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tf2 fandom do we like AU designs?? halloween pyro be upon ye (more info under the cut!)

hi first of all thank you for continuing to read. anyways!

this is um. halloween pyro! they're roughly based around the concept of halloween bosses. most so monoculus for the concept of "team member is cursed during the holiday"

i don't know why they were cursed (yet) but the gist is more or less "this is what most of your team sees you as, lol" so yes there is absolutely emotional weight to this guy other than "heehoo big monster go brrr"

they're not evil so much as just extremely agitated from the physical, mental, and emotional stress. i too would throttle the nearest person to me at any given moment if there was suddenly fire burning under my skin and also Cracked Open Skull Mouth.

design notes! for funsies!

the suspenders in the back are meant to imitate a stereotypical devil tail!

overall their design is meant to invoke a demon. i was going to add horns but decided against it last minute

i wanted to keep their design as ambiguous as base! no mask removal no suit removal. just some creature features poking through.

another thing i almost added - that back flame was gonna have wings! i thought the design ended up a bit too crowded with them though :[

the gradients on the claws/tongue/mask lens are meant to invoke the literal burning fire within them!

this one is maybe a bit more goofy but the shoulder decals being replaced with the flames is intended to be a reference to like. hot rods. you know that cosmetic set pyro has themed around hot rods? yeah it's that. i'm not immune to flame decals.

anyways this was highly experimental but i had a lot of fun with the design! will i put them on artfight? maybe! either way, thanks for sticking around on this post because i had a lot of thoughts HJKJHKFSHFD,,,,

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E one more time

I never thought I could actually do this.

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sincerest apologies if you've been asked and said something about this before, but i'm curious what your process for coming up with your characters is! the way the isat cast are written is so good and well rounded, they each really feel like a person. how do you develop them to that point! for that matter, was there any interesting Character behind the scenes development between comic!siffrin and game siffrin as their story changed and became more fleshed out? thank you so much if you decide to answer, and if you don't that's ok too and i hope you have a good day!

ok i feel like i have answered this before, but it's not in my #reference tag so you get a whole new answer!!!!!!

-figure out a Trope. a Fella full of Tropes. like omg thats a Fella who Likes Puns. take your Trope Fella thats your basis.

-give them a secret. or more. the secrets will drive their actions. this Fella has amnesia and also has abandonment issues. do not reveal the secrets until the Right Moment, but you should often allude to it

-with those two things you will get Rules. this is a Fella who likes Puns. they use puns to deflect. so if someone asks a question that is a little too close to home, they will ALWAYS DEFLECT.

-write them in so many situations. how would they react to this? what would they say here? how would they answer when someone asks about their favorite hobby? would they be honest about it? or are they lying about it? why?

-every situation theyre into should go back to the rules. even if you're the only one who knows it. just a sprinkle to make people go "huh that was a weird reaction...."

-that way, people experiencing the story again will be able to go "OH MY GOD... THAT WASNT A PUN OUT OF NOWHERE... THAT WAS A /DEFLECTION/" and they will love it.

-rules are here to be broken. but only for the best moments ever

-lastly, give them a hobby or two to make them seem like real people. be REAL specific about it. this girl doesnt just like romance books she likes MONSTER ROMANCE

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people don't talk enough about how fucking funny it is that bruce can sub in his kids as batman when he's too busy. like can you imagine it from the league's perspective? imagine you have this really mysterious, geniusly scary guy that you know next to nothing about, never cracks a smile and yet always comes out on top, and one day he shows up to a league meeting and there's just something... off. about him.

you can't pin it down because he's literally acting exactly the same as usual and there's no reason to think there's anything wrong, but maybe he shifted in his seat one to many times, or he looked just a tad bit too bored during green lantern's case review, but something's just... odd. so you quietly ask superman after the meeting if anything's up with the bat bcs you know those two are closer and also clark can hear heartbeats so if something's wrong surely he'll pick it up? and without hesitation he leans over to you and mumbles 'yeah batman was busy, that's his 17 yr old son. he's a crime lord and kills people sometimes though so we're not allowed to let him into the weapons department.' and then walks away like it's normal.

like the whiplash the league must go through every time they realise that no, this is not their fearless dark and brooding leader, this is in fact one of his dipshit kids being forced to sub in bcs the real batman broke an ankle, is incredible.

wonder woman: so that's my proposed plan, what are your thoughts batman?

batman: hn. i think that- *voice raising two octaves* oh shit hold on my phones buzzing

the league:

batman, answering the phone and immediately dropping the Bat Posture™: what do you mean- aw come on little wing that's not fair! but- no, NO DON'T YOU DARE TELL ALFRED I'LL BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU- IM SORRY OK I'LL BUY YOU MORE- *catches sight of the league watching him, baffled* *stiffens* ok listen i promise to replace them but i gotta go, please show me mercy iloveyoubye *hangs up*

the league:

batman:

batman: *coughs awkwardly*

superman: *sighs*

batman, to superman: ...red hood found out i ate his chocolate pretzels-

superman, shaking his head: just... just stop.

the flash: so this isn't batman either, is it?

wonder woman: if this one's also a criminal im losing my mind.

superman, tiredly: no no, this one isn't a criminal. this one's actually a cop.

batman: *sinks down in his seat* b's gonna kill me

green lantern, mystified: where does he keep GETTING you all from!?

