I have been away all weekend and not checking the MD tag here so idk if anyone has pointed this out yet... But I've off-handedly seen a bunch of discussion crossing my path talking about how this ending scene takes place in the pilot, but I don't think it does!
This isn't Uzi's original railgun. Her original railgun has stickers and a keychain, as seen in the pilot:
I think the ending is actually skipping to the present day in the canon, and what is happening is Uzi is approaching the spire and has her weapon on her in case she needs it.
I know her eyes being entirely purple without a yellow gradient is a bit of a throw off, however, there has been some promo material post series in which her eyes are seen only purple... It's odd for sure, perhaps there's something glitch has in mind for Uzi regarding that, I dunno, but I can't imagine the railgun model choice was an error.
Plus, the note it ends on: J asking "what's next?" when narratively we still don't know what's next for her, and her talk about remaining united when obviously they currently aren't.
Point being, we're definitely not done yet. I think delving into J's side of the story so the audience can sympathize before actually answering What's Next for J makes a lot of sense, especially if what's next is someone coming along to interact with her.
Might be a while before we see it, but I reckon the next "episode" is going to essentially continue where that ended.
I'm really not sure here because, while the mouth stuff is impossible to see here (to me) due to how mouths used to be rendered in the pilot, the eye movement/coordination that Meet J's Uzi exhibits before she starts walking into the spire is pretty similar to how Pilot's Uzi pulls it off when she gets closer herself.
They both have a third-person shot at where they are looking at (though the distance is different), look to the side, furrow their brow at whatever they are looking at (likely another corpse), and start walking.
Here are the scenes (hopefully properly timestamped) for comparison's sake:
Though, the modeling stuff is pretty odd, both for N & Uzi (to the point that people thought it took place after the finale because of the pilot emblem), so who really knows.
Having the hardest time rn finding where I took the first screenshot (it's in the finale somewhere but I forget where, I took it a while ago)... I feel like that might give the best look of what's going on with the knee joint if I could find it and zoom out/crop it better. It's definitely odd, like you can see the suspender making the ever so slight curve to go over the end of her upper leg where it connects to the knee .. but you can't really see where it goes? It almost looks as if it's just going up into the internal portion .. if that makes sense. Really hard to describe even that
I assume it's this frame, but I think I get what you're saying.
Does this mean that, even if she undoes the upper part, she can't detach it fully (if it's in the inside portion, I mean?
And the character's concept art, where the garters are clearly physical due to the smaller belts(?) that were supposed to be in the middle of it, doesn't help much, either.
Also the current thing I'm writing has a lot of (very unredeemed) J and Uzi angry bickering and it's like Man they want to kiss each other so bad it makes them look stupid
It's really hard to point out with still frames, and in motion it happens so quick + the way the characters' tails are animated they resume default model position really quickly after action (most often with the DD's, I find it visually bothersome but idk if anyone else on earth notices things like that)
But it's the scene where Cyn throws her sword toward Uzi and it decapitates J instead. Uzi had her tail around J holding her in place.
The sword obscures most of it but I pointed to the tail end's top spikes in the first screenshot, and the second is the tail's lower jaw.
Right before she's decapitated you can see the tail end very clearly behind J, and after she's decapitated you can see the tail move back to Uzi (but like I said, the default position gets resumed super quickly so it barely visually happens)
The railgun was sandwiched between the length of Uzi's tail and J's chest, and after she's decapitated it basically gets flung into the air for Uzi to catch for the next shot (where she uses it like a bat on J's severed head) but the animation for all of that is also very wonky.
Edit: second guessing the railgun as being like held by J against her chest, because the gag might have been in addition to like holding J in place, Uzi put the railgun in J's arms to make Cyn think it was her and that contributed to the sword being launched at J, which is kinda really funny lmao, possibly that but in some way definitely Uzi's tail is holding J in place! Alas I wish the animation was clearer
Like as a hot topic emo-goth there's no way she isn't familiar with like sexy vampire romance (tm), I truthfully think it might actually take her until after saving the world for it to click–WAIT HOLD ON WAIT I need to grab something oh my god
This is ALLEGEDLY a glitch inn leak but I have no other source than a random pintrest post and one-off word of mouth by someone I don't know personally, if anyone can confirm or deny if this is actually a glitch render and not fan made PLEASE let me know
Cause if it's real I have SO many thoughts about it (and nobody wanted to discuss this with me nobody thought it was a big deal!! But you guys will I just know it), if it's Not real that's a bummer but, in that case I'm still keeping the headcanons, but—
I can see why this would be a scrapped idea because it's definitely way too on the nose when it comes to the fact she does eventually fall for N, which also means it wouldn't be "canon", HOWEVER I personally like to view it as a thing Uzi did draw and we just never saw, because it actually REALLY lines up with who she is.
