#idk what to tag this actually uhh

[ultimumvitae]

...in reference to my other meta post because i just cannot shut up about this hedgehog, for all my disagreements with shth, the music slaps and it's kind of ironic that the lyrics portray the themes of him desperately trying to grab hold of his own fate and have some autonomy better than the actual game does. "i am (all of me)" and "all hail shadow" are probably two of my favorite sonic tracks for just that reason.

they're obviously supposed to be about black doom/the black arms and shadow's internal conflict and confusion about his identity, but i think they work just as well as anthems for coming out the other side of immense tragedy and learning to how to find your footing again, to live and stop letting others dictate who you are and what you should do. they can be looked at as defiant songs, sung in the face of shadow's abusers, manipulators, and anyone who tries to hurt the world he swore to maria that he'd protect.

"i am (all of me)" is a dare for anyone to try to sway him, and a declaration that no matter what people try to make of him, or which memories of his are real or fabricated, he belongs to no one but himself. he's complete, and he is his own.

"all hail shadow" is similar, but even cockier and more obviously triumphant:

it's not just a dare, it's a threat and a promise that he'll keep fighting anything that endangers those he loves or what he believes is right, and he won't stop until he's won. it's also a song about victory ("nothing can stop you now / no ghost to bring you down" and "determination of the strong / found the meaning that you / searched for so long"); he's finally found his purpose and realized that he can decide his own path, he doesn't have to be anyone's puppet anymore.

there's a moment in sonic '06 where mephiles questions shadow's choice to keep fighting when he knows that the world will never understand and likely turn against him, and shadow, no hesitation, tells him: "if the world chooses to become my enemy, i will fight like i always have." and i am SO, soooooooooo in love with this moment, because i feel like it encapsulates everything shadow believes, and reflects the alternative messages that could be derived from his themes in his title game.

shadow is driven not by selfishness but by a personal sense of justice and the determination to keep his promise to his oldest and dearest friend. sometimes that justice doesn't line up with sonic's, but that's okay.

he's just!! he can be an aggressive, broody asshole, yeah, and he's edgy at times, sure, but he is so much more than that. the cold, quiet, unaffected persona is a wall he puts up to keep the people he loves at a safe, arm's length. he's not always a tryhard... sometimes he's just traumatized.

[dreamsy990]

drew some of my fav ody designs! wasnt originally meant to be also replicating the styles but thats sort of just how my brain works. except i didnt copy the lineart styles of anyone here so its DEFINITELY a bit uncanny for a couple of these (LOOKING AT YOU QINNY IM SO SORRY) but whatever

the designs featured here (from left to right) belong to: me, @gigizetz, @neal-illustrator, @irunaki, @bigidiotenergytm, @qinnyanimation, and @foopsie-daisy

[silly-moth-123]

IDWTBAMG bracelets!! :D

I would love to make some of the other characters at some point too, if I end up having the motivation to. But these were fun!! The wings on Aika's bracelet makes my brain happy,,, :3

[axoltheartist]

@aroace-get-out-of-my-face (i had meant to post this a while back but tumblr was like “fuck you” so. oh well! anyways.) science time with dr pine is such a good concept and i was basically divinely inspired to make this <3 please enjoy ^_^

[brodyfoxxsmassivetits]

it's all edd all the way down!!

he's fun 2 draw that MUST be why it's his world..surely

been really into drowning stuff in effects recently can't wait for THAT to get annoying

[cannedbabs]

I am DEFINITELY not getting the rest of these refs out anytime soon. And I want to post to update but I also wanna share art. Dilemma. So art be upon yee!

Stupid turbo ref (he is canon turbo… minus the hair. This is just how I stylize him)

ALSO GASP WOAHH!! CANN POSTED SOMETHING NOT A SKETCH? FULLY COLORED? Haha ladies and gents,,,! Calm down,, 😏 I’ll sign autographs soon,,,

Uhhh errmmm he has. 12 T’s hidden in his design can u find them all /hj (half joke as in. They’re all there. I did it on purpose. But they aren’t apparent and I’m sure as hell not making anyone look for them)

BONUS STUFF:

More reference shtuff for my rewrite :] this is mostly for me but thought some people may get a kick out of it.

