#Epic mickey headcanon

[infernothechaosgod]

i've noticed theres been more talking abt julius in the tags now so I thought id share my own view on his role/how he's depicted in my stories

I also think julius is more easy going than others, he's this type that SEEMS done and seems like he's tired 24/7 but is accualy pretty chill going just doing his own thing, also I personaly don't headcanon him as the oldest Brother because ngl we don't see him interact with mickey nor oswald and if im gonna be completly honest him being the oldest Brother would kinda throw a marble in the relation of oswald and mickey as it is not...Oldest Brother? Not really

A cousin from another city however-

Also since him being the first cartoon Even before oswald messes the story in Epic mickey I have 2 options for epic mickey specificly

1 - julius was never suppoust to be a star nor a big hit, he wasnt promised much and his role was less of "the first one" and more of a "tester" and now he's very away from all the action either in wasteland or toonland

2 - julius is in a seperate place in epic mickey, Aka The wonderland lvl and almost no one knows about him but people who do/saw him around Don't wanna talk abt him bc they think they "just were seeing things", afterall wasteland is pretty small and someone new would be a big hit/at least welcomed or introduced to others right?

beasicly that ver of julius is like a cheshire cat, would even fit if he had something allowing him to "teleport" (switch frames) maybe a sketch book with thumbnails of diffrent locations?

(OR more chaotic/senseless option 3

Since julius is "based" off felix who canonicly is aware and breaks the 4th wall all the time despite not having a heart he just breaks the rules and hops from one place to the other, who's gonna tell him to stop? Viewers!? HA!)

[alice-angel12x]

What if the twisted wonderland react the MC/Reader have a magical paintbrush just like epic mickey games?

Also this is yuu's paintbrush looks like btw

Yuu! Epic Mickey Twisted Wonderland

Here's a fun art peice I did cause the image was so fun.

Overblot boys (Riddle, Leona, Azul, and Jamil) React to Epic Mickey!Yuu

I remember when I first created Forgotten Wasteland, and how my apprentice made a mess of it all. While I am glad he repaired all the damage he has done, I couldn't trust him to not let his mischievous curiosity get the better of him. So I took up my magical brush and created a helper or a protector. They would keep watch and protect the toons of wasteland. They were an excellent student, they quickly mastered the magic of the brush. If only my other student was this obedient. (Geez Yen Sid, biased much).

Master Yen Sid watched Yuu gently and with a calculated stroke of the bush on the wasteland. The old wise wizard nodded with approval.

"You have done well," Yen Sid said as he gave a pat on Yuu's head.

Yuu smiled softly when they noticed their master holding his hand out, asking for his paintbrush back. They handed the wizards the brush, and suddenly began to dip it into the paint. Where he began to wave the brush in the air, creating something. Something big.

With a final stroke, there before him was a beautiful paintbrush. It was almost Yuu's height, as the wizard handed them the gift.

"Be very careful with this magic. With great strength, comes even greater responsibility. This is not something to play with willy-nilly," Yen Sid said sternly.

"Yes, Master Yen Sid. I promise to use this power for good," Yuu said, trying to contain their excitement.

"I know you will. I can see great things from you," Yen Sid said with a small smile. "Take good care of Wasteland."

If only Yen Sid knew, that his favorite pupil would vanish from under his nose. They would somehow end up in a place called Twisted Wonderland.

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💗Riddle RoseHeart 💗

Before the blot:

When he first meets Yuu, he doesn't really take them seriously. Since the mirror says they are not a magic user.

He thinks the large paintbrush Yuu carries around is really inconvenient. And Does not look forward to all the potential mess it could bring.

After/during Blot:

Overblot Riddle struggled in the battle with Yuu. The most annoying thing they did was paint his rose bushes Blue, turning them against him.

Turns out Yuu and their magic paintbrush weren't as useless as Riddle assumed.

Yuu's finishing blow was a good whack to the head, dousing Riddle and the ink phantom with a powerful stream of thinner, erasing the blotted ink instantly.

Leaving an unblotted Riddle behind. Though Yuu gave Riddle one last splash of thinner for safe measure.

