The Repeating Point Of No Return

low-poly, ps1-ish Batter

Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 6, Inv/Enot!

Ancient-adjacent name this guy is getting is "Crack of Shells, Nine Colors Upturned" 💥💥

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

RAIN WORLD WATCHER SPOILERS

born from this conversation with @end-orfino

Literally the two endings

Original:

In RoF AU, Arti is more nuanced than just straight-up evil and follows a trope of "did a terrible thing and realized too late that it was terrible so now regrets are eating them up from the inside but they can't do anything about it and have to live through this personal hell", but I will still make fun of her

girl /gender neutral

the cycle

Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 4, Hunter

rotten kitty

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

Check out #rwrof au tag for more content with those designs

howdy, got some questions about the designs themselves [maybe also as a break from the tangle of existential cycles among cycles inside cycles]. Why does Upturned have four arms? Is it related to him being an anomaly? Also who do you think takes the longest to get dressed? And on the same subject, does Fallen's tongue ever dry out from dangling out of her mask from day to day stuff for so long?

Thank you, that is a needed break (*sounds of bleeding out onto the pages of the masterdoc* /j)

Honestly when designing Upturned I didn't even have an AU in mind. The figure on the left of the violence karma mural appeared to have a decorative, second pair of arms, so I thought hey, who else deserves weird four arms out of nowhere if not her. I'll probably leave it as it because it just signals that something about this guy is not exactly how a standard Slugcat should be. From the story standpoint (and to not get in too deep into the timey wimey branches-timelines-cycles) I see Upturned as somewhat of an antithesis of Dancing.

Dancing is a careful watcher working outside the cycle and all the madness of different, convoluted paths, while having the potential to have most impact on them, while Upturned would be an oxymoron of someone who's "whole when shattered", always inside the system and under its rule, but with the aspiration to experience and adore it all as is (funnily enough being on two ends of the RoF anomaly spectrum leads them to getting along better rather than somehow making them antagonistic), NOT being in constant torment, but being rather fine with ascension or reincarnation, by choice, not really being on the table for him. In the context of that role - the four arms are a visual representation of that nature of wanting to interact with everything. Origin story wise? I don't think I want to tackle where Upturned would even come from exactly, that'd take away from her being a bit of a cryptid. Maybe I'll change my mind, for now she's vague as a treat.

To answer the second question - probably Upturned because she's a diva. All Slugcats that doomed themselves with using bandages and ribbons tied around them as clothing are also victims of a long morning routine though.

And for the last one - probably doesn't because it isn't always out, she's a cultured being. On a tangent it made me wonder if Sliver of Straw, as that's her maker in this AU, would bless her with not having taste or doom her with having to taste rusted metal and moss when actually using it as a grappling hook. Also she probably looks super funny when doing that. Thankfully, we're talking about a fanfiction and not a platformer game, so tongue-grapple-hook can be limited to a last resort option/useful tool to get all the fruit growing high above down without much struggle.

Obligatory wip to not just leave a wall of text there. Thank you for the ask!

Probably a vision that's messed up timeline and canonwise, but I really like the idea of Gourmand taking care of slugpup Monk and Survivor..... sobs

RAIN WORLD THE WATCHER OPENING CUTSCENE SPOILERS (?)

Some people noticed that the other slugpup from the opening is a really similar color to Gourmand and as much as we know that's not him, I still like that headcanon

Imagine your sister gets lost between dimensions damn

If any of you took a good look at my slugcat designs you can notice that all of the outer expanse fellas (Gourm, Surv and Monk) are way more slug than cat - having the funky frills, longer "whiskers" (except surv whatev). I actually designed Watcher a day before the DLC came out because I couldn't wait, so it was super fun to see the opening cutscene be in what seemed like that region - would fit the look I have for her and she shares the same cape design element as Monk!

Would also fit this silly vision I had here if they were all somehow related lmao, then Watcher would be the honorary member of the "dot on the left cheek" outer expanse gang

Joining the trend

original:

Next one: Click Clack in Inscryption!

A change of vibe for sure that one, BUT I thought come on, God of Storytelling and the Scrybes? Perfect fit.

SOME DETAILS AND IDEAS BELOW

so here a few ideas on how Click Clack would work as a scrybe and how he would perform in game!

Previous Crossover art