SO. What is Hels A-Noon June? Simple. It's a 30 day drawing challenge encouraging fans of Hermitcraft and Modded Crew to conceptualize and design their own Helsians!! It's a dying art and I wanted to revive it!!
The Rules
All fanwork is allowed! Fanfics about your Helsmits, fanart of them, concept artwork, etc etc... I just wanna see the Helsmits of the fandom!!!
Tag your posts as #helsanoon, I'll try my best to reblog as much art as I see
You DO NOT have to draw a new drawing every day, you are 100% allowed to prep your drawings and queue them for the month! You're also allowed to skip days if you don't have any ideas. This isn't meant to be stifling or anything. If you have a Hermit or Friend you want to draw a Hels for, draw them first and queue it up!! This is literally just to encourage fun and edgy designs based on the Cubitos!!
The rules aren't super strict, you don't really have to do them in order, heck, you don't even have to do them in June. This is a super loose, fun thing.
If I miss any posts, I'll add them to a bit ol queue
What the Heck is a Hels!?
So for those of you who don't actually know what the heck I'm talking about!! A Helsmit, or a Helsian as I like calling them, is just. The Hels counterpart of a Hermit. The only canon Helsmit is Helsknight, we don't actually know if others exist! But that hasn't stopped anyone!!!
There are 2 ways fans typically go about designing Helsmits.
One approach to making a Helsmit by simply making the opposite of the respective Hermit. This is a pretty common method and I can totally see the appeal. It IS a Mirror Dimension after all
The other approach to making a Helsmit is by taking a trait, whether positive or negative, and twisting it until it's something bad. You're making an evil little guy here.
Who's Running this Blog?
This blog is currently being run by @galaxygermdraws! Local Hels enthusiast (Me n one of my friends have 40+ Helsians). I use he/they/it and I will actively be participating myself!
Other things explained below
Why are there Non-Hermits in this prompt list?
Simple answer, because I think it's cool! Back when Skizz wasn't a Hermit, I was potentially the first person to create a Hels version of him! I also made it a point to make a Hels Scott and a Hels Jimmy. Nowadays, it's not uncommon to see Hels versions of Life Series folks! Heck, one of the more popular Hels fics has a very relevant Hels Jimmy!!
Can I Draw Fanart of Other People's Helsmits?
ABSOLUTELY!!! As long as you tag who you're drawing fanart for, it's free game. No passing off a Helsmit that isn't yours as your own, though!! That's stealing!! And that's bad! I know we're celebrating evil clones here but we don't do that!
But yes, you're allowed to draw fanart for other Hels, I know of a Hels Tango that I bet multiple people would want to draw
Why Are You Even Doing This?
I'm doing this literally just because I want an excuse to make references for my Helsmits, design some new ones, and I just want to see Helsblr revived from the dead. I won't even lie I was inspired by Hermit-A-Day May to do this, and I only chose the month of June because it's Helsknight's birth month!
Having said ALL OF THIS!! I hope you have a fun Hels-A-Noon June. I bet a lot of you guys just got done doing Hermit-A-Day May, and you're insane for that. But if ya feel like doing any of this? I hope you enjoy it
PUTRIIIIID one of my FAVORITE DESIGNS I've ever done honestly. I love how they look. I already love my Cleo design so ofc Putrid makes me so happy and is so incredibly gender to me. So Fun fact time!!
Putrid was an "Angel" (basically Hels Endermen. You know that Angel that Skizz made in one of the Building games, not one of the main Guess the Build videos, but it was like white with gold accents??? But looked like an Enderman??? Ya it's like that kinda) that ended up falling, and instead of die, they were found n saved by Zedeath (he resurrects people solely to spite the Stalkers)
They were, at some point, a fan of Helskizz's horrible TV show tm, and they had a very short lived relationship during his rut before Putrid went "yea I cannot. Deal with this man I am leaving actually".
They ended up basically retiring from working for Zedeath when he lost his mind trying to find some way to get Axis back. She n Helskizz ended up basing together at some point during LC9.
The glowing bit of their eye is part of her true form. Idr why she never covered it up
Her outfit is honestly the exact same as Cleo's just more ripped and with darker colors. I kinda didn't wanna change too much because I think my Cleo has a peak design I won't lie.
