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Sorry for being gone. I was really busy being dead (read moping and thinking about bugmen), anyways I have a new one.
Vivianus Harriot Sterling, the Carnifex to the new world
Plus I've been trying digital stuff
Ultimate Leif(Bug Fables)
A small tribute to this great game. More information about him here: "https://www.deviantart.com/dominic1276/art/Ultimate-Leif-Bug-Fables-965087596"
Extra:
Here's something a little different than usual! I wanted to play around with some different designs, just for fun. I hope you enjoyed this week's installment of 'Slices of Gremlin'! I am going to continue updating every Tuesday, and if you would like to support the comic and get early access, you can sign up to be a member of the 'Little Creature Club' on Ko-Fi!
A little drawing of Leif from Bug Fables, because I really love his character arc and his lore. This little moth has been living rent-free in my head.
Some doodles of Leif from Bug Fables, with some extra notes from church tucked along the side! I have been enjoying this game so much, and this guy is my favorite. (And yes, Leif only has two arms in the game, but I felt like adding a little to his buggy-ness in my interpretation. 😛)
[Start ID. Two side-by-side drawings in the same palette. The left image shows Drya sitting with her legs bent in front of her, facing to the left and seemingly on a flat surface, one hand at her spear and the other on the floor. She's smiling and looking back at Tel. The right image depicts Tel, cross-legged on the floor and facing right, holding a whetstone and shard. Her face is partially obscured, but she looks back at Drya. Her bag and a spare metal shard lay behind her. Both images share a pink tone, and matching background in the colors of the lesbian flag. End ID.]
@enbeemerang TEAM DRYA PROPAGANDA!!
Bug Fables OC Tournament Round 2
Drya (she/her) and Tel (she/they) (or Team Drya) from @enbeemerang
Drya is a (very lovable) dumb rosy maple moth, who came from far outside of Bugaria. Right now, she resides outside of Defiant Root with her girlfriend, Tel! Drya's very outspoken, and is ready to defend her friends with whatever it takes. She's canonically trans, and a lesbian! She very much enjoys going to Crisbee's for a snack, and doing jobs with her girlfriend. Drya uses a spear (a toothpick with a shard of metal tied onto it) as her weapon, and won't stand down. Drya is always down to make a friend, and with her outspoken nature, knows many bugs across Bugaria. She's also a bit of a herbo.
Tel is a much more rational sap beetle. Due to her quietness and more closed off personality, she may come off as cold and not friendly to new bugs she meets. But, she holds lots of care for those she holds close like her friends and loved ones. Growing up in Defiant Root, she loves the research side of exploring, knowing that Drya has her back. Tel is also trans, and a lesbian. Tel's weapon of choice are metal shards. She carries up to 5 whenever she goes out exploring, which she throws at her enemies. She enjoys documentation, and frequents the Ant Kingdom Library whenever she can. Having grown up in Bugaria, she knows practically everybody in Defiant Root, and others across the Ant Kingdom.
Tel and Drya met about two years pre canon in the game. Drya left her home to find somewhere more accepting, and after losing her sibling in the journey, found herself in the Lost Sands. Dehydrated and lost, she couldn't continue. That night, Tel found her, and helped her regain her strength. The year on, Drya had stayed in Defiant Root with Tel, where the two grew closer, until they began dating. After Drya had learned of the explorer's guild, she was eager to be able to continue exploring and going on journeys, with a land that accepted her.
Tel and Drya are an inseparable duo. When they explore, Drya takes up the front, ready to defend her girlfriend at any given moment. Tel goes slower, stopping to document things, or to take samples and place them in the little pouch she carries. They love each other very much! They fight as a single unit, and are best friends.
They also both wear Favorite One medals, as they are each others favorites :)
Argentum (he/him) from @alagadda
Argentum is a beautiful silver wasp (Priochilus gloriosum) and a mercenary, assassin, and bounty hunter. He appeals to those who would seek his illicit services because he does his job without asking questions. He's very impersonal during work but much more open and emotional in everyday life. He's a real prick, honestly.
He takes the mandibles off his victims as proof of a job well done, but he often makes necklaces out of them and keeps them as trophies because there's something deeply wrong with him. He also loots all his victims corpses so his husband can sell off their belongings.
He's in a surprisingly healthy and loving marriage with Aurum, a golden reined digger wasp (Sphex habenus) ex-explorer, who became disillusioned with life after almost dying in search of the Everlasting Sapling. They both reside in Defiant Root where Aurum runs a shop to sell off the aforementioned looted goods, but he wants both of them to eventually move to the Golden Settlement. Aurum loves his husband deeply even if he's completely out of his mind and thinks wearing body parts as trophies is cool. He wants Argentum to do literally anything else as a job, but still loves and supports him.
He attacks with his prized blade, poisoned with his own venom and made by Aurum from the mandible of his first victim.
