@possumsarenice Dear God I Can See It Happening🤣🤣

Does anybody headcanon that Mikey or Leo from ROTTMNT sometimes mix up their words or just forget specific words that they have to then translate to Raph and Donnie what the word is?

Like Leo will ask for Raph to pass over the syrup but can't remember the name so he calls it, "waffle water." Or when Mikey hands Donnie his mug he forgets the word coffee and ends up calling it "bean juice."

Ooof, yeah, no. Our boy's would NOT get along. I'll be honest though, my Abel would probably lose the fight. He's a performer and while he is capable of fighting, he doesn't do it often. Your Able regularly uses torture methods which hurt Caine, they'd probably also work on my Abel.

The Amazing Digital Circus finally got to me....

With that said, allow me to introduce you to the circus's very own...

Animal Tamer!!

Abel!

Aka, my own personal take on the speculation surrounding C&A.

There's biblical imagery in TADC if you look for it, especially when it comes to our beloved Ringmaster himself, Caine, who's believed to be named after the first murderer in the bible. That paired with the C&A logo that briefly shows up has led people to believe that Caine had a brother named Abel.

This is just what I think Abel would look like if he does show up in the future or at all. I imagine Abel's an AI, like Caine, but is surprisingly emotionally intelligent and ran the program that allowed humans to leave the circus. (Slight reference to @fannele's version of Able) If we follow the pilot, then something happened to him, but since Caine was described to be a silly guy by @gooseworx themselves, I don't think he had anything to do with it. (If he did it might've been an accident.) The programmers might have potentially removed Abel or accidentally deleted him for some reason, we can't know for sure.

Those are just my thoughts on Abel and whether it's right or wrong, I don't really care. I just like how this guy came out! I'll be honest though, I probably should've chosen a better pose that convey's Abel's personality a bit more. That and he just generally looks like Caine but with a different outfit and a different head. He low-key looks like if Caine wanted a to wear a very slight Sonic themed outfit.

Idk, I guess I just subconsciously wanted Caine and Abel to be twins. (Darn it ninja turtles you have invaded my brain even now!!).

Anyways. That's just my take, hope you like!

I think it would be funny if Blue and Simoni dare each other to do the craziest stuff. To the point where Simoni swallowed a squeaky toy of all things.

How hard do you think Rise Raph and maybe 2012 Leo relate to Luisa from Encanto?

Now that I think about it, isn't 2012 Leo kinda like a mix of Luisa and Isabella??

Like, y'all know Rise Raph is under some serious pressure from being the oldest brother. (Taking care of three VERY chaotic little bros is NOT an easy task. Luisa has it objectively worse since she goes out of her way to look after her ENTIRE family. How neither of them popped a blood vessel is beyond me but whatever.) 2012 Leo has the same issue but he's also under pressure when it comes to being perfect. (Isabella outright stated she was stuck being perfect her entire life which is similar to Leo) In the sense of being the perfect ninja I mean. I'm not sure if that's just a me thing or what, but now I'm thinking of those two meeting the older Madrigal's and them all meeting up just to vent and gossip. (Leo and Isabella at least. Raph and Luisa are probably lifting weights or just chilling like royalty)

Remember yesterday when I said if it weren't for the colors, Pomni would actually be the first one Bill would make a deal with?

Ramblings below the cut!

I honestly really like this, but I think she looks too much like regular Pomni. I think it's the hat and colors. If I redraw this then I'd probably swap Pomni's hat w/ Bill's and add more triangles to her clothes, maybe swap out the pom poms for triangle charms.

Y'know in hindsight, Pomni and Bill use completely different shapes. Which, duh right? Pomni = circles, Bill = dorito triangle. I remember trying to make her hat be very sharp and triangular but when I did the line art it came out softer. Not a bad thing since Pomni is far more compassionate than Bill and this is a deliberate imagining of: if Bill possessed Pomni, what would he prefer she wear? Maybe I'm just being too critical, I'm not trying to draw a fusion. When I drew Bill Jax, he looked a lot like "Jax but formal," didn't even have to color the eyes. Through that lens I think I did pretty good with this drawing.

