Defending Ending 2

Imagine if the Lati colors were an example of müllerian mimicry! A Togekiss avoiding predators or other threats by looking like something as imposing as a legendary!

Togekiss coloration variants!

Today’s Art Tip is: there’s a flexible slab of skin between your thumb and pointer finger called “The Web of The Thumb,” and it can be used to make your hands look more solid and dimensional.

(There are also smaller “webs” between each of your fingers but they’re more subtle.)

Hi! I just wanna say I love your artstyle. I'm such a big fan of pastel texture feel along with the characters, shapes and composition you make. Also I'm in love with your design of Narinder (bishop? pre canon I think?). Please keep up the good work!

Thank you! Sometimes artists need in these words. And I'm happy to know someone likes my silly things! Here a doodle of them both hehe

I need help: does anyone know what to do to move the coral bugs out of the way? Ik they do that shit on purpose bro I just don't know what to do about it 😭

I'm only up to the beginning of the coral area so blease keep spoilers to a minimum 🙏

“Tell me another story dad!”

This took longer than expected. I feel like there isn’t enough content of Asgore just being a dad.

IM FREAKING OUT RN BECAUSE I JUST SAW SOMETHING ON TWITTER THAT MADE ME GASP

SPOILERS FOR THE COTL DLC BECAUSE HOLY SHIT ITS A BIG ONE!!!

IF YOU DON’T LIKE SPOILERS DON’T LOOK!!!

SOMEONE ON TWITTER UPLOADED A SMALL CLIP OF THEMSELVES AT THE CULT OF THE LAMB: RELICS OF THE OLD FAITH BOOTH AT PAXEAST AND ON ONE OF THE TVS

ITS BLURY I KNOW BUT FUCKING GFBDJDJDJSJSHD

LESHY FOLLOWER!!!!!!!!!! THATS SO OBVIOUSLY HIM HOLY SHIT

BISHOP FOLLOWERS ARE REAAAAAL LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!

been a while since i’ve done randomly generated pokemon fusions

Pokesona hours

what do you think of magolor soul’s true arena desc? makes me think he isn’t truly sorry.

I wanted to save this ask to write something MUCH more comprehensive about this but, um, serious RL stuff (it's positive stuff, no worries. I'm just kinda anxious about it...) popped up during my break so since I'm going to need to duck away for a few days to cool down (and because I'm currently super mega obsessed with True Arena Magolor) I decided to hit this one quickly.

So, in brief, this game has an excellent translation. Forgotten Land quality. I'd say even a little bit above that, since Magolor's writing in the epilogue is so good. (Biased?)

But there is a slight shift of TONE in Magolor Soul's True Arena description, the 2nd phase, where he talks directly to Kirby. (Honestly, this is probably just an issue of spacing. Magolor talks a LOT and you can see this screen is packed with text. Amusingly, spacing was my guess for the loss of a few details from Magolor Soul's pause screen in the original game.)

(Photo nicked from willidleaway)

Here is a quick "alternate" translation from me:

"Kirby, frankly, I found you a pain to deal with. And the way you looked at me with that blank stare even after I betrayed you? It irks me that I keep having to rely on you but... I've had enough. Kirby of the Stars, hurry up and destroy this thing on my head. When you do, I'll come back and... heheheh...I'll tease you plenty!"

The part TumblingPotatoes is referring to is probably the part I translated as "...found you a pain to deal with." The word in question can mean "dislike" as in "We've invited Magolor to dinner tonight!" "Ugh, I really dislike that guy!" but it really just means someone that, for a variety of reasons, you may struggle to deal with.

The fact that Magolor is a consummate liar but Kirby approaches everyone with honesty and openness is a quick and easy answer for why Magolor might feel that way about Kirby. Not to mention, as he says in both versions, Kirby is SO honest they didn't even react with shock or hurt when Magolor betrayed them. It's hard to say WHY Kirby didn't have that kind of emotional reaction, maybe they just knew better? Maybe Kirby figured, "Huh. I guess it's just time to beat the evil out of you like I've done with all my friends to date!"

The reason I prefer the Japanese slightly is because the English had to combine the "...it irks me to rely on you" and "hurry and break this thing on my head" into one line which, while Magolor is meant to be speaking from a place of pride (he doesn't want to admit he needs help. But of course, he really, really, REALLY needs help) it does sort of give him a cocky attitude in English. (The addition of "Ugh" does something similar. It does a wonderful job showing he's having to fight his own nature to admit this.)

But in Japanese, his desperation ("hurry") comes off better. It makes him sound a little bit more sad too (Something about Magolor using "this thing" in Japanese, 「頭のコレ」, even though it's the same phrase in English... but the context behind refusing to identify the Crown always gives me the feeling that at this point in the soul-consuming process, he's too frightened to even say it's name.)

...And this all hits especially hard because he uses the key phrase "Kirby of the Stars." Any time anyone invokes Kirby's "full name" you know things are serious.

His last line, his "threat" to toy with you/tease you is basically just the same Magolor you see in the epilogue. He can "turn over a new leaf" and still be a villainous & mischievous little egg. Saving his life isn't going to give him a personality transplant. It isn't going to mean he doesn't like playing pranks on people - or that he thinks that hitting a bomb with a frying pan isn't one of the multiverse's greatest games and definitely needs a space in his theme park. ^^

Again, he may also be trying to preserve some of his tattered dignity there. The long and short of it is... Magolor is being "tsundere" (I hope I don't need to explain that one...?)

Yes, he cares about Kirby as a friend. (Will he say it? No.) Yes, he feels bad for what he did. (Will he say that? Also no.)

...He CAN'T. It's not the way he communicates. But remember that Magolor has lied to you throughout the whole game. And it's the Liar Magolor that always tells you how "thankful" he is, how "happy" he is you two met. How "wonderful" and "amazing" Kirby is.

The fact that Magolor is willing to say "yeah, you kind of annoyed me" is a sign that Magolor is giving Kirby something he's potentially never given ANYONE before...

The truth.

So yes, this experience HAS changed him for the good and he absolutely, undeniably cares about Kirby.

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Last Minute Addition:

It's interesting, in light of the very likely sounding theory that Magolor has already been fully consumed by the crown in this fight (his eyes disappear right as he uses "the last" of his ability to fight against the crown to leave you a single apple) and CANNOT be saved that the English text "...then someday..." and "...I MAY get to toy with you..." when the Japanese doesn't have these vagueties on Magolor's behalf. (I was influenced enough by it that even I included the phrase "when I come back" when Magolor just says "I will again...tease you")

Does he know it's already too late? It kind of gives you the feeling that Magolor is either lying to sooth Kirby from what the puffball has to do (kill him) or he's trying to goad Kirby on into finishing this. Really just makes the whole thing more heartbreaking.

I really wished I followed you sooner cause I love Wander Over Yonder stuff

What kinds info ya got for us today on, idk the episode with janice the planet?

Thank you for following me but bro, people got stop asking me about Janet; I hate her so flarpin much 😭

For a better explanation as to why, there's a section in this post where I talk about it:

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Foolin' Around!

The following rant was sponsored by comments on this post. Wander can absolutely pull anyone he wants, from any moral ideology, at any time

I'd also recommend checking out the comments of this post for a more in-depth discussion, keeping this post's tags in mind of course.

Tldr: predators suck and can also be women.