#Finz ramble

[finzphoenix]

OMGOMGOMG; ARKHAMVERSE SCARECROW FACE REVEAL?!!! 😳😳😳 He's got the glasses, he's got the nose, the tired eyes, he's got the stitched gas mask, he's walking away from a fear toxined builduing like a badass - he's perfect?? 🔥🔥🔥

[66sharkteeth]

*using a hairbrush as an interviewing microphone* Was Finze a theater kid or a band kid?

Absolutely neither. If anything, he was on the debate team. Probably only to have something to put on his college applications.

Finze skipped a bunch of grades so he already never fit in with his classmates because he was younger than them, but he also was a mean little shit who was in a constant state of...

Even the teachers hated him. It was mutual though before you think this is his tragic backstory or something. He's a little similar to Claude in the sense that a lot of his problems are his fault for just having a nasty personality, though he did actually have some home problems that probably won't ever make it into CoB unfortunately.

[elisethetraveller]

Art

I got this absolutely beautiful art made by @finzphoenix ! The process of getting it done has been smooth and finz has done a wonderful job of interpreting my various ramblings about Elise.

[smiisevenwhyplus]

tonights episode on whyjohn is fchukknh cryinh: everything, how i will probably be alone on my birthday, i feel like I’m failing at being a good friend n disconnecting from them, hardly gets loving hugs anymore/touch starvedness

[finzphoenix]

The way I SQUEAKED when they talked about this wee easter egg! Maybe it's just that, a nod to Arkham Origins, or maybe, if we're lucky, they'll let us interact with Crane in his pre-Scarecrow era! Just imagine how dope that would be 🥺🥺🎃 Like, perhaps he could act as a consultant for Batman, like in some comics of his, or he got something to do with Falcone, who, the director said, would play a role in this game. I mean, if you remember, Falcone Shipping addressed Scarecrow on first name basis in the invoice paper for cockroach containers in Arkham City... Maybe they could be linked smh in the new VR? :D

[finzphoenix]

Guys. If I were to upload more stuff to online stores, what are things would you would be most likely to buy? Item and theme-wise 👀☕️

[finzphoenix]

ALSO: since I want to do everything in my power to finance my mother's hearing aids, I have lowered the prices for commissions! (They're going to be like this for a whole month, probably longer!)

The new price for comics (former $120): $60

The new price for character sheets (former $110): $60

The new price for collages (former $100): $60

[finzphoenix]

Huh, they really keep killing characters in the new wannabe arkhamverse comic/game...

I don't know why I'm making a post about this, I didn't even particularly liked this version of Hatter. But it just feels so disrespectful towards the universe in general, you know? I mean, I get that all of these guys are doomed to die sooner rather than later, and that story arcs require sacrifices... but it still feels unjust to kill Batman's long term antagonists in a pre-game comic ://

Of course this is totally subjective, and I guess all I'm saying is... that I'm really sad that the characters in the one verse I care so much for are all slowly dying now v.v

[finzphoenix]

Vacation has gone surprisingly smoothly thus far! 🤙 only almost turned to mush at the hands of a road-raging truck driver, but that's okay 😌

[finzphoenix]

Just a little heads up for those who are still waiting for their commissions to be finished: I've been running on fumes for a while now as I'm trying to push through a... rather persistent and bothersome burnout. I apologize for the long wait ;w; </33

Thank you so much for your patience!! ☕🍪🤍

[finzphoenix]

Hi Finz!!!!!!! Still can't get over the fact we're mututals because your art is so good, ahhhhhh-

What's your reaction to the newest chapter of Batman: Echoes '89? (Or something like that) because I for one am FROTHING AT THE MOUTH!!!!! Why did they have to make everyone so hot....

Look at his smile, he's so precious 🥺🥺🥺🥺 (also, what's your reaction to this man being confirmed as this universe's Riddler?)

But let's also not forget the man himself, the Master of Fear.... he absolutely SLAYS with the gas mask, oh my God

I wasn't sure at first how to feel about him, but OH BOY do I love him now!!!

Apologies for the rambling, anyways: your thoughts on the designs and how things are going in the story so far?

Your thoughts are my thoughts exactly, dear! ^///^ Edward is the cutest and it's incredibly endearing how both of their smiles could light up an entire room! This story has been such a pleasant surprise. It's unique, gripping, stays true to the '89 vibe of the movie without being too silly, and Crane is down BAD for well-read men... I mean, what's not to love?

Regarding Scarecrow's design, like you, I had some trouble warming up to it, but the latest issue has finally won me over. Reaaally made me envy Bruce! 👀👀💦

[66sharkteeth]

people seemed interested in the little nine lives bio i posted last night, so now i'm doing finze! who i'm realizing i don't have any finished art of (in this form) that doesn't include nine. disclaimer that this has nothing to do with the Finze we know from City of Blank beyond name, personality, and some kind of "canon events" that are shared among all versions of Finze.

-Half-angel, and yes, I'm aware that's a Nephilim, but he doesn't like to call himself that because of what usually comes to mind with that word. That said, this is not his only form.

-He was a prophesized child that was supposed to be born from an angel and a virgin. This child was supposed to beckon in the rapture and lead humanity to heaven in the rapture. However, once he was old enough to start understanding his destiny, he simply decided that he didn't want to do that.

-This is when they started to realize something went wrong. Turns out his mother was very much not a virgin, which sort of messed up the whole prophecy and now they just have this guy who is sort of half-way what the prophecy called for. So anyway, the rapture is postponed and now Finze just works (reluctantly) for the church/angels.

-Part of his powers is his "all seeing eye" that is under his eyepatch. He will gain the knowledge of anyone he looks into with that eye. The church has used this power on 10+ of the world's smartest individuals, making finze incredibly smart, but the downside is he now has 10+ individuals crammed in his head. His healing abilities are basically the only thing stopping him from going brain dead but he is in constant pain because of it.

-He is just as nasty and mean as he is in CoB, if not more so. He lives a very lavish lifestyle, provided by the church, and is incredibly out of touch with with the rest of the world despite his vast knowledge. So basically, quite literally the smartest person on earth, but socially, one of the worst.

-Despite being literally half-angel and knowing other angels, he is an adamant (and obnoxious) atheist. he thinks they're aliens or something.

-Struggles greatly with OCD. Hates being touched and struggles with emotions other than anger and annoyance. Hates trying new things or going outside his comfort zone. Has constant energy of nervous dog that is about to bite you.

-incredibly vapid and obsessed with his appearance. you know the scene of Howl melting because his hair was the wrong color? yeah, he's like that if he ever gets something like a zit.

-the only thing in life he loves more than (eventually) nine is his car. he is very much a car guy. He also unfortunately shouldn't be allowed on the road. You know those jack asses that zoom down the highway at 100 MPH, weaving in and out of traffic? That is Finze. Also just parks wherever he wants, as long as it's not a towaway zone. No parking before 8 PM? No, just more expensive parking before 8 PM.

hmmm. there's a lot more but this is getting really long. his was a lot harder to do than nine's because i feel like a lot of lore needs to be explained in order to elaborate on a lot of things about him. i didn't even get into how he ends up as a tutor at nine's school and that's how they meet. i wanna ramble about him and nine more but not in a way that scares people off w/ any walls of text longer than this!!

[66sharkteeth]

btw, if you ARE here 100% only for CoB and get tired of my personal ramblings or wall posts about finze and nine lives, i tag everything that isn't cob related "not cob" so you can blacklist that! i completely get it bc i've def followed people for certain fandoms or OCs and didn't rly follow for their other stuff