#sky cotl analysis

[artemistorm]

Two Embers Trailer Analysis Part 1

(Go watch the trailer if you haven't already seen it.)

This is the battleground of Golden Wasteland before the fall, before it became a wasteland and a battleground.

Hopeful Steward (probably). Are they living alone now? We know from an earlier trailer that they had a sick parent, is this after their parent died?

Colors, domesticated manatees (one has the crystallization ailment). In the background, you can see pipes fractured and are leaking what looks like light. I've always wondered what the pipes of Wasteland/Eden piped around and I though it was water but it makes sense if it is light. Notice there's a line of people coming out of the building.

The line of people are all waiting to go inside and talk to the priest-looking person on the left. Who are they? Are they a doctor or something? What is this building?

This cleric or nurse or helper person then inspects the arm of this random person waiting in line and discovers they have the crystallization on their arm. Also notice the cleric's hat--is that written language script on it? Reminds me of Cuneiform.

Stewie setting up a tiny little shop in the marketplace. One thing I love about this trailer is we get to see the colors of everything. In game, many of the colors of the banners are faded with age and the spirits themselves are washed out or are shades of blue or gold so for many of them we really don't know what colors their clothing was, but here we get to see what kinds of clothing colors were common in the Sky Civilization before the fall.

Stewie notices something is wrong, looks up to see billowing stormclouds and the light in the towers fading and going out.

Everyone looks up to Eden, which glows brighter for a moment before going dark. Spooky.

This is the most enigmatic part of the trailer. This figure levitates downward in front of the Eden crystal--what I think is the power source for the Sky Civilization. I've seen some people hypothesize that that is the Eden Elder or King, a person named Resh, and possibly one of the Two Embers.

The very next scene shows a freaking tsunami of reddish darkness gushing into the city and washing over the army. This reminds me very strongly of Ganondorf's Malice/Gloom in Tears of the Kingdom.

Stewie and manatee flee the city by running on the pipes. A good thing too because in the next scene, Stewie's shelter is blown away in the wind.

THe next several scenes are with soldiers running to battle and getting into position. Some things I think are interesting are that the soldiers have different colors of tunic (different ranks or units?) and all their spears are glowing blue. Are they powered by something? What do they do with that power?

Stewie tells Manatee to be quiet (hiding it?) and gives the manatee the butterfly that their parent painted for them.

But then, someone grabs Stewie!

A soldier opens a device pointed at a bunch of manatees. Not sure what's going on here, but look at that blue diamond. Does it look familiar? Isn't that the kind of object you are seeking in the ocean in the Abyss questline?

But it doesn't matter, because this person rams their shoulder into the device and knocks it over. Who are they?

Brave soldiers line up and get ready to fight. Notice the shield crest. What's interesting to me is it is a different crest than what you can see on the shields in the wasteland. Not sure if it means anything.

Stewie gets knocked over and their painted butterfly goes flying out of their hand.

Suddenly they're in the vault?? Is that the Vault elder? Whoever they are, they're holding a memory lantern and touching Stewie's head. Are they putting Stewie's memories in a memory lantern? Are we going to get to see Stewie's memories?? :DDD

On the battlefield, dark dragons make their appearance.

>> Trailer Analysis pt 2

[beigetiger]

I. I understand now.

The Hopeful Steward wasn't a kid whose story was relevant before the darkness came.

The Hopeful Steward survived. They picked up the pieces. They went about healing things.

They made the Aviary as a place for people who'd lost their homes.

I see now.

[smiling-stel]

Not my bio of "big art fan" stepping closer to the realm of false advertisement for every Trash of the Count's Family textpost i reblog-

🔗 Quick links in bio/tags

[godofthestupid]

todays photography highlights and later references

[traciekitten]

so I'm currently finishing up the 4th chapter of my Sky: CotL x Linked Universe fanfic (right here) that I've been working on for over a year now, and for some reason i've only consciously realized now that i have no idea what to do with a good third of these characters.

Below: the brief beginnings of character profiles i made to hopefully start sorting this out, which sorta devolved into humorous character summaries. It did get a little long because there are 10 of them (ended up doing the skykid too) so i put it under the cut. A couple of these, like Wind, take more from what I've seen of their games than directly from the comic.

