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Wed, 22 May 2013 04:02:24 PDT

HURRICANE POLYMAR Particular

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:18:34 PDT

...this is proof color, which I did to resume practice after a long break.

Bioblogs: Resumes for the 21st Century download

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:55 PDT

Resume

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:18:00 PDT

Resume

EOAS Concept: Jake Pryde

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:15:21 PDT

"My story is complete. I am Jake Pryde, formerly of the Draconis Combine of the Inner Sphere, and presently the honor guard for Queen Sally Acorn. After a brief return trip to the Inner Sphere, I have decided to settle down back on Mobius. I am thankful for the Ancient Walkers to give me this new lease on life, because after I left everything behind for good, I felt a great weight come off my shoulders. I can start over again with a clear head, and more importantly, on my own terms.
"For this, I had decided to remain in the employ of Queen Acorn as her personal honor guard, and a captain of the Acorn Militia. I have settled down with the woman that I never thought I would be with for life, Sakura Solo, even if she may be a hedgehog. She truly loves me... it feels so whole and real compared to the vixen I once was with in the past, Theresa.
"I am Jake Pryde, and my story is complete."

Before Jake's second tour into the Inner Sphere, Tails and Jake (as well as the other Spheroid interlopers) were allowed to "separate" and become their own people all over. Tails would revert to his original 12 year old self, and with a new package of technology thanks to Jake's experiences, would resume his technician duties with newfound inspiration.

Jake Pryde's honor guard uniform borrows heavily from the dress uniform of his old military, the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. He even maintains his old rank pin of Tai-i (Captain) and wears the Draconis Combine seal quite proudly on his uniform. And while he looks fancy enough, his dress is armored underneath with a combination of a dragonscale and ferro-fibrous weave, allowing Jake protection against ballistic and explosive attacks, while still remaining lightweight enough for very fine maneuvering. Even if he looks like a sort of space samurai, he acts it as well, as over the years he has trained himself in the art of the sword. His accuracy with a pistol has also become startlingly deadly (as if it wasn't already), learning a beginner form of Gun-Kata to boot.

Concept artwork for There's Something About Tails: Eyes of a Stranger.
Jake Pryde is (C) prdarkfox
Draconis Combine, MechWarrior (C) Topps, Inc.

Hetalia oc- Greenland

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:37:31 PDT

Yes, I really do research for any Hetalia oc's that I have.
I am still doing more research, I really do respect the sensitive history and hardships many countries go through, and so I hope I don't make any remarks that may be offensive.

Basic info:
Capital- Nuuk
Population- 56,744
Continent- North America
Religion- Protistantism
Birthday- May 1st, 1979

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Human name- Biina Fariitariikka
Age- 17 (appearance)
Gender- Female
Hair color- Dark brown
Bonus info- I have depicted Greenland with rather large breasts because of her being the biggest Island in the world also to slightly depict how half of her country is uninhabitable and covered in glaciers ( sorry if this isn't exactly... correct). She can have a very cheerful nature around others, but when she's alone, or with a good friend, she acts how she normally does- stoic. She is cheerful around others, mostly from her big brother Denmark raising her with a similar aditude, telling her to always smile and just have fun.
Eye color- Both are brown with a tinge of blue closer to the pupil
Skin tone- Slightly tanned (sorry if this isn't very accurate, I am aware of her Inuit people)
Height- 160 cm (5'4 or 5'5 I believe)
Weight- 134 lbs
Sexuality- Straight
More Bonus info- She does have back pains sometimes due to her large breasts
APPEARANCE

Greenland wears a thick brown bomber jacket with seal fur around the hood, and end of sleeves. Located on the right side of the bomber jacket (chest area) is a sewn badge of an airplane (she loves airplanes since the usage of other transportation in greenland is few, other than cars). Underneath her jacket is a dark green military uniform with a gold colored belt around her waist. Her combat boots are healed slightly (helps her through the snow, these kind of heels are not for fashion).

PERSONALITY

Greenland is usually stoic around close friends, but depicts a cheerful attitude around other nations. She can be somewhat naiive sometimes.

HISTORY

The first humans are thought to have arrived in Greenland around 2500 BC. Their descendants apparently died out and were succeeded by several other groups migrating from continental North America. There is no evidence that Greenland was known to Europeans until the 10th century, when Icelandic Vikings settled on its southwestern coast, which seems to have been uninhabited when they arrived. The ancestors of the Inuit Greenlanders who live there today appear to have migrated there later, around 1200 CE, from northwestern Greenland. While the Inuit survived in the icy world of the Little Ice Age, the early Norse settlements along the southwestern coast disappeared, leaving the Inuit as the only inhabitants of the island for several centuries. During this time, Denmark-Norway, apparently believing the Norse settlements had survived, continued to claim sovereignty over the island despite the lack of any contact between the Norse Greenlanders and their Scandinavian brethren. In 1721, aspiring to become a colonial power, Denmark-Norway sent a missionary expedition to Greenland with the stated aim of reinstating Christianity among descendants of the Norse Greenlanders who may have reverted to paganism. When the missionaries found no descendants of the Norse Greenlanders, they baptized the Inuit Greenlanders they found living there instead. Denmark-Norway then developed trading colonies along the coast and imposed a trade monopoly and other colonial privileges on the area.

During World War II, when Germany invaded Denmark, Greenlanders became socially and economically less connected to Denmark and more connected to the United States and Canada. After the war, Denmark resumed control of Greenland and in 1953, converted its status from colony to overseas amt. Although Greenland is still a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, it has enjoyed home rule since 1979. In 1985, the island became the only territory to leave the European Union, which it had joined as a part of Denmark in 1973.

RELATIONSHIPS

Denmark- Denmark is Greenland's big brother, him claiming her in the name of his land. But she still has somewhat of an independence. They both get along with each other, but Greenland cut the cheerful act around him in her early teens, he was fairly dissapointed with this

Norway- These two get along quite well. Their history together also takes part in their friendship. Greenland did have a small crush on the Nor when she was a bit younger, but then was introduced to his little brother, of which she learned he played a part in her history as well as Denmark and Norway.

Iceland- Greenland and Iceland, you can say are best friends. He doesn't like it when she fakes that cheerful attitude with others, he prefers her more serious, stoic side, because that is the true her. Greenland does have feelings toward this nation, and Denmark tortures poor Iceland using her. Just for fun.

America- America and Greenland are good friends, but she does still act cheery around him. He said she looks 'scary' when she acts normal around him (keep in mind 'normal' Greenland is very stoic and serious) America-in the past- did have a big crush on her, he even offered to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100,000,000 but Denmark did not agree to sell (in real life history, so I hope this isn't very 'mary-sue-ish')

Canada- Canada and Greenland are good friends. During World War II her and Canada were able to get to know each other, but like the others she sometimes doesn't see him, but she most certainly won't confuse him with America.

This Greenland OC (c) me
Hetalia (c) Hidekaz Himaruya

Pinkie's Quest -part 77-

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:58 PDT

-- PREVIOUS - || -FIRST- || -

Asks via my Tumblr: Ask Retro Pony Pixels

-Wait, isn't that popsicle missile muffin-seeking?-

...Only to have it loop around and resume chase!

MUFFIN SEEKING ,,,

...It HAD to be MUFFIN SEEKING , didn't it...

MLP FiM copyright Faust and Hasbro

Leaf Buds Chapter 1

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:27 PDT

This is the beginning of my fan fiction, Warriors: Leaf Buds, based off of the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. Warriors does not belongto me. I came up with the name Leaf Buds because the leaf is the symbol of this clan, Forestclan, and Forestclan had recently been founded, and a young leaf is a leaf bud. So, here it all begins. Enjoy!

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Foreststar inhaled deeply, taking in the fresh scents of the forest. Her chest swelled with pride until she thought she might burst and the proud leader had to fight to keep her excitement contained. Only one moon ago, she was the rouge Tabitha, and just yesterday, she was known as Forestclaw. The night before, Foreststar had slept before the Sacred Oak, where she shared dreams with her Starclan ancestors. There she received nine lives and her new name. She had become Foreststar, leader of Forestclan, the clan she had founded.
Right now, in this moment, everything seemed perfect. Her warriors mingled about in the clearing below, exchanging pleasantries as they worked together to enforce the camp walls and restock the fresh-kill pile. As perfect as this moment was, Foreststar could not ignore the nagging thought that things would not always be like this. Leaf-bare would come again along with the rising threat of dogs, badgers, foxes, twolegs, and enemy cats. Foreststar shook her head to clear it and forced herself to be more confident. The clan would hold out strong and they would survive the cold seasons together, strong caring for the weak. United, they would be able to fight off any threat, and no one was to be left behind. The Forestclan warriors would need a strong, brave, wise leader to guide them. Foreststar intended to be just that.
Foreststar leaped down from the Fallen Tree and padded towards her deputy, Sunbeam. The golden tom was digging into a plump blackbird and looked up when Foreststar approached.
“Anything to report?” Foreststar asked him.
“All is quiet.” Sunbeam replied cheerfully, straightening up in the presence of his leader. There were feathers in his whiskers and Foreststar detected a glint of embarrassment in his eyes, as he wasn’t prepared to confront her. Knowing she caught him at a bad time, Foreststar nodded in approval and continued past Sunbeam. The tom resumed his meal. Seeing her warrior eat made the leader aware of her own hunger. She walked proudly, sensing the eyes of many cats on her, to the fresh-kill pile and rummaged through it until she found a large trout. She then glanced around the clearing for a place to eat it. Spotting a familiar grey pelt, Foreststar carried her fish to where Moondew sat, cleaning her pelt. Foreststar struggled under the weight of the prey but intended not to let it show, not in the presence of her clanmates. Moondew paused from grooming her fur to duck her head respectively to her leader. Foreststar felt a wave of satisfaction. She had raised Moondew and her littermates from birth when their parents were unable to do so. Moondew was one of the finest warriors in the clan, and Foreststar felt that it was partly because of her parenting. She also intended to make Moondew leader in her place. This was the honorable cat that Foreststar had taught to survive, to respect the balance of life, and the one that she trusted enough to reveal her plans. Foreststar set the trout down before the cat she had come to think of as her daughter.
“Share?” Foreststar meowed. Moondew smiled in agreement and made room for her leader to get comfortable beside her. Fish happened to be both Foreststar and Moondew’s favorite prey. Foreststar couldn’t help but let out a small purr of satisfaction as she sank her teeth into the trout and its flavors flowed into her mouth. It was times like these that Foreststar wanted to cherish forever.

Gonna write a resume to Petco tomorrow.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:11 PDT

Tail Hug

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:56 PDT

-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] falls asleep, keeps doing what he's doing --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] rubs yo sleeping body with foot --
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < zzz
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] foot pets harder --
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrzzz
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] randomly stabs EC's tail for the sake of stabbing --
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] way to ruin a moment --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] gets out cattleprod and zaps the fuck out of EJ --
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] flails and jumps away, taking the knife with. --
CEJ: ....
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] sits in the corner like a good boy --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] puts away cattleprod --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] stitches up EC and puts band-aid on stitched wound then kisses it --
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] is back, and feels the pain left over from having been stabbed --
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < OW
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < who ssstabbed meoweh?!
CLB: i know right getting stabbed hurt
CLB: hurts
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < who ssssstabbed me!!!
CLB: EJ
CLB: but i zapped him with a cattle prod
CLB: and he a good boy now
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < ...
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < ...
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] throws a ball of electricity at EJ... --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] jumps in the way --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] has fuck zapped out of self --
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < >.<
CLB: aaaaaaaaaaaagggggggghhhhhhhh
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] pokes LB... LB is no longer getting zapped --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] is no longer getting zapped --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] sizzles --
CLB: i smell...
CLB: delicous....
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] turns back on LB and sits in a corner --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] pets EC --
CLB: i sorry
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] wraps wings around self... blocking the petting... --
CLB: EC don't do dis
CLB: i sowwy
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < ...
CGT ceased responding to memo.
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] unfolds wings around self... --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] tries to pet EC --
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] purrs a little... --
CEJ: ...
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] pets a little harder --
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] approaches and gently pats the spot he stabbed --
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] tail whips to the side --
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] and that makes his tail decoration's bell ring --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] keeps petting --
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < pur...
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] pets the tail :3 --
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] it sweeps to the other side --
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] turns and resumes petting --
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] it whaps the ground --
-- CURRENT literaryBlitz [CLB] scratches your head --
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] picks up the tail --
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < p-
-- ??? eclipseChaocatdragonoid [?EC] turns to 'look' at his tailgrabber --
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] sits there, holding the tail --
?EC: =ˆ◥►ω◄◤ˆ= < ...
-- CURRENT eyelessJack [CEJ] gently pats the stab wound again before petting the tail --

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Jack, really, is just a lovable little dork with an attitude. Now that he's around people again, he's finding it really hard to control his habits. After all, he's been a killer for 3 years, and now he has to struggle between habit or desire. Kill? Or make friends now that I can?
When he was a regular human, he was really nice, but a bit of a jerk at times. Now that he can no longer see or speak, he's grown to be a little more gentle in personality, since he knows his disadvantage. However, as shown with a thought-to-speech device he was given temporarily, if he could still speak, he'd be kind of an ass and sarcastic.

Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-Colleg

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:04 PDT

141 / 365 Days of Portraits

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:03 PDT

Today is soulfully devoted to earning money at a job I hate. Figured I'd snap some shots of me prior to getting the mail - found my new clutch for my car waiting at my door but nothing in my mail box.

Tonight, I abuse Craigs List and I send out my resume in mass emails (well, mass single emails) to try and land another job. Also going to call local joints and ask about interviews.

Yulia of the Resurrection

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:25 PDT

I had an urge to draw foxes. What was originally supposed to be some warm-up sketches before I resumed my latest page for DYOS became an unexpectedly detailed portrait of Yulia Nastunyeshyn, a character created for my very own IOT: The Aftermath. The game plays host to two mutant races: the iconic "furries" of the Marians, descendents of Neo-Incan gene splicing experiments, and the Kaetif, a term misappropriated from ~Drakkolupen's Black Tapestries, in this case referring to uplifted animals that were an unintended consequence of the Third World War in IOT4. Yulia belongs to the latter. Whereas the Neo-Incans were inferred to be originally human until they tinkered too much with their own DNA (albeit not so much that they can't interbreed; see Immanuel de Zorrito), the Kaetif remain genetically related to their original species and are thus far understood to be incompatible with either humans or the Marians. They are described as more 'feral' in appearance than the Marians, and are uniquely adapted to survive in Yellow Zone regions where radiological contamination poses a danger to other races. (Not that it's their residence of choice, mind.)

Much like their eponymous inspiration, Kaetif are commonly treated as second-class citizens in many countries, due to historic animosity against the Marians, perceived similarity to the monstrous "Abhorrents" of the Red Zones, and/or general xenophobia. One of the most notable exceptions is the New Hetmanate, which pretty much forced integrative policy from day one. It was also the first to incorporate them into the armed forces after realizing their radiation resistance would be especially useful to the defence of a heavily-irradiated Ukraine. Yulia was conceived as part of a contingency plan in the event Odesa was nuked and the Defakchenko family killed, in which she would be elected both the first female and first Kaetif Hetman as part of a larger narrative ploy to goad Sombra de Mar, who had recrafted the Marian Republic into an explicitly Kaetif-friendly, anti-human despotate; they're both Kaetif, but radically opposed in their vision for the future. As the Defakchenkos survived Sombra's attempt to spark World War IV, she probably won't be elevated to that post any time soon, but she takes centre stage in the conceptual final battle between Sombra's Abhorrent army and the rest of the world, duelling against the vile wolf himself.

Yulia was also slated to appear in the aborted Fallout IOT, this time as Generalissima of the Standard-Bearers of the Revolution, an alt-universe expy of the Hetmanate. It was as part of this game's background I crafted her surname; lots of Slavic names have religious connotations, and I can imagine they gain particular poignancy amongst Defakchenko's so-called "adopted children", who are in many ways literal children of the apocalypse.

With the contextual preamble out of the way, I can finally talk about the sketch itself. As ever, the vague picture in mind's eye and the final product do not correspond, but I think I like this better than whatever I was aiming for, especially given how much I ended up simply winging it. The face was an immense struggle, but I daresay it's my best non-deliberately-cartoony fox face yet. Her uniform is that of a Cossack general, exact region indeterminate. They evidently never expected women commanders, as those cylinder-pockets took forever to adjust to a female frame. The badges and medals are nowhere near to scale; originally I was going to adjust the ribbon for the Order of the Gold Star to the Hetmanate's flag scheme, but at greyscale that'd look too close to the Russian flag, and frankly, working for nearly half a day on this infected me with a fair dose of Ukrainian patriotism.

When Nature resume its rights

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:47 PDT

I was walking around, And then I saw this tiny tuft of grass in bitumen, and the cracking in the same place made to believe that the tuft of grass punctured out the bitumen, and destroyed what men have tried to build.

Clean Resume / CV

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:58 PDT

Available on Graphicriver: [link]

Leaving a good impression is important. This Clean Professional Resume / CV will help you achieve this!

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- A4 and US Letter formats
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- Helvetica Neue LT STD

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- 5x .INDD (A4)
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- PDF Help File

Available on Graphicriver: [link]

Resume-May15-2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:23:16 PDT

My updated resume. Less flashy, more detailed & concise than my previous version. This is a re-upload as I discovered some errors that are now fixed, and have also now uploaded this in PDF version for download & printing.

I am currently in the works of revamping my personal website to better show my development & design skills and to hopefully help me land a job. Know anyone that have a role that I would fit the bill for? Please share my resume or let me know!

I recently joined Behance: [link]
Find me on LinkedIn: [link]
Free to follow me on Twitter if you like vegetable gardens, cats, a touch of politics and other random things: [link]

Friend or foe?

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:14:24 PDT

Scene created/rendered as part of a basic introduction to LuxRender and Luxus for DAZ Studio tutorial I'm putting together.

Power went out about 20 hours into the render so there is still some noise. Apparently you need to write a new .flm every time you resume a render (from the last .flm). I'd already resumed once from a presaved .flm before the power outage, but afterwards when I finally got power back I had nothing but the .lxs scene file. So there is some postwork to cover up the worst of the noise, add a touch of glow to the lights, and a levels adjustment.

I'm still far from pro with my use of LuxRender and 3D in general, but I'm very happy with the progress made. I need to work on my 2D techniques too. Being a notch above layman
when it comes to drawing/painting digital or otherwise is starting to become a hindrance, just as I knew it would from the start.

Generic resume is generic

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:54:38 PDT

Parallax Curriculum Vitae Template

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:33:02 PDT

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Calm Curriculum Vitae Template Design

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The Blue Curriculum Vitae Template Design

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:21:54 PDT

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Flash by 0boywonder0

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:55:40 PDT

Fastest Man Alive
The Lines Belongs~0boywonder0
Colours By Me

(i resumed coluring after a year so it looks kind of bad )

Self-Portrait for resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:21:06 PDT

Made this in illustrator for my comic book style resume

All Things Impossible CoverArt : Derora's War

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:48:22 PDT

All Things Impossible,
a work of Fantasy Novels, written by D. Dalton
In this first volume of the All Things Impossible series, an ancient evil has returned. An ancient war has resumed. And for the first time in elven history, the Crown of the Realm has been Stolen. But young Derora Saxen knows nothing of Such Things. When she sets out from her village with her best friend Kelin, she knows That she only wants to be a warrior. She does not know the immortal chemmen have escaped the realm of darkness to the which They Had been banished for millennia. She does not know chemmen armies are already exacting Revenge on Their Enemies hated, the elves, or That chemmen Assassins have already killed the elven king and queen. And she does not know That by Helping a young stranger, she will from be drawn into a struggle That began long before she was born, and take the first steps on her path to destiny. In the fires of an ancient war, a new hero will from be forged ...
You can check the Novels here >>>> www.allthingsimpossible.com

My Personal Top 10 Video Games - 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:33 PDT

Because if can do one, then so can I!

Here’s the link in case any of you are interested: [link]

Rest assured, no major spoilers will be given, but please note that there may be some typos here. These are like mini-reviews, so hopefully they take up a lot of your time.

Starting now.

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#10 – Rayman Jungle Run:

~ Hey, whoever said Apps weren’t included?

There’s no storyline here, and it adds very little to the Rayman series a part of it being the first Rayman-based Jungle Run game, but GOD is it fun to play!

The art style is unique and reminiscent of that to Super Paper Mario. You run around collecting Lums for your own amusement and at the end of each round you blast off and find out how many Lums you’ve collected. Get all the Lums in a round, and you’ll get a red stone that serves as a “tooth” for some undead person. Get five of them and you’re introduced to a bonus round!

This is more of a game that should be played for some down time. Instead of having that frantic feeling in Jungle Run where you have to worry about being chased by a pack of carnivorous monkeys (and you go faster each round and have to constantly worry about being thrown off a cliff), here in this adaptation you go around collecting Lums for your own amusement with encouraging music playing in the background. Although, I should say that there is like… a total of three soundtracks playing while you’re catching these Lums. At least in the tutorials there are, I still haven’t gotten too far in the game yet, but every time I play the tutorial the soundtrack gets really repetitive and annoying, especially when its on a loop and it only plays three songs. Still though, whenever I leave the game and then come back to it, that music always gets me pumped up to still get all of those Lums, so I guess that’s worth something.

Still though, Ten out of Ten for the gameplay!

Granted, I haven’t played Rayman Origins, and I’ve been told that the story is pretty weak and that it’s a game meant for at least two people to play, but this game has to be just as entertaining as Rayman Origins in terms of gameplay and it does serve as fun way to kill time for you Jungle Run fans out there!

#9 – Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box:

~ This is probably my favorite game out of the Layton series.

And in the midst of all the puzzle solving, repetitive sayings, and silly plot twists that happens as a reoccurring theme in the Layton Universe, this has to be one that took itself most seriously.

Because if you’re a Layton fan and if you follow the games, you know how it works. There’s a certain “Layton Formula” I devised for myself after playing most of the recent games (I don’t have a 3DS, and from what I’ve seen the recent game is pretty ok, but not worth the extra two-hundred dollars). The formula is as follows: Layton, a professor in archaeology, and Luke, Layton’s traveling apprentice/sidekick, are called out by a very rich individual via a letter to solve a mystery. Something good happens, something bad happens, POINT, silly climax, and then tearjerker ending.

I mean to follow a pattern like that makes these games pretty predictable in terms of storytelling. I mean, when I played “Professor Layton and the Last Specter” I already knew half of the things that were going to happen before it ACTUALLY did. Reeeal smooth there, Level 5.

But there’s something about this game that I really genuinely liked.

For one thing, it’s the gameplay. Ok, fine, I’ll admit it’s not exactly as fun as playing Rayman: Jungle Run. In fact I would say it’s pretty boring since it’s just another one of those point-and-click adventures, but in its defense I think it made sense for the game to be made that way. You’re not a ninja going around jumping on platforms fighting crime, you’re a PROFESSOR fighting crime and solving mysteries with your unsound conclusions.

So what’s good about this game? Well, for one thing, I like the fact that it imputed 2D animation instead of regular 3D animation you see in most videogames. This is one of the first games where I saw 2D animation being used in a game, and it had a really impressive affect. In fact, come to think of it, the gameplay much like Rayman: Jungle Run, is all 2D animation, and much like Okami it gives you the feeling that you’re walking in this really large painting. So that’s one thing I particularly liked about the game.

Another thing I should say about the game is that, instead of having to do boss fights or battles, you have to solve puzzles in order to progress.

Mind you, I love fighting bosses and kicking ass all day long, but these puzzles can also be pretty fun to do too if you’re looking for an intellectual challenge. These puzzles are specifically designed to help increase your wits and to give you a certain sense of creative problem solving, so there’s something to gain out of the game. On the other hand though, some of the puzzles can have more than one answer to them. Which can be really infuriating once you’ve guessed the answer and you think to yourself, “WHAT?! That was the answer! Come on!”

