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[artsy-cupid]

I’m opening up commissions! DM me if you’re interested!

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What's Lenord and Nate's relationship like?? Are they exes or something?

Despite the MANY implications my art may showcases, Nate and Leonard have only ever been co-workers (though Nate was hoping they could be more before he knew who Leonard truly was).

Leonard was the one who talked Nate into taking the job working for the Devil, having left out the finer details of what he’d be doing until Nate had officially signed an employee contract and was locked in to the job for a minimum of a year. Ashamed, panicked, and terrified of what he had agreed to do, Nate attempted to break his contract by sending out multiple contracts to their debtors, and Leonard, having been the one to bring Nate into the fold, was tasked with punishing Nate for the mistake.

After this moment, Leonard became emotionally and mentally abusive towards Nate, taking out his anger on Nate and emotionally beating him down so much that Nate was too afraid to quit when his year was up. Eventually, Leonard’s grudge became less about Nate’s mistake and more about the fact that Nate would just roll over and take any abuse that was thrown at him; Nate’s spinelessness disgusted him, and Nate was too afraid of Leonard to stand up for himself.

Again, the lore varies depending on the canon being discussed, but in D&D, when Nate finally gets away from Leonard, he does blossom into who he truly was on the inside, and there is a final showdown between the two. In Cuphead, Nate finally stands up to Leonard defense of Mike when Leonard attempts to “get rid of Mike” on the Devil’s orders.

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It did not go well, I can say that much

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What's Mike's lore?? 👀

Mike Feedbach is a toon with a very, VERY strong sense of right and wrong. Having grown up an only child of a single mother (his father passed away when he was too young to remember him), he would often get picked on by bigger kids for being small and easily riled up. Eventually, he channeled that energy into practicing law, getting into a prestigious school on a sports scholarship. It was there he met his college sweetheart, Daisy Mae Petalton.

Mike eventually graduated college and earned his license, but shortly after doing so, Daisy Mae left him for a mutual friend that she felt had better prospects and understood her better; in the letter she left Mike, she explained that he was both too much and not enough for her. This loss sent Mike down a spiraling path of despair where he took actions that he is deeply ashamed of. By the time he pulled out of that downward spiral, he was broke, had lost his job, and had to move somewhere he could afford to live (in D&D it’s Inkblot City, in Cuphead it’s the Inkwell Isles).

It was during his move that he he heard about a devil making deals and stealing souls. Driven by an urge to redeem himself, and possibly prove Daisy Mae wrong, Mike focused all his energy on building a case to bring the devil to court and persecute him for illegally trading souls. This is also around the time where he met Nate and they start their rivalry which eventually becomes a friendship.

The lore sort of splits here and varies depending on the canon that he’s in, but in most lore, he manages to build his case and take the Devil to court, where he is then betrayed by Nate and ends their friendship. In the D&D lore, Mike is then killed and trapped in Hell, where he is later rescued by Nate and his friends. In Cuphead, it’s not nearly so dire.

Mike is a very kind and compassionate toon who will often do legal work pro bono for parties who can’t afford good representation but are receiving the short end of the stick. He makes most of his money doing private investigating, again focusing on helping those in need rather than doing seedy jobs for large sums. This means that he is perpetually broke, but he gets by. Mike also has a multitude of talents, including gymnastic skills and the ability to play multiple instruments, which he learned from his mother, Gloria, who owns a music store and gives lessons.

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The Showdown

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Do you even recognize yourself anymore?

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Original, Ascended, Corrupted, Fallen

Leonard’s design progression through the timeline of the campaign

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There are a lot of moments from Nate and Mike's story that I have portrayed in my art. However, there's one moment that has been noticeably absent, even though I've had ideas for it sitting in the back of my mind for ages: Nate's last, desperate act to try and protect his best friend; the character assassination at the court hearing. I felt it was time it got some representation. Love me some doomed by the narrative yaoi.

[artsy-cupid]

The girls are fightiiiiiing…

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Wrath and Despair, Peace and Hope

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“What if I’m too far gone? What if I’m just no good? What if I’m a bad toon?”

“You’re my friend, and I don’t make friends with bad toons.”

After a while working for Serren, Nate had stopped letting himself cry about his bad situation. But when Mike hugged him and said they were friends, it was the first time Nate cried in about 3-4 years.”

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Conversations 1/2

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Conversations 2/2

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The Beginning of the Beef 1/3

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The Beginning of the Beef 2/3

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The Beginning of the Beef 3/3

[girs-art]

HELP!

ok so before I drew that fanart of Nate, I hadn't decided how I wanted him to receive the cookies so I redesigned Lily Leavening in case she was gonna make an appearance (she didn't lol) I ended up redesigning Mangosteen too and now I love them againnnnn!! I keep drawing them haha

[artsy-cupid]

genuinely i think about how i didn't continue that thread maybe three times a year

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This started out as a colorless, line art animatic and quickly became an endeavor to practice lip syncing and animation

I sure do draw this guy a lot, despite him not actually being my character

[artsy-cupid]

Two solid days of work on this. It’s a little rough around the edges in some places, but I think I did pretty good!

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[moderndaywarriorsawyer]

The Money Tubbs only comes around every 5628 seconds. Reblog the Money Tubbs and you’ll find money!

[modelinterrupted]

Bitttchhh the last time I reblogged some bullshit like this I booked a 2k 30minute shoot lmao

[goldpersonified]

I received 2k 2 days after reblogging this 

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Nate recently found out that the reason Pax chose him for his position was because she wants him to be the next God of Peace, and I just wanted to have some fun with the idea. No idea if he's gonna go through with it yet.