With any luck, I'll change some of these a lot. I just felt like sharing in case you guys found it interesting or wanted to share your suggestions for the characters i really struggle with :P

Wind, my favorite boyo

More down-to-earth than you might assume, but with so much determination to protect that he doesn't think for even a second before throwing himself into danger. A supportive and steady presence (he is a big brother, after all), but not without a healthy helping of attitude and whimsy. Younger kids think he's cool. He's humble about his status as a hero. Very expressive, of course.

Time, my man

Doesn't often let on about what he's thinking, perhaps to avoid damaging the Chain's confidence in themselves as a unit. Also he just likes being cryptic a lot. Has an almost childish sense of humor and he's sneaky about it, the king of pranks right there. Has a soft spot for kids, but isn't overprotective. Also it's important to me that he has a sweet tooth and doesn't care about healthy diets.

Warriors, the guy i guess

Likes teasing when things are casual, usually Legend. Soon as there are any stakes, he switches to 'Captain mode' and gets serious. Often distrustful of strange things. Takes charge mainly just in battle or battle-related things.

Wild, wilderness guy

LOVES exploring. its his lifeblood, he eats, sleeps, and breathes exploring (literally lol). Loves his homeland so much, not in a patriotic way but because its his home. Tends to get a bit silly and, well, wild. Practically doesn't know what fear is. Will do crazy things because why not. impluse control who? Even more crazy is the fact that half the stuff actually works. Tends to match the energy of whoever he's talking to. Default state is chaotically chill.

Twilight, sunset wolf guy

Protective of the smaller/younger members of the Chain (im afraid the big brother disease is chronic). not afraid to give comfort when needed. Sorta calm and quiet in casual situations, but happily humors the younger heroes' jokes and smiles at their antics. Probably the sweetest of the chain. He has some anxiety about being feared and shunned because of his twilight magic and wolf form.

Legend, grumpy guy who seen it all

Doesn't really wanna be here, but will do his best anyway. Dry sense of humor, usually poking fun at Warriors. Hyrule is his best bud!! Respects everyone's abilities, and knows his limits. The most familiar with the video game logic their adventures run on. His body is pretty worn down from all his adventures, but his experience and skill balance that disadvantage out.

Hyrule, kind of homeless guy

Who is he. What do i do with you. Help

So he used to be super wary of strangers, still is, but he got a best bud and some other friends. He comes out of his shell around them, jokes around with them and stuff. Doesn't talk a whole lot while they're on the move though, i imagine. His opinions on things like magic are valued greatly by the chain i'd think. He's learned this, and offers brief thoughts when applicable.

Sky, sleepy bird and girlfriend lover

Was pretty mischievous during his adventure, but has mellowed out a bit. Just a bit, though. Likes his rest. Fears nothing, he fought a god and won. cares not for property damage, will knock down your wall in the name of his girlfriend.

Four, the Four guy

Is Four. Somehow despite being one of my favorites I'm completely blanking on his personality. WHAT DO I DO WITH YOU CMON

Skykid guide, little quiet guy

Not as outgoing as most Sky Children, but very curious. They think a lot, often overthinking, and they like to observe and learn. Their opinion can change quickly, they can swing from wary to bold and vice versa with seemingly little prompting. Quiet; doesn't call a lot, and doesn't use a lot of different emotes. They don't tend to initiate conversation, but they're respectful and put effort into communicating.

[flower-me-not]

Hello, Hola, Bonjour, Konnichiwa-

I am Flower - he/she

(I also go by Morgan)

Like any plant, I grow and thrive on the soil, water and sun. My soil, water and sun are -

Soil (Games): Genshin Impact, Infinity Nikki, A Date with Death, Slime Rancher, Sky Children of The Light, Life is Strange, Stardew Valley

Water (Shows, Movies, Anime, Etc.): Walle, Murder Drones, The Amazing Digital Circus, How To Train Your Dragon, Sasaki to Miyano, Bungo Stray Dogs, Cardcaptor Sakura, Girls and Panzer, Gun Gale Online, Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Sun (Misc.): Cinamonroll, Retro Stuff, Writing, Filmmaking, Drawing, Sleeping, D&D

Open to Analysing your Simpery

(Aka, I create a venn diagram of all your mentioned characters and find a correlation between all of them. See first post)

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Anyways, have a good day!

