As always, this is an idea that’s been rattling around in my head for a longggggg time but I’m only just getting around to it now. This isn’t a final, just a concept to get the idea fleshed out a bit more. My full picture would hopefully be much longer/more detailed, but that’s for another time. For now, this works. Credit to my friend @novazentryx for the original concept!
Warnings: animal death/illness, blood (though I tried to keep it abstract and minimal), hunting.
it’s u and me against the world, shitty gun png
fuckin around or somethin idk. this hedgehog... he is impossible to draw
I am really not old by any means but I have been online long enough to remember when Mr. Beast’s platform was counting to a million and bullying children about the videos they posted online. Kid me tried making a bad video on purpose so I could show up in his bad intros series. Seeing him become the irl version of the monopoly man is quite a shift, but I guess the roots were always there if he was willing to make fun of kids for views. Anyway did you guys know he had a theme park in Saudi Arabia that closed quite literally one week ago as of writing this post
trying to be an active mutual feels like this some of times
My theory on why Martin gets so much meaner towards Zach in later seasons 💥
I just kinda made it as i went along so if it doesn’t flow well or smth that’s why
Quite literally one of the main reasons I make art abt stuff I liked as a kid is bc it feels like a hug to my past self. Also it is very very fun!! Would highly recommend. Hello prev it’s lovely to have u here. Do not let trials and tribulations put out the light of your whimsy. We stay silly
I have multiple wips going on rn and I can’t decide which one I should finish first
Wip 1: Createrra
this is really just a file for me to practice environmental lighting but also an excuse for me to draw cars lol
Wip 2: Creature Powersuit User Manual
The final thing would be a PDF file that’d id post a Google Drive link for so everyone can read it if they’d like. It’d have the “do’s and don’ts” of suit use that I think the tech would have if it was a real thing
Wip 3: This Mess
It’s just kind of meant to be what Aviva’s concept art/thoughts/notes might look like when the suit was an earlier prototype, or perhaps not even built yet. I also just like the look of medical diagrams/scientific plates
I really, really like the idea that the power suits can fail at any moment, with many effects resulting from it. Of course, this kind of effects are in the shown, but it's usually something played for laughs (like the Bury Acorn! thing), or not lasting. Not to mention what can happen if the suits or the discs are broken or tampered with.
In A.H, I think these problems are more common. It can go to harmless things, to more... dangerous ones. The bros knows the risks of messing up with animal dna all the time, but they keep going because saving the animals is more important to them.
...Tazzy Chris would be... interesting.
(was this just an excuse to draw Anti Hero Aviva? Maybe-)
Hi guys!
I've made the decision to redesign and write Beatrice… there were things that didn't convince me at all, either with her design, personality or story.
It's been a hard decision for me, I keep very fondly all the drawings that have been made for her (I have them printed on my wall lol) :,)
Well, Meet Beatrice Varmitech!
- She is a robot built by Zach as another of his Zachbots, but with a much more advanced AI. As a result, she makes her own decisions, modifies her own programming, appearance and builds her own Bots.
- Being a robot, it does not understand human feelings such as sadness, pain, joy, etc. She knows the definitions, of course, but she does not feel them. Nor does it fully comprehend the human body, with its layers of flesh, blood, and bones... Once Zach cut his finger and, in an attempt by Bea to “fix” it, she tried to “weld” the cut, to which Zach yelled at her and asked her why the hell she wanted to do that. Bea, in her ignorance, thought the blood dripping from his finger was an oil leak.
- Like Toodles, her voice is realistic, unless her voice bank fails and sounds somewhat distorted and robotic.
- Zach, because of his ego and childish personality, never listens to her and doesn't take her advice or plans into account, hence they fail in every evil plan she makes. (Bea cannot disobey Zach, it's the first line of her programming.)
- Bea needs to charge her battery occasionally
- Zach did not include Jimmy Z as a threat (he actually forgot about him) in her programming, so Bea does not have a need to attack him.
(Sorry if I had grammatical errors, I'm still learning English hehe)
The style of this piece was heavily inspired by one of my favourite artists, Dappermouth! Definitely recommend checking out her blog when you have the time :)
I’ve had this visual (and similar ones) in my head for about a year now- im very happy I managed to get around to it
Without motion blur under the cut
On the fandom parentification of Martin Kratt
Disclaimer: This is just my opinion and I'm talking abt the cartoon character, not the real guy.
I've recently fallen headfirst back into my Wild Kratts phase for the first time since childhood, and this is my first time interacting with the fandom in an online space. And it's just so weird? At least on tumblr, the bros have been cast in a protector/protectee dynamic that's so different than canon and almost mimics a parent/child dynamic. Chris is helpless in most situations and Martin is constantly pushing himself past his limits to protect him.
Which, on one hand, I get. I am the world's #1 wump fan and this includes Wild Kratts. I love torturing my favs and it gives me endless glee. Put those boys in more situations! Give them trauma and scars!
