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[rosetyler42]

Hi! I'm curious to know about your Hotel Transylvania OC's 😁

Get ready for an Infodump below the cut! XD

Lucy and Simon Van Dracula, or the Van Dracula Twins, are my version of Drericka ship children. They're born 13 min apart by Cesarian, and were something of a surprise considering Ericka's advanced age.

Lucy (full name "Lucille") is the oldest, and despite her vampire powers and pride in being monstrous, she takes after her mother and Brother-in-law. She's a chaotic mischievious free-spirited laid back fun-loving charmer, a real little Terror who knows her legendary status and is proud of it. Unlike Dennis or Mavis, though, Lucy has a PRIDE in her monstrosity. She ENJOYS it. In a way, she's something like Ericka's chaotic inner child given voice, and given the monstrosity Ericka and Johnny never got. She's also has far more freedom and social interaction growing up than Mavis, having grown up around both humans and monsters when monsters no longer had to hide...and Ericka's far less uptight a parent than Drac or Mavis, as she wants her kids to have the freedom she never did and she herself was training from a young age. Drac's also relaxed a bit over the century since having Mavis, though he's still the more uptight of the two. I figured him having to deal with a bouncy crazy ball of chaos for a kid would be funny, considering he's not good with chaos XD She's into dramatics and art/drawing, is a natural at languages, and has her mother's skill in gymnastics and martial arts...augmented by her father's vampire powers, of course! Unlike Dennis, she can also hypnotize and has hypnosis resistance, and her animal transformations are fully dark brown like her hair instead of black.

If Lucy is Ericka's inner child, Simon is Drac's. He's sorta what would have happened if Dennis or Drac never got Vampire powers. Like his father, he's on she shyer, quieter, more timid side and is the pragmatic braincell to Lucy's shenanigans. That said, there's something of a "Beware the quiet ones" to him. While his family is loving and accepting, he feels like the odd one out, both due to his lack of powers and unusual chunky size, and has had to work to be scary. Ericka and Drac both went to great lengths to make sure Simon never went through feeling like the "Weak little boy" Dennis did, and since Ericka and Drac aren't as overprotective, Simon's less over-sheltered than Dennis was. Where Lucy is the "Looks like she could kill you, is actually a cinnamon roll," Simon inherited his mom's "Looks like a cinnamon roll, could actually KILL you" tendency. And like her, he'll do it either with deadly coldness or a smile. Ontop of this, the boy has a love of sailing and the ocean...especially the more scarier aspects like Pirates, electric eels, sharks, piranha, squid and octopi, and of course...krakens and other sea/water monsters. He also has his mom's love and nerd-dom of weaponry. It's part of his way of being scary. I've also drawn him and Dennis playing with the old "My First Guillotine" somewhat inspired by the scene in the HT2 novelization where Dennis uses the guillotine to chop off an action figure's head and that scene in Addams Family Values with Pubert, Pugsley, and Wednesday. Simon's more into cooking and playing the ukelele in terms of hobbies, and while he isn't as good with languages as his sister, knows a fair amount.

Dynamic-Wise, they're kinda like Ian and Barley from Onward, Wednesday and Pugsley from The Addams Family, Zack and Cody from the Suite Life, or Phineas and Ferb.

Both of them have slowed aging after 5 years old, enhanced durability, strength, agility, and speed (Though Lucy's is of course more obviously powered while Simon's more just beyond average.) They're a bit cooler than normal humans and have slower heart beats. And while they can both day walk, they can still sunburn and are allergic to both garlic and silver. (While Ericka and Drac taught them both to use weapons, they're not allowed to use wooden stakes or silver weapons just in case.) Although none of them are as deadly to them as they would be to a pure-blood vamp.

