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preyofolympus · 4 months

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little (I'm saying little to not psych myself out) WIP of Skulduggery and Valkyrie fighting some monsters (I'm thinking draugar) (I'm also thinking I use too many brackets).

I am very much not new to skulduggery pleasant- The amount of time I've been reading it, I've been sticking with it over two thirds of my life lol. But I am super new to the fandom space, so I welcome new SP friends!

Not sure why, but it keeps going blurry, so sorry lads.

Also, my art comms are fully open and I have way too much time off from uni for x-mas, so DM me for deets!

#skulduggery pleasant books #sketch comms #skullduggery #skullduggery pleasant #skulduggery pleasant #skulduggery #valkyrie cain #valkyrie #draugr #seasons of war #art commisions #art comms open

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incorrectspquotes · 22 days

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[Skulduggery has lost his favourite hat]

Fletcher: It’s only a hat.

Skulduggery: [aghast] Only a hat?

Ghastly: Skulduggery’s a little attached to that hat. He thinks it’s lucky.

Skulduggery: It is lucky. I've never died while wearing that hat.

Fletcher: [frowning] I… I’m not sure I know how to respond.

Ghastly: That’s a common reaction to Skulduggery.

#skulduggery pleasant #ghastly bespoke #fletcher renn #skulduggery #source: mistborn

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jenareuter · 10 months

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Not too long ago I met again with a friend I went to secondary school with and she threw me head-first back into remembering the most fabulous skeleton-in-a-hat, Skulduggery Pleasant.

It only took me a good decade and a half to the get the hang of drawing skeletons so that, at last, I could pull off having him do all sorts of nonsense and expressions... with his friends and enemies!

These interpretations are based less on the official descriptions and more on my general memory and vibe of them. Consider them alternative interpretations!

(Yes, I know that's not the right Bentley model, but it's still beautiful ok)

And for another sharp-looking detective illustration, find him on my blog!

#artists on tumblr #digital art #illustration #skeleton #skull #spooky #horror art #undead #skulduggerypleasant #skulduggery pleasant #valkyrie cain #skulduggery #tanith low #ghastly bespoke #china sorrows #lord vile #jenareuter art

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nicstylus · 1 year

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Joining the Dead Men

#ive wanted to draw this forever #help i love them #skulduggery #skulduggery pleasant #valkyrie #valkyrie cain #ghastly bespoke #dexter vex #saracen rue #erskine ravel #anton shudder #dead men #last stand of dead men #stylus #art #skeleton #detective #magic #hug

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billygaysanguine · 3 months

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i am tormented by visions

#skulduggery pleasant #i dont think ive ever drawn skulduggery seriously.#hes just a funnyguy to me #skulduggery pleasant art #valkyrie cain #silly time #skulduggery #valkyrie

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technicallyfriendly · 5 months

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About Skulduggery and Valkyrie's relationship

So I have seen many different takes on Skulduggery and Valkyrie's relationship over the years and I don't agree with any of them. Mind you this is just my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own. It's just to me no interpretation of their relationship really fits for me. I think their relationship is neither father-daughter, mentor-student or romantic. To me it's something else entirely.

Let's get down to why I disagree with the relationship takes I listed above. First during the talk with Melissa and Desmond in DotL Skulduggery makes it clear that he does not see Valkyrie as his daughter. He states that while he understands their concerns because he has been a father himself he does not see Valkyrie this way. He also stresses that she is his partner, his equal and not his student when Melissa refers to Valkyrie as such.

Additionally the way Skulduggery treated Valkyrie like his equal in all cases was a major conflict point with Kenspeckle to whom Val was like a granddaughter. While Kenspeckle wanted to take care of her, Skulduggery always let Valkyrie make her own desicions no matter how that'd turn out.

We also know from Valkyrie's side that she did not see Skulduggery as an authority figure which is stated many times throughout the books. Much like Skulduggery sees her as an equal she in turn also views him the same way. So if father-daughter and mentor-student is not it, than what is their relationship? I would argue against romantic for the sole reason that they are not attracted to each other (yes, I know a lot of you have an icky feeling about valduggery but this is not what this post is about anyways). Their relationship transcends all reason and can at best be seen as a bond of soulmates which is backed up by the observation of many other characters in the SP universe. But this does not really explain how they see each other.

