#A critter even

[tsudratscigam]

He's like a bug

[yourlocalguardian]

doodles moment :p

Full pic

[cannibalchicken]

[aris-has-a-paracosm]

I desperately need Skizz to make more Hermits like this.

[canisalbus]

I swapped them around in a silly doodle

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[gthostz]

not to brag but I actually have THE CUTEST SPIDER BABY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD and it’s true it’s true it’s true

Sweet baby Boots 🥾 , she’s perfectly bite sized and so polite 🐜🥕

[x-i-l-verify]

Something that I've noticed ever since the Smiling Critters were introduced is that they can so easily be paired off into complementary duos, ones that are specifically designed to teach children fundamental lessons about life and self-care from two different angles. It's really interesting to me.

Like obviously you have Dogday and Catnap, with their sun/moon, dog/cat dichotomy, that stress how important it is to have fun and get things done during the day, but also that it's important to wind down, relax, and get a good night's sleep.

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Bubba Bubbaphant and Craftycorn were introduced as a duo in the Smiling Critter show's intro, and their dichotomy is quite obvious. They are basically the right and left sides of the brain personified. Bubba is the left side of the brain, logical, analytical, focused on math and science. Craftycorn is the right side of the brain, creative and imaginative, focused on the arts and self-expression. They represent learning and academia in all its forms, the different ways people engage with and understand the world.

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Hoppy Hopscotch and Kickin' Chicken form the sportsmanship duo. They are both portrayed as enjoying sports and the outdoors, but in different ways that highlight the different ways sports can be played and enjoyed and also what it entails to be successful at them. Hoppy Hopscotch may be loud and impatient, but she is also a team player, shown in her willingness to slow down her fast pace to make sure none of her friends are left behind. Kickin' Chicken, on the other hand, is laid-back, relaxed, and chill, the described "cool kid" of the group, but he's also described as having a ton of perseverance, more of a "slow and steady wins the race" type of person.

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This leaves Bobby Bearhug and Picky Piggy as the last pair. Fittingly, these two are all about how to meet the fundamental needs of yourself and others. Bobby teaches children how to nourish themselves emotionally through showing and receiving care from others, while Picky teaches them how good food is important to nourish the body and soul. Depriving oneself of either of these things only makes oneself and therefore everyone around one miserable, because those fundamental needs are no longer being met.

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Like fr, this is some pretty genius marketing right here. You have enough characters that every kid will have their favorite, but not so many that any would get lost in the shuffle, because the lessons each one of them would teach would be integral to the group as a whole. It really makes me that much sadder we saw basically nothing of the Smiling Critters during the game itself, because Mob Games struck gold with this concept, only to ultimately do nothing with it. :/

But I guess that's what fandom is for, eh?

[kakyogay]

hhhhh it might be a little late uuuuuh heeeyyy critters am I right or am I right?

something something uh the critters' pendants are kinda linked with emotions so uh yeah silly stuff

also they kinda balance each other out. Catnap stays awake thanks to Dogday, and Dogday doesn't get the forever stims zoomies thanks to Catnap.

words for the third under cut in case my handwriting is a little hard to read

found out no amount of melatonin will stop you from transferring energy

wait, how many did you take?

I dunno. Stopped counting after the second bottle.

... how are you alive??

I was hoping you knew.

[kirbyderb]

☀️🪻 HUUUUUUUGS!!!1!!!!

[triaelf9]

A little wind-down Keyleth sketch before bed, played around with the comic design for fun XD

[dailycephalopods]

hihi apologies if this is a bit much to ask, but could you start tagging gifs? seeing the little critters move about all in one place would b pretty swagger, no worries if not :3

of course!! here's some i've posted before, for your enjoyment!

[critter-covenant]

BOOM frowning critters yuri be upon ye

Catfeine and Dogpressed by @/eggritos!! :D

[maiko-coy]

The Boys™ (2/4)

[houseswife]

kinda has me creasing how wilson is just casually on the world’s slowest treadmill for the entirety of this scene. he’s like a hamster

[animesketch-es]

The orange cat and blue dog‼️‼️ (everyone clapped)

[critter-creature-or-beast]

By Rein Ketelaars - Flickr: DSCN1938.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0