#where is the confetti?

[mwagneto]

the companion will go oh god doctor who is that?? and the doctor will get all serious and somber and say listen. he's the most evil creature in the universe. he's the worst enemy i've ever faced. he's horrible and unpredictable and you can never ever let your guard down. and then the villain will walk into the room like this

[astrolotte]

like father like son

[the-run-and-go]

[cosmichawk]

It's that time of year again so here are xmas harbingers edits by yours truly

bonus:

[feroluce]

So I spoke somewhat about my thoughts on Emanator Sampo here, but I never really thought of it from a design point of view or what kind of powers he would have until just recently. But I actually kind of love leaning into it from a "stage hand" perspective?

Because like. Aha's body in THEIR official art is completely black, giving attention to all the fun brightly colored things around THEM. And that's so fitting for Sampo! He usually prefers to be a side character. He likes to act from the shadows. His is a much more subtle hand.

So I wonder if as an Emanator, a lot of his clothes are actually very dark? Not necessarily plain, still extravagant and needlessly detailed in things like cut and quality with lots of different fabrics and textures and ornamentation, but dark. Or maybe even his skin itself becomes blackened further down his body; his hands in particular are dark, as a sort of sleight of hand reference.

The motif of a lot of straps wrapped around him like in his canon design is still present, but they're all loose and flowing off of him like paper streamers now instead of restraining him or holding him together. He is no longer contained! Or maybe they're still a bit more rigid/heavy, but just draped more like red stage curtains!

And this is like. Fully self-indulgent, but I love inhuman designs, and there's nothing in canon to say I can't do this, so screw it! Go for broke!! Maybe it's not visible to normal people, but Sampo having a second set of arms would be really cool, as further sleight of hand reference. One set is almost normal looking, but his hands are a bright, attention-drawing white, and the other is dark, set almost in the shadows of the first arms, to act less noticeably.

He also has something of a broken heart design to him in canon (the front of his black shirt with its jagged shape down the middle; his coat looks like a full heart shape in the back), and I actually like him keeping that element as an Emanator, because I think it suits him. Sampo says his taste in aesthetics and views on Elation involve human dignity,

and the story he helps create in Belobog involves the long and winding road of resistance and survival and eventual triumph in the face of some very adverse, oppressing odds. (I'm pretty sure I heard he once called Wildfire "artless" though, plus the man acts like he thinks Shame is some kind of dessert, so like ndkdjzjskkd) But the point being!!

I think Sampo is someone who can appreciate heartbreak and angst and tragedy in a story, because it makes the victory at the end all the sweeter. And this would be another thing he shares with Aha, because I think THEY did bless the Mourning Actors partly just to be a little shit, but also because Aha does recognize tragedy as part of THEIR Path, too, and you can see it in some of the game. So a broken heart motif can still suit him, and I like him having elements of both comedy and tragedy. Like his clothing having a happy sun/sad moon (like the moon in Aha's art) or him having both of the traditional comedy/tragedy masks in his design.

And as Emanator, Sampo can maybe play with the stage settings environment, too. Like lights sometimes behave strangely around him, appearing blindingly bright to someone or dramatically dark. Sampo wills it and suddenly there seems to be a metaphorical spotlight right where he wants everyone to look. And when he doesn't want to be noticed, his face seems to be cast in shadow, he seemingly just fades into the background, no one notices or recognizes him and he sneaks away easily. He can create smoke or fog literally out of thin air without his bombs now, too, the air will just suddenly thicken until his stage is obscured, and Sampo can set the scene as he pleases or disappear without a trace.

And in line with being a stage hand, Sampo can direct attention like no other. He was already extremely good at this as a normal mortal, and becoming an Emanator only took it up to 11, past human limits. Sampo points, and all present feel compelled to follow his fingertip. He looks away, and they all follow his gaze. He can even affect the mood of an audience; he can influence everyone to be calm and placid or he can whip them into a feverish frenzy. Sometimes a crowd will start to become unsettled, agitation stirring until it boils over, until it incites a full on violent mob.

And in the middle of all that chaos will stand one perfectly calm figure, face cast in shadow, until they quietly slip away out of sight.

[fernsnailz]

the mice have been dealt with

[ballcrusher74]

Gene..you can't say that dude😨

coffin i hope you know i let out the most blood curdling scream in call that my friends got scared. dude

[confetti-dragon]

i miss imuri

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Are you serious…

[dtacore]

trigun cafe is so funny to me. would u like to sample our wolfwoodoverdosesandfuckingdies hot cocoa

[lazybakerart]

Vengeful Angel Billy with a Big Ass Divinely Blessed Sword for the specialest of special people @ihni!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! you are one of the most generous and supportive and CREATIVE people out there. you make the world a better place with your art and your presence!! and i am beyond happy to get to call you my friend!! Happy Birthday Moa!!!

[freakinator]

bacon said he and zam have always been on the same side and while bacon said it back then at the time to get her mad, he does think that its true, that they see things in similar ways

zam agreed and said that it may have led to them taking advantage of it and bacon asked i what ways can it be taken advantage of, zam then says that she never really thanked bacon for repairimg spawn of baco said he never thanked her either

bacon then says theyve been parallel for seasons now and zam agreed and that she feels bacon is one of the ppl who understands the most

zam comments on the fact that he feels like even if he explains all his motivations to derap he still wouldmt understand it

bacon then says theres nothing wrong with not understanding other ppls motivations and that it depends on your actions, bacon then then says that derap is helping zam out isnt he and zam agreed

zam then says that it can be hard cause she feels like shes alone but thats not true cause bacon understands

[edensgaia]

"I want to repeat something that I think was a past mistake, but maybe it wasn't so bad" <- Zam

[rugwurm]

treasure island inspired doodles...... yas

[mifunebooty]

Making out with him on his lap nasty style for his birthday today

[bumblingbabooshka]

Writing Amanda Grayson as a freak is so correct to me