In my opinion Skulduggery and Valkyrie are each others hero. Yes, this may not come as a surprise in case of Valkyrie but Skulduggery is a different matter mainly due to the way of how he is portrayed as a character. So how is Valkyrie his savior?

Well, in ther beginning of the series all the other characters treat Skul like they expect him to snap at any moment. They don't know that he already did, but he does and he is trying to atone for that. But when everyone close to you treats you like a ticking time bomb you might lose faith in yourself after a while. Skulduggery at that point in time is slowly loosing faith in his ability to be one of the good guys. He hates himself and knows what he is capable at his worst. He won once but who says he can win again? Standing in front of the abyss believing with everyone else that it is only a matter of time before he steps over the edge again. Enter Valkyrie, she does not know him, but beliefs in him. Sure she is twelve and believes in Skulduggery for all the wrong reasons but she believes in him where no one else does, not even Skul himself, she restores his faith in himself. She beats the enemy that Skul had never any hope of beating on his own, himself. She is his hero as much as he is hers and he is willing to kill for her, die for her and most importantly live for her.

On the other side, Skulduggery is Valkyries hero, because he saved her from a life of mediocricy. A life of yearning for something greater. He opened the door for Valkyrie and showed her that there was so much more to life than she could ever have imagined by herself. He is her hero and she would do anything for him.

So, this is my view on their relationship, while yes we can sum them up as soulmates it goes so much deeper. Sorry for the long rant. I'm always open for discussing my views. Just please don't take this as gosple or anything this is just my opinion nothing more nothing less.

#skulduggery pleasant #valkyrie cain #skulduggery

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madart9 · 13 days

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An AU idea I had where Valkyrie gets sent back in time to her 12 year old body with all her current memory and trauma

#digital art #digital sketch #procreate #my art #my art <3 #skulduggery pleasant #skulduggery #valkyrie cain #derek landy #in another life AU

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eeriss121 · 3 months

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it’s been a long time, but here you have one of the Dead Men, Dexter Vex!!! 🔥🔥🔥 no spoilers, please💓💓

if u like this fanarts, don’t forget to follow me on twitter or to check my webtoon!!❤️‍🔥

#skulduggery pleasant #artists on tumblr #fanart #skulduggery #dexter vex #dead men #derek landy #the last stand of the dead men #book #book fanart

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bardofthefreaks · 3 months

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lord vile can 100% shapeshift into literally anything and has definitely hunted someone down as a massive necromancy wolf.

#skulduggery pleasant #lord vile #random #idk what to tag this as #skulduggery #headcanons #hcs #my hcs

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yakionasworld · 4 months

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#skulduggery pleasant #art #skulduggeryfamily sad #skulduggerywife #derek landy #oc #skulduggery

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reallyhumongousgarden · 6 months

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'tis the skulduggery of pleasants

anyways i read the series like a year or two ago, and despite having only read three or four books, they still stuck in my head as the grooviest, coolest books on fantasy id seen in a while.

#skulduggery pleasant #skulduggery #my art lol #art #for frankiepoo dearest #skeleton #spooky #skulduggerypleasan #honestly i think hed fluctuate between terrible fashion sense (bunny slippers and fluffy green eighties robes) and really slick suits #lmao i made him look like a cowboy but i think it makes the image go even harder

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preyofolympus · 4 months

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Greetings, I know people don’t usually like videos here, but I return with furry skulduggery pleasant funnies

#we all know he’s get out of breath lifting that hoover butttt #skulduggery pleasant books #skullduggery pleasant #skulduggery pleasant #skullduggery #skulduggery #skulduggery headcanon #fletcher #fletcher renn #Fletcher ren #valkyrie #valkyrie cain #stephanie edgley

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incorrectspquotes · 21 days

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Someday, Pleasant. Someday, you’re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moon will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with glee. And I just hope I’m still around to see it.

Thurid Guild, probably

#skulduggery pleasant #thurid guild #skulduggery #source: gentleman bastard

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jenareuter · 11 months

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Not too long ago I met again with a friend I went to secondary school with and she threw me head-first back into remembering the most fabulous skeleton-in-a-hat, Skulduggery Pleasant.

Naturally, being the skeleton enthusiast I am, couldn't help but draw him with a dashing swish (come on, we all had a crush on him, don't leave me standing alone here alone...right?)

For some more sketches with him and interpretations of the crew (like the lil' teaster below), find them on my blog!