#cyber zen

[nestedneons]

By jilt with stablediffusion

Cyberpunk art commissions

Ko-Fi

My free ai workflows

[travendraws]

Bringing back some old Zentreya fanart (2022-2023)

It's always fun to look back at old art and see the progress I've made in my art skills!

[snakeybread]

i like his hands in this skin

[izumistrauma]

NVM ON THE MUTUAL CHART I HAVE TOO MANY

[goffjames]

Spotlight Art - Yellow Chaos in Cyber Land VI - A Painting by Sluslo @ ZEN

Spotlight Art – Yellow Chaos in Cyber Land VI – A Painting by Sluslo @ ZEN

[tonberry-yoda]

Genji headcanons because i cant stop staring at him 👁👄👁

oh my this gif is so pretty

this isnt a headcanon, this is canon, i just wanted to say it: have you seen that man's ass?!?!?! double cheeked up frrr

smack it

catch him off guard

pinch it or something

you'll leave the man confused for days

tend to his wounds because the man fr needs healing smh

as your tending to his injured state, lay kisses all over his face

tell him how cool he looks, it will definitely boost his ego in a good way

tell him he's hot, he deserves it, just know that he will deny it with a bright red face

you and him definitely make fun of Hanzo, it's just required

he gets really insecure about his scars and the fact that he is literally mostly cyber, so please tell him otherwise

give him all the words of affirmation you have because it always does make him feel better

DONT TOUCH HIS SWORDS OR ANY WEAPONS FOR THAT MATTER

1. he doesnt want you to get hurt

2. those are his life, so if you touch them he will lecture you for an hour

he is little spoon

that's canon

mhm

confirmed

if in the moment he wants to be big spoon, he will bury his face in the crook of your neck

he will also just do that when he is little spoon, but cuddling you back

it's little spoon, but he's facing you, ya know?

he doesnt snore, he just has cute little breaths <3

he likes making fun of you, but never to hurt you, just to play about and it's cute because he really gets himself and you giggling

play videogames with him

especially stardew or animal crossing, i just so those chill games as his vibe

i also think he loves botw, so cuddle him as he's just exploring the world

he would introduce you to zen and y'all would kick it off immediately, trying to pull pranks on genji

pick flowers for genji, he's a sucker for it

get him a cat and he will be yours forever

make fun of his bowlcut from when he was a kid and feel the wrath of more than likely a tickle or pillow fight

when you and kiriko are together, you are taking Genji DOWN

just expect a lot of love and sweetness from Genji <3

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@tonberry-yoda

[yellowhollyhock]

I see Raph having a punk and metal aesthetic leather jackets and motorcycles. Donny is techno all the way with some cyber thrown in there. They both like dieselpunk and steampunk. Because twins. Leo is more into the zen aesthetic with some samurai thrown in. Mikey um he’s a weird one to pin down but he definitely likes the comic book aesthetics and monster movies.

accurate

(I always want to misspell accurate, purposefully, to show emotion, but accruate looks like I'm trying to noun accrue which could be confusing)

[multi-muse-transect]

V in Mortal Kombat interactions.

@aggravateddurian

Duplicate

V: If you’re me from the future, please tell me I get Johnny out of my head.

V: It’s gonna come at a price.

V: So is Jackie alive in your universe?

V: Who's Jackie?

V: So where are you from? Haywood, Badlands or Charter Hill?

V: Haywood.

Raiden

V: It’s gonna take more than just fancy fighting moves to survive NC.

Raiden: Don't judge a book by its cover V.

V: Fuck, it’s so hard to fight without combat implants!

Raiden: You must get used to a life without crutches, only then can you overcome the city itself.

V: You don’t happen to know who’s the Zen Master now do you?

Raiden: Why he’s a teacher in the Wushi Academy!

V: You’re gonna love the esoterica.

Raiden: You should show me sometime.

Raiden: Such a bleak future you live in…

V: It has its perks.

