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karl belongs from the yet unpublished project, castle of nations, by unknown-person, who participated in early 2000s oc tournaments like endzone, law of talos, etc. !

6.25.25 note: thanks to people who like this blog and my karl art also! u guys rock :]

#blog is just for fun #n1 karl yapper

cloversodas

i think we should normalize looking at karls pupils in law of talos with a microscope because

WHY . ARE THEY . SO . SMALL 😭😭😭

kupofkarl

YESS POINT THEM OUT. i always had TROUBLE W THEM. when drawing post-coat karl, i have to be careful bc how do i make him look sad like he’s about to cry while keeping those same tiny itty bitty soulless pupils??? then when drawing pre-coat him, he just doesn’t look…. KARL. he’s not karl with BIG GLOSSY PUPILS.

#imo at least 💔#n1 karl yapper

asoriiu

I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED A REBLOG GAME ON MY ART BLOG FUUUUUUUUUUU-

#REAL #me when i post mha content on this blog #bakugo to be specific 💔#(almost happened)#n1 karl yapper

biohazardousgeodez

sometimes when im bored i like to scroll down really far on the comments on unknown persons art

#loled at all of this #the boogeyman you say?#n1 karl yapper

thank u all for being so kind and creative and lively and enthusiastic here

#i am grateful for your creative brain juices #ive met the coolest people here #i would love to be moots here but this is my sideblog and i don’t know how that works #u all ROCK #Do you HEAR ME #ROCK #n1 karl yapper

nixonvidal

#unstoppable scrolling meets unskippable tumblr post #n1 karl yapper

kupofkarl

you’ve heard of innocent rachel. you’ve heard of evil rachel, but how about morally gray rachel .

atomicbandit03

YES I LOVE THIS IDEA!!! i’ve been thinking about morally grey rachel for a bit now and it just feels so much more appealing compared to simply good/evil rachel. i genuinely don’t think that she meant for her falling out with karl to happen, but i do think she could’ve been just a bit flawed. maybe a little selfish is what i’ve considered…hm…

for karl to be so deeply affected by her, it makes me think that she would unintentionally start to draw the lines between the two of them due to the very different lives they live. of course, we’ve seen karl put emphasis on his life as a statue when talking to her in the limits comic, so this behavior could have rubbed off on her.

they also could’ve had envy for each other, come to think of it. it hasn’t been directly stated, but karl totally felt jealous of rachel and other humans for their simple ability to leave the park and live and an actual life of freedom; i honestly wouldn’t blame him either because i’d be jealous too 🥹 but rachel could’ve been envious of karl’s carefree life. he’s a statue in an amusement park, so he doesn’t have to deal with the responsibilities that humans have to handle. this is just me throwing around ideas, but rachel could’ve maybeee wished that she could have karl’s life??? but that’s a huge stretch, i’m honestly just saying whatever lol

though i should probably elaborate on what i meant when i called rachel selfish. hmm.

the image that unknown left on his blogspot of karl in the dark with the violin has tortured me for MONTHS. i’ve been pulling my hair out trying to figure out when the picture would’ve taken place and why.

anyways, whatever. currently i’m thinking that rachel could have come to a fork in the road of her life where she had the option to choose either karl, or something (someone?) more important to her. maybe she thought it over and realized hey! i don’t think this relationship is going to work…i should choose something healthier for myself and let karl forgo about me. or something. my current hc is she left for a long period of time, and karl had no idea that she chose her life outside the park over him. it’s what makes most sense in my mind since karl doesn’t have any of his scars + still has his eyepatch + no coat, so it HAS to be before the incident, right? but what do i know…

anyways yeah flawed rachel meaning well but causing pain for others unintentionally makes me happy and i’m glad i’m not the only one thinking of this

kupofkarl

ive been wondering what would make her morally gray so this is my food to eat now mhmmhmhm YUMMY

but rachel could’ve been envious of karl’s carefree life. he’s a statue in an amusement park, so he doesn’t have to deal with the responsibilities that humans have to handle.

im going to CRY. have u seen that rachel blog?? violinist rachel i think?? there was like a drawing of her tired bc of her responsibilities and tasks and obligations and I REALLY LOVE THAT HC OF HER.

she seems really passionate with playing the violin. i like the thought of rachel having a love-hate relationship w it; its her escapism from such obligations in life, but at the same time, no one can really ignore her talent w it, so she’s held down by this intense expectation to be hmm.. excellent and to give it her all when performing. this pressure to be perfect persists even when she’s just playing for fun by herself.

really love your idea that in her point of view, karl IS free. both of them desire something from the other (to be FREE), but they don’t know that they already have it.

