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Satellite so nice you see them twice

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you guys like hydra right

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2.0 Satellite Investors, aka the Kuiper Family! (1/2)

ngl this was very fun to make, the satellites didn't stand out to me at first when i got into ttcc but i think they're my favorite family now...except for the mafia part /silly

Gonna be yapping (a lot) about all their designs and headcanons i gave em below, starting from the oldest of the family to the youngest:

(i tend to refer to a lot of the satellites by they/them)

Cosmo Kuiper:

Head of the Family, and as expected the most experienced when it comes to perfectly legal activities and covering up their tracks.

Character design is modeled after a comet! The comet tail is unbearably cold to the touch, so much so it freezes and destroys anything that comes near it. He's burned through a couple hats...

Cosmo and all of the satellites contain some sort of freezing insulation that keeps them operating smoothly when they're not in a cold environment.

Not very visible in the image but Cosmo wears multiple rings that have the planets on them. Earth, Mars, Venus, etc.

Side note: I genuinely love that Cosmo has a good relationship with the Satellites. Originally I thought it was gonna be one of those "villain boss bullies his lackies" but this is so much more wholesome

Charon:

Cosmo's right hand man, the two have known each other the longest out of all the satellites. Substitutes for Cosmo when he's unavailable.

Has a rather silent and threatening personality. Never raises his voice unless he has too. The oldest and most responsible of the satellites, usually being the one that keeps them all in line.

Color palette takes from a black agate geode!

Character design was semi-modeled after an astronaut! I also learned (unfortunately way after I designed him) that he actually has the attack "Pecking Order" which is mostly only used by bird-coded characters, which is pretty cool! I'll think about giving him more bird qualities in the future.

Almost always covered in cold mist and icicles, mostly because he never leaves the freezer.

Charon has a shady past he never talks about, no matter how much the others pester him about it. The only clue being some old metal gauntlets he passed down to Kerberos.

The most physically intimidating of the Family, toons really avoid confronting him...

Charon now has a cheat called "Freezer Burn."

Hydra:

This guy might be my fav. Usually the one behind the reception desk and phone during operating hours. This may explain why so many toons complain of lazy service...

Color palette takes from a sapphire geode with gold veins!

Hydra's personality is rather chill and even-tempered. There aren't a lot of things that grind his gears but whatever happens, do not give him a reason to brawl. Hydra lives for getting his hands dirty when the opportunity presents itself, and it will get ugly.

Character design took inspiration from the mythological beast, the Hydra. Therefore, he has many serpent qualities! Hydra normally has 3 eyes, each eye belonging to a different serpent head. The longer the Plutocrat battle progresses the more heads/eyes he gains. When the number of heads hit 9, Hydra is defeated.

A lot of mechanical noise can be heard from under his coat...

He also has serpent fangs and a tongue (yes he can smell through this), as well as having a retractable serpent tail. The tail originally had a normal rattle at it's end but it froze over. Still works though!

Hydra's character of inspiration was Rattlesnake Jake from Rango, who undeniably might have the sickest character design I've ever seen (I don't have a lot of hills to die on but that's one of them).

Hydra now has a cheat called "Poisonous breath."

Nix:

Essentially the middle child. Does in fact own a hat and coat like the others, but Nix doesn't wear it often.

He and Styx are usually the ones seen managing Mozzarella Styx. Nix does all the numbers, checks all the inventory, and often helps Styx in waitressing whenever it's busy. (also takes turns being the cook with Hydra).

Color Palette takes from an amethyst geode!

Outside of the mafia business, Nix has in interest in stargazing and astrology. They own a pretty powerful telescope and occasionally goes to Dreamland to study the constellations. Kerberos usually picks on them for being a nerd (they have the closest age range).

( Character inspiration for Nix may or may not be Donatello specifically from ROTTMNT ) ( i have yet to actually watch the series but from the clips i saw it looks pretty good and the art style is a banger )

Kerberos:

On the younger side of the Family. Very rarely seen behind the reception desk, which if he is- it's best to just turn around and walk back out.

Extremely snappy and bad-tempered, it doesn’t take much to get on their nerves. And unlike Hydra, he doesn’t need an excuse to pummel you into the ground. He tries very hard to come off as intimidating and scary. Carries anti-toon spray, but honestly prefers beating people up.

Color palette takes from an emerald green dioptase!

Kerberos has 3 heads based off the mythological beast, Cerebus. Each head has different types of sharp teeth, and can rotate 180 degrees in both directions.

Actually the second satellite to be inspired by Rattlesnake Jake! This time it's only his voice though.

Inherited Charon's old metal gauntlets—they're huge, worn, and very heavy—but Kerberos revels in the power they give him. He looks for any excuse to bully toons with them. When he’s not wearing the gauntlets, he sports steel-knuckled gloves instead. He also wraps his forearms to make himself look more buff.

Kerberos's original job for Mozzarella Styx was being the janitor but he absolutely refuses to do this, instead he serves as security along with the Plutogram.

There is something Kerberos is hiding...and he'd rather die than tell anyone about it.

Styx:

The youngest of the satellites and the face of Mozzarella Styx Pizzeria (they love to brag about their name being on the front of the restaurant).

Styx has a very friendly and bubbly personality compared to the rest of the Family. Despite being the most approachable, they should not be underestimated. Because they work customer service.

Color palette takes from an blue celestite geode!

Being the main waiter and receptionist of the restaurant, they've become an expert in the field. And being Mozzarella Styx's first line of defense, they do a pretty good job of disposing intrusive toons ( Styx also carries anti-toon spray with them just in case ).

Despite how difficult it can get now, Styx really does love their job.

