#zits lore

[fluff-e-boy]

Fanart I made of The Zit

[observerkaine]

Hels a Noon Days 8-11: ZITS

Long-ish drabble below

The first thing they hear upon waking up is the low murmur of talking, but it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where. Their head throbs as they try to sit up, but between the sluggishness of their own movement and the thuds of a growing headache it’s difficult. Even before opening their eyes, they could tell they were in some sort of a cave. Or at least a very very large room.

The voices seem to fall away into a hush as they fully sit up, a faint pained groan falling from their mouth. They rub at their eyes, forcing them to open one at a time before adjusting to the dark room. They could vaguely make out three out of four sets of eyes watching them, but their faces were obscured from the distance.

“Look! They’re awake! Told you I know how to hold my punches!”

“The argument wasn’t about whether or not you could, it was moreso whether or not we needed another mouth to feed. We already have to deal with AP’s ever present hunger.”

They blinked before tracing the voices with their gaze, opening their mouth to speak before grimacing a bit.

“Oof. I wouldn’t recommend that, bud. We kiiiinda borrowed your voice to let Piano distract silly ol’ Requiem!”

They furrow their brows, mouthing the names back at the… Creaking? Warden?

“Yes to both creatures.”

They startle hearing their own voice come from the other person’s- wait, can they even open their mouth?

“No, I can’t. Regardless, I believe that’s not exactly your priority question.”

“Let them have their voice back, not everyone can read minds.”

They pout, crossing their arms. They listen to the trio argue, trembling with eventual growing irritation before swinging their arms out.

“I’m standing right here! Could you stop talking and just give me my- …oh.”

The three watch them, argument halted. It’s a tense moment, a reminder. They take a step back, voice wavering slightly.

“I- I didn’t meant to shout….”

The grinning creature laughs at them, waving a hand idly in the air.

“Nah, we’d have kept arguing the day away otherwise. Your voice suits you, by the way! Oh, and you’re welcome.”

“Thank you…? What… what even happened?”

The dark haired one scoffs, rolling his eyes.

“You were walking around like an idiot with your head in your book. Out in the open. We found you following Requiem and intervened before he led you to who knows what cave.”

They furrow their brows, pouting. That… didn’t sound right.

“He said he knew the way out of here. I trusted him.”

“You actually trusted someone from here? Damn, we should’ve just let you walk off with him then. He was doing you a favor snaring you like that.” “Hey now!” “What? It’s true! What idiot goes around willingly following any person in this cursed place?” “….” “Besides us, I mean.”

They shake their head sighing.

“I’ve met good people down here. I’m not exactly well versed on every group or connection yet. I’ve been taking notes, actually.”

“Oh! Is that was this was for!”

They yelp as a book is tossed their way, and relief washes over them at the familiar galactic carved onto the front with the flower marks pressed into the pages.

“Yeah…. Lycan gave me this when he last visited. I’ve been trying to keep track of who everyone is that I’ve met, but I don’t know how much I can note down if someone could just steal my mind like that.”

They flip through the pages, raising an eyebrow at the newest one.

“Why does this page say ‘AP WAS HERE’? Who’s that?”

The trio look to the sleeping member at the table, unbothered by all the noise.

“Him. He’s conserving his energy after the last failed hunt we had.”

“Wait, hunt? What could you possibly hunt in here?”

They all look to them. The sheer weight of the stare down was enough to make them take a few steps back, a tremble to each motion.

“I… Uh… I get your point.”

“Relax, we ain’t gonna go after one of Lycan’s buds! Honestly, considering how strong he is and the connections he’s got, it’s for the best.”

“Connections? Him? Is that why the strange guy in armor backed off?”

The dark haired one laughs, the sound finally waking AP up with a jolt.

“You got to meet the coward?! Oh man, that’s hilarious! Is he actually stupid?? Why come back all the way here!?”

AP stretches their arms out slowly, a soft clicking coming from under the mask as he looks to them.

“That’s not the coward. I thought it was time to eat finally…”

“Please don’t eat me.”

“I’m considering it.”

“We don’t eat guests! Besides! …they’re one of Lycan’s claims.”

AP hums before yawning, nestling back against the chair.

“Friends with a champion? Dang… I wanted to maul them….”

They watch as AP closes their eyes, promptly going back to sleep.

“…I assume being a champion holds sway here?”

“Think of it as like… hm. Like a power hierarchy or somefin! You got yourself waaaaaay at the bottom. No sway or say in anything! Weaker than whatever mob wanders on down here! Then there’s people like AP, the Scavengers. They eat the weak, or wait until one of the stronger folks finally gets defeated and rush to grab at whatever power they can. Then there’s folks like Vals here, say hi bud-” “Hi?” “-who are about very strong but not champion level. Think like… on a scale from one to five, he’s a four! Yes, you’d be a six, you’re not even really on this chart. Piano over here, the guy who stole your voice, he beat Vals and took the number three placement. They tend to roam around with ease and can even take territory if willing enough.”

“There’s territories??”

“Yeah? What, did you think we lived in a cave to be cool? We own this entire island, baby!”

They stare in disbelief, sitting down on the floor. They flip open their book and begin writing down what they’ve heard.

“Okay, three out of five, there’s territories, and scavengers… what about one and two?”

“Lycan is two. He’s not the top dog anymore, but he could easily overthrow the current champion if he wanted to. He actually stepped down because he liked to vanish every so often. Lucky guy. You haven’t met any one else like him, if the names in your book are anything to go off of.”

They pause and look up across the way.

“Only a three. Haven’t gotten a chance to defeat Meg yet. If I do, then I can move up a tier.”