In terms of culture: James, Mavis, Dennis, and Abraham are the twins' main exposure to human things (esp. prior to school) as Drac and Ericka don't really have experience with normal human culture themselves. Since the Dracula family is Jewish coded and Ericka's family is christian coded, I decided the twins are interfaith, raised with both Christianity and Judaism so both cultures get celebrated without one overshadowing the other. Their Hebrew names are Shimown and Liorit for Simon and Lucy respectively. They're basically Russian, Romanian, possibly Hungarian going off the OG book, and Dutch. I also love the idea where... since Drac largely raised Mavis alone, and these two are twins to middle age parents...I like the idea of the pack helping raise these two. After all, Drac's apparently close enough to the pack for the Werewolf pups to call him uncle and Mavis to call Eunice "Auntie," so why not? Johnny and Mavis are even the god parents of the Twins and often the ones to help out since they live in the same building (and are the best options out of the pack.) They of course know everything about Martha and how Mom was originally trying to kill dad. Drac even made his own storybook saying how they met (The Drac-Tastic read along from the Bluray. "I saw it on a Blu-ray disc. Bonus stuff." XD) I also have a headcanon they're into Goosebumps, especially Lucy. Her favorite is Slappy. Simon also likes 2000 Leagues Under the Sea, and they both grew up with Sesame Street and Blues Clues. (I've been on a kick and hey, they're probably more tolerable than Kakie.) I also have the headcanon Lucy looks up to Johnny quite a bit, while Simon more identifies with Mavis, Dennis, and Frankenstein.

For names: Lucy is named after Lucy Westenra, the first female vamp turned on-screen in the OG book and adapations. Though in universe, Drac named her Lucille, probably from a mix of a female version of Lucifer and it meaning "Little Light." Lucy is a nickname. Liorit also means "My Light." As for Simon, I went with the in-universe idea Ericka simply had ancestor named Simon and liked the name. But in reality, I simply reused a name from an early version of Johnny (and possibly re-used into Ericka) called Simon Van Helsing, who was originally a monster hunter who fell for Mavis after finding the hotel. Simon and Shimown also means "Harkening" which is perfect considering Drac...could REALLY use a reminder to listen to others sometimes. XD

Their inspirations of course are something of a mix of Pubert Addams - both Normal and Addams-esque; Wedneday and Pugsley, Popeye and Bluto, @lovelylivelyv 's Bendy OC Jack Nephalem, Uncle Fester and Debbie, Abraham Van Helsing and the other large Van Helsing bricks + their bucktoothed overbite, Mother Gothel (kinda), Dr. Frankenfurter, Katharyn Hahn, Human!Drac, Vampirica, the HT2 Vamp Kids at Winniepecaca, "What if Drac had a humany son instead of a vampire after what happened with Dennis?", "What if he had a child like Johnny and Ericka?" The promo fakeout for Dennis being a "little terror", Martha art with brown hair, and "We've never seen a female Dhampir." They also kinda bear a resemblance to Pinky (PATB) and Young Man Rivers (Foster's Home.) Though that was unintentional.

I got alot more about these two, but I already stayed up too late and I need to go to bed. XD Will probably reblog with more pictures soon.

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[chinesegal]

Thanks for the reply!

Being a nerd when it comes to historical fashion, I couldn't help but compare the outfits you drew for the respective eras with the real fashions that existed at the time:

The Black Death Years:

There were multiple plague outbreaks throughout Europe from the 14th century onward, but for the first one the Black Death which started in 1346, this is what fashion for men looked like at the time:

A doublet was a fitted tunic around mid-thigh or knee-length, worn over a pair of leggings/stockings known as hose. f

The fashionable silhouette at this time for men was rather curvy with a tightly cinched waist and wide shoulders created by tight lacing or buttoning which allowed clothing to more closely fit the human form.

I can sort of see Vlad's shirt as a short doublet worn over what kinda looks like hose.

However, the open seam on Vlad's trouser-leg makes me think of late 15th century Italian fashion where doublets were deliberately made to be too small to fit together so that an expanse of shirt is exposed, with laces straining across the gap:

though in general you don't see that on the pants.

Salem Witches:

The Salem witch trials happened during the late 17th century, the 1690s in colonial Massachusetts so I'll try to represent what a woman in that place and time would've worn, searching for the lower/working classes for reference:

During the 17th century, the basics of women's fashions was a long petticoat, a stay which is like a corset and long petticoats.

Her outer clothing consisted of either a gown or a waistcoat (fitted jacket) and a skirt. Bodices, as a rule, were long and pointed, and skirts were full and long. Poorer women wore plain frocks and petticoats, although wealthy women wore silk, satin, and velvet dresses.

