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The baddest boy around! Had to give Abalone a try :]
(design by @marblegroves)
#it was a weak try tbf#those limbs.. </3#s okay he's based for them#pho.posts#pho.doodles#gemcyt#smallishbeans#grian#jimmy solidarity#solidaritygaming#steven universe#su au
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Thoughts on Echo as amputee/disability representation
First and foremost, I am not disabled or an amputee and I don’t claim to speak for those communities (and if I was I couldn't speak for everyone). What little I do know mostly comes from this youtube channel (@oakwyrm), this post, and other research I’ve done for my writing (and like one amputee I kinda knew in passing). By all means correct me and add to the conversation, I just have some thoughts I want to share because I haven’t really seen this discussed anywhere
Overview
So Echo is interesting. He is a triple amputee which is pretty rare in media. His disabilities come from extremely traumatic circumstances: injured in a near-death experience, imprisoned and dehumanized as an experiment with no autonomy over what happened to his body.
There are a few moments in the shows where Echo is treated… questionably. Like this bit where Rex uses him as an example of the Separatists' evils to convince the locals to fight back:
To be fair, yeah Echo’s treatment does prove that the Techno Union is not neutral like they claim. The modifications that everyone is gasping in horror at here obviously weren’t made with comfort and accessibility in mind, nor with Echo’s consent. But you still just want to be sure that “They took away his freedom, his humanity, they tried to turn him into a machine” is about using him as a living computer, not the fact that he is missing limbs.
The Batch is also pretty insensitive toward him and his trauma imo, which is weird considering they've supposedly also faced discrimination for their mutations
Disabled people do have to deal with stuff like this in this day and age so I guess it can speak to those experiences. I think especially him being mistaken as a droid (and Hunter going along with it (bruh)) might resonate with some people.
Aside from that stuff, Echo isn't really treated any differently as a character/person which is really good (as low of a bar as that is).
We get this moment in CW where Echo contemplates that yeah things are gonna be different now
While also (imo at least) showing that he is still the same person regardless, evidenced by the fact that he just echoed Rex :,) I also think it's significant that he joins the Bad Batch on his own terms and we're given a really emotional scene to specifically show that he's not just like 'lumped in with the other misfits' but that it is his choice to go where he feels his place is.
A lot of people, myself included, are disappointed that TBB didn't have more time to explore Echo's PTSD, but I think the one panic attack scene we did get is really good. Even thought it's minor it at least is an appropriate reaction from a guy who was medically tortured (which is more than I've come to expect from Star Wars shows lol)
And it's really sweet to see Omega showing Echo some empathy and consideration.
It would have been nice to see more of his adjustment period, and other side effects like chronic pain and maintenance, but there’s a lot of daily life stuff the show never had time for (i.e. we don’t know if he removed his prosthetics to sleep, but we also never saw him sleep anyway). His disabilities might take on a background role (much like the character himself sadly) but for the most part they aren’t invisible or erased, nor do they define his character and arc.
Physical Appearance

Okay this one is bit dicey, bc on the one hand, yes complaints that Echo’s paleness (most likely caused by burns from the explosion or chemical burns from the cryo-chamber) is whitewashing are totally valid. But I also think you can draw comparisons to real life conditions that affect pigmentation/complexion (like you know burns). So while I understand why a lot of fanart will depict him with his original skin tone and with hair, consider that there are real people who have to live with temporary or permanent changes to their appearance, and the idea of “fixing" him by making him look more like his old self can be problematic.
