New YT short:

"BBH, CG5, Hyper Potions - MUFFIN | (Crystal Harp cover)"

Rat in a Cage (Vent Art)

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Full art and description can be found on my DA:

Rat in a Cage (Vent)

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You are NOT allowed to use my artwork!

YouTube video I forgot to share back in August:

"Sugar | a6d and BadBoyHalo Animation (gift for @ a6d )"

New YouTube Video!

"Reindeer King | MCYT Mini Animation (ft. Crimson AU)"

DSMP/iDots - The Conception V2 (Crimson NG) 

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A different perspective of my previous post, "The Conception." 

Though it was not noticeable, Bad and Skeppy were each holding one of the twins in version one. However, with having their backs turned towards the camera, the babies were not visible in any way. I allowed my family to have a first look of version one, and it was my mother who suggested I make a view where the twins were seen. So, with having the SAI file saved with the extra edits, and than some, I created this version. 

Version One 

If you have not seen version one, or a recent status post of mine, this render is fanart in reference to a chapter of a new book I recently published on Wattpad. I have released part one of a particular oneshot titled "The Conception." Be sure to check it out if you are interested. 

“The Little Things” (Crimson AU/NG) 

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Models: 

BadBoyHalo @ TheBioticJoker (Planet Minecraft) (edited)

Skeppy @ Pumpapastej (Planet Minecraft) (edited)

Skeppy eboy @ P0mp (Planet Minecraft) (edited)

Abel (Infant Style 1) @ dawn-wasabi

Asriel (Infant Style 1) @ dawn-wasabi 

Textures: 

Wiccan White Pentagram Vector Clip Art (edited) 

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Featured: 

BadBoyHalo

Skeppy 

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MCYT @ various content creators. Abraxas and Asriel belong to me. This next gen/au belongs to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this render! 

DSMP/iDots - The Conception (Crimson NG) 

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Happy Birthday to the Halo twins, Abraxas and Asriel! They would officially be born at noon today, May 6th, 2023. When I say noon as the time of their birth, I specifically mean at 12:02 pm. 

Back on March 21st, 2021, I drew the first design for Abel, which was his corrupted side. Originally, Abraxas was supposed to be the only child of Bad and Skeppy for the Crimson alternate timeline. However, I started to debate this idea for the universe when on March 22nd, the following day, I created Ozzy's first look as well. I thought that this could perhaps be Abraxas’s original form, but obviously, the designs and styles were very different from one another. I also struggled with picking a name for the only child, trying to decide between the names Abraxas and Asriel. I ultimately could not decipher which design and which name I liked most, so I then created the fraternal twin boys that are now the main characters of this AU. 

As I have explained before, Abraxas and Asriel were conceived through pure and ancient magic. This magic known as the Aura of Fertility is what essentially carried the two. It is, what I like to refer to as their version of a birth mother, despite that it is only a spell containing powerful energy. The Aura has the ability to conceive offspring for individuals that find they have a limit to do such. The circumstances does not particularly matter, whether it be a couple of the same sex or opposite, difference in species, or even how many want to conceive and share the same offspring. Such as the case for the twins' parents, whom are both of the same gender and are of incompatible species. 

I posted a status yesterday on DA about a new one-shot book I published to Wattpad. This render is in reference to the first chapter of the book, as I was unfortunately unable to complete part 2 of the short story similarly titled "The Conception." I hoped to have this particularly story done by Abel and Ozzy's birthday, but seeing as how I wouldn't, I wanted to still post something. So, I decided to make the picture you see here. If you have not checked out part 1 of the story and are interested, I will link it here: 

The Little Things - Skephalo Family Oneshots (Crimson AU) 

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Models: 

BadBoyHalo @ TheBioticJoker (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

Skeppy @ Pumpapastej (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

Skeppy eboy @ P0mp (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

Abel (Infant Style 1) @ dawn-wasabi 

Asriel (Infant Style 1) @ dawn-wasabi 

Textures: 

Wiccan White Pentagram Vector Clip Art (edited) 

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Featured: 

BadBoyHalo 

Skeppy 

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MCYT @ various content creators. Abraxas and Asriel belong to me. This next gen/au belongs to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this render! 

New YT Video! Go check it out! 

DSMP/iDots [AU] F1NN6d (Speedpaint) | Valentine's Day 2023 Special

DSMP/iDots - F1NN6d (Valentine's Day 2023) 

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Happy Valentine's Day, Pixies! I have no Valentine... tear. No, just kidding, I'm not bothered that I don't have one. 

