#also hand reveal i guess???

[patchyworx]

Made this little thing out of some trash and junk basically

I am very proud of it

Items used:

Peice of plastic left over from a press on nail set (pink thing beside it is also a peice of that for reference)

Clear gel nail polish

3 flecks of blue glitter

2 different metallic sharpies (silver and bronze)

Dry erase marker

Snippet of string from a clothing tag

#and also a fuckton of sanding with a nail file #shaping the half-dried gel polish with my finger and the pink plastic peice #having to very very carefully dab tiny beads of clear polish over the glitter bits to make them look like entire gems #<- i screwed up doing that several times btw and had to scrape it off with a peice of wire #a lot of coats of sharpie. then dry erase marker. then nail polish. then sharpie again. #very pain in the ass #also hand reveal i guess??? #patchy sculpts??? makes??? idk this isn't a drawing or a ramble so #miniature #patchy irl #<- i guess?

[egophiliac]

(almost) four years in, and I finally had time to draw something for the anniversary! woo! 🎉🎉🎉

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #because i need to talk for a minute about how the plot of the anniversary story so far is literally just #crowley jumpscares us in our living room to demand we make him lunch and yuu is just like 'i need to start locking the door' #oh twst you always know just how to get me #the qol updates though! CONVERTING SINGLE KEYS INTO 10-SETS YES THANK YOU OH MY GOD #SKIP LESSON TICKETS!!!! #3X BATTLE SPEED!!!!!!!!!!!! #SAVE TEAM BUILDS AND SUPPORT CARDS FINALLY AHHHHH #oh and some other stuff too but look i NEEDED these things #also master chef grim! he's so precious! #though he's not going to get a little sporty uniform after all? #grim canonically flies in the nude i guess #no it's okay chef grim is ADORABLE #if you zoom in on his card you can see little smoodges from his inexpert cake decoration 😭 #which on the one hand is cute but on the other hand i'd been convinced he'd just slapped some frosting and candles on an actual can of tuna #anyway happy (a few days until the) fourth anniversary everybody! #i've been here since the beginning (preregistered during the dorm reveals babyyyy) and it REALLY doesn't feel like it's been four years #you know what they say: time flies when you're watching anime characters have emotional problems

[minticecodes]

I'm slowly getting through devil may cry v and got inspired enough to doodle again. Sure they aren't polished but I love looking at others' sketch dumps, it's like looking at a smorgasbord of ideas. So here you go. Read more for close ups of the other doodles. The ID in alt are the same as written in the text.

[I.D. Digital art. A boy in a shirt hoodie, Nero, sits cross legged as he leans backwards to smile up at his companion. Said companion is a tall horned knight, Nelo Angelo, kneeling behind Nero. Nelo gazes to the side, but braces his broadsword by Nero, and his cape drapes around where Nero's sitting. Nero is rendered in light blue and red, Nelo is rendered in light blue, and they're brightly illuminated. End I.D.]

(Was thinking of 'Love Seeketh Not Itself to Please' by Indigomoods on ao3 while doing this one).

[I.D. A number of digital art sketches, most prominently featuring Dante and Vergil from the Devil May Cry series. From top to bottom, right to left:

Headshots of two boys, Dante and Vergil. Short comic of a man (Dante) ruffling a boy's (Vergil's) hair. Sketch of two boys on a couch, one (Dante) looking concerned at the other (Vergil) in foetal position. Branches curl under the couch. Sketch of child Dante and Vergil in red and blue, running hand in hand. Thumbprint sized chibi child Dante and Vergil. Nero and Nelo sitting together.

Semirealistic headshot (DMCV Vergil) in blue. Boy (Dante) curled in a fire, and fire demon (SDT Dante) gazing at his palm against a black background. Loose sketches of a man's head, roughly scribbled out except one, and an angry cat with a sword. They're labelled in blue and red writing. Side profile of a young man in blues (DMC3 Vergil), face shadowed, a yellow ribbon curled in the background. Side profile of DMC3 Vergil. End I.D.]

