Lugubrious

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Well, with all this art being shown here, I might as well flex out my muscles here. I had a phase where I wanted to stick animate, but I managed to only make a six second fight and then I got bored and quit.

My Hider

@Invisible Man

I was way into stick fighting for a while, but Pivot was only ever the best software I could use, and I wasn't even very good at that. My best work was a series of animated introductions for the characters in a group of writers. Here it is:



It makes precious little sense unless somehow you were to know the backstories of the characters.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

That is excellent, Expolar.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Some of these jokes/comics are almost as good as mine.



That earned me silver, mind you.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

We'll be moving on past lunch tomorrow evening.

Character Crossover Crisis City (C4 Reboot)

And so DIO steps into the limelight.

Character Crossover Crisis City (C4 Reboot)

Filia – Chinese Eatery

Filia watched, distracted for a moment, as a golden comet streaked down from the heavens to smash into the nearby school. It fazed her precious little; though the fantastical assortment of different people, animals, and machines around her still set her on edge and piqued her curiosity, the novelty of how they arrived ceased to move her. After observing the gargantuan physician Faust scuttle the meteor's way, Filia turned her attention to a fat man approaching at great speed. For a moment she found herself entranced by the incredible shape of his mustache, but beyond that the yellow-clad biker did not impress. At least Samson will have a friend in that guy, she mused over Wario's garlic obsession. Big eaters always become pals. With that out of the way, Filia finally refocused back on Kino, only to find that Kino's attention had wandered too. Oops. She hadn't listened to Kino's reply. Now how would she know the secret of dealing with all this strangeness?

A moment later, another young woman appeared, and this one not from the sky but from the tram cars. Hungry as she was, Filia nearly forgot about the idea of food when Chao hinted at something far more satisfying: answers. Though Chun-Li expressed an interest in this, it was Filia that became the first to actually pursue the subject. “Hello, miss. I'm Filia. If you have any kind of information that can help me, I'd be very happy to know. I could even do something for you in return, if you like.” The offer came out of nowhere, or precisely, from Filia's instinct. How strange...in her past life, the one locked away in a vault of amnesia, did she have experience with deals?

Of course, the next moment a new slew of distractions threatened to rob her of her moment of truth. Two mechanical beings, one small and orange and the other huge and intimidating, approached the gathering of heroes. Filia's hat moved visibly now, clear evidence of Samson's unease. When Dizzy acted first, giving unto those present a greeting and an odd question, Filia flitted between the diminutive cement mixer and the qipao-clad girl who could potentially shed some light on the situation. “Uh...” That route ended quickly, however, when Krieg replied to Dizzy's innocent inquiry with a storm of sadistic shouts.

Samson chimed in, ”Want me to turn him into putty?” In response, Filia could only shake her head, hoping that nobody heard him. Things kept getting weirder and weirder.

DIO – Roanpur

Blood flowed across the ground, sliding over concrete and into tiny cracks. The crimson flow saturated the roots of a lone dandelion, a tiny and defiant piece of nature sprouting from a stone-hard wasteland. Would its yellow petals turn red like the vital juices that now watered it, as tribute to the brutish man choking on his own essence? Or would his death go unmarked like the insect he was, and that dandelion drown to death in a substance meant to sustain life? This question, more so than the fate of the humans below, occupied DIO. He stood above, just as he was meant to, observing the alleyway conflict below. At the very least, he could admit that these beasts of men could have been more useful than many of the spawn already in his service.

The sound of metal pounding into stone caused DIO to glance off to the side. Before his eyes, a metallic behemoth burst through the illusory wall, nearly humiliating himself in the process. When the Overlord released a shower of flame to course through the alley and fry anyone within, DIO smiled. Before him stood two potential Stand users—or if not Stand users, two potential allies at least. The fire seared brick, concrete, and flesh alike, and as the inferno briefly raged DIO raised his hands and clapped loudly.

Now, whoever that still lived below would begin to feel his presence. Perhaps they, bearing wills more powerful than the everyday human, were not immediately enticed by the vampire, but all the same it would prove difficult to ignore him. DIO clapped twice more, smiling, and stepped over the edge of the rooftop upon which he stood. Before he'd fallen a foot, he jammed a foot into the bricks with such force as to embed his foot there. By repeating the feet, he walked right down the side of the sheer wall, tranquil as could be. ”A most splendid feat of magic. I could not feel the heat on my face, but still, quite the show!” He cast a glance toward Marchesa. ”And to survive it...remarkable indeed! Could it be that I've discovered individuals of great talent in my city?” And so the trap was set.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Just to fix the image links so that they work, by removing any words or punctuation immediately around them.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

You all have my sympathy for the misfortunes you've suffered but I would be a strong advocate of not turning this into a pity party. We've all had our downs and all been hoisted by our own petards at least once. I don't mean to sound mean or dismissive, but trying to one-up one another in the 'I've been stupid' department won't help anyone's self-esteem.

