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day 31: coat

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TTCC giant au 31

Design of The Brubot's portrait from my dear friend @knowyourhero You can se the og portrait she did in her channel and how the parents used to look like before we change it!! Also in making Dave's family :"3. All pages previous

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2.0 Tawney :3 (I just really wanted to draw them) design credit to @vaos-studios

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GIGANTIC 2.0 Deadwood drop because I have no self control—The sequel

Part 1 is here!

The Treekiller

Currently suffering from the curse of being my favorite character (sorry spruce)

I like to think he sounds like Davy Jones (POTC). I’ve seriously considered doing voice claims for the AU, god knows when I’ll actually get to it

Just realized I forgot to put the Cashbot pattern on him

Has a tool belt with various sharp tools attached to it, it’s mostly woodcutter tools and various types of axes (this is most definitely a hazard ).

Working under this guy is no better than Chip himself. Spruce doesn’t necessarily fire people like Chip does, but you’re gonna wish he did. The work is incredibly dangerous and the hours are grueling. On top of that safety is not a priority of the project, if you get squashed by a tree that's on you. So watch your back and you’ll be fine. Probably.

Spruce still couldn't care less about the environment, at all. He probably despises it a lot more now…

Forgot to mention this before but I added a neck guard to his hat, sorta like a Gladiator helmet.

Still eats trees. Like– fully uprooted trees. 

Can now use the Cigar smoke attack and a unique animation for the Shred attack, considering his mouth is a shredder.

And yes Spruce’s shredder still works perfectly fine despite all the foliage!

Which, speaking of…

A new phenomenon gave rise midway throughout the Deforestation and Demolition project. Several members of the force report invasive Kudzu moss and various species of flora growing on their exteriors. Kudzu moss “infections” hadn't been an issue prior to transitioning to 2.0, so they're not well documented or recorded. It’s suspected this skyrocketed due to constant contact with vegetation and exposure to the elements. Fortunately, the moss doesn’t seem to be contagious from cog to cog—only from the original source. While cases range from mild to severe, so far it’s been purely an exterior issue—just changes to their outer shell. Except for one.

Spruce Campbell is one of the many “infected” and may have the worst case by far. Something went wrong—maybe it was bad luck, maybe it was a mistake during his rebuild that let something slip through. No one knows for sure. But something happened, and flora spread into his interior. It wasn’t obvious at first, not for a long time. Outwardly, he looked fine—aside from the usual signs of invasive growth. Spruce is an awfully good actor and whatever symptoms he had, he just brushed it off. No one suspected a thing—until his system malfunctioned.

While I didn't include it in the images, Spruce’s malfunction acted like a blue screen. Eyes turned blue in error, stopped dead in his tracks, and shut down. As you would expect everyone in the Deforester force immediately panics. This never happened to a cog before, let alone Spruce Campbell. The team was in chaos, unsure what to do, until Spruce woke back up. And he seemed… totally normal. His memory was fuzzy sure, but otherwise he acted as if nothing had happened. Despite this, the Deforester force swore among themselves never to tell Chip about the incident. They’re already on thin ice with him , and this would only guarantee their heads on the chopping block. 

Interestingly, the foliage provides effective camouflage in the dark forests of Acorn Acres. And the Treekiller himself doesn't even show up on the cog radar, due to the organic matter engulfing his skelecog. It’s an advantage for him but definitely not for you.  

The negatives drastically outweigh the positives however. The overgrown foliage makes the host prone to overheating and vulnerable to fire-type attacks. Not to mention it causes motor malfunctions, extreme hearing loss, severe coughing fits and unstable internal temperatures. Yeah it sounds bad, real bad but, as long as your outer shell is still intact you can get repaired no problem. After all, Kudzu moss can’t corrode metal...can it?

Treekiller’s defense is heightened due to the “reinforced” Skelecog, and the buff lowers depending on his RPM. This next part was going to be in the 3rd image but that didn’t happen so I’ll tell you here: His skelecog is reinforced due to branches and bark literally growing on it, adding another layer of defense to his anatomy.

