My Contribution

Looking forward to this years Artfight!

Various of my fav attacks to make for Artfight this year! OkNotOk belongs to OkNotOk @ Artfight Bennie belongs to @arimabari Glasswing and June belong to @lunawoona11 Mick belongs to @snoozerat Scott belongs to Noidea @ Artfight Macaron belongs to MetronomeMetronome @ Artfight Poppy belongs to @themagicbrew LUV-113 belongs to Radio_Stardust @ Artfight Tess, Selene and Lalune belong to @akysi Comet belongs to Starteas @ Artfight MONO-9000 belongs to @amelias-art Miriam belongs to SawariStudio @ Artfight Queen Nadia belongs to _AgentRose_ @ Artfight Bugpino belongs to @sam-and-max-freelance-police Tamar belongs to @grelliam The Witch belongs to Percybull @ Artfight Ned Nelson belongs to @annacpadilla

Thank you so much @jadethest0ne for this amazing art! This fills me with such Serotonin!

Pizza and Photography

Been chatting a lot with @lunawoona11 about his own TMNT incarnation - TMNT: Unity. This was based on some of our conversations and a little snippet she wrote involving April and Raphael. I really like Raph’s interest in photography, and thought that he might show April some of his pictures and/or ramble about camera specs or something while they sit on a rooftop eating pizza

Rose Twins fairy tale? It’s based off the Lindworm myth right? How different is it from the source??

Yes! My rose twins story is loosely based on the Prince Lindworm story. This is going to be a long post so strap yourselves in When I originally came across the Fairytale I found myself interested in the story of the twins born of magic with one cursed to be a Lindworm, and I was disappointed by the fact the second human twin pretty much disappears from the story after the bride plotline begins(Which i found to be less interesting in comparison) So the Rose twins story basically takes the origin story from the fairytale(the Queen of a kingdom meeting a mysterious old woman who tells her to eat one of two roses in order to have a child, but the queen ends up eating both causing the first born child to be born a lindworm) and then makes up a different story with it

As the Name implies the Rose twins story focuses on the bond that forms between the titular characters as they meet for the first time at age 15, having been unaware of the others existence. I also wanted to incorporate the theme I chose to take away from the original Lindworm fairytale, seeing someones layers peeled back, someone at their lowest or most vulnerable, and showing them kindness and understanding.

The older Lindworm twin, Edelweiss, has spent most of her life alone after her original guardian; A mage scholar named Zeris Firamain, mysteriously vanished before she reached double digits.Overtime and fruitless search after fruitless search for somewhere to belong, only to be rejected time and time again, Edel resigned herself to becoming somewhat of a local menace of a town named Vericksvale and scaring off anyone that tries to pass through her cave.Playing tricks on others being the closest she feels she can get to other people with the cards she's been dealt. As a young Lindworm, Edel can summon translucent spectral wings and Shrink in size, becoming as small as a ball python.(She also cries Rose water)

The Younger Human twin, Rowan, has been raised as the crown prince of the kingdom of Decerith and has spent most of his life lonely among other people.When he was younger he survived an assassination attempt that left many others dead, leaving him with Severe survivor's guilt.The Pedestal he has been placed on leaves him feeling that who he really is can never measure up to those expectations and that if people actually got to know him,they would only be disappointed, So he has never let anyone get close enough. Despite what everyone else believes, he might not have been as untouched by the rose curse as it seems, something he has gone to great lengths to hide for as long as he can remember.

