Bobbin's Corner of Patchland

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Name: Bobbin Bobble

Species: Arachknit (Patchland Arachnid)

Age: 15 

Height: 30 cm (1 and a 1/2 Kirbys tall)

Occupation: Mage in Training

Homeland: Patchland (Kirby's Epic Yarn)

Hobbies: Crochet, spellcasting, reading, writing, baking

Friends: Prince Fluff, Tiff, Tuff, Meta Knight, Sword Knight, Blade Knight, Knuckle Joe, Sirica, Benikage, Kirby, Magolor (slightly complicated)

Family: Spinstra (mother), Uncle Woolfgang (uncle), Yin Yarn (uncle) 

Woven from the love of the Weaver Witch, Spinstra, Bobbin is nothing less than magical! Aiming to be the greatest mage to ever come out of Patchland, this little spider has her work cut out for her. Given the reputation of her evil sorcerer uncle, Yin Yarn, and his multiple attempts to take over Patchland and Dreamland alike, Bobbin finds herself struggling to break out of his shadow. Regardless, she's determined to make her own path in the world as a great spellcaster, and with her friends by her side, she's bound to get there eventually. 

Since running away to Dreamland to ask for Kirby's help defeating her uncle (post the events of Epic Yarn), she's become good friends with its residents, alongside finding a mentor in the legendary hero Meta Knight. She and Prince Fluff find themselves coming over often and ending up in all sorts of shenanigans, from fighting Nightmare's monsters to travelling to distant lands in need of their help. On their quieter days, Bobbin can be found practicing her magic, combat training, or partaking in Dreamland's book club and senior center for some fiber arts time with the elders. 

Bobbin's magic is channeled through strands of yarn and her crochet hook (which acts as a foci as well as a melee weapon). She can rearrange the yarn wrapped around her torso and in her buns into different shapes to aid her as tools in battle, commonly using webs to catch people. Trouble is, once she's out of yarn, she's limited in what she can do. Occasionally she will also use this to reshape Fluff, acting similarly to the ability portals in Epic Yarn. She mostly acts as support, empowering her friends. But when she's needed most, Bobbin will step up to the plate to be just as much as a full fledged hero as those around her.

For heroes capable of using the copy ability, Bobbin has three potential abilities to provide. If you use her crochet hook, you get Needle. If you use one of her crafts, you get Artist. If you get it from her directly, you get Beam.

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I am SO PLEASED to finally have a full body sketch with colors for Havoc. For those who are new here, Havoc (they/them) is one of my Demonbeast OCs. They are a songweaver, meaning they're a spidery creature that uses music and audiokinetic abilities for combat and capture. Havoc hasn't worked for NME in a number of centuries, they dance to the beat of their own drum. Loves to cause a little chaos too.

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Happy Mother's Day! In the spirit of the holiday, I doodle Prince Fluff's mom today. Meet Queen Pashmina Organza, queen of Patchland! Her friends call her Mina. <3

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We had so much fun on stream recently with more Kirby themed merfolk. I loved Magolor and Adeleine enough that I opted to color them both, but aahhh, all of them are so cute! This has been so much fun.

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So there's this really cool spider here in our real world that is easily mistakable for a spider corpse being puppeteered by parasites. Naturally, I needed to play with this concept for my weavers.

This is Enoki, and she is what is known as a Deathweaver Demonbeast. Her species is meant to mimic the Deathwoven, which are other Weaver and Demonbeast corpses that are under the control of Nightmare and his Deathweavers. Deathweavers are responsible for collecting fallen monsters (and on rare occasions, warriors), and manipulating their forms to keep fighting after death.

Enoki looks perpetually exhausted and close to the grave, but don't be fooled, she's very sharp and alive. She's got a dark sense of humor and mostly keeps to herself, quiet and calculated. I look forward to seeing what her dynamic is with her fellow weavers of other subclasses.

