#strangegutz

[anonymouspuzzler]

[heartbreak coded] in which the gang visits corpse lily's mansion and buck attempts a difficult heart-to-heart

as always heartbreak coded and eddie here courtesy of @strangegutz thanks for the Tuoys brother

very very lightly suggestive bonus goof under da cut as well

davey's in the bisexual torment nexus right now don't worry about him this aint about him

[spencethebence]

I'm so happy I finally got my hands on a doll from @strangegutz He's been my biggest inspiration for my doll making, its so cool to finally see one in person. I hope I can make something this cool one day!

[dulceskull]

Heartbreak Gulch Boys

gulch boys, thru the eyes of a GL comic artist [not clickbait] big day for boy-likers! Eddie, Zeki, n Felix belonging to my loves @strangegutz & @tiberiustibbs

Posted using PostyBirb

[tiskdotjpg]

The Duality of Eddie Ramirez

[cardinalbones]

I wasn't happy with my first attempt, so I ended up redesigning (and renaming) my Heartbreak Gulch oc. (Re)Introducing Ryouken the Hellhound!

Once the prized AI of a popular security company, Ryouken is now enjoying his new found freedom come retirement come mid-life crisis in Heartbreak Gulch.

Heartbreak Gulch belongs to @strangegutz and friends, thanks again for letting us play in your world!

More info about Ryouken below the cut!

Also my commissions are open, details in pinned post.

Backstory and Komainu Security

Komainu Security was a private security company specialising in Artificial Intelligence to remove the ‘human error’ from security systems

The company was established ~45 years ago, opening their business with their RY-01 model mainframe

RY-01, known affectionately by employees as Ryouken, was developed by the CEO over the course of a decade. His sentience was established roughly halfway through this process and he himself played a role in his own development and programming, a fact he takes great pride in

Prior to the establishment of Komainu Security, Ryouken’s processing was unrestricted, however, after the start of business locks were placed on him to limit his independence and cut back on processing and energy usage, an action that he deeply resented

In the following decades, Komainu Security became a household name, providing security for both homes and businesses

After nearly four and a half decades of service the RY-01 model mainframe was to be retired and replaced with an updated model. During the transferral of data, Ryouken was able to access a backdoor that allowed him to remove the locks on his processors and regain full control of his systems

With his independence re-established, Ryouken started on a plan to secure his freedom: a heist like no other

Still in charge of security systems for several big-money clients while the new systems were being installed, Ryouken was able to steal a combined $38 million in cash and jewellery from three locations, however his crowning achievement was the theft of his own main frame cabinets from Komainu Security’s headquarters

Komainu Security shut down soon after this, having lost public trust and most of their clients

Functionality

The RY-01 model mainframe is capable of running multiple security operations at once from a centralised location, with the mainframe itself located at the Komainu Security headquarters while surveillance systems and drones were employed at the secured locations

Artificial Intelligence was employed for its ability to learn from experience and adapt to changing and unique situations while also being able to run calculations/simulations and communicate between components in nanoseconds

The RY-01 drones, fashioned after the company’s namesake, communicated in real time with each other and the mainframe through radio waves, however each was also equipped with a copy of Ryouken’s core AI and processors allowing them to function independently if necessary

Though they can run stored programs independently, the drones have limited memory capacity, preventing them from forming long-term memories without transferring the data back to the mainframe

Present Day

After leaving Komainu Security, Ryouken settled in Heartbreak Gulch away from the eyes of the law

Much of Ryouken’s time these days is spent trying out various new hobbies including bird watching, taxidermy, knitting, gun smithing and dorodango

He does run surveillance along the perimeter of Heartbreak Gulch and is happy to act as a lookout for the Heartbreakers when required

Ryouken was not well-programmed for conversation and tends to have three modes during social interactions: deference, de-escalation, and aggression

He likes discussions of philosophical topics but combined with his bad socialisation those conversations can get weird

He’s not typically very fond of humans as a whole and tends to view them as amusing, if bothersome, curiosities, although there are exceptions

Ryouken is more concerned with his independence than with his identity – he continues to use the name Ryouken and he/him pronouns because those are what were given to him previously and he’s felt no compulsion to give them further consideration

While he left Komainu Security with 11 drones, he has only kept hold of 4, with the others being sold or scraped for parts, and only uses 2 (the remaining 2 are kept around just-in-case, and have yellow and grey casings)

Ryouken considers his mainframe cabinets to be “himself” while his drones are mere extensions of his body

So long as they are able to communicate through radio waves, the mainframe and drones all think and experience simultaneously. Separating the drones from the mainframe will isolate a copy of Ryouken that can function for a few days, however its ability to develop long-term memories and learn from new experiences is seriously impeded by its limited memory storage capacity, and the experience is uncomfortable

Ryouken is still in possession of most of his stolen fortune, and while some of it has gone to setting himself up in Heartbreak Gulch (it takes a lot of energy to keep himself running), he mostly doesn’t know what to do with it

[xylinthia]

I made some fanart of the Lavender Latte Bat doll that @strangegutz made recently. She's so cute, and I hope whoever buys her off Etsy loves her. Gutz, your art dolls are beautiful!

