#The Future Ahead

[weevmo]

Some really rough expression sheets I did for fun today! They're really coming along - it's almost like we're professionals hah

Hey! Dahlia has a last name finally! Do you like the logo?

[priceofreedom]

Mercenaries, Cloud. That's what you an' me are gonna be.

[paintedkinzy-88]

Let's take a step back (or rather, forward) and indulge my wandering mind. Behold! Bad Future Dragos!

I want it to be clear that these are at the... latest point in their lives (AKA, before they die) rather than all at the same time. The design choices are very deliberate in that case.

As always, off I ramble---

Raphael was often called the "Umbrella" of the Resistance, due to his habit of shielding those around him with his wings. He's always done this, ever since he was a dragonet, but the danger is much more real now, and he has a lot more people to protect. As it is, his wings are torn beyond repair. Unless he uses his Ninpo, flying is no longer an option. It's also because of this tendency to constantly throw himself into the front lines that he lost one of his legs. Lucky, Donnie was able to craft multiple prosthetics for him, as his size grew bigger and bigger each day, at a much faster rate than his brothers. Unfortunately, this also made him a bigger target, as he was the first Hamato casualty.

Speaking of Donnie, that serpent held the Resistance together, no doubt about it. He wasn't often put on the battlefield, as his skills were much more needed within their bases building defenses, weapons, armor, indoor gardens, and so much more. He was essential to their survival, working the hardest out of the group of engineers and construction workers they were able to recruit. However, after loosing his tail, back leg, and, temporarily, his voice to Krang hounds, he was kept strictly on base only, much to his dismay. With his focus so narrowed down to just build build build, Donnie created more and more pieces of tech to help him do so, like multiple Shelldon bodies and a constant supply of robot arms (that could of course be used as weapons in a pinch). In the end, keeping him so guarded didn't matter. When one of their hideouts was ransacked before they could escape, Donnie stayed behind to initiate a self destruct. He took out the sister Krang in the blast, as well as a sizable chunk of their army.

Leo was the seemingly fearless leader of the survivors, his way of words convincing countless people of all kinds to join their forces. He actually only took charge after Draxum's death, since the yokai had previous experiences in mass wars and lead them as well as he could prior to Leo. His fins have certainly seen better days, but swimming wasn't much of an option after a few years anyways, as the Krang eventually made the oceans far to toxic to be in. Eventually, with his fins so torn up, Donnie did make him prosthetic wings, as attacking from the air was such an incredible advantage. He also ended up taking one of Raph's old arms after a wound left them having to amputate, and resources to build a brand new one were slim pickings. Sadly, after Donnie's passing, there wasn't anyone with the same knowledge to fix and manage the wings, leading to them eventually just breaking off. Leo mostly uses them to stab aliens now.

Mikey gained a growing group of worshippers rather quickly. He hates it immensely, but his family finds it hilarious. With his mystic powers only gaining strength, and getting increasingly flashy as well, it wasn't too much of a surprise that people would see him as an angel, godlike figure, or deity. He was the heaviest hitter of the Resistance, even before Raph's passing, and spent any free time he had either speaking to their ancestors or helping people nurture the little remaining hope in their base. Despite being almost constantly on the frontlines of the worst battles, Mikey has the fewest scars.

AND, FINALLY: Heights. With a quickly added April to help out. Again, these are at the latest stage of their lives, because Raph would definitely have been Much Bigger Than That had he lived to be Leo's old man age.

(And Donnie has always been the taller twin. It's not his fault Leo had more time to gain a few inches on him.)

[kugisakiss]

watched m26 hehe, sorry for the word vomit

if anyone was wondering how i was counting how many movies they appeared in, i made a little timeline when i was trying to figure it out for myself ↓

all dcmk movies are released on golden week which is in april. shout out to the detectiveconanworld wiki i couldn't have done it without you x

the real enemy is conan because he's got a perfect 100% movie spotlight

[north-noire]

surely nothing emotionally scarring happens to either of these aspiring men when I agree to invest in their children's entertainment company

[deoidesign]

My comic is so pretty...

The hiatus is letting me take a little extra time on these episodes, and I'm definitely putting it to good use!!!

[welcometogrouchland]

(ID in alt) I literally said I was gonna post this month's ago and then never had the wherewithal to describe it and so I didn't Lmao (said with pain). But since I'm thinking of opening my commissions I figured I should remind ppl that I. Yknow. Can draw.

Lots of Steph here (I had major art block making all of these and my brain worms for her kept me going) + some sprinkles of stephcass for Cass nation to enjoy!

[alena-draws]

Little snippet from a vashwood reincarnation comic that I do not have nearly fully fleshed out in my head with written down text that would surely be 50+ pages and which I will probably get to draw never aaaah

[slashergirlnancy]

He likes her because she’s different from everyone else, especially other significant others he’s had in his life. In that scene in the bedroom in the beginning, he talks about how she’s not like the other girls. The Duffers and I talked about what kind of family life he comes from and maybe this girl, Nancy, is quiet and listens in a way that other people haven’t listened to him at this point. Makes him feel a little bit more comfortable revealing a sensitive side, and I think that’s an attractive quality that she has and he admires in her. — Joe Keery

[racewinnerlandonorris]

​happy 6 months of race winner lando norris to all those who celebrate

[xnightlynyxx]

I know Dan is planning to become the Foxes next coach, but I think Andrew will be her successor or at least an assistant coach

Think about it: he came to South Carolina and immediately started looking out for Aaron and Nicky, and as soon as Kevin and Neil showed up he made promises to protect them too. Andrew already adopts and protects troubled youth. You know who else adopts and protects troubled youth? Wymack. In this essay I will-

[bubbiethesaur]

my hand slipped :3

[rainhowls-arts]

The day before August 27th

[birrdies]

dead; by birrdie 14.9k, 1 chapter (complete*)

[manchasama]

Okay so I can't get this out of my head, though i don't have a real idea for it. How would murderbot interact with its past self? Like, post asr, not that much further back.

How would a freshly "free" secunit seem to the veteran post sc secunit? Would it find a certain grace for itself, knowing things would get easier? Would it recognize that things have gotten easier for it?

Like, we get a hint of how it would interact with itself with 2.0. I'm just curious. Honestly either pov would be so interesting to follow.

I don't have an idea for the how, but for some reason "interacting in a dream" won't leave my brain alone 8I I think future secunit getting stuck in the past is more interesting, but it comes with the caveat of having to be careful to not change the past.

Having past secunit flung into the future though is neat *rubs hands together* How would art handle wrangling two secunits lolol~ And I think that's where the 'dream' aspect came to me, that when past murderbot is returned, the memories of its time in the future are akin to a dream it's already forgotten.

I just have a soft spot for past selves getting a glimpse of how cool competent they become, and how they can't recognize it yet. I think that sort of thing would work well for secunit.

[tordsbunker]

wait, thats not right

aka au where classic/2006 tord accidentally ends up in the future. and yes, its a disaster