She's an outcast amongst her peers who treat her like a dangerous freak, her one living parent is distant from her, she's very ostracized and lonely, more than she lets on (but we do know she has some sticky notes about.. idr the exact wording atm but they had to do with how she is not making friends)
While murder drones are enemies of her kind and she wants to prove herself by being the only one with the courage to bring tnem down, it actually makes a lotttttt of sense why she'd actually have like, secret fantasies about.. some sort of rogue murder drone who falls for her instead of, y'know, murdering her, because as someone others act scared of and make her feel like she doesn't belong with them.. yeah that makes a lot of sense to have a "what if I belonged somewhere else, and there was someone who wouldn't be scared of me because they're ALSO scary, and could only see beautiful things in me. And also maybe they would kill all my bullies cause fuck them"
The funny thing is it seemed like she didn't even know the murder drones could talk, so she might have always assumed they were mindless bloodthirsty monsters. So in that sense, it would probably also feels weird to imagine "What if one loved me though" when they.. aren't sapient people capable of it (in addition to feeling weird having that fantasy about beings that terrorize and slaughter her kind like animals.. sapient or not)
It's a really really fascinating dip into her inner psyche imo, just how DEEPLY she feels othered and just as "damaged" as everyone else sees her. If only some cool bad boy would come sweep her off her feet and take her away from all that 💔
And all that is why I like keeping this as a headcanon even if the leak is fake. I think it's really truly plausible for her.
What's precious about all that too, is she DID pretty much see that fantasy come true, or at least most of it, and in some unexpected ways. N did turn out to be a "rebellious" murder drone but.. in his silly, sheepish N way (that Uzi set him on that path of lol). He did though 100% see and understand her in a way no one else ever did, he wasn't the least bit afraid of her (even when she had her first solver fueled murder spree). He also protected her with his life!!
And that's all the wholesome stuff now I gotta bring up the spicy angle.
Ever since seeing that image, I imagined that Uzi would write these top secret "murder drone fanfics" with herself as a self insert. And I bet her dreamboat edgy killer boy she named like Shadow or Blade or something lmao.
And like there's just no way I don't think she'd get a lil freaky about it too. Those things have fangs and claws. She probably pictured some steamy scenes about getting pinned against the wall by huge sharp claws... also of course getting bitten vampire style, and like, Mr. Long tan and handsome saying she has the sweetest tasting oil on the planet,naturally for a drone as beautiful as her ~
And I love imagining how after everything's settled down, no more battles, just her and N being happy, she probably thinks back to her fanfics and feels really embarrassed, and maybe worries what N might think if he knew. Like quite in line with how I like imagining in general, Uzi worries if drawing intimate attention to his specific DD features would be uncomfortable for him, now that she knows his .. disturbing lore. She'd probably think it was extra insensitive to say she was having weird fantasies about that stuff before she even knew he had, like, real feelings.
But at the same time it'd come into her mind like... she cannot avoid the reality in a CRAZY twist of events she got her ~ rebellious, beauty loving Shadow the Drone ~ but also he's the biggest sweetie in the whole world who loves puppies and pink gamergirl gear (and gosh I imagine that was never on her list of peak boyfriend material, even if she didn't think it was cringe or anything, just not something she'd picture, y'know what I mean? But she's also a wonderfully accepting person, and N being himself is his ultimate freedom!) .