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Happy Mermay! I've been trying to figure out how I want to play with Mermaids in the Kirby universe for a while now, and I think we've made some progress. Meet Petite Lobster and Squee, both affectionately named by my Twitch chat. XD

Squee doesn't have a lot of story at the moment. She's really just "Squishy, but make it a mermaid". Petite however, is a little more fleshed out. The story we came up with was that she's made from the same metal as Heavy Lobster from Kirby Superstar, and her primary objective is to collect parts of ships that have fallen into the ocean to rebuild them (namely, the Halberd). Given the resemblance to Susie, I imagine she might be a creation of the Haltmann Works Company, but we'll have to see. A huge thank you to @beth-purcell, @iggymtg, and @graycoin for their contributions to this, you guys rock. XD Under the cut are the original sketches before we fleshed out these.

As you can see, there's a third here, a Patchlander betta fish mermaid that loves to collect treasure. I'm not feeling as certain about her, but maybe we can revisit another day. I'm having a lot of fun with these, they're very cute. <3

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So someone on stream last night asked about the potential for a merman version of Kine, and I was reminded that I doodled this back in February. Some friends and I were watching the first episode Kine appears in for Right Back At Ya, and I gotta say, it's a lot cuter in Japanese where Kine and Tiff sound like they could be the same age.

I don't know how this would happen, but I feel like there could totally be a plotline here where Bobbin messes up a spell and it leads to this. She is, after all, a mage of the Metamortex, transformations gone awry are a great plot device for her. What do you think?

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The Heroes of Yore remain a subject I've been eager to play with, and I'd like to introduce you to one of them today:

This is Gloria, the Hammer Lord, and the very first of the Dark Matter to ever exist in the Witch Crafter AU.

She wasn't dark in nature originally, she was something of a neutral matter really. Gloria fought valiantly with her fellow heroes to help seal the Void away. But there was a goddess who was angered by their action, who imprisoned each of them in turn for a perceived transgression. Gloria was trapped within a magic mirror, left to stew in the intensity of her grief and anger for years, before being freed by two foolish academics: Starlyle and Fiyarno. Upon her release, dark matter was unleashed upon the world, her pain made sentient and tangible. To quote her directly:

"You denied us the right to LIVE in the world we PROTECTED! You don't DESERVE your world!

The price to pay, for a world 'saved' from darkness...is a world without light."

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Finally got around to coloring these sketches! Meet Headmaster Starlyle and his apprentice, Fiyarno.

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Now that my story things have been revealed to friends, I can tell you about them.

A long time ago, I joked that Yin Yarn and Hyness were roommates in college and well, I ended up running with it and making something really cool and far more serious than I meant for it to be. X'''D So now, here in the Witch Crafter AU, we have it so there used to be a magic school, run and founded by Headmaster Starlyle here, where ironically a lot of Kirby villains ended up studying magic before they ever became villains. Like no joke, we've got Drawcia, we've got the two halves of Yin Yarn, we've got Paintra, Dark Crafter, Hyness, and much later in the timeline, Taranza.

A number of you sussed me out on Starlyle, he is in fact related to Nightmare. XD So here's the deal: Starlyle is Nightmare before he becomes Nightmare. There's a very important event that happens between him and this college-aged Fiyarno, that results in the corruption of both of them.

Starlyle has a mission, to free the Heroes of Yore from the places where they've been imprisoned, their punishment for sealing the Void. He believes that it was wrong, and he's been trying everything in his power to change that. Starlyle and Fiyarno start with the hammer lord, who has been trapped in a magic mirror, surrounded by an endless loop of negativity and pain that, unbeknownst to them, has corrupted the very glass itself. Upon freeing her, the glass shattered, and in a Snow Queen twist, the glass ends up in both of their eyes, forcing them to see the worst in the world, which kickstarts each of their paths to corruption. And that is how we get the birth of Nightmare.

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Finally got around to coloring these sketches! Meet Headmaster Starlyle and his apprentice, Fiyarno.