Styx is the one that spends the most time outside the freezer, and grew rather accustomed to higher temperatures. They're also the most critical when it comes to the quality of the food the restaurant produces.

Owns a hat and coat like the rest as well.

Plutogram:

The newest addition to the family, and a virtual replica of Cosmo. Technically Plutogram is genderless (y'know being a hologram) but I like to think they go by any pronouns

Despite only being a hologram with no mind of its own, the satellites like to consider Plutogram to be their own person. They like referring to them as "Big Blue."

While Plutogram's main purpose is to protect Mozzarella Styx during the night, they can take over any job necessary (Styx taught them how to cook).

This character's hat is modeled after a black hole and their cape takes after a galaxy (somewhat inspired by SU White Diamond's cape).

I'm also really guilty of giving this character several nicknames like: the 6th satellite, 6th secretary, Ursa Major, Orion, etc. One of my favorites has to be Donna though.

Plutogram has multiple modes, 2 of which I named Free-roam and Mimic for convivence.

Free-roam means the hologram has control over its own actions, and executes what ever actions it thinks will be beneficial to it's owner, in this case Cosmo. It can also be told what to do by others in this mode (toons can take this to their advantage).

Mimic means the hologram mimics what ever Cosmo does. While in this mode, Cosmo is able to speak through the hologram and will absorb any damage done to it.

Damn that was a lot longer than i thought it was gonna be, and this is only 1/2-

2nd part will be about The Satellites' dynamics / relationships with each other (spoiler it's mostly a sibling relationship lol)

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The other two so they did not get left out + thoughts

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Inspired by the ask I got a lil while ago… da investors

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They've finally hit puberty!

USC AU designs for the satellite investors, still roughly based on my original designs. Only big difference outside of the heights is the fact Kerberos and Styx have the plastic casing. Styx's is torso and upper half of their limbs, Kerberos's goes all the way to his hands and feet.

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Finally drew up all the satellite investors + did a design update for Cosmo!!

i'm entering my long eyelash era /silly

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Hey did you guys know Charon is from my state

like the actual moon was discovered in my state like 2-3 hours away from where I literally live. i cannot BELIEVE charon's southwestern

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GIVE IT UP FOR SHITTY ITALIANS AND SOME GUY FROM L.A.!!!!

Joey (far right) belongs to: @idiotv2

Cressida (far left) and Bianca (second from far right) are mine :3

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Satellite Headcanons... Part 2!

Back with another Satellite Investor post, this time with a focus on each of their origins and appearances.

Charon: He was originally a pilot of private aircraft, until he lost his license after a crash. (Authorities differ on whether he was the one responsible.) His shell was mangled in the incident, but as far as he knows, the rest of the damage from it has all been repaired. Though, some days, he does find himself feeling a little more sore than he should be. The scandal from the whole thing made him basically unhirable anywhere else, and that's how he ended up turning to a life of crime. Charon doesn't have many notable features appearance-wise, aside from his strabismus. He does have a built-in GPS, as well as other navigational systems.

Hydra: He's actually an ordinary cog, who was built in some far-off factory to do ordinary cog things. And through a ridiculous series of events (which would take far too long to cover in their entirety) caused by both his horrid luck and his unpleasant demeanor, he ended up having to run from home and leave everything behind. And then he ended up in the middle of a war against cartoon animals, and also as part of the mafia. He's covered in scratches and dents from... various incidents, and has very pronounced canines.

Nix: Nobody knows where Nix came from. Nix doesn't even know where Nix came from. There isn't a single record of her origins, not even in her own memory. For a while, she didn't even legally exist (and that's why she had to take up illegal work). Nix' past (or lack thereof) doesn't bother her much on the day-to-day, but sometimes she can't help but wonder just what the meaning of all the mystery is. Nix runs much quieter than the average cog, and upon close inspection, one can see that her joints are constructed in a way that minimizes the noise they make. Also, she has padded feet.

Kerberos: He was built, alongside a team of other cogs just like him, to explore an uncharted, frigid wilderness. The group's first and only expedition ended in disaster, with Kerberos being the only one to make it home alive. Not wanting to be sent off to die somewhere else, Kerberos stole a large sum of money from the place that made him and then ditched them for good. Continuing in that vein of things, it eventually found itself working among Cosmo and his boys. It had to discard his original shell cause it would've gotten too hot otherwise. Yes, even in the Coal and Ice District. Kerberos has several large tubes connected to his body, meant to hold (and dispense) excess oil.

Styx: This guy was an experiment. A test of the limits of cog design, created with one key purpose in mind: to always get back up again. At first glance, he might seem more fragile than the average cog, but by being built to "break" along designated points, he can easily be put back together again and keep fighting. Er, that was the idea, anyway. In practice, it's honestly a bit of an inconvenience, and so he was deemed a failure and abandoned. As for how he ended up in the business of organized crime? It was probably inevitable, given the less-than-legal circumstances of his creation. Other features of Styx' include his large fangs (which seem to have been made for puncturing things) and the fact it's near impossible for him to fully shut down.

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Dramatic lighting

Yep….

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I never actually posted these huh

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MY BOSS WON'T LET ME WEAR MY SKIN JACKET!!!!

this is the only thing Cosmo isn't ok with btw. Like??? there is so much other stuff going on in USC my guy and the skin jacket is the hill you're gonna die on?

anyways hydra made this a while ago before they were hired, and they love it so much it's the worst. it's so bloody despite numerous cleanings and they keep trying to convince people they like to wear it.

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A poster for Mozzarella Styx that I made for class and just remembered I forgot to post on here, got told it looked like it could be an actual poster ingame and I've never recovered

Also heres the logo seperately bc I really liked how it turned out :]

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