What Inspired Me To Create Cupant
You see guys, I’ve always been interested in media where they depict bugs as the main characters. From movies, tv shows to even video games and books, I have always been interested in bugs and entomology. I even read the trope Mouse World from the TV Tropes website where they cast tiny creatures and humanoids in the story and have their own tiny society that are not noticed by humans.
But this all started after watching the Lilo and Stitch episode, Bugby. After watching that episode, I started to think about what Cuphead and co. would look like if they were turned into bugs. I started out with a reference sheet of their bug selves, and then I started to think about making what antics they would get themselves into. From exploring giant sized picnics, riding horseflies to even evading exterminators, I realized that I should make a Fanfiction series about Cuphead characters as bugs with their own buggy lives.
I first started making a physical draft of my pilot story, House Ants, in early 2023 and I have been drawing a lot of Cuphead characters as different species of arthropods. There were a few writer’s blocks along the way but that didn’t stop me from writing. Then, when I became interested in Bendy and the Ink Machine and after reading a few crossover fanfics with Cuphead, I decided to make some Bendy characters as different arthropods as well, starting with Bendy and the Butcher Gang.
Here are some of my favorite bug related stuff that inspired me to create Cupant in the first place:
These are all of my favorite bug related things that inspired me to make my Cupant AU in the first place. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!