Still though, it can be fun.

Now, the story. Like I’ve said, you play as Professor Layton who has a traveling apprentice with him named Luke. Layton receives a letter from his mentor saying that he discovered a curious box that is fabled to kill anyone who opens it. Andrew Iforgethislastname, Layton’s mentor, is cautious about this box but is very tempted to open it to see if it’s really true. In his letter he wanted Layton to come over to his place so that they could both observe the box. Layton obliges, and he takes his apprentice with him.

When they arrive to the mentor’s house after a series of puzzles that Andrew throws at you (why is he throwing these obstacles at us, is he TRYING to make sure we take as long as humanely possible to get to his flat?!), the door appears to be locked. Layton and Luke call out to the mentor to answer him (I think his last name is Schrader, but I can’t be certain… oh well, let’s call him Schrader), and after solving a puzzle that unlocks the door, the two of them rush in…

… to find that a murder took place.

To further complicate matters, the box is missing, and not a single mark has been made on Schrader. Schrader had let temptation get the better of him, opened the box before Layton could arrive, died, and then a thief went into his apartment and stole the box away from him.

Layton then finds a crumbled up ticket in Schrader’s hand that was a ticket for a train known as the “Monetary Express,” but the ticket does not say where the train takes the passenger to. When the authorities arrive, Layton tells Luke not to say a word about the ticket to the detective and his cohort. Luke agrees. Afterward, they arrange a train ride on the Monetary Express, and they’re both off to an unknown destination.

Now I must say, I like most of the plot twists in this game. Some of them were pretty good, one of them hit bull’s-eye, and one of them had to be the silliest plot twist I have ever seen in any Layton game.

After the game in the post-credit scene, there’s this one plot twist that occurs there and after that I thought to myself, “ARE YOU KIDDING?! WHAT?! ARE YOU JOKING?!”

That one plot twist just ruined the whole game for me, and because of that I don’t think I’ll be playing it again anytime soon.

However, I will say that I was glad that I played it, since for the longest time I really enjoyed playing the game. I don’t think I would actually recommend anyone to BUY it per se, but I would recommend you playing it as least once. Maybe renting it from a videogame store or borrowing it from a friend perhaps?

#8 – Okami:

~ I think this game particularly appeals to me more than it would appeal the average American mind. I mean come on, you’re running around fighting crime playing as a wolf goddess reincarnation of an omnipotent wolf god based in Japanese mythology and your powers other than your chakram/sword/beads at your disposal is also a paintbrush that allows you to cut through rock, climb on walls, slow time, and give you the abilities to bend nature to your will.

Being a fan of Japanese culture, having a penchant for art, and also playing as my favorite animal, automatically puts this as #10 on my list.

My friend let me borrow this game for a short while and it was… sooooo much fun.

The gameplay was phenomenal… the characters, the setting… awesome. I especially liked how the graphics were designed to look like something from a Japanese hanging scroll—which are scrolls consisted of abstract art, and this game really captures that. In fact it literally makes you feel like as if you’re playing inside of a painting but with 3D gaming graphics, which I thought was pretty cool.

Also, going around using your brush powers can be as fun as hell; especially when something actually HAPPENS because of it.

Your paintbrush abilities are like a Wizard’s “Magic Points” in the game. You can conjure up your godlike abilities using your paintbrush and, like I said, it’s just awesome to use this ability. Every time I used it, I just got pumped!

However, in spite of all this, this game also happens to be one of the more underrated games in our world… sadly.

I can see why this would be so though. For one thing the whole game is consisted of Japanese mythology, and if you’re uncultured in Japanese mythology, then some of these myths will go right over your head. Also, while I did have fun with the gameplay, the one biggest gripe I had with the game was just… its story. It’s just a big mush of events that looked like as if it was thrown in at the last minute. In fact, they never mentioned ANYTHING about me having to go fight off an evil lord of darkness until like the third-to-last-boss said “Oh hey guys, guess what, you get to fight some eviiiiil baddy up north! Sorry didn’t let you know that sooner. Now it’s time to die, tootles!” Honestly, it’s just as random and as unpredictable as something you’d see out of a Layton game.

So, if the story is weak, why is this here on the top ten list then?

Ok, to be fair, there are some thrown-in mush that is REALLY good. It’s just that the game just threw me off by making me think of something completely different when I first played it. Some of the plot twists can be a little silly, but then again, like Layton, some of these plot twists can be really good!

One part of the story that I loved in particular was the final boss and the ending. That had to have been my favorite boss fight in the game, and the music, it just… it gives me goosebumps! Even now as I sit here, listening to the soundtrack “Yami” and “Rising Sun,” just knowing what’s going on while that music is playing it just… it gives me goosebumps! Also, while I will say that Yami is one of the weakest villains in the game, the idea behind him is great. Just the idea of accumulating all of humanities evils into one giant, floating sphere and having you face off each of these evils is a charming idea to me.

And, to the game’s credit, while it is very long and the story is weak in certain areas, they do make it entertaining to play with the missions you get to go on and the brush techniques you get to use. Hell, even when there were times when I said “ugggghhh,” I still kept playing it since it was actually fun to play.

Does it fail as a story? Yes if you don’t understand Japanese mythology or if you’re looking for a coherent story.

But does it fail as a game that uses graphics that make you feel like as if you’re living in a piece of ancient Japanese art with incredible characters, an awesome pretense, and perhaps the best use of a paintbrush in a game I’ve seen since “Epic Mickey”? Absolutely not!

#7 – Sonic Adventure 2: Battle:

~ Ok, ok, before I get any gripes from you people let me make something perfectly clear.

I

Hate—no, loathe

The

Current

Sonic Games.

I do, every single fiber of my hate is registered towards the new games. They’re like hammers of disappointment shattered upon old Sonic fans. I mean my god, the games produced after this were… just… AGGHH!

Honestly, fanfics have better plots than the actual games… FANFICS!

Although, I have heard recently that they’re finally making OK games now—mind you, not great or spectacular as the classics—but they’re just… O… K… Haven’t played any of them yet, but after that god-awful “Shadow the hedgehog” game came out and I actually had the lack of wits to actually buy it since it hosted my favorite character… it’s dead to me. I stopped buying those a long time ago.

Now that THAT’S in and out of the way, on to the big question here: what do I like about this game?

Well, unlike Okami where the story was inconsistent but made up for that with an awesome gameplay and for some parts of the story being good enough for me to continue, Sonic Adventure 2 was the opposite of that for me. Its graphics weren’t as good as Okami’s sure, but it did make up for it by giving us good gameplay and a fantastic story, and to be fair most of the games I played back in 2001 had those sort of graphics.

In this game, you’re given permission to either save the world or take over it. Each side offers you a different point of view of how the game is played, here you can actually see the story seen from both the good guys and the bad guys. This worked really well in here than it did in future Sonic games since they were both stayed true to the story, they both served interesting aspects on what was going on, both were entertaining to play through, and both sides were able to give the gamer a coherent story in spite of the fact that it’s literally told from two different sides.

Another thing I liked about the game is the Chao Garden bonus feature. For those of you who don’t know this feature, it’s basically raising a bunch of baby Chao and—much like the story of the game—you can decide whether or not these guys become good or evil when they grow up. It’s a really cute feature that I enjoyed playing through as a kid and one I still enjoy to this day. Maybe it’s just the girl in me talking but I really enjoyed playing those bonus features, and they really should bring it back in future Sonic games! Look, I don’t care if it’s too girly for boys, it’s as fun as Hell!

And I don’t know about you, but whenever I played as Shadow and had him go into the Chao Gardens to take care of one of the Chaos I always found it kinda funny when I got him to cuddle one of those Chao. It would be like Shadow saying, “Yes, I know I am a living, breathing, diabolical, world-destroying death machine with emotional trauma and a kindled hatred for all humans… BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN I DUNNA HOWDA LOOOOVE!”

Makes me even wonder why Shadow would be in the Chao Gardens in the first place, I mean c’mon, doesn’t he have better things to do?

Anyway, moving on, I also enjoyed the playing some of the levels they had in store for me, and contrary to Okami where the gameplay evoked me to continue playing through the game even though I was a little iffy about the story, the story in SA2 was enough for me to play through the game—even when there were parts that were particularly difficult and even a few characters had terrible voice acting!

So the gameplay had bad graphics and some of the voice acting in it was enough for me to puke, but it made up for it by having great controls, and by giving us a cute bonus feature. Now, as for the story... it was… surprisingly dark and thought-evoking for a Sonic game. It just wasn’t something I was expecting when I first bought it. I mean… somebody actually DIED in that game! It’s tragic, it’s action-packed, it’s suspenseful, it’s intelligent, it’s SONIC! The game also introduced two new characters to the Sonic Universe who… have a mixed review from fans, and these characters are Shadow and Rouge.

Now we all know about Shadow and how he became such an overrated character, but trust me. Before Shadow became this Emo wannabe Prima Donna who wouldn’t stop bitching about the past or about damn Maria (“Shadow, honestly, you have balls! Get over it, please!”), he used to have been a respected and ambiguous character. Was he sad, or livid about what happened to him? Of course he was! Anyone would! But here in Sonic Adventure 2, SEGA really captured those emotions and conveyed them in a way that made us sympathize with him. To this day, I still stand by my word that, in Sonic Adventure 2, Shadow was almost as good of a villain as Dimentio was in Super Paper Mario (but I’ll get to him later). He had a reason to go destroy the world. There were no rules, no limits, just do everything you can to make ends meet.

Why? Play the game from start to finish and you’ll see what I mean.

As for Rouge… kind of obvious there. I mean, come on, LOOK AT HER! She looks like something that came out of a Strip Club and then put in a videogame. The thing with her is that her character hardly changed, she’s still the same, resourceful, spunky bat-girl she’s always been since SA2. So I guess the fan’s views of her are kind of mixed since she’s a slut with… dignity?

Like Catwoman in Arkham City!

I also say that the story is dark because of the final act of the game, termed by fans “The Last Story.” This is where it takes off from both good and bad endings and continues the game from there. The Last Story really left me with a few thought-provoking thoughts as a child. Was humanity really worth fighting for if all they ever did was make the same mistakes and kill each other? Is humanity evil, is it really worth saving? I first heard of this after playing this game and it was a really dark and disturbing thought for me back then.

Also, another thing that made this game dark was what happened before the credits rolled. I won’t give away the spoilers but… it was like it was when I saw the post-credit scene to Super Paper Mario, I almost cried.

Almost.

With an enjoyable story, fun levels to play through, as well as cute bonus features, this definitely deserves a spot on my Top Ten list… (especially for nostalgic purposes)

#6 – Super Paper Mario:

~ Now, much like Okami, I can understand why this is an underrated game.

And most of the problems are seen in the gameplay.

I mean the gameplay wasn’t BAD, it was far from terrible. It was just a different approach on how to play the game. It’s just, after the fans played Thousand Year Door, it seemed like a bit of a step-down from what was an awesome, 3D world to something that’s completely flat… literally.

And another reason I think why a lot of fans may have been disappointed in this game is because of the ending to the Thousand Year Door. In the Thousand Year Door ending, Princess Peach visits your house and tells you that there’s another treasure hunt for you to go on! How fun! Doesn’t that sound exciting?! YAY! Let’s go again, let’s go again, let’s go again—

*After seeing the opening to Super Paper Mario* “HEY! There’s no treasure hunt expedition here! LAAAME!”

Well… believe it or not, this game was actually the one that got me back into the Paper Mario series.

I started going backwards from Super Paper Mario until I found myself where it all began with the first game, and personally I think that’s how the first three games should be played. It should start you off with one of the weaker games, then one of the best games, and then another one of the best games.

Even Nintendo thought it was an awesome enough game for it to have a “Nintendo Select,” and that should be saying something!

So, what do I like about this game? Well, much like Sonic Adventure 2, it had a really dark story. The characters were memorable, it had a lot of good humor to it, and the gameplay was pretty ok. I will admit that it wasn’t as fun to look at as the gameplay in the previous Mario games, but again it was far from terrible.