[I.D. 4 black and white digital pen cartoony sketches of child Dante and Vergil. Head and bust shot of a boy with slicked back hair and black turtleneck (Vergil) looking right. His brows are furrowed, eyes narrowed; he looks unimpressed. Below is a head and bust shot of a boy with shoulder length hair and white shirt (Dante) looking left with wide eyes and a fang toothed, wide grin. Centre close up of a cloaked boy (Vergil) glaring up, brow furrowed. His hair hangs over a shadowed face. One narrowed eye is visible. Right sketch is of a cloaked boy (Vergil) hugging a book to his chest, referencing a Visions of V panel. His one visible eye is wide as he gazes down with a small expression. End I.D.]

[I.D. Coloured digital art over a black background. Two panels. Panel one is child Dante, arms hugging his legs as he sits within a fire raging around him. He's buried his face in his arms. Panel two is an adult Dante in his demonic SDT form. He gazes down at his clawed hand while the fiery core in his chest glows as the main source of light, casting shadows and red light against his armoured form. The tips of his claws seem to glow in the reflected light. End I.D.]

[I.D. Messy sketch of child Vergil and Dante, running hand in hand. The two look at each other with smiles, Dante with a wide grin and Vergil with closed lips and determined brows. Their full expressions aside from the smile cannot be seen; Dante's hair whips back and covers his face while Vergil's face is eyeless. They're softly rendered in light blue and red, and bright lighting. End I.D.]

[I.D. Messy sketch of child Vergil and Dante sitting on a couch, shot from behind the couch. Dante directs a concerned gaze to Vergil, his hand braced on the couch back as he leans closer. Vergil only looks down. His arms are curled around his knees. From the angle, his expression cannot be seen aside from a small frown. Under the couch slithers Qliphoth tree roots. End I.D.]

[I.D. Chibi doodle of child Vergil and Dante, holding hands. Light blue and red ovals were airbrushed on the page, and a pen lined out their features. They have round cheek patches, like budgies. Vergil has a cartoony pout and a book tucked under an arm, labelled with a V; Dante has a toothy grin and is making a bunny ears hand sign. End I.D.]

[I.D. 'DANTE' is evenly block printed in blue pen. Underneath are what looks to be the start of three portraits of Dante in black pen, but they're roughly scribbled out. The most detailed of the three scribbled out portraits is Dante's grinning side profile. He had sunglasses on. The only intact portrait is a shot of Dante from behind, from the chest up and face not visible aside from a grin. Carried on his back is the Devil Sword Dante, rendered in more detail than Dante.

Meanwhile 'VERGIL' is written in orange/red pen, but strikethroughed. Written above instead is 'PURR-GIL!!', an arrow pointing at a doodle of a cat holding a roughly drawn katana(Yamato). The cat is grimacing with furrowed brows. It has spiky fur on its head, a spiky curled tail, a thorn pattern on its arms resembling Vergil's coat sleeves, and fat round blushy cheeks. End I.D.]

[I.D. Semirealistic rendering of DMCV Vergil from the neck up in three quarter view. He's painted in blues, with soft red shadows. He glares at the viewer, brows furrowed. His irises are a soft red, and he has eye bags. His lips are somewhat glossy. To the side is the blue color palette. End I.D.]

[I.D. Stylised depiction of DMC3 Vergil glaring downwards in profile, from the chest up. He's rendered in blues, his face shadowed from the light against his back. Running over his skin are cracked gold lines, reminiscent of kintsugi. In the background curls a yellow ribbon in the same gold. He's wearing a sleeveless turtleneck and cravat. End I.D.]

[I.D. Stylised black and white lineart of DMC3 Vergil glaring in profile, lips sneering, from the neck up. He's in a coat and cravat. End I.D.]

[I.D. Messy comic.

Panel 1: DMCV Dante ruffling child Vergil's hair. Dante's face is out of the panel

Vergil (grimacing): "Dante!"

Panel 2: Vergil's staved off the hair ruffling, lifting up Dante's hand with both his hands. His brows are furrowed as he looks up at Dante. In the background is a laughing sound effect, that tapers off. 'HA HA ha...'

Panel 3: Adult Dante gazing down at child Vergil, arm hovering over him. His expression seems sad, despite the small smile.

Dante: ... I missed ya, Verge.

Vergil gazes up at Dante, a small question mark by his head. End I.D.]

