Katsuki bristled and jerked back. “Oi! Do I look like a fuckin’ dog?!”

@nuravity

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Name: Jumpy

Debut: Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

I love this image a lot. Please look at it again.

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This is the silliest animal in the world! They don’t make animals like this, with silly tube mouths, in the real world. We do get silly tube mouths, like on conch snails and anteaters, but it’s the diameter of the opening that makes one such a Video Game Creature Mouth. The kind of mouth that a critter Shoots things out of! In this case, dear Jumpy shoots little fireballs. In the animal kingdom, as far as I know, only Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are able to shoot fireballs, but domesticated animals are outliers, and do not count.

Though it does not come out of a funny tube snouth, there are a bunch animals that DO shoot out some Projectile Attacks! Of various elements, no less! You probably know the Bombardier Beetle with its caustic acid, and the thorny devil’s tear streams of blood. Perhaps you even know of the velvet worm’s twin slime cannons. Two of my favorites are bugs, of course! The spitting spider is not very fast or strong, but it CAN shoot out silk from its chelicerae! It can use this ability to trap its prey, and even slow down predators! I also want to give a special shout-out to my favorite wasp, the bald-faced hornet! This yellowjacket (yeah it’s a yellowjacket despite its name. It’s also not even yellow) can sting, yes, but it also has a special adaptation for dealing with mammals: a projectile squirt of venom, usually aimed at the eyes! This is not to make you scared of bald-faced hornets. It is to make you realize they are so cool and awesome!

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You have absolutely noticed that Jumpy looks quite a lot like Q*Bert, the world’s favorite digital orange critter with a tubey mouth who jumps around. Can you blame it? I would look like this if I could, too. Except I would wear shoes. Perhaps… yellow shoes…?

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Perhaps you have also noticed that Jumpy looks a lot like Hot Head from Kirby’s Adventure, famous digital orange critter with a tubey mouth that spits fire! This one also shares the yellow feet… something interesting is a-foot!

Three orange critters, all with a tubey mouth for shooting stuff out of (Q*Bert was originally going to be able to shoot projectiles). The implication is obvious. We’re all thinking it. It’s clear that, long ago, humans existed alongside orange tubey-mouthed creatures that spat out fireballs. Our ancient ancestors were routinely burnt, singed, and other synonyms by these cheeky animals. Heck, they may have even had their geese cooked!

While all extinct now, these critters were so dangerous that the fear of them is baked into our DNA to this day. Game designers feel a primal urge to depict them as Enemies. Or, in the case of Q*Bert, as a nice enough guy who is nevertheless prone to foul language. The specter of the little orange menace lives on eternally…

Wow. It’s fascinating what video games can reveal about our past!

Just in time for October 1st >:}c I’ve had this one shot idea tossing around in my head for awhile.

Full piece below the cut—TW for blood, depictions of death, and reanimated corpses:

Here’s an intro to the concept that I wrote in Discord. I’ll post more about this concept soon >:}c

Jumpy’s Nightmare—a oneshot(??) concept inspired by an idea I posted [recently]. Jumpy gets stuck in a horrific nightmare/episode inspired by trauma he gained over time through First Squad’s growing list of close calls with death. Stuck in a dream that feels indistinguishable from reality, he must navigate the dream and find a way out… all while coming across twisted, undead versions of his friends along the way.

Alts below:

Made some more icons for everyone to enjoy😋😋😋

Ahh but this time half of it is made up of characters that nobody rlly care abt except me😢

Anyways… feel free to use them!!😝😝

Quick note: the sonia and jumpy ones were made back in july

Speaking of the Adrian fic idk if I wanna drop it rnrn while I’m getting more tired and but also I’m wired asf and kinda manic

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👵 elderly jumpy 👵

I am so old today 😭

I just hit double decades, the age 20.

I already have elderly hips; thank you, ankylosing spondylitis.

No birthday wishes or gifts are greatly appreciated 🙏 (I only made this because its more adulthood and it scares me, help)

Please do not trace, recolor, edit, or repost my art without permission, even if you are planning to give me proper credit!

Jumpy (sona) and Sky belongs to me

Kirby belongs to HAL Laboratory/Nintendo

Made with Procreate

You may be scary, but you’ll never be as scary as sudden loud noises

God the tornado siren drill just made me jump out of my skin

did some new art of Jump Scare (including a face reveal!) and two new characters! Sunflare is Ravenfang’s littermate, based on my bf’s best friend! they were born into WindClan, and ended up developing a stun move that Sunny ended up being named after. (for his part, he thinks the move is kinda stupid, and wishes he’d been given a different name.) despite Ravenfang leaving to walk the Clans, the brothers are still very close. our final cat is Cobrastar, a former leader of ShadowClan based on another friend of mine!* she can come off a bit cold and grumpy, but she’s incredibly loyal. she’s very perceptive, and always does the right thing; all her lives were given in service to her Clan, and now she spends her days watching over Darksplash’s group, making sure they don’t get in too much trouble.
*she has health issues/chronic pain due to the condition that caused her folded ears; it’s not super relevant but I wanted to note that this particular design choice was deliberate lol

Jumpy cat

Ngl I have somehow grown up to be a very skittish and jumpy person

Like um any movement in my vicinity can scare me fr I sometimes I get scared by my OWN SHADOW AND HAIR

so i have a

non cringy

htf oc

their name is jumpy