Ok, so let’s look at the story here, you play as Mario (of course) and you have to save all worlds from collapsing! Oh no! So you’re teleported to another world, you pair up with a rainbow butterfly named Tippi, and you go around collecting these pure hearts to stop the prophecy of destruction once and for all. It’s a dark story of love, betrayal, action, tension, tragic/happy endings, all that good stuff thrown into one.

One of the game’s highlights a part from having a fantastic story and great humor were the villains, the villains! I mean these guys have to be some of the best Mario villains in the Mario Universe. Particularly Dimentio.

... Oh yeah, I did say I was going to talk about Dimentio here wasn’t I?

Yes, because of the fact that Super Paper Mario is a quasi-underrated game, Dimentio has to be one of the best underrated villains that game out in a videogame, and yes I think he’s a little better than Shadow the Hedgehog was in Sonic Adventure 2. Both were complex characters, both were brilliant at what they did, both of them were ambitious characters, both could be very intimidating when the need arose, and both of them were ambiguous characters. Dimentio however, in contrast to Shadow, gives no reason for the audience to sympathize with him. He was a lunatic out to get whatever he wanted! In addition to this he also… did a few things towards the end of the game that if I told you, it would be a spoiler. Let’s just say he quickly changes any original thoughts you had of him, gets someone hurt, uses someone you love to his advantage, I could go on. He’s just… much more… EVIL, than Shadow was. And with Dimentio, he’s still able to keep up with his image and popularity with fans even after the game is over (in contrast to our hedgehog here), so that makes him an even better villain since he can still keep up with that image.

Great story, great characters, great fun, and great gameplay if you’re unfamiliar with the previous Paper Mario games, what more do you want?

… And because I can, IT’S TIME TO PAPERIZE THIS MARIO!

#5 – Shadow of the Collosus:

~ There’s something about this game that makes it so beautiful, it’s terrifying.

The art is great, the graphics are awesome, and much like “Journey” the story is a simple one with a powerful message (but I’ll get to that later).

Ok, so what’s the story? You play as Wander, a young man who recently lost his lover because it was prophesized that she was born with a “cursed fate.” What this cursed fate is, no one knows. There are theories surrounding around this fate, but telling you would give away a few spoilers so my lips are sealed!

You are told at the beginning of the game that there is an ancient land to the North, and those who travel to this land will be able to bring back those back from the dead. The catch? Access to the land is strictly forbidden. F-O-R-B-I-D-D-E-N, forbidden. No exceptions, no special permission, nothing. Zilch, nada, nil, goose eggs.

However Wander, a warrior stricken with grief over losing his lover, steals a very powerful sword from his master (who happens to the King who ordered Mono’s (Wander’s lover) execution), and ventures out to this land. Here he meets a deity known as Dormin and they both strike a deal. If Wander truly loves Mono and wants to see her again, he needs to defeat sixteen huge-ass mothar effas in a certain order and… that’s it. After that, Wander will have the girl of his dreams back and they can all live happily ever after!

As Dormin brings this offer to Wander, he warns him that the price he pays for bringing back those from the dead would be deep. Wander however disregards Dormin’s warning and agrees anyway.

Throughout the game, Dormin tells you which Collossi (aka those huge-ass mothar effas) to kill first, and each time you kill one… I don’t know if it’s just me but I always feel bad after killing those (except for the two small ones, annoying little shits). I mean, first it’s all epic and action-packed and then… you hear mournful music, and it just leaves me feeling like “Aaawwww… why did I do that? He was just minding his own business until I came along and ruined his day—oh wait, I get to kill another one? YES DORMIN, SIR!”

And, much like that feeling you get every time you destroy a Colossi, the music increasingly becomes darker and more foreshadowing and frantic as you play. You even get to see all the crap Wander has to go through while killing all of these Colossi! His character design changes from looking clean and healthy to filthy and tired.

This is especially apparent during the last Colossi you have to kill. Something very tragic happens to you before you kill that huge-ass mother effa, and the music—instead of resuming its normal, “Yeah it’s go time, let’s kill it!”—oddly becomes sad and melancholy. There’s not a single triumphant note in the final boss music. Which is actually fitting for the final boss.

I mean really, think about it. Wander just lost something that meant something to him. He’s filthy, tired, cold and hungry; and the music going on in that fight… ah, that music… it just plays a deep, foreshadowing part in the future events to come. It hints that Wander would have to suffer even more after defeating this Colossi, and indeed, Dormin’s words come back to you… The price you pay for this will be deep…

Still though, you have come too far to stop. You’re almost there. You’re so close to finally getting Mono back! The one person you risked your life for over and over again for! The only thing that ever gave your life structure and meaning is so close to coming back…

What happens after that… I was really shocked. I was just as shocked as the ending to “The Witch’s House” (another dark RPG game). The impact it had on me still stays strong, and I think it always will.

It’s a powerful tragedy set in a wide, beautiful landscape for you to travel through. And the ending, it just… let’s just say it takes you by the gut and throws you out the window.

Literally.

It’s that good.

#4 – Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess:

~ Ah yes, “Twilight Princess,” the one Zelda game that got the nerds talking even years after its release.

This game, much like Shadow of the Collosus, has to be one of the more darker games in the Zelda Universe, and much like Shadow of the Collosus the game is excellent in graphic design, storytelling, music, everything about it is fantastic.

However, contrary to Shadow of the Collosus, there’s just something about this game that completely blows it out of the water for me.

For one thing, I get a chance to play as my favorite animal!

For another thing, I’m given a comrade who has great character development, biting dialogue you grow to love over time, and with a dark past that makes you just love her even more. I don’t think I need to mention who I’m referring to here, she’s a very popular character in the Zelda Universe and the fans’ all-time favorite.

Another reason why I liked this game is that, when it first came out, I was completely blown away by the graphics. Around 2007, graphics in videogames just continued getting better and better until it suddenly became mainstream to make all the graphics in every single published videogame become as stellar as humanely possible! This was actually the first game where I saw use of those well-made graphics, so it holds a bit of a nostalgic place for me.

Oh yeah, and another reason why I like the game is the story! The story! Impressive beyond words. I was completely blown away by it. Stories like these just make me want to play the game over, and over, and over again. And Indeed, I did play it over, and over, and over again until I finally got bored and moved on to something else.

And ANOTHER thing I liked about this game is the music. The music, the music, the music! From your village’s music as you start on your humble beginnings as a farm-boy to Midna’s haunting theme song to the time when she actually HUMS her own theme song (it’s an Easter egg, look it up on Youtube if you don’t believe me), to the Sumo wrestling, to the trials you endure in the temples, to the change of music every time you venture out somewhere, to the Sages’ theme song, to the bosses you fight (which is orchestrated badassery! I love how it changes its tempo and tune when you have the upper hand. It’s one of those things you look at and think, “YES!!!”), to the final confrontation with Ganondorf. Every single second I loved it!

Now, this spot here may change, since I’m playing Skyward Sword right now and that game is REALLY good too. In fact there was a big debate amongst fans on which one is better: Twilight Princess or Skyward Sword? After I’m done with the game though, I’ll leave that up to my own judgment. In the meantime, Twilight Princess is going to sit all nice and cozy right here in spot number three.

#3 - Journey:

~ I WANT THIS GAME SO BADLY!! WHY?! WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS INTO A PS3 CONSOLE INSTEAD OF AN XBOX 360, WHHHHYYYYY?!

I mean, my God, just… UUGGGGH, I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUUUuuuuccch!

This has to be the ultimate proof that Video Games can be a form of art. This game actually came out pretty recently by ThatGameCompany—yes, that is what it’s called—and it looks like a really, thoroughly enjoyable game!

There are no words are said in this game. There is no dialogue, no form of communication that is known to you, and yet with its brilliant character designs, atmospheric music, excellent graphics, and simple yet remarkable story… it’s just one of a kind! It really is one of its own kind!

This game is just as good as Shadow of the Collosus in terms of the story elements used and the graphic design implemented, but I love Journey more than I do Shadow of the Collosus for its ingenuity, innovation, and its rare, unique way of story-telling!

In fact the only critique I can think of is the actual storytelling itself. Like I said, there are no words exchanged here, it can get a little confusing if you have no idea what the story is trying to explain to you. Let me save you the trouble going through the internet to figure it out. Basically what the game is about is that you play in a post-apocalyptic world and you are one of the last survivors of your kind. You are on a quest to restore your civilization, and through ancient spirits you meet along the way you discover what happened to your civilization. Along this journey you get the opportunity to pair up with a stranger so that you two can help each other out with the journey you two undertake. No words are exchanged between you two. It’s a silent but a mutual understanding that you need to get to the top of a mountain to restore your civilization.

It’s just… so… beautiful… I know what happens in the end, I’ve seen the walkthroughs but… ah, this game is so beautiful… and it’s an experience I REALLY wish I could play in.

If any of you have a PS3, LUCKY YOU!

#2 – Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door:

~ Alright, you guys knew this was coming.

Everything about the first games are just charming from start to finish in terms of characters, game design, plot devices, subplots, everything about this game is fantastic! FANTASTIC I SAY, FANTASTIC!

And much like Journey, it had an interesting way of story-telling. It’s a one of a kind form of gameplay. I thank the game designer who went to a meeting and said “Hey, how about we make a Mario game all based on paper?! We could be millionaires!” And the gameplay uses that to its advantage from making you into a paper airplane to turning you into a paper boat.

And much like Journey, the game kept me entertained from the beginning to the end. Everything about it made me want to replay the game over, and over, and over and over again! The story, the gameplay, everything about it I loved to death! My only nitpick about the game are the RPG battles, as they can be annoying from time to time, but they were ideal for boss battles and even then they aren’t all that bad. In fact it’s kinda fun having an audience watch you kick-butt, and its even more fun whenever they decide to help you out by sometimes throwing stuff at you that either aids you or hinders in your battles depending on who’s throwing them.

Best. Game. Evar.

Moving on to the story: you receive a letter from a rich individual (Layton, anyone?) who tells you about a treasure hidden deep beneath a city. This letter is also included with a treasure map detailing how to open the Thousand Year door for you to get your prize. So Mario packs his bags and heads off for Rogueport to start his treasure hunt. On the way there, Princess Peach gets kidnapped (surprise), and Mario finds himself alone in Roguepart apart from a talking mushroom he saves earlier from the X-nauts known as Goombella. You two become friends and make your way over to her Professor’s house. Shit happens, and eventually you make your way down beneath Rogueport, and it is there where you find the Thousand Year Door to being your quest of collecting all the Crystal Stars.

I could just go on and on about the story, but I think it’s best for you guys to play for yourself if you haven’t already to find out what makes this game so cool! The characters are enjoyable, the badassery is badass, plot twists are phenomenal, boss fights are epic, just about everything in the game is awesome.

Awesome I say, AWESOME!

#1 – The Portal Series:

~ Do I need to go any further here? You know what I’m going to say, you’ve heard the reviews, you’ve heard everything about this game. There’s no reason for me to go any further here, it goes without words.

The Portal Series isn’t just something that’s symbolic of perfection or close to perfection, it is perfection. Every single detail of this game I love with all of my heart! The characters, the stories, every single thing! Any critique I can think of for this would be a nitpick, a unnecessarily snide comment, a feeble attempt to humble this colossal masterpiece.

I could just go on, and on, and on, and on, and on and ON about this series but… odds are… you’ve already heard it. There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said, and quite personally this game really goes without saying. It’s amazing, it’s incredible, and it’s perfect from the very moment you start playing the game. It’s nothing more than just rare, undeniable fun, all the way from the start to the finish.

‘nuff said.

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Now, BACK TO DRAWING!

The Child and the Wild One

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:16 PDT

Are you sure this is a good idea?" Luke asks, staring at Louis and Maya as they stood beside him at the pasture fence, Maya holding little Mia in her arms.

