#trainer nina

[kynimdraws]

...Has it really been that long?

May 5th 2011 does not feel that long ago, yet it is. While I was working on my nuzlocke Pokemon White comic, I have drawn an anniversary pic more or less around this time of the year (browse the tag here). I stopped after I finally finished the project on Dec 24th 2017.

Revisiting this tradition again made me very nostalgic. While some stuff will probably sound repetitive, gonna yap about it under the cut.

I was a bored college student back in early 2011. I had just finished playing a nuzlocke of Pokemon Diamond, and had been nearly done drawing that comic. While I thought I was going to play HeartGold next, various technical difficulities with regards to the game made me pivot to playing something different. Coincidentally a new generation of Pokemon was coming up, and a nuzforum friend gave me a copy of Pokemon White (JP translated version). The info about the gameplay was scant due to Pokemon not yet implementing global releases, but I didn't care. Still played it as a nuzlocke for fun.

Despite all the flaws of the game (that I noticed some time after my first playthru), I had a great time. And it gave a good premise of what I wanted to show from a narrative standpoint. My first nuzlocke comic was a shitpost fever dream (not literally but does feel like it lol), I wanted to try my attempt at a slightly more serious story. And tbh, while the forums back in the day mostly had joke-y/comedic runs there were many who were receptive to such things. Probably helped I was one of the first gen 5 nuzlocke runs being posted then.

Compared to some of the more current nuzlocke/nuzlocke-derivative works I have been catching up on, my stuff is VERY basic. I guess that is why some people consider it a "classic" nuzlocke because I just sort of drew it without changing TOO much of the main game story beats. I did adapt things I picked up over the years being in the nuzlocke forums community (changed a lot since I joined, and still evolving!) but again, not super innovative. Just mostly solid story with mild case of infodumping but I was drawing it assuming I would never do professional works! I am still a hobby artist and in terms of direct financial profits, I have made nothing LOL.

GIven how I had finished the other comic in a few months, I had naively thought it would take me 3 years to get it all out.

...It would actually take me 6 years.

I think me going through different life changes definitely affected my pacing for drawing Myths of Unova. No longer I had the free time or the energy of a college kid. I decided to go through medical school and graduate school and would finish the main nuzlocke story late 2017, years before my actual MD/PhD graduation. I had hoped to make/finish a "minisequel" called Episode Grey before completely graduating...you'd think I would learn that such fast turnaround was not going to happen but lol. Post-doc woes/COVID fucked up a lot of things too, making me take breaks for mental health reasons. Now I am in a more stable life situation and "back" on the project but it is significantly slower. But I am stubborn and will work on it until the end. I still got my files of the next pages and it is being worked on slowly!

Even when I change fandoms and interests, I will always look back at this project fondly. Sure not all the stuff I wrote/drew aged well but hey, it is a time capsule of my work. The number of people who told me (anonymously or not, through various means) this comic made a positive impact means a whole lot, and I am not kidding that I have tried to save most of the comments/fanworks you guys have sent me.

How long will it finally all end? I have no idea. But I hope (whether you joined my wild ride from the beginning or more recently) that you had fun experiencing my creative works.

PS: drawing my "old" comic style was a wild ride god it is a jumpscare to me

[mythsofunova]

Finally...it is over.

Click this (update link) to read! For Mobile users, copy/paste this url: fav.me/dbxr0py 

If you wish to read from the beginning, here are some links to check

[ Deviantart | Smackjeeves | Nuzlocke Forums | Tumblr Blog ]

ALSO, please check under the cut for some news on the future of this series as a whole!!!

...6 long years and finally, the comic comes to a close. It has been a challenging but rewarding experience to draw my ingame events and expand on the BW lore that I love. Yes, there are still many unanswered plot-related questions even at the end of this. But if you were expecting any sort of BW2 nuzlocke comic sequel, I am here to disappoint you greatly. After this, there will be no more nuzlocke comics. I still enjoy playing them, but drawing a long-form comic like this again will never happen again. However, for those who enjoyed the Myths of Unova universe I created...there is a small project I may partake in after I take a break from comics in general...further details on that will be revealed eventually. Or not. Life is capricious and I am busy after all. With that...Happy Holidays! :] This is posted on the 24th so now the Christmas present I get is a nuzlocke comic-free break bahahahaha

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N immediately doing this upon being dropped on the island and having his first meetup with Nina was fucking wild

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I THOUGHT TODAY WAS THE 5TH LMAOOO UGH I am a day late but Happy Bday to my babygirl!!!

Drawing birthday art of my Myths of Unova/Episode Grey cast based on the birthday dates post I put up :D

EDIT: I accidentally deleted my reply post so gonna post it here with the tag that asked the question under the cut

Nope, the comic had its first page posted May 5th so I consider the nuzlocke anniversary to be that (I post my nuzlocke anniversary art at that time).

Because May isn't really associated with summer and the adventure basically starts on Nina's birthday, I bumped her birth date up to be June 5. Just assume Unova treats June 1st as their official summertime start as opposed to IRL's summer start date being June 21st.

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Got around to updating my art ref of Nina, the protag I used for my white nuzlocke comic :>

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The evolution of Nina's housing situation in my Tomodachi island

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Some funny lil highlights from Tomodachi life :)

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So this comment made by @faiththearcanine24 came tru here LOL

Part 1 of this saga is HERE and gonna add more info under the cut to avoid...spoiling? lol idk

I know I have been posting mostly N's perspective with Nina but just know that all four of these ppl are living in the same house complex in the island and Bianca did have a crush on Nina at some point which I never posted but yeah that was a thing (YURI!!!)

Meanwhile Nina has been oblivious to it all and crushed on a female Shez mii TWICE (the second time being after rejected from a confession scene) so I genuinely had no idea who Nina was actually gonna pick but anyway

CHEREN FUCKING WON LMAO

Now I will have to cheer up a depressed Bianca and a DEVASTATED N thanks for watching. This is probably not over bc mii do break up and divorce in this game so WE WILL SEE.