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One thing I reaaaally want in KH4 is Riku stealth / search segments that draw on his fucking weird Dream Eater powers. Smelling darkness finally becomes a literal game mechanic

(I know the stealth part of Days sucked. I’m talking Metal Gear stealth, not Days stealth)

Okay, but what if in KH4, we get a Wreck-it Ralph world and it’s not Game Central Station.

Litwak’s Arcade. Sora goes to Litwak’s Arcade and his friends are inside the games looking for him, trying to reach him.

You play as Sora, who himself is playing as the Guardians of Light in various pixel art styles, in parodies of games. They’re trying to communicate to him, they can see him, but at the same time he doesn’t recognize them.

They’re trying to send little signals the best way they can. But if they don’t follow the arcade machine input, the Wreck-it Ralph characters will see our Guardians of Light as doing the equivalent of going turbo.

There could be parts that follow either group’s perspective, too. Maybe they try playing by the game’s rules at first. Then when it doesn’t work, we could follow the characters going turbo, exploring inside the machines themselves.

Here are some ideas for what games I would put the characters in below the cut:

Nooot sure Riku would be there if he’s also in Quadratum, but my gut tells me some variation of platformer like Donkey Kong or Mario for him— It’s also the genre for Wreck it Ralph itself, which, worldception makes sense if Riku is here. (This would also reference his running-up-building gymnastics in Another Side, the damsel in distress nature of Sora rn, and the urban setting of Donkey Kong).

I wouldn’t be opposed to Riku in a first-person shooter or stealth game either, depending on how his relation to Yozora turns out, he could parry Xemnas’ lasers like crazy in KH2

We already know MelMem is a rhythm game, so Kairi would probably be in a game like DDR or Guitar Hero if she were there. But I’d also dig seeing her in a collect-a-thon where we can finally level her up as a Princess of Heart

Donald and Goofy in either Duck Hunt or a gummi ship version of Galaga (low hanging fruit)

I can see the sea salt family playing as the Ghosts in Pac-Man!

I’m also imagining Roxas in Pong (“It’s just like struggle bat!”)

And I want Axel in Street Fighter because he’s always talking smack. Rematch between Lea and Ventus imminent

Xion could haunt the Photo Booth, alternatively— Sora snaps a picture of himself and we get a reversal of their relationship in Days.

I am also going to suggest Rampage using keyblade armored forms, either hers (since she’s huge wtf) or the Wayfinder trio’s

I could see Naminé being in Q-Bert, except completing the field with your colors could be somehow connected to memory reparation and data mechanics. I can also see her in a Kirby world, since the Kirby worlds tend to be arts and crafts themed, and she’s also technically a replica now

Ventus, Aqua, and Terra in Sugar Rush, except their cars are based on their gliders— it just makes more sense for them than anyone else, I think

Going to Hero’s Duty would probably trigger Aqua’s Land of Darkness PTSD, but this time she’s not alone and Terra (and/or King Mickey or Ventus) comes with her. This would be a really good game for both of them, actually, because Cybugs could be an analogy for darkness stealing your form

Joust, but it’s Cloud Strife riding a chocobo

Last suggestion? Dream Eater claw machine. I want to see Sora with Meow Wow plushies

I drew & printed a bunch of mini Xions

they're inspired by Tim Peacock’s comic Hole.

Full cover for my senior thesis comic Rhaco: Geckos of New Caledonia

A children’s edufantasy starring three young geckos learning their place within their community, the ecosystem New Caledonia— and protecting musical ghosts from a mysterious threat through lessons in Song magic!

The main characters are Ves the crested gecko, his best friend Bram the chahoua, and his little half-brother Srax (also crested gecko). In this first installment, we learn about the musical ghost shepherds.

Soriku double-sided risograph prints!!!

Happy 23rd anniversary KH!

This is a print run of 50~ I will be losing some to the critique in my risography class.

I’m open to sales if prints are remaining after class exchanges! Shipping would have to wait until at least my graduation in May

Information

paper: cotton candy pop-tone

dimensions: 11 x 17 in

inks: risofederal blue x red (front), violet x orange (back)

approx 10 editions are also printed with an extra layer of green on the front, which functionally adds black to Sora and Riku

print job handled personally via university riso machines

This OOAK on scrap paper is my personal favorite. Still deciding what I will do with it

Also, special shoutout to the amazing CanaryWitch @starhoodies, whose Soriku zine gave me an excuse to draw these fluffy boys for class!

