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A comic explaining the internet phenomenon… why are so many Bionicle fans trans? 🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Bionicle Day!

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I've been thinking thoughts about the implications of Shamdow's brother since yesterday

I have two currently running theories

Shamdow's brother was the original Shadow actor. For the 06 season Shamdow played Mephiles, and then later took over for his brother as Shadow

Shamdow's brother is a well known actor, but not for this show specifically. Shamdow got his start by playing Shadow, and his brother essentially celebrity starred as Mephiles for the 06 season.

I've been hesitating on responding to anything specifically about Shamdow's brother just yet - especially because he's one of my favourites and I want his reveal to be like "BWAAAAHHHH!" - buuuut ...

I have to commend a correct theory when a theory is correct (and not too earth-shatteringly spoilery)! The second theory is correct - Shamdow's brother is kind of a big deal, but not for Sonic specifically. He was brought on for "star power" in 06 and he never did another Sonic production again.

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A shooting star streaking across the sky

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At long last 🌈🥹🥹

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Another hair story. Stay strong y'all 💪😅

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I can't believe that there are people who think that Stolas actually hates Stella more than he loves Via

I can understand with Via because she doesn't know the full story, but the audience should know damn well that he put up with Stella's abuse for almost 2 decades just so his daughter can be happy

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baby’s first OC!

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So I have been checking the Disney Dreamlight Valley dialogue and it is actually really helpful for getting characterization for characters like Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, and even Scrooge (Not sure if Ducktales or Duck Comics Scrooge). You can literally just ask them questions and it seems very in character.

Honestly I've been finding the Mickey dialogue useful (and honestly reaffirming).

I appreciate that they specifically acknowledge that Mickey isn't always happy and does make mistakes.

Also remember that post I made about how I don't think Mickey would let fame get to his head and many people agreed... Turns out we were right.

It is even cool to see more about how Mickey feels about his friends like in the favorite friend question above or even in this where he talks about Donald.

It seems like Dreamlight treats the characters as if they were actors and their shorts as performances. Similar to Roger Rabbit and other appearances. (Though it seems like their personalities are generally the same)

Also Three Musketeers reference:

I dunno. I just wanted to share because I think it is cool to have the characters themselves tell us who they are. (At least in the interpretation of the writers, but I am sure Disney made sure they at least got the main crew accurate)

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Me as a parent

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Rise of Lyric has by far some of the most consistently expressive character animation of any 3D Sonic game ever, and frankly I think Frontiers should be embarrassed that it isn't at minimum on the same level as it, if not better.

Because here's the thing: RoL still looks awkward at times. Mouth shapes can feel a little weird, the eyebrows don't always seem to know what they're supposed to be doing, little things that give off the impression that it wasn't quite as polished as it wanted to be. But it's still LEAGUES above Frontiers, even with the progress it's made over other mainline games.

And look, I really can't claim to know how the models they're using work because I don't have the ability to mess around with them myself, but at this point I'm starting to wonder if they're just... not particularly stretchy by nature?? Because I can't imagine any other reason for them to be so stiff even when the animators are doing their best.

To prove my point, let's compare a very similar expression and pose of Sonic's from Frontiers and RoL respectively.

In both of these scenes, Sonic is expressing determination to fight in order to save his friends. In Frontiers, this is from the Final Horizon update, right after Amy, Tails, and Knuckles sacrificed their corporeal forms in order to bring Sonic back from corruption. Sonic is currently feeling the weight of that sacrifice full-force, lamenting that they gave up their chance at freedom for him, and uses that pain to push himself forward to really save them this time.

In Rise of Lyric, Sonic is staring down a robot army led by Metal Sonic as the door in front of them closes. He's already ushered Amy, Tails, and Knuckles behind him into a suspicious temple of sorts, but he's prepared to fight in case it doesn't close fast enough. He was told twice not to open the door in the first place, but he was concerned for his friends, and decided to prioritize protecting them over their own desires to keep fighting.

With such similar framing, it's hard not to see how Frontiers' expressions fall short. Both Sonics have their eyes narrowed, the bridge of their eyebrows scrunched down to separate them into two distinct shapes, and they're holding their fists up. But in Frontiers, it's not very clear what emotions he's feeling just by looking at him. Sure, he looks kinda determined if you squint, but at a glance, he looks almost more neutral than anything.

And it just gets worse the more you think about it because by all accounts, he should be having a MORE intense expression than the one in Rise of Lyric! I mean come on, the guy practically died five minutes ago and is gearing himself up for another round of Titan fights. He should be looking exhausted and utterly spent but like he's still gonna keep going somehow.

It got to the point where, halfway through writing this, I decided that it wasn't enough to just talk about what his expression should have looked like, and that I was going to put my money where my mouth was and redraw it myself.

I scrunched his eyes and brows down closer to how they are in the Boom screenshot for the determined look, made him look upwards with his irises instead of staring blankly ahead, and pulled up his lower eyelids to add an edge of desperation to him.

I kept his mouth in the same position, but tried to make it look a little more... angry? by curling it up on one side and showcasing his top teeth more. Finally, I changed the position of his body and arms a bit, to make it look like his whole body was tensing up along with his face.

These are all Extremely Doable in 3D animation - the only part I'm uncertain of is the mouth, since I tend to draw mouths with a very 2D mindset. But on principle, it should not be hard to shape his eyes to match his emotions. That is the absolute bare minimum of what you want your character models to be capable of in a professional setting.

And it's driving me nuts that Frontiers, savior of the Sonic games' credibility among the masses, is still being outclassed by what's considered the "second 06" of the franchise. What is happening over there that this keeps being a problem

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Welcome to Hell /j

Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month

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These Fire-type Pokemon were commissioned and designed by @kyuremfan24. They are the Fire Starters of the Nenal Region.

Leeat (Fire) Cub Pokémon #004 - Born in a pride of its evolutionary line where only the strong can stay, the weak are kicked out. Instead of accepting defeat, the weak Leeat don’t give up, making them a symbol of determination within Nenal; those strong enough to stay become symbols of strength.

Wapion (Fire) Photosynthesis Pokémon #005 - A very prideful Pokémon, Wapion use their manes to absorb sunlight to boost the power of their inner flame, a fire that increases their strength whether they are among their pride or all alone. Though difficult to tame, Wapion who have been trained are extremely loyal, protecting their companions at all cost.

Sereeuw (Fire/Grass) Sergeant Pokémon #006 - Mighty warriors and leaders of their prides, Sereeuw will roar orders to other Pokémon like a commanding sergeant. For stubborn subordinates they will either use a blazing rage to impose fear or a soothing smell to calm them down, obtaining obedience from even the most obstinate underling.

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