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I’ll just put this riiiiiighhhhtttt here.

TW: disturbing lyrics/visuals, implied murder, death, general angst, blood.

Some background I guess:

Basil’s show is basically a original story made by one of my friends, @allie-dear and I decided to make a little animation meme/animatic (whatever you wanna call it lol) for the lore and whatnot and so now I’m posting it :>

btw, a handful of these ocs shown are owned by @allie-dear!

song name- sprawling idiot effigy (yes, I am aware that the lyrics aren’t correct, I just wanted to extend them a lil :p )

asking about ur characters again but i forgot which i asked already bleh bleh bleh

1. Does Itzal have a normal right eye, as in it looks like his left eye?

2. Does Candols tag work similarly or different from Itzal's?

3.How does traph navigate around? Does he have trouble, see in another way or uses something like echo location?

4. Where did cargo come from?

5. Do Huechys and Acrid know eachother?

Itzal's right eye doesn't exist, though I have yet to work out what happened to it. Thinking maybe it got forcibly removed as a trade for something, maybe his scarf? IDK.

Candol's tag definitely has magical properties itself, but I'd imagine his tag would be more focused towards protecting his own magical abilities. Maybe Candol and Itzal have a sort of rivalry that prompted this. Would need to develop that.

Traph definitely has his own way of seeing the world around him. Just on the spot right now, I'm thinking those bands around his face allow him to sense the whole area around him. It'd be really hard to sneak up on him as a result.

Cargo once ran a group of pirates that Cane and Kymera were a part of. However, one day, their ship got wrecked and Cargo was presumed dead, but he came back one day in the port cities of Onion Ocean to the surprise of everyone. By now, Kymera had moved away to do tournament fighting closer to Cookie Country, since Onion Ocean doesn't have many major tournaments. As for what happened to Cane, I'm not quite sure yet.

Huechys and Acrid are brothers! Cytra is a brother as well, but he's not well-liked by the other two and thus does his own things.

the following text is work-in-progress lore stuff i wrote down recently and have copied from where i put it down! i mainly wrote it to tie up some loose ends in my kirby au.

Emotion: A Blessing, Power, and Weapon

Emotion is a fundamental fact of life no matter which way you look at it. It's part of who we are.

On Popstar, other planets, and all of the branching timelines, emotion is so much more: Strong emotion can make or break battles or, in rare cases, influence fate itself.

Not everyone can weaponize their own emotions, much less consciously, and the effectiveness of the power of one's emotions is very inconsistent across individuals. However, a general pattern is that more positive influences on emotions tend to increase the effectiveness of other powers drawn out through such. This isn't always the case, as certain individuals may draw power based on only intensity or may become stronger under negative influences, but it applies to most, especially to those able to do so on Popstar.

Sometimes this manifests as a copycat mutation, as it did with Wakana, whose love for Nova grew so intense that it awoke a new power within her: Nova's Light. Other times it will influence how variants of someone will behave, as all variants of Wakana and Nova love each other in some way. (It's also a major factor on how Parallel Wakana survived her purification process. She should absolutely be dead.)

There's a couple of rules to make this work.

1. You have to completely and genuinely feel the emotions you get powered up by. I'm not sure how to explain it with words, but an example would be like... if Wakana said "i love you" to someone out of fear, that would not trigger her copycat mutation, even if she does feel the love to some extent. It has to be pure, fiery, unbridled emotion that makes all this happen. (There ARE exceptions, like if you're feeling angry at some jerk because they hurt someone you love.) Oftentimes this means more stoic or less expressive individuals can't make use of this quirk. This also means you can't force it to happen at all.

2. Robots with an Energy Core powering them cannot make use of this - only robots that utilize a Soul, even if it's artificial like Nova's. It's unclear why the more cost-effective robots can't do it, but (in-universe) many who are aware of this entire thing have likened it to how bad jobs that prioritize money no matter what will make you resent what you work with, even if you liked it before.

HEY SO ABOUT THAT ✨LORE✨ I PROMISED

...theres not a lot rn but i do want to talk abt an older oc im starting to develop a bit.

this is Mirran! hes a Dark Matter who lives in the Mirror World, and hes the leader of the "Valkyrie Project", which is basically the task force dedicated to saving the ruined planet of Mirror Popstar.

hes capable of utilizing mirrors for mischief and spying on others, as he can enter any mirror as an independent reflection of you. hes also able to control your movements if you look at him in yhe mirror, but he doesn't use this a lot due to its potential. of course, he possesses the Mirror ability's capability of illusory duplicates, projectile reflecting, etc.

many rumors of varying descriptions and accuracy surround him, but one thing is for certain: hes got his eye on everyone.

(also yes this art is OLD.)

WEEKLY QUESTION TIME WOOOO

Asking about your two main ladies >:D

1. Does Wakana have a favorite childhood dish, if so what is it?

2. Whats Nova's favorite unconvientual looking animal (like animals that majority of people find ugly)

Wakana's favorite childhood dish… ooh, I've actually never thought about this. I think she'd have a very strong nostalgia for Rektun's homemade pies, particularly those of pumpkin, blueberry, or strawberry flavor. (Rektun had to learn to cook well because of Elise's abnormally long disappearance, so he's actually quite a good chef all things considered!)

