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inu-jiru · 11 days

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"The Drawing" fr. Princess Octavia and Prince Ipos

Some fluff relating to Prince Ipos and Octavia during her youth. Their relationship is a part of the HUNGER series and acts as a catalyst of sorts to Ipos and Stella's relationship (for better or for worse). As you can see, they get along quite well.

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inu-jiru · 1 month

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How I'd Write "Outcast of Redwall" - The Name, The Prologue and Book One

So as a Redwall fan, I've seen my fair share of complaints about Outcast of Redwall and why it's the black sheep of the franchise, and while I haven't read the book itself, from what I've heard in podcasts and read on Redwall blogs, I can agree that it's got issues. It's a shame because I believe there was potential in it, and Taggerung was a much better representation of the idea Brian Jacques was trying to tell. I know people have their own ideas of how this book could've been better (and I'm a good 20 years late to the conversation), but I couldn't help but think of my own version since I've been getting back into the series (I've been writing a fanfiction as well that I should probably post here lol). This is going to be long so I'll split this up into separate posts:

THE NAME

For starters, I agree with the common criticism that "Outcast of Redwall" kinda fails as a name when the Outcast in question isn't even born until the 2nd act, if I'm remembering correctly. For the plot I came up with, I figured "The Hunted Ones" would be appropriate, referring to the main characters, Sunflash and Bluefen (yes, she's got a much bigger role this time around), as well as those close to them, and how they're under the constant threat of Swartt and his influence.

THE PROLOGUE

The prologue is a telling of Sunstripe's capture. This is based on the assumption that Sunstripe was about Mattimeo's age (so early pre-teen, if the animated series is anything to go by), when he ran off to fight Verdauga. The prologue starts many days after Sunstripe is defeated by Verdauga. Sunstripe has since wandered far into the northeastern section of Mossflower Country, injured and too ashamed to return to his mother and Brockhall. Wishing to have simply died by Verdauga's paws, Sunstripe leans near a tree and decides to waste away, believing it to be what he deserves for failing to avenge his father. He falls unconscious just as vermin emerge from the woods. These vermin are followers of Wurgg Snarefang (formerly Wurgg the Spinecracker in canon; he is a ferret and Bowfleg's father in this reimagining, the surname comes from Bowfleg's canon insignia), whose camp is settled in the area. Binding Sunstripe, Wurgg's beasts bring their prize to the ferret, who claims Sunstripe as a pet. The prologue ends here.

BOOK ONE - THE ALLIANCE

Book One would mainly follow the growing companionship of Sunstripe and Bluefen, as well and their eventual escape to Redwall.

It begins seasons after the prologue. Sunstripe is now an adult (late-20s, early 30s-ish, in human years). He's lived in captivity for seasons, being beaten and mocked by the horde constantly. A late middle-aged Bowfleg Snarefang now rules in his late father's place, and has gifted the family "pet" to his daughter, Bluefen (who would be close to 18 or 19 in human years). Bowfleg is not a very good father and lives off his father's infamy, growing fat and lazy as a result. He's abusive to his daughter, ordering around like a housewife and ignoring her complaints when he tells her to seek out a good, strong and loyal ferret in the horde to serve as his son-in-law and carry on the Snarefang bloodline. Frustrated and feeling like a prisoner in her own right, Bluefen regularly takes out her anger on Sunstripe, calling him "Scumtripe" as an insult.

Sunstripe, meanwhile, regularly has dreams of Mossflower, his parents, Boar the Fighter, and the mountain of Salamadastron. He regularly feels the pull to escape, to see his mother again and to visit the mountain, but is unable to shake off his guilt. He is also housed in a deep pit lined with smooth stone, making climbing out impossible without outside assistance.

At the same time, an outsider named Swartt Sixclaw arrives from farther north with his small band, "eager" to join Bowfleg's ranks. Bluefen doesn't trust Swartt for a second, but Nightshade, Swartt's Seer, is able to sway Bowfleg's mind with "omens" promising a great future should Bowfleg accept Swartt. Bowfleg, blinded by these false promises, offers his daughter to Swartt as a token of their alliance, much to Bluefen's dismay. Swartt agrees, purely to keep on Bowfleg's good side.

