#cloud block

[weirdmarioenemies]

Name: Square Cloud

Debut: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

The Mario franchise is no stranger to smiling clouds! In fact, it's a close neighbor! A very good friend! Maybe even something more? Ooh la la! But the fact of the matter is, these clouds are almost always Puffs. That's the perfect cloud shape! Fluffy and cute, and delightful to boot. In the case of Mario, the smiling clouds tend to have a rather condensed form, often needing to adhere to a square sprite canvas.

Even then, though, the fluffiness of the cloud is never compromised. Not even in the original Super Mario Bros., where some clouds were Blocks! This is still, without question, a Cloud. A lot of that is owed to the smile. Clouds are happy, and that's that! Except for when they're raining, because that means they're sad. If you're wondering why this hasn't been part of any science class you've taken, that's because no school teaches or has ever taught Cloud Biology. If you try to suggest it to the administration, they laugh at you and ask you to leave. I know this because my friend tried it once. It's so demeaning, it made me never want to show my face on that campus ever again. O-out of respect for the friend. So for now, we sadly must dissect preserved clouds on our own time.

Anyway, the Super Mario series had a pretty good run of compact-yet-not-quite-square smiling clouds for about 24 years. I think that demonstrates a commendable amount of restraint, considering how often clouds can be blocks in this line of work! Then New Super Mario Bros. Wii came along and made a Square Cloud. Was this throwing away the legacy of all the previous non-square clouds? No, it was not. Have some faith in new ideas. What this IS, is Funny! Look at it! I'm going to show you it up close again!

This is just a goofy looking thing. A white square with a face. Not fluffy or puffy at all! This looks like a marshmallow. And yet, when you look at it, you just Know it's a cloud. That's the kind of face a cloud has. The Mario series has conditioned us to recognize the face of a cloud. People think it's crazy when wasps are able to recognize human faces, but we recognize cloud faces! Animals aren't supposed to do that!

The true reason for this cloud being so totally blockular is to tell you that you should hit it from below. That's what you do with blocks, that's how you get the goods. And when you hit it, it turns into a Nice Lakitu! There was an entire turtle compacted into this square all along, and he's so happy to be free that he throws coins at you. I don't think I would feel comfortable accepting money from him after the pain he's surely been through in that square. I think he should buy himself a little something nice. But clearly, he's a generous fellow, and more people should be like him!

If you looked at Square Cloud from the side, it might look like this! A cube with some lips. Kiss it on them.

[snekky-arts]

A Free Lothal

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hiiii did i ever mention i LOVE star wars rebels?

[bigfatbreak]

do you guys care if i post ff7 fan event art here. do u mind. im doing it

day 1 of @strifentineweek, prompt was "Hidden"! do you ever think about cuddling in a coffin. its so snug

[starlingfawn]

as i watched you return from the rising water's edge

[kifaprokumiv]

seph’s down bad for anything

[spam-y-spoon]

Traverse the path.

CW:// Eyestrain

[rocketbirdie]

lowkey funniest part of rebirth is when cloud dissociates BIG time while the costa del amor girls are making their pitch

[wtfforged]

attempted to scribble down a nami redesign

[guardianot]

Piano lesson

[cinnamelle]

i would die, and without regret i'd offer up my life because i'm a SOLDIER

[photographss-world]

Elbet bitecek güneşe hasret günler. Ve o zaman kutuplar da yetişen cılız ve minik bitkiler değil, güneşin çiçekleri🌸dolduracak yüreğini…

Nazım Hıkmet...

[glitterstarly]

I CAN FINALLY SHARE THIS LETSGOOOO🎉🎉

This are my contribution pieces for the QSMP EGGS ZINE!!✨ I was so happy when I got assigned to work on Hope, my little doomed-by-the-narrative sunshine, along with so many other talented people!! It was a great pleasure @qsmpzine :'3 💜💜💜

Also, because I was already working on this piece when the official lore of Hope dropped I had to make little modifications in my second piece, have fun finding the little details ;)

[egophiliac]

do you have youtube channel?

technically yes, but I just use it to host unlisted videos for embedding, so there's nothing, like, public on it. :') sorry! I basically don't post anywhere except here and occasionally on pixiv (in case it's not obvious, I suck at social media).

[hipsternumbertwo]

Spud Hut: Undercover Spud

[imminent-danger-came]

The Devil and the Lovers

Stills Under the Cut!

[sloanesallow]

I am trying not to vague-blog when I say this, but at the same time, I have been on tumblr for over 15 years and think people need a reminder in fandom etiquette:

If you don't like the "content" you see within a fandom, don't engage. The effort it takes to complain about something you dislike can be turned into something you do want to see. Misery begets misery.

We can coexist without bringing each other down.

To add to this, the people behind accounts are that. People. We are entitled to our opinions and our values regarding fandom. Healthy discussions/debates can occur if people are open to listening and reading. Be empathetic. Also, use common sense. A few bad apples sending hate do not speak for everyone in the fandom. Just because I don't like something doesn't mean I am actively bashing the people that do.

Also, if you find yourself feeling alone in fandom, reach out. There's a common misconception that fandom circles are impenetrable. They aren't. Every friend I've made in fandom is because I engaged and made an effort. Does it work with everyone? No. Are there going to be people that you don't really vibe with? Yeah. You can't be friends with everyone. But there are friends I made over a decade ago that I'm friends with now because one day I started yapping at them about the stuff we liked. You find your weirdos and never let go.

There are always going to be tighter circles here and there, but guess what? It's like that in real life, too. But you'd never know unless you try.