#monster tugs

[sketch-pencilpoint]

Now the final of these posts. The tugs. Obviously there isn't gauges for tugs, however there are significant size differences and different purposes for tugs. Now for most of them the only real difference is size, speed and agility but I'll still point things out. Also if some colours are off it's on purpose as some star fleet members opted to have their fur repainted to a new colour.

So, here we go.

Ten cents is a switcher. Any fan of the show knows this means that he is the smallest type of tug. In terms of beast, this remains acurate. This also means that Tc is very agile and flexible compared to other tugs. In general, switchers are light and easier to move, and in general are faster. They also have rather sharp claws, due to the fact they can't rely on their strength to defend themselves. Other notes is the back legs are fin like and weak on land and waterproof fur.

Warrior is one of many harbour tugs in the series, as they are the most common type with 6 characters being labelled as harbour tugs. They are big and strong, not too fast or agile but not too slow or clumsy (in general anyway). Alongside that harbour tugs's claws are less sharp than switchers, since they are strong enough that they dont need them. In every other way, though, they remain identical to the switchers aside from their size and claws.

O.J is also technically a harbour tug. This makes him the same as the other harbour tugs with one key difference, his paddles. O.J. is generally referred to as a paddle boat tug, due to his side paddles that allow him to move, since he was built before tugs were made with propellers. This means that as a best he has 2 large fins on the sides of his tail and body, which helps keep him afloat.

Top hat is a railway tug. This means he has a neck that can extended, which still remains the same. Afterall whats a railway tug with no neck? A harbour tug. He is also a lot taller than the others, having longer legs. One slightly odd detail though is his back legs more closely resemble that of the engines. While this was confusing as to why, some workmen came up with the theory as to why this could be the case. It was imagined that in a realm where the beasts were the norm, railway tugs may have been bred to help with other railway works, so evolved to have stronger back legs to allow easier land travel to help with tasks like shunting and small, short deliveries.

Visual example of his neck

Hercules is an ocean going tug. This means he is absolutely massive. He is made for ocean travel, therefore has much stronger limbs than the others. He also has thicker fur to keep him warmer on longer journeys. Most of his lenth is in his tail, allowing for stronger strokes in the water. His claws are also blunt, as ocean going tugs are so massive they tend to just eat whatever they hunt whole rather than dragging them to the surface. This is at priced with the fact that he is naturally the worst on land due to his sheer size alone.

This is usually when this would end, but there is one more tug I wish to cover.

This is Seafoam, one of my tugs ocs and an ice breaker tug. Ice breakers are built to break and transport ice, so they have thick, fluffy fur to keep them warm. This is combined with sharp claws on both their front and back legs, which allows the ice to be broken apart more easily. Their back legs are also stronger and larger than the other types, (aside from the railway tug of course) to allow them to be able to easily kick away ice if they become surrounded.

Please ask about him I want to talk about him

[tagzpite]

chimera odysseus!!!!

[n7keidence]

i will befriend this little worm grandpa no matter what

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

Omg Exorcists hunting like Ospreys

They dive and go sploosh in the water then fly back out no problem

Vaggie shows this once and Charlie, a no wing haver, is amazed by her gfs ability to fly out of water very much “but??? Wings in water meant to be no bueno??”

the one thing vaggie misses from heaven: Dive Bomb Fishing

XD no but, imagine Vaggie spending ages hunting around the city for a swimming pool big enough to show off to her girlfriend in. Up in heaven there was beaches and bright sparkling bodies of water, but hell is overcrowded and....

Vaggie: "How hard is it to find a body of water in hell that DOESN''T already have a dead body floating in it!?"

Angel Dust: "I dunno toots. Probs as hard as a long throbbing-"

Vaggie: "Shut up and keep looking or die."

she finally finds one and gets SO giddy about it, same as when she was excited to show the hotel commercial to Charlie, dragging her gf over to the edge of the one sanitary pool in hell like

Vaggie: (hopping up and down) "Are you ready for the surprise?"

