Like always, the script for this One-Shot was selected from Subscriber submissions. This script is one of those One-Shots where each panel is kinda its own little scene. Aside from Urbosa and Link, I’m not really familiar with any of these characters (I barely met All For One before leaving MHA, and I’ve never seen this newscaster girl before). I know Chris and Sheva through occasionally seeing them in SFM animations, but I don’t know anything about them. The last two girls seem to be a rich girl and her maid from one of the recent Pokémon games, but this was the first time I’d seen either of them. I hope my lack of familiarity with them didn’t affect too much, though, and y’all can enjoy this collection of little scenes.
Considering Zel debuted in yaoi content, I think he’s had plenty of time to get used to it in the Studio. I can’t imagine him ever preferring anything over being with his precious Mitsue, but if he’s branching out I think he can manage to be a bit flexible. I thought it’d be fun to pair him with some other pointy-eared blonde boys in the Studio. This Subscriber had another Ask for Zel about working with other elves, but I didn’t want to use that once since I wasn’t sure if it’d open a debate about if Hylians are actually elves or whatever.
So this Subscriber-submitted One-Shot is based around my ClashMe app concept, the hook-up app for heroes, villains and damsels to set up sexy encounters. With the exception of the second panel, I like that each of these pairings fits well into the interests of the characters (not to say the second panel is out of pocket, just that it feels more like a random pairing). Shego seems to have a thing for redheads, even when she’s going outside her usual rivalry dynamic. Magia Baiser and the Sailor Scouts is obvious in a way that shouldn’t need explaining. As for Zelda, the Briarwood vampires fit her aesthetic for captors pretty well, I think. Of course, Sylas Briarwood wasn’t in the Studio before this pic, so it’s not a pairing I would’ve made, but Subscribers don’t have to be limited by the same concerns as me when crafting scripts.
It’s been a minute since I did a First Shoot, and I think it’s because I’ve kinda burned out on the concept. The last poll we did for this series resulted in another three-way tie, the first of which is Purah here. I think once I finish these three shoots I’ll take a bit of a break from this series.
Purah’s a character I like a lot, but was always hesitant to draw just because I figured her design would be a pain to work with. I was right, of course, but I’m happy to have done at least this much with her. Her partner here feels like she couldn’t be more random (which of course she is), but I think they make an oddly nice pair.
Continuing our annual tradition, here’s another Studio Christmas party! I had a couple people I thought would look really good in Santa outfits, and a few others I just wanted to draw. I’m really happy with how this year’s party turned out, and I hope y’all will enjoy seeing a handful of Studio residents living it up!
So we’ve occasionally done these sorts of Asks, where the premise is built on two characters bearing a resemblance. Once of the points of comparison for Ed and Link, the prosthetic arms, isn’t really present in the Studio, but they’ve still got the blonde ponytail thing going on. I don’t think they’re quite close enough to warrant confusion, though, but I did think the idea of them being seen as a good pairing for a bigger top sounded fun. I actually had something I was toying with for a bit featuring these three characters specifically, and I thought this Ask would be a fun way to test the waters and see if y’all like this dynamic or would want to see more of them.
About a month ago I shared the first “ClashMe” profile, showcasing a fictional in-Studio app that facilitates hero/villain roleplay hookups. That profile was of the hero variety, but an important role in many hero and villain stories is that of the damsel in distress. Studio members who don’t want to fight for good or evil, but instead be fought over, can make an account in this category, which we see here. Like before I let my Subscribers vote from a random selection of potential characters, with Princess Zelda getting the win. Zelda’s certainly someone who has some experience with this role, and she’s showing it off a bit here in her profile.
The third and final winner from our last First Shoot poll is Tauro, the enthusiastic archeologist from Tears of the Kingdom. He’s a fairly minor character in the game, but he’s got a good look and I figured some of my followers would be interested in seeing him in action. I was reminded while working on this why I don’t tend to do much stuff with the modern Zelda characters, though, as his design is very busy and it was frustrating keeping track of his little accessories and whatnot. At any rate, he pulled Tadashi from Big Hero 6 for his partner, who we haven’t seen in a while. So that’s fun.
These two questions happened to be posted next to each other, and I felt like they fit together in a really obvious way. Peach and Zelda, as the two princesses rescued in so many Nintendo games, often get paired up (even in official stuff like Smash Bros.), but I’ve never drawn them together. I think they’d be friends in the Studio, too, though. I considered using the Twilight Princess Zelda design, because when I think of Peach and Zelda shipping it’s usually coming from Smash Bros. Brawl. Also, while Breath of the Wild Link was in the newer Smash, Zelda in that game looked a bit different, so Peach and this version of Zelda don’t have many appearances together that I know of. However, at the time of writing this, Tears of the Kingdom isn’t even a full week old yet, and I just kinda wanted to draw this new shorter-haired design for Zelda. Even though Breath of the Wild was a huge part of my life for, like, two years, I barely ever drew it. I don’t expect to draw much of TotK, either, but but doing a little bit here was fun.