It's also interesting to note that Echo could act as a reversal of the 'disabled/disfigured = evil' trope. He's pale and bald and wears black and red, which is so often visually associated with villains, but we all know Echo is the bestest boy™
The Headpiece
Echo’s headpiece is interesting because within the show we don’t actually ever learn much about it (idk if there is more info in books or whatever bc i don’t have them so?). He didn’t have it in CW so we know it didn’t come from the Techno Union and therefore Echo probably had more choice with it. We don’t know its exact purpose but it’s most likely related to his scomping abilities. When he is hacking with his scomp in CW, before he has his headpiece, it’s clearly very mentally straining:
We don’t see him struggling like this in TBB once he does have it (though that could be bc he got more used to it over time). There doesn't seem to be much of an impact when he removes his headpiece in s3 ep14-15, except that he gets stuck in the ports every time he uses his scomp which is not something we’ve seen before:
There might not be an exact real-world equivalent, but the headpiece is some kind of accessibility aid. It means that someone specifically designed a device to help him adapt to the changes the Techno Union made, as well as a helmet that integrates it. It’s removable and visually very present, much like a cochlear implant would be. (A lot of people actually headcanon it to act partially as a hearing aid, since it makes sense that Echo’s hearing would have been damaged in the explosion, but there isn't really any indication of this in canon.) The headpiece is never really acknowledged in the show, but I think that's a good thing. It's something he needs/wants and it just exists, completely normalized, and that's pretty cool 👍
Legs
Sigh... So from the very first episode of TBB I was really disappointed that the animation team or whoever completely visually erased Echo’s prosthetic legs (I think we all were, honestly, if fanart is anything to go by). It’s one thing when he’s in armor because he would probably want to protect his prosthetics, but we literally see him in his blacks and there is no indication whatsoever that he lost his legs even though it was not left up for debate at all in CW:
Like ??????!?
This is just really strange to me! Idk what went on behind the scenes with this decision but I don’t really see why it would be that much harder to animate or anything since it’s 3D and they've done it before. We do see some pretty sophisticated cybernetic technology in Star Wars canon that mimics real limbs:
But Luke’s fancy hand is technically 20ish years from now, so Anakin and Maul are more of a representation of what level we could expect here
So yeah, for no apparent reason, his leg amputation is effectively, visually and narratively nonexistent. Which is not great 👎
Arm!
The scomp on the other hand (uh lol!) is the complete opposite and I kinda love it!
At first I, like many others, thought it was a bit odd that they didn’t give Echo a prosthetic arm. Losing hands is basically a Star Wars tradition at this point, so robotic arms/hands are well established within the worldbuilding:
We aren’t necessarily given a canon reason for why Echo doesn't get a cybernetic arm (again unless it's in some lore book I haven’t read, sorry). General fanon explanations I’ve seen are that he either couldn’t because the Techno Union wired the scomp too far into his nervous system, and/or the resources to give him one were deemed too expensive for a clone (what about his legs tho?), or that he chose not to, usually because he thought the scomping was useful.
Regardless, I actually really love this choice (and it's the whole reason I made this post), because here's the thing: There’s a lot of problematic tropes out there that either erase/cure disabilities or compensate them with perks (like how pretty much any blind character is actually not blind by some sort of magic power). With amputees that is done with robotic arms. The character is still an amputee or course, and there is still value in that representation, if this story from Mark Hamill that makes me tear up is anything to go by:
but for the most part these characters function like anyone else, just with a limb that looks a little different. It’s no more than a video game skin, an able-bodied actor with a green screen glove. It “cures” the disability, or it actually makes the character even stronger than usual:
It usually makes sense within the world of the story, but the reason it’s not so great in my opinion is that in the real world we just do not have technology anywhere close to that yet. Prosthetics can more or less replace any mobility from lost legs, but not for all the complexities of a hand (and even if they could the average person wouldn’t be able to afford it).
So
I think it's actually really super cool that Echo’s scomp bypasses the canonically-established amputee erasure and functions much like a stump would irl. He integrates it into his movements and everyday life and it’s (as far as I know) a lot closer to an everyday amputee’s experience.
It doesn’t define his character, it doesn’t hold him back, he lives a full life, the other’s don’t treat him any differently, and he’s still a total karking badass
The only additional thing is that he sometimes uses it as a weapon (which given his story, I think it’s cool to see him taking back autonomy in a way, and we only see that like twice)
And also the scomping, which could be seen as the 'added/compensating superpower' trope. But narratively it's no different than if he was plugging in with a hacking gadget of some kind (he didn't necessarily "need" to lose his arm for it) and it’s not like Echo is completely defined by this skill. Personally, I think it's well worth the positives of him actually having a visible and realistically impactful amputation.
I see a lot of posts or comments out there that say stuff like “how come Echo doesn’t get a hand?” or fanworks that do give him one and I just think it’s a bit of a shame. If he did get a robotic hand, it just would have disappeared the same way his legs and Anakin’s arm did (aside from that one time he got yoinked by a magnet). When Echo did “get a hand” in the last two episodes there were comments like “yay he finally got a hand! but it doesn’t even work” but I was actually so relieved that it didn’t! Bc for one thing that wouldn’t make any sense, he grabbed it off a droid, it wasn’t designed to implement with his scomp, that would be really complicated. But more importantly because it again refused to erase/cure his disability! It functioned like a real-world cosmetic prosthetic (useless beyond appearance) which is exactly what he needed it for, so that he could blend in better with his disguise.