Charlie: "I, think so??"

Vaggie: "Good!"

Vaggie: (hugs gf) (hops back again) (Grins)

Charlie: "Vaggie wh- pffthaha! You're really excited about this 'super cool angel trick thing' aren't you?"

Vaggie: "You have no idea."

Vaggie: "Now hold this taxidermized fish for me."

Charlie: "Hold the what."

it's a fair question. clean swimming pools aren't the only thing it's tricky to find in hell

Vaggie: "Fish!"

Charlie: "HOLYSHIT WHAT IS THAT THING?!"

Vaggie: "There's not a lot of fish options down here but we're gonna pretend it's a salmon. Or was one, in a past life."

Charlie: "Do I have to- I mean, is me holding it CRUCIAL to the surprise..?"

Vaggie: "You can throw it in the pool soon don't worry."

Charlie: "If it's in the pool Vaggie I don't think I'm going in that water."

Vaggie: "That's perfect! Just get ready to throw."

Vaggie starts stretching her wings

meanwhile poor Charlie wants to SO MUCH to be supportive about the angel thing after how not great that revelation started out so she's nodding and smiling and not instantly yeeting the horror fish and internally doing math equations trying to figure this out so she can be extra super happy about it

Vaggie: (twirling spear) "Ok babe, I'm gonna fly up real high, and when you see me wave you toss the abomination fish into the pool. Right?"

Charlie: "OK!!! Fly wave throw fish, got it!"

Charlie was ready for anything she was PREPARED

she was NOT prepared to see her girlfriend plummet through the air and dive smack dead into a pool at what looks like literal break-neck speed

Charlie: "VAGGIE!?!?!?"

Angel Dust: "Mmm not bad. 10 outta 10 for looking like she's gotta death wish. Slaaaaay!"

Charlie: "IS SHE OKAY?!"

Husk: "0 out of fucking 10. That shit looks wet as fuck."

Angel Dust: "Wuh luh wuh LOVE when thing get-"

Husk: "20 out of 10 if she drowns you."

Charlie: "THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HURT!"

Niffty: "Wheee! Me next!!!!!!""

Cherri Bomb: "Booo! 2 out of 10! It wasn't even a canon ball."

Charlie: "IS SHE HURT THAT REALLY LOOKED LIKE IT HURT!"

Niffty: "Did her spine snap? Is she-" (giggles) "Dead~?"

Alastor: "I'm SORRY to say it dearest but I SINCERELY doubt it! In fact it seems she is just about to surface, and NOT as a far more flatteringly corpse, ha ha!"

Charlie: "VAGGIE ARE YOU OKAY???"

Vaggie's head pop back beaming and shaking water from her face

Vaggie: "Charlie! I got it!"

Charlie: "Not the question I'm asking! Wait, got what?"

Vaggie: (laughing) "Look!"

cue big wing flaps, Vaggie spraying everyone who isn't Charlie with water as she wings back up out of the pool and lifts her spear to show off...

Vaggie: "I got the fish!"

....the stuffed abomination skewered triumphantly on her heavenly spear

Charlie: "You- you caught it!?"

Vaggie: "On the first try! First try in years and-"

Charlie: "YOU CAUGHT THE FISH???"

Vaggie: "I did!"

Charlie: "NO WAY!"

Vaggie: "Yeah!"

Charlie: "HOLY FUCK-"

Charlie, who has NEVER seen a diving bird irl before and whose is mind actually honestly BLOWN, cheering and jumping around and grabbing each of their sopping wet friends in turn to shake them and point at her gf, who

Charlie: "-just did that whatever that was she did that IT WAS AMAZING she went ZOOM like NYOOM and SPLOOSH and wOW-!"

Vaggie: (puffing up) "If there was real fish in that pool, we'd be having some for dinner tonight."

Charlie: "WOW!!"

Alastor: (dripping) (grinning tightly) "How. Delightful."

Charlie: "OH OH OH I GOTTA CALL DAD! I-"

Charlie: "-dad? Dad!! YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT VAGGIE JUST DID!!!"