They nod and write it down.

“Who’s at the top then-”

They start, before their throat feels like it’s closed up and they wince.

“The current Champion of here. Basil. Of anyone to come across, avoid him. Unless you want him to add you to his collection of statues. Just because Lycan has connections doesn’t give you immunity if someone like that decides you seem interesting enough.”

They half glare at Piano, clawing at their own throat in emphasis.

“Give them back their voice, P. They’re going to need it in a minute when they leave.”

Piano holds their gaze for a moment before closing his eyes. For a moment, the voice they hear isn’t one they recognize but can tell comes from him.

“Fine.”

They cough as the pressure fades and they sigh, finishing up the notes. They reread it a few times before looking up.

“I assume Basil’s the one blocking the way out?”

“Nope. But you better hope you don’t meet who is in charge of that.”

“There’s another person?”

“…” “…” “…We don’t talk about the Gatekeeper. He’s not someone you want to meet. He’s in the zero placement, and not because he’s weak.”

They nod slowly, scribbling down the last of the warning before closing their book.

“….is it possible to ask if I can hide out here for a moment longer? My head still feels like it wants to split open, and I’ve got a lot of information to process…”

For once, Vals’s gaze softens as he looks to the other two.

“Piano? Frosty?”

The one finally named scratches at his beard a bit, voice low but not harsh.

“They can stay until we next hunt. After that, they’re on their own.”

They don’t flinch as the trio look back their way and nod, flashing a tired smile to the three.

“Thank you.”

“Remember that not many people will be this nice to you out there. Even what we’re doing is a bit much, even for us. It’s out of fear of Lycan rather than full kindness.”

“I know, I’m just grateful I can rest for a bit…”

They slump against the side of the wall they’re closest to, curling their legs close to their chest as they hug the book to their body.

They don’t want to imagine what would’ve happened to them had they not been friends with Lycan.

[grailknightmonty]

my postcard of impulse’s pixel pulse valley for the @hermitpostzine ! :D ✨ the stamp i did also is below the cut + fun closeups and notes

You can get physical copies of the project ft. tons of incredible n amazin art & its goin to an awesome cause, go check it out!

stamp ft. the lore cube from the PPV lore video! I'm such a fan of build storytelling, I had to incorporate it somehow :3

Some closeups of the shops! I chose the market street part of the city because it's one of my favorite builds so far this season, all the awesome detail work makes me so happy to see :D I chose the rest of ZITS to be the explorers of the street bc it seemed like it needed some folks walkin down it (and they're my absolute favorite) and ofc i snuck a little bdubs in there for fun as well since he's got a hand in the construction of the base too 💜💛 Enjoy!

(also massive kudos if you can name all the record shop album posters, theyre all real songs/albums!)

[galactic-glamour-girl-posts]

Do the Warners have Memory Problems?

Even a scrapped exchange between Yakko and Dot hints at this (occurs at 0:59):

Yakko: "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Dot: "Don't worry, I've done this before!" Yakko: "Really?" Dot: "No wait... I've made beef jerky before."

Please ignore the likely possibility that this is just an out of context pun I wanna connect dots that aren't there.

I can excuse the first example, by the time of the reboot the Warners would've been drawn over 90 years ago in-universe, they're not gonna remember everything they've ever worked on. But the other instances were presumably relatively recent events. I get it, that's the joke, but it's fun to try and think of an explanation anyway.

Could they be developing memory problems because of their age? Their literal age, that is. Physically (and kind of mentally, they mostly act like kids but they're clearly beyond their age in terms of wit and book smarts) they're young, but they've still been alive for over 90 years. People tend to suffer from memory loss as they get older, and the Warners are technically older than most people currently alive. They may be toons, but could their brains really have not changed in all that time? The reboot suggests otherwise, since there's a segment where Dot finds a pimple (A.K.A a "zit") on her face, after which Yakko tries to comfort her by saying "we all get zits sooner or later", heavily implying that all three Warners went through puberty (it just took a longer amount of time than as it would for the average human), and hence that their bodies can in fact change. And if their bodies can change, and the brain is a part of the body, couldn't their brains eventually change too?

Alternatively...maybe this could be a side effect of them being reanimated?

We know this isn't just a bit, the Warners really were reanimated before the events of the reboot, that's why at the beginning of the first segment after the cold open they're returning to the water tower for the first time in years, rather than already inside of it.

Animaniacs has repeatedly shown it's not that interested in delving into toon lore (which is good since people don't watch comedy shows for lore infodumps), so we don't know much about how the process of reanimation works in a world where a considerable amount of the population are toons. All we know is that it's an in-universe explanation for their new designs. Since their designs were altered, and their designs are their bodies, could this process have altered their brains?

Another thing I'd like to point out is that the name of the first segment is "Suspended Animation Part One". This implies that the Warners were put into a state of, well, suspended animation before being reanimated, which explains why they don't know about modern technology or current events in the first episode of the reboot. Being in this state for so long might have badly affected their brains, hence affecting their memory.

...

Man we're really starved for content if I'm analysing random jokes 😭

[that-bat]

ZITS headliners au comic where I put Tango through extreme mental stress :3

CW: blood, corpse, cannibalism, vomiting

Context

It's been years since I made an attempt at a proper comic with panels n all that so 👍 Slowly working to expand the lore of this world, specifically the parasite and how it permanently altered Tango's brain, but this idea has been haunting me since I first posted about it :)

[galaxygermdraws]

Germ!! Skizz Lore!! Can I ask how Skizz, Imp, Zed and Top met? Did Skizz freaknout when he found out he was an Enderman Hybrid? Did he go back to heroism secretly, or did ZIT know about his plans from the get go??

