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Joshquatch

Hey everybody, hope you enjoyed the short!

This short was a bit more of Evangeline's interview with Hugo that was shown in a previous short, where Hugo decides to have a little bit of "fun" to showcase why other criminals can be terrified of him.

Hugo Specter is known by many names. Some of them, such as the Chain-less Phantom, the Houseless Haunt, and the Ghost of GoldClaw, definitely evoke a sort of spectral spookiness. Even amongst the strange denizens of GoldClaw, he has a reputation for being unsettling and otherworldly, with his pure white cloak fluttering in the breeze and his propensity to evade death no matter what is thrown his way. Tie that into his Vessel gift, which is the ability to control of bones, and maybe spooky is a bit of an understatement.

Anyways, hope you all have a great day!

- Joshquatch

8 hours ago | [YT] | 724

Joshquatch

Hey everybody, hope you enjoyed the short!

Garnet stormed off after that to spend some time by herself. She tried to pretend nothing ever happened next time she saw Finn, but Finn wouldn't let her forget it. It was her snapping her ax handle in half with her bare hands that made him decide maybe teasing her wasn't the best course of action.

Oh, btw, the big guy in the picture is Jack. He's a giant, if you couldn't tell, and is kind of a friend to Garnet (or at least, he tries to be. Garnet often brushes him off because she prefers to be a lone wolf)

Have a great day everybody!

- Joshquatch

1 week ago | [YT] | 1,887

Joshquatch

Hey everybody, hope you enjoyed the short!

Since Tony came from the 50s, he can definitely start to say some things that... may not be exactly conducive with the attitudes of today. However, he is learning!

Tony later made it up to Zoe on their next date-I mean kidnapping with some flowers.

Hope you have a great day ya'll!

- Joshquatch

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 2,161

Joshquatch

Hey everybody, hope you enjoyed the short today!

A little flashback to when Byron was on the job, and he had to deal with a spelunker that got stuck in a place Byron couldn't reach. I think it was called Lloyd's Coffin or something like that? Byron isn't really the best at shifting his physical form, so he eventually had to get Void's help to squeeze in there and get the soul out.

This is probably one of Byron's more humorous stories from on the job, and is one that Void has told Jillian multiple times (mostly to boast about how his big brother depends on him). It goes to show that even if violent deaths are often depressing, sometimes there's humor to be had in all the dumb ways people can meet gruesome ends.

Anyways, hope you all have a great day!

- Joshquatch

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1,700

Joshquatch

Hey everybody, hope you enjoyed the short today!

Ricochet thought that maybe some friendly competition between the alters would be good for them, so she tried to put on a game night. It went downhill fast. Abel crashed out hard (he hates random chance), Dallas kept trying to cheat in any way he could, and Barnaby somehow took home the win even though nobody could decide what game they were even playing. Barnaby just has that kind of natural luck in card games.

But hey, at least they didn't play Monopoly. THAT would've been a blood bath.

Hope you all have a great day!

- Joshquatch

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 2,053

Joshquatch

Hey everybody, hope you enjoyed the short!

First, a little health update. I finally had surgery on my toe and currently recovering from that. I got the procedure that makes it so it will never get ingrown again, which is amazing, even if I was chewed out by my mom for letting it get so bad (Love you ma).

But onto the actual short. Olive sometimes encounters civilians during her time as Void, who either scream and yell in fear, ask her questions, or geek out about her. When they actually turn out to be friendly, Olive feels like it would be rude to bail without saying anything, even if the thought of having to talk to civilians is scarier than fighting Dusks. When they aren't friendly, she usually just pulls the disappearing act without engaging. However, anytime Eulalie specifically tries to "interview" her, Olive has to resist the urge to send her into the stratosphere, as that would be bad for her public image. She settles on just destroying her camera and disappearing.

Anyways, hope you have a great day!

- Joshquatch

1 month ago | [YT] | 2,312

Joshquatch

"I thought I saw something outside today. Something tall. Probably just a trick of the light... I definitely need more sleep."

1 month ago | [YT] | 1,419

Joshquatch

CW// DISCUSSION OF INJURY & VENT ART

Hey everybody, hope you're all doing well! 

No short today, as I'm taking a little vacation for myself to unwind and rest this week. Probably won't be one next week either, since I won't be back in time to make one. Not gonna apologize for that, since last time I apologized you guys all (lovingly) yelled at me in the comments. In all seriousness, thank you all for the support on the last post, I really do appreciate it. 

Speaking of, my toe is... well not great, as it did turn out to be infected. But at the very least it's getting treated! Hopefully these antibiotics and an upcoming doctor's appointment will nip it in the bud.

Since there is no short, I decided it would be fun to share some of the art that I've been doing lately when I've had the energy. The first picture is a superhero duo called LoveTap and BlastCap, with LoveTap being a former member of a superhero team trying to find her footing after a rocky departure from said team, and BlastCap being a robotic henchman of a villain deciding to try and become a hero and his own person. Still in beginning stages with this story.

The second is a vent piece I made that actually turned out REALLY good. Like, I was not expecting to cook that hard for something meant to just get some complicated feelings out. Just wanted to capture the feeling of having a bunch of chaotic and conflicting emotions trapped behind someone's visage that all want to escape.

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy the art, and have a great day!

- Joshquatch

1 month ago | [YT] | 2,206

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CW// DISCUSSION OF BLOOD & INJURY

Um, hey everybody. So my plan today was to make the short for tomorrow. God apparently decided that wasn’t happening, as now I’m going to the ER.

Before y’all freak out too bad, my life is not in danger. My toe just thought today was a good day to split open and bleed everywhere. Like, it’s bad, but I’m gonna be fine once it’s taken care of. It’s just gonna eat up all the time I thought I had today. Honestly, it’s my own dang fault. Word of advice: if you have an ingrown toenail, get it checked out BEFORE it decides to bleed all over your sandals.

So, yeah, tomorrow’s short is no longer happening. I’m so sorry for the inconvenience. Love you guys, and have a good day!

- Joshquatch

1 month ago | [YT] | 1,469

Joshquatch

Hey everybody, hope you enjoyed the short!

I always tend to draw Hugo jumping off cliffs as his primary method of escape, so with this "Alter Ego" trend, I felt it was pretty apt to have Specter show off his method of falling with style.

Of course, outside of the Lawmen, nobody has actually seen Hugo pull off this impossible escape route. Penny obviously believes him, but even with all of the stunts he's seen Hugo pull, Beckham refuses to believe him whenever he makes these claims. I mean, Hugo may be a death-defying outlaw of legend, but he's not immortal. How would he even pull any of these jumps off without ending up six feet under? The world may never know...

(Also, thank you guys so, so much for all the love and encouragement on my last post. I really needed that. You are all such kind, amazing souls.)

Hope you have a great day ya'll!

- Joshquatch

2 months ago | [YT] | 1,731