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Munday ask!! How exactly are the languages and names organized in the HU universe? Because I noticed some languages still have their "human" names (Marissa mentioned 'English') while others have been adapted to their respective "Pokémon" regions (Kalosian)

oh, good catch! Thats an error on my part. The languages are supposed to be called their respective Pokemon regions, so english would be Galarian

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finally getting to the rest of these character ask memes form like a month ago or something idk

I DON'T YET....</3 I was thinking Meeko's voice could be close to Pomni from the Amazing Digital Circus. Honestly for Julien just think of the most stereotypical french accent voice ever. That's him

He would definitely be this version of Snufkin from Moomin. Honestly though I like the voices for the original Japanese anime and the Finnish dub of it too it's a bit hard to decide. The first one fits him best though i think,

3. I guess the thing that came first was her design? I actually won her design from a giveaway. Made some small changes to it over the years....honestly i don't know if it was for the better, i am sorry to the person who originally designed her

7. The thing I like most about Mitzi's appearance...my first thought was her eyes, they are coloured in a bit differently from most of the other characters so it's a bit of an adventure when colouring in her eyes LOL

13. VOICE CLAIm...this is SO OBSCURE but a while ago I went on a youtube spree just googling the randomest ass videos to look for some voice headcanon ideas. SANDY FROM SPONGEBOB IN GERMAN. THATS MY MITZI VOICE. it's so OBSCURE

16. Any running memes/running jokes? I think the biggest one for mitzi is probably the fact that she's so hyperfixated on mathematics that she doesn't know how to do literally anything. Like when she makes math-shaped cookies and she relaxes by just solving differential equations all day. Honestly........that's the life

18. Does Mitzi have any character connections? Aside from her colleagues at the university, I think I've shown her family before? Her dad, her mom and her brother Ricky. I imagine she probably has a giant extended family tree on her mother's side too.

20. Any additional thoughts, art, favourite scenes...I DONT HAVE MUCH TO SHARE....honestly planning stuff has been hard lately. There are still some character arcs for her to be done...will she find a lover? will she ever evolve? will she figure out how to live? who knows. tune in next time

Do you have any character playlists? UNFORTUANTELY.........NO....I kind of have an idea of what their overall sound would be like. Fiona's would be calming yet upbeat/peppy with the flute as the main instrument (I found this song that could be fitting for her). Braham's would be definitely be in a minor key, slightly melancholy but sounds fancy and sophisticated. His main instrumentation would be a piano. I thought of KK Waltz as his theme but maybe instrumentation wise it'd be a bit softer. I really liked the melody in the 2nd movement of Beethoven's Pastoral Piano Sonata and thought it could fit him too.

As for Meeko.......she's a newer character so I haven't had the chance to really think about that but I'd say her sound is definitely more electronic/synth pop kinda type. Definitely more upbeat, maybe one could play with more uneven rhythms in the melody to reference the way she walks. I'd have to do some digging in my music database to find something LMFAO

What is the origin of their personality? I DON'T KNOW LMFAOOO. I guess he's kind of an exaggeration of professor's i've had who just did not want to be there when teaching lol. Of course they were NOWHERE near as bad as Basil is.....I like to exaggerate it for laughs....but he just kind of turned into a 10 year old 60 year old which is just amazing isn't it. Also his candy obsession just came from the fact that I wanted to make him a smoker but thought it'd be funny if it was just a lollipop stick

6. What was the process behind their appearance? I think it was mostly for aesthetic. I wanted Finley to look nerdy and kind of give off weeb vibes. I wanted Miguel to look like an exhausted father taking care of his extremely unruly children. I think i had the personalities in mind before drawing them lol

7. What is the aspect of their appearance you like the most? For finley, his EYES ALSO....I love that mix of blue and pink. As for miguel, I think it's just his muted colours and how worn out he looks? His life is in shambles. I also love how his flower thing droops because he's so sad and pathetic

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Has Marcin ever contracted Pokerus since they battle alot?

No, usually professional battlers deep into their careers aim to contract pokerus. Marcin has not done that!

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Who's the eldest professor: Basil, Courbon or Wulfric? 🙃

Wulfric is the youngest out of all of them by about 10-15 years!

Basil is older than Courbon, but he only has one month on him :)

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i really dont feel like sleeping!!

I think i mentioned it before, the HU world doesnt have a traditional government as we do. There are laws and groups of Pokemon trying to keep things in order. So....Arboria doesnt have a PM, and neither do any regions have a president or king or anything like that. Just everyone trying to do their part.

I'm still toying around with the idea of some sort of government structure in the legendary world though, working hard to keep things in the mortal world in order too. But i need to flesh it out

Nope, his mom is too!

