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New baby Ghast was added, and they're super adorable!!!

But now i wonder if the baby Ghasts from Minecraft Dungeons are not canon anymore, or maybe they're translucent only in the newborn stage, and the rehydrated ones are more like toddlers? 🤔

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update they've got a magic fireball on the inside to keep the water vapor.... well, vapor. this is how they shoot fireballs

OK but seriously ghasts are fucking wet!! What does this mean for minecraft?? Is it only dried up because it was a baby? Can adults withstand the heat but not babies? Were ghasts born in the overworld and brought over, or are mad ghasts just the babies who made it?

How much moisture is in the average nether ghast? The ghast tear may actually be water based, which means lore wise ghasts are the only source of water in the nether.

Its just a lot to think about, I don't have a theory or anything! I wanna hear any ideas you guys have

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so. ghasts as like, hot air balloons filled with water vapor. their thick skin is soft and squishy and filled with water. they retain neutral buoyancy by changing how much water is in their skin versus their air sack. this water also acts as backup "drinking" water, in case they need to go some time in a drier environment. their skin allows water in much easier that it allows them out. they also breathe through their air sacks, so they need a certain amount of air inside.

this also means the nether is actually rather humid in places - particularly around crimson and warped forests! the rest is very dry, though - especially the wastes.

the younglings are particularly vunerable to drying out, yes. ghasts absorb whatever water lingers in the air around them their whole lives and keep it inside with their thick skin. the babies haven't got their skin very thick yet, and are very small, so they can't keep large stores of excess water like adult ghasts can. the adults often have to share water with the babies, though i'm unsure how as of yet.

to make up for this, baby ghasts can go long periods without water in a sort of hibernation - every non-essential function, including conciousness, shuts down, and many of those that remain are greatly slowed. this lasts until they can absorb enough water to safely wake up and search for more.

ghasts drop "tears" as a way of letting out excess material they don't need or want in their body. they're a similar material to a clam's pearl, and they often fill a similar role. what a tear contains affects its usage in things like potions, as well as how it looks.

wild ghasts are hunted in the nether as a way of getting water. one (fully-grown) ghast can last a community months. their skin is eaten, rather than water being drank, so it doesn't evaporate or boil or just get unpleasently hot. it just tastes like water with a bit of a sourish tint, and has a texture comparable to a tougher, non-sticky marshmallow.

as pets, they're very high-matienence, but incredibly loving and loyal, similar to many working dog breeds. they were bred for transport of people and materials. i'd say in minecraft itself, non-happy ghasts are feral, but i can see any given story having them as wild, with happy ghasts as domesticated or tame.

they don't care much about petting either way - gentle strokes, that is. they don't like being scratched, it just irritates their skin. they much prefer hugs and you leaning up against them, mirroring how ghasts interact - they have their cries, and they push and brush against eachother, or even hold members of a pack partiallh in their arms. they have packs, by the way - they're very social creatures! though if not properly socialized, they become hostile to non-pack members like wild/feral ghasts.

much like cats, just existing near them without interacting is their way of hanging out! they're also very playful when not on-duty, and can get rather mischevious.

if you don't travel, you probably shouldn't own a ghast. they need LOTS of flying space and time. it can be between two primary locations, but they need to travel at least a couple miles; at least once a month, but it's preferable to be more often. smaller flights can supplement in-between monthly travels, but how well that works depends on the ghast.

ghasts do well with multiple owners, so if you can't take them out on flights, you do have options. two or three owners works best.

they're also very obedient while on-duty, if properly trained. if not, they can get rather chaotic and hard to handle. knowing wild/feral ghasts, i'm sure you can see why this is a problem. they don't often shoot fireballs unless provoked, though - that is purely an offensive move (including offence as defence).

OK but seriously ghasts are fucking wet!! What does this mean for minecraft?? Is it only dried up because it was a baby? Can adults withstand the heat but not babies? Were ghasts born in the overworld and brought over, or are mad ghasts just the babies who made it?

How much moisture is in the average nether ghast? The ghast tear may actually be water based, which means lore wise ghasts are the only source of water in the nether.

Its just a lot to think about, I don't have a theory or anything! I wanna hear any ideas you guys have

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I’m crying tysm

yeah man! i knew i had to join the moment i saw your drawing. i hope the dtiys goes well overall! ^^

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did you know @strxwberry-swtichblxde is hosting a DTIYS? :)

note to athena: i'm not actually interested in winning, i just wanted to join the fun. your original artpiece looks amazing! :D i love your design for him. this was super fun ^^

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there are so many headcanons for this. i usually see them having void tendrils come out of their eyes, which grab the food and take in inside. however, i have my own theory

y'know how the lifeseeds are always spoken about beimg eaten? like, any bug that mentions them, they talk about eating them or drinking the lifeblood inside. but the ghost? it stabs the things, then just... absorbs them into its body.

so, i propose this: anywhere black on their body isn't the same as other bugs - it looks very similar, but it's literally made of void. solidified on the outside, yeah, but there's little creavaces where the joints are!

so. i say they absorb it in these areas. it just kinda... sinks/is pulled inside.

Very important question for Vessels.

Like how do they eat? Do they just stick the food into the eye holes of their mask or have a hidden mouth? Do they absorb the food? I’m genuinely asking this since it’s like 11PM for me as I’m writing this.

Like do they eat while no one is watching??? Like does anyone have any theories or random head canons for these guys?

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another hollow knight sketch page, but it kinda grew from there.

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it is, and do it! it's an amazing game. i reccomend either playing yourself or watching a lets play without spoilers first, if you're planning on looking at summaries and theories :)

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it took me... longer than i'd like to admit, to figure out how to leave the abyss. i had to check my map. most of this is direct quotes from me.

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Gem the Undying

she just wouldn't die!

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to op: that is absolutely gorgeous. i love the gentle gradiation in the hands, the bandages, the gentle hold. the goldfish is beautiful. it's so warm and bright, making me think of true gold and the sun. it truely looks like it's shimmering. you did an amazing job of drawing the eye where you want it to go without neglecting any part of the piece. good job, @omatoxin. thank you for sharing.

to connor: galaxsea.......,,,,. fish swimming around, shimmering, as the stars of the deep. goldfish as stars who swam from from one sky to another. goldfish as a holy symbol.

fish song

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enki the keeper and kul'zak the wanderer. the gays of all time.

thanks to my friends on the mcdbb server for help on the knick knacks! <3 y'all're great

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Artists are coming back to tumblr. Nature is healing.

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This is the face of a girl who has got herself stuck in a bag handle

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one day, long after her death, these paintings were found. any work by her, usually 4"x4" max, goes for millions.

i am... unsure of what she would think of this.

menphia paints. she has a little watercolor pallete with a paintbrush that she carries with her on adventures, going along with a sketchbook.

at the beginning, she mostly paints how the sky looks in different places at different times - it was something that she really started thinking about in the group's travels. she later moves on to other things, the only consistency being that she's drawing from mundane life.

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EXACTLY it kills him!!!!!!

so in my mind, enki has very generalized magic, rather than any one, specific thing. "jack of all trades, master of none, but oft times better than master of one" type beat.

however.

occasionally, he just KNOWS things about our world, things that don't exist in theirs and don't make sense to anyone there. he'll offhandedly mention a tiktok trend or the grim reaper or adam and eve - literally anything that straight up does not exist in their world and doesn't make sense without a bunch of cultural context.

he doesn't have context. he doesn't usually notice until someone points it out, but sometimes he'll catch himself and just kind of trail off. he gets just as confused as everyone around him, if not more.

this is purely for comedic effect and has never once been helpful.