There’s no way that poppy will turn evil or sacrifice herself she’s so important to the game

Again, very valid, I mean she's the namesake of the game after all.

I just wonder what'll happen to Kissy, since all we got was a loud shriek off screen. I'm hoping that they don't kill her off either and that we can rescue her in the next chapter. Ngl I hoped we could've saved DogDay too when the trailers first came out.

Y'all know about the Miraculous Ladybug Paris Special? Y'know, the one with good Gabriel in it?

Spoilers ahead, be warned.

For as convoluted as the series is, I enjoyed the special. Nice to watch when bored, even better if you no longer care about the lore and only want something to fill the silence.

I think the names are a little weird (Betterfly, Ladyfly, etc.) but eh, not the end of the world.

There was this one scene that had me cackling though. It wasn't meant to be funny, I think it was supposed to be intimidating? Scary? Intense?

Idk but I can't take the show seriously. Especially not if you have the main characters running and then paN TO THIS-

HER FACE 🤣🤣🤣

Anyway. Anybody else thought that the ending gave off some real found family vibes? I can picture Shadybug and Claw Noir being super edgy or about to commit a crime but Betterfly's desperately trying to get them to stop, pleaSE YOU TWO, I WASN'T BUILT FOR THIS AMOUNT OF STRESS-

Oh yeah, I drew this a while ago and finished it recently. Just Bill with his puppet introducing you to Weirdmaggedon.

Looking at this drawing now led to some thoughts about why Bill possesses Jax. Y'all can read under the cut if you want.

Thanks to The Book of Bill and watching/reading others analyze Bill as a character, I think he's easier to understand than Jax. TADC is still pretty new, and only two episodes have come out far, so most of what I have on Jax is mostly speculation. We don't know if he's a sympathetic character or was born a jerk and we only know small tidbits like him being scared of corn for some reason. Thankfully @gooseworx has stated that we'll have an episode that'll flesh out Jax's character more, but for now we'll just have to speculate until then.

Since we don't know much about what Jax is thinking at any given time other than that he enjoys causing chaos for his own amusement so far, I'm not entirely sure if he would willingly allow Bill to puppet his body. Chances are he doesn't, at least not at first, and Jax is clever enough to know that Bill's hiding something.

As for how Bill even got into the circus in the first place, he is a dream demon. One that can enter the dreams of any living creature. While you might think that the cast members don't sleep or that Bill can't get to them since they're stuck in a digital hellscape, they are ultimately human. Ep. 2 of TADC even opens with Pomni having and waking up from a scary dream, so it's not that farfetched to say that Bill could reach the cast members.

But there's also the issue of why Bill would even be in the Digital Circus. Is it cause he's intrigued? Bored? Just stumbled on it and got curious? Any one of these reasons seems plausible so we'll leave that up to the imagination. There's also the question of even if Bill could posses someone in the circus, why would he? The cast is stuck there with no way out. There's different ways to go about it. One idea is to have the circus be a forgotten game, but still accessible on the Internet. You could still play it, but why would you if you never heard of C&A and all merchandise and marketing was pulled off of store shelves? Maybe the cast members were employees that were silenced or something of that nature.

The only way I see Bill wanting to take over the circus is if the circus itself is an entirely different reality than the real world the cast members used to live in. Bill already likes it weird and thanks to Caine there's no shortage of wacky shenanigans ready to be experienced. Honestly, that might mean that Bill would try to possess Caine, but he can't cause Caine's an AI. An advanced one to be sure, but still an AI.

I imagine Bill would either stay away from Pomni, get rid of her or potentially be a little fond of her. We know thanks to The Book of Bill that the guy's parents were red and blue triangles and frequently draws them during arts and crafts while in The Theraprism. Pomni would definitely remind Bill of his parents and what he did to them, that's why I'm not entirely sure if he would be okay with her around. Honestly though if it weren't for her colors then she'd actually be the first person Bill would make a deal with. She's smart and determined, but also desperate. Perfect for a deal if it weren't for lingering regrets Bill refuses to deal with.

Ragatha's a completely different story. She's gentle and kind, bordering on condescending, but she truly means well. Bill would probably find her boring and be uninterested with what happens to her. I think Bill might consider Ragatha a pawn at best because of her passivity.

