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[alwayssunnyincalisota]

Does Lawrence know about the Rhyming Man and his beef with the Phantom Blot? And if so, what does he think about it?

I don’t think Lawrence would know about the beef between Blot and Rhyming Man yet ;;;; 🤔 but I can imagine that if he does, he would grab a bucket of popcorn and watch them fight like this

I’d also imagine Blot would nag for hours to Lawrence about Rhyming Man like he’s Dinkleburg. Lawrence wouldn’t even know who he and what he looks like is until he eventually meets him.

[alioks-blog]

So now I have to wonder...

How do you see Mickey and the Phantom Blot's relationship?

Aw, thank you for the question! It's a very interesting topic. To be honest, our thoughts and headcanons align with yours perfectly. But we'll try to word it differently or add onto it.

We'd say that they're a Sherlock and Moriarty, in a sense that they do have a relationship, and that relationship is animosity. The Phantom Blot has left a crazy strong impression on Mickey (by being so scary and putting him through multiple near-death experiences), which is why Mickey can't help but be on edge every time there's even a slight possibility that Blot may be involved. And then Mickey can't help but be on edge all the time, because he knows for sure that this guy is plotting something his every waking moment, and Mickey can't possibly let his guard down, because he needs to stop the Phantom Blot, because if he won't, who will?! You know?

And then, in turn, Mickey Mouse has left a strong impression on the Phantom Blot (though the latter would never want to admit it). In Blot's mind, Mickey was just an insignificant bug at the beginning, so he must've felt such a whiplash when our beloved mouse was able to stop him. And then again. And again. That's why Mickey in particular, this little nobody of a mouse, has suddenly piqued the Phantom Blot's interest (against his will).

What they feel is mutual hatred, but they also get a sort of joy out of irritating each other. Mickey is often cocky in face of the Blot for the sake of showing that he's not afraid and not taking any of the villain's trash, and it's always great to push a high and mighty calculated guy's buttons. If he gets annoyed, that means he let you get to him. If he's reacting to you, that means he's noticing you. And you're winning. That's the logic, we think.

Hold on, we have a little random dialogue we've written out that may illustrate what we mean better:

"My arch enemy, huh?" Mickey asked, a cheeky grin on his face. "So I'm your arch enemy too then? Not just a nuisance anymore?" The Phantom Blot snickered, shaking his head as his eyes wandered aimlessly, full of irritation. When the snicker died out, the irritated eyes instantly shot daggers at Mickey. "I hate you,"  he sneered, remnants of a smile still in his voice. "The feeling's mutual." The mouse squinted with the same cockiness.

So yeah, we just really like these two as a combo. Their relationship and interactions are fun to think about and dissect. As we have said before, being sworn enemies is a sort of committed relationship. And we think both of them consider each other arch-enemies. Like, "I may have other enemies, but THIS GUY!!! He's THE enemy, I loathe him so much, I need to be the one who wins". So we guess it's hard to have that without at least an ounce of mutual respect? It's weird, it's complicated, and that's very much in our taste.

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[polisena-art]

Hello,

I was wondering if I could get a Panjosé doodle of them taking a nap together.

I love your art a lot by the way. You draw the two lovebirds so well and I love your human designs too!!!

AW THANK YOU! And here you go, two napping birds!!

and thank you again for your tip on Ko-fi, I really appreciate it!!

[umbrablot]

Hello Phantom Blot,

I've been hearing tales of your exploits and from what I hear it almost as if you are putting on some kind of performance when you do your heists.

This may be a prying question but, do you happen to have a history with theatre or at least is a fan of it?

Greetings,

Your question showcases your acknowledgement of my theatrical skills. I will gladly give you an answer. I do indeed have an affinity for theatre, and performance has been my hobby for as long as I can remember. Thinking back on it, I could suggest that it was a way for me to get my fame without breaking the law... How humble, how indigent. Ah, but you didn't expect me to tell you everything in great detail, did you?

Regardless, I can assure you that my "performances" during heists are not pre-written. Dramaturgy is second nature to me. Besides, with a heist being pre-written, how would I be ready to improvise in case anything goes off script?

[alwayssunnyincalisota]

Okay. You've piqued my curiosity.

I'm very curious about your Blot as you make him a member of FOWL like he is in the 2017 Ducktales, but is also clearly doing your own thing with him and even taking from the comics.

