#godmother death

[patheticbatman]

Tumblr stopped letting me edit the previous colored version post, so here is my 23rd Win A Commission Story, Godmother Death. More to come soon!

[deathsmallcaps]

This took me for fucking ever.

For clarification the picture I just finished is the middle one (this picture). The second picture has color notes for the one I finished.

[comparativetarot]

Page of Pentacles. Art by Nara Lesser, from Neurotic Owl’s Faerytale Tarot.

Running well behind on my usual posting day but this time for the very legit artistic reason of not knowing how the duck I wanted to pose Godmother Death.  (Also there were distractions involving dollhouses but I’ll save that for another post.)

Between it being a work night and doing this from my phone I’m going to keep it pretty brief.  I’ve been keeping Godmother Death on my to do list for a bit and fourth from last she finally suited a card!  A very poor couple has just had a baby and the man can’t find anyone to be the godparent.  He meets a well dressed, beautiful woman who agrees to be the godmother, and then discovers that she’s (ba ba ba BUM) death.  She takes him into her home filled with lit candles of different sizes and explains while she lights a tall new one for the baby that their lives; when the candle goes out that’s the end.  The man sees that his own candle is tiny and close to going out and swaps in a large one when she’s not looking.

This is where most fairytales would get VENGEFUL, but nope, Death is super nice and offers to make the man a wildly successful doctor.  If you’ve read Terry Pratchett’s Mort this should all be sounding very familiar.

Anyhow, despite fucking around a few times neither man nor his son find out – it all ends with prosperity and a royal marriage for the son after he heals a princess, so this is an unusually upbeat and consequence-free folktale.

[oreramar]

When Death is a Doctor's Godparent.

There were lots of little variations in the tales I read - whether Death was a godfather or a godmother, whether the father of the child rejected two or three saints or just God or God and the devil both as godparents before accepting Death for the role, whether the father or the child became the doctor, whether Death standing at the head or the foot of the bed was absolute, whether the Doctor in question could simply prescribe colored water and take the credit for a natural recovery or whether herbs and tonics made their uses known to him or whether the water or ale or what have you was enchanted to heal regardless, why and for whom the Doctor played his trick, whether or not the Doctor got a second chance (and then screwed that up to), whether the punishment was immediate or delayed and in what way...

I myself picked and chose elements from the lot and mixed them into this. It's generally true to the overall shape of the tales, but not necessarily accurate to any one of them in particular.

Folktales are fun that way.

Happy Halloween!

(Psst, by the way, I made that channel new on Youtube recently. So far I have a couple of longer stories up plus a couple of shorts, and more queued to post twice per week - Tuesdays and Fridays - so if you like to listen to folktales retold and watch little drawings take shape, those things are done there.)

[holy-shit-comics]

[alexkglarts]

My favourite Dreamworks villains

[we-do-bones-bracket]

Round 5 Match 4

[madsceptictrooper]

After watching by Skylanders Toons: Trapped on Vacation by Blackrhinoranger, I decided to make this meme featuring villains I would have loved to see being trapped by skylanders.