"I'm pretty positive We won't be far away. I would never do anything to put my daughter at risk." Louis said, looking at Maya who nodded. "This will really show how far that Reina has come." He reached over and took the toddler from his wife. Luke walked into the pasture and bridled Reina, who stood patiently and looked at the group of humans curiously. Over the months they continued to work Reina and she continued to grow and she began to get more used to people. From the wild and dangerous crazy horse she was when she got here, after a whole lot of work and many bruises later, the mare was much more docile. She still had a load of spirit and fire, which was great, but she didn't view humans as threats anymore. Now to see if she was child safe. Maybe not for riding, not yet, but is it fine for children to be around her? With Mia and Sammy being around the stables 24/7 this was a big must.

Louis walked in next and over to Reina. The mare stuck her nose out and sniffed at the toddler. Mia giggled and hid her face the other way and Reina snorted in response. Mia stuck her hand out and Reina sniffed it, then let out a high pitched squeal and Mia yelled. The mare flicked her ears back and forth then stared at the little human again. She was definitely curious. "Go ahead and give her a pet Mia." Louis told his daughter and she stuck out her tiny hand again. The mare gently lipped at her fingers, and blew hot breath on her skin and once again Mia giggled.

Reina seemed to get bored with the little human for the moment, not viewing her as threat, but she didn't do much either, so she contently went back to her grazing that she had busied herself with when the humans arrived. Louis smiled and gave the mare a pat. While he did so, Mia squirmed and fussed until she wriggled out of her fathers arm and into the grass. "Mia!" Maya called from the fence, worry creasing her brow. Louis held up his hand to reassure his wife that he was there.

Mia took a few steps to the mare and Reina cocked an ear her way, but kept grazing. Once pretty close Mia stretched her little hand out again to pet the horse, leaning so far forward she almost fell. As she stumbled forward, Reina casually turned her head and caught the little girl, bouncing her back on her feet again, then resumed grazing once again.

Louis started to laugh. "Well I don't believe it. She's almost like a nanny." He shook his head.

"She must have a soft spot for babies." Luke added in. Maya was breathing out a sigh of relief.

They stayed out in the pasture, with Reina now freely grazing and roaming. One would occasionally walk Mia over, so she could pet the horse again and once Louis even lifted Mia on her back and she sat there with pure glee while the mare ambled on carefully. Al in all, the session went pretty well.

Alright! This is my last objective for the rehab-challenge! Woohoo!! I'm so proud! I'm not done yet though, I am going to do some extra objectives as well to rack up some more points.

Free Cupcake Pattern

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:31 PDT

Another pattern I created when looking for places to work and creating resume's. It's also free for use. Illustrator is hard...

Free Leaf Pattern

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:49 PDT

I put my illustrator to use finally. I really dislike using that program, though it does have some helpful things such as being vector and of course, being able to create patterns. This is a leaf pattern I created when creating resume's looking to apply for greenhouses. It's free for use.

Rauru

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:25 PDT

Finally i was able to resume my Zelda fan art series. In fact the Rauru piece was already finished by some time. But the delay was worth it, since i wanted to post it at the same time as the print sale post . I’m finally organizing some time to do it, and i think now is the time. Check the print section on the blog to buy your Zelda portrait!! [link]

Always liked Rauru. The fact that he held most of the knowledge the gamer aqcuire throughout the game, made him a warming and familiar guiding figure. The mythological ancient sage. Every Zelda game has a character like this in a sense, there’s always a old wise bearded man handing the sword to venture out in the woods, or important words to light the path. In the form of an owl or, by telepathicall chat, we wouldn’t reach too far without these guys help. I may do a Kaepora Gaebora fan art some day, with an upside down head. Should be fun. Thank you Rauru, for helping me on my journey.

Remember to check the blog for a quick look at the process: [link]

DOD: Crodauntus

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:11 PDT

Name: Crodauntus
Aliases: The Daunting Croc, Zipacna, Cipactli, Mbwun (He Who Walks On All Fours), Scourge of Sarisariñama
Pronounced: (Crow-don-tuss)
Faction: Rogue
Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Classification: Deplecteversosaurus horridus (Horrid Reaper-destroyer-lizard)
Length: 460 feet
Height: 160 feet (220 feet upright)
Weight: 59,000 tons

Weaponry / Abilities:

Cinderblock Skull / Bonecrushing Jaws:
As with practically all rauisuchians, Crodauntus’ massive jaws are exceptionally powerful. Able to flatten steel freight containers, reduce boulders to dust, and crunch through most daikaiju armor, the rauisuchid’s robust maw is a weapon that is definitely best avoided. Even when his jaws are shut, Crodauntus’ skull is still an effective bludgeoning weapon: a large solid-bone knob protrudes from between the monster’s thick brows, with which the kaiju has learned to brutally hammer his opponents into submission.

Ripsaw Fangs:
Jutting out from Crodauntus’ jaws is some of the most formidable dentition in the natural world. The tip of his lower jaw sporting a rosette of upwards-pointing spike-like fangs, and his skull sporting a larger rosette of similar downwards-pointing fangs just behind that, the kaiju rauisuchid’s bite is truly a savage one. Each rosette interlocking with the other in an alternating arrangement, Crodauntus can carve away flesh, splinter bones, and gouge out massive bloody wounds in his prey and his enemies; even when his jaws are shut, one particularly large pair of upper fangs still extends past Crodauntus’ jawline, allowing the monster to stab and gore with them like tusks. There is one other, especially brutal aspect of Crodauntus’ dental arrangement: once the foremost fangs on the lower jaw are imbedded in a target, the kaiju’s mouth will clamp down and drive the target into the massive upper fangs at an angle, violently shearing the target apart on the upper fangs’ tips and serrations, if not gruesomely impaling it.

Ripper Claws / Spurs:
Thick, triangular, and mildly sharp, Crodauntus’ talons aren’t anything anatomically special in kaijudom. Being quite massive on his thumbs and hindfeet, these claws are still formidable tools for gripping unstable terrain, pinning down flailing prey, or utterly eviscerating the rauisuchid’s adversaries. A rather peculiar spur-like bone protrudes from each of the kaiju’s heels; useless in combat, these spurs appear to be used for claiming territory: secreting a pungent musk from small glands in his lower legs, Crodauntus will back himself up to a large tree and gouge its trunk with his spurs, imbedding his scent-based territorial marker within the bark.

Sledgehammer Tail:
Trailing behind Crodauntus’ hulking body is an equally massive, muscular tail. Allowing the monster to effectively stabilize his massive body when standing upright or to propel him through the water, this massive appendage is obviously useful for bashing and bludgeoning Crodauntus’ opponents into submission as well. The monster’s bulky tail also aids in fat and nutrient storage.

Rauisuchian Armor:
Typical of many rauisuchians, Crodauntus sports an elaborately armored, knobbly hide. Sprouting massive spikes, osteoderms, and underlying armor plates, Crodauntus’ already thick hide is rendered practically impenetrable by conventional artillery or daikaiju melee / ranged weapons. Ten massive, hooked osteoderm spikes project from the monster’s back, and can act as impromptu stabbing weapons in addition to providing heavy defense and deterrent. Even Crodauntus’ digits are armor-plated: sheathed in raised spike-like scutes, an errant swipe or kick from Crodauntus is more than enough to split open hide, lacerate flesh, and even chip bones.

Hacksaw Osteoderms:
The last third of Crodauntus’ bulky tail is studded by a veritable double saw-edge of large, sturdy osteoderms. With his muscular tail propelling them, this array of hacksaw-like osteoderms can be driven painfully deep into enemy flesh and hide, even chopping through bones if enough momentum is built up. On more than one occasion, Crodauntus has literally taken entire limbs off his opponents, hacking straight through joints with sheer brute force, leaving his foes horrifically crippled.

Amphibious:
Like his crocodile relatives, Crodauntus is equally comfortable – and formidable – either on land or in the water. Able to hold his breath for over an hour, the rauisuchian can switch between the two elements surprisingly quickly and fluidly. Like many amphibious kaiju, Crodauntus is fully tolerant of freshwater and brackish water, though only fairly tolerant of saltwater. True to his relatives’ heritage, Crodauntus is incredibly stealthy in the water when he needs to be.

Omnipedal:
Aiding in his mobility, Crodauntus’ powerful limbs allow him to move bipedally or quadrupedally as he so chooses. On all fours, the kaiju rauisuchian is much faster and a good deal more stable; bipedally, the monster’s powerful forelimbs are freed up for usage, but he is slightly clumsier. Most of the time, Crodauntus takes a quadrupedal stance by default.

Brute:
Simply put, Crodauntus is a brute. Using his quite considerable muscle mass to his advantage, the monster rauisuchian can make short work of many of his foes simply by getting a good enough grip on them. The monster has, more than once, dealt a knockout blow with a swing of his massive tail alone. Additionally, the kaiju’s osteoderm armor serves as a vast anchoring point for his muscles, giving Crodauntus an unprecedented level of physical strength for his size.

Chlorine Gas Breath:
Crodauntus possesses a truly unique – and truly lethal – natural ranged weapon in his arsenal: chlorine gas, or bertholite. Well known for its irritant, combustible characteristics, the gaseous form of chlorine was once a popular weapon in the trenches of WWI; at his enormous kaiju scale, Crodauntus can produce a far greater amount than any German battalion could, and at a much, much higher concentration. When used against his enemies, Crodauntus’ bertholite expulsions will irritate the respiratory systems of kaiju and megafauna alike, forcing them to kneel over coughing, gagging, and vomiting uncontrollably; once it comes into contact with the perspiration within an organism’s lungs, the chlorine atoms will react with the water and form hydrochloric acid, an infamously corrosive acid that will literally dissolve the victim’s lungs from the inside out. On smaller organisms, Crodauntus’ toxic bertholite expulsions almost always prove lethal. To protect his own tissues, Crodauntus’ thick, leathery chlorine-producing sac is almost devoid of liquid perspiration on the inside, preventing hydrochloric acid from forming inside his body; his eyes’ nictitating membranes – primarily used as swimming lenses – are also resistant against chlorine gas, thus protecting his eyes from harm. When expelling chlorine gas, Crodauntus’ esophagus and nostrils are temporarily sealed off via muscular flaps; to actually expel the chlorine gas, Crodauntus’ chlorine sac is compressed like a bellows via muscular contractions, forcing the gas out the only possible exit: his gaping jaws.

Cyanobacterial Active Camouflage:
Oddly for a reptile of any sort, Crodauntus is involved in a symbiotic relationship with a colony of cyanobacteria: a variety of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis, much like plants and algae do. Most prominent on the kaiju’s monolithic dorsal osteoderm-spikes, theses cyanobacteria are also found in scattered colonies all across Crodauntus’ back and tail, providing the kaiju with a startlingly effective means of camouflage. To utilize available light at peak efficiency, the cyanobacteria are able to change their coloration independently, mimicking and blending into the ambient foliage around them almost seamlessly. With such highly evolved active camouflage, Crodauntus can literally melt into the environment, allowing the monster to stalk his victims and evade his enemies with a horrifying degree of stealth.

Kaiju-Killer:
Above all else, Crodauntus is truly a killing machine. His experience in the field spanning well over 70 years, the kaiju rauisuchid’s death-dealing prowess is rivaled by few monsters, and equaled by even fewer. What truly sets the beast apart is his specialty: other daikaiju. Already equipped with formidable natural weaponry, Crodauntus’ frighteningly shrewd intellect gives him the means to strategize, to study his quarry’s tactics and augment his own, to premeditate his actions, and to even fight creatively as he conducts his butcherous onslaughts.

Weaknesses:

Scattershot:
As a gas, Crodauntus’ bertholite expulsions are obviously a challenge to aim at specific targets. While not a weakness in and of itself, this scattershot effect forces Crodauntus to use it only at relatively close range, thus exposing him to melee attacks for longer than he would prefer. Additionally, gaseous chlorine isn’t exactly the most subtle of gases: smelling like a cross between pepper and pineapple, chlorine gas has a distinctly metallic taste and can be felt tingling at the linings of the throat and lungs roughly 20 seconds before it has built up to toxic levels. If Crodauntus happens to accidentally belch up a bit of bertholite while lying in ambush (which he has been known to do), his cover – and his tactical advantage – could be blown.