Raiden: It’s horrible that people would do things to themselves to survive such an insane city.

V: The city ends up getting them regardless.

Johnny Cage

V: Told you Alex was the best.

Johnny: The best? She is leading woman material!

V: Johnny and Solomon are actors in this universe?

Johnny: You’re talking about Keanu and Idris right?

V: No, you’re not making my life into a movie.

Johnny: Maybe a video game can work?

Johnny: So you mind telling me how brain dances work?

V: You need to chrome the fuck up first.

Johnny: Adam Smasher sounds like a lame ass name.

V: Why don't you say that to his face when you see him?

Scorpion

V: You remind me of this one guy-he was a bodyguard.

Scorpion: I wish to meet him one day then.

V: Fuck me, what kind of implants cause those?

Scorpion: Technology isn't required to learn magic.

Scorpion: You're getting more and more skilled without your combat implants.

V: It took sometime but I'm getting there.

Scorpion: Arasaka's evil must be stopped!

V: They'll learn to fear the reaper when we raid it.

Sub Zero

V: I've met plenty of gonks like you in NC. All dead in a ditch

Sub Zero: Then I will be the first to survive.

V: You just sold out your clan by working for Arasaka!

Sub Zero: A small price to pay for salvation.

Sub Zero: Adam Smasher has proven himself to be a valuable ally!

V: Don't come crying to me when he bites you in the ass!

Sub Zero: With Arasaka's tech, I will create an unstoppable army of cyber-Lin Kuei!

V: Not on my watch!

Kung Lao

V: Careful, that attitude won't get anywhere in NC.

Kung: Cybernetic thugs don't scare me.

V: A hat? Seriously!?

Kung: Don't underestimate it V.

Kung: Is Panam available for today?

V: As if she'd go out with you.

Kung: I heard about the story of David Martinez. I've had the same experience like that...

V: You should take it to heart.

Sindel

V: This isn't my first time meeting a ruler.

Sindel: Oh? Do tell...

V: Jesus Christ, what kind of chrome makes you do THAT?

Sindel: Please, I don't need machines in my body.

Sindel: Do you do this often? Asking rulers out for dinner?

V: I learned it from a gig in Dogtown.

Sindel: Our magic will help cure your condition.

V: Let's hope it doesn't turn the other guy into pixie dust first.

Shang Tsung

V: Tell me where So Mi is or you end up eating lead.

Shang: You still care about her despite everything?

V: I've known many backstabbing assholes in NC. You're not special.

Shang: But I am built different compared to them.

Shang: I assure you, my magic will make sure that Silverhand will be gone.

V: I'm not selling my principals out to a wizard!

Shang: I wonder if I will have Silverhand's soul when I take it from your body.

V: One-try it asshole and two-I don't think that's how it works.

Shao Kahn

V: I almost mistook you for an Animals member.

Shao: Do you mock me mercenary!?

V: Not my first I've fight someone big with a hammer.

Shao: Then they must've died in the most humiliating way possible!

Shao: I am not afraid of a dying mercenary!

V: You will be.

Shao: All legends fade.

V: Not mine, it will never fade away!

Reiko

V: You're seriously coming at me with a spear and shurikens?

Reiko: Unlike you-I don't need machines under my skin.

V: Many gonks like you die because of loyalty.

Reiko: Then they have died honorably!

Reiko: You aren't afraid of death. Good!

V: I pass by it all the time.

Reiko: You spared Khameleon. So weak and disgusting! Mercy is disgusting!

V: Your devotion to the roided maniac is way more disgusting.

Tanya

V (if female V): You know anything I can get for Judy?

Tanya: I recommend the flowers of the royal garden.

V: My world can use more people like you.

Tanya: Maybe there is. Perhaps you weren't looking enough.

Tanya: I don't trust Reed.

V: Good, don't!

Tanya: Takemura is so blinded by loyalty.

V: That's Goro for you.