Anyway, I finished this long before Valentine's Day, so I had something to post. It wasn't intentional for this to be FOR Valentine's Day in particular, but it works. As most of you know, I never typically post on holidays, national or not. 

An underrated ship, I must say, but there's a place for F1NN6d in my Crimson AU. a6d and F1NN5TER are the sweet elderly couple of the alternate timeline, though were never originally together in their heyday. I only have a design for aged a6d right now, so Finn's is sort of basic, unfortunately. Regardless, I think the art came out cute in the end. 

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Disclaimer: I do NOT ship the real-life individuals of these characters! I only pair together the fictional personas! Please respect their relationship (or lack thereof) beyond the screen. This is all for the sake of fanwork, fiction, and fun! 

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Speedpaint - DSMP/iDots [AU] F1NN6d (Speedpaint) | Valentine's Day 2023 Special 

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MCYT @ various content creators.

This next gen/au belongs to me.

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You are NOT permitted to use this artwork!

New YT Video! Go check it out! 

DSMP [AU] The Halo Family (Speedpaint) 

DSMP/iDots - The Halo Family (V1) (Crimson AU) 

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Version #1 of the Halo family from my Dream SMP AU. It’s about time I made a family portrait— I haven’t made any since I drew Story Mode in the style of ponies. That’s quite a long time ago. 

I also got this piece done in time for the Happy Duo meet-up, so Hooray! 

The dynamics amongst the characters: As confirmed by the content creators themselves and in accordance to official Dream SMP lore, Sapnap is Bad’s adoptive son. For this AU, Skeppy was never originally in the picture when Bad was raising Sapnap, and therefore, the demon raised him as a single father. Despite his adopted child being an adult at the time, shortly after marrying, Bad and Skeppy traveled to the Cave of the Fertility Aura, where they concepted the twins from the ancient magic. Abraxas (far left) was the first child born between the Halo twins, and his fraternal brother Asriel (center) was the second-born child. 

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Speedpaint - DSMP [AU] The Halo Family (Speedpaint) 

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MCYT @ various content creators. Abraxas and Asriel belong to me. This next gen/au belongs to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this artwork! 

DSMP/iDots AU - Ice Skating (Christmas 2022) 

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Pixies!

Wow, I’ve been away for awhile— since before Spooky Month. Great bouncing icebergs! (That was a reference to the 1964 Rudolph Claymation, if you were confused.)

Well, here I am again, bringing ya’ll another piece in time for the holidays. I'm posting this at almost 11 p.m. at night on Christmas, so I apologize, it's somewhat late.

Ice skating— I was never that good at it, and I always worried about making a fool out of myself by falling. One thing I can say, it hurts like hell when you fall on hard and cold ice. Seems from this depiction, Skeppy is about to endure that tumble, maybe bring Bad down with him (hehe). Abel appears to have gotten the hang of it, and his brother even more so. Bella has some trouble staying balanced, but with the help of her father, she’s feeling less insecure. She and a6d are most intrigued with Ozzy’s performance, as a youngin with no experience with ice skating, he waltzes like he’s done it all his life. 

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Skeppy @ Pumpapastej (Planet Minecraft) (edited) Skeppy eboy @ P0mp (Planet Minecraft) (edited) BadBoyHalo @ TheBioticJoker (Planet Minecraft) (edited) a6d @ N/A (original uploader deleted or deactivated) (Planet Minecraft) Abraxas (Toddler_child/Winter wear) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A) Belladonna (Toddler_child/Winter wear) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A) Asriel (Toddler_child/Winter wear) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A)

Outfits inspired: Winter Boy @ WrightDusty611 (Planet Minecraft) Jeretsty | Winter @ Jeretsty360 (Planet Minecraft) winter @ spacejaam (Planet Minecraft) Winter Hoodie @ Codanator1 (Planet Minecraft) scarf @ User3380225G (Planet Minecraft) -ᙢᓾᔚᔜᖻ- Winter, Winter @ MissyT (Planet Minecraft) ~ххcσffєєpαndαхх~ ●Christmas Scarf● @ xXCoffeePandaXx (Planet Minecraft) Scarf @ WarlordCarissa (Planet Minecraft) 

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MCYT @ various content creators. Abraxas, Asriel, and Belladonna all belong to me. This next gen/au belongs to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this artwork! 

DSMP/iDots - Crimson AU Doodles #1 

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Haven’t been posting as much as I should, so here’s a little something featuring my Crimson AU. These were headshots from a family photo I’m working on that I decided to color. They’re kind of sloppy, but whatever works. I am experiencing art and writer’s block, so bear with me. 

