#plz let it be canon

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

(Not) an approved use of the Power Of Friendship

[st4rrymick3y]

This scene always kills me because of three things:

1. Gallavich are canonically into somno, and I'm having very perverted thoughts about it all 😵‍💫

2. The way Ian slaps and grabs his husband's ass.

3. Their little smile directed at each other at the end 🥹 They love each other so much. For someone who whines about smiling, Mickey sure does smile a lot when it comes to Ian.

[shkika]

Since my wrist is killing me and I can't draw, have my ramblings about machines having souls and being able to become husks and also just Ultrakill thoughts! Predictions about the ending if you squint??

im just having fun here

Like I'm so deranged about how machines being intelligent and actually conscious is handled in Ultrakill. The build-up, even if accidental(?), is SO SO CLEVER and gradual (as gradual as ultrakill can get). How that fits into the overall narrative and how the tragedy of this game manages to be so awesome??

First with how I love the way "Machines are living beings" idea is handled. It starts from the introduction and establishes the world so well in so few words it's so lovely. You get introduced to the machines as war weapons. They need blood to survive and humanity has been eradicated. That's all you need to know.

You start with the basic information that these machines don't want to die. Which makes sense, it doesn't have to mean they are actually alive. It makes sense a machine would look for any way possible to keep itself running to continue doing it's job.

And then immediately in the prelude you meet the Swordsmachine. A part of a specific group of machines the terminal calls "scrapheads" which modify their own bodies. While at first that does not ring as anything that's especially noteworthy. A machine trying to upgrade itself is nothing unheard of. It's to be better, stronger, more efficient.

Except that's not exactly what the Swordmachine design is about according to the game. It is mentioned to have very impressive combat prowess compared to other machines, however what it is also referred to as is "beautiful". The design is appreciated almost like a piece of art. And some of it's parts don't even wield a practical purpose, the mentioned example being it's voice box.

It is not ONLY about utility. It is also about art!!

Alright. That's interesting. Let's give an even more outrageous example. Skipping Limbo for now, there is lust where we are introduced to Mindflayers. Which?? Are so wild??? And mysterious? We don't know what and when they were made for (ALTHOUGH I VERY MUCH HAVE HEADCANONS ABOUT IT) their bodies are described as completely seperate and useless to the machine. And yet it is stated they act very lovingly and take care of their bodies. So much so in fact that they SELF-DESTRUCT if it is harmed.

V2 in the first fight is a rival to you as any other machine, however once it's arm is stripped away from V1 the confrontation becomes PERSONAL. The second fight is not simply about the lack of resources anymore. It is to reclaim what was lost. Whether that be the arm or something else. Even the very terminal entry itself calls it revenge.

And of course. With Violence it is revealed that with all of this. Machines can also make other forms of art like poetry. Which is even more interesting is that the machine which did that was first EVER machine to use blood mind you. An extremely old design, yet it could make art to express it's feelings.

Machines are capable of modifying, changing, expressing and LOVING themselves. They make art and some are frequently seen attacking you in groups! Those are clearly intelligent beings. And I mean. Duh. everyone playing Ultrakill knows that. Obviously. Like. Yeah.

So then why isn't the fact that these walking weapons probably have souls more discussed? What makes a soul? Why would machines not have them? If they can do all that people can on an emotional level.

And what happens when these machines die? What exactly is stopping them from ending up hell? Obviously heaven is unobtainable. Their very reason for existence, is to cause pain and suffering. The means through which they need to keep themselves alive is to cause suffering. It makes sense they'd all become hells beloved children. Doing what is in their nature is an art form to it.

What's even more is that the game itself supports the idea that some are souls. Surely hell cannot create them since everything made by hell are demons, which are very easy to recognize by the stone exterior.(?? unless im wrong??)

And there is no feasible way for machines like the Guttermen and Earthmovers to be their actual living counterparts. On a basic level they LACK the means to be alive. The people inside the Guttermen need to be alive in order for them to function. When opening them in-game they are just skeletons. Nobody has been supplying them with blood for a long time. Because it's hell. The game itself states that death is a luxury in hell. It does not happen easy.

Earthmovers need sunlight to power them. And the game specifically put them in an area that is clouded. There is none to be seen in violence. No they are just trapped in place, forced to shoot each other for all of eternity.

Machines, when they die… go to hell! Probably!

Some of the machines you kill, perhaps reccuring enemies go to hell (Thank u l@/little-tornad0 for the addition hehe)

When you die.

You respawn! Hell keeps you going. Hell wants torture. Hell wants bloodshed. Hell wants entertainment and you are the purest form of it.

