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Zummerka/Zume |22F| ace // Random fanart and stuff with things I currently obsess over

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Caine creature design sketches, let's go

Sort of an AU idea? I've been referring to it as the "Antivirus Mode" lol The premise is basically that Caine has, in fact, an “antivirus” mode. That being a more offensive self-program or overlay used to deal with viruses, malware and such, that got through TADC’s firewall. This bit was designed and programmed by Kinger before he got stuck in the Circus. He had some fun with it and gave it a visual indicator of the active program - it’s a model look change for Caine, inspired by DOOM/Wolfenstein (games he mentioned liking) More explanations/ramblings under the cut!

This avatar is huge, more quadrupedal and with canine jaws. They don't move as Caine speaks, voice just gets broadcast. The coat tails are now "real" tails and there's much more eyes with nerves that float around and search the environment for threats (viruses and stuff). There is less showmanship and theatrics in his movements, but more of a feral animal behaviour. Like that, Caine deals with viruses by tearing their codes apart and leaving them nonfunctional - by visually biting and clawing on them. Caine is really powerful in that form, though it is focused on offense. He can still float and teleport in a way, walk and clip through “walls” no problem. He can also just grow more arms when necessary. Abstraction-in-progress: this is NOT a normal part of the program. That's an event that took place with the current cast (and it was actually the first time they saw Caine in that mode, save for Kinger and Ragatha). The Circus got attacked by a particularly complicated and aggressive malware and Caine began losing this "fight", his own code getting affected and corrupted by the virus. (It's a Kaiju-style battle!) So, as a last resort, he broke down the Cellar and let the abstractions out - only to hunt them and gulp them down one by one. He will only actually hesitate over and ultimately leave alone the one that is Queenie. Basically, by doing that Caine assimilates them with his own code, actively "corrupting" it and altering in a way that it's no longer recognizable for the malware, so it can't damage Caine further. This does claim him the victory here, but not without some consequences later on <3 I don't know if I'll do anything more with that. I have a few concepts written down, but that's about it. To be fair, I just wanted to make a ✨Caine creature✨. That's it. But if anyone wants to do anything with it, go ham lol

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Sudden burst of motivation and I ended up with these few (ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ.ﾟ Initially, I planned on making the whole cast, but I couldn't settle on a coherent enough ideas for Ragatha, Zooble and Jax, so I gave up for now Individual views under the cut

The butterfly on Kinger's robe is a permanent brooch/pin!

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Attempt at drawing more silly Caine before ep. 8 crushes me emotionally

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Dug out this so very old sketch of Albatross and Fathom that I started immediately after reading Darkstalker: Legends and never finished. I won't, but there's no harm of sharing it as it is, I suppose! (Yes, I know Indigo was also there, she just didn't make it into the sketch yet TwT)

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This is how talks with Amanda go like on the deviant route, right?

I saw this meme from Spiderverse somewhere and thought about these two, so I had to commit

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Has this been done before? Because I swear, the vibe I got from that second scene with Markus made me sob so badly- The ultimate Undertale energy I got from that was inconceivable

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Just a simple Connor, because I had to get this guy out of my head for a moment

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Ehh, I tried! My part of an art trade with @faceless-dreamer

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High as kite on souls angel Romulad for @zmmrk

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Just some Ikar (OC) stuff

Saw this one Pingu meme and thought that the general idea is actually kinda badass? Free for interpretation, tho.

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I finished "The Vampire Lestat" book as of recent and I'm having a horrible brainrot since then, regarding two certain vampires.

This very (semi-accurate) scene from the end of the book especially occupies my mind.

I just can't get over how Lestat, despite living the time of his life, still noticed and cared about Louis's anxiety overwhelm and took him under his arm. I like to imagine that he used his own costume cape to hide him from the crowd <3

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So I finally got to play Vampyr today. One of the very first interactions in the game and it amused me way more than it probably should. This is a doodly depiction of how it went in my head

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I've been in the WoF fandom for many years now, yet this is the first OC in that universe I have ever made. This is Starset, another child of the Rainforest Yeah, that's it, basically.

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Lupo, Guardian of the Earth

Or the Moon God for rats (he's the one giving Medium intrusive thoughts clever ideas!)

Completely normal guy, nothing wrong with him, promise

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Medium appreciation day today Nothing special, I just vibe with him extra hard today

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I did not play Saint's campaign yet. I do not know what it is about. My only knowledge of this character comes from animatics on YouTube. And I still DO NOT know anything. i'm just terrified

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Assassin, rat OC!

Assassin is a cavalier and very gallant rat, with his kills being equally elegant. No bloody mess and ugly views. Sharp metal cap on his tail allows quick and clear homicidies. Assassin values his skill pretty high. He’s a professional after all. To reach this level, he worked for a really long time to become unnoticeable to the target until the last moments. He used the bell on his neck to watch his moves to be smooth and quiet. As he does not need the bell now - it stays silent all the time anyway; Assassin kept it - because the bell became an omen of death itself. Seconds before the kill, he pokes it with the blade on his tail to make a single “jingle” and announce his presence. The rumours spread and now almost every rat shudders at any sound that is similiar. Assassin is an old Scar’s friend and decided to help by joining his team along with Blur, his partner.