Aquatic Character Zone

An Octonauts Ask Blog! What's not to like?

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Yay, you found the pinned post! Where do I begin... Hmmm... Oh yes!

I'm your OP! You can call me Autumn. I'm also accustomed to being called KAS (The acronym to my main blog. I honestly like this name more!) I use she/her or they/them, whichever! I consider myself to be very whimsical, and I'm sure we'll make good friends!

My main is @thekoopalingsandstuffs . I will always be a Mario/Koopalings/Broodals fan girl at heart <3 (I have three additional alts for them, if you're interested)

This is Princess, my pride and joy! You'll probably be seeing her a lot. I love randomly inserting my daughter into posts <3 As well as Midnight, Buttercup, and Sully.

⚠️OKAY NOW FOR IMPORTANT STUFF⚠️

I am a minor! So don't be harassing me with NSFW stuff! I actually AM okay with explicit asks and regularly handle mature themes on my other blogs! Just, don't get TOO inappropriate. Don't push it.

This is a character ask blog. I prefer that the asks be... Y'know. QUESTIONS. I've had problems before with people teasing or bullying characters, chatting casually, playing games through asks or generally not treating the ask feature as intended.

I can be kind of picky about asks, lol... I also don't do role play through asks. And please remember that the CHARACTERS are the focus. Characters CAN form friendships with regulars, though...!

I've only ever had to block ONE person... (The situation got pretty bad.) I will probably let you know the first time if an ask doesn't "work." Past that, I'll likely just ignore and delete. Some people are very lax about nonsense asks? I am not. And I don't want nonsense asks to become all I receive.

Not EVERY CHARACTER is available for asks. Unless stated otherwise, the only askable characters are Captain Barnacles, Kwazii, Tweak, Peso, Dashi, Inkling, Shellington, and the Vegimals. AKA, the show's main cast.

I really hope this all doesn't make me come off as rude/unreasonable. This is just how I'd like things to be—I'm definitely much more lenient than you might think!

Homophobic people, GET OUTTA HERE!!! And uh, stuff like that. Racists, ablists, bigots, transphobes, BE GONE!!! I don't care to get political on Tumblr. All I believe is that everyone deserves the right to happiness, and anyone who believes others shouldn't be happy for superficial reasons is not welcome here.

In general, I don't want negativity and drama. I'm just here to post stuff and have fun! If you're here to cause negativity, we don't want you here...

You can DM me if you want, but I'm not much of a chatty person? Especially with strangers. I also don't do commissions. I MAY do requests, depending on what it is/if it's of my OWN interest. But not likely.

This is my first time running a blog that's not for Mario stuff... This is a new experience for me! Wish me luck! :]

Uhhh, I think that's it. I'll add onto this post if I need to. Until then, just have fun!!!

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Accidentally re-triggered my hyperfixation right before bed. So maybe I'll be posting something Octonauts-related soon. Or maybe I'm just a liar again, who knows?

I'm kinda sorta thinkin' about drawing them as humans but we'll seeeee... I feel like that just never turns out right.

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Nope nope nope- I'm a liar. The new TADC episode comes out today and I will probably (definitely) not be thinking about ANYTHING else when it comes out.

My bad, guys.

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Accidentally re-triggered my hyperfixation right before bed. So maybe I'll be posting something Octonauts-related soon. Or maybe I'm just a liar again, who knows?

I'm kinda sorta thinkin' about drawing them as humans but we'll seeeee... I feel like that just never turns out right.

🐻‍❄🐙🐕🦦🐈🐧🐇🥕

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I headcannon Kwazii is actually pretty good with kids. There’s a lot of episodes proving it, like The Adélie penguins episode with Rocko, or the baby dolphin episode or the episode with the Coconut Octopus where he bonds with the little Coconut crab. He should 1000% not be left alone with a child for extended periods, but he’s a good fun uncle. He just also has some… incorrect opinions on what’s safe for children because he grew up around only Pirates. (Like giving Tunip moonshine)

Kwazii, in my AU, is very much a child at heart. It's a complicated situation—He didn't grow up with other kids around on the ship, but being a PIRATE, he could pretty much do whatever he wanted(?) Lots of fun times were had, and he kinda sorta never grew up!

Kids love him, and he loves kids. "Why shouldn't you be allowed to do [insert thing here]? It's FUN!" He's impulsive, chasing thrills, and will allow anything if it leads to joy.

That being said, he is not... Responsible. Why would he be? He's good with what happens AFTER an accident. (Cleaning wounds so you don't get an amputation) but preventing an accident from happening in the first place?? Unheard of.

