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Day 12: Hero
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Thanks to a friend of Discord, who likes to consistently point out important stuff, for the inspiration
Important stuff like just how much RGBY rely on Orange
Orange will gladly do anything for his friends, but it sounds like being always the one to solve their problems could become a lot to bear at some point
Makes me wonder how that feels for him
I love it and consider it canon and over-hated.
I know John Lasseter had genuine intentions with it because he loves these characters. I’ve seen the commentary, interviews, behind the scenes thing,etc. He made this because he wanted to. Not because of toys, if it were than I think he’d also own them as well:
The point is that I love Cars 2, I waited five years to have seen my favorite characters again and meet new ones in whatever screen time they had.
There’s flaws, not going to lie, but I still appreciate the movie. When I know there’s flaws and acknowledge them it kind of makes me appreciate the movie more.
I never found Mater annoying. If anything he actually became an interesting character with his knowledge of car parts, how he’s very literal minded like someone with Autism or in the spectrum, and how he’s never really thought about how people see him and it actually does make sense. He’s never left Radiator Springs, let alone the flipping country so of course he doesn’t know exactly how these things. Especially since Lightning doesn’t explain to him exactly what to do and not to do. Not to mention, Sarge, Fillmore, Luigi, and Guido seem to be terrible babysitters if they can’t keep track of Mater for leaving!
Also Miles Axlerod totally started the Disney Villain Surprise thing that Disney’s been recently in the animated canon (King Candy, Prince Hans, Yokai/Professor Callaghan, Assistant Mayor Bellweather, and Te Ka). Except I think he does it best and is probably the most intelligent of all of them since he was pretty prepared if Plan A didn’t work he’d have a back up plan. He also doesn’t show up to his meetings, physically. He live-streams at the meeting and with both a disguised voice and body.
That’s Axlerod’s engine, but not his body color. This is Axlerod just after the crash in Italy:
That’s a darker, grassy green, than the more pale-ish, almost bluish green. The disguise itself must have been design for him to easily and quickly place it on while getting his clutch assembly fixed and then taking it off to go back into the public eye. That’s pretty damn prepared.
Axlerod’s also a pretty amazing liar since he fooled a lot of the characters, including a lawyer (Sally), the spies, and the in-universe media. However, it’s not an out-of-nowhere type thing like Hans as it was foreshadow in a much better way while still keeping it a surprise (in my opinion).
There’s also the fact that unlike the other surprise Disney Villains, he didn’t reveal himself to the heroes due to him thinking that he won, but because he was under the threat of death by Mater. Yeah if you think Mater was basically holding Axlerod hostage with the bomb on him and if he didn’t turn it off, they were both going to die! Keep in mind, Axlerod wanted Lightning dead because he chose the alleged alternative fuel Allinol and thus gave alternative fuel another chance to redeem itself. Since when Mater came with a clearly alive Lightning and accused Axlerod of being the mastermind, Axlerod’s plan at this point was busted. The most he can get out of at this point would be his life and what he made off of the World Grand Prix. But even getting out this with his life is a problem for him since Mater figured it out and isn’t going to let him get away unless the bomb is deactivated. Unlike the other surprise Disney villains Axlerod was at a crossroads of being screwed either way. If he didn’t deactivate the bomb, he would die, (and possibly the spies, Lightning, and Radiator Springs would be arrested):
If Axlerod did than he’d go to jail. Axlerod chose the one where he wouldn’t die.
Mater noticed the bolts that are attached to the bomb on him were also the ones ordered by the mystery engine. An engine that was specifically made for a British car model and one that uses oil. There’s also how Mater specifically says that he DOESN’T leak oil. Axle rod put the blame on Mater because he was literally right next to him when it happened and easiest car to blame, because honestly if Mater didn’t come at that moment Axlerod couldn’t have blame Lightning, as the oil leaker and thus would have somebody calling him out as either a liar or a hypocrite. If it were only Lightning and Axlerod up there and no Mater, who would you assume as someone who leaked oil? The racer or the former oil baron? That’s why it’s easier pin the blame on the silly, hick of a tow truck.
What I’m getting at is while some may see it as stupid cash-grab I do see it as something rather interesting and different, with thought and care put into it. John Lasseter WANTED Cars 2 to be different. He LOVED Mater and saw a lot of himself in the character. He WANTED to do this movie.
Can’t exactly defend him on Toy Story 4 though...
Reblog if you actually like Cars 2
I can’t be the only one out there!
crazy how these are the only characters in mouthwashing!
Random Good Songs
Places We Won’t Walk -- Bruno Major
Carey On -- Fun
Rock Supertars -- Cypress Hill
Brand New -- Ben Rector
Ahead Of Myself -- X Ambassadors
Miss You All The Time -- O.A.R
Somebody Else -- Flora Cash
Inside Out -- Eve 6
And Run -- Sir Sly
Faith -- George Michael
that part in touch me where everyone is singing and it crescendos super fast like “where I go whErE i Go TOUCH MEEEEEEEEE” reblog if you agree
OMORI Guardian Angel Dreams - The Dark of Many Names
An OMORI Crossover Fic
Chapter 5 - If You’re Looking For Fun...