A feast is arranged; Sunstripe is taken out of his prison an made to do tricks. Swartt is allowed to torture him (which he enjoys a bit too much). Bluefen can't bring herself to enjoy any of it and takes off, contemplating if she should simply flee to begin life elsewhere. After the feast, she goes to Sunstripe's prison to try and cheer herself up with her usual bullying, but breaks down due to the anger at her father and the fear of her new husband. Seeing this and being reminded of his mother's pain after Barkstripe's death, Sunstripe shows compassion to his would-be tormentor and consoles her. Bluefen is uncertain of why a beast she mistreated would be kind to her, but does admit that she's being married off to Swartt. Sunstripe can tell it upsets her greatly. They strike up a conversation and the seeds of a bond are planted. While this happens, Swartt takes advantage of a drunken Bowfleg and poisons him with wine, becoming the sole ruler of the Snarefang horde.

The following seasons are rough for Bluefen as she suffers her new husband's cruelty, and his treatment of Sunstripe leaves a bitter taste in her mouth. Swartt has claimed Sunstripe as his steed and regularly brings him out of his pit to ride him around camp. Swartt also schemes to move further south, having heard on the wind that the Thousand Eye Army is long gone and Mossflower sits free for its next ruler. The march begins, and a pregnant Bluefen desires more and more to escape and live elsewhere. Her conversations with Sunstripe continue, and they bond further over how miserable they are. Sunstripe soon decides that, even if his guilt still lingers, he has to help Bluefen, whom he pities despite her past mistreatment of him. Desperate, Bluefen agrees, and they plan their escape.

As Bluefen assists Sunstripe in escaping his prison, she's spotted by Swartt's followers, and they both flee for their lives into the woods. Swartt, taking the lead, attempts to kill Sunstripe, but with some quick thinking, Sunstripe crushes Swartt's arm with a makeshift club. The pair disappear into the woods, and their journey begins. Things are rough, given the winter climate, and both have little experience surviving in the woods, Bluefen especially. They bicker a few times, but Bluefen dares not leave Sunstripe's side, knowing his usefulness in a fight. Things take a turn when Bluefen goes into labor, and Sunflash takes her to a cave which is inhabited by the Lingl-Dubbo families. Kind beasts, the families agree to look after Bluefen and provide both travelers with good food. A healthy baby ferret is born that night. Bluefen names him Veil, due to his mask marking reminding her of the veil she wears. She plans to never tell him of his father or of the Snarefang Horde.

Skarlath, a friend of the families and fancier of cheeses, visits the cave and befriends Sunstripe and Bluefen. He's asked to guide the pair further south to Redwall Abbey, so that Bluefen could provide Veil with a proper shelter and food. While recovering, Bluefen is also taught a bit of how to use a sling, so that she can defend herself and her baby. Veil is a fussy infant, constantly demanding food and attention and it reminds Bluefen of her father and Swartt. Part of her considers dumping the baby entirely, but she decides against it, not wishing to be as cruel and sadistic as the ferret she'd left. The journey continues with the three friends narrowly avoiding Swartt and using guerilla tactics to slow the horde down and lower Swartt's numbers.

As Redwall draws near, Sunstripe sends Bluefen and Skarlath to the abbey while he creates a diversion to keep Swartt away from the innocent beasts there. Secretly, Sunstripe fears meeting his mother, who now resides at Redwall, and he still wants to visit Salamandastron, which is further west. He promises Bluefen that they'll see each other again and Skarlath decides to act as a messenger between them once Bluefen is settled.

Sunstripe leaves and Skarlath informs the Redwallers of Bluefen and her baby. Some are wary, especially when hearing that a horde is approaching the Abbey. Martin the Warrior (and most of the other characters from Mossflower and Legend of Luke) has recently passed, and the only defenders are descendants of the Mossflower Holt and Lady Amber's squirrels. Abbess Bryony is willing to house Bluefen and Veil, but won't hesitate to give them both to Swartt if it means protecting the Abbey. An old Bella of Brockhall argues in defense of Bluefen and Veil due to the ferrets' association with her son, and commands the Abbey defenders to keep an eye on the woods, as well as sending the Skipper and a party of helpers after Sunstripe to keep him safe.

The combination of his rage against Sunstripe and the beasts guarding Redwall force Swartt to focus solely on the badger, leaving Bluefen and Veil safe. The book ends with Swartt and his forces beginning their march west, Skipperjo and his group catching up with Sunstripe and traveling with him, and Bluefen settling into Redwall with Veil.