Kitana

V: You sound...familiar.

Kitana: I don't even know who you are.

V: Fuck me, I need one of those!

Kitana: First you must learn to train with them.

Kitana: I can't believe the Mox's care about money instead of caring for others.

V: Tell me about it.

Kitana: Thank you for telling me about Hansen.

V: You're welcome princess.

Li Mei

V: I think I know a detective who would love to have you as a partner.

Li Mei: Do tell Earthrealmer...

V: If the cops acted like you then NC would have zero crime.

Li Mei: Perhaps I should teach them.

Li Mei: So much corruption in your city, I'm surprise it's still standing.

V: You can thank the mega-corps that semi-run it.

Li Mei: 6th Street are nothing but barbarians parading as protectors.

V: Lofty patriotic bullshit is all they spew out of their mouths.

Kenshi

V: Fought a guy just like you. Hunted Tigers.

Kenshi: Was he just as skilled as me?

V: You're gonna love Jotaro Shobo since you kill yakuza a lot.

Kenshi: Really? Tell me where he is...

Kenshi: Your blades are advanced but not advanced as sento.

V: No shit. None of them can summon a ghost!

Kenshi: I would love to duel Oda one day.

V: I don't think that's a smart idea...

Ashrah

V: No one is good or bad where I come from...except for Maelstrom.

Ashrah: They are beyond redemption.

V: I know a guy who needs someone like you, he's FIA.

Ashrah: I know he has a good heart but is clouded by devotion.

Ashrah: So Mi is safe with me.

V: Tell her I said hi.

Ashrah: Regina Jones heart is so pure yet full of darkness.

V: Really? She doesn't seem to have a bad bone in her.

Smoke

V: What the hell kinda name is Smoke?

Smoke: One that you will respect.

V: Thanks for taking care of 6th Street for me.

Smoke: They're nothing but savages.

Smoke: The Aldecaldos have such a beautiful culture.

V: Wanna join them one day?

Smoke: Wakako looks like she's taken a liking to me.

V: Odd, she doesn't like anyone.

Geras

V: So..how does my story end?

Geras: Your future is very...hard to tell.

V: You're a Samurai fan?

Geras: I was watching their concerts very recently.

Geras: I suggest you should side with So Mi.

V: Why is that?

Geras: I have met another who travels to other timelines.

V: Ciri? Yeah, she does that.

Liu Kang

V: I can tell you didn't create my timeline.

Liu Kang: I would never create such depravity.

V: Shit, I'm sure Viktor would love you on the boxing club.

Liu Kang: I’ll visit one day.

Liu Kang: In one timeline, you and So Mi are together.

V: That...that's kinda beautiful.

Liu Kang: I have something that will help your ailment.

V: Really? It won't fry my nerves right?

[mattphobic]

ive had these thoughts cooking in my brain for weeks i need to dump them somewhere, enjoy

can Genji feel his cyber body? like if i touch his arm will he feel that or nah? i always imagined he couldn't, since it's ya kno he's made of metal. i think he'd always ask his s/o to touch his face; hold it, poke it, anything, that's the only form of touch he can actually feel and he wants it so SO bad

but overwatch if fictional maybe he can get like super duper cool sensors in the rest of his body and now he can feel again!! sick!! but there's a downside to this, as there is to all things — having not felt touch for so many years, it's bound to get overwhelming when you can feel everything again all of a sudden. he doesn't know how to feel about it

Genji's s/o can't cuddle up with him every night anymore bc it gets too overwhelming. but when Genji actually hugs them it becomes a lot more special of a moment now

this brings me to another question, can Omnics feel touch? again, i always imagined they couldn't, since again, they're ya kno they're made of metal. but of course, Omnics have a different experience with touch — none, than Genji — losing it. Omnics never even thought about touch, they don't know what it is.

Genji would stay up every night talking to Zenyatta about what it's like to feel touch — i never imagined Genji to be poetic or anything, but i think he'd describe touch as such a beautiful thing, he'd make a hug sound like the best feeling on earth.