Leaving a crying drenched mess.

After fixing that, they left all of Heartslybuyal in awe as they watched the thinner in the brush turn to blue paint. And with many strokes of the brush, the unbirthday party was restored.

After that Riddle had a lot more respect for Yuu, and was a lot more curious of what else Yuu could do with their brush.

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🦁Leona Kingscholar 🦁

Before Blot:

He could have cared less about this person. He thought they looked ridiculous with their giant brush. On top of that, they were magicless.

However, he did note that this new student smelt strange. Yet he paid them no mind.

After/during Blot:

Leona had a bit of an easier time against Yuu, cause of the howling sandstorm. Making it difficult for Yuu to toss the Thinner on the phantom and the inkblot.

So with the help of the first-year squad, moved upwind and with this. Yuu blasted Leona with a wave of magic Thinner.

The phantom quickly resolved, and Leona could only stare in shock as the Thinner swept him away.

Of course, they made sure to drench Leona in thinner to be sure all the inkblot was gone.

After the whole event, he was strangely enough. interested in going against the Ramshackle team. Even if it wasn't an official match.

He would smirk in interest as Yuu used their magic brush to create a flying broom for themselves. And some Toon as extra players for the team.

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Azul Ashengrotto

Before Blot:

He was amused at most, like why would any person carry such a cumbersome thing around.

And they were magicless on top of that. What an odd individual. But for the most part, also didn't pay much attention.

Till the idea of obtaining the Ramshackle dorm. At first the ain't brush was interesting, but he simply assumed that it was some weird decoration.

Yet he did notice Yuu's strange hesitance of water. Specifically the idea of being in water. Azul would happily take advantage of Yuu's fears.

After/during Blot:

This was a frustrating battle for both fighters. Since Azul can keep spewing ink, just as much as Yuu can remove it.

But with the help of allies and friends, Yuu was able to wash away all the ink with their brush and thinner. With a good whack, to bring Azul back to his senses.

Even after the battle, Yuu seemed to refuse to go near the water. A phobia maybe, Azul thought to himself.

Azul is indeed interested in Yuu's power but finds them confusing too. Yuu wants to see the world under the waves, yet refuses to go anywhere near the water.

He tries to ask Jade and Floyd what they know about this student. But not even they could dig anything up about them.

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Jamil Viper

Before Blot:

He honestly could care less about them in the start.

He sees them as a perfect pawn to overthrow Kalim. Jamil also notices Yuu's strange fear of water, even if it is in rain form.

But whatever it took to knock Kalim down, he did not care much. Though he did learn some interesting things about them. After using Snake whisper on them.

After/during Blot:

Yuu surprised attacked him, doused him in Thinner, and quickly took him down. Much to Jamil's emmerassement.

Last time he underestimates a person with a giant brush.

During the party in the desert, he saw Yuu sitting in the shade of the trees away from the oasis.

So he sat next to them. "So... Is it true you're made out of paint?"

Part 2, or a focus on one character at a time to have a mini story. (cause I have basically a fan fic Idea in my empty brain)

[beaniebea]

I think one thing about Oswald 's story from EM that I wish was fleshed out more was how Ortensia getting killed/the Blot wars affected him mentally. I think it's not too far-fetched to say that he must have had some serious PTSD for a while, and that got me wondering how he would show that/what it's affects would be one the story of the game if it was canon

(Used this chart as a basis)

Is this kinda dark? Yes.

[luckyshrimp]

Drowning rabbit!

[artistdove]

Some more headcanons. This is leaning more into an au so imma refer to this as Toonverse or Between the Screen...idk. More info below

All the toons that appear will have alternate names at times. It allows them more freedom in public and not be bound to their stage/real names. (Also, public domain stuff and separating them from canon even further)

Epic Mickey's story is slightly different in this au. It leans a tad more into the darker aspects the game originally had and maybe some mature subjects. Some bits of aftermath are the brothers having an injured ear and Mickey still having the blot partially in him, which results in him having monthly check-ups.