FINAL THOUGHTS

I feel like, in a book format, this Book One would be pretty long, but it does have to set things up before Redwall gets involved. I wanted Veil to actually be alive in Book One, even if he isn't the main focus, and I also wanted to try and fix up the timeline issues the original book had. It might not be perfect, but I think I did pretty well. I'll write Books 2 and 3 at a later time.

#jazz rambles #long post #redwall #outcast of redwall #reimagining #plot stuff #redwall series

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inu-jiru · 1 month

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I can't believe it took me this long to make an an animatic for the character who began this rewrite in the first place aaa

In my defense, Stella's kinda hard to draw hhh but I think she looks nice here

Bumble is one of several flydogs Stella has had in the past (they're all named Bumble in honor of the first one she had). And unlike in canon, Stella's quite fond of the ugly, little things <3

#the hunger series #helluva boss rewrite #hazbin hotel rewrite #stella goetia #stella goetia helluva boss

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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A sketch from an animatic that I probably won't finish, but this is the first time I've drawn adult Alexandria in a way that I actually liked, so I added some shading and decided to share it. She's in her workout clothing, and she's talking to an off-screen Stella.

#the hunger series #helluva boss oc #hazbin hotel oc #jazz rambles #character sketch

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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For the ask game!

13. I saw your art on the goetia sometimes doing adverts for products in your rewrite. Do you have ideas for what other sins are advertising? It is a really neat idea! :0c

Ahhh! Great question! For "H U N G E R", I imagine the Sins have their own products to sell, as well as any collaborative projects they might do since a lot of sin tends to overlap:

For Pride, I don't see Lucifer really selling anything unless it's based off him in some way (i.e. a film adaptation of his various deeds). I seem him more as a straight up propaganda guy who'll just plaster his image everywhere to make sure everyone knows he's in charge (and it irritates him greatly when they're destroyed, but that's a different discussion entirely ;3). Lucifer's already paid a large amount in taxes from everyone (Goetias and Sins included), so money isn't his main concern.

Satan typically collabs with Belphegor to advertise steroids and I also see him hosting Hell's version of WWE (except a lot more violent). I do plan on keeping some of the wild west/ranch elements from canon, and Hellborn who own land can advertise their goods if they can afford it.

Beelzebub advertises various food items, but mainly pushes her own line of honey which is dangerously addictive (eating it can send a demon spiraling into a gluttonous frenzy). She also has her own food channel where some members of the Goetia (like Queen Felicity) host their own cooking shows (she'll regularly make demands on what kind of food they produce since it's all food porn to her, so if one day she wants to see some poor imp butchered and made into a roast, it has to happen). As much as I didn't care for "Queen Bee", I did think the idea of pop music and parties fit Gluttony in a sense that, yeah, people splurge when they're partying, so she'd have a hand in pushing Hell's music industry as well.

Mammon handles much of Hell's manufacturing, so anything from clothes, jewelry, theme parks and anything else he can make a buck on, he'll advertise (mainly to the other Goetia since most Hellborn can't afford the good stuff). He's not above the idea of "sex sells", so I tried to implement that in the art piece I did. A story in the series I hope to get to at one point relates to his and Leviathan's collaboration in bringing cruise ships to Envy's ocean, so that'll be fun to write more about.

Lust, of course, manages the porn industry and everything involved with that. Collaborations would include aphrodisiac-based foods with Beelzebub as well as some darker projects that I'd rather not outright state here, but involve Belphegor (you can probably piece it together; this series won't shy away from dark topics, but I wanna give fair warning before I go into detail). Ironically enough, Asmodeus doesn't advertise contraceptives all that much, but I imagine he'd want pregnancy and disease to spread like crazy.

Envy tends to overlap with Greed when it comes to goods, but I can't see Leviathan advertising very much. He's the most animalistic out of the Sins and prefers the primal fear and chaos he gets out of his demons rather than material gain. He only really bothers to do it because he can't stand the other Sins having things that he doesn't.

Finally, Sloth is the mass producer of drugs of all kinds, uppers, downers, the works. Belphegor also endorses spas and resorts (for those who can afford it, of course). She doesn't advertise much, and that suits her fine since it's less work to deal with.