I don't have it written out how all of ZITS met. But Impulse and Skizz met when they were like 5 o 6, elementary school kiddos.

Uh. He would have freaked out if it weren't for the fact Impulse was covered in mushrooms and locked in the bathroom trying to kill him. He is kind of insanely preoccupied with making sure Impulse is ok (Impulse is NOT ok!! By the way!! He is not ok at all!!)

It was a big deal when he went back into heroism, as he had been retired for several years at that point. Everyone in ZIT knew immediately, as Impulse is his roommate and he wouldn't just NOT tell Tango and Zed he was going back to being a hero. Cause he really did love being a hero so much, he was just scared he'd fail to save someone he loved again (valid fear to have. Especially if you're Skizz!!)

(VSAU belongs to @rhapsoddity)

[asexual-spongebob]

Dib headcanons part 2.

(why did it take me so long to make a second part to this??)

PRT 1.

• his full name is Dibert Andrew Membrane. (his middle name is a reference to his voice actor.)

• he learned how to fix sinks. handy man much?

• they love fried plantains. their eyes widen in the cutest way imaginable anytime they eat them.

• they love scobby doo and grew up watching it. their favorite installments are Zombie Island and Alien Invaders (it makes them cry.) they know all the lore and shit.

• he reads goosebumps. he screams goosebumps addict to me.

• he smells like a mix of onions, stale pizza rolls with a dash of fish and shitty dollar store cologne 90% of the time.

• They suffer from executive dysfunction and constantly scold themself.

• They play guitar hero. But other than that they don’t really play video games because they end up rage quitting.

• He loves cats and dogs despite being allergic.

• He loves napping.

• They say the weirdest things in their sleep.

• They love being held and cherished.

• He once beat Chuck’s ass in a Denny’s parking lot at three am as revenge for Chuck giving him a wedgie.

• He is surprisingly strong.

• One of their favorite foods is salmon.

• They make the worst adult jokes imaginable.

• He once beat up Gaz for getting into his secret candy stash. (Cut the guy some slack. He had cramps.)

• He gets really sweet when he’s not feeling well. He also gets clingy and doesnt want anyone to leave him.

• They need a hug. And bad.

• They have rsd (rejection sensitive dysphoria.)

• He is shockingly good at dancing. And also singing. You’d think he’d sound like a dying horse but he actually sounds like an angel. He surprises everyone.

• He has a kazoo and uses it to annoy Gaz.

• They dye Gaz’s hair, and in return, she paints their nails so they’ll stop biting them as much.

• They are really bad at flirting.

• He has wavy hair but you wouldn’t know because he uses way too much hair gel. Anytime someone tells him he looks cute with wavy hair, he assumes they’re lying. (Even tho it’s actually very pretty.)

• He used to be ashamed of his brown eyes until he received compliments on them.

• They love Weezer. Their favorite song is surf wax America. They also love the smiths and lemon demon and stuff. They like a lotta music.

• They hate math and are really bad at it. • He loves sweets and has a massive sweet tooth.

• He doesn’t take good care of himself and needs a spa day. Sir, please go take a bath. I promise you’ll feel better.

• They have zits.

• They love hot topic and similar stores.

• He makes patches but doesnt know what to do with them. they just kind of sit somewhere in his room.

• He has a bunch of Mothman ocs. They all have tragic backstories, relationships, etc.

• Local bi disaster.

• they either eat in the neatest or most feral way imaginable. there’s no in between.

• They are a dogcat creature.

• He loves deep sea fish and animals. His favorite is the vampire squid. He thinks it’s cool af.

• He makes references to the most random things.

• They sleep with a fan on.

• They are touch starved.

• His coffee order is either extremely sweet or very bitter. Though there is an in between.

• He watches Beavis and Butthead with Gaz sometimes.

• They are a coffee addict.

• They love are afraid of the dentist because they used to have bad oral health.

• He bites Gaz sometimes. She bites him back as revenge.

• He becomes extremely flattered, and swoons anytime someone calls them handsome. They become overwhelmed with gender euphoria, in a good way. • They appear out of nowhere and scare tf out of people.

• They hate it when Zim calls Blink 182 “Twink 183”.

• He learned to cry silently so no one would worry about him. He constantly shuns himself for crying.

• He has depression.

• They use aqua reef old spice deodorant. When they actually remember to use it.

• They collect lps. They get embarrassed anytime someone walks in on him playing with them, tho.

• He’s that one bitch who goes outside in a pair of jorts, a normal shirt and just his coat in freezing weather. He tries to prove to everyone that he’s not a freeze baby when in actuality he is.

• He constantly wears his coat because he 1. Thinks it’s the coolest shit ever. And 2. Because he’s a freeze baby and gets cold easily.

• They use :D, :3, XP, :p, etc. when they text.

• They either use all lowercase or all caps. No in between.

• he never eats burgers because he vomited one up once.

• He has a MySpace.

[kuruasu]

I don't normally post much about my writing on tumblr, but I did a lot of work for @mcytblraufest and I'm really proud of it so here's a masterpost of everything I did!

We were playing battleships with the tags, so some of them got a bit weird trying to hit certain spots on the board lol

FANFIC

Whispers in the static - Empires SMP, 1569 word Pix/Oli college au(or is it?)