Remember when I said I would draw the Firsts as extras (gextras) for my thesis comic about geckos? Yeah I still haven’t had time for that

but what I CAN give you is my slideshow presentation about what geckos I would design AGSZC as

I think this is what they call a special interest :)

The AGS trio would probably be cameos from a different island since my comic is set in New Caledonia

Clocktowers (Coldplay's Clocks x Xion's theme)

Coldplay's Clocks means a lot to me and I realized it suits Xion KingdomHearts VERY lyrically and rhythmically (no wonder I'm fixated with her 😅). So yesterday I thought I'd edit Xion's theme together with Coldplay Clocks in Garageband because they really are quite similar when transposed!

The tempo's stilted bc I couldn't figure out how to adjust the tempo at different points in basic GarageBand, only change the overall tempo for the entire track-- so I was splitting and clipping a lot to make sure the beats lined up. Same thing with the transitions, I smoothed them out to the best of my ability... (If you're more experienced than me and like the idea, PLEASE feel free to make a better version because I would EAT THAT UP)

Cynder! I love the more ceratopsian look she has in ANB and TEN.

imagining it as a GN cover or something

10 people I'd like to know better

alright @stargazing-zani tagged me in this

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Last song: Jesse McCartney performing Seal's Kiss From A Rose on the Masked Singer as his cool turtle fursona who said that. I also listened to his version of Bleeding Love for a full day this week

Favorite color: Xanthophyll yellows

Last book: it's all just fanfiction 😅 War Machines by AhsokaTheBrave is my favorite portrayal of Nuts and Dolts bar none and is drip feeding me some powerful mighty love. I cannot recommend it enough. By the way, any KH fans know of some good Xion-centric fics?

Last movie: The Wild Robot / Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (as per friend recommendation)

Last TV show: skip? I haven't watched anything since I sat down for Arcane pt 1 with Star

Spicy/Sweet/Savory: Uhhh honestly it's more about the texture and I probably prefer sour-bitter flavors like vinegar and lemon and spicy mustard and olives. but uh. milky-sweet's fine. bubble tea is really good. rose matcha, taro, oolong, i like those flavors best.

Last online search: toontown bats

Current obsession: 👑 Kingdom 💛 Hearts, I've been playing Days and KH1 simultaneously

Looking forward to: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Graduating with my degree ig. this final semester's gonna be all studio classes so I just hope I can make some decent stuff and not have it be an utter beatdown

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I tag... @luneandbarbecue @certifieddragonenjoyer @thatmaxcontent @desib717 @cloudysx @seiphcos @wowa-bublord @celestetcetera @starrattlerofprydain @roovenn @etinceelle @plague-kavoo Some of you I genuinely don't know that well so I apologize if it's annoying to receive a mention from unknown person! As is stated in the title, this is some people I'd like to know better. Sorry if I missed a mutual!

are MMD redraws normal? does anyone actually hyperfixate on watching MMDs enough to make fanart of them?

'cause I watched @britishmindslave's MMD of the Destiny trio flashdancing to Heroes Tonight for a full week back in November and it inspired me to make this. Please go watch the original video on their YT you won't regret it

WELCOME! to Fridge’s tumbling zone—

if you find my real name through another profile, still call me Fridge please and thanks 🙏 (it's what I go by in fandom spaces, and 90% likely how you "know" me)

I’m graduating art school this spring and majoring in illustration, if all goes as planned! I have a website for my work and a Redbubble for buying a few of my designs. I animate and make prints as well.

I am cake n' aces and apparently my brain is wired differently!

Interests :

The main fan stuff I reblog is 👑 Kingdom Hearts, 🥀 RWBY, and sometimes ❄️ Frozen.

I am teeth-and-nails obsessed about Xion (KH) and Penny Polendina (RWBY)

I also like

🦎 geckos, especially New Caledonian geckos! I'm making a comic about them! My crestie OC Ves is basically my fursona at this point, and he has his own young readers' adventure story incorporating my interest in their ecosystem

🌟Flight Rising, the dragon petsite into which I pour my conlang hobby. I sell chibi stickers of all breeds chronologically released up to 2023, am in the Light flight, and Aethers are my favorite breeds.

