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Sooooooo i somehow didn't realise that i never uploaded this to here. and that even though this reference is already well beyond a year old at this point. oh well, better late than never. It will be a while until i have enough time and energy to make an updated version of this anyway, me thinks.

anyhow, this is what Timpani and Blumiere look like well into the post-game time. both of them are definitely more relaxed and happier by then.

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Heyyy I hate to e-beg but I’ve got some meds I need to pick up and not enough moneys to get them :,)

If y’all would like to commission me or toss me a tip over at ko fi that would be really helpful <3

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christmas present for @foureyedowl! a holiday mimi ehehe

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Can you show a human design of Timpani that you have? I need to see how you draw her human

Quote from Fiona and Cake.

I'm not really sure what to do about Timpanis design, humans aren't my expertise nor is general character design to be frank.

When I think of "Blecks young years" or "time of the Ancients" I imagine the humans and their lifestyle as your traditional folk of old times and since I know a little about Slavic old culture, and I also find it very pretty, I ended up going in that direction with her design. That + some Tippi features like the two strands looking like butterfly eyes and her love for fruit. I used a reference photo for the outfit altough I avoided drawing the embroided flowers on the vest and sleeves as I don't currently feel confident about the patterns for her. I used the rainbow frill from it as well which I found fitting as it matches with her Pixl look. Overall in design terms there's stuff to fill in the future I'd say as I have yet to make up my mind...

Right now the current impression I have is that she was a very stubborn young girl that would get the chores done (most of the time) and run off with friends to play in the fields. She liked being outdoors a lot and rolling in the fresh spring grass, getting her hair messy and full of flowers. Not afraid to get dirty really. She would tend to get in trouble but she didn't really care.

One of her most notable traits were her sapphire eyes. They would always shimmer beautifully and reflected her soul and love for being alive. They were also the thing that Bleck would start to forget as time went on and his goal became to eradicate life, the same thing that those eyes stood for and found beautiful.

Sorry for my crooked handwriting, I hope it's clear enough.

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i know we be oomfs on twitter but i m glad there's more people that love Super Paper Mario instead of hating constantly it like i seen alot also love ur art :3

Thank you! I love drawing them!

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Might have been done before but silly tag game. Who is prev's blorbo?

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what could you think of for a second and third phase for super dimentio

Ymmm I don't really see him having another phases so no but I've had something for the first 20 seconds of his initial battle in mind.

Tag, he's it.

okay so like spm spoilers and stuff but:

When you first start the battle with Super Dimentio there's a certain period of time where he's invincible. You can't damage him and nothing really happens until Timpani returns with the Pure Hearts.

Now in my personal opinion while I'm still glad they added this moment, it still left me a little unsatisfied. Here's why:

Dimentio turning into Super Dimentio with Luigi is his big moment, his victory. He has become something that is indestructible, something that generations of Ancients have been passing down. He is a god. The time frame where he's indestructible in the game is supposed to show that you are powerless against him, that no Pixl and no item will do anything. This is supposed to make you realize in the moment that: it's truly hopeless.

Unfortunately Dimentios spotlight is VERY quickly taken from him, which makes the idea less effective than it could've been. You see Dimentio working for this the entire game, just for him to win in the end only for 20 seconds and then turn into a joke of a fight. The speech he gives before the fight is longer than the actual boss, making everything slightly anticlimactic (at least to me).

The concept I've been thinking about using in my take of the Super Mario lore (SPM specifically here) is that those 20 seconds of standing and waiting around for the game to decide it's time to move on are instead spent on: A reverse game of magical tag.

The concept of a magical tag itself is used earlier in the game by Dimentio himself who makes Mario and Luigi humour him by traveling through the worlds they have been in before and finding ripples in space he's leaving behind to keep the game going. I thought by turning this moment of 20 second invincibility into a game of magical tag where he's “it” this time would help that feeling of hopelessness and stakes sink in.

In this scenario Mario still cannot fight back as Dimentio,actively chasing him, is invincible, which forces him to run from danger. He runs from world to world, but now in contrast to the previous tag game, the worlds are being wiped out as you go through them for the final time. They're barely holding on, torn from their colors and mixing with the white void peeking through. Maybe some leftover npcs encouraging to keep going or just being terrified instead. Dimentio is chasing after you, peeking his long arms or head through the ripples to strike, and as he makes his way behind you the world progressively disappears and you have to make it out before it's entirely gone, else its game over. In the end of this chase you make it back to Castle Bleck where it picks up on Timpani restoring the Pure Hearts with Blumiere and using them to help Mario by removing Super Dimentios invincibility.

In conclusion I think making this moment akin to what I described above would help set the tone of this enemy more. For one this moment is now LONGER so you can see direct consequences of Dimentios victory outside and think about it more, second it turns you into an actual helpless plaything that you were meant to be. The entire path of the chase leads you back to Castle Bleck, it's a circle. This time you cannot escape and this time the evil doings have been set in motion on a rapid scale. It's a moment of Darkness that's broken by Timpani, someone who has been with you since the beginning and who you saw grow. She's now full of love and determined to win, something that to me comes off as super inspiring. She has been cursed to live a miserable existence yet she found the Light thanks to you. And THAT'S why you shouldn't give up even after all the ruined worlds you've seen. You have to keep fighting for them even in their darkest moment, even when you're gone.

also to clear any confusion yes i know this game is 3+ but i still think it'd be cool ig

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A gift i made for @captainshyguy a while ago!