Tia and Oz have 3 officially, adopted kids: Ollie Jr., Vanny, and Tim. The rest of the bunny kids are orphans that they and other toons care for in the local orphanage.

Fanny is given the honor of the co-leader of Wasteland alongside Gus and Peter B. She is given this due to Ozzy being in charge of the Trolley Conversion Station and Tia running the House of Hare with Julius, which take time away from running the Wasteland.

[sleepy-stories]

someone tell me who did this work. i need to follow them .

[memekeymouse]

yes, Mickey and Oswald brotherly angst, we all love to see it BUT. One very specific brand of brotherly angst I’ve yet to really see is the fact that despite being “biological” brothers (due to their intrinsic connection to Walt and Ub or whatever), they don’t………they don’t actually KNOW each other.

im always seeing stuff that involves Mickey trying so hard to welcome Oswald in his life and Oswald being the one to resist but like. are you SURE??? can you imagine living for nearly 100 years and only recently reuniting with the older brother you didn’t even know you had and who apparently resents you for replacing him and then being expected to just magically get along. my god

Oswald only knows Mickey as the celebrity that stole his fame, but he doesn’t know him as a person. Mickey probably doesn’t even know Oswald exists until much later. he’d have an easier time accepting other people, people he’s actually known for DECADES (Clarabelle, horace or goofy for example) as his family before Oswald. Imagine that

[foxwayart]

I headcanon that, while a decent engineer Oswald knows nothing about like..computers and such, truly an old fashioned sort of guy.

[clippy]

put all these in one post on Twitter but haven't done that here so... *reposts these in honor of the EM remake*

[gabbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Tiny Glockenspiel doodles

[bellagrimfox]

Mickey Mouse Headcanons/Ideas for Epic Mickey

Headcanons

Mickey's connection to the blot means that he can communicate with the Shadow Blot telepathically.

Mickey would prefer to use Paint but he has used Thinner for both fights and for light pranks.

Mickey doesn't believe the Thinner is entirely evil but is aware of the consequences of overusing it.

The blot is a manifestation of Mickey's concern with how Walt's dream is being treated nowadays.

Mickey has rare vision dreams that predict his fate or the fate of his friends.

Mickey can speak to Tints and Turps and is the only one who can understand them.

Mickey can temporarily morph himself into his previous designs, mostly for tricks and jokes.

One of his favorite parades is the Main Street Electrical Parade and he was so happy to see it come back.

Mickey remembers his clubhouse/preschool shows fondly, even if people in the Real World don't.

Mickey does what he can to make sure Toons don't stay forgotten, though some things are out of his hands.

Ideas

This is gonna use a mix of original ideas and scrapped content to see if I can use any of them in a way that fits with the canon lore.

Mickey's connection with the paintbrush technically allows him to use his ink powers with his hands. The issue is that the more he does it, the more fragile his body becomes, draining his colors and messing up his body. Will appear in Epic Mickey 2.

Due to recent issues involved with Disney, Mickey wonders if he's better off being forgotten since his image is stuck in a place between being loved and being hated by the public. This idea may be expanded in Epic Mickey 2.

Mickey can fuse with the Tints and Turps to create temporary forms that strengthen either Paint or Thinner or both at the same time. The downside is that the Guardians magic is very limited and too much can erase them completely.

Mickey getting new types of Paint and Thinner colors. (To be extended in world-building post)

Mickey getting a gas mask inspired by the real life WW2 masks that was supposed to be for kids so he can avoid getting too much Thinner in his lungs. This would only be for cases in which he has to use so much or he's in an environment that forces him to wear one. Of course he finds absolutely nothing wrong with the mask itself, nope not at all.

He still hates war at least.

And finally, his Tints and Turps get special designs in Epic Mickey 2 thanks to their strong connection to him. These designs would be inspired by the Tokyo Disney Resort Summer Splash water drop mascot designs.

I might draw my own design using these during the times I'm not doing college work.

That's all for now but up next is Oswald and boy do I have plenty of ideas for him.

