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Fan Creations / Re: The Gonzo has art.

« on: July 28, 2012, 10:41:56 PM »

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Drawn not too long after finishing Crash 2: Cortex Strikes Back with 100% completion.

Seems Coco is in one of those "race the firefly's attention span" levels.

Grafx2 was a program I downloaded and lost when one of my hard drives imploded; I recently re-downloaded it and tried to make something presentable. (The result was screencapped and cropped; trying to save it normally resulted in a mostly-blank .PNG)

'tis RS-Rock, looking somewhat worried.

Second proper pic done in Grafx2; as good for pixel art as that program is, I am still not used to working with pixels.

Fanon: Rock Landon's Earth is in the same universe as the version of Mobious upon which Duality (formerly ASADAE) takes place.

Rock Landon probably enjoys working with Darkie because he hasn't gotten any Black Emerald goop on him yet.

Sketch.

Think I'm more than halfway through the sketchbook.


* Lara Cruz did have a ponytail, at least in one or two sketches; I just didn't have room to draw it here.

* First time drawing Crash; sorta based off manga!Crash.

* QUAKECEPTION

* Careful, Rock--Crash might compact into nothing if you squeeze him too hard.

* Has anyone else given their version of Robo-Rouge jet boosters in place of wings?

* That weird outfit on Jupiter came from my pitiful attempt at making something resembling a Sailor Jupiter plush (made out of paper...) when I was a little kid. Think I made a Mars one, as well.

* If that line of Sailors in their school uniforms doubles as a height chart, then I think I made Usagi too tall. (Note: Fem-Zero is not a Sailor)

* SM-universe Blues is a non-Sailor ally who cracks open the skulls of Daemons (Daimons?) with her baseball bat; she's a bit at-odds with Tuxedo Mask.

* Jota's actual name seems to be "Meduoer"; s/he addresses Adagio as "Zook", and I'm not sure if it's meant to be a generic name or not since Rockman and Crystal is also known as "Zook Hero 3".

* One of Tron's old designs strongly resembles Roll (Classic or Legends); maybe that's why it wasn't used.

* Remember that old (and shamefully poorly-drawn) pic of mine where Tron hits on Rock all sinister-like? This is probably how it'd actually go.

* Antiwoman there looked a bit like Lady Kale (Jewel Riders) in that dream.

* With the exception of Proto, everyone's grunge outfits are derived from results for "grunge fashion 90s" from Google. (Kaitlin's shirt is see-through)

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Fan Creations / Re: The Gonzo has art.

« on: July 25, 2012, 07:19:42 PM »

I kinda hope there'll be some cuddling involved afterward...

In my fanon, RS-Rock doesn't want to mess with his hair (mostly likely because it's impossible to comb and he won't admit it) and will usually resist any attempts by others to do so. He still wound up with a ponytail, somehow.

Proto's inevitably going to tease him about it later. Or take it out.

Sketch commission for ~Benji-Blacksky; at least, I assume she's a mage.

Is it just me, or is Mado taller than usual?

Tumblr and Homestuck resulted in this. (Mario's class, Monk, was designed by Seyvee, with some modifications made to the hood; Rock's robes were redesigned)

Even though Madotsuki is a "Master" of Space, the Master class isn't any more important than the other classes; it can only be obtained by chance and the new Master must decide on their own what role they'll take, if they haven't already. (If that makes any sense)

Rock becomes a Knight of Versatility, because he uses his VWS to defend others; I'm not sure why Mario became a Monk of Light, other than that I didn't want two Knights.

Uh, guys, might wanna look behind you...

I had an idea--Rock using ~Carol-das-estrelas's version of Needleman's armour--but didn't know where to start until she mentioned that her Needleman has no problems with Rock (unless he's carrying out a plan of Wily's and Rock intervenes, presumably).

(Sorry if some things turned out wonky; I may be half-asleep)

Posted on: July 23, 2012, 03:59:55 PM

Early-morning doodle of Protoman and Rock (outfits made in Mandi's KiSS doll-thing, slightly modified); it seems that their bus stop transformed into a featureless blue void.

Fake semi-screenshot time!

I found this tutorial by Baruyon and tested it out with a pic of Roll in her Rockboard outfit* and Rock looking a bit confused (Roll's pose somewhat referenced from Megaman's "Win" animation in that poker game); I'm happy with the result.


* which I suspect was not meant to be a unique outfit, but hey, 8-bit sprites.