#just a wall of rambly thoughts from a longwinded person here on out as a warning #devil may cry #dmc #dmc5 #visions of v #artists on tumblr #visions of v spoilers #dmc dante #dmc vergil #nelo angelo #not tagging nero because i think anyone looking for him here wouldnt be satisfied #“holds head in hands” i love drama so much #I especially love characters with tangled relationships to their emotions and their loved ones so. yeah #this is also around the third time i started a game because of a music recommendation #...i think any dmc fans looking at this can guess what song started the downward slide to getting the fifth game #fun fact #it was the sibling unit who went 'add a tree behind the couch' leading to the implications there #they also guessed like #all the reveals around vergil's identities just looking at these doodles and hearing a bit about the backstory #which was funny to me. Man isn't subtle at all #I gotta learn how to do that thing where u can see extra artist comments if u click on a photo in a set. It doesnt seem like alt text? #i had extra Thoughts around some of these but didn't want to clog with extra text. Though they'd be summarised as 'handholding as a motif' #and 'aside from the original metaphor wouldn't it be fun for Dante to literally piece Vergil together again' #and when you wonder if he's acting right you wonder how much you really knew him #how much of his care is what you baked in as wish fulfilment #why can't you keep him from falling apart #something something houseki no kuni style visual shattering #something something Vergil has to do the heavy lifting to glue himself together #and the twins both have to understand each other (i.e. communicate) better for the pieces to stick instead of like #detritus getting in the way of a clean meld

[friendrat]

The problem with the church today is that so many "Christians" do not actually believe in redemption.

#unironically christian #i say this because of all the people who make comments about people's testimony #like saying they don't believe that only fans girl who was saved and baptized was really saved #like... reading through the comments it becomes clear that the “Christians” don't actually accept her #like... my brother in Christ... your good deeds are as worthy as my used pad #that is straight up in the bible #you are not better than her and you do not deserve redemption more than her #her salvation is between her and God #and yes... you say that time will reveal her fruit and you are correct #but guess what #ananias was called to extend a hand to paul *before* his fruit showed #and he was a frigging serial killer who was out for ananias's blood the week before #you do not get to pick and choose which converts you get to except #you are not God and thank heavens for it because if you were we would all be doomed #*deep breath* #i am just so sick of this... farse... that Christianity has become #Christians need a wake up call #oh! and and when you act like its impossible to accept that she could be saved you belittle God's power #you call into question Jesus's blood and it's ability to cleanse and if that is false your salvation is worthless! #also also you go against the things clearly written in the Bible while wearing the title of Christian #which means you are misrepresenting God's nature and intentions which means you are breaking the command to not take the lord's name in vain #wow... i thought i was done at the deep breath... guess not😅 #rat rants

[lavenoon]

Everyone remember the hands? Have some more <3

@naffeclipse hands you this <3

#post let luce #fnaf sb #fnaf sb au #cryptid sightings #naffeclipse #ive been thinking about the missed pun and also just. wanted soft again with all the angst coming up #so post reveal getting closer hehe <3 #thats enough art tho imma take care of *my* hands now #stretch and ice and do some medical zapping bc ouchie oops #but enjoy! <3 #tag edit bc GUESS WHAT I FORGOT #my art

[w3r3wolfboyfri3nd]

Put my old paracord bracelet on Little Man, now he gets to accompany me to the doctor. :3

#still picking out a name so he will be Little Man for now #also spidery-ass hand reveal i guess lmao #my son #otherkin #plushie #rebel barks

[blackbirdblackbird]

Maybe it’s time for Kara to try this gauntlet instead of Supergirl.

