With a new dragonball game out and steven universe on my mind, I've been thinking about fusion! So here, a halloween-esque Shantae and Rottytops fusion!

completely unrelated to anything have this dumb joke comic I made

the original meme that inspired this:

Shantae, Rottytops, and Risky Boots in Balatro as face cards! I figured out how to do texture replacements in this game earlier today and had some fun with it! I might consider doing balatro face card coms!

alt colors Shantae. I really like this look!

@shantaeshitpostcentral inspired fanon Sky drawing that popped into my head and wouldn't leave.

oh no I like drawing her how could this happen to me

Happy Halloween 2024! We got Shantae and Rottytops as Peppino and Pizza face. Inspired by @shantaeshitpostcentral!

LET'S GOOOOOOO

so I did two sketches based on @shantaeandthebluemoon's musing over transfem!Bolo

First one being...well, the obvious

And...yeah, it's Bolo if she transitioned! Not too different from how she used to look, all things considered, but she's fairly happy with this, so all's well!

Now, I'm sure you may have noticed the hint of the OTHER sketch I did, which...well. I thought about the "what if Bolo was turned into a girl the others didn't recognize" thing shantaeandthebluemoon proposed and I had an idea

In THIS sketch, Bolo ends up accidentally picking up a magical artifact, going to sleep with it not realizing what it is, wakes up...and finds that not only is she a girl now, but there's also someone else with her. Say hi to Queen Echidna's first drawn appearance on this blog, everybody!

For those of you who either aren't aware or don't remember, Queen Echidna is a minor OC I made who happens to be one of Sequin Land's past rulers...and one of the worst tyrants it's ever known, with her beauty only matched by her vanity and cruelty. Also, if it isn't obvious from the outfit, she and her followers are the direct ancestors to the guys on Tan Line Island; they were forcibly banished there after the people of Sequin Land had enough of her shit

So, yeah, Echidna being with Bolo here is a bad thing; she's trying to mold her into what she deems a suitable vessel so she can possess her and resume her rule...but at least she supports trans rights? Diversity win: cruel despot who is now a ghost and trying to return to the land of the living to resume her reign supports your transition

Your sketches are always a treat. It kind of reminds me of yu-gi-oh in a way to put Bolo in this situation. Though both sides are now much more opposed. It is also: a thing that seems extremely congruent with the whimsy of this series. I like it a lot.

It’s also just funny to imagine the queen possessing Bolo and nobody taking it seriously at first because “its Bolo, she’s probably just being silly.” Having a cunning empress upstairs and your only vessel’s goal in life is to clumsily assist your friends on their adventures and talk to girls.

Bolo isn’t trapped with her, she’s trapped with Bolo.

SCREAM. Bolo isn't trapped with her, she's trapped with Bolo...honestly, yeah. Yeah. What I had in mind when I initially laid out the idea was more the Return of Raggedy-Android from MLAATR than Yu-Gi-Oh but honestly I like your idea better so I'm rolling with that. Echidna already has her girlboss villain moment in the Reversal AU so I feel zero remorse about taking it away from her here

I'm just imagining this as that "The souls of the innocent!" "A bagel" "NOOOO!" "Two bagels" vine

Also does anyone know where the original post of this is?

@magicbyhalves Shantae for @ozimulmakesartwork

Los Estilos de Shantae Un proyecto que hice durante este año estudiando cada estilo de los juegos de Shantae! ^^ Los estilos de cada juego en orden: - Shantae Risky's Revenge - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - Shantae: Risky Revolution - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Shantae (2002) - Shantae and the Seven Sirens

Princess Bolo, inspired by a conversation I had with @shantaeshitpostcentral!