Scorched-Cipher

Cipher she/her I am like in my 20s please don't follow if you are a child. I just say shit and meander from topic to topic. I don't believe in consistency! I tag ny posts as best I can, but let me know if you need me to add more!

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Lol hi

I’m Cipher and I’m here now. I draw sometimes and post silly things whenever. I also yell about Warrior Cats sometimes so be prepared for that.

I like itemLabel a lot and mostly draw them, so that’s what the creature above is from. Please try to be respectful! Be niceys to one another and such

I’ll post my art under the #my art tag. Otherwise it’ll probably be a ton of reblogs and my other goofy posts will be tagged with #shitpost. Other peoples’ funny posts will be tagged #sillies. I plan to tag stuff as often and thoroughly as I can, but please tell me if you need me to add anything

My goofy Warrior cats au is under the #recollections au hashtag if you’re looking for it. Don’t expect constant updates though; I’m swamped to hell and back. But if you got questions on it, please ask!

Confused as to why I disdain a lot of the source material? Here, in this Google Doc is a great resource made by indigenous folks who analyzed Warriors and made note of the plethora of anti-indigenous values and messages within its arcs:

Warrior Cats and Anti-Indigenous Writing

DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this document isn’t a demand for the cancellation of the Warrior Cats series, or the harassment or defamation of

If you’ve got the time, totally go read this! It also includes a message to the authors of Warriors that, interestingly enough, has not been responded to by said authors. Go show it some love so that it gets more attention and so that others learn to not use indigenous stereotypes in their writing.

Also, just in case any of you ask, I don’t do commissions. I take way too long making stuff and then don’t draw for months at a time on end, so I think that’s for the best. Thanks, bye!

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There’s this itemLabel plushie called Aplesto and he’s like a little kiwi bird with ears and stupid little green feet. He is also vaguely bear-like because of his ears. He looks like this:

Anyways, my Mom has taken to calling him Asbestos instead. Asbestos is en route to our household and we are so excited

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ASBESTOS IN MY HOUSE!!!

Asbestos fashion

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There’s this itemLabel plushie called Aplesto and he’s like a little kiwi bird with ears and stupid little green feet. He is also vaguely bear-like because of his ears. He looks like this:

Anyways, my Mom has taken to calling him Asbestos instead. Asbestos is en route to our household and we are so excited

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What I really like about collecting itemLabel plushies is that yeah, you could argue that they all look kinda similar especially if you only collect the Ouis. But their expressions can vary from Happy Joyous to the most displeased and disgruntled creature on the planet.

Like bro why are you so 😐

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We aren’t fucking roleplaying I want you Gone

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Having Firestar rapidly age in my AU as though being associated with the clans is sucking the life out of him not because of any fear of aging on my end or anything (getting the chance to become old and cranky would be a great privilege for me), but because the clans view aging as becoming useless. Being assigned to help the elders in the elders’ den is seen as a punishment in most cases. The elders are tasked with dealing with their dead because soon, they too will be dead and the younger cats don’t want them to forget that. It’s a privilege to be taken care of as an elder, but in the clans, that does not necessarily mean that you are entitled to good treatment.

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Can you share some scene of Leafpaw and Sorreltail?

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Notice how Mouthwash Space Tragedy won’t do the same to your phone. Priorities here

Exactly what I was thinking! Mouthwash Space Tragedy runs perfectly and hasn’t crashed for me once! Cookie Run should take notes

10/10 game right here, look at those graphics

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The new Cookie Run Kingdom update was apparently too much for my old ass phone, so now I can’t open it without it crashing. I’m not even mad I’m just

Like at least I got the Kpop Demon Hunter cookies before the app shat itself, right?

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This is the best we’re going to get. Least she has a lot more scarring on her body + an empty eye socket

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They’ve been releasing new Warrior cats official art by one of the Polish cover artists, Johanna Tarkela, over on TikTok. The official Warriors account released two so far and they’re dropping one every day. And the art looks great so far!

All I’m worried about is that they have teased Brightheart a bit before this and refused to show the scarred side of her face. So I’m hyped because I love Brightheart but I also don’t want another situation where they reduced her scar down to a little swipe again. So I’ve been gently opening TikTok these past few days hoping to not be jumpscared with something akin to whatever the hell this scar design was

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I swear to Christ they based this Licorice costume off Michael Jackson but I can’t find a single bit of trivia to slightly back this up. It has to be, but I can’t prove it

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I had my mom look at it and she says it’s the jacket from Thriller with the black stripes and all, but I kinda feel like I know the hat from somewhere, too? She told me that she only remembers him wearing either a black or white hat, but we couldn’t find a red one so they might’ve just added a hat in because it’s one of his more popular looks. You’re totally right, though. Even the way his hair is styled reminds me of one of MJ’s outfits from a different song

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Do you like Brambleclaw as a character? (Pls read the context below)

Yes (if you’re willing, explain why in a reply or in the tags!)