#L: kara are you even listening to me? #k: you are so hot #supercorp #supergirl #spgrl s06e15 #*mp #L: yeah supergirl's okay I guess but kara is my hero and also my wife #also idk but I'm having vague ideas about the courage whatsit tying into the 513 reveal moments #and after this convo also 'kara danvers you're my hero' #and maybe after that like just some random quiet moment with lena #and she either isn't in control or she's pulled out before she can do anything #she's back in the tower and lena is right there being all concerned and supportive bc it didn't work again #but then it hits kara that it is trying to get her to tell lena #though not about supergirl but about how she feels #lena in this middle of this rant like we'll figure out this stupid thing if it thinks you aren't courageous it's broken #she kinda trails off seeing kara smiling at her and kara says #it's okay. I figured it out. #and she takes lena's hand and tells her what they both already know but haven't had the courage to actually say yet #they kiss with the sound of the courgae thing telling them it worked in the bg but they both ignore it #at least until alex finds them making out #and kara is like look we were doing the courage thing okay this is very important world saving kissing just listen

[gomzdrawfr]

Do all plants comes with a lil skull sprout thingy?

I got this for free from a friend hehe

#gummmyart #doodle #hand reveal I guess! #simon ghost riley #apparently she placed it under the sun #and it was so hot that the leaf burnt off??? #also that one mysterious stem #with the leaf cut off as well #i wonder if that's how the lil sprout guy is born?? #anyways I guess he's my son now #Sprout Ghost shall be its name

[solarcas]

Do you love the colours of the sky the gay angel’s wings?

Based on this post by @deancaskiss​ - he’s a big ol’ mood ring!!

+ a few bonus scans:

[Open for better quality!]

#hope you like him!!! 💖💖😇 #i won't lie this might be one of the coolest pieces of fanwork i've made so far #also hand reveal i guess hello hgjhgfjf #castiel #castiel fanart #gay angel #gay castiel #rainbow #rainbow wings #angel!cas #winged!cas #cas fanart #castiel supernatural #supernatural #spn #traditional art #watercolour #solar draws #paper crafts #rambleoncas #emeraldcas #gardenercas #deancaskiss #castiellesbian #userjdw #chapeldean #spxcekya #universalcas #userda #userjactingjoices

[pinkybuttons]

me & the collage i made at my beloved friend jamie’s workshop :3

#pinky reveal. i guess. not my face #pinkyposting #also feat. francis’ hands #i should have a me tag i guess! #pinkypersona #that’ll do

[achillean-knight]

THE JOY THAT JUST HIT ME LIKE A FUCKING TRUCK IS OUGGHG

#hand reveal ✨✨✨ #yeah the camera is unsteady abit bc I'm too hyper and excited to get these!!! #also im guessing i got an older copy bc mine does have ND's deadname so I TRIED to cover it incase #hence my hand but YEAH #IM SO HAPPY THESE CAME A MONTH EARLY #lmfao and yes this means my copy of Nimona arrived quicker then the library wtf #and huehuehue yes SPIDERVERSE ARTBOOK #bc the movie gave me so much inspo and i saw sick as art from it i decided to buy it #nimona #nimona comic #spiderverse #ATSV

[turianmailman]

Hey I just wanted to tell you that I’m really uncomfortable with the fact you draw nsfw of duck and fakir, I really wish you wouldn’t cause even though their aged up in the drawings it’s still very icky to think to draw nsfw of those characters when they are minors in the show :( I don’t want to unfollow because your honestly such a huge inspiration to me as an artist so I just hope you’ll take this into consideration

Some things to consider:

It is perfectly understandable, and 100% okay, to be uncomfortable, with ANYTHING I create. How you feel about my art is valid and you should only ever follow me if you are comfortable interacting with what you see on this blog.

To follow up on number 1, I have no problems with you unfollowing my account for ANY reason. This is the internet. You set your boundaries. I would never want you to compromise your personal safety over my blog.

NSFW art will ONLY ever be shared on this account as a link to a locked twitter account that is NOT safe for minors. If the age of an account is not shared, I will assume you are a minor and block you. Any images shared are cropped and safe to share on this blog. I will also always tag these pieces with NSFT (Not Safe For Tumblr) so you can block the tags on these posts and avoid them.

It is also perfectly understandable, and 100% okay, for me to post whatever content I like about whatever I am interested in, regardless of how that makes YOU feel. Number 1 and number 4 CAN and DO coexist and both have validity.

Yes, they are minors in the show. No, the pieces I make are NOT of them during the canon timeline of the show.

"Aging up" a character happens in real life - its called "aging", alternatively, "time passing" which happens, to all of us, regardless of our current age. This is also a show about talking animals. We don't HAVE to obey reality and law, but I choose to in this context.