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Finally got around to throwing some color on Quilton the Cozy and Fiyarno the Frayed! I've shared more about them in another post, but for everyone new here: these are the two halves that make up Yin Yarn for my AU! They are husbands (my beloved poly pans in a poncho) that were fused together in a last ditch effort to free Patchland from Nightmare's wrath (which corrupted their souls and sent them down the path of evil).

Quilton is the middle child in his family. His older sister is Drawcia, and his younger sisters are Paintra and Vividria. Fiyarno is an only child, an orphan from Patchland that found his family in constructing familiars.

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So, I ended up doing a lot more art than normal that's like, lined and colored, and it was because I needed it for an RP in April. One of my friends has been running this really fun event where we sent a handful of villains through this recollection of their traumatic memories and what made them the villains they are today.

Now, if you know me within my specific RP community, then you know I play as Yin Yarn, and I was not gonna pass up the opportunity to bring people into what I've been doing with Patchland. But I ended up getting to expand upon some cool stuff that goes beyond my typical yarny goodness. And I'm so excited for you guys to see it. We've got heroes of yore development, we've got Nightmare, we've got academia, it's great. XD What started as the joke of "oh yeah Yin Yarn and Hyness went to college together" has actually become a somewhat serious plot progression. You are not ready for this. X'''D

I will make an effort to share the art when I can here on the blog. I'm unsure if it should be all in one post or spread across a couple of them based on category. What do you think?

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Having some fun with character designs! Meet Headmaster Starlyle and Fiyarno (and his familiar, Clover the Scarfy).

Starlyle is a well respected wizard who oversees a magic school. He does a great deal of work to give his students the best he can offer, wanting the future of magic to be bright and hopeful. Fiyarno is one of his students, an anxious young lad from Patchland who shows great promise in his sorcery. He's got a knack for knitting together small creatures to help him with tasks, though Clover is the only one he keeps around permanently (she's his favorite). He shows great promise, but his confidence is a little lacking.

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Welcome your new OVERLORD!

I love the hypothetical question of "what would happen if your OC wore the Master Crown". So naturally, we had to return and explore this with Bobbin. I've been working on this on and off while streaming this month, and ooooh I am so PUMPED to share it with you!

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I don't think I've ever seen you post about Havoc. Can we please hear more about that character??? I really like the name! 💚

Oh my gosh, anon you are so right! How have I managed to not share my beloved enby harp spider?

Havoc is by far one of the most fun characters I've ever made, and I really need to do more art of them. Here's what you need to know about Havoc:

- Nonbinary, uses they/them pronouns

- They are a Demonbeast! Nightmare has a selection of Demonbeasts known as Weaverbeasts, which are all giant spiders made for collecting magic and fear to bring back to him.

- Havoc specifically is a Songweaver. They can use their silk to create sounds and vibrations that mess with your mind, causing more intense emotional responses, confusion, and general manipulation. They've opted to string up their back prongs to make a harp for this purpose

- Much like Spinstra, Havoc is inspired by the real world long horned orb weaver spider! Havoc was originally intended to be a companion character to Spinstra, but as time has gone on, I think they're more of a foil to her.

- Most weavers don't have names. Havoc earned theirs by being a rebel and absolutely wreaking havoc while still working for Nightmare. They wear it like a badge of honor.

- Havoc has since escaped Nightmare's clutches and roams the galaxy trying to remain free of his hold. They refuse to fight for him ever again, but they fear him getting too close and forcing them under his control again.

- On Havoc's travels, they lost a number of their legs in a crash, and that's where Max Haltmann found them. Scooping the Songweaver up, Haltmann is one of the few people to have intimately studied a weaverbeast, and for a while, Havoc was stuck under his control, with all of their legs having been ripped off to be replaced with mechanical prosthetics. With some help from Haltmann's brother, Grant, they and a handful of others managed to escape HWC.

- Havoc has been saving up to commission someone else for a new set of legs. They currently work a handful of music gigs, playing at local cafes and bars. It ain't much, but it's honest work.

