#red mantle

[henchforlife]

draw red mantle and dragoon!

Two of them

[jonasventure2009]

WIPS, though the painting I'm going to redo with the third sketch if I still go back to it, it was a practice piece just to try and learn more about how to paint again. I haven't done much of it in years.

First three are all of Jonas Sr. Last two sketches are references of most of my favorite guys, a big chunk of the supporting cast and the two protags of my story(tm) i'm working on.

From left to right we gottt:

Red Mantle, Don Hell, Sergeant Hatred, Jonas Venture Jr, Dennis (Creature form ontop of Jonas Venture Sr.), Jonas Venture Sr, Dennis (human-ish form), Action Man, Colonel Gentleman, Otto Aquarius.

First one is supposed to be more like casual outfits, second one is work attire / uniforms. not so much for dennis though. odd jobs workin ass.

Kind of interesting, at least to me. The painting and the sketch of it I did without my regular ADHD medication dose (I was being titrated back up after having to be off it for awhile) and the sketch after that (image number 3) was with my regular ADHD medication. I have a very hard time with art since I developed schizoaffective, it's very hard for me to perceive shapes and visual patterns!! With my stimulants, it's much easier to "see" even if I still can't fully grasp it.

[555-yosi]

i dont really do meta (i've more experience with textual media so forgive any ignorances on my behalf) but i after seeing the Treister juicebox clip again (happy Terstay Tuesday) I went back and rewatched Any Which Way But Zeus and noticed something fascinating - when they're down in the Dr Strangelove Room, there's a big establishing shot, we do some bits, Brock fucked Tiger Shark's wife (nice.), and in the process we see where everyone is sitting.

Brock and Hunter are sitting next to each other at the end of the table near the door.

when Brock gets in trouble for cracking that hoser like a selachimorphic whip, we get another angle that shows that they're on either side of the end of the table, with no chair between them.

At this point, Treister arrives.

And Hunter immediately turns into an empty chair.

Now, vbros doesn't really do like. semantic cinematography (it's a fast-paced comedy-action show with a massive cast, the framing is pretty exclusively in service to helping the audience follow all the million insane things that happen every second), so in terms of intent, this is probably just an animation error.

However, in terms of effect, I find it quite striking. Especially considering for the remainder of this scene Hunter remains invisible. Even when we get a final wide shot of everyone, you just cannot see her. The effect is compounded by Treister's line.

I think it's incredibly meaningful that Treister shows up and detonates the scene by drawing attention to the embarrassing underwear he's forced everyone to wear, insisted that he is special and they are all beneath them, finished off by calling them all girls as an insult, and in the process completely robs Hunter of her existence.

The episode then goes through a scene at the arena, and then one at the Venture Compound, before returning to the. bunker. thing. where Hunter is once again visible, just in time for a scene about how everyone hates the code-names Treister has assigned them.

He's assigned her a feminine code-name (I think it's noteworthy that the only other attendee to get a feminine code-name is Brock, who - under the fucked up family framework the OSI operates under - is basically her son, and therefore something Treister can use to punish her). He calls on her using a woman's name, and then immediately belittles her for not conforming to OSI protocol.

And yet, when the think tank has completely exhausted themselves trying to come up with plans, literally the only person still awake, the only person still trying to appease Treister is Hunter.

But what really makes all this come together for me, what really drives home how much this scene is Hunter In Detransition Purgatory, is why they're there in the first place. Who's missing.

TL;DR - sorry for ruining Terstay Tuesday by saying I think Treister is Hunter's transphobic dad, but. well. I think Treister is Hunter's transphobic dad.