[Start ID. A digital drawing of Leif from Bug Fables in bright colors on a purple background. He is standing with his wings open, blocks of ice levitate above one raised hand and the other points at the ground. His sharp, insectoid features are emphasized somewhat. He isn’t incredibly expressive, but seems to hold himself in a determined manner. End ID]
Leif should get to be bright and spiky sometimes. as a treat
Forgot to plan something to write here, but here's @tired-t-rex 's Poppy!
happy uhh. happy birthday Leif :)
[Start ID. A fullbody digital drawing of Leif, a moth from Bug Fables, in dark tones. He is standing with his wings partially splayed out. One arm is raised, and the other is obscured by a mass of glitching fungal tentacles that extend from a scar on his torso. He appears distraught or deeply fearful, with his eyes open wide and antennae lowered. Snowflakes gather around him, behind him are cordyceps motifs and a wall like one in Upper Snakemouth. End ID]
haven't drawn the bugs of fable in so long...
(feat. another rather static-y Swap AU Neo, from @professorneolith , because I still think it's a cool idea)
[Start ID. Two flat, unshaded drawings of Bug Fables characters on white backgrounds. The first is of Professor Neolith, a moth drawn in maple tones. He appears to be floating, with his legs bent and wings unused. One hand snaps, and his other palm faces the ground. He has a slight smile and seems altogether relaxed. A halo of electricity encircles him and two bolts extend from one hand. The second drawing depicts Leif, another moth, drawn in extremely bright colors. He is less relaxed, in the midst of a fight, with large spikes of ice circling around his feet. Two of his wings and his lower body splay outwards and to the left, and he is sharply bent at the waist, hunched over. One arm is raised, as though he was casting the ice magic visible below him. End ID]
This Is What People Get For Being Nice To Me (part 1/??). Here's Drya for @enbeemerang / @vibecenter13
On a related note I may have played Dishonored more than Hollow Knight and Bug Fables combined
Tried to make some palettes and ended up testing out four of the six so here: a Mosa, two Leifs, and dragon Corvo
I return with some stuff that is still self-indulgent but now also fandom. Snakemouth dragons
they share a birthday...
The Moth of Snakemouth Den, and Bugaria’s Leading Expert in Archaeology
Read the Team Fakemouth swap au by @professorneolith and felt compelled to make this (it's actually relatively short and that blog hasn't been active in a year but idc!!)
(Headcanons, with spoilers:)
- Both moths are the same age as they are in canon, but the whole Snakemouth Lab: Cordyceps Failed Experiment thing happened significantly later, Neo's team is a different, younger one than canon Leif's, and all its members are still alive. (With the technical exception of Neolith.) Leif was never an explorer at any point in time.
- Kabbu got into Bugaria the same way as canon (and never got to enact his revenge on the Beast). Leif was the one who met/helped Kabbu in the Lost Sands this time, and Kabbu and Neo have no relation besides briefly meeting post-Snakemouth in the Outskirts. We don’t actually know anything about Eetl’s backstory but it’s safe to assume it’s the same as canon here.
- Vi ran away to the Wasp Kingdom instead of the Explorer's Association. She was/is general under Hoaxe (I always thought Fuff became general during Vanessa's rule rather than Hoaxe's but I'm not actually sure?), though she's immune to his control.
Not sure how battle would go but I'm assuming that unlike Fuff who's boastful until his backup gets knocked down, Vi's better at combat, underestimated, and too hubristic for teammates.
Going to stop writing now so I can just post this instead of waiting two more days
Leif should get to be bright and spiky sometimes. as a treat
Being an idiot on main again
Both of my mad scientist characters, but drawn as the video game characters they were most inspired by (Ne'Mon as Monomon and Tawny-Buzzard as Doctor H.B)
Forgot about this
I'm planning to do three fake-screenshot-like drawings of gameplay swaps (HK played like BFTES, as shown here, BFTES like UT [probably Kabbu facing off solo against the Beast] and UT like HK [Frisk against Asgore]) because...why not?
I will ~definitely edit this later~ partly because of the pretty obvious difference in the background and not-background (caused by me not knowing exactly what parts of the art style will stay the same?)
I started this quite a while ago and I might add more later, but I'm good with posting just this for now.
Quirrel and Cloth from Hollow Knight in a Bug Fables art style, and Leif from Bug Fables as an HK moth.
Bee/Wasp appreciation post
My and @dirty-toad sonas in Lost sands. Yes, Ann doesn't playing bug fables but it doesn't stop me from putting my bffs in my favorite games. You are next @spooky3forest. Be afraid.
This is Kabbu from FIA AU. His "mask" is actually Kabbu's outer mouth parts (don't know the name) he just keeps it like this unless he eats something.
(I didn't like how I drew his eyes so I cut it out)
BTW Kabbu in my AU is a omnivore. He mostly eats plants (basically any plant) but he will occasionally eat small wild animals when he is alone. Also where he came from it is somewhat a tradition to fight for honor sometimes to the death.
(Some might eat the dead but it's very rare)
*Kabbu wouldn't eat any sentient creature or past sentient creatures*
This is what Kabbu's mouth looks like.
Mostly flat teeth but very very sharp canine teeth and the teeth behind it kinda, not as sharp could be used to crush up tough plants but also any creature that was unfortunate to get caught by a hungry Kabbu.
"I found you, Faker!"
"Faker? I Think you're the fake wasp around here. You're not even good enough to be my fake."
"I'll make you eat those words!"
*read in a very french accent bc I headcannon all wasps to be french*
Zasp versus Zazp who wins?