Also I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this (oops): The Deforestation project mainly takes place in an area called Site-B (which is in AA’s redwood forests), which is where you can access 2.0 Treekiller’s fight.  

The Chainsaw Consultant

His office is now located on the second floor of Cut to the Chase!, with a window over looking Acorn Acres. There’s nothing much to look at except for barren fields and smog.

His skelecog spine is somewhat retractable (this is a recurring theme with skelecogs), which does allow him to take on and off his coat without getting stuck (this was also going to be in the 3rd image).

The work place environment in Cut to the Chase! Logging Co. is still pretty rough. While override instances have steadily lessened, the danger hasn't.

Chip still shreds through employees everyday, and it doesn’t help that there's constant Toon infestations in the basement.

The embroidery pattern on his coat is a reference to his older redesign from November (lore: it was originally a tear Mouthpiece fixed with an embroidery pattern) (I love you Belle)

Chip got a new hat! It’s not that different than the older one but I just felt like putting flannel stripes on it.

Yes Spruce was the one that gave him the new hat.

He's supposed to be a businessman but I turned him into a runway model by accident (I like putting him in long coats).

The exhaust pipes were drawn very loosely like bull horns, and they’re removable which also lets Chip take off the hat easily.

Unsure if I mentioned this before, but he can rotate his head like an owl. This usually only happens during override though.

Character of inspiration : The Terminator robot (1984 film) (like just the robot design) (also is this a bad time to mention ive never actually seen this movie)

I was going to add a chainsaw man reference as well. Specifically the fact that 2.0 Chip’s left arm can turn into a fully fledged (diamond tipped) chainsaw. But that would mean he has a flame thrower embedded in one arm AND a chainsaw in the other…For some reason I feel like I cannot do both—even though i am literally just doing this for fun and can do whatever I want with character design. I should not have free will

Chip and Spruce share a lot more similarities than they think.

There came a time when Chip realized he hadn’t really seen Spruce in weeks—maybe even months. The last time they truly saw each other was early into the Deforestation project. Now, every time Chip sets foot on Site B, Spruce is nowhere to be found. And on the rare occasions they do cross paths, it’s always in the dark—so dark that Chip can’t see him very well, only catch glimpses of his shape before he’s gone again. And whenever Chip asks the Deforester force about Spruce, they grow uneasy. Their answers are vague, half-hearted excuses about Spruce being “off-site” or “too busy to report in.” The longer this goes on, the more suspicious Chip becomes. The Deforester Force is hiding something from him—and he's going to find out what.

Also my headcanon is that they aren’t actually related / made by the same manufacturer—They’re from two different families but knew each other since they were kids. They’ve been through rough patches before, and this 2.0 upgrade is no exception, but they’ll be okay.

...

…right?

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GIGANTIC 2.0 Deadwood drop because I have no self control

started this while ttcc was on fire that one weekend but im glad to know progress is being made—so here's hoping things get better!

Locked in for this revisit ngl, I often forget I can reference their in-game models lol

There was gonna be a 3rd image about their skelecog anatomy (as well as a full body of 2.0 spruce) but i feel like this is ok for now

Alright so—this is usually where I give their 2.0 information…But there's a lot. So I’m gonna split it up into 2 parts, this being part 1!

Part 2 is here.

(i am not beating the hyperfixation allegations)

But now that this has been crossed off my list, Part 2 of the Intro is up next! Some things following up will be: (not in priority order)

Satellite investors 2/2

2.0 Prester Teaser

Intro part 3

Huge 2.0 gameplay lore / basic notes

Some asks

I’ll take a little break, but I do expect to release one more post before my break ends and classes start back up again!