So I just have to ask, what is his motivation in your version?

I'm also curious to what similarities or difference he has from his other counterparts.

OHHH! Lemme put together what I have in my head so far. Sorry if this might be messy read and I just woke up an hour ago when I got this ask. This question got the gears in my brain turning as I’m typing this 👀

Here goes! Info under the cut! 🙌🏾

When I was watching Ducktales 2017 at the time and finding out that Blot was behind the Funso costume and a member of FOWL I was like “HUH! Now that’s interesting 👀” So fast forward to the present, I wanted to create my own version of the Blot as a member of FOWL and Lawrence’s first mentor (Much to Steelbeak’s dismay and jealousy since he’s the one who recruited him). In my version, considering that in the comics, he’s made be the biggest threat to Mouseton, I wanted him to be a top ranking agent and also one of the three executives/admins to the agency (Steelbeak and Black Heron being the other two). He’s this no-nonsense type of guy compared to Steelbeak’s laidback attitude however, he’s still a dramatic dork much like his comic counterparts. He also oversees the intelligence group that gather info and advance their strategies.

His motives is by using FOWL as a way to make a name for himself, becoming the crown prince of crime. (he could rival Negaduck as he’s already on his way to the top of that mountain while Blot is already catching up to him). He didn’t come here to make friends or expect to team with anyone (but would do so anyway; mentoring Lawrence as an example) since he’s has a blackened heart. Because of his high intelligence and scientific knowledge he would stay for while longer, kickstarting his “Blot Project”

I wanted to mix some things up, taking some inspiration from the 2017 reboot (FOWL recruitment), the comics and the Mickey shorts from House of Mouse, but what made him different from the other incarnations - Before he could don the “inkblot” costume and before he became the Phantom Blot, he would be named “Blackspot” during his time with FOWL. I also wanted to give him something more threatening than his counterparts - giving him shadow manipulation quirk as explained in the previous post. He would be hard to catch since he blends in with the dark and the shadows as he typically uses this quirk to spy on others and obtain information. This could cause a panic to SHUSH when it comes to protecting super top secret information.

Some of Blot’s big plans within the agency are sometimes rejected by High Command because they consider his concepts as too complex and expensive (and the fact that they don’t seem to trust him quite a bit and yet still keep him around). This angered him as he takes matters into his own hands hence his “Blot Project” a project that he kept to himself and the only person who knew about it is Lawrence.

I also wanted to make him a former Duckburg resident who currently living in Mouseton - a man who used to be one of Scrooge’s accountants at the Enterprise before he was fired.

[alioks-blog]

Saw you guys posted some Litota art. Love her sooooo much!

I would love to hear more of your thoughts on her and her relationship to the Rhyming Man.

Yaaay, thank you so much! Honestly, it's a crime we're not drawing and talking about her more.

Well, first of all, she was mainly inspired by some villains from cartoons and movies we grew up watching, those being Blind Pew from "Treasure Island" (1988) (he's the biggest reason for Litota's round black glasses), Shapoklyak from the Cheburshka cartoons and maybe a bit of Basilio the Cat from the movie "Buratino" (1975) (and from the original "Pinocchio" book, we guess?).

(Also, a bit of Nimona - evil sidekick looking for a villain to work under, except Litota has higher standarts, haha!)

Fun fact: we didn't initially plan for Litota to be blind, but after reading about her species, we changed that. And after that, the picture finally clicked, we found her viiiibe XD XD

As for her relationship with the Rhyming Man... Well, it's purely buissness and teamwork, but also Litota has a lot of respect for the guy. She sees him as the only one she's willing to work under, because Rhymes is very skilled at lying and spying, and is not afraid to get his hands dirty! And in turn, he sees Litota's skills and looks past the traits that make potential clients underestimate her, so he's keeping Litota around.

Think of their dynamic like hm, Regina and Magic Mirror from "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs"? (Gosh, all of this looks like homework XD XD )

[alioks-blog]

send this to the twelve nicest people you know or who seem to have a good heart and if you get five back you must be pretty awesome 💕💕💕💕

Gosh, we thought we answered to this??? (x2)

Thank youuuuu, sweettjrose!! You're awfully nice as well! 💖💖💖