so frustrating to be a skeptic with a sense of whimsy because like. I want there to be cryptids. I want there to be magic. I want there to be evidence of something we don't fully understand and can't explain. but then 99% of the "proof" out there for that stuff is like. the most obvious scam you've ever seen in your life.
Sandra's seen a leprechaun,
Eddie touched a troll,
Laurie danced with witches once,
Charlie found some goblins' gold.
Donald heard a mermaid sing,
Susy spied an elf,
But all the magic I have known
I've had to make myself.
always fascinated by which things people assume are unique to their culture and which they assume are universal. listening to an australian podcast right now and they are very confident that nobody will understand that 'cozzie' is short for 'swimming costume' and explain it every time it comes up, but they give zero information about swooping season because surely everyone gets attacked by birds for like a month a year
long time no mario redesigns! some of these I've had lying around since. September. but I kept forgetting to upload them but hey now we got a batch lol. Prince Florian, Cappy, Captain Syrup, Tatanga, Wingo, and Kremling duo Krusha and Klump!
Prince Florian, the active ruler of the Flower Kingdom, which has fully recovered from that one time Bowser became its castle. He's been more focused on improving his kingdom, which has left him with little time to adventure as often as he'd like. Design-wise I just made him anthro lol, but I still kept him bug-like with the 4 arms and compound eyes.
Cappy! Like everyone else in the AU he's noticeably older, he's been living fine in Bonneton with Tiara, and he still meets up with Mario from time to time, though without possessing anyone this time. Design-wise I just wanted to give him an old-timey feel!
Captain Syrup! She still sails the seas, looking for the next treasure with her crew, though she's just as likely to just go fuck up Wario's day for no reason lol. She's in surprisingly good terms with the WarioWare employees, who are just so used to Events™ that they just treat her like a friend, which weirds her out but doesn't mind. For her redesign I just wanted her to not look like Evil Pauline lol, and to get some butch vibes up in here.
Tatanga! I'll be real, I have not thought much about him in the AU just yet, so I'll probably update his part later lmao. as for the redesign, I based off his comic look, swapping the red for teal and giving it The Drops Touch™.
Wingo, Captain Toad's enemy! They're still at it, still competing for treasure the same way Wario and Syrup are. As always I made him anthro to fit in with the rest, but in general his design is the same.
Finally, the Kremling duo Krusha and Klump! Still serving K. Rool, but like him they've mellowed out with time, and the deep-seated hatred is now more a rivalry. They're both still relatively ineffective as generals, but they're K. Rool's only friends despite what he says, so they stick around lol. As for their looks, they've been adjusted to match K. Rool's redesign.