I'm sorry if this answer was super rambly aaaa I was just really excited to answer! ^^ Hopefully, it's an interesting read!

#ask game #the hunger series #hazbin hotel rewrite #helluva boss rewrite #ask answered #jazz rambles #helluva boss critical #hazbin hotel critical #vivziepop critical

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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Hazbin / Helluva Crit Ask Game!

A lil something to encourage interaction in the critical community about our rewrite projects, thoughts, nitpicks, and ideas!

1. Explain, not necessarily a criticism, but a nitpick that you have for whatever reason.

2. What's your favorite and least favorite design in either show?

3. What character do you think has the most wasted potential? Why?

4. What are some aspects of the shows you actually enjoy?

5. What's a redesign from the crit community that you enjoy?

6. What's a ship you hate and why?

7. What's a ship you enjoy?

8. If you had to rewrite a ship in canon - which one and how?

9. Doodle / write request! Asker gives you a (non-NSFW) prompt to draw / give a drabble for!

10. What's a theory you have for future episodes of either show?

11. Asker gives you a ship to rate and give your perspective on.

12. What media do you enjoy or are critical of?

13. If you're doing a rewrite - asker offers an inquiry or suggestion about your rewrite.

14. Free space!

#hazbin hotel critical #helluva boss critical #hazbin hotel rewrite #helluva boss rewrite #ask game #I’d like to try this ^^#Been thinking s lot about the Hunger series lately if my animatics haven’t made that obvious lol

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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"Compliments" ft. Queen Felicity and King Vine.

Ipos' parents are interesting folk, the physical embodiment of "opposites attract". Ipos mostly takes after his mother appearance-wise, but Ipos has his father's soul-piercing stare. <3

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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"The Bet" ft. Prince Ipos and Heiress Alexandria

I said I'd do something with a female character, and I did >:)

Ipos had to learn quickly that Alexandria was prone to getting herself into trouble. Usually, she'd bounce back just fine, though.

Usually.

#the hunger series #helluva boss au #hazbin hotel au #helluva boss oc #hazbin hotel oc

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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"Constellations", ft. Prince Stolas and Prince Ipos.

I only ever draw Ipos with Stella or Alexandria, so I decided to try something with him and Stolas (I need to draw/animate more women tho I'm SORRY)

#the hunger series #helluva boss rewrite #hazbin hotel rewrite #helluva boss oc #helluva boss stolas #animatic #shitpost #technically

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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So I made a Tiktok, lol. Correction, I made an animatic for Tiktok. I had this idea in my mind at work and I really wanted to bring it to life as best I could. More Hunger series stuff, but I'm actually impressed with myself because I experimented more. Doesn't exactly look like how it did in my head, but it's not bad.

Unlike in HH/HB, I plan to have God appear quite a bit. This is one of those times, but I'll have to actually write that at some point aaaaa

#jazz rambles #the hunger series #helluva boss rewrite #hazbin hotel rewrite #helluva boss oc #hazbin hotel oc #God #christian imagery #animatic #I really wanted to use this song in particular #I know it's like “aaaah heaven scary” but here it makes more sense since Vine is a literal demon :smirk:

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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I ended up making that Hunger Series blog, I'll start moving stuff over later, but I do have asks open for the giggles, since I have been thinking about this rewrite for about a year at this point and it really means a lot to me. Or if you just wanna ask me stuff about HH/HB, that's fine too, lol.

#new blog #jazz rambles #the hunger series #hazbin hotel rewrite #helluva boss rewrite #helluva boss critical #hazbin hotel critical #ocs galore #I won't apologize

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inu-jiru · 2 months

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The Hunger Series: Nifty Redesign (And slight rant)

I envy better artists who can better portray their redesign ideas hhhh, still I wanted to redesign Nifty since she and Alastor are still connected in the Hunger Series. I don't have issues with the OG design, but I changed her to be a Hellborn like Alastor so I changed her design to reflect that.

I wanted to keep her looking buggy, but I also wanted to show that she's an Envy ring native (in my rewrite, aquatic-based demons are native to Envy and come from Leviathan). She's supposed to be based of a giant isopod, which is aquatic, so it counts. She doesn't wear clothes aside from the apron; they just get in the way when she's on a frenzy. She's Alastor's assistant whenever he tortures Sinners, and she's rewarded for her loyalty in plenty of fresh meat.