Posted on: July 25, 2012, 12:19:24 PM

This took longer than it should have.

Also, I noticed a really obvious continuity error that I'm going to have to go back and fix--namely, adding windows to the sides of the group's fighter. (I can't wait to get them on board the Hive so I can stop drawing that thing)

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News and Announcements / Re: X & Zero To Be Featured In New SEGA/Capcom/Bandai new RPG, Project X Zone

« on: July 25, 2012, 02:23:47 PM »

TMMN now has the relevant Famistu scan; seems that Tron (and her Servbots) are playable, and that one of the enemies is a Sharukurusu Reaverbot. She also rides on top of a giant Servbot at times(?).

EDIT: We have screenshot sign.

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News and Announcements / Re: X & Zero To Be Featured In New SEGA/Capcom/Bandai new RPG, Project X Zone

« on: July 24, 2012, 01:53:58 PM »

Stop that, it's starting to get sore.

Sorry.

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News and Announcements / Re: X & Zero To Be Featured In New SEGA/Capcom/Bandai new RPG, Project X Zone

« on: July 24, 2012, 01:23:30 PM »

So apparently Tron and her Servbots will be in Project X Zone.

I'm glad for that, but I also have a very bad feeling that it's only because she's been in crossovers before, not because Capcom still cares about Legends or anything.

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Fan Creations / Re: The Gonzo has art.

« on: July 21, 2012, 06:49:34 AM »

Thanks.

I can't help but feel that Dr. Ramano doesn't spend a lot of time with her semi-creations.




(Photoshop 3.4; edited in Elements 7 because that monitor downstairs is really bright)

Coloured in Photoshop 3.4; edited in Elements 7. Drawn whilst somewhat tired.

Almost every RS-MM detractor goes out of their way to rant about how that continuity's Protoman is a bad guy and that Bass should've filled his role instead (which would require the staff to have super future-predicting powers). These people tend to be fans of Ariga's mangas, from what I've seen.

Problem is...Ariga-Proto is very morally dubious. Even worse than RS-Proto and his jackassery, at times (see: Copy Megaman, that incident with Kalinka). WHOOPS.

(Well, assuming I'm remembering things correctly)

I don't remember if this point came to me as I started drawing Ariga-Proto; I just wanted to draw him since I don't do that often.

Posted on: July 20, 2012, 01:34:30 PM

Forgive me if some things look wonkier than usual; my sleep schedule's been disrupted again.


* Not long after I drew Robo-Sally, "When Worlds Collide" was announced.

* Gutswoman, RS-Rock isn't really "pudgy".

* It took me a while to realize who Isufje's Firewoman reminded me of, and it eventually hit me: she's Doris, after she got some contacts and dyed her hair bright red.

* I recently beat Crash 2: Cortex Strikes Back on 100%. Crash 3 is slightly less complete...

* We don't yet know if "WWC" will have lasting consequences in Archie-MM, StH, or Sonic Universe; as far as I know, no other Archie crossovers have.

* My only problem with female space marines is that (apparently) a lot of people give them armour that shows off their forms. No bra-plate for Seraph!

* For some reason, my helmetless RS-Vile came out looking a lot like Lacey's helmetless RS-X.

* I coloured Pivot's jumpsuit correctly(?) this time.

* I hope that if Quakewoman gets her emotions restored, that she does not automatically forgive Lalinde for removing them in the first place. I don't mind Lalinde, but there's a hell of a character arc just begging to be written, methinks. If that makes any sense.

* Proto Cross Ranay I'm happy with, though Roll might need some work.

* The CTR trophy girls seem to be named after members of the Naughty Dog/Sony staff, which I didn't realize until after I'd drawn them.

* Maybe one day I'll post that old Tron the Rabbit pic.

* The three characters in-between Liz and Juno are from "Rockman Dash Pixiv", which I think was an event started back when MML3 was alive.

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 20, 2012, 09:50:56 AM »

Again, if you or anyone else feels there is more to discuss, then by all means do so.  I'd be happy to contribute to such discussion.

I think I've got something--how robots/Reploids would regard sex, or more importantly, how they regard ignorant humans who think sex equals humanity.

On top of not knowing which humans will turn you into a pile of spare parts just for existing (see: Emerald Spears), there's a chance that your human significant other could dump you because you're physically incapable of putting out (aside from squicky workarounds that I won't get into here).