Thank you so much for this ask anon! I had a great time answering it

I also may or may not have gone on a brief worldbuilding tangent about Decerith underneath the cut

The story takes place in the island kingdom of Decerith, which for the last twenty years has been stuck in a perpetual winter with no known cause, leaving the kingdom in a dire state(with countless people dying on a large scale in the early days of widespread famine and cold when the kingdom was caught off guard by a winter that didnt end, and more dying in the years that followed) and completely reliant on outside trade to survive. Kept barely afloat by their own export of Elyrium, a rare and valuable metal found only in Decirith used in the construction of many a technological marvel

including the Royal TransHerdaeick Railway, a Freight line that runs across the Herdaeick sea and has served as the only way in and out of Decerith for the last 20 years due to the conditions becoming too dangerous for tradition sea transportation.Only its Small crew are able to leave and Enter Decerith(and the desperate people who give up their lifesavings and risk their lives for a one way ticket out, forced to face the hostile elements in train cars not built for passengers, just for the chance of a better future. Members of the train crew who are found involved in bringing people out of Decerith risk severe consequences)

Due it's importance to Decerith's future and how coveted a position in the crew is, the selection process is known to be very cutthroat, and its candidates are trained in combat due to risk the cargo faces from desperate thieves.The TransHerdaeick Line had been intended to be the First of Many Oceanic Railways when it finished completion, with Passenger cars being in the works when the Perpetual winter dashed all these plans and Left the Freight line as the only one of its kind.

I'll leave it there for now. if any of you are interested in hearing about more aspects of the setting(Lindworms, Magic, Earth spirits and the group known as Wulfrost) Be sure to let me know!

TMNT:Unity-Splinter

No Tmnt is complete without a Splinter, So she’s up next! Credit for the fullbody lineart goes to the stupendous @jadethest0ne!

Extra note: -She was Mutated 2 years before the turtles were —-Image ID below—–

[image ID:  image 1 depicts a full body lineart ref for a fanmade design of Splinter from teenage mutant ninja turtles standing against a blank mint green background.She is an Anthropomorphic rat with light brown fur wearing a white Yukata with a jade Obi and jade lining at the bottom of the Yukata, on the collar and on the fold.She has clawed hands, and she has digitigrade legs with 3 claws each.A long brownish gray rat tail drags on the ground alongside her to her left. She has her left arm resting flat against her collar and her right arm raised slightly in front of her. She has a grayish pink nose, Black eyes, whiskers and a warm closed smile on her face. Her ears are slightly raised.At the bottom of the image is a stylized watermark reading “Jade” with small fox head next to the e

The text alongside the image reads as follows

Splinter

Nicknames:Mom, Ma, *Ms (O)Kassan

Pronouns:She/her

Age: 37

Rat species: Tanezumi rat

Weapon(s): Trained in various but defaults to Tinbe-rochin

-Gentle sass

-Kind and compassionate

-Gets easily invested in television shows and ends binging 14 seasons in one night

-Avoidant of her own personal problems regarding identity 

-Prefers pacifism or stealth to combat

-She tries to find a balance between her children and giving them the freedom to make their own choices

-The neutral face of displeasure

-Left alot unresolved back home

-Has a large scar going from her left shoulder to her right hip

Likes:J-Horror and slasher films, Gardening , Dance, Renaissance art and Strawberries

Dislikes: Body horror films,Flashing lights, Closed Mindedness , Willful ignorance, Manipulation and Dirty tactics

Image 2 shows a Tinbe-Rochin set, With the Metal Tinbe positioned above the spear rochin.The Timbe has a black outer rim, a jade inner rim and a black  circle in the center.The wood of the Rochin is orangish brown and there is a gold lining separating the wood and rochin spearhead. Text underneath reads “^Tinbe-Rochin”. To the right of this is a partial bare anthro rat torso reference, from the neck down to elbow. From the left shoulder going diagonally down to the right is a large scar made from some sort of blade slash, pink scar tissue can be seen disrupting the fur. Text underneath reads “Partial scar reference^” /.End ID]

TMNT:Unity-STOCKMAN

Our first Unity villain! the Rogue AI STOCKMAN™

*if they take control of something with a screen, they can manifest on it like the picture