Thrill Of The Hunt:
For all the benefits his intense level of concentration provides him, Crodauntus has been known to become too absorbed in the hunt. Ignoring or altogether missing important information around him, the kaiju rauisuchid may ignore instincts of self-preservation and continue the pursuit, despite his every animal instinct screaming in his brain to give it up.

Personality:
Amongst the superstitious, Crodauntus is living proof that demons walk the earth. Stoic, emotionless, and utterly merciless, Crodauntus is regarded as the single most feared creature in all of South America: it is a reputation that he has rightfully earned. It isn’t known why the rauisuchid behaves in such an unnatural manner, but it goes without question that Crodauntus is an exceptionally savage, sadistic kaiju. Known to intentionally leave trails of smashed trees and unrecognizable corpses in his wake, the monster seems to take morbid delight in spilling the blood of others; even more unsettling is that Crodauntus often abandons his victims once dead, as if he was killing them not for sustenance, but for sport. Despite his animalistic brutality, Crodauntus is notably more intelligent than he’d ever let on; cold, calculating, and eerily patient, the kaiju has been observed waiting nearly a week for a suitable victim to cross his path, his concentration directed towards a single goal: the hunt. Crodauntus has no allies amongst the daikaiju community, the reasons for which are plenty clear; most other kaiju are regarded as opportunities with which to satisfy his bloodlust, though a select few of his known enemies have been “marked” to be given a particularly brutal death: a long, agonizing process it may be, but Crodauntus is looking forward to indulging in every second of their tortured screams....

Combat Strategy:
As his horrific reputation would suggest, Crodauntus is an exceptionally aggressive monster, an aspect of his personality that truly shines whenever the kaiju engages in battle. Roaring, bellowing, and clawing at the ground in anger, Crodauntus will build up momentum as he begins a headlong charge towards his foe, massive flesh-cleaving fangs leading the way. Preferably hitting his target head-on in a bonecrushing tackle, the rauisuchid will use his formidable strength to grapple and wrestle his adversary to the ground, pinning them in place as he brings his crippling bite down to mutilate flesh and splinter bones. If his deathgrip is broken, Crodauntus will assume a bipedal stance and bring his thumb claws, ripping tail osteoderms, and manual scutes into play, as well as belch forth toxic bertholite clouds at close range to stun and incapacitate. Defensively, Crodauntus relies on his thick reptilian scales and osteoderm armor, though his massive tail also makes for a surprisingly effective parrying instrument. If the odds are against his victory, Crodauntus may attempt to break off from the fight, only to double back sometime later and take his exhausted opponent by complete – and often fatal – surprise.

History:
The exact origins of Crodauntus’ species are unclear, though certain aspects of his anatomy indicate that his ancient ancestor is not one of Triassic South America’s native rauisuchians, but the North American Postosuchus. If this is the case, descendants of that species appear to have migrated into what would become South America, surviving well through the Mesozoic era despite their progressively larger and more dangerous theropod competitors.

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The massive, tusked creature at the front was getting anxious. For days now, the herd of surly SGO dicynodonts had slowly gone hungry, their urgency to keep moving taking temporary priority over their needs for sustenance. The alpha male’s sleep-deprived wandering had eventually led the herd to a rare clearing within the vast, towering swaths of tropical rainforest. Exhausted and irritated, the reddish-brown bull called for the herd to halt: this would be their place of rest for the night. The ungainly, barrel-bodied lot settled last-minute disputes with snorts and half-hearted snapping of beaks, then finally calmed and drifted off into sleep. The alpha male, wise from his years of experience, held the first vigil of the night, wary to the sounds and smells that permeated the dark forest around them. He waited in long silence, listening for telltale signs of predators: snapping branches, heavy breathing, sudden absences of ambient birds. Nothing. A calming sense of security slowly clouded his mind, and his guard loosened: the bull’s eyelids grew heavy, his head gently lowering towards the ground. The bull rumbled faintly, almost snori-

CRACK.

Lurching back into consciousness, the alpha male rose up on his pillar-like legs and inspected the scents in the air, mentally preparing himself for an imminent confrontation. Several other dicynodonts stumbled to their feet, grunting and snorting in sudden surprise; the inexperienced calves cowered behind the nearest adult, whimpering and twitching uncontrollably. Other large bulls, grunting and bobbing their heads, came to the alpha male’s side and formed a rudimentary phalanx against the forest, brandishing their shearing beaks and twin dagger-like tusks. Aside from the nervous chatter of birds, the forest lay silent and still. Heads systematically swiveling about, the phalanx searched for movement beyond, prying the dark treeline for anything out of the ordinary. One of the younger bulls spied something to his far right, something like a mossy log, but…different. Eyes resumed their scanning. A distant blur. Movement. The young bull’s focus snapped back to the log: it had vanished. Unease quickly gave into terror, and with a sharp grunt, the wide-eyed dicynodont hurriedly trundled off for the safety of the herd. Confusion and fear spread through the group of simple-minded beasts, startled by the young bull’s sudden panicked rush: the dicynodont kaiju began to scatter aimlessly, blindly stumbling through and over everything – and everyone – in their paths. The alpha bull, blinded by the sensory overload that had erupted in the clearing, was oblivious to the steadily increasing vibrations travelling through the very ground he stood upon. But he just kept on moving….

The forest itself came to life from the alpha dicynodont’s right, a living surge of jungle darkness rushing forth to the attack. The dicynodont’s vision warped into a frenzy of brown, green, and black, as a monstrous force swiftly took hold and dragged him about by the back of his skull. The muddy ground rose up fast, meeting the alpha male’s face hard and snapping his left tusk clean in half; the blackened form descended again, pinning the flailing dicynodont kaiju with unseen bulk as it began billowing forth a cloud of choking mist. Just before the mist claimed his lungs and his life, the alpha male dicynodont turned an eye upwards, briefly witnessing the horror soon to come: a living, emerald-streaked mass of bloodied fangs, leaning over, sending down its death-dealing crown of ivory to claim his flesh.

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April 5th, 1990. A huge, unknown source of commotion had just erupted in the jungles near the remote Sarisariñama tepui, a vast plateau deep in the rainforests of Venezuela. Though its uniquely forested summits were inhabited by only the occasional geologist or botanist, several tribes of the Ye’kuana people lived in the monolithic tepui’s shadow, all of them praying that they would never have reasons to ascend its sandstone walls. Their folklore, wrapped in fearful superstition, spoke of a monstrous creature, a demon that prowled the summit on all fours, eternally seeking to sate its appetite for human flesh: the hideous sounds of flesh tearing from the monster’s victims were said to have echoed across the tepui, a deathly warning that the Ye’kuana had abided by on faith alone…until now. A murderous cacophony, once found only in their legends and nightmares, had been emanating from the forests over the course of a week, and it had the Ye’kuana running scared, desperately praying to higher powers that they would be spared such a horrific fate. For now, they would be looked upon in good favor.

April 23rd, 1990. A small army’s worth of Venezuelan National Guard Environmental Security Service members had arrived on the scene by midday, all of them surrounding the two enormous sinkholes atop Sarisariñama. Sima Humboldt and Sima Martel, two of Venezuela’s most prized natural treasures, had been truly desecrated, their sandstone walls now painted in blood and scraps of flesh. The true horror lay at the floor of the sinkholes: the rotting, severely mutilated carcasses of at least 23 SuperGiant Organisms in total, all of them hippo-like reptiles of varying size and age, lay piled at the bottom of each sinkhole in gory heaps. One of the savaged corpses, among the largest ones visible, was missing the lower half of its tusk-like left tooth, which must have been snapped off by a considerable force. Along the southernmost rim of Sima Humboldt, the highest-rank VNGESS official present stared down at the carnage below, his mind racing and his knees just noticeably trembling. Quietly, between erratic and panicked breaths, he spoke.

“… ¿Qué podría haber hecho…esto?”

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Artist's Commentary:
This is DOD’s resident kaiju-killer specialist, Crodauntus. The concept for Crodauntus has been in my mind for quite some time; originally, I was inspired by a piece of concept art created by the extremely talented professional artist Todd Marshall: a massive, armored reptilian referred to as the “Beast from Gator Bayou”. Needless to say, I fell in love with the design and later decided to incorporate a few of its aspects into my as-of-then undefined “kaiju-killer” concept. Since DOD is already home to plenty of dinosaur kaiju, I decided that my monster would be based on the early dinosaurs’ first true nemeses: the rauisuchians. This provides ample motivation for Crodauntus attaining his “kaiju-killer” status, since rauisuchians would’ve been preying upon primitive dinosaurs quite regularly. I took additional inspiration from the infamous Deviljho of the Monster Hunter videogame franchise, as well as from modern crocodilians. Character-wise, I’ve always intended Crodauntus to be a murderously cunning kaiju, and that’s working out for him wonderfully. In terms of his personality, Crodauntus is comparable to the cultural depictions of Gustave, the notorious maneating Nile crocodile from war-torn Burundi.

Artistic Notes:
— In terms of stance, forms of movement, and his overall design, Crodauntus is most similar to the Postosuchus, though he is considerably bulkier and his tail is a good deal longer.
— Crodauntus has four digits per forefoot, the innermost of which is a large grappling thumb. He has five digits per hindfoot, the innermost of which is vestigial and can be seen near his ankles (the really tiny black things, not the big spurs). The scutes on his digits are all raised up into short, vaguely triangular spikes.
— Crodauntus’ skull knob is oriented a bit forwards, and it has one small spike extending backwards from it. Below and beside that little central spike, there is a pair of larger spikes, one on each side of his head. Below the large spikes is a pair of smaller, similarly arranged spikes.
— Crodauntus has a total of ten large hooked spikes on his back, with five on each side.
— Crodauntus has three osteoderm rows along his back; one middle row, the other two rows on either side of the middle row. The large hooked osteoderm-spines are part of the side rows.
— Crodauntus has three osteoderm rows on his calves; one middle row, and one on each side.
— Crodauntus’ lower forelimbs are scalloped on their outer rear edges, much like an alligator’s.
— Ripsaw fang function: [link] . Incidentally, that image also shows that, while Crodauntus does have teeth that meet up opposite to his ripsaw fangs, they’re small in comparison.

UNEKUE Single Page

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:34:42 PDT

Full responsive HTML5 version here:
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Circular Resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:19 PDT

Adolf Hitler, Arts and Culture

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:13:44 PDT

Adolf Hitler on the importance of art...

Can we permit sacrifices to be made in the interests of art at such a time as this when we find ourselves surrounded with poverty, distress, misery and complaining? Isn't art the luxury of a small minority? What has it to do with the task of supplying bread to the masses?

Art is not one of those human activities that may be laid aside to order and resumed to order. Nor can it be retired on pension, as it were. For either a people is endowed with cultural gifts that are inherent in its very nature or it is not so endowed at all. Therefore such gifts are part of the general racial qualities of a people. But the creative function through which these spiritual gifts or faculties are expressed follows the same law of development and decay that governs all human activity.

It would not be possible, for instance, to suspend the study of mathematics and physics in a nation without thereby causing a retrogression in the pursuit of such studies. And thus in this respect such a nation must necessarily fall behind other nations similarly endowed. For just the same reason, if the cultural activities of a people were suspended for a certain time the necessary result would be a general retrogression throughout the whole cultural sphere; and this would end in a process of internal decay.

CotN returns 27.05.2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:12 PDT

Now that the school year is over CotN resumes updating next Monday, the 27th. Thank you so much for waiting, really looking forward to showing you what's to come!

Katryn resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:54:25 PDT

Dessins réalisés pour le personnage : Le plus souvent réalisés par moi, ou des amis.
D'autres images qui pourraient les représenter (pour en avoir une idée grossière): : Attention! Ces images n'ont pas été réalisées pour représenter mes personnages! MAIS, certaines ressemblent/sont vraiment proches de l'idée que j'ai de leur apparence (même s'il y a toujours des différences, je les ai mises là quand je n'avais pas assez d'images personnelles que je pouvais utiliser, c'est seulement des RÉFÉRENCES).