Alastor: "Oho~"

Vaggie: "What're you laughing at?"

Charlie: "-went WAY HIGH UP THERE and then she DOVE-"

Alastor: "Why at your cruel fate of course! Prepare to be MORTALLY embarrassed in front your partner's parent, my dear~"

Vaggie: "Are you kidding? Fishing is best skill I have."

Charlie: "YES SHE DID SHE DID DO THE DIVING FISHING THING AND SHE GOT THE FISH ON THE FIRST TRY!!"

Husk: (soaked) "That's not. Fucking. Fishing."

Vaggie: "Don't be bitter just because you can't do it, Husk."

Angel Dust: (also dripping) "Both of ya are nuts."

Cherri Bomb: (sadly holding up soggy bomb) "You could get a whole school of fish with one stick of dynamite. I'm just saying."

Niffty: "I wanna be the fish! SKEWER ME!"

Vaggie: "No offence Nif but, pass."

Niffty: "RRG!" (kicks her in the shins) "Stupid sport fishing lesbian!"

Vaggie: "Stupid good at sport fishing lesbian, you mean."

Charlie: "-okay!? Yeah! Yeah I'll tell her!!" (end call) "VAGGIE MY DAD'S COMING OVER HE'S GETTING OUT HIS OLD FISHING POLE HE'S GONNA PUT THE FISH ON IT AND MAKE IT WIGGLE FOR YOU WHILE YOU CATCH IT!!"

Vaggie: "No way!"

Charlie: "YES!! And IM gonna film it!!!"

Angel Dust: "An' we're all goin' home. Have fun with your gay nature docu-thingy."

Vaggie: "Have fun missing out on the fishing losers!"

Charlie: (hugging her) "This is so COOL! How do your wings even work after getting wet!? That's amazing!"

Vaggie: "It's what the daily preening is for, babe."

Charlie: "WE'rE GONNA DO SO MUCH MORE WING PREENING!!!"

Angel Dust: (distantly) "Gaaaaaay...!"

[6lovelytenders]

Various scribbles uuuh idk my brain is preoccupied with other media atm

[gummybuggy]

Was rewatching monster house and I gained some inspiration for an idea...

[killerhybrid]

Here is a very late birthday gift to @projectanimations ! Sorry it took so long but I hope you all enjoy. This is their favorite two characters who are fighting for their attention. Alfred from ttte and Zebedee from Tugs. Both belong to their respective creators. Hope you love it Project sorry for how late it is!

Alfred: I know you'd love to spend a day with me darling!~

Zebedee: you silver tongue son of a- *horn*

[fabianvtugsart]

Lillie and Hercules :]

Such a lovely couple :>

And yes it's based on A Monster in Paris

[coulson-is-an-avenger]

i know in my heart that, when given the opportunity of corporeality, John likes having his horns pulled on. i know this deep in my soul. Arthur tugged on one of his horns one day to get his attention and now any time John thinks about it he flusters.

my scientific evidence you ask? it came to me in a vision. next question

[sketch-pencilpoint]

Monster engines time!

Thomas and his friends ain't the only ones being monsteified. So... the tug boat, for It's size, is the most powerful craft afloat..

Notes:

Unlike the steam engines, the tugs love fish.

Like thomas, ten cents was the first infected tug, but he ran to sodor before infecting everyone else. Warrior was the one to infect the others (aside from hercules)

Their fur is smooth and mostly waterproof.

They are very fast in water, but shouldn't be underestimated on land either.

Ten cents got to sodor during a massive storm where he nearly died but thomas saved him, and they became friends as a result.

Top hat and James absolutely hate each other.

Each of them has a unique tail fin and 4 legs

[finalgirlsamwinchester]

1.01, "Pilot" | Chuck Palahniuk, "Fight Club"

[lunarfeat21]

Not me attempting to design a water monster Zak:

Your normal unassuming Zak vs Whatever this is

This is tame to whatever I see as a kid (this is nightmare fuel)

[huitunkuutti]

"Make your nest on the field, a home by the birch branches, A mansion on the top of the crag"

Tinja and Alli from The Hatching(2022), beacause they are few of the most girls ever and I care about them. (Also sometimes i think about the fact that somewhere in the world the puppet for Alli excists and I want to pet it.