"what's the most beautiful thing to you, Master? to me, i think... being in the embrace of someone's arms again."

Genji would probably feel guilty complaining about it sometimes, as the Omnic he's complaining to has NEVER felt touch in the first place, so he's essentially complaining about a foreign experience he's got no idea about. and Zen would have to remind him that he's allowed to complain about it. Omnics weren't made to feel touch, but humans were, and Genji's still a human, despite all the metal plating on him

[nestedneons]

Off-world colonies

By jilt with midjourney

Cyberpunk commissions

Ko-Fi

[travendraws]

Neon lights, am I right?

[marshmallowprotection]

youre *the* saeran blog so i was hoping maybe you could clarify for a friend and i. was discussing post-ray-ae-careers and i know saeyoung got contracted w jumin, but i was confused about saeran's job? i only remember that he said that "being a hacker was suffering" at the end of his route but i know hes also the (un?)official head of cyber security at c&r. is that his actual job in the ae? or is he just legit free to do whatever after all is said and done?

Alright, I understand that this is a perplexing situation for you. So, GE Saeran has to become the head of the security detail as soon as the two of you escape Mint Eye. It's not because he wants that to be his job. God knows the last thing he wants is to spend the rest of his life on a hacking schedule. But, he has no choice. He takes control of the security team that's hunting down his twin brother, and Jaehee gets to take a break by letting him at the helm. It's nothing for Saeran.

In-game, he is referred to as being far more skilled than his brother, so he knows he shouldn't waste skill no matter how much he hates it. He might not know what he will do when he finds his brother, but he wants Saeyoung to be able to live a free life. So, for the two months that Saeran is free from Mint Eye, he has an official job and that's a job at C&R as the head of this special task force.

I don't think he's the head of Cybersecurity for the entire cooperation, though. He could surely make suggestions and help the company in any way if he noticed a failure, and I bet he did when they were trying to ensure that C&R didn't go offline in the midst of the world learning the truth thanks to them. So, you're right, the unofficial man who is in charge of cybersecurity is a solid label for him at that point. But, the proper label would be the head of the task force. He's doing different things depending on what's needed.

But, if we're talking about the head of cybersecurity, that is the title Saeyoung is given in V's After Ending. When Saeyoung is on the cusp of wanting to not be alive anymore, Jumin offers him a place to be so he can do good and try to make sense of his grief. He takes the job as best he can and continues in that role since the contract was one of those things that will go on forever. It was the only thing Jumin could think of to keep his friend alive. Saeyoung has that job title locked up but Saeran doesn't, by technicality.

However, the job Saeran has an end date in sight. The goal is to find his brother and secure the future. His thought process is that once he finds his brother and they can get everything cleaned up, there will be time for him to decide what he wants to do.

After all, he only had a few moments of freedom before he jumped back into doing something.

He deserves some time to not have to worry about the state of the world around him. He deserves to be able to be selfish. I do not think that he will stay working immediately after the events of his after ending. That will change in the future, but in the immediate time frame, it's time for a break. He needs time to just be a person and to make up for everything he never got to do before now. Where is he getting the money for that? Jumin. Saeyoung. The RFA. They're not going to let Saeran struggle! Nobody's letting Saeyoung struggle on his own, either.

Saeyoung has a copious amount of money saved. He isn't going to have to worry about working for a while. If anything, he's going to be using his money to also live a little and that means the same for his brother. The twins aren't going to be working anytime soon. It's time for a break. It's time for a vacation. For the time being, neither of them have jobs. 

He has a job with Jumin, Jaehee, or Zen if he wants one. That’s the thing. The boys are always going to be able to find work if they want it. It doesn't matter how they want to work or who they want to work for, their friends are going to make sure that they're taken care of as much as possible. They're never going to have to worry about that. I don't think the twins would ask for help, but anyone would give it to them without question.

