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Have a look-see at the very first piece I got from my friend Z-62 's Patreon!
They've made a whole rework of it, lots of great stuff and a few of the tiers gives you access to YCH's...like this one, which I asked for Oasis Daisy to be drawn in. Nice bedlah babe in coils and with spiral eyes? Yes please!
If you are curious and wanna go check it out, here is Z-62's Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/c/cartoonzombie/posts
Now how come Daisy is in such a predicament? Read on and find out!
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NEW ITEMS
Daisy knew she was the best...but still she figured she could be even better.
This current Knockout Tour was an experimental one, with only those who registered who'd be able to participate in. It was a test for new items, for new objects to be employed within regular races as things could always be spiced up even if just a little. New courses, new karts, new technology...yet there were always new items to be considered too. Ways to attack, protect oneself and interact with the tracks with either speed or shenanigans...she figured that if she got to test them out first then she'd have an advantage over the others who wouldn't have seen or even felt those objects to begin with. Thus did she sign in along with a myriad of others, eager to see what the geniuses behind Mario Kart would cook up next.
The race began exactly in her homestead, in Shy Guy's Bazaar as she could see her own palace, the dunes in the distance, smell the floral scent in the air...it roared for her to claim victory as she started the engine of her magic carpet kart. All the items there would be new or variations which could indeed bring out excitement or frustration, quite possibly both. It took little time for Lakitu to come down with the signal, the countdown starting, the green light appearing and immediately did she start with a boost. They would eat her dust and certainly be thankful for it.
Wearing her princess attire, not the one she wore to not overshadow her friend Peach too much but her real, regal outfit. Some said she looked like a belly dancer, that it was certainly unique, but she knew they were all jealous she looked this good in it. Luigi certainly did not complain in the slightest, though right now he was the furthest thing from her mind as she dashed past the counters and small shops in the bazaar. She was third place out of 24, a good position and yet she knew that such a thing could be easily lost with a moment of inattention. She grabbed an item right here and there as the one she got was...an ice shell? She had seen the ice balls, variant of the classic fire balls, but this one was new as she went on to toss it behind her and the results were rather satisfying. Trails of ice making it so people would lose some of their handling while slipping, all while the shell itself collided with the Pianta racer.
She wasn't the only one to find out something new, however. A Nabbit bag floating towards her drained her and others nearby out of some coins, probably to return them to its user. A cape which made people float quite high and then hover without the need for a launch pad, making Baby Mario get past her due to moving past a curve with gusto. A thunder shell which bounced and reduced Bowser's side just as he tried to move past Daisy...it was pure mayhem but she took note of this as she drifted, jumped and eventually managed to land in first place. It was definitely exciting, the unexpected bringing in a lot of fun to this tour as they arrived in the desert further away from the bazaar.
The crown appeared on her head, a symbol of her current supremacy as she tried some new items to protect herself. The giant banana had made a return from that phase when they were two on the same karts, while she saw someone in metal form and impervious to harm trying to dash past her, yet all that extra weight had rendered the racer, Donkey Kong in this instance, extremely lacking in terms of turning and handling. Eventually, however, someone went on to throw a new one at her, something she hadn't foreseen and yet was somewhat curious about...a pot? It had a lid on, seemed oddly familiar and yet she really just needed to move past it, dodging it to the side and she'd be fine...or so she thought.
Being in its proximity was the catalyst for its activation as within said pot was a Cobrat, a serpentine creature who went on to rapidly lasso her into its coils. It hissed as the surprising strength and length of the creature, combined with the anchor point of the pot, stopped her kart right there alongside her. She might have two of those as symbols on her current kart, but for one such animal to be employed as an item was not what she expected she'd see today. She tried to struggle, to shake it off as she did have a good advance somewhat, yet they did catch up to her and she went from first to second, then third and so forth. Yet being trapped was but the start of that item's effect. The Cobrat hissed and then its eyes began to glow, to swirl, to spiral...concentric circles both sucked in and expanding out as it stared right at Daisy, locking its gaze right in with hers.
Daisy was caught by surprise, indeed unable to predict such an effect as those peepers were indeed colorful. At times it went with colder colors like purple, pink and indigo, but then they switched to many shades of green and black...until her own colors of orange, teal and gold went on to be portrayed. The constant shift, the irregular and yet somewhat routinely patterns fascinated her as she stopped struggling the more she stared, even getting to enjoy this and the sound of hisses from the Cobrat. She was tightly bound, yet not too much that it would hurt her as she felt comfortable even, safe despite the rather dangerous situation she'd normally be in.
It swayed in place, keeping her locked in as Daisy began to smile despite herself. Unwittingly and then with growing semi-awareness did she come to enjoy it, the hisses and the vacillating proximity of the Cobrat's gaze. It teased her, darting in and out as if to touch her forehead with his as she soon forgot she was even in a race to begin with. All that mattered were those eyes and the relaxing bliss they gifted her...until she was eliminated due to being in 24th place, the Knockout Tour proceeding without her.
Results of New Items
Thunder Shell: A bit too niche and could be improved. Homing, perhaps?
Ice Shell: Very good, but will become worthless in ice tracks.
Nabbit Bag: Good feedback, but Nabbit wants a cut. Refused.
Cape: Does not mesh well with all the tracks, racers going out-of-bounds more often than not.
Giant Banana: Very good, but must not be accessible to first place for balance issues.
Mini-Mushroom: The trade-in of extra speed and vulnerability as a mini-racer is not balanced enough.
Cobrat Pot: Too powerful. The only one to be targetted went from 1st position to 24th. Still trying to snap her out of it even hours after the racing was done.