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When you ask spruce about rocks or random like that:

spruce:uhhhhhhhhh

when you ask spruce about how far and big that tree is

spruce:gives you the exact diameter and width and size if the tree along with how much its worth and what might be wrong with it*

Bro honestly he would—Like the Cogs Ink. ARG does describe Spruce as brawn-over-brains but he isn't necessarily dumb he just couldn't care less for trigonometry

…Nor do I think he can sit still for more than 10 minutes

anyways beaver spruce being eepy

( also this comes from that mini series of managers as studio ghibli characters— this one’s Chip and Spruce in Spirited Away where spruce gets turned into a giant beaver ) (named it Chipped Away LOL)

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hi its me again..... is it okay if u draw prester with some advocates maybe? please and thank you!

the male equivalent of crazy cat lady

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im actually in love w/ how you draw both chip and spruce especially since they're my two most favorite managers. i'd love to see more of deadwood brothers shenanigans from you c:

aaa thank you! I love seeing them interact so much I do have a little doodle of them (whole image is almost done):

The deadwood bros be distracting me from the horrors

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giRL HELP I just realized tumblr has been deleting a couple of the asks in my inbox- luckily i still got some which I’ll answer in the following days

but apologies if your ask got caught in the inbox purge 😔

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Ok so normally I don't like drawing anything like this but I made this last night and I feel that the quality is "good enough" to post this here. So here's the Pacesetter edited to appear like Susan from the Walten files. I could not get the jaw correct but I think it still turned out alright in the end. Also unsure if there's a procedure to tag this for stuff like "eye contact" so I'm leaving all the text above the piece

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still haven't recieved a single tawney request so i decided to draw them on my own

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Can't find if it has been asked yet, have you got any facts down for Misty? 😁

Got a couple 2.0 Misty asks! Still figuring out what exactly her role is but I will gush about her design lol

She was based around ocean themed creatures like sea nymphs and sirens. Though I got the idea to specifically turn her into a jellyfish after I rewatched Ponyo (have I mentioned how much I love this movie), so she was based a little bit after Ponyo’s mother.

I’m planning on giving her a new dress and fixing up her sleeves! I think a lot of the managers will get mini-revisits here and there.

She has a couple bioluminescent spots, just like Mary!

Misty’s abilities are still relatively the same. They lean a little more aquatic now (due to her being a jellyfish) but she can still control her surroundings and zap people. ( i might make a longer post about her battle later on )

Speaking of Ponyo I CANNOT believe I forgot to post this image here. I made a tiny string of mangers as Studio Ghibli characters a while ago and this was the first :D

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More art of @vaos-studios 's 2.0 Pacesetter design cause he's great. // Perspective practice

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Spruce.

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Hi! If you’re still alright with requests may I

humbly request a Treekiller if you haven’t already 🥺 (I love your artstyle so so much)

i genuinely gasped out loud when i saw you in my inbox i love your art so much dude

you may have spoose

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Do you have any more Flint 2.0 content/lore to share?... I love me fire boy I'll give you 1 morbillion sprucedollars... trust

Also I've been TOTALLY SANE about the thought of him being so wary about his now ginormous size ough ... i wish fire was real

oooh oooh maybe. Flint’s one of those characters where I’m not sure if revealing too much about his 2.0 lore is spilling too much of the plot or not, but his comic is looking pretty far right now so….

maybe a little bit. for the sillies

2.0 Flint is almost always hunched over and watching his back (someone said he looks like a pangolin and just know—I love you bc you are so right)

Flint was built specially to work in a newly made factory located in the Brrrgh. The job is ruthless and the risk is high, but so are its temperatures! Flint thrives in the heat of course, not so much in the actual work environment though.

While he can’t make an appearance often, Flint is one of the new recruits to the Deforestation and Demolition team. He’s very valuable in terms of tree removal and demolition. His busy schedule might be the only thing saving Acorn Acres from being up in flames right now…

He has some similarities to the very popular character Godzilla. It’s mostly just small visual references though, like roaring and the atomic breath ( he was originally going to have spikes though! )

Also Flint misses Graham. Like a lot. They don’t have a lot of time on their hands right now but they’re trying their best.

(this is where I insert a finter doodle but I don’t think I have one 😭)