#not sorry for pinging everyone

[funkytrashcan]

FunkyTrashCan's Artfight Wrapup 2024

Whew! 20 attacks, 2 friendly fires (both on @druidshollow lol), 14 defenses, and plenty of good art! Here are my highlights for this year!

Section 1: Attacks

Most Points: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (354.25)

(attack on @skybristle, @tanzdoesthings, and @druidshollow)

Highest Revenge Chain: Found Family (Level 5)

(attack on @beeb-oob)

Silliest Attacks: The Yapper, Mushroom and the Wild Beast, The Whimsical Creature

(attacks on @beeb-oob, lunacantspell, and @vela-pulsars)

Favorite Attacks: Pioneer on the Expanse; Aw Skuks, it's Pebbles; Aurora Borealis with the They/Themerators

(attacks on @ask-the-pioneer, @paradoxbeta, @druidshollow)

Section 2: Defenses

Most Points: Kitty Revenge!! (331.25)

(defense from @mauvvedrake)

Highest Revenge Chain: Glide By (Level 4)

(defense from @beeb-oob)

Most Attacked: Angst x2, void lol (this has no complications) , h (5 Direct Defenses)

(defenses from @mauvvedrake, @kaprioski, mag-the-pie)

Favorite Defenses: Shore Sits Politely for the Photo, Blessed by the Moon, boi why you so salt, Seeking Stories

(defenses from @beeb-oob, @paradoxbeta, mag-the-pie, @tanzdoesthings)

Section 3: Misc Statistics

Points: 1962

Average points per attack: 89.18

Battle Ratio: 61.11%

Achievement Earned: 35 Attacks

Slugcats attacked: 11

Iterators (+robots) attacked: 10

Mass attacks included in: 3 (2 with Moon Upon Lone Shore, 1 with Aviator)

Section 4: Conclusion

Nice job to everyone who participated this year! If I didn't include a certain piece here, it isn't because I didn't like it, just wanted to include some highlights.

This year's been a blast! Though I haven't participated as much as I'd like to (due to stress n other projects), I'm so flattered to have been attacked by some amazing people! Not to mention that it has been quite encouraging seeing how I have improved as an artist over the past year. Much of my creative juices flowing can be attributed to me following some advice from the lovely mag-the-pie, so yipee for that!

I'll keep on trucking over the year with my creative endeavors, so look forward to that. Can't wait for Art Fight 2025!

[dizzybizz]

"this is regrettably the best kiss of your life, you understand?"

[cyberscraps]

Howdy Hey!! I completely forgot to announce it here, but I have some wonderful news!

I will be playing the most jovial neighbor, Julie Joyful, in the most incredible @partycoffin ’s multi media project : Welcome Home!

I am simply ecstatic to be a part of this, and I absolutely can not Wait for everyone to love it like I do!!

If you’d like to see more about it, you should check out the website! i’m sure you’ll find everything you’re looking for :)

[aru-art]

anyone else ever find voice claims so perfect u go a lil bit insane

[op3ra]

rusty roundup (pls pls pls click for quality)

design credits, left to right:

@honey-dont / @commander-spaceboy /@tabooiart / me! / @animatronathon / @nauticaltrainofthe80s / @green-planets

two more rusties + a starlight rusty under the cut! check them out!

design credits, left to right:

@captainmvf / @savs-avvy / me!

[smallpoxlarry]

a haphazard and mostly surface level exploration into a genderbent barber of seville . as inspired by @thedupshadove 's poll about genderbent productions

[shellibocs]

I'm fine! I'm good! Yeah, I'm perfect / I'm fine! / I'm fine!

gifs by @loriane-elmuerto 🫶🏻. template.

tag list! (opt in/out) @jamessunderlandgf @auricfog @lavampira @queennymeria @chyrstis @derelictheretic @benwishaw @boldly-ho @spookyrares @devil-kindred @florbelles @roofgeese @ruvviks @strangefable @confidentandgood @leviiackrman @carrionsflower @simplegenius042 @thedeadthree @socially-awkward-skeleton @imogenkol @malefiquinn @risingsh0t @neonshrike @d-esmond @captastra @gothimp @statichvm @calenhads @poetikat @nonfunctioning-queer @ghostfvcker @dickytwister @inafieldofdaisies

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

Poll Tournament Setup!