Have a look-see at the very first piece I got from my friend Z-62 's Patreon!
They've made a whole rework of it, lots of great stuff and a few of the tiers gives you access to YCH's...like this one, which I asked for Oasis Daisy to be drawn in. Nice bedlah babe in coils and with spiral eyes? Yes please!
If you are curious and wanna go check it out, here is Z-62's Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/c/cartoonzombie/posts
Now how come Daisy is in such a predicament? Read on and find out!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NEW ITEMS
Daisy knew she was the best...but still she figured she could be even better.
This current Knockout Tour was an experimental one, with only those who registered who'd be able to participate in. It was a test for new items, for new objects to be employed within regular races as things could always be spiced up even if just a little. New courses, new karts, new technology...yet there were always new items to be considered too. Ways to attack, protect oneself and interact with the tracks with either speed or shenanigans...she figured that if she got to test them out first then she'd have an advantage over the others who wouldn't have seen or even felt those objects to begin with. Thus did she sign in along with a myriad of others, eager to see what the geniuses behind Mario Kart would cook up next.
The race began exactly in her homestead, in Shy Guy's Bazaar as she could see her own palace, the dunes in the distance, smell the floral scent in the air...it roared for her to claim victory as she started the engine of her magic carpet kart. All the items there would be new or variations which could indeed bring out excitement or frustration, quite possibly both. It took little time for Lakitu to come down with the signal, the countdown starting, the green light appearing and immediately did she start with a boost. They would eat her dust and certainly be thankful for it.
Wearing her princess attire, not the one she wore to not overshadow her friend Peach too much but her real, regal outfit. Some said she looked like a belly dancer, that it was certainly unique, but she knew they were all jealous she looked this good in it. Luigi certainly did not complain in the slightest, though right now he was the furthest thing from her mind as she dashed past the counters and small shops in the bazaar. She was third place out of 24, a good position and yet she knew that such a thing could be easily lost with a moment of inattention. She grabbed an item right here and there as the one she got was...an ice shell? She had seen the ice balls, variant of the classic fire balls, but this one was new as she went on to toss it behind her and the results were rather satisfying. Trails of ice making it so people would lose some of their handling while slipping, all while the shell itself collided with the Pianta racer.
She wasn't the only one to find out something new, however. A Nabbit bag floating towards her drained her and others nearby out of some coins, probably to return them to its user. A cape which made people float quite high and then hover without the need for a launch pad, making Baby Mario get past her due to moving past a curve with gusto. A thunder shell which bounced and reduced Bowser's side just as he tried to move past Daisy...it was pure mayhem but she took note of this as she drifted, jumped and eventually managed to land in first place. It was definitely exciting, the unexpected bringing in a lot of fun to this tour as they arrived in the desert further away from the bazaar.
The crown appeared on her head, a symbol of her current supremacy as she tried some new items to protect herself. The giant banana had made a return from that phase when they were two on the same karts, while she saw someone in metal form and impervious to harm trying to dash past her, yet all that extra weight had rendered the racer, Donkey Kong in this instance, extremely lacking in terms of turning and handling. Eventually, however, someone went on to throw a new one at her, something she hadn't foreseen and yet was somewhat curious about...a pot? It had a lid on, seemed oddly familiar and yet she really just needed to move past it, dodging it to the side and she'd be fine...or so she thought.
Being in its proximity was the catalyst for its activation as within said pot was a Cobrat, a serpentine creature who went on to rapidly lasso her into its coils. It hissed as the surprising strength and length of the creature, combined with the anchor point of the pot, stopped her kart right there alongside her. She might have two of those as symbols on her current kart, but for one such animal to be employed as an item was not what she expected she'd see today. She tried to struggle, to shake it off as she did have a good advance somewhat, yet they did catch up to her and she went from first to second, then third and so forth. Yet being trapped was but the start of that item's effect. The Cobrat hissed and then its eyes began to glow, to swirl, to spiral...concentric circles both sucked in and expanding out as it stared right at Daisy, locking its gaze right in with hers.
Daisy was caught by surprise, indeed unable to predict such an effect as those peepers were indeed colorful. At times it went with colder colors like purple, pink and indigo, but then they switched to many shades of green and black...until her own colors of orange, teal and gold went on to be portrayed. The constant shift, the irregular and yet somewhat routinely patterns fascinated her as she stopped struggling the more she stared, even getting to enjoy this and the sound of hisses from the Cobrat. She was tightly bound, yet not too much that it would hurt her as she felt comfortable even, safe despite the rather dangerous situation she'd normally be in.
It swayed in place, keeping her locked in as Daisy began to smile despite herself. Unwittingly and then with growing semi-awareness did she come to enjoy it, the hisses and the vacillating proximity of the Cobrat's gaze. It teased her, darting in and out as if to touch her forehead with his as she soon forgot she was even in a race to begin with. All that mattered were those eyes and the relaxing bliss they gifted her...until she was eliminated due to being in 24th place, the Knockout Tour proceeding without her.
Results of New Items
Thunder Shell: A bit too niche and could be improved. Homing, perhaps?
Ice Shell: Very good, but will become worthless in ice tracks.
Nabbit Bag: Good feedback, but Nabbit wants a cut. Refused.
Cape: Does not mesh well with all the tracks, racers going out-of-bounds more often than not.
Giant Banana: Very good, but must not be accessible to first place for balance issues.
Mini-Mushroom: The trade-in of extra speed and vulnerability as a mini-racer is not balanced enough.
Cobrat Pot: Too powerful. The only one to be targetted went from 1st position to 24th. Still trying to snap her out of it even hours after the racing was done.
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