So like wtf can she even do with these lingering thoughts about a murder hunk soaked in the blood of a fresh kill pinning her down and licking the side of her cheek ,,, and the fact that she DID, at one point, see N's capacity for ruthlessness and the way he was entertained by playing with his prey (and holy hell did he play with her. He was INTO her fighting spirit, he was drawing that out). How could she POSSIBLY bring up any of these violent thoughts when every day she looks at him and he'll be all cozy in a blanket and looking at book of baby animal photos and giggling, he's Not a killer, not a sadist, he probably regrets all his awful actions and the last thing he wants is to be reminded of them.. right?? Especially Uzi, almost killing her, the person who be the love of his whole life, how is she gonna be like "Ok so like hypothetically if I wasn't gonna die and everything would have been fine, and no judgement ok just curious, did you think I looked hot bleeding out at the time, just a yes or no question"
I think the whole thing adds a layer of cuteness to the two of them being anxious about their insecurities and trying to navigate them. N worried if Uzi has any inner fear she's hiding, but oh no if he asks it might sound like an accusation..! He doesn't want that! He'll just make sure to always present himself disarming as possible. don't even give her a reason to be scared, no reason to flash any claws while theyre just at home chilling and not fighting any giant dinosaurs or other rigorous outdoor activity. And meanwhile uzi is like. Man I can't .. tear this popcorn bag open.. God it's really on there... Really tough plastic. If only I had some sort of tool that could easily cut a clean line across, something sharp, but I can't think of anything I own <- hid all of the knives and scissors in J's work briefcase she already left with
Their buildup to freaky stuff would be sooo slow and gentle and cute 💞 a lot of shy stumbling over words and feeling embarrassed and them being flustered trying something for the first time, especially anything that has to do with N's teeth or tail or claws because he would be so so nervous about hurting her (yes of course she's tough as nails and a cut would be nothing, but the emotional aspect! Worrying about messing up and her losing trust in him!), he also probably never considered ever using the destructive parts of him for intimacy so it being "hot" is a brand new concept even to himself.. and he will be finding out as he does things for her, the reason she finds them hot 👀
And aaaa I just want their endgame to be Uzi being like, N it is so okay you're a Disassembly drone I don't want you to repress it and have to settle for sustaining yourself with the mediocrity of stale oil and never for the rest of forever feeling the thrill you're literally programmed to crave and at one point enjoyed, not when I have fucking God powers and I love you more than life itself and I'm not afraid of you. There's literally no reason for you to sacrifice so much mental space to coping with that. I want you to feel safe to let go sometimes and alleviate that ache, and nobody ever has to know but us. Also I literally think it's hot and want it, you're doing it for me too.
And I want that to be the foundation of how crazyyyy they eventually get like, N really tearing into her and stuff and her only becoming more excited to love and praise that violent side of him that, yes absolutely caused a lot of harm and made a lot of mistakes, and it was something he didn't get to choose having, but it doesn't HAVE to represent something permanently damaged about him. It can be embraced as a positive part of who he is and that can literally be "this part of me is for bonding with my partner and we both enjoy it how we choose to experience it" that is as good and valid as any other part of him, and it can be a source of self love rather than remorse and shame.
Guys, the killing has not stopped. Hunger is crushing us slowly, day after day. Gunfire surrounds us, and even tents and the last remains of our homes are not spared. There is no safety anywhere. What is happening in Gaza is not a tragedy or a conflict. It is genocide. We are not asking for sympathy. We are asking to survive. Please help us. Please save our lives.
Reminder that Ahmad's campaign is on the vetted list maintained by @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi, #167:
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Guys, the killing has not stopped. Hunger is crushing us slowly, day after day. Gunfire surrounds us, and even tents and the last remains of our homes are not spared. There is no safety anywhere. What is happening in Gaza is not a tragedy or a conflict. It is genocide. We are not asking for sympathy. We are asking to survive. Please help us. Please save our lives.
Reminder that Ahmad's campaign is on the vetted list maintained by @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi, #167:
Ahmad is a teenager who has spent these two years of genocide tirelessly campaigning to raise survival funds for his family. Please help him out by reblogging this post and donating what you can!
You probably know I have a patreon. I've been running it for over 5 years now. I advertise it in the afternoon reblogs of all my comic pages for Ghost Switch. For most of this year, Patreon was 2 pages (2 Weeks) ahead of Tumblr and DeviantART. But starting Monday the 5th, that will change.
In late November of 2025 I quit my job. I did not have another lined up, though I have been looking since late September. At the time of writing I am still unemployed and searching. I didn't want to quit without a job lined up, but I could no longer take the stress nor emotional abuse the general manager of the place was putting me (and everyone else) through. I won't go into details about it (you can read about that in my 2025 Year in Review post that will come out on Saturday) but for all of December I have been building a buffer of comic pages and posting 3 times a week over on Patreon. Patreon is now 10 pages (2.5 months) ahead of the public, and I will keep it that way for the foreseeable future, as it is my only source of income right now.
I did this to try and make the patreon more appealing, since, again, it's now my only source of income. For only 1 dollar a month you can read 10 pages ahead, though I do have tiers that I can go into a little bit down below.