Happy spooky season!

[that-girl-glader]

I feel so bad for those who have never read/watched TMR, Hunger Games, The Giver, Divergent, Farenheit 451, or TLOU because HOW ARE THEY GOING TO SURVIVE BRO. I just watched a tiktok video thay just "proved" a point I've been saying. Those books, that genre is GOING to become Historical Fictio. I SWEARRR. BECAUSE HOW IN THE ELON MUSK do you expect us to not end up there, how in the billionairs drowning in a submarine do you expect us not to get there. Let's be so fr right now. Atleast dystopian fans are PREPARED.

[james-p-sullivan]

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

Hi wifi! 🥺 I loved your Sea Monster Foul Legacy. And just wanted to continue a bit coz it's so good?

I imagine that reader is a marine biologist, particularly interested in rare and dangerous deep sea abyssal creatures. Childe might have humanoid features, especially his face. What if during certain periods - let's say once a month - he sheds his mask as a way of regenerating new tissue or something. Reader comes to visit his exhibit after a very tiring day. Childe has been swimming around his tank, showing his new moves to his most dedicated visitor. But he noticed that your eyes were closing. He chirped in inquiry, the equivalent of his hands against the thick glass. No - your head was flopping to the side. He wanted to be there with you to make sure you don't hit your head. Soon though, you've fallen asleep. And since it's so dark and people were usually terrified of Childe, the aquarium staff didn't bother checking his exhibit for lost patrons. They just locked up for the night.

You opened your eyes and winced at the discomfort and pain radiating from your neck. You've fallen asleep on the hard bench in the exhibit. You checked the time in panic and sure enough, it was midnight. A few feet in front of you, Childe did a flip, his massive wings stretching. Chirps of joy followed soon after. But there's something different with him. There were jagged cracks across his red face, like scars that didn't heal. You rushed up to the glass, held out your hand close to him in concern. On the other side, Childe mimicked you, his hand aligned with yours but much more bigger and violet. You were saying something, lips moving fast. He can't quite catch all of them but he knew there was concern. He wanted to tell you it's okay, demonstrating it instead with a flip. Just as he finished the movement, the red mask on his face broke away from his flesh. In its place was a humanoid face with piercing deep blue eyes, reminiscent of the ocean.

-Macchiato

MACCHI MACCHI HIIIII I MISSED YOU HOW ARE YOUUUUU :D this is SO yummy and tasty omnomnomnm

you cry out in alarm when Childe's mask- his face- cracks and breaks away, but the sound quickly dies in your throat when two vibrantly azure eyes blink back at you, and Childe tilts his head when you suddenly dart towards the stairwell that leads to the top of his exhibit. he follows you of course, surfacing with a delighted chirp and immediately laying his head on your lap, his fin-like ears fluttering in excitement- this is the first time he's been this close to you, because although you're by far his favorite person, you were never permitted to actually touch Childe much to both of your dismay. the water he splashed up completely soaked your shoes and pants, but you don't mind at all in this moment, gently stroking his damp hair and thumbing the little scales on his new cheeks

when you press your palm against his skin, you can see Childe's pupils dilate as he leans heavily against your hand- no one, not even the people who usually handle him, have ever treated him this gently, especially not when he sheds. the other employees tend to leave him alone during this time for fear of him being more irritable, but the sensation of you cupping his cheek, delicately holding his new, soft skin has him melting and never wanting to let you go. and if you scratch behind his horns (they don't shed)? he's in HEAVEN, his tail blissfully smacking the water and quiet trills slipping from his mouth. of course, the plating on his face begins to grow back after a day or two, but now he looks forward to shedding his mask just to feel you gently hold him again (even if technically you're not supposed to be interacting with him that closely)