[badpanini]

absolutely NOBODY asked for this, but i happened across this clip of jackson publick as the monarch doing pentecost’s monologue from pacific rim and i blacked out and wrote down my ramblings about a crossover. this series is so good for a pacific rim au because there are SO many iconic duos and variety in character relationships:

okay so obviously hank and dean drift compatible, from the beginning to the very end. would be especially compelling for a hank + dean copilot situation with their season 6 onwards selves.

dermott and hank could also pilot a jaeger together but they wouldn’t be as good as if hank and dean did i think, because hank and dean balance each other out more while dermott and hank are sort of enablers of each others behavior and therefore not as aligned.

rusty and jj would be drift compatible in theory but they would fight and bicker and be HORRIBLE at piloting a jaeger because rusty would want to take control and fuck everything up but jj would like actually know what he was doing. and they would fight. so they have the neural link but they just suck at copiloting. also they could make their own jaeger, with jj taking over most of the project because he actually gets shit done while entrusting rusty to do some things for it (perhaps the shielding systems like palaemon) but he sucks at it and then it fails mid battle and they bicker more. they would probably name it some stupid shit like V.A.L.O.R. (venture aegis lethal offense robot) (yes i came up with that on the spot).

pete and billy drift compatible ooobbbbviously. could be some interesting “getting into each others brains/memories” shit there if you consider a link before billy remembered how he lost his hand.

THE MONARCH AND DR MRS OF COOOURSE. they would be so good at piloting a jaeger they would kick ass. the monarch would like have his own jaeger made specifically for himself and he would have a bunch of stupid shit built into it (e.g. ACID MAGNET!). dr mrs would be the level logical ‘chessplayer’ type pilot while the monarch has the energy and impulsivity for the actual combat.

21 and 24 would tooootally be drift compatible but 24 would NOT want to be a jaeger pilot he would be like “duuude im not doing this we’re gonna die” and 21 would be like “dude are you kidding?!! we are SO doing this!! this is fucking awesome i’ve DREAMED of doing something like this!!” and he would be over enthusiastic and clumsy with piloting, partially because 24 isnt feeling it at first but after going for a test run he would totally start loving it. they wouldn’t be great but they’d end up successful in combat in an unintentional way.

to coincide with the events of the season 3 finale, they could have a “raleigh and yancy” moment that makes 21 averse from piloting for a while. he would blame himself for what happened and vow to train hardcore before ever stepping foot in a jaeger again.

the monarch, dr mrs, and 21 would 100% triple pilot (like crimson typhoon) and KICK CRAZY ASSSSS!!!!!! 21 would make them name it some shit like vice royal and it would have deployable wings that slice and stun projectiles and arm daggers like 21’s (and like striker eureka!). it would be that mustard yellow with the visor area of the head resembling bug eyes and the accents would be black and that horrifically bright magenta color.

during the blue morpho arc, the monarch and 21 could pilot a rogue unknown jaeger (like obsidian fury) and “vigilante” around while trying to keep their identity intact.

watch and ward would copilot a guild standard enforcer type jaeger, all black and uniformly made, with red accents and hella tech shit.

brock would be the only person to pilot a jaeger by himself without any repercussions on his health. unfortunately, it does take a lot out of him to do so in terms of exhaustion so he can only pilot in small bursts- but he beats the fuck DOWN for those short deployments. all of the OSI’s top agents are ‘trained’ to be drift compatible with each other but for the most part they just sit in the chair and make sure brock stays stable because he’s usually all they need to secure a situation.

let us not forget THE TRIAD!!!! they would definitely have a triple pilot thing as well, and orpheus would INSIST that they could pilot a “mech” - (i’m thinking, a golem-like husk made of rock/earth?) - all though MAGIC only, and it would take a lot of focus. orpheus would take the helm in terms of magic and actually powering the “jaeger” and making it move, al would be in control of magic projectiles and jefferson would do all the melee combat.

the concept of red mantle and dragoon copiloting is very funny to me so they can be a part of this too.

PLEASE feel free to add, to disagree, to suggest, ANYTHING!!! i may or may not doodle some of these ..

and if you read this far.. i love you, thank you.. we are kindred spirits

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[heavendog]

as a disclaimer, every character in the venture bros is my favorite, but one of my favorite characters is Red Mantle/Dragoon hybrid. They have such a hilarious and amazing dynamic being the oldest members of the guild and also just good friends. it's also one of the many roles that is Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer just talking to each other which is my absolute favorite in the series. So many characters are just the two show creators talking to each other and it makes you feel like theres this special bond with all of those characters

[vbrosclips]

season 6 - All This And Gargantua 2

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