Now, do I have an idea of what his work is going to be when he has the decision in his head to get a job? Sort of. There is one piece of merch that implies that he could be working as a white hacker. It's not solid enough for us to go on, but it exists. That would mean that he would be using his powers for good instead of the other way around. It's possible the twins will work together as white hackers for some time. I don't see that as a lifelong career for them but I do see it as something that they can work on when needed.

Frankly, I align myself more with the theory that someday they will have a toy and flower shop combination. TLDR; Saeran has a job at C&R during the After Ending, but that job wouldn't exist after Jumin is ousted from the company. But, he could get a job with Jumin if he wants to once again later on since Jumin started his own practice. It is the same for Saeyoung.

[hedgehoghavoc]

"Before the Chaos incident, I didn't really get the whole positive vs. negative chaos energy thing. It was all just kind of one thing when I drew on the Emeralds. I just took everything they gave me. Probably explains why I was a little wilder when I went Super as a kid. But... just using the positive energy is the better bet. More stable, more zen, you get it?"

"The last time I went all-out with them was... the Starfall Islands, actually. The whole cyber corruption deal... kind of functioned like the negative energy. It was only really for a moment, but I felt like I did back on the first Death Egg. Like I was someone else...."

[linhmiu201]

Press F to pay respect to our Vanderwood, he never ceases to amuse us. :) He's basically promoted as Seven's nanny now. Give him some spotlight please Cheritz. 🙏🙏

Finally, I read the Judge End. It's sad how the RFA basically torn apart (I did agree that there should be a name change but throwing away the name and breaking apart ain't the same thing... *insert sad V emoji*) And it's absurb how harsh you would need to act in order to unlock it. At least now I totally understand why it only took a few 'soft' choices to lead you to the other ending, and why Cheritz seems to push us into getting Forgive End. They feel the need to sink us with lessons about forgiveness and keep saying that's the right thing to do because of Korean culture, I suppose. Be warned, this is just my own speculation.

When I was in junior high school, a certain Korean TV series was aired at noon. It was unfortunate that I had to go to school every afternoon so I didn't get to watch all of it, but that series left such a big impression on me. Its name is Phantom, an SBS series about hacking and cyber crimes. I remember this detail the most: a girl was cyber bullied to the point that she committed suicide. At that time it was so unfamiliar to me that I remember it even now. If you guys read Chinese web novels then you'd know that the netizens there don't really care if news posted online is truthful or not. If it is said that this celebrity or that idol had an addiction, committed adultery,... then they'll just assume it's true, and swarm said celebrity's Weibo with hate speech. And do you know about a case where an actor in Japan was revealed to have a girlfriend, his fans felt so angry and 'betrayed' that they pressured a production he was starring in to cancel his role? In the end, he got removed from his role for real. Does this feel familiar? That's right, it's Zen's route in a nutshell right there, where Jaehee was so worried about MC and Zen dating, because she knew fans would turn hostile to Zen once they found out he had a girlfriend "who weren't themselves". I don't know what's it like in other countries, but here, in Asian countries, many of the netizens are just so... uncultured, if I dare say. It's not only these 3 countries, but probably all over the world, cases of cyber bullying are still happening. How convenient it is for people to just hide behind the screen and spit cruelty at others or play god. They curse and sneer at prople who they think that were in the wrong, while maintaining a high sense of moral for themselves.

With VAE, you can see such behaviors reflected in the 'wrong' choices, for example:

Rika: My thoughts are evil. No, it's all because of my head. This head of mine can think of nothing but dark things.

Rika: I wish this head of mine would stop working... So that I won't do anything. So that I can't do anything.

The players then have to choose from 2 options, including:

Maybe you've been too obsessed with saving others that you forgot how to save yourself.

Or:

You know, that'd be the way you can be the least of help for others.

