#papa-san

[chernobog13]

The Papa-San prototype Superman Robot. Created in 2006, this puppy is 12" tall and powered by two batteries. He can walk, swing his arms, and his chest emblem lights up.

But most impressive of all, dig that 1970s hairstyle on the head sculpt!

[kokorolinkrun]

Why the poster for "Dick Figures: The Movie" is so good

Okay, I've done enough Meguca-posting for the time being. It's time to analyse Dick Figures stuff again!

INTRODUCTION

As all of us probably know, the early 2010s web series "Dick Figures" had a movie that was released back in 2013 (almost ten years ago now, yeesh...) simply called "Dick Figures: The Movie".

I'm sure all of us already know by now, but for those who don't: Funded through Kickstarter, the movie focuses on Red and Blue as they go on a quest to find the Great Sword of Destiny so Blue will be able to get the perfect gift for Pink's birthday.

I've already done some posts related to the movie in the past, but I want to focus on one specific thing today: The poster.

Now, I honestly always really liked this poster: The layout, the vibe, the colours, the characters' expressions/poses, the shading, everything. It just fills me with some form of strange emotion that I can't describe.

That said, though... I've been thinking it through lately, so I decided to try and break this poster down to figure out just why it's so great - which is exactly want I want to talk about today!

CHARACTERS

When you look at the poster, the first thing you notice are the characters - and for good reason. Not only do they look at their best here, but each pose and expression fits their personalites just about perfectly!

Red has a cocky open smile while looking like he's about ready to fight, his pose itself showing he's basically a master at kung-fu.

Blue, on the other hand, looks more determined as he holds the Great Sword of Destiny, his pose seeming more calm.

Lord Tourettes is his usual, bubbly self with a bright smile on his face, kind of looks like he's leaping a bit.

Pink is looking up at Blue, showing that they're both boyfriend and girlfriend. She's also holding the sacred lotus from the end of the movie.

Stacy, similarly, is looking up at Red, showing that they're also boyfriend and girlfriend. However, she's holding alcohol (both in bottle and can form), showing that she and Red are also...y'know.

Broseph, of course, is just showing off and flexing his non-existent muscles. What more can I say?

Captain Crookygrin is doing a salute, showing that he's a pilot.

Mr. Dingleberry is just Mr. Dingleberry. Not much to say here.

In the background, the Takagami demon ninjas seem to be closing in, all of them having different poses.

At the very front of all of them, peeping up from the logo is the Raccoon. He's basically the one that helped initiate Red and Blue's quest, so it only makes sense for him to be where he is.

BACKGROUND

At the very back, we can see the map from the movie that Red and Blue use during their quest, which takes up the whole background.

Alongside that, there's also fire in the background, which basically fits the whole Dick Figures vibe perfectly - as well as being weirdly reminiscent of the poster for the South Park movie (which makes sense, since they're both animated movies aimed at adults. But that doesn't stop many younger people from enjoying them anyways, so...):

Finally, there's homages to the three locations Red and Blue end up in during their quest: The mountain (where they find the handle of the sword) represents Japan, the Eiffel Tower (where they find the blade of the sword) obviously represents France, and the ground itself seems to represent the mountain behind Red and Blue's hometown (where the gem of the sword is hidden).

Also, I noticed something pretty cool a few days back: On Red's side of the poster, there seems to be blue lighting - while on Blue's side of it, there's red lighting. I find that really neat!

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, this poster is raw as all heck. It's probably one of my all-time favourite movie posters, right up there with the posters for Madoka Magica Rebellion (which actually came out the same year this movie did, coincidentally enough) and Sonic 2 (I honestly really like all three main posters, but I had to choose only one):

Honestly, it's just absolutely insane how much detail went into this poster, especially since it's for a movie about literal stick figures of all things. Then again... Putting my last two analyses related to the movie in mind, I shouldn't really be surprised.

Even despite the fact most of the characters are just coloured stick figures (alongside the fact all of the backgrounds in the actual movie are just shades of grey), you can just tell the people working on the movie put a lot of effort into it: From the animation itself, to the backgrounds, to how the characters are fleshed out from the original web-series, to even the music. Both Ed Skudder and Zack Keller were absolutely determined on making something that the fans would adore, and it payed off big-time.

[kokorolinkrun]

You know... That Blue design...feels bizarrely right for a human version of him.