Life

- Terra Snapdragon from The Owl House

- Poison Ivy from Batman: The Animated Series

- Scorpion from Spider-Man: The Animated Series

- Angostura from Comet in Moominland

- Blackarachnia from Transformers: Animated

- Flowey from Undertale

Water

- Tamatoa from Moana

- Arktos from Tabaluga

- Mutated Hun from Turtles Forever

- Icy from Winx Club

- Ice Titan from Disney's Hercules

- Water Mystic from TMNT 2003 series

Earth

- Azala from Chrono Trigger

- Long Feng from Avatar: The Last Airbender

- Rhino from Spider-Man: The Animated Series

- Giant Lizard from Comet in Moominland

- Rock Titan from Disney's Hercules

- Earth Mystic from TMNT 2003 series

Air

- Mephos from TMNT 2003 series

- Vector from Despicable Me

- Axel Gear from Rocket Knight Adventure games

- Stormy from Winx Club

- Tornado Titan from Disney's Hercules

- Wind Mystic from TMNT 2003 series

Fire

- Firelord Ozai from Avatar: The Last Airbender

- Tighten from Megamind

- Kikimora from The Owl House

- Dormammu from Spider-Man: The Animated Series

- Lava Titan from Disney's Hercules

- Fire Mystic from TMNT 2003 series

Magic

- No Heart from The Care Bears series

- Odalia Blight from The Owl House

- Rumpelstiltskin from Shrek Forever After

- The Fairy Godmother from Shrek 2

- Robbie Rotten from Lazy Town

- Metal Mystic from TMNT 2003 series

Tech

- Ch'rell the Utrom Shredder from TMNT 2003 series

- Megatron from Transformers: Animated

- Dr. K from Cubix

- Dr. Olivia Octavius from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

- Syndrome from The Incredibles

- Jinx from Arcane

Undead

- Emperor Belos from The Owl House

- Ghost Farquaad from Shrek 4D Ride

- The Demon Shredder from TMNT 2003 series

- Joker from Batman: The Animated Series

- Malefor from Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon

- Death from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Light

- Saruman from Lord of the Rings

- Dr. Yung from Pokemon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon

- Adrian Graye Vernworth from The Owl House

- The Y'Lyntian High Mage from TMNT 2003 series

- Arael from Neon Genesis Evangelion

- Spamton NEO from Deltarune

Dark

- Sauron from Lord of the Rings

- Eris from Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

- The Prowler from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

- Darcy from Winx Club

- Iron Masked Marauder from Pokemon 4Ever movie

- Jevil from Deltarune

Original template by AlmagusLipes

[chriscdcase95]

So after Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, I’ve seen a few jokes about Death the Wolf being present for every Death in the Shrek franchise (Fairy Godmother’s death in Shrek 2, Harold’s or Charming’s death in Shrek The Third, etc)

Meanwhile - if we’re taking Shrek 4-D as canon - I’m  picturing Death side- eyeing Farquaad’s ghost. Especially when he declared that he will rule the Underworld. Which depending on the folklore, is more often than not the Death’s domain, be it a god of death, or an angel of death.

Bottom line, while Farquaad’s ghost was plotting to kill Fiona, Death was at the river’s edge, sharpening his sickles. And considering Farquaad was A. an arrogant prick and B. a spirit at this point ? He may have very well seen Death all the while.

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Farquaad’s Ghost: “You might as well stop struggling, Princess; soon, you and I will be together forever. With you as my spirit Queen, I will be King of the Underworld!”

Death The Wolf: (chuckles humorlessly) “Oh, you audaz hijo de puta.”

[all-things-fandomstuck]

You know, several people have mentioned Muerte (Death) being there for Lord Farquaad's demise, but I think we've completely missed an opportunity.

Muerte being present for Fairy Godmother's death. I mean, the big sweeping musical number, and Muerte coming to do his job. I also imagine him being there, dressed in formal wear, even though he doesn't have to be.

Honestly, if I had the art skills I'd draw it.

[slaket-and-sprash]

Ok so I find it really poetic that big jack horner hated fairytale creatures, specefically hating talking animals, and what ends up getting him in the end is puss in boots, kitty softpaws, Pedro, and the three bears.

And what else ends up getting him in the end? Death, a talking, omniscient, fairytale wolf.

And this retroactively makes all the previous Shrek villians deaths ironic is that, on top of being defeated by Shrek in the end, the person who reaps their soul is the very thing they hated

Also bonus points if he's trans so prince charming and the fairy godmother's calling the big bad wolf "gender confused" bc he likes wearing women's clothing is karmic punishment. Death definitely has cool tattoos over his top surgery scars lmao.

Also also, I feel like death chooses a talking anthro wolf as his form for a few reasons ; 1) mess with bigots who hate fairytale creatures, 2) scare talking cats since they have 9 lives, it makes sense he would be annoyed with this. And 3) to appear both soft and cute, but also be menacing and terrifying at the same time.

Imagine if you died of old age, in a hospital, and a giant adorable wolf comes to great you as an old friend.

But also imagine if you squandered your life, made a joke out of it and a giant wolf runs towards with blood red eyes.

[milfzatannaz]

I simply think death of the endless and scary godmother should fuck nasty

[incorrectmusicaltheatre]

Graverobber: What’s wrong? Shilo: It’s Rotti. He has a horrible addiction and it’s killing my family. Graverobber: I’m so sorry. What’s he addicted to? Shilo: Killing my family.