To Be Holy - Afterlife SMP, 2167 word character study for the (elytrian) Angel Sausage

Aspects - Life series/Hermitcraft/Empires SMP, 683 word Ranchers deity au

Accidentally Summoned By A Goddess To Live In Another World With The Power Of Music - Empires SMP, 500 word Oli isekai crack

(and if you lose yourself) I will find you - Hermitcraft, 3448 word the rest of team ZITS jumping worlds to rescue Impulse

nameless children, give us a show - DSMP, 3347 word Alliumduo child gladiators backstory

In Another Life - Hermitcraft/Life series, 872 word Tango escapes his dimension and lands on the Ranchers' front yard

Wings of Light - Hermitcraft, 2813 word Grian goes back to the Watchers in order to rescue Mumbo

Resonance - Hermitcraft, 1485 word Scar and Cub were all that was left of the fae, until now

Emerald, Silver, Gold - Empires SMP, 623 word Pix doing archeology in omegaverse

A Hollow Sacrifice - SOS SMP, 2170 word the church forces Pix to sacrifice Mog to the Hole (also this was based off of lore in the Team Mesa chat lol, All Hail The Blazing Sun)

Matching the Template - DSMP, 4167 word Among Us au with Imposter!Bad struggling with his role

Going Off-Script - Life series, 645 word character study for Martyn's win

Pinfeathers - Hermitcraft, 676 word Grian regrows his wings while ignoring the Watchers

WEBWEAVES

Giddy'up Partner - Life series, Team Ranchers my beloved

Winged Sneakers - DSMP, Percy Jackson au Tommy

lost in IKEA, lost in your eyes - Life series, urban fantasy road trip Boat Boys

Changeling Child - QSMP, Codeflippa angst

Lamb to the Slaughter - PVPciv, Chosen One Evbo

[monosminecraftmania]

HAHA

zits

get it cuz. skizz actually fits in with the acronym.

hahahhahhhahahahahahah

their lore is super interesting and i love them all to bits

who should i do next?

got lazy with the coloring but the picture is there. and yes tango looks like that because he is silly like that XD

(@evilrat-sabre)

[crazyufokid]

im a big fan of the idea of gir knowing alot more about humans than zim does because he's always watching tv. like in the zit episode when zim was confused about that pimple, but gir instantly recognized it cuz of a commercial. and i know its already a popular headcanon, but lets be real, gir is an ipad kid. he could absorb so much more info from the internet. so like, i imagine gir's little head is filled with so much human "knowledge" but. it's all useless stuff. what could elsagate content farms do to help zim in his conquest of earth? like, zim. your information retrieval robot can't tell you earth's weaknesses but he knows an awful lot about roblox drama and fnaf lore.

[blueishspace]

Updated Mcyt x American gods au

New Gods (Main team)

Scar - New god of the "green" world. (Ecology, both genuine and shallow and all in between)

Cub - New god of advancement and development.

BigB - New god of gaslighting and illusion.

Joel - New god of content and lore.

Joe Hills- New god of tumblr.

Scott - New god of media and appearances.

Bdubs - New god of comforts.

New Gods (The indipendent ones)

Mumbo - New god of machinery and industry.

Grumbot - New god of the internet. Still Mumbo and Grian's child... It's complicated.

Jrumbot - New god of wifi.

Old gods (The family)

Grian (Grian) - Old Celtic sun god.

Pearl (Luna) - Old roman moon goddess.

Lizzie (Thalassa) - Old greek ocean goddess...kept alive by thalassaphobia alone and became more monstrous in the process.

Jimmy (Viridion) - Old celtic forest and marsh god.

Martyn (Caturix/Mars Caturix) - Old celtic war god.

Gem (Dali) - Old Georgian deer and mountain goddess.

Old gods (ZITS)

Zed (Phobos) - Old greek god of panic.

Impulse (Deimos) - Old greek god of dread.

Skizz (Cupid) - Old roman god of love, surprisingly powerful for an old god most likely because of the commercialisation of his figure.

Tango (Vulcan) - Old roman god of fire.

Old gods (The Hermits)

Cleo (Osiris) - Old egyptian life and fertility god. Chosen because they were sliced into pieces and then sewn back together as a green zombie in the mythos which fits perfectly with them.

Ren (Huveane) - Old south african trickster god.

Stress (Eoster) - Old norse dawn and spring goddess.

False (Sekhmet) - Old egyptian medicine and war goddess.

Keralis (Veles) - Old slav underworld god. Almost completely faded hanging out of spite and a few remnants still in polish/russian folklore.

[magical-regical]

Post-book 6 Oyuki

Someone told me they wanted to hear me yap more about Oyuki so yap I shall.

Yea this one's about post-book 6 Oyuki because my dear girl didn't get out unscathed. I've talked abt most of this lore before by tucking it into one of my 'x yuu' fics but for people who missed that post and for book-keeping sake, I'm gonna lay it all out here.

And I will put a cut here even though I really want people to hear me yap because there are major spoilers for book 6 and I don't want to be a jerk.

Exposition:

In my version of events, when Vil dislodged Grim from Ortho he lost his grip on the direbeast and Oyuki, being the impulsive, protective girl she is, jumped out of the chariot to grab him.

It would've been gg for both of them if Rook hadn't caught her with magic and levitated them back to safety. But being so close to the underworld with no magic to buffer against its influence took a toll on her body.

The arm she had outstretched to grab Grim bore the brunt of the damage, shriveling up like Vil's did. But the Pomefiore dorm uniform covered her arms so it wasn't super obvious and she was so focused on Grim that she ignored the prickling and tingling sensation in her right arm that came afterwards. It wasn't until Deuce pointed out her fingers were turning blue that she realized she couldn't feel her hand anymore. As a result her arm had to be amputated. Everything from the tip of her fingers to a bit above her elbow was gone just like that.

