended up manifesting as their clothing. They themselves can’t control it in any way, but it may lash out if something hits it too hard. The very fact that they have it also enables them to travel freely throughout the multiverse.

Eko is Lawful Neutral. They try not to get involved with any entities that aren’t Neutral, and they avoid any error-ified characters like the plague. They don’t like the Omega timeline since it has a bunch of the aforementioned error-ified characters, but they’re on ok terms with Core!Frisk.