[foodandfolklore]

Godmother Death

Since it's Almost the 31st of October, I've been poking around for old Fables and fairytales that fit the season. Sure there's Halloween and spooky season which allows many people to dress up and embrace the fun. And I love that! But some spiritual and Cultural paths believe this time of the year is when the veil of the living and the dead thins, allowing for those who have passed to come and pay us a visit. Personally, I kinda like the idea of that.

So I found a Slavic folk tale written by A.H Wratislaw in 1889. It is about death taking on a Godchild. There are many things I find interesting in this story. The first and most obvious thing being that Death is not something to fear. Death is a kind and fairly pretty Woman. It goes against a lot of how death has been built up in Christian stories. Which brings me to interesting point number 2, Death and Religion seem to be separate. Which I like. Yes death seems to be Religious, but they don't claim to be part of a higher power or chain of command. They haven't been re-written to be an angel. Just....Death. And finally the third thing I found interesting was the Fact Death was not only a Woman, but a Woman with knowledge about medicine and healing. During this time period in England (Where the author is from) and many other parts of the world, Women were fighting to be allowed to be Doctors. But there was massive push back on this as anyone who has skimmed women's rights history can imagine. So I wonder if the author had an opinion about this, and tried to use old folk tales to communicate a point. Perhaps he felt women were capable of being just as good of doctors as men?

This is a slightly more awkward read. So I wanted to give a few key notes on word meanings to help people like me who were thrown off. Gossip: It means Good friend or buddy Sexton: A church care taker Taper: Candle. Like the tall, skinny kinds.

There was a man, very poor in this world’s goods, whose wife presented him with a baby boy. No one was willing to stand sponsor, because he was so very poor. The father said to himself: ‘Dear Lord, I am so poor that no one is willing to be at my service in this matter; I’ll take the baby, I’ll go, and I’ll ask the first person I meet to act as sponsor, and if I don’t meet anybody, perhaps the sexton will help me.’

He went and met Death, but didn’t know what manner of person she was; she was a handsome woman, like any other woman. He asked her to be godmother. She didn’t make any excuse, and immediately saluted him as parent of her godchild, took the baby in her arms, and carried him to church. The little lad was properly christened. When they came out of church, the child’s father took the godmother to an inn, and wanted to give her a little treat as godmother. But she said to him, ‘Gossip, leave this alone, and come with me to my abode.’

She took him with her to her apartment, which was very handsomely furnished. Afterwards she conducted him into great vaults, and through these vaults they went right into the underworld in the dark. There tapers were burning of three sizes–small, large, and middle-sized; and those which were not yet alight were very large. The godmother said to the godchild’s father: ‘Look, Gossip, here I have the duration of everybody’s life.’ The child’s father gazed thereat, found there a tiny taper close to the very ground, and asked her: ‘But, Gossip, I pray you, whose is this little taper close to the ground?’ She said to him: ‘That is yours! When any taper whatsoever burns down, I must go for that man.’

He said to her: ‘Gossip, I pray you, give me somewhat additional.’ She said to him: ‘Gossip, I cannot do that!’ Afterwards she went and lighted a large new taper for the baby boy whom they had had christened. Meanwhile, while the godmother was not looking, the child’s father took for himself a large new taper, lit it, and placed it where his tiny taper was burning down.

The godmother looked round at him and said: ‘Gossip, you ought not to have done that to me; but if you have given yourself additional lifetime, you have done so and possess it. Let us go hence, and we’ll go to your wife.’

She took a present, and went with the child’s father and the child to the mother. She arrived, and placed the boy on his mother’s bed, and asked her how she was, and whether she had any pain anywhere. The mother confided her griefs to her, and the father sent for some beer, and wanted to entertain her in his cottage, as godmother, in order to gratify her and show his gratitude. They drank and feasted together. Afterwards the godmother said to her godchild’s father: ‘Gossip, you are so poor that no one but myself would be at your service in this matter; but never mind, you shall bear me in memory! I will go to the houses of various respectable people and make them ill, and you shall physic and cure them. I will tell you all the remedies. I possess them all, and everybody will be glad to recompense you well, only observe this: When I stand at anyone’s feet, you can be of assistance to every such person; but if I stand at anybody’s head, don’t attempt to aid him.’