You were basically told that your sentience, free will/self-determination, compassion, and other human traits weren't good enough, because you lacked gentials. Possibly even to your face. Hell, it wouldn't have to be your significant other.

I wouldn't be surprised if the topic of sex was a massive berserk button for robots and X-era Reploids.

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DASH / Re: THINGS BE GETTING REAL NOW: Rocket Launch Project

« on: July 20, 2012, 05:22:38 AM »

a positive focal point was pretty desperately needed.

Don't read the comments at PRC, then.

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DASH / Re: Can Bandai get Mega Man off the F***ING moon?

« on: July 18, 2012, 03:17:57 AM »

Protodude's post has been updated:

UPDATE: Ballot stuffing rules out a Mega Man Volnutt figure?

"Ah, it's come to my attention, that my comment regarding ballot stuffing has been assumed to refer only to MML 3 and Megaman Volnutt on Facebook. That wasn't my intention, it was a general comment regarding the validity of the Facebook polls in general."

"To expand on this, it's not necessarily the winner on the poll that automatically makes a figure.  All of the results are reviewed.  The results prompts Tamashii Nations to do further market research concerning the product viability and to pursue licensing with companies.  It's too soon for mml fans to conclude their voices are in vain."

I'm glad that Bluefin wanted to sort things out. Here's to hoping...

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DASH / Re: Can Bandai get Mega Man off the F***ING moon?

« on: July 18, 2012, 12:34:35 AM »

I'm seeing the "ballot stuffing" comments at PRC and...God.

These people wouldn't think any shenanigans went down if Sigma won that poll.

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Fan Creations / Re: The Gonzo has art.

« on: July 17, 2012, 01:35:03 PM »

And apparently, only a few relatively-minor flaws to balance it all out. (It's possible for them to suffer empathetic overload, but I'm not sure if that was in an official story or not)

Semi-quick doodle of Iris and X-era Rock, drawn on the TMMN oekaki. Poor Rock's still a bit confused about this OTP.

Hey, remember the chakat? I drew some full art of her the other day.

Altaica (whose name is derived from the scientific name for the Siberian tiger) is about a head taller than RS-Rock (which I guess would make her terrifyingly massive, but even with evidence to the contrary, I just can't see RS-Rock as being that tall), and can carry up to two fully-armoured robots on her back, at the cost of slowing her down quite a bit.

As mentioned before, she loves exploring, but hates it when she comes up against the limits of her unusual form (and when she has to carry snarkers).


how do i tiger anatomy

I miss the Colour Balance option. (Photoshop 3.4 has it; Elements 7 doesn't)

"When Worlds Collide" won't be out 'til 2013 and it'll run through the normal issues of Archie-MM, StH, and Sonic Universe, but I'm still excited for this, 'cuz I love me some crossovers and Ian Flynn is a competent writer (Iron Dominion arc aside). The interaction between the casts is going to be interesting to witness.

Apparently there's going to be some sort of altercation between Megaman and Sonic early on; perhaps this pic takes place after they've gotten it sorted out, but not before Megaman trusts Sonic (or something). Don't worry, Mega; you won't have to sit in the spiky void forever.

Rock Lichblitz is merely a jerk; Rock Landon is...well...look at him.

This Megaman and Roll are from the dimension that Genesis fled from at warp speed. The higher-ups are homicidal maniacs, and the lower-downs are apathetic sociopaths; the few who weren't either ran for their lives (Genesis) or were "removed" (everyone else). The physical world reflects how awful its inhabitants are; in short, it's your worst grimdark nightmares made manifest.

Rock Landon a.k.a. Megaman is tasked with keeping it that way--he was the best sadist for the job, after all. He's aided by his sister Roll, who prefers knives over busters.

Their dimension is nice and all, but there's far more challenge in subjugating one that wasn't dead on arrival. You know, like the one their older brother now lives in.


Elements of Rock Landon's armour were borrowed from some early MMX1 concept art; Roll Landon was already designed. The pic itself required some editing in Elements 7, since the original Photoshop 3.4 version turned out to be WAY too dark.

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DASH / Re: Can Bandai get Mega Man off the F***ING moon?

« on: July 17, 2012, 03:16:18 AM »

You're just begging them to disappoint you.

...Most likely, unfortunately. I'm trying not to get my hopes too high up.