Lieutenant resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:54:49 PDT

^{C'est un de mes personnages originaux. Merci de ne pas reprendre des idées du concept originel pour les utiliser comme les vôtres. Je mords..
Certains de mes personnages sont issus de jeux de rôles d'interprétation libre sur forum, d'autres n'ont jamais été joués, d'autres sont strictement originaux (créées en dessin ou par écrit). Je les réadapte graduellement pour les faire vivre sur le même plan. Le même monde. Pour ne pas les laisser devenir "ceux que je jouais, il y a longtemps". Et d'être à même d'écrire et de dessiner d'avantage à leur propos.}

Créé originellement: pour ne pas durer (en 2009), comme un prédef sur le forum steampunk sur lequel je joue habituellement. Il était supposé être un albino d'âge moyen, second pilote d'un dirigeable et super blasé. Et puis... Mon cerveau a fait son brain-storming, comme d'hab' et c'est famille tout entière qui est apparue, avec des tas de liens, et des tas d'anecdotes étranges et drôles. J'ai voulu en faire un aîné responsable qui a grandit dans une famille plein d'amour... Et puis... Quand, ~Keytamine m'a demandé si je ne connaissais pas un membre avec une grosse famille dans lequel elle pouvait caser son nouveau personnage dans le jeu... Que je lui ai parlé des Zolnerowich, des jumeaux, de la soeur et compagnie, Keytamine a fait une tête bizarre. Et de plus en plus bizarre quand je lui ai dit que l'un des jumeaux (les petits frères de Lieutenant) venait juste de mourir... Son propre nouveau personnage avait un jumeau qui venait de mourir aussi. Donc j'ai rapidement trouvé le petit frère de Lieutenant incarné! Haha! L'histoire de Lieutenant n'a jamais cessé de grandir depuis!

A propos de l'aspect visuel : Je créée toujours mes personnages sans aucune image de référence. Donc c'est une heureuse coïncidence lorsque je trouve une image se rapprochant de l'idée que j'ai d'eux. MAIS mes descriptions sont toujours précises, les images ici ne sont là que pour le décor/ pour ceux qui ont peson d'images/ d'indices pour se faire une idée de l'aspect du personnage.

D'autres images qui pourraient les représenter (pour en avoir une idée grossière): : Attention! Ces images n'ont pas été réalisées pour représenter mes personnages! MAIS, certaines ressemblent/sont vraiment proches de l'idée que j'ai de leur apparence (même s'il y a toujours des différences, je les ai mises là quand je n'avais pas assez d'images personnelles que je pouvais utiliser, c'est seulement des RÉFÉRENCES).

Any resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:17:36 PDT

Dessins réalisés pour le personnage : Le plus souvent réalisés par moi, ou des amis.

Carmina resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:48:06 PDT

^{C'est un de mes personnages originaux. Merci de ne pas reprendre des idées du concept originel pour les utiliser comme les vôtres. Je mords..
Certains de mes personnages sont issus de jeux de rôles d'interprétation libre sur forum, d'autres n'ont jamais été joués, d'autres sont strictement originaux (créées en dessin ou par écrit). Je les réadapte graduellement pour les faire vivre sur le même plan. Le même monde. Pour ne pas les laisser devenir "ceux que je jouais, il y a longtemps". Et d'être à même d'écrire et de dessiner d'avantage à leur propos.}

Créé originellement: En dessin originellement, dans une période pas très cool en 2009, c'est pourquoi son destin parait si desespéré. Certains personnes ont fait le parallèle avec Peter Pan... Mais honnêtement ? Je n'y avais pas pensé du tout. J'étais même plutôt surprise, Carmina n'est pas du tout pareil, elle est trop grave, trop sérieuse. Mais c'est vrai qu'ils partagent tout deux le désir de "sauver les enfants du monde adulte".
Je l'ai adapté plus tard pour le forum steampunk préapo, en duo avec un perso de ~Apple Eve, qui incarnait son valet.

A propos de l'aspect visuel : Je créée toujours mes personnages sans aucune image de référence. Donc c'est une heureuse coïncidence lorsque je trouve une image se rapprochant de l'idée que j'ai d'eux. MAIS mes descriptions sont toujours précises, les images ici ne sont là que pour le décor/ pour ceux qui ont peson d'images/ d'indices pour se faire une idée de l'aspect du personnage.

Dessins réalisés pour le personnage : Le plus souvent réalisés par moi, ou des amis.

The Forum of Augustus

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:41:10 PDT

The Forum of Augustus is one of the Imperial Forums in Rome, [1] the second in chronological order.
Arranged orthogonally with respect to the previous Forum of Caesar, he resumed his formal import, with an arcaded square where on the short side dominated the temple dedicated to Mars Ultor, inaugurated in 2 BC [2], which rested on the bottom to the very high perimeter wall . Behind the side porches exedras opened wide, semicircular spaces covered. At the head of the gatehouse a distinguished atmosphere to house a colossal statue of the emperor.
Again, as in the work of Caesar, the construction of the complex was commissioned for propaganda purposes and all its decoration celebrates the new golden age which opens with the rule of Augustus.

Kaliel resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:25:20 PDT

D'autres images qui pourraient les représenter (pour en avoir une idée grossière): : Attention! Ces images n'ont pas été réalisées pour représenter mes personnages! MAIS, certaines ressemblent/sont vraiment proches de l'idée que j'ai de leur apparence (même s'il y a toujours des différences, je les ai mises là quand je n'avais pas assez d'images personnelles que je pouvais utiliser, c'est seulement des RÉFÉRENCES).

Resuming Kiergo

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:35:07 PDT

Resume

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:43:34 PDT

Flexpa, Groove of Excellence

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:21:47 PDT

In this featured picture, I illustrate my OC named Flexpa from my series titled, "The Adventures of Android, Flexpa, and Sir Vampire" and he is well renowned in this world as a masterful dancer capable of many performance moves. Flexpa is considered a main character in Maebure Asagiro's comic book but for the majority of the time Flexpa plays the role of a middle man between Harbinger (Android) and Sir Vampire. Rather than being on the same level as the other two main characters in the book, Flexpa is more reserved and relaxed; he is more humorous at times when the situation grows very gloomy. It would seem as if he is unaffected by the conflict between Team Harbinger and Team Sir Vampire...

Throughout the series, Flexpa is very close friends with Android (Harbinger) and Sir Vampire but he started to drift apart after the first arc in which Android had been destroyed. He maintains a balanced friendship with Harbinger in the second arc but starts to lose much screen time later on. Flexpa then starts to become more acquainted with the mad scientist Enzone and fellow mates Franchesca and Genodo. Though, He is still considered as one of Harbinger's most trusted friends besides Kolaida, Perceval, Dictator Styne, Ivasuki, and Shiba. Even though many of the people around him are dying or getting injured, Flexpa still manages to slide in a joke here and there, and he also drifts apart from what is mainly happening. Maebure Asagiro stated in his interview for his comic series that Flexpa was based off one of his own friends; someone he had admired for being relaxed and oblivious to the problems in the world.

Flexpa, unlike the many members on Team Harbinger, is not suited for closed combat or long range but for negotiation and support. He has no virtually no fighting abilities but some say that that is not true for his fighting style is hidden in his dance moves; a hypnotic move disguised in dance. Flexpa wears a standard suit, outfitted with a tie and a rose on his left and thick black sunglasses; making it hard to see his eyes. He also is the only one in the series to be a smoker as he is seen after the second arc also having a cigarette in his mouth. Perceval refers to Flexpa as "Flex", "Chuy", and "Shades" even though they are not that really close. Flexpa does not really want to be tangled up in conflict or violence in the battle between the two teams but would rather watch dancing contests, plays and musicals. Flexpa is the Team Harbinger's equivalent to Team Sir Vampire's Enzone because they are both people who are questionable as to which team they really belong since they were swept up in this fight. Both of them would rather resume those daily lives. Despite their rivalry, they are actually best friends too.

This picture was done in a regular office pen in my sketchbook. I applied a filter to it for background. There will be 16 in total for these characters from my series titled, "The Adventures of Android, Flexpa, and Sir Vampire".

©~orisacesoftworks. Project: The Adventures of Android, Flexpa, and Sir Vampire.

MLP S401 The New Princess and the New Element

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:13:04 PDT

This is a fanfiction of season 4 of MLP. Since the seriies will resume in December and I can't wait for it I made a fanfiction to spend the time. This fanfiction contains two original characters, Statice the Unicorn and Pandora the Draconeqqus. I imagine Statice being voiced by either Greg Cipes or Yuri Lowenthal and Pandora to be voiced by Whoopi Goldberg.

MLP and its characters belong to Hasbro
Statice and Pandora belong to me

Reveal- Altered Time

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:32:11 PDT

I've had this done for a while.

Anyway, leading up to the reveal

Having found the other two senshi of the team (Mars and Jupiter), They finally went up against Kunzite and Zoisite and fell into the trap set for Tuxedo Kamen.

Sailor Moon hoped that the masked hero she had fallen in love with wouldn't come at all as to not give the enemy any satisfaction for what they want. Even Fading fast, they tried to remain strong until..

Sailor Venus appeared to save them. Together, the fivesome forced Kunzite and Zoisite.

With the danger over, the other four stared at Sailor Venus wondering...Could she be the Moon Princess?

For Sailor Moon, there's something very nostalgic about this scene. Like she has done this before, but she doesn't remember where.

Later on, she runs into Mamoru and worries over him as he's hurt still. Kimizuki doesn't take a 'no' for an answer and stays with him trying to help mend his injury. It is in this moment that she realizes he reminds her strongly of Tuxedo Kamen and wonders if Mamoru really is him. If it was so, she was even more willing than before to let him know about herself. Even though the girls are nice, she wanted to talk to someone closer to her age (not like he is but still closer than most) that was in this life as well.

It is in this moment that she finally confesses her feelings for him. She knows he might not feel the same, but the feelings themselves wouldn't go away.

Before getting a response from him, they both witness Zoisite calling Tuxedo Kamen out on Mamoru's tv.

Instantly, Kimizuki told him not to go that he was too hurt for it. After making him promise not to, she left to see the girls and to tell them of this meet up. They agreed to meet at the Starlight Tower at a certain time. In the meantime, Kimizuki went back to check on Mamoru, only to find him heading to the tower first.

Both annoyed and worried, she follows him and contacts the girls while doing so.

Eventually, the two were trapped inside the tower, where Mamoru finally began speaking to her more earnestly than before. She learned about his childhood, and how he was haunted in his dreams about a princess and the Silver Crystal. How he was, indeed, Tuxedo Kamen and that he only became so because he believed the Silver Crystal could restore his memories of his parents.

Kimizuki hoped that he would get his memories back eventually. She told him a bit about her own life, how her mother had died and her father was only hanging by a thread. That her sister had become upset by her recent life and has now stopped talking to her. She was going to add something else, tempted to tell him that she was actually sailor moon but the elevator they were on stopped suddenly.

For a tense few moments neither spoke, but it didn't seem like anything happened so they resumed their conversation but this time Mamoru brought up the one before -where she had admitted her feelings to him.

He was going to say something about it but that's when Zoisite attacked.

Having no choice, Kimizuki transformed into Sailor Moon before him, saving them both from a fiery death.

They confronted Zoisite, with Mamoru Transforming into Tuxedo Kamen. He told her they should talk about this later and the two were prepared to attack. However, What they didn't know was that Zoisite was secertly going to attack from behind.

Sensing the danger, Tuxedo Kamen pushed Sailor Moon out of the way, taking the hit for her but threw a rose at Zoisite, damaging the other man's face.

As he laid dying, Tuxedo Kamen finally told her that he did love her and he was sorry that they probably won't be able to do anything else.

"No-!"

That's when her emotions, which she usually kept under control and locked away, burst out, causing the rainbow crystal to appear before her and fuse with her first tears of sadness. It was then that the other Sailor Senshi appeared just as she awakened to who she really was.

All the memories from before, from her past life surfaced.

The crescent moon appeared on her forehead.

Venus gasped, "Is she the Moon Princess?"

"No! It can't be- it's!" Luna began.

Sailor Moon's senshi clothing faded away to reveal-

"It's Queen Serenity!" Artemis stared in wonder. "How...?"