It came to pass. The child’s father went from patient to patient, where the god-mother caused illness, and benefited every one. All at once he became a distinguished physician. A prince was dying–nay, he had breathed his last–nevertheless, they sent for the physician. He came, he began to anoint him with salves and give him his powders, and did him good. When he had restored him to health, they paid him well, without asking how much they were indebted. Again, a count was dying. They sent for the physician again. The physician came.

Death was standing behind the bed at his head. The physician cried: ‘It’s a bad case, but we’ll have a try.’ He summoned the servants, and ordered them to turn the bed round with the patient’s feet towards Death, and began to anoint him with salves and administer powders into his mouth, and did him good. The count paid him in return as much as he could carry away, without ever asking how much he was indebted; he was only too glad that he had restored him to health. When Death met the physician, she said to him: ‘Gossip, if this occurs to you again, don’t play me that trick any more. True, you have done him good, but only for a while; I must, none the less, take him off whither he is due.’ The child’s father went on in this way for some years; he was now very old. But at last he was wearied out, and asked Death herself to take him. Death was unable to take him, because he had given himself a long additional taper; she was obliged to wait till it burned out. One day he drove to a certain patient to restore him to health, and did so.

Afterwards Death revealed herself to him, and rode with him in his carriage. She began to tickle and play with him, and tap him with a green twig under the throat; he threw himself into her lap, and went off into the last sleep. Death laid him in the carriage, and took herself off. They found the physician lying dead in his carriage, and conveyed him home. The whole town and all the villages lamented: ‘That physician is much to be regretted. What a good doctor he was! He was of great assistance; there will never be his like again!’ His son remained after him, but had not the same skill.

The son went one day into church, and his godmother met him. She asked him: ‘My dear son, how are you?’ He said to her: ‘Not all alike; so long as I have what my dad saved up for me, it is well with me, but after that the Lord God knows how it will be with me.’ His godmother said: ‘Well, my son, fear nought. I am your christening mamma; I helped your father to what he had, and will give you, too, a livelihood. You shall go to a physician as a pupil, and you shall be more skilful than he, only behave nicely.’

After this she anointed him with salve over the ears, and conducted him to a physician. The physician didn’t know what manner of lady it was, and what sort of son she brought him for instruction. The lady enjoined her son to behave nicely, and requested the physician to instruct him well, and bring him into a good position. Then she took leave of him and departed. The physician and the lad went together to gather herbs, and each herb cried out to the pupil what remedial virtue it had, and the pupil gathered it. The physician also gathered herbs, but knew not, with regard to any herb, what remedial virtue it possessed. The pupil’s herbs were beneficial in every disease. The physician said to the pupil: ‘You are cleverer than I, for I diagnose no one that comes to me; but you know herbs counter to every disease. Do you know what? Let us join partnership. I will give my doctor’s diploma up to you, and will be your assistant, and am willing to be with you till death.’

The lad was successful in doctoring and curing till his taper burned out in limbo.

[evansbby]

two examples of the cover being better than the original song:

i’m still standing by johnny the gorilla from sing is better than elton john’s original version sorry

and

holding out for a hero by the fairy godmother from shrek 2 is better than the original by bonnie tyler not even sorry

[thor-is-trans-and-pan-he-told-me]

Mate, I need to know more about this tangled au.Like imagine if death’s parents drink a crushed up moonstone instead of a sundrop flower and they and death’s kidnapper who I want to be fairy godmother think he’s just a wolf with hurt powers but he’s an avatar for DEATH. I think it would more interesting if he knows and he’s “playing with his food”. He’ll have the reverse incarnation instead of the healing one

THAT IS AN AMAZING IDEA

ok ok so like what if fairy godmother also uses Death's powers against him. she knows that his power is deadly and uses it against him. she tells him that he's a monster and that everyone will fear him because of it.

his power being the complete opposite of what rapunzel's power is just SUCH A GOOD IDEA

LIKE SERIOUSLY TELL ME MOREEE