#hence the inconsistencies in how on or off model they are lol

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Several doodles I drew while reading through some animation blogs, then I decided to color them and put them together to make a comic because I like when Squidward is in situations.

[almightyhamslice]

Opila Bird's chicks! I redesigned them so now each one has a unique appearance. They don't have wall art depictions because they weren't planned, they just kind of happened. Opila and Tarta made them of their own accord but it wasn't seen as something strange or scary, it was treated like when baby animals are born at a zoo. Banban's resort RLLY capitalized on it LOL. Would you buy a plushie of them if they were real?

They're all roughly the same age, but I like to think Birthday Bird acts like the oldest sibling and Little Beak (originally named Shortcake) is treated as the youngest due to her small stature. Icecream Cake and Cupcake don't have apparent genders cuz I rlly couldn't decide when I redesigned them, I just knew I wanted at least one of the pink chicks to be a boy (hence Birthday Bird's roosterlike appearance).

As indicated by his name, Birthday Bird was often taken from his flock and presented to children on their birthdays. He was pretty well behaved and the most friendly towards humans, and was more familiar with the other mascots than his siblings were. He probably liked Banban! He was very well fed-- kids would often give him crumbs of cake if they didn't eat all of it. Of course, Banban would get jealous if they didn't give him a slice too.

Cupcake was born without a beak and wears a bucket over their head to cover it up. I'm not sure if it hurts, but it is definitely hard for them to eat. I imagine they had a specific caretaker that'd feed them by hand every day when the resort was open. After it was abandoned I imagine the chicks slowly got sicker and sicker due to the lack of food, which Cupcake would've suffered the worst from.

I attempted to vary the chicks' genetics a bit, so none of them look exactly like either parent-- They're generally not very Tarta-esque (I assume Tarta was not planned until literally banban 3 & Devilfood's unique coloring was originally meant as a ref to Opila's unused color scheme "the haze") but I wanted Shortcake and Icecream Cake to be slightly more red to reflect Tarta's markings, and I drew Angelfood with blue feathers on her wings to reflect his main feather color. On the other side of the coin, I depicted Devilfood with yellow beak and feet because that's how he looks in Punchrush (which I think is off model since Tarta also has this inconsistency but it's unique anyways). Maybe I should've drawn Cupcake with red feet like Tarta's?

I named and designed these guys during a brief stay in a hospital (don't worry I'm ok now LOL) and I didn't have internet there, so I had to ask the staff and fellow patients for ideas on cake flavors instead of going with my initial plan of using different language words for cake (matching Tarta and Opila's names). So, the placeholders I used then totally stuck lol.

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@dangerousgardenjellyfish replied to your post: Though you do bring up some valid points, I feel like a lot of your questions have been answered like 4 to 4 Volumes ago. Semblance is a way trained warriors can manifest their Aura into a unique ability. Aura works sort of like an Overshield from Halo, being able to block the damage, though not the pain, of a limited amount of hits, as well as a sort of charge for Semblances. 

As for how it's different from Magic, think of it this way:  If everyone had fire resistance, it wouldn’t be considered magic or unnatural or anythng, it’d just be considered normal, whereas if just one person had fire resistance, it’d be considered phenomenal. It’s the same principle here; Everyone has Aura, so it’s just the norm, but when someone has amazing powers like that independent of Aura (Though still bound to the person’s soul), it’s considered magic. 

As for how the Maiden powers work, how do you mean?  Do you mean what exact "powers" do they give the user? in that case, the ability to stop projectiles, control over at least wind, fire, ice, and lightning, and levitation, just off the top of my head. If not, how do you mean? Dust is elemntal crystals that can be refined into powder and ammo. As for inconsistent, yes, sometimes, but not as often as some make out. E.G: The Aura Flicker, it's just an animation effect, like full models instead of shadows in V2 on.

Uh, okay, I’m gonna take your comment in chunks, so to start off with: (under the cut)

“Semblance is a way trained warriors can manifest their Aura into a unique ability.”

Solid. What’s the limit? What can’t semblance be? 