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"...and that was the last time I saw him before moving away."
It was weird for Sunny to be talking about Omori as if he was a separate being, especially when he now took the appearance of him ever since being in this strange, dark world.
"Wow Sunny, I..." Aubrey stopped her speech to fully settle her thoughts, "God, that's what you were doing for 4 years?"
"..." Sunny stayed silent. It was good, wasn't it? He finally talked to somebody about his Headspace. He never thought it be important to even mention it, up until his view of it changed so jarringly.
Was all his dreams... really dreams? This world, this Dark World, it felt so different, yet felt so subtly familiar. Was what he experienced those 4 years... was it not just a place for him to escape to? A little fake world to be the hero of... could it be...?
"...H-hey! Look at that! Random stage thing!" Aubrey broke the tension in the air. "Finally, am I right? It felt like we've been walking forever now."
Sunny looked to the path ahead. The glowing lights were finally distinguished as stage lights, placed orderly round a square platform. Pass that, a large, shining city of flashing colors and music awaits them.
The pair stepped up a tiny stairway and onto the wide stage, wooden creaks echoed with each step of the floor.
"Huh," Aubrey observed the area around her, "what's this doing here so far from the city?"
Sunny looked around the empty stage, nothing but the yellow lights were present in this place.
Aubrey shrugged, "Well I guess we can just pass through here then-"
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE YOU MEATBAGS!"
A loud, boisterous voice shrieks across the stage, Sunny and Aubrey nearly stumbling back at the shock of a new entity.
"Wha-! Who are - gha!" Aubrey eyes were forced shut when the stage lights flared even brighter, circling around before pointing to 2 shadowed figures the opposite sides of her.
"Don't think you can just skip the next part of this act!" one of the figures said, his voice more nasally then his companion.
Aubrey and Sunny slowly focused their eyes at the opposing duo as the lights settled down around them. They identified their brown shoes, which covered short gray legs. Further up were pairs of round trousers, one red and the other blue. Upper more were inky black bodies that connected to white gloves. They seemed almost like exact clones of each other, the only difference them were their heads, almost resembling...
...a pair of ceramic cups?
"This might as well be the last act too!" the red cup announced. "Because now it's time for..."
"The Cuphead Show!"
The pair of childhood friends stare confounded at the brothers before them, the stage now filled with the color of yellow, and the lights shining upwards to the dark sky above.
"Um, actually it's the Cuphead AND Mugman show, hehe..." The blue trousered man timidly corrected.
"Sunny, aren't those guys cartoon characters?" Aubrey whispered near Sunny's ear. They did in fact watch something like "The Cuphead Show" airing on Frisk's TV one day. Sunny recalled the plot usually follows the 2 brothers, Mugman and the shows namesake, Cuphead, get into trouble and somehow getting by in the end, usually started by one or both of them being dumb. Aubrey only recalled the Devil guy being kind of funny.
"Well howzabout that! You guys actually know some old street smarts!" Cuphead called out. "Looks like kids these days still dig the classics!"
"Uh, Cuphead," Mugman leaned towards his brother, "They must've just seen our reboot show. We just finished the 2nd season a week ago!"
"What do you guys even want..." Aubrey was honestly getting tired of annoying duos at this point, and she's only been here for 10 minutes.
"Word has it you're the new hot shots 'round here," Cuphead leaned his head towards the two humans, "We was thinkin' we'd do a little crossover between us. A show packed with explosives, falling anvils, maybe even an encounter with the Ol' Devil!"
"Those all sound completely lethal," Sunny managed to speak out with slight fear in his tone, Aubrey inclined to agree.
"Whaddya mean? None of you's got toon insurance? Can't walk off a little bruisen'?" Cuphead tilts in confusion.
"Cuphead, I don't think they want to work with us..."
"Nonsense Mugsy!" Cuphead interrupted his brother, "Remember what Elder Kettle taught us? If you don't succeed the first time..."
Cuphead pointed his one of his finger at the sky, a flash of orange light enveloping it, before a blast of firey energy shot out of his pointer. Sunny and Aubrey step back in shock, then flinch as the bright projectile collides with the dark sky, giant stacks of casino tokens crashing down from up above, riddling the stage with red and blue.
"...you DOUBLE DOWN!"
"Pretty sure he never said that."
[ *A brawl is surely brewin'! Now go!]
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After a year of being in basically hiatus, Dark of Many Names is up and running!
To be perfectly honest, this chapter WAS going to be the longest one yet (like 20+ pages worth) but I've figured that maybe setting high standards for a beginning fic writer is maybe a bad idea, so consider this chapter part one of two!
