#The Hivemind

[islandlobster]

@linkvcr thank you for buying me two thirds of a capture card

[icecreampizzer]

Well, I got into I Expect You To Die (I'm blaming @solobodor for this!!!!!!!! /lh) and I also got inspired to make my own designs for the characters! These are all very first-pass designs (except for phoenix. maybe) and they're definitely all subject to changing. Especially Hivemind and Ollie who I just threw in there so Fabricator and Solaris wouldn't look so lonely.

The Phoenix page in the bottom preceded the line up, but that's the extent of my concepts for them UDSHFSDKJSD I'm not sure if I'll stick with the silhouette style, or if I'll make these guys actual designs ??? Both can exist at the same time, so who knows.

Oh right yeah also the games are really good and fun!

[stellar-collective]

have y’all ever seen that one post about Mistlefoe(TM)? it’s just mistletoe but instead of kissing whoever is under it you have to FIGHT them.

i think that mistlefoe is a time-honored Agency/Zoraxis tradition that stretches back so far that no one knows which of the two organizations came up with it first. over the years, it’s been honed down to a science: no weapons, one attack each, dodging and blocking is allowed. it’s still stupid dangerous but when has that EVER stopped them

most people have a signature attack that they do under the mistlefoe. here are a couple of my ideas, feel free to add on!!

Agent Phoenix - bit of a wildcard; default is a friendly slug to the shoulder since most agents don’t try to dodge their attack (highly subject to change since every Phoenix is so different)

Reginald - a well-telegraphed right hook that can be easily dodged. you’d better actually dodge it tho bc he hits HARD

Juniper - he’s slapping you. everyone knows that that’s what he’s going to do, and everyone thinks that they’re going to be the one who can block or dodge or otherwise avoid it, but you cannot prevent the John Juniper Movie Slap. it is inevitable. he’s slapped everyone at Zoraxis, and now he’s slapping everyone at the Agency. you cannot stop him

Roxana - she thinks that this game is stupid (true) but if absolutely forced to participate she’ll roll her eyes and punch you in the solar plexus and instantly knock the wind out you. most people don’t force her into it twice

Fabricator - she plays dirty, man. either she’s got a trap already set up (technically against the rules, but who’s going to call her out?) or she’s going for the shins with her high heels. you will die

Solaris - she’ll effortlessly block anything you throw at her, then flick your forehead. sounds weak but she’s got enough finger strength she can knock you off your feet like that

Hivemind - no bees allowed, so he’ll just pinch you really hard for a similar effect

Caliente - he’s the sort of man who respects the classics. you can expect any kind of straight-forward punch from him

Anna - when she first joined, she’d go for the ribs. by the end, though, whatever she threw was so easy to dodge it was sort of hard to tell what she was even going for

Ollie - he’s either booping your nose or laying you out flat with a punch even he didn’t know he was capable of, no inbetween

Zor - pray that you never find yourself under the mistlefoe with them. no one knows what they do because no one has ever survived it

did i miss your fave? do you have a funnier idea? lmk :]

[demont0es]

The Hivemind my beloved

[brackle]

What if the only way to ACTUALLY kill the infected is to disable their vocal chords???? Since they wouldn't be needed anymore for the ☆show☆???

[solobodor]

most of these are from a LITTLE while ago , i kept thinking i'll post them later but i never did .. the orange ones are from today i had prism on my brain .. can you tell ?

wanted to express the frustration of prism arc through pre-ieytd3 and the game itself

hopeful ending <3

i want her so be with her robots so badly yall ..

also phoenix gets to kiss her too

zoraxis meeting what will they do lol

back to my junix bullshit ..

@icecreampizzer's phoenix with mine <33 ehehe

sdiofhisdfhdios they do be irritating and then fabby will push him over the stairs

also bonus, im updating my fabby to URPLE ..

[approximately-84328-bees]

Url change woah

There's just,,,,, so fuckign many,,,,,,,

[thingspeoplesayintoontown]

[newx-menfan]

NYX #6 Review

*Spoilers!*

Kiddddeeeennn !!!

The issue starts with Kiden dancing in the rain while going to a “Dazzler concert”…(the scene is really GORGEOUS here!!)

Kiden is soliloquizing about people being a trap… (this is what being friends with Laura DOES to YOU lol)

Kamala is basically me at a concert… that was basically how I was when I recently went through security for Charli’s Sweat Tour…😬😂🤣 (I WISH I could be Anole 🤣🤣🤣🤣)

Does Sophie still have her powers when she says “Cuckoo”? (Idk, this plot point admittedly doesn’t make much sense to me…)

While walking through the venue (they should really be getting into the merch shop line-amateurs…), Kamala is worried she’s not taking the “no contact” with her sisters well…and apparently becoming addicted to video games…

Anole is basically eye-fucking everyone at the venue (GET IT VICTOR 🤣🤣!)

We get a sleight of hand from the writers- it’s NOT actually Kiden, but LOCAL, that Laura smells and is kind of fixating on! (sorry Kiden…you’re too good for Laura anyway!)