Zooble we don't have much info about, but we do know that they're uninterested with whatever Caine offers and does her own thing most of the time. This'll probably change down the line, but for now I'm gonna say that Bill would find their "take apart, put back together" body interesting for a while and consider making a fidget toy out of Zooble.

Gangle's very emotional and the comedy/tragedy mask alters her personality which makes her a bit unpredictable. Otherwise, I don't see Bill being too interested in her and might not even care enough to bully her. If anything, I think he'd consider her "figurine thing" concerning.

Kinger's kinda kooky already and I think Bill would find him hilarious. At the very least Bill's gonna laugh at the tragedy that Kinger represents within the circus. Beyond that though, Kinger's mind is just too broken for him to make a deal with Bill.

Finally we have Jax. Like Pomni, Jax is smart and capable. He's confident and is really good at getting into places where he shouldn't. This is why I think Bill would offer up a deal with Jax, even if Jax turns him down at first. I think Bill would follow Jax around, revel in the rabbits chaos and offer up small ways to make it "more interesting." At first, Jax disregards Bill and his tips but eventually he gives it a try. Whether through curiosity or sheer boredom, Jax follows Bill's advice and has a great time. The more fun Jax has, the more he trusts Bill, leading to Bill's final trick.

However, something goes wrong. Bill starts to connect with Jax. They bond more and more over chaos and their desire for control. As time goes on, both Bill and Jax develop a genuine friendship. (A chaotic and arguably toxic friendship, but still a friendship nonetheless). Soon enough, the two make a deal, one that gave Jax endless entertainment at the cost of his digital body.

I'll leave it at that for now. If you made it to the end, thanks a lot! There's still plenty more to think about when it comes to these goobers so if anybody wants to add more to this I'd like to hear it.

She and Ragatha are the mom friends

New video that talks about the merch for The Amazing Digital Circus just came out-

https://youtu.be/FkXhKu80CWU?si=79rtSyV8P1qAl5D1

One scene in it also reminded me of this doodle I drew a while ago-

Surprise doodles I forgot to post!

I've been doodling a lot of turtles lately. These are the results.

Just some Rise boys, specifically, the Mutant Mashup boys. I started off with Donnie in like a crouching pose for funsies but thought soon after, "huh, what if I just practice drawing his expressions from the show?" Now look at em.

Some musings below the cut if you wanna read.

Their markings aren't set in stone, I can't decide between diamonds for Raph or something closer to those concept ninpo markings on Twitter for him. Leo is already pretty decked out with markings so not much to add there. Aside from maybe two more stripes that grow up to the corners of his mouth as he ages, or maybe extra stripes on his legs, Leo's pretty much set. Mikey's in the same boat, though I like to add extra spots for flavor. I had a little more fun with Donnie's marks. I liked the thought of him having a mark over his nose, it kinda looks like a bandaid which I enjoy. Plus I gave him some marks on his face that kinda match Leo's y'know, disaster twins and all. I intended to give him a mark on his neck for his "unemotional bad boy image," but I kept forgetting to add it and just decided to scrap it.

Since I shared the Rise kiddos, I'll just add the 2012 boys. Consider it an early reference for their face markings.

These boys I didn't use references for so they are off model quite a bit. The doodles were only meant to show their markings anyway so they'll do for now.

Since these boys are technically quadruplets, I decided to give them matching/mirrored marking placements and all their markings relate to their elemental ninpo. DaVinci's got a cloud on his right cheek which is opposite to Sanzio's, who's got a fire mark on his left cheek. Niccolo's got a splotchy marking on his right eye, completely opposite to Simoni's lightning bolt mark on his left eye. I'm not totally sold on Simon's eye mark and am probably gonna tweak it a bit.

Also, I didn't realize it but Zio and Nico have the same smile. Same with Vin and Simon.

Final note: I do still want to make them look like TMNT 2012 to an extent, so more practice and more references to come.

That should be all, I've got a few doodles that I wanna explain in another post but they gotta wait until I'm more rested. This one was just an explanation.

Stay safe y'all!!