#cosmopoliturtle

[cosmopoliturtle]

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[astropteryx]

For @cosmopoliturtle!!!

[stickersgeorg]

Ouaghhhh tiny creatures my beloved

(art by @cosmopoliturtle through redbubble!!)

[just-a-space-duck]

So About That Armor…

I regret to inform myself that I like it.

If you haven't seen it:

I'll give you time to take it in. This is a static, (hopefully) eternal text post, so take your time.

Ok so before I go further, you are allowed to have any and all opinions about the armor. Do not listen to me; I am a stranger on the internet who attaches himself to fictional murder cyborgs and treats them like kitty cats.

So first of all, it's weird. And I like it for that. Even if I found it to be the most infuriating piece of costume design ever, I still wouldn't be able to help but respect it for how strange it is.

When it comes to fanworks, adaptations, new installments in a franchise, or even just different takes on the same trope, I love it when creators take things in an unconventional or even seemingly unrelated direction that upon closer inspection still relates to the base or original concept. To get what I mean, think goth interpretations of Rarity or Cosmopoliturtle's Pokémon redesigns. The TV series armor sits alongside these for me, because this was the thought process of the designer, Tommy Arnold:

First of all, it is so funny that The Company would just brand their armor and by extension their secunits, their combat/security products, like Louis Vuitton bags. Also, the logo of The Company strikes a nice balance between being simple enough to be easily reproducible and recognizable, but complex enough to read as a logo and not just a simple shape or pattern. Plus, The Company logo being mostly just concentric Cs, clever there.

But there's also some worldbuilding and character expression in this design.

The Corporation Rim is just capitalism but more. A company slathering everything and everyone they create and own in mountains of logos, even when it's potentially impractical, showcases just how extensive corporatism is in this setting. Additionally, this design could be something of a status marker. Secunits are high end additions and/or alternatives to other security measures. Much like how logos on purses, tennis shoes, and cars serve to tell observers, "I have the fancy, expensive version of [insert category of thing here] ergo I am a very wealthy/powerful/cool person", a secunit covered in corporate logos communicates the high status and access of the client(s).

Now what was one of the first things we learned about Murderbot in the books? It disabled its governor module, the thing preventing it from defying orders and having any level of freedom, but instead of doing what it could to leave The Company, Murderbot just stayed with it and kept doing its intended function. For over four years. What else do we learn in the first book? That it feels most comfortable in the armor because this prevents humans from seeing its face, from treating it more like a person or human rather than a tool or bot. This makes the armor being composed of the logo of the group that both created and hurt Murderbot very symbolic.

Murderbot has internalized the message that it is a dangerous weapon and not a person deserving of care to the point that, at least at the beginning of the series, it shies away from anything that insists that it deserves the same kindness that humans do. It's only ever been taught what the company built it to do, so it doesn't know what to do next once it's obtained some semblance of freedom for itself by disabling its mental shock collar and so keeps doing what it's always done, even though it very much would rather not be in such a situation. Even by the most recent book, System Collapse, Murderbot is still wrestling with the idea that it matters beyond how it can assist others. Murderbot finding comfort hiding behind the very thing that will not let you forget the company that enslaves it, is just juicy theming.

Also, the helmet looking so weird works well with how many humans don't know what secunits look like, with some not even thinking they have human-like faces. If you had no context for this image, you might very well assume this is a fully robot character or even a statue.

I have my own gripes and worries and hopes concerning the upcoming show, but I just couldn’t get this fun bit of character design analysis out of my head. Shouldn’t have watched so much TB Skyen.

[popstarzine]

GET READY FOR A SNEAKPEEK !!

We're excited to show you a small snippet from one of our talented artists @cosmopoliturtle

✨️ Stay tuned for May 18th ✨️

[13daysadvent]

🧚 Contributor Lineup! 🧚

We're so excited to be able to introduce our wonderfae contributors for this year's project!

First up: our first batch of illustrators! They’re bringing you enthralling fae art in a variety of stunning styles!

@anticiajk | @bratzoid | Broci | @cosmopoliturtle | @dianeramic | @gellymilk | @feiyufly | @TheyDoodlesStuff | @kettle-bird | L3ar1c0t5 | @lunaru-xz | @madbrake | @magpied-illustration

Our illustrators, continued! We can’t wait to be able to show you all that they’ve been whipping up for this project!

@grrrenadine | @mspencerdraws | @mattibee-portfolio | @mochiwei | @perihn | @RagtimeLime | @resvarie | @sashthesloth | @serenashinart | @shaihime | @strangeomens-sketch | T.E.W.

Next, we have our merch artists! They’re making the fae realm & its peoples tangible for you, both digitally and physically!