I.. I remember now.. Kimizuki looked down at Tuxedo Kamen, I remember- I am Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. And he.. He's...

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Storyline/Kimizuki stuff- mine
Screencaps- The Oracle
BSSM: Naoko T.

Syrian resume

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:18 PDT

^{C'est un de mes personnages originaux. Merci de ne pas reprendre des idées du concept originel pour les utiliser comme les vôtres. Je mords..
Certains de mes personnages sont issus de jeux de rôles d'interprétation libre sur forum, d'autres n'ont jamais été joués, d'autres sont strictement originaux (créées en dessin ou par écrit). Je les réadapte graduellement pour les faire vivre sur le même plan. Le même monde. Pour ne pas les laisser devenir "ceux que je jouais, il y a longtemps". Et d'être à même d'écrire et de dessiner d'avantage à leur propos.}

Créé originellement: La plus longue des histoires que j'ai jamais écrites pour un de mes personnages! Je me souviens qu'un ami m'avait confié, qu'à la lecture de ce BG, il avait l'impression d'y être aussi. Syriän est l'un des plus terrible personnage (avec Kryss et Monodiela) que j'ai jamais créé. Il me manque beaucoup., je n'ai pas pu jouer avec comme je l'aurais aimé. Avec Syriän j'ai surtout joué avec ~Kitkat-la-blatte et son personnage, un jeune indien joyeux et inconscient. Un très bon contraste assez ironique!

A propos de l'aspect visuel : Je créée toujours mes personnages sans aucune image de référence. Donc c'est une heureuse coïncidence lorsque je trouve une image se rapprochant de l'idée que j'ai d'eux. MAIS mes descriptions sont toujours précises, les images ici ne sont là que pour le décor/ pour ceux qui ont peson d'images/ d'indices pour se faire une idée de l'aspect du personnage.

D'autres images qui pourraient les représenter (pour en avoir une idée grossière): : Attention! Ces images n'ont pas été réalisées pour représenter mes personnages! MAIS, certaines ressemblent/sont vraiment proches de l'idée que j'ai de leur apparence (même s'il y a toujours des différences, je les ai mises là quand je n'avais pas assez d'images personnelles que je pouvais utiliser, c'est seulement des RÉFÉRENCES).

Roleplayer Resume(?) Questionnaire

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:36:10 PDT

Dr Sakel resume

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:48 PDT

Pour moi, il ressemblerait beaucoup à Andrej Pejic en réalité.

^{C'est un de mes personnages originaux. Merci de ne pas reprendre des idées du concept originel pour les utiliser comme les vôtres. Je mords..
Certains de mes personnages sont issus de jeux de rôles d'interprétation libre sur forum, d'autres n'ont jamais été joués, d'autres sont strictement originaux (créées en dessin ou par écrit). Je les réadapte graduellement pour les faire vivre sur le même plan. Le même monde. Pour ne pas les laisser devenir "ceux que je jouais, il y a longtemps". Et d'être à même d'écrire et de dessiner d'avantage à leur propos.}

Créé originellement: Crée pour le forum de ~Keytamine sur le monde du coma, Kryss est une sorte d'exorcisme pour moi. Et vraiment intéressant (mais TELLEMENT DIFFICILE) à étudier, à comprendre... à incarner. J'ai découvert plus tard qu'il avait beaucoup en commun avec Jezabel de Godchild (Kaoru Yuki). Mais ce n'était pas volontaire puisque j'ai lu ce manga APRES avoir créé Kryss.

A propos de l'aspect visuel : Je créée toujours mes personnages sans aucune image de référence. Donc c'est une heureuse coïncidence lorsque je trouve une image se rapprochant de l'idée que j'ai d'eux. MAIS mes descriptions sont toujours précises, les images ici ne sont là que pour le décor/ pour ceux qui ont peson d'images/ d'indices pour se faire une idée de l'aspect du personnage.

Dessins réalisés pour le personnage : Le plus souvent réalisés par moi, ou des amis.
D'autres images qui pourraient les représenter (pour en avoir une idée grossière): : Attention! Ces images n'ont pas été réalisées pour représenter mes personnages! MAIS, certaines ressemblent/sont vraiment proches de l'idée que j'ai de leur apparence (même s'il y a toujours des différences, je les ai mises là quand je n'avais pas assez d'images personnelles que je pouvais utiliser, c'est seulement des RÉFÉRENCES).
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Monodiela resume

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:28:43 PDT

Pour une meilleure compréhension, j'utiliserai Ille pour désigner Monodiela son genre ne parait pas évident (bien entendu, je suis au courant de ce que Monodiela est vraiment).

^{C'est un de mes personnages originaux. Merci de ne pas reprendre des idées du concept originel pour les utiliser comme les vôtres. Je mords..
Certains de mes personnages sont issus de jeux de rôles d'interprétation libre sur forum, d'autres n'ont jamais été joués, d'autres sont strictement originaux (créées en dessin ou par écrit). Je les réadapte graduellement pour les faire vivre sur le même plan. Le même monde. Pour ne pas les laisser devenir "ceux que je jouais, il y a longtemps". Et d'être à même d'écrire et de dessiner d'avantage à leur propos.}

Créé originellement: Monodiela a été originellement crée pour un RPG post-apo survival PbP (en 2009). C'est l'une des plus effrayante créature que j'ai jamais créée. Belle, perturbante, sensuelle... Effrayante. Monodiela serait en fait de la famille de Raphaël et Ânâhita.

A propos de l'aspect visuel : Je créée toujours mes personnages sans aucune image de référence. Donc c'est une heureuse coïncidence lorsque je trouve une image se rapprochant de l'idée que j'ai d'eux. MAIS mes descriptions sont toujours précises, les images ici ne sont là que pour le décor/ pour ceux qui ont peson d'images/ d'indices pour se faire une idée de l'aspect du personnage.

Dessins réalisés pour le personnage : Le plus souvent réalisés par moi, ou des amis.
D'autres images qui pourraient les représenter (pour en avoir une idée grossière): : Attention! Ces images n'ont pas été réalisées pour représenter mes personnages! MAIS, certaines ressemblent/sont vraiment proches de l'idée que j'ai de leur apparence (même s'il y a toujours des différences, je les ai mises là quand je n'avais pas assez d'images personnelles que je pouvais utiliser, c'est seulement des RÉFÉRENCES).

Eeeeevil Enchantress

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:06:16 PDT

As seen here -> [link] Pinkie Pie is best pony, but Zecora is even better.

In which Marceline Bedard, the antagonist in Lovecraft and Bishop's story 'Medusa's Coil', dons her traditional garb and resumes her role as the Great Old Ones' priestess.

I added the tiny skulls on her headband (perhaps the skulls are from babies from the tribe of white monkeys that were discovered by Arthur Jermyn's ancestor?) for a more savage look, the leopard print for the priests of ancient Egypt, the face of Cthulhu on her belt, and the gratuitous half-nakedness typical for this particular genre's book covers.

Resuming stream!

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:07:13 PDT

Zedword Adventures: OUATN 33

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:53:13 PDT

Sorry it's been sooo long since i posted. My computer fried and it's taken me this long to restore everything. regular posts will resume now!

Prev: [link] / Next: NEXT WEEK!

Anahita resume

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:29 PDT

Dessins réalisés pour le personnage : Le plus souvent réalisés par moi, ou des amis.
D'autres images qui pourraient les représenter (pour en avoir une idée grossière): : Attention! Ces images n'ont pas été réalisées pour représenter mes personnages! MAIS, certaines ressemblent/sont vraiment proches de l'idée que j'ai de leur apparence (même s'il y a toujours des différences, je les ai mises là quand je n'avais pas assez d'images personnelles que je pouvais utiliser, c'est seulement des RÉFÉRENCES).

Raphael resume

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:49:50 PDT

^{C'est un de mes personnages originaux. Merci de ne pas reprendre des idées du concept originel pour les utiliser comme les vôtres. Je mords..
Certains de mes personnages sont issus de jeux de rôles d'interprétation libre sur forum, d'autres n'ont jamais été joués, d'autres sont strictement originaux (créées en dessin ou par écrit). Je les réadapte graduellement pour les faire vivre sur le même plan. Le même monde. Pour ne pas les laisser devenir "ceux que je jouais, il y a longtemps". Et d'être à même d'écrire et de dessiner d'avantage à leur propos.}

Créé originellement: Créé (en 2007) pour un forum de jeu de rôle sur les vampires (tenu par ~Noa-Neels) où TOUS LES MÂLES avaient l'air d'androgyne et étaient bisexuels (donc tenu par des joueuses derrière OBVIOUSLY), j'ai voulu créer le type aux antipodes: un homme VIRILE (qui porte un kilt... Je suis obsédée par les kilts) et qui n'avait aucune des capacités extraordinaire ni même le pouvoir d'un vampire.
C'est marrant mais... Chaque personnage que j'ai croisé avec Raphaël le considéra comme un géant (vous me direz, normal avec tous les efféminés du coin. Y'avait du vrai mâââle. Hinhinhin.)
C'est sur ce RPG que j'ai joué pour la première fois avec ~Keytamine et son sublime, tendre et chétif Nikolaï, qui fut très vite assimilé à un jeune frère que Raphaël voulait protéger.
Désormais, j'ai fait de Raphaël le frère d'Ânâhitâ ET Monodiela !

A propos de l'aspect visuel : Je créée toujours mes personnages sans aucune image de référence. Donc c'est une heureuse coïncidence lorsque je trouve une image se rapprochant de l'idée que j'ai d'eux. MAIS mes descriptions sont toujours précises, les images ici ne sont là que pour le décor/ pour ceux qui ont peson d'images/ d'indices pour se faire une idée de l'aspect du personnage.

Dessins réalisés pour le personnage : Le plus souvent réalisés par moi, ou des amis.

hayden panettiere Tomanian Maid

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:33:19 PDT

In-spite of (or just as likely because of) it's massive mining industry, Tomania has always gone out of it's way to burnish it's environmentalist and animal rights credentials. As such when the Republic of Bacteria, reeling from the financial crisis announced it would allow foreign tourists to resume hunting within the area it annexed from Tomania after the war of 1993, the Tomanian's were a little bit annoyed. Having lost the war (and the area) there was however little the Tomanian's could do.

Fortunately Hayden a western actress and animal rights activist was on hand to attempt to disrupt the first scheduled Dolphin hunt just off the coast. However when the ship Hayden and her friends were using rammed the hunters ship to force it away from a pod of Dolphins both ships ended up on the wrong side of the maritime border and were promptly seized by the Tomanian navy.

All aboard were convicted of trespass and Hayden and her friends were sentenced to three months in a detention centre, all efforts to intervene by the US Embassy failed, and she served every day of it. By the end however she'd found she quite liked Tomania, especially it's stance on women's rights as well as those of animals, and with a slight smile on her face, she had turned to her escort at the airport and asked to defect.

Since then she has been a loyal member of the League of Tomanian girls and is a bit of a rising star, working in the marine enclosure at the central Tomanian zoo. She's proved rather popular with both the zoo keepers (two of which have proposed to her already) and the Dolphins who are very friendly with her when she cleans around their tank. Hayden being loyal to her oaths as a member of the league, has turned down all proposals only straightening her uniform and taking up her rod of office to get back to work.

And the Hunters on the other boat? Well Tomania get's very annoyed about people bringing weapons and drugs into the country, they got ten years for the harpoon guns and pistols they were carrying, and another thirty for the cocaine they had below decks for the "after party." In Tomania prisoners are expected to labour to repay their debt to society and in this case the Judge had a very ironic punishment in mind.

They are kept at a prison near the zoo and everyday they work a twelve hour shift, mucking out every cage in the zoo. Hayden occasionally see's them from her vantage point in the marine section and deep down a tiny buried part of her always thinks that...whatever else happened, it was almost worth it to see this....
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So another new one using the default Tomanian maids outfit. I hope you guys like it, and I hope to be back with some more new stuff soon. Oh and the green on Hayden's costume is an indicator of her assignment to the zoo....In case anyone was wondering.