#zero viscosity

[ogrepoppenangleaksofficial]

[shadaofallthings]

An Alfabusa Fan's Retrospective

So, lets start out easy with where I started: Like many people it was with "If The Emperor Had A Text To Speech Device". The first few episodes really betray how it all began: A bunch of /tg/ nerds (or at least /tg/ adjacent) fucking around making in lore jokes about how pissed the Emperor would be. You can tell very quickly though that something changed. They stop using slurs by like the 5th episode (or at least real life ones that still are being used to harm people). And then eventually all those bits of "Haha gay people" were recycled into a slow burn, likely gonna be tragic arc of two people who never had a chance to be together falling for each other. And of course, the custodes being given the "Its not cause you are gay, its not even cause you like showing your muscles off, its cause you are an asshole" treatment". It was fun to watch this silly parody turn into a real plot that wanted you to take it at least somewhat serious. It was also honestly pretty touching to see the creators become more aware people and to see things previously used for cheap jokes turn into real drama, instead of just a bunch of jokes where the punchline is a slur. And then there's Hunter the Parenting. See, TTS was in a lot of ways a test run. It might not have been that originally, but it was where a lot of the growth as artists that the crew went through happened. It was also their test run for making things bright and cheery and even fun without qualifier in a grimdark setting. But Hunter the Parenting is what they made with all that knowledge already in the bag. And WOW does it fuckin do it well. Its got action, mystery, intrigue, interpersonal drama, a canon gay couple who are totally not Kitten and Magnus made into normal people and who are canonically gay at each other in the first episode. Its also one giant mess of WoDfans kinda knowing what's happening behind the scenes and the authors making it even more fun when they give us more hints that imply its way bigger than what we began to imagine. There's something for everyone, aside from the homophobes, and that's beautiful in my eyes. And then there's Zero Viscosity. The Halflife Fanfic I didn't know I needed but now am excitedly wanting more of. They got the vibes down perfect, they know more lore than I ever will about that series, and they are having fun with the narrative sandbox that valve constructed for themselves. Its deeply fun to see the differences in perspectives at play between characters, and that punkish vibe of a bunch of weirdos society would reject under any other circumstances slowly finding themselves in situations where heroism is necessary.

Over all, Alfabusa content has been a wild ride where the people behind the name seem genuinely interested in being better people and making better and better work. It shows in the timeline of their work clearly, and I am excited to see where it goes in the future. They are some of the few creatives that can immediately and heavily get me invested in something new before I even see it and its cause they simply do not fucking miss with their core shit, and even when they miss with the peripherals they always try to make up for it. The list of people who can say that in my mind is fucking tiny and they are up there on it.

[s-elliot-illu]

We are streaming TONIGHT (Thursday 15th) at 9:30pm British time!

We will be finishing up the Parker Knickerbocker poster and we will be taking questions for Rubi about their time working on LOADS of Ogre Poppenang projects!

Link to my Twitch: x

[ovary-harvester]

I think if Gordon Freeman from HLVRAI ended up in Zero Viscosity he would have an actual stroke

[thephantompenguin]

Half Life: Zero Viscosity Episode one Theme Please checkout the series! I love this song so much i hope it goes up on spotify or yt

[multiversemittens]

Stuff I only just noticed.

Kevin's middle name actually is Malcolm (like Malcolm in the Middle!) and his birthday is on Halloween.

And is that Pit Drone?!

[earndiltheequalizer]

WE GOT 20 MINUTES TIL SHOWTIME.

COME IN FOR MORE VISCOSITY, STAY FOR THE HEADCRAB.

[alfabusa]

Do you and your team consider to be part of the indie animation community up with Helluva Boss, Lackadaisy, Murder Drones, Satina, etc? It might be because your shows aren't original IPs and instead parodies of other franchises, but you have been doing this for almost a whole decate, made enticing and deep world building, characters, lore, and stories, and sure, you they're not frame by frame hand drawn like the afformentione shows, but still your show's quality are as great as them, personally I think it's unfair you're not aknowledged by them and I wonder why. How do you feel about that and would you like to be aknowledged up there in the indie animation community?

Oh, uh, oOoiaiaoOoOh I dunno.

Honestly I’ve not really watched any of those shows and the only thing I really know about them is that they’re very well-animated and popular. But they feel distant from what we do.

I’ve always tended to see our projects to be more ajdacent with like Abridged Serieses and early 2010s Gmod/Source stuff. Doing our most with a limited format and style, and focusing primarily on parodizing IPs we’re enthusiastic about.

And I’m perfectly content with how we’ve been acknowledged on that front!!

[chunky-doggo]

KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLI SKA

The endlessly endearing Mr. Mub Mub, as voiced by the irrepressibly energetic @baronharkonnen (SpeakerD)

I love how genuinely alien the Xenians and other aliens are in half-life, from their biology to their mannerisms to their speech quirks. SpeakerD does a fantastic job of conveying the true alien grasp of social interactions in a way that is both funny and very empathetic.

The species in HL also have some interesting means of making art too, which is what I tried to get at here. I like to think if Mubby wanted to make a self portrait, it would look a little like this.

[mothmanta]

I am going to IMMEDIATELY consume EVERY PIECE OF Hunter: The Parenting OR Half Life: Zero Viscosity CONTENT ON THIS SITE

[ogrepoppenangleaksofficial]

This ain’t my Kevin I don’t own one but it’s in my house in my room (not on my suitcase that’s not mine )

WOW VERY COOL but PLEASE PLEASE PELASE PLEAS E REMEMBER TO KEEP KEVIN AWAY FROM AND ALL LUSTROUS AS HE WILL MISUNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT PHOS HAD GONE THROUGH :(((((((((((((

[skelkankaos]

please watch Half Life Zero Viscosity it is truly the most webseries of all time.

[tunepd]

HOLY SHIT TUMBLR HAS SO MUCH CONTENT FROM MY FAVORITE FANDOM!

[agentleem]

First of all, if you haven't watched it, GO WATCH HALF LIFE ZERO VISCOSITY RIGHT NOW! So far it's only two episodes, but they are both great. Generally anything by Alfabusa and the rest of Ogre Poppenang is great, but I'm focusing on this now.

Specifically, Race X Shock Trooper KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLIS KA, because I just fucking love how he is written.

I feel like most of the time, people writing aliens just take a standard Vulcan and copy/paste the personality. Not sure how true that is, but chances are the majority of the time, an alien's personality/psychology are similar in some way to the vulcans' "Only logic, no emotions, pure science" shtick.

However, Mub Mub isn't like that. He understands absolutely nothing about Earth and Earth culture (particularly since the Combine is slowly killing both), and instead of being like "Your ways confuse me, human. Why do you act in such an illogical manner," he is excited to learn whatever the hell is happening. He could see someone flip a coin or someone blow a bubble with gum, and it would be the most amazing thing he's ever seen.

He is simply a whimsical creature.

[chumtoads-r-cool]

if anyone sees this, could I have some requests. for anything Half Life!! I'll do regular Half Life, HLVRAI, and Zero Viscosity

all of them will be doodles bc my tablet died

feel free to send any kind of doodle request or incorrect quotes. maybe give me AU ideas of any kind!! I love AUs

[thephantompenguin]

Pit Drone from Half-Life: Opposing force has transmasc swag Do not ask me why