No (I would also like to hear why, but I probably already know the answer lol)

Voting ended onMay 22

So, this may or may not be opening a can of worms. I’ve already made my stance on Brambleclaw clear beforehand, but I would like a genuine answer from y’all as well because I’m curious.

For context, I was recently thinking about Brambleclaw and how a lot of people that are fans of him say that they wished that the writers wrote him differently. One of the things I also hear a lot is that the writers “ruined” him, implying that there was a specific point at which Brambleclaw was a decent character.

Now, I read the older arcs of Warriors many years ago and my memory is a bit fuzzy. What I do recall is him being treated badly at first by Firestar for being Tigerstar’s kid, that problem being solved, then him treating Squirrelflight like crap all throughout The New Prophecy to where I stopped reading during A Vision of Shadows. I cannot for the life of me remember a point at which I thought his character was well written, which surely cannot be the case if there’s still so many people that like him. I only remember his mistreatment and his overall lackluster presence within the arcs he existed in.

I am unwilling to force myself to read through the series again, but I would like to know what it is that I’m missing here. I don’t think I’ll ever be convinced to like Brambleclaw after he was used to push misogynistic ideas within the series, but I would like to hear from a few others about this topic so that I can understand better.

So, to the general fandom and Brambleclaw enjoyers, can you give me some insight as to why you like him as a character? Was there a point at which you could say that he was written well? If so, was it only for the fact that he had potential, or was there some other moment that I am totally forgetting about? Please let me know!

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Sometimes I wish that Cookie Run was a Xenofiction series. If you told me that there was a Xenofiction novel series that’s been going on for the past 17 years about a gingerbread person accidentally given consciousness who escaped a witch + burning alive to death and found themself in a world populated by cookies all meant to be alive, finding themselves in the company of the last few remaining dragons, elder fallen cookie gods, an entire supremacist cookie settler state, living relics of a bygone group of creators and other such figures/situations then I’d rush as fast as I could to find the series online

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new art fight rule

you arent allowed to imagine the drawing in your mind because it’s stealing

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Since my exams and projects are all done, I figured I’d finally post one of the designs I made for the Apparitions (ghouls) in my Recollections Warriors AU!

Those that were involved in the battle of Bloodclan and died on the battlefield have become Apparitions. These are highly dangerous creatures with no trace of the cat that they were before. Each Apparition is different, so it is of utmost importance to record each so that the cats of Twolegplace know how to deal with them if they are encountered. Hattie’s ability to sense ghosts and Apparitions before they get too close has been a boon for research purposes, to which Olive and Princess use to organize their supply runs.

This specific Apparition, The Dragon, is usually encountered during sunrise and sunset, so cats should only be out around that time when organized groups. At least one cat per group should be a stray, as said Apparition is a mimic. It has been recorded to mimic the sound of doors closing and twoleg chatter, sounds that most housecats would tune out, before it strikes. Strays are much more wary of these noises, so their input during encounters is essential. The Dragon is fast, and moves in slinky accordion-like lunges that catch most victims off their guard. Otherwise, the Apparition can easily be bowled over due to appearing to be made mostly of cloth (key word “mostly,” beware its claws and spikes). If you’re lucky, you will hear the sound of the crinkle of its shiny foil ruff, giving away its location before it gets to you.

As most Apparitions are based upon the fears that they possessed back when they were cats, it is theorized that this specific Apparition is sourced from a housecat from a household with younger children. A close friend of the deceased cat mentioned that he used to be terrified of one of the puppets that would show up on one of the old VCR tapes that his housefolk would put on for the entertainment their children.

If you want to see the inspiration for this Apparition, it’s below the cut. Warning: I may be unlocking a scary childhood memory for some of you.

So this thing is the Zylon dragon puppet from some really old VHS tapes that my parents would put on for me as a little kid. It was supposed to have soothing music in the background and satisfying visuals and tinker toys to watch, but they decided to include this terrifying puppet instead for one of the segments. It scared me so bad because the puppet was in this black void and when it tried to shut its mouth (which it couldn’t fully) this really loud sfx of a door closing would play. It’s kinda goofy looking now, but I wanted to put some of that childhood fear into one of my Apparitions.