That out of the way, some personal thoughts:

The way I engage with these two characters, in particular, is very, very personal. I often inject what I did not get (a loving relationship with someone I can trust, the freedom to explore the relationship both romantically and sexually and be safe, fundamental milestones and experiences for first-time relationships) into their dynamics because that's how art works. We put ourselves into everything, stories do not happen in a vacuum. As a queer writer with a difficult-to-admit, traumatic experience with sexuality and romance, I think it would be incredibly cruel to ban both myself, and artists like me, from exploring what was denied us through characters that make us feel safe. Not to mention, for me at least, the media we consume grows WITH us. I was a minor when the show aired, and when I consumed it. They were minors with me. Now, they are consenting adults with me.

I do not share this with you, or anyone else, for pity reasons, but for context. I take character exploration very seriously, and try to help characters grow while honoring where they came from in canon. But even if I didn't, that would not stop me, nor anyone else, from having access to a basic right as an artist.

Tl;Dr -- I want you to feel safe, and I will install measures to make things that make you feel unsafe as optional as possible, above hiding what makes me feel safe. If that results in an unfollow, please honor both our boundaries.

EDIT: I will not answer any more asks expanding on this topic, as I think it’s redundant and I’m not interested in discussing the topic further - I appreciate your thoughts and concerns regardless 🙏🏻

#i hope you have a calm and peaceful day wherever you are #this will also be the ONLY ask I answer that is in this genre of question #as i think this wraps up my feelings on the matter pretty nicely #ive been on the other end of discourse like this but I've come to change my views on how we express ourselves in fandom #if something upsets you; you only have to leave #its that simple #so PLEASE please take care of yourself #people talkin #anon #not art #this is further incentive to get my ass on setting up that patreon LOLL #also umm.....i hate to break it to you..but if you enjoyed my pregnancy comic reveal with them....well..... #perhaps.....read a ..... sex ed book idk LOL #EDIT: I MEANT SAFE NOT UNSAFE GOOD LORD #also an added measure i have for this while not iron clad #is posting late at night in my timezone and avoiding timezone reblogs #so theres that i guess lOL #on the other hand im ..... also really proud that they come across as adults w/o me having to state it cause IM ASSUMING of how theyre draw #its also a little awkward to answer this on the heels of working on a comic about the intersection between this show #my personal experience and the trauma mentioned WOOPS #life is. weird.

[adastra121]

“The Other Side” (Touchstarved OC Rewrite)

So I made a parody of "The Other Side" from The Greatest Showman with my Touchstarved Hound OC, Alon. Here, she's trying to partner up with Mhin to — as thieves are wont to do — pull off a Senobium caper, but it takes a bit of back and forth with someone who's so used to being on their own.

Alon: Right here, right now, I put the offer out. I don't wanna chase you down but I know you see it. We form a team and we will find the key To all the answers we both know we’re seekin'. So trade that tragical for somethin' magical (Mhin: Tragical’s not a word.) And if it's crazy, live a little crazy! You can try the same old schtick and hope that something finally clicks. Or change the game and schtick with me…

Alon: Don't you wanna get away From this Lowtown part you gotta play? Then I got what you need, so come with me, we’ll pull a heist! It’ll take you to the other side! 'Cause you can do like you do or you can run with me. Stay in the dark or you finally take a leap. Oh, damn! Suddenly you're free to fly! We’ll get us to the other side!

Mhin: Okay, my friend, you want to count me in. Well, I hate to tell you but it just won't happen. So thanks, but no. I think I'm good to go. ‘Cause I quite like the dark you say I'm trapped in. I’ll say it’s bold of you, this crazy plot you brewed. That nerve is something, really, it's something. But I work best alone, and your plan sounds like a joke at most — We can’t afford to play the fools.

Mhin: Don't you know that I'm okay With this Lowtown part I have to play? 'Cause I take what I need and I don't need a ride-or-die. I will take myself to the other side. So go and do as you do. Run off and leave me be. No need for change, you can go on and keep your key. Oh, damn, can't you see I'm doing fine? I don’t need your help to save my life.