[infernothechaosgod]

I already made a post about how I think mickey and oswald have diffrent anathomy from other cartoons/ their current versions

Tldr They can do all the old timey cartoon stuff like take off their limbs or streach em out lots while others cant

But I think I forgot to mention a personal headcanon of mine in witch oswald and mickey (julius too) instead of being born like a normal toon from birth Where made/sculpted out of ink (it really set in my brain when I found out minnies parents are shown, so are donalds and goofy's but never mickeys exept one mention in a comic)

That all being said to add onto diffrent anathomy headcanon, I like to imagine when mickey gets really upset and for once doesnt hold it in he starts melting, that sight is extremly rare and often he can quickly pull himself back together so anytime someone sees this they freak out

But since he can pull himself together quickly alot of people think they were just seeing things...unless he gets really upset then he just pulls an epic mickey 2 death animation

[imacaprisun]

Epic Mickey Headcanons because I am so starved for content (warning: most of these are Gremlin related).

Prescott looked up to Mickey after he defeated the Blot in the first game. Since it is implied that the Thinner Route (or at the very least a Neutral Route) is canon, it would only make sense for Prescott, who can be quite violent himself, would look up to someone who saved Wasteland using destruction as his means to do so. Mickey was also the one to free him from the safe, so it was only natural Prescott would see Mickey as his hero. He built the whole diorama to show his appreciation to Mickey but then abandoned it soon after the Mad Doctor started to manipulate him.

There were so many ‘toons that lived in Wasteland before the Thinner Disaster happen that when it did hit, no one could be sure whether someone was just missing or straight up dead because the wave of Thinner left barely any trace of the ‘toon left, if it did at all. Most ‘toons started to assume that everyone who was missing was just dead and that if they were alive, they’d show up sooner or later and left it at that.

It was one thing to be forgotten by time, but being lost to time was a whole different story. Becoming lost media meant not only being forgotten, but your entire existence being wiped away. Many ‘toons who have lost pieces of media that have been completely destroyed in the real world cannot remember those pieces. If a piece of media that served as a 'toons whole existence were to be completely destroyed, they and all the memories surrounding them would vanish, leaving no trace behind. It's almost like they never existed in the first place.

Prescott may be mechanically smart, but he is very, very gullible. For crying out loud, the very reason he ended up trapped in the safe in the first place was because he was told there was a present waiting for him in there. Prescott may have a distaste for most ‘toons, but he trusts them all with his life, even after he’s been betrayed and abandoned by so many. If he thinks something is going to benefit him, he’ll trust just about anyone. Being isolated in a factory for years, maybe even decades, left him impressionable and gullible.

Adding on to the whole impressionable thing, Prescott will adapt anything he likes into his personality. One of those things happened to be pirates, which is why he put on a whole pirate accent during his battle with Mickey and Oswald. Much like he did with Mickey, Prescott looked up to pirates due to their violent nature, because pirates are known for being rebellious against authority, and got whatever they could ever dream of with a slash of their swords. Prescott thought that if he sounded like a pirate, he’d be just as cool as them. He spent some (and by some, I mean a lot) time planning out catchphrases and practicing his pirate accent before the battle.

Out of all the attractions, the rotating planes has to be Gus’s favorite. It reminds him a lot of his human counterpart who was a pilot during WW2. In a way, the planes are very nostalgic to Gus, reminding him of a simpler time before he and every other Gremlin were forgotten and ultimately sent to Wasteland. It would mean the world to Gus if Mickey decided to fix up the attraction rather than destroy it.

Julius the cat (if he is alive) is downright pissed at Oswald for taking his spot as King of Wasteland. It infuriates him that Oswald and every other ‘toon believes the rabbit was the first to be forgotten and thus making him king. What makes matters worse is that Julius spent a long, long time alone in Wasteland before any other ‘toon due to being one of the first cartoon characters forgotten by time. Seeing Oswald complain about Mickey taking his spot fills Julius with unbridled rage. It was most likely that Julius would’ve been involved with the Pete’s in the third game, working together to take back their spot as the first ‘toons that came to Wasteland. Even though Pete was Julius’s sworn enemy, he would do anything to take back what should’ve been his since the very beginning.