To reach the Judge End, we need to choose the second choice (alongside a series of fixed choices before that of course). Honestly, that choice is way too cruel for me, we're basically telling her to shut down her brain and stop functioning here (which she did, she fell into a coma), but in order to reach Judge, I can't help but choosing it, since I knew even 1 'wrong' choice could possibly lead to Forgive and that sweet free talk would remain unlocked forevah. If judgement goes too far, it's no longer judgement but pure cruelty... is what I think Cheritz is trying to tell us here. They're telling us to be more understanding even only a little bit, and don't take malicious pleasure in judging other people, even if they are wrong, because you never know whether a life would be lost due to such malice. For me, sometimes it's hard to tell whether I was pleased to see Rika brought to jail since I felt bad for those she hurted, or because of pure pleasure in playing justice defender where you get to curse the bad person all you want. If it's the latter, then it's bad - said Cheritz, probably.

Oopsie, I nearly forgot I took this picture. The wording is harsh, but I laughed for that savage line of Jumin. xD This is the Judge End where RFA members were utterly disgusted by Rika and shooed her away from their lives. It was all fun and games I honestly think their reaction was understandable given how badly hurted they were when suddenly we were introduced to a "Rika's Circus"... How could something be both hilarious and cruel at the same time?? Seven being the narrator, Jaehee's and Yoosung's exaggeration, Zen talking in monotone, especially Jumin's high-pitched voice and Vanderwood's "why the hell am I here again?" confusion, they were so hilarious I couldn't stop chuckling. ......Sorry that I laughed, what's the password for Wi-Fi in hell?

Entertaining as it is, the "Rika's Circus" thing is still something Cheritz made to guilt trip us. It wasn't real, it was only a dream MC had, but after laughing, we started to feel guilty. Brilliant, I must admit.

Anyway, although I did feel bad for her since V's route actually I still consider what she did is wrong, and no excuse for her actions. You and I, we can understand her, like her, but should never justify her crimes by blaming her past and mental illness. Likewise, V haters could hate him all they/you want, he kinda sorta deserves it with what he did wrong, but don't point fingers at him for the crimes Rika did. Oh yeah, now that I think about it, Saeran is a combination of both V and Rika, don't you think? He was a mentally unstable innocent like V who was exploited and suffered by Rika's hands, then became an abuser himself like Rika. Remember who locked and chained? MC in her room, starved her, verbally abused and kinda sexually harassed her? And then guess who had to sneak in to give MC food to eat hm?

My point is, these 3 characters are flawed as hell and they did so many annoying wrongdoings, but instead of purely hating them, how about trying to understand them? - was probably what Cheritz wanted to convey. Not my words since I have love-hate relationship with them where sometimes I hate them and sometimes I don't. And I still can't like Rika one bit if you ask me, never was, never will.

If you guys read this till the end and agreed with me, then you'd probably love this underrated masterpiece too. It's a parody that whichever fandom you go, you'd still see people using it... the ultimate scene we don't understand but can still enjoy... xD

[kyletwebster]

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[rfaromance]

It's Honoka's birthday today in Japan, and there is no Love Live without Honoka, so...

RFA + AS characters as Honoka SIF UR cards.

Yoosung: The stuDYING one definitely works, but more seriously here's Cyber Honoka because Yoosung loves games!

Zen: Serious Cinderella vibes here. Zen kins Cinderella.

Jaehee: I struggled a little here, but I think this maid Honoka works! Getting café practice in.

707: Stargazing Honoka, picking out constellations. He loves stars.

Jumin: Another tough one since Honoka doesn't have any cat URs! He's really into supernatural stuff,though, so here's a witch Honoka!

Ray: This floral Honoka works for Ray as well as GE!Saeran, honestly. Look at her hair accessories!

V: I struggled the most with V. Honoka doesn't have any mint-colored outfits. While a sun motif would've worked, since Rika sees V as being like the sun, I chose this card because... "V, where are you going? V, is this a good time for a vacation? V, DO YOU HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE???"