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Who said my Nutcracker adaptation was only angst? :Vc

I really wanted to draw something for Valentine’s Day, and since I never really drawn as much fluff for the project as I wanted to… I went and drew this whole thing. I even wanted to clean this up properly but echhh I’m too drained at this point pff

Also here’s a scrapped version. I ended up scraping it as it changed topic too quickly, but didn’t felt like deleting it since I still liked it so ye.

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WOW GUESS WHAT. It’s my longest comic to date. I had so much to add to this that it took forever to figure out and draw it down. It’s a shame that I’m feeling completely drained up now because I woul dhave loved to draw a follow-up to this… eh maybe another time.

Anyways, I feel like this comic needs some context: This takes place during the final battle against the Mouse King, Hans got knocked out after being launched to the side. Everything in here takes place in his subconcious.

The comic got too long to hope in posting it properly, so here are the links to the comic’s parts:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

I have to say… I had a lot of fun with the expressions in this. Definitely some of my favorites I’ve drawn so far. Also big thanks to the folks in the Discord Group for helping me through this insanity and figure out part of the dialogues. -w- b

[ 2024 EDIT - Links should work again, unless Squarespace also decides to prevent me from linking images directly to their databases like everyone else did on my ass OTL ]

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This was supposed to stop at the 4th image but I got carried away >w>’

Also went kinda overboard at the end but fffffff I don’t care

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hello beloveds ☺️

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Just curious, opinions on the different nutcrackers that you know of from all kinds of media and stuff?

Sorry if anyone asked this before I wouldn't know

Love your art and characters by the way keep it up!

Hohohohohohohoho, we be opening the Pandora Box here. Not that I'm complaining~

So, this is going to be a very long post as I've seen a lot of the movies. I also have a couple books which I can give my opinion, and I'm familiar with various apparitions in videogames and such. So yeah this is going to be a loooooooong post.

So buckle up, grab a drink and enjoy the ride into my personal madness o7

[ CAREFUL, VERY LONG POST UNDER THE CUT ]

So, let's start with movies as those are easier to grab and talk about for me. I'm gonna go with their year of release ot keep things organized.

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Shchelkunchik (1973)

Small silly dramatic guy, I like him! The animators did a great job animating his design and make him incredibly appealing. As for his human appearance, eeeeeh I don't really care for him. Definitely a shock the first time you see it lol But yes, adorable silly guy

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Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)

Li'l guy. It is Sanrio so it's bound to be on the cute side. The Nutcracker itself doesn't do much in the movie, but as for Fritz himself, I... honestly don't care about him. He looks pretty, but personality wise he needs to work on it pff Idk he just comes out as plain and a little arrogant... Still a fine fellow, though.

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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)

One of the two ballet-based movies I've seen, and definitely the better one of the two imo. And good lord I love this guy. He may look terrifying but good lord if he's silly. And I actually don't mind his human appearance as simple as it is. Silly man, this one.

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The Nutcracker Prince (1990)

HIM. MY BELOVED. THE GOOD LAD. Definitely my favorite, and not because this was my most beloved childhood movie. He is such a sweetheart with a hint of awkwardness but who can still kick your ass. And the final scene in the castle in the Italian dub is just *chef kiss* 10/10 lad.

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The Nutcracker (1993)

The other ballet-based movie... it's just Macaulay Culkin. And his nutcracker costume looks hideous lol. Nothign to say. Surprisingly, he's not the worst one.

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The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)

Ripoff Ken. He is incredibly dumb, and a tiny bit of a freak, but could be worse honestly kdjng They did Barbie before Barbie did it lol that's p much it.

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Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)

THE OTHER GOOD LAD. I love Eric so much he's such a sweetheart wanting to fix his mistakes. It's so easy to root for him. As for his human appearance... he's just Ken skjngf 10/10 lad #2

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The Nutcracker and the MouseKing (2004)

Oh boy what to say about this one. Very hateful in the first half. At least he learns and becomes bearable at the last third of the movie. But I do like the nutcracker form, they made the blocky design work as well, like later on it's actually very nice to see him move. Still, horrible personality. Needs a slap in the face.

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Nutcracker in 3D / Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)

Hellspawn. Nightmare fuel. Abomination. Who the hell approved to that design?? And why did they pitch up his voice like that?? At least the kid playing human NC is not as bad, but good lord. 0/10 Just burn that puppet with fire, please.

