#scooter speaks

[yuriidoctor]

gay people: im gay

society: okay

gillion tidestrider: my name is Gillion Tidestrider, Champion of the Undersea, Hero of the Deep, The One, Singer/Songwriter of Gillion and the Tidestriders' hit single "The Hole in Your Heart", Warrior of Rock and Roll, Pigeon Lord, Moisture Master, Horse Tamer, Defenestrator of the Adulterous, Friend of Dugon, Dugon's Best Friend, Walking Fish, Fish, Dirt Eater, Chum of Chibo and Chums, Co-Captain Gill of the Riptide Pirates, Co-captain of the Albatross, Companion of Pretzel, Paramount Champion, Knighter of Julian That One Time, Pretzel Carrier, Leviathan Tamer, Serpent Rider, Brother of Dugon, Friend of Duke D Dukem Duke of Dooke, Eater of Grass, Beater of Ass, Grandma's Good Boy, Dismantler of Evil, Eater of Shit, Capitalism Hater, Royalty Assassinator, Sufferer of the Spice, Weed Eater, Slayer of Evil, Loffinlot Liberator, Fruitninja, Eater of Sand, Juice Enjoyer, Rescuer of John, Fishy, Bitcoin Miner, NFT Purchaser, Driplord, Grandmillion, The One Who Will Change The World, Grimm Slayer, In Need of a Dad, Goblin Gobbler, Lime Lord, Tuber, Chip's Nightmare Fuel, Monsoon And Moon Son, Eater of Ass, Pretzel Seeker

[scooterpengie]

I decided to write a bit about Black Hat because he's one of the strangest characters I have ever seen, writing-wise (I'm trying to be objective here but I might be a bit biased because Black Hat is also not my favourite 😅)

He's super powerful which means no one can ever defeat him but also super evil, so he'll never feel any emotion towards other characters which means he can never change/grow. Because of these things, he can never be challenged in any way and it makes him very one dimensional.

He treats Flug awfully (as well as the rest of his employees) which is common for the "evil villain and his subordinates" trope. Although most stories where this trope is used, the subordinate either gets tired of being mistreated and leaves, or the villain faces consequences for their actions. Except that Black Hat is a protagonist and we're supposed to like him. The show gives no indication that this will ever change, or that Black Hat will receive any sort of comeuppance.

These aren't necessarily criticisms, they're part of what makes Black Hat (and the show as a whole) so interesting, but I'm also very confused at why the writers decided to make him this way. I hadn't seen anyone say this yet so I'd love to hear other people's thoughts!

[tofasco-kylasco]

Ok new pinned post!

This blog was created with the intention of reblogging every post I ever liked on my main! 😬

Speaking of, my main is @scooterpengie (I was gonna share my own art here too, but that ship sailed long ago 😓)

Anyway, expect to see tonnes of art, mostly Reylo with a bunch of cartoons, and also funny stuff 🤷‍♀️ Everything is queued.

Have fun following!

[brennan-lee-mother]

Can’t believe the intrepid heroes forgot about this one random 1-minute bit in Pirate Brawl

[ghouljams]

Blue collar!141, Kortac, etc. is something I didn’t know I needed

Blue collar workers deserve more love. Yeah yeah we all love the high powered man au(business owners, mafia dons, etc) but have you ever seen someone build a table from scratch? That's hot.

Pluses to blue collar au boys:

-big appetites

-weird site gossip

-job security

-fixing things around the house

-the muscles

I rest my case

[lesbiancarat]

want to give my two cents on the AI usage in the maestro trailer--

i think seventeen doing a whole concept that is anti-AI is very cool, especially as creatives themselves i think it's good that they're speaking up against it and i hope it gets more ppl talking about the issue. i also understand on a surface level the artistic choice (whether it was made by the members, the mv director, or whoever else), to directly use AI in contrast to real, human-made visuals and music in order to criticize it. i also appreciate that they clearly stated the intention of the use of AI at the beginning of the video

however, although i understand it to an extent, i do not agree with the choice to use AI to critique AI. one of the main ethical concerns with generative AI is that it is trained on other artists' work without their knowledge, consent, or compensation. and even when AI generated images are being used to critique AI, it still does not negate this particular ethical concern

the use of AI to critique also does not negate the fact that this is work that could have been done by an actual artist. i have seen some people argue that it's okay in this context because it's a critique specifically about AI, and it is content that never would have been done by a real artist anyway because it doesn't make sense for the story they're trying to tell. but i disagree. i think you can still tell the exact same story without using AI

and in fact, i would argue that it would make the anti-AI message stronger if they HAD paid an artist to draw/animate the scenes that are supposed to represent AI generated images. wouldn't it just be proof that humans can create images that are just as bad and nonsensical and soulless as AI, but that AI can't replicate the creativity and beauty and basic fucking anatomy that's in human-made art?

it feels very obvious this was not just a way to cut corners and costs like a lot of scummy people are using AI for. ultimately it was a very intentional creative decision, i just personally think it was a very poor one. and even if some ethical considerations were taken into account before this decision, i certainly don't think all of them were. at the very least i feel like the decision undermines the message they want to convey

i would also like to recognize that i myself am not an artist, and i have seen some artists that are totally on board with the use of AI in this specific context, so clearly this is not a topic that is cut and dry. but generative AI is still new, and i think it's important to keep having these conversations

[fireplace-ashes13]

[jonathan-cranes-mistress-of-fear]

Dad just stopped by my apt with a large scooters infusion (raspberry energy drink) which is my favorite treat drink and he profusely apologized and told me he was going to make an effort not to forget me, he also fixed some settings on his phone he had no idea were active (one made the phone mute all calls and notifs if you place your phone screen side down in a table)

Anyway, he made an effort and is trying to do so in the future. That means the world to me, and does makes up for it. (re: I love scooters and can easily be swayed with an infusion)

[transsongtaewon]

Never let it be said that there is no use for Sung Hyunjae.

[prorneth-eus]

the completed Frog Detective painting series

[skippiefritz]

i really like to think that the gay earring in ur scooter design came from the electric mayhem peircing his ear in the abc series

Yes! good eye

I think that he still wouldn't trust the mayhem because like, they're all stoned and an ear piercing can go very wrong

so he probably got Skeeter to do it (since my design of her is super pierced)

here's a lil comic explaining my vision

(he's getting it for Walter)

[yuriidoctor]

everytime someone draws tim skinny a loud sob can be heard faintly in the distance

[scooterpengie]

Um is this an innuendo in the Shrunken Rescue comic??? 😭

Maybe I'm just dirty minded but like I genuinely can't think what else that line could mean??? (They're referring to Heed's bedroom btw)

[silly-little-gooses]

CHAT WE DID IT

[carolb111]

[mattitvdes]

everybody cheered