- Havoc is SASSY! This is a character that will flirt with you and try to make you blush for fun. They are also incredibly supportive, cheering you on to go make your dreams a reality (assuming your dreams don't suck).

- Havoc is a bit of an adrenaline junkie, a little bit impulsive and eager for some action. They like to fight, they love to get physical, and they will make sure it's FUN.

- Their weapon of choice is usually their harp. They can rotate their torso 360° to reach it, but they can also utilize their mind or a second pair of hands to play it without looking. They are also trained and known for using an electrical whip.

- They're a pin and button collector! Everywhere they go, they look for a new pin to go on their vest. And if they can't find one, they'll collect some trash to make into one later. I was somewhat inspired by Susie from Deltarune when coming up with some parts of their design.

So yeah, there's my punk spider for you! They've been something of a hit amongst a number of my Kirby friends, and while very different from a lot of what I make, I think they've made me a more confident writer.

Thanks for asking anon! Askbox is still open if y'all wanna hear more about the Witch Crafter AU! 💚

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The TEMPTATION to make this a legit character. X'''D Stitchian when I throw him a Diamond Tiara and Spoiled Rich dynamic from MLP for him and one of his parents. X'''D

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Does Bobbin have a relationship with Sir Borealis or are they off doing their own things and never cross paths?

Also saw over on Bsky you mentioned that Borealis regarding exploring an Auran who never left the guard, could you elaborate on that? Is the boy a stick in the mud or is the GSA a bit more chill than Han's Army?

Fantastic questions Beth! For the first, they have not crossed paths YET, but I hope that they will one day! So far, the closest they have to a connection actually comes through two other characters. So I've mentioned before that Bobbin's favorite book series is called The Adventures of Sir Urchin. Sir Urchin and Mage Metaphora are real people, the book series is being passed off as fiction when it isn't. The connection is that Sir Urchin is also a GSA member. He and Sir Borealis were in training together. Cecil and Auran were friends. <3 Haven't seen each other in a long time.

Okay, so this one requires some explanation: for those of you who are new to my writing period, I have an original story in the works called Chronicles of Equinox, and in it, there is a nutcracker named Auran who is a member of the king's royal guard. The first story involves Auran trading places with another living doll to live at the ballet and become a dancer. As a dear friend and confidant on my original stuff, Beth is very well versed with who Auran is and how I've characterized him over the years. XD

Now, since Sir Borealis is my Kirby version of Auran, we're imagining him as an active member of the Galactic Star Army, or GSA. So naturally, there is a bit of a shift in how he behaves given how the GSA treats him. I think he's a lot more mature and far less uptight for sure. Still has a little bit of his Jack Frost energy, little bit of playful teasing amongst comrades and friends. But he's definitely a little more of a hardened warrior than people might expect. That said, he IS still a colossal dork and easily flustered, especially when a certain airship driving pirate comes into the picture. XD Captain Loraine Stellarmint keeps him on his toes, and exploring their relationship is such a good time.

I think the GSA is very organized, but more importantly, they're not trying to put all of their soldiers into a box. Warriors come in all shapes, sizes, and abilities. And as a result, I think they've embraced that individual uniqueness and forged greater strength in their teamwork. As such, Sir Borealis' strange combination of ice and magnetism is put to good use, and he's encouraged to experiment and discover more. Unlike Hans' royal guard in Equinox, he's not being actively brought down by Captain Dieter.

That saaaaaaaid, I have been thinking about what you said on stream this week. I am seriously considering having Dieter as a higher up in a different division of the GSA, and eventually having Sir Borealis encounter him. It would be quite fun to let him be secure enough in himself to challenge him from the start. I just, gotta find a good species for him (I've considered Dooter, but I need something even cuter than Dooter). Though, this does introduce an interesting element of like, Borealis' scar wasn't cause by Dieter. So who _did_ cause it?

Thanks so much for the questions! Askbox is still open for anyone curious about the Witch Crafter AU! <3