#cuphead holly

[intoxi-tooned]

Doodles whilst I was on vacation.

It's still surreal to me that Bill showed up in that one chapter

[paint-n-thinner]

i need to kill them with hammers

[emolly242]

⚠️ SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 344⚠️

@theinkymystery

[kitocrystal]

This entire chapter was a fever dream

[hatterladz]

So let's talk Cuphead's kills

I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE I NEED TO YAP!!! REREAD BE DAMNED I NEED TO SPEAK!!!!

Alrighty so spoilers for Inky Mystery, buckle up this is going to be a long one

Okay so I was going to my fav chapters and doing some rereads

And I'm going rabid about Chapter 177: A Broken Cup and it made me also realize some things with Chapter 334: Can't Sleep a Wink

Now to start off with 334 always bugged me, it felt so out of nowhere. I mean, Cup is sleeping around with girls, being Bendy's wingman and before that doing Fanny favors? Sure there was the gangs but it felt sudden that Cup just killed Wink not only that but that murder was much more emotionally involved then his other jobs. Why?

At first I could believe it's his overprotective streak, but now I think it might be something else, because I reread Chapter 177, where he's getting taunted by the Night Terror. And when I read him being taunted I took it all as lies but during my reread...

How much of Wink's death was really the B-Bros protection? How much of it was for Wilson? Was it really that? Or was it something else?

Much earlier in the story it's mentioned Cuphead laughed at hurting and killing people. But we know he didn't enjoy it, it haunts him. His guilt and regret is mentioned frequently. He even remembers all of his victims.

So why? Why is there so much emphasis in the Labrynth that Cuphead is not just a killer but a killer who likes his job? When he has this much guilt and regret? When he remembers all of their screams and deaths?

Because it's how he copes. He was raised as a killer, it's what he's good at and he also knows that, when it comes to the underworld, an easy solution.

The events surrounding this chapter was more then just Cuphead going through a playboy era with his friend Bendy. The house stresses him out, he can't go there now after the events that happened with Holly. So he went to the Candy Shop, except then Fanny hurt and betrayed him. He doesn't have anywhere to go so he's coping in the worst ways possible.

Violence and women. Now this isn't my post where I talk about how using sex is a coping mechanism is a horrible idea, so I'll move on from that. But let's look at that quote again "I've need something to hit for awhile".

He's doing it as a stress relief. He can't figure things out with Fanny, he can't help his friend with his guilt and fears of killing angels, he can't do anything about the deal with Marcus, the ink machine, the fact he's trapped as the "Devil's Dog".

But he can kill Winky. Winky has his goons all over the house. Winky killed Wilson which caused all his friends pain, Winky tried to attack his friends, Winky has answers to his questions, Winky is a problem. So he takes it out on Winky. He wasn't ever intending of letting Winky go easy, and he especially wasn't planning it after his suspicions were true. Why would he mention he works for the Devil otherwise?

Why did he leave Mugman home? Because Mugs would stop him. He didn't want to be stopped. It's why he doesn't tell anyone about it or Darius after. Sure Darius is a target, and I'm sure information was also a target. But that wasn't the only reason.

But he doesn't want to admit how easy it is for him to kill, the relief it gives. And how guilty he feels afterwards.

Because he doesn't even want to address it's his fault. He did what he had to. He doesn't want to believe what sort of person he is, he doesn't want to remember all the things he's done. He tries to forget. It's not his fault, he was protecting his brother. He was told to by the Devil. He did what he had to. Didn't want to acknowledge the times he had fun tormenting people, to acknowledge how good he is at being a monster [since deep down, that's how he sees himself], and he especially didn't want to acknowledge he killed when he didn't have to. That he took the "easy" way to do things.

He did what he had to. That's what he needs to believe.

[alice-the-kittycat-yt]

Redo of what's on this post

[mini-golden]

Okay so I already posted this in the comment section of inky mystery but I wanted to post this here on Tumblr cause I haven't seen this talked about on here.

[spoilers for chapter 349]

Ugghh, this chapter was so frustrating. I've been sitting on it for awhile and reading some rants that are have been sympathetic to both Felix and Canola's POV and I can really see both sides of their arguments. They are both right and wrong. Obviously we know that Canola does not have the full context but I also wanted to point out the chapter title for my point as to why both Felix and Canola are both right and wrong. The chapter title is "Imperfect Parents" implying there is multiple parents. What I haven't seen brought up is how Canola is as a parent because she drove her own daughter away due to her protectiveness and not really being there emotionally for Holly. So while Canola is right about a couple things, that being Felix' zaniness and fear of putting his foot down for the boys' in case that's the breaking point of their trust. So I think we should think about that context when it comes to Canola's arguments.

From the context that we have from Holly, her mother really hurt her and I'd go as far as to say it's possibly an emotional neglect wound. But she was physically safe, had a roof over her head and food on the table and Canola seemed to prioritise that sense of safety over Holly's emotional needs. I think there is an interesting parallel between Felix and Canola's parenting styles here. Felix is so gentle in his parenting that I've seen people say that Cuphead and Holly feel more like fit older parental figures to the bbros then Felix. Canola is kind of the opposite, she provides all you need physically but she is emotionally distant.

Hopefully this doesn't feel like a bash on Canola's character, people have just had whole essays about Felix so I wanted to focus on Canola to bring something I haven't seen talked about to the inky mystery essay/rant table.

Wonderful chapter as always to Tap, Mercowe, Specs and everyone else on the inky mystery crew. I'm so excited to see how Felix handles these revelations and difficulties.

[crok-s]

Here’s a comic of an idea that I had

[djevelbl]

Quick question — what's the appeal of Colly/Runestraw?? Like /genq, no hate to anyone who wholeheartedly and genuinely ships it, I'm just curious about what made ppl want Cup and Holly to date

[sirensea14]

Memes-

[ch1-kasak0]

Would y'all be mad if I said cup x Holly x bendy as a poly ship just sounds right to me

[b0r3dmfs]

Some of my lil doodles that I had in my sketchbook 😗

[paint-n-thinner]

Are you still taking request?? If so could you do Colly if that's alright?

Also love your artstyle, your lineart is so pretty❤️

waiter! waiter! more colly please!!

[emolly242]

Doodles!!!!

@theinkymystery

[kitchenutensilfamilyau]

Figured Holly needed a good redesign as well-

[katikomini]

I also decided to scribble this with a brush in the ibis (today is my birthday lol)