Idia and Ortho took responsibility. They made her a prosthesis. It has a cloaking feature that makes it look like just any other arm (totally not so I can avoid drawing a prosthetic every time) but if that feature was turned off it would look something like this:

The blue parts move and the outer plates are styx-grade anti-magic plates. The arm converts electrical signals from the brain into magic that powers the arm and makes it move just like a real arm would. The surgery was incredibly quick and painless thanks to magic and the high-end prosthesis made the adjustment period practically negligible.

In addition to her arm, her face and hair also sustained some damage although to a less severe degree. She just lost a couple billion melanocytes (the cells that produce melanin) which made the tips of her hair turn white and caused some white patches of skin to appear on her face and neck, similar to vitiligo patches.

To people who are wondering why Malleus couldn't just magic her back to normal like he did with Vil, it's because her body can't store magic and as the fae said himself, even he can't turn back time.

The color of her waistcoat changed because a certain lion beastman claims she 'looks better in Savanclaw's colors' and started lending her his waistcoats. She still wears the heartslabyul waistcoat every once in a while because she likes red.

Here's the new chibi:

I don't actually know which design I'll be defaulting to going forward because event timelines are weird. I've been digging through the twst reddit and it seems the events that happen post-book 6 are the harveston sledathon, starsending, fairy gala and maybe beanfest? Ig a baseline I'll be using will be any event that explicitly happens in spring (feb-april) = post-book 6.

Because the thing is, although she is a little self-conscious about her hair and face she won't do anything to cover it up because make-up takes too much work. (she's the type that splashes water on her face and calls it a day but never gets more than one zit that goes away after a week because she got the good genes™)

[66sharkteeth]

people seemed interested in the little nine lives bio i posted last night, so now i'm doing finze! who i'm realizing i don't have any finished art of (in this form) that doesn't include nine. disclaimer that this has nothing to do with the Finze we know from City of Blank beyond name, personality, and some kind of "canon events" that are shared among all versions of Finze.

-Half-angel, and yes, I'm aware that's a Nephilim, but he doesn't like to call himself that because of what usually comes to mind with that word. That said, this is not his only form.

-He was a prophesized child that was supposed to be born from an angel and a virgin. This child was supposed to beckon in the rapture and lead humanity to heaven in the rapture. However, once he was old enough to start understanding his destiny, he simply decided that he didn't want to do that.

-This is when they started to realize something went wrong. Turns out his mother was very much not a virgin, which sort of messed up the whole prophecy and now they just have this guy who is sort of half-way what the prophecy called for. So anyway, the rapture is postponed and now Finze just works (reluctantly) for the church/angels.

-Part of his powers is his "all seeing eye" that is under his eyepatch. He will gain the knowledge of anyone he looks into with that eye. The church has used this power on 10+ of the world's smartest individuals, making finze incredibly smart, but the downside is he now has 10+ individuals crammed in his head. His healing abilities are basically the only thing stopping him from going brain dead but he is in constant pain because of it.

-He is just as nasty and mean as he is in CoB, if not more so. He lives a very lavish lifestyle, provided by the church, and is incredibly out of touch with with the rest of the world despite his vast knowledge. So basically, quite literally the smartest person on earth, but socially, one of the worst.

-Despite being literally half-angel and knowing other angels, he is an adamant (and obnoxious) atheist. he thinks they're aliens or something.

-Struggles greatly with OCD. Hates being touched and struggles with emotions other than anger and annoyance. Hates trying new things or going outside his comfort zone. Has constant energy of nervous dog that is about to bite you.

-incredibly vapid and obsessed with his appearance. you know the scene of Howl melting because his hair was the wrong color? yeah, he's like that if he ever gets something like a zit.

-the only thing in life he loves more than (eventually) nine is his car. he is very much a car guy. He also unfortunately shouldn't be allowed on the road. You know those jack asses that zoom down the highway at 100 MPH, weaving in and out of traffic? That is Finze. Also just parks wherever he wants, as long as it's not a towaway zone. No parking before 8 PM? No, just more expensive parking before 8 PM.

hmmm. there's a lot more but this is getting really long. his was a lot harder to do than nine's because i feel like a lot of lore needs to be explained in order to elaborate on a lot of things about him. i didn't even get into how he ends up as a tutor at nine's school and that's how they meet. i wanna ramble about him and nine more but not in a way that scares people off w/ any walls of text longer than this!!

[hermitcraftheadcanons]

Skizzekai Au- Character and Group Summary

Very long summary post! This contains information on every single hermit, established group, and major plot event. Summaries are below the cut.

KINGDOMS AND GROUPS

Skizz's Adventuring Party

Team ZITS! Skizz, our main hero, quickly found allies in the other three. Tango was his first ally, and Zedaph joined up because of his alchemy skills. The alliance was a bit strained after Zed brought Skizz back from death and gave him some difficult and annoying tasks to do, but now they're closer than ever. Impulse came to join them after hearing rumours of the new hero. Grian and Mumbo are not formal party members, but show up to help from time to time.

ConVex Travelling Merchants

Scar, Cub, and False roam throughout the kingdoms, selling wares and taking both money and names! They also may be a little bit possessed. Neutral forces, both helping and messing with Skizz, they're in this mainly for fun and profit.

Lore Kingdom

Ruled by Joel, this kingdom has a heavy concentration of magic affecting fate and stories. A group of seers called the Watchers were the ones who made the hero's prophecy, forseeing Skizz would be needed- and so Joel summoned him to this world. Naturally, they've been on his side the whole time.