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I haven't posted here in ages-! I think making a whole blog for a temporary hyperfixation was a bad idea but oh well—Have some art!

Why are they running? I dunno! You decide.

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Oh yeah the uh Santa's Reindeer comic(s) that I promised for December and then only made one crappy intro comic. Uh, have at it-

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Have y'all seen _ ?

I watched it yesterday with my friend. We watched Caves of Sac Actun and were about to watch Ring of Fire when he pointed out that this thing came out first, so... We watched it!

And... What do I say about this thing?? This isn't a movie, this is a 50-minute episode with songs. Of course, being two teenagers, we're going to be cracking jokes at whatever we're watching, but we could NOT take this one seriously.

It just felt very directionless? Characters and plots introduced that went nowhere. And the first however many minutes were spent on some creatures who are NOT the Octonauts! And the musical aspect, lmao. The villain's song was the best- But y'know? Kwazii gets a few solos, Peso & Barnacles do, but most of the songs are sung by the random sea creatures and not. Octonauts. Why don't the others get solos? I wanna hear Shellington sing. :< Not to mention that one Barnacles singing part that did NOT sound like Barnacles- *Cough*

It felt like a fever dream—Like we were watching something we weren't supposed to see. I have always loved Octonauts, and it was odd watching something that wasn't... Uh. Good.

What are y'all's thoughts on it...?

Evidence of uh, me and my friend watching it:

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Is Tweak related to someone named Vivian Hare in any way?

(Just saying, they're eerily similar, mint-coloured fur and all.)

Oooooh...

Why not? I am quite the fan of cramming multiple universes together! (If you read Tweak's HC post, it says she knew Sandy Cheeks at one point, which was MOSTLY a joke)

Vivian can be like a distant aunt or something.

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Was Tweaks mom blue???

According to my AU, yes! (I don't believe she exists in canon.)

Tweak is more of a teal color in my eyes, while Ranger Marsh is more of a solid green. So Tweak's mom is blue—Blue and green create that nice teal color!

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In the spirit of the upcoming holidays...

I didn't know what to do with Inkling, maybe I'll add him later, but enjoy THESE family photos for now!

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Does the team play Mario Party? How heated do the games get? Who's the best?

(I'm sure they've played Mario Party, yes, but Mario KART is the more popular choice)

All of the videogame stuff is in Tweak's room. She's been obsessed with gaming since she was a young girl and can kick ANYONE'S ass. Were someone to have a FRACTION of her skill, MAYBE the games could get heated, but not really.

Peso and Dashi are probably decent at games, on account of them both having had sibling(s) to play with. Neither are anywhere near as good as Tweak, of course. And neither are competitive. Just here to have fun!

Shellington is a similar case, having played many games with Pearl. That being said, in Mario Kart, he is SINGLE-HANDEDLY keeping Lakitu employed.

Kwazii, the ex-pirate, grew up without all this cool tech. He enjoys being included and mashing buttons to see what happens, but does not know HOW to play.

Inkling and Barnacles are too old. Were they to play, they'd be asking questions the entire time. They prefer to watch the kiddies and cheer them on. "Are ya winnin', son?"

The Vegimals all regularly go into Tweak's room to play when they aren't busy. They aren't usually included in game night, since they have their own game nights all the time. None of them are better than Tweak, but they're PRETTY good!

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OMG I JUST WENT BACK THROUGH MY BOOKS

SHELLINGTON DOES ACTUALLY WEAR NERDY ASS UNDIES

book is "The only lonely monster"

Damn that's crazy-

BUT Y'KNOW WHAT'S CRAZIER???

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nice print on your undershorts Shellington

Nothing dorky about tiny pine trees at all /s

((yes this was actually in a book))

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Octonauts Hyperfixation coming back in very slowly!!!

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I know you're kinda in the middle of a mid-life art style crisis rn, but this question has been burning in my head for a while

Given that your (old?) style has the team in full couture, what does everyone look like in their pjs/swimsuits? (I am aware some of them have canon pjs, I want to see if this changes with the fully-dressed thing)

Oh no this looks like trash- Oh well, I can just redo them later-

(This is assuming "swim suit" isn't referring to like, diving suits)

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Okay, what do we think of this?

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What if I just... Yeah, there we go-

My artsyle has always been more oriented around stubby little characters... Why didn't I try to ACTUALLY imitate the show's style earlier? I like this!

Hm, there may or may not be an art style switch coming up...

Or a whole new AU all together? Idk, these designs give the characters whole new vibes.