R&B in the house

[izzybluebell]

with the ghovie now just a day away from releasing i wanted to share my personal papa v theory :)

[itsxroxannex]

It's dem bois

Killer belongs to RahafWabas Dust belongs to Ask-DustTale Horror belongs to Sour-Apple-Studios

[pupp0ccino]

Puppy plush Fell sona, and Horror having to deal with his antics

Did these for coping reasons like a week ago since I've been going through a lot of stress. I dunno, thought about posting these on twt, but I have an audience of over 4000 people so it kind of scares me to post something more vulnerable on there. Also Tumblr seems way more accepting of things like these sooo :3

[mothiepixie]

Uncle Paps 🤭

[zkyeline]

You can’t changemy mind about this, sorry

[soulmoura]

I love them❣️

[klingerfashionarchive]

season 7 episode 16

[captainhunnicutt]

One thing that always punches me right in the gut is how gentle Hawkeye can be with BJ when BJ needs to learn and/or see something for himself.

It starts as early as “Welcome to Korea.” BJ exclaiming “well, let’s try!” when Hawkeye says the one kid “has had it.” Hawk doesn’t make a move to stop Beej from looking himself, and just takes care of the fresh faced kid who really had no idea what he had just stepped into.

When BJ’s patient in “It Happened One Night” is progressively getting worse, Hawkeyes initial frustration is that he thinks BJ missed something - that there is internal bleeding. BJ swears he didn’t and Hawkeye takes it at face value and waits it out. When they start the last unit of B+, Hawkeye could’ve easily told BJ he had to open the kid up again, but he let BJ come to that conclusion on his own. And even Hawk’s delivery of “right” isn’t one of authority or a teacher telling a student they are correct. It’s one that sounds laced with apology - like I’m sorry you have to do this and everything that came before that lead you to that realization.

In “BJ Papa San,” Hawkeye tries to keeps BJ’s expectations and hope in check when it comes to stepping up and caring for the family. He tries to warn BJ. He tries to make BJ come to the realization he is setting himself up for heartache - without outright telling BJ those things. Hawkeye has seen it before and he will see it again. He knows how the story will end, and I think he knew that even though it would devastate Beej, BJ needed to experience the ending himself.

In “Death Takes a Holiday,” even going along with the attempt to keep the soldier alive until 26 December is a huge and gentle act. I’ll never be convinced that Hawkeye actually thought they’d be successful. I think he always anticipated at some point he would have to actually stop BJ and let the kid rest. But I also think he knew that somehow BJ had equated trying to save this kid until the day after Christmas to himself and his own survival. That keeping the boy alive for just a little bit longer meant that BJ himself would survive the nightmare a bit longer. That the win would fuel him a bit more. And because Hawkeye maybe realized all of this on some level, he let BJ try. The changing of the clock being the ultimate act of kindness he could’ve done for BJ and the family back home. I’m sorry you weren’t successful. I’m sorry I stopped you. This is the only other thing I can offer.

In “Bombshells,” Hawkeye doesn’t even have to try to be gentle and patient. BJ came to a hard realization or conclusion about his actions and choices almost immediately. No leeway had to be given. No waiting around and hoping he would figure it out without getting hurt. No gentle words of encouragement or warning were necessary - and I think that’s why Hawkeye seems a bit… out of his element in the scene where BJ is holding the medal and is going off about Hawaiian shirts and thumbing their noses at army fools.

That was, I think, when Hawkeye first realized that the best friend he has been watching have hard realization after hard realization - is finally as broken and helpless as he feels and has been feeling. That BJ is finally at that point that Hawkeye probably never wanted him to reach. There’s no more being gentle and patient.

He’s there.

[coolingrosa]

I FINALLY DREW BABY PRISM NS ERROR! I was unsure on what lil Prism looked like— so I did a more child like version of his older outfit. Instead of a crop top, he has a lil jacket over a black t-shirt. His scarf is super long and belongs to his brother and his pants still resemble his older self, they are just more baggy. He also still doesn’t wear shoes. Error tried. Prism always ran

[clovreat3r]

ITS OFFICIALLY HOT COCOA SEASON WOOOOOOO

(In around two days, but we like to round our numbers up here)

[kitsunecrows]

two op bonehead punlords with casual access to the multiverse - y’all already know they’d be besties

[remyfire]

Feeling a bit unwell about Beej tipping his head up in that particular way. Just btw.

[dreamsfulblues]

Another headcanon or just a funny idea

Karamatsu being the only one with the most children compared to the his brothers a.k.a he continues the legacy on bringing more than one child at once