I def think the main trait of Cleo's to come out with Putrid is the fierce, fiery bits of their personality. Putrid is just like Cleo but to the side. One of the few Hels who I genuinely think may get along with their counterpart. Because. There aren't a lot of those
“Fail” The little player is tossed cruelly onto the trash pile that had built up on the table, Ex stares at the pile, giving it a questioning look. Not that it could answer why it existed. “It’s not evil enough,” Dehumanizing isn’t it?
“Try making another one!” Another scientist yells.
What was this strange feeling Ex was feeling? Unfairiness? Sympathy? Strange. He climbs up the table and looks at the player who was on it. They had small blue wings and blue eyes, “Hello!” they greeted him, “I’m an allay!” They seemed cheerful about what was going on.
“Hello, Allay..” The scientists continued to work, annoyed sounds coming from them. What were they making? “Do you want to get down from this desk?” Ex has never been good at being kind and nice. Allay nods, a sparkle in their eyes. “Robo!” Ex shouts, going to the edge of the desk, “Come over here!”
Robo Grian looks up from where he was talking to Copper. He was the only one talking as Copper didn’t talk. “Yes.” He approaches the desk, looking at Ex.
“Catch him!” Maybe Ex could have done this a different way, a very different way but the outcome was still good. He picks up Allay and tosses him off the desk, hoping he gave Robo a good enough warning. Robo’s eyes go wide, who knew a robot’s eyes could go wide, aren’t they metal? But he acts quickly catching Allay, whose wings are falling frantically.
It worked, so Ex shrugged and then climbed back down the desk. Copper looks at Allay, tilting his head. “Hello! I’m Allay!” Allay says, well guess he did take his name. “Who are you?”
Robo Grian answers for Copper, “I Robo Grian, he Copper, and he Ex.” Hey, where was Rencat? Ex quickly looks around, hoping he didn’t get into too much trouble. Rencat was digging in the trash, like a dog.
“No Rencat no!” Ex yells, Rencat looks up from where he was looking, hissing at him. Despite looking like a cat, he still acts like a dog.
Allay giggles at him, “Hello Rencat! Ren?” Rencat flinches from the names and shakes his head. “Sorry..” Allay apologies, looking down at the floor.
Another scientist approaches this time, gently placing a player down. “Here, an unfailed version.” They state, making Allay, shuffling his feet. The new player looked similar to Allay however they had gray wings. He had a brown hat on and red eyes.
“Why am I a failure..?” Allay asks quietly, not looking at the scientists.
“You're just more of a failure, than the others,” The scientist is harsh as they say this. Maybe Ex should start calling them and it too, just as they do to him and the others. “A fail is not needed in the lab, we would rather get rid of you. But it,” he gestures to Ex, “Wants to keep you it seems.” The scientist rolls his eyes and shakes his head. Before standing back up.
The group leaves, going off to do something. Didn’t she say they should catch those hermits?
“Hello!” Allay yells, listening to the echo of their voice, “That's so weird…” They state.
The group pauses as another group of tiny players approaches. Hermits?
“Hello!” One of them greets, Scar? “We have seen you around! You're the one who has been trying to catch us!” He gestures to Ex.
“Uh-yeah..”
The one with a suit next to Scar nods, “I keep offering this to you, but why don’t you join us? You’ll be safer then with the watchers,” Right Ex had been outside a couple times with Hels’ to catch these players. And Xisuma? Yeah, his name was Xisuma. He kept offering to let them join.
Which of course he wouldn’t listen to. “No,” Ex replies. “We are perfectly happy not being traitors,"
‘Suit yours, 'another person mutters.
Xisuma shakes his head, “Well the offers are still there,”
Why couldn’t Ex get these guys out of his head? He didn’t want this. He was perfectly happy with the Watchers. "You silly players," A voice says, Lizzie. She's back. "Shouldn't you hermits go bother your own Watcher?"
"You mean Grian?" Scar asks.
Lizzie nods, "Go bother him, leave my players alone." Her players? Ex and the others were not hers. "You know they won't join you. The scientist made them loyal unlike you guys," They... Lizzie wasn't calling them it.
The hermits whisper to each other, "Fine," Scar says.
"the offer still stands," Xisuma says as he turns away. The hermits leave down a different hallway.