“I feel like a lot of your questions have been answered like 4 to 4 volumes ago”

Not really. Here’s what the show says on Aura:

Pyrrha: “Aura is the manifestation of our soul. It bears our burdens and shields our hearts. [Pyrrha implies it’s responsible for people’s sixth sense] With practice, it can be our shield. Everyone has it, even animals [but not Grimm].  By baring your soul outward as a force, you can deflect harm. All of our tools and equipment are conduits for Aura. You protect yourself and your soul when fighting.”

Jaune: “It’s like a force field!”

Pyrrha: “Yes, if you want to look at it that way.”

And here’s what the WOR says on Aura:

Narrator: “Aura is primarily used as a defensive mechanism. Passively coating the wielder in a protective force field, it can protect a combatant from what would normally be a fatal blow. It does not, however, make the user invincible. As they receive more and more damage, their Aura reserve will deplete. If this happens, all the fighter will be left with is his resolve. Fortunately, when a fight turns gruesome, a warrior can also rely on their Aura in a different manner.” 

[Narrator goes on to talk about semblance]

Guess what? I can’t tell which one is correct! Is the show right, or is the WOR correct? Pyrrha implies it’s used for both attack and defense (not regarding semblance) and is also responsible for the sixth sense, but Narrator says it’s only used for defense.

Should I trust the definition that says Aura is greater, or the one that says Aura is lesser? That’s what I meant. I thought my questions had answers, but then the WORs came out, and confused me. A show shouldn’t contridict its own magic system.

So, it answer my questions, until it contridicted itself. 

And semblance, by the way, sorta tends to go back and forth on the “uses up aura” thing. v3, it didn’t, v4 it sometimes did, but Qrow’s semblance is always on, so he should always be running out of aura, like a bar that can only fill up fast enough to be spent (Qrow’s semblance is weird), but we don’t see that in the show.

Semblance is a way trained warriors can manifest their Aura into a unique ability. Aura works sort of like an Overshield from Halo, being able to block the damage, though not the pain, of a limited amount of hits, as well as a sort of charge for Semblances.

Since I already answered this, I’m going to go ahead and skip it. 

[Your metaphor about fire resistance].

I can’t say I understand how that applies to semblances vs Maiden powers, which is what I was commenting on. Do you mean, like, because they have two powers it’s weird? Because 90% of the time it’s impossible to tell that the Maidens aren’t using aura. So I don’t think I completely understand.

As for how the Maiden powers work, how do you mean?  Do you mean what exact "powers" do they give the user?

Yeah, what can and cannot Maidens do? Because it seems pointless to have a spring Maiden who can freeze things, and if we start fighting with no restrictions, RWBY is going to quickly become like Bleach.

Dust is elemental crystals that can be refined into powder and ammo.

Sorry, I still don’t understand. Is it just normal, like coal? Or is it special somehow? and why doesn’t it work in space? If it explodes so easily, how is it mined? Does it explode easily, or was this just early episode weirdness? How does it work with semblances? Does it work with all semblances, or just some? How hard is it to obtain? what types exist out there? How is it refined? Not all these questions need answers, but at least the ones regarding our characters abilities should be answered.

As for inconsistent, yes, sometimes, but not as often as some make out.

IMO, any inconsistencies are a problem (not like, “she said x in episode 3, but in episode 8 she said y instead” despite what my own ridiculous nitpicking seems to indicate, (hence why I title it “nitpicking”, lol) but more like “some characters are allowed to get away with things (according to the narrative, like actually bad things aren’t questioned or presented badly) while other characters are not” and things like that.) 

Plus, there’s the fact that Weiss’s entire character was eaten between volume 1 and 2, the fact that they kinda forgot some of Ruby’s traits, Blake’s bow secret went from a need-to-know basis to a “oh, we’re friends!” basis, Pyrrha’s crush on Jaune makes sense until her speech in v2, the whole scene with Raven that disappered, etc. I have a lot of things like that. It’s been a bit more obvious, but they tend to sweep things under the rug with a time-skip.

...Regardless, I understand many people like to talk about that, but I’m me, not everyone else. I accept all of RWBY’s animation flaws and inconsistencies, I only care about the writing. There aren’t as many problems as people say. RWBY is an okay show, but I don’t like Rooster Teeth at all so I pick on RWBY a lot. 

Anyway, I’m gonna tag this as rwde but I’ll untag it if you ask me to.