#robot boy ideas

[st-hedge]

*wheezing and heaving* *shoves metal gear solid and nier automata into a blender* *slams the shitass smoothie into pint glass* *hysterically throws it back* i finished the line up. im at peace now

[turboemmy]

my contribution to the @srmt-zine 20th anniversary zine! ^_^

[0vergrowngraveyard]

Can we PLEASE know more about the period of time Sonic benched Tails? was he conscious right after the explosion or did he get to faint through the pain? how was his recovery process? how did Sonic survive seeing his baby bro like that? did they both talk about Tails staying out of battles or did Sonic just forbid him from it? many tears and hugs involved?

one infodump coming right up!!

so tails was absolutely unconscious after the explosion and was out for about two days. no one was 100% sure he was gonna make it, but he pulled through and lived to see another day. due to the obvious reason i’ll get to in a bit, his recovery process wasn’t as good as it should’ve been. he was stressed and tried to push himself to heal faster so he could get back out there, but of course that just made his condition worse

as for how sonic stayed in one piece after seeing his baby brother in such a state? after seeing his mangled arm? after learning that there was a chance he’d never be able to fly again or hear properly or would never really be able use right side of his body at all? the answer is by a fucking thread. the thinnest thread you’ve ever seen but he held onto that thing with both hands. he had to hold onto the hope that his little brother would be okay, that he’d wake up soon

thankfully, by some miracle granted from chip the light gaia himself, tails was able to use both his right leg and tail. his hearing in that ear was definitely shot and the limbs were a lot weaker than they used to be, but a win is a win

then, of course, the dreaded decision. everything about it was messy. the thought process leading up to it, the conversation between the brothers, and the aftermath. though it was less of a conversation and more so sonic telling tails that he’s benched, no room for negotiations

in sonic’s defense, he was fucking terrified. seeing the broken body of your twelve year old little brother isn’t something you just brush off, that shit sticks with you forever. sonic was never one to set strict rules for his bro, but he never wanted to see tails like that ever again

anyway tails took it as poorly as you’d imagine. there was a massive argument between them, tails kicked sonic out of his recovery room until further notice, and his mental health tanked hard. up until the explosion, he’d been doing pretty well in that department. his confidence was rising and his poor self image was turning itself around, but all of that was thrown out the window when sonic said he wasn’t allowed to fight beside him anymore

he pretty much closed himself off from everyone for a few months, and even after that he remained pretty distant for years. he still gathered information for the restoration or sonic himself, but he was never actually on the battlefield fighting alongside his friends. he was just stuck in his lab, doing what he does best

of course, the whole benching thing didn’t last as long as sonic would’ve liked what with the whole tails going behind his back thing and the brothers did eventually make up, but there’s a smallest bit of tension between them that they don’t really talk about

but ye that’s what i have rn. very happy that people are interested in this!

[jet-teeth]

More sketches of one of my Knight OCs, "Perjurus," who has essentially had his machine spirit "freed" by Chaos and is now a fully autonomous/sapient construct, now seeking out others of his kind ("abominable intelligence"/AI/machinefolk of various origins existing in secret - for example like the Orac Myraid from the recent Arks of Omen lore) While his pilot had his pacts with Chaos, he was unaware the machine had made such pacts of its own... (someday I'll write out his lore/story more properly, for now just have some artsss. First one is traditional, other two are digital)

[doctorsiren]

Some silly happenings :3 (monster AU by @cupofchemicalchatter and I…we have still yet to come up with a name for it OOPS)

[luck-of-the-drawings]

"I think this is the most inhuman; and human, that I've ever felt.." MUCH CAN HAPPEN IN A YEAR. IN FIVE YEARS. A DECADE. imagine how much can happen in a century. just ONE (1). How will you grow? what phases do you find? even in 5 years, you will find patterns.

[fiendishartist2]

im trying to figure out how to draw him

[riiver000]

HELPE ME I DONT KNOW HOW TO DESIGN but im like kind of thinking of an adventure time au where its kinda mechanically and steampunky. maybe ill do more with it im only rlly posting this cause i like how the finn full body looks LOLLL

ohhh steampunk save meeeee ouhhhhhhhhh (:

[itzrafee]

A thing on Uran and Helena in Pluto

Okay a short little thing on Pluto. Uran and Helena are my absolute favourite characters in Pluto. Urasawa has always had amazing side characters, from Mr. Rosso in Monster to Lee Harvey Oswald and Jackie in Billy Bat to God in 20th Century Boys, but very few have tied off the emotional ends of the story like Uran and Helena.

Maybe I'm projecting here but much like myself I feel like Urasawa is absolutely obsessed with Frankenstein. And he recognizes the influence Frankenstein has on Dr. Umataro Tenma. Or at the very least, the similarities between the two. And so when he made the protagonist of one of his most popular works Monster, Dr Kenzo Tenma, he solidified that connection. Kenzo Tenma calls back to Victor Frankenstein needing to end his creation while also calling back to Japan's other famous Tenma, thus making the connection explicit. Another throughline between the three of them is that all three are father figures to their creations and have obligations to their children, though all three have varying levels of success with them.

