#stp the stubborn

[verylazypillow]

been thinking about the adversary route today.

[lipstickchainsaw]

Also what do you think of the adversary? I like her a lot she’s super fun

The Adversary is such a fun route. I think she's legitimately one of the most satisfying Chapter 2 resolutions (alongside the Prisoner and the Spectre), because fighting her is just two souls meeting one another in the thing they enjoy doing the very most: fighting to the death for all eternity.

And giving her and the Stubborn that is just... so much fun? Like, why wouldn't you? Fully denying her that (and turning her into the Fury) just seems incredibly cruel, and trying to be clever about it, or running away (and turning her into the Eye of the Needle), forces things to come to a conclusion, and takes away from the glory of this eternal conflict.

Because of all Chapter 2 scenarios, the Adversary and the Stubborn fully understand one another, they are on the same wavelength in a way that allows both to get exactly what they want (as opposed to the Witch and Opportunist, where their desires get in one another's way), and the resulting, never-ending carnage is simply beautiful.

It is also very funny in the grander scheme of thing, because I think this way of approaching the Adversary provides a resolution for the conflict between Shifting Mound and Long Quiet, because it is an endless cycle of death and violence. Death that doesn't stick, and violence that doesn't transform. And yet, it is a thing of utter beauty, and delight, and, with it, meaning.

If any route makes the Creator's point about excising death not ending meaning, it's this one, but the Narrator hates it because you're not actually slaying the Princess. I just think that's funny.

Also, the violence is sex. The Adversary and the Stubborn are totally getting off on this, and it's fantastic.

[ty-bayonet-betteridge]

i love the hunted/stubborn dynamic so much. i think they fistfight and the hunted wins and the stubborn is SO fucking mad about it

[orcatnip]

I like to think the two of them lived their lives before witnessing the end of Narrator's world. Then they'd go back to their god selves and tell them about mortals.

Narrator was a misguided soul, but I believe his purpose had good intentions. It'd be nice if he still made a difference. Maybe the two gods decided to give mortals a bit of mercy after experiencing the true terror of death as actual mortals for the first time.

also, assorted sketches:

anyways, i oughta take a break. ive become addicted to slaying the princess...

[dr-awkkward]

Slay the Princess text posts, part 15 (in celebration of the Pristine Cut's release!)

[part 14] [part 16]

[phantasmatoucan]

MY VOICE DESIGNS!

I WANTED TO GIVE THE DIFFERENT VOICES SOME DESIGNS FOR WHENEVER I DRAW THEM, IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET THEM ALL DOWN but i really care them all

MORE INFO UNDER CUT

WHEN I MADE EACH VOICE I HAD A DIFFERENT CONCEPT/BIRD IN MIND

HERO - KNIGHT/SPARROW [Literally the closest to look like a human knight since i had in mind that TLQ views him as something he wishes he was]

SMITTEN - PIGEON/BARD [The way he talks just makes me think of a bard and as for the pigeon part he reminds me of a Luzon bleeding heart which definetly goes with his heart motif]

SKEPTIC - OWL/INVESTOGATOR [I always pictured him as a detective holmes like owl whenever he went on his theories, the fact that hes kind of an asshole is a bonus]

COLD - VULTURE/REAPER [I associate him with death a lot so that went into his design, I know crows are more commonly associated with death but i wanted a more bigger predatory bird for his design since he doesn't mind killing if he needs to]

OPPORTUNIST - JAY/CONMAN [Hes specifically a Steller jay, I think the birdy just has his similar vibe of being tricky to deal with, as for the conman part is kind of obvious considering his personality lol]

HUNTED - HARE [I didn't have a specific bird in mind when making him, rather i usually pictured him as some type of rabbit like bird, more hare in this case, a prey animal but he can show his fangs when he needs to]

CHEATED - CROW/GAMBLER [Disheveled man in his 40s spending all his money in a casino and not winning for 13 hours type of gambler, hes the smallest of all the voices, the crow part is because i can only picture him as that one pic of a crow with a knife on its mouth]

BROKEN - PENGUIN/FOLLOWER [More of a religious followe, the penguin part is because of how i pictured him with 𓉸 this shape in my mind , he black and white of them also fits him a lot]

PARANOID - FANTAIL/MAGE [The scrawniest fantail pigeon in existance, if he didn't over preen himself his tail would be much bigger, the mage part is for his chanting by keeping us alive, i think the way i view him is more a heal caster]

STUBBORN - MACAW/BRUTE [The biggest of the bunch if he standed up straight, i thought of a macaw because of their strong toes and how much he repeats himself (not a bad thing i think its cute), the brute part is self-explanatory)

CONTRARIAN - HUMMINGBIRD/JESTER [I'm not inmune to contrarian jester propaganda, he fits the bill of the common media jester, the hummingbird part was suggested by Mod Toucan and I think it fits him so well since he can be a little shit /lovingly]

[beartitled]

How would each princess hold their corasponding lil goober voices?

Princesses x voice goobers

🗡️Chapter 3 edition🗡️

Big thanks to ppl for helping me decide on a suitable match for Stubborn ❤️

(if Fury and Eye of a Needle were 50/50 I would’ve drawn them playing baseball with Stubborn /silly)

[sonjalikestodraw]

BEHOLD! @evenworsefreak and I collabed to bring you Damsel and Adversary at the gym!

They drew Damsel, Smitten and the shading, and I drew Advy, Stubborn and the background ~

[dobodleaday]

07.24.24 Big Hater and the Littlest Hater

[itsonlypolite]

Very excited for Stubborn, your designs are so cool mate, hope you have a tremendous week 🔥

Thank you so much!! And it's finally time :D

Prev Designs: Cheated/Hunted/Cold/Contrarian/Paranoid/Smitten/Opportunist/Skeptic

Voice of the Stubborn!

And of course we can't forget showing off his design's special feature!

Look at those gorgeous eyes!! What a guy. I'm actually pretty happy with how his design turned out, which is great because I'll be drawing him more in the future! Under the cut are images without text + the first time I ever drew him

The first time I ever drew him was middway through a first playthrough, I didnt know how just how off the rails this guy could get yet + and I was still annoyed at Broken (I've since seen the light, he's done nothing wrong ever actually <3)

[vickozone]

🐦‍⬛🔪👑

very rough draft of all of The Voices. their designs will eventually change somewhat.

I’m allowed to draw them as humans, right?

[lovelylittlewordsmith]

I don't think we can heart lungs liver nerves our way out of this one boys

[olegianote]

I love your stp narrator! And I'm 100% sure you already know this, but secretary birds are also called killer queen! So does this mean the narrator gets called the killer king/queen sometimes by the other voices to annoy the narrator? :]

OH THAT WOULD BE SOOO FUN! I like when Narrator gets annoyed! Which is why this ask inspired me to do this little comic:

[bubblybloob]

Skeptic wants no part in this.

I don’t know if this meme has a name, but I felt like doing it with the voices. I think it’s funny how you can literally see how I draw them change slightly over the course of the drawings, the hands especially.

[fukurozchan]

Slay the Princess stuff. I'm so normal about these voices.

Fun Facts (down there)

All voices have scars of how Long Quiet died on first chapter. (well most of scar they could get), except Hero.

Broken's tears won't stop flowing.

Oppie always hide his death scars on his chest all the time with his arms. doesn't dare showing his weakness.

Smitten have his eyes close all the time. as in "blind" devotion.

Oppie and Cheated doesn't like hug, They are afraid of getting backstabs, but is comfy enough with Hero. (They need it.)

[phantasmatoucan]

SOME STP VOICE DOODLES THE LAST 4 IMAGES ARE A REFERENCE TO THIS