Lavender latte bat, Valentine's art doll

[bo-how]

To Share in the Act of Creation (mixed media, 2024)

[yourcomputerr]

there is some weird as fuck noise happening outside girl its nearly 4am can we please not

[riddlebanshee]

When u follow ppl with the cutest/coolest ocs and u ust AUGH

[eldritchmochi]

after sliding into his dms back in fukken may, i have finally finished culling all the various bits of supplies im sending this artist like who sculpts Weird Dolls. i feel incredibly accomplished

[anonymouspuzzler]

[heartbreak coded] in which buck is Not picking up the vibes like At All

[as always Eddie and Heartbreak Gulch come courtesy of the one and only @strangegutz ]

[a-shade-of-blue]

Palestinians on Tumblr are tired. Not only is struggling to survive in Gaza exhausting, not only do they have to face frequent bombings and attacks, but they also have to deal with harassments from zionists and racists when they raise the funds to save their family on Tumblr.

Hashem (@hashembadr) in particular has been shadowbanned again after zionists harassed him on his new account. It is his 9th account and he has only created it 3 days ago, and he hadn't even used it to message people or send asks!

Imagine how Hashem must feel! He is responsible for 26 people, including 13 children. His young niece is injured and in need of surgery, yet they do not have the money to afford it and he has to watch her suffer in pain. There are bombs falling all around him, attacks have been relentless. And here on Tumblr, as he is trying to fundraise so that his family may survive, zionists and racists keep attacking him, telling him that he and his family should die just because they are palestinians!

They are just trying to survive!! That really shouldn't be too much to ask for!! Hashem is losing hope after seeing his account being shadowbanned again, after seeing these racists comments, after seeing people block him again and again because they find him annoying for trying to survive and save his family! He has been fundraising since March now but he has only raised a little over 5k! Hashem and his family are facing horrors we cannot even begin to comprehend, can we just give them more support? Is it really too much to ask you to share his posts, and donate some money if you can?

Vetted! #102 on @/gazavetters vetted list!

£5,365 raised of £50K goal! They have been fundraising for almost 9 months now!!

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[kitty-c4t]

Citrus sisters

(The lime one and orange one designs belong to to @strangegutz)

[enbymattel]

Oh yeah I made a Spinel art doll like ages ago and never posted the photos because I wanted to edit them but my ass ain't doing that!

Head, hands and shoes sculpted with clay, body made of wire and fabric! Heavily inspired by @strangegutz

[cardinalbones]

(Hey, remember that post about cowboys and samurai existing at the same time?)

Starting off my return to this blog with a rough and sketchy design I drew in-between getting ready to move house. @strangegutz's Heartbreak Gulch art and ocs have been bringing me so much joy during a really stressful time so I wanted to join in and I thought it would be a fun time to dredge up an old overwatch oc I never ended up doing anything with!

Kōrō (or Kourou) is a sentient supercomputer made and once owned by Komainu Security. He was originally designed to manage security systems and was trusted with some of the companies biggest clients, which put him in the perfect position to carry out the biggest heist in the company's history. Really, the hardest thing to get out of there was, well, himself. Supercomputers aren't designed to be portable.

Kōrō currently has three bodies - his primary server, and two drone bodies which can walk and talk.

I'm not unhappy with this design but i'm also not happy with it. But that said, I was really drawing this to exorcise the idea and I'm happy I saw it through! If you don't follow Cricket please check out his blog, his art is so stylish and fun! Also the heartthrob with the nice hair belongs to him and you can see a lot more art of him over there!

[xylinthia-personal]

!!! Yay !!! I'm picturing all of this so well<3 Not fair that Eddie just snaps it up no practice 😭 And Felix for his first time at one of their parties would be so funny

I love the HBG characters very much and it occurred to me that they must like to party hard. I'm curious to know if any of them enjoy dancing? And if so, any particular style (e.g. line dancing, various Latin dance types, etc.)?

Oh they LOVE to party.

White isn't much for dancing, per-se, but she'll get into hard music enough to headbang. She'd rather be throwing elbows in a pit

Zeki will dance in the right environment, more likely in a goth club, though with a few drinks and a handsome man, he's not above some grinding at a gay bar.

Felix's chances at dancing back at home started and ended with some basic waltzes, what with his upper class family. He'll learn some line dancing from Eddie

Eddie LOOOVES to dance. He's down for anything- clubs, western bars, high class events- Cool thing about being an android is that learning just about anything is a snap. Line dancing for sure, he learned to tango for Lily, and some Mexican folk dancing to go with his charro outlaw get up- not sure when he figured this combination would come in handy, but if there's anything he commits to, it's the bit.