[pathologicalrunaway]

sorry folks won't be psychoanalysing ninny today. the servers are down and i barely finished my cr☠️

[grimm-the-tiger]

I feel like it's probably a bad sign that the endings of two of my favorite games involve destroying yourself and all your progress in a painfully slow, cruel way.

[waterpomato]

Weight Of Storytelling

WaterPomato's analysis of @aveloka-draws nameless fan art piece about Lamb and Narinder from the Cult of the Lamb videogame celebrating Día de los Muertos

Table of contents

1. Introductions to my analysis

2. The established storytelling

3. The weight behind the art

4. My minor criticism

5. Closing thoughts

6. Source to art

Introductions to my analysis

Why am I analysing a piece of fan art by Aveloka? Firstly, I enjoy analysing art because it's an endless source of joy to engage with a piece of media. Secondly, COTL has consumed a piece of my brain. Thirdly, I have followed Aveloka's art for months. That's my reasoning. I hope you find something to take from this analysis.

So, what am I analysing? Well, the title of this analysis says it all. However, my central thesis is that this is a romantic date. But I didn't have to tell you that now, did I? The art says it all, which is why it doesn't leave much for imagination. And I am going to approach this fanart as a romantic date between Lamb and Narinder.

Lastly, I must state that I am not an art critic. I do not have any formal artistic education. However, I am a writer by heart. That's why I am writing an analysis of an art piece that captivated a piece of my mind. Additionally, I shall remind the readers to be respectful in the comment section. You are responsible for what you say on the internet.

The established storytelling

Question. Are any of you uncertain of Lamb's and Narinder's relationship status? I'm not because I would have to be blind not to see the neon signs. Lamb and Narinder are absolutely dating because of how they hold each other. Their intertwined hands are practised to the sense of touch. Their bodies click together like puzzle pieces. What can I say you can't see?

Well, we know they are together. But what is the dynamic they have as a duo? Fortunately, that also shines through the clothes. Lamb's cloak is bright, loud, and colourful. On the other hand, Narinder is grounded in a dark suit that gives Lamb's cloak the most possible contrast. Do I have to say it out loud?

For the love of God, even the goddam background is trying to tell the viewer that the Lamb is a bottom. Have you noticed that Lamb is associated with light colours? Well, what do you know? The sky splits in half with light orange at the bottom. I am giving Aveloka points for doing that because it's amusing. Also, it doesn't help that Lamb doesn't have a single dominant bone in his body.

The weight behind the art

Let's talk about the bottom. We can say whatever because the Lamb is deep in the subspace. Well, who wouldn't be in that situation? Like, admire how he can snuggle deep into Narinder's embrace. It looks effortless, natural, and practised because Lamb fits like a glove. Obviously, Narinder leans into it with a grin. 

Let's change the topic to the top. The other side of the coin. Oh my, isn't Narinder handsome? And the light is to thank for that. Honestly, do you see how Aveloka uses light for Narinder's muscles? The lighting highlights that Narinder isn't flat-chested at all. The contrast between the lighter and darker parts is excellent for giving weight and character. 

And lastly. I bet none of you have noticed this small detail that gives so much weight to the art. Notice the leaves. Isn't there something particular about them? Doesn't it seem as if the wind is blowing leaves in a deliberately symmetrical way? As if the leaves are aiding our gaze towards the centre? It's subtle and effective. 

My minor criticism

Now, I'm not merely going to throb the artist's ego because the work has issues. For one, Aveloka, where is the title for this art? Do you not respect your talent and labour, or am I missing something? Or is Feliz día de muertos🌼 the title for both of the art pieces that came with one post? (Kinda confusion for people like me if so.)

That was the meta-criticism. So we can finally move on to the piece itself. I'm not a fan of the UFO over Narinder's head. Genuinely, the sombrero looks like a UFO hovering over his head. Where is the weight it would have on Narinder's ears? Where is the layer of privacy it would provide for the couple? Why does it feel as if it doesn't impact the art?

