I Came Up With An Idea For The Mutant Mashup AU That's Both Cute And Sad At The Same Time?

I've been doodling a lot of turtles lately. These are the results.

Just some Rise boys, specifically, the Mutant Mashup boys. I started off with Donnie in like a crouching pose for funsies but thought soon after, "huh, what if I just practice drawing his expressions from the show?" Now look at em.

Some musings below the cut if you wanna read.

Their markings aren't set in stone, I can't decide between diamonds for Raph or something closer to those concept ninpo markings on Twitter for him. Leo is already pretty decked out with markings so not much to add there. Aside from maybe two more stripes that grow up to the corners of his mouth as he ages, or maybe extra stripes on his legs, Leo's pretty much set. Mikey's in the same boat, though I like to add extra spots for flavor. I had a little more fun with Donnie's marks. I liked the thought of him having a mark over his nose, it kinda looks like a bandaid which I enjoy. Plus I gave him some marks on his face that kinda match Leo's y'know, disaster twins and all. I intended to give him a mark on his neck for his "unemotional bad boy image," but I kept forgetting to add it and just decided to scrap it.

Since I shared the Rise kiddos, I'll just add the 2012 boys. Consider it an early reference for their face markings.

These boys I didn't use references for so they are off model quite a bit. The doodles were only meant to show their markings anyway so they'll do for now.

Since these boys are technically quadruplets, I decided to give them matching/mirrored marking placements and all their markings relate to their elemental ninpo. DaVinci's got a cloud on his right cheek which is opposite to Sanzio's, who's got a fire mark on his left cheek. Niccolo's got a splotchy marking on his right eye, completely opposite to Simoni's lightning bolt mark on his left eye. I'm not totally sold on Simon's eye mark and am probably gonna tweak it a bit.

Also, I didn't realize it but Zio and Nico have the same smile. Same with Vin and Simon.

Final note: I do still want to make them look like TMNT 2012 to an extent, so more practice and more references to come.

That should be all, I've got a few doodles that I wanna explain in another post but they gotta wait until I'm more rested. This one was just an explanation.

Stay safe y'all!!

Doodle of the day here with some classic father son bonding.

And here, we have the lovely parents.....

......totally confused about how this even happened

My thoughts about the kid are below the cut if you wanna read

I'll be honest, I never gave em a name so if you're reading this feel free to just come up with one in the comments or something.

Aside from that, I did try to keep some things in mind when I drew them. I wanted to use triangles to make up the entire body but I thought it looked off and ended up harnessing Jax's twink energy. In hindsight I could've given the kid yellow ears and be done w/ it, but I couldn't resist reopening old wounds for good ol' Billy. Sometimes kids adopt traits from their grandparents and I wanted to reference Bill's parents in some way. Kinda makes me wonder if Bill would even accept this kid. Allow me to go on a little tangent if you please.

The creator of Gravity Falls himself answered that Bill's character is that of a spoiled kid that never grew up and that's completely true, but there's something deeper going on. Bill's immaturity stems from a deeply traumatic experience: destroying his own universe. We don't know specifically how or why he did it, but it still happened, and while Bill plays it off as "liberating" the flat minds of the people of his flat world in the show, we can see in his book that Bill regrets what he did. The benevolent God of Gravity Falls, The Axolotl, confirms it: "Saw his own dimension burn/Misses home but can't return." Bill even calls himself a monster in when we read his book, one that would eat Ford alive.

How does this relate to Bill's immaturity? Bill lives in denial. He can't face the reality that he killed everyone he knew and loved, so he tries to drown out their screams with unrestrained chaos. He needs to be distracted so he doesn't have to think about them anymore. Bill doesn't want to grow up, because that would mean acknowledging that he did and still does awful things to those around him. @praisetheaxolotl goes into better detail about Bill and his issues, if you're a Gravity Falls fan then you should take a look at their stuff I think they're awesome.