It makes me think a lot about the potential ending of the game. About the themes. I don't think this means inherently that hell is a perfect self-sustaining organism that can go on like this forever. Gabriel says machines are destroying it and leaving nothing behind. Things are clearly going south in some way. And it'd fit the themes better if it was all going to uh.. hell lol. If it was all going to collapse. From the main theme of the game literally being "The fire is gone" to the name of the last chapter literally being named "Godfist suicide"

Also for what it's worth the Mirage secret is awesome meta-commentary on the idea that everything will die. Everything is destined to end. It is up to you how your each that end.

I think this is what Ultrakill will kind of be about at the end maybe. Gabriel will die out with a bang doing what he wants.

V1 itself is clearly NOT killing efficiently to survive, but for fun. Before it all ends. It's going out with a bang.

And with no new humans or machines that can enter hell in the long run. Perhaps it's very being too will decide it wants to go out with a bang.

In short. uh machines have souls. everything will die but not in a sad way. but in a very cool awesome way. thats pr awesomesauce

[kyoobie]

I imagine Bakugou is telling shou how dumb that motherfucker was to pick a fight with him

[idekatthispoint-00]

[theprodigypenguin]

Dragon finally meets Luffy face to face and reacts as chill as you'd expect but on the inside he's just

[rottenzombrainz]

Conversion....

Alli emo-pills Mortkranken!!

"Pop off, Twinkie! Get it, Scene Kween Yi!!"

"You look adorbs and ready to sell some bath water~!!"

*unintelligible squealing*

[lilacflowersss]

We should stop making stridercest popular instead we should give the love and attention to Jandi 😌

Vote Jandi for Best Homestuck Ship 2025

[r0semultiverse]

The implication that Terezi is stronger/immune/indifferent to Dirk's narrative writing/reality-warping powers is interesting. 👀

I am so excited for the new writers to explore her character more.

Hopefully this also means we'll be seeing more classpect & god tier power exploration as well!

[zumbieve]

I love how every single one of us decided that, yeah GUN made onesies of their SLEEPING dangerous military weapon project before anyone knew of his existence and lil Sonic wanted one just to be cool.

[pain-is-too-tired]

Looking for rp again-

Open to Valgrace,Solangelo, Jake/ Michael and/or Leeluke

I have couple aus/plots to offer and down to any you might want to do!

I play either characters for Valgrace,Solangelo, and Jake/ Michael

But prefer Lee for Leeluke, though I could play Luke if need be!

I'll be down to rp it here or on discord ●♡●

[lienohr]

Hey! I like your OC, Ellie, with Bumblebee. Do they have a ship name together? Like, a combination of the two names?

A ship name?? No one ever asked me this and I always get excited whenever talking about any shipp made with my oc!! thankyouthankyou!

So… Answering your question…

They're having trouble deciding it...

[rowinablx]

Me when people erase Jackson's attraction to women

[xnightmare-eyesx]

I am cringe, but I am free

Doodles of Jack and my oc (still unsure on the name but I was thinking Shade to keep it on the nose ya know)

I wanted to draw a new older design of Jack since I can never settle on a design (He's like 20-ish)

And the way he'd meet Shade would be during a shen gong wu hunt he'd find them in a cave or a ruin where they're just chilling, like a ghost. They aren't very responsive but Jack's like the very first human they've ever seen.

So Jack thinks that hey, this shadow creature guy could make a great henchmen/lab assistant! So he tells them to stay put.

After he gets his butt kicked by the monks he brings them home and realized they are just a blank slate of a shadow person. He slowly begins to teach them how to be a person (he tries his best he's not the great at being a normal person) and slowly over time Shade gains a sense of self and personality and likes and dislikes.

And Jack is super not used to having another person hanging out with him twenty four seven that doesn't think he's annoying and isn't a ghost.

The years go on and they form a really cool duo of evil boy genuis and his shadow monster accomplice!

And it all culminates to one day Jack realizes he really really likes having Shade around. And he's like 'wtf I have feelings? Romance? ew, but-' and so he panicks and tries to act cool and calm. But he fails miserably and fumbles his words.

Shade doesn't care that he's making a fool of himself, they like his dorky side. Shade knew a while back that Jack had a crush on them because subtly isn't Jack's strongest skill.

And the feeling is mutual is just that neither knows how to confront the idea of going from friends, pals, to romance? Jack chickens out and Shade doesn't know that they can just tell Jack they like him and the rest will sort itself out with time. (They think it's hilarious to see him pining)

And they live happily ever after as an evil duo/eventual partners type deal? It's that dynamic of a monster who's never known companionship learning to be happy and seek out happiness with a person who feels like a social reject and rejects society but also really deep down wants friends and joy too <3

[cherrirui-official]

Absolutely love when there's one "normal" character that's actually just a fucking weirdo however the rest of the cast is waaaay more strange and unhinged than they are so they're seen as "the normal one". Do you understand where I'm getting at?