Ice Kingdom

A harsh and frosty place ruled by Queen Stress- and one of the first places hit by the great evil, slowly draining the magic and life of the citizens. Thankfully Iskall, the queen's bodyguard, seems to have some sort of protective aura, keeping the palace and those nearby safe. The native iskallium crystals, capable of pulling energy from the environment and turning it into pure magic stored within, might be one reason this kingdom was targeted so quickly. They also cause the eternal winter of the kingdom, drawing in heat. Ice Kingdom artificers are known for the incredible magitech iskallium can be used in.

Undead Republic

Formerly a kingdom ruled by Ren, after the crown passed on to Cleo she declared the place a republic. The votes that followed landed her in charge anyways, with Ren as second in command. All sorts of undead live here, including the half-ghost Joe and the drowned Gem. The kingdom is currently dealing with an infestation of strange blue lichen underground. It's sensitive to sound and seems to be able to infect people into monstrous and deadly creatures.

Evil Empire

Lead by Evil X, this is the big bad of our story. The citizens here are mainly demons, using magic drawn from risk, danger and gambles, often used to form contracts. EX himself has found a way to drain magic from the world into himself, stealing it from the environment and the people. He uses this to gain power, create loyal constructs that take the shape of other people throughout the world, and also to power a really good hot tub. Unfortunately for him, dissent grows in his citizens, and at least one- Impulse- betrayed EX's side completely.

Jungle Guardians

Deep in a sprawling, deadly jungle, four hermits make their homes. Acting as guardians, they help adventurers safely pass through. Their forms are created from the environment around them, with Bdubs being all plant, and Etho having a metallic shell around his leafy center. Doc likes to change things up, constantly adding and replacing new parts. Beef is as of yet undetermined.

Pirates

There exists a kingdom that is not quite a kingdom, oceans ruled by whichever captain, warlord, or general scoundrel happens to be most listened to at the moment. False used to be one of them, leading a crew of harpies. She still visits from time to time. Wels used to be part of her crew as well. Xisuma also joined a crew of pirates once, thinking the flag meant they had bones to spare. He was wrong, but they let him tag along anyways.

HERMITS

(alphabetical order)

Bdubs

Species: Jungle Construct

Bdubs is made entirely of leaves, moss, and vines. He is NOT small, thank you very much, he is above average for his species. Along with the rest of the NHO, he protects the jungle he calls home. Has powerful plant magic. If provoked too far, may unleash a terrifyingly powerful aura.

Beef

Species: Undetermined

Protects the jungle with the rest of the NHO. Seems to be a perfectly normal, if slightly creepy, farmer.

Cleo

Species: Zombie, previously Fae

Prime Minister of the Undead Republic. Cleo leads her people well, and is currently fighting against the sculk infesting the tunnels. Has an army of constructs and puppets, but is willing to hire adventurers to help out. Friends with Joe and Ren.

Cub

Species: Fae (Sculk?)

After a deal with the Vex leaving him slightly possessed, Cub runs a traveling shop full of magical wares with Scar and False. Unknown to them, he had an interest in the other, nonmagical world. One thing lead to another, and he managed to build a functional portal, only to find that the sculk living in the cracks between dimensions followed him back. It's starting to take over him, slowly but surely.

Doc

Species: Undetermined/Varies, presumably Jungle Construct

Protects the jungle with the rest of the NHO. Constantly changing his form, adding new traits and replacing old ones. Also has the ability to grow to kaiju size. Made a portal to the human world with Etho, just to see if they could.

Etho

Species: Jungle Construct

Despite being of a normally short species, Etho is seven feet tall. This may be due to the fact he has formed a metallic shell around his plantlike inner body. Not quite in control of his aura, which is constantly projecting a slight threatening feel. Made a portal to the human world with Doc just to see if they could.

Evil X

Species: Nothingness

The ultimate villain of the story. EX has been draining the magic of the world, trying to maintain his form with stolen power, as well as just for fun and to make himself stronger. Maybe take over the world while he's at it. Rules his own kingdom, and created the Hels Hermits with stolen magic. He's created a fake prophecy to justify his rise to greatness. A tiny bit of magic is used to power his hot tub, which is filled with water from a magic spring and actually helps all the stolen magic cohere. Since the magic he's stealing is helping form his body, EX's appearance is constantly shifting based on where he most recently took from.

False

Species: Harpy

Used to lead a crew of pirates, but after a deal with the Vex she had to leave. Now travels with Cub and Scar, although she does meet up with her old crew sometimes. Recently, shes taken to hunting down Skizz, due to the bounty put on his head... if only her companions were more helpful.

Gem

Species: Drowned, previously Human

Skizz isn't the only hero of prophecy this world has seen. Gem was summoned for the same reason, not too long ago. She used to have angelic, feathered wings, and wield powerful light magic. Unfortunately... she failed.

She was struck down, and the ocean saved her, by changing her into a Drowned. Undead, adapted to life underwater, and with the wings she used to have only broken scraps on her back. Now, her light magic burns her. She can't use it. But she was still working on saving the world! It's moved on. It's replaced her. So she sets a bounty out on Skizz, to teach him what happens if he fails too.

Grian

Species: ????? Entity???

Grian is... strange. He appears different to everyone, seeming like one species or another, with the only constant being that he is known to be powerful. In truth, he's simply not able to be understood- a being sewn into the very fabric of the world, deeper than anyone else, perhaps made entirely of pure magic. He used to be a member of the Watchers, getting thrown out of the group because blowing things up is "distracting" and "makes it hard to see the future". He still knows a few tricks though, such as being able to recognize if you've been a subject of prophecy. He also likes fishing.