I've only read what I like to call Urasawa's "Core Four", conspiracy minded thrillers that are essentially road trips featuring usually two main protagonists that we see the world through, Monster, 20th Century Boys, Pluto and Billy Bat. Though I still haven't caught up to Asadora and that could still possibly fit this mold, Urasawa's Core Four share a lot of themes and ideas. One of the most important being the responsibility for one's creations, whether it was Kenji Endo and the Book of Prophecy or Kevin Yamagata and Billy Bat or Dr. Kenzo Tenma and Johan, all of his protagonists could arguably be seen as someone with the need to take up the responsibility of their creations. So where do the protagonists of Pluto fit in there? That's where Uran and Helena come in.

But first, we should take a look at Pluto's themes. While I could be wrong, at a cursory glance, I feel like the general consensus towards it's themes is that it's about hatred. I don't really think that's what it is as I feel like Urasawa is more trying to show us what it is to be human and what it is to be alive. And in that, he has a hidden protagonist in Pluto. Someone who's influence snakes through the plot and isn't seen much, but without who the story's themes would remain incomplete. Pluto tackles what it is to be alive through many things, such as memory, sadness, grief, hatred, love and parenthood. But none of that works without the realization by Tenma of his own mistakes. And Uran and Helena bookend these revelations and are absolutley key to understanding that.

In my favourite chapter of the series, Chapter 37, Uran goes from person to person as she finds a way to deal with her grief and eventually comes across Tobio's grave, Tenma having left recently. It's an absolutely beautiful chapter that shows Uran's humanity and Urasawa's love for sharing these kind and soft moments. But it also sheds a light on Tenma as Uran realizes someone who was grieving has just left. Without saying much at all we realize that Tenma has finally realized his mistakes. In the process of grieving one son, he lost the other. While remembering Tobio, he let Atom go. His grief towards Tobio is clear in the following chapter, Chapter 38. All of the things he wanted Atom to be; Tobio come back to life, Tobio's ghost punishing him, Atom rejected. And Tenma could only see that rejection, and not what he had, another son.

Uran shows us very clearly what Pluto, the story, is. It's a chapter in their lives. And we've come into a story nearing the end for Tenma. And it's through the humanity of two absolutely amazing characters in their own right, Uran and Helena, that we are able to so fully understand Tenma. Despite being robots, these two characters are the most alive of everyone. They love fully and freely and are catalysts of change. Uran's vibrant and full of life in a way that really sticks out. And Helena has such depth that it's evident in every scene she's in. She's not pointed out to be made by any famous scientist so all the life she has is her own. These two represent the life of robot's more than any other characters in the series.

So it's that much more poignant when Helena finally breaks down after putting on such a strong front of everybody. Grief intersects and she brings out Tenma's sadness as well. They've both been putting up such strong fronts that it's heartbreaking to see them collapse. It completes Tenma's growth and strikes a heartbreaking contrast between the two. Tenma became the way he is through the loss of his son whereas Helena doesn't even get to remember her own loss. It makes you wonder if the grief for her and Geischt's child compounds her sorrow too.

Without these two and their grief, a large part of Pluto becomes inaccessible. Pluto is largely about death so when two characters come in who've never had a hand in the grim work of taking life, you see the world through a lens that's absolutely crucial in order to fully connect with all of the character's and their situations. Death and Grief has scarred the characters in Pluto. Time and time again they've chosen the worst path. They've chosen revenge and hatred. But Uran and Helena are different. Without them, the story is incomplete. They provide an alternative. They provide the path towards healing.

im sorry for this one:

[1bibypersecond]

I created this Viktor bingo, but I’m struggling to come up with ideas to fill it in.

ny headcanons for the new season are more than welcome!

[monofazz]

Working on something i guess- I'll see how I feel about colours or whatever

also them :) ❤️

[fauvester]

bad bitches in bell bottoms with weaponized guitars?!?

[anglerflsh]

robots

[skeletoninthemelonland]

Seeing mouse man for first time i thought for a sec that you un-rabbitfied William tbh xD

Everyone un-rabbit that man

yeah!!!!!! un-rabbit that man!!!!

oh but that is so cool actually. i've seen artists drawing their favs differently every time until they're completely apart from the original character. they are so sexy for that tho

[lucabyte]

Everytime I see you've posted art it's like I've been hit by 1000 beautiful buses (affectionate) (you have great art and great ideas) (eating your art and your brain to gain ultimate creativity)

thamk you for this message kind anon..... i would be wary about eating my brain through half of it is esoteric pokemon knowledge and the other half is half-remembered philosophy 101.... you can synthesise anything into creativity anon i believe in u 🤍

[rythesquidprince]

Next time I get paid he will be mine !!🥹🥹🥹