Wizard and Light are the main protagonists of his webcomic, "A long walk home"!

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TIMPANI MY BELOVED!!

present i did for @foureyedowl's birthday, here's a timpani!

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okay we need some positivity rn so let's play a game and please say something nice to the person who reblogged this

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Your Count Bleck looks SO dapper and handsome

thank you so much!! here's something i just cooked up 😁

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Your work is beautiful, absolutely gorgeous photo of Blumiere's father.

aaaaaaaaaaa thank you so much!! i'm still really proud of that picture, even though it's been quite a while since i drew it. i'm hoping to make something just as polished again some time, i just gotta find the energy to pull through with it X] but anyway! thank u again for ur sweet words :D

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☔ for Mimi and/or dimentio?

☔ - How do they feel about rain?

Oh, Mimi loves it. The city she originates from was usually drenched in rain. While she despises deep waters, such as oceans, she enjoys rain- the sound of it and how it feels on her skin. And aside from that, it's fun to jump into all the puddles.

Dimentio doesn't terribly mind the rain. Of course he rather watches it from inside, where its dry and warm. But he doesn't mind having to go outside while it rains either- that's nothing a magical shield used as an umbrella can't fix after all.

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How about 👁️ for o’chunks and bloom?

👁️ - How do other people perceive this oc? How close do their first assumptions come to the truth?

It depends on the person of course, but if we are to speak generally...

O'Chunks

It's hard to not be intimidated by O'Chunks at first, when he towers over most people at a height of around 8 ft.

His many scars make it quite obvious that he's been in a lot of fights. Some may interpret this as him being able to tank a lot, and some may think that he is unskilled tends makes himself an easy target.

Not all would immediately conclude that he was a soldier or a general even, as he lacks the stiffness many people associate with such a background.

The fact that it takes him a bit to warm up to people only adds to the assumption that he's not exactly a talker or eloquent by any means. That he is just the brawny guy who does the beating and heavy lifting.

However, once you spend more time with him, and he's found trust in you, it becomes obvious that he has a bit of a big mouth and an even bigger heart. While he may not wield big words, he brings a lot of skills with him, such as his tactical knowledge and social experience.

Bloom

Similarly to O'Chunks, lots of people are intimidated by him on first sight- not only by his size but also by the fact that he's a dragon. While the treatment of dragons generally varies across the worlds, they are generally and usually kept at somewhat of an arms length. Blumiere is no exception.

Bloom himself tends to interpret this as others being repulsed by his monstrous appearance.

Still though, much like in his younger years, his polite and friendly demeanor make others take at least somewhat of a liking to him.

Because he is a wyrm, but also because Blumiere very well knows how to do formal business and *act* like an authoritative figure, people usually clock him rather quickly as the leader of his group.

Underneath all the grand gestures and scales and spikes there's a lot of bubbling (social) anxiety though. It's something Blumiere is only comfortable showing around those close to him.

Out of everyone on the team, he is the most desperate for affection and love, and probably the biggest cuddlebug as well. Mimi wasn't lying when she said that the count is soft and cuddly.

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⚡ for nastasia?

⚡ - Does this oc have any unusual or irrational fears?

Yeah!! She has Heliophobia. It's not that her skin is actually more sensitive to sunlight, but it certainly feels that way for her. She prefers to keep her skin mostly covered unless in dark interiors or other dimmed down environments. In relation to this, she is very scared of going blind- more specifically because of the sun.

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*plonks down a 🧠 for the bleck crew + tim* 👀👀👀👀👀

🧠 - What is their stress response: fight, flight, freeze, or fawn?

BOY okay, while typing up a response to this, I've found that their stress responses usually cannot be summarized with a single word, so this got a bit lengthy oops.

Blumiere - Freeze and Flight. Whatever it is that's causing him stress, Blumiere's response is to retreat into himself and wait until it passes. Rarely he takes action to combat the source of the stress actively. Blumiere doesn't want to have to think about it or what to do. A prime example of this is of course what happened to him after his father cursed Timpani. Not knowing what to do he let another entity decide for him- the Dark Prognosticus.

Timpani - Fawn. Timpani's usual stress response is to bury it under some form of social work to the point of neglecting her own needs. Even if that may be part of the very reason she is stressed! Timpani bottles her stress up until it either dissipates (rarely) or it explodes and leaves her in shambles (commonly). She is so terrified of being a bother, that she'd rather grind herself to dust than ask for help. It's something that's very hard for her to unlearn.

O'Chunks - Flight. While O'Chunks has a higher stress threshhold than the rest of the group, even he buckles eventually, especially under emotional and social pressures. Ever since his confidence had been completely shattered, he tends to avoid his responsibilities under great stress. When he's backed up against a wall though, with no way to flee left, he gets very defensive and loud.

Dimentio - Fight. While Dimentio really is just a pathetic rag, his ego doesn't allow for him to freeze or flee. Rather he attempts to take back control over the situation- usually no matter the cost. If fighting will buy him a little more time on a sinking ship he will do it.

Mimi - Fight. Her knee-jerk reaction is to destroy the source of her stress, or rather what she deems the source of her stress. For Mimi, stress eventually turns into anger sooner or later. During that time, Mimi becomes easily irritated and will take it out on anyone around her but the count.

Nastasia - Freeze. Nastasia gets stuck thinking of and considering her options, valuing each for their pros and cons and ultimately not doing any of them because the sheer numbers overwhelm her. No planning ahead in the world would make up for this, as much as she'd like it to.