Probably both. A lot of Pokemon feel bad for what happened, but also...curiousity would get the best of the more scientific variety....they are not too different from humans

They would go to short sleeves and shorts during warmer weather but it has to be pretty loose. They hate tight clothing. Probably baggy shorts and shirt

buildings were modified to accomodate for as many pokemon as possible. So its one size fits all.

Yes, he's pursuing an honours degree. Its more rigorous and puts more of a workload on him. He seems to have less free time because i never draw him dawg 😭 the others are doing the same thing. Fiona, vi, meeko and slimer...maybe they just manage their time better

No, that is an interesting idea though. I always thought of evolution stones being naturally occuring magical objects that kind of affect everyone the same way. But as a compromise age is a factor in evolution - it is possible to evolve at an extremely young age especially if the species evolves via stone. Their physical growth is heavily stunted though

Yes! Its not seen as weird, many human customs were adopted by pokemonkind. Although stuff like wrestling, boxing, etc. Are mostly replaced by battles

The fire types: Marissa, Adrian, Mieke, etc. Medley also surprisingly can stomach spicy food. I can see them and marissa munching on buldak late at night :3

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medley and marcin would cry over anything sentimental. For medley, if someone/something dies theyd be like 🥺🥺🥺 noooo....marcin would definitely cry over a good bittersweet romcom. Fiona would probably cry over the found family trope type movies. Violeta cries when watching anime movies because she likes to see her favourite guys on screen :D I dont think any of my other ocs would cry over a movie

Best: Marcin and Jokull as a collective would be incredible navigators and will help anyone and everyone along the way. Although theyd have to be together, alone they would probably be a bit clumsy or get too lost in their thoughts (respectively).

As for the worst is that even a question. Basil would leave you to die at a monster house and watch you get absolutely destroyed

he absolutely is. Tried to allude to it in a couple of past comics haha. He literally steals candy from little kids. Freak

Strongest is probably Lily in terms of skill and power. She is the token battle professor after all. Most potential, either Medley or Marcin because they have experience in battling. If they pursued the profession they could've been great.

It's the latter. I mean, he could admire her looks...but of course there would never be a situation to pursue that. It's just like...i wish i was as cool and talnted at that guy i want what they have. Type of deal...i felt that way with a lot of my professors...still do now..

Absolutely Basil. Elias can be pretty snarky but he's still a kind soul deep down. Basil is just from hell i think. Elias would have the self awareness to know that he cant outdo basil in that regard nor does he want to

I actually went back and checked my posts with fish characters and realized i never showed the bottom part of their bodies lmfao?? They actually dont have legs. Fish pokemon just stand on the tips of their tail fins, or they can just float in air. Like in the games. Dont ask how that works.

But yeah. Not being unfair to finley. The fish only have fins too.

No......i just felt like it.......honestly didnt think anyone would notice a detail like that. Im thinking of changing up some other peoples' last names too...for fun. I really like Kiezel it sounds cute and i think it means stone or something in dutch. I could say it all day

Both of those things

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i gotta clean up the inbox a little bit on the main blog i think i will just compile some asks on here and hope whoever asked is following this blog too

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Are all the pokemon at the university born anthros or were they born regular pokemon?

They are all born as anthros! The in universe lore is that all Pokemon are descendents of regular pokemon that were genetically engineered to be more human

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I ask about the flag because I’ve been to schools with just the American flag and the state flag. Maybe it’s different in other parts of the world, but I don’t think I’ve seen a college with its own flag. Maybe I’m just too curious about the greater scale of this world, how its governments work and look like.

i dont know how normal it is, i distinctly remember my uni having one and it being on full display in the middle of campus...looking up some other unis i dont see any so like. Idk. I think its common for schools to have their own logo/emblem though. Harmonia just wants to be special and flaunt that zoroark logo

In terms of government, Pokemon are much more unified than humans were. Not to say theyre perfect or that there is no government at all, but I cant really see them being divided into political parties and being governed by one single leader and administratkon stuff like that.

One idea i wanted to play around with was the legendary world being a government in and of itself - since a lot of Legendaries shape various aspects of the universe. Idk i thought itd be fun to have a department of Time and have a bunch of celebis working hard at their desks trying to keep it togehter, all reporting to a Dialga at the top...but its definitely something to flesh out better

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I miss when i was able to draw like 80 things in 3 seconds because ive been working on this for literally 5 hours now and realistically its going to take another like 8 hours to finish it and its making me want to tear my hair out. Ive been watching 5 hours worth of plane crash, tornado, and radioactive disaster videos while working on this my brain is mush

I guess as a treat heres a preview. Its just a mothers day doodle page with a fun little theme :)

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What part of Canada is the region harmonia is in based on? I've been wondering that

sorry i forgort to respond to this for 8 years </3

Its supposed to be based on montreal! But my worldbuilding kinda lackluster that it hasnt been displayed so much. Aside from the slight abundance of french dudes on the blog. The name of the city Tagniere is supposed to be a mix of "mountain" and "river" in french for Mont-Royal and the st. Lawrence river.