Local then shows up to basically hit on Laura/tell her to “stay out of his way”. (Playing hard to get- copied from the Hellion Playbook!)

The team FINALLY remembers the Mojo plot exists. (I get it… Hellion was WAY MORE exciting…)

Prodigy has of course the RIGHT reaction (“Oh Fuck” indeed!)…

Dante is promptly dent to the merch line while they deal with the baddie (finally- it’s 100% going to sell out of all the good items guys!) and Dante offers Sophie to come with and be in the “normie group”…she promptly declines…

Kiden narrates how Mojo has basically been taking homeless mutants and how she didn’t trust Mr. Friendly (and apparently DOES kind of think Laura is a shit friend too!)

The team springs into action while Sophie feels awkward on her secondary team with Anole (sorry Sophie!), while Local brakes into the sound booth.

Prodigy calls out Local and Co.’s evil plan to insert a subliminal message into the music to use Dazzlers fame to essentially get followers (so…TikTok?😂🤣)

Local argues that it’s the same as what they did at the protest (let’s not rehash that last issue, Local…) and that Mr. Friendly is the only one helping homeless mutants (which is TRUE- even BEFORE this event Xavier and Co. We’re terrible at helping the Morlocks…)

Laura talks sense into Local and Local admits to Laura that if he goes back Mojo, he will kill him…but sadly Mojo has already taken over Local’s body… (🥺)

Mojo works the crowd like a BOSS…while lamenting how generic this evil villain plot is (not your BEST work admittedly, Mojo)…

Kiden busts onto the scene to save the day and beats everyone (GO KIDEN!!) and decides to catch up with Laura…while they just…let Local escap? (But the CONCERT guys!!….Seriously though…I get it…I would probably turn the other cheek if I had TS tixs too lol)

Laura totally up and leaves with Kiden without saying goodbye to the rest of the group (AKA probably hooking up with Kiden😘😘!)

Back to the Local subplot…we see Mojo has apparently adopted parasocialism… (but has he read Mark Fischer???)

Review:

This issue was good- fun. Don’t have a lot of complaints.

I didn’t really LOVE the art- some panels, like the rain were gorgeous…some were a letdown…

Dante is still just kind of awkwardly there…but Anole is slightly better in this issue.

My biggest gripe is how NICE Kiden was to Laura and basically letting her AGAIN back into the fold despite Laura being a shitty friend (I felt similarly irritated with Jubes in X-terminators barely saying anything to Laura basically ignoring her for months) …but I feel like that’s potentially COMING in the NEXT ISSUE!

Theories:

Kiden is working for SOMEBODY… either the new Quiet Council or Mojo…and Laura just got kidnapped…

Her POV sounded way too bitter and Laura randomly disappearing, sounds like we are finally going to see someone TURN on LAURA…

I was kind of wondering if Lil Bro, Tatiana, or any of the others in the group are being held/controlled by Mojo…

It would 100% be HILARIOUS if Kiden, Synch, AND Hellions formed a group of basically “Laura’s EVIL EX’s” 😂🤣😈

[pandagobrr]

Who Broke It?

Prism: So... who broke it? I'm not mad. I just want to know.

Ollie: I did. I broke-

Prism: No, no you didn't. Hivemind?

Hivemind: Don't look at me. Look at Charlie.

Charlie: What? I didn't break it.

Hivemind: Huh. That's weird. How'd you even know it was broken?

Charlie: Because it's sitting right in front of us and it's broken.

Hivemind: [leans in on him] Suspicious.

Reginald: If it matters - probably not - but Juniper was the last one to use it.

Juniper: Liar! I don't even drink that crap!

Reginald: Oh, really? Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?

Juniper: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles; everyone knows that, Reggie!

Ollie: Ok, ok! Let’s not fight! I broke it, let me pay for it, Rox!

Prism: No! Who broke it??!

Juniper: Prism... Phoenix has been awfully quiet.

Phoenix: REALLY??

Juniper: Yeah! Really.

Phoenix: THE ONE TIME-

Prism (stepping away and facing the camera): I broke it. It burned my hand, so I punched it. I predict ten minutes from now they'll be at each other's throats with war paint on their faces and a pig head on a stick. Good. It was getting a little chummy around here.

[arysclay]

Magnus Archives is pulling me out in of my art block. I made this quick Jane Prentiss during my shift at work this morning, she really is a beauty.

Been thinking of doing portraits of the main cast…we’ll see :)

Remember you can also follow me on Instagram at @arysclay

[islandlobster]

happy smellentine day fartface 🫶 @linkvcr

[sunny-m00n]

”HE Y MR [Business], HOW DO YA- HOW DO YA- HOW DO YA D̷̜̚Õ̸̯~?”

I haven’t figured out how to draw any character from Hatchetfield yet, but I wanted to make fanart, so here take this thing :3

(no I did not accidentally drop the one with an Inevitable lyric while burning it so it burned most of “Trust”, that was intentional why would you think otherwise-)

[stellar-collective]

a hivemind drawing. perchance. :3?

plus a Fabricator bc i think that their dynamic would be really silly :3

[demont0es]

New pfp ^^