Alon: Now is this really how you plan to get past those gates? ‘Nother vine, ‘nother try to carry all of the weight? Mhin: If I join up with you, Someone is bound to get hurt. We could die, be confined, try choosing which one is worse!

Alon: Or we could finally win a little, finally breathe a little. We could take back our freedom to dream And it’ll clear a path to cure our achin'. Take our curses, start 'em breakin'. Now that's a change that seems worth embracin’! But I guess I'll leave that up to you…?

Mhin: …Fine, you’ve intrigued me, but my services are costly. So how much actual coin would you be offering? Alon: Fair enough, you want insurance for the action. Seven gold, come on, let’s shake and make it happen! Mhin: I wasn't born this morning, eighteen would be just fine. Alon: Ack! Why not just ditch the heist and try to bribe your way inside? Mhin: Fifteen. Alon: I'd do eight! Mhin: Twelve. Alon: Maybe nine. Mhin: Ten.

Both: Don't you wanna get away To a whole new part you're gonna play? Then I got what you need, so come with me, we’ll take the ride To the other side! So you can do like you do or you can run with me. Forget the gates 'cause we’re going to take the leap! Oh, damn, suddenly we're free to fly. We're going to the other side!

Mhin: So if you do like I do (Alon: To the other side) So if you do like me (Alon: We're goin' to the other side) Both: 'Cause if we do, we're going to the other side. We're going to the other side!

#touchstarved #touchstarved game #touchstarved vn #touchstarved mhin #touchstarved oc #alon the hound #mhin x alon #alon x mhin #the greatest showman #songwriting is not my strength XD #but I tried to change the lyrics to fit them #alon uses 'we' a lot right away because she wants to team up with mhin #they want mhin to know that they're on the same side and that partnering up can help them both achieve what they're looking for #and I guess alon also already sees them as two peas in a pod #both of them being newcomers to Eridia #both of them haunted by some sort of affliction that has pushed them toward the senobium as their last hope #and both of them being — deep down — very lonely #mhin on the other hand doesn’t use ‘we’ very often because they’re trying to keep distant #unlike alon they don't see the two of them as a unit and they are trying to avoid that at all costs #so each ‘we’ is a reveal of sorts that they HAVE considered what would happen if they teamed up with alon #or worse — befriended them #and as mhin believes nothing good comes from letting people in #they also use the word 'run' differently #alon being the friendly and outgoing charmer she is uses it in a way that's almost like extending a hand to a new friend #“run with me buddy! we're gonna have tons of fun together I can already tell!” #and mhin uses the word in the traditional sense — again to distance themselves #“run away. don't come any closer to me.” #I kept the “take a leap” and “free to fly” parts because mhin's shadow form resembles a bird #I wanted the image of them flying over their walls and obstacles together

[thaliasthunder]

SHE'S HERE AND SHE'S

BEAUTIFUL

#*ugly crying* LOOK WHAT I GOT EVERYBODY #A GIFT FROM THE GODS TO MY HUMBLE HANDS #😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #THE WAY I'VE YEARNED FOR THIS BOOK FOR EVER SINCE I READ IT BACK IN NOVEMBER 2021 #YEARNED INTENSELY #AND NOW #MY ANCIENT GREEK SONS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME #HOME TO ME #😭😭😭😭😭 #tsoa #feeling very honored that my money officially went to miss madeline miller's bank account 🙏🏻 #also i guess this counts as #huh #mid face reveal #kinda #well anyway #the song of achilles #madeline miller

[obisamya]

What is going on w roy and keeley this season like genuinely

#do they. not know what to do w keeley and roy now that they're separated ? #keeley bi reveal is fun but now jack's evil so like. thanks for ruining the one ted lasso wlw rls. thank u so much for that #u know what would've been fun? shandy/keeley as the bi reveal #them being ex fwbs who start their fling up again now that they're in close proximity again and working together #it would make the whole firing shandy arc so much more nasty/personal too w/ the added component to their rls #it would. imo. give the writers more of an opportunity to give shandy more depth too #plus i think. having Keeley be the boss and realising the kind of power she has in that situation #would be. very interesting to explore w her. bc she's a Fun boss shes Nice but she accidentally creates this #unbalanced relationship w shandy that ends up blowing up in her face in the end #and she realises there are lines u have to draw as a fun boss. and also that she has to be mindful #of the power she has over ppl as a boss. how even if she has good intentions she still has to be conscious #of the stuff she says/does towards her employees #like the opposite of rebecca's arc. rebecca's was abt opening herself up #keeley's would be abt knowing how to draw lines between what's appropriate and what isn't #i have no idea what i'd do w roy on the other hand lol idk if he has anything going on he can just continue being funny w the dogs #and being jamie's new bff i guess