Back to the beginning, what does all this mean for the kid? Well, Bill probably isn't gonna care too much for their health or mental state. He may try to encourage them act as he does. Uncaring of others and disregarding guilt or remorse in favor of "fun." Honestly, Jax may do the same though I can't be absolutely sure of that. We don't have much on Jax's character when compared to Bill.

Man, it really is hard to make an interesting character with no trauma whatsoever. Guess that'll be something for me to try in the future.

....I drew a Bill Jax fankid....

I'll be honest, I forgot I drew these for a hot minute.

These were the last doodles from my old sketchbook and were mainly about the blue boi's.

I like the last doodle best. I think it shows that Blue wants to tell DaVinci something important, but deliberately holds himself back. There's nothing nefarious or worrying going on, just Blue being hesitant at being vulnerable. DaVinci's also got no eyes there cause he can't really see what's wrong.

More musings below the cut if you wanna read:

We all know Rise Leo is an absolute pro at masking his true feelings, which applies to Blue in this Au. While an amazing tactic in battle, it's kinda hard for his fam to get a clear understanding of what he wants or needs. That's why it takes a while for DaVinci to realize that Blue feels very insecure about his place in the family. I mean why wouldn't he be?

Red and Zio are the muscle, Purple and Nico are the brains, Orange and Simoni are the hearts. Even DaVinci has a place. He's the leader. The one who watches over everyone else, the one whose supposed to guide the team. Blue doesn't see himself as a leader, believing that his family cousin is doing just fine without him and doesn't need the help when that couldn't be further from the truth.

I don't think DaVinci realizes any of this and only has the ongoing sense that something is wrong. (Big brother sense???). He's low-key kinda frustrated cause he can't figure out what's wrong. It also sucks that DaVinci has a hard time asking for help despite leading his fam, he just doesn't want to make anyone worry. (He and Red are people pleasers in that way).

Idk, the point of this is that Blue doesn't feel like he's good enough for his fam, meanwhile DaVinci can tell that something's off and wants to help but can't really do so at the moment.

Why is roll Mercury's favorite?

Oh God, first time answering an ask, bear with me here.

To answer your question though, there are three main reasons. Primary being that Mercury loves getting free stuff and Roll loves giving gifts. It's kind of a shock when Roll gives him a gift, she's actually the first one to ever do that, since he's always so used to stealing from other people. Not only that, but it was a thoughtful one too, some flowers Roll noticed he liked and a couple of premium E-Tanks. Mercury wasn't used to that type of kindness and was drawn in fast.

He also just likes how chipper and empathetic she is, the stardroids are more accustomed to negativity so it's not something Mercury sees often. To him, it was refreshing to meet a genuinely good person that wants to help rather than hurt. Initially, he thought she was gullible and always tried to find ways to get a rise out of her. Unluckily for Mercury, Roll can also be a troll when she wants to be and gets back at him when he goes too far. Basically, Roll's fun to be around.

He's also kind of fascinated by Roll's kindness and positivity and deep down, he reallllly wants that for himself, but since those traits aren't physical he can't steal them away like he usually does. Mercury can mimic them, but he ultimately has to change and become more than what he was made for.

If you asked Mercury himself why he likes Roll so much he'd probably tell you the first reason I mentioned like: "She gives me free stuff." While he does mean that, I think subconsciously, he holds a deep appreciation for Roll that he either isn't aware of, or doesn't acknowledge verbally.

Sometimes I wonder what the classic era robots would think of the Four Guardians. What would the guardians think of the Light numbers? Probably a mix of awe and confusion.

KITTY!!!! (JK I'm a dog person)

This guy was made to accompany an oc of mine as a magical companion/support character. Since then, I've changed them to something different, so surprise!!!! Y'all get to see the "beta design."

Ta-da! It's Kaufmo two seconds away from engaging in fisticuffs

(Opposite Kaufmo belongs to campbell_soup70 on insta)

Ah yes, posing dramatically whilst staring into the sunset.

I think it would be funny if Blue and Simoni dare each other to do the craziest stuff. To the point where Simoni swallowed a squeaky toy of all things.