🎧Coldplay! They are my favorite band, I know their discography extensively. My favorite album is X&Y -- though my favorite songs are probably from A Rush of Blood to the Head)

🦉 Guardians of Ga’Hoole… aside from the books being fantastic by their own merit, I have 100%ed the shovelware Wii game to the ends of the earth and back, and I still have the Soren Christmas ornament / Soren and Gylfie Beanie Babies from when I was a kid

💎 Spyro the Dragon-- I was introduced on the ones where Spyro is in a beat-em-up genre, but I love my spunky skateboarding little collectathon dragons. (Legend of Spyro -> Skylanders -> Reignited)

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I love reading tags and comments on my work btw. If you’ve left a message I’ve probably read it!!

I'm kinda inconsistent with my tags— only recently started using them to make things searchable on my blog

#fridge’s art for.... guess

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for fictional characters, if they have a name that is common, I usually add fandom specifiers in the tag for their name

If I think of anything else I'll add it! (And of course, feel free to ask "About Me" questions)

Been yanking flexing the median nerve in my wrist as a stim lately and that’s on top of A) chronically using my fingers instead of the Apple Pencil to draw and B) doing it nonstop for 2+ months

So while I wait for my wrist to heal enough to draw new things (cause it’s been acting up when I do simple tasks lately) there’s a backlog of stuff I’ve been too executively dysfunctional to post, mostly art but also stuff like uhhhhh an introduction post?? 😭

Think I may start uploading them. I may have to get my friend to nudge me. social media hard

Good morning next day tumblr. I invite you to observe this Kingdom Hearts design from my Redbubble. If anyone wants a Sora wielding Two Become One. Feel free to purchase at your own interest, of course ^-^

After making a 10 minute ethnographic documentary on the “cropped mgs meme” for an anthropology course I kinda fell in love with them and wanted to make Kingdom Hearts versions

Credit to @gummi-ships for many of the background screencaps, and to Cropped mgs memes on Twitter for the memes which inspired these

Hold up, cushfuddled made that video?? Cushfuddled, the RISD alum who made Warriors: Twin Shadows, an absolute masterpiece of a comic in terms of visual storytelling? Well THAT gave me whiplash to find out Like cushfuddled, I'm an artist, not a musicologist-- but I love looking at the scores for my favorite games and movies, and for Frozen, it was a special kind of musical fixation. So I've been putting off watching that video.

I made leitmotif compilations combing every animated feature and even the Broadway musical. Comparatively observing where the Frozen musics use themes and how. What I learned from doing that is, the way Frozen uses its leitmotifs, it's like the equivalent of consistent writing for music.

The goal is for those leitmotifs to be recognizable, and you can hear callbacks all throughout the film. (Sorcery shows up very often of course, which makes sense given how many magical duels are going down, and how often it's used to represent Elsa.)

But there's also PLENTY new recognizable leitmotifs which F2 introduces-- the spirits all share one (G#, G, E) in addition to each having their own unique one. More on this.

And concerning Atohallan's kulning / Dies irae, it actually does show up a lot, just not in a form that would be glaringly obvious to the audience.

The notes in the siren call are F# F, F# D#. As characters are moving through the mist, or find the ship, you get little inklings of the spirits' theme (that G#GE I mentioned, though sometimes it's transposed to something like E E♭ C or has a few notes changed to sound dissonant and create tension). The general formula though is: a root note, followed by a half-step down, and then three semitones down from that.

The relation of the siren call is that it's a resolved form of this dissonance. The first two notes will have the same relationship as in the spirits' theme but it ends with D#, completing the chord. Almost like Ahtohallan is a higher power presiding over the spirits...

There's a special leitmotif which plays whenever Elsa performs "the next step" in her journey (i.e. taming a spirit). This one begins F# E C. I'm pretty sure anyone who has watched the film can hear the moment when Elsa gets on Nokk's back and there's that triumphant swell of strings as she rides toward the glacier. That same motif plays again when she stops the flood. THAT'S THE ONE I'm talking about. That's beautiful! That's so beautiful actually!

And guess what! It's designed to resolve the spirits' themes (or at the very least Nokk's), and then it leads into Show Yourself, which is itself a resolution of the main theme which all the spirits share

Saying the music is bad because it's not putting up more glaring road signs about the siren's call... takes away the artfulness? It's intelligently written. It's also so fun to catch bits of other songs in parts of the score. The Epilogue does a really good job of weaving them all together, especially with how many new ideas are musically introduced with old ones.

