This one is actually almost a year old, but I never got around to posting it anywhere. I’d definitely do some things different now (the first thing that comes to mind is resizing the text), but for the most part I’m still proud of it.

au concept

other lords in black having a mentor/imaginary friend/companion role, like webby is to hannah, but to Other hatchetfield characters. whether their intentions are good is... Dubious

picked based off of like 19% logic 80% vibes & 1% excuse to doodle hatchetfield characters as little kids

pokotho - prof. henry hidgens

wiggog y'wrath - frank

nibblenephilim - linda

t'noy karaxis - ms. holloway

bliklotep - emma

AKA Grace as Blikotep prophet AKA Blinkally Accurate Grace Chasity

some wallpapers

I’m so normal actually

summoning gone wrong

BABBLE THE SPELL THAT GETS IT DONE, BABBLE IT ON COMMAND

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meteor

Torment Nexus

It's Black Friday, which means I'm, of course, thinking about Starkid... and I have a theory that the specific order that the LiB are always listed in (Pokotho, Bliklotep, T'noy Karaxis, Nibblephem, Wiggoth Y'Wrath) are, in fact, the order of how powerful they are, from least to greatest.

Let's start with Pokey. Now, on the surface, yeah, being able to completely take over people and turn them into hollow shells that speak your voice may be pretty damn powerful, but I think this actually works to the LiB's detriment. Think back to what Hidgens said, way back in TGWDLM---the existence of the hivemind would result in world peace, because if they're all under one mind, one "Singular Voice," there's nothing to fight about... but the LiB are all about sowing chaos, driving people to ruin. And if Pokey takes over everyone, there's nobody left to mess with. Even Webby outright compares Pokey to the rest of his brothers, which speaks a lot to how they see him---short-sighted, close-minded, and probably a little selfish. (I could also bring up the fact that unlike the others, he seems a lot more serious and even somber in his infliction, tying into his stone-face mask, but that's a whole other thing.) He's also, interestingly enough, one of two LiB who weren't introduced by way of Sniggles---even Nibbly got a little song from two of them after he did his Honey Queen munching---so maybe that means something? Idk.

Blinky definitely seems to have a good deal of power, if the horrors going on in Watcher World are anything to go by, but it also seems kinda... limited. From what we can see (heh), Blinky just operates out of this theme park, and unlike the others? He actually got defeated. Alice and Bill broke out of the effects, flooded Watcher World, and made it out with their bond strengthened rather than broken. Compare this with Pokey succeeding in taking over the world in TGWDLM---even if he failed later in Yellow Jacket---Tinky easily pulling the rug out from Ted's feet in Time Bastard, Nibbly snacking on Linda without so much as a second thought in Honey Queen, and Wiggly fucking starting a nuclear war in Black Friday despite his cult getting defeated and him not actually manifesting, you gotta wonder... what's up with Blinky failing? But I think his human look in NPMD speaks to that---it's a very laid-back look, and I saw someone suggest that he (or she, here, I guess) is trying to emulate the type of teen who's just there to chill, sit back, and watch TV. Maybe Blinky's whole deal is that he's fairly passive, and just wants to watch the chaos happen while he nudges some folks in the right direction. I could be completely wrong, of course.

Now, Tinky as the brother who's smack-dab in the middle actually makes a lot of sense. His domain is time itself---that's nothing to sneeze at! He's incredibly devious, and he always seems to get what he wants! His specialty is driving people insane! But when you look at the fact that he seems a little too chaotic, even for his brothers, and the fact that his eldritch form is, uh... kinda tame, since it's literally just a yellow goat, you have to wonder if Tinky suffers from middle-child syndrome. He's powerful, sure, but he's weird. Either he gets overlooked or he's just there to be along for the ride---I'm just guessing this based on the fact that he had, like two lines in The Summoning, even though he's probably the reason the messed-up timeline in Hatchetfield exists. He's just the crazy middle child, and honestly? That works. Good for him.

Nibbly, I think, is the only LiB (aside from our tentacle boi) who is explicitly stated to be considered "unique," with a power set that automatically puts him on a different level than a lot of his brothers. He's the only one who can regularly manifest in our reality, which makes him the only one who can physically affect the real world---and sure, that means eating pagent winners, but it could also mean a shitton of other things. It's kind of amazing that with his constant hunger and the power to manifest on Earth once a year, he only limits himself to one sacrifice... and maybe that's the point. Maybe the sacrifice only exists because Nibbly used to use that night to cause as much devastation as possible, and he's calmed down since then. Which, uh... yeah, scary thought.

And, yeah, Wiggly is obvious. He's in charge, he makes the decisions, he's always revered over the others---it's pretty clear that he's the most powerful brother, and though everything he does in Black Friday speaks to that, I have a feeling that we don't actually know the extent of Wiggly's true power... and maybe, that's the point. The other LiB get clear-cut domains---control, surveillance, time, and hunger, with not a lot of room for wiggle room, if you'll forgive the pun---but for Wiggly, it's not so obvious. We know that his line in The Summoning is "Wiggly wants his wrath," but it's not just wrath that he preys on. In Black Friday, he uses what people want to become strong, quite literally marketing himself as the solution to all of their problems. In NPMD, he asks Steph, Pete, and Grace for the thing they cherish. He's not just wrath, but greed and desire, and that adds a punch. Also, that extra bit of complexity makes him line up perfectly as a devil figure.

And considering all of this, you have to wonder---where does Webby fall in all of this? Is she stronger than her brothers, and it's just that they outnumber her, or is she weaker? Is she older or younger (this might've been answered, I'm not as caught up on livestream lore as some may be)? Is it just her in the White, or does she have sisters? She's described as "A Queen in White," not "The Queen in White," which points to there maybe being more, but why haven't we seen more? Why is it just Webby fighting against her brothers, and why can't she do more?

*pauses*

Wow. Okay. Jesus, that got away from me.

Anyways, the Hatchetfield saga has super cool horror worldbuilding

bliklotep. the watcher with a thousand eyes

funky dudes

Don't make Blinky cry

He see's your sins

My favourite Lord in Black Bliklotep which I hope to cosplay at some point~ I had a lot of fun drawing him honestly and usually don't do pens or bright colours but I really like how he came out

Might do Tinky next or Nibbly, I have ideas for both

had some brainrot last night that amounted to “what if i tried to the Marketable Lords of Despair™ a bit more marketable”

(please god do not tag this with Yellow Jacket spoilers i haven’t watched it yet)

[ID: five colored traditional drawings of the lords in black, from starkids hatchetfield series. the first is two sketches of blinky. in the one on the left, he looks happy and his eye is closed, while he appears shocked or upset in the one on the right. the second is a very simple drawing of the nibbly doll, with the text "SIT." written under him. the third is three drawings of pokey. he looks neutral or content in the first two, while appearing disgusted in the third. the fourth is of tinky, smiling. the final picture of of wiggly, hands raised towards his mouth, appearing pleased. end ID.]

brothers in cosmic crime..

• With a thousand eyes… •

the lords in black!! i rlly enjoy drawing them :) also this is a redraw of one of my favorite pieces!! you can find the original over here! :)  PLEASE PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT NIGHTMARE TIME SEASON 2 IN THE TAGS IF YOU REBLOG, I HAVENT WATCHED IT AND DONT WANT TO BE SPOILED :( zoom up of hannah to show off some bonus details  👀