And he continually took it off throughout the episode and ditched it at the end. He only used it for the necessity of a stealth mission, he doesn’t feel the need to visually “fit in” in his daily life.
And, last but very much not least, he made a dad joke and from my intel that is very accurate representation!
TLDR: Echo’s scomp is actually really cool from an amputee representation perspective, especially within Star Wars, and I think that deserves some appreciation
#man i just love him so much!#this post ended up ten times longer than i was expecting lol#its so strange to me that the same team that completely noped his prosthetic legs also gave us such good arm amputee represention#like whats up with that?#echo's scomp appreciation#also so glad those weird mod arm attachment things from the action figures never happened#representation matters#disabled lives are worth living#disability representation#amputee#disability tropes#robotic limbs#ableism#star wars#clone wars#the bad batch#sw tcw#arc trooper echo#tbb echo#tbb season 3#unwhitewashtbb#long post#accidental essay#analysis#thoughts#imo#rant#character analysis#writing disabled characters#writing
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in light of the new movie ehehe (under cut 4 speedraw and pencil version)

#alien#alien 1979#i just started alien 3 i havent seen the new one tbh yet#i will soon im just getting super pumped look at all of gigers work#and i just kind of freestyled the alien design#i forgot what i t looked like for the pencil drawing#ermmm it has extending limbs on its back that crumples like those popping extendy toys#and it has 2 fingers like an elephants trunk#art#my art#traditional art#digital art#pencil#fanart
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Remember when I said I swear I wasn't trying to drag out posting all the videos I took in Phoenix during the Teeth of God tour? 😅 Yeah, me too.
Like the description states, I almost decided against uploading this one altogether because of the angle and lighting. I eventually decided to because of a conversation I had with @autumns-veil about the lighting specifically during this song from the Teeth of God tour. Anyone lucky enough to make barricade in front of Vessel can attest to this, I'm certain; the lighting framed him in such a way that it felt like it was just you and Vessel in the venue together, despite being pressed up against 7 other people in the crowd and face to face with the security.
Whoever programed the lights, specifically for this song, deserves everything good in the world; a raise, awards, a good night's sleep.
#sleep token#vessel sleep token#vessel#sleep anon rant#video#youtube video#song missing limbs#i'm still in shock that i got to witness this one live#from the barricade no less#i still have hypnosis and like that to upload#but i have a good reason for the delay on those two#the end of hypnosis is on the like that footage so i need to edit them both#just give me 3-5 business months to do that#also fun fact#you can hear me say “oh shit” in the beginning#but i somehow kept my composure#despite my distressed whimper after ves starts crying#nobody is allowed to talk about that/j
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Psst... wake up, it's Tennant Tuesday (or whichever day this finds you)!
#david tennant#david tennant in chairs#legs for days#just like all the limbs#soft scottish hipster gigolo#mortal chairs cannot contain him#staged#staged 3#staged dt is such a dork#but still so pretty#plenty of room on that lap#i wanna take a bite out of those drumsticks#stripey sweater and socks#i want to climb him#tennant tuesday
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tfw prototype autonomous management agent
#fourth doodles#minecraft story mode#mcsm fanart#mcsm pama#it was overdue for a redesign#i never really liked the old design that much#so yeah it’s all silly now#got those rubberhose limbs :3#also it can switch out its hands for like tools and stuff#and it’s arms and legs can extend#oh and the front part of its chest is a panel used to access the redstone heart which is in its chest#ok ok i’m done ranting now#i just rly love pama lol
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spider girl / jellyfish girl
#>see random post that gives me multi-limb oc worms >elise makes those tge posts >black out for five hours and now we are here#I THINK why i prefer jellyfish over spider is the floaty no brain aspect#spider supposes a premediated hunting instinct that simply isnt there#THE FREAK IN ME HOWEVR. entirely blacks out at the idea of what she could do given a few more arms#there is a more unsavory version of this that i wld not be able to post to tumblr no matter the cws. u can imagine <3#sketchies#i rly rly wanted to put her in the jellyfish dress thats in my tags but i simply did not have the stamina for it sorry#all i wish for 2025 is to get better and faster at art i cannot keep spending a whole day on barely put together concept draws aughh
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Just hijacked a plane with my mom and the entire town!!^^
L.A here we come!!<333
@donnabestmomma can we do this more often?