The family photo consists of the NotFounds and the Draconequus’. Years before the start of this alternate universe’s storyline, a6d adopted Belladonna after finding her alone in the outskirts of the iDots SMP. Six months down the lines of this period, George and Dream conceive their son Kayden from the Aura of Fertility. Back to the present, Kayden and Bella are now full grown. Dream and George have separated after Dream’s imprisonment in Pandora’s Vault. Now aged, a6d and his reconnected friend, Finn, adapt to a committed relationship, eventually becoming engaged. Bella, a voodoo witch, and Kayden, a warrior and heir of the Dream SMP empire, welcome their daughter Arabella some time into their marriage, then a few years later, their son Sirius. 

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MCYT @ various content creators Kayden, Belladonna, Arabella, and Sirius all belong to me. This next gen/au belongs to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this artwork! 

DSMP/iDots - Beach Day (Crimson NG) 

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I meant to post this back in late June, just never got to it, and can’t remember the reason why I didn’t. 

It’s still technically summer, so here is a render for the season featuring my Crimson NG. This took quite a while to make and a second attempt (this photo) before I was somewhat satisfied with an end result. 

I tried finding a few rigs to use, but either there were none or the ones I found did not have working links for download, so that was a major disappointment. Also, Modelbench never works with me, so improvision is always required from me. If you have noticed this far along, most of the objects I add to my renders are all built by me in-game, hence why it takes much more effort to finish a piece. However, doing this makes me feel a little more satisfied with the work I produce because in a way, its how I envisioned the artwork. Skins can also be a hassle to find, so I have to make quite a few or edit some myself. 

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BadBoyHalo @ TheBioticJoker (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

a6d @ N/A (original uploader deleted or deactivated) (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

Skeppy @ Pumpapastej (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

Abraxas (Summer wear) @dawn-wasabi (N/A) 

Asriel (Summer wear) @dawn-wasabi (N/A) 

Belladonna (Summer wear) @dawn-wasabi (N/A) 

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Bad’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/thesaintsofgames 

a6d’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/a6doff 

Skeppy’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/Skeppy 

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This next gen/AU belongs to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this render! 

DSMP/iDots - Mystical Flight 3.0 (Crimson NG) 

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Much improvement to this piece, I will say. Though I am not entirely satisfied with the result, regardless I am happy with the remaster. 

For one, I was able to capture the render from the original angle I wanted. Anubis (Clydesdale) and Leo (manticore) were resized larger to better fit their species, though Leo I feel could have been a little bit bigger than the size shown here. Leo also uses the proper lion rig from the pack rather than the big cat model with a re-texture. Hestia (white pegasus) has been modified to have the similar ender dragon wings to her fellow mystical species since the butterfly wings were not a good choice and I am unable to find a proper working rig of feathered or angel wings. It’s hard to tell from just one shot, but Ozzy and Abel have new looks for their children models. The last major update to this piece is that there is scenery, greenery of forest as the group of nine (including the animals) soar overhead and admire their view. 

To clear up some confusion, I never actually posted the second remaster, so that’s why this piece is titled “3.0.” 1.0 was released to the public, not just on Tumblr, but on my other social media as well. I meant to post this second remaster, but never did out of laziness and the fact that it was pretty much very similar to the original except for Leo’s model and the camera angle. Other than that, it was very basic, so I may not even bother. 

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Original (1.0) - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/dawn-wasabi/679183927457513472?source=share 

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Mo'Creature Complete Pack @ Milix_Dr3AM[FR] (Mine-Imator forums) (edited) 

BadBoyHalo @ TheBioticJoker (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

a6d @ N/A (original uploader deleted or deactivated) (Planet Minecraft) 

Skeppy @ Pumpapastej (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

Skeppy eboy @ P0mp (Planet Minecraft) (edited) 

Abraxas (toddler_child rm) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A) 

Belladonna (toddler_child) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A) 

Asriel (toddler_child rm) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A) 

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Bad’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/thesaintsofgames 

a6d’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/a6doff 

Skeppy’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/Skeppy 

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This next gen/AU belongs to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this render! 

MCYT - Little Earthquakes (Skeppy & a6d Ver.) (+ close-ups) 

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I really didn’t think I’d be making another version with inspiration of Little Earthquakes, but here it is. If you recall, I made a version of this render with Bad and Skeppy based on their strained bond in the Egglore (fictive). However, in terms of relationships outside the screen, I thought the song also fit well for the recently reconnected friendship of Skeppy and a6d. For the record, in case it wasn’t obvious, this is not shipping art. 