Also, yeah! Cuphead! The AU has been expanded, both in the Dark World and the Real World, and the cups are just the start! Don't get the wrong idea, they AREN'T going to be part of the CORE4 (OMORI, UTDT, Yume Nikki's main characters and associated ghost friends), none of them will be. They will act as guest stars in a way, maybe serving as background cameos, and perhaps star in a comic or two. As long as they’re considered Indie Games (don't want to get TOO crazy here), they get a shot at appearing! Either way I already have to balance out 8 Main Characters right now and I plan to keep it that way!
That's all from me. See you soon! (Hopefully <w<)
Witchtober 2024 #20. Golden
Redraw of this:
The hand came out much more natural looking, so I think I’m much happier with the drawing than last year's attempt.
I tried coloring it in black and white first and then added color:
Prompt List by @joyouart!!!:
Extras!:
❄| I found quite a few references and decided to do something-
🧊| somewhere the characters are individually drawn :
🏒| and I drew a few hockey players :
No cause they were so good :( rewatching all the 2008 barbie movies. They're a part of my soul bro.
hello
Hello hello! How are you today? :)
"I guess you make a good point. A really good point."
Izuku was positively beaming. "Well, I'd be disappointed if I wasn't!" he said with a faint giggle. "We're dating, right? I should know the most about you!"
Rody wasn't expecting the compliments, but welcomed them anyway. Iida was a really kind guy. "Ah, you flatter me." He said with a hand rubbing his head. "Buuut I guess I am pretty amazing, huh? Kinda hard to deny it." He added with a chuckle.
"Oh-?" Rody had barely noticed her due to his own excitement and the conversation they were having. She was still flying in circles, around the two of them now. "Seems like she wants to spread her wings a bit." That reason made sense.
@rody-soul continued from x
although rody was right in the fact that iida would save him if something were to happen to him in this session, iida was still worried that the jump was too much of a gap.
“yeah, but...” he would take a breath as he scanned the jump once more and shrugged his shoulders. “alright, if you think you can do it then go right ahead and i will be there to save you if anything happens.” his legs were itching to run anyway, but if rody thought he could do this, iida was going to let him. this was training after all, if they didn’t push themselves then what good would this be?
Hearing Deku compliment his hard work took him aback. Deku was always one to raise others up like that... It really did help one feel good about themselves.
“Ah geez...” Rody brought a hand up to rub the back of his neck, giving a cunning smile. Meanwhile on his shoulder, Pino looked shy as she fidgeted with her wings. “I guess I have been working pretty hard, huh? But still, your help made all the difference.”
Rody watched with admiration as Izuku smiled and talked. It was so nice to see him again. To talk in person. Sure, it had been a good while since he last saw Deku, but did the hero always get this red so easily? The hero’s voice getting louder, and saying such embarrassing words towards Rody, really threw him for a loop. After a pause, he couldn’t help but laugh.
“Aw man, Deku, you’re too much!” With such a red face and shouting something like that in a public space, how could Rody not think he was cute? He internally thanked his own quirk for not being able to say thoughts out loud, although Pino did fly over and settle on Deku’s green hair.
“Of course it’s fine! We got along so fast and went through so much in such a short time.. I didn’t want you to leave in the first place so.. Yeah, I missed you too.”
It took everything in Izuku not to start bouncing up and down where he was standing. He was waiting outside of Gate 15 for an incoming flight from Otheon. Finally, after seven long months of waiting, today was the day!
Rody was visiting him in Japan!
They had been planning this for months. Instead of spending his extra money on All Might merchandise, he focused all of it towards Rody’s travel expenses and anything they’d end up doing while together for the week. They had practically talked every other day ever since Rody had saved up money to buy a cell phone. They had learned a lot about each other in that time, and despite the long distance between them, Izuku still felt as if they were becoming closer than ever.
So, really... it wasn’t much of a surprise that this was the most excited he’d felt in a very long time.
As soon as he spotted Rody’s face, his eyes lit up as bright as the sun. He couldn’t help but rush forward and pull the other young man into a fierce hug. He could feel himself tearing up, but he managed to keep the tears at bay. He couldn’t keep the grin off of his face even if he tried to.
“I can’t believe you’re actually here right now!” he exclaimed with a cheerful laugh. “It’s so great to see you again, Rody!”
@rody-soul
oh I like this
failed guard dog
Choi Han: They say the surest way to a man’s heart is through the stomach.
Choi Han: But, I find going through the ribcage a lot easier.
noble that tried to flirt with Cale: *on the verge of tears*
in my house we love and support Lawrence sorry but i make the rules
Lord Megatron has stepped on a Lego block, now I , Starscream, am the new leader of the Decepticons!
fuck 4chan
fuck twitter
fuck reddit
fuck tumblr
and fuck you
Doodling I see :)
some quick warm-ups and doodles!
I’m going to get through my art block one way or another. I swears it.
enjoy~
So on the 27th DeepSeek R1 dropped (a chinese version of ChatGPT that is open source, free and beats GPT's 200 dollar subscription, using less resources and less money) and the tech market just had a loss of $1,2 Trillion.
Source
forgot to post this Frazie!!! I adore her and the aquato family so much, so glad they were all in psychonauts 2!!!!!