#madness: project nexus

[sparrowchute]

Happy pride month!!!! I provide nothing but doodles im sorry in advance

(I use she/her for both Hofnarr and Gonne, pls be respectful of that in tags/reblogs!!)

[nevadancitizen]

moved house recently and the movers literally destroyed my insect display case and the specimens inside so i drew the sillies with the insects i think would represent them best to soothe the pain. explanation below the cut (be warned, it’s long and so so fucking nerdy)

(+ sanford bombardier beetle follow-up)

okay so first is doc with a madagascar hissing cockroach. despite cultural connotations, cockroaches are some of the smartest insects (up there with bees, wasps, and termites (which they share an order with — blattodea)), and doc is nothing if not the brains of SQ. madagascar hissing cockroaches are some of the few insects that stay with their offspring for a long while, therefore protecting them. doc is also protective of his men in a somewhat similar fashion, albeit from a distance and behind a cold, stern demeanor. also these roaches can’t fly, and doc can’t drive. there’s a joke in there somewhere but i can’t find it.

then we’ve got hank with an assassin bug. there’s not really any notable species within the family, so it’s just supposed to be a general insect within reduviidae (but not an ectoparasite). some assassin bugs transmit chagas disease, which is mostly always unwanted and detrimental, much like hank’s presence to anyone outside of SQ (or within the SQ, because hank’s loyalty mostly just faults to his own bloodlust). assassin bugs also have one of the most painful insect bites but, unlike hank, they use chemicals (injected via proboscis) to induce pain rather than ripping and tearing. still, the end result is the same.

obviously, what else would sanford have other than a hercules beetle? they’re one of the strongest insects (as evidenced by the horns on their head and prothorax), and sanford is, unarguably, the strongest grunt of the SQ. male hercules beetles use their horns to grapple and fight (both for territory and mates), and sanford also uses very melee-heavy tactics while fighting. they also use their horns to leverage and throw their opponents, and sanford uses his hook with similar tactics. these beetles are very hardy (due to their exoskeleton and hardened elytra) just like sanford, despite his usual lack of clothing and armor.

lastly, there’s deimos and the australian tiger beetle. they’re known as the fastest species of tiger beetle (up to 9 km/h or 5.6 mph) and — not sure if this is canon or a universally accepted headcanon — deimos is the fastest grunt of the SQ. these beetles run so fast and hunt so aggressively that their sensory system literally can’t keep up and their eyes shut off, so they have to stop often (for just a fraction of a second) to regain their faculties, which gives their prey several chances to escape. this reflects in deimos through his jokey demeanor and tendency to not take things seriously until it’s too late. thankfully, the australian tiger beetle is only listed as “near threatened” on the red list, unlike deimos, who is totally fucking dead.

thank you for coming to my ted talk which is just me smushing my two special interests together like a child mixing play-doh

[datexpunged]

sure ill post this here too

[beemers-hell]

wwww w w w when do you ppppp plan on drawing ssss shshsh shhs sheriff again..... *blinks,,* 👉👈 my wife

he looks a lot scruffier than I remember!

[rainbowcatmint]

And Madness Combat again. Some pairing stuff. Because I like them so much.

This is about the headcannon that Christoff has a bad thermoregulation and very easily gets cold. So... I guess.. Nice?

[32lice]

girl help i’m getting mixed signals girl 911 girl

[moonamite]

[ojiisan01]

[improbable-outset]

Omg omg oh my—

[carsaadi]

Low quality idiot

[zepumpkineater]

Remember Revan? Pepperidge farm remembers Revan.

[christnarr]

madcom/mpn ship tierlist. 100+ ships. Have Fun

https://tiermaker.com/create/mega-madness-combat-project-nexus-ship-tier-list-16171010

send an ask if your ship isnt there ill add it

[nevadancitizen]

something something harmony not being allowed to participate in turf wars because she’s a sea anemone and deimos going in her stead and actually killing someone

[datexpunged]

another phoobster for u guys..... *slides it over like a plate of food*

[beemers-hell]

[Gore]

whiteboard doodles!

[rainbowcatmint]

Hedcannons again. This is about that time, when Christoff leaves the Tower, leving everything behind. Hofnarr as well.

All that he could do is leave the note with everything that he wanted but couldn't say in person