But on the other hand, it's so strange. Martin has become responsible for Chris' emotional and physical wellbeing. A brother, no matter how much older or how emotionally close they are, should not be responsible for those things. He has become a parent. He fusses over Chris when he's sick, doesn't sleep when his in trouble, and will always put Chris first. There's also a popular trope that Martin, either at a parent's request or his own volition, has decided to protect Chris even if it means neglecting himself in the process. The eternal older sibling curse. Parentification.
Now, I love this trope when it's done right. It can be a good point of angst and add nuance to the bro's dynamic or other family dynamics. The fic This is About Trust does a really good job of this. I'm not saying it's wrong. But Chris is also a grown man who can make his own choices and doesn't need his hand held every time the wind blows. I've literally seen fanart of adult Martin kissing adult Chris' minor injury better like he was a toddler. I think it's when Chris becomes incompetent that this trope rubs me the wrong way. He has assumed the role of the "child" in this dynamic, so the fandom treats him like a child. Idk, I just don't like that.
Especially when in canon, the bros exhibit brotherly/sibling behavior. I saw a whole discussion with multiple people contributing of how Martin roughhousing with Chris in the cartoon was "abuse" and "the reason Chris has anxiety." People were legitimately writing multi paragraph essays about how Martin shoving Chris was telling of severe psychological problems and how Martin needs to get his act together and why he was toxic for Chris. Some people even went as far as to drag the irl Kratt brothers into it saying, "If this is how Martin treats Chris in real life, we should cancel him." Setting aside that this is a cartoon and it was done for laughs, it's also what brothers do? They wrestle and punch each other and play fight. If this was a frequent thing that went too far then yes that would be a problem, but someone pointed out that this only happens four times over 200 episodes. Martin is a very loving and conscientious brother. But the people writing these essays were treating him like a parent. A parent pushing their kid is a very different thing than a brother. You can make whatever headcanons and fanon dynamics you want but in canon and especially real-life, Martin is not Chris' parent and should not be judged on those morals.
I'm not sure why this characterization of Martin as a parent is so popular. Like I said, I just joined this fandom again. If you know pls tell me bc I'm curious.
That being said, I do feel like the characterization of Martin as a parentified older sibling is really interesting if done right and, if the fandom really wants to cast the bros in that dynamic, I'm going to add my two cents. The meta is over now and I'm going to start talking abt how to make this dynamic a bit more balanced/realistic.
I am an older brother. I have a younger sister who's five years younger than me and we're super close just like the Kratt bros (who are four years apart for reference). She is 100% the Chris to my Martin. But I also act as her parent. I help her with her homework even though I don't live at home anymore, make sure she's eating enough and all that parental fussing, and have done all the hard/emotional lifting that our parents didn't do. I even took the brunt of verbal abuse for years so she wouldn't have to go through it. I understand, relate to, and love fanon Martin's need to protect his younger brother both emotionally and physically. But I also understand that my sister is smart and mature and talk to her like an equal. We collaborate and build off each other's ideas and create things together. She is my best friend, and I treat her like that, not like someone who is fragile or can't handle serious conversations. Idk, mainly the fandom, and by extension fanon Martin, needs to stop treating Chris like a naive child.
Here are some parentified older brother Martin prompts I think it would be really cool for the fandom to explore:
- Chris' mental health crashing when Martin moves out bc he feels like he's losing a parent instead of a brother
- Martin moving out and realizing that he can actually have a life outside of his family and being happy about it. Finally feeling free from the responsibilities of "raising" a child and not letting himself feel guilty abt "abandoning" Chris bc he knows it was never supposed to be his responsibility. Exploring his identity/social circle (this is when he meets the rest of the crew)
- Gifted kid Martin who's been told he's "mature for his age" but it's bc he's been forced to grow up too fast
- Martin who's into childish things as an adult bc he never really got to enjoy them as a kid
- Chris having mixed feelings towards Martin/their parents. Maybe he doesn't know the extent of how bad it was. Maybe he wonders why he feels closer to Martin than their parents. Maybe he resents Martin for "messing up" how he was raised (✨trauma✨) but also can't bring himself to be fully angry because he knows it wasn't Martin's fault; he was doing his best and was a kid too
- Chris growing up too fast too bc he could tell Martin needed him to OR Martin worrying that Chris grew up too fast bc he needed him to
- Chris getting after Martin for being too childish/irresponsible on a mission. The fight spirals from there until Martin's like "you have no idea how much I sacrificed for you!" and Chris is like "I didn't ask you to!" and Martin's like "...you needed a parent. I'm sorry that all you got was me." But like not guilt tripping. Just pure regret and sorrow
- Tween Chris talking about moving in w Martin as an adult, doing the same job, spending the rest of their lives together etc (bc all he knows is Martin) and Martin worrying he's going to be parenting forever and never have his own identity
Idk I feel like this dynamic is super interesting and has a lot of potential if people would just not treat adult Chris like a child