Hypno

Species: Human

Changelings are a rare thing in this world, a few sneaky fae slipping between dimensions to swap out their children. Hypno is one of those humans who got taken. His fae "family" had plans, ones that relied upon the human ability to adapt to magic so easily. They kept him away from any strong sources of magic... until it was time. That night, when the plan was pulled off and Hypno felt the magic moving inside him and trying to twist him and feeling so very wrong wrong wrong, was the night he ran away. He never wanted this. Was he just some kind of tool or exotic pet to them? He just wanted to stay human.

The deal EX offered him was almost too good to be true. A simple watch, capable of absorbing the magic that would otherwise be mutating him. He could feel at home in his own skin. And the payment? Just the magic the watch stole. Basically free! So what if it worked a little too well, slowly draining the magic around him if he stayed in one place too long? He can keep moving. It's fine. It's better than not working well enough. He needs to stay himself.

Impulse

Species: Demon

A former citizen of the Evil Empire. Having grown up under EX's rule, living and working there his entire life, he had doubts but didn't think he could make a difference. Maybe the prophecy could save them if he held on long enough.

He saw Gem try, and fail, and lost hope entirely. So he kept his head down, worked hard, got promotions, did what he needed to survive. If the chosen one couldn't win, what chance did he have?

Until he heard the rumors of a new hero, of them gathering an army and growing stronger. He left, joined up with Skizz, and has become a great ally and friend. Shame that his old coworkers think he's a spy for them now. Hopefully his new friends don't believe it.

Iskall

Species: Undetermined

A citizen of the Ice Kingdom, and Stress's bodyguard. His original name was lost in a bet a while back, but Stress only uses it for silly pranks, and he likes Iskall better anyways. Has a strange aura full of magic and life, working as an energy source, and protecting the area around him from the draining darkness.

Jevin

Species: Slime

He is a slime guy who does slime magic. Likes hanging out with Hypno, and doesn't understand why the guy doesn't want to be magic. It's fun. In fact, Jevin is made almost entirely of magic, which.... may be a bad thing if he's going to spend so much time around Hypno.

Joe Hills

Species: Half-Ghost, previously Human

He may be a citizen of the Undead Republic now, but Joe will always introduce himself as being from Nashville, Tennessee. He did use to live there! Ended up in Hermiton after Doc and Etho made a portal and found him. Thinking it was a scam, really he should have just left, but he was curious.

Joel

Species: Minor God

He wasn't always godly. Due to the kingdom he rules being so full of lore magic, the belief and opinions of his people had a strong effect on him. Originally an ogre, he's gone through quite. a few transformations, and finally settled on aacending to godhood. As a god, he can look however he wants, although a ogre-like form is still most comfortable. A really tall and handsome ogre, though.

Keralis

Species: Unicorn

He's a unicorn. And a menace. He's got an ego, only uses his magic when he wants to, and claims he can see the value of souls. Keeps calling XB the princess of the lake.

Mumbo

Species: Weakened God

Mumbo used to be the god of the night and all its creatures, until Grian accidentally stole half his power. That power was, again accidentally, used to create the species of vampires, which Mumbo now greatly resembles, right down to his ability to turn into a bat. Grian still feels bad about it. As for Mumbo himself, he turns up to help the heroes now and again, and may or may not follow them around in bat form.

Pearl

Species: Fae (Mothlike)

Pearl was once the queen of her own kingdom. It was a wonderful place, known for nature magic helping them grow anything. When a talking dog came asking to be her advisor, she made the decision to accept its offer. From its advice, her decisions got more and more cruel, her powers stronger, and the hound grew into a beast. The queen corrupted, and so did the magic.

But one day, it all got too much. Pearl realized what she had done, slew the beast, and exiled herself. Her powers faded, she keeps her head down. Now she just tries to live her life and have fun, doing her job delivering mail.

Ren

Species: Werewolf, previously Fae

Him and Cleo were friends since childhood. Even when she got zombified and he got bitten by a werewolf, they never gave up on each other, and even bonded over it. They formed their kingdom together, and these days Ren is second in command of the Undead Republic. They're still very close.

Scar

Species: Fae

A wizard who made a deal with the Vex, and now travels around selling enchanted wares with Cub and False. Jellie is his familiar. Took Skizz's name at one point, but gave it back after Skizz found Jellie, who had been missing. He also keeps letting Skizz go whenever False captures him, for various reasons each sillier than the last.

Skizz

Species: who knows at this point, previously Human

Main character. Was summoned from Earth to defeat a great evil and save the world. Joel didn't quite explain how, so he's just doing his best. Currently, he's going around to different kingdoms, trying to get them on his side.

When he was summoned, he was still wearing his suit he had put on for work. It didn't take long to annoy a wizard, who cursed him so that he can't wear sleeves. The sleeves of his suit then proceeded to explode. Thankfully, the rest of the suit picked up durability magic somewhere.

A more important magical item is his necklace. It was made as a sort of battery for mages, charging up and storing ambient magic. When full, it bleeds off excess energy by sending it into the wearer, which normally results in boosted magic. Unfortunately, it is currently on a human, who has no magic of his own.

The result of this has changed Skizz, attuning him to the world's magic, and causing dragonfly wings to sprout from his back. He can feel the faint electric-current buzz of magic in his chest and at his fingertips. He's become able to learn and use the magic known by his friends, channeling their power through him.

Skizz's life on Earth was not a good one. It was boring, monotonous, and stressful. Wake up, work, go home, sleep. Is there any wonder he prefers this fantastical world over it? When everything is over, he chooses to make his home in Hermiton, with his new friends.

