Watching Kuplinov is twice as fun when you literally imagine every single one of his random ideas and quotes
This was supposed to start as a harmless joke and some quick sketches, but as always, I got completely carried away yeahh...
Anyway, any spy would envy such a disguise hahah
+ according to tradition- a version with a different color treatment
Btw, below is the original design from the developers, which they somehow forgot to add to the final version of the game
I love how people are showing their character sprites in YKMET style these days! I want too-
I did some tweaking on my old Mist sprite and added some emotions ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝)
Can we stop acting like everyone who doesn't immediately agree is committing a federal crime against media literacy?
Because apparently we've reached the point where saying "I don't personally consider that canon" gets you treated like you just kicked a puppy.
Here's the thing: People keep throwing around the word canon like it only has one universally accepted definition.
It doesn't.
Never has.
Fandom has been arguing about "Word of God" versus "Death of the Author" since fandoms exist.
Some people believe that if the creator says something outside the work, it's canon.
Some people believe the only canon is what's actually in the work itself.
Neither side invented this debate.
This is not a brand-new TADC-exclusive phenomenon.
It's literally one of the oldest fandom discussions on the internet
"But Gooseworx said—"
Yes.
I know.
Some people count creator statements as canon.
Some don't.
Congratulations 🎉 , you've discovered that fandom philosophy exists.
Now let's look at the actual show:
Where does anyone say Jax is trans?
Where does anyone mention transitioning?
Where does anyone reference another name?
Where does anyone use different pronouns?
Where does anyone say ANYTHING that explicitly tells the audience this?
...
Exactly.
So maybe, just maybe, the people who watched the show and concluded "Jax is a another gender than transfem" aren't actually delusional.
Maybe they just …watched the show.
Wild concept, I know.
"But the art!!"
Do you know how many artists post doodles?
Alternate universes?
Jokes?
"What if" scenarios?
Character redesigns?
Concept sketches?
Congratulations.
You have discovered artists 👍
When an artist posts an illustration, people asking "Is this canon?" is a completely normal question.
Not every drawing uploaded to social media is automatically in the show.
"But the VA said—"
Cool.
Voice actors are awesome.
Voice actors also aren't automatically the final authority on lore.
Sometimes they know everything.
Sometimes they know almost nothing.
Sometimes they joke.
Sometimes they accidentally spoil things.
Sometimes they misunderstand things.
It's perfectly reasonable for fans to ask where information comes from instead of treating every convention quote like it's carved into stone tablets by God.
"But it was supposed to be subtle!"
Okay...
Then why is everyone acting shocked that people didn't notice?
If your audience needs Bluesky posts, screenshots, Tumblr essays, reposted Discord messages, fourteen YouTube breakdowns, and a PowerPoint presentation to understand something...
...perhaps people missing it isn't the moral failure everyone keeps pretending it is.
The funniest part of this entire situation isn't even the discussion.
It's the absolute Olympic-level mental gymnastics some people are doing:
Person A:
"I personally don't see it as canon."
Fandom:
"So you hate trans people."
HUH???
How did we get from discussing fictional clowns to assigning strangers entire political identities because they have a different opinion about storytelling?
Do you know what's actually exhausting and maddening?
Watching people use "canon" like a gun.
Watching people tell artists to change fanart.
Watching people correct pronouns on fanworks that were made before any external statements.
Watching people dogpile someone because they said "I only follow what's in the show."
Watching people tell writers to change their fanfics
Watching people act like every disagreement is malicious.
You know what this fandom used to do?
Debate.
Now apparently every discussion has to end with someone getting called media illiterate, a bigot, or "problematic."
Can we maybe...not?
You think Trans Jax is canon?
Awesome.
You think creator statements count as canon?
Awesome.
You think only the episodes count?
Awesome.
You think the reveal should've been clearer?
Also awesome.
Those are all completely normal opinions to have about fiction.
The only opinion that isn't normal is deciding someone deserves harassment because they interpreted an intentionally subtle character differently than you did.
Touch some grass.
Drink some water.
Go draw your favorite rabbit
The internet will survive if some people says "I still read Jax as another gender."
ive seen the small discourse on how jason (from GTA 6) looks an awful lot like chris redfield, and ive made my own tweet on how he could be the chreon love child and now i made this to further solidify it
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