@anticiajk | @gellymilk | @gidmoji | @grrrenadine | @mattibee-portfolio | @freakyfarm | @mochiwei | @perihn | @RagtimeLime | @shaihime | @silvishinystar | @strangeomens-sketch | @briantheinsomniac

Our alternative creators are up! They’re bringing fae to life in their very own ways!

Void | Nick | @wyrmwoodpyro | @woahfuck | Soul Starshine | @kid-sid | @freakyfarm

And last but absolutely not least: our writers! They’re bringing you spun tales and immersive descriptions of fae from all over!

@crescenttwins | @jteasers | Karakuri | @paxfacere | @charonean | Nick | Victor

Thank you so much for supporting this project up until now! Please look forward to seeing more work from these absolutely incredible creators!

[unearthzine]

🍃 Succarath as depicted by @cosmopoliturtle found inside the Unearth zine. You can preorder March 24 through April 21 🍃

[gachaponzine]

Meet our next Guest Artist: Cosmopoliturtle!

Tumblr: @cosmopoliturtle

Applications for the project are now OPEN!

Apply here before they close on May 24th!

The Gachapon Collectible Creature Catalogue (Zine) is a 2025 charity zine presenting a variety of original gachapon creatures and monsters in a fictional toy catalogue. The scope of the zine will be relatively small with plans for a digital release on platforms like itch.io and Ko-fi!

All proceeds will go to Trans Lifeline, an organization that offers emotional and financial support for trans people in crisis.

[noxith-sky]

@cosmopoliturtle, its been 10,000 years but I finally got the poster and the guys set up! (Solaire needs help staying upright)

[ofowlsdinosaursanddragons]

Redesign for Eternatus I wanted to do for funnsies.

fanart of eternatus by @cosmopoliturtle for reference.

[e-farmer]

So I'm working on this little Bestiary thing that'll showcase all the different creatures of the world of Undergrowth, but I'm stuck on the design right now. So, i figured I'd show you guys the concept art a friend of mine on Discord/Xbox drew up!

So this is our current design for the bestiary pages, it's very nicely made, don't get me wrong. But i feel it could use some more space, y'know? One thing i want to made add is a size comparison, kinda like how @cosmopoliturtle does with their fanmade monster hunter designs (love your work btw if you see this)

Come to think of it, this whole bestiary thing is just an excuse for me to write about ecology and flesh out the world of the Pale Earth (that's the world's actual name btw, never mentioned that before, whoops!) and give some proper fleshing out for the different creatures and beasts that roam the lands. Like for example, "What ecological niche do Tiktiks fill?" "Why are they so pale compared to creatures of similar size?" Ect.

Idk, what do you guys think? Feel free to leave any feedback or suggestions on how this design can be finalized.

[cosmopoliturtle]

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[telephonezine]

Say hello to Cosmopoliturtle, from our pool of artists! You can find them here:

linktr.ee/cosmopoliturtle

[little-cryptids]

Why hello there humans welcome to our blog, feel free to ask anything you want

Inbox: Open!!!^^

Rules: don't send any rude, inappropriate, sexist, or racist asks also don't be racist, inappropriate, sexist, or racist I am a minor. I'm fine with spam liking and please don't spam me with the same question over and over again sometimes i'm busy so I apologize for that so please no rushing me, if you don't follow the rules I will block you (I don't block right away but if it becomes a problem then I will). Thank you so much for reading I know it's a lot enjoy!!!!

Also my pfp is drawn by @cosmopoliturtle, you should go check them out their art is amazing

(my main blog is @loki104-uwu)

[fuzzychildchopshop]

Pokemon #208 by Cosmopoliturtle

[popstarzine]

ARTIST INTRO: SECTION 1 🍃

The next artist contributing for Section 1 is Cosmo! He will be drawing a page for Dyna Blade!

Big Kirby fan, happy to get a chance to explore the characters more and work with such talented folks!

DeviantArt, Tumblr, and Twitter: @cosmopoliturtle

The next artist contributing for Section 1 is Eganmont! She will be drawing a page for Dyna Blade!

Hiya! Ganmont here! KSSU was my very first Kirby game, so joining this project was a must! I’m so glad to be able to work alongside so many talented artists!

IG: e_ganmont Twitter: Ganmont Tumblr: @eganmont

The next artist contributing for Section 1 is Pibge! She will be drawing a page for Dyna Blade!

un-she/theys my sword and he/its you with the pommel haha Heya, I'm Pigeon! Despite my name, my mascot's a silverfish :0 I'm pretty sure my introduction to Kirby was TerminalMontage's Kirbo Super Star animation, so I think it's fitting the first zine I've ever taken part in is for Kirby Super Star! Lots of firsts here :3

Tumblr: @pibge