Poor Laddies, They Need Assistance.

Y'all know the cardboard cutouts in Poppy Playtime?

I like to think that they're a small glimpse in those characters personalities, and what they would've been like if we'd been able to interact with them in-game. The cutouts also seem to indicate the sanity level of each Smiling Critter.

This'll be a long one, I'll see you at the end of you wanna read!

Spoilers:

Anyway, that means Bubba Bubbafant would've been outwardly friendly, yet still resentful of the player. He also might've been losing his sanity quickly, probably due to CatNap's gas.

"Hey! I remember you!.....An elephant always remembers!.......Want to know what I remember about you?........*Devolves into hysterical laughter/screams/glitches.*"

Had he been in the game as a Bigger Body experiment, I doubt he would go out of his way to help. He might've just hidden himself away like Kissy and Poppy, or fully lost it before he could try to help the player and got killed off.

Next is Kickin' Chicken. He's different in that he seems like he would've provided encouragement to the player, maybe even try and protect them.

"Wanna go outside and hang out?.... I've never been outside before.........Will you come with me? I'm scared.......Here, I'll step out first......*screams/glitches.*"

He also seems to have been killed off early, maybe he was even the first Critter to be killed. (He's embracing his inner Chica now-). I say this because, aside from DogDay, Kickin' Chicken seems the most sane in comparison to all the Critters.

CatNap's cut out doesn't have much other than breathing noises and snores that devolve into glitches.

Picky Piggy sounds sane, but I think she probably ate some of the other Critters. Probably Bubba Bubbafant, Kickin' Chicken, and Crafty Corn. If she could interact with the player, I think she'd be friendly at first before showing her true colors.

"Roast beef? Delicious!......Grilled chicken? Down the hatch!......Seared Elephant! Yum!......Flayed Unicorn? Mmmmm!.......Still hungry.....Hey, what do ya say you and I be friends?"

She definitely wouldn't have been helpful, and would've absolutely tried to eat the player.

I think Hoppy Hopscotch could've tried to help as a Bigger Body experiment, maybe a little pushy and impatient towards the player. Probably because she's desperate to escape.

"Wanna try hopping to the moon with me?.....On three with me!....1, 2, 3!...Heh, didn't get very far, did we?.....Listen, this won't stop until we make it to the moon!.....1, 2- No,no, don't look at your feet! None of that matters! Again! Again!.....Jump! JUUUU- *glitches out*"

She seemed to have a good heart and wanted to help but was likely taken out while escaping. I'd call her sane enough to be trusted, just desperate.

DogDay is certified best boy and definitely would've wanted to help you, even at the cost of his life/freedom. He knows this is a terrible place to be in and wants the player to leave as soon as possible.

"Go, go! As far as you can!......Why are you just standing there?.....You can't be here, you can't stay......*screams/glitches.*"

He knows he can't leave and encouraged the player go. He sounds sad when he speaks. Would likely be the last Critter to stick by the players side no matter what.

Crafty Corn up next! She seems very focused on painting and almost definitely killed someone because she was out of red.

"Pass me the blue please!.....Thanks! Now can you give me some red?.....Out? But we can't be out..... You're hiding more red from me......I know you are.....GIVE IT HERE *glitchy screams*

Yeah, I wouldn't really trust her. She'd be fine by herself or if the player gives her all the materials she asks for, but Crafty would've probably gotten agitated and attacked quickly.

Finally, Bobby Bearhug! She comes across as super loving, but also clingy and desperate for an escape. Sounding a little unhinged at times. If the player could've interacted with her, she might've clung to them, possibly even protected them if they convinced her that she could go with them.

"I love you to the moon and back!..... I'm crazy about you!.....I'm lost without you.....I've been lost a long time......Please, take me with you this time?.....You won't leave me, will you?!."

She sounds like she's lonely and craves companionship. Her cutout is actually the only one that doesn't end in glitches or screams so I think the player could've trusted her. She might've had a fragile mental state, but I don't think she would've tried to kill you.

Thanks for reading til the end! Stay safe!

Alright, so. Context.

Any fans remember when the Megaman team at Capcom asked people from around the world to participate in the Boss Character Design Contest?

So, this guy was one of those and his actual creator was one of the guys who worked on Megaman 11. I can't remember what his name was, I'll have to get back to you guys on that but yup. I really liked his design and I decided to draw him. He's just a littol gremlin in my eyes. I've got a few more doodles for him but it'll be a while before you guys can see those.

Oh yeah btw, the guy's concept name was Bat Man.

Imma just leave this bad boi here for now.

I can't really say much since this is my sister's OC and not mine. She only told me that he's nice and likes Jax for some reason.

I'd assume they would.

They would get along well I think.

I wanted to take a nap but couldn't because I don't want to screw up my already skewed sleep schedule

The promised art I mentioned in the last post, both were surprisingly fun to draw.