Women also wore white linen caps, called a coif, to cover their hair. 

Martha's outfit resembles steampunk/romantic fantasy fashion more than anything you'll see in this era, but I suppose that as a witch she's supposed to be scandalous.

In many historical dramas and history-inspired fantasy people wear long boots as every-day clothing, but in real life they were generally not worn unless when riding, which was the reason they were developed.

WW2:

The closest to historically accurate. Not sure if the ref image is from ww1 or 2, but the style of trench-coats didn't change much between those years.

My favorite thing to explore with vampires is having been present during different time-periods and historical events, it opens up the possibility for interesting backstories and backgrounds: vampires who were medieval knights, plague-doctors, pirates in the Caribbean, cowboys during the wild west etc. It would also be interesting to explore how they view the societal changes that have occured since they were alive and how they feel about the society they were born in compared to modern society.

However, vampires in Hotel Transylvania seem to mostly keep to themselves and dont involve themselves in human affairs at all, which is kind of a bummer.

Do you have any HCs for your older vamps like Martha, Drac and Vlad being present or even involved in any historical events,

Hi!

I think the same, of course they were present during important times and events (causants and warriors) of these

Let's start from one of my favorite eras: The Black death years/ Black plague

In my headcanon (with a bit of the Dracula book and series) the Dracula/(Tepes for humans) family are descendants of the bloodiest lines of assassins and conquerors like Gengis Kan, Atila To mention a few from the book

This is a fundamental part of fashion, justice and fun with a little bit of magic.

Personally I like war themes, and especially the Second World War:

[ssleeping-in-a-coffin]

Uh, I finally finished it. Thanks for the idea @black-ak9. I guess I won't make more diseases, because there are a lot of them, and I'm running out of ideas to come up with something interesting.

Porcelain skin is the most unusual of them all. Perhaps, the moment with "fields" will be unclear to someone, so I will explain here: Vampires can create a magical field (each has a different size), which at the moment of action can improve the performance of not only himself, but also those who are inside this field. But the trick is that if the field is made by several vampires at once, the weaker ones, including those who create the field, will just get porcelain skin disease. It turns out that the overabundance of magic is the result of multiple vampires combining to create fields at the same time, causing an overload.

Thanks also to @cooldragon7 for the idea, and black-ak9 for Vlad's design, which I cheekily nicked 😅. The disease you chose was characterized by not being able to saturate and "drying out" the skin. I hope I was able to convey that in the drawing

My previous post with the illnesses is here

[rosetyler42]

Thanks for the boops hehe🐾🐱♥️

Thank you, and same to you, fren!

[black-ak9]

When you have a pending comic to publish and you keep making fanart of the protagonist :>

black-ak9

[ssleeping-in-a-coffin]

I'm done! Since it was my first time doing it, it was long and somewhat exhausting. I'm not sure I got some of the points right, but I did it the way I felt. Please tell me you're not the only one who feels this huge difference between Drac's drawing and Martha's.

Yeah, it's a modern AU, I mean the regular version. But if I did the dark, I don't think it would change too much.

Thank you to the artist @black-ak9 for the idea.

[rosetyler42]

@lovelylivelyv @black-ak9 @serial-serializednovelreader Ericka + Johnny.

[rosetyler42]

Was originally going to make something feelsier with Ericka comforting Ford by saying she's weird/was an accomplice to terrible things herself, but...I kinda like this as is too much to mess with it.

I just like the idea of these two freaky monster lovers as pals. I gotta admit it's hard to pick a favorite Gravity Falls character for me but Ford is definitely up there.

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[ssleeping-in-a-coffin]

Sorry, I did it on my lap in 15 minutes @black-ak9 @thesecreatoroftrans @royaledevil

[rosetyler42]

Thought this one'd be fun.

Lucy showing off her powers and pranking by flying the twins, Simon, and Gideon around while chanting "Ancient Sins."

