travel log

obviously the new patreon plug with the planets is really funny and all, but the old one had a certain charm. i mean i used to have his entire script memorised

“without it our channel would probably look something like this ‘i sent all my earthlings to space and the first to colonise a planet wins a bazillion dollars!!’ okay, that’s pretty cool” what’s there not to love??

i think it’s mostly nostalgia

SPOILERS IF YOU HAVENT WATCHED IT

anyways. neptune is so wise (hahahaha) when he wants to be. i swear, all the best motivational speeches come from this guy. he should become the systems newest therapist

saturn screen time! and he’s goofing off with his moons!! oh he really has changed. where did the time go?

SMART NEPTUNE!!! he’s the second best character in the show, and i’m so happy he’s back. i fell in love with him back in the arranged by size arc

solar system murder mystery! so fun! even though i think i already know the killer

also i’m so excited for a fun and silly arc, it reminds me of old solarballs

this thumbnail is really funny, i started giggling when i saw it. look at mercurys face 😆

oh boy do i have headcanons

1. when he was a kid, he used to always ask jupiter to read him books, especially fact-books (is that what they’re called?) and now he reads to phobos and deimos! though they’re more interested in fairytales and such

2. he has the immune system of a god. he’s been sick like one time during his entire life and thought that he was going to die

3. he likes super mario. his favourite character is, well, mario, since he always stands up for what’s right, and is in general a good person

4. he listens to queen

5. has zero interest in fashion, so he mainly wears hoodies. his favourite is one that was given to him by earth (he listened to hoodie by hey violet religiously when they were arguing back in the earth alone arc)

OMG GUYS WEVE DONE IT

i’m trying to think of designs for everyone, so have this sketch while waiting (their designs might change too idk)

cause tell me why this guy has been a RELEVANT character since the start of the show, and has not gotten a plushy. proto and theia both got plushies immediately after their arc was over, yet mars and mercury are still waiting in the corner.

this guy is genuinely going trough the wringer. he’s gotten minor development, most of the episodes that center around him, have all something to do with earth (terraform mars arc, venus vs mars, planets vs moons) with the exception of a few minor episodes

like alvaro pls give this guy some space to shine plsplps

Pufferfish Neptune!!!

I haven’t done art digitally in like a year so don’t come for me

Tell me if you guys have any ideas for stuff I can add to his design cause i feel like it’s a bit boring

earth’s little victory stroll was adorable, it must sucked to have been alone for stars know how long

the planets being in shock was so fun!! i mean imagine your controlling dad suddenly becoming normal in practically the blink of an eye

the sun puns at the end?? the promise of old solarballs?? count me in!!

and the best part of the episode; jupiter and sun making up. they’re seriously one of my top duos in the show, because jupiter was his first planet. the first person to ever care about the sun. and then jupiter dealing with his outbursts for billions of years, and stressing to take care of the younger planets (something that should be suns responsibility). and not to mention the guilt of destroying the early rockies, just for the sun to say that it’s not your fault!! and then jupiter empathising with him still!!! like oh my god my heart melted!!

this is genuinely one of the best solarballs episodes in a while. i really love the episodes where they just talk together, and interact, and have fun. it reminded me a lot of “The rocky planets” (another personal favourite of mine)