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

This one just pisses me off. This one had so much potential, and the actor is actually good. It's just the way his character was written that is dog awful. They made him basically a dumb side character who barely does anything despite everyone in the movie treating him like he's a big shot. And the the fact that this was made by Disney just makes this worse. Just so much lost potential.

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The Nutcracker (???)

I actually don't know who made this movie or in which year, but I do like this one. The movie is comedic so he's a bit silly, but he's still quite enjoyable. And for some reason he reminds me of Waluigi.... Still, silly guy.

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That's all for the movies. There are a bunch more that I've missed or that I can't find anymore so my list of opinions on them is not complete. But one day...

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As for other medias, hm... I have a couple books that are just the original story by Hoffman and the retell by Duman (of which I don't have much to say) and the graphic novel by Natalie Andrewson.

He's just a li'l guy, silly kid but enjoyable.

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Lastly, while there are no actual nutcracker based games, I do want to mention a few skins and characters I am aware of for the hell of it. I'm pretty sure I will be forgetting some but eh.

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Terraria

Silly guy that speeeens. I wish I didn't have to kill them skgjfn.

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Overwatch

As much as I now despise Overwatch for many reasons, I still love Zenyatta's nutcracker skin to death. Look at this silly guy. Definitely my favorite skin in the game.

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Saints Row IV

SR4 had a Christmas themed DLC, and among all the xmas reskins of the enemies, one was the terminator-like enemies being turned into Nutcrackers. And their design look so sick.

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Fortnite

I don't play Fortnite, but I do have to admit that the nutcracker guy looks neat. The crazy look fits the look quite well. If I would ever get in there (I doubt it but still), that would definitely be the skin I would use.

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Lethal Company

I don't play LC neither but I've seen videos of the nutcracker enemy in action, and yeah he looks silly. I love how he moves around.

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That's all of the apparitions that I can think of. I'm also aware of the point-and-click game made by Big Fish Games, but I have not played it myself. I really should do that one day...

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Aaaaaand that's a wrap. I'm definitely forgetting a nutboi or two somewhere but these are all the ones I can think of at the top of my head that are officially published and all.

If we start talking about folks in social medias I've come to know over the years... I'm gonna be here for 3 months trying to talk about them dkjfgn

Well, hope you enjoyed this personal spiraling into nut madness :V

#nutcracker #the nutcracker

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Don't ask the Professor for the story behind his hat.

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Running into an old friend at the grocery store

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Part 2 of 4

Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4

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starstruck dee and the gang christmas edition commission for @starflungwaddledee

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More of the radioapple Human AU, part 1 of likeee 3.5

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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I love how big meta is in smash wide blueberry

anon i think about this so often, i doodled this a while ago with my mains lol.

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One last swim before summer ends and the next semester starts

Clark is NOT COLD.

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holmes! (doodle)

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I’m running an Introductory Animation Workshop with creative arts students this Saturday (August 20, 2016) for The School of Creative Arts Open Day at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Prahran Campus. I’ve rotoscoped and broken down some of the greatest dance gifs to their basic poses and we’re going to collaboratively design characters then MAKE THEM DANCE!!

Come down, check out the campus and say HI!

I can’t wait to see the weird animated goofs that result from this workshop, I’ll post them in a couple of days so we can all be in awe of their hilarious spontaneity! 

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Today is the day that Noova’s boi Ben is his anniversary!!~ Ben belongs to @noovamulticolors / @artsynoova

I wish the boi the best birthday wishes and gift of him!!~ He is one of my favorite oc heheh :3c

#Ben’s anniversary #nutcracker #art #the nutcracker #nutcracker oc #digital art #benjamin drosselmeyer #ivan #Babies

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❤️❤️YESSSS BOI IS GROWN YUPPIE!!!~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!!!❤️❤️

Today is a special day. Today is Ben's anniversary! Oh how this little nutcracker has change my life for the better.

I had something big planned, but sadly, it would have to wait for bit longer. For now, feel free to leave ask for or about the boy!

#the nutcracker #nutcracker #nutcracker oc #benjamin drosselmeyer #anniversary #not my art #digital art #happy birthday