Rough colors for a quick sketch of Destoroyah. I’m a lifelong tokusatsu fan, but this might be the first time I’ve actually posted about kaiju here.
Fuck it. Double-Nana away!
Two years?! I’m in!
Not sure if this counts but here you go
Appreciation post for the Gelflings and their reactions. Please add your own screenshots to this thread. I am so highly amused. LOOK AT THEM. I can't even.
This one here has been going back and forth in my mind for a while, so I thought I might as well just go ahead and present it for your validation.
So, The Dark Crystal is my favorite film ever, and Blade Runner is another movie that I really enjoy. Both of them came out in 1982, so naturally that made me want to do a mash-up of the two.
I give you: THE CRYSTAL RUNNER AU!
Essentially it’s the plot of Blade Runner with Dark Crystal characters, but with a few changes in order to make it a bit more interesting.
Setting
• The Skarith Land of Thra, 2019. The UrSkeks arrived on the planet a thousand trine prior and completely overhauled the place into what it is now: a futuristic land full of flying cars, synthesized food, and most importantly, Replicants.
• The UrSkek Foundation specializes in creating Replicants for cheap labor. Models are based off all of Thra’s creatures, meaning that there’s Gelfling, Podling, and even UrSkek Replicants running around, doing the bidding of their masters until their lifespan runs out.
• When a Replicant goes against its programming, the police send out special investigators to retire them using specially-made crystal shards. These officers are known as Crystal Runners.
Characters
• Jen (Rick Deckard) - Retired Crystal Runner (or at least trying to be). He is called in again when four out of six escaped UrSkek-type Replicants begin running rampant throughout Thra.
• Kira (Rachel) - Assistant to SoSu, the CEO of the UrSkek Foundation. After meeting Jen, she questions whether or not she may be a Replicant, despite having memories of being raised by Podlings.
• Aughra (Gaff, the Origami Guy) - Keeps to the background, providing miniscule clues to Jen and Kira while also dropping hints that she knows who’s a Replicant and who isn’t.
• SoSu (Eldon Tyrell) - CEO of the UrSkek Foundation. Passive and diplomatic, yet enigmatic and somewhat prejudiced towards non-UrSkeks.
• TekTih (J.F. Sebastian) - Genetic Designer for the UrSkek Foundation.
The Replicants
• UngIm (Roy Batty) - Leader of the rogue Replicants. Desires a longer, if not eternal, lifespan for himself and his companions.
• SilSol (Pris) - UngIm’s second. Has a knack for manipulating through persuasive means.
• ZokZah (Leon) - The most violent member of the group. Often resorts to threats to get what he wants.
• EktUtt (Zhora) - The first of the group to be found. Secretly gained employment as a dancer in a dive bar in order to earn currency for the rest of the Replicants.
Other
• As part of my own special twist on the story, the lifespans of UrSkek Replicants don’t indicate when they die, but when they split into their individual halves. After they become divided, the Skeksis and urRu halves will begin to rapidly age and eventually perish after a time.
• Additionally, instead of a mass genocide, the Gelfling population ended up becoming swarmed with Replicants, resulting in no Gelfling knowing if they are truly a real person or not.
• Garthim are used as a last resort against Replicants or to even get rid of rogue Crystal Runners.
Well, there you have it. I’m not sure if everybody’s ever even seen or heard of Blade Runner before, but I had fun coming up with this AU, and hopefully soon I can post a few sketches I did based on the idea.
Please feel free to add your own ideas if you like!
Fair warning you WILL start catching yourself doing random toku-esque poses but it's nothing to be ashamed about
I need to watch Kamen Rider but I'm not prepared for the person I'll become. The world isn't ready.
Random Unaffiliated Headcanon #1:
There are a handful of doctors and health care professionals who've figured out Batman's identity because at one point or another Bruce Wayne showed up in the middle of a seminar or took an online course they taught.
Enjoy this crappy meme I made. I love Kira but the moment of her death is just perfectly ripe for shit like this.
Here I made it worse (please excuse my horrible photo editing lol)
Chewbacca Fizzgig hybrid
A few more pieces I’ve drawn in the last couple days. I love being able to finally share what I draw online!
Random Dark Crystal shower thought:
We’re all automatically assuming that if AOR were to continue, then the series would end after Jen and Kira are found by their adoptive families (i.e., the Mystics and the podlings)
But what if it doesn’t? Like, would they still show gelflings fighting Garthim and getting drained even after Jen and Kira are safely hidden away?
Y’know, just an idea....
I have no idea what I'm doing. Enjoy my strangeness.
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