[waywardsalt]

okokokok so on the topic of botw/totk link having little to no emotion in cutscenes. ive said it in other posts but in botw it honestly makes sense given his present scenario and you are given a pretty good reason for it in the past. he's under a lot of pressure and he's just trying to do his job. in totk it does not work because he should have new memories now and he has memories with these new sages and with zelda and yet he's all but stonefaced with this people. there are some micro expressions and that's fine. but to me the problem with his lack of emoting in cut scenes is that it makes him very devoid of personality. he doesn't talk, so you're going to get the most of his personality from the way he moves and emotes, but in the cutscenes he just comes off as... dutiful stoic knight. with no meaningful feelings towards these people supporting him.

i'm not asking for him to be animated with all of these flourishes to give him some bombastic personality, but i just want to see him... react to stuff. see him express some extra emotion asides from determination.

people argue against botw/totk link having no expression by pointing out that he DOES emote quite a bit in gameplay and pointing that that there! there's his personality! and yes! i see it! and that kind of makes his lack of emotion in cutscenes worse! he can be and has been animated with personality and preferences and reactions and for some reason none of it is in the story important cutscenes! normally it's the other way around!

this isn't even fully about him having minimal expressions: i get it when people say it's maybe an autism thing, and that makes sense! i personally don't do a whole lot of expression when i'm under pressure, so i get it! that makes sense! i don't necessarily want him to have the facial expressions that skyward sword link had, i just want to see some shred of visual personality out of him in these cut scenes.

i mean... in ocarina of time, when the great deku tree is done telling his little story, you see that link has been sitting down. that's... something! stuff like the way he gets out of his bed and the speed at which he walks or runs in cut scenes... the engines oot and oot3d were done on can't allow for the same kinds of animations as botw/totk, but we still got little bits of personality just out of the way he moved his body. you emote with your body as much as your face. i may have a fairly straight face, but the way i may move gives away how i feel and how i act.

i wanted something like what we got in that first scene under hyrule castle- i wanted more of the moment when he gently takes zelda's torch because he knows her, understands that she may need both of her hands, and is willing to hold this torch for her while she grabs her stuff. you get a bit of personality out of that, you get that he knows zelda and how she works to some degree, and you get that there is trust between them because of this.

as far as i remember, this is the only instance of link being animated in such a way that suggests personality and his relationships with others. he emotes and is animated plenty outside of story beats, so he's very lively in dialogue options and little extra cutscenes, but in story beats, where he is interacting with his friends and discovering history and incredible secrets and trying to help the people he cares about and the world he cares about- it's all washed away, and it's kind of frustrating. i don't want anything big, just subtle little things, like his taking zelda's torch for her. something that isn't just him interacting with his environment and tepidly reacting- something that suggests little things about him and his opinions.

#second place to the torch scene is link getting recall i will admit. that was also good. his hesitation and astonishment. #loz #legend of zelda #totk #botw #link #like. it's not that he doesn't have facial expressions its that he expresses literally nothing notable when it matters #most of his personality is gleaned outside of the fucking story and sure it's there but come ON #him having his normal gameplay face when he finally gets his friend back is FUCKED i am sorry but my guy expressed literally nothing #salty talks #if you reply to this arguing with me its useless. yeah? i'm not going to argue about this this is my opinion on botw/totk link's animations #like. im going to bring up fucking ph. each character had a handful of face textures and my god the personality you got from their movement #i dont want link to have wild expressions i want him to move in a way that reveals his personality even slightly #rn he mostly moves like the character you control in a video game. he moves like a soulsborne customized player character #totk spoilers #i guess #btw this is the post that im pretty sure got eaten so uhhhh hope this one isnt eaten #bitching abt totk