'batman' dick, who made a pact with jason to Always Fuck With Bruce Whenever The Opportunity Arises: batman is a whore.

they think they've finally sussed out all 2 of batman's kids and then one day during a meeting 'batman' ends up on a 30 minute rant about different hacking methods this tech villain could be using that results in him half way through a sentence breaking off to say '-oh uncle clark could you pass me that pen- thanks, anyway so-' and then five minutes after that when the league have all been exchanging incredulous looks he finally freezes and is like. SHIT.

wonder woman: you're different from the other two, aren't you?

batman: maybe i am maybe i'm not, you can't prove it.

wonder woman:

green lantern: so like, are you new or have you just managed to avoid sub duty up until now?

superman, coughing: actually, this is this ones ninth occasion of replacing batman. you've just never realised before.

the league:

batman: yeah actually the other two are kinda mad i lasted longer than them...

the flash: how the fuck does he keep getting kids with the exact same build as him!??!?

'batman' tim, spent 20 minutes padding the suit out so he would look the part, still mad that bruce keeps palming WE work off on him: oh he forces us to take steroids for it.

the league, concerned:

superman, pinching the bridge of his nose: now come on red robin-

batman, fully tearing up and looking distraught: PLEASE uncle clark, it HURTS, you can't keep COVERING FOR HIM!

superman, frantically to the league: this one lies.

bonus

the league, squinting at batman:

the league: ...

superman: *head in his hands, too disappointed to do anything*

the league: *silently exchanging looks, wondering if anybody's brave enough to say anything*

duke as batman, fully aware this is fucking stupid but jason and tim fell on the floor laughing when dick came up with the idea and frankly, he wanted to see if anybody would have to guts to call him out: so, are we all ready to start the meeting?

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RED team Smissmas: "We wouldn't have done this without YOU, dummy, Merry Smissmass." (very happy ending)

BLU team Smissmas:

Merry Bloody Smissmas to the BLU team

Additional pictures:

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This little comic was week or two coming. Enjoy!

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They're trying.

BONUS

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oh to be the only one out of the loop

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(You NEED to use your blade! You NEED to LOOP!)

(You decide to continue struggling.)

...

(... Besides thrashing, you've been screaming the whole time without realizing it. You don't stop. You can't find it in you to stop until-)

A bit of a continuation of this drawing ^^

First page is read up-down-up-down, then the second is left-right-left-right

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Stab!

If Siffrin was stopped from stabbing himself

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The Expression of (hard) Limits An In Stars and Time Odile looped AU where it comes full circle about to finding the hard limit of what can be changed in the loops and in the end saw no way out but giving up.

And then she finds that now she's here to guide another through their hell and unlike her expectations, it's not herself but Siffrin that she's here to guide.

'The Expression of Limits' had been prepared to explain to herself why hope was pointless as she's ALREADY tried everything...but can't make herself give that speech to Siffrin, even if she's rather bad at pretending she has much hope getting free of the time loops.

For their part, Siffrin is 50% less worried about the time loops in this AU, mostly because he's using up extra worry on this weird version of Odile who's depressive tendencies seem just as important to address as the whole time looping thing.

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tehee~

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a comic about different types of storytellers

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I think my favorite thing to do to Siffrin is just make him go through the most normal, average terrible things, on repeat. Have I said that before?

(Talking about AUs with @chipper-smol is so so fun. Go give them a cupcake)

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Chat, they don't know

Funny possibility where, after everyone is as human as they can get, someone from ISAT bumps into someone from SASASAP on their travels and neither of them immediately realize that this isn't their friend

( other posts in this AU: Audience of Vauguarde | Mira's ribbon | Loop's name | extra info )

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ACT 2 (... they're already making your head hurt.)

First Loop introductory conversation of the AU + a rough visual guide that I put together! Also, the AU is called Two Coins Same Side AU now, and if I regret it later, too bad. It's set in stone.

Under the cut is the visual guide without the text!

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Going Home

Also I have a Youtube Channel now??? It's just to post Animations and Speedpaints on for now so yeah!!