#kisno koopa

[askthenerdling]

A CHALLENGER APPROACHES!

(( Low-key wondering if anyone happened to notice this little pattern I've been doing for the last 7 years...

Practically the only tradition I've managed to keep alive, because... this blog's got no updates outside of this yearly post. Basically, with Kisno's lore, I determined his birthday to be on April 2nd.

The reason for that, I'll just say something happened ten years ago to the day, left me in such a dark cloud. It's still pretty personal so I don't really want to elaborate too much, but I do want to finally at least share a part of it.

I still sometimes think back to it and wondered if it was just a very cruel April Fools joke, but technically it all took place in the wee hours of the next early morning. Even though I had class that day and I shouldn't have stayed up, I didn't care because I tried to mend things, to no avail. With the rest of the day feeling super numb.

All because I had this random idea of wanting to start my own Nerdling blog, and it came crashing down from there.

It didn't happen immediately but a couple of months later, after I felt better and separated myself from the scenario as a whole, I thought up of this comfort character, just thoughts that would pop up and then a couple sketches being drawn and a simple outline. That's where Kisno came to be. This... interesting Koopaling who was then written to be Nerdling's old friend, turned co-star of the blog. Writing and drawing about Kisno really helped me move past what happened. I was writing A LOT of stories with this Koop... and I hope those stories aren't lost to time, I need to dive deep into my hard drive.

But when it came back to that particular day, I wanted to focus on replacing it with something a little more positive. Instead of, "Oh, it's the day where this happened." I could now say "Oh my gosh, it's Kisno's birthday!"

Thought I'd write a little story time since it has already been that long, and I hardly think about it anymore. Heck, compared to how I was before when recalling it gave me chills and butterflies in my stomach; now when I think back, all I can really think about is Kisno's birthday and my head no longer brings me back to that night, so... it worked!

Any who, what did Kisno get for his birthday this year? Aside from oodles of goodies from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, how about a WHOLE FREAKING NEW CHARACTER?!

Well, okay, they're not a Koopaling. They won't be joining the blog. They're not even related to Mario! But they are a character that's not specifically tied to any kind of IP... They're actually a character that I wanted to represent myself a bit more personally. I think you know where I'm going with this so I'll stop there. :')

Thing is, they're still unfinished. STILL, unfinished. I thought up of them almost two and a half years ago, and I'm still wishy-washy about it. Character creation is already hard, but... creating a character for ME?! Goddess of Hylia, help me...

So, they're in the hazy, "?" Super Smash Bros. mystery character silhouette for now. I may drop a couple hints on some of my socials but... that remains to be seen.

Hope you're all doing well and taking care of yourselves! See you next year! This has become a thing, why stop now? =w=;;; ))

[mrnerdling]

Happy Holidays from the two festive Koops~

[askthenerdling]

Kisno's been gifted a power-up and it's no wonder he's having fun with it!

((Another year goes by, another revisit for this curious Koop. With Super Mario Wonder coming out back in October, a game I still haven't finished. :') I wanted to let Kisno have a little fun with that new power-up! I could've given him the Elephant Fruit but... they weren't in season yet...

Still enjoy drawing him to this day. ;v; Also, purple looks really lovely on him. ;v; ))

[askthenerdling]

Kisno: “Almost got me with that one, Clawroline!”

((It’s pretty much become a tradition now where every year, I would post a little thing for Kisno here. As I made April 2nd to be his birthday for a variety of reasons. Kinda spontaneous decision a while back but I’ve since embraced the idea.

Originally it was gonna be Kisno receiving a new video game as a gift. But then I had him playing, and then I made it late at night- just for funsies. Haven’t drawn ‘dark’ scenes like this in forever. I feel the last time I did, it was a ninja frog in front of a computer.

As for who got him the gift? Welllll, that can really be anyone. I know Nerdling’s around Kisno a lot, but I like playing with the idea Kisno knows other folk out there, as unseen fellows.

Maybe some day, this blog will come back to life. ;v; ))

[askthenerdling]

Kisno: “He doesn’t forget.”

((Even though this blog’s not very active anymore, every year, I have the need to draw a little something for this Koop. His birthday being on April 2nd is an entire story and a half but this character means a lot to me so why not give him some time to celebrate?

Last year’s was a bit melancholic, so it’s nice to see him smile again! <3))

[askthenerdling]

Another Year~

Nerdling: “GUESS WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS TODAAAAY~”

Kisno: “Ay! Where’d you come from? Don’t sneak up on me like that, I could’ve knocked on ya.”

Nerdling: “It’s fine, I just had to drop by and wish you a happy birthday!”

Kisno: “D’aaw, what? Thank you so much, you little pibb!”

Nerdling: All right, now lemme take this off- *Yanks at his strap*”

Kisno: “Hey! Hey! Don’t pull at my goggles, you’ll break them! What are you tryin’ to do?!”

Nerdling: “You need to put this blindfold on, and this cap, it’s your birthday and I’ve got a surprise for you!”

Kisno: “A surprise, huh? Hasn’t your grand entrance been a surprise enough?”

Nerdling: “No! But you’ll love this, I promise!”

Kisno: “Oh, fine. I can take off my own goggles, thanks. Gimme that thing, and- you can keep the cap.”

Nerdling: “It’s your birthday, you! >:3 *plops the cap on his head*”

Kisno: “Aw, come on! *adjusts his hair* All right, it’s on, blindfold’s on... You’re not pranking me, are you? April 1st is over, you know.”

Nerdllng: “Why would I prank my best friend? Here it is, you can look now!”

Kisno: “Gee, Nerdling! You... shouldn’t have. =w=“

Nerdling: “Weeeelll? Didn’t I tell ya? Isn’t it great?”

Kisno: “It’s... New Horizons?”

Nerdling: “C’mon! You know you wanna play it~ You can build your own island from the ground up!”

Kisno: “Fine, fine, I’ll give it a try!”

[askthenerdling]

((Just a little personal art this time around for this particular day. April 2nd, I’ve made to be Kisno’s birthday.

Kisno’s not reflecting anyone I know, or once knew, by the way. It’s just that, this Koop means a whole lot to me. I love drawing him and having him around. And with him being all smiles on his special day, hopefully he puts a smile on everyone else. <3 ))

[askthenerdling]

*running to Kisno* *huff huff* Hey, I hope I’m not late! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *gives Kisno a gift*

Kisno: Heyo there! Sorry I gotcha so late, I got your gift, thanks so much!