This may be away from the point, but here is how I gained my inspiration for this particular piece and why I chose those seen here to be featured. I just attended a concert on June 12th and saw my all time favorite artist, Tori Amos, for the first time in my life. Of course, it was not unlikely that I’d start binge listening to her music, of which I did beforehand. At some point, I listened to her song “Little Earthquakes” again and it somehow got me thinking of the topic of Skeppy and a6d’s recent reconciliation. In a response video, Skeppy briefly, but thoroughly explained issues of the two’s troubled and rocky friendship. Yet despite all that occurred, they have been able to talk a lot more lately as far as I am understanding. 

The song “Little Earthquakes,” written by Tori Amos, was born out of frictions she experienced between friends and family. In the lyrics referring to Christmas parties, this an example as a source of tension, where people may be uncomforted by one another’s presence, so they have to pretend to enjoy themselves, despite not wanting to mingle or converse. The parallel of elevator music and safe conversations at this party are both noises that serve to fill what would otherwise be the silence. However, small talk does not resolve the tension, and is only a momentary distraction. In the end, the problems remain and the narrator of the song is “left here silent,” feeling at though their true voice and feelings will not be heard. “Little earthquakes” are as the narrator describes as what rocks the relationship between them and another, and when these are failed to be addressed or occur enough it has the power strong enough “to rip us into pieces.” Though I did not place the lyrics here, the bridge, “I can’t reach you, can’t reach you, give me life, give me pain, give me myself again,” overall means that Amos had to step back from her close relationships because she could not give those in question what they needed. The distancing, of course, is never an easy process, and it can be quite painful, but sometimes it is necessary for an individual to reassess themselves and be able to form more meaningful connections. The artist wanted to reclaim her sense of self and her independence, even if that mean or required in return the pain that came with distancing herself. 

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Concert piano rig @ Mike (mine-imator forums; made additional edits) Piano rig @ Sidill65 (mine-imator forums) Skeppy @ Pumpapastej (Planet Minecraft) Skeppy eboy @ P0mp (Planet Minecraft) a6d @ N/A (original uploader deleted or deactivated) (Planet Minecraft) 

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Skeppy’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/Skeppy  a6d’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/a6doff 

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Little Earthquakes @ Tori Amos Song - https://youtu.be/ZGBdCChz6_A  Lyric meaning - https://genius.com/Tori-amos-little-earthquakes-lyrics 

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You are NOT permitted to use this artwork! 

Pride Month 2022 - Prideful OCs 

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Happy Pride Month, everyone! 

Okay, so the original idea I had was to make little doodles of these characters, either with family members or with their partners if they had one, all showing of their LGBTQ+ swag. However, the touch of drawing only comes to me when I’m inspired, and I haven’t been lately. Since graduation, I’ve mainly played video games like Pony Town and have been writing fanfiction. Hence, this lovely piece for Pride Month. 

The identities and orientations here are considered canonical in terms of my fandom AUs, except for my mane OC. Also, some of these characters’ designs are outdated or are currently being worked on or reworked, so bear with me. 

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Line-up; from left to right; top to bottom: 

Patches - Magnus and Ellegaard’s youngest daughter in my Minecraft Story Mode Next Gen. She is a lesbian and is more so the masculine one in a relationship. She is married to her cheery and bubbly wife, Belladonna, eldest daughter of Radar and Stella in the same fandom. Together, the couple have three wonderful girls as their children. 

Bach - The only child of Quackity and Slimecicle in my Crimson AU, or my crossover of the Dream SMP and iDots SMP. Though he is not one for labels, if directly asked, he claims to be bigender, fluctuating between male and female. Despite this, he assures others that he does not take offense to only being called he/him since he still technically identifies as a man. He is easygoing with labels because for him, it is not always relevant to his day-to-day life. His boyfriend, Ralsei, (son of Antfrost and VelvetIsCake) respects this more private label, and he too shares the similar philosophy that labeling is not always a necessity. 

Dawn Wasabi - My ponysona and mane OC. I’m currently debating whether or not I am asexual and/or a straight ally. I think I mistakenly assume that I’m ace because I’m anti-social and never get out enough to explore my options. If I decide that I am not, then I know for sure I would be straight and an ally of the LGBTQ+ community, of course. 

Yeong - Originally the eldest son of Jamison and Rocco in my Minecraft Story Mode Next Gen. Quick recap: Jamison is the oldest son of Jack and Nurm, while Rocco is the youngest son and ninth child of Romeo and Xara. During their teenage years, Yeong chooses to identify as a demi-girl because they do not want to make an official decision about being a transgender. At this point in time, they go by she/her and they/them pronouns, but they are unphased and not offended by friends and family who still refer to them as he/him. Raised in a large, traditional, and somewhat more religious family, they are more than okay and understanding with having a few prejudiced family members, such as their grandfather Romeo and their aunt Zofija. Reaching early adulthood, they still feel more feminine than masculine, so they finally decide to make a full transition and become a trans-woman. She remains going by the same pronouns and is still lenient with being called he/him by others. 

