#nightmare’s gang

[howlsofbloodhounds]

killer should be able to scruff murder like a kitten more

[therubberducklad]

It’s NM’s first henchmen he can’t be expected to remember all that

[forgettingcrowbin]

Uhhhh quick thing to get me out of artblock,,, au where Brothers turn into a tree 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↔️

Next order of business is the final dtiys doodles, and a few silly things I have planned 😳🤭❤️❤️

[gh0styai]

The group tries their best :)

(Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I’m busy with school and stuff!)

[justalittleguest]

Chronic Headache Trio

I stole the Killer headache thing from @voidzphere btw. Hi.

[neon-draws-sometimes]

I don’t think killer knows what an eclipse is

[orbital-inclination]

🦈 the boys are scheming

Ramble under cut!

Killer: based on the Black-tipped Reef Shark and a Thrasher Shark. His tail is long and whip like but you can’t appreciate it’s length bc it’s out of frame. He uses it to give his prey a concussion.

Horror: is a whale shark because he is a big softie, a gentle giant. I can only have so many octopi, and next to a shark of some kind that’s my second choice for him.

Dust: manta ray. My logic behind this choice works like this; hoodie = soft + covers you = blanket. Blanket + fish = stingray. Manta Rays don’t have stingers. But I gave Dust one anyway.

Dream/Molt: I was torn between a classic fish tail for him or something with tentacles. So I drew three forms for him. his designs are loosely inspired by cuttlefish and a specific killifish I’ve lost the name of.

Because Molt’s goop is tied to his role as a Guardian of Positivity of the multiverse, I was torn about whether not his mer-form should be goopy. I’m still indecisive about this.

If we went with his cuttlefish form, just like real cuttlefish he would be able change the color and texture of his body and tentacles. He can’t change the color of his bones or magic, of course.

This also one of the few AUs that you get to see the damage done to his ribcage. If only bc he doesn’t have three layers of fabric to hide it.

Regardless of the kind of mer-skele, Molt steers clear of deep open water. The scars across his ribs are a literal beacon in the dark, as his magic glows, and are just as likely to attract a predator as they are to attract curious small fish. As dusk falls, Molt hides himself away in caves and crevices in the reef or cliffs. He is a day time hunter by choice, but his brother still prefers to hunt at night.

Nightmare/Rem: i had two ideas for Rem, Octopus or Orca. Orca, because of the general importance that family plays in their social dynamic. And Octopus for classic fandom interpretation reasons.

If we are using the octopus type mer for Rem; like his brother, he can change the pattern and color of his body but not his bones or magic. Though he can change his color to almost any hue he wants, he prefers dark colors.

The dark markings on his bones may or may not be natural, and may or may not be caused by the same incident that nearly shattered his brother’s bones. :)

[abstractdogwolfthing]

Wooagh that’s carzyyyy

[asterclaw]

so many different ways to say “yes”

[scribble-brain-aced]

idea:

the star sanses finally capture nightmare’s gang. they bring them to an empty AU until they figure what to do with them. put them in jail? redeem them?

until then, the gang is separated, so that they can’t form an escape plan, so that they can’t influence each other. putting them in the same room together is too dangerous.

except the stars don’t realize they NEED each other. they don’t realize that they literally can’t function properly without the help of the others.

dust can’t be sure what’s real or fake without asking someone for help.

killer can’t work up the motivation to take care of himself without someone nagging him.

horror can’t handle the pain, or the brain fog without someone there to help, or at least to be quiet company.

cross can’t handle being left without a purpose, without someone for him to protect and love and be with.

nightmare tries to act normal, but he can’t handle being alone without someone to be with and cling to.

the stars could help them, but the gang is so tightly knit together that they’re practically completely co-dependant.

is it a ploy, or a trick? is this just a plan to get them back together? the stars, being unsure, don’t fall for it. they leave them separate.

and the gang starts to break.

[river-crowned-king]

I have my own correct answer, but I wanted to see Tumblr’s opinion. Plus I feel like you’d all eat this shit up lmao

[howlsofbloodhounds]

why does color go after killer mainly? like what makes killer any different than dust or horror there? if i remember right, originally it wasn't the others, just killer and nightmare, but wouldn't color try to help the others too in other au's where they do exist, or am i overthinking/missing things?

I believe I answered this here, but as we all know the Bad Sanses are not canon. It’s just Killer and Nightmare, maybe Cross and XChara at some point who left/escaped either on their own or with Dream’s help, so it’s really only Killer in canon who Color is rescuing.

But if Bad Sanses were canon, or it’s an au where Dust and Horror are there, Color absolutely would offer to help them too. He’d make sure they know that they have someone in their corner if they ever want to take the option, but he wouldn’t force them—so it’s ultimately up to Dust and Horror if they want to take Color’s help, and if they do, it’d likely be based on many factors.

(And yes, he’d still offer his help even if Dust and Horror weren’t kidnapped like Killer was, but made deals with Nightmare. Because he knows what coercion is.)

For example, Horror still has his brother and AU back home. He’d want their safety from Nightmare ensured. Does Color have the means to assure him of that? There’s also the fact of: would Horror and Dust trust Color?

The bond between Color and Killer and why it’s different from others Color has helped (for example, there’s even some old abyss sans cstuff im talking about with toffee about how Color helped saved Abyss!Sans after Abyss was kidnapped by Nightmare), I’ve already talked about in many, many posts; highlighting their similarities and differences. These two are basically mirrors.

If Color grows to create a bond with Dust and Horror would probably depend on certain factors, and I would definitely recommend checking out @3idiotsandarainbow (centered all around this concept) if you haven’t already, but he’d help them too if they were there.

He wouldn’t force his help on them or encroach on their autonomy, but he’d work hard to earn and maintain their trust, and their safety—and he’d fight to protect their freedom. Even if he does call them out on a lot of shit they wouldn’t like hearing. (And they’d probably have a lot of criticisms and suspicions about him.)

[therubberducklad]

D. Depending on his Soul-Stage, I think killer would have very diff answers when asked about CHARA and the PLAYER

Bonus Stage 4:

Killer!Sans is by Rahafwabas

[forgettingcrowbin]

(SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 42) For the forgotten ones my beloved 😭❤️

[gh0styai]

That one family who decorates for Christmas before Thanksgiving :

… I am part of one of those families…

[cas-spirit]

Sooo, fresh fishes.

Anyone have any clues or ideas on where and how that suddenly appears?

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