Update being I’m starting school again so art will be less. But !! I’ll be around. I’m trynna be more social :] but that’s all

[cheriboms]

i think they would be friends :]

[jamtamart]

what conclave movie did yall watch

[achillean-knight]

I love just making unnecessarily complicated designs LMAO IDK if I'll draw them much, but it tickles my brain in a good way, the amount of detail does.

Also, I mentioned when reblogging a Hades 2 post that I love love LOVE witch/whimsigoth aesthetics? Yeah well thats basically my Undertale AU JHDSGHFSDHGSDJH

[luck-of-the-drawings]

[<==PREV PAGES] [NEXT PAGE==>(not out yet.wait a year.or maybe more.imagine.]

saw alot of comments on prev pages; saying 'i HATE that mean teacher! im gonna FIGHT HIM!!' & i LOVE the energy!! it WOULD be nice. to have that catharsis. but the story of young tidestrider is Not one of catharsis. it is a story of being so small and so special and sucking so bad.

[a-little-artsy]

i have so many thoughts on them imw,tweaking

[thou-starry]

Winter exchange gift for @kalpalatas, happy holidays! hope you like it! ^^

The prompt was: "kagihira corpse bride au! giving the full rein to the gifter on this one (⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠) have fun and merry christmas!"

Thanks so much to @ssmygiftexchange for organizing such a fun event!

I also have a LOT to share (and i mean a lot truly), so below there's more for anyone interested

gushing time!! well first of all, Corpse Bride is my fave stop motion movie so i couldn't not do this prompt, so thank you so much Bree for also having such a great prompt

i also loved the other prompt and thought of doing it at first, but the whole "drawing a dragon" thing overwhelmed me a little and i didn't have enough time to do it justice (i started actually drawing like a week or two ago since uni kept me busy until the start of december T.T)... maybe some other day ill do it tho, i really liked the whole fantasy au idea!!

now, i also gotta say thanks to @purplecelestial-buddy for helping me out getting the story for the illustration! while i couldn't write a fic or comic i did go all out on the setting so i could decide who'd be who for the au, and here's my whole reasoning:

(i hope this is readable i didn't realize it was so much text >.<)

the scene i chose to illustrate is pretty much at the start of the movie, but for this au it would be way closer to the ending. after kagi has realized he actually does love hirano and i thought it would be a much more intimate moment of them deciding to stay together in the underworld

now onto the illustration itself! i really thought through what they would wear for this, according to the time period and their situations.

Corpse bride doesn't have a set year (as far as i know) but it would probably be around the 1890's and so i decided to set Kagi in that decade. the light blue color probably isn't accurate but i did want to keep it close to Emily's palette. Also, since he probably escaped from home at night i gave him an outdoor/everyday suit

for hirano, he's set in the 1900's. men's clothing doesn't change much between decades so leaned more into what "party" suit would look like, something you'd wear at a ball so its not as warm, the coat shape is a bit different and his vest is shorter too (plus the bow tie!)

here's some progress pictures too, at some point kagi looked like an alien and i found that pretty funny xd the other two are very early sketches

and finally a bit of a close up

[thekittyfox2999]

i htink i'm in love with this man

-Average Beatle fan from 1964

god he's so dreamy

anyways call me convinced i guess i'm in the beatles fandom now

[lowcallyfruity]

Please tell me no one has done this

I like how a good chunk of us agree he looks high as fuck

[roombagreyjoy]

Feeling very very weird because some of you who have been here for years may know that I used to keep track of all the crazy shit my Spanish prof. used to say in contrast to my very nice and proper English lit. prof. (who was his partner)... and it is now, having graduated a couple years ago, that I emailed that crazy Spanish prof. not as a student but as we are now... professional acquaintances. And it got me thinking and I said oh fuck.

Now...

Now I AM the crazy Spanish professor dating the very posh very proper English lit. professor 😭 and the students may be posting about my antics on the tumbler dot com 🤡🤡🤡

[achillean-knight]

Desperately need Michael angst. Pretty pleaseeeeee?

The Bite of 87