I do have a few asks and comic ideas where cultural parts and landmarks of the city would be on display...its just that my ability to draw backgrounds is lackluster LMFAO!! I will never realize the dream of drawing my characters having a date at the botanical gardens

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Character asks!

These are more focused on the background stuff rather than the usual "what would the character do in XY situation" kinds of asks. I've been looking for something like this for quite a while and in the end decided to make my own. Feel free to use, go wild, enjoy

What was the original thought that led to the creation of this character?

How long was the process before the character reached its final version? (or a version that would be clearly recognizable as the character?)

What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?

And reverse, which one of the four things did you struggle with the most?

How did you choose their name and why? Was it simply based on vibes or is there any specific meaning behind the name? Are the reasons behind their name different in- and out of universe?

What was the thought process behind their appearance? Did you go mostly for the aesthetic or are there other reasons they look the way they do?

What is an aspect of their appearance that you like the most?

What is the origin of their personality? And let's be honest - how much of it is projecting?

How big is their role in the story? Do they make a frequent appearance or are they a character with little "screentime" but big influence? Or are they just a favourite background guy?

What is their main character arc in the story? Where do they start and how do they develop? Do they get a happy ending or is their story a tragic one?

Is there any existing character from other media that your character resembles? Was the resemblance intentional or was it a coincidence?

Do you have a playlist for the character? What songs do you associate with them and why?

Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like?

Do you have any quotes tied to the character, either from the story itself or from another source that fit them?

Have you ever made a moodboard for them?

Is there any memes or running jokes associated with the character, both in- and out of universe?

Are there any motifs or symbols associated with the character? How are they represented, in their design, personality or in some other way?

Does the character have other characters connected to them? Do you have a family tree and "offscreen" connections made up for them or do they exist in a vacuum purely for the purpose of the story?

What is your general favourite thing about the character? What is your least favourite?

Bonus question: share any additional thoughts, art, favourite scenes, anything you've been waiting for a chance to ramble about

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What part of Canada is the region harmonia is in based on? I've been wondering that

sorry i forgort to respond to this for 8 years </3

Its supposed to be based on montreal! But my worldbuilding kinda lackluster that it hasnt been displayed so much. Aside from the slight abundance of french dudes on the blog. The name of the city Tagniere is supposed to be a mix of "mountain" and "river" in french for Mont-Royal and the st. Lawrence river.

I do have a few asks and comic ideas where cultural parts and landmarks of the city would be on display...its just that my ability to draw backgrounds is lackluster LMFAO!! I will never realize the dream of drawing my characters having a date at the botanical gardens

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2 and 20 for medley would be nice. ^^

2. When did i make medley...8? 9 years ago? Whenever sun and moon came out. Anyways thats how long it took to finalize their design and personality. Id argue its still evolving now. Theyve changed so much since the first time i introduced them, not just appearance wise but also personality wise, being kind of a suave cool yet dumb loveable guy to being a huge dork. I dont know what happened in the middle there. I ended up sort of modeling them after me i think that was the beginning of it all...the downfall

20. I dont really have much to share, as i havent been able to do a whole lot these days but i would really love to be able to do their story arcs soon...but thats all i will say about that

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For Elsie

1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (yes I'm pretty simple for this)

The original inspiration just came from wanting a Pachirisu character, because it is one of my favourite Pokemon.

i think their design and idea was set early on and although it took probably like 2 years to finally bring them onto the blog, not much has changed!

the appearance first for sure. Thats how i usually go with character creation - design first and the rest follows. The design can really set the tone for whats to come!

i still struggle with elsie's appearance LMFAO. Their hair!!! Why do i keep giving my characters fucked up hair bro

it was definitely a vibe thing. I really like the name Elsie too and it seemed to fit a small little rat so i went with it :)

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18. Back in the Harmonia University discord server days, I remember seeing something similar to a family tree for Medley! Do they still have something like that? Do you play to do that for other characters just for fun?

yes of course! I remember making that too, but i dont know if i could find it again. When i get home later i'll try searching for it. I distinctly remember drawing a grandma lycanroc LMFAO...or at the very least designing one in my head.

I havent done it for any of the other guys, but i could. If you guys want to see that...i do have some of the family lineages figured out just havent drawn. Them

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((Not sure if this is a weird question to ask but is Fumiko some degree of autistic? I feel like my autism senses are going off about her, as someone who's probably in the spectrum, I just don't have an official diagnosis lol))

i havent thought about that, i mostly made her that way because she's an unusual pokemon with an unusual upbringing and often takes things more literally as a result. But if people resonate with her being autistic (and goes for my other characters too, since i have gotten similar messages in the past) that works for me :) !!