Finally got around to finishing the last touches on all the polls, so here are the final pairings for the polls!

Unspecified Black self vs @triplecreature's Sienna

Unspecified Chocolate self vs @marxism-leninism-meowism's Pandora

Unspecified Cinnamon self vs @once-a-polecat's Bowie

Unspecified Red Tabby vs Unspecified Cream Tabby

Unspecified Black Tabby vs @chunkula3's Marmalade

Pseudo-Cinnamon Phoenix vs @eldritchenochian's Bi-Color Blue

Unspecified Black Tortie vs Unspecified Black Calico

Unspecified Chocolate Tortie vs Unspecified Cinnamon Tortie

Mink-pointed Tortie vs the Ariel & Bridgette twins

@moldymillie's Mildread vs @identifying-cat-phenotypes's Kato

@hi-crawler's Alcor vs Unknown User's Missy

Unspecified Blue Tabby vs Unspecified Lilac Tabby

Tournament begins in a week! I'll also allow extra propaganda for those that weren't submitted (all those named "unspecified" either had no propaganda submitted or were added by me!)

I will also accept propaganda submitted through the reblogs of this post! This one isnt super big, but I'll still ping @tournament-announcer for it! Come vote if you wanna see some cats in a week! :)

I will also accept late submissions for those that were unable to get in! Submit your freaky cats here! They will be included in the 2nd round's loser bracket under special appearances! Thank you for your time and have a great day/night! <3

[isyourmechrunning]

>> Hi guys!!! I know I'm super new here so I don't know if I'm out of the loop, but I think there might be something happening over at @corsair-mc-official?

>> We all know about the Intercompany Brawl between Corsair Mercenary Company and @msmc-796-official! It's super fun, I'm super excited to see the outcome since I have some manna on it, but I think we've all been a bit distracted by it? Because Corsair has been making some weird contracts lately.

>> The most obvious one is Corsair hiring @designation-ward for a covert job out of the system while everyone is distracted with the big fight, specifically extracting one of Commodore's contacts while no one is looking. I will say, given the lack of information that they seem to have on the topic, Postage doesn't seem to be actively involved in whatever's going on.

>> Now, the weird stuff. You guys are gonna have to stay with me here. @ras-favourite-balor has been getting some suspicious messages from someone called Backtalker.

>> The name rings a bell, but I'm new enough to know nothing about this Backtalker person. But how do I know that they're affiliated with Corsair Mercenary Company? Well, the people over at Corsair all have a pretty distinct way that they sign off their messages! Here's a non-exhaustive sample:

>> SO! Given that, I believe that we can comfortably assume that Backtalker, who uses the same sign off, is at least somewhat affiliated with CMC.

>> But why is Backtalker important? Cryptic messages are cryptic messages. They only show up in messages to other people, but an alias is an alias, there's no problem with going by a different name. A mercenary company hiring someone for a covert mission in "dark gray space" while everyone is distracted is almost expected.

>> So why is Backtalker trying to sabotage the Intercompany Brawl?

>> I don't have answers, but please be safe out there, I feel like there's something really big happening and it's gonna start with a mole in Corsair Mercenary Company.

[starflungwaddledee]

What Starstruck Dee theory have people made that is your favourite?

there have been quite a lot, and i genuinely love them all!

early on i think the most popular theory was that she was possessed or had been possessed at some point, most likely by dark matter. she actually debunked this theory personally, but i think people just assumed she was lying! 😂

my favourite part is not any one theory, but watching a shift in thoughts over time as more things are revealed, and seeing people share theories/work together in comments and reblogs. i like the "OOHHH WWWWHAT...!?!" moments a lot; whether they are a reaction to my storytelling or to other folks' detective work!

early theories revolved around how she was weird for a waddle dee, or at least a native of popstar. despite my never explicitly confirming anything to the contrary, theories have now broadly shifted to assuming she is not from popstar at all, and most people do now generally agree she's not really a waddle dee.

i don't recall exactly who first came up with each theory (though some big players are @the-void-is-a-disappointment who did a huge amount of early deetective work and encouraged me to build it as a story for solving, @shibuya-toasted-with-extra-cream, @graycoin and @jojo-schmo) and i'm not sure which of these theories are still held by anyone

but here a few of my favourites, roughly in order that they started appearing...