Additionally, how and what is the third wheel, halo, or whatever the white splash behind Lamb's head? It bothers me because it's distracting, given that it's a bright part of the art. I want to enjoy the sense of love that you have created. I don't want to stare at a random light source that seemingly has little purpose. 

Closing thoughts

Aveloka, you have done an excellent job with this piece. Yes, I have definite issues with this nameless work. However, they don't drag the piece down into the pits of hell. Especially since it's pleasing to stare for hours to find something new to admire. Additionally, is this entirely made out of watercolours? Like how? I can barely draw a sky with watercolours. 

Aveloka, how long have you been drawing with watercolours because it's a gorgeous handcraft?

Last but not least, readers. Do you see the artwork in a new light? Even if I failed my goal, I hope you enjoyed this analysis and thank you for reading. 

Source to art

[smolsix]

Heyo, I know you probably won't see this, but do you have knowledge of the Sounds of Nightmares & Descent to Nowhere? (Also LN3 is coming this year so I hope you plan on returning!!)

i have heard of sounds of nightmares but still haven't listened to it (i am a fake fan i know), but decent to nowhere is new to me!! i like visual media better than audio, i need to be in the mood to listen to something like that, so i'll prolly check out the latter first!

idk about returning, unfortunately i can be waaayy into something and yap about it but still not draw for it (splatoon and sky COTL are big ones i play very often and talk about but never draw for), so most i can say is i'm very likely to return w analysis and stuff like i did for 2! (plus i won't lie i like the new kids very much but their designs are more intricate than the other 3 which plays into my energy for drawing....)

[ihaveforgortoomany]

Greetings!

The names forgor, because I am too lazy to remember a name! Expect random brainrot and semi coherent analysis! I mainly post for Reverse 1999 and otherwise will randomly post on other things, like the very occassional sky cotl photo.

Other interests:

ORV, Xenoblade, Kid Icarus, Hades, Sky Cotl, Bionicle, Limbus, sewing

Uh

#forgor remembered - for all posts

#forgor ideas - random au or headcanon or whatever ideas for R1999 (feel free to take any idea or inspiration from them and make a fic)

#forgor creates - when I remember I can draw

#forgor writes - when I write shit (mostly R1999, and ocs in relation to that)

#The Wayward Automaton - meet the scrunkly mascot of this blog

#Containment Trio - the three R1999 ocs I have and made content of sometimes

[foreststarflaime]

Greetings I am Star o/ (or Forest, or Foreststar) I am just here to have fun and scream into the ether about the stuff I like. Sometimes I may go a bit without posting anything tho bc words do not always work for me

Also I like dragons, swords, stars, pretty much anything fantasy and nature, etc. I adore stories of any kind! I’m studying classics and linguistics so I talk a lot about that, and my favorite hobby is swinging swords at my friends (HEMA—historical european martial arts, I mainly do longsword)

Tags for my stuff for organization:

Star’s Dragon Sanctuary now open! Feel free to ask us about any of your dragon-related needs or curiosities! (tag won’t link check featured)

Star rambles — my stuff, me yapping

Star essays — the long essay analysis posts I sometimes do — star gushes for the more poetic ones — star scenarios for au/shitpost type stuff — headcanons

My writing — stuff I write, mostly fanfics but there’s some original stuff in there too — Ao3

My photography — I’ve been getting more into that recently! Mostly nature stuff and ruins. Sideblog for it: @nostosphotography

My ocs — I don’t post about em much here but I have many! Feel free to ask about them. In particular there is Foreststar

I also have a ff7 dragons au now!