Plenty of rambles under the cut, if you wanna read go for it:

I know I gave Roll platinum blonde hair but I honestly think I could've gotten away with giving her regular hair color. I still like Roll as the goat because I see her as more aggressive than Rock, even if that isn't true most of the time. I just wanna give her huge weapons, she deserves it. As a treat y'know?

Regardless, this was a nice fit, Roll has always been associated with warmer colors and Rock with cooler ones, her hair was also just more convenient. The main reason I drew Rock as the Lamb in the first place was because the Lamb had the main character status and is generally considered to be more mild compared to the Goat which I thought suited Rock better. This way does give Roll more rep as the main character tho, and Rock can finally get the chance to be a littol sheet, so huzzah.

If Rock and Roll are in the place of the Goat and the Lamb then they should have some followers too right?

I think the robot masters could fill in the role of the followers, with the first gen robot masters following Rock and the Megaman 9 robot masters following Roll. Time and Oil man are finicky though, since they weren't introduced in the original game, so I'm unsure which one they should follow. It'll probably come down to colors at the end of the day so Timeman follows Rock and Oilman follows Roll, but since both cults work so closely it shouldn't really matter. Aside from those two, the rest of the many robot masters can follow either or some may not even join either cult at all. Prime example being Cossack's line of robots.

This brings up the idea of there being two cults. I haven't played the game so I can't say for sure what the Goat's deal is, but for this au in particular, Rock and Roll are in charge of separate cults that work closely with one another. I'm also making a change and not have Rock and Roll be related in any way. They still treat each other as siblings, but in more of a found family kind of way.

I think at some point in their past, Rock and Roll knew each other and were pretty good friends before both were sent off to be killed. They were killed in separate places but met death at the same time. I wonder if they both have some sort of link because of that or if they somehow just knew the other was alive and sought out to look for them.

If the duo are the playable characters then who should be The One Who Waits?

My first thought was Protoman, he's got the second identity thing going on, but Bass or Zero are also on the table. I'll have to think about that later, maybe draw some doodles.

Anybody else have a blorbo that can do both?

Yeah, me too

Since the Rise turtles have regular phones, I’d like to say that in the Mutant Mashup AU 2012 Mikey was The Kid With A Crusty IPad. Tell me I’m wrong. Also he has downloaded so, SO many mobile games that no knows how his phone even turns on

Mutant Mashup AU by me and @sillyandquest but mostly them

First ask post ever 🎉🎊

What I think about constantly is the fact that many fictional heroes both in the past and present each have varying states of psychological trauma. That line of thinking then led me to come up with a character that was basically a surprisingly chill, passive aggressive, 4th wall breaking therapist that is aware of just how much the heroes have gone through.

Like seriously, I vividly daydream about this character lecturing out of concern to characters like...idk Marinette Dupain-Cheng or hell even Leonardo from TMNT.

I also can't help but see the character as a bartender for...reasons?

Doodle of the day here with some classic father son bonding.

I think my Abel would try to talk it out if he can. Though if he figures out that your Able had tortured the main cast, all bets are off. My version of Abel does feel conflicted about your Caine and would understand why your Able is lashing out like this, but he doesn't like that the humans are the ones that ultimately suffer for it.

Just as a side note, my version of Caine adores his little brother Abel so if he figures out what your Caine did then it's Chihuahua fight time.

The Amazing Digital Circus finally got to me....

With that said, allow me to introduce you to the circus's very own...

Animal Tamer!!

Abel!

Aka, my own personal take on the speculation surrounding C&A.

There's biblical imagery in TADC if you look for it, especially when it comes to our beloved Ringmaster himself, Caine, who's believed to be named after the first murderer in the bible. That paired with the C&A logo that briefly shows up has led people to believe that Caine had a brother named Abel.

This is just what I think Abel would look like if he does show up in the future or at all. I imagine Abel's an AI, like Caine, but is surprisingly emotionally intelligent and ran the program that allowed humans to leave the circus. (Slight reference to @fannele's version of Able) If we follow the pilot, then something happened to him, but since Caine was described to be a silly guy by @gooseworx themselves, I don't think he had anything to do with it. (If he did it might've been an accident.) The programmers might have potentially removed Abel or accidentally deleted him for some reason, we can't know for sure.

Those are just my thoughts on Abel and whether it's right or wrong, I don't really care. I just like how this guy came out! I'll be honest though, I probably should've chosen a better pose that convey's Abel's personality a bit more. That and he just generally looks like Caine but with a different outfit and a different head. He low-key looks like if Caine wanted a to wear a very slight Sonic themed outfit.

Idk, I guess I just subconsciously wanted Caine and Abel to be twins. (Darn it ninja turtles you have invaded my brain even now!!).

Anyways. That's just my take, hope you like!