#MT Infinity train

[sammuelin]

A little bit of my infinity train Au

Lake human

[arthdoesart]

Missing Infinity Train so now the timeline will be cursed by this meme (BOOK 1 & BOOK 2 you will always be loved)

based on this ofc:

[astroartical]

Lake!

[spencethebence]

Lake from Infinity Train! This project was fun. I learned how to airbrush just to get the chrome effect(that I almost ruined) I was going to make Tulip at the same time but it was too much. Needed to work on one but now that I'm finished I'm unsure if I'll get there. Still need to get the body making process down, But maybe we will get back to it in the future.

[ridgehirano]

RESTOCK 2/9/2024! My online store is opening with these #infinitytrain stickers! These are revised stickers from the gallery show that we did a long time ago! Hope you train heads grab them while you can!

[lethologick]

I am quantum physics, my witness brings me to existence

@mayvimay’s lineart <3 thanks for letting me color this (ps, is anybody else still thinking about Lake or?)

[hardcore-solangelo-19]

i totally forgot to post this but heres my contribution for the Infinity Train Big Bang hosted by @infinitytrainbigbang

A scene was drawn by the amazing @just-blei: art is on their blog!!

Happy to be apart of this event!!

[thepunkmuppet]

just a trans boy waiting for a popular athletic cis boy to break from his toxic friends and form a genuine emotional connection with me changing us both for the better in the process (this is about jesslake I want what jesslake have please give me jesslake)

[caniruineverything]

guys i headcanoned lake as non-binary so hard i was convinced it was canon until i rewatched the show and realized it in fact is not (it still is to me)

[elibethqueen]

Soooo I didn’t know this when I first drew it but apparently we hit the nail in the coffin yall

This feels undeniably Jesslake to me aughhh

PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED??? That’s so beautiful to me 😭

And the part about APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING??? Don’t mind me while I cry myself to sleep

Jesslake Hanahaki au

In this au Lake spits out tulips bc cmon what else could best represent being forced to do something Lake doesn’t want?

The disease is yet another thing that is here to take control over their life just bc What? They don’t wanna tell their crush about their feelings? Is that a crime now?, telling Jesse should be their choice but the hanahaki disease very implicitly tells them they don’t get to make that choice.

For better or worse Lake’s got a reputation with stubbornness.

[noonewilleverknowistealkneecaps]

Why everyone so awkward.

Slowly but surely pulling myself outta art block with the people from that train show.

[noybusiness]

'I Spent Time Trapped Behind a Mirror' Club

Current Membership: Lapis Lazuli, Aaravos, the Collector, M.T./Lake

[kkekaart]

Lake as a gótica culona

[tiktokedits-fordawin]

Infinity Train

Song: new flesh

[hikaaa-bi]

one thing that i love about infinity train is how REAL the characters are, despite being in a fantasy setting, and the narrative of how experiences shape individuals. the way they speak and act are so realistic, their choices are understandable and their arcs are so well-written. all of the characters have glaring flaws they need to work on, but it's also clear that these flaws are the results of some kind of trauma or the way they were treated.

tulip was disillusioned with the world, angry and distant. and this is a direct reaction to her parents' divorce and her inability to cope with it. which is sympathetic, of course, it's a hard thing to go through as a child. the show also reveals that tulip blames herself for her parents' divorce, which can hit close to home for many people.

lake was similarly angry and defiant, even outright hostile in certain situations. again, this comes as a response to the way she was treated in the train, the way she was never granted her freedom and individuality, and how she was trapped in a role she didn't want to play. it's no wonder that many queer people identify so much with lake, because the rules of the train mirrors real life.

jesse has people-pleasing tendencies that reach the point where it actually hurts people. we've all seen protagonists who are people pleasers or eager to appear likeable to people, but usually it only hurts themselves. jesse's case is the prime example of "a friend to all is a friend to none". you can't please everyone, there are people you should oppose or ignore. otherwise, you end up hurting people who actually matters in your life.

simon and grace are straight-up villains, or anti-villains at the very best. grace is manipulative and cunning, playing on people's feelings and insecurities to serve herself. simon is controlling and somewhat egotistic, refusing to change his mindset, regardless of what happens. again, both these characters are shown to have reasons for why they became what they are, even if it doesn't justify their actions. grace grew up in an environment where she was neglected and felt lonely, and found out that her only sure way of making any sort of connection is to manipulate people. simon is implied to have dealt with someone's death before he got on the train, since he seems to have an idea of what funerals are like. that, paired with samantha the cat accidentally leaving him behind in a crucial and dangerous situation, he develops some very intense abandonment issues. again, both these issues can be very relatable to a lot of people, even if we aren't as bad as either of these characters.

min-gi was shown to be insecure and uncertain, but at the same time, arrogant and condescending. the pressure he recieved from his parents has fueled his gifted child syndrome while simultaneously making him depressed and burned out. ryan is probably the closest we have to a "conventional main character", hyperactive and quirky. but he is also not exactly perfect in all other aspects, as he wants to push things forward and refuses to give min-gi some time to think and make a decision. as a child who grew up with lots of other siblings, ryan struggles to prove himself to his family, since they don't seem to pay him much attention. both these scenarios are especially relatable to asians, but of course, anyone who may have trouble pleasing their parents and living up to expectations.

i just gave a character analysis of each protagonist, but my point is that while other cartoon protagonists tend to lean more on the heroic side, the characters in this show doesn't. in most other animated shows i've watched, the flaws a protagonist is allowed to have are either "heroic" flaws such as being too forgiving or being self-sacrificing, or shallow flaws such as clumsiness or being kind of an idiot.

but not in infinity train. the protagonists in this show aren't heroes, they are normal people. they don't have a magical destiny, they don't have to fight for the good of the world, they aren't the "chosen ones". their ultimate goal is to get out of the train (or in simon and grace's case, to be superior to everyone else, to "win").

so it really feels good when one of the characters does choose to do something nice. when tulip chooses to empathize with and help amelia, when lake bonds with alan dracula and jesse. when grace chooses to change for the better and face the consequences of her actions. when ryan chooses to stay with min-go despite getting a door, and when min-gi does the same later on.

i watched this show about a year ago, and it's still one of the best animated shows i've watched. it's so uncomfortably real sometimes, you stop and go "am i like that?" when a character does something wrong, you know that the show addresses it and their actions have consequences. the show doesn't hand out redemption arcs to everyone or sweep things under the rug like some shows *cough* steven universe and she-ra *cough*

there's a reason why a lot of people seem to relate more to villains than heroes, because villains are allowed to be flawed while also being sympathetic. infinity train managed to create a cast of protagonists who are exactly like that. they are more than heroes, they are people.

[thatfreak03]

(Sorry for any spelling, grammar, or drawing mistakes)

I drew Lake in Hexside uniform.

I think they would study beast keeping and construction magic.

Thank you, @msbadatnamingthings, @lake-cosay, @thegreatestegg, and @office-worker-91, for your suggestions.