If by "unconventional animals" we're talking about animals we'd find here on earth, I think her favorite would probably be the star-nosed mole. (idk tbh i had to look up a list myself LOL) However, if we're talking about in-universe animals… I wouldn't have an answer because I don't really have non-sentient animals developed yet outside of a few examples.

(Mariah carry its time sfx here)

Does Arcline's beetle like headgear also work as a lightning rod or it can only shoot out electricity ?

How long are the bones spikes able to be on Tick? Are they able to be broken off too?

I'd imagine it'd function quite well as a lightning rod, especially when Arcline is running low on electricity.

The bone-spikes on Tick can theoretically grow indefinitely, but past a certain point they're too cumbersome for him to have on him. He regularly breaks them off for combat usage, partly because he doesn't want them to be so heavy on him.

TIME FOR YOUR WEEKLY RANDOM QUESTIONS ABIUT YOUR FCS THAT I TOTALLY DIDNT ALMOST MISSED TWO WEEKS WORTH SO IM ASKING 4

1- Whats the estimated amount of monitors Worm has?

2- What type of plants does Rosine have in her garden?

3- which weapon does Lance have the most knowledge on?

4- what would happen if Itzal's scarf were to be ripped?

I'd say the hoarder has at least 50 different monitors, probably with an upper limit of 100 for now. Worm loves his tech and tends to use the flatter monitors he has in a specific room not only to keep track of multiple hacking targets at once, but also to intimidate if anyone confronts him in there.

Rosine mostly has smaller flowering plants. I still have to work out the flora of my AU but the biggest plant she owns is a rare tree: the Pink Star Blossom! She also has an affinity for insects and is extremely careful not to hurt them, especially when they're drawing nectar from her flowers.

Lance knows a lot of things about a lot of weapons. However, since there's so many variants of each weapon out there (for example, a variant of a hammer is the rocket hammer, which individuals like Kymera use) it's hard to place a definitive answer on what weapon he knows the most about, but I can tell you which he's the most skilled with: his own spikes! (As for actual weapons you hold with your hands, he prefers swords the most since they're the most similar to his own powers.)

Itzal's scarf is magically enchanted to be resistant to attempts to rip it apart. If you somehow do manage to tear it, though, a powerful explosion of dark energy will erupt from the tear. It will regenerate fairly quickly (again due to magical enchantments), but the explosion deals massive damage to both Itzal and whoever tore the scarf if they're in range.

Side note but THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME ALL THESE QUESTIONS KLFDJSHGFDSLKJ

Questions about Sinstra and Destra

My question on Sinstra are on whether or not the copies look exactly like him or do they have subtle changes? Is Destra able to do something among the sorts too :]?

for Sinistra: the clones look exactly like him! the only difference is that theyre vastly less defensive than the real one.

for Destra: i'd say he is able to do the same thing, though his clones would have a more space-like aesthetic to them.

the Void Blade's design!

ive been having tons of fun developing Parallel Popstar's Void Corruption lately so heres a lil something i made recently for that: the Void Golem! it's a parasitic Void Beast called a Void Hijacker, and they are about the size of a regular Puffball. one of them took control of a huge statue of the previous queen, Axis.

related side note but the "Parallel" bosses from Kirby Star Allies also exist in my au:

Parallel Woods is the Void Arbor, a titanic tree that is capable of controlling the bizarre plant life of the Void.

Parallel Kracko is the Void Storm, a gargantuan and unpredictable weather system that causes havoc for those who linger uninvited in the Void for too long.

Parallel Meta Knight is the Void Blade, a small but incredibly powerful and ruthless swordfighter that can conjure up terrifyingly dangerous blizzards.

Parallel Dedede is the Void King, but despite that title it offers more of a support role, powering up Void Beasts around itself and occasionally crushing those near it with its huge hammer.

all of these ultimately serve Parallel Null, an entity so thoroughly corrupted by the Void that nothing of its old self remains. despite its extremely violent and animalistic disposition, its "Four Horsemen" (as called by the deities) protect it fiercely.

one more thing while im kind of on the topic: succumbing to the Void Corruption is an extremely slow and painful process. as for what exactly happens, i dont have any idea yet, but i do know that those suffering from it eventually become hyper-aggressive towards everyone. the worst part is that in its early stages it is VERY ADDICTIVE, similar to smoking.

ive been having tons of fun developing Parallel Popstar's Void Corruption lately so heres a lil something i made recently for that: the Void Golem! it's a parasitic Void Beast called a Void Hijacker, and they are about the size of a regular Puffball. one of them took control of a huge statue of the previous queen, Axis.

related side note but the "Parallel" bosses from Kirby Star Allies also exist in my au:

Parallel Woods is the Void Arbor, a titanic tree that is capable of controlling the bizarre plant life of the Void.