#I'M GONNA RIP THEM LIMB FROM LIMB WHEN I GET THERE.#:3#Also flying first class RULES.#teamwork makes the dream work#those vampire twin bastards better watch out.
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Why do modes of transport designed for extended periods of sitting, have the most uncomfortable seats? You want me to sleep on these? Babe, I can't even sit without pain
#travel tag#ace is a sleepy bean#i had like 2 hours of sleep before my shift on sunday#and now all ive managed since then is 3 hours of fitful dozing and pins and needles#me taking the hands of coach train and plane seat designers and hitting them with their damn seat cushions#it would kill them dead those fckers are so solid#and theres no DAMN LEG ROOM!!#im by no means tall and yet i aint got nowhere to put me limbs
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i think jiang cheng and wei wuxian should have swimmer's builds
#mdzs#growing up on lotus pier swimming all the time#tall and long limbed and absolutely crazy shoulders#i perhaps have a thing for shoulders. don't look too into it.#tragically wwx loses this when he's in mxy's body </3#tbh he also probably lost the muscle when he was in his yiling laozu era#though the long limbs probably made him look extra gangly and gaunt those days#sometimes i forget that jiang cheng is supposed to be almost the same height as wwx#like they are Both Tall and i forget this#i blame this on the fact that xiao zhan is a giant
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'then' and 'now' photos. dr bashir holding 2 month old idan on one arm. now senior citizen julian trying to keep his giant son off the ground knees buckling etc
#dee s 9#garashir adoption au#siri i dont have time to draw but i want to share drawing idea. open textpost#idan 6'4 250 lbs (all those scales and dense ass bones and an extra limb)#going to test the limits of julians super strength#even funnier if its iskra girls she is going DOWN shes 1/3 of his size
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watching videos out loud in public transport is obnoxious. and people shouldn't do it. but i bet it's at least 60% a consequence of apple and samsung removing the fucking headphone jack from their phones
#there ARE cheapish wireless headphones. but im gonna go out on a limb and guess those break within 4 months just like the cheap wired ones#however. when i was a cheap teen the wired ones cost me €3 a pop. the cheap wireless buds are at least €14 it seems#thats way too expensive to keep replacing#joos yaps
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for every time i forget to draw law's tattoos, i tear off a limb from my body
#that means ive lost 2 limbs now#ive drawn him like 3 times now and 2 out of those 3 times i forgot abt them 😭😭😭😭#frambling...?
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Some pictures of the 15 plush I made a week or so ago







and one with her and a plush i made of an oc. idk why i just felt like it. i might post some more pictures of her at some point. maybe if i make any other numbers i'll post those too
#silverware's art#<-???? art??#fifteen xfohv#bfdi#i guess those are suitable tags???#she's not pretty because i felt mediocre at best during the 3 hours i spent on her but its pretty good for a first try ig#her limbs have paperclips in them. she is bendable.#I am. not a photographer. at all#some of them look bad... but they're kinda funny... so... yeah..
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usami in clothes i own and with a knife i own. i think he needs more tattoos but im almost out of ideas
#golden kamuy#usami tokishige#art#he also has several tattoos not visible from this angle. so all my other ideas are over there#dont ask me how i draw hands i dont know either. this keeps happening#i am a bespeckled usami truther i just keep forgetting to put them on his hands </3 this is the 1st time ive drawn him in other clothes#other than his uniform. with all those moles all over his limbs showing and such#usami in the nastygem collar and demonias who will she maim
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holy shit
#jjk manga spoilers#jjk spoilers#jjk 234 spoilers#feeling very unwell rn#uh#can he just be a lizard pls#gege’s been drawing him as one anyway#i have so many things 2 say abt the manga up until this point#n i am just angry . bc . how is it fair its literally 3v1#i know gojo is strong n shit but#idk man … those 3 r pretty strong too ……….#n ok whats the deal w gege and limbs like#he keeps taking em can he just stop#i
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