If they're talking about the songs being unmemorable, there are entire videos dedicated to how wonderful SY and TNRT are. But even When I'm Older, which the thumbnail suggests they're using as the butt, messes with the playful instrumentation that Olaf is always known for. His musical entrances are a bit less cohesive, but they always sound like someone tripping up a set of stairs. He has a jazzy showtune feel to all of his songs (When Everything Falls Apart, from the Broadway musical, is so fun) and When I'm Older, I would argue, incorporates that instrumentation at center stage. So if anything they should not be couching their argument in that song, because it uses glaring instrumental choices that make sense for Olaf.

And if anyone who's actually good at music theory wants to articulate better on anything I’ve said, feel free-- I'm going back into hermitage while I try to survive finals

I feel I have to write something about this video critique on Christophe Beck's score of F2, especially since I'm mentioned favorably in the video description. The creator (cushfuddled on Tumblr) had a chat with me a while back on the Frozen 2 soundtrack, as they were creating this video.

Unfortunately, this video gave me great pain as I watched. I couldn't finish it and stopped at about 30minutes.

This is an opinion video, so, we can agree to disagree. The creator did tell me in Tumblr chat that they didn't like the F2 soundtrack, so, fair warning, but I was not prepared for the level of criticism in the video.

The creator said that the score of the film is not memorable - I totally disagree. I could play any of the themes from the score right now on the piano for you, even 5 years after the movie was released. The creator also set a 3 question quiz testing the listener on whether they could identify which 3 out of 12 excerpts of music was from F2, trying to "prove" that the music of F2 is forgettable and unrecognizable - well, I got all 3 questions correct. Easily.

The creator made a big deal about composer Christophe Beck not being "allowed" by Disney to use the 4-note "siren" call in his score because its use had to be reserved for the moments in the plot that the siren calls to Elsa. This is sort of true, Beck has mentioned this in interviews but I don't see the problem. He wasn't "banned" by Disney per se, it's mutual discussions between the filmmakers and the composer about what is best for the film and Beck is just doing his job and what a damn fine job he did!

This is not a personal attack on the creator, it's just my opinions. Agree to disagree, I'm not one to start online wars. The creator did mention me favorably in the description. I do recognize that I am on the other end of the spectrum in that I'm hyper fixated on the music, am a musician myself and I memorize and internalize music effortlessly, and most of all, I LOVE THE SCORE.

being both a Kingdom Hearts and RWBY fan means that every time art of Strelitzia from KH:Uχ appears on my dash I have to pause to double check it’s not Penny Polendina, that other teal-eyed ginger in a lovely skirt and bow neckpiece doomed by the narrative whose murder someone was framed for

Speaking of @foreststarflaime and dragons, I made this pixel art of their character Foreststar while we were at the library together. (I make pixel art sometimes) They can tell you all about her if they wish, and correct any of my errors-- my cursory recollection is that she's like a storybook god-dragon who is the patron of protagonism, and reincarnates as many different people and creatures to pursue the depths of kindness, wisdom and wonder.

Where every star on her wing represents a different story, it fuels her breath of blue fire with the intensity and brilliance of a life lived nobly.

Xemnas' pronouns are "what's left / all there ever was"

bonus Demyx interaction below cut:

I drew @foreststarflaime's AU where the Final Fantasy 7 guys are dragons (original "AGSZC as dragons" post)

Star sent it to me, I said I was too dead tired to draw it, the rest is history

It won't pull me down (Keep moving forward now) The weight of impossible days (Keep your head above the clouds) I'll stand tall (I'm right with you, I will lift you) I'll rise up and carry us all the way (Just hold on)

Nuts and Dolts art inspired by "Atlas Falls" - Shinedown (2:41)

If Riku's canonically a Dream Eater, then it stands to reason he'd look like one in Monstropolis yeah?? (monster-Sora already looks like a Chirithy, notice)

Anyways some design notes

He's the same (or adjacent) species as Dean Hardscrabble from Monsters University-- though not a centipede taur for Reasons

(SquareEnix probably prefers consistent proportions across world specific models to make rigging easier, and therefore would not design him Like That)

His wings and elytra are at his waist since from my observation, they like to put things at waist length in Riku's designs. When folded flat against the thigh it looks like pockets.