��️ she's a total mimic species like kirby or void, copying things around her either by intent or by accident 🗑️ similar to above, but she's an incorrect copy or a "beta" mock-up type of a waddle dee 🧚 that she was just born different, like a fae changeling, and might have been hidden away when young as a result 🕰️ she is something totally inorganic and/or mechanical, created by or like the clockwork stars or stardream, perhaps wish contingent 🥇 sometimes attached to the above, she was created to serve some sort of Greater Purpose. she might have failed at it or been flawed, and was subsequently discarded on popstar 🌠 a dozen and one wildly different things connected to the "falling star that hit her". alien life form on the meteor transferred into her on impact. infection by intergalactic bacteria/dark matter. simply massive concussive trauma that fucked up her signature (back when we thought that was the only thing wrong with her). the star was magic and fused with her. she hatched from it and is literally a star herself. probably missing some here. 🪐 waddle dee from a different place/planet. this one is quite a sensible theory, given that we do see many quite different dees! 🤍 she is a fragmented piece of void/void termina. this one in particular i know is @shibuya-toasted-with-extra-cream 's ongoing theory and she's put in a lot of really cool work towards it! ⚔️ she's somehow connected to the heroes of yore. this theory i think has only started popping up since galacta knight has become a reoccurring visitor in her storyline and we've started asking questions about her familiar looking magic spears, but you can certainly 1hko @moonverc3x with this one 🧿 she's connected to the matters. sometimes soul, because it's sometimes star themed and lacks a token representative. where as a connection to dream might link her to fecto forgo/fecto elfilis in some way (a creature also well known for a catastrophic meteor attack). i've also seen folks confident that she's connected to heart matter as well, probably again due to everyone's favourite grumpy swan showing up

this is all i can think of or locate right now, but there's been a pretty wide range of things. i feel there has been a rather interesting transition over time from "she's a messed up waddle dee" to "she's probably connected to a universal superpower of some kind" which i am genuinely really really thrilled about?! 😂 what a glow up for a pathetic little wawa!!!

i'm also personally really fond of seeing how people's existing biases influence what they can find and draw connections in. for instance: i know @jojo-schmo loves the forgotten land and elfilis, and digs into those connections and draws out some really cool stuff because her knowledge is already so specialised! i think this is the true highlight of working on this story for me, people theorising and engaging in the lore, and laser pin-pointing things that tie into our personal faves-- the way we tend to do with kirby lore as a whole-- is such uninhibited delight

i sincerely hope people will enjoy where starstruck's story does go, in the end!!

[pauling-in-red]

@bonkbonkbonkboinkbonk, @eagle-head-charge, @lord-of-pyroland, @tavish-finnigan-degroot, @misha-the-heavy-weapons-guy, @engiehere, @professional-sniper, @medic-and-spy, @meet-the-trapper-tf2, and @collector-sniffs-you.

Hey all! Pauling here. Sorry to do this again!! But Medic has ran off... Again. It sounded like he was stealing a truck.

Would appreciate some help finding him before he gets too far! We can't chase him forever, but I've seen how much we're struggling without a Medic and I'd love him home safe with everyone!!

Also, unrelated news, I have a contract if anyone's interested! It's just a hitman job. Of a guy with missing arms. Probably a truck driver? He'll be in a truck. Need to make sure there's no loose ends!! Thanks guys! let me know if you're interested!

...If we can't find him, we might have to look into finding someone to cover for him at work. Temporarily, of course. Until he gets back.

[moopermoment]

2024 Attacks Wave 2!

(annoymous)

Monofood (af)

@penguinpartypalooza (af)

@teru-draws (af)

@ieattoothpasteveevo (af)

[midseasoneyeball]

@jonmartinweek day 7 & 8 combo... might need to do a bit of clothes shopping after leaving your entire wardrobe in the last universe

[distort-opia]

Hi! Just wanted to tell you that I really love your Joker meta stuff. I am relatively new to the Batman fandom and the Joker really caught my interest as of late. Unfortunately the Joker tag is full of posts from people who don't really care much for him or actively hate on him..? May I ask if you can recommend some blogs to me that care for a deeper characterization of the Joker? I would love to read some more! :)