Ask game prompts — love doing these, as well as any other tag game stuff! Ask game for responses and asks for general asks in case I accidentally buried yours in reblogs

Other tag stuff under the cut

Middle earth — tolkien stuff, my first and eternal hyperfixation

Loki — any version of him really. But my fav is the Agent of Asgard version from marvel comics. I will never shut up about Loki I love him whenever he appears in anything

Ff7 — final fantasy 7

Armory — hehehe pictures of various weapons but mainly swords :) used to be just under swords so you can also look there

Dragons — I am and always have been obsessed

Stars — this and the two above it are my 3 favorite things ever

Classics — greek and roman stuff

Linguistics — cool language stuff

Random stuff — stuff I couldn’t otherwise categorize

Nature — cool pictures

Castles — I use this tag very loosely, should probably change it to architecture but eh

Dw — doctor who

Mi — mission impossible

Technoblade, philza minecraft

Pokemon

Gf — gravity falls

Stray gods

Hades — the game

Flight rising — dragons :) my favorite

Nimona — this movie healed my soul

Epic — the musical

Hlvrai — half life vr but the ai is self aware, by wayneradiotv

Bg3 — Baldur’s Gate 3

Genloss — generation loss (same stuff, changed the tag)

Tiny glade — my stuff under #my glades

Merlin — the bbc show

Fma — fullmetal alchemist (brotherhood ofc)

Pb — the princess bride

Rdr — red dead redemption

Uu — unstable universe/unstable smp

Lifesteal — lifesteal smp

Totg — twilight of the gods

TEs — elder scrolls, mainly skyrim

Wtnv — welcome to night vale

Mp100 — mob psycho 100

Tdp — the dragon prince

Temeraire

Frozen, Tangled (esp the series), Mulan, etc

Pnf — phineas and ferb

Sky cotl — children of the light, gorgeous mobile game

Wtnv — welcome to night vale

Poto — phantom of the opera

Parkour civ (formerly tagged as Parkour civilization) — what the hell why am I here why is this stupid series so good wtf

Pvp civ — pvp civilization

Aaa — agatha all along

gomens — good omens (NOT neil gaiman)

Sanders sides

Gw — the gilded wolves (currently reading)

Mtp — moriarty the patriot (currently watching)

Genloss — Generation Loss

Jrwi — mainly riptide

Wicked

Gladiator

Trsmp — the realm smp

Kww — ken wato wifies collab and related stuff

Sanders sides

Pota — planet of the apes

Mh — monster hunter

Tlt — the locked tomb

I probably did not catch all of these. More will come as I think of them unless I get lazy

Please no one let @darkstarflaime out of the basement prison abyss again it takes forever to catch him

[31seas]

I’ve been getting really into the tf2 world the past two months but rlly struggling to draw the mercs, here are some of the better attempts. I really love all the characters, been watching any gameplay or random like emesis blue type analysis videos I can find, I read the comics too, they were so fun. But I don’t know if I’ll be able to play the actual game (I did the same thing with sky cotl and botw and now I’ve owned both for years so who knows), my friend give me a macbook a bit ago but it doesn’t work super well, and playing a shooter game on a macbook seems…

these really have no brain juice, I just wanted to talk about tf2

it’s so fun

I started out thinking medic was the silliest and my favorite but lately I’ve gotten more invested in the sniper (and a little of engineer)

oh right this too I forgot, this was like the second thing I drew abt it… I tried to make it fancy but it’s kind of odd.. I like the top hand!

[tooth-com]

Intro post maybe

5iveteen and full of whimsy

I’m a minor (duh) so that means I can’t help with your fund raisers and kickstarters etc etc and I’m sorry about that. I’d appreciate it if I stopped getting them because there’s nothing I can do but I understand the people sending them aren’t always in a position to read these sorts of thing💚

If you don’t want me around, Just block don’t report, I’ll never intentionally follow accounts just to break their dni or rules

Dms and asks always open but I think I like the concept of talking to people more than actually doing it (talk to me please)🙏

Google is free but tumblr is free-r (I ask a lot of questions in my posts for no reason, if you’re looking to answer something good chance I have many things)

Tags because everyone has them and I’m just a sheep

#megareblogs - reblogs

#meganalysis - analysis or just rambles about media (literally only mouthwashing I think)

#megarticulates - usually rant type posts

#megasks - asks

#megames - rare gaming content sort of thing (just pictures of sky cotl right now)

my graph of preference is a bar chart and under no circumstances are you to put me on a histogram

[kiro-withahat]

Sometimes i get jumpscared by character analysis and i end up reading 10 in a row like i came here to see if anyone still enjoys sky : cotl

[natokorode]

running from the thought of your death (@slink-a-dink :])