Something that I want to express in my rewrite is just how horrid being in Hell is. HH and HB fail in that regard because more often than not, it's either just Earth with more anarchy, or a party with no consequences, which I find pretty lame, especially when HH pretty much abandoned the whole "redemption" idea for what's more than likely a "morality is subjective and as long as you say sorry every once in a while you can drink and sleep around as much as you want" kinda story, which, as a Christian, just doesn't appeal to me.

Sidenote, I've seen other rewrites make blogs so that they can put all their rewrite information there and I'm contemplating doing something similar honestly

#jazz rambles #hazbin hotel rewrite #helluva boss rewrite #vivzieverse rewrite #the hunger series #hazbin hotel nifty redesign #hazbin hotel critical #helluva boss critical #I do like how I did Nifty's teeth tho #I didn't just wanna do sharp ones #I wanted her to look creepy

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inu-jiru · 3 months

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"He came. He had his butcher knife. Couldn't get out. The basement was filled with writhing bodies! We couldn't get out! Everything turned mad! Arms, legs, tongues, heads…all scattered everywhere!"

First time I've ever put a CW on a piece aaaa, but I felt it was for the best. Even if it's not all that graphic, I wanted to be considerate because it's a pretty dark piece for me.

Anyway, I haven't drawn Belinda, my Hazbin OC, in a while, and I wanted to touch up her design (I wasn't feeling the glasses and her weird cheek fluff anymore). I plan to add her to the Hunger Series, and this is sort of a companion piece for my Alastor redesign since their stories are connected in the rewrite.

The quote is a Watership Down reference, just tweaked for the situation I was depicting. Belinda's got a lot of Watership Down influence ngl

#the hunger series #hazbin hotel oc #hazbin hotel rewrite #helluva boss rewrite #cw dark content #partial vent piece #Today wasn't great

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inu-jiru · 3 months

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The redesign trend for Hazbin Hotel has been crazy since the show dropped, lol. So, I figured I'd do one as well for my rewrite. This is Alastor, and unlike in canon, rather than being a Sinner, he's a member of the Goetia (twin brother of Earl Furtur, to be exact). He'll more or less be filling the same role (minus the whole working for Lilith/Eve/Rosie/Whoever thing). Honestly, I find the whole Overlord thing to be strange in general, so I've gotten rid of that concept entirely. I have a redesign for Charlie as well (referred to as Charlotte in my rewrite), but honestly, I might redo that one because I'm not feeling it.

Alastor still has his radio gimmick in the Hunger Series, but it's more or less just a pastime for him because he's sick and twisted.

#hazbin hotel au #helluva boss au #vivzieverse rewrite #alastor redesign #the hunger series #I should actually write out my thoughts for Season 1 at some point #It was #Not good lol

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inu-jiru · 3 months

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I’m EXTREMELY disappointed, but after Helluva Boss, it’s my own fault for having even an inkling of hope, lol

HH feels like what SU critics wanted SU to be (not ALL obviously but the ones who cried about town episodes as if Steven isn’t half-human as much as he’s half-gem). Just all plot and no actual development or downtime to actually care.

You can share the thoughts behind your choice, but keep it civil!

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel critical #The finale sure was an episode #And this season most definitely was a season

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inu-jiru · 3 months

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Woundwort talking about not running from predators and killing and dominating all who oppose him, all the while looking like this:

God I love how watership down is just like

#watership down #general woundwort #repost #Fluffy fat ass :smirk:#Bet his nose was just twitching away the whole time too :smirk:#jazz rambles

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inu-jiru · 3 months

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You know, sometimes I wonder if my ideas and OCS for The Hunger Series are too serious and deviate too much from HH and HB but then I watch the episodes and realize, yeah, I'm probably okay, lol

#jazz rambles #vivziepop critical #hazbin hotel critical #helluva boss critical #The pacing is so bad in hh #And don't even get me started on Angel Dust #JUST LET CHARLIE WRECK VALENTINO SHE'S LITERALLY THE 3RD STRONGEST BEING IN HELL WHO IS GONNA STOP HER #I'm actually getting inspired to write more tho so that's good #The Husk reveal was interesting but I don't see the importance #he could've just been any loser who got bold enough to strike a deal

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