Protodude will forward any questions in the comments section of this post to Bluefin; I've submitted my own, though as of this writing the comment hasn't been approved yet. Basically, "Is Volnutt one of those figures you'll reveal later, and if not, then why was he excluded?" and "It sounds like you're expanding the line beyond X, so are figures from BN and SF possible (by which I mean "will the various companies involved with them let you"), or ones from other series like RS-MM?"

I have no idea when people's questions will be answered, or if the answers will be at all helpful.


edit: GOD-[tornado fang]ing-DAMMIT

And we are also aware of ballot stuffing for polls and people attempting to hijack momentum for their own personal gain.

You know...I don't care how frustrated you are with the Legends fanbase, and how they won't "get over" the PR nightmare and betrayal of trust that was MML3's cancellation. I don't care if some spambots accidentally got counted amongst the legitimate members of 10,000 Strong (or whatever was so controversial about them reaching 10,000).

How do you prove there was ballot-stuffing? Whose word was Bluefin relying on?


I asked Protodude if he could let Bluefin know that yes, many Legends fans who voted for Trigger had every intention of buying the damn thing; he said that he'd see what he could do.

(TMMN's article didn't include that sentence, and I thought they had the full Q&A with Mr. Lim, hence why I missed it. Well, that, and "Gonzo is an idiot")

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DASH / Re: Can Bandai get Mega Man off the F***ING moon?

« on: July 17, 2012, 02:42:38 AM »

So I read this. This bit, towards the bottom:

There are also other Mega Man related D-Arts figures that were not visible at San Diego, but may be revealed at future Tamashii events…

gives me some hope that Volnutt might still get a figure. But honestly, given that CoJ's involved...

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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)

« on: July 15, 2012, 12:00:33 PM »

Scans of the first US Sailor Moon VHS. Interestingly, that's her weapon from Sailor Moon R she's wielding (I think); that left me a bit confused back in the day.

...I still have a hard time believing that this was localized back in '95, to be honest.

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 15, 2012, 07:07:13 AM »

And, as I often point out, the perceived direct conflict between her and Zero is actually the result of the player; Iris ejects the crystal on her own if Zero's in critical condition, so you don't really have to attack her to win that fight.

So if she didn't intend to kill him, what was she planning on doing with him afterwards (I'm guessing she didn't know that installing Colonel's CPU would make her implode)?

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Fan Creations / Re: The Gonzo has art.

« on: July 15, 2012, 04:27:56 AM »

Also, those E-Tank drinks taste like orange and grape mixed together... Way too sweet. >.>

Ah, I see.

Proto, you're saying that in a continuity that has ancient lion men who can turn humans into more lion men with their lioning eye beams.

Still, you're in bad shape when your entire species could be listed under God Mode Sue, back when TV Tropes allowed examples in their Sue pages.

I don't dislike the basic idea behind chakats: a race of cat-taurs who were engineered to be durable explorers (at least I think), and are generally amiable. Unfortunately, chakats appear to be emblematic of everything that makes the bad part of the furry community bad. Referencing 1d4chan's vitriolic article on chakats:

* They are not just durable survivors and explorers, they're the absolute freaking best, no matter which universe they're in (they started life as a fan-race for Star Trek);

* They're psionics with flawless empathetic skills (which also happen to be ridiculously long-range, apparently), and are perfectly psychologically stable despite the issues that could bring;

* Anyone who doesn't like them or want to copulate with them is an ignorant twat who will either be shown the "error" of their ways or--assuming 1d4chan's article is correct--be forcibly turned into a chakat;

* They appear to be universally inter-gendered only because it makes them more "special";

* They are all hyper-intelligent and have a "great aptitude for the sciences" (TV Tropes would define that as a trait of the Einstein Sue);

* They possess super strength and speed;

* There are no inherent negatives in being a chakat.

Blaaaaaagh.


The chakat that Megaman and Protoman got stuck riding, by contrast, is just an usual robot. She has an affinity for exploration, but is frustrated by terrain that her body is not suited to traversing. She also doesn't appreciate how difficult it is for her to hack up snarky passengers.

(Originally this was going to be Warhammer 40K-related, but I couldn't think of any good dialogue for Blood Angel!Proto, who wouldn't be riding the chakat because chakat spines are not made of titanium)

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Fan Creations / Re: The Gonzo has art.

« on: July 14, 2012, 05:51:06 AM »

RS-MM/Warhammer40K-related.
Sonic-related.

Well, there's no actual chasing involved.

Early this morning (VERY early) or late last night, I was compelled to draw some Amy Rose instead of sleeping like I should have.