He would use the lower wings mainly for gliding, to generate extra lift (given the length of his tail)

I'm debating moving the position of the Spirit sigil to his back, between his wings-- 1) that is consistent with its placement in DDD, plus 2) his wings would also contextualize it like a Nightmare

Your honor he's just a little guy

Sora's monstropolis model is a bit uncanny proportionally speaking, but he's still cute if you squint past the weird textures and boggly eyes

SORAAAAAA LOVEUUUU YOU'RE MY FAVORITE TO DRAW J'ADORE (<- says this about 7+ other characters. they're all the favorite child.)

Been doodling from reference, but in my style, as a bedtime ritual (which backfires because I don't go to bed after that)

a drawing of Ruby Rose (8/4/2024)

a drawing of Penny Polendina (8/4/2024)

Is that ASGARD in my FROZEN??? (unsubtle rainbow bridge) Is that Ymir's shadow hunting them?? Are we making Atohallan = Muspellheim??? :0 Is Elsa a Vanir in 2027???? HELPPP (we are SO getting a complicated second layer to where her powers come from)

+no shot, if anyone sneaks canon comparisons between Elsa and Fenrir into this, I'll need to be fettered

I know we explore Norse mythology plenty in the Frozen expanded material. We get Skøll as Hans' heartless in KH3, draugr in Polar Nights, and viking constellations in Forest of Shadows (they also pull Aren's mythical sword out of a viking dragon-ship and use it to fight a giant nattmara wolf, so). Usually a lot of the viking-age Scandinavian legend, such as creatures mentioned in the Eddas, are tied to specifically Arendelle's history though.

This promo seems to imply that the Enchanted Forest has some connection with Asgard (I am assuming it is Asgard for now). Or at least we are geographically taking off from there.

Which could come at the expense of Northuldra story? Diff culture. Not every fairytale race is related to the Enchanted Forest, or needs to be-- we have the trolls in the Valley of the Living Rock and Huldrefólk at Miner's Mountain. Although! Nøkk is a more Norse legend as well, yet acts as Northuldra's respected water spirit, so: not unlikely that the Northuldra may honor the existence of Norse spirits. (They may not even appear much at all.)

ohhh fuck. i can smell the magnus chase crossovers three years away. what have you DONE /lh

but I'm just so so excited. What if the crystals from F2 were runic and Anna learned galdr so she could have a moment like Gerda's magic prayer in the Snow Queen? What if we had magical ravens, like the talking ravens in the Hans Christian Andersen fable? What if Elsa argued with the Nornir about destiny, or Olaf bantered with Heimdall and unintentionally caused Ragnarok? What if Kristoff accidentally used Andvari's ring for the vows and gave us the most glorious Disney dragon moment since Maleficent? And come on, Anna with a battleaxe and bloodlust?!

Ironically, first seeing this was the direction after F2, I felt unfavorably about stacking on brand new lore, thinking it might rehash the "newfound community arc" which would make it infuriatingly harder to develop old and new relationships from previous movies (for weak reasons)

This is because Elsa's new power from Frozen II wasn’t really something magical: she still has ice, she’s always had ice, and it’s not like her ice got any more OP than it already was. (F1 already proved she can bring snowmen to life, build entire castles in less than five minutes, and freeze a whole ass fjord. I don't think stopping the flood or talking to a sentient glacier topped all that.) What she gained was fellowship with other magical beings and people who understand magic-- a community to help. Not to mention the closure in knowing that her mother would have accepted her, affirmation that she has a purpose, and freedom to assume new roles.

I do want the new movie to spend time using the new lore to steady our characters though, not the other way around. Can't always become something new to move forward, yknow? Gotta nurture what she has instead of breaking the absolute ceiling eventually.

but seeing them break the absolute ceiling is liberating every time so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

actually wait. who's running arendelle right now?

First piece of concept art for Frozen 3 (2027) by Brittney Lee revealed at D23 Expo 2024

...can the lonely take the place of you?

A sleepless Elsa sings a power ballad alone in her room after her bedside portrait reminds her of the family "she" broke. Seems Sir Jorgenbjorgen is not just an excellent listener, but substitute dance partner as well.

I abhor the first page layout but, sorry, I can't be bothered to stare at it any longer.

A bonus scrapped page after the cut:

An artdump of Elsa as she appears in the holiday short Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017).

my love for this woman is kinda debilitating sometimes. i could gush about the benevolent ice queen for paragraphs

We got a little cabin fever and watched Crisis Core

"She's Gloreth's monster"

relief prints of the scroll from Nimona (2023), 21 x 13.5 in, printed 12/16/23

Hand-drawn and cut on MDF. Here's some pictures of the original woodblock before and after its print run