Parallel Kracko is the Void Storm, a gargantuan and unpredictable weather system that causes havoc for those who linger uninvited in the Void for too long.

Parallel Meta Knight is the Void Blade, a small but incredibly powerful and ruthless swordfighter that can conjure up terrifyingly dangerous blizzards.

Parallel Dedede is the Void King, but despite that title it offers more of a support role, powering up Void Beasts around itself and occasionally crushing those near it with its huge hammer.

all of these ultimately serve Parallel Null, an entity so thoroughly corrupted by the Void that nothing of its old self remains. despite its extremely violent and animalistic disposition, its "Four Horsemen" (as called by the deities) protect it fiercely.

one more thing while im kind of on the topic: succumbing to the Void Corruption is an extremely slow and painful process. as for what exactly happens, i dont have any idea yet, but i do know that those suffering from it eventually become hyper-aggressive towards everyone. the worst part is that in its early stages it is VERY ADDICTIVE, similar to smoking.

OKAY I GOT AN IDEA TO RAMBLE ABOUT

INTERPLANETARY TOURISM IS A BIG THING IN MY AU

think about it! there's so many planets with life on them in whatever galaxy my AU is in, so it's only natural that the truly adventurous kind would want to go see what the universe has to offer! and with advanced tech courtesy of haltmann, it's very easy to get from planet to planet!

tour guides on each planet are even themed after the planets they're on. for example, the tour guide of Towara is a cloud-like being with large "horns" that resemble... well, towers! the one for Caverna is a mossy green Rocky, the one on Hotbeat is a lava bubble being... you get the idea.

i still have to flesh the idea out a little bit, but that's what i got so far! i might try to draw some tour guides later to show here!

powers in my au are unique in that the users are *not* always protected from their own powers. yes elemental weaknesses and resistances do exist like pokemon types, but someone who uses fire powers can still be burned by their own fire if theyre not careful. electricity users can still be partially or fully paralyzed (though such cases are rare especially compared to other incidents), light users can blind themselves, etc.

the only way to prevent these injuries is by becoming a Lord, which means you need to constantly train with your powers to master them completely. theres only two Lords on my roster atm, being Glimmer and Dustbowl, masters of their Light and Earth powers respectively.

How much info you got on Vyssos gangalang

ough shit lmao. uh i need to develop him more but hes got some info

his boyfriend is Doodle, he used to be part of a violent rebel faction from the underworld led by Parch before meeting Doodle, hes skilled with using dark magic and his axe... thats really all i got for sure atm but ty for asking!

fun Nova fact: once Wakana and Nova became lovers, Nova actually became *more* lifelike than she was originally. before that day she used to just "sleep" (charge) in the lobby in the hospital she works at and rely on other workers to wake her up, but after she learned what love is, she started spending way more time with Wakana, even including charging her batteries next to her nearly every night she could.

other fun Nova fact: she can technically run without battery power, but her functions are massively reduced (and she feels the robot equivalent of sleep-deprived for a few days). not even her hands will work if she doesnt keep herself charged!

her batteries last 48 hours on average, by the way. she starts becoming "tired" past the twelve hour mark.

...i should develop robots as a whole in my au as well...

something about one of the ocs i posted in my last post, Vodi: hes a "defective" Void Beast.

Void Beasts are typically violent entities that randomly spawn from the half of Parallel Popstar that is completely covered in the dangerous Void Corruption. theyre typically Void Sentinels, which are only the weakest beasts (yet still very powerful), but stronger ones do exist.

Vodi is the weird exception. hes incapable of many things Void Beasts are, like spreading the Corruption. on the other hand he is able to speak without a mouth and has crazy shapeshifting abilities.

its unclear what causes defects in Void Beasts, but its theorized it has to do with distance from the source of the Corruption: the further away, the more likely beasts are defective. Vodi just happens to be a much more extreme example of one who actually helps Parallel Popstar's heroes out as well!

just gonna get this one out of the way rq

my main oc Wakana is Autistic and ADHD, like me! though there are some differences of course, like how Wakana is more forgetful of mundane stuff. shes good at remembering her phone, yes, but she often forgets to charge it when needed. she also forgets obligations somewhat often, unless its a tournament shes attending. i still have to work out details on how she responds to these though!

Tiny bit of one of my OCs backstory !

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Lore time ! :D So, their name's Starlight, and they were a part of some kind of kid trafficking, as one of the kids.

They and 4 other mechs were specifically part of an experiment studying the growth and development of a cybertroniens deprived of one of their senses.

Starlight was modified to never be able to see (they have no optics). And as for the second character, Edge, she has no sense of touch (she still can feel pressure and temperature).

On top of all of that, they were all trained to be some kind of super thieves and spy. That way they could be "adopt"(understand sold) easier. Fortunately, in some way, the war starts before Starlight or any of their remaining siblings found a "family".

This specific page shows one their training mission that end up badly. All of them were taught to never care about anything accept the mission. This one was barely a success, saving Edge would only have put the mission at risk. Starlight had always been a great learner...

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