T/N Manga-Amy's normal outfit probably has a different colour scheme; she reminds me of Roll, if only because she's yellow and has a green ribbon.

Careful, Ariga-Rock, you just threw your counterpart off-bala*CRASH*

Better be fast on those poorly-drawn controls, Auto.

edit: 100 PAGES WOO

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Rockman Series / Re: Mega Man Archie Comics

« on: July 14, 2012, 01:29:02 AM »

The gals take over in #19; Splashwoman makes her debut, and whatever happens to Quakewoman next issue, she'll survive, or at least be rebuilt. She's actually smiling, too--does that mean her emotions get restored?

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 14, 2012, 12:38:26 AM »

To be fair, Zero doesn't just magically come back in X2, and there's still the chance that he won't come back right. (X5/X6 is another story in both English and JP, I think.)

Iris is still dead, with no hope of revival; same goes for Colonel, Middy, and Techno, for the same reasons (though it seems a lot of fans forget that Iris, despite hints that she still cared for Zero somewhat, tried to murder his ass dead, and have her come back as if she didn't and everything's all sunshine and rainbows). I think any other dead Reploids could potentially be brought back, but it's still not quite on the level of Marvel and DC. (At least I hope not, or else I just made an ass of myself)

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 13, 2012, 08:39:02 AM »

He has, at least 3 times that I can remember, but he never actually showed X's head without his helmet. The closest we got was this

Never saw that image before; thanks for posting that.

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 13, 2012, 05:44:46 AM »

I'm just making the point that the more Reploids are explained in biological terms, the less their uniqueness shows.

It wouldn't surprise me if this was the reason, at least in part, why humans and Reploids became more-or-less one and the same by ZX.

The Carbons could've had a hand in it too, but from what I heard, Capcom was once vague about Legends being the distant future or past, so they could've settled on "past" if they felt they'd written themselves into a corner...though that'd open up another can of worms regarding "humans" and robots, methinks.

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 13, 2012, 03:06:29 AM »

Again, there's NAdM, but again, it's not the same continuity. Thinking on it, though, NAdM-X didn't seem to be too different tech-wise from Rock, the latter's 30-years-worth-of-upgrades aside, and he's the version of X who gets to remove his helmet...huh. (As far as I know, Iwamoto-X didn't remove the helmet either; Zero got to, though)

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DASH / Re: Can Bandai get Mega Man off the F***ING moon?

« on: July 13, 2012, 02:54:03 AM »

Oh calm down. You're getting angry because they didn't make a toy.

More like "why did you bother opening a poll" combined with "Capcom doesn't think Legends will sell yet they actively prevent any chance of Legends becoming popular".

To be honest, I feel that many of the Trigger votes were solely to send the message that "we want more legends" after the Legends 3 fiasco.

I think many of the people who voted for Volnutt really did want a good figure of him, myself included (*looks at old Bandai model kit that, while decently sculpted, lacks elbow articulation*).

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 13, 2012, 02:39:36 AM »

Which confuses the hell out of me since underneath the "armor" would be nothing but wiring, metal, coolants, and all that technical stuff. Have you drawn a reploid getting caught "stripping down" yet?

Well, Rock Light can remove his armour, so it's generally assumed that most Reploids can, too. Even the less humanoid Mavericks, apparently.

That reminds me--Hypershell once brought up that X is the only Megaman who hasn't been seen out of his armour or even helmetless yet (he regularly went helmetless in Novas Aventuras de Megaman, but that's an alternate continuity). Strange, considering how "human" he's meant to be.

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X / Re: Reploid reviving

« on: July 13, 2012, 01:49:08 AM »

Oh, I can certainly see and appreciate that line of logic.  It's a valid point.  But there are two things to consider on top of that.  The first is the difference between mentalities of the individual designer and the dumb, panicky masses.  The second is that it is not in the least unusual for Reploids to design other Reploids.

Point taken.

I probably shouldn't keep referring back to that other thread if my memories of it are hazy, but I don't think anyone brought those points up, so to me, the whole thing came off as "it works because we say it works". Not unlike SMeyer and her sparklepires, really.

If you really wanted to, I suppose you could argue that further similarities with human conditions render humanity redundant thus referencing the former point as well

Maybe that's why there's so few prominent humans in the X series that I can think of (D. Cain, the US-continuity-exclusive Bradbury K. Wells--assuming he was human--and Deneb and Phoebe if Rockman Online survives)?