#pib 2

[araminakilla]

Regarding Death Wolf...

Hear me out (NO, it's not the kind you are thinking)

We know Death has a job, right? To collect souls and most likely release them to the afterlife.

And for this job, he has to be there when somebody is about to die, as demostrated with him being there moments before Puss' eight death.

Supposing he is THE Death and he has been doing this since the beginning of time (or at least when there were enough stories of the Grim Reaper to adquire a physical form) that means he has seen a lot, A LOT of awful things.

Murders, suicides, massacres, death of infants, people who didn't deserve to die alone, animal cruelty, some other heavy stuff I won't mention here, etc etc etc.

And we thought "man, how is he able to cope with all of that? That job has to be utter torture for someone."

Probably many of you could think that he is able to do that because he is Death, and he was "born" with that purpose and only him can reap souls perfectly.

But while he is a force of nature, he also WAS a force of nature. Let me explain it well: He adquired a personality enough to be angry, excited, frustrated, amazed, happy, among other emotions.

While he has supernatural power and is most likely the most powerful being in the Shrek Franchise (or in Dreamworks as many say) he is also a PERSON.

Someone with a code of honor, morals, opinions, beliefs, etc.

Returning to the question "How can he bear all of that?" taking into account he is no longer an inevitable force, but a character of his own.

The answer is something you may relate to, and that is: Creativity and escapism.

To be the embodiment of Death, the guy is a very creative fella.

First of all, his design. I heard many people saying here and in Twitter that his design is something they would come up in their edgy, teen years of drawing their first fursona.

Guess what? They are right, the wolf form is someone's fursona. It's DEATH'S fursona. He clearly came up with this badass, piercing canine form to blend with the Fairy Tale Land assuming the form of the "Big Bad Wolf". He most likely had other forms he designed over the centuries and was able to present as them like if he were on a role play game in the living world.

His sickles? The weapon of choice with the little crossed cats on it to have a bigger effect of terror for Puss? Those who can become knuckles and join to create a scythe? Those are his creation, probably after thinking it for a while and writing all of those functions on a paper.

The way he presents himself? In the bar? The coins in his eyes as a "watching you" sign while being a cool reference to the Ferryman of souls? He transforming Perrito's forest into the background of a skull? The chilling reveal at the Cave of Lost Souls? The fire ring? It was all him.

As for the escapism part...

When the world becomes too heavy to deal with as real life issues tend to make us feel bad, depressed, angry... we tend to escape it somewhere. And in our time the common place would be the internet as in webpages or comics, stories, etc.

But what has to do with Death Wolf you may ask?

Well, while he would NEVER be able to escape his job entirely, he can have moments where he can enjoy a good hunt of people who don't appreciate life, like the whole plot of the Puss in Boots sequel could demostrate.

He managed to have a little time outside his eternal routine to chase an arrogant cat who took life for granted. He enjoyed it, it was thrilling, it was exciting.

It was a way to escape a monotonous, grim "life", if just for a short moment.

So, when the chase ended as his prey no longer feared him and now was ready to fight for his last life, the wolf retreats, happy for Puss' character development but resigned because he once again had to return to "The Eternal Duty"

And that's not even counting all the times Jack "I'm dead inside" Horner had to interrupt Lobo's hunt and remind him of his job even in his "spare time"

Death knew the chase had to end eventually, but he didn't want it to end.

He didn't want to return to his own world

And if we look at Death like that, then he is probably one of the most relatable characters Dreamworks has ever make.

In the Shrek Franchise:

Monsters can be loved

Princesses don't have to fit the perfect standards of beauty

Handsome guys can be possesive jerks

Love at first sight doesn't work like one would think

Happily ever afters had to be built and not just obtain them with magic

And Death is the most creative and "full of life" being in the world

Because he would absolutely go crazy with his life/work if he wasn't.

Because in a world of Kings, Poets and Soldiers, he's the Supreme King

And he's also a perky goth but none of you are ready for that conversation.

[hydravns]

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (2022) Dir. Joel Crawford

[zimulacrum]

if there was a bit more blood and cuss words in puss in boots 2, it would be rated pg13. which means they’d be allowed a singular “fuck”. there are many possibilities on where this could be, my favorite ideas being:

-“Woah, oh! What took ya so long?! Fuckwad.” Dumbass could be nice there too.

-“I fucking LOVE the smell of FEAR!”

-“Fuck you, Puss in Boots!”

-“YOU’RE a fucking MONSTER!”

-“I thought for a second I’d come out naked, but my clothes grew too! Fuck yeah!”

-Perrito saying fuck at any given moment

please, add on <3

[enigmaart]

“You look good. And best of all, look comfortable. Not restricted and imprisoned in tight clothing or wearing sagging clothes. The best blend of comfort,”

“Still hate clothes,” Antonio mutters, pulling the collar of the shirt.

Doodle from Chapter 2 of @flippythegodzilla 's "Puss in Boots and the City of Immortals"

[candysweetiepie]

gosh how i miss the puss in boots - the last wish fandom from 2022-early 2023 😭

[niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian]

This guy, I swear. There isn't a point where I can rewatch this clip and not be struggling to laugh at it, the delivery from both VA's were so good.

[henrikque-art]

Puss In Boots - The Last Wish fanart!!! I love this movie, saw about 5 times already O_O

[phe0nomenal]

I redrew the scene where Puss first meets the wolf in PIB TLW for my comics class!!! (Don't mind that I spent the entire weekend chugging this out-)

[enigmaticcattic]

We've all seen Muerte making several references to death/dying in human cultures (coins on eyes for crossing river styx, shotels crossed over chest like Osiris, etc.)

AND in many human cultures, death is associated with predatory animals like wolves and such

So what if...he actually saw us personifying him in these ways and went "Hey that's kinda dope actually" and picked out a form(s) that he could use to interact with the living?

Anyways, Muerte is trans. In this essay-

[araminakilla]

For those who like Greek Mythology, wild headcanons and unlikely crossovers, these two are related:

[raziiyah]

it's humanizing time 🐈‍⬛️🐶🐈 honestly i wanted to change/add more to their designs but i stuck with the first bc i got impatient!!

also a roughly coloured sketch of my early human death design, did not feel like making another full illustration after finishing the team friendship one lol

[zimulacrum]

Death: How do you living beings cope with mortality?

Kitty: Violent outbursts.

Puss: General sluttiness.

Perrito: Thanks to denial, I’m immortal!

[music00lbumm]

No idea if this has been done

[candysweetiepie]

GUYS !!!!! 😭💖💗💛💖💛💗💖 I WAS WATCHING PIB 2 AND-😭💖💖💖

MY DOG WAS WATCHING AT THE TV WHEN PERRITO APPEARED AND HE STAYED LIKE THAT FOR A LOOONG TIME 🥹💖💖💖💖💖 LOOK AT THE PIC HE'S SO CUTE 😭

since i have adopted my dog 2 years ago, i thought he was like Perrito (my fav character) in many ways 🥹 both are fun, loyal, peaceful, love to relax, and both are brown!!! They are literally the same little baby 🥹💖💖💖

[sinnamonbun-in-purgatory]

I have made a connection.