™ of Stocktronics —-Image ID below—– [image ID:  Image displays a line art drawing of a large computer monitor against a blank dark grey background.The Monitor’s screen is completely filled with bright magenta light, with the only other thing on the screen being a white soundwave line going through the middle.The sound wave jumps up and down sharply, indicating noise is coming through the monitor The text alongside the image reads as follows STOCKMAN Pronouns: They/it -Haughty -Arrogant -Condescending -Self serving -Self centered -Petty -Dramatic -Blames all their problems one everyone else -They can control technology within a certain range Likes:Pushing the limits of what it can do, Smoothies, Being feared, Power trips, Classical music Dislikes: People getting their name wrong, Being ignored,Water,Being outsmarted, Basic human necessities like eating. /.End ID]

Sometimes facebook is hilarious

A fully coloured refs for The main cast of my Tmnt Incarntion:

Tmnt unity

The lineart was done by the amazing @jadethest0ne and can be seen right here

There should be more Info on this incarnation coming in the near future!

In TMNT: Unity, what are your turtles different fighting styles? Are they more defensive, offensive, melee, ranged, etc? Also, how do they work together in a fight? Do some work better together than others? Or are they all a mess? (and same question for April, Casey, and Splinter if you're feeling up to that)

Now this is a fun question! I’ll try my best to describe the fighting style of our main characters!

Donnie’s fighting style is what I would call versatile, It involves a lot of shifting, twisting and blocking. He can switch between the three Size settings on His Bo[Tanbo, Jo and Bo] on the fly, allowing Him to Switch to whichever best compliments the opponent’s weapon and the circumstances. Sometimes he will switch mid combat to throw the opponent off, doing it only infrequently to prevent the Opponent from adapting

Raph’s fighting style is what I would call Agile. He will try to get in close fast before the opponent has time to react. It involves a lot of catching the weapon on the Kama, tripping the opponent, and using the chain as a chokehold. what it lacks in stealth and offensive power it makes up for in disarming opponents. He has the most range of his siblings

Mikey’s fighting style is what I would call Energetic. He will use evasion to tire out the opponent, blocking when they manage to get in close. He will then try getting in a few good hits, A mix of Striking and kicking before kicking the opponent backwards in order to regain some distance

Leo’s fighting style is what I would call Adaptable. He will often feint with one Kodachi then strike with the other. He will use the opponent’s momentum and strengths against them. He tends to favor his right Kodachi over his left one.

Casey’s fighting style is what i would call unpolished, She often hits hard with the force of raw power but he lacks the finesse of a trained combatant, this often has the side effect of leaving them open for counterattacks. They will tend to use anything she can get his hands on as a weapon.

April’s fighting style is what I would call Evasive. If she can, She will tend to avoid being confronted directly, Either through trying to stay hidden or through the use of smoke bombs for a quick escape. If she is cornered and cannot avoid a direct confrontation, She will try and end the fight quickly by catching them off guard.

Splinter’s fighting style is what I would call defensive. She favors blocking, striking at weak spots in the opponent's stance or armor when the moment is right. She can be seen utilizing her unique physiology to Jump backwards and forwards with ease. Though she may appear to be moving freely to the outside perspective. She is efficient and effective in her movements, preserving her stamina.

Now in terms of who works best together...

Raph and Casey-these two work well together in that they tend to make up for the other’s weaknesses. Casey’s attention drawing fighting style gives Raph the advantage he needs to catch opponents by surprise and He can disarm the targets Casey does not notice, thus both can cover the other’s blind spots.

Donnie and Leo- Both of their fighting styles rely on understanding the opponent. Donnie with the Calculated variations of his staff, and Leo with his on the fly redirection of their strengths. when paired together, this can make them quite a pain for an opponent relying on raw power

Mikey and Raph- Mikey’s method of kicking the opponent backwards, causing them to lose balance makes it easy for Raph to follow it up with their chain. they have a sort of friendly competition on the battlefield and this tends to motivate both of them.

This was super fun to ask. Look forward to more Tmnt unity in the future!