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ohhhh my god im drawing things again (ocs with bonus skoodge)

also theyre not naked im just too lazy to draw Tron Lines on their Mandatory Space Spandex ok

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PSA

a while ago i came to the realization that the age difference inherent in zadr/gatr is honestly way too skeevy for me anymore (at the time i drew anything i rationalized it by aging up the human characters but thats not much of an excuse tbh)

in light of this ive deleted all the romantic & sexual art i drew

this doesnt mean i wont EVER be drawing zim and dib or gaz and tak interacting again, but i don’t really want to debate this, so i’ve closed my inbox and will be deleting any fanmail i get on this subject

thank you for understanding

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Hey you know invader zim is coming back right?

ahaha yes dont worry, im well aware

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What would you say if I told you I'm gonna try and cosplay your irken headcanons

i say GO FOR IT 

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gross bug children faces feat. what if irkens didnt blink and cleaned their eyes like lizards instead

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Got any planet jacker headcanons or are they a bit too obscure (hopefully I haven't asked this before haha). (If I have already asked though could you answer privately please? XD)

ive never really thought about them before!

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Wait, what's the headbutting headcanon???

that irkens convey affection not by kissing but by gently headbutting each other, sort of like cats or goats do

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irken headcanon compilation

this is basically all the headcanons i've posted previously gathered in one spot, plus some other ones i felt like including.  includes various fakeass biology and sociology ideas haha

antennae are modified "scales", sort of like the ridges/frills on earth reptiles, but more specialized

sensory pits behind eyes, similar in function to those in pythons

no body hair whatsoever

sorry not sorry for bringing homestuck into this but irken antennae diversity is slightly less varied than troll horn diversity - some variation but nothing over the top

no nipples (not mammals)

no bellybutton (not mammals; cloned)

skin is leathery and dry, retains larger scale patches on outside of joints (elbows, knees, shoulders, etc.)

"teeth" closer to turtle beaks, tongue resembles frogs', but without specialized function

3 fingers + thumb ending in keratinous points, no nails/claws; 3 toes + dewclaw

vestigial genital slit; no external genitals, no sexual dimorphism (like those lizards that reproduce entirely via parthenogenesis)

if ur interested in more in-depth junk headcanons check out this tag

cloning process resembles artificial mother grub

no need for specific "genetic material" - saliva will do 

gametes simply manufactured and randomized

empire cloning regimens render all citizens sterile, and are developing ways to reduce/remove arousal stimuli

propaganda has stigmatized natural breeding to the point that the vast majority of irkens don't even know it was ever a thing for them

this hasn't stopped physical intimacy obviously, just none of it is sexual - antennae petting is common among particularly close individuals, as is (literally) sleeping together

a common gesture of physical affection is gentle headbutts, like what cats do; they dont do kissing so much

pair-bonding isn't really a thing, or at least not the human concept of it; close irken relationships are more analogous to "families" - words used for such relationships translate closely to our familial words 

social gender has largely fallen out of use due to lack of sexual dimorphism - generally ascribed only to control brains/other archaic castes

when they DID have gender it was ternary not binary, and linked to social role

caste system is significantly more important

longer eyelashes/curly antennae are incidental traits, not linked to gender (like eye color in humans)

body mods are uncommon due to imperial influence/military culture; tattoos are not unheard of, but piercings are actively discouraged

pak system originally developed as life support when empire first began to branch out into space

now (as described in 10 minutes to doom) serves more to house personality/data - similar to cortical stacks in eclipse phase, but less refined

memories/etc. are created organically but stored digitally

countdown as seen in 10 minutes to doom occurs only in the event of forced dislodge - maintenance is preceded by safety routines that allow irkens to function pakless without time limit 

this is a security function, since they're pretty much constantly at war with people who'd like to get all their secrets

control brains came about as a way for a bunch of ancient leaders to live and rule indefinitely - instead of actually stepping down they just uploaded their brains into robots and became the shadow government

this may have also been what started the whole pak thing, as a way to deflect from the true purpose

heres a thing on what their off-world bases might be like

there's also a bunch of stuff in my /headcanons tag that's either too specific for this or involves other species!!

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Do you suppose we can have a whole list of your irken xenobiology headcanons?

OH MAN

that is a Tall Order anon but i’ll see if i cant write something up this weekend!!

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holding a fistful of chips without dropping any is almost as hard as taking over the world

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You disappeared a long time! Are you still alive? :O

i’m still here!  ive just fallen into the transformers pit and i cant get out

im sure i’ll still post art here occasionally but nothing like the frequency it was at my peak hahaha

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i did the switcharound thing with graphitetroll and irkencasualwear AND LOOK HOW COOL 

they’re both so good i love it!!! 

(who did what is in the captions)

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okay so question what do you think a xenomorph born from an irken would look like?

idk how well i can answer this, given that i’ve never watched any of the alien movies, but probably like the human ones just more buggy?? they probably have antennae

sorry if u were looking for a visual answer haha

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indigogrim replied to your post: anon continuing to ask me like that is…

do what??

the smeet factories thing

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anon continuing to ask me like that isnt going to make me any more likely to do it

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round 2

fight!!!!

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last one for tonight!