(sorry for grammatical errors btw, I'm not a native speaker)

Hey! I'm glad you've enjoyed my rambles. Joker is a very interesting character, but due to multiple factors he's not the most well-liked little guy in Batman tumblr circles. Still, there are some excellent blogs around with some great Joker-related thoughts, so despite the haters (who I advise you to just block) there's a lot of stuff to enjoy in the fandom and people to do it with! Like @fractualized, @dracze, @lankylordoflevity, @clownprince, @bougiebutchbitch, @jokin-around, @f0gman... and there's lots of other people with great taste in Joker characterization coming to mind, but I'm trying to limit this to blogs I personally know have written meta on Joker more than once (and amazing fanfic too, tbh). Hope you enjoy, Anon <3

[koffing-time]

Team Calm Raid: Koffing-Time Debriefing

Hi guys, update after yesterdays very exciting events. I'm typing this while on the plane back home, so it's gonna be a bit for me until it's up, but once you can read it, i'm probably back at the café. I think i have to take the day off, to care for all my pokémon (more on that below), but Olivia has agreed to run the café for another day. (If it's urgent, i'll be around though) I am so thankful my friend, you are saving my ass! (Otherwise we would have been closed today)

So... what happened?

I posted a few tiny things, and maybe you saw post by other people, so you might already know. @champion-class-hatsune-miku made a call to action, and i decided to answer. Yesterday, we went to raid the Alola-Base of Team Calm. You know, those guys that do terrible genetic experiments to create so called "ultra-domesticated Pokémon". I don't want to go into detail, basically: these Pokémon are either passive beyond recognition, or get intimidated incredibly easy. They will not defend themself if attacked, and if they are a carnivorous species, they also refuse to hunt. Often to a degree where they can barely function at life. A lot of them have other health issues as well. And, well, those are the "successful" UDs. The less fortunate have horrible mutations. If you want to learn more, i recommend checking in with @prof-lemon and their initiative @team-violence.

The raid was overall a success. The base was destroyed, which was not what we were aiming for, but i'm not mad. This just means they won't be able to continue doing this stuff, at least in Alola. As far as i know, nobody was left inside when it collapsed, neither one of the raiders nor team calm grunts or the Pokémon they bred. The only uncertainty left (to my knowledge) would be Circe, the leader of team calm. I have to say, i hope she got away. Just to clarify, she did horrible things, but i want her to stop, not to die. A few grunts were hurt, some raiders got hit in the face as well, but nothing life threatening happend, as far as i know. Me and my Pokémon are fine. We didn't go for the front line with battles, we took on the role to care for the frightened UDs and give first aid to those who got hurt. (Big thanks to everyone who supported me there! I was not alone and this was very very VERY helpful)

The rescued Pokémon will be cared for. Each of us took a few with us, but the bulk had to be rehomed to shelters, at least temporarily. Another big thanks to Miku, she contacted a lot of them to prepare. I think most of the UDs are in Alola, but a lot of shelters all over the world have supported this cause. If you want to do your own little thing to help us out and adopt one of them, go and ask around. (Prof. Lemon and Miku can probably tell you which shelters exactly have some UDs). But be warned: these ultra-domesticated Pokémon sound cute, nice and easy to care for, but the vast majority of them are very high maintenance. Please make sure you are ready for such a commitment.

As for myself: i have 4 of these Pokémon with me right now. They are 2 Trubbish, a Mareanie and a Petilil. This is the main reason i have to take the day off. I have to show them around, and i should also spend some time with Flit and Ampersand (the Beedrill ad Sliggoo that i adopted from the Snowbelle City shelter. Thank you again @oh-shinx, for doing that event!)

That being said, if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask! And i'll see you all on wednesday for @frostbite-yinny's Babyshower, all right?

[lilac-set]

A significant (at least more than i expected) number of my mutuals seem to have special interests regarding bugs, including myself, i suppose. I wonder whats up with that

@teamsieben @grasshoppers-only @aroarachnid would you guys rather be transformers but with our favorite bugs instead of cars or power rangers in our bugs’ colors. And. Should i draw this

If anyone else i might’ve not known/forgotten likes bugs wants to join bug team let me know, the more the merrier