@Caits I hate to sound like a broken record but even a month after my initial request the formatting for the Mystic Beasts remains unchanged.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Hyun – Frenzy Camp

@Invisible Man

Just as one might expect, the swordswoman Hyun was in the middle of a conversation with Mercury, her weapons bundled up and set aside, when an outcry for help reached her. Immediately, both soldiers scrambled to alert. Hyun grabbed a single katana, pulling the entire kit from the ground and flinging the scabbard away with a single sweeping motion, while Mercury grabbed his kamas from the weapon rack. In an emergency, the blade skills they'd spent some time training no longer mattered, for their best weapons were called for in the defense of a comrade. To be certain, they'd never heard Magni yell for help before, but neither paid that fact any special thought as they rushed to aid their ally.

By the time Magni reached the tents, Hyun and Mercury were waiting for him. Though the swordswoman stayed silent, scanning the treeline for incoming threats, Mercury took the opportunity to address Magni for the first time ever. ”Leadin' some kinda enemy t'our base, are you? Well, don't beat yerself up over it. We'll cut 'em down to size, no problem.” He bared his teeth in a savage visage of eagerness and waited for the foe to appear.

Indigo Afina – Crocus Streets

@liferusher

For a moment, Indigo paused. Something said by Isla, or perhaps an aspect of her tone, resounded with her. It took several seconds for the Librarian to regain her composure, looking down the street at the facades of buildings and the wealth of humanity meandering through the street. Sometimes, the affirmation that hers was a world of magic came hard, especially in places like this. The arcane arts seemed distant when the culture, behavior, and overall impact of her surroundings stood so definitively normal. Indigo thought about Isla, at how her mischievousness, confidence, and avarice melted into helplessness and pity the moment fate seemed apt to deal her a bad hand. With no small amount of sorrow did the Librarian think how perfect it is she performs evil and then thinks herself to be the victim. Long ago, humans decided that they'd rather decide good and evil for themselves, and even now do they remain ignorant.

She turned her head slightly so that Isla could hear her. ”To you, I am exactly that kind of person. Karma is an absolute law. How many lives have you ruined today? And to think I took only your leg.”

Then, the woman left, feeling that she'd just made a very significant choice. Isla had trapped countless people in her portraits, after all, alone for perhaps an eternity. She deserved far worse for what she did...right?

Ni Rensa – Frenzy Plant Stands

@Raijinslayer

An earnest, fang-toothed grin greeted the question of Argus. ”Let 'em rip! Questions are like my coffee. They get the enyergy flowinya!” She crossed her arms beneath her chest, folding her black claws carefully to keep from nicking herself. At the same time, she sat down, gesturing for the demon to do the same.

Her expression changed to a mixture of mock horror and suppressed amusement when Ni Rensa heard her new friend's first two questions. ”Pfffff” she snorted. ”I guess my accent's just a thing all War Sphinxes have. I wouldn't really knyow but it's the best guess I've got. As for those...people nya mentioned, they've got this creepy obsession for people that look like anyimals. Some of them, uh, 'want me', to put it plainly, and some just don't knyow how creepy it is to see something they think is cute and thenya try and cuddle it in public. Just...weird. I'm sure you don't have any of the same problems, heh!” Ni raised one of her hands to rest her chin in. Unlike catlike humans, she did not have paws, but rather rough, bestial hands with tufts of rigid pycnofibers instead of fur. Claw and finger were indistinguishable, and the whole ordeal was black, as Ni had dipper her arm in a bucket of oil.

Nero the Genie – Crocus Streets

@liferusher@invisible man@CirusArvennicus@Silver Fox

With Ayame recovered, or at any rate fit enough for travel, the trio of dark mages strode off down a seemly side street with sights set on some sort of shop suited for a sublime siesta. Nero, taking the initiative, led his friends eagerly, if blindly, through a more cloistered part of Crocus. Here, no magic-mobiles or arcanocycles could hope to navigate; so close were the buildings, so tightly-packed like peas crammed in a pod, that only foot traffic sufficed. This particular portion of Crocus featured a cultural anomaly not present among most of the main motorways, one full of festive colors, banners, and lamps, with various chimes and trinkets hanging from every eave. After rejecting a few places for one reason or another, the triumvirate emerged from this vibrant district onto a main walkway and discovered a little ice cream parlor right on the corner. ”Ice cream, eh? It's not coffee, but way cooler in my opinion. A n-ice way to chill out, doncha think?” Nero chortled as he released a rapid-fire string of puns. ”C'mon, don't give me the cold shoulder, guys. This work for ya?”

Unbeknownst to the Genie, the energy bubble containing Trinity and Karn happened to be nearby, just across the road in fact.

Character Crossover Crisis City (C4 Reboot)

Is it customary to spell DIO in all caps? Just wondering.

@HHShetland

Not out-of-universe, but in universe, yes. Whenever his name was written in Jojo's, it was in capitols. He's also referenced this way in every game he's in.

Dio Brando (ディオ・ブランドー Dio Burandō?), known as DIO (ＤＩＯディオ)?) from Part III onwards, is the main antagonist of both Part I: Phantom Blood and Part III: Stardust Crusaders.

There you go.