I liked the idea that Lucy would LOVE messing with and scaring Lil Gideon both as a get back for what he did to Dipper and Mabel, giving him a taste of his own medicine AND to show him how someone with TRULY innate psychic powers does things. Also, I couldn't help but imagine Dipper having a little PTSD from Lil Gideon attacking him (that Lucy doesn't really know about here)

I know Gideon does genuinely get better but...he's still the kind of person Lucy would LOVE to mess with. XD

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[ssleeping-in-a-coffin]

I think after all the time we've spent here sharing our work and chatting, we’ve all formed some sort of impression of each other. Of course, 60%-70% of the time, it’s probably wrong since we don’t see each other in real life. But that just makes it more fun, right?

For example, here’s what I imagine about @black-ak9:

Height: I feel like you’re tall, someone who stands out in a crowd.

Scent: I imagine your perfume smells like cherries — sweet with a slight tang.

Eyes: You probably have green or amber eyes, I can’t quite decide which yet.

Style: I picture you wearing retro-style clothes — something elegant but with a vintage twist.

Pets: I’m guessing you don’t have any pets, but you probably love animals anyway.

Music: I imagine you’re a rock fan — something energetic and full of passion, maybe classic rock or alternative.

Hey, @black-ak9, did I get any of this right? Or was it all way off?

If you like this little game, let’s chat in the comments and reblogs! Share your impressions of me or others — it’ll be fun to see how we all imagine each other. Feel free to add more characteristics beyond those mentioned.

Join us! Celebrate others! @hotelt-resurrection @wingingfromthezing @rosetyler42

[almondcroissantsandink]

Hello! 😁 I love your drawing and coloring style, it's fascinating, it inspires me a lot to create my drawings

👋💜

@black-ak9

Hi!! Thank you so much!! <3 <3 <3

[rosetyler42]

Been seeing this meme going around - in particular one from @shiny-self-shipping . I had to draw them in it. XD

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[ssleeping-in-a-coffin]

Okay, I guess it's my time.

(Thanks @thesecreatoroftrans and @black-ak9)

I present to you Dracula in my vision and style (^-^). The impetus was also my birthday, but that's a secret. And also some specifics:

With the arrival of Johnny and "modernity" he changed his dressing style. He couldn't give up the cape with a collar, so he had a custom-made cape with a more modern style with sleeves, keeping the full length and collar.

Vest clips in the shape of cool skulls.

Red to make it easier to stand out from the crowd.

The vest pocket has the hotel logo on it (as do all the family and staff).

He gets angry when the simplest job isn't done perfectly (I guess he could be considered a perfectionist).

At the request of any family member, will drop wIhatever business he was doing to help.

Rarely uses the phone, prefers to write everything down in a notebook.

Sometimes he leaves his phone wherever he goes, which makes it impossible to reach him. In such situations everyone just shouts his name all over the hotel (He is often scolded because of this, and not only by family members. He always promises to get better)

During the day, you can see a mug of coffee in his hands.

Sincerely doesn't understand why everyone liked his cape (because of the similarity to a long sweatshirt, yes).

Well, that's a small part of what I can tell you. I would like to draw other characters from the hotel in the future. But for now, how about Drac?

[rosetyler42]

@black-ak9 Lucy and Ericka. (Ericka even sleeps with her dented atlantean battle axe next to the bed!)

When writing always remember… a character flaw is only a flaw until becomes useful. 

Is your protagonist manipulative? Well that’s awful… until they manipulate the antagonist into making a decision that saves the lives of their friends. 

Is your protagonist a skeptic? Well that’s not good… until someone tries to lie to them. 

Is your protagonist overprotective? That sucks… until someone they love is in danger. 

Is your protagonist remorseless? Well that makes them pretty unlikeable… until a hard decision has to be made. 

[rosetyler42]

Had this idea bouncing around in my head ad and thought it'd be fun to get out. Being half monster themselves (not to mention all their other stuff) weirdness is nothing new to the twins. Along with her Dad's pride in monstrosity, Lucy in particular is very much like her mother and half-brother when it comes to being different: She KNOWS she's different and takes shameless pride in it. To her, weirdness is cool and something to be celebrated. Simon's a bit shyer and not as shameless, but as different as he is from his family, he's surrounded by love and acceptance for who he is to help him deal with ridicule by others.

Since Ford's dealt with teasing his whole life for his polydactyly and has had to hide it much of his life, I thought Lucy and Simon showing him their physical differences and telling him it's cool and not to be ashamed would be nice.

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