Lizzie gasps as she looks down, "There's more of you guys now," She coos at the little players. She was surprisingly in a good mood. "Look how cute you are," She picks up Allay. "Oh, I just want to squeeze you until you pop!"
Lizzie wasn't that bad.
…
Yup Hels Lizzie is kinda like Grian in the sense of protecting the players but maybe meaner and ruder… hmmm!
He turns his gaze to them, the person who carried that stupid look and that stupider book. They had more scars on their body since the last time he’d seen them.
“Because it’s better to see if striking you down would make you disappear or if you’re trapped here. Or maybe I was bored.”
He steps toward them, shadows swirling off his form as he smirks.
“Maybe I wanted to see how long it would take for you to bleed out. Maybe I wanted to throw you into the lava to see if you sank.”
He looks down at them, wings manifesting. His eyes glow brightly.
“Or maybe I wanted to take my anger out on you.”
They look up at him, fear in their eyes. But they don’t cower away like the first time they’d crossed paths. Instead, they take a step closer.
“How do we get out of here.”
He blinks, eyes narrowing.
“Excuse me?”
“Lycan says there’s ways out. But I’ve only heard of one solidly confirmed one. It’s guarded though.”
He stares them down for a moment before laughing and shoving past them.
“You’re an idiot if you think you can leave here.”
“Treat said you’ve been outside before.”
He stops in his tracks.
“…Shut up.”
They take a step closer to him.
“You know the way out. Please-”
He snarls and flares his wings, facing them again.
“SHUT UP! There’s no way out of this damned place without losing everything you know! You belong here for one reason or another and the only ways out are either erasure from existence or some death trap of a joke that hurts more than it does to believe in it!”
He breathes heavily as he sees them flinch back from the intensity of his voice, but then flinches himself when they reach out and touch his face.
“…you’re crying.”
He steps back, a cold laugh leaving him shaking.
“I made the mistake of believing I could replace my other. Instead I became something not of here anymore and lost everything.”
He turns away from them, wings vanishing back into shadows.
“What if we-”
“I’m not helping you. Better get used to remembering this.”
He feels a tug on the back of his cape.
“…can I at least know your name? Everyone here has names.”
He laughs weakly, looking down. Flecks of gold stain the calcified floor beneath his talons.
“Mordred. The name I have is Mordred. I didn’t let him give me one. I’m my own person.”
He moves onwards, pulling away from them.
They look down at their book, frowning.
“….is this what Treat warned me about why I can’t remember my own name?”
Now a perfect excuse to talk about Plains extensively ! For those who don't know Planes is my Hels oc / version of Joe Hills.
Although I refer to him as Joe Plains he will never acknowledge anyone who calls him 'Joe' because he absolutely hates Joe and everything similar to him ! Planes is the complete opposite of Joe and everything he stands for :3.
He likes to fight Joe and the other Jhosts (BeetleJhost specifically) find him annoying because Planes refuses to stop. BeetleJhost will fight back whenever Plains takes it too far but most of the time he's just pulling Plane's ear. With the Juppet Plains have a 'cat likes the cat hater' relationship but they later have a decent one. Joemez and Plains have the most stable relationship but Joemez is more like: "I understand the way you are and I feel pity that you believe this is the only solution so I will watch from afar because nothing I say or do will change you now." Whenever Plains isn't fighting Joe he finds other ways to annoy him and get on his nerves.
His relationship with his Cub is MESSY they love each other and they hate each other's guts. They years for a time they weren't always fighting, yet crave yelling at one another at the top of their lungs. Yearning for a perfect life they can never have but finding comfort in the toxicity they can never escape. Are they together? Did they ever end things properly? Leaving everything unsaid for the best and worst. Understanding each other with a simple glance and feeling like they're planets away when they say nothing. Was that ever love.
Anyways if you can't tell Plains is supposed to look like a younger Joe :D. His fringe and back hair tuffs became more exaggerated (the hair tuffs weren't supposed to be that big but it gives some link to Joe so I might keep it). Plains is red because red is the opposite of green and it's complimentary. He's the opposite of Joe but no matter how he acts at the end of the day he is still a part of Joe. Someday he'll be fine with that but for now, Plains will fight back with everything he has clawing at the rope that connects him to Joe.