Abraxas - The first child of Skeppy and BadBoyHalo in my Crimson AU, or my crossover of the Dream SMP and iDots SMP. He is also the first born of the Halo twins. Being more accustomed to and favoring the communities of gen Z and gen alpha, he thinks highly of placing a label upon himself. Though he does not experiment until his mid-teenage years, he claims to be bisexual years beforehand. He and others eventually do discover this to be more than likely, as he maintains a secret relationship with a male partner, while he also has a short-lived relationship with his childhood crush, Belladonna, daughter of a6d. 

Asriel - The second child of Skeppy and BadBoyHalo in my Crimson AU, or my crossover of the Dream SMP and iDots SMP. He is the second born of the Halo twins. The polar opposite of his brother and similar to the rest of his friends and gen Xers, he is not sticky about labeling himself. He does not like to claim that he was born into the world with a gay preference, but he, friends, and family have noticed his liking for those of the same sex since he was a little boy. Rather than having innocent crushes on girls, he always displayed affection and crushes toward boys and men. He never once experiments with any women, and even when he has not experimented with a male partner, he gets to understand himself through submissive escapades. As mentioned before, he is not one for labels, but by this point in his life (mid-teenage years), he begins to believe that he is indeed homosexual. 

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Minecraft Story Mode @ TellTale Games Dream SMP and (former) iDots SMP @ YouTubers Pony Town @ ponytownteam My Little Pony @ hasbroplz and @ fyre-flye Dawn Wasabi belongs to me. These next gens/AUs belong to me. 

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MCSM/MCYT - Chaotic Daughters (NG) 

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Oh my God! It’s Minecraft Story Mode— it’s returned to haunt me! Nah, just kidding. :) 

I just recently watched bits and pieces from the game and the Netflix series, so it sparked my nostalgia. At the moment, I’m still quite hyperfixated on the Dream SMP and the old iDots SMP, but I’ve thought about Story Mode too. So with these two fandoms both in mind, I decided to make a sort of crossover or divided render depicting characters from my next generations of either. As for the particular families I featured, I thought that my characters Zofija and Belladonna were similar to one another in terms of their powers and magical abilities. For those who need a refresher or do not know, Zofija is the daughter of Romeo and Xara (MCSM NG) and Belladonna is a6d’s adopted daughter (DSMP/iDots AU/NG). Zoe, although the child of mortal human parents, is a full-blooded admin. Bella, on the other hand, is a hybrid, consisting of half human, half draconequus. Despite their different species, they nonetheless share similar powers and as youngens have magical surges as they are unable to properly control them. Seen here, the girls both have the ability to fly. Often, preferably, or perhaps not so, Zoe likes to take a solo flight, while Bella enjoys taking others for a flight. 

Just for a clarification for those who have viewed my MCSM next gen artwork from way back when, you will recall that the couple I had was a dynamic between Xara (human) and Romeo (admin). I have not made it official, nor have I thoroughly reworked my next generation and its components, but I think that if I do so, Romeo will no longer have admin powers. However, even with him and Xara both as humans, their family shall still consist of full-blooded admin children because it is the more dominant trait that runs in their genetic heritage. Just a thought, but as I said, this is not official for the MCSM next gen. 

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Romeo @ Ian_The_One (Mineimator forums) Xara @ Ian_The_One (Mineimator forums) Book rig @ XxJRushxX (Mineimator forums) Zofija (Infant Design) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A) BadBoyHalo @ TheBioticJoker (Planet Minecraft) Skeppy @ Pumpapastej (Planet Minecraft) Skeppy eboy @ P0mp (Planet Minecraft) a6d @ N/A (original uploader deleted or deactivated) (Planet Minecraft) Belladonna (Infant_Outer wear) @ Pixiemafia137 (N/A) The Admins Portrait @ TellTale Games (Minecraft Story Mode Wiki) 

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Bad’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/thesaintsofgames 

Skeppy’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/Skeppy 

a6d’s YT - https://www.youtube.com/c/a6doff 

Romeo - https://minecraftstorymode.fandom.com/wiki/Romeo 

Xara - https://minecraftstorymode.fandom.com/wiki/Xara 

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Minecraft Story Mode @ TellTale Games Dream SMP and (former) iDots SMP @ YouTubers These next gens/AUs belong to me. 

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You are NOT permitted to use this render!