Stress

Species: Fae

Queen of the Ice Kingdom. Has Iskall's name, but only uses it to be silly.

Tango

Species: Undetermined, presumably Fire Something

Tango has strong fire magic, but it's hard to control- it's tied to his emotions, flaring up with anger or fear. He has to keep calm to properly control it. A side effect of this magic is that he has a prehensile tail made of fire. It also reacts to emotions, but in a much more harmless way, perking up when he's curious and wagging when happy. He doesn't use his fire much, preferring to rely on a deck of magical cards, each with a different effect.

TFC

Species: Unknown

TFC likes to mine. He spends his time in tunnels underground, mining in many different caverns. Nobody is quite sure what species he is. Dwarf, goblin, fae, and construct have all been theories, but none turned out to be right. The one time Skizz encountered him, he simply gave him the gem he'd been looking for. After all, why not help out? He doesn't have the energy for nonsense anyways.

Wels

Species: Selkie

A former member of False's pirate crew. Wels is proficient in bard magic, weaving power into voice and song, and he's also good with a sword. Most of the time, he wears his sealskin as a cape, appearing human. He has a second set of armour that fits his seal form so he can kick ass underwater.

XB

Species: Water Spirit

Lives in a lake fed by a magical spring. This is, in fact, the place EX got his hot tub water from. XB is not happy about this. Leave his lake alone!

Xisuma

Species: Nothingness (+Bones)

A puddle of nothingness that learned to sustain himself and build a solid body from bones! He finds them delicious. At one point, he joined a pirate crew because he thought the skull and crossbones flag meant they had bones to eat. They didn't, but they were nice and let him stay. Over time, he found a way to grow his own bones, poking out of the nothingness that is him. It doesn't even hurt to pull them out.

Zedaph

Species: Undetermined

Originally, Zed was just a normal alchemist, with a little reality distortion magic. Somehow, he happened upon the secret to immortality. There was not supposed to be a secret to immortality. Death didn't make it possible. When Zed did it, Death Himself showed up, extremely confused. He took Zed on as an apprentice to try and figure out how that even happened, and hasn't succeeded yet.

As Death's apprentice, Zed has the ability to bring people back to life- not even undeath, just straight up life. He has a rather terrifying reputation, but he's friendly, if a lot weird, and prone to making those he revives do silly and almost impossible tasks for him. For fun, of course. Revived Tango at one point, and accepted a card full of luck magic as payment.

Hels Hermits

Species: Various, may or may not be the same as their original due to the different types of magic used in their creation

These are constructs, people formed and brought to life from the magic EX stole. They work as his underlings, endlessly loyal and just as evil as he is. Notable members include Helsknight, EX's personal guard, Badtimes, a diplomat, and True, a spymaster.

PLOT IDEAS

- Skizz, after being summoned, ventures around the land collecting allies and getting the help of various kingdoms

- At some point, ZITS raid EX's palace, presumably to try and defeat him

- During the final battle, Skizz manages to channel the light magic Gem still holds deep inside

- After his journey is complete, Skizz is sent back to earth... only to find he no longer feels like he belongs there. Using the last bit of magic stored in his necklace, he contacts the Hermits, and asks to be summoned back home.

- In exchange, Hypno is sent to live on earth, after a bit of preparation from the former humans. He no longer has to worry about magic changing him, and now he can make new friends, without having to keep distant to avoid draining them.

[thechekhov]

sorry if this isn’t the case, but does ur isaac terrares design depict him as caucasian/white? just wondering as tmuir has stated that she sees him as new zealand chinese. /gen

I did end up drawing him lookin kinda vaguely white yeah, because much as I enjoy the cross-internet treasure hunt for Tamsin Muir's little lore-drops, it's very difficult to figure out exactly what everyone is supposed to look like when the canonical in-book descriptors are 'he had a jolly kind face' and 'they were teens and their faces had a lot of zits'. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I kinda just guessed on Isaac, because I thought for some reason he had lighter colored hair. Guess I guessed wrong!

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Have a fun question for you:

What is/are your favorite lore moments for team ZITS?

It can be from videos, streams, posts, whatever! Hell it can even be ideas that came from said thing too :)

Asking because I genuinely love to hear your opinion and maybe even find some lore I haven’t found yet.

oh. Oh god that’s such a tough question caus I have lore moments I love for all of them. For Zed, there’s a moment in Season 8 where he like. Goes into his brainspace or smth?? Idk but this is what spawned my headcanon about his pocket dimension. Also anything related to Wormman and Zedeath but I don’t consider them Zed so they don’t count. Zed running the Wormman Shop is very silly though.

For Impulse it’s DEFINITELY what happened to him post-Demise. Nobody talks about this, but Impulse had to go to Scar and use this thing called a “Resurrection Chamber” in order to get a new body. So. Like. Impulse just replaced his decaying body with a non decaying body. This is never acknowledged again. Also really love him canonically traveling to Season 7 via the Infinity Portal, surely nothing could go wrong. Can’t forget “I think I’m human” either. And the entirety of Season 8.

For Tango it’s either the existence of Tiny Tango (does anyone REMEMBER Tiny Tango???) tor that one clip from Secret Life where he talks about Redstone leaking into his brain.

And god where do I start for Skizz. Being lost on Legacy for 3 months, the fact he was canonically sending Impulse his Legacy episodes because we see Impulse watching them, the 3L Enderskizz, the Enderman torture roller coaster from Solo Skizz, the fact Endermen talk to him, anything related to Endermen actually I’m the Enderskizz guy. I have too many Skizz lore moments that I love, he is my favoritest guy.