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canisalbus · 1 month ago

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So i remember an ask mentioning your mortal enemy, Felis Atra and their cats, and i thought it'd be fun to draw what Felis Atra's version of your italian dogs would be.

I think they would be called Butter Knife and Flamengo! Butter Knife is not his real name, it's an nickname given by his peers because of how harmless he is. I choose Flamengo because that's the name of Vasco's rival football team here in Brazil, so i thought that was the perfect name :)

Cat Machete was slightly inspired by the Oriental Shorthair cat because of their long noses and thin head shape.

Cat Vasco was inspired by the Scottish Fold cat, because FLOPPY EARS. I gave Flamengo longer ears and orange fur to make him more like his look-alike.

The last doodle is a reference to this ask (https://canisalbus.tumblr.com/post/728923918314946560/me-i-am-machete-ear-fan-number-1-those-ears) and contains the tumblr ask stand-in dog, whose cat version was inspired by the American Curl cat! They have round ears that are slightly floppy outwards.

Final notes: I know cardinal clothes don't come in vibrant blue, but i was ADAMANT on switching Machete's and Vasco's clothing color patterns. I would draw the rest of Butter Knife's and Flamengo's clothes, but i suck at designing cool outfits.

Speaking of outfits, for Machete's iconic void outfit, i figured it would be fun to make it more baggy for Butter Knife, in contrast to Machete's, that looks very tight-fitted. I think it's cute, it kinda looks like a sweater. Also i can't imagine a Machete doppelganger without high heels boots, so those HAD to stay.

Oh, and just to be clear, i'm not like, claiming ownership of these guys or anything. I just thought it would be a fun exercise. Hope you like them!! I love your art and your characters.

#imagine if Vaschete but CATS and REVERSED -> Butter knife ;_; and Flamengo <3 #this ask is from last year and I'm sorry I've allowed it sit in my inbox for so long ´m`#but I've been thinking about it intermittedly #the context was that someone said that somewhere out there existed my mortal enemy (felis atra = black/dark cat)#and they had frenzied cat ocs instead of melancholic dogs #first of all they both look so darling I'm getting radiation poisoning just from looking at them aaaaaa #and the fact you put so much thought and effort into this concept is making me go absolutely rabid #extremely strange seeing Machete with big pupils and Vasco with tiny pinpoints #Butter knife purring like a fluffy jackhammer is instant serotonin I love him #and yes if you turned Machete to a cat he'd probably be something resembling an oriental shorthair #especially one of those really exaggerated ones with giant bat ears and roman nose #and I keep visualizing Vasco as a scottish fold as well but it's kind of giving me sad bad feels personally #I can't look past their painful and debilitating health issues #the same mutation that causes the floppy ears also destroys the cartilage in their joints #it's such a shame because they're a terribly cute and charming breed #and in this case they really do have those similar rounded friendly shapes that Vasco does #if I ever draw them as cats myself I'll probably have to think of some other breed for him even though it would be such a perfect fit #also I think it's funny how you can swap everything else but Machete's heels have to stay :'> don't separate the crinkle and his boots #thank you so much! this was such a cool ask to receive I love how you designed their cat forms #gift art #dingergum #Machete #Vasco #own characters #Vaschete scenarios

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