#Captain Barnacles

[hers-underwraps]

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[mooshie-blue]

Longing but never pursuing

[calamaroo]

The Return of Pirate AU "Awkward . . ." Captain Barnacles ~~~~~~~~~~

CW: Suggestive (?) ------- ====================

HHHHHHHHHHH, THIS TOOK TEN+ HOURS, BUT IT TURNED OUT SO WELL, I'M SO PROUD! (Click image for better quality.)

@mildy-vibing he's consulting Chat . . .

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CONTEXT (SO I LOOK SLIGHTLY LESS INSANE) :

My Pirate AU, for my own enjoyment, is a tad more mature than my other au's --- piracy irl was just a harsh line of work and a position held mostly by generally bad people. It has been heavily romantized in modern media. This AU, for the better part, follows along with the romantized view of piracy, with all its flairs and flourishes, because that's what's fun to me. --- I also have a crude sense of humor, it's just what I enjoy, and because it's my AU, my say goes.

There's an air of realism to all my au's, but for the better part, it's based on fiction and what I want to happen/enjoy to see.

AU Lore Reminder : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Barnacles is a notorious pirate lord, revered and feared by sailors and land-lubbers alike. He's a man of modern legend, known for his ruthlessness, but also his chivalry, and this atribute of his character is where he got his title/name from; "The Gentleman Blue."

(There will be a seperate post for his entire lore/story at a later date. But not here hehehehe~)

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For the context of this drawing : . . . Barnacles has a reputation to uphold. He has to remain a notable terror and intimidating figure lest he be ruined. So, (for my own shits and giggles) and to appear "cool TM," he'll visit man-brothels/male-only prostitutes (I don't know if there's an actual term for that line of work, nor is it historically accurate, based on my research, but ✨️I Don't Care✨️. As previously stated, its for my own enjoyment.) ((Also, my Barnacles is, according to my general AU's canon, gay.))

However, as it seems, the evil pirate lord is . . . dun dun dun, a big baby. He's lovably awkward and easily embarrasses himself (canon) --- For his own life, he just cannot bring himself to do anything with anyone. He's performance shy, you could say /J 🤭 (he's very much a fake-it-til-you-make it guy, in all my au's.)

The prostitutes he frequents have since lovingly been named Chat. They're pretty much his therapists/consultants. They know ALL the dirt. (It's an inside joke between me and my friend)

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Mentions :

@animalsalvationassociation hiiiii, wifey!! I hope you enjoy my new level of absurdity 🫶

@mildy-vibing we cooked.

@urautismdiagnosis just figured I'd share this with you lmao, sorry if it's a jumpscare XD

[urautismdiagnosis]

heights & barnacles headcanon

Crying over their heights (I'm going to add prof inkling later once I decide if he's gonna be small or large,I'm leaning towards small atm)

I just wanna share that barnacles purposefully adjusts his posture as a subconscious behaviour to make himself seem shorter and softer

He does things like curling his head downwards AND inwards, having his legs spread more wide apart so he's more lowered, tucking his arms inward so he isn't physically taking as much space and seems less bulky in his shoulders, and always leaning forwards or backwards

Its a habit he picked up from his college years in Manitoba, because he realized that even if he was just acting normal his sheer size not only could be a bit more intimidating

(bro had autistic blank face and didn't know how to give nonverbal signs of "hey im a chill guy,get it cuz I'm a polar bea-" and basically the blank look paired with Giant Size could startle people at times and etc and it made him very uncomfortable)

But because he was so much larger he also literally physically took up more space and stuck out even when he didn't want to, it was way too easy for him to dominate conversations which was just... it was really hard to talk one on one to people, much less a group of people, when they don't feel like they have the space to talk...

So he just kind of started picking up those smaller adjustments to his body language

He doesn't do it consciously to be honest, and no one ever really picked up on it, but when he Stands At Full Height suddenly and quietly it can be really shocking and even a bit startling

Because if you're like The Tallest and Largest Guy In Ever Single Room even smaller irritable behaviours can seem more aggressive to someone who's like 3 feet smaller than you

Heck,they can't even SEE your facial expressions! You know- the main thing that shows ur feelings and ur mood and *if ur actually just a friendly guy* And no way you can have every single conversation sitting down :/

[batbitesthebat]

The eighth sea, chapter 2, wraps up nicely with these brand-new pages!! Immerse yourself in the Octonauts's oceans as you watch Captain Barnacles, Peso, and Dashi begin the impossible search for Kwazii, for free on my website, just a click away!

Thanks so much for your support! The next update will be on March 30th! And reblogs are appreciated! Thank you!💕

[iheartleopards]

Octonauts beast morphers

Captain barnacles as Devon beast morpher red❤️

Kwazii as ravi beast morpher blue💙

Peso as Zoey beast morpher yellow💛

[cacartoon]

What it’s like when the crew has to fix the power on the Octopod

[kwazacles]

BARNACALES TRY NOT TO PUT YOUR PAWS ON UR HIPS FOR 5 SECONDS CHALLENGE (IMPOSSIBLE)

Is he autistic

[golfishwiththebigeyes]

unironically, I feel like if you need a blueprint for how to form a good group dynamic for a long form show, look no further than Octonauts.

like genuinely, they do so much right. The characters are consistent but not flat, every character has some kind of individual dynamic with one another, some are more pronounced than others but they’re all there, no character is fully dependent on another to be fully fleshed out, they’re all competent adults who are just genuinely friends who help each other out when needed and work incredibly well together within their given niches in the team. I dream to one day create a main group of characters with as much effortless synergy with each other as the octonauts

[reclusivesapphire]

mama mia here we go again (this is insanely fun)

[anti-socialexperiment]

what if instead of being the octonauts they were the octocunts and instead of saving sea creatures they served.

[hers-underwraps]

Everyone’s out here calling kwazii a theatre kid

BUT LOOK AT HIM

Like his dorky ass is breaking out into song and performing like a lil goofball every chance he gets

[mooshie-blue]

“Man I wish I had something soft and cuddly to hold at night.”

The humble teddy bear:

[calamaroo]

1 am biblically accurate Barnacles and Kwazii :

Kwazii is a handful always

[kove1]

I really like it, I just couldn't pass it by.

Well, look at those eyes, I can't 😞

[animalsalvationassociation]

[ DO NOT REPOST, ALL ART & CONCEPTS WERE MADE BY ME ]

Digital Illustration Time: 2hrs 45min

Episode Featured: " The Octonauts & the Whale Shark "

(The episode we all decided . . . yeah this is my thing now)

Kwazii was so much harder to draw than I thought he would be . . . lol

Bonus: (Sketch vs Digital) 🤣

[ This is a Octonauts AU, in no way is this canon to the OG storyline. ]