"my current hc is she left for a long period of time, and karl had no idea that she chose her life outside the park over him."

oh em gee. imagine her missing karl and thinking about their moments together... and after weeks of being reminded of him (seeing resin statues more than usual....finding a handkerchief w patterns similar to his bandana.. violin-playing feeling empty bc she has no one to enjoy it w/ besides karl), she decides one night that she will return. she did and discussed about this big idea of doing a concert w karl for fun, and they were both so EXCITED ABOUT IT. also, HER NOT TELLING THE FULL TRUTH ABOUT WHERE SHE'S BEEN IS SO CHEF’S KISS TO ME. she was saying that hmm maybe the gunman wanted her to stop going to the park, but what karl didn't know was he never used any force on her. SHE also made the choice of temporarily leaving, but why mention that when they just got back together? she's not about to lose their special time together again... selfish rachel, so tragic and thrilling ugh.

this gets a lil dark but i think its interesting if the gunman was probably a relative... like a helicopter brother or dad, one that probably DID care about her. in my brain at least, the day she went to the park, he finds she became more sneakier, her talking back more, discussing things like her dissatisfaction w her life and responsibilities, only to be put into explosive disagreements w/ the gunman. maybe he wonders what's so bad about her life bc she's talented, healthy, etc... but she's still not satisfied?? i think maybe one day, she returns home late, that the gunman really has to ask where she has been. oohh i love the idea of her not saying the full truth again here, like yes she's seeing someone.. she's going to this place so she can practice violin w that person..., but the gunman doesn't know she's talking about this resin statue!!!!!!!!!!! in an abandoned dangerous park!!!!!!!!!

"what's his name?" and she doesn't have an answer bc it's true, karl—at that time—might've been just a nameless guy she's been seeing. so all she can mutter is, "...he doesn't-i.. i can't tell you that."

the gunman, in return, pushes her to yk choose between either her life or karl, then cue her leaving for weeks :(

i still like the fiance/husband theory though HEHEHE that would be the most darkest theory ever and makes her more complex for me HEEHE. i don't think it's too far off either; there's a chance bc in unknown's last law of talos flash, the professor reminded karl of the gunman, and annie of rachel. and the two are married!!! it is a bit of a stretch to me bc maybe it's just the appearance and behavior that reminded him of them hehe, but there's a possibility!

"rachel being evil is boring and makes no sense. rachel being good is ok but has no flavor.”

she looked too SWEET TO ME IN UNKNOWN'S LATEST DOODLES OF HER.. it really will break my heart if she did have ulterior motives wahhh. she’s my pink diamond of steven universe.. at least until unknown reveals it all.

i also wonder why karl went ahead w such an extreme choice like killing, if we're going by the "karl killed rachel theory.” w the gunman, i can understand if it was an attempt of self-defense, but that really says something about his environment at that time (i heard from a video that pirates were known for being brutal and ruthless) + he doesn’t understand the significance of a human LIFEE...

#i will tell u my world brightened once i saw ur reblogs on my inbox astro #especially this one HEHE #LOL don’t worry i got ur idea #hope ur getting the best sleep !!!#n1 karl yapper

my BABIES

#i lowk rushed this BUT i will finish it someday #castle of nations #personal art #n1 karl yapper #karl lore

unknownpsn

starryfulskies asked you: Hi there Unknown! I have to ask. What is Castle of Nations? I know that it’s the ‘world’ Climber, Karl, Masthead etc. come from, but beyond that, I’m pretty clueless.

ayasha721 asked you: I wanted to ask you about Castle of Nations and what that…

anenglishgentleman

Unknown Apartment adventures sound adorable and chaotic. But aaaah more information about Castle of Nations yay :D It sounds like a VERY different beast than I first imagined, before UP came to tumblr I thought CoN was going to be this story about Clarice getting trapped in the park for just one night, Karl was going to be the big bad villain and TG was a minor character. But from the sounds of thing, the story lasts a lot longer than that if Karl and Clarice put up with each other (and there are going to be reasons they need to do that), UP says Karl is only a minor character and TG is a major one. But I totally called Arma coming from the Haunted House type area and Clarice being the real main character.

kupofkarl

interesting… karl being a minor character…

#does that mean if con does ever come out we won’t see him as much Nooo #AHH #n1 karl yapper

kupofkarl

please hear me out on red

kupofkarl

i feel like there's a moment like this in the storyline (i hope not i would evaporate) between him and karl

#ANOTHER BETRAYAL #WOOOO #im sorry im soryr #im getting ready to draw the gif of him and karl running LOL #castle of nations #personal art

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doodles

kupofkarl

#karlarkaralrrkak akrl karl KARL #n1 karl yapper

symphonic-raven

I figured out why karl appeals to me so much!!! uh appearance wise

After staring at some screenshots and thinking about all the other fanart I decided to engrave into my brain

ALL OF THEM HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON

expression

You'll really only ever see Karl smile but you can also see when he's distressed or frustrated

So when I see art of Karl openly expressing any other emotion; It makes me feel something!!

maybe I should try to keep his expression in mind the next time I draw him

once I do that I might be able to capture his beauty

oh and I also like when people exaggerate the way his hair looks??

Anyways that's all goodbye

kupofkarl

i love post-coat karl.. everything he went through makes him very very special to me... yes his expressions are top tier. super fun to draw him and his twitchy eye HAHA.

still though, pre-coat karl is so BEAUTIFUL to me. like i genuinely can't explain it.

i love the earring, the bandana knot, and seeing his back w/o coat makes me SMILEEE. hes genuinely such a cutie UGH.

#same thoughts same thoughts #current karl would kill us for this lowk #“I also like when people exaggerate the way his hair looks??”#ME TOOOO #n1 karl yapper

cloversodas

GET THIS GUY OUT OF HERE MAN

#he should stay in my house..#n1 karl yapper

please hear me out on red

#first time drawing him and im loving it #unknown's characters are so fun to DRAWWWW #n1 karl yapper

i found my super old karl art!! (back to the days i watched unknown’s submissions and was trying to dissect karl’s character and he was slowly invading my head)