If you like my art and the story I'm telling, and you have the means to throw a buck my way each month, please consider joining! But if you are also in a tight spot financially, don't feel obligated to subscribe to me. I do have quite the bit of savings built up from my previous job, and I am no where close to being in dire straights just yet. I'll be okay money-wise for a while~
If you DO want to send me a donation, but don't want to make it a regular thing, I DO have a ko-fi as well for one off tips. (I do also post ghost switch pages there as well, but it is nowhere near as regular as Patreon, Tumblr, DA or pillowfort)
If I've enticed you to join my patreon, here's a quick rundown of the tiers I have right now;
$1 tier: Let's you see the sketched page before I ink and color it, as well as early access to the finished comic page before the public*
$5 tier: Let's you see the sketched page before I ink and color it, as well as early access to the finished comic page before the public
$10 tier: Same as the above tiers, but you also get access to comic making streams when I do them, and get to see the pages made in real time (NOTE: streams are currently very sporadic due to people's schedules not being able to line up with mine, plus general disinterest, but if people DO want to see my art process, raise your voice and I will try to make it a more regular thing)
*If you're curious why the $1 and $5 dollar tiers look identical, it's because they currently are. When I started the patreon, the only additional perk the $1 tier had was access to the sketch pages, but they had to wait until the finished page became public in order to view it like everyone else. Back when patreon had stretch goals and milestones (yes that's how long I've been using it) I had a milestone that said if the patreon hit $50 monthly, then ALL tiers would get the page early. I hit that milestone some 3 or 4 years ago, and it's stayed above $50 since, so currently ALL tiers get the pages early. I am not raising this threshold even though I am now unemployed. The bar is still at, and will stay $50 until the comic finishes. HOWEVER, If the patreon ever dips below $50 again, the early access would be taken away unless you are donating $5 or more. Right now the $1 tier is the best bang for your buck, but the $5 tier is insurance. If 50 people donated $1 a month, this perk would be securely unlocked for the rest of time.
If you decide to join the patreon, please let it be known you WILL be charged the day you sign up. I was against this for many years, but now with as big a buffer I have, I can no longer allow people to join, read everything, then quit without paying.
At the end of the day, please only join the patreon if you have the means. The entire comic will be posted to tumblr, deviantart, pillowfort (and now comicfury too) eventually, but if you want to help support a comic artist meandering through this strange time in life, you would have my endless gratitude~
My name is Mahmoud. I live in Gaza with my family, and we are going through a very difficult financial situation. I tried to create a donation link for my family, but I couldn't find someone to help organize and manage the campaign 🥺💔So my friend Ahmed decided to support me by sharing his own family’s donation link, and we agreed to split the donations between our two families.
Right now, we have almost no food, and the cost of living has become unbearable due to the siege, soaring prices, and the closure of all crossings.Everything has doubled in price in an unimaginable way 🥲🥺
We might be forced to flee to southern Gaza after the announcement of a full invasion of Gaza City 💔
The bombing and destruction never stop — not for a single moment. There is no longer any real life in Gaza. We are just struggling to survive, trying to secure the bare minimum: water and food.
Winter is coming, and we have no winter clothing after our home was destroyed and we were displaced multiple times 😭🥲Please, we urgently need financial help to buy food and store some in case the situation worsens.
This is our donation link.
Please remember: donations are shared between two families. So, for the sake of God, help us, my friend. Save our children, my younger siblings, my parents, and even my older siblings — we are all homeless and hungry 🥺🥲💔
My Story: From the Hell of War to the Search for Safety My name is Ahmed, a 20-year-old young man from Gaza. Since the war began, my life ha
My name is Mahmoud. I live in Gaza with my family, and we are going through a very difficult financial situation. I tried to create a donation link for my family, but I couldn't find someone to help organize and manage the campaign 🥺💔So my friend Ahmed decided to support me by sharing his own family’s donation link, and we agreed to split the donations between our two families.
Right now, we have almost no food, and the cost of living has become unbearable due to the siege, soaring prices, and the closure of all crossings.Everything has doubled in price in an unimaginable way 🥲🥺
We might be forced to flee to southern Gaza after the announcement of a full invasion of Gaza City 💔
The bombing and destruction never stop — not for a single moment. There is no longer any real life in Gaza. We are just struggling to survive, trying to secure the bare minimum: water and food.
Winter is coming, and we have no winter clothing after our home was destroyed and we were displaced multiple times 😭🥲Please, we urgently need financial help to buy food and store some in case the situation worsens.
This is our donation link.
Please remember: donations are shared between two families. So, for the sake of God, help us, my friend. Save our children, my younger siblings, my parents, and even my older siblings — we are all homeless and hungry 🥺🥲💔
My Story: From the Hell of War to the Search for Safety My name is Ahmed, a 20-year-old young man from Gaza. Since the war began, my life ha