After the events of the first game, Mickey became an insomniac due to fear that he would be dragged back into Wasteland by the Blot. He doesn’t hate Wasteland, but the circumstances in which he first arrived there has left him more than traumatized enough to be afraid of falling asleep almost every night. Even when he does fall asleep due to complete fatigue, he has nightmares of the Blot returning to seek vengeance. Afraid for his life, Mickey started doing everything he could to prevent his nightmares from becoming reality, such as moving the mirror to another room and even keeping a weapon nearby that would do no actual damage to the Blot, but it was the thought that counts.

Most if not all the background ‘toons named themselves. Even before they were forgotten, they didn't have names. When they arrived in Wasteland, they had nothing to call themselves. The background characters tried giving themselves the most extravagant names so that they stood out amongst the crowd, hoping to be seen as more than a character that takes up background space.

The reason why we see no Fifinellas or Widgets in the game is because the Gremlin Village was hit the worst by the Thinner Disaster, killing each and every one of them. The Gremlins were expected to work (this was the early 1900s, what do you expect?) outside their village, so most if not all of them were away from the village. Out of any of the Gremlins, Gus was the most devastated by this discovery, believing he was entirely responsible for the death of every Fifinella and Widget.

To further that, Jamface and Prescott were one of the only members of his family Gus had left. One of the reasons why Prescott was ultimately sent to work in the Gag Factory is because Gus hoped it would be the safest place for him to be. Prescott was his youngest son (he doesn’t appear in the original Gremlins book, so it's assumed he is younger than Jamface, who did appear in the 1940s book), so Gus wanted him out of harms way and in a place surrounded by what he hoped would be friendly ‘toons, believing Oztown would be his safest bet. This is also why Gus acts more like a father figure in the games than he did in the books. He felt so guilty for the deaths of every Fifinella and Widget that he tried to act more fatherly towards not only his fellow Gremlins, but other ‘toons such as Mickey and Oswald. Seeing how Prescott grew to resent Gus because he felt abandoned in the exact place Gus felt Prescott would be the safest absolutely crushed him more than anything, reminding Gus of how he let down all the Fifinellas and Widgets on the day of the Thinner Disaster.

The reason why older ‘toons are in black and white while others like Oswald are in color is because those who are colorless were last used before colored cartoons. Even though he doesn’t know it, Oswald has color (albeit, the bare minimum) because he continued to be used by Universal after color was added to cartoons. Though, Oswald did not change in design very much, sticking to the original design he was given while Disney still owned the rights to him.

Prescott was not the one to come up with the idea of a self-destruct glove. Rather, the Mad Doctor did and convinced him to wear it as a ‘last resort.’ The Mad Doctor knew how trusting Prescott could be, so he hoped that he would go along with the Doctor’s plan. However, Prescott ends up not using it, leading the Mad Doctor having to incapacitated him before he could reveal any of the Mad Doctor's plans.

[cartoon-buffoon]

Random thought that's probably unoriginal but hay it's 4 AM and I've been thinking about this for awhile. Ever find it funny the comparison between Oswald's and Mickey's relationship with Walt Disney's and Ub Iwerks'? It's a funny parallel that doesn't get talked about much largely because people seem to forget Ub Iwerks (ironic). WARNING: RANT!

Wanna note this rant is by a person who hasn't properly played Epic Mickey 1, 2, and 2.5 (power of illusion) so sorry if I get some stuff wrong yet I know the premise and key story points. Anyways:

For those who don't know Ub Iwerks was longtime friend of Walt Disney and basically the man who would lead the Walt Disney Studios into being what it is today Ub's technical influence on the animations shouldn't be dismissed at all. The man is responsible for some of the most iconic stuff in Disney history like the colors of Dumbo's "Pink Elephants" musical number, a photography technique for the rain in Bambi, creation of a specialized Xerox machine allowing for drawings to go directly onto cels for 101 dalmatians, and he himself earned an Oscar for his efforts in bringing the mix of 2D and live action together in Mary Poppins. He even directed and worked on while going went uncredited for his creation of the wartime shorts that saved Disney Studios during WW2. From there Ub went back to working on SFX after the war and was responsible for a lot of technical magicry behind Disneyland. Oh he also was responsible for some technical stuff behind Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" where he won another Oscar. So ya know the man had clear innovative talent. Despite this work Ub was a humble man and the only real reason why we know of most of his influence and his history with Walt is because of his grand daughter's own creation of a documentary involving him. Arguably Ub is the real creator of Mickey Mouse although that debate isn't what I wanna talk about and I'm neutral on the subject regarding it. What I wanna talk about is how Ub was always there from the very beginning, he and Walt were together way before Disney was the thing it is today and to get it there they bankrupted 3 different companies before finally making it big. Despite this Ub is mostly forgotten, his input on the legacy of Disney Studios being treated as nothing more than a footnote despite his feats. Ub stayed in the background being the hard working man and animator while Walt was a director and charismatic face. Ub did win two Oscars yet now and days he's severely undercutted and even forgotten despite making most of the original cartoons (dude made Plane Crazy aka Mickey's first cartoon in garage on a nothing budget FFS) and being one of the major catalyst for animation as we know it today.

One person gets all the credit and is the face of a company while the other who helped create it is usually left forgotten and only really known by a certain group of people who are more invested in history. Sound familiar? Of course Oswald isn't as important to Disney as Ub was (sorry Ozzie) yet I still find the parallel really cool and thematically fitting. In Epic Mickey there is a statue that parodies the famous one of Mickey and Walt holding hands, yet Oswald made it about himself instead with him replacing Mickey. This no doubt shows bitterness and resentment and the plot of Epic Mickey features the two eventually making up after it all. Not after ya know after Oswald gets mad and releases the blot and all that after rightfully getting pissed knowing his world was put in danger and his wife was basically killed by Mickey. Everything works out in the end thankfully and in the second game the two are on much better terms of course, in the first game Oswald also does make an attempt to be nice to Mickey because it's what Ortensia would of wanted.

Despite them reconnecting and acting as brothers I still feel like Oswald would hold some sorta grudge. If not for the fame stealing thing at least for the whole "you ruined my world and turned my wife to stone" thing. Oswald is petty enough to make faces at Mickey behind his back, no way is the rabbit THAT mature to forgive Mickey 100% for everything. Still, I feel like the only real way Oswald could ever get over the fact that Mickey took his spot as the mascot and face of Disney is by learning about Ub and his input. This is a neat little head canon I have that Oswald would embrace Ub as his creator instead of Walt. There would be something so fitting if Oswald learned he had two dads and his creation was a joint effort and actively learning about Ub and his contributions to Disney. I feel like instead of yearning for the attention his brother has he'd take a page out of Ub's book, he'd sit in the background and let the fame and popularity go to another despite the fact that there would be no popularity without him.

I made this rant because I was too lazy to draw this but: the idea of Oswald making a statue featuring him holding Ub Iwerks' hand as opposed to Walt's is such a cool and cute idea to me. It would not only show Oswald's acceptance of not being in the spotlight yet it would also honor the legacy of another who was "forgotten".

Anyways rant over, I'm excited for Epic Mickey rebrushed and can't wait to experience it and I probably need to sleep for classes i got later.

[oliviawonderfulcat19]

Well um. I made a idea (And art is not mine @misscloudiedays is the owner btw and HC for Oswald and Mickey's sexuality/gender!)

(HC: Oswald loves the winter while Mickey loves Summer. Oswald is Bisexual while his "little brother" is transgender.)

That's all for today!

[memekeymouse]

okay listen. I know that a huge thing in Epic Mickey was for Mickey himself to prove the people of wasteland (and specially Oswald) that they were wrong about him. That he wasn’t malicious or arrogant like Oswald expected his replacement to be. That he had to come to terms with the fact that the guy he spent decades despising was, despite his shortcomings, a kind and friendly guy who just happened to make a terrible mistake. That he didn’t just appear one day to steal everything from him; that was a decision neither of them had any control of

but also I really really really think Mickey should’ve had the chance to punch oswald in the face. ONCE. JUST ONCE